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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-28
WAYNE MACvEAGH APPEALS TO
GRIGGs IN HIS CLIENTS BEHALF.
Says the President Would he Guilty
of Great Cruelty AZ He Affirmed the
Court-Martiai's Verdict.
WANTS A JUDICIAL HEARING
ON THE GROUND THAT THE RECORD
Is FULL OF ERRORS OF LAW,

Also D~enounces Inventions Retsfled
to Correspondents, and ~Intimates
He VIII Make
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-28

u R1ll oO&N.
As soon as Admiral Dewey could detach
himself from those who were so eager TO
see him he returned the official visits which
the etiquette OF the occasion required. He
first called on Rear Admiral Sampson,
whose ship lay next TO his, and then or
Rear Admiral Howlson, at the other end
of the line. For this ceremony the ad-
miral himself donned the full uniform OF
his rank. There was a pretty ceremony
as he went aboard the New York and the
Chicago. and as the little launch in which
he sat passed each ship OF the squadron
the sides were manned, the drums were
rolled. the bugles blown and the officers at
the waist saluted.
On the return OF the launch TO the Olym.
pia the jackstaff from which his flag hut-
tered was taken down by Admiral Dewey's
orders. and the formal ceremonies were
(Condnued on second PngeJ
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-13
SHE DIED FOR LOVE
THAT WAS SLIGHTED
Pretty Anita Byrne Ends Her
Troubles With Poison.
Brooding Over Possible Dark Future Caused
Her to Seek Solace in the Great
Unknown

the foolish woman evidently concluding
to die without acquaintipg the world with
the perfidy of her lover.
After learning the facts in the case Cor
oner Hill visited police headquarters and
invoked the aid of Captain of Detectives
Bohen in finding Seaver;. He said he had
visited the telephone office, where he is
employed, but could get no trace of him.
His object in asking the assistance of the
police in locating him was to hold him
until the inquest on the body was held.
Coroner Hill is of the opinion that
Seaver had Tilted the unfortunate woman
and after brooding over his perf1dy she
Mrs. Byrne, the mother of the young
woman, said last night that her daugh-
ter had been. enjoying a few weeks va
cation from her labors in the telephone
office when she took the fatal dose.
She seemed to regret that she had to
return to work" tearfully remarked her
might lose her position for some reason.
She frequently spoke of the recent dis
missal of several of her chums from the
employ of the company and lived in fear
that she would be similarly treated.
know she held Seaver in high esteem, but
it did not dawn upon me that she was
The bottle of carbolic acid, the contents
of which the. woman drank. was pur-
Seaver was seen last night at the
Beresford Hotel where he Is stonpinP
He had not heard of the sad event and
was much affected when informed OF .l-e
case. why, l left her last night at her
house" he said. 'and there wasn't the
lease indication of anything wrong with
Miss Byrne. I am simply dumfounded; it
seems so impossible. We spent a pleas
ant evening in the company of her sisters,
and when | left her house at IL o'clock
went directly home.
MY relations with Miss Byrne have al
ways been pure and honest. l liked her
exceedingly and we were more as brother
and sister Now that this has happened
1 recall something her sister said to me
last night. During the evening in the
midst of a general conversation she told
me that Anita seemed blue; that she no
ticed her crying at times refusing to ex-
plain the cause. Last night Anita re-
ceived a telephone message from the Of
flee saying that she was to report to-
day at IL. Whether it was this or some
thing else that worried her L do not
know.
Il can't understand for a moment why
she committed suicide" iterated young
Seaver I'VE were always the best of
friends, and this is a deep. shock to me;
/ swear that my relations with her Were
none other than the most honorable in
the world
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-13
Mr., VALENTINES
ARTICLES NOT
UNAVAILABLE
No Law Against Anti
Expansion Ideas.

Postal Inspector Munro received by
mail yesterday forenoon in an Examiner
envelope a page of a weekly paper con-
tanning an article by John j. Valentine,
president of the Wells-Fargo Express
Company giving his opinions as to the
policy of Imperialism.
Mr.. Munro had been asked on the pre-
ceding day what he would do if treas
enable articles and pamphlets were sent
to the postoffice to be forwarded to United
States soldies in the Philippines, and he
had replied that so-called reasonable
writings had not been included in the
laws covering unmailable matter, and
that it was the province of the admins
tration to define what writings should be
considered reasonable. He had no juriS
diction he said, over articles criticiZing
the Government, unless specially in
structed by the authorities at Washing
ton, and he had received no instructions
on the subject
Mr.. Munro said yesterday that no one
not even the Postmaster, had a right to
open a package of first-class mail matter
and examine 1t to ascertain whether or
not. its contents were reasonable. Mail
matter of the first class-that is, mail pre-
that it's contents cannot be examined
without breaking the seal-s immune
from molestation: All that Mr.. Valentine
would have to do would be to seal his
articles in an envelope put letter postage
on and address the letters to any one he
chose, and the local postal authorities
would De pOWerleSS TO unlerleTe Even IL
they knew that Mr.. Valentine was the
author, they could not break open the
letters. All that could be done would be
to hold the suspected letters in case the
postoffice authorities at Washington
should so direct.
Now that Mr.. Valentines article has
been sent to me- added Mr.. Munro. Il
shall report to Washington for instruc-
tons 1 can do nothing of my own mo-
ton
Postmaster Montague said that if he
Ir,,a hot icla nf ha ind nd
were being mailed he would take the re-
sponsibiIity on himself and prevent them
reaching their destination. He would pre-
fer, however, that the postal inspectors
should take the Initiative
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-13

Republican club to be representative of the
sentiment and wishes of the voters in each
of said districts; and be 1t further
Resolved That each OF the clubs IN the
ing to be held in each of the districts of
said city and county on Friday, July 21.
1899 at p. m. and further be it
Resolved, That a general call for such
meetings shall be issued forthwith by this
committee, the meetings to be held in each
district at a convenient point to be des-
ignated by the committeeman therein; and
further be it
Resolved That the meeting in each dis
trict shall be called to order by the county
committeeman OF said district. and at such
preliminary meeting permanent organization
shall be effected by the election of a presi-
dent, secretary and an enrolling commit
tee of five members.
The roll OF each. of said clubs shall be kept
open at convenient place for six conse-
cutve days succeeding said organization
during the hours of and 10 p. m.
second meeting OF said clubs shall be
held on Friday. July 2S 1899. at D. m.
and at such meeting each of said clubs
shall elect five delegates to an advisory
central club. which shall be representative
of the district organization of the Repub-
lican party OF the city and county of San
Francisco. the term of such delegates to be
for one year following the date of the
election: and further be It
Resolved, That the delegates TO said CEN
trail club shall meet and organize on
Wednesday. August q 1899 at D. m, such
organization to be effected by the election
of permanent officers. and the adoption of
such bylaws. rules and regulations as NAV
be necessary for the permanent maintenance
and government of said organization, as
representative of the organized masses of
the Republican party. in and for the citv
and county of San Francisco.
A vote on the resolution showed not .
voice against 1T and eulogies were in or
der. A. Ruef took the floor and after Civ
ing his opinion that the blanket ticko
was legal and could be forced upon III,
Election Commission II the COMMITTEES saw
fit said he believed that as a matter q
policy the scheme of apportionment a
set forth in the resolution was a good on
and he approved of the plan. Committee
man Raisch spoke on the same lines, afte
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-13
One More Club.

The Regular Democratic Club of the
Forty first Assembly District was organ
lied last evening and will hold weekly
meetings until the coming election. The
hall was packed by a large and enthusi-
astic gathering of Democrats. The fol-
lowirg permanent officers were elected:
President, William 2. Humphreys Jr. !;
first vice president, Thomas Terry; second
vice president, Joseph Greenberg; third
vice president, Joseph McKusker; fourth
vice president, Timothy ]. Callahan; re-
cording secretary, William H. Degan; cor
responding secretary, Bernard j: Hyland; :;
financial secretary, Frank Hattman;
treasurer, John Brickwedel; sergeants-at-
arms William j. A Kennedy and Patrick
J. Grace.
The president appointed the following
committees:
Finance committee-Thomas F. Boyle,
John NJ Hyland, John Twomey, Alfred J.
Vanderwhite. Louis Weissman, e. l..
Wagner, John D. Hopkins, Peter Nc
Hugh, William D. Shea.
Executive committee-John n Much, P.
e. Slavin, John Dwyer, William Wright,
William j. O'Neill, James c. Cottle, John
P. Glynn, Dennis T. Sullivan, James A
Mahoney.
Halls and speakers committee-Joseph
Cole, William Buckley, Daniel Shea,
Thomas OKeefe, John Bremen.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-13

that their grievances will not be heard
by the county committeeman represent
ing the Assembly districts, may get a
hearing and proper redress through the
advisory club.
Shortly after o'clock T. L. Riordan
chairman of the executive committee, en-
tered the hall and Chairman AL Raiscll
Immediately called the committee 20 or
rollcall, and after Committeeman Savage
the restless spirit of the gathering, had
sought and received information upon a
few irrelevant points Mr.. Riordan took
the floor and read the resolution agreed
upon by the committee on the new appor-
tionment of the districts, which is as fol-
lows:
Whereas. The Republican County Commit
tee here assembled is representative of the
Republican party in the city and county Of
San Francisco and desirous Of advancing in
fullest measure possible the best interests
of said party organization; and
Whereas. Said County Committee in good
faith and In full reliance of what appears
to be a legal right under the so-called
sent to the Board Of Election Commissioners
OF said city and county a form of ballot for
delegates to the Republican convention, TO
August s, 1899; and
Whereas, The said Election Commission
has so construed the provision of said law
not to permit the voting Of ticket in
the form presented by this committee while
holding that the only form of ticket per
nnissible under the provisions Of said law is
a ticket by Assembly districts based rnon
the Republican vote cast in each of said
districts at the last general election; there
fore, be IL
Resolved. That the Republican County
Committee does hereby cheerfully acq,liesce
in the decision of said Election Commission
and stands ready and willing to conform in
all particulars TO the construction this day
placed upon said law by the legally consti-
tuted Election Commission of the CITY ond
county OF san Francisco; and be 1t further
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-13

dorsing the action of the Election Com
missiOners in discarding the bosses blan-
ket ticket and providing for district rep
resentation at the coming primaries py
which the Republican party can be falrly
represented in its selection or delegates
to the convention.
To further show its hostility to the gang
that makes politics unclean, Dawson
Mayer offered a resolution setting 1ortn
that the Continental League now. as mere
tofore is opposed to bosses, and 1t Will
assist the Republican party to place good'
reliable men on the various tickets at the
coming elections, both for delegates to the
convention and for the various municipal
elective offices to be held under the new
charter.
citing on the invitation of the Central
Republican League, President Frank u.
Worth and Secretary Hamilton j. higgins
were elected as delegates to represent the
Continental League at the meeting of the
former league, which will be held to-
night at the Grand Hotel.
At the next meeting on August de-
bate will be held as to the advisability
of San Francisco owning its own gas and
electric lights and also waterworks, The
question will be discussed by Congress-
man Julius Kahn, Major G. w. Kyle. L.
A. Gibbons and B. f. Mckinley after
which the League will entertain its mem
bers and their lady friends at a social
and dance.
mitted: B. c. Harrison, William A. Bon
tele and Philip j. Euler. H. S. Linnell
was elected recording secretary TO fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr.
Haseltine whose duties In the PoStofhce
prevent his serving.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-13
Republican Delegates to Be Chosen
by Districts.
County Committee Gracefully Accepts the Decision Of
the Election Commissioners and Resolves to
File an Amended Petition

"HE blanket scheme devised by
Crimmins and Kelly was yesterday
cast aside by the Board of Election
Commissioners. The Repuphcan
Il County Committee accepted the de-
cislon of the board with grace If
not Elee, and last night decided to file
an amended petition on the lines of direct
representation by Assembly districts. Inc
proposed new plan does not change the
number of delegates to comprise the mu-
nicipal nominating convention. Inc
whole number of delegates-306- be
thus apportioned to the several Assembly
districts on the basis of Republican votes
cast at the last general election;
Twenty-eighth District-Twelve delegates.
T>wenty-nirth District-Thirteen delegates.
Thirtieth District-Thlrteen delegates.
Thirty-first District-Thirteen delegates.
Thirty-second District-Eleven delegates.
Thirty-fourth District-Twenty- delega tes.
Thirty-ffth Distrtct-Eifteen delegates.
Thirty-sixth District-Twen three delegates
Thirty-seventh DstriCt-Twenty-fou dele
gates. ,,..
Thirty-ninth Distr1ct-Twenty-one delegates.
Fortieth District-Twenty- three delegates
F-orty-second District-Seventeen delegates.
Forty-third Dlstriet-F1fteen delegates:
Forty-ffth Dstrict-Nine delegates.
The amended petition will be filed by
the officers of the County Committee be-
fore next Saturday
The County Committee last night
adopted a plan of organizing district
clubs. The plan was prepared at a three
hours session Of the executive commit
tee yesterday afternoon. 1t will be noted
that five members are to be elected from
each club to constitute central or ad-
visory body. The advocates Of the plan
to establish a central or governing club
work will be lessened by this form of or
ganization. 1t is further claimed that dis
Satisfied Republicans, who may fancy
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-13

Resolved That the County Committee of
the Republican party do amend the petition
heretofore filed with said Election Commits
sion as to provide for an apportionment
by districts of the 306 delegates provided
for by said petition according TO the average
vote cast for the Republican candidates in
such district at the last general election;
and be ii further
Resolved That the duly constituted off
GERS of said Republican County Committee
are hereby authorized and directed TO file
with the Election Commission aforesaid
amendment of the petition of said COM
mittee heretofore presented. which will con-
form in all respects to the declaration herein
expressed and TO the decision and declara-
tion of opinion this day made by said Board
of Election Commissioners.
All seemed to be favorably impressed
with the plan explained in the resolution
with but one dissenting voice, that of the
irrepressible Savage. After, explaining
that he was pretty well out of the gam@
Savage made a savage attack on what lie
pleased to style the manner in which the
committee was being driven, driven like
dogs" he said Chairman Raisch prompt
warnings and Savage subsidized. Work
was then proceeded with. Mr.. Riordan
next read resolution prepared by the
executive committee regarding the or
ganization of district clubs which is az
follows:
The Republican party of the city and
county Of San Francisco, as here represent
ed by its legally constituted County Com
nitree, recognizes the necessity AMI pro-
pre ty of uniting all elements of the party
in organized form for the advancement of
the party interest, and whereas primary
election is close at hand preliminary TO
the holding of the party convention and
the nomination of a ticket to be voted at an
election to be held pursuant to the pro-
visions of the charter of the city and
county of San Francisco, and whereas the
Republican County Committee is charged
with the responsibility for the management
and direction of the affairs of said party;
therefore be II
Resolved, That in the view of said County
Committee it is wise and proper that
organization of the voters of said party
should at once be formed in each and all
of the Assembly districts of said citv and
county. to the end that in the formation
of ticket tickets TO be voted a said
primary election all elements of the party
may be consulted and convention obtained
which will be fully representative of the
wishes OF the Republican voters of San
Francisco: and be it further
Resolved. That in pursuance of this con-
vention said committee does hereby call
for the organization in each Assembly dis
trict of said city and county of a district
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-13
Democratic Joy in the Thirtieth. :

The Buckley Democrats Of the Thirtieth
District held a large high jinks last even
ing under the management of Alex Greg
gains, thereby filling the quarters of the
San Francisco Athletic Club on Sixth
street with Democrats. eloquence, steam
beer music and applause. The principal
speakers were Henry Hogan, Robert Fer
raj. Porter Ashe Robert Boland and John
Carroll Charles Kelly, Edward Burdette,
George Burr, Mr.. Ryan of the Fortieth
and Joseph Arthur won their share of the
tumultuous applause by their musical
charms and the generous applause was
also shared by Messrs. Toy and Anderson,
Condor and Barry, Deane and Mccall and
Lucy and Bourne, who boxed in pairs be-
tween speeches and songs.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-13

q a moment of despera ton, due to the
H threat of her lover that he was about
to desert her for another, Anita Byrne,
y chief operator in the telephone o1dce
at Sutter and Hyde streets, committed
suicide yesterday by swallowing the con-
tents of a phial of carbolic acid
Her mother discovered her lying Ga. 4
bale of hay In a barn in the rear of their
home at 16 Bourbon place. She was still
alive, but her condition indicated that she
could not possibly survive the fatal
draught. Summoning a neighbor her
mother had her removed to the house. Dr.
G. c. Mohun was at once sent for. but
despite his efforts she breathed her last
several hours later.
The man for whom the unfortunate
woman killed herself, so it is claimed, is
Frank Seaver, a switchboard attendant
in the main office. Seaver met Miss
Byrne about two years ago, while he was
acting as manager of the telephone office
at Sutter and Hyde streets. She fell des-
perately in love with him and he seemed
to reciprocate her affections. Frequently
they were seen together and among the
other telephone girls it was whispered
that they were ged to be married.
guided woman by appointment and they
went to Oakland. They returned to this
city about 10 clock and repaired to the
Byrne residence on Bourbon place. The
family had already retired Ind the couple
sat in the parlor for about an hour.
Seaver then took his departure. after
promising to see Miss Byrne lin the near
future as he expressed it.
Shortly afterward the unhappy woman
visited the room occupied by her mother
and. kissed her good night. 1t is pre-,
sumed she returned to the parlor. and
after brooding over her troubles deter
mined to end her existence.
Shortly before o'clock yesterday morn
ing her mother awakened from her slum
bers and went to her daughters room, in
tending to arouse her SO that she would
not be late at work as she was due at the
telephone office at Z o'clock. After enter
ing the room she was surprised to find
it empty and the bed undisturbed.
After vainly searching the house for
her missing daughter Mrs. Byrne, sus-
pecting something had happened to her,
went to the barn, determined to make
thorough investigation. AS she threw
back the door she was Mortified to see
her daughter lying on a bale of hay, fully
dressed and unconscious
BY her side was half empty phial that
had contained carbolic acid. The usual
farewell message was not in evidence,
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-13
In the Forty-Third.

The Democratic Club of the Forty third
Assembly District met last night in Cali
fornia Hall with President P. H. McCar-
j. P. Booth, Clitus Barbour, S. B. Sum
.ner, A. Kuhl and other members of the
club, after which refreshments were
served President Mccarthy then named
j. P Booth, Otto Hess, Henry Toomey
and r. NJ. Agurre as finance committee
for the club. Secretary Shanahan re-
the roll. making a total membership of
318 The club adjourned to meet in Cali
fornia Hall next Wednesday evening.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-13
Going to Lake Tahoe To-Morrowp

The Friday to Monday Tahoe excur-
sion tickets recently put on sale by the
Southern Pacific afford residents of
San Francisco, Oakland, Alameda and
Berkeley an unparalleled opportunity
for an enjoyable and diversified outing.
Two days at that famous mountain
resort and a steamer trip around the
lake at the small cost of $40 so is an
opportunity which the travelling public
should not fail to take advantage of.
Remember the train leaves San Fran
cisco at p. m. on Fridays and returns
on Mondays.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-13
Buried the Hatchet.

White-winged peace abides again with
the warning factions in the Democracy of
the Twenty eighth, Assembly District.
They all came together last night in an
enthusiastic meeting at the district club S
quarters and listened to some good
speeches. George Cabaniss and Hon. NJ. c.
Hasset were the orators. The administra-
tions of the Mayor and Assessor Wash
ington Dodge were indorsed.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-13

which it was agreed to notify each mem
the times and places the various clubs
would be organized After this had been
agreed upon Savage requested that he be
furnished a Gatling gun with which to
subjugate his party followers in his dis
trict Under the lines laid down by the ex-
ecutiVe committee. He was again quietly
turned down and the motion to adjourn
to the call of the chair prevailed.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-13
Officers Installed.

At the last meeting of the local Dray-
mems and Teamsters' Union the following
officers were installed: Thomas F. Nu-
nan, president; r. Dutton. vice president ;
J. B. NideroSt. financial secretary; George
c. Evers, financial secretary; G. J. Barrie
sergeant at arms; trastees-C. d. Evers,
William Raubinger, William Grutz-
macher.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-13
Will Not Countenance Bosses.
DISTRICT.

The Continental League at meeting
held last night at Saratoga Hall, S14
Geary street, Frank D. Worth in the
chair and Hamilton J. higgins secretary,
placed itself squarely Dn record as being
opposed to the bosses.
Amos Currier. chairman Of the execu-
tive committee. offered a resolution in
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-13
Forty-second Democrats Unite.

The two Buckley Democratic clubs of
the Forty-second District effected a con-
solidation last night with joint member
ship roll of AIS names. James O'Connor
was president of one club and John w.
Flynn of the other. Mr.. O'Connor becomes
president of the new club and Mr.. Flynn
vice president, with Charles Miers re-
cordine secretary and A E. Gozales as
financis secretary. On Thursday evening
a high 9fnks will be held to .ratify the con-
solidation and to whoop up the campaign.