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LEGISLATURE—--29TH SESSION. Yesterday's Ballot Fails to Determine the Senatorial Struggle. Teachers' Pension Bill Likely to Fuss —Opposition to Items in the Appropriation Bill. SENATE. Sacramento, March 17,1891. The Senate met at 10 o'clock a. m., Lieutenant-Governor Roddick in tho chair. Roll called and quorum present. Prayer by tho Chaplain. Reading of tho journal dispensed with. Mr. Heacock was granted leave to in troduce a bill providing for the appoint ment of a person to take charge of the archives in the custody of the Secretary of State, and appropriating §5iS3 3.1 to pay tho salary ot such officer for tho remain der of the fiscal year. The first special order was B. B. 658, re lating to official publications. [This is tho bill requiring that legal notices shall not be published in any paper that has not been in existence moro than threo months.] Tho bill was passed—ayes 23. noes 0. S. B. 345, to pay tho claim of David Kettleman and S. V. Treadway, assign ees of Mary Treadway and Others, for moneys illegally paid to the State. Read first time. S. B. 660, relating to the printing and nse of State school books. Read second' time. B_ B_ 243, to pay the claim of Mrs. Mary M. Springer widow of T. A. Springer, State Printer. The bill was amended by Mr. Broderiek so as to strike out all relating to interest, reducing tho sum asked for from $18,765 to (8^832 SS, and was then ordered re printed. 8. B. 270, relating to tho cost of appeals in certain cases. Passed. S. B. 3-is, to pay the claim of William Darby. Passed. S. B. 256, relative to the apnointment of a 6 tate* Sa.nitr-.ry Inspector. Passed—ayes 25, noes 1. [Mr. Fraser in tho chair.]. B. B. 605, to pension school teachers, gave rise to a long discussion, and the character of some of the speeches made against the bill seemed to indicate that all the school toad-ken had been pen sioned half a century ago and perma nently retired from service. Mr. Mahoney moved to amend Section 4Of tho bill by inserting the following: "Whenever any attorney or counselor at law shall become inea'paeitatoc. from pursuing his avocation, he shall likewise, upon his application, be placed upon the retired list, and shall bo paid such au amount of money as will equal the fees aiul retainers he may have earned for lho year previous to his application to be placed upon tho retired list." Declared out of order. Sonic slight amendments were made to the bill, and it was ordered reprinted. S. B. 538, to encourage co-operation and' to provido for the promotion of associa ri.in-i for the purpose of conducting busi ness and dividing the profits among the members thereof, wa.s refused considera tion under the urgency clause. 5. B. 109, to regulate the licensing and powers of detectives. Laid over till to-morrow. JOINT CONVENTION. Tlie Senate then went into joint con vention with the Assembly, to ballot for Ini tad states Senator, and on returning to the chamber took a recess until 2:30 p. M. Afternoon Session. The Senate reassembled at 2:30 p. __£, the President in the chair, and took up for consideration the appropriation bill. OB :n .tion of Mr. I:hay the bill, together witli sevanl small deficiency bills, were made cases of urgency. The Senate Finance Committeo offered fifty-three amendments to tho bill, gen erally increasing the sums allowed in tho original bill. The amendments were ; nearly all adopted, and each involved more or less explanation and discussion. When the clauses making various, ap propriations for the Bureau of Labor Statistics—aggregating some -515,000— wero reached. Mr. Ostrom moved to Strike them all out. on the ground that the cause of labor had never received any beuetit from that depart ment. The motion was opposed by Messrs. j Crandall, Simpson and Britt. The latlor asserted tiiat tho labor organizations of tho State understood the value of tho Lalwr Bureau and were in favor of its maintenance. It could not be main tained without the appropriation of money therefore by the. State. The amendment was adopted. Mr. Carpenter attacked the amendment increasing the appropriation for the State Board of Viticulture froms2o,ooo to•530,000. He said that he hud been informed by prominent wine-makers that the board was maintained in the interest of a few per-ons. Mr. DeLong explained that the com mission could not get along with less than the usual sum, S-.0.000. and that tho Assembly reduction to §20.000 was too little. Tho amendment was adopted—ayes 15, noes 14. A similar attack was mado upon the proposed appropriation of $30,000 forthe uses of tlie Forestry Commission, and an amendment was ottered to reduce the sum to 320.000, and it was lost. Tlie committoe amendment to the Min ing Bureau amendment proposed an in crease from r_*4o.ooo to §50,000, and pro vided that 60 per cent, of tho sum shouTd be expended for geological field work and scientific research. Mr. Ostrom moved to amend by reduc ing Lhe sum from $40,008 to g20,000. Mr. Campbell of Siskiyou held tliat tbere was no necessity for tho proposed geological research, as the sum allowed was so small as to make tho thing a farce. It would require §100,000 to do any good in tliat lino. His district had been en tirely ignored in the matter. Mr. Preston read petitions from promi nent miners of Nevada County asking that the Mining Bureau be fostered, and Mr. Mead also spoke in its behalf. Mr. I'ray said tho committee discov ered that a tho Mining Bureau was to be continued at all. it could not be efficiently maintained for less than §50,000. The operations of tbe Forestry and other commissions had been severely criti cised, and ho did not know but that it would be beat to abolish some of them. Still, until they were abolished, they siiould be enabled to accomplish some thing of moment. Mr. Preston said it would be better that the bureau be wiped out at one stroke, rather than be slowly strangled to death. Alter a long debate the amendment of fered by Mr. (>«troin was lost by a vote 5 ayes to 26 noes. Mr. i auipbeil of Siskiyou then offered to amend by making the appropriation fZSJMO. l'iie Chair put the question on the adop tion ot the committee amendment (550, --000! and It was adopted. The i! 'in according te the committee amendment) appropilatiug -MO.fXio for the State Agricultural Society, provoked con siderable discussion, ana Mr. Carpenter __ ed to make the sum §35,000. [The a-seinbly allowed 158,00 ft.] Mr. De Long, who is a member of the State Board of Agriculture, explained to tlie Senate the necessity for the money asked. He said thru considerable unusual expei.se would be entailed by necessary repairs to tho State's property in order to protect it from decay. Xone of the money could be used for racing purses, but it was also desired to pay off some Indebt edness for which members of the board had given their individual notes. The Carpenter amendment was lost by a vote of 14 ayes to 19 noes. Tbe committeo amendment, making lhe amount §40,000. was then adopted. The second reading of the bill was not •om^leted. _ ______..__.. 6. Jt+2l2, repealing section 337 of the P.*nal Code, was called up on its passage. Th is is the bill repealing the amendment to ihe Penal Code, passed a few years ago, expressly prohibiting Hoards of Super visors and municipal authorities from licensing gaming. The bill was lost through lack ofthe re quired constitutional majority—ayes 17, noe*i 12. >i r. Britt gave notice of a motion to re consider. At 6:10 p. m. the Senate adjourned. ASSEMBLY. Tlie House assembled at 10 a. m., the Speaker in the chair. Roll called and quorum present. Reading of the journal dispensed with. TO RESTORE A HOME. Mr. Shanahan moved to reconsider the vote by which S. 15. 630 was lost on Mon day. The measure empowers parties whoso private property was taken for the opening of Montgomery avenue, San Francisco, and who have never been ree compeused for the same, to bring suit against tlie city and county for the amount of tlie award remaining unpaid. The measure especially applies to a single case, when the city has held the deed ever since the avenue was opened, but the award, $8,000, has never been paid. The bill was passed by a vote of ayes 55, nnes 3. Substitute for A. B. 542, to provide for sanitary districts, and the levying and collection of taxes therein, was then taken up, on motion of Mr. Culver, read the third time and passed by a vote of ayes 47, noes 0. [Mr. Hail in the chair.] SPECIAL ORDERS. S. B. 414, providing for clerks and a phonographic reporter in the office of the Attorney-General, and fixing their sal aries, was passed. •Tho Weights and measures bill was read the second time and made a special order for Wednesday morning directly after tlie reading of the journal. S. B. 390, to protect owners of bottles, boxes, etc., used in the sale of soda Waters, or other bovei'ages, was read the hist time. taOUdtH MESSAGES. S. Yi. 696 authorizes the Governor and State Board of Examiners to receive and receipt for moneys due the State from the United States Govornment through lho "direct tax bill." On motion of Mr. Dibble, the bill was read tho flrst time and placed at tho head of tho special file. A. 15. 2:15, the bill granting Airs. Qiiinn the right to purchase a quarter section of land near Rocklin, came back from tho Senate with amendments which givo Mrs. Qninn the privilege of only seven teen acres lincliiding tho quarry), and ac cording tho privilege of purchase also to all persons now holding any portion of the land. Tho House concurred in the Senate amendments. VARIOUS BILLS. S. B. 045, to define tho duties and liconso land surveyors, wus lost. Mr. Clark gave notice of a motion to reconsider. S. B. 305, tiiaking an appropriation for expenses'of trials of persons violating the fisii laws, was passed. Substitute (or A. B. 115, to provide for Police Court!? in cities having 30,000 and under 100,o0<r inhabitants, was passed. A. B. 9&, bitnks to file with the Con troller statements of moneys on deposit to which no claims have been made within ten years, was passed. S. B. 255, ri dating to benevolent and re ligious corporations, was passed and transmitted at once to the Senate. Mr. Gould Inoved to reconsider the bill for the buiklifig of a road from Mariposa to tbo Yoscinile Valley in order to amend the title. The motion was carried and the amendment adopted. S. B. 301, nlnking an appropriation to pay the deficiency in the appropriation for costs and expenses of suits, in which tho State is a party in Interest, for the forty-first fisc_fl yoar, was passed. BALI.OTIXII FOR SENATOR. Forthe sixth time the honorable Sen ate appeared at the bar ot the House at hi.^h noon, reddy to ballot for United States Senator. After tho regular preliminaries, Mr. Robertson, of Siskiyou, in an eloquent speech, pi-esoirted tho name of Hon. Stephen M. White as that ofa man em inently worthy and fitted for the exalted position of Senator. Mr. Dibble said it had beon his privil ege and pleasure to nominate Mr. Do Young on tho first ballot. Those who voted lor him* then had stood faithfully by him, but it had now become apparent that the interestfl of the Republican party would bo best served by his withdrawal. He therefore withdrew the name of De Young in favor of Foiton. [Applause.l Mr. Fowler, who has valiantly voted single-handed and alone for Wetmore on seven dlll'erent bullots, rose to say that Wetmore's supporters had stood for him solid and as one man thus far [laughter]; there had not beon a single break in the line; but at a caucus hold that morning the Wet moro delegation had decided to withdraw his nianio in favor of M. M. Estee. [Applause.] Mr. Brusie urged the claims of Hon. Wm. Johnston in a speech of some length. Nominations boing closed, the ballot resulted as follows*: For Estee— Baßey, Byrnes, Campbell of Siskiyou, Carpenter, Flint, Heacock, McComas, McGovfau, Ragsdalo, Shippeo, Simpson, Sprague, Voorhies, Preston —14. For Felton—Banks, Campbell of So lano, Crandall, Datrgie, DeLong, Everett, Mahoney, Streeter, Broderiek, Maher, Geo". H. Williams^-11. For Johnston —Fienison, Dray—2. For White—Britt, Goucher, Hamill, Seawoll, Welch, Slead, Ostrom—7. For Blanchard—Fraser—1. Maher, who voted first for Blanchard, announced his change to Felton; Preston changed from Blanchard to Estee; Brod eriek, who voted for De Young, changed to Felton; George H. Williams changed from Do Young to Felton. Total vote of Senate, 35. Absent- Berry, Harp, Lang-ford, William H. Will iams, Wilson—s. For Estee—Ames, Barnard, Barnett of ; Sonoma, Baughmatn, nert, Bledsoe, Brown, Bryant, Cargill, Clark, Culver, Durner, Kstey, Fowler. Freeman. Hail, Harloo, Hav.le-y, Hocking, Hunowill, Johnson, Kellogg, Lewis, Matlock, Mc- Call. Murphy, Smith of Butte. Smith of Grange, Sturtevant, Weston. Coombs—3l. For Felton—Alexander, Barnett of San Francesco, Beecher, Carter, Coffey, Daly, Dennis, Dibblo, Dow, Galbraith, Glynn. •..onion. Hayes, Hersey, Hoey, Jones, Lowe, I.ux, Lynch, Marion. Phillips, Suit/, Tennis, Tuily, Wentworth, Win drow, Young—27. For White —Arms, Cunningham, Doty, Dunn, Eakle, Garver, Gould. Jackson, Martin, Mathews, Mordecai, Murnan, Ren fro, Rico, Robertson, Shanahan, Stab ler —17. For Johnston—Bruner, Brusie—2. For Perkins—Cram—1. For Blanchard—Lacey—L Baughman announced his change from Blanchard to Estee; Bledsoe, the same; Marion, from De Yotmg to Felton. Total vote of House—79. Absent— Wolfskin. Summary of both houses: Estee, 45; Felton, 3*; Johnston, 4; Blanchard, 2; Perkins. 1: White, 24. Total, 114. Ne- c •00*13 *o a choice, 58. 'Hie joint convention adjourned till Wednesday. The House took a recess till 2:30. Afternoon Session. The Assembly met at 2:30, the Speaker In the chair. Mr. Shanahan moved a reconsideration of the vote whereby the Senate amend ments to A. B. 235 had been concurred in during the morning session. In consul tation with the Surveyor-General be had found that, as tho amendments were wortled.it wonld be impossible to give a deed to Mrs. Quinn even ofthe seventeen acres left of her claim by the Senate amendments. Mr. Shanahan, therefore, desired the House to refuse to concur in the amendments until they could be so remodeled as to give Mrs. Quinn assur amre as a preferred purchaser. Mr. Baughman believed that the amend ments were all right. On reconsideration, the House declined to concur in tho amendments. S. B. 579, for the relief of Emma Kelly, widow of <}. H. Kelly, and appropriating |f7,500 therefor, was passed by a rote of ayes 54, noes 8. Mr. Clark gave notice of motion to re consider. SACRAMEKTO PAILT RECORD-TjyiO^ MA&Cft 18, 1891.—SIX PAGES. S. B. 88, to pay the claim of James W. Rankin, was"passed. 8. B. 215, to authorize the Fish Com missioners to pu_jcha.se the land ou which the State fish hatcheries at Sisson and Lake Tahoe are now situated, was read a second time and amended, on motion of Mr. Robertson, to exclude tho hatchery at Tahoe. The bill so amended was re ported favorably from the Committee of the Whole. St-ECIAt, ORDERS. [Mr. Lowe in the chair.] S. B. 690, in regard to tho appointment of and fixing tho salary of an assistant to the Secretary of tho State Board of Ex aminers, was passed. S. B. 393, authorizing certain corpora tions to act as executor, and in other ca pacities, and to provido for and regulate the administration of trusts by such cor porations. The bill having been partly dis cussed, further consideration was con tinued till Wednesday morning. B, B. 9, to provide for the payment of the repairs upon tho quarantine launch "Governor Perkins." Read second time. Mr. Shanahan moved to reconsider the vote by which S. C. A. 11 was lost. It was made a special oider for Wednesday morning. Mr. Bledsoe presented the report of ex penses from tho Bruner Investigation Committee. It was referred to the Com mittee on Ways and Means. The House" adjourned till Wednesday at 10 a. m. LEGISLATIVE NOTES. "Wearing tho Green was quite gen eral in the Senate and Assembly cham bers yesterday, and a bow of green rib bon replaced very generally the camellias which have been so popular as houtosi niere-i. Mrs. Dibble, wifo of Assombly mah Dibble, presented many of the con freres of hor husband with the pretty omorald-oolcred favors. The next Legis lature will enjoy an abundance of camel lias, as several immense shrubs havo been recently received and planted in the grounds by gardener Vincent. Some of these giant shrubs are between thirty and forty years old. They have stood trans planting admirably, not oven dropping their abundant buds and blossoms. A magnificent show of blooming azaleas is now ready to be placed in the grounds. The gardener has to complain of much disgraceful vaudalism in the stealing and destruction of plants, including valuable aud rare roses. The expenses of tho Committeo of In vestigation into the charges of the San Francisco Kxamincr against Assembly man Bruner, according to the report pre sented in the Assembly yesterday. Toot up §1,439. Among tho items are the fol lowing: Sergeant-at-Arms McCusick, for subponas and mileage, §78 80; George Shinn, the same, $27 00; thirteen wit nesses, §18 SO; seven witnesses, §20 80; ono witness, §28.80; several others, #1; Cutter, stenographer, §030 20; Aaron Smith, clerk, §88; R. P. Roper, bailiff, §55; Ebert, typewriting, §10. WORTHY YOUNG MAN. Something About tho _Vevr Y. M. C. A. General Secretary. John L. Speares, who has recently been elected tho General Secretary of the Young Men's Christian Association of Sacramento, has had ten years' experi ence as a General Secretary, and comes very highly recommended. The associa tion is to be congratulated upon being able to secure him. He will enter upon his duties here about the Ist of July. That he is very popular in Sioux City, where ho has been General Secretary six years, Is shown by the following extract from tho Sioux City Daily Times of March Uth: "Secretary John Ij. Speares, ofthe Sioux City branch ofthe Y. M. C. A., yosterdav presented his resignation to the "Board of Directors, and it was accepted. "The directors do not lot Mr. Speares go because they want to, but because thoy must. He partially promised to go to Sncramonto two years ago, and has only beon waiting to get the building projected in good shape before severing his rela tions with the branch here. The Sacra mento field presents many charms for hini, and Mr. Speares feels that he could never leave his work in Sioux City in bettor shape than it is this year. He will remain until June, and by that time the Y. M. C. A. building will certainly be on a fair road to completion. "Mr. Speares combines in a remark able degree tho rare qualifications of a Y. M. C. A. Secretary. He is a Godly young man, of much worldly experience, who knows how other young men feel, tho temptations which besot tlieir paths, and the good which practical religion will do them. His religion is forceful and practi cal, but never offensive. He is a business man of ability, and has been a ]x>wer in building up the work of the association in Sioux City. It has not been an easy field, but Mr. Speares has heen master of it. He is respected by all who come in contact, with him and loved by all who know him." ALCOHOL IN SWEET WINES. Correction of Misstatements by Pro fessor Illluard. Eds. Record-Union: In correction of tho misstatements made in the telegrams sent from Washington concerning the re sults of the investigation on the alcohol determination in sweet wines, I state that so far as the practical outcome for the wine-makers is concerned the case stands precisely as first stated; the discrepancies arising from the Government method, as shown in tho published record, being so great as to render the results utterly un trustworthy and mischievous. The only change resulting from tho tests is the shifting of the responsibility from tho Govornment tables upon the "method it self, and this is the only retraction that has been made. It is difficult to conceive on what tenable ground the chemical ex perts of the department could recom mend such a grossly inaccurate process for the estimation of so highly taxed a substance as spirits, for every gallon of which the Government exacts an aeoount from the distiller. How the latter could possibly square his accounts under the showing made by tho saccharoineter method, involving differences ranging from nothing to one-fifth of the whole, is not stated iv tho telegrams, but the Com missioner's expressed intention of dis carding it for the ono recommended by me, proves that a comprehension of the question has dawned upon the powers that be. E. W. Hilgard. SENTENCES IMPOSED. ___ Chinaman Heavily Fined by the Po lice Conrt Judge. In passing sentence yesterday on Ah Young, the Chinaman who struck an other with an ax, Judge Cravens said he considered the offense a very serious ono, and ordered the defendant fined in the sum of §200. Thomas Kernan. who tried to defraud a restaurant-keeper out of the price of a meal, was sentenced to pay a fane of §25, or in default to serve that "many days in jail. John Bender, E. J. Xueent and Will iam Mclntyre, drunks, were fined §10 each. Thomas Blnitt was adjudged guilty of petit larceny, and sent to the County Jail for ninety uavs. "Windy" Sipith and Thomas Woods, charged with petit larceny, demanded a jury trial, and their cases were set for March 23d. SUPERIOR COURT. Department One—Catlin, Jndge. Tuesday, March 17, ih»l. Adam Ankell vs. Henry W. A. Mtchaelson —Testimony talten and case submitted. V. -S. Wainscott vs. Occidental l.uildingand l-<n_ri ASMOelatlon—Argued and submitted. John Elliott, a native of Ireland, admitted to citizenship on the testiinoay of J. J. An- Itener and Herman I_-t_.es. Tourists, Whether on pleasure bent or business, should take on every trip a bottle of Syrup of Figs, as it acts most pleasantly and effectually on the kidneys, liver and bowels, preventing fevers, headaches and other forms of sickness. For sale in 50c and §1 bottles by all leading druggists. THICK AS FLIES. People Anxious to Work for the City, Under the New Regime. Ex-Trustee Wolf Said to be After the Water Works Job—Other Applicants* The Board of City Trustees will meet in the course of a week or so, to elect a Su** perintendent of the City Cemetery, three engineers and threo firemen fo tho Wa ter Works, a city tapper aud a janitor for the Old City Hall. The members of the board are besieged by applicants for tho various positions, and Mayor Corn stock iti particular says he can hardly turn rouud without meeting someone who wants his vote for some oflice or other. Thero are neatly a dozen Sacramentans eager to act as Superintendent of the Cemetery, among the more prominent ones already mentioned being, N. J. Toll, R. IT. Singleton (the present incumbent), George P. Royster and William Shearer. The general impression is, however, that Mr. Singleton will retain his position by tho votes of Mayor Comstock and Trus tee McLaughlin. -.NtUNEERS IX Tl-ENTY. Thero are quite a number of engineers who would like to take charge of the pumps in tho Water works for the next year. Chief Engineer Joseph Judd and theasslstants.Roland Renwick and Frank Daroux, of courso, would be willing to continue in tho service of the city, but it is said to bo likely that some change will take place. It is understood that ex- Trustee H. C. Wolf desires the appoint ment of chief engineer, or at least one of tho positions, and E. H. Williams, the former chief engineer, is making an effort to be again placed in charge of tho ma chinery of tho water works. An em ploye of the railroad shops, named Peters, also wants a position as engineer. FIREMKN AND JANITORS. Dozens of men arc seeking the positions of firemen, and it is impossible to tell who tho lucky three men will be. J. B. Watt appears to bo tho only candi date for City Tapper, a position which he has held for many years. "Doctor" Curtis is bringing to bear all the influence he can to secure his reap pointment as janitor of tho building. The "Doctor" is positive of two votes in the board, but as a matter of pride ho is mak ing a canvass to secure the vote of the re maining member. Thero are several other candidates for the position, however, who are liablo to make the Doctor "hustle." DR. MANLOVE DEAD. President of the Farmers' Alliance and an Old Pioneer. Dr. W. S. Manlove, President of the Sacramento Farmers' Alliance,- and one of the oldest and best known of Sacra mento's citizens, died at his residence near Brighton yesterday morning. The doctor had been confined to his bed for three weeks With a very severe attack of la grippe, but it was not thought that it would terminate fatally. He rallied about a week ago and it was expected that he would be up and about in a few days. But ho experienced a relapse and from that time sank slowly but surely. William Stark Manlove was born in Dinwiddio County, Virginia, on Decem ber 9, 1824. He graduated from the Uni versity of Virginia and from the Medical Department of tho University of Penn sylvania, at Philadelphia, in 1847. He practiced his profession in his native State until 1840, when, witli 125 others, ho organized a stock company, which pur chased a ship, loaded it with supplies, and in March, ISM, set sail-for California, landing in San Francisco in September, lMr». Dr. Manlovo remained in San Fraucisco six weeks, and then went to the mines in Amador county, where he remained until the spring of ISSI. He thon went to Nevada City, where ho located for a short time, but he finally se lected Sacramento as his permanent home. Ho purchased land on the old Jackson road, seven miles east of this city, where he resided continuously up to the time of his death. He was authority on all subjects relat ing to fruit-culture, and iv 18-S7 was ap pointed a member of the State Board of Viticulture. In 1857 he was elected to the office of Sheriff of this county, and served one term. Sixteen years'ago he was Chair man of what was known as the Farmers' Association, which organisa tion was merged iuto the "Grangers," Dr. Manlove being the first Master of the new organization. He was elected Presi dent ot the Sacramento County Farmers' Alliance, at a meeting held at 121k Grove on the 3d of tho present month. Tho deceased leaves a wife and a grown son and daughter. The funeral will take placo from his late residence on Thursday morning, thence to St. Paul's Episcopal Church, in this city, where services will be held. .» _ POLICE COMMISSIONERS. Citizens Who Want Changes Made In the Force. A telephone message was received at tho polico station yesterday afternoon asking that Police Judge Cravens be re quested to come immediately to Mayor Comstock-s office at Filth and X streets. When the Judge arrived he found the Mayor and twelve men, recognized as members of the "Citizens' " party, in con sultation, and he was invited to have a seat. It is learned that tho gentlemen asked the presenco of the Mayor and Police Judge for the purpose of urging them to remove Captain Leo from his office, and also most all of the old members of the police force who have served for two or more terms. There wore one or two ex ceptions, however. That tho two city officials will heed the advice of the com mittee ot gentlemen remains to be seen. Captain Lee received tho unanimous vote of the Board of Police Commissioners when he was chosen to the office. Chief Drew says he had no invitation to attend, but heard that the meeting was taking place shortly alter the consultation began. m 1— HARD TO BEAT. What the "Meal-Beaters" Evidently Think of a Restaurant-Keeper. J. C. Plummer, the proprietor ofa little restaurant on J street, near Twelfth, jailed another man last evening for beat- Spring Is Here When nearly everybody needs a good medi cine to purify the blood and tone up the system. Hood's Sarsaparilla grows more and more popular every year, for it is the Ideal Spring Medicine. It possesses cura tive power Peculiar to Itself. For your Spring Medicine this year be sure to get Hood's Sarsaparilla ing him out of a meal. The namo of the young man is James Peterson, and. ac cording to Plu-T_mor's story, be finished his meal and on approaching the counter made the o_tcuse tliat he had left his purse in a hotel'near by. Plummer allowed him to go after the money, but kept an eyo on him as he left the restaurant. He noticed Peterson turn down a side street Ih an opposite direction to Ahe hotel he mentioned, and B"e "then concluded to give chase. As soon as Peterson saw him coming he ran, and made his escape. Plummer afterward located him in a K street auction-house, and brought him to jail. AUSTRALIAN BOXERS. A Poor Show Plays to a Very Small Audience. Tier after tier of empty chairs stared at the Clunie Opera House stage last even ing, and at what had been advertised as one of tho greatest shows on earth, namely, Harris' combination of Aus tralian champion fignters. 'Tfc Was just as well that the peojjle stayed away, for a poorer show never had the audacity to ask the people of Sacramento to pay their money out to see. It had been given out that tho event of tlie evening would bo the attempt of Jim Hall, the Australian middleweight cham pion, to "stop" Charles Turner, tho col ored boxer, of Stockton, in four rounds. But Mr. Hall didn't stop Mr. Turner, for the very gcod reason that Turner was not there. At the last moment the man agement refused to guarantee Turner any money, and the latter, in turn, re fused to box. Bill Hall, the local colored boxer, who was recently defeated by Turner, was then sent for and i-ersuaded to stand be foro his namesake from the antipodes. When tho imported Hall put in an ap pearance on the stage, and the tew per sons in the auditorium viewed his im mense proportions, hight and reach, their hearts went out to the local man. It was no match at all, and the Australian made a chopping block of the colored man. There were several other set-tos during tho evening, between long and tedious waits, but they were of a very inferior quality. Alter the entertainment thero was a small-sized riot at the box-office, when tlie several local boxers who had been en gaged by the Australians to assist at the entertainment presented themselves for payment. —i 1 m- MABEL BROWN FOUND. Officer Gibson Finds Her on tho Streets Near Second and K. Mabel Brown, tho little girt who gave birth to a baby about six weeks ago and who has been missing from her homo for several days, was found by officer Gibson last evening at Second and X streets and taken to the station-house. To Captain Lee sho stated that she left home because she wanted to go to work and earn some money of her own. She said sho did not leave town but obtained employment on Sixth street Captain Leo ordered hor taken to Mrs. Fratt, at Second and X streets, until ho could consult with some charitably-in clined people and obtain a place for her to live. Shortly alter the girl left the station, however, her mother came in to inquire whether or not tho police had learned any news of her lost child. When the Captaiu told her that he lwf sent Mabel to the home of a good lady, the mother commenced to ory and logged Captain Lee to let the child come with hor. "file's the only thing I have," said the mother, "and we'll go out into the country and work togethor, and Mabel can take care of hor little baby, it's the first wrong act she ever did, and I want her to stay with me." Mrs. Brown was directed to Mrs. Fraftt's house, where her daughter was taken. — 1 «. THE WEATHER. The Signal Service Contributes Somo Fijmres—Reduced Pressure. The Signal Service temperature at SA. m. and or. Tt, yesterday was 50° and 62°, while the highest and lowest temper ature was 64° and 48°, with gentle south erly winds and a oloudless sky. The barometrical readings at 5 a. m. and 5 r. m. were 30.12 and 30.04 inches, showing that the influence of old Saint Patrick reduces tho pressure of the at mosphere. The highest and lowest temperature one year ago yesterday was 57 c and .51°, with .02 of an inch; and one year ago to day 55° and 50°, with half an inch of pre cipitation. — ' ■+— Notarial Appointments. The following Notaries were commis sioned by Governor Markham yesterday: A. H. Swell, San Diego; C. T. J*bhns. Oakland; Jessie Gilmoro, San Diego* T A. Nemey, San Diego; Dwigbt W Fox San Bernardino; D. I». Bowman, Grass V alley; George M. Shaw, Oakland; C. W Allen, Cucamonga; Edwin Taylor, Rail road Flat; C. L. Wiflen, San Jose; Robt L. Lewis, \ allecito; Henry H. Halsey Towlos* W. A. Hamilton, Crescent City* N. W. Scnddcr, Petaluma; J. L.Fruland' San Diego; Henry H. Burtt, Lyonsville'* E. W. Hendrick, San Diego; W. S Col lins, Loyalton. Incorported Companies. The following articles of incorporation were filed in the Secretary of State>s office yesterday: Tlie Isham-Miller Commercial Com pany of San Diego. Capital stock, 1500 - 000. Directors—A. H. Isham, A. R Mil ler, M. S. Babcock, F. A. Knox and Wm L. Patten. Pioneer Paper Mill Company of San Francisco. Capital stook, $500,000. Di rectors—Sarah W. I. Tavlor, Edwin M Taylor, Samuel J. Taylor, Will. P. Tay lor and James I. Taylor. Wt. have before us an artistic work of about one hundred pages, with illumin ated covers, colored plates and hundreds of dlustrntions,manv-of tbem made from photographs. This is the catalogue of Vaughan's Seed Store, Chicago, for IS9I and is by far the most beautiful and in structive yet sent out by this thoroughly enterprising and reliable house. All the novelties and a complete list of choice war den, flower, field and farm seeds "are offered, together with as fino a collection of greenhouse plants, palms, cannas, dahlias, gladiolies, lilies, etc., as can be found in the country, embracing many new things never before catalogued Tlie Vaughan potato is introduced by this house this season. All garden supplies, plows, cultivators, harrows, seed drills and fertilizers are carried in stock It will pay you to get this book; it is a good thing to have around. Sent freo to all who desire to purchase. Bkecham's pills cure bilious, nervous ills. ©hangub paiig far the |JUfc Qoxxae. — - • ■ • _-=._= TO-MORROW, Thar Ay, at 0 A. 11. —CLEARANCE SALE OF— FINE FOOTWEAR! —CONSISTING OF— . Ladies', Misses' and Children's French Kid, Dongola and Goat Button Shoes, Odd lots and broken sizes left from stock taking. NOTE THE LOW PRICES ON TBE FOLLOWING LINES: Ladies' Kid Button Shoes, worked holes, flexible sole, C. S. and opera last, 3 to 6 $1 00 Old Ladies' Comforts, glove kid. congress and lace Shoes, soft pliable sole, 3 to 1 00 Misses' Fine Dongola Button, spring heel, long vamp, square toe, worked holes, 12 to 1 1 00 Ladies' Serge Button, C S. last, narrow widths, sizes 3, 4, 5.. 1 00 Men's Fine Goat Toilet Slippers, patent leather trimmed, sizes bto 11 1 00 Men's Glove Kid Low Shoes (Prince Alberts), elastic on side.. 1 00 Mens Hand-sewed French Calf Low Lace Shoes, large sizes... 1 00 Ladies' B Calf Lace Shoes, riveted double sole, sizes 5, 6, 7, 8 98 Misses' and Youths* B Calf Lace Shoes 90 Men's Seamless Creole Congress Gaiters, plain wide toe, sizes 6to 10 1 45 Men's Fine Hook and Lace Shoes, square St Louis toe and tip, pump soles, 6to 9 1 45 Ladies' Brocade Opera-toe Slippers, turned soles, sizes 2 tc nj4 75 Ladies' Kid Newport Ties, flexible soles, sizes z}4 to 5 75 Ladies' Beaded Opera Slippers, plush, sizes 3 to \% 50 Ladies' Fine French Kid Button, French last, square toe, low heel, turned soles, B and C widths, sizes 2^, 3, 4^ and 6; regular, $4; sale 2 50 Ladies' French Kid Button, opera toe and heel, pump sole, B, C and D, zyf, to 7, regular $5 Shoe 2 50 Men's Fine GJaze Dongola Button, London toe and tip, pump sole, sizes 7, 9 and 10; regular, $4 2 50 Ladies' French Kid Button, cork sole, French last, wide toe and low heel** sizes 2, 3, 3^ and 4; regular, $b; sale 3 50, C. H. GILMAN, RED HOUSE, Sacramento, Cal. Millinery-Imported Stock. Latest Designs and Novelties in I * GOODS> The Nev*/ York Milliner, S. T. Ixll HOOVKR, 623 J STREET. 623 J STREET. — - ! 33^ OPENING MARCH 2xd.^T THIS week: WE'-WIIA. SELL .CALIFORNIA GLAZE FRUIT FIFTY CENTS PER POUND. Send a Box lo Your Eastern Friends. H. FISHER & CoTsio J STREET. mrl-tf J. 0. WACHTER. B. C BECK. WACHTER & BECK, {Successors to Oscar S. Flint) Ice Creaoi aud Caudy Parlor WHOLESALE ICE CREAM ORDERS A SPEC lALTY. NO. -32*4. 0 STREET. -_»rl2-tf_ GUTHRIE BROS., PRACTICAL PLUMBERS, STEAM AND Gas Fitters. Rooting and Jobbing. Terms reasonable. 127 J Street. IJatlroab ®imc Cable. mam mm {mm [PACIFIC SYSTEM.] JANUARY ry, 1891. Trains Leave and are Dae to Arrive at Sacramento: j LEAVE TRAINS RUN DAILY. LARRIVF. 6:15 A Calistoga and Napa I 11:40 A **6 P Calistoga and Napa | 8:40 P 12:50 A ...Ashlau d and Portland... 5:55 A 4:30 P Deming, El Paso and East! 7rOO P 7:30 P Knights Landing I 7:10 A 10.01) A _!__os Angeles.. _.; «M_ts A Ogden and East—Second' 12:05 P _ Class _..! 2:25 A 'Cent.**..! Atlantic Express 11:00 P; f»r Ogden and East S:ISA 300 ¥} _ .Oroville. 1(>::.0 A 3:00 P Red Hhifl via Marysville 10:30 A 10.40 A ...P.e.'lchng via \sailows.... 4:00 P 2:25 A Sau I 'rancisco viaßenicia! 11:40 A 6:1,> A San '/rancisco viaßenicia! 12:35 A 8:40 A San Francisco via Renlcial 10:40 P 3:05 I'Sau Francisco viaßenicia! 8:40 P *10*<M> A Si,n Franciscovtastenmerr |0:OO A 10:50 Ar*au Fran, via Li vermort j 2:50 P 10.50 A San.lose 2:50 P i'-iO P -.Santa Barbara j _*S5 A 6:15 A _ Santa Rosa I 11:40 A 3:05 P; _ Santa Rosa j 8:40 P 8:50X1 .Stockton ami Gall I 7:00 P 4:30 P Stockton and Gait 9:35 A 12:00 Pi True koe and Reno 2:25 A 11.00 P Truckee and Reno 8:15 A 12:05 P -...Colfex 8:15 A 6:15 A Valleio.. 11:40 A 3:05 P; -Vallelo t8:40 P •6:35 ALFolsom and Placerviile.. *2:4« P _*3:_10 P ..Folsom and Placerviile.. «11:35 A ♦Sunday excepted. fSunday only. yMon day excepted. A.—For morning. P.—For af ternoon. _ RICHARD GR_AY, Gen. Traffic Manager. T. 11. GOODMAN, General Pass«>nger Agent. SEND THE WEEKLY UNION TO YOUR lriends in (he i-^-it. A RARE OPPORTUNITY Good Agricultural Land for $10 to $20 per Acre. The Pacific Improvement Company has re cently purchased tTrelne thousand acres of land in the heart of Tehama County, for tho purpose of promoting subdivision and settle ment. This land embraces lands Irom flrst class Sacramento Valley agricultural land, to land of fair average quality, and ls offered at from SlO to $20 per acre, in subdivision., of 40, SO, 120, 160 and 320 acres. The terms upon which these landsare offered are especially attractive. They will be sold in subdivisions, us above indicated, by the pay ment of interest only for three years, at whicl. time the purchaser cau begin the payment of principal by paying the first of Aye equal an nual instaili_K-.it... Thus no part of the prin cipal is to be paid lor three years, and then tlie purchaser is to have live years in which to pay Aye equal anT.Trul installments, with in terest at the rate of 7 per cent, per annum, making payments extending over a period of eight years. Intending purchasers are as sured that this Ls an opportunity to purchase land of fair average quality at SlO per acre, and good agricultural land at $20 an acre, with other grades of land at prices to corre spond betweeu these figures. The assertion is frequently made that good lands, suitable for gt-iierul tarmlng, and espe cially adapted for fruit-growing, cannot be had in California for less than froms*Soto 81 OO an acre. An examination of the land subject of this advertisement will prove to hoine-seetrers that this is an opportunity for the purcliase of good agricultural land at $20 an acre, aud for qualities grading down 10 f.n r agricultural land at SlO an acre, on terms of payment which should make the disposition ort lie.-, lands to actual settlers a result easy of mrcompl tshment. The primary object of the purchase or this body of land was the breaking up of a largo holding lor the purpose of promoting its ■set tlement in smaller quantities and Its devotion to diligent husbandry. For further particulars call upon, oraddrcss, WM. H. MILLS. Land Agent of the C. P. R. R., Fourth and Townsend sts_ Stui Francisco,Cal. fel_-2m PHKLAN BUILDING, SAN FRANCISCO, ' Cal.. March 14, 1891.—Sealed proposals, ln triplicate, will be received here, and at the offices, ofthe Acting Commissaries of Substst enee at the following posts, vi_u_ Alcatraz Islnnd, Angel Island. Beuicir. Barracks, Pre sidio of Sun Frcncisco. Forts Bidwell, <rnstoa and Mason, until 12 K. MONDAY, April 27, 1891, and then opened, lor furnishing tho Fresh Beef and Fresh Mutton, from the block, that may be required at tiiose posts by tho Subsistence Department, during the fiscal year coiun.enciujt July 1, 1891. Preference given to article:-: of domestic production, con ditions or quality aud price (including in tho price of foreign production or manufactures the duty thereon} being equal. The Govern ment reserves the right to reject any or all bids. "Circular of Instructions to Bidders" will be furnished on application to the Post Commissaries, or to JOILN P. HAWHINS. Lieut. Col., A. C. G. S., U. S. A. mri.fiti-i7-iB-ap*.a-:-6 rjfc-a. BUYS A CORD OF OLD LUMBKR WOOD, OR $6 A TON of coal at tbeC 0. D. VAKD, Fourtli,audi lstreets. 5