The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 21, 1896, Page 5

e e—— THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1896 "THREE TIMES AND OUT" FOR BROWN. | | | This Is the Opinion That Is| Expressed by Rev. Dr. | Williams. MUSTAPPEAR NEXT TIME The lowed a Week to Prepare His Statement. | DEACON DEXTER'S FLAT DENIAL The Plymouth Pastor Says the Trial Will Positively Begin Next | discussion Reverend Gentleman Al-| not come before the committee next Fri- day, prepared to be examined, the in- vestigation will not be longer delayed. Dr. Williams was asked whether ~his remark was not to be construed in this wiay and his answer was: “I wouldn't state it in that way. It would be unkind to Dr. Brown, for we believe that if he is able he will be present next week.”” In a further conversation, Dr. Williams stated that ghe strict secrecy which was being maintained regarding the proceed- ings of the committee was not the result of any mutual pledge or vote taken by the | committee, but was due to the individual | desire of the members to refrain from even appearing to prejudice the case of Dr. Brown. This matter also was part of the general during «the meeting, and : brought forth the complaint from one of | the members that ever since he had been | @ppointed on the committee he was beset day and night by the newspaper reporters. 1 It is not improbable that at the next meet- ing a vote will be forced, with the idea of holding the sessions with onen doors. Dr. Williams, like Dr. Pond, is of the ovinion that the conviction or acquittal of Mrs. Davidson on the charge of ‘extortion | is a matter of altogether minor importance compared with ascertaining the truth or falsity of the charges made against the pastor of a Congregational church. He did not believe that there should be any delay on the part of the committee in | hearing ‘testimony in the Brown case owing to the bearing it might have on the | | Davidson case, nor did he consider there | was any need of secrecy on the part of the committee, so far as any effect the pro- ceedings might have on the Davidson case. | He add “We are not concerned in Monday Night. There was another quiet meeting iast night of the joint committee hav- ing in band the investigation of the charges preferred against Dr. C. O. Brown. The meeting was held at Plymouth Church on the invitation of Dr, Williams. Those present were Dr. Mooar, Dr. McLean and Dr. Williams of the Bay Association Committee; Deacons Dexter, Vasconcellos, Hatch d Messrs. I N ational Church. chairman and Dr. Deacon ean arnard as secretary, in accord- ance with the organization effecied at the meeting of last Friday night. The hc set for the meeting was 7:30 ,and it was not many minutes be- that h when all those named e were attendance. It was 10 o'clock whe e conference came to an The of what had been ac- intervening two and a \ in the following report to the press representatives by Secretary Barna: ing of the joint committee rown was held at Plymouth 1g. Deacon Dexter reported nable to meet with time he e no s . acted. The committee solution by & unani- in ttee deeply regret the v. C. 0. Brown, D.D., and our sincere our prayers for his speedy g adjourned to Monday evening, 7:30 o'clock, at Plymouth s will be gathered from the foregoing port Dr. Brown was mnot present. n Dexter had seen him just before ng to the meeting and reported that own stated he felt considerably im- w of the fact that the committee is nized great care was exercised to waste of time indulging in any unnecessary delay by ‘‘informal’’ discus- n, all proceedings, aside from the adop- tion of the resolution of sympathy for Dr. Brown in his iliness, being considered ctly in' the -nature of a “general” dis- | So desirous was the committee of main- taining secrecy regarding its doings that it took special precautions to keep the time and place of meeting from the news- paper reports, and the measure of their success was shown by the presence at the he usual number of press repre- ithin a few minutes after the began its general discussion. r. Brown’s absence, as indicated in the prepared report, prevented the investiga- tion proper being taken up, but many | matters incident to the subject were talked of to some purpose. The trend of the expressions was to learn the general feeling of the individunal | members of the committee, each member, | however, being careful not to commit him- | alar policy or plan of | regard that it was only afier some ! clever verbal fencing that sentiment | could be sufficiently rstallized to secure | the adoption of the motion to give the resolution of sympathy to the press | publication. After the advisabil- | of adooting the resolation had been discussed for some time Dr. Williams was requested to reaa it again to | the committee, and it was then adopted. Then came the motion to give it to the press. Dr. McLean stated that the adop- tion he resolution would appear to the public as_an_indorsement of the claim made by Dr. Brown that he was too ill to be present. This brought Dr. Williams to his feet, and in a gniet and reproacnful for ity tone he asked whether that reso- | Intion was not adopted in all| sincerity, and whether it was not | the true belief of every man present that | Dr. Brown was too ill to make his state- | ment to the committee. He added that he felt sure this was the belief of ali who | bad voted for it, and that that being so | there should be no hesitancy in giving to the p their expression of sympathy - Brown, and at the same time infer- entially indicating that they had faith in | bhis representation that he was too ill to be investigated. 1 Then Dr. McLean, who apparently still | felt somewhat diffident of making public the committee’s confidence in Dr. Brown’s | assertions regarding his health, asked what course would be adopted in case none of | the press representatives were about when | the meeting adjourned. 1 “I know,” he contintied, “that the place | and time of holding this meeting were not | to be divulged to the press, and what are | we to do should they not be here?”’ | This precipitated another debate on the | advisability of keeping the locality and | date of future meetings a secret, and it | was finally resolved to take the press and | the public into the confidence of the joint | committee to the extent of letting them | know when and where testimony regard- | ing the charges against Brown would be heard. During the meeting there was at one | time danger of a dispute between two of | the members. The point under discussion | was what would be the course of action at the meeting next week in case Dr. Brown | should still be unable to be present. It | was the desire of a few to give Dr. Brown all the time he desired in making his ap- | pearance before the committce, but one | member asserted that he had no desire to | persecute Dr. Brown, but thought it would | not be doing the accused any injustice to g0 on with the investigation proper at the next meeting of the committee. No formai vote was taken on the propo- | sition. but the position of the committee was indicated by Dr. Williams in an inter- view after the session. Dr. Williams was asked the direct ques- tion:. “Should Dr. Brown fail to appearat the meeting next week, will the committee adjourn without taking up the matter of the charges against him ?" To this he replied: “I can state that we have not decided upon any definite line of action, and before we do anything in the way of taking testimony we would like to have Dr. Brown's statement. We would then know better on what lines and in what direction to follow up the matter. You know it’s three times and out.” In view of the fact that Dr. Brown has already failed twice to make his statement any way with Mrs. Davidson and have no | | inferest in the outcome of the case against | ber, nor in whether she is sent to the peni. | tentiary or not. I am_speaking of the | committee as a body. We are not trying the charge of extortion.” HE CUT A WIDE SWATH, | Proposition to Count de Toulouse to Become a Son-in- Law. THE LADY PRETTY AND RICH. Some Charming Affairs Arranged for Him at the Palace—Invited ' to Clubs. . Nothing has been heard of the alleged Count de Toulouse Loutrec, wi o is said to be Nicholas Savin, the pretender to the Bulgarian throne and all-around confi- dence man, since he left for St. Louis. The Count cut quite a swath here, though he remained but something over a week. He managed in this briet time to make several acquaintances among the la- dies. Among them was a society beauty residing at the Palace. The latter intro- duced him to several other ladies, and the dinners which followed were agreed on all sides to have been very charming affairs. One of these dinners was at Delmanicos. Wine was not absent, and there was & feast of reason and flow of squl which made the occasion memorable. Dr. Williams, when asked if the letters| Of course the ladies who at different now known as the Overman letters were | to be taken up as part of the investigation | of Dr. Brown, end-avored to avoid giving | a direct reply, but finaliy made the state- ment that they were to form an import- ant part of the examination. Deacon Dexter was asked regarding the report that he had been appointed a com- mittee of one to endeavor to have the | Davidson case advanced .on the calen- dar so as to have it out of the way before the investigation of Dr. Brown was begun, but he denied that he was acting in that matter, and his statement is borne out by the evident de- termination of the committee to go on with the matter on Friday next, irrespect- ive of anything that may or may not transpire. Dr. W. C. Pond was again absent from the meeting, duty having called him to Santa Cruz. He has not sent his resigna- tion to the committee, nor has the com- mittee been formally notified of his inten- tion not to serve. The members of the First Congreza- tional Church have not yet decided what action they will take concerning the pending investigation into the alleged conduct of Dr. Brown. The re | pared and signed by half the congregation, requesting that Dr. Brown take a vaca- tion, is said to be witbout foundation. It is contended, however, by those who claim to bein a position to know that | such a sentiment exists. Dr. Pond declares that he is not in sym- | by pathy with the secrecy so far exeroise the investigating committee, and it is given out that unless ' a differ- ent method 1is pursned he will | decline to serve. Rev. Mr. Wikoft is not likely to appear prominently in the investigation, so that of the o al Bay Association committee only Dr. Williams | remains. Dr. McLean and Dr. Mooar, | prominent members of the association and Bay Conference, have been added to the committee at the request of Dr. Brown. The action of Dr. Brown in continuing to shield Mi adverse criticism. Mrs, Gunn,a member of the standing committee, but who has declined to serve in the present case, savs that Miss Overman isa woman much to be pitied. *‘Between the enemies of Mrs. Davidson | and Dr. Brown,’’ she said, “the very life is being crushed ont of this young woman. ‘Whether she is guilty or not,the real burden of this unfortunate affair must fall on her. Concerning Dr. Brown’s position, | have nothing to say. I bave always beld him in very high ‘esteem, and am very loth to believe him guilty of any actual wrong- | doing.” The committee, I trust, will get at the bottom of the affair and until then I would not Jike to give an opinion for the public.” HIS PLEA FOR ARREST, ¢ cautions were they | Thomas Kelly, in Want of Food, Breaks a Window in Chinatown. He Claims That Absolute Destitution Drove Him to the Resort of Prison Fare. Penniless, hungry and discouraged, without prospects of obtaining a posi- tion or money with which to supply his wants, Thomas Kelly, a spring-maker just out of his teens, aeliberately threw a stone through a window of a Chinese merchan- dise store at 616 Dupont street yesterday morning in order to get himself arrested. His effort was not without avail, forin a few moments a blue-coated policeman made his appearance on the scene, and after considerable difficulty succeeded in quieting the frightened, jabberinz Chi- nese and then placed the offender under arrest. When taken to the California-street Eolice station Kelly told Station-keeper urke -that seven months ago he came from Philadelphia and had ever since been unable to find work of any kind, and that he was literally starving to death. He therefore determined to break a win- dow in the hope that he might be arrested and find food and lodgirg in jail. He said that he had not tasted food since last Sat- urday and that in consequence he was so ill that he could hardly stand. Officer Burke, who has been station- keeper fcr many months, and during that period has listened to many pitiful stories of destitution, concluded that the man was telling the truth, and ordered a good breakfast from a restaurant for him,which gratified at least oneof the many wants of the unfortunate springmaker. L e Buried Silverware. ‘Workmen employed in the grading of Mayor Sutro’s property, at the head of Stanyan street, discovered a sack buried in the sand yesterday morning. It contained 2 lot of silverware, consisting of knives, | forks, spoons and other articles to the | value of about $100. The sack, with its contents, was turned over to Policeman Harry Moran and he took it to police headquarters. Three spoons are marked *‘C. W.,”” three others SO M e “M.’ and another “Thaletta” ; a napkin-ring “G. T. A.,” an- other “K. C. 0.”; water-pitcher and bowl “B,” and goblet “Nov. 15, 1891.” The police believe that the silverware was buried by thieves till a_fitting oppor- tunity arose to dispose of it. Asearch was made of the reports of recen theits and burglaries, but none of the artclesin the sack appeared to be included in them. A search of the reports was continued last night by Sergeant Colby, and he dis- covered that the silverware was the pro- ceeds of two burglaries in December, 1892, On December 7 the residence of Mrs, Barnes, 273 Tremont street, was entered, and on December 31 the residence of Jokn H. Addricks, 620 Willard street. Both were entered in the afternoon. The prob- ability is that the burglars were arrested to the committee, this remark can only be interpreted in one way—if Dr. Brown does tor some other crime and are now serving their time in San Quentin, gort that a petition had been pre- | Overman is’ creating much | times beamed their loveliest in the pres- | ence of the noble Russian did not dream that it was possible he could be the notor- ious Savin and have served a_term of im- prisonment in inhospitable Siberia. The Count was in a fair way to make many con?uests while here. e had not been in the City many days till among several letters he received one in this vein under a San Francisco date: My Dear Count: I have noted your arrival in the City and beg to wish you a_pleasant stay while here. Iwould like to add, also, that [ would be pleased it I could meetyou. I may tell vou that 1 am wealthy and that I havea daughter who is very beautiful, and to whom I would like to introduce you. The wmanaging mamma, who was evi- | | dently laying her plans for tbe ensnaring | of one who she enough count with blue blood in his veins and making of him a son-in-law, added more in the same tenor. The Count got other letters, some of them indited in French. He showed a number of them, expatiating pleasantly on them and pour- ing forth eulogies on the beauty of the senders. Members of the Pacific Union and Bohe- | mian clubs sent invitations to the Count to | come and make himself athome there. | The Count’s time was too much taken up with tue ladies, however, and he did not accept the invitations. The members of both clubs have since | been shaking hands with themselves that | he did not. The lady at the Palace, who arranged several charming affairs for the adventur- ous Count, presented the valorous noble- man with her photograph. He bore it away with him on his St. Louis trip, when he departed with B. A. Aldrich on business in connection with his great Siberian rail- way concessions. The lady now denies with extraordinary chemence that she knows anything about the man, who instead of a Count is said to be Savin, whose trial and deportation in Russia created such a sensation around | the world. The other ladies also who met the alleged Count are maintaining grea silence on the subject. A. Ribas, who translated the Count’s Russian documents, purporting to be im- portant concessions, said yesterday that | he took no stock in the Count. His con- | cession, whatever there was of it, came | from one Golitski. JORDIN IS PRESIDENT First Meeting of the Academy of | Sciences Under the New Regime. Distinguished Professor Promises Some Instructive and Popu- lar Lectures. | The | | 3 E At the stated meéting of the California | Academy of Sciences held last evening Dr. | Harkness introduced Professor Starr Jor- | dan, his successor as president of the academy. The introduction was brief, and before taking his seat Professor Jordan, in a few words, acknowledged the courtesy, and routine business was transacted. Pro- fessor Leverett M. Loomis, curator of the department of ornithology, delivered a | carefully prepared lecture on “*Alexander | Wilson, the poet-naturzlist, the father of | American ornithology.” The lecturer dwelt upon the early life of Wilson, when he developea a talent at the time he was in Paisley, and was going irom place to place with a pack on his back, and told about the difficulties he en- countered when he made up his mind to publish a volume of his poems. Not hav- ing the means to enable him to do so he went from house to house soliciting sub- scriptions for the book. But he did not the people of his time did not encourage a man with a pack. After three years he gave up the effort, but in the meantime he had made a study of human nature, which served him in writing his satirical poems. Tiring of the life of & packman, he returned to Paisley and resumed his early vocation of Wweaver. It was then that he published the poem, “The Long Dispute ’ which at that time did not receive the recognition it has since attained. There he formed the ac- quaintance of Burns, the poet, but their acquaintance did not Jlast on account of the dissimilarity of their natures. He then made up his mind to try his fortune in the New World, and in order to gather together sufficient to secure a deck passage he lived on what a shilling a week could secure for him. Before leaving, he called on every one he had satirized and asked forgiveness for anything he might have written to wouna their feelings. The lecturer then gave an account of the poet-naturalist’s struggles in the New World as a weaver, packman, teacher and surveyor and then devoted himself to his work in natural science. He told of the great difficulties Wilson met in learn- ing all about the birds of America and pre- paring his book in eight volumes, for which he charged the then highvs-ricc of $120. This was in 1810. He told of Wilson's travels and hardships in the wild country in search for material, and then spoke of e wonderful work, which he said was not slovenly. but clear inlanguage and description, and said no other work on ornithology occupies the place this does. It is as clear a work to-day as it was ninety years ago and is as changeless as the hills. The audience at the close of the lecture showed its appreciation by loud applause. After the meeting Professor Jordan spoke to a CALL reporter about the plans of the academy for the future. ‘“Let me say,” he said, “‘that there will not be an change of the curators, as they are ‘all capable in their respective lines. There will not be any dismissalsand there may be an addition to the force, but that depends upon the condition of the funds. *‘It is the intention to make the academy lecture-room an attractive place, to give in- teresting lectures on many topics and make them popular. These will be given b college professors, and some of them wilil be on California subjects. The effort will believed was a Sure- | | icking over the potatoes and resacking meet with the success he anticipated, as | be to have them delivered so that every one will understand them and to have them free from techaical language. “It is probable that subjects will be chosen with a view to entertain and in- terest young minds, and on such occasions pupils of the hiFh schools will be 1nvited. In short, all will be done that can be done to awaken in the people an interest in the academy and science. ““The lecture to-night was one that mer- ited a much larger audience. Itis to be hoped that the course of lectures which will be given in the future will attract large audiences. The next has not yet been chosen, but it will probably be ‘given by Professor Le Conte. S e s TRULY IS MISSING, A Continuance Marks the First Day of the Shattuck Trial. The second trial of Mrs. Jane Shattuck for the murder of Harry Poole opened be- fore Judge Belcher yesterday. There were two jurors secured—A. W. Colesand N. V. Whitmore—and then the trial was con- tinued until Thursday. Twenty-two jurors were examined. The reasons for this continuance were “that there were no more jurors and Truly Shattuck could not be found. Truly had been subpenaed by both sides as a witness in the case, but the subpenas could not be served. Three attachments were iesued for her, and these have brought no infor- mation of her whereabouts. She was sing- ing ina music-hall in this City, but she left last Saturday, and no one seems to know where she is. ALONG THE WATER FRONT, Chinese Arrested for Dumping Rotten Potatoes in the Bay. Captain Farren of the Drumlaurig Is the Happy Father of a Native Son. Three Chinese were arrested by Ser- geant Hayes of the State police yesterday and charged at the Harbor police station with dumping rubbish in the bay. Ever sinze the Commissioners have refused to rebate the bills of the brokers the latter have had Chinese on Jackson-street wharf them. The good ones were sold to ped- dlers and the bad ones were dumped over- board. Hayes saw the Chinese at work and placed them under arrest, Just how the matter will be settled is hard to sny, but President Colnon seems to think that the State has nota very good case. The law says that nothing that will “‘sink and form an obstruction to navigation” shall be dumped into the bay. Now, a potato will sink, but it will also rot and eventually form part of the slime and mud. In the circumstances President Colnon does not think a potato is an ob- struction to navigation. The Chinese will be tried, however, and the courts will have to decide the question. The construction of the new ferry depot will come up at the usual meeting of the Harbor Commissioners again this after- noon. An_attempt is being made to get Governor Budd and the other State offi- cials to approve the plans and then the work will go on at once. If this cannot be done a test case will at once be taken to the Supreme Court. Acting Attorney F. S. Stratton is of the opinion that the mat- ter should be settled at once, and the urest way to his mind is to have an opin- on from the Supreme Court of the State. Captain Farren of the British ship Drumlaurig, is the proudest and happiest man on the water front. Last Saturday his wife gave birth to a bouncing baby boy, and now the parents are casting about for a name with which to christen him. Everybody calls the little chap a Native Son of the Golden West, but his father is loyal to his flag, and says that while his son was born_in California, he was also born on an English ship and therefore on British soil. The Drumlaurig is lving at Union-street wharf, but the jovial captain says he has now got to get out of bed more irequently to take an ob- servation (walk around with the baby) than when he was rounding Cape Horn. The Pacific Mail Company’s steamers City of Sydney and City of Panama left their docks yesterday for Panama, but did not go to sea. The bar was breaking badly, and the former went as far as Black Point, while the latter anchored in Mis- sion Bay. The Panama had no passen- gers, but had two lighters in tow, which are to be usea in Central America during the coffee season in carrying cargoes to and from the steamers. The Sydney has forty-five cabin and forty steerage pat gers on board, and will stop at way The Panama has a great deal of New {ork freight and will go almost direct to Pa- nama. The rough weather and a breaking bar have kept a great number of vessels in port. Among them are the British ships Glenfinart, kalls of Ciyde, Osborne and Laureston. They are all wheat laden, and have been ready to sail since last Friday. The chances are that they will getaway on to-day’s tide, as the storm seems to be dy- ing cut. 2 The following notice has been issued by the office of the Coast and Goedetic Sur- vey: San Francisco Bay—Redwood Creek en- trance—Day beacon replaced: Redwood Creek beacon, red, No. 6, has been re-estab- lished, and is shown on the charts on the bearings: Redwood Creek beacon No. 4. WNW., 14 W., distant 13-20 mile; Marsh Point, S. by E., % E. EXPELLED FROM THE UNION. Four Carpenters Driven Out in Disgrace for Violating the Rules. Seyeral months ago the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of this City adopted 2 set of rules and regulations to govern their unions. Among these rules is one thateight hours shall constitute a day’s work, 4nd all overtime must be paid for at the rate of time and a half. These regulations worked all right and every man was faithful to his obligation until recently when a report was made to the District Council that four men were work- ing nine hours and not receiving extra pay tor overtime. These men are: C. D. Farmer, M. P. Van Horn, C. Dalglesh and L. D. Brown. The men were called for trial and the coun- ciladjudged them guilty and so reported to \;:ion 483 of which the accused were mem- TS, The union at once fined the carpenters $5 each. The fines were not paid, and a second complaint was filed against the men. A second trial resulted in a second conviction, and last evening at the meet- ing of union 483 Farmer, Van Horn, Dal- glesh and Brown were expelled from the union and their names were stricken fro: the roll. - The union had a second motive in taking this summary action with the offenders. The job they were engaged on was the construction of a stable for a contractor named Smith, on Sixth street, near Bry- ant. The union fearned that several con- tractors bid for the contract, and their es- timates provided for an eight-hour-a-day job. Smith got the contract by figming upon nine hours. The union is deter- mined to stand by all contractors who up- hold union rules in their estimates on work, The men who were expelled will not hereafter be able to work on any job with union men because they have forfeited all the rights and protection that go with the working-card s{mm. Wwhich a major- ity of the responsible contractors in the City have indorsed. \ e e e De Witt Cunningham, a colored youth of Massillon, Ohio, bas won a wager by eating a pie in twenty seconds. He is prepared to eat pie against all comers. | S TO AMATEUR ATHLETES The Investigating Committee Will Pass Judgment This Evening. BOXERS ARE ON THE RACK A New Track May Be Constructed. George D. Baird Returns From the East. The committee appointed by the Pacific Athletic Association, consisting of John Elliott of the Olympic Club, W. F. Hum- plrey, president of the Pacific Athletic Association, W. A. Berry of the Reliance Athletic Club, and J. A. Janeut of St. Mary’s College, will meet again this even- ing at the Olympic Club to hear what the thirty-two athletes who have been accused of professionalism will say in reply to the question why they should not be expelled from the amateur ranks. The men who have been cited to appear before the investigating committee are, with few exceptions, members of the Olympic, Acme, Reliance and San Fran- cisco athletic clubs. Manager Long of the University of Cali- fornia football team has been asked by the committee to attend the meeting and im- vart any information he may be the pos- sessor of regarding'the conduct of the athletic club teams during the past year or go. John Elliott, who is the stanch sup- porter of true amateur sport 6n this coast and who has been instrumental in a great measure in bringing about the present in- vestigation, said yesterday that, owing to the disregard manifested by amateurs in the past year for rules under which the clubs of the association are governed, something emphatic had to be done to stem the advancing tide of professionalism which was flooding the clubs of this coast and causing Euastern writers to overhaul in their articles on amateur sports the West- ern clubs which were transgressing the laws of amateur athletics. “The members of amateur clubs that are annexed to the Pacific Athletic Associa- tion must be taught a sharp lesson,” said Mr. Elliott, *‘otherwise we might just as well disband and allow those athletes who take part in boxing matches and baseball games with the sole cbject of turning their prizes into money by the sale of the same to have their swing. ““Yes, this guasi amateur business must be stopped. The athletes who are repre- sentatives of the clubs that compose the Pacific Association must either obey the rules or suffer expulsion, and it is with this object in view an_ investigating com- mittee was appointed, and it was none too soon, either, as affairs athletic were getting tangled up in a horrible shape. *‘The committee will, however, en- deavor as best 1t can to_straighten matters out on Tuesday evening and have it so understood by all concerned that in future any member who is known to transgress the amateur rules will be immediately ex- pelled from the association. No further excuses will beaccepted. ; “The rules are very plain indeed, and {are well understood by many of the athletes now under the fire of investiga- tion. As regards prizes article X of the laws that govern the Pacific Athletic Association reads: No prizes shall be given by any individual, club, committee, association or other organizs- tion, or competed for or accepted by any ath: lete, except suitably inscribea wreaths, di mas, banners, badges, medals, timepieces mantel ornaments or articles of jewelry, silv ware, table or toilet service. In no meeting or contest shall any prize be offered or awarded o or accepted by tne club whose athletes shall make the highest aggregate score in different events, but suitable team and individual prizes may be awarded for team competitions in a single specialty. Notmore than three prizes in all shall begivenin any eveut or competi- tion (counting a team prize allowed as above as one prize). and said prizes snali not exceed in cost $35 for first, $20 for second and $10 for third prize. The prohibitions of this article shall not ap- ply to tokens or prizes (other than money composed in whole or in part of metal, ani bearing inscriptions denoting the event or contest, in any case which tokens or prizes shall have been given or sanctioned by this union or any of its members, or prior {0 the formation of this union, by any recognized amateur organization; provided, that if any person shall, at any time aiter April 1, 1891, sell, pledge or exchange for any other thing any such token or prize he shall ‘thereafter be ineligible, and he shall likewise be ineligible ifat the time of the competition or the ertry therefor he is disqualified or under suspension by this union, or any of its members, or any organization allied with or approved by it. George D. Baird, the famous amateur athlete and promoter of true amateur sport, has returned from Chicago and will permanently residein this City. Mr.Baira is one of the few champions of honorable sport who has materially aided the officers of the Pacific Athletic Association in sus- taining good amateur athletics on _this coast. Since his departure for the East, about two vears avo, interest in outdoor athletics has almost fallen into desuetude. Now that he isonce again among his friends it is safe to say that he will take an active part in the good work of infusing new life and new ideas into the athletes who were rngidly straying away from the straight path. It was rumored yesterday that some wealthy men who are interested in ath- letic sports have been figuring upon the construction of a large athletic park which will answer the aims of the outdoor ath- letes and wheelmen. ‘Ihe syndicate thought favorably of the Mechanics’ In- stitute block, corner of Fifteenth and Folsom streets, as an athletic site, and may lease the ground if favorable terms can be secured. At present the matter is in an embryotic state. WOMEN IN COUNCIL. They Organize a New Committee on Child Study and Family Culture. Delegates from the Women’s A. P. A., the Girls' Training School on Hill street, the Women'’s Industrial and Educational Union, the various temperance societies and other female organizations took part at yesterday’s meeting of the Women’s Federation. Owing to the nature of some of the maiters discussed the session was held with closed doors. About twenty women were present, and Mrs. Rose M. French presided. The prison committee made & report on the progress of the trials of men accused of perverting the morals of young girls, and several of the women present gave their views upon the matter. The exist- ing statutes applying to the cases were characterized as inefficient. A new committee was organized, with Mrs. J. Fairbanks at its head, for the pur- pose of devoting itself to *‘child study and family culture.” A course of reading on the two subjects will first be zone through, after which the members of the committee hope to make practical use of the knowl- edge thus obtained in the missionary labors of the federation. A motion was adopted to the effect that male press representaiives be henceforth excluded from the federation meetings. . Casebolt Loses His Suit. In the patent suit ef Jonathan B. Casebolt against the Omnibus Cable Railway Company United States Circuit Judge Beatty found for the defendant vesterday. The court sustained the street railroad concern’s contention that the device—a system of pulleys for enabling cable cars to run around curves—which Case- bolt had patented had been in use two years before he applied forany patent. - NEW TO-DAY—DRY GOODS. ¥ MUST BE SOLD IMMEDITELY DAMAGED BY WATER! The following lines, although ONLY VERY SLIGHTLY DAM- AGED BY WATER during the recent storm, must be closed out at once, and are therefore placed on sale to-day At a Prodigious Sacrifice! EMBROIDERIES! EMBROIDERIES! At 1 Cent a Yard. 2500 yards HAMBURG EMBROIDERY, regular price 5¢, 614¢ and 74c, slightly dam- aged, will be closed out at 1c a yard. At 5 Cents a Yard. . 1200 yards HAMBURG AND NAINSOOK GUIPURE EMBROIDERY, recular price 10c, 1234c and 15¢, slightly damaged, will be closed out at 5ca yard. HANDKERCHIEFS! HANDKERCHIEFS! At 5 Cents HEach 300 dozen LADIES' HEMSTITCHED LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS, $1 50 a dozen, slightly damaged, will be closed out at 5¢ each. LADIES’ KNIT UNDERWEAR. At 35 Cents. 32 dozen LADIES’ JERSEY RIBBED WHITE WOOL DRA WERS, slightly damaged, regular price $1, will be closed out at 35¢ a pair. CORSETS! CORSETS! At B1.00. 27 dozen LADIES’ GENUINE FRENCH CORSETS, fine sateen, long and medium waist, firmly and closely boned, venus back, in black, white, drab and cream, broken sizes, regular price $2 50, will be closed out at $1 & pair. MEN'S FURNISHINGS, AL ST EIC ts. About 75 dozen EXTRA FINE CASHMERE MERINO SOCKS, full finished, with double spliced heels and toes, slightly damaged, were 35¢, will be closed out at 15¢ a pair. regular price At B35 Cents. 55 dozen MEN'S OVERSHIRTS, made of heavy duck shirtings and tennis flannels, slightly damaged, were 65¢, will be closed out at 35¢ each. At 50O Cents. 45dozen MEN'S HEAVY CAMEL'S HAIR UNDERSHIRTS AND DRAWERS, slightly damaged, were $1, will be closed out at 50¢ each. LADIES’ CIRCULARS. At SO Cents. LADIES' CIRCULARS, in stripes, value $1 50, will be closed out at 50c each, At $1.00. in cloth, in plaids and stripes, regular value $2, will be LADIES’ CONNEMARAS, closed out at $1 each. GLOVES! GLOVES! At 50 Cents 90dozen 5-HOOK UNDRESSED KID GLOVES, in colors and black, regular value $1. will be clased out this day at 50c a pair. MURPEY BUILDING, Market Stroel, corusr of Jones, SATN FRANCISCO. Sav! mister! youve mpped youp / The largest piece of OOD lobacco ever sold for iocents ‘THESUCCESS OF THE SEAS0N ‘THE LADIES' GRILL ROON ——OF THE— PALAGE HOTEL. DIRECT ENTRANCE FROM MARKET ST OPEN UNTIL MIDNIGHT, STHEVERV.BESTONE TO EX AMINE YOUR | es pectacles or Eyeglassos With nstrumenta of his own ln“uunn’.' "lnmu ] superiority has not beon equaled. - My success has been due 10 the merits of my work. Ottice Hours—12 to 4 ¥ 3.