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The San Francisco call., 1897-01-19
BAIEs' BIG DREDGER.
Great Results Cldtnsed for this Honder-
fML .NGchine.

Great Results Claimed for this Honder-
fuI Dachtne.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, Jan. 1S.-If the
claims of Mr.. Bates, inventor, are correct,
his dredger is one of the most useful and
wonderful machines in the country. 1t
will work revolutionary era in farming,
hydraulic mining and river navi alton,
and will relieve Californians dwelling
along river bottoms OF an enormous ex-
pense incurred in building mammoth
leVees. The claim made is that the
dredger can make a channel forty feet
wide and twenty feet deep at the rate of a
foot a minute. The greatest capacity OF
the best and largest dredger in the State
is 5000 cubic feet in twenty-four hours.
while that of the Bates dredger is 5000
cubic yards in one hour.
Judson C. Brusie, clerk of the Commits
sioner of Public Works, predicts wonder
full things for the new dredger, and is
working for the passage of bill appropri-
ating $500, 900 for the purchase and opera
ton of one OF the Bates dredgers, to be
used on the Sacramento and other rivers
The shoaling of the Sacramento by reason
OF crevasses and sluggish currents has
that in certain low locations farmers have
built levees 100 feet wide at the base, forty
feet wide at the top and fifty ieet high.
Even these are beginning to be unsafe,
and the time has come when the sand bars
and shoals must be removed and the Gre
vases closed.
Mr.. BrusIe says that civil engineers are
unanimous in the opinion that the re-
moval of the Newton Shoals will remove
the evil. The shoals are near Rio Vista
| and not far from the mouths of the Sacra-
mento and San Joaquin rivers. Here the
river is about 1000 feet wide and only two
| feet deep In 1854 the depth was eight
| feet and it has been gradually filling up
ever since. BY deepening the river at this
point to about six feet and by narrowing
it to the average width of the stream il
will by increasing the speed of the cur
rent clean itself out and deepen the chan
mel, thus preventing breaks and overfows
With the Bates dredger this work could
be done very cheaply and expeditiously
and would relieve farmers of the vast bur-
den of expense in building and maintain
levees, the cost of which has ranged as
! high as an average of $50 per acre in ms1y
| localities.
The miners will be benefited by the
dredger also, for the deepening of the
channel will so increase the speed of the
current that the silt escaping from the re-
straining dams in the hydraulic and min
ing regions will be carried away by the
| stream.
The bill provides that the dredger shall
! be built in this State
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-19
- HUDYAN N~

The marvellous remedio-treatment that is
used at the Hudson Medical Institute, the
great white building at the corner of Ellis,
Market and Stockton streets, has saved
thousands upon thousands from all the
horrors that you are afflicted with, and
your case is by no means too far gone.
Go there or write and ask for circulars
and testimonials ABOUT this grand remedy.
Why, in thirty days you won't knowyour-
self, and no matter whether you have got
kidney, liver or bladder trouble; whether
you have had bad case of blood poison
ing and have face and body covered
with bad pimples and blotches, or whether
you are run down and unable to perform
the big functions of nature-it will be all
the same to those wonderful physicians.
You ask what they will do for you'll They
will cure you and make a whole man Of
YOU.
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DONE IN THE SENATE.
Some Important Buts and Resolmtions
IRE introduced.


IRE introduced.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, Jan. 18.-After a
lengthy discussion this morning the
Senate finally rejected Dickinson's reso-
luton to prevent the introduction of bills
"by request" The vote was: Ayes Is,
nays 16.
The entrance of Governor Atkinson OF
Georgia caused an interruption of the
regular business. The visitor was intro
duced by Lieutenant-Governor Jeter.
Gillette introduced a constitutional
amendment TO allow the Legislature to
divide the State into fish and game dis
.ricts and enact laws for their regulation
Measures were introduced as follows:
By Voorheis-Appropriat $4,000 for
more land for the Preston School OF
Industry; $4,000 for a reservoir at the
same place; $S1, 500 for additional build
ings and SIC, 100 for an ice plant. Also, a
bill giving firemen retired for disability q
pension oil $25 per month.
BY Smith-Concurrent resolution call
ing on Congress TO pass the Nicaraguan
Canal bill. Adopted.
BY WithingtOn-Consti amend
ment limiting the exrenses of each house
of the Legislature to $500 per day.
By Luchsinger-Joint resolution calling
on members of Congress and Senators to
take steps TO have channel dredged from
San Pablo Bay TO Mare Island Straits.
Adopted.
BY Holiaway = Appropriating $4,000
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DIBBLE,s ehE.r ENERGY.
BIZ His Decistre Actton He Is the Leadt
an The ASsrmblH

BIZ His Decisire action He Is the Leader
tn the assembly.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, Jan. Is. = The
casual visitor to the Assembly chamber
cannot fail to be IMPRESSED with the fact
that Judge Henry c. Dibble of San Fran
cisco is the leader of the Republican ma
jority in that branch of the Legislature.
He is man of commanding presence, has
a good clear voice and distinct articula-
tion and is worker from Old Troy, for be
works like the proverbial Trojan. Al
though the author OF large number of
highly i'm portant bills and belonging TO
some of the most important committees
OF the Assembly, he is never ratified and
no question OF i'm mportance comes before
the Assembly that does not find him pre-
pared TO take an active part.
For instance, when a question came up
this afternoon with regard to the hours
during which the two postmistresses Of
the Assembly should remain on duty,
Judge Dibble stated that the reason why
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-19
PASSED IN THE ASSEMBLY.

The Blu FiDtna the hGte of Compens a.
ton for Labor on Public Works..
SACRAMENTO, CAL, Jan. 18.-The de-
bate of the day in the Assembly was on
Assembly bill II fixing the minimum rate
OF compensation for labor on public works
at 81 per day.
Chynoweth of Anaheim was the first to
object to the third reading and passage of
the bill. He said that it would impose a
very great ship on poor counties like
Orange and might prevent them from pro-
ceeding with public works now under way
because of the additional expense. The
town of Anaheim was putting in an elec-
tric light plant, and was paying laborers
81 so q day. If that sum were raised
go on with the work because the proceeds
of the bonds sold for that purpose would
be inadequate.
Valentine of Los Angeles raised the
point that the bill was imperative because
no penalty was provided. He favored the
proposed law and suggested an amend
ment that all contracts for public work
should contain a provlso that the work
men should be paid not less than 81 per
day, and that the contracts should be
void if the contractor violated its pro-
visions.
BriGgford, Democrat and Populist from
Colusa, wanted to have irrigation districts
and public highways outside OF city, city
and county and swamp land districts ex-
empted from e provisions OF the bill.
Treacy of San Francisco, the author OF
the bill, replied to the effect that contract
ors in irrigation districts paid their men
81 so day and charged them Is cents a
day for board. On Sundays and holidays
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-19
ens. Smallpox has been officially de-

cent. Smallpox has been officially de-
clared epidemic.
The censorship is more rigorous than
ever. The publication of all news OF the
burning of the cane field, farms. es-
tates, ETC., known to be occurring in all the
provinces, especially in Havana, is pro-
hibited.
The news reaching the city is never
printed. Press censorship is exerted over
the local correspondents, and they are not
allowed to transmit important engage
ments or rebels movements.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-19
TO REDUCE SyREErCAR FARES.
Braunhart's Blu Before the Senate Com
niittee on Corporations.

Braunhdrt's Bill Before the Senate Com
nittee on Corporations.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, Jan. 18.-At the
meeting of the Senate Committee on Cor
porations this afternoon among the i'm
portant measures that were under consid-
Grafton was the bill reducing streetcar
fares to 215 cents between the hours OF 6
A. NJ. and A. NJ. and p NJ. to Z P.M NJ
1t is contended by some of the members
of the committee that such an act if
passed would work an injustice to the
smaller cities, but the author of the bill
declined to accede to any propositl ex-
empting any cities or towns from the oper-
alton of the measure. He argued that the
privilege Of franchise should at least be
worth this much of concession to any
streetcar line. Action was deferred until
Thursday.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-19
MR. PORTER Senate, Rsposs

when man did not work he was not al
lowed any pay. but was charged for his
board just the same. In San Francisco
contractors paid their men only 80 cents a
dav.
Belshaw thought it was a dangerous
precedent to establish. Some man would
next offer a resolution to the effect that q
contractor should pay $40 a thousand
more for his lumber or 81 thousand
more for his brick.
The bill was finally passed by vote OF
SO ayes to noes. 1t will now have to run
the gauntlet of the Senate and the Gov
ernor before it can become law.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-19

for the California Home for the Feeble
minded, and to admit epileptics and idiots
to this home. Also appropriatng SIS, 900
for storage reservoir, and $lO5, 600 for ad-
ditlonal buildings at the home.
By Wolfe-Giving boards of health
power to execute and enforce sanitary
legislation; also prohibiting the location
of any hospital or sanitarium for the
treatment of infectious or contagious dis
eases within 5000 feet of any lake, pond,
creek, ditch or reservoir.
Adjourned
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-19
s.na,or Hups Emp,v Bo.or.

ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. 15.-The Demo
cratic members of the Legislature met in
the Assembly to-day and rendered David
b. Hill the empty honor of candidate for
United States Senator. Senator'S Coffey
and McNulty of Brooklyn and Guy of
New York and AssembIymen Cain. and
Earn of Brooklyn bolted the caucus.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-19
Delo,,are,s N.,, senator.

DOVER, DEL Jan. 1S.-The Democyatic
caucus reconvened after midnight and
elected General r. r. Kenny for Senator
on the twenty-sixth ballot. The nomina-
ton of Kenny is virtually a victory for
the silver men, although his real attitude on
the money question is unknown. lie was
a member of the Democratic aional
Committee and supported Bryan. When
Bryan visited Delaware, he was enter
tanned at Kenney's home.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-19
For the Affi lated Colleges,

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Jan. 1S.-At the
meeting of the Senate Finance Committee
to-day the sum of $i25,000 was reappro-
priated for the Affiliated Colleges. This
amount was appropriated by the last
Legislature, but had lapsed.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-19

luC c1 SUI yCS AOOh1 bAO
result, but ] am not afraid
of him coming back on
me. as 1 used one of your
Belts nine (9) years ago
and have never been
troubled with pains in
my back or hips since.
So you see why / am not
afraid to recommend your
Belt to any one suffering
with a weak back, pains
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-19

RE- There are no "quack" doctors connected
with establishment. Our electric belts cure
without drugs Pric reasonablei No robbery
Established 1875. Send for free Pamphlet No.
g." Magnetic Elastic Truss Co. CDR. Pierce 4
SOM. 704 Sacramento ST.. cor. of Kearnv, second.
third and fourth floors Branch Office, $40 Market
ST., below Kearny, s. f.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-19

in the hips and side, was because II will cure
them-never TO be doubted.
remain yours to help the sufferer,
GEO. A. KAHL,
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-19
DIR. PIERCES
is THE BEST.
A PERMANENT CURE.

PLAINsBURe, Cal. Nov. 3, 1896.
DR.. Pierce & Son, San Francisco.
CONFERENCE.-THE fifteen-dollar Belt has been
received and delivered, but have not heard from
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-19
LABOR AND The LAW

Continued rrom First Page.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-03
Home.Made Ice cream.

Homemade Ice Cream.
Homemade ice cream Is q success
IL you go at It in the right way. Take
q quart Of milk and a quart Of cream
and mix them together. Into this com
pound stir two well-beaten eggs. Mix
again until the Ingredients thoroughly
understand nj another. Now pile in
the sugar until 1t is very sweet, and
finally add q teaspoonful Of vanilla fla
Vol. The amount of sugar and the ex-
tent Of the flavor can only be decided
by Individual taste. Add enough Of
each t2 be unpleasantly strong before
freezing, and remember that in the
freezing process the flavor and the
sweetness both come out.
Place the cream mixture in q patent
freezer and let 1t stand for twenty min
utes. Around the outside you have
previously packed cracked ice and rock
salt alternately in layers. At the end
Of twenty minutes begin to turn. and
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-03
~Thackeray's Opinion.

"The little ills Of life" says Thack.
cray, 'are the hardest to bear. What
would the possession Of one hundred
thousand pounds q year or fame or ap-
plause avail to q gentleman who was
allowed to enjoy it only with the condi-
ton Of wearing a shoe with a couple Of
mills inside It? All happiness would
disappear and plunge into that shoe;
all life would rankle around those
nails" And as little things have the
power to annoy they have also the pow
er to comfort and help.
One day a visitor to the school, find
ing young Sydney Smith during play
hours absorbed in the study Of Virgil,
gave him q shilling and with 1t q few
words Of sympathy and praise. .
"Clever boy, clever boy" exclaimed
the stranger. THAT is the way to con-
quer the world"
Such unlocked for encouragement
broke like q CLEAN of sunshine across
the dreary and troubled life of the me-
elected boy and reused within a capa-
bic heart the laudable ambition for dis
tinction.
Sydney Smith never forgot that man.
and to the end of his days praised his
deed. The stranger went his way, little
dreaming Of the good his pleasant
words had accomplished, while the Ind
he had cheered soon afterward became
project Of the school. .
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-03
FIRST BLASTS OF WINTER.
Snow Storm of Great Severity Sweeps
Over Nebraska.

Over Nebraska.
A snowstorm of great severity swept
over Nebraska Thursday night. The
weather was mild all day, with a drizzling
rain. Toward evening the mercury drop
ped to almost zero and u gale from the
northwest swept the fine particles of snow
In every direction. Not u great quantity
of snow fell, but what there was piled
in huge drifts, impeding oil kinds Of
traffic.
In the extreme western part Of the State
a regular blizzard prevailed, and great
damage is threatened to stock interests.
This is due to the fact that the grass ia
covered with a hard coating Of ice.
through which 1t will be quite difacult for
cattle to break in order to secure food.
The great damage from the storm m
from the menac to the stock interests.
The many thousand sheep being fed in
the State are in particular danger. Still.
as long as the herds are housed, which
Is the case with most of the large
lunches, great damage will not occur.
The open range is the place where the
greatest loss will be certain.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-03
Useful Hints.


Banana peel is m excellent polish
for russell shoes.
a bit of glue dissolved in skim milk
will restore Grape.
Scotch snuff put in holes where crick.
cts come out will destroy them.
A bit of soap rubbed on the hinges Of
a door will prevent its %squeaking.
Ribbons of every kind should be-
washed in cold suds and not rinsed.
If your flatirons are rough rub them
with fine salt and they will be perfectly
smooth.
Salt put in the oil of n lamp will prov
duce n much brighter light than other.
wise.
Wood ashes and common salt wet
with water will prevent the cracking
of a stove.
a small bit of parsley eaten after an
onion will dispel the disagreeable odol
of the latter.
"A darning needle held between the
teeth while preparing onions will pre.
vent ones eyes from smarting. The steel
attracts the volatile juice before it haA
a chance to reach the eyes. .
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-03

the prtsonN said he regarded the verdict
q great victory for the defense.
A serious mistake ON the part Of the
State IN the proceedings Of tAe trisa was
discovered at the very last moment, aad
Novafs counsel fought peEastendy to
prevent ~ NcdncaAiou. A4ber the ~
dence Ad been closed On both s&des q
WAS Discovered that the county ATTORNEY
had omitted to show that the village q
Walford, No~akss home aud where the
Guesdy occurred. was IN Benton County.
County Attorney Tobin requested q
short stay in the regular proceedings Of
the trial until he could go upon the wit
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-03

'IlsahaFhd Q chance 10 ncp ~ end
squsese h 10 show his god VIA h could
escape ssgs0ns d10cumfos& and "a actnal
pain. PtNS6W McKinaey@<he Oado man
b fertile h reoufce-as another Wy;
10 hpids his hAnd tvA With his wakst
with ID hex Of h Up and IN this s4tftude
e b only possible % get . firm grip On the
AnssEu. which doa nat hurt nearly a.
much - pinchtng Tie ret Of the hand.
Bat IL Mndshakfn8 lA1t1 through the
teru, thoogh not IN such ~enofbatant
auanes60. Il b not the only trouble. The
leSef whiting hemd gen In his direfui
work-D The extent q some 500 letters
q day. 1Aey ask al sorts Of things, from
an Autograph for a log cabin quilt TO the
loan Of money enough to buy q poor girl
q piano. Then, II the President II not
prumpe 70 ssnd them all they have re-
Quested, they WHITE again to tell him what
a mean man they have now Learned he 10.
Private citizens take their turn with
charitable and religious organisations In
begging fof money, aud q woman In North
Caloffnn autographed one morning: ~
have si1 little children and they want to
throw me out Of the house. have no.
where TO go. I want protection" The
dence-scores Of them every day Of the
1,401 which make up a presidential term.
A pile of cards and q bushei basket full Of
albums are the first things that greet a
chief masistrate's satiated eyes every
morning when he into his Office.
Then there is the man who wishes to have
the opinion Of the President Of the United
States on the best method Of keeping cal
n4~n$~An A~- >--l-- IA -
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-03
He Buys the Trousseau.

The bridegroom in Mexico finds muir.
fiage q veay costly business. He is ex-
pected to buy the trousseau, and he is
fortunate If he satisfy the extrava-
gance sanctioned by custom and
prompted by ardent passion. Young
men from the country are said to be
often seen in the City Of Mexico pur-
chasing all sorts Of finery for the ladies
of their choice, and the spectacle they
present as they consult the measure
ments, which they carry with them for
all sorts Of garments, is very amusing.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-03
EgCs MAY Be Kent Fresh,


"It is Impossible in some sections of
the country to get perfectly fresh eggs
during the winter season." says Mrs.
s. 7. Rorer, in the Ladies' Home Jour-
nal. 7 guard against this, in summer
time, when they are cheap, pack them
in lime water, and they will keep in
good condition for three months. Pour
n gallon Of boiling water over q
pound of lime; when settled and cold
pour 1t carefully over the eggs which
you have packed, small ends down, in
a stone jar, and stand in a cool, dark
place. Eggs may also be packed in
salt; anything that will close the pores
of the shell and prevent evaporation
will preserve eggs"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-03

Government, which caused the present
agitation, reveals a romance with the
gang" OF so-called "~journalists'' and
stock jobbers who beset the late Max
Lebaudy, the millionaire conscript.
The plot, it would further seem, was
conceived in 1893, when the wave of
jew batting" swept over Europe. Drey-
fus is OF jewish extraction, and these
jackals Of Partisan society, casting about
for funds, determined to 'bleed this
wealthy Jew" A beautiful adventures,
whose house was the resort Of a number
OF French officers and foreign diplomats,
is said to have acted as the go-between
in these transactions.
By invitation Dreyfus was a frequent
visitor to her house. In due course Of
time the plan for the mobilization Of the
French army, which had been drawn up
in a handwriting which cleverly initiated
that of Dreyfus, was produced and money
was demanded for its surrender. Drey-
fus, however, it is said, refused to pay
the sum demanded, knowing that the pur-
chase of the document would be an ad-
mission of his guilt and would furnish
ground for future extortion, and being
aware that the fact that he had been
friendly toward the woman, who herself
was u party to the plot, would be consid-
cred part Of the strongest evidence of his
guilt.
Friends Of Dreyfus assert that the
newspapers have constantly maintained
a warfare against Dreyfus, even up to
the present time, and that in consequence
the prisoners wife and family are oblig-
ed to keep secluded.
Alfred Dreyfus is now enduring the
most terrible punishment inflicted by a
civilized nation upon a human being. -Four
years ago he was a rich, brilliant Partisan,
q captain in the army, attached to the
general staff. Suddenly he was arrested
and without legal procedure condemned
by a council Of war to exile for life in
French Guiana. He was charged with
betraying French military plans to a for
eign government, understood to be the
German. The sole evidence against him
a brief note, alleged to have been
found in the waste paper basket Of the
German embassy.
Although the trial Of Dreyfus was alb
solutely secret, his condemnation was of
the most public character conceivable.
The unfortunate man was taken. to the
Champ de Mars, the largest parade
ground in Paris, where 1000 troops were
drawn up in line. Dreyfus stood in the
midst Of them. After the judgment of
the council Of war had been read, a lieu
tenant took the SWORD of Dreyfus and
broke it across his knee, and then cut the
buttons, epaulets and other marks of mill
tary rank from him.
Then he was sent to his place of exile.
the Devils Island, off the coast of French
Guiana, in South America. There vel
low fever is permanent. On this island
he Is condemned Il spend the rest of his
life, watched day and night by three old
soldiers, not one of whom may aver speak
him. Latterly his hut has been inclos-
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-03

DIR. Abrahamovics, first vice-president
of h lower house Of the Austrian reichs-
rath, has been elected president to sue
coed DR.. Fatherin, who resigned Oct. 26.
Abrahamovics has acted as president ever
since, but has been unable to keep order
in the chamber.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-03
The Ancient Umbrella.

On coins in the rock carvings of the
ancients the umbrella often shows its
familiar form. This goes to prove that
Jonas Hanway did not invent the UNI.
brella, but he saw the value of the
Eastern sunshade and soon 1t became
the fashion to carry this useful article.
There must he n great difference be-
tween the umbrella of the eighteenth
century and the modern steel-ribbed.
silk-covered, slender article which it ia
regarded Is a misfortune to wet.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-03

Commissioner General Powderly of the
immigration bureau has received a tele-
gram from Inspector Baldwin in Missis-
sippi stating that he had secured the ar.
rest Of nineteen others of the party of
Austrian stave cutters, recently brought
to this country under contract,