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The San Francisco call., 1897-09-03

trated in one location surely would not
enhance the value of the surrounding
property, as their presence would be the
reverse OF inducing people to reside in
close proximity to them. We all
: Tecollect the complaint that was set up
by the people about Wood wards Gardens
at the time the animals were collected
there. And as it was then, SO it would be
in this case inside Of two years after the
place would be stocked with this proposed
collection. L am more than pleased that
the CALL has espoused the size of the tax
PAYERS on this question:
e.. L.. Taylor. president of the
SUN Insurance Company and
n mem Der OF the last Board of
Supervisors: 81 am not in avor of any
@such thing as the purchase of a piece OF
outside land Tor park. We have all the
parks we can take care OF at the present
time, and if we have any money 10 spare
let us put it into the improvement of
Golden Gate Park, rather tnan squander
it on the purchase of more uEprotita BILE
property. AS for the locating of a men,
agerie ] consider 1t unwise, and / hardly
think our people want anv such thing
know I do not for one. We can add to the
collection already in the Golden Ga tie
Park at such time as We may see proper
without going to the expense OF buying
more land"
John Shirley. n large prop
erfy.Owmer and dex.SupervisOr:
"Oh no, under no circumstances would l
favor the idea of buying property for a
park. We have all the parks the people
need for many years to come. Our City
needs improvement, and we cannot go on
with Improvements and keep investing
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-03
SCHEME OF INTERESTED PERSONS.
People From All Parts of the
City Raise Their Voices
Against 1t,
IMPROVE THE GARDEN OF THE CITY.
If Any More Money Is to Be Bx-
pended Let 1t Be Used on
Golden Gate Park.
IMPROVE THE GARDEN OF THE CITY.

The best citizens, the heavy
taxpayers, as well as men
whose taxes do not swell into
the hundreds, are coming for
ward and adding their voices
to the condemnation ex-
pressed on all sides against
the scheme of interested per-
sons who are endeavoring to
saddle upon the people of this
City large tax to pay for the
purchase and maintenance of
a park and a zoo in the Mis-
sion, where the aforesaid in
tereSted parties have a piece
of land to sell to the City at
double its value.
The course of THE CALL in
denouncing this attempted
outrage upon the pockets of
the taxpayers has met with
the approval of all classes of
people in all parts of the City,
the Mission district included.
The following are further
expressions of sentiment
from Well-knoWn citizens
ID. L.. FarnswOrfh. one of the
prominent draymen of San
Francisco and an ex-Super-
visor: Il have no patience with that
class OF men VINO want to folst the sale of
a large tract of outside, Improbable land
upon the people at this time, when we are
economiZing on our taxes and trying TO
improve our streets, which, all will admit,
are in sore need of improvement. The
idea of purchasing additional land for
park purposes when we now have more
parks than We can take care of The great
Golden Gate Park, of which we are all so
justly proud, is amply large enough to
meet all the wants of our population for
the next thirty years. The collection
of lot of wild animals concen-
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822 Guerrero street.

ceive check; that by watching the
papers in the morning they might ascer-
tain at what pla ice these checks would be
cashed. Shrewd tinanciers, however,
counseled those whose wounds had been
salved by receipt of one of these checks TO
discount it if opportunity afforded, bat
withheld the opportunity. Some people
who had seats upon the mai n
floor, where no promise of getting
any coin was held out, Skinned up
the pillars to the gallery SO as TO obtain
one OF these remarkable checks--a beauti-
full exhibition of faith.
There was to have been a preliminary
fight between Ed Stelzer and Joe Maher.
but there wasn't. What is the use of hav-
ing prelude-shadow of coming event
if the event isn't coming? The feature Of
the evening, according to programme, was
to be between Joe McAullffe and Jack
Stelzer, but the absence of this was the
real event. There wasn't money enough
in the house to fatten the purse. Big Joe
McAuliffe, looking more fit than for years,
wanted to have 60 for fun or marbles,
but Stelzer wouldn't. He said he was
fighting for money or not fighting. When
a hurried canvass of the situation brought
forth enough money to make respec a Bile
purse Stelzer was still coy. He may be
bubbling over with courage, he may be a
fighter from way back, adisgulsed cyclone,
but if he didn't display every symptom of
being a coward and scared out of his small
wits by the presence of his opponent his
case was not properly diagnosed.
At last from the dressing-rooms staiked
the gladiators. McAuliffe and Stelzner,
wearing their old clothes. McAuiffe was
anxious to tell how ready he was to fight
and Steiner equally anxious to tell how
strong was his prediction to the con-
trary. 1t was announced that the pair
would fight for whatwas in the house, but
Steiner declined. 1t was then announced
that to this indefinite sum would be added
$100, contributed in $50 Jumps. But this
couldn't tempt Steiner. He went from
the platform amid storm that WASH t
applause, leaving McAuliffe alone in all
the glory tho occasion afforded.
Then "Joe" shouted out a challenge to
Jack" but there was no response, and
the police had to order the disappointed
heavy weight from the ring; otherwise he
would have been there yet marring the
quietude of the neighborhood with q
storm of 'defis.''
There was disappointment all around.
McAuliffe was disappointed at not get
ting a chance to redeem himself as he
expressed 1t; the spectators were disap-
pointed because the occasion constituted
them the spectacle, and the club disap-
pointed that suckers had been SO few.
But what host compared to the catch it
will make when next it bats its hook!
The order was good. owing to the pres.
ence OF many police and the discreet re-
tirement OF any body who could be charged
with responsibility for the fiasco It is
hoped that the club will bend it's energies
to some other lire of industry. The shell
game has not yet been played to limit,
but "sure thing" like last nights epi-
sode won't 90 twice in one comm unity.
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THE ZOO JOB.

EDITOR CALL: The taxpayers of the Mission as we'll
as of the whole City, with THE CALL in its splendid
fight against geological DOODLE The Mission has never
asked for menagere The whole scheme was projected
and being promoted by five or six men who never lived
within four miles of the Mission The piece of wild and
wooly wilderness which they trying to sell the City is
more of the Mission than the Faraon Islands We of
the Mission all right We got big appropriation for
High School last year and building the magn
cent school house the Pacific Coast We don't ask for
the EARTH neither do want to be taxed off the earth
The people of this part of the City will rally your CALL
i'll the battle for economy in public expenditures Yours
A. P. VAN DUZER.
822 Guerrero street.
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cleus there already, and little by little ad-
ditionaI collections can be made out of the
annual park appropriations, which will
not be felt by the taxpayers. There is no
reason for the purchase OF large tract of
ground at a price three times its mar
ket value. Ii has the flavor OF job about
it that will not go down the peoples neck
with a relish. Better abandon the under
taking now and get other improvements
that are more essential with the money
that would be thrown into this job"
John w. SaIter. druggist,
Twemty-first and Mission
streets: The articles IN THE CALL meet
my views. 1t would be monstrous thing
to tax the people Tor anything like that.
Taxation is high enough already without
anything more being ADDED to 1t. There
must certainly be limit to taxation. l
don't see any benefit the people in the
Mission can get from the proposed park
and zoo, and we can very well do without
it at present. There are lots of things
urgently needed before that
Professor Walter Watson. in.
structOr i'm the Olympic Club i:
II have not given The subject very much
consideration. But what little thought
have given it has convinced me that we
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-03
MORE Opinions ON
THE PARK AND ZOO
FOR THE MISSION
Taxpayers Commend "The Call" for the Straightfor-
ward Course Which It Has Taken With
Regard to the Matter.

money in the purchase Of lands that we
do not need. The whole thing looks to
me TO be ill-advised and may have some
other object behind it than what has been
advanced by its promoters. At all events
| am not in favor OF it.
Colonel HI. II. Bush. assiSta n 1
ad.jufan1-genera ON the staff
of Ma James. n. q.
g., and head bOOkkeePer in the
United States Mint: "A PARK ana a
zoo out in the gumtree tract at the ex-
pense of the people would in my mind be
nothing short of criminal. There is not
one single Supervisor in the board at the
present time who would put 81 of his own
money in the investment if asked to-mor-
row. And as a public officer simply en-
trusted with the management of o her
peoples money for brief period it would
be decidedly wrong for him 10 invest their
funds in a scheme that be himself would
not 60 into. The CALL is undoubtedly
right in its opposition 10 the scheme"
w. h. Lane. plum ber and gas
filter, sos kearny street:
Put the zoo in the Golden Gate Park.
That is where it belongs. There is nu-
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-03
KICKED DOWNSTAIRS.

w. b. Brad bury, the Millionaire, Wante d
on a Charge OF Battery.
w. B. Bradbury. the millionaire capi-
ta.ist, who achieved notoriety by being
the first person arrested for violating the
ordinance against e1pectorating in street.
cars, is again in trouble.
Yesterday morning Paul E. Durney,
a piano-tuner living at 449 Buena Vista
avenue, swore 10 complaint in Judge
Conlan's court charging Bradbury with
battery.
He alleged that on Wednesday after
noon he went to Bradbury's hotel on Cali
fornia and Polk streets to tune q piano.
He peet Bradbury who asked him his
business. Durney replied that he desired
to see the landlady, and Bradbury curtly
told him he could not see her. Durney
said he must see her, and with that
Bradbury rushed at him, kicked him
downstairs, and out of the hotel.
Brad bury surrendered himself at the
North End police station last evening and
was released on depostin $50 cash bail,
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some FIGHTS
NEVER FOUGHT
Last Nights Events as De-
lusive as the Poets I'm
kissed Kisses.
Several Hundred Pay to See
the Whitewashed Interior
of Woodward's.
Joe McAuliffe the Only Pugilist Who
Wanted to Put Up His

People who paid money to see prize.
fight last night bought gold brick.
Joe McAuliffe wanted to fight, but since
the days of Don Quixole asuccessfuI bout
alarms has required the participation of
m ore than one man.
Among athletic organizations the Pacific
Sporting Club holds the record. 1t also
holds such money as 1T managed to last
night coax from several hundred deluded
m ortals, who went to see a fight and re-
manned to hiss fake. the sad affair
occurred at Woodward's Pavilion. This
was no ordinary fake; it constitutes class
by itself. Never was one so raw.
To demands that money be returned a
man consisting mostly of voice stated on
behalf of the management that occupants
of the gallery on passing out, would re-
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-03
PHARMACY COLLEGE ALUMNI,

Annual Election of Officers and Ban
quet Held Last Night.
The Alumni Association of the Califor-
MIA College of Pharmacy held its annual
meeting yesterday, received to member.
ship nine of this years graduates, elected
Off GERS for the ensuing year, ana in the
evening, at the California Hotel, had a
banquet attended by seventy.eight grad.
uaJes.
Folio wing are the officers elected:
President J. s. Warren; first vice. president,
Miss Joseph inc 3arbat; second vice president
H. II. Cousins; secretary,J j. ]. B. Argent |;
treasurer, E. P. Gates; registrar, H. NJ Nc
Queen; trustees. S. Warren. Z. P. Gates.
Robert T. Legge, Ed Bagot, R. W. Dowdel, j..
J. B. Argenti and ]. Y. Crowley: councillors
in the Associated Alumni Association-G. E.
Bacon and L. A. Beckett.
The new me M bers elected were: Luther
W. Bahney, Almond E. Briggs, Henry R.
Cousins Miss Elizabeth Dudley. Clarence
e. Freitas, John A. Haderle, Melville E.
Lubosch, Albert L. Mckay, Peter Rock,
Phillip Weiss.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-03
PRESS CLUB OFFICERS,

Inauguration of a New Admins trat on
in Local journalistic Circles.
The new officers of the San Francisco
Press Club were inaugurated last night.
the occasion being celebrated by an I'm.
promptu iinks and open house to all men,
bers of the profession, as well as to friends
of the members.
Mr.. Drury outlined the policy of the
incoming administration, which mainly
looks to increasing the me m bership of the
City and State, the desire being to prove
to them that the club may be made of
substantial benefit to them as well as to
the profession in general
Speeches were also made by L. e. Fitch,
F. S. Myrtle. Howard V. Sutherland, T..
f. Bonnet, w. S. Dreypolcher, Joseph S.
Jordan and +. G. Roberts.
A special election will be held in the
club on Wednesday, the 8th inst. to de-
eide the tie for the office OF second vice.
president between +. d. Dement, and
George +. Hatton.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-03
San Rafael Hunt Club.

The San Rafael Hunt Club was reorganized
at meeting held in Hotel Rafael last Wednes-
day night with an election of officers and
declaration of principles Many questions
which have agitated the organization for some
time were brought up and freely discussed,
and among other things it was decided to
make all rides in the future q strictly invita-
tion affairs. The club then elected officers,
with the following result: Pres .deat, Dr. H. o.
Hewitt; vice-president and treasurer D. B.
Davidson; secretary, DR.. G. F. Shieis: direct
ors-J. j. Crooks, Baron Won Schroeder, S. H :.
Boardman and Evan Evans. A chase will be
Louis Hughes have been enlisted the time will
be very enjoyable one.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-03

In London only twelfth of the post
Office staff is employed on Sunday duty,
and the average length Of Sunday duty is
less than six hours.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-03

The Forth goods station, Newcastle-on-
Tyne. is the largest in Great Britain. On
an average $500 trucks are loaded and un-
loaded there daily,
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-03

The medical department of the Queen
household costs f2700 yearly and COM
prises twenty-four persons. "
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-03

There are 5000 cabs and 1850 omnibuses
in Paris.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-03
Head

The residents In Vienna last year ate
Is. 207 horses.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-03

NEW TO-DAY-CLOTHING.
Sharp County record., 1897-06-25

No other enjoys the advantage Of being ao nr
resenavt sell first class instruments at equal price,
considered o o favorable terms
Sharp County record., 1897-06-25

he was trying to do his du
With an imploring look at n
Albert said; "Young mast
please come down to the sta
and show us your horse. VIZ
will soon get the right one now,
Mr.. Mcneil"
"As we walked down the
stable, he would put his hand on
the big horses, and say: "Maybe
your boss was a black one or a
gray one."
"Just then a little pop-eyed
negro boy came out of the last
stable, and said: 81 know
whar dat little boss is. He come
here late yesterday evening with
no horn on the saddle, and a
rope bridle."
81 saw he knew the horse, and
told him to run and get him.
AS he went away, he said: 81
was afraid dat little hoss had
"stimper,' and Mr.. Mcneil
might whip me if l put him with
the other hosses, and | put him
round yonder in de chicken
yard"
While he was gone I told
Albert if he would pull off some
of the palings so l could get out
into the other street would give
him all the money | had, While
Albert and | were trying to get
a passage out that way, the boy
had racked my horse round an
other way and was up at the
front of the stable. AS he came
up on the little sheeplike scrub,
he yelled here hen
When | went up Mr.. Mcneil
was laughing. He said: Young
man did you think that was a
big bay horse?'
All | could say was 'Do not
be angry with me, this is the
first time | have ever been away
from iather,s plantation.
AS racked down the street
the negroes clapped their hands
and laughed.
| did not look back. When
had gone down the street near
the bridge, | stopped to think
what to do. My first impulse
was to go back home; but thai
would not do, for every one
would say l was afraid to cross
the big bridge, so decided tc
finish my trip on "the big bay
horse. youths Advocate.
Sharp County record., 1897-06-25
Headquarters
For 43 Years

- We have been recognized the Piano and Organ busn
the long period mentioned above and are justly
u proud If the reputation We have made.
Sharp County record., 1897-06-25

OF luterest. The incoming OF the Mohlh-
lev Administration, wifh II rev Congress
elected upon gold platform, means
lepislauo0 Of a kind that will vitaily III
tere every newspaper reader IN the
connry, and especially il the West and
South: Special attention will be paid
10 the Weekly Post Disp?tch to this
news Of national character and it will
he discussed editorially from the point
of view of Il c West AID SOrth as con"
rasrd with Wall street..
The campaign of free silver will 90 on
in 1897 and nothing can do so ruch to
help along the campaign of education rs
a newspaper like the Weekly PosF-DiS-
patch. This is shown in the fact that in
Missouri, and in cvrry other lncGlity
where the Post.DIspatch has large cir
culation the gains of Democracy and
free silver we're of sweeping character,
Tn POST DISPATCH deserves the
supported all Free Silver Democrats be-
caust of the great fight it made In the le
cent campaign for Democratic principles
and tn. ticket Hence the free silver
men everywhere should rally to It's sup
port by sending in their subscription
and induce others to subscribe.
Sharp County record., 1897-06-25
A LITTLE MONEY

Invested in the great Lead and
Zinc mlnlng region Of Missouri and
Kansas .Galena, Empire City,
Joplin, Webb City, Cartervllle-.is
very likely to make you fortune.
That is n common experience in tins
rich inning section. New mineral
strikes are beng made daily.
Good mineral lands are vet cheap.
No other mines of any character
offer so sure a road To wealth.
The Kansas City, Fort Scott and
Memphis railroad is the ouIy line To
all of these great mining camps,
For map and time table folder, ad.
dress.
J. T.. LOCKWOOD,
Gent PasS'r Agt,
Kansas City, Mo.
Sharp County record., 1897-06-25
St. Louis
.aa Weekly
.-DispatCh
50 Cents A Year.
, leat Free Silver Paper

.in ind t>r weekly Post DIs'
ldispensable during the year 1897
ar Of 1897 is going to be hrimiul
Sharp County record., 1897-06-25
AMONG THE OZAIsKS.

TnE LANu or BIC RED APPLES, is
IN attractive and interesting book
handsomely illustrated with viows
of South Missouri scenery, lncIud.
ing the iamous Oldcn fruit farm of
1900 acres IN Howell Co, 1t per,
tans to Jrmt raising in that great
fruit belt Of America, the southern
slope of the OSrkS, ard will prove
of great value, not only ~ hmt.
growers, but to every farmer and
home'scckrr looking for II farm
and a home,
Sharp County record., 1897-06-25
From the Poplar Bluff Mo,
& BYeBI

The Post. Dispatch did more in the present
campaign for the cause of the merchant,
mechanic, farmer and laDoring man than any
other paper in the state 1t Will always be II
valuable acqlisition to this class of men, and
will be repaid = thousand times for the good
done, 1t was through the Post that many
frauds We're exposed which would otherwise
have gone rnnOtcrd by the American press,
and it alone stands without peer in America
to-day. The Post-Dlapatch is the paper for
the people.
Sharp County record., 1897-06-25
Fll |
BOYS |:
And
Girls. !!
TEXAS TRIP,

Forty-two years ago, when !
was a boy of nineteen, my
brother, being my senior by six
years, was t6 take me from our
home in Talbot: county, Ga, by
way of Montgomery and Mobile,
Ala, New Orleans and Shreve-
port, La, to improve my health
and show me something of the
world. l was given a large
memorandum book, paper, pen
and ink, and requested to write
back home every two days. We
were gone during the months Of
April, May, June and July, Ny
lettel.s>were preserved at home
and when l got back from the
trip, by the use Of those letters
and memorandum book, | wrote
out what my friends were pleased
to call "Texas Trip; or, exper-
fences of two green travellers
! still have those letters and
what was called at that time
"Texas Trip" In that trip to
Texas no description of the coun-
try was attempted. Every day
something amusing would hap
pen, and all my long boyish let
ters are full of that sort OF read
ing. l have friends in Texas,
Mississippi, Louisiana and Geor-
gia who laughed over this Trip
to Texas. years ago, and they
would perhaps like for their
children. to see those old letters
in The Youths Advocate. The
first letter ! will give was written
from Mobile on the night OF
April 9, 1865. Will you allow
me to say a few words to the
boys who may read it? Boys, |
have lived forty-two years since
iwrote that letter, and now |
wish to say that ! yielded to the
inclination expressed in the letter
to rack my little horse back home
to the modification of my moth
or, and there shut myself up
With my books and live a moping
life / would have made a great
mistake. The true philosophy is
to take from the world the best
you can get out OF it, drive des-
pondsncy and encouragement
away with a laugh, and go thro-
ugh life doing as much good and
rs little harm as possible.
" '' - THE LETTER.
mobile, April S.-What ! am
going to tell in this letter about
1 mortifying experience ] had
with 'the'big bay horse is really
not a part Of this Texas trip, It
all happened three years before
I started to Texas, when was
sixteen years old; but ! will re-
late It here because the laugh at
my expense about it yesterday ut
Columbus, Ca, reminds me
was requested to write back
what you See, what you feel
and what is laughable.' None
Of you knew OF the big bay horse
scrape except brother, who has
charge Of me now, had told
him OF it soon after it happened
Under promise that he would not
tell it, which promise he has
iaithfully'kept until yesterday
'''' The Big Bay Hors,
"something over three years
ago, my anxious mother became
uneasy about my health and
made arrangements for me to go
over to Alabama and spend
Christmas week. The day set TO
start was Dec. 21. | shall never
forget the night before ! left home
on that trip. | thought of how
would sleep the next night far
away from my parental rooi'
Thought Of Jacob when he was
toine" 10 his Uncle Laban's;
Sharp County record., 1897-06-25
Memphis Route.
Kansas City, It. Scott &
Memphis R. R.

The best line to Kansas City, the
West and Northwest. Palace
Sleeping Cars and Reclining Chair
Cars seats free on all through
trans. Entire equipment first
class. Close connections at Union
Depot, Kansas City. The only
line with through service from the
West to the South and Southeast.
Entire tram runs through from
Kansas City to Birmingham Ala,
and to New Orleans. Send tor
map and timetable folder. Write
for Illustrated papers and pamph.
lets, with county map, descr,p
tive OF Missouri, Kansas and Ark.
ansas, mailed free. Address
J. 4. LOCKWOOD,
J. j. Fletcher,
Traffic Manager,
Kansas City.
Sharp County record., 1897-06-25
letter, Salt t-Rhcum and Eczema.

The intense itching and smarting, Incl.
dentto these diseases isinst0ntly allayed
by. applying Chamberlain q Eye and
Skin Ointment, Many very bad cases
have been permanently cured by Il, It
is equally efficient for itching piles and
II favortte remedy for sore nipples,
chappod hands, chilblains, frost bites
and chronic sore eyes, % cts. per box.
Sharp County record., 1897-06-25
Men and Boys Wanted to p

Men and Boys Wanted 10 p
SIGNS in every town.
Good live men and boys can '
money painting Sigh VIII" ID
patterns III every town ana w W
munily experience ooneCrS''''
my Patterns DO the work, -,
For patterns and par,',,ISs, ,Is
send 10 cents N SILVER hSTll
II. b, Thompson Monroe !"