The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-18
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF,
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Several yachts were under sail on the bay
yesterday.
st; Patrick came to the water front yesterday
IN clouds and rain.
The yachtsmen are hard atwork getting their
craft IN shape for opening day.
The California Cycling Club held wet road
race yesterday at San Leandro.
Five hundred people witnessed the coursing
meet at Ocean View yesterday.
Local sportsmen are urging the Governor to
sign the game bill passed by the Legislature.
Charles OFT won the first prize in the Grutli
Club shooting match at San Rafael yesterday
Governor Budd and several members of the
Legislature came down from Sacramento yes
terdsy.
The yawl yacht Frolic Of the San Francisco
Yacht Club yesterday took the first cruise of
the season.
W. s Millspaugh, claims adjuster of the
Southern Pacific Company, has virtually been
discharged.
At the shooting match of the San Francisco
Turner Schuetzen yesterday G. Helm won the
champion prize.
Henry Schroeder, a well-known liquor mer-
chant and pioneerOf California, died yesterday
at the age of 90.
Wheelmen are interested in d report that F
NJ. Byrne and Otto Zeigler Jr. will ride in the
Acme relay team.
Aameda's new straightaway racetrack is fin
lshed. Horsemen say it viii be the fastest
Adolph Strecker beat William Garmes at the
san RataeI rife range yesterday, and gave a
Dig handicap besides.
The California Camera Club will give an out
ing TO the country villa of II. B. Hosmer, near
san Jose, next Sunday.
Spring. Valley officials yesterday showed the
Board OF Health the good and bad features of
the Lake MERGED water supply
The State Board of Health is preparing anti
toXlne: The new remedy for diphtheria viii be
given Tree OF charge 70 the poor.
One Of 0akland's Councilmen-eIect preached
TO large congregation az the PEOPLES Unde-
nomlnatlonal Church last night.
Mayor Sutro has enlarged his war on the
water company, and will push the plan for a
supply from the Slerras controlled by the CITY,
Miss Lizzie Utschig won the championship in
the ladies' shooting match at San Rafael yes
terday. Mrs, 4. NJ. Turner won the first class
medal.
Governor Budd spent last evening in con-
sultauon with the other attorneys Tor Charles
Fair IN preparation for the viii contest which
begins to-day.
The Modern Spiritualist Society will build a
temple and a home for mediums in this CITY,
Mediums who are poor and in need will be
cared Tor without cost.
Sergeant Tom Mahoney OF the Harbor police
yesterday raided q crowd OF newsboys playing
craps. He captured thirteen in one handful
but all but two escaped.
Arrangements have been completed for the
opening OF the CLal6 Mdnu1acLurerS' convention
tomorrow. 4 plan OF campaign is under con-
slderauon- Headquarters opened.
The old frigate Independence is haunted bv
the bird ghost OF the late Paddy White, an old
sailor who was one OF the crew and plank
owner IN the ship for many years.
Bert Nelson, 141 Fair Oaks street. was ar
rested Yesterday on charge OF assault to MUIR
ne seriously wounded with knife.
James Dolan, q longshoreman, while cruising
"a rlNa
OF liquid enthusiasm, fell into the bay at
Mission wharf and broke his thigh bone.
Manage Friedlander was last night pre-
sented. by the stage hands and musicians, with
q handsome token OF their appreciation Mr..
Friedlander retires from the California to-day.
A bill was introduced into the Legislature to
amend the law so as TO allow Charles Fair to
test the validity OF his fathers will without
running the chance OF being disinherited by
making contest.
The Receiving Hospital surgeons are con-
eerned over the case OF Mrs Alexander Ostlin
and her boy, who have been in the hospital
since Saturday week without her husband
calling TO see them.
The Fair viii case will come up in Judge
Stacks court this morning. The certified copy
VIII be fled, Charles Fair will inaugurate his
contest and Attorney Lloyd will discharge
BON bshell at the executors.
The detectives ascertained yesterday that the
two footpads who murdered Cornelius Stage of
the Ingleside House on Saturday night held IN
p laundTyman on the Mission road, near the
Fiye-mile House, at O'Clock yesterday morn
ing
There was large crowd of pleasure hunters
at Central Park Yesterday afternoon, who re-
tired disappointed on reading q big notice
which stated that owing to wet weather the
games OF the Gaelic Association were post
poned TO next Sunday.
The san Jose Mercury is on sale at the fol-
lowing-named places in san Francisco: Palace
Hotel newsstand Occidental Hotel newsstand,
Baldwin Hotel newsstand; J. X. Cooper, 742
Market street; J. S. Albro, 10000 Market street;
Pierson Bros, 225 kearny street,
Rev William H. Moreland yesterday preached
very strong and impressive sermon at St.
Iuke's Church on sin and the destruction it
brings TO its victim. "The wages of sin
is death" was foreibly exemplifed by the
speaker, who told OF young men whose views
and designations had destroyed the flower of
their manhood.
Mrs Mary a. CottrelI of Oakland witness in
the Blythe case. who was spirited AWAY nv in
t-as+ed nc rtiac taIIs bo1- + -oe 49,, ~ go ~ -
fesses as to the amount OF money she actually
received and as to what promises were made
her. she says Henry Morse acted as agent in
the matter ana now wants TO repudiate his
promises and plead the statute of limitations
against her claims.
Governor Budd came down from Sacramento
last night and registered at the California
Hotel During the evening and until the 'fWee
sma' hours he eloseted with Attorneys
Knight and Heggarty in consultation on he
Fair viii contest, which is to be begun to-day
The Governor declined to be interviewed
concerning his appointment of Insurance
Commissioner and Prison Director, further
than to state that he considered the appoint
ments made to those offices by Markham in
valid.
Kicked to the Manager
Just after the curtain was lowered on the
last act of "a Temperance Town at the
California Theater last night and while
the carpenters and scene-shifters were