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The record-union., 1896-07-21
BRISON FARM TO Be sold.
So Decreed by Superior Judge johnson
Yesterday.
Brison is to Receive What is Left
After All the Claims
Are Paid.

Judge Johnson yesterday granted a
decree in favor of the plaintiff in the
matter of A. P. Catlin against W. w.
Brison and others. The action was
brought by the plaintiff, through his at
torney, H. G. Soule, to cause the sale of
the Brison ranch, near salisbury Sta
ton, in this county, and the application
of the proceeds thereof to the settlement
of claims against the land, consisting of
4S3 acres.
The plaintiff alleged that Brison was
indebted to him in the sum of 81 900
for professional services and to Arm
strong & Hinkson in a like sum for
a judgment for the foreclosure of a
S13,4OO mortgage on the land.
Brison made a deed of the land to the
plaintiff, who was to hold it in trust for
the creditors and to manage the prop
erty for the best interests of all con-
cerned. He obtained from Margaret E.
Crocker a loan of $15,615 on the prop
erty with which to discharge the judg-
ment of w. A. Fountain, principal and
interest. This was in February, 1891.
Since then the plaintiff has paid from
the rents and proceeds of the land the
sum of S2,093 on account of interest on
the Crocker loan, and $1,21S State and
county taxes.
These expenses consumed the profits
derived from the land and the plaintiff
asked the court to make an order clos
ing his trusteeship, and to have the land
sold for the benefit of the creditors. If
the proceeds from such sale should not
be sufficient to pay the claims of the
plaintiff and Armstrong & HinksOn, he
asked that each receive his share pro
rata after the claim of Mrs. Crocker
shall have been satisfied
Any residue from the sale of the prop
erty, over and above the amount of the
several claims, is to go to Brison, the
original owner of the land.
The decree entered yesterday is in ac-
cordance with the prayer of the COM
plainant. Judge Johnson appointed D.
Il. Alexander Commissioner to sell the
property and make the required return
thereof to the court
The record-union., 1896-07-21
THE ANNUAL TAX TROUBLE.
Supervisors and Assessor Have a Very
Animated Session.
Some of the More Weighty Matters
Will Probably Have to Go
to the Courts.

ne SupeTNlSOTS. SllLilS DIS IL bodlo VI
Equalization, yesterday completed their
work of equalizing the new assessment
rcf. The board has been in session
daily for two weeks, and has passed on
upward Of sixty applications for reduc-
tons in assessments as returned by the
County Assessor.
Most of these applications were for
small sums, and generally on improve
ments. The only large reductions
asked were by the Folsom Water Power
Company, the Sacramento and Folsom
Electric Company Qncluding the street
car system), National Bank of ID. =.
Mills 6. Co, and the Rancho del Paso.
In the latter case Assessor Berkey
claimed that an unfair statement had
been returned, wherefore he made an
arbitrary assessment, as provided by
law. This, he held, the Board Of Equali-
cation had no right to reduce.
Superintendent Mackey of the Hag-
gin property denied that there was any
intentional omission of taxable prop
erty. The Supervisors thought that
even If the Assessors conclusions were
correct his arbitrary assessment of ten
times it's value should cover only such
property as he claimed had not been
returned (several hundred head of
horses), and the point was referred to
District Attorney Ryan.
The latter held that the Assessor had
the right to make the assessment he
did, but that before doing so he should
have subpenaed Mr.. Haggin's agent
and obtained from him sworn
affidavit as to the value of the
personal property. Accordingly the
board, as will be seen below, made a
reduction from the Assessors figures,
but Mr. Berkey declared he would to-
day procure an order restraining them
from interfering Herewith.
REDUCTIONS MADE.
Following are the reductions made by
the board:
Figg estate-Reduction on improve
ments on lot s, K, L, Fourth and Fifth
streets, from $500 to $500.
Mrs Victoria Hamilton-Reduction
from $500 to $1,000 on the improve
ments on the south 20 feet of the north
half Of lot 5, and K, Second and
Third.
c. w. Mier-South 42s4 feet Of lot 9
the east 145 feet of the south 102 feet of
the north half of lot . / and ], Front
provements from $500 to $3.50.
Martha E. Hicks-From $1,000 to So
600 on Philadelphia House on Eighth
street, and X improvements.
S Roth-F'rom $4,000 on the improve
ments on the west quarter of lot l. l.
J, Sixth and Seventh streets, to 81. 800
and from $500 to $1,000 on improve
ments on the west half of lot 8, X, L,
Twelfth and Thirteenth streets.
f Mier-On improvements on lot T.
/ and ], Fourth and Fifth strets, from
$1,000 to $1,000; on part of lot 8, and
X, Sixth and Seventh streets, from
S1,750 to 81 $50: on lot Z. G. and II, Sixth
and Seventh, from $1,000 to 81, 800.
Maria Workman-From 5000 to 800
on improvements on fraction of lot 6,
d, f. Twelfth and Thirteenth streets.
Sarah Shaner-From 81. 800 on i'm
provements on fraction of lot 4, X, L.
The record-union., 1896-07-21
PERSONAL MENTION.

James Woodburn is home again from
Summit Soda Springs.
James A. Filcher, manager of the
State Board of Trade, is in the city.
Mrs. James G. Davis and Miss Lottie
Davis leave to-day for Bartlett Springs
A. L. Ward has returned from an en-
joyable fortnight's vacation at Capitola.
Daniel Cole, one of the State Harbor
Commissioners, was in the city yester-
day.
DR. A. M. Gardner, superintendent Of
the Napa Insane Asylum, was in the
city yesterday.
g. A Burr and Mrs. R. P Burr and
children have gone to Pacific Grove for
the summer.
City Trustee James G.. Davis has re-
turned from his summer vacation at
San Francisco.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Hawley will
leave to-day for a two weeks visit at
Summit Soda Springs.
Miss Ethel Francis of Napa and Miss
Whitney OF Oakland are visiting Miss
Mabel Deming of this city.
j. W. Snowfall, wife and daughter
of Knights Landing, Yolo County, are
stopping ct the Golden Eagle.
c. Van Norden, Manager of the South
Yuba Canal Company, came down from
Auburn yesterday and is at the Golden
Eagle.
Mrs. Biggs. wife of Judge w H. Biggs
of the Court of Appeals, St. Louis, Mo-,
whohas been visiting her daughter, Mrs.
James Faris, Jr., will leave for home to-
morrow. Mrs. Faris has been quite i'll
for some time, but is now convalescent.
and will go to st. Louis with her
mother to remain until December. Her
many friends ON Sutter Terrace and in
the city generally will miss her pleas
ant companionship for a few months.
The record-union., 1896-07-21
MCKINLEY LEAGUE.
Laying Its Plans for a Vigorous
Campaign.

There was a spirited meeting of the
Executive Committee Of the Mckinley
League at ]. C. BRUSHES Office last even
ing, at which William Beckman, the
Chairman, presided, with w. &. Thorpe
as Secretary.
The members discussed the political
situation pretty thoroughly, and decid-
Ell to at once begin an active campaign
in the interest of Mckinley, protection
and Republican principles generally.
1t was determined to appoint a COM
mittee TO procure headquarters, also
to organize a bureau for the dissenina-
tion of campaign literature. The local
league has the membership of all the
leagues in the State, and will be in
touch with them.
1t is proposed to make the Sacramento
League-the pioneer one-felt through-
out the State
The record-union., 1896-07-21

with whom worship of foreign singers is
a fad. Misses Stuart and Harrington
have minor parts, and Mr.. Lonergan
very difficult double, which he does
well Miss Yantes is rustic English
maid, half-witted evidently, and with
turned-in toes, and an idiotic grimace
beneath a bridal veil is the broadest
caricature upon a brde-elect gina
Bile How the clever little actress man
ages to make herself so absolutely idi-
otic is surprise and evidence of versa
tile capacity Mr. Gibneys market gar
dener and Sellery's English pumpkin
are indescribably ridiculous Mr. Moul-
toms bridegroom in trouble puts the
burden of the comedy business upon his
shoulders, and he bears it admirably.
Mr. Lotto, the genial business manager,
made his first appearance as a police
man, and run them in in approved
style Tonight and for the rest of the
week the beautiful and helpful curtain
raiser, Drifting Apart" will precede
Gilbert's nondescript, "The Wedding
March"
Manager Todd of the Clunie Opera
house introduced a novelty between acts
last night in the shape of an electrical
piano. 1t is played by electrical cur
rents, and the way it bangs out marches
and Operatic selections paralyZes any
pianist who happens to hear it. 1t is
not perfect, of course, and it is as Wig
orous as the Marine Band but of musi
cal dynamics it is as innocent as an in
FAINT. 1t got many a round of applause
as a curiosity.
Monroe's Circus drew large audience
las night the spacious tent at Fifteenth
and M streets being we'll filled. OF
course it is not expected that the per-
Torrance will be equal to that presented
by the great three-ring combinations,
but it is a very good show for the money
and the audience seemed thoroughly
we'll pleased. P. w. Barlow is fine
rider and does some excellent bareback
riding. The acrobats and contortionists
are good, as well as the horizontal bar
and trapeze performers while the clown
made plenty of fun for the little folks.
The trained horse Ida is q wonderfully
intelligent animal, skillfully handled by
Mrs. Barlow. She astonished the audi
ence by dancing the celebrated hula
hula dance in a manner which brought
forth boisterous laughter and applause.
Performances are given at and 5 p. m.
The record-union., 1896-07-21
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Lame Back
Weak Kidneys, Lumbago,
Rheumatism and Sciatica
Are Cured by
Or. SANDEN'S ELECTRIC BELT

A STRONG CURRENT OF ELECTRICITY IS
A felt by the wearer every moment this belt
is on the body. 1t can be regulated by new
patent regulator so as to make it as strong
or mild you want it.
The dull, aching tired feeling that comes
after standing long the feet. the sharp pains
which shoot along the spine and the weakness
in the loins are evidences of relaxed, weak
muscles, which can be contracted and vigorous
strength given them by
DR.. SANDEN'S ELECTRIC BELT.
1t conveys a steady soothing current Of
electricity into the weakened muscles. giving
them healthy nerve power. which revives
them. 1t makes them strong. 1t is curing
hundreds every month. See what this man
says.
The record-union., 1896-07-21
HIGH SCHOOL EXERCISES.
They Will be Held In the Daytime.
and Hop at Night.

The class day exercises of the Sacra-
mento High School will take place on
Thursday, the 23d. commencing at 40
z. m. This is departure from the GUS
tom heretofore in vogue, of having the
closing exercises in the evening. at the
metropolitan Theater. In place of the
evening exercises a strictly invitation
hop will be given in the evening in the
Assembly Chamber at the Capitol.
where tickets will lie presented at the
door.
The record-union., 1896-07-21
Hotel Arrivals.

Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel
yesterday: A. W. Baird, ]. l. Kincade,
Portland, Or; VIM. Fullerton, Cedar
Rapids, Ia; DR.. A. NJ Gardner, Napa:
E. E. Barn, Dick Springer, Chica~o;
John A. Gardner. Denver; F. Fitch,
Stockton; G. Van Norden, Auburn; J.
w. Snowfall, wife and daughter,
Knights Landing; Louis Bier, n. e.
Livermore, H. Lachman, M. H. Brown.
3. 0. Schucking, San Francisco.
The record-union., 1896-07-21
Broke Her Arm.

Mrs Fern Bradley, who resides in this
city, met with a painful accident in
Washington, Yolo County, yesterday.
While walking along she fell and re-
ceived a compound fracture of the right
arm above the elbow. She was taken to
the County Hospital.
The record-union., 1896-07-21
PresSmen'S Picnic.

The second annual picnic of the Sac
ramento Printing Pressmen's Union, No.
90. will be given on Sunday, the Goth,
at East Park, and will doubtless be a
most enjoyable affair, with dancing all
the afternoon and at night,
The record-union., 1896-07-21
DIR. SANDEN'S ELECTRIC BELT.
Let Peonle Know.

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did So In about three weeks efur putting the
Belt on all the pain had gone aud have felt none
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The advocate., 1896-09-30
is 1T TO BE BARTER?

If we are to judge by arguments Of
Republicans, their policy is to restore
the ancient system of barter. They
insist that the quantity Of metal to- be
put in a coin ought to be determined
by its value in the form of bullion.
And it appears from what they say
that they believe that has been the
law and the practice in the past.
This position would not be illogical
or unreasonable as long as we use met
ais for coins, If only we allowed the
value of the bullion to be determined
in the bullion market without any in
reference of legislation. But we don't
do that. The people have empowered
Congress to coin money and regulate
its value. But they have not granted
any authority to regulate value Of bul,
lion.
If it had been intended that the
ulhIACb SbAu0 VI DuLlOu puOulu OObcA y
mine the value of coin, Congress would
have provided a system of coinage Civ
ing only the weight and fineness of the
metal. Nothing would have been said
In the law about the value of coins.
Persons using the coins would then
trade with them the same as they do
with wheat or pork or any other
article of commerce. A piece of gold
or silver would be exchanged by weight
like beef or cotton, and It's price would
vary just as theirs do.
But 1t has not been SO provided in
the laws. Congress wisely coins money
according to certain rules and then at
taches an arbitrary ana legal value to
the coin-not as bullion but as coin or
money.
In the same clause Of the constitu-
tiOn that authorizes Congress to coin
The advocate., 1896-09-30

dency Of the Republic. Every personal
and political friend Of this man takes to
himself this shameful proceeding as a
personal matter.
Still more. It ia an insult to the whole
American people. We boast OF our love
Of liberty, of our determination to see
fair play, of the influence Of our free in
stitutions in popularizing the right Of
men to hold and express their individual
opinions.
These rufisns, every one of them,
should be Immediately expelled from the
college. Every one Of them ought to be
indicted and brought to trial for malic-
iously disturbing the orderly proceedings
of gathering Of citizens peaceably as
sembled for a peaceable and lawful pur-
pose.
Let this be made a test case. Let it
be known whether free speech in the
United States is guaranteed by law, sup
ported by great institutions Of learning
and defended by the courts. Nothing
short of that will meet the requirements
of the case. Unless this is done, let the
people take warning and prepare for the
worst.
1t is better to await the action Of the
college and officers Of the law, that the
country may know what the future may
have in store with respect to such vital
matter. A mere reprimand will not an
swer. A resolution Of regret or disap-
probation on the part Of the faculty will
be utterly inadequate.
These offenders must be roughly dealt
with. Their offense is q crime against
popular government. 1t must be pun
ished. To let the affair pass without
prompt and adequate vindication Of the
right of peaceable assembly will further
infame an already infammable condi-
tion Of the public mind. If the local au-
thorities do not move promptly and earn
estly to bring these men to justice, the
people at large will be justified in deter
mining for themselves what further, if
anything, ought to be done about it.
The advocate., 1896-09-30

ficiaries of the Republican idea Of the
conduct of governmental affairs, No
man gives up his money except for purely
benevolent purposes unless he sees that
some adequate advantage or return will
be made to him. These monied men
and corporations whose donations form
the Republican Doodle fund are the very
class who will be benefited by Republi-
can success. They know it, and they are
willing to pay for it.
Mr.. Simpsons purpose in trying to
bribe John Freeborn was to use him as a
tool to assist in hopeless effort to divide
the opposition to the gold crowd in Kan
sas. He was to go among Populists and
insist on a separate ticket, with Electors
pledged to Watson. He was to go out
and point out to Populists that the party
organization had committed a great
crime, and that the loyal, honest Popu-
lists of the State should insist on a
straight out set of Watson Electors. But
he failed. Freeborn knows as we'll as
any one knows that Kansas Populists
are satisfied with the present arrange
ment, and are disposed to look with sus-
picion on any man who suggests move
which would result in a division Of the
friends of silver.
Mr.. Simpson will soon know, if he does
not already, that the marketable element
in the Populist party of Kansas is an in
significant quantity, and that the rank
and file cannot be influenced in the least
by it. He will learn that Doodle methods
are not success in Kansas this year, and
that the campaign will result in Re-
publican defeat more crushing than that
which Mr.. Simpson managed in 1892.
The advocate., 1896-09-30

money and regulate it's value, chat
body is empowered to "fix the stand
ard of weights and measures" In the
exercise Of this power Congress has
fixed the standard of q bushel of wheat
at sixty pounds; but Congress has not
undertaken to fix the value of bushel
of wheat. That value is determined
in the wheat market Dy rules OF trade
familiar to everybody,
When men say they want 100 cents
worth of silver bullion put In dollar,
they mean that the value Of the bull
lion should be measured by the coin
value of gold, and this coin value is
fixed by law without regard to the
market value Of gold bullion as 1t
would be determined in the bullion
market if 1t had not the protection Of
law.
That Is not all of It,. The law fixes
the value of a certain quantity Of bul.
lion In coin and then opens the mints
to the free coinage Of unlimited qusn-
titles. This makes one price or value
for all the gold In the world which Is
brought to the mints.
If 1t Is to be barter, then lot all met
ais be demonetlzed, 80 that none Of
them shall have the protection Of law
at q certain arbitrary valuation. Let
us be honest. If it is to be barter,
then let 1t be barter pure and simple.
Mark weight and fineness on the metal
pieces, but omit the value. Let that
be ascertsined as the value Of other
things is ascertSined-in a market not
regulated by law.
The advocate., 1896-09-30
THE SO-CALLED GOLD RESERVE.

A correspondent inquiries about the
100000, 900 gold reserve. There is no
gold reserve and there never was one.
Secretary Carlisle answered this ques-
ton January IL, 1896, in letter to the
Senate, from which we quote as fol
lows:
The Senate is respectfully informed that
at no time since the establishment
of the so-called gold reserve has the
sum Of $lOO,OOOOOO, or any other sum, been
segregated or set apart from the general
cash in the treasury for the redemption Of the
legal tender notes Of the United States, or for
the redemption of any other form Of paper
money for which the United States Is liable
There is no provision of law requiring sepa-
rate fund or separate account to be kept, and
all moneys received into the treasury, from
whatever source, are deposited in the general
cash
The advocate., 1896-09-30
YandervOOrt,s Home Standing.

Paul VsnderVoort is making q great
fuss about Populist traitors. He re.
Gently made a statement In the New
York World that the Nebraska Popu-
list organization was controlled by
Democrats and that the Electors nomi-
mated would If elected vote for Sewall.
This Is emphatically denied in mani
festo issued by the Chairman and Sec
retsry of the Populist State committee
of that State in which manifesto the
following appears: "The POpulist
Electors of Nebraska are all men of
unsullied reputation and every one Of
them will vote for Bryan and Tom
Watson"
In referring to the author of this and
other slanders on the party, the COM
mittee says:
"We denounce Paul Vsndervoort as
a traitor, whose sole object is to defeat
Bryan. His reputation for twenty
years has been that OF q railroad cap
per around the Nebraska Legislature.
He has been excluded from all Popu-
list conventions and Is known among
Populists as q 'Hsnnserst.' He holds
an Office by gift Of Republican McKin-
leyites and we warn all friends Of
Bryan and Tom Watson to beware of
him."
The ADVOCATE until November II for
The advocate., 1896-09-30
THE YALE COLLEGE OUTRAGE.

A few days ago Mr.. Candidate Bryan
was presented to a large gathering of
people who had met on the college green
at Yale, and his remarks were inter
rupted frequently by the college yells
and cat-calls Of some 500 students, who
had come, as we are bound to suppose,
for the express purpose Of insulting the
speaker.
This will Justly be regarded as the
most disgraceful occurrence in our cam
paign history. We can all understand
the animus that lay back OF what we're
styled Southern outrages" few years
ago. 1t was understood, to begin with,
that the prejudices of the ante-war
period were intensified by defeat in war,
and still further embittered if possible
by the presence of persons who were,
right or wrong, regarded as enemies of
social order. But here, more than thirty
years after that dreadful war had closed,
here on New England soil, where the
population to q man was loyal TO the
Union cause; here on the grounds Of one
of the Oldest institutions of learning in
the country-B place founded for the ed
ucation of men in the higher depart
ments of life, in history, philosophy, law
and politics, and where the purest, the
best practical forms Of politeness and de-
corum are tsught-here in cultured New
Haven, a going of rowdys whose names
appear on the college rolls as students of
that old and popular institution, openly
inaulted gentleman of high order who
is delivering an address as an American
to Americans.
1t was not the work Of single man
whose brain was disordered by drink;
nor was it the gabble of fools. 1t was
the deliberate act Of half a thousand
men who were but carrying out the in
famous program arranged in advance.
Nor was this ruffianism an insult offered
to one man alone. 1t was not 80 intend
ed. 1t was an insult direct and with
amalice aforethought," offered to at least
one-hslf the people Of the United States
those of them who have chosen Mr..
Bryan as their candidate for the Presi-