The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-14
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

~ANO ILLS AAOAGAs
Rain Monday is the significant prophecy of
Local Foreeaster w. II. Harmon
Racing will be resumed again to-day at
the Oakland track. Six events are down for
decision.
Rev. G. C. Adams preached at the First Con-
gregational Church last evening from the text
Take My Yoke"
The Norddeutscher Schuetzen Club held a
onAseye contest and turkey shoot at Shell
Mound yesterday
Kitty Scott. Sam, Star Ruby and Blue Blazes
We're the winners in the coursing matches at
1ngleslde yesterday.
Of Amos mos JIiSohnson addressed public meeting
Academy OF Sciences Hall.
The Conway and Baumel Baseball Club was
1eieated by the San Francisco Athletic Club
Dali team by score of S 10 0.
. The residences of Mrs. Michaels. 1896 O'Far-
rel street, and c. B. Rode, 40 Zoe street, were
entered by burglars Saturday night.
The final contests for the class medals of the
columbia Pistol and Rifle Club were held yes
teroay at the Shell Mound rife range.
Hiram Cook has been requested by the occi-
dental Athletic Club to referee the glove figh,s
at the Woodward's Pavilion this evening
There was meeting yesterday evening at
the simpson Memorial Church, preliminary to
the formation of City anti-saloon league.
A quartet of Young bloods created sensa-
loh In the tenderloin district yes terday MORN
ing by being shot at by three police officers.
Great preparation is being made by the
members OF the First Regiment for the coming
team match with the Hawaiian National Guard.
The water plant at the Presidio furnishes
ZO,OOO gallons per hour, a supply sufficient
for the garrison, batteries and construction
work.
c. Mccarthy, a molder was arrested yes
terday afternoon for being drunk and for
qrlVlng OH with another mans horse and
buggy.
The French ship Les Adelphes, which ar
rived yesterday, reported having spoken the
long overdue ship Angelsey four DAYS from
this port.
w J. Trewella, a mining man from Alaska.
deliberately committed suicide by sending
charge OF shot through his heart at the Wis
consin Hotel.
At last nights meeting of the Socialist Labor
Party, Green Majors gave an interesting lee
fure entitled: THE Private Ownership of
Public Utilities"
Coast Champion Riordan and Amateur
Champion Donnelly were defeated by j. c.
Nealon and T. F. Bonnet in the San Francisco
handbaN court yesterday.
Mrs. Rollet captured pickpoeke at the
Chutes yesterday who had robbed her hus-
band She held on to the thief until the
officers came to her assistance.
The officers of the Society for the Prevention
OF Cruelty TO Animals stopped battle between
place, on the San Mateo County line
one hundred marksn1eu of the FIRST IN
fantry, N G. c., are prac icing to compete for
s. trophy with an equal number of marksmen
belonging to the Hawaiian National Guard.
The quarterly meeting of the Society of ST.
Vincent de Paul was held at the Mission
Dolores yesterday afternoon, and reports read
of extensive charitable work done by the yari-
Gus conferences
At the Third Congregational Church last
night Rev. William RAIDER preached the first of
q series OF sermons dealing with the Bible as
Literature. Last nights discourse was entitled
Genesis and the Creation
Mother Mary Thomas, for ten years Superior
nerai OF the Dominican Order for women
on the coast, died on Saturday at St Cathe-
rfne's Convent, Benicia- The deceased en-
joyed widespread reputation as an educator.
Martha Washington Circle of the Ladies'
Auxiliary of the A. o. h. of A. held its annual
open meeting at ODD Fellows Hall yesterday
afternoon. programme of Irish musical
selections and seasonable addresses was pre-
scented.
The Salvation Army will hold its annual
Christmas dinner at the old Armory Hall, cor
and new feature will be introduced by the
child members of the army. They will wait
on the table.
Owing to the urgent request OF mourning
friends the parler of the Cooper residence
was thrown. open yesterday afternoon and all
who wished were allowed to view the faces of
their departed friends. The. FUNERAL will be at
noon to-day.
. The ''untamed bucking bronco" that went
over the ring fence at the horse show Satur-
day night was a gentle California bred ROAD
horse. He was goaded into frenzy by the
vaquero iabbing spurs through the suffering
animals TANKS
Rev. William A. Gardner spoke against lot
teries and other forms of gambling last night
in the West Side Christian Church. He com
mended The CALL for exposing and opposing
lotteries and refusing to take the money of lot-
terry concerns for advertising.
Two elevator accidents occurred last even.
ing, one on the Columbia Theater stage. caus-
ing bruises to Phoebe Dawes, and the other in
a sidewalk basement elevator at 1.-THE Maze
resulting in one broken leg and one bruised
leg for Ed MckeeVer, an employe residing in
Oakland
The managers of the Children's Hospital
Gem Der %. % and "a al Thomas Days, 222
Suffer street Every thing that will in any
way help to make the lot of the little sufferers
at the hospital more bearable will be thank
fully received at that time aud place.
Frank Darragh, who was indicted by the
Grand Jury on Friday on q charge OF grand
larceny, was arrested yesterday and locked up
in the City Prison he is accused of stealing
@ sack containing $500 from Lachman d.
jacob wholesale wine merchants. He was
employed by the firm at the time.
Henry Croker, Walter Hobart and Joe
Grant ran a race yesterday in their breaks and
fours-ir-hand from the Mechanics Pavilion to
Rurlingame. Hobart had cock-horse for the
hills and made three changes: Croker made
one change; but Hobart won the purse of
$500 and Grant, who got in last, viii have to
entertain the party at q luncheon. The best
time was / hour and 80 minutes. Croker
was 20 minutes behind.