The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-11
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The lepers hope that the proposed Federal
hospital will be ests blished.
The higher prices of wheat prove an aid to
producers, but restaurants are charged more
Tor bread.
At the eoursing at Ingleside yesterday
thirty-two dog stake was run, and sam took
first prize.
Dr.. J, A. Anderson spoke last night to
the Tbeosophical Society on the Memories of
Past Lives"
The case of the Widow Morton, who has been
ordered to remove her house, is one OF poverty
and distress.
Cloudy and foggy weather Monday with, per
haps, light rains is the weather officers pre-
dictton for to-day.
Rev. F. R. Farrand lectured on Spiritual
ism last night and denounced mediums as
masters of sleight-of-hand.
Hypnotism is being indiscriminately taught
(in San Francisco, and it extends leap year
privileges to ladies indefinitely.
}. c. Nealon and NJ J. KilgalIon defeated T.
F. Bonnet and P T. Donnelly at the san Fran
cisco HandbaI Court yesterday.
The United States gunners at the coast de-
tense districts are required TO take lessons four
times week in modern gunnery.
John Marks, AL Jessie street. had a fight
with his wife yesterday and had 10 be sent to
the Receiving Hospital Tor repairs.
Mrs. Andrew SCHUYLER, who is separated
from her husband, sells yiolets in front of his
Office Tor the purpose OF notifying him.
posed 10 any propos ed reorganization OF the
guard lest it be legislated out OF existence.
The principal speakers at last nights meet
ing of the Socialist Labor party were the Rev.
w. D. P Bliss and NJ. W. Wilkins Of the New
Charter.
The Rev A. J. Wells preached last night on
Socialism" in the Second Unitarian Church,
and his conclusions were decidedly uncon-
ventional.
Rev. W. D. P. Bliss spoke in the Y NJ. c. A.
oil -1urr hi for
OF Christian Socialism" There was a large
attendance.
Two weeks of mission work was commenced
by Rev. Fathers Splinter and Herman. o. P,
of New Y ork, at st. Dominic's Church yester-
day morning.
Ernesto Theodore, who is staying at the Occi-
dental Hotel, is contractor and builder. He
is not, as enormously stated, a mine-owner
and coffee-groWer.
The men at the various military posts in this
City and vicinity will during the current anu
next month receive instructions in practical
and theoretical work.
Stow Lake, in Golden Gate Park. was
emptied last week TO be cleaned. 1t was
found well stocked with trout and the bottom
was in good condition.
Peter Borston. the missing clerk of William
Price & Co, 327 Front street, arrested
Saturday night and booked at the City Prison
yesterday Tor grand larceny.
Rev. Dr. McLane, known as the Los Angeles
Parkhurst, has been in this City for the last
ten days on business connected with the debt
with which the doctors church is burdened.
One of the best baseball games of the season
was played at the college grounds yesterday
between the college team and the VIII &
Fincks of this City. The Fincks won by score
Of TO ,.
Amelia Manning, I'll Howard street, applied
earbolic acid to her lace yesterday in mistake
Tor glycerine and rose water and it will take
months before her cheeks resume their natural
color again.
tional church preached sermon on the
decalogue last night, in which he expressed
the opinion that the commandments were not
miraculously delivered.
The principal sharpshooting clubs held
their initial shoot at the She'll Mound rife
range yesterday. The weather very cold
and chilly north wind prevented the max
ing OF remarkable scores.
The rooms of R. L. Weldon at the Berkshire
Hotel on Jones street were entered by burg
lar on Saturday evening shortly after o'clock
and box containing valuable papers and u
sum OF money were taken.
The wonders of Egypt and the Nile will be
the subject OF an illustrated lecture at the Y.
NJ. G. a. Association Auditorium, Mason and
Ellis Streets tonight, By Rev. Haskell Smith,
n. A, OF London, England.
James Treadwell, VINO is to inherit 81, $780,
oO0 when he becomes of age in couple of
years, left this City last Tuesday. Mrs. J. J.
|Weleh, divorce, is missing, and her friends
think they were married in San Jose.
The result of the Army and Navy football
teams victory is that a strong com bination
eleven OF enlisted men and officers of the army
may be formed to play the Vancouver Bar
racks team OF Washington next season.
The San Francisco police rife team viii soon
begin monthly contest for medal offered by
Captain l. Siebe OF Shell Mound. Arrange
meDt IS have been made so that the proceeds
Of the match viii equip the police with new
rifles of a modern pattern.
AT the installation of officers Of the widows
~, dTC~ ion -
Department yes terday afternoon the police
choir made its'first public appearance. and the
members acquitted themselves most credit
ably.
Mrs. McRoberts, once a resident of this CITY
where she was prominently associated with
the movement for female emancipation, died
in London on December l. Her husband was
formerly Dewspe pernan mere and Is now
similarly engaged on the English metropoIi-
tan press.
David de Groat found the body OF man
floating in the bay At Lombard-street wharf
yesterday and notified the Coroner's office.
- The deceased wore ct the time of his submer-
sion Prince Albert coat and pair OF black
cloth pantaloons. Nothing was found in his
pockets which would give any cleW to his
name.
The Columbia Pistol and Rife Club at its
last meeting decided 10 admit lady marksmen
into the club on an equal standing with the
men. The club has prepared fne shooting
programme for the season of 1897. Nearly
= twenty medals and many large cash prizes are
onered on the rifle, musket, pistol, revolver
and small rife matches.
The great inter-republic match between
teams Of 100 men OF the First Regiment, n. G.
c., and the Hawaiian National Guard, was
held yesterday. The California marksmen
shot at the Shell Mound Range and made a
total OF 1852 points out of a possible 5000.
They were sadly handicapped by the cold
weather. Some OF the best shots selected did
not shoot.
The quarterly meeting of the Merchants
Association will be held at the Academy of
sciences Hall, S19 Market street, Thursday
evening January IA. The special subjects for
discussion at the meeting will be Past
Present and Future Work for the Associa-
ton" Legislation Most Necessary for san
Francisco" and "Plans for a Better System
OF Sewerage"
Ladies of the Maccabees
On Tuesday the ladies' Of Alameda Hive held
pleasant and interesting meeting, which there
were present visitors from the oakland and san
Francisco hives There was exempIifcaton