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THE GREAT EXPOSITION.
Progress of Preparations for the Chi
cago World's Fair.
fThe California Commissioners on the
Ground—Much is Expected of
tho Golden State.
At the recent meeting of the World's
Fair Commissioners in Chicago there
were present Irving M. Scott, Joseph D.
Phelau, Thomas H. Thompson, John
Daggett, R. MoMurray, A. T. Hatch and
L. J. Rose, the full board of California
Commissioners. Of those, Messrs. Thomp
son, Hatch and Daggett have returned.
Commissioner Thompson — who is the
Secretary of the Califoruia board—sonds
the Recobd-Union the following inter
esting sketch of the meeting, and of the
progress that is being made toward pre
paring for the great exposition,under
date of Monday last:
Eds. Recobd-Union : Having just re
turned from Chicago, where I went as
ono of the California World's Fair Com
mission, I thought possible you might
like to know something of the work that
is now going on there, and tho work done
by the ocmmission for California.
Tho Commissioners all arrived at Chi
cago on Juno 9th, and hold their first
meeting on the evening of that day. The
10th, 11th and 12th were spent in looking
over Jackson Park for a suitable site for
our State building, and in getting in
touch with the various officials, at whoso
hands we received every courtesy. Every
assurance was civon us that California
would be liberally treated in any under
taking sho might engage. I>n our trip to
Jackson Park we were joined by lion.
W. I. Buchanan, Chief of tho Department
of Agriculture, and at Woodlawn Station
were met by Dion Geraldine, Assistant
in the Construction Department, who had
provided carriages for our party, and to
gether we drove over tho ground. While
there we mot Mr. Ullrich, the Assistant
Landscape' Architect, late of the Hotel
Del Monte, and ho also joined us.
THE SOUTH PARK SYSTEM
Consists of two great parkK, connected by
the Midway Plaisance —a Rtrip of land
a mile long and six hundred feet wide,
united by boulevards with the heart of
tho city, and with the west and northside
parks. Washington and Jackson Parks,
with the Midway Plaisance, cover some
074 acres. Jackson Park is tho scone of
operations. At its northern end, which
is the only portion under cultivation, is a
tract of some 100 acres that has been set
aside forthe erection of tho buildings of
States and foreign nations. The balance
of tho park is low, marshy land —or
rather it was once so—and the work of
grading and filling this end has been
progressing rapidly. The contract for
doing this work calls for a payment of
¥400,000 on its successful completion.
About three-fifths of the land has now
been graded, and on that where the idl
ing in and leveling is now being done
the scone is much like that on a section ol
land in California where preparation by
grading is being made for planting in
vines. Horses, teams and men are all
busy.
CALIEORNIA WILL EARE WELL.
At the end of the park where space is to
be allotted for Stato buildings, arrange
ments are being made to remodel the im
proved portion, and to this end Frederick
Law «'!nisted,tho Chief Landscape Archi
tect, is preparing a plan after which the
ground is to bo laid out. This makes it
Impossible, until the completion of this
plan, to designate auy particular space
for the erection of the State buildings.
and as yet no specific amount has been
given to any one State. California will,
however, fare well, as tho disposition on
the part of tho authorities of the exposi
tion is to show this State every favor.
No buildings have been erected yet on
Jackson Park site, and on that portion
devoted to the general exposition build
ings only the stakes and corner posts,
marking out the spots where some of the
gigantic structures are to be erected, can
be =een.
WORKING IN EARNEST.
That the work in connection with the
World's Fair has been begun, and in
earnest, too, anyone can tell who visits
the Rand ."_ MeXally building, where the
Director-General's and other offices of
the exposition are situated. The offices
of the various bureaus occupy ono whole
lioor, and the crowds moving in and
about the departments evidence tho activ
ity of the officials and the interest of the
masses in the work.
In another of Chicago's famed build
:n_rs, the Rookery, Superintendent of
Construction burnham has his offices,
i here may be seen another busy
throng. This gigantic structure, with its
fourteen stories, covers some 3,000 occu
pants, and its fourteen elevators aro kept
constantly at work transporting tho
lhrongs That crowd the building.
I.NTKUEST TAKEN IN THE FAIR.
Another evidence of tho interest mani
fested by the people of the world waa
shown while the California Commission
ers were in Chicago. The Diplomatic
Corps came in a body from Washington
to inspect the work being undertaken by
the exposition authorities, and to show,
by personal contact witli tho World's
.■air promoters, that the eountrie- each
reproseutod were heartily in sympathy
witb tiie movement, and would be repre
sented at the great show.
On Saturday night, June bJth, the di
plomats were ,ente; tamed at a banquet,
at which some 900 sat down to an even
ing's enjoyment not soon to be forgotten.
Commissioners Daggett, Hatch aud tho
writer were present, the other Commis
sioners having left for New York. There
were no set speeches, but it was not long
beforo we were listening to responses to
toasts in every language imaginable, as
ii,-atly all ofthe foreign representatives
spoke in their own tongue. From the
time M. Rouatan, tiie French repre
sentative, arose to express his apprecia
tion oftho results ofthe undertaking, to
the time when the toastmaater introduced
Pung Kwang Yu, First Secretary of the
Chinese Legation, the enthusiasm was
man best. When the visiting diplomats
were taken over tho fair site they were
loud in its prai
When it Is known that a company is
being formed in St, Petersburg and MOS
COW with a capital of 12,500.000, forthe
purpose of helping the Russian exhibit,
aad that the Government will probably
appropriate as niv.ch more, it is bettor
understood what interests foreigners are
taking in the display.
-CLANS lOU THE BETLDINOS.
The plana for the general exposition
buildings are prepared em a gigantic scale,
and the various poitiona of the grounds
will be equally accessible by water and
by land. Lagoons ere to be made through
out the grounds, connecting with the lake,
ami oil these boats rej•resenting the small
craft of every nation will carry the
thrones of spectators throngh the intri
cate maze of w ateru ays. Down to these
waterways will come green terraces,
teaching from the buildings and from the
paths. By whatever way tho visitor
•ues, ho will behold a scene of com
manding beauty- noble edifices grouped
with consummate art in grounds cleverly
arranged with every care of the leaders
among landscape architects.
Till**. < VI.U 'il-.NIA i.ni.niNi;,
If located in the spot which tiie State
Commissioners have applied for, will be
in mv' of the beat situations in the entire
exposition grounds. This spot lies at
the junction of Jackaon Park and the
Midway Plaisance. and will only be sep
arated from the Horticultural Huilding
\va the Women's Exhibit Directly in
front oi the spree appli.*,l for is a large
triangular piece of ground only separated
1 rom lhe Stale building by * driveway.
i'i,is the Conuniaslonera also applied for.
tad it M i* *wa*rdad to California it will
&• laid out in California trees, palms,
.lowers and shrub*.
That California will go to the M orld's
Columbian Exposition In 1893 with a dis
nl tv that will astonish the world is what
every one In Chicago and throughout the
Stat expects. Tbat sho intend* to do thi*
is the assertion of her Commissioners.
They are now hard at work with the pre
paratory steps, and propose to inaugurate
an active campaign."
Thomas H. Thompson.
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GRASSHOPPERS.
A Pamphlet on the Subject That Farm
ers Should Have.
The Recobd-Union is iv receipt of a
copy of a pamphlet of sixty-two pages,
besides several plates, giving the history
of grasshopper invasions, the different
species, their habits, and the various
methods of dealing with tho pests.
This pamphlet has just been issued by
tho Department of Agriculture, and is en
titled: "Destructive Locusts —A Popular
Consideration of a Few of the More In
{'urious Locusts (or Grasshoppers) of the
Juited States, Together YV ith the Best
Means of Destroying Them." It is by C.
V. Riley, M. A., Ph. D., an eminent ento
mologist.
The pamphlet is accompanied by the
following note from the Record-Union
special telegraphic agent at Washington:
"I notice by yours} and other California
papers that the grasshoppers, or locusts,
are again troubling farmers, especially in
Sacramento county. I went to the Agri
cultural Department to-day and secured
this copy of their work, just out. It may
be of interest to some of your people."
It would be impracticable for a news
paper to publish all the interesting in
formation contained in the pamphlet in
question, but we suggest that the State
Board of Agriculture—or any other board
that may have the authority to do so—
procure as many thousand copies of the
work as possible for distribution among
the farmers of this State; or, if thero be no
means by which this can be done, per
haps the State Board of Agriculture can
have the pamphlet reprinted at tho State
Printing office, as the plates can prob
ably bo secured for that purpose.
THE INJURED BOY.
His Name is Not Willie Black, but
Jolinnio Green.
Several kind-hearted ladies called at
the Police Station yesterday morning to
ask if they could be of any assistance to
tiie littlo boy who was so terribly mangled
by falling from a freight train on Hag
gin's grant Monday evening.
They had read the particulars of the
accident in the KEeonn-FxioN, and out
of sympathy for the unfortunate littlo
fellow, called to oiler their services in
caring for him.
Jailer White thanked them kindly for
their proffered assistance, but informed
them that the boy was sleeping and ap-
Carently much stronger than when
rought to the hospital.
Yesterday morning the boy stated that
his name was not Willie Black, as he had
at first giveu it, and that he was never in
Kansas. His parents, he said, reside in
Oakland, at I'l's Myrtle street, and his
namo is Johnnio Green, lie explained
that he gave another name because he did
not want his father and mother to hear of
the accident.
He was resting easily last night, and
there is reason to hope that ho will pull
through.
NO DAMAGE DONE.
Fire Alarm Caused by an Explosion of
Coal Oil.
Tho lire department was called out yes
terday by au alarm from box s, caused
by the explosion ofa coal oil stove in the
residence of James Coughlan, on Third
street, between M and X, but the services
of the firemen were not needed.
As the engines wore being rushed to
the fire the team hauling one of them
collided at Third and L streets with a
horse whose driver had blocked the road-
way.
Chief Engineer Guthrie has complained
frequently of the thoughtlessness of peo
ple who crowd around tire* and obstruct
the streets leading thereto. It the prac
t: . be not abated serious results will fol
low some day, as the drivers of the fire
engines have been instructed to push
their engines through at all hazards.
LUCKY LARA.
He Gets Off With Only Five Months ln
Jail.
Pedro Lara, the young Mexican tomale
makcr who was recently convicted in
the Superior Court on two charges of as
sault, appeared before Judgo Van Fleet
yesterday for sentence.
The court was in an unusually merci
ful mood, and let Lara off with a sen
tence of five months' imprisonment in
the County Jail—three months on one
charge and two on the other.
Lara several weeks ago, while under
tho influence of liquor, went on a ratnp-
Bge because another man kissed his wife.
Seizing a knife, he began cutting right
aud left, and before he was stopped he
stabbed lonr persons. Although charged
with assault to murder, tho jury only
found him guilty of simple assault.
POLICE COURT.
Ilenry Armbrcwstor Must Xot Disturb
Ills Wife's Peace.
In the Police Court yesterday King
Silva was found guilty of battery upon
J. L. Bixoto, and fined $r> therefor.
Jake English, charged with battery,
I had his case set for to-day.
The case of John Wilson, accused of
battery, was stricken from tho calendar,
the prosecuting witness failing to put in
an appearance.
Henry Armbrewster was placed under
$200 bonds to keep the peace. Arm
brewster was accused of threatening the
life of his wife.
The ease of Charles Mains, charged
• with boing drunk, was continued until
j to-day.
Balance Due on Potatoes.
Locke & Lavenson commenced suit
yesterday against Christianson, Dierssen
& Co., for the rocovory of $328 GO and costs
of suit.
Plaintiffs allogo that tho defendants
agreed to purchaso 400 sacks of potatoes
from them, at the rate of $1 per sack.
The allege that they delivered 852 sacks,
and 011)3- received f_3 -io. The defendants
then refused to receivo tho remaining
forty-eight sacks, and, it is alleged, re
fused to pay for those thoy had received.
Funeral of Rev. J. A. Bruner.
The funeral of the lat^Rev. J. A. Bru
ner took place at 10 o'clock yesterday
forenoon from the undertaking parlors of
J. F. Clark. The services were conducted
at the grave by Hevs. Beechgood, Mc-
Xi Hey and Needham of this city, assisted
by Rev. Mr. Thompson of Oakland. De
ceased's threo sons—Elwood, Alvin J.
and J. A. Bruner, wore tho pall-bearers.
The Rosebud Still on Deck.
A man who gives the name of John
Smith, employed as bartender at "Googy"
Welch's Rosebud dive on L street, be
tween Third and Fourth, was arrested
yesterday by Officers Gibson and Camp
bell on a charge of grand larceny.
Tho plaintiff, one John Hawkins,
claims that Smith stole his (Hawkins)
watch.
Funds for the Fourth.
The Fourth of July canvassing commit
tees were very numerous yesterday.
The members said they were fairly suc
cessful, aud it is thought that from "rl,too
to $1,600 will be subscribed—enough to in
sure a very creditable celebration. Thero
will not be many leaks in the Fourth of
July sack this yoar.
To Dispel Colds.
Headaches and fevers, to cleanse the
system Effectually, yet gently, when cost
ive or bilious, or when the blood is im
nuro or sluggish, to permanently cure
habitual constipation, to awaken tho kid
neys and liver to a healthy activity, with
out irritating or weakening them, use
Syrup of Figs.
The immense stock of millinery goods is to
be sold at less than cost. S. T_ Mi Hoover, (525
J streot. •
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SACRAMENTO DAILY ft ECOITO-TIPTON, WEDNESDAY JTTKE 24, 1891.—SIX PAGESt
IRRIGATION BONDS.
Valuable Paper From Collis P. Hunt
ington.
Discussing ln a Business - Like and
Forcible Manner the "Whole
Question.
The following letter from Collis P.
Huntington was printed in the splendid
irrigation edition of the San Francisco
Chronicle, published on June 7th. It will
be found deeply interesting:
San Francisco, April 22. 1891.
To the Editor of the Chronicle— Sir:
Your esteemed favor of Aprd 17th is be
fore me. The object of your writing, as
derived from your letter, is to obtain
from mo an expression, either in the
form ofa letter or an interview, as to the
solvency of bonds of irrigation districts
formed in conformity with the provisions
of what is known as the Wright irrigation
law.
Prior to the receipt of your letter and
the examination of tho subject which it
suggested, 1 had but a general and neces
sarily vaguo idea ofthe provisions of-the
law. I did, however, understand (dearly
tho objects of this legislation from its in
ception. Arid lands lying underjfavoring
climatic conditions become highly pro
ductive and valuable by the application
of water through artificial channels; in
fact, this method of supplying to the land
the necessary moisture to produce vege
tation is far more satisfactory than de
pendence upon tho uncertainty of sea
sons.
The factors upon which successful held
culture depend are climate, fertility, in
telligent cultivation and moisture. The
threo first of tliese exist throughout the
country and are under the control largely
of men. You lind the climatic conditions
—that is, the clemency of climate—favor
ing vegetation. You can find the fertility
of soil, and to this apply intelligent culti
vation; but when these have been found
the lourth essential in irrigated countries
is hit to the varying vicissitudes of
seasons. This fourth being under control,
the round is complete, and tlie prolit of
held culture may be as steady and un
varying as the accumulation of interest.
Irrigation, however, demands tho em
ployment of capital and the appropriation
and application of water. The diverse
ownerships of the hind and the water may
give rise to conflicting interests. The
entile fertility of the land being depend
ent on the water, there appears to be an
apprehension on the part of those owning
the land tliat the o .\ nership of water is an
undue control and a menace to the rights ;
and interests of the landowner. <)u the
otlier hand, latterly the owners of irriga- \
tion ny stems, after having invested large
sums of money in tlieir construction and
development, complain of a disposition
on the part of the owners of the iand to
regulate by law the rato at which the
irrigators are served with water in su; h a
manner as to deny all reward to the
capital invested.
Even s superficial examination of tho
Wright law proves that the object of the
legislation was to combine the ownership
of the land with the ownership of the
water. The theory of the law is very
comprehensible and simple. It provide s
that an examination of a hydrographic
system Bhall be made, surveys tor ditches
completed and a district or area subject
to the system proposed to be constructed
shall be formed. When tliese surveys
are filed with the Hoard of Supervisors—
tho local legislative body for tho county—
an election shall be called, under the
authority of the Supervisors, ofthe qual
ified electors in the district lying under
the proposed ditch. When the necessary
majority in favor of the construction of
the ditch is obtained, then bonds shall bo
issued, from the proceeds of the salo of
which the ditches shall be constructed
and the water introduced into the coun
try. The provision of the law makos
theso bonds a lien npon the land bene
fited, and the money to meet the interest,
payments ofthe coupons attached to tiie
bond, and to create a sinking fund for
the final redemption of tho bonds them
selves is collected by a process of taxa
tion simple and effective. Thus tho valuo
of the land subject to the system of irri
gation constructed by money obtained
from the sale of the bonds is oflered as
security for the payment of the interest
and the linal redemption of the funded
debt.
li* the bonds constitute a lion upon the j
land which may be enforced- il" they are t
a valid mortgage, tho question of their
solvency would depend upon the relation !
of tho value of the land affected by them ''
and the amount of tho bonds. It can '
scarcely ever happen that tho amount of
bonds necessary to be Issued for the pur- |
poses of constructing au irrigating (anal ;
would ever reach moro than a bare moiety I
of tho value of the land subject to the ir
rigation system constructed. My infor
mation is that in most eases from three to
seven per cent, of the valuo of the land
only is required to construct tho means of
its irrigation. I mean by this the devel
oped value after water is applied. The
land subject to the lien of mortgage bonds
has an equitable interest in the water to
be supplied by the irrigation system.
There la in its ultimate sense a unity of
ownership as to both land and water, an
ownership which ia comnion to all the
land, and the application of the water is
placed under such regulation as to make
it-s distribution fair and equitable.
Thus, all conlliet between the owners
ofthe water necessary to fertilize arid
lands and the owners of the lands irri
gated is eliminated. The cultivator of
the soil is willing to own lands subject to
such a system, and is relieved of all ap
prehension of oppressive rates, while the
capital employed in the development of
th*; irrigation system was derived from
tho value oftho land itself. Thus whon
tho bonds issued in the construction of
the system aro redeemed, each owner will
have a perfect ownership of the water in
due proportion to his holding. These
provisions appear to me to bo wise, judi
cious and effective. The only remaining
question that can bo raised tn the prem
ises relates to the validity of the Act.
This is a question of judicial determina
tion, and, as is well known to you and
your routiers, has been passed upon by
the Supremo Court of the State iv four
decisions which affirmed the constitu
tionality of the law and the validity ofthe
bonds issued In conformity therewith.
The existing status of tho ease, then,
appears to be: First—lrrigation confers
greatly enhanced value en the lands sub
ject to it. "Second—The irrigation bonds
issued as relating to any particular dis
trict, if such bonds liave Leen issued in
strict conformity with the statutes of the
State, are a tirst mortgage upon tho lands
lying subject to tho irrigation system con
structed from the proceeds of the sale.
The bonds are therefore a mortgage upon
valuable real property. Third—Asa rule
and perhaps in all cas. s, the value of the
land greatly exceeds the amount of the
mortgage to which it is subject, and it
should therefore follow tliat bonds being
a legal and valid tirst lien upon property
greatly in excess of their face value and
interest are perfectly solvent securities,
equal to it not better than the mortgages
upon real estate which are deemed by
bankers and iuve.-lors to be preferred
security for tho repayment of loans.
If these considerations are not conclu
sive the people and the judiciary of Cali
fornia are resting under a delusion. If
the legislation already had does not es
tablish a perfect security in the bonds to
be issued, then tho Acts passed by the
-Legislature fall short of their design, and
tlie design tho people of < aiifornia had in
securing their enactment. We are scarce] y
at liberty to entertain the opinion that
legislation developed in the thoughtful
and careful manner which has attended
the history of legislation upon this sub
ject in this Mate is delusive ; that the Ju
diciary Committees in the Legislature
were m error ; that tlie Legislature itself
was mistaken, or that the highest judicial
tribunal ofthe State; has erred in main
taining tho validity ofthe law and tho
solvent character of the bonds. Yours
very truly. C. P. Ht-nti:*voton. '
Opened His Letter.
Henry Dutschke and David Besser,
employes of the Columbus Brewery, are I
at loggerheads, and have taken their
troubles into court. Dutschke alleges
that Besser opened, a letter addressed to
him, and says further that Besser ac
knowledged that he opened the letter,
but says that it waa by mistake. Dutschke
appears to think that financial difficulties
ofthe brewery owners had something to
do with the matter. An investigation
will be made.
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OAKLANDS OPPORTUNITY.
Colonel Robinson Can Get a Couple of
McCloskey's Men.
Works, the left-fielder of the Sacra
mento Baseball Club, has been released,
and "Reddy" Armstrong signed to fill
that position, or act as change catcher
when called upon.
When asked the reason for releasing
Works, Mr. Ginsberg said ho did not
like the way that player had been acting
of late in regard to a dispute about his
salary.
"When I hired him," said Ginsberg. "I
told him to come to the coast rigid away,
but he did not do it for some reason or
other. Ho got here after tho teams had
been playing for a week, aud now lie
wants me to pay him his full salary for
that month. I don't propose to do it, for
he was not here when he agree I to be,
and has no right to claim pay for that
week. He commenced to raise a fuss
about it and threatened to sue me for the
amount he claimed was due. I didn't
like tho way ho acted and told McCloskey
to release him. I wanted to reduce ex
penses, aftyway, and thought it a good
opportunity to. cut $156 off the pay-roll.
Armstrong will play in Works' place."
There was a rumor that Sunday and
France wen; also to be released, but Gins
berg stated yesterday that they were the
last two men lie would think of letting
go.
Harry < >'Day lias also been handed his
I reli uv.' from the team.
Works, Tom Powers and Fred Roberts
may soon be playing with the Oakland
team.
MYSTERIOUS ASSAULT.
Miss Lydia Keyser's Fortunate Escape
Trom 11 Villain.
It is reported that on Satnrday night a
mysterious assault was mad;' Upon Mi-s
Lydia geyser, daughter of Frederick
Keyser, a farmer who resides about a
mile nnd a half south of this city on the
Freeport road.
Mr. Keyser and his son were awakened
by hearing a scream in Lydia's room.
Opon reaching theapartmentthey found a
man bending over the prostrate girl,and
who appeared to be trying to strangle
her. The man lied when the father and
sun entered, and h:.s not been seen since
After regaining consciousness the young
lady told her father that she had been
awakened from her sleep by some one
walking in the kitchen. Sho thought
nothing of the matter, believing it to be
her brother. She again fell into a light
Bleep, from which she awoke by a close,
"Smothered sensation. She says" sin was
stupefied, but noticed thai there was a
dim light burning in the room and that a
peculiar odor pervaded the atmosphere.
Turning her head she saw some one
standing In the room, and her first
thought was that it was her brother. She
endeavored to arouse herself and speak
to him, when she saw that the person was
much larger than her brother and wore an
overcoat. At this moment she screamed,
and the man at the same instant sprang
forward and pressed a damp cloth over
her face and she lost consciousness.
AN UNUSUAL RESULT.
A Jury Actually Finds a Flsh Poacher
(iuilty.
P. H. Ilalliday was tried by a jury in
the Police Court yesterday afternoon on
a charge of illegal fishing, in extending
his net moro than one-third the distance
the river. The defendant waa rep
resented by Isaac Joseph, and city Attor
ney Hart looked after the interests of the
Fish Commissioners' 1 Patrol, who were
the prosecuting witucsses.
The jury brought in a verdict of guilty,
and sentence will be pronounced on June
30th.
Appointments by the Governor.
Tlie following appointments were made
yesterday by Governor Markham: Ste
phen M.White of Los Angeles, Trustee of
tho State Normal School in that city: .1.
VY. .Majors of Sonora. Director of the
Twenty-ninth Agricultural District;
Amuii Sevort of San Diego, Pilot Com
missioner ofthe port of San Diego.
New Savings Bank.
Articlesof incorporation ofthe Security
Savings Bank of Sau Joso wero filed in
the Secretary of State's oilice yesterday.
Capital stock, 9500,000. Directors—J. O.
Hayes. .1. A. Clayton, A. King, H. Curt
ner, 11. _M. Leonard, Henry bookaln, J.
H. Henry, W. P. Doherty, J. P. Pierce,
L. G. Nesmith and W. O. 1 is dale.
Mrs. Bagnall's Denial.
Mrs. Bagnall, aunt of Lillio Thompson,
tho girl to whom it was charged that G.
C. Freeman had sold beer, states that she
did not swear at the trial that the girl got
beer at the store where Freeman is em
ployed, but that she merely testified con
cerning the latter's age.
Water to be Shut Off.
Notico is given to residents of the dis
trict bounded by the alley between Front
and Second, I and M streets, that the city
water will be shut off to-day betweeu
tho hours of 1 and 5 o'clock p. m.
A theater for colored actors will proba
bly soon be erected in Philadelphia. It
will bo the only playhouse ot the kind in
America.
Don't read! Don't think!
Don't believe! Now, are
you better?
You women who think
that patent medicines are
a humbug, and Dr. Pierces
Favorite Prescription the
biggest humbug of the
whole (because it's best
known of all) —does your
lack-of-faith cure come?
4lt's very easy to "don't"
this world. Suspicion
always comes more easily
than confidence. But doubt
—-little faith—never made a
sick woman well—and the
" Favorite Prescription " has
cured thousands of delicate,
weak women, which makes
us think that our " Prescrip
tion" is better than your
don't believe.
We're both honest. Let
us .come together. You try
Dr. Pierces Favorite Pre
scription. If it doesn't do
as represented, you get your
money again.
Where proof's so easy,
can you afford to doubt?
Dr. Pierces Pleasant Pel
lets regulate and invigorate
liver, stomach and bowels.
They are little, but active.
_£hattoCfr fDctilg fov ihe 3&efc #c*u»c.
ior ™ WfM
WE COMMENCE OUR
Clothing, Furnishing Goods and
Straw Hat Sale.
We think our values are better than any body s.
We have regular sizes in all lines
of suits advertised.
. SPECIAL NEW LINES ADDED TO-DAY.
Men's All-wool Medium-weight $4 Pants for. $1 78
Men's All-wool Medium-weight $3 SO Pants for $1 63
Boys' Knee-pants Suits, dark checks 84c
Men's Fancy Worsted Vests, sizes 35, 36 and 37 SOe
Boys' $10 Suits, ages 14 to 18, tan and gray mixed $4 25
Men's Heavy Drill Drawers 19c
Painters' Blue Check Overalls 25c
Men's Calico Shirts 25c
Men's Fancy-striped Socks 3c
Men's Unlaundried White Shirts, reinforced fronts and
backs 44c
Men's Natural Merino Derby-ribbed Undershirts 86c
Men's 50c White Merino Undershirts 25c
Men's Summer-weight Suits $3 50
Men's $10 Dark Cheviot Suits $4 75
Men's $10 Cassimere Suits $4 75
Men's $10 Fancy Worsted Suits $5 45
Men's $12 Gray Wool Tweeds $6 75
Men's $12 Blue Serge Suits $6 75
Men's $15 Dark Cheviot Suits $8 23
Men's $20 Silk-mixed Cassimeres $11 95
Men's $22 SO Broadwale Worsted Suits $13 SO
Men's Seersucker Coats and Vests ,45c
Men's Marseilles Vests 45c
Men's Marseilles Vests 50c
Men's Double-breasted Marseilles Vests 75c
Boys' Calico Coats 9c
Men's Extra-quality Cottonade Par^ts, summer weight,
continuous fly 59c
Men's Summer-weight All-wool Pants $1 93
Men's Heavy Cheviot Pants .._. $1 93
Men's Dress Worsted Pants $2 22
Men's Dark All-wool Summer-weight Coats 93c
A full suit — Seersucker Coat and Vest and Worsted
Pants $1 70
Boys' Calico Shirts 25c
Boys' Flannelette Overshirts 21c
Men's Nightshirts, embroidered cuffs and collars 39c
Men's Fancy Cheviot Shirts 49c
Men's Black Silk Overshirts $2 45
Men's Sateen Overshirts 44e
Men's Flannelette Overshirts . 23c
Boys' Brown. Straw Hats 5e
Men's Silk-finished Balbriggan Undershirts 69e
A full suit—Seersucker Coat and Vest, fancy-striped
Pants... $1 04
C. H. GILMAN,
RED HOUSE, SACRAMENTO.
2,iUoccU cm twtt*.
DR.ABERNETHY'S
I BRANDY.
jJUII Cnres CRAMPS and COLIC
"It is composed of the purest
}.}sWH£Jjj»w? materials, and represents the
m/amWat\m v" medicinal value of Jamaica
B-ffcTDr tun in Rcr in t*16 highest degree of
ffl .____-!'^ss perfection."
E^Md WM- T- WEXZELL,
Analytical Chemist
_S~-- -;S Sold by Druggists and Win©
j^ . q Merchants.
_•_.-_-_tm_»i__._.-_:. i
fef^^j San Francisoo.
cast ur m m THIS,
•^^^^^—-——«___'' 2° PLE write for free lUuetimted
"____»! _. __ * J^^^F^yfflpi***-** v stsvsnt nn gorgic-J t,ts*.miSuvj
fB. (Vf X ________ f/^___T *''*>u>0 --*<- «"*ol«i piles. T__ri_-__fle,
X-rBB P ISm Wwfi_ droerf,-; f.-rj-ea, »pp llaacse tot
J L^ »la twL rt..forc-it-e-. __■uade complaint*;
P™*™*—_B__«^»*__i___.^»o, oocfl-UoU_l Nvjk far men,
I C7p2__*_i_-9 ■* hy _hou__-xide caunot get cured of ..j-xri___, priTrte,
I 8 ehrrr.aic <_i__t>a»e-<, tjta. e__r__ luiv*. Miol__i wr___u_e«_- loot ol
I Eu__ood, gleet. «yp_U__ naiutiu-l lo_we. __rulta olab._w or
kx— i*tt. whie'« natlt all for tnaiTii^., __-_pia_e«a or !____.'_. dv-
I tice. 0.?. LIEBMJ'S WOMDERFUL GERtIAN IMtIOOgATOP,
tka greatest remedy for abare eo_._Ha_.tt. To prove Us mertti.
fl trial bottle Mint free. Addrua, DR. LIEBIG A. CO. _0U Gear)
«i. ___- Franciaoa C-L. «r Jul W. nth St.. ___.<___ i CUT. Mo.
iny^urpipe.
\ V >l^_____4 '$■ 2~ j
yott will use no
otffer fobaceo.
, 1 |aa.cffe^ in most
donvenient * pacKage^.
Tor-Sale -by-All-BfAiERS
Manufactured by J. B. PACE TOBACCO CO.
WELCH'SCAUFORNIA INHALER
m~~~s~^~~~~ v. Sure Cure for Catarrb,
GiYTf /rVAYAf_*\. Bronchitis, Asthma,
UJ>Ji«jV "The Only All-night
m^&%Yy^i, Inhalation.' •
■fLXiji U\i^J* BrC"'1'1 np a cold in ono
»» WW *^^ aight. Sure preventive
l^yj, —j^ forall infectious disea-fes.
Tc__»A*^---^Jk tor s;ile by all drug^
A glst_. or sent postpaid tor
fYY*^ \ §2 50 by the
WELCH INHALER ANI* MEDICINE CO.
37 Second Stroet. San Fraucisco.
nirJ.-r-_.tn-
THK ......'('K'.'-rviON AND WEEKLY
UNION ere the best for the family elide
gatxhixxQ Qoxx*s»,
umwm une,
THE OLDEST SAVINGS BANK IN THE
city, corner Filth and J streets. Sacra
mento. Quaranteed capital, f 50O,O00: paid
np capltaL gold coin, $300,000; loans on real
estate ln California, July 1,1890, *2 898 442
-term nud ordinary deposits, July 1, is9o'
$2,709,394. Term and ordinary deposits ro!
ceived. Dividends paid In January aud July
Money loaned upon real estate only. The
bank doe. exclusively a savings bank busi
ness. Inlormation furnished upon armllca-
U^ n to„ , W' p- COLEMAN, President. •
JEp.JR^H AMILTOW^ Cash ier.
NATIONAL BANK HITMLS & GO.
Sacramento, CaL—Fonnded 1850.
Saturday hours 10 a. k. to 1 p. at.
DI RECTO R8 AND SHAREHOLDERS.
D. O. MILLS 1 53H share*.
EDGAR MILLS. President 1 538 Shares
S. PRENTISS SMITH, Vice-Pres. 250 Shares
FRANK MILLER, Ctishler 351 Shares
C. F. DILLMAN. Asst. Cashier.. 125 Shares
Other persons own 1,198 Shares
Capital and Surplns, 9000.000.
«9~ Chrome Steel Sale Deposit Vault and
Time Lock.
WWUBk STATE "BANK
AND SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS
SACRAMENTO, CAX.
Draws Drafts on Principal Cities ofthe World.
Saturday Hours, 10 a. si. to 1 p. m.
officers:
Resident... _N. D. RIDEOUT
Vice-President FRED'K COX
Cashier.... A. ABBOTT
Assistant Cashier W.E. GERBER
DIRECTORS:
C. W. Clark, JO3. Steffens.
Geo. C Pkrkiks, Fred'k Cox, •
N. D. RIDEOI'T, NORMAN RIDEOCT.
; Vr'. E. GERBER.
FARMERS' AND MECIIANICS' SAVINGS BANK
Soutiiwest corner Forirth and J
Stroets, Sacramento, Cal.
Guaranteed Capital _ $500,000
LOANS MADE ON REAL ESTATE. IN
terest paid semi-annually on Term and
Ordinary Deposits.
B. U stEIXMAN President
EDWIN K. AL-IP Vice-President
D. D. WHITBECK Cashier
C. H. CUMMINGS Secretary
JAMES M. STEVENSON Surveyor
DIRECTORS :
B. U. Steikmax, Edwin X Alsip,
C. H. CU-I-iings, W. E. Terry,
Sol. Rukyon, James McNasser,
_ Jas. M. Stevexsos.
PEOPLE'S JAYLNGS BM
DEPOSITS OF ONE DOLLAR AND Up
wards received and interest paid thereon.
WM. BECKMAN, President.
Geo. W. Lorsnz, Secretary.
CiCKER-WOOWORTfI NATIONAL BANK.
323 Pine Street, San Francisco.
PAID UP CAFITAL, $1,000,000. SUfiPLOS, $250,000.
directors:
CHARLES CROCKER ...E. H. MILLER. Jb_
R. C. WOOLWORTH. President
W. H. BROWN Vice-President
W. J.. CROCKER Cashier
GRIFFIN,
THE :-: STATIONER,
003 X Street.
HAS TIIE FOLLOWING NOVELTIES:
Cartoon Slate Pencils, Paper Fasteners,
ill! kinds of Files and Clips, Pencil-point Pro
tectors, Copying Books aud Fixtures, 20
styles Fancy Papeteries, 12 Btytea Money
Purses, Pen Cleaners, Double Slates, Ther
mometers, Oflice Waste Baskets. 12 styles
1 Mourning and Visiting Curd-;, Shading "and
j Ruling Pons, Tracing Cloths, Diaries. Hill
I Wallets, Dratt und Receipt. BookH. Blank
' Books—all kind-; choice variety Letter and
Note Pads, lull assortment of Pens and
Papdla. jej-tf^
CAPITAL PHARMACY
«J. S. O'CALLAGHAN,
Druggist and Apothecary,
Corner Sevontli and X St:*.
Telephone 189. Under_Capital Hotel.
le_-tfd_cv
fTUIE NEWS OF TIIE WORLD IS CON
X tamed in the WEEKLY UNION.
ptc-etinrj Notice*.
OLIVE BRANCH I.ADIKs- SOCIETY.^
L^-,-v07 l.'. ll,r ""'""u' THIS (Wednesday)
i_\ -.-MIN* i at b o'clock; election of officers. "
SARAH BRAGG, President.
I'rLi.A Maoinw,Secretary. it«
QPECIAL MEETING OF UNION «
p L«>''i.''*. No. 58. F. and A. M., will be Ai.
bcMTHIS EVKXIXO at 7:30 o«Cloefc XX
Members ol sister lodges ana 9olourn-/^rA
lug Master Uasons cordially invited to attend.
B. W, FLYE, W. M.
■John McAkthi.u,Secretary. lt»
pEGULAR MEETING OF EU- .>*__«_«."
It rek« Lodge, Xo. 4, I. O. O. F„
IHIS WKDNF.SDAY.June Mth 1 5*
at S r. m.: important tmslnesß. • < -
« , J. R. CHILDS, X. tt^
fJAPTTAL rii'Y REBEKAH y*____,
\J Degree Lodge, Xo. J 00.-ReKU- _!«_■________.
TillB i^*ednoMiriv)*s^^H(-
E\ EN INV.. at 8 o'clock. Memlh>rs *Imm^
ot sister loii;_es oordlaUy invited
MliS. I'K'l.I.A PEil'lT, X. G.
_M. Mikkay. Secretary. it*
DEGULAR MEETING OF NAOMI w J
\V,,s%SB£*\2*°' 86» °< 1-: *!-.t't Masonic i Jt
Hull THIS (Wsdnesdayl EV EX ING at 8
o'clock. SALLIE A. WHITK. W.M.
l Kt:V b°yp ,Sec re tary. 11«
LRMORY HALL ASSOCIATION.— THE
J:\ annual meeting of the stockholders of ths
Armory Rail Association will be held at the
armory on MOXDAY EVENING. July 0
1891, at 8:30 o'clock, for the election of a
Boanl of Directors.
_ _ _ E. 11. McKEE, Preside. v..
w. I. WAHArE, Secretary, JeSB4d
__^ c^:U^^ttc^♦
\|TA.NTED BY A MIDDLE-AGED
a woman, a situation to do housework
ci.y or country. Apply ..t 4I A 1. St. JaM-.it* '
TIT ANTED A COTTAGE OF 6 OR G
TV rooms. Addnss, stating locatiO!. „nd
price, J.G. S.,tiu> otn. c. ,c ;•_-:..
U'ANTKIt-A GOOD BKIRT MAKES,
\\ »07 ostro j._i-i»
t .iKXT.-* WANTED l.:\ E, ENERGI
X\ a.ents lor new and fast-selling books, .'nil
at \\ estern Hotel, room aw, betwe. n - r.nd y
a. -m. an l f> and - p. m. je2 i-h*»
A\rANTEI)-TO BORROWf2,OOO ON CITY
>> real esta:.' for 8 yean at lOpereenti
choice loon. Address M.. ihi> office. je23-2«
ITTANTED--RY A JAPANESE GIR-I A
>V Situation to do light housework in small
tamlly. A B t 101, this ■ -:;t*
W-ANTED-A lOUNG GERMAX GIBL
>V wishes a situation In small fjimllv In
quire at l >__>.t Third st., bet. Rand S. Je23-2t*
I APANESE R-'Y \\ AMs SITUATION TO
? l do cooking or housework. Address JAP
this office. _ Je .
AGENTS WANTED—FREE PREPAID
onttit to energetic men; _cvi rai ol onr
smen have earned trom s?o to sjooo a
week for years past. P. O. ilux l,y? l New
York. ,i. ■:;<-If
INFORMATION WANTED OF J. E II D
RIDGE, formerly 8015 sixteenth
San Francisco; a liberal reward will rw» paid
Addnss THE AMERICAN JEWELRY \s-
BOCIATION, 226 Bails st n SanFranciiicoJel9-6
WTANTED- A COMPETENT MAX AS
>> foreman, to take charge of planing mill.
Addreas C C BLAIR, Stockton. Jel6-2w«
T> PHYSICIAN WANTING \ *
cheap home and good practice fa
County, can get the same by addressing mo
for terms. I. X. HODGIN, Woodland, Cal.
Je.l-H
W'AVn'.l' - 100 HEAD OP BTOCK TO
>V ranch; o__e II d; 8 uiltes irom Saera
ni'.'nio on Yolo side: terms, 8] '_.*> pet month.
Inquire of EDWIX K. ALSIP A VO. or on
form of ... H. i_ACHARI \■-. ,*>
-\-\TAXTED-KiVE GENTLEM VN, WIDE
>V awake, with good address: salary
commission. Apply to THESINGER MANTJ
FACTDRING c<>.. 703 J street.
IXTANTED—MEN FOB FARMS, vsni
}\ yards, dairies and all kinds of labor
women and rirls for cooking and eeneral
housework; plenty oi woik for desirable help.
Apply al EMPLOYMENT OFFICE, Fourth
street, X and L.
goat—gouribm
FIDND—AT THE M___-TROPO] lI'XN IllF
ater, a l dge badge. Owner can bave it i>>
callim; at houso in alley Ninth and Ttenl
ana F. lt«
STRAYED -FROM SPRA.. i*F RANCH. oX
Freeport road, a black heifer. The Under
Will be rewarded by teturning to J. GEBERT,
Twentieth and < > streets. jel*»-if
tto $rt or
HO'-SE Ti> LET-COTTAGE OF FIVE
rodtns, closets. f,'us, bath, hot and cold
water, piqulreat 12851 street. Je23-6t*
IIOK P. BX T - Nil HELY FU RNISHED
1 front rooms, stngis or en suit*.', ior
honaekeeplng. Apply at r*J7.l street. JeCP-Of*
IJ* >R REN r »B W LV- FURXI s H E I)
1 moms; also nice front room, suitable ior
an offlce, at 708% & street. JelB-6t«
TO LET—HODSE ON THIRD BTREET,
between <l and R: si\ alee rooms, large
yard with fruit trees ana stable. Impure at
30A J street. Bb ROSENFELD. JelB-61
HOTEL OF TOO ROOMS, ALL FUR
nished, full of boarders and roomers, to
iea.se; lust location, inquire al 1007 POOTth.
ITIURNISHED ROOMS AT CENTRAL
_T House from $C per month upwards: also
larnilv rooms at low prices. HORNLEIN
111.05.. Proprietors.
mo LET -THREE TEN FME.v/s, 1 HU'.l*
JL rooms each; also one hoase, eight rooms,
partly furnished (suitable for lodging or board-
Lng-honse); also, some rooms, furnished or un
lurnished, suitable for hunt housekeeping.
For particular-r apply at WOOD YARD, -KJI I
Stieet. All cheap lent.
£ov Stale.
i" .-.OR SAI.E-A LODGING-HOUSE; ROOMS
' all rented. Inquire at 409>_ X st. Je2B-6t«
FOR SALE- A GOOD PLATFORM SPRING
wagon tor sjile cheap. ln«|uire at TELE
GRAPH STAPLE, Thirteenth and J sts..;
*008 BALE—A COUNTRY RI,A< Ks.MiTH
Jf shop on account ot party < njia_.in{_; inothi r
business; his shop is Offered for sue cheap.
For particulars apply to SCHAW, INGRAM,
BATCHER A CO., *-'i 7 aud JJl'j J street, Sa. -
ramento.
laOR SAFE—A GOOK ICF CHEST, TEN
1 feet long and eight feet high. Inquire at
Oris office. je!2-tf
1" TIOR SALE—ONE OE THF FINBST AND
1 largest saloons in the city; extra family
entrance: best location, stock and lease. In
quire at this oUicc. _
I iOR BALE—THE WHOLE OR A HALF
j interest in the International Hotel, Sacra
mento, Cal., with a luug lease. Address W. A.
CASWELL. my-l-tf
FOR SALE OR TO RENT ON' LEASE
ten acres of bottom land, one mile below
Washington, Yolo Comity; if sold wiil take
small payment down. Apply to EDWIN K.
ALSIP A <*0.. Real Estate aud Insurance
Agents, 101-") tou rth street.
(general %lotice*.
REWARI'-S-iO RFWARD PAID FOR
conviction or inlormation that will lead
to conviction of parties stealing this paper
from doors of subscribers. iny'.t-tf
gicrwor^, .UHne, geer, i&tCm
EBNER BROS.,
116-118 X Street, Front and Second,
Sacramento,
IMPORTERS AXD WHOLESALE DEAI..
ers in Wine» and Li-.uors. Agents for tho
celebrated Pommery and Grono Champagne.
M. CRONAN,
230 X St., nnd HOS-1110 Third Bt.,
Sacramento, Cal.,
IMPORTER AJS'D WHOLESALE DEALER
in Fine Whiskies, Brandies and Cham*
•pagne. ,
JAMES WOODBURN,
No. 417 X St.. Sacramento, Cal.
TMPORTER AND WHOLESALE DEALER
I in Fhie Whistles, ilrandles, Wines and
Liquors. Thanking my old friends and
patrous for their former patronage. I solicit a
continuance of the frame. All orders will bs
oromptlv and cheerfully filled
" FELTER & CO.,
IMPORTERS OF AXD WHOLESALE
dealers in Wines, Liquors and Cigars,
411 Battery St., Sun Francisco,
ay Represented in Sacramento by F. W.
RAI LEY, 320 X street. Tolenas Water
Agency. jel 7-1 in
Waterhouse & Lester,
—DKALEKS IN—
Iron, Steel, Cumberland Coal, Wagon
Lumber and Carriage Hardware.
709, 711. -U3. 715 J St.. Sacramenta
SEXD THE WEEKLY UNION TOYOWi
friends lv the East.
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