The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-13
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF


yesterday.
Two new Republican clubs were organized
on Saturday night.
Fair Monday; warner; fresh westerly winds
Local Forecast Official Meade.
The orien tai and occidental steamship Dor1c
arrived from Chinaand Japan yesterday.
Rev. J. s. Jones, G. P, has recently been ap-
pointed first assistint at st. Dominics Church.
The League of tbs Cross returned from its
weeks camp In sonoms county yesterday
evening.
Two kanakas SWIM in the surf near the Cliff
House yesterday ard attracted great deal of
attention.
The Acme Club of Oakland won the big
twenty-mile wheemen's race al San Leandro
yesterday
Rev. D.. W. R. Goodwin lectured on "Capital
and Labor" at hischurch on California street
last night.
When Mayor Su'ro visited the baths yester-
day he was cheerd by all the people in the
vast building.
Elder Henry Tanner of the Mormon nilsson
spoke last evening on the rise aud iDestiny
OF christianity"
The tunnel OF the scenic railway, at the
Haight-s treet crumbs is to be moved to the
east end of the tack.
Captain Lees in receipt of many congratu-
tions upon theconviction of Becker and Gre
gan, the notorious torgers.
O. C. Clark, sn ex-eonvict with long Grim.
maj TSGOrQs NB DOOk6O at tle Olbg AASOA , SS-
terdsy on the tharge of forgery.
The cup cricset matches yesterday resulted
in victories 10. the BohemiRns and Alamedas
over the Pacifcs and CALIFORNIA;.
The memorv of Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe
was duly observed by the colored people at
the Zion Church Yesterday afternoon.
IAN Illustious Beginning of Great Cam
paign" was me subject OF Rev. DR.. Williams
discourse az Plymouth Church last night.
J. Harlow the ex-coast champion, defeated
r. Lsnihar at the San Francisco handbau
court Yesterday afternoon for purse of $50.
A. Lonshtn, girl years of age. fell ouf of
a two-story window at 20 Welsh street yesier-
day afternoon, and escaped without serious in
jury.
Willie BOYLE, IL years of age. was SO
drunk on Fourth street yesterday afternoon
that he had to be tsken to the Receiving Hos
pitaL
In the 20-mile cyclers' road race at San
Leandro yesterday Charles A. Kraft of the Bay
City Wheelmen rode the course in record
breaking time.
pose the proposed Park ordinance requiring
cyclists to use The cycle paths II it is to be
made compulsory.
DR.. c. A. Clinton OF the Board of Education
makes some Fery important suggestions for
the prevention OF contagious diseases in our
public school, ETC.
I. B. Moron, president of the Afro-Ameri-
can League, in a letter TO the Los Angeles
SedrCnlEntshQ NlSeS All people 10 FOle lOI
Mckinley afa protection.
The sportof Contra Costa and San Francisco
Counties held an old-time main in Marin
County yesterday. the formers game cocks
winning npst OF the battles.
Policeman Galloway found two trunks and a
bundle of bedding i'll an empty house at l42
Howard street, yesterday afternoon and had
them taken to the City Prison.
1t has leen discovered that the anti-mar-
riage rulelately adopted by the Board of Edu-
NTsnra &c stan ND
that it vii be practically imperative.
The acknowledgement at Washington,
D. c., has wired acce ptance of NJ. McGowan's
bid of Sd 700 Tor constructing two double
brick barack buildings at the Presidio.
Captain w. Z. Dougherty, U. S. A., Indian
agent of the Haupa Valley agency, is ready to
give the Indians an opportunity 20 govern
IhemselvIs under the laws of California.
Property-owners and residents on Fourth
street viii organize an improvement club to-
night. Tie object is to have the City place O
respectable pavement on that thoroughfare.
D. Waller, a commercial drummer OF this
City, reported to the police that he was robbed
on the Stockton steamer Dauntless yesterday
morning Ct $135 by man and woman he had
been drinking with.
Mrs. Addie L. Ballon aud Mrs. Elizabeth
Sloper are highly elated with their success in
collecting the works OF California's lady
writers for exhibition at the Tennessee Cen
tennial and International Exposition.
A mass meeting of the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of
San Francisco was held at 927 Mission street
yesterday for the purpose OF periecting an or
ganization with view of increasing the
wages and lessenng the hours of work.
Leading PopuIsts declare that their party
cannot accept the Democratic silver propo-
sition. They wtuld rather go down to honor
able defeat than to unite on such measure,
which they hold could not help the country.
Only twenty three days remain in which to
register at the City Hall. Registrar Hinton
declares that uIless people record their names
atsonce, fully 10000 voters will be disfran-
chised though inability to accommodate
them.
At Presidio Athletic Park yesterday the ball
game between the Imperials and the paciics
was won BY The former by score of ID to 5.
The CalifornisLeague game resulted in vic
tory for the Ssn Franeiscos, who beat the San
Joses 10 to 6.
Rev. Ray Ptlmer addressed the Good Citizen
ship needing yesterday afternoon. His SUBJ
ject was, "our Flag Shall Wave Forever" and
the address vas patriotic review of the prin-
CT S for which Old Glory stands, and an adj
mo-ition 70 all true Americans to respect
those principles.