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REPUBLICANS AT WORK.
The Thirty-Fourth District Club Pre-.
pairing for Grand Meeting.

The Thirty-Fourth District Club Pre-
pairing for Grand Meeting.
special session of the executive COM
mittee of the Thirtyfourth Assembly Dis
trict Republican Club was held at the
intersection of Sixteenth and Mission
streets last night for the purpose of making
arrangements for large meeting of the
central club of the district. Charles Meyer,
the chairman, appointed George Elder and
Carl Wetgen as committee to SECURE a
hall for the occasion.
The gentlemen were so expeditions that
after brief absence they returned with
the announcement that they had secured
the Native Sons Hall on Seventeenth
street for the night of the 26th inst, when
the proposed meeting will take place S.
M. Williams, George Elder, J. Becksey
and George Burkhardt were appointed a
committee to secure speakers, while the
requisite printing and advertising was
conhded to E. B. Smith, E. W. Eustice
and G. Wetgen.
All Agree.
GREAT AMERICAN IMPORTING TEA CO.
Sells Crockery Chlnaware, Glassware and
Tinware
CHEAPEST OF ALL. TRY THEM.
Very Pretty Dishes. Very Cheap Prices
81 Market street. S F., Headquarters.
BRANCH STORES EVERYWHERE
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statements of the brave butler and Miss
Moore, was filed last evening:
SAN Francisco, FEB. IL, 1896.

SAN FRANCISCO, FEB. IA, 1896.
Captain /. ". Lees-DEAR SIR Acting under
your instructions, and in company with De-
tective Ed Gibson and Ed Wren, went up to
the Franklin residence, 2930 California street,
to obtain interview with Frank Miller, Mr..
Franklin's butler; and obtained the following
| statement from him a $50 P. NJ, above date:
I woke up at the usual time, about o'clock,
and left my room in the basement to turn on the
electric lights. found that could not light them,
and then attempted to light the gas. 1 got some
matches and tried to light the gas, and found that
the gas would not light either This was still in
the basement of the house. Then all OF a sudden
l saw three men in the middle of the hallway, in
the middle of the entrance the stairs. All
three of the men wore masks and all three of them
had pistols. The three of the men leveled the
pistols at my head and told me to keep still and
not TO move. 1 had nothing In my hands then
save few matches. had pistol, though, in my
pocket. was accustomed TO get up at this time
and go 10 the front door to get the morning papers
and then come down again to wash One of the
men grabbed hold of me and had his pistol leveied
to my head, and he walked in front and the other
two were at either side OF me, and led the way to
the kitchen
They had Just one lantern and a small candle
The fellow with the lantern led the way and the
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-15
DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND.
John A. Nc McCormick, a Chemist, Charged
With Grand Larceny for Trying
to Recover His Own.

John A. Mccormick of III Folsom street
was booked at the City Prison last evening
on charge of grand larceny, preferred by
Simon Greenbaum Jr. Mccormick is
chemist by profession. He claims to be
more sinned against than sinning-that he
is the victim of a sharp practice.
He says that he saw an advertisement in
newspaper offering to pay big interest for
small loan with ample security in the
shape of diamonds.
He wrote to the address given, received
note from Greenbaum, met him and
agreed upon terms. He loaned Greenbaum
1868 80 and received as security two pairs
OF earrings, two studs, two rings, two scarf
pins, one star pin and seven other pieces,
uff-buttons and rings, all with diamond
settings.
Greenbaum gave him a note for the sum
loaned, and IN the agreement attached it.
was stipulated that Mccormick should be-
permitted to sell the Jewels in case the
| note was not paid.
The note was not paid and Mccormick
put the diamonds in the hands of an auc-
tloneer to sell, giving Greenbau notice to
that effect. Greenbaum was at the sale
and bought in the diamonds for $240.
| This left Mccormick $152 II short on the
deal, counting the interest. In order to
get even he negotiated the purchase of
certain of the diamonds from Greenbaum
TO the value OF $3.50. He secured the dia-
monds, placed them in his pocket, put
81 50 in money on the counter and handed
over Gree ebaum's note to square the ac-
count.
Greenbaum, seeing his intention, made
grab for the diamonds in McCormick's
pocket and secured one of them from its
setting. Mccormick struck at him; there
was scuffie, and Greenbaum called
'Police."
An officer responded, and Mccormick
was taken TO the lookup, where he spent
the night.
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BULLETS MISS THE MARK
Deputy Sheriff Brownlee Fires
at Deputy Sheriff By
ington.
Arrested and Locked Up on Charge
of Assault to Murder-Row
Over a Loan.

Deputy Sheriff Brownlee shot twice at
Deputy Sheriff Byington last night, missed
his mark and was arrested and locked up
Or charge of assault to murder.
The affair took place late at night in
front of the City Hall restaurant, Larkin
street, almost opposite police headquarters.
The two deputies had been together dur
ing the early part of the evening and were
standing on the sidewalk in company with
several friends.
Brownlee asked Byington for the loan of
q couple of dollars. Byington refused,
saying that Brownlee had mot done the
square thing" with him on some previous
occasion.
The lie was passed and Byington struck
Bromlee, knocking him down.
Brownlee drew his revolver and fred.
Byington started to run and Brownlee get
ting on his feet fired again. He was
about to fire third time when his arm
was caught and held by bystander.
Officer McCottery was just across the
street at the time. He arrested Brownlee
Both parties to the affair refuse to make
any statement as to their differences, or
the real cause of the trouble, though it is
understood that there has been some bit
ter feeling between them for some time.
Byington has been deputy in the Sher-
ifs office for some years. He was not ar
rested. but went to his home after the
shooting.
Brow nlee emptied his revolver about a
week ago in saloon ceiling on Ellis
street. He reloaded the weapon and going
out on the street began firing it again,
when a bullet struck a hackman in the
foot. Brownee was arrested for discharg-
| ing firearms in the City limits. which case
is pending in Police Judge Campbell s
court.
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A BURGLAR SHOT TO DEATH BY A BUTLER.

| caliber fiye-shooter to Miller's head while
the other two burglars disappeared up the
winding stairs to the parlor floor of the
house.
The men carried bundle with them
which afterward proved to be the tools
with which they intended to work their
way into the different rooms.
/ At the head of the first flight of stairs
they encountered the electric wires fur
nishing lights and telephone service; also
the tap to the gas meter. The latter they
turned off, depriving the house of gas.
and with their nippers they severed the
electric wires, placing the entire house SO
that no light might be sprung on them.
In their hands. however, they carried
lighted candles and they worked tn cir
way to the upper story, where they bega n
their work on the room centrally located
and which happened to be the music or
sitting room of the family.
1t was at this juncture that the tragedy
of tne night occurred. Miller, who was
being held up with a revolver against the
kitchen partition, was working his brain
to see how he could get out of his unpleas-
ant predicament. His arms had become
so weary held high in the air that they
gradually worked downward.
Keep them upp' the burglar shouted
under his breath. keep them up or l
shoot!" he threatened.
(. Miller heard the men at the top of the
stairs cut all the wires, and in the stiffness
of the basement he could detect their foot
fall on the heavily padded stair carpets
leading to the upper story.
1t was a terrible ordeal. The man who
was covering him with a gun threatened
to shoot if he did not hold his hands up,
and 1t was a physical impossible ity to
longer remain in that attitude. Then
again, his master, his mistress, their
daughters and sons whom he loved were
likely at any moment to be molested, per-
haps killed.
The entire situation resolved itself in
his brain in. less time than it takes to
write it.
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Young Frank ]. Miller, the
Slayer, Dangerously
Wounded.
THE DEED OF A HERO.
Fighting Against Overwhelming Odds
TO Save the Life and Property
of His Employer.

The apotheosis of vigilance and crime
could hardly be better illustrated than it
was yesterday morning in the residence of
J. L. Franklin, at 1880 California street.
The dumb and the dead, wrapped in
each others embrace, lay on the hard
flooring of the basement as mute evidence
of battle for life. The struggle was only
partially successful, and the criminal lies
dead at the Morgue and a faithful servant
lies at deaths door in his masters COM
Portable home.
The story Is a magnificent one of hero
ism on one side and desperate want on the
other.
1t occurred at 4 AS o'clock in the morn
ing. Frank ]. Miller, who is a weIl-bullt
lad of about 20 years of age, and who has
been butler in the service of J. l..
Franklin for the past two years, was get
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ting ready to rise, according to his custom,
TO collect the newspapers and other things
placed by milkmen and bakers on the
front stoop. His room, in the basement
OF the three-story mansion, was provided
with an electric push button and bell by
which his employer could be notified if
there was anything wrong downstairs, or
he could be called to the upper stories if
his services were needed
Regardless of the push button which he
could have used to call for assistance,
Miller bravely jumped out of his bed when
he heard strange footsteps in the base
ment. He pocketed his revolver and went
out into the dark to investigate.
Opening the door of his room, and step
ping out into a square hallway between an
assem- ply or banquet room and the kitchen,
he found himself confronted by three
masked men, with pistols raised in a
threatening manner.
You ---, hold up your handsr" one
fellow said. eff you open your head I'lI
blow it off,
The salutatlon was thoroughly in keep
ing with the surroundings. The burglars
carried lighted candle, and their general
makeup was in accord with the most ap-
proved melodramatic style of a hold-up.
Miller complied with the order and held
his hands up high, showing the burglars
mis- intentions to be non-aggresslve.
The heavy-set man CT the trio. who
seemed to be the leader, pushed Miller uu
against the kitchen partition and ordered
him to remain there.
Matt" he spoke in an undertone,
keep him covered till we get back
Matt, who is now at the Morgue, did
as he was instructed He held his 3s-
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All gree.
A Trainer Injured.

An exciting runaway, in which the driver,
n. Weber, well-known horse-trainer, was
thrown from the buggy and painfully injured,
occurred in Golden Gate Park yesterday after
noon. Weber was coming toward the CITY
from the Cliff House driving spirited animal
when one of the wheels of his buggy came off,
The horse became frightened, ran away and
the jolting OF the broken vehicle threw Webber
out Mounted Policeman J. H. Cavanagh sent
the injured trainer TO his home. Webber's in
iuries are not believed to be dangerous but
are of such q character that it will be some
time before he will be able to resume his occu-
patton.
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Dku0 AID CHKx. CoKP Sole Props, Boston, U. S. a.
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THE TEACHERS FUND.

It's Rights in the Fair Litigation Under
Argument
There is opposition on the part of the
teachers pension fund to the probate of
the first Fair will. The fund" is inter
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THIRTY-FOUR PAGES.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

r,o,r,c~ Tho ranort that the four leaders
-, tho Raform Committee in Johannesburg hau
,een released is denied. =- jules Slihoi' '"e
celebrated French statesman and aulhor' Is ua'-
osrous,v i'll - The Duke of Orleans sum
moned a council Of his leaders TO discuss MS
claims to the throne OF france
CONGRESS-Both branches in session -
Senate: The day was devoted 10 cohsioeia'o"
-, conference reports: it was voted to insist on
the construction Of only two pal'ie-snips'
House. A message from the President vetolne
the General Deficiency bill was received '',7
x,a,o was sustained and an amended bill passed.
action was taken on several conference reports
DOMESTIC - Democratic primary eiecuo's
took place throughout Georgia; heaVy VOTE WAS
cast the silver question being the lssue'
MANY persons were poisoned at high schooi
dinner In Frankfort, Ind. - Minister WINS
has decided to return to Hawaii and not run lor
Congress in Kentucky. - Union Niasei0"'
Irsti,ute Of Kentucky scored the most points at
4ha Eastern New-York 1nterscholaslc Meet i'll
Albany. - princeton Deat ia'e d. ~
Princeton.
CITY AND SUBCRBAN.-The 1th Regiment
had a field day at Van Cortlandt Park. -
The Yale crew sailed for Europe by the Berhh
70 take part in the Henley regatta - ne
big bicycle parade in the Boulevard and River
side Drive was viewed by thousands or specta-
tors - Winners At Gravesend: Irish Reel
Patrician Lithos Paladip. Margrave. Dorm'or.
- 81. Louis defeated New-York at basepaii
nv the score Of 6 to 4; Cincinnati won from
BROOKLYN. 13 TO 0. - The annual regatta Oh
The Knickerbocker Yacht Club was sailed on the
c|ub station at College Point Long Island -
Stocks were Gull and irregular.
THE WEATHER-Forecastf for to-day; Ligh'
rain, followed by fair weather. Temperature
Yesterday: Highest 50 degrees; lowest, Us aver
age 77M
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THE ABANDONMENT OF HOME RULE.

Formal announcement has at last been made,
by the representatives Of considerable fac
tion of the former Gladstonian party In Eng
land, OF their entire withdrawal from the Irish
Home Rule coalition, and of their determination
no longer to support the Irish demand for an
Independent Parliament in Dublin. We say at
last" because this announcement has evidently
been impending for three or four years. Ever
since Mr. Gadstone's retirement from the lead
crship OF his party, such action has been con
templated. and fitting opportunity for 1t has
been somewhat impatiently awaited. That op-
portunity has come. In the controversy over the
new School bill. The Irish members are sup
porting that Government measure. because they
know it will be for the good of Ireland: because,
also, 1t will be good for tie Roman Catholic
Church. For this latter reason. and for the
reason that it will be good for the Church of
England. too. the Nonconformists are bitterly
opposed to 1t. And so they say. substantially,
to the Irish: IF you support II Conservative
measure which is obnox ous to us, we will no
longer SUPPORT the measure YOU desire. There
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+,onr TINT couId pasly be avoided by Nttie

tions that could easily be avoided by little
care. :,
II Is taken for granted that city must oe
noisy Doubtless some noises are unavoidapie'
but many even Of such noises could DE hlouf
fed. ana vast number Of other noises tha'
we now endure without protest are WHOLLY u"-
necessary OF the many municipal proo'eniS
that are to-day pressing for solution the e"'"-
ination Of unnecessary noises Is by no means
the least, though 1t has received little atteh''on
from municipal reformers.
New-York tribune., 1896-06-07

The session of Congress which is just cloSins
has been n notable and important one III man!
respects although on the whole. Disappointing
While the Republicans of the House. WIN
praiseworthy and high-minded disregard Oh
partisanshp have responded to the president
appeals and passed measures to relieve the
Treasury from the desperate straits INTO WHICH
# was plunged by Democratic finnncierihg'
their efforts have been largely nullifed by the
poDulistic and frec-syer combination WHICH
holds the Senate in its grip. ana the Only ii'-
nor,ont financial measure to become law WIS
that rcpcalng the frce-alcohol section OF 'he
Wilson tariff which. il is estimated. VIII auu
about SO 600 900 to the revenues. Foreign al
fairs have occupied a large portion OF the seS'
sion thc most notable incidents being the pas
sage of the Venezuela Commission Dili ana 'he
Cuban and Armenian resolutions. care auu
thorouphness marked the work OF the leauihs
House committees and the general appropria-
tlon bills were prepared and passed III al uli-
prccedentedly brief time. and In most instances
with n rigid regard for economy. The Kepup-
lcons have contendcd against great difnculties
and embarrassments. and they merit the thanKs
Of the country for what they have been able TO
ocromDiish
New-York tribune., 1896-06-07

priation Of park land we should cer'a'i,y op
nose II. but we do not think IL Is c"Pno'o "
being so construed On the contrary '"',' -
reason TO hope that a municipal incldeh' WIZ,
we have more than once discussed a' con'iu
erable length will hereafter be clted as pre'e-
dent against hasty and ill-considereu "c''o"
whenever public park is put III Jeop"i"'
either by politicians or phlanthropists.
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gold has actually been discovered ther. -.
Utica will no longer contract It's power, s'.D
spill them over all out Of doors in the Sea-. WIZ
like deposit and there is no telling wha, :"
pen to Rochester gold mine would be !. :. asr
gift to city as beauty is said to be "a s -'~s
and Syracuse may account herself for,ur.,. '.laa'
mine turns out to be Of Dutch metal ,r... !" "sr
the more precious substance. That !. r of
cause OF local calamity wherever II ,s sorns
salt business has good deal more IN 1, - Inc
run. '"e long
New-York tribune., 1896-06-07

Mayor-elcct Pennoyer. OF Portland. Ore says
he will draw only half the salary belonging TO his
once. He shows a proper conception OF the value
Z his services. but he Is A little weak on frac-
lions Onc-tenth would be better than one-half
and. by the way did he ever study infnitesimal
calculus?
New-York tribune., 1896-06-07

"'son mas much sounder views on the curr.,,.
.nan ne mao on the tariff, but his exploitatIon !.
the iatter IN the most ruinous bill ever broush, ~
tore congress mas so far destroyed conhdepcs !.
his perspicacty that the public no longer car.
near rom him on any subject The post q, 49,
for him is the private station where he can a.. 'a %
revenue theories at will, with no injury h.r.". w. n
that OF boring his immediate neighborbooa ~'Sas
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the fact that all the expenses In conhectioh
with the affair were borne by the regiment IL
self. the State. and consequently the puoic'
being put to no expense in the matter we uii-
derstand that the example of the Ith III the
matter will be followed by the First Bat'er!'
which is being reviewed today in Van Cort-
landt Park. as we'll as by the Signal Corps ana
Troop A. and feel convinced that the people
of New-York will appreciate in It's true nsht
the public spirit thus displayed by our citizen
soldiers.
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The cost OF the coronation was twice that Of
the ST. Louis cyclone. and the loss OF life attend
ing It three or four times greater. AS a specta-
Gle the latter for a short time surpassed any
thing which the more protracted pageant had
to show. marshalling In night and nre the rage
Of the powers OF the air more potent than all
OF Russia's line Of hammered Cars from the days
Of Rurils down. II It had happened In Moscow
AT the time when the coronation solemnities
were at their height 1t would have added to the
Russian annals the most thrilling pege which
they contain But one country or occasion
can have everything. even though the county
be the biggest in the world and the occasion 30
august q one as the crowning OF its ruler.
New-York tribune., 1896-06-07

Evidence Of the astonishing growth of the
popularity of the bicycle was furnished by the
huge parade which took place yesterday after
noon on the Boulevard. 1t Is estimated that
the number of wheels in line exceeded eight
thousand. and every wheelman's club In the
Empire State and likewise of NewJersey, was
opnarentlv represented in the procession. That
the parade should have proved such an unquali
fed success. undimmed by any hitch or acct
dent must be a source Of satisfaction to the
organizers Of this big undertaking, who may
congratulate themselves Oh having provided the
c,tizons of New-York with novel and pctu-
rescue form of popular entertainment.
New-York tribune., 1896-06-07

Van Cortandt Park was the scene OF mimic
warfare yesterday afternoon, some 10000
rounds of cartridges being fred during the
course of the bloodless battle by the gallant
7th Regiment. A notable feature Of this most
successful and brilliant field day Of New-York's
crack corps, and one which speaks well for the
true military spirit BY which it 10 imbped, Is
New-York tribune., 1896-06-07

The trial OF Mrs. Fleming for the murder or
her mother continues to absorb public atten-
ton in an extraordinary degree, and the week
has come to n close with the prospects Of the
conviction Of the prisoner sensibly diminished.
This is not so much due to any evidence thus
far adGuced in fa;ur of her innocence as to
the startling charges brought by her lawyer,
Mr. Brooke late on Friday against the counsel
and cxperts for the prosecution While there
is nothing 80 far to satisfy the public that there
is any foundation for these charges, yet 1t is
certain that they have improved the chances
OF Mrs. Fleming's acquittal, as no matter how
much they may he diSproved they are likely
70 leave vague impression that she has been
treated unfairly.