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The record-union., 1894-09-06

uon, The Constitution proceeds: ''The
word property as used in this article
ana section is hereby declared to include
moneys, credits, bonds, stocks, dues,
franchises and all other matters and
things, real, personal and mixed. capable
OF private ownership"
The Bulletin and Cali Company are in
court offering to sell the CdL. We do net
know whether the Gail is assessed for
anything. The valuation of the Bulletin
being placed at $1,000, we presume the
CoI is assessed for as much or as little.
But the Bulletin and CdLE Company pro-
pose to sell the latter property and ex-
pect 100000 for it. By that sale will be
transferred an ownership value, and
property Is to mean all matters and
things real, personal and mixed, capable
of private ownership. The value of the
CdtI is capable of private ownership. and,
whether that value be conferred by brains
or by fixed property, its value is capable
is capable of being transferred
Now the value of the Bulletin for
the purposes of taxation is what the
paper will bring. 1t has it's earning
capacity. The man whose property has
an earning capacity of $4,000 should
pay twice as much as he whose property
earns but $4,000. Under the law, things
capable of being sold or owned or con-
trolled, or having value, are property.
If the Bulletin is worth fifty or hundred
thousand dollars, its proprietor is simply
a tax shirker when he gives in an assess
ment of $1,000. He is a simple, plain
evader of his duties to the common
wealth, and his evasion from the stand
point Of interest is as grossly selfish and
as unpatriotic as ever animated a rail-
road, bank or farm. He owns some-
thing; therefore it is capable of private
ownership. If he sold it, he would
transfer that ownership. Now what it
would sell for is a standard of its valua-
ton. What it would be received for in
payment of solvent debt by creditor
is its taxable valuation. We ask the
BuLletia now to face the music. 1t stands
convicted Of being tax shirker. 1t has
no defense and will have less if it wall
answer fairly the following questions:
Is the value of the Bulletin a matter of
ownership?
Can the value of the Bulletin be trans
ferred?
Could the value of the Bulletin be con-
verted into money?
If it could, then the value, brains
and all. is determined by the amount it
would sell for, or the amount it would be
taken for in the settlement of solvent
debt. Is the value of the Bulletin
brains, franchises. good will, earning
capacity and all, but $1,000? If it has a
value in excess of 81, 200, was it not an
evasion of it's duty to the people of the
State of California to place only that
valuation upon it? Either the Bulletin is
not worth more than s.. 200. or its owners
have cheated the people of California by
a tax evasion.
The record-union., 1894-09-06
The Deed of a Dog.

The New York Sun publishes the fol-
lowing story: "a shepherd dog kept
watch over two and a half-year-old Baby
Brush, who wandered away and got lost
IN the woods near this place the other
day. The little fellow was on visit to
his grandfather, William Crozier. He
was accompanied by his mother, Mrs.
Charles ii. Brush of this place. During
the day the baby was missed and could
not be found. An hour or so after the
child disappeared Sherman Half, who
lives about mile from the Crozier place,
was drawn to patch of woods oy a dogs
howl.
Pushing back the underground, Half
discovered curly-headed little fellow
sleeping quietly on bed of leaves, with
one of his chubby hands hidden in the
dogs shaggy hair. Haff advanced to
pick up the child. The dog became un-
friendly. as it did not know Hatf. Leav-
Ing The woods, Half went for assistance.
While he was gone the welcome bark of
the dog caught the ears of some of the
searchers from Mr.. Crozier's place. They
were known to the dog, which greeted
them with manifestations of great delight.
All the way back home the dog raced
across and up and down the road in front
OF the procession bearing the little wan
derer back 10 his mother"
TRY McMorry's Teas. They are the
best IN the market. 53l NJ street.
The record-union., 1894-09-06
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HARBoR

Our esteemed contemporary, the Los
Angeles Times, quotes from the RECORD
UNION as follows: "a deep sea harbor
at Los Angeles is the pivot upon which
vast railroad combination turns. The
construction of deep sea harbor at that
point will revolutionize the commercial
geography of California"
Commenting upon this quotation, our
contemporary says: ''If the RECORD
UNION by harbor at Los Angeles means
harbor at Santa Monica, then the Times
thinks the pivot on which vast railroad
combination turns very weak one; bat
if it means the construction of harDor at
San Pedro, them" it hastens to admit
that 1.-THE RECORD UNION is entirely
right"
We assure our esteemed contemporary
that at this distance it would appear that
q deep sea harbor in such relation to the
city of Los Angeles as will confer upon
that city the advantage Of being an ocean
terminal must be located somewhere
near the city. If San Pedro is the best
place, then by all means let it be located
there. If Santa Monica is the best place
for Southern California, then by all
means let it be located there. The dis
tance between the two points is some
thing like thirty miles.
We are too far away from the local at
mosphere of Santa Monica, San Pedro
and Los Angeles to be deeply interested
in the question as to where the harbor
shall be located. Southern California
has already an excellent harbor at San
Diego. In a straight line il is not more
than 125 miles distant from San Pedro or
Santa Monica or their vicinity. Notwith-
standing all this it is proposed that the
Government shall spend from four to six
millions of dollars to create an artificial
harbor as a rival TO that which nature
supplied TO the southern part of Califor-
MIA. We do not say this as a discourage
ment to the enterprise. 1t is significant
fact, however, that good harbor exists
at a distance less than 150 miles from
where the construction of an artificial
harbor is proposed.
Two railroad systems are contending
for the choice of locations. The Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe favors San Pedro.
The Southern Pacific Company favors
Santa Monica. The Los Angeles Times
cause it says harbor at that point will
be an open harbor. free to all railroads
and free to all people, while, it declares,
the Santa Monica harbor will be closed
harbor, free to but one corporation. We
fail to see the justification for this state
ment. The people of this section of the
country do not care fig where the arti-
feial harbor is to be created, and the
more contention there is concerning this
matter the less likelihood there is that an
artificisl harbor will be created at all.
The people of San Francisco are very
hostile to Santa Monica. not because they
are in favor of an open harbor free to all,
but because San Francisco does not want
a deep sea harbor for Los Angeles. 1t
would make hypocritical pretense if it
did want such harbor. 1t perceives,
however, that the Southern Pacific Com
pany is in favor of Santa Monica, and
that the general desire on the part of Lns
The record-union., 1894-09-06
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT.

r I'VE OAK CONSOLIDATED GOLD MIN
/ ing gCompany-Location OF principal place
OF business Sacramento City, Cal.-Notice is
hereby given that at a meeting of the Direct
ors of the Live Oak Consolidated Gold Mining
Company, held on the 4th day OF September,
was levied upon the subscribed capital stock
of the corporation, payable at the Office OF
said company, No. GA Ninth street, Sacra-
mento City Cal. and to the Secretary thereof,
on or before Tuesday, the I'd day OF October,
at p. II.
Any stock upon which this assessment shall
remain unpaid on Tuesday, the I'd day OF Oc-
tober 1884. will be delinquent aud will be
advertised for sale at public auction and, un-
less payment is made before, will be sold on
the ESD DAY OF OCTOBER, 1894, TO pay the
delinquent assessment, together with costs OF
advertising and expense of sale.
a. MEISTER, Secretary
Office: No. GA Ninth street, between / and
J. Sacramento City. CAL se6~4tTh
The record-union., 1894-09-06
THE BULLETIN. as A TAX
SHIRKER.

The Bulletin defends the low assess
ment upon the journals of San Francisco
upon the ground that the material equip
ment used by newspaper is but small
part of its value. The Bulletan says that
the great value of q journal is brains.
Since the B@tletin is assessed for 81, 200, it
is evident that the Assessor included the
brains with the valuatio of the material
equipment.
The Bulletin believes. however, that
the franchise of railroad should be as
sessed, and the Constitution of the State
says that ali property in the State not ex-
empt under the laws Of the United States
shall be taxed proportionately to its
value. Then. to be exact in the Quota
The record-union., 1894-09-06

The RECoRD-UNIoN and WEEKLY
UNION are the only papers on the Coast,
outside Of San Francisco, that re-
eeive the JmLL Associated Press Dis
patches from. all parts of the t0orld. Out
side of San FTanciSco, they haze no COM
petstors, either S,a influence or home and
general circulation throughout the State.
The record-union., 1894-09-06
IOW!!!?

Well, you want to first get part
No. I and see the table Of contents
and see that there is ten times as
much value as you thought, or even
saw before for the money.
The record-union., 1894-09-06
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

=
II J. CoNSIDINE WISHES TO INFORM
IL. his friends and the public that he has
purchased the business southwest corner
Fourth and streets, in the Brown House,
opposite the Mechanics Store; also that he
has no interest or connection whatever in the
business southeast corner Third and K streets
for the last ten months. .. j. CONSIDINE,
$50 street. Telephone $50.
The record-union., 1894-09-06
TOBACCO,
CIGARS and CIGARETTES
EASTERN AND KEY WEST ONLY.
Get a Good Cigar for Your Money.
A. COOLOT.
T9IGRh0na aAf
NOTICE OF SALE OF BONDS.

PURSUANT TO A RESOLUTION OF THE
L Board OF Directors CT Modesto Irrigation
District, duly given and made on the 2lsC
day OF August, 1894, notice is hereby given
that said Board of Directors will sell to the
highest and best bidder the bonds of said irri-
saton district TO the amount OF eighty-two
thousand five hundred dollars (SS2 500
bearing interest at the rate Of 8 per cent per
annuIn, payable semi-annually, on the lst
day OF January ana July Of each year, on the
presentation OF the interest coupons at the
once OF the Treasurer OF said district.
said bonds are issued by the Board Of Di-
rectorS OF Modesto Irritation District in ac-
cordance with and by the authority of an Act
OF the Legislature OF the State of California
entitled IAN Act TO provide for the organiza.
tion and government of irrigation distriefs
and TO provide for the acquisition of water
and other property and for the distribution
OF water thereby for irrigation purposes"
Approved March z. 1877.
said bonds VIII be sold for cash, and for not
less than 80 per centam OF the face value
thereof.
Sealed proposals and bids for the purchase
Of said bonds will be received by the said
Board of Directors at their Office in the Cltv
OF Modesto, County OF Stauislaus State Of
Cali ornia, and may be addressed to or LEFT
with e. ). Abbott, the Secretary of said beard
at Modesto, CAL, at any time after the date OF
this Eotice and until $50 o'clock p M on the
10TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1894 at which
time and place the said sale Will be made
Said bonds will be each of the denomination
of $500, and will be negotiable in form and
will conform III all respects to the require
ments of said Act
The Board of Directors reserve the right to
reject any or all bids
Bids must be sealed and addressed to the
Secretary OF said board, and indorsed. HPro-
posals for Modesto Irrigation District Bonds
Done by order OF the Board OF DiI iIectors OF
Modesto Irrigation District, August Il 1894,
w. II. FINLEY, President
! @. S. ABBoTT. Secretary. au23-2lt
The record-union., 1894-09-06
THE WEEKLY UNION

Aa- These publications are sent either by
Mail or Express TO agents or single sub
scr1pers with charges prepaid. All Postmast-
ers are agents.
The best advertising mediums on the Pacific
Coast
The record-union., 1894-09-06

- Given to all subscrib-
ers Of the Record-Union
and Weekly Union for 8
cents per number. Only
So O8 for the complete
IJOpk
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SnectaI AGENCIES

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For Editorial Rooms, ring one bell.
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Entered at the Postofnce at Sacramento as
second-class matter.
The record-union., 1894-09-06


This paper ts for sale at the following places
Z. P. Fishers, room FL, Merchants Exchange,
California street; the principal News Stands
and Hotels, and at the Market-street Ferry,
San Francisco.
Los AEGELEs.-Eclectic Book Store, corner
Second and Main streets.
SAN DrRGo.-Emmal d Co., $50 Fifth street
CoRoNADo.-Hopkin d. Cox, Coronado
Hotel
SANTA ABARBARA.--Hassinger News Depot
FREsNo.--C. 7. Cesrley, I'LL ] street.
SANTA CRUz.-Cooper Bros. News Depot
Ca Also, for sale on all Trains leaving and
ecming into Sacramento.
The record-union., 1894-09-06
SUMMER RESORTS.
H0l FOR KLAMATH SPRINGSl

TTNHEY ARE TWENTY MILES FROM
Il Ager, on the California and Oregon route
Stage ride delightful, no dust. Large stone
hotel; accommodations first-class, Terms
$40 to S12 per week. Good hunting and flsh.
Ing; scenery grand. Hot iron and sulphur
water and the famous Hot Mud Baths for an
blood and skin diseases, for stomach troubles
rheumatism, alcoholism, etc. A few weeks al
these springs Will WORK wonders and build up
any wrecked constitution. For more particu-
lars address GEO. B. STILES, Lessee for
merry of Webber Lake., Beswtck, Siskiyou
County, Cal
The record-union., 1894-09-06

DIR. +. NJ. SHIELDS, Dentist, has removed
his office to 40 street. bet. Fourth and Fifth.
DIR, WELDON, Dentist, has opened an Office
at 500 street.
The record-union., 1894-09-06

Eastern Business Ofnces.
4S Tribune Building, New York,
sos ''The Rookery." Chicago.
9. c. Beckwith. sole agent foreign ad dyertisil
The record-union., 1894-09-06
"IvY LODGE"
Santa Cruz. Cal

oHIIt NFubs OaIs
CELECT PRIVATE BOARDING. BEAU
- tiful grounds sunny rooms, large library
music rooms, etc. Fine table Four acres In
trutts and berries. Easy walk to the beach
or Postofhoe. On car line. Terms from SO
up, according to rooms
MRS. Il. u. McCANN
The record-union., 1894-09-06
SPECIAL NOTICES.

TRY McMorry's Teas. They are the
best in the market. 53l NJ street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-24
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

Henry Shumaker, a farmer, living
near Olathe, Kan, was thrown from
his wagon by a runaway team and
died soon afterward.
Representative Whiting has intro
duced bill to secure an equal appOr-
tionment of the federal Offices among
the states and territories
Two men, named J. E. Sparks and
DIR. Charles Wynn, were arrested at
Falkland, /. t., suspected of being i'm
plicated in the Southwest City bank
robbery. The arrest was made by
Captain j. NJ Lacey of Neosho-
L. McGir, merchant OF Wichita,
was seriously injured by fOotpads, who
robbed and beat him. 1t IS thought
his skull IS fractured.
At Abilene, Kan, May %, Lloyd
Lang Of Carrollton. who has been on
trial for murder for killing William
Slaughter last winter, was found
guilty of manslaughter in the fourth
degree
Information from the Dawes com
mission which is campaigning in the
Choctaw nation is to the effect that
they are meeting with material sue
cess and the field looks bright
James Thomas, alias "Buckskin
Jimmy" once a wealthy Denver mer-
chant. but now Pauper, has been
arrested on a charge of attempting
train wrecking. He was caught in
the act of placing a timber across the
track.
Representative Baker Of Kansas has
introduced a resolution to appoint
Sydney q. Cooke Of Heringt ton, Dick
inson county, Kan, member of the
board of managers for the National
Home for Disa bled Volunteer Soldiers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-24
suicide OF q Young woma n.

MoBERIy. Mo, May 24.-Miss Lille
Ross, young woman, committed sui
eide at the Arlington hotel last night
by shooting herself in the right te m
pie She died instantly. She has
been dining-room girl and came
here about ten days ago from st.
Louis, at which place her mother
lives She was arrested yesterday on
a warrant sworn out by Charles Perry
of 1918 South Broadway, st. Louis,
charging her with stealing $50. 1t is
thought she was innocent and that
excitement caused her to commit the
deed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-24
DOUBLE MURDER.
CHASTITY Find Made by the Neighbors of
John O'Connor In the Strip.

CHASTITY Find Made by the Neighbors of
John O'Connor In the Strip.
GUTHRIE, Ok. May 24.-News of a
terrible dou BILE murder comes from
the Sac and Fox country. A few
nights ago the settlers near by saw
that the house of John O'Connor was
on fire about dark and by hard work
succeeded in extinguishing the flames.
After the fire was out they discovered
the body of O'Connor sitting on a
chair at the supper table with his
skull crushed in, and by his side the
dead body of q strange girl about 10
years old with her throat cut from ear
to ear. A plate with partly eaten
victuals on the other side of the ia BILE
showed that the murderer had eaten
supper with O'Connor, who lived
alone The motive of O'Connor's muir
der is easily accounted for, as he had
5000 on his person But the presence
of the dead and strange girl makes
the affair a deep mystery
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-24
TAYLOR CONFIRMED.

The Kansas Co1ored Politician Recorder
of Deeds for Washington.
WASHINGTON, May 90. III. j. Tay-
Tor, the colored Kansas man, over
whose confirmation to be recorder of
deeds for the District of Colum bia
there has been such spirited debate
in the senate, was confirmed at yes
terday's executive session, the vote
standing "a to Is. There were no
speeches made beyond a few remarks
by Senator Hill to the effect that the
Democratic party platform on the sub
ject of home rule should be observed.
The division in the vote was not over
party lines. but Taylor received
larger percentage of Republican votes
than at first seemed probable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-24
SENATE BRIBERY INQUIRY.
Buttx Presents q witness Who Fur
nEahes a Key to the Situation

Buttx Presents q witness Who Fur
nEahes Key to the Situation
WASHINGTON, May &c. w Buttz,
who is accused of attempting to bride
senators to vote against the tariff
bill, was before the Investigating
com mittee yesterday. He gave the
committee the name of e. E. Holman,
a claim attorney in this city, as one
who could throw light upon the
whole transaction as far as he (Buttz)
was concerned. Mr.. Holman was
summoned. His testimony furnished
the key to BUTTS explanation of his
course in the whole transaction
When he emerged from the commit
tee room Mr., Holman said:
My mouth is sealed as to the pro-
ceedings in the committee, but 1 can
say to you that story that / was the
principal in the bribery affair is with
out foundation. It was through pure
accident that / CHANGED to know any
about through my happening to be in
the Office of Major Harris one day
when BUTTE was there, Harris was a
lobbyist, and talk drifted to the tariff.
Il think I know said Major Har-
ris, where I could make S25, 900 or
$40. 600 if knew how the Populists
would vote on the BILL and turning to
Buttz remarked to him: You are
just the man to learn that fact, and
will give you 500 to find out for me-
Il heard this conversation, and /
suppose this is the reason / was sum-
moned- / certainly had no connection
with any attempt at bribery or lobby
ing in the bill. and / can not afford to
have that impression concerning me
go out" Mr. Holman said the man
Harris, who had made this proposition
to Buttz, had died on April IL Of last
month, and that he was the only wit
ness to the conversation between
Harris and Buttz
Major BUTTS testimony was de-
voted largely to an explanation of his
absence from the city He denied
again that he made a direct PROPOSE
ton to Eribe Senator Kyle and stated
his only purpose in approaching him
was to learn how he would vote.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-24
FREE SILVER MEN.


Bimetallic League Adopts a Platform at
Their Washington Meeting.
WASHINGTON, May 24--The Bimetal-
lie league yesterday considered the
report of the committee on resolu-
tions- As finally adopted they de-
clare the league is una1terably OPP
posed to the further issue of interest
bearing bonds, that before cast
ing their votes for congress-
men, the mem bers of the
league will require assurances of adj
herence to the free coinage of silver
and gold and at Is to 1 ratio, and a
pledge that if a bill providing for such
coinage is passed by congress, and
vetoed by the president, they will
the presidents veto; that if the cleo
ton of president is thrown into the
house they will vote only for the per-
son in favor of free coinage; denounce
the present system of national banks
as the monumental monopoly of the
nineteenth century.
They recommend the enactment of
system of currency that will insure
a per capita circulation of $50. to be
made up by the free coinage of silver
and gold at 16 to I, and the issue of
treasury notes; assert the discon-
tinuance of the silver money and the
repletlOn of the treasury by bond is
sues is burdensome to the masses; de-
clare that it is the duty of the secre-
tary of the treasury to coin the bull
lion now in the treasury and to pay
interest on the public debt with silver
and demand the issue of $3.50, 600, GOO
non-interest bearing notes of small
A resolution was adopted arraipnino
congress for legislation which it was
alleged had burdened the people by
benefiting the creditor class at the
expense of the producing class, the
issue of interest bearing bonds and
demonetization of silver being es-
pecially denounced.
Speech making was the order of the
day. Colonel Fiske of Denver advo-
Gated the building by the government
of railroads from Pittsburg to San
and later one to the South
as a means of assisting the people.
The convention adjourned sine die.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-24
OUT OF REPAIR.
Gray Gables Not Fit for the Cleveland
Family to Live In.

@mlAy 10 1.-Two IN.
BUzzARDs BAY, Mass, May pa him
derance to the early occupancy of Gray
Gables by either President Cleveland or
Mrs. Cleveland and their children has
developed For some time past it ap-
pears the president has not been entirely
satisfied with the manner in which the
the improvements upon Gray Gables
have progressed. There has been trou-
BILE in the way of vexatious delays and
mistakes concerning the rebuilding of
the gables and the erection of the lodge
adjoining. begun last autumn.
The first force of men under one arch
itect was ordered off the grounds. Then
a second force of workmen under a local
architect undertook the completion of
the dwelling. Ever since the opening of
the year these men have been at it, and
now it leaks out that new troubles beset
the president. From creditable source
it is learned that the president dispatch
ed a special inspector to Buzzards' Bay
from Washington very recently to report
upon its condition, and that the inspec-
tor has gone back to Washington to re-
port that he has inspected the plumbing
at Gray Gables and finds it too bad for
the safety of the little ones and Mrs.
Cleveland.