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The San Francisco call., 1895-10-12
THE FIRST FORTNIGHTLY,
Brilliant Success of the Initial Meeting
of Society CIub-WhO
Were There.

The Friday Fortnightly Club held its
first meeting last evening at Lunt's Hall,
Polk street, there being quite large at
tendance. Most of the members are not
yet in society, but will be next season. It
is governed by four patronesses, who are: !:
Mrs. Lloyd Tevis, Mrs. Monroe Salisbury,
Mrs. Gordon Blanding and Mrs. Ira Pierce.
The rules in regard to membership are
similar to those in like organizations
There is a secret election committee, and
none of the patronesses are on that COM
mittee. A limited number of invitations
will be given out for each meeting, and
members wishing such invitation must
make application to one of the four pat
ronesses, who in turn will send said appli-
cation to the committee on mem bersh1p,
which will issue the card of admission.
No one will be admitted without a card.
The meetings will be held every other Fri
day evening in each month until Lent.
| Ash Wednesday falls on February 49,
| The dance last evening terminated with
several figures of the cotillon, under the
| leadership of E. M. Greenway. Huber s
! Hungarian orchestra played for the dane
| ing, introducing several new deuxtemps
and the new waltz moonlight and Star
! light" which is all the rage in the East.
pleasant affair came to successful end at
midnight.
The members of the club are:
Miss Kate Salisbury, Miss Susie Blanding,
! Miss Margaret Salisbury, Miss Sophie Pierce
! Miss Grimwood, Miss S. Voorhies, Miss Gene
We've Goad, Miss Mabel McDonal, Miss Gertrude
| Carroll Miss Ruth McNutt Miss Carolan. Miss
! Margarita Collier, Miss Lille Follis, Miss Jose
| phine Loughborough, Miss Hellman, Miss
tiunn, Miss Davis, Miss May Stubbs, Miss Helen
Wagner, Miss Olive Holbrook, Miss Fannie
Baldwin.
Among the young ladies invited were:
Miss Ronetta Wallace, Miss Aileen Goad, Mis-.
| Clementina Kip, Miss Mary Kip, Miss Ida Glib
! bons, Miss Jessie Glascock, Miss Bertha Smit h
Miss Hannah Williams, Miss Julette Williams
Miss Alice Hager, Miss Ella Hobart.
Among the gentlemen invited were:
Robert NJ. Eyre, Sidney Pringle, Milton s
Latham, III. II. Scott, Walter Scott, Mr.. Foote
Fred Magee, Mr.. Rathbone, Mr.. Pomeroy, w
R. Heath, Mr.. Chamberlain, Ralph Carr
| Charles Mills, Henry Dutton, Alex Baldwin
Lloyd Baldwin, Mr.. Boss, Mr.. Dore. George B
| de Long, Mr. Upham, John f. Merrill, Ray
Sherman, John Earl, Frank King, Mr.. Roeding
| Lieutenant w. r. Smedberg, U. S. A.; Mr.. Sci
fridge, /. s. Van Wrinkle, Crittenden Val
Wyck, Alfred Williams, Mr.. Craig, Horac,
Beatty, w. S. Hobart, Allan Garwood Wright
John w. Barnes and several others.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-12
THE CIVIC FEDERATION.
1t May Ask the Grand Jury to Investi-
gate the Manner of Granting the
Sunnyside Franchise.

It may be that the Civic Federation,
when it meets this afternoon in President
Truman's Office, will take up the matter Of
the Sunnyside franchise granted by the
Board of Supervisors to the Market-street
Railway Company. There is some talk
among its members of an endeavor to have
the Grand Jury investigate the manner in
which the franchise was granted-that is,
as to whether the advertising was accord
Ing to law.
Attorney Reed is totally absorbed in the
tax-leyv mandamus proceedings. The argu-
ment will be heard by the Supreme Court
in bank on November 4, and Mr.. Reed is
now preparing his side.
Mr.. Reed says City Attorney Creswell's
contention is to be as follows:
That the act of March %, 1895, repealed the
consolidation act SO far as it relates to revenue
and taxation, and that the obtaining of rev.
enue is now governed by the provisions of the
Political Code; that the fact that the Political
Code req uires the rate OF taxes to be fixed on
or before the third Monday in September of
necessity nullifes the provision OF the con-
solidation act governing the Mayors power
of yeto for the reason that it is impossible for
the Supervisors to so fix the tax rate and at
the same time the Mayor to have ten days
afterward in which to veto it; that if the tax
September irrevocably, it cannot be fixed for
some months afterward in the very nature OF
things, and that as the taxes become delin-
quent on the last Monday in November it is
Quite possible for delinquent penalty of Is
per cent to be in force before the tax rate has
been fixed.
| In reply to this Mr.. Reed will argue that
the act of March %, 1895, is unconstitu-
tional on the ground that it is special
! legislation, and that as its provisions are
not inconsistent with the Mayors power
of veto anyway, therefore the veto power
! still stands.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-12
TALKED BOOKS.
Important Topics Discussed by the
Library Association of Central
California,

Important Topics Discussed by the
Library Association of Central
California.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Library Association of Central California
was held in the Mechanics Institute last
night. President Rowell of the Univer-
sity of California presided In the absence
of Secretary A. M. Jellison the records
were kept by J. H. Wood of the Mechanics
Institute Library.
The meeting unanimously adopted reso-
lutions of respect to the memory of Charles
G. Terrill, who was a member OF the asso-
citation and a trustee of the Public
Library.
The topics discussed were Library
Specialization" and Relation of the State
Library to Other Libraries" The discus
sion was held through the medium of
papers and addresses, and was participated
in by the following-named persons:
George T. Clark, librarian of the San Fran
cisco Public Library; H. F. Peterson of the
Oakland Public Library, J. T. Harbourn of the
Alameda Public Library, Miss c. J. Hancock of
the Sacramento Library, A. J. Cleary of the
Odd Fellows Library, T. J. Teggart OF Stanford
University, w. E. Coleman of San Francisco
and j. D. Layman of Berkeley.
The meeting declared by the unanimous
adoption of a resolution in favor of a
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-12
THREE THOUSAND SIGNED,
People Fast Putting Then
Names to the City Own
erShip Petition.
City Attorney CresWell to Look
Up the Law on Special
Elections.

The special committee of the Union fo1
Practical Progress intended, per appoint
ment, to fully lay its proposition for spe-
cial election on the municipal ownership
question before the Finance Committee OF
the Board of Supervisors yesterday after
noon, but Chairman John NJ. Reynolds re-
ceived word that the matter of calling a
special election had been referred to City
and County Attorney Cresweu for his
opinion.
However, Mr.. Reynolds went to the City
Hall and left all the data of his committee
typewritten, on file with Clerk Russell
The opinion of Mr.. Creswel will now be
eagerly awaited, and when that is given
the next step of the committee Will be
taken.
Already about 5000 signatures have been
obtained to the petition for a special cleo
tion. One man, H. ". Faust, brought in
a single blank signed by over 800 names,
DR.. J. F. Wetzel brought in another with
over $50 names and +. c. Selfridge another
with eighty-5eyen names.
Considering the kind and amount of in
formation condensed into 1t the document
left with Mr.. Russell is not so very volumin-
Gus, though 1t pretty well exhausts the
subject. 1t covers, first, 1.-The law bearing
on the subject second, examples and
adapted TO use showing the advantages in
favor Of city ownership; third, estimates
of cost; fourth, 1.-The financial issues in
volved, - and fifth, "the evidences of public
sentiment in favor of the proposition.
Its statement of the law bearing on the
subject can be summed up thus: First, no
municipal liability can be incurred for any
purpose exceeding the annual income of
the City without the assent of two-thlrds
of the voters; second, the act of March IA
1891, empowers the City to acquire, by pur-
chase or condemnation proceedings, its
public utilities. AS to the cost of a special
election Registrar Hinton s figures, $19, 720
are given. mo objection says the docu-
I ment, ''can therefore be rightly made
from legal standpoint, nor any plea that
funds are not available to pay the small
expense of an election"
a number of cities are then enumerated
which have their own water services.
Only two cities in the United States of
800, 600 inhabitants" it states, do not own
and San Francisco, and but five cities of
the United States (of the thirty-four
which have over 100000 inhabitants) sub
NIT to be taxed by private corporations for
this necessary element of life" The five
named are San Francisco, New Orleans
Denver, Omaha and Indianapolis. In
Omaha the Board of Public Works has re
Gently recommended city ownership.
Finally suggestion is made as TO the
possibility of obtaining the Calaveras Val
ley water.
There Is a great deal of data, too, on tn,
question of light, and list of all the loca
organizations which have indorsed tht
proposition.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-12
CALEGARIS CENSURED.
The italian Colony Adopts Sweeping
Resolutions Over the September
Celebration Expenditures.

There were about 300 members of the
italian colony present at the mass-meeting
in Garibaldi Hall last night. The object
of the meeting was to protest against more
money having been spent on lights, dec
orations, ETC., for the recent festival than
had been anticipated.
AT about half an hour after: the ap-
pointed time for beginning the meeting
DIR. Perrone and E. Venagh took the plat
form. The doctor read aloud the circular
of protestation, with which readers of THE
CALL are already familiar, and after ex-
horting his hearers to be calm and judicial
he stated that while the Italian Consul
had not authorized him to represent him
he nau requested him to state that he (the
ConsuD disapproved of the added ex-
pense.
There was frantic applause at this an
nouncement, and when it had subsided
DR.. Perrone was elected president of the
meeting and Signor Crespi secretary by
accIamatiop.
No sooner was this done than several
voices in the crowd cried, II demand a
word" The floor was given to Lorenzi
GriseIli Dalormo, ewho appealed to the
unjust expenses incurred by the executive
committee.
cit is strange that these people are not
here to defend themselves" added
Dalormo. "They are hated by the public.
Was it Just of them, was it right to exceed
the sum they had fixed on for decorations,
when the surplus should have gone to the
school and the poor2 / want to see the
colony freed from these monopolists.
Henry ", when asked what France was,
once said, Il am France There are about
dozen people in San Francisco who say:
The Italian colony, it is /.
Several suggestions were made to CEN
sure the executive committee. Dr. Per-
rome made a somewhat lengthy address,
pointing out that in his opinion the COM
mittee was not responsible.
Liberty of speech was not allowed,
only one man was responsible - Cries
of 1.-THE President" "Calegaris." "These
poor people had not courage to speak,
resumed DR.. Perrone. "It would be an
injustice to hold them responsible; | was
on the executive committee myself.A 1t
was the president who named the COM
mittee and he is responsible for the ex-
penses."
A. Zabaldano said "If any of US did
not help toward the funds ourselves it was
because we knew beforehand that the
money would be spent in foolish If
splendid display, but we wanted to help
the poor and the schools.
he said would be printed and distributed
to- day. The document proposed vote
of censure against the newspaper L'Italia,
on the grounds that it was the organ of
the people who professed to own the col
ony.
4 note of censure was also passed against
Calegaris.
the action taken by the Consul and by the
newSpaper "a VOce del PODOlO.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-12
LECTURE AT THE TEMPLE.
DIR. VoOrsanger Inaugurates His Friday
Evening SeasOn-Arrangement at
Other Synagogues.

The Friday evening lecture season was
inaugurated at the Temple Emanuel last
night. a good programme of music was
rendered by an efficient choir.
The New Union Praver-book. adopted at
the recent conference of American rabbis,
was used for the first time IN the Friday
evening service. This new prayer-book
is well edited, the translations from the
Hebrew being particularly happy and
accurate. 1t is quite noticeable, too, that
the Friday night service retains in the
translation much of the character present
in the older ritual of orthodoxy, with,
however, such portions eliminated as are
not in accord with the modern tendency
After the reading of certain psalms Dr.
Voorsanger assembled the pulpit and de-
Iivered the lecture. His address was en-
titled "a Little More Light" In well
coming his audience the rabbi trusted
that st the end Of the series those present
would have obtained that which the sub
ject of his lecture indicated.
DR.. Voorsanger recounted the history of
Archimedes' endeavor to move the world
by means of a great lever. Many people
since the time of the Greek philosopher
have endeavored to do the same thing.
The sloth of the world in progress is quite
noticeable TO the thinking man, to whom
every accom- Dlishment is pledge OF
greater things yet TO come.
The lecturer referred to his recent trip
abroad, when he stood amazed at the
changes wrought by Father Time in the
quarter of century ne had been absent
from the home of his youth. The friends
of his youth had become grown men, and
those whom he had left in their prime had
become aged and decrepit.
The Friday evening lectures at the. Tay-
lor-street synagogue will commence next
week, while the season at the Beth Israel
Temple, Geary street, will not start for
several weeks to come,
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-12

new ceiling. ] told her she should not come to
me and try TO put such stories in my mouth as
she did when she wrote about the sweet pea
girl. I told her she had that young lady re-
lated TO me and furnishing funds for my de-
fense and asked her where she landed with it,
told her that story was mythical and nothing
stories or rumors, as would not either affirm
deny them, and that was the end OF II"
The court-Have you done?
Witness-Yes, sir
The court-Now, Mr.. Reporter, just read that
question over again, and you answer 1t yes
or no.
The reporter read the question.
Eyes or no." said Mr.. Dickinson to his client.
no. came the answer.
"That is all, - said Mr.. Barnes.
Mr.. Dickinson-When did you graduate from
the grammar school?
ain 1888, think
"Where does George King live?"
"on Capp street, between Twentieth and
Twenty-fiTsI."
THAT is all,' said Mr. Dickinson.
"That is all, echoed Mr.. Barnes.
The prisoner stepped down from the
witness-stand and resumed his seat beside
his mother. He took her small black fan
and used it few minutes.
The witness Lenihan, who says that on
April 13, at o'clock in the afternoon, he
took a chip diamond ring that looks like
the one worn bY Blanche Lamont TO Pawn
broker Oppenheim' shop, was recalled.
Mr.. Dickinson went over the same
points - where Oppenneim Stoou, Wnal
he said and how Lenihan wrote to the de-
fense about the occurrence-that had been
previously gone over by Mr. Deuprey in
the early part of the week.
Nothing new was elected, and, as Mr.
Dickinson did not have with him the letter
written by witness, upon which ne wished
to further question him, Lenihan was per
mitted to depart till Tuesday morning.
Judge Murphy then said that, as Mon
day was callection day for many of the
jurors he would hold no court that day
bnt adjourn till Tuesday morning.
Mr.. Dickinson asked that an adjourn.
ment be taken till Wednesday morning OF
account of the illness of Mr.. Deuprev
whose physicians had advised him that h,
would be able to be out by Wednesday.
The court remarked that the prisone
was already represented by two very abb
and learned counsel, so that the absence O
the third could not hurt his interests il
any way. He said he would adjourn til
Tuesday, and then if motion was mad
for further adjournment he would con
slider it at that time. However, the wit
nesses and jurors must be On hand Tues
day morning, prepared to proceed wit
the case.
Court then adjourned till Tuesda
morning.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-12
SCIENTIST ON SEALS.
He Returns From the Arctic With Data
on Their Slaughter and
Habits.

Professor Steyneger of the Smithsonian
Institution returned from the Arctic on
the Russian steamer Kotik yesterday. He
was sent to Bering Sea by the Government
to inquire into the slaughter of the seals.
The Government steamer Albatross carried
him to the PribyIoff Group and thence to
Copper Island. He remained at both these
places for several months, and took vol
luminous notes of the coming and going
and habits of the herd. From Copper
Island the Albatross carried him to the
Kommandorski Group, on the Russian
side, where he remained until the Kotik
sailed.
Much of the Information gathered by the
professor has already been forwarded to
Washington and the substance published.
He has still many interesting facts which
will not be disclosed, but will be used by
the Government when making arrange
ments for the protection of the seals next
season.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-12

mutual exchange of books between
libraries, and that librarians who are
members of the association be requested to
present the resolution to their boards of
trustees and ask their favorable action.
The president announced that the SUBJ
ject for discussion at the November meet
ing would be "Book-publishing and Book
selling in California.
The meeting then adjourned until
Friday, November s.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-12

perpetrated upon an American citizen.
Godfrey is yet in Honolulu, where he is
taking steps to bring his claim before the
United States Government through Min
lister Willis.
Godfrey has written succinct account
of his experiences in communications ad-
dressed to Secretary of State OIney and
Minister Willis demanding strict investi-
CATION
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-12
St. Marx,s College Parish.

The students OF the class of '96, st. Mary's
College, have kindly offered their services to
assist the pastor of st. Mary's College parish
in building his new church, and on Saturday
evening, November 8, at Odd Fellows Hall,
will give one of the entertainments for which
St. Mary's has made On enyiable reputation.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-12

Besides an excellent programme of vocal and
instrumental music and select readings the
students will produce Shakespeare's drama OF
"Richard ILL., That the characters of the play
Will be ably interpreted is to be confidently
expected, as the. students are unusually pro-
ficient in elocution. The college orchestra
will furnish music for the occasion.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-12
Mrs. Ludwie Severely Hurt.

Mrs K. Ludwig, living at Collins street,
met with peculiar accident yesterday that
will confne her to her room for some weeks to
come She was playing in the room with her
youngest child and catching her feet in the
carpet was thrown violently to the floor, break
ing her leg just below the knee. Mrs. Ludwig
was carried to the Receiving Hospital, whsre
her in juries received proper attention.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-12
The wasp,s New Cover.

The San Francisco Wasp has new and a very
attractive cover, but the editor manages 10
keep the contents even ahead of the outside
sdornment. The central cartoon is study in
local politics that is worthy of attention.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-31
ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMS,

l. K. Wood, . travelling man from Chi.
cago stopping at the Grand hotel in Indi-
annapolis made three unsuccessful attempts
to commit suicide.
John johnson. q resident Of Spring.
field, Mo, was found by some boys who
were fishing on an island in the Arkansas
river at the point OF desth. He was
brought TO the city hospital, where he re.
ported that he had been robbed and car
ried there by two colored men. He said
he lost $500.
Rumors are afloat in the copper trade
that the Rothschilds have bought the
Anaconda mine Of Montana, the gIsatest
in the world.
+. Raymond Williams, q young man
we'll connected in New York and st.
Louis, committed suicide at Memphis by
jumping into the river in the presence OF
large throng of people that had been
attrac ted to the waters edge by his
strange conduct. He was insane, the re.
suit of confinement in q Texas Jail on a
charge Of murder Of which he was nc
q uitted.
George W. Post, o Duluth land Office
attorney, was convicted in the federal
court Of subornation of perjury on two
counts, and has been sentenced to three
years in Saltwater and must also pay O
fine of s, 900.
Proprietors of the leading department
stores of New York have been indicted
for selling fake" silverware.
Electric lights will proba bly, soon be
authorized in the churches of Rome for IL
Illuminating purposes, though wax candles
and oil lamps must be retained for the
use of the affairs and shrines.
Lewis Hall, an electrician, of Marshall.
town, Ia, shot his wife through the head.
Five hours later she died. Hall claims
that he mistook her for burglar, but
willful murder is suspected.
In the annual bicycle race from,
Bordeaux to Paris, 800 miles, this
year, Herr Gerger, an Austrian, came in
first of the amateurs in twenty-four hours
and twelve and one-quarter minutes.
All incandescent methyl alcohol lamp
was shown recently to Kaiser Wilhelm by
the inventor 1t gives six times the light
of kerosene lamp.
Mrs. Candelice Root, of Colorado
Springs, Colo, a widow about 4
years of age, has brought suit in the dis
trict court against w. S. Stratton, the
Cripple Creek millionaire mine owner
She demands S2OJO0O for alleged breach
of promise.
While Fred Burg. a painter, was paint
ing in the elevator shaft in the Counsel
man building. Chicago, he was crushed
between the elevator and the cage. The
body then fell from the eighth floor to the
basement.
Governor Morton has signed the bill
passed by the New York legislature re
quiring barker shops in all parts Of the
state, except Saratoga and New York, te
| be closed on Sunday.
| Seventeen.year locusts have made theil
appearance in the vicinity Of Des Moines
The Atlantic express struck q def-ctiv.
switch near Reno, New, while running
rapidly. The engine, mail, express bag
! gage and smoker cars were ditched. A
tramp named Hickey, supposed to be al
escaped prisoner from Oakland Jail, was
crushed to pulp.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-31
Decorat.on D.y Ran Gnmes.

CHICAGO, May N.-Double games are
the rule in the League report Of ball
games played. Scores Of morning games:
AT Washington-Pittsburg 10. Washing.
ton IL; at Baltimore-Louisville II, Balti.
more Is; at New York-Chicago6 q, New
York z; at Observation-Disclosures ],
Philadelphia .; at MISUNDERSTANDING
/, Brooklyn 10; at Boston-St. Louis .,
Boston q. Afternoon games: At Balti'
more-Louisville 4, Baltimore =; ut New
York-Chicago 3. New York ?; at Wash
ington-Pittsburg g. Washington -; at
Brooklyn-Cleveland z, Brooklyn /; at
adelphia-Cincinnati ., Philadelphia
.; at Boston-St. Louis g. Boston H.