The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 8, 1896, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1896. UEMOCRATS FUSE member of the State Central Committee be assessed $30, which he was at liberty to pay himself or rustle up in any way. M. J. Laymance was willing to stand | $30, but he wanted to know what had be- State Committee Swallows the Southern Pacific Ticket. SORE SPOTS IN PLENTY. Patton Talked Sadly aud Mad- dux Looksd Gravely at a Cuspidor. WILL ASSESS OFFICE-KOLDEBS.‘ Committee Members Assessed and Governor Budd and His Retainers | Down for a Thousand. ‘ The Democratic State Central Commit- | tee ratified the Popocratic programme of | Congressional fusion at a special meeting | held yesterday afternoon at the California Hotel, the Southern Pacific Company as- | senting thereto. Nine votes were recorded against it, but it was carried with seventy- four affirmative votes, of which twenty- five were Southern Pacific proxy votes, cast by Chairman Alford, Gavin McNab voting but eight Southern Pacific proxies this time. 8 | ore hearts ana indignant souls were | plentiful about the headquarters and in the small gathering, but the sore spots were masked, and the indignation was carefully smothered. _Eugene N. Deuprey report of the Democratic confer- ence committee. It was a matter-of-fact | and familiar history ot the appointments | of fusion committees and their confer- ences, which resulted Saturday night in the fusion Congressional ticket of four Democrats and three Populists. The re- vort briefly stated the successive appear- ances before the joint committee of the nominees who chipped in their with- drawals. It also stated, concerning McGlashan, | Monteith, Kelly and Maddux, that each ‘‘appeared before the committee and ab- solutely refused to place his withdrawal in its hands, giving his reasons therefor.” Four times did Mr. Deuprey read these words, placin.: on “absolutely refused” a solemn emphasis of both force and time. The report omitted to state that poor | Patton of the Sixth District, the most ruthless sacrifice of the deal, had ap- peared and withdrawn, and Patton’s friend; John W. Mitchell, cailed attention to it, whereupon Mr. prey verbally ! amended the report. After reading the report Mr. Deuprey | gracefully threw a wad of balm at Patton by sayving that the Democratic party was Geeply indebted to the gentleman for his patriotic se!f-denial i sacrificing himself against the will of his friends and against judement of ‘many members of bis | party. Deuprey’s motion that a committee of three be appointed to draft and have en- | grossed resolutions of thanks to be pre- sentedto Mr. Patton-instead of & seat in Congress was passed. There were noother Democratic candidates to thank. Bat the ghosts of Banguos Maddux and Kelly grinned sardonically. Wuile Mr. Patton was being eulogizea and getting thanks voted him Maddux of | the Seveath, who would not resign, sat in a front seat and looked meditatively into an iron cuspidor. en Patton shouldered his cross and came to the front to describe his cheerful- ness. He told of placing his withdrawal in the hands of the com tee two weeks ago, and he said: “Notwithstanling none of the Democratic members of the com- mittee lived south of San Francisco I had confidence in their integrity, and trust- | fully rested my case in their hands.” Then he got to that fateful last Saturday | night. } | read the long| ‘At a late hour,” he said, “'I received a telephone message at my rooms and I went at once to the committee’s head- | quarters, where I saw Mr. Lane, who pri- vately told me that the Populists were | bound to Barlow and that unless I with- | drew the whole plan would fail. I at once went before the committee and withdrew. I felt when I did so that I was giving up a seat in Coneress, for I felt that I might | win in a three-cornered fight.” The devoted stand of his own Demo- cratic friends, he said, would ever be a proud memory. “I received no votes from the Populists and I owe nothing to that party,” he added. Patton moved the adoption of the re- port. Deuprey read the pledge which all the {usion candidates must sign in triplicate | promising the three parties to vote in | Congress, if elected, for the free and un- | limited coinage of silver at 16 to 1 without | consent, against all funding schemes and ! for the speedy building of the aragua | canal by the Government. Samuel Koblman of San Francisco | moved to take up the report by districts, | and Gavin McNab made the point of order that the report must be considered as a whole, for if the report should not be approved as to one district the entire re- port would fail. E. P. Mogan moved to postpone consid- eration until a later special meeting to be beld next Saturday, and Deuprey urged that it was absolutely necessary for the report to be accepted or rejected then. Jobn W. Mitchell of Los Angeles, who made a lung and loyal fight for the de- feated Patton, stood up eloquently for the report, saying that if objection were raised it ought to come from Southern California. “Iu is true,” said Mitchell, ““that a mis- take has been made by reason of the em- | pire county of Los Angeles being cut out | of the pbssibility of haying a representa- | tive in tne next Congress, but we are will- | ing to bow our heads to the inevitable as | Democratic_patriots rather than as fusion | politicians.” . While M. F. Tarpey talked for the re- | port, urging that the electoral fusion as well was in the balance, Mitchell did in- | effective camp-meeting work in the rear | with Kohlman, Mogan and other friends | of Joseph P. Kelly. Joseoh P. Hayes | made a speech in behalf of “a square | deal,” and Mogan explained that he! wanted a postponement, because the re- | port was not finished until 1 A. . that| day, and it should receive careful consid- | eration. | Mogan’s amendment was lost by a vote of 9 to 74, the affirmative voters being E. ! P. Mogan, Samuel Kobiman, Joseph P.| Hayes, C. W. Wittbeck, J. J. Byrne, J. J. | Lynch, Thomas E. Scully and J. A. Meulieuh of San Francisco and M. F. Swift of San Mateo. The deal was finished so far as the Dem- ocrats were concerned, but there was no applanse. i A A CAMPAIGN FUNDS. i Provision Made for Greasing the Wheels of Democracy. ‘W. J. Brobeck at once inquired about campaign.funds with which to help 2lect these candidates, and that started an in- | teresting discussion of the financial ques- tion. Mr. Brobeck made some of the boys at the rear turn pale by moving that each |'A. Watkins, M. that was ordered two weeks ago and what the unreporting finance committee was doing. Then Chairman Alford broke down and made a confession. “I haye met with the finance committee at all its’ meetings,” he said. “I have witnessed its active efforts to obtain money and I have witnessed its absolute failure. The committee could report nothing but failure. It has received but $600 or $700, and that wouldn’t pay even the pre ent printing bills. The popular appeal has been delayed by the fusion ne- gotiations. 1 believe the finance commit- tee recommended this proposed $30 assess- ment. It is impossible now to pay the expense bills of speakers.” Max Popper, ex-chairman of the State Central Committee, who has had much ex- perience in raising campaign funds and in vaying bills himself, made a vigorous roar. “Itisarule in many other States,” he said, “‘that every member of uhe State Cen- tral Committee must pay an assessment of $100 ior the honor before he takes his seat. In Tammany nota membercan take his <eat until he has paid his assessment of $100. s commu\ge mnds a‘SlOX asi‘s]eas- ment once and just five paid it. as- sessment ought to raise about $3000—not sofficient, but enough to send out a good many speakers.” Mr. Popver grew indienant with his rogress and turned on the hard-shell of- ce-holders. % “We have men in this committee,” he declared, *‘who hol!d public positions but wno will not contribute a nickel. Why, the other day a Government official who is drawing a $4500 salary was asked to con- tribute for a ratification meeting and he sent the magnificent sum of $5. This thing ought to oe stopped.” J. A. Filcher of the finance committee gave the candid warnin~ that he had pre- pared a list of every Demoeratic public official, great and smail, and of every prominent Democrat, and they would be called on. Mr. Filcher also sent warning to Jim Budd and all his merry crew. “I am going up to-morrow evening,” he said, “to call on_the Governer and those about him, and I expect to get $1000 up there.” J. Marion Brooks resolutely moved to amend Brobeck’s resolution by making the $30 assessment absolute and personal, and though D. A, Ostrom of Yuba re- calied that it cost the country members “'$20” every trip to attend a meeting of the commitiee Brooks’ amendment car- ried and the assessment was declared as a starter. With this exhibition of ways and no means the committee adjourned until Saturday, the 26th inst. S Y JUNTA POSTPONEMENT. Campaign Committee Troubles Put Over to Thurs- day. The Junta campaign committee held a meeting last night at which little was accomplished. Itwasdecided to postpone the naming of the 140 delegates-at-large to the municipal convention' until next Thursday eveninz. Tne Popper-McNab fizhters of Rainey were unable to get the votes necessary for their plan of rescind- ing the present order and appointing out- right a small convention, and the coup was regretfully abandoned. The post- | ponement, they hope, will afford a chance to do something to save the convention from Rainey’s grasp. The ten extra delegates at large, which were to be named by the whole campaign committee of twenty members, presented a problem in distribution which was solved by a gamble. The names of the twenty members of the committee were put into a hat and M. C. Hassett drew therefrom ten names, each of which isto name one of the extra delegates. The lucky members were Chairman Sullivan, Secretary McGovern, M. Tierney, Samuel Brauchart, R. L. n, James Butler, A. . Hassett, J. N. Meuli, Dr. J. W. Gavigan. DIVIRCE PROCEEDINGS. Two Decrees Granted—Other Cases on Trial. Divorces were granted yesterday morn- ing to Fanny Blondeau from her husband, Frederick Blondeau, on the grounds of cruelty and failure to provide, and to Cath- erine Cavey from her husband, John T. Cavey, on the grounds of desertion and failure to provide. Both decrees were granted in default of theappearance of the defendant. Lizzie S. Beals was granted a divorce from Edward C. Beals. The plaintiff was granted the custody of the children. The Woodwara divorce suit was reopened before Judge Seawell yesterday. The case was heard some time ago. but the court deemed tpe evidence insufficient and the relief asked for was denied for the time be- ing. Mrs. Woodward asked leave to offer further evidence of her husbana’s cruelty and she was permitted to do so. The case of Lizzie Stirippel against Carpey Strippel, for divorce, was on trial all day before Judge Hunt. The com- plaint is for cruelty. ———— e FRIENDS OF PROGRESS. Western Addition Clubmen Want the Streets and Squares Kept in Order. At aregular méeting of the ** Western Addition Improvement Club,” held at Coakley’s Hall, Geary street, near Central avenue, last night, a communication was ordered sent to the Grand Jury now in session calling iheir attention to the ob- struction at the coraer of Sutter street and Central avenue, caused by the cars of the Sutro and Sutter-sireet Railway compa- uies. A communication was also ordered to be forwarded to the Board of Park Com- missioners, asking them to plant trees on the north and south side of Point Lobos avenue, from Ceutral avenue to'the ocean. The club further indorsed the action of the Board of Health in suppressing and abating Chinatown plague spots, and _dis- cussed at length a number of aesired local lmprovements in streets and squares. ———————— SAFF-CRACKER> AT WORK, An Unsuccessful Attempt in the Cali- fornia Electrical Works. An attempt was made to blow open the safe in the California Electrical Works, 409 Markst street, betwzen Satorday night and yesterday morning. wngn the place was opened yesterday morning the sccretary was surprised to see a large iron wedge on top of the safe in the office. An examination of the safe showed that a small hole had been drilled near the lock, but, as it was not clear through. 1t looked as if the burglar had ?oo:n scared away before completing the The police were notified, Lees detailed one of his ul:;[ ——— and Captain on the case. Change in Through and Local Trains. On the 20th it8t. s change will be made in the time of airival and departure of the Southern Pacific Raiiroad's through trains to New Orleans and fn_the locals to Los Angeles, No. 17, the Los Angeles local, which mnow leaves at 9 A. M., will leave here at 57, a., and No. 19, the ti:rough train, which now leaves at 5p. x., will leave at 9 A. M., thus reversing the times of departure of the local and thigugh trains. No. 18, the Los Angeles local, w! now rives at’ 4:45, P. a. will arrive Mhl‘g):llfi P and No. 20, tne through train, which arrives 2t 10:15 4.3, will arrive nni:t.’; P. M, thus '-I:? Teversiug the times of arrival of these rains. Piles! Piles! Mac’s Infallible Pile Cure. Cures all cases of blind, bleeding, itching and protruding piles. Price 50c. A. M & Co., druggists, 504 washington strser o3 v PLAYS OF THE PRESENT WEEK Steve Brodie and “The Bowery” at the California. HORSES AT THE GRAND. “All the Comforts ot a Home” by the Alcazar Stock Company. “MME. SANS GENE” CONTINUED. The Frawley People Give “The Wife” at the Columbia—At the Orpheum. This City has had several opportunities of making observations of pugilists, so- ciety women and professional beauties who have taken to the stage asstarscn the strength of their reputations. Last night another freak actor, in the person of Steve Brodie, the famous bridge-jumper, made his San Francisco debut at the Cali- fornia Theater in a lurid melodrama writ- ten especially for him called “On the Bowery.” Mr. Brodie did a good deal better than most of his predecessors who have zone on the stage to give an admiring public the chance of beholding them. His act- ing was engagingly unaffected and natural. Once or twice he seemed to feel stage fright, and then he laughed, which made the audience laugh back again and placed everything on a pleasant ana friendly footing, for Brodie was always strictly ‘“‘onto himself,” as they say in the Bowery, and the gallery boys realized that his laugh was not a laugh to be despised. Once, when a num- ber of floral tributes had been handed over the footlights, Brodie burst into ex- temporaneous speech. “I appreciate—'" he began. ‘“‘Louder,” cried the gallery. “If yez don’t hear me, all right,’ re- plied the king of the Bowery, with a touch of hauteur in his voice. ‘I appre- ciate this reception, because it's cost me $5000 to open here. ldidn’t want to tell it to the newspapers, but it’s a fact that my scenery was all destroyed by the Southern Pacificc. I would not disappoint Jon though, so I had new scenery panted. I hope you'li: like my company; they're rough and tough, but they’re the right sort.”’ Brodie was right in characterizing his actors as “‘rough and tongh,”’ but as the scenes occurred in the classic precincts of the Bowery, they were only acting up to the requirements of their roles. The play was evidently written with a view to let- ting Brodie evolve in the sphere in which he was fitted to shine. The virtuous bero, a newspaper man who had once given Brodie a *“‘write-up,” is accused of ‘‘rob- bing"” a safe, which, of coarse, was really robbed by the villain. Brodie, mindful of the write-up, harbors the virtuous hero in his saloon on the Bowery, aud stands off the “cops” when they come to arrest him. The only wituess to the robbery isa young woman, whom the villain has betrayed. He causes her through his accomplicés to be thrown from Brookiyn bridge, but Brodie, who has overheard the plot, dives in and rescues her. He also saves the same young woman from a fire and finally succeeds in foiling the villain and entirely clearing the character of the newspaper man. This plot is eked out wi Bowery_speciaities. There is “sidewalk” merchaht, Isidore Michelowsk: gentleman of Hebraic extraction, who gives some most smusing monologues, though they are tinged here and there with that disregard for con- ventionalities which is characteristic of the Bowery. Isidore was well played by Gus Yorke. There was a trifie too much of Dismal Delaney, the “bum"” tough, Willlam Mitchell acted the role amusingly. ' Abner Higgins, a countryman, was another feature of the Bowery scenes, and a fierce fight, with gloves, between & dude and a tough helped to keep things going in :he saloon scene. It was in the saloon scene that Steve Brodie had his happiest momgnts. He administered justice and beer with autocratic hand. The unruly and the “bums” were thrown out, the bullies were snubbed and the dead broke were retused drinks, and Brodie kept on good terms with them all in & way which proclaimed him tobe atonce the king and the idol of the Bowery. The staging of the play was good and the acting, apart from the specialties, was of the ususl melodramatic school. The audience was large, but it was only by the gallery that “On the Bowery " was received with any mani- festations of delight. number of The Baldwin. Sardou's comedy, “Madame Sans Gene,” dis- vlays & fine drawing quality at the Baldwin. The second week was begun last evening anda large and delighted audience attested appre- ciation of the excellent performance. Kathryn Kidder as Madame Sans Gene, Au- gustus Cook as Napoleon and James Cooper as De Neipperg were recalied several times at the close of the act where the spirited scene oceurs in which the Austrian is seeking an interview with the Empress. The Navoleonic make-up of Augustus Cook is remarkable. The actor’s interpretation of the impatience of the Emperor over the con- duct of his own familyis true to history as taught in the memoirs of Bourrienne and Mme. Remusat. The comedy possesses action, fiber and keen dramatic interest, and in the haunds of the capable people at the Baldwin is registering success of the first order. At the Columbia. The Frawley company played Belasco and De Milie’s well-known four-sct drama, he Wife,” with Blanche Bates in the title role. This strong emotional piece has been giyen herea number of times, but not better then it was rendered by the excellent company now pllym? at tie Columbia. The Frawleys have tried all the emotions and seem pretty much at hom: all of them. Miss Bates’ work in “The Wife” is a melody in a plaintive chord; in fact, her natural appearance is suggestive of & Puritan girl or a nun, as sadness and tears and sobs come readily to her. Wilton Lackaye as John Rutherford filled that noble role with quiet dignity. Miss Lansing Rowan as Lucille " Terrant and Daniel Frawley as Robert Gray were fully up to the standard, while Tyrone Power as Silas Truman of the Produce 'Change, and Harry Corson Clarke as Major Homer G. Puinam, were two old gentlemen who were faithful to each other, peppery and delightful. “The Wife” will be given the rest of the week, to be followed in tne next by the comedy, ‘A Matrimonial Maze.”” ————— At the Tivoli, Last night began the ninth and last week of the present grand opera season. “Lucia di Lammermoor” was the opera. It will be remembered that this was the lyric work with which the season began. Mme. Ida Valerga, in the title role was most enthusiastically received. After the mad scete she was called and recalled. Mme. Valerga has bzcome identified with this Ci and ber success here 1s always assured. was the substitution of & female for a male servant at the Pettibones. The presentation of Katy, the maid, by Hattie Foley was fully as pleasing and laughsble s when one of the sterner sex appe: as the good-natured but somewhat erratic servant, and ber rendition of the part excited the risibilities of the audi- ence. The fun was fast and furious, and it served to keep all in g0od humor from begin- ning to end. Those who went there to enjoy a laugh had in the many comic situations pienty o langh at. Violet Aubrey appeared for the first time with the Alcazar Company in the character of | Emily Pettibone, filling the part in an accept- | able manner. Harold Vizard as August Mc- Snath and W. A. Belasco as the shoeaaker also made their debut with this company. The other members of this company did their part to keep up the interestin the performance. Toe tarce will be kept on the boards during the week. Grand Opera-House. “The Great Brooklyn Handicap,” a race comedy-drama, was given at the Grand Opera- house last nignt with & number of striking tableaux and some good Trealistic stage effects. The greatest scene was the one showing the handicap race, in which there are a number of real horses ridden by jockeys. Another scene that Won much applause was the one in which the heavy villain drove on the stage a pair of spirited horses and was in- terrupted in endeavoring to reach the ferry to | make his escape. A fine effect in this scene | was produced by tneapproack of two cable-cars, | sctual size, with gripmen in regular | uniform, at the moment of the arrest. This | so _pleased the audience that the curtain had | 10 be raised three times. There is a good deal of action in the play and a good opportunity is given to Edward J. Herron, the comedian, | aud Lottie Williams, the soubrette, to display | their versatility and specialties. Julia Blanc sssumed the charecter of Vioia Hertz, the ward of Banker Clews, one outside of her usual line, and by her capital rendition of it astonished those who have been in the habit of reeing her in old woman’s parts. Mortimer Snow as a New York clubman was exceedingly sad, while Fred J. Butler as a chevalier a’in- dustrie was up to his usuel standard. At the Orpheum. The new features at the Orpheum this week have come jusi in the nick of time, for the old bill was beginning to grow monotonous. Marguerite, the contortion dancer, is the most remarkable of the new turns, though the Irish comedy of Fergnson and Mack won more demonstrative signs of approval from the sudience. Marguerite isa chic, graceful young person who twists her flexible little body into | every imaginable and unimaginable shape and | who dances prettily. Contortions are gener- ally painful “'i"f to behold, but Marguerite ties herself into knots with the cheerful care- | lessness of a child at play, and-so evidently enjoys the performance that contortions are for once divested of thelr usual horrors. Ferguson and Mack’s performance would not | commend itself to the esthetic mind, but there | was plenty of frolic in their knockabout comedv and some of their jokes were new and | pointed. Bellman and Moore did an excellent turn, which took the form of two sane people meeting in a lunatic asylum, each believing the other to ve crazy. The comedy isnota new one, but their embellishmests in the shape of songs and dances won them well- deserved applause. Miss Moore’s good looks' helped to make her clever dancing more effec- tive, and Bellman’'s fine voice obtained him several encores. The Vassar quartet gave a sort of drawing- room operetta, in which they showed that | they could sing. as well as act. Jemes A. | Sturges, the male member of the quartet, is | possessed of a particularly fine voice. Terry and Elmer did an eccentric comedy and danc- ing turn, which had nothing particular to commend if. The hold-overs include Lydia Yeamans- Titus, in new songs; Richard Pitrot, with im- personations, more Or iess true to life, of Mayor Sutro and other local celebrities ilson and Erroll, in their comedy, ‘Men vs. Women''; Miss Neille Maguire and Albini, the card-trick man. At the Chutes. The bill in the Casino at the Chutes is filled | with clever acts and specialties this week, and | among the most notable features are the funny | little Japanese acrobats, who almost turn in- side out, the Masons, horizontal-bar per- | formers, and Jutes Korto, equilibrist. The mile bicycle race on the stage between two young isdies is very eXciting, and last evening resulted in a tie. Antomio Pirri dashes down the chutes on & bicycle and | lands in the lake uninjured at 10 o'clock every evening, and bis performsnce is fully equal to that of Conn Fredericks, the “Demon Cvclist.” There wili be & soecial programme to-morrow afternoon in honor of Admission day, and at 4:30 Pirri will coast the chutes. BICYCLISTS' FAVORITES, Our Price This Store Closed All Day To-Morrow. News To-day Boys’ $5 Reefer Suits, No Concert in the Evening. The Emporium. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 8, 1896. ; Men’s 75c Wool Underwear 45c. Special prices on Men’s Silk Neglige Shirts. 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Here are three offers that you cannot match else- where: A splendid quality of Kid Gloves, made with four large peari buttons and three rows of heavy black em- broidery—Black, Brown, Tans, Reds, | Modes, Navy and White. Good value at $1.25 a pair. OUR New 75 EMPORIUM Way of SELLING £ 9C A Superior Quality of Walking Gloves, Pique finish, two patent Clasps and heavy black embroidered backs—Black, Browns, Tans, Ox Bloods, English Reds, Butter, Pearl Friction at Last Night's Meeting of the Municipal League. The Report of the Nominating Com. mitte: Is at L:ngth Ordered jocted. The Wheelmen’s Municipal League held a special meeting at 441 Golden Gate ave- nue yesterday evening. Judge Kerrigan explained that the calling of the meeting was due to the fact that the regular meet- ing on the third Wednesday in the month would be too late to do anything with the different. municipal leaders, There was considerable discussion over the manner in which the work was to be carriea on. Some ot the wheelmen counnseled delay. while others insisted on pushing the mat- ter to an 1ssue. Those who favored an ag- gressive campaign finally carried the day. The executive commitiee made its re- port and 1n it asked that the matter ok going into the next campaign be laid over until the Supreme Court had decided upon the tenure of office of the incum- bents of municipal offices. R. C. Lennie was the first to object. *“Now is the time | to act,” said be. “lf we keep on dilly- | dallying ws wil! be too late. Weought 10 | pledge ourselves at once.” C. Michener pointed out that the com- mittee had not turned in a report, but the minutes of its meeting would furnish all information® The matter went over until a report‘could be written. The following questions, to be asked candidates for office, were unanimously adopted : 1. Are you a wheelman ? 2. How long have you been a wheelman ? 3. To what, if any, organization do you be- lon 'A°11 electad to the Legislatare will you vote { in favor of a bill declaring the bicycie bag- | e "It clected to the Legislature will you vote in favor of the passage of a bili extending the fiower, scope and facilities of the Bureau of ighways of this State? 6. 11 elected, will you vote in favor of the pas- sage of a biil amending the county govern- meit act in such & manner as to provide for uniformity in bicyc.e ordinances by county Boards of Supervisors? 7. 1i elected, will you vote for & bill amend- ing the couity government act in such a manner as to provide for the passage by Boards of Supervisors of ordinsnces embody. ing provisions ior 1he erection of guide-boards and mile-stones? Charles A. Adams, on behalf of the law and- legisiation committee, said it had been decided to have a bili framed to be known as ‘‘the wheeimen’s bill.” It would cover the baggage question and others equally interesting to wheelmen. He pro- PO! that a committee of five from the Municipal League be appointed to meet with a simiiar committee from the Leazue of American Wheelmen to frame the biil. Judge Kerrican thought the committee should be appointed at once, so that it could go before the conventions and get a plank ~favorable to wheelmen put in. ity | “Some decisive move should be made this “This eek,” said he. an immense un- It is Dot surprising tbat the otuers of the | Joriaking, and we should get o wark 1o cast showed to more advaniage than on the nilm“vzhe;ll v.'he exe: fieat Snen Dl;e;el in “Lucia.” Most of them, particulacly ries, Michelens and Aba-‘ml::i have become favorites. De Vries was particulariy fine last night in the role of Henry Ashton, and his in the first act aroused a veritable enthusiasm. Michelena as Er‘;f" and Abramoff as mond were deserving of the highest praise. All the others did well. To-night *“Romeo and Juliet” will be the opers. The Alcasar. That popular screaming farce, “All the Com- | American forts of Home,"” was presented at the Alcazar last evening to & fairly good-sized sudience. | offering its represeniatives It was offered with an innovation, and that | to get the news was carried 5000 | 3 nignt." ‘he motion was carried and the follow- roynln ing committees were appointed: Municipal Lesgue—Charles A. Adam ¥ -ctm.n"g T E McGinnis, J. W. u'i:,ii?. e, and P. J. Hyds ue of American Wheelmen—R. M. Welch, G. W. Sirong, C. Michener, F. H. Dunny, J. W. Cuffroth, These gentlemen will act with the rights and privileges commitiee of the League of heelm-n. A resolution thanking the press and av‘a facility and \\/hitg-—warfj Rmfide %) “retail at £1.25 a pair. ew EM- PORIUM Way of SELLING 98C Fine French Kid Gloves, perfection of fit, extra fine quality, made with our large pearl buttons tomatch colors of Gloves. The shadings are beauti- fully contrasted with two-tone em- broidery, which is the very latest em- broidery for fine Kid Gloves for dress Fvear. We gif?or;d thitsh Glove tosell or $1.75. er them this week at the special sale price $|-45 Try one pair of these and you will wear no other make. Muslin Underwear for Children. Children’s Tucked Muslin Drawers, with deep hem: 2. 46 .8 10 12714 9C 11 14¢ 176 20¢ 22¢ 24¢ | Children’s Tucked Muslin Drawers, with ruffl of fine emoroidery : | 10 12 14 Our Prices-15¢ 18¢ 21¢ 24¢ 27¢ 30¢ 33c | Children’s Gowns of Good Muslin, stylish little collars edged with embroidery : .4 6 8 10 12 -36¢ 43¢ 49¢ 55¢ 60c | ever held in San Francisco in a few $5 Reefer Suits $3.95. These are the prettiest Reefer Suits for little boys that we have seen for many a day. They are made of Navy Blue All-Wool Che- viot, with long Pants and square-cut Coat with wide $12.00 Polished Mahogany Rockers.$8.75 Sailor Collar, $1.00 Wood-Seat Dining Chair...... .65 as shown in { .75 Child’s Nursery Chair. 45 picture. Collar $1.00 Child’s Baby Chair.. S ooger and sleeves are .50 Wood-Seat Kitchen Chair...... .25 trimmed with wide and nar- row silk braid, the whole set off with brass buttons; regular lar value $5.c0. Our price @3 5 | Real Ostrich Feather Boas Ladies’ Fall Rich Ma apes, Elegant Garments. Dresses and im- ported Cloaks and Jackets. The preliminary showing. Look for an- nouncements of the grandest opening ntels and days’ time when stocks are complete. Prices on the New Garments range from $5 to $12s. As a Special Inducement for Early Fall Trade we offer: Fine Heavy Covert Cloth Jacl—cct‘s,i mixed taln og dark] grfay, cut in the new style ; big value for $10, Our price... $7-4‘5 Light Tan Kersey Jackets, all silk Iined and interlined, fancy scalloped ncf‘?/ wide collarls % nlew sleeve with cuffs, etc.; real value $20. Our price. $I7-45 Fine Black Cloth Capes, handsomely | braided in the new style which will prevail for Fall and Winter ; the proper length and sweep; value at $16.50. Our $|2 48 priceicailis i3 16 dozen Real Ostrich CB‘IIarettes, very Handsome Tailor-Made Dresses, | durable, the $2.75 grade. Our $l 98 heavy dependable goods, tight fit- | price....... . ting, military braid effect waist, | 9 dozen Ostrich Collarettes, the best $5 colors brown or black, wi(hi article in the market, for$3 85 checked skirt; value $|9 75 this sale only Our price...... o ;‘;'s’zszfino"‘;rg;:--"s“k 'Dms OSTRICH FEATHERdBOAS, excep- Waks foe $10.0- 8- Chutikicon tionally large, full -and curly. Entire Taffeta Silk Shirt Waist for $5.85. Cloak and Suit Departm:nt second floor, Market-street front. Two Specials In Musical Instruments. £6. 7 $1o. Balance of an importation of Fine GUITARS that have never been retailed here for less than $6.50. On Special Sale now to introduce Musi gur usic Departmen[ $2‘90 ne American MANDOLINS, seven ribs, walnut finger board, position dots, sold in exclusive music-stores everywhere at $7.50. On sale in EMPORIUM Music De- $2 75 partment at... . Fi 365 Rocker and We sold more Chairs Chair Sale. | would sell in two months. tude of the CHAIR display astonished visitors as much as the low prices. imagine, or, better still, come and see a room covering 16,500 square feet of space comgletely filled with CHAIRS and ROCKE no more at the prices: $4.c0 Oak Rockers. $5.00 Leather-Seat Rockers. $2.50 Cane-Seat Rockers...... floor o see the Chair display. black, rich luster; $1.75 value. Our price....... 11 dozen Real Ostrich Collarettes, super & lot during this sale as follaws: .00 Feather Boas for. $: 7.50 Feather Boas for .00 Feather Boas fol | $12.00 Feather Boas fo Big Advance Sale of Novelties in Ye 3000 Border Veils, pure Silk, read: use— choice colors — Browns, Navy—a regular 25¢ Veil. Qur price 87 New Fall Styles in CHENILLE DOT TUXEDO VEILINGS—BIack, Navy, Brown, Tans, the wide, 18-inch kind. You pay from 35c to Veils. Latest Fall Novelty in Taffeta Silk Rib- bons—all the mew colorin inches wide. colorings—actual value s0c yard. Our price.......ccccr.n.. and Rockers yesterday than an ordinary store The magni- Just RS. When these lots are gone .$2.50 3.45 . SL.25 Take elevator in rear to fifth A Remarkable Sale of And Collarettes. A manufacturer’s en- tire output—r135 dozen BOAS and COL- LARETTES — high- grade selected feath- ers, bought by us at such terms that we can and will sell them at less than manufac- turer’s cost. Feather Trimmings and Neck Dressings will be ex- tremely fashionable this Fall and Winter, which makes ' this chance "to ‘buy very opportune: 3 14 dozen Real Ostrich Collarettes, jet 98¢ ade, made to sell for $2. - $1.38 gs, Selected From Our New Fall Stock. é S % % § § § § for ans, 8c Grays, Ausiis soc for these 24(: A Ribbon Sale. | § § B3 Our price... 22¢ pieces Ombre Brocades—choicest " 24¢ 5 Lennie started another discussion by | asking who had the power to form a| maunicipal <late. He moved that a com- | mittee of three be appointed to name a ticket. 5 Mohrig thoucht that when a slate was named it shou!d oniy contain the names of a Democratic Supervisor, a Republican OLYMPIC ELECTICN. Members Who Will Rule the Luring the Next Twelve Months. The annual eleciion of officers of the Club Supervisor and the Superintendent of Streets. { Adams threw cold water on the scene | and said if they asked for one office the | wheelmen might as well ask forall. He | pointed out that the office of Superin- | tendent of Streets was the most important | one in municipal government and they | could not expect to get it. He couunseled | delay and said the baggage bill and the repaving of Market street were enough for one year. The report of the executive committee on the matter was called for. It recom- mended that power be conferred on it to make nominations and confer with the leaders oi ihe different parties. Inis was finally agreed to and a recess was taken to allow the committee a chance to name its men. After considgerable deliberation the com- mittee reported that it _was in favor of J. S. Conwell and R. M. Welch for Super- visors and Geo:ge W. Elder for Svperin- tendent ot Streets. Macuire made a mlnorltfil‘nport in which he said the action was ill-timed and would do harm. He thought the men sought to be indorsed shouls be con- suited. The action taken was not in good taste, and was more the action of school- boys than of men. . Xa.m said he thought Maguire had changed his mind on tne subject and the latter indignantly denied tbe charge. He thought the matter should not be rushed, and while he favored the indorsing ofa Superintendent of Streets and two Super- visors stiil he cbjected -to the men being named at that time. Adams moved that the report be laid on the table, and Michener moved that the report be recommitted. The matter was discusse. pro 2nd con., and finally Adams dropped motion and made another re- jecting ine re together. This was carried by a vote of 15 to 8, and the meet- ing adjourned. Olympic Club took place last evening and Was a very quiet affair. There being no opposition to the regu- lar ricket, the members paid little atten- tion to the election, and as a result only 176 votes were cast. F. W. Eaton, the retiring president, re- ceived twelve votes, which were cast by wembers who supported Eaton because of his valuable services to t.e club and the generous manner in which he treated the wheelmen of the club who happened to visit his place of residence in San Mateo when on road runs and pleasure trips. The following is a result of the election: President, George A. Newhall, 164 votes; vice-president, Henry J. Crocker, 176; sec- retary, Milton S. Latham, 174; treasurer, Henry B. Russ, 176; leader, Howard P. Taylor Jr., 175; Captain, C. Percy Morse, 174; directors—Frank P. McLennan, 175; J. O’B. Gunn, 175; Joseph P. Keily, 170; Alex. C. Forsyth, 168; Frank A. Vail, 172 The judges of the clection were: W. P. Humphreys, F. V. Kineton, F. W. Gra- bham, Steve Casady and Leo i’ockwiu. The tustallation of the newly elected officers will take place on Monday evening next. The newly elected leader, Howard P. Taylor, states that the club will have the greatest football team this year that has ever ol zed this side of the Rocky Mouns s, acd that football will be the feature of outdoor sports. —————— ONCE MIR : & BENEDICT. Senator Biggy Again Takes Unto Him- self o Wife. Senator William J. Biggy entered the matrimonial estate very quietly yesterday morning for the second :ime, the bride of his choice being Miss Lucy McDonough, the bosom friend and confidant of his de- ceased wife. The ceremony, by specia dispensation, fook place at 10 o’clock, in Holy Cross Church, to which the groom’s family is attached by the tenderest ties. It was solemnized by Rev. Father Mec- Gint{i their Jite-long pastor, assisted by the Rev. Father McQuade. The groom was supported by Mr. Arthur McGinty, brother of the officiating priest, as best man, and the bride was attended by her cousin, Miss Maria McDonough, as brides- maid, Onl{ a few 1mmediate relatives were in the bridal train. At the close of the religious rites the little party was driven to the residence of Thomas McDonough, the bride’s father, where the wedding breakfast was served. The happy couple leit on the aiternoon train for Monterey. A CELESTIAL ORATOR. Mrs. De Silva Astonishes the Woman’s Occidental Board. A clever address on the women of Asia was given yesterday at the Chinese Mis- sion Home, 920 Sacramento street, by Mrs, de Silva, a Chinese lady who has passed all her examinations as a physician in New York. Mrs. de Silva, who wears American dress, speaks fluently in ele- gant English. She was accompanied b ter husband, a tall, handsome Spaniard, who seemed very proud of his accom- plished wife. Mrs. de Silva began her address by de- scribing what famous women had accom- plished in the past in Chinese and Japan- ese history. She also described -the intel- ligence of the dowager Empress of China and alluded to what she has done for the Flowery Kingdom. Speaking of Asiatic women in general Mrs. de Silva said that they are beginning to have many educa- tional advantages, in fact as many as they are equal to in their present state of de- velopment. ‘The ladies of the Occidental Board wers so pleased with the Chinese lady’s address that they at once secured her services for their synodical meeting, which will oceur on the 17th of next month. J S S dAt.tht dut{: olg Q“.:tl:i Ehzul;:fll 3004 resses were in her wardrol ‘Which two only were of silk. P