Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1894-06-30

asking $4,000 damages foc iae kill:g
of Russell L. Allen at San Bernsfdlno,
January 10Th 1898.
Allen wa swift hman in ths employ
of the Southern California railroad con-
pany, a1d VAS a cstiZeU 81 VI y our al
tbs time Of hls death and WAS only tenn
torarily stopping 10 San Bern rIIno.
The ma uer IN viii h h was killed
Was by frei khJ car bling loaded with
{, 10 bers projecting b5yond the end of
the c r, when manner of losdlug the
com plainants allege was criminal negli-
gence anu carele eOess on the part of
the com paDy.
The complainants are wife, daughter
and son respectively OF the deceased.
WASHINGTON, June 20. GEORGE w.
Siso the etshop broser through
whom II tnsam. son of S-nator Ransom,
and Capaiin Barnas, n attac6a ( the
eenate committee room, made dealings
In sugar stock, was tn lTs5 witne-5 be-
fore the senate sugar trust investigating
commi' tee. He was asked how MS order
slip containi 2 Il ,Esom's Dama came 10
be made publlc. He sid that answer
wond p obh big Involve n reference to
criminal proc ediug and he must de-
cline to ply until he could consult hrs
ut rGey. He was temper ri;y excused
on the r fer, nee that the slip was s oen
feom his Office and SIlsby hssitated be-
cause OF the charge that an answer
would imply he sai1 Senator SAMSON
had not sp' culated through h's office.
join w. Mccartney, the firm OF
Person d Mccartney, was the Wash
ington core popdent of the New York
brokerage firm of Moore & Shelly, was
also before the committee but declined
to give the committee any information
as TO private orders for sugar stock, or
say whether any s. majors had b5en
customers. He stated, however, that
mixing this reply he d not desire TO
1e understOcd as conveying the infor-
nation that senators had been dealing
through his HOUSE. 10 sugar stocks.
SACRAMENTO, Cal, June 20.-Morris
NJ. Estee, of Napa, is The republican
nominee for governor of Ca 'ifornia, be-
ing nominated on the first ballot by the
republican state convention this after
nom. He had three fourths of sill the
delegates, and it was wslk-o over.
No other candidate at any tine since
the first delegation Assem- led in Sacra-
mento had more then tisbtIrg chance.
The Estse boom grew larger with every
hour and carried everything before it.
The opposition, as A last resort, today
| vainly tried to make a change in the
programme of the committee on order
Of business, placiug the nomination Of
supreme justices first, and Blenuerhas-
| sett, OF Tehama, made a dramatic
speech ic support Of the amendment,
but it failed.
It was expected that the fight for de-
| lay would again occur this af ernoo1 in
the platform, but Chairman knight
rushed things and the platform was
adopted with hurrah. woman suffrage
| plank and all.
| The first business this afternoon was
The report of the committee on plat
form. When the chairman of the com
mittee, Grover l.. Johnson, mounted the
! platform and unfolded a long roll of
manuscript h was or eted with cheers.
10 ringing voice and with much de-
liberation, be read the lengthy plat
form. The various planks that specially
commended the Elssive to the delegates
were received with applause.
The protection and reciprocity clauses
evoked loud cheering, aud whsn the
| speaker finished the woman suffrage
declaration there was uproarous com
mendation mixed with very audible
| misses. It took twenty five minutes for
| toe speaker 10 conclude, and the usual
| cheers followed the announcement tdat
the ''ayes have IT."
Chairman Knight then called Judge
Davis TO thu chair and took the floor in
| behalf Of E e. His speech was re-
ceived with cheers. and he was followed
by hutchison, Daily and MCGOWAN,
who seconded Estee's nomination.
Attorney General Hart then got the
| fl >or and spoke IN behalf of Chapman.
roar and it was with difficulty that Mr.
| Knight. who had again taken the gavel,
restored order.
Short, of Fresno, nominated Melon
ald Nominations then closed d tn
| convention proceedei to ballot When
San Francisco was reached E5'ea was
ION mated an.id wild cheers. The vote
Wac: E-tee, 661; Mcdonald, 20; Chip
man, 81, Preston, 10.
The nomination wss then made unan-
imous, after which E tee made a grace
full speech in acceptance. The conven
ton then adjourned TIL tomorrow.
SACRAMENTO, Cal, J9ne 2l.-The re-
publican state convention was SLOW ~
assem- bling this morning, 1t being 1910
| when Chairman Knights gavel fell. All
the principal nominate speeches We're
lin ted to five cents. and the seconcing
speeches to three minutes.
For lieu euart governor, S. @. Mlliard.
of Los Angeles, was placed in nOmlna-
ton by McLac 1lan OF Los Angeles, in
an excellent short speech, seconded by
Sinclair of SaR Bernardino. N9mina-
tons closed and Willard was chosen by
acclalnation Willard was called for
ward for short speech.
At Ills tue convention took recess
till 3 o'clock. Daring the recess the
fourth and fif;h congressional district
met 10 separate session and both ad-
journed subject to the call OF the chGi-.
This means tee convzntions will meet
10 San Francisco during the summer for
the nOnioation of con 4ressmen.
THE JUSTICES.
For justices Of the supreme court the
following gentlemen Were placed 10
nomination: