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The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-06-24
IN NEW YORK
A Gold Standard Plank With q Little Quail.
ificatiOn

SARATOGA, N. Y. June 23-The
Democratic state convention will to-
morrow declare that the present gold
standard in the country should be pre-
served until such time as there can be
obtained an international agreement for
bi-metallism. At the same time the
leaders of the party will postpone the Sc
lection of presidential electors until the
fall convention of teh party.
The two facts are significant and taken
in conjunction seem to point out that the
party leaders, while protesting that the
gold Standard should be maintained, are
fearful that the national convention will
not heed their cry and that their elect
ors if selected now might be put in the
false position of being pledged to vote
only for a presidential candidate who
the more nearly represented the finan-
cial pronouncements of the party at this
convention. The delegates at large to
be selected Roswell p. Flower, David
B. Hill, Edward Murphy and Frederick
r. Coudert, are to be given gold stand
ard plank to stand upon at Chicago as
representing the sentiment of the state.
The construction of the sound money
plank of the platform to be presented
tomorrow is peculiar. While the senti-
ment of the plank is not very far differ
ent from that adopted by the Republi-
can party at st. LNuis, the phraseology
as prepared tonight for submission to
the committee on resolutions is very diff
ferent. The emphasis is all to be put
upon bimetallic agreement with for
eign nations. The plank is lengthy and
urges that every means be taken for an
international agreement with the great
nations of tn world for bimetallism, but
until such an agreement is made, the
protest against the free and unlimited
coinage of silver, and favor the present
gold standard"
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IN WISCONSIN
All Of the Delegates VIII Favor the Col,
Standard

Standard
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, June 23.-Free
silver developed unexpected strength in
the Democratic state convention today.
Until within three weeks the gold stand
ard adherents were supposed to be over
whelmingly in the majority in the Wis
consin Democracy, but when the test
vote came this afternoon on the adop-
tion of the minority and majority re-
ports from the committee on resolutions,
the silver men We're found to number
12S Of the $40 delegates in the conven-
ton. The delegates-at-large to the ma
tional convention are all gold standard
advocates, and are headed by Senator
w. V. Villas and Edward Bragg The
district delegates chosen today by the
district delegations include several sill
yer men, but will be governed by the
unit rule. They have no preference for
q presidential candidate.
At 1:45 Ex-Governor Peck, chairman
of the state central committee, called
the convention to order Thomas F.
Frawley of Eau Claire was selected tenn
porary chairman. He delivered speech
opposing silver.
A fight between the gold and silver
faction enSued over a motion that all
resolutions be referred to the commit
tee without reading. The silver men op-
posed the motion, but were outvoted.
The platform adopted is as follows:
We, the Democrats of Wisconsin, in
state convention assembled. endorse the
wise and patriotic administration of
President Cleveland
We commend the course in congress
of our able Senators w. F. Villas and ].
G. Mitchell in their faithful adherence
to the principles of the Democrats of
Wisconsin.
We believe that the tariff for revenue
only would extend American commerce
to the uttermost parts of the earth, and
that untrammelled industry would ad-
vance our country to the foremost place
among the nations.
We are, therefore, firm in our ad-
herence to the doctrine enunciated by
the last national Democratic convention,
that the government should impose no
tariff taxes except for revenue.
We believe that the demands of a COM
merce, built upon the broad and enlight-
ened doctrines of free trade require i
currency that cannot be discredited in
any civilized country. Realizing this
logical demand for the best money for
international trade; realizing also the
dangers of a fiat currency in domestic
use, and aware that the present conGi-
ton Of commercial distress cEss six t.s
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M'KlNLEY AT HOME
Congratulations Still Coming in-Campaign
Affairs Discussed

CANTON, Ohio, June 23.-It was s
o'clock today when Governor Mckinley
made his appearance on the front porch
at his home. Shortly afterward he re-
tired to his library and glanced at piles
of letters in the mornings mail. Among
them was an autograph letter from Sen
ator Quay, who said he did not try to
push his congratulations into the first
great flow that came, but continued:
II congratulate on the splendid vote of
confidence you received in the conven-
tion, which represents absolutely the
best thought of the Republican party of
the nation
While the question of the location of
the national headquarters has been
under discussion, and Cleveland has
made strong effort to secure them, the
impression does not exist here that the
custom of years past will be changed.
and it is believed that the Republican
national campaign will be directed by
Chairman Hanna from New York.
Great preparations are being made for
the big meeting next Saturday night.
Cantonians have been so delighted with
the convention work of Senator Foraker
and Congressman Grosvenor that efforts
will be made to secure their presence.
Owing to the constant crowds about
the Mckinley home since the nomina-
tion was made it has been impossible to
acknowledge any of the thousands of
congratulatory messages which have
been sent.
Governor Mckinley received the fol-
lowing telegram from Governor Bush
nell:
LAS chairman of the meeting of citi-
zens, was instructed to inform you that
a delegation of your fellow-citizens of
Columbus and vicinity will do them
selves the honor of calling upon you at
p. m. on Monday"
Governor Mckinley replied:
"I will be glad to see them. May not
day?"
Governor Mckinley also wired de-
clining an invitation to be present at
the dinner of Buchtel college at Akron,
Ohio.
From the office of the president of the
United States Express company, Chica-
go, comes this letter:
Major McKinley-Our beloved COM
mander, General r. b. Hayes, once said:
Mark it, some day Major Mckinley will
be president In the name of our IA
nous old regiment, 1 give you twenty
three cheers. The election is assured.
Yours truly,
"EDWARD e. HENRY"
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IN TEXAS
Party Split Means a Double Delegation to
Chicago


AUSTIN, Texas, June 23.-The two
wings of the Democratic party met in
separate session today for the purpose
of electing delegates to the Chicago con-
vention, and as both factions held separ-
ate conventions there was very little
friction at either meeting.
The gold standard convention met at
noon, and with very little trouble began
to transact their business. They de-
cided to thoroughly organize the Dem
ocratic party in Texas by electing new
executive committee and to call state
convention at Waco on Aug. 25th to
nominate full state ticket from gov
ernor down.
From this it is easily inferred that re-
gardless of whittier they are recognized
at Chicago or not, the gold men propose
to fight in the state and their avowed in
tention as promulgated today is to give
! no quarter to the silver men. They Sc
lected delegates to Chicago and also
elected presidential electors. They Sc
lected delegates from the various con-
gressional districts nthe state, and will
knock at the Chicago convention door
with afull list of delegates. The plat
form was strongly laudatory of Cleve-
land and Carlisle.
The convention adopted financial
plank of unusual length. 1t asserts that
any change in the presnt money stand
ard would precipitate a financial panic
to khich the history of the world fur
nishes no prallel and demands that the
present gold standard be maintained
TIE coinage and circulation of silver is
favored In such amounts as can be kept
at q parity with gold. The free and un-
limited coinage of silver is opposed as
measure borrowed from Populists and
fraught with dishonor and disgrace to
the nation and destruction to the peo>
pie" 1t is further demanded that the
government retire from the banking
! business and its outstanding treasury
notes be retired and cancelled
Delegates-at-large to Chicago: George
Clark of McLennan county, Rufus Hardy
of Navarro county, E. s. Connor of La
mar county, A. L. Mattlock of Tarrant
| county.
Electors-at-large: A. L. Watts and w.
| o. Davis.
The silver men in their convention
| spent the entire day in arranging an or
ganization. There is no particular fight
in this convention sve in the matter of
few delegates to the Chicago conven-
ton, wherein some are trying to down
Congressman Bailey, who is very anX-
ious to get on the delegation.
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Commoner drop back, outclassed, but to
his surprise he did not come back. Clay
ton was in second place at the furlOng
pole, for again Griffin had let out link
and everybody could see that it was all
Of him, as he had in other races, and
strain as he might, he could not gain an
inch on the beautiful chestnut. The
Commoner was fair game in any event
though both Taral and he were dying
fast. Only a furlong from home and
Navarro had half length the best of it.
Griffin looked on one side of him at The
Commoner and saw him laboring and
then on the other side with Taral work.
ing like beaver and smiled. The race
was his beyond a question, for he could
feel his horse going easily under him.
while his most dangerous rival, Clifford
was blowing like a grampus, his hoofs
pounding the dust as if each thump was
his last, a badly beaten horse. gentle
pull on the bride told Navarro that he
might take things easy, as there was no
use in getting tired; there were other
races to come in other days, and, like a
gallant knight, there was no necessity
of rubbing in a defeat. The timers
watches stopped at 2:07 as Navarro pass
ed the post as easily as if he were out for
an exercise gallop, full length in front
of The Commoner. on which Clayton was
riding his hardest to keep second place
from the humbed favorite, and did it by
neck, with the others far behind. Ma
varre cantered back to the post amid the
wild hurrahs of the 10000 people with
scarcely hair turned, one of the best
specimens of a race horse seen in many
q day, for it takes good horse to win in
that time and not show it. 1t was an easy
victory and again has Hyland demon
strated his ability as a trainer. Griffin
rode a fine race, and Taral on Clifford
made no mistakes. The right horse won
and no excuses We're possible.
The Suburban handicap, mile and a
quarter: Henry of Navarro, 129, (Grif-
fin), to 1 and Z to 10, won; The Com
| moner ia, (Clayton), 10 to 1 and a to 1,
second; Clifford, 1876, (TaraD. to and
out, third; time, 2:07. Belmar, Horn
pipe, Sir Walter and Nankipooh also ran
as named.
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THE LEADVILLE STRIKE
More Mines Shut Down and the S1eIters
viii Close

DENVER, Col, June 23.-It is generally
understood here tonight among those inter-
ested that the operators of the big mines at
Leadville, at their meeting yesterday, de-
cided to close down indefinitely as a result
of the strike. This means that the big
pumps which drain many of the mines
will be drawn and that the operators will
listen to no overtures from the strikers.
So far no official statement has been made
by the operators.
The closing of the properties at Lead.
vile will seriously hamper the state smell
ters and may cause those at Leadville to
close. Denver smelter men do not think
they will have to shut any furnaces, how.
ever, as the same class of ore needed from
Leadville, particularly iron and lead, can
be laid down here from Montana.
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patriotic and sturdy maintenance of ma
tional honor and financial integrity, we
declare ourselves opposed to the free
and unlimited coinage of silver and in
favor of gold. the highest monetary
standard Of the world.
We hereby instruct the delegates from
Wisconsin to the national Democratic
convention to be held in Chicago June z,
next, to vote as a unit on all subjects
and candidates, when and as major
ity of the delegation may direct.
e. j. Dockery spoke for silver and
Gen. Edward S. Bragg delivered plea
for the gold standard.
The following delegates-at-large were
elected: William f. Villas, Edward S..
Bragg. James G. Sanders, James j.
Hogan.
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Courtmartial Ordered

WASHINGTON, June ga courtmartial
has been orderd by the SECRETARY of the
navy to assemble at the Mare island navy
yard next Thursday for the trial of Past
Assistant Paymaster Edwin B. Webster,
late of the Yorktown, on charges of fraud
and scandalous conduct on the Asatic
station. The basis of the charges is
bond deposited with the officer for the pro-
per conduct of his clerk which it is as
serted he never returned. Captain Henry
Howison will be president of the court.
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BELASCO'S DOODLE
Less ,han Million, but Good, Big Sum.
Nevertheless

NEW YORK, June 23.-David Belasco
tonight recovered a judgment for $4,000
against N. X. Fairbank. the millionaire Of
Chicago, for training Mrs.L Leslie Carter for
the stage. Interest at 5 per cent from 1880
was allowed by the court and motion by
Mr.. Fairbank for a new trial was denied.
The court also allowed the jury extra COM
pensation under the laws. The case has
been on trial for three weeks. Mr. Fair.
bank claimed he owed Belasco nothing
and set up countr claim for $53, 900.
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A Preacher Oepossd

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, June 23.-
After an all-night session, Rev. c. E.
Lee pastor of the Second Baptist church,
proper liberties with female members
of his congregation and deposed from
the ministry. Rev. Lee is the inventor
of the individual communion cup, for
which he has a patent
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CAMPAIGN SHOOTING
The First Republican Gun Fired at New
York

The First kepuDiiCan Uun Fifeo at new
York
NEW YORK, June 23.-The first gun
of the Republican campaign in this city
was fired at Carnegie Music hall this
evening. The meeting was held under
the auspices of the Republican county
committee, and Thomas c. Platt broke a
time honored custom by making a
speech Scarcely any of the anti-Platt
Republicans were present. The resolu-
tions adopted approve the platform
adopted at st. Louis, and endorse the
nominees of the convention. They urged
harmony in the party and pledge the
organization to such course Congress-
man Frank S. Black of Troy was the
first speaker. He praised Mr.. Platt as
being lone of the greatest political lead
ers of the times"
When he concluded Mr.. Lauterback,
who presidedA introduced Mr.. Platt say
ing that Mr.. Platt was a peerless leader
and had returned from the st. Louis con-
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SONOMA, June est. Francis Catholic
church was burned to the ground today,
and it was with difficulty that the flames
were kept from sweeping the town. The
church was a frame structure, valued at
about $1,000, and was filled with rare statu-
ary and ornaments. A fine new bell i'm
ported from Spain at a cost of $4,000 was
also destroyed. The fire was caused by
burning grass,
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MOJAVE, June 2S.-Thomas Jaggers
came in from Red Rock this morning bring
ing in nugget weighing $3.50. The sight
of the yellow metal has stampeded the in
habitants and all Mojave has gone to the
mines.
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ALBANY, N. Y, June 23.-Hon. Carroll
u. Wright delivered the principal address at
the opening of the annual convention of the
bureau of labor statistics aud kindred OH.
ces today.
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DEvIL-DRIvING.
The Annual Pastime Now in Progress
in Chinatown.

On Tuesday night Of last week the
annual harvest festival of the Chez
Kong Tong opened in Chinatown, ac-
companled by the usual musical talent
ana pyrotechnic display attending each
recurrence of the event.
The Chez Kong Tong is said to be
the strongest Mongolian organization
in the United States, and it's festival has
come to be called the Devil Drive"
in reality it is the Chinese season of
Thanksgiving for bounteous harvest.
and of prayer for a continuance of ia
vor-a prayer to the gods of the heath
en-, 1t is true, but prayer nevertheless.
IN the headquarters of the society on
Third street, these Chinese divinities are
hung and set in every conceivable po-
sition, and three high priests, brought
from San Farncisco for the purpose,
busy themselves in Offering music and
colored fire to the gods for the pur-
pose Of propitiating them and securing
recurrence of their smiles.
Ihe festival lasts a week, and the
grand finale is the burning in effigy Of
the god Of darkness and storms, syn
onymous to the Christians devil This
devil which is to be sacrificed is COM
posed Of fire-crackers, and once the
match has been applied the sputter and
swapping goes on until there is no more
devil, and the Celestial goes back to
his daily aVocation with the idea that it
will take at least a year for the Evil
Cne to reunite his shattered parts and
cnce more enter into the lists against
sunshine and prosperity. The devil will
be burnt at midnight next Tuesday.
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NOTICE TO BRIDGE BUILDERS.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
sealed bids. together with plans, specifica-
tions strain sheets and working details
for the construction of a steel or com
bination span bridge across the south
fork of the American River, between Sac
ramento and Eel Dorado Counties at the
site of the old Mormon Island bridge
about two hundred feet in length with a
sixteen-foot roadway, will be received and
opened by the Board of Supervisors of
Sacramento County at their office in Sac
ramento City, on l street, between Sixth
and Seventh streets, on MONDAY. Sep
tember %, 1896. at II o'clock a. m Each
check in the sum of one thousand dollars
made payable to the Chairman of the
Board of Supervisors, as a guarantee of
good faith the Board reserving the right
to reject any or all bids.
BY order of said Board of Supervisors.
(Seal) Attest: VIM. 3. HAMILTON
s13-td Clerk of said Board
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THE HEATEEN CHINEE.
Walnut Grove Celestials Accuse In.
SpeCtOr Foley of Being Bribed.

Revenue Inspector John T. Foley Of
San Francisco is under investigation on
charge of having accepted a bribe of
S3o from some Chinese at Walnut
Grove, in this county, for not reporting
seizure Of Illicit opium made by him.
The story is that Foley kept his
agreement, but refused to return the
opium. which so incensed the China
men that they informed on him.
For several weeks past Special Agent
Jackson has been at Walnut Grove in
vestigating the affair, though he de-
clines to discuss the matter in any way
Major Moore is equally non-committal
refusing to either deny or affirm that
his assistant has been so engaged.
Foley has hitherto borne an excellent
reputation and been regarded as a very
efficient officer. He strenuously denies
that he ever accepted dollar from any
one illegally.
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TO VOTERS.
How Some May Avoid the Loss of
Their Franchise,

1t often happens that after register
ing voters remove from the precinct
where they had resided, and failing to
nTify the County Clerk of such
changes they lose their right to vote on
election day.
Section 1904 of the Political Code
provides that an elector who changes
his residence from the precinct where
registered after the date of such regis
tration, must make application to the
County Clerk for transfer from the
precinct in which he resided when reg
istered to the precinct where he has
taken up his residence.
To entitle such eector to vote at the
election November Sd the transfer
must be made at least twenty-seven
days next preceding the date of the
election. From this it Will be seen that
a change from one precinct to another
should be made on or before October
1th
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On a Bender.

Constable Russell Of Washington,
YClo County, yesterday afternoon de-
POSTED +. Mahoney in the City Jail
on this side of the river for safe keep
ing. Mahoney. it appears, had hawked
a number Of pairs Of gold-rimmed spec
tacies in the little village across the
river, and on the proceeds of his sales
settled down to have a good time. He,
however, was rude in his demonstra-
tions, and after a sharp resistance was
arrested and charged with having dis
turbed the neace.
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AT THE TARGET.
Scores Made Yesterday at the Mill
tary Ranges.

tary Ranges.
Following are the results of yester-
days target practice by the local mil
ltary companies:
Company E-Sergeants McMartin 43,
Bessey 40, Corporals Nutting 45, Per-
kins II, Measure A, Privates Groenveld
-, Love SO, Thompson "a, Cook ~, c.
Hanford 40, Moon A, Sabin 81, Gard
ner 80, Grant Al. Cutting AZ. Showal-
ter 81, Rowan Al, Holton 40, Freeman
81, Q. E. Hughes 43, Lucey 80, Tram
mel 3S, Auten 81, Conners SO.
Company G-Lieutenants J. Zittinger
Al, H. w. Rivett A, Sergeants Guth II,
Klein 3S, Kellogg 81, Corporals Blair
Al, Koetz 33, Lebling SO. Privates
Sheehan Al, Schardin Al, Gruhler A,
Elliott 43, Petitdier ~, Freund fl,
Schofield 40, White 40, Striplin 80,
Aine 80, Porter 3S, Woods 80, Cook 3S,
Milliken 3S, Peskett 81, Kies 36,
Thomas 80, Turner 81, Wackford 81,
league 81, Plummer 33, klees 81,
Richer 81, Wilson 80, Peek 36. Cooey
36, Montgomery %, Kellogg 10. Brown
%, strachan 9, Rowe y, Foster y.
Pool-shooting-J. Gruhler 4S. w. F..
Sheehan 40, A. Hess A. w. l. Wallace
A. J. L. Guth 43 E. Peek A., J. Zit-
finger 40 H. W. Rivett 42, M. Freund
Al, c. a. Elliott Al, H. Aine II, S.
Leibling Al, j. NJ. Milliken 80, J. Potter
80, G. Cooey 81, P. Cook SO, w. V. Kel-
logg 80, w. Wackford 30, E. H. Brown
81, Il. Turner 81.
Troop (pistols)-Sergeant Pike 46,
Sergeant Bodin 43, Sergeant Lee II,
Sergeant Banquier 80, Corporal KreuZ-
berger 40, Coropal Lee Al, Corporal
Hunt 80, Corporal Morrison 81 Pri-
Yates HOWE A, Kelley fl, Rietzke II,
Sullivan Il, Byron AZ, Hess 80, Hunt
80, Powell 80, Williams 80, Schadt 30,
Gracia 30, Ziegler 81, Kane 81, S. Jen-
nings 81, c. Jennings 20. Ward %, Far
rel IS, Staiger 16.
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SOME 'OSS LOGIC.
Report on Horses Protested at the
State Fair

w. f. Cutler, veterinary surgeon ap-
pointed by the Board of Directors of
the Agricultural Society to examine the
horses protested against by r. j. Led
gett, the owner of True Briton, reported:
Take Notice has a small ossification
On the edge of the os suffraginis the
o. corona being free from ossfication,
which 1t is impossible to call blemish.
Artillery has a cap hook and a curb,
both produced by a sprain, and he also
has an enlarged tendon. Gielead has
an enlargement of the middle tendon.
In none of the cases cited is there any
possibility Of the superficial defects be-
ing transmitted to the progeny"
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Washing
Made Easy.

The old zinc washboard was all
right in its way, but now an in
genlous Yankee has made board
IN which glass takes the place Of
zinc. Hot or cold water has no
effect on 1t, and the glass will stand
any amount OF hand pressure. The
Crystal Washboard' saves the
hands, saves tearing the cloths.
and is always clean and ready for
use. Price, 33c.