Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-05-18
LAST NIGHTS NEWS.
Especial to the Herald by the Western
Union Telegraph Cnmpany.l
Pacific Coast News.


Y
YUMA, May l7th.-The steamer
Mohave arrived at 5 z. NJ. from
Hardyville with IA passengers.
Cargo: Wool, hides and 20 bars
base silver bullion from the Hack
berry mine, Mineral Park, value
$26, 900, and $500 from the Signal.
Left barge at Castle Dome to load
so tons galena.
Tho wOrkingmen's COven,ions.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 17th.-At
Tittell's Hall this afternoon the
Convention adopted the platform
previously telegraphed with a few
amendments and additions. The
exemption of property from taxa
ton is limited to $1,000, instead of
$1,000. Planks were inserted call
ing for the adjustment of the
State Senate; that malfeasance in
office be punishable by imprison-
ment without the Intervention of
the pardoning power, and that
Representatives may be recalled
from the Legislature by two-thirds
vote of their constituents. Adj
journed till 1880 p. NJ.
At Charter Oak Hall, afternoon
session, Wellock, McCue and
Leonard were appointed a commit
tee to organize the campaign in
the Third Congressional District.
The Committee on Platform report.
ed. The preamble recites, in brief,
that, whereas the non-producing
eleme nt have been intrusted here
tofore with the law making power,
compelling workingmen to COM
pete with Chinese labor, the pub
lie offices infested with thieves,
the courts corrupted and the rights
of the people violated; therefore,
RESOLVED, That the public lands
are the heritage of the people and
should be donated to actual settlers
in limited quantities; that the
party repudiates communism; 10
lands or subsidies to be granted TO
corporations; that land grabbing
must be stopped; vested rights
must be respected but land monop-
oly must be restricted; money,
mortgages and bonds must be
taxed; the dignity of labor must be
upheld and woman's labor receive
equal compensation for the same
work with that of man; the legis-
lator who violates pledges must be
punished as felon; the pardonine
bower must be abolished; the con-
tract system abolished; criminal
labor not to be allowed to compete
with free labor; fixed salaries fol
public officers and fees to be ac'
counted for as public moneys;
labor on public works by the day
at ruling rates and eight hours tc
be q days work; compulsory edu
cation for all children under four
teen years of age and school books
to he paid for by the State; lecture.
on the dignity of labor to be giver
once u week in all schools; the
President and Vice-President anC
Senators of the United States to bt
elected by direct vote of thu
people; malfeasance in office made
a felony, the criminals punisha
BILE by Imprisonment with no fines
all money of the United States tt
be made by Congress legal tende
for private debts, and receivable TO
taxes and public dues; "The Chi
nese must go;" corporations prohib
tied by law from employing Chi
nese labor; not more than sever
per cent. lawful interest; contracts
by debtors to pay attorneys
fees of creditors prohibited
In assessing property debts t.
be deducted and amount assessed
against parties to whom debts arr
due; $500 worth of property to bt
exempt from taxation; equal tax
alton OH farming lands withou
reference to improvements; grow
ing crops not taxable; deaf, dumt
and blind persons property to bt
exempt from taxation to the
amount of $4,000; no special legis
lation; the Legislature to NEE
only once in four years; all laws t
be submitted to the people for rati-
fication; all lakes exceeding one
mile in area to be public property
excepting artificial reservoirs; al
rivers to be public property. Re
port adopted.
A resolution to give San Matec
full control Of the joint delegate
was passed. The resolution de.
manding a clause in the Constitu.
ton prohibiting lobbying was car
ried. Adjourned till 1880 p. NJ.
New nud Rich PIaeers Discuv
EUREKA, CAL, May 18th. Par
ties just returned from New River
Humboldt county, report the dis
covery of new placer diggings on
that stream. The diggings are said
to be rich, but their extent is not
yet known. Considerable excite.
ment prevails regarding this report
as it has long been believed thai
rich mines would be developed in
that locality. The gold is coarse.
Killed by Failing Rock.
VIRGINIA, New, May 17.-Thi;
evening at $40 piece of rock
weighing a ton caved in the G. & G.
shaft, falling about 100 feet to the
bottom, upon Richard Radda and
Andrew Williams, killing them
instantly.
Found Dr0wncd.
GILRoY, CAL, May 17th.-The
body of Cy. Dubois, well known
horse trainer, was found this morn.
ing in q small creek near town.
An Aged Californian Dead.
SANTA CRUZ, May 17th.-Dou
Rafael Castro died at Aptos on the
18th, in the seventy eighty year o.
his age.
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