The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-07
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

President Jordan tells of strange experiments
in mental photography.
The Armory Club has arranged its pugilstIc
programme Tor the evening OF October 8.
The State convention of spiritualists met
yesterday in informal session in Golden Gate
Hall.
The cup cricket matches yesterday resulted
in easy victories Tor the Pacific and Alameda
Clubs.
The handball courts were crowded yesterday
and several close and exciting games were
played.
The swimming race around the Seal Rocks
has been declared off on account OF the danger
attendant.
Colonel william r. shafter, First Infantry
VIII occupy the fine house at Black Point Tor
several months.
The homes OF the Native Sons VIII be deserted
tomorrow night a general exodus for Stock
ton Will be the cause.
Thirty stonecutters are at work in the Park
cutting the granite for the facing OF the tunnel
under the main drive.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman-Catt, a well-known
woman suffrage orator, arrived in town by
last nights overland train.
White Chief, FIasnlight, Don Caster, Light
ming and jim Daily won in the various events
a. the courslng parks yesterday.
Lobor day exercises viii be held at Metro
po1tan Temple tonight under the auspices OF
The San Francisco Labor Council
Adjutant-General Barrett has secured 5000
haversacks and a like number of canteens and
meat ration cans for the National Guard.
DR.. Cyrus w. iced OF Chicsgo lectured yester-
day 10 IN RppreciAtiYe audiences upon the
fundamental principles OF Koreshan Unity.
The socialists held public meeting on the
corner of Market street and Grant avenue yes
terday. The police did not offer to interfere.
Superintendent McLaren of Golden Gate
Park has received seeds from Madagascar from
which trees with leaves thirty feet nigh grow.
The Pacific Coast Marine Engineers have
declared that Union 80 is a class association
unfairly managed in the interest OF a chosen
few.
The Governor has appointed board of three
officers of the National Guard to make inquiry
as to what equipment the guard is now most
In need of.
". T. Fleenor of Seattle addressed the Good
Citizenship meeting yesterday afternoon upon
the topic: as Papalism Conservative OF Good
Government
iberately broke a window in the City Hall
yesterday morning and was arrested for ma
hcious m ischief.
The St. Ienatius College ball team beat the
Pacifics at the Preside Park yesterday by
score of is to 8. The San Francisco players
beat the Oaklands-11 TO T.
The packet of the New York Journal and
San Francisco Examiner bicycle relay will
reach its destination, New York, about noon
to-day, thirteen days from this City.
Four boys entered the Star of the Sea Church
on Eighth avenue and Point Lobos road yes
terday afternoon, raising disturbance, and
Two Of them were arrested for being drunk.
Henry Meyer, waiter, entered the room of
J. F. Mail, guest at the Marechal Mel Hotel
Ellis and Jones streets, early yesterday morn
ing and was arrested on charge OF grand
larceny.
Rev. DR.. Chalmers Easton, the moral sup
porter OF Sidney Bell, who convicted of
murd ering young Jacobson, has returned to
this City, and is now in charge of the Trinity
Presby terrain church pulpit.
Rev. Edward P. Dempsey addressed con-
gregation at the cathedral last evening uJon
the life and labors of st. Vincent de Paul, the
founder of the Order of Sisters of Charity and
other institutions of similar aims.
General W. H. H. Hart has just returned
from New York, where he has been for several
months in the interest of local Harlem heirs.
He says the only thing now necessary is for
the people directly interested to establish
their claims.
Salvador Romero and Mrs. Rena Garcia of
Redwood City were found dead in the Alpha
lodging house, corner of Market and East
streets, last eve ming. He had evidently shot
the woman with revolver and then turned
the weapon on himself.
The San Francisco Schuetzen Verein held its
thirty-eighth annual festival at Shell Mound
Park yesterday, the principal feature of the
oay 8 programme being shooting competi-
ton for $400 cash prizes The festival as q
whole proved very successful
]. Stanley Brown, Garields son-in-law and
superintendent OF the North American Com
mercial Company, arrived here yesterday nine
ana half days from Unalaska, with C.. H.
Townsend OF the United States Fish Commits
sion and of the present Boring Sea Commits
sion. Mr.. Brown brought down 80 600 seal
skins and reports that DR.. David Starr Jordan
ana party are accomplishing invaluable re-
suits. DR.. Jordan will start for home from the
Pribilof Islands on the Goth OF this month