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NOT AN ENCOURAGING OUTLOOK.

To outside observers it appears that the
recent arrangements made in San Fran
cisco regarding the charter election and
that for State Senator have been of a
nature to give the Democrats an advantage
which they are very unlikely to let slip.
Unfortunately for the cause of good gov
eminent, the relations between the Demo-
Gratis and the Kearneyites are of kind
which render interaction more natural
and congenial than any other course. The
Democrats are willing to do much in order
to secure control of the city government,
to carry the senatorial election, and to
secure a frmer leverage on the State for
the Presidential election. What they are
willing to do in the way of alliances their
course during the campaign of last Fall
demonstrated very clearly, and there is no
reason to suppose that they have become
any more squeamish or scrupulous since
then. They of course agree that the Com
mittee of Two Hundred shall put eight
Democrats on the Freeholder's ticket, and
of course they viii declare that everybody
ought to support thatticket without distinc-
ton OF party. Butif it should happen that
the Democrats put up by the Kearneyites,
and the Democrats on the Committees
ticket, are the only candidates elected, it
Is not to be imagined that the leaders OF
the Democracy would be much grieved,
though they might profess regret at the
waywardness of their followers. That, at
all events, is the danger which seems
obvious to the dispassionate spectator, and
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a MIN1Ee BUREAU.

4 bill has been introduced to the AS
sembly providing for the creation of the
Office of State Mineralogist, together with
a Mining Bureau, the purposes of which
shall be to gather and arrange mineral
specimens and all kinds of models of ma
chinery used in mining, to make analytical
assays, to procure important information
relating to the development of mineral
deposits, and in other ways to afford means
of obtaining accurate knowledge on such
matters. 1t appears to us that the pur-
poses of this bill are good, and as the ex-
penses are to be paid from tax levied
upon the mining interest, the public who
are not directly engaged in such pursuits
have no immediate motivefor opposing it.
Such Mining Bureau would probably be
of great and increasing usefulness. The
mineral resources of California are not as
yet at all adequately developed, and it is
scarcely too much to say that their extent
and character are scarcely comprehended
even by residents Of many years standing.
For it must be realized that silver and gold
are by no means the only mineral resources
of the State. She possesses deposits of
a score OF minerals, all of great value, and
scarcely any developed. Hereafter these
deposits viii be opened up more and more,
and information regarding them will be
sought more eagerly. Had such Bureau
existed twenty years ago it would have
doubtless prevented the useless expenditure
of millions of dollars, which have been
literally thrown away in attempts to dis
cover valuable mines in impossible local.
ties. The organization of mining industry
would be greatly stimulated by sach an in
stitution, and it would lead to the invest
ment of capital in the working of other
minerals than gold and silver, and so en-
courage manufactures, and help to build up
a more stable prosperity on the coast. As
the public are not asked to tax themselves
for the work, and as it is evidently a con-
cession to long-felt want, we see no reason
for opposition to this bill.
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CONGRESS- AND DEBRIS.


Mr.. Berry has been authorized by the
Committee on Mines aud Mining to report
back, with a Recommendation that it pass,
an appropriation of $3.50, OCO, to be applied
10 the investigation and cure of the debris
evil in this State. An inquiry by engi-
neers is among the things called for, and
this is calculated to delay action. Should
the appropriation be voted, however, it
would prove welcome addition to the
fund which we trust the State will create
for this purpose. The Congressional ap-
preparation proposed is OF course quite
insufficient by itself to accomplish any,
thing considerable, but it is enough to
make beginning with. Now that Con-
gress has shown disposition to do some
thing practical in the matter, it is to be
hoped that the State Legislature will make
up its mind to adopt the Young amend
ment introduced the other day, and which
appears to be the only measure capable of
uniting upon it the conflicting interests
which have hitherto prevented all action.
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The RAILROAD SIGNAL SERVICE

Few people, even those living along the
line Of the road, are aware of the perfect
and systematic signal service kept up along
the line of the Central Pacific Railroad over
the Sierra Nevada mountains. Between
Truckee and Blue Canyon are track
walkers who go over the road at stated in
tervals and III some places in the sheds
after every train passes. There are three
divisions of track-walkers between Truckee
and Summit. There are watchmen at the
bridges who keep lookout night and day
At regular intervals are the signal boxes
The one at the Bonner Creek bridge, half
mile above town, is box 80. A small key
unlocks an iron box, inside of which is a
circular dial with hand like clock
Around the circle are the following signals
First the figure ,. That means g all right"
At every thirty minutes during the night
and day, hot and cold, summer and winter,
a Waterman goes to the box and turns the
hand to that figure and then springs a lev
er, and then Blue Canyon is communicated
with; and a second afterwards little bell
is heard in the box, which is the answer
from headquarters. He then closes the
box and goes into the cabin for thirty
minutes more, when the same is repeated
Then ON the dial is the figure l, which
means ''call telephone" Then the words
''shed down" When any other signal is
given than No. 2, the telegraph imme-
diatelY informs the operator ct Truckee,
when wrecking or water train starts out
in less than five minutes after the dis
covery of an accident. There are also on
the dial rock, which means slide or
rock on the track. Then g train off, " also
''wrecking car, !" then ''east" and ''west,
which means the direction of the accident.
Then So trackmen, which means that the
track walker has just passed. The signal
of :" fire " is also on this instrument, but
there are also special fire boxes, and when
if fire is discovered, by unlocking the box
and pulling the lever large gong is struck
simultaneously at all the communicating
offices, and fire trains start off immedi,
ately If on opening the fire box the
Waterman hears little bell strike, he
knows that communication is sent from
some other fire box. There are ten fire
boxes between here and Summit, and thir-
ty-four between here and Blue Canyon 1t
will thus be seen that the railroad signal
service on the rocky and rugged Sielras is
no small item of expense, and is most
thorough and systematic to guard against
danger and accidents of all kinds
[Truckee Republican.
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nEws or g lIoRNTNe.

liz New York yesterday Government bonds were
quoted at JOG: for As Of 1907; leg for IS Of 1881;
Io7s for as; sterling, s. e6a4 so silver bars,
ia silver coin, discount buying, par selling.
sLyEs in London yesterday, Sid; consols,
~ 10; per cent United States bonds, 1855 AZ,
los; SIS, 10.
liz san Francisco hall dollars arc quoted at par
Mexican dolllrs, d buying, 91l selling.
AT Liverpool yesterday wheat was quoted at lis
1da11s 81 for fair to choice California and 11z I'd
to lis 81 for fair to choice shipping California.
The business in the mining share market at San
Francisco yesterday quite small. Values under
went no important change, variations being reck:
oned by cents and fractions thereof There viii be
no sessions of the Stock Boards to-day. account
Of its being Good Friday.
AT a fire near Red Bluff yesterday morning one
man lest his life AMI several other narrowly escaped
the same fate.
HowIisu wAHPs. Chief of the Cayuse Indians,
died last Friday on the Umatilla reservation, W. T.
Ex-EargEss EUGENE is travelling incognito as
Countess Pierrefords.
THE cold weather in upper British Columbia con
tiuues without abatement.
BUssE. is seeking alliance with japan against
Chia.
CALIFORNIA oranges are being sold in New Yorl
at from five to fifteen cents each.
Tng severest suow-storm OF the winter lrevaile,
yesterday at St. John, N. b.
A MINISTERIAL crisis has occurred in Brazil.
Dr. W. HARRiNdToS was assassinated at Wins
boro, Tez-, near his own door.
The fire at Keene, N. H., Wednesday night causs,
loss of $4,000.
FIRE at Portland, Or.
THE State Greenback Convention Of Oregon me
at Salem Yesterday. when nominations for Congress
and Presidential Electors we're made.
HENRY JACOBS was arrested at Portland, Or, yes
terday on q charge of arson.
IS the Assembly yesterday the woman-suffrag
bill was reeonsidered and Indefinitely postponed
Several other bills were disposed of.
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Severe snow.SioTn
MISCELLANEOUS.

The Emperor of Russia has presented
Prince Alexander, of Bulgaria, with a war
steamer. 40, 600 rifles and several Krupp guns.
The New York Mining Nesrs says: There
is comparative discrepancy in the QUOTA
lions Of the San Francisco Board and the
prices here of the same stocks which requires
explanation, and there seems to be a system
of .'wash sales there which the market here
does not sympathize with, the discrepancy in
some instances reaching as high as ten points
in some particular stocks.
The Council at Cincinnati have reconsidered
their refusal to allow the Western Union
Telegraph Company to erect poles and string
wires to Music Hall, and there will be no
further question respecting the holding of the
Democratic National Convention there.
A Ministerial crisis has occurred in Brazil.
Saraira has replaced Cansansaode Sinimbu as
President of the Council
The strike at Cohoes, n. Y, has extended
to all the mule spinners throughout the city.
DIR. w. Harrington was called out to at
tend a patient at Winrsboro, Tex, and was
assassinated near his own door.
The losses by the fire at Keene, n. H.,
Wednesday night were $4,000.
A London dispatch says that Ex-Empress
Eugene is travelling incognito as Countess
Pierrefords. She is accompanied by Colonel
Sir Henry Evelyn and Lady Wood, the
Marquis of Bassano and Spanish suite.
They viii embark at Southampton to-day
for South Africa to visit the scene Of the
Prince Imperial's DEATH
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TIE WcMEN DEFEATED.

York's bill to allow women to vote on
school questions, after being passed on
Wednesday evening, was yesterday recon
sidered by the Assembly, and defeated.
The majority never intended that it should
become law. They were amusing them
selves with the question merely, and were
taken by surprise when it passed. We
suppose the advocates of the bill viii feel
very much chagrined at this disastrous
outcome of their efforts, but so long as the
new Constitution is what it is we do not
believe that any law of this kind would
stand, and consequently we do not think
it is worth while to spend any time in lob
bying for such measures. a constitutional
amendment is the practical recourse of the
woman sulfragists, and it is rather singular
that they have not yet recognized this fact
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BRITISH COLUNB!A.
skasit s,ines-TerribIy Severe W,

SkaSit Aines-Terribly Severe Weather.
VICTORIA, March 25th-A miner has ar.
rived from the Skagit mines, in seven DAYS
from Ruby creek. He and his party took in
three months provisions on sleighs, and
cached them on Ruby creek. He SAYS the
season is backward, and advises none to go in
for month to come.
The latest advices from Nicolai state that
the weather is still as hard as deep snow and
intense frost can make it. Between the LIST
and 14th instants snow fell to depth of
twelve inches. The prevailing winds are
from the north, and the mercury frequently
goes down to 5, 10 and 20 degrees below zero.
and at Douglas and Minnie Lake il fell to 26
degrees below zero. The cattle are all starry
ing to death in great numbers, and the Indi-
ans will lose nearly all their horses. Num-
bers of settlers since the LIST instant have
been constantly telling timber and cutting
down brush for cattle feed. What the loss
will he among cattle, horses and sheep, no
person can at present estimate. One thing is
certain, it will, generally speaking, be very
heavy. The weather appears as hard as it
was on Christmas day. From the quantity
of packed snow on the ground, should a
thaw set in to morrow it will take several
days to get rid of it, and such floods will
likely ensue as we have not seen for some
time The present crisis is really serious
one to the stock-raisers of Yale district
The wind is westerly, with heavy furries
of snow,
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SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.

From San Francisco exchanges OF March 25th.l
The steamer Belgic will be due from
Hongkong tomorrow.
Sailors are said TO be scarce, and some
vessels are temporarily detained in port in
consequence.
The United States Grand Jury will be
! finally discharged next Wednesday, till
which time it has been excused.
Thomas F. Douglass, Deputy County
Clerk of this city, last week obtained leave
of absence for a short visit TO Los Angeles.
This morning telegram was received an
nouncing his death.
The John D. Spreckels and Claus Spreck-
| els made the run to the Hawaiian Islands
| in ten days and thirteen hours. This is
the first trip of the former. Both vessels
were built here, and show excellent sail
ing qualities.
The meeting of the State horticultural
| Society, which takes place tomorrow af-
ternoon at | o'clock, in the Y. NJ. G. A.
Hall, Suffer street, will be of much in
terest. There will be reports of commit
tees on various important topics.
The case of George Bergin, the boy in
dicted for the murder of j. w. Robertson,
a teacher in the Industrial School, on trial
before Judge Freelon, went to the jury at
| l o'clock yesterday, which, after an hours
| elaboration, returned a verdict of not
guilty.
Since the Sd of January the Police Judge
has sent to the Superior Court l2l felony
cases, which, together with a large num-
! Der sent up since the adjournment of the
last Grand Jury, are awaiting legislative
action in respect to the drawing of juries
in order that some disposition may be made
of them.
In back lot on Tenth, between Harri-
son and Byrant streets, is an old two-story
rookery. This is now inhabited by about
250 unemployed men, to whom food is sup
piled and place to sleep. A hot meal is
given them night and morning. At night
| all spread themselves out in the loft, and
with few sacks for covering and a couple
OF bricks covered with hat for pillow,
rest as best the can till morning The
place is kept up by subscriptions collected
| by committee
D. j. Murphy, counsel for the prosecu-
ton in the case of L. J. Cannon, convicted
of uttering incendiary language, and SEN
fenced to six months in the House of Cor
rection and the payment OF fine of 81, 900,
stated to Judge Rix this morning that the
statement of appeal in this case was I'M
fair, and he would therefore ask that the
testimony taken by the official stenographer
be transcribed for the purpose of appeal.
The Court ordered the testimony to be
transcribed. Five days more were granted
to prepare amendments to the statement on
appeal.
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KNIGHTS OF HoNoR.-A meeting of
Past Dictators of the several Lodges of
the Knights of Honor in this State was
held yesterday in B'nai Birth Hall, for the
purpose Of organizing a Grand Lodge of
the Order for California. J. A Cummings,
of Boston, Supreme Dictator of the Order
in the United States, presided. After a
brief address from the Supreme Dictator,
the Grand Lodge was instituted, and the fol-
lowing officers were elected and installed /:
John II. Croker, Past Grand Dictator !;
David Mcclure, Grand Dictator; E. F.
Aiken, Vice Grand Dictator; Andrew
Speare. Assistant Grand Dictator W. H.
Mahoney, Grand Reporter I. r. Web
ster, Grand Chaplain /; r. j. Warfield,
Grand Treasurer S. P. Schloss. Grand
Guide; ]. Alexander, Grand Guardian !;
R. Wheeler, Grand Sentinel. Grand
Trustees H. Harvey, George II.
Crosett w. c. Van Fleet. On Tuesday
evening Supreme Dictator Cummings was
welcomed by Norman Lodge and large
number of visitors from other Lodges. A
grand banquet viii be given in his honor at
the Baldwin Hotel this EVENINGS. f.
Bulletin, March 18th.
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House.

WASHINGTON, March 25th.-The question of read
ing the Journals came up, and the Speaker said the
still unfinished business was whether Wednesdays
journal should be read before Mondays and Tues
days.
f. Wood, as compromise, suggested that Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesdays journals should be
read, and then the House should vote resolution
discharging the Committee Revision of Laws
from its consideration of the Townsend bill and re-
fer it u the Ways and Means Committee.
Blackburn and Townsend assented. Townsend said
those conscientousiY in favor of this bill had been
misled by the false issue which its opponents had
raised He admitted that he might have spoken toe
firmly yesterday, but would not retract single
syllable.
After long and heated debate between Kelley
Townsend aud Mcmillan, Conger objected to Moods
proposition. The previous question McIane:
proposition was seconded taking the bill from the
Committee on Revision of the Laws and referring il
to the Ways and Means Committee
Blackburn demanded a division of the PROPOSE
ton.
On motion of Garfield Mondays journal was Their
| approved and Tuesdays journal read.
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A SLIGHT INDICATION.

A month ago the San Francisco Board of
Health declared the Chinese quarter a
nuisance At the end of thirty days a
fresh inspection of the quarter was had,
and it then appeared that vigorous and
wholesale publication and renovation had
taken place, the only parts which remained
uncleansed being properties belonging to
white men, who had neglected or refused
to obey the law. 1t is now in order to
point out that it has always been in the
power of the San Francisco municipal
government to do what has at last been
done in this regard, and that if the Chi
nese quarter has hitherto been nuisance
and a disgrace to the city, that fact proves
that the servants of the people have disro-
garded their duty in the premises. Notl-
ing can be more self-condemnatory than
those common complaints about the
filthy habits of the Chinese, which
have been staple SO long. When
the power of enforcing remedial
action is always available, as in
municipality in regard to public hygiene.
the responsibility for the existence of bad
sanitary conditions must rest upon the au-
thorities, and not upon those who might
be out are not compelled to live cleanly
and decently. There has been 70 time
during the past twenty years when the San
Francisco Supervisors or Board of Health
could not have enforced cleanliness in the
Chinese quarter as easily as now, and the
evidence now afforded, of the rrainptness
with which sanitary laws are futile when
the effort is once made, is i sharp COM
mentary upon the sloth and apathy which
have tolerated the nuisance for quarter
of a century, railing at it continually as
though it were beyond reach, but never
until now thinking of applying the RENE
dies which lay at hand.
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The Chinatown Question.

SAN Francisco, March 25th.-The thirty
days notice of the condemnation of China
town expired to-day, but the Board Of Health
has as yet taken no action with regard to it.
AS far as can be learned, the Board has no
other power than to cause the enforcement of
existing laws regarding nuisances and over
crowding. The laws and ordinances relating
to the former bear more heavily upon prop
erty-owners than upon the occupants of the
buildings, and were they enforced strictly
the Caucasian property-owners Of Chinatown
would suffer more than the Monaghan ten
ants of the condemned buildings. 1t is hardly
possible, it is stated, to make many arrests
on account of violations of law, as there is
no place in which the prisoners can be kept
The jails are filed to OVERLOOKING already.
This fact has been brought to the notice of
the Board of Supervisors and Board of Police
Commissioners, but as yet no action has been
taken towards providing quarters for the
detention of prisoners who could be arrested
in scores should the cubic air ordinance and
other laws be enforced.
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The Recent sierra County Murder

SIERRA CRY, March 25th.-It appeared
before the Coroner's jury that two men were
engaged in the murder Of the 2lst instant on
the trail to the Sierra Buttes mine, as the
track of two men were distinctly traced from
the murderedsman to the highway, where
their tracks were plainly traceable towards
Sierra City. Two men have been arrested
on suspicion. Five hundred dollars is offered
for the arrest of the murderers. 1t is sup
posed the man was first shot, as no appear
ance of scufle was visible, and then his
head was nearly half severed from his body.
cutting the carotid artery, and besides he was
stabbed in various parts of the body and
head
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weather Departs.


SAN BUENvENTURA, March 25th.-A ire
nendous rain fell here last night, the Signal
Service gauge showing 129 inches in eight
hours. This makes the total for the season
just 49, so inches. This morning it has cleared
off and the sun shines brightly
RED BLUFF, March 25th.-We have had a
most excellent rain, and farmers and stock
men are in good spirits at the prospects.
CALIsToGA, March 25th.-Nine-tent of
an inch of rain has fallen since yesterday
morning. The rain was just what was needed
GONZALES, March 18th. = 1t commenced
raining yesterday, and rained at intervals
last night. Total fall, .33 of an inch. The
rain still continues to-day.
Los ANGELES, March 25th.-The rain
storm which prevailed at the north Tuesday
and Wednesday, ana which was telegraphed
as heading southwark, reached here about 3
o'clock this morning. 1t rained steadily and
hard for a time, ~ of an inch falling. 1t
was the heaviest rain of the season, and its
benefits will be incalculable
HoLLIsTER, March 25th.-The rain of yes
terday and to-day has infused new hope
among the farmers and stock raisers. On
account OF the continued frosts grain has
grown but little, but the prospects are now
| very encouraging The fruit trees have not
sufficiently budded to get nipped by the
frost.
SANTA PAULA, March 25th-One inch of
rain fell here between last night and the
present time, making over II inches for the
season. Crops look well. The weather is
cool and cloudy
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The CONSTITUTION = IMPORTANT ST.
PREnIE CoURT DEcIsIoN.-An important
decision has just been rendered by the
Supreme Court. An application was made
to the Court Tor writ of mandamus to
issue to the Assessor of the city of Stock
ton in the case OF Hyatt VS.. Allen. The
point OF general interest in the decision
is that the Constitution is in effect
self executing, and that provisions
of the Political Code are not in conflict
Herewith. 1t therefore follows that no
legislation is necessary to direct Assessors
how to proceed. They are to assess all
property and to ascertain the value thereof
under the existing laws.