The San Francisco call., 1897-02-15
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The teams for the coming international tug
OF war tournament have been selected.
The truck team of Fire Company No. % beat
bail. ''-' '''ll % '1e same com "'' a. OASs-
; The Cuban League is still growing and the
local organization viii probably be perfected
this week
Partly cloudy Monday with occasi onal
sprinkies of rain. - Local Forecast official
Harmon.
James J. CoIbett. champion pugilist of the
world, received fatterlng ovation yesterday
at the Chutes.
Rev A J. Wells preached last night on the
subject, The New Woman OF Tennyson's Day
ana our own"
! san Francisco socialists will celebrate the
anniversary OF the rising CT the Paris CON-
Inune March Ia.
The marksmen OF the First and Fifth regi-
'ments are preparing for the 100-men team
match Tor trophy.
Mrs. r 5. Lille spoke on the Bible and
Splrltusllsm, before the Society of Progress
sive Splrltualists last evening.
4 large number of the Chinese arrested Sat.
1rday night during the raid by the police
were released on bail yesterday.
At the san Francisco handbalI court yester
day j. +. Bonnet and Z. Maloney defeated
r. L!nehan and NJ. J. kiIgallon.
Miss Margaret Craven returned to San Fran.
cisco yesterday after pleasant journey OF
three months 10 Italy and Egypt.
The fighters who viii meet at woodward's
Pavilion on the evening OF Washington's birth.
day are getting into fine condition.
d. =. Eames of Santa Cruz was struck by a
Halght-Street car on Market street last even.
ing and sustained painful in juries
At lngleside yesterday Fire eman won the all
aged course: at Sacramento Pansy and Rece D.
lion were the winners OF the two runs.
A large number of rifemen were at the
Shell Mound rifle range yesterday, but owing
TO the falling mists the shooting was not uI
10 the average.
There was a trial shoot yesterday at the
Olympic Gun Clubs picturesque new grounds
at Ingleside, the first live bird grounds on this
;side OF the bay.
The Trebeli concert at the California last
night attracted a fair house. The gifted So
.prano sang the palGcca from "Mignon' and
received an ovation.
The ST. Patrick's convention was in session
Yesterday, and it was decided to have grand
demonstration at the Mechanics Pavilion or
the mig ht otMarch IL
Twenty thousand dollars was raised by the
enthusiastic congregation of st. Luke's Church
yesterday morning II will be used for the
building OF new church.
Charles Burke, sailor, was arrested yes.
terday on warrant charging him with burg
Iary, IN breaking into the saloon OF August
Anderson, "a Howard street.
D. o. Mills, the New York millionaire. who
owns the Mills building in this City and a
country home al Millbrae, arrived here yester-
day and will remain until April l.
The Marble Cutters and Finshers' Associa-
ton has much fault to and with the character
OF work being done upon the new interior
marble walls in the City Hall tower.
Superintendent Reddy OF the Almshouse and
ex-SuPervisor Wagner. recently appointed to
the inspectorship OF the dependent poor, both
contend that the creation OF that Office was a
necessity.
The labor convention was in session all of
yesterday afternoon, and the forty delegates
present discussed pending abor leglsIaiion
and decided to hold rousing mass-meetine in
the near future TO urge the passage OF bills
during the present session OF the Legislature
Al meeting of the La Dor Exchange yester-
day resolutions were passed calling attention
OF the Mayor and Supervisors to the new
financial system, asking them to study it IN
to the end that public improvements NAV be
inaugurated without creating lnterest-bear-
ing debts.