The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-31
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

me National GARD marksmen are making
preparations for the September shoot.
The Tyrone, Fermanagh and Donegal Benevo-
lent Society held an outing at Shell Mound.
Equipment for three of the ten-inch disap-
pearing rifles at Fort Point has been received.
very successful harvest home festival was
given in the Church OF the Advent last night.
The weather Office promises a cloudy morn
ing, fair afternoon and fresh winds for to-
day.
The contract for the bridge across the main
drive in Golden Gate Park has been let for
10000.
Clyde Hawthorne of Santa Cruz broke the
record yesterday at the SuLrc baths in the 100
yard race.
A number of exciting and closely contested
games were played in the handball courts
yesterday.
Emil Markeberg made successful balloon
ascension yesterday, but had disastrous
come-doWn.
The Imperials beat the Oakland ban-players
at the Folsom-street grounds yesterday by a
score OF 8 to 2.
The First New Jerusalem Church has de-
cided to retain the Rev. d. V. Bowen in its pull
pit Tor the present.
Right Bower won first prize at Ocean View
eoursing park yesterday and Emin Pasha vas
successful at Ingleside.
Rev. DR.. Case delivered prelude last night
on a review of the Monitors recent action in
matters in controversy.
The garrison at the Presidio was recently
inspected by General Breckenridge, the in
speetor-general OF the army. &.
The riders of the great bicycle relay encoun-
tered severe storm and cloudburst in the
Rocky Mountains last night.
The Grand Lodge of the l. o. B. B. has de-
cided to abide by its former decision TO hold its
next annual meeting in Stockton.
The sloop Volant arrived yesterday from the
wrecked steamship Colombia, loaded with the
donkey-boller and damaged cargo.
The Grand Lodge of the L O. B. B. has de-
eided 10 abide by its former decision to hold
Its next annual meeting in Stockton.
About fifty children received the holy saera-
ment OF confirmation yesterday at the hands
OF Archbishop Riordan, in st. Agnes Church.
The cup cricket matches played yesterday
resulted in victories for the Pacific and Bohe-
milan clubs over the Alamedas and CALIFORNIA;.
S. w. Mccall and L. D. Apsley, representa-
tives from Massachusetts, will address Re-
publcans in the Auditorium tomorrow night.
An institute for the teaching of hypnotism
to doctors, dentists and others having prae-
tical use for the occultism has been opened in
San Francisco.
The monthly muster ana grand review will
be held at the Preside to-day from until IL
o'clock A. NJ, and will be followed by guard
mount and concert.
W. 7. Fleenor of Seattle addressed the Good
Citizenship meeting yesterday afternoon. His
topic was els the Papal Church in America
Tolerant and Patriotic?"
At meeting of the Socialist Labor party,
held at Pythian Hall last night, the police
were denounced in unmeasured terms for in
terfering with their public meetings.
At the hall of the San Francisco Turn Verein,
Turk street, diplomas were presented last
night to the successful competitors at the re-
cent Turn BeZirk tournament at Santa Cruz.
The theatrical benefit given L. r. stoekweu
yesterday afternoon and evening at the Cali
fornia, participated in by all the big players in
the City, Melted the favored actor about $3.50.
Captain Flckert of the Stanford football
team arrived here yesterday on his way to
Palo Alto from his fathers ranch near
Tehachapi, where he has been working hard
all summer.
Lee Gin was arrested last evening for point
ing out Dang Soung to highlander, who took
shot at him. Gin was detained at the Cali
fOrnia-sLreet police station on q charge of as
sault to murder.
Rev. L. J. Nugent of Des Moines, Iowa, lee
tured at st. BTendan's Church last evening
upon the Last Confessional" The address
wes an eloquent defense and justification of
the tribunal OF penance
The Strauss and Strauss defeated the San
Francisco Reds at the Presidio grounds by a
score of 80 to ID. The feature OF the game was
tne ne4yy pattlng OF the Yictors and the pitch
ing OF Read OF the Strauss and Strauss
Paul Mabinson. boy living on Ninth ave-
hue and street, while jumping off an electric
car yesterday morning stumbled and fel and
MS lett leg was so Dadly crushed that il had TO
be amputated at the Receiving Hospital
The local Turn Verein celebrated with a big
banquet last night the great victories won bY
their members in the recent State meet at
Santa Cruz Beer speeches, music and dancing
were enjoyed by the several hundred present.
Director Il. C. Henderson, chairman of the
Buildings and Grounds Committee denies
that the Building Trades Council has any
legitimate cause of complaint against the
Board of Education relative to the: recent
whitening of the schoolhouses.
tBlinker Brown" noted waterfront char
acter was arrested yesterday morning by the
harbor police while attempting to rob William
Sarlund. His hand became caught on several
fsh-nooks in Sarlund's pocket, and his Capture
was the result OF a very cute trick.
D. NJ. Delmas denies vigorously that there is
any row between himself and James II. Camp
bell of San Jose, over their respective claims
as attorneys for the heirs to the Lux estate
and he ridicules as too evidently false the
Chronicle story OF his alleged effort to prevent
the filing of certain affidavit in Redwood
City.
His Shoulder Fractured.