The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-06

fafker and purchased every house in the town.
A large number OF teams and wagons were
prought into requisition and the houses were
maui q over TO Blackwell, leaving nothing OF
the late town OF Parker except the bare site.
The houses, of course, were not elaborate
specimens OF architecture. They were simply
one-stofy affairs, many of them possessing but
one room, such Is sure 10 be SCI In all new
towns on the frontier. If the buildings are
utilized Tor the same purpose to which they
were devoted In Parker the town of Blackwell
will bear the distinction of having more saloons
In proportion TO its population than any other
town In America"
81. G. Goodman of Solano County, who has re-
Gently been On visit to his old home In Mis-
souri, was at the Lick yesterday. In speaking
OF the surprising result OF the recent election
In mat State, he called attention 10 one OF the
enects tnat VIII follow which bids fair to make
the time honored title of colonel" general"
MAJOR" etc., almost "reminiscences in the leg.
islatlve halls OF the State. "Of course, when
the Legislature meets and the newly elected
members are sworn in the newspapers will
publish their biographies" said he. ut has
been the case heretofore that Missourps soloDs,
who were not natives of the State. came almost
entirely from Kentucky. Virginia and other
States south of Mason and Dixon's line. Nearly
Inherited. acquired or appropriated, and the
use OF the commonplace sMr' was almost un-
known. The new members OF both houses OF
the Legislature are mostly Republicans, who
come from the Northern States, where military
titles are lar less common than 10 the South,
and consequence will be that in the eyes OF
many OF the old-time residents of the State, at
least, the aw-making bodies will nave lost one
Oh their most attractive characteristics"
A. I. Powell of Chicago, who has been in
vestigating the proposed electric road from
MERGED TO the Yosemite, was at the Palace
yesterday ana says he thinks the road Will
prove an undonbted success. "Ths utilization
OF natural power for transportation purpO is
attracting Wldes read attention among railway
men Of tile country" said he. ''In the East 1t
Is now proposed to substitute electricity for
sleam on the Baltimore and Lehigh or old
Maryland Central Railway, and the plan en-
braces harvesting the power of the Susque-
hanna River. This will be the first railroad in
the United States to make the change. and 1t
undoubtedly Will be followed by others. The
cost OF power is one of the great questions of
cheap transportation. and 1t has been demon
strated TO my mind that the Yosemite line can
secure all the power necessary not only for the
railroad but for other purposes which have
been already outlined"
Scipio Craig, editor OF the Redands Citro.
graph, came down from Napa yesterday and Is
at the Palace. He says that for seven miles
along Napa Creek the train passed through
solid body OF water. completely covering the
track. AT one point along the road. MIR. Craig
says. II the water had been three inches higher
ii would have extinguisbed the fires in the en-
CINE. After the train had passed about six
miles through the water Ii stopped, and for a
time it was feared that the passengers would
be compelled to walk out
r.. L. Hogue and wife Of Portland, Or, ar
rived in this city yesterday afternoon, after
experiencing delay OF twenty.iour hours while
en- route. caused by the stornf Mr.. Hogue is a
leading merchant Of The city mentioned. and is
also the owner of a large orange and lemon
orchard near Santa Barbara, TO which property
he pays WISH once year. Mrs. Hogue is a
cousin of w. ii. Mills, general land agent OF the
Central Pacific road.
John Crowley. assistant general freight and
passenger agent OF the Southern Pacific at Los
Angeles is at the Palace.