The San Francisco call., 1896-02-10
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The weather department says that to-day
/ Will be partly cloudy"
Professor Markeburg made q successful bal
loon ascension yesterday.
The museum in Golden Gate Park ranks
fourth in the United States.
The enc thousandth concert of Golden Gate
Park band was given yesterday.
Prince Luigi of Savoy attended musicale
given by 4. A. Lucchesi yesterday.
The Oceanic steamship Australia arrived
yesterday morning from Honolulu.
Colonel T. P. Robinson was married to Miss
EFelyn NJ. Clay yesterday afternoon.
Mrs NJ G, Cobb is the only one who can pet
Monarch, the bear in Golden Gate Park.
W Neyils, the mining magnate, predicts a
great gold mining boom 70; this summer
THE CALLS newsboys win be given a gala
oay at the Haight-street grounds shortly.
The Truly Shattuck statue in the grand court
OF the Midwinter Fair is being demolished.
Rev. Joseph Worcester yesterday compared
lie TO field and the herbs that grow there on.
The local society of italian veterans gave a
dinner to the petty officers of the Colombo yes
terday.
All the railroads running to the park and
the Gun House were crowded to their capacity
all day yesterday.
Mayor sutro visited Prince Luigi and the
other officers of the Italian cruiser Cristoforo
colombo yesterday.
Rev. ]. Cumming Smith lectured yesterday
afternoon in the Y. NJ. c. A. Hall upon "Ac-
cumulations OF Manhood"
large number of people visited the italian
war vessel yesterday under the auspices of the
Italian Benevolent Association.
Or. Carlos Martyr, the "Chicago Parkhurst," !"
addressed the Woman's Federation at the Cen
evil.
Several exciting and closely contested games
were played in the handball courts yesterday,
hf f1Or, III \
defeat.
CIV. Wilcomb, curator of the Park Museum,
returned from the East last week He secured
collectlon OF articles Of colonial times for the
museum.
The big ten-inch cannon was taken to the
Presidio yesterday. Thirty-two horses were
hitched to pull it, and eight more were used in
going down hill.
The magnificent new building of the Native
Sons OF the Golden West was dedicated yester-
day in the presence of large number of mem.
eers ana their friends.
The ReorganiEed Teachers Club of San Fran.
CISCO VIII holo lis nrst meeting under the new
In the Mercantile Library building.
Professor J. J. Morse delivered a lecture at
National Guard Hall last night under the
auspices of the California Psychical Society on
the Evolution OF Soul; Its Battles
Huber ]. Grant, one of the twelve apostles OF
the Mormon gospel IN an interview yesterday
said that he receives the same direct inspira-
tion from above that was accorded the Dis
ciples of old.
Girl students at Stanford University cause
great wrath among Miss Vests girls by back
ing out after challenging the City school TO a
game Of basket ball. Berkeley co-eds will soon
play the seminary girls.
( Thomas Warren; alias Stone, was arrested
early yesterday morning by Detectives Gibson
and Wren for committing a burglary over a
year ago in the house of Thomas Macrow,
1Ol9 seventeenth street,
The proprietors of the saloons where poker
games were raided Saturday night are going to
contest the action OF the police vigorously.
They claim the ordinance is invalid, and two
OF them declare they have not violated it,
Mrs. Maggie sinnet. of Is Russ street, in
formed the police last evening that while
entering Golden Gate Park yesterday in a
crowd, her pocket was picked of purse which
contained 50 20 and several small articles.
The police have aseertained that the alleged
hold-up OF Joseph Ranken. manager of the
1ngleside Hotel, on Wednesday evening, was
no hold-up at all. and that the young man,
James Monahan, who took the diamond PIN
was well known to Ranken.
The inter1republic military rifle match be-
tween the Nationals of this City and the Ma
tional Guard of Honolulu took place yester-
day. The local marksmen shot at the Shell
Mound Park range and made total score of
1899 points. The result of the Honolulu rifle
mems shoot will be sent up by the next
steamer.