The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 19, 1896, Page 14

14 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1896. ECHOES OF ThE LONG. GREEN FIGHT Both Pugilists and Their Trainers Are Still in Town. Friends Will Give a Compli- mentary Benefit to Fitz- simmons. Programme of Interesting Turns Sug- gested for the Affair — The Division of the Purse. Wyatt Earp and his patron and em- ployer, Long Green Lawrence, are happy. They got away with the job putup to Examiner, is a wonderful individual. His remarkable career is being told and retold throughout every hamlet, village and city of these United States, and the exchanges reaching this City bring new recitals daily of his man-killing deeds. Alfred H. Lewis, who writes for W. R. Hearst’s other scandalous paper, the New York Journal, and whom the Examiner recently published as “‘a man among men who knew men,” hss written much of Wyatt Earp since the robbery of Fitzsim- mons. This knowledge of Earp is irom personal contact with and study of the oully. Hereare a few extracts of Mr Lewis’ opinion of *“Long Green” Law- rence’s associate and protector: In the early eighties I was & neighbor of the Earp family.” Tuey abode at Tombstone, Ariz., and did much toward meking that hamlet & thriliing place of residence. Wyatt Earp is one of four brothers, two of whom, Julian and Warren Earp, are happily dead and out. The lour Earp brothers were abundant about Tombstone in 1881, 1882 and 1883. The community in 1853 assumed & vositive attitude toward the Eurps, and pre- sented a front to that househoid, made up in the main of Winchesters and Colt six-shooters. The Earps coustrued this into a lack of con- jaence ou the part of the Tombstone public. They resented it by shaking the dust of Tomb- ston» from thelr feet forever. They migrated to the Gunnison country. They were subse- quentiy run out of Gunnison, and Wyait and Virgil Earp went to California, where Wyatt the otuer night refereed the Fitzsimmous- Sharkey fight, The four Earps were named respectively Virgii, Wyatt, Warren and Julian. ‘Ahey had ter, Jessie, - who was with them in Tomb- stone, Of her, as novelists anon. Virgil was the oldest Earp, W the wisest, Warren the most foolhardy, Julian the a bunco Prize-ighter Fitzsimmons—and the | o 002 "0 " Jegsie thie most loving. As are- end may not be yet. suit Wratt aud Virgil lived 1o get out of ] nishments which kept the purse | Tombstone, and the Gunnison in advauce o i 4 2 P ors than | Public opiion and the bullets that expressed in chancery amount to not more than | ypjle Warren was kilied in Tombstone and $3000. This will leave $7000. According |Julian in the Gunnison by lke Clanton, who to the testimony of Traiuer Billy Smith Earp is to receive $2500. Then it is to be presumed that General Barnes’ fee wili not be less than 00 for his eloquent de- fense of public morals and his scathing denunciation of that brutal exhibition known asa prize-tight. He succeeded in convincing the court that his client, Sharkey, had commiited a felony, and that he himself by attending the fight as a spectator, was a law-breaker. But Le appeared at the fight as a private indi- vidual, whereas, in court he was in the ever, supporting and urging ent of the law. That was $1000. It was reported that 1 was to get $3000. That to compensate Sharkey for receiving the cauliflower ear and the poke in the stomach, and to pay Drs. Lee and Ragan for their services. 1f Karp gets $2500 he should give Long Greer at least $1000 forrinduc- ing Gibbs and Groom to appoint nim eferee. Civic Federation talk has evidently had very little effect on the principals of the jate gladiatorial fiasco, for both Fitz and Sharkey, their managers and seconds are still in town. Sharkey still holds forth in all that splendor of blue suit and brass buttons at the Windsor, and Bob at the Baldwin attired in clerical zarb. Julian saia yesterday that he is yet un- determined about when the party will go East., He doesn’t intend to be *‘bluffed” out of the City, anyway. In regard to the kinetoscope proposition he didn’t care to say much. If Coroett was satisfied he and Fitzsimmons were also. Nothing on their part should inter- fere with the contes! Julian feels pretty sore over the manner in which the Cornishman was robbed. He admits as much, but the fact that Sharkey will get so little of the purse acts as & soothing lotion to his indignation. Several gentlemen interested in the manly art have apvroached Julian with a proposition to give Fitzsimmons a com- phimentary benefit before he leaves for the East. The pugilistand his manager say 1hat they are not in need and do not care to accept a complimentary benefit, but wh it was represented that the affair was intended as a tesumonial of ad- miration for the prowess of Mr. Fiizsim- mons Julian consented to take the matter under advisement until this afternoon. If the benefit takes place at all it will be held in Wocdward’s Pavilion. Fitzsimmons will give an itition of boxing and there wiil be many other interesting feat- ures. It has been suggested that the following programme would insure a packed house: | Living pictures—Colonel Kowalsky en- joying an esthetic snore. Long Green Lawrence balancing a $10,000 sack of gold on his chin. Wyatt Earp 1llustrating the method of getting the drop on a pr; fignter, General Barnes convincing the court that his client, Sharkey, bad committed a felony. . ! Dr. Lee’s exposition of the value of io- dine in prize-ring sureery. Manager Lynch explaining why he worked for Sharkey for nothing. Willie Hearst explaining why the Jour- nal blows hot and tne Examiter blows cold on the fight. Jake Rauer lecturing on the necessity ot having strong strings 10 a purse. Other equally interesting features could be introduced. But even the few attrac- tions suggested here would be sufficient to pack the pavilion. The Civic Federation wiil meet next Monday, but it is notexpected that any steps wiil be taken to secure indictments by the Grand Jury. The federation al- lowed the Corbett and other prize-fights to go on without protest, and it is not likely that it will prove inconsistent with its course by creating trouble now, after the death-warrant of boxing-matches in tois City bas been read. Charles W, Reed, formerly the legal adviser of the federation, resigned about three months ago, when the federation | declared its intention of puttine a ticket | of its own in tbe field to be voted for at | the Novembver election. He saw in the proposition a fatal biow at the usefulness of the federation. He said yesterday that he had been one of a commitiee appointed by the federa- tion to commit a misdemeanor by attend- ing the Corbett fighe for the purpose of acquiring the knowiedge necessary for a Teport upon the wickedness of pugiiism. Mr. Reed enjoyea the bout immensely, and the committee reported that it wasa most interesting spectucle and altogetber humane, neither of the pugilists having been maimed for life or killed. The fed- eration dropped the matter then and there and has allowed several prize- tights to be held here sinca that time. i NS HE HAS KILLED TEN MEN. “Long Green” Lawrence’s Body- guard Record of Slaughter in Arizona. Wyatt Earp, the bodygnard of “‘Long Green’’ Lawrence, managing editor of the NEW TO-DAY. Skin Came Off T had an obstinate skin disease, called Eczema. My body, head, and arms were covered with spots Jike drops of mortar, which came off in lagers of dry scales. I suffered for over a year without relief, consulted several doctors with- out aid, and had almost given up hope. Isaw an advertisement about CUTICURA REMEDIES; took them, and in ¢ight weekr I was as well as ever, for my skin is as nice and clear as a baby’s. EO. REABURN, Hanover, Ontario, Canada. SPEEDY CURE TREATMENT.— Warm baths ‘with CUTICURA SoAP, gentle applications of Cu- TICURA (0intment), the great Skin Cure, exter- nally, and mild doses of CUTICURA RESOLVENT, greatest of humor cures, 8old throushout the world. Price, CUTIOURA, 50c.; Boar. 25c.; RPSOLYENT, &0c. and §1. PorTER Drva AxD Cuex. Cokr., Sole Props.. Boston. ‘e~ How o Ciire Every Skin Discase,” mailed free. married his sisier Jessie, and whom Wyatt and Virgil subsequentl, lled at Socorro—and Jesste, the loving oue, wedded lke Clanton, With whom her four brothers had a blood feud at the tim Wyatt Earp, and, for that matter, all the Esrps, were gun-fighters and men of prompt and bitter courage. Wyatt Earp himsell is credited with ten 1 Gue his own brother- fu-luw, Clanton. Every one of the Earps had killed his men—not man—and was famed in Tombstone d the Cochise country round about as quaiified to pull and make & center shot in less than one-tenth oi a second. They had all filed the sights trom_their six-shooters when 1 knew them in '81 and 'S2; and, eschewing the intervention of trigger, were prone to that prowess known as “ianning’ their pistols in a fight, whereby a Colt's six- shooter becomes for the nonce a miniature Gatling. Mr. Lewis has an interesting anecdote to tell of Earp and his friends and a hike ciass of ruffians who were their enemies. He publishes it thus: It was a gala occasion in the Bird Cage Opera-house in Tombstone. Sheriff Jimmy Behan, Ike Clanton, Ringo and others of the cow-tnieves had hoxes on one side. ‘lhe Eargs, Curly Bill, Doc Holliday, Nixon and others of the stage-robbers had boxes opposite. When one sice coeered a_performer the others hissed, a3 whisky flowed the spirits of both gangs mounted. Atlast Ike Clanton took umbrage because Nixon opposite reposed his boot on the rail of his box. Cianton was 100 far away for con- versation, so in testimony of hiscondemna- tion of Nixou’s aciion, he pulled his gun and put a buliet through Nixon's offensive foot. It came off the box rail. Much good aud enthusiastic shooting en- sued. Twelve men were killed and wounded; none or the Earps, however. Williams, the’ confederate of Virgil and Wyatt Earp in stage Tobbing, was badly shot up. expected to dic and confessed. At this Wyatt Earp and his three brothers, with others of the gang, fortiied themselves in an old ’doby house on the edge of Tombstone. Behan and toe’ cow-thieves put in what time they could spare from faro bank and theftin besleging ihem. The siege was a stand-off. At last War- ren Earp—the 1oolhardy one—heeled himself and came down from the 'doby fortress to play 1aro bank. He had just set a stack of blues on the king open when a cow-thief listiessly put a bullet through his head. ‘hus died the first of the Earps. There was no more fighting then, and at iast the Earps were driven out of Tombstone and into the Gunnison. Their sister Jessie went with them. ke Clanton, one of the Democrats ard cow- ieves, followea them to Colorado and eluped with Jessie. This was too much for the Re- publican stage-robbing blood of Wyatt Earp and his brothers. They pursued. They ran Clanton and his bride into a mine tunnel. There must be fair The miners interfered. | play. lke Clanton offered to fight Virgil, Wyatt or julian Earp for their sister. Julian took it up. The two shot it out with pistols and Julian was killed. Thnus aied the second Earp. Ike Clanton and Jessie (nee Earp), lived iu peace two years. Then Wyatt Earp, Virgil Earpand Curly Bili crossed up with Clanton,and there wasan- other feast of the guns. Clanton was killed and took with him Curly Bill to the happy hunting grounds. Wyalt Earp, when 4 smoke blew away, was also fuil of well-maae | bullet-holes, but he got well. 1t was then that Wyattand Virgil Earp lined out for the slope. Just beiore they lert Tomb- stone the Earps killed the two McLowries, Billy Clantou and Frank Stillwell. It was these killings rather than the Wells-Fargo hold-ups that caused the public to lay for them. Wyatt Earp was prominent—with his gun—in the Cochise county-seat war between Tombstone &nd Cherieston of iong ago. His last public sppearance in a gun_play was in the middle eighties, when Mayor Kelly ran Luke Short out of Dodge City, and the fugitive Luke summoned Wyatt Earp, Doc {vlliday, Charley Bassett, Bat Masterson and 0 aid him in the recovery of his own. They reipstated Luke and he and Kelly divided Dodge City between them. Is it 2 wonder, then, that Wyatt Earp was selected as the most daring ana brazen rascal to do the bidding of Sharkey and the other sharks of his entourage? A man of nerve was required to boldly face an audience of 10,000 peopie or more and calmly decide contrary to all rulesof right, and actually rob a man of $10,000, But this man is not through yet with such a flagrant steal. His very boldness and effroniery have rushed him into a po- sition where he may have to face a charge of perjury based upon his testimony given before Judge Sanderson on Tuesday last. He was undergoing cross-examination by Attorney Kowalsky, and in regard to matters that ranspired in the ring within view of the thousanils of spectators who shouted themselves hoarse in calling his attention to them he denied seeing any fouiing by Sharkey, or even of hearing Martin Julian address the house saying that he objected to Earp as a referee be- cause he was reported *fixed’’ to give the fight to Sharkey. Here is the testimony as taken down by a stenographer: Q—Did you see Sharkey on several occa- sions, when they clinched, grab Fitzsimmons by the leg. A 2 sir; never. If Mr. Sharkey had caught Mr, Fitzsimmons®by the legs and wanted to throw him he could have tihrown nim plamb oft the stage, and anybody knows At. Q.—At the time when we claim that Sharkey not once, but huif a dozen times, caught Fitz- simmons around the Jegs and tried to throw him, did you not hear the audience hoiler, “Shame! Foul!” —No, I did not. Sharkey never caught Fiizsimmons eround the legs at all. Neither did he fou! Flizeimmons in any way during the contest. Fitzsimmons was fouling Sharkey all the time. Q—You were in the ring, were you not, when Mr. Julian went to the ropes accompa- nied by Jordan, and who quieted the audience, and when Julian made some taik to the peo- ple there? A.—Ithink s0; yes, sir. Q—Did you hear him say that they under- stood that the referee was crooked and that they did not expect a fair: decision, and that they could not proceed with the contest un- less they nad & fair referee, or any similar statement? A.—No, sir; I did not. I did not hear him open his mouth on that platform. Q.—Did you see him walk first to the east or Larkiu-street end of the ring, accompanied by Mr, Jordan, who held his hand up for silence, siter which Mr. Julian addressed the audience? A.—No, sir; Idid uot. I heard Mr. Jordan made ail this statement, but not Mr. Julian. Mr. Jordan was master of c:remonies, and he :\E\;clthe man that made this declaration tothat It is not likely that “Long Green” Law- rence’s bodyguard will be able to dodge a Grand Jury indictment in the premises as he dodges bullets in Arizona, Governor Budd’s Denial. Governor Budd has emphatically denied that he intends making sny changes in the personnel of the Board of Health, as has been stated. He expresses himself as satisfied with the present administration of the department, the members of the board being his anpoiniees. All of the physicians deny having received any intimation thet they are o be removed. —————— WazcHEs, Diamonds,Jewelry, at greatly reduced prices; bullding 10 beremoved. 5and 7 Thirdst MEN WHO TRAVEL OVER THE STATE They Propose to Care for Their Aged and Indigent. Commercial Tourists Who Have a Noble Purpose in View. Under Their Auspices a Grand Fair Will Be Held in the Pavilion Next Year, There are four orders of traveling sales- men on this coast, and an effort is being | made by the Pacific Coast Commercial Travelers’ Association to have them com- bine early next year for the purpose of charity to themselves and theirs. Tne idea is to nold a fair in this City sometime in April or May, 1897, say, at the Mechanics’ Pavilion, after the pattern cut out by the Eastern association, whose | feir at Madison Garden, New York, was held up to two weeks azo. That social | assembly was to raise $150,000 to build a | home for the aged and indigent commer- cial travelers, and the business world turned out to assist in the affair. It was an overwhelming success. OFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATION. they may be found when wanted Uy the trial courts. JACK DAVIY' BENEFIT. The Antics of Two Inexperienced Youths the Only Amusing Feature. From a financial standpoint the benefit to Jack Davis at the Grove-strees Theater last night was not a success, as there were barely a hundred personsin the house. The entertainment consisted of a four- round bout between Abe Roberts and Jack King, one of four rounds between Patsy McCabe and Alex Pantazes, a friendly sparring match of three rounds by Charles Rochette and “Yank’’ Savage and a final cuffing match of three rounas by Jack Davis and Denny Muller. None of the bonts were worth description. The audience was kept in a zood humor, however, at the expense of & fractional witted youth named Kemp, who was in- duced 10 box without wearing his shoes and to rack his throat ina proud en- deavor to render some of the latest pop- ular airs. Lon Agnew acted as timekeeper and master of ceremonies, being assisted by Tom Sharkey’s bulldog. The bulldog came without Tom. Another diversion was created by some joker coachirg McCabe, who is an inex- perienced youth just arrived from the Emerald Isle, to step to the front of the stage and very seriously challenge the world at his own weight. FOUR NEW STARS. A Quartet of Club-Wielders Added to the Police Force. The Police Commissioness last evening made appointments to the force as fol- lows: Bernard Judge, a native of San POPULIST POINTS U8 & CHARTER Three Boards to " Look After the City's In- terests. | Civil Service to Dominate All Subordinate Appointive Oificers. A Supervisor by Lot for Each As- sembly District—Ordinances to Be Referred to the P.ople. Taylor Rogers (chairman), J. Asbury Johnson, Urban A. Lewis, George D. Gil- lespie and J. A. Anthony, acommittee representing the People’s party of San | Francisco, have prepared the fundament- als for the proposed new. charter of San Francisco. Their report, among other new matters, vrovides that the Mayor shall have the right to suspend an elective officer pend- (ODENT. The local affair has no such high aims as the Eastern travelers had, still the coast travelers want to raise sufficient money to endow beds in every hospital on the Pacific Coast, so that the uniortunate or improvident commercial man may be sure of proper care should he be taken ill atany place away from his home. This is a beautiful sentiment which the ass ociation wishes to put into practice. Ben Bchloss, one of the directors of the Pacific Coast Commercial Travelers’ Asso- ciation, has been traveling through the East to strengthen himself in the details of the fair held there, =0 asto inculcate its best elements into the one to be held here. At the annual meeting to be beld Decem- ber 31 in the Columbia Theater, Mr. Schloss will tell all he learnea, aud one of the first requirements of the candidates for election as directors will be to work out the ‘“‘hospital endowment’ proposi- tion. Committees will be appointed to go ahead with the affair, and their reports will be made on the last Saturday of Jan- uary at the Grand Hotel. There is probably no institution wider in scope in this State than is the conglom- eration of travelers’ associations. The Pacific Coast Travelers’ Association (in- corporated) organized fourteen years ago. Itvdisorganized after six years and a new organ:zation was incorporated July 15, 1891. The latter is the largest ever formed on this coast and numbers nearly 1000 members. The United Commercial Travelers’ As- sociation in Columbus, Ohio, has several strong organizations in this Scate. There are also the two branches of the Travelers' Protective Association, whose members are rapidly increasing. This is purely a business institution, the mem- bers carrying $10,000 insurance policies each and are entitled to sick benefits. Four months ago the San Francisco trav- elers organized as a distinct institution. All these concerns, singly and col- lectively, are made up of the cleverest and brainiest men in social and business cir- cles. Wherever they go they carry sun- shine and prosperity, for no place ever prospered or was happy where the com- mercial man has not opened his sample cases, They propose now to do something for their sick and indigent workers who have fallen by the wayside while toiling, that they may be cared for comfortably in their old age. There is no doubting that the fair to be held here will be encourag-d by liberal patronage when the time colues for it to be held DEATH FROM A HEADACHE. Mrs. Christopher Died Under Peculiar Circumstances After a Day’s Iliness. Mrs. Christopber, who resided at 501 Geary street, died last evening at 60’clock, under peculiar circumstances. The de- ceased, who was taken ill yesterasy morn- ing with a severe headache, took several remedies, but being unable to find relief, summoned Drs. Hubbell and Hughes. The physicians administered drugs and the patient seemed to be improving. In Idhe evening, however, she collapsed and ied. The Coroner wasnotified and an autopsy will te held. The attending doctors are of the opin- ion that, in her anxiety to relieve her sufferings, Mrs. Christopher took some powerful drug that affectea the action of the heart, and finally caused death. —————— A "“PRISONER ALARM.” Architect Shea New Device Doing Away With Jail-Breaking. Frank T. Shea, architect of the munici- pal building, bas a device which he pro- poses to place in that edifice. Itisan in- genious system acting as does a burglar alarm and is attached to the bars of the celis in the prison :n the building. Should a prisoner succeed in cutting one of those bars or in any manner tamper with the fastening of the cell in which he is con- fined the fact is immediately known to the turnkey. So perfect is the system said to be that the slightest movement of the prisoner toward surreptitiously vacating his apart- ment 1s instantly registered in the office of his keeper. Mr. Shea believes that he has solved the question ol successfuly; holding folks of lawless iendencies where for Francisco, a carpenter, aged 29 years; William Isaacs, native of San Francisco. a molder, aged 30; George F. Scott, native | of Ireland, a carpenter, aged 35; John | Jordan, native of Canada, carpenter, agea 34. LABOR COOUNCIL MEETING. Reports Were Received From Various Branches of Trades. The San Francisco Labor Council met last evening at 1159 Mission street, J. Hill presiding and Ed Rosenberg secrétary. There was comparatively little business of importance on hand. Reports were re- ceived from trades from the printers, sail- ors, pattern-makers, theatrical employes | and horseshoers, all of whom reported business dull. x A report of the executive committee concerning the labor directory was adopted, and the directory will soon be ount—in about a week. A pamphlet was received from the California Labor Con- vention, showing amendments to and substitutes for labor bills. The provi- sions of various bills were considered and discussed. ———————— BOVEE HAS ARRIVED. He Is the Crack Profe: Texas. George Bovee, the champion profes- sional cyclist of Texas, arrived here late last night from El Paso, and expects to re- main here for the winter. Heis rated asa fast man. and in competition with the local cracks will be watched with a good deal of interest. Hs has been expected for some time. Will Knippenberz of Los Angeles came to town with Bovee, and both werc enter- tained by the Bay City Wheelmen last evening. ional Cyclist of SRR T Gents’ Holiday Neckwear. See those lines of 15¢, 25¢c and 50c teck scarfs now on exhibition in our show-windows: they are extra fine values. The Old I X L, L. V. Merle, proprietor, Kearny street, corner Commercial, and Sixth street, corner Mission.* ————————— A Burglar Caught. Allen Butler, a burglar by profession, got into trouble early yesterday morning at 34 Eddy street while attempting to burglarize the room of Cecil Morehouse. He was inter- cepted by Policeman Snownpall and is now in Jjail awaiting a hearing. NEW TO-DA TO MUSIC LOVERS ! BEGINNING THIS SATURDAY EVG., DEC. 19th, SHERMAN, CLAY & CO., Corner of Kearny and Sutter Streets, Wil Keep Their Establish- ment Open Eveningsfor the Ben fit of Those Who May Wish to Make HOLIDAY GIFTS e B NUSICAL INSTRUNENTS! An Elegant Array Is the Following : STEINWAY PIANOS (unmiversally conceded the best). ERARD HARPS (used exclusively by the world’s artists). C. F. MARTIN & CO. GUITARS (the only worid-renowned), H. L. MASON !GUITARS and MAN- DOLINS (of great repute in America). SWISS MUsIC BOXES, Finest and bast makes “THE REG!NA,” First American Music Box. “THE AUTOHARP.” America’s most unique production. | ing investigation, and on conviction of a { felony in the Sujerior Court shall abso- lutely remove him from office. The Board of Supervisors shall consist ofas many members as there are Assembly districts within the City, and each mem- ber shall be assigned by lot to an Assem- bly district as the special representative of its interests before the board. It may act asa court of impeachment for charges against any elective officer. No ordinance shall be in force until sixty days after its passage, and if within that time 20 per cent of the taxpayers on qhe taxroll shall in writing petition the poard therefor, such ordinance shall be suspended and shall thereafter at the next municipal election be submitted to a pop- unlar vote for approval or rejection. Ifa majority of the voters shall be in favor the ordinance shall go in force within ten days after the declaration of the official count thereon. Otherwise it shall be nuil. All public work shall be done under the superintendence of a Board of Public ‘Works,consisting of seven Commissioners. All work must be done by the day and not by contract, and all material shall be bought in the open market. Before any work, the estimated cost of which as a whoie exceeds $10.000, shall be finally ordered, a brief state- ment of the work, the material proposed and the estimated cost shail be published :in the official paper for a period of thirty ays. Any ten taxpayers within that period shall be entitled to file written objections to such work and shall have the right to appear before such board at a time named for the consideration of the objections so offerea. If, in the board’s opinion, such objections are untenable, the work may thereupon be prosecuted to completion. Meetings must be held three days in each week, and each Commissioner shall devote the whole of his time exclusively to the business of the municipality. The executive department shall consist of the following twelve divisions: Finance, Health, School, Police, Fire, Street, Law, Election, Treasury, Civil Ser- vice, Parks, Public Utilities, over which of each division there shall be an elected Superintendent, who shall apvoint all subordinate officers from candidates certi- fied as having passed the examination re- quired for the service. Each Superintend- ent shall be an expert in the matters per- taining to his division; thus the Superin- tendent of Streets must be a civil engi- neer, the Superintendent of Schools a practical teacher, and so on. The duties of the Superintendent of Jivil Service shall be to classify the various employes of the City, conduct all examinations of applicants, issue certifi- cates therefor and, on the requisition of any division, certify successiul candidates. He shall in the open market purchase alt supplies (for current use and not used for repairs or construction of public build- ings) for each and every department of the City government and certify to the bills therefor. The Superintendent of Public Utilities shall have charge of all electrical and telephone and other appliances belonging to the City and superintena all gas or water sold or owned by the City and supervise any and all private companies engaged in selling lighi or water to the public. He shall collect all City taxes. TLese Superintendents and the Mayor shall constitute a Boa:d of Administra- tion, who shall investigate all charges of incompetency or dishouesty against civil service officers; shall make estimates for each year’s appropriations, fix the annual charges for gas and water and for other | franchises. On recommendation of the | Board of Public Works it may grant fran- chises for not more than twenty years and for 10 per cent of the gross yearly receipts. Eleccions for municipal officers shall be by the cumulative plan. All officials, both etective and appointive, shail be electors and residents of the municipality for five years preceding their incumbency and be nominated and elected from the whole body of electors. All voting shall be by voting machine and the terms of office shall be four years. All appointed officers shall serve durin good behavior and competency, and al subordinate officers immediately employed in the Mayor’s office, the Board of Super- visors, the Board of Public Works and Board of Administration shall be ap- pointed under civil service rules and shall bold under the same. { The annual salaries of the elective offi- cers shall be: Mayor, $5000; Superinten- dents and Commissioners, $4000 each; ! Bupervisors, §1800 each. The salaries and numbers of appointed officers shall be fixed by the Supervisorsin June of each year. The City shall own and publish a news- paper calied “The Official,’” and shall daily { deliver the same free of cost to each tax- payer resident within the City. The Ofi- cial shall contain the calendars of all the 25~ We will consider it ure to show you throuch our SAMPLE ROO. on secoud floor of onr building. courts and their proceedings, and the ‘| cent bay and beautiful meetings and votes of the three boards and all notices, etc. Upon a petition of 20 per cent of the taxpayers the Supervisors must submit any amendment offerea to the charter to the popular vote, or submit any prop- osition to establish and operate under City ownership a plant or plants for light, water, motor, power, transportation or any other public utility for the benefit of the people. Such amendment or plant proposition shall be submittea to the voters at the next municipal election, and on receiving a majority shall become op- erative, Should such amendment be pre- sented by petition then it shall be sub- mitted at a special election therefor, called within sixty days. THE WASP IN GOLD LETTERS. Its Christmas Number a Complete Al- bum of San ¥Francisco in Winter Aspect. The Christmas Wasp, of which we have before us an advance copy, is an artistic piece of work, perhaps the best holiday number ever issued by it. The title page contains the following words in gold letters: ‘‘An album of San Francisco, her people, pleasures, magnifi- park in winter aspect.”” To the left of this inscription is a clev- erly executed representation of the paper’s emblem holding the pencil in anappro- priate position. San Francisco is famous the world over for its weeklies, especially the Wasp, which recently celebrated its tweniieth year. It is the oldest colored cartoon paper in the United States, and the good work performed by it during the recent campaign was not only recognized at home, but throughout the Eastern States. In the November Review of Reviews ap- peared the Wasp’s famous campaign car- toon depicting the price of labor in free- silver countries. The great magazine speaks of it as the most convincing picto- rial argument of the political controversy. In the number which appears this morning 1s succint information by well- Known writers concerning our people, ac- companied by beautiful illustrations. It is just the thing to send East or abroad to friends, as showing the grandeur of our city, pay, etc., in winter. In connection with the issuance of the Christmas Wasp the enterprising proprie- tor has decided to present energetic news- | boys with watches. New subscribers wyll also be made the recipients or first-class watches during 1897. MAY GO TO WASHINGTON. Mayor-Elect Phelan to Protest Against the Funding Bill Before Congress. There is considerable talk amoneg the members of tne committee of fifty of having Mayor-elect - James D. Phelan go to Washington to represent the committee in the fight against the funding bill. Itis thogsht that his high standing in the community will give weight to the opposition of the committee to the bill. Mr. Phelan is understood to be willing to go if the duties of his office can be so arranged as to allow him to be absent for the necessary length of time. —— Divorce Proceedings. Henry de Costa has been granted a divorce from Catherine de Costa on the ground of ha- bitual intemperance; Charlotte E. West from Wallace M. West for failure to provide; May Bilev from Alfred A. Biley for infidelity; Nel- tie Hall irom Edward H. Hall for cruelty. Divorce suits have been filed as follows: Felice Cirimele against Maria Cirimele, Anna Silva against A. F. Silva. Mine With a Strange “ame. Articles of incorporation of the Gerrymander Mining and Milling Company have been filed by Joseph L. Joseph, Benjamin Joseph, Jacob_J. Schultz, Maurice F. Lowenstein, Jo- seph D. Abrams, Samuel H. Rich, William H, Watson and Albert 8. Wollberg, with a capital stock fixed at $200,000, of which $45 has been subscribed. {000 00COTI0000CO00I0CO000 0.0,0,000/0,0,0,00.0,000.C,000.0.000, NEW TO-DAY. THE MAZK T0-DAY! 25¢. 38-inch All-wool Fancy Dress Goods that would ordinarily command 40c. 100 pieces of Plain and Fancy Dress Goods, in all-wool and silk-and-wool, wool and mohair, in all the new weaves; knob, tufted and bis- cuit effects. 35c¢, 37ic and 40c. 150 pieces of Fancy Dress Goods in all the new colorings and the fancy weaves, in cheviots and raw silk effects, from 36 to 50 inches wide, worth up to 75¢ a yard. 50c 'and S9c. French, German and American High-art Novelty Effects; goods that should sell at 75c and $1, 38 t0 46 inches wide, in the very Jatest weaves and newest color- inegs. $1.00. English Tufted and Boucle Curl Fancy Dress Fabries that you paid $1 50 and $2 for earlier in the season. NEW TO-DAY. OUR GIFT DAY MONDAY, DEC. 21, We will give to every lady pur- chaser on purchases of 25¢ or more, between the hours of 9 ani 114 M, 1todand 7 to 9 P. M, either an elegant BISQUE DOLL, HUMMING TOP, TRUMPETS or WHIP, 1S DISPLAYED IN OUR WINDOW. Don't Forgflle Date— MONDAY, Dec. 21. NO-PERGENTAGE PHARMACY 9538 Marizet Street, South side, bet. Fifth and sixth. LEVIN BROS. LEADING GROCERS. SPECIAL SALE FOR TO-DAY ONLY! Eastern Sugar Cured Hams. .10¢ Ih Eastern Pienic Hams....... 6¢ b Aunt Jemima’s Pancake Flour ceeewnnaenan. . 106 package Gordon & Dillworth’s 1-pound Plum Pudding. . . ... .20¢ can Large French Prunes. .5 Ibs for 25¢ Santa Claus will distribute French Mixed Candy to every purchaser between 2and 5 and 7 and 10 P. M. 1824-1326 MARKET ST. AND 134 SIXTH STREET. DR. JULIUS HAAS AS RETURNED FROM EUROPE AND resymed practice. 14 Grantavenue, room 12. Telephone No., Ked 341 A EAMLY NEDIGN Which is an external and internal romedy without an equal. NOT A REW PREPARATION, BUT ORE THAT HAS $T00D THE TeST OF QVER R QUARTER OF A GENTURY. Thousands of persons all over the United States gratefully praise Dr. Mar- tin’s Pain Curer and are never without it. The Curer is free from all injurious and poisonous properties, and is en- tirely vegetable in its composition. It tones up and strengthens the system, purifies the blood, expels bad matter from the organs of the body generally, promotes digestion, regulates theappe- tite and secures & healthy state of the system and its various functions. Taken occasionally as & preventive of disease, it keeps the mind cheerful and happy by promoting healthful action of the skin, heart, lungs, stomach, pancreas bowels er, kidneys, bledder, spleen, spinal coMmn, and the whole nervous system. It is also cspecially always WOMAN'S FRIEND, and is unequaled FOR THE PREVEATION KD CURE —OF— Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Pains in General, Bowel Complaints, Dys- pepsia, Dysentery, Cholera Mor- bus, Diphtheria, Sore Throat, Pneumonia, Diabetes, Nervous Complaints, Disease of the Stom- ach and Bowels Generally, Liver Complaints, Kiduey Complaints, Selatica, Lumbago, Colds, Coughs, Local and General Debility, Head- ache, Earache, Toothache, Sick- ness inStomach. Backache, Burns, Swellings, Boils, Sores, Ulcers, Colle, Cramps, Sprains, Erai Scalds, Wounds, Costivene: digestiom, Skin Diseases, Exces- sive Itchings and many other complaints too numerous to name here. In a word, the great Pain Curer of the Agoe is an unequaled family remedy. Price: 25¢, 50c, $1.00 per Bottle, L._CALLISCH, Wholzsale the Pacific Coast, San s Agent for an Jose, Cale For sale by all druggists. The trade supplied by Redington & Co., Mack & Co. 8nd Langiey & Michasls. San