Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-06-13
LAST NIGHTS NEWS.
Especial to the Herald by the Western
Union Telegraph Compauyl
Pacific Coast News.
Non E,ar.tznn Platform.


SAN FRANCISCO, June 12.-Tht
non-partizan nominees to the Con.
stitutional Convention have
issued the following as the
platform of principles or
which they stand: Thai
it is essential that the new Consti.
tuition shall include all the restric.
tions upon legislative power found
in the present Constitution, with
such further restraints as may be
needed; that no privileges shall be
granted to any person or corpora
ton; that the State shall ever re-
tain and maintain perfect control
over all its corporations and their
franchises to the end that the people
may forever have full protection
against all extortionate charges,
unjust Determinations or unfair
exactions of every description by
such corporations; that the Legis-
lature shall by general laws pro-
vide for the incorporation and gov
ernment of cities and towns, but
shall not otherwise interfere with
their right of self-government, nor
create nor establish municipal
offices or commissions to be main.
tained or paid by local taxation; |;
that oil property of the same ma.
ture and value shall be taxed alike,
and such Constitutional provisions
shall be adopted that the whole
body of taxable property
within the State shall be COM
pelled to bear its just and equal
share of taxation; that no loan
of State, county, municipal or town
credit shall be made to any corpo-
ration under any preteXts or for
any purpose whatever; that neither
the State nor any county. city,
town or other municipal body shall
incur any debt except in extrem g
cases, where the public safety shall
require it, or grant any subsidy to
or acquire or hold any interest as
stock holder or otherwise in any
corporation; that no public officer
shall receive any other salary or
compensation than that appertain-
ing to his Office at the time of his
election, no matter what services
he may perform under any law
passed while he holds such office;
that the public school fund shall
be forever held and maintained in.
violate for the purposes for which
it was created; that all fees of Office
shall be paid into the public treas
ury without deduction ard that
the number of public officers and
their salaries shall be reduced; that
the whole power of the State must
be asserted for the protection and
deliverance of the people from the
evils of the Chinese plague in the
State at large and in the several
county and municipal govern
ments; that every constitutional
measure tending to discourage the
immigration of Chinese or their
stay here should be adopted and
vigorously enforced by appropriate
legislation to the uttermost verge
OF constitutional law, here or else.
where.
The Iudaau Outbreak Conf rmed-
Movement Of Troops.
SAN FRANCISCO, June l2.-Dis-
patches received at military head
quarters here confirm the press re-
ports concerning Indian depreda-
tions in Idaho, Utah and Nevada.
The uprising is considered aim ost
universal among the Bannocks,
and it is believed that all the mill
itary division of the Pacific will
be required to subdue the savages.
Companies x and H, 4th Artillery,
Capt. Egan commanding, left for
Winnemucca to-day by rail. Three
companies of the Sth Infantry are en-
route from Arizona, and one COM
pany of infantry is moving from
Fort Bidwell to Camp McDe ermitt.
All the troops at Fit. Harvey are in
motion.
Busbse Sued for Advesttsiug-As.
sessnents.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 2th.-The
Chronicle has sued Sumner w.
Bugbee, manager of the May Fes.
tival, to recover $1S19 for advertis-
ing. Other suits are expected to
follow.
Utah and Ophir have levied as
sessments of ST. each.
The Money Ma.Let,
SAN FRANCISCO June l2th.-
Standard silver dollars or silver
dollar certificates, 993 bid, 99E
asked; legal tenders firm at 99s
buying, selling at par; brokers are
buying half dollars to-day at 2 81
per cent. discount, selling at II and
per cent. discount; trade dollars
974 buy ing, 974 selling; Mexican
dollars 934 buying and 81 selling.
Os-PaI sizan Mass Meeiinx-CoI
Ayers Makes IL Speech.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 12.-The
Non-Partizans held second mas:
meeting this evening at Platt,s
Hall. The building was packed
the Kearneyites being present in
strong force in the galleries ano
rear of the hall. Judge Cowles
called the meeting to order. +. d.
Sawyer presided. The meeting
was addressed by NJ. M. Estee, who
devoted himself mainly to scoring
Kearney. Hon. Eugene Casserly
pleaded for united action in favor
of the -partizan movement and
deprecated the violent methods o.
the agitators. J. ]. Ayers, of Los
Angeles, spoke aud cited his own
course on the monopoly and cor.
poration question as a proof of the
falsity of the charge that the
movement was in tue monopoly
interest. Hon. VIM. Matthews
spoke in favor of congrming and
eplarging the old constitution, in.
stead of destroying it. The Kear.
neyites occasionally interrupted