The San Francisco call., 1895-11-04
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Quail and wild birds are disappearing from
Golden Gate Park
Nine hundred and ninety concerts have been
given III Golden Gate Park
Bioycle-riders in the park raced yesterday to
Keep ahead of a shower OF nall
Fl6shlight won the unfinished stake at Cas-
serly's Coursing Park yesterday,
The sacred csntata, THE Holy City" was
sung at Grace Episcopal Chureh last night.
Rev. Father Bvrne spoke yesterday upon
mans duty to his Government and to his God.
D. Coreoran of So Bowie avenue slashed his
wife across the hand with razor last evening.
The rain kept most of the ri1e-shooters away
from the Shell Mound shooung-range yester-
day.
The Bostonians listened yesterday to pri-
Vate performance of Moan Brandt's Captain
Cook
The Calvarian Society held special services
for the souls Of the dead yesterday, in the
Cathedral.
cape from death by sinking in the mire of the
Suisun marshes a few days ago.
Mrs. Cora Mckay, the aged witness for the
prosecution in the Minnie Williams case,
thinks her evidence non-essential
The collateral heirs to the Stanford estate
have been cited TO appear in court and pay
S150,000 as a tx on their inheritance.
The Thrasher and the Horatio, two of the
whaling heet supposed to have been caught in
the ice OF the Arctic, arrived yesterday.
electrician yesterday by the vehicle catching
fire from the wires running through the trolley.
Rabbi Voorsanger begins series of lectures
on ancient Egypt and the Sinaitic Peninsula
for the Bible class OF the Congregation Emanu-
FL Tuesday evening.
An army OF carpenters and decorators were
at work yesterday preparing the Mechanics
Pavilion for the GRthe-Schiller festival, which
begins Tuesday evening.
The big Occidental and Oriental steamship
Evsnsdale, which recently arrived from China
with 5000 tons o freight, is being fitted to
carry Chinese passengers.
J. Hamilton, 40 Bryant street, who was hit
on the head with block of wood thrown by
W. Forman, hOuse-moyer, three weeks ago, is
now in critical condition.
The ball game at Central Park yesterday be-
tween the San Francisco and san Jose teams
was played in the mud, but it was a fine game
and was won by the home team.
Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald in his report
lot october complains bitterly of the way in
winch certain contractors treat their men and
the ume-cheek system OF payment.
The student OF history will find the buildings
ana the costumes at the G9the-Schiller festi-
val exactly in accordance with the scenes
described by Germany's great poets.
Congregation Ohabai Shalome, once the fore.
most OF orthodox Jewish churches, has'decided
TO have its services in English hereafter. Rabbi
). Fryer was reelected to his position.
Captain Lees, accompanied by Detectives
seymour and Cody, LETT Ior Sacramento last
night 10 be present at the Weber murder trial
Detective Gibson viii leave this morning.
Negotiations are being carried on for shoot
ing match between twenty men of the New
YORK police force and an equal number OF the
lf9sce here to take place early in the spring.
,. Jones, the Australian handbalI hampton,
leEyes for Australia by the next steamer and
his trends are 10 tender him testimonial
beneht IN the san Francisco court next Sunday.
William Hanlan and George NJ. Drumm. two
laborers engaged in blasting operations at
Perine's quarry on the Mission road, near the
Seven-mlle House, were terribly injured by O.
premature explosion yesterday morning.
Congressman James G. Mcguire lectured Sat.
urday eve ming before the Mechanics Institute
on the subject of THE Effect of Taxation on
the Distribution OF Wealth." The lecture was
an interesting address in favor OF the single
tax.
Arthur Schwarzkopf, boy 13 years of age,
arrived from Chicago on Saturday, expecting
his uncle to be waiting for him at the ferry
landing, but he was not there and now Arthur
is Id charge OF the matron at the City Prison
till the police make inquiries.
Attorney Eugene \. Deuprey was much better
yesterday. He does not expect that General
Dickinson, Judge Thompson and himself will
be ready, however, to go ahead with the motion
or a new trial in the Lamont case by Friday
fand continuance will be asked for.
The body of an unknown man was found in
the bay off the Lombard-street wharf yester-
pay morning by Boatman Desmond. II bsd
been weighted down in the water with heavy
piece of shafting attached by means of hay
rope tied around the waist, and was badly de.
composed.
All the German societies of the City are in
terested in making the festival, which opens
st the Pavilion on Tuesday night, a.success
The expenses will reach ST., 900 before the
opening night, and money spent by individ-
uals viii bring the outside expense to that
much more.
David Clifford Beitler who committed sui.
eide by shooting himself three times in Golden
Gate Park Saturday afternoon, was Southern
Pacific employe and lived in oakland. He
was night clerk at the Peralta-street yard, and
resigned last Friday, intending, he said at the