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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-04
WHAT SOUTHS|DE WANTS,
Board of Supervisors to Be
Asked for a Complete
Survey.
No Action Taken on the Withdrawal
of the Cars From Carl
Street.

"The best way to improve the Southside
district was the theme of discussion by
the Southsde Club at its meeting last
night, at 20 Eddy street. The club is COM
posed of owners of property south of
Golden Gate Park. The official name
of this district is Southside, but
since the organization of the Southside
Improvement Club there, resulting in a
confusion of nomenclature in the public
mind the property-owners south of Golden
Gate Park think it may be advisable to
change the name of their district. This
was talked of somewhat last night, but
action was deferred. 1t may be that
owing to its peculiar scenic advantages the
name Park view will ultimately be adopted.
In opening the meeting President G. w.
Pope stated that the most immediate want
of the district was a general survey, and
an appropriation by the Board of Super
visors for the establishment of street and
sewer grades. 1t had paid taxes for many
Years he observed, without receiving any
apparent benefit.
He also alluded to the recent withdrawal
of its cars from Carl street by the Market
some action should be taken seeking to
compel the combine to comply with the
conditions of its Metropolitan franchise.
The opening of j street TO the ocean, and
the completion of the ocean boulevard were
also touched upon by him.
Wendell Easton was present and took
such an active part in the meeting that a
vote of thanks was afterward rendered to
him. He thought the whole district could
be graded for about $500 or $500 block,
and as for transit facilities he was of the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-04

Elliott, George L. Hall, David Marshall,
Byron ID. Bent and Arthur Davies were
elected as a nominating committee to
select eleven directors for the ensuing
year, captain and two lieutenants.
With two or three exceptions the old
board will probably be renominated. Who
the road officers will be is question, as
there are many candidates for the Offices
William Christ, the Olympic Club racer,
has joined the Outing Road CLUB and will
ride from scratch in their roa6race on
Sunday, September Is.
Daniel O'Callaghan of the Bay City
Wheelmen will leave on Saturday for a
tour around the world. He will not take
, his Wheel and will be absent about year.
He has promised to send the club some
euro from every country he visits, so it
may soon have quite collection of
wonders.
The Camera Club Cyclists will hold
their regular meeting tomorrow night.
Commencing then and continuing during
the winter there will be read at every
meeting an interesting and instructive
paper, which will be submitted to the
members for general discussion.
Mitchell M. Shields, well-known
wheelman of Los Angeles, is in this City
to consult with the Racing Board upon
the McAleer-Castlema dispute. He is
representing McAleer.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-04
TRIAL OF DURRANT.
Continued from First Page.

world in pity and in horror, white-haired
Judge of the Superior Court mounting
slowly the steps to the portals of the sane
tuary, and followed closely by the jury
and its guarding army of bailiffs, by the
District Attorney of the City and County,
and by most-of the officers of the court
this was the strange and impressive scene
presented to those who counted themselves
fortunate in witnessing it from the houses
that line Bartlett street. between Twenty
first and Twenty-second, yesterday after
noon.
A squad OF policemen guarded both en-
frances to the block in which stands the
iIl-starred church. And behind each SQUAD
stood thousands of men and women and
school children. They began to Assem- BILE
there long before the prison van arrived,
so swiftly did the news travel that the pris-
oner and the court and the jury were to
visit the church.
After the prison van made its way
through the crowd at Twenty-first and
Bartlett streets, carriage containing Dis
trict Attorney Barnes and Attorneys Dick
inson and Peixotto followed closely. Judge
Murphy and the jury and the necessary
complement of newspaper men, who made
the journey on Valencia-street cable
car, arrived several minutes later.
They found Durrant standing in front of
the church between two bailiffs, his hands
in his trousers pockets, the Invariable
smile upon his lips.
Policeman Russell led the way. He had
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-04
again the courts admonishing words to
the jury. then adjournment until this
morning
WHEEL AND TRACK,
The Olympic Club Will Encourage
It's Athletes to Renewed Action
in the Field.

The Olympic Club Will Encourage
It's Athletes to Renewed Action
in the Field.
Leonard Gill, the newly elected captain
of the Olympic Club, is determined to stir
up some life in outdoor sports this coming
winter. Mr.. Gill Is editor of the Olympian,
a club journal, which has done consider
able to arouse the fast-fading interest in
outdoor sports. While conversing on
athletics generally, Mr.. Gill said that the
club was handicapped now owing to the
present wretched condition of its grounds,
but that the near future may disclose GER
tain good things which will be appreciated
by the members who delight in outdoor
sports, such as running, jumping, etc. The
captain is well aware of the fact that unless
the Olympic Club can turn out some very
good men when field days are given under
the auspices of the Pacific Athletic Associa-
ton, the honors of victory will perch on
the shoulders of the representatives. of the
universities of California and Stanford.
The college boys of Berkeley are deter
mined to sweep everything before them,
athletically speaking, this year, as they
have the material at hand TO put into the
HeId at days notlce, ana 1t therefore
behooves the Olympic Club to look sharp
and be up and doing if it expects to make
any representation this season worthy of
mention on the field or track.
The annual members meeting of the
Bay City Wheelmen was held last Monday
night at the clubhouse, AL Golden Gate
avenue. Over half the membership was
represented in person, and the various re-
ports of officers and committees showed
the club to be in a most prosperous con-
dition. A. W. Khys, A. Lundberg, R. J.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-04
OUT-OF-TOWN PERSONALS.

Santa Rosa, Cal, Sept. Sc. o. Richards
city editor of the Republican, has returned
from visit to Capitols. Captain Crosse has
returned from visit to San Francisco. Mrs
Thomas Hopper has returned from q months
visit TO CRpitola. Miss Josie Byington is visit
ing friends in San Francisco. DR. n. B. Coff-
man of Healdsburg is visiting here. Banker
Cotton of Martinez Contra Costa County, is in
Santa Rosa on business. City Assessor John
ston and Frank Lamont are away on a camp
ing trip to the mountains. Miss Irma Wood
returned Sunday evening, after a two months
visit TO her cousin, Mrs. c. H. Fuller of Los
Angeles. J. F. Paschal of Mount Olivet went
down TO Sausalito TO see his daughter, Mrs.
Criminal, who is quite sick. Mrs. Paschal is
with her daughter
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-04
THE FEDERAT|ON'S WORK.
New City Charter and Other
Important Matters to Be
Taken Up.
Every District in the City VIII Be
Represented in the New Or
ganization.

Pending the issuing of charter in ac-
cordance with the articles OF incorporation
as filed with the Secretary of State few
DAYS ago matters IN Civic Federation cir
cles are very quiet. In fact it will be some
weeks yet before they will enter upon the
campaign of municipal reform, though it
is not to be supposed that in the interim
they will be less watchful than in the past.
The charter is expected any day now, but
in order to work legally. or rather in con-
formity with the articles of incorporation
there are many details yet to be attended
to-
The first work to be done by the incor-
porators, or the committee of eleven, as
they are termed, is to select sixty-eight
men, people of prominence and unques-
toned integrity, who shall control and di-
rect the affairs of the Civic Federation.
In them will be vested all the powers
granted by the Secretary of State to the
committee of eleven, and with them will
rest the battle for public and social re-
forms. so far as the federation is con-
cerned. Fifty of the sixty-eight members
required will be taken from the ranks of
the organizations prominent in reform
movements, regardless of their location.
The other eighteen members will be from
the eighteen Assembly districts of the
County, thus securing representation for
the entire City. Attorney G. w. Reed said
yesterday:
1t will be several weeks yet before the
federation gets down to business. The COM
mittee of eleven is vested with full power to
name the sixty-eight members who will con-
stitute the working end of the federation, and
you may be sure they will exercise the greatest
care and wisdom possible to secure not only
honest men, but workers. The object of the
federation is TO concentrate in one potential,
non-political, non-sectarian body all the
forces now laboring to advance our municipal,
philanthropical, industrial, social and moral
interests. We do not expect to accomplish
this in day, or a month, or year; but all
great movements must have beginning, and
ali classes in San Francisco are Just now
clamoring for the very thing that the Civic
Federation proposes to undertake.
The first work that will probably be under
taken will be the new City charter. This PROM
ises to be q great fight, and will unquestion-
ably receive the moral and physical support of
the organization. Street work will also be
taken up, and in fact all matters in which
there appears to be room for public investiga-
ton. Just here let me say that we are depend
ing largely on the press for support and il we
can secure that the success OF the federation is
assured. 1t is our purpose to take hand in
all elections, by placing men in each voting
booth and leaving nothing to chance. In fact
you may state that the federation stands ready
at any and all times TO espouse the cause of
honesty and justice.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-04

opinion, after telling of his observations in
New York, Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis.
Denver and other cities, that they would
be ample when the traffic was sufficient.
A complete survey of that section, he
thought, should be taken of that section
first, letting the street railway matter take
care of itself incidentally he compli-
mented Richmond for the progress it had
made.
A committee, consisting of Sol Getz, ].
B. Gonyeau, Wendell Easton, Jacob Hey
man and e. Ewald, was then chosen to
wait on the Board of Supervisors and en-
deavor to secure survey appropriation.
The withdrawal of the streetcars from
Carl street was brought up by Mr.. Getz,
who said he had consulted attorneys, and
that their opinion was that the Market
street Railway Company could be COM
PEELED to fulfill its obligations. Behrend
Joost and others were willing to take the
franchise and do so, he remarked, and he
added that Mr.. Joost was about to ask for
franchise to Ninth avenue, and had been
given permission by Mr.. Sutro to run
across his property from Sunnyside to a
point as near the ocean as he desired, and
intended to apply for franchise imme-
diately for an extension much farther west.
"The company does not want the Affiliated
Colleges on Mr.. Sutro's site," remarked
Mr.. Gaden.
At his suggestion the following resolu-
ton was adopted relative to the Affiliated
Colleges site:
We the members of the Southside Improve
ment Club, at a regular meeting, recognizing
the munifcent Eberality of the Hon. Adolph
sutro in the gift of the site for the Affiliated
Colleges, desire to emphasize our appreciation
of this gift by urging upon the board of regents
to accept the same.
Various other matters were then talked
over, among them the proposed H-street
sewer and the ocean boulevard, by Thomas
U. Sweeney. 2. f. Butler, Jacob Heyman
and others, and President T. J. Parker of
the Point Lobos Improvement Club ex-
tended an invitation to all present to join
in with the Richmond district property
owners in their agitation against the blue
rock ordinance. The Point Lobos Club
will have a mass-meeting in B'nai B 'rith
Hall tonight on this blue-rock question,
which Mr.. Parker said he hoped all South
side property would attend.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-04
W. B. CURTIS ON FREIGHTS.
The New Traffic Manager Gives His
Views on How California Can
Be Benefited.

W. B. Curtis, the new traffic manager
of the Traffic Association, spent yesterday
and Monday in studying official reports of
the Interstate Railroad Commission and
going over the ground where ex-Manager
Leeds stopped.
u have been brushing up on interstate
questions" said he, land familiarizing
myself with my new Office. Of course you
will understand that it is rather soon yet
for me to give an opinion of what we shall
do, though l shall favor in every way the
extension of markets for California prod
ucts with the view of thus developing the
States industries.
Il have received letters and circulars to-
day from Hamburg, Germany, announc-
ing that an exhibition of Californian prod
uctS has been opened up in Berlin. The
letters asked for figures showing the rates
of freight by all lines from California to
Germany. This looks like business, and
want to do all in my power to give the
movement assistance. Things of this kind
help our country more than people believe.
A great interest has been awakened in Ger
many in our products. and we should meet
it more than half way. The more we can
extend markets for Californian products
the greater will be our prosperity. Eng
land is gradually taking our fruits, and
next season will remember what fruit from
California tasted like and want still more.
1.-The problem will be how to get our
fruits and other products to Europe at the
lowest rate possible. l believe that the
best way out would be via New Orleans. If
Mr.. Huntington would put on line of fast
freight steamers from that port to connect
with fast-freight trains from California,
there would be one way in which he could
do this State benefit. do not suppose,
however, that he will do that, not until
the volume of freight grows far beyond
what it is at present"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-04
Pians OF sufrrage-Workers.

The joint committee of suffrage-workers
from the State Woman's Suffrage Association
and the Constitutional Amendment Campaign
Committee met in the Occidental Hotel parlors
Yesterday afternoon for its regular monthly
meeting. 1t was decided to follow the lecture
which Miss Shaw will give on the Goth inst
by a mass-meeting, probably on the following
dav. meeting for ladies alone will also be
arranged. Miss Shaw's lecture will be on "In-
justice of Chivalry," and an admission fee will
he charged
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-04

THIS OLD RELIABLE SPECIALIST.
L friend and benefactor of suffering hui.
mainly, needs no introduction or recon-
mendation to the sick and afflicted of San
Francisco and the Pacific Coast For
many years his offices have been located at
737 Market street, opposite the Examiner
office. He is graduate of the best medi-
cal colleges in the world, and has made q
lifelong study and practice, in famous
hospitals and elsewhere, of Nervous,
Chronic and Private Diseases of men and
women. His well-known name is sufs
tcient guarantee of perfect cure of every
case he undertakes. He treats, FREE OF
CHARGE, the poor who call in person at
his Offices on Friday afternoons. If ailing
consult him this day. 1t may save you
much mental and physical suffering, and
add golden years to your life.
DIR. SWEANY does not allow the names
of his patients or their diseases to be pub
lished or exposed, but he cures them. He
observes absolute confidence and the strict
est secrecy in all his professional dealings.
The Doctor has thousands of genuine tes-
timonials on file in his private office and
consultation rooms They are not fictitious
or solicited. They are genuine, and were
voluntarily given as true, deep, sincere and
heartfelt expressions of gratitude and
thanks from our best merchants, manufac-
turers, mechanics, miners, ministers, farm
ers, lawyers, laborers and literary people,
who have been cured by him and made
happy. Examine them and learn for
yourself what he has accomplished in cases
just like yours. To do SO would make your
heart leap with Joy and renewed hope.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-04
The Reede burglary.

Mrs Dora Reede, who was struck with q
Ratchet on the head by burglar in her
restaurant, 432 Geary street, on Monday morn
ing, is improving at the Receiving Hospital.
All Charley her cook, was released from Gus
tody yesterday by order of Chief Crowley, but
All Ling, the assistant cook, and Tom Tuck,
the dishwasher, are still being held pending an
investigation. Detective Byram and Police
man Douglass are working steadily on the
case, but SO far without eny definite result.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-04
Gmnrdfna a Negro Bon.

MARLBOROUGH, MD, Sept. 3-Sher-
if Dove and his deputies are guarding the
County Jail here tonight to prevent an at
tempt to lynch John Davidge, a 19-year-old
colored boy, who is locked up charged with
attempting felonious assault upon Emma
Stewart, years old.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-04
Tery Bad Freight Wrec6.

ALTOONA, Pa, Sept. 3.-Late last night
a broken axle caused bad wreck to a
freight-train near Petersburg, on the Penn
sylvania Railroad. Fifteen cars were de-
molished and the tracks blocked until
noon to-day. Brakeman S. K. Frank of
Harrisburg was instantly killed. Another
man, name unknown, was badly injured.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-04
Tired of Life.

Leonard Lathar, bookbinder over the Cali
fornia-street police station, was found in an
unconscious condition in the Donohoe build
irg yesterday afternoon. He was taken to the
Receiving Hospital where it was seen that he
was suffering from opium poisoning. He was
kept pacing along the corridor till pronounced
out Of danger He said he was tired of life and
wanted TO die. He first cut both his wrists. but
the sight OF the blood scared him, and he
bought and swallowed a dose of crude opium.
He lives at % Turk street.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-04
professor stoddard Departs.

Charles Warren Stoddard, the poet and pro-
fessor, who spent his summer vacation among
old friends in San Francisco, left for the East
last night via the Canadian Pacific Railway.
He is returning to the Catholic University in
Washington to resume his duties as professor.
The chair of English literature, which he held
for some years, has been taken by DR.. Maurice
F. Egan, but Mr.. Stoddard win fill an associate
chair in the same department
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-04
Died for Her S,reethearf.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept. 3.-Martin BATE,
aged %, was seriously stabbed in a fight
last Thursday. Tonight his sweetheart,
Miss Mamie Boyd, visited him at the hos
pital and learned his case was hopeless.
She went home and took poison and died
at o'clock. Batz was dying at midnight.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-04
Steam ShoreLs Uorked,

IsHPEMING, MICH, Sept. 3.-Steam
shoves were worked all day. and shovels
at the Buffalo mine and Negaunee were
started at noon under guards of militia
from Sheboygan. Beginning tomorrow
double crews will be worked day and night
TO make up for lost time. There is no
trouble at the stockpiles, and none is ex-
pected,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-04
A IeaInns Husband.

Mrs Adeline Grattolayi, who keeps a lodg-
ing house at. 3I4 Bush street, appeared in
Judge Joachimsen's court yesterday and swore
out a warrant for the arrest of Pietro CRATIC
Iari, her husband, on the charge of threats to
kill She said her husband was jealous OF her,
and on Saturday night he chased her out OF
the house at the point of pistol. She was
afraid TO go home, and had been living with
friends since Saturday night.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-04
Shot 2,cice and Killed.

GALLATIN, Tenn, Sept. 3.-William
Guthrie, prominent citizen of Gallatin
and brother of the Mayor of this city,
was shot twice and instantly killed yester-
day by James Shaffer, son of Captain
Harry Shaffer, the owner of The celebrated
Peytonia stock farm. Shaffer was arrested
and is now in laiI.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-04
Contesting the Larkins viii.

contest of William Larkins' will was begun
yesterday by Matthew Larkin, nephew of the
decedent. William Larkin died on January
10, 1894. The con testant alleges that he was
weak minded and that he was Influenced by
Elizabeth Kavanaugh and George Kavanaugh,
relatives, to whom the estate was almost en-
tlrelY beaueathed
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-04
Left a Power of ATTORNEY,

D. A. Curtin has filed q general power of
attorney with the Recorder, by which Joseph
E. Shsin gives him full power to transact all
business that he himself might do. Curtin is
g notary public and has succeeded to the col
lection business abandoned by the departed
Shain.
The power of attorney was filed in order that
Curtin might release for Shaln Justice Court
judgment, which he held as lien on certain
property owned by w. Z. Won Johannsen and
Z NJ HupP.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-04

An intoxicated person, booked as John Doe,
died at the California-street police station last
night, presumably of alcoholism. He was
arrested at the corner of Green and Dupont
streets by Officer Bakulich at about o'clock.
He was in helpless condition from drink.
An hour and half later his heavy breathing
had stopped. An officer went in TO investigate
and found him lifeless. The body is now at
the MOrgue
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-04
Insane Commissioned, Report.

The annual report of the Insane Commits
sioners for the fiscal year ending June 80 last
shows that 456 patients were examined in that
time. OF these 3O5 were committed and ISL
were discharged. There were 1913 males and
Il2 females. The committed patients were
distributed as follows: Agnews, 73; Napa, 80;
Stockton, SO, and the new asylum at Ukiah, ITO.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-04
Commissioner Mcdonald Dead.

WASHINGTON, u. c., Sept. 3.-Mar-
shall Mcdonald of West Virginia, who for
the last seven years has held the position
of United States Commissioned of Fish
and Fisheries, died this morning at his
home here from pulmonary disease, after
an illness of several months.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-04
cor,isyc win Not BE There.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 3-secre-
tary Carlisle. owing to the absence of his
assistant secretaries on vacation, finds
that he will not be able to attend the
Sound Money Convention, called to
meet at Lincoln, Nebr.. next Thursday.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-04
BURGLARS Leave the mission.

: great many extra officers have been
stationed throughout the Mission for the pur-
pose of detecting, if possible, the burglars who
infested that district. Not less than forty addi-
tional policemen in citizens dress are now
parading the streets, with the result that
burglars are deserving the Mission.