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THE GREAT CoL0RED LEADER PASSES AWAY AT WASH
 INGToN.
His Career Was More Distinguished Than That of Any Other Colored Man Except
 Fred Douglass.

WASHINGTON, D. C., March 18.- Blanche k. Bruce, Register of the Treasury, died at 8:15 o'clock yes terday morning.
 Mr. Bruce's death has been ex- pected for several days. He suffer- ed from a complication of stomach troubles, which at first appeared not serious, but last week he lost strength steadily and toward the close of the week it became appa- rent that his vitality was ebbing rapidly.
 Blanche K. Bruce was born in Prince Edward county, Va, March 1, 1841, and therefore was 57 years old. He was of African descent, was born a slave and received the rudlments of education from the tu- tor of his masters son. lie taught school for a time in Hannibal, Mo, and later became student at Ooer- lin. h 1869 he became planter in Mississippi and was appointed a member of the Mississippi Levee Board. He was elected Sheriff of his county and subsequently, Superin- tendent of Education. In 1875 he was elected United States Senator as a Republican, and serfed until March 3, 1881. He was a member of every Republican National Con vention held since 1868.
 In 1881 he was appointed by Pres ident Garfield Register of the Treas ury, and later was appointed Re eorder of Deeds of the District of Columbia. About six months ago he was again appointed Register of the Treasury by President McKin- ley.
 Next after Fred Douglass, Mir. Bruce had been regarded as perhaps the most conspicuous man Of hls race.
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Committee on Rivers and Harbors in the House of Representative is de- termined that no River and Harbor bill shall be passed during this ses. sion of Congress, but the statement that the present wants of public works are provided for in the Sundry Civil bill is a mistake. The only ap- propriation in the Sundry Civil bill for rivers and harbors are the appro- priations for what are known as the continuing contracts. These always come in the Sundry bill and not in the Rivers and Harbers bill.
 The House refused to put anything else in the bill Mir Moody. of Mass, asserted on the floor of the House that Mir. Dingley had put in a new appropriation for Maine, but this
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was mistake and corrected at the time. The Maine improvement was a continuing contract. 1 think it was this that caused the impression to get out that some rivers and har bors were provided for in the Sundry Civil bill. The Committee on Con- merce, of the Senate, voted the other day that they could not put some provements on without putting on all. as all were pressing, and therefore they would not vote to put on any, as it would be impossi- ble to make a River and Harbor bill on the Sundry Civil bill. So you see the situation. It think it an outrage that the House refused to pass bill, but Reed said "No," and he is the House. Very truly yours,
 J. H. BERRY.
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except those to continue appropria- uons already contracted for, and understand that nothing of this kind will be done.
 It is a source of regret to us that 'his is the ease, but being in the minority and not having the power to offset the despotic power of Reed, am afraid we are Lot in much con- ultlon 10 do any good. I am ready to undertake to dc anything that in 'efests our people. but think the prospects are exceedingly gloomy.
 Very truly yours,
 JAMES K. JONES. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 15. 1898. v D. lruloek and others, Pine Bluff, Ark DEAR SlRs:-It is true that the
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THEY RIDICULE IT.
MANY PEOPLE aIDIUULE THE IDEA FANABSoLUTE CURE FOR DYs- PEPSIA AND STOMACH
 TROUBLES
eidicuie, However, Is Not Argument and
 Fla cts are stubborn Things

Stomach troubles are so commoA and in many cases so obstinate to cure that people are apt to look with suspicion on any remedy claiming to be radical, permanent cure for dys- pepsia and indigestion. Many such pride themselves an never being humbugged. especially on medicines.
 This fear of being humbugged may he cal ried too far; so far, in fact that many persons suffer for years with weak digestion, rather than risk a little time and money in faithfully testing the claims af preparation so reliable and universally used as Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets.
 Now Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are vastly different in one important respect from ordinary IOprietary medicines for the reason that they are not a secret patent medicine. no secret is made of their ingredients, but analysis shows them tO contain the natural digestive ierments, pure aseptic pepsin, the digestlc acids. Golden Seal. hismuth, hvdrastis and nux. They are notcathartic, neither do they act powerfully on any or gan, but they cure indigestion on the common sense plan of digesting the. food eaten promptly, thoroughly before it has .ime to ferment, sour and cause the mischief. This is the only secret of their success
 Catbartic pills never have and nev- CT can cure indigestion and stomach troubles because they act entirely npoa the bowels, whereas the whole trouble is really in the stomach.
 Stewards Dyspepsia Tablets. taken after meals. digest tile food That is all thers is to it. Food not digested or balf digested is poison. as it cre- ates gas. acidity, headaches. palpita- tion of the heart. loss of flesh and ap- petite, and many other troubles which are often called by some other name.
 They are sold by druggists every where at 5 cents per package. Address Stuart Co. Marshall Mich, for book on stomach diseases or ask your druggist for it.
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CAPT. LINDSAY DEAD:
His Death Very Unexpected-W an Old Resid gut and an Ex-
 Confederate.

The large number of friends of Capt. Sam Lindsay were astonished and grieved to learn this morning that the excellent gentleman was no more. He had been suffering for a week or more from an attack of pneumonia and breathed his last about Il o'clock this morning.
 Captain Lindsay was about 60 years old; was life long resident of this county; an ex-Confederate sol dier, and most excellent gentle man.
 He had lived near Pastoria until within the last six months, when he moved his family to this city and lived or West Sixth avenue.
 He leaves wife and three daugh- ters and brother, MT. W. F. Lind say. He was also cousin of Mr. Geo. Lindsay, deputy sheriff.
 The funeral services will be held from the residence tomorrow Sat- urday) afternoon at 3 o'clock.
 The GRAPHIC extends its sincere sympathy to the family and rela- tives of the deceased.
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RIVER | IMPROVEMENTS, uousE REFUSES TO MAKE !, APPROPRIATION FOR RIVERS AND HAIR.
 BORS.
I.nopdence With Senators Jones Ind Berry, Who Roast Speaker Reed to a
 Brown.

ssrs I. B. Truiock, $. GeisreiteT | E p N. Galbraith, former mem of the Board of Trade, havins z pad that the House ef Represen- s.' ros vas not going to provide at .ion of Congress for the im- 2 r,Hsnt Of rivers and harbors, pa ,ta io Senators Jones and Berry v to Congressman Little concern :. the matter. Below we give the
 rpspondence which passed be-
 bon the gentlemen, in which cor X bondeDce Speaker Reed is roasted )s a brown:
 las. K. Jones, Washington, D. 0.
 |nRaR SIR:-We see by the newspa-
 ts that there is a probability of no
 |Fer and Harbor bill being passed
 this session of Congress, but that E present wants of such works are
 fng provided for in the Sundry
 kil Bill, and that this bill is now in ia Senate. We do not know the baneial condition for the next fiscal 5ear of the permanent work and 1agging bills of the Arkansas river, {nt we consider it of the highest im- 6rtance that the former should not
 permitted tO deteriorate nor the
 tter to be unproyided for, and Renee we ask that you will kindly
 e what our eonditioa is and take Heh steps as may be practicable and lecessary to protect the interests of =8ur river.
 Please send us a copy of the Sun Eary Civil Bill Very truly yours,
 J. B. TRULoeK, # $. GEIsREITER, @ E. NJ. GALBRA I'll, # Committee of Board of Trade. # US. SENATE. March l5, 1898. .Aessrs. J 5. Truloek and others. Pine Bluff, Ark.
 & GENTLEMEN:-Your favor is receiv- fd. I have to say that it is clear that the Republican House, or rath- er Speaker Reed, does not intend to allow the enactment of River and |Harbor bill this session. There have been no appropriations on the Sun dry Civil bill for Rivers and Harbors,
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ChancerY Gonrt.

Judge James F. Robinson today decided the case of Belle Gould vs. Williams in favor of the plaintiff.
 The fisherman case, wherein fisher men were arrested for using seins in tine river, is being tried today. The defense is made that Jefferson coun- ty has no fish law. The case is an interesting one.
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CHRISTIAN CHURCH.

An unusually large congregation attended the services and baptism at the Christian church last night. Rev. Crutcher breaches tonight on the text of Future Punishment" The public is cordially invited to attend these meetings.
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The Mayor of Loredo, Tex, has ordered the arrest of all suspicious characters, because of threats to blow up the city in case of war with Spain.
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-29

particular emergency, became in the end perma- nent annual expenditure
 In the meantime 1t is said that circulars containing the gst of the evidence thus far brought out have been printed and being scattered over the Mis- sssippi Valley States campaign documents for Populists radical Democrats and others who are making the fight against corporations in all forms. The facts will undoubtedly aid in strengthening popu lar antagonsm to corporations, and in confirming suspicious that all or less active i'll bribing legislators. To that extent grave injury will be done to many honest companies, and moreover the effect as whole upon the public mind will be bad.
 The moral of the is too clear to be mistaken. Corporations should permit themselves to be bed by dishonest lobbyists. It may be difficult to shake off the gang that has fastened itself upon such organization but there is way to do it. In the Nebraska case for example it is safe say the officers of the Pacific Express Company will never be called upon to put up $Ioooo for the boys at Lin coln The Southern Pacific Company might profit by the example
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-29
ONE OF NATURES NoBLEMEN.

Editor San Francisco Call: Noticing in the issue of your paper of this date the sudden death of Robert McMurray of Ne vada County whose career as mining capitalist you recite in brief, l am inn pelled by a desire to have general recog- milton accorded his noble qualities or heart in asking for a little space in your valuable paper devoted to the theme, Al fection's Last Offering-from one who knew him we'll"
 Robert McMurray was. In all respects, one of the noblest of his kinda man ever ready to attest by a manly and generous act the full measure of his earnest ana sympathetic nature; with mind so com prehensive of the needs of the toiltng classes that even when exactlng requlre- mentS Of his representation or large mln- ing interests harassed him almost beyond endurance, he yet found, ever and al ways, the needed moments to extend the helping hand and offer cheering and kindly words to the anxious and needy toilers; with purse always at the dls- posal of a friend, and a due consideration for that genuine worth in man or woman hood that refrained from the appeal. He found the opportunity to bring gladness to suffering hearts without oStentatiOn, avoiding the thankful praise which his action so well earned Chapter upon chapter may be written upon the pages of the history of Nevada County dwelling upon the indomitable will which, backed
 
 superb efforts for her development so gran " successful, but yet standing out in bold relief as a separate and distinct evidence of greatness of soul will be the generous deeds performed by this great hearted man who lies cold and lifelesS in his beautiful home, in itself monument to his refined and cultured nature. Yes, the State at large has met with a loss se- were, indeed, in that one of its most dis tinguished pioneer miners has left it for ever; but its loss is but a trifle as com pared with those narrower sections where he was almost daily seen and the better knOwn-in his much loved county of Ne vada. There will be void in the ranks of it's citizens which no other man can fill, and in the little, peaceful town of North San Juan the loss of Robert Me Murray will be the most severely felt. for it was there especially that Mac" in the presence of that large family, that included all the people. of whatever age, sex or condition, was at home-with those who hailed his coming with delight and were lonely when he was absent. Respect fully, c. E. L.
 Oakland, June 2S.
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-29
A GOOD SUGGESTION.

1 n T yesterdays meeting of the Board of Super l \ visors permission granted a committee of merchants to remove the dapidated Cogswell fountain at the junction of California and Market streets and raise n its place flag pole 100 feet high This probably disposes of the idea entertained by some of our esteemed but nartistc contemporaries of erecting this spot statue of Admiral Dewey, for it is extremely improbable that permission to raise flag pole can be construed into authority to erect statue-though 1t must be admitted that lan- guage is not likely to much to persons who think statue is rendered attractive by surrounding 1t with street cars, cobbes boxes drays and other prosy instruments of business.
 The flag pole also disposes of another suggestion made in letter we have just received from Captain Gooda1l-a suggestion, which, by the way had it been made would have been worthy much con- sideraton. Perhaps it is not too late however, to discuss it in another relation.
 Captain Gooda calls attention to the fact that San Francisco is without public lavatory and he pro poses that the city erect at the junction of Cali fornia and Market streets in place of the Cogswell fountain In his letter he briefly outlines plan This contemplates wo-story structure with accom- modations for both sexes and proper attendance He thinks the expense of building avatory and main taning it afterward would be justified by the benefit conferred upon the people.
 Although it will probably not be practicable to change the determination of the merchants who have decided to erect flag pole at the junction of Cafor- mia and Market streets, there is nothing to prevent the Supervisors considering Captain Gcodas sug- geston with view to locating a lavatory in some other place. It would be possible to erect such building any of the functions except those already occupied by fountains. There is possible site at the intersection of Post, Montgomery and Market streets We understand that the cable turntable at this point will soon be removed it being the inten- ton of the Market Street Company to convert the Post street line into electric road and turn it into Montgomery street
 Ii this is done lavatory might be located on the site of the turntable. Such building to be useful ought to be the line of travel and there no spot in the city-except it may be Market and Kearny streets-over which greater number of people travel in day than pass and repass at Montgomery and Market streets At all events avatory is prefera- ble to a statue We commend Captain Goodall's suggestion to the artistic of the Zulus who have proposed to surround a bronze efhgy of the hero of Manila with cheap eating houses, wholesale dry goods sores drays, humning street and bil- lowing cobbles and basalt blocks.
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-29
SUPPORTING THE CHINESE.

COMMENTING upon the controversy now go- Il ing on the employment of Chinese labor
 O in this city in the manufacture of uniforms un- der Government contracts, the Bulletin says: The aacrjty of The Call in charging Major Long with connivng at the employment of coolies, and in in fuencing the minds of the aboring classes against the quartermaster has come near bringing about a which might seriously inure this city by caus- ing the Government let future contracts in other parts of the country when they should be let here
 Upon this theme of an injury to the city, possibly resulting from the exposure of the coolie work by The Call, the Bulletin harps at considerable length and closes by saying San Francisco Is abundant ly able to perform all the work necessary to be done All the merchants and manufacturers who have been questioned declare this be true and that 1t would be most unfortunate if effort array the laborng classes against the Government officials should result in great rumpus that would give Washington 9 false impression of the conditions existing in this city,
 The only conclusion to be drawn from that argu- ment is that 1t would be better connve at the e- ployment of coolie labor on Government contracts than to protest against and run the risk of losing the contracts altogether. The Bulletin would hush the matter up and let the Chinatown sweatshops do the work. The Call is of different conviction on the subject
 Inc implication that we have tried to array the laboring classes against the Government officials is false. The report that Chinese were employed on Government contracts in this city led to an inyestiga ton by labor councils and The Call published the news of these investigations and made some of its own. It also published communications between
 labor representatives here and authorities at Wash
 ngton. All these things were currcnr events of in te1est to our people and therefore legitimate sub Jccts for live newspaper to make known That The Call sympathzed with the efforts of the labor unions and councils to prevent the employment of cooes on the army contracts is beyond question but
 in supporting them 1t made no attempt to array them against the Government officials nor to raise what the Bulletin calls great rumpus"
 As matter Of fact, rumpus or row is in sight and there IS no danger that the city will suffer from the exploitation which has been made of the cooI;e work. On the contrary, the white labor of the citv will be benefited and the interest of our working men and women materially improved The contest has been straightforward, open fight for white labor against coolie labor, and The Call is glad to have been able to render assistance to the white Iaborer of the city Tn winning 1t. That the Bulletin wouId have preferred to hush the matter up and let tbe cool1es continue to get the work is susceptible of but one explanation, and that is too obvious to re quire statement.
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-29
4 WARNING TO CORPORATIONS.

Q IL through the Mississippi Valley and to a \ considerable extent in the East, widespread interest has been manifested in the disclosures made in the recent preliminary trial of certain former officers of the Pacific Express Company who have been charged by the present officers with embezze- ment Nor IS the public interest in the subject at all surprising for, according reports the evidence in the case has exposed to the full light of day some of the worst effects of that corruption which seems to be the inevitable result of bringing corporation and Legislature into close connection.
 Reports of the to the effect that the nres en officers of the company charge their predecessors with having embedded some $2ooooo of the com panys money, and the defense asserts that the money was not misappropriated, but was used for the pur pose of defeating hostile legislation at the State cani tal It appears that the company maintained lobby at annual cost of $Io,ooo and found it necessary to do in order to defeat bills designed to reduce express rates.
 The former officers of the company hold that tbs expenditure, being essential to the business of the road, was due and legitimate expenditure The new officers take the opposite view. and bv ther prosecution have led to disclosure of the whole mat ter in court. Up to the present time only nre liminary trial has been had and it is not clear ho far the disclosures may go before the end is reached Enough seems to have been made public. however to show that the lobby having once fastened itself upon the company, could not be shaken off. The legislative $Io.ooo which was first granted to meet
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-29
COMPANY AS FAREWELL.

This song, which was written fol the occasion, was sung by Mrs. George Hall at the farewell reception given Company X at Chico: They'll march away in battle array, Our own loved boys in blue, With gallant Henshaw right in front, And hearts all strong and true They'll sail away OCT the ocean wide, To our ships in Manila Bay God bless them all May they all come back Our gallant Company A.
 CHORUS. Right, forward fours right Jack Cahill leads the way. Heads up, eyes front We're off to Manila Bayi Remember the Maine, and Dewey, too, It may be for many a day But Company, Attention! Ready! Aim! Fire } Our gallant Company A. For mother and wife and sweetheart, too, We'll drop one parting tear; But close up ranks, And the band strikes up, So give them a parting cheer. God bless them all May they all come back. From far Manila Bay. For we love them all, our boys in blue, Our gallant Company A.-(Chorus)
 J. D. SPROUL.
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-29
CALIFORNIA TO PENNSYLVANIA

The first battalion of the Tenth Reei- ment of the Pennsylvania Volunteers met with a royal reception on reaching San Francisco en route to Manila The har- bor screamed a welcome to our troops with all it's whistles; the highways of the flags the multitude turned out to shower the soldier boys with gifts of fruits and flowers, and the Red Cross Society re . freshed them with hot coffee and square meal in the old volunteer Refreshment'' style, originated more than a generation ago by Philadelphia.
 Cordiaiity and hospitality are not new traits of the Californisns; they arc psrt
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-29
AN IMPRESSIVE SCENE.

That was an impressive scene at the graduating exercises of the Kansas State Normal School the other day. It appears that short time ago a number of the brightest young men in the senior class enlisted anu are now at Chickamauga. When they left, it was said they would not receive their diplomas: but when the class of 130, including the absentees' emp ty chairs, were seated on the platform. the diplomas were awarded with the re- mark, Absent on duty at their countrv's call.' The whole affair touchinglv iIIus1 trates the intelligence of the American soldier and also that of the men and women who guide the destinies of Amerf- Republic.
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-29
COLLECTED IN
 THE CORRIDORS

T. D. Valentine of Ukiah Is at the Bald win.
 F. B. Heath and son of San Jose are at the Russ.
 Abner T. Reid of Appleton, Wis, is at the Palace.
 George Moore of sitka is registered at the Baldwin.
 Joseph Ryland of San Jose is stopping at the Palace.
 Judge George B. Graham of Fresno is staying at the Grand.
 James McCudden, ex-Senator and politi- clan, is at the Baldwin.
 William c. Parker. the vineyardist of Kenyon, is at the Grand.
 E. F. Groppeley, connected with the Taylor mine, is at the Russ.
 E. Mclaughlin, prominent banker of San Jose, is registered at the Ocidental. J. W. Wilmans. rancher and mine owner, of Newmans, is staying at the Lick.
 Charles Trumbu1l Hayden, owner of the Tempe flour mills, is registered at the Russ.