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LAYMANCE CALLS IT A BIG BLUFF Fleming Formally Presents His Protest From Alameda. MAY UPSET EVERYTHING Credentials Issued to All Dele gates Elected on the Returns. CONTEST IN THIRD WARD. Alameda's Fate Will Be Settled by the State Committee on Credentials. OAKLAND, Cal., June B.— The Demo cratic County Committee met to-night to issue credentials and hear protests from district* that claim that the results of last week's primary were ODtained by fraud. Chairman Laymance issued the creden tials to all the delegates that the returns showed to have been elected, with the ex ception of the Third Ward. In that ward W T . B. White, the defeated delegate, pre sented a protest sustained by affidavits. The leading affidavit was sworn to by B. W. Worley, and the most damaging statement in it is the following: After Mr. White had stated his case the matter was set over till next Saturday for final settlement. To the surprise of the committee the much-talked-of contests from Alameda were not presented, nor was anybody present to raise any objection to the issu ing of credentials to the Laymance dele gates. After the committee had adjourned John T. Fleming of Alameda, vice-chair man of the county committee, appeared at headquarters and tola Chairman Lay mance that he wished to enter a verbal protest against the seating of the Lay mance delegates from Alameaa. "Our grounds are these," said Mr. Fleming: "In the first place we were refused a sufficient number of copies of the roll to run the primaries as we desired. We did not consider that under the call the executive committee had anything to do with the manner of con ducting our primaries, as it disinctly seated that the County Commit tee in an of the district should supervise the primary. \Ve claim that many Democrats were dis franchised ; that one polling-place at Park street was insufficient, as it required that men should come three miles from the other end of town to vote, and many j stayed away on this account; we also as- | sert tiiat if the primaries had been con- j ducted under tne call, we could have ! elected our delegation by a vote of 2 to 1." In explanation of his position, Mr. Fleming said: "We opened a polling place in the west end and kept it open all duv. Four vote 3 were recorded in the ballot-box, and we claim that if only one vote iiad been deposited, it would be sutti- J cient to uphold our contest. As vice chahman of the County Committee, I shall issue credentials to the delegates who received those four votes." Mr. Laymance stated that a verbal pro test was not authentic and that Fleming should have appeared before the whole committee. Mr. Fleming said he realized that a ver "THE CALL" RACING CHART. pacific Coast Jockey Club. Ninety-fourth day. Monday, June 8, i 896. Weather fine. ■ Track good. bal protest was of no avail, but that be did it so as not to waive "any of his r'ghts. He created some surprise by stating that he had met Frank h. Gould at Stockton and had conversed with him on the situa tion. A warm discussion took place between Mr. Fleming and Mr. Kawson, another comniitteeman from Alameda. Mr. Raw son said that Mr. Fleming's account of how things occurred over there was not true, and Mr. Fleming declined to dis cuss anything with anybody who could not use gentlemanly language. Mr. Lay mance smoothed matters over and Mr. Flamming proceeded to outline his case. When he said he had met Mr. Buckley in San Francisco Mr. Laymance said ex citedly: "There you are showing your hand, old man. You've seen Frank Gould and you met Buckley, and yet some of your men say that I was helped by Buck ley. L<*t me tell you what Buckley's man, Rothschild, did to me the day of the pri maries. He sent a special man over here to serve some papers on me that would have caused me a great deal of trouble, but I was busy and not at my office, and 1 was not served till next day. That's the kind of hf)j> I got from Buckley.'.' "Well, I'm not a Fiizgerald man,'' said Fleming. "I merely tried to help out Kearney. He is a Fitzgerald delegate and is employed at the Mint, and, of course, a man whether in the Custom-house or the Mint has to get out and do politics once in a while to hoid his job. Kearney is a man with a large family and supports his aged mother, and I just stood by him as man to man. I have always been friendly to Mr. Laymance, but I went into this to help Kearney. If we had received ah the clubrolls we" asked for everything would have been all right. However, I realize that this fight is not to De made here. I shall issue credentials to the Fitzgerald delegate and tnis matter will be fought out at Sacramento. "You will issue credentials to men who received four votes and will disfranchise | the 270 men who voted for the successful | candidates. Now, look here, Fleming, I you know perfectly well that this affair is just one big, cold bluff. It won't work though. I can promise you." "Well, I came over here to perform an uupJeasant duty," said Mr. Fleming. "I I have done it, so good night, gentlemen," I and Mr. Fleming returned to Alameda. On the result of these two protests hangs ! the fate of Foote and Fitzgerald. Ala meda has four delegates and the Third Ward has one. The returns showed that the Laymance-Foote ticket had elected 21 out of 35, leaving 14 for Fitzgerald. Should | the five delegates contested be given to Fitz gerald, the figures will be Laymance 16, Fitzgerald 19. Everybody realizes that ! merit will cut no figure in either fight at Sacramento, but that all will depend on the partisanship of the credentials com mittee. MORE TRANSFER ROWS Two Disgraceful Streetcar Brawls Took Place Yes terday. Spectators Supported the Passengers. Mike Asheim and E. E. Howe Arrested. When the streets were crowded and the street cars filled with passengers last even ing a man, who had neglected to exchange his check for a transfer, Doarded a Valen ciar car at Powell and Market streets bound west. After passing the junction at Powell street he was summarily ejected by the gripman and the conductor. He attempted to get on the car again and the scrimmage between him and the car men was renewed. A crowd soon sur rounded the combatants and as usual its sympathies were all with the passenger. The starter of the company, stationed at the junction, ran to the aid of the grip man and conductor, but was seized and held back by several of the bystanders.- Just then, Mike Asheim, a| peaceable commercial traveler came out of a restaurant near by, and getting into the midst of the crowd was swept into the THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 1896. center of the street where he was arrested by patrolman J. A. Ryan for disturbing the peace. He immediately deposited $20 bail and was set at liberty. The passenger who had been the un witting cause of all the excitement in the meantime boarded his car and rode away without being further molested by the scared employes of the company. Several conductors and gripmen nlso tried to eject a passenger from a Mc> lifter street car on Market street, near 1 ogwell, yesterday afternoon. E. C. Howe, a young student, got on the dummy of the car, and along wi h the others shouted to the passenger to hold on. Detective Crockett jerked Howe off the car and told him to keep his mouth shut. Howe answered that he was doing noth ing wrong, and Crockett could arrest him if he felt that way. Crockett then grabbed him by the arm so bard that it was black and blue and took him to the City Prison. A mob followed hooting and jeering. At the prison Howe was booked for ob structing the street and disturbing the peace- Judge Conlan was holding court and wh«n the facts were explained to him released Howe on his own recognizance. "If this sort of thing does not stop," said the Judge, "some one will get killed. Justas I was coming to the court there were sev eral hundred people round a car at Seventh and Market streets, and the conductor and gripman were trying to eject a passenger." MISS MARIE MILLARD. This Charming Young Prlma Donna Made Her San Francisco Debut at the Tivoli Last Evening. Miss Marie Millard, the charming daugh ter of Harrison P. Millard, the well-known Bong writer, made her San Francisco debut at the Tivoh last evening in the comic opera of "Lorraine." Miss Millard as Madeline is pretty and sweet-voiced enough to win the love of a king let alone that of Lorraine, the young soldier, who is unaware of his ancestry. In the tender sentiment- of this rather martial play, the song love of the couple bloom into no \v ers of sweetest melody. The young prima donna is more than a charming singer; she is an actress, bright, unaffected and thorough in every detail of her role, her stage appearance demon strating the excellent histrionic training given by her late father. The staging of "Lorraine" also marks the ieappearanceof Miss Louise Royce, an old favorite. John J. Raffael, W. H. West, Ferris Hartman, Martin Pache, Anna Schnabel and Irene Mull are also cast in the roll. The costumes and stage effects are well adapted to the bright music, and doubtless good houses will greet the opera during this week. • GENEROUS SOUTH-SIDERS. A Large Amount of Money Cleared on the Benefit Given to William Daley. The Southside Club met last night at 514 Fourth street for the purpose of presenting to Mrs. Daley the proceeds of the benefit tendered by the club last Saturday night to her son, William Daley. Treasurer O'Connor reported that $730 had been netted by the entertainment, which was one of the largest of its kind ever held in this City. William Daley, for whom the benefit was given, has been suf fering from cancer of the throot for several months, and nis friendsgaye the entertain ment to assist him in meeting his expenses for medical aid. •—•• — • » Slitter-Street Railway Election. CV The stockholders of lhe Sutter-street Ranway Company, in annual session yesterday, elected the following officers: President, R. F. Mor row; vice-president, J. L. Schmitt; secretary, A. K. Stevens; treasurer, Maurice Schmitt: superintendent, Johnson Reynolds. Including the president and vice-president the board of directors elected was as follows: W. G. Morrow, J. Naphtaly and E. Durbrow. "THE CALL'S" RACING GUIDE. To-Day 's Entries at Pacific Coast Jockey Club's Ingleside Track. In races where the horses have no record »i the distance to be run the records at the next nearest distance are glvon. AobreTiatlons— F., fast; Fa., fair: H., hearr; m., mile; f., furlong; •, about. THE ERRATIC DUKE AGAIN At Odds of 20 to 1 Duke Stevens Fooled the Bookies a Sec ond Time. TWO CHOICES WON PURSES. Levena C Beaten Out in an Excitine Finish— Clancy Took the Hurdle Event on Artemus. If the notorious old rogue Duke Stevens were to line up at lunch time to a tooth some bran mash or a bundle of sweet alfalfa hay and Jockey Charlie Weber hap pened along on the scene it is dollars to doughnuts the Duke would lose his appe tite. But nevertheless he will exert him self for Weber, something he will not do for any other jockey. On June 4he sad dened the camp of the bookmakers by winning a five-furlong scramble in a big romp, backed down from odds of 30 to 1. Yesterday he was one of ten starters in the last race of the day at halt a furlong further, with Weber on his back. The bookies laid 20 to 1 against him at one stage of the betting, and at the conclusion of the run they once more had cause for repentance. Thelma was a 7 to 5 favorite, but when the field was started Nell Flaherty carried the webbing away with her, and Snider, on the first choice, fearful of being entan gled in the flying band, pulled his mount up. Weber shouted the old familiar war cry in the ear of the Duke and off he sailed. Never pressed, he won pulling up by three lengths. Easel, al2to 1 chance, who kept him close company to the bend for home, took the place by a neck from Gracie S, a 6 to 1 outsider." The winner was backed down to 10 to 1 around post time. The programme did not call out the bet ter class of horses, and up to the victory of Duke Stevens the talent had been groping along in an uncertain way, barely holding its own. Montgomery and Carnation, both odds on choices, were the only ones that justified the support accorded them. The finish to the record event, a six-fur long sprint, although resulting in the de feat of the 8 to 5 favorite, Levena C, was a very close and exciting contest. After making all of the running, the first choice was joined by San Marco and Clacquer less than a furlong from the wire, and finish ing next the rail, H. Martin on San Marco got his mount past the line a head in front of the favorite, with Clacquer beaten but a nose for the place. The books had 5 to 1 against the winner. Tortoise got out of the maiden class, in the opening four furlong scramble for two year olds. The Lone stable's Vivo was a slight favorite over El Ladrone. Tortoise came through at the end, and won by three-parts of a length, with £1 Ladrone a length before Billy Vice. Belirinser was an even-money chance for the mile and a sixteenth hurdle event, but had an opportune fir of the sulks and was never in the chase. Artemus, with Clancy up, made all of the running and at the end won easily from Huntsman, with Arundel finishing in the show. The winner was 3 to 1 in the books. The 4 to 5 favorite, Montgomery, led his field throughout in the fourth raco, a six furlong spin, passing the judges ridden out a leneth clear of Cadenza, an 8 to 1 chance. Lucille, one of the second choices, was a close third. Jockey Piggott evidently reposed great confidence in Carnation, the 3 to 5 favorite for the six furlong show that followed. Getting away from the post none too well, he let his mount fall still farther back, not cutting loose until in the stretch, when he won easily at the end by three parts of £ length from Big Chief, a long-priced out sider. CLOSE OF RACING SEASON. A Great Programme at Ingrleside To-Morrow— lt Will Not Be "Ladies' Day." To-morrow marks the close of the racing season in San Francisco, and the Ingleside j management are making preparations to see that it is celebrated as the occasion de serves. Money will not be spared, and the big crowd that attends will witness some grand sport. Long-distance racing has proved so popular that a handicap over two and a quarter miles for a $-500 purse has been arranged, with an addtional $500 added if the winner breaks the world's record of 3:56*4, held jointly by Preakness and Springbok. The following horses have entered for the big event: Cabrillo, imp. Fullerton Lass, Senator Bland, Wawona, Little Crip ple, St. Lee, Flirtilia, Thornhill, Rey del Bandidos, imp. Ivy, Articus and Two Cheers. Another splendid attraction will be a handicap at seven furlongs, banning to gether the best three-year-olds on the track, among them : Peru, Yankee Doodle, Belle Boyd, Summer Time and Walter J. For the first time since the popular in novation was introduced "ladies' day" will be dispensed with. An immense throng is looked for, and there will be lit tle vacant space to spare for those who pay the usual admission charge. Ingle side has been very kind to the fair sex, and there is no cause for complaint on this score. Atkins and Lottridge will leave for Windsor, Canada, on Saturday with a string of six horses. Among them are Belle Boyd, Scarborough, El Ladrone and Quantrell, two very shifty maidens that will win their way out. Tortoise pulled up lame after winning the two-year-old event. Hanford, who was well backed at long i odds to win the fifth race, was over- J anxious on his road to the post and ran away over two miles with Tommy Butler. Rumors have been floating around that Road Warmer and one or uwo other horses were piloted by iockeys who carried an electric battery. "Weber, who rode Duke Stevens, was searched for one, but was found "not guilty." Tommy Lottridge has severed his busi ness connections with Bookmaker George Rose, and it is said the ex-trainer and pen ciler do not speak as they pass by. The coldness is said to have sprung up since the win of Belle Boyd on June 5, wi.en the stable is said to have taken in the neigh borhood of $6000 out of the ring. CAME FOR MACHINERY. S. Koenigsberg, a Russian Min ing Expert, May Buy Mines Here. S. Koenigsberg, general manager of some very rich gold, copper and platinum mines in the Ural Mountains, is at the Palace Hotel. Mr. Koenigsberg arrived on the steamer Alameda. He has hitherto been in Soutn Africa, Australia and New Zealand, in all of which country his com pany owns gold and copper mines. Mr. Koenigsberg is one of the most eminent mining engineers in Russia. His company is very rich. He says the mines in the Ural Mountains which the com- [ pany owns are worth the extraordinary sum of about $2,000,000. The mines employ about 5000 men di rectly and indirectly, but the methods of mining there are very primitive. "One of the objects I have in coming here is to study your methods of mining," he said, "and the machinery that is used. I expect to buy a very large plant of the i finest American machinery when I have found out exactly what I want. "I shall go from here to Colfax and ex amine a number of mines there, and then to Nevada City. I have many letters to different mine-owners at those places. "Whether we will buy some mines here depends on the mines and the price. I shall report on some of them to my com pany. The company owns a great many mines in different parts of the world. "We want only gold and copper mines. ! We do not care to look at any other kind. I "Our mines in the Ural Mountains are i on the Siberian dde and 4000 miles from i St. Petersburg. They ara 300 miles from j any railroad and it requires six days of ! travel by rail alone. The mines are in the | province of Perm, the richest mining re gion in Russia. The mines are very rich and very big. "I have been away from home a long i time now and have in my investigations j traveled nearly around the world. "I 6hall spend several weeks in Cali fornia, examining mines and making ex- j pert reports on such properties as I think ! are worth considering. Then I. will go to Montana, where 1 will visit the copper and gold mines and then go on to Michi gan. I will examine the great copper mines of Lake Superior." . \ AN you afford to have ' - your face and hands filled with pimples and blood blotches ? 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' You may publish, tbis, as I want all suf- ferers to be benefited by my experience. (Signed) MR. THOMAS Q. BROWN, .;,;;■; Mayfiela, Cal. SHUN THE SUBSTITUTE, c ßubinstein' s beautiful "Toreador et Andalouse" and the "Chant B Voyagcur" by Paderewski, will be rendered by the Grand EMPO- %. RIUM Orchestra at the Concert to-night. See the full program || DOORS OPEN JIT 7:30. CONCERT BEGINS AT BP. CM. (5 SAN FRANCISCO, June 9, 1896. | SPECIAL SELLING TO-DAY OF I CHILDREN'S REEFERS 1 AND COATS. I At 8 o'clock this morning we will start the sale of ft 7£o Reefers and Cloaks for Children, ages ito 5 years. H A manufacturer wishing to close out the balance of § his Summer stocks asked us for an offer. — We made fi an absurdly low one. — He accepted, and to-day you |l shall have these pretty little garments, made of Fancy I Pique, Imported Fancy Crepes, Ladies' Cloth, Benga- ■« line Silk, etc., at 1 ONE-QUARTER THEIR ACTUAL VALUE. I Pique Reefers - - - - 69c, 98c, $1.29 up to $2.98 | Children's Cloaks - - 98c, $1.29, $1.59 up to $4.98 | Take First Elevator to the left of Rotunda. jg EXHIBIT OF CHILDREN' SWEAR IN EAST SHOW WINDOW. V Children's In connection with the ' , „, big sale in the Chil- Lawn dren's Department Hats* we will offer a line of Children's Hats and Caps at half their actual value. Prices during the sale will be 10c, 14c, 27c, 49c, 55C» up to $3.48. Millinery An exquisite collection w\ ' »♦ of imported and domes- Uep v tic Hats and Bonnets— J. models from some 0_ of the .world's sT"]_ most celebrated /[-I milliners; especial ?*/ attention given to M£~?\ Mourning Milli- „ /7,~ ■k'-sjSS^yn nery. irV-VM MILAN STRAW 7 V^S SAILOR HATS, V 'l 1 in blue, white or L_<^_^- . . black, 40c to 60c. , x '^i Imported Sailor ' •_? fer"* Ha . $h «4, $s- ■3*^ ■ A full line of Children's Hats, 40c to $1.75. Large assortment of LEGHORN FLATS, from $1.10 to $1.25. Trimmed Hats for Children from imported designs, $2.50, $3, $4, $5. Also an importation of the swell "Cqnsuelo" Sailor Hat has just been received. Towels* Huck Towels, $1 a dozen. r v 100 dozen Huck Towels, Lrasn. S j ze 18x40 inches, regular price $I.3s— cut price to-day $i per dozen. Cotton Crash, 3 i-2c per yard — 16- -inch Twilled Cotton Crash— the kind usually sold at 5c a yard. Price cut to-day, 3 i-2c. Men's Hats. At Si. 35 Each — Fedoras — not the cheap quality retailed at 85c and $1, but the extra $2.50 kind reduced for this sale — colors black, brown and otter. At $2.00 Each— The EMPORIUM Derby a recognized $3.50 Hat. We have sold hundreds of them since the opening 'of the store, and every customer is pleased with his bargain. Colors brown or black. Boys' Hats. At 25c — Boys' and Youths' Straw Hats. At 25c Each— Children's "Rob Roy" and "Yacht" Caps— endless variety. Thin Stuffs The largest and r~- c - -.- most exquisite lor summer collection of print- Dresses. ' Ed cottons ever shown here. Sec- tions of the Dress Goods Depart- ment, are devoted to Wash Fabric selling, and lively selling it is, since people are becoming better acquainted with the quality and prices. Vaca- tion almost here — has come when ; you must get your vacation dresses ready. Will goods and prices like these be an inducement to you ? At 5c a Yard— 40 pieces Johnson's Bookfold Gingham — never sold less than 10c a yard regularly. At ioc a Yard— 6o pieces of 37-inch Percale — fast colors — brand new designs —an extra value for 12 i-2C. '• At 12 i-2c a — Golf Suitings — entirely new fabric for Outing Suits that will do up well and pos- sesses satisfactory wearing quali- ties — 15 colors and patterns — actual value 20c a yard. At 15c a Yard— Covert Suiting— an- ;; other new Wash Fabric — much superior to Duck— in plain or mixed brown and mixed gray effects— also narrow stripes in the same colorings — be a value at 20c per yard. ' At ijc a Yard— Russian . Canvas Cloth — 30 inches wide— great demand for seaside and moun- tain frocks. Better grade 38 inches wide at 29c and 35c a yard. At 38c a Yard— A very choice collec- tion of Silk-mixed Scotch Zephyrs — full 30 inches — very de- sirable for waists. . Not sold here before for less than. 50c. Department T^/ fLM*^' ~$ * . fw^^^^^j^AßßET street; San Pram a sco, (/\ljf Letters requesting samples- or orders for goods should be addressed ' "The Emporium Mail Order Department." , — ; PROGRAM, j TUESDAY, JUNE 9th, BP. M. j PART I. . I 1. March, "The Rainmakers" - - Gray 2. Overture, "Festival" Leuttier 3. Walti, "Estudiantina," Waldteuffel 4. Polka, '"Pi^icato" - Strauss ' 5. Toreador et vAndalouse • - Rubinstein | 6. {Melody, "Chant Vqyageur" - - - 1 ----- - Paderewski ! 7. Fantasie, "Tannhauser" • - Wagner i TART 11. I 8. Overture. "Light Cavalry" - ■ Suppe . , 9. Walt^, "Blue Danube" Strauss to. March," Emporium" • • tMarquardt '' 11. German War Rockets -- - Conradi I 12. Air Louis XIII Ghys I 13. Totpourri, "The Rambler c ßendit ; 14. Galop, "^Awakening of the Lion" Kegel — ______ 11 Picturesque I ?*. fin l e . st l boo ! < , America." of the kind pub- 1 America. Hshed in the United States. Contains 700 pages, with illustrations of American Scenery on each page and 30 full-page steel engravings. Originally published and sold only by subscription at $10 in Cloth and $12 50 in Half-Russian. We have just purchased all the copies of this book remaining in the hands of the publishers for OUR BOOK I DEPARTMENT, and now offer it ex- clusively in the Pacific Coast States : Cloth, $3.50 ; by mail, $4 25. Half-Russian, $4.75; by mail, $5.50. 1 The number of copies limited. When sold it will be impossible to obtain more. I Trimming Our !ate opening this ! Qnor'ale ** season compels us to j opeCiaiS. sell Trimmings about half the prices they were manufac- tured to sell for. An immense stock to select from— a stock of such mag- nitude that an immediate clearance is necessary. At iSc a Yard— Spangled gilt braid — bead — different colorings. Would be a bargain at 25c. At 8c a Yard— One row spangled iridescent colors a regular 15c trimming pieces only. At 8c a Yard— Jet edgings— a good 15c quality— 17 pieces left. At roc a Yard— Another line of jet edging 14 varieties on linen thread beads — fall off — regular 20c value. At 58c a Yard— Iridescent Spangled Band on Net— rich colorings and i latest creations— actual value 75c. 1 Pianos. A complete Music Store at ■ riaiiua. theEMPO RiUM-oneof 1 #the most complete ' /%Y of our many de- >^\V_ partments. Pianos, < i-^. I __\_ t -? all kinds of Mv- j -sgy^fcii.^^ sical Instruments fcp and an immense ; *fp^ip^p^^ stock of Sheet < __ II "rs£ Music at popular ' I *^sJ3iL S prices. Among , "•^l__, &■*• the Pianos w e havethe"SHAW," the popular "NEW ENGLAND" and our own Home Industry the "HEINE." < IWe can sell you a good new Piano, ' with stool and cover, for $i#>, such , as others would charge you $300 for. , I Musical Instruments, f ' I Guitars from ----- $3.00 up ' Mandolins from - - - • 2.90 up I Banjos from 3.2$ up < | Violins from - - $1.00 to $1000.00 ( Accordions, Concertinas, Harmon- j j icas, etc., and all the trimmings and ' I necessary adjuncts in connection with { them. " - ••■■) NOTE — A talented Pianist at your I bidding in the Sheet-Music Depart- , ment to play any piece you may de- < sire to hear. ' 5