The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-23
CAPITAL NOTES.
Protecting California Products Demo-
cratic Convention Called.

WASHINGTON, Jan. % - The Califor-
mia State Board of Horticulture. through
It's Secretary, B. NJ. Lelong, las repre-
sented to Congress that the adultera-
tion and irresponsible labelling Of fruit
and fruit products for the markets OF the
United States. such as canned and dried
fruit and olive oil, have become a serious
obstacle to the profitable marketing of
properly prepared and healthful art cles OF
fOod. A request Is made that legislation be
passed to prohibit the adulteration of fruit
products In this country, and also the I'M
portatlon Of such adulterated products.
Representative Caminetti is under the i'm
preston that there is a law now in exist
ence which If enforced would remedy the
evil complained OF. He saws he will in
VeStigate the matter. and if he finds therei
no such law will introduce bill calculated
TO be effective
TEXAS FLAG INCIDENT.
First Assistant Postmaster General Whit
field has received from the Postm asteT at
Baird, Callan County, Texas, an eXplana-
tlOn Of the Confederate flag incident at that
place. He said at the time the county fair
was in progress the citizens decorated AMI
displayed as many flags as they could OBJ
tain. The supply OF United States flags be-
came exhausted, and the owner of the
building in which the Postoffice is located
procured some bunting and had his sister
make flag With only an imperfect
knowledge Of how the United States flag
should be fashioned, the result Of her labor
was complete failure, except as display
OF bunting. Instead OF thirteen stripes, her
flag had only three, with nine stars In
blue field. But it was hOlsted over the
POstofiice building General Whitfield,
however, is in possession Of the af1idaYitS of
lNe TnuItablp npOOlQ WhO IpcIdrp
eral specified dates they saw a Confederate
flag flying over the PostOtfiCe building, and
were told by the citizens of the town that it
was Confederate flag; but inasmuch as
the Postmaster has declared that the flag
was not a Confederate flag and not pur-
posely made to resemble one, and has eX-
pressed deep regret that he had done any
thing that could be construed as a disl0yal
act toward the Government, Whitfield is in
clined to let the incident pass
THE CALL FOR A CONVENTION.
The Democratic National Committee to-
day issued call for the National Demo-
cratic Convention on June 2lSt, at Chicago.
1t contains the following: Each State
will be entitled TO representation therein
equal 10 double the number of the Tepresen-
tation to which it is entitled in the next
Electoral College, and each Territory and
the District of Columbia SHALL have two
delegates. All Democratic citizens of the
United States, irrespective of past political
associations and differences, who can unite
with us in the effort for pure. economical
and constitutional government are cordially
invited TO Join us In sending delegates To the
convention Signed, Calvin 5. BTice,
Chairman; Simon p, Sheerun, Secretary.
PROPOSED SILVER CONFERENCE.
1t is learned on good authority that the
Government IS endeayOrng to arrange for
an International Silver Convention, and
that negotiations to that end are now in
progress with Great Britain. Germany and
France. Minister Lincoln has been in
struCted TO invite Great Britain to join in
the international conference on the silver
question if in his opinion the feeling of the
English Cabinet is such as to justify the
invitation.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Representative Caminetu is recovering
from an attack of the grip and expects to
be in his seat on Monday.
Senator Stanford goes to New York to-
morrow.
Representative Caminetti and his family,
consisting Of his wife aud son, have re-
moved from Wizards Hotel to $40 Thir-
teenth street, Northwest
PENSIONS GRANTED.
Pensions have been granted to the fol-
lowing CaliforHianS: Edward A. Adams,
George W. Bradford, Hiram Shadiuger,
CaSsius II. Darling, John LennOx, Charles
H. Sinclair Lewis p. Peterson, John Ne
Ransom McCabeS, Edmund Mason and
Sophia Mayer.
NEW NATIONAL BANK.
The Comptroller OF Currency to-day
issued a certificate authorizing the First
National Bank OF Everett Wash, to begin
business with a capital Of $4,000. The OIL
GERS are: President, A. F. McLain, and
Cashier, John f. CuIber.
DIRECT VOTE FOR SENATORS.
Representative Geary will appear before
the joint committee tomorrow in advocacy
of his joint resolution authorizing an
amendment TO the Constitution for the
election Of United States Senators by direct
vote Of the people.
LAND CASES DECIDED.
In the case of Joseph c. Stone VS.. Alfred
L. Cowles. involving land in the Los An
geles district, the motion for a review was
denied.
POSTMASTERS APPOINTED.
w. NJ. Jacobs has been appointed Post
master at Smelling, Merced County, Cal,
vice }. K. HOrSelay. removed.