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VOICE OF THE PRESS.
Expressions of Interior California
Newspapers.
Comments Upon Things Local, Cow
ernmental, Practical, Theoret-
fcal and Current.

Bakerfeld Californian: A. ]. Bled-
soc, of unsavory memory, offers himself
as a candidate for the position of Su-
perior Judge of Del Norte County. He
takes nearly half a column of space in
making the offer, and very kindly says
that if the Republicans will tender
him the nomination he will accept it.
Ii not, he will run anyhow on an inde-
pendent ticket The Republicans of
Del Norte County are made of different
stuff than we take them for if they
submit to this sort of bulldozing, and
we do not believe the people of that
county want any such man as Bledsoe
as Judge.
MISPLACED PARTISANSHIP.
Los Angeles Herald The absurdity
of waging local political contests along
the lines of political division caused by
differences of opinion regarding Ma
tionaI principles and policies is begin
ming to dawn on the American people.
The opinion is developing, and develop
ing rapidly that partisan alignments
based on issues involved in Congress
sional and Presidential contests should
not govern men when they are about to
elect Sheriffs, Tax Collectors, Coroners,
Mayors, Street Superintendents and
Councilmen. The views of a man on
finance, taxation or foreign policy have
nothing whatever to do with the opinion
he holds regarding county roads, the
method of managing the County Hos
pital the manner in which streets
should be paved, problems of sewerage,
policing and other strictly local SUBJ
jects.
TUTRIX AND OTHER ks.
Bakersfield Californian: One of the
city papers tells about a young woman
who has been engaged as "tutrix'' to
the Presidents daughters. The re-
portrix who wrote the item, the ed
itrix who edited the copy, the compos-
itrix who set it up. the proofreaderix
who passed it and the make-uprix who
put it into the form" ought to study
the dictionaryix awhile and try not to
be so smartrix in using obsolete words
when common ones will do just as well.
Doubtless the authrix of the item in
question was the same reportrix who
told about ''Paderewski and T. in re-
cent issue Of a city paper which appears
to have surrendered itself to repor-
trixes and such like curios.
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sAFB-oRAoKERs SENTENCED.
VIII Have to Lodge at Folsom Prison
for Some Years to Come.

OAKLAND, Feb. 2S.-Abe Majors
and Bert Wilimore, the boy safecrack-
ers who committed twenty burglaries
within six weeks, We're to-day SEN
fenced by Judge York of Los Angeles,
temporarily holding court for Judge
Greene, to ten years at Folsom.
Efforts were made by friends of the
boys to have them sent to the Reform
School, as one is only is and the other
II years old. but the Judge held that
the crimes were of so remarkable a ma
ture that the interests of justice would
not be served by that course.
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have gradually increased, until now
she only wakens once in three days,
when she eats a heavy meal and i'm
mediately relapses into slumber.
All the Portland physicians have vis-
tied Miss Burnham, and pronounced
her case beyond their comprehension.
The young lady has gained thirty
pounds in weight, and has a healthy
color and circulation.
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DISTRESS IN ARMENIA.
Inhabitants Suffering From Disease
and Want of Food.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-A large
telegram was received by Secretary OIL
ney tonight from Minister Terrill at
Constantinople, telling of great dis
tressii in Armenia. He says that the in
habitants of Zeitoun and its vicinity
are suffering from the ravages of small
pox and other diseases and in want of
food. Relief expeditions are fitting out
as fast as possible. The progress is,
however, necessarily slow and uncer-
tain, because the valleys are deep in
mud and almost impossible. while the
mountains are filled with snow and the
weather is unusually cold. The Eng
lish Vice-CoHsul at Zeitoun has sent re-
lief to Harpool and the Sultan has is
sued an imperial decree forwarding
protection and facilities to Miss Clara
Barton.
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A WOMAN SUICIDES.
Takes Chloroform and Then Inhaled
Gas

Gas
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2S.-Mme.
l. Fonclere, a widow, aged about so
years, a dressmaker and milliner by
occupation, well known among French
residents committed suicide in her
ROOM, No. So. at the Hotel Miramar,
last night, by inhaling gas. She had
taken chloroform first, but not enough
to accomplish her purpose, and she then
arose and turned on the gas. This
proved effectual, and when found at 8
o'clock this morning she was dead.
Letters written in French by the de-
ceased show that she had calmly pre-
pared for the end. She had been out of
employment, and since the death of a
female friend some time ago had grown
despondent
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Fatal EFFECTS of a Parrot,s Bite.
SUBSTITUTE Letter-Carriers.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-Represent-
ative Loud of California this afternoon
introduced a bill authorizing the Post
master-General to employ such substi-
tute letter carriers as he may deem
necessary to assist the regular carriers
on holidays and in emergencies. The
substitutes are to be paid at the rate of
5000 a year.
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Krusemeyer Held for Murder.

SANTA BARBARA, Feb. 2S.3The
Coroner's jury in the Father Bergmeyer
case found that the Father Superior
came to his death from gunshot wounds
inflicted by Krusemeyer The inquest
was held at the mission. The muir
derer is kept closely guarded and was
rot allowed to attend the inquest, the
Sheriff fearing mob violence. The
Fathers funeral viii be held tomorrow
morning.
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PUBLIC FEELING RUNNING HIGH
Caused by the Removal of Police on
GERS at Stockton.

GERS at StOcktOn.
STOCKTON, Feb. 2S.-The whole city
is discussing tonight the action of the
police and the Commissioners in re-
moving Officers Charles Field and J.
Gayou from the police force.
1t is claimed by the friends of the
officers that it is move of the A. P. A.
to GUST all persons distasteful to the
present city administration. Mayor
Baggs and the Commissioners, on the
other hand, affirm that they are but
seeking to increase the efficiency of the
police and fire departments, and that
no religious or political preferences
will influence the board in what it con-
siders its plain duty Public partisan
feeling is running very high.
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To Prevent

sore feet, wear Goodyear
Welt Shoes. No tacks, no
seam through the insole.
Made for both sexes, in all
styles, for all ages, and sold
everywhere.
GOODYEAR SHOE MAcH'Y CO., BOSTON.
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FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION.
Five Men Killed and Five or six Others
Seriously Injured.

LEWISBURG CIV. va.), Feb. 2S.-A
boiler belonging to W. A Overholt at
Frankfort, Green Brier County. West
Virginia, exploded at noon to-day. The
machinery and house are total wreck.
Five men were killed and five or six
others seriously injured The killed are:
Sam Livesay, Kell Livesay. Woodson
Ransbarger, CIouney kershner, Mr.
Dunbar, all of this county. Two or
three Of the injured, it is said, cannot
live
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DISASTERS At SEA.
I@ Ship CadzOH Forest Believed to
Have Gone to the Bottom.
She Carried Crew of Thirty Men, All
Of Whom Were Probably Lost.

The steam schooner Point Iona a
Total Wreck Near Fort Candy
lighthouse, Off the Washington
Ncoast-The Passengers, omcers and
seamen Landed in safety, Through
Efforts of the Life-saving Crew at
Candy.
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Britfsh Case in the Dispute.

LONDON, Feb. 2S-United States
ambassador Bayard this evening re-
ceived a copy of the British case in the
Venezuelan dispute prepared by Sir
Frederick Pollock, Professor of Juris-
prudence at Oxford Mr.. Bayard was
given the document in strict confidence,
and will mail it to the State Department
in washington tomorrow.
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Murderer Hanged.

VAN buren, (Ark.), Feb. 2S.-Pruett
Turner, colored, was hanged to-day He
killed Bob Hawkins at Mulberry Febru-
airy II, 1895.
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Treasury Reserve.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-The treas
ury gold reserve at the close of business
to-day stood at S122, PA 300 The with
drawals for the day amounted to ST.
269. 700.
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rI1TRIx AND oTHER Ks
Drugs and Patent medicines at Cost.

Drugs and Patent Medicines at Cost.
Ayers. Jayne's, Carter's and all pills,
15c; Allcock's porous plasters, 10c; Cas-
toria, 25c; Syrup Figs, Soc; Ayers and
Hoods Sarsaparilla, Coo; Scott's Emul-
sion, 65c; Paine's celery compound, roc;
all goods at equally low prices at the
Medical Hall Pharmacy, No. 500 ]
street. Washburn & Co., druggists.
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American Prisoners In South Africa.
WASHINGTON, Feb, S.-Secretary
Olney had a cable message to-day from
Mr.. Manion, the United States Consul
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John A. Sutter rye whisky, 81 bottle.
p K Bloch & Co., sole controllers.
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3 The natural flights of the human
mind are not from pleasure to pleasure,
but from hope to hope.-Johnson.
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This is the very perfection Of man,
to find out his own imperfections.- .-Au-
gustine.
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Highest OF al h Leavening Powes-Lates Report
Roe! q! Bs&assi! Rskii's
ABSOLUTELY PURE

General at Johannesburg, South African
Republic, saying: THE Transvaal
Government shows every disposition to
treat American prisoners leniently, and
has been considerate and friendly to-
ward all United States official repre-
sentatives. Hammond and the other
American prisoners are now in Johan-
nesburg awaiting legal proceedings"
Fatal Effects of a Parrots Bite.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2S.-The bite of a
pet parrot caused the death of William
j. Morden, well-known capitalist and
inventor of 1903 Michigan avenue. Two
weeks ago the bird inflicted a slight
wound on Morden's forefinger, and,
though the best of medical skill was
summoned, nothing could be done, as
blood poisoning had set in.
The record-union., 1896-09-20
TINSMAN RELEASED.
The Ordinance Cannot Regulate Inter-
state Commerce.

Judge Catlin has rendered a decision
involving a novel point in relation to
the recent ordinance passed by the City
Board of Trustees, which imposes Ii
cense on solicitors for the sale of en-
larged crayOn or Photographic pictures
and frames.
+. w. Tinsman, employed by the Chi
cago Portrait Company, was arrested
for canvaSsing without license, and
was convicted in the Police Court He
petitioned the Superior Court through
his attorney, z. G. Hart, for a writ Of
habeas corpus, on the ground that a
tax imposed upon a person for canvass
ing for the sale of goods manufactured
by a house in another State was a tax
on interstate comerce, and that an or
on interstate commerce, and that an or
canvassing was thus null and void. as 1t
attempted to regulate a matter over
which Congress alone has control.
Mr.. Hart cited a number of United
States Supreme Court decisions in sup
port of his contention, which clearly de-
fine the police power of a. State to regu-
late business by imposing license tax,
and showed that any attempt by a city
to impose license tax on a canvasser
who solicited for the sale Of goods for
a house in another State was an inter-
ference with interstate commerce. The
result was that Judge Catlin sustained
the contention of Tinsman and ordered
him discharged.
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SUKKOTH FESTIVAL.
The Jewish Feast of Booths Will
Begin TO-r1orrOw.

The festival called by the Jews Suk-
koth, or the Feast of Booths, will COM
mence tomorrow night at sundown.
lasting a week, and is one of their most
joyous festivals.
1t commentaries the fact that during
the journey of the Israelites through
the wilderness after they left Egypt,
1000 B. c., they dwelt in tents from
time to time. The feast was utilized to
teach the protection exercised by God
over the Hebrews during their long
wanderings, and the custom still pre-
walls in Europe and in largely populated
Jewish districts Of living in little tents
during the week of rejoicing, which are
filed with delicacies and overhung with
bounteous vines. Gratitude and thanks
giving are the leading thoughts
throughout the festival, and the festival
Is often called the Feast of Thanksgiv-
ing, being the time of the in-gathering
OF fruits and produce, and correspond
ing nearly in nature to our Thanksgiv-
ing holiday.
Services will begin tomorrow night
at So'clock, and Rabbi Simon will preach
a sermon appropriate to the time, and
services Will also be held on Thursday
morning at $3.50 o'clock.
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PERSONAL MENTION.

L. B. Littlefield, Jr., of the Honcut
Pendulum" is in town.
G. j. Atwater leaves to-day for Bos-
ton on a two months visit.
A. H Rott, formerly of this city, but
now a resident Of Oakland, with his
wife and daughter is visiting friends
here.
A. Darrell, wife and Miss r. Todhun-
ter have returned from three months
camping trip in the Sierra Nevada
Mountains.
Mrs. A. d. Smith, accompanied by her
granddaughters, Misses Anna and EN-
ma Lowrey, returned Thursday from a
two months vacation in Oregon.
Eugene j. Gregory and his son Julien
left last night for Chicago, whittier
they go in the interest of certain inven-
ticns they have been perfecting in pho
tography. They expect to be absent
for several weeks.
Dr. NJ Gardner, Chief of the South
ern Pacific Company's staff of surgeons,
went East last night. DR.. Gardner is
very slowly recovering from the effects
of his recent injury by an elevator acci-
dent in San Francisco.
G. w. Clarke has just returned from
t'roughing it" trip through the northern
portion of the State. The only COM
plant he makes is a growl at the dusty
roads. Mrs. Clarke accompanied her hus-
band and stood the trip we'll.
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THEIR WORK CONCLUDED.
The Grand Council of the Catholic
Ladies' Aid Society Adjourns.

SANTA MARIA DEL MAR, Sept. 1S
The ninth annual convention of the
Catholic Ladies' Aid Society adjourned
sine die this afternoon at Hotel del Mar
The deliberations of the Grand Council
were almost wholly directed toward
widening the scope of the society's use
fulness and the general improvement of
the Catholic seaside resort of Santa Ma
ria del Mar.
The first business of the Grand Coun-
Gil this morning was the selection Of
San Francisco as the place for holding
the next convention In September, 1897
The salaries of Grand Treasurer and
Grand Secretary were not changed, al
though there was some discussion upon
the advisability of altering them.
At the afternoon session a report upon
the management of the Hotel Del Mar
and land was presented. Tt recommend
ed that the Grand President, Mrs. Mar
garet Deane, be empowered to name
seven trustees to manage the property.
This recommendation was accepted in
a slightly modified form.
The reports of the Grand Council were
ordered printed in the proceedings, and
with rising vote of thanks to Mrs
Logan of Santa Cruz and to the trustees
Of Del Mar, the convention adjourned
sine die.
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MYSTERIOUS SHOT.
An Unknown Man Who Probably
Tried to Kill Himself.

Just before the fifth race at the park
yesterday man whom nobody seemed
to know shot himself in the thigh while
in the saddling paddock. He was hus-
tied out of sight so rapidly that persons
attracted thither by the report of the
pistol could not learn who he was nor
where he was taken.
Some said a jockey had been acct
dentally shot, but several jockeys who
were interviewed declared the man was
not one of their set, and they all said
they did not know him.
One jockey who was near by said it
looked to him as If the man tried to
commit suicide and that his weapon
was discharged prematurely. Another
said that in addition to the bullet lodg-
ing in his thigh he was also shot in the
hand, and that he was drunk.
Whoever the man was, or whatever
the cause of the shooting, he has not
been to the Receiving Hospital, and it
is not known what doctor attended
him.
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EASTERN FRUIT SHIPMENTS.
Outlook for Prices in the Future Looking
Better.
An Abundant Crop Of Eastern
Apples and Poor Pros
poets for Ours.

The movement of California fruit for
Eastern markets has been quite lively
during the past week, and the present
situation was explained by A. j. Hecht-
man of Porter Brothers Company to a
Record Union" reporter thus:
shipments of peaches have been
quite heavy this season so far, and
coming in competition with the East
ern peaches have brought comparative
ly low prices, but now the Michigan
peaches are practically cleaned up, and
we think the fruit will do well at all
points. Peaches are cleaning UP very
rapidly now and shipments from Cali
fornia from this time will be light.
Shipments of pears have also been
quite heavy. Bartlett pears have not
realized good prices, but a great many
of the varieties now going forward are
winter stock and will be sold later in
the season.
''Tokay grape sales up to the pres
ent date will show good return for
the grower. The Eastern Concord
grapes are arriving at the markets in
large quantities, but they will practi-
cally be cleaned UP by the 1st of Octo-
Der. In the meantime fancy California
Tokay grapes will do well.
THE outlook in the East for Califor-
MIA apples is not at all fattering and
law prices are ruling. The stock of
Eastern apples is abundant and cheap.
THE dried fruit outlook is very much
improved within the past ten days.
There is considerable inquiry for april
cots and prunes. There is not yet much
demand for dried peaches and hardly
any trading in them, but this condi-
tion of affairs cannot exist always, and
as soon as the markets clear up on
green fruit we will see a better demand
for dried products. The stocks of
dried fruit were never so low through
out the Eastern country as they are
now, and when the demand does start
in we believe that dried fruit is go
ing to move very rapidly. Present in
quiries are confined to strictly fancy
stock, and goods Of this description are
not at all plentiful
Yesterday shipments East consisted
of "a carloads, as against Al for the cor
responding day last season. OF this
number, S1a cars were loaded with
peaches, 1914 with grapes and 5A with
pears.
Chicago will get IL cars, New York
II, Boston 3, Denver, Baltimore, New
Orleans and st. Louis / each, while 4
carloads will be distributed to other
points.
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SOUND-MONEY LEAGUE.
Committee to Perfect Organization
and Secure nembers Appointed.

The meeting at Pythian Castle Friday
evening at which an organization was
effected on the lines Of the Sound Money
League of San Francisco, demonstrated
the fact that instead of being leaders in
organizing the business men were in re-
ality followers, and that the mechanics
Of the railroad shops had taken the ini-
tiative
While the organization was effected
one of the most important parts was
deferred, though for excellent reasons.
The Committee on Organization and
Bylaws, after reporting rules and reg
ulations for the government Of the or
ganization, further recommended that
the Chairman, William M. Petrie, ab-
point committee of five to perfect the
organization and take the proper steps
to secure members
Mr.. Petrie promised to- report the
names of the persons chosen by him to
act as such committee at the earliest
possible date. and last evening stated
that he had selected four Of the neces-
sary five whom he was satisfied would
give their energies to the matter.
The names Of the members chosen by
Mr.. Petrie are ]. NJ. Avery, furniture
manufacturer; A. Hebron, cattle
dealer; w. NJ. Geary, wholesale drug
gist, and A. A. Van voorhies.
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ANSON GIVEN A "FLOATER."
But Lane Must Stand Trial for Alleged
Robbery.

Charges of vagrancy were preferred
against Vincent Lane and William An
son in the Police Court yesterday morn
ing with the alleged understanding that
they were to plead guilty to the charge
and be given "fioaters' on which to
drift from the city.
They are the men alleged to have been
connected with the robbery Of c. c. Han
reck in the room of Mable Patterson on
lower l. street, and charges of grand
larceny had been preferred against
them.
After being arraigned on charges of
vagrancy both men entered pleas of not
guilty, but when informed that the
charges of grand larceny had not yet
been dismissed, Arson weakened, with
drew his plea and was given two hours
in which to leave the city, after having
been sentenced to six months in the
County Jail.
Lane, however, still asserted his in
nocence, and it is said he has for some
time been employed by the city Pound
master. His case was continued until
tomorrow morning.
The two women connected with the
robbery of Hanreck were on Friday
sentenced to serve six months each in
the County Jail.
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FREE SILVER AND WAGES.
questions Asked by Street Railway
Conductor i'm Alabama.

mere are some pertinent questions
asked py W. l.. Timberlake a conductor
OH the mobile, Ala, street railway, in an
open letter addressed to certain gentle
men OF Mobile who We're to speak at a
Bryan and Sewall ratification meeting
on the evening of its date, August 2Sth
x want to know how I will be affected
oy having the financial plank of the
Chtcago platform made the law of this
country With this purpose / re-
spectfully request that one or all Of you
answer the following questions:
"b1rst-Will the free coinage of silver
at ratio of 16 to / increase the rate of
wages now paid the working men in the
United States? If you say it will.
please name some free coinage country
In which the workingmen are paid
wages as high as they now receive in
the United States.
'Secondly-We are not only interested
In the rate of wages, but also in the pur-
chasing power of the money in which
wages are paid. Is there a free coinage
country in the world where a working
man can buy as much for a dollar as he
can in the United States?
"Thirdly-Mr. Bryan and other advo-
increase the price of all commodities. If
it should increase the price of the things
which the workingman has to buy and
does not correspondingly increase his
wages, will he not be most seriously af-
fected by the change?
'Fourthly-Is it true that between
1850 and 1865, when the currency was
inflated with paper, the price of all
~ II
wages only rose 43 per cent?
''Fffthly-If wages only increased
about one-third as much as the price OF
things for which wages had to be ex-
changed between 1860 and 1865, when
hundreds of thousands of laborers We're
in the field as soldiers, do you believe
wages would increase so much under
conditions that would follow Mr.. Bry-
ans election?
"Sixthly-The railroads of the country
derive their incomes exclusively from
freight and passenger tariffs that are
practically fixed by laws enforced by
State and interstate commissions If
free coinage increases the price of all
the commodities necessary to the opera
ton of railroads, and their income is
kept down by law, can the large body
of men employed in the service hope for
an increase of wages? AS a matter of
fact, would not g, cut in wages be about
the only way in which the railroads
could meet the increased cost of opera
ton?
"Seventhly-The street railway sys-
TENS of this city are operated under
municipal ordinances which fix their
income at five cents per passenger car
ried. If Mr.. Bryan is right in saying
free coinage will increase prices of all
commodities used by street railways,
can you advise the conductors, motor
men and other street railway employees,
of this city to vote for free coinage,
with the hope of improving their condi-
tion?'