The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-20
CITY ITEMS IN BRIEF.

The Journeymen Butchers gave their annual
ball last night.
Durrant is sick with malaria contracted at
the County jail.
The Postofice clerks gave their fourth an
nual ball st EintTacht Hall.
Otto Sutro, brother of Mayor Adolph Sutro,
died yesterday in Baltimore.
The storm on Friday night did but little
damage in Golden Gate Park.
The storm on Friday night did considerable
damage 70 the glass in the new Cliff House.
There was slide Of 100 tons of earth from
the bank on the east side OF Buena Vista Park.
large number OF military marksmen faced
the targets at the Shell Mound range yesterday
Some notable shooting was done at SchuetZen
Park yesterday by the Communications clubs
The Young Mems Christian Association will
celebrate its forty-third anniversary next sun
day,
Dr.. }. L. York. the liberalist, declares that
religious controversies never settle any ques-
ton.
Captain Morse and Seminole won their re-
spectye stakes at Ocean View coursing park
yesterday.
Miss Mile Viola fell from balloon at the
Haight-street grounds yesterday and injured
her back and head.
CLOUDY weather and showers" is the pre-
diCtion for to-day weather as issued by Fore
cast Official McAdie.
Thomas Donlan is at the Southern station,
D.
from various people.
The tunnel from the north end of the new
music cOncOurse in the park 10 Fulton street
will be commenced this week.
E. s. Barney has been reelected chairman
of the Peoples party City and County Com
m1ttee. A general reorganization has taken
place.
Residents in the Mission are expressing their
appreciation OF the great good done by the
mounted police in checking evils from which
they suffered.
Rev. DR.. Ray Palmer discoursed to a packed
house in Metropolitan Hall yesterday, on the
subject OF Political Rome's Judgment Day at
the Bar OF Human Liberty"
DR.. Allen Grifiths, Pacific Coast theosophicsl
lecturer, delivered an address on 'Heredity"
before the Theosophical Society last evening
a Red Mems Hall on Post street
Amateur handbau champion Donnelly and
I. F Bonnet defeated coast champion Harlow
and Al Pennoyer at the san Francisco court
yesterday by three games to one.
The sealers Of this City are not satisfied with
the shape in which the regulations for 1896
have come. They want trustworthy regula-
tons signed by Secretary Carlisle.
Captain Hugh T. Slime of the National Guard
cavalry troop has announced that ne will
retire from active service. Lieutenant jerks
viii probably be made the captain.
The Highway Improvement Committee of the
visit OF the State Bureau OF Highways, to be
made to this City about the end of February.
Chinese Inspector J. D. Putnam of Los An
geles is in the City looking up evidence in the
case OF Kan JOY, q supposed Atlanta EXPOSE
ton girl whom he arrested in Los Angeles on
Thursday
National Guardsmen intend to ask the
Board of Supervisors TO permit competitions
by all of the California regim ents for the GEN.
tennisl trophy, which was given by the eiti-
zens in 1876.
Harry Donohue, an Ashland (Or.) youth was
fed and befriended by Harry Albright, cashier
of the Palace Restaurant on Market street
Then he burglarized AIlbrights room at 9l9
Powell street.
Through the carelessness of a conductor an
empty car dashed down the grade at the Gen.
trail avenue terminus of the Sutter-street line
into westbOund Car and both were almost
smashed TO pieces.
Morrison I. Swift leetured last night IN
solution for labor troubles. He held that a
general strike YVES feasible, indeed, probable,
ana certain of success.
F. F. Morse delivered lecture in Armory
Hall last evening under the auspices of the
California Psychical Society. His subject was
''The Super-Physical World in Relation to Its
Points OF Contact With U.s."
The Native Sons headquarters have been
moved to the new building on Mason street.
where seven parlors meet already. The dedi-
opening ball be given February IL.
Charles Nelson, sailor belonging to the
schooner Alvlna, was wrestling with another
sailor at section 2 of the seawall yesterday
afternoon when he was thT9wn to the ground
and his left leg was broken in two places. He
was taken TO the Receiving Hospital.
Joseph Fairbanks, who enlisted in Company
OF the Thirty-fourth New York Infantry July
1861 when only II years month and DAYS of
age, is lying helpless from his wounds and in
want at 5o1a Norfolk street. He served through
the entire war and is member of Lincoln Post
No. l, g. A. R.