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6 THE SAN FRANCIS >0 CALL, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1895. SOLID WORK FOR THE CONVENTION GOES ON. Additional Subscriptions From Fraternal Associ- ations Received. EASTERN GOOD WISHES. The Press on the Other Side Is Considering Us Seriously. NARROWED DOWN TO FOUR. Official Greeting of the Legislature in a Strong Joint Reso- tion. Within & week the people of San Fran- cisco will see the fruits of the mass-meet- hich will be held to-morrow night the Chamber of Commerce. The committees to be appointed will by it time have gathered up all the loose ir 1 ends of the activity so far exhibited and will have reached more definite results than can be s ested to- So far the entire work of making the collections has been in the hands of the daily papers and all of the subscriptions have been practi- cally volunt Through the meeting to-morrow night the plan of making a more general collec- tion will doubtless be perfected. Chairman Friedrich has been storing up id which will be introduced, and it is evident that many of them will carry, as they are solely for the purpose of increas- ing the size of the fund which, through the generosity of the people, is to-day over $70,000. The East is now pretty well assured that ancisco means bu and the th which we have received from chusetts, and Boston particularly, ed a good many views as to the of attention we have been at- tracting. One week ago Governor Greenhalge tated that San Francisco was not . proper place to hold the convention wnd that she had no right to expect the Republican party to offer it to her. Thursday afternoon, however, in an in- r b a CALL reporter in Boston he tatements and said that after nto our claims and our advant- at he was thoroughly convinced Francisco had a better right to ention than any other city in the “I realize,” he said, “‘that the t West has done as much for the Re- y other portion of the ion to her population, and I so familiar with the fact that she has always sent Republican electors to the Electoral College, yet she has received nothing from the party. Ihave studied the matter out pretty carefully and I be- lieve now that it is not only policy, but the v of the Ropublican party to recognize ber claims.” Our supporters in the East have given us the most decided encouragement, and if it is a possibility for San Francisco to lose it will not be because we had no friends. The local interest still keeps up its end, and there1s every reason to believe that within a few days there will be a sufficient sum of money subscribed to convince the tional Committee that we have all the money they require to lift the debt that hangs over them. It is not impossible that even Quay and Platt will agree to come to San Francisco if certain political combinations can be As it stands to-day Chicago is out what little ing it had with the committee, New York is as good as gone, and the fight is between Pittsburg and San Francisco. The relativ ling of these two cities is about e so far as the approval of the National Committeemen is concerned, yet there is a great deal of doubt in the minds of the leaders regarding the advisability of ignoring the Pacific Coast. We have never yeu made such a for a convention as the one now being waged, and this alone gives us considerably more weight than if we vere constant applicants. Nothing is likely to be done with undue haste, and when the National Committee meets it will act with considerable caution. In February of the present year the Leg- islature passed an Assembly joint resolu- tion relative to the National Convention, in which TaeE CALL's suggestion was em- bodied. The Assembly resolution was in- ly | troduced on the 16th and Tue CaLr’s sug- gestion appeared on the 15th. Yesterday the retail hatters, at a meet- ing of the association, subscribed $250 to | the fund, and other associations are likely | to follow. The boom is still on, and if by standing together S8an Francisco can win, we have just as good as got the convention matter settled. The communication from the Retail Hatters’ Association reads as follows: SAN FrANCISCO, November 2, 1895, Editor Morning Call—DEAR SIR: At the last meeting of the Retail Hatters’ Association of Ban Franeisco the following resolution was assed: pln‘mlv(d, That we hereby agree to pay the respective amounts set onposite our names in the event of either of the National conventions being held in this City, and that the total of such amounts subscribed be offered as a sub- seription of the Retail Hatters’ Association of San Francisco to the MORNING CALL. As @ result of above resolution I hereby authorize you to place on vour list of contri- butions the amount of $250 from said associa- tion. The Retail Hatters’ Association of San Fran- clsco, C. HERRMANN, President. themselves, as witness the following: SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 2, 1895. To the Manager of The Call—DEAR SIR: At & regulur meeting of El Dorado Parlor No. 52, N. £, . W., held this evening—Thursday, October 31, 1895—it was resolved thai 27 sub- scribed to the fund for the Repu tional Convention, believing that the holding here of the session’of that body will prove to be of great benefit to the interests of the City and the State of California, Respectfully yours, ED W. P. PHELAN, Recording Secratary, El Dorado Parlor No. 52, N. 8. G. W. HALF-MILLION CLUB. Its Members Are Active in Thelr Conven- tion Interest. The following notice was sent to the members of the Half-million Club yester- day: Roox 1, THIRD FLOOR, M’ SAN FRANCISCO, 895. The members of the Half-million Club are urgently requested to attend the meeting the various organizations of the City called by the Union League Club, to be held Monday, the 4th inst, at 3 o'clock P. M., in the Chember of Commerce, for the purpose of devising fur- toer ways and means with the view of secur- ing the National Republican Convention for San Francisco. FIENRY J. CROCKER, President. ALFRED BOUVIER, Secretary . - - LOS ANGELES IN Mass-Meeting to Be Held to Express Her Good Will. ANGELES, Cax, Nov. 2.—Los LINE. Los Angeles Monday evening to express its good will toward San Francisco and wish the latter City godspeed in its enterprise. The pa- pers here have taken the matter up and the greatest enthusiasm prevails. The Record said this evening: The call which has been issued to wheop up the San Francisco convention has met with unmistakable public favor. The spectacle of Los Angeles and San Francisco working hand in hand is an en- gaging one and is well calculated to undo the impression all too prevalent in the East that there is no harmony in this State. Traly there has been such and truly just such issues as that in which San Francisco and Los Angeles are joining forces will go for to restore and maintain that genuine neighborliness that is needed. The mass- | meeting next Monday ought to be a “rouser.” The Express, in an editorial, headed, “Los Angeles Must Help S8an Francisco,” comes out in a cry strongly, as follows: The mass-reeting which is called for Mon- day evening at the Chamber of Commerce, for the purpose of pledging the aid of this city to San Francisco in securing the Re- publican National Convention, should be attended by every citizen who can possibly be present. This is not a local affair; it is something in which all the Pacific Coast is interested. It is not a question of parti- sanship nor of sectionalism; it isa ques- invaluable to the entire country. So far as the local benefit is concerned, Los An- geles will be as much benefited as San Francisco, far the thousandswho go there will by a big majority come here. Itisan advertisement that would be a cheap if this town had to put half the $100,000 needed. Every visitor will carry back a good re- port of this section if we do our part and the result will be a great influx of popula- tion and capital. This is one of these propositions on which united we stand— Los Angeles and San Francisco. No Tehachapi separates us when it is a ques- tion of this character. Let every one turn out Monday eyening. The Herald will say to-morrow: Like the breaking of the dawn comes the real- 1zation to the people of the entire State of California of the fact that the assembling of the National Republican Convention of 1896 in San Francisco would be an event laden with inestimable benefits to the whole commonwealth. The press and the public men of the State, regardless of po- Assembly Joint Resolution No. 17, Introduced by Mr. Hatfleld, Fe bruary ©, 1895. [Adopted by the Assembly February 16, 1895; Adopted by the Senate March 1, 1895.] JOINT RESOLUTION RELATIVE TO THE NATIONAL CONVENTIONS. Warereas, In the progress and development of our political system it has become the settled policy of the people to quadriennially meet, in their respective party Na- The Native Sons are also bestirring | of | have a rousing mass-meeting | tion of carrying out a scheme that will be | tional Conventions, to confer togzether touching the lLines of policy to be pursued in campaigns preceding National elections; and whereas, by reason of the immense geographical erea of our country and the great diversity of interests it is inevitable that vast numbers of the citizens of the Nation are unfamiliar with the conditions existing throughout the Union; and believing that the holding of National Conven- tions in different places from time to time will be highly beneficial to the representa- tives of the people attending such conventions, and also beneficial to the people in the territory adjacent to the location of such conventions, by tending to impress upon all the magnitude of our country and the importance of close attention to the duties of citizenship and thereby stimulate general interest and strengthen our patriotic in- stincts; and whereas, by reason of topographical conditions, the States and Territories lying west of the Rocky Mountains are to a certain extent withdrawn from intimate association with the remainder of the on; and in view of the fact that no National Convention of either of the leading political parties of the Nation has ever been held west of the Rocky Mountains; and believing that by reason of expanse of territory, number of inhabitants and volume of commerce we are justified in asking the man- agers of the National political committees of the leading political parties to hold their conventions for the nomination of candidates for the offices of President and Vice- President in eighteen hundred and ninety-six at some point in some of the Pacific Coast States; and whereas, we desire to co-operate with and to receive the co-operation of our sister States and Territories in this connection; and believing that the repre- sentatives of the respective parties can reach the principal cities of the Pacific Coast with reasonable convenience and cost; and realizing the importance of immediate and effective action, be it Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate concurring, That the Governor be requested to at once communicate with the Governors of the States of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Nevada, and the Territories o Arizona, Utah and New Mexico, request- ing them to co-operate in uniting their influence with our own to secure early action by the National committees of the Republican and Democratic parties, respectively, to the end that the National Convention of each of said parties shall be held at the most convenient place within the territory west of the Rocky Mountains; and that the Gov- ernor be requested to appoint at least three citizens of this State, and that he suggest to the Governors of such other States and Territories the feasibility of their appointing a similar number of their citizens, to constitute delegates to a preliminary convention, to meet at a seasonable time in the City of San Francisco, or the city of Sacramento, for the purpose of organizing and adopting a definite plan of action, for the purpose of securing the holding of such conventions on the Pacific Coast in 1896; and be it further Resolved, That on behalf of California we earnestly invite the respective National committees to hold their conventions within this State in the year 1896; and be it turther Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be transmitted to each of the Governors of the States and Territories named, and to any others the Governor may deem ad- visable; and that a copy be transmitted to the chairman of the National Republican and Natiopal Democratic committees, litical affiliation and with almost unanim- ity, have spoken in a voice of enthusiastic and unqualified approval of the attempt to secure the convention. = % The feeling of widespread interest in a convention cause which has been awak- ened will find expression to-morrow even- ing ata mass-meeting to be held at the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Hall, and at the same time that the capital, enterprise and ambition of the metropolis of the north are fastening the seal of in- dorsement and formulating plans for suc- cess the corresponding factors in the progress and prosperity of Southern Cali- fornia will be engaged in similar work in the metropolis of the south. To this meet- ing the presence of every loyal citizen i should be given, and we believe that it will be. Southern California is bound in equity and policy to assist in liberal measure San Francisco in its fight for the convention. Put your shoulder to the wheels. SRRl CONSIDERING US SERIOUSLY. Eastern Papers Drop the Complimentary and Talk Business. WASHINGTON, D. C. Nov. 2—A month ago Eastern newspapers only men- tioned San Francisco in a complimentary way in alluding to her chances of securing the National Republican Convention. ‘While agreeing that her citizens were most hospitable and the climate of California ‘glorious’ they could not regard San Fran- cisco candidates in a serious light, but to- day Eastern papers are seriously discuss- ing the probability that the convention will be sent there. Dispatches have been printed in New York and Washington, conveying information that the citizens of California, from all sections and irre- spective of party affiliations, are earnestly and enthusiastically at work, that a big subscription fund is being raised and that railroads will make quick time and fare most reasonable from the Missouri River points. The idea of running special trainsjfor delegates and committeemen who will be quartered in sleepers furnished by both Pullman and Wagner companies, carries assurance that the trip can be made | quickly, cheaply and comfortably, and | this, the greatest objection thus far offered | against San Francisco, is in a fair way to | be overcome by Tue Carv's article of last Monday, which was re-pnblished here to- day. The Evening News promises its readers that the Californians, famous for their hospitality and the quality of their entertainment in 1833 and 1892 at the Ar- | lington Hotel in this city, will send Short- | ridge, Estee and De Young here at the | head of a delegation of enthusiastic, whole- | souled Californians, with a carload of wine | to wet the whistles of the National com- mitteemen and of all Washington who crave a taste of luscious California grape | juice. | Francis G. Newlands of Nevada (Repub- lican-silverite) believes that San Francisco will win. He says that although the third party (Silvermen) may decide to hold their own convention, he is nevertheless heart and soul for San Francisco’s success. He will do whatever he can to help along the good cause. Ben Butterworth, the bold Republican ‘“battler’’ of Ohio, said to TrE CALL correspondent: *‘There is no reason in the world why our convention should not go to Frisco. { Time and distance cut no figure 1n these days of rapid and cheap transit. Of course, if Cincinnati stands any chance I will do what [ can to help my own city, but I do not believe our people are making much effort.”” General William W. Dudley of Indiana, ex-Commissioner of Pensions, said he had no objection to offer to San Francisco. “Though the trip might be tedious, I am | quite sure Californians would offer some- thing, in liquidation or compensation, for the ‘tedium.’ | Senator Morgan of Alabama, though a | Democrat and professes to care not where Republicans meet, said: “‘Nevertheless, it would be a good ‘object | lesson’ for our prominent Republicans, | many of whom are National legislators, to take this trip. Let them see the broad stretch of country, the great plains and mountains, and they will realize more than ever the necessity for Nicaragua canal construction to bring remote California, with her great wealth, into better com- munication and exchange with what we have to offer in the East. Obrien Moore, correspondent, St. Louis, says that prominent St. Louis hotels will never consent to entertain colored dele- | gates. Therefore that city will not be a factor in this contest, although she may bid for the Democratic convention. The correspondent for the Pittsburg Leader admits Pittsburg hotel accommo- dations are not adequate. He says he finds few who favor the smoky city. 2ot A NARROWED DOWN TO FOUR. Charles M. Shortridge’s Effective Work in San Francisco’s Bohalf. NEW YORK, N. Y. Nov. 2.—O0f the various cities at first considered in which to hold the Republican Presidential Con- vention of 1896 Detroit and St. Louis have completely dropped out of sight, and the choice has now narrowed down to four— San Francisco, Chicago, Pitisburg and New York. Of these, as the situation now stands, San Francisco is distinctly the most fa- vored, and could the executive committee of the convention meet next week instead of on December 10 the City of the Golden Gate would undoubtedly be selected. Right now San Francisco has more friends than any other point. Her full capability to properly care for anv convention gath- ering, her wonderfully cool summer cli- mate, her world-famed hospitality, as well as the hundred attractions that the Golden Gate offers, are inducements that no other city jointly offers, and which the conven- tion delegates are only too anxious to en- joy. Last but not least is California’s munificent monetary offer. Her proverbial generosity touches a responsive chord in the East. Charles M. Shortridge of San Francisco, who left & week ago for the coast, started anew the boom for San Francisco. His push and eloquence enlisted the support of many waverers, who are now advocat- ing San Francisco’s claim as ably as Mr. Shortridge. But San Francisco must not forget that Chicago and Pittsburg are also trying to get the convention,’and are also raising a subscription for this purpose. Chicago & week ago announced that it had $75,000 ready; but as Thomas C. Platt of New York has a grievance against Chicago and is in with Mr, Quay backing Pitts- burg’s claims, and as the opposition to both these two influential Republicans means much, San Francisco need not worry so much over Chicago. Pittsburg, while a point most suitable for the convenience of Eastern delegates, has nothing to offer compared to San Francisco. Her nearness to the East is all that recommends her. New York has made no important move for the convention that is noticeable, but the near ‘pment State and county elections account for that. As things now look SBan Francisco can get the convention awarded to it on December 10 if she offers money enough. It must be remembered that the last Republican Convention is still $84 - 000 in debt, $50,000 of which is said to be dueon & note given to Cornelins N. Bliss lhx advances, That debt must be squared up. Then low railroad rates must be ar- ranged for, besides the other incidentals. 1f San Francisco arranges for all this then she will get the convention. If she does not the city that will offer the necessary money gete 1t. At the Fifth-avenue Hotel to-night San Francisco’s chances to get the convention was summed up as above by the Republican politicians who make their headquarters there. In the corridors it was stated on igood authority that Mr. Quay’s second choice after Pittsburg was San Francisco. Thomas C. Platt was asked what he thought of 8an Francisco’s choice and if he would consider San Francisco as second choice. He declined to say a word on the subject of a convention location. Most of the big politicians have gone out of the city to-night to attend to the up-State fences. Asa hint of what convention at- tendants figure a convention’s cost at, an old habitue, who is considered a shrewd judge, said to-night that a convention run properly would cost at least $200,000. — —— INTERIOR VIEWS. Brief Extracts From the California State Papers. It may be that the meeting of the Republican National Convention in Ssn Francisco would not be productive of the business benefits to the State which have been so confidently pre- dicted. Itmaybe thatnot even the political advantages which are anticipated will be real- ized. Possibly it will not give California a member of the Cabinet under the next Presi- dert, or make it easier to obtaln appropriations for rivers or harbors or for postoffices. But there is one thing which it certainly will do, and that is to gratify Casifornia pride. It will make all natives and old residents of the State feel good to see one of the political parties coming here to hold its quadrennial assemblage. It will cause them to feel that the importance of the State as one of the Union’s great commonwealths and of San Francisco us one of its great cities has been fitly recognized. The amount of this sort of satisfaction to be obtained from the meeting of the convention will be large, and verhaps it is &s well worth paying for as any other kind. That San Franeisco will pay for it liberally we do not doubt, It has already pledged $70,000 end the amount will be raised to $150,000 without much difficulty. 1t will confirm California loyalty. It may be said that this is all right as it is, but there are occasions when 1t does not manifest itself as it should. California is somewhat provincial. We are occupled with our local interestsand do not immerse ourselves in the general cur- rent of National affairs to quite the extent we might. The tendency of such a recognition of California as is now proposed will be to wear this away, to the mutual benefit of the country at large and of ourselyes. It will make us feel more like an integral part of the Nation end malke the Nation aware ot this change on our part. In short, if the location of the conven- tion should be dictated solely with a view to the greatest benefit to all the highest interests of the country we have no doubt it would come to San Francisco.—Oakland Enguirer. San Franciseo has subscribed about $70,000 for the National Convention fund,anditis prepared to subseribe still more. As every part of California would be benefited by the hold- ing of the convention in this State, it would not be amiss for all the cities and larger towns to encourage the movement by donating in 1ike proportion. In this city O. A. Hale, with his usual enterprise, offers to subscribe $100 toward the fund, and doubtless others wiil follow his example. Owing toits proximity to San Francisco and its prestige as the center of the leading fruit-growing section of California, San Jose would be visited by hundreds of dele- gates and their friends were the convention to be held in the former City.—San Jose Mercury. MUST REPAVE THE BLOGK. Contractor Clute Again Caught Napping in His Street Work. Says Ashworth’s Chief Deputy Watched the Progress of the Work, and Approved It. A. B. Clute began yesterday afternoon tearing up the basalt-block pavement which he had just laid in the block on Lyon street between Washington and Jackson. Mr. Clute is another victim and once more a vicim (for this is not his first ex- perience) to the peculiar and monumental inefficiency—if not worse—of the Street Department of this City and County. Expert Elder, inspector for the Street Committee of the Board of Supervisors, had condemned the work. He took up portions of the pavement and called upon the contractor to look at it for himself and to say whether the work was done accord- ing to specifications, and the contractor was compelled to admit it was not. That meant that he would have to take it up and do it over until it did fulfill the speci- {icnlicm!. and of course that meant a big oss. Clute, therefore, is a very disgusted man. He charges his troubles entirely to the Street Superintendent and declares that ;Jl;c proper specifications were never given im, “There was a special inspector of the Street Department standing over this job all the time it was going on. If we were notdoing this work right why didn’t he say so?” asked the contractor. “Notonly that but Martin Keating, the chief outside deputy superintendent, visited the work every day and approved of it. I expect to do the work according to specifications always and if I haven’t in the past it is their fault. They have officially approved of this work, reported under oath to the Superintendent that it was done according to specifications, and the Superintendent bas accepted it.” Clute says that in future he will act only under Expert Elder’s directions—that he will not be caught again. He has several contracts on hand that have to be treated in the same way. The Lyon-street job will require the repaving of the entire block. He will be required to put two inches more of concrete on top of what is now laid, to make it the necessary five inches deep and the one inch of cement wanted on top of that—which was wholly omitted in the streets. . It appears that nearly all the basalt pav- ing recen:&y laid is more or less faulty and may be ordered to be taken u‘S. The Street Department has not onl{I lowed these violations, but under oath reported that they were all right. The contractor1s the sufferer. Expert Elder yesterday condemned a fimnmy of brick being used in a sewer by orace Jackson, and the contractor promptly replaced it by better brick. The street work now in progress is said to be all that is required of it. As aresult of these crusaaes on crooked street .work it is said that the contract gnce. like the price of milk, is going or as gone up. Bituminous paving, which the contractors formerly took at 1h cents, is now 23 cents, and basalt pavements, formerly 18 cents, are now 21 and 22 cents, The Street Committee of the Board of Supervisors has inserted a clause in private contracts ex&uuly stipulating that no inoney shall be paid on the contract until the work has the approval of the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor. It iy well that taxpayers should understand thst fact—that they are mot required to pay llPon the certificate of the Buperintendsnt of Btreets. Tkis stipulation is to be stamped upon every contract hersafier, Many property-holders have paid their money on these very contracts of Clule's Teferred to that have been condsimned snd will have to be done over. —————— The Germans claim that Philip Reig in- vented the telephone, and the is6r has recently granted Bonar of her acner' clata. - 0 1B PACIFIC COAST NEWS, Capital City Republicans Confident of Coming Victory. WILSON GAINING VOTES. Hubbard Thought to Be the Only Other Candidate in the Race. STEINMAN LOSING GROUND. Reactionary Effect of Premature Charges of Colonizing by Bosses. SACRAMENTO, Car.,, Nov. 2.—Could the positively expressed beliefs of the vari- ous candidates for Sacramento’s chiet municipal offices, and that of their ardent personal adherents, be relied upon, this city will be the most bemayored locality known in history. Could all the floating rumors of imported colonizers, fixed elec- tion boards, ballot-box stuffers, ward strikers and the thousand and one expe- dients that are supposed to be resorted to by politicians when it becomes necessary to elect their chosen candidates be worthy of credence, then is Sacramento a sink of the vilest iniquity. Could all the threats that are made openly on the street corners, in the crowded electric cars, in the saloons and elsewhere of what will occur at the polls next Tuesday, should the old-time meth- ods of the political past be resorted to, be carried out, Sacramento’s streets will run red with gore, and the Morgue be thickly peopled with mangled remnants of ill-ad- vised humanity. Coroner Clark and his assistants will have Christmas money ga- lore, and it would behoove the chief execu- tive to call forth Brigadier Muller and the gallant Third Brigade to prevent a second edition of the Kilkenny-cat episode of an- cient history. Avowed members of the American Pro- tective Association declare that the polls must be protected; that no *‘ crooked- ness” in voting will be allowed, and that each and every voter must prove his iden- tity and his right to casta ballot before doing so. They claim that if necessary delegations of this association will come from outside cities to assist in preserving the purity of the ballot. Members of the older political parties are watching each other’s every movement, for the purpose of detecting any intended fraud, and acknowl- edged ward-workers of past years are kept under the strictest surveillance and their lives made miserable by constant threats of arrest in case they attempt to violate in the slightest particular the provisions of the Australian ballot system. Bince the opening of the present cam- paign up to the beginning of the present week the chances of B. U. Steinman, the incumbent, of re-election, have been very bright, and his adherents have been vocif- erous in their declarations that he was the only orb on the political horizon. His name could be heard in all quarters, and his tocsin sounded at all times. Now, it is claimed by many that his sun is setting, and that the contest in reality lies between Hubbard and Wilson. As one cause of this decline of strength is given the published accounts of alleged stuffing of downtown hotels and lodging- houses, which have appeared in the jour- nal espousing Mayor Steinman’s cause. The publication of the names of many reputable voters has not only aroused their individual ire and caused them the insti- tute an active fight against him, but the proprietors of these establishments are de- claring themselves for Wilson. Lawton'’s followers are continually shout- ing that his chances brighten as the days roll on, and it is affirmed by all that his ability to fill the office acceptably 1s un- doubted ; yet it seems to be conceded in all quarters that the real battle is between Hubbard and Wilson. In the Southern Pacific Railroad shops there seems to be almost an equal division in favor of these two aspirants. In the resident wards it is impossible to even guess which of the four candidates possesses the most strength. The downtown wards are conceded to the Republican candidate by small pluralities. It is said a straw vote cast this morning in an uptown brewing establishment gave ‘Welsen 102 out of 124. His managers also claim the vote of the State Printing Office, the Catholic vote and the Eighth Ward. Hubbard’s managers claim strength in all quarters, and he has such an undoubt- edly strong following that the slogan “Anything to defeat Hubbard” is being heard. In the main the indications point strongly to anamalgamation of Republican strength. Dissenters are returning to the fold. Kvery day brings fresh accessions to the ranks, and the probabilities are that the candidates of the grand old party will again assume the reins of government in the capital city. WAR AMONG THE LAWYERS. Attempt to Censure City Attornoy Brown for Assailing Buperior Judges, SACRAMENTO, Car., Nov. 2, — Peter Jenkin, who had been captured in the sct of robbing a drunken man, was allowed 1o plead guilty to a charge of petty larceny in the Police Court yesterdny, City Attorney Brown stating that he was constrained to allow this plea enterod becauso of the pecu- liar acts of the Buperior Conrt in releasing criminals by haboss eorpus as fast as the Police Court could hold them to answer. City Attorney Hrown deolared that he deemed it more proper that they receive some punishment for the offenses com- mitted than to allow them to go free. Polics Judgs Davis coneurred with the City Attorney and scored the actions of the higher officials roundly. This aroused the aneer of some of the members of the Bar Assosiation and 8 meeting was called this afternoon, at which an attempt was mads Lo pass the following resolution : Wiimnias, It appearing that strictures seri- otiely Feflaoting upon the integrity of our Su- ;mnm‘ Couft and its Judges have been made iy City Attorney J. Frank Brown; that he oharges the Judgen of said Superior Court with the gaost corrupt conduct, and among other things characterizes their acts in reversing the judgments of the Police ¢ourts a8 being “peculiar” and “turning crim- inal looss on habeas corpus as fast as the Police Court can hold them to answe: ," and has publicly stated that it was useless to hold them to answer before that court, beoause they (the criminals) would be discharged by the Judges thereof on habeas corpus; and whoreas, 1toppears thet Police Court Judge Davia bas ferred to the grievance committee. It was claimed by certain members of the Bar Association that the proceedings smauk_ed of an attempt to injure the chances of City Attorney Brown, who is a candidatg for re- election. The affair has caused a deal of bitterness in the association, and the end is not yet. from the bench indorsed the language of said Brown; and whereas, we have every confidence in the integrity ana ability of the Juages of the Superior Court, whose reputations are too well established to warrant any accusation, therefore be it Resolved, That we denounce the said charges of Justice Davis and City Attorney Brown con- cerning the action or our Superior Court in discharging persons from custody who have been held to answer by the said Police Court on habeas corpus as being false and a slander against the Judges of our Superior Court. Resolved, That as officers of the court we have the fullest confidence in the integrity, fidelity to duty and learning of said Judges, and each of them, and that they ever will be fornd doing their full duty as sworn officers of the | law; and we most respectiully suggest that the City Attorney and Police Judge read their text- books and decisions of the higher courts, to the end that they may be able to make a record in criminal cases that will stand, and that will not be reversed on appeal. Considerable opposition {o the passage of the resolutions was manifested, and after an extended argument the matter was re- —_— MARKING [NOANDEsCENT Lamps.—A great deal of trouble is often caused by the slip- ping or tearing off of the adhesive label containing the numberine of incandescent lamps. To remedy this, German factories are now writing directly on the glass, using the following formula: Thirty-six grammes of sodium fluoride and seven %ram:x_leu of potassium sulphate are dissolved in 500 rammes of water. In another vessel, ourteen grammes of zinc chloride are dis- solved in 500 grammes of water and sixty- five grammes of hydrochloric acid are added to the solution. Immediately be- fore writing the inscription, equal parts of the two solutions are mixed and np;ilied to the glass either with a pen or pencil. The globe is instantly marked indelibly. NEW TO-DAY. =eimale LU U S LU CELE L LU TS WHAT IT HAS ACGOMPLISHED, “Delightful task to rear the tender thought, To teach the young idea how to shoot.” The pleasure of teaching young minds is a task as well as a delight, and when too great devotion to the arduous duties which a teacher’s life entails is given, it is not uncommon to find the teacher’s system suffer from nervous debility in one form or another. A good case in point is that of Mr. A. W. Atherton, who has long been connected with the cause of education in the State. He is now a resident of this city, but when he was in Stanislaus County Mr. Atherton became so weak that for a time “the bourne from which no man returneth” did not seem such a great way off. But he is in good health and fairly good spirits to-day. He has a very clear and distinct “ken” as to whom to thank for his perfect recovery. He writes well, and this is what he has to say : San Francisco, Feb. 2. Henley Celery, Beef and Iron Co., City. Gentlemen: Iam more than pleased to be able to testity to the exceptional merit of Dr. Henley's Celery, Beef and Iron. When I was teaching in Modesto I became almost prostrated through the ex- cessive heat and the somewhat severe nature of my duties, and I began to take your remedy regplarly. It not only did me good, it cured me—fully restored all my vital force. I feel sure that persons similarly situated have but to try it,and they will bé convinced that it is just ‘what they want. Truly yours, { A. W. ATHERTON. There was no reason why Mr. Atherton should not have been cured by this preparation. When it is stated that it contains Celery (the greatest nervine in existence), Beef (undeniably the | best sustenant known) and Iron (the peerless purifier and strengthener of the blood), in the exact propertions where each will do the greatest amount of good without interfering with the other constituents, or disturbing the stomach’or biackening the teeth, only the bare truth is told. It never fails to cure all cases of insomnia, general and nervous debility, and the weaknesses to which the weaker sex are prone. 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