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WHAT Is AN INTERESTS
A Supreme Court Decision on a Loosely
Drawn Contract.

A Supreme Court Decision on q Loosely
Drawn Contract.
The Supreme Court has rendered de-
cision in . Trinity County case that will
be of interest to miners. it being the case
of William Berry, plaintiff and respond
ant. and Robert Woodburn, defendant
and appellant
The parties made a contract whereby
Berry was to go up to Trinity County and
endeavor to find a paying quartz mine for
defendant, the latter to pay him big
wages and his expenses. and in event Of
Its being paying mine, would give de-
fendant an interest in the mine.
The court gave judgment for plaintiff
and ordered defendant to convey to him
a half interest in the mine, and defendant
appealed.
The Supreme Court holds, in q long
chain OF reasoning, that the contract is so
Indefinite that it cannot be enforced that
1t iacksDthe elementsiof partnership, and
that it cannot be told from it whether
one-half, one-quarter. one-eighth or any
other specific interest was to be given to
plaintiff. The judgment is therefore re-
Versed and the case remanded.
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Another Contested school Election.

Another Contested School Election.
A. D. Murphy, by his attorney, J. G.
Jones, has petitioned the Superior Court
for an alternative writ. of mandate re-
quiring w. G. Sheldon, E. Booth and @.
L. Stafford, Inspector and Judges of the
election for School Trustee Of Rhoads
School District, held on the 7th of June,
to issue to him his certificate Of election.
Murphy alleges that eleven ballots were
cast for him, but that the officers of the
election counted only ten of them. Eight
ballots were cast for E. Booth and one
for William Pierson.
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PRISONER AT LARGE.
Tom Murphy. the Potato Sharp, GET
Away From Jail.


Away From Jail.
Thomas Murphy, who was awaiting
trial in the County Jail for perjury, es-
capped from that institution about IL
o'clock yesterday morning.
a trusty had opened one of the doors
in the Jail yard and left bunch of keys
therein. While he stopped to pick up
something he had dropped. Murphy. who
was close by, grabbed the keys. and rum
ming to the iron door which opens into
the alley, unlocked it and made his es-
cape. He ran up the alley to Seventh
street, and down that thOroughfare to-
ward 81, where sight of him was lost.
Murphy and two young men named
Cole and Heggerty were about a month
ago engaged in the business of stealing
potatoes The latter two were arrested
by Justice J. Merkley after they had at
tempted to gain an entrance to his barn
on the Riverside road.
A few days afterward Murphy swore to
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Petition to Sell an Estate.

I. T. Crum, guardian of the estate OF
Florence NJ. Crum. minor, has petit
toned the Superior Court for an order
directing the next of kin of the minor
and ali other persons interested in the
estate to appear in court and show cause
why an order should not be made for the
sale Of the estate and that after the hear
ing the estate be ordered sold and the
proceeds invested. The value Of the es-
tate is estimated at s., ,074 76.
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Grtsr for the Divorce Mill.

Leah A. Wells has commenced suit in
the Superior Court for divorce from
James r. Wells. C. A. Elliott is plaint-
itf's attorney.
L. NJ. Bills has also commenced suit
for divorce from Charles Bills Plaintiff g
attorney is F. I. Van Fleet.
Superior Judge Catlin yesterday granted
Rose Kramer divorce from Irwin Kra-
ner on the ground of failure to provide.
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charging them with grand larceny in
having stolen his horse which hauled
the wagon on the potato raid. It devel-
oped that Murphy left the city in their
company for Merkley's place for the pur-
pose Of stealing the potatoes.
Cole and Heggerty did not steal MUIR
phys horse, and the latter swore to a
complaint against him for perjury.
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a Land Office Contest.

Register Thomas Frazer and Receiver
Charles f. Gardner of the United States
Land Office have returned from an official
visit to Sierra County, near Pike City.
Recently the contested case of A. P.
Harris and others against Theodore Wey-
man was tried before the Register and
Receiver. There was decided conflict
of testimony. SO much SO that a visit OF
inspection to the land was deemed neces-
sary in order TO arrive 1T a proper deter
minatiQn of the matters at issue.
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BLUE MONDAYS CALENDAR.
Offenders Against the Public Welfare
Fined.

Fined.
The Police Court calendar was well
filled with drunks yesterday, many
bibulous individuals having taken ad-
vantage of Sunday 10 fill themselves up
with corn juice or substitute. Nine Of
them were given from two to two and a
half days in Jail to sober up in.
James Brady and George Lewis, who
beat man named Anderson in the Gold
Dust Saloon, were allowed to go. the City
Attorney stating that Anderson wished
to go TO San Francisco and did not wish
to swear to a complaint.
NJ. Hickey, charged with disturbing
the peace, was fined - 90, or to spend two
and half days in Jail.
a. j. Vallas, charged with discharging
firearms within the city limits and resist
ing Special Officer Goods when arrested,
was fined 81 80.
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Shirt
Waists, soc.

We have received another lot of
Women's Shirt Waists at soc, and in
new patterns
The sale of this particular line of
Shirts has been phenomenal aud shows
that the Waists are unusually desirable
for the price.
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TO Joil for Fiftv Dave

Burt Davis was allowed to plead guilty
to petit larceny in the Superior Court
yesterday. and was sentenced by Judge
Hinkson TO fifty days. imprisonment in
the County Jail He stole quantity of
jewelry from J. Bloomberg about q
month 400,
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Notaries Public.

Governor Budd has appointed the fol-
lowing as Notaries Public: w. E. Bid
we'll, Stockton; S. A. Johnson, Alcalde,
Fresno County; +. M. Elliott. Almon-
dale, Los Angeles County.
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aon,nirte.i TO mn Asyinm.

Charles keefe was yesterday commits
ted to the Napa Insane Asylum by SUI
perior Judge Johnson. Drs. Thomas
Ross and w. +. Wizard were the exanin-
ing physicians
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TOrpedOeS.

Small Torpedoes for little folks. Put
up in colored paper packages contain
ing 50 torpedoes. Price, sc.
American Extra Torpedoes, put up in
square pasteboard boxes; make loud
report, but are harmless; IS in box.
Price, 8 boxes for Ioc
japanese Torpedoes, handmade; make
a very loud report; IS in box. Price,
3 boxes for 25c
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SOLE proprietors of John A. Sutter
bourbon and j ohm A. Sutter rye and Old
Judge Crocker bourbon whiskies. b. K.
Bloch d Co., Fifth and streets.
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NOTICE is hereby given that all union
butcher shops will not be open on July
4th. By order of s. b. P. u.
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= Street. Improvement.

]. Hyman, Jr.. the jeweler, has entered
into q contract with Siller Brothers by
which the latter are to improve his prop
erty at 500 j street. The contract price is
S2,574.
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,Iarp,,r.t n. arroll,s Estate,

NJ. A. Howard has petitloned the SUI
uerior Court for letters of administration
on the estate of Margaret n. Carroll. de-
ceased, The estate consists of lots and
6. ID and T., Ihirtieth anu Thirty-firsr
streets. valued NJ about s, SOC.
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SQUARE PIAsos, $50 to $780, Special
sale of guitars. violins and banjos al
Neale, Eilers Co., 631 } street. Agents
Conover. Mathushek, Jacob Doll Pianos
and everything in musical line.
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Muslin Flags.

Muslin Flags, 8 inches long, &c doz.;
& inches long, 4c doz.; ot inches long,
&c each; IA inches long, &c each; 2s3
inches long, SC each; 36 inches long,
Ioc each; 90 inches at 35c each.
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To KEEP your digestive organs in order, get
a bottle OF the genuine Angosturn blfters,
man uiactured only by DR.. J. g. b. Siegert &
Sons.
The record-union., 1895-07-02
Wrappers
Down.

Women's Wrappers in pretty lawn,
reduced to SIP.
Light or Dark French Organdie Lawn
Wrappers reduced to 81 IS.
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THE Holbrook House Of Grass Valley
has changed hands, and will hereafter be
conducted under the supervision of the
owner of the property, Mrs. e. E. Hol-
brook. The house will be thoroughly
renovated and refitted.
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Solid Oak Refrigerators. Price,
So Is.
Mahogany finished Parlor Suits,
heavy upholstery, five pieces SIS.
Oak Wardrobes, large size, with
drawers, and mounted on castors,
SIG 50.
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Partition Auction Sale

Of 1,76O acres of fine grazing and pasture
land, situated eighteen miles north of
Sacramento City, on Nicolaus road. Sale
positive to highest cash bidder. on Satur-
day, July 9th, at 1890 A. NJ. at store of w.
A. Goode, Pleasant Grove, Sutter County,
Cal. w. Ii. Sherburn, Referee. James
b. Devine, Attorney for Referee.
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Fireworks.

We offer this year four choice collections of
Fireworks, They are made by first-class
manufacturers, and will not only give satis-
faction in quality. but at the prices named
will be found much less expensive than such
goods usually are. We ship by freight or
express, and do not break packages.
Prices of the above assorments, So, S.,
81 so and $I2.
The record-union., 1895-07-02

SOLE agents of Kieselberger Auslese
wines, the oldest and finest table wines in
California. b. X. Bloch IL Co., Fifth and
j streets,
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BUNTING
Flags.

Made of standard woolen bunting;
6 feet long, s. 90; 8 feet long, S. S.; 10
feet long, 81 IS; IL feet long, So 50.
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4boMm01zs
"THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS"
Supplied under Royal Warrants
to Her Majesty the Queen Of
England, and to His Royal High
ness the Prince Of Wales.
DIED.

DIED.
STONE-In this city, July 1st, Carrie Frances
Jordan, wife of ii. K. stone, a native OF
Sacramento City, California aged ID years,
months and 90 days.
Agsriends and acquaintances are respect
fully invited TO attend the funeral this day
at p. NJ, from her late residence, No. 73l
q street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-26
PLATT DEFENDS HIMSELF.
The Ex-senator Declares That He 4,
for Reform.

Ex-senator Plat of New York has issued
a statement in reply to the attacks upon
him by various political reform orgaai-
cations. He says: with the indulgence
Of the newspapers I should like to call at
tention to certain views Of certain interest
ing matters. I know with what impat
the mere fact of my venturing to express
an occasional opinion is received by some
kind friends, and how they fling up their
hands and cry out: VINO is this man
Why, heaven save u.s. he's hay-seeder.
He comes from Tioga county. Is thy ser
want q dog that he should hearken unto
a man from Tioga county? Not on thy
life.' And then they bite one another and
proceed to have fit on the highway"
Mr.. Plat goes on to say that imme-
diately after the November election he an
nounced what his position vas regarding
reform legislation. He favored a power
of removal bill, ballot reform and a radical
reorganization of the police department.
But" says he, Il did not stop the clamor.
That went noisily on, DR.. Parkhurst lead
ing the discordant orchestra. Every sue
ceeding day has made the fact clearer
that these people are not really concerned
about the fate of reform bills in the legiS-
lature, nor about securing to Mayor Strong
full opportunity to accomplish the good re-
suits that his election was meant to bring.
They consist, on the one hand. of mug
wumpS and democrats, who wish to en-
broil the republican party in such a frater-
nal war will render its success in 1896
impossible, and, on the other hand of re-
publican factionsts VINO want to control
the republican organization, and who are
willing to break down the party If they
can't have their way"
In concluding, Mr.. Plat says: "All is
not gold that glitters. Neither is all re-
form that takes the name of reform
There has grown up, since the election, a
vicious spirit of intolerance on the part
of some people who think themselves pc
culiarly related to that event. Without any
special consideration of the practical prob
lens of legislatic I'd with long record
behind them of ference to public af-
fairs they have got 1t into their heads that
any hastily contrived plan Of regeneration
which they may put together is necessarily
the perfect flower of human wisdom, and
that anybody who ventures to raise a
doubt of that fact is bound to be rogue
in league with the flesh and the devil"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-26
The Rurrlar Eacaned.

Residents Of Mount Pleasant will soon
ask for better police protection, and Con-
gress may be asked to give an increase to
the force to give the city the benefit Of as
many additional men as are now detailed
at various places, some Of whom are guard
ing government buildings. Several rob-
berries have been committed in the neigh
borhood during the past few weeks. and
last evening another attempt was made.
This time the daring burglar was on the
roof at the residence Of Mr.. LIE Roy Tut
tie. on Columbia road. The members Of
the family were at dinner at the time, and
Mr.. John Nymark, who was a guest at
the house, went out the rear door TO in
vestigate a suspicious noise. and when he
got outside he saw the supposed would-be
burglar on the roof of the porch, but the
burglar was quick at drawing pistol. and
threat that he would use it If Mr..
Nymark did not move had the desired
effect, and he left the coast clear for the
burglar to escape. 1t Is thought that the
intruder was tramp and it Is possible
that he may be captured.
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for each dollar Of actual expenditure upon
the canal. This was agreed to by a vote
Of q to 10. Mr.. Frye introduced an amend
ment to the bill designed to. prevent the
organization or construction company
within the canal corporation. He stipu-
lated that the work should be done by q
series of contracts let to parties without
pecuniary interest in the scheme.
Mr.. Wolcott suggested a further proviso,
which was accepted, that the aggregate OF
the accepted bids for the construction
should not exceed $70,000,O00. The amend
ment SO framed was adopted without q
vote.
Mr.. Wolcott secure6 assent without d.
vision to q proviso that the materials for
the canal should be purchased in the Unit
ed States, Nicaragua or Costa Rica- Mr..
PETER could not even secure a roll call on
an eight-hour American labor amendment.
which went spinning to the waste basket.
Substitutes for, the bill were offered by
Senators Power. Pasco, Stewart and Tur-
pie. and ell rejected. The vote on that OF
Mr.. Turpie which was understood to rep
resent the greatest strength of the opposi-
yeas and 80 nays. The fifiar' vote on the
bill resulted thus:
Yeas-Messrs Aldrich, Allison, Burrows,
Butler, Cameron. Chandler, Cullom, Faux
ner, Frye Gaflinser, Gibson, German, Hale,
Hoar, Huntons Lodge, MssMillan., Mander-
Ransom squire WEE WHIT ecS %iison sn
Nays-Messrs. Allen, Blackburn, Blanch-
ard, Gallery, Can, Cockrell. Daniel. Davis,
George, GraXa HUI rIrby. Jones Of Arkan-
The affirmative vote was cast by eleven
democrats anda-twenty republicans. and
the negative vote by fifteen democrats,
three republicans and three populists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-26
CONFLICTING EVIDENCE.
Policemen Who Saw and Heard
Things Differently.

Policemen Who Saw and Heard
Things Differently.
Six colored men and women were de-
PENDANTS in the Police Court this morning.
charged with having used profane language
in house that was raided last night. Po-
Hceman Hanley was the first witness exam
ined, and he told Of the alleged bad Ian
guage used in the house. When questioned
by the court he said. he could identify only
three of the defendants as having used bad
language.
Two Of the men, he said, were in their
underclothes.
Policeman English. who had not heard
his brother officers evidence, was next call
ed, and he swore positively that he recog-
nized the voice of each person in the party,
and each of them used profane language
Now. take this man. said Lawyer Kicks,
pointing to one of the defendants, did he
curse in an alto voice?"
The judge thought that counsel was get
ting too musical, and did not compel the
policeman to answer.
After the policeman had given his direct
evidence, Judge kimball took a hand in
the examination.
Ibid you know these defendants before
last night?" he asked Officer English.
mo, SIR" the officer replied.
And you recognized their voices?"
Eyes, SIR
q. Were they all dresseS?'
Eyes, SIR"
1.-The other officer says that two of them
were not dressed" the judge told him.
well. judge said Officer English, they
were right quick, and
Yes interrupted the court, they must
have been very quick"
Turning to the prosecuting attorney, the
court remarked: Il can't hold these people
under this proof. They are all discharged"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-26

The laboring men will be directly and very
considerably benefited by the carrying out
of this sewage plan. They will only be
indirectly and very slightly burdened. This
bill will not increase house rents nor Will
it make the annual tax rate more than
81 so on the 500. The most that 1t will do
will be to bring our annual expenditures
nearer to our tax payments and thus ex-
tinguish the surplus for which we get no
oppose the plan from selfish motives 1t
should surely be the large real estate own
ers, and they are by great majority in
its favor.
Why He FavOrs the Plan.
favor this plan because it will greatly
benefit us, our children and our children's
children. 1t does nobody in this city any
good of any sort to have it rank as a
city having the highest typhoid death rate
among severed cities. I hope that this
argument will not be REINFORCED by a
continued increase of that rate. I do not
live in a section of the city where this
rate is unduly high. But no good citizen
can pass by on the other side in such q
case as this He must look out, as the
Samaritan did. for the men in danger-for
the women and the little children who ere
born and live and eat and sleep, and suf-
fer and die down where those blacklist
spots on the map are. He must look out
and provide for those who are to come
after.
If no generation can borrow the money
to do this thing 1t will never be done. All
other cities have done their great things
in this way. We must do it that way also
or not at all.
Upon the conclusion Of Mr.. Perrys re-
marks a motion to adjourn was carried.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-26
WHERE MEXICO MAY LAND.
Reported Decision to Go to San Jose
de Guatemala.

Mexico. 1t is reported. has decided to land
troops at San Jose de Guatemala. This
would be a very difficult proceeding unless
Mexico strengthened her navy, for San
Jose is approachable only in barges, and a
landing could only be effected at the long
pier that is built out into the ocean. The
surf breaks too heavy on the beach to
permit of tine landing of troops in boats.
Mexico has five ships on the Pacific coast
at her command. The first Is the Demo-
crata. $50 tons displacement built in 1875.
She carries two SiX-and-a-h alf-inch rified
guns of old pattern. The Mexico and indie
pendence are small craft of limited fighting
qualities. The La Libertad carries a six
and-a -haf-inch gun. and Is the Oldest boat
in the fleet. The Zaragosa Is a modern
fighter of the Dispatch boat style. She is
used as a training ship and is of more
value from n fighting standpoint than all
the other vessels in the Mexican navy put
together.
Guatemala bought a man-of-war vessel
several years ago. 1t Is a small schooner,
not much larger than a pilot boat. One
Misunderstanding gun stands on this fornlid-
able crafts bow. The weapon Is not
capable of being fired, however.
Son Jose de Guatemala is protected by
a battery of Krupp cannon that might
make 1t warm for any ship the MeXicans
have, except the Zaragosa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-26
Won the Championship.
SOURCES OF THE MISSISSIPPI.

DR.. Elliott COues' Interesting Leo
tuIe at the Cosmos Club.
DR.. Elliott Coues' lecture last evening
was extremely interesting He discussed
in mastery manner the early discoveries
of the sources of the Mississippi review
ing briefly the visits Of the French voy
ayers and trappers, the expedition of Gen.
Cass and Capt. Pike, that of Nioollet and
Lieut.. Allen, with Schoolcraft, and finally
describing briefly the anomalous and $50
far as the lecturer was concerned) anony-
nous Capt Glazier, who attempted to en-
blazon his name upon a region already dis
covered and mapped. The audience was
much amused at his account of how
Schoolcraft coined words from syllables
or initial letters Of his own name and the
names of friends.
The lecture next week will be by Prof.
VIM. NJ. Davis of the physical geography
laboratory of Harvard University, on THE
Seine, the Meuse and the Moselle," illus
trated by lantern slides.
Among the many newly elected members
of the society are Mr. Justice Harlan of
the Supreme Court, Bishop John j. Keane
of the Catholic University, Gen. Alfred
Pleasanton, United States army, and DIR.
Don Horacio Guzman, minister of Mica
ragua
The society has today issued a new cal
endar. corrected to date, and carrying the
program to the end of the present season,
May II, together with a new season ticket
to active members.
The Program.
The program is as follows:
The present resources of the society en-
able it to carry on three series of lectures,
each by eminent authorities or special
lists, well illustrated by maps, diagrams or
lantern slides. These three series are as
follows: l. Popular lectures, in National
Rifles Hall, alternate Friday evenings, s
to 9:15 pm; .. Technical lectures, in Cos
mos Hall, alternate Friday evenings. to
10 pm; 3. Illustrated afternoon lectures,
Columbian University, Mondays and FRI
days i'll Lent In addition to these courses
Of lectures arrangements have been made
for a reception at the Arlington Hotel,
Wednesday, March -, to IL pm, the
object OF which is to encourage acQuaint-
ance and good-fellowship amongst MEM
bers of the society and their guests; and
for an excursion and field meeting at Fred
ericksburg, Va, Saturday, May A, am. to
g pm, when members anu their friends
will pay a visit by special train to that
historic region, with every facility for a
brief study of it's geography, geology and
MISUNDERSTANDING, Chancellors-
ville the Wilderness, Spottsylvania.
The society has now leased a room for
its office at 1915 H street northwest. OPP
posite the Cosmos Club and convenient of
access to all of its members, and with in
creased membership it is hoped soon to
establish library and map room, as we'll
as to raise still higher the standard of its
meetings and publications.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-26
In the Criminal Court.

George Curtis entered a plealof guilty to
a charge of HOUSEKEEPING when arraigned
today before Judge Cole in Criminal Court
No. 2. He was sentenced to Imprisonment
for ten years in the penitentiary at Albany
James Howard, alias Buddy Howard, ad-
mitted that he was guilty of larceny, and
was given sentence of three years. A
colored lad, thirteen years of age, named
John Ford was sent to the reform school
during minority for housebreakng. Pleas
of not guilty were entered by the following
when erraigned:
Charles Sykes. larceny; William Woody,
larceny from the person, and James H.
Williams alias James H. Glenn, second
offense, petit larceny.