The San Francisco call., 1896-09-13
Considerable Interest Being
Taken in the Coming
Charter Night.
HEALY AND PHELAN TO DEBATE
The Edison Electric Light Company
Exhibit Is One of the Hand.
soonest at the Fair.

hour after that time. 1t was a good
natured sightseeing crowd which filled
the big corridors, first listening to the ex-
cellent concert, ana then inspecting the
pictures in the art gallery as they had not
been inspected before.
During the afternoon there was a special
entertainment for the children. a num-
Der of tots gave splendid exhibition of
step and fancy dancing for prizes. R.
P. Doolan acted as Judge, and awarded
the first prize to Miss Pearl Sewena Lund,
pretty girl of years.
She was dressed in pink gown ar
ranged in a manner convenient for skirt
dancing. Mrs. May Wilkins of Oak
land, her teacher, superintended the pre-
iminary details.
The childs efforts were confined to a
skirt dance and the highland fling. She
was awarded beautiful gold locket and
chain, and given an order for life-sized
portrait in water colors.
Dixie Grey was awarded the second
prize for her excellent performance of the
sailors hornplpe. The trophy in this in
stance was a gold forget-me-not wreath
and lace pins.
Marion Roseville, winner of the third
prize was given a gold wreath and pearl
scarfpin.
The athletes of the Olympic Club have
decided to take possession of the fair NJ on
day evening. All the crack sprinters,
tumblers, wrestlers and boxers of the clu b
will participate in the entertainment,
which promises to be one of the finest of
its kind ever given under the auspices of
this institution. The general manage
ment of the affair has been allotted to Su-
perintendent William Kennedy. He has
selected a committee of able assistants,
including: DIR. Short, John Cooney, Jack
Cathcart, Billy HaIlett, Pete Sloan, Bob
Macarthur, and host Of others.
Howard z. Taylor Jr., the new leader of
the cub will nave charge of the enter
tainment proper. This will be the first
affair of this kind entrusted to the care of
MI Taylor, and he Will, no doubt, exert
himself in his efforts to see that the pro-
gramme is carried out successfully.
All the acts are new, a number of them
having been especially prepared for the
occasion. The center of the main floor of
the Pavilion will be cleared, in order to
make room for a stage and circus ring.
A flying trapeZe and steady bars will be
erected, and at the conclusion of the con-
cert the orchestra will render series of
circus airs to the accompaniment of the
acrobatic feats. Over 1000 member of the
club will be present.
The following programme will be rem
dered during the evening by the Olym-
plans:
Tumbling-F Duck, A H. G. Cooper, j. R.
La Rue, w. Linsley; triple bars-Professor H.
Belsu, R. Leandro, W. Linsley; Sandow act
Professor G. Miehling; fencing (foils)-J. II.
Horrigan VS.. H. Fisher; duelling swords-E
Ortfon VS.. Professor Tronchet; Wrestling-D
Mahoney VS.. J. Spiro, F. Butler VS.. E, P. Arm
buster; boxing-D. Whalen VS.. NJ. P. Hayes, E.
Fentress VS.. S. Carter; blackened glove con-
test. Reay F. V. Kington.
A special meeting of the exhibitors was
held last evening in the board rooms of
the Pavilion. J. II. Gilmore presided and
w. A. Hewitt acted as secretary. 1t was
decided to award six gold medals, and
there will be a general sweepstake prize.
special medal will be given to the best
machinery exhibit, and the others will be
distributed among the general displays.
Every one will have chance to cast bal
lot. The following committee will have
charge of the arrangements: Messrs.
Fisbbeck, Little6eld, Hendy, Hewitt and
Massey.
Local interest is being manifested in
charter night, which is set for Tuesday,
September 15. Yesterday the following
challenge was issued by two members of
the Municipal League:
For the purpose of definitely settling the
status of the proposed new charter in its rela-
ton TO the rights OF the people and to put its
defenders on record, we, the undersigned
offer the following objections to that docu-
ment, and affirm that can make it plain
that said objection exists in said vicious in
strument:
First-It is too Tonga very bad feature in
Second-It is indefinite in important m alters
where the rights OF the people are concerned.
Ihlrd- Pretends TO provide for the acquire
ment OF pubic utilities, but makes no condi-
tions, for their acquisition depend upon the
will of the present owners.
Fourth-ltWould take the proper legislative
function from the peoples representatives
and lodge it with the Mayor, or abolish it alto
gether
1t is narrow, bigoted and not in harmony
with the spirit of enlightenment in regard to
education.
1t is corporation conspiracy to prevent
public improvement and to intrench the ri ghts
OF those who hold watered stocks.
1t makes permanent the large salaries OF the
heads of departments and makes it easy to
scale the wages OF those who perform manual
labor.
1t makes contract labor on public works
permanent, thus preserving a constant source
OF corruption, and virtually prohibits any
public work being done costing more than
5000. no matter how urgent said work might
be, unless done by this pernicious method
1t is rich mans charter and the only sure
thing that provides for the unfortunate poor
man is work in the chaingang which the
authorities under that document will see that
he does IN competition with free labor.
We auege all of the above defectsin the pro-
posed new charter, and assert that there is in
ternal evidence that these defects were will
fully placed in that instrument by the trainers
VINO knew these defects and delit erately placed
them there. All the foregoing faults we affirm
TO exist in the proposed charter and hereby
challenge the proponents OF that document
James ID. Pheian and J. Richard Freud TO a
public debate on the merits OF the case at the
Mechanics Pavilion on the night of the 18th
OF September, "Charter Night"
p. J. HEALY,
J. NJ. REYNOLDS,
Municipal Reform League
Neither Mr.. PheIan nor Mr. Freud has
as yet accepted the challenge, but it is
generally believed they will do so.
Neither Mr.. Freud nor Mr.. Phean has
as yet signified his intention of accepting
the challenge, but it is generally believed
they will be on hand.
Electricity practically applied is splen-
didly illustrated at the fair IN the shape of
Company Of this City. The matter of
electric lighting as well as the effects capa-
bic of being produced by this means are
not as novel features as they were in the
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