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The San Francisco call., 1896-10-10
UNION VETERANS.
They VIII Not Indorse Any Can
didates for Municipal Offices.

They VIII Not Indorse Any Cam
didates for Municipal Offices.
A joint meeting OF all the committees of
the Union Veterans League was held at
their headquarters at the Auditorium
yesterday at 2 p. NJ. In the absence OF
President Ruddick, the meeting was called
to order by Vice President General John
F. Sheehan. The object of the meeting
bad been under discussion for some time,
and at yesterdays meeting final plan of
action was adopted.
One of the subjects discussed by the
committee was the fact that all the Elec-
ton Commissioners but one were Demo-
Gratis, and that the precinct officers were
nearly all Dem ocrats, and about all the
offices-Federal, State and municipal
were filled by Democrats, and conse-
uuently that it behooves the Republican
party to guard well its interest until elec-
ton day. Therefore the committee de-
cided that it would not only be necessary
to vote the Republican National ticket,
but also to see that the vote would be
counted on election day.
1t was decided 10 appoint committee
in every precinct so that they might can
vasS their respective precincts by the day
of election, and in order to more thor
oughIy perfect the system it would be
necessary that the veterans forward their
addresses and the number of their pre-
cincts and Assembly districts to head
quarters as soon as possible in care of the
secretary of the Union Veterans Patriotic
League.
1t was also decided that the committee
should meet daily, Sunday excepted, at 3
P. NJ, until the day of election. The COM
mittee is now as follows: William J.
Ruddick, president; General John f.
Sheehan, first vice-president; Charles M.
Leavy, second vice PRESIDENT; d. M.
Cashin, secretary; Martin Murray treas
urer; executive committee = General
James Coey, John J. Shepheard, Jerome
Deasy, G. A. Fuller, Thomas Mallon, J. T.
Bonnifield, C. B. Grass, C. D. Douglas,
John Heffernan.
The following preamble and resolution
were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, The Union Veterans Patriotic
League is a strictly National organiza tion
whose aim and objects are the election of the
National Repu blican candid ates for President
and Vice President of the United States, it is,
therefore,
RESOLVED. That the San Francisco Encamp-
ment of the Union Veterans Patriotic League
will not indorse any candidate for municipal
Office, that We will not solicit or accept q con-
tribution from any candidate for office, nor
will we authorize the name of this organiza-
tion to be used for any such purpose.
ID. NJ. CAsHIN, Secretary.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-10
Two Jurors and Two Railroad
Detectives Seen in
Company.
THE JURY WAS DISMISSED.
The Members Said There Was No
Chance of Reaching an
Agreement.

sensation was sprung in Judge Dain-
gerfeld's department of the Superior
Court last evening, when the case OF
Anthony Quill against the Southern
Pacific Company went to the jury after a
rrotracted trial covering nine days.
Mr.. Quill sued the corporation for $50,-
900 for the death of his daughter, May
Quill, an accomplished young girl. who
was killed by the Berkeley local. at Dwight
station in February last.
Before the jury was charged by Judge
Daingerfield Attorney Matt Sullivan, who
represented the plaintiff, electrified the
court and spectators by announcing that
he had absolute proof that at least two of
the jurors had been seen IN the company
of railroad detectives and were open to
the suspicion of having come under rail-
road influence.
He pointed warning finger at John f.
Sweeny and John Heany, and told them
that they had been watched by detectives,
and would be until the case had finally
been disposed of. He said he knew posi-
lively that they had ex pressed a certain
belief that the plant iff could not get a
verdict SO long as they were on the jury,
and that certain P. Isaacs, who was then
in the courtroom, was responsible for their
conviction in favor of the defendant. He
claimed that the latter had exerted in
fuence which would come under the GRIM
inal statutes covering such cases.
Attorney Sullivan's startling declara-
ton was made about s o'clock after the
Jury had been charged. The arguments
were finished at O'Clock and the jury was
taken out for supper. At the hour named
they were called in and after the foreman
had announced that they had failed to
agree Attorney Sullivan made his accusa-
ton.
Juryman sweeny announced that he
knew Mr.. Isaacs from jury in previous
case, but denied that he had been infiu-
enced in his opinion of the case.
Judge Daingerfeld said that he would
send the jury out until IL o'clock and
would then return and hear what the
members had to say regarding the case.
About the hour promised, Judge Danger
field came into court, and at once the op-
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-10
POLITICS IN ALAMEDA.
Republicans Hold Big Rally al
Which w. B. Hepburn Speaks.

Republicans Hold a Big Rally at
Which w. B. Hepburn Speaks.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Oct. 9.-The largest
crowd that ever gathered on Park street
thronged that thoroughfare tonight. The
occasion was Republican rally, and Lin
derman's Opera-house was filled to over
flowing long before the speaker arrived.
The Mckinley Drill Corps, in their natty
white uniforms, paraded on Park street.
headed by band, and were followed by a
carriage in which were Judge Greene. w.
B. Hey burn and E. K. Taylor. On reach
ing the hall, Mr.. Taylor introduced #. III.
Mccormick as chairman of the evening.
Judge Greene and Sam P. Hall, candidates
for the Superior bench, were introduced,
but neither spoke more than a few sem
tences.
Mr.. Hepburn was greeted with tremen-
dous cheers as he arose to speak. He said
in part: Politics is business. Those
things that are not permissible in business
are not permissible in politics. When we
undertake a business affair we look
around to determine what course to
pursue. If there ever was campaign
where these rules should apply it is this
one. Our opponents are continually try
ing to find some excuse for turning the
Republican party out OF power. -Four
years ago when they could ma no other
excuse they told them they had some
thing free to offer, and we got free trade as
the panacea for all the ills we suffered.
What was the result? Nothing but dis
aster I believe there is no man who
would declare for free trade. But what
did they do? They simply tampered with
the revenue and business OF the country.
''They are pleased to tell us that the
present condition of the country arises
from the crime OF 1873.
Where this disaster is said to have
fallen the heaviest there was not a dollar
in silver in circulation. How could legis.
Iation affecting the silver dollar of that
time affect the interests OF the people
when none of it was in circulation2
"There is but one party that is In favor
of bimetallism in the United States, and
that is the Republican party. These par
ties that are so hard to name only pro-
pose to substitute silver monometallism.
The silver dollar of to-day has the promise
of the Government to pay, and is as good
and as fully valuable as the gold dollar" !"
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-10
They Will Speak in Woedward's
Gardens Pavilion This
Evening.
VETERANS TO CONCENTRATE.
They Will Devote Themselves to the
National Ticket - Women's
Annex Meeting.

This evening in the Woodward's Garden
Pavilion, on Valencia street, Hon. Benja-
min Butterworth of Ohio and Hon. It. K.
Schoonmaker of New Jersey will address
the voters of San Francisco on the real
issues of the day. Hon. @. L. FELTON, will
preside. The meeting will be under the
auspices of the Republican State Central
Committee.
Both these gentlemen have National
regulations as speakers and there will be
beyond a doubt a crowded house. The
speaking will begin at 8 o'clock. and those
who desire front seats should go early.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-10
BUcKLEYITEs BUCKLE IN.
They Will Go on the Ballot as 'sSilver
Democrats" and Populists.

They Will Go on the Ballot as 'sSilver
Democrats" and Populists.
The decision OF the Supreme Court de-
nying the Buckleyites the right to use
the designation Democrat" on the bal
lot had the effect OF rather enlivening the
camp of that faction last evening.
Most of the Buckley ticket will go on
the ballot under the designation "Popu-
list anyway, so that the decision merely
forces the presentation by petition of the
small portion of the ticket not taken up
by the local Populists.
The Buckleyites, however, will present
their entire ticket by petition, and their
proposition last night was to go on the
ballot under the title "Silver Democrats" +"
the decision of the Supreme Court of the
day before regarding the Palmer and
Buckner electors being taken to give them
this privilege.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-10

posing lawyers commenced to talk. Mr..
Alderman loudly maintained that the
Southern Pacific had never ATTEMPTED to
influence the jury in any way, and Mr..
Sullivan reiterated the statements he
made earlier in the evening.
Judge Daingerfeld wanted the jury to be
left until verdict was reached, but both
attorneys demanded that the case be is
missed. The court pleaded a full calendar
and two weeks of useless work, besides
an opportunity to attack any verdict rem
dered, but the lawyers were obdurate and
the court gave in.
The Jury was called in and dismissed,
and the lawyers were told to take what
steps they pleased in the matter. They
have not yet definitely decided what they
will do
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-10
A GRAND RALLY.
Republican Voters or the Thirty
Fifth District Out In Force.

Republican Voters or the Thirty
Fifth District Out In Force.
A grand rally of the voters of the Thirty
fifth Assembly District took place last
evening at the headquarters of the regu-
lar Republican Club at 3008 Mission street.
The meeting was called to order by Presi-
dent William Gill, and after stirring
melody from the band Secretary j. J.
Guilfoyle read resolution pledging the
club TO support the National Republican
party. This was unanimously adopted.
A resolution was adopted indorsing the
action of the Board of Education in pro-
viding a high school for the Mission.
The meeting was addressed by W. A.
Deane, candidate for Auditor; A. B..
Treadwell, nominee for Police Judge !;
William III. Powers, candidate for School
Director; James Kidney and Louis Titus.
These laid down the principles of the Re-
publican party clearly and forcibly. Bry-
anism, Popuiism and anarchism was
shown up IN all its vacuity. First it was
free trade, then free silver and then free
everything else that was impracticabIe.
A. B. Treadwell, who made his third
speech OF the evening, gave his audience
his ideas of the duties of a Police Judge
and the maximum of time he should be
absent from his courtroom between the
hours of A. M. and F. M. on working
days.
James Kidney in his remarks paid some
attention TO the great aggregation of capi-
tai behind the Democratic candidate for the
Presidency, also the Democratic nominee
for the Vice Presidency, the millionaire
owner OF banks and ships, and who ran
his business in gold. Over $685., ,00o, GOO. he
said, was represented by the power that
picked the nominees at the Democratic
National Convention. The Thirty-fifth
Republican Assem- bly, District, the speaker
said, would roll up an overwhelming ma
jority for Mckinney and the Republican
party.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-10
The Parker Contest.

SAN JOSE. CAL, Oct. 9.-Judge Rey-
nolds this morning denied the motion for
a nonsuit made by the proponents in the
Parker will contest. Mr.. Delmas then
moved that the allegations OF fraud and
undue influence be stricken from the COM
plant on the ground that there was not
sufficient evidence to sustain them.
Should these be stricken ont it would leave
the single question of insanity before the
jury. The motion was argued this after
noon.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-10
TO FLoAr THE UMArILLA.
Attempt to Move the Steamship Wiu Be
Made To- Day.

Made To- DdY.
PORT TOWNSEND, WASH, Oct. 9.-It
is confidently expected by the stranded
and half-sunken steamship Umatilla's
officers that at noon tomorrow the vessel
will be pumped out, foated around Point
Wilson into Port Townsend Bay and
beached where it will be safe from bad
weather Then if il is deemed safe it will
be taken to the drydock at Quartermaster
Harbor for permanent repairs.
The ships two pumps and four other
12-lnch pumps were started to-day and in
five minutes lowered the water four inches.
All OF the holes found in the Umatilla' s
bottom have been stopped, and it is be-
lieved that it can be easily pumped out
and be ahoat by noon.
AS much freight as possible has been
removed from the vessel, two scow]oads
being landed to-day. In every other way
1t has been lightened and is now in good
condition to be raised. If tomorrow s
attempt is unsuccessful four additional
l8-inch pumps will be used in a second
effort to raise the half-submerged steamer.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-10
WOMAN'S ANNEX.

A Strong Plea for Mckinley and
Woman Suffrage.
Re publican League held large meeting
at the headquarters, Pioneer building, q
Fourth street. last night. Mrs. George E.
Spencer. president of the annex, made a
few remarks. stating the object of the
club and recommending that each woman
pledge herself to gain one vote from the
outside for Mckinley.
Edgar Peixotto made an address. Mrs.
Nellie Holbrook Blinn made strong plea
for woman suffrage. Mrs. H. Lewis ia
vored the club with the Bear Song" ac-
companied by Nine. Ellen Coursen
Roeckel. The meeting closed with three
hearty cheers for Mckinley and Hobart.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-10
THE THIRTY-SEVENTH.

Nominees Speak on the Vital
Issues OF the Cam
paign.
meeting of the Thirty-seventh As
sembly District Republicans was held
Thursday night at 1887 Market street.
E. ]. Wolfe, nominee for the State
Senate from the Twenty-6rst Senatorial
District, gave brief address on the prin-
ciples of the Republican party and the is
sues of the campaign.
Carroll Cook, nominee for the Superior
Court, followed, defining his position as a
nominee and Republican, and pledged
his honor that if elevated to the Superior
bench he would accord to the meanest
criminal fair and impartial trial.
Mrs. Wiles addressed the meeting on
the female suffrage issue. and claimed the
privilege as matter of equity, justice and
fairness to her sex.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-10
MCKINLEY VETERANS.
An Enthusiastic Meeting Addressed
by Judge Dibble.

An Enthusiastic Meeting Addressed
by Judge Dibble.
The regular weekly meeting of the Nc
kinley Veteran Soldiers and Sailors Re.
publican Club was held at its cubrooms.
113 Turk street, last night and was at.
tended by over 200 members. Judge
Dibble, candidate for the Assembly for
the Forty-frst District, was present and
addressed the club at length on the issues
of the campaign. His speech aroused
much enthusiasm and was frequently ap-
pIauded.
Other speakers followed the Judge and
were well received. Letters were read
from different comrades commencing the
action of the club in passing resolutions
condemning ''Coin" Harvey for his nm
manly and unpatriotic utterances against
General Sickles and others as "a carload of
old bummers,' etc., and expressing grati-
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-10
San Jo.eams Are Long Lsved.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Oct. 9.-Dr. ]. R Cur
now. secretary of the Board of Health,
has computed the average duration OF life
in this city and found it to be 40 years.
This longevity is greater than any other
city in the United States. The average OF
New York is 90 years, and that OF Sa-.
vanah, Ga, 20 years. The death rate OF
this City for the month of September was
"a, or an average of 80 per 1000 inhabi-
tants for the year.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-10
The Perkins Club.

The Perkins Republican Club held a
high jinks at its headquarters on Powell
and Green streets last evening. The af-
fair was for the members only. The club
heartily cheered the names of Tom
Chandler. candidate for Senator, Wessen-
berg Tor Supervisor and Marino for As
semblyman of the Forty-fourth. A splen-
did programme had been arranged. Mr..
Pistolacea spoke on the money question
and also for Mr.. Wessenberg. During the
evening an excellent programme was rem
dered.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-10
Youthful Horsefhief Sentenced.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Oct. 9.-William Har-
rington, a 19-year-old boy who pleaded
guilty to charge of grand larceny last
week, was to-day sentenced to one year. s
imprisonment by Judge Lorigan. On
May Is Harrington stole horse and cart
from NJ. d. French and drove to San Fran
cisco, where he sold it for 81.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-10

and she and her husband settled in ANA
dor County. About that time Joaq uin
Murietta's band passed through that
county numbering women and children,
and the morning following the massacre
Mrs. Burt, who had escaped death, rode
on horseback over the hills and mountains
helping to care for the dead and wounded
left bv this band of cutthroats. She was
a native of Massachusetts, aged 64 years.
A husband and four daughters survive
her
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-10
Crushed Between Cars.

James Pearson, married, and living on Sixth
street, between Harrison and Townsend, was
crushed to death between two cars at the
Southern Pacific freighty ards, on Townsend
street, last night. Pearson was switchman
in the employ OF the Southern Pacific, and
was coupling the cars when he met his death.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-10
German Republicans.

A mass-meeting of German Republicans
will take place on Sunday, October II. at
the San Francisco Turn Hall, 323 Turk
street. A concert by Rosner's orchestra
and a theatrical performance will be the
extra attractions of the night. Good
speakers in German and English will de-
liver addresses
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-10
GERMAN REPUBLICANS.

Meeting at the Auditorium
Next Wednesday Night.
The German-American Republican Club
met last evening at its headquarters on
Bush street and listened to addresses by
Judge John R. Aitken, A. B. Treadwell,
E. Sweeney, E. 8. Saiomon and John
Lachman. DR.. Muffer, the chairman OF
the committee on arrangements, reported
that the mass-meeting of German -Ameri-
can Republicans in the Auditorium next
Wednesday evening Will be addressed by
o. T. Won Rhein, A. Bundschu, George A.
Knight and E. s. Salomon. A band and
a German quartet will furnish music.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-10
NOW FOR THE SEA.
Thomas Sharkey, the Land Warrior,
Challenged to Swimming
Match by CaViIl.

Naval Warrior Sharkey will have an op-
portunity to return to the sea and breast
VIGOROUSLY the wave as he has bested the
land if he elects to accept the following
challenge:
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 9, 1896.
To the Sporting Editor Of the CaLE-DEAR SIR:
noticed in to-day's issue of your paper that
Thomas Sharkey is desirous of swimming a
match with me, and, for his information, 1
wish that you would kindly publish that 1 am
willing to swim him any distance for $1,000 or
more side. As l intend to leave for Aus
tralia on next Thursday, unless Mr.. Sharkey
and can come to an agreement, an early
CHARLES CAvILL.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-10
Grand Rally To-Night.

Bryan's free-silver meeting at Grove-street
Theater. Everybody invited. Comrades, at
tentionl Comrade James Butler will preside.
Comrades G. w. Arbuckle, E. M. Gibson and j.
L. Lyon will speak.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-10

The largest mammoth tusk yet discov.
cred was 16 feet in length.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-10
SAN JOSE HEROINE DEAD.

Passing of Mrs. Benjamin Burt Sur
WVor of Joaquin MuHetta's Ana
dor County Raid.
SAN JOSE. CAL, Oct. 9.-The funeral of
Mrs. Benjamin Burt, pioneer woman of
this State, was held this afternoon from
the family residence in East San Jose.
Mrs. Burt came to California in 1854,
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-10

tude to THE CALL for its championing of
the cause of the old soldiers.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-06-20
LITTLE NONSENSE

-She-sTell me, when you wee III
lbe army were YOU cool in the hour oi
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She ION the ayenuel-'There goe7
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.verv fav. and. fyou do your work Wei,
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ter.
Mora Renar-ee.-"You can't keep
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loving boarder. Not said the type
writer boarder. unless he has a seat N
the car. Then you emit get him up
Cincinnati Enquirer.
WELL said Ynss, "Fye taken 4
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foot. Now. what puzzles me IS how TO
The things know the right place 10 go
after they get inside, Phi adeiphla
American.
Mrs. Greene-"Of course, you read
all your husbands storiesan AFE. White
wife Of the popular author} on
dear. no. They are nothing to the
stories he sometimes tells me after n
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Transcript,
PUT what reason have you to think
that Gratemau knows anything about
the coinage question: THE best n
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about ir. # he didn't know anything
about it he would be saying columns
indianapolis Journal.
A Man Easily pleased.-'Miss Cay
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said Willie Washington. "One Of the
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she told me she thought I had a pleasant
disposition" How did she know
That's what I asked her. She said any
one could see that 7 was easy TO please
by the way in which ] laughed ar some
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Star
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-06-20

said, and with truth, that a committee
On which ali delegations are equally rep
resented is very different from the con-
vention, in which the states and terri
tories are represented o in proper
ton to numbers.
But here is where We come to the sig
niicance Of the statement made by
the correspondent Of McKiniey's own
organ. There is the growing disposition
among politicians VINO profess to favor
sound money 10 make IAN effort t.
check the force Of the silver movement
by yielding something to it, OF this
disposition, we are told, much is heard
"in unexpected places" 1t is this dis
position that will go far to carry the
convention for any straddle, however
decided The leaning toward silver.
If Mckinley should be elected on such
q platform, how much would the rep
resentatiyes of republicanism in con
gfess be disposed to yield, how fhuch
Mckinley himself, for the sake of car
rying through a measure OF extreme
protection? We can easily answer that
II we look back to 1890 and see what
they did yield for the same purpose in
1890. Re--lAAas2AGa-I2as now admit