The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 6, 1900, Page 2

o THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1900. R BURNS MEN ACT UPON THEIR DIRECTOR’S ADVICE Fall Grievances in a Public State- Tent. HEADQUARTERS, SACR!/ twenty-eight—should be sufficient to wit 23 those present to vote in the general cau- Fet This afternoon the erst- 2 us for the candidate recelving the twenty- | porters of Daniel M. Burne 85- | eignt votes and that ail other candidstes be | i in caucus and after two hours | dropped, thus violating both the spirit and the letter of the agreement entered bers when they signed the discussion decided to cast their the Republican m for Thomas R. Bard for Senator to- | (%, Repubiean Bemoer Bl o cement was r oon when ‘the ballot is ordered In | never set aside nor abrogated at any meeting houses. Although the vote taken | of said meneral caucus in th the question was unanimous, consid- opposit rguments which preceded it. Colonel s himself was present througho i & was due to a speech m: st, by reducing the number of Vvotes neces- nominate, to wit., from 43 to 28; and by denying the right of members to » for the candidate of their choice; eeding without a majority of : and by holding a secret caucus to which of the Republican members were ¢ this breach of good faith aring of c t the n of said eolemn agreemen Col D. M. Burns appointed a three of their number consisting rove L. Johnson and Henry ator Charles M. Shortridge to wait upon members assembled In the chamber on the evening of February e time and place for reassembling blican caucus, to aek them to ment so made in violation of agreement and permit each the candidate of his choice. s refused recognition or & S t Thereafter, n_supporters of Colonel re listening to the report of . and notwithstanding the fur- at there were less than sixty mem- at the meeting so held as afore- umber being absolutely requisite to quorum, sald members present nd then vote for and declare Hon. . Bard the candidate of the Republi- y for the office of United States Sen- bjected to by us we with the knowledge f the Hon. Thomas R. Bard s ris no Eineerity had before them ator to succeed ny advice r votes for Mr. w 1 advised upon the enough more who had . Mr. E San that we have been most unfairly s were in and that the solemn sagreement pt to forc > by all the Republican member: s ure has been violated and set w that a situation confronts serious import to the welfare of party and the State of Cali- We recognize the fact that our refusal for the Hon. Thomas R, Bard for Senator, although justified by a® ns, how- ey would - th n that Stages ts, Would probably result in the fallure :t'a United States Senator at this ses- 15 depriving the State of Ca'ifornia of ts proper quota of representation in the United ates Senate: that it would mean one vote uphold the arms of the Federal ad- tion and to support our worthy Pre his Excellency Willlam McKinley, to s ng in regard to the expense to the peo- t t i | 1ees to mir der these circumstances our esteemed can- D. M. Burns, having only at he Republican party and , has withdrawn his or the office his ability, blicanism of ¢ the Hon. D. nd believe that he nt the State of Call Senate. We know T we still recog- well fitted to ie in the United r, that we y Republican party that we in general and to our constituents particular, that demands of us the sacrifice 3 personal feelings and preferences in a United States Senator may be iis extraordinary session, therefore nds and supporters of Colonel D. s unanimously agree to cast our bal- the Hon. Thomas ted States Senator. s statement and resolution our candi- neurs GROVE L. JOHNSON, HENRY C. DIBBLE, CHARLES M. SHORTRIDGE, Committee. represent rder that Continued From First Page. test of such magnitude. He came | demonstrated that their ideal in 1eet shrewd politicians, who | politics is purity, not corruption; hing to | that they honor and wish to re- ward men of ability and probity. yast elections the trail of the Pacific Company— covered, sometimes inevitably and almost been traced. If the ccess. nd when he arrived here he|In 3 s | ¥ t he had been chosen|Southern by a ma-|sometimes ites Senator of the Republicans. He|open—has een asked to make no con- | universally cession or compromise. He had | giant corporation could not elect been compelled to make no deal.|a man of its own price and choos- He was absolutely free to exer-|ing, it would at least fall on the cise the great power of his new | winning side by the contribution fice as his judgment dictated.|of some strength, its polluting tion without parallel, | taint would be found somewhere, exception of that of ex-|but in the election of Thomas R. States Senator Stephen|Bard the Southern Pacific Com- lifornia. thrust out of the councils of the Republican party had|Republican leaders of California, o the tremendous emerg-|and it should be kept out. This ency had been called upon to|alone ought to be a theme for meet. It had justified its exist- | congratulation to the whole peo- | ence and its claims upon the peo-| ple of California. ple of California. Tt had proved During this entire contest, that it is not found wanting|which began shortly before the when the crucial test is made, and | regular session and which has that however serious the issue or | raged with more or less fury ever| grave the question, it is qualified | since, The Call has preserved an to meet either or both. | unalterable, unswerving policy In the election of Bard not a|to oppose any and all attempts corrupt or criminal element en-|to place in the United States| The Republican members| Senate any man who was un-| ters. ef the Legislature have vindi- cated themselves. worthy of the honor he sought. They have| It is a matter of the greatest mo- MUST BE SOLD AT ONCE! SECOND FLOOR. | 2900 pairs ladies’ §2 00 shoes 500 pairs ladies’ §3 00 shoes 300 pairs chil 400 pairs girle’ 31 7 shoes. €00 pairs fine shoes, § to 11% FIRST FLOOR. | 200 cakes Dandy soap 5000 cakes Sioux soap.. 200 packs Gol. West mush.. 1200 packs Crown Flake mus! 5 500 22 airs §1 3 fancy siippers.. 5 | 32 Sramo. - eaith osd i 450 cans Dr. Price's Baki 12%c o | © boxes soda crackers 3 o7 Pl Rt @ | €0 Ibs. California dried currants 800 cans sert strawberries 1000 cans apricot jam.. TH'RD FLOOR 200 Armour's mock turtle soup. % 200 10-1b. bags buckwheat.. 70 dozen gents’ S0c ties......... 20 600 2-1b. cartons 8. R. buckwheat .10e 600 pairs §8 60 wool pants 16 % cases Ane silkoline comfort 180 325 L OPEN FOR BUSINESS From 7a m. to § p. m. every day this week— | Country orders, accompanied by cash, filled same day received, If goods advertised still on hand. Across the Bay and city orders delivered free every This ie the opportunity of a Jifetime to get good things at nominal prives. Great_reductions in groceries and provisions— Speculators and dealers supplied. BY THE COMMITTEE. CASH STORE ‘The original reliable and largest mail ord house. Ask for Catalogues, free, i 25-27 Markct St., Near the Ferry Into Line and Then Air Their| into by all | the State of California that might be | ed by the continuance of this extra ses- | R. Bard for the office | | on Mount Lowe and totally destroyed the large structure. The fire started man discovered the flames in the reception-room above the fireplace and gave the alarm. All of them escaped uninjured and the majority were able There were forty-five guests in the hotel at the time. to save most of their effects. Some of the furniture was removed to a place | Mount Lowe Railway, below the hotel, was not injured. The loss is estimated at $100,000 and there was but $3000 insurance. | The hotel belonged to a syndicate, of which Valentine Peyton is the principal session of the raflroad and hotels along the line only a few days ago. Mr. Peyton | ECHO MOUNTAIN HOUSE, MOUNT LOWE. OS ANGELES, Feb. 5.—At 3:55 o'clock this morning fire broke out in the upper story of the Echo Mountain House | ECHO MOUNTAIN HOUSE | IS DESTROYED BY FIRE Alarm Is Given by the Janitor and the Guests from a defective flue. The night watch- of safety. The power-house of the | stockholder. Mr. Peyton had taken pos- | said this morning that he would at once begin clearing the ground for a hotel of larger proportions than the one destroyed. also obtained by the exercise of tact and | judgment permission to destroy the incor- | | a man in every wi | rect version which had been presented to a every way quallfied to | him 1. a P the high post of Federal Sena-| When Mr. Bard was asked if he | torship has been chosen. Time | hz:lh 3;““‘1 intto any &zrlnge::i . W jurns so far as patron: after time The Call urged that| .;;cerneq he, eplied: | “Nbne it | the Senatorial problem should|ever. The subject was not mentioned | | 5 oved from the next cam- | At our meeting. be removed | When Mr. Bard was asked con- paign, or the success of t!le Re-| cerning Burns’ visit he said: “Colonel | | publican party might be jeopar-| Burns called to see me about 8 o’clock | {26 Thi 2 this . afternoon, after his followers dized. , I‘h\sl urging. has bprne had unmimous’ly resolved to support | splendid fruit, and to-day the| : me. I was not in when he called, | Republican party of California | | ment to the State, therefore, that but learning of his call I returnedi the visit and we talked for about ten ands o & stands gr@nulra,,ed and strength-| & o The subject of patronage | ened within itself, cleansed from | was not mentiened.” } polluting influences and ready| Mr. Bard was asked if he did not | for the great battlé that will sa} o ader obliggtions to the Beuch:} g Tl ern Pacific Railroad for his election soon be fought. To attain such|and to this he replied: “None what- | a welcome result has been the|ever.” ‘ sole inspiration of the uncompro- | iR 4ekeq 8, e bl eher et Herfe: | mising policy of The Call. e jeageie, Sald o oo S e It is a matter of deeply signifi- | ‘:_{,,"_zl'fa‘r’f, “‘w%’;‘gjk‘;‘d‘;‘,’:,:elglg“{\é‘fi%cé‘ 1 , |t t ! ers of e gis- cant interest to know that D. M. | {qu;:p%‘;fo k:;;adl ae‘::m\gumg for “Colonel | : : | . To this inquiry he replied that he Burns did not retire from the| ;?!J;:;,fd :m; E,up%u{‘ o allpgepubllclansl | 2 H T | i s e nominee | contest in which he had no legiti- | ofofl‘e 'Rr;?um{;:: Crlzfifisl,“’h s | 3 | topids of national character Mr. | mate place until he - had been‘ Bard p‘}i.;,f[,):mceg ),umsn.-'.f!s\n earnest up- | 3 t e administration of Presiden: | whipped out by the votes of hon-| R imtey. | F16 o de«\!ar(:d‘ in favor of - intaining o ¢ possessions and up- l'est men. When he ceased to be | hoiding the flag wherever it foated, He | | . . | also pronounced himself in favor of the | a factor, he announced his with- | Republican doctrine of protection. Speak- | {d % - 2% Pt . _ | ing further of national guestions, he said | | drawal, gaining neither credit nOr | he was in favor of an Isthmian ‘canal to controlled by the United States alone. e oo recognition for the announce-|He declared himself opposed to the aggre- | T = | Eation of capital for the purpose of mo-, ment. To-day his followers | nopoilzing or restraining trade. HIs posi- tion touching harbor construction at San | pledged themselves to-wvate for| Peiro was very glearly: defined: He re- | a1 gards the Santa Monica proposition as a Thomas R. Bard for United dead issue. | Bard was asked if he agreed with instructions 3 Mr. States Senator. Burns-addressed | senator Perking in asking : : A from the Legislature, and to this inquiry | them and said a few words: that ' ne repliea that in matters of conscience | e, whom he succeeds in|pany has taken no part. It is SMITHS he believes will preserve some- | thing from the wreck of his po- litical fortunes. But he seems not to know that the men who followed him are now the only ones who feel in bitterness toward him. - They re- ent the selfishness that has left them stranded and which, from | s | trickery and bluster, won noth-| ng. Their quarrel, however, is with the man they followed. The peo- ple of California are concerned |solely with the great victory which has rehabilitated the Re- | publican party and restored to it the confidence which it deserves from the people of the State and | which it has so often won in many | a good cause. e vy NO ARRANGEMENT FOR PATRONAGE DIVISION TUnavailing Efforts to Create Impres- sion That Bard Had Agreement With Herrin and Burns. Special Dispatch to The Call. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Feb. 5.—In the choice of Thomas R. Bard for the high office of United States Senator the Southern Paclfic Rail- road Company was not consulted. D. M. Burnsg was not consulted. Mr. Herrin's consent was not solicited. The selection was made by members of the Legislature who recognized no allegiance to the power | of the railroad corporation. Democratic | journals deriving subsidies from the rail- road and doing the railroad’s work in the Legislature had no volce in bringing the name of Thomas R. Bard to the notice of the members. Mr. Bard came to Sacra- mento from his home in Ventura County at the request of members of the Senate and Assembly who.had faith in his ability ‘l to win and confidence in the bellef that he would worthily serve the people of the | Btate in Congress. | Special efforts are being made in ¢ | certain Democratic circles to create | the impression that Mr. Bard made | arrangements with Herrin and Burns { An attempt was made to-night to get ! Mr. Bard to approve of a statement that he expected the support of the | men who were voting for Burns. The | trap spread for the distinguished Re- | publican did not prove a snare. | The statement purported to be the es- sence of an interview which the Examiner | obtained early in the day from Mr. Bard, but when it was read and deliberately considered was found to contain many twisted expressions, which would leave the inference that the support of Burns was expected before Mr. Bard was de- glared the choice of the Republican cau- us. The Interviewers were compelled by Mr. Bard to state their questions clearlg nnla write down the replies thereto In his pres- ence and in the presence of witnesses. He | | he would exereise his own judgment, but | on questions affecting the public welfare | he would respect the judgment of the peo- | ple expressed through the Legislature. g o i BARD IS DELUGED WITH CONGRATULATIONS Burns Among the First of Many Eager Ones to Greet the Suc- cessful Candidate. Special Dispatch to The Call LL HEADQUARTERS, BSACRA- MENTO, Feb. 5.—The headquarters of Thomas R. Bard at the Golden Eagle were thronged ‘all afternoon and untll late to-night with prominent citizens, high of- ]s and members of the Legislature, eager to extend tkeir congratulations to the choice of the Republican party for United States Senator. Among the first | to assure Mr. Bard of his good wishes was Daniel M. Burns. The winner and loser exchanged cordial greetings and gave as- surances that whatever bitterness had | been engendered during the Senatorial fight was a thing of the past. Governor Gage also visited Mr. Bard during the afternoon and expressed pleas- ure that the Republicans had centered | upon him to represent the State in the | | councils of the nation. Members of both houses of the Legisla- ture likewise congratulated the gentle- man from the soutk whom they had hon- ored with their support. Mr, Bard’s victory was not alone a mat- ter of pleasure to those in Sacramento. Jlundreds of telegrams and scores of let- ters from all sections of the State testify that the selection of the Republican cau- cus is a popular one. From the great nse of messages received at the Bard seadquarters the following are selected s expressive of California’s opinion of her new representative: SAN JOSE, Feb. 3, 1800. The Republican Good Government League of Santa Clara County extends congratulations to yourself and the people of the State cf Call- fornia. J. R. JOHNS, President. OAKLAND, Feb. 3, 1900 on your success in break- giving California her full I congratulate ing the dl‘dlock’l:n“d tation i e i o CDESORGI C. PARDEE. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 3, 1900. Congratulations on your nomination for Sena- tor. All good citizens will rejoice in having you represent our State in the councils of the nation. WILLIAM W. MORROW. WATSONVILLE, Feb. 3, 1900. Your selection is a decisive victory over per- sonal politics. Tt is the healthful tonic our party needed. It insures Republican success in California in November. = o, ;cripem. LO8 ANGELES, Feb, 8, 1500. Allow me to extend hearty congratulations. Your selection un-utfllcl.t‘ed by ynfixflh a signal victory for pure and honest politic JOHN RKS. y RE'DLANDB.( F;el& 3, mow ‘The whole tow: nds congratulations. . feel .hoflm?ed i JOSEPH H. BOHON, LOS ANGELES, Feb. 3, 1900, ufl:m;elt congratulations; l!hl.(u bflvlzg'l:‘e:' will lorthcoming. It was a glorious 3 AR L. B. MOSHER. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 3, 1900. I cordially congratulate you and the Si and sincerely hope your Senatorlal career may be eminentl essful. Y e RSKINE ‘M. ROSS. VENTURA, Feb. 8, 1900. sends congratulations; Ven- . WILLIS & WEBSTER. COVINA, Feb. 3 1900. Accept my eon:;;mlauo Your election will reatly increase McKinley's vote. 5% WILEY WELLS. OAKLAND, Feb. 3, 1900. Nomination is a credit to your county. " EDWARD COLLINS. SAN DIEGO, Feb. 8, 1900, Congratulations to you and the State of Cali- The Free Press tura is rejolcing. Congratulations. the State as well tornia upon your selection for Republican caucus. VENTURA, Feb. 8, 1900. Most sincere congratulations, with the pre- diction that on next Tuesday your nomination | will be satisfactorily ratified. N. BLACKSTOCK. N. HAYWARDS, Feb. 3, 1900. Hearty congratulations over your good vie- tor J. B. F. M. Senator by the M. LUCE. LOS ANGEL/ Feb. 3, 1900. | Please accept congratulations from one of your most sincere friends. M. M. POTTER. | CORONADO, Feb. 3, 1900, 1 sincerely congratulate you. JOHN DOLBEER. | + There will be ‘“‘open house” at the Bard | headguarters to-morrow night, when the new Senator will extend a reception to his | friends and supporters. THE CALL'S PREDICTION STIRRED THE BURNSITES pectal Dispatch to The Call. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-| MENTO, Feb. 5.—The Call this morning | made this announcement: | SACRAMENTO, Feb. 4.—At a cducus to be held at 1 o’clock to-| morrow afternoon Judge Dibble may | address the men who supported Col- onel Burns and advise them to sup- port the nominee of the Republican | caucus. i The foregoing statement produced a Sensation in the caucus of Burns’ old- time followers to-day. Dibble was ac- | cused of giving the secrets of the camp to The Call. In justice to Judge Dibble it can be said that he held no communi- catlon vesterday with any one connected | with The Call. Grove L. Johnson's sus- picion that Judge Dibble betrayed his as- sociates has no foundation In fact. The Call's prediction was based solely on the belief that Dibble, as a strict party man and a clear-headed politician, could take no other course. THE SENATE TRANSACTS CONSIDERABLE BUSINESS | S| ‘Wide Tire and Pacific Cable Construc- | tion Bills and Other Measugves Are Passed. SACRAMENTO, Feb. 5.—When the Sen- ate was called to order to-day a communi- | cation was read from the printers em- ployed in the State Printing Office to the effect that until money was appropriated | to pay them for labor performed they | would do no more work on legislative matter. Lieutenant Governor Neff an- nounced that a truce had been arranged by which the printers agreed to work until noon, but unless favorable action be taken in their behalf by that hour the threat | contained in the communication would be | earried out. | Senator Leavitt stated that he did not | belleve in any such holdup proceedings, but asked permission for the Finance Committee to withdraw and consider the measure. In ten minutes the committee reported back recommending that the bill | pass as amended, The amendment cuts | the appropriation from $7500 to $3500. | Leavitt stated that there was every in- | dication that the session would be con-! cluded this week and that $3600 would be | ample to pay the printing bill of the ses- | sfon. | Senate bill No. 7, permitting the State | Treasuer to transfer to the San Francisco | harbor improvement fund moneys now in the San Francisco depot sinking fund, | amounting to $36,000, was passed. | The wording of this measure is not iden- tical with the similar bill passed last week | in the Assembly. At 11:40 a recess was taken until 2 p. ni. When * the Senate reassembled Senate bill 1, by Curtin, providing for the repeal of the wide tire act, was called up. Sen- ators Bulla and Stratton voted agalnst | the passage of the bill, and Senator Cut- | ter moved a call of the Senate. Senators Shortridge, Leavitt, Bettman, Wolfe and | Hoey were brought in, and the bill was passed by a vote of 24 to 2. Assembly bill 13, appropriating, as amended, $3500 to defray_ the expenses of iegislative printing, was fade a matter of urgency and passed. Cutter's constitutional amendment, re- | lating to the judiciary and proposing an amendment to section 17 of article 12, was | called up. Cutter explained that it was| only intended to straighten out inaccura- | cles occasioned by the proj d amend- ment adopted by the ature in 1807, | which if adopted would throw {udloil‘ matters into an inextricable un{m Thai amendment was passed by & vote of 28 to 2. Senate bill 6, relating to the powers o{l the State Harbor Commissioners, which had been previously read the third time, | was called up and passed by a vote of 27| to 0. Constitutional amendment No. 2, relat. ing to county and township officers, and ! permitting_the Legislature, if it so de-| sired, to delegate to or provide some means by which somebody might be dele- gated by it to fix the number and sal- aries of their deputies, etc. It was passed by a vote of 30 to 0. By unanimous consent Wolfe's joint.res- olution No. 3, relating to the construction | of a Pacific cable and requesting that the | same be made by American workmen, was | called u d adopted by a vote of 31 to 0. Braunhart's joint resolution No. 2, Te-| lating to the election of United States Senators by a vote of the people, was taken up and tne committee amendments | (clerical in nature) were adopted, and the | resolution ordered printed. Senator Wolfe introduced out of order, the two bills relating to the State Com- | mission on Lunacy, which had early in the session been introduced in the sembly. They were referred to the Com- mittee on Hospitals, Health and Quaran- tine. Senator Flint, for the Committee on Attaches, Contingent Expenses and Mile- age, reported back Laird’s resolution that each member be allowed $25 for contin- gent_expenses for this session, recom- mending that it be not adopted. The re- port of the committee was adopted by a vote of 14 to 8, and at 3:10 o’clock the Sen- Champagne Record Smashed. 109,303 cases imported in 1899 of G. H. Mumm's Extra Dry was never before ap- proached. C: an enormous stock of choicest wines, its fine quality cannot be excelled, regardless of price. Its re- markable 1885 vintage now Imported equals {ts best predecessors. . | introduced | and dutles of :‘the State Xjarbor Comm | the WATCH AND P WERE AL URSEHOLDER - KE FAITHLESS Combination of Circumstances Causes Young Men to Swear Off Swear- ing day was to receive $1440. he found to his horror that his watch was lost. ate adjourned until 11 o'clock to-morrow morning. s B THE DAY’S BUSINESS IN THE ASSEMBLY Favorable Report on the Wide-Tire Bill—Introduction of Three Con- stitutional Amendments. SACRAMENTO, Feb. 5.—The Assembly was not called to order to-day until long after 2 o'clock, the Burns conferenee downstairs having taken many members from the chamber. Johnson of the Judiciary Committes re- ported the wide tire bill with the commit- tge’s recommendation that it be passed. The Senate amendment to the bill ap- propriating meney for legislative. printing, cutting the appropriation from $§730 to $3500, was .‘concurred in. Assemblyman Fairweather introduced a constitutional amendment adding a new section to the constitution to permit counties to frame county government acts for thefr own government. Brown introduced a constitutiomal amendment permitting the expressien of the people by bhallot of their preférence | for United States Senator. constitutional” amendment was by Johnson which provides that the Legislature shall have no pewer tb grant or authorize any county or muni- cipality authority to allow extra compen- sation to,any public officer, agent, ser- vant or contractor after services have been performed or contract entered into. The three amendments were referred to the Judiciary Commitiee. 4 Mack introduced Assembly bill ¥ pro- viding the manner of locating mining claims. Senate bil! j, relative to the power A third sioners, was amendcd to include the Gov- ernor of California and the Mayor of San Francisco and the members of the com- mission. The Assembly, after being in session half an hour, adjourned until 11 a. m. to- morrow. OPPOSITION TO A PROPCSED AMENDMENT Special Dispateh to The Call. CALL HEADQUARTERS, MENTO, Feb. 5.—Senate amendment No. 2, which proposes to amend section 5, article IT, of the con- stitution, may encounter vigorous oppo- sition before the Legislature adjourns. If the constitution be amended in the man- ner proposed the power will be conferred upon Boards of Supervisors to designate SACRA- the number of clerks deputfes to be employed in the offices of Sheriff, County Clerk, District Attorney and Assessor. The power of Supervisors to fix the com- pensation of such assistants is also grant- ed. The language of the proposed amend- ment is as follows: “The compensation of such officers and number and compensation of their deputies_ clerks and assistants shall be regulated by the Legislature, or in such manner as the Legislature may by uni form laws provide.” The provision respecting uniform laws | SALINAS, Feb. 5.—A sad tale comes from Watsonville. leaked out that twelve young men of that town “swore off”” on New Year's day, 1899, and agreed to deposit with one of their number on the first day of each month $10 each, the total to be divided among the members of the asso- clation who on the st of January, 1900, should prove to have been faithful to their pledge. One by one the members backslided and yielded to_ the liquor temptation, and only a single individual was left, who at noon on New Year's This one faithful found among the faithless proceeded to the rendezvous at the appointed hour. . He waited till ten minutes after noon and then thought he would run into a saloon next door and get a nip. when ten of the other members entered to take their noonday Angostura, and The eleven therefore proceeded to the residence of the treasurer and found he had lost all the money playing draw poker. constitutional | Off. It has just He had just swallowed it was twenty minutes fast and the money | chambers at the Capitol and dectded to | cast thelr votes to-morrow for James D. { Phelan. Phelan was nominated in the | caucus by Senator Simms. Thers was no opposing candidate named. = Assemblyman Sanford of Mendocino acted as chairman. and semblyman Boone. of the county as secretary. Assemblymen Cro ly and Caminetti did not attend the meet- ing, nor did Senators Feeney and Ashe. Crowly and Feeney will vote for John Rogenfeld. Ashe has made no announce- ment as to his choice. AMERICAN CONTROL OF CANAL ASSURED p s NN Continued From First Page. bal understanding and finds no place in the convention. Though the Cabinet's ac- | tion has séarcely been published long enough to admit of serious criticism, it is believed it will meet the approval of the majority, after the Government gets an opportunity to publicly explain its mo- tives. |BRITISH PEOPLE EXPECT SOME RETURN LONDON, Feb. 6.—In commenting upon the amendment to the Clayton-Bulwer treaty the Daily Chronicle say “There can be no question that this agreement regarding the canal between two friendly nations is a matter for congratulation, not merely to themselves but the world large, which will materially benefit by the construction of this great waterway.” The Chronicle is “unwilling to believe that British rights under the treaty have been abandoned without reciprocal con- sideration.” The Times says: “We can see no serious objection on our part to the completion under exclusively American auspices, a work which may have as great an infl ence on the trade of the civilized world as the Suez canal. It Is to be regretted that other outslandlng difficulties have not been settled, as had been hoped, at the same time; but as the idea of joint Angl American ' construction was long ago abandoned we have no interest in resist- ing a project beneficial to the world's trade.” The Dally News says: “Secretary Hay has won a great diplomatic triumph. He has procured the formal abrogation of the | treaty witheut giving anything in retur The American victory is remarkably com plete, It would have been churlish and ungractous to prevent the construction the canal, but something might have be expected in return, either for Canada or ourselves.” TREATY WITH ENGLAND ~ READ IN THE SENATE WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.—The treaty applies no doubt to the County Govern- | With Great Britain relative to the build- ment act. Careful students of the amend- | ing of the Nicaragua canal was received ment assert that there is a scheme in- | by the Senate to-day and was read in volved to authorize the Legislature to X | executive session. Senator Davis, chair- salaries and create places contrary to the | f the Committes on Forelgn judgment of the respective counties. i —_——————— DEMOCRATS DECIDE | TO VOTE FOR PHELAN | ® & t " a 8 (A 3 2 g 4 = 8 greatly interested. but discus- sion it was decided to_refer the matter to_the Committee on Foreign Relations before taking that s!es.e The comments of mators upon the treaty, after hearing it read, were favor- able. It was to allow the United States all the authority that was needed and the neutrality of the canal was guaran- teed as was the neutrality of the Suez canal. Special Dispatch to The Call. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Feb. 5.—The Democrats met in caucus to-night in the Supreme Court | imagine all the hat goodness you can think of—a neat style, well shaped, made of good felt in popular colors, sui-able for everyday or dress, becoming and fashionable—imagine ail this and you will have an idea of what a Hawes hat is The Hawes hats are worn continuously by men w ho have worn them once. The price is the same everywhere— $3.00 Qut-of-town orders filled—write us for illustrated catalogue No. 2 S.NWood&Co 718 Market Street.