The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-22
CITY ITEMS IN BRIEF.


Fair weather with fresh to brisk westerly
winds Is the forecast for to-day.
One of the large seals died Saturday night
ana was cast up on the beach yesterday.
Owing to a lack of funds but little work is
being done in Golden Gate Park at this time.
The ball game at Preside Park yesterday
was won by the Imperials by score of to g.
The Red Mems Shooting section held its
monthly medal shoot at Shell Mound yester-
day.
The man recently found murdered in Tuol-
umne has been identified as Peter c. Kelly, q
miner.
The handbal courts were crowded yester-
DAY and several closely contested games were
played.
Whip Jr. won n thirty-six dog stake at Ingle-
SIDE Coursing Park yesterday, Gelloping being
runneT-up.
The large number of people who left the City
yesterday diminished the attendance at the
park and beach.
General John NcComb was buried Yesterday
from the Masonic Temple with full military
and Masonic rites.
Essle Viola made a very rapid descent from
her balloon yesterday. The parachute col
lapsed, but she escaped injury.
Dan Donohoe, a waiter, was arrested yester-
day on a warrant charging him with assault
ing Edith Hansen, 10 years OF age
Park Commissioner Resented has returned
from the East and says there is @ strong Nc
hinley feeling on the other side of the Rockies.
New pumps have been fitted on the sunken
hull OF the Blairmore, and Captain Whitelaw
will resume the work of raising the vessel
Tuesday.
A feet OF seven Hawaiian sugar vessels are
now overdue, some of them as much as ten
days. They have probably met with unfavora-
bic winds.
Mrs. Nettie Craven has not yet decided to
obey the summons of Judge Slack to appear in
court today. She says she will be guided by
her attorneys
1t is now almost a certainty that James J.
Corbetts share OF the receipts at the Pavilion
next Wednesday night. when he Will meet
Sharkey, viii be $4,000
The California Camera Club, on invitation of
Director a. A. Martin OF the Mil Valley and Mt
TamalpGis Scenic Railroad took the first Of
fetal trip on that line yesterday.
Company I, League of the Cross Cadets, held
q quarterly rally Yesterday afternoon in the
hall OF ST. Peters Parish. Four ESSAYS were
read on the subject OF what Drunkenness
Costs"
The following pupils OF Mr.. Bsrtlett's ninth
grade OF the Hamilton Evening School re-
eei.ed medals Tor the term just ended: Agnes
kurander, Frank Cram, John King and Gus.
Pollack.
Rev. H. J. Calls, the new pastor of the Afri-
can NJ L. Zion Church, sees lack OF Sunday
observance in san Francisco, but he says in
some other respects this City IS ahead or East
ern cities.
An unknown man leaped from the steamer
Piedmont at :45 O'Clock last evening and was
dashed 10 death in the paddle-box, where his
remains were found when the steamer reached
It's landing.
In the cup cricket match between the Ala
media and Bohemian Clubs, played at Golden
Gate yesterday, the former team was badly
beaten. The Pacifics defeated the San Jose
eleven at Alameda.
Rev Father Conlan has retired from st.
Francis parish 10 assume charge OF the Red
wood City parish. Rev. Father 7. Caraher will
succeed the Rev. Father Conlan as pastor OF
ST. Francis Church.
Some valuable iron ore found in San Bern
ardino County mas been presented to the park
museum. new variety Of milk-White quartz
found in Tulare County has been sent TO the
museum in the park.
Edwards Davis the Oakland preacher who
has lately received considerable notoriety BIZ
his sensationalism in the pulpit, spoke yester-
day afternoon at the good citizenship meeting
a Metropolitan Temple.
Alta special session OF the Board of Education
tonight the question of deducting or not de-
Quoting frSm the salaries OF teachers when
they are absent for q short time in consequence
OF sickness viii be considered.
At Calvary Presbyterian Church last even
ing Pastor W. L. Birch advised the establish
ment OF Tree concert hall where poor work
ingmen could be entertained and served with
coffee by fashionable society ladies.
A numbsr OF the Odd Fellow lodges of the
commemoratiOn of those of their number who
had died during the past year. Eulogies were
delivered by many OF those high in the order.
Lewis Revani, nine-year-o.d lad, was shot
in the thigh yesterday afternoon by another
small boy, whom he claims to be unable TO
identify. The weapon used was 22-caliber
pistol and the wound is thought 10 be not Sc
rious.
About eighty doctors from the recently ad-
journed annual conven ton of the National
Eclectic Medical Society of America, held in
Portland Or. viii arrive here at 9 O'Clock this
morning and viii remain until tomorrow
evening.
The Rev. J. B. Orr, pastor OF the Park Con-
gregational Church, addressed the meeting in
the Y. NJ. c. A. Hall yesterday afternoon, and
next Sunday afternoon the Rev. o. II. Gruver
will speak at the same place on 1.-The Secret Of
Getting knowledge"
Edward Abrahams, youth of 10 years, was
locked up last evening pending investigation
on a charge OF embeZzlement He is accused
OF collecting for a parcel which he was deliy-
ing sc. o. D." for the Eureka Delivery Com
pany and falling to make returns
Mrs. Beck-Meyer, who represented Norway
Sweden and Denmark al the International
Womans Congress at tie Worlds Fair, spoke
last night at the First English Lutheran
Church on the Scandinavian Reformation in
its Relation TO Our Times and Country"
NEW TO-DAY.