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will show that 7 am right and that two
lines OF overland express were In operation
at the time he started his express. How
ever, the Southern route run by Butter
field did not have as much prominence as
ours, which for years was known as the
pony express route 1t started in at St.
Joseph, Mo-, running through Nebraska to
Fort Kearney, Wyo., thence to Denver. to
Salt Lake City, to Placerville, New, and to
Sacramento, Cal. The whole trip, extend
ing half across the continent, was made in
seventeen days when no accident befell
and accidents were not so numerous as
some people have imagined. From St.
Joseph to Denver the trip took seven days
and from Denver to Sacramento was a
journey of ten days. That was, of course,
by the regular stage route, and little time
was lost in making it.
''To accommodate our business we had
about $50 coaches, most OF which were kept
running all the time. To haul them we
had 1900 horses scattered along the route
from st. Joseph to Sacramento. In addi-
ton, we had 5000 CIR 1000 head of cattle
which were used in hauling heavy freight
and transporting feed for the horses and
provisions for our men. You can see that
the business was not by any means a small
one, and it continued to grow as long as
there was any use for such means of trans
portation. This was until the com pletion of
the Union Pacific Railway to California in
1870. Then overland traffic and mail SER
vice could be arranged to better purpose by
the railroad, and our pony express went
out of existence. But up to that time,
from the day that the route was first opened
in 1860, its business had steadily increased.
Even the building of the railroad assisted
US, for our line was the best adapted for
carving to Western stations employees and
provisions. "-Chicago Journal.
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THE PONY EXPRESS.
How the Transcontinental Work Had
It's Beginning.

How the Transcontinental Work Had
It's Beginning.
Alexander Benham of Butte City, Mont,
was at the Grand Pacific Hotel last even
ing, having come East on "a little mat
teri concerning his mining interests. He
is one of the men who started the now
famous ''pony express" across the plains
and the Rocky Mountains. That was back
in 1860. Said he:
sThe first express ever run across the
plains was started by a man named Butter
field in 1858. 1t started at Little Rock,
Ark, and followed a southern route
through Kansas, New Mexico. Arizona
and then to Los Angeles, Cal. About two
years later, in 1860, our company was
formed for the purpose of carrying the
mails to the Pacific Coast. 1t was known
as the Central Overland California and
Pixies Peak Express Company. William
III. Russell, Alexander Majors and man
named Waddeil formed the company, and
the contracts with the Government for
carving the mails were made out in their
names. / was chosen manager and had
my office in Denver
ssThis was long before Ben Holiday was
known, and those accounts which have
been saying that he was the man who first
established the pony express are alto
gether wrong. The records at Washington
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heretofore and some good racing is ex.
pected.
]. J. Rose has filed petition for nomi-
nation for Town Trustee in the Fourth
Ward. This petition is the only one re-
ceived thus far by the clerk. The last day
upon which such petitions can be filed will
be April %, as the town election takes
place on May 49,
The military department. of the uni
versity has announced that the eXamina-
ton in military science and tactics will
take place on May 1.
At a meeting of the class of '96 on Friday
afternoon it was decided to give an enter
tainment in the near future, making the
principal feature of the evening produc-
ton entitled Fourth of July in Jones.
VILE"
1t is announced that the wedding of Miss
Mae Bates of Oakland, who is well known
in Berkeley, and DR.. George Martin will
take place in the First Presbyterian Church
of Oakland at o'clock tomorrow after
noon.
The executive committee of the People
party held special session last night in
Mr.. Goods store, on Shattuck avenue, to
consider campaign business of Importance.
Special Easter services will be held in all
the different churches to-day. Evangelist
Marley will preach the morning sermon al
the Trinity Methodist Church. Sermons
in the other churches will be delivered by
their regular pastors.
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AnIniunction Drought.
BERKELEY.

The Town Clerk will be busily engaged
between now and election time in prepar-
ing both the sample and regular ballots
used on election day. The preparation of
THESE ballots is no small undertaking, as
several different and distinct tickets must
be printed. According to law the clerk
must mail to each voter whose name APP
pears on the Great Register, COPY of the
sample ballot not more than three DAYS be-
fore election. Much care is REQUIRED in the
dispensing of these ballots. as thew are
different Tor each ward, and sample ballot
for one ward will be of no use to a voter in
another.
U. c. Boating Crew.
The members of the new boating crew
which will represent the university in the
contest with the Columbia Boat Club on
the 9th inst. are: Trew, stroke and can
tain; Whittenmeyer, No. 3; Cole. No. 2.
and Hutchinson, bow. The men are in ex-
cellent training, and their average weight
is 16l pounds. They have been working
faithfully for the past two months under
the leadership of Coach Garnett of Har-
ward.
Fifteen men tried for places on the team.
but the four mentioned were the only sue
cessful ones. Since the launching of their
new 5000 shell they have been enabled to
do actual work on the water, and have not
been wholly confined to the rowing ma
chimes in the gymnasium.
Much more interest in aquatic sports
seems to be displayed this season than
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ALAMEDA.

Miss Agnes Tweter of Park avenue has
received an official document from the
authorities of Norway stating that she is
the lawful heir of property valued at
100000. This represents her share of the
estate of her grandmother, who was very
wealthy lady of Norway. Miss Tweter has
engaged Attorney G. E. Colwell to look
after her interests. The property consists
of numerous farms located in the most
fertile sections of Norway. She expects to
leave soon for Europe.
Funeral of G. W. Tyler.
The funeral of the late George w. Tyler
took place yesterday afternoon from the
family residence at the corner of Lincoln
avenue and Everett street. Rev. George
r. Dodson of the Unitarian church Off
ciated. Appropriate songs were sung by a
quartet composed of n. Clifford Page, R..
Frank Clark, Mrs. jacob and Mrs. Hickok.
The pallbearers consisted of Messrs Ora
ham, Merrill, Oakley, Daniels and Bland
ing. Interment was in Mountain View
Cemetery.
An Injunction Brought.
Mrs. Emile Cohen, widow of the late A.
A. Cohen, brought an Injunction in the
Superior Court yesterday against the city
of Alameda and Street Superintendent
Frodden to prevent the opening of Lincoln
avenue through the Cohen property. The
plaintiff claims that the proceedings re-
garding the opening of the street are IL
legal.
Died at Orovil1e.
Mrs. E. St. Sure of Regent street received
news yesterday of the death of her brother
in-law, G. w. st. Sure, at Oroville. De-
ceased was a native of New York and
about 60 years of age. For long time past
the deceased has been a sufferer from
paralysis, and to this malady is his death
attributed.
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VAN NESS.AYE. LARGE RESIDENCE LOT.

z. line Van Ness ave-, los feet s. of Lombard
st.; elegant double lot to be graded street to be
graded, severed and bituminized and sidewalk
to be stone-curbed at expense of the seller; this
elegant residence lot commands that lovely
marine view which visitors so much admire and
which is not equaled In any city in the world Van
Ness ave. and Lombard ST. are portion of the
grand boulevard to the Preside; examine this for
a home; large double lot 5Ox110 :S1a.
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An Experiment Spoiled.

The late Professor Hyrtl was very fond
of animals. Some years ago one of his
fellow-professors undertook some expert
ments to ascertain the loss of weight in
cases of starvation, using for the purpose
a lot of rabbits. The subjects of the ex-
pertinent were weighed every day, but, to
the experimenter's establishment, they
gained flesh instead of losing it. It was
some time before he found out that Pro-
fessor Hyrtl had been keeping them well
supplied with food.-San Francisco Argo-
naut.
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LARKIN-ST. IMPROVED PROPERTY.

E. line (No. 1310) Of Larlxin, 1929 feet N. of
Pine St.; front residence, bay-windowed, contains
10 rooms and bath; modern improvements: rear
house, a tenement of rooms; centrally located;
short walk downtown; this location always finds
ready tenants at full prices street in basalt rock
Suffer and California-st. cables; lot 25xS7:6.
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CITY HALL BUSINESS LOT.

Southerly line OF Park ave-, $50 feet E. of City
Hall ave-. this is choice piece Of business prop
erty, Immediately in front of the City Hall; i'm
provements on this property would rent at a good
paying price on the investment; investors and
builders should examine this choice offering; lot
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Harmony in Odors.

In treatise on the rose and its odors
some interesting facts in relation to that
popular flower have been brought to light.
Numerous costly varieties Of roses are
grown in America for ornamental pur-
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WESTERN ADDITION-FRENCR FLATS.

North line (Nos. PHO and 2112) Of Suffer, ITO
feet w of Steiner: building contains modern
built French fats of z and 8 rooms and bath;
handsomely finished; brick foundations concrete
walk; basalt rock on Suffer ST.; everything in
splendid order; rents $72 so; lot 27:2x137:6
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McALLlSTER.ST. HANDSOME RBSIDENCE,

South line (So. 1921 of McAllister st. 1875 feet
E. Of Octavia St; handsome window residence
of rooms and bath: centrally located: but few
minutes walk downtown; choice neighborhood;
street in baSalt rock; McAllister-st. cable passes
the door; lot 25x137:6
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At 6S6 Market Street, Opp. Palace Hotel.
HAIGHT-ST. HANDSOME RESIDENCE.

North line (No. 26) of Haight, 100 feet E. of
Octayia ST.; handsome residence of rooms and
bath, with stable in fronting Rose ave.
choice location and neighborhood; half block to
Market St.; must soon become business propo-
siton; concrete walk; street in basalt rock
Haightst cable; lot double frontage, 271a feet on
Haight; depth 120 feet to Rose ave-, where it
fronts 271a feet.
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MISSION RESIDENCE LOTS.

Northeast corner of Noe and Day sts., four hand
somely located residence lots, all ready for build
ing; examine them; severed and macadamzed
street; electric road one-quarter of block dstant
lots 36xS0 and 26xS0.
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The water in the Strait of Gibraltar is
$50 fathoms deep.
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SEVEN FIFTY-VARAS.
FRONTING
Devisadero, Broderick, Lombard and
Greenwich Streets.

This valuable property is in front of the property
OF the late Senator James G. Fair, who invested
millions Of dollars In the district and is but short
distance from the Fulton Iron Works 1t is valua-
BILE for manufacturing or residence purposes and
should be viewed to be fully appreciated. Devisa-
dero street is one of the widest streets in the city
and will become business property; Lombard street
is the boulevard extending from Van Ness avenue
blocks west, bestowing upon this section of the city
the advantage of use of this handsome public park
and view of the Governments Notifications and one
OF the finest marine views in the world The fifty
vara on the NV. corner OF Devisadero and Green
witch streets will be subdivided into six residence
lots. Unionstreet cable passes within block of
this property. This Offering presents splendid
opportunity for the speculator, investor or con-
tractor. Examine this property. Six fifty-yaras
Give corner and two inside) one subdivided fifty
vara corner lot, 81 6x110 four inside lots 25x110;
one inside lot, "a :6x137:6 feet.
EASTON, ELDRIDGE 81 Co.,
63S Market street. Auctioneers.
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Wall Street.

The following description has. u
good many claims upon the attention
of the reader, beng we'll written and
containing a great deal OF truth:
There isno o patriotism in Wall
street than there is holiness in hell.
1t is the continental incubator OF ma
tioDal greed, an Internal hive of 4
species OF bee begottcn OF Il cross be.
tween a hornet and Il wasp, all sting
and no honey. 1t is a nest Of financial
ta%rantulas, whose speculative web ut,
taches to everything under the sun
that promises profit. To them the
world of industry, Of finance and OF
commerce. with all its sweat. effort and
enterprise, is but Il field of flowers for
them to suck. Railways, mills, legis.
latures, stores, banks, factories, con-
crosses, trusts and corporations are
but so many pieces OF the chcssboard
which they play one against the other.
III combination or any way. so the re.
suit OF the play to their hand.
Prosperity and distress. happiness
and despair, ruin or death, they pull
the strings, not caring which or what
so long rs they win every time. The
black flag or the white, the hollow
eyed skeleton Of starvation or the
grossness Of repletion and pruricnce
the one for them is as good as the
other If it has big money in it. They
have but II object or aim, and that
is to beat somebody. anybody-cvcry.
body. Their politics is an arrant
communism, an cgotistIcal anarchy,
and they will contribute money to
both partics-to any party-counting
on controlling all parties. especially
the party that is i'll it, Their only
religion is cupidity, their god nam,
mon. y bull one day and a bear the
next, they horn and tear every con,
ccivable material interest by turns.
This is Il faint proof print of Wal
street, i'll which is concentrated til,
keenest intellectually Of the country
the brightest, but soullcss and per
vertcd. Only for six hours ont Of q
IS Wall street open for business, but
the other Is hours are wholly con,
sumed by its occupants in planning
for those six hours, in which time the
practical destinies Of 100000 PEG,
pie are being given direction and cor.
rnled.7
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The Durrunt Trial.

SAN FEAScIsCo, Sept. 81. -- Edgar
w. Carpenter and Robert W. Mart.
land, gas filters, were called by the
defense and subjected TO long exam.
nations relative TO the sun burners.
Tho evident purpose Of the questions
was tOshuw that from the construction
OF the burners, more gas would
escape If n man was engaged in
testing the burners than If more were
employed, inasmuch as one man
wouid have to turn the gus on from
the basement and permit il to escape
while ascending to the gallery
AS to day is Il Hebrew holiday the
court adjourned until Tuesday morn.
ing.
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TIE San Francisco Call 10 To have q
new i~iftccn-story building, costing five
hundred thousand dollars.
Two WOMEN cvangclists are stumping
the state Of Missouri, and are reported
to be having great success.
TIE Knlama tWnsh.) bulletin has
for its motto: "Grab All in Sight, and
Hustle for More"
a r. scratched the hand of Dubois
Hunt, of ~Icllvnlc, Orange county, n.
j, and caused blood poisoning, Of
which the injured man died.
LITTLE chicks and ducklcts strut
around In the window of a New York
restaurant. and this sign grccts the
observer: Spring chickens and ducks
killed and cooked to order while you
watt
OWING TO the crusade made bv DIR.
Cyrus Edison, Of Now York, nVainst
ndultcratcd candy n great reform has
been brought about In the mnnufac.
turc OF that commodity, which IL now
'"rnl'"scd wain'" ~ rtuuinc sugar
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1t is thought that the yield Of gold
this year in the world will he about
slIO,GO0,000. For the last 400 years,
OF all the precious metals taken ont
of the ground, 81 per cent. has been
lost or used in the arts. Figuring the
product tins year on the same basis,
there would he about SUI ,2UO, 600 to
be coined. This would give thirty
cents apiece to tho people Of the Unit.
cd States, England. Germany and
France, and nothing to the world out.
side.
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England In I;nrnraI.

LONDON. Sept. 27.-Tho Pail Mall
Gazette this afternoon prints n dis.
patch from Shanghai saying that up
]pearances indicate that England
finally ia in carncst regarding tho
m%aseacrcsi in China. Five war. ships
IRE now on the river Yang Tso Kinng
mud arc proceeding towlrts the scene
OF tho disturbances and four moro
are expected 70 start to.morrog.
Thoro aro eighteen cases Of small
pox aud ono Of diphtberiaat the Inii.
an school nt Carson.
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Article

Sector 1.-The annual meetings OF
this Association shall be held at Reno
the Wednesday Of State Fair week
and the Board OF Managers shall hold
a meeting semi annually, on the Sec
ond Wednesday in March and the
Wednesday Of State Fair week.
Sec. Especial meetingt shall be
"-n-l hv'he President upon the writ
beTs.
Sec. 3.-Seven members shall con-
stitute a quorum to transact all bust
ness at regular and special meet.
ings.
Sec. AT every regular meeting
the Secretary and Treasurer shall
make a report in detail Of the receipts
and expenditures.
Sec. 5.-Proxies shall be allowed at
any election OF the Association; each
paper shall be represented by one vote
by proxy or otherwise.
ARTICLE v.
Section 1.-The officers OF this AS
ISOLATION shall be elected at the regu-
lar annual meeting.
Sec. 1.-The funds OF the Associa-
ton shall be paid out on orders sign
ed by the President and counter sign.
ed by the Secretary, and not other.
wise.
Sec. 3.-No bills shall be paid I'M
til audited and passed upon by the
Board Of Managers.
ARTICLE VI.
Section This Constitution and
Bylaws shall take effect ON and al
ter its adoption.
Sec. 2.-Alterations or repeal OF
this Constitution or any part thereof
can only be effected by a two thirds
vote at any regular meeting.
BY-LAws-ARTICLEI.
Sec. THE Board Of Managers of
this Association shall hold semi.an.
nual meetings at such times and
places rs have been designated and
five members shall constitute Il quo
rum. The order of business shall be
rs follows:
(a)Readng OF minutes.
(b)Detailed report Of the Secretary
and Treasurer.
Determination and auditing of
bills.
(d)Reports of special and standing
committees.
(e)Canvas of application for mem.
bership.
WElection OF members.
(g)Unfinished business.
(h)New business.
Sec. AT the meeting preceding
the Governing OF the State Legislature
the President shall appoint a specia!
committee Of at least three members
OF this Association whose duty il shall
be to watch legislation affecting orr
business, and to take such action in
the premises as they deem advisable
for our mutual protection.
Sec. 3.-The Board OF Managers
shall constitute an ~ex-oficio Enter
tainment Committee, and shall man
age and arrange for any excursion or
other entertainment that the Associa-
ton shall see fit to give.
Sec. Each and every committee
shall make a report to the Board OF
Managers Mt any regular meeting, and
they, the Board Of Managers, shall in
corporate it in the annual report to
the Association.
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ARTICLE IL.

SECTION 1. The Board Of Manag.
ers shall constitut n committee on
election OF members.
Sec. Q. Applications for member
ship must be made in writing.
Sec. 3. The initial fee shall be two
dollars.
Sec. 4. The dues shall DO rs fol.
lows:
For membership the dues shall be
three dollers per year, payable OH or
before the first day OF January o Teach
year.
Sec. D. Members failing to pay nm.
nual dues shall be suspended. The
names of such suspended members
shall be reported by the Secretary to
the Association at a regular meeting
when the Association may remit the
dues or direct that tho suspended
members DO dropped from member.
ship. Any member who shall abnn.
don the newspaper business shall be
dropped from tho roll.
The above Constitution and BY.
Laws were signed by the following
members:
ALLEN g. BRAGG. Gazette.
N. a.. HuMMEL, Dispatch.
SAM DAVIS, Appeal.
j. r. McKINSoN, Enterprise.
h. ID. KELLEY, State Journal.
+. w. FAIRnAsKs, Times.
ii. A. LENNON. Tribune.
ANNIE Ii. MAErIS, Ncwe.
q. w. PATTERSON. Rustler.
WV. BooHER. INDEPENDENT.
X. q. Blossom, Central Ncvadan.
By h. d.. Kcllcy.)
GEo. s. NIxos. Silver State.
(By Sam Dayis)
Tlofollowing gentlemen were elect.
ed permanent officers Of the Associa.
ton: p. d. Kelly. President; w. w.
Booher, Vice President; Allen G..
Bragg. Secretary and Treasurer: and
tho following named gentlemen with
tho officers form a Board OF Managers:
n. a. Hummol, +. w. Fairbanks md
8. j. Davis.
II was moved and carried TINT MI
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er.-La,es. U. S. Govt Report

papers in this State not joining the
Association by January /, 1896, shall
be cut OIL the exchange list Of all
papers who are members OF the Asso-
citation.
A committee was appointed to meet
in Carson October 9th to fix u uniform
schedule OF advertising rates aud each
member Of the Association is invited
and requested to attend the meeting.
AS the matters is of vital Importance
to the Association it is to be hoped
there will be a large attendance.
1t was moved and carried that each
paper REPRESENTED at the meeting
should publish the proceedings of the
ufs. ---~,-s oi Lao .~.sUGi.uvu IN full.
4 vote Of thanks was extended to \.
g. Bragg for courtesies extended.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.-Iho Attor-
ncy General has sent additional in.
structions to the District Attorney OF
Wyoming based on information fur.
nishcd by tho Indian office which will
probably enable the United States
officials 10 commence prosecutions
against the whites who are rcspon.
eiblc for tho attacks upon the Bannock
Indinns.
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l.

Section This organization shall
be known ut the Nevada Press Asso-
citation.
See. 2,--The objects of this Associa.
ton are the promotion Of the general
interests OF the press OF this State; the
elevation OF the profession of journal.
ism; the protection Of the members
from irresponsible customers; the
gathering and disseminating among
the members OF information OF value
TO members; the rendering to each OF
such, assistance as may be within
their power and consistent with pro.
fessional independence and the die
tatcs OF the right; and finally the up.
building Of the State Of Nevada.
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ARTICLE II.

Section 1.-The following shall be
eligible for active membership: Per.
sons connected with the press OF this
State in the capacity Of editors re.
porters. proprietors and publishers;
provided, no paper shall have more
than one vote at any business meet
ing.
Sec. applicants for membership
must have possessed tho above quail.
fications for at least six months prior
to asking admission.