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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-09
Olympia Capitol APPROPRIATION.

OLYMPIA, March S.-The bin providing
for the erection of the Capitol building
passed the Senate to-day. The bill appro-
PIRATES $3.50, 900 for the purpose. 1t has
already passed the House.
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Today and that One Is
These letters tell of Wonderful Cures by Purified Blood

The world has never seen such mar
vellous cures accomplished by any
medicine but Hoods Sarssparilis.
The secret of its success Is that 1t is
the best blood purifier ever produced.
1t is king over all forms of scrofula,
salt rheum and all other blood diseases.
1t is the only medicine Of which can
be said: 1t CURES by making pure,
rich red blood. Read these letters:
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Death of a Santa Cruz Pioneer

SANTA Cruz, March s.--W. H. Seaver, a
pioneer, died to-day. He was native of
Massachusetts aged II years.
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FOR POISONING BoYs.
an Old Woman Charged With a Heimous
Crime.

Crane.
Los ANGELES, March S.-Mrs. O'Hare,
the old lady who gave poisoned cakes to
two little boys named Strange and Hen
derson on Wednesday afternoon, was ar
rested to-day on charge of murder.
John Henderson died after eating several
of the cookies and his companion barely
escaped the same fate. Mrs Hare claims
that some one left the cakes on her door
step and that she did not put the poison in
them.
The Coroner's jury have not yet brought
in verdict as to the cause OF the death of
the Henderson boy, investigation of the
case having been postponed until Monday.
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The Private Land claims Court.

SANTA FE, N. Mex. March s. A dis
patch from Washington says that pro-
viso in the legislation appropriation bill
extends the life of the United States Court
of Private Land Claims two years from
December 81, 1895. The business before
the court is too great to be disposed OF this
year.
Cattle Thief Captured ta MADEIRA County.
FRESNO, March s. = Hi Rapeije last
night captured Louis Pares, the leader OF
the band of cattle-thieves who were caught
in the Cantua Canyon last week. Pares
had camp on Willow Greek in
the Sierras, in MADEIRA County, and
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failed to afford much relief A few months
ago commenced taking Hoods Sarsapar-
rilla and the trouble has entirely disap-
peared." MRS. h. W. BUSHNELL, Lyon
Brook, Oxford, New York.
Blood Poison.
"L became poisoned with ivy. It would
break out on me, spring and fall. I had
doctors but was not relieved. 1t would
break out into sores and pimples on me
and form scabs. If it had not been for g
neishbor recommending Hoods Ssrsapa-
rilla to me do not think would be alive
day. 1 used two bottles last fall and three
to his spring and it has cured me-"
FRAyC1s A. PAYETTE, Mishawaka, Ind.
A Baby Soy Cured.
az have used several bottles of Hoods
5arsaparilla for my little boy, three years
OF age, who has been troubled with eczema
very badly. 1t has entirely cured him,
therefore recommend it to all mothers
who have children suffering from eczema"
MRS. PETER A. JOHNSON, Cranbury Ste
tion, New Jersey.
Hoods Sa,saparilla is sold by all drug
gists. 81; six for 90. Prepared only by
c. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass. 1t pos
sesses curative powers
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Wright is now pending in the Superior
Court. His offer has been referred to the
city authorities. The option asked is to
give him sixty days in which no purchase
the plant for the price he received.
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Rapelje. who has been on his trail since
the capture Of his band took the leader by
surprise. He made no resistance. Pares
will be taken to the San Benito Jail. It is
known that one and perhaps two of the
gang are still at large. Within year they
have stolen hundreds of head of cattle and
a desperate attempt will be made to catch
the last of the band
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The appropriations Bin Report.

SACRAMENTO, March S.-The report of
the conference committee on the APP
preparation bill was adopted. 1t re-
duces the National Guard allowance from
$225,Ooo to 100000; reduces the office
rent OF the Railroad Commission to
$1,000; reduces the allowance for the
Mendocino Asylum from $4,000 to S145-
GOO; cuts out the appropriation for the
State Board of Horticulture; retains the
appropriation for the Napa Asylum at
800, 200 and the $1,000 special appropria-
ton for the San Jose Normal School. The
bill appropriating $4,000 to continue the
Commissioner of Public Works another
year'was reconsidered and passed.
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Saved Her Sight

Another Wonder Performed by
Moods Sarsaparilla.
"My little girl Hazel is now four years
old. Two years ago she had the grip. After
recovery her eyes grew infamed and sup
tursted. For over z months she had to
have her eyes bandaged and stay in dark
room. The family doctor and an oculist
did everything possible. She did not i'm
prove and even grew worse. At last after
six months he gave us the discouraging
opinion that the cornea of one eye Yves de-
stroyed
And Sight Entirely Cone.
That 1t was doubtful ii she would ever be
able to see any with the other, as the sight
was rapidly being destroyed in that also.
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We thought her doomed to permanent
blindness. She suffered intense pain and
kept her head buried in the pillows most
OF the time, If light was admitted to the
room she would cry as II burned with
hot iron. Az she was badly run down we
thought before continuing the treatment
we would try to build up her system and
renew her strength. We began giving her
Hoods Sarssparilla. She began to
Improve Rapidly
and by the time she had Hnished taking
the first bottle we were able to remove tho
bandages and found that she could bear
the Light and that the sight was returning,
much to our delight. She took several
bottles and then was as well as ever. It Is
now year since, and her syes
Are Permanently Cured.
She can zee perfectly, mas had no signs OF
any further trouble and La in every respect
perfectly healthy. We have great faith in
Hoods sarsaparilla." W. Fl. BUTTER
FIELD, 1895 Hastings ST., Detroit, Mich.
Salt Rheunn Cured.
"Three winters ago salt rheum broke
out on my hands and became very trouble
some, making large sores. I saw several
doctors and tried various remedies, but all
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A NOVICE in the kitchen might prefer
some other baking powder to DR.. Prices
An experienced housekeeper never would
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SACRAMENTO, March 8.-Legislators claim
that the general appropriation bill is but
$159,5O in excess of that of last year. They
reach this conclusion by deducting from
the general appropriation bill of this ses-
sion the items which were not included in
session. IT ~o5I[
The deducted items which were not in
the bill two years ago are: Supreme Court
Commissioners, $4,000; orphans and half
orphans, $650000; Veterans at Yountville,
$4,000; travelling and contingent expenses
Board of Equalization, 600; salaries Pub
lie Works and Debris Commission, $40 800;
revolving fund State providing office for
school books, $4,000. 1t is also claimed
that $4,000 for buildings and improve
ments for the Home for the Feeble Minded
and $75, coo for the Mendocino Insane Asy-
lum, appropriated this year, practically
make up the difference
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HlFIkfknlIAAe larHzEAR EAsFF
DT FRANK G. CARPENTER

has now been in Korea about eight years
and during that time his beard and hair
have become as white as snow. Another
American connected with the army is
COLONEL +. j. ii. Nienstead, who aided in
drilling the troops, and who is now at the
head of the Kings imperial school He is
bright fellow, and, like the other Ameri-
cans who are connected with his Majesty,
seems to be willing to wait for his salary
without very much fuss about its non-pay-
ment. suppose this matter has been
changed now, and the foreign loan which
the King has made, or is trying to make,
Will enable all of the official salary debts to
be promptly paid. When l was in Korea,
however, the King owed the American
officials about 100000, and nearly every
foreigner in his service was from one
month to year behindhand.
The only American who was paid up
promptly at this time was the King S
electrician, Thomas w. Power, young
Washington man, who was just about
completing the putting of an electric light
plant into the palace. His Majesty is very
much afraid of assassination. He has two
great palace cities, each of which contains
between five hundred and thousand
acres of buildings, and which are about
two miles apart Mr.. Power had put 1000
incandescent lights into these palaces, and
hundreds of them are kept blazing from
o'clock in the evening until O'Clock in
the morning. His Majesty does all OF his
business at night, and he never sleeps in
the dark. He goes almost crazy if he
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the land that has been fled upon by home
stead applicants the cinnabar deposits are
of great richness, while agriculture would
be far less lucrative on the land than
quicksilver mining even at the present low
market values.
The village of Guadalupe was crushed
out OF existence when its mines closed
down. 1t was said to be the prettiest
mining camp in California; situated in a
canyon, with river running through it,
and with sloping hills on either side that
made an exceedingly picturesque sight.
Less than a score of years ago and the
hills that surround the beautiful valley of
Santa Clara contained no settlement SO
full of life and visgor as the mining village
of Guadalupe A mint of money had been
invested there, and the mines were being
worked profitably and with bonanza pros
poets. A colony of Cornishmen, expert
miners, had been attracted to the place by
inducements of fat wages and permanent
employment; and little army of Chinese
had been brought into the settlement to
perform the miscellaneous work that re-
quired no scientific mining skill. The
native Californians centered there from
many miles around, and hence there were
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mer purpose. The windows are shattered !;
the floor is falling in. This saloon might
boast of full many tale of red-handed
conflict. Lives have been stricken out on
its floor
To this interesting village of deserted
cabins-this burial ground of bonanza
hopes-the San Francisco Press Club made
an excursion once upon a time, and to
some member of that excursion party, per-
haps, may be attributed the preparation
OF string of verses found tackled up on
the door of the fandango-house. Forum
ately FOR his reputation, the authors name
does not appear on the screed; but here is
sample OF the rude rhymes:
The ceiling once moist with the steam of tamales
The flooring that reeked with the overflow wine !;
The shelf, where the serried array of bright bottles
Had served for adjoining Bacchanal shrine,
Are here but the heyday OF glory is over
All rent is the ceiling, the floor in decay
And the shelving is broken, and brilliant-bued
bottles
Are here. but in dreams of the everyone day
And here, where the greaser was regal in reyels
The gringo, who laughs at the ruin, is here
He Is here making merry DER graves the greasers
And taxing his outlet with rivers OF beer.
When the shutdown occurred in Guada-
lupe the Cornishmen were the first to turn
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Proceedings have been instituted in the
Superior Court of Santa Clara County bv
the heirs of the estate of Mrs. Maria Cole
man, deceased, for the eviction of certain
parties from lands claimed by the estate,
but which have been filed upon under the
homestead act by Matt E. Arnerich,
Charles P. Owens, John Doyle and others.
The new claimants to the land contend
that it is more valuable for agricultural
purposes than for mineral, and the right
to the disputed territory will be tested
when the applicants for homesteads offer
their final proofs at the land office. But
the very fact of such proceedings recalls a
history.
The alleged mineral land upon which
the homesteads in question have been
filed adioins the Rancho de los Captain
cillos, a Mexican grant. The northwest
quarter of this grant was confirmed by the
United States to the Guadalupe Mining
Company in 1850, and patent was issued
in 1871. But there are those who claim,
and propose to prove, that the Guadalupe
Mining Company and the Baltimore
Quicksilver Mining Association illegally
appropriated hundreds of acres of land
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Mr.. frank Wise of Sacramento is prominent
citizen and ranchman of that farfamed county.
He is strong, active manly man. He is true
son of the Republic, and one of those who might
well be termed the backbone Of the Nation. His
life has been full OF adventure full of stern, honest
work. Now, at o little past the meridian he is
ioying the fruits of his early industry. Like all
other people, his life has been Of mingled hap
piness and sorrow The greatest unhappiness of
his life was probably the possession OF a terrible
disease. This disorder seized him as a victim and
though he tried and labored and followed up the
advice OF friends and physicians, no relief came.
At last sore distressed and with but little faith he
sought out one of the specialists of the old Hudson
Medical Institute. Now for the rest, let him tell
his own story:
MIR. FRANK WISE,
A well-known rancher near Sacramento, says:
81 desire to express my gratitude for the skillful
manner in which have been treated by the Hud-
son Medical Institute OF Market and Ellis streets
San Francisco. For years I had been afflicted
with catarrh of the bladder and nervous prostra-
ton. Had been treated by number of physicians
without any benefit. Life, indeed, had become
burden to me, and had about despaired of ever
getting relief. But few months ago put myself
under the care of the physicians Of the Hudson
Medical Institute.
Before being treated by these specialists was
continued sufferer both by day and night My
sleep was disturbed every half hour or hour by the
bladder trouble. was respondent and hopeless.
Now sleep soundly all night without being dis
turbed, am cheerful and hopeful and feel that
have new lease on life. In fact. can thankfully
say that under the skillfu treatment of these doc
tors have been restored to health in every re-
spect, and I can conscientiously recommend the
staff of physicians OF the Hudson Medical Institute
to all sufferers knowing that they will be honor
ably and skillfully treated.
(Signed) CRANK WISE,
"Sacramento City, CAL"
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outside of the grant and in close proximity
to the historic settlement of Guadalupe,
and that land Will now be the object of.
hotaEntention in the land Office and the
couNs.
AS early as 1916 prospectors near the
site of the future Guadalupe mine discov-
cred Indians painting their faces with a
red substance which, upon examination,
proved to be cinnabar, and it is related that
the outcrop upon which those aboriginals
were seated proved to be the apex of ire
mendous lode from which thousands of
TASKS of quicksilver have been extracted.
The Guadalupe mine had been worked
for nearly thirty years when it was closed
down nearly decade ago by reason of the
depression in the quicksilver market. The
impression seems to have gone abroad that
the quicksilver deposits of the Guadalupe
were worked to their utmost limit, and
that they have ''petered out" 1t is, how
ever, contended by the heirs to the Capt.
tancillos grant that the Guadalupe mine,
if opened up to-day, would take rank with
the largest quicksilver mines of the world.
1t is further maintained that on much of
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piece in this once ''liveliest village of the
hills"
The first buildings that arrest the atten-
ton of the stranger driving from the di-
reetion of San Jose are the old dancehouse
and saloon. Old-timers say that if the
walls of that dancehouse could only speak
they could some very narrowing as well as
jubilant tales unfold. This, the ''old fam
dango house, is she'll of a building, so
feet long and 80 wide, with high canvas
covered ceiling, and stage on one side for
the musicians. 1t was lighted by multi
tude of candles arranged on large circular
zinc frames, which were raised and lowered
by aid of ropes and pulleys.
A white-haired Mexican who is summing
himself on the grass near the steps of the
dancehouse is drawn into conversation,
and he shakes his head regretfully as he
refers to the good times that the dance
house yielded in the happy days of yore.
It had often been so crowded as to make
dancing hardship, if not an impossibility,
on its waxed boards. 1t had witnessed the
first fash of many feud among the pas
sionate, quick tempered Mexicans, and the
floor had several times been crimsoned
with human blood spilled in the hasty
strife.
Adjoining one end of the dancehouse is
a building whose original character no one
could mistake. The bar is shorn of all its
old adornments, but enough remains to
render superfuous question as to its for
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A VIEW OF GUADALUPE.
From photograph
eyes it's 10 cents If Won take meat wi

Eyes, it's 10 cents if you take meat wi
it."
"H'm-have you got nice porterhouse
steak2"
Eyes, sir. What else?"
"I'm not ordering it yet. How much is
the porterhouse steak? Sixty cents?'
That's what it says on the bill of fare,
isn't it?''
II think it is"
'Well, that's right
"How's your roast turkey?"
tits very nice"
limits 80 cents, is it?''
eyes, sir"
ANY extra charge for vegetables?"
''No extra charge for potatoes. IF YOU
wanted fresh mushrooms, new peas or
roasted ears we'd have to charge you
something extra for them.n
"You couldn't furnish them at once.
anyhow, could your"
1--WE should have to keep you waiting
quite a while for them, sir. What else ?'
81 haven't ordered anything yet. HIM
roast pork, % cents. Throw in the apple
sauce with it?''
That's what it says on the bill of fare,
isn't it?''
81 think it isl
'Well, that's right
"H'm-prairie chicken, half 10 cents.
Got any baked chicken pie?"
eyes, sir. What else?''
II haven't ordered it yet. How much
is it?"
at says 80 cents on the bill of fare,
doesn't itr'
"H'm-yes, it says 80 cents.''
'Well, that's right
'm-cabinet pudding, Is cents. 1
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: Deserted VILLAGE
THE SToRY O. GUADALUPE
IFS PROSPERITY AND IFS BEGhINE

three colonies, and Guadalupe was divided
into as many districts.
The mining company sank shafts, tun-
neled the hills, erected immense hosting
and reduction works, built huge furnaces
constructed railroads and bridges and
mountain roads. 1t maintained a large
general merchandise-store, and blessed the
village with schoolhouse that also served
as church. After doing these many good
things it turned its property over to the
mortgage, the late William O'Brien,
through whom it descended to its present
ownership. The mines ceased to pay on
account of low prices, and so the doors of
the works were closed, and the village of
Guadalupe, which had contained popu-
lation estimated anywhere from 1000 to
1900 souls, was gradually deserted, until
to-day the traveller is struck by its desola-
ton.
From the hillslopes, the rows of window
less cabins look down almost pathetically
on the gigantic works wherein no fire has
burned nor any wheel revolved this many
year.
Sweet Auburn, 'loveliest village of the
plain" may have sort of companion
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don't want any cabinet pudding, that's
certain. What's this? Coffee, 10 cents ?''
81 think that's what it says on the bill of
fare, isn't it?"
sThats what it says"
"W ell, that's right"
"Well, l don't drink any coffee at 10
cents cupl' he calculated, rising and put
ting on his cap and mittens with great de-
liberation. "It's the last straw"
''You don't have to order coffee. Won
know" suggested the waiter with some
idea of soothing him.
81 know it, replied the other. 'sI don't
have to order anything if / don't want it.
Furthermore" he continued, turning up
the wide collar of his overcoat and picking
up his bundles, "I'm not going to order
anything, either. I'm under no obliga-
tions to order anything, am I9'
mo, SIR"
That's my understanding of it" he
said. moving toward the door. 'When a
man goes to store he's not obliged to buy
everything on the bargain counter if the
prices don't suit him. I've got lust as
cents to buy good meal with, young man,
and I'm going to find some good place, by
ginger, where / can get good meal for
45 cents if it takes the rest of the week.
Good evening. Chicago Tribune.
eff you don't take Langley's Directory.
you don't get the names" Out Monday.
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their backs upon the settlement. The Chi
nese disappeared little later, and the
Mexicans and natives hung about the
place for years. AT present couple of ma
tive families are the only inhabitants save
the Waterman, who is, for the greater part
of the year, Mayor and Council, police
force and white population of Guadalupe.
An old frame building that once served
as headquarters for the Guadalupe Fire
Department is now utilized occasionally by
the parish priest of Los Gatos, who cele-
brates mass for the few remaining natives
and others of his faith thereabouts remote
from regular places of divine worship.
After all it is not improbable that with
improved conditions and revival of silver
mining an impetus may be given to the
quicksilver mining industry that will re-
populate Guadalupe in the duration of a
single moon