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SOLD At SAN BERNARD|NO
The Southern California Motor
Road Placed Under the
Hammer.
Bid In by the Pacific Improveme emit
Company Without Oppo-
Sition.

SAN BERNARDINO, CAL, Aug. 10
The Southern California Motor Railroad,
running from San Bernardino to River
side via Cotton, was sold at noon to-day
by ]. de Barth Shorb special Master in
Chancery, under order of the United States
court of the Southern District of California.
The Southern Pacific special which ar
rived this morning brought in number
of railroad magnates, the party including
ID. E. Huntington, representing G. P.
Huntington on the coast, Colonel G. F.
Crocker Chief Engineer William Hood
and Superintendent J. A. Muir. In addi-
ton there were also in the city in connec-
ton with the sale, Judge E. III. Lamme, of
counsel for the complainant, and several
other prominent Los Angeles attorneys, to
see that legal formalities were ell COM
piled with.
Just as the town clock struck IL the
Master in Chancery read the order for the
sale, a lengthy legal document, requiring
thirty minutes to finish He read the pub
lished notice of the sale, and announced
that as an evidence of good faith in the
bidding the court had required before any
bid would be entertained that the person
Offering the same must deposit $25, 900, and
he waited for people to come up with their
checks for that amount; but the delay was
long, for people with $4,000 did not ma
teriaIize.
The master announced that the Pacific
improvement Company had deposited the
required amount, and it was therefore the
only bidder whose bid could be recognized.
Their bid was for $751; 100, and after the
formalities of ''going, going, gone" he pro-
nounced the motor-road and all that per.
tanned to it the property of the Pacific I'm
provement Company. The bid was put in
writing and the sale was over.
The purchase of the road by the South
ern Pacific is in line with the fact of their
intended improvements. The new line
will not follow the route of the motor road
closely, and not at all between this city
and Cotton, but it is supposed that the
track will be taken up and the equipment
used. The sale is effective as soon as con-
tirmed by the United States Circuit Court.
The. Southern Pacific was the principal
holder of the bonds of the company, and
paid $167, 100. The order of the court was
that no bid OF less than 100000 would be
accepted. The property is assessed by the
State Board of Equalization at $4,000, a
reduction of $4,000 from last year.
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insure that no assembly held under its
auspices should engage in political discus
sion. Should any assembly prove habitu.
ally unruly in this respect the grange
would be compelled to disavow it and drop
all connection with it.
The exercises of the year will close on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of this
week with mass-meetings at San Jose.
Tuesday there will be an address by
President Jordan on 1.-THE Money Value
OF Truth, Wednesday Judge Mcguire will
speak on the single tax as it would affect
farm property, and Thursday M. NJ Estee
will advocate free coinage of silver and
Colonel John P. Irish will oppose it.
This discussion is not to be in the form of
a "debate," but will consist of dis
passionate statement from each speaker
OF the argument for the side he advocates.
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next year, which the local management
will have full year to prepare for and
make comfortable.
Internationally the camp has been mag
nifcent success, fully meeting the expecta-
tions of the promoters and the university
authorities, who SO heartily co-operated
President Jordan said it did not much
matter this time whether there were present
thirty or 5000; the important thing was the
spirit of those who were present; if that
was right the numbers would come soon
enough.
The crucial point education ally was the
two days discussion of the money ques-
ton, The promoters looked forward to it
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he saw the farmers daughters with their
sketchbooks catching in spirited draw
ings-some of which are here reproduced
the varied humors of the occasion. and
heard them enlivening the moonlight
evenings with carols from the good old
standard music as well as the catching
melodies of the day rendered with trained
voices and full appreciation with guitar
and mandolin accompaniment, he gave it
up and confessed he heretofore knew
nothing about farmers as they are found
in California.
The attendance at the camp from abroad
has been very small. This was anticipated
by the management and entirely satisfac-
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COAST NEWS IN BRIEF.
Condensed From Special kilograms to
s'The CALI

s'The Call"
j. Ruddiek's fruit-drier in Dry Creek Valley,
near Healdsburg, was destroyed by fire, to-
gether with large quantity of fruit. Loss
$500, with no insurance.
The preliminary examination of G. W. Star
Key, accused OF assault with deadly weapon
upon l.. 9. Mavhew at Petaluma resulted in
starkey being held to appear before the SUI
perlor Court. He was released upon his own
recognizance.
Excellent specimens of bituminous coal have
Deen exhibited in Santa Barbara by reliable
parties, who state they were taken from
three-foot ledge in the mountains back of Cas-
ias Pass and near the extensive petroleum
nelo beginning back OF Ventura.
!, A warrant has been issued at Healdsburg for
the arrest of Charles Moth, champion Graco-
Roman wrestler of the United States, for OBJ
tanning credit and board under false pre-
lenses. The warrant was sworn to by J. Nc
Donough, a hotel man, whom the sport VIC
timfzed. Moth is In Stockton.
The meeting of the Firemens Association of
southern California has been arranged to be
held at Santa Barbara during the flower festi-
val next spring. Representatives will be pres
ent from San Diego, Los Angeles, Riverside,
hedlands, San Bernardino and other places.
companies will practice drills, compete for
prizes promised and figure prominently In the
procession.
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ALI the Following Cases Are Durable:

Catarrh of the head, stomach or bladder; all
eases; St. Vitus' dance hysteria; shaking palsy;
epilepsy; all venereal diseases; all kinds OF
blood troubles; ulcers; wastes OF vital forces;
from whatever cause arising psoriasis ;all blood
poisoning; varicocele; poison oak; lost or
impaired manhood; spinal trouble; nervous
all kidney diseases; lumbago; sciatica; ali
bladder troubles; dyspepsia; Indigestion; con-
stipation; all visceral disorders, which are
treated by the depuratipg department.
Special instruments for bladder troubles.
These are few of the special diseases in
which exceptionally remarkable cures have
frankly be stated that a helping hand is e1-
tended to every patient.
Circulars and Testimonials OF the
Great Hudyan sent free.
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The Badge Given to "Call" Reporter
at the Folsom-street Cannery.

each of these" he said, as he handed me a
knife and spoon and made an entry of the
number by which / had been christened.
The foreman placed me among the peach
cutters, thus assigning me--whether by
accident or design-to the best-paying
work.
I had taken a survey OF the table where
l was to perform my labors when Here,
young woman, take your hat off my box p
came in sharp tones from a hard-featured
female sitting behind me. found more
suitable place for the offending article, and
the woman watched my movements with
grim satisfaction.
A fruit-carrier threw fifty-pound box
of peaches upon the table with a bang
that made it rattle. The woman who su-
perintended the work at that end OF the
room explained that the "Green fruit goes
there, the soft in that box, the big ones
here, the smaller ones over there" and
added, "Put the pie peaches in this one.
I was puzzled at the multiplicity OF
boxes, and commenced in an uncertain
way, when the German woman who was
my vis-a-vis said:
Don't peel so dick. They see ,em
She did not seem to look anywhere but
at the pile of fruit before her. Presently
she spoke again-"Dis way" Aud
she dextrously separated the halves OF
luscious peach. -
She was plump woman, who would be
pretty were it not for the lines that care
had written on her face. There were lines
that tell of nights of wakefulness because
there were only a few cents left in the old
pocketbook, and, though she had tried In
a hundred places, no work had been 1ound
with which to replenish the purse. There
had been many such nights, and with each
one the burrows had grown deeper.
Near her sat grim-faced Scotch woman
with features that looked as though they
were hewn from granite. | mentally
christened her the Sphinx, and surely the
monarch of the desert was no less re-
sponsive, no more silent than she. Beside
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agement, however, did not desire large at
tendance for the reason that there was no
money to provide comfortable accommoda-
tons for large number, and overcrowd-
ing would have caused discomfort and dis
satisfaction. As 1t is, there have been rep
resentstives from all the counties
naturally tributary to this locality, all
of whom have had a delightful
experience and will take home such re-
ports as will ensure large attendance
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with their interests, but that the eminent
statesmen who were responsible for the
form of the enacted law were corrupt he
does not believe, and if he did he would
despair of the Republic. At any rate the
question now is not what caused the pas
sage of the law, but how shall we repair
its injury.
Of course the majority of those present
were in accord with Professor Ross in his
position; that would be true of any popu-
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the free coinage of silver by this country
regardless of international agreement, at
the ratio of 16 to 1, and with no Govern
ment guaranty of the parity of
the metals. He fears that this would
result in silver monometallism, but
is not sure that it would, although he
would apparently prefer a ratio of about
20 to /; believing this to be imprec-
ticable, he favors 16 to 1, because
if real bimetallism is not possible
he believes that silver monometallism
would come nearer to supplying the
''honest dollar" which all desire than the
gold recommendation which we now endure.
He is bimetallist, first. last and all the
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a he9utdr Atsenddnt. for the purnosa of
committing them, but with the evident in
tent to accept and adopt whatever was
found true. There was no attempt at in
tellectual fencing, or any Sinking of facts
seeming to disprove positions assumed.
There was of course some fun, and more or
less thrust and counterthrust to enliven
the discussion, but it was purely good
natured and good points we're heartily
clapped by both sides alike. The effect OF
the discussion was unquestionably some
change of opinion on the part of some
present. The discussion of the tariff on
Thursday was similar in character.
Once or twice enthusiastic partisans for
got themselves and broke into political
rather than economic methods of argu-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-11
THE FAIRFIELD TRAGEDT.
Tom COai0hlin Charged With Murder at
the Milan Inquest.

SAN MIGUEL, CAL, Aug. 10.-The Cor
oner has returned from FAIRFIELD, Mon
terey County. where he held an inquest on
the body OF Charles Milan, who was killed
by Tom Coughlin on August 5. The evil
dence adduced at the inquest was taken
from Coughlin, who swore that himself
and Milan had dispute over chickens,
and in the quarrel Milan threatened to
kill him. Then Coughlin shot and
killed Milan. Coughlin said he started to
give himself up, but becoming frightened
and burned it.
The jury's verdict was that Milan was a
native of England. aged SO, and came to
his death from bullet wound inflicted by
Coughlin. Coughlin was charged with the
murder. He will be turned over to the
Sheriff of San Luis Obispo County.
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lar assembly in Cali
fornia, but a very intel
ligent minority were
not, and the unique
feature of the occasion
was the respect with
which the opinions of
the minority were re-
GIVE d, and the
e arm e S the SIS with
which the majority
sought to ascertain
the exact points made
by the gold men. not
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ARRTYED At VICTORIA.
Officers and Passengers of the Warrin,oo
Congratulated.

VICTORIA, B. c., Aug. 10.-The War
rimoo arrived at o'clock this morning.
Officers and passengers were congratulated
upon their fortunate escape. The vessel
struck lightly at o'clock yesterday after
noon and remained fast on boulder
about three miles east OF Carmanah Point.
A dense fog prevailed so that it was diff
cult to determine the exact position. The
second officer dispatched Carmanah light
householder to Victoria for assistance.
Hedges were Immediately got out and by
quick work the Warrimoo was foated,
riding safely, about P. M. She is taking
in no water, and is apparently uniniured.
There was no excitement when the ship
struck, but when it got off the rocks the
cred congratulations on the captain.
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Win some anxiety,
fearing that the in
tense feeling with
which many farmers
approach this ques-
ton would break out
in the appeals to pas
sion and prejudice
which usually mar
any popular discus
sion of this topic.
There was nothing of
the kind. Professor
ID
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To P,,osecute Seattle Bank OMcinls.

SEATTLE, WASH, Aug. 1O.-The de-
positors' committee of the Merchants Ma
tional Bank, which suspended recently,
has employed Colonel James Hamilton
Lewis as counsel, and will begin criminal
prosecution against the officials of the in
stitution on charges of receiving deposits
when they knew the bank was in failing
condition.
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surprise of Professor
Ross of Stanford was
comical. He stated
frankly at the outset
that while he was
born and raised on a
farm and supposed
himselffully acqnaint-
ed with the nature of
the species, the Cali
fornia farmer as in
avidapoo af NoraD
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Ukidh Cattle Shinn,e nts.

UK1AH, CAL, Aug. 10.-From Ukiah
and vicinity eighteen carloads of beef
cattle were shipped yesterday to Baden.
To-day twenty carloads of mixed cattle
were shipped to jacksonville. Tomorrow
twenty carloads more will be shipped to
the same place. This is the largest sale of
cattle for this point and brings about $685.
600 to the raisers.
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time, but ii one metal
must be the basis pre-
fers silver. With talk
of the "crime of 1873"
he has no patience;
he sees no proof of
any conspiracy" al
though thinking it
not unlikely that some
astute fnanciers did
see farther into re-
suits than Congress
could see and quietly
lent their aid to shape
LEGISLATION IN accord
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-11
HARD WORK AND POOR PAY
A "CaIl" Reporter Yields the
Tools at a Folsom-Street
Cannery.
ALL AGES, ONE CONDITION.
A Visit to the Chinese Factory on
Stockton Street-CondItions
Compared.

A due bill for 81 cents, tin check bear
ing the number 1927, paring-knife and
coring-spoon and stiffened fingers and
wrists were the souvenirs I carried home
Thursday evening from cannery on Fol-
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mics Of duty. be supposed that
Camp Roache is intended as center of
political or social action. To attempt this
would be to invite the active interference
of those interested in this or that propa-
ganda who would necessarily be inspired
by the desire of success rather than that of
ascertaining truth, and it is, therefore,
laid down as fundamental rule that no
resolution of any kind indorsing or oppos-
ing anything or anybody shall ever be put
to vote at these meetings. 1t is desired
that resolutions shall be formed here in
the minds of those present, but it is deemed
wisest that they 60 elsewhere to publicly
announce and act upon them.
But because Camp Roache is pre-
eminently a camp of instruction it must
not be forgotten that it is also camp of
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tory. The reason of
the small attendance
was lack of money to
supplement the gen.
erous assistance of the
press with local work
in organizing parties
to attend. 1t was well
known that this would
be necessary the first
year to insure large
attendance The man
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FARMERS WERE GAMERS
instruction of a Practical Ma
ture Given by Learned
Educators.
A SUCCESS FROM THE START.
Political and Social Dissertations
Tabooed by the Institute
Management.

WRIGHTS, CAL, Aug. ESPECIAL cor
respondence to THE CALLl.-The prom
inence given in the dispatches from Camp
Roache to the serious studies pursued there
has been in accordance with the wishes of
the management, who desire above all
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MARTY. On the con-
trary, there is far more
time spent in froIic
than in study; and
that is right. The
LECTURES and discus
sions occupy only
about four hours out
OF the twenty-four and
the other twenty are
open to sleep and fun,
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the knife and spoon, wrap them carefully
in a newspaper and put them in her
pocket.
/ saw two or three workers put a slice of
forbidden fruit in their mouths and gulp it
down with choking haste. Such a per-
Torrance was always prefaced by glance
occupied with their own affairs, which
they were pretty sure to be, and followed
by frightened glance at the placard
posted on the walls, and which notified all
that:
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Oll4h % bl0e ~ 81 Gil W
understood that this
camp has been esta b
lished for serious pur-
poses, and with the
intent that the convic-
tions here formed shall
elsewhere result in
affirmative action on
the part of the rural
classes for the forma-
ton of well-cons idered
policies by effective
methods. The man
agement expects that
the 1nterInlngnng here
of farmers with bust
ness and professional
men in discussions led
by the ablest instruc-
tors will result in such
broadening of views
on the part of all
classes that the result
ing convictions will be
based on accurate in
formation, and, there
fore, sound; and that
action based on such
convictions will be for
the welfare of all.
Erona fhio - oneX not
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aoache was not only a new species, but a
aew genius; nor until he had personally
examined the hard hands of dozen or
more well-dressed and intelligent-looking
men would he believe that they were any
hing but make believe farmers who never
lid days work in their lives; ana when
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ment, to the delight of
some who felt the re-
lief from hard thought
and enjoyed the re-
lapse into the round
period OF political ora
tory, but the hard
headed and relentless
representative of the
State grange invaria-
bly, put a stop to it by
quietly interrupting
with some pertinent
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more industrious than the learned pro-
fessors. The picnickers at Sequel Creek
on the first Saturday could be heard
a mile away. and the exercises
closed on Friday night with the
roaring farce of "a Box of Monkeys" ex.
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economic q uestion Not so sure about it,
which brought the assembly right back to
hard study. The grange is compelled to
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HUDSON MEDICAL INSTITUTE,
stockton, Market and Ellis SITS.

Exr Send for Professor j. II. Hudson's
celebrated lecture on the "Errors of Youth"
and on Lost Manhood" 1t a0iN cost you
nothing.
Visit the Institute when you can. All patients
seen in private consuting-rooms. Out-of-town
patients learn all about their cases if they send
for symptom blanks All letters are strictly conf
Dental Two thousand testimonials In the writing
of the individuals cured
ER ONCE hours, 8 A. NJ. to p. M.
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-26
For the Boys.

A., entertainment for the boys wiz "
-, In the big hall OF the Young Niei
Stietian Association on next lludS -,
49, ~ o,clock. The small fee Oh zen
ii,m9 viii be charged. and the proceeus
ore 10 be used for the peHe"S A..
D., E,ducational Department OF III" 40
ao..iat{on The programme Whlch -
- interesting one, VIII De eheTu'eu
',n5ar the direction 20 MT Nhal0o,',
ShackIeford. and with Mr.. W. Keelhaie
walker as accompanist. III CONSISTS VI
the following numbers:
! Orange Choir, Boys oil the SunuaS al
ternOon service. ,,u.o. 1,;otor
Violin solo-selected, Master victor
Mcneil. 80. w., >,au,roor
Vocai solo Mr.. oscar Howard.
pe~itationI"The one Arm Soldier"
MISS Maggie Leahy. o-..o,
& Keats of cOntcrtion, Chesterrnah'
Morrisett and Finey. NJ.
7 Vocal solo. Mania Bye Me AaI N.Y.
Malcolm Shackleford. ..
piano solo-selected, Master Aubrey
Kelley. $50, ,,o.srs ceoree
and Charles Jordan. 81.
10. Recitation-selected. Miss Maggie
Leahy. $780,
IL Imperscnations, Mr.. George Carter.
ter. T. Trio-selected. Messrs. Shachle-
ford. Walker and Jordan.
Il. Vocal duett-selected. Messrs. Chas
Hunter and Stuart Hopkins.
IA. Tricks in magic, Mr.. Anton Schatzel