The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 10, 1896, Page 10

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1896. MR, ALFORD HEARS STARTLING ECHOES “Where, ch Where Are the Old Democratic Leaders ?” Lots of Them Have Gone Into the Honest-Money Army. LED BY PATRIOTIC REASONS A Deep Lesson Is to Be Learned From the Present Political Situation. | ““Where, oh where are the old-time lead- ers of the Democratic party ?” If the Hon. William H. Alford, chair- | man of the Democratic State Compaign | been smoked out of his political tent.”” ‘“‘Any news from Hon. E. 8. Lippett, the old man eloquent of Petaluma, who has been a Democrat since the flood ?”* “Yes; he is stumping the State straight- out for McKinley and sound money. Evidently he believes with Charles A. Dana of the New York Sun, who, when asked for his opinion of the Paimer and Buckner nominations at Indianapolis, re- lied with enthusiasm: ‘A fine ticket. on’t vote for it. Vote for McKinley.”" *Do you know anything of Editor J. F. Thompson of Eureka?” : “He's a McKinley man now. Driven from the Democratic party by Bryan and free silver.” z *“What does Clay W. Taylor of Redding say?’ “His magnificent voice, backed by his resourceful brain, has been raised against Bryanism.” ““What has become of J. K. O'Brien of Marysvitle, who was a delegate to the | Btate Convention?” “Distributing sound money tracts by the thousands among his friends and neighbors, advocating the election of | Palmer and Buckner and asking people not to vote for Bryan under any circum- stances.” *‘Can you tell me anything about what that doughty Democratic leader, Bernard D. Murphy, of San Jose, isdoing in this campaign?”’ ““There is no misunderstanding his posi- tion in the fight. He is uncompromis- ingly against Bryan and a debased cur- rency. He stands for the money of the constitution and the maintenance of Natioual honor at home and abroad.” *‘Is General Will S, Green, editor of the Colusa Sun, whose wise counsel has fora quarter of a century assisted in guiding the Democratic ship, is he doing anything good for Bryan?” *‘Not much.” FOR FRUT 08 QUCKSLVER? Future Use of a Valuable Tract of Santa Clara Land. The 0!d Guadalupe Mining Claim Before the Land Office Again. A STRUGGLE FOR A PATENT. Efforts of the Hcmesteaders to Show That Their Farms Are Not Cinnabar Ledges. The old Guadalupe land interest, involy- ing the ownership of about 900 acres of valuable soil in Santa Clara County, was this week transferred to the United States { 4 )y “\\\’ o : { A \ ! (Y i After Winding the Democratic Battle-Horn, Young Mr. Alford Waits for the Return of the Absent, but Instead He Hears Some Unpleasant Echoes. [This picture is from a photograph by Marceau.] Committee, should speak his mind in can- did mood such would be his agonized exclamation. One can readily fmagine Mr. Alford, aroused from his recent trance, catching up the Democratic battie trumpet and sounding *‘the assembly,” hoping thus to recall to his support the many stalwart Democrats who have left his organization; but alas! he finds that he is not like Roderick Dhu, for one blast upon his bugle horn is noi worth a thousand men. The real leaders of the Democratic party of California have been driven from the ranks, their pictures turned to the wall, and to bring them back will requirea ciaoge of platform on the part of those who are at present controlling the destiny of that once illustrious organization. As has been remarked, if Mr. Alford | could be heard to express his inmost gues- | tionings he would doubtless be puiting conundrums for his own solution, and in many cases the response would be sorrow- laden. Suppose he should cast his eyes in the direction of Alameda County and cry out in the agony of his spirit: “Where, ohgwhere is that good old Democratic warhorse, Bill Englisu?’ Echo, masquerading in the form of Ru- mor, might reply: “Bill's at home saw- ing wood and saying nothing. He’s wait- ing for a Democratic year.” ““W here is that veteran Democratic Nes- tor and able financier, E. B. Pond ?” “Oh, he’s gone into the camp of the sound-money Democrats and is helving to flood the State with literature favoring the election of Palmer and Buckner.” ‘‘Where is Peter Etchebarne, formerly of San Jose, now a resident of Oakland, who for so many years was an _enthusi- astic worker in the Democratic legions?” “He nas declared sgainst Mr. Bryan and his Populistic platform. He wants a sound financial system for the upbuilding and preservation of the Nation."’ “Where is William A. Bowden? Where Dr. Robert Caldwell?” They agree with Mr. Etchebarne and cefuse to train under the Bryan banner.” “How about old Bob Syers, and Senator W. A. Whitehurst, and Paul Masson, the great wine-grower, and William B. Ran- kin, the successful vineyardist?” “Youwll find them in the ranks of the sound-money army, advocating an honest tiscal system, that will make Uncle Sam’s llar worth a dollar anywhere on the of the earth.” When did I last hear of Governor Jim dd and Billy Foote, and what were they doing?”’ . “The Governor was presiding at a meet- Ing called by the Bilver party campaign sommittee, and Mr. Foote was speakin, it Metropolitan Hall, pretenaing to scols 8is 0ld friend, Tar CALL, because he bad is “Have you tidings from Wesley Mock of Santa Ropa?” *He is for sound money—first, last and all the time.” “What’s the latest message from Charles Anderson of Santa Barbara?”’ “Bryanism doesn’t suit him worth a cent. He will do his best_to keep the boy orator out of the White House.” “Are you acquainted with the position of those brainy young Democrats —Robert Y. Hayne, Warren Olney, Curtis Hillyer and Elliott McAllister?"” “That’s an easy question. put themselves squarely on the rec- ord as against the insidious evils of Bryanism. They are with Dr. Ed- ward “R. Taylor, T. C. Van Ness, John P. Irish, E. B. Pond, Jeremiah Lynch, R. M. Tobin, Hugh Tevis, Samuel Sachs, Dr. Luke Robinson, Peter F. Dunne, T. B. Bishop, John Garoer, Clay W. Taylor, A. A. Watkins, John Rosen- fela, E. 8. Heller ana other men of like character.” “*Any other news?"’ “Yes, lots of it. Dr. J. 8. West of Co- lusa is out for sound morey and National honor. Richard Bayne, the gifted lawyer, has renounced Bryan and all his works.” Joseph Allen of ‘ulare writes in favor of Palmer and Buckner because he says that they will draw more votes from Bryan than from McKinley. John Roth of Woodville, Tulare County, is against Bryan. Charles P. Summers of Yolo bas turned out a hard worker in the same direction. J. C. Lusk of Chico opposes Bryan with all his might. Charles Forman, the prominent Los Angeles citizen who is so largely in- terested in the street railways of Los An- geles, and who has been a Democrat of Democrats ever since he can remember, feels that it would mean ruin to the coun- try to have the silver monomaniacs in power. B. Marks, formerly of SBanta Rosa, and E. R. Lilienthal, the liquor merchant, take no stock in Bryan. Evan J. Coleman, president of the Pa- cific Transfer Company, has been looking over the situation, and bas come to the conclusion that every patriot should strive to defeat Bryan. Thomas Kirkpatrick of Moore, Hunt & Co. has a similar opinion. £ Marcus Koshland and Thomas Denni- gan, wool merchants, are in the field against Bryanism in all its ugly forms. In fact, all the intelligent wool-dealers of the West who have read Bryan’s attack on the wool industry are going to help to defeat him. They believe they can bury him and his pernicious fallacies so deep that neither he nor they wi}l ever again be heard of in American politics. They have Land Office here, where the claims are now being heard before Receiver Hackett and Register Dunp as a special commis- sion under orders from the United States Commissioner of Lands. The property in question islocated in the heart of Santa COlara Valley, about four miles from Los Gatos, adjoining the Guadalupe mine, and is claimed under the homestead act by J. D. Mackensie, Charles Cole, V. A. Scheller, Mat E. Arne- rich, Paul Arnerich, O. Dunker, C. P. Owen, J. Callunden and J. Doyle. They base their claim upon the fact that in the early part of 1880, when the lands in that vicinity were thrown open for settlement, the mining company did not file its appli- cation for a mineral patent upon the tract now in dispute, although under a decision of the United States Treasurer it could bave done so. The mine people hold that they were never officially notitiea from Washington that the tract was declared to_be mineral land. : In the meantime the Land Office per- mitted the agricultural claimants to make homestead filings, which they did thereon August 14, 1894, and immediately took possession. They improved the lands, es- tablishing homes and planting orchards and vineyards, the territory being within the rich fruit belt of Santa Clara Valley. This is the time for tue final proving up of their homestead entries, and the Guadalupe Quicksilver Mining Company now contests the issue of the patents. They are represented by H. B. Thayer, agent for the company, and Attorneys M. D. Hyde and W. P. Veuve. Theattorneys of the agricultural claimants are William A. Stuart of this City and ex-District At- torney V. A. Scheller of San Jose. One of these claimants, Mat E. Arnerich, is a Re- publican candidate for the Assembly; another, Game Warden J. D. Mackensie o Santa Clara County, and a third, Detective J. Cullenden of this City. Both sides have provided numerous witnesses as experts upon the mineral and agricultural merits of the case, the farmers laboring to prove that grains and vines and trees are the only natural prod- ucts of that soil, and the miners that the lands are filled with ledges of cinnabar and will anduee nothing but the sprightly quicksilver. Some of the wit- nesses testified that 1500 sacks of wheat have been raised from seventy acres on certain portions of the tract and that on the 900 acres of land there are at present thousands of trees and vines two years old. Yesterday Witness Ryan for the mining company and a former employe at the Guadalupe mine gave his hmmma as an agricultural expert that 1500 sac! :{ glrL-ln from seventy acres was no yield Al Mat Arnerich stated in an interview that the land in question is worth $100 an acre, “‘Some portion of the tract is rocky,” said he, ‘‘but there are no quicksilver ledges on it. Moreover, our lands are not in the Guadalupe grant, but totally out- side of the limits, and the mining com- pany only bases its claim upon a decision of the depart t, and if it had any rights under that decision they were invalidated when the company neglected to file its application. If the United States Land Office recognized that the company had any claim we would not have geen per- mitted to file and prove up on the land. The fact is, so long as the Guadalupe Quicksilver'Mming Company had plenty of ore on its grant it never cared about exmndingits boundaries until it wanted more roc! ““Whnen the Treasury Department de- cided years ago that this was mineral land the company could have filed its ap- plication for a patent, and its excuse of not receiving official notification of the decision is not a valid one. When we made our filings it was Government land on which there was no recorded claim, and our little homes, with their -fielas, vines and fruit trees, are our own justas soon as we receive our patents, which will be in a few days.” C. P. Owen, who is the Recoraer of Banta Clara, and who is one of the agri- cultural claimants, spoke in the same vein. He held that should the questionybe de- cided against them it would be Another case where settlers who had acted in good faith had been deprived of their homes. The case will go on next Monday morn- ing at 10 o’clock. ACCUSED OF ARSON. David Weil Charged With Having Fired His Store to Get the Insurance. David Weil was yesterday accused of firing his Shasta County store for the pur- pose of collecting indemnity, hy the com- panies with whom he was insured. Answers were filed yesterday to the suits of Thomas E. Ryan against various fire insurance companies for indemnity for loss by conflagration of the store and stock of Baer, Weil & Co. of Redding, Shasta County, Cal. 1t is alleged in the answers, all of which are similar, that David Weil set fire to the store building and that in consequence the insurance comvanies are not liable for damages. INSURANCE RATES GO UP, Casualty and Liability Com- panies Form a Powerful Compact. Liability and Guarantee Risks Will Cost the Insured Dearly After the I5th Inst. A compact has been formed by the casualty and liability insurance com- panies engaged in business in S8an Fran- cisco, and wken it goes into effect on the 15th inst. the combine will have covered all parts of the United States. The Pacific Coast field is the last to come into the compact, the delay in uniting having been caused by the obstinate attitude of one company, the Frankfort of Germany, which insisted on cutting rates. The corporations which have combined are the United Staies Casualty, the Em- ployers’ Liability, the Union Casualty, the Standard, the Fidelity and Casualty and the London Guarantee. Their business on the Pacific Coast in premiums last year amounted to about $250,000. Only one company, the Frankfort, remains out. This, it 1s held, means that a fight in all lines of liability insurance may be ex- pected. Rates will be raised by the combine on October 15, and as the orders from the respective head offices are ver strict and explicit any infringement of the com- pact’s rules may result in a change ot gen- eral managers for the Pacific Coast. An agent of one of the compact concerns stated yesterday that the change prac- tically made one big company orf the six corporations, as their schedule rates can- not be altered and there cannot be real competition for business. Asan illustra- tion of the effect of this compact he said that an elevator insurance will cost $35 a vear in any of the compact corporations. be rate now is usually $25 in the face of open competition, but it is believed that the obdurate company will grow rich on the change, since it can raise its rate to $30 and still be $5 lower than its competi- tors. The reason given for the combine is that all the companies found they lost money last year in writing business, and that all companies which went into com- petion at reduced rates failed. The old line concerns had to report a reduction in their surplus last year. So a compact ex- tending as far Westas Utah was organized, and now it is reaching out over the re- mainder of the territory. Agents of the American companies com- plain bitterly azainst the insurance laws of California, or rather the want of insur- ance laws, which makes it possible fora foreign company to come into the State and do business without being required to ut up a deposit, as in other States of the nion. In New York, for instance, the forelgn companies have each a deposit of $200,000, under control of the Insurance Commissioner, and also about $400,000 in- vested in American securities as an asset. American companies cannot do business without a capital stock invested at home. The Frankfort has $100,000 on deposit in Oregon, as that State demands a deposit. —ee HORSES AT BURLINGAME A Show of Fine Steeds at the San Mateo Suburb This Month. It Will Be a Novelty, as It Will B: the Only One of Its Kind Presented Here. An open-air horse show will be held at Burlingame on October 17 under the auspices of the Burlingame Club. This is the first venture of the kind, and it will be a novelty in its way, as there will be no admission nor entrance fees charged, and entries are open to all. Trains will leave Third and Townsend- street station, San Krancisco, at 8:15 A. ., 10:40 A. M. and 11:30 A. M. Returning, trains leave Burlingame at 2:34 ». M., 4:04 P. M. and 6:16 P. M. A table d’hote luncheon will be served at the clubhouse. Any exhibitor not a member of the club will receive a badge giving him the privileges of the club for the time being. Horses from Oakland and San Rafael will be shipped to and from the grounds free of charge, and no charges will be made for stabling. The rules of the Horse SBhow Association of the Pacific Coast will govern. Entry blanks can be had from the secretary of the club at Bur- lingame, or_at the Horse Show Asso- ciation, 30 Mills building. The entries will close October 15. The following classes and hours for judging the horses have been arranged: Class 1—Thoroughbred stallions, 1:45 . M. Class 2—Stanford-bred trotting stallions, 10 A. M. Class3—Hackney stallions, 11 4, M. These classes to be shown in hand. Horses in harness: Class 4—Mare or geld- ing, 14 bands 2 inches and under, 10:20 A. M. 4 Class 5—Pair of mares or geldings, 14 hands 2 inches and under, 11:45 4. M. Class 6-—Mare or gelding over 14 hands 2 inches and under 15 hands 3 inches, 2 P. M. Class 7—Pair mares or geldings over 14 hands 2 inches and under 15 hands 8 inches, 10:40 A, M. Class 8—Mare or gelaing over 15 hands 3 inches, 3:45 P. M. Class 9—Pair mares or geldings, 15 hands 3 inches or over, 2:30 P. M. The above classes to be shown to appropriate vehicles. Tandems: Clags 10—Pony tandem, 14 hands 2 inches and under, 11:15 A. M. Class 11- Horses oyer 14 hands 2 inches, 3 P. M. Class 12—For best performance driving a tandem through obstacles. 3:15 P. M. Unicorn: Class 13—5 P. M. Four-in-hands: Class 14—Four-in-hands 14 bands 2 inches and under,12 M. Class 15— Four-in-hands over 14 hands 2 inches, 4:15 P. M. Class 16—Best performance driviug a four- in-hand through obstacles, 4:30 P. . Roadsters: Class 17—This class is limited to horses owned by residents of San Mateo County, to be shown to & road rig, 2:45 ». M. Saddle horses: Class 19—Mare or geldin, hands 2 inches and under, 2:15 P. M. Class 19—Mare or gelding over 14 hands 2 inches, 11:30 A. M. Class 20—Polo pony, mare or geld- ing 14 hands 2 inches or under, 4:45 p. M. Manners and handiness to be especially con- sidered. Owners or amateurs to ride. Jumping classes: Class 21—Open to all, 3:30 P. M. Class 22—Jumping class for ponies 14 bands 2 inches and under, performance over fences only to count, 4 P. M. Class 23—Lasso throwing, 5:15 P. M. ELECTION OFFICERS. Appointments of Republicans and Democrats Made by the Election Commissioners Yesterday. The Election Commissioners took up the matter of appointing election officers yester- day, and chose a full list of Democrats and Republicans for the Thirty-first Assembly Dis- trict as follows: Democrats: Precinet 1—E. H. Williams, James J. Ward, C. C. Hencke. Precinct 2—Matthew Heyfron, E, J. Preston, William Craig. Precinct 3—William McCarthy, Thomas Man, ning, S. A. Terry. Precinct 4—James Ginty, A. J. Ford, Thomas Anglin. Precinct 5—Edward J. Kelly, Frank Noble, Joseph Renkin. Precinct 6—Charles Miller, P. W. Ehrhardt, James W. Connell. Precinct 7—Thomas Dolan, John J. Joell, James L. Sween: g Precinct 8—F. J. Harrington, George F. Poul- son, Philip A. K: X MPrcciucL 9—James T. Kelly, J. J. Murphy, Ed urray. Precinct 10—George W. Woodward, C. M. Tiedeman. Precinet 11—William C. O’Connor, R. Mor- ley, T. Tyndall. Precinct 12—John McEleaney, J. J. Hulbert, William J. McLaughlin. Precinct 13—Marks Bloom, William Murphy, D. T. Brosman. Kl;{eflncl 14—H. McKenna, H. Michaels, Matt illain, Precinet 15—JamesT. Magowan, H. J. Henck- en, John Grace. Precinct 16—John B. Kearney, H. J. Jack- son, Ed J. Dunning. Precinct 17—E. J. Riley, Joseph W. Maher Jr., Ed J. Maher. Republicans: Precinct 1—Henry Macsor- ley, George P. Ryerson, Samuel H. Vance, Charlie McGaughan. Precinct 2—Otto Lemcke. Charles S. Stout, Harry Stanley, Robert 8, Faicon. Precinct 3—Charles R. Smadeke, Thaddeus P. Goodnier, George L, Simpson. Precinet 4—William Sullivan, Thomas O. Brien, William H. Campbell, Isaac Wollard. Precinct 5—Joseph Kelly, James Skiff, Alfred Witt, James Lee. P Preciner 6—Alfred 0. Clark, T. Cornelius, Albert Worth, John H. Laskin. Precinct 7—C. Herrschaft, Joseph P. Ken- nedy, Lawrence T. Ryan, Louis Kuttner, Precinet 8—James J. Miley, Frank H. Do- herty, Louis Klee, Grant G. Cole. Precinct 9—Simuel Newmann, Hugh Judge, William J. Miskell, James Giilice. Precinet 10—Toomas F. Kelleher, J. T. Kelly, Frank O'Brien. Precinct 11—J. E. Crowley, Jeremiah Shee- han, John J. Abel, Henry A. Borrman. Precinct 12—Thomas H. Brady, 8. McKeon, William A. Kellon, Frank Guenther. Precinct 13—William J. Pierney, Thomas Degnan, Emile G. Hirsinger, Edward Ward. Precinct 14—John Duffy, Henry McKenna. William A. Curren, Louis Schneider. Precinct 15—Frederick J. Saunders, Andrew J. Meaher, John J. Buick. Precinet 16—Aima Jespersor, E4 Dunning, Henry A. Planz, Thomas Graham, Precinet 17—Christopher A. Shea, Timothy Blanchfield. - UTLEY AOCATES SLVE He Calls the Money Kings the White Metal’s Only Real Enemies. Figures, Comparisons and Statistics Ga ore Invoked in Favor of Free Coinage The Hon. A. J. Utley of Los Angeles spoke at last night’s meeting of the Thirty-first Assem- bly District Bryan Free Silver Club on the sil- ver question. In spite of the piercingly cold weather the Populist tent on Market street was fairly well filled. In the course of his re- marks Mr. Utley said: “I do not claim for my party all the honesty and patriotism in the country. I believe we all desire the Nation’s greatest good. The only trouble 1s that people are misled, and hence vote against the best measures, To-night I intend to speak on the money question, which 1is really the principal issue of the campaign. “This war against silver can easily be traced to its source. It was set on foot by the money kings, who were actuated by a desire for a limited money supply, which they might cor- ner and manipulate at will for their own ends and purposes. It is evident that the larger the volume of coinage the greater the money value of all commodities will be. “Gold-standard people tell us that if the coinage of silver in this country were free and unlimited, our Nation would become the dumping-ground for the worid’s cheap silver. The truth is if silver were freely coined it would resume its former monetary value, and there would be no ‘cheap silver.” “The only question bejore us is whether the people of the United States can make use of all the silver possible to be coined. If we had every ounce of silver coin on earth among us here in the United States it would be equiva- lent to fifty-eight silver dollars to each inhabi- tant. France has about that proportion and is, notwitnstanding, the most prosperous country on earth. 1n the years between 1850 aud 1870 silver was freely coined in this country, yet those years were the most pros- ‘perous in American history. “In Europe there is about $1,400,000,000 worih of silver, coined at a ratio of 153 to L. Asia has millions upon millions, but neither continent has any silver to spare, and hence we have no reasoi to' fear a silver deiuge from the Old Worid. We are warned againstan in- vasion of Mexican silver. Well, Mexico has £55,000,000 worth of coined silver. Suppose we took it all, not leaving the Mexicans even a 10-cent piece. This wholesale gobbling u o& Mexican silver would give each one of us ?nx about 70 cents.” ————— Missionary Extension School. The fall term of the Missionary Extension School for City, Home and Foreign missions will open on Tuesday, October 20, at 1812 Van Ness avenue. The committee has been spe- cially fortunate in securing Professor J. H. Goodell of the Pacific Theological Beminary to lead the class in the study of the interna- tional Sunday-school lessons. The class for the Sunday-school lessons will meet on Satur- days at 3:30 P, M., beginning October 24. On Tuesday evenings a class in personal work will be conducted, to which all young people are specially invited. All who desire to at- tend the day classes are ufinemd to send word to Miss M. L. Berry, 1812 Van Ness avenue. ———————— “¢Mr. 600" Disowned. Superintendent Johnson Reynolds of the Sutter-street Railway Company declares that the name of Carl Henderson has not appeared on the employes’ list of the company in the past ten years, and that no one ever offered to ay him $600 for having cut a cross cable. ;urcher than that, no gripman was ever dis- charged for that offense and permitted to work again, even at the rate of $2 10 per day. This declaration comes in answer toa pub- 1lished account of how a gripman by the name of Henderson accidentally cut a ‘cross cable and paid $600 to the oomrmg for so doing, whereupon he was retained in the service, and earned the sobriquet of *Mr. 600.” B s o con oo Approve the Charter. A “charter mass-meeting” of German-Amer- jcans was heid st Verein Eintracht Hall, 237 Twelfth street. F. W. Dohrmann presided. The speakers were: H. N. Clement, on the cont 1'1’3.;:“ act: Dr. G. Gnhwh."on civil service; M. Greenblatt, on municipal affairs; Charles Bundschu, on_the merits of the char- ter over the ’ymnt City government. Stron, resolutions fayorirg the charter were adop! CATORS RECDRL BENG SEACHED Honest Populists Propose to Repudiate His Methods. Said to Have Been a Democrat, a Republican and Pro- hibitionist. CLAIMS TO HAVE REFORMED. His People Distrust His Sincerity and Do Not Think He Ought to Represent Them. Populist disaffection is on the increase over the methods of Cator, Wardall, Maguire, Lawlor and the rest of the fusion jobbers, and the honest masses are wait- ing only for a few leaders to arise in their independence and smite the jobbers hip and thigh. Cator’'s New Jersey record is being ex- amined, as also his California record by members of his party who distrust the sincerity of this ex-Democrat, ex-Repub- lican, ex-Anti-Monopolist and ex-Prohibi- tionist, and who are suspecting him of be- ing a People’s party man for office and revenue only. When thoseinvestizations shall have been completed the result will be given to the public by honest and fear- less Populists, who will advise that the fusion candidates be pledged to vote against Cator and for some member of the party who enjoys the confidence of the masses and who has never been accused of betraying his constituents. George W. Monteith, middle-of-the- road and anti-railroad People’s lgarty can- diaate for Congress from the First Dis- trict, is making a gallant fight against the boy orator of Humboldt County and is making the fusionists and political jeb- bers very weary. He proposes to denounce Cator from the stump and to show the true inwardness of the conspiracy entered into by Cator witn the leaders oi the De- mocracy. Mr. Monteith is achieving quite a repu- tation as a polite letter-writer. In reply to a letter recently sent him by Chairmaa ‘Wardall, Mr. Monteith saye: No, Mr. Wardall, I have no private interest to subserve. If you can show me how the bat- tle sgainst the railroad onopoly can be pro- moted by my retirement, your suggestion will be adopted. But when I leave this fight, whether now or when the yvotes are counted it will be without any material gain to myself —yes, poorer than I entered it. You can lead me with a string of reason, but you cannot drive me with a ciubof coercion. Defeat with honor I do not fear—victory with dishonor 1 shall never achieve. When this_matter is brought home to those of us who became Populists from principle itisindeed a sad awakening. That the canker- worms of political pelf and bossism should thus early attack the stout young tree of Popu- lism may well be viewed by all sincere parti- sans with alarm, There is no time to hesitate, no time to wait. We must strike at the 100t of this evil; we must purge our party of these evil ways; we must drive from our midst the men who would use our power to encompass their personal aims. The People’s party was not born to go down into- the cesspools and sewers of political iniquity-to achieve success; it comes to con- uer and not to cower, and whatever may be the result of the present anxious and distress- ing situation the heavy hand of the pecple will yet be laid upon those unworthy servants ‘who have sown the noxious seed of doubt, dis- lsension and disaster in the fertile soil of Popu- ism. Whatever may be the result of this work upon your shoulders must rest the onus of whatever disaster may result. You have shaken the house of Populism to its very foundation, but you haye not and you shall not destroy it. In a'sense 1 am perbaps helpless to undo the mischief you have done. Were 1 but able to lay all these facts of this cowardiy con- spiracy before all the voters of my district I would have no fear whatever of results. They would turn upon those who have dealt this blow and with that grand weapon of the free man, the iree ballot, do justice when justice ought to be done. Wheiher they will, within the shorjy time that will elapse, be able to learn all the facts and fully know the situation in time to act at the coming election I know not, but I do know that whether now-or later that keener sense of justice that lives 1n every honest heart will yet assert itself in a manner #0 certain as to leave no further doubt in the minds of yourself and those with you that for every wrong-doer there isa day of reckoning and & day of judgment. Yours, ete., GEORGE W. MONTEITH. The Divorce Court. Judge Hebbard yesterday granted a divorce to J. A. Poulin from Elsie Poulin, on statutory grounds, : Mrs. M. A, Sittenfeld was freed from the ne- cessity of supporting Max Sittenfeld. She complained that although her husband is an educated man, he has never contributed to her support and never purchased her an article of clothing since their marriage. In fact, sho alleged that she was obliged to support and clothe her spouse, whom she characterizea as idle and profligate. The parties were married in San Rafael Lwo years ago. Judge Hebbard made the decree. Eva Heffron secured a divorce from T, Heff- ron on the ground of desertion. Judge San- derson granted it ey il pip— Dropped Dead in Church, ‘William Martin, for & number of years past sexton of St. Paul’s Church, corner of Gough and Eddy streets, wss found dead in the church study yesterday morning. Mr.- Mar- tin was 69 years old and for some months has been in bad health. He left home vesterday morning saying that he was feeling much bet- ter, That was the last seen of him until his body was fouud at 10:40 A M. Death was caused by heart disease. FELL FROM A HORSE, STATE'S ATTORNEY SWITZER TAKEN HOME BY HIS FRIENDS. One of Illinois’ Most Prominent and Highly Honored Men Suffers From Injuries Sustained in a Fall—His Colleagues and Fellow Citi- zens Testify to His Integ- rity and Public Spirit- edness. From the Journal, Macomb, 1L Theodore B. Switzer is the senior member of the law firm ‘ of Switzer & Breeden of Macomb, Ill., and will this fall (1896), ciose & brilliant four years’ term as State’s Attorney for McDonough County, Ill. Years ago he was severely injured by & fall from a horse, sus- taining & hurt in the right side in the region of the sciatic nerve, leaving this portion of his anatomy weak and susceptible disease. When last "February’s term of eircuit court ceme on he found himfi from close applica- tion to his business, ly run down; ?x. iact he was on the very verge of nervous prostra- tion. 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