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AN FRANCISCO.

SAN FRANCISCO. August 25.-The
Joint Conference Committee, selected by
the Populists and Democrats to devise
a plan of fusion on presidential electors
and State ticket. reached 4 sstiaiactOry
agreement last night. The Dgm0crat Is OBJ
tain five OF the nine presidential electors
and four OF the seven congressman. The
resignation of the candidates already
nominated by both parties will be re-
ceived and considered by a joint commit
tee appointed for the purpose, which WIN
meet tonight As some OF the candl-
dates refuse TO withdraw, considerable
friction IS expected.
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THE MASSACHUSETTS BoLTERs.

as many present as was anticipated, +
is a representative body.
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The annual picnic OF Weddell Mission
Sunday school viii take'place at Forest
Hin Park Thursday, August 9th. All
friends Of the mission are cordially in
vftad
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-10
SUBJECT TO WHIMs.
Miss WiIIena Hurgren, a Wealthy Young
Lady, Suddenly Departs for
Portland.

Wfllena Hurgren, young lady, % years
of age, took it into her head on Saturday
to 60 to Portland. She was living with
her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. David
SCHNEIDER, 819 Valencia street, and packed
her trunk without telling them where she
was going. She went to the ticket agent
of the steamship company and deposited
with him diamond ring as security for
her ticket and S. in cash, which he ad-
vanced her.
She told the agent that she was trying to
escape from her relatives, who wanted to
imprison her in order TO secure possession
of her property worth in the neigh borhood
of $4,000. She said she had been con-
stantly under surveillance and that spies
in her uncle's employ had been constantly
dogeing her footsteps. To the agent she
appeared to be excited, but perfectly
rational in her talk.
Mr.. SCHNEIDER said last night that the
young girl had lived with his family since
she was a few weeks old. She inherited
about 900 worth of property from her
father, which is situated in Portland and
Seattle
She was subject to whims and delusion s
and one OF them was that her relatives
were trying to get her property. When he
was in business in Portland he had bor-
rowed money from her giving her mort
cages on his factory and other property.
He failed about two years ago and was un-
able to pay her back the money he 5or-
rowed from her. but had been paying her
interest on the amount since.
For the past six months Miss Hurgren
had been studying kindergarten methods
at Miss Thompson's school, on Green street,
near 0ctavia, with the view of becoming
a teacher
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-10

Eppinger started early this season and
made phenomenal catch on this coast.
He is going to try it again, and yesterday
he chartered the schooner Falcon and will
try his luck in Behring'S Sea next month.
The steam schooner Jeanie. which sailed
for the Arctic with supplies for the
whalers last Saturday, put back into port
last night. Captain ]. n. Knowles of the
Pacific Steam Whaling Company and
Arctic Oil Works, who was a passenger,
wBs taken suddenly i'll when the vessel
was 200 miles UP the coast, so it was at
once put about. AS soon as the Jeaaie
came to an anchor the tug Monarch went
alongside, and taking the sick man aboard
went direct to Oakland.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-10
LSketched By a "Can" artist. !

Ross first husband was the nephew of
Colonel John Ross; a member of the Com
mittee on Flag named by Congress and
one of the signers of the Declaration of
Independence These facts are from a
paper read by William j. Candy before the
Historical Society of Pennsylvania in 1870.
The pew that was occupied by Betty
Ross in Christ Church in Philadelphia
is always decorated by an American flag.
placed there by member of the Society of
the Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton.
In 1886 the New England colors were
first put to the breeze. They expressed
the first suggestion of liberty, although
EN- blazoned with the royal arms. The
flag raised at Can't bridge by Washington
was, as regards the stripes, identical with
the stripes of to-day, but there were no
stars upon it. In place there was on the
blue canton the crosses of ST. George and
st. Andrew, the Union Jack of Great
Britain, for the colonies, while uniting
for defense against her tyranny, still
acknowledge the mother country.
1t is a remarkable fact that the first
flag made of American material was not
raised until 1866 1t was floated over the
Capitol at Washington, D. c., on the oath
of February, having been presented to the
Government by General B. f. Butler.
Since the beginning OF the American
Republic there have been five flags for
which the American people were willing
10 die-the Pine Tree, the Rattlesnake,
the Grand Union, the Flag of II and Old
Glory.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-10

the only one of the kind on the Pacific
Coast, will honor the occasion by flying
the stars and stripes from their residences
in this City. This society has made re-
quest that all patriotic residents OF San
Francisco make a display of the flag on
the following day.
The celebration of Flag day dates back
to June IA, 1890, when Jonathan f. Nor
ris of Hartford, Conn, registrar of the
Connecticut Society of the Sons of the
American Revolution, suggested to his
society the idea of observing annually the
anniversary of the adoption of the flag.
His idea was adopted, and within a short
time it was presented to the National
Society by Judge Lucius P. Deming of
New Haven, indorsed and recommended
to all State societies. Within six years
after the happy inspiration was outlined
at Hart ford, Flag day received almost
National recognition.
On June II, 1862, Mr.. Morris had secured
the presentation in Congress of a resolu-
luton in which the idea of Flag day was
EN- bodied, but for some reason never ex-
planned the resolution was tabled.
Betty, the wife of John Ross of Phila-
delphia, was the maker and partial de-
signer of the proud emblem that COM
mands the respect of every nation of the
world. 1t was in June, 1875, that COM
mittee of Congress, OF which Colonel
George Ross was one, accom- panied by
General George Washington. called on
Mrs Ross, then a widow, doing business
as an unholsterer at 239 Arch street, near
Third, Philadelphia, and engaged her TO
make a flag. he furnishing her a rough
drawing of what he wanted. She offered
a suggestion that met the approval of her
visitors. In her back parlor, General
Washington, in accordance with her ex-
pressed ideas, redrew the flag, and from
that drawing the first star-spangled banner
was made and adopted by the following
resolution in Continental Congress, June
IA, 1777:
Resolved, That the flag of the thirteen States
be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white,
that the union be thirteen stars, white in a
blue field, representing new constellation.
That was the first stars and stripes that
ever hoated to the breeze.
Mrs. Ross was the daughter of Samuel
Griscom, who was Friend, quite promi-
nent in his day the head of large family
OF children ali educated in habits of in
dustry Her maiden name was Elizabeth
Griscom, born January l, 1852. She was
married three times-to John Ross in 1870,
subsequently, to Joseph Ashburn, who
died prisoner of war in Mill Prison, Eng
land, and then to John Claypoole, lineal
descendant of Oliver Cromwell. Mrs.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-10
the following communication to the

the following communication to the
Mayor:
Colonel Charles l.. Taylor, Acting Mayor, City
and County of san Francisco: DEAR SIR-The
approaching 14th of June will be the one
hundred and nineteenth anniversary of the
adoption by Congress of the stars and stripes
as the flag of the Nation.
In recognition of this historical event the
Valentine Holt Society of the Children of the
American Revolution, OF which l have the
honor to be president, respectfully request
that you will issue such orders in your official
capacity as will cause to be raised on all pnb-
lie bulldogs of the City, either the day pre-
ceding the day succeeding June Ia, that
date falling on Sunday, our National flag.
1t is also the desire of the society that you
urge upon our citizens the duty and appropri-
ateness of unfurling Old Glory to the breeze on
this occasion as an object lesson, in not only
creating and extending patriotic interest
among our American youth, but which shall
serve also toward developing among that
mighty army that has gathered here from near
and far, whose children may one day be the
rulers OF our land, a respect for the institu-
tions of the land of their adoption. Hoping
that you will take pleasure in complying with
the request of the society, l am, courteously
yours, S. ISABELLE HUBBARD, President.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-10
TRIED TO KISS HER.
Pretty Rose Wittkop Assaulted by q
Man on the Back Porch of
Her Uncle's House.


The police are looking for man who
attempted to assault Rose Wittkop, a
comely young girl 16 years of age, on Mon
day night
The girl lives with her brother in law,
Henry Westphal, on the southwest corner
of Russ and Natoma streets. About 10
O'Clock Monday night she stepped out OF
the kitchen door onto the porch, when a
man seized her by the hand and attempted
to kiss her. She screamed and he ran
away. Her uncle, who. ran to her assist
ance, saw the man disappearing over the
fence.
Policeman T. P. Riordan was notified,
but he was unable to find the man. The
girl said she had never seen him before.
She described him as of medium height,
compactly built and with large, dark
bright eyes.
Ii is thought the man had seen the girl
enter the house some time during the day
and admiring her appearance resolved to
get possession of her. He had evidently
got entrance to the yard by climbing the
fences.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-10
AN ANNIVERSARY
OF "OLD GLORY, F."
Saturday It's One Hundred
and Nineteenth
Birthday.
ORIGIN OF FLAG DAY.
Respect for the Memory Of Betty
Ross, Who Made the
First Banner.
THE ORIGINAL NAVAL EMBLEM
San Francisco's Children Will Observe
the Day With Patriotic Exer.
cises in the Schools.

Sunday next will be the one hundred
and nineteenth anniversary of the adop-
tion of the stars and stripes as the en-
blem of the United States of America, and
the publc school children of this City
will observe the day with patriotic ex-
ercises. The Valentine Holt Society of
the Children of the American Revolution,
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-10
DISPLAY "OLD GLORY"
Major Taylor Asked to Have the
Anniversary of the Adoption Of
the Flag Observed.

The California Society of the Sons and
Sequoia Chapter of the Daughters OF
the American Revolution have requested
the Mayor to have the flag displayed from
the public buildings OF the City on Mon
day, June 10, the one hundred and nine
teenth anniversary of the adoption of the
flag occurring on Sunday, June a.
Valentine Holt Society of the Children
of the American Revolution has addressed
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-10
Maitt,s Divorce Case.

Louisa A Watt was yesterday granted di-
vorce from George D. Watt by Judge Hunt.
Some time ago the husband attempted to Sc
cure divorce on the ground of infdelity, but
de fendant failed to respond she secured judg.
ment by default
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-10

BY 8. BAscH-This day "wednesday, Stoves,
Agateware, etc, at 1870 Market st, at IL o'clock.
BY FRANK w. BUTTERFIELD - This day
Wednesday,, Furniture, at 49712 Fourth street,
a II O'Clock.
BY NJ. J. MCBRIDE-Thursday, June IL, Horses,
at 5O7 Jessie street, at II 0 clock.
BY EAsToN 81 ELDRIDGE-Saturday, June 13,
General Machinery and Commission Business, at
46 Fremont street, at IL O'Clock.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-10
A New Corporation.

The Chivato Mining and Milling Compsny
was incorporated yesterday with capital
stock of 81, ,0O0, 900, all of which is paid up.
The incorporators are William ]. Sutherland,
Edward S. Spring, W. G. Holmes, Bolton Royce
and w. +. Greene.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-10
A Good Investment.

Judge Coffey yesterday probated the will OF
James o. Johnson. Emma V. Johnson was
named as exeeutrix, with bond fixed at $5000
The estate is worth over $4,000, and yields
an income of over 5000 per month.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-10
A Chinese Murderer.

Lang Quong was convicted of manslaughter
in Judge Belcher's court yesterday. On Janu-
ary "a last he shot and killed Yung YIN in
q Chinese bagnio.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-10
DIVORCED Tor Desertion.

John Mitchison was yesterday granted a di
vorce from Maggie Mcclellan Mitchison By
Judge HebbaFd. Desertion was the ground.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-10
NEW TO-DAY.
WILD
WithECzerla

was a sufferer for eight years from Eczema, but
now am entirely cured. The palms of my hands
were covered and badly infamed; little white
bHsters appeared, then would peel off, leaving
a red. smooth surface which would burn Ike
fre and itch. On the inside of the upper part OF
NV limbs, great red botches would appear, and
as soon as became warm, the burning and itch
inc would begin Night after night would lie
s,Sate and scratch, and almost go wild got a
box of CUTIcURA. and bottle Of CUTIcURA RE,
so1 1vgNT. and after few applications noticed
the redness and Inflammation disappear; 6sfore
6od used one Dor there 1Ods not a sign or EczenoG
Isf 7 can trrthfulIy ASSERT that $500 worth Of
CUTIcURA REMEDIES cured me.
John D. PORTE, Pittsburg, Pa.
SPEEDY CURE TREATMENT : wsrm baths with .s, Cv-
7,ctfPI sotr gentle applications OF CuTlcuRA (ont-
,enS and mild doses Of GUTfcURA REsoLYEST, greatest
oi humor cures.
Sold throughout the world Price; CpdIouEA' sS,d ooc
soar. 25c; REsoLvENT. 50c. ana ". A"AlEA DiV"
1Tp CHEN Corr. Sole Props., Boston .,,.
ns-" How 70 Permanently Cure Eczema mAheo iee
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-10
ADJUSTMENTS

TArp7TNS TTFATFR.-"In Mizzoura"
CALIFoRNIA THEATER.-"The Home Secretary"
Monday evening June Is.
COLUMBIA : HEATER-"B Brother John"
MoRosoo's oPERA-H oUsE-"Broth Against
Brother.
TIvoLI OPERA-H HoUsF--"L Lorraine
OErHEUM-H High-Class Vaudeville.
METRoPoLITAN TEMPLE" Miss Jerry"
SUTRo CoNEY Misunderstanding and Perform
Ences.
SHOOT THE CEUTEs-Dany at Haight street. one
block east of the Park.
PACIFIC COAST JOCKEY CLUB.-Races to-day.
PIcNcS AND EXCURSIONS.
EXCURSION AND PICNIC-To Glen Ellen, We'd
nesday. June II.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-10
PIcNICS AND EXCURSIONS.
AUCTION SALES.

EXCURSION AND P1cNIc-To Glen Ellen, Wed
nesday. June II.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-25

tons in Delaware and Texas, and the re-
committal of all other contests, than Mr..
Fort demanded the previous question on
the adoption of the majority report. Mr..
Hepburn moved to substitute the minority
report.
There was a general breaking UP OF
benches and girding up of loins. The
Pennsylvania delegation was in an up
roar. Plat lodged along the line of the
New York delegation j%otting down figures
on a slip of paper. The leaders from the
Southern State wrestled with the negro
delegates. In Missouri corner Major
wo~.o. = cAau".ey |. tilley Blood ~
each other. The galleries sent down II
confused sound Of eager voices, and then,
as the chairman's gavel fell, the hall be-
came as quiet as if every man and woman
Of the 1000 people had ceased breathing,
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-25

by the unanimous vote of the delesale7'
A. Mr. E,irhn. abs SIeppvu vswar d 10 ue"
liver his speech a wave of applause ran
around the galleries. He spoke from mem
orv. with an occasional reference to Il pad
no half concealed in his left hand. His
ollus:on to the protective tariff elected
an outburst of Mckinley enthusiasm,
which was repeated when he reached that
nortion of his speech cnunclating the Re-
nuhlican doctrine of currency. and the
demonstration reached its climax when
no announced the unalterable opposition
of the party 10 a "o0-cent dollar As ne
closed with Il declaration that the issue
was protection and honest money. against
free trade and free silver, the convention
heartily cheered. -,
Mr.. Fairbanks then assumed the gayel
and tbe real work Of the convention be-
y,n William Lamb of Virginia moved
The adoption of the rules of the last con
vnntiou TO govern this, pending further
oction and for the |roll-call of States, IN
resnonse to which the various State char
mon were to announce their delegates.
A. the suggestion of Gen. Grosvenor, the
lists were handed up TO the platform 70
be read by the clerk.
The announcement Of Henry VI. Ielier
To- be Colorado's man on the resolutions
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-25

committee on credentials met no response
and that committee was passed. The re-
port of the committee on permanent or
ganizatiOn was received and adopted mid
loud protestations from some of the dis
senters.
When the reading clerk. who intoned the
committee's report to.the house, announc-
ed the name OF John VI. Thurston Of Ne
braSka to be permanent chairman there
was an eruption Of flags and cheers from
the delegates.
The other permanent officers elected
were:
secretary-Colonel Charles w. Johnson, of
Minnesota.
Assistant secretaries-W z. Riley. of Ken
lucky; II. II. Smith, of Michigan; A. E.
Humphrey, of New York; and A. w. Manor,
of Maryland.
Official stenographer-Francis f. Burke. of
Pittsburg.
neutrality-suspicious. E. Byrnes, of
Minnesota.
Assistants to the sergeant-at-arms-W. p.
Huxford, of Washington; Charles e. Stone,
OF Illinois; and 6. ID. Smith. of Oklahoma.
Reading cierks-J. II. Stone, of Michigan;
of Ohio; ]. S. Hatch, of Indiana; and j. r.
Bean, Of New Jersey.
Also one vice president from each State.
Senator Sewell, of New Jersey, and
Congressman Serene Paine, of New
York. were designated to escort the per-
manent chairman to the platform. They
marched down the main aisle, while the
delegates jumped to their feet 1uttering
flags and handkerchiefs and cheering
shrilly. Mr.. Fairbanks met the trio as it
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-25

On Tuesday at moor the biggest nation
=, convention that mas boen held by the
Rapub!ican party since its organization in
1896. when Fremont was nominated. was
g,tled 10 order in the lag-festooned hall
which the people of st. Louis erected for
lis accommodation. 1t was 4 great pro-
cessiun that toilcd up to the convention
hall under the MONDAY sun. Nine hun
lred and nine delegates, a like number Of
Alternatas ana thousands of spectators
were admitted 20 the auditorium. Tickets
were in high demand, and all st. Louis
that is. all St. Louis which had a pull on
the Wig sergeant-at-arms-straineo a point
TO be present.
The following table shows the number
of Delegates each State and territory sent
10 the conventions:
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-25

assembled the steps, and grasped the Ne
braska Senator by the hand. Thurston
faced the arena with his hands clasped
behind him and began to speak.
The punctuation of almost every sen.
tence of the address was a period of yells,
rounded off with Il fringe Of applause and
stamping. and the delegates rose and
waved their hats, flags and handkerchiefs
with a prolonged cheer when Mr.. Thurs
ton finished.
As the demonstration ceased 4 letter
was read from j. Henry Fort, chairman
OF the committee on credentials. announc-
ing that the committee would be unable to
report until afternoon. Ihereupon Gov.
Bushnell of Ohio moved that the conven-
ton take a recess until = o'clock. The
motion was carried with a roar. and at
11:o3 Chairman Thuroton declared the
convention in recess.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-25
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
Convention Permanently Organized
with Thurstou as Chairman.

The gavel was welded Wednesday
morning by Temporary Chairman Fair
banks. who was obliged to hammer vigor-
ously when, at 11:4O O'Clock he att'"rted
~ nuaIl tbe tumult inlo working order.
IN tbo nI,tform :, MS left stood the port
=, mu, - 1iark Hanna, and beside him,
In a friendly hand on his shoulder and
pouring some condolences into Mr.. Han
mas ear, was Thomas Carter of Mon
tana. the retiring chairman of the ma
tional committee. For five minutes Mr..
Fairbanks rested on his oars while the
ushers perspircd in futile attempts to per
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-25

clan and friend of ex-PreSident HarriSon;
for Henry Cabot Lodge, whose name
brought Il iutter of flags which the Bay
State men had tied to their canes, and
for Merriam Of Minnesota. When New
York was reached John Raines was COM
plimented and Edward Lauterbach got
a volley. Gen. Grosvenor's name was ap-
plauded, and Foraker received a quick
burst of sharp cheering.
At 100 Grosyenor moved that the con-
vention adjourn until Wednesday morn
ing at 10. The motion was carried, and
there was a confused rush for the en-
frances.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-25
Proceedings in the Afternoon.

The people returned to the hall after the
recess, hoping that the candidates would
be nominated during the day and know
ing that at any ate the hostilities would
begin. As soon as the convention came
to order, Mr.. Fort of New Jersey moved
to the fore with the report Of the commit
tee on credentials and the war was on.
He reported that the Addicks people were
unseated in Delaware and the Quincy peo-
pie in Texas and as for the other contest
ants the committee on credentials had
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-25

suade or compel compliance with the
chairman's request. The convention was
in comparative order upon the introduce
ton of DR.. Wilbur G.. Williams, pastor of
the Union Methodist Episcopal Church of
St. Louis, who made the prayer. AS he
lifted his head G& the conclusion of the
prayer the crowd sank back in their seats
and the convention was again under way.
The chairman's call for the report of the
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-25
BUSINESS is BEGUN.
ooonl,;;can National Convention
in St. Louis.
PARTY HOSTS THERE.
oerfect Sea of Faces Confronts
the Speaker.

r ". Fairbanks, of Indiana, the Tenn
,r,rv Chairman Permanent Or.
u~auization Quickly Made with Sem
otor Thurston, Of Nebraska, as Pre-
aid;nrOhiccr-The Great Auditorium
Filled to the ROOf-Early Sessions
,rc short-Convention scenes and
Incidents.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-25

OF the representatives of Mckinley, Reed,
Allison aud other presidential candidates,
sound proof boxes containing long-dis-
lance telephones were placed at the foot
of the stairs in the rear of the speakers
stand. From these it was possible for
the friends Of the candidates to talk di-
rectly to them and consult them on every
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-25

and the roll call proceeded. When the
roll call of States was completed there
was a minute of anxiety while the clerks
footed up the totals. When Chairman
Thurston announced the result, 56Sh for
ordering he previous question and 3391a
against it, the McKinleyites howled them
selves hoarse. The report of the com
mittee was declared adopted. and the con-
vention adjourned, with the crowd still
cheering and laughing, after a day OF
burning interest.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-06-25

accepted the report of the national COM
mittee. Congressman Hepburn of Iowa
was alongside to stand for the minority.
No sooner had he completed reading the
minority report. which recommended the
seating of the Addicks and Quincy delega-