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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-11
KIT CARSON IN IT'S PRIME.
1t Had 1000 HustIing Citizens Where
Now but 100 Remain.


I'm 1870 you ght have travelled a thou
sand miles and not have found as lively
town as Kit Carson, Colo.." said Station
Agent Billy DInaway to News man the
other day as the Kansas Pacific train
fingered before the station-house at the
now quiet little town on Big Sandy Greek in
Eastern Colorado. "This was then the
terminus of the Denver line OF the Union
Pacific and you can bet the camp was
hummer. There were over 1000 people
here, and gayer crowd you never saw.
The population was made up of railroad
men. cowboys, mule SINNERS. gamblers.
women of easy elastic virtue and a
preacher
THE latter was sometimes lonely. but the
G999 other people in camp were fairly soci-
able and managed to have a moderately
good time. and everything ran wide open.
and In the pamiest days Of the camp there
were fOrtY-Seven saloons, seven dance
halls, two theaters and all the other things
necessary TO the fabrication Of existence in
the gay and bounding West. For two years
things were red hot, with fights. shooting
matches and lynching bees nearly every
night
Some of the old-time engineers who
were jerking steam over the line then say
a regular daily news item in railway circles
two had been hanged the nigh. before to
the bridge On the Sandy. The lynching Of
man for murder was an unusual event,
but dire vengeance was wreaked on the
petty burglar, horsethef or other unpTinci-
pied offender. who did not have the nerve
to shoot. but sneaked around after dark to
do his nefari0us work. When dealing faro
the gamblers preserved peace and
quetude in the game by wearing two
six-shooters silently swinging from their
belts, anG when in a game of stud the
pack was always secured from being blown
away by one of these same free moral
agents. Some stiff games were played in
those days, and when cowboy came in off
the roundup, or when the freighters came
in from long trip off to Mexico and Ari-
IONA. or payday on the line came along,
money was stacked foot high on the cloth.
After the camp had been running in this
way for two years the road was put on
through to Denver, and the crowd followed.
Where once you could see over seven thou
sand people there are now hundred or so,
and all that remains of the former glory of
this namesake of old Kit Carson is the name
less barnyard you see up there on the hill,
lot of broken beer bottles and deSertion."
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-11
RIVERSIDE ORANGES.
The Golden Fruit Fed to the
Legislators.
One Hundred Thousand Dollars Said
to Have Been Raised by the
County Division People.
Special to THE MORNING CALI.

SAN BERNARDINo. Feb. 1O-The Courier
will say in part, editorially, tomorrow
morning as follows:
zone hundred thousand dollars has been
raised in the goodly city of Riverside TO
grease the wheels of legislation to further
the prospeeto of cutting loose from the county.
In order to succeed with their bill. in order
to make legislators vote for their pet project,
the mani pnlatOrs of this gigantic scheme
have started subscription lists and have
raised the large amount of 500, 900. A
gentleman has stated that two large land
companies and millionaire banker are
heavily interested. Both companies have
headed the list. Another company, in cor
pOrated in England and owning thou
sands OF acres, are adding their good
English coin to corrupt American legis-
latOrs while bankers. merchants, boomers
and real estate agents. men. women and
children follow in the wake with sums
from $4,000 down to So They have manipu-
latOrs in Sacramento to report progress, and
as they have a large fund to draw upon
they deem success a certainty. Our River
side friend who added his money to this
fund informs us that the committee charged
with the cOunty-divisiOn fight has secured
the right of way from First street to Four
teenth, across blocks of lands formerly
owned by the Riverside Fruit Company.
which will be donated to the railroad for
depot grounds"
What gives strength and color to the ed-
t0rial is The fact that the present editor of
The Courier, E. Rosenthal, was formerly
leading merchant of Riverside and lived
there up to a few months ago and personally
knows how the county-division fight was
made. When asked by an Associated Press
representative the source of his informa-
ton be stated that it was given him pri-
vately by a subscriber to the fund and was
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-11
THE SENATE.
Ostrom's Anti-Option Bill Passed to
a Third Reading.

SACRAMENTO. Feb. 10-1mmediately
after the opening exercises ia the Senate
the bill to pay the account of McGowan 81
Butler for the Mendocino Insane Asylum
was taken up and passed.
President Reddick announced the receipt
of communication from the Sacramento
Federated Trades, which was ordered 10
priat.
The Senate refused to suspend the rules
to consider JOINT res olutiOn relative to the
free coinage Of silver.
Ostrom presented petition from the
Petaluma Grange to uphold the State
series of schoolbOoks.
Ostrom's anticipation bill, the special
order, was taken up. The penalty for buy
ing or selling agricultural products without
intention Of future delivery was fixed at
a fine from $1,000 to 5000 or six months i'm
prisonment. The bin finally passed to its
third reading.
The Finance Committee reported back a
large number Of bills referred to them.
Among them was a favorable recommends
ton that Dennis Jordan be paid S55.oOO On
bis claim Of $1,000 for work performed at
the branch prison at Folsom, and a recon-
mendation that the pending bill for the
relief of Agricultural Park during the last
State Fair be referred to the Committee on
Claims.
The constitutional amendment empower
ing the Legislature TO pass general laws for
division Of counties was passed by vote OF
81 to-
The following bills were introduced:
By Everett-Relafive to street work; also
one prohibiting children from being en-
ployed in theatrical exhibitions; also relat-
ing 70 duties Of town treasurers and clerks.
By Earl-TO prohi Dit the manufacture and
sale Of cigarettes.
By mpbell-Permittlng the use Of cleo
trIcity as motive power on railroads.
By Arms-That committee Of three from
the Committee on Public Buildings be au-
thorized to visit the San Bernardino Asy-
lum, for which an appropriation amounting
to- $500, coo is asked.
The bill TO require courts TO appoint re-
ceiver in insolvency cases other than the
Sheriff came up. and was under discussion
when a recess was taken.
At the afternoon session, On motion of
GesfOrd, the resolution relative to onsting
the Railroad Commissioners was postponed,
and made the special order for Tuesday.
Consideration of the bill making sheriffs
the custodans only instead of the receivers
of The property of insolvents was again
taken up. 1t was defeated by vote of 19
to II.
The remainder of the session was taken
up in the transaction Of uDimportant busi-
ness.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-11
FLOODED TOWNS.
Kern Rivers Leaving Their
Banks.
BAKERSFIELD is INVADED.
Railroad and County Bridges Wrecked
in Every Direction by the Turbu-
lent and Swollen Streams.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

PoRTERvILLE, Feb. 10-There was a
heavy rainfall in the mountains east of here
yesterday and by evening the Tule River
and Porter Slough were running bank full.
AT o'clock last evening the river broke
and cut channel through to the slough,
carrying the water down Main street, flood
ing two livery stables, filling cellavs and
carrying buildings off their foundations.
The Porter Slough bridge stood until mid
night, when it went out and struck with
great force the railroad bridge quarter of
mile below, knocking out several piles and
rendering il impossible for trains. The
county bridge over the Tule River, between
this place and Plano. was carried away also.
and half mile below struck the railroad
bridge. knocking out about 800 feet. This
went out al O'Clock this morning.
The Porterville and Fresno passenger
train is here since last evening and cannot
get away north or south until repairs to the
bridges are made. Every bridge from the
mountains to the lake Is carried away The
estimated damage by the flood IN this vicin-
ity is $500.
BAKERSFIELD, Feb. 10-Kern River con-
tinued to rise until about midnight, when 1t
broke its banks and caused con siderable
damage and excitement. The water spread
out about two miles wide, submerging the
railroad, the northern and western part of
Bakersfield and many farms below. 1t did
not reach the business part of town. 1t is
impossible to tell at the present what
amount of damage is done, as the country is
impossible A freight-train of forty cars Is
ditched between the depot and railway
bridge. but it cannot be got at yet. nor can
the bridge nor headgates of the numerous
canals. The water is subsiding. From APP
pearances the river has taken the old course
1t ran before the food of 1868.
NIsALIA. Feb. 10-The high water to-
day washed away several bridges across
the st. John aud Kaweah rivers. The Cain
and Encina orchards have been flooded and
greatly damaged. The lands Of tne Min
eral King Fruit Company three miles
northeast Of town, are covered with wafer.
Numerous headgates TO bitches have been
washed away. The ViSalia levee is broken
in several places, but the city is safe from
inundatiOn unless there should be another
rise in the rivers. Reports from Tule River
state that all the bridges across that stream
have been washed away. Travel between
this city and Exeter An east-side railroad
station. is closed by the high water. The
damage TO bridges will cost the county
from S15, 900 to $1,000 TIE entire damage
in the county Will probably foot up $50, 900.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-11
How Fires Affect Women.
New York sun.


In fire you get very close down to human
nature. The other night an apartment
house took fire. There was no time but for
that which was closest A mother, scantily
clad and crying, took out her two little
children. wife buttoned herself in her
long Newmarket and ran, leading her
brown-eared setter. A devoted son and
daughter on the top floor dressed warmly
their helpless old mother of so and waited
to carry her, If need be, across the fire.
escape One woman put on furined cape
over her night dress aud came forth with a
travelling bag filled with silver.
A young widow ran for her new Sunday
frock and took down the departed ones
portrait. Another came forth fully
equipped as for church. in jacket, tippet.
hat and crimps. Another young woman
left all her belongings and fled in her night
dress, blistering her bare feet on the Gin
ders. and ran down the street calling for a
carriage Another put her vaIuables In her
sealskin coat, and finding the smoke not
too threatening fished out her long-taied
gown and the black silk sihouettes of her
grandfather and grandmother. which she
knew she couldn't replace. One man con-
tented himself with bath robe. Another
dressed himself in his four-in-hand tie and
Scarfpin.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-11
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The Mount Blanc Observatory is nearly
complete.
mans full mental power is not reached
before the age OF %.
The Government of Cape Colony is about
TO appoint permanent commercial agent
at New York.
lie New Zealand one may take 100 pounds
of trout in day with minnow or thirty
pounds with fly.
If fish get beyond certain depth in the
sea they die from the pressure of The water,
which they are unable to support.
In the tower of the Medford Mass.) Uni
tartan Church, which was burned on Sum
day night, was a bell cast 10y Paul Revere.
In 1891 the output of coal in Alabama was
4300, 900 tons. In 1892 1t was 1880, 600 tons.
This is an increase OF $4,000 tOns-nearly
100000 or q per cent
1t is not an easy matter to freeze out
trichln8. After subsection TO a tempera-
ture of % deg. below zero for two hours they
again became active when exposed to light
and heat.
The settlers on the Outlay ute prairies in
Washington are afforded fine sport in thou
sands of wild geese that come tn ere in
the fall and make that region their winter
home.
The Lobster woman" is the latest Paris
wonder. Nine. Nirgine BrissOn Is the
woman's name. and for hands and feet she
has exact counterparts of the claws OF
lobster.
A Mussulman candidate is TO contest for
a seat In the Legislature at the next election
in Cape Town. He is the first non- European
candidate there since the Cape constitution
was granted.
The Hindons say Of rivers that they
'how with sweet waters, but having Joined
the ocean they become undrinkable." We
mean the same thing when we say evil COM
munications corrupt good manners.
II is curious TO note that the 5000 priests in
Ireland are ruled by four Archbisbops and
twenty-five Bishops. while for England one
Archbishop and fifteen Bishops are con-
sidered equal to the task Of organizing the
work OF nearly 1900 priests.
The Pope is anxious to bring into general
use severer and more ecclesiastical style
Of church music. He Is opposed to the mod
ern operate style. and an allocution and an
order on the subject are said to be In prep
aration.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-11
FAVORING ACQUITTAL.
Charge to the Jury in the Anarchist
Trial at Pitt sburV

PITTsBURG. Pa, Feb. 1O.-Henrv Bauer
and Carl X. Mold, the two anarchists con-
victed yesterday of conspiracy to incite
not at Homestead. were again placed Oh
trial to-day as accessories before the fact to
the shooting of Chairman II. c. Friek of
the Carnegie Company. Bergman was
brought from the penientlary and was the
principal witness for the defense. He said
that he came from New York to kill Frck,
but denied positively that either OF the de-
Pendants had been acquainted with his
mission. A number Of officers were ex-
amiDed. who told of the arrest of the de-
PENDANTS and of conversations with them
later After short addresses by counsel, the
Judge charged the jury, fayorng acouittal
mere than conviction. The jury then re-
tired. and. after waiting for a return until
4: 80 o'clock, the court adjourned until in
the morning. when 1t is settled that YER
diet will be received.
On Monday next Hugh ODonnell will be
placed on trial for murder.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-11
BLAME FOR BOTH.
Carnegie Quoted Against
Himself.
NO NEED FOR THE TROUBLE.
How Matters Might Have Been Set
tied at Homestead Had Neither
Side Been Impatient.
Special to THE MORNING CALI

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.-Gallinger from
the select committee appointed by the SEN
ate to investigate and report to the Senate
the facts In relation to the employment for
private purposes of armed bodies Of men.
or detectives, in connection with the differ
ences between workmen and their employ
ers, submitted the report of the committee
to-day. The committee expresses the opin-
lon that il firms and corporations would
discontinue the employment Of armed men
OF occasions of threatened or existing
strikes their interests would be better sub
served.
ut strikes our committee" the report
continues, shat il Prick had acted upon
the views laid down by Andrew Carnegie
In his article entitled Results Of Labor
Troubles in the Forum magazine (Which,
in recent letter to the chairman of this
committee, Carnegie reafirmed), and had
further extended the negotiations with the
workmen. the Homestead strike might
have been avoided"
The committee declares that the employ
ment Of private armed guard at Home
stead was unnecessary, but says that at the
same time there seems no excuse for the
strikers themselves. who were largely re-
sponsible for the trouble. Laboring men
should learn the lesson that they cannot
better their condition by violating The
law or resisting lawful authority.
In conclusion the committee says that its
investigation has led it TO conclude that the
fault was not wholly on one side and that
the middle ground seems TO be in the drec-
ton of arbitration. Without making any
recommendations, but pleading for arbitra-
ton. the committee closes its report BY say
ing:
ITO this end we bespeak the cooperation
of all patriotic citizens. and your committee
will welcome any legislation which Will
tend 10 secure 10 the laboring man every
right without depriying the employer, for
both are guar anteed by the constitution and
4 L.. Ii. Lon, a
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-11
THE ASSEMBLY.
Bledsoe's Bonus Bill Knocked on the
Head

SACRAMENTO. Feb. 10-In the Assembly
this morning Owens bill came up for re-
consideration. The bill does away with the
tax now imposed upon sheep in certain
counties. An amendment has been offered
TO strike out the word pastoral from the bill,
which leaves the law regarding sheep as at
present. Two hours and half were occu-
pied in the discussion of the amendment,
which finally was adopted.
The Assembly constitutional amendment
relative to alien ownership OF land was
read and a recess taken.
At the afternoon session, on motion Of
Bulla of Los Angeles, the bill to enable
cities to hold elections on the question of
Issuing bonds was brought up out of order
and WAS passed by unanimous vote.
The Committee on Education recon-
mended favorably the bill regarding teach
ers attending county Institutes.
The bill to create Santa Ynez County was
read the first time.
The Committee on County Boundaries re-
ported that the bill TO create Santa Rita
County do not pass aud that Emerc's bill
to invest the Legislature with power to
create counties do pass.
Bledsoe's amendment TO give bonus of
S1sUUU,COO 10 UnpcLlbS IdliIoduS aIteT
long argument, was lost
Vann's free-coinage resolution came up
again. was adopted ana ordered immedi-
ately to the Senate.
The bill to provide one day OF rest each
week for all laborers. excepting domestic
servants. was amended by striking out the
exception.
The bill providing penalty for selling
town lots before the official map had been
filed was passed.
The Assembly ordered that the evidence
In the johnson investigation be printed
jacobson introduced bill enabling cities
and towns of the fifth class to issue bonds,
purchasing lots for and building school
houses.
The committee Of the whole sat to con-
slider the bill TO appropriate money to erect
a monument to the Bonner party on the
shore Of Bonner Lake. The recommends
ton was that the bill pass.
Adinurned
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more intelligently upon the bill were he to
pay visit to the county that asks for the
money.
With this idea in view, he to-day in
troduced a resolution providing that COM
mittee of three be appointed to make the
trip The humorous DR.. Martin at once
arose to oppose the excursion, but his
battery was sileneed by the introd uctiou
and passage of a resolution adding DR..
Martin TO tte committee of junketers. This
went through without a dissenting voice,
and WAS looked upon as huge joke, which
will cost State about $40 extra. The other
three excursionists Will be Senators Everett.
Arms and Mathews. They were to have
left for the land of oranges this evening,
but oaing to the washouts the trip has been
deferred one week.
In the Assembly to-day Shanahan sue
ceeded in winning his fight against the
sheepmen. This is the old fight between
the valley men and the mountaineers.
When the sheep are driven from the valleys
to the hills for grazing purposes, the
counties where the feeding is done will
persist in putting a license-taX upon the
sheep. and 10 this the valley men strenuous
~ object In the interests Of the latter
element Owen of Sacramento introduced
a bill TO relieve them of this burden. Mack
of Inyo put in an amendment. knocking
out the feature of the bin that was OBJ
nOxiOns 10 the mountain men. and the bill.
with the amendment, was carried by vote
of Il t. 2S.
Owen Immediately moved for reconsid-
Grafton and subsequently a parliamentary
tangle ensued, which eliminated this morn
ing, when the matter was called up directly
after the rolcal. There was call Of the
House, which lasted until u o'clock, during
which time nothing was done.
When business was resumed, however. the
sheep men were defeated by vote Of A 10
2S. and Shanahan was victorious.
In the Assembly this afternoon Bledsoe's
constitutional amendment providing for
State aid for the purpose of constructing
and operating railroads was discussed at
length and was finally defeated by vote Of
IS to 2s, and the joint resolution favoring
the free coinage Of silver was passed by
vote Of 80 to Il.
Duhane, the janitcr Of the State Capitol,
has succeeded in lobbying bill through the
Assembly raising his salary from $500
year to $1,000 lie is said 10 be exceedingly
liberal with the stationery belonging to the
Z
recommended him highly with the majority
of the members of the lower house. Whetb-
er ne will succeed as well in the Senate
remains to be seen. The bill is clearly
unconstitutional. as it is specially pre-
scribed that DO State officers salary shall be
raised during his term of Office.
At an executive session Of the Senate
Prisons Committee held this evening the
Z ~ fof 70 oorH
age and jute mills at Folsom were fayora-
bly, recommended.
Al meeting Of the Committee on Con-
stitutional Amendments. the Marston bill
10 Increase the term of county officers from
two to four years was considered. The
committee Will report unfavOTably on the
{ measure.
Senator Carpenter. who has been quite i'll
for several days. was reported to be worse
this evening. He is threatened with pneu-
monia.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-11
TEACHING YOUNG REDSKINS.
A San Diego Teacher Finds a Way to
Hold His Position.

SAN DIEGO. Feb. 10.-The story comes
from the edge OF the desert where the
Helen school district fits in between War
ner's ranch and San Felipe. that Harry
Shaw, a new teacher from Kansas, has
found way to fill out the term despite the
few white children, that are careless about
attendance. The number Of scholars has
dwindled to five and with two more gone
the school law would close the school
house doors. so Shaw found Federal law
which appropriated $40 year for the edu-
cation of Indian children in public schools
outside the reservations and in localities
where no Indian schools are maintained.
lie got the trustees together, had a con-
ference with the County Superintendent
and is now teaching fifteen Indian children.
for which the district Is allowed 5000 an
nually from the Government.
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South America, Europe, Australia and
Tarts OF Africa, without which invention it
would have been impossible to harvest the
recent crops of small grain. TO the period
OF 1800-90 must also be assigned the general
Introduction of the Hungarian system of
high milling and the extended use of the
corrugated chilled iron rolls in place of
buhr stones, thus revoiutioniZing the -four
industry. OF machinery used in the textile
industries. too. emphasis is laid upon the
immense Importance of the improved cotton
spinner, in its present form increasing the
average speed of the spindle5 in practically
all cotton factories from $500 to 5000 revolu-
lions per minute.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-11

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