The San Francisco call., 1897-03-08
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Occasional scattered showers Monday.
Racing at Emeryville Will commence to-day.
The aeronaut at The Chutes had an exciting
adventure yesterday.
The unemployed viii open an intelligence
bureau for women.
Rev. William RAIDER delivered sermon yes
terday evening on "Superstition.'
The War Department will no longer allow
civilians 10 inspect the Notifications.
The first Sunday of spring was bright enough
to draw great crowds to the park and beach.
John Foley, hackman, was asphyxiated by
gas in his room in the New Western Hotel Sat-
urday night.
Right Rev. Archbishop Riordan addressed
the Catvarlan Society yesterday afternoon at
the cathedral.
Rev. j. S. David explains away the seeming
cruelty OF Elisha praying for the bears to de-
stroy the children.
The csnonical erection OF the stations was
celebr ated at st. Ru th's by Rev. Leo Bruner
yesterday afternoon.
The sale of seats in this City yesterday for
the Corbett-Fitzsimmons fight in Carson did
not quite reach $1,000.
The Italian Bersaglieri Company and the
Garibaldi Guard each gave d successful mas
querade ball last night.
7 F. Bonnet and Ed Maloney defeated j. C.
Nealon and r. Linehan in the San Francisco
handbau court yes terday.
The picnic season at Shell Mound Park
opened yes erday, and at schuetzen Park, near
San Rafael, II will be opened on April 4.
The distribution OF cash prizes won yester-
day at the Germania Clubs public shoot will
be distributed tomorrow night at 30 Eddy
street.
The funeral ceremonies over the remains of
the late Police Sergeant T. D. McKenna were
conducted yesterday under the auspices OF the
NJ aSOnS.
revenue cutter Richard Rush to patrol the
Farallon Islands TO prevent the killing of the
sea lions.
The Single-tax Society held its regular meet
ing last night, ]. A. Herne, who had been
previously announced 10 speak, was unayoid-
ably absent.
The st. Patrick's Day Convention yesterday
denounced the Carson prlze-tight Prepara-
lions were made for splendid celebration of
the day here.
The Lincoln Gun Club held its first regular
club shoot at Alameda Point yesterday, the
two principal events being 100 bird and
20-bird match.
Dr. Jerome A Anderson addressed the Theo-
soPi-icsl Society at the Academy of Sciences
Hall last night. His subject was entitled
BE- .'Sald Ito Myself
The Point Lobos Improvement Club will
meet a Crosthwa1te's Hall Fifth avenue, be-
iween Clement street and Point Lobos avenue,
tomorrow evening.
Elias Thompson, a sailor, who insulted
young ladies Saturday night, was arrested by
two young men and booked on the charge of
disturbing the peace.
Miss Maybelle Gerst and Captain Naphtaly
were married last evening at $50 O'Clock at
the California Hotel DR.. Voorsanger per-
formed the ceremony.
D. W. Mclaughlin, on q score of 7S out OF
so points on the man target won the Ger
mania CLUBS highest cash prize at the Shell
Mound rlhe-range yesterday.
mt
late Asa Fisk were held by the Rev. DR.. Berger
al the residence of the family, 700 Hayes
street. yesterday afternoon.
Little Mary Arata, aged years, tumbled
out OF second story window yesterday at her
home, us Mon tgomery avenue. The little
maid sustained severe internal injuries.
Sheriff W. V. Buckner of Kings County ar
rived in the City yesterday afternoon, having
in charge Antonio Bacon, who will spend the
next fifteen years in San Quentin for burglary.
Acting Greek Consul Goustlaux has wired
the Consul-GeneraI ut New York informing
him that there are 80 Greeks here who wish
10 obey the call to arms and soliciting his ad-
vice.
Rev. II. Dharmapala, who is endeavoring to
promulgate the theos optical science as con-
ceived by Buddha, addressed an audience in
Shasta Hall OF the Native Sons building last
night
A burglar who was discovered by young
woman while he was trying to pick the lock
rell street tried to choke her, but her screams
frightened him away.
John Mattson, painter, living at 617 Bush
street, got into a ght in the Empire Theater
saloon, 2t Ellis street, early yesterday morn
ing, receiving fractured skull, and "Fatty"
Blodes, the proprietor, was arrested.
The California Marble Cutters and Finish
ers' Union has pronounced the California
Iravertine Company working In the dome of
the City Hall as being ''scab" and viii ap-
peal to the Sandstone cutters Union to with
draw its members from the work.
Members of Carpenters Union No 4S3 are
building house Tor Louis Meter, one OF their
members, who was burned out lew weeks
ago. Meter owned lot on Croke street,
secured the lumber and the carpenters are do
ing the work on Sundays without pay.
Tue conferences OF the Society OF ST. Vim
&C ent de Paul assembled at 81. Joseph's Church
yesterday morning to receive communion.
In the afternoon Il general meeting OF the
conferences was held in st. JoSeph's Hall, at
which reports were heard of the various con-
ferences.