The San Francisco call., 1897-01-02

standing the fact that while cases are
numerous. in which el leetric lamps have,
unaided come to" o"earth, there is no an
thenticated instance OF one having
clim bed up again without assistance"
All this verbosity is in regard to an arc
lamp that fell at the corner of Pacific ave-
nue. and Oak street three months ago and
/ has not been replaced, Notwithstanding
that "the information was pumped by the
writer into the mental storage battery of
the City Electrician, and that the reqion
about is in condition analogous. to that
+ which led tothe inquiries as to the where
abouJs of Moses when the light went OUT"
The petitioner continues in this strain,
and closing with child-like confidence.
asks for the Issuance and formulation of
the essential ukase whereby the boundless
contiguity OF gloom in which we are en-
shrouded upon each evening, nightfall
may definitely be dispelled, dispersed and
dissipated.. For now
when curfew tolls the knell of parting day
/ And pleas for light assail the powers that be,
To all spch wise answers, 'NichtS verstehe'
And leaves the world to darkness and to me. -
Boys Brigade Target Practice. ;.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Jan. 1.-The third
annual target practice of the Second Regi-.
ment OF Infantry, First. Brigade Boys
.Brigade)i was held this morning at the
High street range. The range was in
I recently appointed inspector of rife: prac-
tice OF the. reg ment. This shoot, like the,
[ others was a.success, as some good scores
were made and no accidents occurred to
mar the day. :. ...
|; The regiment shot by. com papies, the
staff shooting last. 1t. was understood that
nothing but Springfield rifles were TO be
mand of Lieutenant B. G.. Elliot, used a
Winchester rifle.
The. following scores were made:
+. Company A-Lientenant Hughes %, lieu
/ tenant Barber III Private Crane A. Private
Taylor19, Private Hands PrivateNeame il !;
Company B-Did not shoot; is located IN
Company c--Lleutenant Dnsmore "a. Lieu
tenant Hanley IL Sergeant Gamble. 2, Ser
+ geant Ward 25, Corporal Lovegrove 49, Cor
poral Simpson "a Private Robinson 80 Pri-
vate Groome %: total 164.
Company D-Flrst Sergeant c. G. Bird H.
Sergeant Kempk ey 21, sergeant Woodcock 25,
Corporal Plngree 49, Sergeant Bush 30, Cor
poral Stowe 8, Private Wold IL, Private Orth
%, Corporal Crawford %, Private Plngree IL
Private Adams 90 Private Ross 1S, Private
Woodside %, Private EyaEs II, Private De
Wolf IL; total 292
/. Hospital corps-Lieutenant Elliot 80, Lieu
tenant. Mitchell 27, Sergeant Greenwell %,
Private Jsrdiff 20, Private Mitchell %, Private
Stanley 26 total 165.
Commissioned staff.-Colonel E. J. Walker
II, Ma1Or II. flne 70, MAJOR IL. N. CODDIeQick
a. Captain p. L. Weymouth %, Captain H. f.
Hobson "a Captain w. o. Bird 8, First Lieu
tenant ]. H. Cobbledick 81. First Lieutenant
PauLFerguson II. Second Lieutenant Locke 10.
A medal had been promised to the en-
listed man making the highest score.
Private Robinson OF Company G secured
the prize, making a score of 80 Three
men OF Company D were a close second,
scoring 90 each.
The five highest scores of companies
being taken out it was found that the
Hospital Corps had won the trophy by
three, Company D being the second.
The officers pronounced the shoot grand
success in every particular and were well
pleased with the outcome.
A Pioneers Funeral.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Jan. 1.-The funeral
of James Walsh. the pioneer, took place
from ST. Jossph's Church this morning at
80 O'Clock, and wasIargely attended by
citizens from both sides OF the bay. In
terment took place in the Catholic csme-
terry, Oakland.
Warren's Remains Arrive.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Jan. 1.-The remains
of w. J. Warren, resident of this city,
who died in British Columbia on the 23d
of Dece1n Der, reached this city to-day.
An old ruin has been uncovered on the
Mooui reservation in Arizona and nearly