The San Francisco call., 1897-09-20
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

= --;Adjutant.General Barrett, n, G. c., has gone
East on a visit.
-. schutzen Park, San Rafael, was crowded
: With rifle men yesterday.
:: The South Ends swept the board at the
regatta at Ell Campo esterday.
Cloudy Monday, with fog in the morning
a. g. Meade, local forecast official
:. The Alerts were defeated py the Fresno
Republicans yesterday by a score of tod
Queen Llliuokalant attended services at the
First congregational Church yesterday morn
ing.
Mrs. Ann Calvert. the lady who was burned
at her home Saturday afternoon, died yester-
day.
Lizzie Zimmerman tried to commit suicide
al 1O3 Montgomery avenue yesterday by tax
ing carboHc acid.
y At the San Francisco handban court yester-
~ n. Linehan and Al Hampton defeated J.
=. Nealon and Z. Maloney.
Yesterdays cricket match between the Ala
media and Pacific clubs resulted in an easy
victory tor the latter team.
The naval militia at this port has been CON-
p!mented by the paymaster OF the naval
militia OF Philadelphia, Pa.
Seven lumber-mills will open to-day, giving
employment 10 great many men and dimip-
lshing the ranks OF the unemployed.
Captain G. L. Edie, surgeon at the Presidio,
has been ordered to st. Michael, Alaska, with
the soldiers going there on police duty.
only military marksmen were in evidence
at the Shell Mound rifle range Yesterday. A
number OF tairly good scores were made.
The United States warship Marion arrived
under sail twelty-four days from Honolulu
yesterday and went directly to Mare Island.
Orders have been issued for target practice
BY the National Guard during September, but
IL this city the soldiers have difficulty in find
Ing range.
The new picture gallery of the park museum
viii be installed this week and a fine oil
painting from c. P. Huntington will be among
The new exhibits.
yesterday on charge OF common drunk, and
thelF four little neg lected children we're
booked for public institution.
Bernardo WILDER. waiter was arrested late
Saturday night for violating the bicycle
ordinance, ana was released on his own
reeognizance last night by Judge Low.
The Single Tax Society last night passed re-
solutions OF regret for the death of their
treasurer, James s Reynolds, There will be an
election OF his successor next Sunday night.
News arrived on the American ship Cyrus
Wakefield, 103 days from New York yesterday,
that seaman named Roland had stabbed the
second mate, Thomas Marks, on the 18th ult.
Sarsfeld Council of the Irish National
League held its first annual picnic and excur-
sion at She'll Mound Park yesterday, and
very enjoyable time was had by those who at
tended.
Bishop Peter 7. Rowe has Just returned from
I aska. He does not believe that there will be
d much suffering In the klondtke region as
4 ny suppose.
!. F. :. ForG of the First Christian Church
n fFeTed the regular Sunday afternoon lee
Nj Tor men at the Y. NJ. C. A. auditorium
yesterday. HIS subject was Let the Dead
Bury Their Own Dead
The alarm through box 366 last evening at
: so o'clock was for some burning paper in
shed in the rear Of the Douglas Primary
school, supposed TO have been started by a
cigarette carelessly thrown on the floor.
Damage nominal.
The charges which School superintendent
Webster made against the School Board have
called forth a hot reply from Directors Ragan,
Drucker and Carew. They blame him for the
schoolbook list and say he is ignorant OF the
affairs of the department.
Tickets for DR.. Hummer lecture on ALASKA,
the Land of Cold" 10 be given at the Young
Mems Christian Association Auditorlu |,
eTeson and Ellis streets, tomorrow evening
are selling quite rapidly He will give a
- description OF the miners and their travels
and of the principal points in connection with
the gold discovery and Alaska in gene raj.
The lecture will be open 10 the public an is
given for the benefit OF the young mems fair
fund