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ONE MILL A WORD.
The Western Union Claims that Such a
Rate Would Be Ruinous.


Rate Would Be Ruinous.
WASHINGTON, August Sth. = President
Green of the Western Union Telegraph
Company has sent to Postmaster General
Wanamaker lengthy letter in response
to one written by the Postmaster eneral
some days ago. Mr.. Green answers all the
points made by the Postmaster General,
and claims that the service performed by
the Western Union is now done at less
rate than to other customers, and the pro-
posed tariff of one mill a word would
work an actual loss to the company of 66
per cent. on 500 miles. and down to any,
thing over $50 miles so per cent, whilst for
$50 miles and less it has remained.
In closing he says the average reduction
in twelve years has probably been in the
neighborhood of 35 per cent. For the year
ending July, 1877, the average rate to the
public was 43 Clio cents per message. Last
year it was 81 2-10 cents per message. The
reduction to the public being something
less than 30 per cent. In the same period
the cost to the company of handling mes
sages has been reduced from 20 10
cents per message to 90 2-10 cents, being
about 20 per cent, so that the reduction OF
the Government service has been two and
half times greater than the reduced cost
OF handling the messages and two-f iftbs
greater than the reduced rate on COM
mercial messages.
The sum of it all is that the Government
has given US nothing that cost the Govern
ment anything or that was of any value 10
the Government to retain, nothing that
has not been worth more to the Govern
ment and the public that we should have
than it has been worth to us, whilst in
consideration therefor, the Government
By its reserved power, had been making a
saving for number of years at the rate
OF nearly If not quite Sl00. 900 GEAR in the
cost of its telegraph service below what
other customers pay, whilst it enjoys, as il
should, preferred service over all other
business
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litigants in Courts of the higher class.
Some years ago Charles Haines, we'll
known lawyer of Westchester county, New
York, considered the subject and became
convinced that the inferior Courts of his
State were entitled to whatever benefit
there is in the method of choosing jurors
for Courts of record. He presented the
matter to the Legislature, but was not
able to convince it of the wisdom of
change of policy until recently But as
persistence in a good cause must eventually
meet with success, so in this case, and now
the Empire State has law by which par
ties to actions in justices Courts have the
same right to an impartially chosen jury
as litigants in the upper Courts. Under
the new law the Town Clerk is required to
furnish the Justices of the Peace with GER
titled lists of those drawn to serve as
jurors for a given term. When jury
case is to be tried, the magistrate draws
from ballots prepared from the list the
names of those who are to constitute the
jury in that particular precisely as
is done in the higher Courts in our own
State. 1t has been tried long enough in
New York to prove its wisdom and to
demonstrate the satisfaction of the people
with it. 1t puts an end to great deal of
favoritism and no little fraud, and digni-
fies and gives Importance to petty Courts.
California can well afford to follow the ex-
ample of the Knickerbocker State. We
copied after her error in the first instance :;
let us not hesitate to now adopt the course
that experience has demonstrated in her
case is wise
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The Rate that Must be Paid Still a Mat
ter of Dispute.
WASHINGTON, August Sth.-At the Post
Office Department it is stated that the action
of the Western Union Telegraph Compan
in collecting in advance regular rates on
Government messages, sent by Government
employees, is illegal and should not be paid
The company bases its action on the fact
that no contract has been made for this
year, but the Postoffice Department off,
Gals say that there is no such thing as a
contract between the Government and the
telegraph company regarding rates.
The law gives the Postmaster-G General
power to fix rates. This he did at one mill
word in the latter part of June, but sus-
pended the enforcement of the rule pend.
ing conference between himself and the
company. Later he notified the various
departments to pay no telegraphic bills
until the matter is settled. Therefore, if
the suspension is withdrawn and the rate
fixed goes into effect, bills can be allowed
only at one mill word.
The whole matter has been referred TO
the Postmaster General, with the request
that he advise the Department what course
to pursue on these accounts rendered by
the Government employees for telegraphing
to the Home Department. The Treasury
officials believe the account must be al
lowed as the employees were obliged to pay
the rates charged and the Government
guarantees them their legitimate expenses.
Late this evening Acting Postmaster
General Clarkson replied to the above re-
quest, and advised the Treasury depart
ment to instruct their employees away from
the Department to send all official dis
patches to the Department marked Sol
lect," and that the Department can pay the
bills when the rate per word is finally
agreed upon. In cases where employees
have paid for messages at the time of send
ing, the Postoffice officials hold that they
can only be allowed one mill per word for
message, and that they will have to look
to the company for rebate of the excess
OF charges over one mill per word.
This plan was adopted in 1884, under
Postmaster-G General Gresham, when the
controversy over the rate was not settled
until September, and the companies re-
funded the entire excess collected during
the CONTROVERSY
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PAsTURAGE.

CUMMONS. = STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
- County of Sacramento, SIS. In the Superior
Court in and for said county. The People
of the state OF California to JOHN h GASS,
greeting: You are hereby notified that an
action was commenced in the Superior Court of
the County o! Sacramento, State aforesaid, by
fling complaint in the Clerks office of said
Court, on the 22d day of June, 1859, in which
action FRANCES NJ. MckEEVER is plaintiff
and sou are defendant. That the general
nature of the action, as appears from said
complaint, is as follows: To obtain a decree
quieting plaintiffs title to the west half of lot
four, block bounded by / and and Sixteenth
and Seventeenth stree s, of the city of Sacra-
mento, in county of Sacramento, State of Cali
fornia. and requiring you to set forth the nature
of your claim thereto, and TO declare that plain
tif's title is good and that yours is invalid, AL
ofwhich is fully set forth in the complaint on
file herein, to which you are referred. And you
are hereby directed to appear and answer said
complaint within ten days from the service of
this writ, exclusive of the day CO service, If
served on you in said County of SacrsmeIlto
and within thirty days. exclusive of the day OF
service, If served elsewhere; ard you are fur
ther notified that unless you so appear and an
swer within the time above specified, the
plaintiff viii apply to the Court for the relief
demanded in her complaint.
In testimony whereof, l. VIM. B. Hamilton
Clerk OF the Cour. Aforesaid. do hereunto set
my hand, and affx the seal of said Court, this
I'D Gay of June, A. d. 1859.
isEAL. W. B. HAMILTON, Clerk.
MATT, +. JOHNSON, Attorney for Plaintiff.
sa0--
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The Exclusion Law.

WASHINGTON. August Sh-Acting Sec
rotary OF the Treasury Batcheller has writ
ten the following letter to c. f. Kupper,
Edon, Ohio:
In reply TO the letter addressed to the
Secretary of State you are informed that
the Chinese student referred to by YOU who
desires to come from Germany to the
United States cannot be admitted to entry
Otherwise than upon production of Ger
tilcate from the Chinese Government. or
is representative, If he is still a subject
thereof, or from the Government of Ger.
many, If naturalizsd there, as described by
the Act of July 5. 1884, or the Depart
ments circular of January IA, 1885,
Postmasters Appointed.
WASHINGTON, August Sth.-The follow
ing changes have been made in California
and Oregon Pestmasters:
cahtornia-lda Hunt, appointed at Co
hassei, Butte county, vice E NJ. Nichols.
resigned; Matte f. Alexander, at Gotta,
San Diego county, vice p 5 Sparkman, re.
resigned. Thomas Giibert, Jr. at Electric,
Los Angeles county, vice Pascal 3 all Wade.
removed.
osegon-W. H. Johnson, at Gresham.
aoltnomah county, vice G. II. Pynchon.
resigned; f o. Darling, a. Pittsburgh. Co.
lumbia county. vice George Price, resigned:
George w. Riddles, at Riddles, Douglas
county, vice F. Cormutt, resigned
Blue Uniform Adopted.
WASHINGTON, August Sth.-The Secre-
taTy OF the Treasury has directed that a
blue uniform be worn By keepers and surf
men OF the Lite-sayiDg Service after Sep
tsniber lst ON the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts
and after November Is. on the Pacific
COST, and before the commencement of
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SAN QUENTIN, August Q, 1889.
Ny Dear Parents: 1t is with sorrowtt1l heart
and dimmed eyes that l sit down to write YOU
for fatherly advice. When l returned from
Nevada l found that my wife had been keeping
her about it. We had a few words, but made
up again, and since that time she has been in
the city pretty near all the time. / went over
Monday, she writing me that she was sick.
found her out on Jones street in fashionable
lodging house, and wanted her to come back
with me, but she Would not stayed all night
there, and herself, with two other married
women, went out and did not get back until y
o clock.
The next day I came home, she saving she
would come Thursday, but did not The even
ing LETT wanted her 10 walk down TO the boat
with me, but she said she WAS too sick.
thought 1t bad, and came home, but the very
evening lett she, with three other married
women, was seen on the streets of San Fran
cisco with four men at clock in the morning
They were having oysters together, and after
that went into private entrance to a saloon on
Taylor and Market streets, and that was the
last. She also borrowed SO from one of the Off
GERS here unknown TO me, and then met him
last Saturday ana Sunday in the city. Father
/ am pretty near distracted. When arrived at
my thlrtieth birthday concluded would be
man and give up all my bad habits, which
did, and have stuck to it since. Ny heart is
pretty near broke. Do answer my letter and
tell me what to do. can't stay here under
those circumstances. j should have had a posi-
ton in the Mint had you only sent me the petit
ton. Her actions here have been disgrace to
our name, ana she Is the one that has brought
me to the level where am.
When married her l loved her dearly, and
now you see my thanks. II is only too true
low, think, that she has been unfaithful TO
me-. Her mother is in the city. l took her to
see her daughter and she actually ordered the
old woman and me out of the house l could
tel you lots II were near you. She has been
the wreck of my life. Many time when we
We're staying at the hotel here l would ask her
about clock 10 go to bed. but no, she would
rather stay in the parlor and play the piano for
gang OF drunken officers until i and 2 O'Clock
III the morning. / was tempted to 90 the same
as my poor uncle did, but l thought 10 myself
be man aad let her go Father, you don't
know what / have put up with. My heart is
up in my mouth and ready to break. | have
not eat but two meals for the last five days and
sleep is out OF the question. | have walked the
floor OF my room all night, my mind is so dis
tracted. Now, father, one more appeal to you;
write to your poor boy: comfort me in my
trouble; tell me what to do or | Certainly shall
go crazy. With Kind love 10 you ALL l must re-
main your poor, unfortunate son, JOHNNIE
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LAND DECISIONS
In Several Important Oregon and Cali
fornia Contests.

WASHINGTON, August Satisfactorily
Noble has afhrme ed the decision of the Land
Commissioner regarding the claim of the
Northern Pacific Railroad to quarter-sec-
ton OF land in Vancouver, Washington
Territory, on which Alfred Munsel had
made homestead entry.
Secretary Noble has reversed the decision
OF the Land Commissioner in holding for
cancellation the final donation certificate
issued to the orphan children of John
Haviard for seven lots in section %, Oregon
City, Oregon, containing nearly 16O acres of
land.
The Secretary has also reversed the de.
cision of the Land Commissioner in refus-
iLg Bernard Borach's application to pur-
chase under the seventh section of the Act
of July q, 1866, lots 7, s, 10, IL and IA, be-
ing part of the southeast and southwest
quarters OF section "a, in township north,
range west, NJ. d. NJ, San Francisco Dis.
trict, California, and holding intact John
Cornwall's homestead entry for the south
east quarter.
The Secretary directs that that portion
OF CornwalIs entry as is covered BY Bor-
ach's application be cancelled.
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THE conviction of Mrs. Maybrick at
Liverpool appears to have been received
by the populace with disapproval, and so
strong was the feeling of the people that
the Judge of the Court and the witnesses
were assaulted on the highway and with
difficulty rescued from the mob. This is
strange proceeding in England. There
must be rapid growth of the spirit of in
dependence there when the traditional re-
spect for the representatives of the bench
is trampied under foot by the people of the
street
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The RECORD UNION, SUNDAY UNION and
WEEKLY UNION are the only papers on the
Codst outside Of San Francisco, that receiue
Tie full associated Press dispatches from, all
parts of the acorld. Outside of San Francisco,
hey hare no competitors either in influence
home AID general circulation throughout the
STATE.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Is Corporal Tanner Disqualified for That
G.. A. K. Position?


G. A. Il. Position?
WASHINGTON, August Shit is said by
Grand Army men that Commissioner Tan.
ners holding the position he does will pre-
vent his selection as Commander-in-Chief
of the Grand Army to succeed General
Mariner. Elk Governor Russell Alger, of
Michigan, is candidate for the Com
msnder-in- Chiefship, and the pins have all
been placed SO as to secure his election.
Ayers friends tried very hard to have
him nominated at Chicago, and after that
to get him into the Cabinet.
II is said that his Presidential aspirations
are now over and he is ready to renounce
politics and become the bead of the Grand
Array. 1t is thought By some, however.
that Tanner will not think that his being
Commissioner of Pensions disquslifies him
for The position of Commander-in.C Chief.
and tlat be will make the race.
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SAN rRANUIson AaENcIEs-

This paper is for sale at the following places:
\. r. Fishers, room 81, Merchants Exchange
california street. who is also sole Advertising
agent for San Francisco; the principal News
Ferry.
Ra- Also foT sale on all Trains leaving and
coming into Sacramento
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1t is said that the Shah of Persia is a
very generous party, and hates TO refuse
any reasonable request, That is why he
viii not visit America, as the soap manu-
factnrers would approach him Tor tes.i-
monials.
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ST. MARY'S COLLEGE.
OAKLAND, CAL.

CANT MARY'S COLLEGE, CONDUCTED BY
y the Brothers of the Christian Schools found.
ed at San Francisco, Cal, 1858; transferred to
Oakland, Cal, 1889
This Institute offers superior advantages to
enable young men to acquire thorough educa-
tlon-Classical, Scientific or Commercial The
Business College forms separate department
TERMS payable invariably in advanee)
Board. Tuition, Medical Attendance Books
Stationery, Washing and Mending per tenn of
FIVE MONTHS, Sl6O
Studies will commence Thursday, August 18th.
au1.l2t2p BRO. BETTELIN, President.
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Our nelghbor, the Bee, is right in COM
mending Chief of Police Crowley, of San
Francisco, for the following staten emit,
which he made to visitor the other dsy /:
= have given orders that reporters are to
be admitted TO the prison at all hours, so
that they can see what is going on. ANY
case OF cruelty is not likely TO escape them.
ana this open system is check on the
prison officials"
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BIDS FOR POOL SELLING.
CHEESEMAN'S Specific Mixture.

WITH THIS REMEDY PERSONS CAN CURE
w themselves without the least exposure,
change of diet. or change in i,iicaion to bust
ness. The medicine contains nothing that is of
the least injury 10 the constitution. Ask your
druggist for 1t. Price s. 3 bottle. iS9lyTuE
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WASHINGTON. August Sth.-There has
been filed with the Interstate Commerce
Commission the formal complaint of the
Interstate Commerce Railway Association
against the Chicago and Alton Railway.
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California-Fair westerly Winds warmer in
the interior; nearly stationary temperature
along the coast.
Oregon and Washington = Fair westerly
winds: slightly warmer.
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Next to England little Holland is now
the greatest colonial power in the world
The Dutch colonies have an area of nearly
100000 square miles, which includes some
OF the finest possessions IN the world.
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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

L S. PARKER Is NO LONGER IN OUR
ia employ, and We solicit completion of all
business solicited by him prior to August LIST
directly with our Office.
BRAND, CAMPBELL & CO.,
Real Estate and Insurance Agents,
auS-tf 400 j ST.. Sacramento,
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THE WEEKLY UNION

sthe cheapest and most desirable Home, News
and Literary Journal published on the Pacific
coast The SUNDAY UNION is sent TO every sub
scriber to the WEEKLY UNION
Terms for both one 50 90
The WEEKLY UNION alone per year / so
1he SUNDAY UNION alone per year.... ! 30
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Santa Ana, the county seat of Orange
county, has new evening paper, the Free
Press, published By George R. Broadbere
and Lester Osborne. 1t makes a yery ere.
dita5le appearance, makes good showing
OF local aud general news, and its adyer-
Using columns indicate that It starts Off
with a good patronage
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CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE.

Pathetic Story Told in a Letter Written
by John III. Carter.
SAN FRANCISCO, August Sth.-The real
cause which led John H. Carter, the San
Quentin guard, to kill his wife and then
commit suicide, has been involved in con.
siderable mystery, but letter sent by him
to his parents last Friday tells a pathetic
story of his unhappy life. The letter,
which was probably the last ever written
by the unfortunate husband, reads as fol-
lows:
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NOTES FROM QUE NE1GHRnRs
Interesting Items Culled From the G.
uInns of Suburban Exchanges,
Appeal, August sth.l

MARYsvILLE.
appeal, August Sth.
John Mcdonald was up from Sacramento
yesterday.
The general verdict is that Marysyille
people now at the seaside are missing
treat in the present delightful weather.
r. w. Skinner, of the Marysville Can
merry, say: that the peach season is now at
its hight, and that more help is wanted
The mountain freight business has
dropped off considerably within the last
two weeks, only few large teams going
up.
John 81. Carter, the young man who
killed his wife in San Francisco on Mon
day night, was formerly Under Sheriff OF
Nevada county, and had many friends in
this city and vicinity
Under Sheriff Bevan and District Attor-
ney Forbes went down to San Francisco
early yesterday morning, taking only one
of the Chinese hydraulickers to appear be-
fore the Supreme Court this morning in
the habeas corpus proceedings.
Yesterday morning John Barricklow,
young man employed at Miller Bros.
ranch, was working on derrick when
suddenly his right hand was caught in one
of the ropes and so twisted that the flesh of
two of his fingers was terribly cut. He
was brought to this city for treatment
Young Mitchell and two or three pugi-
lists have been in this city during the past
few weeks endeavoring to get Tom John
son to go into training and appear before
one of the San Francisco athletic clubs in
combat with any one of them. They have
met with no success SO far, though big in
ducemeRts have been offered.
WOODLAND.
Mail, August Sth.
Max Hornlein of Sacramento is visiting
his brother, Otto.
George E. Duden of Sacramento, the i'm
porter and breeder ofthoroughbred poultry,
was in Woodland yesterday with an eye to
business.
William Dennis, who attacked ]. B.
Everett with fence rail, near Capay last
week, has been held to answer before the
Superior Court.
Miss Erdeene Hennagin and Mrs. Perry
Palmer left this morning for Sacramento,
Miss Erdeene having been invited to re-
cite at meeting of the Ladies of the G.. A.
R. held at that place.
Yolo Maid, recently purchased by B. G.
Holly from Charles Hoppin of Cacheville,
will on September 10Th, at the State Fair,
pace against Almont Patchen and Gold
Leaf. 1olo county people may be de-
pended upon to back the fleet little mare,
whose sire is Alexander Button, and grand
sire is Deitz's st. Clair.
The preliminary examination of Frank
Hubbard, charged with perjury, was to
have taken place before Judge Bail on
Wednesday morning. When tine Court
was called to order, however, District At
torney Gladdis arose and asked that the
case be dismissed, as he was confident that
the defendant could not be convicted.
John Wallin of Sacramento and Miss
Minnie Schlieman were married on We'd
nesday, at the brides home by the Rev.
Charles Waehlte. The ceremony was wit
messed by number of the friends and rel
atives of the contracting parties. After
sumptuous dinner the happy couple left
by the afternoon train for Sacramento,
where they will make their future home.
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A most suggestive feature of tie cere
monies at the dedication OF the monument
to the Pilgrim Fathers at Plymouth, Mass,
on the 1st of August was that the orator of
the day was the Kentuckian, W. C. P.
Breckinridge, and that John B pyle O'Reilly
was the poet
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FROM THE ORIENT.

Disturbances in China Japanese Boycott
OF Foreign Land holders.
SAN FRANCISCO, August Sth.-By the ar
rival of the Arabic we have adyices from
Hongkong to July 10th and from Yoko-
hama 10 July oath.
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