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county. Some people say Napa, but lie
exact location is not known.
Ii was said that the doctor had decided
to make his house sort of lying-in-hos-
pital and that ne was to brand all TIE chill
dren born there, SO that they could be
identified. This was the first case since
that decision.
Detectives Egan and Silvey were put on
the case last night by Captain Lees. 1t
was reported that tie sisters were still in
the doctors house, and the detectives
went there to find out If there was any
truth in the report. The doctor received
them as brusouely as his former visitors,
and declined 10 give them the information
they wanted. He, however, admitted to
them that he branded the child, but told
them buutly they could get nothing else
out of him.
II the mother can be found she will be
prosecuted and an example made of her.
She has by abandoning her child commit
ted felony.
The Penal Code says: Every parent of
any child under the age of years. and
every person to whom such child has been
confided for nurture or education. who de-
serts such chil1 in any place whatever,
with intent wholly to abandon II, is pun
ishable by imprison ment in the State
prison not exceeding seven years or i'll
county Jail not exceeding one year."
1t is also probable that the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Children will
take action against DR.. Griffith for cruelty
in branding the child.
The branded babe and the abandoned
boy left in the walting-room of DR.. John
f. Dillon's office, $50 Fourth street, on
Tuesday night, were sent to Sister Julia's
'Sheltering Arms" $40 Harrison street.
vaStarday
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Time TO Sober lin.

Mrs. Catherine Hopf. who was arrested
on tuesday on the charge of cruelty to
children, was sentenced 10 three months in
the Branch County Jail by Judge Conlan
yesterday, which will give her ample time
to sober up She threw her baby into a
garden on Turk street on Sunday night,
where 1t was found by the occupant of
the house. Next day she called in an in
t0xicated condition for the baby and took
it away. On Tuesday she went to the
office of the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children and threatened to throw
the child out ON the street unless they to ok
care of
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the farmer and orchardist always at heart.
He had always shown himself to be man
of the people.
Mr.. knight then turned his attention to
municipal politics. he claimed that the
several charges of bossism which had been
promulgated were nothing more than the
airy ia brio Of the Imagination.
Although there had been difference of
opinion in the convention on minor mat
tiers, as a whole. the speaker SAID. il had
proved its responsibility by keeping right
along in the old party grooves. The speaker
had nothing to say about Colonel Burns or
his methods of conducting politics in GER
tain districts where there was everv indi-
cation of a close contest. In his fowery
oratorical way Mr.. Knight paid his com
p!iments to almost every candidate on the
Republican ticket
After the chaiTman's remarks the Re-
publican Glee Club rendered several selec.
lions which were received with demonstra-
live applause.
Samuel NJ. Shortridge was introduced
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KILLED BY his OWN GUN.
Fate of a San Rafael Man Who Set
Tran for Deer.

REDDING, Oct. 1.-EImer HoDn. the
grown son of d. n. Honn of this city. was
killed by an accident at Cassel, in this
county, early Wednesday NOR ming. He
had fixed two shotguns in the woods to
trap deer and hearing one OF them go off
went to see what the matter was and IN
consciously exploded the other. the charge
entering the leg below the nip. causing a
fearful wound.
He died a few hours afterward from loss
of bio cd, as no help could be secured until
too late,
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DR.. E. M. GRIfFITH'S CRUELTY
its Tender Flesh Scared With a
RedhOt Iron
OR FUTURE IDENTIFICATION.
The Detectives Have the Case in
Hand, but So Far There Is No
Clew to the Mother.

The cold-blooded barharity of branding
a baby might not arouse much surprise il
done by an Apache Indian, but when
done in the home of physician in a civil
lied community it must excite feelings of
horror and indignation.
Men who love animals and devote much
of their time and influence to lettering
their condition have raised their voices
against the branding of horses, cattle and
sheep, which they consider barbarous.
But what will they think of the branding
of helpless infant not weeks clG?
Yesterday morning. while Mrs. Hunter
the matron in the Receiving Hospital, was
giving the pretty infant girl left there the
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next, and be proceeded to eulogize the
Sta te and municipal tickets. From the
eulo gistical vein he drifted into the prin-
cipes of the party from national stand
point. 1t was Republican year, the
speaker said, and he could noe see how the
party could possibly lose even the smallest
candidate on the ticket The adminlstra-
ton at Washington had antagoniZed tina
feelings of the large body of wurkiDgmen
and business men generally by its open
advocacy ana patronage Of measures
which were on their face opposed
in every way to the advancement
of American interests. He took up Sec
lions of the Wilson tariff bill and showed
how the industries of the country were in
jured thereby. With the duties which
had been in force prior to the passage OF
the Wilson bill the American wool men
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Recent InsOivencieS.

A petition In insolvency has been flied
by Matilda Flynn, otherwise known as
Title Belmont. The debtor attributes her
failure to adverse business and loss of
money. Her liabilities amount to S14S2 so !:
kitchen furniture, valued at $500.
Helen A. Garter, no occupation, has
failed She owes $3.50. being her liability
as stock holder In the Pacific Bank, in
which sho holds three shares. She has no
other property.
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No Jury Yet for Flood.

A jury has not yet been impaneled for
the second trial of John w. Flood, ex-
cashier of the Donohoe- Banking
Company. When Judge Belcher ad journed
court on Tuesday last there were ten &C.
cepted jurors seated in the box. A special
venire OF fifty more jurors was summoned
for Yesterday morning. but of those
examined only one was acce pied. Thirty
more jurors have been summoned for this
morning, out of which it is expected to
select the one remaining Juror.
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The announcement of Republican
mass-meeting TO ratify the municipal and
State tickets drew large crowd to Odd
Fellows Hall last evening. Not only
were the seats on the main floor occupied,
but the galleries. which were reserved for
ladies and their escorts, were crowded.
Every arrangement had Deen made for
the comfort and convenience of those who
attended. The galleries were thronged
with ladies. who seemed to take as much
interest in all that was said and done as
the most enthusiastic voter of the male
persuasion.
Geroge a. Knight presided over the
meeting, and shortly after o'clock cal led
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The TiyoIi Excursion.

An excursion by tho Tivoli Opera Com
pany and their friends will occur on Su,-
day next under the management of AL
Palmer. All the principal points of inter-
est in the bay will be visited and land
ing will be made at Mare Island, where
an opportunity will be given to ms pect the
warships which are there now. Tickets
may be had at the T;voli bar. The big TUG
Fearless will leave Folsom-street wharf at
10 o'clock in the morning with the party.
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the assemblage to order. He said that he
appreciated the honor of addressing such
represeu tatiye assem- bIage. He was not
bit fearful of the success Of the State
ticket. Mr.. Estee was man, he said, who
had won not only the hearts Of the people
of the Republican party, but throughout
the interior of the State he was recognized
as power-one who had the interests of
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Young Republican in the city," He also
advised all who heard him to work for the
ticket and stand by the candidates.
Between speeches songs were rendered
by the Estee Glee Club. The songs were
topical and were received with enthu-
siasm.
The meeting adjourned with three cheers
for the Republca ticket
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Get Them Bound.

III you have obtaiued all the portfolios of
PICTURESQUE California" you will surely
want them bound. THE CALL offers
special opportunity to have this done at
prices ranging from 81 % TO So so.
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The Fire Record.

Phillip Rays dwelling at 157 Dore street
was slightly damaged by fire al 7:4O
O'Clock last night. The fire was caused oy
carelessness with hot ashes
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A Fitting Climax.

Part thirty-two Of Picturesque Cali
fornia" is now ready. 1t is the concluding
number of the great work and equal in
every respect TO any that has been issued.
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The safest means OF getting rid OF bad cough
is Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup.
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MEET TO RATIFY.

Republicans Crowd Odd
Fellows Hall.
MUCH ENTHUSIASM SHOWN.
State and Municipal Nominees
Endorsed.
KNIGHT, SHORTRIDGE, BARNES.
They EuIogize the Candidates i'm
Campaign Speeches, and Predict
Party Victory.
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YoLo TRAIN ROBBERS.
Two Men Thought to be the Parti
Seen in stockton.

Two Men Thought to be the Parties
Seen in Stockton.
STOCKTON, Oct. 18.-Two men whom it
is thought may be those who held up the
train near Sacramento the other night
and secured the $4,000 were seen here to-
night. Attorney Ed Thompson was
leaving house in the northern part of
town, where he had been spending the
evening. and noticed two mon sneaking
along the street with a valise which they
were carrying between them, and which
seemed very heavy. The men sat the
Valise down to take a rest and the attor-
ney watched them from the darkness
caused by the shade of the trees Tho
larger of the two men saw him, and
started toward him. Thompson started
doWE town, and the man followed. leav-
ing his companion with the valise. When
the Postottice was reached the man who
was following walked away toward the
river, and Thompson notified the police.
VINO are now securing the city. 1t is
thought the men may have the money
IN the vaIlse, and are trying to get away
from here by boat.
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spond to the overtures made by the COM
mlsslon-houses of san Francisco, and
follow out what is known as the f. O. b.
system. Several very nice points were
involved in the settlement OF this much
debated question, but the Executive
Board, after much discussion, finally de-
clded to follow the precedent established
4 year ago and have regular auction sales
i'll San Francisco. The question is one
which has aroused some little feeling on
the part OF growers, and also the north
ern commission men, and the latter
nave been represented before the
Executive Committee by L. 5. Ca
tena and J. Wood of Wood, Gray IL Co.,
both men prominent as commission
merchants. The case Of the commission
men was embodied in a statement sub
mltted to the Executive Committee, and
signed by thirty Of the most prominent
houses OF San Francisco.
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CONGRESSMAN WILSON,
lie Makes n Speech to His West Vir-
ginfa Constituents.


BEVERLY CIV. Va.l, Oct. 1S.-The bar
becue and the presence of Hon. w. L..
Wilson attracted fully 5000 Democratic
voters to this city to-day, the delegations
coming from half a dozen counties in this
part of the State. A procession mile
and a half long escorted the speakers to
the fair grounds, where the barbecue
took place.
During his remarks a voice interrupted
MIR. Wilson 10 ask as to the truth of the
Republican report that Mr. Wilson had
brought back with him British gold to
aid him in free trade campaign. To
this MIR. Wilson replied: ~ went TO Eng
land not for gold, but for something in-
initely more valuable to me than gold
health. / thank God / brought back
with me no English gold, but a restored
health, enabling me To make this visit to
the mountains of this beloved district
Thank God, / never needed gold to make
a campaign in the mountains of West
Virginia. Indeed if | had wanted gold
| had no need 10 go to England for
it. | could have secured on this side of
the water ten times the gold I could have
by any possibility had obtained abroad,
even if l would have consented to even
the slightest betrayal Of the trust reposed
in me-"
e On the subject of his London dinner,
Mr.. Wilson said the fact had been eagerly
disseminated by the Republican press.
but that press had ignored the fact that
he had dined three times in London with
the Irish leaders of the House of Com
mons.
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PULLMAN PALACE CAR COMPANY.
Annual Meeting OF the Stockholders
Held at Chicago.

Annual Meeting OF the stockholders
Held at Chicago.
CHICAGO, Oct. 1S.-The annual meeting
of the stockholders OF the Pullman Pal
ace Car Company was held here to-day.
over So, ,00O, coo of the capital stock was
represented. The following directors were
reelected: George M. Pullman, Mar
shall Field, J. w. Doane, Norman Will
Jams and 0. S. Sprague of Chicago; C.
Hurlbut of New York, and Henry r.
Reed of Boston.
The usual quarterly dividend of 50 per
share was declared from the net earnings,
and will be paid November 18th to the
stock holders. The directors and officers
of the company absolutely refused to dis
cuss the meeting, further than to say that
no action looking toward any change in
the officers and the policy of the COM
pany was contemplated. 1t is known,
however, that the meeting discussed
earnestly the chances of legislation ad-
verse to the interests of the company,
which it is feared some of the Legisla-
lures of the various States may take in
the near future.
No action was taken to offset such pos
sible legislation or 10 fight against it
when it comes.
The annual statement of the company
fer the fiscal year ending January 1st
shows total revenue of 81, ,595, ,067, and
expenditures of S7,274, $50, leaving sur
plus for the year of s., 320, ,416. Of the dis
hursementS S2,SS0, 600 was paid out in
dividends on the capital stock The state
ment showed that no profit was made by
the operation of the works at Pullman
during the last year, as the revenue is
made up of three items-earningS OF ears
IS, 761, 934; patents, S6,3S6, and rentals"
dividends, interests, ETC., including loss
on the manufacturing department.. $685.
TAG. The total assets are set down at
So, ,042 COS.
The number of passengers carried DUR
ing the year was 5,2S2, 323 and the num-
Der of miles run was l97, ,40S, SOB. During
the preYions year 5,673, l2Y passengers
were carried and 206, IL, 500 miles were
run. The year Just ended shows de-
crease of about per cent. in the number
of passengers carried, and OF about per
cent in the number Of miles run.
The value OF the manufactured product
Of the car works was 81, ,347, BIZ and Of
other industries, including rentals, S57S,-
Ola, making total Of 81, ,925, ,331, against
SIS, Ala, 70S for the previous year. The
wages paid amounted to S4,96S, SIS,
against s.. .75l ,644 for the preceding year.
The report of Mr.. Pullman to the dI-
rectors takes up at some length the ques-
ton OF the strike, but he makes in the
published statement no commont not
made at the time of his public utterances
during the strike. The number of mon
now employed at the works is 2,640, and
the scale of wages is the same that existed
at the time of the strike. MIR. Pullman
made the statement ''that by increased
attention to their work the mechanics
have. under the same piece-work prices.
increased their daily average earnings
from 81 03 last April, to 81 l6 III the last
half OF September"
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AMEER OF AFGHANIsTAN.
Belief That He is Dead, Though the Re
port is Not OfficioIIv CoDfSr,,,o5

Selief That He is Dead, Though the Re-
port is Not Officially CONFIRMED.
SIMLA, Oct. 18.-The Indian Govern
ment does not confirm the announcement
made by newspaper of Lahore that the
Ameer of Afghanistan is dead.
1t IS believed in Government circles
that the Ameer is dead, although no Off
elal confirmation has been received In
view OF his reported demise, the situa-
tlon at Cabnl is considered to be serious.
Nothing has been heard of Enoineer
Pyne or the other Europeans at Ca6ul fer
a number Of days past. GholoaIn Haider
hnan, the Afghan Conductor-in- Chief, is
believed to be absent from Cabul on a
tour of inspection. This Is looked on as
being good sign, as the Khan is IA yio-
lent anti i-foreigner
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OPPOSITION CANDIDATES.
No Progress Made in Harmonizing the
New York Democracy.

New York Democracy.
NEW YORK, Oct. 1S.--No progress has
been made toward harmonizing the Dem
ocratic factions in the Congressional dis
lricts of this city, which was so urgently
recommended by the Chairman of the
Congressional Campaign Committee,
Senator Faulkner of West Virginia, in
the address he issued on Tuesday. In
eight of the nine districts COMPRISED ex-
clusively within the city or New York,
there are opposition democratic candi-
dates.
Tammany was first iii the field with its
nominations, and for some reason or
other turned down. about half OF the
delegation as 1t exists IN the Fifty third
Congress. John Dewitt Warner was ell
bowed out Of the nomination in the Thir-
teenth District by the transfer thither of
mos j. Cummings from the Eleventh
l.. }. Dunphy, who has contumaciously
deied Tammany, was retired. The re-
doubtable Timothy j. Campbell was
deemed to have had his full share of
honor and dignity, and the nomination
in his district WAS given to Henry c.
Minor. the theatrical manager. Bourke
Cock ran was shelved, as it is alleged. by
the express direction of Mr.. Croker, TO
make place for George b. Mcclellan,
LU6 young ItSlGGub vi lu6 DOaIu Oh Al
dermen, and the son of the General of
same name, and some other changes in
the delegation were made.
Dunphy aud Campbell have had their
names placed on the State Democratic
ticket. Every member OF the delegation,
with one exception, who voted for the
Wilson bill, was passed over by Tam
many.
Ex-Mayor Grace, who represents the
State Democracy, has demanded an
equitable division of the nominations be-
tween his organization and Tammany,
and specifically the restoration of Crock er
and Warner, but up TO the present has
llobtained no assurance that his claim for
the State Democracy will be allowed.
There is scarcely one Of the city districts,
ali Of which are now represented by
Democrats, which will be safe for either
Tammany or the State Democratic cam
didates, should both remain in the con-
test. Chairman Faulkner is reported TO
have said in Washington since his return
from New York that be had reason to
hope for an arrangement on a satisfactory
basis, but upon what this hope is
founded, he has not indicated.
The appearance of Senator UilPs name
at the head of both the Tammany and
the Democratic State tickets may also
complicate matters. Nathan Strauss
Tammany, or regular nominee for Mayor.
claims that he should have the exclusive
benefit OF whatever prestige there may
be on the regular State ticket
Senator Hill has declined TO refuse the
use of his name to the State Democracy.
which is supporting Strong, Repubii-
can, for Mayor, and Strauss anu his
friends are in consequence much disaf-
I kfected toward the Senator.
An evening paper says that Mr.. Strauss
has sent his private Secretary to Mr. Hill
Awith the ultimatum that the Senator
must discountenance the State Democra-
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MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE.
Thomas Blanck Convicted by a Seattle
Jury.

Thomas Blancl Convicted by a Seattle
Jury.
SEATTLE, Oct. 1S.-Thomas Blanck, the
murderer of Charles II. Bridwell and
William Jeffries, and would-be murderer
OF Detective Cudihee, was to-day found
guilty of murder in the first degree and
the death penalty imposed.
This was rot done, however, until he
had made two desperate attempts to es-
cape, and forced the Sheriff to have him
taken into court by main force. Blanck
was ugly at the long drawn out trial an d
was watching for the first opportunity TO
escape, which he thought presented itself
while he was being taken upstairs to the
courtroom between two guards. One
guard had a pair OF nippers around his
right wrist, and the other was walking
by MS side. Suddenly Blanck struck
the man who had the nippers on the Jaw,
knocking him backward down stairs
The other guard jumped after them and
grabbed Blauck by the collar. A fierce
light eusued, in which the prisoner was
finally hoored by blow on the right
temple from a revolver in the hand of the
guard he had first struck. Blood covered
the marble floor at the base of the stairs,
and the prisoner left q trail OF blood on
the way back TO the jaIler's Office.
After he was ready to go again to court
he got sullen and refused 10 move. Nip
pers were put on each hand, but he still
refused to move. Suddenly hesprang to
his feet, shot both arms out, and then
began to kick and bite at his guards.
Jailer Munroe tried to grab him by the
throat, but Blanck got his finger in his
mouth and took out u big chunk. The
fight lasted three minutes, and it took
five men to overpower him. lie still re-
fused to go to court, and 1t was only by
81 ,aI Of fnnr thoSI L
was taken in. His counsel presented no
witness, This was great surprise, as 1t
was expected strong fight would be
made on the insanity plea.
The jury was out thirty-ive minutes,
and brought in verdict OF murder in
the first degree, and imposed the death
penalty. Blanck's record before he COM
menced killing people here is still se-
cret, which he has not divulged to even
his attorneys.