The San Francisco call., 1897-06-01
CITY NEWS TN BRIEF.

The weather prophet promises that to-day
. shall be fair aud.warmer:" - <. ~. .,
Victims Of the lottery @swindle are talking.
aboutappe aim 8. tO.the Grand jury.
-Durrant's attorneys Will appear. 10: the
United States District Court for a writ OF
habeas corpus. :+ -: =.
1 III the. ffstic. entertainment at Woodward,5
Garden last night ButierAnocked out slaEih
ih the frstround: =. ,.r.. 4 ~; III. ~
Arrangements. are being: made Tor swim.
ming race =trom n North. Beach. 10 AIcatraz
IslanG aud return.: = 81: =. IN. =.
Theiuneral Of thelate John Bain:took place
yesterday AFTERNOON from Scottish Hallto the
Masonic Cemetery. -. = r. =; Il: :.- i. :
Horse trainer Gleason has been arrested and
returned to San Jose, whence he fed. leaving
his board bill unpaid. II :. :
The Alameda cricketers returned from san
Jose. last evening, having been: defeated by
the Garden CITY team, = II: '.:.:. :.
-. Fred Nelson, a tanner, committed suicide
notwithstanding shooting himself through
the heart with a a-reyelyer. -. =. !.
The widow OF A. J.. Boyken Of the "Snakep
drugstore, who died two weeksago yesterday,
died yeSterday:of a broken heart :-...E
J.:T: Cove has returned here after a visit to
- he East and South. He says the business
situation there IS considerably better. ..-.....-..
! Severai thousand persons witnessed the.
MEMORIAL day exercises al the Grand Army
plat in odd Fellows Cemetery yesterday. =
The local council OF the Order of chosen
Friends celebrated the anniversary OF the
order.by day and a night at the Chutes yes
lerday. " .:~. -
The Holy Cross parish picnic and excursion
to Bohemia Grove, Sonoma County; yesterday
was . a grand SUCCESS fully 1900 people. at
tending. ~. -: - >.
/ Governor Budd.didn go to the Yosemite,
as he Intended, yesterday. II thought II best
. 70 remain near until the San Quentin reyoltis
suppressed ~. - =.
Captain. Samuel Blair, The. pioneer ship
owner and lumber. and coal dealer, died at
h home, 1915 Van. Ness avenue. early ~yester-
day mornin 2: +.--.: ~.
-. .Noah.A. Horn a eompositor, while riding
on.a bicycle on Golden Gate. avenue. near Pol K
street, was run down. by a man driving horse
and buggy and injured. :->.-.= :. .s:--. !.
.Pinker ton detectives in. this and other cities
are trying TO fnd Phillip Friedricf fs+ a boyIe s
years. of age who ran away from his home IN
-NeW:Qrleaus in uly, 1896. ~: r
~ Many retailers and othersin Richmond op-
pose the closing OF the: cemeteries aud give
slailS.lcs 10 snow that they. do not interfere
Wlththe heaith OF that=district- -. r.:
The observance OF Memorial day in. San.
Francisco was general Business was. sus-
pended and. all. classes Of the community
recognized the National holiday.
:: The monument to. the inencry OF faiIen.
comrades OF the Regular Army and Navy
Union, Pacific Coast garrIsons, was dedicated
ar he National Cemetery yesterdey. = .:....'
Ihe.trQttfng, pacing and running. events at
HB eslIe- were Wei aItended yesterday Belle.
Booth Barrett Ada r, Eedette. Aggie d and
Farewell captured tee:pTizes off red. r:
- Two prominent San Francisco Republicans
are. mentioned as aspiranis for the vacant
Iostmasters chair. Presi de nj Nc EEi nley viii L
no doubt leet one Of the two ere many, days
pass. ....- -. Fl. .:.: =.
Ten thousan visitors assem- bled ct the
Presidio.y Yesterday toattend the Memorial ex.
srcises. under: the auspices Of: George H.
Thomas POST g. A. R., and to view the uuHeil--
Ing OF the Regular Army and Navy Union
monument. ri: ~, : :: - > II:
The California Inanimate Target Associa-
tons Tournament came.to a close sterdayat
Alameda.J unc ction The.%Los Angeles Clubs s.
team: defeated all corners for the CLUB cham
pIonship and 0rto FeudneT of.the Ofympfcs
won the lndIYidual- Champions hip: -. :.