The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 31, 1896, Page 11

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MARCE 31, 1896. 11 FIVE- FAVORITES ~ FIRST, Eddie Jones Got Three of the Wianers to the Wire in Front. NELSON WON AS HE PLEASED. The Crack Libertine Defeated Belli- coso and George Miller in a Common Canter. The favorites celebrated the opening of the week's racing by taking five of the seven events on the card at the Bay Dis- trict yesterday. Still it is doubtful whether the nt took home much of the bookmake 1, for the majority of them were of the lukewarm variety. The weather was cool and the card not being an especially attractive one the at- tendance was light. The clever lightweight jockey, Eddie Jones, continues riding in excellent form, three times getting past the wire astride the first horse and once -finishing second. The crack Libertine effectnally disposed of Bellicoso and George Miller in a seven- urlong The books held the big bay t 1to 4, and heading Bellicoso on the far X he won eased up almost to a : er made a very credit- itable showing, finishing third, well up. Neventeen nly termed crabs, started in the ve and a half furlong scramble. eeta, with Marty Bergen up, had first call 1n the betting at 214 to 1, and heading Gondola in the stretch, won cleverly from Rocket. Monterey was a close third. A daughter of Take Notice named Alma carried off the honors in the two-year-old event, defeating ten fairly good youngsters fast time. The filly opened at threes i d back to 4to 1. When the bar- raised, Alma, St. Dunstin and the favorite, Lode Star, parted company with the field and fougnt it out for supremacy to the stretch. Alma gradually forged to the front, winning at the end by a lengtn from the 15 to 1 chance Mod Lode Star, who was played down from twos to 9 to 10, finished in tne show. The winner covered the four furlongs in 49 seconds. The one-eyed horse Nelson carried most of the coin bet on the third race, a five and a half farlong spin. Seven to five was con- sidered a good price, and he ran away from field, passing the wireeased up alength ore Last Chance. The Harris starting gate was used to dis- yatch the field 1n the mile dash, decided . St. Lee opened favorite at played down to 6 to 5, but again receded to 7to 5from the force of coin that went in on Tar and Tartar and v. Palomcita, once as cood as10to1 betting, made ling from start to the end, captu third. nia stable’s Sir Modred won. oyed fi choice, however, in betting on the six-furlong sprint that ollowed, and taki he lead from Easel n out a iength in away race of it, h. Unity came ng the place, with Iways obtainable about ner. The Livingston stable’s gray horse Sir ard appears to be in fine trim just at wed all of his old-time very cheap-selling platers, | de course, and worked with | furlongs. Starting on even-money chance, he hooked up 1n the stretch with the sec- ond choice, Mount McGregor II, and in a mile drive beat him out three partsof a | length. | Track and Paddock Items. | The two-year-old stake is the feature of the racing to-day. As usual Walter J, the consistent run- ning son of imp. True Briton, finished in- side the money. Chartreuse refused to break and was left at the post in the last race. She wasa 10 to 1 chance in the betting. Dan Milier’s mare, Charmion, who was a starter in the third event of the day, was reported to have bowed a tendon. he most extensively tipped horse of the day was Faro, who was backed from 10 «_iovtl‘n fo 314 to 1. He ran most disappoint- ingly. g n his arguments to exonerate the ruled- off jockeys the wily Celestial plunger, | Little Pefe, lays great stress on the Sea | Sprav-Ike L race. He would. possibly be | perfectly safe in matching Sea Spray | against any of the other starters in the race won gv him on March 19, but how would the Chinese plunger like to match | Rosebud against Wheel of Fortune? | Chorn rode the **‘Whe=1"" in a stake event won by Rosebud and Pete played his money on the Burns & Waterhouse entry. | On March 23 Chorn rode the hot favorite | Rebellion in a seven furlong race captured | by the outsider Montallade, played down | from 20 to 8 to 1. The Chinese shoe manu- facturer makes mention of the fact that he bet a few hundred dollarson Rebellion, | but in the excitement of the moment probably overlooked the fact that he is | also accredited with cashing some very | racy-looking tickets on the outsider. |COCEERILL DECORATED. | | Distinguished Honors Heaped on Him by Japan—Sailed for Europe to Stay a Year. Colonel John A. Cockerill, the American journalist, who went to Japan over a year ago at §10,000 a year and expgnses, has | been the recipient of a signal honor at the hands of the Emperor. On him has been bestowed the decorations of the Order of the | Treasury for the just reports he has given | in the United States of the condition of | Japan, combined with his advice ‘on | several occasions, when it has been re- | quested on various state and political | matters. | _Egitor Cockerill is now en route from Singapore to Paris at the request of James | Gordon Bennett. He does not expect to | return to Japan, nor will he immediately | return to the United States. He will prob- | ably remain 1n England for a year as the | representative of Mr. Bennett’s paper. . B. Edminster, of Cnicago, agent of | Ovide Musin, who is now at the Grand, was with Mr. Cockerill at the time the honors of Japan were conferred on the editor. “Itis the only instance where such an honor has been bestowed on & newspaper man,”’ said Mr, Edminster yesterday. | **The ceremony took place at the imperial alace in Tokio on January 24. Count Ito | bestowed the decorations and an embassa- dor from the Emperor made a speech to | Mr. Cockerill. The insignia consists of a i medal, button and regalia. The latter is made up of some beautiful shoulder-straps | and sash, while the button is blue and yel- i low. I was present at the decoration, and | it was a very impressive affair, At Yoko- | bama Colonel Cockerill gota telegram from Mr. Bennett asking him to go to Paris, and he started around via Suez. I wentto {obi, Nagasaki, Shanghai, Canton and on as far as Singapore with him.” Mr. Edminster has a beautifully carved | ebony cane which was presented to him by Count Ito, and which he prizes highly. ———————————— It is impossible to form a good sentence of the English alphabet using every letter only once. POTRERD- HEIGHTS T0 GO Their Rock to Be Used for the Valley Railroad and Mis- sion Bay. MOVEMENT IN REAL ESTATE. The Opening of a New District by the Cutting of a Hole Through Bluerock Hill. The Potrero Heights, that have loomed up like a fogbank inthe southern horizon, will, before many years, be removed to fill in the tide-land known as Mission Bay. ‘When Mr. Huntington is ready to fulfill his promise to fill the large tract of swamp land which he obtained from the people of this City with the understanding that it would be filled in and the railroxd works removed from Sacramento and located upon this made ground, then the southern hills will be leveled- and made an accept- able residence section. This proposed im- provement on the western side of Ken- tucky street, with the San Joaquin Valley Railroad depot established in China Basin on the eastern side, will make the ancient Long Bridge one of the liveliest ousiness portions of San Francisco. To bring those two proposed sections into habitable shape, however, Bluerock Hill will have to be cut down and used as filling material. Even now real estate on the Southern Heights has increased in value, as can be seen by the sale of twelve inside building lots, 25 by 100 feet, on Min- nesota street, between Sierra and Shasta, a few weeks ago jor $1300 a lot. This ground is a portion of that swampy hollow south of Bluerock Hill and west of Ken- tucky street, near the rope walk. It for- merly belonged to the Potrero Land and | Improvement Association. Another deal in real estate took place a short time since in which_the Arctic Oil Company purchased from Patrick Tierny an entire block fronting on Channel aad illinois streets and known as New Potrero block 423. 71his Eroperty adjoins the ground upon which the oil company’s works are at present located. T'he oil company intends to muke use of the lot in conjunction with its present building and Has already fltartedP driving piles on the water-front siae facing Central Basin. The work of cutting down Bluerock Hill on the southern side still goes on and will in the course of a few months make an opening through the hill on the lines of Napa and Tennessee streetsinto Ken- tucky street. When this is done the Po- trero will have an opening from all points of the compass through Sierra, Shasta, Napa and Butte east and west, and Ken- tucky, Tennessee, Mariposa and Indiana north and south. This will open up quite a large section of territory which will no doubt be made valuable for business pur- poses. Farther west on Missouri and Texas, Mariposa and Eighteenth streets a gang of about fifty men went to work yestercay morning to cut down, fill in and place the unsightly location in condition to be built on. This work is also being done by the Potrero Land and Improvement Associa- tion on a public contract by the property- owners who are desirous of geting into the progressive van with their neighbors in Sunshine Valley. of work, started up with a strong force of men to get the large quantity of steel re- quired for the nineteen-story building in which THe CarL with all of its many offices will be housed. i In consequence of the desire of the Government to finish the Oregon the force of workmen at the Union Iron Works has not been reduced. This and other contract work has kept the men constantly em- ployed for a longer period without inter- mission than has been the case heretofore. SPORTS OF ALL KINDS. Choynski Will. Arrive on Thursday. Olympic Club Wrestlers. Director Short of the Olympic Glub is corresponding ‘with the Sacramento Ath- letic Club with a view of matching John- son, the heavy-weight champion boxer of Sacramento, against Van Buskirk, a pupil of Professor Walter Watson of the Olyms pic Club. If the match be arranged the boxers will appear in a six-round bout at the Me- chanics’ Pavilion in May, when the club will hold its benefit entertainment. Joe Choynski, who is matched to box Sharkey before the National Athletic Club on the evening of April 16 in this City, is expected to arrive Thursday. Joe will be met on the arrival of the overland train at Sixteenth-street station, Oakland, by a number of his old friends, who will wel- come his return to his native City. In all probability Choynski will train for Lis ut with Sharkey at Barney Foley’s hostelry near Ingleside. Sharkey has Billy Smith and Danny Needham attending him at his training quartets near the Cliff House. He has great confidence in his ability to stand off the heavy punching of Choynski for eight rounds. The proposed twenty-round contest be- tween Jimmy Barry of Chicago and Jimmy Anthony, the little favorite of Barney Foley, is off for the yresent. Barry, according to latest accounts, has had an operation performed on.one of his hands which will prevent him from en- gaging in any kind of atuletic exercise with *‘his dukes” for some weeks to come. A contest between Anthony and Barry would certainly prove very interesting, as both men are remarkably clever and very ame. " This evening the Olympic Club will bold a wrestling tournament, the entries for which appeared exclusively in THE CALL of last Saturday. Professor Miehling states positively that some very exciting sport is in storé for any of the members who fancy wrestling, ana that after the contests there will be exhibitions of head balancing and club swinging by profes- sional artists. Next Sunday a gymnastic exhibition by the combined classes of the San Francisco Turn Verein will be given at Turner Hall, 323 Turk street. ————————— IN SUNSET DISTRICT. Progressive Residents Pass Resolutions and Do Other Business. A well-attended mass-meeting of the residents and property-owners of the Sun- set District, south of Golden Gate Park, was held at Park View Hall, corner of Ninth avenue and H street, oo last Satur- day evening, the 28th inst. = Charles Cush- man was elected president pro tem. T. F. Taylor acting as secretary. Addresses were made by Messrs. Mc- Intvre, Keller, Conklyn, Cushman and others. The remarks of the gentlemen were pertaining to improvements, pre- jected or under way. A resolution indorsing the Sunset Dis- trict Improvement Club and pledging the moral and united support of the residents to that local orgamization was passed unanimously. The meeting closed with cheers for Mr. J. Conklyn in appreciation of his many etforts for the improvement of The rolling-milfs, which had been short the district. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— F%rty-sixth day of the California Jockey Club’s Winter lleeting, 1895-96. rac Monday, March 30, 1896, Weather ST RAC ; purse “THE CALL” RACING CHART. and a haif furlongs; seiling; four Bay District fine. Track good. 1ds and up; conditions; aliow “THE CALL” RACING GUIDE. To-day’s Entries at Bay District Track. In races where the borses have no record at the distance to be run the records at the mext uearest re given, clstance Abbreviations—F., Fa., fair; H., heavy; m., mile; 1., furlong; *, about. Horse, age, weight. | St. 3% | s | Fm | L B Betting. Jockeys. |20 Gondols, 6. Rapiael, 4 irish Chiet, . IM. Bergen 2 |Snider. Sopananwen @ HEERRE 3 49 Gt r. &, by Harry O'Fallon-Fleeta. 29, SECOND RACE—Four furiongs; two-year-olds; conditions; allowances; purse $300. ndex.| Horse, weight. [ 8t| 14 si. | Fin | Jockeys |opetting ELPITEPReEe) 15 |E. Jones. FIRST RACE—Six furlongs; selling; twenty pounds above the scale. . Index. Name. 1oad] B | Tl |Lbs|record. | Dist. |Lbs Tk. Pedigree. -|Jim Bozeman | La Flech: (856) The Judg 909 | Imp. Alien., 895 |Jack Atitns. Major Ban-Bessie Flambeav-Fiam Imp. Loyalist-British Queen | Esterling-Al Meh Regent-Misaale Imp. Greenback-Lillile W {mp. Darebin-Miss Clay | Imp.St. Bluige-Round Dance BECOND RACE—Seven furlongs; seliing. || Best T o) ]ndex.l Name. |Lbs record.| Dist. |Lbs|Tk.| Owner. Pedigree. 931 |Hermaniia... |61 109 F..|3.G. Follansbee | Fresno-Sistr to JimDouglass 932 Mollie R. 1102 F ! 7. Robbins. Imp. Meriner-Cantenac 5151 104 F | Rathbon e-Mlss Melbourne 67 1 61 |*6 1 |‘o8ir {107 F 1104 H. 1106 H..|Z. Abrahsms....... Imp. Brutus-Young Jule |Youn A-Early Ross |E1 RioRkey-Hettie Hmphrey |Tmp. Brutus-Leda | tmp. Rossington-Mariorie | Elmwood stoc] rm THIRD RACE—Six furlongs; selling; twenty pounds above the scale. || Best | Index.‘ Name. | Lbs record.| Dist. |Lba Tk.| Owner. { Pedigree. { ...... | Roeder .181/1:1814] 6¢ | W. Swite.. . Imp. Darebin-Mura 914 | Morven | White & Clarke Tmp. Cheviot-Lurline 919 |Tonino -|J. Hunter.. F. |Burns & Waterbouse Flambeau-Ip. Fairy Rose | Pittsburg-Mollie S "Troubadour-Boscobelle Apache-Kmma Longfield +.|v. H. Fenton-Lizzie B |E. M. Taylos Antrim stabi 8. C. Hildreth arting: nic. Time, :49. Waterhouse’s b. £, by Take Notice-Pic- RACE THIRD 11 930. ive and a half furlongs; selling; 00. four-year-0lds and upward; conditions; FOURTH RACE—Half a mile; Stakes; $1200; two-year-olds. | || Best Index.| Name. |Lbs|Record Lhu"'rk. Owner. Pedigree. | | H..|J). H. Shields. ——=—s | ..|Imp. Whistle Jacket-Zelica index.| Horse,age, weight. | % | % | 8| Fn | Jockeys | Berting, | Row 108 f;‘:&f:g;x?fig}fi“ SRS 3 | = |22 2| 922 |Rey del Tierra . Prince Norfolx-Haldee 914 |Nelson, 5..........111 E 15 ‘ 14 1 1%/, Shields.. 95 32 887 |Rienzi. Tyrant-Electricity 918 | Last Chance, 5....100 8 I 7h | 8 23" | H. Martin 80 'sp| (897) Fleurde Lis. 1mp. Maxim-Fleurette s g 315 |23 | 33 1 . Ip. Martinhurst-Vandalight 1 2 | 21 54 45 8 8 ing Thomas-Deception 5 | { 5h | & 5h 7 H Flambeau-Imp. Oufda ¢ | | 8114 63 15 .20 2 5 30 39 908 | Robin Hol 8 } 81 |7 84 8 7 7 |Dura... . r Berna g1 -4 i0, 5 2 g1 18 11 93 20 60 | (910)|Zamar II | 60121 m mf, Royal Bess o8, 1 110 ] 1010 15 108| 897 |Lovelight 105 no rec. | lirt periea, 4 0 1l,i9 1 115 A Bird, B 9 Al |32 12 Do FIFTH RACE—One mile; purse. cate used. Won handily. W inner, Davenport stable’s cb. h., by Duke of Norfolk-Neilson, | Best T I o Index. Name. Lbs remra.] Dist. |Lbs|Tk. Owner. Pedigree. RTH RACE—One mile; selling; inside course; three-year-olds and up; allowances: | 923 | All Smoke...... 100 L. Stephens. | Imp. Silk Gown-Ordnan © §400. 901 |Seaside. 100 7 P. Siel Imp. Mariner-Marin . 53 T Bettin, Oakian: . 1102 Vi m Oakland stabl John A-Alameda e,nge, weight. [ 81| 34 | 18 | % Jockeys. | 8 Duch of Milpitas 100 m *|Elm wood stk farm. | Duke Norfolk-Ledette 3 155 fnces | | P- : hel {100 t Laorence sik tarm..| John Huppy. Pansy 7 i ! . F. Lynn. Ay Star- iminta omacie 8. 37| | 33 oy oa H | Hamedell €Giatiand tmp. Kyele baly-Extract o0l 8| 33| 4 JQochs S e s m | Mokelumne atk frm | Imp. Sic Modred-Typhoon | | 5 3 G. B. Morris & Co..|Strathmore-¥lowerof Meath Tar and Tartar, 6.111/ 3 | § | h thl:ld!. 6 6 * - L. Bell.. Joe Hooker-Addie 0’ Neil. ii7ive| o | en | S e 10 do| 804 m Surinam-Laura Winston il 85 ! 3 s I 3 m St. Saviour-Nighthawk | Piggott. 0 SIXTH RACE—Six furlongs; 3 9 |117” 5 Woods . 60 100 Bk 1% 909 |Japan, 3 91 | 8 Bozeman. 100 600 | Best 1oy 628 |Fi Fi, 4. 9810 [ 102 | Wilson. 100 600 | Index. Name. tLbs record. | Dist. |Lbs|Tk Owner. Pedigree. Starting-gate used (Harris’ patent). Won driv nam-imp. Paloma. Time, 1:46%4. ing. Wioner, Burns & Waterhouse’s ch. £., by Suri- '93:) FIFTH R L. purse $4i Six furlongs; selling; three-year-olds and upward; conditions; allowances; index.| Horse, age, weight. | st 14 ‘ E™ 8 Str. Jockeys.. lOl;;:“‘mé. %91 [Model, 4. 43 | 215 | 21 (915) Road Ran 61 | 53 | 43 813 Walter J, 8 3h 32 | 32 918 |Easel, 3. 138 '1_3 12 (80) Hunism 51 | 7h | 6 918 |¥aro.5 215 | 43 | 56 912 |Mollie E, 4. 8 ] 88 | 8 915 |Joe Hill, a. 8 9 9 901 |Sen. Hoffman, 2| . KiEg 6h 4 ate used. Won handily. Winuer, California stable’s ar-olds and upward; penalties; allowances; purse '933 <IXTH RACE—Seven furlongs; three-ye: - $400. Index. | Horse, age, weight. | St.| 34 i 1% % str. | Fin r Jockeys. d:elunéi Beg L (815) L c, 5. 107 3| 3 2h | 1n | 134 | 12 |Macklin, 4 27 (::27 ‘k:?]‘l’:l(::;. 4 107/ 3| 1h 113 21 22 22 |T.Sloan. 3 7-3 920 |George Miller, 6..117| 1| 22 T A 3 3 H. Grif 10 30 Starting-gate used. Won easily. Winner, J. G. Brown 112734 &Cos b.h., by Leonatus-Falaise. Time, 81V, ances: purse $400. B4, TH RACE—Seven furlongs; selling; three-year-olds and upward; conditions; allow- Index.| Horge,age, welght. Str. | Fin. Jockeys. (POT) Sir Richard, 857 | Mt.McGregoril trathfiower, 4 Starting. Victress. Time, 1:16%. (926) ' Kamsin........| @ (850)| Wm. Pinkerton| 97| (913) | Major Cook- .- 1104 1:1414| 6 ¢ 1512 61 1:113; %6 1 94|F...IL. Ezell..... Blazes-Miss Hall Shannon-Fannie Lewis Bulwark-Sister to Violet. S. C. Hildreth..... Livingston stable .. SEVENTH RACE—One and a sixteenth 3 purse. | Best Index.| Name. Lbs‘recom.’ Dise. | Owner. Pedigree. 894 | Benham . .. |C. Doncherty. | Flambeau-Gerharaine 819 | Clara Jolinio | M. Johnsor 51 Rio Rey-Valerie | Prince Royal-Manzanita Hudson-Zulu Voltiguer-Pert, ... Cambridge stable. . 6. Co. iex Shield: FOR SEXLESS SUFFRAGE. Rev. J. Cumming Smith Lectures on the Right of Women to Vote. At Trinity Presbyterian Church Sunday evening Rev. J. Cumming Smith chose as his theme, “The Reigning Spirit of Christ.” After referring to International arbitration as a case in point, he spoke for a sexless suffrage. He said: There is not an argument against female suf- frage that cannot be matched by an argument against male suffrage. You say that women would only mismanage publi¢c matters. I answer that men now mismanage affairs. You say that when the novelty of voting wore off, women would not cast a vote. Ianswer that 100 many men now fight shyof the polls. You say that woman’s sphere isthe home. 1 answer that & father has as many duties at his hearth, and, besides, if the woman is queen of the house she ought to have some voice in framing laws to shield her home. ,i::er}‘ority and then christening that view of fait sex as chivalry. I look u th knighthood of the midd{e ages as n‘]);;:co oef barbarism and an insult t0 & true woman. Bexless suffrage is bound to come. Al evils will not take flight when it comes, of course, but many evils that now poison the fireside will get their sternest rebuke when woman gets to vote. In a word, if this is to be God's country re must be but one qualification for franenioe e ness: let every man and woman be twenty-one years in the country before being vested wéth the franchise, andlet them, further, be edu- c-‘udu and :: "ymrhnhy w'mx 'flr American in- stitutions before they vote. Thenour will stand on a better basis. e —_————— John Smith Robbed. James Johnson, an ex-convict, and his wife Lizzle, living in the Oakland House, Howard street, were arrested yesterday by Policeman T. L. Ryan on the charge of petty 1 am sick of this patronizing attitude of man toward Woman as 5" she were a tender piece of larceny. They got John Bmith, a carpen into their room':n Sunday night n".?: xobb':l:i him of his gold watch and chain. ‘ THEY WANT A DIRECTORY, Merchants’ Association Addresses the City Hall Com- missioners. A RATHER SPIRITED LETTER. The Merchants Disclaim Any Wish to Interfere With the Commis- * sioners’ Duties. The lack of a directory on each floor of the new City Hall has for some time been a subject requiring, in the estimation of most frequenters of that municipal pile, a prompt and adequate adjustment. The Merchants’ Association has been particu- larly active in advocating the introZuction of this needed improvement, and consid- erable correspondence on the matter has taken place between the association and the Board of City Hall Commissioners. Some of this correspondence has been by no means lacking in spinit, as the follow- ing communication, sent yesterday, will g0 to show: To the Honorable the Board of City Hall Com- missioners—GENTLEMEN : Your fayor of the 25th il s at hand, acknowledging the receipt of our communication of the 20th inst. relative 1o a directory and index to the offices and de- partments of the new City Hall. You inform us that our “‘communication was filed, and at & future meeting a full and complete reply will be made and forwarded.” While awaiting your promised answer to our letter, we cannot permit certain statements in the published accounts of your meeting of the 24th inst. to go unanswered. Assuming that the published reports of the proceedings of your last meeting are correct, it appears: First—That you regard our efforis to obtaina directory for the new City Hall as “outside in- terference with your official duties.” Second—That you have the lmpresu_ioglhlt the conception of this directory originated with our Consulting Engineer McCullough, who is designated by you &s “a bright young man from Sausalito.” Third—That you do not approve of the style of directory proposed by this association, but that you “will have a directory as soon as the building is in shape to receive it.” Fourth—That the ‘‘Supervisors had no right to grant the privilege of placing a directory in the new City Hall,” and that ‘‘the allowance of $125 for the work would not be paid.” Fifth—That you ordered your *architect to prepare a directory six months ago, but that the matter had remained in abeyance because of other business.” The above extracts from the published re- ports of your last meeting require some an- Swer on _our part, so that the position of this association may be correctly understood by your hounorable board, as well as the citizens and taxpayers of San Francisco, who take an interest in municipal affairs. First—As to “interference with your official duties,” permit us to refer you to the constitu- tion and programme for progress of the Mer- chants’ Association, of which, under another cover, we forward you copies. By turning to page 18, article 1, section 2, you will readil see that this association has adopted as a lead- ing principle for the improvement and wel- fare of San Francisco “co-operation with City officials and an ective interestin the care of publie institutions.” The first aim of the Merchants’ Association is to advance practical measures for the public weliare, and many improvements have been effected by co-operation with various munici- pal departments and officials. Such co-opera- tion, although ap{mrently regarded by you as “Interference with official duties,” has fortun- ately received hearty support and encourage- ment_irom City officials generally, and the beneficial results are much appreciated by the community. The constitutional privilege granted to the people of expressing their senti- ments freely for the common good, and in- structing their representatives, has ever been recognized as a fundamental and sacred right of American citizenship. Second—As to the inception of a directory in the new City Hall, it originated from the di- rect o bservation of those directors and mem- bers of this association who had frequent oc- casion to visit the City Hall. The annoyance and difficulty in finding courts, departments and officials in that building and the unavoid- able loss of time incurred thereby, naturally elicited the inquiry, “Why should there not be a directory in the new City Hall, as in.all large modern office buildings?” Upon investigation it was found that no provision had been made for any directory in the new City Hall. In- structions were therefore given six months ago by the board of airectors to the consulting engineer of this association to pregare plans and specifications for the work. Numerous plans were considered, and finaily the plan, specifications and estimates were adopted by the board of directors of this association and subsequently by the entire Board of Super- visors, just as originally proposed to your-hon- orable board last January. Third—As to the style or plan of a directory for the City Hall, there is no alsposition on the part of this association to insist upon any par- ticular style or plan. Any system of directory that will be a plain and complete guide to the various offices and departments in the Cit Hall isall that is required or can be expected. The simple plan proposed by this association has had the earnest consideration of the board of directors for the past six months, and we believe it would prove an excellent and inex- pensive directory system for the entire build- ing. However, if your board prefers some other style of directory we are willing to with- draw our plan, provided you proceed at once to introduce this much needed improvement. ‘We beg, however, to ask your honorable board to reconsider your decision to postpone this much needed directory until the City Hall is finally completed. We retpect(ull{‘ submit that this simple matter should not be longer postponied. Let a suitable directory be at once rovided and the benefits of it enjoyed without Fortoer delay. Fcurth—You question the right of the Board of Supervisors in unanimously empowexins the Merchants’ Association “to prepare an finish & directory and index to the offices and departments in the new City Hall building in acgordance with specifications submitted the cost of said directory and index not to exceed $125.” Although we believe there is no ques- tion as to the validity of the loregoinfi action of the Board of Supervisors we are willing to waive tne legal point entirely if assurance is given that an adequate directory will be pro- vided by your honorable board without fur- ther dels{'. Fifth—We are glad to know that you had *‘ordered your architect to prepard a directory | six months ago,” but regret to hear that press of other business prevented the execution of this much-needed improvement. As a few days’ labor will suffice to furnish the entire building with a complete directory we ho sufficient time will now be devoted to tK: work, and we will cheerfully co-operate by placing at your disposal without charge ail the plans and specifications already prepared by this association. In conclusion, it must now be elearly ap- parent to your honorable board that the efforts of this association to secure a directory in the new City Hall are made with the solé motive of accomplishing a measure of practical benefit to the public. There isno private interest at stake nor any personal feeling whatever. There is not the slightest disposition to tres- pass upon the official duties of any public servant. Composed of citizens and taxpayers of San Francisco, united for the purpose of municipal progress and improvement, the Merchants' Association feels perfectly justified in eallin atfention to any improvement in the munici- pal qovernmont that promises to result in the public good. This association, we think, has a right to expect that all officials in our mu- nicigml government will meet its suggestions in the same kindly spirit in which—they are tendered. Though there may be differences of opinion as to certain measures, no ill-feeling or bitterness need be engendered. If correctly reported by the press the consid- eration of this little directory has given rise to a degree of friction among the members of {oux honorable board, and a conflict of au- hority between your board and the Board of Supervisors, that” cannot fail to impair the usefulness of our City government and lower the dignity of this municipality. There Las not been the slightest intention on our part to cause any such display of feeling, nor is there the least occasion for it. Unfortunately it has arisen; but we trust that the high regard for the public welfare, so_ generally and justly credited to your honorable board, will neither permit its recurrence nor its interference in making early provision for this little but necessary directory, Sincerely yours, Merchants’ Association, F. W. DOHRMANN, President. J. RICHARD FREUD, Secretary. Secretary Freud said yesterday that he hoped soon to see a practically useful wall gii:lefmry on each floor of the new City Foster’s Contempt. ‘The contempt case of A. W. Foster, president of the San Francisco and North Pacific Rail. road, was before Judge Seawell yesterday. The case was argued, and a decision will be ren- dered this morning. The decision of Judge Seawell in the contempt case will be taken at once to the Supreme Court, and the higher tribunal will pass upon the case under that proceeding. WILMERDING SCHOOL. University Regents Will Be Urged to Have It Located in This City. At1:30 o'clock this afternoon the Re- gents of the University of California will meet at the Hopkins Art Institute. The principal matter to come up for considera- tion will be the designation of the locality for the Wilmerding Technical School. . delegation from the Merchants’ Associa- tion will be present for the purpose of urging the claims of San Francisco as the site for the proposed institution. James D. Phelan, one of the most enthusiastic workers for this end, when seen yesterday, remarked that he and his co-workers ha done all in their power to have the school located in this City, where so many friend- less and homeless boys are growing up intoa manhood unworthy of the name. It iseven rumored that Mr. Phelan has one of his forceful and logical speeches prepared, and, if all else fails, will use it upon the Regents.” His opinion is, how- ever, that, speech or no speech, the Re- gents ought to perceive the weighty rea- sons why the school should be located here. IMPROVING TS ROADBEDS Novel Device Adopted by the Southern Pacific to Pre- serve Its Ties. Comfort, Safety and Economy Effected The Usefulness of Redwood Enhanced. As a result of the policy being pursued by the Southern Pacific redwood ties are likely to be more in demand than ever, and their use may be extended to lines now using harder and more costly ma- terial on which to lay their rails. Redwood has peculiar lasting qualities; in fact no wood of its weight and density has ever been discovered to equal it in this respect. The objection, however, to its more extended use for railroad ties has been that its softness permitted the rail to sink into the tie, and thus not only dam- age the tie, but make the roadbed some- what rough and uneven. By an innova- tion this drawback is virtually eliminated About two years ago, while he was sta tioned at the Atlantic end of theroad, General Manager Kruttschnitt began the use of what are known as tie plates. These are plates of steel a little wider than the base of the rail and the length of the width of atie. It has three ribs on the under side and these ribs hold the plate in place on the tie after it has been driven into the tie with a maul. At diagonally opposite corners of the plate are the holes through which are driven the spikes by which the rails are held down. On each tie are two plates, one for each rail, and about 5700 plates are required for each mile of track. These plates effectually prevent the rail from sinfling into and wearing away the tie, and thas not only save the tie. but reserve the smoothness of the roadbed. They also add materiaily to the safety of the road, for a rail before it can be forced i from alignment must move both spikes which hold it down to the tie through the tie vlate, whereas under the old method the foosening of one spike was enough to permit a rail to spread. On_the eastern portion of the Southern Pacific Railroad pine and cypress ties are used, but these must first be prepared so as to make them lasting, but redwood re- quires no treatment from preservatives, and with the introduction of tie plates will become more popular than ever in railroad construction. L Tue Southern Pacific Company is the first to apply ihis innovation to any great extent, having put in 2,000,000 on the Atlantic end of the Southern Pacific and about 1,800,000 on this end. The plates cost about 10 cents each, and the improve- ment thus far effected by means of their use has cost $380,000. The plan of utiliz- ing them will be pursued until gradually the whole system will be thus re-enforced and improved. : Another general filan of improving the Southern Pacific Railroad is being fol- lowed, in the shape of ballasting with gravel wherever the traffic isheavy and the roadbed naturally dusty. Ballasting with gravel, it is claimed by General Manager Kruttschnitt, not only makes the road safer, but cleaner and smoother. Among the portions now being thus treated are the stretches between Mojave and Palm- dale, Bakersfield and Pampa, and ten miles in the San Gorgonio pass on the Southern Pacific, and on the Coast divi- sion between Pajaro and San Bruno. Six new postal-cars have been added to the equipment of the Central Pacific Rail- road, at a cost of about §4500 each. They are vestibuled, gas lighted and steam heated, and will run between Oakland and Ogden. “General Manager Kruttschnitt, who re- turned from his three weeks’ tour of in- spection of the Southern Pacific Railroad yesterday, and who accompanied Cornelius Vanderbilt and Chauncey Depew of the leuns to the Coast, left the New York rail- road men at Santa Barbara on Sunday. It is expected that the distinguished sojourn- ers will arrive in this City to-morrow or Thursday. IS NO “BUGIARDO. Pietro Gori, the Anarchist, Calls in Vain om L’Italia for the Proof. Pietro Gori, the famous Italian anarchist, addressed a large meeting at Union-square Hall Sunday afternoon. The subject of his address was “The Men and the Anar- chistic ldeas.” He reviewed the lives and works of many prominent anarchists who had forsaken fortunes and position to ad- vance the anarchist propaganda. In con- clusion, he invited all who believed in an- archy to join the society which has been recently organized in this City. The chief requirements to become an anarchist were strong faith and gond wind. After the regular address. Gori read a challenge which he had caused to be printed in one of the Italian papers,wherein he called upon the editors of L'Italia, Messrs. A. Almagia and E. Patrizi, to ap- pear yesterday aiternoon and make good their assertion that he wasa “bugiardo.” A bugiardo isa cowardly liar, and 1t is said L'Italia had already published a re- traction. No answer was made to Gori's summons yesterday, and he proceeded to make an ex parte statement of the diffi- culties between himself and the offending ‘paper. POINTS ON ARBITRATION, A Party Is Entitled to the Presence of 2 All Arbitrators. - Judge Seawall has decided an interest- ing point i arbitration on a point raised in the suit of Mary K. Pleasant against Clive J. Clark and others. The original case wasa fight over the sale of alot, and ther. the question was finaily laid before three arbitrators. All three arbitrators did not always meet, and upon that ground Judge Seawell granted a motion to set aside their award. “While a majority might decide, said Judgs Seawell, “‘still the parties were at every meeting entitled to the support and :rm:ml;xgts ol &l&.;nd f']tll:n one was nb; sent this condition of this was Do '“T‘én 'd'"u-d 9 t, and 3 award was to Mrs, Pleasant, an Judge Seawell set it aside. : New York Central Railroad, from New Or- | Neglected Colds of every Spring-time, are inning o story of which Con- sumption is the end. Scott’s Emulsion of Cod-liver Oil with the Hypophosphites will soothe a cough, heal the inflamed mem- branes, and restore the parts to a healthy con- dimptl It wgl do this omptly and perma- firently if taken in time. An ounce of prevention is a bottle of Scott’s Emuision. Don’t ex- periment with sub- stitutes when you can get Scott’s Emulsion for a few cents more. Don’t Ride A Cleveland Bicycle Unless you're prepared to catch the “Cleveland Fe- ver.” It is awfully conta- gious and absolutely incur- able—but it’s healthy. Did you ever see a Cleveland rider who wasn’t robust and happy ? H. A LOZIER & CO., 304 and 306 McAllister St. LEAVITT & BILL, Retail Agents, 303 Larkin St., S. F. 1112 Broadway, Oakland. POSSESS PEGCULIAR PROPERTIES, That make them the most popular and greatest friend- making bicycle on earth. Think it over, and jein the majority. CATALOG FREE. INDIANA BICYCLE CO. J. S. CONWELL, Manaazn 18 & 30 McAllister St., SAN FRANCISCO. HILADELPHIA SHOE CD. AMP| N A SHOE glrEANSEngNDARD OF MERIT. $250. . {CYCLES: STYLISH RUSSETS. We have a line of Men’s Stylish Bluchercut Russet Lace Shoes, which we will offer as 4 extra inducement. We offer them at a low price because 1v 18 still early in the season and we wish to prove to our customers that we lead for low prices. ‘These Shoes have a stylish pointed toe, and thes fit well and are guaranteed for wear. We will 5 them this week for $2.50. 4 pair, and every one buying them will be more than glg:]ud. 8s they retail regularly elsewhere We always did lead “when it came to Children's Shoes, and this year we will give the best values in Russet Shoes ever offered to che public. We have just received a complete invoice of Children's and Misses' Fine Russet Sutton Shoes with medinm uare toes and tips and spring heels, which we WhiI'sell at the following price: Children’s, sizes 4 to 8. Children" Our special “50-CENT SALE” of . i Shoes and Oxfords and Chfldfl;‘ entirely sold out, and we Lave no more | Country orders solicited.” g‘sonu for New Illugtrated Catalogne, B. KATC