The San Francisco call., 1897-04-05
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Charles Abner Stanley died in this City yes
teTday.
Eclipse won the coursing match at Ingleside
yesterday.
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church will be
almost entirely remodeled.
Grading the site for the park electric power
house Will begin this morning.
Fair Monday except foggy IN the morning.
w. II. Hammon, forecast official.
THE story of the Cross was presented at
the Church OF the Advent last night
For tomorrow evenings concert brilliant
programme has been prepared by the Loring
Club
refuge from Democrats who are clamoring for
office.
The Scottish Thistle Club held one of its
charac teristtc entertainments last Saturday.
night.
Two brothers. E. Il and Antoine Zvietich,
separated LOT thirty years, met yesterday in
this City.
The steamer Del Norte which arrived yester-
day, reports the sealing schooner Luisa D with
$50 skins
The Conway & Baumels defeated the A
Shrek Baseball Club at Golden Gate Park by
score OF is to Is.
Surveyor-General VIII 8. Green OF Colusa
delivered an address before the Single Tax So
ciety last evening.
There were $40 unemployed men who are
barracks last night.
Several military companies held their
monthly medal contests a. the Shell Mound
rlfe range yesterday.
Lieutenant A. A. Borlini beat D. Grant of
the Signal Corps III nfIy-shot revolver match
at Shell Mound yesterday.
Al the San Francisco Handball Court yester
day ]. G. Nealon and K. LlnenaR defeated
Z. Bonnet and L. Hampton.
There will be a meeting tonight in Temple
Emanu-El TO discuss pan 10 re-eSta bllsh the
Jewish religious tree scnooI.
Rev. Father Joseph Byrne delivered an i'm
pressive sermon al 81. Mary's Cathedral last
night The theme was "Sln."
Rev. c. c. Herriott delivered an address TO
young men yesterday at Y. NJ. c. A. Hall on
Mans Great Need,' which he declared 10 be
salvation
The funeral of Henry Livingston TOOK place
yesterday from Pioneer Han. II was largely
attended. Tne lntermenL TOOK place at
Masonic Cemetery.
Antoine Zvietich, who arrived here yesterday
from Europe, witnessed the horrible massacre
OF 5000 Armenians by the TURKS some months
ago IN ConstanunopIe.
Carnival Director Bergerot and Grand
Marshal Umbsen met number OF volunteers
at the carnival headquarters yesterday Irom
whom several committees were selected.
The Lippman Bros baseball team would like
to play any team whose mem bers are under 19
years OF age. Address Al J. Nathan, manager,
443 hayes street, City, care Lippman Bros.
, The United States steamer Alert arrived from
/ Honolulu yesterday. The officers say that the
trouble among the japanese is nothing but
NWnat the Hawaiian Government can handle.
The pig whitehall race came off yesterday
ano~was witnessed by an enormous crowd.
Tom Murreys boat came in first, Dave
Crowley Jr. was second and Dave Crowley ST.
third.
William Hilderbrand, II years of age, while
in the back yard OF his uncle's residence on
Capp street early yesterday morning, was mis-
Ion, lTnr rlorh nv. nTa ITNn xxh n
shot al him.
Judge Frank Kerrigan has made extensive
plans for securing members for the California
Associated Cyclers, which has supplanted the
i. s. W. in this division, and is confident OF
success for the new organization
The Bay City Wheelmen won for the third
successive time the great annual 1OO-mlle
bicycle relay race around the bay yesterday.
The time was t hours, 49 minutes, 80 seconds,
over six minutes faster than the best previous
records.
A big crowd went to Schuetzen Park yester-
day. Il was so big in fact that the 1:30 boat
had to leave 500 behind. Thieves got IN their
work and John Fligger, secretary Ct the Gro
cerymen's Union, was relieved OF $l1O and a
Mrs. Wilson lost her watch and chain.
Captain Warner of the San Francisco and
North Pacific Railroad fell from the apron
into the bay yesterday and had narrow es-
cape. After being pulled out he went 10 fix
one OF the pawls N ratchet WORK and had
piece OF flesh ripped from the ball OF his index
finger.
The battle for the Varney relay cup is over
BY being victorious in yesterdays 100-mile
race the Bay City Wheelmen won the coveted
prize for the third time and 1t now becomes
their permanent property. 1t wal pretty
race oil through, with lew accidents and no
serious delays, and the record was once more
lowered.
The position of State Librarian rendered to
Z. d. McCabe, who is about to resign the office
OF private secretary 10 the Governor is re-
garded as only temporary job Mr.. McCabe
slated Mr.
Secretary OF the State Board OF Harbor Com
missioners.