The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-25
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Lady Clifton won the sapling stake at Ocean
View yesterday.
Fair Monday; continued high temperature
Local Forecast Official A. G. McAdie.
A large force of workmen Will soon be en-
ployed IN building and grading at the Pre-
sidio.
Dr.. c. o. Brown preached for the first time to
terday.
Local rifemen are obtaining excellent re-
suits in the use OF nitro-powder for target
practice.
The Good Samaritan Mission has raised
$4,000 OF the $15, 900 necessary to construct its
new edifice.
The handbaIl courts were crowded yesterday
and several exciting and closely contested
games were played.
The Lincoln Gun Club won the third OF the
inter-gun club inanimate target contests yester-
day al Alameda point
Rev. W. W. Bolton, pastor of the Church of
St. Mary the Virgin, preached yesterday on
The Reunion OF Christendom."
seyenty-one mortgages were recorded last
week aggregsting $3.50, 1920 Fifty releases ag-
gregating soc, 1881 were granted.
General Peter Duggan of the "Army of
Jesus" led an assault on the Salvation Army in
his religious services last evening.
The California Bohemian cricket match
played al Golden Gate yesterday resulted N
win Tor Bohemia by tfty-one runs.
1AS lQH6Edl services over Inc late george ID.
Eggers, California pioneer, were held yester-
day afternoon at Masonic Temple.
Robert Murdoch, foreman in a quarry on
Lombard street, fell distance of forty feet
yesterday and was seriously injured.
A corps OF the Salvation Army conducted
services in the Fourth Congregational Church,
on Green street, near Stockton, last evening.
The death OF Mrs. Charles Nelson, "mother'
OF the Old Peoples Home, has come as sad
shock to her multitude OF friends in this City.
DR.. George H. Derrick lectured on 1.-THE
Emancipation of the Mind" before the Good
Citizenship meeting at Metropolitan Hall yes
terday.
The Rev. Hermann Warszawiak spoke yester-
day afternoon al Scottish Hall on 1.-THE Signs of
the Times in Connection With the Restoration
of Israel"
The Board of Education is contemplating the
erection of a school building at Bernal Heights
A substantial freproof building will probably
be erected.
Louis Splitter of Shaughai arrived from China
last night on his way to Europe to escort Ii
Hung Chang home from Moscow. The great
Chinese will pass through San Francisco.
Countess Constance wachmelster lectured
on theosophy at Native Sons Hall last night to
a lair attendance. Her subject was Social
Evils OF the Day and the Remedies Therefor"
Mrs. +. Lively, who came from Sacramento
Saturday night and engaged a room at 92I
yesterday morning by swallowing an ounce of
laudanum.
The baby girl OF James Cronin teamster
living at $50 Harrison street, died while he
was in the City prison yesterday for disturbing
the peace. Judge Conlan released him on his
own recognizance.
Archbishop Riordan administered confrma-
ton in the cathedral and the French church
yesterday. The day was the Feast of Pente-
cost, and it was observed with due solemnity
in all the Catholic churches.
Rev w. R. Goodwin, pastor of the California
street Methodist Church, preached one of
series OF sermons on the Roman Catholic re-
ligion last evening. The subject of the sermon
was, "Romanlsm as Religion"
The Spanish Benevolent Society of California
picnicked al San Rafael yesterday. There was
large attendance and the affair was voted by
the mem bers and their friends the most sue
cessful outing they have yet held.
Captains OFT, Freeman and Erskine of the
pilot service are in the "sick bay" Captain OFT
Is on the road to recovery, Captain Freeman
the top OF the third finger on his right hand
torn off.
The bark C. D. Bryant. from Honolulu, had q
merry race with the pilot-boats yesterday.
She ran away from the Oracle 8, but was over
hauled by the America. Captain Lee figured
on escaping the payment OF one-quarter-rate
pilotage.
G. A. Murdoch, chairman of the Classifca-
ton Committee of the School Board, favors the
extension OF the course in physical culture.
To this end he believes there should be an ad-
ditional teacher elected. He regards that
DfAOcn as OF Inc utmost I'm pOrtance.
Elder Henry S. Tanner of the California Nor
mon mission delivered a discourse on "Exter-
nal Evidences OF the Book of Mormon" yester-
day evening in Pythian Hall. His lecture was
an interesting peep into ethnology and the
story OF Americas prehistoric people
There were considerably less building con-
tracts recorded so far this month than for q
corresponding period last month. Real estate
operators attribute this to the fear of impend-
ing strikes due to the recent labor troubles
This has also affected the real estate market
The local French residents have commenced
active preparations for the annual celebration
of the fall OF the Bastile. A committee has
been appointed to ascertain the most available
location for the fete, and ii is not unlikely the
offer OF Mayor Sutro TO throw open his grounds
Will be accepted.
John Utschig wss the high man in the Cali
fornia SchuetZep Clubs bullseye shoot yester-
day. II. Guembel Jr. won the title of "Schuet-
zen King" of the San Francisco Turner's at the
San Rafael range and Dr.. w. Mclaughlin
made the highest score at the pistol contest
at Schuetzen Park.
Services were held yesterday forenoon conse-
Grating to worship the pretty little chapel re-
Gently erected at 2l27 Jackson street by the
Spirit. The church was built and is to be main
tanned solely by voluntary contr buttons, being
what is known as "fsith mission"
At the exercises commemorative OF the sec
ond anniversary of the Chapel of the Good Sa-
marian held yesterday morning Rev. William
Ingraham Kip stated that the mission had
weekly attendance of 1900 men and boys and
had outgrown its present quarters. build
ing fund OF $4,000 had already been secured.
The posts OF the Grand Army of the Republic
held their annual memorial services last even
ing. George II. Thomas Post attended Plymouth
Church and was addressed by Rev. Dr. Cruzan,
the post chaplain. Garfield, Lincoln, Cass,
Meade and Liberty posts and Meade, Lincoln
and Seven Pines OF the Women's Reiief, Corps
attended services in old Ct. Mary's, and were
addressed by Rev. Father Clark.
To niscncs tha Chnrfer