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| debts of the petitioner were scheduled
! at 1,9O1 76, and his available assets

debts Of the petitioner We're scheduled
at $11,9O 76, and his available assets
at 7,126
Stetson alleges that the petitioner had
concealed from the assignee certain live
stock that should have been turned
over for the benefit of the creditors. The
objection Of the firm mentioned is based
on the following allegations:
That as petitioner and contestant is
Informed and believes, and so states the
fact to be, said debtor failed to return
or mention in his inventory and sched-
ules in insolvency, all the property be-
longing to him at that time, not eX-
empt from execution; also, that at that
time, to wit, the time of the filing OF his
petition in insolvency, the said debtor
was the owner of a number Of imported
thoroughbred cattle, of great value, and
that said debtor failed to mention said
cattle in his said inventory and has will
fully neglected to deliver to the assignee
herein any of said cattle.
And, further, as petitioner is IN
formed and believes, and SO states the
fact to be, within thirty days prior TO
the filing Of said petition in insolvency,
the said debtor collected large sums OF
money from persons owing him, which
sums in the aggregate amounted to
more than $500 That said debtor had
the same or the greater part thereon, IN
his possession at the time of filing SAID
petition in insolvency; that he made no
mention thereof in his said petition, ana
that he willfully neglected to deliver any
part of said money to the assignee here
in.
Wherefore, your petitioner, the SAID
creditor, prays that said G.. M. Dixon
may not be discharged from his debts,
as applied for by him.
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A POLICE COURT ROUNDUP.
TVenty-SiX Offenders Before Justice
Davis.
The County Jail Will, in Consequence.
Receive a Number of
Recruits.

TWenty-six names appeared on the
Police Court calendar yesterday morn
ing. and Justice Davis broke the record
in dispensing justice in all kinds of
doses.
Seven men, most Of whom followed
steamboating for a livelihood, acknowl-
edged they had been very drunk, claim
ed to be duly repentant, and were dis
charged. Two others forfeited 50 de-
positS, and one was fined 50 80, which
he paid.
I. J. Ring, charged with being a vag-
rant, was discharged
The cases against Caroline Hoagland
and William Pelton, also charged with
Vagrancy, were, owing to the absence of
important witnesses, continued until
this morning, while that against f. NJ.
Arnold was further continued until
Wednesday.
Robert Easley and J. B. Bloomberg
had mixed things at the second hand
store of the latter, and had determined
to settle the matter in court. While the
evidence conflicted it was evident that
there had been battle royal, in which
Bloomberg came off second best. JUS
| tice Davis was unable to determine
which man was at fault, and according
ingly discharged both Of them.
f. Olsen entered pleas of guilty to
the charges of having disturbed the
peace of the denizens of lower L street
and carrying a concealed weapon, and
was fined SO in each case, which he
paid
n. Zemansky, who had entered plea
of not guilty to charge of having COM
mitted battery on his wife, through his
attorney, E. G. Hart, withdrew it and en-
tered one of guilty in it's stead Very lit
tie evidence was introduced, but what
there was tended to prove that no seri-
Gus battery had been effected. Ze-
Hlansky was fined SO.
Frank Dawson and his father John
were declared guilty Of being common
drunkards and sentenced to serve forty
days each in the County Jail.
Henry Davis (coloredD and George
Robinson were charged with having
stolen two sets of buggy harness, one
set from John Riley, who resides at
Tenth and E streets, the other from j.
W. Reeves, who resides at 917 NJ street.
Both men entered pleas Of guilty and
We're promptly sentenced to serve 100
days each in the County Jail.
Thomas Black and Frank Curtis were
found guilty of having stolen a number
of pieces of underwear from the laundry
yard Of Chung Sin, at Fourth and L
streets, and sentenced to serve seventy
days each in the County Jail. They of
fered a story relating how they had been
approached by waiter who had more
clothing than he knew what to do with
in other words, had clothing to burn.
The two men finally agreed to take the
IL. ~f4
clothed waiter, and had barely succeed
ed in dividing the spoils before the Off
GERS appeared on the scene.
Justice Davis said the story sounded
''fshy," and took a short cut in impos-
ing sentence upon the two men,
The record-union., 1896-09-01
HERMAN SCHWARTZ.
Buried With Fraternal Honors on
SUNDAY Afternoon.

The funeral of the late Herman
Schwartz, who died at his home near
Clipper Gap on August 9th, was held
on Sunday afternoon from the funeral
parlors of Miller & McMullen at 13O
o'clock. Thence the remains were
taken to Odd Fellows Temple, where
funeral services were held at O'clock
under the auspices of Capitol Lodge,
No. 81.
Deceased was a member of the Ma
sonic order, the A. o. u. W., Occidental
Encampment, No. AZ, L. 0. o. F., Capt.
tol Lodge, No. 81, /. O. o. F., and the
Hussars up to the time of their dis
abandonment.
The burial was in the family plat in
the Masonic ground. The pall-bearers
were A. Smith and William Blackburn
of Capitol Lodge, F. J. Straub and j.
L. Robinette of Occidental Encamp-
ment and Robert Phillips and H. A.
Nauman of the United Workmen.
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OPENING DAY OF THE FAIR.
The Races Will Begin This Afternoon
at Agricultural Park.
Grand Opening of the Great Exposi-
ton Hall This Evening at
7:3O O'clock.

The State Fair will open to-day, and
despite the hard times so generally
talked Of it promises to be an exhibition
of more than usual interest, in many re-
spects outclassing all Of it's predeces-
SorS.
The Pavilion display will not be
thrown open to the public until to-
night, and another day may elapse be-
fore all the exhibits will be completed.
But the show will be on a grand scale,
as every foot of available space in the
mammoth Exposition building will be
utilized by exhibitors.
The dairy tests and poultry show will
be interesting features of this fair, and
there are exhibits in the main hall that
for decorative beauty will challenge
comparison with the best seen at any
like exhibition.
John Stanton, superintendent of the
Art Department, is busily engaged in
hanging the finest collection of paint
ings and other art works that could be
gathered on the coast, and he declares
that he will be proud of it when his
work shall be finished.
Cassassa's magnificent band will dis
course music at the park to-day during
the races and it's first grand concert
will be given at the Pavilion this even
ing. Visitors to the latter place may
depend on being splendidly entertained
every night during the fair, as Cassas-
sa's Band is recognized as one of the
greatest aggregations of skilled musi-
clans in the Union.
Arrangements are in progress for
what is known as the great intellectual
tournament to take place during the
fair, when some of the most noted men
and women Of the country will address
the people on subjects of general inter-
est and Importance.
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Real Estate Transfers,

The following transfers have been re-
corded since last report:
Estate of Thomas Driscoll to Howard
S. McIntire-South 120 feet of west
quarter of lot >, NJ and N, Seventh and
Eighth streets; 81, 100.
Sarah Burns to Sparrow Smith-Lot
6, NJ and n, Twenty-second and Twen-
tythird streets.
Mary Sheehan to John Sheehan-
Northeast quarter Of section II, town
ship north, range S east; reserves life
estate.
Mary A. Hensley ct al. to H. Vein
reich-Survey No. 361: S14 $50 So
Philip Wolf, Jr., ct ux., to Mary J.
Johnson-East half of lot 2, Nj and n,
wenty-third and Twenty-fourth
streets.
Charles Heisen ct ux. to Minnie
Heisen-North 40 feet and south 90
feet of lot 4 and east half of lot 3, n and
., Nineteenth and Twentieth streets
The record-union., 1896-09-01
KATE WELLS WILL.
Her Stepson, r. NJ. Wells, Wants II
Set Aside.

Robert NJ. Wells, by his attorneys.
Clarken & Ross, has petitioned the Su-
perior Court for an order setting aside
the will of his stepmother, Kate Wells,
deceased
The petitioner alleges that the prop
erty was acquired by his father and was
community property, and that it was
illegally willed by his wife, after his
death, to other parties; that she was
erratic, unsound in mind, incompetent
and IRRESPONSIBLE
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DR.. DIXON'S DEBTS.
One of the Creditors Opposes His
Discharge TherefrOm.

The petition of DR.. G. NJ. Dixon for
final discharge from his debts and liza
bilities. under the insolvency law, was
90 have been heard yesterday in Judge
Catlins court, but the proceeding re-
ceived a check by the interposition of
Holbrook, Merrill & Stetson, one of the
creditors TO the extent of 1868 II, and
the case went over until the 10Th. The
The record-union., 1896-09-01
THE RACES.
Three Harness Events for the Open
ing Day.

Never were the prospects so bright
for a great season of racing in this
city There are hOrSemen here and
turf followers who never before attend
ed one of our State Fairs, and at Agri-
cultural Park there are now housed
about 400 running, trotting and pacing
horses-fully twice as many as were
ever seen here before. The track is in
fine condition, and the probability is
that many coast and some worlds rec
ords will be lowered
Directors de Long and Matthews will
to-day assist Presiding Judge Wilson.
OCCIDENT STAKE.
The first race on the programme for
to-day is the Occident Stake for foals of
1898. In the pools last night the horses
Were quoted as follows:
Palo Alto Stock Farms Palita brought
$50 in the auction pools against 81 for
Don Roberto and Sweet Rose, selling as
a field. In the books / to Palita, to
1 Don Roberto, and the same for Sweet
Rose.
PACING-2:25 CLASS.
In the DO pace River View Stock
Farms Palatine, Belmont Stock Farms
Dictatus, A. Harvey's Kate H. Elmont
Stock Farms Beachwood, and Frank
1 VI HtI , Jllll buuQ anu -. BearQ 8
Nick o. Time each sold for Is to / in
the books, D. 3. Stephenson's Bernard
TO to l, Tate's Estelle Wilkes 70 /,
Winship & Keatng's Billy G. 11b TO 1,
and Humphreys Nellie 3. 115 to /.
No pools We're sold on Pierano's Alto
Genoa, l.. Surgeons Lizzie f., nor Riv-
er View Farms Blue Bells
In the auction pools Billy G. and
Nellie E. each brought $50 against S1t
for all the others.
TROTTING-2:40 CLASS.
In the 2:40 trot Palo Altos ALA sold
in the auction pools for So. D. Gan
mons Twilight for S12, and the field for
$50. The field embraces Oakwood
Stock Farms Derby Lass, T. F. Casey 3
Ellert. ID. IL. Stephenson's Peter Jack
son, d. T.. Knights Silver Queen, J. L.
Davis Rillups, George Bayliss' Joe No
Ian, Martin Hanson's Goldby, w. J.
Irvine's Our Jack, d. T. Hawkins Lena
Hawley and Hugh Caseys Fannie c.
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Races |!

George Rose & Co. will open their
rooms Monday mcrning at $50 X
street, Capital Hotel building. All the
events of the State Fair races booked
daily and the result known almost as
soon as on the track
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s. The So Different,

Tonight, at 1924 Third street, will
be opened the new so Different" sa-
loon. 1t has been handsomely fitted up.
unique and highly humorous feature
is the wall decoration, which alone is
worth visit. E. d. Porter is proprie-
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F. de Wolfe Hcnnah

VIII be at his exhibit at the Pavilion
during the three weeks of fair, after
noon and evening. At Masonic Tenn
pie, to l.. He makes a speciality Of
glasses for the eye.
The record-union., 1896-09-01
T.. de Wolfe Hannah

Will be at his exhibit at the Pavilion
during the three weeks Of fair, after
noon and evening. At Masonic Tenn
pie, to l. He makes a speciality Of
glasses for the eye.
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U3EISl|5|}| |5llaE]S39
New Figured
Black Silks.

Heavy Black Silks with !
very large and quite inde-$
scribable figures in black )
satin, 81 rs yard. Somee
others in as choice patterns, I
but not as fine quality, 81 80
and 81 SO yard. Still others$
at 98c. )
The record-union., 1896-09-01

Smiths Dandruff Pomade cures dand-
ruff, itching scalp and falling hair.
Guaranteed to give entire satisfaction
or money refunded by Washburn e.
IN
The record-union., 1896-09-01

Pay-car is here. Our store will be
open tonight. You can get bigger val
lie for your money of us than anywhere
Beesley & Son, 51S j.
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Readers. Remember.

This will be the last opportunity to
get lots at auction prices in South Sac
ramento. Apply Edwin X. Alsip & Co.,
101J Fourth street
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Final Account Filed.

Edwar =. Sharp, guardian of James
w. Sharp, an insane person, has filed
his final account, showing that all
claims have been paid.
The record-union., 1896-09-01

Call and get our prices on stoves M
Hirsch, 1913 and 1O15 street
The record-union., 1896-09-01

If you want something new and novel
in the Ice cream or candy line, try
Welch Bros, Ninth and j.
The record-union., 1896-09-01

Our fall neckwear has arrived, and
the patterns are just lovely. Call and
see them. William NJ. Petrie, 622 J. >
The record-union., 1896-09-01

Krigbaum & Co., collectors, 1907 4th.
Open until 3 y. m. Cap. phone, $50.
The record-union., 1896-09-01

Fancywork. 1014 Sth. Open until G:3O
p. m: Saturday, 8. Miss L. Schubert .
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Illuminated
Hop SaCking:

Stylish Hop Sacking for
tall costumes in peculiar
shades of brown and dull
green. Width, 46 inches.
81 yard.
The record-union., 1896-09-01

Honest treatment license or not. Cut
births Photographic studio, 18th and K. .
The record-union., 1896-09-01

Free samples mill>ine at all drug
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Direct
From England.

We have imported some,
pretty White Crepe Cloths,
with satin stripes in pink or
blue. Serviceable for waists
or evening costumes. Width
AZ inches. Price, 9Oc yard.
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: We having formal Opening Of Fall Millinery
and invite inspection of the things.
We have new Millinery Department room, twice as
large and and attractive the old
{ We the improvement will please you.
The advocate., 1896-02-26
BALLOT BOX CORRUPTION.

The prevalence Of corruption in con-
nection with elections has become q
positive menace to good government.
A man who has no settled definite con.
Victions Of his own Is mighty poor ma
terlsl out Of which to make a voter,
who has equal power with other men
who vote intelIigently. This is ordi.
narily the man whose vote is bought.
1t Is perhaps unreasonable to censure
these men for usually they are not Of
a class of whom better could be ex-
pected. They have no conception Of
the Importance Of the franchise and
have neither mental ability to reason
for themselves nor patriotism enough
to care If they could reason and think
for themselves. With this class 1t is
not surprising that the aid of someone
else Is invoked to find out how they
want to vote. And If this information
Is accompanied by q cigar or drink
of "forty rod" whisky or a couple of
dollars with which to buy groceries,
the voter regards himself as that much
ahead. But how about the fellow that
dispenses the information and cigars,
''forty rod" and cashp He knows the
gravity Of his offense against society
and against good government. His
course 10 equally censurable and his
crime more palpable because what he
does is done knowingly and wantOnly.
This business must be stopped but It
The advocate., 1896-02-26
Votes Of Eastern Labor Men.

Western labor papers frequently say.
in effect, that "if Debs was a candidate
for President he would break into the
old conservative ranks of the Eastern
manufacturing cities in way that would
paralyze the old partyites," and the
above words are taken from the Free
mans Labor Journal, of Spokane,
Wash. Don't you believe it. Debs, or
any other candidate, won't do it. Large
numbers of wsge-workers belong to
labor unions only because they are
obliged to be members; and and they are
interested only to the extent of dollars
and cents in their wages; beyond this
they care little. They know nothing Of
economic questions, and resent every
effort to interest them. They neutralize
each other in their voting strength
and party affiliations. The true union
men are those who attend the meetings,
and these men do their own thinking
and have done 80 for years past. These
men are the life of the movement, and
without them there would be no life.
Such men work and vote for all union
measures and use their best judgment as
to how to advance the cause of labor.
There will be no great landslide of labor
from the old parties until the old parties
themselves are shattered by the OLSEN
tions Of their leaders; then reform may
take a rapid growth, but not until then.
Party name covers a multitude of sins
with the great majority of Eastern wage
workers.-BrOcktOn (MaSS) Diamond
(POp).
The advocate., 1896-02-26
TALK about demarogHl

TALK about demseogy! Senator
Thurston, who has spent years of his
life helping the railroad companies to
rob the farmers, now pretends that he
wants the government to pension all
the ex.slsves. The real object of the
proposition is to promote sectional
controversy, and incidentally to get a
few Negro votes for Thurston in the
national convention.
The advocate., 1896-02-26
CRISES In FRANCE.

Reports of another crisis for the
French government come fitting over
the Atlantic cable, and a great many
people wonder what that means. Now
a political crisis in France is not so
serious an affair as some might sup
pose. It usually means that rotten
ness in high places has been exposed
and that the people will not be salts.
fed till the President, or some men,
Der of the Cabinet, or other high
official, resigns or commits suicide.
Either act Is considered quite proper
there when crisis is on hand, and it
is not considered bad form for both
President and Cabinet to remove them
selves from office. The French people
enjoy scandals, but they are not salts
fed with political scandal unless
some good comes out of it. They may
not believe in the ultimate publication
Of politics, but they have an abiding
faith In the theory that there is always
room for improvement.
This characteristic Of French gov
eminent might be illustrated by sup
posing case: Had there occurred in
France any transaction Of the nature
of the Cleveland. Carlisle bond sWindle,
a scandal would have resulted, as 1t
has here. But the people would not
have been satisfied with mere news
paper gossip; there would have been
no peace in the Chamber of Deputies
without an investigation and change
In that part Of the government which
had gone astray. True, their cOnsti-
tuition is different from ours, and there
is a great difference In the two govern
ments as to the powers vested in the
President and other officials; but
France is republic in which the lower
house Of the legislature seems to look
after the interests of the people. The
present trouble grew out of the South
ern railway and Panama canal steal
ing.
The advocate., 1896-02-26

seems hard to get at It. In Kansas q
severe penalty Is attached for bribery
but no manner of procuring evidence
that will convict is provided. The
penalty applies equally to the giVer
and tsker. The new statute in In
diana may be the means of lessening
corruption, however. 1t provides that
the tsker shall not be held responsible
but that he may sustain an action
against the giver for $500 provided, of
course, the giVer is worth that amount.
The operations of the Indiana law will
be watched with interest by those who
appreciate the fact that something
must be done to wipe out this system
Of buying men as 80 many cattle or
hogs, and voting them as electors for
the election Of officers in a popular
government.
The advocate., 1896-02-26
CONGRESS Is EQUALLY RESPONSIBLE.

CONGRESS IL EQUALLY RESPONSIBLE.
The Fort Scott Monitor (Rep.) scores
the late bond issue, and rOssts CleVe-
land severely. It contends that the
people do not understand the situation,
OF they would make their disspproVsl
Of the proceeding SO apparent that
bond issues would be stopped. 1t
states the case as follows:
II the City Council Of Fort Scott were to
pass an ordinance providing for the issue Of
more than $4,000 Of per cent. city bonds, and
then were to make private contract to sell
those bonds for 10 per cent. less than they
would bring on the open market, 1t is not at
all unlikely that ten gentlemen and the
Mayor would be hanging ON telephone poles
shortly after their shrewd business transac-
lions were made known.
Most people will agree that the stu
alton warrants decisive action; that the
rights Of the people are being trampled
under foot by q "besotted tyrant,"
ably aided by political Judas" that
something must be done or the debt.
making propensities of the powers that
be will swamp the nation In obligations,
and all to accomplish no good purpose.
But the Monitors illustration is
hardly q parallel case. Suppose the
Mayor of TT. Scott had the power of
law to issue city bonds, and suppose
the Council could, by simply passing
an ordinance, prevent him from doing
so. Then suppose the Councilmen
should sit there like bumps on a log,
and instead of passing such an ordi-
nance, should rail at and condemn the
Mayor for putting the city in debt,
would not the people Of the city be
more incensed than under the MoDi-
tors hypothesisP
If Republican papers have any desire
to be consistent In this matter-Which
sppesrs to be doubtful-they will neCes-
sarily have to include congress In their
indictments of the "powers that be" or
remain silent on the subject. 1t is i'm
possible for the Republican Congress
to shirk It's share of the responsibility
for the last issue, although that respon-
sibility was incurred through MONACO
tion or action attempting to aid the
President, when prompt and decided
action on It's part in the right direction
would have prevented the last disreput-
able deal. Populist Senator'S and Con.
gressmen did all in their power to pre-
vent the Ubiquitous transaction.
The advocate., 1896-02-26

AS THE State Journal very sptly
puts it, If the old soldier who draws q
pension were out of debt and had
nothing to sell-no corn, wheat, cattle,
hogs, or any other kind of produce
and did not want to work for wages,
then the gold standard and hard times
would be an advantage to him, be-
cause he could buy more for what little
money he gets. But what about the
old soldier who gets no pension and Is
dependent upon his labor for his living ?
Or if he is in debt, how is he going to
pay out at the present rstep
The advocate., 1896-02-26

J. STERLING MORTON, the egotist
who gives his middle name to the pub
lie because it's English and keeps the
first name silent because it's Hebrew
hasn't the least doubt but what he is
greater than his maker. He has con-
cluded that about all the money used
for the distribution of seeds Is wasted,
and he will not distribute seeds to any
The advocate., 1896-02-26

AN honest dollar is one that does not
sneak away to Europe to see how much
interest IL can earn, but stays at home
and keeps business going. Whenever
we repeal al laws that were made for
the benefit Of interest sharks sll dollars
win be honest.
The advocate., 1896-02-26

THERE seems to be no doubt but
what the silver convention at st. Louis
will indorse the action of the Populist
national convention. That is the only
course by which they can accomplish
anything, and of course the delegates
are not going for their health.
The advocate., 1896-02-26

EXCUSE this reference to q thread
bare subject, but if you are intending
to do anything in the way or circulat-
ing reform literature this year it is
high time you were doing it. A days
work now is worth more to the cause
than q weeks work In the summer,
The advocate., 1896-02-26

DID somebody ask what has been
done in Congress this year? Why
bless your soul, they've passed a bill
to prevent prize fighting. What did
you expect expect them to doP Com.
pei pugilists and their hackers to keep
their mouths shut2
The advocate., 1896-02-26

You can 60 into any township in
Kansas and find q man more compe-
tent for a cabinet position than SeCre-
tary Carlisle; 60 into any penitentiary
In the country and you can find con-
yicts more honest than he.