The San Francisco call., 1897-06-28
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF,

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Fair Monday with brisk westerly winds is
to-day's promise.
The Camanche recently made successful
cruise on the bay.
There are number of attractive plays on at
the theaters for this evening.
-. Our National Guerdsmen are getting ready
tor the Fourth OF July parade.
Preparations for Independence dav parade
are rapidly nearing completion.
The park museum has the nucleus of
NoEary and hopes for additions to it.
The retail dealer who adveruses, 1--WE al
WAY give 3ust what you ask tor," and lives up
10 ms promise IS certain OF good trade.
= The: Pioneer Boat Club christened two new
sktHs and held series Of races yesterday.
: Uncle Sans duty on the opium that came
over IN the Gaelic will aggregate $135, 900.
The Reliance baseball team defeated the
Bakershe.d nine yesterday by a score Of 20
10 10.
=. Tom ORourke VIII arrive here tonight with
fighters.
1.-THE military post on Angel Island is the
tEIrd line of defense in the harbor of san
francisco.
~ The Acme Club Wheelmen set ffteen-mile
record mark al IL AZ yesterday A. II. Bullion
being the rider.
The cricket match played yesterday between
the Alameda and Bohemian clubs resulted in
favor OF the latter team.
TIL There is some talk OF getting up bill to
one brlgadier instead of three.
E. 4 Bozio rode FIVE miles in II 81 in the
Imperial Cycling Clubs road race yes terday,
The fastest five miles OF the year
DR.. Jerome \. Anderson spoke before the
TheosophicaI Society last evening on ''Theoso-
ply and NlcarlOu Atonement."
Dr.. Howard Russell preached last evening
al the Cali1Ornia-sJTeet N. /. Church on ''The
Anll-sGIoon League Movement"
A large number of marksmen were on the
rife range at shell Mound Yesterday and sew
erel excellent scores were made.
Engineers under the direction of the Com
missioner Of Public Works are making tests
and sounGfngs on Newtown Shoals
The. California Market baseball nine de-
feated the Vallejo Wizards yesterday morning
at Central Park by q score of 16 to L
Special services celebrated the feast of st.
Aloyslus, the patron saint of Catholic chill
dren, al ST. Ignstlus Church yesterday.
The local divisions OF the Ancient Order of
HI beTnlanS VIII celebrate independence dav
at Sehuetzen Park, san Rafael, on July 5
Scott F. Hershey. Phi. D., Of Boston, lectured
at metropolitan Temple yesterday on Good
/. Git zensAiP and the Duties Which Confront
Mrs. Hoffman and her friends secreted
themselves from reporters yesterday. Figel
Will probably be arrested for embezzlement
to-day.
=. a bucket weighing sixty pounds fell thirty
feet on the head OF a Chinese while the Gaelic
was on her way here, and he was not fatally
injured.
The handball courts were crowded yester-
day, and at the san Francisco court J. c. Nea-
Ion and P. T Donneuy defeated J. Riordsn
aud J, Harlow.
Tire Knights of Honor will celebrate the
twenty-1ourth anniversary of the founding OF
the order by an entertainment at the Chutes
on Wednesday.
The puD+iaIs of Picbard 7, partipc+oo ond
Miss Ida Benecia Hussey will be celebrated on
Wednesday evening al the home Of the brides
parents in Oakland.
The report that Chinese men and women are
subjected TO indignities by the Government
officials during the process OF fumigatiOn has
proven 10 be untrue.
False in one, false in ALL" is an ancient
legal maxim. Remember 1t to the disadvan-
p tsge- OF any uradesmaa VINO tries to substitute
one article for another.
?. /. Pritchard, plum Der, and Mike Halli-
nap, a SAWYER, attempted to fight two police.
men on Market and Cough streets, and had to
be clubbed and arrested.
The japanese Consul and prominent mem
bers OF the Japanese colony VIII give recep-
ton at the Cliff House to-day to the officers
and marines OF the warship Hyeie.
. The ceremony OF defeating and finishing
new SephoT Torah was observed by the Com
kregatlon Beth Menachlm Streisand 335- 337
Ninna street, yesterday afternoon.
During fight in the United States saloon,
Gallant was dangerously wounded, and Joe
Condo was cut on the cheek and hip.
The quarterly parish rally o: the League of
the Cross OF ST. James Church was held yes
terday afternoon. Major w. Il Mccarthy was
g the winner OF the temperance essay contest.
Ernest jacobsen of the Columbia Pistol and
Rifle Cub broke the worlds record with the
small rife at the Shell Mound range vester-
day. He placed five consecutive shots in an
inch circle, ohhand, al fifty yards.
:. Several pa Astors took for their theme yester-
day the coming Christian EIdeavOr con en-
ion. Eota BILE among these were the Rev. John
; Hemphill. at Calvary Presbyterl"n n Churc7,
and Rev. N. ?. Boynton, at the First Baptist
Church.
= The engagement Of Herbert Younger and
m ss Frances Miller, daua hter of the we'll
known Colusa millionaire farmer, has just
been announced. They viii be married on
Wednesday evening al the residence of Burns
Macdonald on Scott street.
Tomorrow evening at 8 o clC OK, in the
Young Mems Christian AssocIa non Hall,
Mason and Z! lis streets, Rev. Tom T. \ Nicholas
. OF oxford University VIII deliver an illustrated
.. lecture on t'6eaut ul,Oxford." About seventy
FIVE views viii be thrown upon the canvas.
.MT:Nich0ias is one OF the VaTish assistants of
OxfQrd University and is ia san Francisco on
brief visit. Admission 10 the lecture will be
. by coinpl mentary tickets, which may be OBJ
taiueq at the association s building. AS a
large audience is expected 10 be present by
special request few seats at 10 cents each
will be reserved for those desiring them.
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