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Telegram-herald., 1890-05-09

companions arc the Fraulein Won Fer
-enoE and another lady Of honor, her
Youngest daughter, the Archduchess
yslor1s and tho Countess KornisS
sAs rises very early and with Valerie
strolls IN the greas rose-gardens at
tachsd - tho villa for an hour or more.
I'LL shs time for mass, which she attends
IN The private chapel attached 10 the
villa Then she takes her massage
for an hour after which comes a miner
a. bath for Tho gout tho whole trea.-
Insnt occupying the time until ono
O'Clock, vhsn dinner "a served in abso-
ute privacy. Sho eats very Lightly and.
a. Ne evening. a little "a with sand
ulches y AL The ladies' Of tbis modes.
coart AXE before retiring Indeed, the
4 Ally routine az The villa Is more like
the LIE Of a convent than any thing
elsa
Burt fespfte rheumatic pains and the
faeblsness ot aeo, shs Empress Jet re-
.tsins ber old love oi atventure. Fre-
quenEy iaring the Afternoon shs takes
long sxrursions In the noun saias. and
climbs 70 heizhss that would Be tadgu-
fnz even - = younger person On these
IEipS. her CON psnions besides such ofthe
lsdies - she court "a have the endur-
ance needed FOR the sasS. sre the Oher-
bosnae Lste-sin Grain GOess and Ober.
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Sealed Proposals.

NFtfn hfflHr. Nlfh-. WAY .. irfA
Sealed propose. ID nf rareI we'd ~ thf nfi fe
q the Bosrd until saturday. Nav lo. lssl 81
=. m. fef fhe Improvement ~ Benson
street according g. TIE pIfrs and sperfca
tions on fIe ~ the Gffce ef che Board Ine
bids
ZACH bidder shsn deposit With his proposal
thf sum ~ go ~ 60 30 forfeited GO t4e Cfy
- Gran q Rapids iu CAS- De- shall faII o. enter
4nf0 contract In accordance With hls pro
p0ssi should his SAID proposal b. acreptsd hy
The Board of Pubur Norfs
All proposals must ne made upon BLANKS
that vii bf furnished upon Application % the
of1re uf the Board
Msy le. 6E0. q bklrrr. President
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BAAsx vox VI.

Not one IN twenty are free from some
little ailment caused bv the inaCtou Of
the hver. Use Csrfer's Little Liver
Pills. The result vi he 4 pleasant sur
prise They give positive relief.
VII positively cure sck headache
and prevent Its return. Csrter's Little
Liver Pills. Tbs = u0t tai :, hut truth.
One Pill = dose. See advert eeuent.
small piil small dose. Small price.
Pan from iEesto0. dypepSa. and
700 hearty eating. 81 20 teved a. once hv
taking one of Csrter's Ilttle Liver PIls
Immediately after dinner Don't for
ret thls
Telegram-herald., 1890-05-09
Sealed Proposals.

NffffF bnhFH 80 ~ nlff hnfff.
GRASP ktrffe Mich. Nav so
Sealed proposals vii be rere. fed e. the
OF cf ~ The Beard until saturday Nay 10. lsf
~ Zg r. m.. fnr fbe lmufofefueuf 81 "a
gold street according g. The pisns 81 f
specifications Or fis ~ the cf3oe ~ ihf hosra
lhe board reserves tho right 20 rfieri snr ~
s bids
Earh bidder ehar deposit yifh his propoaa
the surn 81 fiel F A. 30 forfeited fe tbf 'Itf II
Grand Rapids 81 cssH he ghs fsi % enter
into Contract ir accordance Vifh his proppsaI.
shoula hif said pasa hs accepted uY fhe
Eoerd % Public nrFs
An proposals rr Hsf hf MADE upon hisnks fhsi
viil - Furnished upon sppli"alon - tte
once rf the Board
Nav q. sE0 r. BRIGGS President
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DIR. :. CLAY TODD.

once and Dlspensary Room =. lmmen Block a
Monr0e-st. Orand Rapids Mich.
cures Deafness, Noises IN the Head. Ctarrn
Bronchitis. Rheumatism Nervous DEBILITY In
potcnee. harreuncss ald dis -ases res as q fro q
cary lh0lseretlOns Aud eKccssts of no tuhOgi aat
diseases Of the Urinary Org ans. Blood St3 atea.
Lungs Eye aad Ear. Fits. OH sores. Beichins
~ }spepsia, Nerve, spine. Liver, kidaey. Heat
Diseases cn0rtneis of Breath. Back Of Heat.
Small OF Back, ali diseases OF women aad ehiltr.a
and All chronis diseases.
once hOuTs a. m % p. in t0nsu tuipl free.
and no charge tor services until cured Medicines
sent everywhere Make cal II possible. Dirsc
lions IN all language4
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Sealed Proposals.

Nr~frr board - ~ fEIfC rFEF
Gpgtn Etrlus Nleh. MAJ q ise
Sealed propose . wiz - rfoeifef o. fbf office
of ne Board urfil saturday MsT ~ 80 sf
"a B. m Tor fhH impforfusuf ~ Eleventh
sVsrus. from s0uft j. VISION efrref fo
south Tspia street arsorffUf te fhe
pisf,s enc SPECS -ilfiar 90 fls sf tbf sres q
fhs Bozra 1ns hosrs reserves the rifhf 80
~ taff snF of a. bds
srf hifdef shaF dsuns'f VIII hif rrrnsal
ft.s srt ~ SIS 81 o. - fo-fstfsd a. fi. CITY 90
grsnd Rapids In case nf sra. "a g. rnfef into
contract ir accordance vtt fis prrrnssl
shouid fssaff frrnUesa ht ae-Fpfff ~ the
Baard 81 PnhIff rrEs
Il PROPOSES rr.lfr 80 usfs urur hiarFs fnaf
49, - fnr isfpf flpaf spr iesfi0t ~ - once
81 frf Board
Wsr1f GEg BRIGGS President
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RHEUM ALWAYS CURED.

KENrON. O.. May IS. lS6s To ali
whom II may concern; / he9cDy
certify that ] Was alilctrd Tor D
years with disease Ol tie Hlp
Joint. during which time / SUI
fered the most circulating Pa Il
with but very little lntrrmission.
From the joint 10 followed the
direction OF the bone, destroy
ing !rfO within about 5 Inches
ol the knee. when u discharged
from half a pint 10 pint OF
matter a day. small pieces OF
bone coming away from time 10
time. 1 tried ali the pny slclans
that | could hear o. mat /
thought would bc likeiy 10 bene
III mr; ! then tried patent med
iCinrS. liniments. and sslVcs,
ana derived no benefit. but con
tinued to lose strength. Finally
hearing of the success OF DR.. :.
Clay Todd In the treatment OF
such diseases. and being strong
Is persuaded hy Mr. l.. 4. Ne
Why. father OF Z h. NcNitiy.
10 give BIN "A trial. ! placed my
self under his treatment and
am happy 10 say that ! gradual
ly improved. gaining strength.
the pain leaving NE. the sores
being entirely healed. and my
limb. which WAS sweilcd 10 near
ly double the natural size. AS
Sumed the natural shape and
feeling within six weeks time.
] was ~ years Of age when
cured. / would be pleas "a O.
answer letters. from the af-
flicted. HANs0N RoRY.
T.. Room I. Grand RAPIDS. Mich.
4 all Diseases Of the Joints.
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her spiritual advisers, who are appoint
ed by the Archbishop Of Vienna and the
Franciscan Brotherhood. IS almost slav-
ish-
The Empress is the daughter OF Prince
Max. OF Bavaria, and belongs 20 a fam
fly noted for intermarriagcs. Prince
Max is the brother OF Louis l., OF Bava-
ria, who was the father OF King Louis
Il. who committed suicide. Louis l. was
a monarch with picturesque and archi-
tectural turn OF mind. and during his
reign many of the finest public b1ild-
ings and monuments in Munich
were designed and erected. One of
EliEabeth's sisters Is the ex-Queen OF
Naples Another sister was 70 have be-
come the wife OF Louis H., but FOR rea-
son that written history does not ex-
plain, the match was suddenly broken
of She afterwards welded one Of the
Orleans Princes and IS now Duchess
was told that the real secret of the dis
ruption OF the proposed royal alliance
came about In this wise:
A few days before the wedding was TO
have taken place friend of the King
waited on him and remarked, with
seeming indifference;
'How funny, your Majesty. that your
bride, the Princess, should be so fond OF
being photographed"
''Sor" CALCULATED Louis
"Yes,' continued the tale-bearer.
"She goes nearly every day to the hand
some Franz Hanfstaengel and sits for
her picture"
"Ah!" observed the Monarch. dryly.
Franz Hanfstaengel, il should be ex-
planned, IS the principal photographer.
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SHEARN & SUTTON

Have changed their firm name
% tho Grand Rapids store snd
One Furniture Company, and
are prepared 10 ~ up stores,
Offices ana do job work 0f
every DESCRIPTION. We make
sash, Door, Blinds. INSIDE Fn-
ish, Mou.dilgs, and pisces Of
furniture not Kept lu stock
regularly; also send men out
by the dsv OF hour.
= e II Il p II . N e 81 =
orsddrcss Cor. LJuis ard Campau-sts.
Telegram-herald., 1890-05-09

Never neglect corst.p .pated eoui ro0
of che hove 2. ~ serious resu ts sure =
follow. such as s. .es pure blood ard
many chrome cour. ants. B1ri0cz
c0t F tiers -sthe remedy.
Telegram-herald., 1890-05-09

IN aHfHN AAfHt o. NA-& I
hcfmeistsr Rar-r Nopsca Her all
r,sus has ,onlpe Ilrs re- - abandon f'r-
evsr her ho-ssha-s rides. "a that form
a. sr---tse E3s largely tha cause - he~
EllresS fs ~as - a. uncommon thi-r
f-- sNs Err -r~~s to ~ Q tre sa8dla e. z
- strht hours tsv tor a rees al
t~7a. sf-her ALLOWING me hrnt 90 f1r
a. mere love ~ the exe~ci - Wv
T. Na-e--.r hss t'rhidder Sc ahs,-iute p.
aus Although she tocss vt-t eng r
svss AZ her stahles ard rats the sssT
,acxs - h.-s "a -cri tes she is an ,'ssil-
snt 1a1e1N
Thsa ana claasura ~ ~fsls o. the
Ta~ranh ha,s 81 q a tev ,a-s a-,- ksa-
49, sas IRE iossri7 .---srei 7l-ca
--.ss- r-a --rsre1en- ~ sfe great nae
..-- rVfrre trere -er D- NeEEer
Esea tal- zzs- -ss.sx a.. rrl,s.iF -ss'-aiS>4
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No old Goods 20 work of. The stock
Is entirely new snd m hne shape. The
assortment Is varied and complete.
Goods delivered 10 any part Of the city.
Telegram-herald., 1890-05-09

coPxzIsET ~ ~ sEszSASsA sFsDbrAFsuo
Evsr slaos Las anfsrtanA1s ts4Eh - heE
~ Austria n@s oeea Ia &ecAaing ae2lth-
she 80 ssSa ooEa p4rztiFs rscl ase.
sLd society a. Fleans snd slssHhsro
a.. Eary Lss4s n tAs 02cs t210zs ald
Telegram-herald., 1890-05-09

B~s aa-A Aas@tsa ~ 80 rr.sss D~-xA
- E-1@l EL.-EA1 D~x~E - u14-z.
FssEs BsE-Ds. a~s1ss< -
f2aa14S uAA.s.A
The morning call., 1890-06-20
THE SILVER BILL.
It Is in Pcss ssion Of the Clerk Of the Coin.
age Cfmm ttee.

It Is in Pcss ssioR Of the Clerk Of the Coin.
age Ccmm ttee.
WASHINGTON, June 19.-''What do the
young meu on Newspaper Row think of the
prospects Of silVer?" asked Senator Stew
art tonight Of a California Associated
Press reporter.
They think that the House is in the
mood to pass the Senate Free Coinage Bill,
but the House Republicans will dislike to
oppose the Administration. They will
back and filr on the matter for a week or
two and then agree on a bill for the coinage
Of 100000 ounces of silver Il month and
make Treasury certificates legal tender, re-
deemable in coin. The bullion redemption
feature will not be Incorporated. This bill
will be agreed to by the Senate and signed
by the President"
1.-The young men of the row are shrewd
guessers," said Stew art Il believe they
have made good guess on this matter.
Such bill would be a good measure for
our Western country"
Morrow, who led the Republican revolt
to-day, agreed with Stewart. He thinks
that if the Free Coinage Bill is not passed
1t will be bill for the coinage Of four and
hall million ounces per month.
The Silver Bill is now in possession of the
clerk Of the Committee on Coinage, Weights
and Measures, and he has no authority 10
surrender its custody except on the order of
the House or the Speaker. No such order
has been made by the House, the resolu-
tion merely eXpunging the statement of the
transaction from the journal. and the
Speaker is not likely to recall it. There is
no record in the journal that any reference
of the matter las Oeen made, aud therefore
it is doubtful whether motion to discharge
the committee from its consideration would
be in order. or whether the Committee on
Rules can report q resolution fixing the day
for its consideration. The journal Of
Wednesday, however, not having been yet
approved, some method may be devised to
cut the goTdian knot which binds the Silver
Bill and also relieve the House from di-
The morning call., 1890-06-20
THE RAILROADS.
Annual Meeting and Election Of Officers Of
the Nicaragua Company.

DENVER. June 19-The third annual
meeting of the Nicaragua Canal Construc-
tion Company was held at the office of the
company in Denver to-day. The following
named stockholders were elected Directors
for the ensuing year. namely: Warner
Miller, a. c. Cheney, Alfred NJ. Hoyt, W.
l.. Scott, j. F. O'Shaughnessy, j. w. Miller,
r. A. Lancaster, j. L. Macauley, n.
K. Fairbanks, Smith NJ. Weed, Henry
r. Hoyt, Robert Sturgis, Edward
Holbrook. Messrs. Alexander T. Mason
and William B. McVicker came on from
New York to attend the meeting. The
officers of the company are: Warner Mil
ler, President; A. c. Cheney, Vice-Presi-
dent; j. w. Miller, Secretary, and Henry
r. Hoyt, Treasurer. The attorneys of the
company are Messrs. Daley, Hoyt and Ma
son Of New York. The company is at pres
the Nicaragua Canal, work having been
commenced about October s, 1889.
Immediately after the adjournment of the
canal company the first annual meeting of
the Nicaragua Mail Steam Navigation and
Trading Company was held The follow
year: A. o. Cheney, Alexander I. Mason,
John L. Sproull, Joseph NJ. Munoz and
Samuel c. Miller. The company owns and
operates the line of steamers which ply be-
tween tue port OIL GreVIOWn ana GRANADA
in the Republic of Nicaragua, by way of
the San Juan River and Lake Nicaragua.
1t holds from the Government Of Nicaragua
the exclusive privilege of navigating these
waters by steam. The greater part of the
inland commerce of the country passes over
its lines.
CHICAGO. June ia. Mckay, General
Freight Agent of the Michigan Central
Railroad, Il. l.. SOmeT, agent of the Blue
Line. and Nichols, local agent Of the Michl-
gan Central, were put on trial in the Fed
eral Court this morning on charge of yie-
lating the Interstate commerce law last No
vember, in carrying grain to the seaboard
at cut rates. Slade, agent for Charles
CounSelman IL Co., testified that contract
was made between defendants and COun-
selman & Co., under which a number of
cars of grain were shipped to New York at
about cents per hundred under the regular
rate.
SALEM, June 19.-Articles OF incorpora-
ton were filed with the Secretary of State
to-day as follows: The Coos Bay, Rose
burg and Eastern Railroad and Navigation
Company of Roseburg. Object, to build
and operate railroad, telegraph line, ETC.,
from the south side of Coos Bay, via Rose
burg, to the eastern line of the State. The
capital stock is S2,000,000.
CLEVELAND, June 19.-The backbone of
the switchmen strike was broken tonight.
The Erie yardmen and Big Four men have
agreed TO return 10 work at the Lake Shore
scale. The Lake Shore and Nickel Plate
men are Still Ou:.
The morning call., 1890-06-20
luLl HnE ALlIE.
Efforts to Reach the Imprisoned
Miners.
UnmiStakable Evidence That Some Of Them
Are Living.
The Striking Of Pick Upon the Wall Of the
Cave Heard by the ResGu-
Ing Party.
Special Dispatches to THE MORNING CALL.

DUNBAR, June 19.-The town is wild
with excitement tonight. About o'clock
& the rescuing party heard, coming through
the cave of coal and slate on which they
were working, faint sound, oft repeated,
which was unmistakably that of miners
pick. The news spread like wldfre to the
surface and thence through the village. In
short time thousand men, women and
children were crowded about the entrance
to the mine. Meanwhile the rescuers set
to work with renewed vigor. Only two
men at a time can work in the passage
where they are, and these are being con-
stantly relieved, The miners express vary
ing opinions as to the length of time it will
take them 10 reach the imprisoned men,
some saying ten hours and others twenty
four hours. The rescuers fear no danger
and are not likely to meet with any trouble.
There is the widest speculation as TO
how many of the unfortunate men are
alive. Miners express fear that most of
them were killed by the explosion.
Late tonight General Manager Hazard
said they have hopes of reaching the men
before daylight. A corps of physicians are
waiting in readiness and every provision
has been made to take care of such of the
unfortunates as may be alive. The sus-
pense among the anxious watchers above
is awful,
The morning call., 1890-06-20
How a Charge OF Shot travels.

When standing within a few yards of the
guns muzzle at the time of discharge, q
person would be amazingly astonished were
he only able to see the shot as they go
whizzing by. Experiments in instantaneous
photography have proved to US that the
shot not only spread out, cometlike, as they
fly, but they string out one behind the other
to a much greater distance than they spread.
Thus. with cylinder gun, when the first
shot Of a charge reaches target that is
forty yards away, the last shot is tagging
along ten yards behind. Even with the
choke-bore gun some of the shot will lag
behind eight yards in forty. This accounts
for the wide swath that is mown in flock
Of ducks on which the charge of shot falls
just right About per cent only of the
charge of shot arrive simultaneously at the
target, but the balance of the first half of
the charge is so close behind that birds
muscles are not quick enough to get out OF
the way, although those who have watched
sitting birds when shot at have often seen
them start as If to fly when the leading shot
whistled by them, only to drop dead as they
were overtaken by the leaden haiL-Frank
Leslie's Illustrated.
The morning call., 1890-06-20
THE SENATE.
Hales Amendment to the Tariff Bill Regard

ing Reciprocal Treaties.
WASHINGTON, June ls.-The following
Senate bills were reported and placed on
the calendar: To adopt regulations for
preventing collisions at sea; to authorize
corporations to become surety in certain
cases in courts of the United States.
The Senate resumed consideration of the
Legislative, Executive and Judicial Appro-
priation Bill.
All the committee amendments having
been disposed of the bill was opened to
general amendment
Paddock moved to increase the salary of
the Commissioner of the General Land Of
flee from $1,000 to 5000 and of the Assistant
Commissioners from $4,000 to $500. With
out action, the bill was laid aside.
The message of the President in relation
to reciprocal commercial treaties with the
Latin-American nations was laid on the
table.
In connection with it Hale presented an
amendment to be offered to the Tariff Bill
as follows: And the President of the
United States is hereby authorized without
further legislation to declare the ports of
the United States free and open to all
the products Of any nation of the American
Hemisphere. upon which no export duties
are to be imposed, whenever and so long
as such nation shall admit to its ports, free
of all national, provincial, municipal and
other taxes, flour, cornmeal and other
breadstuffs. preserved meats. fish, vege-
tables and fruits cotton-seed oil, rice and
other provisions, including all articles of
food, lumber, furniture and all other
articles of wood, agricultural implements
and machinery, mining and mechanical
machinery, structural steel and iron, steel
rails, locomotives. railway cars and sup
plies, street ears, refined petroleum or such
other products of the United States as NAV
be agreed u on"
After eulogies on the deceased New York
sentatives-Nutting and Wllber-the
Senate adjourned,
The morning call., 1890-06-20
POLITICAL CONVENTIONS.
Tickets Nominated by Ohio Prob: bitionists
and Vermont Republicans

Tickets Nominated by Ohio Prob bitionists
and Vermont Republicans.
COLUMBUS, June 49, = The Prohibition
State Convention has adopted platform
demanding that Congress pass prohibi
tion law, an arbitration law to settle labor
disputes, tariff fer revenue only and the
free coinage of silver. The following ticket
was nominated: Secretary of State, Rev.
NJ. G. Lockwood of Hamilton County; Su-
preme Judge 0. j. Ross of Highland {;
member of the Board of Public Works, j.
NJ. Scott of Licking County.
MONTPELIER, June 19.-The Republican
State Convention met this morning. and
nominated Carroll S. Page for Governor
and II. A. Fletcher for Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor for State Treasurer, II. F. Field; for
Secretary of State, C. W. Brownell. The
platform indorsed the present administra-
ton, and urged Congress to so modify the
interstate commerce law as to give full effect
to police regulations of every State in re-
gard to the control of intoxicating liquors
or any other article injurious to the public
health.
The morning call., 1890-06-20
sTANLEY's OPINION.
sslisbury's Action in ths East African Deal
Strongly Approval

sslisbury's Action in ths East African Deal
Strongly Approved.
LONDON, June 10. - Stanley was pre-
sented with an address at Berwick to-day.
In reply he spoke in the most enthusiastic
terms of the wisdom of Salisbury in the
settlement with Germany of the African
question. BY the agreement 500 square
miles Of territory are added to the British
possessions in Africa. Instead of dolor-
Gus TRADE against the Prime Minister,
Stanley said: {" Now is the time to sing
peans in his honor. 1t is now possible TO
realize the great dream of those concerned
in the exploration and civilization of Africa
from the Cape of Good Hope to Cairo"
Stanley, in receiving the freedom OF New
castle, repeated his laudaLons of Salisbury.
Dwelling with enthusiasm upon the pros
poets in Africa, lie said he was confident
that if he could muster all the chiefs of the
regions that England had acquired they
would acauiesce in the opinion that the date
of the agreement would be red letter DAY
in the African calendar.
The morning call., 1890-06-20
LICENSING BILL.
The Governments Narrow ES-
cape From Defeat.
Only Four Majority on the Vote on the
First Clause.
An Exciting Scene In the House OF Com
mOnS-Stanley Approves SaliSbury'S
Deal With Germany.
Special Dispatches to THE MORNING CALL.

LONDON. June 19.-In the Commons to-
day the Government was nearly defeated
in the vote on the first clause of the Lii
censing Bill, it standing 22S ayes to 224
noes. The Conservatives had expected
Storey to continue his speech to-day, but
he did not resume and division was taken
at once. During the count there was a
panic on the Government side.
Several Parnellites and a number OF Gov
ernment members were absent. 1t is stated
tonight that Archbishop Walsh has written
a letter to the Freeman's Journal severely
lecturing the absentee Parnellites, who
saved the Government from defeat. He says
that unless they can give satisfactory ex-
PLANTATION of their absence he will find it
hard to place further trust in the Irish
party.
The morning call., 1890-06-20
st. Louis Results.


ST. LOUIS, June 19.-The winners OF to-day's
races are as follows:
First race, one mile, Sena won, Nina ArcheC
second, Mary K third. Time, :4534.
Second race, hall a mile, LInlitgOw won,
Carroll Reid second, Yale '9I third. Tine,
0:5114.
Third race. Brewers Cup, one and half miles.
Heron won, Newcastle second, Elyton third.
Time, 2:42.
Fourth race, three-quarters OF a mile. fest
heat Dousman won Annie burge second. Harry
Ireland third-tlme, 1:l61a second heat Harry
Ireland won, Dousman second, Annie Burge
thiId-tlme, 1:1624 third heat Harry Ireland
won, DOusman second-time, l: 10.
Fifth race, one aud a quarter miles, Carter 3
won, Lulu second, Progress thiId. Time,
2:1614.
In the fourth race third heat Dausman won
by good head but The judges after listening
TO the yels OF Ireland hackers, gave the race
to the horse that was beaten. The Dausman
men gathered at The judges stand and protested
against the injustice, ana President Green who
had Mayor NOonan in The staud beside him, Or
deted squad of police to keep the men quiet
No arrests were made. and Green and NOOnan
retired from the stand amid the jeers Of tha
crowd,
The morning call., 1890-06-20
CROP REPORT.
Condition of Fruits and Cereals in Cali
fnrnia

Condition Of Fruits and Cereals in Cali
fornia.
WASHINGTON, June 19.-The Agricultural
Department crop report issued to-day con-
tains the following about California from.
the State agent there: lowing to the ex-
cessively wet weather during the fall and
through the winter until late in the spring,
1t was impossible to sow as large an acre
age of grain of any kind as usual, except In
districts having sandy soil. Another cause
of the reduction Of acreage is change In
the area of crops. Much land formerly de-
voted to grain is now planted to orchards
and vineyards. The condition of grain,
also, has been injured by an excess Of moist
ure II being difficult to work the ground,
large part of the early sown grain was
drowned. Much Of the deficiency will un-