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place when Lowe suddenly missed his
camera Five minutes before starting
It was strapped on the machine, but
now II was gone. A swift run was
made to the inn. Had the landlord
seen It? No. he had not; and besides
he didn't want to be disturbed. for he
was eating rice. Had anybody seen
the camera? Not a soul. There was
nothing for II but a visit to the man
DARN at the yamen or court. He was
kindly young fellow OF about our
own age. He listened quietly while
the loss was explained, and wh3n he
understood there had been thieVing,
he turned the color Of paper with rage.
A troop Of soldiery was dispatched
to the inn with orders to arrest every
body. There is a Chinese proverb
about the advisability Of the dead
keeping out Of hell, and the living out
Of yamens. Landlord, cook, sweeper,
stable cleaner and all the hangers-on
were, however. marched to the yamen
In chains, and every one was trem-
bling with fright. There was much
confused jabbering. In the end one OF
he men was marched away, but in ten
minutes he was brought back with
the camera. His countenanee pro-
claimed him an srrsnt rogue, and
when the mandarin saw that the leath-
er case had been cut open with a knife
and was informed that three photo
graphic appliances were still missing.
his rage was unbounded. Putting on
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his magisterial robes, he sentenced the
thief to be thrashed. He helS up one
hand as an inquiry II fifty rsrokes
would be sufficient punishment. Plen-
ty, intimated the foreigner. Down the
man was pitched on his face. the legs
tied, the flesh barred, and heavy fell
the blows.
WELL" said Lowe. ''as I've been put
to considerable inconvenience over
this rascal, / think I'll take a snapshot
Of his thrashing." And one was tax
en-. The beating went on and on, and
the culprit screamed and blood was
running from the wounds on his limbs.
Hasn't he had the fifty yet?" was
asked. Fifty! Why his punishment
is 500 strokes, and he has not had 400
yet" A plea was put forward fo-
mercy. But the mandarin, with his
lips tight, would not listen. 1t IVES No
good telling him that the quality Of
mercy was not strained, or that 1t
droppeth like the dew from heaven. or
that It became the monarch better
than his crown. He was paid to pun
ish offenders, and he was going to
punish them. However. It was soon
all over, and the wretch lay on the
ground groaning. writhing and bleed
ing.
Then in marched the soldiery with
Eve other men heavily manaeled. The
prisoners fell on their knees and put
their foreheads on the ground. The
mandarin heeked the lot Ike Q Pk-i-
sian Judge. He fixed on one as the
ringleader Of the robbery. II 500
stripes was the punishment OF an ac-
complete. what must be the ehastise-
ment Of the thief In chief? Torture
was reserved for him. He was made
70 sit on his launches. His wrists
were tied tightly In front Of his knees.
and pole was stuck between his arms
and legs and then rested on two Ia
bles. so that the culprit swung head
downward. Strong Irvine was slip,
bnotted about each big toe, and two
q the soldiers pulled apar- This
necessarily brought q tremendous
stfsin on tho roped wrists. They
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biackened Immediately. The agony
must have been excrueiating. for the
man screamed. He began curling ana
twisting, but q soldier went forward
and put his foot on the thiefs drag
cling pigtail and So kept his head
down. The victim toamed at the
mouth, and whenever be was on the
point of losing consciousness he was
raised up By the queue to give him
breathing space. swung head-doWn-
ward again. and the tvine about his
toes tngged. It was in vain for the
foreigner to appeal that the baroarous
torture should cease. There was moth
ing for It but to forsake the siekening
and revolving spectacle.
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A REMARKABLE FOSSIL.

At the village Of storkton, in War
wickshire. Eng, quarrymen recently
found a fine fossil ichthyosaurus,
which is generally admitted in the best
geological circles to be. perhaps. the nm
est discovered this century. Certain
~ It will attract considerable attention
in the British museum, whittier it has
been conveyed. The discovery was
made In the las rock, at a depth Of
fifty feet The workmen, seeing Q
portion Of the tail Of the creature. pro-
ceeded to follow the outline with ex-
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A correspondent Of the Graphic at
Bahia Blanca writes: The Argentine
government is making great efforts for
the first time to combat the ever enor-
mously increasing plague Of locusts
and has made their destruction COM
puisory. Besides having voted large
sums Of money for the purpose and ap-
pointing central and local commit
tees all over the republic, the govern
ment imposes fines for infraction Of
the law, and these sums. together with
private aid from those most interested,
form . good working basis. There is
no doubt that the number destroyed
has been enormous, and il remains to
be seen what ameliorating effect win
be produced as a result. The method
adopted for the destruction Of these
insects is as follows: Lengths Of tin
one foot high are extended for hun
.dreds OF yards and pits are dSg at In
tervals Of fifty yards. The loo st comes
to the tin barrier, cannot surmount Il,
and, skirting the tin. hops into the
pits. At the end Of each day the vic
tins are covered up with earth and are
50 destroyed. In one Of these bitches
we sank knee deep in the dead insects
in the bottom OF the trench. Meas
sures Of this description are being taken
all over the republic"
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The ordinary Spanish soldier returns
nome to find no reception awaiting
him, and may starve so far as the
government is concerned; and the
Spanish officer returns to find his life
threatened by Spanish citizens and the
advice Of members of the cortes that
he hang himself with his own sash.
The bitterness Of defeat is relieved by
no spark of sympathy, and the frater-
nization born Of sorrow has no place
in the spot where there ought to be a
Spanish heart.
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MOODY and the sInls.. Man.

Some time ago a man who claimed
perfection went to Evangelist Moody
and commiserated him on his low level
Of Christian experience. Mr.. Moody
In a kind manner, asked his caller il
he never sinned nor did any wrong.
NO; have not sinned for years
neither have done anything that was
wrong" was the prompt reply
"well, I'm glad to know it," said
Mr.. Moody, but before l am con-
WINGED I would like to ask your wife"
Ladies' Home Journal.
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CAT KILLS A TURTLE.
Hat the Latter Gave scrAPpsr . Good
Fight for Awhile.

bat the Latter Gave scrAPPer . Good
Fight for Awhile
Farmer Egerton, OF Storecca, N. Y,
has . large cat. named scrapper. which
has long been the terror OF all the dogs
and cats in the neighborhood. Re-
Gently be met his match In a large
turtle. Discovering the queer creature
taking q leisurely promenade In the
meadow. Scrapper leaped on It's back
and clawed away at a lively rate. The
turtle seemed to rather enjoy the per
Torrance. So Scrapper changed his
tactics. He soon saw where the
turtles head came out, and he sat
down to watch the spot. Presently
the turtle peeped out to see II his en-
envy was gone. Scrapper made q grab
and missed. This was repeated three
times, and then the turtle, keeping his
head safely inside the shell, put out
his feet and attempted to crawl away,
Then Scrapper caught q foot Of the
turtle with his teeth, and the night
began in earnest. The turtle pulled
and struggled, but, finding itself being
pulled away, put out its head, and with
q quick snap caught one OF the cats
hind feet In its vise-like jaws. Scrap
per pulled, bit and scratched, and
doubtless would have called the nght
on, but the turtle held on in triumph.
Finally Scrapper secured good hold OF
the turtles head. and the turtle would
have withdrawn II he could. But the
victorious Scrapper was in q short
time limping home with the turtles
head In his mouth, as q trophy Of his
hard fought battle.
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Wen Earned.

What's the matter with that fell
low You Just introduced me to! Has
he recently inherited a great fortune
or did he do something in the war for
which people have made q hero OF
him? He seems to be wonderfully
swelled up over something" "oh, I
forgot. 1 ought to have mentioned the
fact that hts dog took prize at the
bench show last week."-Ex.
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rroubls Ahead.

Uncle Jayville-~Well. swan, I
wouldn't be one o. Their freaks In this
museumi" aunt Jayville-"what's
ther matter?" Uncle Jayvills-"Can't
yer see that there South Sea Camp
bal sittin' hext Their fat boyf--Nev
York World.
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bravery and patriotism to American
hearts the whole world over, 50 long
when her heroes are spoken of one
name should never be omitted. that
Of Boilermaker Huntley Of Norfolk,
Va.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
HOW n CHINESE MANDARIN
PUNISHED THIEVES.
Justice Quickly 0vsrtook Then Sst
was Infinitely Moro AtrOcso1s THAI
the Crime for which Il was Mstsd
Out

NE night we halt
ed at a place called
Hungay, q small
town In the Yum
nan province Of
China; population
about 5000; prod
ucts, heas and
other small deer.
We were making .
hurried csc ape
from the wretched
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con.ollnK rhoaxht.

Remember. brother" said the min
lister. you cannot take your money To
the world beyondg Hint" said the
man who is mostly front Then I
won't have 10 pay any debts I happen
to leave behind. Cincinnati Enquir-
er.
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Better Not BE . Debtor IN sl.n.

Debtors in Siam. when three months
In arrears. can be seized BY the cred
itors and compelled to work out their
Indebtedness Should a debtor run
away. his father. his wife. or his chill
dren may be held in slavery until ths
dsbt n csncslsd-
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To things which you bear with i'm
patience you should accustom your
self, and, by habit you VIII bear them
well.
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The information from General Pdndo
that the war is not ended is startling.
When does the general propose to re-
sumo the shooting?
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When Q man marries q girl with
golden hair and 1t gradually assumes
q terra Gotta hue he is up against the
old gold-brick swindle in q new form.
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Spain has pictures belonging to her
government worth two hundred mil
lion dollars. Is there Napoleon
among our peace COMMISSIONER
President Polk said that failure to
secure indemnity might amount to
national dishonor. Would It be ma
tional dishonor not to demand those
works q srt2
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The respect due to old age IL always
dealt out with a ladle to the wealthy
Grandparent.
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Eyes, indeed. the courts hold that ig-
norance of the law Is no excuse.
learned that by bitter experience. You
were ignorant Of the law? mo. but my
lawyer Was."-Tit-BitS-
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Most of our misfortunes are more
supportable than the comments of our
friends upon them.
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element and care, and thu result was
that in q few hours they had laid bare
this gigantic fossil. extending nineteen
feet i've inches in length. Altogether
the fossil is remarkably perfect In
every detail, and is said to be worth
5000
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II a girl suffers from chappsd Liz
ne never bIamss the chaps
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An old bachelor says he never mar
risd because he was always lucky In
love.
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THE EICHLNCE OF SYRUP OF Figs

is due not only to the originality and
simplicity of the combination, but also
to the care and skill with which it is
manufactured by scientific processes
known to the CALIFORNIA FIe SYRUP
Co. only, and we wish to impress upon
all the Importance of purchasing the
true and original remedy. As the
genuine Syrup of Figs is manufactured
by the CALIFORNIA FIe SYRUP Co.
only, knowledge of that fact will
assist one in avoiding the worthless
limitations manufactured by other par
ties The high standing of the CALI
FoRNIA FIe SYRUP Co. with the medi-
cal profession, and the satisfaction
which the genuine Syrup OF Figs has
given to millions of families, makes
the name of the Company a guaranty
OF the excellence of its remedy. 1t is
far in advance of all other laxatives,
as it acts on the kidneys, liver and
bowels without irritating or weaken
ing them, and it does not grippe nor
nauseate. In order to get its beneficial
enects, please remember the name Of
the Company
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANcIsc0. Cal
LoUnVILLE ~. NEW YORK. n. \.
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DECEMBER WEATHER.
It Was Much Mi1der This Season
Than Usual

The following meteorological observa-
tions were taken at the United States
Weather Bureau office in this city for
the month of December, 1897, by
James A. Barwick, Weather Bureau
Observer:
Mean barometer, 1922 inches; high
est barometer 1882 inches on the
18th; lowest barometer, % 70 inches on
the l1th; mean temperature, 40 de-
grees; highest temperature 62 on the
9th; lowest temperature, % degrees on
the I'D; absolute range of temperature,
81; greatest daily range, 26 on the Both
least daily range, on the 11th; Total
| rainfall, 1.64 inches. Total wind veloc-
ity, 5,O44 miles; prevailing winds from
the north; highest wind velocity, di-
rection, 36, northwest, on the 1st. To-
tai clear days, 10; fair days, Z; cloudy
days, ., and rainy s days Mean dry
thermometer, 46 degrees; mean wet
thermometer, AZ degrees; mean dew
point, 81 degrees; mean humidity, IS
per cent; mean maximum tempera-
ture, "a degrees; mean minimum tenn
peratlre, 81 degrees; mean vapor
pressure, .222 inches. Average date of
last killing frost in spring, February
1Ith
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SOCIAL EVENTS.

Mr.. and Mrs. M. c. Levy yesterday
celebrated their silver wedding at their
home at 1011 0 street, the twenty-fifth
anniversary of their married life. Dur
ing the evening over two hundred
guests were entertained, and the pres
ents received by the worthy couple COW
cred two tables and were of great beau
ty and elegance. The front parlor was
in yellow, the back parlor in pink, and
the dining-room in red, while palms,
smilax and rare exotics added to the
beauty of the scene. The guests from
other cities were Simon G. Lubin
and Mrs. Friedman of San Francisco,
and Mrs. f. Copper of Vallejo. Excel
lent vocal and instrumental music was
rendered at intervals throughout the
evening, and a bounteous collation. was
spread, of which all partook Mrs.
Levy was assisted in receiving by Mrs
Mielzner and Mrs. c. K Nc
Clatchy, and the Misses Levy
We're assisted in the dining-room by
Misses Asher, Politz and Levison. Mr..
and Mrs. Levy received the hearty con-
gratulations Of their numerous friends,
and if wishes can avail aught, the fif-
tieth anniversary of their wedding will
find them still hale and hearty.
DR.. T. r. Metcalf of this city was
married on Saturday night to Miss Eel
la Mann of East Oakland, Rev Y. NJ
Law officiating. The ceremony was
simple, and Immediately after its per-
formance the young couple left for the
north. The bride is we'll known and
extremely popular in Oakland.
A very pleasant surprise party was
given to Mr.. and Mrs. John Barrett
at their home on P street on Saturday
evening. The party did not break up
until a. M, and all went away de-
claring they had done justice to the be-
ginning of the New Year. Those pres
ent were: Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Meredith,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Trout, Mr.. and Mrs
VIII Elder, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Ander-
son. Mr.. and Mrs. Al Hoefer, Mr. and
Mrs. Will Levan, Mr.. and Mrs. Silvia
and Mr. and Mrs John Rarrett
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WEEK OF PRAYER.
Meetings to be Held Every Even
ing This Week.

The week Of prayer among the sever
al churches begins this evening at the
Congregational Church, where meet
ings will be held for three evenings. On
Thursday, Friday and Saturday even
ings prayer Will be held at the English
Lutheran Church, commencing each
evening at 7:30 o'clock. The services
will be as follows:
Monday evening - Confession and
Thanksgiving" Rev. Mr.. Vaughn lead
er.
Tuesday evening-"The Church Uni
versal, Rev. Mr.. Sherman leader.
Wednesday neutrality-suspicious. and
Their Rulers" Rev. w. S. Hoskinson
leader
Thursday evenfng-"Families and
Schools" Rev. A. 3. Banks leader.
Friday evening-"Foreign Missions, =
Rev. J. S. Carroll leader.
Saturday evening" Missions. -
Rev. H. n. Hoyt leader.
The public is invited to attend these
meetings.
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LITTLE DELIGHT WON OUT.
FINE SPORT AT YESTERDAYS
COURSING.
A Good Crowd in Attendance and
Brisk Betting-Other
Winners.

The coursing at Agricultural Park
was well attended yesterday, owing to
the delightful weather, combined with
the prospect of good sport. Specula-
ton on the outcome of the races aas
quite brisk, the so-caled talent" hav-
ing the best of it. There was not
able exception in the final race between
Little Delight and Tipperary Lass,
when odds of 4 to l were offered against
the winner
Little Delight helped large number
of short-enders out of a hole by WIN
ming, Tipperary Lass getting second,
and Governor Markham third. The
hares were good lot, and there We're
several exciting courses, run in this
order:
M. Walsh's T7pperary Lass beat T.
Boyle's Glenbrook.
Nethercott Brothers Little Wonder
beat j. S. Hanrahans Mercury.
]. H. Ryan's Lanky Bob beat ]. w.
Gees Aleta A
7. O'Hara's Skylight beat L. Tryon's
Normal.
Gilt Edge Kennels Flying Dutchman
beat Rosedale Kennels E. V. d.
L. McMahon's Pansy beat P. Mitch
ell ) OIpHdn CIlrl
l.. McMahon's Lady Glendyne beat
Tilton & Phelps Lille L.
E. Benefits Elco beat j. H. Ryan's
Peter Maher.
w. Whites Forest Queen beat e.
Benefits Bonita.
T. Kennedy's Little Delight beat j.
Hills Kitty Lonsdale.
w. Whites Reception beat Nethercott
Brothers Valley Boy.
P. Sheehan's Governor Markham
beat T. Boyle's Mission Boy.
Second Series-Tipperary Lass beat
Little Wonder, SkyIight beat Lanl1y
Bob, Flying Dutchman beat Pansy.
Lady Glendyne beat Elco, Little De-
light beat Forest Queen, Governor
Markham beat Reception.
Third Series-Tipperary Lass beat
Skylight Lady Glendyne beat Flying
Dutchman, Little Delight ran bye.
Governor Markham ran a bye.
Fourth Series-Tipperary Lass beat
Lady Glendyne, Little Delight beat
Governor Markham.
Final Series-Little Delight beat Tip
perary Lass.
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SALOON ROBBED.
A Burglar Makes a Haul at the
Central House.

Early yesterday morning burglars
entered the Central House saloon on X
street, between Eighth and Ninth, and
stole two sacks of coin, aggregating
between $40 and $50.
The sack containing the larger
amount of money had been deposited
on the floor back of the bar and be-
hind some demijohns and jugs, and
Mr.. Hornlein, the proprietor of the So
loon. believes the theft to have been
committed by somebody who had been
looking through the front window when
the coin was cached.
Entrance was effected through a rear
window. which was fastened by stick
set upon the top of the lower sash and
drawn tight against part of the upper
frame, and the thieves had nothing
more difficult to do than shake the sash
until the stick dropped down, then
raise the window and step inside.
So far as has been ascertained, moth
ing except the money was stolen. The
thieves left no clue
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ADJUSTMENTS. A

The Orpheum will tonight enter
upon its third week with an entire
change of bill 1t will present these
attractions: Paulinette and Pfquo, high
class gymnasts; Carletta, the human
lizard and exceptionally fine contor-
ZIONIST; Caroline Hill, the dramatic bar
itone singer, known as the triple-voiced
woman. singing in high soprano, mez-
20 soprano and low contralto or bari
tone: Dohertys canine circus of white
poodles and the waltzing dogs Dude
and Dimple and the somersaulting
dog Flip; NJ Felix's miniature vauda-
vile circus of trick ponies and the rid
ing baboon; Pepita Delara, chanteuse
from Paris. and the American biograpn,
the most perfect of all the living NOV
ing picture machines. In this mum Der
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there is an especially fine example of
this art of producing moving pictures
in the Haverstraw tunnel view, with
train of cars entering and leaving the
tunnel 1t is represented as far and
away the best effect ever yet produced
with one of these machines, in which
as many as thirty-six film pictures
pass before the lenses of the instrument
in one second. Professor Franz's capa-
bic orchestra has now replaced the VII
emma womans orchestra at the Orphe-
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yesterday afternoon escaped from the
County Jail, and though they had but
few minutes start Of the officers they
have not yet been recaptured.
Babbitt and Orr, it seems had secured
an iron hook and a piece Of clothes
line and by casting the hook to the top
Of the wall until it caught fast, clifn bed
the rope, landing in the closets at the
rear of the courthouse.
The men had overalls beneath their
prison stripes, and after reaching the
top of the wall in safety, the stripes
were left behind.
Orr is an ex-convict and recently
served term at Folsom for burglary
committed at Santa Cruz. Both men
are morphine fiends.
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PERSONAL ME1TTION.

Shelly Inch, Jr., and wife of Placer
vile are visiting relatives in Folsom.
Miss Grace Smith of this city is Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. NJ. H. Burke, of
Folsom.
Miss Bertha Howe of this city is vis-
iting Folsom, the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph Kinney.
Mr. and Mrs A H. Aratt left last
night for Seattle. In the spring they
will go to Alaska.
II. Thorpe will leave on to-night's
overland for the East He will visit
Chicago, New York and other adjacent
cities, and expects to be absent about
two months
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BASEBALL.
The Alkalis and Second Street
Terrors Victorious.

The Alkalis defeated the Mason
Laundry team at baseball at Oak Park
yesterday by a score of u to IL. The
batteries were Hilbert and Vassels for
the Alkalis and Baker and Green for
the Laundries. The chief features of
the game We're the batting of w. Cum
ningham and the pitching of w. Hill
bert.
There was an exciting game of ball
over in Yolo yesterday. The Second
street Terrors defeated a picked nine
of Yolo by a score of II to 9. The bat
terfes were Moss and Sleepy" for the
Yolos and Bennett and Perez for the
rrnrrOrS
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Low Water in December.

The Weather Bureau records show
the river at this point during the last
month ranged between 10 feet on the
1st and las feet on the 9th. Low wa
ter in December is not an unusual oc-
currence, as the following data obtain
ed from Observer Barwick will show:
1880. I.6 feet; 1881, TT feet; 1888, Z
feet; 1884, 70 feet; 1856. rs feet: 1887.
rs feet; 1891, IA feet, and 1894, 81
feet
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NEW SCHOOL DIRECTOR.
j. III. Dolan Resigns, and C. A. FL
lott Named by Mayor Land.

John H. Dolan at midnight last night
handed TO Mayor William Land his
resignation as School Director from the
Third Ward, to take effect the moment
his term as City Trustee for the Ninth
Ward begins.
By so doing Mr.. Dolah says he has
avoided any possible complication that
might arise by his holding two offices.
Mayor Land at once announced his
purpose of naming c. A. Elliott as Mr..
Dolan'S successor in the School Board.
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Railroad Hospital,

Following is the report of the SUI
perintendent of the Southern Pacific
Hospital for the month ending Decem-
Der 81, 1897: Number of patients in
hospital December /, 1897, "a; admit
ted during month, 40; discharged dur
ing month, 80; on hand January /.
1898, 63. Total number of private house
and office patients treated during
month, 405.
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MUZZLE FIRST.
How Joe Smith Shot Himself Near
Gait Last Week.

Every once in a while some one gets
a speedy pass to the happy hunting
grounds by pulling his gun after him.
muzzle first, through a fence or from a
wagon or duck boat.
The latest victim in this section was
Joe Smith, an Indian employed on the
Mcfarland ranch near Gait. In taking
his gun through a fence it was dis
charged, the load entering his face and
killing him.