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TRAVEL WITHOUT MOVING.
Novel Trips That Will be Offered
at the Paris Exposition.

| 1T has been said frequently by those
who know them best that to the true
Parisians Paris is the world, and what
is true of the Partisan in particular is
equally so of the French in general.
They are deeply interested in journeys,
expeditions and explorations, but when
it comes to leaving their hearthstones
the bare idea terrifies them.
Such being the case, one of the fea-
lures of the exposition should be a
tremendous success. This is the Mare
Drama OF the painter Hugo d'Alesi,
whose railway posters and whose
school picture tablets have been
adopted by the Government
His plan will enable lovers of the
Boulevard to take a long voyage with
out leaving their easy chairs-that is,
The journey from Marseilles on the
Mediterranean to Naples, Venice and
lConstantinople.
The illusion is cleverly managed.
steamer, finds the deck and cabin cor
rect in all details, and the crew Of
genuine sailors obeying the orders Of a
bona-fide Captain.
Around the ship are blue waves, be-
hind it the port of Marseilles before ii
the sea and the horizon. The order to
depart is given, smoke pours from the
funnel, the water is churned up by the
propeller of the vessel, which is placed
on pivot, four hydraulic pumps giving
the motions of rolling and pitching and
in a few moments fresh breeze, scent
ed with the smell of the sea, strikes the
face. This is furnished by ventilators
filed with fresh seaweed.
Comfortably seated on deck, the trav-
eler enjoys the sight as the vessel pro-
crosses, passes the forts and meets
ships and fishing boats All the Incl
dents of a sea trip are supplied. A fleet
of war vessels is sighted, sunrise and
sunset are admired, and the excitement
of a storm at sea is safely tasted
| The arrival at Venice takes place at
night while at Naples the port is en-
tered at daylight, as is that of Constan-
| tinople.
The illusion is produced by the walls
of the panorama moving on both sides
OF the vessel. These canvases, more
than fifteen yards high, slide smoothly
! by, moved by machinery, and the judi
cious use of lights and saline dors COM
pletes an effect opposite to that fire.
quently experienced when journeying
| by rail, when the traveller seems to
stand still while the landscape moves
by.
Local color and music appropriate to
each country will add to the pleasure
! of the journey on the Adriatic and
Mediterranean and the Bosphorus The
site of the Mareorama at the Champs
| de-MarS will be between the Eiffe]
Tower and the station of the Molineux
and it promises to be one of the attrac-
tons of the xposition.-Chicag Post
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DEWEY's GUN FIRE.
Many More Hits at Manila Than
at Santiago.

WASHINGTON, April 2-Lieutenant
John M. Elliott, the Intelligence Officer
OF the Baltimore, has forwarded to the
Navy Department, under date of Jan
uary j, 1899, report on the effects of
the gun fire of Dewey's fleet upon the
spanish war vessels in the battle of
Manila. The report is based on a per-
sonal examination of all vessels. per-
sonad conversations with officers
aboard, and extracts from Admiral
Montejo's official report. 1t describes
IN detail the effect of every shot from
the American fleet, and proves that
Montejo's vessels were riddled by a per-
lect storm of shot and shell from the
American guns. There was a much
larger percentage of hits at Manila
than at Santiago. This is accounted for
by the fact that Dewey's fleet made a
deliberate attack, with most of the
enemy's ships at rest. while the ap-
pearance of Cervera's fleet at Santa go
was unexpected, and it was a running
fight.
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sHIPwRECKED SCIENTISTS.
Picked Up in Magda1ena Bay and
Return to San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 2.-Nine
shipwreeked scientists, who sailed from
this city early in February on the
schooner Stella Erland for cruise On
the South Sea, have arrived here from
Guaymas. AS has already been re-
ported, they were picked up by the
steamer Curacao in Magdalena Bay.
near where their little vessel was wreck
ed Professor A. W. Anthony, who
headed the scientific expedition, was the
master of the craft, and with him were
Charles Littlejohn, who acted as mate;
r. C. McGregor, r. H. Beck, Arthur
Whitelock, Charles Jones, Joseph Gay
lord. George Spencer and H. B. Heating.
The object of their trip was to study
the flora and fauna of the Pacific Coast
near the equator. They charge that the
Mexican customs officials compelled
them to pay duty on all that was saved
from the wreck of their vessel.
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THE NEWSPAPER GRABBER.'
A Hotel Guest Tolerated for What
He Spends at the Bar.

DO you see that man with the fur
lined coat?" asked the hotel clerk, nod
ding toward an elderly, well-dressed
man who sat in one of the easy chairs
with an air of proprietorship which
would lead any one to suppose that he
was a star guest.
That's one Of our regular custom
ers. He comes here every morning
regularly and reads the papers and
writes his letters. He is a rich man.
and thinks nothing of spending 81 at
the bar, but he never buys newspaper
He sits around and rubbers' until some
one gets up and leaves his paper on the
chair, then he makes dash for it and
begins to read. But he is never SO
deeply interested that he misses other
papers as they are left behind, and un-
less there are too many of his competit-
ors on the spot he usually gets three or
four papers every morning
The clerk said that the same class of
customers may be found in every large
hotel. These men are good represen-
tatives of the class which is willing to
pay 81 to get something that is worth
80 cents for nothing.
These men are known to the hall boys
and other hotel employees as news
paper grabbers." When they are OBJ
jectionable and bear any resemblance
to the bum" class they are not toler-
ated, but grabbers like the old, highly
respectable man are allowed to grab
whenever they can. These people,"
continued the clerk, mind their bust
ness, and often spend 80 cents for
drinks and cigars while they sit around
waiting to grab 3 cents worth of pa
pers, and they advertise the house by
sending hundreds Of letters on our sta
tionery. On the whole, the grabber is
not an Objectionable character, and he
would be surprised to hear that any
one knew by what means he secured
his daily papers. New York Tribune.
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A ROMANTIC STORY.
Young Canadian Kills His Sweet
heart and Himself.

TOLEDO (O), April "A romantic
and tragic story comes from Point Pc
lee, ontario. James la Blanche. a
young French Canadian, killed his
sweetheart, an Indian girl named Olga
Postmaid
me Frenchman lived on the main
land, and had not seen the girl during
the winter When he went to her home
he learned that she had given her love
to another an American. He begged
the young woman to take a walk with
him. When they arrived at Lovers
Rock" a spot made famous because
an Indian chief had there murdered q
French girl who refused to marry him.
La Blanche is said to have stabbed
Miss Postmaid
He threw the body into the lake and
then drove the knife with which he
had killed the girl he loved into his
own heart, falling dead into the water
after her.
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ond by Anderson and Kent. Score:
San Jose-Runs 2, hits 6, errors 3. Wat
sonville Runs l, hits 3. errors l. Bat
teries -Andrews and Kent; Harper,
Hanson and Morrow.
THE BEACHCOMBERS WON.
SANTA CRUZ, April 1.-The baseball
season opened here this afternoon with
a game between the Beachcombers and
the Oakla1ds. The visitors made FIVE
runs in the first inning, and only one
after that The chconbers tied the
score twice, and by heavy hitting bat
ted out the winning runs. The feature
was Streib's home run. Batteries:
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and Pace; Oak
lands-Shea and Hammond. Score by
innings:
Beachcombers 5. @ 2 2 0 i 3 0-10
Oakland * 90 0 / o 90 o. 6
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CUBAN CUSTOMS.
They Yield $3,5o0,ooo for the
First Quarter.

HAVANA, April 2.-The island Gov
eminent, as administered by the United
States military authorities, has yielded
for the first quarter $35OO,OOO as Gus
toms receipts. OF this amount 50, 10O
600 has been spent, the, city of Havana
getting 81, 100000 and the city of San
tiago $250.OO0. Each provincial Gov
ernor received all he asked.
Spanish coin, especially silver, is go
ing abroad. SO that Cuba's Treasury
keeps out of circulation from 10 to 10
per cent. Of the currency in the island
Silver is appreciating Worth 75 cents
during the blockade, it has now risen to
90 cents, on the basis of local value of
the cenlten, $3.50. Change is scarce
and there is little American fractional
currency circulated American bills,
however, are often to be met, and
prices are going on the American gold
basis.
Agricultural conditions throughout
the country are improving.
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A Hurried Wedding.

Here is faithful report of a unique
wedding ceremony in the wilds of Ken
lucky:
George Washington Columbus, do
you take this woman to be. Hush.
What was that?"
Deep silence for a few seconds. fol-
lowed by another section of the service.
Then raising his hand, the preacher
said solemnly:
CAS- a minister of the Gospel.
Listen, I think I hear a Wildcat"
Deep silence for ten seconds.
Il pronounce you-Listen. that's a
wildcat, sure-husband and wife,
And. down the hill the party raced,
with the preacher three lengths in the
lead and running easy.-Atlanta
Constitution
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STEAMER BULGARIA.
Her Captain Rewarded by the Ger
man Government.

HAMBURG, April 1.-The Hamburg
American Line steamer Bulgaria, Cap
tain Schmidt, which put in at ST. Mich
aels, Acres, on February 4th in dis
tress, disabled while on her voyage
from New York on January 2Sth for
this port, docked here this morning, and
was received with intense enthusiasm
by the inhabitants and representatives
of Emperor William and the naval and
military authorities.
Admiral Rooster, Inspector General of
the German navy, made speech to
the crew and distributed decorations,
among those being the cross of Com
mander of the Hohenzollern family Or
der. bestowed upon Captain Schmidt
by Emperor William on February 25th
last. In addition to the decoration,
Captain Schmidt was presented with
5000 marks. and lesser decorations
and grants Of money were bestowed
upon the other officers and the members
Of the crew.
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HEROES OF THE RAILWAY.
Daring Deeds That the Men Them
selves Sometimes Forget.

The Century has published several
articles on the Heroes of Peace" and
one of the best of the series appears in
the March number of the magazine. 1t
is called Heroes of the Railway Ser
vice" and consist of notes from the ex-
perience of Charles De -Leno Hine. The
writer is a graduate of West Point,
who, after serving four years as an
officer, voluntarily resigned his com
mission in the army to become a freight
brakeman He worked six months as
a brakeman and two years as yard
master, all of the time in constant con-
tact with the men and the dangers he
describes. In the late war he was a
Major in the First District Of Column
bia Volunteer Infantry. Here is one
of the good stories he tells:
Not long ago q freight conductor
started on night run after drawing
his months wages from the pay car.
He had with him his young son, lad
of II, and when well under way they
began to cook supper on the caboose
stove The rear brakeman, on watch
in the cupola, observed that the engine
seemed to have unusual difficulty in
pulling the train He did not connect
this fact with the presence of several
hoboes on top of the cars, who, UNI
known to him, were setting brakes and
stalling the train. The front door of
the caboose flew open, and four masked
and armed men ordered the occupants
to throw up their hands. The conduc-
tor jumped to shield his child, seized a
coupling pin and smashed head, but
not until four shots had rung out and
three bullets were in his body. Fight
ing to the last, he fell dead in the door,
way The brakeman was shot in the
arm, and made his escape from the car
to the ground Fearing he would give
the alarm and cause their capture, the
bandits fled. Then the boy showed
that the blood of heroes is transmitted
to succeeding generations. He pulled
the body Of his father inside, and cooliy
secured his money and watch. He no
ticed that the train was barely moving,
and it occurred to him that there was
a second section close behind. He
knew the brakeman had no lantern
even if alive. The plucky boy took
the red light and torpedoes, dropped off,
ran back, expecting at every step to
be shot. and tagged the other train
Travellers westward over the Big Four
sometimes wonder why a slender vol
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SAN FRANCISCO, April Sc. P.
Huntington, President of the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company, has arrived
in this city and will occupy his mansion
on California street until about May list.
He is accompanied by his wife. The
main object of Mr.. Huntington'S visit
to the coast is to attend the annual
meeting and election of the Southern
Pacifis. In an authorized interview he
said he hoped the Reorganization ofvthe
Central Pacific would have a beneficial
effect on California business. He added
AS to rates and Improvements of the
road, we expect that the facilities will
be somewhat improved, which will nat
urally accelerate the movements Of
tonnage. But l do not know whether
the rates can be cut down.
Il had strongly hoped that we could
make an arrangement with the Gov
eminent for long extension of the
time of the repayment of the money
loaned to the company"
The opposition met with in California,
Mr.. Huntington stated, had prevented
this extension. He continued:
LAS to what we propose to effect by
the purchase or consolidation with the
Southern Pacific Company of lines in
California that are leased to the pres
ent organization, I have to say that
it is a matter we have not yet fully
decided upon
He said that the sale of Mrs. STAN
ford's Central Pacific stock would make
no difference in the management of the
road. Work on the coast line extern
sion would be pushed, he stated. Being
asked if he favored a cOr0prOrniSa Wi
the State Railroad Commission. he said:
THAT is a matter largely with our
legal department, though, as for my
self, I shall oppose any compromise
which gives the right to any tribunal to
reduce the rates of fares and freights
so long as they are not above what viii
give a fair return for the money invest
ed IN creating these properties"
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CAPTURE OF MALoLos.
Agonci11o Declares 1t Not as I'm
portant as We Think.

PARIS, April 2.-Agoncillo, the agent
of Aguinaldo, in the course of an inter
view published to-day in La Paree,''
says:
The capture of Malolos is not as i'm
portant as the Americans are trying to
make it appear. The Filipino Govern
ment. had already determined upon re-
moval to San Fernando, and a small de-
-tachment of troops was left with orders
to burn the town, and thus to draw
the Americans inland.
1.-TWO months of rain and fever will
save the Filipinos their ammunition
and a good deal of trouble, and the
war will not end while a single Filipino
remains to bear arms"
Agoncillo charges Major General Otis
with opening the hostilities, and holds
the Americans responsible for the
transfer Of the Spanish prisoners, and
for preventing the Filipinos negotiating
treaty with Spain.
Agoncillo is confined to his room
with the influenza.
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HE COULD SWIM.
But Perished in Efforts to Save His
Compauions.

SAN FRANCISCO, April p Robert
Mccullough was drowned yesterday
noon in Salt Lake, a small body OF
water in San Mateo County near this
city. He was in a boat with three 9th
ers, when the craft was swamped and
all four were thrown into the water.
William Seidl was rescued, after going
down twice, by Bob Geary, who also
saved Fred Bacon. Mccullough, who
could swim, persisted in efforts to res
cue his companions.
He was the Republican candidate for
the Legislature in the Twenty third
District at the last election, and only
failed of being sent to Sacramento by
thirty-two votes. though the district is
strongly Democratic. He leaves a
widow and one child
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A STORMY VOYAGE.
Germany Said to Be Preparing to
Seize Eutsien.

VICTORIA B. c., April 2.-The
steamer Tartar arrived from the Orient
to-day, after a stormy voyage She
brings news of the massacre of twenty
nine farmers by aborigines at Byor-
setsu, Japan.
Germany is said to be concentrating
a fleet at Annoy, with the intention of
Selling Futsien.
Dispatches from Toxic to japanese
coast papers charge Americans with
shooting down men, women and chill
dren in the Philippines.
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POWDER CAR EXPLODED.
Killed One Tramp and Wounded
Two Others.

SEATTLE, April "A "Post-Intelli-
gencer" special from Everett, Wash,
says: powder car belonging to a
Great Northern freight train blew up
there this morning, killing one tramp
and wounding two others who were rid
ing in an adjoining car. In addition to
the powder car two cars containing
mixed freight were burned.
The injured men gave their names as
Sylvester Eagan and Charles Flebotte
The name of the dead man was un-
known to them. 1t is thought that the
car in which the tramps were riding
was set on fire by them, and the heat
exploded the powder car
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RESIGNED THEIR COMMANDS.
Brigadier General Reeves and Cap
tain Saxtcn Come Home.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 2.-Among
the passengers on the Nippon Maru to-
day were Captain s. S. Saxton, former
ly Chief of General Kings staff in Ma
Mia, and Brigadier General Reeves OF
the Thirteenth Minnesota Regiment.
Both have resigned their commands
and are returning home.
The British bark Invermark, from
Liverpool, was at Honolulu WREN the
Nippon Maru arrived. Captain Phillip
had a stroke of apoplexy soon after the
vessels arrival and was seriously Ill
when the steamer left port.
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Altered Times.

1t was in Malta harbor on a sultry
day that a four foot freight midshipman
came to join his first seagoing ship
Having duly reported himself to the
captain-an officer some six feet two
inches-the latter, literally looking down
upon the boy, said:
well, youngster, so you've come tc
join, eh?''
Yes, if you please, sir" meekly re
sponded the midshipman
What is 1.-THE same old yarn, sent
the fool of the family to sea-eh?"
mo, sir, ingenuously replied the
youngster; oh, no; things have altered
since your time SIR
Get away" roared the captain, and
the MILDLY flew below as fast as his lit
tie legs could carry him.-Cornhill Mag
azine.
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No Authority to Condemn.

HONOLULU, March 26.-(via steam
er Nippon Maru, to San Francisco,
April 2dD-Two Judges of the Supreme
Court to-day handed down a decision in
the case of the Hawaiian Government
VS.. the Oahu Railway and Land Com
pany, bill for injunction, in which it
is declared that private corporations
have not the authority to condemn land
for their own uses.
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"A Large Undertaking.

A cyclist who stopped at village inn
boosted about his abilities as rider
to such an extent that the landlord
ventured to make wager with him.
"Leek here, mister" said the inn
keeper, you can't ride up and down
this road till the church clock strikes
four
Done" said the cyclist. TITS lust
3:15 now; and the next minute he was
speeding down the road.
After about an hours riding the cy-
clist shouted to one of the bystanders,
of whom many had assembled. II say.
has the church clock struck four yet %
No, you idiot" was the blunt re-
ply. 'Why, our church clock never
strikes at all'-Tit- Bits.
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SAN ANTONIO (Tex). April lone
of the largest transactions in Texas
cattle since the first of the year was
closed to-day. Charles I. Ware of Fort
Worth, Texas, sold to Humphrey &
Zelts of Nebraska II 600 head of cattle
for $19S,000 or $1S per head. Delivery
will begin May 10Th for shipment to
Nebraska.
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Runs responsible for-Hughes 2. Three
base hit-Pyne Two base hits-SullIlsy. i
90, Meaney, Doyle. Sacrifice hit-Fitz-
patrick. First base on errors-San Fran
cisco 2, Sacramento 3. First base on
called balls-San Francisco 3, Sacra-
mento 1. Left on bases-San Francisco 4.
Sacramento 2. Struck out-By Fitzpatrick
l. by Hughes A. Double plays-O' Neill to
Sullivan to Riley: -Sheehanf to Shanahan:
Fitzpatrick to Krug to Sullivan Passed
ball-Hartman. Time of game-1:30 Um-
pire-Donahue.
SAN JOSE BEATS WATSONvILLE
SAN JOSE, April 2.-San Jose turned
the tables ON jacksonville to-day, and
won holly contested game marked by
fine playing, by score of 2 to l. The
features were the sensational play by
Anderson Of jacksonville in the ninth
inning and the clever work done at sec
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destruction of Iloilo by the Filipinos
before General Miller captured the city
Stephens & Co., an English firm, esti-
mates its loss at $4,000 on stored
hemp. Numerous other firms had
warehouses and stocks destroyed Eng
lish insurance companies will be the
chief losers. The French firm of jew
elers, La Estrella del Norte, lost $500
COO worth of property.
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Bark Wrecked and Sold.

SAN FRANCISCO. April 2.-The
Chilean bark Elisa, which went ashore
while on her way from Puget Sound to
Shanghai with a load of lumber, was to
be sold at auction after the Nippon
Maru left .Hongkong. Her mainmast
was gone, and she was badly logged. OF
her cargo 10000 feet was jettisoned,
and 10000 feet salvaged. The remain
ing $4,000. feet was to be sold to the
highest bidder.
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One New Case of Smallpox.

LOS ANGELES, April 2-One new
case of smallpox was discovered by the
Health Officer to-day, this tirle in a
lodg1ng-house in the center Of the bust
ness district. on North Spring street
Ihe customary quarantine measures
were adopted, and Notwithstanding the
central location of the case, no special
anxiety is entertained as to the result.
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COAST BASEBALL.
Gilt Edges Beaten at San Fran
cisco by the Local Nine.

SAN FRANCISCO, April There
was a large attendance at the baseball
game at Recreation Park to-day. Al
though the Sacramentos were beaten
by the local team, they put up good
fight and maintained the interest to the
end With one out in the ninth. for
Sacramento, Doyle doubled, and scored
on a single by Hughes; but a double
play by the San Francisco club closed
the contest Score:
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unteer seems SO prominent in helping
the switchmen attach the dining car at
one of the terminals. If they happen
to inquire, the men reply: Why that's
Johns boy. the conductor those buns
put in the clear that pay day last
year."
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Forgive Won at San Jose.

SAN JOSE, April AT the coursing
To-day Forgive won the forty -two-dog
stake. with Long Shot Conley second
large number of excursionists from
san Francisco witnessed the sport.
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Hobart and Sherman Improving

WASHINGTON, April 2.-Vice Pres
ident Hobart IS still kept to his house,
but is improving slowly.
Ex-Secretary Sherman is continuing
to improve and is gaining strength. He
is able to sit I'D for short periods
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: Foreign Losses at 1loilo.

CHICAGO, April 2-The "Record's''
Tacoma (Wash). special says: For
eign houses lost over $l,O00,O0O by the
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An Episcopal Joke.

The. isis" tells a story about the
Bishop of Oxford. The Bishop was at
a meeting, engaged in audMing the ac-
counts of a sectarian school. Among
the items was one of $50 for an coca
sional monitor" One of the persons
present asked the Bishop what an '.oc-
casional monitor was He is reported
to have answered: Il suppose that is
the Nonconformist conscience
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The ARRIVAL OF
c. P. HUNTINGTON,
Will Remain in California Until !!
About May First.
Comes Hlther to Attend the Annual Meet
Ing and Election.

Hopes the Reorganization of the
Central Pacific Will Have a
Beneficial Effect on California
Business-Favors No CompTo-
mise That Will Give Tribunal
the Right to Reduce Freights
and Fares Not Giving More
Than a Fair Return for Money
Invested.
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Conscience is our private secretary.