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The California Bankers.

The bankers of California will meet in
rooms of the Chamber Of Commerce on
Thursday next, and will also hold sessions
on Friday and Saturday. Mayor EllerL
will deliver an address of welcome.
Following are the papers that will be
presented during the session: THE Bank
Lessons of 1893" Benjamin C. Wright of
San francisco; "The Relations that Should
Exist Between City and Country Banks"
Z. W. Bush of Woodland; Unsecured
Loans-Times VS.. Demand" Frank Miller
Of Sacramento; Savings Banks and Their
Dividends to Depositors," j. b. Lankershim
OF Los Angeles; Savings Banks-Ther
Mission and Duties" Lowell White Of San
Francisco; Suggestions Concerning Ger
tam Changes in the State Banking Laws"
). NJ: Elliott of Los Angeles "A Plea for
a Rational Currency System" K. S. Shelf
field Of Santa Barbara; How to Preserve
the National Banking System" Henry
Drummer OF San Luis Obispo; "a Talk on
on the Financial Situation" j. NJ. c. Mar
bic OF Los Angeles.
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people do not come from the country dis
tricts alone. but some of the most amusing
things are done and said by those whom
one would expect to know better.
Stand near one of the entrance gates for
only few moments and some of the new
arrivals are sure TO make peculiar remark
or do something odd.
One sunny day last week a well-to-do look
ing couple from some of the surrounding
country towns came in the main gate and
fO- few moments stood as if petrified when
they got a glimpse of the grand court.
Then the old man caught sight OF one of
the guards, with his gorgeous uniform and
naughty tread. pacing up and down, and
instantly he got it into his head that h g
must be looking at some very important
parsonage. The old man followed the
pOmpous individual with his eyes for a
few moments, and then calling his wife's
attention TO him. said: 81 guess he must
be one of the owners, Mary"
There were large number of people on
hand yesterday who had made up their
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minds to see the fair in day or die in the
attempt. If energy counted for anything
they must have accomplished their pur-
pose. for they got over the ground at an
awful pace.
They were nearly all married couples
who attempted this feat, and the old man
took the lead, dragging his wife otter him
If she didn't keep I'D to his pace. They
entered the door OF one of the main build
ings and tore up and down the aisIes like
mad until they felt sure every exhibit had
been passed. Then they tackled the first
thing they saw as soon as they got out and
kept up the process until they were ex-
hausted.
The concessions were taken in rotation.
and they ran out of one door and into an
other as fast as they could, and it is safe
to say did not see anything.
Toward evening two draggled wrecks
could have been seen seated on one of the
benches devouriDg sandwiches, after which
they betook themselves to the nearest car
for their home. feeling satisfied that they
had done their duty and seen the Mid
winter Fair.
In one of the exhibits a four-year old
tot caused considerable laughter to those
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A New Gymnasium.

The Young Mems Society OF Holy Cross
Church are fitting ups spacious gymna-
SUM which will cost from $500 to $1,000.
This will be the first gymnasium con-
nected with any Catholic Church in the
city.
The gymnasium Is being erected in the
basement OF Holy Cross Church on Eddy
street, near Scott The apartment is 46
feet long by So feet wide. In the center
of this space large portion of the flooring
h 8 been cut out and the height of the
room m ade greater by digging down some
eight feet below the floor. This has been
done 10 allow ample room for the trapeze
and horizontal bars.
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A Suburban Tragedy.
Chicago Tribune.

sit was so thoughtful of you, Herbert" said
his young wife, meeting him at the door, Ito
send man for your oyercOat. you knew there
was cold wave coming and"
what are yoI talking about Marie ?r said
Herbert. II didn't send a man for my over.
coat"
"Why, yes, Herbert, you did. Don't you
remember? About The middle of the after
noon you sent a very pleasant and nice-appear-
Ing young man to tell me must let him have
your best Overceat, and you hadn't time 10 send
note, but IL was hanging on the hall rack and
you would need it before dark, and, of course.
let him have 1t, and-why, Herbert, what is The
matter, and why haven't you got it on, and can
IL be possible that"
But there are scenes too sacred to be pro-
famed by the presence of listeners. Herbert
has begun 10 speak. Let us hasten TO retire.
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THE THIRD SYMPHONY.
Beethoven's "Eroica" Will Be Given
by the Prater Orchestra.

The grand symphony and popular con-
cert by the Imperial Vienna Prater or
chestra will be given at Metropolitan
Temple tomorrow evening. The central
feature of the programme will be Ludwig
Won Beethoven's third symphony, "Eroica'
In addition there will be number of
popular selections, the detailed programme
of which will be announced tomorrow
morning. The ever-increasng audiences,
which greet this eminent orchestra at each
successive performance, is practical ap-
probation of its excellence. The admis-
sion prices will be low, as at the other
concerts of the series.
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who were near enough to hear what she
said. Walking up to the big head that is
lying on the ground near the entrance she
stood as If wrapped in wonder for several
moments. Then calling her mother to
come near she pointed to the head and
SAID: 'Oh. mamma, Jack the Giant
Killers been here"
A large number of people will walk up
close to the electric tower and then turn
their heads upward In the effort TO see the
top There Is seldom but one result to
the person who persists in this and that is
always disastrous to dignity.
men can De seen to turn thier heads ND
and slowly lean back further and further.
Then 1t seems as il some dizziness must
strike them for they will continue to lean
backward until the law of gravitation acts
in most forcible manner and in an in
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slant they are sprawliDg On their hacks in
the sand and wondering how they got
there.
Some men sit all day On the benches,
near the tower. and think they get their
moneys worth by looking at just this one
performance.
Another amusing thing is to see boy
get in at one of the exit gates. Not many
boys can do it because the openings are
small, but those that can are Just that
much ahead of the fair.
They stand near tho gates until the
Waterman is not lacking and then make a
rush aad poke their heads between the
bars. A few wiggles aud kicks and the
boy is safely inside. while the waichman
stands bowling at him in rage. Sometimes
and in that case he is generally seized by
the Waterman, whose turn il then is to
laugh while he administers few cracks
with a small stick. The boy most likely
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COMEDY FOR ALL.
Funny Things Happen at
the Fair.
ABOUT A POMPOUS GUARD.
People Who Make Amusement
for Others.
SEEING F" ALL IN A DAY
Some of the Queer Events That
Take Place in Sunset City and
on the PIaisance.

The regular exhibits at the Midwinter
Fair are enough to keep q visitor pretty
we'll occupied all through long day, but
if he will keep his eyes and ears open be
will enjoy some of the most amusing
things not down on the programme and
without the trouble of looking for them.
They can be seen at all hours of the day,
from the time the gates open in the morn
ing until the electric lights 90 out at night
1t is one endless comedy. acted by all sorts
Of people who visit the fair for the pur-
pose of seeing all there is to be seen. The
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NOTICE.

NOTICE TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE
~ Oakland Water Company is hereby given that
In pursuance OF resolution of the Board of
Directors of the Oakland Water Company, unani,
mouSly adopted at a meeting of the said board
duly held at the Office of the company, in the city
and county OF San Francisco State of California,
on the 29th day OF January 1894 (a1i tho en- bers
OF said board being presently, meeting of the
stockholders OF said Oakland Water Company will
be held at the office OF the company, No pa Calf
fornia street, in the city and county of San Fran.
cisco, State of California (the same being the
principal place of business of said corporation
and being the building where the Board OF Dr.
rectors of said corporation usually meeti
THURSDAY, the 5th day OF April, 1894, at the honr
or O'Clock p. NJ, for the purpose OF considering
and acting upon the proposition TO create abonded
Indebtedness OF said corporation TO- tho amount
In the aggregate of eight hundred thousand
(SSOO ,000J dollars gold OF the United states
OF America. for the purpose OF paying any indebt-
edness OF the corporation now existing or which
may hereafter be created, and OF providing funds
to pay for the construction and laying of water
mains and pipelines and for the extension and
development of its water-Wcrks system and for
the purchase and acquisit on of such property as
may be within the objects and purposes of this
corporation.
Dated the 29th day OF January. 1894.
BY order OF the Board OF Directors.
ANDREW W. ROSE JR..
fa3O I'd Secretary of the Oakland Water Cempany
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To Go to San Jose.

SAN JOSE. Feb. 1S-Charles NJ. Short
ridge of the Mercury, the chairman of the
committee which is providing work for the
unemployed. this evening received letter
from Bishop Keane, at present the guest
OF Archbishop Riordan of San Francisco,
accepting an invitation to deliver lecture
in this city for the benefit of the fund.
The lecture will be given at the Audi
forum on Tuesday, February 81, and the
subject will be THE American of the
Futura"
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Bound to Kick.

The man with two cork legs was In pad
humor because he couldn't go skating, and lie
streetcar conductor.
swell, it is pretty hard" admitted the con.
ductor, but you have one advantage"
''Pd like TO know what it is"
"You are never troubled with cold feet"
perhaps not In the day tme." he admitted
grudgingly "but am at night"
"Oh, come off," protested the conductor.
'Its true, tell you." he said sharply.
"Get out; you haven't any feet TO be cold"
Possibly not, but my wife has" and the con-
ductor rung up seven fares before he recovered
from The shock.
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tries some other gate and winds up by
getting over the fence.

BtlIIng over TIC I6Hc6.
The art gallery is one of the most fruit
full places to look out for funny sights and
scenes. All day long there are crowds of
people passing in and out, most of whom
are surprised at what they have seen. The
scenes, and an old mans wife will attempt
to take him away from them. while a
young man with his best girl will in yari-
ably show signs of embarrassment when
they come upon one of them accidentally.
But it would be useless to attempt to de-
scribe the number of amusing things that
happen in day, so numerous are they,
and the only advice to the visitor is to keep
his eyes and ears open and see everything
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The Only WAY.
Inh,an,nnlis Ionrna,


Watts-It is the easiest thing In the world for
a man 10 convince his wife that she has the
wrong side of an argument.
Potts-What?
Watts-Faet can make my wife take back
everything she has SAID by giving her SO.
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Morton's Midwinter Fair Express.

Packages, baggage, etc., called for and de-
lvered TO the exposition grounds at low rates
Offices-17 Geary street, 408 Taylor street aud
Oakland ferry depot.
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We heard mechanic say that he would not b,
without Salvation OIL. II kills pain.
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SIZE OF BED, 57x4o INCHES.
Weak Men and W omen

CHoULD USE lAMIANA BITTERS, THE
~ great Mexican Remedy gives Aealrh and
Strength to the Sexual Organs, ja2 cod tt
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-03-08
THE East

IL an eastern coast storm eighteen
fishermen who lived at Gloucester,
Mass, were lost They were members
of the crews Of the Henrietta and Res
dilute.
For no cause known William Ryan.
a potter. - years old. shot his wife
Christiana at Trenton, y. J., and then
fired a bullet into his own brain and
died instantly.
GOV. FLOWER has signed the bill
providing for the consondation of New
York with Brooklyn and its suburbs
ALL attempts at securing a stay hav-
ing failed John Y. McKane, convicted
at Gravesend. \. v, of political frauds
was taken to Sing Sing to serve his
sentence of six years.
AFTER suffering thirteen weeks John
Carberry died IT Newark, y. j.. of hic-
coughs.
For the murder of Policeman George
Z. Martin Charles Salyards was hanged
al Carlisle. Pa
WILLIAM THOMPSON and Henry Ba-
ker, negro burglars, killed Mrs. Moore
Baker and her child at Franklin Park,
y. j., and We're themselves killed by
-htbAt AfnNFt hANNA a
The Erie Railway company issued
orders to hold common freight trains
at terminals over Sunday. About 5000
men will thus be given day of rest.
IT was said by Gen Miles in Boston
that there was not a harbor in this
country in proper condition to resist
hostile modern fleet
IL Providence, II. l., a tablet was
placed to commemorate the burning of
British taxed tea in 1875.
REV. L. DEWITT TALNAeE has with
drawn his resignation as pastor of the
Brooklyn tabernacle.
Miss ANNIE KELLY and Daniel Me-
Cormack were suffccated by gas in a
hotel at South birmingham. Mass
EIGHTY lives and eighteen vessels
have been lost from the fishing fleet of
Gloucester, Mass, thus far in 1894.
The "Danbury News man." James
Montgomery Bailey. died at his home
in Danbury, Conn. aged 81 years
THROUGHOUT Maine municipal cleo
tions were held, the republicans being
uniformly successful by increased ma
iorities.
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wEST AND SOIIrH

MARY c. DAVIS was divorced at En-
poria. Kan, from her husband, John
Davis. This was the filth time one or
the other of these two had sued for IL
vorce. and each time the divorce had
been annulled by remarriage.
The savings bank At Dexter, Mich.
was robbed of $1,000 by two masked
men, who forced the assistant cashier
To open the safe.
Is Jackson county, O. six thousand
miners quit work because the operators
wished TO reduce wages To fifty cents a
ton.
AUN-f Betsy DAVIS. aged lO7, and
Miss Ella May Dickerson. aged -. were
fatally burned in the poorhouse at
Muncie, Ind. their clothes taking fire
from a CRATE.
FLAMES swept away Henry's opera
house and other buildings at North
baltimore, O.. the loss being 100000
The death of John c. Dowrey. ex-
governor of California, occurred at Los
Angeles of pneumonia after an illness
Of only three days lie was g. years
old
CRADLES Dawson and Frank Rippy
were killed by an explosion in planning
mill at Warsaw, Ind. and two other
men were fatally injured
FIRE destroyed Colby Bros livery
barn at Fort Dodge. la. and twenty
eight head Of horses were roasted alive.
AT the age Of lie years Mrs. Sarah
Galloway (colOredl died near Alton, Ill.
The marriage of nine clipping Ken
lucky couples took place At Jefferson
vile. Ind.
BUSINESS was resumed y the Com
mercial bank of Milwaukee after hav-
ing been in the hands of an assignee
for seven months
IRON the result of fall Gen Jubal
A. Early died at Lynchburg, We He
was born in Virginia November IS,
1916.
u an explosion in coal mine near
Leeds. Mo, two men were instantly
killed. two fatally burned and five
Others dangerously hurt
AT Port Townsend. Wash. Water
man & Katz. bankers. failed for sl2o. OOo.
The legislature of Colorado adj ourned
sire de.
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Old-Fashioned Currant Dumping.

0ld-fashioned currant dumping
boiled in a cloth, is seldom seen on oui
tables, and yet it is generally favor.
lite, and will be found just the thing to
vary the desserts. 1t is u ade thus:
Into pint of flour, sifted, with heap
ing teaspoonfnl of baking powder and
half teaspoonful of salt, rub large
teacupfu; of finely-chopped beef suet
and the same of currants, washed thor.
oughly and dried in a cloth; now with
fork stir into this enough very cold
water (about a third of a cupful1 to
make a rather soft. biscuit-like dough.
Put this into Toured canton-fiannel
cloth, rough side out, allowing room to
swell; tie closely with stout string
and pop it into potfui of boiling water:
cook for three hours and do not let the
water stop boiling for a moment; re-
plenish from the hot teakettle. 1t
should turn out a light. appetizing-
looking ball. Half cupful of granu-
lated sugar may be rubbed through the
-four if liked; if not, the soft white
sauce should be well sweetened. Flavor
the latter with nutmeg or vanilla.-St
Louis Republic.
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GOT HIS RELEASE.
Ed Williamson. the Famous Shortstop.
Dies at Hot Springs.

ia WILLIAMSON, the Famous shOrtstop.
Dies at Hot Springs.
CHICAGO, March GA telegram from
Hot Springs, Ark, or Sunday an
nounced the death of Ed n William
son, the famous ex-shortstop of the Chi
cago baseball club. His death was
caused by dropsy. Williamson grew
very portly after he stopped playing
ball in the fall of 1890. His health,
however, was not considered in jeopardy
until last December.
Williamson was probably the greatest all.
around ball player who ever donned a uniform
In addition to his skill at shortfield Williamson
Was q good catcher and frst-class pitt her.
He played little In the outfield because
his skill in greater demand elsewhere,
but he doubtless would have become an
unsurps ssed outfelder. He one OF the
best battcrs in the profession and was brill
liant base runner Icing a clever slider. He
was also the undisputed champion long dis.
tauce thrOwer of the profession, a easily won
the prize offered for that feat in Cincinnati in
the fall of 1889
He was 81 years Of age He played his lrst
engagement as professio nal ball playe.' with
the Newcastle Pa team in 1879 BEEF re the
close of that season he accepted an engagement
with the Allep henies of Pennsylvania a
professional team, which, while mem
Der OF no organization one Of
the strongest clubs in the country. He
remained there over a year and then &C
cepted place in the team that was being
formed to represent Indianapolis in the league
fl 1873. At the end OF the season he left the
indianapolis and joined the Chicago club, wi h
which organization he remained until 1890 at
which time, owing to an injury received IN
Paris while on the famous tour OF the world
trip, be was compelled to retire. Since then
he has been engaged IN the saloon business In
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A GREAT CRUSADE.
Temperance Advocates Preparing for
Important Move.


Important Move.
NEW YORK, March 6.-The Worlds
Women's Christian Temperance union
has been preparing petition agains
the traffic in alcohol, opium and against
legalized vice. to be presented to all
the governments of the world. Lady
Henry Somerset and Miss VII lard have
been appointed as the deputation to
convey this petition to the diff
ferent governments. The petition
itself has now reached an unprece-
denied length of over 100000 sigma
lures, and with the attestation OF GER
tain great societies there will not be
less than 5000. 900. According to the
forthcoming number of the Review of
the Churches, DIR. Lunn, the editor, has
been requested by these women to
organize u demonstration around the
world. Witt this purpose in view, a
first-class steamship Is to be imme-
diately chartered, and a party of 100
will be organized to accompany Lady
Somerset and Miss Willard in this re-
markable crusade.
The crusade will commence at the
Va eAAC ''OiHNh .
Christian Temperance union, TO be
held in the United States next Dc
tober. The delegation will then pro-
coed to Washington, where the polyglot
petition will be presented to the
government. Leaving New York
on October "a, the contingent
viii join the British contingent in
the great demonstration at Exeter hall
on November l or .. The crusaders
steamer will leave London on Satur-
day. November 8. arriving at Naples
on Monday, November 10. A visit will
then be paid to Rome, where it is hoped
that his holiness the pope and the
king of Italy will each receive the dele
cation. The next capitol to be visited
will be Athens, where the king of
Greece will be presented with the petit
ton. Jerusalem will be the next point
on the programme, and the petition is
to be presented to the patriarch of
Jerusalem, after which the khedive
will be visited at Cairo The east will
then be visited and the return made
across the Pacific
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LATER NEWS.

THEnew gold and silver smelter at
Everett, Wash, with capacity of $50
tons of ore day, has commenced oper-
ations. The wire nail works of 1000
kegs daily capacity, and the paper mills
have resumed work, all on outside or
ders, indicating an improved condition
The shingle mills along Puget Sound
report increased orders and most of
them are running full force.
Four men out of gang of nine were
killed the 9th in the shaft of the Rich
mond mine at Scranton, Pa. The acct
dent was caused by the fall of a shelf
Of rock from the side Of the shaft near
the bottom and consequent explosion
of a blower of gas. The victims are:
Thomas HOW'LL, charge man, married,
wife and child, burned to death; Rich
ard Hughes, single, % years; James
Northen, single, 30 years; Albert Rich
ards, single, "a years.
A RIOT occurred at the city election
at Troy, n. Y, the 9Th. Robert Ross,
a prominent citizen and a republican,
was killed. His brother William was
wounded and bat" Shea, a democrat.
was also wounded.
The house of Kitty Day in Chicago
was wrecked the morning of the 9TH by
a bomb which was thrown into tie
hallway. The inmates of the house
were all asleep at the time of the ex-
plOsion. No one was injured. The
front portion of the house was COM
oletelv wrecked and the place rendered
uninhabitable.
The president, Secretary Gresham
and Capt Evans arrived at Washing
on the 9th on their return home from
their hunting trip in North Carolina.
TUE house of congress the 9th ad-
opted a resolution providing for an in
vestigation of Judge Jenkins order
preventing the Northern Pacific en-
ployes from striking.
The local elections throughout New
York state the 9th were generally
favorable to the republicans.
For the fourth time. train was held
up on the Mobile & Ohio railroad at
Forest Lawn. ILL.,, the night of the 9Th
The train was stopped 10y three men.
and the express messenger ordered to
open the safe. 1t being locked with a
lime lock. he was unable to comply
The appearance of the conductor
frightened the bandits and they left
empty handed.
THERE were wild scenes on the New
York stock exchange the 9th. the
stock of the American Sugar company
being the exciting cause. A rise of IL
points was recorded.