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A DIGNIFIED POSITION.

The attitude of the California Miners
Association toward the two great questions
of hydraulic mining and the attempts of
the railroad companies to secure mineral
lands as agricultural lands was indicated
in President Neff's speech to the miners
convention. On the first subject he said ::
when we began this agitation there was
scarcely single hydraulic mine operating
legally in the drainage basins of the Sacra-
mento and San Joaquin rivers. Now there
are hundred and more are being added
daily, all under the protection of the law
and injuring no other interests. 1t will be
part of our duty to obtain further legisla-
ton which will remove some of the objec-
tlonable features, at the same time not in
fringlEg upon the rights of Others"
On the second subject the expression was
equally broad and fair. 1.-The position of
the association, he said, sis very simple.
1t has no fight with the railroad companies
other than seeing that justice is done the
mining community. 1t does not want
anything that belongs to them; does not
wish to interfere with any of their rights
does not desire to obstruct or hinder them
in obtaining titles to lands which are prop
erly theirs, or to NEEDLE in any way with
the conduct of their affairs; but this asso-
citation does intend, if it is possible, to pre-
vent these companies obtaining title to
any more mineral lands in the State under
the guise of agricultural land By the
iniquitous system which has been carried
on for years in the patenting of these lands
hundreds of thousands of acres of min
eral domain have passed from the posses
sion of the Government into the owner
ship of these corporations. This system
is still being pursued, and will be continued
unless we have the power to stop it.'
These expressions are particularly valua-
BILE in that they are the sentiments enter
tanned by all the high-class and RESPONSE
bic miners and mine-owners of the State.
Their moderation is based strictly on JUS
tlce and the public good, and the dignity
with which they are presented challenges
the admiration OF the entire State.
The great interest which centers in the
action of this convention is shown by the
large number of commercial bodies who
sent some of their ablest members to repre-
sent them in the convention. Among these
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reasons now, and then you will have my per
mission to get satisfaction in another way ip'
morrow morning at sunrise
"Make your charges, Captain Rodda, and
viii deal with you personally afterward." The
majors eyes were blazing with good old '4s
fire, and the other gentlemen got up from their
chairs.
at is simply this, SIR" calmly replied Cap
tain Rodda, folding his arms and looking
straight at the magnate from Oroville "Yon
are unnecessarily extravagant with the capital
OF the Alluvial Mining Syndicate, which you
control as its president. You have, while act
ing in that capacity, deliberately squandered
money.of the company where it has done no
good. have heard of you before, but from
something saw when last visited your mines
on the Feather River am now convinced that
you ere pillager of the stockholders and a
wrecker of the company. You, SIT, when |
first met you, impressed me with the idea that
you were man to be trusted, and am salts
fed that you have deceived Others in the same
way. The manner in which these gentlemen
receive you here leads me TO believe that you
are looked upon an honorable man, but be-
fore depart for Africa l viii take this oppor-
tunity 10 expose you 1 had no intention Of
doing SO up to within half an hour ago, but
am now satisfied that it is my duty.
"My friends" Captain Rodda resumed, turn
ing to the expectant throng which had gath
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AROUND THE CORRIDORS.
MERRY TALES FROM MERRY MINERS.

Inc west produces no men who can tell so
many interesting stories the mining men,
ana they generally tell them well. The infre-
quency with which they appear in the City
makes their tales generally interesting and
tney are always ready to unload on good
listener.
Major Frank Mclaughlin of Oroville is among
the best OF the raconteurs and yesterday after
noon held the floor in one of the cosy corners
OF the Palace.
Just to show you how steadfast miner is in
MS prospecting" said the major, 81 will tell
you OF an experience 1 had once with an old
miner up on Big Butte Creek. He had in
formed me by letter on several occasions that
ne had the finest ledge of gold-bearing ore that
was ever struck on the coast. paid no atten-
tion 10 his appeals for purchaser, because
never considered that the country he was
prospecting in contained any mineral-bearing
ore. lie Kept on sending me word and offering
the place for low fignre, so, in company with
an investigating capitalist, packed up some
grub and blankets and went into the hills to
see what he had.
"Well, the old rascal met us at a given point
IN rocky, sandstone canyon and informed us
that there was trail to his mine, which was
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heard mean insinuations which 1 am
convinced never had any foundation what
ever Most OF these men have retired from
the effort in disgust, but succeeding years
unfailingly bring forth new men who
engage in the work with the same
kindly aspirations, pass through the
same experiences and retire with the
same determination to mind their
own business and let other folks
mind theirs. Amid this band OF
retired philanthropists one can readily de-
tect those who have been actuated by pure
bencvolence by the kindly spirit which
they evince toward their detractors. "They
know no better" is what the wearied ben-
efactors say. And that is true. The rem
cdy is greater knowledge for farmers. We
farmers are naturally no worse than others.
We simply know less.
In these times think the best friend to
the farmer is he who tells him frankly
what other classes think is true about him;
and what / have said here is not merely
what have observed, but what is the gen.
eral observation and expression of busi-
ness and professional men and OF all
farmers themselves whose name one ever
hears. One can hear it anywhere.
EDWARD T.. ADAMS.
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cred, "this man here. has fiume crossing the
Feather River, and in some places it is four
hundred feet above the water level. Running
along this fiume is plank walk consisting OF
two twelve-inch boards laid side by side. The
yawning abyss below and the foaming water OF
the stre"'n would make most any one dizzy,
and those who cross the chasm cling with a
steadfast hold to the fume box. 1 watched
some twenty people cross the day was there,
and they all hung onto the fume with grip
OF death. 1t made no matter who it was, every
body hugged right up close to the box.
'Now, Major Mclaughlin, would like to ask
you who ordered that two-plank walk laid
across the river?"
81 did, SIR" thundered the major. ais that
what you call sample of my extravaganza ?"
cit is, sir"
"In what way, Captain Rodda?"
'Why, simply by having two planks. Who
in thunder ever saw anybody walk on the out
side one?"
The majors eyes melted into soft child
like smile, the hard lines of anger left his
mouth, and his lips curled up in broad e1-
preston of mirth that communicated itself to
the listeners, and spread over the crowd like
the ripple of dancing waves foaming over the
sparkling sands of the Belvedere water front.
Grant ]. Taggart looked up dreamily at the
picture in the Miners Convention of the noun
tains, the cabin and the red-shlrted miner
standing near his box of unwashed gold gravel.
A number of grizzled forty winners surrounded
him. "In 1885," he began, reminiscently, 81
was boarding with a family by the name of
Fulkenson atGreenwood. Mrs. Fulken son was
widely famous for her excellence in cookery
and was fortunate to be quartered in the fam
ily. Some acqualntances of mine, jackson
Harris. William Rhinewald, John Fairchild,
Abe Childs and George Remnick, who were
then prospecting in Birds Valley between the
Middle and North Forks of the American River,
came down one time to Greenwood and 1 In
vited them to dinner. Mrs. Fulkenson con-
sented to prepare sumptuous repast and she
went at her task with enthusiasm.
Chickens then brought 81 apiece in the
market and eggs sold at So dozen. told her
that the boys would pay her for any expense
that she might incur, but she refused to re-
ceiye anything aud was insistent about il.
"We had Oysters and pies made from bottled
fruit and all kinds of unheard-of luxuries.
After the dinner the boys, according to the
time-honored custom of the miners, cleaned
each his plate scrupulously with piece of dry
bread and afterward turned it down, saying
nothing of remunerating their hospitable cook.
''They left, and when Mrs. Fulkenson turned
up the plates she found beneath each nugget
of gold, the entire number weighing over nine
teen ounces. Gold was worth $l6 an ounce"
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OLD-TIME POLITICS.

H. NJ. La Rue, chairman of the Railroad
Commission and one of the leading Demo-
Gratis of the State, made the following re-
marks the otner day in reminiscent talk
with CALL interviewer:
I'm the good old days gone by we used
to make cur political declarations for the
sake of the party and for the sake of the
partisanship which stamps the faith of the
Republican or the Democrat. There was
no connivery, no chicanery, no connu-
biatlng at the hands of that unscrupulous
element that seems to have control to-day.
In the past, after an election, the faithful
went down into their pockets and ratified
the election through absolute sincerity and
delight at the outcome. To-day the spoils-
men make a mad rush tor the party plum
der, and personal gain and greed hold the
reins as long as there is anything in sight.
1t is deplorable. Men won't back up their
party with money any longer unless there
is something in sight"
The two points made by Mr.. La Rue in
this discursive talk are that the conduct of
politics has fallen into the hands of shrewd
and unprincipled sharpers, and that the
higher form of popular partisan spirit has
degenerated from a desire for the success
of principles to sordid scramble for the
spoils of Office.
Mr.. La Rue is manifestly right TO great
extent, particularly so far as the politics of
| San Francisco is concerned. Unprincipled
manipulators in both the great parties
have notoriously made bargains for the
| betrayal of party fealty and through cor
rupt motives. This is sufficient to explain
the apparent lack of high partisan spirit
among the respectable voters of both par
ties; they are naturally unwilling to con-
tribute money which they have good
reason to believe will either be stolen or
used against the success of the principles
which they uphold, and to the disgrace and
| injury of the community.
1t is not true, however, that the spirit of
clean and stanch partisanship has departed
from the ranks of intelligent and honest
voters of either of the old parties. That
spirit is as strong as ever. Its apparent
decline is merely protest against such
politics as we have had and against the
persons who have conducted it. OF course,
the honest voters are at fault in permitting
disreputatle men to assume the leadership.
but this does not mean that they would
fail to rally with all the old-time spirit and
energy if strong, clean, able men should
step forward as leaders. The party which
first adopts that method is reasonably as
sured OF success, and if it should be adopted
by both parties there would be no occasion
for such popular protests and revoIts as are
seen in Independent citizens movements
and the organization of side parties hoping
to thrive on the discomfort of the masses.
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were the San Francisco Stock Exchange,
the Manufacturers and Producers Asso-
citation, the State Board of Trade, the
Chamber of Commerce and the Los An
geles Chamber of Commerce. The close
relation of the States prosperity to the
growth of the mining industry is fully ap-
preciated, and the determination of lead
ing men in other occupations to cooperate
with the miners is a guarantee of better
times ahead than the State has ever
In
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LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE,
ANOTHER BIG cHRYsANrHEmum
BAKERsFrELp. Cal. Oct. Ia. i

BAKERSFIELD, CAL, Oct Ii, 1895.
To the Editor of the San Francisco Call-SIR: In
your last Sunday edition you gave the life size
of the King of Chrysanthemums produced at
San Rafael, and you wish for the edifcation of
the public any other larger variety reported if
found We have one grown on Stockdale
Ranch near Bakersfield, which measures half
an inch larger in diameter than the King OF
San Rafael. The name of this variety is
Mrs. William Tevis and is the brightest golden
yellow ever produced, with beautiful incurved
flowers erect on strong stems Yours. very
truly. DAVID P. CREsWELL. gardener,
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THE STATE ELECTIONS.
Philadelphia Item.

fHHdutIphIa ITEM.
Probably at no time in the history of this
country has there been so large an instance of
united power in support of oppression as a
liked policy under the control of the money.
lending element as the present political situa-
ton.
No better illustration of this is needed than
the recent platforms of the two old parties in a
mum Der OF the principal States of the country,
which is climaxed by that of the Democrats in
Massachusetts,, just formulated.
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CALIFoRNIANs IN WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 15.-J. N Russell
Jr. and wife of Los Angeles are at the Ebbitt
House. Ex-senator FELTON, expects to spend
December and January in Washington Mrs.
Richardson Glover has returned to Washing
ton, after years absence, and again occupies
her house on Connecticut avenue. W. J. Low
rie, sugar man OF Honolulu, is at the Riggs
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New York Tribune.

The governments of New York City and Jer.
sey City, for the first time in many years, are
both in the hands of men who are able and de-
termined to secure fair and honest elections.
All this means positive loss to the Demo
cratic party, and no man can yet say how great
a loss. For the majority which it has been
able to manufacture for many years in these
cities. and in some towns in this State, New
Jersey and Connecticut are precisely what has
enabled the party of fraud to resist so long the
overwhelming hostility of the honest voters.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-16

Nathan Strauss will no longer furnish
sterilized milk to the poor of New York at
cost. His employ drank so much of the
cream they reduced the quality of the milk
and the authorities had to take Mr. Strauss
to task, and SO he has determined to drop
the task
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FROM WESTERN sANCTUms.
The Wine THAT Made vina.

1Ho WIG THU Made VInas
Oroyille r egster.
Watson Chalmers says the first wine made In
this part Of the State must have been made dur
ing 1852 by Henry Gerke on what is now Vfna.
In the fall of 1859 Mr. Gerke presented Mr.
Chalmers with a jug Of very choice wine from
his vineyard and told him the WINE was then
seven years old. This make of wine afterward
attracted the attention of Governor Stanford
and led to his planting the largest vineyard in
the world.
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Fort Worth Gazette.

In Maryland and Kentucky the effort of self
styled Democrats to defeat the Democratic
ticket is made under the guise of loyalty to
cleveland. The Kentucky ticket stands for
tree coinage and the Maryland ticket for a
gold standard In other words, the question
al issue In the Democratic party is whether or
not the Gar is q car
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1t may be taken as sure proof of the
decline of Dugilism in public favor that
even Boston paper has referred to John
L. Sullivan as "a famous bully and drunk
ard"
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Syracnse Standard.

1t is not easy for g Democratic statesman in
Ohio or in New York to hit on question which
he can discuss without antagonizing other
Democratic statesmen or a host of Democratic
voters. Reticence would adorn the Democratic
party better these days; but the queer thing
about political party is that, when it stops
talking, 1T stops breathing.
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PASSED OMAHA.

OMAHA, NEBR., Oct. 15.-Hsu Ukioh, secre-
tary OF Legation, Chinese embassy at Washing
ton, and family, took the overland flyer for San
Francisco to-day en- route to China.
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While some people are arguing in favor
OF short Presidential campaign next year
the skirmishing has already begun.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-16

There are just enough cooks in the Junta
to spoil the reform broth, even if some oi
them are not thrown into it.
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Mistress-We will have breakfast an hour
earlier tomorrow morning Mr.. Mann is to
take an earlier train.
Domestic-An right, ma'am; you needn't
mind calling me until the usual time.-Boston
Transcript.
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Boston Journal.

The mugwumps in Massachusetts are evi-
IDENTIFY tired of their Democratic playmates.
They want to come to play in the back yards
OF the Republicans. They can come, but they
must listen to some emphatic all-round de-
nunciation of the Cleveland NAL -administra-
tion and of the general inadequacy and failure
of Democratic attempts to manage the Ma
tional Government. Republican candidates
still stand for Republican PRINCIPLES.
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The East has candidates and the Missis-
sippl Valley has candidates, and surely the
Pacific Coast should have the convention
that is to name the winner.
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Notwithstanding the well-known fact
that there are four organized parties in
this country, whenever new party starts
up it calls itself the third party.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-16

England has as much trouble in picking
out poet laureate as Democracy has in
finding Presidential candidate.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-16

II the Cubans had as good arms as the
Spaniards the Spaniards for the rest of the
war would rely mainly on their legs.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-16

As it has taken Cleveland four DAYS to
go from Buzzards Bay to Washington it
would seem he has not as much of an
American movement on him as Water
bury watch
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The miners are making their convention
interesting as well as important.
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The injunction suit will determine
whether Kentucky corporation is bigger
than the whole State of California.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-16

Mr.. Huntington will find before he gets
through that the United States court, no
more than the competing road, is a toy.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-16

What kind of international equity is it
that allows all the world to supply Spain
with arms but makes it unlawful to sell
them to CUBA?
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When it is so clear that Democratic
bosses have no longer show in this City
it is astonishing why they should persist
in making a circus of themselves.
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There is no movement in the third term
proposition except when somebody kicks it.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-16

Old Utah may make problem, but
young Utah can solve il.
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Hawaii proposes to disband her standing
army, and the nations of Europe may
profit by her example.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-16

We hear great deal about the prudence
and caution Of British capital, but what
are we to think when it puts up millions
for South Africa and not cent for Cali
fornla?
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The Episcopalians are manifestly re-
solved to make their National convention
as long as honeymoon.
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The Noble Red Man.

Yreka Journal.
The Indian will be warrior, hunter and
q loafer, but he will not be lsborer in the
"white" sense OF the word. He will drink the
white mans drink; he will learn to gamble
with the white mans cards, but he will not
work with the white mans tools.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-16
Wouldn't Suit Growers Syndicate.
Whatcnrn wv ash 1 Rlada

If little Japan can buy and fight for silver
and then sustain it as redemption money, why
cannot the United States sustain it as redemp-
ton money when the greater portion of tho
worlds white metal is dug from out her preg.
uant soil?
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There will never be any fiibustering on
foot against Hawaii as long as she has an.
cholera on hand.
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So long as she has a man like Tom Reed
as candidate for the Presidency we will
count Maine as a part of the Great West.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-16

Perhaps Cleveland believes he must
await an International agreement bef ore
he recognizes Cuba.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-16

Reed, Allison and Mckinley: these
three, and the greatest of these is q
mystery story.
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Nobody points with pride to the present
tariff except the fellows who wish to avoid
discussing it.
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The only fight we have in the coming
Presidential campaign is for the National
Convention and the best man.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-16

Whenever Democracy finds itself in a
dilemma it takes the two horns and calls
for another one.
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Cleveland Leader.

Governor Mckinley has taken occasion in
several speeches 10 refute the glaring false
hoods told by Campbell in his opening speech
regarding the finances of Ohio. Now that it
has come down to question of believing the
Governor, who is telling the truth, or Camp
bell, who is notorious a falsifier on the
stump, we are certain that the voters will not
long remain in doubt as to who is the most en-
titled to belief.
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With many a huntsman tn ing may b.
as "sure as shooting" and still be only
hit or miss racket.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-16

THOUSANDS have found in Hoods Sarsaparilla
positive cure for rheumatism. This medicine, by
its purifying action neutraizes the acidity of the
blood and builds up the whole body.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-16

Atlanta, like Chicago, has found that ex-
positions attract the unemployed, and
there are now so many idle men walking
her streets it has become serious problem
what to do with them.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-16

1t seems that when Buckley retired from
politics he had an idea that he took the
local Democratic party along with him.
and finding out his mistake he has re.
turned for il.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-16

The Democrats of Brooklyn propose tc
introduce compaign novelty by using
decorated trolley-cars to bear banners
bands and glee clubs up and down the
streets at night. The innovation vii
probably be too killing for anything.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-16

If the Railroad Commission had followed
the advice OF THE CALL and made UP a
good record of evidence to sustain the re-
duction in freight rates, the people would
feel safer now.
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Room for Progressive People.

There Is no room in this town for people
whose minds are overburdened with Ill will
and those who exhaust all of their strength
trying to get in the way of those who are doing
something.
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There is war as well as fun on the
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-16

The duck that flies away is not dead
game sport.