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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-20

lies in the very center Of this great valley,
and is drained by the three rivers San
joaquin. Calaveras and Mokelumne. The
wonderful fertility of this San Joaquin
district was recognized in the early days
before 49, The late Captain Charles
Weber, founder of Stockton, often spoke OF
his first visit TO the town site, which was
first occupied by some French trappers
and was known as French Camp. Captain
Webcr often quoted the leader of this half
bandit crowd as saying: III ever you get
a land grant take this country here. 1t is
rich. 1t bears succulent roots and grasses
and lordly groves of trees. Small game is
plentiful, and white elk and deer roam the
plains" The white elk and the deer stalk
no more under the willows along the
sI5Gets. Civilization has driven them
wFitker2
Iac small game is still plentiful. Think
OF the Wild ducks OF the tules. ''Succulent
roots and grasses they are here. Three
hundred thousand acres in wheat, produc-
ing from 40 to IS bushels per acre; $1,000
acres in rye, which runs up TO los bushels
to the acre. Many thousand acres in oats
and alfalfa, the latter yielding four crops
annually.
Think of the succulent, delicious water
melons grown in the vicinity of Lodi,
twelve miles away, still in San Joaquin
County. About 1900 acres are put in water
melons each year, from which a crop of
1000 tons is produced. 1t is enough TO say,
from the authority of experience, that all
kinds Of fruit indigenous to the temperate
and -tropic zones can be grown in this
county. All this is an old, old story in this
State, rich in agricultural products-in this
land OF the olive, the orange and the vine ;
heavens borderland, California"
On Stockton, the shire town Of San Joa-
quin, all eyes are turned since it is set
tied fact that the first spike Of the peoples
railroad Will be driven here. The first
sound Of the hammer will be the death
knen Of monopoly, but the welcome sound
will scarce be perceptible or the air of this
busy commercial town, where the factories
are ever humming.
Stockton, founded in pioneer days, has
had a steady, permanent growth without
spasmodic fictitious booms. Being the
outlet of the richest mining region of the
State, and surrounded by lands rich in
agricultural products, with a natural high
way Of water which has given cheap and
uninterrupted communication with the
metropolis of the western sea, San Fran
cisco, 127 miles away, what could stand in
the way of this becoming an industrial
center, second to none in the State, except
San Francisco?
The California Navigation and Improve
ment Company and the Union Transpor-
tation line run daily freight and passenger
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land holder at Lodi, has made our en-
trance there possible. H. c. Bum, Chi
cago capitalist, who is largely interested in
the line, is in Stockton. And this is not
the only road which will be built in the
near future" The Lodi country is well
worth building roads into, as it is the gar
den spot of the county.
Major J. D. Peters, president of the
Union Navigation Company, one of the
best known men in the State, said in an
swer to the CALLS question as to whether
the new road would help Stockton TO the
extent of the sanguine hopes entertained
to-day by the majority of her citizens:
Help Stockholm Why it will help the en-
tire State. have more faith in California's
future greatness than when I walked across
the plains TO live here in 1S49 This
strong company in the field will down
Huntington, and California will be free.
People will come here then without fear
of becoming slaves, and once here they
will feel like 1 do" On being asked to
what he referred, the old gentleman an
swered in a characteristic fashion. 81
would rather be hung in California than
live anywhere else"
Judge Budd, father of Governor Budd
was seen in his chambers where he was
busy in the intricacies of an important
case, but he cheerfully put aside his work
to say: stockton has reached the point
where the opportunity to become a great
city is Within her grasp. If the people pull
together and carry out other improve
ment particularly irrigation ideas, Stock
ton will be second TO Los Angeles in a
very short time" The Judge kindly ex-
planned that the last Assembly had passed
an enabling act by which the city of Stock
ton and county of San Joaquin could issue
bonds for the purpose OF building a ditch
running north and south from the Calave-
ras River, which would preclude the posi-
bility Of an overflow during spring freshets,
and would serve for irrigation bitches as
well. 1t is expected this improvement
will soon be commenced.
JIM. Kile, an enterprising young attor-
ney, said on the subject of the new road:
Nothing can stop Stockton's progress but
a cyclone. We want outside capital, and
we want to assure those thinking of COM
ing here that there will be no fictitious
values placed upon real estate"
H. H. Hewlett, president of the First
National Bank, speaking on the same sub
ject said: 'Real estate has come up grad
ually in Stockton, a healthy advance
from the first. There is no sign of boom
in the dangerous sense of the term, which
presupposes a reaction. The valley road l
consider one of the greatest benefits to
both the county and town. 1 most heartily
indorse and support it." Mr.. Hewlett also
emphatically asserted that real estate
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laneous clubs here where one can feel an
air of genuine social life.
Stockton has an art association of two
or three years standing. The members
meet in Masonic Temple for the purpose
of study, mutual criticism and the keeping
alive of the artistic. In the studio or soci-
ety-rooms. which are shared with the
Camera Club, any members can exhibit or
have on sale any of their work. There is
an outdoor-sketch club in connection with
the association who do some good work.
When the outing days come members OF
the Art Association are hoping some local
philanthropist will emulate DR.. Hazelton
and give or will them money for an art
school,
The Stockton Athletic Club of 300 mem
bers is organized ''to foster athletic train
ing. promote aquatic and field sports" SO
said John Budd, the faithful and enthusi-
astic president of the association. Mr..
Budd says all the time he can spare he is
giving to the work of building up an indi-
viduality for himself, as he thinks it high
time he had a separate identity-''Jim
Budd's brother is all the progress toward
an individuality he has so far made. The
directors of the Athletic Association are
John E. Budd, L. E. Doan, Grin S. Hen
derson, C. F. Hutchinson, w. H. Lyons,
A. H. Wright, John w. Kerrick, F. J. Vic
brock and Robert Eye. They are incor-
porated and have very attractive club
house built, which is well equipped as
modern gymnasium. The best instructors
are to be engaged. Best of ALL the ladies
and young people are to share in the bene-
fits.
The Philomathean Society, composed of
fifty ladies, is something after the Century
Club idea, its object being the cultivation
of literary taste and the promotion of
study. Mrs ]. E. Budd is president for
the year. The practical affairs of this in
land city are very numerous, but it has it's
other side, its cultured social life, as well.
The churches are all prosperous and well
attended; the young people are particu-
larly well organized. Proud as the people
are of their active commercial life-their
fine streets, which have cost SO much, of
their great elm trees which shade the side
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-20
VERY BADLY INJURED,
Misfortune Continues to Pur-
sue the Unfortunate
Woman.
AssAILED IN A LONELY SPOT.
Officers Trying to Capture a Man
Who Is Suspected Of the
Crime.

BORDENTOWN, n. j., April 19.-Mrs
Della T. Parnell, mother of the late Charles
Stewart Parnell. who lives at lronsides,
overlooking the Delaware River, near here,
was found bleeding and unconscious late
last night by Charles Casey, son of the
farmer who has charge of the farm at Iron
sides. While descending hill which
marks the boundary of the property for
merly occupied by Mrs. Parnells father,
young Casey heard means.
Hurrying to the spot he found Mrs. Par
nell lying beside the fence, with her face
covered with blood. By her side were two
small pieces of board, piece of fence pal
ing about three feet long and brick. Help
was obtained and she was carried to the
home OF Farmer Casey.
DR.. W. H. Ships, who was hastily sum-
moned, made an examination and found
that, besides several bruises about the
face, the woman had lacerated wound on
the right side of her head. Mrs. Parnell is
unconscious and because of her advanced
age her condition is regarded as critical.
Her handbag was found alongside the rail-
road track near by. her pocket-book miss
ing and papers scattered in all directions.
This circumstance lends probability to
the theory that she was brutally assaulted
and robbed. Mrs. Parnell frequently came
to this place at night and remained until a
late hour. She was here last night
At noon Mrs. Parnell lay in an uncon-
scious condition. The authorities are con-
WINGED that she was assaulted and robbed,
and have sent kilograms to all the nearby
cities and towns asking that lookout be
kept for man of medium height with a
smooth face, wearing light overcoat and
a derby hat, who was seen in the vicinity
about the time the assault is believed to
have been committed.
Mrs. Parnell's house on the hill, about a
mile from Bordentown, is known as 'Iron-
sides" 1t is big, old, two-story frame
structure and was built by her father many
years ago. 1t is as dreary place as one
could imagine.
The aged woman has no close acquaint-
ances in Bordentown, and previous to 1890
had been living in restitution. In that
year Congress granted her pension of $50
per month. AT that time she lived alone
in bleak house, the only other person
about her 800 acres being gardener
During 1888 and 1889, in fit OF despera-
ton, the aged woman stripped the house
of furniture in order to obtain food, and
the rooms have never been reftted. Mrs
Parnell had often expressed desire to go
abroad before the death of her son, Charles
Stewart Parnell. She was once asked why
she did not ask him to aid her. She re-
piled, He is at the end of his means"
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walks in the residence portion, of their
public buildings chief and just pride
is in the public school system. My atten-
ton was drawn particularly to this depart
ment by Hon. James A. Louttit, who takes
an active interest in the welfare of Stock
ton.
The Stockton schools are on very high
plane, largely brought up through the
efforts of James A. Barr, an enthusiast on
school work, and its high place in the life
of the nation. Within the last few years,
it is said, the city school system of Stock
ton has undergone a rapid growth toward
ideals in education, so that to-day the
term Stockton schools" has come to have
a special significance here and in the East.
The course OF study has been gradually
remodeled along modern lines until it
compares favorably with those OF the most
progressive Eastern cities. Recent addl-
tions to the grade subjects have been
nature study, substantially that used in
Chicago and Indianapolis training schools.
The latter consists of woodwork, and a
special building has been provided. Wal
ter Kenyon, student of the Swedish and
German training schools, and for seven
years with Frances W. Parker in the Cook
County (Illinois) normal, from which he
graduated, is the teacher of the manual
training department. The main under
lying IDEA is to dignity labor to all classes
and to train the mind to exactness. As
Mr.. Kenyon expressed it, "a truthful hand
makes truthful SOUL" This teacher also
has charge of the drawing department in
all the different schools of the city. This
department has been received with great
favor by pupils and parents.
Stockton is particularly fortunate in
having its school board free from corrupt
local politics. To find Board of Educa-
conducive to the good of the children.
Stockton sadly needs several new school
buildings and, as behooves a progressive
city, they are going to have new High
School building and two grammar school
buildings. One hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars bonds will soon be issued to
build these buildings, which will be up to
the most modern standard. The bulk of
Stocktonians are inclined to the belief that
however good the instruction may be, it
avails little while growing children are
crowded into narrow space. The matter is
being discussed, and the people appear
universally in favor of this rather whole
sale building of schools. Stockton can &C
complish anything it determines on doing.
1t is pleasure to breathe the atmosphere
of hope and energy.
The three daily papers of Stockton are
progressive and up to date, and do much
toward making the wheels of life move
swifter and surer in this Gateway City of
the great valley of the San Joaquin.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-20
NEW FOUR PER CENT BONDS.
London Buyers Hare Sold an august
Deiirery BeIoto the Syndicate.

London Buyers Hare Sold usl August
Deftrery BetotU the Syndicate.
NEW YORK, n. Y, April 19.-The
Evening Post says: An interesting story
was current in well-informed Wall-street
circles to-day concerning the new per cent
Government bonds and the operations of
the syndicate. 1t was to the effect that
the successful bidders in London for the
new per cent bonds had sold large
amount through arbitrage-houses in this
city, deliverable here in August, at prices
considerably below the price prevailing in
this market, due allowance being made for
the difference in interest, exchange, etc. ::
that the managers of the syndicate, as soon
as they learned of the facts, tread the riot
act" to the arbitrage brokers, members of
the syndicate here, and that ]. P Morgan,
who is now in London, did the same thing
Immediately upon his arrival there, and
stopped all further sales of the bonds on
the terms mentioned. Now it is said no
bonds can be obtained in London except at
the equivalent of the New York prices,
with the necessary allowance for the differ
ence in interest, etc.
Arbitrage brokers, members of the syn
dictate, were unwilling to talk about the
matter to-day, denying any knowledge of
any such transaction. They admitted,
however, that bonds had been sold in Lon
don deliverable here in August. The life
of the syndicate will not expire until Octo-
Der.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-20
Porter Critically III.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, April lex.
Governor Albert 6. Porter, who was Min
lister to Italy during President Harrison's
administration, is critically i'll. While
walking on the street to-day he fell to the
pavement with an acute attack of vertigo
and was carried home in an unconscious
condition. He soon recovered his senses,
but being II years of age he is in critical
condition
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-20

City and Sperry mills near the wharf.
The Stockton Milling Company runs the
Crown Mills, OF which ]. D. WEIGH is the
chief owner and resident manager This
is large plant also, from which is shipped
four carloads OF -four per day. The output
of the Sperry mill is something enormous,
something like 5000 barrels per day.
The Stockton Wooden Mills manufacture
fine cloth and blankets. Their goods are
sold all over the Pacific Slope, and the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-20
Collnnse of O. Derrick.

CHICAGO, ILL, April 1.-two men
were killed and five injured by the collapse
of large derrick in the Chicago Ship Com
pany's yards at South Chicago to-day.
The dead are Pat Harley and Henry Blake,
Michael Cusic was probably fatally in
jured The other four men, although suf-
fering bad bruises and broken bones, will
proha hlv recover
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-20
Miners Returning to Work.

oTTUMWA, Iowa, April 19.-The troops
have been Withdrawn from Cincinnati and
many miners are going to work. Word
comes from Boone County to the effect
that 500 men went to work there to-day.
This is believed to be the end, with each
operator paying what he pleases.'
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-20
Responstble for the Di.a,t-...

WHEELING, w. VA, April 19-The
Coroner's jury inquiring into the response
bility of the death of the six victims of
last weeks disaster on Main street finished
the work this evening, and rendered q
verdict that the division wall was faulty
and that Hutchinson & Co. and W. Chap
son & Son were responsible. Any question
of criminal responsibility was left for the
Grand Jury.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-20
Hicks Secures Freedon,.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April ia special to
the Republic from Pine Bluff, Ark, says:
J. W. Hicks, who, after making violent
attacks upon Catholicism in his lecture
here. was jailed on the charge of SANDER
and using profane language, was released
after paying a fine and costs amounting
to over 500, and upon his promise to
leave town.
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----------------------
Meeting of Leather Mem.

NEW YORK, n. Y, April 19.-The mem
bers of the Leather Betting Association of
the United States met to-day at the Astor
House. At the conclusion of the meeting,
which was held in executive session,
Mayor Schieren of Brooklyn. who is a
member of the association, said he meet
ing was held in order to take action in ref
erence to the unprecedented advance in
hides and leather.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-20
HYAMS, PAUSON & co.,,
Is and 27 Sansome Street.

"a On May 9Th we will oc-
cupy the premises now occupied
by the Chicago Clothing Com
pany Tin conjunction with our
present premises), and will then
give the public few lessons in
Clothing as it should be sold"
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Manager Stinso,. Dead.

NEW YORK, n. Y, April 19.-Fred
Stinson. the theatrical manager, died to-
day, aged AZ years. He was for four years
manager for Miss Julia Marlowe, and pre-
viously looked after the interests of Mime.
Modieska
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-20
FOUNDED BY A PIONEER.
Now Attracts Attention as the
Starting Point of the
Valley Road.
BUSINESS INTERESTS.
An Energetic People Are Develop.
ing the City and Its Tributary
Territory.

STOCKTON, April 1s.-This fertile val
ley OF San Joaquin, which extends from
the coast range of mountains on the south
west TO the foothills of the snow-crowned
Sierra Nevadas on the east, is one of the
greatest, if not the greatest, valleys on the
American continent. San Joaquin County
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-20
Ratch Mannfaesurer. Fail.

CHICAGO. ILL, April 19.-The Schwau-
ker-Chalmers Company, wholesale dealers
in watches, have made an assignment.
Assets are placed at SOL, 900 and liabili-
ties at $4,000. The failure of the Chicago
Watch Company. which owed this COM
pany about $4,000, was the cause of the
assignment.
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Opening of a .Ne,c canal.

DAVENPORT, Iowa, April 19.-The
west seventeen miles of the Hennepin
canal was formally opened for traffic to-
day. The completed section pierces the
coal fields, and plans for hand ling coal by
barge lines to Davenport are being made.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-20
Schedule of Waoes Raised.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, April 19.-AlI
cotton manufacturers of this city have
raised the schedule of wages in their mills
10 per cent.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-20

A Chicago man owns a genuine auto
graph of Avon's Immortal Bard. The city
of the inland sea, likewise, has Prices
Cream Baking Powder Co.'s great plant.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-20

True in its results as the needle to the
pole is DR.. Prices Baking Powder.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-20
n ULU EXILES.

n Prince and HIS Followers No,U Held
at st. Helena.
NEW YORK, April IA special to
the World from the Isle of st. Helena
says:
Prince Dinuzulu, son of King Cetewayo
of Zulu war fame, and his followers are
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-20

I ,Intelligent housewives will have the best.
That's why they all use DR.. Prices Baking
Powder
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-22
Red. White. Green Seas.

The colors of pure ocean water ano
the varying shades observed where
impurities are met with are still fur
ther diversified by the coioring effects
of the enormous multitudes of various
forms of organized life which some
times mask the natural color of the
surface of the sea and tinge extensive
areas with remarka bic colors. Red ap-
pears to be most frequently met with.
I'm the southern parts of the Red sea
and in the Arabian gulf large areas
are colored blood-red by microscopic
animalcula, and in the Indian ocean
similar forms Of life cause, in addition
to red, milk-white or yellow spots Of
great extent, disappearance of which
is frequently alarming to the ignorant
sailor Off the Guinea coast ships
sometimes appear to float in milk. Ex-
tensive red streaks are also known to
occur in the south Atlantic and south
Pacific, which are caused by hosts of
small red crustacea. The "Vermillion
sea" of California owes its brilliant
color TO infusoria. Areas colored
green have been noted. especially in
the arctic regions, which are due to
myriads Of diatoms, and in some por-
tons of the antarctic seas diatoms of
rusty color make the water a dirty
brown.-All the Year Round.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-22
u IN ~ d. MALI HEL

WANTED-A lady stenographer and
typewriter. Address IL" care carrier
No. !. dS5 -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-22

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thank Sc can max eet IN . couple a
Jumps Cay Center EaAg T.rEsa
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the piano vas privileged % near Sorsa
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wrote % a friend. p. S.-Oh. fo~
get heard 5ousa FRIDAY zaa Il v@s
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a Brave Girl-"Do 700 think youY
sister likes nc. TofamyT' Yea axe
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for re. Wa anybody saving anything
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-22
Fashionable Bodies.

Bodices distinct from skirts are the
rage Women cannot be too grateful
to la mode for allowing them to thus
vary their appearance at SO small a
cost. With beautifully shaped black
satin skirt is this winter worn by .
well-known lady artist in this city q
fitted blouse evening-waist of manda-
rin-yellow satin, striped both on bod
ice and full sleeves with wide black
velvet ribbon that glitters with dang
ling jet sequins and is edged with mar
row jetted lace sewed on fat and not
gathered. The stock collar and girdle
are made of jetted piece velvet. An
other waist is made of black satin
trimmed with irridescent-blue sequins,
the sleeves of sapphire blue velvet. A
third waist is formed OF crimson and
cream shepherd's-check silk, and q
fourth of cherry-red satin brocade with
narrow jet gimp laid on in straight
rows as a trimming.-N. Y. Post