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I OS ANGELES TIMES. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, PAGES. LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS. KATES OF SUBSCRIPTION. WASHINGTON.

ment 'to the Great Register should be sent to the printer. October 27th was AHliKi ALB10H. The Ketoliation Bill Excites John Bull's Ire. men honestly enlisted to vote. At all events, Mr.

Dunsmoor clearly did his duty and obeyed a plain law. The matter was taken before the Superior Court on petition of John Vogele for a mandamus to compel the County Clerk to register his name from one of the crooked lists supplied. After the arguments Judge said that it was very unfair to spring such an important and delicate case on him at the last moment. He had never allowed politics to. come upon his bench, and, please God, he never would.

This question put him in a delicate He could not give a decision off-hand, but must have time to look up the law and give a written decision. He would then give a decision without fear or favor. As to this one petitioner, Vogele, all he had to do was to go to the Clerk at once, make his affidavit and get a certificate of registration, upon which, the Judge held, he would be entitled to vote, even though his name be not printed in the-register. November 8th Judge Branson filed his written decision in this case, canvassing it with absolute fairness and citing the statutes bearing upon it. His conclusion of law was as follows: It being true that his written appointment was not at 'that time filed in the office of the County Clerk, the statute says that he shall not be a deputy, nor shall be act as such.

Senate. Sacramento, Jan. ,25. By the Associated Press. The Senate met at 11 o'clock.

Mr. Mofllt, from the Committee on Fi nance, reported adversely unon thn hill making an appropriation to pay for the pub lication oi tne iieata amendment in half a dozen San Francisco, Sacramento, Sonoma ana Lios Angeles newspapers. mt. caminetti. irom tne committon nn Viniculture and Viticulture, reported a concurrent resolution requesting the Repre sentatives oi tan torn ia in Congress to de- with a favorable recommendation, and on mntlnn it wna aAnniort On motion of Mr.

Clunie, the bill making nu appropriation pay ior puonsning tlie Heath amendment was recommended to the Committee on Finance. He said he was satisned that the committee did not understand the bill when it reported it adversely. Aujouruvu. i i Assembly. Sacbamknto, Jan.

25. In the Assembly today the Committee on County Bound aries favorably reported back the bill to add portions of Fresno and Merced counties to San Benito county. Among the bills introduced in the Assem bly today was one by Mr. Coombs of Napa to prevent the sophistication and adulteration of wine. Mr.

Coombs stated that the bill had been prepared by a committee of three of the State Viticultural Association, and at the proper time be would move that li oe aeciarea a case oi urgency ana passea out of its regular order. The Knox bill, providing for two additional Superior Judges for Los Ancreles. was taken up out of its order and a substitute changing the phraseology of the meas ure was introduced oy mm ana aaoptea, ami oruerea engrossea ana to a tnira reaa- ing. STATE CAPITAL NOTES. The Los Angeles Judiciary Bill-Ill ness or" the Governor.

Sacbamento, Jan. 25. By the Asso ciated Press. At a metiBg of the Judi clary Committee pf the Senate tonight a favorable report was reached on the bill acted on by the Assembly today granting Los Angeles two additional judges. Chair man Clunie was unwilling to grant more than one and will present a minority report.

GOV. BABT1.ETT ILL. Gov. Bartlett is confined to his room with kidney complaint. WILL NOT SUrVE.

Got. Bartlett has received a letter from William T. the firm of W. T. Coleman declining the appointment of Major-General of the National Guard of California.

Personal reasons only are given for the declination. SAN FRANCISCO. Another Dynamite Scare Wm. X. Coleman Declines.

San Fbancisco, Jan. 25. By the Asso ciated Press. A dynamite cartridge ex ploded on the track, between the car and the dummy of a train, on the Geary-street railroad last night, breaking a piece of iron out of the car wheel1 6 inehes in length. There were a number of passengers on the dummy and inside the car at the time.

None were injured. COLEMAN DECLINES. William T. Coleman deelares that he has no intention of accepting the position of Major-General of the National Guard of California. AN ECCENTRIC VEBDICT.

The Coroner's jury, which held an inquest to-day over the body of William Hayes, who was murdered by his son, Daniel, rendered a verdict finding the parricide insane and charging him with manslaughter. AMUSEMENTS. Gband Opera House. The play of Faust and Marguerite, now running at this theater, went more smoothly last night than at the first performance the waits between acts were perceptibly, shortened, and the audience was dismissed in good season. The house was well filled, and the piece, with its specially fine setting, appeared to give general satisfaction.

It will be repeated tonight and again tomorrow. Chamber Concebt. A delightful little concert was given at the Nadeau last night for the benefit of the Presbyterian Church. The selections covered a wide range, from the nursery rhyme of "Peek-a-boo" to a symphony by Beethoven; but in each case were rendered in a manner that elicited considerable applause. The occasion was marked by the appearance of Mr.

H. M. Gillig, a society gentleman, who possesses a rich, sympathetic baritone voice, and sings with great taste and expression. His selections were confined to drawing-room ballads, but he is- evidently capable of producing fine effects, and will doubtless be in great demand for society occasions. The piano solos of Bruno Gortatowski were marked by his usual fine feeling and were sufficiently varied in character to show his power of execution.

Miss A. F. George sang a Lullaby Song," and for an encore gave a charming little romance in French entitled "Jeanne," which she rendered in excellent style and with very telling effect A Waltz Song," by Jennie McFarland Damarin; a bass solo (encored), by Mr. Hawthorne, and a "Creole Lover Song," by Mr. Stoneman, with some instrumental selections, completed the programme, after which the audience adjourned to the dining-room and discussed refreshments.

Tolerably Old. San Diego ITnlon.l Sunday an old Indian, known as Nevos, died at the house of an Indian, woman named Luiz, in Old Town, at the age of 125 years. Nevos was "raised" by the missionaries who came to Lower California, and was brought by those good priests to San Diego. He assisted in the building of several missions, among them the San Diego Mission, where he lived and worked while the missions were yet in their glory. Nevos bad for many years been stone-blind, but he bud always refused to go to the poor-bouse.

He had worked right along until within a short time of his death. He would cut wood, wash clothes, hoe corn and beans, but never, although he couldn't see, was he known to hurt a nill of beans. Old Nevos bore his age well, and was never crippled, as many of the aborigines are. At the same bouse where he died is another Indian, a young man of 22 years, who is dangerously ill, tenderly cared for by Louiz, the Indian woman. The inhabitants of Old Town think the county ought to substantially remunerate her for her care of these Indigents.

True For You. San Bernardino Courier. A development is going on north of the mountains which will add another vast section to the cultivable land of San Bernardino county. The enterprise for the colonization of 2000 ares in the neighborhood of the Point of Rocks is being pushed with great preparatory vigor. Higher up a vaster enterprise still is already well under way.

The success of these great schemes is as certain as anything of the future well can be. The money and the men for the moment are both on hand. The Moj a ve desert, so-alled, will, at least from the Kern line to the Mojuve River and from the Summit to Cottonwoods, 6oon be transformed inv one of the richest agricultural regions of the State. THE L08 ANOKMCH TIMES, published every day, except Monday, Is dllvore4 by carrier cents a week, or cent a month: 17.60 a year by mall, post-paid, .00 lor months, or i.uu ior moniua in auvance. OORBERPONDENCE aollrlted from all quarters, Timi iMui anrf iiuiv.

the Drefpr- mice. Use one side of the sheet only, write plainly, and send real name lor the private Information of the Editor. UB8CRIBERH, when writing to have the address of their paper changed, should also state the former addrtas, Address (Telephone No. 29) THK TI.HKS.MIBlIttB COM AM, Temple and New High I-os Angelea, Cal. to ctaggitieo rage.

Amusements auction Bales Banks Bank Clothing C'nmmlHHlon Dresomaklng and Millinery I 7,8 Excursions Fiiriniuie Hotels Legal No I Ices, 8,1 ft 2, 0 10 bines of Travel Local and other Reading Notices. "Dots' ,.1,2,3,5.8 Lumber. 9 Medical Paper Manufacturer Popular Resorta Professional and Business Cards Real Estate. 2,3, (,6,7,8,0, 10 Wants. For Sale.

Houses Ta Let. 1 Wood and Coal 10 -UDolaaalfled (All) BHTKKBD AT PoeTOFRICB AS 2D-CLAM MaTTKR BY THE TIMES-MIRE0E COMPANY. H. G. OTIS.

President and General Manager. ALBERT McFABLAND, Treas. and Business Manager. Wm. A.

SPALDING. Secretary. How Mr. Lynch Was "Defrauded." The Herald of yesterday morning contains an elaborate and painstaking argument in favor of Lynch's right to contest the result of the late Congressional election. This argument is strong in that it is temperate, and appeals to a sense of justice which is supposed to le planted in the breast of every true man.

Were its premises correct, there would be no denying its conclusions. But the truest logic that was ever propounded becomes mere sophistry when based upon a false hypothesis. This, we are prepared to show, is exactly the status of the Herald's appeal for jus tice and fair play. 'That Lynch was not elected to Con-egress from this district we firmly and conscientiously believe. That he was defrauded of an election which properly belonged to him we also believe.

That his claim to have the declared election of Gen. Van- a. i it. at. -i v.

nuiuv axdvu ufst v. i uiiumvuv of pretexts we are abundantly satisfied and trust that we shall be able to show a reason for the faith. that is in us. The Herald has invited a dispassionate discussion on this subject, and we are only too glad to join issues with it on this basis. At the outset, quoting from our contemporary: Mr.

Lynch charges that the precincts in this city were so gerrymandered by Republican officials as to make it impossible for an elector to vote in the White House precinct without standing in line at least 45 minutes. The only response to this is that, if the precincts in this city were gerrymandered, then it was entirely the fault of Mr. Lynch and his associates. It is well known that a petition was presented to the Board of Sunervisors by J. D.

Lynch and I. W. nellman asking that the boundaries of certain pre- ir.mrr,! in r.nn linnur narr. or rne r.ir.v ne i gr changed. In conformity with this petition, and doubtless upon a reasonable showing, the boundaries were changed.

Before the election took place there was good deal of dissatisfaction expressed iby Col. Dunkelberger, Republican for Supervisor, who claimed his supervisoral district had been gerrymandered by Lynch and Hellman, abetted by the Board of Supervisors, Uol. Dunkelberger, at any rate, was defeated by a small majority. Whether the change in question militated against him we are not prepared to say. It seems, however, that the gerrymandering rule is a good one, for it works both ways.

If Mr. Lynch did actually gerrymander those precincts, with the connivance of a Republican Board of Supervisors, and thereby accomplished his own defeat, as well as that of Col Dunkelberger, he is greatly to be pitied, Hedhrtfedapit; he digged ltdoepi. lie digged It for his brother; But to punish his Bin he did fall in The pit he digged for 'tothor. Quoting again from the Herald: Next we come to that curious phase in the political history of the last election by which great number of legal voters were arbitrarily disfranchised in this city by the nocus-pocus oi registration. Our contemporary then continues, at some length, to recite the announced close of registration October 2d, and how the public registration was actu aIIwv Mlnoail sin fViaf flat a Knf ttiaf ann 0 plemental registrations were continued ul! liuocia ajia luuu uuvu.

Auv kaaiav ouir in a more or less secret manner until October 27th. This much is charged upon Republican officials and managers. We quote again: But this fact is supplemented by another suggestive fact, ine nistory or tne election as clearly set forth in Mr. Lynch's notice upon Mr. Vandever shows that the Democratic County Committee having got wind of the secret maneuvers emanating from the County Clerk's ofllce, busied themselves in securing the registration of Democrats, and that out of 500 nauies offered to the County Clerk either in person or by malifled deputies ho had charge of registration, 194, known to be Democrats, were arbitrarily refused registration.

Thus we have the story from Mr. Lynch's standpoint. Now for the facts: It was necessary for County Clerk Dunsmoor to fix upon some date for sending his registration sheets to the printer so that the Great Register might be published in time for the election. The date which he thus fixed was October 2d, and it was none too early as The Job Office, which printed the books, can testify. It was next necessary for Mr.

Dunsmoor to fix upon some date when the sheets for the supple named for that date. Between October 2d and 27th the political managers on both sides busied themselves with registering all the stray voters they could find. It was a neck-and-neck race. Deputies were out from 'the office of the County Clerk (Republican) and deputies were out from the office of the County Assessor (Democratic) All of the names which were brought in regularly by both Democratic and Republican deputies were entered in the supplemental register. But some of the list were so manifestly frauds lent that they were rejected.

The chiefest objection was that the deputies appointed by the County Assessor had failed to qualify. Of course, a deputy for such work must be a deputy duly empowered and qualified. On this point section 61 of the county govern ment bill says: Every county, township or district officer except a supervisor or judicial officer, may appoint as many deputies as may be necessary for the prompt and faithful discharge of the duties of fiis office. Such appoint ment must be made in writing and hied in the office of the County Clerk; and until such appointment is so made and filed, and until mch deputy shall have taken the oath office, no one shall be or act as such deputy. At 5 o'clock on the evening of October 27th, when the supplement to the Great Register was to close, Mr.

Bilder- rain, the County Assessor, went into the County Clerk's office with the list of several hundred voters, whose names be demanded should be put on the sup plement, ins list was simply a list, witn nothing whatever to show its authenticity. Mr. Dunsmoor properly said that he could not receive this, but must have the affidavit for each name. So Mr. Bilderrain went to bis office, and by 11 o'clock had secured me ainaavits.

xnere are some queer stones about the places in which some of those affidavits "were written that night. Finally, however, they were brought in. No promise was made to put them on the supplement, though it was expected that they would be so put, and some of the deputy clerks sat up till 2 a.m. to get them in. Upon examination of these hundreds of affidavits, a huge fraud was unearthed.

It was discovered that 183 affidavits were dated prior to the qualification of the deputies who took them. All the rest of the names were put in the supplement, including 12 which had been registered before the qualification of the deputy, but on which the dates had been changed. The list is instructive. Deputy L. M.

Grider became quali fied as a deputy October 28th. He handed in 6 affidavits, of which 4 were made on the 25th and 2 on the 26th. Jerry Comocy, qualified October 26th, handed in 24 affidavits', of which 12 were made on the 22d; 4 on the 23d and 8 on the 25th. Giles Westcott, qualified October 29th, handed in 17 affidavits, of which 3 were made on the 23d, 2-on the 24th, on the 25th, 6 on the 26th, and 4 on the 27th. C.

S. Parcels, qualified October 27th, handed in 25 affidavits, of wkich 3 were made on the 22d, 4 on the 23d, 13 on the 25th and 5 on the 26th. Sam Hamilton, qualified October 26th, handed in 10 affidavits, of which all were made on the 25th. G. W.

Keran, qualified October handed in 14 affidavits, of which 9 were made on the 23d, 2 on the 22d and 3 on the 25th. B. P. Foster, qualified October 26th, handed in 4 affidavits, of which 1 was made on the 23d, and 3 on the 25th. John Saunders, qualified October 27th, handed in 6 affidavits, of which all were made on the 25th.

William Dryden, qualified October 27th, handed in 7 affidavits, of which 1 was made on the 6th, 1 on the 22d, 1 on the 23d, 2 on the 25th, and 2 on the 26th. J. J. Carrillo, qualified October 27th, handed in 6 affidavits, of which-1 was made on 23d, 4 on the 25th, and 1 on the 26th. F.

II. Steele, qualified October 26th, handed in 5 affidavits, all made on the 23d. H. W. Head, qualified 'October 27th, handed in 5 affidavits, of which 4 were made on the 25th and 1 on the 26th.

B. W. Hall, qualified October 26th, handed in 5 affidavits, of which 3 were made on the 23d and 2 on the 25th. John T. Wilson, qualified October 27th, handed in 21 affidavits, of which 9 were made on the 26th and 12 on the 25th.

John McNish, qualified October 26th, handed in 23 affidavits, all made on the 25th. II. D. Bequette, qualified- October 26th, handed in 5 affidavits, all made on the 25th. Here, then, were 183 alleged voters registered by men who had no more right to register a voter here than Denis Kearney had.

All these were thrown out. One of the most zealous of the Assessor's deputies was Robert Domin-guez; who was qualified October 26th. He had taken 12 affidavits on the 22d; but finding that Mr. Dunsmoor had detected the irregularity, the 22 was changed in every case to a 27. The forgery was very clumsily done, and could be detected at arm's length.

Out of the 12 affidavits 9 were not signed at all by the alleged voter, butbyMr. Dominyuez This is as palpable as the other crookedness. the 12 was a man 40 years old, who was naturalized (so the affidavit said) in 1863, when he was 17 years old! This budget was enough to throw discredit on the whole lot, and it is very doubt ful if there were in the whole list those put on or those kept off many The Los Angeles Appropria tion Bill Passed, And Now Only Requires the Presi- dent's Autograph. The Woman Suffrage Amendment to the Constitution Defeated. John F.

Swift Mentioned a Probable Com- mlisloner Under the Inter-State Commerce Bill The Cabinet Slscnslng the Retaliation Measure Notes. By TtUgravh to The Time. Washington, Jan. 25. By the 'Asso ciated Press.

In the Senate today, on motion of Mr. Mahone, bills for public buildings were taken from the calendar and passed as follows To complete the building at Santa Fe, N. not to exceed appropriating $150,000 for the Los Angeles (Cal.) building; for a building at Charles- tod, S. not to exceed $100,000 for site, and $300,000 for building for Jefferson, not to exceed $50,000 for site and building. SAN FKANCISCO LESS MJtHT.

San Fbancisco, Jan. 25. Special Private dispatches received from Washington confirm the rumor that the1 bill appropriating $350,000 for a postofliee building site in this city has no chance of passing this Congress. Mr. Stanford strongly supported the bill, before it went into com mittee, and it was generally believed that the bill would not encounter any serious obstacles.

Dispatches published today say that Mr. Morrow will make an effort to get the bill up before the House by unanimous consent, but it is not thought he will be successful. WOMAN SUFFRAGE. The Senate Kejectn the Proposed Constitutional Amendment. Washington, Jan.

25. (By the Associated Press. The Senate today took up the proposed Constitutional amendment providing for woman suffrage. The text of the amendment is as follows "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by a State on account of sex. Congress shall have power by appropriate legislation to inforce the provisions of this article." Mr.

Brown addressed the Senate in opposition. He said that women now exercised an imperceptible influence in public affairs, much greater than she could if female suffrage were enacted. It might be a gratification to a small minority of women, but it would be a cruelty to the large majority of them. The most ignorant an less refined portion of the female population to say nothing of the baser class would flock to the polls, while the refined, intelligent and virtuous women would stay at home. Thus" there would be a vast preponderance of ignorance and vice at the polls.

Air. uoipn favored the resolution. The stage, he said, of ridicule of the movement was passed. Mr. Eustis inquired of Mr.

Dolph whether he did not think if women had the right of suffrage she. also ought to be required to serve on juries. Mr. Dofph said that did not necessarily follow. There was no connection between jury service and the right of suffrage.

But in Washington Territory where women had the right of suffrage they also served on juries and to the great satisfaction of judges and lawyers. Mr. Eustis understood that under all State laws those duties were considered co-relative. He asked whether it was a decent spectacle to take a mother from her nursing infant and keep her up all night sitting on a jury. Mr.

Dolph replied that there was nothing in that suggestion, because no woman under such circumstances would be required to serve on a jury. In conclusion, he said God speed the day when, not only in all States' and Territories, but everywhere, women shall stand before the law freed from the shackles riveted on her by tyranny and by ignorance, not only in relation to suffrage, but in relation to every other right." Mr. Vest spoke in opposition to the resolution. Mr. Blair made an argument in favor of the resolution.

The vote was then taken, on the resolution, and it was rejected yeas, 16; nays, 34. NATIONAL NOTES. John F. Swft't to be Inter-State Commerce Commissioner. Jan.

25. By the Associated Press. The opinion is generally accepted here that the Pacific coast will get one of the Inter-State Railroad Commissioners, and that it will be a Republican who will be appointed. if this is to be accomplished, the Republicans of California will have to take speedy action and mass their strength on one man. John Swift is spoken of here by nearly all California Republicans as a suitable man.

BEADY FOB THE PBE8IDENT. An engrossed copy of the Inter-State Commerce Bill was signed by the Speaker of the House today, and by the presiding officer ot Jhe Senate. A NEW POSTOFFICE. A new postofflce has been created at Echoes, San Diego county, and Lizzie W. Mahoney has been appointed postmistress.

THE CABINET MEETING. The Cabinet meeting today was attended by "all except the Secretary of War, who is out of the city. The principal topic of discussion was the action of the Senate yesterday on the Canadian fishery question. In the course of the discussion a question arose as to the legality of the recent seizures of British vessels near the Seal Islands for alleged violations of the law regulating hunting for seals at or near the Islands. PBOPOSED CHANGE IN THE SIGNAL 8EBVICE.

Senator Morgan today introduced an amendment to the bill to create a Department of Agriculture providing for the transfer of the Signal Service to the civil authorities. i i Brave Men Rewarded. San Diego, Jan. 25. Capt Miramontes, of the Rural Guard, of Ensenada, Lower California, is here today and was presented with a gold watch and chain from President Cleveland valued at f2O0 for bravery in saving a boat's crew of the steamer Ranger.

His men got medals for the same act Strikers Return to Work. Jersey City (N. Jan. 25. A com mittee of the Lorillard Btrikers last night demanded the discharge of those of their number who had returned to work as the nrice of deolarine the strike off.

This was refused. The strikers continued to return to work in small partita today. Hostile Tone of the London Press Toward the United States. The Dominion Authorities Urged Not to Back Down. Canada Distressed at the PaMiga of the Measure-New England Fishermen Hllarlow Orer the Turn of Affaln in the fbh ery OMpnte.

By Telegraph to Th Timet. rawjiijow, jan. so juorningviuy Cable. The Post this mornine-. In nn artfoln nn tha passage in the United States Senate on Monday of the Fisheries Retaliation Bill, says: "We are sura that Mr Tncroiio m.f.

spoken bitterness aeainst represent the feelings of either the American Senate or people. On the other hand. it would be foolish to shut ot eyes to the Importance of the question The Daily News savs: "Tmdav'a grams from New. York, Montreal and Ottawa are of a very reassuring eharaeter. Nobody here regarded the violenti speeches-of Senators Ingalls, Hale and Frye selously.

Even dignified American Senator mm link above playing to the gallery. It is miueb to De hoped that no step will be taken to-exasperate the tiuarrel and that th oatA sense of Canada will insist upon polley oi peace' '('lift. Standard nva- "ProcMmf will probably have the good sense to veto mo lueusuiic vw agree ih merely in loinv as-a prelude to amicable negotiations We or Canada being coerced into yielding a jot uwis vi urn iigins oy sucn empty tnreata. signed by Messrs. Ingalls, Frye and Hoar, but Americans, by demanding such tenms-as these Indicate, ask more than ThA riiatinta liiivava, roin-ttt tint 4-.

v.n 't vw6im uui WJ UV. UQ- yond the power of diplomacy." CONFLICTING SENTIMENTS. The Bill Causes Grief in Canada audi i a Joy Massachusetts. ChicawOl Jan. 25.

fBv the Associated! Press. The Thwes's Toronto special says. "Newsof the passing of the Retaliation Bill against Canada has been received here withi considerable surprise, as the feeling had mccu cuunuam Hume 01 uie papers tnau the bill wa only introduced as a threat and mat ipwoum not De touched till the next session of Congress. Canadian shippers are Miv utwuUTQ 111 jury that aa enforcement of the bill at any .1 a -i uuie iimjr 10 auaumn commerce, ine effect of the passage of the bill has been to breed fresh oiscontent against the present conservative government of Canada for its action on the fisheries question and its failure to take proper steps to negotiate a new treaty with the United States. It is the eren- aral nnininn.

horo thai whinhairai. nm4irla turned to power, at the election four week ueuue, siMMiiu De pieigea to use its utmost endeavors to Introduce some measure that will nrnriuim tha frinrulliiwit kLKko. w. tween Canada and the United States." TAJOtEE FI8BXKMEN BEJOICE. (Sloucesteb' Janl 25.

Ther was great leioicins here last nierht over th passage of the Retaliation Fishing Bill by meoenate. a large crowd assembled in the vicinity of the custom-house and post- nfTlnP. hlnC-kfirHncr tha atroat aiA Muu WlVGlllllg. the echoes with frequent cheers and other lUHimesuaiious oi enuiusiasm. i ne opinion is that the hill in what (iahprmpn an1 i-auaul nwnars hwp HeQira Thav tlr.

nnt want tn Ka. On friendly terms with the Canadians, but do. want an accordance of commercial right and privileges. BOSS BUCKLEY. Details of the Blind Democratic Leader's Sickness.

The Times had "an exclusive" yesterday as to the sickness of Boss Buckley, none of its esteemed contemporaries receiving this flnmpwriar-innwii-rniir. tf tnlairahA J' vav vjl news. The San Francisco Post gives the following particulars: Mr. Buckley, the Democratic leader, is ring dangerously ill at his residence on us i aim iiiiKei sireeis. IjUsc juonnav Mr.

Buckley was so prostrated bv the effects his energetic campaign at Sacramento that he was unable to visit the capital, and kept his bed until Tuesdav noon, when dressed and departed for Sacramento. On Wednesday he was somewhat better, hilt. nn Thlirsilfiv ha Kfa coachman and valet to meet him at the ferry, as he was too ill to remain longer at Sacramento. His physician was ready to meet him on his arrival, and at once the greatest quiet and an entire freedom from visitors. He found his patient suffering from an attack of typhoid fever, aggravated by a complete prostration of the nervous system and a serious attack of sciatic rheumatism.

On Friday night the crisis was reached, and for some time Mr. Buckley's lifeiwas in the greatest danger. He was so utterly prostrated by nervous weakness that he was almost unable to rally from the fever, but at last the fever was broken. and he was left with little strength to grapple with his other troubles. He has been suffering from extreme nervousness for a long time, caused, no doubt, by his intense application to politics and the personal worry incident to the selection of a Democratic ticket, and the adjustment of the claims of his friends and followers.

This nervousness in another man might be eased by distracting amusements, but Mr. Buckley's blindness deprives hi in ot the ordinary relaxations, and he derives but little benefit from a change of air. On Saturday night there was a rumor down town that Mr. Buckley was on the verge of death, but the really danger ous crisis had been passed before that time. The daneer mav have been exaggerated somewhat from the fact that Mr.

iiucRiey's coachman and valet are constantly on guard at the entrance to bis handsome residence, and will not permit even nis closest irienas to see mm, the doctor having positively forbidden any one to speak to him, and this prohibition 1 lll i is Mill in iorce. r.vcii oeimuji ueorge Hearst, who drove up in his carriage to visit Mr. Buckley on Friday, was denied admission, and his card has not yet been sent in; and Maurice Schmitt, and many other lesser lights of the Democracy, have found the doors barred against them. Mr. Buckley has every comfort and luxury In his sumptuously appointed establishment and everything that affection can suggest and wealth supply has been done for him.

It is not expected that Mr. Buckley will be able to resume attention to his Legislative engagements this session. Young Logan's Fiancee. f.JI.K A n.liMn.a juisa until aumcna, um liuiuxe OI JOon a. jjugnu, ia a uiuuuo, in (HJinpieie contrast with Mr.

Logan's black hair and dark iinmnlavtnn Qha la rf tnaliiim l.n(t.a. i U'llipVAIlIU k'UU IOU1 1UCU1U1U IlClt II h. WllH well-rounded form, her hair is a light brown and her eyesblue. Her features are regular and exnressivfl anil her hnnria -T i aim shapely. Her manner is bright and viva-clous, and she is a universal favorite among hoi- frlcnita In ViuimrcfAwn und i i Not being a deputy dejure he cannot be one de facto.

That his oath of office was not on file at the time might not be material, providing nis appointment was, ana ne had, as a matter of fact, taken the necessary oatn oi omce; dui ne naa taiten tnat oath, as I presume that he had, because it is not still, it being admitted that his appointment as deputy was not filed as re quired by law when he assumed to act. he was not a deputy at that time, nor could he act as such; nor, having assumed to act, can any faith or credit be eiven to such act. The act of administering an oath, without the legal authority to do so. leaves the mat ter as though no oath had been adminis tered. The purported affidavit is.

in law. no affidavit. The prerequisite showing, to entitle petitioner to registration, has never been made. Under such a state of facts the law savs the Clerk must not enter the name upon the Great Register. Tnis should settle the question with all fair-minded men.

If we have laws governing the registration of voters it stands to reason that they must be observed. If the Democratic deputies were too ignorant or too careless to comply with the law, the result be upon their own heads. The law ex cuses nobody's ignorance or carlessness. The Herald assumes to take high ground in this matter, appealing to the public to maintain the purity of the ballot. Would the Herald then throw down all legal safeguards surrounding registration, which was designed for the protection of the ballot Is the sin of stuffing the registration lists any less than that of stuffing the ballot boxes? The simple fact is, that the Demo cratic managers committed an egregious blunder in not having their deputies qualify according to law.

When' the oversight Was discovered, some of the deputies tried to remedy it by fraud, but they only made a bad matter worse. Upon every man's head must rest the consequences of his mistakes no less than of his crimes. To waive the plain mandates of the law in order to gloss over and palliate the 'grossest violations of it even though they were committed through error is simply to pronounce the open sesame for every kind of fraud and misrule. Mr. Lynch was not honestly elected to Congress neither was he defrauded of an honest election but the integrity of the registration law was maintained, and exact justice was meted out both ways.

Successful Padding. The Express has hit upon a new method which seems to be very effectualfor filling its telegraphic columns, and is certainly more honest than clipping telegrams from other papers and putting false credit lines over them. The plan, which is very simple of construction, though ornate in design, is to attach a six-line tag to each dispatch (each genuine dispatch), stating that it has been sent to the Express, is paid for by the Express and that substantially the same thing will appear in Thb Times. That The Times also pays for this news and receives it directly from the Associated Press it neglects to add; but that is neither here nor there. When one of these six-line tags is attached to a two-line dispatch it proves very filling.

The aggregate, leneth of 16 or 17 of these tags is in the neighborhood of half a column, and it helps out the thin budget amazingly, Whether the readers of the Exj press may not in time tire of this reiterated smartness we leave it to themselves to determine. But the scheme is pretty good as long as it can be worked without creating too much dissatisfaction among the'readers. If the Express will next devote its energies to the construction of a tag to attach to the dispatches which it filches from other papers, giving their true origin and derivation, that will be another triumph of ingenuity and will lessen its petty-larceny account considerably. Try it, neighbor. By working this padding scheme out to its amplest dimensions you may be able to fill several columns with the stalest- kind of matter every day.

The Express, having become so futile in agument and so hopeless of self-justification that it can only make wry faces and shout "You're 'nother," we leave it alone to its own naughty self. Stay in the closet awhile, sonny, and when you make up your mind to be good, you can come out. The National Senate yesterday re jected the woman suffrage amendment by- a heavy majority. The crusade has still a long way to go..