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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-29


PARIS, December 2Sh.-The Rio Tinto
Directors have declined to enter into
years contract with number of vineyard
syndicates for supply of sulphste of cop
per. The reasons assigned for the refusal
are the reduction of their stock of copper
ore, and large exports Of sulptate of cop
per TO America. The syndicates want to
secure great quantities of sulphates, which
they use to avert disease from vines IN their
vineyards.
Farewell Sermon.
BERLIN, December 2Stb.-Dr. Stoecker,
the anti-Semitic agiiator, preached his fare
well sermon SIS Court Chaplain to-day
The royal pew was vacant. The whole
discourse was devoted 10 his retirement.
He declared tsat Emperor William, the
grandest of the present rulers, had ap-
proved bis anti-Semitic campaign.
Railroad Manager Resigns.
MONTREAL. December 2S;h.-It is an
nounced tonight that Joseph Hickson has
resigned as General Manager of the Grand
Trunk Railroad. He will be succeeded by
L. j. Sergeant, General Traffic Manager.
Sudden Death of an Architect.
LONDON, December 2sth.-William John,
the naval architect who won the prize for
his design for the United States man-of-
war Texas, died suddenly to-day at Madrid.
slavin Will Not Fight Corbett.
LONDON, December 2Sth.-Slavin, the
pugilist, has declined to accept Corbett's
terms for the proposed match at New
Orleans. as he is suffering from an attack Of
influenza
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-29
WANIEi-LUsY.-rUuNu.

WANTED GIRL TO WAIT ON TABLE AT
w CENTRAL HOUSE. d2S-2t*
WTANTED-P POSITION IN SOME oRCHES-
w ira or string band as first or second violin
ist. Inquire or address E. WOLF. CITY Hotel.
NELL EDUCATED YOUNG MAN WANTS
w employment. Earnest worker, willing and
obliging. Address f. JOHNSON, this office. d2s2ts
STRAYED-FRoM LINCOLN, DECEMBER
- II, 1880, one sorrel horse, five years old,
weight 100, shod in front; one buckskin horse,
twelve years old, weight 1,150 not shod; one
brown mare, two years old, rangy built; one small
black mare four years old. Said horses came
from II. H. THURSTING'S ranch, near Stock
ton. A suitable reward will be paid for any
trace OF the same by notifying ED. HILL, Lin
coin, Placer county. Cal. d2S-its
NTANTED-A BRIGHT, ENER6 ETC YOUNG
w man, with business ability; ''salaried po-
sition." The Singer Manufacturing Company,
70S street. d27-3t
WANTED-PARTIE5T TO TAKEAN INTER
w est in the Sectional Giant Quarz Mill of
meritorious Qualities; patented. JAMES A.
SCOTT, Golden Eagle Hotel. Sacramento. d25-tf
WANTED-A GOOD PIANIST AND SO
wv pranist, to play and sing every Sunday al
Pioneer Hall Spiritualist meetings at 2 and 7:S0
P; ~ Inquire of DR.. TAYLOR, Magnetic
Healer. $40 street, city. d20-if
NYANTED-MEN FOR FARMS. VINEYARDS,
w dairies and ali kinds of labor. Women
and girls for cooking and general housework.
Plenty of work TOR desirable help. Apply at
EMPLOYMENT OFFICE. Fourth ST., K and L.
w ANTED-AN ACTIVE, RELIABLE NAN
w salary, $50 to $50 monthly. with in.
crease, to represent in his own section a re-
ssponsibie New York house. References. Manu-
facturer, Lock Box 1855, NY. fe24lyMTh
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-28
A GOOD EXAMPLE.

The reduction OF % cents in the price of
coke, announced yesterday, shows that the
coke interests are ready to do their share to-
ward reducing the cost of production in the
pig iron industry. If corresponding action
is taken by the railroads and ore companies
there is no doubt that the Dig iron interests
will be placed on a solid foundation.
The action of the coke companies is based
on the sound business principle that it is for
their advantage to keep the industry that is
the leading consumer of their product on
the basis of activity. If the pig iron has to
be produced on margin which carries a con-
stant threat of loss the volume of production
will necessarily be limited and the consump-
tion of coke correspondingly reduced. After
enjoying year of good profits, the coke in
terests recognize in their action that they
can better afford to keep up large con-
sumption by Lowered prices and reduced
margin of profit, than to try to keep up
prices on materially reduced OUTPUT.
The same consideration applies to a greater
or less extent on ore prices and railway
charges. The railroads and ore companies
may be less prompt to recognize its import
ance in practical action than The coke COM
panies have been; but the sooner they do SO
the earlier will be the establishment of the
conditions for steady and reliable traffic.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-28
OUTPUT OF PITTsBURG MILLS.

Our review of the iron and steel trade this
morning shows marked degree OF prosper
ity for Pittsburg mills. Comfortable for
tunes were made by some of them during
the year, and a surplus is thus laid by that
will tide them over any prospective depres-
sions of the trade. In the light of these
figures it is not to be wondered at that the
people generally are prosperous and con-
tented. The products of these mills run
into fabulous figures. Tonnages of finished
product are enough to astonish the arith-
metician, and the value of the total is
astounding. The statistics of Pittsburg's
industries have not been published fire.
quently, and The DISPATCH is glad to be
able to present such interesting data from
week to week. The exhibit cannot but be
beneficial as showing our real industrial
status
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-28

0oOmore its traffic over the railroad than on
its rivals will receive; and that is exactly
the practice forbidden by the most vital
section of the interstate commerce law.
There is no doubt that under rigorous
enforcement of the law every railroad
official concerned in this arrangement
together with the firm receiving the draw
back, would be liable to fine and imprison-
ment; but a more efficient way of rectifying
this error lies in the civil suits. Every
person desiring to ship packing house
products over this road can do so, and then
recover damages to the amount of this
$4,000 discrimination. After that had
been done by all the Kansas City shippers
the railroads would probably appreciate
that when they enter into a contract TO
guarantee a certain rate to shippers their
only course is to carry it out.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-28
WE ALL MAY SMILE.

The question discussed in st. Louis the
other day was, ''our lawmakers: how can we
reach them most effectively" Better catch then
at the tavern bar after the legislature adjourns.
-Eelo Orleans Picdgune.
"How thin and tired those Evanston
ladies look.''
Yes, they belong to the new cooperative house.
keeping association. ''-Chfcago Globe.
Augustus-Yopr uncle, Mr.. Prettypenny,
is a numismatist, ishe not?
Charles-What's that, me boy?
ALgustus-A lover of coins.
Charles-I guess he is. He never let's one get
away from him.-Chtcago Times.
Figgerfast-Good news for you all I've
just been elected to the position OF cashier in the
bsnki
His Daughter-oh, ISN'T that nice! When do We
go, papa?
''Go where?''
'.wny. to Canada!''-Sr. Paul Dispatch.
Ophelia-I gave young Mr.. Lummix the
mitten last night.
Dora-I thought you told me you intended to
handle him without gloves.-Chicdgo Inter Ocean.
"Fellows," said the editor OF the funny
column, psusing with his pen III the air, 81 have
Just tn ought of good one.''
And all the fellows Immediately went over to
his desk and congratulated him with much
warmth. -Chfca9o Tribune.
That's handsome mantel. What is that
sentiment carved thereY''
SEAT, drink, and be merry
'1Ah! curious combination.n
''How so?f'
soak mantsl; chestnut sentiment. ~ Yousgs-
toton Telegram.
A dazzling glance she did display,
Her mouth pretty pout
But she was freckled In q way
That made her hands like trout
Washington Post
A simple little song to sing,
simple little joke to spring
CAV soubretle, with hippant feet
And then you have show complete.
-BdshfB0toR Star.
II wonder how composer feels when he
encounters an organ grinder turning out one OF
his com positionsg''
az don't believe he likes 1t any better than We
do when we have to meet our own notes"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-28
PERTINENT PERSONALITIES.

DIR. EMILE WE1TI. Presdent-elect of the
Swiss Confederation, has held that office three
times, in 1875, 1850 and 1854
THE new villa of Senator Jones at Santa
Monica CAL. overlooks the ocean, and adjoin-
| ing it is his 80 900 acre ranch.
IT is understood that when T. P. O'Connor
returns to the other side he will establish a
weekly newspaper in London. possibly Sun
day paper.
PRINCESS BEATRICE has lust translated a
picturesque page of romance from German his
tory. THE Adventures of Count George Albert
of Erbach."
MRS. ROBERT GOBLET. who is one of New
York's married bellies is a tall and slender
blonde who has gray ewes and profusion of
golden hair. She is reputed to have an income
of $500 day.
THE Sultan of Turkey looks much like Jaw
Gould. except that he is somewhat taller than
the Wall street wizard and his nose a trifie
more prominent
TuE noet stsdm.n is n short and ratber SLAM
der man He dresses like anv other wall stree.
broker. and looks but uttle like poet His
face is intellectual ann somewhat carevorn
ME- ~, &c 80 +to o,on,n Son,tor ;,
-- - = o-i ., - 80 ~ uyt.. c., -
ono VI 'ne pte'sy "oinen VI Sags Sno
90, 80 =. uNe'te, y, hlo nsu,o "nu 80
que 70 d iarlner u"usn'oi anu was u"iS
- -
MRS. JULIA WARD howe mas oeen puylng
properly near Seattie. ohe Is stiii SO young
and vigorous that II would surprise nopooy II
she proposed TO go out TO washington ana grow
up with the country
MRS. HENRY DRAPER, now in Peru, is her
husbands constant assistant in all his astrono-
mlcal researches. She spends much of her
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-28

with reserve banks are unquestionably a
good asset, they do not serve the purpose of
reserve, which is to have supply Of cash
on hand necessary TO meet withdrawal of
deposits in excess of what is likely to occur
in the usual run of business. The reserve
banks, in order to make any profit on the de-
posits of the correspondents, must loan them
out again, and the consequence is that
large share of what is treated as tine reserve
Of the banking system of the country is
loaned out to the spectators of Wall street,
where it is used in blowing bubbles. which
in time of contraction afford less reliable
security than the bank. The difference
between the nominal reserve and actual
cash reserve is seen when we remember that
the half of Its reserve sent to New York by
a country bank is treated as deposits there,
and only has % per cent of cash held against
it. So that the actual cash held as reserve
under the requirement of the law is 1875
per cent in the reserve cities outside of New
York, and 9X per cent in the country banks.
The experience of the national banking
system for the past twenty-five years goes
far toward showing that these percentages
are ample; but the point which is urged here
is that if they are accepted as ample, it
would contribute to the stability of the
system, and prevent the fluctuations from
plethora to panic in Wall street, if the law
simply enacted that the reserve OF city banks
should be Is per cent and country banks 10
per cent, and permitted them TO loan the
excess to their own customers. AS it is, the
law practically says to every Pittsburg ma
tional bank, for example: OF every 100000
of your deposits there is S12, 500 which you
must not loan to Pittsburg business men
whose reliability you know, and whose busi-
ness creates your deposits; but you may
either keep it idle in your vaults or send it
to New York, where you can realize perhaps
two per cent as your share of the profit
which your New York correspondent will
make by loaning it to the Wall street bor-
rowers, of whose reliability you know little
or nothing. Ofcourse the money is sent to
New York, and equally, of course, it is
loaned to speculators. In this rule We find
the ability OF the spectators to involve the
funds of the banking system in their bub-
start a monetary squeeze which is felt all
over the country.
The provision referred to is one that can
be amended. 1t calls that reserve which is
not actually so, but which increases rather
than allsys the complications arising from
stringency. 1t forces the banks to concen-
trate in Wall street portion of their funds
which many of them could employ more Sc
curelY at home; and it thus offers
premium on speculation by bringing to-
gether in Wall street the funds which at
times can be loaned for no other purpose.
1t would contribute to the stability of the
system to reduce the reserve requirements,
make each bank keep Its reserve where it
will be wanted, and it loan the excess among
its own customers.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-28
pEsrTTuTIoN IN OKLAHOMA.

Oklahoma people are destitute and suffer-
ing. TIE cause is the failure of the first
years crops. What rush there was to get
into that territory. 1t was pictured as the
finest arabic land in all the wide West.
Thousands waited on the borders for weeks,
awaiting the proclamation which would
open the territory to settlement. Claims
were staked with a rush, and not without
dispute and trouble, for there was not
enough land to go around the crowd. Now
the only thing that prevents an almost
equal rush away from the famous territory
is the fact that the people have no money to
go away with. They have spent what they
took there with them, and their harvest has
brought hardly any return. Though they
have been unwise, they still deserve SYM
pathy and assistance. In another year they
can probably help themselves.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-28
A VERY ENCOURAGING PROSPECT.

Leaders in finance and commerce in New
York take most hopeful views of the present
situation. The furry was due to unex-
pected troubles in England, and the strin-
gency in the money market may be easily
traced to partial loss of confidence on the
part of certain classes. But with the en-
couraging facts at hand there is little reason
to doubt confidence will soon be fully re-
stored and business moving at an even
brisker rate than before. The only thing
wanted to insure this result is good crops
for the coming year, and the prospects for
such are 1attering. Snowy winters are al
most invariably followed by teeming vege-
tation.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-28
A NEW DISCRIMINATION.

An interesting example of the way in
which the accepted railway methods tend to
preferences and favoritism is illustrated by
a question that has come up in the effort of
the new trans-Mississippi combination to
put up rates. One of the roads had made a
contract with a Kansas City firm to carry
packing house products from Kansas City to
Chicago at an 1S-cent rate. As this means
under the interstate commerce law that all
Kansas City shippers will have that rate,
the contract was a valid one, and simply
amounted to guarantee of the permanence
Of tie rate. But this combination, despite
the assertion of its advocates to the contrary,
desiring to put up rates, it was necessary to
get rid of the contract, and it was finally
agreed that the railroad should pay the firm
$50, 900 to be released from the contract
But this amounts to giving the firm $50,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-28
CURRENT COMMENT.
Some Ideas About State Craft and the State
of Society

Some Ideas About State Craft and the State
of Society.
81. Paul Pioneer-Press: They do say that
Secretary Blaines turkey would have tasted
much better if the President had not vetoed
that Bar Harhor public building bill.
Butte City Daily Miner: The Republican
party os the United States has done we'll this
year. 1t carried Walkerville by 80 votes and
now has its eyes on Bitter Root City.
Philadelphia Times: True to tariff predic-
tions both the snow and the mercury have
already come down SO as to be within easy
reach of the poorest and humblest citizen.
Buffalo Express: Instead of enlisting the
Indians in the regular army, as General Miles
proposes, why not let them join the police
forces in Eastern cities? Apparently they make
admirable policemen.
Philadelphia Inquirer: Both France and
Spain are now talking seriously about increas-
ing their tariffs with view to protection. The
brilliant success of the American system in
spires their emulation.
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette. The con.
spiracy, Just discovered, to flood the country
with counterfeit silver dollars, was not going
about the work of relieving the monetary
stringency in proper form.
Minneapolis Tribune The Oklahoma Legis-
This will be great convenience to such prom
lnent citizens of the Territory as are worried
for fear there are a few laws that they have
not broken.
PHILADELPHIA Press: No Vassar girl has
ever been divorced from her husband The
fact is easily explained. Any reasonably agree
able and pretty girl can get a husband, but it
takes an extremely clever woman to retain
him. That is where the ability of the Vassar
girl tells in her favor.
PhiladeIphia Record: Besides the Harvester
Trust, a thrashing machine syndicate and a
grain drill combine are being industriously pro-
NOTED by the interested manufacturers. Un-
less the jolly farmer shall wake up and over
turn the legislation under which such combma-
tions flourish these fellows will have his hide
hanging on the fence before long.
Philadelphia Ledger; Name reports bad
state of affairs, due 10 low railroad freights
from the West and the impoverishment of
land in the older parts or the country. No less
than 3,3lS farms in Maine have been aban-
doned. They might be supposed to be worth
less but the assessors value them at ST. 26S 769
or an average of s5 per acre. Maine should
get some home industries to give a market for
the farm products of these places or to occupy
them for other uses
Denver Neps: 1t is doubtful il the rulings of
American courts have developed grosser in
Justice than in discriminating against employees
of railroad who may be crippled or killed in
the service. because of the company's negl-
gence. and denying damages to them or their
legal representatives. The senseless theory
that has been constructed as a warrant for that
outrage must be punctured by the eighth Gen.
eral Assembly. We must have a law that will
harmonic with equity in lieu of court prece-
dents that are a disgrace to our civilization.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-28
THE TOPICAL TALKER.
A Lesson in Law.

A young lawyer who has been practicing at
the bar for maybe three or four years received
one Christmas present which he did not ap-
preciate. 1t was nice enough present. but
well. the whole story had bettey be told.
On Christmas morning messenger boy
brought to the young attorneys house pack
age done up in brown paper and tied with very
inoffensiye looking string. He carried the
package into the dining room, where his wife
sat at breakfast, and she of course started up
full of excitement and curiosity. In fact
it was she who took the bread knife and
cut the string. Her hands removed the brown
paper and uncovered the inner skin of white
paper sealed with red wax. card a plain
visiting card. lay there. The young lawyer saw
IT, and heaven preserve usI blushed. The card
bore the name of a client of his whose case he
had conducted laboriously and expensively to
defeat.
What does he mean by sending me pres
ent?' he asked. "The last time he was in my
office I felt inclined to pitch him out of the
window"
Perhaps he wants to make up at Christmas
time. dear" his gentler half suggested, as she
proceeded to rip up the white paper with
silver hair-pin. In a few seconds a couple of
volumes covered in law-sheep were revealed.
The attorney took one of the books up and read
the title: "Blackstone's Commentaries, vol. l."
The other book was vol. II.
What in thunder does he mean by sending
me this?'' he asked iercely.
Il am sure 1 don't know, DEAR" said she
meekly.
There was an uncomfortable silence for sew
eral minutes Then the attorney said with con-
siderable more emphasis than can be repro
duced in words: "Now know what that -
fool meant by saying when he left me that he
would teach me the rudiments of law, if he had
to spend good money to do it. 1 thought he was
going to sue me-"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-28
ORGANIZED FOB PROTECTION.
Combining Railroads Lead Naturally to
Combination of Shippers.

Combining Railroads Lead Naturally to a
Combination of Shippers.
Denver Republican. Rep.l
The National Transportation Association Is
an organization of shippers formed to protect
them against injustice on the part of railroad
companies. 1t has already acquired sufficient
strength to make its influence felt in the con-
sideration of transportation questions by those
companies.
The transportation problem can never be
properly solved if, in considering it, the rail-
road companies entirely ignore the rights and
the wishes of shippers. The interests of the
shippers and the transportation companies are
mutual, and neither party can afford to ignore
the other.
One thing which the association will insist
upon is that 1t be given a representation in all
conferences of railroad officials looking to the
adoption of rules the forming of agreements
calculated to curtail the privileges of shippers.
This is just and reasonable demand. and the
railroad companies cannot afford to disre-
pard if
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-28
CANADA AND COPYRIGHTS.
The Dominion Parliament Has No Author
ity Now, but May Have Soon.

The Dominion Parliament Has No Author
ity Now, but May Have Soon.
OTTAWA. Dec. T.-Sir John Thomson says
that since his conversation with Lord Hunts
ford on the copyright question, the Canadian
Government has received communication
from the British Colonial Office on the subject
except the Transmission of the views of the
Society OF Authors already Published.
Lord Kuntsford is of the opinion that Par
lament has not power to legislate upon foreign
copyright Sir John Thomson. however. has
good reasons for believing that during the
present or next session of the Imperial Par
lament, legislation comforting the power will
be placed. He IS of the opinion that the pas
sage of the Slmonds copyright bill would not
affect the Canadian question, as that measure
only gives British authors domestic copyright
in the United States On condition that the
work is reset with American type and rebound
in the United States. An order in council was
passed by the Canadian Government some time
ago, asking the Colonial Office to withdra W
Canada from the copyright convention.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-28
IT is painful to find the New Yo,

IT is painful to find the New York
Tribune criticisng persons at the New England
dinner because some of them 1ndulged In pri-
vate conver, alton while the after-dinner ora
tory was pouring forth while others actually
went to sleep under the eloquence of the
speakers. That people might talk to each
other regardless of the variations of the New
England theme Is not inexplicable; but when
we are told that some of the guests sunk into
slumber after dinner it suggests the alarming
thought that the potables of the preceding
feast could not have been of the strictly
temperance character which was to have been
looked for at festival of the Puritans