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TWO OBJECTIONS ANSWERED.

1t ia objected by the special pleaderi
against reciprocity with Mexico that the
treaty will, if confirmed. work great injury
to the Louisiana sugar planters,
Let us see what bottom there is to thi;
special plea, waving for the time all ques
ton of the proprietY of protecting a small
class, or any class, at the expense OF an
other class.
The proposed Mexican treaty is to con-
tinue but five years. 1t is purely expert
mental. Now Mexico has never yet and
does not now make sugar enough for her
own consumption. 1t is not, therefore,
reasonable to suppose that within five
years she will so enlarge her produce as to
ship a surplus to us so as to reduce the
home industry.
But we are told that the Cuban product
will be shipped to Mexico, and thence find
its way to the United States.
The answer to that is conclusive. The
Mexican import duty on Cuban sugar is
heavier than that of the United States.
But, respond the far-South press, cit
will make sugar cheaper !" All indeed
And who will be benefited by such an
outcome
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INsUFFsRABLE TWADDLE,

There are possibly a few people who
really believe that such twaddle as we
quote below, from the Tuscaloosa Ga-ette,
is sincere, patriotic, and all that. Hear
it: "All minor issues should sink before
the great one of the preservation of our
form of government, and with it the Con-
stitution and the liberties it gives to all.
The prohigracy of a corrupt and tyrsnnical
party, which has ruled the country with a
rod, will destroy the last hope of the re.
public unless it is driven from power by the
honest exertions of an indignant people. j
If there is a sensible, self-respecting citizen
in the land who can look abroad over il
and view this happy, prosperous and pros
pering nation and not feel disgust and
nausea over such miserable campaign trash
as the above extract, we are greatly mis-.
taken in our estimate of ordinary intelli.
pepce
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The RATIONAL GUARD.

There has been favorably reported to the
United States Senate bill by General
Sewen increasing the appropriation or
gratuity TO the National Guard Of the
several States to 360O,OO from 5000. O0O
The apportionment of the sum is to be
made by one of the departments of the
army under direction Of the Secretary OF
War on the basis of the representation OF
the States in Congress, 800 enrolled men
to be the maximum allowed for each Con-
gresham in making the calculations. The
sum thus given is to be applied by the
States to the purchase of equipments,
stores, ammunition. ETC., for the
Guard. The bill will, without doubt, pass
the Senate, but in the House it's fate is
problematical. The dominant party there
is not especially favorable to the militia
organization, if we may Judge from its past
history. The bill should become q law
and it would be wiser measure if the
sum set aside was twice as large.
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SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.

The rains have caused many streets to
become impossible and unsafe for travel.
John Kane, the printer, has been arrest
ed for caressing his wife over the eye with
a billet of wood.
On Thursday Owen ". Sullivan was
found in a dying condition on the street,
and soon afterward expired at the hos
pital.
w. B. Bradbury's statement shows that
he received 81, 76l AZ last year from sup
plying water from his artesian we'll works,
and expended s., 40S 36.
Colonel James a. Laven, License Col
lector, died at ! o'clock Friday morning at
his residence in this city, of consumption,
malady from which he has long suffered.
During the present month the Justices of
the Supreme Court have rendered seventy.
six written decisions, varying in length
from few lines TO over three hundred
pages.
Chief Engineer David Seaupell, of the
Fire Department, was the recipient Thurs.
day of a magnificent dressing. case fIom
friends on the occasion of his sixty-fourth
birthday
The Supreme Court has affirmed the
judgment awarding Samuel Bloom 81, 500
damages for injuries caused TO the health
Of his family by defective sewerage from
the City and County Hospital
A woman was arrested on Market street
on Wednesday night in a beastly state OF
intoxication. She was leading by the hand
her little boy OF three years, who was drip
ping wet from the rain and crying pite-
ousiy from cold.
There are now only twenty-three ships
in this port under engagement TO load
wheat. Probably seven of these are loaded.
OF the remainder six are at Port Costa,
three at Vallejo and three at Mission
Rock, all of which are presumed to be
loading. One of the other four is at Main
street, and three are laid up for the pres
ent.
A reduction of the working force of the
Mint has been made by Superintendent
Burchard. Among those discharged were
Frank Blair, assistant weigher, and Frank
P. Cooper, John Mcintosh, L p. Schell
and Charles NJ. Wheeler. In the Adjust
ers department Eliza West, Mary Harvey,
Amelia Nightingale, Josephine Beatty, f.
Fitzgerald, jsnitor r. z. Franklin and d.
J. Cutler in the Retiner's department. For
some time the coinage has not exceeded
$500, 900 per month. Formerly 81 600 600
worth of coins were turned out in the same
time.
Attorney-General Marshall, accompanied
by District Attorney Sullivan, appeared
before Judge Toohy Thursday morning and
moved that the two charges Of embszzIGg
money from the State against Charles d.
10 bo Of
Immigration, be dismissed. He said that
Bunker had paid the money he was charged
with embezzhng over to the State. The
speaker concluded by saying that he be.
lieved Bunker had no criminal intent, and
on the motion to dismiss, consented to by
the District Attorney, the Court dismissed
the charges of felony, discharged the de-
PENDANT and exonersted his bail
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PACIFIC COAST ITEMS.

Hermosa Postotiice, Los Angeles county,
has been changed to South Pasadena.
At ball in Tulare last week one young
lady cutied the ears of another for attempt
ing to trip her while dancing.
The electric lights on the high masts at
Los Angeles can be distinctly seen from
the island of San Clemente, eighty miles
out at sea.
Legal action is to be taken to prevent
the Northern Pacific bridge over the Will
annette river at Portland from obstruciing
navigation.
Lizzie Lindsay, who poisoned Robert
has been found guilty OF murder in the
second degree
Efforts are being made to establish a
wooden mill at GIidley, Butte county.
Only $50, 600 is required, and the Haud
says So, 600 has been already subscribed.
A proposition is being discussed at
Riverside to call a convention Of irrigators,
to meet in Los Angeles soon to discuss j
revision Of the water laws by the next
Legislature.
Near Halfmoon Bay, while the farmers
are blowing, numbers of sea gulls follow
the pillow, and now and then they swoop
down and catch field mouse, and with a
twist, it is at once swallowed. In this way
thousands of vermin are destroyed.
The Trout creek trail to the C,eur
dAlene mines is now said to be open, and
from twenty to thirty men are going in ev.
cry day. 1t is believed that there are over
one thousand men in the mines, and the
stampede is now setting in stronger every
day.
a surveying party has arrived at Ba.
kerstield for the purpose of locating the
route for the railroad extension from Sole
dad to junction with the Southern Pacific
in Kern county. The Californian thinks
active work On the extension will be com.
menced early in May.
Last Sunday a crowd OF twenty-six dis
charged tracklsyers on the Oregon and
California extension boarded train at
Glendale and demanded free ride to Port.
land, The conductor refused, but Super.
int ndent Brandt ordered that they be put
in separate car and taken to Portland,
\ meeting of the Republican St4ta Cen
for February DIST, about six weeks earlier
llau usual L MS IL uUutTsLOOu To mean an
earlier State Convention and longer cam
paign for the June election, at which
c ngressman is to be elected and also men,
o RS Of the Legislature to elect S Senator
to succeed Slater.
Three lais at Biggs, Butte county, aged
from / to IA, after reading dime novels of
the blood.and. thunder order started out
on a pirstical cruise. They stole hand.
car and ran up the road to the nearest sta.
ton house, which they stoned with rocks,
breaking the windows and frightening the
folks within. When the passenger train
came down from Chico it was saluted by
volley of rocks. One struck man on the
head, another badly cut a lady, and several
of the car windows were broken. They
found that search was being made for them,
and al started for Oroville.
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A MOHAMNEDAN ELOPENIENT. "A singu-
lar case Of murder is reported TO have oc
Cured the other day at Habiganj, in As
sam. A respectable Mohamme5an. it APP
pears, eloped with the wife of Munipuri
gentleman of Assampara. The aggrieved
husband, on becoming acquainted with the
circumstances of the affair, proceeded i'm
mediately to the Mohammedan aud de-
manded the inst lnt restoration of his
spouse, but on an explanation from the Sc
Queer he was induced to return with 3
present of 300 rupees instead of his wife.
Tais dubious transaction came to the
knowledge of the husbands fellow-villa
gers, and they, acting under a stronger
sense OF wrong than appears to have actu-
ated the husband, proceeded in a body to
the Mohammedan's residence aud murder
ed him. The murder in due course was re-
ported to the police, who, on investigating
the matter, found that the Munipurees,
some 200 in number, were anxious to take
upon themselves the responsibility for the
crime. They stated that they all killed
the man that no one took a more promi-
nent part than another, and that they were
all equally guilty. Under the circumstances
the police had no alternative but to arrest
the whole body of villagers, and the case
is now under investigation. A Bengalee
paper, in parrating the above circum-
stances, says: "What a strange unity.
We are afraid in Bengslee village the
Queens evidence would have been forth.
coming as soon as the investigation begsn.
But in whole army of Munipurees not a
single man could be found out as Queens
evidence" Alas for the degeneracy of the
Beugalees IL London Globe.
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PASSENGER LISTS.

CARLIN, February lst.-Passcd here to-day, 70 ar
rive in Sacramento February ID a. Morgan, Mrs
W. Welsh and two children, Canada F. W, Bullock,
Chicago f. W. Moon, Boston ; ?. c. Con and wife,
A. c. Ennari, New York city G f. Mills, San
Francisco also % emigrants, including 10 males to
arrive in Sacramento February Sd.
DAeeErT. February Ist.-Passed here to-day, to
arrive in San Francisco February ID Major F. ".
Cone, I. 5. A; S. 5. Young, Chihuahua j. c. Al.
varado and wife, New York
NEWHALL, February lst.-Passed here to-day, to
arrive in San francisco tomorrow T. W. Buzzo,
San Jose T. B. Morris, san Rafael K. Irwin, p a.
Wagner, P. Banner, II. NJ MAsterson, Miss 5. A.
Bullen San Francisco; G. Bryant, Marshall, A. T.;
D. T. swan, Portland, Or; c. L, Watson and wife,
Oakland J. D. Cathbert, Alameda Herntie,d,
san Francisco f. Rockart New York City; W. s.
smith, Oakland; VIM. Mclean, c. y. Wis m A. c.
Hacan, Los Angeles; L Baker, Madison, Wis; W.
Calaup, Nevada E. Zimmerman, Portland, Or; E.
II Adams New York.
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THIS MnRniEG's rEws.

In New York Government bonds are quoted
q, 1925 for IS Of 1907, l14s for As lol for
Gle; sterling 81 S3a4 IS; 1908 for IS, 100 or IS;
silver bars, Ill5
Silver in London, Sold consols, 1c. IL 16d; per
cent United States bonds extended, l05i As, III /;
As, 117i
In San Francisco Mexican dollars are quoted at
s7Igss cents.
The mining share market rather liieless in
San Frauoise) yesterday morning, except Bodie,
which carried the price OF that stock up to ST. 81!
It rose to s4 % last month"; and then went back to
Sc. Alta got up to s., gain OF 50 cents within a
week
The condition OF the inhabitants Of Takar, il the
soudan, is said TO be most jeplorable
Disastrous fires arc reported from Toronto, Ont.
cockpit was raiied by the police in Philadelphia
Thursday night, and sxty-fyo spectators captured.
During the last seven days 573 business failures
occurred in tine United States
Bertha Bier, who married the Living Skele-
ion III Philadelphia, has repented Of her bargain,
AID desires to return 70 the home of her father.
; fire in Paris Thursday night rendered 100 fami-
lies homeless.
High water IS troubling the people in the vicinity
OF Pittsburg.
Il. E Packer President OF the Lehigh Valley
Railroad died suddenly at Mauci Chunk, Pa yes
terday
Patrick HartncJ killed his wife with an AK mean
Mouat Auburn, o., and tnen endeayored to chop
her body to pieces.
The case Of Troyyiile sykes, for the murder OF
Kate Townsend, his mistress, given to the lry
III 2,sw OrleaJ Thursday night.
Rain fell throughout the State again yesterday.
The police o. Portland. Or, during January,
made 400 arrests
The winter 10 eastern Oregon and Washington
Territory has been quite open.
r 0. Dewitt, a prominent citizen, died yesterday
in Yreka.
Patti will not accompany the Mnpleson opera
troupe to California, but Gerster Will be If the
party.
The strike at the Pacific Nail Works, Oakland, is
still in progress, neither side showing disposition
to yield.
Malicious persons are poisoning valuable horses in
Wssc1 county, Oregon.
Tue House OF Representatives yesterday passed
the Fitz John iolter bill by lS4 to IS.
= gasoline explosion at Alliance o yesterday,
dem li.heI building and caused lameutable loss
Of lie.
To notorious eouuterfeiters were arrested in
Missouri yesterday.
Toe execution of John c. p. Collins, for the muir
ger Of William F. Cummings TOOK place in Nevada
Cityyesterday al half past ! o'clock.
At Leadyuje, Col. yesterday, .he Denver and Rio
Graude rouuj-nouse and sN locomotives We're de-
stroycd by fire.
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wAsmISGToN TERs,ToKY.
Railroad Nan Arrested fer Embc1ll
mont


WALLA WALLA, Februsry lst.-To-day 8
man named +. L. johnson wss arrested here,
charged with the embszz'euent Of large
sum Of money. For some months past john
son has heeu acting IS agent at Ainsworth,
w. T., for the Northern Psc'hc Rsilroad
Com pany, and was slso agent for the North
ern Pacific Express Company. \ few days
ago SIS coo was sent from Portlsnd by the
large banking firm Of L'dd K Tilton to a rail.
road contractor nared John Bennett. The
money consisted principally Of gold and bank
notes. aud was forwarded to Ainsworth by
the Northern Pacific Express. johnson re-
ceived the package and putting 1t IN bis
pocket Immediately started for this city.
Both agent and the money were missed, and
the authorities here were telegrsphed to, who
at orce spprehended johnson snd lodged
him in jail The evidence against him
is said to be most conclusive, SIS he en-
deavoTed in one place TO change
81 eco note, which hiss been identified IS one
among the missing. johnson held st differ
eut times several high positions Of trust IN the
Northern Pacific Company. H. has always
proved trustworthy, and hi5 friends think
him insane. u Is claimed that rome but
crazy man would take such q large sum Of
money down TO this city and expect to escape
detection and arrest. Probably nearly all
the money will b. recovered, as johnson had
LITTLE opportunity to sQuluGey any.
LATER -JOhnsoU, being interviewed, ssys
the package containing the money was short
He states that the safe door must have been
left open, and some one stole the money.
johnson appeared perfectly cool, and stoutly
asserts his Innocence Of the crime. He will
be taken back to Ainsworth tomorrow.
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snce if the warning Is disregsrdsd. Beth are
said to have left thu county.
DurIng the month of January nine vessels
cleared from this port for the United King
dom. The total shipment for the month was
los, 6f4 centals of wheat, valued at S2Sl, rs /;
Hour, $, l96 barrels, valued at S4lS 465.
alue of domestic exports, mostly to San
Francisco, S22l, S24. Exports to Puget Sound
ports, Sal, 207.
Albert Roley committed suicide near New
Era, Or. yesterday. blowing out his brains
with a rifle. He was in good circumstances,
and no cause Is assigned. lie is supposed to
b We heen inshna
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ing and tillable lands guaranteed by the
United States Government to the Indian
tribes. Judge McCrary sent Payne and his
adherents out of the Territory when he
was Secretary of the Interior, at the point
of the bsyonet This year some vigorous
official should see to it that the bsyonet
ooes in and through.
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"IP PREVENTS OUR FELLOWS GET
TING IN

There is wide, broad and significant
divergence OF opinion in the Democratic
party. No intelligent citizen who has OBJ.
served recent events can doubt any longer
that the larger part of the Democracy is
opposed to the civil service reform meas.
ures. Republicans may take comfort in
the fact.
The justification for the conclusion is
ample. The charge made last year that
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THE coEGo-cossIDgRATIoBs CONCERN
ING A WONDERFUL COUNTRY.

The development of the rich and pop.
ulous valley Of the Congo, in Central
Africa, Is being accomplished mainly by
ne international African Association.
The chief interest tie United States has in
1t ia, as President Arthur advised in his
message, tao maintenance Of the neutrality
of the valley Tree from the domination o:
any ore power foreign to it. Portugal Ii
asserting some f5ssiIizsd cain to the coun.
TT, and hence it Is that the Association,
which he's cassio1s from and treaties with
the native chiefs and Their tribes, appeals
to the civilized nations SO guarantee the
independence of the Congo country.
In the year. l4S4 Portuguese ship en-.
tered the mouth OF the Congo Her Captain
drove a stake on rle shore and claimed for
his country Che right OF dominion. Be
youd the PRONUNCIATION of a Papal bull,
the encouragement Of the slave trade and
a feeble attempt TO ascend the river, the
Portuguese claim was never made good by
occupancy or aeli.investment with any
of the regsiia OF civiIizing acts. Portugal,
as we nave said, still claims sovereignty
over the valley Of the Congo, but it ha;
hae, l:s,n+..3 ,,-,.s,s;,..,v and will not ne
recognized by the powers, which treat it:
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ina rank aror, The river rts climate and
soil make Il the home f,r ,ottoD and cctso
Its said that ANYTHING that will GROW a.
all will here flourish lpvY1iantlv Tire
President of the American Geographical
Society Judre D,lv. some time since ON
bsing asked his opiuion concerning tba
richness of the valley of the Congo. repli.d
that he fl, ye-v much as a gentleman
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A Chicago clergyman was attending the
spring meeting of ministerial association
in the Northwest A certain minister,
noted alike for his versatility and warm
zeal, was opening the session with prayer.
The day, which he forgot for the moment,
was about as Indictment as could be-rain,
hail and stormy wind. He prayed "Oh,'
Lord, we thank Thee for this gathering, for
the privilege of meeting with each other
once more, for the beautiful weather..
which we had last fall.
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NEVADA.


VIRGINIA, February 1st.-John NJ. Dun
lap, foreman st the O2biv mine, this evening
fell off the top of the boilers, and striking on
his head was badly, but not dangerously,
hurt. He was able to stand when brought to
town for surgical assistance,
District Attorney Stephens to-day filed a
complaint against County Treasurer Denis
Nsvin and thirty-seven of his bondsmen, who
havs refused payment of their pro rata II the
money stolen at the time the Treasurer
utfice was robbed
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CASA GRANDE, February 1st.-YesteTday
evening crowd Of Mexicans, men aid
women, together with many Americans
gathered around well Of rater upon ques.
ton being raised that Child, which was
missing, had fallen into the well. A rope
was lowered and a man descended, who
sitter struggling around few miuutes, called
loudly to he pulled out, claiming that the
current was so strong that it was dragging
him under the bank. This establishes the
theory that the Santa Cruz river, sinking at
Tucson, continues its course through the val
lev Of Casa Grande
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IEJEClING NEW IDEAS INTO THE
SCH OIL SYSTEM,

There has been proposition for some
time debated before the Board of Eau.
cation OF San Francisco to require the
teaching to all girls in the primary grades
the " hougewifely arts of knitting sewing
and darning." The scheme should be
killed off 1t is of a piece with the plan
to teach boys in schools carpentery, teleg.
raphy, printing, cabinetmaking, bootftting
and other specific trades, instead of gen.
eral manual training, which is very differ
ent thing. The scheme of common school
maintenance cannot be preserved if all
these new.fangled ideas are injected into it.
Teachers in primary grades cannot give
the attention to primary instruction neces-
sary if they are to devote any part of their
time to teaching that which the child
should learn at home. In the primary
grades the foundation for practical edu.
cation is to be laid. 1t is OF the highest
Importance that the beginners should be
well and thoroughly taught in the rudi.
ments. The matter of reading, writing
and the elemental principles Of numbers,
ETC., should engage the whole attention of
the teacher of beginners. In this depart
ment there should be applied the best
teaching ability. The laws of this State
contemplate it, when they require that
the highest salaries shall be paid to teach
ers in the lowest primary grades. The
idea is to bring to the instruction of small
children the best possible teaching ability.
Yet this law is cody ignored, and we have
not learned that it is observed in single
county in the State, Unquestionably it is
wise law, and should be respected. The
good effect of it, if enforced. would be
very soon manifest. 1t is not to be
denied that the vocation of teaching of in.
tellectual branches does not embrace the
art Of needlework it is rare indeed that
there is such combination of qualities as
will tit the teacher for both duties, even if
it can be shown to be desirable to intro.
duce the new idea into the schools. The
disposition to foist upon the schools more
and more of the duties Of parents, is be-
coming dangerous alike to the educational
system and the home economy.