The San Francisco call., 1897-02-01
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Hereafter no ball playing VIII be permitted
at the Presidio on Sunday ::%y|:. ~ -. -.
The feast Of the Conversion oil st. Paul was
terday. "....-. .g:.-.~: :: +.
Annie Besant. the noted dsTheosophist,. ,.will
lecture in San Francisco. during the coming
summer. ~. - r.: :. @:.a... ~,
Rain Monday morning. elesrfngin the after
noon-probably. That IS to-day $ weather
prediction. -. u: q: r. i,>
No @swanhtlda yet, and she has been out
siXty-nine days, put the. average passage. is
seventy days. = - -. ~:
The Olympic Dramatic. Club. gave a clever
performance at the san Francisco Turn: Verein
Hall last night -. -: :.:.>'. ~ i
The attendance@ of RI flemen: at the shell
Mound rife range yesterday was. very large,
despite the rain all day $780,, -.
Colonel Moore will bechief< quartermaster
department. o. California. vice Lieutenant-
Colonel Kim all, II arlsferred.' :. - =
The Forty Il ours Adoration was inGugurated
at 81. Francis yesterday: morning. In the
evening Father Wynn an preac ed: -: 80. r. -
The Socialists, owing TO the limited capacity
OF their hall, wilE m eet in a new place, 35
EDDY street, next Sunday evening" - i.
The Rev. A.. ]. Wells of the Second y Unitarian
Church preached? last evening oil the subject
Remedies for industrial. Evils. /" - r..
The Germanis= Schuetzen> Club has % ffered
eight. cash prizes in additIGilr: to.its regular
medals Tor the best scores OF the year. -:
At the san Francisco handbatl court yester-
day T. +. Bonnet and R. Iinehan defeated J.
C.~Nealon and~Coast Champion Riordap: =: Il: r..
The ten Chinese high binders VIII o purchased
g. hrearns and We're arrested a{urday. nightior
Yagrancy we're rel ease don bonds yesterday
In a sermon last nigh t. the: ReY: Mr.. David
OF the Third Swede delborgiaIi Church called the
story OF the flood q; divine alegoty, and told
why. =. - - =: -. -.
The bad weather yesterday. caused the Park
and Cliff House to: be near ly. deserted:. Moth
ing was going on. I: the* Chntes~ and cyelo-
drome. -, =
Rey John NJ Dick: the :weeli-known Boston
evangelist, de liYered q aleCtur at Y. NJ. G: A.
yesterday afternoonr= entitled, "a A Thrilling
.Experience:''< = ~ - :::,- & H.. -
Al a special meetingof the Manufacturers
and Producers Association last Saturday the
boiler inspector bill was severely conde emned as
cinch- Ileasu ure.=1: =. = - -: - !
A branch of. the: Holy Name Sodality, an
organization whose object il. the repression Of
profanfty5 was instituted at. ST. Dominic,s yes
Rev: Harold. Bolee believes the religion OF
the next@century WILL abandon. the idea of
eternaEpuli Inn en- e. He: ex pounded h is views
at-GOEden Gate Hall last nign t. III " III:
The .const tant turningi in of false alarms to
the Fire department has been :di scoyered 10
be prompted by a:1notlve OF robbery while the
men, are out attendlp Ito duty. - i. -. =. =
The union meeting OF, the Bands of Hope OF
District No > was h he}dy yesterday afternoon,
at Epworth, Me tnodiSt Church Western Star
Ba d won the; quarterly prize banner: HI
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.ofto:FeusbeTgita yoMng. man was arrested
last night On>:a charge OF breaking int o the
Peoples Palace about .thr ree weeks ago and
siealrng drum, trombone and. some poker
chips. i. :; <.r :.:..>--..' =,
" John Farley Moses AZ. Gunst,@ Charles
Asher and J. S.*Purdy: are afrang ing for: :pri-
vate Pullman palace-car. parties: TO attend the
Corbett : FitzsimInons. fight; in Nevada on
March H.. = .... - - - =
The tenth annual convention oflabor dele
gates from various FOCAL unions met in con-
-vention. in San Fra ncisco 4yeste rday.:< They
condemned Governor. Bud DIS fock-crusher law
for convicts.e.:: s,:e:-~. -, - " - =:
Mrs. George" Law Snith entertained the
mem bers of. the. Cha made Club at her resi-
dence on Jackson: street .on#:S Saturday. H: J..
Stewart read an interesting paper, which was
interpreted by vocal sc lections: .. -. =,
F. V. Brooks and LID. Hargus, attorneys for
Wong Chong3 theGhinese bar berlin the Little
Pete case, held as a Witness have petitioned
ior g writ. OF habeas corp 1s under which to
secure his liberatlon::, 1t will be heard to-day
before Judge SeaweN :: : - '@<@+.:r5 49,. .:
Franz Wolf committed suicide with re-
voIyer in g lodgin g house on Howard street.
The police say III eyr AYE co inclusive evidence
that he is the -man,:Who murdered Mrs. NJ:
SprinZnik. his IN isEresS,~ at s9I8 Montgomery
streeton Saturday q tern oon& e. T.. -. =.