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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-06
FACTS ABOUT THE SAN JOAQUIN
VALLEY.

Area Of the San Joaquin
Valley. ....................,6 ,S5O,OOO acres
Population. 123,O3I
Assessed valuation. .. S152, 00O,0 900
It's principal products are wheat, rails
ms and fruit. 1T is watered by the Kern,
Kaweah, Kings, San joaquin, MERGED,
Stanislaus and Tuolumne rivers. 1t has
the largest stock ranches, the greatest
vineyards, the biggest trees and highest
mountain peaks in California. 1t needs
capital and tiIIers of the soil.
"Across the San Joaquins broad fields
of wavy wheat"
There is not only surplus of resource
but trail of beauty from Stockton to Ba-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-06
TURNED OUT UNDER ARMS
Two Military Society PicnicS at
the HarbOr View
Parks.
The Companies Intend to Get a
License to Retain Their
Rifles.

n The thirty-third anniversary of the
battle of Pueblo was ittingly celebrated at
the Seaside Gardens yesterday by the
Juarez Guard of this City and the Mexican
Ladies' Circle. The Juarez Guard turned
out in full strength in uniform and carry
ing arms.
By an act of the last Legislature the car
rying of arms by organizations other than
the militia is prohibited, but no attempt
has so far been made to have the law en-
forced, or in any way interfere with the
old and established societies which turn
out on gala occasions as military organ
izations.
At the Germania Gardens was the Aus
trian Military and Benevolent Society,
also uniformed order, and the members
of this organization turned out under
arms. The officers of both societies say
that if any attempt is made to enforce the
law they will lay aside their rifles and
comply with it without question, but the
law provides for the issuance of a permit
from the Governor, allowing the favored
organizations to parade under arms.
This permit they will try to secure, but
whether it must be secured before each
parade or is a permanent permission has
not yet been decided.
At the picnic of the Juarez Guard Alex
ander K. Coney, Consul-General of Mexico
in San Francisco, acted as president of the
day. During the ceremonies of the cele-
bration he had the guard lined up on the
dancing floor, and he presented to the
organization new set of silk colors an
American flag and one of Mexico. The
colors were received by A. de la Tore,
captain of the guard.
The Austrian picnic was the regular
outing of the benevolent society. The
company turned out with full ranks, Cap
| tain S. Raicevich in command and Lieu
tenants A. Thomasitch and A. Gararae in
| charge of the platoons.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-06
LOTTERY ADVERTISEMENTS.

Resolutions by the San Francisco Re-
Iigious Press Association.
The San Francisco Religious Press As
ISOLATION at its last meeting adopted reso-
lutions as follows upon the CALLS attitude
against lottery and other questionable ad-
vertisements:
ResolUed, That the San Francisco Religious
DAILY CALL of this City has taken strong
grounds against the advertisement of the lot
terry business.
Resoiued, That we extend to Mr.. Charles NJ
Shortridge our congratulations on his attitude
in reference to this and other questionable adj
vertisements, and trust he will continue to
push the battle for reform.
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FRESNO.

You may travel the State from the sands
of the desert to the sands of the sea, and
you will not find another city SO young,
so thrifty, so hopeful as Fresno, in the
heart of the San Joaquin. 1t has sprung
into existence in the past ten years. It's
place in the commercial world is now a
fixed fact. It's raisins are as familiar to
commerce as the wheat of Stanislaus. It's
canals made the people of California
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year Fresno has exported 5O,ooo,0 900 pounds
OF raisins. The assessment rolls OF the
county show that $4,000 acres are IN MUS
cat vines.
Fresno also exported in one year l, 5oo' Wy Wy
gallons OF wine and brandy. 6,1oo,oVo
pounds of dried fruits and 1900, 600 pounds
of green fruits.
The mountains are rich in mineral
wealth-gold, coal, iron. asphalt, gypsum
etc, are all susceptible of development.
Fresno city is in the center of a country
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-06
From a photograph

city. The Fresno Agricultural Works, of
which James Porteous was the founder and
is the present proprietor, has patented and
manufactured thousands of railroad
scrapers and his patent raisin machines
are sold throughout the world.
When Mr.. Hughes, the father of Fresno,
first began to run excursion trains from
San Francisco M. r. Madary established
the pioneer planning mill OF the San
Joaquin Valley. The whistle from his en-
CINE was the first to sound the note of
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-06
he TOOK RAT POISON.
Mike Stenson, Farmer From Winters
Tired of Life.

Mike Stenson, farmer in Winters, has
been stopping at 1874 Fourth street for
few days. Yesterday morning he swal-
lowed dose of rat poison with suicidal
intent.
He was taken to the Receiving Hospital,
where the usual remedies were applied,
but it is doubtful if he can recover. He
said there was a feeling of jealousy between
him and his wife, and he thought it was
better to die than to go on living as they
had been. His wife is at present in Be-
nicia, and he told Dr. Somers that he had
$500 in bank, which he wished her to get if
he should die.
Stenson admitted he had been drinking
heavily of late, owing TO his family
troubles and that helped to drive him to
attempt his own life. He is man about
fiftY-four years of age.
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oTTERDAM COLONY,
, TREES IN
From a Photographic

Plato in clothing, etc., c. E. Marriott in
dry goods, B. We'll in groceries, ETC.,
Wood & Turner in hardware, c. R. Tillson
in lumber, Garrison, Turner & Son in
grain, the Ross House and Tyner in hotels,
James A. Johnson in real eastate, the
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opened offices in Fresno. The firm of
Campbell & Walker has organized the Cal
ifornia Homeseekers' Immigration Asso-
citation, with extensive connections East
as well as in this State.
Fresno boasts of lady physician, DR..
Laura Harris, who has been specially edu-
Gated in Europe, and since locating in
Fresno has become very popular.
The new rooms of the Chamber of Com
merce have been neatly fitted up and will
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MARIPosA STREET, FRESNO CITY.

est and most beautiful city in the interior
of the State of California.
1t has wide, clean streets paved with
asphaltum, handsome business blocks and
the view up Mariposa street to the county's
imposing courthouse is one of the finest
street scenes in the State. The courthouse,
with its brass dome and massive pillars,
and the park environment would be a
credit to civilization as old as Greece
itself
Fresno has started as manufacturing
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and out further in the foothills, citrus
fruits take the place of cereals.
This year, however, there will be at least
200, coo tons of wheat to ship out of Stanis-
laus County. Low freights and fair prices
for its staple products would soon make
the farmers prosperous.
The citizens of the county have not
neglected their children, and in both city
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for his work. All departments of the
county and city government are economi-
cal and efficient. The city has an excel
lent sewer system, and has given an ex
ample to other cities by owning its own
water works. 1t has a well-organized fire
department, and is well supplied with
church and social organizations.
All the trades and business houses are
represented by enterprising mend. & G.
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and others interested in the products of the

and others Interested in the products Of the
county.
Fresno has fine opera house, seven
good hotels, five churches, popular pub
lie library, a thrifty athletic club and a
well-equipped fire department.
The county schools of Fresno, under the
able supervision of Thomas J. Kirk, are
fully abreast of the times. Superintendent
Kirk is not only prominent educator but
a shrewd business man, and he carries
business methods into every branch of
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kersfeld. The green wheat fields at Mo
desto, the blooming fruit trees at MERGED,
the vineyards of Fresno, the oaks at Vi
salia and acres of alfalfa at Bakersfield set
in a frame of golden peoples, make the
San Joaquin Valley attractive at this sea-
son of the year. 1t is rich in color.
1t is great in resources. In its population
of 123,031 and its 6,850,O0O acres it has the
first requisites of an empire. The products
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and country are neat and commodious
school buildings. The schools are now
under the able supervision of j. A.
WAGNER, who was educated in the Mil
lersville State Normal School in Pennsyl-
v&nia, and who has splendid record as
teacher. He is full of honest enthusiasm
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of the valley, the schools, the facilities for
irrigation, the successful experiments in
Embarrassing, the vast undeveloped re-
sources make the recital of the facts inter
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Herald and News in newspapers, and so
on almost without end. The business men
are wide awake and they do not intend to
let railroads or stage coaches pass them to
one side while they sleep. The city of
Modesto is full of enterprising people, and
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that is destined to control large trade,
and firms ike WelIman, Peck d Co., with
such popular men in charge as Colonel G.
B. Smith, have wholesale trade from Mo-
desto to Bakersfield. Fresno is ambitious.
1t is an honorable ambition to be the larg-
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IN THE HEART OF THE SAN JOAQUIN.

it offers legitimate inducements to the
legitimate settler.
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Rich Wheat Fields, Or
chards, Vineyards
and Cities.
HOME OF THE FARMER.
Modesto, MERGED and Fresno
Centers of Trade and Cities
of Social Culture.
A RICH HARVEST FOR ALL.
The Golden Wheat and the Golden
Poppies Blended-Products
for the World.
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sor Heaton, teacher of excellent ability
and wide experience, as Superintendent.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-02-18
A PIONEER CONE
Death of William Gwynne at Du-
No

range, Mexico.
News was received on Saturday of the
death of William Gwynne at Durango,
Mex, whittier he went several years
ago in the hope of retrieving a fortune
lost in swamp land reclamation enter
prises in this vicinity.
Mr.. Gwynne was one of the earlier
residents of Sacramento, and charter
member Of the Pioneer Society. He was
born in Maryland on the 18th of April,
Io22, and was consequently in his I'D
year. Recently he contracted a severe
cold, which rapidly developed into pneu-
monIa. Up to the day of his illness
| however, he displayed the same wonder
tuI energy and spirit that had been the
distinguishing feature Of his long and
active life.
Prior to coming to California he served
tor quite long time as Secretary of the
| Commercial Library in the City of Balti-
! more. tie arrived at San Francisco on
the 18th OF May, lS49, coming among the
! llrSt OF the argonauts who were destined
10 pulId up this, the best portion of the
! \ mon, at that time almost an undiscOV-
| cred country. For many years he was
| engaged in the lime business, being a
mem Der of the Weil-knOwn firm Of II.
! i. Holmes 4 Co. He developed the lime
! quarrles in Cave Valley, lll Dorado
! County, and was the discoverer OF the
| Alabaster Cave.
! Nearly twenty years ago Mr.. Gwynne
! was the leading spirit in the scheme Tor
the reclamation of the fertile Lisbon Dis
! trict, near CIarksburg on the Yolo side of
! the river. at enormous expense he con-
structed dredgers and raised Ievee all
around the district, but it was no sooner
/ finished than great freshet came and de-
! stroyed miles of the levee. Again and
again were the entertainments thrown up,
only to be demolished, and finally the
Old man, who had sunk'a fortune in the
Fenterprise, was forced to give up the at
tempt to reclaim the district.
From here he went to Sonoma County,
and subsequently to Mexico, where he
became interested in silver mines. AT the
time OF his death he was again on the road
to fortune.
Deceased leaves a widow, three sons
and two daughters. Tho mother resides
at Napa with her son William, who IS
District Attorney OF that county. Her
daughter Matte resides with them. A
married daughter, Mrs. NJ Beckeu, re-
sides IN San Francisco. Scion resides in
this city and John was with his father in
Mexico.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-02-18
Weatler Nnrns

The Weather Bureau reports show the
highestand lowest temperatures yester-
day to have been G2' and AZ, with gentle
northerIy winds and partly cloudy
weather prevailing.
Inc barometrical readings at 5 A. N.
and p. N. were 3O.39 and 30 30 inches,
respectively.
The highest and lowest temperatures
one year ago Saturday were 52' and $40,
and one year ago yesterday 500 and 36o'
and one year ago to-day 90 and 40
with q Cf an inch Of rain.
There was few drops Of rain on Satur-
day forenoon. The rainfall for this sea.
son Is now Zl.20 inches, as against 1880
inches to corresponding date last wear,
one year ago yesterday was the Begin
nIhG OF heayy transform, which was as
follows: On the nth, trace: 18th. u Of
an inch; 18th, ZIG inches, and the 20tb-
10 OF an inch, making total OF .. S.
inches in the three days, after which date
there was no more appreciable rainfall
until March I'd.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-02-18
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
Arrivals at the Golden Eagle II

Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel yes
terday: Ben Stern, O.. l.. McCandless, II.
wife, j.. c. Fitzgerald, H. l.. Clements,
San Francisco: ID. Stone, NJ. E. Blakely,
New York; 0. NJ. Drew, Fresno; r. Nc
killican, +. J. Motif. Oakland; II. d.
Holloway, Philadelphia.
Arrivals at the Capital Hotel yesterday:
William Alton, Dixon; j. w. Frost, San
francisco; w. S. Savage. Philadelphia:
Thomas d. Eber, p. j. Donohue, San
Francisco; a. Shurtlitf, Auburn: John
Gait; Frank Lister, c.. L. Fonts, san
Francisco; c. Noxter, Reno, New; P. ].
McErney, San Francisco: Mrs. J. 3.
Gates, Gait; DR.. L. w. Thomas, G. A.
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Real Estate transfers.
The following real estate transactio,
have bean rannrdaA sinnn n1nr L. ..a..-

The following real estate transactions
have been recorded since our last report:
J. NJ. Philpott to Mrs. Henriette Bar
tels-Lot II Of Curtis q Bowley Tract,
+. 7. Burke TO II. A. HornIein-
Lot 8, and z, Eleventh and Twelfth
streets.
E. Green ct TX. to T. B. Lovdal, NJ
Smith, VIM. Johnston, H. H. Fassett
Geo. W. Hack-Lots, 4, 3, 6, I, s, Fruit
Ridge Tract.
NJ. }. Curtis ct TX. to Arart Fisher
Lot %, Curtis Il Bowley Tract
W. \. SimOns ct TX. to Mrs. Carolina
Swinerton-Wes half Lot 3. O and
2, Twenty-thIrd and Twenty-fourth
streets.
". b. Bryan ct ux. to A. w. BRYAN
los acres IN AmeTicanos.
W. w. Coons, Receiver, to Union BuiId-
ing and Loan Association-East half nf
; 80 feet, Lot ., II and [, Eighth and
Ninth streets; S2,97I 90.
ID. 3. Hoyt ct uX. to T. L. Bailey ct TX
$1,000. 00''
c. II. Holmes ct ux. to E. W. Lowerv-
South half of east half, Lot 5 \
and o, Twenty-seventh and Twenty.
eighth streets.
Silas Eu:npus Estate to w. S. Kendall
Lots, !, :, and 5, W and Y, Fifteenth
and Sixteenth streets, $500.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-02-18
GREED RAYMOND.
a Bas-Reiief of the Eminent LAWYER
i,r, u, IL,

a Bas-Reiief of the Eminent Lawyer
to be Given to the state.
A San Francisco paper states that Mrs.
Fl. Crafts, who lives at 1925 Chestnut
street, Oakland, will make the State of
California the recipient of a present this
week. 1t will adorn the wall Of some
room in the Capitol building.
The gift is large bas-relief in Italian
marble of the late Creed Raymond, the
attorney who was for so many years in
the employ of the Southern Pacific Com
pany, and who was also a prominent
figure IN State politics at one time.
The line work of art was executed in
Rome several years ago, when Mr. Hay
mond was travelling in Europe. He sat
Tor the picture before the well-known
Italian sculptor, Luigi Guclien. After it
was completed 1t was sent on here, and
at Mr.. Haymond's death came into the
possession OF Mrs. Crafts. It's cost was
81 900.
Among art connoisseurs, not only here
but III Rome. it is considered one OF
Guclen's best efforts, and the likeness is
almost perfect. 1t gives three-quarter
Wow OF the brilliant lawyers face, and
not one distinguishing feature-the wavy
halr carelessly brushed back, the flowing
/ beard (rather longer than he wore il Just
previous TO his dCath) and the rather Sc
we're eyebrOws-is lacking.
Several weeks ago Mrs. Crafts gave the
marble into the hands OF q. W. Winter
wood Of 1873 Valencia street, san Fran
cisco, and he has fitted it in a handsome
frame OF antique oak, highly polished
The outer edge Of the frame, which is
about eight inches in width, is a marvel
OF fancy scroll work, while the inner
portion is made to resemble a lace pattern.
The frame is about 3X1 feet in size
o. Nod Fl,v- tl,,,
to Sacramento and arrangements made
for proper presentation ceremony prioc
to the hanging the gifts in the legislative
halls, where the jurist displayed his rare
eloquence on many occasions during his
Official career in the State Senate.
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DIED.

JUDKINS-In this CITY. Foh,ror,, 7-+,,
Caleb NJ. Judk!ns father of Mrs. +, a 10 &c
segGleI native of New Hampshire. ared
- years. ' ermont papers please COPY,
L5-trenus and acqualutances are reS,,aact
fully invited to attend the funeraI ~ 90 ~
vary Baptist Church, | street betveen
Twelfth and Thirteenth, Tuesday Mt > p N
services conducted by the Masons. liz
HALl1-ln this city, February tn, Mariana
beloved wife OF james Hall (and n1otho,, -;
John Hall anu Stepmotherof Mrs. Ioufse
Oerham OF Mill Greek, Humboldt county
ana George NJ. Han OF san JOSEF, a native OF
California, aged ) years
HD- Funeral notice hereafter.
MAEAEN-In this city, February I'm.
Helen r. Marzen, wife of joseph Marzep
Jr, a native Of Maine aged IS years. /
lnohIhS anu days. LTrucllee and Dixon
E4-tUneraI notIce hereafter
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-02-18
The Pressmen's Ball.

The Printing Pressmen's Union gave
its second annual ball at Turner Hall on
Saturday evening. The attendance was
large, and the affair was a success in
every particular. The following COM
mittees had charge OF the ball:
Arrangements. J. G. Fitzgerald, B.
Roller, +. (. Engelhardt, J. +. Drohan,
y. J. Galligan, I. q. Micheneg.
Floor. l.. Hayerlan, (. q. Kitchener,
Charles Spinglor, Lou p. Schiller, J. r.
WEIGH, W. 3. Alvord.
Floor Director-H. w. N. Ogg.
Reception-T. II. Mcdonald, $. Eman-
ueI, X. /. Fowlles, D. d. sullivan c. l..
McMahon, e. Z. Danlorth, W. Shields.
l.. Henry. j. Kane, G. X. Wood, W. NJ.
Thomas, 5. Dresser, J. i. Riley, c. An
derson. +. Flanagan, +. Cheney, +. e.
Hart, NJ. Silva, NJ. Toole.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-02-18
All LEONG'S GYMNASTICS
Country Coolie Takes n TumbI,
From an Electric Car,

y Country COOlie Takes n Tumble
From an Electric Car.
All Leong is country Chinaman who
resides in the vicinity of knights Land
ing. He came TO the city on Saturday to
investigate the haunUs of the Chinatown
elephant, and after a night of diligent
search, interspersed with celebrations. he
concluded that ride in the bracing air
would be beneficial to his knights Land
ing health.
All Leong boarded a J-street car and
fully enjoyed the rapid movement
through the resident portion of the city.
Arriving at IWenty-third street he con-
cIudeQ that he had travelled far enough
and decided to get OFT the car, which he
/ did IN the orthodox Chinese fashion.
lie neglected two very essential things
he neither notified the conductor to
/ stop, nor did he drop Oft facing the direc-
ton IN which the car was moving.
The consequence of this neglect was
disastrous. Instead of aIightimg on his
| feet, he turned complete back somer-
sauIt ana struck the ground mostly with
his right eyebrow. He was treated to a
/ brief but brilliant daylight astronomical
display, and then for a time earth and its
Monaghan pleasures became lost to view.
and he Iapsed into insensibilIty.
All LeOng was taken to the Receiving
Hospital and the services of Assistant
City Physician Ogden were enlisted in
his behalf The doctor stated that no
serious injury has resulted from An
LeCng's celestial method of descending
from the electric conveyance, bat ven
tured the forecast that he will be unfit
to appear in small-foot high-tone Mon
golian society circles for some time.
owing to the deep purple tinge that sur
+ rounds his right optic.
/ the country coolie is a sadder, but not
a bit wiser man, for he would do the
same thlng over again II the opportunity
/ offered. He has, however. eschewed the
| use Of Mclean" cars for the present.
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EVERYBODY WAS OUT:
of People Enjoy the Delight.
fnI Mnafhni,

Throngs of People Enjoy the Delight
full Weather.
Yesterday was so delightfully."- spring
like that houses were almost deserted and
people were out in throngs, some walk
ing, others driving and others enjoying
the bracing atmosphere while spinning
along on the electric cars.
So great was the demand for cars that
at noon superintendent Shock found it
necessary to run extras on nearly all the
lines, and they were all well paronized,
Many persons made their first trip to
Oak Park since last fall, and greatly en-
joyed the warm sunshine ana the verdi
ure-clad fields outside the city limits.
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THE COURSIEG MATCH

Minute Won First, Jack Second, and
Banjo Third Money.
The unfinished coursing matches were
run off yesterday on the grounds where
the first and second series were run a
week ago.
In the third series, P. W. Sheehan's
Banjo beat y. Grilfith's Red Mike.
Fourth series-f. Gunter's Minute beat
Banjo, and B. kelIy's Jack ran bve,
In the final series, Minute beat Jack.
thus winning first money, so. Jack com
ing second, with So, and Banjo third,
with s. 90
The winner is years old. Jack is is
months and Banjo 10 months.
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The pool shooting scores were:
The pool shooting resulted.
A PERSUADER.
How n Street Car Conductor Was
Made to Dfs2orge.

HOW q street Car Conductor Was
Made to Disgorge.
On Saturday evening a man boarded an
M-street car at Tenth and X streets and
paid his fare to Conductor John Frasier,
as the latter claims, with five-ceut
piece. After riding few blocks he de-
manded a nickel, declaring that he had
handed the conductor ten cents and that
he wanted his change This Frasier de-
ciined to give, and attempted to satisfy
the man that he was mistaken, but in
vain. The individual got extremely hos
tile and drew a knife on Frasier, so to
save further trouble the fare was re-
| funded.