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NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
The Recommended Reinstatement or Fred Titu,
Due-Notes.

At the National Assembly OF tho l.. A. w.
held In February q ommendatlon WAS made
TO the Racing Board that steps be taken to
raise the life suspension placed upou Fred
THUS OF this. city By March 10. provided that
he should in the mean time communicate with
the board and express his repentance. Titus
has sent such letter.to tho board. 1t is expect
ed, however. that his reinstatement may be
delayed for several days. EI-Chairman Gid
son.-it is said. left the matter for the con-
sideration of the new Racing Foard. Chair
man Mott spoke in favor OF TiUus's reinstate-
ment before the assep bly,, and IL Is expected
that he VIII act favoraDly upon the matter as
soon as he gets the racing affairs in running
order. Titus Is anxious tor.some action To be
taken. as he wishes 10 race on the circuit this
scar.
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News from tho Horse world.

MONMOUTH PARK, March l4.-William Pickering,
the well known Jockey, II here, having Just returned
after three.months trip from visit to his parents
at Liverpool, England. Pickering for many years
was Louis Stewards Jockey.
TORONTO, March Ii.--seaRram. owner of tho
waterloo Stables, has decided not To enter Sara.
SosSa In any ,es this year. The nArd campaign OF
lsu5 left tho pride OF the keagram string rather
poor shape. He has been fred and blIsLered.
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ltoWinE.

WORCESTER. March l+,-Erastus ID, Rogers,
who challenged the world, bar J. G. Gaudaur, on
Feb. :" yesterday announced that he would row
Gaudaur n match race OF two miles with one
turn for $500 side. the race TO be rowea over the
regatta course Oh Lake Quin-igHmond, az Wor-
eeester. Rogers Will allow SLeo expenses TO
The sun., 1897-03-15
Pool.

The final game in the six nights 900 point
continuous pool match for the amateur cham
plonshIp between Edward s. Kirby of Brooklyn
ana fercy H. johnson OF Bloomfield was decided
!"te on saturday night. Kirby played in bcnuti.
ful FORM and not only cancelled th, lend ot a,
polhls 'i'h which johnson started in, hut Caug hit
M man man ana won out The lnal scores;
hFoy C'oll-l%, Z, I, H. s. .. Z ., ~, 10 N, IL
=, TO- 10, 2, lb lt,S. ~ ., L. s, 10, 81 900.
Johnson tSooJ0S .; ~, -, 49, =, ~, z, ), y l.
o, q II, D. U, =. o, o, 3, o, II, z, 5, I-v65
Reforea--uoW ard Morrow.
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brooklyn Guard.men .t tn. But,..

The third OF the rifle shooting competitions for
the championship Of the Second Brigade were de-
cidcd on Saturday night. The Forty-seventh
Regiment met the Thirteenth Regiment team In
the formers armory, and the Twenty.third and
Fourteenth regiments met in the Fourteenth's a
armory. The scores follow:
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Forty-Tbird District.

The vote was light in the Forty
third District. The voters struggled
along slowly all day long, but at no
tlne was there a rush at the booths
Tom Conboy, one of BuckIey's old
lambs, who was doing special service
at the polling place in the Eighty
sixth Precinct in the interests of the
Pheian-Examiner ticket, created a dis
turpance by challenging the vote of
one OF the residents of the district
Conboy ordered the police officer who
was stationed at the booth to arrest the
voter, and in maudlin way talked of
some serious charges that were To ha
preferred against him. The voter
satisfied the election officers. and Gov.
ooy was told to go ahead and swear
10 charges II he so desired. Soon after
ward it was found that Conboy was
there TO fntimidate voters, and he was
run out of the 100-feet limit of the
polling place
AT the Eighty-fifth Precinct at Bush
and Stockton streets, David Keating
clerk of the polling place, was ac-
cused OF unlawfully marking the ballot
of voter who desired the assistance
OF one of the clerks in preparing his
vote. The voter claimed hrs eyesight
was detective as his reason for asking
for assistance. Heating was taken TO
the City Hall, where he made an ex-
PLANTATION of the facts and he was re-
leased.
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be taken from the body of citizens
present. James T. Brady of 1917 Larkin
street and John Osborne of 1905 Jack
son street We're chosen and sworn in by
j. S. Daley as judges of election, and
business proceeded.
At the Seventy-seventh Precinct
.. ID. Baldwin was a prominent worker
IN the interest of the Phelan combina-
ton. and was very active with the en-
ployeS or the Sacramento-Street line.
Early in the morning there was con-
siderable talk to voters who were ap-
preaching the polls, but when they
crossed the 100-foot line they We're
driven back. One Disguised individual,
who believed from what he had OBJ
served that things did not go his way,
exclaimed, TITS no use trying to do
anything here, for the plug-hats have
all got their work in for the Phelan
gang"
At the Seventy-sixth Precinct at a
quarter to five IN the afternoon about
one-third OF the registered vote had
been polled. The only incident that
changed the routine of voting was the
challenging at various times during
the day the soldiers from the Preside
military post. There were ten such
challenges, on the ground that the men
offering to vote had not resided at the
post the requisite length of time, but
each of these men was allowed to cast
his ballot, as each swore in his vote.
Forty-Seeond District.
Nearly all the vote that was polled
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OUR NATIONAL TROUBLE.
What We, as People. Should Realize
and Guard AGAINST.

and Guard Against.
Have you noticed that there are
more broken-down men and weak
women on our streets to-day than ever
before? Have you not noticed that
certain of your friends, whom you
have always known to be strong and
healthy, are, for some reason, weak
and low-spirited? Is it not possible
that you yourself feel a trifle less Wig
orous than in the past? Is it a fact
that the American people are growing
weaker, or is due to some local cause?
There can be little doubt that it is ow-
ing TO the increase of dyspepsia in
the community. We have been called
a nation of dyspeptics and there can
be little doubt that it is true.
When people are in such a state,
when nature is weak. and broken, what
would common-sense dictate should be
done? Precisely what physicians say
should be done, viz: Assist Nature,
stimulate her tagging faculties, build
her up? How? BY using a pure medi-
cinal stimulant, and for this purpose
there is nothing equal to pure whiskey.
There is no whiSkey so pure and eff
clent as Duffy's Pure Malt. It stinu-
lates healthily and builds up wasted
tissues. 1t assists the stomach and
restores the health 1t is popular be-
cause it is so efficient. Great care
should be taken, however, to secure
only the genuine. Distrust any dealer
who for any reason seeks to induce
you to buy something lust as good"
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With complete returns from thirty
twp precincts and incomplete from
4sixty-two precincts, with a total vote
Of about $4,000, the indications are
that the above list comprises the
names of those who will frame the
new charter.
1.-The people Of San Francisco took lit
tle:interest in the election of freehold
ers to frame new charter.
The light vote, about one-third Of
that usually cast, is probably an
indication that it matters little who
frames the charter, since the people
viii have the opportunity of accepting
or rejecting il later on.
The voting was quiet and languid.
There was no pickering, no fighting, no
quarreling; in fact no interest.
The gentlemen elected were not op-
posed from personal feeling. Their
merit was recognized, but it was felt
that they We're under the shadow of
= :n,ost unsavOry record. It was this
feeling that started the opposition to
.the ticket which was 10 be the advocate
OF. a charter that meant one-man rule
municipal affairs.
While the vote was light the count
ing was slow and uncertain, and it was
not until a very late hour this morn
ing that the true condition was known.
In the various districts over the city
there was little Of note. The same con-
diti0n obtained everywhere-an apathy
prevailed
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COUNTING THE BALLOTS
A Quiet Evening at the City Hall
Election Headquarters.

There was very little interest about
election headquarters during the entire
evening. Scarcely a bakers dozen of
spectators fingered about the precincts
of the Registrar to hear the result of the
quiet election.
The returns were handled by L. ].
Welch, legal adviser; H. ]. Mulcreavy.
chief deputy, and D. j. Gordan, of the
affidavit room. In all the work there
was very little delay. Long before the
returns began to come in the clerks
had their blanks in shape and the work
of tabulation was done without serious
delay.
The first complete returns were from
the Twelfth precinct of the Thirtieth.
which arrived at 1875 .. m. One of the
most interested of all the spectators
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Il ThIrty-EIrst plstrict.

In the Thirty-first the vote was very
light. in some cases barely ten Of the
last registration being represented in
the ballot box. In the RSeventeenth
precinct there was one arrest, John
Kinsella, for too open and enthusiastic
canvassing, and in the same precinct
there was a case Of stuff1ng reported,
but there was no arrest made on the
charge. Two saloon keepers paid the
penalty Of open doors with a trip to
ghe city prison, William Paulsen from
Mission and Seventh and Timothy Sui
iivan from Mission and Eighth. In none
Of the precincts did the vote reach over
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The Forty-Flrst pIstrlct.

Another quiet district was the Forty
first. Within its boundaries reside a
great many members Of the mercantile
community, and they in unusually
large numbers, in view of the fact that
it was a special election, went TO the
polls.
Al the Seventy-fourth Precinct the
polls were opened on time, but it was
impossible to proceed on account of the
non-arrival Of the clerks. The line of
voters grew, and at the end of half an
hour the voters demanded that clerks
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menced at 4 o'clock in the afternoon
and continued until the polls closed.
workers In this precinct for the one
man charter were scarcer than feather
beds in Dawson City. Everybody was
for the fusion ticket, and a charter
framed in the interests of the people.
owing to the unanimity of sentiment
no disturbances occurred, and every
thing was as quiet as a country church
yard. In this precinct many of the
employees of the Union Iron Works re-
side. and they voted in a solid phalanx
for the fusion freeholders
Along Brannan street. where were 10
Gated the booths for the Twenty-flrst,
Twenty and Twenty-third pre-
cincts, the day was particularly quiet,
and the vote was lighter than the most
pessimistic expected. In the Twenty
fourth the vote was only 1877 out of a
precinct that brought out nearly a
thousand voters at the last election.
The TbIrty-Tbird District.
In the Thirty-third the activity was
confined mainly to the Twenty-seventh
Precinct, where the inmates Of the
County Hospital voted. There were
thirty or forty of them, and they all
came down between 10 and ~. Some
thing over eco votes were cast in that
precinct, which was more than the
showing made in either the Twenty
fifth or Twenty
Voting in Precinct Twenty eight,
Tennessee and Twenty-second streets,
was slow u1til late in the afternoon,
when ballots went into the box at a
lively rate. The electors in this pre-
cinct voted almost solidly the fusion
ticket. Most of them own homes of
their own, and they were opposed TO
jeopardizing their interests by placing
the government Of the city in the
hands Of one man.
What is true of Precinct Twenty
eight is also true Of Precinct Twenty
nine, 1901 Railroad avenue In this
precinct there was no opposition to the
fusion ticket. The sentiment for the
peoples ticket was SO one-sided that it
was monotonous. A good vote was
polled during the forenoon. Every voter
on entering the polling place was given
a card containing the names of the
freeholders nominated by the Demo-
cratic, Republican, Citizen Republican
and Peoples Party conventions and
their numbers on the ballot. These
cards were taken into the booths and
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ing MIN printed list Of names when
an oflcer Informed him that there must
De no electioneering within the 1OO-foot
limits, and GOldstein retired, muttering
about the restriction of personal lib
.erty In that precinct there were two
challenges on the ground Of nonlesi-
dence the required length o. Zine in
the precinct. One was allowed and the
others vote was sworn in.
Everything was so quiet at the Six
ty-tourth Precinct that there was
hardly enough to keep the clerks
awake. The solitary policeman on duty
Tilted his chair in one corner of the
booth, drew his helmet down over his
eyes and slept the sleep of the inno-
cents. The comments at that place
were that people in that section took
no interest in the election
TWO workers for the Phelan push put
In an appearance at the Sixty-fifth Pre-
clnct, but soon retired in disgust, as it
was apparent that there was not any,
thing for "de push" to do.
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The Tblrty-Nlnth District.


In the Thirty-ninth District the
election was very quiet. The voters
came silently, with their candidates
numbers on a card, received their bal
lots, deposited them and went their
way. The only thing that occurred to
change the monotony of silent voting
were challenges in some Of the pre-
cincts. In the Sixtieth Precinct there
were three challenges on the ground of
nonresidence- at the places given, but
each furnished satisfactory proof of
residence, and they were allowed to
swear their votes in. At Precinct 81
there were two challenges on the
ground of nonresidence, and these were
also allowed to swear their votes In.
AT the Sixty-third Precinct H. P.
Goldstein, who stood within the 100
foot line, sought to convince voter as
to how he should vote, and was hand
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was Mayor Phelan, who arrived at the
once OF the Registrar early in the day
anu anu dhXlously awaited the results from
the moment the first returns heean 70
come in. He was confident from tho
outset that there would be no difficulty
ABOUT carrying the charter fight
Enough not by any means bitter. the
Mayor asserted that his observations
as well as his best information con-
Vlnced him that the fight for the char
ter had won.
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The Eortleth District

The Fortieth District included the
Richmond and Cliff House section. and
those who live in those sections were
at the polls early. At each precinct
quiet prevailed, and there was not an
arrest and not a disturbance that
called for police Intervention. There
was an absence of workers at the poll
ing places, and the only prominent
politicians noted there were Ned Ian
igan and Johnny Bennheld, while ex-
County Clerk Haley was out working
against Lanigan and his interests.
Said one of the officers at the Sixty-
sixth Precinct: I'VE got q challenge
list, but we haven't had a chance to use
It," and that was at half-past o'clock
in the afternoon
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Forty-Eourth District.

About a third of the total vote was
cast in the Forty fourth District. Vot-
ing went along steadily all day, but
at no time was there a rush at any of
the booths. There were no disturb
ances at any of the four polling places
in the district and at none OF the
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The Thirty Sixth District.

In the Forty-sixth Precinct 159 votes
were cast by 3 o'clock. There was no
evidence of any great excitement or
of any bitterness in the contest. In
the Forty-first Precinct there were 25S
votes cast by o'clock, with very lit
tie excitement evidenced in any part
Of the entire district. There were a
great many conjectures as to the out
come of the vote, but the policemen
in charge Of the various precincts re-
ported that the election was one of the
quieteSt on record
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booths were there any votes chal-
Forty-Fifth District.

In the Forty-f1fth District, the
wholesale center of the city, voting
went along quietly, but the vote cast
was small. The election officers had
an easy time of it and the police were
not once called upon to quell any
breaches of the peace.
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cooled his ardor and he departed. No
other episode disturbed the quietness
of the district and the policemen were
content. It is thought that the vote
cast in the Thirty eighth District will
exceed one-half the. number polled at
the last election, but in any event the
vote was small. At the close of the
booths it was the prevailing opinion
that the fusion ticket had carried the
district, but by what majority no one
seemed willing to attempt to calcu-
late
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The Twenty-Elqhth District.

The polling place of the First Pre-
cinct of the Twenty eighth District
was at Fremont and Harrison streets.
Evidently fearing trouble Captain
SpNlane stationed two Of the best men
at the booth with instructions to arrest
anybody who interfered with the vot-
ing With the exception of a trivial
row between a drunken man, who was
a warm supporter of the Phelan ticket,
and an old man, who was anxious to
cast his ballot for the fusion candi-
dates, nothing Of any consequence &C
Cured
q. In the Second and Third precincts
the election passed over quietly.
Only a small vote was pOlled in these
precincts compared with that of the
last general election. The polling place
Of the Fourth Precinct was at 625 How
ard street. When the polls opened a
crowd Of ''heelers' who were support
ing the Phelan ticket congregated
about the booths. but were driven
off by the police
In the Fifth Precinct an unusually
light vote was pOiled.
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Forty-second District

IN the Forty-second District was
registered in the forenoon. and most
pL the votes were in the ballot-boxes
a third of the vote poIled and most os
those who applied for the ballot were
persons who owned property in the
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CHARTER TRAINERS.

T.. II. EIIert.
Joseph RsrittOn.
Jerome q. Anderson.
a. Comic Jr.
EsfdOE- Quite.
James Butler.
g. Alfred Cridge.
H. u. Clement.
Joseph ID. Grant.
JOhn Nightingale Jr.
II. H. Mccarthy.
EiDpmann Sachs.
Reuben H. Lloyd.
George H. Dow.
% Oseph O'COnuOr.
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acter during the entire day. The
Thirty-seventh Precinct was a quiet
one also, but the vote rolled up to 169
by noon.
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The ThIrtySecond District.
In the Twenty-third Precinct of the
1hlrty-second the heavy voting COM
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The Fifteen FreehOlderS for the Compilation
Of the Charter, Who Are Leading.
Very Quiet Election, in Which but Third Of the Usual
Vote Of the City Was Cast.

oOO' and at the closing Of the polls it
was considered that the fusion ticket
naQ run Tar ahead. The day was most
quiet and orderly, and there was no
trouble at any of the booths.
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The Thirty-seventb District.

Had it not been for a few homely
little voting booths placed here and
there, about which a few small-fry
politicians lowered. it would have been
difficult to tell whether or not yester-
day was election day in the Thirty
seventh District. In the early hours
Of the morning the voting was moder-
ately brisk, but when the whistles be-
gan to call the lab0rer TO his toll and
the business man to his desk the dis
trict went to sleep. 1t did not again
wake up during the day, and at 5
o'clock the booths were closed and the
count quietly began. Less than half
the number of votes usually cast in
the district were polled, and the pleas
ing absence of warning ward heelers'
and inebriated enthusiasts made the
day for the members of the election
board drowsy and uninteresting.
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PHELAN BOARD WILL PROBABLY MAKE IT.

greatly assisted the electors in voting
for the right men and in favor of pop
ular government
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The Thirtleth Distrlct.

In the Eleventh, Twelfth and Thir-
teenth precincts the vote was surpris-
ingly light. The fusion ticket had
many supporters. It was claimed that
the district would give it a handsome
majority.
In the Fourteenth and Fifteenth pre-
cincts the supporters Of the fusion
ticket were very much in evidence. The
Phelan cohorts practically admitted
that they had been beaten in the dis
trict.
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The Twenty-Nlnth District.

Apparently very little interest was
taken in the voting in the Sixth and
Seventh precincts. The clerks had
scarcely enough to do TO keep them
warm as one Of them expressed it.
In the Eighth Precinct Sammy
Braunhart entered the booth shortly
after noon and prepared his ballot
Ex-Deputy Sheriff Tom Gibney OBJ
jected 10 him voting on the ground that
he had changed his residence. Braun
hart claimed he had a right TO vote,
but announced that he was willing to
destroy his ballot, provided that Glib
ney's challenge was acceptable to the
Judge Of the precinct. After a short
wrangle he was allowed to vote. No
thing Of any consequence occurred in
tx Ninth and Tenth precincts
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The Thlrty-Ei eht District.

But one incident calculated to call
forth the reprimand of a police officer
occurred in the six precincts of the
Thirty-eighth District yesterday A
politician" who feeling in his heart
that he was not born to blush I'M
seen" endeayored to do a little cleo
tioneering in the immediate proximity
of the Fiftyfffth Precinct booth He
was warned to make his departure to
other scenes, but as he did not exhibit
the desired haste to obey instructions
he was taken by the collar and de-
posted outside the line that marked
100 feet from the polling place. This
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The Tblrty-Fourth District.

The Tblrty-Fourth District.
Voting began early and continued
quite regularly until the close of the
polls. The total vote for the six pre-
cincts was not as much as was ex-
pected by many. though more than 300
votes had been cast by noon in the
first three precincts. 1t was noticed
that there were very few arguments
in the vicinity of the polls, and the
masses seemed to feel that the vote
was matter of no great Importance
There was an absence of anything
like spirit of intimidation. There
were no ward heelers in view, and the
greatest purist would have found no
fault with the methods in vogue.
The ThlrtyFiftb District
The fastest voting here was In the
Thirty-sixth Precinct, at Guerrero and
Elizabeth. One hundred and eighty
votes were cast by noon, after which
there was a steady crowd ofvoters, but
there was no disturbance of any char