Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-06-29
The METROPOLIS.
Interesting Items of News from
San Francisco.
THE STATE UNIVERSITY REGENTS.
W. T. Reid Elected President and j.
Fl. G. Bonte Secretary.
THE rRANcoH1A WRECK SOLD AT AUCTION
Politics in the Republican Camp Becoming
Red Hot
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THE STATE UNIVERSITY REGENTS.
THE rRANcoH1A WRECK SOLD AT Aucrr'

derwriters to save q portion Of her cargo.
Utah levies an assessment to-day of S2
Mexican levies an assessment of 81.
Hops have been cornered. The asking
price now is 25 cents
THE STATE UNIvERsITY-ELECTIoN OF PREsI-
DENT AND SECRETARY.
The Regents of the State University to-
day held stormy session over the question
of electing a new President of the institution
A number of ballots were taken, the princi-
pal candidates being W. T. Reid, Principal of
the Boys High School of this city, Hon.
James Mem. Shafter and Bishop Havens.
There was good deal of talk about political
influences at work in the Board, and some
sharp criticism of Mr.. Reid. The election,
however, finally resulted in ballot giving
him II votes and Shafter g. Rev. j. II. G.
Bonte was chosen Secretary. A motion to
reinstate Professor Welcker was laid over for
the present.
oAUcUsING on NOMINATIONS.
The Republican Convention is caucusing
on nominations tonight. It is understood
that new lot of School Directors will be
put up, one prominent politician limiting that
in the names heretofore mentioned there was
too much of ring flavor.
San Francisco Gleaniags.
The Supervisors have passed the order fix
| ing the tax levy at 81 15 ON the 500.
Officer Callahan has been dismissed from
| the police force for drunkenness and disor-
| DERBY conduct while ON duty.
The First Regiment has de6nitivelv deter
mined to go into camp at Santa Cruz on
| Saturday next, remaining until Sunday, the
10th.
| Judge Hunt refuses to issue writ of man
date to compel the Supervisors to levy a tax
sufficient to put 1921, 900 to the credit of the
school fund.
Another long established privilege of Uncle
Sans employees has been taken away from
them. Hereafter all employees in the Gus
tom. house here are forbidden to smoke dur
ing working hours. This cruel order was
issued by the Collector last Saturday.
It has been discovered that the information
against James Forester for attempting to
bribe witnesses in the Kalloch-De Young
shooting scrape is defective, and the result
has been the dismissal of the information and
the holding Of Forester on a new warrant
In the Republican Convention Monday
night, after an extended executive Conven-
ton, there were nominated for School Di-
rectors Julius Bandmann, B. +. Webster,
George Culver, q. s. Eaton, Henry Molli-
neaux, d. Dunn, J. M. Buff ugton, +. B. De
Witt, J. c. Stubs, w. B. Ever.
The latest reported charter for wheat was
at the rate of e3 It's. Cd. per ton for Liver
pool direct. There is only one disengaged
ship in port that is suitable for wheat, but a
number of vessels are fully due. and no
scarcity Of tonnage is anticipated. There
are several ships with wheat ready for sea.
but as sailors continue very scarce, it is slow
work getting away
Margarita L. May, widow, aged about
90 years. attempted to commit suicide at her
room, No. 205 Fifth street, by swallowing
laudanum Soon alter taking the poison she
was discovered by some of the other lodgers.
They informed officer Tyron of the fact. who
caused her removal to the city receiving hos
pital. She was given an emetic. and bat
terry being afterwards applied. immediate
danger from the effects of the drug was re-
moved After being restored to conscious
ness she refused to give any explanation for
her act.
The police receiving information Of the IN
tended attempt by band of Eastern burg
lars to rob well-known treasure-houses, and
that Sather 4 Co.'s bank was first to be at
tackled. laid plans to capture the men. A
part Of floor in closet above the banking
room had been tampered with and sawed
through, and hole dug into the top brick
work Of the vault. Watches were set. and
Monday night the burglars returned to their
work and were pounced upon. One man es-
capped and one was captured. He proved to
be Jimmy" Hope. noted Eastern cracks
map.
| The RECORD UNIONS special reporter, un-
d r date of Monday evening, says: The
friends of aspiralt in the Republican County
Co vention all day Monday and Tues
day busted themsel elves in endeavoring to
f things for their favorites. Last week it
was thought the ''bcy" element of the Con-
vention had been pretty efectually sat down
OF, but later developments show that they
credited will. numbering but twenty or so in
the Convention, but now It's conceded they
have nearly double that number; and as
they are unit and are up to every political
trick, the managers of the milk brigade have
had their eyes opened to the danger that
threatens their line. The cowboys are
divided on candidates for the important
Offices and it is hinted that several cowboy
aspirants are not averse to receiving aid
from the boys. The fight for Supervisors is
hot-so warm in fat that nomination for
the more important places will probably
hinge on several nominations for Supervisorial
honors. The controlling ring Of the present
Board are striving to perpetuate their power
to another ring in the Board to be elected
this fall, and they are said to be aided and
abetted by the workers for the gas and water
companies, while rumors are floating about
that the street car companies are taking a
hand in the same struggle, in order to get a
friend in the office of Street Superintendent.
A suspicion that matters are not progre sing
entirely to their satisfaction has set the milk
brigade to work in earnest to fix upon candi-
dates for Supervisors, and Saturday night
and Sunday afternoon several caucus of the
different districts and wards were held,
where, it is said, men were agreed upon who
will be supported by the cowboys. 1t is
also rumored that the caucuses indorsed
proceedings were conducted with the utmost
privacy, however, it cannot be definitely
stated what was done, but the result will be
known tonight probably.
The local Democracy are in a ferment over
their primaries, which are to be held on the
Both instant. At present the Fire Depart
ment runs that party, having handsomely,
with their conductors, the Buckley-Fritz fac
ton, beaten their opponents, the Brady an
nix ct al crowd. It is thought they will
maintain their supremacy at the primaries,
as they have control of the party machinery
but the result of q Democratic primary elec-
tion, like the verdict of petty jury, cannot
be always predicted. The control of the
Democratic party this year is looked upon
by the manipulators as of great Importance.
They anticipate, il the Republican County
Convention does not nominate a first class
ticket (which they assert will not be done).
the better element Tor Taxpayers) will run a
ticket Of their own. In which event they
calculate the Democrats will have walk
over on election day.
| The Workingmen, too, are active in get.
| ting their programme ready. The question
of a union with the Democrats has been
definitely settled in the affirmative. providing
the latter will do the genteel thing in the
way of dividing the ofices-say, for instance,
the Workingmen to have the Mayor, Sheriff,
/ Aaditer. half the Supervisors and Board Of
, Education and few more or less Other
places. The Workingmen are rather modest
this year, and don't claim everything in sight
The Democratic and Workingmen's Conven-
; tions are to be held the same day, and con
ference committees will be appointed by eacl
| body to establish basis of compromise and
! this is where the trouble will begin, as the
lWorkinpmeu fully realize their Importance