The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-14
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

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'Fair Monday"-Local Forecast oficial A. G.
The old lodge at Golden Gate Park has been
sold and viii be removed.
There will be grand Republican rally at
the Haight-street grounds next Thursday
night.
The bark Emma r Herman arrived yester-
day from Boring Sea with a cargo of 10000
Goldfish.
The handbsH courts were crowded yesterday
and a number OF close and exciting games
were played.
1t is not likely that Corbett viii be seen in a
hgh in this State with either Tom Sharkey or
Bob FitZsimmons.
Queena de Rein, soubrette yet IN her teens,
made her first appearance at the Chutes yes
terday and made hit.
The foot batteries Of the Fifth Artillery are
now engaged in target practice, using the
hrag-Jorgensen army rifle.
The Empire and Olympic Gun clubs held
their final shoots for the season at Alameda
Point yesterday afternoon.
DR.. Cyrus r. Teed lectured at Foresters' Hall
yesterday upon the Koreshan Unity, the new
sect which he has founded.
The park museum viii be closed to-day and
remain closed for two or three weeks for the
purpose OF making alterations.
American Bakers Union No. 81 has declared
a boycott against Daily & Davitt, proPrietors of
the New England Home Bakeries,
At yesterdays session of the State Spiritual
lists Association President Thomas and Rev.
ID. Z. Haworth were the lecturers.
DR.. Cyrus R. iced, the founder of the Kore-
shan Unity, lectured to q small audience yes
terday afternoon at Foresters' Hall.
The Imperials beat the San Franciscos at the
Folsom-s treet baseball grounds yesterday in q
ten-lnning game by score OF to g..
The British ships Ditton and Cedarbank,
which sailed for England last Saturday, viii
race home, the result OF wager between their
shippers.
The cup cricket match played yesterday be-
tween the Pacifics and CALIFORNIA; at Golden
Gate resulted in a victory Tor the former by
1S9 runs.
C. Dominica, HaT Dor View crab ifs herman,
insists that on last Friday evening he saw a
small sailing vessel drifting bottom-up outside
the heads.
Natives OF Switzerland enjoyed q days
outing at Harbor View, celebrating the six
hundred and fifth anniversary OF the founding
OF their republic.
At Native Sons Hall yesterday Mrs Cooper
II Samuel xxi: 40-5I. There were many Wis
itors from the East present.
Alice Edith Dickson Blythe, the alleged
contract wife of the deceased millionaire
Thomas Blythe, was arrested yesterday after
noon on charge OF vagrancy.
The gold Democrats are organizing to do
hard cam paigning, a local Republican club is
converting many democrats ana me hepODll-
cans in general are encouraged.
"Rome's Demoralizing influence on Indi-
vid ual Lile' was the subject OF w. T. Fleenor' s
address et the Good Citizenship meeting, Met
ropolitan Temple. yesterday afternoon.
At the meeting of the Academy of Sciences
lege, New York, viii lecture on "Oyster Gull
tute in Europe" illus trated with lantern
slides.
The Fire Underwriters are progressing with
their negotiations TO form q new compact and
IL is predicted that the agreement Will be rati-
fed this week by all the foreign and local
corporations.
j. Arnott who resides at 1907 Church street,
announces that he is possessed OF the secret of
So SOC, 900 buried treasure in Mexico, an in
terest IN which secret he will part with for q
consideration.
Wilton Lackaye, who has been filing three
weeks engagement at the Colum bia, will leave
to-day for New York, where he will immedi-
ately commence the rehearsal OF his new play,
DIR. Belgraf."
The residence of I. C. Burton, 1426% Jack
day afternoon, anc after chase of several
blocks one OF them was captured and taken 10
the City Prison.
At the Third Congregational Church las
night Rev. Mr. RAIDER preached on the current
religious controversy between Catholics and
Proiestants. He pleaded for broader in
depreciation OF the truth.
Reports made by brigade and regimental
rifle inspectors to MajOr-General James, divis-
ion commander OF the National Guard, indi-
cate that the ammunition supplied to the
State is OF very poor quality.
Baron Hermann, an attache of the German
legation at Washington, is e the Palace Hotel,
in the course of a tour of the States making a
special study for his Government OF the forest
and agricultural industries of this country.
Rev. Dr.. Birch, speaking at the Howard
Methodist Church yesterday, stated that, as
the result OF inquiries made personally, he
Tr1rn- rfrlc F1ah& gV
than boys, and that the latter persisted in far
larger proportion than girls.
The ball game at Bay and Stockton streets
yesterday between the Strauss d Strauss and
score of II to L. The features OF the game
were the heavy stick work of the victors and
the battery work OF Reed and Samuels.
Puerta del Orc Chapter, Daughters of the
Revolution, desires public recognition of the
18th inst. and asks the press TO publish Wash
ington's farewell address before that date. A
resolution to that effect has been passed by
the order.
The Board of Supervisors will hold special
session to-day to see what can be done relative
to the recent action OF the State Board OF
Eouali cation in increasing the assessment of
this City and County $50, 100000 for the en-
suing year.
DR.. Thomas Fiaschi of Sydney, Australia.
where for twenty years he has been prom
inent surgeon, arrived here last night, home
ward bound from Abyssin1a, Africa, whittier
of the great slaughter of his countrymen the
Italians, by the Abyssin1ans.
large force of carpenters were busy yester-
day at the Pavilion, making the necessary ar
rangements and alterations for the big carni-
val OF sport TO be held there tonight under
the auspices of the Olympic Club There viii be
tumblfng, sprinting jumping, horizontal bars,
flying trapeZe, ground and lofty tumbling
feats Of strength, trick and fancy boxing.
Mike Sweeney was not taken in at the Re-
celving Hospital because there was no room
left for patient suffering from delirium
tremens Chief Crowley says that Sweeney
could not be received at the prison as there
was no charge against him. In the City and
County Hospital sweeney zen rests IN ward with
delirious.