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full nominal monetary use, and Immediately
by appropriate legislation to provide for the
free and unlimit coinage OF silver. mined In
the United States, on parity with gold at ratio
of 16 TO j.
INLAND TRANSPORTATION.
WHEREAS, One of the most important ques-
lions demanding the attention of California is
that of cheap inland transportation. and TO Sc
cure thai result the Improvement of the. navi-
gable rivers, eXts ndlng over 1900 miles in
length. IN be State of California. is matter of
imperative necessity; whereas, owing To various
causes, the navigabllity or these streams has
been Impaired and the attention they have re-
ceived from the Federal Government has been
Insufficient TO restore them TO their original
condition; and whereas, owing to the low
prices prevailing for all products OF the State Of
California, the interests of The farmer, fruit
grower, WOOL producer and every other person
engaged III shipping produce. requires that re-
lief should be full and speedy; therefore. be it
RESOLVED. That we urge upon Congress the
importance and necessity OF improving aud pre-
serving the navigable streams of California and
their tributaries, and We urgently ask that the
! Improvement Of these streams be done under
the special contract system and that the bill
now pending in Congress- inirodUced by the
Hon. Mr.. Camin It'll TO that end, be promptly
| passed.
SAN DIEGO HARBoR.
WHEREAS, The city of San Diego is a proper
terminus for "a ilrOad TO the Pacific Ocean; and
whereas that city ls. by reason of its situation,
being adjacent TO foreign countries and is har-
Dor facilities, place OF great Importance TO
the nation; therefore, be it
RESOLVED. as the sense OF this congress, That
the barbor of San Diego should be adequately
fortified and perfected by the United States
Government.
LOS ANGELES HARBoR.
WHEREAS, The requirements of Congress
demand construction of a safe ana cOmmodious
harbOr at the most eligible location on the
coast of Southern California In the yicinltv of
Los Angeles; and whereas, one such safe and
c0mmOdiOus haTbOr is better than a large
number OF unsafe and poor ones; and whereas,
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THE MORNING SESSION.

President Mcconnell looked rather
weary yesterday morning when he called
the congress TO order IN preparation for its
second days session. He. Secretary Julian
Sonntag and the stenographer, Mr.. John
sou, have NO sinecure in their honorary
duties.
( Almost Immediately after converting the
Introduction of resolutions was in order.
and deluge of those expressions OF
opinion descended upon The delegates.
a summary CT these resolutions may be
given first as follows:
A. D. Warner of Washington-For the de-
Tense of Pugel Sound.
Elwood of Wyoming-FOr the cessiOn of irrig-
able lands to the Statt.
Merry of CalifCrnia-MemoTial to Congress
urging the completion OF Nicaragua canal.
Bstee of Caiforna-For the Nicaragua canal
Cross OF California-tOr clearing titles 10
mineral lands.
Mayne of MISUNDERSTANDING action of the
congress on local questions.
Foster OF South Dakota-Favorng expert
mental irTig ,tlGn station under Government
control.
Warner of SealtIe-On irrigation.
NJ. 5. HOpson of Idaho-FOr the ope ming up
Of Indian reservations.
j. B. Eddy Of Oregon-Against the Wilson
tariff bill; for the repeal OF the Sherman silver
act: for the completion OF the work on the Co
lumbia River.
H. R. Whitmore of misunderstanding The
improvement OF the Mississippi River.
johnson of CaIifornia-AgaIDst the Wilson
tarif biil.
!. n. Stevens OF Colorado-UrgiDg the promo
g ton OF harmony among Trans Mississippi leg
lslatOrs VIII the transactions of the congress.
Stoddard OF California-R gulatiOn OF the
currency.
McGtlyray of WashingtOn-FavorIng the I'M
prOyement of Washington rivers and harbors.
Braunhart of CaifoTnia-In favor OF coinage
-: Of the selgnlorage and bullion now in the ma
tlonal treasury.
Grimes of Colorado-Favoring forest reserva-
tions.
Mcconnell OF Idaho-For irrigation, free coin
age, regulation of foreign fmmigr alton.
Craigie sharp Jr. OF Caiifornia-ln fav or OF
granting franchise to the California Canal
COMPANY through the San Joaquin country.
j. 3. Thompson OF MODtana-For the segre-
CATION Dill, relating to the Yellowstone Ma.
tlonal Park.
Newton OF Santa CTuZ-For the establishment
of an ordnance and training school aud for har.
Dor Improvements al Santa Cruz
/. T. Mclean OF CalIfornia-tor the increase
OF reservation for national parks.
Cross Of California-AgaDst The congress
dealing with partisan questions.
T. j. Howell of Oregon-For the extension OF
female suffrage.
Spauding OF Callfornia--On letter-carriers'
service and its proper regulation.
Majors of hontaDa-Reg uation of the cur
rency with special reference TO the rehabilita-
ton of silver.
Wilson of Arizona-For the reclamation OF
arid lands in the trans Mississippi States and
Tarfi
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body was happy and men hopeessly in debt
were enabled 10 pay for their land by iing
half OF Ii. IL such thing were TO occur Today
things would be different. Mortgages would
be foreclosed and men who paid interest would
be ruined unless the Olicy of our Government
were changed. IL Is a crisis fourIold gteaIer
than any that before occurred In this country.
When the prices OF the entire property of this
country Is reduced from 90 10 100 per cent,
what is going to become OF you? Want and
poverty. know men in this community, who
If things do no change in twelve months will
not know wherc TO get money to pay for
groceries because there is nothing 10 throw
can people to-day invest with the hope OF ac-
cumulating wealth? Nothing. The people
have homes, what are they doDing TO support
or main ain themselves OF their families?
If silver were remonetZed. If we have free and
unlimited coinage we could set 100000 men to
earning money. They would earn 5000. 900
day, 81 {. 100000 a mon b, that would 90 into
the peoples hands and keep circulating. You
G. see how we could buy macbinr ry, etc.,
from Chicago and st. Louis and New 0fk.
VIII d you pay double the amount of interest to
be gained on legitimate enterprises, where are
you going 10 land? Money Is plentiful, but you
cannot get II. 1t Is in very few places, under
time locks, only burglar can get IL. When
you talk abO Ill the Government making money
how are you going 10 get II unless IL pays 1t out
in making grand improvement The only
way we can get Il is for one man 10 give money
for work done for bIm. Gold and silver mining
pays money directly into the peoples hands,
who will spend, not hoard it. Ii you want
money then for circulation you must 60 to min
ing. Let the Government make liberal laws to
encourage COLO ana silver money; they are sis
tiers. and wha' God aud nature have joined
together let no man put asunder. On our dollar
there Is Inscribed, "In God we trust. United
States OF America and E Pluribus Unum," the
last OF which points TO our Union. Our silver
dollar is not dishonest, 1t is the gold which de-
mands 81 So when 1t should have only dol
lar. In old days we cultivated land bought by
the silver dollar-tbe bones of our ancestors lie
strewn over 1000 miles Of road pointing the
path of those who went 10 seek for silver and
gold. Shall IL be said hat men who made such
sacrifices forty years ago to develop this coun-
thy shall bow to king without heart o: feeling
5000 miles away? Did any one of you ever
know OF a farmer who amounted TO much who,
before acting, wanted TO see what his neigh
bors would do and was not failure?
We want money and we want the people
not few-tO have II, and the only way 10 get
it Is TO return TO free coinage aud The develop
ment OF silver mining.
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The time at the disposal OF the congress
of the Weet,,-tte Trans Mississippi Com
r,ero,oI Conorsss-was somewhat broken
in+o vasterdav Inv the insistent hospitality
NJ California. To a certain extent the
volume Of dry business which the dele
eates might otherwise have transacted was
cnrtsiIed But it Is a question whether
their time was so much lost after all.
After morning session devoted to i'm
nortaut business the delegates to the con-
rress went out to the Midwinter Fair.
There they listened to some silver views
and afterward exchanged social conclu-
sons over hospitable board. Any inter-
stices OF time were occupied with the in
spection of Californian exhibits.
The day was genial and the exposition
was in fine feather. Without wandering
into the purlieus most of the delegates
confined themselves to inspecting the Cali
fornian exhibits of home products and
comparing them with their knowledge of
products elsewhere. The wealth of palms
and fruit and cereals, the display of min
,eral ores, the evidences of the States ln-
finite resources In other directions ap-
pcared to have sufficient attraction for the
mass of the visitors. Such concrete de-
monstration OF CALIFORNIA; worth doubt
less had its effect.
But the mornings work must not be
underestimated. In the variety of resolu-
tions offered for consideration to the cOn-
gress Will be found valuable key TO the
existing needs of the great trans Missls-
.~sippi States and Territories. Broad national
issues are there stated as well as others
strictly local. The problem of the speedy
completion of the Nicaragua canal, sthe
urgency of the financial situation, the
Wilson tariff bill. the questions OF forest
reservations. land grants, reclamation Oh
arid tracts, the regulation If immigration,
the throwing oren of Indian reservations
may be mentioned among the subjects
placed under consideration. Much of local
Importance was also brought before the
body.
At present it looks as If all plans for
promoting the permanent urgency of the
congress conclusions by means of per-
manPnt higr-class official, with hpedquar-
tiers at Washington, would fail. Other
equally effective means. however, may be
found at any rate IN the postponement OF
the complete report of the committee on re-
organization, it may be premature to
hazard speculation on this head.
This morning the deliberations OF the
congress Will be resumed ana the commit
tee on resolutions is expected TO report.
The three sessions to-day will be devoted
to the tran sactiOn of the heaviest business
of the congress-, which, 1t Is hoped by the IT
hosts, will renew business refreshed with
the varied novel impressions which a
glimpse of the States uubOunded resources
may have afforded those of its delegat es
who have hitherto been strangers within
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the United States than has heretofore been
given in the Improvement OF harbors on the
coast Of California; and whereas, there is
distance of 400 miles betw en- San Francisco
and Los Angeles, and whereas, Port Har-
ford lies half way between these Two points,
and by suitable appropriations can be greatly
imptoyed and M. de sale harbor TO all kinds
of deep->ea vessels;
ResoEUed by this congress. That Ii does hereby
memorialize and petition the Congress of the
Uni ed States TO make larger appropriations
than heretofore made. in the Interests of hui
mainly aud commerce, 10 the end that harbor
of refuge and one suitable for the demands Of
commerce be made at the earliest possible time
for Port Hartford.
OVERLAND RAILROADS.
Resolved, That we are In favor OF the con.
suuction of additional railroads from San Fran.
cisco TO the Missouri River
HAWAIIAN CABLE.
Resolved, That we are in favor OF the imme-
date construction by the Government of the
United States Of submarine cable from San
Francisco TO Honolulu.
POSTAL TELEGRAPH SYSTEM.
Resolved, That the Congress OF the United
Sra es is earnestly requested TO establish gov.
erDmental postal telegraph system.
POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS.
Resolved, That the Congress OF the United
establishing postal savings banks, where de-
posits OF 81 and upw ard can be made and in
terest allowed thereon.
MINING SECRETARY.
RESOLVED, That we are In favor of the passage
by Congress OF Dill creating an executive de-
parimeDt of mines and mining.
CALIFORNIA RIVERS AND HYDRAULIC MINING.
WHEREAS, The Sacramento and San Joaquin
rivers, the great waterways OF California, ar.
threatened with destruction by debris from
hydraulic mining; and whereas, the filling of
the canals OF these rivers by such debris causes
immense injury 10 adjacent farming lands: and
whereas, this discOntinuance of such mining
prevents The OUT III of large quantities of gold
! and the community suffers from the lack OF the
money which should be made OF that gold, aud
/ whereas, the nation alone can cope with these
cODf1lc ing conditions; now, therefore, be il
Resoired. As the sense OF this congress, That
! the Cove nment OF the United States should
| make SufteeDt appropriations for ana cause 10
| be done such work of impOunding mining de-
| bris as may permit hydraulic mining without
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VETERAN ON SILVER,

The second speaker at Festival Hal
was the recipient of tumultuous applause.
1t was Alexander Majors. the Inauguration
of the celebrated pony express" which
ran between ST. Joe ana Sacramento in
the early sixties. preceding the establish.
ment of regular overland train and tele.
graph service.
Nearly 50 years of age. tall. spare and
essentially American in type, Mr.. Majors
proved that be possessed not only extra
ordinary vigor and natural eloquence, but
also unusual powers of "sizng up" the
situation. In few ringing words he APP
pealed to the manhood and American in
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considered political question, there being
out one method by which an early solution of
the subject can b. reached, and That is by sub
mltllng IL directly to the Amer lean people
through their representatives in Congress. 1t
is therefore the sense OF this cOngr IS that
the national conventions OF all political parties.
Wben they next assemble To formulate their
p ormS and nominate their Candidates,
should adopt plank pledeng their nominees.
IL elected, TO lndorse any legislation Enacted by
Doth houses relating to This question.
Repeal of the Sherman act - Resolved,
That In view of the great volume OF our inter
national business the repeal OF the Sherman
law was commercial necessity In order that
the coins OF the United States might remain al
par with the coins OF he commercial natlons Oh
the earth; the United STATES alone cannot stand
as bimetallic nation. and such repeal was
necessary TO prevent going TO silver basis ana
doing business at discount.
The Wilson bill-ResotUed, That the meas
IRE now before Congress known as the
Wilson bill does not meet the requirements Oh
the hour: that its passage VIII be Injurious 10
the industries of the country. especially 20 the
trans Mississippi States, and will aggravate
the present business depression; therefore the
Senate OF the United States Is lmtioleu 10 de-
feat the measure.
The following resolutions are Of special
local interest as emanating from the Cali
fornia delegation:
NICARAGUA CANAL.
WHEREAS, II is evident to all that the com
pletion OF a waterway connecting !he Atlantic
and Pacific oceans Will materially encourage
commerce and Immediately promote increased
population and development of the national
resources OF The West; therefore
ResOlred, That this congress declare IL i:
earnestly and steadfastly IN favor OF the imme
diate completion of the Nicaragua canal, and
that such canal be controlled directly by the
Government OF the United States.
SILVER.
AS the sense of This congress. be it
Resolved, That il is The duty of the Congress:
OF the United States to restore silver TO 1t:
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dependence of his hearers and evoked
general enthusiasm. He said substan-

RcneEdl cutuuSldoihs lIo odiu SuUStdQ-
TALLY:
Mr.. President, ladies and gentlemen: 1t
affords me great pleasure TO be allowed to
stand before you ana repeat a little part of nv
experience connected with the past. / have
lived long enough 10 become history, to know
more about the past than most here present
was a full fedged business man in 1S49, when
gold was discovered on the sands of California
have lived In the country when there was
little or DO money and business was carried on
by the inter change of products. when the huS-
baud raised all the food for the family and the
wife wove the cloth for heir dresses. In those
times men and women were more Independent
than now You could not buy man for So or
$500 10 vote against his conviction. Had any
man made the offer IL would have been an in
suit 10 be resented with blow. Greed then
could not Induce man TO sell himself because
he was self-sustaining and independent. We
could mol carry on enterprises then. We had no
money. When gold was discoveie ed In Caifor-
MIA every State in the Union poured forth men
who wen. 1000 and 5000 miles to GET gold. In
three years from hat time after the discovery
the guld which went into the leather sacks of
100000 miners was distributed among the
people OF tile United States. These mems work
raised the value OF real estate and chatiels 100
per cent
I'm IS49 went In debt for farm In West
ern Missouri $4,000, four years after gold was
discovered. L sold the land asier for $40 an
acre than my predecessor had done for So.
The same occurred all over the State. Every
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its causing injury 10 the navigable waters Of
this Stale and 10 adjacent lands, and to urovide
necessary appropriations for improving and
maintaining the navigation OF such streams.
INSOLVENCY
WHEREAS, 1t is recognized throughout the
commercial world that because of the adoption
of local Insolvency laws in The several states
q eat injustice follows TO errdtor as well as to
debtor; and, whereas, measures are now pend
ing b fore Congress, h wing In view the correc-
lion of this evil. therefore,
RESOLVED. That this congress declares 10 favor
OF the immediate adoptiOn by Congress of a
uniform bankruptcy law
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Republicans Meet.

A nesting of the Twenty-eighth District
Republican Club was held last evening al 20
Steuart street. II was decided to call the club
the Lincoln Republican Club. 1t was very
enthusiastic and numerously attended meet.
ing and fifty new members signed the roll.
Speeches on live political issues were made by
T. j. Murray. Mr.. Kelly, Mr.. Kane, President
Gill, w. Nj. Page and others.
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Convention OF Socialists.

A convention of the socialists of California
will be held in this city on February 20. at the
hall of the Turn Verein on Turk street. It will
he the twenty fifth anniversary OF The organiZa-
Paul Grottkau, editor OF the Tageblatt, will de-
liver the address
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The most beautiful garden in tho world
surrounds the Del Monte Hotel at Mon
terey. II il presented In Part of The
Caii's great premium, now ready for
distrfb utfon.
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Rabbi VoorsaDger OF San Francisco lectured
before the German classes yesterday on "Ger.
man Literature." This is tn first of a series
Professor PutZker has arranged for his classes
Captain j. j. O'Donnell of the Unit States
army lecIured before the gentlemen of the
senior classes yesterday afternoon on "Ths Or
ganiZatiOn of The German Army"
The stereoptieoR lecture on "Rambles In
Southern England" by Cyril Newall which
was not given last Friday owing to the rain,
Will be given Tomorrow evening at Stiles Hall.
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BERKELEY.

Tuesday evening an interesting programme
was carried out at the rooms of the Holmes
Library, the occasion being the book social for
the benefit OF the library. About 300 book s,
given and promised, was the visible result of
the social. The programme consisted of an
ADDRESS by President Waste of the Holmes
of the M. K. church. Rev. E. B. Payne of the
Unitarian church, Rev. George B. Hatch of
Ill Congregational church, Rev. Fl. A Mosher
of the Christian church and Father Phillips of
st. Josephs Church, and musical programme.
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re Take good look around our store. You
will find bargains on all our counters and in all
departments. Visitors TO the city especially in
vited to call us.
Hs- Get our Souvenir BIrdseye View OF Sunset
City (offcialJ. Ready for mailing.
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Nrws From North Carolina.

All the way from Winston, n. G.. comes the
news that the wife of William +. Burbank has
given birth TO son. The item is the more in.
teiesting when it is remembered that Mrs. Bur-
bank was the wife of the late William VI ak
erly, the capitalist. over whose estate so niue b
trouble has OF late been had in the courts. Bur-
bank is running little paper al Winston. He
was at one time engaged as a reporter on one
of the Oakland papers, and ii was then he laid
siege TO the heart OF the rich widow.
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TOW Is.

EXTRA FINE LINEN TOWELS,
8 l.SO per Dozen
EXTRA LARGE LINEN TOWELS,
$ 200 per Dozen
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TO CLOSE UP ESTATE
C.. p, KEN N EDY
In THE PROBATE COURT.
g. q N KET S.

We will give you the best FAMILY
WHITE BLANKET in the market to-day.
1t Is extra good quality, full size and al
most all wool; just see it.
at $2.ZS
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full nominal monetary use and Immediately
by appropriate legislation to provide for the
free and uDlimit coinage of silver. mined In
the United States, on parity with gold at a ratio
of 6 TO l.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-10-31
What the Irrigationists Want.

After long and very animated de-
bate the Denver convention adopted a
comprehensive plan fer reaching con-
gress. 1t provides that the new national
committee shall draft certain bills the
purposes of which are to be as follows:
Repeal of desert land laws.
To withdraw from settlement all
lands, except mineral, for which water
is not accessible.
States to be permitted to select recla-
nation lands as security basis for irri
CATION works, titles to remain i'll the
federal government until it passes from
the state to the actual settler in 40 acre
homesteads.
States to make photographic divisions
of such lands.
States to have proper irrigation de-
partments. A national irrigation COM
mittee to be created The territories to
receive million acre bounty provided
for arid states by the Carey law.
International commissions to settle
stream and water questions between the
United States, Mexico and Canada
State legislation is recommended to
unity irrigation and water administra-
ton. State conventions to discuss the
million acre state grants and their prop
or use are proposed
The judicial and divisional water
control adopted by Colorado and Wy
oming are recommended as models
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-10-31
Black Head Disease of Turkeys.

Turkey raising has been abandoned in
southern New England on many farms,
owing to the prevalence of disease
known as black head. In 4 large proper
ton of the affected fowls the liver and
a part of the intestines are badly dis
eased, these parts generally being spot
ted and in chronic cases are one mass of
hardened yellow Jumps. The Rhode Is
land agricultural experiment station at
Kingston has been investigating the
trouble i'll cooperation with the United
States division of animal pathology,
and there is every reason to believe that
the disease is of an infectious nature. A
government expert has been detailed to
the station and will investigate the dis
ease and examine such diseased organs
and turkeys as can be supplied him by
the poultry division. Professor Samuel
Cushman invites the Co operation of
farmers i'll seeking out and securing birds
affected with or that have died from
black head and noting the full particu-
lars. The station desires information
from any one relating to the way in
which turkeys become infected, the age
at which they are most susceptible,
whether the disease affects the poultry
and full particulars of serious outbreaks
of any poultry disease The information
obtained from the investigation will
also furnish data as to the necessity of
adequate measures for the state control
of poultry diseases.