Show DEAD AGAINST rr California Democrats Will Fight the S P THE FLEMNG FAMILY Of Over 1000 LivIng Members Many In Provo Closes a Splendid Reunion Charges of Fraud Against Carnagie Sustained Cleveland Will Not Sicn The Tariff Bill SAN FRANCISCO Aug 23Tbe platform plat-form adopted todaythe third of the ses sionby the California democratic state convention endorses the administration adminis-tration President Cleveland declares a devotion to the principles of the national democratic platform of 1892 congratulates the people upon the fact that notwithstanding the open opposition of the republican party and I the conduct of a few pretended democrats demo-crats a substantial measure of tarifi t relortn has been effected The financial plank of the platform Tavoftj the reliteoieut of all gold coins and paper currency below the denom nation of two dollars and the reopenIng reopen-Ing of the mints to the coinage of both gold and silver on such basis as will maintain their parity The platform deals with a number of local questions and on the subject of reighc rates it declares thit the charges for the transportation of reights in California by the Southern Pacific company should be euojected to an aveiage reduction of not less than 25 per cent and it pledges the democratic nominees for railroad commissioners com-missioners to make this reduction In regard to the indebtedness of the Pacific railroads the platfroin declares that any extension of time for the payment of this indebtedness by theo the-o called Reilly extending bill or any similar measure would entail upon the people of California the principal burden bur-den of dipcharging this debt and would result in J oulernng additional benefits upon tht > private owners of the road The platform resolves that every democratic dem-ocratic nominee lor congress in Cali ornia shall subscribe to the follow OS Pledge Jii 1 If electea to congress v will oppose 5r any attempt and vote ajriiiEBt any bill to extend the time for the payment to the government of the Pacific railroad debt and I will favor and vote for a measure of foreclosure at maturitv the hen ot the government on these roads and to have them bid In by the government gov-ernment and maintained as national highways for the benefit and in the nUreBt3 01 the people and to enforce gainst the stockholders of said roads we collection of any payment for any deficiency that may result upon said oreclosure I will favor and vote for nil legislation necessary to effectuate these ends WELL REPRESENTED IN PROVO MUNCIE Ind Aug 23The Fleming Flem-ing family association of the United States closed their reunion in Muncie last night There was a good attend ance representatives being present horn fifteen states West Virginia North Carolina Ohio Illinois California Califor-nia Utah and Indiana had the largest number ot representatives Hon R S Gregory of Muncie and exGover nor A Fleming of West Virginia made addresses New officers wen elected J W duff of Provo Utah is one of tne vicepresidents They decided to hold their next ro union atKewarJc 0 in 1897 They trace their family back to 1040 A D A Fleming resided inScotland in 1041 1 jiour brothers emigrated from Ireland to America aprl ic is said they now have a thousand descendants living in the United Slates THE ARMOR FRAUDS WASHINGTON Aug 28 Ropresen tativo dumpings chairman of the ouse committee on naval affairs presented sented today a preliminary report upon the investigation ot the armor plate billets furnished by the Carnegie steel company The cornm ttee finds the char e of ffaud ouotamed ani scores the c company severely and commends that filtyiime suspected plates in use be tested as the only method of preying prey-ing their fitness or unfitness It finds that the government inspection was negligent but no cnarge of dishonesty rests upon the inspectors WILL IOT bIN IT WASHINGTON Aug 2The President Presi-dent remains firm in his purpose to lethe let-he tariff bill become a law without his signature although congressmen have epreeentd very strongly thut should It not have presidential approval their position on the stump will be embarrassed barrassed Speaker Crisp piesented his view The bill cannot become a law without the presidential autograph until next Monday and an adjournment adjourn-ment of Congress will hardly take place before next Tuesday Speaker Crisp who spent some time with the president today in the discussion dis-cussion of the tariff situation told the members that he thought the session I v ould last until Tuesday |