The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-09-24
A Political Tug-of- War at
the Primaries To-Day.
DEATH OF A BRAKEMAN.
Fir. Bayley. Capitalism, Tells Of His Slide
Down Mount Rainier - The Insane
Medium Sent to an Asylum.

days primaries. ne GepuDlicaHS are 10
elect delegates to the Legislative convention
to be held next Monday at the Tabernacle.
To-day promises to be an exciting one.
Nearly everything else is lost sight OF in the
hot fight between the friends of Guy q.
Earl and those of w. E. Dargie for the
nomination for State Senator. The head
quarters of both Earl and Dargie were
thronged all of yesterday and last evening.
The contest will be an unusually sharpone.
and the result is exceedingly doubtful. SO
closely will the polls be watched that
MOrse's whole detective force has been sent
for to prevent illegal voting. 1t is eX-
pected that a bigger vote, if possible, will
be polled to-day than at the county pri-
maries last Saturday.
Unfortunately the Dargle element is be-
smirched by the hand of Frank Moffitt, pro-
fe<sedly Democrat, but really politician.
The interference of this individual is inIOl-
cradle to many Republicans, and that If
nothing else is load which IL Is predicted
Dargie cannot carry. But that is not all.
Stretched across the bay is the spectral ap-
pealing hand of Mike de Young linked with
Mofftts in the effort to pull Dargie through.
Their arrangements are thoroughly planned.
The Seventh Ward must be carried at all
hazards, and 1t was openly stated last
evening that the ward has been filed with
..
opened for to-day's battle. 1t Is also said
that there is a scheme to fill up doubtful
wards with votes to be taken from wards
where there will be no contest The Earl
element is alert, and will arrest every dis
honest voter that appears, 1t was reported
from the Dargie headquarters last night
that Sol Rogers of the State Harbor Com
sion was dealing out tickets upon which
voters who put them safely in the ballot
box are to realize,
The candidacy OF Earl was Endorsed last
night by the Danish political club at a rous-
ing meeting.
George b. Bayley. the capitalist. has re-
turned from Washington to tell of his won
derfu descent down Mount Rainier. No
other man ever performed the remarkable
feat lie did and lived to tell of it afierward.
Mr.. Bayley's record is 1000 feet in ten sec
onds. He didn't intend to make any record
at all, but the mountain seemed TO be
creased for the occasion and he was down
before he knew it. He had climbed the icy
sides 10 the top in company with L. Is. Van
Trump, and after surveying the panorama,
both started to return. Mr.. Bayley's foot
slipped and then, according to his own de-
scription, IL just sat there while a confused
tumble of snow-clad rocks, trees and
hiliocks began to rush upward and past
me in one indistinguishable mass.
He felt a sudden shock, as though the
whole base of the mountain had struck him,
down aud danced about him. The next
stage was utter oblivion. II was only for
moment, however, as he Tegalned conscious
ness in time TO see his faithful whlSky-fask,
which had dropped from his pocket when he
fell, come bounding down over the ley crags
and nestle by his side.
That whisky flask" said Mr.. Bayley,
seemed to be animate and 1t actually APP
peared to. wear an expression oil pain and
surprise"
The companion of the hero of the descent
reached him an hour afterward. and then
began a wearisome, lonely journey of three
days before surgeon could be found. Mr..
BaYley came near dying.
a controlling interest in the stock of the
First National Bank has been sold to Ar
thur ID. Thomson. Mr.. Thomson will con-
tinue president and Mr.. Burpee as cashier,
while A. L. Seligman and ID. Henderson
will probably become directors. Daniel
Meyer OF San Francisco is O new stock
holder. A combination, in which }. Z.
Aiusworth ana w. &. Palmateer were the
principals, was recently interested IN get
ting control of the bank. but Thomson was
the more alert and got the stock. IL IS said
that George and Victor Metcalf will retire
from the directory.
Brief and simple services were held at 3
O'Clock yesterday afternoon over the re-
mains Of Stephen w. Purington at the
Merritt residence The funeral sermon was
preached by Rev. DR.. Mclean and then the
interment took place III the Puring-
ton private plat at Mountain View Gene
terry.
The Democratic county convention viii
meet at Germania Hall this evening al 10
O'Clock. There will be no contest for any
Of the nominations. and the convention will
likely be a short oHe. Last night the County
Advisory Committee formulated n ticket Of
county officers to be presented at the con-
yention to-day.
Aor ~ nj
man, with holes in his elbows. who holds
communion with the stars, has informed
the Chief OF Police that John Sontag, the
Coils ain-rObber. is in Oakland. The
professor came In contact with him in bar
room the other night and was so impressed
with the mystery about him that he consulted
bis oracles. whence came the information
that 1t was SOntag. The stranger, who an
swered the description OF Sontag, impressed
others, too, and was generally set down to
be villain. He was flashily dressed and
spent the day, Thursday, at the Galindo
Hotel. lie remarked TO Professor Para
more that he was MissOuran and was in
timately acquainted with the Dalton boys.
lie has disappeared now. but Detectives
Holland and Shorey Will put their genius to
work in looking him up TO see how near the
professor is right.
Harvey NJ. Carleton failed to convince the
Lunacy Commission yesterday that he is a
reincaTnation of Christ. Mrs. Stewards
theory that he is an undeyeloped medium in
the control OF cantankerouS, irresponsible
spirit likewise failed to hold good, leaving
the only conclusion that Carleton is a raw
ing mailman, about as full of pure cussed-
ness" as diseased but active mind can
generate. He was committed to Agnews,
and it took three officers 10 conduct their
resistant prisoner from the courtroom. He
waxed profane when denouneing the Jews,
and fairly screamed TO the Judge, Jews
cbn ha W
merly a miner Of Los Angeles, and became
insane while studying spiritualsm.
There was meeting OF Frnitvale citizens
last evening to take steps for urging upon
the Board of Supervisors the necessity of
forming a FruitvaIe sanitary district
James Fielding. the East Oakland man
who shot at Wiser while the latter WAS
searching for his wife in Fielding's apart
ments. was discharged yesterday in the
Police Court
The widow. of the late George Godfrey
has been granted the homestead on Market
street for ten years. Her petition was con-
tested by Mrs. Nicholas Merry. the divorced
wife.
The Alameda County Prohibition Gen.
trail Committee has challenged the Republi-
can County Central Committee to designate
a speaker-ex- Governor Perkins preferred
to discuss political issues with Hon. 0. r.
Dougherty on October TO-
S. E. Taylor, brakeman, died at tho Rail-
road Hospital tonight from injuries re-
ceiyed while coupling cars near Pinole. The
accident happened about 4 o'clock yester-
day morning. While the car was backing
down upon him his light went out and he
was unable to give the signal to the engin-
eer when 1t was time to stop. He was caught
between the drawbacks and mortally in
iured in the abdomen. He was brought to
Oakland at once ON special train.
Alameda.
Anton Lorber. young man we'll known
In this city. went East on a business trip
about three months ago. He wrote regu-
larry to his parents in this city until about
nine weeks ago, when his correspondence
suddenly ceased without any apparent
cause. Letters addressed to him failed to
reach him and he has not written to the
firm which he went East to represent. Fear
AI..4 L.. L.. III Ill