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GOOD NE WS.

The dispatches from Washington an
when reported to the House, will con-
tain the provision so long desired by
California, that the navigable rivers of
this State be placed under the contract
system. That is to say, there is to be ap
pointed a permanent engineering COM
mission to have charge of river restora
ton work. This commission will under
take the treatment in a comprehensive
and systematic manner, and will ask
Congress from time to time for the
money necessary to carry on the work.
Whenever the Federal Government
has placed a stream under "the contract
system" as it is called, it has meant the
prosecution of Improvement until the
whole work has been accomplished.
This is the plan under which rectifica-
ton and improvement of the Mississippi
River has been carried on. 1t is the
plan which the Record Union" has so
long advocated and urged as the proper
thing of all others to be done.
1t will carry in it's train all work nee
essary to be done affecting the naviga-
bic streams. 1t inevitably takes into
it's scheme the whole hydraulic mining
question and the prevention of further
river destruction by agencies that may
be stayed by engineering art or by law. +"
In short, when the Government enters
under the contract system upon the i'm
provement of a great waterway, with
the intention of completing permanent
works, of necessity it considers every
thing and agency that tends to defeat
that end.
So, then, if this premonition Of good
news is realized in the passage of the
bill with the provision that it is said
it will contain, the whole river and min
ing debris question will be committed to
the hands of an engineering commission
that will have two cold propositions in
view before it, and no other, namely,
what is necessary to be done to prevent
the navigability of the rivers from be-
ing destroyed, and what is necessary to
be done to undo damage already ac-
complished.
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published the rates of transportation
and the price that the crushed rock
could be furnished at at Folsom" said
the Governor land the contractors had
ample opportunity to post themselves"
The meeting then adjourned, and Tou-
hey went off to prepare his bonds.
A tremendous pressure has been
brought to bear on the Board of Capitol
Commissioners to induce them to throw
Touhey over and give the contract to
Perrine The big politicians of San
Francisco have kept the mails and the
wires busy in carrying requests and
entreaties to that effect, and Secretary
Brown says that he is aware that he has
made many powerful enemies by his ac-
tion in the matter, but he felt that it
was his duty to act as the citizens of
Sacramento wished, and that they were
desirous that the contract should go to
Touhey. who was the lowest bidder. He
has the consciousness of having done
his duty, at least.
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stomach. Frequently he doesn't even
know whether the thing he eats is going
to agree with him or not The things that
please his palate most are often the worst
for him to eat Even the simplest food Is
likely to cause him misery and sleepless-
ness. His first trouble was very slight
very simple-very easy to cure. He ate
something indigestible and it stuck some
place in his digestive system. He ate more
things and they stuck. Part of his diges-
ton stopped altogether-that is constipa-
ton.
than half the people in America are troub-
led with it. 1t is so serious that nine
tenths of the sickness of the world is
traceable directly to this common cause.
mans health and strength depend upon
what he gets out of his food. This depends
on his digestion. Constipation stops diges-
ton. Anybody can see that. The COM
you that When digestion stops, nutrition
stops, and the whole body is thrown out
of order.
The way to start digestion is to remove
the obstruction. The way to do that is to
take DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. They
are a positive cure for constipation and
its attendant ills - headaches, sour ston-
ach, fatulence, dizziness biliousness and
heartburn. They are very gentle in
luch dIllO4 1AC simply dSsiSt udluiC.
They give no violent wrench to the system.
They cause no pain, nor gripping, nor dis
comfort of any kind.
You can get free sample of from to ?
doses, by addressing Worlds Dispensary
Medical Association, No. 663 Main Street,
Buffalo, N. Y.
If druggist tries to sell you some
thing Just as good" transfer your
trade to another store. He is sacrificing
your interests to his own pecuniary
advantage.
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SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
SYLLABI
(No. 19,476-In Bank-Filed March %
1860

1850
Simpson, respondent; Ferguson, ap-
pellant. Mortgage upon land with grow
ing crops. Reversed.
1t is manifest from the provisions of
the Civil Code that the Legislature in
tended thereby to provide an exclusive
mode for the mortgaging of growing
crops, and intended to declare that for
such purposes this species Of property
shall be regarded as chattel.
While mortgage of the land gives a
lien upon everything that would pass
by a grant of the land, which includes
crops growing thereon, such lien, so far
as the growing crops are concerned, is
limited in it's effect to the crops growing
upon and unsevered from the land at
the time of foreclosure. 1t does not
vest the mortgage with a right to the
crops grown intermediate of the giving
of the mortgage and the foreclosure
thereof Where, as in this State, the
mortgage creates no estate in the
mortgage, but confers only lien upon
the property, the mortgageor is entitled
to such crops, with the same absolute
right and dominion over them as If the
mortgage did not exist
Even if the rents and profits of the
mortgaged property are expressly
pledged for the security of the mort
gagged debt, with the right in the mort
gagee to take possession upon default,
the mortgage is not entitled to the
rents and profits until he takes actual
possession, or until possession is taken
in his behalf by a receiver.
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A MISSOURI ESCAPE.
Arrested Here on Requsition for Steal
ing Chickens There.

ing Chickens There.
Governor Budd has issued a warrant
of arrest for Ben Crawford, charged
with breaking Jail, on the requisition OF
Governor w. J. Stone of Missouri.
Such was the simple announcement
upon the records of the State yester-
day, and no one would have suspected
anything of special interest to attach
to it, but thereby hangs a tale.
Ben is a negro, and from time i'm
memorial it has been well-estab-
lished fact that class of Southern
colored men have a special liking for
chicken meat, and often that found in
their neighbors' coops tastes the
sweetest.
Ben had this failing, and the hen
houses of the neighborhood were slyly
depleted to satisfy his appetite. An
especially daring and extensive raid
brought down one of his neighbors,
armed with a search warrant, which de-
veloped a large quantity of feathers
and plucked fowls, but only three
chickens that could be identified by
their irate owner. Ben was, however,
arraigned for grand larceny, there being
a prior conviction against him, and he
was sentenced to spend a term in prison
to allow the feathered tribe to re-
cuperate.
This did not trouble him much unth
he heard that circus was coming to
town. Anyone who has been in the
South on such an occasion and has seen
whole families of negroes come fifteen
to twenty miles, in all sorts of vehicles,
to see the circus, can imagine Ben's dis
tress at not being allowed to go to it.
He wanted to see dat succus pow'ful
bad,'' and as no furlough was granted
him for the purpose he broke Jail and
attended it.
Somehow it happened that he could
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COMMISSIONER

BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE OF FORE
closure made and entered in the Superior
Court of the County of Sacramento, State
of California, on the 10Th day of March,
A. D., 1896, and an order of sale issued
out of said court, and directed to the
Commissioner on the 18th day of March,
A. D., 1886, in an action therein pending,
wherein Terry Estate Company, a corpo-
ration is plaintiff, and Kate Pyne, w. 5.
Kendall c. H. Schiller. Mary e. Ross,
Louis Pong and All Hon are defendants,
and commanded and directed to sell the
real estate described in the said decree
and situate, lying and being in the county
of Sacramento, State of California, and
known and designated as being a frac-
ton of the east half of section % and
fraction of west half of section %. in
commencing at the Willard Hazen's
northwest corner, which is a stake
on the east bank of the Sac
ramento artb Ryer s. de thenGe az @ meandeP5 ef % rs
chains: north Al deg. 40 min. east, 40
chains: north 81 deg. 40 min east, 1906
chains; north GA deg. east, 2.93 chains;
north 45 deg. 45 min. east, 7.60 chains, to
a stake on the bank of the Sacramento
River; thence south SO deg. % min east,
80 66 chains to a stake; thence south "A
Hazens northeast corner; thence
north 60 deg. 30 min. west,
"a chains, to the place of be-
ginning, containing rs acres, more or
less. and being the place known as the
''Pyne Ranch" and formerly owned by
]. G. Pyne, together with all and singular,
the tenements, hereditaments and ap-
purtenances thereunto belonging, or in
any wise appertaining.
Notice Is hereby given that on THURS
DAY, the 10th day of April, A. D., 1896, at
10 O'Clock a. M, in front of the Court
house door, in the city of Sacramento, in
said county of Sacramento, State of Cali
fornia I will sell at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash, the above de-
scribed real estate, or SO much thereof as
may be necessary to satisfy said decree.
Dated, March 81 A d. 1896
G. c. HOLL Commissioner.
Holl & Dunn, Attorneys for Commits
sioner. mr24-4tTu
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1T COMES SUDDENLY.
A Note of Warming To Careful Minded
People.

Scarcely a day passes that one does not
hear of men and women who were IN per-
feet health being suddenly stricken down
by that terrible disease, pneumonia.
AT no time of the year is this dangerous
complaint so extremely prevalent as DUR
ing the present season. There are constant
changes: one day is as mild as summer
the next is bitterly cold. The very air
is filled with disease and the slightest
exposure often results in pneumonia. IL
is a disease that comes suddenly, and IL
is all the more dangerous because IL comes
unannounced A tickling In the throat
a tightness in the chest, difficulty IN
breathing and q feeling OF weakness, all
may mean the beginning of pneumonia.
II Is above all things a disease that re-
ouires prompt treatment, for II a reaction
is brought about the danger may soon be
over if not the end may be near. Any
physician who is called in q case of pneu-
monia prescribeS a stimulant instantly;
but it is always some reliable stlmulant
such as pure whiSky-all else IS useless.
1t is precisely for this reason that so
many physicians prescribe that standard
and reliable whisky known as Du1ys pure
malt 1t has saved the lives of thousands
who were on the high road to pneumonia
in its worst form and IT has both pre-
vented and cured the most dangerous
forms of pulmonary complaints. As a
great strengthening, vitalizing remedy it
has never been equaled. Be sure that you
get Duffy's pure malt, no matter how
much you may be urged to try something
cheaper.
The record-union., 1896-03-31

The Russian Anarchists Society of
Chicago hanged Senator Lodge in effigy
the other day. What for? What had
Mr.. Lodge done? Only this, he intro
duced a bill by request of 100000 petit
TONERS, represented in reputable Amer
lean organizations laboring to conserve
good citizenship. The bill provides that
every immigrant shall be able to read
and write understandingly, in either
his own language or in English. 1t is
a simple, reasonable requirement; not
half what it should be; not half as
strong as was petitioned for. And for
this the anarchists who are tolerated
in this land as exiles from their own
hang a United States Senator in effigy.
Just how long will American citizens
endure this sort of thing? How long
must we keep ourselves in patience and
peace as regards the mongrel crew of
liberty -haters that floats from the
scum of the lowest levels of European
slums?
The record-union., 1896-03-31
ITALYss MISTAKE.

The Paris correspondent of the Lon
don Times says the defeat of the ItaI-
ians by King Menelek means more than
at first appears. It is not merely the
turning back of an invader, but it is the
beginning of the awakening of Africa
This is right judgment 1t does not
mean that therefore Africa is to be kept
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ment or by failure to comply with local
regulations, is subject to the provisions
of Article III. of the chapter in the C.
c. p, which provides for "Sales in Cen
eral" It does not follow, however, that
a piece of real estate may be sold under
these provisions, merely because there
is thought to be mining ground within
it's boundaries.
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IOWA'S YOUNG ORATOR.
He Made Ringing Speech Against
EmbasSador Bayard.

Congressman Robert G.. Cousins,
whose reputation as an orator has been
made by his ringing speech on Embas-
sador Bayard, is a bright young Iowa
lawyer. He was born in Cedar County,
Iowa, 81 years ago. He is a graduate
of Cornell University and took his de-
gree in 1881. One year later he was ad-
mitted to the bar, and since that time
has been engaged in the practice of law.
His first political office was that of a
member of the Legislature of Iowa.
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(Sac, No 60-Department One-Filed
March %, 1860

(odC., NO. OU-DepdTLIneHI One-f lieu
March %, 1860
Estate of Joseph Byrne, deceased.
Appeal from order directing sale Of real
property. Order reversed.
The authority of the Superior Court
to order the sale of any real property
belonging to the estate of a deceased
person depends upon the presentation
Of a petition therefor containing a
statement of the facts required by Sec.
,537, c. c. P. The sufficiency of the
petition is the basis of the order of sale,
and upon a direct appeal from this or
der, if the petition is defective in any
Of these statutory requirements. 1t is
fatal to the validity of the order.
A mine, or an interest in a mine be-
longing to the estate of decedent
where the only title is that of possess
sion, which may be lost by abandon
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N. A, No. 73-Department Two-Filed
March 2S, 1860

March %, 1860
Frank B. Merriam, appellant; Maria
Poggi Bachioni and Louis Bachioni, re-
spondents. Action for conveyance OF
legal title. Affirmed.
a United States patent is prima facie
valid, and is presumptive evidence that
all preliminary conditions have been
fulfilled.
Where a party has perfected his claim
as a pre-emptor against such prior
right the performance by party claim
ing possession under homestead entry
of the conditions prescribed for acquir-
ing title in the manner attempted by
him is unavailing.
The State courts may for some pur-
poses deal with the possession of public
land prior to the issue of the patent, but
they have no authority to give a judg-
ment in advance of the action of the
Government which would render it's
patents a nullity when issued. 1t is i'm
possible thus to transfer title which is
vet in the United States.
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CALIFORNIA EDITORS.
Preparing to Entertain the Nevada
Press Association.

Press Association.
The semi annual meeting of the Cal
ifornia Press Association will be held
at the State Capitol in this city on the
evening of April 14th. An excellent
programme is in preparation and the
meeting will no doubt be an interesting
one.
On the morning of 18th the Nevada
Press Association will reach this city
on its way to the floral festival at Santa
Barbara Arrangements are now being
made by the Executive Committee of
the California Press Association to re-
ceive the Nevada editors and entertain
them at breakfast in this city on the
morning of their arrival, as they leave
for the south at 1925 am.
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not break in again, and losing his way.
found himself in due course Of time in
California and located at Fresno. He
was arrested and held until Missouri
Sheriff arrived here with requisition
papers for him.
The record-union., 1896-03-31
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.

The following articles of incorpora-
ton have been filed in the office of the
Secretary of State:
The Asphaltum Oil Refining Com
pany. Principal place of business, Los
Angeles. Capital stock, $4,000, with
$4,000 subscribed, and Theodore Clark
of Redlands. Henry L. Williams, A. p
Maginnis, E. L. Doheny and Samuel
Common of Los Angeles as directors.
The Orland Citrus Association. Prin-
cipal place of business, Orland Capt.
tai stock, $4,000, all subscribed, with
B. N. Scribner, w. H. Morrissey, F. S.
Reager, w. W. Wootin and ]. N. Scrib-
ner of Orland as directors.
The RosedaIe Gold Mining Company.
Principal place of business, San Fran
CISCO Capital stock, $1,000, 900, with
$1,000 subscribed, and Joseph M.
Fletcher, j. N. Wells, John H. Sivers,
Thomas P. Ross and A. A. Hobe of San
Francisco as directors.
Hume Bros. e. Hume Salmon Packers.
Principal place of business. San Fran
cisco. Capital stock, $1,00O,000, with
50, 500 subscribed, and Joseph Hume,
Joseph Hume, Jr, Herbert Hume and C.
S. Preble of Berkeley and E. H. Wake
man of San Francisco as directors.
The Presbyterian Church of Novata.
Principal place of business, Novata,
with A. D. Scott, Walter Harper, Will
lam J. Steele, D. z. Wright and James
Smith of Novata as trustees.
The Plymouth Congregational Church
of Whittier. Principal place of business,
Whittier, with A. L. Reed, w. L. New
lin and A. NJ. Thomas of Whittier as
trustees.
The Montecito Hall and Library AS
sCciation. Principal place Of business,
Montecito Valley, Santa Barbara Coun-
ty with E. A. Buell., James Morgan,
Leslie E. Conklin, Thomas Hosmer and
E. B. Hall of Montecito as directors.
They Won't Last Three Days.
In order to make a quick sale we have
eight lots on Cypress avenue in Oak
Park, four at $50 and four at 800 each.
We can sell them on the installment
plan. Wiseman, All street, or w H.
Collins, Oak Park.
BaIdWin's photos the best, 504 J.
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(Sac., No. S2-Department Two-Filed
March %, 1860
George n. Holly, respondent; William
Heiskell, appellant. Claim and deliv
cry. Reversed, with directions to re-
spondent to amend his complaint, if so
advised.
In a. suit to recover personal property
the complaint must show the ultimate
fact that the plaintiff was owner or en-
titled to possession at the time of the
commencement of the action; it is not
sufficient to merely aver that he was the
owner or entitled to possession at some
period prior to that time.
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While a member of that body he was
elected by its House as one of the prose-
cutors in the celebrated Brown i'm
parchment case, which was tried before
the Senate during 1887. In 1888 he was
elected Prosecuting Attorney and also
Presidential Elector for the Fifth Con-
gressional District. He was elected
by the Republicans to the Fifty-third
and Fifty-fourth Congresses.
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Entered at the Postoffice at Sacramento
as Second-claSS matter.
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Record-JJnion" or the Sunday issue
alone. u pobar,s
OAK PARK AGENCY-At A +. BAKER
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Notice of Removal.

The Cooper Music Company (Neale,
Eilers Coz will move about April 1st
to 716 J street. Until that time we will
sell any part of our large stock of
pianos, organs, sheet music and general
musical merchandise at greatly reduced
prices. 631 J street
George Egan and VIII. H. Hanlon,
well-known Sacramentans, have pur-
chased the Reception Saloon, Seventh
and K streets. The full returns of the
races at San Francisco are chronicled
there daily.
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at the most inoppor-
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midst of a dinner
and make the feast
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he chooses, nor
when he chooses.
He is a slave to the
weakness of his
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against whom 1)r' Jameson had sent forth
special edic6 He had summoned every
fnduna before him and had told them ali
to spread tho news that II any witch doctor
was caught practicing his arts he would be
severely punished. "We will stop witch
doctoring In Matabelcland," he said, III
we have to put every medicine man in the
country in jail" The witch doctors had sv-
cry reason to stir up n revolt against tho
whites II they thought there was any
chance of winning
1t was easy for Mlimo, after he had be.
come recognized as tho chief of all the fotich
men, to exert u really compelling influence
over tho Matabeles. There Is no other fri
can people who have moro marvellous
faith in the power Of these maRicians. They
believe that they can point uncrringly to
the witches who are infiicting evil upon
them, that they can make rain, bring vic
tory in battle and restore the sick to health
These fetch doctors have tyrannizcd over
tho people with rod Of iron. Here Is
specimen OF their work. of which Mission
nry Carnegie says he snw 80 examples in
one month in 1890:
"a fow men havo grudge against some
one In their town who Is probably richer
in cattle and sheep than they aro. They
go to the witch doctor, tip him handsomely
and tell him that there Is much sickness In
their town, people and cattle are dying
and snakes nrc appearing. In short, some
body has bewitohcd the town. The witch
doctor asks them whom they suspect, and
they naMc the man.
"Thon the great doctor visits the town.
goes through his nonsensical performance
md picks out the poor victim, who up to
this time is wholly ignorant OF the crafty
plot. In vain he protests his innocence
All arc against him, and he is probably
killed and his property conflscated, or, il
not, tho h)nck brand of the wizard is put
upon him, and hls lifo Is constantly in
jeopardy.
THE Mataboles nrc easily discouraged by
unfavorablo incidents affecting their su-
pcrstitions An eclipse of tho moon has
been known to take all the heart out Of tho
warriors when about to start on tho war
pnth. 1t is possible that tho tragic death
Of thcr most rcvered fctioh priest may
mako 1t easier to win the war.