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FARlIERY lNl NErllNIry SlTNGS RlNK

Southwest corner Fourth and j
Streets, sacramento, Cal.
Guaranteed Capital 10000
T tOANS MADE ON REAL ESTATE. IN
| ! terest paid semi-auuualiy on Term and
Ordinary Deposits.
Il. u SIENNA President
EDWIN X. ALSIP-.........,.... Nice-Presideut
ID. d. WHITBECk.-.. Cashier
c. H. CUAiMINGS...... Secretary
JAMES NJ. STEVENSON. Surveyor
DIRECTORS:
r. .. STEINMAN, EpwIN K ALsIP,
Q. II. CUMMINGS, w. Il. TERRY,
SOL. RUNYOS, JAMES MCNAssER,
Ia NJ ElrEvr.n. .snN
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Funeral of Franz swIft.

The funeral of the late Frank Swift will
take place at ? o'clock this afternoon from
the family residence on NJ street, neal
Sixth.
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meager display as yet of green fruits, and,
unless the quality is better than that
which has been placed on exhibition, the
less the better.'
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SACRAMENTO BANK.

NvHE OLDEST SAVINGS BANK IN THE
/ city, corner Fifth and J streets, Sacra-
mento. Guaranteed capital, $500, 600; paid
W capital, gold coin, 100000. Reserve
S3.432, ,O94. Loans on Zeal estate July I,
1898, SO, 56S, ,7os. Term and ordinary de
posits received. Dividends paid in January
and July. Money loaned upon real estate
only. Information furnished upon appiica-
ton TO W. p COLEMAN, Frtsi lent.
ED. r. HAMILTON. Cashier.
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PEOPLES SAVINGS BANK.

sacramento, Cal.
Paid up capital 80 20 500
Reserve and surplus $500
! INTEREST PAID SEMI-ANNUALTlY ON
i term and ordinary deposits Money loaned
on real estate only. Address all communica-
tions: Peoples Savings Fank. Sacramento.
VIM. BECkMAN, President.
GEORGE w. LoRENz, Secretary,
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MATHUsHEK pianos are the best.
Tested for thirty years. Cooper's.
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ADJUSTMENTS

At the Metropolitan Theater this even
ing Mark Murphy, with his company of
comedians and musicians, thirty-two
people in the cast, will present the
tarce-comedy "O'Dowd's Neighbors.D
The piece has been played recently
through full engagement at the Califor-
MIA Theater, San Francisco. The press of
that city has, to use a conventional
phrase, burned up" MIR. Murnbv;s
play and people. The criticisms have
been more than severe, and aimed at lack
OF novelty, for most part, in the play We
have known the press of that city to
Jump on" no dramatic entertainment
with both feet quite so hard as on this
piece and company. The company man
agement on It's part questions the motives
OF the San Francisco press and it is sug-
gested by one of Mr.. Murphy's friends
that the San Francisco scribes seize unon
this play as means of stitfening their
reputation as critics, Sc to speak; that. in
fact, "O'Dowd's NeIghbors'' is neither
better nor worse than the farce comedies
OF the time; and that unsteady it is bet
ter than most, and that the critics know
this to be true, and more, that they adj
nit Mr.. Murphy to be very clever but
that there must be victim now and then
and that it has fallen to Murphy's lot
this time to be offered up. We know
some plays that have come here with the
''red-hot" approval of the San Francisco
press Sacramento has found to be frauds
and bores from the ground up. Reason
ing by such experience we might expect
"UDowd's Neighbors'' to be rather good
than otherwise. However, we are far
from saying that as a rule the San Fran
cisco press notices over-color or lack in
the essentials of justice. Here is what
Mr.. Murphy's management says of the
piece 10 be presented tonight, and the
people can choose who to believe: This
skit was originally produced at the Biiou
Theater, New York, where it made a
splendid run. The piece received a sec
ond Endorsement from New York audi
ences during an engagement at the Union
Square. 1t is built on the lines
OF the usual farce comedy, depend
ing not so much upon its plot
as upon its laughable SCENES
humorous situations, novel specialties
and pleasing musical effects. The author
has certainly succeeded in building a
farce of considerable merit, and the
brilliant dialogue and quick action pro-
vokes continuous laughter. There have
been good many farce comedies
launched upon a suspecting and unsus-
pecting public, but 'O'Dowd's Neigh
bors' can take rank with any of them.
1t belongs to the same class as Natural
Cas- Evans & Hoey's 'Parlor Match
John L. Kelly's Melee of Dublin etc
The principal characters Of the piece do
not intrude themselves too prominently.
and the effect of q general vaudeville en-
tertainment is sought rather than any al
tempt to give play with a story in which
fun predominates. Mark Murphy and
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ANOTHER FUNILLADE.
The Old Familiar Pistol Shots in
Chinatown Again.
A Cigar Dealers Method of Collecting
BiH-Nobody Was Shot,
However.

There was some more shooting in
Chinatown yesterday, but it was not quite
so bloody as the first reports Of the atfray
had it.
A cigar dealer who is known as Won,
approached one Wong Gong, who owed
him some money for cigars, and de-
manded payment. The debtor laughed
and tapping well-filled purse replied
that while he had plenty of money he did
not propose to Hquidate the bill until he
got good and ready.
This enraged the creditor and he
whacked Mr.. Gong on the back of the
head with piece Of scantling which he
had IN his hand. Gong saw that he was
going TO get the worst of it, so he fled
down l street toward Fourth. He had
not run far, however, before several pistol
shots were fired after him. Gong turned
and fired couple himselfat his assailant,
and then ran again.
Police Officer Alter was in the neigh
borhood and was soon at the fleeing
mans side. He took him back to the
scene of the shooting and there arrested
Won, the cigar dealer, whom Gong
pointed out to him.
AT the police station both men were
\
cigar man, although he was supposed to
have commenced the shooting. Gong,
however, had a murderous looking re-
volver on him-the type the police de-
scribe as saWed-otf shotgun. The
wound in the back of his head was ex-
amined and found to be but slight cut.
1t was not gun-snOt wound. as re-
ported.
Won, the supposed shooter, was locked
up, but atterward released on bail. The
police do not think they have very
strong case against him. There were
several witnesses to the shooting. but
none of them saw Won doing any shoot
ing. There were others with him, how
ever, who did use their revolvers, but the
officers could not locate these murderous
assistants.
1t was apparently a preconcerted ar
rangement that peremptory demand
should be made upon Gong for the debt,
and in case of a refusal to MAIN him, ii
not kin him.
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FRATERNAL BODIES.
Several Installations of Officers Re-
Gently Elected.

Several installations of Officers Re-
Gently Elected.
Lodge Hejmdal. No. 4, of the Danish
Society DANA, has installed the following
officers for the coming term: President.
P. c. krogh; VicePresident, c. Johnson;
Sekretar, L. P. Ejlersen; Treasurer, c.
Simonsen; Marchal, H. P. Hansen; Ser
geant-at-Arms, b. R. Holmdrup; Trus-
tee, NJ. NJ. Hooke.
On Thursday evening, Wenonah Coun-
Gil, No. 2, Daughters of Pocahontas, in
stalled officers for the ensuing term as
follows: POcahontas, Nora Klink; Pro-
phetess, Celia Nichols; Wenonah, Emma
Cronklte; Powhattan, w. g. Schmeiser;
X. OF r., Bertha Brazile; Assistant X. of
X, Maggie Holmes; Pianist, Grace Van
Osdale; First Scout, Della Haedrich; Sec
ond Scout, May Plunkett; First Runner,
Anna Gill; Second Runner, Mary Crop
per; q. OF W., Alice KunZ; u. of f., G. +.
Leighton; Warriors, Nat Holmes, J. W.
Crone, (, j. Brazile and A. G. Klink.
The officers were raised up'' by Dis
trict Deputy Minnie Hunt and Past Off
GERS j. w. CrOne and Celia Nichols. The
Council is in tiourishing condition, and
great preparations are being made to re-
celve the Great Chiefs, who will pay the
Council visit on the 25th.
District Deputy NJ. L. Jenkins has in
stalled the following officers of Columbia
Lodge, No 4, knights of Pythias, for the
term ending December 3lst: G.. Luxeu-
ius, c. c.; W. b. Wood, Jr., Y. c.; J. L.
Sullivan, P; f. Lohmeyer, NJ. OF W.; II.
K. Hurst, NJ. A.; = Geiger, |. g.; J. J.
Lyman, .. q. After the installation cere-
monies the Knights repaired to the ban
quet hall, where an excellent collation.
was served. Toasts, songs, declarations,
ETC., were the order of the evening.
The following officers of Confidence
Lodge, No. IS, Knights of Pythias, have
been installed by District Deputy NJ. L.
Jenkins for the term ending December
3lst: b. c. Knight, c. c.; Fred Ludford,
'. g.; ). ii. Rodgers, P; A. II. Ander-
son, NJ. of W.; William Bliss, NJ. at A.;
j. Snider, |. o.; w. A. Wall, o. c.; NJ. L.
Jenkins, Trustee; Dr. c. Z. Fowler, Ply
stefan.
On Wednesday evening last the newly
elected officers of Capital City Rebekah
Lodge, No. 100 were regularly Installed by
ID. ID. q. NJ. Julia Putney, assisted by q. NJ.
Jennie Graham, q. w. Lila A. Devin, 6.
5. Lizzie Dolan, G. II. Mary Murray and
q. /. q, Ella Slayback. The officers in
stalled were: Z. g., Carrie Brown; \.
g., Sophia Roeder; V. c., May McCaw;
Recording Secretary, Sarah Hertzel; FL
nancial Secretary, Mary Moore; Treas
urer, annie McCaw; Warden, Mary
Forest: Conductor, Mary Noe; 0. G.,
Frank Jackson; 1. c., Rosa Egeberg; r.
S. n. g., Henry Wult1; L. S. y. g., Liz
zie Wultf; r. 5. V. g., Gertrude Frazer;
L. S. V. e., Clara Mahle; K. y. S., Eliza
beth HARRISON; l.. a. S, Sallie Bottoms;
Chaplain, Candas Wardlaw; Organist
Alice Seadler.
After the installation the grand officers
were escorted to the banquet-hall by
Sisters Seadler and Johnston, where they
were soon joined by about $50 mem ers
of the order. All enjoyed a most sociable
evening.
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10 be Avoided.

a teacher in one of our Eastern schools
has prepared a list Of words ana phrases
to be avoided" and it is so good that it
deserves wide circulation:
Had rather, for Would rather; Had
better, for Would better; Posted, for In
formed; Depot. for Station; Try and go,
for Try to go; Cunning, for Smart; Above,
for Foregoing; Like [ do, for AS 1 do;
Feel badly, for Feel bad; Feel good, for
Feel we'll; Expect, for Suspect; Nice, or
real NICE used indiscriminately; Funny,
for odd or unusual; Seldom or ever, for
Seldom or never; More than you think
for, instead of More than you think;
Nicely, in answer to a question as to
health; Just as soon, for Just as lief;
Guess, for Think; Fix, for Arrange or
prepare; Real good, for Really good; Try
an experiment, for Make an experiment:
1t storms, for it rains or blows; Not as l
know, for Not that l know; Every man
or woman should do their duty; A party,
for A person; Healthy, for Wholesome.
Harpers Young People.
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Grain in Butte.

From all parts of the State as well as
the country at large come distressing re-
ports of crop failures. We, of Butte, are
among the few fortunate communities.
We have taken pains to interview many
Of the farmers of this vicinity and find
that the yield of grain for the present sea-
son is far above the average. One man
said to us yesterday: My grain is not
turning out as it has done in some years
past, but l cannot complain, as what has
been threshed has averaged a little more
than ten sacks or twenty three bushels to
the acre" And several have told us that
their wheat was turning out from eight to
eleven sacks to the acre. OF course all
the grain in this section is not equally
good, but, taken all together, the average
yield is very gratifying, considering the
season.-Chico Chronicle-Record.
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young moral lepels will be made to feel
the heavy hand OF the law.
THAT SILENT MAJORITY.
The Deaths in Egypt Alone Half tn
Population of the Earth.

The world now has more people than il
ever had before, but it is only few years
TIL one generation passes away and it is
followed by another, says the san Fran
cisco Examiner. Probably the average
duration of life, taking the world over, is
not above thirty years. The increase of
the worlds population in this century
has been rapid, but the total is yet under
100000. In 1904 it was put by Matte
Brun at 640,000,O00, and very few of tine
64U.OOU,OO0 are now alive. Probably
treble that number have been born and
died since that date. The deaths in the
present century undoubtedly exceed
the number of persons now living.
AS we go back in history we find
smaller population, but with smaller
and smaller data 10 go on. The only fair
basis we have for an estimate at the be-
ginning Of the Christian Era is the popu-
lation of the Roman Empire. This in
cluded the most civilized races OF man
kind, and was the most extensive and
powerful nation that the world had ever
seen. y ct the Roman Empire, from the
best obtanable data that has come down
to US, did not at the death Of Augustus
IA, b. c., exceed 100000 people.
India and China were the only popu-
Gus parts of the earth beyond its limits,
and il is not probable that the total popu-
lation Of the world ran above ZOU, OO0,UOO
at that date. Yet if we allow forty years
as the average OF life at that era this popu-
latiOn, if stationary, would take only 300
years 10 show AS many deaths as there are
now living people. Egypt, the country
of which we have the most ancient rec
ords, has now 800, 900 Inhabitants. -Four
thousand years ago it had probably about
100000 and was then strong and civil
lied nation. The population of the Nile
Valley has remained almost constant
under all changes. If we put it at an av
erage of5, 200, 900 and allow each inhabitant
forty years of life the dead of Egypt alone
in the 5000 years since the earliest history
opens on the fulI-grown nation has fur
nished 100000, 600 dead, or half as many of
the living OF to-day. and back Of the re-
corded history there are hundreds ofcoun-
tries through which man was developing
up to the point where. he could form a
government or make a record.
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SACRAMENTO, Cal, June 10, 1898. :
10 Il. c. Irciae, President Of He Board Of
Directors Of the Sacramento county HuinuHe
SOciety-DEAR SIR: I heartily approve the
movement to hold a state Road Convention,
and am in sympathy with all efforts for good
roads, and VIII mt the proper time appoint
twenty delegates-at-large to said convention.
II. II. MARKHAM. Governor.
Yesterday Governor Markham, through
his Private Secretary, NJ. r. Higgins,
sent to the Committee Of Promotion the
following names of citizens whom the
Governor requests to serve in the conven-
ton as delegates at large, and notices to
them go out to-day. with a request for
their acceptance:
A. b. Lennon, Santa Rosa; n. p.
Brown, Nevada City; John w. Surface,
lone City; j. A. Pitcher, Auburn; Add
Z. Hinkson, Sacramento; George b. Cliff
ford, Napa; viii 5. Green, Colusa; Mars
den Manson, San Francisco; |. n. Hoag,
Redlands; w. II. II. Hussey, Oakland;
K. J. Broughton, Santa Barbara: w. b.
Meek, Iuba County; Jay Scott, Fresno;
A. L. Lightner, Bakersfield; $. ). Boyn-
ton, Oroville; r. A. Thompson, Santa
Rosa; Ernest Mccullough, San Francisco;
W. r. Radcliff, jacksonville; John Boggs,
Princeton; j. A. Woodson, Sacramento.
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WHEELMEN'S NOTES.
Riverside Road 'CycIe Race-Labor
Day Tournament.

Day tournament.
The Capital City Wheelmen will inaugu-
rate an annual handicap road race on the
30th of this month by giving race on
the Riverside road.
The start will be made from the old toll
gate and the finish will be about one hun
dred yards this side of Oak Hall, there
being a long stretch of straight road at
this point where everyone can see the
final squirt.
On September 8, 1890, race was held
over the same course, a. Rivett winning
the event in the then fast time of 10 MN
utes and So seconds. This was made on
the grand old ordinary" as it is now
styled.
With the improved pneumatic safeties
this record will be considerably lowered,
and, barring hard wind, nine minutes
or better should be made. Considerable
interest is already being taken in this
event, and all the riders are getting in
good form.
George Hamlin will be the only
scratch" man, as Epson is laid up from
injuries received during the races in San
Francisco, and will be unable to get in
condition.
Hamlin is riding well, as was proven
by his fine showing made in San Fran
cisco, and should win the time prize, but
he will have big undertaking on his
hands when he trys to overhaul the
handicap men.
When this race is over there will be
record breaking contests at the Park to
keep the men in first-class condition for
the grand bicycle race meet to be given
at Agricultural Park on October %
Labor Day, wben all the crack men on
the Pacific Coast will be here to compete
They are all looking forward to the event,
as then they can have straight quarter
mile finish, where there will be no
pocketing, an occurrence which is always
happening on a four or five-lap track.
The local club has already started to
make arrangements. and with their ex-
perience of last year the members will be
able TO give the grandest meet of the
season.
On September 23d the Dixon wheel
men will lhold a race meet on their fine
half-mile track, and many of the Sacra-
mento flyers Will be there to compete.
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UNIVERSITY CLUB.
4 Delightful Reunion of the Members
Last Evening.

4 Delightful Reunion of the Members
Last Evening.
The University Club held its regular
quarterly meeting last night at the resi-
dence of I. NJ. LindIey, on II street. In
addition to the members, the graduating
class of the High School We're present as
guests Of the club.
A brief programme, interspersed with
college songs appropriate to the occasion,
was rendered us follows: Introductory
remarks by the President, Howard Still
man; vocal duet, Mrs. H. L. Bentley and
Miss Emily rhompson; essay, Arthur
Seymour; vocal solo. Miss Helm; essay,
George Clark; guitar duet, Miss Morton
and Miss Aiken; college trios, Messrs.
Bentley, Croker and SuIlman.
A very pleasant evening was enjoyed
by all. Miss Helm is a recent arrival
from Wisconsin, and charmed all present
with her wonderful contralto voice. Re-
freshments We're served, and after brief
business meeting the club adjourned,
with an expression of gratitude to the
host and hostess, and the kind volunteers
who had made the meeting a success.
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BRIEF NOTES

Two men attempted to do up Fred
Rink, suburban saioon-keeper, on
Thursday because he demanded pay for
a bottle of whisky. Rink showered them
with beer glasses as they got away.
Judge Johnson yesterday refused to
confirm the sale of the Maddux building
and the Twin Oaks farm, belonging to
the estate of Newton Booth.
In Judge Johnson's court yesterday
Conrad Soller, native OF Germany. was
admitted to citizenship on the testimony
of Joseph Fischer and Theodore Futterer
DR.. Mealand has successfully extracted
the bullet from the body OF Frank Bow
lin, who shot himself through the lungs
on the Fourth of July. The wounded
man is now able to walk about.
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ON A TEAR.
= Black jack Donovan Gets BadI
Used Up.

- Black Jack p Donovan Gets Badly
Used Up.
John Donovan, steamboat man, who
has earned considerable notoriety through
his various escapades. and who is known
along the wharves as BLACK Jack" was
found by Officers Maley and Goods yes
terday afternoon in the hallway of a house
in the alley between Third and Fourth. L
and NJ streets, in badly used-up condi-
ton.
1t appears that Donovan had during the
day and the night previous cultivated a
very elegant lag" and as the afternoon
wore along he conceived the idea of Great
ing a sensation. He entered lodging
house near where he was found, and.
flourishing a knife, declared that he was
going to Kill a few women. OF course
there was a stampede. He got into an
other house and there repeated his per-
Torrance.
The police are of the opinion that
"Jack'' wound up his mad career by fall
ing down a flight of stairs. Some say
that man brought Donovan into a state
of subsection by giving him a thorough
drubbing. AT any rate, Donovan wears
several Commissions on his countenance
and body and is pretty well broken up in
general. He has no bones broken, how
ever, and unless he is injured internally
will be ready for another rampage in a
day or two.
He was taken to the Receiving Hos
pital.
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The Sacramentos and San Frauciscos
have two more games to play before the
present series is finished. This after
moons game will commence at 9 p. NJ.
and to-morrow's at $50 p. NJ. If the
teams put up such games as were wit
messed yesterday and the day previous
those who 60 to the park will be more
than satisfied. The teams are so evenly
matched that they can scarcely help Civ
ing great exhibitions. Lookabaugh and
SWEET will be the battery for the home
team to-day, while McGreevy and Spies
Will represent the visitors. Tomorrow
Harper will be in the box for Sacramento
and Balsz for San Francisco. Both games
will no doubt be well attended.
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THROWN OUT OF BUGGIEs
Accidents That BefeH Two Unfortu-
nate Drivers.

Thomas Kerwin, who lives in the east
ern part of the city. was thrown from his
buggy yesterday afternoon while making
sharp turn around the corner of Fifth
and n streets, falling upon his head. He
was taken to the Receiving Hospital,
where he remained unconscious for an
hour and a half before being revived by
City Physician Nichols.
He has bad cut over the eye and his
nose badly skinned, while there is a large
bump on the back of his head not placed
there by nature, but no bones were
broken.
Mrs. Colombo, who lives on n street,
between Fourth and Fifth, was driving
along Front street yesterday in buggy,
when her horse SHE'D and upset the vehi-
Gle. The lady was thrown violently to
the ground, striking upon her head. She
was bruised severely. but it is not
thought that her injuries Will prove seri-
Gus. She was taken to her home, where
physician attended to her wounds.
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To-Dav,s Auction Sales.

Bob" Greer, the auctioneer, will hold
one of his regular sales to-day at 10
o'clock at his salesrooms, I0O4-lOO6 j
street. He has large and varied stock of
furniture, carpets, crockery and all kinds
of household articles, that must be sold.
At 10 A. NJ. to-day Crowell & Lambert,
927 X street, near Tenth, will hold an
auction sale of household furniture. when
they will put under the hammer a variety
OF carpets, crockeryware. gasoline stoves.
bookcases, easy chairs, sideboards.
canned goods, cutlery, ornaments, clocks.
ETC.; also, horses, buggies ana harness.
Bell & Co., at their new salesrooms, 1913
] street, will sell at auction, at 10
a. N. to-day, all the elegant parIor, bed
room and dining-room furniture and
housekeeping goods Of all kinds; also.
carpets, stoves, ranges, one square piano.
extension tables, crockery and tinware:
also. horses, buggies, wagons, carts,
phaeton, etc.
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A JAP GARROTED.
He Broke Away. But Got Knife
Wound on His Hand.

NOuHu Oh MS HHuUs
About half-past IL o'clock last night a
japanese reported at the police station
that he had just been garroted on Third
street, between L and NJ.
He showed a bad cut on his hand, where
the garroter slashed him with knife as
he broke from the fellows grasp. His
neck also showed the effects Of the chok-
ing he had received.
The garroter ran around into the street
and disappeared through a brick build
ing near Third, the door of which was
standing open. Officers Dole and Franks
went in search of the thug, but failed to
find him.