The San Francisco call., 1896-08-17
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Fair Mondsy-Local Forecast Official w. Il
Harmon.
The japanese garden in Golden Gate Park i
being well cared for.
The Victoria Regia will bloom in the Colder
Gate Park Conservatory.
The subject of Rev. DIR. Gibson's sermon las
night was "a Lion in the Way"
Jim Jefr1es, the heavyweight pugilist. is re
covering from an attack OF pneumonia.
william Keith's picture, which so fascinated
Fred Yates, viii be placed on exhibition.
Frank Miller has told how he has beer
driven out OF this City by the detectives.
The Corinthian Yacht Club left Belvedere
yesterday with a dozen or more craft for q
weeks cruise.
The California Swimming Club viii have q
grand water contest al Sutro Baths on the I'd
OF September.
number OF interesting and closely con-
tested games were played III the handban
courts yesterday.
party of the Christian Endesvor Society
young people visited the United States ship
Bennington Saturday night.
An instructive sermon was preached yester-
day morning a st. Mary's Church, by Father
F. w. Wayrieh OF New York.
Rev. Oliver C. Miller of the Lutheran Church
spoke last night on New and old Methods OF
Church Work and Finance"
The residents of Union ana Leevenworth
abate nuisance ae that place.
Twenty-Five young ladies were received yes
terday, in to the Sodality of the Immaculate
Conception, at st. Mary's Cathedral
Major-General N. T. James, division COM
mander of the National Guard of California,
hes ordered inspection OF ammunition.
The Hospital Lot Improvement Club passed
resolutions Saturday night eondemning the
labor camp belonging TO A. E. Buckman.
Emil Markeburg's balloon ascension yester-
day was thrilling one. His balloon on fire
rose 500 feet before he discovered the fact.
Fire Marshal Towe has been apprised that
another Chinese overall factory that employs
non-union men has been threatened by fire.
The picnic of st. Patricks Mutual Alliance
will take place this year on Admission day,
Wednesday, September g. at Schuetzen Park.
The cup crieke matcn prayed yesterday be-
tween the Pacifcs and CALIFORNIA; resulted in
6 victory for the Paeifcs by forty seven runs.
Martha schofield, the founder of the scho-
field Normal and Industrial School of Aiken,
S. c., spoke yesterday on her work in the
South.
Captain Morse and Sam were the winners of
the eoursing stakes at Ocean View park yester-
day, while Flying Buck was successful at In
gleside.
The Journeymen Bakers and Confecdoners'
Union enjoyed picnic yesterday with friends
at Germania Gardens. The outing was grand
success.
The assumption of the Blessed Virgin"
was the title OF the sermon preached last
evening at ST. Mary's Church, by Father F. B.
DOherty:
big raft OF logs left Astoria for this City
last Saturday, towed by the Minola The logs
viii be used as p1ing for the new Union depot
building.
The San Franciscos yesterday beat the Oak
land ballplayers by score OF 19 TO 8. 1t
was hard-hitting game, in which errors
sbounded.
S. A. Neuman won the fve-mile road race of
the Barker Cycling Club at Haywards yester-
day. I. Frank, the scratch man, made best
time. 13 20.
Services in conmemoration of the thirty
third anniversary Of Pilgrim Sunday-Sehool
were held yesterday morning IN the First Uni
tartan Church.
E. P Cashin was robbed by two men in the
Oakland House, 6641z Howard street, early
yesterday morning and shot in the left leg
while pursuing them.
BoatKeeper Ohnimus st Stow Lake says that
because a flock Of ducks from the south at
tempted to settle in the lake yesterday il indi-
Gates an early winter.
General James W. Forsyth, .. s. A., has gone
East on two months leave, and Colonel Shat
ter, First Infantry, is now in command of the
Department of California.
The Evening Bulletin Baseball Club de-
ieated the Strauss & Strauss yesterday by a
score OF % to II. The game was won by the
heavy batting of the Bulletins.
n. G. Edwards won the Olympic Club Wheel
mems hTe-mile road race yesterday, with two
minutes handicap. George w. TaLteu made
best time, 11:24, which is remarkably fast.
The British ship Port Douglas arrived yes
terday, 147 days from Antwerp. Two searnen
died on the passage, one having been lost
overheard and the other dying OF heart disease.
Every condition for good shooting prevailed
at the She'll Mound range yesterday, but,
strange to say, the scores made by the compa-
MES IN regular and practice shoot were not up
TO the average.
At special session yesterday afternoon the
knights Of the Red Branch decided to attend
the California Theater tonight 10 see Chaun-
eey Oleott. the Irish comedian, in ''The Min
strel OF Clare
James c. Perkins, formerly lawyer in this
City, native son and graduate of Berkeley,
addressed Y. NJ. G. A. meeting yesterday
afternoon and related some of his experiences
as missionary in India, whence he has re-
Gently returned, alter an absence OF ten ana
nall years work among the Hindoos.
Rev. F. K. Baker, pastor of the Epworth NJ.
the Good Citizenship meeting yesterday after
noon on 1.-THE Perils Which Confront the
Nation He mentioned socialism, anarchy
municipa corruption, licentiousness and the
attitude Of the Roman hierarchy as threaten
ing evils.
In a comprehensive address by President B.
A. Becker of the German Savings and Loan
Society to the stockholders it was stated that
in view OF the present unsettled condition OF
finance, owing to the fear of free coinage, and
to provide against the grave situa ton into
which the finances of the country may possf-
bly, be plunged, the directors mad taken extra
precautions to place the institution in posi-
tion OF safety.