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IF AFFLICTED with Sore Eyes use
DIR. ISAAC THOMPSON'S EYE WATER.
Sold at % cents
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The Models
Summer Home.

The Model Clothing Store respectfully
announces that, beginning tomorrow,
Monday, May, 3d. its address will be
Fifth and ] streets Sacramento. Here,
where we will be for three months only,
it is our firm purpose to finish the
work so we'll begun---that of closing out
our entire stock of Clothing and Fur
nishing Goods We have promised to
bring none of our old stock to the
permanent store at Seventh and
streets which we will occupy August
Ist, and by this promise we will stay.
Mail orders for Mems and Boys Suits
will be given careful, honest attention
We want your patronage for all time
and can we'll afford in the present cir
cumStanceS to sell you suits at half
price and less. We quote only a few
prices on Mems Suits
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RIVER EXCURSION AND MAY FES-
tiyal of the Sacramento Turn-Nerein;
SUNDAY, May 80 1891 Boat and covered
barge leave Pioneer Mills at o'clock a. m.
Tickets for adults. 81. Children under Y
years of age, 80 cents. 1t
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Try McMorry's blend coffee. 35c.
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EAsTON. ELDRIDGE & CO.,

Office. 63S Market ST., San Francisco. or
Albert H. Quatman, at the Vaca Valley
Hotel Vacaville. N.Y. s. S. 10, Il, IA
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Capitol Lodge, No. 81, I. o. o. F..
held its tenth ladies' night Friday. the
ooth, at odd Fellows Hall. These
ladies' nights have become very popu-
lar, as choice programme is always
given, and the hospitable odd Fellows
do everything possible to ensure q thor
oughly enjoyable evening After a
line programme of ten numbers, re-
freshments were served in the banquet
hall and general good time INDUCED
in. Following is the programnf.
Opening address, Brother j. w. Prince.
+. G.; quartet. Miss Evelyn Reeves,
Mrs. Claude Mcfarland, Messrs. NJ. X.
Barrett and J. r. Week: piano solo.
waltz Chopin Miss Gertrude Gerrish
duet, Nelson Whitmore and George
Stoner; recitation, Mrs. James Seadler;
vocal solo, Miss Evelyn Reeves; violin
solo, Miss Ethel Grant; duet (vocaD,
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Will Fitch, son of w. c. Fitch OF TINS
city, is quite seriously i'll of pneumonia
His mother, who was with lrma III San
Francisco, was sent for, ana hnIne-
diately upon her arrival went at once
to his bedside, which she has not since
left Mr. Fitch is considered IN
very critical condition.
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been heard from the concert stage and
in church choirs in our town.
Miss Dora Bates, who has been visit
ing relatives in San Francisco, mas re-
turned home.
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srArN co1roN rAcroRlrs


The Austin Statesman was omo,c th.,
papers last year that were apprrhonsiyo
that the Texas democracy would do some.
thing To scare away Eastern capital from
this state aud prevent that industrial, d,-
yelopment of which we stood ana stiu
stand, In SO much need II la fair 10 ne
sumo under the circumstances that tho
Statesman is sollcltoua about the ip,h,sl,.l,l
welfare Of the state.
II 49, therefore, matter for surnrise IA
see the Statesman now advocating so dan
serous q policy as the embarcatiou of tho
state as such. in the manufacture o, chr
Ton, convict labor TO be utilized for tbo
purpose, Tho Post. some days since. nojnt.
gu out the inevitable consequence OF such
an enterprise on the part of the state. We're
lhe penitentiaries to be turned into n,tton
factories We should see no other onto,
manufacturing plant In Texas so long os
me convict made goods remained on saIe
we could bid goodby to all schemes for in
ducing outside capital or any other lini ~,
capital to enter into comnetItion win a.,
H'o'e aud It's convict labor, The day OF the
inauguration OF such an enterprise by tina
state would be the day of notice to capitai
to avoid Texas for cotton manufacturing
Th,~snanufacturcs already turned out nv
the penitentlaries are keeping out ,ac.
tories OF such goods aq are mcde In tno
penal institutions, notably of furniture.
The enlightened economic policies or ma
day everywhere. are opposed to brinc,n,
convict labor in competition with free iapor
especially In the manufacturing field. Tho
ehort everywhere is to discover how to pre-
vent such competition without making tho
pehitentiary burden too heavy upon the
STATE. Intelligence aud progressiveness are
seeking to ourtail rather than increase tho
Held OF convict labor. The Statesman.
therefore is not only advocating a plan to
prevent the investment OF private capital In
cotton factories in Texas and their assured
multiplication in the near future but 1t Is
tagging behind the most enlightened and
practical economists and soclologists OF the
time who are seeking to eliminate convict |
composition from the industrial system of
the country.
The scheme proposed Is. In word. the |
result Of only superficial inquiry into a |
problem Of surprising magnitude and i'm |
portance to the great labor interests OF tho
State and Nation.
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soar roSrsCnIprs.


Java Is a native Malay word sicnir,,i,,,
'he land of nntmegs." IS
Asia comes from tho Snnekrlt 1rs,,,
s1s'y-iN wing Wand Of the dawn .
steel Ballard hllls and aluminium wal,
PNPc' are uhe latest cVolutlons In tr,in
Feet sugar culture Is to be tried on ono
Oh 'he Nof'h Carolina pcnitenttary farms
tHineCucut In the Indian form We
SHua'p tHtnt' meaning the couatry OF the
hSApt expresses the Hebrew for "the
ahd OF oppression" a.lualng 10 the hon1
age or the Israel5tes '''''
Africa traces t,s origin to the ph,a-
hlc'ah afer, a black man, and The Sansl,rit
ao' the earth, a country.
woman bust married In New yo,l
HsS SN.n up her h3cyec AT the ra,,,t,s,
i,,. ,2s nr@esr om. My! how she mus
Europe owes It's name to the Crook
y"tus; prHad ana or, to see, or OPS thO
earth" law 81 tae
OREGON received its name from the Sn,r
I'm 3fcg9ro- Wild marIoram which groyvs
III abundance on this portion OF mo "a
c!hc shore. '''' u
,,"onugal was tho portus Galliao NJ tho
helnins, literally THE gate Of cam" 'i ~
appr9tehod from the Mediterranean aSi
milwaukee, is dispos.ng OF earb,se mn
ger . erection at the heath department ~
~ Illus OF me expense Involved whom
we WORK was done by private controctors
The death has Just occurred a, ~
FORD England, of Joshua Ngr'br,n " 80,
~ pe the oldest Methodist preacher in tbc
Nlnsuom, lie was born on March 10 ,SSo
anu pretched from 1870 10 last JlIlv '''
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CIVIL SERVICE LEAGUE.
RESOLUTIONS Relating to the Repub-
lican Fight for SpDils.

Cincinnati Ohio December 1.-THE Ma
tional Civil Service Reform league today
reelected Carl schurz president by ac-
clamation; secretary, George McAnnenny,
New York; treasurer, A. s. Trizzell, New
York. The report of the treasurer. Mr..
Frizzell, showed receipts, s4254; dlsburse-
ments. $685. balance on hand, 1876.
The league committee resolutions
which were reported through its chairman,
Charles Bonaparte of Baltimore were
adopted
They denounce any attempt on the part
of the republican members of either house
of congress to repeal the law or embarras3
its administration; indorse the order of
President Mckinley forbidding removals in
the classified service unless for good cause
and after due notice to the person accused;
urge upon the president and members of
his cabinet who desire an extension OF the
merit system of appointment in the Fed
eral service the Importance OF an unflinch
ing resistance to the impudent demands of
men who wish its distinctions" Indignantly
stlgmatize the mendacity with which the
enemies Of good government, both in and
out of congress, have misrepresented the
practical working of the merit system, and
their persistent repetition of gross and
ridiculous falsehoods; demand that en-
ployes of the census bureau be selected for
merit and fitness, to be determined by fair,
practical and thorough competitive eXami-
nations under the direction of the civil
service commission; renew the leagues
declarations in favor of the law prescribing
four-year terms for many Federal ofricls,
the extension of the merit system 10 the
consular service, and the municipal civil
service Of the District of Columbia, and the
consolidation OF outlying with central post
-
civil service pensions as a part Of the
merit system
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OBJECTIONABLE FOOD SUPPLIES

inc German meat producers have lust
peuuoned their home government to
place sail greater restrictions upon the
importation OF American meats. basing
their action on Investigations OF Ger
man experts who report having discovered
an unusual amount OF trichinous meat Ia
the American imports for the past year.
II hardly looks reasonable that great
exporting firms in this country would
Ieopardize their foreign trade hy allow
Ing unsound or dangerous products TO 70
abroad with their stamp upon them. but
these repeated protests from Germany
against tho kind OF meat We send there
must have some basis. Minister White
mas very properly called for The number
ana description OF the original packages,
found to be trichinous In order to locate
inc dorelict Inspectors hore and bring
them to punishment.
Americans, as a rule, are less careful
or conscientious In the preparation =,
their goods for foreign markets thpn amy
o'ner people Yankee tricks" have BE-.
come proverbial Me world over and ars
inluring our commercial character. AdnI-
terations are common at home also and mr..
practiced with impunity How many ar
ncles of common ~fuod ara subjected ia
inspection In this country before passing
70 the table OF the consumer? And va,
what more necessary than that the people
should have absolutely pure food?
We are left in nearly all our Amerl-
can communities to the conscience of the
men who supply our wants in the premises
and II the conscience be duilod. as is too
OFTEN the case. we become the helpless
vicums Of really dangerous fratlds. Not
20 IN Europe. Inspectors watch the meat
md bread and milk and butter and other
articles OF diet closely. Inspection there
means what the word implies and 1t ia
70 kill tho goose that lays the golden
SO 70 attempt to palm off diseased ar
ldukeraksd goods upon Europe for other |
han they are.
This matter Of q pure food supply for
'ou,s consumption and honest packing Of
'onsst goods for foreign markets could |
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HOUSTON, SATURDAY, DEC. rs, 1897
NEW ENGLAND ON THE DECLINE.


Is the bottom at last falling out of the
New England manufacturing business. st
to speak?
Is the hot-house method again giving us
evidence OF its Instability and inability 10
compete successfully with natural con
ditions?
Are tho present complaints and rcdrc-
tons of wages the beginning of the end Of
an artifioally developed business?
Many people are disposed to see in late
occurrences in The manufacturing field no
there the premonitlons Of decay and the
necessity for New England capital to either
seek new fields for its Investments In
factory enterprise or new kinds OF business
at home The Kansas City Times. in com.
menting on the plant OF the cotton manu-
facturers. remarks that New England 3
loss of that branch OF production viii
inevitably be followed by similar losses In
other lines, for similar rcusOns. The see
ton as the Times says. has no natural
advantages for manufacturing, except an
abundance of water power Coal and food
have to be brought from a distance aud
are necessarily high. The rigorous eli
mate interferes largely with the work. ana
renders living rather expensive in com.
garrison with the cost oil living in other
sections The raw material must be trans
ported from distant fields. and the product
sent back grent distances thus making
the freight rate an item of Importance, The
nj la la Iavu
Is so trying and the necessity for short
hours and high pay so patent that lcgisla-
ton has stepped IN Tor his protection.
The continued bounty FROM the govern
ment, however, IN the absence OF SERIOUS
competition. has ouahled the Now England
factory owner to flourish for a time. as do
all hot house plants Now that cumpetl-
ton is arising, artificial conditions are
proving helpless 10 meet it, ana che cry Of
the Fan River oottou manufacturer that
his Industry can not cumpt te with the South
must be repeated by other manufacturers
as the south ami West enter other fields Of
manulucturiug. Now England's prosperous
day. are numbered II factory rnterprls,e
are to continue as tho chief industries ~
the section. New conditions aud methods
prevail now IN the commercial world. The
oloseness OF profits In these times necess,
tatts the complete utilization OF every nat
ural as we'll as acquired advantage. The
center OF population Ia constantly may
ing west, and business and manufaculriug
establishments must follow population.
Az hp stfu NJ Ma
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cude set of pearls given by Queen Vic
toria, three rings by Wilhelm |. and
watch In blue enamel by Napoleon III.
Professor Charles Woodruff Shields, who
Withdrew from the Presbyterian church
because of the row raised over his signing
q pension for license for the Princeton
Inn, occupies the chair of harmony OF
religion and science in Princeton Univer-
sity. lie Is az years old, and of arlsto-
cratic lineage, being the grandson OF Pat
rick Henry Shields of Virginia. He has
broad views on every subject, and is be-
loved by all who know him.
Although the venerable Lord Armstrong
now 81 years Of age) is chiefly known for
MS improvements In cannon and for his
connection with one of the largest manu-
featuring establishments in the world he
has given some attention to electricity
what Is probably the most sumptuousiy
printed work on that science, "Elec,ric
Movement on Air and Water. with Theo-
reticai differences" has Just made its
appearance In London, and is from his
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-18
DOUBLE HANGING.
Nv" hnrucrers Pay the Extreme
Penalty for Murder

Atlanta Ga. December 17.-3ud Brooks
and Grady Reynolds, WAC, together muir
dered NJ. G. Hunt of Relton, Ga. we're
taken from the county Jail at J,ir,rs n
to-day and privately hanged on hill A few
yards distant. Both made statements nom
the gallows. The drop FELL at la:t5 u, m
Both men died on the same gallows. The
execution was remarkable IA many re-
spects After the ride to tho galloNs. 4.
distance Of half a mile. they were rob, d
In white and permitted 10 speak to ttu
throng of 1000 people who packed around
the gallows enclosure. On the gallows the
Two men held a brief conversation, each
indulring after the cthar's spiritual ccntii-
ton, Among the twenty men who IA,
the execution were thee brothers Of the
murdered man.
The crime for which the two men were
hanged at Jefferson was the murder of NJ.
c. Hunt. a prominent merchant OF Pelton
Ga, Robbery was the motive.
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POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.

senator Mcmillan of Michigan possasses
one OF the finest collections of nainttn,,s
~ A.n.s country. He is u great admirer of
MIS-, Emma Eames- Story. tho wau
Si,oWh American singer. has Abandoned
nvr proposed German tour and viii snan a
the winter In Paris ' SPs"a
PROFESSOR Theodore Mommsen. whosa
wIthlss have had much 10 do with a.
u,s.urnanees IN Austria Hungary. is an in"
TENSE mater of bismarck, whom no nn..a
old 0 70 W years
William Penn Nixon. editor of the Chi
ohgo inter Ocean, Is an applicant for rrc
oghlton as citizen OF the Cherokee IN
dian Nation on account OF propettv riobd.
attaching TO citizenship. Nlxons ,,ata,
MAJ great grandmother Phoebe ,,r,ns
"sis run blood Cherokee.
MT. Gladstone, In acknowledging ,n,
gHt OF a history of the American Rex,,,'
ioGs writes that for nearly half n cents,,r
re mas been an admirng student ~ ~.
Aner'can Revolution, and believes that he
owes thereto AN appreciable part Of he
own political education. AIS
senior Saraste has given to his NATIVE
.own fampeluna, all the Jewels nres cnfes
20 MIN by royal and distinguished nerssns
~ me course OF his career The artinles
""'on Will De placed in museum. In.
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KIoudikcrs Are su0erinu.

Victoria, 3 c., December II. w. y.
kessier and George Mclaughlin, who left
Dawson City on November s. arrived at
Victoria on the steamer Corona. They
bring news that 500 men have accented
the offer OF the Alaska Commercial cum
pany and the Canadian government to
supply them with food free at Fort Yukon
and have gone for It. About thirty men
We're passed on the trails coming out. An
We're shy OF provisions and suffering Sc
vfeiy irom the cold, which ranged from so
TO 10 degrees below
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THE ASSASSIN ARRAIGNED.
Richard Arthur Prince Is the Man
Who Murdered Actor ferries.

" nv ACTOR terflss.
London, December 17.-Richarl Arthur
Prince, known as Mad Archer" wao
yesterday stabbed and killed William Ter
Kiss, the well known actor, rs the latter
was upon the point Of entering the stage
door of the Adelphl theater IN order to
take part in the presentation of Secret
Service was arraigned al Bow street
police court today, charged with the
CRIME, and was remanded until Wedues-
day.
a surveyor named Graves, who accom-
panied Mr.. Terriss to the theater, told the
story OF the slabbing substantially as ca
DIED to the Associated Press last night.
A policeman, Bragg, testified that tina
prisoner had said that he had followed
MT leTrlss for revenge, as the actor had
deDarred him for the ten years past and
mad forced him either to die in the street
OF TO be reveHged upon him. The pris-
oner also accused Mr. Torriss of BLACKLIST
ing MN in accordance with the theatrical
manner. Prince was deadly pale when
appearing before the court this morning
ne leaned o. the railing in a tragic at
NUDE ana twisted hts DARK juoustache
uisDoHctlly, which caused the audience
10 shudder. Several letters we're found
on his person from members of the toyal
i"ihiiy IL reply to the prisoners congrat-
"i"NouS at various times. Then there
was letter from Manager Atbam. Of the
Adelphi theater. dated December IT, ;S91
regretting that he could not offer / par,
n Secret Service to the prisoner. This
letter Is expected TO provide the police with
II motive for the crime. There was n
sensation in court when the inspector Of
poilce in charge of the case produced the
butcher Knife with which the murder
was committed. O'
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WATCHING HAYTI.
American Nnrships VIII he Kent
IN and Around Hayti

New York, December IA special to
the Herald from Washington says:
Inc investigation Of the conditions OK
lstlng in Navassa Island will he begun ly
commander b. II. McCalla. commanding
the 'cruiser Marblehead, commencing on
Monday OF next week, it being claimed tha;
laborels are treated in an nhuman manner,
AT the same time there is no Intention
on me part OF the authorities to leave
american interests in Hayti ungulrded
orders have been issued by Sc ;retry Long
directing the Detroit to leave Kev Wfgt
on Monday next for Port au Prince to re-
lleVe the MarbleAead, which will continue
on the hlibustering patrol until the al
mlnlstratien is advised that the Detroit is
snort OF coal. when the Marblchcad w.ll be
sent TO Port au Prince to relieve her. 1t
mas been reported that the Maine was s-pt
10 FLORIDA waters to .'eliere TIE Detroit.
rms statement has been 1cpiod howe, :.
Ihere is now no doubt that he battleshjp
was sent TO Florida waters to quiet cen
gress by having vessel near Cuba.
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Shielded with Matches.

Fayetteville, Ga, December 17.--Andrew
J. Griffin, who last June killed and sunk in
the river Arthur Jackson. died here this
morning as the result Of drinking glass OF
water in which 200 matches had been
soaked Griffin and Jackson were mem
bers Of band Of deeperadoes, and it being
discovered that Jackson was "blabbing +"
Griffin was depuuzed to put him out of the
way. He shot down his victim from tue
rear weighted his carcass with iron and
SUNK IL IN the river, where it was dscov-
cred later, and he was convicted of tba
erime' How he got hold OF the matches is
a mystery. He suffered horribly before
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Waycross, Ga, December 17.-An inter
esting case came UP before Judge j. G.
SpottanN ODD, United States commissioner,
this morning, in which ]. II. BELL of Wayne
county was charged with having passed
counterfeit money. The prisoner was
brought here last night in chains At the
bearing today it developed that the $50 bill
passed by Bell on Spence u Co. of Wares
boro was Confederate money instead OF
counterfeit whereupon the commissioner
ruled that u Confederate bin was not
counterfeit money, anl no United States
law was violated by Bell. The prosecu-
tors will now proceed in the State courts
to charge Bell with cheating and swin1-
ling
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HAWAIIAN MONARCHY.
Scheme I" Restore IL If the Annex,
ton Treaty Fails.

ton Treaty Fails.
New York, December II The downfall
OF the Dole government and the restora-
ton OF the monarchy, with Kaiuloni, niece
of former Queen LilioukaIani, is the fu-
ture predicted for Hawaii by the advo-
Gates of annexation in the cyeat of tho
rejection OF the pending treaty by the sen
ate, says the Washington co dependent Of
the Herald Leading members OF the SEN
ate committee on foreign relations apDe1r
TO be earnest in this belief, and when INC
treaty is called up after the holidays it is
salu evidence VIII be turllsh9d t.. prove
'hat lhere is some secret work now going
on in this direction. 1t is alleged mn Ike
ten Hawaiians now III tnis city to protest
against the ratification OF The treaty are
mere in the interest Of Kaulani, ana thar
English influence IS behind the movement
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Murder Under the Ground.

Birmingham, Ala, December 17.--Ar.
thur johnson, miner. employed by the
tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad com
pany, was killed this afternoon a thousan
ieet underground, in slope 3, by William
Hililard. fellow miner. The instrument
used was pick, which was driven through
Johneon's head, TIE cause of the crime
was quarrel about the amount OF WORK
each man was doing. they being partners
IL the same mineroom. Hilliard hid John
sons body from view and got out of tba
hine and away before the crime was dis
covered "' ~'
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well and probably engage the serious
consideration OF the American authorities.
National. Static and municipal. The want
OF comprehensive regulations strictly en-
forced constitutes direct menace to
health and trade The world is supposed
to be constantly growing better. but II
is not yet the mlllennial period when we
can leave the public TO the single pro-
tcrtiOn NJ cnngcipnce.
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Terrible Boiler Ezpls.'')

Little Rock, Ark, Decei'O !,
explosion occurred at the nv
Stobaugh & Jennings, az m 3
Buren, county, resulting Id w
lives. the scalding oil Two w. ~ III
the damaging OF considerapS y, MI
water gauges and ~ boiler n -
man Presley turned on 'a ,s,r,,. N
explosion followed, the 'l mn
was torn to pieces ana ~, WI \,
pipes and iron rods filled ~. ,a' IA
men were standing in lne MA N
among them being Thomas mas M Is.|
was almost instantly kilisa -.
gins also sustained wouhus al
died. Fireman Presley anu
were also wounded.
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washington, December 17.-Corre-
sponaence between the United States and
canada regarding the seals question ba,
peen made public. Sir Wilfred Laurie.
declines 10 suspend pelagic seoline q,
tne ground that the feet wouId h. lie
poihted entirely. The owners Of vessel,
wouia be enitled 10 comp snsation pe'
suhd the disposition Of parliament 70 vote
anu anu nnaiiy that as shown by the e~-
p po,, IS report there is now t.ndencv /,
seal herd. '"ahce or the