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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-20
LIVES SACRIFICED BY NEGLIGENCE.

the United States from money panic IN
1868. They are all warmed up to the stu
alton and are in just the humor to reject
anything in the shape of a compromise.
This dodge has been worked on them sew
eral times by both the old parties and they
are now out and out for silver at the ratio
of 16 to /, without regard to any foreign
country. They say SO in their conversa-
ton, write it in their arguments and think
of it in their dreams. The one saving
clause in the next campaign for the State
that has suffered more than any other sill
ver-producing State in the Union is the
hope of free coinage.
Many of them were interviewed last
night on the question that is nearest their
hearts, and rather than enter into re-
vival of the old arguments that have been
preached to the people of the West ever
since silver was demonetized they are
more inclined to give voice to their indi-
vidual opinions, and at the same time sug-
gest what will occur if something is not
done, and that soon. AS several of them
said: 'sWe do not care to go into details
as to the why and wherefore, for the peo-
pie of the Pacific Coast are familiar with
the question, its advantages and the neces-
sity of favorable legislation; but we do
wish to express ourselves on the point
which touches the question as it stands in
its unsettled state to-day-its thousand
and one idle mines and its chief industry
dormant. We want to settle it at the
polls, and in order to do that we have got
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-20
FOR THE PLATFORM.
The Subcommittee Appointed by
the Committee on Resolutions.

The Subcommittee Appointed by
the Committee on Resolutions.
At the evening session of the committee
on resolutions it was decided after some
discussion to take no further action at
present than the appointment of COM
mittee to draft preamble and resolutions
that, when finally accepted by the conven-
ton, shall stand as g platform or declar-
alton of principles.
Delegate McCraney moved for the ap-
pointment of the committee, and Chair
man Wiley named the following gentle
men to serve: Judge j. II. Budd of Stock
ton, General Robert M. Beatty of Nevada
and Nj. NJ Orr of Stockton.
1t was suggested, and approved by all,
that the preamble and resolutions to be
drafted by these gentlemen should be brief
and pointed and couched in as plain and
simple language as may be. The commit
tee itself was heartily in favor of this, and
there promises to result from their labors
a statement that shall be noted for it's
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Making Ready to Sever Party Ties and
Traditions.

fornia had been used to furnishing Nevada
with Senators she should allow the Ne
vada delegates to vote.
The motion to allow outside delegates to
vote was finally carried amid a storm of
applause.
Chairman Baker then appointed the fol-
lowing committee:
Resolutions-H.,I I. Wiley (chairman), San
Francisco; Green Majors, Alameda: A. l..
Hart, Sacramento; W. C. Cressler, Modoc; T.
j. Clunis, San Francisco; Colonel Cochrsne,
San Francisco; J. II. Budd, San Joaquin E. L.
Colnon, San Joaquin; J. C. Green, San Fran
cisco; Frank ]. Mofitt, Alameda; w. C. Price.
Alameda; Mayor S. S. Wright. Fresno; Julian
sonntag, San Francisco; Ed Reddy. Inyo NJ.
K. Haurs, Fresno; E. NJ. Gibson, Alameda; /;
George A. Koch, Mariposa; George T.
Wagner, Alameda; Thomas c. WEIGH, Orange;
d. E. Mckinley, Sonoma; H. A. McCrsney, Sac
ramento; William S. Edwards, San Bernar-
dino; J. A. Plummer, San Joaquin; Mayor Orr
San Joaquin; T. S. Phelps, San Mateo; W. S.
Staley, Sonoma; Hon. J. L. Davie, Alameda; {;
n. W. Spaulding, Alameda; Ben Morgan,
Berkeley; R. Guy Mcclellan, Alameda; H. L.
Austin, Fresno; C. w. Cottran, Stanislaus; (;
Frank Short, Fresno.
On permanent organization-J. H. Tingman
chairman, Los Angeles; W. E. Rogers, Kern;
DR.. R. Brown, Sacramento; Hugo Hornlein,
Sacramento; NJ. T. Campbell, siskiyou; a. L.
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MEET IN CONVENTION

after adjournment the delegates formed
in line and led oy brass band marched to
the Occidental Hotel, where headquarters
are located.
The committees on credentials and reso-
lutions went into session at once, the for
mer to receive the credentials of delegates,
and the latter to discuss the feasibility of
forming permanent silver party in Cali
fornia.
Judge E. M. Gibson addressed the COM
mittees at length. He said that he came to
the convention as Populist, but an
nounced his willingness to join hands with
Clunie, Phelps and others in the forma-
ton of new party. In his opinion the
time was ripe for such move.
Timothy Guy Phelps followed Judge
Gibson. He said:
az am not in favor of the formation of a
new party. The people are not yet ready
for such party. We know that, in an
examination of this question, they can
come to but one conclusion, viz: that the
reconciliation of silver is the only feasible
financial policy. The most that we can
hope to accomplish in this convention is to
educate the public on this most important
topic and to induce them to recognize it
as living issue in the affairs political of
this country.
Party ties are strong, and it seems to
me that break in the party lines at this
time would be inopportune. If either of
the old parties should declare for the
restoration of silver, that party will get
my vote"
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Warner, Sonomo; w. R. Pond, Yolo; George w.
Grayson Jr., Butte; ]. P. Edoff, Alameda; John
Moore, Colusa; Major James Kip, San Fran
cisco; A. Meyers, Alameda; B. K. Collier, San
Francisco: r. B. Smell, Alameda; Thomas
Eager, Fresno; DR.. w. B. Wall, Orange; Hugh
Davie, Lake; w. D. Heitman, Alameda; William
Pardy. San Francisco; W. L. Dickinson, Merced
E. P. Jones, San Francisco; r. M. Beatty,
Nevada; C. C. Powning, Nevada.
On credentials-Lyman Bridges, Alameda;
M. A. Hurley, Calaveras; NJ. NJ. Muller, Fresno
G. E. Foster, Kern; D. Z. Alexander, Sacra-
mento; DR.. Hudson, San Joaquin; Robert Nc
Kfilican, Alameda; Martin Houghton, Sonoma:
Fred Kirkland, sacramento; P. c. Hyman, San
francisco; Captain Charles NJ. Leary, San
Francisco; F. r. Casey, San Francisco; P. II.
Medley, stanislaus; Major M. Biggs Jr.
G. G. Powning Of Nevada was introduced
to the convention as "the old Nevada war
horse" He was escorted to the platform
by committee appointed by the chairman
composed of Messrs. Clunie, Wiley and
Sonntag.
Responding to an invitation for speech
Mr.. Powning said that he was not much of
warhorse, but that he was proud to hail
from the grand silver State of Nevada. He
declared that whatever other states might
do, Nevada would vote for no nan that
did not stand for the restoration of silver,
in ratio OF 16 to 1, first, last and all the
time.
Following Mr.. Powning's address came
discussion as to the disposition of reso-
lutions offered to the convention. Some
were in favor of referring all resolutions to
the committee without reading in open
convention. Others held for reading. to
be followed by a fve-minute discussion, of
each resolution. 1t was finally decided to
read all resolutions in open convention,
and then submit the same to the proper
committee without debate.
D. w. McNeill submitted the following
resolution, which was adopted without
discussion:
ResoEvcd, That the State Central Committee
be composed of eighty members, on the basis
of Assembly District representation, and that
the delegates present from the Irrespective coun-
ties select such members TO serve in the State
Central Committee.
An adjournment was then taken until
this morning at $50 o'clock. Immediately
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Tom Clunie was the next speaker. He
also emphasized the strength of party ties,
and felt that they were hard to sever. He
said that he had been trying to serve the
Cleveland administration and at the same
time the silver men. He found it diff
cult position indeed, and it had become
very tiresome.
He did not believe that the rank and file
OF the Democratic party were opposed to
free silver, but when the United States is
obliged to go to foreign lands for It's fnan-
cial policy, he thought it time for all good
Americans to call halt and look about
for blunder somewhere.
81 propose" he continued, ito give the
Democratic party one more trial, and in
the event OF a failure in this question, to go
with any party that declares for silver"
General II. A. Beatty of Nevada said
that Nevada is the daughter of California
and thoroughly imbued with the spirit of
the pioneers. He then told how the silver
agitati had been conceived and prose
cuted in his State by hard, honest work,
which finally resulted in the Silver party
of Nevada.
"We cast our electoral vote for Weaver"
d Z Z,
but because he was a silver man. The
party that comes out boldly for the re-
monetization of the white metal can have
the vote of Nevada every time. Against
the money of the two great parties we
have won two victories by votes. and we
can do it again. The way to organize for
silver is to get individual pledges
T. C. Welch of Orange County, secre-
tary of the committee, said:
"We should organize as an emergency
organization-like the minute men of the
revolution. Then if either of the old par
ties fail us. we are In a position to act. l
never will again vote for President who
sings Those Golden Slippers while his
parasites dance clog dance before the
American people. We should organize at
once"
Majors of Alameda said:
"When man leaves his party, his op-
portunity for making silver converts di-
minishes. Even If we organize new
party the people will not come to Us until
they see what the old parties are going to
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do. We should seek to educate the people
on this question, but within party lines, at
least for a time
Judge Thompson said:
"No attempt should be made at this
time to switch delegates from either of the
old parties. If we 90 this the convention
will be false to its call, which declares it to
be non partisan. Let us do the work for
which we were called together, and not
overstep the limits of our obligations. To
educate, propagate and agitate on the sill
yer question is the object of this conven-
tion as 1 understand it. Let us see to it
that we attend to this dnty."
The committee then adjourned.
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II believe Nevada has the honor of be-
ing the first State in the Union to begin
the revolt, and think can say truthfully
that the Carson Appeal was the first paper
to suggest it. Four years ago it began
preaching insurrection against the old
parties and the influences CT Wall street,
and clamored for more protection for the
things we produced in Nevada, principally
silver. 1t called upon the people of the
State to rise up and stand for themselves
on an issue that was of more importance
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strength and clarity than its number of
words.
Green Majors acted as secretary pro tenn
of the committee. After the sub-commit-
tee had been appointed the main commit
tee adjourned till this afternoon at
O'Clock
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NEVADA IN REVOLT.

UncompromisIng Attitude OF the
Delegates From the Sagebrush.
The Sagebrush State has sent down q
list of delegates that have not forgotten
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-04-24
TH BNEWSPAPEa Law.

/ Allsubscribers who do not
give express notice to the con-
trary are considered wishing
to continue their subscription.
,. If subscribers order the
diccontinuance Of their period
zeal the publisher may con-
tinue to send them until all
arrearages are paid.
3. If subscribers refuse or
neglect to take their period
icals from the Office to. which
they are directed, they are
responsible until they have set
tied their bills and ordered
them discontinued.
1 Subscribers moving to
ether places wit"out informing
the publisher, and the papers
are sent to the former address,
they are held responsible.
5 The courts have ecided
shat refusing to take PERIOD
Gals from the Office, or remoV-
ing and leaving them uncalled
for, is primafaeie evidence o
intended fraud
If subscribers pay in ad-
vance they are bound to give
notice at the end Of the time
they do not wish to continue
taos t v,nrrwise the pu
,.ouer is authorized to send It,
and the subscriber w IL be
sponsibie until an express
aotice with all arrtarages, are
sent to the publisher. "
The latest postal laws are
auch that newspaper publishers
can arrestany one for fraud
who takes a paper and refuses
20 pay for it. Under the law
the man who allows his sub
scription to run along some
time unpaid, and then or
ders the postmaster to mark
it refused and have a postal
card sent notifying the pub
isher, leaves himself liable to
arrest and fine, the same as for
:heft.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-14
TALKED WITH CLEVELAND.
LAWYER Ricketts, Mission in
Behalf of the Miners
Association.
CONCERNING MINERAL LANDS.
The President Surprised and Inter-
ested-Immediate Inquiry
Follows.

Attorney A. H. Ricketts, has returned
from Washington, whittier he was sent by
the California Miners Association to call
to the personal attention of President
Cleveland the fact that patents to mineral
lands were being unlawful!y issued to the
railroad by the Department of the Interior
and to request special executive action in
the matter of the adjustment of railroad
grants in this State. He reports entire
success in his mission and is correspond
ingly iubilant.
Mr.. Ricketts, left this city for the capital
on the 18th ult. bearing credentials from
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-14
The Columbia Theater.

There was crowded house at the Columbia
Theater last night, it being the opening night
under the new management The foyer has
been entirely renovated and presents the ap.
pearance of an elegant drawing-room. The in
terror of the theater, which was in the hands
of painters, upholsterers and decora tors for
some time, was transformation that attracted
a great deal of attention and much favorable
comment. The drop-curtain, a new one, is a
gem, being q painting entitled 1.-THE Merry
Quartette," illustrative of child-life. AS one
of the ladies in the audience remarked, "This
theater is perfect bijou."
''Sweet Lavender" the domestic drama pre-
sented was well received and the members of
the company sustained in a capital manner
the parts assigned them. Miss Hope Ross as
Lavender acted her part SO true to life and car
ried out the character as the author would
have it so well that she was the recipient of
frequent and generous applause. The ladies'
dresses woDn in the drama were remarkably
handsome and envied by many before the foot
lights.
The orchestra, under the leadership of E. E.
Schmitz, until recently leader at the New
California, came in for share of the well de-
served praise. Sweet Lavender" will hold the
boards during the week
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-14
CURRY AT WORK.

The County Clerk Does Not Neglect
to Collect the Collateral Inheri-
lance Tax.
The County Clerk has filed notice on
the executors of the Montgomery estate
and the San Francisco Theological Semi
nary James H. Widber, Treasurer; W. ).
Barnes, District Attorney, and Mrs. Eliza
beth Montgomery, that the Superior Conrt
has fixed the collateral inheritance tax on
the estate at $6371 06.
This is based on an appraisement by Ell
lott McAllister, appointed under the newly
amended "aet to establish tax on collat-
eral inheritances, bequests and devises, to
provide for its collection and to direct the
disposition of the proceeds"
Appraiser McAllister reports that the
only bequest subject to the tax is that CIV
ing to the trustees of the San Francisco
Seminary in trust the remainder of his es-
tate. This comprises the following:
Land in Coleman's Addition to San Rafael,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-14
nThe Fire Patrol,n

s'The Fire PATROL" new melodrama, was
presented at Morosco's last evening, and it
passed off amid great applause and without a
hitch, which speaks we'll for the management,
in view Of the i'm ortant part which the seem
cry and stage setting form.
The play is tale CT intrigues and villainy in
the mining regions. and this brings in stamp
mill as principal feature in the second act.
For climax the superintendent of the mine
is put under the stamps, but is saved by the
boss In the fourth act The great fre-patrol
scene, which gives name to the piece, appears.
Jack Dallas, tied to chair and about to be
dash on the stage in answer to a call for help.
Fred ]. Butler, under whose direction the
play is produced, has the leading part Jack
Dallas and he plays it well. Harry Benrimo
makes rather matter-of-fact villain, and w.
L. Gleason as Washington Staggeract, an actor
gone wrong, infuses some good comedy into the
production. The soubrette part, Kitty Dallas,
IS played by Helen Kenny, who looks and acts
well.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-14

$4,000; land in Sonoma County, comprising
lots in Sonoma and others near that town
$5525; note of Thomas P. Hughes to A. Mont
gomery, dated February II, 1893, due Febru'
AIRY II, 1896. for 1000, secured by mort
gage, $780, 47 80; and the note and mortgage
of William Lchtenberg and Charlotte Ludol
fino Lichtenberg to A. Montgomery, SIS, 44S 81
Total appraised value, 1927 ,421 u.
The Montgomery estate is among the
first to be directly taxed under the new
law. McAllister was appointed appraiser
by Judge Coffey, as having drawn up the
law and thoroughly understanding it. He
received as compensation for his task the
sum of $15, having in the bill fixed the
compensation at S. a day.
In previous estate case, that of Fred
Wiese the question of the construction Of
the act was decided. 1t was held that il
was to be assessed on the estate after the
deduction of costs of administration and
debts. The amount of the tax is So on
every $f00 of market value.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-14
TO SANDBAG A MOTHER,
One of Several Charges Brought
Against Calvin SomerS
by Loomis.
The Old Lady Was Supposed to Be
In the Way Of Her Chill
dren.

The case of G. A. LOOMS against Calvin
Somers for 100000 for malicious prosecu-
ton developed some more serious charges
yesterday against Calvin Somers, the de-
PENDANT. The charges were made by the
defendant Loomis, and involved the sin
tent to commit murder" on the part of his
Steiger, who was the mother of SomerS and
his sister, Mrs. Mabel Treadwe1.
LOOMS resumed his testimony in the
morning and was soon asked by Attorneys
Watt and Mhoon to explain to the Jury
why Somers had endeavored to have him
convicted of assault to murder, knowing
his innocence.
In reply LOOMS said: ~ knew too
much"
What do you mean by that?"
"Well, l had been closely associated
with Somers and knew too much about his
past. He wanted to get me out of the way.
81 knew about some of his transactions
with his sister, Mrs. Mabel Treadwell, to
make away with their mother
"Do you mean to murder their mother2"
was asked, amid strenuous objections on
the part of Somers' counsel.
Eyes" said LOOMS. "They wanted me
to help to get her out of the way. She
also knew too much. She had seen great
deal of Mrs. Treadwell and was acquainted
with several dangerous secrets. So they
decided to put her out of harms way"
"On one OCCASION" said the witness, ''it
was proposed to sandbag Mrs. Steiger as
she came home from church. That fell
through.
''Then there was a conversation between
myself, Mrs. Treadwell and Somers as to
Mrs Treadwel giving $4,000 to have her
put in home either for the insane or for
people afflicted with some other degree of
infrmity. The object was to get her out
of the way.
eOn another occasion Somers came to
me and asked me to go into scheme for
drowning the woman. There was to be
quite an elaborate programme. We were
to invite Mrs. Steiger to go round the bay
in whitehall. We were to have another
boat handy with confederates aboard.
"At a given signal / was to pull out a
plug from the bottom of the boat and let it
fill. But the old lady was not to drown
in that way.
'We were to shout for aid and our con-
federates were to row to our assistance.
Then was to figure again, / was supposed
at this juncture to assist Mrs. Steiger from
the sinking boat into the rescuing one and
as I did so was to drop her quietly over
board and let her drown. This was to be
off Channel street. i declined all these
propositions.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-14
HE COMMITTED SUICIDE
James ". WaIdie Ends His Life by
Turning on the


James w. Waldie, formerly a salesman
for the American Biscuit Company, COM
mitted suicide early Yesterday morning in
his room at 3007 Fillmore street, by turn
ing on the gas.
1t was third attempt to end his life by
the same means. Mrs. Waldie, who is
afflicted with heart disease, went into an
adjoining room and fell asleep in a chair,
as she was unable to sleep while lying
down.
About two o'clock she was awakened by
the odor of gas, and on entering the bed
room she found both Jets turned on full
and her husband unconscious. She called
a physician, but when he arrived Waldie
was dead.
Waldie was 40 years of age and a ma
tive of Scotland. He had been employed
for the past twenty years by the American
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-14
Chinese Laundry Combine.

Proprietors of Chinese washhouses have COM
bined and the status of each family and indi-
yidual who deals with Monaghan is known
after the first wash. When the clothes are re-
turned after, say the fourth week, the owner of
the washhouse places mark upon certain arti-
cles, setting forth the owners standing. This
mark is changed from time to time as occasion
requires and when the owner makes change
his new laundryman knows in an instant what
kind OF pay he or she is.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-14

Biscuit Company. Several months ago he
lost his position. Since then he has ap-
peared to be respondent and drank heav-
lily, as he was unable to secure another
place. Twice before the gas in his room
was found turned on, but Waldie stated
that it was accidental. However, he had
been heard to say that he would commit
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-14
heath of John Cuthbert,

John Cuthbert died at Fruitvale Saturday
evening at the age of rs years. He came to
California first as captain of sailing vessel
in 1858 from Boston and returned here few
years later, since which time he has resided in
San Francisco and Fruitvale, where for the
last sixteen years he has been engaged in
horticulture. He leaves one daughter and
three sons: William W. Cuthbe1t, formerly
Assemblyman from the old Ninth District in
this City, but for some years a resident of Sac
ramento; John w. Cuthbert of this City and
Thomas w. Cuthbert of Portland, Or.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-14
The Water Carnival.

The water carnival has four brand-new at
fractions. Zanfarellis, who climbs to dizzy
heights and executes what seem to be impos.
sible somersaults, is one of the attractions,
and "Arnold and Caswell'' form the other.
In the aquatic portion the Dolphin float, a
the Mikado float something essentially Japan
ese, form the other new numbers.