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THE PACIFIC ROADS.
The Proposition Made by President
Adams of the Union Pacific.


WASHINGTON, February 17th.-Warfeld
Storey, counsel for the Union Pacific Rail
road Company, to-day submitted to the
House Pacific Railroad Committee the
notifications in the Cultivate funding
bill desired by President Adams. The
only change of moment suggested in the
original is the proposition to fix payments
to be made by the company upon its debt
at LILO per cent for the first five years, and
! of per cent for the second five years,
instead of a uniform payment for the first
ten years period of of per cent.
Roughly calculated, the effect of the pro-
posed change would be 10 reduce the pay
ments by 100000 during each of the first
five years, and increase them by CORE
spending sum during the next five years
Story states that the total amount of pay
ments to the Government during the first
ten years period would be the same as
proposed by the original bill.
The company was oesirous of having the
charges lightened during the next five years
because, as Adams has stated, it had very
heavy payments to make during the period
and would be able to make up the de.
ticiency within the next five years.
The committee has invited the Pacific
Railroad Commissioners to appear before il
next Friday to furnish any Information
they may possess for the guidance of the
committee.
1t was stated informally by one of the
members of the committee to-day that An.
derson of the Commission had declined tC
appear before the committee in support O.
his bill directing the criminal prosecution
of the Pacific Railway officials.
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Leaning Towers.

The leaning tower of Pisa, in Italy, is
one of the architectural wonders of the
world. 1t has been made familiar to most
readers by pictures and by descriptions
If it were the only example of that kind
of building, the plan and purpose of its
builder would be much more of mystery
than it is now.
The date of the completion of this
close by the cathedral of Pisa, which was
finished in the early part of the twelfth
century. Its situation, and the use it has
always served, prove that this was built
for bell-tower, or belfry, campanile to the
cathedral. 1t was then, and is now, the
common practice in Italy to build the bell
tower apart from the church.
This tower is built entirely of white
marble, and it is eight stories high 1t
leans Is feet inches from the perpendic-
ular, in hight of 1873 feet. The question
has often been raised whether this vas the
result of accident or design, but there can
be little doubt that it was accidental, and
caused by the settling of the foundations.
This seems reasonable from the fact that
the upper story does not lean so much as
those below, as if an attempt were made
to remedy the defect in the process of
building. Another circumstance which
leads to the same conclusion is the fact
that the largest bell, which weighs six
tons, is hung farthest away from the over
hanging side.
Again, this is not the only tower of the
kind in Italy, built at about the same
time. There was two of them at Bologna,
one of which was begun in A. D. 1110 1t
is over feet out of perpendicular, and is
l6l feet high. In this case the founda-
tions settled so fast that the tower was
never completed. The other tower at
Bologna is 32l feet high, and leans over
81 feet from the perpendicular You'll S
Companion.
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THE DESPERATE SAVAGE
FIRE.wArER TIE CAUSE.
Arizona,s Patrified Forests

The wonderful petrihed forest lying
south OF the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad,
near Holbrook, is one of the most remark
able natural curiosities in the West, and
has frequently been described in these COL
umns The petrifed logs and chips cover
many hundreds of acres, and the stone is
of Incompatible beauty. Some of the Col
orado or Yellowstone agates, the Mexi-
can onyxes, or the most gorgeous marbles
| look shabby beside it. Its only drawback
is its hardness. While Colorado agates
only average 40 to so per cent. of the hard
ness of diamonds, this petrified wood av-
erages 20 per cent. 1t cuts glass readily,
is not "phased" by the finest file, and
yields to nothing short of diamond dust
4 great many attempts have been made to
polish it, but its fearful obstinacy has
bafed the lapidaries. About four years
ago, as readers of the Gazette may remem-
ber, syndicate known as the Drake Com
pany was formed to work the wood. 1t
leased the land from the Atlantic and
Pacific Railroad and erected works
for polishing. The attempt was met
by all sorts Of obstacles and by
enormous expenses. The company
has blown in" fully Sl25,000, but, as
a reward for its nerve, is at last successful,
and its 1884, 600 plant at Sioux Falls, D. T.,
is turning out the most superb stonework
ever seen anywhere. One pillar of petr
rifed wood nine inches in diameter and
thirty inches long, is now at Tifany's, New
York, and is valued at $500. There were
also several big slabs-the largest agates
ever poiished-which are worth over $500
apiece. One might think this trife high,
but those familiar with cutting such stones
are not surprised at the price. No other
lapidary establishment in the United
States can cut an agate face more than
twelve inches in diameter f. C. Hatch,
Superintendent for the company at the
petrified forest, had in Los Angeles a sec
tion Of huge tree-trunk thirty-three
inches in diameter. 1t Is worth $500 The
hardes: chilled-stoel saw procurabie gnawed
away at that section ten hours day for
| sixty-one days and eight hours. The saw
at entrance was SIX inches wide when it
came out on the other side it was only two
inches wide. Mr. Hatch had with him a
lot of magnificent specimens, which he put
on exhibition at PEGRjr 4. T)
| Gazette.
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SACRAMENTO

custom, he thought it would rest with the
Senate TO give the treaty publicity.
There is no doubt but that under the
new treaty New England fishermen will be
large gamers. Practically New England
fishermen get the right to touch at Can
adian ports to buy bait and supplies and to
trade, if they desire to do so. In exchange
for this privilege they are prohibited from
fishing within one marine league of the
shore, the line to follow the contour of the
beach. The Canadian inshore fisheries are
really worthless to American fishermen.
The big catches of cod and mackerel are
made off shore, or beyond the three-mile
limit. Under the new treaty there can be
no more seizures of American fishing YES
sells, or detention, involving loss of time
and money, for going into Canadian ports
to obtain necessary supplies of food and
water, or to trade.
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AN ACCURATE DEsCRIPTIoN.-Spea
of anthems reminds me of the story of two
old British sailors who were talking over
shore experience. One had been to a
cathedral and had heard some very fine
music, and was descanting particularly
upon an anthem which gave him much
pleasure. His shipmates listened for a
while and then said: 81 say, Bill, what's
an anthem ?? "What % replied bill, |" do
you mean TO say you don't know what a
hanthem is?" Not me-" "Well. then.
I'll tell yer. If | was to say to yer, Ere
Bill, give me that 'andspike,' that wouldn't
be a hanthem. But if Twas to say, Bill
Bill-Bill- -giv-giy-giy me, give me that
hand, handspike, spike-Bill Civ
Civ me that-that hand-handspike, hand
-handspike, spike, spike, spike, ah-meu,
ah-men Bill, Civ me that handspike,
spike, ah-menP why, that would be a
hanthem.' Troy Times.
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RAILROAD FREIGHTS.
Important Meeting of Managers of North
western Railway Lines.

CHICAGO, February 17th.-Every inter
ested line in the Northwestern Association
was represented to-day at the Managers
meeting of Northwestern lines. The mat
ter of existing troubles was put in the
hands of a committee, which after consid-
Grafton reported that the only way to secure
peace and harmony was to merge the
Western, Southwestern and Northwestern
Associations into one to be governed by
the same rules and regulations, and with
one head.
A committee was appointed with instruc-
tions to confer with the Managers of the
Southwestern lines and arrange a Joint
conference at the earliest possible moment.
A resolution that all rates be restored on
March 1st to the tariffs in effect prior to
January 31st, was defeated, the Burlington
lines refusing to restore rates until per-
manent agreement is adopted.
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Contested Election Cases.

WASHINGTON, February 17th.-The House
Election Committee, having disposed OF
the McDuffie VS.. Davidson election contest,
in favor of Davidson, the sitting member,
will meet next Tuesday to decide upon
further order of business. The general ex-
pectation is that the Illinois contest of
Worthington VS.. Post will be taken up.
Party lines were drawn in the Alabama
contest and both majority and minority
report will be submitted.
The Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections to-day considered the Turpie
case and ordered that the papers be pre-
sented and referred, subject to further con-
sideration, to the subcommittee.
Will of the Late Mrs. Emmons.
WASHINGTON, February 17th.-The will
OF Mrs. Weltha A. Emmons was filed to-
day. with a petition asking for probate.
The will, it is expected, will be contested,
and the question of the sanity of Mrs EN-
mons again disputed. An examination of
Mrs. Emmons' brain, the Star tonight
says, was made by direction of Prof. EN-
mons while his wife's body was lying at
the house where she died. In case the will
be set aside, all Mrs. Emmons' property
valued by her lawyer at $45, 5,000-will 60 to
Prof. Emmons, as it is not known that she
has any relatives who could claim the
property.
Washington Notes.
WASHINGTON, February 17th.-The sub
committee OF the House Postoffice Com
mittee reported adversely upon the bill to
prohibit the circulation through the mails
of newspapers containing lottery advertise
ments.
The President has issued an oder con-
soiidating the Quinaielt Indian Agency, in
Washington Territory, with the Nisqually
and Skokonish Agency, in the same Ter
ritory, to be known as the Puyallup
Agency.
The Seized Sealers.
lCopyigh, 1883, by ae California associated Press
New YORK, February 17th.-It is under.
derstood that the United States has agreed
to modify the terms by which the owners
of Canadian vessels seized in Behung Sea
can be released. The Washington authori-
ties have now agreed to accept as bonds
men residents of California or Oregon,
rather than to insist on residents of Alaska
NaPaites Want an Appropriation.
ICopwght, 1883, JyGe California associated Press
WASHINGTON, February 17th.-Repre-
sentative Thompson will lay before the
Committee on Rivers and Harbors peti-
ton he has received asking that an appro-
priation be made for the improvement of
Napa creek. He will ask that the item be
inserted in the bill for a survey of the
creek.
California Pensions.
fCopylga 1888, by the California Associated Press
WASHINGTON, February 17th.-California
pensions have been granted as follows
Richard Nixon, Colfax; Mary, widow OF
F. A. Redwine, Covelo; Mary, widow oi
n. B. Scott San Francisco: Oliene M
widow of l. G. Osbell, Santa Paula.
New California Postoffices.
Icopyig, 1885. by The California associated Press.]
WASHINGTON, February 17th.-A new
Postoffice has been established at Sand
Mound, Contra Costa county, G. F. Ingra-
ham, Postmaster. Also, at Vernondale,
Los Angeles county, L. E. Shepherd, Post,
master.
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THE READING STRIKE ORDERED OFF
NOT ANARCHISTS.
Character of a California Colony Form.
ing in Chicago.

CHICAGO February 17th-A dispatch
reached here last night from San Francisco
intimating that the colony going from this
city to California was of an anarchistic
character. Nothing could be wider of the
mark. The Commonwealth Colonization
Company, of California, is composed of
about one hundred members, and meets
in hall at 136 South Halstead street 1t
is by no means an anarchistic or other
wise destructive society, but aims solely at
founding large colony in California for
the purpose of advancing the interests of
its members and putting themselves on q
fourishing basis.
Some five weeks ago a committee of two,
composed of I. W. Kearney and James W.
Boyd, went to California on behalf of the
company to purchase large tract of land
for colonizing purposes. DR.. Cornelius
Hogan, of 1876 South Halstead street, went
along of his own accord. They have not
yet returned, and the company which sent
them has not yet received any news as to
the actual purchase made.
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CRUSHED BY SNOW.
An Avalanche DemOiishes House-Ty
Lives Lost.

An Avalanche DemOiishes a House-Two
Lives Lost.
ICCPyght, 1855, Jyae California associated Press
PORTLAND, February 17th.-A disastrous
snowslide occurred few days ago on the
upper Winatchee, near Colville, W.T.. An
avalanche of snow and earth came down,
burying the house of James Brisky. Mrs.
Brisky, her two children and Rev. S. Biggs
were in the house at the time. The
children miraculously escaped unharmed,
but their mother and the minister were
both crushed to death. Brisky was en-
gagged in chopping wood near the house,
and just managed to escape a horrible
death by flight. The building was crushed
and buried, but the children were safely
extricated, and the bodies soon after recov-
cred.
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LINING EGGs.-An Iowa farmer says
quit two years ago selling my eggs for
eight cents dozen to spectators to be
preserved and sold in the winter for twenty
and twenty-five cents Dozen For two
years l have done my preserving and have
pocketed that twenty cents dozen myself.
About the lst of June prepared brine
as follows: To a pailful of water | added
two pints of fresh-slacked lime and one
pint of salt, thoroughly dissolved and well
mixed. With fluid prepared in these
proportions FIJI barrel half full, then
place my surplus eggs in it, and when eggs
get up to twenty and twenty five cents in
the winter-they always dol take them
to market and they go for fresh eggs every
time.n
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THE TARIFF BILL,
Supposed Provisions of the Democratic
Tariff Bill.

WASHINGTON, February 17th.-Chairman
Mills now promises tariff bill within five
days. 1t is understood that as it now
stands it will put wool on the free list and
reduce considerably the duties on wooden
goods, especially the cheaper kinds. Ad
valorem duties are to be substituted in
many cases for specific duties, on the
ground that specific duties weigh heavily
upon the cheaper classes of goods. Lum-
Der, salt, coal, and number of other ar
ticles go on the free list. Iron ore and
steel rails will not go untouched. 1t is
believed the bill will provide for reduc-
ton of about 20 per cent. on the sugar
duties. The internal revenue tax on to-
bacco is to be reduced-possibly repealed
and the tax removed from fruit BRAN
dies. The authors of the bill aim at a re-
duction in the revenues of between SIC, ,O00,-
600 and $50 100000
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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
The House.

WASHINGTON, February 17th-The Blair
educational bill was laid before the House
and referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation.
Milliken moved that the Committee on
Manufactures be instructed to report back
on Friday next his resolution directing the
Secretary of the Treasury to investigate the
Sugar Trust in New York. Agreed to.
The House then resumed consideration
of the urgency deficiency bill, the pending
question being upon instructing the Public
Printer to enforce rigidly the provisions of
the eight-hour law. The amendment was
adopted and the bill was passed.
The bill for the relief of Nathaniel
Mckay, one of the executors of Donald
Mckay, was passed.
Adjourned until Monday.
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IcopyIgh, 1855, by The California associated Press
SoEoMA, February 17th.-Water has been
struck in the artesian well on the Maxwell
farm, one mile and a half from town.
which flows 1000 900 gallons per day.
Some $4,000 have been subscribed by
the people of this valley toward the so, 900
fund to be used in securing improved rail-
road facilities for Sonoma valley.
The weather for several days past has
been warm and pleasant, but to-day it is
cloudy, with indications of rain.
A Brakeman Killed
Ecopysi, 1855, by a.e California associated Pres
TuLARE, February 17th.-A brakeman
named c. ". Niece was killed at Goshen
this morning. He was cutting off the auto
matte air brake and slipped and fell with
one foot on the track The wheels passed
over his heel and up the leg to the knee
He was brought to Tulare, but did not re.
cover from the shock. He leaves widow
and child in Topeka, Kansas. He has
been about six weeks On the road.
Hore Bungling Legislation.
TCopyrgl, IsSS, By lie calfornia associated Press
MARYsyiILE, February l7th.- The de-
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last night, via the Iron Mountain route,
and second train of SO cars. including 20
Pullman sleepers, in four sections, with 600
people, left Kansas City this morning, via
the Missouri Pacific These trains will
join at Fort Worth, Tex, and from there
will be run in six sections, making the
largest and longest train that ever crossed
the continent.
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THE TREATY.
1t is Claimed That Canada VIII be Ben
Gifted Eventually,

WASHINGTON, February 17th.- Erastus
Wiman, in response to a request, has writ
ten the editor of the Toronto Mail saying
that he thinks the fisheries treaty the best
settlement of an ugly quarrel. Canada, in
the long run, will not be loser. The pro-
visions of the new treaty will tend to in
crease intercourse between the two coun-
tries.
Continuing, he said the next move in the
vexed question to be adjusted is the con-
tiict now impending between the great rail
way systems of the two countries. The
success of the new 500 route intensifies
the fact that the Canadian roads are free
from the exactions of interstate commerce,
and this freedom means an enormous loss
of profit to many other railroads in the
United States
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THE FISHERIES.
The New Treaty to be Sent to the Senate
Next Week.

TcopgigE lsss, By tie foT7iG Associated Press
WASHINGTON, February 17th.-The new
treaty negotiated between the United States
and Great Britain, relative to the settlement
of the Canadian fisheries dispute, will be
sent to the Senate on Monday or Tuesday.
It is probable it will be given then to the
public. The essential points of the treaty,
as given in the dispatches to the California
Associated Press on the night the treaty
was signed are correct. There are quite a
number of unimportant details embraced
in the treaty, however. the exact phraseol-
ogy of which will not be known until the
treaty is published.
Secretary Bsyard, in conversation with
your correspondent to-day, said it was his
desire that the treaty should be made pub
lie, but that the matter was entirely in the
Presidents hands, and, following the usual
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THE sMUGGLERs.
Evidence that May Implicate Officials In
Opium Smuggling.

WATERFOWL On. ", February 17th.-W.
F. Holihan, Special Agent of the Treasury
Department, sent to investigate the opium
smuggling cases, has secured evidence
which it is believed indicates that the
smugglers have confederates in New York
and which possibly involves one or more
Government officials on the Pacific Coast.
A carpenters tool-chest, which has been
traced back and forth across the ST. Law
renee several times, was seized by the Off
GERS at the house of Samuel Gardener Err
wins bondsman. This chest came from
the Pacific coast, where it was once seized
and found to contain opium. Gardener
claims to have bought it from the Govern
ment at auction, and now the Government
takes it from him in connection with his
0ffenses
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JAMAICA GINGER AS A TrPPLE-The
Jamaica-ginger drunkard is a product of
prohibition seldom found, except in the
Southern States. In the sparsely-settled
regions of the South liquor is sold, if at
all, only in the general stores" and these
will not take the risk Of losing their gem
eral trade by selling liquors surreptitiously
when public sentiment has decided iii IA
vor of prohibition. But they can sell
Jamaica ginger, and the thirsty topper can
become fairly drunk on half-pint bottle
of this mixture of alcohol and essence of
ginger. In view of the use of jamaica
ginger as an Intoxicating beverage, the
town officers of Dawsonville, Ga, have
passed an ordinance prohibiting the sale
of that tipple within the town limits.
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A NAPA MURDER.
william Taylor on Trial for the Killing
of Antoine Bucher.

William Taylor on Trial for the Killing
of Antoine Bucher.
fCcPwight, 1855, by o,e California Associated Press
NAPA, February 17th.-The trial of VIM.
Taylor, for killing Antoine Bucher, is on
trial in the Superior Court. December 4th
last VIM. Taylor and Charles Lange visited
the cabin of the deceased at the redwoods
drank wine and became boisterous. BUche1
put them out, but they returned. Lange
pried the door open, when Taylor shot Bu-
cher. There were no witnesses, and at the
Coroner's inquest the jury declared Bucher
was accidentally shot while quail hunting.
The officers suspicioned foul play, and an
investigation caused q confession from
Lange, who has turned States evidence
AGAINST Tia Flor.
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FIXING THINGS.
Manufacturers Giving the Tariff Reform
ers Points on Raw Material.

ers Points on Raw Material.
Copyright. 1855, by he California associated Press
New York, February 17th-The TriJ-
une's Washington correspondent states that
Chairman Mills and Breckenridge have
gone to Rhode Island to arrange a wooden
schedule for their new tariff bill with GER
tain manufacturers, who are perfectly will
ing, it appears, to sacrifice other interests
so long as they get their raw material.
From excellent authority it is learned that
the President has repeatedly urged Mills
and his Democratic colleagues 10 hasten
the completion of the bill. de insists that
the internal revenue system must not be
disturbed at the present session OF Congress-
70 gentleman (within the last twenty
four hoursl he is reported as remarking ::
What are you Democrats in the House
out? Do you think we can afford to
lose the best disciplined force at our COM
mand for political purposes on the eve of a
Presidential camDaign?n
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A LITTLE SHORT.
More Money Required to Get the Demo
cratic Convention Out Here.

CTHlIc CUhVeHtIOh Out Hero.
iGopyri9l 1885, by the Calfornia Associated Press
WASHINGTON, February 17th.- Messrs.
Irish and Tarpey had conference with
Senator Stanford to-day respecting the pos
sibility of securing the next Democratic
National Convention for San Francisco
They told him that the committee require
a guarantee of $4,000 in excess of the
amount already subscribed.
Mr.. Stanford has written to Mr.. Hunt
ington respecting the propriety of the rail
road subscribing one-half of this amount.
1t is proposed that the round-trip rate to
delegates from all points shall be $50, and
to outsiders $50, for limited period.