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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-28

CALL HEADQUARTERS. SACRA-
MENTO, Feb. 27.-There is feeling In
the legislative atmosphere tonight that
the Mexican's Senatorial campaign or
bluff and buster, booze and boodle, is
nearing it's end. Burns has been unable
to keep his contracts. He has been in
capable of commanding the powerful
friendships and influences that he boosted
he could control. He has had his day and
his race, and those that have a right to
represent Republican opinions declare
that ne is a Senatorial impossibility,
clinging to an absurd hope that parasitic
followers encourage simply because it is
money in their purses.
These opinions and the conclusion that
Burns cannot win found expression to-
night in the return of George A. knight to
the field as an avowed aspirant for the
United States Senatorship. Knight re-
tired from the contest three weeks ago,
packing bag and baggage, returning to
San Francisco. He declared at that time
that he believed there was no show for
him. He is sure now that he was right
then, but is now quite as sure that con-
ditions have changed and that the time is
opportune for a new candidate in the
race.
''I am again a candidate for the United
States Senatorship," he said tonight. ''I
am convinced that none of the candi-
dates now before the Legislature can
a fast track, and none Of them can
reach the wire. Some of them are close
personal friends of mine. and / would do
nothing to jeopardize them If I thought
they had the remotest chance of victory:
/ am convinced, however, that none. of
them possesses the necessary strength or
is in a position to obtain it.
"a new candidate, free from the criti-
cisms that have been made of the aspi-
rants now before the Legislature, is a po-
litical necessity, and 1 intend to submit
my name to the Legislature have moth
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-28
SENATORS STILL TALK
ON SAVING TIME

CALL. HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO. Feb. 27.-The Senate took up its
favorite subject this afternoon-the ques-
ton of rules. 1t was an interesting point,
too. the further cutting of the limit of
speech from ten minutes to five and from
twenty to ten for authors of bills under
consideration.
Senator Shortridge was first to rise in
defense of his right to speak as long as he
pleased He thought five minutes alto
gether too short time for any Senator to
air his views. Senator Smith was the most
bitter opponent of the rule, and in support
of his opposition he cited the veto mes
sages of the Governor which were piling
up. Each one, he said. bore a reproach to
the Senate for hasty or ill-considered ac-
ton. He said the Senators were not adj
dicted to long speeches, and he did not
believe In limiting them.
Morehouse did not wish to be silenced
either He believed in discussing meas
ures with due deiiberation, and when they
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-28
RESCUED HIS MOTHER
FROM A BURNING HOUSE
Brave Deed of John MCGOWAN Averts
a Fatality at an Early
Morning Fire.

Bridget MCGOWAN, an aged woman. mar
rowly escaped a horrible. death by fire
this morning in her home, "a Valparaiso
street, small street running off Lom-
bard between Mason and Taylor.
Fire started under the stairway leading
from the kitchen shortly after 1 o'clock
this morning. John MCGOWAN, one of the
family was awakened by the cracking
of the flames.- His first thought was Of
his aged mother, and at the peril of his
own life he rushed upstairs and dragged
her out of bed, down through the suffo-
eating smoke and out into the air. A
crowd which had assembled outside in
stead of cheering the young man for his
brave deed hooted and jeered in a ruftian-
ly manner.
The house, which was owned by Charles
Smith, was almost totally destroyed.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-28
CLARK WILL NOT
DESERT GRANT

SAN JOSE, Feb. 27.-The people at
Mountain View, the home of Assembly
man Walter A. Clark, are aroused for
fear that their representative in the Leg
fsIature will vote for Dan Burns for
United States Senator. All along Clark
has been a stanch supporter of Grant, and
the young legislator was being praised on
all sides for not rushing to the Mexican
camp as did Shortridge, Arnerich and hei-
sey of the Santa Clara County delegation.
Now these same constituents fear clark
will ioin the Burns forces. Clark was
seen at his home last night by a Call re-
porter and denied any such intention
The story that has caused all this I'M
easiness runs as follows: On Wednesday
of last week Clark was in Rodgers general
merchandise store discussing the Sena-
torial question, and is reported as saying
Burns would be elected, but not before
the middle of next week. There is only
one man we can elect the listeners say
Clark's words were, land that is Dan
Burns. 1t is better to elect him than not
to elect anybody. One reason why we
should elect Senator this time is because
two years hence the Legislature may be
Democratic and the election of Burns
would be better than good Democrat.
There is only one thing against Burns,
and except that he would be a very saIe
man in the United States Senate l dldn
l could but now L am convinced 1t is
better to elect him than nobody" From
this conversation those present inferred
he would flop to Burns. The people III
CIarks district don't want Burns and
they are not pleased with this prospect
i've change of heart of their representa-
tive Clark is also reported as stating
that if the Governor could appoint Burns
would be the man.
Assemblyman Clark has been confined
to his home with the grip for the past
week, but expects to get back to the cap
ital in a day or so. He was seen last
night at his residence. He denied the
story that he would go to Burns. las far
as 1 am concerned, all my efforts have
been for u. S. Grant. He Is the best
man for the place. and for that reason L
am in favor of supporting him. As long
as there is a. chance for Grants election
/ will stay with him. / will say this,
however I am in favor of the Legisla-
tire electing a Senator before adjourn
ment consider 1t to be to California s
interest that this be done. If It be proven
there is no chance to elect Senator un-
der the system of balloting now going on
+ am In favor of a representative Repub-
iican caucus. 1 believe a caucus to-day
That is where differ with the majority OF
the Grant men. They are all so. scared
about going into q caucus simply because
they think their man won't win. L don [
believe Dan Burns will win the fight.
Clark declined to say whether he would
or would not vote for Burns as last re-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-28
Annronriations for the Week.

CALL HEADQUARTERS. SACRA-
MENTO, Feb. 27-The Ways and Means
Committee of the Assembly to-day rem
dered it's regular weekly report, which
was ordered printed in the journal
1t shows the following with regard to
appropriations: Total appropriations re-
ferred to committee, 81 433, 009 81; total ap-
preparations reported favorably, S1S29.-
is4 2S; total appropriations reported I'M
favorably, $4S6 ,126; total appropriations
referred to other committees. $408, S45; to-
tai appropriations reported without rec
concentrations, S154500; total appropra-
lions reported with recommendations that
they be withdrawn, $526,542 %; total APP
preparations remaining in the hands or the
committee, 81 ,207, S11 9S.
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Work of Judiciary Committee.

CALL HEADQUARTERS SACRA-
MENTO, February N.-At the meeting of
the Assembly Judiciary Committee this
evening the following bills were reported
favorably upon: Assembly bills numbers
$50, 30, 2o9, 467, 80, sos, 941 and Senate bill
SO. Bill $50 relates to attachments. Bill
210 is an act relating to proceedings on
production of foreign wills. No. 2O9 re-
lates to petitions for probate of wills.
No. 467 is an act regarding the hearing
of proofs of probate of foreign wills. bill
SO is in relation to the foreclosure and
sale of mortgaged lands. Bills s0S and
941 relate to witnesses In the various
courts. Senate bill SO repeats certain sec
lions of the Political Code pertaining to
taxes and revenues Bill 1856 was reported
back with. an unfavorabie recommends.
ton. 1t adds new section to the civil
Code relating to the sale of personal
property when the title thereof is re-
served in the vendor until it is paid for.
A number of business men of Sacra-
mento, representing various lines of bust
ness, appeared before the committee in
opposition to the BILL. They, contended
that 1t would seriously injure business In
terests, and it was evidently through their
Intervention that the bill met with what
will probably be it's deathblow.
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were of sufficient Importance WITHOUT re-
gard to time. e..
In support of his position he reao from iron.
sid derO BY the Assembly, had been passed
and yet clause allowing the sale %. se OF an
animal cor any part Thereon, TO Satisfy
a lien had been left in the bill.
Shortridge spoke again on his oft-re-
peated theme, Trivial Legislation. ne re
bills needlessly introduced, not in the
speech-making.
The rule was adopted however, and the
Senators must cut short their remarks.
tee providing for the consideration of the
special files and the third reading, brought
more useless talk. for 1t. too, was aoop1-
no provision for the consideration Of the
second reading file, and some of the Sena-
tors objected to being compelled 10 piace
their bills awaiting second reading on the
special file. 1t did no good to object, now
ever, for the rule was adopted.
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GOVERNOR GAGE INDUCES
IN SARCASM ON LEGISLATORS
The Executive Thinks Little Grammar School EduCa
ton Would Be Of Benefit.

Gage has come out OF
He himself at to his
brief with re-
hes with ABANDON that
during the campaign
said the Cover
passed should become
say would be better
condemnng the of legfs
condemn piece of
haver ched the messages"
changed
materh has The bill
that
bill
PARIS a Bots Bouogne
chuc1led he reflected
bills know what they
Ding remarked
little preliminary at law college ought
to legislative ring?"
education would
wonders fol- These said
which heartily
would been folly for met
hat do ani-cartoon bfl?"
signed he what think of it,"
was no business little hurried?"
all I business
anti bill when it came
a
given application i
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-28
stockton,s Programmed Resolutions

STOCKTON, Feb. 27-Dr George s.
Hardness, chairman of the Republican
County Committee, and George Lang
ridge, treasurer, went to Sacramento to-
day, carrying with them the signed reso-
lutions of members of the committee and
a few delegates to the last Republican
convention in this county asking the San
Joaquin representatives to adopt meas
ures to bring the Senatorial deadlock to
an end and elect a Senator.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-28

sort to insure the election of Senator
this session.
Return of Junketers.
CALL HEADQUARTERS SACRA-
MENTO, Feb. N.-The delegation of Sem
ate and Assembly Committees on Finance,
Hospitals, Health and Quarantine and the
Committee State Buildings and
Grounds returned This morning from San
Quentin. where they went to inspect the
prison for the adjustment of which there
is bill before the Legislature. There is
also a bill to create a State convict hos
pitaI in connection with the San Quentin
Prison. If the prison should be abolished
the main portion would go to Folsom and
it appears to be the consensus of opinion
that the bill regarding the hospital should
be amended to read Folsom" instead Of
"San Quentin The opinion of the ma
jority of the members of the committee
is that a hospital is necessary, whether
it is at San Quentin or Folsom.
The members who went Were: Senator's
Sims, Luchsinger, Laird, Mutt, Dwyer,
Pace, 'Braunhart, Hall and Assemblyman
HOey.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-28
The Grip Cure That Does Cure.

Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets removes the
cause that produces La Grippe. The genuine
has L. B. @. on each tablet: 25c
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THE SAME old VOTE.

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SAC
>RAMENTO, Feb. N.-Just one bal
lot was taken at noon to-day and
there was little interest shown in
that. The conference Of this af-
ternoon was the topic Of all-ab-
sorbing interest and the hour Tor
balloting was taken UP by Dibble
of San Francisco and Jake Step
pacher in circulating the call to
the conference among those mem
bers who were still holding out
Every one but Judge Clough. Con-
rey and LIE Barron signed before
the vote was announced and Step
pacher left for the Senate.
The vote was as follows:
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-28
Return of Junketers.

sort to insure the election of a Senator
this session.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-06
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
Democrats of the State.
Editor.

The state democratic executive commit
teee has been called by Chairman Lowe to
meet In Birmingham next Saturday, April
s. All the nominees for delegates to the
constitutional convention from the state at
large, together with all those from the var
ious counties, are invited to be present at
the meeting and give the committee the
benefit of their views.
The meeting is one of great Importance
to the democratic party and the cause OF
the constitutional convention, and it is be-
lieyed that there will be a full attendance
OF the committee members and the candl-
dates for delegates.
The plans for the campaign In favor of
the constitutional convention will be for
mally agreed upon, and that will be the be-
ginning of the struggle of the democratic
party In the cause of carrying out it's
pledges to the people.
The constitutional convention has been
made party issue by the supreme author
ity itself; and every member of the state
committee of that party and every noml-
nee for delegate should be in Birmingham
next Saturday for consultation and mutual
advice.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-06

mistaken. There may not be enough ore
containing sixty or more per cent. of me-
tallIc iron, but there is in Alabama enough
ore containing forty to fifty-hve per cent.
to meet all the demands of the world In
definitely even If every pound of the
worlds iron were made in this state. No
one knows how much "hard red there is
in Red mountain. for no one knows how far
towards China the vein extends. As it is
a twenty-five foot vein, many miles in
length, it is plain that the standard Ala
bama ore is inexhaustible, even If 1t does
not crop out in China. And then there are
the rich brown ores of the state. which are
coming in sight each season in increasing
quantities. There may be as much brown
ore in the state as there is red ore.
At any rate there is enough ore, and
enough coal in the state to meet all the de-
mands of the world for an indefinite
length of time. There can not be an iron
famine while the Alabama veins remain
undeveloped, for they must be considered
undeyeloped until we know their depth.
No one in this world knows that, and per-
haps no one ever will know.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-06
HUMOR IN THE SENATE

From the St Louis Republic.
John Allen is engaged in canvasssng
Mississippi as a candidate for the United
States senate against Anse McLaurin, the
present governor.
Aliens opponents are urging a quite fun
Ly objection to his fitness. 1t is not that
be is not an honest and capable person, not
that he is not skilled in all the experiences
Of statecraft, not that In the many years
CT his public service he has failed in duty
to the best interests of his state and in de-
votion to the principles of the democratic
party-but that he is a humorist.
He is a humorist because he would rath-
er attract and entertain than bore his au-
ditors. 1t is trife late for the charge to
disqualify public man from holding high
ofhce. Lincoln was a humorist in the sense
that John Allen is. So was Tom Corwin.
So is Tom Reed and other notable living
successes in politics.
AS to the allegation that humor has no
function in the senate, possibly the reverse
is true. That is the place where it is bad
ly needed; because genius pre-supposes the
faculty of humor in the man who possesses
it, and genius is needed in the upper cham-
her of our national legislature, whose seats
have, since the ascendancy of the republi-
can party and trusts, been held largely by
manipulators and time-servers. Humor Is
needed in the senate as much as rain in the
Bad Lands of Arizona and New Mexico
Already this refreshing quality has begun
to slightly irrigate the dryness of the SEN
ate. Billy Mason irrupted two years ago,
and that side whisxered reservoir of mer-
riment, DR.. Chauncey Depew, has received
authority to sprinkle it with his jests when
next it gets itself together. John Allen
would make a strong addition to the relax
alton forces of the country's grave and
millionaire seniors
Rich as is his humor, and brilliant as is
his wit, Private Allen will attract by a
rarer quality than either of these in the
United States senate. For, despite his
many years of lucrative practice as law
yer and his many years of unlucrativc
practice as a congressman, John Allen IL
a poor man. And for a poor man to ger
into the senate in these deadlocking days
is nearly as hard as to climb a creased
pole backward.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-06

From the Geneva Standard.
Recent appointments made by his excel
lency ]. Frivolous Johnston, car of the
great state of Alabama, are sufficient to
convince any fair minded man, be he demo-
crat, republican or populist, that the power
to appoint INSCRIPTIONS politicians to fur
Their the selfish ambitions of an unprinci-
pied governor, should be withdrawn by the
people. There Is 10 more reason why
governor should have the power of appoint
ing railroad commissioners than any other
officer of the state or county, and the gov
ernor might, with as much reason, be en-
powered to appoint sheriffs and other coun-
ty officers in the first instance, as upon the
death of one of the aforesaid officers. The
people should have the sole voice in saying
who their officers shall be, and when
sheriff or any other officer of a county
dies or is impeached, the probate judge of
that county should be vested with the au-
thority of appointing a suitable person to
fill the vacancy until election by the
people can be had 1t is only once in a
lifetime that state is visited with such a
plague upon the people in the person of it's
chief executive as the people of Alabama
now suffer, but such a thing is always
possible so long as our present constitution
remains unchanged and so long as john
ston is spelled with the "t''-or without
1t for that matter.
A change is badly needed. and If our con-
stitution is changed in this respect only.
1t will pay the people of. alabama to have
the convention. During the present admin
stration there Is not single instance of
which the writer is aware, where the
wishes of the people have been complied
with by J. Frivolous Johnston in the ap-
pointment of officers. He has appointed
gold bugs, populists, boilers and disruption
lists unfortunately, the only requirement
peing that they be adjudged suitable tim
Der for the Johnston senatorial machine
ana that they wear-as sandwich men-the
Johnston trade mark going and coming
THESE are our ideas as to what we con-
slider much needed change In our consti-
tuition, based upon facts which Johnston
hlmsen mas not the hardihood to deny, and
we respectfully refer them to the careful
consideration of the people of Geneva and
other counties of Alabama,
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-06
Cuban Affairs BECOMING Pacific.

As soon as Seniors Vellalon and Hev a,
who had been sent to Washington, arrived
in Havana and appeared before the Cuban
military assembly, the situation was ac-
cepted at once, and it was voted without
delay that the army be disbanded and tho
vote OF q to l. There were, it is claimed,
at one time forty-eight members of the
assembly, but many had left Havana dis
gusted with the position of the assembly.
The muster rolls were left in the hands
of committee, and copies are to be at
once made for the use of General Brooke,
in order that the fund of $1,000, 900 may be
distributed, all arms turned in, and the
men left free to return to their customary
avocations.
Thus disappears the last vestige of or
ganized resistance to American authority
In Cuba. The entire island will now WORK
to restore the waste and confusion and de-
moralization of the long war Peace and
good order and honest and economical gov
eminent will be established. Confidence
will be established also. The Cubans will
in time trust the Americans, and the Amer
leans will win the respect and friendship
of the Cubans. Not another hostile shot
will be fired. Cuba will gain more from the
new order of things, which is provisional,
than the United States will gain.
Senior Gongalo de Quesada, who had long
represented the Cubans in this country, is
confident that Cuban republic will event.
ually be established, but no one knows
had time to consider the situation. Moth
ing of a permanent political nature can be
accomplished except through the action of
congress; and the dissolution of the Cuban
army and assembly gives opportunity for
Just and satisfactory action, and it also
permits the government to hasten home all
volunteers The rainy season is coming on.
and the volunteers should not be kept in
Cuba after wet weather begins The pa
cification of Cuba is, therefore, very time
ly and very gratifying. 1t shows that the
Cubans have plenty of good sense when
stead of a theory. They had to decide be-
tween the payment of three millions and
its retur nto the states. They decided to
keep the money in Cuba.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-06
TIE PARTY HAS SPOKEN

From the Union Springs Herald
This convention has issued platform
and in such the mandates of a party are
made known. This platform contains
seven planks each of which is right and
important and is acceptable to the party
for the majority of the convention (repre-
senting a majority of the democratic
voters) voted for this platform. No men,
Der of the party can now afford to disre-
gard and ignore one plank of the plat
form.
PROFESSIONALLY the convention call is a
party issue. The first plank is:
THAT we favor the holding of consti-
tutional convention for the purpose of SO
regulating the right to vote as to perpet-
uate the right of the white man in Ala
bama."
THAT we favor the holding of a consti-
tutional convention is the first clause of
the first plank of the platform, and this
renders the convention call strictly party
issue and binding upon the party members.
In addition to that, the convention adopted
a separate resolution, while there was an
effort being made to defeat this plank, and
the resolution is as follows:
Resolved, That 1t is the sense of this
convention that a constitutional convention
be held"
Under such conditions, the Herald fails
to see how there can be any doubt as to
the convention call being a party issue.
Accept the platform and abide 1t. If 1t
is not satisfactory in its beginning, be
aware that after the constitution shall
have been framed you will have an op-
portunity of voting for or against It. The
entire vote of the state-democratic, repub-
lican and populist-will have this right;
and the adoption of the constitution will
hardly be made another party issue.