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proposition would not be entertained for
moment. While the meeting was in
progress, message was received from
the executive officials for conference
on the compromise proposition. This re-
quest was acceded to..and Messrs. Wea-
yer. Patterson and Stewart were dis
patched for that purpose.
The joint meeting was a most spirited
| one, resulting in a short clash between
the two factions 1t was the first time
the issues had been Joined and there was
no mincing of words on either side.
Messrs. Davis of Texas and Donnelly of
Minnesota stood out stifily for the COM
promise and declared that if the Bryan
people could not be satisfied with this
proposition it would be necessary to
take the fight into the convention, which
would, they claimed, present specta-
Gle as humiliating to the Populist party
as it would be edifying to its enemies.
They asserted it would be impossible to
secure the assent of the rank and file to
an unqualified endorsement of the en-
tire Democratic ticket. and that COM
plete surrender would inevitably result
in the disintegration and dismember-
lHtlll vi llt patty HIS lHSS SdiQ tlty
would never permit without struggle
to the bitter end. On the other side,
Messrs. Weaver. Patterson and Stewart
spoke, and they met the assertions of
their antagonists with the statement
that the party could be maintained by
falling into line with a party which
had adopted so many of the Populist
principles and nominated candidates so
friendly to those principles. They main
tained that tie opportunity was one
which would probably never again be
presented to secure the success of Pop
ulistic principles. They contended that
it was a patriotic duty to accept the
Democratic nominees that wise policy
demanded this course and that if the
opportunity was lost, Bryan defeated
and the country continued upon the gold
standard platform, the irreconcila bles
would be alone to blame. Furthermore,
they declared that the responsibility
should be placed where it belonged and
that the country should know the facts
regardless of individual sensibilities.
They defended Mr.. Sewall as an accept
able candidate and declared that to at
tempt to displace him would lead to if
reconcilable complications, prove i'm
practicable and place both parties in a
ridiculous attitude.
Senator Stewart was especially en-
phatic in his denunciatiors of the un-
yielding spirit of the middle of the road
men, and left the conference in most
unamiable frame of mind.
When the Bryan men left the room
they expressed the opinion that the diff
ferences existing would be carried into
the convention. If this proves correct
the convention will doubtless be replete
with interesting incidents.
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POLITICAL POINTERS
Indicating Action Likely or Desired to b
Taken

KANSAS CITY, July 20.-While en-
route to the national Populist conven-
ton, the California delegation, thirty
nine strong, last night issued an open
letter to the Democratic presidential
nominee, William J. Bryan, urging him
to go before the country as a nominee
of the Populist party The letter was
composed and dispatched while the
delegation was waiting for a train to
ST. Louis. DR.. G.. w. Daywalt of San
Francisco was chosen secretary and in
structed to write it. The letter says in
part:
"If you will accept the nomination of
the Peoples party, declaring yourself
a Populist, you will become a leader to
whom will rush every reformer, be he
silverite, Democrat or Republican, and
not only be elected yourself, but also
elect congress, the law-making power
This opportunity of your life, if taken
advantage of, will, like Lincoln with the
Republicans, send your name down to
history as the savior of your country by
means of Populism. If you do not do it
we must, in defense of our principles,
put another nominee in the field. Can
you thus be elected?"
THEY RATIFIED
ST. LOUIS, July 2O.-The national
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QUARTERS WANTED
For the National Republican Committee
Branch Office

CHICAGO, July 20.-Mark Hanna ar
rived in Chicago today and national Re-
publican headquarters are to be opened
as soon as the executive committee Sc
cures quarters.
While the nominal charge of the west
ern committee work will be in the hands
of Mr.. Hanna himself, the committee
which will have to do with the actual
work will be Messrs. Payne, Durbin and
Leland. The distribution of literature
throughout the west will be one of the
first aims of the committee. The Re-
publican campaign nj the west will be
opened next week nj Minnesota and Ne
braska with speeches by Senator Bur-
rows and Roswell G. Horr of Michigan.
Just before he left for Cleveland to-
night Chairman Hanna said he was not
seriously disturbed by the apparent
growth of the free silver sentiment in
the Western states.
I'VE will inaugurate the campaign at
once" he said, "by distributing sound
money literature and sending sound
money speakers into the silver strong
| holds"
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Col. Hungerford Dead

ROME, July 20.-Col. Daniel f. Hun
gerford, father of Mrs. John w. Mackay,
died at II o'clock this morning at his
home in this city. Col Hungerford was
a native of Herkimer county, New York,
went to California in 1S49, remained on
the Pacific coast until the breaking out
of the war, when he returned to New
York and entered the Union army as
Lieutenant colonel of the Thirty-sixth
regiment, New York volunteers In
1877 Col. Hungerford removed to Eu-
rope, but two years later returned to
New York. In 1887 he took up his resi-
dence permanently in Rome. His death
was caused by tumor of the liver.
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A BRIEF ON THE BOUNDARY
Submitted to the Venezuelan
Commission
THE BLUE BOOK ANSWERED
By Arguments Based Upon Facts
Ascertained
English Action Approached PeriiousIy Neae
the Alteration Of Ancient narks. and
Spoliation OF Records
Associated Press Special Wire.


WASHINGTON. July 2O-The first
part of brief prepared by James J.
Storrow, of the counsel for Venezuela,
in conjunction with Mr.. Scruggs, the
legal adviser of that government, has
just been completed and submitted for
the consideration of the Venezuelan
boundary commission. The brief 10
framed as an answer to the general sum-
mary of the British case as set out in the
British blue book devoted to the Vene-
zuelan dispute and like that is an argu-
ment based upon the evidence obtained
by the agents of the governments inter-
ested The brief is regarded at the state
department as a most important contri-
button to the British Venezuelan ques-
tion, as Mr. Storrow is a Boston practi-
tioner on whom Secretary Olney places
much reliance.
Mr.. Storrow devotes much of his brief
to an attempt to combat what he regards
as an attempt to extend he claim beyond
acual occupation, and applying the laws
and facts as he finds them. he declares
that they give no support to the British
claim but are specifically and affirma-
lively fatal to it.
to the Schomburg line, against the rum
ming of which Venezuela protested, and
he says that every British ministry ex-
cept that of Lord Salisbury recognized
that it was monstrous and diplomats
cally inadmissible upon such fiimsy pre-
lenses to claim what the English notes
| called "the Dardapelles of the Orinoco,"
| and offered to agree to lines which they
| declare would secure to Venezuela the
| rndisputed possession of the mouth OF
| the Orinoco.
Lord Salisbury's claim, however, says
| Mr.. Storrow, grew every time he re-
Cured to the subject, and he then pro-
| ceeds to point out in great detail how.
after Schomburgs death and forty
years after his survey, the British colo
| NAL office discovered that all these maps
were wrong and that Schomburg's line
went around by the big bend of the
| Cuyuni, and compelled the engraver to
| change all of his maps to correspond.
| taking the Schomburg line fer west
ward from the original course.
| Says Mr. Storrow: This is perilously
| near the alteration of ancient land
marks and spoliation of records. 1t evil
| IDENTIFY deceived Lord Salisbury, who,
on February 13, 1890, asserted it to be
the line surveyed by Sir r. Schomburg
| in 1S41, he did not survey this line in
1S41 or in any other year.
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THE GOVERNOR FINDS FAULT
With the Irregular Use of State Asyl.
um Funds
The Payro,l Made to Prevent to Accumulation
Of a SuroIus-Los Angeles Bonds
t. Be Bought

SACRAMENTO, July 20-At the re-
quest of Governor Budd Drs. Asa Clark
and A. NJ. Gardner, medical superin-
tendent and resident physician. respect
ivay, of the Stockton and Napa insane
asylums appeared before thestate board
of examiners this afternoon to answer
questions relative to the payrolls of
those institutions
Governor Budd began the discussion
by stating that in 1885, when the Stock
ton asylum had more patients than now,
the payroll was considerably less than
at present.
Dr. Clark replied by stating that at
present the money expended takes in
a great many things besides that of the
care of the inmates.
The governor said thedirectors of the
asylum had no right to apply any part
of the appropriation for the care of the
inmates to anything else and that the
contingent fund should be used to pay
for repairs and permanent improve
ments
Referring the Napa asylum Governor
Budd said that in 1885 the payroll foot
ed up SIS. .56S, and the unmber of people
there was 1409. In 1887 the payroll was
$4,000, with only slight increase of
patients.
Il find peculiar condition of affairs
at the asylum" said the governor. THE
directors have gone to the legislature
and secured the appropriation of 20
cents per capita, and what remained was
used up in the payroll. You have no
right to pay anything out of the appro-
priaton for the asylum that you should
provide for from the contingent fund
which was fixed at s17 900 a year. What
you have saved on certain articles you
have used up by placing a man or two
more on the payroll"
A resolution was adopted purchasing
from the Germania Savings and Loan
society of San Francisco $50 6SS. .05 worth
of Los Angeles county Az per cent
bOO6s
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NO COMPROMISE
The Bryan Forces Decline to Split Their
Ticket

ST. LOUIS, July 2o.-The prospect for
a compromise which some of the people
affected for a while today to consider
probable, has disappeared. 1t met its
fate in the Bryan camp. The compromise
proposition looking to the retention of
Mr.. Bryan at the head Of the ticket and
substituting a Populist for 'Mr Sewall
for vice president, was sprung in the
small hours of the morning in a promis-
cuous meeting of party leaders. 1t was
afterwards adopted by the executive
committee of the national committee,
and was by them exploited as a panacea
which would ease all the ills of the situa-
tion by uniting all the factions The
southern delegates accepted the scheme
with avidity on the theory that it would
aid them in maintaining the entity of
the party for which they have held out
so vigorously. The Bryan people had
no sooner heard of the proposition than
a Bryan meeting was called which in the
forcible language of one who attended
"proceeded Immediately to jump on with
both feet"
This Bryan meeting and the one which
followed between representatives of the
Bryan element and the executive com
mittee constituted the important events
of the day.
The result of these meetings is a prob.
able split in the party and the likelihood
that the matter of endorsing Bryan or
nominating another candidate, or the
nomination of Bryan and another candi-
date, or the nomination of Bryan and
another candidate than Sewall for vice
president, will have to be fought out in
! the convention.
The interesting proceedings began by
! a meeting of the executive committee
! in one room and a meeting of the Bryan
managers ir another The prominent
men of the Bryan movement included
Hon. j. i. Weaver, Hon. 7. NJ. Patter-
| son, Senator Stewart, Senator Allen,
jerry Simpson, and many others were
| present at the Bryan meeting, where a
| very brief exchange of views was suf-
ficient to convince all present that the
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WOMAN .SUFfRAGlSTS
Hope Entertained for An UnequivocaI Equal
Suffrage Plank

ST. LOUIS, July 30.-There will be
three if not more, women delegates in
the Populist convention. Two of the
three will be from New York and one
from Pennsylvania. The committee of
women who are giving their attention 70
securing the adoption of a female suff
rage plank in the platform are counting
upon the Jealous assistance of these
women. Some of the members of this
committee, headed by Mrs. Victoria
Conkling Whitney and Miss Ella Buye
We're at the Lindell early today to make
arrangements for a hearing before the
committee on resolutions. They were
assured of hearty cooperation from
Senator Peffer and Hon. j. 3. Weaver
and are very hopeful of receiving an
unequivocal endorsement of suffrage.
Delegate Wardell of California and his
wife are actively cooperating in the
work. They bring message from Susan
B. Anthony expressing the hope that
the Populists will take a positive stand
on this question.
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RusseiI's Funeral

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, July 20.-Thou-
sands of mourning visitors thronged the
city today to pay the last tribute of re-
spect to the late ex-governor, William e.
Russell. The private funeral services at
the residence on Brattle street were con-
Quoted by Rev. Alexander Mackenzie. Ten
classmates of Mr.. Russell at Harvard act
ed as pail bearers. The body was removed
to the Shepard Memorial church, where at
4 o'clock the public services were conducted
by Mr.. Mackenzie. In terment at Mount
Auburn followed.
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JAMESON'S CASE
TransvaaI Invaders Brought to Trial or Vio-
Iation OF Neutrality

LONDON, July 20.-The first trial at
the bar since the famous Tichborn
claimant case. was begun today when
Dr. Jameson. Major Sir John Willough-
by, Col r. Gray, Col. II. +. White. Major
r. White and Henry F. Coventry We're
arraigned before Lord Chief Justice
Russell. Baron Pollock and Mr.. Justin
Hawkins. The charge is the violati of
neutrality laws by invading the terri
tory of the South African republic.
Every nook and corner of the court
room was thronged. There were many
ladies present.
Sir Edward Clarke for the defendants,
made a motion to quash the indictment
on the ground that it was indefinite in its
allegations and it had not been proven
that the foreign enlistment act had been
proclaimed where the offense was al
legged to have taken place.
Sir Richard Webster replied on behalf
of the government. Before the attorney
finished court adjourned until tomorrow
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Assessment Reduced

SAN FRANCISCO, July 20.-The "solid
seven of the board of supervisors work
ed without check or hindrance in the coun-
ty board of equalization and reduced the
assessments of the Marget street railway
and the Spring Valley Water company
1t was their last day. The franchise of the
Geary Street. Park and Ocean railway was
not reduced. But the assessment of the
Market Street Railway company, that AS
SCISSOR Siebe had put $5.407, ,3Oo and tina
the grand jury has declared should be 49,
662. 500, was cut and slashed and the stock
holders of the Market Street Railway com
pany are the principal stockholders in the
Geary Street, Park and Ocean Railwa,
company. So they did not suffer by hav
ing the Geary street franchise left at th'
old figure.
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CALIFORNIA WINES
Fine Stills With Very LittI. nateriaI
Work On

SAN FRANCISCO July 20.-Chief
Deputy Loupe of the internal revenue
office returned today from Fresno, where
he surveyed the new brandy still of
the Tenny Canning company, which he
authorized to commence operations to-
morrow.
Il don't think there will be 1000, 900
gallons of sweet wines in the district
this year." said Deputy Loupe. "The
early frosts damaged thee rop at least
80 per cent, and growers are much dis
couraged. The present weather. al
though hot, they say is just right for the
grapes"
Chief Deputy Loupe says there are
FIVE new stills going up in the vicinity
of Fresno that will have a combined
output of 5000 gallons. The largest Is
that of the California Wine association
which will be one of the largest and
finest in the state.
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committee OF the silver party held q
meeting tonight which developed into
Bryan ratification as was expected.
Among the prominent arrivals tonight
were Senator oJnes and Representative
Newlands of Nevada and Judge Scott of
Kansas. All attended the meeting and
were called upon to make addresses.
Judge Scott said he had always been a
Republican and had never voted any,
thing except a Republican ticket, but
he would this year use every effort to Sc
cure the election of Bryan. 1t was agreed
by all present that silver could win If
the silver men unite on the Chicago
ticket, but a split would be dangerous.
committee was appointed to confer
with the Populists with the object of
having a single silver ticket in the field.
so is VIRGINIA.
ST. LOUIS. July 2O-Col. Nat Ward
Fitzgerald who ran against William L.
Wilson for congress four years ago. ar
rived this afternoon. He is the men,
Der of the national committee from West
Virginia and said that the delegation
from that state so far as heard form.
were for Bryan.
KENTUCKY OBJECTS.
PADUCAH, Ky, July 20-The Popu-
list state convention today by a vote OF
24O to 107 adopted platform strongly
opposing the plan to have the national
convention of the party endorse the
Chicago ticket and platform
A SOP TO THE SOUTH
ST. LOUIS, Mo. July 20.-The name
of Senator Butler of North Carolina was
sprung tonight in the executive commit
tee for the first time for temporary
chairman and was received with much
favor. 1t is believed his selection will be
especially acceptable to the Southern
delegates. Other names mentioned are
those of Gen. j. r. eWaver and "Cy-
clone" Davis. The selection will be made
by the national committee. An intiuen-
tial member of the executive commit
tee tonight predicted that the choice
would fall upon Butler.
KANSAS is SOLID.
ST. LOUIS, July 20.-The Kansas dele
cation held a meeting this afternoon a.
which they adopted a resolution demand
ing the endorsement of Bryan and Sewall.
Kansas has a delegation of ninety-two,
the largest delegation that will be in the
convention.
CALIFORNIA DIVIDED.
ST LOUIS. July 20-The California
delegation has arrived. They are thirty
nine in number. According TO Henry =.
Dillon of Los Angeles they are divided
on the proposition to endorse Bryan.
Southern California Populists are
solid for Bryan said he, but in the
northern part of the state some are op-
posed to him. l believe that there is Il
majority for Bryan"
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IN THE RING
Denver Ed Smith Claims the Championship.
The Honey Up

NEW YORK, July 20.-J. II. Hide
| brand. the Johannesburg sporting man,
| has arrived in the city accompanied by
Denver Ed. Smith. They have been at
Mechanicsville during the past three
weeks, where Smith has been putting
himself in shape.
Il have claimed the championship for
Smith," said Hildebrand, because 1
have had thousand dollars for over a
month for fightand nobody would cover
it. The money is up yet with sporting
paper in this city and l shall leave it
there for few days longer and if We
cannot get on a fight, will take Smith
to South Africa with me, whero l have
matched him against Joe Goddard for
$4,000. The people in Johannesburg
think Goddard can beat anybody in the
world, and the match will draw a great
crowd. Goddard has improved wonder
fully, but Smith is the best fighter in
the world today"
Smith, himself.> declared his ability to
beat anything in the world, Corbett,
Fitzsimmons, Jackson, Goddard, Shar-
key and so on preferred, in that order.
NO DECISION
PHILADELPHIA, July 20.-Henry
| Baker of Chicago and Frank Slavin of
| Chicago fought six rounds to draw
| tonight at the Caledonian club. Slavin
was the aggressor throughout but the
Chicago lad displayed very clever dodg-
| ing tactics and landed some very heavy
blows on Slavin's neck.
| A PARALLEL CASE
NEW YORK, July 20.-Kid Lavigne,
! the lightweight champion of the world,
and Charlie Mckeever of Philadelphia,
| fought six rounds GA draw at Madison
Square garden tonight. Lavigne had
an easy time until the last round, when
Mckeever woke up in a wonderful man
ner and did considerable damage to his
| adversary.
SOME REAL SLUGGING
MEMPHIS, Tenn, July 20.-Billy
| O'Donnell and Lawson, the terrible
Swede, met here in the Auditorium to-
night in a finish fight, and the Swedes
seconds threw up the sponge after
twenty-eight rounds of fighting, last
ing one hour and fifty-one minutes. In
the early part of the fight O'Donnel
punished the Swede severely about ths
rose, mouth and eyes, from which the
blood poured freely. The Swede, how
ever, was very game and showed won
derful endurance.
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Aqueduct Races

The following is the list Of entries and
the Aqueduct track, today, which
are posted at the Los Angeles
Turf club. 212 South Spring street. Com
missions received on these races and full
descriptions Of the events. Races COM
mence at II o'clock noon. Los Angeles
time:
First race, selling three quarters of a
way lambert. SO; Pay or Play, Zanone, ,102
Ajax 1ie; Royal H., los; Kinslet ss; Drei-
Second race. mile. selling-van Brunt.
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Ii lungs Tour

LONDON, July 20.-The Paris corres-
pondent of the Times commenting upon
the report that Ii Hung Chang had vis-
tied the Credit Lyonaise and had de-
clared that China intended to secure a
great loan, but that it desired to treat
direct with the banks without intermed-
iaries suggests that it is possible that
the chief aim of LIS tour is to get a loan
on cheap terms.
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The Heerne Libel Suit

SAN DIEGO. July 2O.-The second trial
of the libel suit brought by DIR. J. c. Hearne
of this city against the San Francisco
Chronicle began in the superior court
today, Judge Shaw of Los Angeles presid-
ing. The day was occupied in getting a
jury and with the opening statement for
the plaintiff. On motion of the latters
attorney the court directed that the jury
be not allowed to separate during the trial,
which may last week or more. At the
former trial the jury disagreed.
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SOME REAL SLUGGING
ON THE DIAMOND

Results OF the Games Played Yesterday by
National League Clubs
CHICAGO, July 20.-The Colts out
played Boston at all points today, win
ming an easy game, the result reversing
the standing of the two teams for fourth
an fifth place. Attendance 4300. Score:
Chicago 10, hits 10, errors 2.
Boston 3, hits 8, errors 5.
Batteries-Terry and Donohue; Lewis
Batteries-Terry and Donohue; Lewis
Stivetts and Tenny.
Baseball games today at st. Louis
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Louisville and
Pittsburg were postponed today owing
to rain and wet grounds.
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iOi: Florena Hubbard Crimea. 81; Marshall,
101: Eclipse, 105 Illusion 10i; Addie, JOG.
Third race. selling, five furlongs-Eller-
die. iGO: Sir Moltke. 1903; Second Chance, "a
Brighton. l07; Joe Hayman %.
Fourth race selling. mile-Chugnut.H Hon
olulu. Flames. 50: The Native, Defender.
King r, 101; Premier, J02.
Fifth race. fiiies. five furlongs-Favo,
ll5: American Girl Nina Louise. Woodbird,
Maud Adams. 40.
Sixth race. selling. mile-Buckeye. 105;
Satanella. 1902; Kennebunk. los; Bon Ami,
10l: Nick Johnson. 50; SILK Gown. annie
Iaishop, 101; Defender 109: Royal Princess,
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Southern Pacific Taxes

FRANKFORT, KY, July 20.-Attor-
ney- General Taylor made verbal state
ment this morning to the board of assess
ment and valuation, requiring that they
fix a tax on the Southern Pacific fran
chise. 1t is believed that the board Will
fix the tax at sufficient sum to amount
to net the state 81 900, 900 in revenue.
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OVER THE NET
Decisive Games for The English and American
Oh ampionship

CHICAGO, July 20.-ln the cham-
picnship finals in tennis doubles today
Neel brothers beat Even brothers, 6-3
co, e-S. The Neels VIII play the winners
of the eastern championship in August
AT WIMBLEDON
LONDON, July 20.-At Wimbledon
Mahoney won the lawn tennis cham
pionship of England, defeating w. Brad
deley, vast years champion, three games
out of five.