The San Francisco call., 1896-09-10
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Fireman won the coursing stake at Ingleside
Park yesterday.
A Chinaman takes three shots at Southern
Pacific conductor.
Fair Thursday, fresh northwesterly Winds
local forecast official.
Several interesting games were played in
the handball courts yesterday.
number of enjoyable excursions took place
to different points on the bay yesterday
The CaiIiopean Baseball Club won victory
over TIE Barkers at the Presidio yesterday
The San Francisco Golf Club gave lis first
tournament yesterday at the Presidio grounds.
The woman's suffrage campaign in this CITY
Temple. - 'O--'''--
The Rev. ]. E. Scott lectured before the
Sociausts last evening upon "Why Became q
Socialist"
Archbishop Riordan lectured last evening to
large audience at Metropolitan Temple on
civil Liberty"
The baby show at the Pavilion yesterday
was very largely attended and the entries
numbered over 200.
The outlying artillery regiments have all
been ordered back to the Presidio where Gen
eral Graham is in command.
Supervisor Joseph Dimond will accept the
nomination for Mayor rendered him by the
Buckley Democrats on Saturday
Colonel Shafter has taken charge of the
Fort Mason instead of Angel Island.
The Scottish clans celebrated Admission day
at Shell Mound Park yesterday, where they
enjoyed themselves at their national games.
Admission day was generally observed on
the water front yesterday by generous dis
play Of flags from the mastheads OF the ship
ping.
the State for Bryan and Sewau. He cannot
support the anarchistic platform adopted at
Chicago.
The notorious mike" Shay fred five shots
without effect at Jack Dooley in a Mission
saloon last evening. Domestic trouble was
the cause.
1t is believed that the Merchants Associa-
ton will protest against the action of the State
Board of Equalization in raising the City
assessment.
David Mcclure, driver of butchers de-
livery-wagon, was crushed in the sidewalk ele-
vator at the Cafe Zinkand yesterday morning
and may die.
The First Congregational Society is to invite
the Rev. Dr.. Adams of St Louis to supply the
pulpit of the First Congregational Church for
The time being.
Gustave Law, boatman, during a fight
yesterday struckPhilip Meehan on the head
with piece of an oar and was arrested for
assault TO murder.
Captain Thomas Mein, the California mining
engineer who has been in johannesburg for
four years, is on hisWay home, having made
handsome fortune.
A burglar, who attempted to break into the
residence of George McCraith, Bill Church
street, YVES fred at and shot, but succeeded in
making his escape.
Justice Groezinger has cited James Craven
to appear in contempt proceedings and ex-
plain who forged the name of the Justice and
others TO writ OF possession.
A young woman who gave the nsme of
Harmone Wells died at the Receiving Hos
ffn1 YTT1er
rounds her identity and cause of death.
James D. Phelan has advised the Association
OF Improvement Club to oppose the adoption
Of constitutional amendment No l. which pro-
vides for the repeal OF the mortgage tax.
The twenty-third annual picnic and excur-
sion sion OF St I Patrick's Mutual AlliSnce Associs-
tlon was held yesterday at Schuetzen Park,
near San Rafael. 1t was grand success.
The three-masted schooner Hera arrived
yesterday from the northern Asiatic coast wi tn
125 900 Goldfish consigned to the MeCallum
Fishing and Trading Company OF this City.
The Macdonough cup in the interclub re-
gatta, held yesterday, was won by the Truant.
The San Jose yacht Papoose, although not en-
tered, was timed and made an excellent show
ing.
A benefit concert for the Mission Association
will be given in Y. NJ. c. A. Hall this evening
The concert will introduce Nine. Hermine
Smith, the Austrian pianist, and Mrs. Sterlitz
DAVIS of Berlin.
Justice Bateman & Co.'s circular on the
wool market states that more than rs per cent
of the wooden mills and factories of the United
States have been closed by reason of the opera
tion of the Wilson act.
VIII Smith, alias D. Banks, was arrested
Tuesday in Oakland on dispatch from Port
land, charging him with stealing two bicycles,
just as he was going TO get married to Adele
Laura Tucker OF Santa Clara.
Athletic games took place at the Presidio
yesterday forenoon and afternoon. The ball
game between the heavy battery and the light
battery was won by the former. Corporal
Bould of Battery was several times winner
The societv of California Pioneers held a
very successful celebration yesterday at Ell
Campo. The orator of the day was S. NJ Short
ridge, who made q telling address. A straw
vote was taken, Mckinley receiving 201 and
Bryan Sc.
At the last meeting of the Thirty-eighth
Ass embly District Improvement Club COM
mittee was appointed to try 10 secure better
car facilities on the McAllister-street line from
the carhouse west. Hereafter the club will
meet on Thursday evenings.
Professor C. S. Sargent and three other men,
bers of the United States Forestr Commission
arrived here Yesterday, after an in spection of
the great timber regions, National parks and
reservations. They viii now go to San Jacinto,
San Gabriel and other places
Over 1000 persons attended the trotting
tournament at Ingleside track yesterday after
noon upon the invitation of the Golden Gate
Park Driving Association, the object of which
is to increase public interest in horses and i'm
prove the speed track in the park.