The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-05
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

:. The Empire Shooting Club had fine sports at
the traps at Alameda Point yesterday.
David Lesser Lezinsky committed suicide yes
ferday by shooting himself in the head.
Southern Pacific tracks laid across the middle
drive in Golden Gate Park are a menace TO the
public.
The winners at the track Yesterday we're:
Durango, I1berius, Installator, Roma, Mestor
and Rico.
The:singing society of the German section of
the socialist party gave ball at the TURK
street Temple. last evening.
The children of the kindergartens, orphan
asylums and day homes spent the afternoon at
Golden Gate,Park yesterday.
officers OF the cruiser Olympia sharply criti-
clze the action of Secretary Herbert In his md
lngs on the Dorm cOurtmartlal
O.: Although it is year since the Midwinter
EAR was closed, the grounds occupied oy III are
sun IN Almost unsightly condition.
The Pacific Mail steamship City of Rio jan
GIRO arrived. last evening, sixteen days from
Yokohama with eight cabin passengers
Secretary OF War Lamont will arrive in this
City.this morning. He is on his way to estao-
. lish a.great military post on Puget SOUND.
D.. Robert Mofitt and Thomas Maloney were ar
rested Yesterday on charges of vagrancy. The
former was also charged with petty larceny.
Roos Brothers, the Kearny-street clothiers,
treated 1900 men, women and children 10
good dinner at their establishment yesterday.
The Letter-CarflerS picnic at SCuuelLen
Park, san Rafael, yesterday, was a very sue
cessful affair and was attended by 1000 per-
sons.
The thirteenth annual gathering and games
OF the san Francisco Thistle Club. held at Shell
Mound Park yesterday, proved complete
success.
The. Pacific Cricket Club beat the Wildwood
Country Club in game at the inaugural fete of
the latter in Mill Valley yesterday by score of
So to "a.
Native-born Chinese celebrated the Fourth of
July. They claim to be citizens and say they
have the right TO observe the National holidays
and vote
The Board OF Police Commissioners has de-
cided to make no further appointments to the
police force until the Supervisors provide the
necessary funds.
George Campbell. q young bookkeeper COM
mitted suicide at 32l Eddy street by taking
carbolic acid yesterday. His wife and child
died two years ago and he has been out of
work Tor q years
-. The Oakland Fourth OF July celebration, es-
,.peCially the pyrotechnical display was a grand
success. Miss Ina D. Coolbrith recited an orig
inafpoem on Freedom
Governor Budd has received word from Sec
Tetary HERBERT that the old Swatara, now q ten
ant-Ot rotten row, viii be repaired and placed
al the disposal OF the naval reserve, if found
suitable.
The literary exercises at Woodward's pavilion
were q SucCeSs.in every feature The Declara-
ton of Independence was read by James T.
Rogers, while the orator of the day was D. Gil
bert Dexter.
70 The weather forecast for San Francisco and
vicinity to-day is Tor generally fair weather
with a sprinkle this morning; stationary
temperature and fresh southerly, shifting to
Westerly; winds
= All 500. z years of age, who was sold as
slave Tor $500 was rescued by the officers of
the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
children, and is now inmate OF the Metho-
dist Episcopal Mission.
Congressman Mcguire sees something omin-
Gus in the attitude of labor organizations to-
ward the Fourth of July celebration. He says
an effort will. be made to have established
Federal immigration bureau al this port.
Miss shaw was the central figure in the lit
erary exercises at Woodward's pavilion. 1t
was her words that moved the audience to
tears, and when she HAD finished speaking a
speech was demanded from Miss Anthony.
When. the Southern Pacific Company was
SLOWED a temporary right of way into Golden
Gate Park tor the convenience OF Xhibitors, it
agreed 10 remove the tracks within two
months after the close OF the Fair. There are
now three Southern Pacific spurs running into
the former Fair site.
The appointment of seventy-fve policemen
authorized by the Supervisors, has been de-
layed by the failure of the Finance Committee
TO make provision Tor the salary of the new
men II IS said that the Supervisors are hold
ing back to persuade the Commissioners to
allow:;hem to name a number of the officers
- George Casey, a boiler-maker who lives at 70
NJ street. was taken to the Receiving Hos
pital last evening suffering from a fracture
of his left leg below the knee. Casey celebrated
the Fourth Dy going to Niles in q buggy. When
.endeRvored to start the animal going again it
kicked him in the leg.