The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 16, 1896, Page 4

E THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 1896. Laughlin, J. W. Hall, J. L. Gillis, Samuel Kingsbury, J. W. Wilson, Peter Flaherty. ——— ENGLISH 1S FOR GOULD. Declares for the Stockton Man Among the Delegates. SACRAMENTO, CAL., June 15.—Among the arrivals this afternocn were W. W. Foote and “Bill” English. They are al- most equally active and outspoken on the street and among delegates, but English draws the line at the line beyond his per- sonal and political iriends—that is, to- day he will not talk to newspaper men. “Don’t you see?’’ he says, “l am a Federal office-holder; I can’t talk. The currency question? Great Scott! that is the very question I can’t touch.” Immediately, however, Mr. English goes forth among the delegates shaking hands and saying the things that he believes will be most effective. He declares to them to-night that he is for Gould for chairman, just like Foote. g T ANDY CLUNIE OF SOLANO. Anti-Junta Delegates Are Skir- mishing for Proxies. SACRAMENTO, CAL., June 15.—Every- thing now points to a condition of war the moment the convention proceedings open to-morrow. Thus far the anti-Junta dele- gates have secured somewhere in the neighborhood of fifty proxies from interior delegates, and on that occasion Andy Clunie will hail from Solano and.J. H. O’Brien from Santa Cruz. These precautions have been taken so as to make certain that the representatives of the so-called Buckley delegation will have a right to the floor. Their first move will be to ask that the Junta delegation, | which is now on the temporary roll, be stricken from it, and that neither of the contesting factions from San Francisco be given a voice in the convention until their right to sit therein is determined. | This is a move that is widely and | strongiy favored by the interior delegates, | who are disinterested and who claim that | any other course is likely to create a split, | net only in the Democracy of San Fran- | cisco but in the entire State, and that, on | the otner hand, if such a course were fol- | Jowed there would be no cause on either | side for discord or dissatisfaction. | William M. Gibson isa delegate from ! Stockton, the home of Gould. Speaking | of this phase of the situation this after- noon, Mr. Gibson said : “I am decidedly in favor of the contest- ing deiegations being excluded from any participation in the temporary organiza- | tion of the convention, in the interest of | decency. 1am prepared, if no one else does, to make a motion to that effect in the convention. In regard to this matter of contesting delegates, I bold that a man, aithough he be elected chairman of a con- vention, should not act in the interest of | his friends and thereby do injustice to | others. “Now, Mr, Gould has constantly reiter- | ated his opposition to the seating of what is known as the anti-Junta delegation, and | if he 1s elected chairman of the convention | be has got to be able to overcome his prej- | udice against the Buckley people, and ap- | point a committee on credentials thatis | sembled in the council lodge, and the Ho- de-No-San-Nee of the tribes was . cele- brated. Raleigh Barcar, grand sachem of the State, assumed the headdress and varaphernalia of his office and, supported . by Max Popper, grand medicine man; J. D. Rud4ock, sagamore; J. P. McLeroy, chief scout: J. D. Mer- rill, past sachem, and J. C. Gorman, State organizer, started the council fire and passed the pipe of peace, Judge W. A. Henry of the local tribe acting as guardian of the pipe. After the necessary prelimin- aries the aspiring and perspiring young braves of the Sacramento branch of the tribe approached the council lodge. and the vigilant scouts gave notice of their presence by stating that strangers were spying around the camp. When challenged the young braves said they were members of a great tribe. “There are but two great tribes,” was sternly retorted ; “The Republican and the Democrats, To which do you belong?” “We are Democrats,”” was answered and then arose the cries of all the denizens of the forests, from thbe shrill scream of the panther to the solemn hoot of the owl, and the ambitious young braves filed slowly into the council lodge and submit- tea to the torture test for the purpose of displaying their endurance and bravery, preparatory to starting out to gather scalps. . At the close of theceremonies E. G. Ely was proclaimed sachem; Charles Hughes, first warrior; A. Mazzini, second warrior; J. H. Walker, custodian of tue annals of the tribe; George Randal, financial secre- tary; Frank T. Lyman, treasurer; H. M. La Rue 8r., A. C. Hinkson, P. Kelly, D. J. Manning and R. O. Cravans, trustees. After a feast the warriors dispersed to their wigwams, but for hours after the forest re-echoed with the war-whoop of scattered braves who had indulged in the fire-water of the paleface. TR DAN OSTROM’S AMBITION. Would Go to Chicago as Delegate at Large. SACRAMENTO, CaL., June 15.—Senator Dan Ostrom of Yuba, who has been men- | tioned asa possible delegate at large, is on the ground and is using ail his indi- vidual influence as well as that of his friends to secure the honor of being sent to Chicago. He stated in the course of a brief conversation that there were only two things that he desired to go to Chi- cago to see accomplished—one was the Foore YIELDS To GOULD. SACRAMENTO, Cal., June 15.—I have just had a long interview with Mr. Gould, and he assured me that, he is here in the interest of no individual or clique, and I accepted his statement absolutely. He will not be dominated by Mr. Daggett or any of his friends in the appointments of com- mittees or otherwise. He will make all his appointments in the interest ot the whole party, including members of the State Central Committee, if he appoints any members of that body. My judgment is that the convention will be in favor of a strong anti-monopoly plank in its platform, such as that passed by the Fresno convention, with certain additions con- cerning the funding bill, which was not an issue:when the action of the Fresno convention was taken. [ believe the| convention will declare for the unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1. I don’t think the convention will stand any straddle on the financial issue. If such an attempt is made and is carried through the convention it will be fatal to. the success of the party. [ don’t think the Democrats will take any action on the question of woman suffrage ; that is to say, they will decline to favor it ; and the committee will have nothing to say on it in the platform that is presented to the convention. Of course the ladies will be accorded a respectful and E belong. attentive hearing before the committee on platform, if they desire it, and I presume that will be the case. I expect the State and National administrations will be indorsed ; the National possibly in a qualified way, on account of Mr. Cleveland’s attitude on the money question. -I think it was a mistake not to have called the conven- |tion two or three days later, so that we could take advantage {of the mistakes which we expect the Republican convention at St. Louis will make. They are all mixed up now, and in a few days more they will not know to which party they W. W. FOOTE. | \A I‘]uD-DHy(-)S';LnouETTE & JuogE Levy. B Engusn Ts ELoQuenT just and fair, and one which will decide | the question on its merits.” Many proxies were filed with Secretary John Markeley this afternoon, and by to- morrow the indications are the number will be between 75 and 100. About twenty- five of those filed this afternoon were given by members of the two San Fran- cisco delegations. Others on file are as follows: Monterey County, John Irvine to'W. W. Foote; Solano, James Howard to A. J. Clunie; Santa Cruz, Frank O'Neil to James H. O'Brien; Trinity, Fred Beaudry to L L. Blake; Fresno, W. W. Hutch- inson to W. D. Creighton, Henry | Tupper and E. R. Smith to G| E. Church; Santa Barbara, James | P. Donahue to C. E. Lapaillate; Mendocino, J. A. Cooper to L. F. Long; Siskiyon, C. H. Nutting to H. B. Gillis; Los Arngeles, Luke Kelly to T. C. Ouddy, Henry Kearney to G. Herr; Modoc, A. J. Meyers to J. H. Stewart, J. M. Pierce to J. H. Stewart; Ventura, Brice Grimus to Mddera, E. J. Leonard to ce; Stanislaus, J. D. McPike to L. W. Falketh; Mariposa, Lous Tra- bucco to C. B. Cavagnaro; Sierra, J. Hayes to F. R. Wehe. S R IROQUOIS POW-WOW. Sacramento Young Braves Admit- ted to the Counclls, SACRAMENTO, OCar., June 15.—As the train bearing the San Francisco Iroquois Tribe of the Six Nations rolled into the depot here to-night, it was greeted by the warwhoop delivered in great shape by the ambitious young warriors of Sacra- mento’ who, burning with eagerness to enter upon the warpath, made the high depot ring with the slogan of their tribe. As soon as the visiting warriors had gathered together their implements of warfare the trail toward headquarters, situated at the Golden Eagle Hotel, was taken up, and, headed by the tomtoms and other musical instruments of the band, the stalwart braves tramped lustily toward the campfires of their brethren, The route of march was brilliantly illu- minated by red fire and roman candles, and the whoops of the excited warriors, who to-morrow light the council fire and listen to the speeches of the sagamores preparatory to entering upon the warpath, drew from the wigwams a dense crowd of admiring onlookers. After a brief rest the City braves as- passage of & resolution recommending a change in the constitution of the United States that would permit of an income | revenue tax being legally imposed, the other was the adoption of a free-silver plank in the Democratic National plat- form. el THE MUSE UNLEASHED. John Daggett the Hero In a Fugitive Screed of Doggerel. SACRAMENTO, CAL., June 15.—A fugi- tive screed in doggerel was floating around among the delegates to-night, for which | no author could be found. Nobody sus- pected W. W. Foote of writing it, though he would probably concur in the senti- ment so clumsily and inelegantly ex- pressed: There’s a man whose grave we are bound to | sink through, Dig it, He’s dug it, Daggett. His political grave is in old Siskiyou, Dig it, He's dug it, John Daggett. It is rather early for the campaign poet, but Democrats are proverbially forehanded in such matters. Lo IR RE!S FAVORS RYAN. Belleves Gould Is Not Now in'an Impartial Frame of Mind. SACRAMENTO, CAL., June 15.-J. O. Reis of Contra Costa, one of the seven delegates from that county, is in favor of Ryan for chairman as against Gould and believes: that the other members of the delegation feel the same as he does on this question. They helieve that Gould is not in that frame of mind that will permit him to act without prejudice in the mat- ter of naming the committee on creden- tials, who will presumably have the settlement of the factional fight in San Francisco. S e i BUDD . WILL NOT ATTEND. The Governor Yields to the Com- mand of His Physiclan. SACRAMENTO, Cav., June 15.—Gover- nor Budd is not expected to attend the convention, owing to the injury of his knee at his home in Stockton. g “He is anxious to come to meet the leading members of the party,” said E. L. Colnon, “but his doctor’ vetoed the trip, He has declared that he would come any- how, but I do not believe that his doctor will let him,” Latest advices from Stockton confirm the report that the Governor will not be able to leave his room for several days. ATTACK ON GOULD. A Buckleyite Attempts to Thrash the State Chairman. SACRAMENTO, CaL., June 15,—Chair- man Gould of the State Central Commit- te- came near receiving a sound thrashing at the handsof Mike Tannien, an indig- nant and angry member of the Buckley delegation, to-night on the corner of Seventh and K streets diagonally opposite the Golden Eagle Hotel. There was a caucus of the Buckley dele- gation to-night at their headquarters in Smith’s Hall on the east side of Seventh street, between K and L. It was held for the purpose of taking final and determined steps to secure rights to the floor of the convention before temporary organization was effected. The session began at 10 o’clock and after considerable discussion it was decided to appoint a committee to wait on Mr. Gould and request him to have badges of ad- mission to the convention hall distributed to the members of the Buckley delegation. James I. Stanton, E. D. Young, Charley Haggerty and Walter Gallagher were ap- pointed on this committee. They found Mr. Gould, accompanied by Mr. McNab, passing along K street, and just as they were about to pass over to the Golden Eagle Nr. Gould was informed that this | committee desired to see him on impor- tant business, They stepped aside out of the hearing of passers-by and the demand of the Buck- leyites was then presented to Mr. Gould. He denied their request and ex- plained that the Junta delegation had been placed on the roll and that only the mem- bers of that delegation would be given badges and seats in the convention pend- ing the action of the committee on cre- dentials, and added that the Buckley peo- ple would not be allowed on the floor. Eye-witnesses of the Buck ey delegation who were within earshot state that Mr, Gould’s manner was so -arbitrary and offensive that one of their number, Mike Tannien, conld not restrain himself and seized hold of Mr. Gould with the evi- dent intention of beating him. Before, however, he could carry out hfs design the members of the committee interfered and peace for the time being was restored. | more serious of the two and there is little DEALY WO O ) BANC-ROBBE Shoots the President and Dangerously Wounds Himsslf, STORY OF THE OFFICIAL. A Stranger Entered His Office With a Written Demand for $6000. UNDER THREATS OF DYNAMITE The Banker Refused to Comp'y and the Shooting Immediately Folowed. NEW YORK, N. Y., June 15.—About 12:30 o’clock this. afternoon a stranger who gave the name of Charles Clark, and who was apparently about 30 years of age, went into the New Amsterdam Bank, at the corner of Broadway and Thirty-ninth street. He asked for President George R. Wyckoff and was admitted to his office. A short time after he had entered the office the clerks iu the bank we:e startled by hearing two shots fired in- quick suc- cession, followed by cries for help. Onen- tering the office both men were found badly wounded lying on the floor. An ambulance was summoned and both men were taken the New York Hospital. Wyckoff wa- found to have been shot in the side of the abdomen. The wound is very dangerous, but the doctors say he may possibly recover, Clark also was suffering from a bullet wound in the abdomen. His case is the if any hope for him, According to the story told by Wyckoff Clark presented a letter to him when he entered the office. It was written on a letterhead of the Hotel Marlborough. It contained a de- mand for $6000 and threatened Wyckoff with death unless he furnished the money. Itis also stated that the bearer had a partner outside who had Wyckoff ‘‘covered.” If he made any alarm or re- fusea to give the money a stick of dyna- mite would be thrown into the bank that would blow up the building. President Wyckoff, after reading the let- ter, refused Clark the money and thelatter then shot him and tried to kill himself. The police believe Clark insane, On the sheet of paper which the man handed President Wyckoff was written; ““Wewant $6000; five $1000 and two $500 bills. I will shoot you if you make a false move, 80 be careful. | My partner is outside and has you covered. If you make an alarm within three minutes after I leave here he will throw a stick of dynamite through the front entrance, Put the money in the envelope; don't talk,”’ The note bore no signature. President ‘Wykoff, after reading the note, rose from his chair ana said: “I can’t do that at once. 1 will have to consult the other of- ficials of the bank.’” it As he said this he walked toward'the door. He had got about twelve or fifteen feet away from his caller, when Clark drew a revolver and fired at him. The ball struck Pregident Wyckoff in the abdomen. He staggered out throngh the rear door of the room into the main rovm of the bank and made his way about half-way to the entrance of the bank, when he sank exhausted on the floor. —_— Will Cawous Until Daylight. SACRAMENTO, CaL., Jung 16, 1 A. ».— At this hour many delegates are still in secret caucas and from the indication the argument will last until daylight. The situation has not changed materially since midnight and the outlook is substantially |a man for chairman who can concentrate the strength of| STANTON UTTERS A THREAT. SACRAMENTO, CAL., June 15.—We have assurances from many delegates from the country that we will get fair and impartial treatment. There are: many who are of the opinion that all local fights should not be brought to this con- vention, but should be settled in the localities in which they originate. We came up here with the expectation of being treated fairly, and we have every assurance that we will be so treated. We have learned that there will be an attempt made to exclude this delegation from seats in the convention, and | place the Junta men on the roll, and so allow them to be judges of their own cases. If such a condition of affairs should prevail, it will be an act of the grossest injustice. The gentlemen who came up here to represent the regular De- mocracy, of which delegation I am chairman, are going to fight this matter and leave the issue entirely in the hands of the State Convention. We do not expect that they will send us home without giving us a fair and impartial hearing. In conversation with delegates to-day ‘I learned that there is a movement among the country delegates to exclude | both San Francisco factions from the floor of the conveption until their rights to seats are determined, and the determina- tion of the matter will be brought before the convention itself instead of being left to the decision of the committee on cre- dentials. If such be the course pursued we have no fear of the result, but if we are to go before a packed committee, appointed by a man who will not pledge himself to act fairly, then this fight will not be settled in this convention. I think the different resolutions adopted by our delega- | tion, including the indorsement of free silver coinage, will be 1 incorporated in the State platform. The country delegates | seem to be almost a unit on the question of free silver. The convention will also pass a strong anti-funding resolution. | I believe that three of the delegates at large will un-| doubtedly be Congressmen James Maguire, Senator Stephen | M. White and W. W. Foote. The question of woman’s suffrage has not to my knowledge been discussed to any extent among the dele- gates. The chief question up to now seems to be the fight! between the two San Francisco delegations. There is| considerable talk this evening of there being another | candidate placed in the field for - chairman against Mr. | Gould. I refer to Judge W. A. Ryan. His adherents claim | that they would have at least 110 votes to start with| from the southern counties. JAMES I. STANTON. | COLNON SCORES T_IEE AP A SACRAMENTO, CAL., June 15.—This State Convention | will adopt a plank declaring in favor of free and unlimited| coinage of silver at a ratio of 16 to 1. Not only that, but it| will require of the delegates sent to Chicago that they per- | sonally pledge themselves to advocate such a declaration | by the National Convention. There may be delegates chosen who have personal and private leanings toward a gold plat- form, and who may question the wisdom of the majority. The personal pledge would be effective in such cases. There is considerable feeling apparent among the coun- | try delegates with regard to the assumption of Daggett to control the convention. There is, on this account, consider- able opposition to Gould for chairman, because of the belief that he is over-friendly with Daggett. To-night may develop the opposition to Gould and win the chairmanship. W. A, Ryan of Los Angeles, who aspires to the honor, I under- stand, is a very good and capable man, but he does not seem | to be sufficiently well known. A man known as well as W. W. Foote, known also to be against Daggett as much as he is, might win. : The convention will condemn the American Protective Association in plain terms. It ought to be condemned. There is no place in politics in this country for a secret re- ligious organization, or anti-religious, if you please. SHUEL 10 0 ONORGE 5535 6 e Mrs. Morrissey of Tacoma Seeks Protection From Her Ex- Tacoma’s G. A. R, Encampment. TACOMA, Wasn., June 15.—FPrepara- tion for the G. A. R. encampment for the division of Washington and Alaska which will convene here to-morrow are all com- plete, and delegates are pouring into Tacoma from all quarters. Commander- in-chief Judge Buck of Spokane and staff arrived to-night and the military parade Husband. to-morrow evening will be a feature. 1 e Napa Indorses Foote. Their Daughter Kidnaped by the| SACRAMENTO, Car, Jume 15.—The Napa County delegation met and elected 1 Subsequ ntl; id. Father ani Subsequ ntly Rek Henry Hogan of Napa City chairman. A FOURD HEAR MULBERRY Dead Body of Miss O'Hara of San Jos: in a Sand- bank. It Was in the Las S ag's of Decom. position and Being Devoured by Buzzards. HOLLISTER, CAL., June 15.—James Joice, a farmer near Mulberry, was star- tled tc see his dog carrying a human skull to his house yesterday. He went with the dog to a place where buzzards were cir- cling around and there found the corpse of Miss Edith O’Hara of San Jose, who was drowned at the Mulberry crossing last April. S0, The body lay half buried in a sandbank, partially devourea by buzzards and coy- otes. One arm was missing entirely. The body was found about two miles be- low where the accident occurred. Search had been made by hundreds of peovle, but it remained for wild animals to reveal the sépulcher. EEs Gy ST Held to Answer for Burglary. SAN JOSE, Cav,, June 15.—Gus Miller, who robbed the Olympic saloon abouta week ago, was examined before Justice Gass to-day and held to answer to a charge of burglary. Bail was fixed at $2000, e s A Death at Napa. NAPA, CAL., June 15.—B. Little diea at his home in Napa yesterday. He wes73 yearold and came to California in 1849, He had resided in Napa County since 1853. ——eeee NEW TO-DAY. s RN k) g 1y Like the unseen snake, vile impostors and imita- tors lie in wait for the un- wary, who are pursuing their way to the COLUM- BIAN WOOLENMILLS. To protect you from these vipers,we now couple the firm name, S. N. WOOD & CO., with the COLUMBIAN WOOLEN MILLS. Thatis ourtrade mark ; it is to clothing what ‘‘sterling” is to sil- verware. It means the best clothing at wholesale prices. All- Wool Cassimeres, Scotch Tweeds, Cheviots, Worsteds and Fancy Trouserings—all the fash- ‘ionable cloths. Suits to order, $10 to $20 ; pants to order, $3 to $6. Equal to what costs twice the price elsewhere. No garment allowed to leave the house unless a perfect fit. Re- turn any article not satis- factory—that’s our guar- antee that makes you safe. Qualiy tells TAILORS Prce sells MARKET 54‘ STRYLY 'BICYCLES BUILT T0 ORDER. Expert Cycle Repairing ¥OR THE TRADE A SPECIALTY. naped by the Mother. resolution was passed favoring W. W. Foote for delegate at large, | TACOMA, Wask., June 15.—Mrs. Edith ! YOSEMITE CYCLE WORKS, 112 Golden Gate Ave., S. F, Morrissey, who in April last secured a di- vorce from her husband, is a badly fright- ened woman. Her ex-husband, David Morrissey, is a very indignant man, and the Sheriff’s deputies and office force are on the lookout for trouble. While Mrs, Morrissey’s divorce suit was pending, David Morrissey, it is alleged, waylaid Kathleen, their only daughter, on her way to school, kidnaped her and took her to British Columbia. Mrs. Morrissey immediately went into court and a writ was issued commanding Morrissey to produce the child. He, how- ever, was safe in British Columbia, out of the court’s jurisdiction, and nothing more cawe of the case until this week, when Private Detective Duffield, wio had been em ploiiod by Mrs. Morrissey, returnea from British Columbia with the child. Perhaps he had kidnaped her, and per- haps he had not; anyway he ad her. Now Mr. Morrissey has arrived on the scene with blood in his eye. He is quoted as u{in he will s nk Mrs. Morrissey and the child to the bottom of the bay before he will allow t em t leave here alive. All this has been reported to the Sheriff's office, and protection is promised to Mrs, Morrissey and her child, They desire to start for England, and will do so if trouble can be avoided. Kathleen is a very pretty girl, 12 years old. Bhe apparently prefers to remain with her mother, though, she says, her father was very kind to her. Special officers are guarding the @ouse tobaccos is knows there You will find on as out'ined in the earlier dispatches. where mother and daughter are stopping. Children Cry for Pitcher’s Castoria. each two ounce bag, an pons inside each four ounce bag of Blackwell’s Durham. Buy a bag of this cele- brated tobacco and read the coupon—which gives a list of valuable presents and how to get them. “Just as good as Durham.” Every old smoker is none just Blackwell's BULL DURHAM Smoking Tobacco e coupon inside s?wocon-