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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1896. ! tember 4, 1596, provided tiat each party, | Democrats and Poptlists, have an equal lvoke in such joint conventionm, and pro- | vided fursher, that if such joint conven- | tion by a two-thirds vote does not agree upon a candidate, then the candidste bere i n’;;mma shali be declared the People’s | party nominee for Congress for thisdis trici. J The convention decided to appoint | a delegation cousisting of twelve mem- I bers—one from each county and five at large—to represent tbis convention at Vallejo, September 4, 139, to such joint Congressional convention. In the Congressional nominations, first ballot, Judze Gibson of Oakland received votes, M. G. Majors of Al.amednyd, tiner of Alameda 3, W. A. Vann of Colusa ¥7. On s cond ballot Vana received 24 and Gibson 17. Vann was declared the unanimoaus choice of the convention. Bimetallic League Secre- tary Udell Charges Treachery. 12 B 1 g | MASHINGTON REPUBLICANS. FUSION BACKED BY THE RAILROAD. Sam Hyde ana W. X. Doolittle Nomi- natrd for Congress. TACOMA, Wasn., Aug. 2.—The Re- publican State Convention to-night nomi- nated by acclam: n Congressman Sam s | Hyde of Spokane and W. Y. Doolittle of | White Metal Leaders Said to Be | facoma. Ther, in order to prevent the | - | possibie nomination of P. C. Sullivan of Using Southern Pacific | Tacoma, Republigan National Commistee- | man for this State, for Governor, the con- vention adjourned. The ficht on Sullivan is aisoa fighton | Governor John H. McGraw, who is slated 'S | for the United States Senate, to succeed TEOKA:A;' féfsognslsggflsl‘ s 1 Sirn:me\r 2 e, w:; has joined the free- | silver Repuolicans. McGraw thus far has | been sat upon by his political enemies, although a sentence was inserted in the denouncing personal abuse of ve of the State and in- His plan, coupled with can National Commit- livan, contemplates n for Governor, thus ng the preseni Secretary of r a renomination. The Secretary the State and is upset- g the siate. ® on adopted a piatform in- platform in all its | cy question, quoting lank, and adds the words: spprove of the®eclaration of National Cotvention in which | epublican psriy o promote an national sgreement, and we hereby in- stors and Representatives in co-operate with the ad- We believe that ation will never in- tion to any_party uch men as Bryan, Money. Expose of an Alleged Plot to Capture a United States Sen-. atorship. dorsing his that of the Rep Los AxceLEs Orrice or THE CaLL,) 328 SorTH BroADWA Los A~GELEs, CaL. retary of the Bimetallic League o nia explains itseli. It was nded to a CarL correspondent here late this after- and A The platio declares for protection, pensions to soldiers, equitable freight rates, election of United States Senators by direct vote, immediate survey of Gov- ent lands, land registration system, stringent immigration laws, and denounces the Chicago piatform, especially the at- tack on the Supreme Court. The woman suffrace plank was voted down, and a s, and of wkich C ap, have by consent o ng for sup- ions in- ges, OF any y candidate | | | copartner of Al- s offices with hi which are the San than oneoperating o Pacific Compsny nza Hayward is now for refusing to disclose | y of the Market-street | ther corporation kin- ern Pacific Company; that | sents no silver comw and sttended the Ns- er Convention at St. Louis as an ap- | oze G. W. Baker, wno 1s shown by t records of Alameda and other coun- be sn sttorney in the employ of the hern Pac ifi ¥ as the retained at- the Southern Pacific %0 control the Congressmen that a: t Caltfornis in the National Legis- If =0 wss there ever s more shame- | of the people of 'this State? Ihave the honor of being secretary of the | Iver organization that came into exist- rnis, but it could not be con- ngs of the Southern Pacifie, the aid of s traitor in our ival organization and headed | In June last they ad-| ey had no organization in the | State, thinking they could fool toe | people, they made a call for Senatorial dis- | trict conventions to elect delegates to the Na- | er Convention held last month in | Not balf a dozen delegates so der the call sttended the conven- | se elected refused to agree to the | gramme, and their pisces in the | f f five members were filled | sppointments made by G. W. Baker. nce the return from St. Louis, the Lane- | Baker-Southern Pacific Company combination heve sppointed their State executive com- and a member thereof is Thomas V. the Populist candidate for United | s Senator. In San Luis Obispo, on the | th inst, snd in my presence, Mr. Cator mber of Populists in effect siated t! e | d 12ade & deal with the Democracy by which | the Populists were to have the Assemblymen | d the Democrais the Senators in November ! fornia Legisiature. ce he also in sub- | on of his personal | uthern Pacific | ep induced not | to e funds to the Democratic State Centra! Committee, but to make the fight in | own bebaif &s & silver organization. “the result of & week’s good work,” he ejaculated with gusto. | As the Senators to be elected hold office for | vears and in 1899 will vote for & successor to Stephen M. White, and &s there are eighty | State Senators to be | is obvious who | ies of the deal, to | several loyal Democratsand | ment Populists who deserve the honor of represent- | ing Californis in tbe United States Senate. | Yet tbis is not sl, for it appesrs in the col- s San Francisco daily mewspaper, | srch 21, 1596, that G. W. Baxer said | e Bimetallic Lesgue (Baker beingits | n) recognized the fact that Popuiists | ver mes, and in order to head off Debs beneck, who is chairman of the Popu- of the Pop: th the view of ind meeting of the Populist until after the Repu conventions had it to postpone the tional Convention | an and Democraiic | d their platformsand | nominated tes.” i tes. In view of the fact that E. M. Wardall was | and is now, chairman of the People’s | party State Central Committee, and is not a | member of the Populist Nationsl Committee, r him to explain the reason | tion 2t the session of ommittee which called the last | Peop.e’s party National Convention to meet at | & time that necessarily resulted in the present zed condition of his party. If the ne-Cator-Southern Pacific Company combination would spesk truthfully they might account for Mr. Wardal's action in the prem- | ises, and explain his willingness to now sur- recder the nominees of his party to their con- trol. | In conciusion, I will say that the true silyer | men of this State do not seek to intervene | themselves into such an unholy alliance. We] | trust to the wise judgment of the honest men in the ranks of those who support William J. tered with_corporatiom chains. Respectfuily, ALvA UDELL, Secretary Bimetailic Party. s ignros POPULISTS AT BENICIA. W. A. Fann of Coluse Is Nominated for Congress. BENICIA, Can. Aug. 2.—The Popu- list Convention of the Third Congressional District heid here to-day, was presided over by W. A. Vann of Colusa. The secretary called the roll and 30 out of 44 delegates were found 1o be present. A minornty report was presented asking the convention to reinstate Marion Can- non in the ranks of the Populists, but on motion it was laid on the table. A platform was adopted pledging the corvention to the support of Brysn and Watson and indorsing the action of the State Executive Committee regarding the eiection of seven Congressmen pledzed to free coinage of silver. It was resoived that the convention nominate a candidate for Congressman subject to the indorse- ment by the juint convention of -the Dem- ocratic and People’s party at Vallejo, Sep- | astic meetings resolution censuring State officials tor ac- cepting railroad passes was ignored. The fight over the nomination of Gov- ernor is keeping excitement at a high piteh to-night. A full delegation is pres- | ent from every county. T L SHORTRIDGE AT NEVADA CITYX. Large Eepublican Gathering Addressed by the San Franciscan. NEVADA, CaL, Ang. 26.—The Repub- lican campaign was opened here to-night with one of the largest and most enthusi- ever held in Nevada County. The eutire population turned out to hear Samuel M. Shortridge. A special train bore hunareds of Republi- cans from Grass Valley. The theaterin which the meeting was held was crowded to the doors and many could not gain ad- mittance. Mr. Shortridge paid special attention to the financial question. He pointed out | the mistakes, fallacies and failures of the Democratic party, deciaring it was ashamed of its record and sought to mis- | lead the American people by a false issue. He showed that financial depression and “hard” times were not the resuit of the want of money, but of lack of confidence. He declared that the Republican party, as the true bimetallic party, should be trusted by the American people to smc- cessfully deal with the £nancial questions. In eloguent words the speaker cailed upon Republicans to organize and work for the whoie ticket. In conclusion he said: “The dark night of Democracy 1s pass- ing away never to return. The welcome light of Republiean morning is breaking. Kear not; tne Democratic night of dis- aster, danger and dismay will soon be past, and we shall be once again in the high noon of Republican power, progress and prosperity.” The meeting was under the auspices of tne McKiniey Club, and F. J. Dennis, president of that organization, was its | chairman. e FUSION IN SACERAMENTO. Democrats and Populists Name a Com- bination Ticket. SACRAMENTO, CaL., Aug. 26.—Calmly and quietly the siated county ticket of the Democratic-Populists fusion passed down the line to-day and drifted placidly through the twin conventions, with one solitary approach to a jar, and that was in the | nomination of candidates for the Superior judzeship in the Democratic side of the bouse. The candidates were three and | the positions in the Democratic gift were two, and for the past week all the candi- dates have been drilling and drilling hard. “I Lave been in a number of hard politi- cal battles in my life,”” said Judge Mat F. Jobnson to-night, as be wiped the per- spiration from h!s brow, “but this was by long odds the hottest § ever encountered.™ The ticket is asfollows: State Senator, Gillis Doty (D.). Assemblyman, Twentieth District, M. J. Curtis (Pop). Twenty- first District, A. Mazzini (D). Twenty- second District, L. M. Lansborough (D). Superior Judges—J. M. Hughes and Mat F. Johmson (D.), J. H. McKune (Pop). Supervisors Third District—C. W. Daily (Pop). Fourth District, J. E. Camp (Por). Second District, William McLaugh- lin (D.) City Justice of the Peace, R. M. The First Train Over the Mill Valley and Mount Tamalpais Scenic Clearing Near the Summit. Railroad, as It Reached a| Kinley and Hobart club organized, with a membership of eighty-five. The followin; officers were elected: President, J. lf | Hartupee; vice-presidents—S. A. Burnap, T. J. Fisher, George Foster, E. S. Babcock, George E. Abbott, J. L. Hizar; secretary, Henry G. Crocker; treasurer, W. Fry, | Perkins will speak. Smme il Alviso Republican League Club. SAN JOSE, Cai., Aug. 26.—A Repub- lican League club has been organized at Alviso. Joseph A. Shielas is president; C. W. Leitch, secretary; J. E. Chase, treas- urer. The club starts with a membership of about fift SAN DIEGO CELEBRATION. Native Sons Planning for the Admission Day Carnical. SAN DIEGO, Car., Aug. 26.—Prepara- tions are being made to appropriately celebrate Admission day, September 9, by San Diego parior No. 108. Large ex- | cursions will be run from all points in | Southern Califormia, and many visiting | natives are expected to participate. Prep- | arations are now being made to decorate the principal streets, hotels and business houses. Thnere will be a parade in the| morning, consisting of all the military or- | ganizations, Naval Reserves, Grand Army | and most of the Federal organizations. The Native Sons and Daughters will be | well represented, as will also the school | children. In the afternoon road races| | around the bay and yacht races on the bay | will be the principal attractions. In the evening fireworks ang a grand Native Sons’ ball will be given at the armory, for which 1000 invitations have been issued. street carnival will be beld. Game of Hare and Hounds. Mr. Lawson Wins the Prize by Beat’ ing the Pursuers Over the Course. DEL MONTE, CiL, Aug. 26.—John Lawson won the paper chase to-day. That is he was the first of the *“hounds” to fin- ish. “I nevah saw such a beastly ride,” ejaculated the winner as his tired pony took the last jump thirty-five minutes after the “hares’” had completed the course. It was all wonderfully flat. Two “hares,” one of whom laid out the course with ten minutes start of six “hounds,” beat the nearest of their competitors home more than half an hour. Others of the ‘“‘canines” are probably running yet. It is complained by members of the pur- suing party that in addition to the ten minutes start the ‘‘hares” had the ad- van of leaving an almost undistinguish- able trail. The paper used was white and at certain portions of the route could not be perceived. Captain Wainwright and Cecil Tobin, who impersonated the hares, left the entrance of the Hotel Del Monte at 3:38 P. x. With eyes starting and ears wob- bling the bunnies started off in a fright, leaving behind a plain “‘scent.”” Ar3:48 Daniel O’Connell, John Lawson, Henry Scott, Frank Carroll, Francis Francis and a juvenile member of the Tobin family, who constituted the “‘pack,” were in full bay on the trail. A number of sanguinary spectators, anxious to be in at the death, followed in drags, dog carts, victorias and other vehicles of more plebeian build. 'W. 8. Hobart and party occupied hisdrag; Charles A. Baldwin and party were en- sconced in a victoria; the Misses Tobin were in two dog carts, attended by Richard M. Tobin and Caesare Poma; Mrs. Caro- lan and party foltowed in 8 handsome equipage. Other members of local soci- ety were sandwiched in between the turn- _of the citizens of Monterey and i ity. _ It was no trick at all to get to the finish in front of the grand stand of the race- track before the hares arrived. Everybody was comfortably settled when tha pursued hoye in sight. When they urged their horses over the hurdle they received a slight round of applause. Then when Mr. Lawson, Mr. 0’Connell and Mr. Scott got in half an hour later there was a little more applause, and the muchly heralded paper chase was over. The hares had proven themselves very fleet. Mr. Lawson had beaten his con- ferees. Mr. O'Connell bad finished = close On the evening of the Sth a masked | Burlingame Riders Indulge in a| T0 TAMALPAIS' SUMMIT, | | { First Train on the Scenic Line Campaign commitiees were appointed and preparations made to attend the rally Ascends the Steep Moua- here on the night of September J, when N Hon. Samuel M. Shortridge ana Senator tain. From the Peak a-Party of Excur- sionists View a Picturesque Landscape. MILL VALLEY, CAL, Aug. 26.— O Tamalpais, grand Tamalpais, Guardian of Paradise, Whose very mists deseend to kiss The feet of our metropelis. Grandly you stand in Tobes of state, The gusrdian of our Goiden Gae. 3. L Tavron. The Miil Valley and Mount Tamalpais Scenic Railroad Company gave an excur- sion over its unique road te-day to mem- bers of the press. Comparatively few prominent lights of the quill were pres- ent, but a goodly number of leading men of other cailings attended, and they were deeply interested in what they saw. The train for the mountain trip starts from the terminus of the Mill Valley Raiiroad, and the shift of cars suggests the change of clothing made by tourists at the inns well up the siopes of the Alps. Everything pertaining to the new roaa is | suggesiive of stremgth. It is a Sharkey | track, and a Sharkey engine and train. | The engine is massive and powerful, but i yielding and elastic. It is pivoted, so to speak, jointed in unusaal places, and | antomatic in eyery artery and vein. It is solemn and ness, and gives an *‘at home” impression. And this impression attaches to every- | thing about the road. | The train goes straight toward the sky, {or at least rises 2300 feet in a little over two miles as the crow flies, and yet the most timid passenger feels perfectly se- | care. The road is eight and a quarter miles long, ascending by an average of less than 5 per cent to the mile, and never exceeding 7. The bed is almost all on solid rock, cut in the spurs of the moun- tain, and as firm as its giant ribs. Very few fills occur, very few trestles, and these liberative, built for busi- | Santa Ynez River, near Chatk Rock, where the river, for the most part ex- tremely shallow, deepens to some fifteen or twenty feet. The boys were in camp near that point, Bemudes’ father being in charge of the party. Romero left for the scene of the accident as soon'as the tidings were received, and the two bodies are expected to arrive here at midnight. e BAPTISTS AT TWIN LAKES. The Report of Home Mission Secretary Latourette. SANTA CRUZ, Car.. Aug. 26.—Rev. J. Spencer Norvell of Fresno opened the Baptist convention at Twin Lakes this morning with a very instructive and en- tertaining Bible reading. The business of | the day was devoted chiefly to appoint- ment of committees and reading of re- | ports. The committee on arrangements for the present session was composed of Revs. E.T. Sanford of Santa Oruz, F. S. Lawrence, district missionary, and D. V. Hayward of Sacramento. Comm:ttee on nominations of officers and directors for the ensuing year: Judge McCune, Fresnc; Rev. T. B. Hughes, Napa; M. Slaughter, Cottonwood; S. B. Hatch, Salinas; J. Spencer Norvell, Fresno; €. W. Disher. Rev. W. H. Latourette, corresponding secretary of the home mission board, pre- sented his report, in which he .showed that nine new churches had been organ- ized within the year and that $7349 had been appropriated for salaries and $642 for. other expenses. Eight new chapels had been established. The nomination com- mittee reported the followiug for officers: Mrs. R. W. L. Davis, president; Mrs. Gay- | first vice-president;™ Mrs. A. B. Mre. G. M. lord, ! Bahks, second vice-presiden | Eastwood, third vice-president; | Spencer, recording secretary; Mrs. J. D. | Bush, corresponding secretary; Mrs. E. F. Joy, treasurer; B. C. Wright, auditor. A GALE OFF AVAU]N.: Saucy Little Defender Jr. and aE Party of Excursionists Have a Close Call 1 Loses Her Mast and Drifts Help- very short. But it is a maze of loops and doubles, which call into requisition all the late advances in railroad science. Its sharpest loops bave a radius of only 72 feet, and in rounding tnem the train sug- ts the old‘cotilion figure of “right and eft, while the engine and rear car are dancing dos y dos. The ascent is made in ninety minutes and the descent in forty-five. The first business trip open to the public will be made 10-morTow, leaving tne City at 11:45 o'clock and returning for dinner at home. A delightfut luncn was served by the company under the trees at Blythedale, in the inspiration of which President Cushing and Engineer Dodge were warmly commended for their valiant enterprise ; and sk }ful work by General Warfield, ex- Mayor Pond, Thomas Magee, Hugh Craig and James L Taylor. Mr. Magee said the Company had invested great work and he would himself be willing to take $20,000 if there was no return for it but the encourage- ment of an enterprise so beneficial to the locality ana the State. A large hotel is in construction at the summit ard many fine improvements will be completed before the opening of the next festive season. NATIONAL CITY'S FAILURE Liabilities of a De‘unct Bank Are in Excess of the Assets. State Commissicners Find That an Immediate Assessment Must Be Made. SAN DIEGO, CaL, Aug. 26.—The State Bank Examiners have dectared the Bank of National City insolvent, and have or- dered an assessment of 10 per cent on the capital stock, which is $300,000, with $30,- 000 paid up. The order is the result of the exsmination of the pank by Commissioner McGee, who found a state of arfairs not tallying with the report of the directors when the bank closed on August 12. in- stead of assets in excess of the liabilities, the Commissioners find that the bank is Clarkin. Constable, G. Clark. Coroner, | second and Mr. Scott a creditable third. | not in 8 position to pay its depositors, and W. T. Hamilton (Pop.) ATk TR SANTA BARBARA POLITICS. The Daily Independent Drops Into the Free Silver Ranks. There wasno fourth. One of the other starters was found sipping tea with some female friends when the cavalcade re- turred to the hotel. Frank Carroll got lost. He probabiy did not emulate the example of Mr. Archibald at San Mateo that an assessment of $30,000 is immedi- stely necessary. Some days ago s committee of deposit- ors was appointed to confer with the di- rectors for the purpose of ing & repre- SANTA BARBARA, CAL, Aug. 2.— |some time ago and traila Chinese funeral, | Sentation of depositors on the board and a Silver is bhaving its innings at Santa Bar- bars, which is generally regarded asa solid gold town when it comes to voting. Within a few days the Daily Independent | has been leased to Charles L. Donahue and Ciio Lloyd and has changed its politics from a goid Democratic sheet to free silver. To-night Stephen M. White spoke at the opera-house to 2 large audience. Santa Barbara journahism is nowin a ery peculiar way. Of her three papers two are free silver Democratic sheets and the other is understood to be owned and conducted by a life-long Democrat, al- though nominailly a Republican sheet. Yet Santa Barbara is a strong Republican town and always polls a heavy majority for ihat party. A Pasadena’s Colored Kepublicans. PASADENA, CaL, Aug. 2%5.—The meet- ing of the Pasadena Colored McKinley Club Saturdsy evening was addressed by Hon. W. E. Henderson of San Francisco, who heid his large audience in rapt at- tention for over an hour. The speaker vividly portrayed the life of McKinley from the battlefield to the Governor's chair, and was frequently interrupted by applause. T. B. Morton, president of the State Afro-American League, was aiso present, and 1n stirring words advised the members to rally to the support of the Republican ticket. g SR Coronado Republicans Banded. CORONADO, Cac., Aug. 26.—A rousing ] meeting was beld here to-night and a Mc- but. at any rate, he got lost. He, howe'nr. subsequently found bhim- self. Mr. O’Connell lost both his stirrups, or he would have won. He wasa full cigarette smoke ahead of ali competitors when the untoward accident happened. To-morrow’s programme includes five races. The first is a quarter-mile dash for qualified polo ponies, gentlemen riders, for which there are five entries. The sec- ond is a six-furlong sffair for ail ages, with nine entries. The third is another event for gentlemen _Jockeys, five furlengs for ponies, with six entries. There are ten entries for the fourth race, for ail ages at a mile, and nine for the fifth, a two-mile lle_firlechnm e cup zes for polo and race win- ners, mdudx}:: the Burlingame cup to be raced for on Saturday, are on exhibition in the lobby of the hotel and are much admired by the guests. Among the arrivals this evening were | Gidson, ! <. Ponce de Leon, roilbet, Charics F. Tay and wife, n Ash and wife, Jerome B. Lincoln, Andrew Jackson, J. L. Rathbone, Colonel E. E. Evyre and wife, F. 8. Douty and wife. Pheniz Fruitland Sale. PH(ENIX, Ariz., Aug. 26.—The largest sale of real estate ever made in Arizona was a deal closcd yesterday in the transfer | of 500 acres of orange groves and fruit kms for swo.ngo, to & Cnicago syndicate. cannery ant fi‘m'm ment will be erected. e THE King of Pill's is Beecham 's—BEECHAM'S. . . Mrs. H T. Scott, Miss Cunni;‘mg. Miss | rs. H. controlling number if possible. This com- mittee reported to a meeting of depositors to-day that the directors seemed willing to allow a representation of depositors on tne directorate, but it was doubtful if they would allow the control of the bank to pass out of their hands. The other points ot conference were not upon, and the depositors to-day seemed more nerv- ous than at any time previous, “We scarcely doubt that we will receive our money,” said one of the creditors of the bank to-day, “'but it looks as if we would have to go through a long siege to get it. There are some stockholders who are not solvent, and the burden will fall upeon the others, and mainly upon two, ! Warren C. Kimball of National City ana George W. Hale of Malone, N. Y. Kim- ball well-to-do and is very thy. “TM’eondllion of the bank is not as as we were led to suppose by the di- rectors’ statement. We are keeping a lookout now to ver solvent stock- holders and preveut them from disposing of their property. Still I believe we will get our money, as the Bank Commission- ers are sutho to levy assessments agl.sll:lt the '"‘25.”2’“ of d-nthorind ca] stock, w e sum due de; fiars Is only $51,000.” Lo KB gendichis G Drownea in the Santa Ynes. SANTA BARBARA,*CaL, Aug. 2%6.— ‘Word was received by the Coroner that two Doys, one a son of Juan Rogero of Montecito, aged 16 years, and the other a grandson of Romero and the son of Jesus Bermudes, bad been drowned in the 1 lessly About Until Tak:n in Tow by a Steamer. AVALON, Catarisa Iszasp, Aug. 26.— Defender Jr., the yacht modeled after the famous winner of the international cup | races, had a thriiling experience yesterday | which came near ending herearthly career entirely as well as that of those on board. Defender Jr. has been at Avalon for the ! past month, and early in the week was taken to San Pedro by her owner nnd; puilder, Captamn C. H. Wedgewood, who | returned to the island with her last Satur- day. Yesterday meorning she trimmed her sails to the breeze and sailed out of Avalon Bay bound for toe mainland. | Captain Wedgewood had on board a party of friends, including two ladies. All went ! well until within six or seven miles of San Pedro harbor, when a terrific gale struck the craff. The stanch little racer battled | gallantly for a time, but the odds were | against her and a violent gale snapped her mast like a pipestem, dismantling ber capvas like a cycione. The boat drifted | helplessiy about until the steamer Her- mosa on her daily trip to the island sighted her, though she was Iying some two miles off the track of the steamer. The Hermosa weat to her assistance and | towed her back to Avalon. The speed of the big steamer was too much tor th: racing qualities of the little craft, however, and her passengers were subjected to a good ducking. At times the spray flew so that the little model could not be distinguished by passengers on the decks of the Hermosa through the cloud of foam which closed about her wake. The passengers on the racer were | deluged in salt water, and when Avalon was reached she was half full of water, and as her crew came ashore in rowboats they looked as if they bad swam across. One of the ladies fainted throuza fright before the Hermosa came to the rescue, and altozether the affair has created not a little excitement in_yachting circles, As | a matter of fact, Defender Jr. has not proven herself to be the racer she was ex- pected to be, and has not yet won her | spurs, the Esperanza, a small but swift yacht here, having repeatedly distanced er. —_—- LOS ANGELES FORGER IN JAIL. Several Charges Against H. J. Butler, Alias Frank Tillman. LOS ANGELES, Can, Aug. 26.—H. J. Butler, alias Frank Tillman, at one’ time ‘manager of the Los Gatos American Insti- tute, is locEed ‘up in the City Jail with several char, of forgery hanging over his head. #vrunnlyunnuthr’-mnd- ing in Los Gatos was of the very best. | them. FUSIONSTS N ) D PLIGHT, Party Extinction in Store for Either Democrats or Populists. ONE MUST STEP OUT. Secretary of State Brown Gives His Understanding of the State Law. NAMES MAY KOT BE GROUPED. The Organization That Surreaders Its Name Relirquishes Political Rights. SACRAMENTO, CaL., Aug. 26.—*1 find that I bave been misquoted by the press,” said Secretary of State Lewis H. Brown to a CALL representative io-day. “I have never said to any one that I would refuse to put any nominationson tie electoral ticket, ner do I propose to take any party or political advantage, but I shall do what I deem right under thelaw. Wheredoubt exists, I shali defer to the opinion of the Attorney-General. It will be impossible for me to anticipate in what form election certificates will be presented for filing, and until I receive them I cannot say what action I will take, but I shall follow the law to the letter. “In studying the law governing elections, |1 find that severai questions will arise which are of paramount interest to the voters of the State of all political par- ties, as the Populists and Democrats have decided on fusion. “The first of these questions is: Sup- pose_that the Democrats file certificates for five electors as nominated Dy their convention, and the Populists file cer- tificates for four electors as nominated by Now, the law of 1893 makes an ex- ception in the case of Presidential electors over the case of individual candidates, by providing that electors shall be grouped under the head of the party they represent, and such beading shall be in large letters. We know of but four parties—Republican, Democratic, Populists and Prohibitionists —and a party to be a party under the .aw must poll at the preceding election 3 per cent of the vote of the State. It seems to me to be impossible to group the Democrats and Populists under one heading and together because each of their present conventions must certify to its own nominees, and which empowers the Secretary of State to group. As they as distinct parties ful- filled the requirements of the law by cast- ing 3 per cent of the State vote each, they should not %t this time form a new party under a fusion heading, but must each group by itself with its individual party head, as there is no law that I am aware of that admits of consolidation. “The main question regarding fusion is | as to whether the same names can _be put upon the ballot twice, once under the name of the Democratic party and once under the name of the Popalist party. Should this be declared possible, then fusion might be possible, but otherwise I cannot see how fusion as to electors is possible. In my judgment one or the other of the parties desiring to fuse must surrender its party organization and have all nine electors cailed all Democrats or all Populists. The party doing this would be wiped ou: of existence as, no votes be- ing cast for it under the party name, it could not present the necessary 3 per cent vote of the State uired by law at the following election. In other words, if de- sirous in the future of making State nom- inatioms, it conld not do so, having for- feited party rights.” there is no provision in the existing law | NEW TO-DAY. SMALLEST MAN ON EARTH Major Criqui, Newark’s 38-Inch Man, Now in This City. One of the greatest coup d’etats in the mercantile history of this city was accom- plished recently by Messrs. Roos Bros., the popular Kearny-street clothiers. It was nothing more nor less than the special en- gazement at an enormous salary of Major Albert J. Criqui, the smallest and most perfectly formed man in the world. The Major arrived from the East yesterdsy, and can be seen daily at Roos Bros.’ im- mense establ shment, 25-27 Kearny street, where he will act in the capacitv of floor- walker during their great sale of autumn clothing, now goinz on. The Major's home is in Newark, N. J., wnere his father, who weighs 250 pounds, resides. The Major is 20 years old, weighs but 50 pounds nnd‘ stands 38 inches high. He isa pleas- ant little gentleman, with light hair and wears a full dress suit and hich sitk bat. He speaks three languages—English. Ger- man and French—fuently. He will be pleased to converse with any one who calls at Roos Bros'., and will personally present photographs of himself to all purchasers to the amount of 50 cents or over. gLDENRy T “SUCH A CIRCUS” As We’ll Have This Week in Our Stationery Department 14° 25° 35° Ll Bursa pour J Tof NO HEAVY WRITING PAPER S’ NO F TS’ T i Buys & poand of “HURD'S" BEST WRITING PA P FIE! PER OPES. 5or 8 inch Buys 125 HEAVY ENVELOPES, “Irish Linen” or Cream Wove S NO UST o Buys 250 HEAVY ENV P 4 P El HURD'S” —5 sizes and tints Buys a quire of TRISH LIN. UST NOW 2% Fire at Woodland. WOODLAND, CaL., Aug. 26.—The large two-story packing-house and contents belonging to the Yolo Orchard Company was totally destroyed by fire last night, throwing a large number of employes out of work. Loss about $3000. - STOCKTON BOAT TRAGED! Dennis Herliehey of This City Meets His Death During a Spree. Quarreled With Companions and to Lodge a Blow Backed Into the Water. STOCKTON, CaL, Aug. 26.—About 8 o’clock last night the passengers on the steamer T. C. Walker, on her way to this city from San Francisco, were startled by the cry, “Man overboard!”” The boat was stopped and an effort made to find the man, who was said to have gone over the railing, but the search proved ineffectual. The man who was drowned was named Dennis Herliehey. He lived on Twenty- sixth street, Ssn Francisco. This morning when the boat neared the Stockton wharf Captain C. Schuler, who had investigated the matter, decided that three men were r:lponsible for the drown- ing. so he whistled for officers. A police- man and deputy sheriff responded and arrested John Volz, Harry Samm and F. ‘W. Samm, the last two being brothers. The taller of the two was indirectly re- About six months ago Qe drifted to Los Angeles, and assumed the name of Frank Tiliman. At Santa Monica he obtained numeroas sums of money on boguschecks. He forged the name of James Wilkinson, | proprietor of the Livermore House at Liv- !eflnon. Cal., to two checks. one far $30 | on the Anglo-Caliiornian Bank of San Francisco, and one for $55 on m_‘} Bank of California of Sam Francisco. ‘The latter check was passed on the Cass & Smurr Stove Company, and was in time reported at police headquarters, Pacific Grove Fisherman's Catoh. PACIFIC GBOVE, Cawn, Aug. 26.—Dr. J. A. Moffitt, while fishing off the rocks near the lighthouse this" niorning, landed a mammoth squid. Its arms were 5 feet 2 inches long and the largest tentacies were two inches indiameter. Small devil- fish are often caught here, but never be- fore has such an emormeus squid been taken. . California’s SACRAMENTO, €ar., Aug. = nor Budd returned to-day‘from his moun- tain tripand is m:: :mnvd.ln -ls: He has appointed Goodwn of ancism.pemd F. Weeks ?!nhn- field and J. A. Filcher of Auburn as Com- missioners to nt California at the Tennessee tion, to be held in Nash- ville, Tenn., in May, 1397. H sponsible for Herliehey’s death. All the men had been drinking together and were under the influence of liquor, Herliebey being the most intoxicated. He complained because he had not been in- vited to ariuk, and the taller of the Samm boys took offense at his manner, saying, “T’Il smash you; and to show that I will, do smash you,” and with that he struck him a_heavy blow. He then started to follow Herliehey up to administer further castigation, and 1n his drunken efforts to escape the latter backed against the rail and fell overboard. The District Attorney examined wit- nesses to the affair this morning, but no charge has been placed against the pris- oners yet. B CAMP AT SANTA CRUZ. Drills and Field Work of the United States Treops. SANTA CRUZ, CarL., Aug. 26.—Thedress parade and guard mount by the First Infantry troops U. S. A. this after- noon drew fifteen hundred spectators to ven. Colonel Miles expresses himself as hly pleased \7ith the courtesies ex- tended the officers and troops. The regi- mental drills and field maneuavers are now esta’ ed and the troops are getting down to active field work. e e e e e s Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. 15° Buys a box of “MIG) SIZE PAPER—all shades Buys a box of OCTAVO SIZE PAPER—smooth or rough 2| | A Buys a box of “HURD'S” BEST —in all tints %25 T O U d Pl Buysa Ream of TYPEWRITING PAPER P w 95° UST ow JUST 60C NOW THE “MONOPRESS! MONUGRAM... NoTE—A! siyles of Monograms and Engraving done st short otice. 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