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The morning call., 1890-09-26

The Convention Completes Its Ticket and
Adjourns.
Chairman Ryan of the State Committee
called the State Convention of the Progress
and Reform party to order at o'clock last
evening at Central Hall Sheridan Will
Jams and Clarence T. White were elected
permanent Chairman and Vice-Chairman,
and Calvin Redding and Martin Boyce Sec
retaries.
In the main the resolutions adopted by the
State Committee, and published in THE
CALL last week, were Endorsed as the plat
form. 1t was decided to confne the CAM
paign to San Francisco. but the State COM
mittee was empowered to fill all vacancies
and to indOrSe such candidates of the other
parties in the different districts as may be
deemed worthy Of the organizations sup
port.
1t was originally understood that the
progress and reform people were to put
their own men in the field for Governor and
MISUNDERSTANDING, but on motion Of
Dolan of San Francisco, who argued that in
the circumstances the members of the or
ganization should be allowed to vote as they
chose, two sets of bal OTIS are to be printed,
one set to contain the names OF Ii. Ii. Mark
ham and j. b. Reddick for Governor and
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and the other set with
the Democratic nominees for the same offices.
From an interview with several leading
members of the organization a CALL repre-
sentative came to the conclusion that had
vote been taken on the choice for Coy
ernor, Markham would have been the man.
The ticket as completed is as follows:
Justices OF Supreme Court-Chief Justice, w.
II. Beatty; Associate Justices, Il. c. Harrison
and James V. Coifey dong term); Associate
Justice, Jackson Hatch (snort term); Attorney
General, w. ii. Ii. Hart; Surveyor General,
Stanley C. Boone; Secretary of State, W. c.
Hendricks: Controller, Z. p. Colgan; Treasurer,
j. X. Mcdonald; Clerk Superior Court, j. ID.
Spence; Superintendent Public Instruction, j.
w. Anderson; Railroad Commissioner, j. NJ.
Lilchhed; Congress. Fourth District, NJ IL.
HechL; Fifth Distlict, j. ID. Byrnes; no nomin.
alton for member of Stale Board Of Equaliz-
alton.
Referring to the kindness of TIE CALL
in publishing the committee and convention
proceedings OF the organization, Chairman
Williams paid Il high compliment to this
journal in lis efforts to aid all movements
tending to honest government and the ruiity
of politics, national, State or municipal.
Several tokens of esteem were then pre-
sented to the officers OF the convention,
among them handsome appropriately in
scribed gold-headed cane to Chairman Will
Jams, and the first State Convention of the
Progress and Reform party adjourned sine
die.
The morning call., 1890-09-26

LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
Domestic Ports.
POINT ARENA-Arrived Sept 25-Stmr Record
hence Sept %
sailed Sept 25-Schr Daisy Rome.
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ing meetings with the Executive Committee
Of the Republican County Committee and
has counseled harmony. "There is no boss
in the Republican party now" he declared.
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Hon. Byron Waters of this city was n0m-
mated for Joint Senator for this and San
Diego counties to-day by the joint conyen-
ton that met In San Diego this morning.
The county convention has Endorsed the
nomination.
The Republican Senatorial Convention
met in this city to-day and nominated Ii.
NJ. Streeter for Joint Senator.
TRINITY COUNTY REPUBLICAN TICKET
..WEAyERvILLE, Sept. 25.-The nominees
9. the Republican County Convention are /:
66 op Judge I. E. Jones; Sheriff, James
BOWIE Bowie, Clerk, b. A. Crowi; District At
s senae Scb ~ .; Hall Treasurer p NJ: Paul
Coroner, G. w. Spratt; Surveyor. g Henrv,
Ingram. The ticket is a strong one
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| IDOIUdo the
| convention, for their nsideraton, for City
and County Surveyor the name of George
| II. Rodgers, and without the slightest hest
tation or display of oratory he too was Sc
| lected as the nominee with perfect unan-
| unity, as was also Thomas ID. Riley for As
| SCISSOR, the latter name being presented by
Peter Roberts.
| EXPRESSED HIS VIEWS.
At this point in the proceedings Mr.. Gator
| entered the hall in company with james III.
| Barry, and was received with thrice re-
peated cheers and waving hats and hand
kerchiefs. 1t was a splendid reception,
| and he was compelled to bow his acknowl-
edgments again and again.
| When the applause had died away, he
thanked the delegates Tor demonstrations of
welcome, and said that any man could be
proud OF such nomination at the hands of
| from the hands Of slaves was not even
| worthy OF consideration. He proceeded to
discussion of the platform and announced
that he not only believed in postal te,e-
graph, but favored the Government ownership
of railroads, as well as the election OF
| United States Senators and Presidents by a
| direct vote of the people.
In closing he stated that if elected to C on
| gress he would make it his duty to oppose
with all his ability the loaning of S179, 0OO,-
600 to the Union and Central Pacific rail-
roads at per cent for seventy-fve years:
| or, for that matter, the loaning Of any sun,
Tor any period.
| More cheers greeted him as he descended
from the platform, and the nomination of a
coroner was announced as the next order
| of business.
| CLEVELAND FOR CORONER.
II. d. Wagnon made brief plea for Dr.
Cleveland, and that gentleman received the
unanimous vote and was declared the nom
inee. He also addressed the convention,
nine"
J. B. Garland was placed in nomination
for County Clerk, and was recommended by
John Ii. Grady as man who could not be
pulled down and who would not fall down.
His name went upon the ticket by acclama-
ton.
James II. Graves and Dennis J. Nc
| Carthy were named as candidates for the
nomination for Superintendent Of Streets,
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ATTRACTIONS AT REDDING.
tns 1air No. sept. 25.-The attendance at
tbe IaiI was much larger today. Thera
were aiso many more exhibits entered. All
Of all kinds and vegetables ever made here
Last evening there was sewing contest
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dening face, chow dare you mangle gentle
mans name that way7"
Il amt mangling it; I'm reading it just as
1t Is" protested tho boy. "Ain't /, mother2"
and he handed the card to her.
"Itcsrtainly does spell that" said her mother,
scanning the card through her spectacles.
I" But Eddie should know better than to pro-
nounce it So"
81 don't SEQ why you should object to it,
Matte" said her father, laying down the paper
and taking look at the card "Eddies YER
sion may be said to promise we'll 1t hints that
you will DO comfortable in your widowhOod.
1t Ia much better than it would be if it said
Her man died poor"
This capt the climax for poor Matte. She
would never go through life bearing name
capable of such rendering. She would think
that everybody who read and heard it would
want to give it the same pronunciation that her
little brother did, and if they did not speak
1T outright they would think il, all the same,
which would be uncomfortable.
When Mr. Diedrich called in the evening,
Matte found herself almost saying. "Mr
Died-rich," when she presented him TO the
family
The young gentleman found a wonderful
change had come over the spirit of his formerly
affectiouste sweetheart, and it was not long
until his ring was returned to him, with a
kind, sisterly letter, begging him to consider
their relation a mere Summer Irritation"
HARVEY AUSTIN.
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THE NEW MINIsTEn To nnAz,,

The President has made an admirable
selection for Minister TO Brazil in the person
OF Maj. Edwin II. Conger, Representative of
the Seventh District of Iowa Mai. Conoer
served with the President in the army. and
the esteem that Gen. Harrison learned 10
feel for him as soldier was strong infIp-
ence in determining his selection for the i'm
portant diplomatic post to which he has
been accredited. Maj. Conger was born in
Illinois in 1S43, and after graduating from
Lombard University he enlisted in Co.
lO2d ILL.,, and served with that regiment
until the close of the war; by which time he
had attained the rank of Captain and the
brevct of Major for gallant and meritori-
GUS service in the field" AT the close of the
war he studied law, was admitted to the
bar, and practiced law In Galesbur0. Ill.
until 1863 when he removed TO Dexter
Dallas Co, Iowa, where he has resided ever
since, and been engaged in farming, stock
growing and banking lie served two terms
as State Treasurer Of Iowa and two terms
and this much of third in Congress. He
was on the Committee on Invalid Pensions
in the 49th Congress, on the Committee on
Agriculture in the 50th, and Chairman OF
the Committee on Coinage, Weights and
Measures, and member of the Committees
on Banking and Currency and Agriculture
in the present Congress.
In view of the present policy of entering
into closer relations with our sister Repub.
lies in South America, and of promoting
our commerce with those countries, there ia
no more important mission than that to the
great Republic of Brazil. The right man as
Minister to Rio Janeiro can be Of incalculabIe
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A MISTAKE.

We feel that one Of the serious mistakes
Of the Mckinley bill was the taking off the
dDties On sugar and other products in ad-
vance, IN the expectation that the sugar.
raising countries viii take of their duties
On our prOducts- This hope is not likely TO
be realized Brazil gave us no concessions
when We took OF the duty on coffee, but on
the other hand tackled on export duties
equal b those we had taken of, and so we
lost millions Of money, without any benefit
whatever. Spain win not admit our prod
nets 10 Cuba at any lower rates, because IL
Is the policy Of those who are squeezing the
people Of that island 10 get every dollar
possible cut Of them at present, without
any regard to the future. II is true that the
President is empowered TO restore the duties
On products Of countries which will not
enter inio reciprocity with us, but we have
seen bow much such a provision az this
amounts 10 in the case Of the discrimina-
lions ~ Europe against our pork and grain.
Though the President has been clothed with
retaliaiory powers he has never chosen &c
exercise them.
We believe the wiser way would have
been 70 handle the whole matter by treaties
which would make direct bargains with each
county TO admit our products free when VIC
did the same with it's.
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THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
WASHINGTON, D. C, OCTOBER 2, 1890.
TEN THOUSAND WATCHES
TO GIVE AWAY.

We have decided upon securing 100000
more Subscribers, and TO do it viii give away
10000 Of the famous Trenton watches TO
club Tsisers.
We viii send watch FREE, post paid, TO
eyeTy club raiser who sends Us a club OF
ONLY TEN subscribers for one year.
This is an opportunity never before
offered, because this watch is not cheap
cstch-penny make-shift, but genuine, full
iewelcd patent-lever movement in q dis-
mond-silyer case, warranted for Is years
Diamond-silEer is a compound metal, as
ttE name indicates, composed of pure silver
and nickel, to give it hardness and color.
il Is moi plated, but solid, so it wears the
ZANE clear through, and is so warranted.
Now, VINO wants one9 There are Just
1000 Of them TO give away, and we do not
anticipate much trouble in disposing of them
On these terms.
An hours work viii get one. We hope
our friends VIII appreciate the opportunity.
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WORK or THE PENSION OFFICE

During the week ending Sept q, 1890. 7lss
claims were received, Of which 617 were origi.
nal invalid, S3l widows, z war Of 1912, II
bounty land, 81 navy, old war, d on &C
count Of Mexican service, 40 accrued. and
BOSS applications for increase; act Of June n
1880 ? $50 original invalid, CSC widows.
Number ofrejeeted claims reopened, 3I2 The
names and postol1ce addresses of 3, 425comrade.
were furnished for the use of claimants. There
were 75,zl4 pieces Of mail matter received
66.Si5 letters and blanks sent out.
The number Of cases detailed TO special Rx.
aniners was sou reports and cases from Special
Examiners ISL; eases On hand for special
examination, 6.00s.
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WORK FOR THE NEXT SESSION.

The first session of the 51st Congress has
done very much of decided benefit TO the
veterans and the great value of the legisla-
ton enacted by it becomes more apparent
every day. For the Disability Pension Bill
and other measures of justice the veterans
are profoundly grateful and will make this
manifest in a practical way at the polls.
But much good work-much that is
necessary to round out and complete the
Nations justice to those who saved its life,
has been left undone. For this we must
look to the next session of this Congress,
and TO the Congress which is to be elected
this Fall.
The Representatives of this Congress are
now mostly at home among their constitu-
ents, where they are directly accessible to
the comrades. The candidates for the next
Congress are also now before the people 1t
is very important that the comrades should
know definitely how all these men stand
upon the unfinished legislation which must
come before the next session and the next
Congress. The measures which the COM
rades ask, in the name of honor and COM
mon justice, TO be passed at once are
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE Service PEN
sion BILL
The Arrears of Pension bill.
The Equalization Of Bounties bill.
The Prisoners of War bill
The bill amending section 1,745 Revised
Statutes, SO as TO make a real preference
for all honorably discharged soldiers in all
offices and public employment.
Nowis the time for comrades to do effective
work in promoting the speedy passage of
these measures
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TRIBUNE WASHINGTON O. THURSDAY OCTOBER 1890

true of the Tariff bill under the Mills Car
Isle regime. A sweeping bill was prepared
under lock and key by little junta of
Southern free traders, who allowed no ex-
animation of it, virtually no hearing by the
representatives of the interests it would
injuriously affect, if not destroy, and it was
passed under the whip of the caucus. On
the other hand, every clause of the McKin-
ley bill has been fully and fairly presented
to the country, and discussed to WEAKNESS,
if not satisfaction. Every interest involved
has been given all the hearing it desired,
wanted to it is not because the opportunity
was denied him.
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TRIBUNETS.
rRoUr FROM AN OLD CHESTNUT

sPRoUT FROM AN OLD CHESTNUT.
Say, ma, is dam wicked2" q little boy cried;
His mother looked up with a shiver.
And said: "oh, dear. Frank It's nasty. vile oath
Don't say Il again, never neveri"
well. Is Golfer dam swearlng7" he eagerly
asked.
"Oh, no,' she replied, "that IL proper;
And then she began to explain how twas made,
Till he made quick gesture TO stop her.
There's no time for foolIDgi The cows I'm the
yard,
And tell you she's terrible bad off,
She's got potato stuck fast in her throat,
An she'll purity cofTer-dam head off"
--CuDt jack Crawford
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service, and Maj. Couger Is the right man.
He is strong, broad aud progressive,
thoroughly American In his ideas, and
jealous in support Of the policy of develop
ing to the uttermost the commerce between
this country and our Southern neighbors.
lie will not go to his post as many of our
foreign representatives have done-merely
to draw his salary and figure in society
but to work indefatigably and wisely for
the promotion of the interests of his country.
The people win hear much more of him in
the future.
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TEE Grace Methodist Church, of Jersey City,
has placed gum-chewng during service under
the ban, and one prominent young lady has
been officially notified that she must discon-
tinue the practice or take the consequences.
Popular sympathy will be with tho church.
While the Book of Discipline contains nothing
against masticatng the innutritious resin, IL
Ia certainly not scemly thing to do in the
house of worship Awhile ago the Methodists.
who arc generally to tho front in all matters of
morals and manners, pronounced strongly
against the chewing of tobacco in church. and
the sisters have no right to complain il they
are subjected to similar rule to that laid upon
tho brethren.
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THE Observation-Disclosures TOUR.

THE CoMAIASDER-IN-CHI TOUR.
Commsnder-in-Chief Wheelock G. Veazey
hasretu=ned TO Washington from an extended
tour 10 the Departments west of the Missis-
Eippi He has visited since he left Washing
ton TIE Departments Of Missouri, Kansas,
Nebraska, Colorado. Wyoming and Utah,
and everywhere he found the GAR spirit
highly encouraging. The comrades are de-
voted TO the Order, and il was really touch
Ing TO see the manifestation Of this spirit in
many Of the places Of the far West where
the egHrades are widely scattered, and have
70 travel many miles to attend the Post
meetings. For thisfresson the meetings are
frequently held in the afternoons, and some
times o. Sunday. No church services could
be more devout and impressive than the
proceedings at these meetings. The Chap
lain's opening prayer islistened to with a deep
End unaffected reverence, and at the concIu-
EiOn Of his supplication for the good of the
Order and the country heartfelt Amer" "
goes mp from all lips. Everywhere be found
the GAR. men the leading ones in the com
munity. They were universally regarded as
tie very best citizens. They are the leaders
In the churches, the Sundsy-schools, in bust
ness, IN all manner Of enterprises for the
Development Of the country, and in society.
Ii is they who are making the wilderness
blossom as the rose, and putting the country
west Of the Mississippi in the very forefront
Of progress in every respect
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The record shows that there were - 400
bills and joint resolutions introduced in the
House and 1850 in the Senate, a total OF
1872, against total of 1888 in the first
session of the 50th Congress. There were
1926 reports made in the House and 1917
in the Senate. The House passed ,292 bills,
of which the Senate passed $40, the most of
which have been signed by the President,
or are awaiting his approval. The Senate
has passed LOO bills, of which 1856 have
been sent to the President, making a total
of 1875 acts, against 1890 for the whole of
the 50th Congress. OF these acts 606 passed
by the House, and 275 by the Senate, were
private pension bills
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Two glaring faults-resting upon both
parties-Will not receive the condemnation
from the country that they should. These
are the obstructiOnist policy of the Demo
Gratis, and the absenteeism of the Republicans.
Both Of these were wrong, they were dere-
lictions Of duty, and serious hindrance 10
business. There was simply no excuse for
either. The Representatives Republican
and Democratic-were sent 10 Washington
10 transact public business. That was their
highest duty. Whenever, under any pretext,
they failed to do this. they wefe untrue to
their obligations and the trust reposed in
them.
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A VERY simple and successful process for
printing on cast iron has been discovered by
John Farrar, of Roxbury. Mass, who generously
refuses TO patent it, but makes present Of tho
process to the world By merely writing back
ward on paper with IN ink mixed with pow
dered graphite, and laying the paper in the
mold into which the melted iron is run, ro-
production of the letters Is made upon the
casting
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After all, there was an immense amount of
hard work done. The bills passed and not
passed were given q labOrious consideration
never before equaied. This was particularly
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snERIpAN ON THE Rro anANpE.

SHERIDAN ON THE RIO GRANDE.
In the October Century Gen. Doubleday tells
story which is apropOs to the discussion with
Gen. Wright in another column. Sheridan had
hurried to the Rio Grande rs soon as the sur
render of Kirby Smith left our hands free, and
was developing all along the river, with head
quarters at Brownsville, opposite Matamoras.
1t was very desirable that the Mexican patriots
should get possession of the latter place, so that
our folks could be In easy communication with
them. The story that Gen. Doubleday tells
was told him by the Colonel of one of the regi-
ments at Brownsville, and is MS follows:
IAN Orderly woke the Colonel soon after
daylight one morning, and urged him 10 go
down 60 the bank of the river, as something
remarkable was going ON there. The Colonel
did so, and had the qualification of seeing
combat-it could hardly be called battle-be-
tween the National troop3--tho adherents Of
Juarez-and the Mexicans who were serving
under tho banner of Macmillan, and who
were in possession of Matamoras The object
OF the Jnarez troops was, of course, to drive
the enemy from Matamoras and hold the place
az, owing to its proximity 10 the United States
forces, it was a very important point. Each
side seemed to be fortified, and was engaged in
contest at long range, which was neither very
exciting nor destructive. The next morning
the Orderly came again TO wake the Colonel,
and assured him that he would see some genu-
inc fighting. The Colonel hurried down to the
bank, and there no saw the Juarez men leave
their intrenchmeuts, advance with the utmost
intrepidity, storm the works at Matamoras, and
drive the adherents OF Macmillan through
the town and far beyond out into the open
country. OF course Sheridan could not send q
force to the other side Of the river without the
authority Of Congress and the War Department.
That would have been an uuheard of proceed
ing. What he did do oas 10 gre one Of his bri
gddes teaue Of absence. and that settled the
onnsLinn 40 far aa Matamnrna WA concerned y