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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-14

ID I. JONES. 1135 Kansas ave-, groceries
He -four and feed; meat market in connection
I can save you money. as close prices prevail IN
every line. Also sell coal.
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SALESMAN wanted to carry as a side line.
~ Dry Goods Specialities on commission. Re-
tail and country trade. G. I. II. Schramm, 214
Chestnut ST., Phila., Pa.
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FOR RENT-HOUsEs.

Foh RENI-6 room brick house, modern
eonVenlenees. s29 Huntoon St.
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" ANTED-Nen who will work for SIS month
W salary or large commission, selling goods
by sample to dealers. Experience unnecessary
Write us Household Speciality Co.. (7s) Gin
cinnat. o.
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"ANTED-Plasteri and cisterns to re-
w pair. J. r. TuttIe, 222 east sth st.
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BOOTS AND SHOES.
q M. CHASE & CO.. 623 Kansas ave- Cor
~ rect styles In high grade shoes at popular
prices.
XNM. KIETZMAN, 416 Kansas ave. boots
" and shoes. Also ladies', mems and
children's slippers and rubber goods Best
bargains in the city by far.
The record-union., 1895-01-25
STATE MONEY FOR MUNICIPAL
INVESTIGATION.

It is not right that the State should be
put to expense to investigate rascality in
municipal departments in San Francisco.
The State is not responsible for such
misdoing; why then, should, it be put
to the cost of investigation? The Board
of Supervisors of the metropolis has full
power to order and conduct any neces-
sary investigation; therefore, that city
should alone bear the burden of cost of
such procedure.
Cities are always worst governed where
the State attempts to run municipal
affairs. The true doctrine is home rule
and home responsibility. To bring gov
ernment close to the people is always de-
sirable, and one of the swiftest routes to
that end is to make the people responsible
for their homie government.
Legislative investigation of San Fran
municipal investigation would. The
former consumes time and money
needed for State purposes, and no greater
good can be accomplished by 1t than by
local investigation. If it is right to use
State funds to inquire into the affairs of
the San Francisco Police Department,
similarly it is right to use them to in
vestlgate the affairs of the municipal de-
partments of Sacramento, Stock ton, Los
Angeles, or any other city.
Carry the practice along its logical
lines and the Legislature could employ
dozen committees in the work, and
consume all the funds of the State Treas
ury in such business. When it is all
over, what of it? If there are to be any
reforms they must be worked in the local
community; if there are to be any pun
ishments they must be inflicted by local
tribunals and authority. Why, then,
should not the local community search
out the truth and apply the remedies at
its own cost, and not look to the State
to do it?
The only edge of excuse for State in
reference is found in the fact that the
State Executive appoints the Police
Commission of San Francisco. But that
should be done away with, and the
sooner the better.
The record-union., 1895-01-25

IT is to be hoped that the Legislature
will not overlook the recommendation in
Governor Markham's message that the
county government bill should be har-
monized with the Constitution in the
matter of the period of time for which a
county may pledge its credit for the pros
ecution of public works. OF course the
Constitution governs, but the fact that
through inadvertence the old limit was
retained in the Act, makes capital timid,
and is a stumbling block to many. The
people voted with great unanimity on
that forty-year clause, and ordered it into
the Constitution in 1892. The Legislature
has not the power to shorten it, we think;
but as it has exercised it. through mad
vertence, the error should be corrected.
and early in the session.
The record-union., 1895-01-25

relief movement, as also in Georgia and
in Arkansas. In Charleston the Young
Mems Business League shouldered the
splendid labor of love. In North Caro-
lima the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce
took on the duty of humanity.
One of the singular incidents of this re-
lief movement is that Valentine. Neb..
was one Of the first towns of the West to
raise money and send it to Charleston at
the time of the great earthquake in the
latter city. Now comes Charleston's
turn and she reaches out full and help
ing hand to Valentine.
The record-union., 1895-01-25

THE Mayor in vetoing the ordinance
to submit the question of bond issue for
new sewer system, says: when the
proper time arrives am in favor of SUBJ
mitting to the people at an election the
proposition of creating a bonded indebt-
edness for the following three purposes:
81. The construction of complete and
modern sewerage system.
''2. The erection of a City Hall for mu-
nicipal purposes.
SO. The construction of lighting plant
so that the city will own and operate its
own lighting apparatus"
Well, Mr.. Mayor, what is the matter
with clear water as a need? Really we
could stand high gas rates as long as oil
is cheap, but there is no substitute for
good water. We might prosper without
a new City Hall, hut never will with
muddy water. We could even put up
with poor sewerage, for time, if only we
could get clear water to drink and to keep
the water mains clear that our children
may not perish in eonfagrations.
The record-union., 1895-01-25
REASON FOR A SILVER.
1t is Very Prosaic, and Upsets an Old
and Pretty SuDerstirIou

IL Is very TrOSd1c. anu UpSetS an Ola
and Pretty Superstition.
There is an old notion that when person
shivers someone is stepping across his grave.
The superstition is pretty, but it Is nonsense.
A wayward little current of air strikes two
men. One of them doesn't feel 1t. The other
shivers.
His body is weak. He is always shivering,
and he feels fugitive pains in his arms, legs
and shoulders. He has q cough. He is
"draggy," he says, and it is an effort to sit
straight. He stoops as he walks.
He has no craving for food. Yet he thinks
he is mot exactly sick" What world of
steady discomfort there is in such situation,
and of danger, tool Here is a target that the
first shaft of disease is pretty certain to hit.
The remedy is in a stimulating power that
will provoke appetite, stir the torpid circula-
tion, and diffuse a strengthening influence
in every organ. Years of experience Justify all
that is said of Duffy's Pure Malt Whisky as
medicine for the condition just described.
Ordinary liquors won't do. A medicinal
stimulant must be pure as dewdrop. The
highest talent in chemical science the best
material and the most vigilant care in manu-
factufe are combined to make DuffEHs Pure
Malt a welcome addition to the resources of
healing
The good old family doctor prescribes it. In
uOof workers especially value it in the season
OF closed windows and stagnant air
Duffy's Pure Malt Whisky is sold by drug
glsts and grocers.
The record-union., 1895-01-25
THE SOUTH TO THE WEST

Some days ago the RECoRD-UNIoN edi-
torially recapitulated the telegraphic
news of destitution among the agricult-
urists in parts of Nebraska, Kansas, Ok
lahoma and Texas. Particularly dis
tressing was the news of the suffering of
the people in South and West Nebraska.
Several religious organizations at the
North had then had in operation relief
agencies for some time, and much was
being done in the way of collecting and
forwarding food, clothing, fuel, money
and medicine. Agencies for distribution
were established and honesty and faith
fulness guaranteed by local organization.
Later the Manufacturers Record of
Baltimore called upon the South, which
has been blessed with an enormous corn
crop, while it's meathouses are filled to
overfiowing, to send of this abundance
to the sufferers, and it at once proceeded
to head the movement. Trade organiza-
tiens then took the suggestion in hand
throughout the South, and as a result of
this movement one solid trainload, aggre-
eating $4,000 in value, has started from
Atlanta. Another of even greater value
will go from New Orleans in a day or
two, while other points will follow, thus
insuring aggregate contributions of at
least 1000 from the South.
Flour, corn, potatoes, rice, sugar,
molasses and coal have been sent on.
Georgia, West Virginia, Louisiana, South
Carolina, North Carolina and Arkansas
came to the front in spirit and with a
Hberality that makes the heart of human
lty bound with joy and every American
pulse beat stronger with pride.
All honor to the South. She has done
a work and is keeping it up that will
write her fast and firm in the hearts of
all true men North, South. East and
West.
In Louisiana the Governor headed the
The record-union., 1895-01-25
THE BALLOT AND HONESTY.

The Stockton Independent, speaking of
the ballot law. says some better device
than the rubber stamp for marking a
voters choice must be devised, as the
revelations in the McNab recount show
that many ballots were rendered of no
value because someone had initiated the
rubber stamp and so used it as to make it
appear that the voter had voted for two
men for the same Office. 1t adds that
''any plan that depends wholly on the
honesty of men must prove defective,
and better plan must be devised before
there can be any certainty of fair count
in elections"
That is all we'll enough, but no plan can
be devised that does not involve the hon.
esty OF men, if not wholly, then largely.
But we may safely say wholly. Why?
Because whatever the system. it must be
operated by men, and they may fraudu-
lently operate it. Even the new ballot
machine cannot insure, absolutely, a
clean count of the votes. This, because
someone must hold the keys to the regis
ter, and must make the footings for trans
fer to the records. Now suppose that
there are watchers, but that they collude,
as clearly they did in San Francisco, what
is there to prevent the entry of false re-
turns and the setting of the machine
numbers back to zero ready for next use?
But it is said that the original print by
the machine can be placed on the official
records. True, but there is no possible
way to prevent the destruction or mutila-
ton of such record, if once rascals set
about it. 1t comes to this, then, that
human trust must be reposed in some
human being. The best we can do is to
adopt devices to make fraud more diff
cult, and to maintain extraordinary
watchfulness to detect rascality and
manifest courage sufficient to bring Of
tenders to punishment. This is not say
machine, if it is all that is claimed for it,
and we are assured that the claims are
not particle exaggerated. But let no
| one run off with the idea that the ma
chine is perfect guaranty of honesty of
count. That will come when such high
moral level is reached by men intrusted
with legal machinery that it is recognized
as assurance Of integrity. In politics we
may doubt if that plane of purity will
ever be attained by all who have to do
with election returns.
The record-union., 1895-01-25
BRIEF NOTES

News has been received of the death
at Pulaski, Mich, of Mrs. Barnett Dixon,
mother of Mrs. l.. S. Taylor of this city.
Henry Rubenstein and Jack HardwiclS
have signed articles for the glove fight to
take place here on the 5th Of next month.
The case of ]. Kerns, charged with en-
bezziement, was dismissed yesterday,
his accuser, E. Scheppelman, falling 10
appear.
L. c. Masteller. Assistant Adiutant-
General OF the Grand Army of the Re-
public. has been preparing for the State
Encampment here which will begin
either on the 22d or 29tn OF April, the ex-
act date not yet having been determined
on.
The record-union., 1895-01-25

The RECoRD-UNIoN and WEEKLY
UNION are the only papers on the Coast,
outside of San Francisco, that re-
ceive the full Associated Press Dis
patches from all parts of the aVorld. Out
side of San Francisco, they haze no COM
petitors, either an influence or home and
general circulation throughout the State,
The record-union., 1895-01-25

A BILL is before the Legislature provid-
ing for placing State money in banks,
probably with view to profit rather
than for security. That proposition re-
quires more than single thought. At
first blush we do not discover the wis
dom of the suggestion as counterbal-
ancing its objections.
The record-union., 1895-01-25
NOTE AND COMMENT.

San Diego has new weekly paper.
called the World, published by that inde-
fatigable rustler, William II. Carlson.
ex-member of the Legislature and pres
ent Mayor of San Diego. 1t is a genuine
boom" paper and is for San Diego first,
last and all the time.
The record-union., 1895-01-25

MRS. wTNSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP
has been used over fifty years by millions of
mothers tor their children while teething with
perfect success. 1t soothes the child, softens
the gums, allays pain, cures wind coiic, regu-
lates the bowels, and is the best remedy for
diarrhea, whether arising from teething or
otneT causes. For sale by druggists In eyery
part OF the world. Be sure and ask for Mrs,
WinaloW's Soothing Syrup. twenty-five cents
bottle.
The record-union., 1895-01-25
LACE CURTAINS.
FANCY GOODS.

An odd lot of Ladies Handkerchiefs,
fancy hemstitched, scalloped and
fancy borders. Formerly sold at &c
to soc each. Clearance Sale price,
I5c each.
Ladies White Standup Collars and
Cuffs. Clearance sale, price &c each.
Fancy Colored Silk Dress Braids in a
variety of cOlors and pretty patterns.
Reduced from 2oc and CSC to I23 C a
yard.
Ladies Plain English Cashmere Hose,
full regular made; formerly sold at soc
pair. Clearance price, 25c pair.
All our ColOred Silk and Wool Baby
B0nnets, that formerly sold at 75c,
65c and 81, reduced to soc each.
The record-union., 1895-01-25
Special A AGENCIES.

This paper is for sale at the following places:
l.. P. Fishers, room 21, Merchants Exchange,
California street; the principal News Stands
and Hotels, and at she Market-street Ferry,
San Francisco.
Los ANGELEs.-Eclectic Book Store, corner
Second and Main streets.
SAN DIEGo.-Emmal & Co., $50 Fifth street.
CoRoNADo.-Hopkins Cox, Coronado
Hotel.
SANTA Observation-Disclosures News Depot.
FREsNo.-C. T. Cearley, I'LL ] street.
SANTA CRUZ.-Cooper Bros. News Depot.
AS- Also, for sale on all Trains leaving and
coming into Sacramento.
Eastern Business Offices.
4S Tribune Building, New York,
5o9 1.-THE Rookery," Chicago.
6. c. Beckwith. sole agent foreign advertising,
The record-union., 1895-01-25
THE WEEKLY UNION

Rs~ These publications are sent either by
Nail or Express to agents or single SUBJ
scribers with charges prepaid. Ali Postmast-
ers are agents.
The best advertising mediums on the Pacific
Coast
The record-union., 1895-01-25

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. No, 40.
For Editorial Rooms, ring one bell.
For Business Office. ring three bells.
The record-union., 1895-01-25

Entered at the Postoffice at Sacramento an
eecond-class matter.
The record-union., 1895-01-25

Weather Forecast.
Northern California-Fair weather; nearly
stationary temperature; light to fresh north
erly winds.
Hight of river, 25 feet inches, and falling.
The record-union., 1895-01-25
SPECIAL NOTICES.

Vehicles-BAKER & Observation-Disclosures
Carts, Buggies, Carriages, Phaetons Balm Farm
and Header Wagons. Wholesale Hardware.
Send for Catalogue.
The record-union., 1895-01-25
DATE TAKEN.

HALIFIA PARLoR. n. d. G. W.. WILL,
~ give a social party at Turner Hall.
THURSDAY, February IA, 1895. 1t
The record-union., 1895-01-25
Notice Of Street Work.

DUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
| tnat the Board of Trustees of the City of
Sacramento, on the 21st day of January
1895, adopted Resolution No. 251 of its in
tentlon TO order the following street work to be
done. viz:
That the alley between L and NJ streets,
from the center line of Third street to the west
line of Fourth street, be improved by con-
structing an eight-inch vitrified ironstone pipe
sewer therein with six-inch Y branches
For further particulars reference IS hereby
made to said resolution on file in the Office of
the City Clerk.
Sacramento, January %, 1895
GEORGE MURRAY
ja26-6t Superintendent of Streets.
The record-union., 1895-01-25

DIR. WELDON, Dentist, has opened an Office
at 500 street.
The record-union., 1895-01-25

TRY McMorry's Teas. They are the
best in the market. 531 NJ street.
The record-union., 1895-01-25
NEW TODAY.

KINGSLEY ART CLUB.
V'HE SECOND OF A COURSE OF SIX
i lectures on "Some Famous Sculptors OF
the Grecian Age" will be given at Pythian
Castle by PROFESSOR WALTER MILLER
OF Stanford University, FRIDAY EVENING
January 25th, at 8 O'Clock. Tickets for the
course, 81 so; single admission, soc. For
sale at Purnells book store, Ing & AIlee's drug
store, Peters & Rays drug store 1t
The record-union., 1895-01-25

1t is question Of Full Dress Kid Gloves for ladies'
have unusually large line Of colors in 16-
button elbow lengthy Undressed Mousquetaire Most
shade for evening at So Is pair The quality
The record-union., 1895-01-25
MOHR & YORK PACKING COMPANY.
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

TIHE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
L Stockholders of the Buffalo Brewing Com
pany will be held at the Office of the company.
at Twenty-firSt street, between q and II
streets, in the City of Sacramento, State OF
California, TUESDAY, January 29, 1895. at
7:30 o'clock P. NJ.
ADOLPH HETLBRON, President.
w. E. GERBER. Secretary. jaI4-td
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-03
THE SHOW TOMORROW.

Those who attended the last horse show
in this City will find many gratifying in
novations made for their comfort and
pleasure when they attend the opening at
the Mechanics Pavilion to-day. More
comfortable seats have been provided,
draughts have been excluded, the turn
outs will be more varied and the pro-
grammes filled with greater number of
inspiring incidents.
That horse shows have become "society
events" means largely that persons of
means have come to give intelligent atten-
ton to the beauty and usefulness of horses.
Good form is merely good taste, and those
whose taste is faulty lack good manners.
That social force known as society has
its many transient fads but they are
mostly expressions of desire to advance
If the object of attention happens not to
have an enduring value it is soon aban-
doned, but if it proves worthy it holds a
constant interest. As horse shows are
eminently worthy they receive permanent
attention.
Besides stimulating efforts to raise the
standard of equine excellence, these exhi-
bitions instruct the public ut large concern
ing the valuable points of horse and the
best taste In the manner of using him. One
may be ever SO correct in dress or in the
entertainment of friends, but it has come
about OF late that unless one knows, also,
how TO equip and handle horse one is in
bad form, despite clothes and manners.
There is good use in all these things.
The audience at horse show is one OF
Its most entertaining features. Even the
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-03
HBRBERT'S NAVAL ESTIMATES.

Secretary Herbert estimates the COM
plete expenses of our naval establishment
for the succeeding fiscal year at $29,311,-
166. This sum includes $9,63S, 1888 for
proposed increase in the naval force. He
supports his estimates by strong argu-
ments in favor of the increase which he
suggests, and the only objection to be
urged against them is that he does not ask
enough, nor advocate an increase sufficient
to give US navy worthy of the greatness
of the Nation.
A correct estimate of the value of Her
bert's scheme for improving our navy can
be found by contrasting it with the plan
of naval increase recently adopted and now
being carried out by the British Govern
ment. Our Secretary asks Tor less than
$10,O00,000 for naval expansion between
now and June 80, 1897, while for this fiscal
year the British estimates voted by Par
lament for similar purpose were over
$93, ,000 600. Nor is that all. The British
scheme of naval expansion is to be contin-
ned at the same rate for three years after
1896, and the total estimate for the con-
struction of war vessels of one kind or an
other during the whole period reaches the
enormous sum of $500000,OOO.
A navy is, of course, not so necessary to
US as to Great Britain. With her. it is abb
solutely essential to the preservation OF
her national existence in the case of a war
with a first-class power. Her empire de-
pends upon her control of the sea. Ours
does not. The Union would be secure
from invasion even if we had not ship on
the water. There is something more than
National life, however, to be thought Of
We must maintain our prestige in all parts
of the world, we must be prepared to sus-
tain by force the Monroe doctrine through
out this hemisphere, we must be able to
guard our coasts from naval raids by any
power and be always in position to up
hold. the rights of our citizens, the privi-
leges of our commerce and the honor of
our flag all round the globe
Whether considered in contrast with the
British naval estimates or in relation to
the actual needs of the country, the esti-
mates of Secretary Herbert appear stinted
and parsimoniouS. The sum asked for to
defray the cost of the entire expansion
proposed would not be too much if de-
voted to naval improvements and increase
on this coast alone. When Great Britain
can undertake to expend $100,0 600 year
for five years to strengthen her naval
equipment, surely this country can ven-
ture upon something greater than the
petty tinkering proposed by the Demo-
cratic Secretary.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-03
THE COMING DANGER.

The recent disclosures made by the
Grand Jury seem to explain the enormous
tax levy recently laid by the Board of Su-
pervisors. In view of them the public
may we'll cherish the most serious appre-
tensions with regard to the vast sum of
money that is provided to be expended
during the current year. In the absence
of any recent revolution in the govern
ment of the City we are justified in read
ing the future by the past
These re some OF the matters of wide
notoriety: We have Street Superintend-
ent known TO have handled the business of
his office in grossly careless and incom-
petent, if not positively criminal, man.
ner; he has escaped prosecution on small
legal technicalitv, but SO deep is the popu-
lar sense of outrage and SO prevalent the
belief of nastier depth of wrong than that
yet discovered that the Grand Jury is dig
ging deeper into the operations of his de-
partment. His manner of conducting his
department represents the influence and
effects of degraded boss politics in its
most shameful form. Upon what ground
can the people base hope that the enor-
nous amount of money provided in the
tax levy for the Street Department will be
honestly and intelligently expended?
1t is known that the most open discrimi-
nation is practiced by the City authorities
among contractors, and that some of the
contractors who enjoy special favors are
constituencies plunderers. The Grand
Jury is going farther and seems to be sim
cere in its desire to unearth rascality in
every branch of the City government
where it exists. In this work it has issued
an appeal to all good citizens to aid it in
every way in their power by reporting
every crooked fact and suspicious circum-
stance. 1t is in the air that corruption ex-
lists to an alarming extent and reaches to
high places. 1t will give THE CALL pleas
ure to publish and discuss any discoveries
which the Grand Jury may make.
These discoveries may have an impor-
tant effect on the tremendous expendi-
lures which the current tax levy contem-
plates, and hence it becomes the special
duty of every taxpayer to render the Grand
Jury all possible assistance. Some of the
public officers who will be intrusted with
this money have been already discovered
to be wholly incompetent. if not worse.
What should be done with them? Can the
City afford to see its money placed in their
hands? There is a possibility that still
more powerful knaves or incompetents
will be uncovered. Can any duty be higher
than their punishment? For it is not only
the present that we are to consider-the
future is ominous. The tax levy must now
stand, and this enormous amount of
money must go into the treasury, but by
checking rascality with exposure and pun
ishment it will be possible to get the best
use out of the taxes.