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The San Francisco call., 1897-02-12
OLYMPIC CLUB BOXING,
A Professional Tournament
Will Be Held in
April.
The Origi al olympic Gun Club Has
Dissclv.d and the Tr' ply Will
Be- Returned.

The directors of the Olympic Club, at a
special meeting held last evening, decided
to hold professional boxing tournament
in the early part of April either at The
Mechanics Pavilion or Woodward's Pa
vilion.
They authorized Superintendent Billy
Kennedy to correspond Immediately with
Tommy Ryan, the famous Eastern weller
weight, and learn from that distinguished
puncher of faces if he will agree to NEE t
George Green, the local champion, In
contest OF twenty rounds.
The pugIlists will be offered a good
nurse. and as Green has already con-
sented to fight Ryan the club IL fairly
we'll satisfied that the match can be con-
summated.
Asa second-day attraction the club may
secnre a ten or fifteen round contest be-
tween Lon Aenew and Thompson, the
coIored champion lightweight pugilist OF
Salt Lake.
President Newhall is desirous that mera-
bers of the club who intend to see the Dig
foht in Carson will leave their names and
addresses with Superintendent Kennedy
as early as possible, as special cars Will be
chartered for the occasion.
The original Olympic Gun Club dis
haoded last evening. h. Crocker was
cnuirman. George jackson was vice-chair-
man. and DR.. Hibbard secretary. The
money on hand, amounting TO something
like $40. was turned over to the club, and
the Overland Monthly trophy will be
transferred to the secretary OF the lnani-
mate TARGET Association of California.
The dissolution OF the original Olympic
Gun Climb will give clear sailing to the new
Oivm mic Gun Club with headquarters on
Van Ness avenue.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-12
ME- ERCHANTS TOLD
TO CALL AGAIN
Complaint That They Were
Treated With Scant
Courtesy.
Street Committee of the Super.
visors Failed TO Receive
Them.
After Passing Haf an Hour Wa ting
Word Was Sent That a Confer.
encs Was Put Of.

The officers and active members of the
Merchants Association believe that they
were treated with scant courtesy by the
Street Committee of the Board of Supe:-
visors yesterday. The trouble was brought
about this way: At the last quarterly
meeting of the Merchants Association
resolutions were adopted requesting the
Board of Supervisors to prepare future
contracts for street pavements so that
any suitable materials might be accepted
that have proved desirable and reliable in
the experience of other cities. On Janu-
airy % the board of directors sent these
resolutions to the Supervisors, with Pc
tition TO be heard upon this subject, when
facts and figures would be presented in
support of the resolution. 1t was also re-
quested that all others interested in this
matter should be heard at the same time.
In answer to this communication, the
consideration of the subject of suitable
materials for street pavements was set
by the Com mittee on Streets OF the Board
OF Supervisors for yesterday afternoon at
2:30 o'clock. In accordance with written
invitations received by the Merchants
Association to attend the meeting and
take part in its deliberations large dele
CATION of the directors of the association
was promptly on hand at the rooms of
the Board of Supervisors at the hour
stated.
Those present in the delegation were
the following directors and representa-.
lives of the association: Messrs. +. w.
Dohrmann, James S. Conweli A Fusenot
NJ. S. Kohl5erg, Henry Michaels. Joseph
Simonson, Frank A. Swain, S. L. Sachs,
Secretary Freud, Engineer Mccullough
lar Of fhar nit
ested in securing the best paving materials
for fniure street Work without discrimina-
tion or favor 10 any particular substance
and prepared with valuable data for SUBJ
mission to the committee.
Promptly at the hour set these gentle
men were lined up in the anteroom wait
ing to be heard, so that they could 60
Time passed, but they were rot called
At last after half an hours waiting word
was sent in TO the chairman OF the Street
| Committee that representatives Of the as
| sociation were present. They were greatly
surprised and even angcred when the an
swer was received to call again next
| Thursday. They went away disguised.
| and openly expressed their ANNOYANCE at
such treatment. The former Board of
Supervisors in Novem Der. 1895 adopted a
resolution inviting the Merchants Asso-
citation TO meet with its committees at all
times, and set forth that lhe merchants
would be accorded a hearing at all times
and upon all matters. Evidently the
present board has different views on this
Subject or this summary post ponement of
an important subject would not have
taken place.
The Street Committee of the Super
visors has set apart next Thursday after
noon to hear representatives of the Mer-
chants Association concerning the adop-
tion of asphalt specifications for City street
work
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-12
JAPANESE CELEBRATION.
Coronation of an Emperor and the
Granting of the National Consti-
ton Comm Grated

Coronation of an Emperor and the
Granting of the National Consti-
ton Commsmorated.
The Japanese are nothing ii not patri-
otic, and this side of their character was
exhibited at a meeting under the auspices
of the Japanese Society of San Francisco,
which was neld at Saratoga Hall last even
ing.
The object was twofold-frst. 10 cele brate
the coronation of Emperor Jimm, the first
japanese monarch. who was crowned
about $500 years ago, and second, to COM
memorGte the granting OF constitution
to the japanese people, which took place
eighty years ago Oh the anniversary OF the
aforementioned event.
The meeting was presided over by Rev.
K Mekami and S. Yamura delivered the
address of welcome. After a musical .elec-
ton had been rendered the audience sang
the national anthem standing and did
homageto the present Emperor's portrait,
which occupied a prominent place on the
platform The rest of the programme
was as follows:
Reading of Japanese constitution, K Tat
sumo; address, S. Segawa OF the japanese con-
sui ate; address, T. Takekawa; Grafton, K. va
mada; three cheers for the Emf peror ana sec
ond singing of the national song with hon.
age
The second part OF the entertainment,
which was presided over by DR.. K. Kuro.
sawa, consisted OF music, songs. fencing,
wrestling ana magic-lantern exhibition.
Several hundred japanese filled the hall,
which was draped with the Japanese col.
ors and all seemed to enjoy the entertain
ment thoroughly.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-12
EX-M|NISTER
FROM HAWAII
Thurston Says Nearly
Every body Now Wants
Annexation.
Club of Over Six Thousand
Members Organized in
Honolulu
Does Not Knew Whether He Will
Go to Washingtol-Is Attorney
for Mrs. Dimond.

Hon. l.. A. Thurston of the Hawaiian
Islands, formerly Minister from Hawaii TO
Washington, and who has filed many no
litical positions in that country, including
mem bership in the Cabinet, arrived here
on the Alameda yesterday, and is at the
Occidental. He is accompanied by Mrs.
ThurstoR ana their little child.
1t is two years now since Mr.. Thurston
was in this country. But that period has
made no change in him, save to add
short beard of ebony darkness. 1t will be
remember that his withdrawal as Min
lister was through a dogmat;c order of
Gresham. The ex-Minister is here for
months stay. He says he has not yet
formulated his plans, ana does not know
whether he shall go on East and visit
Washington and other places, or not.
Mrs. Thurston's former home is in Michi-
gan.
Mr.. Thurston says there is now q
stronger feeling than ever in Hawaii in
favor OF annexation. After it was seen,
he recounts, that Cleveland would do
nothing toward annexation, the feeling in
Hawaii was allowed to die down, but now
the Annexation Club has a mem bership
OF about 5000. Mr.. Thurston is president
of this club.
''Not only has the club COCO members, :"
said he. "but at koolan, fifteen miles from
Honolulu, there is a club of eighty mem
bers. all but two of whom are native Ha-
waiians. A great manv natives are also
members OF the club at Honolulu, and are
strongly in favor of annexation. ]. L.
Kaulukou. ex-Marsha. and ex-Attorney-
General of Hawaii, who has always
been strong rovalist, is now an ardent
annexationist. In various places on the
islands the natives are iayoring annexa-
ton.
I'm short, the natives are for it because
they believe it is the only salvation against
the japanese. There is good deal of feel
ing about this. A Japanese man-of-war
was expected TO arrive little while before
/ left, but it seems the fears of those who
anticipated it were not well founded
the census had just been completed
when we came away. 1t showed this as
to population: Total half caste and
mixed, 5000; native, $1,000; Japanese, "a
600; Chinese, 21,QOo and whites 25,0o0,
making total of 10000. The whites in
clude Americans, English, Germans,
French, Italians and Portuguese.
No, do not come in an official capa-
city to work for annexation. l do not
represent the Government. l hold no
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-12
GOOD AND BAD LAWS.
The Manufs cturers Discuss Several
Measures Now Before the
Legislature

The board OF directors of the Manufac-
turers' and Producers Association met
yesterday and several matters pending be-
lore the Legislature were discussed. The
special committee recently appointed to
look into the merits of Labor Commits
missioner FitZ Zserald's labor bill (No. 44l
reported that section 6, to which obiec-
tons had been maue, had really been
copied from the original act of March 3
e 1883, under which the Bureau OF Labor
Statistics was formed, and that since that
, date it had operated successfully ard had
A6een beneficial IN its character.
v 4 long discussion resulted upon Man
ager Lewis report of the bill which is
intended to regulate the manufacture of
articles by convicts. The bill previously
indorsed by the association prohibits the
manufacture OF anything but iute bags,
and also forbids the crushing of rock by
convicts except for use on country roads
A substitute includes streets and high
WAYS. President Sonntag asserted that
nearly all the rock now crushed al Folsom
for roads goes to Sacramento and Stockton,
ard much is used for foundations for
private buildings. 1t was decided to again
indorse the bill in which the use OF crushed
rock is limited 10 county roads.
Director Kerr introduced sweeping
resolution relative to convict labor He
said that the prison directors propose 10
increase the machinery In the prisons for
the purpose of increasing the output of
products. He said that the cotton-mills
of Oa kland would enter into the manu-
facture OF jutebags if there was no COM
petition by conyicts. What he proposed
was that the Legislature be asked to pass
3 bill providing for the doing away with
ali power machinery in the State prisons
He stated that this has been done success
fully in New York and several other East
ern States, and if done here it would be of
great benefit 10 free labor. He would do
away with machinery after Decem ber 81,
1897.
Director Keller said that he believed
that prisoners should be made to work
with their hands and not be aided by
power machinery. at the present time
there is over a million dollars tied up in
useless machinery at San Quentin, sash
fnd door. harness. furniture and other
Prison industries having been abandoned.
There should not be more machinery
put in.
Director Allen called attention to the
great benefit of cheap grain bags 10 the
farmers and seid that the State has too
much money tied up in machinery to let
it lie idle hereafter. The matter was re-
ferIed to the legislative committee, 10 be
reported on next Thursday at a special
meeting.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-12

ciety of the world and successor TO Nine.
Blavatsky; Mr.. Olcott and other famous
lights; Mrs. K. A. Tingley, the leader OF
theosophical thought throughout the
globe, in word delegated as the cru
sader, the lady is the successor of the
late William Q. Judge and head OF the
esoteric school; Mrs. A. /. Cleather; Mr.
and Mrs. C. +. Wright, the former being
president of the Aryan Society OF New
York; II. T. Patterson, president OF the
Brooklyn TheosophIcal Society; +. M.
Pierce, travelling representative OF the
school for theosophical research; Rev. w.
Williams, Clergyman of England, who
having met the theosophists in England
and become i'm pressed with the truths
they taught con cluded to go on the tour
with them
All seemed to be in good health. They
sald they had seen much, had gained
many thousands of converts, and more
than ever saw the need of working in the
interest of theosophy.
. I reslueht Hargrove, who appears scarcely
% years Old, and who was a barrister-at-
law LOT some years in the Middle Temple,
Lonoon, gave an interesting account of
tnelr travels. lie first gave running ac-
count OF the personnel Of each, Asked
about Mrs. Tingley, the head of the
esorteric school, he said
Ut Is rumored she is 70 found direc-
Iorate OF the school for the Revival of tn e
Lost mysteries OF Antiquity which is to
be founded at San Diego.
"Mr. Wright was secretary TO the late
NINE. blaVatsky, and also TO the late w
q. Judge. Mrs. Cleather was one OF Mime.
Blavatsky's favorite pupils.
AS is well known, we have been on a
tour OF the world. We left New York
June Ii last on crusade, and have visited
many countries, including England Ire
land, Wales, France, Germany, Austria
and others and went to India. Australia
New Zealand, Samoa and OH here.
Our object was to carry message of
brotherhood from nation to nation We
had large audiences and made MANY cor
Verts. IL Is not too much to say we made
many thousands OF these. We also formed
many new societies.
1--WE organized no less than eight ma ation-
al divisions and twenty-one branch socie-
ties. At Athens in Greece. where wo
were but two days, we left society of I'M
members. In India we have great many
with fifty or sixty in each-In Delhi, Luck
now and others. In some places the
interest shown was simply wonderful.
81 would particularly like to have il
known that the crusade has collected no
money while en- route. The expenses
have been paid in full by ourselves. We
have paid our own way and did not even
take up collection anywhere. There has
been no charge of any kind for anything
we have done"
Among the wonderful instances of in
terest In our work l may mention an ex-
perience of ours in Austria. We were told
that We could not possibly hold meeting
| there under five days. The officials would
not permit it. They would not allow u.
to use the word brotherhood in oul
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-12

talks. Well, as we were teaching a COM
mon brotherhood it looked bad for US.
But we got out everywhere and saw
about fifteen of the leading officials and in
two days they agreed if we would not in
any OF our talks use this word we could go
ahead. We held the meetings, the Of
hclals being present, and you can imagine
how hard it was not to use the word, bnt
we talked around it and succeeded, and at
the end OF the meeting there was tre-
mendous crowd, who announced them
selves as III favor of IheosophY. Among
them was one of the officials.
What they had feared was something
in the interest of socialism.
I'm Delhi, India, the people went fairly
wild. They put two floral wreaths over
the neck OF Mrs. Tingley and she had TO
stand there and speak in that way. There
and~ elsewhere the Mohammedans and
hindus, races that for ages had hated
each other, and VINO have always refused
TO have anything to do with each other,
united as brothers. There never was any
thing like it.
I'VE were at Bombay for two weeks dur
ing the famine and witnessed the terrible
sufferiDC from that and the bubonic
plague. One woman had been living on
charcoal and cinders. Her husband sold
their child for a sum equal to about 10
cents, and when she heard of it she fell
down dead. There were tens of thousands
OF similar instances. Millions of the 300,-
100000 of the population of India are
dying.
at is our idea to collect grain and other
kinds of food and send to these miserable
people"
1t is on February 10 that the corner
stone of the school for the Revival OF the
Lost MYSTERIES of Antiquity is to be laid
at San Diego. Ali the theosophists will
be there and take part. Mr.. Ha-grove
says it is not the idea to tell too much
about this school for fear many more will
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-12
NEW TO-DAY.
MANHOOD.

Young man, are you the man you ought to
be at your age? Are you sure you have not
wasted anv Of the vital energy given you by
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ought to have you may rejoice, for you are
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you. Every one admires strong man. He IS
the envy OF his feilow-men and the leader in
every thing he undertakes. He has energy,
vim, push and "getthere" disposition which
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a man? II not you would like to be, and you
may. Send for the famous American work,
Three Glasses of Men, which describes the
cause OF your weakness, and gives the names
and addres ses of hundreds who have regained
this manly power by using DR.. Sandens Elec-
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NOTE-Make No Mistake in the Number, 632
Market Street.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-12
INGLESTDE O0URSING
The Drawing for the Events to Come
Off Next Sunday

Oh Next SunQ
The drawing for the coursing at IngIe-
side Park next Sunday is at follows: L.
Cooney's Hercules VS.. T. Gibson's Mollie
Bawn, T. Kenney's Diggs vs.. J. Rocks
Myrtle, Portal & Haggerty's Laurel Leaf
VS.. Grace & Deans Nellie, Conroy w.
Kav's Eclipse VS.. ]. f. Floyd's Oracle, S.
J. Quain's Captain Morse VS., T. Trauts
Trilby. NJ. Welch's Marguerite VS.. E.
Geary's Electric, I. E. Butl-r's Susie VS..
t. ]. Cronin's Old Glory Bartels & Rossi-
ter's Wayfarer VS.. J. Seggerson's White
Chief Bartels & Rossiter's Arapahoe VS.,
Portal & Haggerty's Laureiwood, Dillon
& Riley's GrnnnalI VS.. Grace & Deane's
Donald, NJ. Welch's Tipperary W.. w. J.
Shields Snowbird, Ramsdell & Newman's $
Pacific Queen VS.. George Parkinson's
Fireman, D. Shannon Sarcastic VS.. Por-
tai e. Haggerty's Eldredge, Valley ken
nel's Skyiark VS.. Arthur Benefits Beat
rice, D. Shannon's Swinnerton VS.. J. D.
Rilev's Belle, Meriwa Kennels Waratah
vs. Portal & Haggertv's Al Last. The
prizes are $50, $35, SIT 80, SIT 90.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-12
THEIR CRUSADE
WAS WORLD WIDE
Return of the Famous Theo-
sophists Who Left Here
in June.
President Hargrove Says They
Made Many Thousands of
Converts
A Message From Nation to Nation
Will Found the School of
Lost Mysteries.

Among the arrivals here on the steamer
Alameda yesterday were eight famous
crusaders who have been on tour of the
world. They were the distinguished the
osophists about whom the dispatches
have been telling for many months past.
The list com prised z. t. Hargrove of New
York, president of the TheosophicaI So
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-12
The Rntchers, Alliance

The Butchers Progressive Alliance. which
was recently organized, is making rapid prog
ress in the estimation OF the trade. It's meet
ings are always we'll attended and the present
membership of something over fifty bids fair
to be greatly increased in the future.
ings OF the alliance is very comprehensive and
includes both political and economic ques-
tlons. The alliance will in future be affiliated
ance and viii meet every Wednesday evening
at 115 Turk street.
A newspaper column is two and three
fourths inches wide.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-12

official position. but if there is anything
that can be done by me in my pres
ent position l am prepared to do it."
Mr.. Thurston, Paul Neumann and W. L.
Stanley are attorneys for Mrs. W. W.
Dimond in the divorce suit that is now
pending. He says the case will probably
be tried during his absence. He says his
trip has nothing to do with getting any
evidence for his fair client.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-12

be started for the purpose of making
money, and money destroys the good of
the school.
On Sunday night, at Odd Fellows Hall,
all the visiting theo. ophists will appear
and deliver addresses. 1t is expected q
large audience will be present.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-12
MAY Now Sail Ships.

The examiners of the Chamber of Commerce
have passed and granted certificates as master
to p. c. Ramussen, John Johnson and John
Tansen An are residents of San Francisco
and American citizens. Another examination
will be held to- day, several applications being
on file.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-12
NEW TO-DAY DRY GOODS.
ELEVEN LEADERS
THIS DAY ONLY!

TO-DAY six of leading combine IN GREAT
SPECIAL OFFERING OF SEASONABLE LINES at
deep And UnSPARING CUTS TN PRICES!
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-02-10

New York. Feb. GA special from
Havana via Key West says:
The sharp ring of rifle shots from
the gray walls of the Cabanas fortress
is heard daily at a, m, with unfailing
regularity. This is the hour of execu-
ton. The mornings programme was
varied Monday by double execution,
with an added chapter Of cruelty and
horror.
The condemned were Enrique Hell
ders Osma, q lad of 10 years, and An
tonic Perdomo Guzman. They were
charged with rebellion and incendia-
rlsm.
Osma, vlrile, handsome youth,
carried the true patriots heart In an
engagement the horse of his chief, Pc
rez, was Shot. Osma quick as thought,
but barely in time, gave his own horse
to Perez and the chief escaped. The lad
by desperate chance also escaped.
o A few weeks afterward he and Guz-
man were captured.
An execution is a semi-public show,
and people who crcs3 the bay to wit
ness it are permitted to gather on the
cutter walls of the fortress. on Monday
they saw again the usual careless and
even jaunty preliminarries Of death.
A band playing a lively air, marched
into the inclosure. Six hundred troops
followed and with the inner walls as
one Of the sides formed a hollow
square.
Eight soldiers separated from the
ranks and took a stand on a mound
forming a slight elevation in the
square. They had drawn the short
straws the might before and were to be
executicners.
Six priests appeared in double line.
Between them were young Osma and
his fellow prisoner, with hands tied be-
hind their backs. They stumbled, and
would have fallen but for the assist
ance Of the priests. They kIelt to the
ground with their faces to the wall
and their backs to the eXecuioneis'
The band ceased playing. a priest
stepped forward and, gently stroklng
the boys cheek, whispered q few words
Of nope retired to the lines.
The executioners moved about ten
feet forward. The rifles were raised,
the command was given. Six shots
rang and two bodies fell forward to tina
ground.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-02-10

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Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-02-10

Mrs. Wallace: Il do believe that a
woman couid wear her dresses almost
to rags before her husband would no
tice it." Mrs. Ferry: THAT is not the
case with Nj. Ferry. lie notices the
dinginess of my clothes before | do.
can tell when I'm getting shabby by
his beginning to talk about how scarce
money ia and low necessary 1t will be
for us to economic. "-Cincinnat En-
Quirer.