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REAL ESTATE AGENTS.
Do Not Have to Pay Revenue Tax
Unless They Are Brokers Also.

WASHINGTON, July 23-In a de-
cision made to-day the Commissioner
Of Internal Revenue holds that there
is no provision in the new revenue Act
under which special tax can be held TO
be imposed on real estate agents, or
any person or firm for simply buying
or selling real estate for commission,
either for themselves or for others;
also that the law is aimed at class
of men known generally in the commu-
nifty as brokers, who (whether this is
their sole occupation or is merely busi-
ness done by them in connection with
their other business), negotiate pur-
chases or sales of stocks, bonds, notes,
etc. either for themselves or for others.
The decision holds that a fair construc-
ton OF the law does not make any man
broker, necessarily, who invests his
surplus earnings in stocks, bonds, notes,
ETC., but does not negotiate purchases
or sales thereof.
"A man is a broker under this Act"
it concludes, "who negotiates purchases
or sales of stocks, bonds, notes, etc., in
the course Of business, and this applies
to real estate agents, insurance agents,
attorneys or persons or firms, who, in
connection with their profession or oc-
cupation, make it a regular part OF
their business to negotiate purchases OF
stocks, bonds, notes, etc, either for
themselves or others"
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BLEW HIMSELF UP.
John Rideu Used Dynamite for the
Deed and Was Cremated.

SAN JOSE, July 23.-Constable ]. D.
Martin telephoned the Coroner this
morning from Mountain View that one
John Ridell had blown himself up and
had been cremated-
The Constable said a loud explosion
was heard in the cabin and some one
went to investigate. They knocked at
the door, when Ridell called out: Stay
out; there is going to be more and
worse explosions"
The party investigating was afraid TO
venture in and left. In few moments
a terrific explosion was heard, and the
cabin began to burn furiously. A num-
Der of persons rushed to the scene.
but could not enter the cabin because OF
the fire. The Constable stated over the
telephone that the man could be seen
lying in the fire and slowly being con-
sumed. as there was no water or any
means of combating the fire.
Coroner Secord left at once for the
scene. No particulars further were
given by the Constable. Later spe-
cial message to the Herald" said the
man had dynamite in his cabin for
blowing up stumps, and this was what
he used. 1t is added that he was
drunk This affair was near New
Mountain View, at the junction Of the
Alviso and Mountain View roads.
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Says She Did Not Do It, But Knew
Of II.
Pennsy1vania Barge Clubs Cham
pion Eight Captured the Eight
Dared Shell Race From the Ar
gonauts Of Tor0nto-Jimmy
Michael Defeated Tom Linton
in the twenty-five Mile Paced
Race.

KANSAS CITY (Mo.), July %. A
dispatch to the Times" from Sedalia,
Mo-, tells of the arrest there to-day of
Mrs. Edna Beaman, young widow,
charged with completely in the murder
of Gaylord Fish, at Georgetown, Col,
on December 6, 1897.
Mrs. Beaman is alleged to have made
a confession to-day to the detective
who caused her arrest, and she is said
to have so far involved the widow of
the dead man that the Colorado Off
cials have been telegraphed to arrest
her.
According to the alleged confession
of the Beaman woman. Fish was
poisoned to death for his money.
Gaylord Fish was the young son of
a rich Colorado banker. When q
years of age he came to Kansas City,
where he met and married Jane Arm
brust, who was then 80 years old Mrs.
Beaman lived with the couple during
their sojourn in this city, and later,
after Fish had returned with his wife
to Georgetown, Col, she Joined them
there, at the request, she says of Mrs.
Fish.
According to the alleged confession
of the woman who was arrested to-day,
Fish was poisoned to secure $1,000 for
which his life was insured in the Wood
men Of the World, and the large estate
which fell to him upon the death Of
his father, about year ago.
Fish was supposed to have died Of
heart disease, but the officials of the
Woodmen became suspicious and set
detectives to work upon the case, and
the arrest to-day at Sedalia by De-
tective l.. Collins is the outcome. Col
Inns started for Colorado tonight with
the woman in his custody. According
to his statement of her alleged con-
fession, Mrs. Beaman denies having
actually caused the death Of Fish, as
she puts all the blame on the other
woman, but she admits a guilty knowl-
edge Of the plan to kill the young
man, and states that Mrs. Fish had re-
peatedly urged her to commit the
crime.
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GETS EVEN WITH LINTON.
Jimmy Michael Defeats Him in the
25-Mile Paced Race.

NEW YORK, July 23.-Jimmy Mich
ael met Tom Linton of Wales at the
Manhattan Beach cycle track to-day
in a twenty-five-mile paced race, and
beat his opponent in the presence Of
more than $1,000 spectators.
Some of the individual miles were
covered in excellent time, the ninth
mile being run in 1:3S As. In the last
lap Linton's men swung out and flew
past Michael amid deafening cheers
and frenzied cries. Linton maintained
his advantage for nearly a mile until
he lost his pacemakers. Michael, who
was then riding like a little demon,
passed his opponent and rode away
from him. This setback evidently took
the heart out of Linton's work, and
Michael finally crossed the tape a win
ner by about 10 yards.
The half-mile L. A. w. national
championship for professionals was
won by 0. L. Stevens of Ottumwa, Ia
He beat Arthur Gardiner by half a
wheel in the final heat. Eddie Bald
was six inches behind Gardiner and
Tom Cooper, who finished fourth, was
only a few inches back of the Buffalo
rider.
The two-mile professional handicap
was captured by Gardiner, who beat
Major Taylor by length and half
and established a new worlds record
for the distance, under handicap con-
ditions, as he covered the two miles in
AIS 4-5.
Kiser of Dayton, O., with an allow
ance of twenty yards. finished third
and beat Bald out, the other scratch
man, by half length for third honors.
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o'clock this morning car 1,121 of the
Sixteenth street trolley line collided at
Sixteenth and Harrison streets with
the locomotive of the regular passenger
train which left the Townsend street
station at 3 a. m. In consequence the
trolley car was wrecked, the locomo-
tive damaged, and Motorman ]. F.
Meeks sent to ST. Luke's Hospital with
painful cuts in his scalp, and perhaps
internal injuries. Fortunately, two
male passengers, the only ones in the
car, jumped off when they saw that
a collision was imminent
Meeks, the wounded motorman, re-
fused to explain how the accident oc-
CURED.
The grade at this point is very steep,
and to guard against possible accidents
automatic bars have been placed at
the crossing to warn motormen. 1t is
presumed that the brakes on Meeks'
car failed to work, and the car crashed
through the guards and into the en-
gine.
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A CRITIC CALLED DOWN.
Alger Says Growlers Are Always
Those That Stay at Home.

WASHINGTON, July 23-There have
been a good many criticisms of the con-
duct of the staffs Of the army during
the war and most of them have been
based on insufficient evidence. Promi-
nent among these was one made by
very prominent New York citizen,
charging the Commissary Department
with gross dereiction. This was
brought to the attention of Secretary
Alger by his personal friend, General
Dodge, and because of the prominence
of the critic, the Secretary felt called
upon to make the following response:
MY Dear Dodge: The Lieutenant
Colonel, whoever he is, referred to in
the article of yesterday which you sent
me, was no doubt simply writing home
showing the hardships that our men en-
dured during the campaign, which re-
suited in the fall of Santiago. / have
no idea that he wrote in a complaining
way but simply as a statement of facts,
as they existed. He knew that there
were ample rations aboard the ships.
He knew the impossiblity of getting
them to the command more rapidly
than they were gotten. He knew the
necessity of remaining in line of battle
and forcing the attack to as early a
termination as possible. He knew
that everything was being done that
could be done, but this sympathetic old
gentleman who is writing in way to
spread dissatisfaction among our peo-
pie at home, and, in fact, to misrepre-
sent the Lieutenant Colonel he refers
to- and casting unjust reflection upon
the Commissary General (than whom
better and more energetic and faith
ful man never filed the office Is un-
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SELECTION OF TROOPS.
Gen. Merriam is Carrying Out the
Policy of Gen. Otis.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 23.-Major
General Merriam in selecting the troops
for the ST. Paul, Scandia and Arizona,
is carrying out the policy Of Major Cen
eral Otis. The troops selected by the
latter for the St. Paul will be again des-
ignated to sail on her, as General Mer-
rfam does not care to disappoint their
expectations. The ST. Paul may get off
in about five days, possibly not for a
week There has been no choice of the
troops for the Scandia and Arizona yet.
1t will take about ten days to pre-
pare these two vessels.
The Scandal needs so much plumbing
that she is somewhat behind the Ari-
zona but an endeavor will be made TO
get the two transports off together.
The Third Battalion of the Second
Regiment of Engineers, Major Lang
fit commanding. has been designated
for duty at Honolulu aid will be sent
almost Immediately, If transportation
can be secured for them.
Lieutenant Barker, commanding the
First New York Volunteers, expects to
leave the city by the end OF the next
week on the Humboldt, which IS due
to arrive here on Thursday. lie VIII
take one battalion of his regiment with
him. Lieutenant Barker will probably
be placed in command of all the mill
tary forces at Honolulu, including the
Engineers. His whole force VIII
amount TO about 1900 men.
The death rate at Camp Merritt mas
Increased greatly during the past week
owing 20 The sudden changes IN the
weather conditions.
The Seventh lost two more or It's men
to-day They were Sergeant Curtis .
Rollins, Company K, and Private Il.
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A GREAT RACE.
Philadelphia Barge Club Defeats
the Argonauts of Toronto.

PHILADELPHIA Pa.), July 23.-The
second and last day Of the annual re-
gatta of the National Association Of
Amateur Oarsmen, saw what was prob
ably the finest series Of races ever seen
at national regatta. In three events,
only few feet separated the first and
second crews. The most sensational
race Of the day was the eight-oared
shell, which the Pennsylvania Barge
Clubs champion eight captured from
the Argonauts of Toronto by a few
feet after a grand struggle.
The weather was perfect. Between
10000 and 10000 persons congregated
along the river to watch the races. Two
of the championships were captured by
Philadelphia crews. Ten Eyck won
the senior single championship, while
the Wetern Boating Club of st. Louis,
carried off the honors of the intermedi
ate four cared shell race. The Argo-
nauts captured the senior international
four-oared shell event and Amos Ku-
blk of Springfield, Mass, won the inter-
mediate single-scull race In the in
termediate four-oared shell race, the
Zawanhaka crew of New York. was
ruled out for not correctly turning the
three-quarter flag.
There were three starters in the in
termediate four-oared race. The St.
Louisians won by one second.
The eight-oared shell race was the
most sensational that was ever rowed
on the national course. The crews
that faced the starter were the Worces-
ter High School of Worcester, Mass;
Fairmounts of Philadelphia; Pennsyl-
vania Barge Club of Philadelphia, and
Argonauts of Toronto. Not one of
these eights had ever been defeated.
From the three-quarters flag to the fin
ishing point it was a magnificent strug-
gle between the Philadelphia Cham
pions and the Argonauts. By a grand
squirt Pennsylvania managed to cross
the line five feet in front of the Cana
dians. The time, 7:401A, is the best
ever made over this course under SINH
lar conditions. Worcester was three
lengths behind the Canadians.
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SENSATIONAL CASE.
1t Involves a Million Dollar Estate
and Charges of Forgery.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 23.-A SEN
sational probate case involving a mil
lion dollar estate and charges of forg-
cry to get possession of it has been
commenced and will come up for trial
in few days.
A note for 100000 with interest due
to the amount of nearly $250,000 has
been presented against the estate of
William Murdock, the millionaire
rancher of Glenn County.
Payment has been refused on the
ground that the note is a forgery and
the trial is set for next Monday.
William Murdock was we'll known in
San Francisco and 1t was in this city
the representatives Of the estate claim
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TOOK A REST.
President Mckinley Went Down
the Potomac Yesterday.

WASHINGTON, July 23.-President
Mckinley this afternoon took brief
respite from his arduous labors of the
past few months and accompanied by
a distinguished party of guests, en-
joyed a trip down the Potomac. Ac-
companied by Mrs. Mckinley and Mr..
and Mrs. Plunkett of North Adams,
Mass, he drove to the navy yard at
$50. There the party was met by Sec
retaries Long, Alger, Smith, Wilson
and Gage and Miss Long and Miss Paul,
ex-Postmaster General Gary and JUS
tice and Miss McKenna. They board
ed the naval tug Triton and steamed
down the river as far as Fort Washing
ton. returning at 7:30. The party was
then entertained at dinner by Com
mander Norton and later inspected the
big ordnance shop.
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RIO JANEIRO SAILS.
Accorded the Same Ovation Given
to the Other Transports.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 23.-The
transport steamer Rio Janeiro, bearing
two battalions of South Dakota Volun-
teers, recruits for the Utah Light Ar
tillery, and detachment of the Signal
Corps. sailed to-day for Manila The
vessel was accorded the same ovation
which has been given the other trans
port vessels which have sailed for the
Philippines, and nothing unusual occur
red as the vessel steamed down the
bay toward the ocean.
The expedition Will be under com
mand Of Brigadier General Harrison
Gray Otis, who has stated that he will
make all possible speed to join the
United States forces already in the
Philippines. The Rio will stop at Hon
olulu TO take on fresh supplies and to
refill her coal bunkers.
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A FATAL CAVE-IN.
It Occurred at the United Verde
Conner Mine Near Prescott.

PRESCOTT "a. To, July pa cave
in occurred at the United Verde cop
per mine this morning, causing the de-
struction of the assay office and part
Of the foundry on the surface. +. w.
Johnston, civil engineer, nephew OF
W. A. Clark, the owner of the mine;
c. E. Beveredge, the assayer, and
laborer named Larson were killed.
A mining expert from New YORK.
whose name is not known, was serious
ly, probably fatally, injured. Superin-
tendent Giroux, whose office is in the
assay building. had just left when the
building collapsed.
The news of the disaster at the Unit
ed Verde copper mine came here in a
special dispatch to the Journal Miner"
from Jerome. No other particulars,
besides those sent, have been received
here
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THE REcoRDuN1oN. sAcRAMrrro SUNDAY, JULY a. 1898.

that the plot was Matched by Mary
Helen Murdoch, wife of a cousin of
the deceased and several others who
will support its authenticity.
The note has been submitted to some
of the best handwriting experts in the
city and they agree that it is forgery
and will SO testify.
If the suit fails there may be some
criminal prosecutions for forgery.
The note in question was dated at
Olimpo, little village near Chico, Sep
tember 5, 1877, and was payable in
twenty years with interest at the rate
of / per cent a month. Photographic
copies of it have been made, enlarged
and submitted to the leading experts in
San Francisco, and attorneys for the
estate say it is undoubtedly a forgery.
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SAN DIEGO DEMOCRATS.
Elect Delegates to the State Con-
veution and Favor Fusion.

SAN DIEGO, July 23.-The Demo-
cratic County Convention, called for the
purpose of electing delegates to the
State Convention, was held to-day. Os-
car F. Trippett was chosen Chairman.
The following delegates were selected:
l. l. Irwin, ]. F. Neatly, Oscar A. Trip
petit, A. E. Dodson, J. F. Kinney, G. H.
p. Shaw, r. j. Smith, D. Nj. Frank, @.
Forster, H. z. Mills, c. A. Burgoyne,
Fred Shaw, l.. L. Boone, \. H. Conk-
lin, G. B. Daggett, w. j. Davis, w. w.
Weitzel, ]. M. Dodge, j. M. Soto, Frank
Rawson and s. S. Knoles.
A resolution was adopted declaring
that this convention heartily indorses
the effort that is being made to bring
about the fusion between the Demo-
cratic, Peoples Party and Free Silver
Republicans, and on such fair and
equable terms as shall be mutually sat
isfactory"
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w. Baker of Company L. Both died
OF pneumonia. Sergeant Rollins was
from San Bernardino, and Private Ba-
ker from Santa Ana. Rollins father
arrived in camp to-day, but his son had
died few minutes before
Corporal Daniel Newsome of Company
u, Fifty-first Iowa, also died to-day of
pneumonia. The health of the soldiers
camped at the Preside is better than
that of Camp Merritt, but Privates
CHARLES w. Lewis of Company H. Sixth
California Volunteers, died to-day from
pneumonia, superinduced by measles.
Deceased lived at Merced
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HARTS BRIGADE.
It Is Said a Regiment Will Be Re-
cruited Here.

Junior First Lieutenant Byron Hull
burd Of Battery A, Harts Brigade, now
in camp at Agricultural Park, said last
night that he had been instructed by
General H H. Hart to proceed at once
to raise a second regiment in this city
and vicinity, to be composed of twelve
companies.
Yesterdays dispatches from Wash
ington stated that the War Depart
ment was agreeable to the acceptance
of General Hart's recruits, but that
they feared there might be some OBJ
stacle in the way. Hence the matter
was referred to Attorney General
Griggs, with the understanding that IL
he should sanction the proposition Cen
eral Hart might go ahead and recruit
his brigade.
If the General has sent word for his
recruiting officers to start in on the
second regiment, as stated, 1t looks as
if he has received encouragement from
the Attorney General II the regiment
should be raised it will have its head
quarters here until mustered into SER
vice
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MINING SUIT APPEALED.
Decided in Three Counties and by
Territorial Supreme Court.

PHOENIX CA. I'd, July 23.-The min
ing suit of Jordan VS.. Duke, involving
valuable copper properties near Je-
rome. Yavapai County, has been ap-
pealed to the United States Supreme
Court. The case has been in litigation
under one form or another for several
years and has been tried in three coun-
ties resulting in judgment for the de-
fendant.
The Territorial Supreme Court at its
last session affirmed the judgments.
The plaintiff is supposed to be backed
by w. A. Clark, the millionaire, and it
is claimed that Marcus A. DAILY is be-
hind the defendant.
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THE AGNEWS SCANDAL.
Will be Investigated by the State
Lunacy Commission.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 23.-At a
meeting of the State Lunacy Commis-
sion to-day, at which the Governor, the
Attorney General, the Secretary of the
Board of Health, the General Superin-
tendent of State Hospitals and Isaac
Upham were present, Mr.. Upham, one
of the managers of the Agnews Asylum,
moved, and ii was decided to hold an
investigation of the Agnews Asylum
on Tuesday, July 26th, at IL a. m, at
Agnews.
The Secretary was instructed to noti-
fy witnesses to be present
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NEGLECTED CHILDREN.
A Girl for Whom a Good Home IS
Wanted.

Dan Healy, the Children's Protective
Society's officer, yesterday took from
a private boarding house the twelve
year-old daughter of a woman named
Sink. The child will be held to see
if there are friends or relatives OF the
family who will come forward ana pro-
vide her with home. If not, one
will have to be procured for her She
was in Oakland, but her mother sent
for her to come to this city
The woman has five children, ana
thew are ALL being cared for by others
except a boy. who is detained as an
incorrigible and will probably be sent
to one of the industrial schools. Two
of the girls are in the convent at Grass
Valley.
The society does not regard the moth
er as a proper person to have the GUS
tody of the children.
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WOMAN DROWNED.
Knocked Overheard by q Blow of
the Boom.

STOCKTON, July 23.-Early this
morning a man called at the residence
of Mr.. Blossom, who owns a gasoline
launch, and asked him to go with him
to Middle River, one of the forks of the
San Joaquin, to bring to Stockton the
body of a woman who had been acci-
dentally drowned. Mr.. Blossom left
Immediately.
Only meager particulars could be
learned. 1t seems that sudden gust
of wind struck a schooner and threw
the boom over to one side, knocking the
woman and two men into the water.
The woman was drowned and one Of
the men badly injured.
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NO NEW FACTS.
Joseph Lochner Sticks to the Story
That He Told at First.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 23.-The po-
lice had no new facts in connection
with the death of Mrs. Sadie Carpenter
to-day. This morning Joseph Lochper
was interviewed again by Chief Lees,
and in reply to queries told the same
story, with few trivial changes, that
he repeated shortly after his arrest.
He claims that at the time the wo-
man died he was in bed asleep. and
that he knew nothing of her taking off
until notified of what had happened by
Miss Riley.
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patriotic, unjust and knows nothing
about army life in war. You and I
know what this means. 1t has always
occurred and always will. That is war
and war would not be war without it,
What a shame that grumblers at home
are trying to do anything to eclipse
that magnificent victory, no matter
what hardships the soldiers endured.
The GROWERS are always those who
stay at home. Sincerely yours,
''R. A. ALGER,
General G. M. Dodge, No. 1 Broad
way, New York.
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A BIG DEFICIT.
Hooley's Liabilities Placed at
Nearly SS.OOO,OOO.

LONDON, July 23.-The statement
Of the official receivers in the case OF
Ernest Terah Hooley, the company pro-
moter against whom receiving order
in bankruptcy was issued on June Sth
last. places the liabilities at tt, ,54o,0Il,
showing deficit Of t32, 100. The state
ment adds.
THAT large payments were made to
various persons which require strict
investigation and that Mr.. Hooley has
repudiated claims amounting to con-
siderable sum, which, therefore. were
not included in the statement"
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Kingsburg Practically Wiped Out.

FRESNO, July 23.-The hotel at
Kingsburg, about twenty-five miles
from this city, was burned to the
ground last night together with sew
eral sheds and dwelling houses.
The origin of the fire is unknown. The
town is practically wiped out, for it
was never fully rebuilt after the disas-
trous fires of 1893. The loss Of last
nights fire was $1,000; Insurance. So
600 The hotel building was owned by
S. c. LiIlis of San Francisco.
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NEW YORK ATHLETIC CLUB.

BOSTON, July 23.-John Flanagan of
the New York Athletic Club broke the
worlds amateur record for throwing
the 16-pound hammer at the big ath-
letic meet of St. Augustine's Parish, in
South Boston, to-day, his throw being
15S feet and Az inches.
In the 1OO-yard dash, M. Schoen-
maker, Fitchburg Athletic Association,
finished first in 10 2-5 seconds; B. j..
Wefers and J. Frank Quinlans, both Of
the New York Athletic Association, tied
for second place, Wefers winning the
toss.
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REFUSED A MILLION.

LOS ANGELES, July 23.-At meet
inc of the water company and the City
Council to-day the city made formal
tender Of 81 ,OOO, 900 for the plant, which
was. declined.
The Council then elected ex-Sheriff
James C. Kays as its arbitrator, the
water company announcing they would
designate their representative next
Tuesday. These two select third, the
finding of the arbitration. under the
water company's franchise, being final.