The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-09
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

the theaters for tonight.
The Third Brigade will go into camp at
Santa Cruz next Saturday.
Fair Monday; northwesterly winds-A. G.
Meade, local forecast official.
An engineer division OF the naval militia
will be organized next Monday.
The ST. Georges Club will bring off three
good hstic bouts next Wednesday night.
The French club Ligue Henri " held their
third annual picnic at the Chutes yesterday.
The details Tor the encampment of the First
Regiment OF Infantry will be issued this week.
There was an exciting runaway in the park
yesterday and four people had a very close
call.
Maior-General James and staff have gone to
the encampment Of the First Brigade al Santa
Monica
The old monitor Camanche has been
brought back from Mare Island by the Naval
Battalion.
The tug Fearless has been taken from the
Merchants drydock and will be put back into
commission.
The MISUNDERSTANDING cricket match
played yesterday resulted in draw in favor
OF the former team.
Military marksmen were plentiful on the
Shell Mound rife range yesterday and some
lair scores were made.
BacIgalupe CarameIls, teamster was shot
in the back yesterday afternoon by Leone
Seine, 3 SCisSors-grnder
1t is almost q certainty that business inter
ests Will compel Fitzsimmons 10 soon give
Corbett return match.
The gold medal of the Ariel Club, offered at
ats regatta OF yesterday, was won by Alex
Page OF the Dolphin Club
party of pleasure-seekers went TO the
Cordell banks on the Vigilant yesterday and
made good catch OF rockcod.
Troop I OF the regular army will camp with
the Third Brigade at Santa Cruz and impart
instruction 10 the guardsmen.
All OF the Swiss societies OF this CITY and
Marin County he'd their annual excursion
and picnic yes terday at Fairfax.
D. B. Faktor the well-known rifeman, car
ried of The honOrs IN the champion classes of
two rife club; at Shell Mound yesterday.
Federal Quarantine Official Rosenau ordered
the City OF Para, from Panama, 10 Angel
island on account OF a death on the voyage.
David Belasco the author of 'The Heart of
Maryland" arrived from the East yesterday
10 supervise the production OF his play in this
City
John Corello was brought to the branch Re-
ceiving Hospital yesterday suffering from a
bullet wound IN the back. The case is rather
mysterious.
The troops at the Presidio, including the
three branches of the service, will soon start
for the woods near Redwood City to engage in
mRneuyers on grand scale.
At the san Francisco handbau court yoster-
day J. {. Nealon and P. /. Dopnelly played q
Z
han, darkness preventing the final from being
played.
W Powers, first baseman for O'Connor, Moi
fatt & CO.. baseball team, had his right arm
broken at Sixteenth and Folsom streets yester-
day afternoon while throwing the bail from
first 10 third base.
Mrs. Eliza Arkwright, music-teacher, liv-
ing at 1921 Pine street, was knocked down by
& boy blcyclist at OFarreu and Stock ton
streets yesterday, and both bones OF her right
leg were fractured
On account Of he steamship Australia going
on the drydock this trip she VIII not get out
on the regular advertised day, Tuesday, Au-
gust 10 Her date has been set Tor Thursday,
August u, at NJ.
The feast of St. Dominic was cele brated yes
terday g st. Dominic's Church, on Steiner
street. Special music was procured for the
services and large congregations attended the
morning and evening devotions.
Brigadier- General WarfeId Second Brigade,
\. G. c, win attend the G. \. r. National en-
campment at Buffalo, y Y, and in his absence
the command OF the brigade viii deVolYe on
Colonel Fairbanks Of the Fifth Infantry.
Felix Garcia, boy living at San Rafael, was
wounded three times yesterday a Fairfax
Three bullets fred in shooting gallery went
through the boards 81 the back of the range
and struck him in the head, hand and arm.
". P Crowley, barkeeper, was arrested
last evening on the complaint of Herman
Nage. He was detained Mt the California
street police station on charge of robbery
The petition to President Mckinley regard
ing slavery in Chinatown has been received
with delight by all those who have been work
ing in that part OF the City Tor the Christian
missions They told yesterday what they
thought OF 1t.
An alarm was sounded from box 1872 at7:3O
O'Clock last evening for q fire in two story fat
owned and occupied by jeremiah Regan, 325
IRngton street The cause of the fire, when
damaged the building to the extent of 81, 900,
isunknown. The loss is covered by insurance
James P. Carroll and Henry Krockell of the
Stockton Pistol and Rifle Club were the guests
OF the Columbia Pistol and Rife Club yester-
day al the latters regular shoot at Shell
Mound Arrangements Will probably be made
toon for a match between teams from these
two clubs.
Alta meeting of number OF prominent Jew
ish citizens yesterday at the Mlsslon-sireet
temple il was the general sentiment of the
speakers that the colontsts now IN the City
ought 10 be helped, but that others, who con-
template coming, ought 10 be discouraged.
The principal speakers at the meeting were
Rev Dr. Isador Myers and Rev. Dir. NJ. S. Levy.
A subscription Of about 500 was raised for
those now in the City,
There was q large gathering OF Germans at
Shell Mound Yesterday, the occasion being the
regular outing OF the United German Socie Ties
OF Oakland. TIE organizations were the Elm
trAchts, Turner's, two lodges OF Odd Fellows,
Herman Sons and the Redmen. In addition
there were three singing societies from this
citv, computing in all 200 voices. The must
cal feature OF the occasion was particularly
interesting. In the afternoon the younger
element INDUCED in races for prizes.
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1t is estimated that greater quantities OF
gold and silver have been sunk in the sea
than are now in circulation on earth.
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