The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-27
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF


The sutro electric road will be operated
to-day.
The new Cliff House was opened for business
yesterday.
Showers for to-day is the weather bureau
prediction.
There was heavy storm at the ocean beach
yesterday afternoon,
Colonel Charles r. Suter, who succeeds
Colonel Mendell, is in the City.
Mayor Sutro is not pleased with the Estee
memorial against the funding bill.
A meeting of the memorial committee against
funding bill and in favor of foreclosure will
be called for to-day.
Rev. Ray Palmer addressed large audience
az metropolitan Hall yesterday on "What Is
True Americanism:'
A banquet was given last night by the Ser
Wan Society OF this City IN honor OF st. Savoe,
the patron saint OF Servia.
Dr. Brown win make his statement to the
committee of inquiry at the First Congrega-
uonal Church this evening.
Some remarkable scores were made in the
storm at sehUetZen Park yesterday by marks
men shooting for the Schuemann gold medals.
For all the bad weather yesterday several
hundred military ritlemen and German sharp
shooters held their regular rife practice at the
Shell Mound range.
- There was a 20-man 1o-shot rifle match for
trophy held yesterday al the Shell Mound
range between teams from Companies and
b. The latter won by Is points.
number OF rife clubs in this State and
lumbia target introduced by the Columbia
Pistol and Rifle Club of this City.
DR.. J. L. York, the liberal lecturer, in speak
ing OF the present religious controversy, says
that religion is good enough in its place, but
its place is not in politics and affairs OF State.
The first days session of the thirty-third
annual session OF the District Grand Lodge
No 4, / o. B. B., convened at Binai Birth
Hall yesterday, and its deliberations occupied
the entire day.
Henry Bolenhagen. q bartender disappeared
from home saturday week with his little son,
leaving wife and two young daugh desu-
tute. 1t is thought he went 10 Germany and
will not return.
Policemen complain that their new So SO
Chicago mackintoshes do not shed water but
that the rain soaks right through. Captain
Whitman thinks the complaints come from
chronic klckeFs.
The san Francisco branch OF the Y. NJ C. A.
celebrated its forty-third anniversary yester-
day in the association auditorium, Bishop
Goodsell delivered an eloquent address before
large audience.
Nellie Murphy, a young dressmaker, was
booked at the City Prison yesterday on the
charge of grand larceny for stealing 800
from stephen Castro, agent for Wells-Fargo l.
Co. at Castroyille.
The primary committee of the anti. Buckley
faction of the Democratic party will meet to-
night TO make arrangements for the election of
new general committee. II will probably be
held on February IA.
During dispute about Is cents yesterday
afternoon Marco Dominica, keeper OF q restau-
rant at 1888 Battery street, stabbed Joseph Ca
mozZi, waiter, in the right breast and was
arrested for assault TO murder.
The event of the day at the handball courts
yesterday was 6 match at the San Francisco
between Amateur Champion Donneliy and
7. F. Bonnet and Coast Champion Harlow and
J. {. Nealop, the two former winning.
Henry Wilson, George Williams Frank Dol
lard, John Lamar and Ed Watson were ar
rested yesterday for dis turbfng the peace OF j.
w. Tam, saloon-keeper at $50 Seventeenth
street, whose place they wrecked. Wilson was
charged with battery.
Theodore Durrant, the convicted and con-
demned murderer OF Blanche Lamont, has
reason assigned for this is the uncertainty
which surrounds February IL, at which time
his attorneys will move for new trial.
Court Ferrucio No. 132. American Foresters,
gave concert and ball at New Garibaldi Hall
last evening. The concert was well arranged
and was participated IN by a number of tai
enJed performers. t. Ruggiero acted as floor
manager during the latter part OF the evening.
George Thompson, alias Riley, was arrested
last evening by Detectives Egan and Silyey and
charged with grand larceny. He IS accused of
being one OF the trio who recently entered the
premises at 127 Main street and stealing a
quantity of brass pipe The other TWO were
Rrres ted Friday.
A new concrete sustaining-wall at the North
Cosmopolitan School has pressed in over the
playground, and children are not allowed to
60 near ii. The newly asphalted yard has
sunk several feet, and the ruts had to be
planked over temporarily. School Director
Henderson says it is the worst case of iobbery
the board has seen.
Captain Filmer of Company of the new
City regiment has submitted plans of the
Market-street armory TO Colonel Macdonald,
suggesting extensive alterations, including the
addition of an immense drill hall over the one
now used. II IS believed that the proposition
will meet with favor and that the regiment
viii eventually make its headquarters there.
Johannas Johnson, saloon-keeper on Ken
lucky street, was taken 10 the Receiving Hos
pital last evening, and the doctors spent an
hour sewing up and putting plasters a large
assortment of scalp wounds on the saloon mans
head. Andrew Anderson. q sailor recently
from Alaska, objected to Johnson's attentions
10 Mrs, Anderson, and he emphasized his dis
approval by beating the saloon-keeper with q
walrus tusk weighing about five pounds. An
derson was arrested.
The Servian Banquet.