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4 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 1895. DAIRIES OF CAMBRIA, Boom in Butter-Making in San Luis Obispo County. ONE MODEL CREAMERY. Gratifying Success of “The Home” on San Simeon Creek. PRAISES FOR ITS PRODUCT. In a Few Short Months This Insti- tution Has Won Its Way to the Front. MBRIA, Carn., Aug. 2.—Creamery: building is recetving a boom in this sec- | tion. New plants are being putin, am\‘ those established in the past are gaining new patronage dai : One of the most successful of these is the | Home Creamery, on San Simeon Creek, | fonr miles north of Cambria. Its site on | the Van Gorden ranch, at the mouth of the San Simeon, wa merly occupied by the old adobe ranchhouse of the Peioche Grant, and the crystal water and cooling ocean breezes amply justify the choice of l the old Spanish pioneers. The creamery known turfman, returned from the East, where he has been enlisting capital to b_ug and equip the Bay District }l,‘rack wit] modern racing appliances, yesterday. Mr. Williams stated that he had found all the backing necessary and that he had secured an option on the track for sixty days, the purchase price to be $§650,000. While in_the East Mr. Williams talked with nearly all of the noted horsemen and was assured that there will be o lack of entries when the track opens. Mr. V liams denied the story that peace had been patched up between himself and Ed Corri- gan, who is interested in the track now being built at Inglesid He said that the rivalry was merely one of business, but that it was still on and would continue so for as he knew. Among those who will be associated with Mr. Williams in the venture are Pierre Lorillard, J. B. Haggin, ex-Mayor Nolan of Albany, N. Y., Dave Gideon and Phil Dwyer. - USE OF THE WORD BANK. The New Banking Law Explained as to Collateral Concerns. According to an opinion just submitted by Attorney-General Fitzgerald, the use of the terms ‘‘investment bankers or brokers,” or words of like import, by money - loaning institations, collateral banks and pawnbroking establishments incorporated prior to the passage of the new bank law, does not come within the scope of the prohibitory provisions of sec- tion 26 of the act. He also says that a bank having begun | steps to reduce its capital stock previous to the enactment of the Jaw, but not having completed those steps when the law went | into force, could not go on and carry out its intentions afterward. 3 I'he Bank Commission puttwo questions to him, namely: Do corporations incorporated prior to the 18G5, which have such terms as “invest- words of like import inserted in their articles of incorporation, come within the prohibitory provisions of section 26 of sald act? Could a bank, incorporated prior to the pas- bankers and brokers,” or other terms or | WHITEMAN'S ABLE PLEA The Young Man Who Was Worth a Million Asks for a New Trial. STORY OF A NOTABLE CAREER. An Address Before Judge Wallace by a Prisoner Convicted of Forgery. Alonzo J. Whiteman, an ex-Senator of the State of Minnesota, the son of 2 mil- lionaire lumber king, was in Judge Wal- lace’s department of the Superior Court yesterday to receive his sentence for the al- leged forgery of a $500 check. He was given an opportunity to speak on a motion for a new trial and in the address he deliv- ered he impressively told the story of a re- markable career. The prisoner is the young man who was tried and convicted six weeks ago on the charge of forgery made by J. D. Maxwell, who had cashed a $500 check bearing the signature of Frank Dixon. He was at one time worth a million dollars in his own right, but he lost the money by speculating and gambling. While a resident of Du- luth he was elected to the State Senate and was & candidate for Congress. He was amendments of the bank act, approved March | prominently mentioned as a candidate for Congress, but failed to get the nomination. For several years he was chairman of the State Central Committee. He has been the vice-president of a bank, and yethe is not over 36 years of age. He was educated at G. Van Gorden, President. J. H. Swarts, Separator Man. B, F. Martin, Secretary. G. N. Arbuckle, Butter-Maker. building is a story and a half high. well finished and of ample proportions. Inside the appointments are thoroughly modern and of the most approved design: The milk is received in the weighing- room on the upper floor, weighed and turned into the receiving-vat, which has a capacity of 1000 gallons. From this vat the milk runs into the tempering-vat, where it remains for a short time at a temperature of 49 deg. It then passes into the Russian Sharples separators, which pevform 8000 revolutions per minute. These separators carried off the first prize at the World's Fair at Chica Notwith- standing the great speed at w they are run the milk leaves them several degrees | cooler than when it entered. | The cream, passing over a cooler, runs | into vats, where it remains twenty-four | hours to “ripen.” It ischurned in a 400- gallon churn, and after passing through a National Butter-worker, which is the very acme of butter-working machines, is! molded into squares and packea for ship- ment. The power for all these operations | is furnished by a 20-horsepower boiler and a 12-horsepower engine, and is transmitted by overhead shafis to all parts of the | building. This creamery company was organized and incorporated in December, 1894, with Gilbert Van Gorden as president and B. F. Martin secreta nd a board of director: consisting of Gilbert Van Gorden, B. Martin, Amos Smithers, Antonio Luchessi | and Ira Whitaker. The plant was erected | during the winter months of the present | vear by Baker & Hamilton at a contract | price of $5400. The directors, not being | satisfied with the plant, expended $2000 in giving it a more thorough equipment. | The manufacturing of butter was begun | on February 12, with 5000 pounds of milk. | sage of the act referred to, and which, prior to the passage of the act, 100k preliminary steps for the reduction of its capital stock, but had not completed the steps necessary when the sct became & law, complete the amendments to its articies diminishing its capital stock after the law went into force without violating the provisions of section 24 of said act? The Attorney-General’s reply is: First—I am of the opinion that, where such terms as “investment bankers and brokers,” or other terms or words of like import enter into and are s part of the name of a corporation organized prior to_ the passage of the act re- ferred to, the e by such corporation of its corporate name, including such terms or words, does not come within the pronibitory provi: sion of section 26 of the bank act. A construe- tion that wonld bring such corporation within the provisions of section 26 of the bank act would be in effect a dissolution of the corpora- tion, for a corporation? can transact busi- | ness'in its corporate name only, and a law pro- hibiting it from using that name would render it powerless to carry out the objects for which it was organized. Second—I am further of the opinion that a full compliance with all of the provisions of ection 339 of the Civil Code as amended in 1893 (Stats. 1893, 191-92), is a condition prece- dent to the reduction of the capital stock of a corporation; that there is no reduction until the final step—the filing of the proper certifi- cate in the office of the Secretary of State—is taken; that, therefore, if the bank act went into effect while proceedings for the reduction of the capital stock of a banking corporation vere pending, and if by those 1yx-coecdings it was sought to reduce the capital stock of such | corporation below the amount prescribed by section 24 of the bank act as a prerequisite for a transaction of a banking business within this State, such®Foceedings could not be car- ried to completion, and the capital stock of the corporation could not thereby be reduced after the bank act became & law; o 88 to make it lawful for the corporation after such reduction of its capital stock to do a banking business within this State. St BELVEDERE'S FETE. Everything in Readin for the Water Carnival To-Night. The committee of arrangements for the festival of “A Night in Venice” at Belve- dere completed their labors yesterday, so Foie \\\\\o‘\\\'\e\ €2\ & Y g HOME CEEAMERY AT CAMBRIA. The receipts of milk increased rapidly, and | during the month of May, the average | daily receipts were 23,000 pounds. From the commencement to the end of May it required from twenty-one to twenty-two pounds of milk to produce a pound of but- | ter. Since then the average has been less | than twenty pounds of milk to one of but- | ter. Till the end of May, the prices re- | ceived for butter ranged from 18 to 13} | cents per pound as the market varied. | Since then, owing to the reputation which | this creamery has made, its butter has| sold readily at from 18 to 20 cents per pound. These gratifying results are largely due to the liberal policy of the directors, who | always considered quality before expense, and were anxious that the creamery | should be equipped with everything neces- sary to success. In the choice of J. H. Bwarts as separator man and Mr. G. N. Arbuckle as butter-maker, thejwisdom of the directors was apparent. The advent of the creamery into San | Luis Obispo County has infused the dairy- | ing interests with new life, and this section | will soon rank as the first in dairying of the State. T. H. WILLIAMS JR. RETURNS. | The Bay District Track to Be Purchased | at Once. Thomas H. Williams Jr., the well- | that everything was ready for the celebra- tion. The programmes of the Fifth United States Artillery band and the American Concert band were made public. While the soldiers will discourse a selection of popular music at the north end of the cove on the Alice Srofen, the Concert band will fill the air with sweet sounds from the Ethel S at the south end. The “‘Belvedere Polka,” specially written for the carnival, will rendered by the military band, and upon the illumination of the American flag both organizations will unite in playing “The Star-spangled Banner,” To make the grand event as complete a success as possible the ladies of Belvedere have united with the men in decorating the cove and arranging for beautiful dis- plays of fireworks. Besides they have made lavish preparations to receive their friends, and the social aspect of the fete promises to be most delightful. ——— The Labor Council. At the meeting of the Labor Council last night quite a heated discussion took place under the head of ‘“‘good and welfare of the council’” on the action of Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald in supplying Chinese with white working girls. _ His action was generally adversely crit- icized, but no formal resolutions were adopted. The position taken by most of the speakers was that the action of the Labor Commissioner was a virtual encour- agement of ‘‘scabbing,” as the white girls were to take the places of striking Chinese, Yale University and the Columbia Law School. Tn his address before Judge Wallace the vrisoner said: May it please the court: I have only a few words to add to what my sttorney has said in support of his motion for @ new {rial. That is torequest that you will give it the considera- tion that the importance of the case deserves. 1f I have committed a forgery and have been | proved guilty of that offense, I deserve no sym- pathy or clemency, for I have enjoyed all the advantages that wealth and education give. 1 graduated with honors from an Eastern coliege and ajterward from Columbia Law School. 1 served four years in the Senate of my State, and was a member of the Judiciary Committee. At the expiration of that time I received the unanimous nomination of my party for Congress, and was elected Chairman of the State Committee and a delegate to the National convention. I have been a director in three National banks and vice-president of one, and if & man of my antecedents and ex- | perience has been guilty of the heinous orime of forgery there is nothing that can be said in extenuation or in mitigation, but, if through | over-confidence in the justice of my cause and | in the consciousness of my innocénce of this charge, I allowed my case {0 go to a speedy trial, and was unprepared for the admission of ex- traneous matter in evidence, I humbly submit that Ishould bave an opportunity to prove | my innocence beyond a reasonable doubt. Your Honor may recall that in & letter which I have written to the District Attorney, and which was admitted in evidence, I requested an immediate or speedy hearing, and I stated in that letter that if I was guilty of this charge Ishould be on the road to Sun Quentin, and _if 1 was innocent 1 should have my liverty at the earliest possible moment. But then I did not know where Frank Dixon was. 1did not know he was in the employment of | & reputable firm in Chicago and I did not | know that there were reputable men in | Chicago who were familiar with his hend- writing and his signature, and who were will- ing to testify to that effect; but I did know | that Dixon had sent me that check in good faith, and Ialso knew that be had had an ac- | countat the bank on which this check was drawn, and I knew that if any witness came on here from that bank to testify in that case he would be obliged to admit that such wa: the fact and that the check was in the hand writing of Frank Dixon. In other words, I knew that the corpus delicti of this charge could not be proved; at least I thought it could not. Relying on that fact 1 went to trial, confident of acquittal. No men ever was so surprised at the verdict of & jury as 1 was. During the six weeks that have elapsed since that trial, by continuances which your Honor kindly granted me, I had_this check photographed and I sent it East, and I obtained the afidavits of Dixon, aiter findin out where he was, and other reputable men of Chicago who knew him. Now, I have not referred in these few remarks to the determined effort thet has been made and will be made to send me to prison. I Ao not wish to pose as & persecuted man. 1 w*h to speak of the matter solely on iis merits; but you will remember that the prosecution was taken out of the prosecution’s hand and conducted by one ot the leading criminal lawyers of the Btate. 1t is unusual to grant a defendant in a crimi- nal action a new trial, but 1 belfeve that the circumstances which have been called to your Honor’s attention are worthy of the serious at- tention of the court. . Your reputation asan able jurist and as an impartial, upright and fearless Judge is not bounded by the confines of your State. There is not a student of jurisprudence in New York who is not familiar with your name, and the decisions of the Supreme Court of California during the time your Honoradorned the bench are second In weight and importance to those of 10 other State in the Union. Therefore, I submit the issue with the abso- lute knowledge that it will be decided on its merits, unmoved by sympathy or unswayed by prejudice, and also with the firm convietion that you would not gu‘ the braud of a felon upon s msn who had not been legally con- cted of & crime, This address followed a motion made by Attorney Hinkle for a new trial, and at the conclusion of it Judge Wallace con- tinued the matter to August16. An affi- 4 davit from Frank Dixon, whose name was signed to the check, is promised by the de- fense, and Carroll Cook, the special coun- sel for the prosecution, says he will move for dismissal if the affidavit is genuine. THE IROQUOIS CLUB. The Patronage of the New Board Health Was the Subject of a Lively Discussion. The members of the Iroquois Club are in a state of uncertainty as to whether the newly appointed Board of Health is aware of their existence, and a heated discussion on that subject formed the chief interest of the club’s meeting last evening. It seems that there are several members of the club who consider themselves available for positions in the gift of the Health Board, but-coupled with the belief is the seemingly well-founded fear that this fact has not as vet occurred to the Democratic members of the board itself, and positions do not seem to be hurrying in the direction of the Iroquois Club. Impelled by these facts a motion was made last evening that a committee of three be appointed to confer with the Democratic members of the Board of Health to see about positions for the Iro- quois braves. This caused a heated dis- cussion at once. Charles Gildea remarked with force that the Iroquois Club had its dignity to keep up, and that it was a shame er such a of resolution. “What do you hope for? What do you want? and what do you think you will get?” expostulated Mr. Gildea. ‘‘This club should not go a-begging. Then we couldn’t get anything if we did. Why, T’m told that the Governor of the State, who appointed that board, has no in- fluence with them. If this be true, what can this club get?” Fred Raabe excitedly protested that the members deserved places and he favored the committee facing that Board of Health atall events. A Jull'in the discussion was caused at this time by yarious calls for points of order, motions to lay the question on the table and so on. Louis Metzger suggested that it was rather late to appoint a committee to con- fer with the Health Board, as the appoint- ments were to be made next Tuesday. He thought that the committee would only recelye a snub and the club would be humiliated as a result. There seemed to be some fear in his mind that the whole club would get turned down by the newly appointed doctors. The subject finally dwindled into a discussion of parliament- ary rules, the original question was side- tracked, and the matter laid on the table, much to the relief of those who were not seeking the places under debate. EAOCH AOEN P TODTE The First Husband Turns Up Alive and the Second Hires a Lawyer. A Superlor Court Romance, With Real Estate Involvedin the Tangle. Long lines of hard luck are recorded in & complaint filed in the Superior Court yesterday by Jose Guillermo against Mary, his wife—and also another man’s. It is another case of Enoch Arden, but, as might be expected nowadays, some real estate became tied up in the matrimonial tangle, and that is causing trouble. Several years ago a man named Manuel Bamondes went away from home. Hedid not come back at night, and when he had been away for months without even writ- ing, his wife concluded tbat he was dead. Jose Guillermo then courted the young widow. He bad long known the family and was a friend to Bamondes, it may be assumed, as the courtship began about as soon as the husband was concluded to be dead. In May, 1892, there was a quiet little marriage, and Mrs, Bamondes, the widow, was declared to be the wife of Guillermo. Supposing the young woman to be legally Mrs. Guillermo the second husband de- cided to give her his property. Some land | at the corner of Union and Montgomery streets, 22:6x68:8 feet in dimensions, with the imyrovementn thereon, and more par- ticularly described as a portion of the 50- vara lot No. 186, was conveyed to the wife on October 12, 1894. Likewise was deeded away a iot on Sixth street, Oakland, 150x120 feet, the aggregate | di LIVE N CITY GARBAGE, A Settlement on the Dumping- Ground of the Munici- pality. FIGHTING FOR DECAYING FOOD. The Town Council Goes to Pleces Over a Wagon-Load of De- cayed Oranges. A strange collection of human habita- tions is “Dumpville,”’ the garbage settle- ment at the foot of Sixth street. The name is no misnomer, which, by the way, was chosen after an animated discussion covering a period of some weeks and punctunated by brickbats, cobblestones, beer bottles, tin cans and other articles to be found handy on the City’s dumping- ground. It all came about this way: A faction led by “Brick” Peters, de- scribed by powers now in vozue as ‘“that red bum,” insisted upon calling the settle- ment “Bumville.” This was enough to arouse the ire of the working element— that is to say, the men who stole forth from their miserable huts with the rising of the sun to look over the garbage for bottles, vegetables and bits of meat, and who would work if they could find any- thing to do. In Dumpville the working element in- cludes all those who are averse to begzing and stealing. The.two factions collided frequently, and blood flowed. The workingmen held that it would be an everlasting disgrace to the camp to call it “Bumville,” while the opposing faction argued with owl-like gravity that all who not work for wages were bums, and hence the appeliation was highly npg‘ro- riate. Finally a vote was taken. The abor element won, and the town was duly christened ‘“‘Dumpville.” “King” Foley was chosen Mayor. There was a council of five and three policemen swore on a por- tion of the third chapter of St. Luke, which was fished out of the garbage-pile, to main- tain the peace of the town and to promote its prosperity by every lawful means. All this happened five months ago. Since that time the municigsl government in “Dumpville” has undergone many changes. The Mayor so far forgot the dignity of his office as to steal a dozen bottles from the cabin of “Sandy” Smith, which he proceeded to exchange for coin of the realm at a junkshop on Third street. With his ill-gotten wealth (60 cents) he absconded, and a month later was killed at Port Costa while stealing a ride out of town on a brakebeam. The town Council disagreed over the sharing of a load of rotten oranges that had been taken to the dnmr by a smil- ing Italian, fought, and finally dissolved. A. Butler wrote the receipt. R. H. A. Johnson of Sacramento offered a resolution deprecating on bebalf of his constituency the predominance of politics in_the congress. There was an effort to table his resolution, but the chair firmly ruled that it should go to the committee. On the subject of leagues, the committee recommended that the secretary of the State organization open correspondence with reputable colored men in the several States for the purpose of formation of new leagues. 2 It was recommended by resolution that the chairman of each delegation in this congress call a public meeting at his home in a practical effort to aid the Old People’s Home Association. 5 The Atlanta Exposition was indorsed, and the delegates urged to gain the sup- port of their constituents. did not believe either A. L. Dennis or W. ' The committee on State pop[l]nti()‘n'nnd statistics reported: Population 36,500, voters 7500, real estate holdings $9.420,000, ersons engaged in professions 324, stu- ents 5000, merchants 213, farmers 526, churches 53, civic societies 12, newspapers 4, mechanics 620, electricians 12, capitalists | 9, mine-owners 81, civil engineers 3, Fed- |ral officials 6, civil service 5, artists 13, transportation and exoress 203, miller 1, manufacturers 2, musical bands 15. The evening session opened with the ad- dress of J. A. Hackett on “The Negro Business Man's Barrier,” which was well received; but when William Prince spoke upon “Jur Duty to the Colored Papers’’ the cloud of dissension again rose and A. A. Collins objected in strong terms to | what he considered an effort to cast asper- sions on the Budget, the Outlook and the Eagle to the glorification of the Elevator. Mr. Collins and a dozen or more of his fol- | lowers left the hall and were joined outside | by some fifty more, representing ten coun- ! ties. They called a mass-meeting in the east hall. The meeting was called to’ order by Mr. Collins, who made a vigorous speech de- nouncing the Afro-American Congress. A temporary organization was speedily formed, with A. A. Collins, chairman; A. L. Dennis, secretary; Robert Thomas, treasurer, and Ed Burns of Oakland, E. A. Clark of San Francisco, B. A. Johnson of Sacramento, Mr. Drisdon of Colusa, George W. Dennis Jr. of Alameda, and Eugene Jackson of San Francisco, vice-presidents. After some further speech-making the committee on platform and resolutions, composed of A. L. Dennis, E. Burns and E. Clarke, was appointed and reported a set of resolutions expressing dissatisfac- tion with the usurpation of authority and misrepresentation made in the so-called Afro-American Congress and protesting against being used as political chattels of notorious bosses and being denied voice and vote in the congress. They repudiated the presentation before Congress of the resolution demanding the repeal of the fifteenth amendment, osten- sibly to punish the South for its treatment of the negro. A. L. Dennis, E. A. Clarke and C. A. Jamison were appointed a committee to draft resolutions to be sent to Washington, requesting speedy examination ot the charges against Consul John Waller, con- fined in a French prison, and his immedi- ate release if possible. The meeting ad- journed, subject to the call of the chair. Meantime the congress was in progress and a good deal of warmth of language was indulged in. That clause of W. T. Henderson’s reso- i %‘g e - 4 'rf =ik D ek 7 Ik d STREET SCENES IN THE SETTLEMENT OF “DUMPVILLE,” [Sketched by a “ Call " artist.] value of the tw&)fi:ieccs of real estate being | upward of $10,000. By these conveyances, as is frankly ad- mitted, the plaintiff intended to provide for the support of his wife in the event of his own death, and “in case his creditors should levy execution.” The deeds were never formally delivered | to the wife, but they were recorded. This arrangement of the property was satisfactory to both the man and the woman until last May, when the first hus- band returned. Bamondes did not stop to peer through the window nor to reflect on any unhappiness or embarrassment that he might cause, He went home, found his wife and claimed her. The explana- tion of the second marriage was accepted, and the second husband was permitted to pack up and move out. Still the property remained in the woman’s name, though Guillermo held the deeds. Recently, however, it was discov- ered by the second husband that the mu- tual wife had mortgaged the property without his consent. borrowing §600 from *‘one Wilma McNab” at 2 per cent a month. Right there the first trouble began, and Guillermo is now suing to get the property back and to have the romantic marriage annulled. . CHINATOWN QUIET. The Tongs Awaiting the Result of Mock Tai’'s Examination. Everything was quiet in Chinatown yes- terday, and the special officers and exira policemen had nothing to do. The streets were deserted and every Mongolian in the City seemed to have disappeared. The storekeepers had nothing to do, and the Sam yups and See Yups were not to be seen. The only Chinese who did any busi- ness were the Young Wos, and they moved about as if nothing was the matter. Not an arrest was made during the day, and the See Yups seemed to be resting on their oars. Not one of them purchased an article from the Sam Yup merchants, but there was no gathering and no demonstra- tion. All were apparently awaiting the result of the trial of Mock Tai, which will come up next Monday. If the latter is held to answer for the murder of Chong ‘Wai the fighting may begin. PROPERTY-OWNERS OBJEOT. Dispute Over the Lowering of a Street Grade. A number of property-owners in the vicinity of Fiith avenue and L street south are protesting against the lowering of the grade at the crossing of these thorough- fares on' the ground that the required number of feet was not represented in the tition for this work, which had been avorably reported upon by the Street Committee. As last Thursday’s meeting of the com- mittee a petition was presented purporting to represent 1618 feet, but it really repre- sented only 1563 feet. The total number of feet in the district affected by the proposed work is 3200 feet. To make the work legal 1601 feet should be represented on the petition. et e L et Looking for His Sister. Thomas Feunelly, who isemployed in the Fashion stables on Ellis street, has for several weeks past been carrying on an active search for his sister Marguerite, who arrived from Ire- land on the 22d of last June. Upon her arrival she had an expressman deliver her trunk from the Pacific Transfer Company, but it is not known where it was taken. All the brother knows is that she is in the City somewhere, and probably looking for him. "He has noti- fied the police regarding his search. The Chief of Police was ‘‘broken” for showing an Examiner reporter through the town and communicating to the scribe municipal secrets of great import. The other two officers seem to have lost their prestige, and nobody pays any attention to their orders. Some time ago the settle- ment was invaded by a predatory horde of thieves from beyond the Rockies, and the townspeople combined for mutual protec- tion and defense. The intruders were beaten off and warned never to cross the Sixth-street bridge again at the peril of their lives. “They came mnear ruining the town,” said Henry Watson, an old settler, in speaking of this raid yesterday. “They wonld not hunt grub, nor do nothing. I never seen such a lot of bums.” “Dumpville”” has a fluctuating popula- tion. It comes and goes, nobody knows how or why. At the present time the pop- ulation numbers about 175, and & more wretched lot it would be hard to find. Their huts are made of old pieces of car- pet, or straw matting stretched over four upright poles, in height about four feet. Inside there is usually to be found a pile of straw, a brick oven and a few cooking utensils. The food of the settlement comes principally from the garbage pile, that the city dumps each day into an adjoining vool. Bones, bottles, etc., are exchanged for luxuries—stale bread, spoiled meat, with now and then a can of foaming steam beer. A few of the men have work now and then, but it never seems to last long. Most of them, when not out watching for the garbage wagons that come and go all day, lie in their filthy hovels, bitterly curs- ing the State, the City and the existing order of things in general. AFRO-AMERICAN SESSION, The Spirit of Dissension Again Develops in the Last Day’s Session. The Congress Denounced, but Pro- ceeded With Business and Formed a State League. Some of the spirit of dissension that predominated on the opening day of the Afro-American League Congress cropped up in the afternoon session of the closing day yesterday. The proceedings, with the exception of an address by Congressman Maguire on “How to Make Emancipation Etfective,” were devoted to committee re- ports and the presentation of resolutions. President Morton, however, took time to inform the congress of rumors that he said were afloat condemnatory of both the American League and the congress. These rumors had it that the Woman's League had received money from the president for feeding the delegates fro: the interior, and that he had received il from some white political boss. President Morton branded this as a lie and a slander. He produced a receipt purported to be signed by oné W. A. Butler. Quiet was subsequently restored aftera statement by President Morton that he ROYAL Baking Powder. Highest of all in leavening i Strength.—u.s. Government Report. lution on the treatment of the negro in the South demanding the repeal of the fifteenth amendment to the consti- tution of the United States met with vig- | orous OpPOsillou and was substituted by the words: “Give us the power and we will protect ourselves.” A Tresolution by J. J. Neimore of Los Angeles, denouncing the last Republican State Convention at Sacramento for fail- ing to keep its promises to colored voters, stirred up considerable feeling, and after motions for tablinf and amending and other efforts to kill it the resolution was finally referred to the State League. The Afro-American State League was organized with T. B. Morton president, J, ‘W. Rodden secretary, James F. Summers corresponding secretary, W. E. Henderson State lecturer. The congress adjourned subject to the call of the president. SUSPICIOUS CONDENSED MILK. Cheap Brand From Nobody Knows ‘Where on Sale Here. A Marin County condensed milk manu- facturer has complained to the Manufac- turers’ Association that a retail grocer is putting upon the market a suspicious brand of condensed milk at $2 50 a case of forty- eight eans. The usual price for California_brands is $4, and that of Eastern brands of good standing in the commercial world From $4 25 to $4 50. The label on the cans of the brand complained of does not state the place of manufacture nor the name of the maker. Samples of the brand have been secured by the association and will be sub- mitted to the Board of Health for analysis and examination, as it is believed that the article is unfit for consumption. WP PHARMACY, 853 MARKET ST, SOUTH SIDE, Bet, Fifth and Sixth, Five doors above Hale Bros. CUT PRICES —IN— Eyeglasses and Spectacles ! We sell you Glasses at One-half Opticians’ Prices. Don't Pay Fancy Prices for ELECTRIC BELTS! OUR PRICE.. TRUSSES..... SILK STOCKINGS OBESITY BELTS NOTARY PUBLIC. 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E o K X R OE K K K R X ¥ % ¥ Nervous prostration, nervous debility, nerv- ous twitchings of the eyes and all nervous troubles should be treated by doctors who make a special effort, a special study and a If the doctors of the Hudson Medical Institute cannot cure you there is no power on earth that can cure you. Don't de- spair. Consult them. X o oE xR X %X E E % E E X A.E. Clark of Placerville says: I suffered, in fact, the tortures of the damned * * * but your careful and skillful treatment re- stored me to perfect health. * * % @ ko W * % % * w When your liver is inactive you are so likely to look upon everything with blue eyes, with blue sentiments, with blue feelings, with the blues. Now, justget yourself out of the rut. Lift yourself beyond the sphere of the blues. Come to the doctors of the Hudson Medical In- stitute and you will surely be cured. E R X R R R K K X X X ¥ % ¥ L@~ Circulars and Testimonials of the Great HudyanZsent free. % oE E R R X E R X B W W o® W.F. Timms of Petaluma says: “Life was indecd a burden to me. The change you have wrought is wonderful. FE RN R R R E ke Advice is free. Call and see the doctors of the famous HUDSON MEDICAL INSTITUTE, Stockton, Market and Ellis streets, San Fran- cisco, Cal. * » * * e L I The doctors of the great Hudson Medical In- stitute treat and cure catarrh of the head, stomach and bladder, all venereal diseases, rheumatism, all blood disorders, varicocele, lost or impaired manhood, spinal troubles, dyspepsia and nervous diseases. L I R Blood diseases can often be cured in a few months if taken in hand at the first inception. Send for Blood Book. It is free. % R R % E R OE A E RN R HUDSON MEDICAL INSTITUTE, Stockton, Market and Ellis Streets, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. In the mountains—hunting, camping, Fishing, rusticating, tramping— It’s good for you—to others fair, - STANDARD OUTING SHIRTS to wear, Good for you because they are the big- gest money’s worth of any; fair to others because they are a home product and fure nish employment to your fellow citizens, All styles and grades—men’s and boys’s Ask your dealer. COME QUICKLY. OUR FIRE AD FIGURES AND sonD AT COST. This offer will hold good only afew days. GEORGE H. FULLER DESK CO0., 638 and 640 Mission street, so\fl"‘llln STHEVERY BEST ONETO EXAMINE YOUR eyes and fit them to Spectacies or Eyegluss with_instruments of his own invention, whe superiority has not been equaled. My success has been due £0 the merits of my work. Office Hours—12 to 4 P. M. AUCTION SALES. SPECIAL AUCTION SALE AT GRAND ARCADE HORSE T, ¢ 827 SIXTH suwxv:l"fulm f THIS DAY, Saturday... £ 1878, At 11 o'clock A. A, we will se By order of J. H. MOR( 40 head of A No. 1 Horses and Mares, welght from 1100 to 1300 ibgey from 5 10 7 years old; all broke and guaraneed af no sal Noreserve or limit. Come and see them hendmo'f‘::l e same llflme and pfiekwn will sell 20 - Wi P S Mviee Harses & ares, Wagons, SULLIVAN & DOYLE, Livestock Auctioneers " (p