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have carefully examined the law of this
and / find no authority devolving upon
you as Governor of the State TO con-
duct the suggested investigation"
Continuing, the opinion states that IL
is doubtful whether a member of the
Board of Dental Examiners could be
held to be either a ministerial or ex-
ecutive officer, and that supervision and
inspection by the Governor could not be
held to include the power of trial ana
removal from office. In concluding the
opinion with respect to the Cranz-Teb-
bets controversy, Attorney General
Ford says:
II conclude, therefore, that no duty
rests upon you, as Governor, to take
any official action in the premises, other
than to advise or direct that appro-
pirate proceedings be taken by those
by whom the charges in question have
been preferred.
I'm former opinion rendered by this
Office 1T was held that where no term
of office was prescribed either by law
or the Constitution, that such office
was held at the pleasure of the ap-
pointing power. Where a term is pre-
scribed, however, such officer cannot
be removed prior to the expiration of
the term, except in some manner au-
| thOrized by statute, and I can find no
manner of removal authorized by stat
ute, save through judicial proceedings
Instituted for that purpose"
The record-union., 1899-10-22
NEW CAMEL HAIR PLAIDS, Soc PER YARD.
AMERICAN RIVER WATER.
Engineer Herring Says It Would be
All Right, if Filtered.

A subcommittee of the Citizens
Water Committee yesterday escorted
Rudolph Herring, the eminent civil en-
gineer and authority on sewage, water
supply, ETC., to the canal of the North
Fork Ditch Company, which vas one of
the proposed sources of water supply
for the city under consideration by the
committee.
After the return last evening Mr..
Herring was seen by ''Record-Un
reporter, and said he considered the
proposition entirely feasible.
Mr. Herring said that if the water
were filtered at Fair Oaks before being
sent to the city, he knew of no reason
why it should not be as pure and whole
some as filtered water from the Sacra-
mento River, inasmuch as the source of
supply was practically the same.
He would advise investigation OF the
proposition by the city, as he had both
of the other proposed supplies, but said
that before estimates of the cost could
be had the services of a competent en-
giner would have to be secured. Mr..
Herring said he was unable to give
even a rough estimate of the compare
tive cost of the propositions under con-
sideration by the committee, and that
such knowledge could only be had after
careful examinations and survey
Mr.. Herring was due to arrive in New
York on Friday last, but was prevailed
upon to stop here and give the commit
tee the advantage of his knowledge ard
experience. He leaves for New York
tO-day
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CONSTABLES DISCHARGED.
Cottre11 and Mannon to be Tried
for Battery, However.

The troubles of Constable L. J. Cot
trell and Deputy Constable H. P. Man
non of Walnut Grove, who were ar
rested on a charge of assault to muir
der one All Hoe. are not yet over, re-
gardless of the fact that Justice of the
Peace Henry yesterday ordered their
discharge.
That, in short, was not the only
charge delivered by the Justice While
he ordered COttrell and Mannon dis
charged on the felony count, with the
next breath he ordered new COM
plant drawn charging them with sim
pie battery. The complaint was drawn
accordingly, sworn to by Mr. Hoe, and
served by Constable Clark
Cottrell and Mannon were admitted
to bail in the sum of 500 each In
case the defendants do not demand a
jury, another Justice will be called in
to try the case. Preliminaries will be
arranged tomorrow.
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GOVERNOR CANNOT REMOVE.
Has No Authority Over Officials in
Certain Gases.

Some time ago written charges were
filed with Governor Gage by DIR. Louis
T. Cranz, accusing DR.. f. F. Tebbets
Of this city, who is a member of the
State Board of Dental Examiners, with
having dealt in certificates to appli-
cants for permission to practice.
There was question as to whether
or not the Governor had power to re-
move member of a commission, or any
officer appointed for a definite term, for
malfeasance in Office, and in case he
had not such power an investigation as
to the truth or falsity of the charges
would have been of no avail.
To satisfy himself as to the course he
should pursue, the Governor sent a
communication to Attorney General
Ford. requesting an opinion. In the
course of the communication the Gov
ernor wrote:
IF you should. unfortunately, find
that there is no mode provided by law
enabling me to remove such officers.
then it is my intention to submit this
matter to the next session of the Legis-
lature for action"
Attorney General Ford's opinion has
been received and is very direct After
referring to the questions asked him,
the Attorney General says:
Permit me to say in reply that l
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TWO YEARS FOR SANCHEZ.
A Prior Conviction Lands Him in
San Quentin.

Superior Judge Hart yesterday SEN
fenced Jose Sanchez, alias Juan Cas-
tillo, alias Joe Resales, to two years
imprisonment in the San Quentin Peni-
tentiary.
Sanchez had committed a great num-
Der of thefts in this city last winter and
spring. and was finally rounded up by
officers Douglas and Max P Fisher
He pleaded guilty to two charges OF
petit larceny and was sent to the
County Jail for a term in order to en-
able the officers to hunt up his past
criminal record, which they believed to
be a long and bad one.
Fisher soon learned that besides hav-
ing served a term in San Quentin for
burglary, Sanchez under various aliases
had served thirteen terms in the Coun
ty Jail Of San Francisco, one term in
Oakland, one in Hanford. and one in
Bakersfeld-all for petit larceny AS
there were still four other charges of
petit larceny pending against Sanchez,
which could have been urged after the
expiration of his County Jail sentence,
the officers concluded to charge him
with petit larceny for stealing a pistol
place a prior felony conviction against
him, which makes the lesser crime a
felony also, and which is punishable
with a sentence in the State Prison of
from one to five years. The prisoner
pleaded guilty to the charge, and his
attorney, William F. Renfro, made a
plea for mercy for him, after which
Judge Hart pronounced the sentence
before stated
Since the arrest of Sanchez the Off
GERS Connected with the case have
learned that Sanchez not only pur-
loined many articles out of vehicles on
the principal streets, but that he also
worked hotels and stores, and that for
a time he was one of the number of
thieves who delivered his goods to
Junk Dealer w. G.. Van Norman, who
is now awaiting trial before the Su-
perior Court for receiving stolen prop
erty, knowing the same to have been
stolen
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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.
Park Leased to John Farley-Stal-
lion Nomination Stake.

meeting. of the Board of Directors
of the State Agricultural Society was
held yesterday at the Secretary's office
to settle up the affairs of the recent
State Fair and to attend to other time
ly duties.
The Finance Committee approved
bills in the sum of about $11, 1000.
A financial statement was submitted
showing a satisfactory condition as
result of the fair and the years busi-
ness
The first material result of the new
life which the society has taken on was
a bid of $4,000 for the rent of Agricult-
ural Park for the year, commencing
October /, 1899; also an obligation on
the part of the lessee to keep the
grounds in condition ready for the next
fair The bid was from John Farley,
and the Park was leased to him for
one year This latter agreement will
save the society many hundreds Of dol
lars.
The committee heretofore appointed
to sell Agricultural Park and secure
new location, reported that they were
unable to procure a satisfactory price
for the society's present property and
site at a proper price.
In view of these facts the committee
recommended that further efforts to
sell the park be discontinued, and that
arrangements be made to occupy the
present property for some years, or un-
til satisfactory prices can be had for
the sale Of it and the purchase of
new site. So the probabilities, Secre-
tary Shields states. are that the pres
ent park will continue to be used. and
that it will probably be improved.
The board decided to provide as
substitute for the present futurity
stake a great stallion nomination stake,
stations to be nominated before Janu-
ary l, 1900, the produce of mares bred
in 1899, colts to be named January /,
1901, and to run at the State Fair in
1902. This is expected to be the rich
est stake ever run in California, and
the stakes and added money are ex-
pected to amount to a great many
thousands of dollars.
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STATE PRISON DIRECTORS.
Bids Received for the Proposed
Sewage Disposal Plant.

Devlin. Fitzgerald and Hayes formed
the quorum of the Board of Prison Df-
rectors at yesterdays meeting at the
Folsom Prison.
In accordance with the action of the
State Board of Health the Warden Of
each prison was authorized to have all
the convicts under his charge vacci-
mated.
Paul Bunker, who exported the books
of the prison, reported them absolutely
correct, and the proper sum OF money
in bank.
Convict G.. H. Clark, serving a ten
years term from San Francisco for as
sault to murder. was found guilty Of
having opium in his possession and all
his credits, amounting to three and one
half years, were declared forfeited.
Similar action was taken in the case
of Frank G. Pederas, sent from Sacra-
mento for fifteen years for burg
larry, and for the same offense. He
loses five years and seven months.
Bids were opened for the contract for
erecting the new sewage disposal plant
authorized by the Legislature. The
board had advertised that it would pro-
vide a tank, from which the sewage is
to be raised 1S5 feet and carried to a
point $500 feet away, in a ten-inch
steel pipe, where it is to be distributed
for fertilizing purposes, each bidder to
submit his own plan. The bids were
as follows:
Henry r. Worthington. S10,956; w. T.
Garrett & Co, $12,3 $50; Henshaw, Buck
ley & Co., $4,000; Krogh Manufacture
ing Company. $14757; Byron Jackson
Machine Works, $3.50. These are ell
San Francisco bidders, but there was
one other-the American Sewage Dis
posal Company Of Boston, whose bid
was $4,000
Directors Hayes and Fitzgerald were
appointed a committee to examine the
plans and to engage a consulting engi-
neer to assist them. They will report
on the adaptability of each to the
board. and whichever plan is selected
will be submitted to the State Board
of Examiners and to the State or the
Sacramento Board of Health for ap-
proval.
After transacting the usual routine
business the board adjourned
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Real Estate Transfers.

The following real estate transactions
have been recorded since our last re-
port:
Warren Abbott to J. P. Abbott. 80
acres in survey 800.
Estate of D. D. Earl to Distn. 1892
acres on J-street road.
Estate of D. d. Earl, deceased. NJ.
Mathers, Bostwick, Emeline Heckhius.
Frank Fairbanks, Belle Mayo and Earl
Fairbanks, 1882 acres on J-street road.
n. B. Wachhorst to E. S. Wachhorst.
assignment of all interest in estate of
H. B. F. Wachhorst, deceased.
Arriana Giles to w. A. Lambert, con-
tract to sell for 5000, north half of west
half of lot /, NJ and n and Twenty
fourth and Twenty-fifth streets.
Arend Schaden to w. T. Buckman.
north half of tracts / and 2, sub. /. M.
j. Dillman Colony.
Terry Estate Co. to Joseph Steffens.
lot 1, and west Il feet of lot ,. Fl and I
and Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets.
Agnes F. Burns to F. S. Phelan. lot
/, Mcintyre tract; 81 600
William Setter to Kate Setter north
east quarter section 24, township I
AAOl III, I@HSS east, Ot acres in tract
II, Hartnell grant.
X. n. Johnston to Sarah Johnston. all
property real or otherwise in city or
county of Sacramento.
Albert Elkus ct ux to William Baxter
ct ux, west half of lot 8, K and |. and
twenty fourth and Twenty fifth
streets.
Helena S. Chevers to G. F. Parker.
lot 8, block 10, Capital Homestead AS
sociation; 500.
George f. Parker to Ella B. Cress, lot
B, block 10, above.
Lizzie Miller to F. w. Allen, ten acres
on Iyler Island, at confluence of Snod-
grass Slough and Moquelumne River;
$4,000.
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APRON CARNIVAL.
To be Given by the Ladies Of the
German Lutheran Church.

The ladies of the German Luthern
Church will give novel entertainment
at Elkus' old store, Tenth and streets,
on Thursday, Friday and Saturday
next, the 26th, 9th and 18th. These
industrious women have been busy
making all kinds of aprons, fancy and
plain. and for all kinds of people, and
knowing that every tidy housewife needs
that useful article, they expect their
apron carnival to be grand success.
The old store, the use of which has
been donated for that length of time,
will be transformed by beautiful dec !.
orations SO as to present a very at
tractive appearance. Besides the apron
booth there will be booths for flowers
candy, neckties and photographs, and
all these articles will be sold at rea-
sonable prices
There will be a good program every
evening of the carnival, and many
prominent people have consented to as
sist. Refreshments, bountiful and de-
licious, will be served by the young
ladies of the church. and the public
are cordially invited.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

This evening at the Clunie Opera
house the well-known Elleford Stock
Company will appear for an engage
ment of eight nights and a Saturday
matinee at popular prices The per-
formances will be: Tonight, "A Flag
of Truce; Monday, "A Nutmeg
Match; Tuesday, The Ensign" !;
Wednesday, The Great Metropolis" !;
Thursday, Uncle Dudley; Friday,
The Bankers Daughter; Saturday
matinee, The Bankers Daughter !;
Saturday night, "A Flag of Truce; !;
Sunday night. "A Nutmeg Match The
company is too we'll known here to de-
mand any Introduction. Jessie Norton
the pleasing soubrette and all around
actress, remains in the lead with Mr.,
Elleford as first comedian The plays
are pieces of a high class order The
play for tonight, "A Flag of Truce -
was one of Grismer and Davies most
successful productions. They played it
under the title "Ferncliffe" 1t is q
drama Of intense interest, with strong
effects. 1t is from the pen of J. A
Haworth. Mr.. Elleford has purchased
the coast right to produce this play
and all the others above listed He
carries a carload of scenery for the
pieces and a large amount of stage fit
ings. The company is numerically
large, and is credited with being even
stronger than when here last year
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SURGICAL OPERATIONS
For Cure of Piles and Rectal Diseases No
Longer Necessary.

Diseases
Longer Necessary.
Ii has long been thought not only by
some physicians, but by people in gen
eral that the common, painful and ex-
ceedingly annoying trouble. plies, was
practically incurable by any other
means than a surgical operation, and
this belief has been the cause of years
of needless suffering, because of the
natural dread of surgical operations.
There are many salves, ointments and
similar remedies on the market which
afford some relief in cases of piles but
the Pyramid Pile Cure is the only pre-
paration so far introduced that can be
reliably depended upon to cure to stay
cured, every form of itching. bleeding
or protruding piles.
Mrs. NJ. c. Hinkley of G01 Mississippi
street, Indianapolis, was told by her
physician that nothing but a surgical
operation, costing between seven and
eight hundred dollars could cure her
as she had suffered for fifteen years,
yet even in such a case as hers the
Pyramid Pile Cure accomplished COM
plete cure She says: "I knew an oper-
alton would be death to me and tried
the Pyramid with very little hope and
it is not to be wondered at that l am so
enthusiastic in its praise"
Major Dean of Columbus. Ohio, says
hex suffered for forty years from piles
and twenty years from itching piles
and in his case two packages of the
Pyramid cured him.
Mr.. d. e. Reed of South Lyons, Mich,
says l would not take $500 and be
placed back where l was before / used
the Pyramid Pile Cure. | suffered for
years and it is now eighteen months
since | used it and not the slightest
trace of the trouble has returned.
The Pyramid Pile Cure is sold by
nearly all druggists at 30 cents and 81
per package, and as it contains no
opium, cocaine or other poisonous drug
can be used with perfect safety.
No one need suffer from piles in any
form who will give this excellent rem
edy trial. Made by the Pyramid
Drug Co, Marshall, Mich. Any drug
gist can get it for you.
The record-union., 1899-10-22
WEATHER REPORTS.
A Wet October Usually Means
Moderate Seasons Rainfall.

The Weather Bureau report shows
the highest and lowest temperatures
yesterday TO have been 63 and 30 de-
grees, with fresh to brisk southerly
winds and cloudy weather prevailing
The barometrical readings at a. m.
and 5 p. m. yesterday were 29.S9 ana
29.S7 inches.
The highest and lowest temperatures
one year ago yesterday were 81 and
81 degrees and one year ago to-day
81 and 81 degrees.
The average temperature was 80, and
the normal 81, showing yesterday TO
have been 2 degrees cooler than usual
for the 21st day of October.
River IL feet inches, a rise of 8 feet
3 inches.
The rainfall during the twelve hours
of Friday night, from p. m. to > a. m.
yesterday. was Las inches, and from
) a. m. to the time the rain ceased
Q1:30 a. NO. it was 46 of an inch, MAX
ing 1.94 inches for about Is hours. The
total for this storm is Ia inches, Tor
the month 1862 inches, and for the sea-
son 1854 inches, as against 40 of an
inch to an equal date last year
On consulting the rain table of this
city from 1S49 to date it is found that
rains during the month Of October,
when they exceed the normal for that
month (.76 of an inch), the season is
usually one that has less than the av-
erage or normal precipitation, which
is 1868 inches The following Will
show the Octobers that gave rainfall
greater than one inch and the total
for the season.:
October. 1S49, 150 inches; season
1S49-50 SO inches.
October, 1854, 101 inches; season
1S54-55, 1862 inches.
October. 1853, 3.01 inches; season
1859, 1904 inches.
October. 1869, PIP inches; season
1S69-70, 1857 inches.
October, 1874, 2.26 inches; season
1ST4-75, 17.70 inches.
October, 1876, 3.45 inches; season.
1S76-77, 919 inches.
October. 1882, 2.63 inches; season
1882 -S3, 1911 inches.
October, 1884, 2.01 inches; season
1SS4-S5, 1858 inches.
October. 1889, 6.02 inches; season
1889 80. SO so inches.
October, 1894, LOG inches; season
1S94-95, 24.11 inches.
October, 1897, 1856 inches; season
1897-9S. 1O.51 inches.
October, 1899, 1862 inches to date
guess who can the coming season
rainfall.
1t will be seen by the above that
three seasons gave more rain than the
average, 1S49-50 1SS9-90, and 1S94-5
There have been in fifty years past
four Octobers with excessive rainfall
1853. 1876, 1889 and the present one
1899 The seasons following these eX-
cessive October precipitations were
much below the normal, excepting that
of 1889. when there was a large excess
October. 1876, gave 3.45 inches, while
the total seasons rainfall Of 1861 was
but 919 inches-a very dry one. There
fore. judging from the ffty-year table
of rainfall, there can be no happy con-
clusions arrived at as to what is IN
store for the season of 1S99-190O.
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BRIEF NOTES.

A knife grinder named William M.
TrengroYe was yesterday arrested by
Officers Pennfsh and Higgins for petty
embezzlement. 1t is alleged that the
accused failed to return number of
knives and scissors given out to him to
grind.
w. P. Hawkins, recently arrested for
throwing a cobblestone through a
show window at Tenth and j streets,
was convicted of malicious mischief
yesterday. He will stand up for sen
tence tomorrow.
Jack German, who got into trouble
about watch and was arrested there
for, has been discharged.
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A. j. HoPpER's GAS STOCK.
Receiver O'NeiI Wants the Court
to Establish It's Ownership.

Thomas w. O'Neil, receiver of the
Union Building and Loan Association,
yesterday petitioned the Superior Court
to advise him as to the right and title
of the association to a certain twenty
shares of the capital stock of the Cap
ital Gas Company, held and claimed
by w. r. Cluness Sr., and which the
association claims by right of pur-
chase under an execution on a judg-
ment rendered by the Superior Court
of Placer County against A. J. Hopper
on August q, 1897
The association in 1897 got judg-
ment of something over $500 against
A. j. Hopper. and the certificates of
stock owned by him We're sold by the
Sheriff under the execution issued upon
the judgment to satisfy the claim, be-
ing bought in by the association.
The petition recites that Hopper,
while the stock still belonged to him.
indorsed the certificates and delivered
them to DR.. w. r. Cluness, Sr., as Sc
curity for the payment of a debt, and
that DR.. Cluness has since held them
and claims them as his own property,
but that no evidence of such transfer
was made on the books of the corpora
tion on August y, 1897, the date of
the purchase by the Building and
Loan Association, under the execution
issued upon the judgment, which was
given on August 10th of the same year.
Receiver O'Neil wishes the Court to
advise him whether he should relin-
quish the title to DR.. Cluness. or to
commence proper legal proceedings to
determine the title to the stock.
Judge Johnson set Friday, November
Sd, at 10 a. M, as the date for hearing
the petition. Grove L. Johnson and
James B. Devine are the attorneys for
the petitioner.
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PLENTY OF HARES.
Many Were Slain, But There Are
Plenty for To-Day.

On Friday night a dog either got into
or was put into the corral at Agri
cultural Park in which hares for cours-
ing are kept. Fifty hares were killed.
but there are still plenty on hand to
insure good sport to-day
The puppy stake will be run off this
morning, and rare sport is promised.
The coursing will close at noon, and
the park turned over to the bicyclists
for the relay race.
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A HOUSE BURGLARIZED.
Conductor Steele's Residence
Ransacked by Thieves.

The residence of Conductor II. O.
Steele, 80 Eleventh street. was burglar
lied on Friday night during Mr.. Steele S
absence on duty
Detective M. A. Fisher discovered
that trunk was taken from the house
and opened across the Twelfth street
bridge. A suit of clothes was taken
from the trunk. which was afterward
found by some boys
1t will be impossible to learn just
what was stolen until Mr.. Steele's re-
turn to the city.
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GRAPES INJURED.
Severe Rains Hurt This County's
Crop a Great Deal.

A prominent fruit man yesterday said
to Record Union" reporter:
These rains have hurt Sacramento
County's grape crop from S60,0O0 to
SS0000. In some parts the hail was
bad and elsewhere the rain did serious
pelting. The Natoma vineyard will run
to only twenty cars. against fifty to
sixty on the average. Other vineyards
are hurt in proportion, especially To-
kayso
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horse took the bit between its teeth
and started on a wild run.
The delivery wagon was broken. four
dozen eggs and forty seven rolls Of
butter were dumped in the mud, and
the animal ran across the American
River bridge to the Rancho del Paso
before it stopped. Dorsey was unhurt.
for which he is truly thankful.
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Hotel Arrivals.

Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel
yesterday: George Scott, Chicago: ]. T.
Hall, New York; w. H. Moreland, Sac
ramento; Mrs. Callen, Reno; Lee Will
son, Columbus; c. r. Baxter, Grand
Rapids; G. w. Chandler, A w Draper,
John S. Mitchell San Francisco.
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Mrs. Orcutt's Estate.

Howard kfmbrough. H. NJ. La Rue.
Jr.' ana A. ID. Smith. appraisers of the
estate OF Mary S. Orcutt, deceased, yes
terday returned their inventory and ap-
praisement, showing that the estate
consisted of S902.4 in money, and real
estate in this city valued at at 5000.