The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 16, 1895, Page 1

all Ty o T<T & s ,-’ a8 o -t 0 A . 3 Nr? INY s VOLUME LXXVIIL.—NO. 7. SAN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 16, 1895. PRICE FIVE CENTS. LOWNDES THE LEADER Nominated for Governor by Republicans of Maryland. QUITE A LOVE-FEAST. Opposition Withdrawn and All Join in Praise of the Candidate. RELEASE FROM GORMAN RULE. There Is a Promise of Deliverance From the Thralldom of the Past. CAMBRIDGE, Mp., Aug. 15.—There was 8 large assemblage in the skating rink when the Republican State Convention was called to order shortly after noon by Chairman Harry M. Clabaugh of the State Central Committee. After the selection of John C. Rose of Baltimore as temporary chairman the various committees were ap- pointed. The committee on credentials and per- manent organization recommended that the temporary officers be made permanent, and that the sitting delegates be recog- nized in each case. This announcement was greeted by cheers from the Lowndes men. The report was unanimously adopted. The committee on resolutions then re- ported. It was expected that a financial plank would be incorporated in the plat- form, but the committee decided to leave that feature for the nominee of the con- vention to handle in his letter of accept- ance. The platform emphasized, in view of the ravid increase of municipal indebtedness, the necessity for the speedy adoption of an amendment to the State constitution, which shall be an effective limitation upon the debt-incurring capacity of the cities | and counties of Maryland. The Republi- cans, in conclusion, promise such legisla- tion as shall permit the people of the seve- ral counties and municipalities of the State to decide for themselves by popular vote whether appointments to the public offices * shall be in accord with the principles of the merit system. The report of the committee on resolu- tions was received, and the nominating speeches for Governor were begun. Mr. D.W. Sioane, State’s Attorney of Alleghany rtv, was uproariously cheered as he took the floor. He eloquently placed in nowingilon Homn. Lloyd Lowndes of Cum- berland. In the course of his speech Mr. Sloane said that “for nearly thirty years the political affairs of Maryland have been under the control and management of the Democratic party, and that party has been directed and dominated by the mind and will of one man, until at last, in the present horizon, there can be seen a gleam of hope of release from the thralldom of Gormanism. Borne down by the oppres- sion of selfishness of ring rule, to-day there stand thousands of honest men ready to join hands and affiliate with the Republican party to free it from the yoke of the sphinx of Laurel.”” At the conclusion of Mr. Sloane’s ad- dress the convention rose to its feet and cheered him to the echo. Ex-Congressman Mudd of Charles County, who was the flop leader of the op- position to Mr. Lowndes, was seen slowly wending his way down a side aisle toward the platform and cheers and hisses greeted his approach. The hisses were quickly turned ‘to the wildest applause as Mr. Mudd, in a few well-chosen words, sec- onded the nomination of Mr. Lowndes and withdrew the name of his chief opponent, William T. Malster of Baltimore. Further scenes of wild disorder greeted the appear- ance of H. R.Torbertof Cecil County as he took the stage and seconded the nomi- nation of Mr. Lowndes, but paying a high compliment to Mr. Malster, whom it was expected Mr, Torvert would place in nomi- nation. Cries of *‘make it unanimous” and “love feast’” came from all parts of the hali as Mr. Torbert left the stage. Several other addresses were delivered from the floor and stage giving expression to warm words of praise to the managers of Mr. Lowndes’ campaign for the masterful manner in which the movement had been handled and eulogistic of the man who was about to become the gubernatorial nominee. All promised hearty support to Lowndes, each succeeding speaker trying to outdo his predecessor in lavish praise and prom- ises. No other name was presented to the convention and a motion to make Mr. Lowndes’ nomination by acclamation was carried by a rising vote and mighty cheer- ing as the band played ‘“Hail to the Chief.” Three cheers and a tiger were given the defeated candidate. The roll was then called at 4 o’clock for nominations for Attorney-General. George R. Gaither of Baltimore nominated Harry M. Clabaugh Jr.,in a short address in which he said that the Republicans 9{ Maryland had but one purpose in this campaign—to make every name presented equally well fitted for the office. The speaker paid a high compliment to Mr. Clabaugh, and stated that he would honor the great central section of the State and also Baltimore city. ‘“He accepted the leadership in our State,” Mr. Gaither said, “four years ago, and under his capable management we are to-day proud of the possession of three and probably four members of Congress and a Republican majority of 3000 in Maryland.” M. Clabaugh’s name was the only one presented, and he was also nominated by acclamation. Captain John McDonald of Montgomery, L. E. P. Dennis of Somerset and Robert P. Graham of Wicomico were put in nomina- tion for Comptroller. Captain McDon- ald’s name was subsequently withdrawn and Mr. Graham proved an easy winner, receiving 8034 votes to 29)¢ for Dennis. Before the announcement of the resulta motion was adopted to make the nomina- tion unanimous. At 4:35 the convention adjourned. Battling in Ecuador, NEW YORK, N. Y., Aug. 15.—The Her- ald’s special cable from Panama says: News was received yesterday from Guaya- quil, Ecuador, that a battle is in progress " between the forces of Alfaro and Sarasti. Alfaro arrived in Catabamba and took up his position, advancing his lines to attack his opponent, and then made an assault upon Rio Bamba. At Catabamba, two hours’ journey from Rio Bamba, 5000 In- dians joined Alfaro. Il ek WAR ON LIQUOR-SELLERS. Orusade Commenced by the Police in Wichita, Kans. WICHITA, Kans., Aug. 15.—Assistant Attorney-General W. P. Campbell to-day began a crusade against the whisky men by issuing search and seizure warrants upon which the police officers may arrest all men found selling liquors illegally, confiscate their stock and fixtures and en- join the owners of buildings from leasing them to parties engaged in the illicit sale of liquor. The police burst in the doors of the building occupied by Matt Wall and Jack Davidson as a joint, arrested the men, confiscated the liquors and tpre up the elegant bar fixtures. The police force is detailed to watch the places where liquor is supposed to be sold and obtain criminat- ing evidence, and from this time forward wholesale arrests of jointists will be made. It is warto the knife upon the jointists, and both the Police Commissioners and assistants of the Attorney-General are bent upon their entire overthrow. ——— DIED FROM NATURAL CAUSES. McMurthy’s Remains to Be Embalmed and Sent to This Country. PARIS, Fraxcg, Aug. 15.—A post mor- tem examination of the remains of Mr. McMurthy, the rich American who was W. 8. McMurtry Jr.. | found dead in the bathroom of his resi- dence in Rue Tronchet, shows that death resulted from natural causes. Mr. Morse, the American Consul-General, to-day re- ceived from San Franciscoa cable dispatch signed John Flournoy requesting that the body be embalmed and shipped to the United State OONE [N ENGLISH WATERS Shots Fired Into a British Schooner by a Venezuela Gunboat. This Is a Little Eplsode That May Cause the Lion to Roar Loudly. [Special Correspondence of the United Press.] BARBADOES, West Inpres, July 29.— Breaches of international law, like fili- bustering expeditions, seem to be on the increase on the Caribbean Sea, and the latest, as well as one likely to attract very considerable attention in both hemis- pheres, is the firing upon a British schooner, in British waters, by a Venezue- lan gunboat. The schooner Ellen, which is owned and sailed by Captain Truxelo, a Britisher, and registered at Trinidad, has sworn to a statement that he was on a voy- age out from Trinidad to the Venezuelan port of Maturn, and when within two miles of Trinidad a Venezuelan ‘guard coast cruiser fired a shot at his vessel. A British ensign was sent up on the miz- zen masthead, but no notice was taken of it. He kept thc vessel on its course, be- lieving it woula be all right, when the Venezuelan sent a shot through the schoon- er’s sails. There were several passengers on board, and they as weil as the crew became so scared that they threw themselves down on the deck to escape the shot which was raking the vessel. He was compelled to ‘“heave to,” and the Venezuelan came alongside. Captain Truxelo and the passengers and crew were forced to enter a small boat, and were kept there for nearly four hours, when they were again released. In the meantime the Venezuelan had searched the ship, but finding nothing to delay her they were allowed to continue the voyage. The captain says had it not been for the earnest entreaties of his passengers he would have returned and laid complaint with his Government; but he lost no time in doing so when he returned. Captain Truxelo adde that before leaving Trinidad he had not only obtained his papers from the custom-house, but also the certificate of the Venezuelan consular agent. The Trinidad Government has reported the matter to the Colonial Office, London, and the sequel is anxiously awaited. LE T FOR PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST. Suit of a Trust Company to Foreclose a Big Mortgage, KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 15—The Central Loan and Trust Company of New York brought suit in the Circunit Court this afternoon on behalf of a majority of the bondholders of the Kansas City and Inde- pendence Rapid Transit Company to fore- close a mortgage and sell the road underit. Walter Holmes is the president of the road and the mortgage wasincurred in this way: May 4, 1889, the officers of the road wanted to borrow money for extensions and improvements.” Bonds to the amount of $800,000 were issued pavable in 1909 in New York City. They bear 5 per cent in- terest and a clause was inserted providing that if there should be a default in interest a majority of the bondholders could in- struct the trustee to bring suit for fore- closure. There has been a default in inter- est and the Central Loan and Trust Com- any, as trustee, to-day brought suit ask- ?mzi;ruiudzment for $800,000 and a de- cree of foreclosure. Destroyed by an Explosion. , TOLEDO,0u10, Aug. 15.—The plant of the Peerless Refinery at Findlay was destroyed by an explosion and fire this morning. T¥m Joss was $60,600 and insurance half. W. H. Adams and A. T. Benis burned, probably fatally. i were NOT GROVER'S KIND, Silver Democrats Scorch Cleveland and His Regime. DENUNCIATION IN ORDER Work of the Conference at Washington Brought to a Close. FREE COINAGE RESOLUTIONS. Misslonary Work to Be Conducted Throughout the States and Terrltories of the Union. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 15.—With- out a dissenting voice the delegates to the Silver Conference to-day adopted free-coin- age resolutions, appointed a provisional committee to perfect a National organiza- tion, made speeches anything but compli- mentary to the administration, and then adjourned sinedie. The committeeat work on the address and resolutions and plan of organization did not finish their labors un- til noon to-day, after having spent the greater part of the night in the work. The attendance in the parlors of the Metropolitan Hotel to-day was limited ounly by the capacity of the rooms. Sena- tor Harris presided, and the hours between 10 and 12 were given over to addresses by delegates. With a single exception the speakers were bitter in their denunciation and Senator Sherman. All the speakers were confident that the movement had attained such growth in the South and West that with proper missionary work in the East the Democratic National Convention would name a candidate on a free-silver platform. The address was substantially that adopted by the Texas and Mississippi con- ventions. The plan of organization adopted provides for a National committee of Demo- crats, one from each State, who are known to favor bimetallism. The executive com- mittee, consisting of Senators Harris, Jones and Turpie, Governor Stone of Missouri and W. H. Hinrichsen of Illinois, is to have the power of appointing such Na- tional committeemen. When such com- mitteemen are appointed their duties in the organization of free-silver votes are clearly outlined. The resolutions demand the free and unlimited coinage of silver and gold at a ratio of 16 to 1. The bimetallic idea was injected intd the resolutions after their presentation to the convention, the object being to harmonize factions in the party. The erecutive committee began its labors as soon as the conference adjourned, and concerted effort was agreed upon to bring each section of the country under the in~ fluence of the committee’s ministrations. Senator Harris called the conference to order promptly at 10 o’clock. As soon as the delegates were seated he stated that the committee on resolutions, though it had worked most of the night, was not yet ready to report, but would be able to do so in about one hour. It was agreed to de- vote the hour waiting for the committee’s report in speech-making, and the confer- ence was made public. Colonel Casey Young of Tennessee, who acted as secretary of the committee which had called this conference, said that he had received thousands of letters from representative Democrats in thirty-eight States favoring the conference and ex- pressing their willingness to stand by any action it might make. Among these were letters from Senators Morgan, Walthall, George, Chilton, Blackburn, Blanchard, Tillman, Cockrell, Voorhees and TFurpie. He believed that four-fifths of the people of the country favored free coinage, and he of President Cleveland. Secretary Carlisle | | | tem she would control the country—a T T believed that the friends of silver would | capture the next National convention. Ex-Representative Charles H. Turner of | New York City said that the doctrine of free silver was growing. All that was needed to foster the sentiment was mis- sionary work in the South and West. The only hope for the country is the retention of Democrats in power. Because the party has made a blunder that was no reason why a clean candidate cannot be chosen whose feet or any other part of his anatomy is so large that he can obscure the planks of the platform. Representative Jones of Virginia said | that if the free-silver people in the various States would organize it would be possible to elect a free-silver candidate on a free- silver platform. It is necessary, however, that the fight be made within the ranks of the Democratic party. Representative Lockhart of North Caro- lina made a conciliatory speech, in which he defended the President’s right to enter- tain different views from the free silverites on the money question. He had no in- tolerance for those who differed from him on this question. He defended his own view against the assertion of Mr. Carlisle, who had said free silverism is Populism. Yet he would not abuse the Secretary be- cause he entertained an erroneous position on this topic. In North Carolina, he said, the silver people had such a distrust of Populism that the name was sufficient to turn public sentiment against that party’s plan. Ex-Representative Fithian of Illinois said that he had been defeated for re-elec- | tion because he had to bear the odium of the administration’s action ir the last | Congress. He was a believer in free coin- | age and would abide by the iction of this cenference. Representative Livingston of Georgia said that the trade commerce and agricul- ture of the United States were again in jeopardy and that another declaration of independence was needed. If England was given the control of our money sys- thing which she could not do by force of arms, He referred to the recent bond is- sues and said they were the most disgrace- ful thing a party had ever done. Senator Call of Florida was in accord | with the movement now proposed and | thought that the people of the country | were now ready to join the great triumphal | march. | Mr. Hill of Missouri when called re- | sponded by thanking God that he was not Hill of New York. 1Ip two short years Mr. Cleveland had led the Democratic party to | defeat and disgrace by a series of acts of perfidy and treachery unprecedented in | the history of this country. Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Carlisle, he said, would go down the lanes of oblivion hand-in-hand amid the cries of indignation of the people. Senator Brice, he said, was the black white man and as great a traitor us Cleveland, Calisle and Gorman. When the committee reports were an- nounced as complete shortly before noon, Senator Jones took the chair and Governor Stone of Missouri presented the address. He announced that it was substantially the same as that partially sdopted bv the ‘Texas silver convention and adopted in toto by the Mississippi convention. The address is as follows: At a conferenice between & number of Demo- crats from different States who attended the mnon-partisan convention recently assembled at Memphis, Tenn., for the purpose of promoting the cause of free silver coinage (which confer- ence was held after the adjournment of the convention), &8 committee, consisting of Sena- tors Jones of Arkansas, Turple of Indiana and Harris of Tennessee, was appointed and au- thorized to invite representative Democrats from the several States to meet them at Wash- ington for consultation with the view of secur- ing co-operation and concert of action among those Democrats throughout the Union who belleve in adhering to the cardinal Demo cratic policy of actual bimetallism and who are opposed to commitiing the party to the plutocratic Republican doctrine of gold mono- metallism. The present conference is the result ot the action then taken. This is purely a voluntary assemblage, and therefore does not assume to speak with party authority. Disclaiming all right to bind any person by our utterances, but profoundly conscious that the Democratic party to-day confronts a crisis the most mo- mentous in its history, and fraught with far- reaching peril to the people and to the coun- try, we are assembled as indiviaual Demoerats to take counsel together, and for the undis- | Brown, the colored cook. Continued on Second Page. JIM CORBETT'S WIFE Vera Stanwood Became the Bride of the " Pugilist. HAD A WRONG LICENSE. The Wedding Was Delayed by a Peculiar Little Mis- take. DEFIANT OF NEW YORK'S LAW. Unusual Haste in Having the Cere- mony Performed by a New Jersey Justice. ASBURY PARK, N. J., Aug. 15.—James J. Corbett and Jessie Taylor of Omaha, otherwise known as Vera Stanwood, were niarried here at exactly 12:32 o’clock this afternoon. It was a very simple ceremony that was performed by Justice JohnJ. | Borden of Asbury Park in the little parlor of Corbett’s cottage at Seventh avenue and Empey street. The champion was attired in a black broadcioth suit and wore a black satin necktie. The bride was a perfect vision of finery. She wore an elegant lavender silk costume trimmed with lace, with a pompa- dour corsage. She wore a delicate blue ribbon around her neck. The witnesses to the ceremony were L. E. Wortman, a well-known real estate dealer of Asbury Park; P. J. Buckalow of Jersey City, Joseph Corbett and Alice News of the marriage was kept strictly private. Even the bride did not know that it was to take place until this morning. As the words were pronounced which joined them to- gether Yor life, Corbett grasped her about the neck and gave her two rousing kisses. A little mistake delayed the wedding. It seems that a birth certificate was brought to the house instead of the re- quired marriage certiticate. Mr. Buckalow was hurriedly dispatched to town and re- turned very soon with the necessary paper, which was elaborately ornamented. The happy couple left on the 1:20 train this afternoon for Butfalo and Niagara Falls. The champion absolutely declined to be interviewed about his marriage or rece divorce. He said the marriage had been contemplated for some time. He has taken legal advice and is assured of the validity of the contract. In the marriage certificate the residence of the contracting parties is given as As- bury Park. The news of the marriage of Corbett and Miss Taylor was a great sur- prise to the champion’s friends, who knew nothing of it until they read the account sent out by The United Press and printed in the afternoon papers. Corbett did not think of getting married until this morn- ing. He hunted up his friend, J. E. Wort- man, and inquired of him what he should do to get a license. “What do you intend to peddle?” asked ‘Wortman. “Peddle,” replied the champion. “I don’t want to peddle; it’s a marriage I'm after,and I want to get married within fifteen minutes if it is possible.” ‘Wortman hunted up Justice of the Peace Borden, and the ceremony was performed exactly one hour after Mr. Wortman bad been consulted. The trial of the divorce suit brought by Corbett’s first wife, Ollie Lake, was fin- ished only a few weeks ago. The co-re- spondent named was Vera Stanwood, the woman Corbett married to-day. The tes- timony in the case was taken by a referee. ‘Witnesses were called who testified to Cor- bett’s imprcper conduct with the co-re- spondent. Most of these witnesses were members of the theatrical company of which Corbett was the star. They testi- fied that Vera Stanwood traveled with the company and was very intimate with Cor- bett, frequently being in his dressing-room. One member of the company testified that Corbett introduced Vera to him as ‘“‘my girl,” and that his attitude toward her was always very affectionate. ' Although Corbett was represented by counsel at the hearings he put in prac- tically no defense and refused to take the stand. The referee reported in favor of the plaintiff and alimony of $100 a week was awarded her. Corbett had agreed to pay that amount. The first years of Cor- bett's married life were supposed to be most happy and he was spoken of asan exemplary husband. It was only this spring that rumors of discord began to float about. Mrs. Corbett No. 1, it is said, got the first information which led her to bring the suit from a woman friend. Sune had investigations made which cor- roborated the stories she had heard. The last time Corbett brought himself into pnblic notice before his marriage this morning was when, in a fit of rage, he punched his sparring partner, Jack McVey, all over the stage. The night before he also gained a little extra notoriety in a barroom brawl in Philadelphia, when he tried to pull Fitzsim: nose and after- ward spat in the Aus n’s face. ONE THUUS_AN’_PEHISHEU. Havoc of the Terrible Storms Off the Coast of Japan. Ujina Swamped by the Sea and Many Boats Were Smashed. [Correspondence of the United Press.] TOKIO, JaraN, Aug.2.—Japan was vis- ited by a terrible storm on the 24th and 26th of July. These burricanes swept across Kiusha, ' passed along the shores of the island sea, crossed over the central districts of the main island and emerged into the Pacific Ocean. Its track was everywhere marked by great loss of life and destruction of prop- erty, and as the catastrophe was followed by a heavy rainstorm, inundations added their devastating effects to the havoc wrought by the wind. It is calculated that over 1000 people were killed or drowned. Ujina, the town that served as a military basis during the recent war, felt the full force of the tempest. The place was com- pletely swamped by the sea and over 160 boats were smashed. Among these boats were 120 belonging to the army-stores de- partment. They were laden with supplies destined for the use of the troops in the Lio Tung peninsula. The entente between Russia, Germany and France is still preserved in semblance by the representativesof the three powers in Japan, but in Peking things are different. There, it appears to be the daily business of the German to protest against the do- ings of his French and Russian colleagues. The fact is that Germany has been com- pletely “left” in the latest triple alliance. Meetings, missionary and otherwise, held in Hankow and Shanghai, with reference to the Szechuan outrages, have been re- markable for the speakers’ unanimity of opinion as to complicity with those dis- graceful riots. Men well known for the invariable moderation and charity of their views on all Chinese topics agree in de- claring emphatically that the outrages were officially inspired. William Leaves Lonsdale. LONDON, Eng., Aug. 15. — Emperor William’s visit to Lord Lonsdale at tbe lstter’s seat at Penrith came to an end to- day, and at 2 o’clock he and his suite were driven to the railway station, where they took a train for Leith, where he will board his yacht, the Hohenzollern. Prior to taking - his departure the Emperor ex- ressed delight at the reception accorded Eim and thanked Lovd Lonsdale for the efforts that had peen made to render his visit & pleasant one. e Flogged by Cossacks. BERLIN, GERMANY, Aug. 15.—It is re- ported here from Kattowitz that a detach- ment of Cossacks have flogged fourteen striking colliers who were employed in the mines at Zagorz, Russia, by this means compelling the strikers to return to work. W N i Falstaff Cleveland—+“If I be not ashamed of my soldicrs I am & soused gurnet, : : (Sketched for the “Cald” by Nankivell.] : % AIKEN ON A JUNKET. Comingto San Francisco to Inspect the Site OF THE NEW POSTOFFICE, The Supervising Architect Says the LotIs Suitable forthe Building. SOON TO PREPARE THE PLANS, There Is No Telling, However, When the Building Will Be Con~ structed. WASHINGT! D. C., Aug. 15.—Now it is the supervising architect’s turn to take a junket. A representative of THE CarL had an interview with him to-day concerning the construction of the new postoffice building at San Francisco. Mr. Aiken is a secretive official, and ig careful to give out as little information as possible regarding public works. Hekeeps himself carefully behind closed doors, and outside of his sanctum stands a guard who has been given strict orders to rigidly ex- clude newspaper men. The supervising architect is naturally a little bit disgruntled, because of many severe newspaper criticisms of the conduct of his office. He is also nettled because many influential newspapers advocate a change whereby the plans for Government buildings will be awarded to outside archi- tects, after competitive examination. Itis believed that this plan will secure the best talent in the country, and Government buildings of the future may be of archi- tectural beauty, instead of the grand, gloomy and peculiar edifices now in vogue. Mr. Aiken is quite an independent indi- vidual, ana takes care that this fact shall become known. When he was seen to-day, TrHE CALL representative said to him: “ The San Francisco people are anxious to know when their postoffice building is go- ing to be commenced. They have been trying for so many years and have met with so many disappointments that they are beginning to feel that it is almost a for- lorn hope. But now that the Board of En- gineers has reported that the Seventh and Mission streets lot is firm enough to sup< port the structure, they would like to know what is the occasion for further delay.” The architect said: “ Yes, I know all about that. I know the whole history of the matter, but we cannot perform impos- sibilities. There are 125 new buildings to look after, and 480 that have to be patched up continually. We will begin work on the San Francisco postoffice just as soon as possible. Next week I am going to start for San Francisco to make a personal in- spection of the premises. Director of Mint Preston will accompany me, and we will stop off at Denver to examine different sites offered for the new mint to be erected there. We will then stop a day or so at Salt Lake, where is to be a new building erected. I will also visit Portland, Or., and may stop on my return at Boise. The two Idaho Senators are involved ina dispute as to the selection of a lot for the new post- office there, and I may decide that matter myself.” Replying to a8 question Mr. Aiken said _ he thought the Seventh and Mission streets lot at San Francisco was all right, but would not state the exact nature of the business that required his presence there. The architect was asked whetheror not, in his opinion, the work of con- | struction would be commenced this fall or winter. “The angel Gabriel can answer that question better than I,” he said. “I ex- pect to be back in Washington within thirty-five days from the time I start, and immediately upon my return I expect to begin drawing plans. You must under- stand that thus far only sketch plans have been prepared, and these have been pub- lished. I don’t know how long it will take to finish the plans or how long it will be before the work of excavation will be be- gun.” THE CALL correspondent suggested there was fear expressed in some quarters that Becretary Carlisle was really responsible for the delay in the construciion of the butlding, as well as other Government works, as he wanted to keep every dollar possible in the treasury in view of thestate of finances. “Yes, I know,” replied the architect, scornfully; *‘the people are not discrimi- nating enough to lay the blame where it properly belongs—on Congress.” It was thea suggested that California people were inclined to believe that their State was a little too far from the seat of Government; in other words, that they were not *‘in it,”’ geographically speaking. “I cannot help what they think,” said he. “We will not favor any city because of its proximity, or neglect it by reason of its remoteness. You can wire that to your people.” Going Home to Celebrate. CHICAGO, ILn., Aug.15.—Nearly 500 German army veterans, living here and in other Western cities, departed in a body to-day for Hoboken, N. J.. where they will embark for Hamburg. The purpose of their trip is to join_their fellow-veterans and other Germans in celebrating the vic- tory over the French at Sedan and to resent an address to Prince Bismarck at riedrichsruhe. The chief celebrations will be at Berlin and Leipsic. The veter- ans and their friends marched from the rendezvous on North Clark street to the railroad station under the stars and stripes and the banner of the Deutscher Krieger Verein, of which the ex-soldiers are mem- bers. Fnl:g 1000 German veteranss will represent the United States at the jubilee. TG Confessed Five Judgments. OMAHA, Nese, Aug. 15.—The 8. P, Morse Dry Goods Company to-day filed five confessions of judgment against itself in favor of preferred creditors to the amount of $60,000 and the store was closed. This store has never been a success and has been reorganized several times. It is robable that it will be soon reopened. 'he employes were all paid in fall. For Pacific Coast Telegrams. sce Pages 3 and 4. 3