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The times., 1897-04-25
The Bakers. Council Meets.

The Bakers Council met last evening, at
Piasterers' Hall. The meeting was largely
attended by the members OF the Bakers
and Confectioners' Union, and Bakers
Drivers Assembly. President Kerr pre-
sided, and only matters of local interest to
the members were discussed
The times., 1897-04-25
DIED.

wRIGHT-On Saturday, April "A, at
1890 o. m, FRANCIS MILDRED, only
child OF Frank a. and Katie c. Wright,
aged one year and five months.
God needed one more angel child,
Amid His shining land,
And so He bent with loving smile
And clasped our darling hand.
Funeral will take place from her par
ents residence, No 52T Tenth street
southeast, on Tuesday. April y, at
O'Clock o. m. Relatives and friends re-
spectfully invited to attend ap25-3t
BROOkS-Passed into n higher life on
Saturday April "A, 1897, at :. 20 clock.
a. m, MARIA, widow of the late James
j. Brooks
Services at Calvary Baptist Church (aduIt
r0Oml, Monday afternoon. April 2e, at
O'Clock Interment at Rock Greek Gene
terry. ap25-2t
The times., 1897-04-25
Anthracite Coal Discovery.

Oaxaca, Mexico, April 24.-An extensive
anthracite coal discovery is reported from
a point In the Sierra de Oaxaca, near
this city. The find Of this valuable fuel
has caused much excitement here
The times., 1897-04-25
THE RIVER AT BATON ROUGE.
Many of the Levees Reported In
Weak Condition.

Baton Rouge, La. April 2f-The Govern
ment barge registers $50, a rise of one
tenth in he pastt twenty-four hours
On the left or east bank Of the river.
from four to eight miles below this city,
the IeveeS in front of the Williams, Shannon
and Wauneh plantations are reported IN
weak condition. small break occurred
on the lower part OF the city at 12:l
O'Clock this afternoon, but by O'Clock
the flow of water had been checked.
The times., 1897-04-25
ROOM FOR REPUBLICANS
Secretaries Gage and Wilson
Make Some Suggestions.
A CIVIL SERVICE INQUIRY

The Senate Committee on Civil Serv-
ice Administration Meets Mr..
RYAN Gets His Case Before Con-
grcss-A Statement OF Occurrences
During CIeveland's Administrator.
The times., 1897-04-25
SPECIAL NOTICES

TO THE East Washing gton Cycling Public:
Bycyclists desiring TO form club OF East
WaShin gton cyclists will receive full par
tiCulaTs by calm e on US THE EAST CAP
ITOL CYCLE co, Eastern Agency OF
the Eclipse" 724 Z. Cap. ST., ]. K. John
sou, Secretary. 1t
ROCHDALE COOPERATIVE SOCIETY
Agents and members are hereby notified
that the trade cards Tor the year be-
ginning May /, 1897. can be procured at
the office of the secretary on and after
Wednesday, April 2Sth. L. ). EMERY,
Secretary OF the Society, 7O7 q st. NV.
ap25-3C
The times., 1897-04-25
GAS EXPLOSION IN a MINE.
Four Italiann Miners Already Found
and Many Are FearfuIly Mangled.

Birmingham, Ala, April 24.-In mine
No. 2, at uecton, at 3 o'clock this morn
ing an explosion of gas took place which
shook the entire town. There were thirty
The times., 1897-04-25

WANTED ITO cafIOrs who understand
bushelnt Call at 1871 18th Sc. NV
ap25-3t
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Golden Jubilee of sister Beatrice.

Golden Jubilee or SfSter BeAtrfCe.
The golden Jubilee of Sister Beatrice
was observed. yesterday at Providence
Hospital The event was the celebration
Of the fiftieth anniversary of her entrance
into the sisterhood.
The times., 1897-04-25

WANTED The public 10 know that WM.
EPPERSON 4 co. have removed to
GIG ID ST. NV; fine tailoring as usual.
ap20-3t
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MONEY To LOAN, fror:i So TO $50. to
reliable parties. no collateral required
hOuIn g Central bldg, 9th and Pa. ave.
ap25-7t
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FOR RENT-Fur- rOoms for uSeSeepfng;
cheap. 633 L st. NV ap2J3t
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NOW Is you time 70 bu Y safes before they
90 up. $50 ID st. TRIPPE- ap2a-Tt
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TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION.
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WANTED-Party with small capital TO
back established cycle business; big
money in this for right party. For par
ticuars address 5. Z. O.. this office 1t
The times., 1897-04-25

FOX SALE-Brewers grains; fresh every
day; best quality malt only THE AL
BERT BREWING CO., E. F. ABNER,
Proprietor, 18th and + Sts. NV. ap25-3t
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SALOON, Tth NV. Broom house. urarIy
all fur; excellent bar fixtures, cash reg
lister, safe, etc; last years receipts over
$40 1000 Call for permit BUSINE.SS~EX-
CHANGE, 91S f. ap25-3t
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STORES and business places wanted for
cash buyers, quick sales for any business
that shows fair returns on Investment
What have you? FULTON Z. GORDON,
Business Exchange. 91S F. ap2=-3t
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FOX RENT unfurnished rooms; with
water and bath. 14I2 ONO ave. ap20-3s
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-19
r. G.. SARGENT.

There is no citizen of Stockton who
has been more instrumental in the de-
velopment of that city than r. c. Sar-
gent. A man of unusual acumen and
business ability, and possessing exec
utive capacity found in few, he was
enabled to accumulate a comfortable
fortune. Public spirited and enter
prising, he has been and still is fore
most in any movement that is designed
to benefit Stockton and herpeople. Gen
erous to a degree, he has assisted char
liable and business enterprises with a
liberal hand. He was the first man in
the field with a cash subscription of
$4,000 when subscriptions were called for
to secure the San Francisco and San
Joaquin Valley Railroad. Without the
benefit of his example it is believed
that the required subscription could
never have been secured. Mr.. Sargent,
although gray, is still a vigorous and
hearty man, with years of usefulness
before him.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-19
The Yosemite Hotel.

There are few hostelries in the in
terror cities Of California which are
better known among the travelling
public for their superior equipment
and service than the Yosemite Hotel
at Stockton. 1t is the largest caravan
sary in that city. and its appointments
are of that class which irresistibly at
tracts the best element of travellers.
Under the able management of w. ].
McCollum it has advanced to a lead
ing place among the famous hotels of
the Golden State.
The hotel has recently been refitted
throughout and the electric system of
lighting introduced. For the accom-
mediation of commercial men who
make the Yosemite their headquarters
while in Stockton, large building has
been secured for an annex, the lower
floor of which has been converted into
the largest and finest sample-room
west of Chicago. The accommodations
for guests have been materially i'm
proved, a feature being the baths,
which are connected with all rooms en-
suite. The excellent cuisine of the
hotel has attracted many residents of
Stockton, who now make it their per-
manent home.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-19

quarter Of century. And its diploma
is thing of value and a passport into
the business world to any one who
possesses it. This school has ever been
growing in size and influence, broad
ening its courses, extending its range
of territory from which it gathers its
patrons, and all the time giving
thoroughly practical education, up-to-
date and suited to the wants of all.
Mr.. Ramsey, the proprietor, is
business man, prompt and methodical,
who understands and appreciates the
needs of those under his charge.
Everything about the school is under
his supervision. This accounts for the
fact that their graduates are so much
sought after by those who require
thoroughly prepared, conscientious
help.
The teachers of the school are not
alone teachers of the first rank, who
hold their positions by reason of their
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-19
A TRIP ON
THE GAELIC.
The Pleasures of Travel in the
Orient as Described by
Miss Grace H. Webb.

November 27, 1S97.-The steamship
Gaelic of the Occidental and Oriental
line left Hongkong October %, and is
just arriving in San Francisco after an
unusually interesting voyage.
The ship, contrary to custom, made
her first call at Annoy to take on a
large consignment Of tea from For
mosa.
The approach to Annoy is past a
coast impressive with it's frowning
mountains into a harbor where the
brightest blue sea is dotted with ISL
ands and made interesting by the great
quantity of craft which comes out to
meet each calling ship. The breeze was
toward the land "a fortunate circum-
stance" remarked one of the officers,
''for this renowned city never smells of
violets or roses"
On the contrary, the careful sanitary
person from the States whose college
course included the sciences of hygiene
and lectures on drainage and sewer gas
is interested to learn that Annoy is
really built over a large cemetery.
Of course they have a touch of the
plague occasionally, but it never en-
tireIy wipes out this interesting place.
The passengers ended by remaining
peacefully on board, contenting them
selves with looking at the low, gray
stone Chinese houses, the queer junks
and sampans, and the natives loading
the Gaelic with tea which had been
brought across from Formosa to meet
us here. The Formosans are somewhat
different from the Chinese; they are
darker, with coarser features, more
alert in their movements, and were
dressed for the most part in sweet
simplicity. While the tea was coming
aboard the Gaelic was surrounded by
RATS and junks innumerable with va
rious articles for sale.
The only passenger which the Gae-
lie received at this port was the wife of
the British Consul of Formosa, Mrs.
l.. U. Bonar, who came aboard with
seventeen pieces of luggage, several
Chinese servants, their baggage, and
two dogs. This is merely an illustration
of the we'll known fact that the Eng
lish never go out Of sight Of their
houses without an aWe-lnsplrlng
amount of impedimenta.
Just as a most beautiful sunset illu-
minated the dull-colored buildings
along the Bund and lightened up the
low houses, with the green hills and
magnificent brown rocks behind, the
Gaelic slowly turned about, and our
pilot-a jolly looking old tar, Dutch
man. the kind Irving used to write
about, with a big pink face, and whose
smiling blue eyes were shaded by a
huge yellow cork hat, and whose
round jelly-like figure was clothed in
a buff-colored linen suit-took the
helm and brought us safely out from
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-19

NJ. L. Hewitt, capitalist and farmer;
A. w. Simpson of the lumber and ship
ping firm of Simpson & Gray; H. c..
Holman, capitalist; j. D. Peters, the
pioneer grain dealer; August Muenter,
capitalist; Horace Davis, president Of
the Sperry Flour Mills; H. H. Hewlett,
president of the First National Bank
and director of the California Bank
of San Francisco and of other we'll
known banks; r. E. Wilhoit, real es-
tate dealer; G. H. Fancher, president
of the Merced Security Savings Bank,
and r. ]. Mannakee, capitalist. The
directorate of no other bank in Cali
fornia is composed of so many influen-
tial and responsible men.
The bank is the oldest and largest
moneyed institution in San Joaquin
County. The policy Of the management
is characterized by a conservatism
which has been fruitful of the happiest
results. w. w. Westboy is cashier,
and his assistant is s. s. Littlehale.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-19

The city of Stockton is not only the
y11etropolis Of San Joaquin County,
But its residents declare that it is the
Chicago of the Pacific Coast. How
valid this claim may eventually
prove to be is a matter that must be
left to time to determine, but it is
certain that few cities of the Pacific
Coast have without the assistance of
a. boom grown so steadily and become
so important in a commercial sense
as has this thriving municipality
Only a few years ago it was small
town with strag aggling streets and
small population. To-day it is mas
sive city. full of important CONNER
cial enterprises, the head of mag
nifcent system of navigation facilities,
the distributing center for large area
of California and the pOssessor OF as
many public spirited citizens as can
well be crowded together in a city Of
its dimensions.
The natural advantages possessed
bv Stockton over her sister cities OF
California unquestionably render 1t
next to San Francisco the leading
manufacturing city in the West. The
annual output of manufactured goods
from all sources amounts to not less
than $5,UUO,UUU. Al the pTeSeuI ll1le
there is not an idle mechanic or
tradesman in the city, and while
short year ago there were two or three
men for every job just the reverse is
the condition now in some lines of
trade. Homes and business structures
are going up in many parts of the
CITY. the former in the residence por-
ton and the latter in the business
portion Of town. The buildings are
of a substantial character and would
DO credit to any city on the continent.
There can be no question that Stock
ton has a great future-a future full
of golden promise and substantial
prosperity. With four lines of rail
ways, numerous manufactures, ad-
mirable institutions of learning, the
finest water system in the West and
other advantages which few cities in
the State possess, Stockton is in a
position to substantiate her claims to
pEe-eminence in certain fields. In the
accompanying sketches will be found
faithful accounts of some of the enter
prfses and individuals whose COM
bined efforts have assisted materially
in thrusting Stockton toward the posi-
ton of vantage which she now holds
and which she proposes to maintain
against all comers.
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ability, preparation and experience,
but they are progressive citizens, and
from them the students become i'm
bued with a spirit of push that devel-
ops them into solid business men.
The number and scope of their
courses are so broad that they include
all that is practical. Without extra
tuition, over fifty studies are taught,
but the faculty is so large that each
is a specialist in the work done by him.
The school occupies all of two entire
buildings-about 10000 square feet of
floor room-and is fitted up as only
years of experience could suggest and
a desire to please furnish. During the
past year students from eleven differ
ent States, besides Mexico, Hawaii and
Japan, were enrolled.
There is one feature of the college
that is not found at any similar school
in the West, and that is it's home
Mr.. and Mrs. Ramsay, together with
the teachers, live in the same buildings
with the students, and look after their
moral as we'll as their intellectual ad-
vancement.
No parent need fear for those left in
charge of the school. All are so care
fully shielded from temptations, en-
couraged to do right and provided with
innocent amusements and recreations
that the best results are always OBJ
tained.
1t is business college that is worthy
the name, and it is the pride of the city
whose name it bears. The best school
is none too good, and you make no
mistake when you attend the Stockton
Business College.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-19
PACIFIC HOSPITAL.
The Famous Insane Asylum
Founded by DR.. Asa Clark.

The Famous Insane Asylum
Founded by DR.. Asa Clark.
There are few physicians in Califor-
MIA who are more widely or better
known than DR.. Asa Clark, the present
Superintendent of the Asylum for the
Insane at Stockton. DR.. Clark is a
recognized authority on all questions
pertaining to mental diseases, and his
labors in that field during the past
thirty-five years have made his name
familiar among physicians all over the
Union. DR.. Clark was born in New
York in 1924, and came to California in
1s49. He located at Placerville, where
he began the practice of medicine, and
remained there until 1861, when he
went to Stockton to enter upon the dis
charge of his duties as assistant ply
sician at the Asylum for the Insane, to
which office he was previously ap-
pointed. He remained in the institu-
ton for ten years, at the end of which
period he resigned to take charge of
the insane persons who had been sent
to the Pacific Hospital from Nevada
and Arizona, which institution he es-
tablished. He remained in charge here
until 1892, when he received the ap-
pointment of superintendent of the
Asylum for the Insane at Stockton, a
position he fills with great credit to
himself and the institution. The Pa
cific Hospital is now operated by DR..
Fred P. Clark, son of the subject of
this sketch. While in charge of the
hospital DR.. Clark, the elder, erected
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-19

The Holt Manufacturing Company
have special facilities for the manufac-
ture of the traction engines, to which
work they have paid special attention
for years, and are prepared to turn
them out at any required horsepower
at the shortest notice.
Some considerable attention has been
given by this firm to the manufacture
of horseless carriages.
Being situated on the lines of the
Valley Railway and the Southern Pa
cific Company, as well as the Stockton
waterway, they have special facilities
for shipping.
The San Francisco branch, located at
No. 80 and 80 Main street, do a general
jobbing business in all kinds of wagon
materials, hardwood lumber. etc.
The Pacific States Type Foundry (Home
Industry furnished the Calls new dress.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-19

massive structures. Mr.. Mcmahon has
been identified with this branch OF
mechanics for twenty-five years, he
succeeding to the business of the old
established contracting concern Of B.
Mcmahon & Co. During the period in
which he has been identified with con-
tracing affairs Mr.. Mcmahon has done
an immense amount of important work
both in a private capacity and for the
Harbor Commissioners.
One Of his most important contracts
finished during the current year was
the building of the Pacifc-street
wharf, the piles of which are incased
in steel cylinders filed in with concrete.
Another celebrated piece of work is
the new Folsom-street wharf known as
pier II. His work on Broadway wharf
2 gained for him a splendid reputa-
ton for honesty and fairness in the
performance of his contracts. He has
done an immense amount of bridge
building, railroad grading and piling
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-19
F. H. LANG.
The Pioneer Real Estate Broker
OF Salinas.

The Pioneer Real Estate Broker
OF Salinas.
Salinas City to-day possesses un-
common advantages for investments
in real estate. The new sugar refinery,
which viii be in operation for the next
beet crop, has given a strong impetus
to this already prosperous community.
The capacity of the refinery will be
about 4500 tons of beets per day, and,
as this means the employment Of seve-
raj hundred men and the disbursement
of an enormous sum of money every
month, the benefits to the city can
readily be seen. Mr.. F. H. Lang has
been for many years the most promi-
nent and successful real estate
operator in the county, and through
his personal efforts has done much to
bring in capital to the county. He has
been the agent for majority of the
large sales of land made in the dis
trict, and his business has always
been closed up to the entire satisfac-
ton of all parties interested. He has
at present the best line OF property of
fered for sale in the county, both city
and country. By corresponding with
him the prospective investor will learn
of many things to his advantage. Mr.
Lang can always be relied upon to
give absolutely reliable information as
regards the producing capacity of
land, the probable profits per acre, etc.
Any one having an idea of settling in
this county should not fail to consult
Mr.. Lang, as he is a regular encyclo-
pedia of information
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Natural Advantages Which
Make 1t a Great Manufac-
turing Center.
Public Spirited Citizens, Large Commercial
ENTERPRISES Assist in the Development
of Her Unexampled Resources.

many new buildings and beautified the
demesne so that to-day it is one of the
most charming spots in the State. In
1881 the State of Nevada built its own
asylum. Since that time the Pacific
Hospital has been privately conducted.
DR.. Clark has built bath houses for
the male and female patients, using for
the purpose of bathing water drawn
from a depth of 1000 feet, the tempera-
ture of which is SS degrees. One of Dr.
Clarks inventions now in use at the
hospital is an apparatus for deriving
nutriment from beef bones, which is
obtained by cooking. The use of this
nutritiVe property has been found to
possess curative powers of especial
value to persons afflicted with mental
troubles.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-19
A GREAT BANK.
The Stockton Savings and Loan
Society a Responsible
Concern.

The Stockton Savings and Loan Soci-
ETY. is one of the soundest financialinsti-
tutions of the interior of the State. It
has paid-up capital of s5OO,00O, and
transacts general banking business.
Its correspondents are the Bank of
California of San Francisco, Laidlaw
& Co. of New York and the Union Ma
uonal Bank of Chicago. It's deposits
aggregate $1,SOO,0O0, and it's surplus
reaches the handsome total of s1OO, 900.
The best evidence of the reliability
OF the bank is the character of the gen.
tlemen who are connected with it as
o1hclals and directors. It's president is
Fred NJ. West, the well-known capital
lst; Charles Haas, a capitalist; William
lnglis, the present Mayor of Stockton;
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-19
A GREAT INSTITUTION.

Stockton Business College an
Old, Reliable Concern.
A general description of the city of
Stockton, and especially an edition
like this, would be incomplete without
mention of this educational institu-
ton that has been an important factor
in molding the educational status of
the State. The Stockton Business Col
lege has a record and standing among
educators and business men not pos
sessed by any similar school on the
coast for thorough, efficient work. Its
record has been an open book for a
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-19
Stockton Agricultural Works

Stockton Agricultural Works
One of the leading industries of Cal
ifornia is the Stockton Car. Machine
and Agricultural Works, which con-
Germ has been engaged in the manu-
facturing business at Stockton for the
past fourteen years. The enterprise is
managed by some of the known
men in the city, including r. C. Sar-
gent, w. A. Shippee. B. F. Langford,
H. c. Shaw and S. D. Woods, who is
secretary of the works.
The business of the corporation ex-
tends from San Diego to Siskiyou It's
chief manufactures are electric-cars.
hay-presses, plows and agricultural
implements of all kinds, including the
famous Shippee harvester, the first
successful combined harvester ever
built. The factory was burned out on
September 20 last, and everything ex-
cept the foundry was destroyed. G Ar
rangements are now in progress for a
reconstruction of the works on a
grander scale. Work is now progress
ing on a Newell traction engine, which
will weigh sixteen tons. The largest
traction harvester ever built was con-
structed at these works, it having a
36-feet cut. The cars of the Berkeley
and Oakland electric railway were
built by this concern, as were also
many now in use in various parts of
the State.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-19

in various parts of the State. At pres
ent he has large force at work at
Salinas, where he is erecting an extern
sive beet-sugar plant-one of the most
substantial establishments of the kind
ever erected in America. Mr.. Nc
Mahon gives employment to an army
of men, to whom he pays the highest
wages. He is in consequence regarded
in great favor by them, as we'll as by
those with whom he comes in daily
contact.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-19
Holt Manufacturing Company

Holt Manufacturing Company.
Covering one block of land in the city
of Stockton stands the Holt Manufac-
turing Company. With force Of about
200 employees this corporation turns out
quantity and quality of work which
have made it justly celebrated, not
alone on this coast, but throughout the
entire world. They have now over 800
of Holt Bros. combined harvesters in
operation in this State. The superior
ity of the Holt combined harvester over
all others consists in its simplicity,
light draft, ease with which it is han
died, freedom from breakage and the
economical way in which it works. An
other speciality of the company is the
side hill combined harvester. The fea-
ture of this machine is that by a sim
pie device it maintains horizontal po-
sition regardless of the steepness of
the hill side up to thirty degrees, and
thus the whole separator is carried on
a level, doing the same work that the
ordinary harvester does on level
ground.