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GOEBEL TACTICS IN KENTUCKY.

0NE OF the first good results OF the revolt of the
| decent Democrats OF Kentucky against Goe-
- bel has been the disclosure OF the methods re-
sorted to by the Democratic machine under the
Goebel law to carry elections The revelations show
that under Goebel management political contests
Kentucky would be farcical as anything ever de-
vised for the plot of comic opera
Last year w. F. Thompson prominent Democrat
OF Frankfort appointed one of the Election Com
mssioners for Franklin County. The chairman of the
Democratic County Committee who was friend OF
Thompson wrote to that gentleman advising him not
to accept the appointment, and giving reasons why
he should not The letter has now been made public
and exhibit Of the tactics OF the Goebel Democ-
racy it deserves to be read in full. It runs thus:
you indicated by the County Committee as
cne of the Election Commissioners for this county
No better man could have been appointed but it is
an unenvable position and one you should not ac-
cept Our county is all right safely Democratic but
city elections cannot be by fair count and you
know that as well as | do. Incompetent unreliable
Republican judges will have to be appointed The
right of the Republicans to indicate who shall repre-
sent them as Judges etc, will have to be ignored and
the Election Commissioners will have to do this or re-
ceve the i'll will OF the city Democrats would not
do it. for | could not conscentiously do So and I
know you would not. Therefore, my advice to you
is to refuse to act. l had talk with Judge Pryor on
the subect and he said if you would refuse to act he
would appoint any one that might name which
would be Ben Marshall. You know Ben is so par
that he thinks that anything all right so that
it helps the Democrats"
Thompson acted upon the advice given in the letter
and declined to the commission. good
partisan Democrat put in his place. Little or no
complaint made of the elections that year for the
issues and the Offices at stake were small and com
parativey little popular interest was taken in the con-
test This year, however. Governor is to be chosen
and large issues involved, By the aid of his ma
chine and his peculiar methods OF doing politics Goe-
bel won stole, or extorted, the Democratic nomna-
ton for Governor, and the Democrats OF the
Thompson class have revoted They were willing to
keep silence last year. when Goebel laid his plans for
counting Republicans out but that he has under
taken to count out Democrats as we'll their natural
and virtuous Indignation breaks the bonds of silence
and the world is invited what villainy is done
III the name of Democracy
Kentucky is to be congratulated upon having
Democrats who will not serve the uses of such DO
litical machine, nor submit to its domination The
protest they have made hardly fail to be effective
and Goebers men will have to count hard and count
fast if they succeed in counting him into office in
spite of the array of stanch Republicans and honest
| Democrats who are opposing him.
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case of descent no title passes to the alien and
inquest of office is necessary. citizen
brother inherit from a brother. though
their father be an alien, owing to the common
law rule that Inheritance never ascends and 1t
is accordingly not necessary to trace through
the alien father This disability is wholly re-
moved in some States and modified in others.
When the disability is not sfemoVed -1egisla ton
is almost universal in favor of resident aliens.
if they intend to become citizens. to acquire
land for a limited period and to dispose of 1t
and transmit ii to heirs.
In California the Constitution provides
that foreigners of the white race or Of
African descent eligible to become citi-
zens of the United States under the nat
uralization laws thereof. while bona fide
residents of this State shall have the
same rights in respect to the acquisition,
possession enjoyment, transmission and
inheritance of all property, other than
real estate. as native born citizens, pro-
vided that such aliens owning real estate
at the time of the adoption of this consti-
tutional amendment may remain such
owners: and provided further, that the
Legislature may by statute provide for
the disposition of real estate acquired by
such aliens by descent or devise. (Amend-
ment adopted November 6, 1S94.)'
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A WELL-EARNED VACATION.
Fire Marshal Towe Granted a Six
Weeks Leave of Absence With
Salary to Visit the East.

Since Fire Marshal Towe commenced his
duties some thirteen years ago he mas re-
fused to take a vacation. as he was toe
much engrossed in the difficult work
which he had to undertake. That his en-
erpv faithful discharge of his duties and
ability have been fully recognized and ap-
nreciated by the Board of Fire Under
WRITER'S is evidenced from letter he re-
ceived a few months ago, signed ny VII,
liam T. Dutton, chairman OF the Fire and
Water Committee of the board, as fol-
lows:
It gives me pleasure to advise you
that at a meeting of the Fire ard
Water Committee cf the Board of I'm
derwriters held this day, 1t was unani-
mously decided TO grant you six
weeks furlough, on salary, for the
n,lrpose of Visiting the East, a trip
which the committee understands YOU
have thus far not found time to take
since you assumed the duties of Fire
Marshal some thirteen years ago.
The committee prefers that YOU
would make your own selection of the
time of your trip as YOU are best able
10 Judge when you could most convent
entity be absent from your duties and
when the trip would be of the greatest
benefit to you in the way of securing
information.
the proposed date it will take pleas
ure IN making due recommendations
to the proper board for the providing
of the funds for your expenses, which
the committee is unanimously Of the
opinion should be borne by the under
writer's.
wife, will leave on his much-earned vaca.
ton for the East by this evenings train
and expects TO return with much valu.
able information acquired during his trip
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LATEST STORIES
Of the
FUNNY MAN.
Who Has the Buttonp

There is a good story told of a magi-
clan who has passed the great divide.
He was a travelled player, and his
wanderings set him upon one occasion
in faraway New Zealand. 1t was ar
ranged that he should give an exhibit
ton of mindreading before the King
of the MaOriS.
After some parleying it was decided
that the king himself should conceal
the article which the magician was to
discover. The mind reader left the room
and after a time was brought back
blindfolded, as is the custom in such
performances. After some time the ma
gician declared that the hidden article
was in the kings mouth. His Majesty
shook his head savagely in the negative
The magician insisted upon his point
and demanded that the kings mouth be
opened wide. The king refused. The
magician insisted, and the excitement
became very great, until at last the
dusky king reluctantly opened his
jaws. The article was not there
The next instant, however, the king
was taken with violent fit of cough
ing. He had tried to swallow the lost
article, button, but could not, and was
were uproarious with mirth. They did
not know which to admire the more
the wisdom of the magician or the
heroism of the king.-London Tit-Bits.
Overheard at Nine. Sarah Bernhardts
recent Shakespearean performance:
First Fair Spectator-Why is Hamlet so
angry with his mother?
Second Fair Spectator-Oh, because-it's s
in the play, you know. You've read Ham
let, haven't you?
First Fair Spectator-Oh, yes. of course
but it was long ago and my French was
never very good.-Punch.
'Is there, after all, such a thing as an
ineXorable law of heredity?" unused the
Lay Figure.
there was. For who" he urged, having
an ancestor drawn and quartered for
stealing sheep could help but feel more or
less cut up?"
The others were by no means convinced,
for mere subtlety is not argument.-De-
troit Journal.
Are you afraid to go downstairs and
look for that burglar?" asked Mr.. Meek
toms wife.
Certainly not. l am perfectly willing
to go and look for him. But, Henrietta
you have been making a mistake with me
all these years. You ought to have de-
veloped my conversational powers more
After | find the burglar l won't know
what to say to him. You'll have to stand
al the head of the stairs and do the talk
ing. ng."-WaShington Star.
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WAS WITH PICK
EFT AT
GETTYSB SBURG.

the walls of the Office and taking IN
everything that is going on about him.
The characteristic which will impress
the strangers individuality most strongly
upon YOU will be the gentleness that the
small gentleman seems to exhale, the kind
Iiness and general good will toward men
that beam from his eyes and seems to
he written IN every lineament OF his fea-
lures. 1t is only the very close observer
that will notice that the lips that meet
between the gray mustache and white
goatee meet with a firmness that belle
tho general impression that is at first
created.
The gentleman is Colonel ]. W. Jones,
who went to Manila in command of the
Idaho Regiment and who was invallded
home because his advanced age would
not allow of his remaining in the sickly
tronical climate. He is now here to meet
his old command and bid 1t welcome
home.
Though the colonel wore the army blue
for the first time when he went out to
the Orient with his regiment it was not
his initial experience as soldier. he had
heen there before, but the other time his
uniform was the gray butternut, and ne
wore it from Sumter to AppomattoX-
When the South called her chivalry to
the field he was there as private in the
ranks When Lees army surrendered
commanded a brigade; and in all the in
termediate ranks there was not a pro
motion that was given him that was not
bestowed for courage and received either
on the field or in the hospital. Ihe scars
of five wounds attest to the justice OF his
advancement.
The colonel is inclined to view the Span
ish and Filipino wars little cynically-
''Sho," he says, there not so fierce as
they air painted"
AS the coloners experience includes
Gettysburg, where he led Pickett's ad-
vance. going into the fight with 1916 men
under his command, of which number
only S2S returned, his opinion of what
constitutes battle should certainly carry
some weight. When the famous Con-
federate charge was rolled back the colo
mel did not go with IL. He was left on the
field. the nearest living man to the Union
lines. with bullet through his body. He
lay there helpless until night came and
his men had a chance to steal forth under
cover of the darkness and bring him in.
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AROUND THE
CORRIDORS

State Senator ]. c. Sims is staying at
the Lick.
DR.. R. F. Rooney of Auburn IS a guest
at the Palace.
P. H. Griffin, an attorney of Modesto,
is at the Lick.
E. ]. Larson. journalist of Lodi, is a
guest at the Grand.
Mr. and Mrs. w. j. Stevenson are at the
California from Seattle
S. Young a wealthy cattle man of
Lovelocks, New, is a guest at the Russ.
Attorney Bert schlesinger will leave
for Washington to-day on legal business.
J. H. Mckenzie, q mining man of Mari
posa, is one of the late arrivals at the
Lick.
NJ. B. Bedford of the United States
transport Grant is registered at the
Palace.
E. o. Miller. the visalia banker, Is reg
istered at the Palace for short stay in
San Francisco.
]. w. Greely Jr., a wealthy mill man
of Marysville is among the recent ar
rivals at the Grand.
DR.. Clara E. Cook. one of Cincinnati's
best-known female physicians, is late
arrival at the Lick.
C. P. Shaver. a well-known lumberman
and prominent politician of Fresno, is
staying at the Grand.
Sheriff A. c. Busch of Downieville is
registered at the Russ. He comes on
short visit of pleasure.
Edgar T. Wallace, one Of the best
known and most influential OF 1reka
citizens is a guest at the Palace.
Mrs Vanderbilt of New York Is stay
ing at the Palace, where she arrived yes
terday from the southern part Of the
State.
Ira G. Hoitt, ex-Superintendent Of
Schools is a guest at the Occidental,
where he registered yesterday from his
home in Menlo.
]. r. Miller, big stage line owner Of
Ukiah. is a guest at the Grand, where
he arrived yesterday on a short business
trip to the city.
G. c. Hyatt. prominent and wealthy
foundryman of Stockton, is at the Grand.
where he will remain during the short
stay he purposes making in this city.
Mrs. Alexander Barring, wife Of one Of
the world-famous Barring Brothers, is
registered at the Palace from London.
She is here on a pleasure trip that en-
braces the greater part of the United
States.
General Ovenshine, Major L. A. Ma
among the officers who yesterday re-
turned from Manila on the transport
Grant, are registered at the Occidental.
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A CROWN OF OAK LEAVES-S., Oak
land, Cal In ancient times the Romans
gave a crown of oak leaves TO him who
saved the life of a citizen.
EFFIGY-J. F., City. This department
has not been able to find any record Of
people in Dublin having burned EN-
peror William of Germany for having up
held President Kruger in the Transvaal." p"
THEIR FORMER NAMES-J. w. E..
City. The United States vessel Grant was
formerly the Mohawk the Hancock was
formerly the Mississippi and the Warren
formerly the Arizona, the Sheridan was
was formerly the Scandia.
THE MERCHANTS EXCHANGE.
H. s., City. There is always some one
on duty at the Merchants Exchange in
San Francisco and at the lookout sta
ton at Point Lobos. AS soon as vessel,
incoming, is sighted the fact is reported.
A AMISDEMEANOR-s M, City. A man
who sneaks out of a lodging house in the
night time with all his belongings, with
intent to defraud the owner of the place,
is liable to punishment for q misdemeanor,
which is fine not to exceed $500 or i'm
prsonment not to exceed six months. or
both
WOMANS EXCHANGE-M l., City.
The following named are the officers of
the Woman's Exchange of San Francisco:
Mrs Edwin S. Breyfogle, president; Mrs.
Henry Schmiedell, Mrs. Louis Sloss, Mrs.
John Currey and Mrs. Henry Wetherbee
vice presidents; Miss Z. Grace Unger,
treasurer: Mrs. Sophie Lilienthal, record
ing secretary; Mrs. r. Z. Bunker, corre-
spending secretary; Mesdames Z. S. Brey-
fogle. Henry Schmiedell, John Currey,
Louis Sloss Henry Wetherbee, w. p
Morgan, Sands W. Forman, Albert T.
SPOTS, H. l.. Dodge and s. Lilienthal and
Miss E. Grace Unger, directors: Messrs.
w. E. Brown, DR.. Edwin S. Breyfogle,
John Currey, H. l.. Dodge, E. w. McKin-
stry, Henry Heyman, H. E. Hlghton,
Henry Crocker. Irving Scott, j. f. Hough-
ton, Charles Holbrook, w P Morgan
Louis Sloss. Lewis Gerstle, Sampson
Tams. A. B. McCreary. William B.
Hooper and T. E. Beck, advisory board
ALIBNS-T. ]. j., City. IT. w. Dwight
well-known law writer, on the subject
of aliens in the United States says
The principal disability affecting aliens in
the United States concerns the acquisition OF
modes of acquisition by purchase and by de-
scent. An alien may acquire title by purchase
dncluding conveyance and devse) in the alb.
sence of statutes to the contrary, and can hold
It Subject ste. to proceeding by the State termed
by an officer to examine into the fact of alien
age, and IL that be found, the land Is adjudged
TO belong to the State. An alien can convey
no. better title 10 citizen than he himself DOS,
sesses. The defect In the title can be cured by
private act of the State Legislature. In the
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ADJUSTMENTS.

CoIumbia-"The New Dominion"
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Tivol-'Rigoletto."
Acazar-'Ingo
Opera Paul Jones'
Chutes Free Theater-Yaudeve every afternoon
and evening
Olympia corner Mason and streets-specialties
Sutro Notwithstanding Races,
Agricultural District No Traces to-day.
Ahambra Theater Benefit to John W. slade Saturday
evening September 2.
California State Fair. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS / TO l6
Pavilion-Mectanics' Fair and Philippine Tx
hbi Saturday night September 2
Excursion Monterey-Sunday, September 3.
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cALIFoRNIANs IN WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3O.-E. P. Bebky
of San Francisco IS at the Raleigh. John
c. Aldrich of San Francisco is at the
ST. James.
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cAL1FoRN1ANs IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, Aug. 3O.-Thomas r.
Bond of Los Angeles is at the Manhat-
tan. Charles G.. Drown Jr. of Rawlins
and Henry Dwight and wife of San Fran
cisco are at the Astor.
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Why He Is Jubilant.

Chicago Commercial Union.
C. George Krogness, Chicago represent
ative of the San Francisco Call, is jubi-
liant over the fact that The Call was the
first paper in the United States that pub
lished the report of the Samoan Commits
sion.
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AUCTION SALES.

A W. Louderback-Ths day, at 2:90 o'clock Persian
and Turkish Rugs. a III Sutter street.
By WatknsThis II o'clock, Horses at corner
Tenth and Bryant streets
& Co.-Frday, September l, at II O'clock
Furniture. q 1905 Scott
BY F. Keefe-Saturday, SeDtember 2 at o'clock
Real Business Garden Tract, Homestead
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Cal.glace fruit soc per lb tTownsend's s.

Special information supplied daily to
business houses and public men by the
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's), SO Mont
gomery street. Telephone Main 1042.
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The German naval maneuvers have resulted in
something like actual war The Aegir, steaming
ahead without showing lights into the Aberfoyle,
and each ship demonstrated its fitness for hostile con
aicts by wrecking the other. AS maneuver the
affair was complete success, and it is to be hoped
the Kaiser will have it repeated for the benefit of other
nations
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Supreme Court to Close.

On account of Monday being a legal
holiday, the regular motion day Of the
court has been postponed until Tuesday.
the day following.
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S h o ul d you
glance around the
P ala C e Hotel
these days you
will notice a little
white-haired gen
tIeman sitting in
one of the chairs
that run around
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-31

Angostura Btters is known as the great reg
ulator of the digestive organs. Get the genu-
inc. Made by DR.. ]. c. B. Siegert s. Sons.
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II there be war in South Africa it will be the fault
of the British for it is thing if they keep of
Dom Pauls country he will keep out of the
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-31

The fact that St Louis is reaching after our
trade ought not to discourage us. This is free
country and we can retaate by reaching out after
hers.
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CHICAGO NEWS STANDS.
P. Q. Great Northern f1otei
Fremont House. Auditorium Hotel
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THEIR FORMER NAMES-J w E.
City. The United States vessel Grant was
formerly the Mohawk, the Hancock was
formerly the Mississippi and the Warren
formerly the Arizona, the Sheridan was
was formerly the Scandal
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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

A CROWN OF OAK LEAVES-S., Oak
land, Cal. In ancient times the Romans
gave a crown of oak leaves TO him who
saved the life of a citizen.
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NEW YORK NEWS STANDS.
Hotel; A. Brentano, 81 Union Square;
Hotel
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WASHINGTON ID. c. OFFICE .WeIlinet ton Hote
j. L. ENGLISH. Correspondent
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THE MERCHANTS EXCHANGE.
H. s., City. There is always some one
on duty at the Merchants Exchange in
San Francisco and at the lookout sta
ton at Point Lobos. AS soon as vessel,
incoming, is sighted the fact is reported.
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EFFIGY-J. F., City. This department
has not been able to find any record ol
people in Dublin having burned En-
peror William of Germany for having up
held President Kruger in the Transvaal.'
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NEW YORK REPRESENTATIVE;
PERRY LUKENS ,R................29 Tribune Building
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-25
TALKING TO ONES SELF.

"Have you noticed a rapidly growing
habit that has shown itself toda remark
able degree ~lately-that of people talking
to themselves while travelling in cars,
and even while walking on the Streets
asked an ObServant man who gets about
town a good deal in the course OF aiday.
my attention was called to the matter a
few lays ago, with a request for an eX-
PLANTATION. l hadn't noticed the peculiar
ity up to that time, but since then | have
done so, and the result is a Veritable sur
prise. On Tuesday l had occasion to
walk from the corner of Fulton street ana
Broadway down to the Custom House,
and 1 walked around through Wall street
for the purpose of carrying on my inves-
legations, for / had found that there were
a lot of people, male and female, who m
dulge in the habit of conversing with
themselves while riding in the cars, APP
parently utterly oblivious of the fact
that people near them can hear every
/ word they say. Now, what was the re-
suit? Probably you will not believe 1t
until you have tried tthe experiment, but
it is a fact, nevertheless, that l passed IL
men who were engaged in more or less
animated conversations with themselves
and in two of the cases the talk had
reached a disputatious stage. They all
appeared to be perfectly sane and reput-
able business men. What was the matter
with them I'm sure l don't know, n
more than l do with the two men | met
at a big auction sale a week ago, who
were plainly discussing with themselves
the ~advisability of making purchases.
One of them was a man we'll known in
the dry goods trade, who operates on the
widest possible scale, and as his firm
stands very high at the mercantile aGen-
cies, and his paper is sought for in the
market, it certainly could not have been
business worriment that caused him to
think aloud. However,. | nave come To
| the conclusion that this is the cause in
very many cases, particularly among men
who ride uptown in elevated trains at
about 4 in the afternoon, and who are
muttering to themselves about the mar
ket. These are new and mall operators
who are carried away with the excite
ment of their ventures. But that theory
will not work with the women who have
fallen into the habit, nor with the men
whom l met in my walk on Broadway,
There is some sort of mystery about the
; spread of this habit, but what 1t IS Is
beyond my powers of solution New
York Times,
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-25
PLEASANT PROSPECT.

1t is not likely to happen just yet
awhile, but many astronomers are pre-
pared for the fall of the moon at a dis
tant date.
1t is probable that eventually the moon
will be drawn well within the sphere of
attraction of the earth. At present she
is just far enough off to be KEEP in tow,
so to speak, and to whirl round and round
us as we'll as spin herself.
But when the inevitable time comes,
and she is drawn far into the attraction
radius, she is likely to be pulled right
down and fall onto the earth. for her at
traction is, of course, much weaker than
ours. She is in more danger is increas-
ing gradually but surely. 1t may be TO-
900 or Is, 900 years yet, but when she does
fall there will certainly be a terrific
bump, and the whole system of the earth
will be badly jolted.
1t is calculated that, taking the most
dangerous epoch of the year intO consid-
GRAFTON and her consequent position, she
is likely to fall on the northeastern part
of Europe, and will entirely wipe Russia
and Germany from the map. Tidal waves
and all sorts of horrors will occur, and
the fallen moon will probably break up.
The entire climate of the world will be
altered, and England will probably be
more or less improved, according to the
scientists.