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defeat of the Dutch. sturdy patriots
though they may be.

defeat of the Dutch, sturdy patriots
though they may be-
The justification of the war; however.
will be principle which Mr.. Gladstone
had distinctly in mind when the treaty
OF peace was made and revised. No
sincere admirer of. that great states
man can believe that he ever sanction
ed policy which aimed at disqualify-
ing men of English birth for the exer-
else of political rights and privileges
and left them at the mercy of anintol-
Grant minority. The negotiations of
1SS1-S4 prove that he stipulated for
equality of treatment for the two races,
and the Conventions have enabled Lord
Salisbury and Mr. Chamberlain to in
sist upon having redress for the griev-
ances of the English community in the
Transvaal. This will be the cause of
war, if unhappily a race conflict be un-
avoidable in South Africa The Liberal
party cannot make any headway
against a war waged for equality Of po-
litical rights. They may denounce Mr.
Chamberlain as an ambitious trickster
and unscrupulous intriguer against the
peace of the umpire. but they cannot
take UP the cause of the Beers and ar
ray themselves against men of English
blood who are deprived of the rights
of citizenship and are taxed without
being allowed representation.
WAR EASILY JUSTIFIED.
The Cabinet, if peace cannot be main
tanned with honor. will not find it diff
cult to justify declaration of war, and
it will have the support of united ma
ton; but there will be no popular en-
thusiasm over the conflict The bur-
dens of q campaign which will cost
heavily in blood and treasure will be
patiently carried. but there will be no
joy over conflict which arrays a
powerful empire against a feeble State
The combat is SO unequal that there
will be neither pride nor glory in vic
tory. There will be universal rejoic-
ing if President Kruger at the last mo-
ment listens to reason and grants the
five years franchise uncondtionally
While the ultimate result of a war can
not be considered doubtful, the imprac-
tfcabiltty of respecting the Conventions
after the outbreak of hostilities is per-
celved, and at the end of the chapter
the victors will be exposed to the re-
proach of upsetting two republics and
creating discord and resentment be-
tween races. South African politics,
moreover, is tainted with the sordid in
terets of mining spectators, and the
leaders of the reform movement in Jo-
hannesburg were convicted by their
own cipher dispatches at Doorn Kop
of conspiring with Mr. Rhodes and Dr.
Jameson against the liberties of the
Transvaal. The grievances of the Out
landers are abstractly a valid ground
for war, but English enthusiasm for Sc
curing redress for these wrongs would
be heartier if the Transvaal raid had
not been one of the most sordid and
discreditable chapters Of recent history.
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tention to his better paying Mexican
road. Why don't they say it would be
just like the old. rascal to do that? 1t
would bring capital to the city! For
continually harping on things calcu-
lated to injure the city commend us the
daily papers of our metropolis. If they
are to be believed it is an utter impossi-
bility to elect an honest man to office;
the street railways run down men, wo-
men and children for the pure love of
murder, and to take any public con-
veyance to the city is as much as ones
life is worth. 1t is to the interest OF
the interior that San Francisco shall
grow-shall be the metropolis of the
Pacific-and hence we begin to enter
protest against this suicidal policy.
GAME LAW.
Stockton Independent: The Super
visors of Monterey County have
adopted an ordinance patterned after
the ordinance of this county regarding
the expectation of game. The Mon.
| terey ordinance, however, applies to
quail only. Much Indignation has been
caused there by pot hunters, who
slaughtered quail for the San Fran
cisco markets and the ordinance was
the result. n
THE END IS COMING.
Oakland Tribune: The efforts of the
insurgents in the Philippines to treat
with general Otis as to terms of peace
furnishes all the proof necessary that
the end of our troubles there is not far
away. The news of the mighty army
that is to march upon him, and the de-
termination of the United States not to
rest until the rebel flag is trailed in the
dust, has undoubtedly become known
to Aguina1do and has scared him worse
even that any of the engagements in
which our troops have driven his men
before them.
Aguinaldo is no fool He has received
a liberal education, has travelled consid-
erably and is we'll aware Of the fact
that If the United States has made up
it's mind to crush him there can be
no doubt as to the result. With the OBJ
ject, therefore, of making his downfall
as light as possible, he is now seeking
to lay down his arms under some sort
of agreement that will obtain for him
personal immunity and perhaps even
some slight recognition, and the fact
that two sets of ENJOYS have been sent
to General Otis camp shows his eager
ness to wave the olive branch.
Our campaign in the Philippines can
therefore we'll be said to be in better
condition than it has been at any time
during the past eighteen months. With
a well-organized, well-equipped army
pouring into the islands to reinforce
General Otis columns, with the rainy
season nearly ended, thereby permit
ting our advance to be resumed, and
with the insurgents begging for peace,
it is hard to see how the conditions
could be better from our standpoint.
The issue never was in doubt, outside
of the question of how long 1t would
take to determine it, and even that
phase of 1t is evidently about to be set
tied now.
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face. All along the line the Democ-
racy is declaring war upon the Presi-
dent and the policy of the Government
regarding the Philippines in the polit-
ical contests which are wholly local.
But on this side the water when Re-
publicans insist that even in a munich
pal election ina capital City it is de-
sirable and should be a foremost con-
sideration to express confidence in the
Administration, that the enemy may
not have aid and couragement from
a Democratic victory, we are told that
national issues have nothing to do with
local affairs. The same vehicles of in
telligence that thus prate while advo-
eating the election of Democrats to
municipal offices fill their columns with
abuse of the Administration and plead
the cause of Aguinaldo. The logic Of
these intelligences is past finding out.
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The Queen oP skiera..

Miss Freda Knagen, a charming and
athletic brunette of Christiania, is the
only woman living who has eclipsed all
male rivals in any branch of athletica
At the great skiing competition held
last year at Holmenkollen she cleared
the astounding distance of 1882 feet
in a single jump, leaving the highest
previous record IS feet in arrear.
The course at Holmenkollen, on the
outskirts of Christiania, is the sceno Of
the championship contests in the Swed-
ish national sport. The course, which
is of snow, deep, crisp and firm, slopes
upward from a frozen lake at a sharp
angle to hight of 160 feet Two thirds
of the way down the course there is a
platform, from which there is a vertical
drop of thirty feet
The competitor, with his wooden run
ners strapped to his feet, slides rapidly
down the crevice acquiring momentum
with every, yard of the descent, until
he literally flies down the slope with
the speed of an express train. When
he reaches the "hop" he takes fly
ing leap in the air, lands skillfully af-
ter a flight Of from so to 100 feet on
the soft snow, and at a still higher
speed, due to the momentum of his
leap, flashes down the rest of the
course, and sails away over the fiat
surface of the lake, until, by a dexter
Gus turn, he comes to a stop.
Until the contest referred to the male
and female competitions We're distinct,
but on this occasion the sexes were al
lowed to compete against each other;
when Miss Freda, the Queen of the
Skiers,'' darting down the slope with
the grace and swiftness of a swallow,
shot over the platform and never
touched earth again until she had trav-
ersed distance of 3411s yards-Pitts-
burg Dispatch tEE .tE t
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WHERE HE GOT 1T.
Judge Found Out After Consider
able Questioning.

On one election day, a great many
years ago, a certain town in State
in which the local option law was oper-
ative. voted against granting licenses
to sell intoxicating liquors. In the
year that followed the authorities were
indefatigable in their efforts to detect
and put a stop to illegal traffic. and one
of their methods was to question these
who were before the court for drunk
enness as to where they had obtained
the necessary material. 1t became the
custom to ask the man on trial,
Where did you get your liquor?" He
was generally given TO understand, par
ticularly if his case had mitigating cir
cumstances, that frank answer would
gain him clemency. Sometimes, If
there was no previous conviction
against him, it earned him his dis
charge. A~
One morning there appeared before
the Magistrate two coal men, who wore
the blackened garments in which they
had been working all the day before,
and to all appearances had been taken
from their team by officers who appre-
hended them. Neither had record,
selves We're evidenc that thy had steady
employment, and under ordinary con-
ditions were hard working citizens. The
Judge intimated that if they would tel!
where they had obtained the beverages
that had brought them into trouble he
would let them go. They were not
familiar with Police Court methods,
and the meaning of the Judges words
dawned on them slowly, but simulta-
neously. They looked at each other
quickly, and each gave a little snicker,
which he Immediately hushed up in a
shamefaced way. Then they scratched
their heads and looked at each other
again, and each put his hand before
his face to hide a smile
Come" said the Judge, where did
you get your liquor?"
One Of the prisoners nudged the other.
and the other nudged back.
go on, tell him." whispered one.
mo, you," said the other
why, We see, y'r honor" said one of
them, sit was this way: Mike and me
wint out yestherday with a load o.
coal, and 10! and behold you, it chanc-
ed that We had to take it to-ye see, we
was on the load O. coal, and when we
arrived at the house where it was goin',
why. thin, wei Here he stopped
"Oh, come.' said the Judge, speak
UP. You other one, see if you can't
tell about it,"
We'll, y'r honor" said the other one,
'it was just as Pat was sayin We
wint out with the load o. coal, and whir
we got there, why-y'r honor said,
didn't we, that we'd be discharged If
we told where we got it?"
II did say so,'' said the Judge, but
you must tell it pretty quick if you
want to get off, I can't spend all the
morning over you. Leave out the coal;
that has nothing to do with it,
"Beggin y'r honor's pardon. it has
that" said Mike, gathering courage
with rush. "Ye see, it was this way:
We had to carry the coal to yr honor's
cellar, an while there we was kind of
lookin' round innocent like. and it so
happened that we-er-as l was sayin'
before, We was in y'r honor's cellar,
an -
THAT will do" said the Judge quick
ly. You are discharged"
They went on their way rejoicing
Worcester Gazette
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President Patton of Princeton told
his graduating class the other day that
the principal business of the college
and university is to make men-not to
develop scholars and philosophers.
Right you are, DR.. Patton. Learn
ing that absorbs the man and his man.
hood, and makes him a mere walking
volume is of small value to the world.
The intellect is to be trained and
broadened the mind is to be stored and
the faculties strengthened, but, above
all, manhood in all that the word i'm
plies is what we want in the oncoming
and all other generations. We are not
surprised, therefore, that DR.. Patton
spoke at length on ethical development
in the realm of athletics, dwelling espe
cially upon the fact that therein men
learn to win, but at the same time
they are to be taught and trained to
stand off the tyranny of indulgence,
and learn how to keep the body under.
1t is the happy mean between extrava-
gance in athletics and extravaganza in
scholarship which we need to attain.
For neither physical training nor schol-
arly requirement should be sacrificed.
We can have men and scholars in
one
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Those dear patriots, Aguinaldo, At
kinson & Co., have fired on an Ameri-
can flag of truce again, killing one poor
sailor and wounding two others who
were engaged in escorting non-combat-
tants out of harms way. This is the
fortieth time or so that these copper
heads in Luzon, who are neither better
nor worse than the copperheads at
home, have violated the white flag. for
which inhumanity there is no punish
ment severe enough, no execration Bit
ter enough. 1t is a deed that stirs
the adherence of men and makes dew
lis leap for joy.
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Photographing Conviets.

After convict has served out his
time in the State Prison Of Maine and
has donned the suit of clothes given
to him by the State, he is required to
sit for his photograph, and 1t is kept
for future use, should his subsequent
career call for it. Heretofore only the
picture taken upon the commitment
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Some people pretend to be frightened
Convention plan, that the water con-
serYation scheme may fall into the hands
of organized capital, and be used to ex-
tort from the people. Others have
with private water rights. All that is
bosh. OF course to store the waters of
the State in times of food will be to
preserve the. surplus waters which flow
away from every private water right
in the land That cannot possibly in
terfere with any private ownership. But
the peoples interests are to be con-
served and that is the first and pre-
dominating consideration. In fact, pri-
vate water rights will be enhanced In
value by the storage of surplus or flood
waters. AS to capital becoming inter
ested, We fancy that a great deal of
money viii have to go into the enter
prise, and the people will be the bene-
fciaries, because the State can have
and Will have perfect control of these
matters. The present thought, how
ever, is that the great work should be
undertaken by the State. If that is
done it will be bonanza for the COM
monwealth, and the best labor she ever
entered upon. However, all this is pre-
mature. Let us have the convention
and learn what the minds there as
sembled think. 1t will be time enough
to discuss ways and means and law
details after the convocation shall have
settled the question whether the stor-
age of waste or surplus waters will be
a general and a personal benefit to
every man, woman and child in the
State, now in it or ever TO occupy it in
the future.
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NOTICE TO ARCHITECTS.

OFFICE OF STATE CAPITOL CON-
mission, Sacramento September Il, 1899:
To Architects: Under an Act entitled
"an Act providing for the construction
and furnishing of a residence for the
Governor Of the State of California, and
appropriating the sum of $4,000 for tl:o
and of all expenses connected herewith
Statutes 1899, page 7S), the State Capitol
for plans and specifications In detail for
the erection and construction of resi-
dence for the Governor of the State of
Said Governors residence shall be
erected in the City of Sacramento, and on
the groands of the state Capitol Park
Capitol Commissioners, to wit: on the
rise of ground east of the State Capitol
residences shall front toward n street.
The amount to be expended in the
erection and construction of said Gov
sernor's residence, including the payment
for the necessary plans therefor, and all
necessary expenses therefor shall not ex-
ced the sum of forty thousand 100000
above entitled, which said Act and the
whole thereof, is hereby referred to and
If written az length herein.
DRAWINGS.
In accordance with resolution hereto
fore duly adopted by said State Capitol
Commission the plans and specifications
of architects to be submitted to said COM
mission for said proposed Governors res
drawn to any scale or scales and in any
color that competing architects may de-
sire. -.
The architect whose plans shall be
chosen shall receive q commission az
architect to be paid for his services as
compensation as follows-that is to say
He shall receive five per cent @ per cent?
of the cost of the work for plans, speci-
fications details and supervision OF con-
stTuction.
timateiy' to be prepared shall conform to
all LEGAL requirements Of buildings CT the
character above described.
The plans and specifications h9rein re-
ferred to must be delivered to the State
Capitol Commission, or to the Secretary
thereof. at the office of said commission
in the State Capitol Building, at the city
Of Sacramento State of California, on or
before 70 o'clock noon, on the ELEV-
F,NTH 01thl DAY OF NOVEMBER. 1889.
For further information competing
architects are hereby referred to the Sec
retary of said Capitol Commission at his
office as last above set forth.
The State Capitol Commission reserves
The right to reject any and all plans and
snecifcations submitted
By order of the State Capitol Commis-
sion HENRY T. GAGE, President.
w H Davis, Secretary. oc11-15t
"
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Barlow is a fellow who has absolute-
ly no tact
What has he done9"
Il took him around to call on the
Frost girls the other night, and he sat
there and famed himself all evening,
and declared at least dozen times that
he never knew it to be so hot before -
Chicago Tifnes-Herald
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No one can give or will attempt to
give any good reason why the Repub-
Iiean nominee for Treasurer should not
be reelected. Mr. Frost has made a
good officer. He has served the people
in many capacities, and always with
faithfulness, honesty and strict impair
tiality. Then, as to the offices of Col
lector and Auditor, Young and Robert
son have been ideal officers. and their
election is foregone conclusion. They
have done their duty by the people. and
have all the time been good party men
also. With them Republicanism has J.
meaning based on principle. Conse-
quently partisanship has strengthened
them in discharge of duty, cleanly,
fearlessly and PROMPTLY, and for the
highest, best interests Of the city.
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A Period of Repose.

1T seems real generous of him to let
his wife and daughters go off for the
summer and leave him at home alone"
oh, / don't know. Probably he need
ed the rest himself. ."-Philadelphi
Bulletin.
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Weather Forecast.

For Northern California: Cloudy Mon
day with showers in the southern por-
tion early in the morning; southerly,
changing to westerly wind.
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City Anxiety.

Little Dick writes that he is helping
pick watermelons out In the country
Better tell him to be careful and NOT
let any of them drop off the trees on
his head. Chicago Record.
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LET THE TRUSTEES ACT AT ONCE.

The understanding is that the Water
Committee will tonight ask the Trus-
tees to proceed at once to make a fair
full test of the east side water system
1t is the advice of Engineer Herring.
We have had now two dry seasons. 1t
may be years before the waters are
again SO low in the ground. This, there
fore, is the best time possible to be
selected to determine the capacity Of
the system, and to demonstrate, on the
plans indicated by Mr.. Herring, the
source Of the supply, The Trustees
should not hesitate q moment. Every
hour is precious, and involves the high
est interests of the city in this matter
of a proper water supply. The people
will warrant the cost whatever it may
be. Let there be no hesitation, but
courageous action, and at once.
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Just suppose for a moment that Pres
ident Mckinley should say to the Fill
pinos, the part Of one Of eighty tribes
in the Philippines: Here, you are rec
ognized as an independent body polite;
you shall have lf-goverment without
interference by US; you may take and
possess all these 1000 islands and SUBJ
jugate the other tribes of some 5000.
600 people, if you can, and put them
beneath your heel; you shall be pro-
claimed by me as an independent peo-
pie with whom other nations may deal
and treat; I will announce that the
American flag is to be pulled down and
our troops all retired from the islands.
We have no right here: our sovereignty
is a pretense, our acquisition by treaty
with Spain a wrong. You, and you
insular realm" Suppose that to hap
pen, which is not even as much as the
''antis" demand, not nearly as much as
the logic of Mr.. Bryan's speech-mak-
ing insists upon; what would Congress
say about it? How many kinds of a
usurper of power would Mr. Mckinley
be rated? How speedy and stern would
be his impeachment. trial and convic
ton?
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Evidently that convocation of cop
was the same order of creatures who
in the sixties shouted for peace at any
price" and denounced Lincoln as the
prosecutor of "a cruel and unholy
war" Time has swept on but the cop
perhead remains with us.
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The dispatches aver. and our ex-
changes sustain them, that throughout
the East the Democrats in the purely
local campaigns in all the States are
pushing national issues into the fights,
In only a few instances are the local
issues permitted to come to the sur
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To Cure q Cold In One day

Take Laxative Bro1ao Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money II 1t fails
to cure. E. w. Groves signature is on
each box. 25c. MTuWTh
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the war in the Philippines as "a crime. -
At the same time Senator Mason is
working like a Trojan to have Colonel
Moulton Of Illinois made Brigadier
General, the better to fight Filipinos.
Honestly, Senator, does your action
square with your declaration?
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