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SELF APPOINTED GREATNESS.

The San Francisco NetS Letter has this
to say, which, excepting the horid and
rather wordy style employed, is well said :;
" Over. Jealous partisans msy, in their
fancied appreciation of party interests,
urge and successfully impress upon the
times the necessity for measures that i'm
sginstively are calculated to remedy great
wrongs or correct gross abuses. Vanity
may sometimes stimulate adolescent en-
ergies OF self-conceitsd statesmen into the
idiotic frenzy that they are the only cor
receives of political Impurities or the one
attainable medicinal element that can
evolve curative results out OF the imper-
fections of past legislation. Experience
becomes with them a jGune expression.
This egotism is the philosophy that is to
become its vain substitute. Inflated with
the bustered eulogy of selfish sheet,
they presume to dictate to the intelligence
Of Legislature the measures it should
adopt-that its complexion should be
bat a reflection OF their wishes, Was
ever vanity so presumptious Was ever
q Governor SO subservient or go enthus.
iastio worshiper at tue shrine Of self
appointed greatness? Who would not be
DelInqS
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Judges. For no District or Circuit Judge
presides to-day, who is worthy to preside,
who cannot at the bar make, with less
labor, twice the money. Bat the increase
is, after all, only from Sc, 900 to 1000 for
Circuit Judges and allows District Judges
but 5000. PROFESSIONALLY if the new
school idea is adopted, that a laborer's
earning capacity should be the standard
for all official salaries, the country can
procure all the Judges needed at 81 day.
Probably the Supreme Bench could be
filled at So per day per capita. But this
people have not yet gone over to that
doctrine. Ability manual or intellectual,
should bring something like what it can
earn for itself. 1t should be paid for it's
value to the employer. Skill, learning,
brains have market value in the world
of intelligence. Men of fine qualifications
and broad talents contribute most upon
the bench to the great work of building
up true judicial system. On precisely
the same ground intelligent men of con.
sentative thought and elevated views of
public affairs and governmental principles
should be chosen TO make our laws. 1t
pays a State or nation to command abil-
ity and reward it well Ignorance is always
cheap, and mediocrity is ever drug in the
market
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OREGON.
Adyices from Portland

PORTLAND, April Si.-A few days ago,
while several men were engaged in excavsting
near Mountain View, W. T., they exhumed
a very old kit of counterfeiting tools, includ-
ing plaster-of- paris dies for coins. All the
indications, such as the remains of fires, etc,
go to show that counterfeiting was carried on
there on an extensive scale at some past
period. There is not the slightest clue to
the discovery Of the counterfsiters.
Over week ago three young men left
Harrisburg, Or, for hunt in the Cascade
mountains. On the second day out one young
man, named Edward Hendee, was missed.
His two companions searched for several days
without discovering their lost comrade. A
large search party was organized, but the
missing man had not been found at last &C.
counts. 1t is believed that Hendee wandered
off and persisted.
The total loss by fires in Portland during
March was only 1854, every cent covered by
insurance.
Yesterday Mr.. Hume. Of the Eagle Cliff
cannery. shipped twenty-four cases of salmon
TO San Francisco. To-day he will ship q
small quantity to New York over the North
ern Pacific. These are the first shipments of
new salmon for the present season.
The real estate transactions at Tacoma, W.
T., for the post quarter aggregate S495, III.
At the term of Court in Yakima county
W. T., just closed, there were eight convic-
tions for polygamy, one for adultery, and one
for attempted outrage. One of the peculiar
features of the trials is that only the Clerk
of the Court is a white man. All the rest
Judge, Jury and criminals we're Indians.
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For Portland and Astoria (0rGg0n)

A. n TowNE. General Manager
T. e. GOODMAN Genl Pass'r and Ticket Agent
ja9-4ptf
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DECLINE OF sP1aIr CONSUMPTION.

In the Princeton Reriew David A. Wells
has an interesting article on 'Our Expert
ence in Taxing Distilled Spirits" In brief
his statements may be said to show that
the consumption Of distilled spirits in the
United States at the period of the enact.
ment of the first tax law 179l) was l52
gallons per capita per year. The consump-
ton of beer or malt liquors of that time is
left out of consideration, as it was small.
In 1910 we had 1900, 600 of population,
and raw whisky was not taxed by tie Ma
tional Government. Some States laid on
local duty, and whisky sold at from 25
to 80 cents per gallon. The product was
between forty and fifty million gallons, or
about three gallons per capita per year,
exclusive of the imported article. In 1883
the consumption, including the domestic
product and Importation, amounted to l. IA
gallons per capita per annum. In Great
Britain the consumption was but ]. o. per
head. But that country consumed 27.6
gallons of beer per head, while we used but
9 IS gallons per capita. He shows that in
both the United States and Great Britain
the consumption of both beer and distilled
liquors is on the decline British income
from duties on imported spirits has fallen
off 81, $50 900 year, while the revenue
from excise has also declined at the rate of
500, 900, the rate of tax in neither case
being changed. In the year 1880 in the
United States we collected our rates upon
So, 49, 900 gallons of proof spirits, while in
1870 we collected on over II, 600, 600 gal-
Ions. Yet in 1870 our population was H..
600, 900 less than in 1880.
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Tins will not live in any place where the
drug cannot be procured. He concludes,
therefore, that as fully SO per cent. OF the
Chinese are addicted to the smoking OF
opium, cessation of its importation will
have tendency to cause large exodus OF
Chinese from the United States.
The bill prohibits the importation of
opium except aqueous extracts for medic.
inal uses, and tinctures thereof. Import
ing the article, or aiding or abetting the
importation, ia declared to be a misde.
meanor, and the penalty is fixed at fine
not exceeding 5000, or imprisonment not
exceeding five years, or by both fine and
imprisonment. Opium imported or sold in
violation of the Act on seizure, is to be
forfeited to the United States Government,
and shall be destroyed. The possession of
opium is made prima .tdcie evidence of
guilt, under the bill. Officers who know
of the violation of the law, and fail to lay
information, are to be punished by fine not
exceeding $4,000 nor less than 81, 00O or
by imprisonment for not less than two nor
more than ten years, or by both such fine
and imprisonment.
The bill it will be seen, is severe enough.
There does not appear TO be any special
reason why it should not be erected into
law. There is certainly no Disgusting the
fact that the opium habit is very rapidly
spreading, and that it is the most speedy
and certain intoxicsnt known to lead men
to utter physical ruin. 1t appears to be
far more speedy in doing its work among
Americans than among the Chinese, and
the need for inquiry concerning the extent
of its use and its effects among our own
people no longer exists, since in every com.
munity the evidences of the terrible evil
are patent Some such bill as Mr.. Budd's
may well pass, but there is needed wise
and stringent State legislation on the sub
ject also. We apprehend that this is one
matter in which there will be raised no
voice of protest, on the ground that to in
terfore with the privilege of the opium
smoker is an infraction Of personal liberty.
Nor will there be any to declare that it is
an offensive sumptuary law" Yet it is
clear to logical thinkers that if such re-
stricsive laws are defensible to prevent men
making themselves public charges, and
from concentrating the youth of the land,
precisely like reasoning will apply in sup
port of measures to prevent sottishness,
poverty and physical wreckage from other
indulgerces.
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wRY mB. WISE DECLINED TO r1GHT


Mr.. John S. Wise, of Virginia, has done
a great service to his fellow men. He has
been recognized as duelist, and has par
ticipated il several such affairs. But
Mr. Wise has experienced change OF
heart, and now denounces dueling in very
manly way. True, other men have done
so before him-some OF tho greatest and
best But here is one who has been a
skilled duelist, who now unhesitatipgly
condemns " the code" A few years ago.
within the century, such a man as John S.
Wise would not have dared TO do this thing
Or, if he had summoned up the necessary
courage, it would have been at the ex.
pense of his social standing, his political
ambition and his business relations with
men in his own Stlte. Only very few
years ago, the Northern man, whose cool
blood could not be reused to attempt muir
der under the disguise of the duello, was
branded a coward by his Southern breth-
zen. Indeed, men yet living well remem-
Der when this term Of reprosch was ap.
piled TO Northern men generally, for their
non-adhesion 70 and deaunoiation Of the bru-
taIty OF "the CODE" But these men were
only little in advance. To-day the duel
;st is looked upon as a phenomenon. He
IS in such minority that he is not easily
found. He is the relic Of an era tinged
with the barbarism of bogus chivalry. The
duelist OF the past, represented most faith
fully by Mr.. John S. Wise, throws down
ais hair-triggers and embraces the doctrine
Of those of his brethren who were the more
manly because they earlier declared
dueling infamous, foolish, non.decisive
and rlurderous. Mr.. WISE of Virginia,
declined to challenge Mr.. McCarty because
the latter lampooHed him. Says MIR.
Wise " henceforth I wish it publicly IN
derstood that will not fight duel or be
party to one. With sweet home filed
with merry children, with enough TO live
comfortably, with paying profession, 1
Jul uappJ alO hdut W uNt. III NTOu 8
name, what would man like Page Nc
Carly put in stake against this when we
stood at ten PAGES with pistols His abuse
of me has no more effect than a dogs bark.
ing at the moon. His invitation comes too
late. Time has been when 1 might have
been fool enough to indulge in such folly,
but with age, and broader view of life
and responsibilities and duties, have bid
den farewell for ever to the McCArty type
OF manhood. What people may think of
my courage, by reason of this letter, car
not say. II they do not think me colr.
ageous, duelipg will never convince them.
know what my friends will say. some
times think l would rather risk the charge
OF oowardice than that of murder"
Mr.. Wise, you honor your race. You
have proven your courage since you
are brave enough to fear evil and do right.
You honor your State, and mantle with
your manlinoss the bloody ground OF your
9ativitV
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SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.

The Veterans Home makes an appeal
for more subscriptions. The management
say 81, coo more is needed.
Pere Hyacinthe will lecture next Sunday
evening at DR.. Barrow's church. a num-
Der of clergymen will be present.
During the month OF March 1905 ar
rests were made by the police of the city,
the greatest monthly number during
twelve months past.
One hundred and eighty.six marriage
licenses were issued by the County Clerk
during last month, benefiting the county
treasury to the extent OF 1912, and making
372 persons presumably happy.
Peter Koran, the keeper of saloon on
the corner Of Ridley and West Mission
streets, has been arrested on a charge of
setting fire to the premises. He had SIS
worth of property insured for 81, 900.
Dr.. d. d. Crowley, the eclectic medi.
cine man, was arrested Wednesday at the
instance of Daniel Brannan, who alleged
that the doctor had committed battery
upon him, IN consequence of the latter
charging malpractice while attending his
wife.
An appeal in the name OF the people has
bsen taken from the ruling of Judge Ferral
Diminishing the indictments for forgery,
perjury and conspiracy against Sarah Al
thea Sharon, by which name she is desig-
mated in the proceedings. The Court
Wednesday allowed ten days additional
time to prepare the papers on appeal.
The collections from internal revenue
tax for the San Francisco District for
the month of March were as follows:
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INCTNERAPIoN.

a Grand Jury at New Orleans has con.
demned the method of burial that OBJ
tains there. The cemeteries are too near
the city; the water is near the surface
graves are dangerously shallow, and as a
consequence most burials are above ground
in sepulchres, which at any season of the
year give off an offensive odor. The jury
recommends the erection OF public Gre
matory. This will be the system which
must prevail in time in all great cities.
Cremation is Clearly; it is inoffensive; it
sbolishes the spreading cemeteries;
it enables The poor to have inexpensive
funerals it removes the thought of loath.
some decay in the grave it removes the
possibility of being buried alive it pre-
vents the pollution of the soil which burial
unquestionably produces; it enables the
ashes of loved ones to be gathered and pre-.
served with tenderest care, and if desired
they can be buried without danger to the
living and monuments of affection erected
as now. It removes all risk of the exhu-
nation of bodies for dissection it prevents
the sequestration of valuable ground which
should contribute to the support of the
living it utterly abolishes all danger of
the spread of infectious and contagious dis.
eases by reason of the contamination of the
earth by the bodies CT those who die of
pestilential diseases it is more respectful
to the dead more economical to the iv-
ing; q more speedy method of achieving
the inevitable, to wit, the return of earth
to earth and ashes to ashes.
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MUSCULAR FRAUDS.

The expose by one of the parties to an
athletic fraud in San Francisco OF the
methods by which sporting men deceive
and fleece the public, should serve a good
purpose. 1t should check the crsz9 to see
every strolling brace of roughs that ap-
pear stripped to the waist, prance about
narrow stage and punch each other with
padded gloves, under the delusion that
there is something manly and muscuIarly
developing in the exercise. 1t should put
curb upon the frenzy to see two scheming
rascsls tug at each other in a so-called
wrestling match, which is nothing
less than a set bit of roguery
to swindle the spectators out of
the entrance fees. A poor, starved
plea has been advanced for these cath
letic ()" contests (?) that they encourage
exercise and practice, that in turn develops
the physical part, upbuilds health and gives
to the frame full vigor. All this is mere
twaddle. So far as physical culture is con.
cerned there is no more necessity for plug.
uglies to foster it, than there is for burg
lars to encourage mercantile pursuits. It
is not needed, either, that such lawless
mountebanks as Mace, Sullivan and Ryan
should teach the men of this day the g art
of self.defense," or pose as exemplsrs of
physical development, nor that such fellows
as Muldoon, Whistler and Bibby should be
encouraged in their mOney.making schemes,
on pretense of reviving the games of
more vigorous and honorable age-so far,
at least, as athletics are concerned.
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Tie snn1hern Pscinc.

MoJAvE, April 81 A Landslide occurred
about P NJ. to-day betws en- tunnels Nos >
and 6 on the Tehachapi mountains also a
washouf at Caliente, delaying the north
bound passenger train about four hours. The
track is all clear at this hour.
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PACIFIC COAST ITEMS.

Fishing for haibut is very popular at
San Diego.
Victorians denounce the Ceur d'Alene
country as fraud.
City property in Spokane Falls, W. T.,
is now worth 500 front foot.
Thomas F. Cutter, of Pennington, fell
into well Sunday night and was taken out
dead.
The ice is breaking up on Lake Ceur
d'A'ene, and it is thought the rivers there
will be free this week.
John Ellis was accidentally killed at the
Oakland Flour Mill Tuesday. He was
screwing on a valve of the engine when it
flew out and struck him on the head, in
fiictirg a wound from which he soon ex-
PRED.
Suit has been brought by F. NJ. Dicker-
hoff against Walter Price for an account
ing as General Agent of the Universal
Benevolent Association of California for
Unmarried Persons The present manager
of the association says that the suit does
not concern the U. B.
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AGAINST OPIUM Smoking.

Mr.. Budd's bin, introduced in the House
Of Representatives March l7th, looks to u
check upon the opium habit in the United
States. It recitss tnat the habit and
curse" of opiuu-smoking is spreading with
frightiul rapidity among our people under
5he fostering care of tins Chinese that the
importation of the article mas increased
from S5, 075 pounds 10 1881. to Dos. 1872
pounds II 1883. lis now proposed to re-
duce the daty on the drug 20 per centum.
The bill sets forth tina. when the habit IS
once acquired it cannot be overcomo-an
error of fact, howeyer-and that its vic
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PAYING ABILITY.

The bill to increase the salaries OF United
States judges will become law probably
has by this time. Il was needed. The
ability necessary FOR such stations could
not be much longer commanded at
the price paid without great and not to be
expected sacrifice on the part of the
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NEVADA.
Asphyx:ated In a hine.

AUSTIN. April Si.-Last night John Camp
bell and Charles FERNS, contractors in the
Lander mine, set off five holes charged with
giant powder. -Four exploded, and while
fixing the fifth they were overcome with the
deadly fumes. FERNS tried to get to the
fresh air and clutched the air-pipe. Camp
bell fell near the face Of the drift. When dis
covered, Campbell was dead, but Fernns is
recovering. Campbell was native of Glas-
cow, Scotland, aged about %. He had no
relatives here. He was a member of the
Miners' ITnio1
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The amount collected in the correspond
ing month last year was 1918. 600, hut
there has since been some notifications in
the list of taxable objects.
The investigation into the matter of
employing convic. labor in industrial pur-
suits was resumed before Commissioner
John S. Eoos Thursdsy morning. After a
rumbsr OF harnessmakers and saddlers had
been examined, whose testimony was gen.
eEally Gverse to the convict labor in their
particular branch Of industry, an adjourn
Inent was taken until Que day next week,
when Commissioner Enos intends to have
the Wariens and State Prison Directors
attend before him, with all papers and
documents relating to the contract system.
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WASHINGTON TERRITORY.
The Seattle Suicide.

SEATTLE April Sd.-The latest in connec.
ton with tn, suicide of Miss Ewing is IS fol-
lows: When dying, she said, Il have been
wronged. l have told some one." George
Stetson, married man, in whose house she
.uicided during the absence of Mrs. Stetson
10 Oakland. Cal, made the following state
ment to Herald reporter: II went down
to the mill Monday morning, as usual, and
returning for breakfast, was called by Miss
+ wing Into her room. She burst into tears
and spoke despondently, leaned her head
upon my shoulder and seeEsd to give away
entirely" The people here demand that a
post norton EXAMINATION be held, bot the
authorities refuse. There is considerable
suppressed feeling, that may barst forth any
mousat
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UTAH.
Business Failure Bank Attached-The
Dsnvnr and Fin Eran6e Nifnnfinn

SALT LAKE, April 3d.-Goldstein & Bro,
clothing dealers, have assigned. Liabilities,
5000; estimated assets, -, 800.
The London Bank OF Utah has been at
tached by W. II. II. Bowers for $4,000.
The bank is in the hands of the U nited States
Marshal, and has been closed pending the
litigation, licking up over 100000 of de-
posts. The trouble originated 10 the Nam
moth miae transactions. The complaint of
Bowers alleges that checks payable TO his
order, not Endorsed, were appropriated by the
bank.
No change has taken place in the Denver
and Rio Grande situation. The road is oper-
atinc "a usual
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GENERAL NOTICES.
HEADQUARTERS FOURTH BRIGADE,
NATIONAL GUARD or CALIFORNIA,
SACRAMENTO (Csl.l }, March p, lSSi

GENSRAL UkpBkS NO. 7, G. 5.
l. Major &. Il. Hubbard, Brigade Inspector on
the STAFF of the Brigadier-General commanding
Fourth Brigade, N G. c., is hereby appointed to
hold and conduct an election for Major OF the First
Artillery Regiment, Fourth Brigade n. c. C., to fill
vacancy occasioned by the expiration Of the term
Of Msjor E H Mckee.
IL. Said election will be held on FRIDAY EVEN
ING, APRIL 4, 1854, commencing at s o'clock, at
Headquarters First Artillery Regiment, Sacramento
CITY, and due and legal notice will be given thereof.
III. The presiding officer and Field and Line Off
GERS Of the First Artillery Regiment will attend said
election in full uniform.
". The presiding officer viii report result Of said
election to these Headquarters within five days
thereafter
V. The person elected will be required 10 appear
before the Examining Board and pass satisfactory
examination.
By command
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS JOHN T. CAREY,
JOHN A. SHREHAN, Captain and Acting A 4. c.
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SAN FRANCISCO AGENCY.

The Office 81 the RECORD UNION in San Francisco
is at No. New Montgomery street-Palace Hotel,
opposite the Grand. The paper can be obtained at
all the principal news stands.
WILLIAM CAMERON,
Special Advertising and Subscription Agent.
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TIE Los Angeles Republican says: " Kearneyism
drove millions of dollars from this State put stop
to immigration from the East, and put blight
upon the industries Of California. The commu-
nis.ic element has again been brought into power,
with Stoneman and the Examiner as leaders and
apologsts. II the business of the State do not
arouse and assist in burying this dangerous ele-
ment at the next election paralysis of trade must
naturally ensue"
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NEW MEXICO.
TWO men Killed and Two wounded

s"o nch Ahicu anu ~" """"uo"'
VERMFJo VALLEY, April 3d.-Two des-
peradoes, Sell Lsneston and NJ. Hid, entered
the store of Poller Romero and asked for
whisky. Being refused, they drew revolvers
and killed Poller Romero and his brother
Juan Romero, and wounded two customer
They then made their efcape.
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lutior, prohibiting the entrance of Chinese to
ths Dominion of Canada, passed the Ottawa
Parliament last night The settlement bill
also passed last night.