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obsequious countrymen assembled to do
than eighty secretaries, officials and serv-
ants-a small army of people who were
decked out much as was their master,
and portraits of a motley lot are printed
to establish the truth of the story about
them.
At the hotel great ceremony was OBJ
served, and more cringing. bowling,
crawling, rising up and sitting down,
and scraping and bemeaning, and in
dulging in other confession of conscious
ness that there was in the land Minister
of the Empire of China.
So it will go on for the week, and daily
the press will gush over the Minister,
and until the heavily numbered party
takes its way across the continent occu-
pying whole train, and travelling with
all the exclusiveness possible. This is
all right enough for the Minister and his
regiment of secretaries and other under
Ings, but the contrast between the meth
DDS of civilization is very striking. 1t
suggests to the mind the perfect simpli-
city Of the coming of the English or the
French or the Russian Minister; it calls
to mind that when those great nations
send an ambassador to us he comes sim
ply and quietly, presents his credentials
and opens his headquarters, and not one
one-thousandth of the people even know
that he has arrived.
The stories of the ceremonial in the
case of the Chinese Minister, the pages of
laudatory reference to his grandeur and
magnifcence in which the San Francisco
papers INDUCED on his arrival, were any
thing but American. Not one Of these
sheets would so shake itself up over the
arrival of the representative of an agent
duly accredited from any other land. An
ambassador from the French Republic
may come and 60 in the United States
and the local press will find no occasion
for ecstacies in the case. There will be
no pages of pictures or columns of gush.
The glitter Of the representative of semi
barbaric royalty will not be there to draw
the truculent reporters and inspire the
journalistic managers with the impor-
tance of an Oriental, who is simply a
Minister, as are dozen at Washington
from great and civilized nations, but over
whom it is not the custom of the better
hammered Eastern press to go into hys-
terical panics of description.a .and pictorial
diarrhea of illustration
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FALSE IMPRESSIONS.

An amazingly erroneous impression is
out among many people concerning the
clear water proposition-that it will raise
the water rates in the first place; that it
is a sell-out to corporation in the sec
ond place; and, thirdly, that there is a
steal in it somewhere.
The RECORD UNION has never adyo-
Gated an uneconomic or unwise or dis
honest measure for this city. 1t has a
proud record for cleanness and decency,
and for advocacy of the right. 1t has ex-
amined thoroughly into this clear water
proposition, and it is prepared to say that
1t is economic, wise and most beneficial,
and ought to be adopted. 1t will not raise
water rates; it cannot. We pay now just
so much for water; it is specifically pro-
vided what we shall pay under the new
proposition, and that is really less than
city retains control just as she does now.
collects and fixes her own rates and owns
her own water system.
The only difference between the pres
ent and the new is that in the present in
stance we buy the water from the river,
in the new case we buy it from driven
wells. But we get in the latter case clear.
palatable, pure water; in the present we
get a water not safe, that is annually
growing poorer, and that in the eyes of
all the world is a reproach.
Under the new system we get free of
tax or outlay, what we so much need, a
new water main down the whole width of
the city and 100 pounds pressure. If we do
not get these things, we pay nothing; we
lose nothing; we have the old water
works to fall back on at any time. If
there is any possibility of any steal in
all this we have been unable to find it:
nor have we been able to find citizen
who has been able to point out wherein
steal is possible.
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TWO METHODS.

When the United States of America, the
lation we are proud of calling "the
greatest and BEST" sends an ambassador
or Minister to a friendly Power, the
high functionary takes his wife. if he has
one, on his arm, Secretary and possibly
one servant-oftenest none-and boards
steamer like any other traveller. He as
sumes no airs, sits at table with the other
passengers, behaves himself like a gem
tleman, and calls for no ceremonies or
flag flying on his account. When he
arrives at his destination he betakes him
self to his hotel, or to the American Le-
cation, and in due time sends in his Gre
dentials to the Government to which he
is accredited. In few days a Minister
calls upon him, as would any one
to whom comes a letter of introduc-
ton, and time is fixed for his official
presentation to the proper authority. He
then settles down to housekeeping and
the official routine of duty.
But it is evident that we have great
deal to learn ''how to do it." and that the
San Francisco press is TO be our teacher.
a Chinese Minister to the United States
Government arrived at San Francisco the
other day, and the manner of his coming,
according to the gush and tlapdoodle of
the local press. was calculated to I'M press
the white devils with his high and mighty
importance. Some tons of baggage, we
are told, preceded him to the wharf, and a
picture of the pile is given to prove it.
Then for three hours his loftiness kept to
his cabin and permitted some of his coun-
trymen who reside here to crawl on their
bellies to the stateroom door and humbly
sound his praises in cultural welcoming.
At last he concluded to land. This was
a most gorgeous ceremony, and the press
misses no point in describing it. Attired
in fine silk and satin, and rainent brill
liant as the rainbow, glittering with gold
thread and studded with nodding pea
cock plumes, the Minister bowed right
and left as he walked between ranks OF
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that means,

ALL the indications are that Mr.
Bloun's mission to Hawaii was more
friendly to the cause of American domi-
nation than the people had supposed.
Mr.. Blount himself says that on arrival
he found himself between two fires.
Whatever he might say would be miscon-
strued, and he resolved wisely to hold
his peace. This he has done successfully.
but there are numerous indications that
his report is not favorable to the royal
lists and is encouraging to the Provisional
Government, though it does not, prob
ably, advise annexation.
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SHOULD voters reject the clear water
proposition, the result will more damage
Sacramento than if conflagration had
swept over the entire business section of
the city. Abroad it will be taken as a
direct verdict that this city is not in the
line of progress and prefers to indulge in
filth rather than pure drinking water.
Whether true or not, that will be pre-
cisely what viii be said of us, and any
one with an ounce of brains knows what
that means.
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IT would now seem that the decision
of the Behring Sea arbltrstors has in it
clauses that tend to maintain the position
of the United States, that pelagic sealing
should be suppressed; so that after all
the great end has been attained, to wit:
the protection from destruction of the
seal life Of the northern sea. Certainly
at the State Department there appears to
be no mourning, and our own counsel
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THE rejection Of the clear water expert
ment means large increase in taxation at
once to put in a wholly new system of
water works and new mains. These can
not be delayed, if river water is to be
used-in fact, the whole city is now in
peril because of existing conditions. We
are not of the alarlnist class by any
means, but we know danger when we
meet it,
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Mtsreu nttruua.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

CEALED BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED AT
= the office of II. c. CHAPMAN, at 1923
Fourth street, up to 10 A. II. of AUGUST II, ,
l S93. for the filling in of school lots, in ac-
the Office of II. c. Chapman. All bids must be
accompanied by a certified check, payable to
the order of the President of the City Board Of
Education, and Ia an amount equivalent to
at least 10 PER cent. of the aggregate of the
proposal presented. E. A. CROUCH
aul5-st Chairman 3. and Z. Committee
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The RECORD UNION and WEEKLY
UNION are The only papers on the Coast,
esttside OF San francisco, that re-
eelUe the full Associated Press Dis
patches from all parts Of the a0ortd. Out
SIDE Of San Francisco, they haze no COM
PetitorS, either in influence or home and
general circulation throughout the State.
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state that the decision is as favorable as
they had reason to expect. Under these
conditions it may turn out that both sides
will find themselves fully satisfied. 1t is
wonderfully wise and fortunate court
that can 50 decide a contention as to give
satisfaction to both plaintiff and defend
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CHOLERA has reached Berlin-a very
bad thing for all Europe. for ofall the cities
Of the continent Berlin had taken the
most careful precautions and had adopted
the most rigid regulations. But the de-
stroyer has found Iodgment there, and
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HOT SPRINGS

TWENTY MILES FROM AGER. ON THE
4 California and Oregon Railroad Board
and service tirst-class; line fishing and hunt
ing; scenery grand; large stone hotel; com
modious accommodations; warm sulphur
steam and tile famous mud paths for ali
blood and skin diseases. A large grove near
hotel, supplied with hammocks. easy chairs
etc. Come to klamath and spend your sum
mer outing. Every attention shown guests
Terms, $40 to S12 per week. which includes
baths, etc. Send for circulars.
GEORGE B. STILES.
Formerly OF Weber Lake, lessee, Beswick.
Cal tv1S-1un
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enjoy life under his own roof?
As the RepubIicdn saws:


We believe it is fact that no plan has vet
been discovered for the construction OF supe-
rtor highways without the expenditure OF
money-a great deal of it. That money must
come from some source. Either the people
must put their hands into their pockets and
take out the money and pay 1t at once as
taxes, or they mus. issue bonds, small part
OF the same to be paid each year, or they must
continue the wear and tear and breaks and
losses incident to present conditions
The man without money, but with plenty
OF property. who would say that his fap1ily
VIII not freeze out of doors in this mild eli
mate, and therefore he VIII not 20 in debt
issue bonds 10 buy clothes for them, would
not be exhibiting good sense or the principles
of common humanity in SO doing.
Some people live in rented residences ali
their lives. Their wiser neighbor buy homes
when they can be secured cheap by giving
their notes issuing bonds to building and
loan association, and in due Time without
largely increased monthly expenditure, these
homes are their own and free from debt.
A foolish man owning a valuable lot in a
city, but without the money with which 10
erect building upon 1t, would get no returns
from his investment. A wise man owning
such lot would borrow the money necessary
TO erect a good building, and thus make his
lot profitable property.
The railroads of the country are built the
mines developed, ana all great I'm pro vements
carried forward by the issuance of bonds In
this age it is mo bonds, no progress" We
issue bonds with which TO secure the funds
for the building OF schoo4houses, courthouses,
State Capitol buildings, thus distributing the
payments through many years instead of try
ing to meet the entire obligation at once
And it is probable that bonds viii eventu-
ally build the public highways of this county.
The whole people are not likely to consent to
be taxed to build i've miles of road here or
ten there each year, and most of them take
their chances on getting road built for them
selves in ten, twenty, thirty or forty years
In due time our farmers will awake to the
fact that they are annually expending on
poor roads more than tine interest on the
money necessary to build good ones. Then
the old fogies, the siluriRns with cobwebs over
their eyes, viii be left in the rear in the march
OF progress.
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

THERE is ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF
| Octavius Morgan, architect, corner OF
Franklin and New High streets, Los Angeles,
the plans and Specifications
For Two Cottage Buildings tor Girls,
Fer School and Industrial Building for Girls
To be erected at Whittier, Cal, and the un-
dersigned. Trustees of the Whittier State
School, invite sealed bids upon the same.
Send all bids to DR.. Walter Lindley. at Whit
tier, the Secretary Of the said board, before
10 o'clock A. II. AUGUST 10. 1893.
Each bid must be accompanied by certi-
fed check in the sum OF 81 900.
The board reserves the right to reject any
and all bids. ANDREW MULLEN,
President
FRANCIS l.. HAYNES.
W. 6. COCHRAN,
au7-1otd&1tW Trustees.
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XEGET a RI EG

TNHE FINEST TO BE FOUND IN THE
i market at
r. a OLMSTEAD &c co.'s
Corner Fourth and T. streets
Also, dealers in Groceries, Provisions and
General Family supplies
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scribers with charges prepaid. All Postmast-
ers are agents.
= The best advertising mediums on tue Pacific
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LAKE TAHOE.

EEHHE GRAND CENTRAL HOTEL. LAKE
Il 4anoe, Is now open for the season. Special
rate tickets, via Truckee round tri from san
francisco to Tahoe, including seven daysi
Doard and room at the Grand Central Hotel.
now on sale at Southern Pacific Offices. The
regular rate for board ana room, 81 to SO SO
per day, or S12 TO 81 8 per week, according 10
press Office and Postofhce in hotel. Daily
stages and steamers to and from the hotel
The best point for lake or river trout tlshinr
Only fourteen miles from Truckee-two hours
staging. Fine road and grand scenery.
A. J. BAYLEY, Proprietor
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Entered at the Postoffice at Sacramento as
second-class matter.
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SIMPLE PROPOSITIONS,

The Santa Rosa Republican says that
meeting of Grangers near there recently
resolved against bond issues, to further
good road work. We are in receipt of
letter from a farmer, telling us that his
Alliance voted recently against bonds for
road improvement. We have word also
from some Oranges where similar votes
were taken.
In every case, we apprehend there was
misinformation. Certainly there was
want of intelligence upon the subject, and
this we say without intending any
otfense If the facts had been stated to
either of the meetings referred to the YER
diet reached would have been of a very
different character.
For instance, we have before us the re-
port of county where the road tax is 35
cents on an assessed valuation of Sl0,00O,-
600 and over and the county has not fifty
miles of good road, as good road" is un-
derstood to-day.
Suppose now that tax Of fifteen cents
would pay interest on a sum sufficient to
build and maintain 200 miles of good
road in that county. and provide also for
the payment of the principal in forty
years. We submit whether it would
be wiser to pay the thirty-five cents an
nually for forty years and have no good
roads, or pay fifteen cents for forty
years and have the good road benefits
meanwhile? Could anything be palmer
or simpler?
Suppose ''A" needs a dwelling-house
worth S, 900. He has not the money but
has the land. 1t will take him ten years
to save $1,000 at $500 year, and mean
while he lives in poor house for which
he pays S25 month rent. But suppose
he can borrow the $1,000 and build the
house at once, at five per cent interest
$3.50 and five per cent. added for a sink
ing fund at 20 years, which will be pre-
cisely $500, or his rental cost, casting out
the $500 he was to save above his rental
which would be the better thing for him
to do: Pay rent, or borrow and build and
eniov life under his own rnof9
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weathar Forecasr.

" eathor FOrecaSt.
Official forecast for the twenty-four hours
ending at midnight August 18th: Northern
California-Fair weather; continued cool
on Thursday; westerly winds.
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PINE GROVE HOTEL.
Gold Run station

Two hundred feet from Passenger Depotl.
Placer County, California
THIS HOTEL Is NEWLY BUILT AND
| furnished. Best rooms east Of Sacra-
mentO Altitude, 5000 feet. Fine place for
sufferers from pulmonary troubles and mala-
ria Livery Stable in connection. The hotel
Is situated in pine grove. Pure water.
Z. ALBERTO MOODY
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THE DAILY RECORD.UNION
THE WEEKLY UNION

Is the cheapest and most desirable Home,
News and Literary Journal published on the
Pacific Coast
xhe WEEKLY UNION per year.......S1 so
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5letu Gn-Dnp.
NOTICE.

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
i stockholders of the SACRA MENTO
BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION.
for the purpose Of eiecting officers for the
ensuing term, Will be neld at the Office of the
company. No. 1014 Fourth, Sacramento, at
o'clock P. NJ, THURSDAY, September 4th.
1898. DANIEL FLINT, President.
FRANK HICKMAN, Secretary. au17-2w
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-02-03
the ATTACHMENT CASE.

The attachments against Mr.. A. j.
PATTI rsou, which resulted in :anin-
Gus sacrifice of his goods at auction a
few days ago, promise to prove quite
disastrous to the attaching creditors.
The case OF Ii. I. Coitam IL Co was
tried before a jury il Justice Kreb's
court Wednesday. This snit was for
only 1852, and was decided in favor
Of defendant and his actual damage
assessed at $500 which he can Offset
against the debt with Il difference il,
his favor. besides receiving back til,
money which the goods brought at thu
sale. We presume the plaintiff wlll
appeal to the circnit court where d
large suit is pcndIng.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-02-03
Nonresident Notice.

The State Of Mississippi.
To A. ID. Sheldon, E. NJ. Sheldon, the
heirs. devisecs. or legal representatives
of William B. BuddeuloH, George A.
Fuunce and John Arrowsmith. or their
heirs, devisees, or legal representatives,
and any and all other persons claiming
any right. title or interest to the fol.
lowing described land, t0-wit:
Lying and being III the county of jack
son, IN the State If Mississippi. known
us Lot No. 4. in fractional section number
"a, in township Z south, of range 8 west.
out of which IL to BE- excepted about ten
acres in the southeast corner of said lot ;
also excepting lands conveyed to MIS-.
Staples and w y. Stewart (Or Mrs. Nc
Canley) on the 31st day of July, 1876. be-
ing the lands conveyed to A. ID. Sheldon
by Jchn T.. Clark. COMMISSIONER in Chan
Gerry, on the 3lst day OF July, 1876.
YOn arc commanded 10 appear before
the Cbancery Court Of the county Of
Jackson, in said State, on the
First Monday IN March. 1893.
at rules in the Clerks Office. to defeud the
suit of Charles B. Thorn, wherein You are
defendants. This the 18th day Of Janu-
airy, 1893. w. N. DENNY, Clerk.
Jan. 90, 1891. Asst
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"Eseafawslan" Speaks Again on the
Ferry Question.
Editor Democrats Star.

Editor Democrats Star.
In your Issue of January 9th l
notice an article over the sigma.
lure OF ''Justice" on the ferry ques-
ton. Now this article reminds
me of THE Irishman who got into a
scrape and was brought into court.
The lrishman began to get very
uneasy as 10 what the result would
be. He talked first to one and
then 10 the other until a friend
told him not to. gel worried about
The case, that uE WOULD GET JUS
TICE. Pat at once replied =: "Ah
sure, and tina, is wha, | am afraid
oi."
Referring to The objections offer.
ed by Justice would say:
Those thai run the cry at the
present time have 10 hire a man,
and he does his duty to the salts
faction OF the public, and the fer.
ryman would be jus, as apt TO
serve the county faithfully as he
wonld an individual employer, and
more so, we think. il under Il small
bond sufficient 10 cover any proba-
bic loss that might occur through
his neglect or careles.ness. We
cannot see why The ferry could not
he free in the full sense Of the
word, when we consider The great
benefits to the citizens of the coun.
~ on both sides Of the river, and
the amount of ferriage paid by the
county 10 all who are summoned
to appear ut the Court -hou.e from
the north side of the river. The
cOun.y erects bridges over all
streams when necessary. and why
should not The county afford pas
sage over the river as we'll as over
the smaller sireamsl
am under obligations 10 "Jus.
tire' for what he has said in sup.
port of my plea in behalf of a
change in the plan Of ferriage, and
knowing the ability Of our present
boar! am perfectly willing to
trust them 20 work out a plan tina,
will be acceptable to all. Thi,
matter wll! be brought before the
board | have no doubt before Ions
by mears "t a nnmeronSly signed
petition of the citizens OF this
cornty. AS a friend 10 the ad
vancement and welfare of. ouv
county, | am your very truly.
AN EsCATAwpIAN.
E>catawpa, Miss, Jan. 3, 1893.
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The Prize Fighter In Scranton.

Ed Smith, who rs 10 meet Joe Cod
dard in the ring at New Orleans,
March 3, 1893, is here training under
the charge Of Mike Dnnghcr,y and
Patt Smith, the champion light weigh,
Of the Pacific Coast aud Il brother OF
Ell. Capt. James Smith, of the Ship.
pers Exchange is entertaining these
sports. Ed. takes a run out TO Bayou
CasOtte and Pas agoula occa ,~sionally
The sportsof our town are well pleased
with the fighter.
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Administration Notice.
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI. I
JACKSON COUNTY. I

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.
JACKSON COUNTY.
In THE MATTER OF II Estate OF
THERE>E GOELZER, DECEASED,
W. NJ. DENNY, ADMINISTRATOR.
All persons interested in said estate are
hereby notified. that at the next regular
term of the Chancery Court of said cOun-
ty, TO be holden on the
Second Monday OF February, 1893,
claims against the estate Of Therese Goel-
ger. dcceased. will he taken up for exam
iuation md adjudication. All claims
against said estate must be fled with the
Clerk of the said Court by the day aud
time named, and all creditors may attend
II they zee lit.
w. M. DENNY, Clerk.
Jun. 20, 1893. AS-At
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Nom.Resldcnt Notice.

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.
To Warren Cowart. Miss Mary Wheeler.
Mrs. Laney Weldy, Mrs. Julia weldy aud
David Cowart:
You are commanded to appear before
the Chancery Court Of the county Of jack
son, in SAID State, on tho
2nd Monday Of February A. D. 1898,
to defend the snit In SAID court Of JOS
eph Cowart and others, wherein You are
defendants. w. N. DENNY. Clerk.
This 26th day Of December, AID. 1872.
Dec. 30, 1889. 45.5t