The San Francisco call., 1895-12-23
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

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May Irwin says the actress Christmas is q
time OF hard work and sad memories.
The French Ins titute gave pleasant Christ
mas festival IN California Hall yesterday,
Rev. F. Flawith has received a permanent
call TO Green-street Congregational Church.
Olympics and Pacitics played to tie
game OF baseball at Central Park yesterday.
Four new engines for the Fire Department
were tested yesterday. They proved satisfac-
tory.
Morrison I. Swift spoke in Union-souare Hall
Yesterday on ''The Social Movement and Fdu-
cation"
The weather predictions for to-day are Fair:
stationary temperatures; light to fresh north
erly Winds
Rev. William RAIDER preached on "The Com
ing OF the Christi in the Third Congregational
Church yesterday
The first of series of Sunday evening Ger
man performances was given at 232 Turk
street last evening.
Several of the German rifle clubs held their
last contests tor this season Yesterday at the
Shell Mound range.
A number of the Protestant churches OBJ
served Christmas yesterday with special SER
wees and decorations.
The handbaI courts were crowded Yesterday
and number of exciting and closely con-
tested games were played.
FATTY Blodes explained yesterday to CALL
reporter that his ladies' pOolroom was a highly
lUhGl institution ana run square
-, Ed. Hoyey and F. Poulter of the Columbia
Pistol and Rife Club have this year broken the
worlds record with the military rifle.
DR.. Boxton has given his version of his re-
trement from the College of Dentistry. At
the same time he roundly scores DR.. Dunbar.
bitter contest is on between the Southern
Pacific Company and all the other Western
roads over the emigrant traffic from New York.
4 new scroll containing the Book of the
Law was consecrated by the Congregation
.B'nai David yesterday at 2131 Mission street
superintendent Murphy OF the children's
quarter in Golden Gate Park was busy yester-
day preparing for children's day, Thursday
next.
Captain Morse won the twenty-four dog
courSing stake at Ocean View Park Yesterday
beating Senator formerly White CHIEF in the
final.
The memorial service held in honor of the
late Allen G. Thurman, under the auspices of
. the Iroquois Club yesterday, was largely at
tended.
Robert Esrlston went up in a balloon from
the chutes yesterday, but he could not cut the
parachute loose, and he fell with his balloon
on a house top.
'Moral Development and Good Government"
was the subject of an interesting lecture de-
lIvered by the Hon. James Kidney at Scottish
Hail last night.
To-day is the ninetieth anniversary of the
birthday of Joseph Smith, and the Mormons
celebrated the occasion by commemorative
services last evening.
At meeting of Grattan Council, Irish Ma
tional Alliance President Cronin paid his
respects TO the American Protective Associa-
ton in patriotic speech.
Rev. NJ. NJ. Gibson preached yesterday against
the proposition of the Christian Endeavor So
cieties to offer up united prayers for the con-
version OF Robert G. Ingerson.
The site of the 40 camp that was in Golden
Gate Park has been covered with loan and
viii this winter be planted with every variety
OF oak that grows in this State.
Mayor Sutro says that the Committee on Pa
cific Railroads named by Speaker Reed could
not please the railroad company better had
Huntington made the selection.
The Christmas entertainment of the Cali
fornia-street Methodist Episcopal Sunday
school was held last evening at the church on
California and Broderiek streets.
The. Butte football team is to be shown the
sights this week and entertained by the Olym-
pics. Butte has challenged Reliance for
other game, to be played Saturday.
The teachers of the Normal School and the
Polytechnic High School are much perturbed
over the question as to whether or not their
schools viii be allowed 10 remain in existence.
J. J. Morse lectured before the California
Psychical Society on Immortality an ethical
problem. DR.. Jordan, DR.. lie Conte, DR.. Voor-
sanger and DR.. Wendte will lecture in January.
= Chief of Police Crowley stated Yesterday that
more warrants were out for the arrest of pool
room men, and that the Police Department is
determined. If possible, to run the business
cut of the City.
The Colon bian Government, through its
local Consul, Adolfo Canal will soon make a
demand on the United States for Colonel J. H.
Pennington. He is wanted at Bogota to
answer charge Of bigamy.
Irish Nationalists met at K. r B. Hall yester-
day afternoon and discussed the proba bility of
war between the United States and England.
They went on record ready to enter the field
at the first call for volunteers.
Tugboat captains will not tow fishing boats
9.y1x onra fn nj ha
fishermen accidents have been very frequent
OF late, so in order to avoid fatality all the
boats will have to sail into port.
The American bark Topgallant had peril
ens experience during her voyage from Port
aBlakely. Heavy seas stove in her bows, the
crew led by the mate, mutiuied and the deck
load and part OF the cargo had to be jetisoned.
A committee of the Board of Education is in
yestigating the expense as compared to the
utility OF the San Francisco Normal School
and Polytechnic High School. One of the in
stitutions may be abolished at the beginning of
the next school year.
C: P Wicomb custodion of the park mu-
scum; has gone East to study museums in Chi
cago New York and Washington. NJ. II. de
Young on his return from Europe will visit
-Ceylon, Calcutta, China and Japan in search
of curios for the park museum
C. Franklin, Milton Levy and A. Roach,
three Inessenger-boys off duty, were discovered
by officers Leonard and Riordan engaged in
eJi exciting game of crusoe in HalIeck street
Yesterday afternoon. The game was raided,
the officers taking the ''pot' as evidence.
. Attorney Nathan Frank, who represented
John O. Adams & Co. in the damage suit
against the Southern Pacific Company, sus-
poets that something may not have been well
with the jury which disagreed on Saturday
night He proposes to investigate the matter
and begin new trlal
The Columbia Pistol and Rife Club held its
lest shoot ef the season yesterday at the Smell
ArouRd shooting range. In the evening the
rIfemen held a banquet at Captain l.. Siebe's
and a number of beautiful and valuable
medals were presented to the winners VINO
made the best scores during the year
Policemen Wrenn and Campbell arrested
three. ex-conyicts, Morris Hines and scott, on
Grant avenue Friday afternoon. The men re-
fused 10 give their first names. IN thelI
possession were found two valuable diamond
pins. which are now in possession OF CnleI
GROWER. The men will be detained pendlhg
further investigation.
F.P Ward. q clerk in Moran's dry goods
store, was found IL his room al o33 1ears
street Yesterday morning unconscious from
the effects of gas, which filed the apertm ent;
He died soon after. The gas had been turned
On fall. but there was nothing among ms eI-
fectsto indicate that Ward intended TO destroy
himself lie has family in Australia. me ne
only things of value in his effects were ~
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