The San Francisco call., 1896-03-30
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

A new target for long distance fy-casting
was tested yesterday.
Several private rifle matches were shot at
Shell Mound yesterday.
Fair Monday is promised By Local Fore
east Official 4. g. McAdie-
The Rev DR.. John Hemphill spoke before the
\. NJ. c. A. yesterday on ''Strong Men,"
The new contingent of 90 cyclers was out in
full force yesterday in Golden Gate Park.
The 12-inch rifle at Fort Point and the NOR
tars at the Presidio win be fred next Friday.
A course OF lectures on Liberal Socialism
was begun at Kohler. & Chase Hall yesterday.
The balloon announced to rise from the
Haight-street grounds yesterday went up in
smoke
Dublin Stout won the 24-dog stake at Cas-
serly 4 Kerrigan's Ocean View eoursing park
yesterday.
The Empire Gun Club made the best record
al tie bluerock team shoot at the Oakland
Trotting Park.
The Sutro Company is having new cars built
to carry the number OF people who want TO
patronize that line.
Rev. J. Cumming Smith in his lecture last
night at Trinity Presbyterian Church spoke in
favor OF woman suffrage.
Right Rev. Monsignor Nugent spoke OF his
labors for street arabs at the Youths Dl-
rectory yesterday afternoon.
Rev. Anna H. Shaw discoursed on "The Re-
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Methodist Church last evening.
Organization Of Richmond and Pierce-street
Congregational Churches by Rev. Philip
Coombe, and his pastorate there.
The Sacramento City Trustees and the State
Bureau OF Highways are accused OF illegally
taTorIng Sacramento contractor.
J. J. Morse of London leetured last evening
in Armory Hall before the California Phsychi-
cal Society on the Unknown Men"
The Marine Engineers'A Association has issued
pamphlet for distribution among Congress
men indorsing Nj. Wilson's navy bill.
Mrs. Sarah B. Coopers Bible class met in the
Native Sons Hall yesterday. There was large
attendance and the discussion was spirited.
The monument to Theodore c. Schroeder,
erected by Golden Gate Camp No. "a, was un-
veiled in odd Fellows Cemetery yesterday.
Lillian Beddard, the Shakespearean actress.
expresses her disapproyel OF her husbands
strong appetite for drink Of the same quality.
The Corinthian Yacht Club hauled their
squsdron out OF winter quarters at Iiburon
yesterday: They viii open the racing season
on April %.
4 well attended meeting of the residents of
Sunset district was held last Saturday evening.
Resolutions were passed AMI other business
was transacted.
In the handball courts yesterday P. T. Don
nelly, the amateur champion, and G. Hutehin-
son defeated J. Harlow, the coast champion,
and ". Williams.
An inspection and drill by the Naval Bat
talon was held by Adiutant-General Barrett
and Lieutenant-Commander Turner on the
Camanche yesterday.
Count and Countess J. Pourtales are st the
Occidental. The German nobleman lives in
Colorado Springs and developed the first gold
mine at Cripple Greek.
Frank Miller, night bartender OF the A B G
saloon, yesterday morning shot Max Meyer,
an auctioneer. through the shoulder. Miller
claims Meyer insulted him.
Major T c. Ryan delivered his last address
in this City last night at Metropolitan Temple,
his subject being "Romanism and Protestant
ism; their fruits compared.
Z. P. Scheel, the owner OF an 1S-mOnth-
old female St Bernard 33 inches in height,
VIII exhibit at the coming dog shows in Los
Angeles, Oakland and Seattle.
Palm Sunday was celebrated with interesting
ceremonies, including the distribution OF green
churches OF the City yesterday.
John Mcbride, laborer living in the Linden
House Sixth street, was arrested yesterday on
the charge OF assault to murder J. Z. MCGEE at
Eighth and Folsom streets Saturday night
Francis G. Parker boy years OF age, had
a narrow escape from death yesterday after
noon at the Secoud-street cut by rolling down
the embankment, distance OF sixty feet.
Pastor Brown preached at the First Congre
zational Church yesterday morning and even
ing The attendance fell off two-thirds as
compared with that OF the Sunday previous.
The German bakers held mass-meeting yes
terday and appointed q committee OF five 70
represent the unhealthy condition OF the cellar
bakeries to Mayor Sutro and the Supervisors.
A iongshoreman known OF the water front
as Paddy Clark was found intoxicated and
bleeding from knife cuts early Sunday morn
ing at the corner OF Folsom and Steuart streets
Dr. York was rendered a reception by the
San Francisco Liberal Union at Scottish Hall
last night. There was large attendance. The
doctor delivered an address OF. the growing
vices OF the day.
Superintendent Fillmore of the Southern Pa
cifC has been outwitted by the Morton Special
Delivery Company, which has succeeded in
placing its signs in over forty stations in diff
ferent parts OF the State.
Captain William L. Merry has furnished The
CALL with an interesting digest OF the Con-
gressional commissions report upon the Mica
rsgua canal, which is, upon the whoie, fsyora-
bic TO the great waterway
Pow Yee, the president Of the Yeong Wo
Company, was yesterday accorded the grand
est funeral in the annals OF Chinatown. He
was high rank Chinese recently imported TO
grace the Office he occupied at his death
!, The First United States Infantry is on the
lfst OF regiments to be transferred July next.
The regiment will go 10 Washington and Idaho
and the Fourteenth Infantry will come to An
gel island and Benicia 70 relieve the First.