The San Francisco call., 1897-07-26
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The whales are now visiting the Cliff House
fair Monday and warmer, but the ususl
fog n the morning.
The park is 10 have new pen for the in
creaslng herd o. elk.
Major Kinzie, e. s. A is now in oom.
mand OF AlcatrAZ Island.
A number of attractions ara announced nv
the theatrical managers for tonight.
The Fifth Regiment, Second Brigade, has
evacuated camp Shafter at Santa Cruz.
Companies I and NJ held their monthly
medal shoots at Shell Mound yesterday.
The Signal Corps Of the Third Brigade has
gone into Camp at Bonner, Placer County.
The Alameda Club crieketers defeated the
Pacific team at Alameda yesterday by nine
rcns
4 W. Thomas won the fve-mile road race of
size California Cycling Club at San Leand 70
y5sterday. I. Il. White made the fastest time,
12:24
the standard OF the National Guard of Cali
fornia.
A forty hours alteration was begun at St.
Mary's Church, California street, yesterday
morning.
number OF excellent musket scores were
made by the members ol the Columbia Club
yesterday.
Chief OF Police Lees narrowly avoided being
mixed up in runaway yesterday while on
the water front.
party OF tourists we're run away with on
the ocean beach yesterday and had q narrow
escape from death
All the passengers on the steamship China
have been vaccinated by order OF the Federal
quarantine authorities.
Lieutenant Price of Troop A. First Cavalry,
y. q. ca has resigned to accept position in q
bank in New York City.
The Dolphin regatta was marred by the boat
roYed by Alex Pape being swamped by the
roughness of the water.
The Olympic Gun Cub held its fifth monthly
Hve-pigeon shoot for class medals yesterday
81 the lngleslde grounds.
The stern wheeler II. c. Grady was sighted
Saturday evening last by the steam schooner
Laguna near Point Arena
The feast of st. James was celebrated yester-
day at St James Church. corner of Twenty
third and Guerrero streets
Rossette and Cavalier. both barely out of
the saPling class, made fine records yesterday
a the InglesIde coursing park.
The assets of J. J. O BTien & Co have been
assigned TO local creditors to facilitate the ar
raugement Of the firms affairs.
Referee Jack Weleh. who declared the
Dixon Hawkins battle draw, stood 10 win
5000 had he decided in Dixon's favor.
German sharpshooters were largely in at
tendance al the Shell Mound rife range YES
terday, and many good scores were made
At the Occidental haudbau court yesterday
J. C. Nealon and P. I. Donnelly, the amateur
gallon.
W. J. Walters, editor of the Mercury. ad-
dressed the Theosophfcsl Society at Native
sons Hall last night upon THE Evils That
Threaten Society"
At the Danish societies annual picnic at
Shell Mound yesterday the novel amusement
OF ring-ridlng on horseback for prizes was in
troduced, AID caused much fun for the spec
tators.
The quarterly meeting of the societies Of St.
Vincent de Paul OF the various Catholic
churches of this City was held yesterday
afternoon at st. James Church, corner of Guer-
zero and TWenty-thlTd streets.
~. E. German OF the Columbia Pistol and
Rifle Club broke the ten-shOt pistol record at
Smell Mound yesterday, making 80, Colum bia
target count. This score beat that made by
a. B. Dorreu year ago. only by Creedmoor
count.
Wholesale milk-dealers and dsirymen are
still indignant over the quarantine of their
product and viii hold q meeting soon 10 form
uIate plan OF action and to bring the whole
question 10 q crisis and thus define their
rights.
Edna c. Newman, pretty little miss,
years OF age. astunished and amused the doc
tors at t. e Receiving Hospital yesterday morn
ing by asking them TO patcn up her doll that
had lost its right loot, and they humored her
by performing the operation, much to her
satisfaction.