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better than I had all night, heading off possible morning chill nicely -- Rose at 9, light breakfast, felt much better and convalescent -- Staid at home all day, & had no chill --
128 -- Cooler Weather -- SF Report -- Wicks -- Wool Prosperity Austin Dead -- Nev Troops Ordered Mustered Out -- New & Tragic Excitement in France in the Dreyfuss Case
Thursday September 1, 1898
Clear cool and breezy -- like Fall weather -- Kept chills off with medicine -- felt well enough to go down town this PM -- Evening sent letter to SF Daily Report, to send me copy of last Saturday's Report -- inclosed five 2 ct stamps -- also sent letter to New Jersey Wick Co for free sample as advertised in Youth's Companion, of the Marshall Process Wick with booklet -- inclosed 2 ct stamp for reply -- The Reveille says that for the first time in nearly a third of a century not a steam whistle is heard in the town of Austin -- Yesterday Gov Sadler rec'd a telegram from Genl Corbin, at Washington DC ordering the Nevada troops of the war to be mustered out -- It will be done at Carson as soon as the proper officer arrives, and they are paid off, etc -- They have to return all arms, equipments, etc, and pass surgical examination same as when mustered in. This last is in case of future applications for pensions -- with all US troops the same -- Great excitement in France, over sensational developments in the Dreyfuss case -- Genl Henry commits suicide and another general resigns --
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Libby and Seagraves Return -- First Frost -- 1898 Guy Walts School Teacher at Genoa -- A C Pratt Married Servera's Official Report -- Delegates Gathering in
Friday Sept 2
Clear & pleasant -- At home most of day -- no chills -- cured, I think -- Jason Libbey and Curtis Seagraves, who left here June 1 for work at the Keswick mine, northern California during University vacation, returned this morning to resume their studies -- They got in about 3 months work to very good advantage & look none the worse for it -- good boys. Cold night --
Saturday Sept 3
Same -- warmer -- Home all day -- Evening down town -- Met Jim Grant, old Gold Hiller -- from Bodie, for SF -- Guy Walts of Reno -- Sam's chum -- has gone to Genoa to take charge of & open the public school there -- good position & good, capable young teacher -- Quite heavy frost last night & some the night before, all up & down the river -- First of the season -- Tonight warmer -- no frost --
Sunday Sept 4
Same -- PM about town --
Monday Sept 5
Same --
Tuesday Sept 6
Same -- Delegates gathering in from all parts of the State to the State
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Conventions of the Democratic and Silver parties tomorrow and next day, make Reno lively -- much buzzing -- I had a chill between 3 & 4 oclock this morning -- not very violent, but a chill all the same --
130 -- Democratic State Convention The Greatest Political Gathering of all John Mackay in San F -- Sutro Will Contested
Wednesday Sept 7
Same -- Democratic State Convention today -- held in [Clough & Cushy's?] hall -- Effected temporary organization, appointed committees on credentials, order of business, platform, etc and at 3 PM adjourned till 10 AM tomorrow -- Then the Silver Party, State Convention starts in and a fusion of the two parties is figured upon -- The Silver delegates have already arrived, making over 200 in both conventions -- The numerous candidates, friends, lookers on, etc make up biggest lot of the kind I ever saw -- In fact I never saw two conventions with full delegations at the same time in one town before -- Reno is filled to overflowing with the most prominent men of the State -- Very lively times are expected tomorrow -- John W Mackay and son Clarence & wife arrived in San F from the East, by northern route yesterday for a few weeks visit -- Edgar E Sutro, son of [Sdolph?], has brought suit at SF to contest his father's will -- grounds insanity, undue influence, etc -- insane since 1882 -- The French government has today concluded to
Dreyfuss Case Reopened -- Pop Primary -- 1898 The Dem and Silver Conventions -- Candidates
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Senator Jones in San Francisco Vardy and Lamy
grant a revision or retrial of the Dreyfus case -- The Populist primary for delegates to county convention took place here today -- Convention to be held on the 17th inst -- same day as the Democratic and Silver conventions --
Thursday Sept 8
Same -- warmer -- AM I worked at clearing the front yard of dried weeds and rubbish -- PM & evening down town -- Silver Party, convention commenced at Wheelmen's Hall -- organized and got as far as nominations -- holding evening session & adjourned till 10 AM tomorrow -- Democrats also in session, somewhat stormy over seating Humboldt delegation -- got as far as nominations & adjourned till 10 AM tomorrow -- Lots of buzzing & lots of candidates -- town full of 'em -- The great question of fusion is now the stumbling block with both parties, each waiting for the other to be the first to propose -- The Evening Reno Gazette says: The Dems may nominate George Russell for Governor and a full state ticket if no fusion is effect -- Met Geo Vardy and Geo Lamy today --
132 -- Conventions Finished & Adjourned Silver and Democratic Nominations Made
Friday Sept 9
Same -- Both Conventions fought to a finish, unable to fuse -- Both had
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conference committees on the subject -- The ultimatum of the Democrats was: We will give you all the offices, if you will merge or fuse the whole thing into a Democratic convention, accepting our platform, etc, -- The Silverites were reminded of the fusion offer of the devil to Jesus Christ: "All these things will I give unto thee if thou wilt fall down & worship me," so they indignantly refused to fuse on those terms -- Both parties nominated full State tickets in the PM, and adjourned sine die -- Evening the Dems were out with the Wheelmen's Band whooping her up, serenading their candidate for Governor, George Russell, etc -- Bed 11 -- Nominations of Silver Convention: For Congressman: Hon Francis G Newlands; Governor, Reinhold Sadler; (by 108 votes to 48 for AC Cleveland of White Pine); Lieut Governor, James R Judge of Ormsby; Supreme Judge, CH Belknap; Secretary of State, Eugene Howell; State Treasurer, David M Ryan of Storey; State Controller, Sam'l P Davis of Ormsby; (C A La Grave declining), Attorney General, WD Jones of Lander; State Printer, Andrew Mante, of Nye; (by 86 1/2 votes to 56 1/2 for FW Fairbanks of Lyon), Surveryor General, ED Kelley of Ormsby; Supt Pub Instruction, HC Cutting of Esmeralda; (present incumbent, by 85 1/2 votes to 64 1/2 for JE Bray of Washoe) Regents of State University, long term, WEF Deal of Storey; short term, HS Starratt, of Washoe -- State Central Committee -- Adjourned sine die -- All were nominated by acclamation except Sadler, Mante and Cutting --
