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ticket. This announcement was received
with tremendous cheering by some of the
delegates and the entire lobby. Delegate
Edelmann yelled himself hoarse and made
himself prominent by jumping around the
convention and yelling and stamping his
approval. When the noise had ceased Nc
Kinne continued and said if it were true
no Democratic convention could ask the
Democrats of San Francisco to support
that man. Many in the lobby and gallery
did not hear the name of the gold Demo-
crat and called for his name. McKinne
in dramatic tones replied that it was
Charles Wesley Reed, and the name was
received with every sign of disapproba-
ton.
William Denman of the Forty-frst Dis
trict tried to stop McKinne's TRADE by
rising to a point Of >, order. ordder. There We're
your facet and other choice advice. but
Denman stood his ground. When recog-
niZed by the chair he said that the speak
er's remarks were out of order. But what
else he said was lost in the noise that fol-
lowed his opening sentence. In fact the
chair was not allowed to rule on the ques-
ton. McKinne bobbed up again. his gray
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will not go whaling again. She is to be
turned into a cannery tender and Will go
to Bristol Bay with the salmon fleet next
year. The Hume was the first steam
whaler to winter in the Arctic. She has
been very successful and on this last trip
brought back nineteen whales.
Sword Presented on the Iowa.
There was a surprise party aboard the
battleship Iowa yesterday. Lieutenant
Dan G. Mendel of the Thirty-eighth Vol
unteer Infantry was invited aboard the
vessel and presented with a sword in re-
membrance of the many happy hours he
spent on the warship. Lieutenant Mendel
was an apprentice on the Iowa during the
Spanish war. but received his commission
while here in San Francisco. He was so
taken by surprise that he could not return
thanks, so has asked The Call to publish
the following:
To Ny Friends and Shipmates of the Z. s.
F. S. Iowa: / take this way TO express my
thanks for the beautiful sword which you so
kindly remembered with. and l assure you
II shall always be kept in my family as an
heirloom and remembrance of the many
happy days :! spent on the Pride of the
Ocean" Thanking you again for the beautiful
gift. L remain as ever your friend and ship
mate DAN G. MENDEL,
Lieutenant Thirty-eighth U. S. v. Infantry.
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c. w. Reed James P. Booth, Emil Pohli.
p. ]. Curtis. NJ. c. McGrath. L. j.
Dwyer, Osgood Putnam, M. ]. Fontana,
A. B. Mcguire"
On the conclusion of its reading Chair
man Whiting moved it's adoption and the
motion aroused a merry fight. Edward
c. Harrison arose and moved that its
adoption be deferred until the next meet
ing of the convention so as to give the
members a chance 10 consider the men
whose names were on the list. L. H.
Nose took the floor in opposition TO the
motion. He stated that he did not know
that there was to be another session, as
it was understood that the labors of the
convention were to be concluded tonight
He said he could not see why the matter
should be deferred. as the delegates could
not 90 into the character of the men Sc
lected by the committee. as it was left to
its judgment. John F. Tyler again sprang
UP with motion TO adopt the report, but
was quieted by the chair, who said mo-
ton was pending before the house.
Then Barna McKinne arose and created
a sensation by denouncing Charles Wes-
ley Reed, whose name was on the list Of
Supervisors. He claimed that Reed did
not vote for William Jennings Bryan. and
therefore his name had no business on the
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-05
STRIKE IN LUMBER YARD.

There was a small strike among the
employees of the Union Lumber Company
at Sixth and Channel streets yesterday,
about a dozen tally men and drivers,
designated as clerks, demanding their
pay and walking out because of the re-
fusal Of their employers to increase their
wages from s2 80 to SO per day. Superin-
tendent Fl. NJ. Cochran says the trouble
does not amount to anything.
Some of the clerks thought they were
entitled to more pay and demanded an in
crease Of 50 cents day" said Mr.. Coch-
ran last night. I'VE declined to accede
to their demands and they quit and were
paid off. None of the men employed in
the mill went out. We employ between
fifty and sixty men, and the so-called
strike VIII nave no effect on our business.
The mill is still running
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-05
Il CRISP LITTLE
CHPTHIN CRUCES
RIP WIN WINkLE
T LIKE the snappy ones. That is why
| l like Hattie Belle Ladd.

T LIKE the snappy ones. That is why
| 1 like Hattie Belle Ladd.
She is crisp little captain in RIP
Van Winkle" at the Grand. this week
and the pity is that the opera book sends
her home to her chatting dish before the
first act is over. She leaves the audience
to Bessie Fairbairn, who tries to serve
animation cold and without sauce; to
Edith Mason, who takes herself with
grand opera seriousness; to little Gladys
Weller. who is the most sadly clever baby
in town, and to various other people, who
mistake the politeness of an audience for
encores.
Tradition and William Wolff as Rip
come to save the piece. Tradition warns
our hearts for the Irving story and Viii
liam Wolff keeps them warm. The south
of Market mommer who had come to
weep grew hopeful now and then as he
steered gently toward the edge of weep
mess. And then, because he is wise in his
generation and has never dreamed for
one wild moment that he is new Jeffer-
son. he steered gently back into his own
land of laughter. The mommer was dis
appointed. but Mr. Wolff was rescued
When you watch him, forget for the
time the immortal Joe. Forget Jeffer-
sons subtlety and accept what William
Wolff frankly offers 1t is a lovable old
"' 49, ~ ~ SARAH COMsToCK.
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THE Democratic Municipal Convention
resumed its labors last night and re-
peated the dsgraceful scenes of the
opening session The galleries were
fhronged with men who sought to express
in rowdyism and blackguardism their pro-
test against the Phelan- McNab pro-
gramme. Speakers were insulted, hooted
hissed and browbeaten. The hall was
bedlam OF curses, foul words. shouts,
howls and cheers. It was expected that
a stubborn effort would be made to de-
stroy the programme of the bosses and
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-05
ROBBED SLEEPING SOLDIERS.
a Thief Invades the Preside and Is
Fired UDon

The military authorities have enlisted
the services of the police in apprehend-
ing thief who has entered a number
of tents at the Presidio and stolen va
rious articles belonging to the soldiers.
Evidently dissatisfied with the watches
and small sums of money which he took
from his sleeping victims, he even car
ried off a number of rifles, the property
of the United States army.
Early yesterday morning the thief was
discovered entering a tent and the sentry
ordered him to halt. Unmindful, he took
at him, but failed to bring him down.
Last night a number of police officers
IN citizens clothes were patrolling the
Hresldlo in the hope of catching the thief
They are convinced that the culprit is q.
soldier. -
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Will of Moritz Daeweritz Filed.

The law department of A NJ. Speck e.
Co, through its attorney, Albert Jeffreys
yesterday filed for probate the will Of
Moritz Daeweritz, the owner Of the we'll
known coffee saloon at 26 Geary street
the estate is s25 900 in value, which Is LEFT
to a nephew residing in this CITY and
nephews and nieces in Saxony Ihe de-
ceased also left money legacy to Ernest
Junghaenel, his trusted friend. who is
also one of the executors. Judge Trout
has fixed October Is for hearing of petit
tion for letters.
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whiskers bristling with very excitement
He told of the Endorsement of the Chicago
convention by the committee on platform
of which he was a member, and therefore
asked that Reeds name be effaced from
the list.
Attorney Harrison tried to quen Nc
Kinne, as did also the chair but
was too boisterous. McKinne concluded
by asking for another meeting so that
the report could be considered. Ire
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-05
I Pears

What is wanted of soap
for the skin is to wash it
clean and not hurt it.
Pure soap does that. This
is why we want pure soap;
and when we say pure,
we mean without alkali.
Pears is pure; no free
alkali. There are a thou
sand virtues of soap; this
one is enough. You can
trust a soap that has no
biting alkali in it.
All sorts of stores sell it, especially
druggists; all sorts of people use it.
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ton. Andrew G. Mcguire was then in
vited to preside over the deliberations of
the convention, and hearty cheer greet
ed his appearance in that august position.
Chairman Maguire's first announcement
was that the report of the committee on
Supervisors was IN order. Mr.. Whiting
attempted to read 1t from the floor OF the
assemblage, but the delegates would not
have it, On taking the platform he read
the following document:
ITO the Democratic ConVention-Gen-
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tlemen: Your committee on Supervisors,
after a thorough and careful investiga-
ton, beg leave to submit the following
names for nomination as Supervisors:
A. Comte Jr., R. NJ. Hotaling, II. NJ.
Brandenstein, Thomas Jennings, Dr.. A.
Carthy, John E. A Helms, John Connor,
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SUPERVISORS.
A. Conte Jr.,
R. NJ. Hotaling,
Il. U. Brandenstein,
Thomas jennings,
Dr.. A. 4. d'Ancona,
Joseph S. Tobin,
w. N. Mccarthy,
John E. A. Helms,
John Connor,
c. W. Reed,
James P. Booth,
Emil Pohli,
P. J. Curtis,
NJ. C. McGrath,
L. J. Dwyer,
osgood Putnam,
M. ]. Fontana,
A. B. Mcguire.
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Mayor e.. James D. Phelan
Assessor >, Dr.. Washington Dodge
City and County Attorney
o.. Franklin K. Lane
Public Administrator -.
Patrick Boland
Coroner DR.. R. Beverly Cole
Tax Collector r. 2. Doolan
Treasurer Samuel 81. Brooks
Auditor Joseph M. Cummings
Sheriff Jeremiah Deasy
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-20
SILVER V. MAYOR OF SPARTA.
Supreme Court OF Georgia.
April 81, 1899.


April 81, 1899.
THE FACT THAT ~ CITY, AFTER
GRANTING TO y PERSON \
LIQUOR LICENSE FOR \ PAR
TICULAR SUM AFTERWARDS IS
SUED y LIKE LICENSE TO AN
OTHER PERSON FOR \ SMALLER
SUM, DOES NOT GIVE TIiE
FORMER ANY RIGHT OT ACTION
AGAINST THE CITY.
This WAS an action for damages
against the defendant city alleged to
nave been caused by its action IN is
suing license to sell liquor to Plaintiff
for one year for which he raid the sum
of $1,000, and taen afterwards issuing
similar license To another person for a
less sum. There was demurrer 10 tho
petition which was sustained and plain
tiff appealed.
The court Gays:
/. This is a very remarkable case.
ana, II the facts aVerrcG in the uctitiOn
he true, singular and entire miscon-
ception of the legal nature OF license
10 retail spjritu0us liquors. rs well OF
the powers and duties OF a municipal
corporation. exists in the minds Of Both
parties to the case. In any view OF the
case. the demurrer TO the petition was
section of an act Of the general as
sembly entitled AN act to alter anc
amend. revise and consolidate the
several acts granting authority to the
town of Sparta. ana 10 confer addition
al powers upon the mayor and alder
men of said town. ana for other pur-
poses" provides that said mayor ana
aldermen shall have exclusive right to
grant. or in their discretion. refuse 10
grant. licenses to sell mat; ssDirituouS
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TIE NEWS OF NORFOLK ON PAGES TWO THREE AND

do. under the tight of the very able ar
gument of defendants counsel, we do
not see the error alleged in the former
opinion that judgment, appealed from is
reversed" This is technical error,
but does not AFFECT the opinion as to the
merits OF the controversy. There being
no disputed facts.-they having been
agreed upon.-there was Nothing to sub
init to the jury The province of the
jury is to pass upon disputed facts. and
to find how they are. Where there are
no disputed facts, it becomes n ques-
ton of law for the court: and, upon
the undisputcd facts. the court should
nave directed a personal judgment to
De entered against the defendant More
head. AS that Judgment should have
been entered at the trial it will be 50
entered upon this opinion being ccr;i-
lied to the superior court of Durham
county. Petition dismissed.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-20

a priviiNSe, as part OF 4 system OF
police regulation. and therein is dis
tingulshable from taxation. In the case
Of Board V. Barrie 81 y. Y. esq it is
said: These licenses to sell liquors
are not contracts between the state and
the persons licensed. giving the latter
vested rights. protected on general
principles. and by the constitution of
the United states. against subsequent
legislation. nor are they property. in
any legal or constitutional sense. They
have neither the qualities of a contract
nor OF property. but are merely tempo
rary permits 10 do what otherwise
would be an offence against general
law. They form l portion Of the inter-
mai police system of the State. are is
sued III the exercise OF its police powers.
and are subject 10 The direction of the
state government. which may modify.
revoke. or continue them. as 1t may
deem Mt We may. therefore. take ii
as established that. when Il license was
issued 90 the petitioner by the mayor
and aldermen Of the town OF Sparta.
sne was thereby invested with no rgnt
OF property, but that she was only
given a permit to engage in the busl-
ness Of retailing s9iri,uous liquors. sub
jet TO the control OF the municipal au-
tnorlties % said town. and such au-
thcrties had the exclusive right to fix
tne iicci6e ice ct such 4 sum as in their
Judgment the BEST interest of the people
OF the town required Having. then. a
permit 10 engage in the business, and
having done so according TO the terms
OF the license. the petitioner had no
rlEnt 10 complain if the constituted au-
Ihortos. in The exercise Of the same
discretion which caused the license to
De Issued TO her, granted a similar per-
nit to another person. II is is avcrred
in the petition that the mayor and al
dernen. while requiring from The pc
titiOner cash in payment NJ the license
fee, accepted from MInGel tract Of
l1nd OF estimated value Of $500 ana
paid to Mandel $500 the difference he
tween the license fee and the value or
tn land. Assuming this 40 he true. and
concodinG. as we do, that such action
was clearly Illegal. beyond the powers
OF the corporation aud of which any
citizen OF the town would have right
% complain. such act does not give her
any right. in an action such as is set
ont in the petition. TO have the deed
Cancelled: for. however much injury
such action nigh: have done to the cit
izer.' n 'arcc { in no way affected the
right of the petitioner TO engage in the
business for which she WAS licensed. u
is true SHE alleges that. BY this means
ara the issuance Of the license under
these circumstances. she had CONNIE
ti,on in her business. But, when she
applied for and received a license to
engage In the business Of retailing epir-
iiuous liquors she did 50 subject to
tn" power Of the municipal authorities
O; Sparta TO grant other licenses for the
same business.--a power which could
not be ahenated nor legally curtaIled
by any stipulation or agreement.
Whatever may h the effect Of the IL
legal action alleged in the petition. it
IS certain that the petitioner cannot
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COURT DECISIONS.
Notes of Cases Recently Decided,
Which are Of Interest TO
Our People.
DlGESTED BY W. B. MARTIN,
(Exclusively for Pilot)
MOREHEAD BANKING co. V.
MOREHEAD.

Supreme Court of North Carolina,
May 5, 1899.
WHERE AN EXECUTRIN TOOK UP
a NOTE OF THE TESTATOR BY
GIVING HER INDIVIDUAL NOTE,
SHE IS LIABLE INDIVIDUALLY.
AND THE NOTE CANNOT BE Pc
FORMED, AS THE MISTAKE WAS
ONE OF LAW.
This was 4 suit on note given by an
eXecutriX to take up note of her tes-
tator.
The court says:
In this case it appears that the trans
action took place between the defend
ant Morehead and Morgan, the cashier
of the plaintiff bank. Morgan says he
drew the note rs he was directed to
draw 1t, and the defendant Morehead
says that she signed 1t as it was drawn
knowing how ii was drawn. There was
not u word said then or before by either
Morehead or Morgan as to whether she
would be personally liable or not, and
no such question was raised until long
after this action was commenced. Fin
nlly, the question was raised as to
whether the defendant Morchcad was
personally liable or not; and then she
said she did not think when she signed
the note that she was making herself
personally liable, and Morgan said he
did not think when she signed the note
that she was personally liable. Upon
this evidence. the defendant Morehead
asks Il court of equity to come to her
relief and say she is not liable for this
debt. although she admits that in law
she is liable. Suppose the jurisdictions
OF law and equity were in separate
courts, as they were before the const-
tuition. of 1865 and the plaintiff had re-
covered judgment against the defend
ant Morehead in Il court OF law, and she
had gone into court OF equity to re-
strain and enjoin its collection: upon
what ground would she put her relief?
There Is not a suggestion of fraud. de-
ceit. or mistake OF the craftsman In
drawing the note. nor a suggestion bat
what 1t was drawn just as the parties
wanted 1t and intended 1t should be
drawn Indeed. this is admitted We
must confess that We are at q loss 10
see any ground for an equitable inter-
ference. And though equity is now adj
minstered in the same court and may
be in the same action. the rules that
governed before 1868 are the same now
that they We're before that time. 10 en-
title the defendant Morehead to oquita-
BE interference and equitable relief. she
must have such equities as would have
availcd her -before 1868.
After giving this case all the invcs-
tigation and reflection we are able to
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-20

had not issued the license to Mandel
she would have sold $4,000 of liquors
during the year. and realized a profit
of $40, 900. whereas she realized no profit
ct all. II. up TO this point, the plairtiff
had made out case emitting her to
damages. the amount of when was to
be measured by the profit she would
have made. the petition would sill be
subject TO demurrer. Affirmed.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-20
Table Furnishings.

This aggregation in our estab-
liShment has reached the summit
OF excellence. We are showing
The best things and giving the
biggest values, embodying the
most desirable commodities of
both domestic and foreign mar
kets. A daintily furnished table
always SharpenS the appetite and
improves the flavor OF The viandS.
Let US fit YOU Out in tableware.
We can DO it to your entire sat
islactlon and for 4 surprisingly
meagre consideration.
Note The following:
72-inch extra heavy snow white
signs. very line quality and will wear
like leather-cheap at $50. our price
si00.
72-inch Imported Damask. all linen
the Sl10 kind we are Offering n; 15c.
This is It very po9uler number and is
way above competition.
Our extra Wide An-linon Damaak=. at
30 and 59c.. are far above the average.
Many others. for many prices. both
highcr and lower, than lie ones men
toned.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-20
FlannelS.

In fitting out your household
this, article, with its many uses,
plays no unimportant part.
GOOD flanneIs at low prices
are hard to find, but we are
showing them in abundance, in
all shades, all widths, all weights
and all degrees of tineneSS, and
at prices the mere mention of
which will soothe any troubled
Spirit.
We have handled tlannels from
every mill of any size in the
cSuntry, consequently know the
best values and procure them d.
rect from the manufacturers and
In large quantities.
We are showing a splendid
line Of embroidered tlannelS at
prices that are simply senSa-
tionaI.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-20
Black Goods.

Have you visited this peerless
department lately ? If not you
are standing woefully in your
own light. We are showing all
the latest weaveS in both plain
and fancy fabrics and offering
them at surprisingly low figures.
Give us a call and we will place
great bargains within reach,
no matter how flat your purse.
We mention a few:
4S-nch Russian sersc-cAcap at sl.oo
yours tor zoe.
5e-inch English Serge suiting. hard
finish and splendid weave, zoe.
44-inch French Cashmere Serge. very
fine weave, worth 75c., our price 59c.
44-nch A!-wool Lusterless Granite
Cloth. very handsome, SOC.
4o-nch Nuns. Cloth, jc; bncl, and
very stylish, 5Gc
4o-nch sponged Lambs Iair-big
value: can't be bcat--5Oc
Many others that must be seen to be
appreciated.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-20

Carbolic Acid. csc. pint at Trotters
Drug Store, corner Main and Church
streets.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-03
Jonas In a Crowd.

Touching the painful position of a
small man in a large place, the Detroit
Free Press tells a story of Mr.. Jonas
Howard, sometime of Indiana. When
Mr.. Howard went to congress, it says.
he left behind him devoted body of
constituents who fancied that great
personal benefits would come to them
through Mr.. Howard's powerful pres
ence in the halls of national wisdom.
One of these rural adherents, a small
farmer, with some momentous political
design on his mind. followed Mr.. How
ard to Washington in eager pursuance
of that mysterious object. He returned
in about five days, seemingly not much
elated
We'll. Bill" a town acquaintace sa-
luted him, did you see Washington
and Mr.. Howard. and did you get what
you went after?'
Ya-as. l seen Washington" he re-
piled, grumpily, land seen Jonas; but
Jonas couldn't do nothin fer me. He
wuz a-havin' hard work to keep from
gittin' tromped on hisself."