The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 19, 1895, Page 4

4 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1895. BATTLING WITH FIRE, Fighters Unable to Save the Utica Company’s Flume. SECTIONS HAVE FALLEN. The Flames Now Approaching the Famous Big Trees of Calaveras. RAGING IN OTHER QUARTERS. Forests Near Santa Cruz Are Again Blazing—Great Damage in All Directions. ANGELS CAMP, CaL., Oct. 18,—The fire in the timber-belt is still raging. About five men went up to-day to aid | a Mining Company, whose flume is burning. Four do! s being of- fered for help. Itis impossible to ascer- tain the extent of the loss at this time, but | it will beimmense. As the forest1s as dry as tinder it will be difficult to control the fire. The last telephone message, received at 2 o'clock this afternoon, said several sec- tions of the company’s monster flume had already fallen. The Utica company had nfficient water to run its mine to the 25th inst., but if the flume is destroyed to any great extent the mine will be im- mediately closed down. McKay’s mill is now in immediate danger of destruction, but Manuel’s lum- ber-plant, which it was thought would go yesterday, was saved. Superintendent T. Lane of the Utica mine is personally directing the forces against the fire, as the work is dangerous. Physicians are at hand and loads of provisions and other ne- cessities have been sent up. The fire is said to be rapidly approaching the famous Calaveras big trees. This | whole section of country is enveloped in dense clouds of smoke and the sun has been practically obscured all day, while the stars cannot be seen to-night. shistie i FIRES AROUND SANTA CRUZ. Magnificent Groves and Miles of Fences | Leveled by the Flames. | SANTA CRUZ, Car ov. 18.—For the | past few days forest fires ha¥e been raging in the mountains of this county. The | flames are shooting upward in many sec- | tions, and to-day the smoke-was so dense that the entire Santa Cruz range was hid- den from sight. The weather of the past two days has been as warm &s ever experi- enced in this county in November, result- | ing partially from the heat sent out by the | fires. The fire nearest town is that on the hill | on the Cowell ranch, about two miles dis- | tant. Itison the edze of a strip burned by the September conflagration, and has swept over considerable brush and timber land. The flames could be plainly seen from town. The largest fire is at Vine Hill, where acre after acre of the finest timber land has been burned over. Much of the tim- ber was on the Jarvis property, and the ' fire encroached upon the fine vineyard. Men been at work fighting the flames since Friday to save the vineyards in this | section. The fire on the ranch of John| Eaton at Scotts Valley is also a fierce one. | It is running through timber land. The men of the y fought it all day and night Friday and Saturday, and got it partially under control. Fires are also raging at Zyante and Boomers Gulch. 1t is hard to give an estimate of the loss caused by these conflagrations, as there is fencing by the mile burned. The loss of cut wood—oak, redwood and madrone—is heavy, but the greatest damage is in the destruction of the beautiful forests of red- wood, pine, oal Burning Near Ukiah. UKIAH, Cav., Nov. 18.—Fires have been raging in the chemisal brush close to town for the last two days, but no damage has been done, as the county burned over | was composed largely of chemisal, to re- move which is sometimes an expensive undertaking. Whilé the fires do not spread into the oak section, no efforts are being made to check them. No danger is anticipated. MERRY WAR ON RATES. One-Dollar Fares From Portland to San Francisco Appear to Be in i Sight. | PORTLAND, Or., Nov. 18.—The rate| | | | | war between the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company and the Southern Pacific is progressing merrily. To-mosrow is the steamer and Shasta special day, and both companies are knifing schedules for | business. The bookings at both the rail- | road and steamship offices indicate that | the public is enjoying the situation, and a great many are availing themselyesof a | chance to travel, and just now it isas cheap to travel as to stay at home. Flaming yellow posters are all over town, announcing that for $10 a man could geta first-class passage to California by rail, and for just haif that sum he could go first class by steamer, including, of course, his meals and berth, and by steerage conld The train rate in- 3 ) accommodations only. The Navication Company is ready to take up any biuff made by the railroad, and, judging from the looks of things to-day, the war is on until some one cries for quar- ter. Ttisnot altogether improbable that the rates may be cut until it is possible to get a steerage berth to San Francisco for $1. mmmadat s SANTA ROS Mary E, Nordin Accuses Her Husband of Being a Bigamist. SANTA ROSA, Car, Nov. 18—Mary E. Nordin, the p! iff in the Agua Cal- iente Springs litigation of Nordin vs. Nordin, filed an amendment to the com- plaint to-day in which are some new de- velopments of a sensational character, Mrs. Nordin first says that she gave a deed to the property in dispute simply for the real estate and not for any of her per- | sonal property. She states” that in the month™ of October, 1882, thé defendant John A. Nordin (her husband) was known by the name of John A. Nelson, and that he had had this name from childhood and continued 5o to be known until the 4th of April, 1892; that in the month of October, 1882, J. A. Nordin married one Sophie, un- der the name of J. A. Nelson, in the re- public of Switzerland, and "has continued to be her husband, and the plaintiif is in- formed and believes he is still the hushand of Sophie. : Mrs. Nordin avers in this compiaint that John A. Nelson filed a_petition on April 4, 1893, in the San Francisco courts to have &is name changed to Nordin. She be- lieves that the defenddnt was never divorced from Sophie, but still is the woman's husband, and she prays for judg- ment as she did in the origina] complaint. SOLD BULLION AT RENO. Suspect' Heney's Operations and Subse- quent Flight Described by Wit- nesses at Carson. CARSON, Nev., Nov. 18. — Witness Clarke of the Mint reduction works, who received the bullion brought by Suspect Heney to Reno, resumed his testimony in the trial of Heney this morning. He said Heney deposited the proceedsof the bul- lion at the Reno bank and checked it out. The checks were placed in evidence and his signature identified. Detective Gellagher of Chicago, the secret service agent, gave a detailed ac- count of his shadowing of suspected men in Carson. United States Marshal Hum- phreys told of going to Leadville in re- sponse to a dispatch from Heney, where he met him and brought him back to Car- son. % A power of attorney was put in evidence, given by Heney to his wife. It was dated Los Angeles. It was to show that Heney began disposing of his property througn his wife as soon as he knew he was wanted. Frank Langevin, a teamster, testified that Heney asked him to lease him a pair of horses and a buckboard to take him to Reno, but that he finally leased the team to his brother Joe. The witness would tell nothing more.. Deputy Marshal Hol- brook testified that he had attempted to | subpena Langevin, but could not find him. It was freely asserted in the city after adjournment that the witness had skipped | to Canada. NEW LINE T0 SALT LAKE: Plans for the Los Angeles Ter- minal Extension Nearing Completion. Grading and Tracklaying on the Western End of the Road Will Soon Be Under Way. LOS ANGELES; Car., Nov. 18.—While interest in railroad circles is being directed toward the Valley road and the new ex- n of the Southern Pacific the Los An- geles Terminal’s plans for getting through to Salt Lake s The proposed route of this road com- | mences where the present Altadena branch of the Terminal turns away from the edge of the Arroyo Seco. From that point it goes north along the Arroyo Seco to its ad, where, by means of a tunnel about )0 feet long through the range, it enters the San Fernando Valley. Crossing the Santa Clara River it traverses the San Jrancisquito Canyon and comes out on the Mojave Desert at Elizabeth Lake, and n extends straight away to the vicinity rstow. rom all indications construction wor will very soorr be commenced along th art of the line. Last Monday the third rps of engineers was sent into the field, nd the breaking of ground will soon ollow. “Track-laying will shortly be begun on the new extensicn. President Kerns and Vice-President Lay- | ton and the other high officials of the | Terminal are here w th their heads to- gether in deep consultation. The public ere long will doubtless hear that trac laying has commenced between this city and the desert. This will soon be reached, asthe average grade is reported not to ex- ceed 134 per cent to the mile. i COURT EXHIBITS STOLEN. Thowsands of Dollars’ Worth of Property b Lost to the County. LOS ANGELES, CAL., Nov.18.—In room 9, at the Courthouse, under the charee of the County Clerk, all exhibits in criminal casesarekept. In the past fifteen years thousands of dollars’ worth of property, stolen and otherwise, has come into the hands of the Clerk in this way. 1tcom- prised confiscated gamblers’ tools, knives; valuables of every description, and in some cases cash. Frequently the proper parties never called 1o claim their ow and the money and other valuables r verted to and became the property of the county. Now it is claimed that all the valuable property which should be in this property- | room is not there. It has been disposed of by somebody. The gambling tools and things like that that have a value are gone. There are a lot of relics and valueless stuff }lmt fills the room. but that is all that is eft. For ten years no Grand Jury has investi- gated this property-rcom. There is no telling how much is gone. A conservative estimate is that from $3000 to $10,000 worth of ve.uables have been taken by some one and disposed of. The county never profit- ed a cent by it. The Grand Jury will in- vestizate the matter and some interesting developments will result. s T0 ELECT A BISHOP. Convention of the Southern California Episcopal Diocese Called. LOS ANGELES, CaL., Nov. 18.—Bishop chols of San Francisco has called the first convention of the Southern Cali- fornia Episcopal Diocese. This conven- tion includes delegates from the seven Southern counties of California, and it is called for the purpose of electing the new Bishop made necessary by ‘the recent division of the diocese. There are several candidates for this office,’both from the East and from the Pacific Coast, among them Dr. J. H. Johnson of Detroit, Mich.; Dr. George William Douglass of Wasunington, Dr. H. Greer of New York, Bishop Talbot of Idaho, Rev. H. B. Ristink of San Diego, Rey. John B. Gray and Dr. Spalding of Los Angeles, and others are in the field. "1"he3convention will be held on Decem- er 3. e GOUEN LOUOTED BY BURGLARS. Silverware and Jewelry Stoten From the Truman Residence. LOS ANGELES, CaL., Nov. 18.—During the past week several burglaries have been committed in Los Angeles. On Thursday night the residence of Major Ben Truman was entered and over §1000 worth of silver- ware and jewelry stolen. Truman had a quantity of valuable silver on the side- board in the dining-room. The jewe! consisting of a number of valuable di monds, had been brought from the safe deposit vaulls for the Widney wedding upon Monday. There were several rings, valuable bracelets and pins, also chains #&yd studs. So far there is no clew to the robbers. gl Crusade Against the Millkmen. LOS ANGELES, CarL., Nov. 18.—Sixty complaints against dairymen and drivers of milk-wagons were filed in the police court this afternoon by Health Officer Steddom and Milk Inspector Blackinton. This step is simply preliminary to the crusade against the selling of impure milk and covers all milkmen who have failed to take out the monthly license. Those who are known to be selling watered, skimmed or otherwise adulterated milk will be arrested. Lo A Decided for San Diego. LOS ANGELES, Car., Nov. 18.—The trial in the United States Circuit Court of A. Lehman vs. the City of San Diego wascon- cluded _this morning, and the court in- structed the jury to return a verdict for the defendant, “which was accordingly dome. It was a suit to recover on $7000 worth of bonds, . e bemg rapidly completed. | i, | NEZ PERCE SETTLERS, The Expected Scramble for Lands Did Not Take Place. SECURED IN ADVANCE. Thousands Alléwed to Stake Out Claims-Before the Formal Opening. MANY CONTESTS WILL RESULT. Contention Over Mineral Tracts and Townsites Likely to Follow. KENDRICK, Ipano, Nov. 18.—The large tract of land known as the Nez Perce Reser- vation, which by the proclamation of Presi- dent Cleveland was opened to settlement to-day at noon, didn’t produce the grand rush anticipated, though probably not less than 3000 prospective settlers have gone upon the land. They were not held back by | soldiers, being permitted to go when they pleased, and the opening seems to have had no other effect than that at noon en- tries could have been filed at the land of- fice. THE CALL's special correspondent has traveled over a portion of the reservation. and while there is some excellent land it is not of a character to cause a great stampede. On this side of the reservation everything has been quiet to-day, and there i§ nothing to indicate a rush. Itis are liable to clash in what is known as the Big Hole country, but at the Indian agency at Lapwai no trouble is antici- pated. The wild rumor that soldiers are chasing “‘sooners” off the reservation or arresting | and holding them at the agency is abso- | lutely without foundation. There are !' many reckless characters who have gone | on the reservation looking for trouble for | their own advantage, and they are the | ones who have started the rumers. — STAKED OUT IN ADVANCE. The Reservation Was Invaded Before the Formal Opening. SPOKANE, Wasn., Nov. 18.—According to the proclamation of President Cleveland | the famous Nez Perce Reservation, in s | Idaho, was thrown open to settlement to- | day at noom, Pacific time. It was ex- | pected that the scenesof the Oklahoma | opening would be repeated on a smaller | scale, but such was not the case. There | was not what could be called a wild scram- | ble for land. | That an exciting rush did not occur was due to the manner in which the wreserva- | tion was thrown open and to the uncer- | tainty existi as to whether it really was | to open to-day. Outside of newspaper re- ports the only ofhcial notice received to that effect was the following telegram to the local land office at Lewiston from S. W. Lamoreux, Commissioner of the Gen- eral Land Department, under date of No- vember 13: Register and Receiver, publish in local pa- pers that the President has signed the procla- mation opening the Nez Perces Reservation lands to settlement and entry on the 18th inst. From the fact that no proclamation with the President’s signature attached has | been received many discredited the report of the opening. Nota word was received as to the manner of the opening, conse- quently no restrant was put upon the thousands of home-seekers, some of whom went into the reserve yesterday to select locations, while nearly everybody entered it early this morning, bent upon getting some choice spot ahead of the others. ‘When the hour for the formal opening | came nearly all had maae their selections. iSeveml hundred who waited until noon before beginning the march found the choice lands already taken. The only tikelihood of trouble resulting | is over mineral claims and town sites. The Craiz range of mountains, { which extends across the territory, is said to be rich in miner- als. Here prospectors and ‘' sooners®’ staked out both placer and quartz claims several days ago, and will attempt to hold them against later comers. It is expected that serious trouble will ensue there. At least a dozen town sites were mapped out weeks in advance, and the rush for these furnished the only scenes of excitement. Owing to the confusion as to the manner of the opening the number of contests will be great, and excitement is looked for when filings commence at the Lewiston Land Office. The number of -acres thrown open to settlement is over 500,000, and they are of the finest agricultural and timber | land in Idaho. PLUMS FOR DEMOCRATS, Republicans Connected With the Agnews Asylum to Be Qusted. Director Gould Announces That He Will Provide Positions for His Helpers. STOCKTON, Car., Nov. 18.—Under the caption, “Loaves and Fishes,” .the Mail announces a good thing in store for Democratic workers when the Governer .appoints a Democratic suceesssor to W. W. Montague, the vresent director of the Agnews Asylum. Frank H. Gould, chairman’of the Demo- cratic State Central Committee, who was recently appointed a director by the Gov- ernor, is very outspoken in regard to the disposition of spoils, and in an interview to-day said: “I understand from“the Governor and from the press that he will ;gpolnt aDem- ocrat to succeed Mr. ontague. In that case ere will be three Dem- ocrats an two Republicans on the board. Of course, if the other Democrats do not work with me I can do nothing; but if they do I intend to redeem some of the pledges made by me durin, the campaign. A number of men work very hard in_connection with the labor of the State Central Committee during the last campaign, through their friendship for me. Thus far I have not been in a position to help them, but now I ropose to put those who worked with the tate Central Committee in every place I can. I undersiand from what hes been told me that the Agnews board in the past has said that two rival town-site companies |- been very partisan in filling thel positions ‘under it, and that every lace is filled by _a Republican. believe in equalizing matters ana giving the Democrats a chance, and will do this if the others of my poiitical faith on the board will stand in with me. I do not say that any sweeping change will be mude, but there are a great many places that can be filled by Demo- crats just as well as by Republicans. Wherever I find, that those who worked with me on the State Central Committee are competent I shall use my influence to secure them'appointments.” The paper in its comments sa ys: Ttisan ample feast. Those Democrats who have been impatient with the administration because they did not get places, alniost imme- diately upon the Governor taking his seat will doubtless perceive now their mistake. The table was not large enough for all. the guests 10 be seated at once: consequently some had toavait for the second service, which has just been spread. During the four years' term of the administration there will be many ehanges such as that which is about to take place in the management of Agnews. Besides the scores of attendants, there are the following employesat Agnews, who will be superseded by Mr. Gould’s ap- ointees: F. W. Haten, medical director; W. F. Pratt, istant physician; L. E. Stocking, assistant physician; E. R. Bailey, secretarv to medical direc- tor; F. C. Young, steward; E. H. Alden, steward's clerk; B. C. Shartzer, storekeeper; H. A. Braden, supervisor; E. A. azen, druggist; F. W. Coombs, engineer; H. E. Leland, assistant engineer; W. Leach, fireman_and gasman; T. Ryan, fireman G. C. Drew, carpenter; J. Leland, chief cook; F. Monaco, assistant cook; T. G. Aasham, kitchen employe; F. J. élinger, baker; E. Schoof, assistant baker; B. F. Farrell, laundryman; L. B. Lowe, Jaundry clerk; C. W. Anderson, usher; J. A. Angns,porter; S.H. Sheffer,night watch; A. Peterson, outside night watch; S. P, Ingram, painter: J. H. Farrell, foreman of farm; F. A. Yokoum, landscape gardener; G. Mosconi, vegetable gardener; A. R. Underwood, basement man; A. Pearson, hostler; M. Logue, waiter; E. Billings, waiter; F. McGlone, laundry employe; J. Swan, laborer; J. Benson, laborer; T.C. Donnelly, laborer; T. McDonnell, laborer; G. O. B. West, Jaborer; F. L. Phefer, shoemaker; Marie Baright, matron; Annie M. Jackins, laun- istant laundry: Emma L. Goslaw, nizht watch; Mary Arnold, waitress; Lucy Clayton, housé- maid; Teresa Hare, housemaid; Eila Wal- lace, housemaid. SANTA ANA RACES. Preparations for the National Circuit Bicyele Events, SANTA ANA, Carn., Nov. 18.—Active preparations are bging made for the na- tional circuit bicycle meet in this city on the 27th and 28th insts. The track isin excellent condition, and the records al- ready made upon it prove itto be one of the fastest in the State. There will be ample and excellent accommodations for all visitors, and all who_ attend the races may expect some excellent sport unless the weather should be unfavorable. Among the prominent racing men who will be here are Bald, Cabanne, Sims, Titus, Cooper, Maddox, Bliss and Mur- phy. Southern ifornia will be repre- sented by such well known riders as Mec- Crea, Lacey, Edwards, Ulbricht and Castle- man, all of whom are said to be in great racing form. The programme of racesand prizes is as follows: One mile novi $20; second, silver medal One mile 6pen, class A—First prize, diamond stud, £50; second, silver tea set, $25; third, ock, $10. d'l'\\'u mile handicap, class A—First prize, stop _watch, £40; second, opera glasses, $15; third, lamp, $5, One 1 le open, class A-—First prize,sult of second, carving set, §15; third, One-mile handica lass A—First prize, dia- mond ring, nd, solid gold chain, $18; third, sleeve links, Fiv ve-mile handicap, class A—First prize, dia- mond, $10; second, field glasses, $20; third, grip satchel, §5. One-mile open, class B—First prize, diamond, $125; second, diamond, £50; third, diamon: scarfpin, $2 Two-thirds mile open, class B—First prize, diamond, $75; second, diamond, $40; third, diamond watch charm, $20. One-third mile open, class B—| First prize, dia- mond, $50; second, diamond, $30; third, shake ring, $1. Three-mile handicap, class B—First prize, diamond, $65; second, diamond, $30; thixd, Two-mil mond, $55. $15. One-mile handicap, mond, $50; second, H garian opal, $10. The club here was made jubilant yester- day by the news that four northern class A cracks had already been granted permis- sion by the racing board to attend the southern meets and are already on their way down. They are: Hardy Downing of the Garden City Cyclers of San Jose, H. B. Freeman of the Bay City Wheelmen and F. A. McFarland and J. E. Wing of the San Jose Road Clab. — Carpenter Coming Home. WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 18.—A cablegram was received at the Navy De- partment to-day from Admiral Carpenter stating that he had relinquished command of the Asiatic station and started for home by the steamer Gailia on the 16th inst. Until the arrival of Commodore McNair, who succeeds Admiral Carpenter, the sta- tion will be under command of Captain Day of the Baltimore. andicap, class B—First prize, dia- ; second, diamona, $30; third, lamp, class B—First prize, dia- amond, $25; third, Hun- Indorsed ** The Call's” Stand. UKIAH, Car, Nov. 18.—Rev. L. F. Gray, pastor of the Christian Church at this place, delivered an interesting sermon last night on the subject of “Gambling.” The church was crowded and the speaker handled the subject in an able manner. The efforts of Tae CALL to suppress lot- teries was dwelt upon and commended by the speaker, and its example he deemed worthy of emulation by other papers. MRS. FOLLIS DEAD. The Well-Known Philanthropist Passes Away After a Short I11- ne; Mrs. Annie Follis, the wife of Richard H. Follis and sister of the late millionaire James C. Flood, died yesterday at bher home at 2230 Washington street. The laay had been ill since last Thursday, with what appeared to be apoplexy, and consequently her death was not unex- pected. 2 The attack was sudden, paralyzing her right side, and at the samo timo she lost her power of speech. Dr. P.de Vecchi was called at once and on Friday he expressed the belief that Mrs. Follis would recover, unless a relapse should occur. The efforts of the physician were of no avail and the lady passed quietly away. rs. Follis had” an extensive circle of friends and acquaintances. During the past few years she devoted her entire time and attention to charity,and sheis well known in the homes of many poor peovle, who will grieve when they hear she has passed away. Deceased is the mother of ¥Fred, James, Richard, Lillian and Clarence Follis and Mrs. Paolo de Vecchi. She was born in New York and was 57 years of age. The interment will be private. T — New Athletic Club at San Rafael. The San Rafael Athletic Club was organized at San Rafael last night with a membership of 100. The entire top floor of the Wilkins block will be occupied by the organization, and there will be a gymnasium, billiard and read- ing room. The structure will be finished within a week, and the club will move into its new quarters as soon thereaiter as possible. A committee was appointed e tem. with power to act, and San Rafael will soon be in posses- sion of some very muscular young men, who will be ready to meet other athletes at their own games. ? ——————— Committed iclde. Antone Christian, a deckhand on the fire tug Governor Markham, committed suicide last evening at his residence, 422 Fremont street, presumably by taking nitrie acid. INCREASING COMMITTEES, Heavy Convention Work Will Soon Begin All Over the State. GOOD TIMBER FOR WASHINGTON. The Executive Committee Has the Best Men on the Coast From ‘Which to Select. However much may depend upon the strength exhibited by San Francisco in the convention project there is something very encouraging about the way the coun- try is standing in and lending its assist- ance. From the northern to the southern vart of the State there is an evident desire on the part of the people to do all in their power to increase the fund and thus give our committee, soon to go on to Washing- ton, sufficient assurance that any amount of money demanded of them by the Na- tional Committee will be forthcomigg av the right time. b There is no doubt about the sum being gathered together within twenty-four hours after the committee makes its wants known to our representatives. As in all cases of a similar nature there are some men who absolutely refuse to put up a dollar, and they can well aiford it. These individuals are so scarce, however, that they have no particular weight, and are mere specks among the great mass of lib- eral, country-loving, patriotic men who are ever ready to band together for the common good. Secretary, Litchfield of the finance committee has found a few of these people, and in some cases, they are the ones who will be most benefited. Yesterday the executive committee of the committee on promotion met at its rooms in the Chronicle building and drafted the following letter, which is to be sent to each member of the committee located in different parts of California: OFFICES OF THE EXECUTIVE C NATIONAL REPUBLICAN C SAN FRAXNCISCO, Cal., Nov. 18, 1895. } Dear Sir: 1 have the honor to inform you that in accordance with the resolution adapted at the meeting of the promotion committee, held in this City November 14, you have been appointed a member of said committee to rep- resent your county. The benefit to every section of the State to be derived from holding the Republican Na- tional Convention in San Franciseo is now fully realized by all Californians, irrespective of political faith. While the executive work is in the hands of competent and energetic citi- zens of this City the members of the commit- tee on promotion are expected to ao their full share toward attaiuing the success of this movement. You are therefore urgently requested to im- mediately call & meeting of the citizens of your county for the purpose of taking such action 8s may assist in securing to San Francisco the Republican National Convention of 1896. Communications addressed to the executive committee of the promotion committee, room 100, Chronicle building, San Francisco, will receive prompt attention. Yours respectfully, A ALBERT E. CASTLE, Chairman Promotion Committee. The following additional committeemen were added to the regular list, and letters were mailed them also: Hon. E. W. McCarthy, San Rafael, Marin County. Peter Darby, Crescent City, Del Norte County. J.T.laird, Alturas, Modoc County. M. 8. Sayre, Lakeport, Lake County. George E. Noonan, Weaverville, Trinity County. : W. W. Kellogg, Quincy, Plumas County. Henry Spaulding, Downieville, Sierra County. Hon. G. J. Carpenter, Placerville, E1 Dorado County. Cyrus Coleman, Markleeville, Alpine County. R. M. Folger, Bridgeport, Mono County. Bertrand Rhine, Independence, Inyo County. C. L. Street, Sonora, Tuolumne County. J. R. McDonald, Grayson, Stanislaus County. Thomas Harris, Merced, Merced County. Archibald Yell, Hanford, Kings County. O. L. Sharp, Madera, Madera County. Frank Miller, Riverside, Riverside County. J. McFadden, Santa Ana, Orange County. T. J. Field, Monterey, Monterey County. George C. Ross, Redwood City, San Mateo County. Hon. E. County. J. W. Snyder, Coulterville, Mariposa County. R. D. Robbins, Suisun, Solano County. F. 8. Freeman, Woodland, Yolo County. D.E. Knight, Marysville, Yuba County. George B. Sperry, Stockton, San Joaquin County. J. W. Fulweiller, Auburn, Placer County. A few additions were made to the execu- tive committee of the committee on pro- motion, and it now stands as follows: ° Chairman, A. E. Castle; first vice-chairman, A. B. Lemon; second vice-chairman, Mayor Frank Rader, Los Angeles; third vice-chair- man, Mayor C. H. Hubbard, Sacramento; sec- retary, J. C. Currier; assistant secretary, Oscar A. Tolle; M. Cooney, W. B. Harrington, A. S. Hallidie, W. M. Bunker, J. R. Friend; A. C. Henry, Oakland; 8. N. Rucker, San Jose. The regular executive committee held an executive session yesterday, with Wendell Easton in the chair, and discussed the plans touching on the question of sending delegates to Washington to influence the National committeemen in favor of select- ing San Francisco as the next convention city. They bave had presented to them a great many names of gentlemen who offer to volunteer their services and time in this matter. It will be necessary to select the very best timber for this work, and the re- sult of their deliberations will probably be ready for publication to-day. There is certainly a very generous spirit apparent among our moneyed men, and those who are selected will be the most influential obtainable. V. Spencer, Susanville, Lassen —_— PAVILION ACOUSTICS Can Be Greatly Improved at a Reason- able Expense. “If the National Convention comes to this City, and I hope it will,” said Asa R. Wells yesterday while in the Mechanics' Pavilion, “this will be the building in which it will meet, but there will have {o be some change made, so that the voices can be heard in every part of the building. If the arch is sheathed with quarter-inch redwood stuff, it will cover the many beams that now break the sound wave and form a sounding-board that will carry the sound of a low voice from one end of the building to the other. The statement that the acoustics are not what they should be amounts to nothing, for that can be ar- ranged with but very little trouble.” —_—— THE SITUATION 1IN PITTSBURG. Several Factions Are Likely to Spoil the Cooking. PITTSBURG, Pa., Nov. 18.—It is be- coming daily more evident that even had this city no rivals for the National Con- vention Senator Quay would have to fight to get it here. A show of working to secure it is being made by the local politi- cians, who are mostly combine men, to be sure, but the Quay people are not back- ward in saying that the eifort ends in show. The subscriptions of $65,000 are at an end apparently, and ex-Postmaster James S. McKean, cliairman of the finance committee, has ‘ceased to hustle for any | more. “I've done my share,” said he, “and I'm through.” McKean is a Quay-Magee politician, a Tittle more Magee than otherwise, and his statement is taken as a fair indication of Bow apathetic the politicians here are. None of the Quay leaders are in the city now to hustle things along, and the inter- est of the Magee people is perfunctory. This town is pretty well under Mr. Magee’s. thumb, but the general opinion is that he would certainly let any other city have the convention with a struggle. Quay is in Florida, hunting for complete rest, Lieutenant-Governor Walter Lyon is in Atlanta with the State commis- sion, and Senator Arthur Kennedy is busy helping to Lexow Philadelphia. These | men are Quay’'s leaders in Allegheny County, and every day they are absen valuable time for hustling along the con- vention enthusiasm is being lost. There is no excitement at all on that score and convention talk is laid aside. The hog com- bine is perfectly willing that the question should not be agitated. They believe im- plicity that for it to come here would greatly add to Quay's prestige, which they cannot afford under arfy circumstances. Everybody believes, though, that Sena- tor Quay is very much in earnest when he | says that he wants Pittsburg to have the convention, and nobody doubts that he will turn all his energies toward gatting it. But when he goes down to Washington next month to argue with the National | committeemen he is liable to find the Magee wing of the Pennsylvania Republi- can party is quietly declaring that Pitts- burg’ cannot handle the convention; that she has inadequate accommodations, and that the delegates will have to run their chances of being packed into boarding- houses when the hotels shall have been packed. The hostility of the hog combine to Senator Quay will play an important part in Pittsburg’s fight for the National Convention. SR A DEMOCRATIC COMBINE. ZLamont and Whitney Working on the Convention. WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 18.—The CarL correspondent learns to-night that Democrats high in the councils of the party have resolved to make a determined effort to take the National Democratic Convention to New York. This agrees en- tirely with what Chairman Harrity said a week ago. He expressed the belief that the convention would be held in New York City, and said, fufthermore, that the National Committee would meet here January 2 to decide the time and place for holding it. He said yesterday he thought it would meet in New York the last of June or early in July, as a short campaign was desirable. This statement was made immediately after Mr. Harrity had talked with President Cleveland at the White House, and the presumption is that Cleve- land, Whitney and Lamont are in the deal to take the convention to the metropolis. The Democrats believe that if they can hold their convention there they will be able to better influence the delegates to “resolute” for gold money. WILLIAM SEATON MISSING. Huntington’s Nephew Declines to Pay Alimony or Saw Wood. The fire on the hearth of E. M. Morgan, the attorney, has gone slowly out, and there remains nothing but a heap of cold gray ashes for the servant to throw into the back yard. He had expected that this week would be one of bright fires and cozy warmth, for he had hired William Seaton, the nephew of Collis Huntington, to saw wood for him: but Seaton went on strike, | and the Morgan fires have flickered out. Morgan, who is attorney.for Mrs. Seaton in her snit for divorce, had taken pity upon Seaton’s idle condition and his plaintive demands to be allowed to labor for his bread, and had offered him employment. Seaton had to pay his wife and child §35a month alimony, but not being able to find any work in his line he did not pay. It was then that Morgan conceived the bright idea of employing the industrious Seaton at his own woodpile, and thereby provide the defendant with work, his client with alimony and his hearth with blazing back logs. He would pay $3 a day, and would furnish the wood and saw; so under the gentle persuasion of an order of court Sea- ton agreed to appear yesterday morning. He protested vehemently, as he did not think the work fit for him. His trade is the picking of the blossoms of a century plant during the blooming season, and durinime time between crops he naturally finds himseif idle. He said, however, he would try the job. At half-past 1 o’clock he appeared before Judge Hunt with Dr. W. S. Gibeson, Dr. E. H. Mattner and Dr. Thomas R. Jaynes. They all agreed under oath that hernia, which Seaton said he was suffering from, was not a disease to prevent an industri- ous man from sawing wood, and Mr. Morgan_submitted a concurring opinion. Then his Honor ordered that in view of all the facts presented it was plain that the non-sawing defendant was guilty of contempt, not of or for the forty-cord wood pile in Mr. Morgan’s back yard, but for the court which ordered him to reduce it it to kindling wood, and so Mr. Seaton was ordered to jail for five aays from the time of his arrest. But Mr. Seaton could not be found. Deputy Sheriffs anxiously sought for him to bestow upon ..im this latest gift of court and counsel, but it was finally decided that Uncle Collis had given him a pass to Mexico, where, it is said, he may find a grove of century plants where he can ply iis trade. 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