The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 13, 1899, Page 2

WILL TRY TO SEGURE BOTH NATIONAL CONVENTIONS| Prominent San Francisco Public Men Are Confident That by Proper Effort This City Can Secure the Two Big Political Gatherings of Next Year. RANCISCO CALL FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13 1899. DEWEY’'S OFFICIAL GREETING BY THE STATE OF VERMONT S P DSBS S S SR SO S R S A A A ae SO0 000>+ ® L4 Senator Perkins, Congressmen Loud and Kahn, Mayor Phelan and Other Influential Men Promise Their Hearty Co-operation in the Work of Achieving This Success. R e e s e ] ALIFORNIA n playing ho ers of bo in 1900. It is t who condition of honor of | he manner in which San Franciscans | months have all gone away from here|also by the manner in which the citizens r al lead- | have poured out their wealth to receive | filled with gratitude to our people, and | have entertained privately. 1 am sure at political parties | the returning volunteers has challenged | they have invarlably expressed them- |that citizens cf all political parties would e opinion of those the admiration of the entire country. The | Selves as being anxious to show thelr ap- | join in giving the conventions a hearty uch with the | troops who have returned to their homes | preciation of the generous hospitality of | weleom the East | have all spoken in the warmest terms of | OUT citizens in some tangible form. Their | Congressman Eugene F. Loud, who re- the hospitality and the loyalty and pa- | influence with their National Committee- | turned from a three months' trip to triotism of our people, and I feel confi- | men' would be of great assistance to us, | Europe veste . is also strongly in fa- dent that these soldiers will exert their | 8nd I believe that that influence would be | vor of the enterprise. influence to secure the conventions for | €Xerted without stint or hesitation. | he project is quite possible,” he re- it ““As a general thing the conventions are | marked. ~““The benefit to the State and “The benefit to the State and to the | held during the month of June. This i | the entire coast would be great. The more community would be inestimable. The |2 Season of the year when the heat in | you bring Eastern people in contact with prominent men of the partios, the men | MOt of the Eastern cities is overpower- | California and her varied ‘resources the S, ing. We all remember the pi¢tures in the | more they understand and appreciate us R R who sl affai e natic o 5 | bbb e L i nation, | gljustrated papers of the last national con- | and the advantages we have to offer. 1 &5 DETADh T e Sam Franclaco, and many of | yentjons, where the delegates sat around | found four years ago, after the conven- sApprenension : : y pay their first VISit | o;ijeqs’and hatless with fans in their | tions had adjourned, that there was quite commc hat to our State and to the Pacific Coast. | payge trying to raise a breath of alr. |a sentiment in favor of coming here, They would return to the East with a | jore in San Franeisco during the month | which would lead me to hope that it Is better knowledge of our resources and | ;¢ june the climate is cool, invigorating | possible to secure one or hoth of the con- of our requirements, and the benefits that | snq pracing. We have ample hotel accom- | ventlons next year. Time IS being ob- would accrue to the State would be felt | mogations for all the delegates and visit- | literated every year, and is, in fact, no in v channel of industry. who may come, and that the city is | objection .at the present time. I think & eve that our citizer i DEWEY HOMESTEAD, MONTPELIER, VT. The cross under the window marks the room in which the admiral was born. D S S S O O O R SR S e as too mucl sumed in mak should take Q@ e evee gy q pable of handling large crowds was | the: suffi nt hope of success to war- i continent; matter at once. My idea Is that | demonstrated recently upon the arrival of irant an effort being made. I never thought ONTPELIER, Vt, Oct. 12.—The| Dewey there donned his uniform of full | i to be m ommittees of representative citizens 'st California Volunteers. so before. Heretofore I have always re- State of Vermont gave welcome | admiral of the navy and then with the | 7 should be selected and that San Fran- T. Scott, chairman of the anti- | garded it as impossible. to Admiral Dewey to-day with a !s;!-ni-- and lrlh\' f'-l'mlmm ! H\'r‘(r"d‘fl him' cisco should go into the field at this early | boss Re an-organization-of this cit¥,| «Tha eves o s 7 2 ay dau and through long lines of cheering SeeiEIon gornty; e m. ux}\ h‘ s T ]v\”v o SCres e il '{h eves of the whole country are parade and a reception at the | puople was driven to the foot of State ample st most of day to show the rest of the country that is a sirong advocate of the proposition |now turned to San Francisco, probably State House. The weather was et, where a column of about 500 men + obje 1ost sucee she is in earnest when she says that she | “I would be very glad to see the nextito a greater degree than most people Detfect, and 80,000 visitors joined Waiting to participate in the parade. | & ot oo mtt at wants the honor of entertaining the dele- | national convention held in San Franclsco. | realize. Everybody is talking of San | with the hero's townsmen in the cele- | The Norwich University Cadets formed | ¢ it the T xist gates to the national conventions of 180, | It would certainly be a great thing for| Francisco as certain of becoming one of | bration. Never before has there been | % Personal guard about Admiral Dewey's | i 3 ‘I'have reason to believe that many of | the community and the State and Would |.the great commercial centers of the |such a massing of people and so elabor- | o S ratle Bopan'ar 5.9 nid tha rbute | § A world. Any one who talked to the - TEL = e < e s:slliand e & 1 ¢ > e 5 N 0 peo- | ate a demonstra e st £ rly three o e s YEDODODNDONDNNNUHUOODHSHBHMANA A ALE 11 of the Tast ten years ago and who | Vermont. The town was handsomels | Brcots Imed with banting and Hags. the | ¢ ~ SENATOR PERKINS—Tt will bring the most representative men g | 1S talked to them recently is surprised | decorated. ing was continuous and the admiral | ¢ SR X S—: | at thg sentiment of commercial interest| Admiral Dewey spent the night on | Was kept busy during the entire time in | o 9 g © e nation to our State. ¢ | in San Francisco to-day as compared | board the sleeping-car Geneva, and the | l“”"_“k’ greetings. D e ° & CONGRESSMAN LOUD—The eyes of the whole country are now i | With the past. All seem to agree that | car and the railroad yard were picketed | (o) aroumis (e s et e e | & & o turned to San Francisco, probably to a greater degree than most Q‘ nothing can prevent this city from be- | by * National Guardsmen. Early this | carriages and asce the State House | § B S ) | coming the great commerctal center for [ morning, on a train from Northfield, | reviewing stand. The cession con- | 1 $ & peop! . 0 | the oriental trade. came the battalion of cadets from Nor. | tinued through the main streets and up | 04 & CONGRESSMAN KAHN—The benefit to the State and to the com- hall be pleased to render such as- | wich University, the military school | through the Capitol grour alutes be- | ¢ & munity would be inestimable. Sl is in my jpower to make the | which Admiral Dewey attended when a LgENen ath SRch ioompamdinatselTthol ¢ e : R r % | project a suce think the sending | youth. The cadets brought two fleld- | *'y canarate s e | o MAYOR PHELAN—San Francisco is well adapted for convention & |of a strong, conservative delegation to | pieces to be used in firing salutes. { -menerate .'n'f'&f’nfi‘fi"nk?'v”,l.‘,g‘}f.]"f‘ be | + HVOME OF FQWARD DEWEY, + & purposes. The members will be able to work with comfort. O | represent the city before the national| The admiral was up betimes, although |and on this were over 200 members of the ‘l’ Where “‘:;1 “‘““‘mi‘ s staine It o B & | committees when they meet would do|only a few persons saw hi i s * | State and ecity reception committes, On | ¢ Occuples the site of the old home, ¢ ¢ HENRY T. SCOTT—It would gain Tecognition for San Franclsco i | SAMItises When they meet would do fonly a few persons saw him untl shortly | Batg, and, city reception commities On | [ which has been removed from its | & as the great commercial port which she is destined to be. | should go without so much flourishing of | and walked to the office of his brother | Were¢ massed, with as many more at the | + original location. 4 \he movement | @ A SBARBORO—Many capitalists may find inducements either to | trumpets as we are in the habit of using. | Charles. He spent o few minutes there | ‘0L ) 1ig8 e 200 REE08S L SIS | @0 0e-0-0- 0000 6-s-0-00 ° T : : - t one' too early to begl | anc ed tc . Old | @ as leted o’cloc @ @ g a O R Rt jies & settle here or to invest some of their surplus capital. el i, Ar}»h\.u k_w-?m ;)m cam- | A0 e and melghbors were recelved by | and when quietness had been restored 52 3 : @ 5| alen: as I bellove the national commit- |yjm S qyring most: of’ the: forenoon. A |Governor Smith, cturning. to Admiral | to.day many bagrels of ofl and tar were 2 ees meet some time in December, about | qujagution S0 King s Daughtess brought | Dewey, extended to him the welcome of | SPread over'it. The ignition was by elec- X ByiEe s it | two months from now.” imea large bouquet of roses. Shorily | the State of Vermont, at the same time | tric current, and a signal was given by SHEHDOLOOVOOVOIVOGOUIOO0OOOGUVIOUYBO| Mavor Phelan promised hearty co- | before noon he went to the residence of | Bresenting to him the medal which the | FRclet g Bre Was set af 30 clock T ion i yject. ** sy his brother, where a fami athering | State had enacted should be given him | (1€ ames shot 00 teet into the air, the Eastern citic 4 give way to San | d0 much to gain recognition for San Fran- | 90¢ratlon In the project, “A movement of | g, elq ‘and luncheon wi sefved. The | s a memorial. Then the Mayor offered | I UP the country for miles around Fr o at the present time, and there | cISCo as the great commercial port which at kind,” he 4, “would have my |50 was a very happy one, as ther > welcome of the cit formal | Elare being seen 3;\:\){{7\11» away. is no question in my mind but that if we | She is destined to be. No better means | SLTONE support. San Francisco is well | were quite a number of the admiral’s were at an end, r ; S P B e e |, The jewel ng the advantages of our sec- | 2dapted for convention, purposes. Con- | relatives present. ted back to his Julders to the wheel | of advérti will all put our s : 2 d 2 y State of Vermont is of beaut Wil sl st fous ana Drize when the Na- | tion of the country could be devised. No | Ventions are generally held in midsum- | The celebration bezan at § o'clock with | ¢ar aft short reception at the State | 2 the fiate of Vermont s of beautt “I shall exert myself to the utmost to |great honor and advantage.” “"“‘“1 o ior {_‘ have seen a mna- | /L 700" At noon the Governor's sa- | play of fireworks on the ground behind | Monds, making four bring about the desired result while in| United States Senator Perkins declared | tional convention at Chicago and 1 Know | jute was fired, and immediately after- | the Dewey cottage and an immense bon- | 0f the 2 al's Tank. Washington, and T will be pleased to take | that he has always been and is now in ”"" '"“l""“f“’("“’ ol L place. Our ho- | ward the column for the parade was|fire on Capitol Hill. Tt is claimed that ribbony S et T vigorously | favor of bringing the natlonal convention | tels and boarding-houses would meet all | formed. e fire was the largest ever constructed | €S > admiral s matter earn nd vigorously | favor of bringing the national convention 1d boardi s Wauld mEeteall | formad.id LT Lol S St e | A6 fire wasithetlariest aver constructed | 3555 oF TS S0miral o soom a8 T Arriveat the national capital, | to this city. Tt will bring the moat rep. | Feauirements, and the city, by reason of | AL 1 lolock the admiral returned to the | In, the which rises abruptly from the | 1 another anchor with ; : ; : b : : e consplcuous position it has assume r, and In a few moments received a |of the hill, ses abruptly from the | i another anchc A good idea of the feeling that has ative men of “the. nation to -our ‘,‘.‘l bl i [ ftion it has assumed | S0 J1 mmittee from the State, who |main street. mearly 300 feet above the|of the flagship Olympia been engendered throughout the country said he, “‘and will be of vast bene- | during the last two vears, would be nat- | jneormed the distinguished guest that | Winooski River, and . seventy-five feet | Below is a wreath with ch | urally an attraction for strangers (o |they had come to take him in charge |above and directly behind the Capitol rms. The bottom bar bears in method of welcoming the | fit to every enterprise and indust A v. Soon | dome. There were used in_the construction | work the words “Welcome Home.” sionary in -his | ViSit, thus assuring a large convention. | for the remainder of the dz by California’s coming and speeding the departing guest citizen should become a mis % 5 : s Gt e > losed carriage, the | of the pile 1000 barrels, 700 railroad tie To-night Admiral Dewey witnessed may be gained from the experience of | cause. Personally I shall do everything I venture to say it would be a more | afterward, in a ¢ B = ¢ T a fes, | _ At ] wey ssed a Senator Thomas H. Carter of Montana. | within my power at all times ar i £n | Gellberative and Qignified body than awy | aqmiral accompanied thiem to the execu. | the “'"‘?"F from two buildings and an im. | fine display of fireworks near his old Sena & E 2 et 3 A . ; o e i 9 = tive mansion, where he was formally | mense quantity of other combustibles. | home, but about 10 v'Cluck he returued 1s the chairman of the Republican | places to bring victory to the banner of | which has embled in recent years. | presented to Governor Smith and M r | The expense of the fire was borne by the | to his sle r 1 retired. At m ght aid, “that if San tion of s flag lieu- | State and city. The p | ed night and ‘day pile had been guard- | his car was attached to a special train ince completion, and | and taken to Northfield. One great advantage to both parties | Senter. Lieutenant Brumt would be the convention delegates moy- | tenant, accompanied the admiral. ing s the continent. This would 5 pread enthusiasm for either cause. They Committee up to 18% and is still ' San Francisco. mber of that body. He recently paid nis first visit to San ¥ I had a letter from him several day in which home with him from Sa sense of gratitude, and t of the Manu sociation A | the gover B! f islands. - " " B Eoyermment of the tiants, Incuted| CHARGED WITH SLANDER | to Mr. Eliot, dated in which Lord Salisbury reviews events and BY A NEW YORK MAN yght | this to say of the project: ight come by one route and return by “rancisco a deep | “It has been proved that the gathering | another. It would be an advantage te his visit was | of a large number of people for whatever | the entire country, no less than to the fraught with the greatest degree of pleas- | purpose in a large city is a great advan- | West. Some of our statesmen who at- | announces his appointment on_ the com- > that he has experienced in many to the community. crefore I be- | tend conventlons ought occasionally to | mission and a note from Mr. Eliot under | Ex-Chief Justice Vincent of the New rs. While Senator Carter was an ad- | lieve that this city should do all see the country which they propose to date of Ju siving to Lord Salisbury 5 fle_Se i SpoRs Y ¥ PIOD! Lo e of the proceedings of Mexico Supreme Court Placed > practical way is to interest the | | oo | Under Arrest —_——— lican c whe! Yocate of San Francisco before, 1 feel | power ve the conventions meet he satisfied that if we again enter the arena By see nd State many cap- ir city tion. ind ask for his support he will gladly | italists may find inducements either to | National Committeemen. The two Na- . 2 NEW YORK, Oct. 12.—William G. Vi will be A K O o our ost earnest and en- | settle here or to invest some of their sur. | tional Committeemen from California, . Flood of Immigrants. | cent, a prominent attorney of et and 1 am ergetic champions. plus capital, all of which would redound | John D. els of the Republican | { NEW YORK, Oct. 12—More than 5100 | and ex-Chief Justice of the Supre can thus he many members of this:Senate and | to the benefit of the State. | Committee and J. J. Dwyer of the Dem- | TempOrary Agreement immigrants passed through the Barge |Court of New Mexico, was arresied t operation House of Representatives who have vis-| ‘“We have shown how Californians can | ic Committee, should take the in- Office to-day. Of these 940 arrived on|Dight in _the Waldorf: ria Hote mitt if n earhest | jted us to receive the regiments of their | entertain large crowds both as to thé lib- | itiative, and with them I should be Reached. the Oceanic last night, S5 on the Ems, ‘*i"l;r“‘,{)‘ ‘f[f““]"‘} and defamation effort to se + convention | Yespective States duting the past few |eral subscriptions for money required and | pleased to give my fullest co-operation.” 320 on the Trave and 233 on the Alsatia Niter e oopiainantls QPHYIGS ¢ : Ex B - = alleged that Vineent, aehor bon . = = =t = = = Invented a Refining Process. quarrel of rs’ standing with Davi Spectal Dispateh to The Call. EVERETT, Mass., Oct. 12 Willlam R, | Plfd abusive epithets to Dav Sir Louis Henry | Smith, known as the man who first re. hotel on W 1 | men are especially benefited, as L only inc now be abundant. No dams s reported | Good rains needec i o 3 o 0% g . | ; S A NDON, Oct. S e Hadtha l | | in this section, The rain was a great help| WILLOWS, Oct. 12—The weather is| T in i dtrors e tn i mended that D dable Drugs S A GE S A to mining in Mariposa County. threatening lay, but there has been no | Davies, Canadian Minister of Marine H\l M“DI’“}"X e, died at his home here to- | Davis to ependable Drugs VISALIA, Oct. 12.—During the st | rain so fa Heavy rain would damage | Fisheries, informs the Associated Press s E t L | twenty-four hour: of an inch of some h; raisins ‘and prunes that are | that he has given Canad consent to a bas fallen in Tulare County. Pr: y | still out, and would also destroy enormous | ... rary arrangement of the Alaskan | | no da as 0 CTops. ockme mounts of dry feei the cattle @ temporary Aarr t : LL\Q.(.;‘“,T.; e O laat oa ipiigty ot | Aheap Tanges. d on the cattle and | 5y ;ute. This has practically settled the | | pasture is now ured. A few KESWICK, Oct. 12—There was a good | whole matter for the time being, as th ass will only of an inch of rain had fallen. | wers suffered ht loss, but it was downpour of rain this afternoon, it being ! main features of the arrangement were | Their own fault in nof heeding the | the first of the season. It Promises to | griginally suggested by the United States. | < | Y e ow L ureau. Had | glve water enough for the placer miner riginally suggested by, i 20| | wamninggmnithe e i e Thiaos lons poantn ihpars a0 i dionel SYGRN ey, | HE SAmarlcABeoRs | i i | ttred twenty-four hours sooner | who have long been unable e el Jot ay, the erican S rlces Benefits in Excess Of [[\hareds of tons of prunes would have | claims. It will also p Stop to forest | tary of State, will sign the last papers | | been. damaged fircs that have for the past month been | within a few days and Reginald Tower, the Damage Done. | “BAKERSFIELD, Oct. 12 ¢ rain | great source of danger, | British Charge a'Affaires in Washington, e | fell nearly "all ‘day " Wednesday, but| TUBA CITY, Oct. 12°Showery ‘."““1’.’,""‘ will ratify on behalf of Great Britain. | | amounted " to_only "',‘f(,',f"".‘,:f. n~1"~<”32;::i eelitation s | sir_Louls Davie id this evening: | I hieo 1 for the 2o an inch | “The terms agreed upon are simply a ; 3 : ops | inch, ; prunes, though the.bulk of hoth crops | Inch, and for the summer crops. Fruit hary Special Dispatch to The Call. ( ply. e isins or laté | line drawn across Chilkat Pass, delimin- +4 444+ 444+ +4+444 4+ usually warm made alfalfa grow late | SUIMTGH CrbS, | Bruds bty i | ated by the river and mountain top. It onsiderable hay was out. Fa here has been showery. all her | 1as absolutely no significance except that hing in- all | Hore s N ip to 3 o elock being .13 of an | we hope thereby to avert local friction. was sav September having been un- Today These prices are good for to-§ 4 4+ and = ; "ORTLAND, Oct. 12.—Light s and orcaaraists are Now rus day only at our San Francisco t f‘““r DIEND, O et IR no N IR 3 e S Of course an arrival at even a temporary 3 VAL : . ell over the higher altitudes of | CTOPS. 0\ 1o mye rain which | ¢h, and considerable has since fallen. | Of course an ar ven a temporary store. No mail orders filled at | '+ Oregon, Washington and Idaho last + | HOLLISTER, Oct 127 te o ¥ ind | Should the weather become cdol and clear | agreement Is satlsfactory. 5o far as the g i\t 55 %0 commenced here last Tu : with a dry wind the injury to grapes will | original contention is concerned we are these prices. + night and to-day. +4 continued intermittently ever ince has | 1 : ! 4 3 o ity s eyers Tisae ho! signston e no! al, but inued wet weather | just as misty as ever. see no signs o ar anlinch: o min: ut continued € J Don’t you think it a e + | amounted to about soon spofl them for table purposes. | reaching an immediate settlement. s no claim by her Come today if you would save most. : O - . MIRA, Oct. 12—Rain commenced | Telephone orders filled and | | 1. at 10 o'clock to-day, and _the | delivered. downpour was steady. At noon .17 of an : inch hadfallen, and there was no benefit Cuticura Soap—z cakes 25¢ | ' excent to lay the dust. No damage was Advertised CVH’YW}]CYC at done to the dried fruit and the grain, r " which was mostly under cover. 25 cents. We have always SANTA ROSA, Oct. 12.—About 4 o'clock | sold it for 15 cents. Today this morning a heavy rain commenced to | we cut it 2 for a quarter. fall here which has completely cleared the | 3 atmosphere of the smoke, which has been | Lyon’s Tooth Powder 15¢c§ %« 1 on account of the forest fires. Regularly 25 cents. Our The rain was hailed with pleasure by usual price is 20 cents. Tor everybody except the grape growers. who | day it’s 15 cents, have not finished picking and the fruit 3 men who still have the fruit in the dry- Camelline 30 cents | | ing vards. The precipitation was .2 of | Liquid face cream made to an in MO sell for so cents. Our cut began falling at midnight Tuesday | price is 35 cents. Today we throughout this section is apparently not sell it for 30 cents. over yet. Heavy showers fell during the EREY, Oct. 12—The rain that | s iy early morning and to-day. and a warm Allen’s Malt Whiskey 65c | | Southwest wina, with considerable cloudi- A quart bottle that selis reg- ness, still prevails. It is belicved this lo- | ularly for $1. OQur usual cality will receive about an inch of rain | fealt 5 4 re the storm is over. price is 85 cents. Today we APA, —Rain began falling at cut it to 65 cents. m There was no damage ay ’, i . Raymond’s Florida Water Al Oct 12-During the storm i 3 ~ two hundredths of an inch of rain | The largest size 1‘”‘?“' %‘g 35¢ len, It was providential. The for- | ular price is 75 cents. ur est fires have all been extinguished and price 45 cents. Today we vegetation has been started. For a month make it 35 cents. past_fires have been raging in the.red- | LEASANTON, Oct. 12.—From Wednes Carter SDySP'SPSlaTabletS day morning up to b o'clock to-night Regular price is so cents. 30¢ j?fl‘l) hu‘ndr&-ld‘ths nf" an 1%-’}: og rain had o1 - icei allen in this section. e damage to _?“' s usual T’_”‘T‘S@“"t* | hay has not been very great so far and oday’s unusual price 3oc. if it dries up to-morrow little damage will | be done. Grapes have been much dam- aged, though the loss to this fruit cannot 7 yet be estimated. | " WOODLAND. Oct. 12—The weather is cold and threatening, but so far only one | light shower has fallen, and shat was not - sufficient_to do any damage. e vine- ; O DRUGOISTS, Vardists have not yet begun to pick the | second crop of grapes and not more than y m | half the raisin crop has been cured. A 1128 Market St. | heavy rain now would cause a big loss to | the raisin and wine industries. | MERCED, Oct. 12.—Rain began falling |‘ here {esterday morning, continuing at in- tervals since. The precipitation yester- | day was nine one-hundredths of an inch. To-day at noon eighteen one-hundredths of an inch had fallen. The general effect upon crops in this county is good, Stock- +4++++++++4+4+4+4+4+4++4| Farmers are looking forward to a wet | winter, and preparing to put.in an im-/| mense acreage if the rains turn out right. PETALUMA, Oct. 12—This city was visited ic y by a heavy downpour of rain, which seemed to please farmers in general. Some slight damage will be done to grapes, and considerable hay is out yet. but it is claimed that the benefit from rain will more than doubly cover the damage. SAN LUIS OBISPO, Oct. 12—Twenty: four hundreths of an inch of rain fell he in the last twenty-four hours. There h; been no camage to crops, although it has interfered considerably with the | thrashing of grain owing to the unusual- Iy large vield in this section. Thrashing will not be through with for at least another month. SANTA CRUZ, Oct. 12.—Heavy showers fell all day In this city. Light rains fell at Ben Lomond and up the coast to Pes- cadero. Grapes on the vines will be dam- aged, and exposed hay will suffer. Much of this year's crop of grapes has already been gathered. SONOMA, Oct. 12.—A heavy rain set in this morning and continued at intervals throughout the day. At times the pre- cipitation amounted to a downpour. Should the rain continue there will be | much damu?e to grapes, about one-third of which still remain upon the vines. So far, however. no damage of any conse- quence has resulted. RED BLUFF, Oct. 12—The dry season was broken last night by a light sprinkle of rain, which fell lightly at intervals all day. VACAVILLE, Oct. 12.—The slight rains will not stop the fruit shipments. The total shipments for the season of 1899 will | fall little short of 1100 carloads of dried | fruit. SALINAS, Oct. 12.—Salinas in particu- lar and Monterey County in general were treated to refreshing showers to-day. The precipitation here so far is .44 of an inch, and still threatening. inch, and stil] threatening. Many ranch- ers have not finished harvesting yet and necessarily the grain flelds will be dam- aged, lenfg to the heavy yleld and the scarcity of thréshers much grain vyet being unthreshed. On the whole, how- ever, the rain has been beneficial and the threshers jubflant over the prospects. MODEST®, Oct. 12—This county has experienced cold and stormy weather during the past three days. The rain- fall has varied from .56 of an inch in the eastern portion to a trace in the western section, Harvesting is over and the only damage will be to dry feed. Indications to-night are for more rain. COLUSA, Oct. 12—The ralny season commenced to-day, but up to this evening | ra and other small products on the islands down the river will also be dam- aged if the rain continues. On the other hand, the showers have cleared the at- mosphere and flushed the sewers and are therefore welcome. FRESNO, Oct. 12.—Up to 6 o’clock this evening .10 of an inch of rain fell, making a total of .30 for the season. Some slight damage was done to the second crop of sins. .08 ANGELES, Oct. 12—Although nearly .30 of an inch of rain fell in the city vesterday, the country outside the city and the adjacent counties received a mich more copious dr lvhlng!.’ There was snow and hall at El Cajon Pass, and South California Railroad employes re- Innr( a heavy precipitation along their ines. SAN DIEGO, Oct. 12.—In this city the precipitation by the late storm was .15 of an inch. The rain was heavier in the country. Descanso reports .75, Alpine Sweetwater .23. Chura Vista and Otay . Santa Maria and Julian .75. So far as | known there was little damage to raisins. About half the crop has been gathered, and the remainder was stacked. In the localities where the storm was heaviest farmers are preparing to begin plowing. Sues for $150,000. SACRAMENTO, Oct. 12.—The case of Amanda Austin against the estate of the late Jeff Wilcoxson, her grand uncle, is on trial here. Miss Austin sues for $150,- 000, claiming she had for eighteen years kept house, nursed him, etc., and that he had promised to reward her liberally, but hag tailed to do so. e Activity of Native Sons. WOODLAND, Oct. 12.—There is unusual actlvity among the Natlve Sons. Wood- land Parlor is already one of the largest in the State, but at a meeting held Wednesday twelve new applications for membership were filed. Sy Injured by Gun Exploding. PETALUMA, Oct. 12—While Abe Phillips, a well-known merchant tailor of this city was hunting ducks at Ocean View last evening his gun exploded. Fiy- ing fragments badly mangled his left hand. ——— To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it falls to cure. B. W. Grove’s signature is on each box. 25c. lLuclusmg a draft of the amended act tor‘ “Canada relinquish assent to this temporary arrangement and she has not the slightest intention of allowing her original contention to lapse to obscurity. “It is not our purpose to permit this new understanding to extend a day longer than is necessary. The fact that 1 am returning to Canada must not be taken to indicate that a settlement will be reached by the date of my leaving Eng- land. My return is necessitated by mat- ters altogether outside the Alaskan affair. “I am, however, working in conjunction with the Colonial Office upon the case. It will not come before the Joint High Com- mission unless a diplomatic settlement is previously attained.” REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO MEET Place for the Next Presidential Con- vention Will Be Selected in December. CHICAGO, Oct. 12.—The Record to- morrow will say: Senator Marcus A. Hanna intends to issue a call for a meet- ing of the Republican National Committee in Washington early in December. It is believed the committee will select the city in which to hold the national con- vention. Cleveland, Denver, Kansas City, Mil- waukee, San Francisco, Pitisburg, St. Louis, Cincinnati and Minneapolis will have delegations of convention boomers in Washington when the committee meets, and there are evidences that Chicago Republicans will send a dele- gation. Henry C. Payne of Wisconsin has laid out a new plan of representation in the national convention which he would .ike the natlonal committee to adopt. He wants the Gelegates selected In propor- tion to the Republican vote cast for President in 1896. Mr. Payne, it Is said, has ascertaine.d that a large proportion of the Republican National Committee- ;nen regard his plan with considerable avor. T Samoan Correspondence Issued. LONDON, Oct. 12—The Foreign Office has issued the correspondence which passed between it and C. N. E. Ellot, Britieh commissloner to the Samoan con- ference, regarding Samoa and the report of the joint commissioners of July 18, good time to put on a little heavier underwear? Always wear the proper underwear and you will avoid considerable sick- ness. Our $2 suits ought to interest youw Worsted Wool Underwear, unshrinkable and formfitting, in gray and ecru, also gray- with’ blue or pink stripes, fast colors— $2.00 a suit. 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