The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 11, 1897, Page 16

16 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, APRIL 11, 1897. BAY CITYS CHALLENGE - DLYMPICS Will Race Over Again for Fun, Money or | Marbles. NOW TIRED OF TALKING Any Time, Aoy Men or Any Course Will Suit the Vic- torious Ciub. | CAPT. DAY’S SWEEPING OFFER. Claims That Ed Kragness Was Not Eligible to Ride in the Great R:lay. The blood of the Bay City Wheelmen is up, and the club intends to call down the racing element of the Olympic Club in a manner that will settle for all time the trouble over the recent relay, and put an end to the talk that has been flying back | and forth ever since the great event was won and lost. It is a flat proposition now of “put up or shut up,” and the challenge that is herein put forth admits of no “about the | bush” | The B thecugh Captain Day, their spo say that they will race the Olympics ove marbles, st any time and under any con- aitions “It is time this bluff game of the Olym- | pics came to an end,’” said Captain Day, “and we will give them a chance to regain their lost ignore. “They say that they think they bave the best team, and were not beaten on the :quare; that they are willing to race agam, but do not believe they can drag us into any kind of a contest. Frank Fuller is quoted as saying this, and no doubt he did, but he knows better. e these kickers come to time or forever hold tneir peace, we will do tu We will race them at any time for fun, for $500, or even $1000, giving them the same team they hud before, or any team they can choose irom among their members. We will race them over any course they can pi t, the same reiay course pre- ferred, and let tnem prevare. *Moreover, we will bet them $100 that they dare not make a race for $500 a side, ana as much more that we beat them as far as we did before. Of course we would not putup the trophy we have fairly won, for it is right- tully ours, and we value it highly, but we are open 10 any other reasonabié proposi- tion. 1f they are so anxious ior a race as the let them race for the mere sport and see which is the champion ciub. That would suit us, and it wouldn’t cost them a cent except for the training of their men. ““All this talk of trickery and not living up 10 the rules is rot, and is hurting the spart in the eves of those who have the interests of bicycling at heart. say is, ‘Race again or stop talking.” “The more they talk the more informa- tion we get as to the iveligibility of the men they raced to contest in_such an event. ‘Take, for instance, Ed Krayness, who rode the eighth relay for them. He isan employe of the club, and there is a Jaw of the organization that when a mem- ber becomes an employe he must resign his membership. So Kragness must have been ineligible. “Talk about tricks—look at the way they stuffed Edwards in two years ago. To ride in the race required sixty day: actual membvership in the participating ciub. Edwards hud only been a member for ten days when the race took place, and | knowing that if they won a protestand | investigation might reveal this, they | tacked his name on the end of a list voted | on severai montns before in an effort to | gull us into believing that he was o sixty | days’ standing. If that is not tricky work | then what do you call it? *If any authorized representative of the Olympic Club will call on me at any time I will be glad to see him and arrange a race.” INVESTIGATING THE WRECK. Butro Railroad Officials Report to the Police. . Superintendent E. M. Van Frank of the Futro Railroad line has asked the Police Department to investigate the derailing of | the westbound trainon Friday evening. The superintendent says his own inves- tigations confirm him in the belief that the train was wrecked maliciously. One feature connecied with the affair is again for fun, money or luurels that they cannot well | take their time to All we | | MARRIED A PORTLAND MERCHANT, of the Simonds saw Compan dence of the bride’s brother-in-law, performea the ceremony in the presenc was attended by her little niece, Miss Kate Durbrow and Miss Amy | mate friends of the bride. 0 | | groom. Miss Edith Kittridge, daughter of the late Jonathan Kitiridge, ana Henry A. Sargent Portlend, Or., were married on Friday evening at the resi- [. F. Howarth, 401 Laurel street. of relatives and intmate friends only. Geraldine Howarth, who officiated as maid of honor, and ain were bridesmaids. | Tne decorations of the home was a labor of love, performed by Yellow blossoms were used exclusively. e bride's gown was of white moire velours trimmed with accordion-plaited chiffon. The bridal veil was confined to the coiffure by a diamond and pearl crescent, the gift of the The bridesmaids and the dainty little maid of honor were attired alike in white mousseline de soie and carried bouquets of yellow roses. dey sfternoon for their home in Portland, Or. Rev. Dr. Hemphill The bride T. F. Howarth was bt man. Miss Mary Bates and inti- Mr. and Mrs. Sargent left yes ter- that the party who did it was well ac- | quainted with the operation of the road and knew that the point where the ob- structions were placed is just where the i east and west bound trains pass when | running on schedule time. There is every | evidence that the criminais knew that tie cars would crash into each other at the point they selected for their diabolical | work. It is believed that the criminals | bad & grudge against Mr. Sutro. WANT SCHOOLHOUSES. School Directors Will Report Favor- ably on the Applications of Several | Outlying Sections, | Representatives of various sections of | | the City called on the Buildings and ounds Committee of the' Board of Supervisors yesterday to tell of the needs of their districis in the way of school buildines. Messrs. Hubbs and Moloney of the Richmond District spoke for that section, | and stated that it would take an eight- | room brick building to accommodate the | { pupils. They wanted it built on the | Twelfth-avenue sciiool lot. | | Presicio Heights citizens wanted the Madison Primary School turned into an sight-room building, ana Precita Valley | representatives askea for a four-room | building to be erected near Holly Park. nnyside, the Excelsior Homestead and the Five Mile Improvement Club also asked for school facilities, and it was the consensus of opinion among the commit- | | favorably reported to the board. Provision will be made for these build- ‘ingsin the next estimate for the school | appropriations. SANDS FORMAN ILL. | The Former Supervisor Has a Touch of Pheumouin—Dr. Forbes in Attendance. 8ands W. Forman, the ex-Supervisor and former newspaper man of this City and Nevada, who has been ailing so long with sciatica, has a touch of pneumonia and is confined to his rooms at the Occi- dental. Dr. Forbes is in attendance on him. As Mr. Forman has not been in good health for a long time his cese is being watched with interest. He was no worse last night, after two days 1n bed, so it was stated, and it was hoped ne would soon be well again. e Newspaper Litigation. Judge Hebbard yesterday declined to dis- solve the injunction hitherto granted in the suit of the Evening Post against the Daily Re- port and the Associated Press to prevent the delivery of Associated Press dispatches (o the Report. e ACKNOWLEDGED superior. the Waltz safes, in all sizes. 109 and 111 Marketst.,S, F. * NEW TO-DAT. TH E ANSWER i BEC AUSE“They’ré Siriéily. Cubasi - Tontmiade and full Caballero size. BECAUSE They’re the product of a factory famous for the superior excellence of its cigars. — ALL DEALERS.——— COAST AGENTS, RINALDO BROS. & C0., 500-503" Eattery st. teemen that all the applications should be | 1 His Deputy Says AMBROSE WILL - NOT OBEY ORDERS “ the Board of Supervisors Be=—7" Mr. Donovan Says That Reso- lutions Were Passed With- out Right. The Superintendent Will Not Take Chances oa Being Sued for Damages. “The Board of Supervisors be — When Deputy Superintendent of Streets Andy Donovan said this he said it as thongh he meant it, and, moreover, gave his reasons for so doing. 1t simply means thut there has been fiiction between the Board of Supervisors and the Superin- tendent of Streets, and that it has re- sulted in a clash that has left the advant- age with Mr. Ambrose. There are a number of resolutions passed by the board that the Superintendent hus refused to recognize and will not under any circumstances carry out. He has been advised that any public official who commits an iliegal act is responsible for the same, and he does not propose to un- dertake anything that will place himself or his bondsmen in the line of financial loss. Some time ago the board passed a reso- lution, in response to a petition from property-owners asking that a house on Brady sireet between Valencia and Mis- sion be removed, authorizing and direct- | ing the Superintendent of Etreets to re- move the structure forthwith. The resolution stated that the board would indemuify Mr. Ambrose for any suit that micht be brought against him. Mrs. O'Rourke, a widow, and her fam- ily of little ones occupy the house, and the widow claims an interest in the property. The Superintendent pigeon-holed the reso- lution because he did not desire to take chances on getting into a legal tangle, and the board, or at least soma of its members, desires to know the reason why and to force the Superintendent to explain his reason for failing to obey. It was when informed of this latter fact that Deputy Superintendent Donovan said, “The Board of Supervisors be—."" ‘““The board,” said Mr. Donovan, “seems to think that all it has to do is to tell as to do a thing and that we will blindiy obey. We know better, for on more than one occasion the Superintendent has been dragged into legal squabbles that have been expensive and annoying. *‘On one occasion ne had to vrove the titloof a man to a piece of property in order to escape paying biz damages. In this case as in many others that we have recently refused to handle there is a ques- tion as to the title of the property and Mr. Ambrose does not intend to puil any one’s chestuuts out of the fire. “The proper course for the board to pur- sue if it wants Mrs. O’Rourke and her little ones removed is 1o instruct the City and County Attorney to begin a suit that will settle the rights of all parties. *Mr. Creswell knows that thLe board has noright to put such burdens on us. We are not going to move Mrs. O'Rourke or interfere in any of the similar cases that are now on our books, and if the board tries to force us all I have to say is, ‘The Board of Supervisors be —." WANTED TO BE RESOUED. Two Chinese Women Taken ¥From Vile Surroundings Last Night. Two Chinese women living in a low house on Bartlett aliey, near Sullivan al- ley, lately sent word to Mi<s Culbertson of the Presbyterian Chinese Mission that they desired to be rescued from the life they were leading. They stated that they were under 18 years of age and that their owner kepl them o closely guarded that they could not escape. Miss Culbertson sent for Frank Holbrook, secretary of the Kureka Society for the Protection of Chil- dren, and they started out on their mis- sion of mercy. On the way they called for the assist- ance of Police Officers Meredith and Duke of the Chinatown squad. The house and the women were easily found and they sccompanied Miss Culbertson and the of- ficers 10 the Lacties’ Mission at 920 Sacra- mento street. The other inmates of the | Chinese resort, fearing that they, too, were wanted, made their escape by scam- pering over the roofs of the adjoining buildings. SiRRE T ST Opening of the Season at Su- tro’'s CLEf House Baths. Every Attraction Possible Off:red tc Those Who Love to Cleave the Briny Wave. Swimming is now in order and the man- agement of the Cliff House Sutro Baths announce the opening of the bathing sea- son for the year. With a tank 300 by 175 feet and a depth of one to ten feet the adventurous swim- mer may feel assured of freedom of action, while smaller tanks of various degrees of temperature are provided for special tastes. The special announcement of the opening continues: Tank No. 6 (the ladies’ tank). Here the fair sex who wish it can enjoy & secluded privilege ana receive their swimming lessons, which are | Biven 1o all begiuners free of cherge, by a thoroughly competent teacher. Aside from the salt water fanks, a fresh water plunge has been provided for those who preieritto a fresn water shower. It piied from & liviog spring, and is cons overflowing. The vrice of bathing has be brought Within the reach of ail, adults 25 centsand children 20 cents, which includes s 10 spectators ganeral admission is d children haif price. one who has never visited the musenm is attached (o the baths wiil consider their money well spent, as one admission in cludes entrance to the museum and all other parts of the building. During the season of 1896 nearly 150,000 bathers paironized us, and indications point to doub.e that number for the coming season. WOLF MAY RESUME. The Cld Lindell House Is Being Placed in a Thoroughly Sanitary Condition, There 1s every prospect that the old Lindell House on Howard and Sixth streets, which recently fell under the ban of the Board of Health, will be aliowed to | resnme business afier it has been put in | sanitary_condition. The edict of the | Heaith Depariment contemplated tearing t down if it couid not be thoroughly reno- vated, but the matter has probably been ad justed. William Wolf, the proprietor, had a conference with Dr. Fitzgibbon recently and the latter agreed that if Wolf woul: advise the board t> permit the house to be tenanted. _ Plumbers are now at work and will put in an entirely new sanitary system. The house will be renovated and made en- tirely satisfactory to the board. It is ex- pected that a report on the house will be read at next Monday's meeting of the board and action tzken permitting Wo!f to continue h ne: NINTH OF SEPTEMBER. Native Sons Alreudy Considering Plans for the Celebration. A meeting was held last night in Native Sons’ Hall by a committee on the 9th of %elfiember celebration composed of three delegates from each of the twenty-seven parlors, being ona more than last year. W. H. Hazell waselected chairman; W, E. McCreary, vice-chairman; R. W. Mart- land, secretary. A transportation com. mittee was aprointed with D. C. Martin | chairman, L. F. Barrington and H. N, | Gard. Alter receiving a proposal from Santa Ro<a to hold the celebration there and discussing various questions the commit- tee adjourned for two week: —————— Coroner’s Jury Verdiot. The Coroner's jury yesterday sat in several cases and found verdicts in accordance with the facts already reported. The verdict in the cnse of Michael O'Connor, who was killed by falling into the hold of the ship Newport o April 7, was that the accident ‘occurred on ac- count of his own carelessness. In the case of | John Liitle, who died from morphine pofson- ing, the jury declared that they could not de- termine whether ar not - e i he took the poison in- ———— FoR lots 1n heautital Belvedere inquire of Robert E. McGlll, agent, 405 Californlu street. 3 ———— EASTER SPECIAL SALE SWIMMING IS 1N OROER, | bridge for the Grand | duly carry out certain plans proposed he wouid | | most autocratic powers. | able to the orders of the Mavor, Superin- SPECIALTIES. THE LUEY BICYCLE SUITS, the. Best in the World. Tailor Suits and"Jackets Made to Order at Prices Very Reasonable. ARMAND GAILLEAU, AGEI EXPERTING THE PARK BOOKS Two Grand Jury Account- ants Set to Work at Them. Variation of Estimates as to the Quantity of Concrete in the Tunnel. Park Commissioners and the Granid Jury Held a Prolonged Conference. Scope of the Inquiry. The new lodge in Golden Gate Park was the scene of considerable activity yester- day afternoon. The Park Committee and | experts of th: Grand Jury were holding a | session in the east end of the building, while Irving M. Scott, Joseph Austin and Jobn Rosenield, Golden Gate Park Com- missioners, were holding a conference in the west end. The Superintendent and secretary were k tty busy supplying each with desired in:ormation. Yesterday was not the regular meeting day of the board, but as all the Commis- sioners happened to arrive at the lodge at about the same uour it was deemed expe- dient to discuss some important questions relatiug to park management. Raphael Peixotto (foreman) and Wil- liam E. Lutz (secretary) of the Granc Jury, together witn M. F. Fragley, chair- man of the jury committee on parks and squares, joined the experts, Mess Heriche and Kittredge, in the examina- tion of accounts. After the separate sessions there was a joint session of tie Grand Jury commit- tee and the Park Commissioners. The conference was dec.dedly snimated and it was inferred that upinions were freely ex- pressed. The committee expected to be ready to submit a report Jast evening, but it was decided to defer the preparation of the document until after Lieutenant Potter, Engineer Corps, U. S. A., has been heard by the Grand Jury. Lieutenant Potter made the measurement of the concrete and other material in the park tunnel and i Jury of waich derick Hobbs was foreman. Subsequently the material was meas- ured by other engineers, and tue second | calculations produced results at variance witn Lieutenant Potter's conclusions. The present Grand Jury will ask the | army engineer jor exp anations, and per- haps direct a resurvey of the whole work. When Park Commissioner Austin was ked yesterday what particular work or contract the Grand Jury was iuvestigating | he said that the committee was going into the bridge, the pumping plant und every- thing else. The Commissioners are surely affording the Grand Jury ready assistance, and are not manilesting the least impatience at the presence of experts. Itis aiready foreshadowed that the re- port of the Grand Jury will speak highly | of the integrity and ability of tne Park | Commissioners, and the report of the ex- pert will show that all the money appro- priated by the City ior the maintenance of the great p.easure ground has been ac- counted for, but the document may rec- ommend open public competition for work and material used in park improve- ment, and also suggest open sessions of the board. The members of the Grand Jury are impressed with the recentiy ac- quired knowledge that the Board of Park Commissioners is a body possessing al- It is not amen- ndent of Streets or Board of Supervisors. The Auditor is the only City officer that bolds any cuéck whatever on the board. Several years ago legislation was secured at Sacramento to render the board a free | and independent agent, and 1t can now designate the number of employes re- quired and fix the compensation for each in any sum it pleases. The last municipal tax levy provided $250,000 for the mainienance of the park lor the present fiscal yéar. It is believed that this mouey, under the direction of the Commissioners and under the super- vision of Superintendent McLaren, has been expended for desired improvement and needed embellisiment of the park, but the committee of the Grand Jury wants to ascertain if the money was care- fully expended or extravagantly dis bursed. The Grand Jury regards the in- quiry as timely, inasmuch s the Park Commissioners bave not elected to take the public into their confidence through the columns of the press. ‘The Board of Supervisors and the Board of Education hold open public sessions. | Even the regents of the university make a show of holding open se-sions, and they, like the Park Commissioners, derive from the Governor the privilege of serving the public. : Last Monday the work of constructing the electric plant for Golden Gate Park was commenced. The funds available this fiscal year will enable the Commis- sioners to build the house. Later on the engine can be purchased and the under- ground wires laid. In the park overhead wires cannot be used. An engine with power sufficient to generate 100 lights will Pe supplemented by additional power ‘when more lights are required. NEW 7TO-DAY. e WEEK'! IMPORTED SUITS, Newest Styles and Designs, $15,-----820,-----$25,- ---$30. EVERYTHING NEIW! SILK WAINTS. 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