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The San Francisco call., 1896-01-15
counted at 10 80 o'clock. The official tally
sheet shows the vote cast for each candi-
/ date follows.

OF the eleven directors to be chosen the
first ten we've declared elected at the an
nual meeting last night. There is a tie on
the eleventh director between Ford and
Sanborn, which will be settled at a meet
ing of the club tonight
Seven of the directors chosen were on
the Members ticket, which was prepared
as the ticket friendly to General Fried
rich. Their names are: Charles NJ. Short
ridge, Samuel w. Backus, Daniel T. Cole,
Frank a. Vail, George H. Pippy, Charles
G. CIinch and Harry n. Gray, but with
the exception of Mr.. Shortridge they were
also on the ticket representing Colonel
Stones following. 1t was conceded at the
Union League Club last evening by the
friends of General Friedrich that if the tie
was won by W. ID. Sanborn of General
Friedrich's ticket there would still be a
majority of the board of directors in favor
OF Stone.
1t is acknowledged on all sides that Cen
eral Friedrich, the first vice. e-president of
the club. made a commendable contest
The cause of his defeat is plainly due to
personal pleading in favor of George II.
Pippy for secretary. Had the personal
sympathies which were excited in favor of
Pippy been eliminated from the contest.
General Friedrich would have gained a vic
tory without doubt. The loyalty of his
supporters enlisted the admiration of the
to attend the election and he appreciates
their fidelity and support.
The first vote in the election was cast by
General s.. w. Backus, the one-nundredth
vote by w. D. Sanborn, and the last ballot
in the box was put in by Harry Hook
J. B. Fuller. Paris Kilburn and NJ. NJ.
Estee were in line together.
At one time around the polls there were
Judges of the Supreme Court, steamship
and railroad men, bankers, merchants and
contractors. Only one high dispute arose,
and that was over the assumed right of an
honorary member to vote.
Commodore O'Connor as one of the
judges of elected declined to receive the
ballot, and his decision was sustained.
The election enriched the club treasury
to tie amount of $1,000.
In view of Yesterdays election the club
will probably amend its laws so as to re-
quire the election OF all officers Ey direct
vote of club members.
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Colonel George n. Stone James Nc
Nab, A. P. Williams, George H. Pippy,
\. b. Wegener, l.. II. Garrigus n. X. Masten,
J: F. Coope, Drury Melone, J. F Sheehan Louis
Sloss Jr;. j. r. heo. ron, T. II. Goodman,
Thomas Flint Sr., c. 6. Clhch, X. \. Friedrich
+. H. Burke, s. NJ. Shor,ridge, J. W. Henderson,
H. c; Dibble, c. NJ: Beal, +. H. Barbour E. c..
Hughes, Samuel Haslett, f. ). Denison c. H.
Phillips R. c. Walrath, John Dolbeer, John J.
Wiriner, +. P. Sherman, H. T Lally, Louis
Montgomery, j. H. Mangels F. P. Hooper,
r. Z. Jack, H. NJ. Gray, d. L. Haas
R. McMurray, J. J. O'Connell, William Mac
donald, S. NJ. Neal, ]. H. Jewett, A H. Vail.
E. B. Mastick, n. T. Coulson, c. F. Bassett, J. A.
Watt +. de L. Darlington, b. ]. Watson, w. H.
Mcneil, ". B. Starbird, c: Dunsmore, c. W
Smith, c. w. Randall, J: W. Carmany, H. D.
Scribner, R. j. Hart, f. w. Spencer, {. c. Nc
Dougall, a. G. Booth, NJ. H. Hecht, Lewis Gers
tie, Leon Sloss. X. A. Crothers,, Colonel S. NJ B.
Young, E. T. Donnelly, H II. Lynch, W. Sexton,
c. II. Fuller, John D. Spreckels, D. T. Cole, W.
H. Pratt, W. D. Sanborn. w. S. Edwards, C. NJ
Jennings, Irving NJ Scott, f. C. Palmieri j. c.
Currier, ]. H. Stevens, NJ. Cooney, Benjamin
R. Swan, c. c. Pratt, D. f. Miles, T. j. Par
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-15
VIOLATING THE GAME LAW,
The Case Against Charles Nau.
man Heard Before a
Jury.
Nauman Acquitted, but a Warrant
Sworn Out for the Arrest of
His Son.

Judge Lows courtroom was crowded
yesterday afternoon when the case of
Charles Nauman, a poultry-dealer on San
some street, charged with selling wild
duck out of season, came up for trial be-
fore jury.
Deputy Fish Commissioner Babcock.
who sworc to the complaint, was asked by
Attorney Riordan, who appeared for the
defendant, if he had any personal knowi-
edge of the facts in the complaint and
be replied iE the negative.
Attorney Riordan promptly moved for
dismissal, but the Judge decided to hear
the evidence.
Eta Gladstone, the young woman who
has appeared in previous cases, testified
that she purchased pair of wild ducks
from Nauman's son. In cross-examina-
tion she denied that she said she was ar
orphan girl and wanted the ducks for her
sick mother, as ordered by her doctor.
The defendant testified that he was not
aware % any wild ducks being in his
store at the time alleged in the complaint.
Clarence, the son, testified that he sold
the wild ducks 10 Miss Gladstone. She
said she was an orphan girl and wanted
tie wild ducks for her feeble mother as
the doctor had prescribed wild ducks Tor
her. Ills sympathy was aroused and he
presented her with a pair Of wild ducks,
put she insisted upon paying for them and
ne charged her only two bits.
Alter argument the Judge instructed the
jury 20 acquIt the defendant. Miss Glad
stone at once swore TO a complaint charg-
ing Clarence Nauman with violating the
law,
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main room Secretary Morton was kept
busy receiving coin in his office and issuing
receipts certifying that members were clear
on the books. Under the rule mem bers
delinquent for December and previous
months could not vote until the indebted
ness was paid.
The canvass to bring in members was so
active that many old-timers, who had not
been in the clubrooms for years, marched
TO the polls and received cordial applause
on all sides. One loyal supporter of
General Friedrich paid an account of $110
in order to cast his vote for his favorite
candidate. Many accounts ranging from
$50 to 500 were settled to secure the right
of franchise. 1t was a great day for the
treasury of the club and all reioiced at the
influx Of coin. The active workers in the
cause of General Friedrich were: T. K.
Stateler, w. d. Sanborn, Samuel Short
ridge, John D. Spreckels, Arthur Spear and
John ]. Wirtner.
The workers for Colonel Stone were Gen
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-15
1T WAS POOR WRITING
An IllegibIe Word Causes Law
Suit Over Agree
ment.

Balfour, Guthrie & Co. have filed an an
swer to the suit of L. Nieder-Hofheim to
compel the performance of the terms of a
conveyance. and in their answer they show
that poor penmanship was responsible for
the whole trouble.
The deed of conveyance bore date of
March 49, 1895, and transferred the Los
Palmas vineyard in Fresno County to the
plaintiffs with the usual" covenants.
This deed of conveyance was signed by the
defendants, but they claimed to have
signed it under misapprehension. They
say that it had been verbally agreed be
tween them that the vineyard should be
transferred to the plaintiffs upon the terms
and conditions set forth in the within
memorandum of agreement, but by deed
of conveyance without any warrants.
a memorandum contract was drafted
which was substantially the same as the one
set forth in the complaint filed in the action,
except that the last four lines, beginning
with the words ''deed with the usual cove
nants'' were omitted. This draft of the
contract had been submitted by the PLAIN
tiff to his legal adviser, who added to the
draft in pencil and in small and almost
illegible writing the four lines beginning
''deed with the usual covenants" The
word usual was written so as to appear
very like the word ''such, and as ''such"
was read by the defendants when the draft
was submitted to them. With the docu-
ment thus drawn they were willing to
sign, and did so when the engrossed copy
was handed to them without further read
ing of the same.
After signing. however the blunder was
discovered, and then the defendants
wanted to rescind the agreement. They
had agreed to transfer the property under
''the usual covenants furnished" instead
OF under "such covenants furnished" by
them as they saw fit.
On March 25 the defendants rendered a
conveyance moro nearly conforming to
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sons. c. S. Laumeister, A. B. spreckels, j. J.
Crawford, P. n. Lilienthal, j. h. Freud. P. B.
Henshaw, W. B. Hamilton, w H. Crocker, j.
c. DAILY, W. c. Van Fleet, W H. H. Hart,
Samuel T. Black, G. H. Garroutc s. J. Hendy,
TREY L. Ford. NJ. NJ. Es,ee, Jesse B. Fuller Paris
Kilburn, J. OBJ. Gum, A. G. Myers, A. H. Castle,
r. T. Devlin. w. W. Montague Frank Nc
Laughlin, L. II. Clement, f. D. Peixotto, W. S.
Duyal, f. W. Hinckley, II. A. McCraney, c. A.
Waymire, John Haynes, A. B. Lennon, George
w. Root, J. B. Cornue, J. NJ. Mannon Thomas
Flint Jr, Peter B. Quinlan, Thomas Cluff, A. ].
Johnson, George d. Clarke, w. P. Fuller o. j.
Kron, c. NJ. Keeney, E. P. burst, A. F. Pollock,
Henry Hook.
The contest was so close that the result
was not known until the last ballot was
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-15
THE SOUTH SIDE.
A Determination to Continue the Agita
tion Relative to the improvement
Of Streets.

The executive committee of the Mission
and South Side Improvements Clubs met
last night and resolved to continue the agi-
tation relative to bituminizing Folsom and
other streets in the South Side and Mission
districts. The Supervisors have already
appropriated $4,000 to Improve Folsom
street, but this amount is only sufficient to
do the work to about Sixth street.
Captain George Raabe Harvey Somers,
George D. Shadburne, +. w. McEwen, DR..
Rottanzi, G. l.. Center, John Ryder, j.
Schwartz and A. B. Mcguire were ap-
pointed special committee to wait on the
Market-street Railway Company to reqnest
them to commence work on the Folsom
street road az Nineteenth street and COM
plete the line to its terminus as soon as
possible. A report was made that the
work of bituminizing the block between
Seventeenth, and Eighteenth streets has
been ordered done by the Board of Super
visors.
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-15
Snecial Officer Arrested.

Con Kelly, special officer at the Midway
Plaisance, has been arrested on a warrant charg.
ing him with assault with a deadly weapon.
The complaining witness is w. ]. Bell, who,
with Con Ryan and Robert Boyd, was arrested
early last Wednesday morning by Kelly for dis
turbing the peace. The cases against them
were dismissed by Judge Campbell Yesterday
Bell says Rely hit him on the head with his
club and knocked him downstairs.
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-15

what they considered was proper, but the
conveyance was refused unless the usual
covenants" were included. Suit was then
commenced to compel the defendants to
adhere to the agreement. which was
signed, they claimed, by mistake. The
YineYard is worth $50 900.
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-15
CauO's Denial.

Eugene Cano, the jeweler, who had A. Rulfs
of Grove street and Van Ness avenue arrested
for forcible entry, and was in turn arrested at
the instance of Rulfs for threats against life,
denies that he owes any rent to Rulfs or that
his household goods were thrown into the
street. He says he left Rulfs' lodging-houSe
last Saturday night after paying his rent.
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-15
The New viticultura1 College.

Trustees of the College of Practical Viticul-
ture met yesterday afternoon and elected as
officers: Arpad Haraszthy, president; John
SWEET, vice-president: H. W. Crabb of Oak
vile, treasurer; Winfield Scott, secretary; A.
Wetmore, corresponding secretary. The trus-
tees took steps to duplicate the viticultural
library recently taken by the State and to es-
tabiish headquarters in this City.
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-15

eral ]. F. Sheehan, George H. Pippy,
Samuel Thornton and A. E. Castle.
The representation of country members
was very large and gratifying. Voters
came from Placer, Sacramento Sonoma,
San Benito. Kern, Ventura, Santa Bar
bara, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Yuba,
Santa Clara, Yolo, Monterey, San Luis
Obispo, Mendocino, Napa, Shasta, Nevada,
Santa Cruz, San Joaquin, Lake, Siskiyou
and Ell Dorado.
Following is list of the members that
voted yesterday:
s W Backus, W T. Y. schenck. J. A Loutitt,
Captain R. j. Riley, w H. Coffin, Judge J. C.
Hebbard, a. L. Lengfeld, J. S. Spear Jr., W. II.
Cole, Judge R. B. Carpenter, J. NJ. Litchtield,
Z. Johnson, 6. R. Thornton, \. s. Castle, ]. f.
Doolittle, o. \. Hale, Reed Jones, F. a. Vail, J.
A. Codes, c. F. Crocker, T. X. Stateler, ]. T.
Sullivan, II. L. Joachimson, Carroll Cook,
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-15
Delegates to the Convention.

Mayor Sutro has appointed Captain W. L.
Merry, Samuel Foster, Frank Dalton, Oscar
Lewis and Peter V. Seculovich as delegates to
the California River Improvement Convention
which will be held to-day at the Chamber of
Commerce. These delegates are in addition to
the members of the Board OF Supervisors who
are expected to attend the convention in
body.
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-15
AIIcTION SALES.

Rv vox RHE1N Co.-To- morrow CThursdav),
Real Estate, st SRlesroom, 5lS California street,
at y O'Clock.
TAsroN & FLDRIDGE.-Tuesday, January 81,
Peal Estate, at 63S Market street, at ~ o'clock
noon.
BALDWIN & HAsfMoND.-Thursday, January %,
Real Estate at 10 Montgomery st.
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-15
ADJUSTMENTS.

ADJUSTMENTS.
PLIDwIN THEA-FR.-''Ihe Love Nn"Se'
CAI1FoRNIA THEA-ER-" Macbeth.
Co1rMR1A THEATER--"TAe Senator
MoRosro's OPERA HOUSE \ Long Lane"
TrvorI IopERA-HousE--"Ixton; Or The Man o.
tEC heel
ORPHEUM-High-Cla Class NaudeVllle-
ETovII's AICA2AR---"M MY 1reclous baoy.
N-,,-,u.,,- 03Q4 Van Ness avenue" Health
Talks . 10 mothers and daughters, this after
noon, at > 80 O'Clock
Su,oT THE CHUTEs.-DAily at Haight street
tie block east Of the Park.
I1cIr1c COAST JOCKEY CLUB.-Races.
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-15

The army of Venezuela. on peace foot
ing, consists of 1000 horsemen, 1000 In
fantry soldiers and 1000 artillerymen, ex-
elusive of local militia and irregular troops.
By the law of Venezuely all citizens be-
tween the ages of IS and As (both inclusive(
are liable to service in the national militia.
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-15

A young man named Johnson. an en-
ploye of one of the Dapbury Comm bag
gagemen, is curiosity in his way. He is
II years old and measures feet 7 inches
in his stocking feet With his shoes on
three-quarters of an inch is added TO his
height. During the past year ne has
grown nearly foot.
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-15

thirty men. The Adams wants fifty men
and when she gets them will start for
Honolulu
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-01-09
DAIRY 10 rs.

Feed the calves from pals kept scru'
pulously clean by scalding. The mill
should be fed at a temperature of 9t
degrees.
There is no place in the world where
Kindness yields larger return than in
the dairy. 1t is absolutely impossible
to get the best results from milch cowt
unless they are gently treated.
1t is not difficult to keep hairs out OF
milk but manure finds its way into the
pail unless the udder and teats of the
COW are thoroughly washed and wiped
dry with clean towel. 1t Is necessary
to do this in order to obtain clean milk
The State dairy commissioner, of Min.
nesota, reports that eighty creameries
and twenty cheese factories have beer
started in Minnesota this year. He ac-
counts for the large preponderance OF
creameries over cheese factories by the
fact that hog raising has become an i'm.
portant factor in Minnesota farming
and the creamery returns the SKINNED
milk, while at the same time II pays
as much for the whole milk as does the
cheese factory, which returns nothing
Commissioner Anderson also reports
that the large number of creameries
have driven oleomargarine out of the
state, because they are now able tc
manufacture and sell good butter al
prices so low that oleomargarine has nc
chance.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-01-09
The Right Way to Feed for Eggs.

The feeding of poultry has been re.
ceiving increased attention during the
last few years, especially at the Rhode
Island, New York State and Ohio ex-
pertinent stations. In general way
the experience of these institutions de-
monstrates conclusively the value of a
ration rich in protein. This is easily
understood, for we know that the egg
is very rich in albumen or protein and
this element the hen can get only from
the food 1t consumes. Similar tests
have been made on a practical scale by
many of the larger poultry keepers OF
the country. Among them is George j.
Nissly, a well-known fancier and man.
ufacturer of incubators and brooders
in Washtenaw County, Mich. He
makes speciality of thoroughbred
Light Brahmas, Langshans, Buff
Cochins, Plymouth Rocks and White
Wyandottes, both for sale and fancy
stock and also for eggs for market.
His egg records attest his judgment
both in breeding and feeding, and on
the latter subject he says:
II have bred fancy poultry extensive
ly for twelve years, and during that
time tried various ways of furnishing
my fowls and chicks the requisite sup
ply of animal food, but have found
nothing so convenient, so economical,
and so satisfactory to use as Bowker' s
animal meal and the increased demand
for 1t among my customers is evidence
that they concur in my own views. /
feed 1t in soft food. During winter my
laying hens get it daily in their morn
ing meal; in summer l feed more whole
grain (mainly wheat and oats), but still
aim to have them get soft food and
animal meal two or three times a week.
l mix it with the dry ground feed in
the proportion of about one part animal
meal to eight or ten parts ground feed,
and then thoroughly scald the feed. let
ting it stand and cook in its own heat
an hour or two before feeding. For
ground feed l have found that two
parts corn, one part oats, one part
wheat. ground together, and then one
part wheat bran added, makes a very
desirable combination. For chicks
have the oat hulls sifted out, and some
times omit the bran, as 1t may prove
a little too loosening when the animal
meal is also used, as we always do, for
! would not think of trying to grow
chicks without 1t. They get it every
morning. l find it advisable to use a
smaller proportion of animal meal
when first beginning to feed it, and in
crease the amount as they become ac-
customed to it."
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-01-09
Insolence Rebuked.

Major Lomax. of the United States
army, visiting in Canada soon after the
war of 1912. was entertained in Quebec
by the officers of one of the royal regi-
ments. After dinner, speeches and
toasts being in order, one of the Brit
ish officers having imbibed too gener-
ously of the champagne gave as a
toast "The President of the United
States. dead or alive" The toast was
accepted with laughter. Major Lomax
rose to respond, saying; Permit me to
give as my toast, The Prince Regent,
drunk or sober. The British Officer
sprang instantly to his feet, and in an
CRY tones demanded: "Sir, do you in
tend that remark as an insult?" TIC
which Major Lomax calmly replied
mo. sir; as the reply to one."-Sar
Francisco Argonaut.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-01-09
BIGGEST JACK POT EVER PLAYED.
General Miles, story OF High Play After
IIichrnond Fell.


"I don't play poker myself" SAID
Major Gen Miles. I'm fact, L am glad
to say that the game has rather gone
out in the army, but think l can claim
to have been a witness of the biggest
game as to stakes that was ever play
ed"
"Tel us about It, General" said Col.
Ochiltree. 'I have some pretty good
poker stories in stock myself"
"And so have l." said Henry Waiter
son. 'Tor instance Joe Rlackburn's.
about tire game played in the trenches
at the battle of Shiloh with a table
made on the bodies of the comrades OF
the players"
"Wcll" said John w. Mackay, "as to
stakes, l will enter a claim for some
rf the games played in the good old
lays in Nevada, when the boys had
he Comstock lode to draw upon. But.
ieneral, let us have your story"
at was in the spring of 1865, when
Davis, Lee and the rest of you Confed-
crates, Col. Watterson, were in full re-
treat from Richmond toward Danville,
and we were pressing you night and
day, hardly stopping to eat or sleep.
On the eve of the battle of Sailors
Creek"
'T was there" said Col. Ochiltree.
'It was in that battle that 1 was
wounded"
"That day." continued Gen. Miles,
1--WE overhauled and captured Confed-
crate wagon train and found, greatly
TO the delight of our boys, that several
of the wagons were loaded with Con-
federate bonds and Confederate money
in transit from the Confederate Treas
ury Department in Richmond to wher-
ever the government, now on wheels,
might make its last stand. The SOL
diers simply helped themselves to the
bonds and the money, and the officers
did rot care to deprive them of the
spoils to which they were richly enti-
tied. Al night, when we knocked off
work for supper and n few hours rest
and sleep, had occasion to ride along
the line, and found, greatly to my
amusement, a poker game going on
around almost every camp fire. Stop
ping to watch one of the games, this is
what | heard:
=" How much is the ante?'
Zone thousand dollars
"'And how much to fill? Five thou
sand? Well, here goes. l raise 1t $lO.-
o00'
"'Good. see you and go you $4,000
better. Twenty-Five thousand to draw
cardsl
"Then cards were drawn, and pres
emily bet was made of s50,000. Some
one went 100000 better but he was
ruled down. Fifty thousand was the
limit. However, there was S5O0,OOO in
the pot when it was hauled down by
the winner who had three treys and
a pair of jacks. l expressed my sur
prise at the size of the game and told
the boys they had better go slow or
their funds would run out.
Never fear, General replied one of
them. We will keep within our means.
You ought to have been here just now.
I'VE had jack pot Of $1.200,000.
II think you will agree with me" )"
continued Gen. Miles, that no bigger
poker game than that was ever played"
Chicago Times Herald.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-01-09
The Time of Parting.

'T,aura!"
There was an undertone of sadness
In the young mans voice. Outside all
was calm. The full October moon
shone-pronounce it shon, please
peacefully on a community that was
beginning to wrap itself in dreams.
Whatever of misery or squalor-sound
the q long-had disfigured the land
scape in the garnish light of day was
hid from view beneath the friendly
shadows of night, and there was moth
ing in sight to vex the eye of the man
in the moon or bring the flush of indig-
nation to his rounded cheek.
The quick ear of Miss Kajones caught
the melancholy infection of young Fer
gusons voice.
What is it, George?" she whispered.
Even in the semi darkness of the
Kajones parlor the face of the maiden
might have been observed to take on a
paler shade and for a moment the
youth did not reply. The cat on the
rug awoke from a troubled dream,
yawned stretched itself, turned the
other side to the fire, and went to sleep
again, and the flowers in the vase
kindly call this vahz-on the piano diff
fused their mild, grateful perfume
through the apartment.
At last the young man spoke.
DEAREST" he murmured.
"What is it?" -
1T is growing late"
He looked at his watch.
''It is growing late" he repeated
tremulously. 1.-THE last car will pass
along in three-quarters of an hour.
must leave you in exactly forty min
utes"-and he clutched her hand-"ir
forty minutes exactly! Dearest p
"Oh George.'
"I must begin to say good night!"-
Chicago Tribune