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The San Francisco call., 1896-08-04
OLYMPIC NOMINATIONS,
Two Tickets Were in the Field
and One Favored New
Board.
Indications Point to a Hot Campaign
Over the Presidency of the
Institution.

| Three hundred members, who are inter
ested in the future welfare of the Olympic
! Club, assembled IN the gymnasium last
evening to select a nominating committee.
There were two tickets in the field
white and yellow. The former ticket was
put forward by members who favored the
reelection of President Eaton, and the
yellow by men who favored, with few ex-
ce ptions, clean sweep in the directorate
of the club.
The meeting was called to order by F.
w. Eaton, ana that gentleman spoke at
lergrh on the management of the clubs
affairs ever since the time of his election
to office. In the course of his remarks he
had occasion to haul Secretary Bosworth
over the Goals for not having the monthly
reports of the club posted in their custom
ary places, but the secretary replied that
he was not at fault in the matter, as he
had instructed the superintendent in this
particular.
Mr.. Eaton read a report he had pre-
pared of the financial condition of the
club, and explained in detail to the men,
bers present the difficulties that he had to
contend with in conducting successfully
such heavy undertaking. He explained
the reasons for the decrease in member
ship and why the club was not financially
as prosperous as it was in former years.
Secretary Russ was loudly cheered when
he took the floor. He said. in brief that
he had for many years taken deep inter-
est in the affairs of the Olympic Club and
that nothing gave him greater pleasure
than to see the club in prosperous condi-
4
affairs.
Mr.. Eaton then called for nominations,
and after short pause, Merton G. Allen
arose from his chair. He said that a
change for the better interest of the club
was, IN his judgment, necessary; that the
club was not exactly what it should be and
that its financial condition might be to-
day in better state.
He then placed in nomination the fol-
lowing gentlemen whose names appeared
on the yellow or gold ticket, viz. Frank
]. Devlin, manager of the Atlas Insurance
Company; Charles H. Lam berton, cashier
of Mclaughlin Estate Company; w. H.
Snedaker, general agent of the Rio Grande
Western Railway; George Watkins, man
ager Union Photo Engraving Company,
and John H. Hardy of Wells, Fargo &
Company.
James Sweeney followed in the footsteps
of Mr.. Allen and spoke strongly in favor
of five gentlemen whose names appeared
on white ticket. They were: George
Jones, president Dickman-Jones Com
pany; Charles K. Melrose, cashier Union
Ice Company; Martin Stevens, attorney
at-law; DIR. o. B. Burns, dentist, and
Thomas Jennings, wholesale grocer.
Chairman Eaton suggested that the
members segregate and those favoring the
white ticket take the east side of the
gymnasium and their opponents the oppo-
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-04
the matter of selling the Geary-street
70 ai1uav franchise

the matter of selling the Geary-street
railway franchise.
The writs were issued at the instigation
of George r. Fletcher, who claims in the
complaints filed that the actions OF the
board in the matter are irregular.
First, the notices of the sale of the franchise,
as published in the afternoon papers, were not
published on the consecutive days as pro-
vided by law A Sunday and holiday inter
vened, on which occasions the paper was not
printed.
Second. because the resolution, notice and
advertisement regarding the sale failed to
comply with the terms of the application, in
that clause was inserted by the Supervisors
providing for yearly report of the gross earn
ings of the road, said report to be sworn to by
the president and secretary of the railway
company On the strength of the report tax
of per cent of the gross earnings OF the COM
pany was to be levied and paid into the Street
Department fnnd. The clause further pro-
vided that in case the report was not furnished
the franchise should become void 1t is said
that this clanse was inserted by the Super
yisors without warran and in direct violation
OF an act of the State Legislature OF March %,
1893.
The contention is that this stipulation
in the proposed franchise prevents and de-
stroys fair, open and public competition
for the purchase of the right, privilege
and franchise and was inserted to destroy
public competition and restrict bids to the
Geary-street, Park and Ocean Railroad
Company.
The complaint quotes the following por-
tions of the proposed franchise:
The following grant is made upon the follow
ing conditions, strictly to be complied with by
said grantee its successors and assigns:
Work to construct said rsiroad must be COM
menced within one year from the date OF the pass
age of this order, and the same must be completed
within three years thereafter
Mr. Fletcher says that only the Geary-
street, Park and Ocean Railroad Company
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Francisco. The former has been given up
for lost and on the latter 5O per cent re-
insurance has been paid.
The excursion to the wreck of the
Colombia on the steamer Mexico last Sum
day was genuine success. When OH the
Farallones L. w. Leydecker, the we'll
known pigeon-fancier of Alameda, released
ten of his young birds. They had never
been away from home before except on
one occasion when they were flown from
the Cliff House. The youngsters made
the flight in the fast time OF l hour and
seconds. At the wreck ten more birds
were released, but only seven of these
reached home. They made the fight in
hours 43 minutes. OF the seven six were
old birds and one was a young one. The
three missing are all youngsters, but Mr..
Leydecker is confident that they will turn
up. 1t was hazy at the time they were
liberated and one of them did not leave
the Mexico until she was close ashore.
Arthur Piper and John Openheim are
not likely to forget the excursion in a
hurry. They were standing forward OF the
pilot house when big sea broke aboard
and washed them into the lee scnppers.
Another wave washed them along the
deck and nobody knows where they would
have landed if Captain Bennett and I. w.
Levdecker had not rushed to the rescue
'Oh Lord! Oh Lordl' gasped Openheim
81 thought was overheard" Piper was
all right, but as there was not suit of
clothes on the steamer that would fit him
he had to ''seek the seclusion that cabin
grants" until his own were dried in the
engine-room. He says they are now two
sizes too small for him.
7. c. Wills, who is experimenting the
Pacific Coast Steamship Company's whal-
ing excursion, is not letting the grass
grow under his feet. His boats crews
have all been secured and the men are
hard at work daily getting the harpoons,
blubber-spades and bomb-guns in readi-
ness for TIE occasion. The Oakland and
Alameda people want to witness the
sport, and the chances are that a special
boat will be put on for the occasion. The
tug Fearless will be the flagship, and she
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little the worse for the battering she re-
ceived off the Horn, but still thoroughly
seaworthy. 1t was a perilous voyage from
start to finish, and on one occasion Captain
Taylor had to put about and run away
down south in order to escape going ashore
1t took the Jordanhill since last January
to make the run from Liverpool to San
Francisco. Nearly two months of the
time was spent in battling with adverse
winds off the cape and it was May 20 be-
fore so south S5 west was reached. Sails
were blown out of the bolt ropes, the
bulwarks were carried away, the cabin and
forecastle were flooded and everything
movable was washed overheard.
The Jordanhill left Liverpool early in
January in tow of a tug. A gale came up
and the hawser parted. The vessel lost
all her head rails and had to come to an
anchor in order to prevent going ashore.
Two months later she was caught in an
other hurricane. The hail and sleet were
continuous, and the stormsalls split one
after the other. Part of the bulwarks were
carried away, and verything movable on
deck was washed overheard.
On April heavy gale from northwest
to west, increasing to hurricane, was en-
countered, and the lower topsails were
blown from the bolt ropes. The vessel was
forced down to go south, and the entire
crew suffered from the cold and exposure.
Captain Taylor sighted mum Der OF ships
when in the southern waters but did not
speak any of them.
The only other overdue vessel from
Liverpool is the BIackbraes, now out 1877
days. She also has had hard time of it,
having to put back ON account of stress of
weather and later having to put into
Montevideo on fire and leaking. Her en-
ire cargo was discharged and she is now
on the ways undergoing repairs. The
Cedarbank, A. G. Ropes, Wilhelm Tell,
Cambuskenneth and Jordanhill, on all OF
which reinsurance was paid, have now
safely reached port. No word has been
receivei from the City of Philadelphia
and Santa Clara, from New York for San
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could comply with such terms and condi-
tions, that company being the exclusive
owner and in exclusive possession of the
right of way along the streets named in
the franchise and is entitled exclusively to
maintain and occupy the same for the pur-
poses of street railway until November,
1908.
Should the franchise be sold un der the
present resolution, notice and advertise
ment to any other person or corporation
than the Geary- street road, it is said that
a gr eat deal of expensive litigation with
the road mentioned would surely result
over the right of way. Further. 1t is set
forth that nobody but the Geary-street
road could obtain a clear and unclouded
title to the right of way.
Again, it is said that the right of way is
worth 81, 500, 900, but that under the pres
ent resolution but $500,000 could be OBJ
tanned for it.
1t is further alleged that the acts and
proceedings of the Board of Supervisors
are without its Jurisdiction; that there is
no appeal therefrom and no adequate
remedy in the courts of law; wherefore it
is prayed that writ of prohi bltion be
issued restraining the board from taking
further action in the matter at the present
time.
An injunction enioining the board from
selling the franchise on August was also
issued by Judge Daingerfield, as was a
writ of review commanding the Super
visors to appear in court and explain their
actions in the matter.
When the franchise matter came up in
the board yesterday afternoon Supervisor
Dimond called the attention of the men,
bers to the fact that each had been served
with copy of the injunction granted by
Judge Daingerfield. He moved that action
be deferred and the matter be referred to
the City and County Attorney. Supervisor
King seconded the motion and it was
corriad
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and the steamers that willaccompany her
will go up the coast as far as brakes Bay.
If whale be not sighted anchor will be
cast in the bay for the night and clam
bake will be served in the morning. Sun
day run down the coast will be in order,
and the chances are that whale will be
picked up. In case of an accident a whale.
boat, manned by the most experienced
hoatmen in the bay, under command of
Henry Peterson. will be in readiness to
render assistance. The excursion should
be pleasant and exciting one from start
to finish
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-04
PET. Y PILFERING.
Pierre Brigaerts Arrested for Stealing
From Telephone Boxes


Pierre Brigaerts, an electrician in the
employ of the Pacific Telegraph and
Telephone Company, was arrested yester-
day morning by Special Officer w. Bram-
mage and booked at the City Prison on a
charge of petty larceny.
The company had been suspicious that
some one was stealing the money from the
telephone boxes and Brammage was put
on the case. Brigaerts, whose duty was to
repair telephones out of order, was sent
yesterday morning to repair a phone on
Cough street. Then he was sent to one
two blocks away and when he returned he
was arrested. When searched 70 cents in
nickels were found in his pockets, which
it is claimed, ne took from the box at
Cough street.
q years of age, denies the charge and at
tributes his arrest to foolish remark he
made about week ago.
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Mr.. ASANO'S STEAMERS,
They Will Make San Francisco
One of Their Ter
mini.
Ample Dockage Has Been Secured
and Enough Local Business to
Guarantee Success.

Sachio Asano, president of the proposed
Oriental Steamship Company, whose YES
sells may ply between San Francisco and
Asiatic ports, had a conference with
Traffic Manager Stubbs yesterday.
Mr.. Stubs gave Mr.. Asano every en-
couragement. He laid emphasis upon the
fact that the port of San Francisco was
the most advantageous place on the coast
tor the line of steamships and that he
would afford him every facility possible.
There is now but very little doubt that
the line will come here. 1t has been al
ready guaranteed sufficient local business
to warrant the line making San Francisco
one of it's termini. The question of dock
age has been settled very satisfactorily.
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WAS SIX WEEKS
OFF THE HORN,
Another Overdue Ship Ar
riveS Here From Liv-
erpOol.
HEAVILY REINSURED.
Head Winds and Hurricanes En-
countered During the
Passage.
A SUCCESSFUL SEA EXCURSION
Messrs. Arthur Piper and John Open.
helm Received a Ducking in
A SUCCESSFUL SEA EXCURSION
MeSsrs. Arthur Pipar and John Open
helm Received Ducking in
the Lee ScupperS.

Once more the gamblers in reinsurance
have made killing" The British four
masted bark Jordanhill, on which 40 per
cent was paid, arrived in port yesterday
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-04
The divorce Court.

Laura NJ. Palmer was yesterday granted a
divorce from Alden B. Palmer, because OF the
latter's willful neglect The plaintlh was
month alimony and $50 for counsel fees.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-04
AUCTION SALES.

BIZ CHAA LEVY & Co.-This day (Tuesday),
Furniture salesroom, 11S6 Market street, at 10
O'Clock.
By JOSEPH T. TERRY-This day Tuesday,,
Personal Property. at 121S Leavsnworth st, at IL
o'clock.
BY &. S. SPEAR 4 Co.-1his day CTuesday)
Bsrbers Supply Store at 3l-SS Sutter street, at
IL OriOck.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-04
Not Father Yorke,s Portrait.

The executive committee of the women's
Liberal League desires to protest against the
peddling OF alleged portraits of Rev. Peter
Yorke throughout the City. The ladies state
that the portraits are not the portraits of Fa-
ther Yorke, and the speculator responsible for
them they say is in imminent danger of arrest
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-04
THE NATIONAL CLUB
It's Managers Have Signed Jeffries and
Van Buskirk for Early in
September.

The National Athletic Club, which only
very recently received permit to give a
boxing entertainment, consummated two
matches last evening. The star event will
be a ten-round contest between Jeffries
and Van Buskirk, and this bout will be
followed by ten-round contest between
Billy Gallagher and George Green. The
managers of the club say the contests will
be held in the Pavilion about Septem
Der 10.
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DID NOT SELL
THE FRANCHISE,
The Supervisors Prevented
From Doing So by the
Court.
SERVING OF THE WRIT
Geary.Street Right Of Way Will
Not Be Let Just at
Present.
MUST EXPLAIN THEIR ACTION
City Fathers Sa d to Want to Give
Away a Million Dollars of
City Money.
MUST EXPLAIN THEIR ACTION

Judge Daingerfeld yesterday issued an
injunction and a writ of prohibition re-
straining the Board of Supervisors from
taking any further action at present in
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-04
Thomas ri. Williams, Estate.

George E. Williams, executor of the viii of
Thomas Fl. Williams, has rendered his eighth
annual account. 1t covers the period from
July 1, 1895, to July 1, 1896 The receipts
during that time were S133, $40 80 and the ex-
penditures $133, ,439 46.
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ADJUSTMENTS.


BALDWIN THEATER. - "The Benefit Of the
Doubt"
CALIFORNIA THEATEE.-"Mavourneen-"
COLUMBIA THEATER-"A Gold Nine"
MoEosco's sOPERA-HoUsE-"The Danitea"
TIvoLr OrERA-HoUsE--"PAgliac
ORPHEUM-High-Class Vaudeville.
eUTRo BATHs-Bathing and performances
SHOOT THE CHUTEs-Daily at Haight street,
one block east Of the Park.
PICNcS AND EXCURSIONS.
PICNIC-Of the Retail Grocers' Protective Asso-
citation Union, at Scheutzen Park. Sunday, Aug. g.
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HoITTs School for Boys, Burlingame. Sixth
year beg ins Aug. 4. Ira g. Hoitt, Phi. D.. Masters
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-22

One swallow does not make Spring. but one
swallow Of Ono. Minute Cough Ccre brings
relief. Jchnston's Pharmacy, 500 Westminster
street; Moszger's Pharmacy. 20 North Main
bttsst; Alfred's lbariascy, Sll kddy Street
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-22
THE CIRCUS.
Continued from page 1.

What is undoubtedly the crownirg fea-
ture of the performance is the exhibition
81 51 splendid thoroughbred horses,
under the direction OF Professor John
O'Brien, who enjoys the reputation OF
being the greatest horse trainer of modern
times. Entering without lines, in one
ring they form great pyramid, sur
mounted by Professor O. Brien on hand
some gray stallion, while the outer rim
Is formed by Is perfectly formed pon les,
travelling aroun the ring curb at n brisk
trot. The gray stallion on which is
mounted the trainer, forming the apex of
the moving pyramid lis one of the famous
team OF stations presented to Professor
O'Brien last year by the King OF Hanover.
But there are Others. and to specify
would be but to print the very excellent
program. The bareback riding, the aero
bstic feats are immense.
The human arrow act is one of the feats
OF the famous Zedoras, a trio OF cnam-
pion aerialists The act introduces a
young woman who is shot from an i'm
mense bow through paper target sus-
pended in midair, and finally. lands safely
in her sisters arms.
Professor Collier and his trained Eng
lish bull, also proved a most enter
tanning number, while Harry Went
worth's trained pigs were the object
OF special interest to children and
the whole canvas resoundcd with
laughter at the comical antics of the
porcinc wonders. A word of praise
must also he given to the five Sill
hons and the three Dunbars. who 90
through a series OF mid-air flights and
dives that excell anything ever seen
here. Other new acts are the giant cloud
swing feats OF Mile. Leona; the bareback
equestrian act Of Laverter Lee; a medley
OF the most perfect displays by the
famous La Mont family the comIcslly
trained wrestling bear. who can turn
somersaults, stand on his head. and per-
form lots of other.interesting tricks: Leon
la Roche, with his mysterious globe,
ascending and descending spiral in.
cline without visible means, and several
additions to the exciting hippodrome
races.
The jam tonight promises to be enorm-
Gus, but there need be no fear OF not
having accommodation. The police pre-
cautions are most adm mirat lc, the attend
ants courteous and all patrons will be
safely and comfortably seated.
The "Big Top" or main tent, IL 2lO
feet wide by 460 feet long. 1t will seat
is 600 persons. There are IS cages OF nm
imals and he entire force numbers S6i
people. A very largo numter OF them
are quartered Mt hotels in the city. One
OF the great features OF the show this
year is the grand pyramid OF 81 perform
ing horses. Another feature is Johanna,
tho only gorilla in America. and without
dolbt the most highly educated individu.
al of her species in the world.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-22

will engage that they shall be kept open
and we shall therefore provide for free
coinage OF silver within the limits OF the
British empire for population greater
In number than the populations OF Ger
many. France and America put to-
gether"
Into this long--and just about to be
successful-strugglc for the establish
ment for the Joint standard, 1t Is pro-
posed that we should intervene by as
suming to establish II alone. Against
this proposed action on our part, these
earnest believers In the workers for the
cause strenuoualy protest. They say to
US, you cannot succeed and your failure
will discredit the cause.
Whether these differences can be
reconcilcd. IL is impossible to epticipate.
The Democratic party glands for prin-
ciples, desirable to be maintained for the
good OF the country. Most any sacrifcc
might be asked OF Democrats for the
sake OF the party and they would cheer
fully make IL. But If the delegates from
this locality should go TO that convention
and represent that the rank and file OF
the party would follow the lead OF our
southern brethren and vote for the free
coinage of silver by the United States
alone, they would be misrepresenting the
state OF public opinion here. And the
same feeling Of indisposition 10 COM
promise with the matter for votes or
anything else Is as active and dominant
here in our party as ii wcs found in the
Republican party when IL bore down and
cverpowcred the Mckinley machine.
Personally 1t is my opinion that IL
the Democrats party goes on that plat
n h.ax wi f,aa N mr. 81
disastrous defeat that any party has ever
had in this country. 1 understand it
is honestly believed in. and people think
1t will bring relief from their present
troubles. but between now and election
day 1t will be pretty thordoghly sifted
and the people OF this country will not
face the disturbance of value. the loss
of confidence. the general distress and
ruin which would come TO their business
interests in such change In their stand
ard of value as would arise from such
action. And IL wiu in my opinion, over
whelm the persons who undertake it.
1t ought not TO be necessary for me TO
say anything OF personal nature. J.
find myself. however, spoken OF here
and there as possible candidate: not
very seriously or prominently, but suf-
fciently TO attract attention, If ! should
fail TO notice 1t. II sometime affects
ones influence in cases like the present.
/ have no personal motive in entering
this fight l have said that would not
be candidate. / Will add, copying the
emphatic language once used by the
late General Sherman U think / remem-
her IL correctly Il will not run If nom
mated. nor serve If elected
81 am not foolish enough TO suDpOSe
that any eastern man could be nom
mated by this convention-much less
that could i sympathize thoroughly
with the feeling in the south that has
caused this uprising, and will find its
expression at Chicago, but as to the
principle. which the uprising has
brought forth. and the issues being
framed. / entirely disagree"