The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 9, 1896, Page 11

PORTUGUESE: UNIDN COUNCIL CLOSED The Delegates Congratulate Themselves on Their Order’s Success. They Select San Leandro as the Place for the Next An- nual Session. GRAND OFFICERS INSTALLED. The Work of Two Zealous Officers Receives Marks of Distinguished Appreciation. PLEABANTON, Car, Oct. 8—This is the last day of the session of the Grand Couneil of the Portuguese Union. The banquet kept the delegates up late last evening, and it was 10 o’clock before the session was called to order this mern- ing. A special committee was appointed learning. They are doing their work grandly. We do nut expect, and as Bap- ! tists we heartily oppose, municipel or State schools attempting to give any re- ligious instruction.” The Women’s Baptist Home Society met at 11 A. M., with Mrs. W. H. Latour- etzaJresiding. In her address she de- clared that the society should raise $1000 during the ensuing year for the work if possible. Miss Mary Ham, who has charge of the bureau of “supplies, reported having sent out $830 worth of goods. This went to ten missionary pastors of the State. Miss Lillian Berger, snperintendent of good literature, asked for contributions of good magazines, papers and Sunday- scifool supplies to be distributed in needy localities. b | Mrs. E. H. Joy, as treasurer, reporied | the total receipts for the year to be $213 05, expenditures $162, leaving a balance on hand of §51 05. This afternoon thie Women's Baptist Foreign Mission Society met, with the president, Mrs. C. Hill, in the chair. Re- ports from Japan and China were pre- sented, after which the treasurer reported o deficit of $1000. ; The report of the committee on resolu- tions contained a paragraph indorsing the woman’s suffrage ameadment, which | caused quite .a warm discussion and showed that there was a difference of opinion regarding the matter. The vote showed that Mr. Wright, who opposed suffrage, had three women to vote with him, all the remainder of the asudience and delegates voting in favor of the resolution. The report of the sommitte: cn foreign missions referrei to the mobsof China and financial depression, which had rce duced the society’s income, as clouds, but the facts that entrance to missionaries had been made saier and that 11,000 converis had been baptized in the past year were the silver linings, Thiity missionari have returned home during the year, 25 new ones have been sent out, 80 have re- THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, THE CHAMELEON AND) DEMOCRACY Warren English Proves Them to Be of the Same Nature. Wants Cleveland’s Job, Bryan's Favor and Free Silver All at Once. POLITICS, FAMILY STYLE. Now Stumping the District Trying to Prove That Consistency Is a Needless Attribute. The joke in Federal circles and among Democratic politicians is on Warren B. English, Collector of the Port of Oakland, subject to & resignation with a string to it; Democratic and Populist nominee for Congress from the Third District; an office-holder by the grace of Grover Cleve- b AT EXAM INEI GRANDMEDICAL /) ! A.M.MARTIN 2 [MASTER OF CER NIE S| GRAND OIRECTOR Prominent Grand Officers of the Portuguese Union and Three Citizens of Pleasanton Who Presided at the Grand Ball and Reception to the Graand Council, to prevare the printing of the new con- stitution. The office of deputy grand president was abolished, as the order is in such a flourishing condition that the office was considered unnecessary. A special committee was appointed to reorganize a new system of bookkeeping in the office of the grand secretary, on ac- count of theadvance of the order. The revised constitution submitted by the committee appointed at the session beld 1n SBacramento last year was adopted with but few changes. The new constitution provides that members of class A shall not pay more than $20 and class 8 $10 a year, and when a0y more money is needed it shall be drawn from the reserve fund. The installation of new cfficers occupied the attention of the delegates this after- noon. Past President Mattos performed the ceremonies in an impressive manner, and on the new grand president taging his seat there was great cheering _ followed by, calls for a speech. The grand president responded by asking the co-operation of all to make his administration & memorable one and assured all of the general interest he took in the welfare of the organization and thanked the delegates for the high posi- tion to which he was elevated. A badge was presented to M. 8. Peixotto of Centerville for the work he has done for the order in general. A beautiful badge was Sre!ented to the retiring grand esident, John Mattos Jr. The selection of the next meeting place | of the Grand Council brought out five | competitors, Ban Franclsco coming into the contest this mornine. San Leandro | won the honor after a spirited contest and | the Grand Council after passing votes of | thanks to the local lodge for its entertain- ment, and also to the citizens of Pleasan- ton, adjourned to meet at San Leandro next year. BIPIITS FIR SUFFBIGE The Central Association Almost Unanimous as to Woman’s Privileges. Formally Opposed to Giving Religious Instruction in State and Municipal Schools. OAELAND OrricE BAN FrANCISC0'CALL, 908 Broad way, Oct. 8. } The Central Baptist Association closed its labors 1o-night with a public Young People’s service. The report of the committee on educa- tion was of much interest. It contained the following paragraphs: “The interest d! the denomination at 2rge needs to be stimulated and guick- ned, and the importance of the work in ¢ relation to our denominational growth needs to be impressed upon our people, many of whom have not given the matter specific consideration. We are not com- petitors in any sense to the State Univer- sity or high schools; our werk is alon entirely different lines, s £ “‘Neither have we any criticism to make signed, and a number of deaths are re- ported. DOWN A BANISTER. Women Frighten Away Burglars Be- fore They Secure Any Booty—An Outlawed Claim. ALAMEDA, CaL, Oct. 8.—The family of J. N. Beckraan, on the corner of Pacific avenue and-Chestnut_street, were consid- erably frightened about’ 12 o’clock last night to se¢e two men climbing the back stairs. The ladies were just retiring and gave the alarm quickly, but in so doing scared off the would-be burglars. They went sliding down the banisters and over the back fence in short order. A Claim Outlawed. ALAMEDA, OaL., Oct. 8.—The claim of F. K. Krauth tor $30 against the city for printing done in 1878 bas been outlawed, says City Attorney Taylor inan opinion to the Board of Trustees. Continuing, he says: E “A municipal corporation, however, is under moral obligations to pay its debts; the courts have held that the general ob- ligation to do justice binds all persons, whether natural or artificial. I therefore recommend, if your honorable board finds that the amount demanded is correct, that the claim be paid.” A. A. Cohen began injunction proceed- ings against the . payment of this bill at the time, and Mr. Krauth allowed it to slip nis mind, thinking that the board had been enjoined from paying it. Two weeks ago he found it in hs)s desk while cleaning it up. The board will act upon the claim next Monday night. Republican Rally. ALAMEDA,- CAL., Oct. 8.—Great prep- arations are being made for the Republi- can raily to-morrow {(Friday) night at Linderman’s Opera-house under the joint supervision of the joint Republican clubs of this place. The speaker of the eve ing will be Hon. W. b. Heyburn of Idah He will be assisted by Judge J. A. W, gufi, Judge W. E. Greene and -bamuel - Hall. The McKinley Drill Corps will parade before the meeting headed by a band. { Together with the vice-presidents of the meeting they will occupy seats upon the platform. ———————— INCIDENTS OF A DAY. Alameda County Happenings Told in Brief Chapters. OAKLAND OFFICE S8AN FRANCISCO CALL, 908 Broadway, Oct. 8. Ex-Attorney John F. Burris was in the Police Court this morning, and at his request the glogy c?:rl's pl"’e(ened -gllmn im by John ooby of Alameda was set. for imi) E tmln’nnvn October 13. - st }nar Frick, in the Buperior Court this morn- ing, of hisown mmlm;, removed J. Chetwood, the assignee of R.P.Thomas, insolvont, and formerly proprietor of the Standard Soap Works st Berkeley. He has dismissed the case inst the defendent, which was opposition land; by his own admission “a good ad- ministration Democrat’’; at present an ardent advocate of free silver, and known in Oakland as the “subordinate villain" of the Altamont melodrama, by which 8. G. Hilborn was robbed of his seat in the Con- gress of 1893, The history of the Altamont affair is known to everybody, and by it English ecjoyed two years in Congress during which time all the Federal patronage in nis district was distributed. Then came the election of 1894 and Hilborn wiped out the ‘“‘crime of Altamont’’ by an over- whelming majority. This put English out of office and something bad to be done. His “friends,” and they are numer- ous, decided that if there were no.office available for him one would have to be created, for there is no precedent for an English that desired a public position not being able to obtain one in Alameda County. English came out as a firm adherent and indorser of the Cleveland atministra- tion. For a time Cleveland was his idol and his administration his altar. An agitation was started by which the city across the bay should be made a port of entry. A port of entry meant a Collector of Port, and the effect uf English’s slavish loyalty to the big man at Washington was such that the office was created for the Alameda politician at a handsome salary. - Tuings went smoothly for a few months, English sat in bis little office, drew his salary and talked politics, while a_great change came over the spirit of h dreams. Cleveland became unpopular, but English did not intend to fall with his neither did he intend to get out. ¢ The mind that dominated the Altamont affair was again brought into W EARNEST 08 HONEST MONEY Business Men Will Make a Campaign Among the Ranches. English. After belng assured that a resignation would not be accepted, Eng- lish, with a loud flare of trumpets, handed in his resignation as Collector of the Port of Oakland, with a ztmng string to it. The string is still attached to it and amounts to an intention to ho!d on to his office across the bay after his chameleon policy shall have been repudiated by the voters on November 3. While the resigna- tion is apparently absolute, it is in such shape that Mr. Wise can easily retern it on November 4, and there is no doubt this will be dm'x:i o S e In the meantime Mr. English is goin over his district campaigning as a goos Bryan Populist-Democrat, anda hopes thereby to defeat Mr. Hilborn Methodist (South) Work. OAKLAND, CAL., Oct. 8,—The Pacific Methodist (South) conference opened its second day’s labors this morning. Bishop Hargrove, 1n his remarks, stated that the exact figures were not so much wanted as the fact whether there had been advance- ment or retrogression. He said the spiritual state of the church should be judged not so much by the financial ex- ibit as by the number of additions to the charge. B.J. Waugh was taken in charge by an investigation committee and several were admitted to the conference. Much minor business was transacted, but the chief work of the gathering is to hear reports apd locate all the ministers for the next year. An Independent Candidate. OAKLAND, C Oct, 8.—~Thomas Pear- son, the colored orator, has filed his peti- tion of nomination for Assemblyman in the Fifty-eighth Assembly District. It has the approval of the District Attorney laced upon it which insures his name be- ng placed upon the official ballot. —en W, 1. PARKHUAST BURIED Remains of the Youthful Evange- list Interred at Mountain View. All the Prominent Democrats Have Already Joined the League. NO POLITICAL AFFILIATION. Hugh Craig Once Worked for Siiver Money and Does Not Want to Do So Again. OARILAND OFrICE SAN FRANCISCO OALL, Tt Broadway, Oct. 8. A house-to-house or rather a .farm-to- farm campaign is to be made by merchants of this city who temember when they were paid In silver and had to pay a premium for gold and who do not want to see a re- turn to those conditions. The Oakland End of the R-markable Career of a Bright Berkeley Boy. BERKELEY, CAv., Oct. 8.—The olosing scenes of the remarkable career of young Webster H. Parkhurst were enacted to- day, when the remains of the strangely enthusiastic and youthful evangelist we: laid away in the family vault in Mounntain View Cemetery. The funeral services were held at 8t. Mark’s Episcopal Church. The deceased was one of a company of boyish workers in the cause of religion who about a year ago began to pursue with extraordinary zeal the vocation of re- ligious stump speakers. Parkhurst was a member of the Berkeley High School class of '06 'and was to have entered the State University with that class. Then came the all” to preach for Christianity and to announce the near ap- proach of ‘‘the last days.” The remon- strance of his parents and friends and the advice of the rector of St. Mark’s Church were alike unavailing. The young man laid aside his books and applied himself to evangelical effort. Tie young man wasonly 18 years of age, but he felt that he had a mission to per- form and he disregarded the pleading of relatives, the advice of friends and the ridicule of scoffers with the serene, unas- sailable confidence of a veritable martyr, Co-Eds Commence ““Gym” Work, BERKELEY, CAL, Oct. 8,—The addi- 125 will join the clasaes this year, which is more than double the number in regular attendanoe last year. The training of the young women will be under the direction of Professor and Mrs. W. E. Magee. During the period set aside for their gym- nasium work the young women will bave Business Men’s Sound-money League has no political affiliation, but is eager to do its share toward upholding the National credit. Many of the members have been life- time Democrats, but they now realize that the limit of rainbow politics has been reached and that a firm and judicious step must be taken. Among the members are: J. J. Valentine, John A. Brtton, E. J. Pringle, Warien Olney, Israel Lawton, John A, Btanly, Sam Bell McKee and J. C. Martin, all of whom are Democrats. *‘We have found that there ars hun- dreds of residents of this county who are not acquainted with the issues in this campaign,” id H. O. Trowbridge of the executive committee to-day, ‘‘and we are preparing to enlighten them. . Several of our business men will g&out to the little placesand hold meetings in ranchhouses or barns or in the open air and will show the fallacy of the free-silver idea. There are many little places that are being neglected by the campaigners of various political parties and we want to reach them. ' The league is rapidly growing and there are now several hundred members, and the next three weeks will be very busy ones for us.” Hugh Craig declares that politics should cutno figure in the financial question. He recalled the time when he first came here and went to work for Burnham, Standeford & Co. at $1 75 a day. The workmen were paid b the custom of all other firms then, ver, which was at a discount. All the gold collected by business men was sold to the banks at 3 or 4 per cent profit and the workmen paid in depreciated money. Mr., Craig is not anxious for a return of those “good old times."” J. J. Valentine said that another reason for the present unrest w. false idea of corpqrations, He said he was the hired man of a corporation that consisted of 1900 stockholders, who are scattered all over the United States. Thomas Prather, R. 8. Knight, J. L. Barker, C. B. Morgan and Mark Requa are other active workers in the league and their ranks are swelling dail exclusive use of the gymnasium. ERepublican Speakers. BERKELEY, CAL., Oct. 8. —The Repub- lican State ‘Central Committee has for- nished the County Central Committee with the following appointments for apeak- ers: Golden Gate, October 15, Colonel John H. Roberts; West Berkeley, October 12, Lewis Titus; Temescal, October 16, Lewis Titus. The appointments made for FEast Berkeley and Lorin have been can- celed. Committeeman Strecker is nego- tiating with other speakers' for these places. School Bids Received. BERKELEY, CaAvn, Oct. 8.—At the meeting of the Board of Education last evening the contract for the Le Conte Sciool was awarded to the lowest bidder, E. J. Squires. The amount named was $1187. Freshmen Football. BERKELEY, CaL., Oct. 8.—The fresh- men football team at the Btate University will play a game with the San Mateo eleven next Saturday morning on the Berkeley field. Berkeley Miscellanies. BERKELEY, CaAL, Oct. 8.—The following committee has been appointed .to arrange for the freshman glee at the State University: Misses Wilder and Wilson and Messrs. Hyde, Foster and Hewlett. Frank P. Taylor, U.C., ’97, has been engaged by the University of Nevada football team as & coach. He willleave in about a week to be gone until December 1. President Martin Kellogg of the State Univer- sity will tender a reception to the graduat students of the university next Mouday after- noon at Stile’s Hall. The Amateur Academic Athletic Association will hold a fleld day on the university cinder track next Saturday afternoon. All the high schools and academies about the bay wulga represented. play, and very gradually English was led to pelieve that he was not an administra- tion Democrat. In an unlucky moment he 8o declared himself, This at once brought down upon him the vials of John P. Irish’s wrath, The man who never wears a necktie at once upbraided Eng- lish in an interview for uttering senti- ments of treachery to the man by whose pleasure he was getting his bread and butter. For a few days English and Irish paid their compliments to each other through the press until Irish went East to hunt heavier game and was lost to Alameda political circles, Then was born the fusion proposition and English appeared n ardent fusion- ist. Bryan was his idol and free silver his altar and according to English the country in general and the Third Congressional District 1n Banlcullr could only be saved from an unlimited number of Hades by the election of Warren B. English for Con- gress. This broughtabouta state of chaos that no one but a master; manipulator of politics in Alameda County could hope to disentangle. English was nominated for Congress by the Democrats and indorsed by the Populists, The Third District w: then presented with the strange spectacle to the discharge of Thomas from insol on.the part nt':he California Nmonm’l %::;‘:)’! San Franeisco, M. L. Whitney and George Niggle. Charles H. Smith has brought a suit in inter- vention in the complication of cases in the fight over the California and Nevada Railroad, Ex-Editor Gavin Dhu High was this mornin sertonoed to u fine of $25 for libeling Josent Cook, a West Oakland saloon-keeper. He paid the money. .\ New Mining Corporation. H. T. Renton, Cherles Olaine, A. C. Ander. son, M. F. Hudson and Charles C. Boyer yes- upon the public or State institutions of terday Incorporated the Banker's Min{ng syu- Sleats. Tne. capitai stock iz 10,000,000, of which $2,820, has been subscribed. of an avowed Cleveland fold man and an administration office-holder howling for iree silver, denouncing the &dministration of which he claimed to be and was and is an adherent and at the same time holdin, Bryan as the only Moses that could 1..3 a cursed nation out of the wilderness. Bomething had to be done. En could - not ~consisten draw a monthly salary from a Government which he was doing his best to overthrow; at the same time he had no_intention of re- linquishing that salary if he could make any decent appearance before his con- stituency and still hald on to it. This situation might appear s very intritate one to the ordinary mind—not so to CITY IMPROVEMENTS The Merchants’ Association Active in the Municlpality’s Wel- fare. The monthly meeting of the Merchants’ Association was held yesterday. Presi- dent F. W. Dohrmann, Directors A. 8. Baldwin, Charles Bundschu, W. G. Doane, ‘William Doxey, A. Fusenot, Hugo D. Keil, M. 8. Kohlberg and Joseph Simonson were present. A letter was received from Director Con- well requesting that his resignation be ac- cepted owing to the fact that he had been nominated for the office of Supervisor from the Twelfth Ward and ihat he did not deem it consistent with the policy of Merchants’ Association for him to act director and a political nominee at the same time. A report was received from the neer of the association relative to s of streets at the street corners, and the board 11 Auction Sales GEO. F. LAMSON, AUCTIONEER. Office—410 Kearny Street. THIS DAY. Friday..... October 9, 1896, At 11 lock M., On the premises, 1903 McAllister Street, Corner of Lyon, T will sell, on account of departure, The Very Elegant Furniture of Residence, ... COMPRISING.... . flon and Costly Parlor Upholstéry, in 0ad pleces; legant Lace ns; French Mantel Clocks; Ele:ant _Portieres; Splendid Pictures, richly framed : Handsome Turkish Rugs; Fine Brussels Carpets; Magnificent Mahogany Chamber Suit, cost-$250; Elegant Oak Chamber Suit; Three- quarter Oak Bedstéads; -Fine Hair and Spring Mattresses; Pillows and Bedding; Flegant Chif- fonier; Handsome Tables; Fine Bookcase; Lot Magnificent Illustrated Books, selections from art galleries of Europe; High Cost Ornaments; Fine Bric-a-Brac; Polished Oak Dinirig-room ¥uraiture; Magnificent Decorated China; Cut Glassware; Ex- tra Choice New Improved Kange; Paten: Table; Fine Agateware; Garden Hose: New Laundry Ar ticles; Hall ana Stair Carpels; Improvea Wheeler & Wiison Sewing achine, with a fine assortment of other choice articles. There is an extra lot of fine things in this sale. Terme Cash. GEO. F. LAMSON. Auctioneer. for membership were received and the par- ties unanimously elected as regular mem- bers of thejassociation, making tbe total membership at the present time 884: Robert T. Baker, Browning & Bremer, Deckelman Bros., Freygang-Leary Company, Golden Gate Undertaking omg-ny, Charles E. Goss, -Fred B. Haight, W, B. Harrington, Charles L. Hedemark, Alphonse Judis, Peter Kelly, Kuhls, Schwarke & Co., K. A. Lund- gons to Harmon (fymnnsinm at the State N T niversity, recently made for the accom- . modation of the co-eds, are now completed, THOMAS PRATHER of the Executive and the young women will at once begin M their exercises in physical culture. About ey decided to ascertain where the signs dia not exist, with a view of having every street corner in the City bear a plain sign, either on the lamp-postsor on the build- ings, showing the names of the streets. l‘gmlmmziuuom were read from a num- ber of companies in California claiming that hard eucalyptus wood, suitable for vements, is av: ble within the boun. aries of the State. As soon as the i formation is collated from all soutces th board will proceed to recommend the best material for experiments in street paving, At the request of the Manufacturers’ and Producers’ Association, the xpmid-nq ap- pointed Messrs. Bundschu, Keil and Doane as a committee to meet a like committee of various other organizations in the City to devise ways and means of developing the resources of the State. The following twenty-one applications “COUNT AMBROSEWF,” WHO CLAIMED TO BE A RUSSIAN NOBLEVAN, Count Ambrosew! will probably never return to Oakland. That is the opinion of those who have had the most intimate dealings with him, The letter that he received from Bt. Petersburg a few weeks ago was a very different document frem what the Count said it was. Instead of telling him tnat the Russian estate to which he said he was beir had .been distributed and was coming to him at Portland, Or., it wi letter that reprimanded him for his ab- surd pretensions, strom, C. M. Mann, Rothchild & Hadenfeldt, The F. W. Spencer Company, W.G. Staflord & Co., L. D. Stone & Co., Thiedemann & Delius, A. . Wheaton, Charles Zissig. ey Holladay’s Protesg Overruled. The Street Committee of the Board of Super- visors decided yesterdsy to overrule the pro- 04 Com;nittu of the Sound- League. : test of 8. W, Holladay against the an. of the Washington-street frontage of Lafayette Park, Hollldlz claims that the land is private Property and threatened to enjoin the board or its agents from doing the work. The matter comesup at the next meeting of the board. OFFICE AND FREE PASSES Liability for the Acceptance of a Pass Discussed by Justices. Writ Aimed at Insurance Commis- sioner Higgins Is Denied by the Supreme €ourt. The Bupreme Courf yesterday denied the petition of the Attorney-General for the people, which was directed against Insurancg Commissioner M. R. Higgins. The case involved the contest by C. Ges- ford for the insurance commissionership. There were two counts in the petition, which was for a writ of mandamus. The first count alleged that Higgins had in- truded himself into the office, and that he had po title to it. The second alleged that Higgins had accepted and was using a pass over the Southern Pacific road, and it was asked that Gesford be declared, therefore, entitled to the office, and that Higgins be fined $5000. A part of the opinion of the court, which was written by Justice McFarland and was concurred in by Justices Van Vieet and Garroutte and by Chief Justice Beatty, so far as denying the writ was concerned, was partly given up to the consideration of the degree of criminality in accepting a railroad pass. On this point, the opinion ran as folllows: 1t is true that the mere acceptance of a pass 18 in itself no crime, but one who holds office and a pass at_the same time may be subjected by s proceeding like the one here to a severe criminal punishment, Itis at least doubtful if he could be compelled to give eyidence against himself. The opinion concludes as follows: The {ssuance of the writ would forever clude sny defense upon its merits. Under the above views it is: unnecessary to inquire what similarity there is between the proceedings of the people vs. Higgins and the old writ of quo warranto. The prayer of the petition is de- nied and the writ dismissed. Justice Harrison filed a dissentin opinion, in which Justices Temple an enshaw concurred. In this the liability involved in the acceptance of a pass by a public officer was considered. The dis- senting opinion says: } There i8 no ground for considering that the present action is instituted under the pro- visions of section 772 of the Penal Code or tnat it is to be regarded as criminal in its najure. A The Superior Court can act under that sec- tion only when it has received an accusation in writm§ that the officer has charged and collected illegal fees or has refused or mne- glected to periorm the official duiies pertain- ing to his office. The only grounds .dfm in the complaint here are the failure to filea sufficient bond and the sul and use of a free > * Of npeither of these acts can there be Fred!csud any turpi- tude or neglect of official duty. The acceptance of & pass hus no more of the eleménts of & criminal nature than would be in the acceptance by any officer of a lucrative office under the United States, or the absence from the State of a judicial officer for more than sixty days, or the voluntary removal from the county for which the officer was o R e ground for declaring e could no lon, exercise the office. S Whether in addition to suth a judgme: fine shall be im; upon the defenda: express terms left to the Superior Coui the right to exercise its discretion in this par- ticular does not limit or qualify its duty to en- ter the judgment of ouster. * * * The dis- cretion given to the court is not to determine whmh&u will act, but is limited to the mode in whi it will act. * * * In my opinion uent acceptance t 8 ke ‘the application for the writ should be granted. CHAS. LEVY & (0., AUCTIONEERS. Salesrooms—1135 Market Street. THIS DAY, Friday.......ccen ....October 9, 1898, At 10 o’clock A. M, at Salesroom, 1135 MARKET ST., bet. 7th and Sth, WE WILL SELL AN ELEGANT LINE OK FURNITURE, Carpets, 1 Nickel-plated h _Register; alsa Stock and Fixtures of Restaurant, etc. TO-MORROW. Saturday......... October 10, 1896, At11 0'clock 3., on the promises, 965 HOWARD ST., NEAR SIXTH, » WILL SELL...... An Elegant Line of New Carpets, Ok Furniture Crockery, Giassware, 1 Range as good as new', 2 Folding Beds, Bedding, etc. Particulars to-morrow. CHAS, LEVY & CO., Anctioneers. INDIANA AUCTION COMPANY, 1057 MARKET STREET. OPP. JONES, WILL SELL THIS DAY, FR'DAY, October 9. at 11 o'clock at salesroom, 1057 Market stiest, o fail and cemplete line of Parlor, Chamber and Dming-room Furniture; Bedding: Lace Curtaigs: Wardrobes and Chif- foniers; “0dd Beds; Bureaus and -Washs:ands: ‘Body Brussels, Moquet and Tapestry Carpets and Rugs and numerous other houseold zoods. INDIANA AUCTION COMPANY, 57 Market st., opp. Jones. W07 EQUALED SCE THE Wi Ex-Senator Felton on the Gravity of the Situa- tion. All East of the Mississippi Be- lieved to Be Solid for McKinley. HOPES OF TWO COAST STATES. Views of the National Committee—A Question of Honesty and Existence of the Government. Ex-United States Senator Charles N. Felton has returned here after five months in Virginia and Maine and other places, where be has been with his family. While in the East he visited Michigan, Iilinois and neighboring States. The ex-Senator says there has ali along been the deepest interest in the Presi- dential contest. It wasintense for a time, but is waning now a little by the con- viction that Major McKinley will be elected. This belief has increased the con- fidence in the future business situation. Mr. Felton says he felt thatif he could do any good for the cause of Republican- ism he could probably do most in:Cali- fornia, and therefore if 1t is desired that he make some speeches he will do so for the good of the cause. Asked about the condition of the campaign, as he had been able to gather it, he said: “The consensus of opinton is that there is no question that McKinley will carryall the Sfates east of the Mississippi, and by a majority that will astonish the people. I gathered this from well-informed men whom I met,and who were in the best possible positfon to gain all the facts. This 18 the condition east of the Mississippi. “Iowa, which is on this sids, has been carefully canvassed by the wuiock system, and no less than three times, and the low- est estimate made is that it will go for McKinley by 40,000, “Public sentiment there and in the East, as manifested, is changing daily toward McKinley, becanse the sober second thought is, leaving silver out of the ques- tion, that the stability of this Government is at staxe. The National Committeemen in New York and Chicago have, as they ‘say, no question as to the final result since the people are taking cognizance of this, “There is pervading the committee, however, some slight doubt as to the Pa- cific Coast. 1t is hoped we will carry Cali- fornia and Oregon, not so much that they are necessary as to impress upon the peo= ple that the masses are in favor of hone esty as against the repudiation of debts, public and private. “They are unabie to see how social and Eomi“l organizations csn exist except by onesty and confidence between man and man,. Therefore, the people have awakened in order that there may be no doubt when the question of the Govern- ment is at stake. “As to Bryan and the crowds which hear him, he draws large audiences, as any man will who has been nominated for the Presidency, for lhefl‘wnnt to see what kind of a man he is. The consensus of opinion is that his speeches are compo- sitions of assumption, declaration and declamation, barren of logic and not based on any fact. *‘There is deep 1nterest on both sides in the contest, but it is not asintense as it was, because the people believe McKinley will succeed. The present indications are that financial distress will not be intensi-~ fied, and therefore confidence is being re- stored.” Mr. Felton believes that if Mr. Bryan should be elected times will be im- measurably worse, and that those who work for wages will feel it more than any- body else, and to a degree scarcely now to be realized. “It is a condition so grave,” said he, “‘that it has never been approached n the history of tae Republie, except when we fougnt for our indernflence with Eng- hms. and during the last Civil War.” Je: rsons’ Wil 3 e On application of Talcott FParsons et al., Judge Slack yesterday dismissed the petition for and denied the probate of the document rting to be the last will and téstament ennie Parsons, deceased. It was praved that the testatrix aid not date the paper, and that it was not signed by two attesting wite nesses. pur) of —_—— A Former Pariner Sues. . The warehouse firm of Wilson Brothers & Co. was attached yesterday by Charles T. Rodolph, a former partner in the concera, for $1000. The sum mentioned was the price romised by thie other members for Rodolph's * nterest, but as it was not paid atthe time specified in the agreement he sued. CASTORIA o D;.sfitbbon’s Dispensary, R e aubods daod otherstan Ty b, Chatpes 16w Cures teed. Callol Br. J. ¥, wIBBON. Box 1957. San Francisco. |