The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-11
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Cliff House will be ready for occupancy
In a few weeks.
The depot for the Sutro road is being built
near the Sutro baths.
The new lodge in Golden Gate Park is being
rooted with red tiles.
Sly Boy won the 24-dog stake at Kerrigan's
Golden GATE coursing park yesterday.
Thousands OF people shot the chutes at the
Haight street place OF amusement yesterday.
large number OF rife and pistol marksmen
were at the Shell Mound rjhe-range yesterday.
Mayor Sutro favors the issuance of bonds to
bring pure water 10 this CITY from the Sierras
DR.. Basil Norris distinguished retired sur
geon of the army died al the Occidental yes
terday.
San Francisco defeated Oakland by q score of
9 to in a ne-inning game at Central Park
yesterday afternoon.
Henry Bartjes, bartender. killed himself
by cutting his throat and wrists at PIP Pros
pect place Yesterday.
The ancient ceremony of blessing the Sta
tons was impreSSiyely celebrated at st. Jo-
seph's Church yesterday.
smith Carr OF the Columbia Pistol and Rifle
Club made a fine string OF scores with q pistol
yesterday al Shell Mound.
On Sunday, the oath inst, a Thanksgiving
coursing stake will be run at Casserly & Kerrf-
CANS Ocean View grounds.
A turtle dove that fell on the deck of a ship
200 miles outside the heads has been pre-
sented to Golden Gate Park.
The weather forecast for to-day is for cloudy
weather, with showers in the forenoon. The
temperature Will be stationary.
City guardsmen attended the Columbia
Theater yesterday to honor Frank Kelly
debut with Haverly's MINISTRIES.
Captain Merry Endorses Mr. Colnon's plan to
take the Harbor Commission out of politics
and introduce civil service tenure of Office.
The remains of A. c. Hester were buried
Yesterday the funeral services being held al
EplSpnnel Church Meco
Temple.
The first mule-team shipment made from
this City 10 Fresno, by way of Stockton, is now
en- route. Six-mule-teams will be used from
Stockton.
The outside duck-hunters made no attempt
TO encroach upon the preserves at San Pablo
yesterday and so avoided any trouble with the
authorities.
1t is rumored that If the courts decide the
legality of Mr. Young's position as School
Superintendent Mr.. Stone may be reinstated tc
the Board OF Education.
The report that English capitalists have
about agreed to back the Nicaragua canal, as
published in dispatches from the East, is cor
rooorated by Captain Merry.
The schoolteachers' pension fund passed by
the last Legislature is in a f1ourishing condi
ton. 1t now amounts to over $4,000 and is
being augmented $500 month.
John Riley, an old man temporarily insane,
the bay from Beale-street wharf yesterday. He
was rescued by British captain.
William Justice, qtartermaster on board
the City OF sydney, who was injured in an acct
dent at San Jose de Guatemala, died the
vessel was entering harbor yesterday.
Mary E, Heller committed suicide by 1nhal-
yesterday. Dependency through financial
troubles is believed to have been the cause.
Yesterday the bark Oakland, bound from
San Jose de Guatemala TO Port Madison, came
into this port to report the death OF her COM
q Of
sea.
Lena Martin was locked up last night at the
City Prison for breaking heavy water-bottle
on the head OF A. Bergonyols, waiter, with
whom she had quarrel in a restaurant on
O'Farrell street.
The police have pulled down all the monde
script shacks on the Sixth-street dumps and
burned them. There had been numerous com
plants about "Dumpville" and the character
OF its inhabitants.
Edward Wier, who is confined in the Re
ceiving Hospital pending an examination fol-
insanity, attempted TO escape last night, and
gave the hospital stewards a desperate battle
before he was subdued.
The Rev. J. George Gibson has completed a
year IN Emmanuel Baptist Church, and last
night he told his congregation that he was not
sorry he came and named the conditions that
would cause him to leave.
few hundred angry Chinese resisted the
police in Ch1natown on saturday night and
the Jackson-street Theater.
Bert Roberts, waiter in the Palace Hotel
had his left hand badly injured last evening il
the dumb waiter" that carries the food from
the kitchen to the diEing-room. The in ury
was dressed at the Receiving Hospital.
Rev. William RAIDER of the Third Congrega
tional Church eloquently defended the rea
new woman in his sermon last night and de
clared that she occupied her present position
because she was drawer than the new man.
Dimond Hubbard, an aged janitor, wa:
found dead in his bed at SIS Sacram tt
street yesterday morning. He was native o.
Scotland and for q number of years wa.
affected with disease of the lungs. Thu
Morgue officials described death to natura
causes.
The Alaska Commercial Company's steamer
Dora, through the courtesy of members of the
company who are honorary members of divi
sion of the Naval Battalion, took forty-si1
men from Division on practice cruise Sat
urday night and Sunday.
]. Jones, the Australian handball champion
was rendered a testimonial benefit by hi,
friends in the San Francisco court yesterday
afternoon, prior 10 his departure for Sydney
when he played against Harlow, Lawless anC
Williams and was defeated.
Yesterday the Marin County dairymeI
formed themselves into an association, having
for its object the raising of wholesale mill
prices. The members of the new organization
agreed to sell no more milk to retailers for less
than 1212 cents a gallon under penalty Of