The San Francisco call., 1896-03-09
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF,

The Sutro baths win be opened on Saturday
next
Nearly half million of people have visited
the Park Museum in year.
The weather predictions for to-day in this
City are: Light westerly winds.
several enjoyable social events. recorded in
this issue, took place during the past week
The Paint Club met and elected officers, the
ceremony being concluded with banquet.
Rev. J. Cumming Smith delivered an inter
eStlng sermon on foreign missions yester-
day.
naphtha bicycle tried in Golden Gate Park
will be ruled of the drives because it frightens
horses.
Some apple orchards thirty years old are
said to be fourishing in the Julian mining
district.
large number of the National rifemen
held their monthly medal shoot at Shell Mound
yesterday.
The funeral OF W. ". Main took place yester-
day afternoon from the family residence on
Oak street,
The remains of William Sparrow. king of the
gypsy tribe, were laid to rest yesterday in odd
Fellows Cemetery
SchuetZen Park is being put in good condi-
tlon for the opening shooting and picnic sea-
son, which VIII commence on April 5.
is. Tanning yesterday at the Olympic Gun
clubs shoot, smashed the coasts record by
breaking seventy-eight straight bluerocks.
". R. Logan, Fresno rancher, drew q big
pistol 10 defend imself in Bottlekoeuieas
music hall yesterday and was arrested on two
charges.
Several enlisted men applying for commits
sgoned rank in the United States army were
examined by board OF officers ct the Presidio
recently.
Major T. C. Ryan of Ohio addressed large
audience al Metropolitan Hall yesterday on
Nineteenth Century Patriotism and It's De-
mands."
Samuel Osbourne, who mysteriously disap.
rod f-Or So Ercn oil aichf
was recently seen in South Africa by Barbour
T. Lathrop.
General Forsyth, commanding the Depart
ment OF California, has decided to convert
Black Point Reservation into beau tiiul park
for the public.
The promenade concerts at the bicycle show
yesterday afternoon and evening drew large
crowds. The races continue tonight, Tues
day and Wednesday.
Mrs. Lucy C. Goodspeed's death on Saturday
came just as the last of her many legal diff1cui-
ties had been surmounted and her inheritance
was practically secured.
Members OF the Empire Gun Club opened the
season by match at Alameda Point. Good
scores were made by many of the shooter
Several hundred birds were killed.
Bill Dyson, a colored bootblack, was shot
last night ION Grant avenue, between Post and
Suffer sseets, by Benjamin Franklin voolfolk,
also eolf red, whom he had assaulted.
There was no news from the Pacific Mail
Company's Rio de Janeiro yesterday. 1t is now
and tug may be sent to her assistance.
Dr.. Cases pulpit in Howard-street Methodist
Episcopal Church will be temporarily filed by
Dr. Jewell OF Oakland and DR.. Larkin OF Los
Angeles during his absence in Vacaville.
The four l3-inch rifed guns OF the battle
ship Oregon have been placed in positlon-two
in the forward and two in the after turret
The trial trip is scheduled to take place May L.
The Sue Ying Benevolent Society held its an
nual banquet at the Woy Sin Low restaurant
last night, and INDUCED in birds nests. fishes
heads, abalones, sharks fms and other delica-
cies,
Thirty-two members of the naval reserve
had practice drill on the battle-ship Oregon.
The barge Mayfiower and gig Boston were used
by the men in their trip TO the Union Iron
Works.
James P Gormley and Pete Morello nearly
lost their lives off Alcatraz yesterday. Their
boat oapsized and had il not been for the sem
try who sent them assistance lney would nave
been drowned.
There is no change in the conditions attend
ant upon tha painters proposed strike, which
will take place to-day. The men will leave all
shops where the bosses refuse 10 accede to
their demands.
William Mannix. boy living at 5051S Fell
street, jumped from the steam cars opposite
the recreation grounds, Golden Gate Park,
yesterday, and haQ narrow escape from being
fatally injured.
Ira D. sankey and ]. B. steboins, both of
whom have travelled with Moody, the famous
evangelist, held largely attended song services
noon and evening.
H. Hellberg of the Nord peutscher Schuetzen
Club yesterday won the beautiful gold medal
presented by Captain L. Siebe OF the Shell
Mound shooting range, Tor the three best Gen.
ters IN the past twelve bullseye contests.
Milk Inspector Dockery declares that this
City's milk inspection system is not inferior to
that of Alameda, but that, on the contrary, it
is more complete. He saws thatthere are many
things in the plan which have not yet been
put in operation.
Several physicians and dentists of this City
believe that toothache can be cured by the
Roentgen ray as is claimed to have been done
by DR.. Levett in Paris. DR.. Therne explains his
reasons for his belief and cites theory OF the
famous DR.. Koch.
Henry z. Highton sees in the recent decision
of the Supreme Court in the matter OF the
power of Judges TO reverse the verdicts OF
iuries great advantage 10 INSCRIPTIONS cor.
porations and great menace to the perpetu-
ity of American institutions
J. c. Nealon and T. F. Bonnet defeated J.
Riordan and NJ. Dillon, and ]. Harlow, the
Coast champion, and w. Williams defeated r.
r. Donnelly, the amateur champion, and N. ].
Kilgallon at the San Francisco handball court
yesterday, each in three straight games
Alta preliminary meeting of members of the
Societe Francaise de Bienfaisance Mutuelle,
held Yesterday, it was decided to recommend
change in the bylaws to allow all ply
sicians holding diplomas from Legitimate col
Iepes. to present themselves as candidates for
positions in the French Hospital.