The San Francisco call., 1896-05-11
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Sutro baths were crowded yesterday as never
before.
Superintendent McLaren tells peculiar
duck story.
The ocean boulevard has been finished and
now needs only rolling.
The Trades and Labor Alliance elected per.
manent officers last evening.
Company of the First Regiment held its
monthly shoot at Schuetzen Park yesterday
Miss Adiar made a successful balloon ascen-
day.
The weather predictions for to-day are. In
settled; probably showers; fresh to south
eAsterly winds.
large number of German sharpshooters
contested for medals and cash prizes at Shell
Mound yesterday.
A. B. Dorrell of the Columbia Pistol and
Rife Club broke the pistol record yesterday at
the Shell Mound range.
In the cricket cup games yesterday the Bohe-
mians were beaten by the Alamedas and the
CALIFORNIA; by the Pacihcs.
The people who wish to hold fiesta in this
City some time during the spring will meet to-
night at the Baldwin Hotel.
Herman de Leur, the steward of the British
ship Falls OF Halladale, was injured yesterday
in row with the Yankee mate.
John Riordan won the coast handball cham
piouship from J. Harlow in the San Francisco
court yesterday afternoon in three straight
games.
President Austin of the Park Commissioners
favors selling part of Buena Vista Park to
raise funds TO buy park for the people of the
Mission.
The Woman's Congress was closed with a
praise service last night in Native Sons Hall,
during which the Rev. Anna Shaw preached q
powerful sermon.
Robertson 4 Peyton's Diana won first prize
at the Ingleside Coursing Park yesterday, the
same owners Royal Buck taking third and
their Master Glenkirk fifth.
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went on the rocks at Little River. was placed
on the drydoek Saturday and found to have
been considerably damaged.
Edwards Davis, oakland's boy preacher, drew
big audience to the First Christian Church
OF this City yesterday and will now probably
be elected to the vacant pulpit.
During row at Fifth and Mission streets
early yesterday morning John Crowley, a
plasterer. living on Willow avenue was struck
with slungshot and seriously injured.
John Purcell, who lives at the Commercial
House, fell OF scanthng in lumber-yard al
Steuart and Lombard streets yesterday after.
noon and fractured his left shoulderblade.
John Bell, nephew of the late Banker
Thomas Bell, is in this City endeayoring with
little success to fathom the mystery of the ac-
eident with which Fred Bell is said to have
met.
A large number of officers in the United
States army will soon be retired under Para
graph No. 20, in order to make room for this
years West Point class OF seyenty-two gradu-
ates.
Yesterday the Southern Pacific steamer Her
aid colIided with the Modoc, and in backing
away from the other boat bumped into the
Monticello The Modoc was considerably
damaged.
For reasons OF morality and as convenience
10 citizens during the calm summer evenings
C. d. Salfield favors the lighting of the park al
once without waiting to establish plant foI
the purpose.
The remains found at the old '49 camp in
the park were iden titled as those of Albert
langenberger. He committed suicide because
his wife threatened to leave him If he did not
find employment.
Jacob Fisher. dissolute character, persisted
in lying down before 8 Marketstreet car Salur-
day evening. He wanted to get injured and
railroad company.
Paulist Church yesterday. He gave interest
ing. statistics about religion in England, and
told about the unique work of his order there
in preaching upon the streets
superintendent Weaver OF the Almshouse
will not surrender that institution to Reddy.
who was recently appointed by the Board OF
Health. Sir. Weaver has retained Henry E.
Highton to fight the battle in the courts
The Spiritualists of California will hold a
convention in this City on May "a. IS and %.
Harrison ID. Barrett, president of the National
Spiritualist Association will be present and
organize the local societies as branches of that
federation.
The Vulcan Iron Works on Fremont street.
near Howard, were destroyed by fire early yes.
terday morning. and the Reliance Machine
Works, adjoining, very badly damaged The
loss was roughly estimated at 5000 600 The
Vulcan people were insured for $3I 500 and