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SUPREME COURT MINUTES.
IN BANK.

THURSDAY, July 23, 1891.
14,506; Il, SOY; IA, sos Wickersham VS..
Murphy ct al.-Notice of motion to recall or
der advancing cause argued by Crittenden for
respondent and motion oyerruled.
12,396-Smith VS.. Schultz; Is 102-Etche.
borne VS.. Rording; ID ,322 - Claudius vs.
MISUNDERSTANDING denied July 22d The
court.
2o,s72-People VS.. Sam Chung and Woo
Sing-Upon reading and filing the petition of
Ng Chung and Wo Sing for certificate of
probable cause, and good cause appearing
therefor, 1t is ordered that Monday, the 27th
day of July, a: d. 1891, at o O'Clock A. NJ, at
the Supreme Court chambers, at San Fran
cisco, be fixed as the time and place of hearing
said petition.
13,143-Baird VS., Milford L. & L. Co.-The
petition for a rehearing is denied.
FRIDAY, July 24 1891,
1883 and 13, ,333-Gorham & Bank vs..
Heman Il Hamilton and others: Smell and
others intervenors. The Judgment is reversed
and the cause remanded, with directions to
Superior Court TO proceed In accordance with
the views herein expressed. Beatty, G. J. we
concur: Paterson, DeHaven, j., Garoutte,
j., SharpStStn, j. Harrison, j., deeming him
self disqualified, did not participate in the
above decision.
2o.652-People vs. Vincent-On motion OF
Accomplishment, ordered that cause be con-
tinued for term.
l3.269-Maddox VS.. Wyman-On motion of
attorney for respondent, ordered that cause be
submitted upon briefs on file.
20, ,S50-People VS.. Wilson-On motion of
Attorney-ieneral. ordered that respondent
have ten days to file brief, appellant ten DAYS
to reply thereto, cause TO be thereupon sub
mitted.
14,46S-People eX rel. Adams VS.. City OF
Oakland-Upon consent of attorneys ordered
that cause be submitted upon briefs on file.
Ia, 4,605-Stevenson ys. Colgan-On motion
Of appellant, ordered that cause be placed on
Bank calendar for August 13, 4. d. 1891
1S,73S-Page VS.. Roeding-Upon suggestion
of diminution of record by Rosenbaum for
respondents, ordered that respondents be per-
mitted to file certified copy OF findings and
judgment herein from court below.
20, 706-People VS.. Bruggy-Argued by Sims
for appellant, Assistant Attorney General
Layson for Tondent, respondent allowed
twenty days to file brief, appellant ten days to
reply thereto, cause 10 be thereupon sub
mitted.
2,991-Windhaus VS.. Bootz-Argued by
Castlehun for appellant, Lowenthal for re.
spondent and submitted
12, 9S9-Peopie ex rel. English VS.. Roberts
Argued by Rosenbaum for appellant STRAIT
ton for respondent and submitted.
DEPARTMENT ONE
13,O72-Hoyt VS.. Selby Smelling and Lead
Company-The judgment and order appealed
from are affirmed. The court.
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ALMOST PHENOMENAL.
The Present Hot Spell Has Tied tn,
Record Within a Day.

The Present Hot Spell Has Tied the
Record Within Day.
The Weather Bureau records show the
temperature at A. NJ. and P NJ. on Sat-
urday and yesterday to have been re-
spectively So and go, and $50 and 9SO,
while the highest and lowest on Saturday
was 1922 and 65o, and yesterday 1919 and
660 being the fifteenth consecutive hot day
onwhich the thermometer reached 90o and
above, and I000 and over during that
time on five days, and for the month it
has been 1902 and over on eight days.
The barometer at 5 A. NJ. and 5 p. NJ.
yesterday stood at 1890 and 1881 inches,
while it was lower than at the same hour
on Saturday. This IS not very encourag-
ing for cooler weather yet awhile.
The highest and lowest temperatures one
year ago on Saturday were 1929 and 670,
one year ago yesterday 1929 and 64o, and
one year ago to-day l0l0 and 670, showing
that Saturday of this year was as hot as
the same date one year ago, while yester-
day was p hotter. Ifto-day follows in
the footsteps Of one year ago it will
score 1902 or more.
The Agricultural Department has
PLAYED sad havoc with our weather since
they took it from the War Department.
The following record of days during
each year that the temperature reached
900 and above were: For 1877, 53 days;
1875, IL days; 1879, 81 days; 1880. IL days;
1851, y days; 1882, 49 days; 1888, 58 days;
1884, % days; 1885, 50 days; 1856, 46 DAYS:
1887, A. days; 1883, 63 days; 1889, 81 days;
1890, 43 days; 1891 10 date, 26 days, and
there is yet two months to draw on. We
find by the above that 1877, 1879, 1888,
1885, 1888 and 1889 were the years of hot
test summers, while 1880, 1881 and 1884
were cool summers. The longest known
spell of continuous hot weather was in
1882, when, from the 10Th of juno to the
18th of July, each days temperature
making sixteen continuous days of hot
weather.
The present spell has now been with us
for fifteen consecutive days, the highest
being 1867. Ii there could be n breeze of
hfteen to twenty miles per hour from the
south II would be great relief to swelt-
erlng humanity, as well as blessing TO
the sick.
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SUDDEN DEATH.

a Stranger Dies in Room in the
Ebner-Hote1.
On Friday night last a well dressed
man about 80 years old applied for lodg-
ings at the Elmer Hotel on X street near
Front.
He registered as James Rogers but did
not designate where he came from.
Nothing more was seen of the lodger
until Saturday night. The hotel people
had assigned new arrival to the room
taken by Rogers, but found the door
locked. Upon investigating they found
Rogers lying dead upon the bed. There
was no evidence of violence or suicide,
however, and everything indicated that
he had died from heart disease.
No letters or papers were found in the
dead mans pockets that tended to fur
ther identify him.
The deceased was a well-built man.
with short chin whiskers and mustache.
slightly gray. He wore a black sack coat.
dark striped pants, and white shirt with
a pearl stud in the bosom. A silver
watch attached to hair chain were also
found upon him.
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SATURDAYS SINNERS.
Cases Disposed of in the Police Court
Good Mr.. Yates.

Gases Disposed of in the Police Court
Good Mr.. Yates.
In the Police Court on Saturday
''Sandy" Connors was sent to Jail for ten
days for being drunk.
The cases of w. c. Parker and w. III.
Conklin, the hotel runners whom Officer
Wilson arrested for doing business with
out a license, were dismissed on motion
of the City Attorney.
The cases of the saloon men charged
with violating the city ordinance went
over until the 9th instant.
Complaints were filed against Charles
Yates, John Falez, Mollie Morgan and
Minnie Dodd, charging them with rob-
bing a man of $40. The examinations
were set for to-day.
Dan Casey and James Curran, vagrants,
were sent to the County Jail for six
months, and judgment in the cases of Jas.
Merkle, John Brown and William Clan
cey was suspended in order to give them
an opportunity to leave the city.
Henry Bush was found guilty of vag-
rancy and will be sentenced to-day. The
case of Frank Williams, charged with a
similar offense, was set for to-day.
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THE WATER WORKS.
Trustees Say No Arrangement Has
Been Made With Bondholders.

Trustees Say No Arrangement Has
Been Made With Bondholders.
There was report about town on Sat-
urday that the city authorities had def
initely arranged with the bondholders
for let-up in their pull at the city's
sack for year, during which time
the money would be set aside for
the purpose of increasing the Water
Works machinery.
A RECoRD-UNIoN reporter asked
Mayor Comstock what truth there was in
the report.
81 don't know" replied the Mayor, ST
haven't heard anything about it,"
Second Trustee Mclaughlin replied,
when spoken to on the subject:
mo, there's been nothing done yet, but
the thing is working all right, and l think
that satisfactory arrangement will soon
be made"
''Then there is nothing new in the
propositions"
''Oh, no, it's the same thing we've been
talking about for the last six MONTHS -
replied Mr.. Mclaughlin.
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THE CROPS.
Generally Reported Good-Efects of
the Hot Weather.

Generally Reported Good-Effects of
the Hot Weather.
r. d. Stephens states that, while his
grapes have not suffered from the scorch-
ing weather that has prevailed for sew
eral weeks, considerable damage has been
sustained by other vineyardists. He
says he does not cut his vines back every
year as some do, and the result is that
there is more foliage to protect the
punches of grapes. Beside, he irrigates
heavily, and this adds to the growth of
the leaves.
Where the foliage is sparse. as on light.
soils, or where the grasshoppers have
eaten off the leaves, Mr.. Stephens thinks
that most of the grapes will be burned.
The tree fruits have suffered considera-
bly, from the hot sun, and Mr.. Salisbury,
OF the California Fruit Union, says that
far more than the usual quantity is unfit
for shipment.
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Revolver Match.

The Forest and Stream of New York
announces a revolver shooting contest
for the amateur championship of Amer
lea. The prize is handsome trophy of
silver by Walter Winans, the subject be-
ing a typical Western cowboy mounted
on typical plains horse. The match is
open TO any resident of the United States,
and the conditions allow any revolver
Distance 20 yards. Position standing,
off-hand. Preliminarily TO the final
shoots for the championship, which will
be held several months from date, and in
order to develop shooting ability, Forest
Gpsd Stream viii open season of trial
shooting.
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Amount in City Treasury S2O4, ,167 SO
Last Evenings Concert.

The Hussar Band gave delightful
concert at the Plaza last evening, and a
great throng of people enjoyed the music.
The descriptive selections were especially
fine, and had to be repeated in response
to the persistent demands of the assem-
bled listeners.
a strange coincidence of the evening
was the shrieking of the fire alarm
whistle and the ringing of the bell on the
Tenth-street engine house just as the
band was playing the descriptive piece,
THE Fire Alarm,''
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ON4 All FONG.
His Examination for Assault to Murder
Commenced.

His Examination for Assault to Murder
Commenced.
The greater portion of the morning and
the entire afternoon session of the Police
Court on Saturday were consumed in the
examination of Ong All Fong, the China
man charged with assault to murder by
Fong All Dep. A crowd of Cinnamon
that would have twice filled the court
room assembled on the sidewalk, while
nearly hundred Celestials crowded into
seats in the lobby. Before the examina-
ton was commenced, however, the court
ordered all of them outside.
The defendant was represented by GEN
eral A. l.. Hart, and Charles T. Jones con-
Quoted the prosecution. There were but
three witnesses examined during the en-
tire day, and further hearing had to be
continued
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AMATEUR ATHLETES.
Sprinting at East Park-Johnson in
Training

Sprtnting at East Park-Johnson in
Training.
The Sacramento Athletic Clubs sprint
ing track at East Park has been entirely
refitted by the new lessee, r. S. Carey,
and on yesterday there was quite dele
CATION of runners out there doing some
preparatory work.
Despite the hot weather there were
several good contests, Whitmore. Brown
and Manson showing up in particularly
rood form. Considerable interest was
taken in the work done by William john
sovl. the clubs crack boxer,I who is
matched to box four rounds next month
for trophy with p. NJ. Ward, the
Olympic Clubs new aspirant for the
championship. Johnson is training faith
fully and feels confident that he will have
himself In thoroughly good condition.
He has to reduce about twelve pounds in
weight.
. special l00-yard race for prize at the
mark. among the club members. There
sre a number of new men among the
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New Incornararions.

The following articles of incorporation
were filed in the Secretary Of States
office Saturday:
Great Western Mining and Milling
Company of San Francisco. Capital
stock, $l0,000,000. Directors-Wilfiam
Irwin, Martin Jones, FL. c. Callahan, s.
NJ. Booker and T. G.. Sharp.
Gardena Water Supply Company of
Los Angeles. Capital stock, SOC, 900.
Directors-C. G. Harrison, E. r. Pome-
roy, G. NJ. Stimson, +. II. pepper and r.
r. Brown.
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Gen.
tral Colony, Fresno County. Directors
L. Teilman, S. M. loft, William Moller.
Jens Hanson, MAIDS Thuesen.
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Ell Dorado Pioneer Dead

L. NJ. Davis, pioneer resident and
fruit-grower of ElDorado, died yesterday
at that place after a brief illness. Mr.
Davis was well known and generally be-
loved. He was native of Maine and 81
years of age. He leaves wife and foul
children, all grown. One of his daughters
is the wife of Constable John p. Brissel
of this city, and another is Mrs. Ernest
Smith, whose husband is Wells, Fargo &
Co.'s agent between Reno and Ogden
The funeral takes place this afternoon al
III nnradn
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Called a Rector.

The vestry of st. PauPs Church have
issued call to the Rev. w. w. Love of
Laramie, Wyo.. to take charge of the
parish. Mr.. Love is graduate of the
State University of Missouri, and of the
General Theological Seminary of New
York, and it is hoped that he may be in
duced TO come. The subscriptions to the
deficit ofssl 500 on the church debt have
been prompt and generous, and have
been called in, so the outlook for the
parish is quite promising.
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The crop report issued by the State
Agricultural Society, in cooperation
with the United States Weather Bureau,
as telegraphed East by Observer Barwick,
reads as follows:
Northern California-The weather is
favorable for all growing crops. The
hops are reported to be somewhat dam
aged by the red spider.
Southern California-The weather is
warm and clear. The conditions are
favorable for fruit drying. Barley thresh-
ing is going on with good yield. The
new orange orchards are making rapid
growth. The first grapes are nearly ripe
in the vicinity of National City.
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WIRE FENCES.
They Do Harm Besides Tearing Peo.
pies Trousers.


pies Trousers.
Prof. E. Stone Virgins, the Canadian
weather prophet and head-master of the
school of planetary meterologists, writing
concerning the drought that prevailed
some weeks ago in Canada and some of
the western States said it was
caused by the wire fences and
telephone lines on the western praries.
There is, he says, constant atmospheric
current running up the Mississippi Val
ley, and the variable winds that are
sometimes experienced in that region are
local and flow beneath the great prevail
ing gulf stream of the heavens. This pre-
vailing wind formerly bore moisture
from the Gulf of Mexico and distributed
it with impartiality over the western
States and Canada, but of late the wires
crossing the plains have caused clouds to
give down their loads of moisture pre-
maturely, thus defrauding the Canadians
of their share of rain; and by checking
electric storms, engendering cyclones
and terrific convulsions.
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The washington school.

The following pupils of the public
school in Washington have received GER
tificates of promotion: From first to
high grade, Sadie Shape and Annie Will
son; from second to first, Maude Thiele.
Katie Newell, Josie Reinersman, Lottie
Morris, Robert Woods, Willie Leinber-
ger, Frank Bell; from third TO second,
Frances Power, Nelson Wilson; from
fourth to third. Lille Newell, Henry
Thiele. Emma Woods, Rosa Pixley, Bert
Dodge, Emma Peterson, Stella Eversult,
Abbie Conrad, Maggie Dooley.
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IRRIGATION DISTRICT BONDS.

y ceived by the Board Of Directors of the
East Riverside Irrigation District at their
Office, in East Riverside, San Bernardino
dred i3oO) bonds OF said district, of the de-
nomination OF five hundred tS5OOl dollars
each, till Pm. on TUESDAY, the 4th day of
August. 1891, at which time and place said
purchase to the highest responsible bidder.
Said bonds bear interest at the rate of six (6)
per cent per annum, payable on the 1st day
of January and July of each year
None of said bonds will be sold for less than
ninety (90) per cent of the face value thereof
Done by order of the Board of Directors of
the East Riverside Irrigation District
J. a. VAN ARSDALE, Secretary
Dated July z, 1891. jy13-2ot
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SMITHS TRIAL
{ Was Not Concluded Saturday-To-
DAVIS 1.oIlmRnt.

1t Was Not Concluded Saturday-To-
Days Argument.
It was expected that the case of J. D.
Smith, charged with completely in the
assault and robbery of Robert Allen,
would be given to the jury on Saturday,
but Attorney Johnson, for the defense,
consumed nearly the whole day in his
argument, and when he concluded Judge
Catlin adjourned court until to-day.
District Attorney Ryan viii make his
final argument TO the jury this morning.
alter which Judge Catlin will deliver his
charge. II is expected that the charge
will be an unusually lengthy one and
will be something ont of the usual line.
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pirtiest Alley In the catr.

The dirtiest alley in the city is that be-
tween and K streets i'll the block be-
tween Second and Third. There is moth
ing to compare with it in any portion of
the city. A photograph should be taken
quire it to be cleansed, and it would be
well to let future generations know amid
what surroundings some people ofto-day
lived
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runners this year, and as they are all very
fast some good contests are looked for.
Besides the running there will be jump
ing, hurdling, shot-throwing and other
sports,
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WEALTH OF THE COUNTY.
The Assessors Valuation Thereof is
$27,533,280.
What 1t Consists of-What Has Become
of All the Jewelry and Fine
Silverwaree

The following figures, taken from the
footings of the County Assessors books,
show the estimated taxable wealth of the
county Including the city,, as well as the
different classes of property and their
number and value, as returned to the
Assessor:
REAT, FSTATF
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SUMMIT SODA SPRINGS,

THE ESUMMER RESORT OF THE SIERRA
l Nevadas, for health and pleasure seekers.
Stage leaves the Summit c. Z. r. r. for the
Springs every morning at O'Clock.
nly27.3nS GOULDEN & JACOBS. Props.
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City Finances.

City Auditor Young makes the follow
ing report of the receipts and disburse-
ments of the city for the week ending
Saturday, July 18th:
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-06-10
A Jewel in a Serpent's Head.

There is a belief current in all parts
of India that certain variety Of
snake called shesh nag, when in at
tains the age of one thousand years,
has precious jewel formed in it's head.
The jewel, it is affirmed, possesses the
quality OF sucking up the poison Of
the deadlist snake if applied to the
wounded part. Strangely enough a
Paris gentleman is reputed to possess
this Invaluable jewel, according to a
correspondent Of a Gujarati weekly,
published at Wadhwan, in. Guiarati.
The correspondent says that when the
present owner-who, by the way, is
now sixty-three-was twenty three
years old, he lighted upon a snake Of
the above mentioned variety, which he
killed. Then he found the jewel in his
head. 1t has already saved several
lives. When Mr.. Vidal, the collector
OF the district, was thereit was shown
to him, too. The jewel is said to con-
tain a thin, crescent-like fiber, which
increasingly oscillates in the center
The Galkwar of Baroda, the Mahara-
jah OF Kolhapur and several OF her
natives princes are said to have offer
ed several hundred thousand rupees
for this uniquejewel. The name of the
owner is Mr.. Framji Badabbai Cove
kar, Tarspur, Bombay presidency
Jewelers. Review.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-06-10
The Best Half of Life.

The best half of life is in front of the
man Of 40, ifhe be anything of man.
The work he will do will be done with
the hand of a master, and not of a
raw apprentice. The trained intellect
does not see "men as trees walking"
but sees everything clearly and in just
measure. The trained temper does
not rush at work like a blind bull at
haystack, but advances with the calm
and ordered peace of conscious power
and deliberate determin alton. To no.
man is the world so new, and the
future so fresh, as to him who has
spent the early years of his manhood
In. striving to understand the deeper
problems of science and life, and who
has made some Roadway toward COM
pretending them. To him. the COM
monest things are rare and wonderful,
both in themselves and as parts of q
beautiful and intelligent whole. Such
a thing as staleness in life and it's
duties he cannot understand. Knowl-
edge is always opening out before him
in wider expanses and more COM
handing heigh The pleasure OF
growing knowledge and increasing
power makes every year OF his life
happier and more hopeful than the
last.-The Hospital.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-06-10
Norman Humor.

Superstitions about rocks, which
were once popular among the peasant
classes OF Europe, are dying out. The
familiar legend is OF a rock which,
moved at a certain time by some
strange witchcraft, revolves or rolls
aside, and discloses treasure hidden
beneath, the time usually being spe-
cially inconvenient for witnesses, as
for instance, son the stroke of twelve
on Christmas Eve" A peculiar story
Of this kind is still told in Normandy.
NJ. Julien Tiersot writes Of it in the
Revue des Traditions Populaires:
In the neighborhood Of Caudbec-en-
Caux there is stone which, the coun-
try people say, revolves while the
bells ring the Angelus atnoonon Good
Friday. A walk in the country in the
spring at the hour ofnoon is an agree
able diversion, and the sceptical
stranger readily consents to 60 and
see the alleged magical stone.
The stranger and his escort reach
the stone and wait. Time passes. 1t
is afternoon:
But the stone has not yet moved"
he says.
Wait, you have not heard the
Angelus rung yet, for on Good Friday
the Angelus is never rung.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-06-10
TO BE CONTINUED.
OLD TIME FEASTS.

What Some Notable Feasts Have
Cost in the Past.
In 1888 the opening of lingo Jones's
new theatre was celebrated by an elab-
crate banquet, attended by. the Lords
of the Council, and the bill amounted
to 994 IS. 4d., exclusive of wine. Glass
and plate were hired, and some of the
former was broken and had to be paid
for. We have the details of three din
ners in 1876. A leg OF mutton costs
3s. 4d., a. sirloin of beef 9s., three
chickens and three rabbits IS. 3d.,
eight artichokes Is, Sd. For buttered
ale, the ingredients of which were a
hundred eggs. eight gallons Of ale, two
pounds OF butter, eight pounds of
sugar, and one ounce Of nutmegs, the
charge was los. lid.
In March, 1878, whole cod cost
las, but twelve teal and three ducks
only IS. and 3D., while oysters were
Is. a quart. Westphalia hams were
IS. or IS: each, geese 3s: and Cd, and
turkeys rs. amt I'd. A brace of bucks
cost 99 1855; they were put into eight
pasties at a further expense of "a.
Green peas appear in the bill OF fare
for the first time in 1893, and then at
an October dinner. Some OF the
members of the company were allow
ed to take away the remains OF
these feasts, and there is an entry in
one of the books that after an enter
tainment in July, 1920, Messrs. True
love and Fradin, who. both subse-
quently filled the office of master, car
ried off -four dozen quarts of wine,
one whole venison pasty, one whole
goose, one whole fowl, and several
lemons and sugar. y The Gentleman's
Magazine.