The San Francisco call., 1896-02-03
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

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The leading lights of the Tayary Opera Com
pany arrived last night
The Southern Pacific will take up it's spur
track in Golden Gate Park.
There were over IO, 900 people on the ocean
beach al one time yesterday.
The Sutro Heights were crowded yesterday as
they never were crowded before.
Several eloquent socialism speeches were
made last night in Pythian Castle
Millie Viols's balloon caught FIRE Yesterday
lhen she could not make an ascent
Rev. Arthur NJ Clark discoursed on "Moral-
lty and Religion" at St Mary's Church.
The Golden Gate Park force has been re-
duced by the discharge of sixty laborers
Lizzie Grinter, young girl from Iowa, has
come TO San Francisco TO seek her brother.
All the trains running to the ocean beach
were crowded to their utmost all day yesterday.
Some notable target-hftting was done at
sehpetzen Park yesterday by the marksmen OF
the local clubs.
The next lecture OF the Lick course before
the Pioneers will be given tomorrow night by
Captain II. g. Morse.
The Women's Singing Class of 1896 held us
nrst meeting yesterday afternoon with ninety
six mem bers present
Otto Burke made an ascent with balloon
from the Haight-street GROUNDS yesterday, and
ielI and injured himself.
Dr. g. o. Brown addressed the meeting of the
Christian Endeavor Society OF the First Con-
gregsuonal Church last night
Louis Evisn, aged 81, attempted to commit
suicide in his room at the Sutter-street House
yesterday by cutting an artery.
The League Of American Wheelmen rules
are much more lenient to amateurs than those
of the American Athletic Union,
Magpie won the coursing stake at Ocean
View yesterday, while Lady Fitzgerald and Wee
Lassie were successful at Newark.
One of the trains of the Ocean and Park
road was stalled yesterday, the locomotive
being unable TO haul the overloaded train.
General Forsyth, commanding the Depart
ment of California, U. s. A., has submitted a
report supplementary to his annual report
An improved water battery that throws
stream strong enough 10 overturn dwelling
was tested by the Fire Department yesterday
bicycle dealer of Japan, now in this CITY.
says that Jspanese-mRde wheels will cut no
figure in the American market for the present
An optimistic sermon on the church's future
was preached last night at the Fourth Congre-
gationel Church by Rev. F. Flawith, the new
pastor.
Mayor Sutro tells about the occasion of Hun
ungtOn's taking lunch at Sutro Heights He
says that Huntington did not swear nor did he
go away mad.
Yesterday on the new Sutro electric road to
the Cht House car jumped the track on a
curve and number OF persons were thrown
on and severely injured.
The members of Nationals were at Shell
Mound yesterday prRcticing for their rifle
match with the Hawaiian sharpshooters, which
will take place Dext Sunday.
A game of Gaelic football was played on the
Eecreation grounds, Golden Gate Park, yester-
day afternoon between the Emmets and San
FrAnciscos and resulted in tie
At the meeting OF the Academy of Sciences
TINS evening Professor Joseph Le Conte will
read pape- entitled "a Memoir of James
Dwight Dana, the Great Geologist."
Dr Dil1a of 4ha Han*-al
Church preached sermon last evening in
which he denounced in strong terms the pro-
posal TO license the poolrooms in this City.
Professor R. R. Lloyd occupi ed the pulpit of
DR.. c. o. Brown at the First CONGREGATIONAL
Church last night. DIR. Brown occupied q rear
pew and held an informal levee after the
service.
It's mentioned as a notable fact that during
the month of January not a member of the
Society OF California Pioneers died, something
that has not been recorded OF any other month
in years.
At the Chinese theater Saturday evening
dunng the opening performance of Sam Yup
company of players disturbance was created
by See Yups in the audience hurting bad eggs
al the players.
''Fair Monday; fresh to brisk nortberlv
winds; probably light frosts in this vicinity
Monday and Tuesday mornings" was the pre-
dicuon issued last night by Forecast Official
w. II. Harmon.
Michael Cunningham is in iail with a bnl1et
wound in his right shoulder, the effect, he
claims, OF being shot at twice by ]. Horn, bar
keeper of the Freight Sheds saloon at Fifth and
Harrison streets.
Rev. P. McNally. pastor of St. Patrick's
Church, West Oakland, spoke on the religious
controversy yesterday. He said that Catholics
could swear they owed no civil or political al
legiance TO Rome.
DR.. J. L. York delivered an interesting lee-
ture upon "Tne New Bible" last evening in
Scottish Hall, in which he said that science
and knowledge are taking the place of super
sution and ignorance in the minds of the
people.
District 3, League of the Cross, held very
successful rally yesterday in Odd Fellows
Hall. There was prize essay contest, The
subject being "Wby Am Total Abstainer"
and the winner was Thomas Eccles of St. Bren-
dams parish.
The subcommittee of the Mardi Gras enter
tainment of the San Francisco Art Association
were breakfaSted al the Institute of Art yes-
terday morning by the executive committee
and preparations for the approaching ball
were discussed
Two great games of handball were played in
the San Francisco court yesterday afternoon
Champion Kilgallon and J. C.. Nealon defeat
ing Champion Donnelly and T. f. Bonnet and
Champion Harlow and J. Riordan defeating
Champion Jones and ]. Lawiess.
Several days ago Wah Tu Tong, Chinaman
employed in the Pacific Coast bone works was
At the Receiving Hospital it was found neces-
sary 10 amputate the left leg. Blood poison set
in and the sufferer died last evening.
Sergeant Owen Davis is awarded the
mounted saber contest with Baron Ivan NAL
chin of Russia, having won seven points out
of eleven when his horse was cut by Malchin
and the light stopped by Officer HolbTook.
Malchin refused TO finish the second contest
because of fouls by Davis and it was declared
off,