The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-01
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Heavy artillery practice will begin at the
Preside to-day.
Fair Monday; warmer."-Local Forecast
Official Meade.
Dr.. joseph Pescia will assume the Office of
Italian Consul day.
Local Socialists viii put complete political
ticket of its own in the field.
Trinity Sunday was impressively observed in
all the Episcopal churches OF the City yester-
day,
Electric won the dog stake at Casserlv &
Kerrigan's Ocean View Coursing Park yester-
day.
Kate Fields death evokes memories of the
rights OF her sex.
Charles Ekman, who was recently discharged
from the insane asylum at Agnews, committed
suicide on Minna street yesterday.
The two days cricket match between the
Alameda and Golden Gate grounds ended yes
terday IN win for Alameda by 56 runs.
]. F. Fugazi gave banquet to his friends
Saturday evening, it being the thirty-sixth an
niversary OF his arrival in San Francisco.
reunion OF all the sodalities of St.
Joseph's parish was held yesterday afternoon
al the church, Tenth street, near Howard.
At the San Francisco Handbau court yester-
day Coast Champion Riordan and J. J. Feeney
were defeated by J. c. Nealon and r. Lenihan.
St. James branch of the League of the cross
held its regular quarterly rally yesterday
teenth street..
James Dixon was treated at the Receiving
Hospital for injuries TO his back and head
which he received in falling from Mission
street cable car.
Captain Whitelaw is almost ready to lift the
sunkeu Blairmore to the surface. Yesterday
he loaded up two barges of machinery 10 be
used at the wreck.
Picnickers on the ferry-boat San Rafael re-
turning home last night engaged IN battle
"a and brawr H.
was seriously hurt.
Quartermaster-General Batchelder visited
Benlcis Arsenal and Barracks yesterday. He
was accompanied by Major Davis the repre-
sentative Of the Secretary of War
Richmond district is greatly agitated over
the reported burial OF large sum Of money
in Calvary Cemetery by a man who died be-
tween twenty and thirty years ago.
A small FIRE at the ferry depot, in building
belonging TO the State and occupied as q sfo-ae
room by She Southern Pacific Company, called
out the departnre Mt yesterday at u O'Clock.
The committee of the French Benevolent ca.
ciety hes published an address to the public
giving their reasons for not wishing Dr. c. p
Brigham as surgeon-ln-chief at the French
Hospital.
The Catholic services yesterday In eommer,-
Grafton OF Trinity Sunday included a special
five minutes sermon, preached by Father A.
thur NJ. Clark, at ST. Mary's ana q children's
first communion.
Rev. j. q. A. Henry spoke to large audience
in Metropolitan Hall yesterday afternoon on
the subject OF why he hated political Roman
ism, and in the evening he addressed an es
semblage ct Odd. Fellows Hall on WHY he re-
jected religious Romanism.
j. Clegg Wright delivered the last Of his
course OF lectures at Golden Gate Hail last
night. He attacked the Christian doctrine NJ
at0nement Dr. Robbins had a good audience
in Washington Hall, where he spoke on the
recent spiritualist convention.
Central Market, on Suffer street, will be re-
moved four months hence to a spacious new
building to be erected on Powell street It's
name viii be changed TO Union-squ are N arket
The old building on Suffer street viii be re-
modelled and occupied by D. Samuels.
Many prominent scientific ana medical men
have. expressed themselves on DR.. Eisen's re-
maFkable. discovery that the centrosome of
animal cells are living organisms. David
star Jordan of Stanford thinks il of the
greatest importance. Charles Otis Mitchell
thinks it will be most far-reaching in its re-
suits, and many others hold the same view