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The record-union., 1894-10-01
RIVER FRANCHISE.
One Asked of the Supervisors of El
Dorado County.
Ell Dora do DarOocrat


Dorado County.
Ell Dorado Democratl
The American River Land and Lum-
Der company owns within this county
an immense forest of the best timber on
the coast. To transport this forest by loe
drives down the South Fork of the Amer
lean River to mills and water power OF
corresponding magnitude at Folsom, has
oeen and is the experimental feature of a
IumDerlng enterprise, leading up TO
others, IN which the business interests OF
TINS county and, city are largely involved.
lhe company that has taken the risk OF
the experiment has expended vast sums
III practical tests of its feasibility.
And 1t now proposes, if authorized by
the Board of Supervisors, subject to ex-
lsting riparian and vested rights, to re-
move distractions, erect dams and con-
struct booms along the channel of the
river Tor Its own uses and purposes,
Conditioned upon such improvements
anu IN consideration thereof, 1t asks for
their exclusive use and control, within a
limited period, except for the purpose
and Tor reasonable tolls, to be regulated
by the Board of Supervisors. For the
purpose stated, with proper safeguards
and no sink holes, we see no objection to
the desired franchise.
The record-union., 1894-10-01
Californln Frnir Sales.

CHICAGO, Sept. 30.-The Earl Fruit Com
pany sold at auction yesterday 1000 half
crates Malaga grapes, shipped in c. f. Y. Ref.
car No. 727, atan average of 81 AZ p half
crate.
CHICAGO, Sept. 3o.-The Porter Brothers
company sold at auction yesterday two cars
OF California trait at the following prices:
Tokay grapes, 81 6593 SO; half-crates To.
kays, 81 -26@l 40; hali-crates Muscats 81 20
al 80; half-crateS Emperors 81 20: half
crates Nerdels, 81 1o91 10; Bartlett pears.
81 55@2 %: hhlfboXes Bartietts. 7Oc@
81 20; Piqaet's Late peaches, 95c; SaIways.
6O995c.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. oO.-The Earl Frl1it
Company sold California fruit at auction YES
terday at the following prices: Tckay
grapes, 81 go p halfcrate; Black Morocco
grapes, 81 2o@1 20 p halfcrate; Rose de
Pero grapes. SO 20@2 80 p crate; half-crates
Rose de Peru grapes, 75@S0c; half-crates
Muscat grapes, soc; Black Prince grapes,
81 1901 SO; Winter Nellis pears, 81 4o6
1 SO = box.
NEW YORK, Sept 30.-The Porter Brothers
Company sold at auction yesterday two cars
OF California fruit at the following prices:
Bartlett pears, 50 90; half-crates Tokay
grapes, 81 s092 so; half-crates assorted
grapes, 81 25@2 45; half-crates Black Mo-
receos. 81 So@2 25; half-crates Muscats.
Sl 65@2 25; Levi Cling peaches, 81 2oa
20; Salways, 75c9S1 05; Georges Late
a6c; heath Clings, zoe; Wards Late, 75c:
Clings, zoe.
The record-union., 1894-10-01
AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR
Assembly Constitutional Amendmen
No. 12.

Assembly Constitutional Amendment
No. 12.
resolution proposing to the people Of
the State of California an amendment
to section seventeen, article one, of
the Constitution of the State of Cali
fornia.
Section II. Foreigners of the white
race, or of African descent, eligible to be-
come citizens of the United States under
the naturalization laws thereof, while
bona tide residents of this State, shall
have the same rights in respect to the
acquisition, possession. enjoyment, trans
mission, and inheritance of all property,
other than real estate, as native born
citizens; pToCided, that such aliens own
ing real estate at the time of the
adoption of this amendment may remain
such owners; and pToUtded further. that
the Legislature may, by statute, provide
for the disposition of real estate which
shall hereafter be acquired by such aliens
by descent or devise,
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Folsom ItalnS

The following are from the telegraph
of Saturday:
A grand trap and wing shooting tourna-
ment will be held at the Green Valley
Gun clubs shooting grounds, in Ell Do
daoo county, on Sunday, October 21st.
Ihe American shooting rules will govern
the match, which will be open to all
On Monday evening Ito.nightl Grand
Patriarch Downs. of the Grand Encamp-
ment OF California, will pay an official
visit to Folsom Encampment.
On tuesday evening a special meeting
OF Folsom Lodge of Worklnen will be
held for the purpose OF receiving Grand
Master Ward
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FISH IN THE AMERICAN.
Young Trout Planted at Folsom-Ci
of oil

Young Trout Planted at Folsom-Cap-
ture of salmon.
There is good prospect of the Ameri-
can River yet becoming, as it was in
early days, a fine trout and salmon
stream. The Folsom Telegraph says:
"On Thursday last a representative of
the State Fishery arrived here with 15,-
GOO young lake trout, which were sent
here on application of Warden Aull
They were about one inch and Quarter
long, and part OF them were put into the
reservoir on the prison grounds, and the
balance IN the American River above the
dam.
Last week one Of the eonvicts at the
prison noticed large fish swimming by
The power house. He followed it up the
canals and succeeded in spearing it. 1t
turned out to be salmon, which weighed
thirty pounds
The record-union., 1894-10-01
AMENDMENT NUMBER SIX.
senate Constitutional Amendment
No. Z.


No. z.
A resolution to propose to the people of
the State of California an amendment
to the Constitution of the State, amend
ing section nine of article thirteen
thereof, relative TO the election OF a
State Board OF Equalization.
Section 9. A State Board of Eoualiza-
ton, consisting of one member from each
congressional district in this State, shall
be elected by the qualified electors of
their respective districts at the first gen.
eral election TO be held after the adoption
Of this amendment, and at each general
election every four years, whose term of
office shall be for tour years, whose duty
it shall be to equaliZe the valuation of tha
taxable property in the several counties
of the State for the purposes OF taxation.
The Controller of State shall be ex officio
a member of the Board. The Boards Of
Supervisors of the several counties of tho
State shall constitute Boards of EouaI-
ization for their respective counties.
whose duty it shall be to eoualiza tha
valuation of the taxable property in tho
county for the purpose of taxation. MO-
vlded, such State and County Boards Of
Equalization are hereby authorized and
empowered, under such rules of notice q a
the County Boards may prescribe as to
the county assessments, and under suoh
rules of notice as the State Board NAV
prescribe as to the action of the Stata
Board, to increase or lower the entire as
sessment roll, or any assessment con.
tanned therein, so as to equalize the as.
sessment of the property contained in
said assessment roll, and make the as.
sessment CONFORM to the true value in
money Of the property contained in said
| roll; praosded, that no Board of EQUAL
ization shall raise any MORTGAGE. decd of
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AMENDMENT NUMBER FIVE,
senate Constitutional Amendment
No. II.

a resolution proposing to the people Of
the State of California an amendment
TO section seven, article eleven, of the
Constitution of the State of California,
Section Z. City and county govern
ments may be merged and consolidated
into one municipal government, with one
set of officers, and may be incorporated
under general laws providing for the in
corporation and organization of incor-
porations for municipal purposes The
provisions of this Constitution applica-
ole 10 cities, and also those applicable to
counties, SO far as not inconsistent or pro-
hib:ted TO cities, shall be applicable to
such consolidated government.
The record-union., 1894-10-01
STEAMER BEIVFDFRE

STEAM MER BELVEDERE
+ EAVES RIO VISTA DAILY AT s A. NJ:
u Iseton. 5:35 A.; Ryde, 6:3C A.; Walnut
Grove. 6:45 A.; Courtland, A.; Clarksburg, 9
11:30 A.
Leaves Fish Market, between K and L, Sac
ramento, 3 P, NJ; Freeport, 4:15 p: Clarks-
Grove, $50 p: Ryde, 6:45 p; Isleton 4 80 p.
Arrive Rio Vista. P. Stops made at all land
ings Fare, 81, and soc between landings,
The record-union., 1894-10-01

The Bradstreet Mercantile Agency re-
ports 2Tfailures in the Pacific Coast States
and Territories for the week ending
Sept. 2Sth. as compared with Is for the
previous week and 13 for the correspond
ing week of 1893. The failures for the
past week are divided among the trades
as follows: Two grocers, hotels, ?
butchers, general stores, L foundry, l
saloon, wood and coal, livery, drugs,
cycles, l tailor. l paints and oils, i
banker, 1 varieties, grocer. millinery,
and wholesale liquors.
ALL danger of drinking impure water
is avoided by adding 20 drops of the gen.
uine Angostura Bitters manufactured by
DR.. Siegert & Sons. At all druggists.
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Taken In on Snsniciop

Officers Higgins and Talbot caught
sight OF man climbing the stairs of the
Golden State Hotel on his hands and
knees on Saturday night and arrested
him on suspicion. He gave his name as
Charles Lawton,
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AMENDMENT NUMBER NINB.
Senate Constitutional Amendment No
go,

Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
30.
An Act to submit to the people of the
State of California an amendment to
section twenty three of article four Of
the Constitution of the State of CALI
fornia.
Section %. The memb bers of the Lsgis-
lature shall receive. in full payment for
their services, the sum Of one thousand
Isl, 600 dollars, and mileage not to exceed
ten cents per mile, and for contingent ex-
penses not TO exceed twenty-five dollars,
for each session, to be paid out of the
public treasury. No increase in COM
pensation or mileage shall take effect
during the term for which the members
of either house shall have been elected,
and the pay OF no attache shall be in-
creased after he is elected or appointed.
NOW THEREFORE,, Pursuant to the
provisions of the Constitution, and an
Act OF the Legislature entitled IAN Act
10 provide for the submission OF proposed
amendments to the Constitution Of the
State of California to the qualified elect
ors for their approval" approved March
Y, \. ID. 1888, viz:
Section l. Whenever the Legislature
shall propose any amendment or amend
ments to the Constitution OF this State,
which amendment or amendments shall
required by section one of article eighteen
of the Constitution, and no other mode is
provided by law for the submission OF
such amendment or amendments to the
people for their approval, it shall be the
duty of the Governor to advertise such
proposed amendment or amendments in
at least four newspapers of general circu-
lation in this State, for three months next
preceding the next general election. One
of said newspapers must be published at
cit n SQpranantn tXVn OF he
city of San Francisco; and in issuing his
proclamation for an election at which any
amendment or amendments to the Con-
stitution are TO be voted upon, he shall
include such amendment or amendments
therein, and he shall designate them by
numbers, in the order in which they have
been proposed"
The said amendments are submitted to
be separately voted upon by ballot By the
qualified electors of the State, on
The record-union., 1894-10-01
Meat Market.

Following are the rates for whole carcasses
from slaughterers to dealers:
BEEF = First quality, 41595c: second
quality, 4c third quality, 3@3Eac q 70.
CALNES-4@oe1 Tor large and 6@97c p b for
small.
MUTTON-394c . b.
LAMB-Spring. 46a5c q 10.
PORtA-Eive Hogs, on loot, grain fed, heavy
and medium, sc; small Hogs, sc; stock
Hogs, &C; dressed Hogs, 63a9753c . h.
The record-union., 1894-10-01
AMENDMENT NUMBER EIGHT.
Assembly Constitutional Amendment
No. 81.


No. 81.
resolution to propose to the people
OF the State of California an amend
ment to section seven % of article nine
az OF the Constitution of the State of
California, by increasing the number of
member constituting the State Board
OF Education, by adding thereto the
President ana Professor of Pedagopica
OF the University Of California.
Section z. The Governor, the Superin.
tendent of Public instruction. the Presi.
dent OF the University of California, and
the Professor. of Pedagogy therein, and
the Principals of the State Normal
schools, shall constitute the State Board
of Education, and shall compile, or cause
to be compiled, and adopt, a uniform
series of textbooks for use in the COM
mon schools throughout the State. The
state Board may cause such xt-books,
when adopted, to be printed and pub
lished by. the Superintendent of State
Printing, at the State Printing Office and
when so printed and published to be dis.
trIbuted and sold at the cost price OF
printing, publishing and distributing the
same The textbooks so adopted shall
continue in use not less than four years
and said State Board shall perform such
other duties as may be prescribed by law.
The Legislature shall provide for Board
of Education in each county In the State.
The County Superintendents and the
County Boards of Education shall have
control of the examination of teachers
and the granting of teachers certificates
within their respective jurisdictions.
The record-union., 1894-10-01

Anthony Hope Hawkins, whose novel.
The Prisoner Of Zenda," has attracted
considerable attention. is graduate of
Balliol College, Oxford, and took high
honors.
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AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE.
Assembly Constitutional Amspdm en-
No. 3.

q resolution to propose to the people of
the state OF California an amendment
to the Constitution of the State, amend
ing section one of article two thereof
relative to the right of suffrage.
Section /. Every native male citizen
OF the United StatGs, every male person
who shall have acquired the rights OF
citizenship under or by virtue of the
Treaty of Queretaro, and every male
paturalized citizen thereof. who shall
have become such ninety days prior to
any election, OF the age of twentvsone
years, who shall have been resident of
the State one year next preceding the
election. and OF the county in which he
claims his vote ninety days, and in the
election precinct thirty days, shall be en-
titled TO vote at all elections which are
now CT may hereafter be authorized by
law; proOtded, no native OF China, no idiot,
40 insane person, no person convicted of
any infamous crime, no person hereafter
convicted of the embezZlement or misap-
preparation of public money, and no per-
SOD who shall not be able to read the
Constitution in the English language and
write his name, shall ever exercise the
privileges of an elector in this State; pro-
Ulded, that the provisions of this amend
ment relative to an educational qualifica-
tlon shall not apply to any person pre-
vented by q physical disability from
complying with its requisitions, nor to
any person who now has the right to
vote, nor to any person who shall be
sixty years of age and upwards at the
time this amendment shall take effect.
The record-union., 1894-10-01
SACRAMENTO MARKETS.
The Storm Interferes With Trade in
Produce Circles.

Produce Circles.
SACRAMENTO, Sept. 3oth.
The storm yesterday greatly lnterfered with
what promised TO be very busy day in local
market circles. But few except those who
We're necessarily compelled to. ventured out,
and in consequence business was confined
almost to Saturday orders. Tomorrow the
close season of the game law expires. and as
ducks are reported plentiful no doubt the
The record-union., 1894-10-01
UNDERTAKERs.
]. FRANK CLARK

UNDERTAKING PARLORS.
10I7-1oI9 Fourth St. sacramento.
ENMBALMING A SPECIALITY. GeORG =
~ CLARK, Funeral Director and County
Coroner. Telephone No. 81
The record-union., 1894-10-01
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.
Senate Constitutional Amendment No
IL,

ii.
A resolution proposing toIthe people of the
State OF California an amendment to
section three of article eleven Of the
Constitution of the State of California,
relating to the formation of new coun-
ties.
Section 8. The Legislature, by general
and uniform laws, may provide Tor the
formation of new counties; proVided,
ho,UeUeT, that no new counties shall be
established which shall reduce any
county to n population OF less than eight
thousand; nor shall new county be
formed containing less population than
five thousand; nor shall any line thereof
pass within tive miles OF the county seat
of any county proposed to be divided.
Every county which shall be enlarged or
created from territory taken from any
other county or counties, shall be liable
for just proportion of the existing debts
and liabilities OF the county or counties
from which such territory shall be taken.
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Manager

VlHE FISHING SEASON IS
L at hand. Como ana make NET
your pick from WM. II, ECk- o. fgszSS
HARDI'S new invoice of Rods S$sAfS%>
and Tackle, Flies, Baskets, etc, 0W w -
from all the best makers. New lot of Shooting
Coats-ducE, corduroy and fustian. Gung
choke bored, stocks bent and repairing on
guns and rifles specially. Send for price
list No, 523 X street.
The record-union., 1894-10-01
AMENDMENT NUMBER SEVEN.

Senate constitutional Amendment No.
16,
A resolution to propose to the people OF
the State Of California an amend Iflent to
article thirteen of the Constitution,
section one, in relation to revenue and
taxation.
Section l. All property in the State.
not not exempt under the laws of the United
states, shall be taxed in proportion to its
Vaiue, TO be ascsrtained as provided by
law. The word property" as used in
thls article and section, is hereby declared
70 Include moneys, credits, bonds, stocks,
pues, franchises, and all other matters
ana things, real, personal and mixed,
capable OF private ownership; proUtded,
that property used for free public libra
fles and free museums. growing crops,
property used exclusively for public
schools, and such as may belong to the
United States, this State, or to any county
or municipal corporation within this
State, shall be exempt from taxation.
The Legislature may provide, except in
case of credits secured by mortgage or
trust deed, for a deduction from credits
Of debts due to bona fide residents of this
State.
The record-union., 1894-10-01

Section 122. Fruit and nut bearing trees
dnder the age of four years from the time
of planting In orchard form, and grape
vines under the age of three years from
the time of planting in vineyard form,
shall be exempt from taxation, and moth
ing in this article shall be construed as
subjecting such trees and gra2evines to
taxation.
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REWARD!
The SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY
hereby offers to pay
FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS

As a reward for information or evidence
leading to the arrest and conviction of
one Or more of the criminals whe
caused the deraiIment Of west bound
mail and passenger train, No. 4, at a
point about three miles west of Sacra.
mentO about noon this date, JULY II,
1894, in which wreck three or more
persons were killed.
(Signed) A. N. T0WNE,
Second Vice-President and General
MANAGER
The record-union., 1894-10-01
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9Th, A. D. 1894

Each ballot used at such election must
contain, printed thereon, the words:
Assembly Constitutional Amend E Yea,
ment Number Eight. No.
Senate Constitutional Amendment Yes.
Number Fourteen. fNo.
Assembly Constitutional Amend Yes.
ment Number Seven. No.
Assembly Constitutional Amend Yes.
mett Number Twelve No.
Senate Constitutional Amendment Yes.
Number Seventeen, No.
Senate @ Co. Constitutional Amendment Yes.
Senate Constitutional Amendment Yes.
Number Sixteen. No
Assembly Constitutional Amend Yes,
ment Mum Der Thirty-one. No
Senate Constitutional Amendment Yes.
Number Twenty. No,
Witness my hand and the Grea. Seal Of
the State, affixed at Sacramento, the day
and year first above written.
GsEAL.l II. II. MARKHAM,
Governor.
Attest: z. @. WAITE,
Secretary of State.
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OFFICIAL.
PROCLAMATION,
STATE OF CALIFoRNIA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMEI
SACpA 4RNrPn A, ,rrnsSA 1Sn.

SACRAMENTO, August 4, 1894.
whereas, The Legislature of the state
Q! oalllornia; at Its thirtieth session, be-
ginning on the second day of January.
A. ID. 1898, two-thirds of all the mem bers
elected TO each of the houses of said Leg
lslature veting liz fayor thereof, proposed
the following described amendments to
the Constitution OF the State Of California,
to wit:
The record-union., 1894-10-01

A resolution proposing an amendment to
the Constitution OF the State of Cali
fernia, by adding a new section to ar
tice thirteen of the said Constitution,
TO be numbered section twelve and
three-fourths u2a), relating to revenue
and taxation.
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OFFICIAL.

trust, contract or other obligation by
winch debt is secured, money, or sol-
vent credits, above its face value. The
state Board of Equalization elected in
eighteen hundred and ninety-four shall
continue in office until their successors,
as herein provided for shall be elected
and shall qualify.
The record-union., 1894-10-01
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE

Assembly Constitutional Amendment
No. Z.
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A Weeks FaI1nres.

Cassell, Mrs Annie NJ Allen, DIP
w. ). LEAkE Postrn astar
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*Sunday excepted. 2Monday excepted
A-.For morning. P--For arternnon.
RICHARD GRAY, Gen. Traffic Manager
1. ID. GOODMAN, . en-. Passenger Agent,
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-06-16

A prominent manufacturer Of art
fetal eyes has unburdened himself
on what he considers a grievance.
he says that the public. and there
fore opticians. VIII no longer pay the
price for a good and well made arti-
Gle. and that the market is being
flooded with cheap foreign rub
bish.-
He alleges that the cheap eyes
crack after very few weeks wear.
Pursuing the subject further. we are
informed that summer time IS the
best season for the sale Of artificial
eyes People are at that time OF the
year more particular as 10 their APP
pearance and discover more readily
that the artificial eye is beginning to
lose its pristine perfection Another
point is that there are many people
walking about whose outward ap-
pearance suggests that they are in
full possession Of both visual organs,
but have not even one. 4 have
fitted, said the manufacturer,
scores Of people with two glass
eyes" The innocent deception is the
more successfully carried out owing
TO the fact that the blind. from force
Of habit no doubt. look OF appear TO
look one fun in the face when talk
ing.-London News.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-06-16

The Mongols Of Koko Nor are tail
and fierce looking. though they
proved amiable when friendly. The
men shave their heads. Both men
and women dress IN a gown Of sheep
skin. girded round the waist, high
boots Of felt aud skin, bound below
the knee with a leathern strap or
cotton garter. and long white felt
coats, which they wear over the
sheepslins when it rains. Their sum
mer hat IS Of white felt, in shape
something ike the top hat worn by
the old Welsh market women. The
cap they wear IN winter Is Of white
astrakhan. shaped ike a sugar loaf.
with a red and green cotton brim-
The women dress their hair in little
plants. more than a hundred, caught
together az the ends in a wide band
Of colOred cloth. which Is embroid-
cred with gay silks and gold thread,
and studded with coral and turquoise,
silver coins and brass buttons, which
they get from Lassa. The tents are
round. the inner sides Of trellis work.
the top of wooden ribs. giving an UNI
brella shape. and the whole covered
with white felt. with an aperture for
q small door OF wood. and a hole in
the roof 10 let out the smoke.-Na
tional Review.