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JUST GOOD ENOUGH.
Phoebe Wilkes Landed the I'm
finished TrOt at Buffalo.
1t Was the Only Event That Afforded
Sport to the Crowd of
Spectators.
Special to The MORNING CALL.

BUFFALO, n. Y, Aug. 7.-PhGbe Wilkes was
this afternoon good enough 10 laud the untin-
ished 2:l3 trot by adding two heats In success
sion to the one OBJ aimed on Saturday. The un-
finished event fu nis,ied The only real sport OF
the afternoon, for the 2:19 Irot and the two
year-old trOtting stake were straight-heat al.
fairs and the 5000 spectators lost interest after
the field In each bad gone mile. Angelina
showed her heels to the Others in the 2:19 trot
without much effort. Directors Flower, the
uude feat FLY by Director. had cakewalk
in the lwo-yea,.Old irOI, and she completed hel
fourth consecutive victory In a jog.
2:13 trot (untlnishedl Phoebe Wilkes won.
Vic II second, Hazel Wilkes third. Best time,
2:121a.
State for two-year. olds. $4,000, Directors
F lower won, Chris LANCE second. Queen Allah
third. Best time. 2:2314.
2:19 trot, Angelina won. Myrtle II second.
Maud C'hlrd. Best time. 2:14.
CHICAGO. Aug. 7.-feter The Great, the Cali
fOrnia colt. has, il was announced to-day. been
sold To Albert Cooper for $4,000. The animal
finished close second to the wOrId-beater,
Domino. IN the Hyde Park stakes at Washing
ton Park. The distance was six furlongo and
the time IA.
MONMOUTH PARK, Aug. There was fast
track.
Six furlongs, Chesapeake won. Ramapo Sec
oDd, Will FOnso third Time, 1:l3s4.
FIVE furl0 gs, Equator won. Locn'uVar Sec
Ond, ParsaDg third. Time, 1:O1R.
One mile, NoaIad won. May Stone second,
KiIderr third. Time, IA.
One mile. Kinel won, Aloha second. Count
third. Time, / al IA.
Six furlODgs. Key West won. Miss Maude
second. May Win third. Time. 1914.
Six furlongS. BY Jove won. Bayard second,
Accident Ihird. Time, :141a.
SARATOGA, Aug. Five and bali furlongs.
Hampton won, Mcdonald second. Pie third.
Time, IA.
Seven furlongs, Rival won, Henry Young
second, Logan third. ime. 1871.
Hudson stakes, for twO-year Olds selling five
furlOngs. Buckrene won, Litfl' Mat second,
FIR dericks third. Time. 1:04A
MOrris,ey stakes. selling. one and sixteenth
milrs, Sykeston won. Shadow second. Stone.
mason third. Time. 1:5012.
Selling. five furlOngs. Captain Brown won,
Artillery second, Liselg third. Time, :041..
Selling, four and hall furlOngs, Ed Kearney
Won, Blossom second, MabelA third. Time. :58.
The morning call., 1893-08-08
PAYMASrER SULLIVAN.
One of the Charges of Embezzle-
ment EffectuaIIy DisprOved.


VALLEJO. Aug. THE Sullivan court
martial reconvened this morning after the
postpouement of one week awaiting the
receipt of Paymaster Sullivan's returns
from the department at Washington,
which will be submitted to the court as
evidence in substantiaton of the charges
as preferred. All members of the court
were present, as were the paymaster and
his attorney. Crittenden Thornton of San
Francisco. Following the opening Of the
court the charges and specifications on
which the accused will be tried were read
to him. to which he pleaded not guilty.
Pay Inspector Lyons of the San Fran
cisco navy pay Office took the stand, ,esti-
flying as to the usual methods and customs
by which the paymasters Of the navy
transmitted their vouchers. He also told
the court the amount of cash that stood
to the credit of Paymaster Sullivan when
the latter assumed his duties on board the
receiving ship Independence at Mare
Island.
Paw Inspector Lyons was followed by
Paymasters F. Kellyng and Redfisld of the
United States navy. who testified as to the
u.ual manner in which reports were made
and transmitted. as well as to the time
necessary for reports to reach New York
from Mare Island. One of the amounts
charged as EN- bezzled was covered by a
summary statement of Paymaster Sulli-
van which was shown to have been on
route to the New York Sub Treasury at
the time the charge of embezzlsment was
preferred. This statement tba returns of
the Sub Treasury al New YORK shrw was
in transit from Mare Island. and that the
charge of enlightenment could not be sus-
tanned.
This concluded the evidence for the day
and the court djpurned until $50 O'clock
tomorrow morning.
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MENDOCINO ASYLUM.
Contracts Let for Furnishing the
Ward for Males.

UKIAH, Aug. AT a meeting Of the
Directors of the Mendocino Asylum for
the Insane bids for furnishing the COM
pleted male ward were opened. Charles
Cunningham and Eversole 81 Templeion,
local bidders, got the bulk Of the contracts.
The Golden Gate Manufacturing Company
and the San Jose Wooden Mills Company
also secured contracts. The furnishings
must be in position in the asylum not later
than October 5. and the directors now
think they will be ready to receive patients
by November /. Nj. d. White, the newly
appointed director, attended the meeting
o-day, and demonstrated the fact that
Governor Markham made no mistake in
this appoiu tment
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RAILROAD TAXES.
EQualiZers Reassess the
Lines.
LOW VALUATIONS THE RULE
The Southern Pacific Rated at Half
the Present Figure = The
Other Roads.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

SACRAMENTO. Aug. S.-The State Board
of Equalization met to-day in executive
session to complete the work of assessing
the Southern Pacific Railroad. Attorney
General Hart was before the board and
gave it as his opinion that the Southern
Pacific should be assessed for the year
1886 and not for the year 1887 Some of the
board disagreed with him aud a long dis
cussion ensued.
e The board did not finish its work of fix
ing the railroad assessments for 1898 until
midnight. They are as follows: Calfor-
mia Pacific 100000, Central Pacific S13.-
100000. Nothern California S275, 900, North
ern Railway S3.100,000, Southern Pacific
SIG, 900. 600, South Pacific Coast 81, 500. 000
Southern California S2.9j0O00. San Fran
cisco and Norti. Pacific 81. $50. 900. Carson
and Colorado S230000. Nevada, California
and Oregon 100000. Nevada County Mar
row Gauge 100000, North Pacific Coast
100000. Paci fc Coast s36O,OOO Gualala
Ri yer $4,000, California and Nevada
$4,000, Pajaro Valley $4,000. San Fran
cisco and San Mateo S125, 900. Atlantic and
Pacific Railroad (roling stock S125,000,
Pullman Palace-car Company and South
ern Pacific 500. 500. Pullman Palace-car
Company S31.14O Total $40. AIS. $40.
The reassessments are as follows:
Amador branch. 1880. S2l6, 900; 1851.
same.
California Pacific. 1880. 100000; 1881.
1882. 1888, 1884 and 1885. all the same.
Central Pacific. 1880. S10.45 $50; same
for 1881. 1882 and 1888: 1884, SO, S7S, 242 :;
1885. S11, 1853. 297.
Northern Railway, 1880. 1881. 1882. 1888.
1914 400; 1888. 1884 and 1885. S1,1s7. 200.
Sacramento and Placerville. 1880 and
1881, S3Ss, 5000.
San Pablo and Tracy, S427,17 for all
the years named.
Stockton and Copperopolis, S414,455, for
1880, 1881 and 1883.
Southern Pacific. S. 53S. 72O for 1880 and
1881; for 1882. Ss.574 .72O; for 1888, SIS, 7O7.-
400; for 1884, So $40. 200: for 1885, the same.
Naca Valley, for 1880 and 1881, SOS. 400.
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SIZE OF THE SEA.
Facts That Hay Well Instruct as Well
as AStOniSh.
Longman's Magazine


One gallon OF water weighs ten pounds, so
the number of gallons in the Pacific is over
200 triIons, an amount which would take
more than a million years to pass over the
falls OF Niagara. Yet. put into sphere, the
whole of The Pacific would only measure 726
miles across.
The Atlantic could be contained bodily in the
Pacific nearly three times. The number OF
cubic feet Is lit followed by seventeen ciphers;
a number that would be licked of by our mil
lion clocks in 10000 years. Its weight Is
$4,000 billion tons. and the number of gal.
Ions IN it's 70 triliOns. sphere 10 hold the
Atlantic would have 10 be 533 12 miles In diam
eter. Ii II were made TO fill circular pipe
reaching from the earth 10 the sun-a dis
lance OF 100000 miles-the diameter of the
pipe would be 1887 yards, or rfher over Il
mile: viii pile of similar length to con tain
the Pacific would be over Il mile and three.
quarters acrOss.S Yet the distance TO the sun Is
so great that, as has been pointed out, il
child were born with an arm long enough TO
reach ,hr sun II would not live long enough
to know that 1t had touched it, for sensation
passes along our nerves at the rate of 100 feet
second and to sa aud ,nH The sun 10 lhe
half. and such an abnormal infant is an uu-
likely centenaI Ian.
The rest OF the sea includes the India Ocean.
the Arctic and Antarctic seas, and various
smaller masses Of water. 1t covers au area OF
AZ 600 900 square miles, and would form cir
Gle OF 1900 miles In diameter. The acreage
q, nth may be put at 1000 fathOm- 900 teeD
and the contents at 100000 cubic miles. Ii
weighs $50 900 billion tons, and contains ST -
trlIiOn gallons, while IL would form q CO ninu
reaching to the sun of 1000 yards IN diameter.
II we now combine into one vast whole these
various figures We arrive at some stuptndoGs
results in answer to the question. "How big Is
the sea-"
It's area of 10000. 600 square miles could be
confined by circ 1880 miles across. The
relative size of the areas OF the whole surface
OF the earth. of the whole sea. The Pacific aud
the Atlantic, are repre- by circles the
diam tiers of which are in The proportions 10
one another of 15S 1873, SO and 81 reSIec'
lively; or by a crown for the surface OF he
earth, a balf-crown for the face Of the Whole
sea- a shilling for The surface OF the Tactic
three-p my piece tor the surface of the Allan
tic.
Surprising the sea TO be formed into round
column reaching to the sun. the diameter of
the column would be n arly two and a MALT
miles. The Pacific wonld form 100000
miles OF its total length of 93,00O.000 and the
Atlantic 100000.
If IT were column OF ice, and the entire
heat OF the sun could be concentrated upon l.,
1t would all be melted in one second and con-
verted into steam in eight seconds; which Illus
trates The heat OF the SUI rather than tile size
OF the sea.
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BICYCLE RACES.
Zimmerman Was the Last Man in
the Haif-Mile Handicap.

CHICAGO. Aug. 1.-THE meeting of wheelmen
OF the world began to-day al the South-side
ball park. There was an immense attendance
OF spectators and 1000 wheelmen, including
nearly all The famous cyclers.
The first event, the mile novice race. was
won by j. /. Brandenburg. Time. 800 Id.
Zimmerman won the one-thiId OF mile race.
Illinois championship, easily. Time, "A 30.
lie half.mtle handicap was won ny A. j..
Brown OF Cleveland. Time, :O4-
The If-mile Illinois championship. gold
and silver medals. +. h. TuitIe OF Syracuse
won. Time. :22
The half-mile handicap. prizes diamond
ring, scarfpn, bicycle suit. sweater and gold
buttons, A. /. Brown OF Cleveland won, Paui
ID. Gresch Of Chicago second, A. I. Crooks OF
Buffalo third, A. A. Zimmerman Of New York
fourth. Time, l :O2 3-5.
Two miles $500 class, prize diamond stno,
Gus steele of Chicago won. Time. 5:15 40;
One mile open. prize diamond rug, Z,m-
me, imam won. Time, 33 To.
Two miles. Illinois championship medal,
>. +. Bliss OF Chicago won. Time, $3.50.
Five-mile handicap, DIAMOND stud, ). +.
Clark OF Dorchester won. Time. 1928 20.
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Pierce Knocked Out in
Three Rounds.
DIXON THE BETTER MAN.
The Beaten Pug Could Not Stand
Before a Shower of Hands
and Arms.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

COMFY ISLAND, n. Y, Aug. Newer
since the Cnney Island Athletic Club CON-
menced giving pugiistic exhibitions has
such tremendous throng gathered at
their arena as the Pierce-Dixon bout at
tracted this evening. Pierce is q great
favorite in New York City. and his adj
mlreTs came down in full force. 1t is
estimated that between 5000 and 10000
spectators witnessed the fight. Jim Cor
bett was given great ovation when he
and Manager Brady walked into the build
ing.
The majority Of the betting men fancied
Dixon and give liberal odds on him. The
curtan-raiser, between Murphy and Nc
Bride, was for purse of $1,000. Both men
showed considerable cleverness. Mcbride
appeared to have the best Of 1t up to the
fourth round. when he drew blood, but
Murphy immediately returned the compll-
ment. 1t was give and take until the
tenth round, when the referee gave the
tgnt to Mcbride, as he was the lresher of
the two.
Pierce and Dixon were given an ovation
when they appeared on the stage. the for
mer receiving most OF the applause. The
purse was $500, OF which the loser re-
ceived $780, The seconds of Dixon were
Tom O'Rourke. Jack Havelin and Morris
Kelly. while Pierce was looked after by
Charley Norton, Con Riordan, Nick Dunn.
John White and Sammy Kelly. The time
keepers were Mike Brashy for Dixon and
Jim Lavelle for Pierce.
In the first round Dixon led with his
left after little waiting and caught
Fierce in the wind, visiting the same spot
twice. A clnch followed on the ropes, but
the men broke away and Dixon smashed
Pierce with his left and again with his
right. There was another clinch and
Dixon showed that he was good hand at
inhgbting, making Pierce break his hold.
In round 2, after a shor. feint by Dixon.
Pierce led heavily on Dixon's face and
ducked a Highlander cleverly. A sharp
rally followed, in which Pierce appeared
to have the advantage. Dixon tried to
land his right, but was met aud stopped
cleverly.
In round Dixon started in for business
and sent in his left. driving Pierce to the
ropes. Then followed such voley of
rights and lefts that Pierce must have
thought there was shower of hands and
arms. He became dazed, but tried to stand
up iD vain. He sank to the door and was
counted out. 1t took nearly ten minutes
for him to regain consciousness.
Solly Smith and George Dixon were
practically matched tn-night to fight be-
fore the Coney Island Athletic Club. The
purse offered amounts to $4,000, and the
contest has been set for some time in Sep
tember
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HELP rs VA WTED

HELP Is WANTED
by the women who are ailing and
suffering, or weak and exhausted.
And, to every such woman, help is
guaranteed by DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription. For young girls just
entering womanhood; women at
the critical "change of life" wo-
men approaching confinement; nurs.
ing mothers; and every woman who
is rundown or overworked, it -
medicine that builds up, strength
ems, and regulates, no matter what
the condition of the system.
It's an invigorating, restorative
tonic, soothing and bracing nerv-
inc, and the only guaranteed rem
edy for "female complaints and
weaknesses. In bealing-down SEN
sations, periodical pains, liberation,
Inflammation, and every kindred
ailment, if it ever fails to benefit
or cure, you have your money back.
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UNDER THE WHEELS.
Fatal Railroad Accidents in Nevada
and Oregon.

RENO. New, Aug. IA Gizette's special
from Wadsworth says an old man, named
William Dunsmore. was run over and in
stantly killed XIV switch engine this
morning. Dunsmort was 10 years Of age,
and had been resident OF Wadsworth for
twenty years.
INDEPENDENCE Or, Aug THE South
ern Pacific train when near Mccoy this
morning ran over and killed c. &. Bell, a
farmer 20 years of age. who attempted to
cross the track in wagon ahead OF the
locomotive. The old man was deaf and
did not hear the whistle.
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SUICIDE OF A WOrlAN.
While Demented Mrs. Guidice of
HayWardS Cuts Her Throat.

HAYwARDS. Aug. Mrs. j. b. Gut
dice, resident of this community, CON-
mitted suicide Saturday afternoon, on the
Hauschildt road, by cutting her throat
from ear 10 ear with razor. airs. Gut
dice has been demented at intervals for
the past four or five years and has been
confined at the Stockton Insane Asylum
twice and at Agnews once. She had re-
Quested her son TO take her to AgDews,
ana while he was making preparations to
grant her request she decided to take
walk into the country. Her son. thinking
that something was wrong, decided to
follow her. After going a short distance
she discovered that she was being
followed. and, taking a razor from her
pocket, slashed her throat from ear to ear.
The morning call., 1893-08-08
FIGHTING WHlTECAPS.
Prospects for Merry War in Rural
Indiana

LOUISVILLE, KY. Aug. THE white
caps of Boone Township. Ind. burned
the house of Conrad last night and to-day
three riderless horses owned by three
whitecaps. john Kendall, William Fish
and William Habble. were found 1t is
thought the owners have been killed BY
the Conrads, who have returned from
Kentucky. They say they have three
more men to kill. Harrison County is
excited as it never was before. The Con-
RAIDS are asking relatives to help them, and
bloody battle is expected in the next
twenty-four hours.
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AT THE THEATERS.
+" Parrhasius' at the New
California.
,StoCkweli's Benefit - "Mikado'' at
the Tivoli -" Aritccracy."
The Stepping-Stone."

The newest attraction before the public
was the production al the California of
Espy's "Parrhasius." preceded by the
mono-act piece by John Emmett Mccain.
"A Lesson in Acting" Mantell was the
leading figure in both. He did some very
neat work 10 the curtain raiser and was re-
called. In the "Parrhasius" tragedy that
followed be also asserted himself as the
ambitious painter who sacrificed life In
order to transfer to the canvas the
dying expression on the face of
the victim. The material of this piece
is very slender and attenuated, but there
is good deal of skill sho wn in the attenu-
alton. 1t is classical IN all its features,
and in carrying it out Miss Charlotte
Behrens, as Lydia. wife of the painter.
Miss Kathleen Kerrigan as his sister, in
love with Demetrius. his pupil. sustained
nicely good deal of the work. Perhaps
Mr.. Mantell places more store by "Parr-
hasiu>" than the piece deserves. While he
looks we'll and acts we'll all through. and
while the scenery Is admirably panied,
thu intrinsic merit Of the composition will
not be readily recognized by the public.
Manager Stockwell's benefit at his
pretty little house on Powell stree:
was great success last evening. The
''Whte Theater" was crowded in every
part to see Gunter's Mr. Potter of
Texas" which was played for the occa-
sion. In dramatizing his book Gunter has
thrown out entirely the Alexandria cpl
sOde and the bonn Ca I'd cut Of the Egyptian
city by the British feet-the best feature
IN his rather racketty novel. He takes up
the story al the Venetian port. The young
hero. Charley Enrol. is being conveyed to
the Adriatic, ana there nursed through his
~
life he had saved from Moslem
mob in the streets OF Alexandria during
the bonn bardment by the British feet. In
Venice the principal characters come on
the scene and the play goes on as a thing
apart. The whole business lies between
Venice. Boulogne-sur-mer and FolkestOne.
England. 1t is in England where Potter
of Texas (Mr. StOckwelD and Ralph Enrol
Clarence FergusOn) from Australia come
on the scene and make things lively there
after. Both Potter and Enrol are under
cloud for false charge of having stolen
years brfore-Err0l TO Australia and Pot
ter (his original name was Sammy Potts
to Texas. 1t to clear up this arrangement
and 10 show that both are innocent that
the drama is formulated. Stockwell dis
tlngulshed himself as the man from Texas.
Enrol. the man from Australia, is rather
subjective. The daughter Of the first ana
the son of the secnnd have engaged them
selves to titled families. and the trouble is
TO st, aighten things out when the antece-
dents of their respective parents are
shown. This is the whole play, with the
side issue Of Lady Annerly. wido ", be-
ing in love with Charley Enrol, and max
ing revelations that comDlicate the situa-
ton almost hopelessly. IT would appear
All the leading characters did we'll. and
mir. Potter of Texas" will probably run
to full houses the week out.
The morning call., 1893-08-08
ILLINOIS CROPS.
The Wheat Is Almost the Poorest
That Was Ever Known.

SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,. Aug. T. Reports
made to the State Board of Agriculture on
August indicate that the average yield of
winter wheat will be the smallest since
1885. aud make the crop one of the small
est ever known. The quality is very roor,
and in few counties it is not ablr for
-four at any nrice. A great deal will not
grade over No. g. Prices obtaining are the
lowest since 1860. Oats have been seriously
damaged by rust. The condition of corn
is much better than at the corresponding
period last year.
The morning call., 1893-08-08
The Sunday Question in Belgium.

nj. VandenpeerebOom, the Belgian Minister
Of Railways Posts AID TelegraI bs, is warm
dvocate Of Sunday rest for poslmen. AT p es-
ant there is but one delivery on Sundays
throughout Belgium. but this Is too much for
NJ. VandeDpeereboom. He has, therefore,
caused special STAMP TO be made. which is 10
be known as the "DOminica stamp bearing
in French and Flemish the words Not TO be
issued on Saturday, and it is desired that those
who are IN favor of no Sunday delivery Will
tear off the portion containing the words In
question. The idea is to obtain sort OF "ref-
erendum" on The question of Sunday delivery.
and also at The same time to call public atteil-
tion to the matter, and by that means arrive at
a solution OF The question in a complete postal
day OF rest. on Sundays
The morning call., 1893-08-08
BROKE EVEN.
How Ball Is Played on the Diamond
in the East.

BALTIMORE. Aug Poor playing was
the feature. Score: Baltimores IA. Phila-
drlphlas 9.
WASHINGTON, Aug. THE Senators and
Champions put up fine game. Score !:
WasElngtons 3, Bostons 4.
BROOKLYN. Aug. THE Bridegrooms
put up poor game. Score: Br0oklyns 3.
New FORKS 10.
CLEVELAND, Aug. 7.--ClevelaDds and
Louisvilies came out even in Two games.
First game: Clevelands Z. Lonisyilles 2
Second game: Clevelands.6 6. Lnnisviles 16
CINCINNATI, Aug. Both clubs played
poor u. Score: Cinclnnatis IL. ST.
Louis IL.
PITTsBURG. Aug. THE home team
won loosely played game. Score: Pitts.
burgs 8. Chicagos 2
The morning call., 1893-08-08
wAsHINGToN's WHEAT CROP.
This Years Yield Said to Be Greater
Than the Average.

PORTLAND, Or. Aug. 7.-R. G. Dun &
Coz reports from the State of Wash n.y.
ton show that the wheat prospects are ex-
celent. With few exceptions every Sec
ton will give an increased yield. The
acreage has not been increased to any
great extent. The financial >tringency
clouds the prospect of heavy shipments Of
grain and the business outlook in many
sections is discOuraging. while in others
it is good. 1t is estimated that there are
$4,000 bushels of old wheat on hand.
The morning call., 1893-08-08
Death Of a Pioneer of '48.

SAN JOSE. Aug. 7.-Cuthbert Burrell, a
pioneer of 184S and a prominent capitalist.
died IN this city to-day. The deceased had
heavy landed and stock interests in Tulare
County and was IA stakeholder and drec-
tor of the First National Bank Of San
Jose and Of the Bank of Visalia.
The morning call., 1893-08-08
Landed Under the Geary Act,

PORTLAND, Aug. TN the case of the
twenty-eight Chinese held on the steamer
Haytlan Republic. United States Commits
siOner Deadly this afternoon decided that
under sections 2 and 6 Of the Geary act
eighteen were entitled to land and that the
remaining ten must be depo rled.
The morning call., 1893-08-08
Big Mining Deal i'm San BerdOon.

SAN BERNARDINO, Aug IA deed was
filed to-day in he County Recorders Office
by which Richard c. Cushing conveyed to
the Hocumac Mining Company the Tama-
rack, Summit, Sunfower, Golden Eagle
and True Blue mining claims. together
with all privileges for q consideration Of
500 COO
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Orange County's Exhibit.

SANTA ANA. Aug THE Orange Coun-
~ Supervisors app opriated $3.50 to-day to
aid in carrying on the couuty's exhibit at
the Worlds Fair. 1t was a wise move.
ment and will receive the hearty indorSe-
ment Of the whole people
The morning call., 1893-08-08

favorably commented on. The reason is
plain. Nevada's business was down to
bedrock. and has been for number of
years. She has been doing business on
Legitimate business principles and has had
no boom to initiate values. Tho "r0tten
borough is likely to come out of the
shuttle on top. Reno has shown wonderful
vitality during all these hard times and is
growing steadily.