The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 29, 1896, Page 5

CYCLISTS EAPRESS DEEP INDIGNATION Caustic Resolutions Against the Police and Vin- ing’s Railway. ADDRESS TO WHEELMEN Chief Crowley Blamed for the Disturbances the Night of the Parade. VERY FEW MEMBERS DISSENT Reports of All Committees Accepted and Arrangements Made for a Banquet. The executive committee of the Cycle Board of Trade and Southside Improve- ment Clubs met at the Indiana Bicycle Company’s establishment, 18 McAllister street, last night, to listen to t:e reports of committees and wind up the business of the parade. The *‘business of the parade” proved to be pretty wide in its scope be- fore the meeting adjourned, and ended in & drastic condemnation of the police and the Market-street Railroad Company. The report of the committee on prizes was accepted, and a vote of thanks was extended it for the efficiency with which it had performed its duty. A vote of thanks was also extended those who had been enthusiastic enough to help out the parade by decorating along the line of march, and to the Street De- partment for the excellent manner in which it had vrepared the streets for the occasion. Dr. Rottanzi, president of the Southside Improvement Clubs, made a short speech eulogizingiSergeant Price for the thorough manner in which he had preserved order at the speakers’ stand on Van Nessavenue. The following address to the bicycle clubs of this City was issued by the com- mittee: To the Bicyele Clubs of San Francisco: The San Francisco le Board of Trade and Southside Improvement Clubs in regular session extends to you their thanks and congratulations for r hearty participation in the parade of July 1 o1 numbers the procession ex- y similar demonstration ever held nicago. In regard 1o original and ar- c decoretion of wheels and tandems_your efforts have never been equaled nor exceled. We regret that better police protection was not possible in our City aud we deplore the b and unreasonabie conduct of the Mar- ket-street Railroad Company. Weitan assure you, however, that the objects of our demonstration have been fully accom- plished and that we have aroused the sympa- thy and secured the support of the well- wishers of San Francisco in regard to the bet~ terment of our sireets ana pavements. SAN FRANOISCO CYCLE BOARD OF TRADE— J. S. CONWELL, President. Jaxes M. HAMILTON, Secretary. SOUTHSIDE IMPROVEMENT CLUBS— T. A. RoTTaNzI, M. D., President. 1. SCHWARTZ. Secretary. A reahot aiscussion was precipitated by J. J. McEwen, who introduced a resoln tion severely censuring the Market-street Railway Company for the manner in which cars had been run through the crowd, the result of which was to break the parade up into sections and destroy the effect coming from unity, and the in- difference of the police. A. B. Magvire was opposed to any such resolution being adopted on the grounds that the police had done all in th~ir power to keep the unruly element in order, and that the railway company would retaliate by making things as uncomfortable for cyclists 1n future as possible. To this argument Henry F. Wynne re- torted that if they permitted themselyes to be overridden without a murmur at this time they would always be so treated, that the railroad company had acted shame- tully in the matter and should be criti- cized as they deserved, and that as regards the police they were perfectly able to be out in force around the Pavilion and keep immense crowds orderly when some “‘plug-uglies” were engaged in battering each other, and it was very peculiar they could not so in this case. W. J. Kenney thought the palice had done all they could to assist in making the parade a success. He said he had had a conference with Chiei Crowley, in which the latter had explained to him the diffi- culties arising in handling a mixed crow: B qng &s for himself he was perfectly satis- fied. ‘Wavering sentiment was fixed by the stand taken by Chairman J. 8. Conwell, who believed with Wynne that the Chief could spare men enough to preserve order at a prize-fight and was dissembling when he intimated that he could not do so in the case of a cyclists’ parade. . Upon putting the resolution to a vote it was adopted almost unanimously. The following 1s the text of the resolution : WHEREAS, The cyclists’ good streets demon- stration, under the joint auspices of the San Francisco Cycle Board of Trade and Southside Improvement Clubs, held on Saturday, July 25, was interfered with by roughs, hoodlums end other disreputable characters, and al:o especially by the electric and cable cars of the Market-street Railrogd Company on Folsom, Market and Kearny streets, even to the ex- tent of some of the cars running into and gverturning some of the bicyclists, therefore e it Resolved, That we, the executive committee af tue above demonstration, denounce the in- efliciency and neglect of the Police Depari- ment in not furnishing sufficient protestion; apd also especiully condemn and denounce the Market-street Railroad Company for their outrageous, high-handed actions in'operating and insolentiy intruding their cars, thus breaking into ihe parade and materially inter- fering with its success. % After the adoption of the resolution, the bills were audited, and the generai finan- cial matters of the occasion settled up. . A committee of two, in the persons of A. B. Maguire and Henry F. Wynne, was appointed to arrange for a banquet in which the members of the executive com- mittee and a few invited guests should participate. Resolutions of thanks were adopted for the press, the press committee, I. Schwartz, F. W. McEwen, and Dr. T. A. Rottanzi; W. J. McKenney, the cheirman of the parade committee; tbe committee who hadecharge of the speakers’ stand, Treas- urer Jumes M. Hamilton, and Secretary E. Wiener. = The committee then 2djourned sine die. e ROAD CLUB TAKES ACTION. Condemns the Market-Street Railway Company and the Police Department. The S8an Francisco Road Club met last " evening and passed resolutions' condemn- ° ing the action of the Market-street Rail- way Company and the Police Department during the good streets demonstration on the evening of July 25th. Following are the resolutions: ‘WHEREAS, The executive committee of the good sireets demonstration of July 25 did all in its power that human ingenuity or fore- htcould do to make the cyclers’ varade a grand success and an_occasion that would be memorable as an epoch in the development of good streets in our fair City; and whereas, the inefficiency, neglect, carciessness and -incom- peiency of tne heads of the Police Department and Murket-street Railway.Company caused dissatisfxction snd disppoiatment io the thousands of expectaut spec o vhom had come miles fo paricipate, by their presence and encoursgement give evi- dence of their sympathy and support to the cause of good streets; be it Resolved, That we condemn the action of the Police Department and Market-street Rallway Company for their gross carelessness and neg- lect; and be it further Resolved, That we thank the South Side Im- provement clubs for their efforts in behalf ot ood streets, TEEY'RE FOR M’KINLEY. Another Club With 146 Charter Mem- bers Organized in the Forty- Second District. The enthusiasm in this City over the coming Republican campaign is demon- strated by the fact that night before last another McKinley club was. organized in the Forty-secoud District. The organiza- tion was completed at American Hall, cor- ner of Pacific and Leavenworth streets. The meeting was called to order by Joseph Murray. Permanent officers were elected as follows: President, Charles Eaton; vice-presi- dent, John Geils; secretary, William B. Colligan; treasurer, Joseph Murray; ser- geant-at-arms, Harry Kenney. The roll was signed by 146 members, and next Monday evening will again be open for signatures. Meetings of the club will be held every Monday evening at American Hall, and the club will vigorously prosecute the Mc- Kinley and Hobart campaign from now till election. “FEED THE BIRDS, MAMMA." Charles Zang’s Kequest to His Wife Be- fore Being Locked Up. Charles Zang appeared before Judge Low yesterday to explain why he had threat- ened to kill his wife Sophie, who lives at 812 Jessie street. After hearing the evi- dence the Judge felt inclined to discharge Zang. Assoon as Zang perceived this he commenced a tirade of abuse against his wife which had quite a different effect from what he anticipated. *“You are a coward, sir,” said the Judge as he thumped the bench, “and I will hold vou in $500 bonds to keep the peace toward your wife. You will be kept in custody till you can furnish the bonds.” As Mrs. Zang, with a smile on her face, was leaving the courtroon, Zang ran to- ward her and cried, “Feed the birds, mamma, feed the birds. Don’t let the little darlings starve.” Mrs. Zang prom- ised to feed them. DONT LIKE THE IDE Unemployed Do Not Take Kindly to Booth-Tucker’s Suggestion. Indignant at the Ruling of Chairman Craig at Monday Night's Meeting. A meeting of the unemployed to protest against the resolutions adopted Monday night at Metropolitan Temple was held yesterday afternoon at 1159 Mission street. Fully 100 were present at the meeting, which was presiaed over by H. C. Smith. Paul Hartman acted as secretary. George Speed—who offered an amend- ment to the resolution adopted at Metro- politan Temple, but was ruled out of order by Chairman Craig — made a spirited speech denouncing the Salvation Army, and moved that a manifesto be issued “getting forth the present conditions of Iabor and the futility of any such patch- ing-up process as that offered by the Sal- vation Army.” In support of his amendment Mr. Speed declared that the Salvation Army was or- ganized to aggrandize upon the misery of the poor. “They boast,” he said, “that from their London industrial farm they made $104,000. All this doubtless went into the coffers of the army, and the poor men who earned it are none the better off. “They cannot do us any good. The only thing ror the unemployed to do is to stand together and parade themselves openly and frankly and compel the Eea le to recognize their condition. 1f the Salva- tionists really had your interests at heart why were not some of your representatives asked to be on the platform last night? Why were you not consuited? Do they think that they are more competent to know what you want than you yourselves are? They are not working for our inter- ests. The only thing for us todo is to band together and become fully class-cohscious.” The resolution was unanimously ca; ried and a committee of three, consisting of Messrs, Speed, Grimes and Oliver, was appointed to draw up the manifesto. Upon the motion of Dr. Willey a com- mittee consisting of Messrs. Lewis, Edlin, Volney Brown and Smith was appoints to devise some practical plan to aid the unemployed. The committee will report at the meeting to be held at 2 o’clock this afternoon. Dr. Spurgeon of the Jesus Christ Army spoke briefly in denunciation of the Salva- tion Army, which, he declared, had en- tered a2 number of fields of industry and had driven workers out. Chairman Smith also made a few remarks, in the course of which he declared that there would be no hope of permanent improvement for the unemployed until the overthrow of the competitive system. The meeting then adjourned to meet at 2 o’clock this after- noon. The City Central Committee of the Socialist-Labor party of this City at their meeting to-night, after transacting the regular business, took up the matter of the unemploved’s protest at the meeting of the alvation Army in Metropolitan Temple Monday night. After discussion a motion was carried to the effect that the action of the unem- ployed in protesting against the Salvation Army, or any other reiigious body en- deavoring to canvass the City in the name of the unemrloyed for food, money or land for the purpose of establishing a poor farm, be indorsed, and the sympathy of the body be extended to them in their battle against hypocrisy and injustice. It was also decid. that the present central committee's term of office expires on Tuesday night, Aufnst 4, when the new delegates elected from the different Assembly districts will be instalied ana will take up the work of the campaign and business of the Socialist-Labor party of this City. e PEENIX DRILL CORPS, A Drill Hall Secured and the New atton Distributed. At the regular meeting of the Pheenix Re- publican Club last night Scottish Hall was found too smasll to accommodate the number attending and & committee was appointed to secure larger quarters. The club button was received and dis- tributed among the members. It consists of the “pheenix,” with the words, “Pheenix Re- publican Club, 1896.” The drill col‘%&e is now in full sway and the members are beiug measured for their uni- lorgu;h A special hall will be secured in which to drill. Remarks were made by Judge Dibble and A. R. Kanager, after which seveial members con- tributea songs, music and recitations. ————— Sale of Church Property. The Van Ness Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church bas applied to the Superior Court for permission to sell its property on Van Ness avenue, near Bush street. The church owns two lots, one of which was sold to William F, Gibson to salisfy a mortgage of $20,000 held by the People’s Home Savings Bank. The other was encumbered to the extent of $12,- 139, due the First National Bauk of this City. The church desires to pay off the indebted: ness on the second lot and to repurchase the first and then sell the two, so that enough money may be realized to purchase property on which to erect a new church edifice. fstiotats e as i “BORROW On sealskins, sliks and Jeweis at Harris', 16 Grant avenue. Uncle. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESbAY, JULY 29, 1896. WARRANT [SSUED FORC. 0. SWANBERG Complaint Sworn To Yes- terday Before Judge Conlan. CHARGED WITH PERJURY Eastern Police Have Been Noti- fied to Place Him Under Arrest. OTHER CHARGES WILL BE MADE . Attorney Thornton Fears, However, That Swanberg Succeeded in Escaping. Chief Crowley yesterday morning set the wires in motion to effect the arrest of Charles O. Bwanberg on a charge of per- jury, and at any moment wora may be re- ceived that he has been captured. The warrant for his arrest was sworn to before Judge Conlan, and the complaining witness is Attorney Ludwig M. Hoefler of 532 Market street. In the complaint it is alleged that on June 19 Swanberg perjured himself by testifying before Judge Coffey that he haa C. 0. Swanberg. not known Louis Corrivean, whose estate worth $75,000 was in probate, previous to August, 1893, whereas it is claimed that he had known him since January, 1892, 1t was the intention to take the matter before the Grand Jury on Monday, but it was found that the jurors were so busy they could not consider it before Friday. Recourse was therefore had to the Police Courts so as 30 intercept Swanberg with- out delay. C. H. Westphal, representing H. W. ‘Westphal, called upon Captain Lees yes- terun{emoming with the information that Swanberg is now in Chicago, ‘where he would be joined by his wife and daughter, preparatory to making his annual trip to Sweden. Mr. Westphal denounced the warrant of arrest as an outrage, and offered to bring Swanberg back to meet the charge, pro- "qu bis expenses going and coming were paid. The progosition was submitted to Crit- tendon Thornton, the attorney for the prosecution, who promptly rejected it. Chief Crowley, who was callea 1n, said he had ng funds 1o draw from, and the mat- ter would have togo throuch the usnal channels, so that the expense would be borne by the State. Attorney Thornton demanded that steps should be taken to have Swanber arrested. Judge Conlan was sent for Anfi the complaint was carefully examined and found to be all right. The Chief then wired to Chicago and other voints East, notifying the police that Swanberg was wanted and to place him under arrest. Attorney Nagle, who represents Swan- berg, was also a visitor at police head- uarters. He claimed that even if Swan- rfi»hld testified falsely as to the length of his acquaintance with Corrivean the issue was immaterial. He denounced the proceeding as a piece of blackmail, and said if Swanberg were arrested he would go to Sacramento ana plead with Gover- nor Buda to refuse to issue requisition papers. : As soon as word is received of Swan- berg’s arrest Detective Ross Whitaker will be sent to Sacramento with the requisi- E'Oln papers and to bring him back 10 the ity. Attorney Crittenden Thornton, when seen last night declined to say what future course was to_be pursued in reference to Swanberg and Westphal. Said he: *I do not believe it would be fair to my clients to make the matter public, nndyl do not wish to facilitate the escape of these men by outlining our course. 1 fear that the premature publication of the facts of the case_in the papers has given Swanberg an excellent chance for escape. I will say, however, that if Swanberg be arrrested otner charges besides the pending charge of perjury will be placed against him.” his and other statements of Attorney Thornton indicate that there is much more in the matter than appears upon its face. On Monday night the attorney stated that the amount of money involved ‘This amount of $175,000, was $175,000. however, Attorney Thornton declares, is in connection with quite another matter. Papers will be filed to-day in reference to the Swanberg matter, but just what is the nature of these papers Attorney Thorn- ton refused to say. “We do not wish to play our cards into our opponent’s hands by disclosing what weintend to do,” he ex- plained. Meanwhile word from the East is eager!: awaited by those who are anxious lg ui Swanberg in the custody of the police. i A e ATITLE MAKES TROUBLE Two Local Grocers’ Associations Have a Dispute About a Picnic. But the Picnic Will Be Held and the Title Omittsd to Some Extent. There is an active antagonism going on between two associations of City It is over the right to use the title ‘‘Retail Grocers' Protective Union” in con- nection with advertising a picnic to be held at Schuetzen Park on August 9. + The. story in it goes back to 187L. In April of that year the original Retail Grocers’ Protective Union of San Fran- cisco was organized. The object of the union is indicated by his name, and it or- ganized for the additional _purpose of pro- tecting itself against suicidal prices and bad debtors. Things ran_along prosperously and har- monioasiy till about a vear ago. .There was considerable money in the treasury, and the number of members was about 450. The union gave, for instance, $1000 to the Midwinter Fair. Many of the lead- ing members thought they could emplos the idle money in establishing a whole- sale store for the benefit of the members, and saving a middleman’s profit, whicn runs from 15 to 40 per cent. But others were opposed to it, and this is the rock on which ‘the Retail Grocers’ Protective Union split. But the wholesale branch was organized and incorporated as the Retail 5rocars’ Association, claiming to have swallowed up the old name, title and organization. % - Buta man who is now a member of both associations says that after a while, and possibly under the influence of other wholesale firocery_ institutions, members of the retail association began to drop out, and there are now said to be onFy 175 members in it. Some who dropped out and some who had never belonged met and organized an- other association under the original name of tue Retail Grocers’ Protective Union, which the other association claimed to have absorbed. They have held two meet- ings, and a member says their member- ship roli pumbers seventy-five. John C. Nobmann is the president of the whole- salers’ association and J. C. Hurley is president of the new organization. The wholanlursNglve a very enjoyable picnic last June. Now that the new asso- ciation intends to hold a picnic, too, of its own and under the original title which has assumed, the wholesalers object to it using that title. Last week President Nobmann of the wholesalers issued a circular and sent it out among the grocers and tradespeople ‘“‘roasting’’ the new association for assum- ing the original title. Monday night the members of the new association held a meeting and considered that circular. After some warm speeches it was finally decided not to wash_any further grocer’s linen in public, and Charles Meier was in- structed to issue a peaceful circular adver- tising the picnic and handling the subject calmly, which he did yesterday. Mr. Meier says that the wholesale asso- ciation cannot enjoin the new association from holding its picnic and so the picnic will be held. But in the circular which he prepared he left out the use of the words “twenty-fifth nnnualI{ncnic" and simply announced that the Re‘ail Grocers’ Pro- tective Union, which was organized April 1, 1871, would hold a picnic. BUCKLEYITES GO AHEAD, A Municipal Convention Called for the Middle of Sep- tember. A Committee of Lawyers and Weekly Meetings of the General Commit. tee Ordered. The Regular Democratic local organiza- tion—that of the *‘Buckleyites"’—decided to go right abead independently of any- thing and everybody at a meeting of the executive committee held last night, over which Chairman M. J. Donovan presided. The meeting was neld in the new head- uarters of the organization at 20 and 24 Gliis street, which are the largest ana most convenient if not the most at- wractive occupied by any party in any recent campaign. The Buckleyites Lave taken two large front suites of two rooms each and a connecting hall capable of holding about 600 people if a good meny of them stand up. As the Buckleyites have on various occasions packed Odd Feilows’ and B'nai B'rith halis at their meetings, their future sessions on Ellid street promise to be suffocating. It was not so much by their large, new quarters as by their ordering of a primary election ana a municipal convention that the Regular Democracy declared itself in the middle of the ring last night. The postponed resolution offered at the last meeting by Secretary D. M. Gavigan was taken and discussed. There being no apparent indications that anybody but themselves wanted party barmony on a fair basis the resolution was unanimously and enthusiastically adopted. It pro- vided for a primary election on September 11 and & municipal convention on Sep- tember 15. The chairman was authorized to appoint a committee of five lawyers, who may or may not be members of the organization, to fight the legal battles of the faction an: and every where, through thick and thin. The chief legal battle ahead is the claim of this organization to the regular rty designation on the official ballot, and for this there is much legal evidence and war- like effort in store. It was decided that the ‘municipal con- vention should consist of members, 23 to be chosen by each district and two to be elected at large from each district. Another interesting step was taken when it was ordered that there should hereafter be weekly meetings of the n- eral committee on Monday evenings. This will be the order from now on, beginning next Monday evening. This step 1s taken to give the widest pos- sible play to the principle of popular rep- resentation in the management of the af- fairs of the party and to keep the mass of party-workers interested and in touch with what is being done. The Junta is now interested wholly in the appointment of election officers, and meantime various schemes for hoiding a convention, for which the delegates are to be appointe: re being discussed. DAVIS' ANNUAL REPORT, The Chief Market Inspector Makes Some Pertinent Suggestious. Market Inspector Ben Davis has ren- dered his annual report to the Board of Health in which many periinent sugges- tions regarding health reguiations as well as interesting figures on the seizures of the year are given. The most important suggestion relates to the hanging of meats outside of butcher- shops, which is declarea to be dangerous to the health of the public that eats of the me at. The report is in part as follows: I would respectfully call the attention of our honorable body to the present poor and nefficient laws governing this branch of the service. They are far below any of the yarious Eastern cities in n%lrd to the thorough in- spection of meats and msrkets and are lackin; in all the essential points at resent includs in the market laws adop! by these cities. With a new set ot laws, placing this City on a par with those in the East, my assistants and myself could do much more efficient service, in'spite of the well-known fact that it is almost an possibility for such a smail force to watch every point throughout the City sus- pected of being an ingress 1or poor meats. I would also recommend that the board pass an order rmhlhmn: the hanging of meats outside of markets in this City. The reason for this is that the meats become im- pregnated with dust from the streets, and in some cases with the germs of disease. In the poorer sections of the City this is quite no- ticeable. Such regulations are now in force in Eastern cities. - The following statistics are given: Markets inspected, 2861; restaurants, bal 12; vegetable-stands, 241; poultry: sto: L Ma:'u seized: Beef, 4723 pounds; shark, 1600 pounas; herrings, 2000 pounas; hali- but, 950 pounds; chickens, 889 pounds; fish, 1200 pounds. ‘Chere were twenty-one arrests made for violations of the health regulations and’ seventeen convictions secured, TROUBLESOME ELECTION LAWS, Registrar W. M. Hinton’s Version of Their Op- eration. THE PEOPLE CONFUSED. There Is Comparatively Little of Intentional Fraud’ He Thinks, INCREASE OF REGISTRATION. Course Taken W.ith All Applicants for Appointment as Election 0O.ficers. “Under the present new election law,” said Registrar William M. Hinton, “there exists a general confusion of thought, but ocmparatively little intentional fraud. For instance, a mar came here the other day and within fif- teen - minutes had registered himseli from two distinct precincts. When my attention was called to it I sent for the man, and after carefully cross-examining him came to the conclusion that he was entirely innocent of any intentional fraud. He was simply excited and confused. Under given conditions, you know, such things are sure to occur. “A higher moral tone, I think, prevails this year among the representatives of both the Republican and Democratic par- ties than at the election two yearsago. L have more time for the printing and puri- fication of the register than formerly and the results are sure to be beneficial. “There are cases of men who apply for appointments as election officers who, upon investigation, are found not to be resi- dents of the precincts rrom where they make applications. All such names are promptly rejected, also all applicants who served upon boards of election in which there was proved to have beer any fraudu- len: registration. “All applicants for appointment are re- ported upon originally by the accredited representatives of their respective political parties and then subjected to an investiga- tion by my deputies. My repocrt is filed with the Board of Election Commissioners and its final decision is based upon the ascertained facts, the parties, when neces- sary, being cited to appear before the Com- missioners. As a rule, when men find that they have made a mistake as to the precinct 1n which they reside they with- draw their application without any contest. “The changes in the boundaries and numbers of the several election precincts have naturally been productive of a great deal of confusion among electors, but I think there is less fraud now than there was two years ago. The deily newspapers make many sensational and unauthorized statements, which are calculated to excite and mislead the people. *‘So far only half a dozen men have been cited to appear before the Board of Elec- tion Commissioners to show cause why their names should not be stricken from the register. Two of them were convicted of false swearing as to their places of resi- dence and three were disqualified because they could not read the English language. “The total registration at the City Hall 1n 1894 was 42,248, while this year the reg- istration to date is 48,030, with six more days to run. Unless it is staved by an or- der of the Supreme Court, there will be precinct registration this year, beginning Monday, August 3, at 9 A. M, and ending Monday, August 10, at 10 p. m. This will give every qualified electora fair chnce to get registered. Of course, whenever I find any cases of seemingly fraudulent registra- tion I report them to the Grand Jury. and in the administration of the business of my office Itake all possible precautions to prevent frand and to secure an honest registration of voters, irrespective of the political party to which they may belong."” BRITONS IN OAKLAND. They Banquet and Receive and Throw Beautiful Bouquets of Appreciation. OAKLAND, Car., July 28.—The banquet to the delegates of the seventh convention of the order of the Sons of St. Georgze ten- dered by the San Francisco and Oakland lodges was held in the Galindo Hotel to- night. Fully 200 delegates were present and partook of a bountiful repast. The dining-room was beautifully decorated with the stars and stripes and the union jack. The first toast drunk was “‘The President of the United States,’, and was responded to by Congressman Hilborn. He said: “The Englishmen are the custodians of the eartn. The English literature is the literature of the earth. The English dead in Westminster Abbey are the dead of the world, Outsiae of every four vears, when we have a Presidential election, we are brothers. At that time we must twist the lion’s tail. We are guaranteed that right by our constitution, yea by our very Dec- laration of Independence.” . He then paid a glowing tribute to all of our Presidents from Washington down. He closed in these words: “Last but not least the last occupant of the White House. That man has left a greater impression qf his personality than any other man that ever held the position. We are proud of our Presidents because they are the highest type of manhood.’ Hya was followed by Be Edward Collins who responded in glowing terms to the toast ‘‘Her Britannic Majesty Queen Vic- toria.”” *‘Order of St. George’’ was responded to by President Edward Oliver, of the Grand Lodge, who set forth its principles. Rev. Josiah Sims re?nnded to “The Anglo- Saxon Race” was applauded continu- ously in his references to the Angio-mani- acs. “The Land We Live In"” was responded to by Hon. W. R. Davis. Owing to the lateness of the hour Mr. Davis simply proposed three cheers for America, which were given witha vim. Judge Ogden was_called upon to respond to “*Our Pubiic Institutions’’in the ab- sence of Hon. George C. Pardee, who was detained by sickness. He paid a glowing tribute to the pubiic schools in which the children could be prepared for the Presi- dency, for the bench or for the halls of Congress. *Upon the maintenance of our nhfl? school depends the life of our ation,’’ said he in closing. ] ‘Kindred Organizations” was the toast that Judge Gibson responded to. He said: “This is an ace of organization. If a man don’t belong to at least half a dozen he is not in it.” J. T. Bell of the Oakland Engquirer re- sponded to “The Press,” after which the company broke up with cheers. NEW TO-DAY—DRY GOODs. | BIACK DRESS IFIT INTERESTS PROFT7EY /T g | § YA LUABLF T0.YOU D GLOVE SALE $0778 =17 FHBRODIRY==/USIERY SALE. SHIRT WAISTS @ WRAPPLRS. phihi A A A A ®WASH GO0DS THALF PRICE. e ——— o . GOWS, SILAS. You 70 vy G00DS A7 LLSS THENY THEY CaS T US WE Wouty BE SULKSED TO SERVE You., NOT A DLFHRTMINT 1Y THIS HOUSE BUT WHAT /S SUTEIMEA [0SS /775 YOUR GV 1F )0 CHIOSE 70 —_—— e MARKET AND ©O-0-0+ TAYLOR STS. RED MEN MEET AT THE FESTAL BOARD Their Annual Election of Officers Held Yes- terday. THIRTY-TWO YEARS OLD An Independent Organization That Takes in the Pacific Coast. SPEECHES AT THE BANQUET The Members and Their Lady Friends Closed the Session With Mirth and Music. I: was some time in April, 1864, that the Independent Order of Red Men was organ- 1zed in this State. Of the seven orranizers there are but five living now—J. B. Rem- hardt, H. Bernstein, L. Friedmann, S. Polack apd B. Hirschfeld. These five were present yesterday at the meeting of the order and in the evening they joined with the younger members at I the banquet. The following message was read by Charles George Bolsdorff, who, with C. B. Rode, took upon his hands the executive end of yesterday’s meeting: Gross Stamm, U. 0. R. M., San Francisco, Cal.— GENTLEMEN: Pursuant to the recent call of the Merchants’ Associstion for & charter con- vention, delegates have been already ap- | yolnted by many progressive organizations of | this City. The first meeting of delegates to this charter | convention will take place at Kohler & Chase | Hall, 26 O’Farrell street, near Market, on | Wednesday evening, August 12, at 8 o’clock. This convention is in no way connected with any party politics. Its entire object is to | secure the adoption of the new charter for | San Francisco. ' Each organization is entitled ; 1o appoint two delegates, and you are cordially invited to send two representatives to this | Charter convention. Kindly advise this office as soon as possible of the nanies and ad- dresses of the two delegates selected by your organization, so tbat due mnotice of the meet- lug may be given to them. y prompily complying with our request you will help to secure for San Francisco this much-needed organic law. Awaiting your early reply we remain, sincerely yours, MERCHANTS' ASSOCIATION, F. W. DOHRMANN, President, J. RICHARD FREUD, Secretary. C. B. Rodeand J. Rumetsch were elected as delegates to the convention. Among the members of the order repre- senting their respective sections were: ui;cnm" ento—H. C. Wissig, G. Bolthing, W. LS .‘.im—“‘ Crumb, F. Schumacher, P. Wal- enbin. Santa Cruz—Carl Beck, F. Walti, Los Angeles—J. Rumetsch. Redmen Schuetzen section — Captain‘John Tiedemann, First Lieutenant H. Grieb, Second Lieutenant William Dressler and the “Schuet- zen King” C. Stein. Grand t chiefs—J. B. Remhardt, C. B. mb, P. H. Wahiter, J. Rumetsch, Grand enfi-"?:x? “}:md'c'mnnnn d rand chiefs, Char T; secon d chief, Charle; Russ: third grand chief, . Schumach; chaplain, John ll-n!oh: secre- tary, B, A, Ssmmann; treasurer, Joseph Gub- berlet; herald, J. Rumetsch; 'herald, F.R. Schwarz; sergeant, Charles Muender: inside sentinel, C. Wissig; inside sentinel, M. Dieck- ert; outside sentinel, H. Beck. At the banquet the speakers of the even- ing were: C. B. Rode, J. B. Remhardt, C. *Crumb, J. Rumetsch, Rudolph Land- mann, Charles Kuss and F. Schumacher. The vocal entertainment was conducted mainly by Professor C. Dietz and his chorus, and President Rudolpi Muller: The next Grand Lodge meeting of the organization will be held in 1897 in Santa Cruz. SHE MAY BE CRAZY. Mrs. Annie Mitchell Arrested for Slash- ing a Horse’s Neck. Mrs. Annie Mitchell, who slashed a val- uable horse in the neck with a razor at Eighth and Folsom streets Saturday night, was arrested yesterday morning on a war- rant charging her with cruelty to animals. She behaved in a violent manner in the City Prison, denouncing in strong lan- guage the officers who arrested herand the desk sergeant. She acted like a crazy woman, but after a few hours she became calmer. e e More New Naval Officers. Last night two more graauates of the Annap- olis Nayal Academy in the class of '94 arrived here from the East to take positions aboard men-of-war in Pacific waters. Seven arrived a few nights ago. Altogether, thirteen members of the one class were assigned to duty in the West aiter passing the final examinations held two months Ago at Annapolis. £nsign Clar- ence England of Little Rock, Kans., assigned to the United States steamship Adams, and Assistant Engineer Emory Winship of Macon. Ga., assigned to the Benningtcn, now at-Mare Isiand, are the latest arrivals. Ensign Eng- iand will start for Honolulu to-morrow on the China to join the Adams. e Orphan Girls’ Conocert, A concert will be given by the orphans of St. Francis’ Girls Directory Orphan Asylum at Buena Vista and Central avenues to-day at 2 oclock. The following programme will, be rendered: Solo, “Welcome,” St. Francis Asylum; ““0ld "; “Nobody’s Child”; “The Folks That " ; “How the Story Grew;” “I Went he Sick Dollie” : earsal” piano solo; mazurka, gie Weading’ cal Soclety’’; “Minuet,” Godard; “Minuet,” by Mozart (violin solo)} “Berceuse,” Jensen; “lhe Fellow”; “Ave Maria’ (hymn). Funny Little NEW TO-DAY. VALUE! The good of a cycle is told by the price it brings. The buyer pays $100 for Columbia certainty, and less for bicycles' of doubt. A few good second- hand machines at small cost. Columbia Catalogue free at our agencies. By mall for two 2-cent stamps. POPE MFG. (0., 344 POST ST. Park Branch, 1970 Page S Near Stanyan.