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

lie Petit Californian, a semi,weekly French
paper, has suspended publication.
There have been several changes made in
the executives OF the Baldwin Hotel.
number of spirited games of hand dbail
were played at the San Francisco court yester-
day.
Fair Saturday, with frost Saturday morning;
continued cold weather.-Local Weather Fore
caster. .: -
The Olympic Club members held 'iopen
house" yesterday and entertained their
friends.
Emancipation services were held. last even
ing at the Zion African Methodist Episcopal
Church. :
The Mission Five-mile Improvement Club is
preparing for an active campaign for much
needed improvements. =.
The big football match yesterday at Central
Park resulted in a victory for Olympic over
Butte by score OF ID to 4.
Rev. w. D. p Bliss, the we'll known advocate
OF Christian socialism, will lecture at st. Luke
Church next Sunday at IL A. NJ. - - :.
picked nine known as the Golden Gates
defeated the First Infantry baseball team
yesterday by score of Is to IL. =
British gold is seeking investment in the
gold mines OF California. Professor Thomas
Price is looking for mines for capitalists.
Several persons will.be arrested tomorrow
upon the charge OF selling adulterated milk
and also of dealing in milk without:a permit.
The big steam collier Eva, which is to take
the place OF the wrecked San Benito, arrived
yesterday from Nanaimo with 4026 tons OF
coal. - -
The eighth annual banquetof the corinth-
ian Yacht Club took. place last evening": The
"salts" sailed away from care with great sue
cess. 30 -. j.. = II; -.
Senator Eugene Bert will in troduce bill to
make the fees OF eX pert detectives as great as
these OF the janitors and: bailiffs of police
courts. -. ...... :. :.
The San Francisco Golf Club held matches
at their links back of the Presidio reservation
yesterday ]. Lamson and H. Babcoek were
winners -. -. : :.
The Ashbury Heights residents are ap-
parently determined to have an abundant
supply of artesian water for their use in the
near future. -:
George D. Harrington J.. J. Catalan, Charles
Swanson and C. NJ. Lamm were treated at the
Receiving Hospital for knife wounds early
yesterday morning:
The Mechanics Institute Chess Club and the
Victoria tB. C) Club began asst night to play
of the tie game for the Pacific Coast cham:
pionship by telegraph. -
The steamer Point Arena arrived from the
north yesterday almost empty, being unable
to take in cargo at her regular ports on. &C
count OF rough weather. -
Twelve thousand people attended the races
at Ingleside track yesterday. The winners
were Libertine, Perseus, Moylan, Lucky Dog
Greyhurst and Red Glenn. :. T..
Vosmer the balloorist made successful
ascent last night from the Chutes. He left the
grounds about II P. NJ. and finally descended
at the Ingleside racetrack.
Olympic's defeat of the great Butte football
team yesterday by a score of IA TO was the
first time this season the the Mon ntana team
had not won decisive victory. =:
w E. Becker of Minneapolis won the bic
fYe-mile race at the Velodrome yesterday in
the fast time of IL 90. An immense crowd
was present and witnessed some excellent
sport.
Mayor Sutro says he will be very glad to la Y
down the Mayoralty, He is little puzzled
how TO introduce the new Mayor to the new
Supervisors while the old Supervisors keep
their chairs.
At the Presidio athletic grounds tomorrow
at noon the J. J. o. Briens will lace the Kohl
berg, Strauss & Frohmans. At P. NJ. the
Dolphin Boat Club syndicate VIII. play the
oarsmen. w. A. Lange will umpire.
The British bark Empire arrived yesterday
from Newcastle, N. S. w, after stormy voy-
age. A heavy sea boarded the bark, smashing
the compass and bursting open the cabin and
forecastle doors, flooding the vessel.
The cid steamer Portland, formerly the
Haytial Republic, has been chartered by the
North American Transportation and Trading
Company. She will be reftted and put on the
run between this port and the Yukon.
A special meeting of the San Francisco As.
sociation OF Improvement Clubs has been
called for tonight to protest against the pro
posal of the present Board of Supervisors tc
try to hold over on technical grounds.
The Burlingame Club gave a luncheon
yesterday to numerous guests and afterward
there was a 8 tee pleehase for the Duke of Ar.
buzzi cup, which was won by Gailoping Dick
q POLO pony. In the evening the horsemen fol
lowed pack of hounds on a. drag hunt, and
the New Years day concluded with q grand
ball.
A. Carlisle yesterday secured the prom Use oi
teacher of the public school at the Faraflon
Islands, to take charge OF the proposed homer
pigeon line at the Farallones. between the
Farallones and San Francisco. This will prob:
ably make it possible for the Weather Bureau
. and shippers and agents to receive prompt in
formation of storms off the coast and also oil
the needsvof shipping. This is considered to
be an important step by members Of the Cham
'ber of Commerce.