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THE SUNDAY CALL
VOLUME CIV.— NO. -37.
RUEF SET FREE
ON BAIL BONDS
OF $1,560,000
ludge Murasky Accepts Graft
er's Relatives as Sureties
and Grants Release
Hx«Boodling King Poses for Pic-
ture, but Finds No One
to Join Him
tie Says He Will Devote Himself
to Ameliorating Condition
of Jail Inmates
Ruefs Bondsmen
Sirs. Henrietta MMrnfrld
(sister) $360,000
Merer Hurf < father) 330,000
Aetna Indemnity com
pany 100,000
Louis Friedman 1 10,000
Leopold Hirsch (counln). \IOO,OOO
Joseph Hirsch (couslnt . 100,000
William Cohen «. . 60,000
Enklne lUchardsoa .... 40,000
A. M. Edrlnißn 40.000
L. M. Seollßer 30,000
Mrs. Albrrttna Davis.... 30,000
Mn. C. A. Merer 30,000
Louis Levin 30,000
Mlcbael Schymennkr 20,000
Jarqnn Ilium 20,000
U B. Illnch 10,000
Uax-id Hfmcb 10,000
Frank Martnt • 10,000
Dr. \V. JMJ M Williamson.... 10.000
B> E. Knlin 10.000
Sidney £• Ilerxos 10,000
Total ball on 7S lndlct
inenta »J,500,000
Abe Ruef walked out of Judge Mu
rasky's court yesterday afternoon a
free man for the first time since he was
placed under arrest at the Trocadero
by Detective William J. Burns .March S,
1907. A few njinutes after 6 o'clock,
\u25a0with the. consent of Assistant District
Attorney Harrison, Judge Murasky
signed the order for his release. Step
ping Into a waiting automobile, Ruef
was whirled to his home ou Green
street, where ht took dinner -with his
father aad mother and relatives who
called to congratulate hjm.
But to Ruefs freedom' there was a
stout string attached, a string ' -which
the Indicted boss and confessed extor
tionist would find it a hard and costly
matter to break. Behind him with
Judge Murasky he left bonds for a
total of $1,560,000 to Insure his appear
ance in court at any time that he may
be wanted. Of these bonds, $690,000
were furnished by his father, Meyer
Ruef, and his sister, Henrietta Sitten
feld, on real estate property bought
by Ruef with part of the plunder he ob
tained during the years in which he
wa6 the political boss of San Francisco.
Should Roef flee the state all will be"!
forfeited. "
Ruef's relatives and many of his race
crowded the courtroom and when Judge
Mura*ky accepted the final bond of
$690,000, assuring the release of the
prisoner as soon as the legal formali
ties had been complied with, they
crowded around him in unconcealed de
light. Mrs. Leopold Hirsch, wife of a
cousin wlio provided one bond of
$ 100,000. rushed at him and throwing
her arms around his neck kissed him
on the mouth. Ruef returned the kiss.
After shaking hands all around and
thanking the two deputies who have
guarded him on his trips to court, Ruef
end his relatives went downstairs to
his automobile, where he posed for
Borne newspaper snapshots before start
ing for his home.
XO\E TO SHAKB HANDS
While the ex-boss was posing for
the picture a slgnl.-cant incident oc
curred which showed that the average
San Francisco citizen does not hall
Ruefs release, even on ball, with the
degree of enthusiasm expressed by his
immediate relatives. The newspaper
photographer wanted to snap Ruef in
the posture of shaking hands with a
delighted friend. As Ruef stepped out
of the court building the photographer
called for volunteers.
"Here, don't one of you men want to
«hake hands with Mr. Ruef?" he asked.
As one man the crowd responded by
»tandlng where they were. Ruef grace
fully extricated himself from the awk
ward position into which he had been
placea by pulling one of the deputy
*heriff guards to the front and asking
him to do the handshaking act with
blm.
The third day of the examination of
the bail sureties offered by Ruef's at
torney began with $800,000 still lack
ing from the necessary total. Last
Friday Ruef made an effort to have the
property which he turned over, last
month to his father and sister accepted
as security for that whole amount, to
which District Attorney Langdon made
vigorous objection.
six more: bo.vdsme.v
Yesterday his attorney had six addi
tional bondsmen on hand, who qualified
for $110.00© before Nicholas Lang, a
real estate expert, wag called to the
«tand to testify to the value of Ruef's
properties. Lang gave some Interest
ing figure* which the assessor could
have jotted down with profit for use In
the preparation of the next assessment
roll. Lang appraised the entire prop
erties as being worth $1,095,356. As
sistant District Attorney Harrison
pointed out that this was very much
higher than the sworn values given to
the assessor.
Here were some of the values given
by Lang: On the Commercial hotel
property, at Pacific and Kearny streets,
$427,000; lot and building In California
street near Kearny, $45,000; lot at
'Taylor and Beach streets, $40,000; the
ater at .Montgomery avenue and Powell
street, $10S,O00; building In Filbert
street near Montgomery avenue, $61,
535; lot and building near this, $65,000;
and four other pieces of real property,
J57.000. Langfalso gave some inter
esting computations of the income the
Indicted boss gets out of these prop
erties. From the Commercial- hotel
Ruefs rents aggregate $38,500 a year;
Cont?*aed ob Pec* 8, Column «
The San Francisco Call.
Have You Registered This Year?
IX order to take part la the
Ausrast primary aad the No-
vember election you most hare
reerUtered since the beginning
of this year. Last year's registra-
tion ao longer counts.
To vote at the August primaries
yon must register by July 22. Go
to the registrar's office now, be-
fore the rush begins. If you post-
pone this duty you may lose your
vote In the primaries. Remem-
ber that It Is jnst as Important
to vote at a primary as at a gen-
eral election.
When you register for the pri-
mary be sure you state your party
affiliation. If you don't do this
you will not be entitled t« vote at
the primary.
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE KEARXV SG
TUESDAY, JULY 7, 1908
WEATHER CONDITIONS
YESTERDAY — Clear; w*st wind; maximum
temperatcre. 62; mlnlmcm, 52..
FORECAST FOR TODAY— Fair; somewhat
n-annrr; light northeast wind, changing to fresh
west. Page 15
EDITORIAL
Effect of "Jim" Rea'e disclosures. Page 6
Lrssoa of two conTentioni. Pase 8
The outlawed firework. \u25a0 Page 6 '
Repealing a law of humaa nature. Page. 6
POLITICS
Bryan by running democratic national con-
Ttntion it losing control of party organization
for future; leaders declare the Xebraskan must
mafee good in coming- election cr retire as bour
bon dictator. Page 1
111 frrlir.jr amoog California delegates to demo
cratic national contention increase* and frequent
clashes occur between members of arrayed fac
tion*. Page 1
Bryan's wishes Ignored In the selection of, four
democratic national eommittcemen. Page 1
GRAFT
Roef set free by Jndge MurEsky on $1,560,000
bail bends. Page 1
CITY
Walter Hoff-Seely withdraws salt for dlTorce,
but reconciliation is not effected. Page 8
Engineer Doekweiler submits affidarlts cbarjc
ing that Spring Valley rates are higher than In
anj other large city. . In return the company's
attorneys rur.k<- him the target for a relentless
croM examination. Page 19
Claude I*. Erermanß," promlaent young ar
chitect, falls into Sacramento rlrer and Is
drowned. Page 16
. Merchants' association asks hearing regarding
trolley tracks, but superrlsora await peti
tion. ... . \u25a0'; . Page 8
I. P. Allea .-petition* .to reorganize Mtfrket
street bank' and saT« It- from lnsolrency. claim
ing assets . were ' figured too low. Page i«
Sixteen thousand dollars is found hidden in
skirt of aged woman panper at the alms
house. Page 8
Indictments against promoters of wireless
telephone company dismissed by United States
commissioner. Page 8
Fleet, lacking Nebraska, will sail for Honolulu
aad orient today. Page 10
Admiral Emory' astounded by request of barge
man, who asks blm . to . call bumboatman to
side. Page 10
Officers and families sail on transport Thomas
for Manila to await srrlral of the Atlantic
tqu&dron. * Page 8
Syndicate of eastern capitalists purchases
$4,000,000 bond Issue of the California sas and
electric company. Page 1
Philippine Islands prosperous and contented,
says Secretary of Interior James R. Garfield,- back
from visit. Page 1
SUBURBAN
Alaaeda county courthouse ring again scared
at cst rate offer of Fruttrale printer, who de>
dares he will force Issue. Page 5
Prosecutor deals blow to foundation of ring's
political system by checking free expenditure of
road fund. ' Page 5
Ber. TT. IT. Reedy resigns as assistant pastor
of First Presbyterian, church. . Page S
Four large- mast meetings In Contra Costa
county close the campaign waged by Lincoln-
RooecTelt league for primaries. ' Page 4
Commissioners of Oakland board of public
works present Test scheme for Improvement of
water front, which will cost many mil
lions. : Page 4
Adolph Telchert«- graduate of Unlrerslty of
California, Is offered chair of engineering In
Wyoming college. . Page 4
Tiny babe wrapped in paper is found deserted
by shores of Lake Merrltt> . Page 4
Coroner's Jury will take np JnTestlgatlon Into
cause of wreck to fix responsibility. Page 4
11. T. Watte, retired eea captain, dies sud
denly of heart failure as he enters Baptist
church. ' • Page 4
District Attorney Brown holds up Dargle's
bill for scrutiny, payment of which may be de
ferred. Page 4
COAST
Socialist sentenced to 25 years for murder will
accept nomination for president. Page 3
Scott Talley stage' is held up at Robbers rock
aad bandits escape. Page 2
EASTERN
One thousand Mexican troops meet 300 rebels
close to Texas town. Insurgents are routed. Is
report. Page 1
Full text of diplomatic notes exchanged be
tween Venezuela and American diplomat show
break is eericras. . Page 3
Hot ware in New York brings faarrest of death
and end Is sot yet in sight. Page 3
FOREIGN
British representative at Teheran demands
apology of Persian governor for action of Cos
sacks in surrounding lagaUon house. Page 3
Panama pU&i to file protest against United
States interference In election. Page a
SPORTS
Number of hosting licenses issued this season
promises to rreatly exceed the , record of
last year. ' y :•",: Paged
Entry list thows high class of e Tents for the
meet of trotting horse breeders' association at
Santa Boci. Page 9
Sir Martin, best. 2 year old of th* year, wins
tecend half of the double erent at Sheepsbead
Bar- , : Page 9
Cokiael Applegate makes biff killing at The
Meadows by the victory or Miss Bootless In 2
year old race. Page 9
Battling »if on and Joe Gans may meet again
In the ring In Nevada. ' . Page 9
Olympic clnb men plan ambitious auto
mobile race &eet and parade of deco
rated ears. ... Page 9
MARINE
Steamer Daisy Freeman, which to-red disabled
Zampa . Into San Pedro, . ; arrives from the
south. Page 15
SOCIAL
John Melville Kelly, local artist, and Miss
HarUad A»*c«3. Page 0
SAN FRANCISCO, TUESDAY, JUI^Y 7,- 1908.-
$4,000,000 IN
GAS BONDS SOLD
TO EASTERNERS
Capitalists Who Visited State
Make Heavy Investment
in California
Largest Transaction Since Fire
Shows City Securities
Again in Favor
Success of Municipal Issue Now
Assured Is Opinion of
Financiers .
One of the biggest deals since the
fire "of April, 1905, has just been com
pleted in the sale of $4,000,000 of
bonds of the California gas and elec
tric company to a syndicate of eastern
capitalists. The bonds carry 5 per
cent interest and were taken at 90
and 91. They run for 30 years. Al
though no formal announcement has
been made by Halsey & Co., the firm
that floated the issue, it is admitted
that the sale has been negotiated.
Not only is the operation one of the
largest In recent years in local finan
cial circles, but it is taken as an in
dication of the readiness of investors
to purchase Sac Francisco securities.
Financiers who had heard of the sale
said yesterday that it meant an active
demand for the municipal 5 per cent
bonds which will be placed on the
market in the fall.
, The California gas and electric
bonds were taken by the group of
men who visited California last month
as the guests of Halsey & Co. The
capitalists among whom the bonds have
been divided are: Stedman Bullock and
J. B. Oldham of Boston; R. "Walter Levy
and Allen G. Hoyt of New York; E. P.
Russell, H. B. Judson, L. A. Walton,
M. N. Mayer. J.A. Scudder, H. T. Libley 1 ,
J. C. Craft, H. L. Steuart, M. E. Simond
of Chicago; E. T. Morris of Bay. City,
Mich.; LI H. Kirby and A. B. Connable
of Kalamazoo, Mich.; A. t B.. Bishop, of
Flint, Mich>; J. C Copley of Aurora. III.;
Howard J. Lesher, John W. Anderson,
George .O. Boss. George Wiley,. H. F.
Fox, Theodore Luce/ J.- R. Bodde. 1 and
William JS, Rellly of Detroit,, and -John
Nickerson Jr. of St. Louis.
SEE STATE'S PROGRESS j '.
When the financial men were out here
last month they were taken through
the state in a special- train under the
guidance of Cyrus Peirce, local man
ager for. Halsey & Co. After inspecting
the city the : financiers were taken to
the various plants of : tho California
gas and electric and were
greatly impressed with what they saw.
Peirce returned to the eastern states
with the party and there the terms of
the sale were arranged.
The $4,000,000 bond issue of the Cali
fornia gas and electric company was
authorized last March, when the affairs
of the corporation . were reorganized.
The subsidiary companies, together
with the San Francisco and the Pacific
gas and electric were unified In the
form of a $46,000,000 deed of trust. The
outstanding bonds of the California gas
and electric company were called in
and new ones issued. In addition a
new issue to the amount of $9,000,000
was authorized to be floated as a board
of trustees should direct. The trustees
put out a $4,000,000 issue and this was
placed with Halsey & Co. The banking
firm immediately took the matter up
with the eastern capitalists who have
just purchased the bonds.
WILL ENLARGE PLANTS
A part of the $4,000,000 will be used
to take up the floating indebtedness
and the remainder will be used for
the extension and enlargement at the
company's power plants located in va
rious parts of the state. The California
gas and electric is now selling to the
amount of 175,000 horsepower and will
increase its. strength to 225,000.
The excess will be sold largely in San
Francisco, where the growth of manu
facturing since the fire has greatly
: augmented the demand. A number of
new factories have sprung up' along the
peninsula and the company will supply
these also.
The figure at which the bonds have
been taken makes the rate about 6^
per cent. The conditions are extremely
unfavorable at the present'moment for
such a sale and the deal is therefore re
garded as highly advantageous to. the
company.
FIVE ARE DROWNED IN
FLOODS NEAR LINCOLN
Nebraska's Capital Isolated by
Downpour That Wreaks
Great Damage
LINCOLN, Neb., July 6.— Lincoln to
day experienced what was probably the
worst flood in its history, causing the
loss of five lives, and possibly two
others; minor injuries to several; a
property loss "which can not" be even
approximately" estimated; an almost
total suspension, of railroad traffic to
and from the city, and misery to hun
dreds of families who have been driven
from their homes and are' tonight shel
tered in p-üblic buildings and private
residences. The known dead are: John
Metson, drowned while trying to rescue
stock; three children of Henry Amed,
a boy aged 9 and a girl aged 11 (they
fell from a boat after : being rescued
from the flooded home); Mrs. Schuea
ter, who died from fright and exposure
after being taken from her home; a
young man. named ."Willard -Nichols,
who was caught in the flood while re
turning home from town about 8 o'clock
this morning. He. climbed a telegraph
pole, and citizens say they saw him,
after, clinging for hours, - fall in the
water. No trace of his body has since
been found.
A child of a Russian* family, name
unknown, was reported drowned, but
the report has not been verified. The
drownlngs occurred between • 6 and 9
o'clock this morning, when tho flood
was at its height. 1 - The: flood followed
the greatest downpour of ; rain, known
here for many years. The Lincoln gas
and electric plant is flooded. : The flood
tonight" is subsiding.^ Acting i.. Mayor
Marshall tonight iMucd an appeal for
aid. \u25a0-. . . . - - -•••...\u25a0-,;:..., \u25a0 . .._,:.v >
FAILS TO NAME
THE NATIONAL
COMMITTEE MEN
Bryan's Dictation : Is Calmly Ig«
nored by the Illinois
Delegations
Victory of Sullivan and Guffey.
Will Not Aid Nebraskan
in the Future
Many Delegates to Convention
Curse Galling Instructions
That Bind Them
By George Van Smith .
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
DENVER, July 6.— lgnoring Bryan's
request that he be permitted to select
its national committeeman and
over the protest of the commoner,
the Illinois delegation re-elected
Roger Sullivan tonight by a vote of
approximately 7 seven to one. The
election of Sullivan to the national
committee was a foregone conclusion.
That Bryan would interfere again
after his former disastrous perform
ance with Sullivan, coupled with the
fact that Sullivan has prevented the
Illinois delegation from breaking its
instructions, was not expected.
When the Illinois delegation met to- 1
night It was;- Informed' that*- Bryan.ob
jected to the . selectlonTof. Sulllvan^as
a member of 'the, national" committee!
Bryan offered something -by' way- of
compromise in that- he gave the dele
gation permission to select four candi
dates, from among whom he would
choose the man to represent Illinois.
The list was to be submitted to Bryan
by wire and his selection returned at
once. The Bryan- order was received
and placed on file, and Sullivan was
elected with only seven dissenting
votes out of a delegation of 54. "
XOT IX SYMPATHY
The selection of Sullivan and Guffey
to the national committee and the tem
per of hundreds of delegates are
prophetic of a national committee which
will bo but little If any more In sym
pathy with Bryan than ls'the conven
tion. Bryan j will take . a- third demo
cratic . nomination for the presidency
under the two-thirds rule from a con
vention of which one-half. Itß.constit
uent delegates are opposed to his nom
ination. - Remove the galling instruc
tions under which more than a major
ity of the delegates .are chafing and
William Jennings Bryan would, in my
Judgment, receive not more than, a bare
majority in the convention which will
be organized tomorrow and which, bar
ring miracles or the death of Bryan,
will give the common three-fourths of
all Its votes on the first ballot.- f /.
The situation as disclosed in Denver
tonight is' without a record. parallel' ln
the annals of American politics.?- It is
no exaggeration to say that' N vlrtually
half of all the delegates, if, intact, not
a clear majority, are ..oppos^jj to. 'the
nomination of Bryan. It Is not alone
in -the New York, Pennsylvania*- and
Illinois delegations that the most sav
age but Impotent opposition ito. 1 Bryan
is exhibited. Delegates from the south
and the north .wearing Bryan badges
and controlled by Bryan instructions
are walking the streets declaring that
Bryan cannot be- elected "and- cursing
the instructions, which bind them to tlf«
peerless one. ' ,*r
The Georgia delegation, unhampered
by any instructions, and theiMinne-r
sota, delegation, instructed for Johnson?
are wherever their members :puttin ap
pearance, In th<* hotel lobby. orvOn-the
streets,* surrounded by; delegates, * be
wailing the instructions which , blrid
them to a candidate whom -they desig
nate as, a sure loser.
PLAINT OF BEIiEGATKS
Not even the* Nebraska delegation is
free from the disaffection 1 . , Some of the
Nebraskans freely admit that;, they
have no hope of electing Bryan, but
pretend to believe that either Johnson
or Gray could defeat Taft. ' .
California's delegation, while .notlaa
hostile- to Bryan as some of the in
structed' states, like North : Dakota'' and
Montana,, is, so , far as, a majority of
its members , are concerned,.' in 'an
equally uncomfortable ' position. A
majority of the California delegates
want to vote against Bryan. 4 They will;
as a matter of course," . respect ; their
instructions," but they, are not 1 Bryan
men, nor do -they pretend to believe
that Bryan will run as -well as he did
In 1896. w - -V w • ' . : :.^ ' "•. ' • \u25a0 -\u25a0
• Delegates are declaring on V, the
streets tonight : "Our I instructions are
outrageous.-' We .could elect Johnson,
but are, bound *to nominate a man. who
cannot win.";, : \u25a0 ' ?.'/- — -/\u25a0>• '\u25a0'\u25a0''\u25a0':.V ; '
The advent of the Minnesota delega
tion with the big: band and a trainload
of 'cheering* Johnson- boomers* resulted
Continued en | P»g« 9f Column g
Anti - Bryanites Gain Victory \
Over the Nebraskan at Denver
Mayor Dahlman and wife of Omaha
(upper), Roger C. Sullivan fleft) o f
Illinois and Colonel James Guff ey of ,
Pennsylvania. ' , \ ' . '< '. '' •
Many Clashes Occur in
State Delegation -
Among the Most \u25a0Active iAgents
of Discord Bell Is Far in
the Lead ;-* : \
Edward F. O'Day
SPECUI. DISPATCH^TOTBB CALL
DENVER, July 6.— -If -harmony be as
the' poet .avers, ; & "concord ~; of >. sweet
sounds, then the condition of Cali
fornia delegates here Is best described
as a discord of so'ur..notesvthat would
Jar the tympanum 1 of •a 4a 4 boller^maker.
The delegates' were . Jronbound /. at
Fre6no' with Bryan' -and
they J are aro lng to .vote t for.- him \u25a0 solidly
as a mater of course, first, last and all
the 'time.-* "Yet if .the ..truth Kxnuat:ib«
told-~and,;.it shall ';be:'an-,'impexsonal,
anonymous ,- • truth— -there ; var« • sinbads
among the twenty.. who ;'woujd, gladly
shake 'the old man of Lincoln from
their \u25a0shoulders. * : - ,'.;•- r.'. ' - * ."'
j /There are more active «gerits, of-dis
cord, however, and :eosiry : . first'.' come*
Bell, ; who", has, jangled,' the,- ; delegation
out.of^tune beyond the* power of -mortal
man^to : remedy.,'.' /*<:.-* .- .'... . f ; *
DEaftJXCIATXOX ';\u25a0 LOOSED :* :
' tTo^cQrnmendlßelllever, solllghtly.be
£ ore" Tom *•' Fox ." of ' Facramento,' Charles
.Edelmanjof/, Sa.n Francisco v and- others
Is 'like 1 ' loosening the cap *ori'a water
•plug. > '\u25a0\u25a0': Th;e ,<stream * of; .denunciation
flows Vafely.'and Interminably. , The 111
feeling 'in- the" dele&atlon 'shows itself
In ; ugly . flashes, and there" have \ been
downright", cat- and. dog .fights between
members* of the arrayed .faction a. And
only, two or three 'delegates who; have
learned how to sidestep: these, waspish
bickerings * are ' In • the comfortable po
sition .of .being able to say "a plague
on both , your* houses.*.' •\u25a0 , \u25a0
-The : day's -developments furnished
more . fuel, for the political, bonfire. A
Bell vice , presidential boom '• suddenly
sprang up j this" morning somewhere In
the 1 neighborhood of -the<Brown ; Palace
hotel, filt?-: looked .well as it-. traveled
along : Bc : ven teen th ."• street, but . .wh«nV 1 1
descended^ oh" \u25a0' tlie ' '; Calif oriila ' t head
quarters it -broke like a thunder cloud.
\ ; »There : were .more r unpretty, things
said • about r the J* Napa ; man \u25a0*; In 2 the : en
suing, half- hour Vthari"" the A wlre could
oomfortably/. carry., ,;H«; was
scored^ byJ some, ;lhe"i ; was' I ; damned with
faint praise by others, and If the boom
had % possessed ".the '}, property;^ of f> solid
matter it would have boen dented -like
a can 1 trMlingf lnTithe ?rear- of \u25a0 a ;yellow
dog. üßut ; the bobm never, amounted ito
Everybody 'knew-ltTdWn't
f fn tinned'" on ' Page '3. \u25a0 Colnmm 4
It./'/ * ..\u25a0 • \ ~ :... ~~
Smoke up and make the kaiser rich. He
"has a lot to 'do with your pipe stem. He
is the amber king. You will find the
story of > his amber mines in - v^ •
"THE SUNDAY CALL '""
Mexican Troops Rout
Rebels^iiL Battle
thousand Regulars* Meet 50Q
: Soldiers of Revolutionist
.I* Forces Is Texas Report
'_ . SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CATJL^
• -DEL ; RIO, . Tex.,^ July. 6. — Reports
were brought into Las Vacas and Del
Rio. today -that a force of nearly 1.000
Mexican, troops,, commanded by Colonel
Dorantes,- encountered one of the main .
bodies of the revolutionists about . SO !
miles south of .here at an early hour
today. It was said a battle. had taken
place, in which the insurgents were
routed. .The revolutionary f ore & num
bered about 600 men. They were well
a-rmed and mounted and" put up a hard
\u25a0fight \u25a0 . \u25a0 . . \u25a0-\u25a0\u25a0-•- — 5 ,' .
7 When unable to . longer maintain
their stand against the overwhelrnins
government forces the Insurgents broke !
in, small, bands and [made *a' awift'-re-,
treat- into the- mountains. \.They : are
being pursued by;, federal cavalry. and
rurales. No report 'of the . number
killed has been received'' here. . - f-i
TROOPERS HASTEN SOUTH i
Mexican-^ Soldiers - Hurried /to:
; Scene- of .Disturbances -\u25a0 :'/*.
, SPECIAL piSPATC%TO/THaCALr. - . *
I "EL^ PA^,^T«^JUl^«>^ikty,^Mexi
can ;cayalry men -came, today' from
Chihuahua and -vrere sent south to
Casas : Grandes on a special train and
then hurried out to 'Ascension, a small
town eouthof. Palomas, which was at
tacked* by revolutionists' near the New
Mexico" border* last/Tuesday. Only 50
gendarmes -hold the 'place.
- . Mexican: Consul AJtpllo^V. Lomell of
this city.; makes the announcement that
a'.bahd;of.- r 4O revolutionists were ar
rested Saturday In the mountains north
of- Casas-'Grandes' by Mormon ' volun->'
teers;! .-".'.' • i_. . ' "'\u25a0"'- "' ' '\u25a0
..That, the' Mormons take a rather
serious view- of the situation is evi
denced by -an editorial In 'the Nuqvo
Casas- Grandes El Progresso, published
by a . Mormon, warning his peoplo to
arm themselves.'-' '.'•\u25a0*" v. '/-V.
•*HUNCHKi:EADS AUNER
, TO RICH FIND>OF STOCK
Shares of Leopard . Stock Worth
-;, -Hidden —
3*.:-" as Result of Dream
, "special dispatch to the call
RENO..Nev.. July «.— A find of $150.
0000 worth of Leopard stock was made
by Arthur Bender on the Comstock last
week, 'the discoverer maintaining that
he was led to the scene by a "hunch."
Binder -says he went down the aban
doned shaft after dreaming that there
was buried treasure there and that he
walked directly to the spot.
The I stock was wrapped in mildewed
paper. Bender took it to the surface
after exploring the tunnel and carried
along ore. from a vein that he had un
covered. In the home of Mineral Sur
veyor Moran he opened ths package.
The stock: was Issued in 1875 and
signed by - the late Senator George
Hearst. : The name of the man to whom
the stock was" lssued was not. revealed.
Residents of Virginia City say it Is
doubtful If Bender ever cashes in," for if
the stock Is marketable -the Hearsts
will; claim It. Bender is now on his
way' to San , Francisco, where he will
ascertain' thejvalue of the stock.
>>-.; Telling of occurrence, the dis
coverer said:-* . ' . '.-.-\u25a0..
, "I seemed to be led by instinct to the
place .where the- stock was cached under
a boulder. I shoved it into my pocket
and' continued the- workings to pros
pect."' Ifound a* three. inch vein of ore,
from 'which I carried -f 150 to the sur
faces ;•. .•;- \u25a0 - - --•- ' -=..^_
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PEICE FIVE CENTS.
SAY BRYAN
MUST WIN
OR RETIRE
Men Slated for Slaughter Are
Re-elected to National *'
Committee
State Leaders Declare the Ne*
braskan Musi Succeed
or Abdicate
This Means That Peerless One
Is Losing Future Control
of Organization £
Big Four Who Triumphed Will
Not Work Against Candi
date From Lincoln
Raymond
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE rAT.fr
DENVER, July 6.— William Jen
nings Bryan may be running *ht*
convention, but he is losing control
of the ; organization of the democratic
party for the future. Men he
slated for slaughter have been tri
umphantly re-elected to their places
of trust in the party management,
and some of Bryan's dearest and most
loyal friends have been left out in
the cold. This is more significant
because, in almost every case, the
delegation which has done these
things will go into the convention and
vote solidly for the Nebraska candi
date. It is evident now that the lead
ers of the party are building for the
future, and they propose that Bryan.
shall make good Is the coming elec
tion or retire once and for all as party.
dictator. , -
"Jim" Guf£ey*s letter will not affect
the result in the convention, bat has
solidified the opposition to Bryan la
the .national . committee and a dozen
strong northern states which are now
lined np to establish the theory that
if Bryan is not elected president ia
November he must retire to the rear
ranks and give some other mv a>
chance. * -
AATIS ARE VICTORIOUS
This Is not speculation, but fart. la
West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Illinois
and Indiana the- stone which the Ne
braska leader Insisted should be reject*
ed has actually been made head. of tha
corner. - Guffey, Roger Sullivan, Tom
Taggart and John T. ilcGraw hay«
all been triumphantly indorsed by thel?
own delegations despite the open op
position of Bryan. This quartet of
"undesirables" has been made th* bast-*
of attack by party leaders for a lone
tune. Three of them. In spite of these
attacks, have allowed . their states to
be lined up for Bryan and have bee a
loyal under trying circumstances. It
took a great deal of nerve and concern
for the party welfare to Indue* an
-Irishman like Roger Sullivan, witn
good, warm blood in his veins, to with
stand all the offers which were mads
to him to betray Bryan. It required
.honesty and sagacity to hold the Illi
nois .delegation in line when Sulli
van knew the future head of the ticket
had bitterly assailed him personally
and; politically, and was seeking ta
break', down his Influence with. Urn
democracy of his own state.
TAGGAIIT REMAINS LOYAI.
So, too. In the case of Torn Taggrart,
As Guffey showed, letter*, were written
by Bryan, insisting that the chairman
of the national committee should re>
slgn and turn over the- placa to ons of
Bryan's henchmen. Taggart declined
to yield to this dictation, bat he, too.
resisted the temptation to carry his
personal affairs into his own delegation
and Bryan will get as solid support
from Indiana as from Nebraska.
- 1 John T."- JlcGraw of West Virgin!*
was another one of the quartet who
in ,th» face of what Guffey called
"brutal assault" upon his personal po
litical prestige, and in «pite of inter
ference' by the leader of th« party la
his own state, recognized the trend o£
public opinion and mada not tha slight
est attempt to deprive Bryan of th*
solid support of West Virginia* <ls«
mocracy.
It was "Jim" Guffey of Fenasy trial*
who split his delegation, and ho did not
do it because of any open attack upon j
hyn. On' the' contrary, Guffey took his
stand in Pennsylvania as a matter at
personal .'political preference. Ha had
been friendly to Bryan In previous cac»
paigns and had given his timo and
money to secure democratic success ia
national elections, in spite of the fact
that lie came .from a strong republican
state, where he could not hope for local
political success. GuCay honestly be
lieved that Bryan was not the best man
to nominate for the presidency. H» be*
lieved - that . ths people would b« at
tracted by a new man and that It was
a mistake to keep one candidate before
them all the tima In the vain hop* thaS
they would experience a chang« of
heart. It vras not until after Guffey
split up his delegation that Bryan
wroto a letter asking for a' bill for
"stained glass windows." and it was
not until Guffey was actually her* en
the ground that he was assailed in a>
public speech at Lincoln and thus of
ficially Included in the list of the four
"undesirables" who had incurred th»
displeasure of the peerless leader.
OTHER SIDK OP PICTURE
This Is one side of the picture, but
there" Is another one which must b»
studied before any one can understand
the real situation. Tom L. Johnson,
mayor of Cleveland, and occasional can
didate for governor of Ohio, has been a
vociferous and radical follower oC
Bryan.*' The Ohio delegation Is depend
able so far as the nomination for th»
presidency Is concerned. There Is no
sign of revolt there, so more than la.