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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-05-03
Travellers Guide.
BOSTON & MAINE R. r.
PAssUMPsHC DIVISION
WINTER ARRANGEMENT, NOV 70

'"'"" Leave ~. John-bury.
GOING SOUTH.
For Concord, Manchester, Nosb,,o
ana Boston via White River Lowell
l&.5o, ana 300 u. m, arriyino JUNCTION,
$40 a. m, 4.55 p. N. 1T Boston
For Concord, Manchester. Noshuo
anu hoston via Wells River and ,,"wGlI
5a9 IT, ~ laally, 900 n. m n a,I;
a,73 p; III. Arriving at BOSTON " nnnd
m, loo and $50 p. m, NO@ 81,
"or bellows Falls, Northamptou c..
ned, Hartford. New Haven and N.,," Piing'
;, l2'So and 900 a. m. ''W work,
'9r Newbury, Bradford, Norwich and ,v,,.
n mEeT rlunetion' 1890 and 900 =" W." VI,
for Passumpsic, Barnet and NfcIn1,
200 u. m, and 5.55 d. m '"lors,
For Wells River, 1880. 1Ao
800 Il. M. 2.33 and $3.50 D. m. ana
LOT montpelier, .. 90 u. m. and . 80 nm
ro' m''t'etoh' ut 300 Il. M, 2.33 and r 1r
y. III. '" "''h
GOING NORTH.
For Lyndonville and Newport . 90
$40 ana 1850 a. m, $40. ana W,
D.. M. - ~" NJ
For West Burke, Barton and Dorton
ing, 3.16 and 1850 n. M, ana w ~
p IN. "' f'E'
For Stanstcad and Derby Lima NJ,
North liatley, Lennoxvillc and ShcrI,n, pll'
ForQuebec via Sherbrooke and Grnn ~ ,r,...,
KY, 3.15 Il. m. and 4.27'p. m. '''"A
for Quebec via Sherbrooke and Quebec Co,.
tral KY, 81 a. m. and 4.27 p. m. '"'
For Montreal via Sherbrooke and cr....,
Trunk Ryr $40 "A. M. and 4. ~ u, II, an"
For Montreal via Newport and Comsd;,..
Pacific Ry., 2.22 n. M. (dailyj. ALL '''n ~.
r. A. MacKINNoN, II. T.. FoIso,,
"e"' manager Div Supt
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-05-03
ST, J0HNSBURY AND
LAKE CHAMPLAIN R, R.
Winter Arrangement, Nov. 10, 1904
Trains Leave ~. Johnsbur,.

GOING WEST.
f9r panvile, lIardwick, Morrisville. Cam.
hrldge Junction Burlington. ST. Albons
,, ana Rutland 7.35 a. m. and 3.15 n. n,
r3r panville, West Danville, Walden Crr,rs
h9ro East Hardwick, Hardwick. Mnrris
v''le ana Hyde Park. 735 n. m, AK
p. m. ana 80 D. m '' otto
for Johnson, Cambridge Junction BurIi,o
Ton Fletcher, Fairfield, Sheldon, Hirhp"t,
:, anu oWanton' I'35 u. IN. aud 3.i5 r.. m
'oi Stanbrdge. st. Johns, and Montreal ~.
East Swanton. 7.35 a. M. and 3.f5 D. M No
GOING EAST.
For Fast st. lohnsbury, North Concord
MiIes POND and Lunenburg. 40 a n,
+'fo ana hoo p, NJ. (mixedj
For Whitefeld, Fabyans. Crawford. ala,
north Conway. Fryeburg, Portland
brunswick, Lewiston, Augusta. WatrryiIi.
bangor and st. John, go m, ~
p, M. - We
For Boston via North Conway. a.3oa. -,
IT, " FOLSOM, u. J. FLANDERS
Nnpt Gen. Pass Agt
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-05-03
MAINE CENTRAL, R, R,

Through the White Mountains
70 Lancaster. Coebrook. North Conway.
boston Portland, Lewiston, bangor. Rar
harbor and st. John.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-09
A Pathetic Incident.

+ A pathetic incident of the recent break
ing of the long drought in Kansas is told
by traveller who was in that region at the
time the rain came. There had been in
sufficient rain in this particular part for sew
eral seasons, the crops had been failures or
meager and improbable, and many of the
farmers were utterly respondent and sick
at heart through hope deferred. But the
copious rains brought actual salvation to
very many. The traveller was driving
across bridge over creek that was run
ming bank full after being dry for months,
and noticed an old settler sitting on the
bank with his feet hanging in the stream
bailing up the water first in one hand and
then the other and letting it trickle back
into the creek. The traveller spoke to him,
but the old man seemed not to hear at
first and continued to bail up the water as
though in dream. When he did finally
hear and look up his face was wreathed in
happy smile and tears were running
down his cheeks. The traveller made some
remark in the way of inquiry as to the old
mans actions. The old settler bailed up
double handful of water and in voice
that trembled with the intensity of his
realization of all it meant he rapturously
cried, "It's water, friend it's waterw
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-09
Cable Codes and Rates.

It is, of course, we'll known that there is
great pressure on the cables at certain
hours-iust about the time when the street
traffic becomes coHgested opposite the
Mansion House, while at night the wires
are comparatively idle. Again, the code
system must greatly impede and hamper
the working of the service. One man is
known to have paid $4,000 for good code.
These codes are sometimes oversignifi-
can't Thus the word man might mean
Readings declined one-tenth," "Penn-
sylvania's rose one-fifth" and New York
Central steady" Again the word worm
like. means in one code: 1.-THE price is 10
shillings appearing high as compared
with your market. We took refusal until
tomorrow and shall buy unless you i'm
mediately instruct us to the contrary" This
message of twenty eight words was sent as
one word, to the disgust of the sharehold-
ers and managers of the cable companies.
No code can properly anticipate social or
family message.
The accuracy with which they work is
simply astonishing. But they cannot
please every body. Some persons are in
tolerant of the slightest delay. The other
day a man made a great disturbance in a
London Office because he had to wait
twenty minutes for a reply from New
York. 1t must be abundantly clear from
what has been said that in the charge of
/ shilling per word the public is paying
not only for the companies services, but
for their founders plumbers and their
faulty finance. 1t is paying for abandoned
cables, for superhuous cables, for unneces-
sary working staff and apparatus. In a
word. the public is paying, as already
pointed out, million a year for what
could be supplied at 9130 000.-North
American Review.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-09
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Several designations Accepted and Pro-
motions and Appointments
NADIA

The Fire Commissioners met yesterday
afternoon and accepted the designations of
d. P. McConville of truck 7. Thomas
OBrien of truck 3, julius Gimmel OF
truck 2, and c. S. Bennett, hoseman OF
engine 3.
The following transfers were made: ID.
H. Wright, from truck to truck 4; James
Birth, foreman of chemical engine 7, to en-
CINE 30; Jere Jones, fireman of engine 30,
to chemical engine Z; Thomas Coleman,
from foreman of engine 30, to hoseman OF
engine IS; J. W Kelly, hoseman of en-
CINE %. to engine 80; G. s. Bennett, from
engine TO truck 6; James Sullivan, from
truck to .engine 3; Thomas Hart, from
engine l to- engine Is; Edward WEIGH,
from engine Is to engine 1.
Promotions and appointments were made
as follows: J. II. Thompkinson, promoted
from truckman of truck 3 to driver of en-
CINE 30; Julius Gimmel, appointed as
operator, vice Byrnes promoted; Edward
Parker, truckman of truck L; Albert Leaf
and George Thomas, truckmen of truck 5;
James K. O'Brien, truckman of truck z;
Raymond Nolan, truckman of truck 2;
+. Petorious, hoseman of engine 6.
Samuel Gardner, driver of engine 80, was
placed on the pension list and will receive
$45 a month. w. w. Harvey, stoker OF
engine s. was fined five days pay for care
lessness in driving.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-09
PRICE OF IRON RAISED.
The Iron and Steel Association Makes
Another Small Increase in
Its Prices.

The Iron and Steel Association at its
meeting yesterday made another slight
raise IN the price of iron at the mills of 8
cents on the hundred pounds. The meet
ing was held at the office of 1. s. Van
Wrinkle & Co. Nicholas T. Romano, the
manager of that firm, occupied the chair
as president of the association.
Speaking of the general raise in prices of
iron and steel all over the United States,
Mr.. Romano said: "The dealers here
have not been inclined to raise the prices
as much as in the East. 1t is safe to say
that on an average all over the East the
prices have been raised from 80 to 40 per
cent. Here the prices have not gone up
over 20 per cent. We have not much faith
that the prices are going to hold out, and
the mills here do not feel like putting up
the prices so as to permit too much impor-
tation from the East. So the prices here
are kept within limit that will prevent
importation. Iron has been lately lower
than it ever was before, and the mills were
simply losing money. Indeed, the prices
now are not high"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-09
HISTORY OF YESTERDAY.
Alameda County Happenings Told in
Brief Chapters.

The county treasury shortage is the leading
topic of conversation in Oakland.
The Native Sons are making grand prepare
tions for the coming celebration OF Admission
day.
The appraisers appointed to examine the
estate of O.. Barker placed q valuation oil
$4,000 on real estate left by him.
The charge of felony embezzlement preferred
against II. B. Clement by Mrs. II. A. Miner OF
San Francisco was dismissed by Judge WOOD
yesterday afternoon,
Public Administrator Knight has petitioned
for letters of administration upon the estate OF
William H. Scott, deceased. The estate con-
sists of real estate in Alameda valued at
$4,000.
Emma de Lacey pleaded guilty in the supe-
rior Court yesterday morning to charge OF
larceny. Judge Erick sentenced her to serve q
term of eighteen months in the State prison at
San Quentin.
James P. Taylor, the coal-dealer, who had so
much trouble about the erection of his coal
bunkers at the city wharf, has let the contracts
for his work and the bunkers are already in
course of construction.
The High School students of Oakland find
and from their homes. There are about 700
students in the various classes of the school
and about $50 possess bicycles
J. NJ Taulbee, State president of the Ameri-
can Protective Association of Kentucky, is on
q visit TO the coast, and has been secured by
the Oakland councils of that order to deliver
lecture at the Oakland Theater, August 18.
The railroad is expecting a heavy shipment
of tea for the East daily. Orders have been
placed for $50 cars TO be used between now
and the 10th. They will be loaded direct from
the China steamer from the long wharf and
then hurried across the continent.
Mayor Davie started out yesterday morning
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-09
TO TEST THE REDUCTION,
A New Suit Filed in Defense
of Assessor Dalton'S
Assessments
Attorney Davis Begins New Pro-
ceeding Against the Board
of Supervisors.

Late yesterday afternoon a suit was filed
against the entire Board of Supervisors OF
Alameda County and also against Auditor
Whidden, by Attorney w. R. Davis on be-
half of E. D. Boswell, to determine the
legality of the extension of time granted
by the State Board of Equalization to the
county board, and incidentally to test the
validity of the reduction of assessments by
the Supervisors by nearly 100000.
'The formal proceeding is known as q
special proceeding in mandamus," said
Attorney Davis last night, ''as dis
tinguished from an ordinary action. Judge
Ellsworth held that against our own views
the scope of our former proceeding against
Auditor Whidden was not broad enough
and did not reach far enough to go behind
the order of the Board of Supervisors,
which so far as the Auditor is concerned
were prima facie correct. The present
action has all the scope of an ordinary
suit in equity, and impleads as defendants
the Auditor, all the memb ers of the Board
of Supervisors as individuals and the
board as an organization.
1.-The action is brought directly under the
decision of the Supreme Court wherein
they have expressly held that an action
like this in equity can be maintained by a
taxpayer to annul or set aside an illegal
order of Board of Supervisors, precisely
the same as one private individual is able
to maintain an equity suit against another
to cancel any instrument that in equity
and good conscience ought to be cancelled.
1.-The action is brought by E. D. Boswell
as taxpayer, and we ask in the prayer of
the complaint two specific reliefs: First,
that the order OF the County Board OF
Equalization, passed July Is, 1895, be can
celed and vacated, and, second, that Aud
itor Whidden, in furnishing his statement
to the State Board of Equalization and
State Controller, be ordered to make his
footings and valuations and his statements
to the State officer, disregarding and ignor-
ing the reductions in the assessment roll
attempted to be made by the County Board
of Equalization on July %.
The gist of the whole matter lies in the
fact that the order of July Is was made ten
DAYS after the statutory life of the county
board. Their time to sit as equaliZers ex
PRED July Is, unless before that date they
had valid extension from the State Board
of Equalization. and the point We raise is
that neither the pretended extension OF
July 10 nor that OF July u was passed
upon or ordered by the State Board. On
these DAYS the members of the State Board
were not in Sacramento and the board did
not meet or act. On this showing the ex-
tensions fall as not emanating from the
only authority from which they could
legally emanate, and therefore the life Of
the county board expired July Is, ten
days before the reductions complained oil
were attempted to be made by the Alameda
Board of Equalization"
As Auditor Whidden is required by Law
to send in his rolls by next Monday there
will have to be some speedy litigation.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-09
.RRI CATION BOND FUND.
One Being Raised to Appeal
From the Decision of
Judge Ross.
THE BoNDHoLDERs ORGANIZE.
They Propose to Carry the Case If
Necessary to the Highest
Tribunal.

In pursuance of the idea suggested by
Daniel Meyer of this City meeting OF
holders of irrigation district bonds was
held yesterday afternoon at the rooms OF
the Merchants Club, at which about
81, 500, 600 worth of bonds were represented,
including members of the Turlock Central
and Poso irrigation districts.
1t was the unanimous sentiment OF all
present that the decision of Judge Ross
declaring the Fallbrook irrigation district
bonds unconstitutional and invalid should
be appealed from and the matter carried to
the highest tribunal in the land if neces-
sary.
With this determination in view, it was
agreed to raise fund for the employment
of the requisite legal talent and such other
expenses as it might be necessary to incur
in prosecuting the issue.
All bondholders will be asked to subscribe
one-half of per cent of the value of their
holdings, and if the holders of the entire
$1,000 900 worth of bonds which have been
sold respond as it is expected they will. it
will give working fund of SAC, 900. In order
that the enterprising or1ginators OF the
movement may not be made to bear the
brunt of the fight, no further step will be
taken until all the bondholders have con-
tributed their pro rata.
Every bOndholder or representative OF a
bondholder who was present at the meet
ing promptly subscribed his quota.
That the work of getting all the bond
holders into line at the earliest possible
day may be properly looked after it was
determined to organize and place the mat
ter in the hands of a few of the most ener-
getic of those interested. The following
were elected an executive committee with
full power to act: Richard W. Gorrill, Pa
ciic Bridge Company. president; G. F.
Mccarthy, Pacific Bridge Company, secre-
tary; Daniel Meyer, treasurer; ]. McMul-
len, San Francisco Bridge Company; L. p.
Drexler, capitalist; 1. w. Goldman Tulare,
banker; Thomas Carter of Carter Brothers,
carbuilders.
Secretary Mccarthy was instructed to
make most strenuous efforts to locate all
the bondholders and induce them to join
hands with those who have already con-
tributed to the fund. About S1,000,000
worth of the bonds are held in Europe,
but these, too, will be asked to come into
the fight and provide their share OF ammu-
milton.
Although there were but 81, 500 900 worth
of bonds represented personally at yes
terday's meeting, letters were received
from holders of $500, 900 worth additional,
all slgnifying their willingness to cooper
ate,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-09
LATEST BERKELEY ITEMS,
Formation of a League Favor
ing Free Coinage of Silver
at Is to /.
Entrance Requirements for Special
Students-BIcycle Race for
Gold Medal.

General Theodore Wagner is working tc
establish bimetallic league in Berkeley,
Among those interested in the organiza.
ton are also E. P. Bancroft. S. l.. Taylor
Frank Lowell, George L. Wilcox, Thomas
Ham and George Schmidt. The constitu.
ton of the league is to favor free coinage
at 16 to /.
New Entrance Requirement..
Recorder Sutton of the university issued
the following notice yesterday relating to
future entrance requirements of special
students:
Attention of applicants for admission as
special students in the colleges of letters social
science and natural science is called to a reso.
luton recently adopted by the academic coun
Gil requiring such applicants, excepting onls
the holders of recommendations in English
from accredited high schools and holders oil
teachers certificates, to pass an examination in
English composition.
The date for this examination Is Au.
gust 10.
Bicycle Races.
W. R. Stamper, the mechanician of the
department of physics at the university
has offered gold medal to be competed
for by the Crescent Wheelmen. The race
will be held in the Oakland Trotting park.
F. B. Wilkins and Otto Putzku are thought
to be the crack riders of the club, and the
contest will probably be between them
H. II. Price, George Wilcox, H. C. Kastens
and Peter Kromon have also entered to try
for the medal. -sr
To Grade Spruce Street.
A petition is being signed for presenta
ton to the Board of Trustees to have
Spruce street graded and macadamized
from Rose street to the northern towr
boundary. Spruce street is the only road
leading northward out of North Berkeley
and its present condition is very bad. II
Is said that Conta Costa County is about tt
improve its portion of the road.
Wedding at Lorin.
Miss Kitty Stapleton of Lorin and George
E. ALBERT of San Francisco were married
on Wednesday evening in the Park Con
gregational Church at Lorin, Bev. Jane!
Foster officiating.
Information Bureau.
The students information bureau II
Stiles Hall was opened yesterday. The
bureau finds boarding accommodations
etc., for students.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-09
LATE NEWS OF ALAMEDA.
A Heavy Increase in Taxable
Property Over Previous
Years.
Incorporates-Gilla Found
Guilty.

The City Trustees will meet Monday
morning at 10 o. clock as board of equali-
cation on taxes. For the accommodation
of those desiring to examine the assess
ment-books the City Clerks office will be
kept open this evening from 1880 to 8
o'clock.
For three or four years past the city
assessm ent roll has been about the same
and the work of equalization disposed of in a
few hours. The increase this year is about
$685., 900, which is considered extraordinary,
and bears out the reports of realty dealers
OF the general improvement OF the city.
Exempt Firemen.
The trustees of the Exempt Firemen' g
Association of Alameda met last evening
at the Webb-avenue frehouse and signed
the articles of incorporation recently
drawn up by the City Attorney. Upon the
receipt of a certificate Temporary Chair
man Barton will call meeting of the
exempts, when a code of laws will be SUBJ
mitted and the society permanently Or
ganized. Quite large number of the old
firemen have signifed their intention of
joining.
Gillian Found Guilty.
John Gillian, the capitalist, was found
guilty yesterday by Justice Swasey on the
Annie Spencer, one of his tenants with
whom he had trouble over the collection
of rent. Gillian was recently found guilty
of battery on Mrs. Spencer. He will be
tried by Jury this afternoon on the third
charge of the alleged larceny of SIS On the
same occasion.
Answer to Robinson's Suit.
Captain R. r. Thompson has filed
an answer to the suit of w. II. Rob.
inson to recover 500 damages for
tapping a main i'll securing water for his
residence. Mr.. Thompson alleges that Dr.
Robinson requested him to furnish him
water July %, 1893, and signed the contract
under protest
The Speed Boulevard.
B. e. Smith has been awarded the con-
tract for putting the speed track in condi-
ton, and work was commenced yesuer-
day. The track will be thoroughly har-
rowed and rolled, and it is expected that it
will be in frst-class condition, when there
will undoubtedly be a large representation
of the many fine horses owned in Ala
media.
Phantasma.
The entertainment given byt b eLadies'
Relief Society in Linderman Opera-Louse
last evening was a grand success. One
hundred young ladies participated in the
programme.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-09
TOLD OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
His Views as to the Sort of Prayer That
Is the Most Speedily Answered.

His Views as to the Sort of Prayer That
| Is the Most Speedily Answered.
| At the commencement exercises at Sum
mitville the class address was delivered
by Benjamin f. Phemister, one of Van
Buren's teachers, who illustrated the
spirit of his subject in the following story
of Lincoln:
| "On the first day of January, 1854
while binding snowstorm swept with
untold violence through the Northern and
New England States, while thousands OF
our brave defenders were suffering upon
the CORY fields of the South, man. tall,
gaunt and homely, was seen standing on
| Pennsylvania avenue in the city of Wash
ington.
GA woman with her head barred to the
hurricane of heaven, with her feet naked
| to the frozen ground, with her gown
| tattered and torn, saw him. She, suppos-
| ing him to be minister of the Gospel, ran
to him, and falling at his feet, addressed
| him thus:
"tOh, sir! If you are minister of the
Gospel, if you serve the God who fed
| Elijah by ravens and Israel with mamma,
pray to him to provide me shelter from
| the storm and food for my poor starving
/
sleeps in the bloody bosom of Gettysburg.
I'm sad and forlorn. Oh, pray to the
Master till He hears my sad cry, that He
| may shelter and feed us, or pray that we
| die
1.-The tall ugly man, with his heart over
| flowing with sympathy and his eyes
| flooded with tears, extended both his
| hands to the dirty kneeling woman and
said: Woman, get up; you are mistaken.
| am not minister of the Gospel. Je-
hovah never appears to hear my prayer.
| For four long years l have been praying
| for the restoration of our Federal Union
and the cessation of this cruel, bloody
war.
Not until petition was sent to the
| States in rebellion in the form of two OF
the most magnificent armies that ever
shouldered a musket, under the guiding
| hands of Generals Grant and Sherman,
was there ever the remotest resemblance
| of an answer. My prayers have finally
| been answered through the instrumentali-
| ties of these two armies under the match
| less and daring skill of these two generals.
| Now if had any idea that prayer would
shelter, feed and clothe you 1 would bow
| down, but l think that the best prayer
can make in your behalf is prayer to that
groceryman on yonder corner
"Suiting the generous act to the kind
and sympathetic words, that ugly-beauti-
| full man took from his pocket a small
order book and wrote:
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1, 1854.
Mr.. Groceryman-SIR: You will please
| supply the bearer with $25 worth of pro-
visions as she may direct and choose and
charge the same to yours truly
ABRAHAM LINCOLN"
| Anderson Democrat.