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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-20
There Were Several HitCheS Last Night at the
Opening Of the SeR-Admiraion Society
Convention.
The Slate Work Mas Carried Out in Very Bunn Manner by Some Of the
Actors the Great Disgust and Dissatisfaction Those Who
Were Engineering the Performance

The Phelan-McNa standardization
Society sometimes called the Demo-
cratic Committee of One Hundred, held
a Democratic municipal convention last
night in Native Sons Hall.
Nearly three hours time was wasted
in carrying out a programme that Boss
Buckley, when he was doing" politics,
would have finished inside of ten min
utes. The work was mapped out dur
ing the afternoon hours but the artists
of the occasion were evidently the vic
tins of a bad attack of stage fright.
The "prompters" of the political drama,
Charles w. Fay and Colonel w P. Sui
Ivan, We're distinguished with the stu
pidity of the actors In several in
stances they had to cross the ball to
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-20

chasing forlorn hope. Before he can
expect to be elected United States SEN
ator there Will have to be an upheaval
of the people in his favor-and from
my knowledge of the feelings of the
people toward him 1 am free to say
that such an upheaval will never occur.
The only chance De Young has to
secure the Senatorship is to spend a
lot of money in securing the election
of legislative candidates who would
support him after their election. l do
not believe he intends to do this. My
belief is that De Young's candidacy
is only a noise in the bush. / am free
to say that it does not frighten me.
"As 1 said before, the only chance
De Young has, is in an upheaval of the
people in his favor. have lived in Cali
fornia a goodly number of years and SO
far have failed to witness any such an
upheaval unless there was a big sack
behind it,"
DIR. r. c. Meyers denies that he has
received any notice of his appointment
as one of De Young's political man
ayers. He says that he has not seen
either Colonel Burns or Mr.. De Young
for many days and that he has never
been approached on the subject by
them or any one else.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-20

give the cue to those who had been
assigned parts in the play Of pure poll
tics. But is was first night perform
ance, and it is believed that the actors
will know and understand their lines
better when the second performance of
working the slate" is given.
Jasper Mcdonald, chairman of the
self-appointed band of political reform
ers, was a little slow in ordering the
curtain raised on the first act.
What is your pleasure, gentlemen?'
asked he in the tones of an interlocutor
in a minstrel show.
Give us the programme" shouted
some one from the rear of the hall.
Secretary Thomas J. Walsh at once
proceeded to read the minutes of the
preceding meeting. When he had fin
ished, Francis J. Heney made himself
heard. He objected to the adoption of
the minutes as recorded. I'VE want the
truth recorded here" said he, "and the
minutes do not give us that. I would
like to know where the secretary gets
his information that the resolution in
troduced doing away with a primary
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from the lobby" exclaimed Joseph N.
ougues, II will ask to have it clear
ed
1t wouldn't be a Democratic conven-
tion," interjected E. P. e. Troy, "un-
less we had row.
MCGEE, who had been sitting next to
Fay, was then called to the platform
to take the gavel. He made a speech OF
acceptance, and introduced in the
course of his remarks some old-time
friends like "it is most unexpected
and unsolicited HONOR and II have no
friends to reward nor enemies to pun
ish." These remarks were applauded,
just the same as they have been hun
dred times before.
Charles Fay then went over to M. H.
Herman and prompt him to make a
motion that a committee of seven be
appointed on credentials. Herman COM
piled.
Colonel Sullivan looked uneasy when
P H. McCarth-- who had been assign
ed the part of moving that committee
of seven be appointed on permanent
organization and order of business,
forgo. his part. Some one sitting near
Mccarthy nudged him and he spoke his
little piece.
1t was then suggested that before
going any farther it might be advisable
to have a temporary secretary to keep
record of the proceedings. The secre-
taryshi- as per programme, fell to T.
J. Walsh. Lawrence ]. Hoey was made
assistant secretary.
I'VE are getting along nicely" said
Chairman MCGEE, 'and as 1 haven't got
a slate I would ask ten minutes time
to name the committees
A recess was taken and Fay and Sui
livan hastened to the aid of the chair
man in his arduous work.
When the convention reconvened the
following announcements were made
from the programme:
Committee on Credentia1s-M H.
| Herman, Charles J.. Gallagher, P. J. Nc
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PROJECTED ROUTE THE BAKERSFIELD LOS


constructed line of railroad of the
Southern California Railway Company
in the city of Los Angeles. The South
ern California Railway is branch of
the Santa Fe running from Mojave to
Los Angeles. This is the connecting
link which will place California in
touch with the entire continent and de-
stroy forever the dictatorial policy<of
the one road out of the State
In building the road from Bakersfield
to Los Angeles the new company in
sures itself one or more Eastern con-
nections. AS it is to cross the TETON
and build the line into Los Angeles by
a direct route 1t will not of necessity be
thrown upon the Santa Fe for connec-
tions. The Oregon Short Line has a
branch road from Salt Lake which will
have a terminus at Phoebe. There is
hardly doubt that, if the exigencies
demand it, this line would continue its
road to a meeting point with the new
continuation of the Valley road
The Bakersfield and Los Angeles
Railway Company.is distinct corpora
ton. although all OF its members are
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tions that will make 1t possible for the
people of California to communicate di-
rectly with all Eastern points.
The name of the new corporation is
the Bakersfield and Los Angeles Rail-
way Company. Five men comprise the
Incorporation. They are Claus Spreck-
els, John D. Spreckels, A. B. Spreckels,
Robert Watt and A. III. Payson.
These men will constitute the board of
directors of the new company and l. w.
Hellman is the treasurer elected by the
five subscribers.
The capital stock of the new Bakers
field and Los Angeles Railway Com
pany is fixed at $5,o00,0o0 which is d.
vided into 10000 shares at the par value
of 500 each. OF these $4,000 shares 1900
have been actually subscribed for,
which represents $4,000. Each OF the
five directors has made subscription
of $44, 900.
The new line will be constructed from
Bakersfield over the TETON Pass
straight through to Los Angeles. The
estimated length of the road is 200
miles. The surmises ventured as to the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-20
FUSIONISTS MAKE PROTEST.
Ask That Certificates Of Nominations
by the Straight Populists Be
NOT Filed

OAKLAND, Sept. 1s-F ]. Gregory,
chairman Of the Peoples Party County
Central Committee fusion) to-day filed
an affidavit and protest with County
Clerk Jordan against filing certificates Of
nominations made at the straight middle
of the road Populists' recent County
Convention. The affidavit sets forth that
a portion of the minority of the real
County Committee, which resigned as
members of the legally constituted and
acting Central Committee, combined with
ty Committee of the Peoples Party, as
sembled together, chose officers and false
ly pretended to be County Committee of
vention met on the 18th inst. at Fraternal
Hall and elected Aaron Bretz chairman
and C. N. Hitchcock secretary and made
nominations.
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Slavic Republican Club.

lied last night a Slavic Republican Club.
Following are the officers elected: F.
Zan. president; F. J. Lastufka first vice
president; Andrew Ocean, second vice
president; M. Zvanut, secretary; A. Pill
covich, assistant secretary; Rocco Marco
at arms. One hundred and fifty members
signed the roll. A resolution was passed
unanimously to forward a congratulatory
message oHon. Henry T. Gage upon his
nomination as standard bearer of the Re-
publican party of the State of Califor-
MIA, and further unanimously indorsed
the entire State ticket.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-20
Howard Republican Club.

The Howard Republican Club met In
Pythian Castle last night, with President
Fred Frey in the chair and over 500 mem
bers present. f. F. Lutgens was elected
financial secretary to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of the former secre-
tary The entire State platform was unan-
imously indorsed. as was also the candi-
dacy of julius Kahn in the Fourth Dis
trfct and Eugene T. Loud In the Fifth.
Seeches were made by g. c. Groezinger,
n. j. Gray and Fred McGregor, while
Messrs Mallory, Hefferman, Hallard, Joe
Martin and others enlivened the occa-
sion with song and story.
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Cormick, H. L. Rea, G. Howard
ThnnnnSnn / M Klein Matt I.allv

Cormick, H L. Rea, G. Howard
Thompson, J. M. Klein, Matt Lally.
Committee on Permanent Organiza-
ton and Order of Business-P H Nc
Carthy, Emil Pohli, John H. Hansen,
jeremiah Deasy, G. d. Maxwell, How
ard Park of Susanville, and August
Tillman.
1t took the credentials committee half
an hour to frame a report deciding that
the members of the admiration So
ciety were entitled to seats in the nom
mating convention.
Then came the report of the second
committee. It was to the effect that the
temporary officers of the convention be
made the permanent officers; that H.
L. Bienfield, aid de campNto Macmillan
Pepper, be chosen chief bouncer, to
take care of any one suggesting a pro
gramme," and that the order of nomin-
alton be as follows: Mayor; four Su-
perior Judges; Board of Supervisors;
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-20

The days Of a single railroad "czaro-
cracy" in this State are passed and
now California will be enfranchised.
Yesterday afternoon a legal document
was filed with the County Clerk which
in its Importance and momentous con-
sequences to the people of this State is
without an equal. The four pages of
type written matter tell story of a
new transcontinental railroad with a
terminus at San Francisco and connec-
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direction of the new road from Bakers
field were all incorrect as Mojave will
not be touched. The most direct route
possible has been selected for the new
road. According to the articles of in
corporation the Bakersfield and Los
Angeles Railway Company will be con-
structed from Bakersfield in Kern
County and thence by practicable
route to point where such proposed
railroad shall connect with the present
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Gage Republican Club.

At meeting of the Gage Republican
Club held at 235 Third street. last even
ing. the following officers were elected:
President, DR.. V. ]. Stearns; vice presi-
dents-J. Levi M. f. Shaughnessy, B. K
Collier: recording secretary, William H.
I little. financial secretary, William Do
ran; treasurer. Nathan Davis; executive
committee-C. w. Stevens, Charles Welch.
A. Martin, Henry Mclaughlin. Emil Al
Der; sergeants at arms-J. Shaughnessy
and J. McCauley,. Resolutions were
adopted indorsing the candidacy of Julius
Kahn and the State ticket
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Rspublicans viii Rally.

(. The Republican Club of the Forty-fifth
Assembly District will have a grand rally
tomorrow evening at Az Jackson street.
Good speakers will be in attendance.
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Ex-Mayor Rice Dead.

SARATOGA, N. Y, Sept. 19.-Captain
Marshall c. Rice. ex-Mayor of Jackson
Vile. Fla. died last night Of Bright's dis
lease.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-20

Board of School Directors; Assessor;
Sheriff; Public Administrator; Auditor;
Treasurer; Tax Collector; Recorder;
County Clerk; City and County Attor-
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Continued on Third Page.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-06
AMERICAN VOLUNTEERS.
How Army Life Levels All Ranks OF Pri-
vate Citizens.

That which most impresses the off,
GERS of the European armies who have
come to the United States to observe"
the war is the rapidity with which an
army is being mobilized. To them it is
almost Incredible that ON the 23d Of
April this government had an army of
only 26, 500 men. Today there are or
lanized, ofioered and encamped over
i50, 600 men. When foreigners are told
that these men responded to call for
volunteers, they marvel greatly. Ac-
customed as they are to bringing their
soldiers into the field by the forced
levies Of rigorous military laws, they
cannot comprehend the willingness of
the American youth to volunteer. The
high character of the American private
soldier also is impressive to the for
eigner. The editor of one Of the FORE
most newspapers in the east is COM
mon trooper in one of the cavalry COM
mands now at Camp Alger, across the
river from Washington. When the
Washington correspondent of the paper
went out to the camp, he found his
managing editor was on the stable de-
tail for the day and was engaged in the
work Of hostler. The proprietor of
another paper has in the army as pri-
Yates his city editor, assistant city
editor and two reporters. The corre-
spondent of Boston paper went out to
camp ono day recently and saw n man
with vandyke beard and an elegant
manner dealing boiled potatoes to
ness
Colonel" asked the correspondent,
"who is that fine looking man? His
face seems familiar. "-"That, 1" said ~ssYe
colonel, ''is Mr.. So.and-so. He was
travelling in the west when the war
came. He hurried home and came to me
with request to be taken. told him
had no commission for him. He said
he didn't ask for any commission. He
would go anyway. SO made him com
missary sergeant. The conimissary
sergeant stopped dishing the hot pota-
toes long enough to hand the CORE
spondent a correctly engraved visiting
card with his address Ia the corner.
When at home, the sergeant lives ON
the aristocratic Beacon street. He is q
blue blooded man Of wealth. st. Louis
Globe Democrat.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-06

my's ship with hand torpedo. Ycs hs
has not offered 10 enlist In the present waz
20 far a. any ono knows.
Boyton looked almost exactly today a
be did when I last saw him more than ten
years ago. He is . little fatter, maybe, but
his curious looking eye Is Of the same
youthful, shallow, painted. blue tint, his
red mustache Is still entirely unblesched,
and likewise his hair, while HE voice has
lost none Of its old time uncertain full
ness. Concy Island Is his present head
quarters, and no is managing q certain
kind of aquatic amusement.
Like O'Donoyan, >Boyton once tried his
hand at keeping liquor store In New
York, and, like O'Donovan's, the trial
was failure. Boyton fitted mp his place
90 as to present highly maritime appear
ance and called IL The Ship. It's fittings
included no end of nautical appliances
and IL was beautifully advertised without
cost to its proprietor by reporters who had
"Sunday specials" to write, but somehow
1t didn't catch on, and through it tho
champion swimmer lost most Of his saw
ings.
He said today that he was making
money, and in truth he looked moro like
a capitalist than swimmer.
DEXTER MARSHALL.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-06
STORY OF sHAFTER.

How Hc Made Show Regiment Out Of
Some Colored Soldiers.
General John Coburn of indianapolis
in the fall Of 1862 at Covington, KY,
was assigned to brigade, Of which the
Nineteenth Michigan was part. Gen.
eral Shafter, commanding in Cuba, was
major of the regiment In the fall Of
1868, when the department authorized
the formation Of negro regiments in
eastern Tennessee, Shafter was commits
stoned colonel Of one organized at MUIR
freesboro, although General George H
Thomas declined to recognize the forma-
tion.
Within four months Shafter had
taught every negro under him how to
read and write, and he drilled the or
ganization until it became the show
regiment at Nashville. The regiment
distinguished itself in battle at Nash
Vile. After the war Shafter was trans
ferred to the regular army and was sta
toned on the Mexican border. While
there he gave chase to Mexican maraud-
ers, pursuing them for many miles into
Mexican territory. This led to much
diplomatic correspondence, in which
Shafter was sustained. Shafter was the
first to introduce the regimental school
in the army. y.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-06

The fighting of those New York
swells near Santiago brings to mind the
case of a prominent young Clevelander
who, at the time the first call for men
was made, came home to join the cav.
airy troop Of Cleveland and go to war.
His parents are wealthy and he has al
ways held q prominent position socially
when at home, but when show of pa
triotism was called for he was not the
last to be heard from. At school and
college he went In for manual training
and learned blaclssmithing. Now, what
do you suppose he is doing at the pres
ent time? Winning glory on the field Of
battle? Galloping over hills and through
dales, bearing dispatches from one COM
mander To another? mol He is shoeing
horses at Chickamaugal And he isn't
complaining. either.
Somebody must do this, he writes,
land il 1 can be most useful to my
country in this way, why, shall be
satisfied. When / enlisted, 10 was for
the purpose Of doing my best TO win
glory for the stars and stripes In any
way that might be assigned to me. But
there are many more pleasant things
than working over an anvil in this cli-
mate. "-Cleveland Leader.
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INVESTMENT OF HAVANA


Continued from Page So
city. With favoring breeze the Brit
ish ships came in toward Morro.
Though the gunners showed wonderful
skill and pluck, the boats had to re-
treat. One ship was burned up. Fever
and distemper came on, yet the
strength and vigor Of the English con-
tinued.
FALL OF THE CITY.
Again, on July IS, the enemy made
another attack on the English lines.
The English took possession of a COW
cred way on July 20. Two days later
a body Of attacking Spaniards begged
for quarter, and on receiving IL they
commenced to stab the English officers.
Then they used to hang out flags OF
truce and fire on the respecting enemy.
Soon the American forces came and
helped to make a breach in Morro Cas-
tie. After A days of fighting the Span
ish lost 1000 men. Two more trans
ports arrived August 2. On August 10
Havana was asked to surrender, but
refused, as has Santiago. Finally after
two months and eight days of the most
terrible fighting the city fell. AS soon
as the news reached Europe, Spain con-
sented to q peace. or the 180 Rhode
Island men who went few returned, and
they were broken in health for the rest
of their lives. The Connecticut rolls
show tremendous losses. The bones Of
many unknown Americans now lie un-
marked under Cuban sod"
Col. Gardiner concluded his most in
teresting paper by saying that the
present war shows us that history but
repeats itself, and that Anglo-Saxon
pluck and purpose will triumph over
the same difficulties.
Mr.. Amasa M. Eaton made few re-
marks. after which President Stiness
said that the series of wars carried on
by Spain have caused her decadence.
From the time of Elizabeth. when the
Spanish were masters of the sea, they
have gradually gone down the scale.
until now their entire feet has been
practically biz off the ocean. The
cause has not been alone the fact that
indomitable courage and stronger pur-
poses have forced Spain downward, but
the higher purposes of civilization clash
with her, and she must make way.
MEMBERS ELECTED.
The society then elected the follow
ing list of active members: Francis
A. Cranston Of Providence, Frederick
Jerome Hoxie of Phenix and John II.
eastman of Johnston; corresponding
member. George III. Greene of Lansing,
Mich. The deaths during the past six
months were those OF Charles l.. Car
penter, Charles Gorton, Rev. w. p.
Tucker, Henry w. Wilkinson and Ste
phen Nicholson.
After few words from President
Stiness In relation to the members who
had passed away, with a very touch
ing allusion to the death Of Charles K.
Carpenter. vote of thanks was ten
dered to Col. Gardiner, and the meet
ing adjourned.
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THE SPELL
IS BROKEN
Crays Win a GsIn4ike From
the Springfields.
BATTING wASvERYHEAvY
Home Players HIT the Ball When
and Where They Pleas:.
SOME VERY GOOD BASE RUNNING

There was a marked and welcome
change In the work OF the Providence
Grays yesterday afternoon. Whether
act" or from the threat of a shake up
matters not The fact Is that the Grays
have braced up and struck winning
gait which the lovers of the national
game hope may be long continued.
Harry Dolan was In the box for the
Ponies and the manner in which the
graybacks pounded the balls he sent
in made glad the hearts Of the friends
Of the home team.
In the first inning base on balls. a
hree-bagger by Lynch and singles by
Crisham. Drauby and Weigand netted
three runs. Springfield opened just as
fiercely against Braun's pitching.
Nichols whacked out two-bagger
and Bannon followed with a homer.
Drauby, Massey, Green and Gilbert
raped singles and filled the bases, gin
gerry fielding preventing them from
going more than a base at a time. With
the bases filled Reilly sent a fly to
centre field. Lyons trapped the ball
and worked double play, but the
third run was scored by Massey and
the score was a tie.
In the second inning Braun drew a
base on balls and this was followed by
five singles, a double and one base on
balls before a man was put out. The
Grays could make base hits by bunt-
ing or by throwing the bat at the ball
when Il was pitched. Six runs were
scored. The Ponies kept right after
Braun when they went to bat, and on
four hits and a long fly to the outfield
they scored three runs. One OF these
would have been shut out, but Crisham
dropped the ball thrown to the plate
by Lynch. Providence still led by a
score of 9 to 6, and they got two more
In the third inning on a two-bagger by
Lyons, singles by Lynch and Crisham
and fast base running.
The Grays continued scoring. and
their daring base running was quite as
great factor In making runs as was
the batting. especially the dashing ad-
vanccs by Canavan. After the second
inning Bannon was the only one OF the
Ponies who could keep on hitting
Braun's pitching TO places where Prov
idence fielders could not get the ball
and he and Nichols scored three runs
after the Ponies had shot their bolt
After the second inning Braun was hit
for only two singles and two doubles.
When Il was all over the Grays had IL
runs and the Ponies only .. The game
today will be the last of the season of
1898 between. Providence and Spring.
field. Score: