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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-25
THE ELECTION LAW.
stanislaus County, Through the Farmers A
lance, Protests Against Its Passage

stanislaus County, Through the Farmers Al
hance, Protests Against Its Passage.
MODESTO, Jan. 24-At a meeting of the
Stanislaus County Farmers Alliance, held
this afternoon, the following preamble and
resolutions were adopted:
WHEREAS. There is now pending before
Congress a measure known as the Elections
Bill, the provisions OF which, if carried out,
will be an innovation on the time-hOnored
election laws of our country. ami will sup
press the freedom of the ballot, aud must
necessarily infringe upon the rights, best
interests and independence Of the farmer,
now, therefore, be it
Res0ired, That we request our Senators
and REPRESENTATIVES in Congress to use all
lawful means TO prevent the same from be-
coming a law; and be il further
ReSOlUed, That the Secretary of this
County Alliance is hereby directed to for
ward a copy of these proceedings to each of
our Senators and REPRESENTATIVES IN Con-
uTpsS.
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COAST LABoRERS.
Discussion on the Pending Eight our
Bill.

A Discussion on the Pending Eight Hour
Bill.
There vi as al animated discussion in ref
erence to the Ei.ht-hour Bill now pending
in the Legislature, by Diyisi u Ii of the Pa
cifc Coast LaboreIs' Union last night. and
it was decided TO send letter to Senators
NJ eagheI and Campbell, thanking tneul Tor
advocating the Passage OF tue Olll.
1t WAS stated tHat the representatives Of
the FaImerS' Alliance are opposing the pro-
posed law and Tor this reason the Secretary
was instructed to write 20 the State Secrr-
taIy OF the alliance and ask an explanation.
Inc Executive Committee was also in
sTucted TO call together the unemployed,
with view OF supporting the petition be-
fore the Board of Supervisors, asking fer the
establishment of special urgent necessity
fund of $4,000, to provide work for laborers
RLO are l. ~ irtic,
Ihe division has promised 10 lend all the
assistance possible 10 the striking lTon-Work-
eTs at EmeFyYIlle.
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INTELLIGENCE.
Arrived

SATURDAY. Jan %
stmr Crescent CITY, stocknsth, IS hours from
Stmr Laguna, Yarnebers, % hours firm HulnboIdr.
21o NJ II lumber. TO Higgins 4 Collins.
Bros. 90 ~ - SP'ecAelSS
Sehr Ida Mckay. johnson, 81 hours from Hmm
ooiuti Zoo NJ te lumber, to Mckay X Co ~
Schr Mary Gilbert, Alderman "a honrs f-,,, a,
oion; 10 N # Der. to wetherbee ioH At
Schr Electra, knudseu, so hours from Un,,hot,.
lou NJ II iumoer, to Chas Nelson.
Sailed.
s.,nr c..- SATURDAY. Jan 81.
Stmr George Elder, Lewis Portland
eehr sunoi, Walyg, Coos Bay
Teleyrannic
POINT L0BOS - Jan 2a-1n , - -,
hazy; wind northwest; velocity s miles "e''ne'
Memoranda.
Per Emily-On the 18th. 10 NJ posso, ,...,,-.
georges Reef stinrs Crescent CITY and Point Ae ot
lying at anchor miles OF shore ~ IN I 1
swell running. Returning left In port NJ ~.
s'mr ventura. and at Mendoclno stmr Bacor1 "t"SS
I.t 4, 1 nnr Siy OF Papeete from Tahiti-Dec IA
Tor Europe also Ger bark from, l 20 10 "a
last, loading for Europe P"'"'so III oAI-
Domestic Ports.
a fn rln a-Salled Jan 23-Stmr MICHIGAN
Jan 10. sup AiaSAai hence
MoNTEREY-Arr Jan a4-scbr Mo,t.-.v
from BoWens Landing. ''I'
6 MoT.ments of Transstlsnti, Ste,mers.
from NeS, wv iuwN-Arrlved Jan 2S-Stmr Etrurla
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Jan 2s-stmr West.
e-"'''''u' from new YORK for Hamburg.
Import ,tIons
CRESCENT CITY-Per Crescent Citv-1 al, hides
40 NJ II lumber 80 NJ shakes, pkg castings bblS
oi'' rolls leather, o cs pSgs mdse.
Consi=nees
fer crescent City-Hobbs, Wall n Co; Pollard q
Baitey; Schweltler d Co: A c Nichols A 90. NJ NJ
Murray; LeiSter; S Doe
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SKATING CONTEST.
Snowden Sprains His Ankle and Fall
Second Place

Snowden Sprains His Ankle and Falls to
Second Place.
The skating contest was continued last
evening at the Pavilion to greater number
of spectators than on any previous evening
SnOwden by a mishap lost the lead and the
tsn-mile advance which he so industriously
labored to attain. About 6 o'clock last
evening he made a cross-cut and falling
heavily to the floor sustained sprain of the
ankle. He would not leave the floor, how
ever. ana continued skate loose" for the
remainder of the evening, now and then
making a squirt" but with considerable eff
fort. Up to 10 o'clock he had managed to
hold second place, but by a close margin. At
that hour the score stood as follows:
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DIR. SACE''S CATARRn REMEDY
Cures tne worst cases, no matter OF how Iona
SANDING o0 cents, by druggists,
fe2S SuweFr 2pWyl
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HON. BAINBR1DGE wApLE1eE.

A dispatch from Boston announces the
death of ex-senator Bainbridge Wadleieh of
Milford. N. H.. which occurred Yesterday
morning lie was born at Bradford, n. a..
January 4, 1881, and after receiving an acad-
emlcal education studied law and was adj
mitted to the bar in February, 1850, becoming
eminent in his profession. He was member
OF the State House of Representatives in az
'56. $50, go, $50. 20 II and ~, when he was
elected tn the United States Senate as Re-
publican to succeed j. w. Patterson (R1.
and took his seat March 4. 1873. His tern,
of office expired March 5. 1870
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The Assembly.

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 2L-The House met
al II O'CLOCK.
The controversy over the resolution
which was adopted yesterday requiring the
Election Committee to report the COlusa
County contest on Monday was continued
ShaEahan appealed from the decision If
the Speaker. His motion was lost
The time Tor the Committee 10 report was
extended TO Wednesday next.
The Judiciary Committee reported on a
large numb of bills. Those tavorably re-
ported are as follows:
10 provide for the levy and collection of
taxes by and for school districts, except in
municipal corporations of the first class.
Bill making 81 per day the lowest rate for
labor on public works.
The bill providing for the solemnizatlon
oil marriages was unfayorably reported.
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Coast sailors WIN Unite.

The Coast Seamen's and Steamship Sail
ors' unions have at last taken dcinIte steps
toward the aTalgamaticn Of their organiza-
tons. At mass-meetiug of the two unions
on Friday night the matter was discussed
and the following were appointed commit
lee 10 take the necessary steps to form
junction: MrsSrS. Mackay, Ark, Mas, Ben
dickson and FInnerty of the Coast Seainen.
and Armstrong, Hickey, JoTteu, Robertson
and Pierson OF the Steamship Sailors. The
committee will draw up articles Of fedora
ton, and report at another mass-meetiDg TO
be held some time this week.
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The Choir,s Contribptio,

vocal and instrumental concert will be
given tomorrow evening, at the Howard
street Methodist Episcopal Church, the
proceeds of which will be devoted to the
furtherance of church work. and as a con-
tributOn from the choir. There are seven
teen numbers on the programme, including
a recitation by Miss Ina Hammer of OAK
land, violin solo by c. P. Orr, graduate
OF the Royal Conservatory of Music at
Leipsie; a bass solo, THE Position" by
J. +. Fleming, and a soprano solo BY Mrs.
Martin Schultz, with a violin obligato.
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"EHTTLE no PIED

mad lost her sheep and couldn't tell where
TO lind them" So the old nursery rhyme
says. and 1t goes on to bid her " Leave them
alone and they'll come home and bring their
tails behind them" All this may be true Of
lost sheep. but if you have lost your heath
yai,n ca. cannot afford to leave that alone. It
people brag that they never bother ahoIe
colds, They let them go the way they
CAME" AlasI too often the victims ro-to q
consumptiye's grave. Until very reeentiv q
cure for Consumption, which is universally
asoknoWledged to be scrofula affecting the
lungs, would have been looked upon az mi.
raculous, but now people are beginning to
realize that the disease is not incurable. DR..
Plerces Golden Medical Discovery will cure IL
II taken in time and given a fair trial. This
Morid-renowned remedy win not mako new
iungs, but it will restore diseased ones TO a
healthy state when other means have failed.
thousands gratefully testify to this. 1t is ths
most potent tonic, or strength restorer, altera-
i've or blood-oleanser, and nutritiye, or flesh
builder known to medical science For Lin
gering Coughs, Weak Lungs, Splitting of Bloofl-
!. Liver Complain" and Dyspepsia or IndigeSs
tlon, 1t Is an uneQualed remedy.
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BLOoD-HoRsE MEN.
Arrangements for the Spring Meeting in
April.


A meeting of the Directors of the Pacific
Coast Blood-horse Association was also held
at 3l3 Bush street last night There were
present: Dan Nj. Burns, presiding. II. l.
Thornton, p. B. Quinlan. a. Lathrop, p. A.
Finnegan, Henry Schwartz, Ira L. Rams
dell, Charles NJ. Chase, James p Kerr,
Thomas Ii. Williams and j. Nj. Kingsley.
The principal business was the discussion
of arrangements for the annual spring meet
ing of the association, which. upon motion,
was fixed to commence on April 18th, and
to continue seven days, viz: April 18th, 14th.
10th, 1Stn 21st, 23d and 25th, with five races
on each Saturday of the meeting.
Programme Committee was appointed,
comprising Ii. [. Thornton, James p. Kerr
and Thomas ii. Williams. The members of
the Track Committee are p. b. Quinlan, A.
Lathrop and p A. FinnegIn.
The general features of the meeting were
informally discussed and the details left to
the Programme Committee, which was in
structed to report at meeting of the ass0-
citation to be held next Saturday evening.
The amount of added money will probably
aggregate $50 COO
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TSEvNI nj WEIvEKAL ST0L

to year or two ago he was in tile stock and
bond brokerage business. He was native
o. o. Bavaria, Germany and 81 years of age.
ne had been resident of Oakland for
eleven years, and in the United States fiftv
years. He was widOwer and left suryiy
ing hve grown sons and one daughter. The
funeral will take place from his late resi-
dence tomorrow at o'clock. The deceased
was a member OF the Stock and Bond Ex-
change, and retired on Friday night an
parently in the best Of health
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UNIONIZED LABOR.
Shoemakers Expect to End Their
Strike Soon.

The Boot and Shoe Makers White LABOR
League expects soon to gain victory over
Knit & MUIR the proprietors of the Steven
tonlstreet factory, where thirty-nine men
went yU' o4t on Friday on a strike. The strik-
ers saw that the finn cannot obtain compe-
tent non-uuiou men to fill their places. and
the prospects are that the differences Will
soon be satisfactorily adjusted. The league
will soon send out $1,000 circulars for dis
tributlon among the members Of the Farm
ers' Alliance in this State asking them to
assist in booming California white-labor-
made boots and shoes.
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Orr wonderful doing
HOUSE THE HUB Our marked H0NEST
garment HONESTLY
will HONEST
fde with
De retiring
MANUFACTuRERs-fOr Clothing, where
lighted BRA GOODS
from factory New York city BY dealing
saving of least 40 PER CENT
don't will cheerfuy refund
for nothing
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and made lengthy speech reviewing the
history of the county and the efforts OF tile
people in the eastern end to obtain a dlvs-
ion during the past twelve years. Every
precinct in the proposed new county wa; was
represented and much enthusiasm p[esain cd
Alter discussing the matter it was declared
the sentiment Of the meeting shat House
Bin 3. as introduced by Representative d. ,;
Richey several days since. be ind0rsed ana
so carried This bill divides the county on
what is known as the Crucket line, ana gives
the new county twenty-siX townships.
The editor of the Freewaier Herald en-
gagged in quarrel with a carpenter named
Putnam which led to blows.
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water company have demanded gold coin.
The water company's works are valued at
S160, 900. This will be paid in bonds of the
new district. and the irrigation works will
proceed to completion. This is regarded by
the friends of irrigation as great victory.
During the progress of the meeting, which
was the most exciting ever held in Anaheim.
John Hunter fell in fit, and had to be car
red out of the hall. he recovered and went
hnnln rejoicing.
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JOSEPH b. FIELDS.

,Ex-Police Officer Joseph B. Fields died a,
his residence in Hays Canyon. Alameda
county, at an early hour yesterday morn'
ing. de was relieved, with six others. from
Inc oakland force in April, 1889, after a SER r.
S hie 81 Twelve years, and brought suit for
OF Oakland, which is still pending on tSa
ground that he was relieved Without legal
of England 50 anu haeiVe
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Break Bone Fever

My daughter Pearl was taken with denspe ,o
break-bone) fever two years ago. and INV friarSs
thought would lose her. l had almost given ~,
hope until she began TO take Hoods Sarssnsr,,a
she took four bottles in four months and gained
Sarsaparilla as being the means of giving har -,
to me restored to health and strength. I'M.
KING. Sherman Taras OohAA a.
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Driving the Chinese From oreron

MILTON Oregon, Jan. 24-Following the
eviction of the Chinese section hands at this
place on Tuesday evening, the people of
Weston determined to fire those at that
place also, which was done yesterday morn
ing. The Celestials passed up the road
toward Walla Waila a few hours later in
deep disgust at the peculiar methods of the
white men of that city.
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TO BE BROUGHT BACK.

Man Arrested in Oregon for Lsrcanv
Wanted in California.
RoSEBURG (0regon), Jan. 24.-Sberif
Standby of Mend Jcino County. Cal ar
rived this morning to take A. II. Young to
Ukiab, Cal, where he is wanted on a charge
OF grand larceny. Young was arrested a
few days ago at Oakland, Oregon.
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At meeting OF the Journeymen Bakers
Union, No. 81, last night it Was decided to
give SIS to assist the Emeryyille homework
ers in their strike. Favorable reports were
received from all the shops, it appearing
that nearly all the members OF the union are
employed. The question Of sending a dele
gate to tie International convention will be
acled upon on Saturday night.
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Has No Equal

T" For malaria l think Hoods SarsanarII, hs
equal. 1t has kept my children well right thror-t
the summer and we lived In one OF the worst nlacs.
for malaria IN Marysyiiie. My children have ra,,o.
before passed season without having malaria. 7
lhink hooas sarsaparilla wonderful medicine. /
recommend 1t to everybody. take II mvsair o..
that all-gone feeling with great beneht.n-Mps n
+. DAVIS, Marysyille Yuba Co Cal 49,
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Another World,s Fair Associatio,

REDWOOD CITY. Jan. PA meeting of
representatives throughout the county was
held here this afternoon to organize n
county Worlds Fair Association. Enthusi-
astic speeches were made and resolutions
were passed and ordered to be sent TO the
local representatives in the State Legisla-
ture. requesting them to advocate a State
appropriation of from $500. 900 to $500 900.
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Bob" Curwin was arrested at his home
on Twenty-tirst street and Eureka avenue
last night by Officer Dalton and booked far
drunk. When the officer made the arrest he
was bound hand and foot with a strong
rope. He had attacked his family and they
had rendered him helpless by tying him up
He is q years of age
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INTIMIDATION.

Threats Made Against the Editor of News
paper.
FREEwATER Oregon. Jan. 24.-Yester-
day the editor of the Freewater Herald re-
ceiyed the following notice:
MILTON Oregon, Jan. %, 1891.
Editor Herald: Please say nothing In your
next issue about tile proceedings OF the reet-
tators on Wednesday evening. BY so doing you
Will avoid trouble. FIFTY CITIZENS
ms notice Is supposed to be the result of
the editorial in the Herald on Thursday. in
which the editor expressed the opinion that
ton with a rope around his neck was n
better man than those who held the rnne
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Is believed to be caused by poisonous miasms ars-
ing from low marshy land or from decaying vece
table matter, and which. breathed into the lungs.
enter and poison the blood If a healthy cona,tion
of the blood is maintained by taking HOODS sarsa
parilla, one is much less liable to malaria ana
Hoods SarsaparilIa has cured many severe casos y,
this distressing affection VA
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Charles soper,s Case.

A few days since an item was published
announcing that Charles Soper had been
arrested on charge of unlawfully carrying
a concealed we apon and upon the authority
of tile police it was further stated that the
young man is addicted to the use of CD ium.
This is most strenuously denied by rela tives
and friends of the accused, and the Young
man declares that he never used the drug,
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Footpads Again at Work.

NJ. S. Enos. driver for the California
Dairy, has reported to the police that while
passing near the Five-milsHo on Mon
day night he was stopped by two highway
men and robbed of S28 50 and a gold watch
and chain He says that one of the robbers
covered him with n shotgun. n. G. Gre
goria, who lives IN the same vicinity, also
reports that he was robbed 81 % while on
his way home a few nights ago.
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The viii Of Margaret Briordv has mean
filed for probate She left an estate of about
$1,000 to be divided among reIativas ona
friends. a clause in the instrument directs
mat vault be built in the Catholic Came
tery, In which her remains. together with
e snoSe OF her sisters and their husbands.
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For the Crutch and spIint Fund.

The exhibition of The we'll known pictures
''Russian Welding Feast" and Judgment
of Paris will be continued by request at
the Bancroft History Building until and ill.,
Guiding Wednesday. The receipts on that
day will be devoted to the "Crutch and
Splint Fund" of the Children's Hospital on
California street s W
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ROBBED AND KILLED.

The Decomposed Body of a Missing Man
Found in Disreputable District.
SEATTLE, Jan. 24.-The decomposed re-
mains of Abner Abbott, bridge carpenter.
who has been missing over three weeks
were found this afternoon floating in the
bay beneath a number of dsreputable
houses in the Whttechapel district. Abbott
was last seen on the night of January I'd and
was known to have had several hundred dol.
lars in his possession. 1t is supposed that he
went TO Whtechapel and was there mnr-
dered and his body thrown into the bay.
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FIERCE FLAMES.

A Business Block Burned and Contents De-
stroyed
SPOKANE FALLS, Jan. 24.-Fire broke
OH! in the basement of the Green Block,
two-story brick on Riverside avenue at IL
tonight and burned fiercely fOr time, At
- 20 o'clock in the morning the fire was
under control. The building is completely
Quilted. john Burk's dry-goods store, the
Washington furniture-Store and Bertrand S
photograph gallery are a total loss. The
damage to goods and building will probably
aggrpgate $40 600
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II AM NOT GUILTY"
August Olsen Makes His Plea in a Loud
Voice

FUICt.
MERGED, Jan. 24.-August Olsen, charged
with the murder of John Iyett, on Novem-
Der 9th last, was brought before the Su-
pTeme Court this morning for ar-aignment
As previously announced, defendants coun-
sci made a motion to squelch the informa-
lion on the ground that defendant was
Illegally committed. The question was ar
gued at length. at the end of which Judge
Law overTuled the motion to squelch. The
defendant was asked to stand up and make
his plea. BE arose, and in a loud tone of
voice said; Il am not guilty" The trial
If the case was then set for March sd next.
Hon. Patrick Reddy has been retained by
the cOunlX u nrOSecnte Olsen.
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Odd FELLOWS, library.

The proposition to re-establish contribut-
ing and privileged relations with the Odd
Fellows Library will come up for consid-
Grafton and determination in Templar Lodge,
NJ. IL, on Wednesday evening The princi-
pal founder and the most ardent supporters
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Three boys, said to be industrious, and
certainly better than the hoodIum class,
were found last night by Sergeant Price in
Cannon's saloon, 225 Perry street, playing
cards They were arrested, also the pro-
prietor for admitting minors into his place.
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NEW COURTHOUSE.

The Fine Building at Stockton Ready for 0c-
cupancy.
STOCKTON, Jan. 24-The records of tie
County Clerks and County Recorder
offices will be moved into the new Court
house on Monday, and during the week all
Of the county offices will be moved into the
handsome new building.
Work on the Courthouse was commenced
in May, 1887, and the building is now ready
for use. 1t is a grand structure three sto-
ries high, and cost $3.50. 600. Natural gas
pipes for heating and lighting the building
are in place, and the gas will be turned on
as soon as the gas0meter is completed
which will be early in February.
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DANIEL STEIN

a. Daniel Stein. the Vice President of ;be
Was n fonsd FABLE ABLE Hallway OF San Francisco,
Tas iounu dead IN bed at his home at 132l
ienth avenue, East Oakland. from an at otf
TACK Oh apoplexy yesterday morning. Tn
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He TOOK POISON.
An Old Man Dies From the Effects of Bella
donna

donna.
STOCKTON, Jan. 24.-Robert S. Green.
an old man upward of 60 years of
age. died this evening from the eff
iects OF dose Of bellsdonna which
he said be took to relieve pains in the
stomach. He called at drugstore after
taking the poison and asked for an
emIetie, which was given him, but he
ule9 nan an hour later. He claimed
10 be veterinary surgeon. but had me,
little practice. He drank to excess and hit
little is known Of his family relations eTl
cept that lie has married daughter at
Iulare. and son somewhere in this State
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MISS Nellie Ward Deitriek, youngest
daughter Of Mr. James Dietrich, Superin-
lenaent OF the Southern Pacific Railroad.
Oh pled at Iulare Yesterday morning. and will