The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 7, 1898, Page 5

SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1898 SETH MANN WILL BE THE - CHARMAN Democratic Commit- tee Meets To-Day. PROTEST FROM THE GERMANS | MAGUIRE TAKEN TO TASK IN A SUMMaRY WAY. | Required to Give a Very Hurried | Explanation of His Act in Ap- pointing Dr. XMax Magnus. The Democratic State Central Com- mittee will meet at the California Ho- | tel at 1 o'clock this afternoon for the | purpose of electing a chairman and | transacting such other business as may be deemed advisable. Judge Maguire held a conference | with the Gallaghers, the Manns and | the Leggetts last evening for the pur- | pose of selecting a chairman for the new committee. At the close of the| conference Judge Maguire stated that | he would not announce his choice until he had had a consultation with C. C. t and members of the Los Ange- tion. It may be stated, how- | h Mann is the choice of rallaghers, and that he cted as the chairman of the | Al McCabe, whose | ant secretary of the re- | te have been particu- able, will, no doubt, be select- | etary of the new commit- that Mag ever, the will be s new committ rly v ed Ju pai as t jge Maguire will open his cam- in this city on the evening of r 14, at Metropclitan Tem- | ronstration will take the -meeting at which Ma- | other .~p.-»akers will make ad- | ers from the Clan Gallagher | to the fact yesterday that | v blundered when selecting enty-one personal representa the State Central Commlittee. | v not only slichted the German | nocratic Central Club, oné of th»‘i t political organizations in the but they added insult to Injury by | 1g Dr. Max Magnus who had ron memt of the State Committee. quence there is weeping in the gubernatorial camp, and | Gallagher Maguire is at present me he: ng himself from a position st him hundred of votes un- | matter is satisfactorily ad- | When the German Democratic Cen- 1l Club met at Pythian Castle Mon- day night the matter of the slight shown the organization by Maguire | 1s taken up for consideration. Many members were in anything but | nt fr: indorsement of side of Maguire. onal friends of rescue and argued | were satisfied that no slight | ded, and that Maguire would | o prove himself innocent of | intention when he named as one of his committee- extrica; at will ¢ the tha 1 A of t the State | er a len appo! hy discussion a commit- inted to draft a set of pressing the sentiments lub. Fifteen minutes later the iittee reported back as follows: e Democratic Central Club co is one of the oldest po. ations and the most influ- German_voters of this s,' the German Demo- entral Club was one of the first izations indorsing {\uhllcly v of Hon. James G. Maguire for Governor of the State of California; and whereas, a certain Max Mhgnus, hav- elled from membership of democratic Central Club, has inted a member of the State Committee in face of such expul- and no representation having been was, given to our ciub in said State Central gl X ymmittee. Therefore be it Resolved, That the members of the n Democratic Central Club feel selves deeply offended and slighted, d be it furthermore resolved, that the candidate for Governor in | expelled member of the d State Central Committee | d the ardor of its members | calculated to interfere with the } active campaign work. Resolved, 3 s resolution » presented to.the Hon. James G. Ma- e. DR. THIELE, Chairman Committee on Resolutions. There was wild scurrying among the Maguire-Gallagherites yesterday to have the olution suppressed, as they feared that if it was given publicity, many votes would be lost. Congressman Maguire sent word to prominent members of the club that he would like to meet them in :he evening at his office in the Mills build- ng. A delegation, consisting of Cap- ain Otto Luders, Captain Kumphof, R. G. ke, Charles Kelsel, Dr. Thiele, F. Kosbiel, F. Schilling and Os- car Hocks met him at his office, and for over an hour they discussed the situation. Maguire found himself in a most embarrassing position. He coull not withdraw the appointment of Mag- nus without incurring his enmity and the displeasure of Magnus' friends. On action of the n appointing club to the the other hand, the resolutions present- e the German Democratic Cantral Club showed that the slight would not go unresented. After pondering over the matter for a time\Maguire said that while he had filled all the places at his dis-osal on the State Central Commit- te there remained a possibility that some one might decline. In that event he promised that the German Demo- cratic Central Club would have the filline of the vacancy. In addition he promised that if no vacancy occurred he would appoint a member of the club on_his advisory committee. The names of six prominent German Deocrats were then presented to him for consideration, and the delegation withdrew. There the matter stands,at present, and Maguire is still worryiag. DEMAND PRIMARIES. Democrats of the Thirty-Second As- sembly District Meet and Adopt Resolutions. The Thirty-second Assembly District Democratic Club met last evening at 508 Ninth street and adopted the following resolution: Resolved, That we, the Democrats of the Thirty-second Assembly District, beliey- ing in Democratic principles, do' hereby request the State Central Cémmittee to order a primary to elect delegates to the municipal convention of the city and county of San Francisco, and that a com- mittee be appointed to consist of the chairman and secretary to present this resolution. —_—— A Julius Xahn Club. The Republicans of the Thirty-first As- sembly District met Monday evening and organized a Julius Kahn club. The fol- lowing officers were elected: President, Matt L. Tlerney; vice Erosldent, Willlam Downs; secretary, Park Wall; treasurer, James Lawler; sergeant at arms, G, Do- | tion. land; executive committee—R. Downs, Will Tierney and E. Murry. The club in- dorsed Henry T. Gage for Governor, the Republican State ticket, and Julius Kahn for Congressman from the Fourth Dis- trict. The club also indorsed Patrick O’Connor for county committeeman. Sev- enty-five new members signed the roll. e e REPUBLICANS ORGANIZE. A Gage and Neff Club Formed by Voters in the Twenty-Ninth Assembly District. The Gage and Neff Club of the Twenty- ninth Assembly District was organized last evening at 233 Natoma street. The following officers were elected: Sam Solo- mon, president; Joe Carroll, vice presi- dent; George Maclin, secretary; Joseph Brockman, treasurer; William Wilson; sergeant at arms; executive committee Thomas F. Burns, Charles Rick, John M. Flinn, A. Vincent, Robert Jerome, Charles Carlton, R. Blodes; campaign committee— | Sam Solomon, R. Blodes, George Maclin, James Brosnan, Joseph Brockman. The club will meet regularly every Mon- day evening and intends to spare no ef- fort to Insure the success of the Repub- lican ticket. After speeches by Sam Solo- mon,» Blodes, George Maclin, Joseph Brockman and others a resolution was introduced by Sam Solomon indorsing the candidacy of Julius Kahn for Congress in the Fourth Congressional District. | POPULISTS CLGSE UP THE GAPS[ LOCAL FUSIONISTS PREPARE FOR THE CAMPAIGN. May Indorse the Best Candidates on the Republican and Demo- cratic Tickets. The Gillesple-Kinne-Silvey wing of the local Populist party met last night to fill vacancies in the county committee caus- ed by the withdrawal of the middle-of the- road men, who objected to fusion and Ma- guire. Dr. John A. Miller was in the chalr and George A. Clough acted as sec- | retary. Reports were recelved showing that the following new county committeemen had been chosen at the last meeting. Thirty-third District—John_A. Carter, George H. Clough, D. E. Slack, J. L Douglass, E. Raymond, ourth District—Frank Peck. ixth District—John Prosek. eventh District—H. D. Green. elghth District—Aaron Wash, F. D. Wilson, B. Rosenberg, C. Cohn, James Haggett. There are a number of other vacancies remaining to be fllled. The question was raised as to whether it would be advisable to place a straight local ticket in the fleld at the next elec- G. D. Glllespie and A. B. Kinne spoke in favor of indorsing the best men nominated by the Democrats and Repub- cans. It was finally decided to leave the mat- ter to the executive committee for set- tlement The executive committee was found to be twelve members short and nine of the places were filled by the election of A. B. | Kinne, J. M. Custer, W. E. Walker, | George T. Silve) L. Ryfkogel, James Huggett, Charles Hargart, A. Crooker and H. D. Green. The remaining vacancies | will be filled at the next meeting. The committee then adjourned after passing a resolution declaring that the . A | members of the executive committee were | 1 expelled from the club, as one of | not eligible for any nomination on the | local ticket. Municipal Reform Party. A meeting of the Municipal Reform vy thinking in the hope | party’s County Committee was held last | evening at 632 Market street, C. G. Nagle presiding. - The committee heretofore ap- pointed on platform made a report. After discussion the platform as presented by | the committee was re-referred for revis- | ion. Names of prospective candidates for municipal offices were discussed, but the same were referred to the coming con- vention of 200 delegates. A petition was received from the Real Estate Agents’ and Property-owners’ Assoclation request- ame of mind and some fa- | ing representation in the coming conven- | tion of the party. The petition was re- ferred to the executive committee. The | proportionment of the delegates to be sent | | from the various Assembly districts was | referred to the campaign committee. - Curry Republican Club. The Curry Republican Club met last evening in the courtroom of Department No. 7 of the Superior Court, President B. A. Tracy in the chalr. The following temporary officers were made permanent: B. A. Tracy, president; I. Erb, secretary W. A. Kemp, treasurer; W. Inglis, ser- geant at arms. The members of the club decided in the future to meet in a larger hall. Tt was Voted that the next regu- lar meeting be held Tuesday evening September 13. After listening to the elo- quent remarks of Colonel Eddy, the club adjourned. TForty-five new m signed the club roll b —_— Printers Organize a Club. A large number of printers held an enthusiastic meeting last evening at 321 Sacramento stréet to organize a Printers’ James H. Barry Club. _ Representativ of all the printing trades were p:(:'ll;re: and the club started with sixty-six mem- bers. 8. H. Jenner was elected president and John H. Marble secretary. After adopting resolutions favoring Mr. Barry’s election, the club adjourned to meet again next Tuesday evening. = Indorsed the Selections. The Maguire Central Democratic Club of the Forty-fourth Assembly District met last evening and ‘heartily approved the selections made by Judge Maguire of twenty representative Democrats as mem- bers: of the State Central Committee. A committee was appointed to arrange for the holding of a district mass-meetin, Thirty-five new members were .enrolled, making a total of 182 members. ety Meeting Postponed. The executive committee of the Thirty- eighth Assembly District Democratic Club met at Powers Hall last evening and decided to postpone the next meeting of the club from September 8 to Septem- ber 15 on account of the Natlve Sons’ cel- ebration. It was also decided to have able speakers and some of the State can- didates appear at that meeting. REPUBLICANS CARRY { VERMONT ELECTION Elect Their Entire State Ticket and Probably Every Senatorial Candidate. WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vt., Sept. 6.—In the regular biennial Vermont elec- tion to-day the Republicans elected their entire State ticket. Governor—Edward C. Smith, St. Albans. Lieutenant Governor—Henry C. Bates, St. Johnsbury. Treasurer—John L. Bacon, Hartford. Sficrelary of State—F. A. rfolland, Mont- pelier. i Auditor of Accounts—O. M. Barber, Ar- lington. . embers of Congress—First District, M. Henry_Powers, Morristown; Second Dis- trict, Willlam M. Grout, Kirby. 1t 15dpr0bnble that the Republicans have elected their entire list of thirty Sena- tors. Twenty-five Democrétic representa- tives are reported elected in the 116 towns thus far heard from. The Democrats polled about the same vote as four years 2go, while the Republican vot 3 terially decreased. e has ma CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE. One for the Expenses of the National Guardsmen. SACRAMENTO, Sept. 6.—The State Board of Examiners held a meeting this afternoon in the Governor's office, the Governor being present, and passed the regular monthly bills. In addition to this it recommended to the coming Legisla- ture that it make appropriations for tne payment of a large number of bills. The most_notable bills were $10,000 for chang- ing the sewerage system at the Folsom penitentiary, and $5000 for Adfutant Gen- eral Barreit for expenses under the call for the Natlonal Guard, The claim of J. W. Bird of Sacramento for a reward of $600 for the arrest and conviction of his brother-in-law, Frank Belew, the Dixon poisoner, was referred to the Attorney neral. Willlam T. Hamilton applied for the reward of $1000 offered for the arrest and conviction of Ivan Ko . The matter was referred ev. to the Attorney General. ML DPEOS N THE RN JUR Oakland Office-Seekers in Jeopardy. ALLEGED FRAUDS THE ISSUE D COMBINATIONS THAT MAY NOT MATERIALIZE. County Clerk Jordan Makes a State- ment and Claims That His Enemies Are After His Scalp. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 908 Broadway, iept. 6. | The decision of County Clerk Jordan to have the Grand Jury investigate the mat- ter of the blank signed certificates of reg- istration bearing his official stamp, and which were very much in evidence at the Congressional primary, will no doubt bring out much interesting testimony. The issuance of the certificates, al- though the basis, is really the least im- portant incident of the present scandal. It is the effect the controversy may have on the coming county primary that is in- teresting the politicians. There is no doubt that the political fate of Frank Jordan hangs to a great extent on the outcome of the investigation. In | the Seventh Ward there are two com- binations—one embraces Frank Jordan for County Clerk, Harry Meivin for District Attorney, and the other Robert.Leckie for Assessor, James Webster for County Clerk, and Dr. Derrick for Coroner. This ward is the strongest Hilborn ward in Oakland, and it is the Hilborn men who are making the campaign regarding blank certificates against Frank Jordan. In their efforts they are very naturally being ably supported by the conf§ination’ op- }vosod to that in which Mr. Jofdan figures. | _The Leckie combination is very confl- | dent and declares that it can carry the Seventh Ward by a vote of three to one. | Frank Jordan is more than confident and | declares that no one can touch his com- | bination in his home ward. Apart from | these two combinations, every other can- | didate seeking office on the county ticket |1s perforce interested. Should Jordan win | out, the various combinations he has | made with candidates in other wards and townships will go through. Should Leckie | win, the Jordan programme will be broken and things will be consliderably disturbed all along the line. As there will be only one day between | the result of the primary being known and the opening of the county convention, any disarrangement of the programme would leave to the convention rather than the candldates the task of naming the nominees, When the Grand Jury convened this af- ternoon many witnesses were waliting | outside, some of them to testify regard- | ing the case of young Mahoney of San Francisco, who, it is alleged, voted an~ other name at the Congressional prima- ries. Rey. Father Lane of St. Patrick's Church, San Francisco, formerly of West Oakland, was summoned for the purpose of stating the age of Mahoney. County Clerk Jordan and several oth- | ers were witnesses in regard to the cer- | tificate busine hich had been brought before that body by the District Attor- ney at the request of the County Clerk. Mr. Jordan has issued the following tatement regarding his position in this ‘matter; o “I am now ‘more firmly convinced than ever that there i{s an organized effort on foot to down me by the use of the worst | kind of politics. No blank certificates | have ever been issued from my office, either signed or unsigned, with the seal of my office upon them. I employed dur- ing the recent registration between 200 and 300 special deputies in various parts of the county in order to faciu.tate the work and make it easier for those who desired to register. No blank statlonery was Issued to these men, nor were they permitted to use the seal of my office. | The seal is firmly attached to a desk ad- | Joining that of the judgment clerk, in- side of the ralling in the general office. “It is used many hundred times a day on legal documents and no one is per- mitted to use it except the regularly au- thorized clerks. It Is possible to obtain | access to the office, to take out the blank stationery and to place the seal on it, but only after the office is closed an then it is supposed to be guarded by a special watchman. | _“In order that no repetition of this out- | rage shall occur at the coming county | primary, and in the interests of fair play, | I am, at my own expense, sending out certificates of registration and transfer to every one of the voters whose names ap- pear on the register. There are, to be accurate, 6239 new registrations, and vot- ers thus enrolled will each receive through the mail a certificate in full, bearing my official stamp. About 5000 voters have been transferred since the last general election, and each voter so transferred shall recefve a certificate through the mail.” ALL READY FOR MERCED. | ) Officers of the Ingleside Park Are Lowking Forward to a Great Outing. A meeting of the Ingleside Club, which still retains the name of the Interstate Coursing Club, was held last evening in Pythian Castle. A committee consisting of the following sportsmen was selected to arrange for an open meeting, which will be held at Merced in the latter part of September: Hiram Deckelmann, C. C. Morris,. W. O. Elmer, W. E. Thompson, D. Dillon, Willlam Halpin and Dominick Shannon. The committee will perfect all the necessary arraugements for its grand annual outing on Monday next. The club will hold its produce stake on October 1 for pupfllea whelped in 1897, the entrance fee in which will ge $10. On Friday, Sadurday and Sunday of this week there will be three stakes run oft at Ingleside Park: One for saplings at ; a malden stake, that is, for dogs that have not won first, sec- ond or third prizes at a coursing meet- ing, and an open stake, the entrance fee to which will be $5. The nominations will be held at Pythlan Castle on Thursday evening. —_———— DIED BY HIS OWN HAND. BERKELEY, Sept. 6—W. T. Thayer, a well-known resident of this city, com- mitted suicide to-night by shooting him- self. & His daughter was reading to him, and he expressed pleasure at her efforts to entertain him. Without warning he left her, walked into the yard and shot him- self. No reason can be offered for the aet. Decedent was 53 years of age, and has been emgloyerl by a lumber firm for some_time. ecently he started in busi- ness for himself and has been doing well. —_—— OREGON’S GOVERNOR COMING TO INVESTIGATE SALEM, Or., Sept. 6.—Governor W. P, Lord left this evening for San Francisco, where he will Visit headquarters, camps and hospitals of the United States troops to ascertaln the exact conditions sur- rounding the Oregon recruits there and exgedlte the correction of the alleged evils. LRI Finigan Anxious for the Trial. SAN RAFAEL, Sept. 6.—Colonel A. Fin- igan, by his attorney, J. P. Sweeny, filed a petition with County Clerk Bonneau to- day, asking that the sult of his wife for divorce be pl. on the calendar for trial. In case the clexk refuses Finigan requests Judge Angelottl to order the sult placed on 510 calendar. Fondar, 0 e THE CRYSTAL SWIMMING BATRS. Physict ‘Tecom! (e et g Syl S v —— TRACKIG A MODERN BORGI Continued from First Page. The police are now making every effort to sec\ll)re proof that Mrs. Botkin bought a handkerchief at the City of Paris prior to the mailing of the box 6 of poisoned candy on August 4. It has been learned that the accused woman visited the store on August 3, and the cash tags of that day show that one or more two-bit hand- kerchiefs were sold. None of the clerks who were behind the counters that day are able to remember to whom (he{‘ made sales, but F. A. Reynaud, a bookkeeper, recalis having cashed a money order for Mrs. Botkin that afternoon. eferring to the incident last evening Mr. Reynaud said: “Mrs. Botkin lreauentli orders at the desk and she usually came to me for the accommodation. 1 have gone over my books and am almost posi- tive that I cashed a postal order from Stockton for her on that date. I pre- sume the postal authorities will be able to trace the order. If it is found the sig- nature of the payee and the date it was cashed will be readily verified. Besides, it will contain the indorsement of our cashler. I do not know whether Mrs. Botkin made a purchase that day. She came personally to the desk and pre- sented the postal order. As I had cash- ed orders for her before I did not hesi- tate in giving her the amount of the note.” Mr. Reynaud's statement adds another theoretical link to the chain of evidemce against Mrs. Botkin. Her visit to the City of Paris joined with the fact that a handkerchief similar to the one in the box of poisoned candy is significant, but does not establish that she bourht such an article. Miss Alice Bolster, a clerk in the lace department, sold a 25-cent hand- kerchief on August 3, but she cannot re- call the person who bought it. She does not know Mrs. Botkin, and is unable to say whether she has ever seen the alleged poisoner. In her statement to the Chief of Police the accused woman gave a detailed ac- count of all her movements from July 27 to the day of her arrest at Stockton. Everything she said has been investigat- ed, and a sinister series of coincidences follows each date she gave. She returned from tockton on the morning of Sunday, July 3l. That after- noon, according to the affidavit of the salesgirl In Haas' candy-store, a woman of Mrs. Botkin's appearance bought a box of chocolates and asked the clerk to leave space on top of the candy for a ‘‘present.” ‘Agaln, according to the defendant's state- ment, she was ill at the Victoria Hotel from the 31st of July to the 3d of August, and did not leave her apartments. On the 3d she made a call on a friend who lives on Bush street. This was verified by the police. Now, Reynaud, the book- keeper at the City of Paris, says he cashed a money order for her on the 3d of August—another fatal coincidence. On the 4th of August the death package was malled, some time before 6 p. m. Mrs. Botkin took the train for St. Helena at 3:30 that day. Truly, the woman is most unfortunate, if she is innocent. e THE ACCUSED WOMAN APPEARS IN COURT Sits Amid a Crowd of Spectators ‘While the Prosecution Secures a Continuance of the Case. The habeas corpus proceedings in the case against Mrs. Cordella Botkin are again continued; this time until Tuesday morning next at 10 o’clock, and, as be- fore, upon the request of the prosecution and ready consent of the defense. For the first time since her arrest Mrs. Botkin has made her appearance in open court and the crowd of curious idlers who daily line the corridors of the City Hall have had their long wished for chance of viewing the celebrated prisoner. Though the presence of Mrs. Botkin in the courtroom was not necessary to the legal aspect of the case, it was highly essential to the ends of the prosecution who had their witnesses'so placed In the courtroom that lhei would have the op- portunity to identify her if they could. In fact,” Mrs. Botkin’s presence was in compliance with a request from Chief Lees, to whom it afforded an opportunity to bring about the necessary identifica- tion without the publicity that would re- sult from an open visit to the defend- ant’s cell. Promptly at 1 o'clock Mrs. Botkin ap- peared before Judge Carroll Cook. She was accompanied by her sister, Miss Dora Brown, and by Attorneys McGowan and Wheeler, with Chief Iees, Captain Seymour and Letectives Gibson and Mc- Vey following. rs. Botkin shows no bad effects from her confinement or recent iliness. In her jaunty tailor gown_of blue serge and hat and plumes of a color to‘match she was even more attractive than on the day of her arrest. Notwithstanding that her intended ap- pearance in court had been kept a dead secret there was a greater crowd to greet her. than_could find seats in the court- room, and it was only after Judge Cook’s gavel had thrice announced order in the court: that the running fire of comment was suppressed. Scarcely had quiet been effected when Assistant District Attorney Hosmer arose and not onLy began proceedings but prac- tically ended them, by requesting of Judge Cook that a continuance of one Weck be granted, ie backed his request with no reason, but that was supplied by Attorney Knight, who, in consenting for a continuance, sald: T presume, Mr. Hosmer, you ask for a continuance on the ground that you are not yet ready to lay your case before Governor Budd. We will consent, but with one proviso, and that is that we shall be informed when the requisition papers are ready to go before the Governor.” There was a noticeable hesitation on the art of the prosecution, but after a word ?rom Chief Lees the stipulation of the defense was acceded to, and Judge Cook ordered the continuance to Tuesday, di- recting Mrs. Botkin to appear before him on that.day. It was fu)!"ther agreed between prosecu- cashed money case before Judge Joachimsen, calendared for 10 o’clock this morning, would also g0 over for a week. This agreement was arrived at upon the advice of Judge Cook, who gave it as his opinion that until Governor Budd had either denfed or granted the petition for requisition, action in either habeas cor- }:eucst or criminal cases would be of no ef- The scene In court occupled not over fifteen minutes. There were no witnesses to be examined and no questions to be asked. The defendant took no more part than a spectator, though she was the cen- tral figure. It was simply the working out of a gflrtly prearranged plan, and at the end the crowd in the court room fol- lowed the defendant and her escort out as they had followed her in, orderly vet curiously, and with 2 hum of almost sup- pressed comment that was generally fa- vorable to its subject. PREPARING A PILE OF WFFIDAVITS A Great Quantity of Evidence Will Be Presented to the Governo: Requesting Extradition. Chiet Lees now expects to have the case ready for Governor Budd's consideration by Thursday night. Yesterday was spent by the prosecution as was the day before, not in a search for fresh evidence, but in the preparation of evidence already in hand for the extra- dition proceedings. Affidavits are rapidly piling up on the Chief’s desk, but many more remain to be taken, notably that of Expert Kytka, whose comparisons and analyses of the different bandwritings will carry a great part of the welght of the prosecution’s evidence. A good part of yesterday was spent in the tabulating of the 100 and odd negatives that he has prepared of the numerous exhibits of evidence. rs. Rauof was on hand again early in Mr the morning to add some sup})lefixentny onday. evidence to her affidavit o Nearly all of the young women employed by Haas & Co. will be called upon for evidence whether they have any or not, and it is evident that the prosecution will rely rather upon the bulk of its evidence than upon its weight to influence Gover- nor Budd in his decisio; WAR IN CAMP OF SILVER REPUBLICANS Sena‘or Teller Causes the Retirement of Prominent Committeemen in Colorado. DENVER, Sept. 6.—Charles A. Towne, chairman of the Silver Republican Na- tional Committee, arrived in this city to- day. He comes for the purpose of urging the Silver Republicans to stand firmly by Senator’ Teller and defeat the attempt which, it is said, is being made by sup- porters of Senator Wolcott to prevent fu- sion of Silver Republicans with the Dem- ocrats and Populists in the coming cam- paign. Late this afternoon Chairman Towne removed Richard Broad from the position of chairman of the Silver Republican State Committee of Colorado and Willlam R. Freeman from the position of Secre- tary of the same committee, on the ground of disloyalty to the Silver Repub- lican party '‘and the cause it stands for. Chairman Towne appointed James RBlood of Denver chalrman of the State committee and W. H. Griffith secretary. This action was taken by Chairman Towne on representatfons in writing bg Senator Teller, Congressman Shafrot and National Committeeman Stevenson to the effect that fraudulent contests had been Instituted in a sufficient number of counties so that one-half of the State convention, to be Springs on Thursday next, made up of contested delegates and that Chairman Broad and Secretary Freeman had jolned in a conspiracy to give the McKinley Republicans or followers of Senator “Wolcott control of the conven- tion and enable them to defeat the pro- Fosed fusion with Democrats and Popu- ists In the comin (‘ampalfi"m The effect of Chairman Towne's action will be to put the friends of Senator Tel- ler in_control of the convention. Chair- man Broad and Secretary Freeman dis- pute the right of Chairman Towne to re- move_ them and declare they will disre- gard his action. FAVORABLE REPLIES TO THE CZAR'S NOTE Disarmament Congress Probably ‘Will Meet in St. Petersbur in November. 5 LONDON, Sept. 6.—The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Daily Telegraph says: Almost all of the European powers have sent favorable replies to the note of the Czar, and it is now regarded as certain that the disarmament congress will meet in St. Petersburg in November. NO YELLOW FEVER IN THE CRESCENT CITY NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 6.—There is no vellow fever in New Orleans. Dr. Car- ter of the Marine Hospital Service com- pleted his investigation of the two cases suspected by Dr. Dunn of Mississippi, and announced that the evidence did not es- tablish the diagnosis of yellow fever. - ‘Was Killed Under an Assumed Name. REDDING, Sept. 6.—The man known as John Cummings, who was shot and fa- tally wounded/by W. Ford Spencer at Balls Ferry on Wednesday, August 24, has been identified as John J. Noonan. A few days ago M. W. Noonan arrived here from San Jose and declared that Cum- mings was his father and that his right name was John J. Noonan. The son in- vestigated the clrcumstances of his father's killing and then returned to his home, convinced that his parent met his death on justifiable grounds. John J. Noonan had " been estranged from his family for many years, and during that time had twice been an inmate of the Agnews Insane Asylum. A part of the tion and defense that the hearing of the Noonan family live near Salinas City. John Robinson, John Hansbrough, 10.010) and just grazed young Hansbrough's the elevator. ‘Workingmen throughout the ald of their fellow-workers. Driscoll and W. M. Eskew attended Hospital. Steps had to be hammered cellar to the open street, and it was conveyed to the walting ambulances. through the gathering crowd, narrowl; view the injured men. of the nose. He also suffered from a 5 Ridley place. While being placed bruised about the head and body, as falling lumber. The springing o out of position and toppled down the rope that piled on him. He shut off caring for the injured men. safety. loaded crashed through the nearly a foot. @@@@@®@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ © on the Kile building now in course of construction on Third street, near S~ Stevenson, sustained serious injurles late yesterday afternoon by the fall- ing of a temporary elevator on which they were riding. The hoist was loaded with twenty-foot flooring, and the men were go- ing to the seventh story to unload it. When near the third floor there was a snapping of timbers at the top of the shaft, and with a crash the ele- vator, with its human freight and lumber, dropped to the basement. heavy wheel over which the steel cable s L) the building dropped thelr work and rushed to Officers T. C. Murphy, John Cronin, D. Esker and Hansbrough were removed to the Receiving Hospital, where it was found that the former had sustained a broken leg and a contusion cold ground awaiting removal. Young Hansbrough's back was strained, and the bones of his left foot were broken. . Robinson’s injuries are not known owing to his removal to his home at vere pains in his leg, due to the severe shock. He was also more or f @ jolst at the top of the shaft is advanced as the cause of the accident. The wheel upon which the cable moved was thrown ‘Harry Stoffels was in charge of the stai to work the elevator, and his first knowledge of the accident was the slack According to J.-W. Hansbrough, a partner to jured men, who were.erecting the bullding, the elevator had been in use since the beginning of work, three months ago. raised to the upper stories by the elevator, and no fear was felt for its He also said the elevator made from 300 to 400 trips a day. Its further service has been Impaired,’as the lumber with which it was floor and embedded itself in the earth for ©P0OOPEOOEOOOOEEOVOOOOOOOOCO000 AN ELEVATOR FALLS THREE FLOORS The Occupants, & Trio of Carpenters, Narrowly -Escape Death Amid Crashing Broken Machin imbers and 'y. and Fred Esker, carpenters employed The moved dropped simultaneously head, embedding itself in:the floor of to sending the men to the Receiving on to the planking leading from the with great trouble that the men were Electric cars clanged their way y grazing those who were anxious to CROEEICPICIPOOOOOCEPPOEPPPOPOOIVPDICOCPICPOEOE® chill brought on while lying on the in the ambulance he complained of se- less the were his companions, through shaft, followed by the long cable. nary engine which was used steam and joined his assistants in Robinson, one of the in- Heavy Jjoists had been H. | held at Colorado | would be | == THE EMPORIUM. 1 PERPY 5/ Wool . Mixed Vests and Pants. 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Entries for Third Annual Regatta of Pacific Interclub Yacht Asso- ciation Promises Good Sport. / e following entries have been re- [ved for the third annual regatta of the Pacific Interclub Yacht Assoclation to be sailed on Friday, Admission day. 20-foot special class—Owner, J. E. McCul- lough; yacht, Petrei; rig, sloop; racing length, ——; T. L. Miller, Idler, sloop, —; P. East- wood, Kittiwake, sloop, 16.26; Arthur Page, Doris, sloop, 15.89. . 25-foot class—J. E. Auzerals, Papoose, sloop, 25; A. M. Clay, Sea Fox, sloop, 2L17; P. W. Hurndall, Merope, sloop, 22.70; R. R. I'Homme- dleu and'S. C. Delamater, Phoenicia, sloo) 24 25.19; 30-toot ciass—L. I. Gale, Mist, sloop, J.W. Pew, Truant, sloop, 23.24; %1d and K. H. Morrow, Aeolus, sloop, 25.4 R. B. Mitchell, Fawn, &loop, ~2.08; G. F. Gather, U and I, sloop, 26.66. foot class—George Miller, Occident, sloop, E. F. Sager, Edna, sloop, 3.17; E. N ter and McLaughlin Brothers, 'Embla, k! ‘}n sloop, 35.33. S4ifoot class—A. F. Young and T. Ransome, Clara, sloop, ~38. E. Donohoe, Speedwell, sloop, ; 1. B. Lathrop, Pride, sloop, 3 vawl class—H. S. Pratt, Idler, 41.03; Spray, 29.5 H. W. Brydges, Special T. L. Miller, At 11:50 a. m. a long blast will be sounded on the whisile of the judges' boat and the fag G of the code holsted at the bow as preparatory signals. At 11:55 the preparatory flag will be hauled down and the blue peter hoisted. At 12 noon the blue peter will be hauled down and two whistles blown as starting signals for the special 20-foot and yawl classes and the flag J3'set as_the preparatory signal for the 25-foot Class. The preparatpry flag for each class will Temain up for fivd minutes, then it will be hauled down and the blue peter hoisted. After the blue peter has remaimed up for five m'n- utes it will be taken down, the starting Whistles blown and the preparatory flag for the next class hoisted. The preparatory flags will be as follows: G for the 20-foot class (special) and the speci: vawl class; H for the 20-foot class; J for the 25-foot class; K for the 3)-foot class; L for the 36-foot class, and M for the i4-footers. The starting signals wiil be as follows: 20- foot special class and special yawl class, two whistles at 12 noon; 2-foot class, three whistles at 12:10 p. m.; 30-foot class, * four whistles at 12:20 p. 36-foot class, five whistles E 44-foot class, six whistles at 12:40 p. m. ¢ the judges desire to recall a yacht that has crossed the starting line the international code pennant will be set, and under it the signal letters denoting the' yacht. A series of sharp whistles will be blown on the judges’ boats to call the attention of those on board the vacht to the fact that a recall signal is being shown. Smaller yachts will receive from larger ones a time allowance calculated according to the Seawanhaka-Carinthian table of 18%. Yachts will be allowed five minutes within which to cross the starting line, and if they cross later their time will be taken from the last second of the five-minute period. There will be three courses: The ‘‘short,”” estimated at ten nautical miles; the ‘“‘middle,” estimated at fourteen nautical miles, and the “gpecial,”” estimated at five nautical miles. mosquito fleet, of 20 feet yacing length and under, will safl over the “‘special course,”” the “‘short course” will be taken by yachts of the 20-foot and 25-foot classes and yawls, and the at 12:30 p. m. “middle course’ by foot and 44-foot classes. Every yacht will carry its official racing number on each side of the mairsail above the reef points, at an equal distance from the luft and the leach. The numbers will be supplied by the regatta committee on the day before the races. Prize pennants and certificates of merit will be given to the yacht taking first place in its class, and prize cups and certificates to the yacht coming in second. The Macdonough cup. presented bv J. M. Macdonough, will become the nroperty of the owner of the vacht making the fastest cor- rected time over the “‘middle course,” provided that 1ts racing length does not e The Law cup, presented by H x commodore of the Pacific Yacht Club, will be awarded to the owner of the yacht making the best _corrected time over the ‘'special course,’ in_the 20-foot special class. The Delegates’ cup will be won by ot the yacht in the 44-foot class maki corrected time over the “‘middle course.'’ Protests must be made in writing and must be lodged with the regatta committee at the Merchants' Exchange before 6 p. m. on the day after the race. e e A California girl writes about her visit to the Pope in next Sunday’s Call. achts of the 30-foot, 36- the owner the best ADVERTISEMENTS. DR. 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