The San Francisco call., 1896-11-23
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF,


The forest trees in the park are being
thinned out.
= Fair Monday and colder.-A. C. McAdie,
There were two balloon ascensions from the
E Chutes yesterday.
The front wall of John HIPS barn collapsed
yesterday morning.
sharkey passed Sunday at his quartetS on the
beach, receiving and visiting friends.
4 The National Guard expects the Legislature
/ TO appropriate $50, 600 for a division encamp-
I ment,
The annual cash prize shoot of the Nord
Duetscher Schuetzen Club was held yesterday
at Shell Mound.
Several exciting and closely contested games
We're played in the san Francisco handball
court yesterday.
The drugstore of William T Kibbler, Turk
ana Larkin street, was entered by burglars
early. yesterday morning.
The Robin Hood Benevolent Association win
hold grand carnival az the Mechanics Pa
whom Thanksgiving day.
The Alameda Alerts defeated the Suisun
baseball team at Central Park yesterday after
noon by score of17 10 =.
National Guard troops of the First and Third
Brigades made an excellent record in response
10 the late emergency call.
The San Francisco Riding Club will be for
. mally opened at 1915 Pacific avenue next
Wednesday evening at o'clock.
Jimmy Carroll, the pugilst who met Jack
McAuliffe last Friday night. and was defeated
IN ten-round go, Is badly injured.
. Jack Coughlin of the Dolphins failed to
swim from Lime Point to Fort Point yesterday
when 15o yards from his destination.
The Christian Endeavorers of the West Side
Christian Church dedica ted the first mission
established by that society in the City.
Information reached the Citv Yesterday of
the death OF Captain J. NJ Vincent pioneer
in the mining district of Sinaloa Mexico
j. L. Bardwell threatens to remove one of
his don q tions to the park museum beeause its
posluon was changed without his knowledge
j. II. Miller. the octogenarian Janitor of the
court oiock, died on Saturday from old age
He held that position for more than forty
years.
Many OF the marksmen at the Shell Mound
rihe range yesterday carried away pigs geese
Siebe. -
A. H Harscher, vice president of Phnnix
Nauonal BANK OF Arizona, is spending a few
weeks in the City with Headquarters at the
Ramona.
A. n. Dean, the Nevada Bank forger, will,
through his attorney, make application to
Judge Wallace this week to be released on his
own recognizance.
There will be an athletic field day at the
Prestdio next Friday. Some interesting CON
tests between the First Infantry and Third
ArlIlery are promised.
Sule Ylng Gwok, young Chinese girl 16
years old, suddenly and mysteriously disap-
peared from her little brother on DUPONT
street last Saturday evening.
Mrs. Henrietta SHELTON addressed the con-
gregation at the West Side Christian Church
last evening. She spoke in behalf of the
Women's Christian Temperance Union.
F1tzsimmoas held reception to a number
OF clubmen and newspaper representatives at
hiss training quarters in Sausalito yesterday
who witnessed his exercises with the gloves.
z. P. Cole, the attorney, is working hard for
the new bill providing for three to six new
Superior Judges for San Francisco. Many
prominent lawyers and the Judges favor the
bill.
John Hogan. boatswain, was sandbarped
and robbed Friday night by Ignatius Hurley
and Patrick Sullivan on Folsom street, and a
charge of robbery was yesterday entered
against them.
Evidence from Oakland, Sacramento. San Jose
and other points strongly corro borates THE
CALLS exclusive story that an airship has been
sailing through the heavens hereabouts for
nearly week.
The old folks love feast at Central Metho-
dis Church yesterday morning was very pa
thetic, marked as it was by fearful utterances
OF those filed with the great happiness of their
Christian faith.
George Cheshire, who was put in trance
one week ago by Mesmerist Kennedy, was
awakened by him last night in the Bush-street
Theeter. While of less weight Cheshire does
not appear any the worse for his long sleep.
-. Realistic-looking stage rain and waterfalls.
without drop of water, and flashes of sun.
shine and lightning, ali produced by novel
electrical apparatus for theatrical pur noses is
the conception of Jenny Ward Hays of Chi
cago, who has come here to have heripYention
built.
To Mrs. Amalia Lichaw, the wife of DR.. Ernst
Iichaw, 423 Geary street, and Mrs Matte
Cramer belongs the distinction of being the
pioneer lady members of the California
Miners Association. Secretary Sonntag
granted them certificates on Friday They are
interested in three claims in CaIayeras
County.