The San Francisco call., 1896-06-15
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Mayor Sutro is on his ranch in Nspa County.
There are some wonderful blossoms in
Golden Gate conservatory
The Pacific cricketeIs defeated the Cali
tornias at Alameda yesterday by II runs
The public-school children have been in
vited to visit the Sutro baths next Saturday.
There was some exciting baseball yesterday
at the Preside and Folsom-street grounds.
The handban courts were crowded yesterday
and several exciting games were witnessed
An Engnshman wants to place $4,000 on
Corbett in the four-round contest with Sharkey.
The st. Franchises easily defeated the reorgan-
lied Clippers in lop-sided game by score OF
Is to 4.
Fair Monday; probably light fog in the
morning.-Local Forecast Official Alexander
G. McAdie
E. jacobson beat S. Carr yesterday in a fifty
shot match with twenty tWo-caliber rifles at
Shell Mound.
policeman Ennis discovered a new born
male infant in a vacant lot at Bay View yester-
day forenoon.
Nat C. Goodwin will play Henry Guy Carle-
tons successful comedy, "The Gilded Fool" at
the Baldwin this week.
Louis Plank OF 26O0 Sacramento street is in
possession OF valuable documents bearing on
the history OF this City.
A children's festival service was conducted
yesterday morning at the Chinese Presbyterian
Church, on Stockton street.
An automatic judging machine for Judging
athletic events was successfully tried yesterday
at the Olympic Club grounds.
The CALIFORNIA; defeated the Imperials of the
City Baseball League at Presidio park yester-
day. The score was 20 to 19.
The Rev. DR.. R. J. Briggs, pastor of the Cen
tenary Methodist Church, spoke at the
Y. NJ c. A. yesterday afternoon.
Pistol shooting is becoming popular sport.
Yesterday over fifty marksmen of this order
shot over the short range at Shell Mound.
Last Friday a waiter named Frank Lynch
died aboard of the steamship City OF Para, en-
route TO this port, and was buried at sea.
The excellence of the North End police
station, OH Washington street, has ended the
opposition OF the residents Of that section.
California Violet won the main stake at
ocean View coursing park yesterday, and
Spinaway won the third dog stake at 1ngle-
side.
John Z. Booth. a Mormon Bishop, lectured in
Pythian Castle last night and replied 20 the
Utah PTesbytery and other Christi denomi-
nations.
Old St. Mary's Church on California street
was crowded last evening when Father Yorke
delivered an address on care the Irish People
Criminals?"
Nearly 81 500, 900 has beer lost by fire in
surance companies on the Pacific Coast through
competition resulting from Generalization of
the compact
Picked teams from Companies and 6 shot
a ffty-shot match yesterday at the Shell
Mound range. Company G's men will have to
pay for the dinner
Miss Elizabeth Gates appeared for living
statue of the goddess OF liberty and equal
rights of the sexes at Golden Gate Hall, to the
suffregists last night.
Fred NARROW was held up by two footpads
early yesterday morning on Leavenworth,
near Broadway and relieved OF $45. Two sus-
poets are under arrest.
John w. Hay, who was shot by Mrs. Minna
McDougall the latter subsequently commit
ting suicide, on the 7th inst, died last evening
at the German Hospital.
Currie Aitken, SO Canada street, while in
padded cell in the Receiving Hospital suffer
ing from dilerium tremens, tried to hang him
self yesterday morning.
The Acme Club WheeImen held fast road
race from Fruitvale to Haywards yesterday
g.. Westphsll was the winner, and L. A.
Schleuter maze best time Z7:3Z.
James Bowlan, a veteran commission broker
of this City, said yesterday that only five peo-
pie in Sausalito were in opposition to the re-
cent poolroom acquisition Of that town.
George H. Calllnsn and Daniel Mattocks
were arrested on Masonic avenue early yester-
day morning while robbing a tool house be-
longing to Cranston keenan,, builders.
Contractors viii begin work this week at the
Presidio. The improvements to be started in
clude stable building, two brick barracks,
grading, filing, well-boring and tunneltng.
The pupils of the Polytechnic High School
will present 8 farewell programme of music
and farce tonight at Odd Fellows Hall, OH
the occasion OF the close OF the summer Term.
The Pacific Mail steamship City of Para ar
rived yesterday from Panama and way ports,
and landed her passengers at the seawall.
This morning she will dock at LON bard-stTeet
wharf
Flags foated a half-mast over the Stock Ex-
change and other buildings in respect to o. w.
Marye, the broker who committed suicide last
Saturday evening while his mind was de-
ranged.
The Y. NC. A. is to give free swimming
performance in its natatorium tomorrow
night, number OF short-distance races and
aquatic feats being included in the pro-
gramme
The prizes won at the FL Campo rowing re-
gatta held May 80, were awarded to the sue
cessful crews yesterday. The distribution took
place in the South End clubhouse, foot of
Third street.
Pastor W. L. Birch, the Baptist preacher re-
Gently from England who is temporarily
taking the place of the Rev Dr. Hemphll,
preached his first sermon last night in Calvary
Presbyterian Church. "True Religion was
his topic.
The st. Louis Convention, coming it does
at the same time the State Democratic Con-
vention, has given the telegraph companies d
greater ask than they have yet had to cope
with on this coast For two or three months
they have been making arrangements to
handle the immense volume of matter to be
forwarded, and Auditor Martin of the Western
UAiou now feels assured that nothing can pre-
vent San Francisco from receiving full re-
port OF both conventions.