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The morning times., 1896-06-13
SENATORS BY POPULAR VOTE


Some people and some newspapers find
IN the course OF the Senate during the
session just closed ample warrant for a
constitutional amendment placing the
election of Senator in the hands of the
people instead of the State legislatures.
tiouary in chara cter that the usually y
tuunultuous House appears as the very
pink OF conservatism the refusal to pass
the Dingfey revenue bill without free
silver rider, thereby leaving the Treasury
without sufficient means to overcome the
existing deficit and meet the appropria-
tons for the next fiscal year. and the at
tempt to impair the national credit by de-
priying the President of the power to issue
bonds without the consent or Congress.
Had both these acts been carried the gov
ernment, it is claimed, would have been
reduced TO condition Of bankruptcy.
The agitation in favor of a change is
not new. Within the last eight or ten
years a number OF joint resolutions propos-
ing to amend the Constitution in this re
House, and in the latter body such reso-
luton was passed twice and each time
by very decisive vote. In the Senate
Mr.. Mitchell, OF Oregon, has been the
special, consistent and persevering cham
pion OF the change, and during the past
session the Committee on Privileges and
Elections, OF which he is chairman, made
a favorable report on the subject, of
which, however, the Senate thus far has
failed to take notice.
Constitution was, of course, that the
Senate was to act as a check upon
the House; that, as continuous body
whose members serve for longer terms
than those of the House, 1t would naturally
be more conservative, and that, therefore, it
might be trusted to correct and equaiize
the mistakes Of the constantly changing
popular branch of Congress. But the
founders of the government never dreamed
that the time would come when State
corporations, monopolies and even indi-
Vldua's, exercising no free choice. but
merely registering the viii OF their mas
tiers. Senators have .ost the sense of
responsibility to the people, and because
of this fact it is best that the people
should resume the power to elect the upper
branch of Congress, which, through the
Constitution, they placed in the hands OF
the State legislatures.
As regards the action of the Senate
itself upon this proposition. it will be
matter of rather slow growth. 1t is not
likely that majority vote can be OBJ
tanned for such resolution until more of
the new men get into that body. There
can be no question, however, that popular
sentiment is rapidly becoming favorable
to making the Senate more directly re-
sponsivc and responsible To their constit-
ueDcies.
The morning times., 1896-06-13

GOOD ROADS MOVEMENT
Cyclists Will OFFER a Plank ut NatioDa
Conventions
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AFTER SESSION SCENES
Only Few Members Disturbed th,
Houses Quiet
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SHE Is AN ENSIGN's BRIDE
Miss De Kraft Quietly Welded to Mr.
Tarbox OF the Navy
The morning times., 1896-06-13

STARS AND STRIPES Day
Patriotic Exercises in the Public School
OF the City.
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MURDER IN THEIR HEARTS
Judge Miller Disposes OF Two Coloret
Despcradoes
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WHAT THE PUBLIC READS
Standard Works Called for at the Ere
Library
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EASTERN EAGLES pOwNED-
Defeated by the Potolnacs at Arsena
Park Yest ertiay
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NAVIGATION LAWS PASSED
Extensive and Necessary Changes in
Anhquated Shipping Statutes
The morning times., 1896-06-13
wILL pLATr BOLT?

All reports coming from ST. Louis that
Boss Piatt and his followers Will leave
| the convention in case certain number
| of contesting NcKin!ey delegates from
New York are seated, thus oustng Aortos
delegates, ought to be taken with q very
| considerable amount of the proverbiai salt.
The Republican national committee. it is
true, has been captured b. Brother Hanna
and it is not taking many chances on CIV
ing the ntiMckiDIey men from any State
much leeway, but let us suppose that in
stead of Hanna Tom Piatt controlled that
committee, what show would the anti
Morton delegates then have, We should
like to know? And il any one were then
to suggest bolt of such anti Morton dele
gates, what a howl OF treason that very
same Platt would set up. or course, it
is a bitter dose OF medicine for Platt to
take even though it is of the same kind
that he has frequently administered to
rnent he will swallow it and will take
care, moreover, not TO let people see his
wry face.
Platt's talk about combination OF dis
grunticd Republicans with boiting gold
delegates from the Democratic conven-
tion is the veriest sort of balderdash. He
does not believe 4 word of it himself,
and is merely sthrawing il out as feeier
for effect. Whatever harm such a COM
bination might work to the regular Re
publican nominee. it would not be OF tie
least benefit to Mr.. Platt. or those train
ing with them. for the combine would not
win. though Mckinley might be defeated.
In that event Platt- would be politically
damned for all time: at least SO far as
the Republican party is concerned be
might as well be dead. Besides. in the
light of the history of the late New York
Republican convention Mr.. Platt will hardly
deceive himself into the belief that he
has any such following as could make
his bolt particularly formidable.
Plat may not display the ability shown
by Manley in getting into the band wagon,
but it is safe to predict that when the
procession begins to move he will not be
found too far in the rear. Painful though
it may be to an old campaigner like him
to be SO completely out-maDoeurcred by
a neophyte like Hanna, he will regard it
as one OF the fortunes OF war and politics
and try To save all he can from the present
wreck of his political fortune.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-22

Brown of Osawatomie, "whose soul goes
marching on"
1t is true that Lillian Whiting OF Boston
has abandoned the idea of bringing her
friends body to this country for inter
ment, but another and equally dear and
devoted admirer of the noble woman, who
was always active in some good cause, has
taken up the matter, and the indications
are that the expressed wish of Miss Field
will be fulfilled.
Mary Stuart Armstrong of Chicago is
behind the new movement, and has taken
most practical way to carry out her de-
ign. She has written to the general
passenger agents of the Southern Pacific,
the Union Pacific and the Chicago and
Northwestern railr Dads, requesting them
to aid her in her plan by undertaking the
transportation of the remains.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-22
APPEAL OF The CLERKS,
Dry.Goods Statesmen Look for
Support From Various
Organizations.
They Repudiate a Spurious Circular
That Injuries Friendly Houses.
Ladies May Be Members.

The Retail Dry-goods Clerks Association
held meeting last night in <. r. B. Hall
and showed that they were deeply in ter
ested in the early closing movement.
Jerome Donovan occupied the chair, and
the hall was we'll filed with members of
the associa ton.
The executive committee in q report
submitted to the meeting stated that it
had decided to ask the Women's Fedora
ton and the Women's Christian Temper
ance Union to appoint a committee to
visit the principal dry-goods houses and
secure. f possible, the signatures of the
proprietors to an agreement to close their
stores at P. M. every night in the week.
The following form of agreement was
recommended:
We, the undersigned, agree to close our
stores on Saturday at P. M, provided other
principal dry-goods houses do likewise.
Mrs. Clarkson was appointed to wait on
the ladies.
A form of petition was also drafted to
be- distributed among fraternal and labor
organizations asking their cooperation:
| We. the undersigned, desiring to aid the
Retail Clerks in their endeavor to secure the
| closing of all dry-goods stores at 6 O'clock
Saturday evenings, DO agree 70 use a. al nonor-
public in general to do their trading before
II
| 6 o. clock.
| The report was unanimously adopted as
progressive.
The question of admitting the sales
women to membership was discussed at
considerable length. A motion that was
| laid over from the former meeting to the
effect that the ladies be admitted as men,
bers with obligations to the society SINH
| lar TO those of the men regarding dues,
was amended variously. The original
motion was withdrawn in favor of an
amendment that the ladies be admitted to
mem bership, with dues fixed at half the
regular rate. This was carried without a
single dissenting vote.
A committee of five on mem bership to
visit the various dry-goods stores and
urge statesmen to attend the meetings and
work in behalf of the movement was
appointed. T. Quinlan, D. ]. Costello, A.
Lowenstein, ID. Mccarthy and George R.
Sullivan were selected for this duty.
A circular purporting to come from the
| saleswomen of San Francisco and contain
| ing resolutions on the early closing of
dry.goods stores was read. It created
considerable excitement as it included
~. J. O'Brien and Kohlberg, Strauss &
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-22
WOMEN sUFFRAGIsTs.

They Held Their First Informal Recep-
tion Last Evening.
The first informal reception by the
Woman's Suffrage Association was held
last evening in the Parrott building. The
State Central Committee acted as recep-
ton committee, and prominent among
them were Mrs. A. A. Sargent, Mrs. Nell
lie Holbrook- -Blinn, Mrs. Austin Sperry
and Miss May G. Hay.
The object of these gatherings is to give
all those interested in the movement an
opportunity to meet the leaders thereof
and exchange ideas. As many are unable
to attend gatherings held in the daytime
the time was set from to 10 o'clock on
the first and third Thursday evenings of
the month until the election is held.
The gathering last evening was sue
cess in every respect, for many visitors of
both sexes were present, although no ad-
dresses or lectures had been prepared.
The three rooms, which are on the fifth
floor, were beautifully decorated with flags
and flowers.
Among the visitors were Mrs. Johnson
and Mrs. Bran. These ladies gave good
reports of the movement in the southern
part of the State and said that in their
section they expect there will be a
goodly majority in favor of the much-de-
sired consti tutionai amendment.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-22
MISSION BRANCH CHALLENGED.
The Main Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation Wants Another Trial.

The Main Young Mems Chris tan Asso-
citation Wants Another Trial.
A large gathering of the main Young
Mems Christian Association athletes was
held in Physical Instructor DR.. H. L..
Diets Office last night. The meeting was
called to see if the athletes would chal-
lenge the Mission San francisco Young
Mems Christian Association athletes for
field day contest. The Mission San Fran
cisco Young Mems Christian Association
athletes easily defeated the main Associa-
ton athletes in last Saturdays field day
at the Mission Athletic grounds. All
present certified their willingness to chal-
lenge the Mission San Francisco Young
Mems Christian Association athletes, and
a challenge was therefore issued.
DR.. ii. L. Diets, physical instructor of
the main association, was elected secre-
tary and treasurer, and George Klaarmann
was elected captain of the athletic team.
Part of the new athletic team of the
nam association is composed of Titus.
Wilson, Drumm, Leilack Kammiter. Quit
tard, Wolfsohn, Fleisher and Harder for
sprints; Klaarmann, Manning, johnson,
Peterson and Ziska for the distance runs;
Spacher, Klaarmann, Leilack, McDougal,
Ziska, Drumm, Wilson and Schroeder for
broad jumping and high jumping;
Spacher, McDougal, Schroeder and Lawton
for pole-vaulting Peterson, McDougal,
Kammitter and Leilack for walking; and
Spacher, Leilack, Ziska, FIeisher, Titus and
Mitchell for shot-putting and hammer
throwing.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-22
John Browns Bura1 Plat Which Remains of Kate Field
Are to Be Inferred.
Photographic
[From a photograph


When the letter was received by the
local representative of the Southern Pa
cific Company it was referred To Wells,
Fargo & Co. President Valentine was
absent at the time, but Assistant Manager
Rowell forwarded the communication to
his superior. A prompt answer came
from Mr.. Valentine to the effect that the
express company would be pleased to
transport the remains of Kate Field from
San Francisco to any point in the United
States which the company reached.
1t now remained only to arrange for
transportation from Honolulu to this City,
and this matter was referred by the South
ern Pacific officials, who had the affair in
hand. to the proper representative of the
Occidental and Oriental Steamship COM
pany, and favorable reply is confidently
expected from the latter company IN a day
or two at the furthest.
To the story of why these two charac-
ters, so widely different in many respects.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-22
GAVE HER SONS
To THE SERVICE,
Death of the Wife of Rear
Admiral Thomas O.
Selfridge.
WAS AN OCT0GENARIAN.
Her Husband the Oldest Rear
Admiral in the United
States Navy.
PASSED AWAY IN THIS CITY.
One of Her Sons Is a Rear.Admiral
and Two Sons Are Residing in
San Francisco.
PASSED AWAY IN THIS CITY.

Mrs. Thomas o. Selfridge Sr. died in this
City yesterday at the home of her son,
Edward Selfridge, at 2615 California street,
at the advanced age of Sc years. Her
maiden name was Louisa Carey Solely, and
she was the daughter of Squire John Solely
OF Charlestown. Mass, thus coming from
an old New England family.
She came to California recently on a
visit to her two sons in this City, Frank c..
Selfridge and Edward A. SeIfridge, the
last named being the president of the
George W. Gibbs Company of this City.
She was not i'll long. The immediate
cause of death was old age. Dispatches
were sent East last night carrying the
news of her demise 20 other sons living in
the East.
Mrs. Selfridge was the wife Of the old
est rear-admiral in the United States
navy. He was appointed a midshipman
from Massachusetts, in 1878, and was re-
tired in 1865 after over forty-fve years of
continuous service. Two Of her sons are
in the United States navy now. One OF
these. Thomas o. Selfridge Jr., is also q
rear-admiral. Another son is Lieutenant
Commander James r. Selfridge.
From this it will be seen that the
Selfridges have been prom inently con-
nected with the naval branch of the
United States service. Rear Admi raj
Thomas o. Selfridge Sr., who survives his
wife, is 81 years old. For many years
Rear-Admiral and Mrs. Selfridge have re-
sided at Washington. D. c.. which is still
the home of Rear Admiral Selfridge.
,,al,
of ranks have made them well known to
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-22
WIATHROP'S TRIAL SET.
On September I He Will Be
Brought to Bar on a
Charge of Robbery.
Granted Stay of Ten Days in Con-
formity With Supreme
Court Decision.

Judge Wallace yesterday gave o. W.
Winthrop until Septem Der 1 IN which to
prepare for trial. District Attorney
Barnes desired to have the case set for
Tuesday next, but the attorneys for the
defense opposed it. They presented an
affidavit signed by the prisoner in which
the history of the case was reviewed, and
it was set forth that undue haste had been
employed in bringing him to trial.
1t was also complained that Winthrop
is absolutely unprepared for trial. He
says he has been kept in close confine-
ment and few persons allowed to see him.
Winthrop also charged that the police
have given out untrue stories about him
in order to prejudice the people against
him. He alleged that this would make it
I'm possible to secure jury that would try
him fairly.
Besides the general complaint against
the police force the matter OF bail was re-
ferred to. The fact that Winthrop is a
poor man was cited and the amount of
bail set by the court, $50, 900, was alleged
to be out of all proportion and impossible
of procurement. A stay OF thirty days
was asked.
decision in the FrederickS case, which
held that ten days is sufficient time in
which to prepare for trial, and pointed out
the fact that Winthrop has already had
eleven days.
Judge Wallace in deciding upon the
question said that there were no specific
charges in the defendants affidavit and no
reason advanced why thirty days should
be allowed. He would follow the rule laid
down by the Supreme Court, he said, and
grant continuance of ten days.
Winthrop was placed in the custody OF
the Sheriff until Tuesday, September 1.
Becker and Creegan, the notorious
forgers, were up for sentence before the
Winthrop case was called, but the matter
went over until August %.
Daniel Linenan, an old man, who has
six prior convictions against him, was
sent to San Quentin for fifteen years for
stealing dirty shirt and an old pair of
shoes. The jury recommended him to the
mercy of the court but the prior convic-
tions rendered the recommendation in
effective. Linehan's request that he be
sent to San Quentin was granted.
George Brighton, the diminutive house.
breaker, who recently tried to escape from
Judge Wallace's courtroom, was sent to
San Quentin for two and half years for
attempted burglary. Frank Ballard was
given similar sentence for similar
offense.
The trial of Mrs. Susie B. Martin for
murder was set for October 5.
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should be inferred in one plot attaches a

should be inferred in one plot attaches
sad romance.
1t is history that the famou iberator,
who hailed from the forests and m ountains
during his lifetime that he should be bur
led in the grounds on which stood his
home, built by his own hands from TIM
Der felled and prepared by him.
This tract of land was purchased in 1870
by com pany for the purpose OF perpetu-
ating the memory of the martyr, and Kate
Field. Henry Clews, lie Grand B. Cannon,
Hon. Thomas Murphy. Hon. Salem n.
Wales, Isaac II. Bailey, Charles Stewart
Smith and George Cabot Wood were con-
tributors to the fund. This property stood
in the name of Henry Clews as trustee
until the 21st of July, when it was for
mally transferred to the State OF New
York At the same time the monument
erected to the memory of John Brown,
and which bears the names of those who
donated the land to the State, was un-
yelled amid i'm pressive ceremonies.
Writing of this event to the Elite, soci-
ETY. journal of Chicago, Mary Stuart Arm
strong says:
John Brown is not the only hero to be
laid at rest upon the North Elba Hill. 1t
is the purpose of some of Kate Field s
friends to carry with tenderness the NOR
tai remains of this gifted woman to the
park and to have them repose there ac-
cording to her oft-expressed wish. 1t is
touching to see how many of the veterans
of the Adirondacks loved Kate Field.
They tell incidents of her visits there
which evidence her remarkable kindness
and justness, while tears fill their eyes or
fall from off their ruddy cheeks. It was
she who made John Browns desire to be
buried there a fact. We shall see to it
that her wish is likewise fulfilled
Near the spot where John Browns body
lies stands the big bowlder upon which he
had cut his initials when endeavoring to
establish a colony for fugitive slaves there,
who were to arrive by the underground
railway. The same writer and friend OF
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-22

many officers, who will greatly regret to
hear the news of Mrs. Selfridge's death.
The news was generally known in this
City last evening and brought sympathy
to the families of the two sons, who reside
in this City and who are prominently iden-
titled in business here.
The plans of the family were not settled
last evening, but it is probable that the
remains Of. Mrs. Selfridge VIII be taken East
for interment. The blow fell heavily upon
the aged husband, for they had been mar
ried many years.
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and offering them both moral aud finan.
cial aid. Fol lowing are the resolutions:

WHEREAS, The Socialist Labor party of San
Francisco is engaged in war against capital
ism in behalf OF the workers of the Nation
and has by is fearless speech and acts aroused
the hostility OF the ieecers of labor who are
endeavoring through their paid tools, the po-
tion by depriving Socialists of the right of free
Speech arresting their speakers and breaking
up their street meetings, we, the Pacific Coast
the unmasked tyranny OF this attempt to over
throw the fundamental law of our country;
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That we do hereby offer to the
Socialist Labor party our heartfelt sympathy,
and tender them our support, both moral and
financial; be it further
ResoIyed, That we uphold the Socialist Labor
party in its honest endeavor to educate the
masses for the common good, and will do all
cause of socialism.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-22
KATE FIELD.

Kate Field mentioned previously says of
the locality and of the idea she is now
endeavoring to carry out:
''The SPOT is a picturesque one-at the
foot of the sleeper side the turbulent
waters of the Au Sable flow. No more
suitable resting place could be chosen for
all that is mortal OF Miss Field. To be laid
there will help to preserve her name and
keep alive her memory"
1t is expected that all the arrangements
for the removal of the body from its rest
ing place in Honolulu and its transporta-
ton to the Adirondacks will be completed
by the time the next steamer sails for that
port,
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-22
Fair Will Case.

Judge Slack yesterday declined to proceed
with the trial OF the case of Angus ct al.
against Craven. This suit is the one fled to
test the validity of the pencil deeds TO the
Pine and Sansome and Guerrero streets prop
erty. continuance of the case was asked
because of the absence of Attorney Garret
McEnerney, who is on his wedding trip.
Judge Slack announced, however, tnat ne
wonld not hear the case at all until the CON-
test of the pencil will is disposed of. The mat
ter therefore went over for two weeks.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-22
AUCTION SALES.

By EAsroN d E1DBIDeE.-This day Saturday,
Real Estate. at Mountain View, santa CARA
Co., at l O'Clock.
Nv W., BIrrrERFIE1D-This day Saturday, },
Furniture at 5O7 Baker street, at IL O'Clock.
BY s. BAscH-This day Saturday, restaurant,
at lO2 McA lister street. at IL O'CLOCK.
A1grsf 9T-Horses Wagons, Bicycles, etc, at 21S
Market street, at 10 o'clock.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-22
Famans and Peerless.

To acquire fame an article must possess
merit. To be known as a peerless article
is sufficient guarantee of fame well de-
served. In the matter OF whisky the
Jesse Moore brand is recognized as peer
less in its purity and excellence. The
Jesse Moore, Hunt Company, San Fran
cisco and Louisville.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-22
ADJUSTMENTS.

BALDWIN THEKTER.-"The Gay ParislanS
CALIFoRNIA THEATER.-''T Minstrel OF Ciare
COLUMBIA THEArER-"The Great Unknown"
NoRosco's OPERA-H oUsE-"Ihe Ensign
TIvo1I oPERA-HousF.-"u II Trovatore-
Observation-Disclosures Vaudeville
THE EMPoR1UM.-Concert tonight by the En-
porfum Orchestra
sUTRo BArHs-Bathing and performances
SHOOT THE CHUTEs-Daily at n9isn' e'Aee"
one block east Of the Park.
CALFoRNIA STATE FAIR - AT 0~e'i
September ! to September l9.
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CUM YE TONG SOCIETY.
Their President, Long Ii, Says tho
Charges Are False.

The Cum Ye Tong Society claim the
charges brought against them are all
false; that they are peaceful company,
having no iIl-feeling toward Chun Man or
any one else; no price upon his head and
no connection whatever with incendiar-
ism. They are greatly agitated over ugly
rumors which have been circulated about
them and Long Ii wishes it understood
that they are law-abiding society.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-22

Frohman among the stores that kept open
after P. NJ.
The fact is those houses close early and
are the strongest friends of the clerks in
their fight for early closing. The assoei-
ton consequently repudiated the circular
as spurious and hurtful document.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-22
p1cNIcs AND EXCURSIONS.

ExcURsIoN-To the Big Trees SANTA NEuA
Mountains, sunday, August 70.
ExCURsIoN-To Cazadero. SUNDAY, August rs.