The morning call., 1894-12-07


from large number OF persons In various nor.
lions OF The State bearing cheering words ana
stating That interest was nor only unapateu
but that the feeling was growing on me lnes
marked out by Alliance sentiment. me Iate
campaign, it was stated. had been hard on AL
lance leaders financially. ana ms 1act alone
WAS the reason for non-atiendance.
The chairman OF the committee on business,
j. NJ. Moore, render d a report on cooperation.
The establishment aud operation OF co-oDera-
tive stores was dwelt on at length In Tie dis
cuSsion that followed. The Alliance already
mas stores at Compton and Sacramento, and
these. it was stated, were being operated with
success. The establishment OF put chasing
agency in San Francisco was also discussed at
length. the statement being made that say
ing of 80 per cent had resulted. These 30 per
cent profits usually went 10 The mddlemen
ana were of course entirely lost TO The
farmers Sub-Alliances are permitted 10
cooperate with this central pur-
CHASING agency and the members may
purchase through this State agency. The CO.
operative fourmlll at Gilroy, in a quiet way,
WAS reported as doing successful business
while the report from the San Miguel mill was
also exceedingly faterlDg. All Sub-Alliances
were recommended TO buy from The central
agency wnen possible. There was long dis
cuSslOu then OH cooperation generally, and the
best manner 10 achieve the end sought. Many
EOve ideas were advanced. each delegate ap-
parently having plan of his own. The Comp
ton plan of dealing was generally regarded as
the best, where there was not sufficient money
TO enter INTO general business.
The noon recess closed the discussion, and in
the order of business. The following were
elected 10 serve for the ensuing year:
President. j. V. Webster OF San Luis Obispo.
Vice president. X. L. Grigsby of CaliStOga.
Secretary and treasurer, j. S. Barbee of Los
Angeles.
Secretary of insurance. VIII s. Fawcett OF
Whittier.
Lecturer, Burdette Cornell of Stockton.
Assistant lecturer, Mrs. S. f. Abbott of
Compton.
Organizer of cooperation business, A. Il.
Executive eommiItee-E. NJ. Warden OF Ion.
royla, George b. Johnson of San Jose and j. l..
Gilbert OF Reedev.
The rains made the alliance meetings rather
disappointing last night, because IL kept Mrs.
Lease away from Oakland. 1t did not keep
big crowd from turning out at Germania Hail.
however, and III place OF hearing Mrs. Lease
they listened To an interesting talk on finance
from Hon. T. V. Gator. The speaker attacked
the present financial system, making his argu.
ment along POpulist lines. He was followed
by Burdett Cornell the Alliance lecturer who
also talked on money matters, denouncing
Cleveland's policy and message GU finances.
To-day is the last day OF the session, and after
the installation OF officers, weather permitting,
the delegates will take a trip 10 the University,
whereithe botanical experimental grounds and
agricultural college Will be visited. A public
meeting will be held this evening, but the COM
mittee has not decided whether 10 hold II in
Germania Hall or in the form OF a social at the
Gal1ndo.
Efforts are being made TO hold the next pa
tlonal alliance meeting In California. with
strong hopes OF success. The next meeting of
the national alliance will be held at Raleigh,
n. c. February Z. j. i. Gilbert OF California
Is the vice president and is booked for the pres
idency next time. IL California gets the next
national meeting, which is probable, Mr.. Gil.
berps friends say he Will surely be the next
president. +. M. Wardall, chairman of the
Stale executive commillee OF the California
alliance. had been in communication with
The national alliance people and says the
next meeting will surely be in Califor-
MIA. Speaking Of the Gilroy cooperative
mill last night a delegate, A. Il. Ellis Of Hollis
ter, said that the teams The farmers are run
ming TO various towns in the neighborhood have
so cut into the railroad freightlDg business that
the railroad officials have been compelled TO
make three cuts i'll freight rates already, and
have finally sent word TO the mill trustees for
conference This meeting will be held Deem
Der 10. al which time Mr.. Ellis Is satisfied The
farmers can have all tney ask. The Alliance
VIII send delegate to Gilroy Today TO arrange
for The conference.
Peter Mltchelrs Lecture.
There was only short session of the Lemon
contest case before Judge Ogden yesterday,
The attorneys securing an adjournment al noon
Mrs. Rachel Neal, the sister OF Mrs Lemon,
was again called 10 the stand when court
opened. The old lady told OF seances held at
which her sister, Mary Smith and herself were
present, and how the notable trumpet was
brought into requisition. The seances were
held IN room above all undertaking establish.
ment in Alameda, ami as the witness men
TONED The location she chuckled liItl- and
her bright eyes danced. She said the three OF
them sat in the darkened room, Mrs. Smith
OF The floor was the Peter MicnelP' ,trumpef,
about which they were closely grouped.
Then touching song was sung
and In little while the trumpet pick cd itself
up and went floating about the room, touching
The various occupants. Then voices came from
il. The voices seemed to be mostly direc ed 10
the witness The first was in a whisper, and
purported TO be the mother OF Mrs. Neal. The
voice said it was GLAD 10 see Mrs. Neal there
win her sister. Then there was another voice,
which said It was that OF her sou, who had died
at the age of years. 1t said:
Mamma, do you remember when i used TO
make bread plhs and play dOctOr?"
This, the witness said, puzzled her some
what, because, she said, she did not know that
any ono else remembered the circumstance
She did not know whether there was any trick
in II. Then came German voice which COM
meneed joking the witness about her trying to
learn that language
The witness continued: "Then came the
voice OF Peter Mitchell in thunder tones. The
voice said Peter Mitchell died twenty-seyen
years before Mrs. Lemon was born. The voice
said IL had been a Methodist minister when on
earth. Il told OF the WORK il was doing in the
spirit land. Itwas kind OF lecture"
WAS the voice stronger than mne?" asked
Attorney Nusbaumer, raising his voice.
yes. good deal more manly"
The German voice she explained was that of
Der first husband, Billy Valentine, who was
studying German at one time.
49, Ihen there came spirit voice from Wilbur
thompson, WHICH was very funny. The wit
ness said that when the Seance was over and
The lights were turned on Mrs. Smith sat tied
apparently as at nrst. with her head bowed as
though asleep. She said that Mr.. Smith was ut
MRS. Lemons house at the time, bur she did
not know that lie was at The seance.
Questioned about Mrs. Lemons property
Mrs. Neal said she had not heard Peter Mitchell
advise her sister TO give her property to Mrs
Smith. but that her sister had told her that
such was the case.
When asked as 10 Mrs. Lemons personal
haDlts, the witness said that she had seen her
sister under the Influence OF ardent spirits a
hundred times, and that she had quarrels at
such times with Billy Valentine. witness SON
about money matters
Did old man Foster lick Billy once" asked
Mir. Nusbaumer.
Lick Billy? Not much." Mrs. Neal an
swered with spirit
Mrs. Mary Smith was called 10 the stand
and there was Immediately hush in the room
for the lady is known as the "trumpet me-
dunn. and the crowd looked as hough il ex-
pected TO hear spirit voices issue from the
nnocenti0oklng hshhorn Which Attorney
TaDpan guards so Zealousy.
The lady, IN answer 10 a question from Tan
pan. said she was present when Mrs. Lemon
dled. she SAID that the trumpet, or "cone" as
IL was called, was not among the effects of
Mrs. Lemon.
The horn is supposed to be among the colIee
tlon OF some Boston society engaged In occult
research.
To the surprise OF all Mrs. Smith was then
excused. The crowd seemed disappointed