The record-union., 1896-01-13
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
Expressions From the Newspapers of
Interior California.

Stockton Mail: The English papers
have been having good deal to say
| the past few days about the alleged
suzerainty of Great Britain over the
Tranyaal Republic. More than week
ago the "MaiP' asserted that that suzer-
| inty had been revoked by the conven-
tien of 1884, concluded in London be-
tween the representatives of the South
| African Republic and Great Britain.
England, it is true, still required that
the Beers should submit to her ap-
proval any treaty they might enter into
with native tribes or foreign nations
and the VoIkeraad ratified the con-
vention In August, 1884; but that body
registered solemn praotest against this
supervision on the part of Great Brit
aain, and there is no doubt that the
Beers, at least, considered British su-
zerainty at an end. But, admitting that
there was a nominal suzerainty, the
British Government, by countenancing
the raid of Freebooter jameson, has
violated the treaty of 1884. and the
Beers are not to be blamed if they re-
gard themselves as no longer bound by
its provisions and consider themselves
at liberty to make such alliances as will
A APAWNBROKING BUSINESS.
Stockton Record: The Government
of this commonwealth must be hard up
for revenue when it charges a claimant
against a county twenty-five cents
each time he certifies to claim. After
a man has fairly earned a sum of money
and has given the equivalent therefor
in supplies or labor, he must give the
County Clerk twenty-five cents when he
presents himself to certify to a bill. No
matter whether the amount be large or
small, it is just the same, the stipend
must be forthcoming. 1t can be seen
readily that this operates severely on
those whose claims are small, for man
who has worked a day on the county
road, we will say for 81 80, must pay
twenty-five cents out of his mite, while
wealthy contractor, whose bill may
run into the thousands, pays not
nickel more. 1t seems to be the old
proposition of favoring the big bugs
as against the smaller ones. If the
claims were usually large it would be
hardly worth while to complain.
KNOWLEDGE OF ENGLISH.
Stockton Independent: Professor
Pierce of the Los Angeles Normal
School says the graduates of public and
high schools have very little practical
| knowledge of the English language,
and he ought to know. 1t may be some
consolation to Californians to know
that the defect is not peculiar to its
schools Harvard examiners have
found a similar lack of knowledge in
applicants for admission to that uni
versity One of the most severe criti-
cisms of the applicants was based on
their translations from Latin. The critic
said they looked like efforts to trans
late from an unknown tongue into an
other that was but little understood.
"SENOR SAN JUAN"
Bakersfield Californian: Some East
ern people have recently purchased the
San Juan Grant, in Sacramento County,
and are offering it for sale in subdi-
visions. Prominent magazines contain
ing the advertisements of the property
are now being circulated, and in those
advertisements the property is referred
to as 1.-The Magnificent Estate of Senor
San Juan" (Sic)
1t is understood that after "Senor San
Juan's" estate has been disposed of, the
same parties will offer for sale the prop
critics of the late Sonora Santa Maria,
Senorita Santa Barbara Senior San
Jesus Maria, Senior San Luis Obispo,
Senior San Juan Bautista and many
other "Iate" worthless, and will conclude
the whole transaction by offering the
magnificent domain of the highly re-
nowned Senior San Diablo.