The San Francisco call., 1897-03-07

been obliged to kick out of their way on
the sidewalks, not more than one-haIf OF
these packages of photographs, advice and
theses have got past the householders'
doors.
There are about 5000 voters in this city,
and as it is the custom to transform the
great register into mailing lists on such
occasions as these, it is certain that not
less than $50, 900 extra pieces of mail have
gone into the postoffice during the past
few days.
Much OF this matter is still in the Office,
and probably some of il may be there after
the votes are cast next Monday.
Although the Postmaster Is personally
attending to the efforts OF his carriers and
seeing that each one does as much work
as possib ble strict limit IS placed on MS
am bitIon The law expressly forblds car
riers working more than eight hours day,
and at the end of that time they must re-
turn 10 the office and cease delivering.
The winds of the past week have GER
tainly blown much good to local printers,
for never before was so much matter put
into type as during that period.
The procession of canvas houses built on
buggies met with a serious mishap this
morning. A sudden hail squall seemed to
center at Eleventh and Broadway. and
the strong wind pre-, sed so heavily on the
canvas that the wagon was overturned anu
all its coIored advice was laid in the gut
ter. The other wagons turned their horses
head to tine wind and saved being blown
over, but despite the animals efforts to go
forward, there was recession OF process
sion for few minutes.
The anti-saloon crusade will be prose
cuted with much vigor in the churches
tomorrow. Rev. George W. Beatty will
conduct an evening service at the Chester
street N. E. Church, devoted entirely to
the subject.
Rev. DR.. Coyle will speak at the First
PRESBYTERIAN Church in The evening on
Down With the Saloon"
DR.. Wendte in the morning at the First
Unitarian Church will speak on ITEM
perance Reform and the Saloon"
Mrs. dwelling, National iectu urer of the
W. C. 7. o., will talk on the ''Saioon- clos
ing movement in Oakland" at the Eighth
avenue NJ. E. Church.
Rev. c. NJ. Hill tomorrow evening will
give Another Word on the Saloon Prob
lem" at tie Tenth-avenue Baptist Church
SOLID Shot for the Saloon is the subject
on which Rev. G. Il. Hobart will preach
tomorrow evening at the First Baptist
Church.
At the Union-street Presbyterian Church
Rev. James Curry, DID,, has chosen for
tomorrow nights subject Wanted, Mon
dav, March s, Gideon S Band TO Destroy
Oakland's MIdianites-the Saloon"
Free Baptist Church tomorrow evening
on THE Place of the Saloon in the Ideal
City"
Tomorrow evening at the First M. E.
Church there will be grand temperance
demonstration. Speakers. of the occa sion
will be DR.. John Fearn, Secretary Mccoy
of the San Francisco !. NJ. Q. A. Secre-
\ tarv Noel II. Jacks and DR.. Hummer
Dr. Z. S. Chapman. at the Market
L street Congregational Church to-morro"
night, will give Some Startling Facts and
Figures About the Open Saloon in OAK
land"
II was stated to-day that an indepeud-
eat candidate had made overtures to
Frank r. Glrard, candidate for Council
man from the Second Ward, to withdraw
in consideration of certain SUM o.
money. The matter has been reported tc
the Grand Jury, but ther is good deal o
haze thrown around the transaction.
ID. III. Colby, an inde pendent candidate
from the Seventh Ward, has withdraw
from the fieht in favor OF H. D. Rowe, the
regular Republican nominee.
B. G. Cuvellier, the Republican nomines
for Councilman al large, has made public
a statement in which he saye that, as re
CARDS saloon closing, his vote in the Coun
Gil will be guild ed entirely by the wish o
the majority, as expressed next Monday