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10 o " THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1896. KILLED BY AN ELECTRIC-CAR, Louis Locks, a Boy 7 Years of Age, the Victim. HIS SEULL CRUSHED IN. He Ran Across Missicn Street, Near' Fifth, in Front of the Car. PLAYING WITH ANOTHER BOY. Jeseph W. Campbell, the Motorman, Arrested for Manslaughter and Released. Louis Locks, 7 years of age, son of Mor- ris Locks, foreman of the Columba Woolen Mills, and residing at 221 Sixth street, was killed by an electric-car on Mission street yestgrday afternoon. The car was No. 1174, the motorman be- ing Josepb W. Campbel'. It was one of the yellow cars and was on its way from Twenty-ninth and Mission streets to the ferry via Kearny street and Broadway. The car had jusi passed Mary street, be- tween Fifth and Sixth, about 4:40 o’clock, and was opposite 91334 Mission when the boy ran across the street in front of it and to his wife bate. He left half his I be equally roper! and directed that the otgerfill? divided between his nine children. FLUSHING OF SEWERS. Superintendent of Streets Ashworth Re- plics to the Board of Health. The Board of Health sent a communica- tion to Superintendent of Streets Ash- worth yesterday requesting and demand- ing that he at once flush all ot the sewers, cesspools and gutters under his jurisdic- tion, claiming that under existing sanitary conditions such a measure is absolutely necessary. During the day Mr. Ashworth returned the following answer, which is self-explanatory: Edmond Godchauz Esq., Secretary Board of Heaith—DEAR Sik: I am in receipt of your communication regarding the flushing and cleaning of the sewersand cesspoois of this City, and the same Wwill receive my earnest consideration. | In this respect I deem it but proper to state | that I fully concur with the Board of Health in the importance and necessity of clean sewers, | and I have kept men continually employed at this work. Rather than let the sewage accumulate and await the necessity of cleaning the entire sys- tem, I have pursued the policy of confining the efforts of eleven gangs of men to clean the cesspools and brick sewers and flushing the Ppipe sewers in view of the sanitary necessity | Which presented itself to my observation, | " My operations in this behalf are directed to districts requiring attention. The work is car- Tied on without interruption, save in instances upon individual complaints filed in this office, when immediate attention is demanded. I have made use of chloride of lime in cesspools. Respecting the purchase of a portable tank for flushing purposes, as suggested in your communication, I will submit the matter to the Board of Supervisors. Very respectiully, THOMAS ASHWORTH, Superintendent of Public Streets, Hignways and Squares. e e -——— z QUARRELING PARTNERS. it Owners of Two Schooners Fall Out Over a Division of Profits. John 8. Jennings and Moses H. Jennings have sued David B. Jennings and others for the recovery of $450, alleged to have been advanced because of debts incurred in the shipping business in which the parties to the suit are engaged. : David B. Jennings was the managing owner of the schooners Plowboy and Trav- eler, but five other persons owned an equal A v’/// # 7/ 7, 7 ” J ..%Z/'/“/fi/« 7 = (8 Lonis Locks, the Boy Who Was Killed by a Mission-Street Electric-Car, as He Lay Dying in the Receiving Hospital. wasknocked down. The motorman, hear- ing the boy’s shriek, instantly stopped the car. B. L. Biess, manufacturer of counters and tables at 907 Mission street, was standing at the door of his store and, see- ing the boy run_over, promptly rushed toward the car. He dragged the boy by the heels from underneath the car and lifted him up in his arms. The right side of the boy’s head was crushed in and he was gasping as if he were dying. Two ladies who saw tne ghastly sight fainted on the sidewalk, but quickly recovered by the ready help of some ladies who ran to their assistance. Biess thought at first of taking the boy to the drugstore on the corner of Fiith and Mission streets, but when he saw the full extent of his injuries he concluded that nothing could save his life and asked one of the bystanders to ring for the patrol wagon. The boy was driven to the Receiy- ing Hospital and Drs. Thompson and Stice and Steward Mogan did everything they could for him, but he died in about ten” minutes and the body was taken to the Morgue. Campbell, the motorman, was arrested | by Policeman J. M. Morton and taken to the Southern police station, where he was booked on the charge of manslaughter and released on his own recognizance by order of Chief Crowley. “1 saw the boy,” said Campbell, ‘‘cross- ing the street, and rang the bell several times to warn him. I tried to stop the car, but unfortunately was not in time to save him.”’ Those who saw the accident were: B. | L. Biess, M. J. Murphy, 608 Howard street, John Cassia and Grover Ruddick, a boy living at 843 Mission street. “I was standing at the door of my store,” said Biess, “and saw the boy Locks, who wore spectacles, and another boy, evidently playing together. Locks was on the south side of the street and the other boy on the north side. I saw the other boy run across the street behind the car and Locks ran across in the opposite direction in front of the car. Then I saw the car knock him down and I ran for- ward. “The motorman stopped the car very quickly and Isaw the boy underneath in & doubled-up state, with his head down and close to the rail. Idragged him out by the feet, and saw that the right side of his head was crushed in and his brains were oozing out. Ilifted him upin my arms and was covered with blood. Then he was taken to the hospital. “I could not say whether or not the motorman rang the bell. I was too ex- cited to think of anything but the boy's danger.” Tue boy Ruddick thought that some one was chasing the boy Locks across the street. He saw the car knock him down. The motorman, he said, rang the bell sev- eral times before the car struck the boy. The dead boy was near-sighted and wore spectacles. CARS TO PRECITA AVENUE, They Cannot Be Run to That Point at | Present. General Manager Vining’s office was in- vaded yesterday by a committee from the Precita-avenue Improvement Club, who submitted & request that the Mission- street cars, which now stop at Twenty- sixth street, be extended to Precita ave- nue, two blocks fartber along. Manager Vining stated that it was not possible to do anything in the matter at the present time, as no improvement work, except of absolute necessity, was now being undertaken by the Market- street Railway Company. He explained that the steep depression between Twenty- sixth street and Precita avenne, which comprised a down and up grade, made it impracticable to operate the cars, as the’ power of the motor was now being utii- ized almost up to the full limit. It would be necessary, he added, to fill in thisspace, and thai the company was not prepared to do at present. —————— Wolf Hyman’s Estate. The will of Wolf Hyman, who left property valued at about $10,000, has been filed for interest with him. Itisallezed that David B., while acting as manager, collected large sums of money earned by the vessels and appropriated it to his own use, neg- lecting to pay the debts incurred in run- ning the vessels. The plaintiffs say they advanced $450 to keep the business going. They thereiore pray for an account- ing and for the removal of David B. Jen- nings as manager. OCEM VEW COMPLAS, The Residents Are Loud in Their Grievance Against Public Neglect. Lack of Sewerage Is the Great Draw- back of the Otherwise Pros. perous Section. An open plain and ocean breeze have | saved the residents of Ocean View from a plague. Were it not for those blessings given by a bounteous Creator the inhabi- tants of this favored locality would be subject to the worst® form of malaria. This is in consequence of an entire lack of | sewerage for the whole settlement. All the refuse from the dwellings, stables and outhouses is permitted to per- | colate through the soil, where it is ab- sorbed through the natural incline of the land, finds its way into Lake Merced and there mixes with the fresh water that is supplied for domestic use to the people of | this City. This indifference, however, is not the | fault of those who reside in Ocean View proper, but a culpable carelessness on the part of the City authorities and some wealthy property-owners who object to paying for the expense of constructing a sewer and the City officials for not com- pelling them to do so. The Spring Valley Water Company, which is interested infivrenrving the purity of its water in Lake Merced, has offered to puta sewer through the property owned by the company for an assessment of $10 a lot on the Ocean View property. This would give an opening into the Pacific Ocean, and all that would be necessary for the Ocean View people to do then would be to connect their settlement by running a sewer from the center portion a distance of haif a mile to connect with this. Then they would have the same kind of outlet for their water that the Richmond people now have. Another grievance which torments the Ocean View people is the bad condition of the streets. With the exception of Plym- outh and Broad streets, that have been macadamized, the other streets are per- mitted to retain their virgin condition of sand, leaving them almost impassable to anything heavier than a light spring wagon. » As the streets now are the engine and hosecart lately stationed there cannot be used on any of the streets except the two mentioned in case of fire. Consequently the station is practically useless. Through the persistent agitation of W. C. Fisher, Frank Taylor, Lon Brown, Britten Bolesworth and a few other pub- lic-spirited residents the old, offensive frog-pond has been filled up, and thus one source of nuisance has been abated. Ocean View, since the establishing of the Ingleside racetrack in its immediate vicinity, hds become quite a favorite re- sort for a respectable element of the peo- ple, many of whom woula settle there be- cause of the excellence of the climate were it not for the drawback already men- tioned. = Steps will be taken at the coming muuicipal election to elect a Supervisor from the Twelfth Ward who will pledge himself to do something practical for the relief of the Ocean View resiaents. ———— The pulse of females is more frequent than of males. WILL FIGHT FOR ‘THE NEW CHARTER, Plan of the Campaign of! the Citizens’ Asso- ciation. APPEAL TO ALL CLASSES Disputed Sections of the Charter Explained to Ail Who Will Listen. MONEY FOR THE CAMPAIGN. The Merchants’ Association Contrib- utes One Thousand Dollars to the Fund. The Citizens’ Charter Association held its regular weekly meeting at Kohler & Chase’s Hall, 23 O'Farrell street, last night. It wasan extremely enthusiastic and harmonious gathering, the founda- tion for good work in the coming muni- cipal campaign being cemented in strong bonds of unity. The meeting opened with the rollcall and reading of minutes, after which Presi- dent Phelan announced the following per- manent committees: Credentials and additional membership— James S. Conwell (chairman), C. Leidecker, Harry Stockton, C. B. Rode, A. C. Boldemunn. Finance and auditing—Colonel M. H. Hecht (chairman), Wendell Easton, Colin M. Boyd, J. J. O’Brien, M. A. Rothchila. Press and pubfications—F. W, Dohrmann g:mhmnn), . R. Wheeler, Dr. G. Gutsch, L. . Ellert, Henry N. Ciement. Meetings and speakers—Herbert E. Law Schurmn;. P. A. Bergerot, S. C. Hammond, . J. Truman, A. van Duzer. Law and legislation—E. R. Taylor (chair- man), W. F. Gibson, Charles Wesley Reed, Thomas I. Bergin, Curtis Hillyer. Platforms of parties anda elections—Hugo D. Keil (chairman), Dr. T. A. Rottanzi, Irving M. Scott, 1. Schwartz, Isadore Gutte. Probably the most important event of the evening was the report of the commit- tee on press and publications submitted by Chairman Dohrmann. Some few op- posed the methods outlined in the report, but these objections were finally over- come and the paper adopted by the asso- ciation. It reads as follows: Sax Francisco, Cal., Aug. 20, 1896. To the President and Lelegates of the Citizens' | Charter Association—GEN1LEMEN: The follow- | ing report has been adopted by your commit- | tee on press and publications, add is respect- fully submitted to your consideration and approval: Your committee fully realizes the vital im- portance of placing before the cilizens and taxpayers of San Francisto copies of the pro- posed new charter complete in its original form, as well as condensed in an accurate giving all its essential provisions. tedition of 5000 copies of the synop- sis published by the Merchants’ Association | has been exhausted. A second edition of 5000 | copies has been ordered by tne Merchants’ Association and is now ready for distribution. | This synopsis has been carefuliy prepared and revised and is an exact and impartial epitome of all the important provisions contained in the original document. A halfhour will suf- | fice for the reading of this entire synopsis. Owing to the small amount appropriated for the publication of the charter only 1000 copies of the complete docuruent have been issued. Nearly all of these copies have been aistributed. There are still a number of cizi- zens who desire to have copies of the charter as a whole. Your committee, therefore, rec- ommends that 1000 more copies be jssued and distributed by this association. A fair comparison of the present consolida- tion act and the proposed new charter would prove the most interesting and instructive compilation that could possibly be issued by this association, Such a publication, properly subdivided and arranged, would show at & glance the marked difference between the present government of San Francisco and the new organfc law. An impartial comparison, presented in this striking manner, will con- vert every intelligent and unprejudiced person into an_ ardent advocate Of the new charter. Your committee, therefore, recommends that .his association publish 70,000 copies of such a comparative treatise, and that a copy be sent to each of the 70, registered voters of the City and County of San Francisco. The recent essay of our public-spirited presi- dent, James D. Phelan, presents in a clear and logical manner an irresistible argument in favor of the new charter. A first edition of 2000 has been published by Mr. Phelan and a second edition of 2000 is now in press. Your committee feels honored in recommending that 6000 additional copies of this excellent essay be issued and distributed by this asso- ciation. Hon. Frank McCoppin, who was the first of the ex-Mayors of 8an Frencisco now living, has contributed & masterly address upon the new charter. It isa lucid exposition of the prin- ciples underlying municipal government and will well Tepay the careful study of every citi- zen baving the welfare of our City at heart. This address has_been published by Mr. Mc- Coppin in pamphlet form,and your committee takes great pleasure in recommending that 6000 copies be ordered by this association and properly distributed. There are a number of strong provisionsin the charter of special interest and value to all bicyelists. The suggestion that & special ad- dress to bicyclists be prepared meets with the cordial approval of your committee. Parties most familfar with that phase of the subject will be invited to prepare & special address to cyciists and your committee recommends the publication by this assoc.ation of 5000 copies. There appears to be some apprelieusion and much misunderstanding regarding the article upon the public schools in the new charier. We believe that a short treatise fully explain- ing the exact provirions of this article and all its possible effects would entirely clear away ail doubts or fears upon this head and remove any opposition to the charter arising there- from. Your committee therefore earnestly re- commends that 2000 copies of such a pablica- tion be immediately prepared and published for distribution among all teachers in the pub- lic schools of San Francisco. ‘The new charter expressly provides that the members of the police force in service at the time the charter goes into effect shall remain as the police force under civil service rules, guaranteeing to every policeman a secure and ;ermlnem position " during good behavior. his excellent provision, as well as many others 1n the new charter, should be made known to every officer in the Police Depart- ment. Your committee, therefore, recom- mends the publication by this association of 1000 copies of & special address to the mem- bers of the police force of San Francisco. Every active and exempt fireman of this City should be a valiant advocate and defender of the new charter, for it gives San Francisco what it so much needs—a fully paid and equipped Fire Department. A special address should be prepared setting forth this and many other goofl features in the charter, of nterest to the Fire Department; and your committee recommends that 1000 copies be published by this association, and every fire- man in the City be presented with a copy. The new charter involves not only better principles of municipal government but is also a practical question of dollars #nd cents to every taxpayer. The present lax method of colleciing and expending the public funds will be supplanted by a rlglu system of finance and revenue. The new charter limits the annual County tax levy to $107 on the $100 of taxa- ble property. Under the new charter the tnxgnyen of San Francisco would have savea $1,250.000 in the past fiscal year. This is but oneof the many neficial results of the new charter tothe taxpayers of the City, and they shopld be clearly stated in a special publication. There are about 17,000 taxpapers on the assessment roll of this City and County, and your com- mittee strongly recommends that 17,000 copies of such & special publication be issued and & copy sent by this association to every ‘person on the assessment roll. The proper means and necessary machinery for insugurating and maintaining great public improvements are provided for in the new charter. The bonding of the City for neces- sary public works will surely follow the ado tion of the charter. These yaluable nbln improvements will be built and operated by the thousands of able and deserving laborersin our midst, and millions of doilars will be put into active circulation 1o the direct benefit of the City and all its inhabitants. This will help to 1 i bring about an era of progress, and prosperity will ‘dawn upon this metropolis, and the con- tentment and happiness of our working people will be the hlrgil;nger of better times for all. Therefore your committee earnestly recom- mends the publication of & pamphlet upon the new charter especially addressed to the work- ingmen of the City, and that 10,000 copies be distributed to all the labor unions and organiza- tions throughout San Francisco. So much has been erroneously said and writ- ten regarding the alleged autocratic powers of the Mayor under the new charter that a spe- cial publication should be issued upon this head. A candid showing of the exact provi- sions and restrictions of the charter upon the rights and powers of the Mayor will readily explode the many fallacies clrculated upon this topic and allay all reasonable opposition. Your committee récommends that this associa- tion publish 5000 copies of such a document to be advantageously distributed. The total number of copies of all the twelve gubncauons enumerated in this report reaches 29,000. An approximate estimate of the cost of dpflnfing. o lishing, folding, addressing and distributing these entire twelve publica- tions will amount to about $3000. A most care- ful examination of the large field to be cov- ered and the great work to be accomplished Prompts your committee earnestly and ur- gently to recommend this report for your con- sideration and approval. In conclusion, your committee will take oc- casion to invite well-known citizens in all walks of life to prepare special articles upon the charter for pnglmnion and distribution by this association. We would also request that all matters intended for publication in the press besent to the secretary of this association and submitred to the consideration of your committee. This wijl not only keep the asso- ciation advised of all the publications pre- sented by its delegates, but also insure articies of mer1t the attention they may deserve. Owing to the increasing work required of the secretary, your committee recommends that a stenographer be provided for the use of all the commitiees of the association. Re- spectfully submitted. Committee on press and publications, F. W. DoHRMANN, Chairman. W. R. WHEELER, H. N. CLEMENT, DR. G. GUTSCH, L. R. ELLERT. The committee on meetings and speak- ers submitted the following, which was unsmmgn@ly adopted: It was unanimously decided by the commit- tee that a number of large Iass-meetings be held favoring the adoption of the charter by the people; that these meetings be held in large halls, with music and bonfires, and be ngideu Wwith good speakers. It was thought esirable that they should be segregated, 5o as to appeal to the various elements in the City, showing special advantages of the charter 10 each; that the first of these large mass-meet- ings be devoted to the labor 1interests, under the suspices of the Charter Association, in Metropolitan Hall on Friday evening, Septem- per 4, the speakers to be especially selected. An application from the pastor of the Third Congregational Church, Fifteenth street, for speakers to address the Young Men’s League tions, the same men should serve the press and publication committee in the distribution of their literature, and outlining of special in- terests adapted to their class. Respectinlly submitted, Committee on Meetings and Speakers, HERBERT E. LAw, Chairman. Considerable discussion followed the reading of the report of the committee on platforms of parties and elections, It was ?nsuy adopted, however, in the following orm : 8AN FraNcIsco, Cal., Aug. 20, 1896. To the President and Delegates of the Citi- zens’ Charter Association—GENTLEMEN: Your committee upon platforms of parties and elec- tion begs leave to report as follows: The scope of the work of the committee ap- Fenn to its members to be comprised in the following six points: First—To secure the insertion of the words “for the new charter” or “against the new charter” at the head of the municipal portion of the electoral ticket to be voted upon Novem- ber 3 of this year. Second—To secure the insertion of a definite plank in the platform of each political or mu- nicipal party favoring in express terms the adoption of the new charter. Third—To secure a definite pledge from all of the nominees to the next Legislature of each gfilflicnl party stating that they will if elected vote in favor of the approval of the new charter by the Legislature of the State. Fourth—To secure the selection and appoint- ment by the Board of Election Commissioners of honorable and efficient election officers and & fair representation in each election precinet of those who favor the adoption of the new charter. Fifth—To prevent any illegal registration of Joters and any iraudulent voting at the elec- Sixth—To secure an accurate and honest count of all the votes polled; and for this pur- Doge to proyide in all precinets reliable watch- ers who will carefully watch the count and the tallying of all yotes poiled. In furtherance of the work of our commit- tee, we hereby request the adoption by the Citlzens’ Charter Association of the following resolutions and recommendation,s to besent to the Board of Election Commissioners: WHEREAS, A new charter for the City and County of San Francisco will be voted upon at the approaching election, November 3; and, whereas, owing {0 the large number of officials to be voted upon ai that election, many votes upon the charter will be omitted unless it is placed at the head of the electoral ballot; and, Whereas, it is of the utmost impwrtance that a on the charter on Tuesday evening, August 25, was considered and the following speakers were ufi;olmed: President Phelan, Secretary Freud, Mr. Dohrmann and Mr. Bergerot. We submit the following outline of this com- mittee’s work: It is proposed, in addition to the large mass-meetings, to hold special meetings at the various headquarters of different clubs, _societies and labor unions, among teachers and other classes (of which there are, I believe, twenty-five or thirty), and at the large shops where working- men are extensively employed. To effect this end we propose to issue invitations to promi- nent men in each organization, asking for ex- pressions of indorsement of the charter, and appointing in each organization a committee, whose work it shall be to speak at their own gatherings, and where advisable to call special gatherings and have invited speakers dis- cuss the advantages of the charter. Labor organizations are vitally interested in the provisions of the charter, since it makes possible extensive public improvements, in- creasing the demand for labor, beautifying the City and developing its resources, thus bring- ing added traffic and industry. It lessens the taxation, thus inviting investment of large capital in manufacturing enterprises and making possible extensive manufacturing, with correspondingly good wages, such as ralg in other centers, where there is unrestricted development, such as we should have under the bonding provisions of the charter. In the employment of the manufacturers thero are u large number of small property- holders. They have accumulated the prop- erty by the hardest of work and the closest economy, and to-day the value of the property is, in many instances, le-s than when pur- chased. Thiscannot be otherwise as long as taxation remains its present heavy burden, and so long as the (?u.y is restricted in it§ growth by the impossibility of profitable manufacturing and extension. Thus, the laborer is probably the most vitally interested in the adoption of the new charter of any class of people. There are many special interests; for ex- ample, bicyclists, who are vitelly interested in good rords. The enormous hilis in the City are in themselves sufficient hardship without being obliged to ride on roads which are not only uncomfortable, but absolutely dangerous. There is no legitimate reason wny a city of this size should not have good streets, except the present government, which makes it im- possible to spend eny money on development without immediately taxing at a ratio which wouid meen bankruptey to half the property- owners of the City. Cyclers have shown not only anxiety but a willingness to work, and work hard, for good streets. It is believed that if the cyclers be | given a good opportunity to work on well- defined plans they will prove & power in ad- vaucing the adoption of the charter. Then there are the teachers—public em- ployes of all descriptions. They all have interests and benefits in the charter, and should be given an opportunity to express themselyes and work for it. Special meetings iu the different precincts of the City should be held. The taxpayers are vitally interested in good government, mode- rate taxation, increase of valuation of their roperty and in the developmentof the City. They realize that every steamship line, every large manufacturing interest, every enterprise that carries with it large expenditures of mouney and brings thriving trade and pros- perity to a city, can and will come only when & city, by its development and management, insures protection and success to these en- terprises. Tuere are hundreds of people who never come out to general meetings, and yet, they are largely property-owners, heads | of families, who could be reached at the vari- ous precincts. Special meetings should be held and addresses given at general meetings. Meetlngfl ougnt 10 be heid at all the large shops and stores where men are employed at a time when large numbers are gathered to- gether. Itisprobabie that difficulty might be encountered in gaining permission to address the men, either at noontime or some other portion of the day selected, but it is believed that if among each of the large centers of em- glqyment good men are selected they can ring sufficient influence to bear to secure the permission, if not the co-operation, of their employers, - There are a very large numberof associa- tions, societies, clubs of various kinds—over 150, if 1 remember correctly. At our first meeting we had, I think, over 300 representa- tives. All of these organizations have regular weetings, and it is believed that if prominent men from the different organizations ba se- lected to represent the charter interests, make speeches at their regular meetings, secure in- vitations for public speakers to address them additionally, that a great deal of successful ‘work can be done. Speakers generally find that small audiences of a single class can be more successfully 1n- terested and convinced than handling large numbers of divided interests. To explain all the provisions and advantages of the charter is & very large undertaking—almost an impos- alhilityhln & night. There are many things in it that have but a general interest for special classes. These points they will read at leisure and satisfy themselves, but the critical points to them, those things which appeal to them directly, they want to know all about, and they need somebody who will devote the even- ing specifically to tnelr interests. here are also a number of orgenizations presided over by ladies, many of whom are property-owners and control votes. They are anxious and willing to work in a good cause. They are vitally interested in the success of the charter. Then there are also the church organizations, one of which has already soli- cited an address to its members. They repre- sent large interests, are directly interested fn a management of integrity and success, and most of them, if not all, if called upon and asked to work, will respond willingly. Business men should be met and discuss the question. Few really know how vilal the question is to the interests of commerce and business. Each line of business is deeply in- fluenced by the conditions which now exist and those which will arise if the new charter be adopted. This class of men notonly have their homes, but they have their mouey in- vested in their business. It s a matter of the greatest importance that this great, influential and solid class of men are to be gathered at the various bussness men’s clubs. Special noon- day meetings are to be held at suitable places, where the new charter will be discussed by abie men of this class. In this way each line of business will be interested and will sce and know the advanteges to be gained by this movement. The above outline, gentlemen, is submitted for your cousideration. In all public move- ments there is, as a ruie, & great deal of power snd labor never qtflize&. 1t is our purpose to work so thoroughiy thut there shall fie no will- 1ing worker in the ranks left without 8 work to riorm, and that we shall, with almost abso- ute certainty, come in personal contact with every class and organization and present to them the charter asit only can be presented hy‘?ennnu contact. : e believe our work, in a measure, in- separable from the committee on press and publications, since with all of these organiza- MARGARET CRAVEN HAS GONE EAST, Accepted an Engagement as Leading Lady With A. M. Palmer, TO APPEAR WITH DIXEY “ Adonis” Is to Be “ Mr. Pennie” in the “ Absent Boy” Company. ALAS, THE FAIR WILL DRAMA It Loses Its Most Attractive Figure in the Departure of the Young Actress. Miss Margaret Craven, who has been such an interesting fignre—the most inter- esting figure in the great drama of the Fair will for so many weeks—has put on the robes of a new role, and the drama of Miss Margaret Craven, Who Is Engaged as Leading Lady for Next Seasom in One of H. M. Falmer’s Companies. full expression of the people be polled upon this new organic law for San Francisco; there- fore be it Resolved. By the delegates to the Citizens’ Charter Association in meeting assembled this 20th day of August, 1896, that we most earn- estly and respectfully petition your honorable board to take such definite action as will re- move this question beyond any possible con- troversy. Resolved, That your honorable board is hereby respectfully requested to fayor this as- sociation with an early assurance that this re- quest will be complied with. Your committee would furthermore respect- fully recommend that each of the delegates to this'association be invited by the president to recommend ifrom each of the organizations represented by them at least five suitable citi- zens to act as precinct officers at the approach- ing election on November 3. Assoon as these names are received at the office of the secre- tary of ghe association they shall be forwarded immediately to the Board of Election Commis- sioners with the indorsement of the Citizens’ Charter Association. As the selection of these precinct officers is expected (0 begin next Mon- day, the 24th inst., your committee would recommend that this matter be given im- mediate attention. The foregoing report has had the careful consideration of your committee, and is now submitted with the hope that it will receive the approvalof this association. Respectfully submitted. Committee on platforms of parties and elec- tion. HUGO D. KE1L, Chairman, Dr. T. A. ROTTANZ! IRVING M. ScorT, I SCHWARTZ, ISIDOR GUTTE. The_ finance committee through Chair- manr Hecht reported plenty of fundson hand to meet all necessary expenses of the campaign. The Merchants’ Associa- tion at its regular meeting held yesterday morning contributed $1000, to be used as the Citizens’ Charter Association deems wisest. One of the musteneounging Te- ports of the eveninF was that of the com- mittee on credentials and additional mem- bers. Itread asfollows: Gentlemen: Your committce on credentials and additional members beg to report that they have examined the credentials of dele- ates from the following associations, viAz: eague of American Wheelmen, Bar sociation of San Francisco, Bay Cit ‘Wheelmen, Hungarian Mutual Aid Soci- ety, Golden Gate Cycling Club, Austrian Mil- itary and Benevolent Association, Ital- ian " Benevolent Association, San Francisco 8chuetzen Verein, Hanoveraner Verein, and that they have recommended the ad- mission to membership of the same. On the 3\1euion of membership your com- mittee finds that 135 organizations have heen invited to send delegates; that of these 79 or- ganizations have favorably responded. The total number of delegates to the association is now 186, representing 79 associations with 158 delegates. In addition to these there are 27 delegates, as follows: Board of freeholders, 9; ex-Mayors of San Fra icisco, 5; directors of Merchants’ Association, 13. Your committee finds that there are a num- ber of organizations in the City not yet repre- sented on this floor. It will be our special aim to make clear to those organizations the many and manifest benefits arising from the adoption of the new charter, and your com- mittee will pay particular attention to the subject of interesting the labor organizations. All of which is respectfully submitted. JayES S. CONWELL, Chairman. C. LEIDECKER, HARRY STOCKTON, C. B. BODE, A. C. BOLDEMAN. The growth of the association seemed to call for a larger hall, so in future all meet- ings will be held mn the Academy of Sciences building. Sued for Fire Insurance. Thomas E. Ryan has sued several fire insur- ance companies for $9125, alleged to be due ‘because of the destruction by fire ot the mer- chandise of Baer, Weil & Co. at Chico, Cal., on April 10, 1896. The companies refuse pay- ment of the losses. The position of a break in a submarine cable is located by measuring the electri- city needed to charge the remaining un- broken part. the Fair will wilt dnlon through the in- terminable acts yet to be played without her brightly cheering presence. The young laay left last Saturday even- ing for New York to fulfill an engagement recently entered into with A. M. Palmer, under which she is to play as leading lady in the “Absent Boy” company. The ‘‘Absent Boy’’ is a new play, to be brought out in fine style by Mr. Palmer next season. Henry E. Dixey has the star male part, “Mr. Pennie,” and promises his friends that it will be one of the *‘parts” of his life. To the theater-goers of San Francisco nothing need be said of Miss Craven’s histrionic talent. She has appeared here repeatedly in characterizations calling for an infinite display of versatility, every de- mand of which she has met. As the Prin- cess Vera in “Moths,” with the Frawley company at the Columbia, she wasnightly greeted with rounds of applause. She played also with Rose Coghlan in “A Woman of No Importance,” as leading lady in “A Lottery of Love” and as Hatty in “Uncle John.” Noris this her first appearance in the metropolis. She piayed there several seasons at the Empire Theater, with the stock company of which she afterward made a tour of the country. With a face that might alone be a fortune on the stage, Miss Craven has also form, voice, expres- sion ana address that rarely equip her for success in her chosen profession and that insure her a bright future. Since her first step before the footlights Miss Craven has been a success, constantly growing. The engagement with Mr. Palmer is a distinct recognition of this fact. During the months she has been in this City Miss Craven has received numerous offers of engagements for next season, but has been slow to listen to them because of | the illness of her mother and the impor- tance of the affairs in which she (Mrs, Craven) was interested. The mother, too, was equally loth to let her go. However, Mr. Paimer succeeded in persuading both of them, and last night saw the young lady away toward the East with a shower of good wishes from many friends for new and greater success in the new play. —_— A DISTINGUISHED HONOR. San Franciscans Invited to Pay a Visit to Moscow Cottage. Out on a bluff overlooking the Russian River, just this side of Duncans Mills, is the beautiful country residence of Hon. Morris Newton and family, known as Moscow Cottage. When Mr. Newton learned that Excursion Manager Locke would have a special excursion over the North Pacific Railroad to Cazadero next Sunday he sent a cordial invitation to the excursionists to stop at Moscow Cottage and enjoy a view of the river. The invita- tion is such a_compliment to the [people who comprise Mr. Locke’s excursion par- ties that arrangements will be made to ac- cept, and a slight change will be made in the schedule accordingly. Sale of re- served seat tickets has begun and will con- tinue daily until 9 p. M. At the8 a. . Sausalito * ferry next Sunday morning there will be tickets guaranteeing seats for ;.l} :vlho flesire“lt.:)i join the party. The ar round-tri rate i 5 “})' e P of $150 will ———————— Suit for Damage; Frederick Raeik has sued the Market-street Railway Company for $15,000 damages for injuries received by being thrown down and drggged by a Sacramento-street car in Feb- rn:rylul. CASH IN THE TREASURY Municipal Employes Will Have to Walt for Their Money During the Greater Part of Next Month. The monthly counting of the cash in the city treasury was accomplished yesterday by Auditor Broderick, Judee Trout of the Superior Court and Colonel Taylor Rogers, representing the Mayor, the result being that the Treasurer and his employes put up 90 cents, representing the shortage in the municipal funds for the period men- tioned. Some clerical errors in the balance sheets of the office caused the difference in the amount shown by the books and the actual count and the employes putup the coin rather than have any dispute about the matter. The result of the count shows that the payment of some of the August bills of the City government may have to be de- ferred.” The July accounts.will all be paid as a consequence of the surplus left over from last year, but for the succeeding month there is quite likely to be a short- age and a consequent heavy registering of warrants, As a matter of fact there will not be suf- ficient money on haud after September 1 to meet demands until September 21, when the Board of Supervisors meets to determine the municipal appropriations, and many office-holders will have to wait until funds are available. 2 In October more registering will be nec- essary and the City government will not be in” clear water until the latter part of October, when the bulk of the taxes on real estate will be available. Treasurer Widber considers that the City is In far better shape than it was last year at this time and that the employes of the City government will not have much trouble in oitnimng their pay. CAMPBELL WAS IN TOWN. The Honolulu Millionaire Paid a Visit to Detective Lees. Winthrop’s Trial to Come Up Monday and a Strange Counter Story Promised. The trial of Oliver Winthrop will, in all probability, begin on Monday next. Yese terday the accused was in Judge Wallace’s court in order that he might be allowed the statutory continuance denied him the other day. This move was decided on by the prosecution in order that there might be no chance for areversal by the Supreme Court. District Attorney Barnes is. how= ever, very desirous of bringing the case *to immediate trial. James A.- Campbell, the prosecuting witness, was not in court yesterday, al- though notified by Captain Lees that his presence was desired. It is said, however, that the Hawaiian millioniare will be on hand on Monday. Attorney Frank Bell asked that A. A. Brown, one of the talesmen on the present anel be excused, as he intended to use im as a witness. Judge Wallace ex- cused him. . Private Detective Hicks, who is collect~ ing evidence by which Winthrop hopes to establish an alibi, expresses the opinion that Campbell will not appear to testify at the trial. He asserts that testimony will be given in court at the proper time that will completely shatter the story told by the D%ed millionaire. Millionaire Campbell and wife were in the City yesterday, but returned by an early evening train to San Jose, where they have been staying for the last week with their two little daughters and near their two older daughters, who are in the Collgge of Notre Dame. A consultation was hela with Detective Lees, who, firmly convinced of the truth of the old man’s story, is making every effort to produce convincing evidence against, Winthrop. Campbell came up from San Jose cn a forenoon train and arrived about 110’clock at the Occidental Hotel, where he and Mrs. Campbell had luncheon. The plan of the defense is to depreciate the old man’s damaging story and to cast discredit upon it generally. How that might be accomplished was shown from time to time in the papers before Win« throp was captured and preparations bee gun for his defense. .- Francis Francis in Town. Francis Francis of London, who was for a long time correspondent of the London Graphio and other publications, and who has since pube lished several books, some of which have had large sales, is at the Palace. Mr. Francis has visited California several times hitherto. Ha is an intimate friend of sir Thomas Hesketh, Mr. Francis will be here for several weeks, ———— France manages to sell a billion oyesters ayear. NEW TO-DAY. 04“€R5 F 1L C, DOCTOR SWEANY The ablest and most successful specialist of the age in the treatment of all Chronic, Nervous and Special Diseases in both Men and Women. 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