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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-20
WHEELMEN TO PARADE.
Preparing for a Monster Demon
stration in the Near
Future.
Discussion Participated In by Dele.
gates From Local Societies
of Bicyclists.

The local wheelmen seem DESTROYS to
give the City and all whom it may con-
| Germ an idea of their power. Last night
delegates from the various clubs OF the
City met at the rooms of the Bay City
| Wheelmen to debat- the advisability of a
| giant bicycle parade. The object of this
parade will be to register solemn protest
against the condition of the City's streets
and to give the Police Department an idea
OF the magnitude of the body of wheelmen
who require protection at its hands.
Judge f. H. Kerrigan presided. and
among those present were delegates from
| the following clubs: The CALL
Bicycle Club, Imperial, Bay City, Waiver
ley, Liberty, Barker, Olympic Wheelmen,
| Olympic Cyclists, Pathfnders. Golden
Gate, California, San Francisco Road Club
and other organizations of bicyclists,
representing a membership of 5000 and
| upward.
| There was much discussion among the
delegates as to the time when the pro-
| posed parade should take place. Some of
| the members were opposed to night pa
rade on the ground that disorder might re-
suit owing to lack of police protec tion.
Arthur Barendt said the Chief OF Police
had promised that the parade would have
| ample police escort and protection. He
was more in favur of having night parade
than one on Sunday afternoon, since the
last named course would perhaps call
| forth protest from the clergy.
Mr.. Magnire opposed the notion of a
| parade, and was followed by other dele
gates to the same effect, several recon-
mending an exhibition III the Ppvilion or
! some other large hall, an idea which
| seemed to meet no little favor.
A resolution was at length adj pied to
the effect that parade or demonstration
of some sort be held in the near future,
the character and date of the event to
be determined by the following.named
com mittee of three: P. ]. Hyde, P. A. Joy
and S. Peiser.
Mr.. Mcguire desired those present to
recollect that the night of the 25th inst.
had been designated by the directors OF
the Mechanics Institute as wheelmen' s
night, and said he hoped all would pre-
! pare to make the best rowing possible.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-20
CITY OR COUNTY?
The Supreme Court Will Be Asked
to Modify Its Decision
on the Act


to Modify Its Decision
the Act.
Carrot W. McEnerney said yesterday
that the Supreme Court would be asked to
modify its opinion in the county govern
ment act case. He believed that the
county government act did not apply to
San Francisco. He stood on the record
as having won the case, yet he knew that
he was beaten.
"Unless the decision is modified it seems
to me it will PUN ge our affairs into an un-
bearable state of uncertainty and doubt,
though, of course, ii the decision be right,
if 1t be sound, if it be the correct construc-
ton OF our political system, it ought to
stand added Mr.. McEnerney.
The point at issue seems to be that
under the opinion San Francisco will be
left without several county officers re-
CURED under the constitution. if the
Treasurer ana the Auditor are City Of
hciais and not County officers the opinion
OF the Supreme Court will have robbed
this County OF most of her officials.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-20
Frank ]. Sullivan Wants to
See Brother-in.Law Phelan
Endorsed.
OFFICIALS ALREADY NAMED.
The Powerful Nominating Body Viii
Be Composed of but Fifty
Members.

An effort is already on foot to make a
Democratic sideshow of the coming Nom
Partisan convention. Last night the Nom
Partisan County Committee met in execu-
tive session at Fraternal Hall to make pre-
convention arrangements. Frank ]. Sui
Ivan. he of the resounding voice and
unattainaple political ambition, was on
hand. bowed under the burden of Brother
in-law James d. Phelan's blunt Mayoralty
ak, which he industriously sought to
whet at the Non Partisan grindstone.
The meeting was long one, the time
being principally consumed in discussion
of the advisability of making the present
committee the convention or OF increasing
its number to rs or 100 members.
1t was finally decided to retain the
present number. Another subject of
controversy was the question of nomina-
tons. The committee was and in fact
still is in doubt as to whether it will be
better to nominate an independent ticket
or to wait and indorse nominees of the
othel conventions.
1t was in this argument that Sullivan
sought to get in his fine work. He would,
of course, like to see Buddy jim" receive
the Non Partisan Endorsement. Most of
the members of the committee, however,
are in favor of an Independent ticket and
Mr.. Sullivan's aspirations are therefore
very likely TO be shelved.
George K. Fitch was chosen temporary
chairman of last nights meeting, in
which position he was subsequently con-
tirmed. Ludwig Altschul acted as tempo
rary secretary. The following convention
committees were appointed:
On organization-E. j. LIE Breton, I T. Mill
ken, c. B. Perkins, Barclay Henley, George K.
Fitch Ludwig Altschul ana Jere Lynch.
On platform-LudwIg Altschul, E. J. lie Bre-
ton, Barclay Henley, Z. B. Perkins, l. J. Tru-
man and F. J. Sullivan.
on order of business-L. Jacobs, Charles Ash
ton and c. S. Capp.
On misunderstanding Altschul, Jere Lynch,
L. A. Denicke, George K. Fitch, l. J. Truman,
+. j. Sullivan and A. 5. Hallidie.
On auditing-E. J. lie Breton, H. l. Davis,
E. NJ. Root, j. w. Whiting and w. H. Grim.
The following officers of the convention
were also selected;
Chairman, George K. Fitch; vice-chairmen,
Frank Sullivan. A. S. Hallidie and l. J. Tru-
man; secretary, /. t. Milllken; treasurer, E. J..
lie Breton; sergeants- alarms, Charles Ashton
and George Cummings.
The chairman was authorized to appoint
ill standing committees for the conyen-
ton, including the nominations commit
tee. He will report his selections at the
meeting to be held tom 0rrow night o.
Fraternal Hall, when the reports OF sew
eral Of the committees appointed will also
be received.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-20

and was opposed to the immigration of
cheap Chinese and Japanese labor. and
is ''unqualitiedly opposed to all religious
intolerance in politics and public affairs,
as we'll as In private life"
1t favored the recognition of the colored
people. Lastly this Kelly -Mahoney plat
form delivered itself of a philippe de-
nouncing single leadership, ana was for
ever against any one man, millionaire or
pauper, holding the Republican party in
the hollow Of his hand.
The platform was adopted at once.
a resolution was offered providing that
in the event of a rehearing and reversal of
the decision in the matter of Kahn VS.. the
Board of Election Commissioners, the
County Committee be empowered to make
necessary nominations for the officers
continued by that decision.
Mr.. Ruef presented a resolution by re-
quest .piedging legislative nominees to
work for the passage of a law declaring
bicycles to be baggage. and requiring all
transportation companies to carry the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-20
GAY ARMY MEN.

Enjoyable Campfire of Lincoln Post
No. L at Native Sons Hall.
Lincoln Post of the Grand Army of the
Republic held an old-time campfire social
last night at Native Sons Hall. The
tables we're devoid of cloths, silver or crys-
tai; but there was no lack of beans nor OF
beer, the last-named article on the menu
being replaced by coffee for the disciples
Of good Father Mathew. who, sooth to
say, seemed much in the minority.
Commander II. w. Mortimer, the genial
chief officer of the post, gave o glamour
of festive luxury to the Spartan simplicity
of the bill of fare by presenting each OF
the guests with q draught OF Pommery
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-20
salaries at the ammonium.

In behalf of ourselves and fellow-employes
we take pleasure in refuting the published
statement that The Emporium had deducted
salaries for Admission day Not only were
salaries paid to every employe for the observ-
ance OF that day, but also to all our co-workers
who observed the preceding one-the Jewish
New Year. Department m4uagers-Johu Teg.
CART, Richard Borough, William A. Dundas, J.
J; Muller, William NJ. Johnson, W. S. Leckie, C.
ID. Lohmeyer, S. B. Pauson, Miss E. Keltner,
Mrs. NJ. L. Rowland. c. +. Petersen. II. C.
Asehe, b. Jacobs, John Kane, ]. C. Davis, Philip
e. Kelly, James Majority, Eleanor A. Higgins,
N. h. Ryan, :; w. Dixon, Charles K. Carey E.
Griggs.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-20
Makes Believe It Has Authority
From the National
Committee.
ENJOY THEMSELVES GREATLY
A Lot of Names Suggested for the
Mayora1ty and for the Office
of Supervisors.

The Kelly Mahoney municipal conven-
ton held a short and noisy session in
B'nai Birth Hall last evening at which a
platform was reported that troubled every
vote-casting element and every condition
of life in the City and County. a docu-
ment was read by Mr.. Ruef, which Mr..
Ruef declared made of the convention the
only Republican party, and this was
loudly cheered.
The document was typewriter Motif
cation signed by the officers of the Ma
tional Committee, declaring that the
Fourth Congressional District Republican
Com mittee, led by Joseph S. Spear Jr.,
was the properly qualified committees
reiteration OF what was said at st. Louis.
Under this the Fourth Congressional Dis
trict Committee proceeded to hold a con-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-20
High school Appropriation.

At a meeting OF the Mission Improvement
CLUB last night the committee which was ap-
pointed 10 walt on the individual members OF
the supervisors with view OF ascertaining
how they stood on the appropriation for the
Mission High School reported that Supervisors
King, Seully, Hirsch, Wagner and BENJAMIN
were IN favor OF the appropriation, while Nor
genstern was non-committal. Bunker was not
consulted. Hughes will not oppose il. nor
would he say that he would favor it, Hobbs.
mond was vouched for as being in favor of the
measure, while Taylor and SpreckeIs were ont
OF the City end their opinions could not be as
certained. Daniel Webster Kelly George Wal
com. two Democrats, and j. F. Crosett and
William MetZner, two Republicans, were Sc
lected as being the choice of the club for
school Directors before their respective nomi-
mating conventions.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-20
Brewers Resolutions.

At meeting of the Brewers Union No. z
last night the following resolutions were
passed:
WHEREAS We, the United Brewery Workm ms
Y mon OF san francisco. have through several re-
the proprIetors OF the National Brewery of this
city are trying to put themselves under cover OF
the unlOn Dy stating 10 the public that they en-
ploy union men, and never discharged man for
oeionglng 10 the same; and whereas, being in
possession OF All the facts bearing upon the case,
and knowing that here is not one union man in
their employ at the present time, be it
heSoeUeor nat We In regular session assembled,
denounce the statement OF said proprletors as !
base fabrication, intended TO deceive and mislead
puohc opinion and friends of organized labor in
made goods; and be IL
heSotUed mat we condemn the deceitful action
OF sld conc ern and for explanation will that
as soon as they have established the fact that a
o unaon man Is among their employees he is dis
ResotUed, That a copy of these resolutions he
sent 10 every union In this City and surroundings
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-20
The Drive was Kent Wet.

Superintendent Reddy of the Almshouse has
recently caused the cutting OF some trees along
the road between the Almshouse and Ingle.
side. These were not near the Almshouse
They had been compl aimed of because they kept
the road damp and muddy, so that driver on
the way 10 and from Ingleside were incon.
venienced. superintendent Reddy says that
nent citizens, and that it will result in benefit
10 all concerned. All these trees would soon
have been cut, in any instance, by the run
ming OF the boulevard.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-20
CHAPTER I.-cITY GOVERNMENT

CHAPTER I.-CITY GOVERNMENT.
Q.-What is a city charter? Alt is the or
ganic law OF city, just the constitution is
the fundame ntal law OF the State.
Q.-ls 1t a question of party politics? A.-No:
a charter has nothing to do with party poll
tics. II affects all political parties alike
Q.-Is 1t a question of persons or individ-
uals? A.-No; it has nothing whatever to do
with persons. All individuals and officials are
affected equally.
Q.-What then is the main result of a new
Charter? Ats chief result is change in
the system or method of governing city.
Q.-Do citizens change or amend their char.
tiers often2 A.-Every progressive city changes
or amends its charter whenever found neces-
sary.
Q.-What are the principal reasons? A-On
account of rapid growth, new conditions ad-
vanced ideas, improved methods or higher
standards.
CHAPTER IL-GovERNMENT OF SAN FRANCISCO.
Q-What constitutes the present government
of San Francisco? Alt consists OF many
special acts OF the Legislature of California
Q.-When was it made? A.-The first or
original part was made in 1856.
Q.-How often has it been changed or altered?
Avery Legislature during the past forty
years has changed, amended, Supplemented or
repealed parts OF the original act.
Q.-What is the name OF this CONF pick prod uc-
toni Alt is generally called the "consolida-
ton act.'
Q.-How large was San Francisco in 1856? A.
1t was a trading-post of about &c, 900 people.
Q.-What other new conditions nave arisen
since 1856? A-The main resource of San
Francisco then was from the mines; now It is
from agriculture commerce and manufacturers
Q-Is the consolidation act suited to the
present wants OF San Francisco? A.-No; San
Fra cisco has outg-own the consolidation act,
and IT is as little suited TO the requirements of
this City as boys clothes would be suited to
a man.
Q.-Are the present laws governing San Fran
cisco generally understood? A.-No; in fact
no one can tell with certainty the exact laws
upon many municipal questions.
Q-What are some OF the results of the con-
soiidation act? A.-Special laws, legislative
tyranny, official chaos, municipal extrava-
gance and corruption, political patronage,
monopolies in all public utilities ana decay of
the City.
Ito be continued.)
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-20
DESTROYED BY OWNERS.
chinatown ROokeries That Will No
Longer Bother the Board of Health.
More Condemuations

More Condemnations.
The owners of Chinatown properties
that have been condemned or are even
likely to be condemned, have begun to
realize that the Board of Health m cans
business and that the buildings will be
torn down unless they are protected by
legal process.
Some days ago Health Officer Lovelace
reported the condition of a number of
structures that were in bad sanitary con-
dltlon, recommending their condemna-
ton, and yesterday the board made an in
spectlon to see whether the report should
be carried out 1t was found that the
two shanties at 8 and 10 Card alley had
been removed by the owners. Buildings
at 9Zo Clay street, 10 Brooklyn place and
four small structures on an alley running
on Vallejo between Montgomery and San
some streets were condemned and will be
torn down unless removed by the owners
within ten DAYS
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-20
No Corroborative Evidence.

The case against Charles Pscherhofer, real
estate agent, charged with obtaining money
by false pretenses, was dismissed by Judge
Campbell yesterday The complaining wit
ness was Mrs. Anna Swissig, who alleged that
Pscherhofer sold her two lots last month in
Suiroville Addition, near Stockton, but the
lots in her deed were not the same that Pscher-
hofer poin ted out to her at the time of the
purchase This Pscherhofer deEied, and the
case was dismissed for lack of corroborative
evidence.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-20
Two Small Fires.

An alarm was sounded from box 51S, at
S:45 o'clock last evening, for fire in hay
barn, on Connecticut street, near Twentieth.
Inc cause OF the blaze, which damaged the
building to the extent of 5000. is unknown.
The alarm from box 43, at P. NJ, was for a
hre In the California Dairy Kitchen, 76l Mar
grease OVERLOOKING and Catching fire from the
heated range. The damage was nominal.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-20
limit for taxation in succeeding para

limit for taxation in succeeding para
graphs.
a constitutional amendment is favored
providing that mem bers of the Board of
Equalization be nominated from tneir re-
spective districts, but shall be voted for
by electors. Thanks were extended to
Messrs. Cheeseborough and Colgan of the
said board.
The platform then broke its bounds
and spread into National politics, saying
that it was opposed to all Southern Pa
cific funding propositions, favoring the
construction of the Nicaragua canal and
of the Pacific cable to the Sandwich
Islands; sympathized with the Cubans
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-20
ON THE CHARTER
The Old and the New Compared
in Twenty Short Chapters
for Busy People.
Prepared by ]. Richard Freud Under
the Direction of the Citizens
Charter Association.

The following questions and answers on
the charter have been prepared by j, R.
Freud under the direction of the Com
mittee on Press and Publications of the
Citizens Charter Association:
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-20

Piles! Piles! Macs Infallible Pile Cure.
Cures all cases of blind, bleeding, itching
and protruding piles. Price SOC. A. McBoyle
d Co., druggists, 504 Washington street.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-20
GREAT
REMOVAL SALE!
Furniture Bargains J!

TIME speeds along. The month of Sep
tenn Der is here. Only short time left to
close out the balance of our stock. Not a
dollars worth will go into our new
building.
This will be the most attractive week of
the season. THE LAST VESTIGE OF
PROFITS WILL BE THROWN AWAY.
COME FACE TO FACE WITH OUR
BARGAINS and see the wonderful per-
suasive power of our prices. Bring this
adv. with you as price list; it will aid
you greatly in buying.
Every article quoted below stands unpre-
cedented and unrivaled in the history of
bargain offerings.
SOLID OAK BoX-sEAT DINING t1 TX
CHAIR, with sty fish slat back. 'plstO
Bf BEB br9ss t4 MaarG ENAMELED $3.50
Rac agis G pias.. sIDEBoARD. with $1,000
P En- s5ssst1i design and Highly $2.75
s5sS:sai sos4 glass, sisSo!s'ely $3.50
s sz5S AsS S5sS SHsk with $3.50
DAINTY Willow RocKrR. 1925
RRHSP rSqsnE ES sn SA6 IL $500
Four-room outfit COMPLETE-PAR-
LOR, BEDROOM, DINING-ROOM, V76 m
kIICHEN. observation-disclosures. .'''.''' P'0'N"
CASH OR EASY PAYMENTS.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-29

a Wheeling man who has dealings
win tho farmers over Il wide area OF
West Virginia, western Pennsylvania
and Eastern Ohio, comprising about
halt OF each state, told an lntClligencer
reporter yesterday, that the storms
have extended owe the entire territory
he covers. Aside from the storms, too.
the season In this section has been re-
markably wet. more SO In fact than my
previous season within the recollection
OF the proycrbhl oldest lnhabltant."
Crops without exception have suffered
from the excessive rains, and altogeth-
or the aS~rlculturallsts are feeling very
Respondent, AZ the damage inflicted Is
more than they can bear easlly,
Wheat, throughout the tri-stato ra-
nus. " eStlmated to be damaged onc-
third OF Il full crop. In many places the
cereal Is %sprouting both In the shock
and stack. II the weather changes and
becomes warm and clear the damage
VIII not be more than the percentage
given, but II there should be very little
more wet weather the wheat Will be al
most entirely destroyed. Corn is Just
caring and there has been on general
III effects to this crop. excepting In low
bottom lands along the river. The dam
age to wheat. however, extends both in
iow-laRls and Highlands. Another crop
that Will be short, Is hay. About me
half OF the crop has been cut and IL In
fair condition. but the other half is
over-ripc. having been left standing too
long on account OF the rains. Tomatoes,
peaches and plums are estimated to be
damaged ten per cent by the wet wealth
err which caused the fruit TO rot on the
trees and vines.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-29

a dispatch to the IntellIgencer from
Little Washington, tells of the storm OF
Monday night: Washington was visited
by heavy rains that were accompanied
by Il great deal OF thunder and light
ming. The small stream. Catfish creek,
which makes 4 half circle around the
town. a very high and water found
Its way into yards and cellars In the
lower creek bottoms. doing some dam
age. Lightning struck an oil tank, con-
tanning $50 barrels OF oil. on the Mont
gomery farm, five miles west OF Wash
inSton. and together with the rig was
consumed. The well was only recently
completed and has been producing nine
~ barrels per day. 1t was owned by
the Forest Oil Company. The fire and
smoke could be seen from Washington
and scores OF people watched the flames.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-29
JUDGE HuGus SENTENCES
Several Criminals In the CrlminNl Court.
Jurnckc Gets Five Years, ralti One Year
nnd Thompson Two Years.

and Thompson 1--WE Years.
Judge HuEus. OF the criminal court,
finished the business OF the torn ycstcr-
day By sentencing three OF the crimln-
ais convicted by the jurics last week.
There have been motions for a trial by
the attorneys in the three cases, but in
each instance they were overruled and
the judge proceeded to sentence the
prisoners.
The first to he called into court was
John Jucnckc, convicted Of robbinG the
Maxwell residence, and he was given
nvo years In the p~cnitcntIary. His at
torncy, Mr.. Frank Nesbitt, asked for a
stay OF iif,y days. so that he might have
time 10 AXE an appeal. which was
granted.
Frank Thompson was the next victim,
and he received q sentence OF two years.
In sentencing Thompson, the court said
Tint In Its opinion the prisoner should
not have been convicted. as Il was Il
case OF thieves Stealing from thieves
and the case should have been fought
out among themselves. He referred to
Beeler as being V = worse than homp-
son. and said the evidence showed that
II Thompson had not swindled Beeler,
the latter would have swIndled him. As
It was, he gave Thompson the highest
sentence in his power, two years.
Young Albert Paltz, the boy who stole
the horse from Gardens stable, was
h brought into court and given one
year in the ~pcnltentinry. His sentence
J.; also a light one and vas made so ow-
ing to his youth. In this case. as In the
other two. time was granted to allow
the attorneys In each to appeal.