The San Francisco call., 1896-08-24
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

John l. Bardwell says he donates to the
park museum in order to educate the masses.
The day not being inviting yesterday there
were not many people in the park or at the
beach.
Partly cloudy Monday morning; generally
fair during the day-Forecast Official W. d.
Hammon
The San Franeiscos beat the Imperials By a
score of 19 to at the Folsom-street ball park
yesterday.
Company B. First Regiment Infantry, n. G.
c., returned last night from weeks encamp-
ment at Los Gatos.
Joe MeAuliffe and Joe Choynski will ehristen
the new ring of the Occidental Athletic Club
next Friday night.
Observations OF travellers and statisticians
confirm the TACT that the Wilson bill helps Eu-
rope and hurts America.
The cup cricket match between the Alameda
and Bohemian clubs resulted in victory tor
the latter's team by 47 runs.
Governor Bpdd and Major-General N. T.
James will hold conference this week to con-
slider National Guard matters.
Steven Mencaci met his death yesterday
morning by either falling or jumping from the
roof OF house IN August alley.
Miss Lizzie Utschig won the championship
medal OF the Ladies' California SehuetZen
Club at Schuetzen Park yesterday.
Winthrop explains how he was betrayed and
arrested by Detective Cody in Oakland when
Magnet won first prize at Ocean View eours-
ing park yesterday, while Emin Pasha and
Deceiver were successful at Ingleside.
William Brown, s. Bevis ana Joe King were
arrested last evening on a charge Of having
unstamped opium in their possession.
The United States Army Retiring Board,
which was recently convened in Chicago, ad-
journed to meet in San Francisco next October.
Among the games played in the handball
courts yesterday was d series OF five 70 decide
the championship OF the Mission at the Eureka
court.
The continuous work of improvement at
the Potrero is making wonderful transforms
ton in the Typographical appearance of that
district.
Numerous Improvements have been made in
the Potrero lately. Many OF these are OF such
nature as to be of benefit to the entire COM
muaity.
Governor Franklin of Arizona is in town
with q distinguished party of Territorial celeb
rites who have come here for few days
good time.
Otis Lincoln Johnson, California infant.
three months old, was baptized last evening
under the auspices of the Spiritualists in
Scottish Hall.
Miss Bertha Monroe Kickoff of Berkeley is
creating wide discussion in literary circles
over the novel ideas she has set forth regard.
ing Woman's suffrage.
The body of Mate Charles McCallum, who
was drowned from the steamer Gypsy at Broad
way wharf last Monday night, was recovered
from the bay yesterday.
Two callOw youths created a scene in a
French restaurant on O'Farrel street yester-
day evening by refusing to pay for double
dinner which they consumed.
At the Good Citizenship meeting yesterday
at Metropolitan Hall the Rev. W. 7. Fleenor OF
Seattle talked upon "Our Public Schools, the
Palladium OF American Liberty"
Silvo Bresolesi, boy employed by Angus
tine Cabano, vegetable gardener on the Mis-
sion road was arr ested yesterday on the charge
OF stealing $50 from his employer.
Three hundred exeursionists went down on
the Sea Queen yesterday to witness whale
hunt, but no whales were on hand 10 be caught,
and the crowd returned disappointed.
local undertaken IN an interview yester-
day says that the business is suffering from
the hard times; that there are just as many
funerals as ever, but the bills are not paid.
The nineteenth annual midsummer high
jinks of the Bohemian Club was a success. Two
hundred mem bers OF the club attended the
outing il MeeSer's Grove last Saturday night.
An unknown man assaulted a Chinaman
named Sob Dab in Baker alley last night and
made his escape undetected. The assault is
supposed 20 be the result OF q highbinder feud.
The trouble over Pebble Beach recently
broke out afresh in Pescadero, and as a result
Jus tice OF the Peace and a prosecuting officer
are to be cited 10 appear before the Federal
court.
Local wheelmen are up in arms at the deter
mination OF the Southern Pacific. as published
in THE CALL, to charge on their ferries and
trains hereafter for the transportation OF
bicycles.
The last days shoot OF the California Schuet-
zen Club was held yesterday at Sehuetzen
Park. The distribution of prizes will be held
on Thursday evening at Eintracht Hall on
Twelfth street.
United States Commissioner of Indian
Affairs Ex-Judge Browning, now here on
s~&lve
should be made self-supporting and that tribes
shou Id be abolished.
Meat Inspector Davis discovered yesterday
that H. F. StoltZ, butcher, $40 Castro street
had q slaughtered COW which had been badly
diseased on his premises and will this morn
ing swear out three complaints against him.
A free swimming contest, to which the pub-
lie is invited, will be given in the Young
row night by mDers of the swimming club
who viii takei part in fancy aquatic sports
and diving.
earDestness, the cornerstone OF the new St
PauPs church on California street. near Fill
more, was laid yesterday, Right Rev. William
Ford Nichols, Bishop OF California, conducting
the exercises.
she'll mound of exceptional antiquity has
JUS been discovered at the Oakland racetrack,
and eight human skulls, said by Professor
Merriam of Berkeley University to be at least
thousand years old, have been unearthed
These skulls differ from even the most de-
graded of known Indian types, being almost
entirely devoid of forehead.
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