The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 29, 1895, Page 14

14 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1895. CAPTAIN HOOPER OF "THE| CUTTER CORWIN RAISES A COMPANY. ENCAMPEDNEARJUNEAU MIN ERS READY TO ANADIAN OFFICIALS A SEVERE MOONLIGHT MARCH. ONE OF THE RECRUITS GRAPHIC- ALLY DESCRIBES LIFE AT CaMP CORWIN. Yesterday’s dispatches from Washing- ton evidenced the fact that the Alaska boundary question was assuming greater | proportions, and a few war clouds were | beginning to gather along the dividing | line. Itis reported from sources justify- | TROOPS TO GUARD THE ALASKAN BOUNDARY, the snow as we have no uniforms, but we bave arms and we are learning to use them, and that is all that is needed in these forests. “We noticed that Hooper began this movement after the mail steamer left for the south, so that the news would not get out of the country right away. This letter may reach you by way of Seattle by some other vessel or lie in Juneau till the next regular boat. “We haven't any idea how long we will stay here, but I think we will return to the coast for further drill and instruction. It is hard on most of us to be suddenly snatched away from our homes and busi- ness; but we were given to understand that this was no play work, and after we were sworn in we just had to obey orders. But it isn’t pleasant to be aroused from one's bed at 1 o'clock in the morning and hurried aboard of a revenue cutter in the rain and snow. It looks like one’s ideas of war time.” From this there can be no mistaking the determination of the Secretary of State to prepare for a defense of the boundary line, pending some permanent settlement of the question. TUntil Congress meets and provides a more perfect form of gov- ernment for Alaska the emergency must be met by just such movements. An armed militia to offset the advance and action of the effective mounted police of the Dominion is said to be the only prac- THE UNITED STATES REVENUE CUTTER CORWIN. ing belief that Canada is preparing to bring | matters to a head by taking the offensive with her mounted vpolice. This strong | semi-military body assume control of the whole frontier along the Canadian | boundary of Alaska. They will collect | customs duties and govern the disputed | territory by martial law. The Washington advices say that in case | of any trouble arising between the hun- | dreds of American miners and Dominion | mounted police on the boundary it would | be months before the news could reach the | United States District Attorney at Sitka, | who alone has the authority to employ | marshals. | It is also reported that he would not | have power to place men along the line for police duty except on special occasions, | such as riots, and ‘this being the case Con- | gress will be urged this winter to take | prompt action to remedy the difficulty | with a bill to provide Alaska with more power to protect herself. | But it is a fact that sieps have already | been taken to prevent just such aggressive | acts as are anticipated on the part of the | Canadian Government. The State and | Treasury departments have been quietly | preparing for any emergency, and at the | present time United States troops are camped 110 miles from Juneau in the di- rection of the frontier. On October 8 Cap- tain Hooper, in the revenue cutter Corwin, arrived at Juneau. Next day the citizens of Juneau and Douglas, acting under his instructions, organized Company A of the First Alaskan Infantry, 100 strong. Judge Bugbee of Juneau was sworn in as captain of the senior troop of Alaska's militia force by Captain Hooper. The members of the new company were carefully excluded from any knowledge of the special object of the organization. The officers knew, but the privates were told that it was a case of emergency. Arms were supplied from thé revenue cutters and the work of making soldiers out of the recruits began under the direction of the Corwin’s officers. Next night at 1 o’clock the men were hastily turned out under arms by the ring- ing of the firebells. They were supplied with rations and blankets and marched aboard of the cutter, which took them up the channel about twenty miles, where they were landed. They then made their way for ninety miles through snow from two to six feet deep to Camp Corwin, where they were located at last accounts, but expected to return to Juneau soon. It was no holiday excursion for the young soldiers, as it rained and snowed all the time. They dragged tneir supplies over the driits on sledges to the camp. A letter from Theodore T.Dowdall, the first sergeant of the company, to his| brother, a druggist at the corner of Nine- teenth and Valencia streets, leavesno doubt in the mind of the reader as to the full import of the movement and the object of their march through the snowy woods of Alaska toward the boundary. The letter, dated October 15 at Camp Corwin, was sent by a messenger to Juneau, who would travel overland to the place where the Corwin disembarked the troops. “We privates do not know what we are here for,” said the writer, “but it is doubt- less for some special and important reason. ‘We know there is going to be trouble over the boundary question, and the American miners will fight if the Canadian officials interfere with them. We are living on Treasury Department rations and learning to be soldiers as fast as possible. “I'll warrant no National Guardsman in Sap Francisco ever had such an expe- rience in camp. We were caught up on the street, as it were, and rushed off through the woods and over the roughest country a recruit ever traveled. We were urged on by the cutter’s officers as if we were hurrying to the front with re-enforce-Y ments. Iimagine Captain Hooper is test- ing us to see what kind of troops Uncle Sam has to depend upon in Alaska. Quite a number have dropped out of the ranks, but we have still a good number under arms, Beveral Sisters of Charity accom- panied us on our march. I don’t know why. “There is a great effort made in official quarters to keep the object of all thisin the background, but it isn’t a holiday pic- nic we're on, and I think we will have more campaigning to go through with. There is no doubt that several more com- panies could easily be raised in the Terri- tory for this or any other purpose. We Are not very pretty to look at drilling in tical immediate solution of the problem; and this appears to be the object of this Government. S A OANADIAN VIEW. According to Ottawa Reports Thers Is No Chance of Tronble. OTTAWA, CaxNapa, Oct. 28.—Everything points to an early and amicable settle- ment of the disputed Alaska boundary line. At a meeting of the Boundary Com- | mission, which was held to-day, while no report was made, it was given out un- officially that the dispute had practically ended, and that a decision had been reached that was fayorable to both parties. It was not expected that the survey of the boundary would be completed before the end of September, but although it will be fully as late as that before the entire work is cleared up, enough has been done to show that each country has claims which the other is bound to respect. In regard to the report which was sent out a few days ago that the Canadian Government would take the offensive at once, and for that purpose had sent out a large force of mounted police to collect revennes and to look after Canadian interests, it is declarea to be untrue, and that the wholeaffair will be settled diplomatically. The chief cause of the dispute is to seventy-three miles of territory along the Yukon River on an east and west line. The survey at this point is nearly com- pleted, and it is given out from an authori- tative source that this survey shows that the claims of the United Statesare just, ard that they can claim to the line, The latest reports from the region show that there is not the least sign of trouble, and none is expecte APPOINTED AS ~PASTOR, REV. M. F. COLBURN FINALLY SELECTED FOR GRACE CHURCH. CaPraiIN CoOK ON REPUTABLE PeopLE WHo, HE THINKS, SHOULD WEAR STRIPES. The Grace Methodist Episcopal Church people are satisfied and so is Bishop War- ren. The difference of opinion, which proved to be no very great difference after all, has been settled to the entire satisfac- tion of all concerned, not excepting Dr. Warner, who will remain with his flock at Nashville, Tenn. Dr. M. F. Colburn will be the pastor of Grace Methodist Episcopal Church for the ensuing year. Bishop H. F. Warren, who, it seems, has intended, since he was ap- prised of the wishes of the church to re- ceive Mr. Colburn as pastor, to accommo- date them if possible, has accomplished his task. ‘The fellowing letter, the contents of which were communicated to the members of Grace Church on Sunday, gives the re- sult of his work in that direction: DENVER, Colo., Oct. 21, 1895. Rev. M. F. Colburn: You have been received into the Oklahoma annusl conference of the Methodist Episcopal churches on certificate of location, and I now transfer you to the Califor- nia conference and appoint you to Grace M. E. Church. 1 would have been very glad to do this at yed until the pres- first, but circumstances del ent time. May God greatly bless your labors, givin, you & body of workers loyal to Methodism an God. Yours for Christ and the church. H. M. WARREN. The transfer to the Oklahoma conference was merely to conform to the church regu- lations, Mr. Colburn having been imme- diately prior to that what is known as a “located” minister, as far as his relation 1o the California conference was concerned, his active relationship having been severed by his absence during a season of Euro- pean travel. . He has occupied various posts of honor in the M. E. conference of this and other States, and brings to his labors at Grace Church scholarly attainments of an un- usual degree, as well as qualities that will make him popular as a pastor. Congregational Club. ““Our Convicts—What to Do With and for Them,” was the subject discussed at the Congregational Monday Club yester- day afternoon. Captain W. F. Cook, who read the paper on convicts, was for many years the commissioner in charge of the Arkansas State prison, and, as he stated in his introduction, knew whereof he spoke. “In the course of my experience I ar- rested and put under lock and key hun- dreds of convicts. For the safety of so- ciety it is necessary for criminals and in- sane people to be incarcerated, and surely a great many men here who are a4t large ought to be under lock and key. Some men in this State wear fine broadcloth and walk with gold-headed canes who, if jus- tice were done them, would be wearing striped shirts furnished them by the State. “If [ had time I might tell the story of three ‘unjust judges’ and a ‘certain or widow,” {0 whom the court only allows $10,000 2 month for spending money—how they have just given her $15,000,000—thus virtually by their decision giving $30,000,000 that belongs to the United States Govern- ment to the Mussel Slough murderers, to the men who have always robbed it and us. I might ask how such judgeswould look in striped suits. I might also say somethi about our ‘Solid Eight Supervisors' a:fi worthy Superintendent of Streets and some other of our City and State officials.” In speaking on “What to do With the Convict,” Captain Cook said ‘“keep him locked up for the full term of his sentence, minus, perbaps, a little good-conduct time. Do not pardon him. In times past the usual market price of a pardon was $3000. Men have got out with part of the money that got them in. “Make the convicts earn all they cost. Did it ever occur to you that our convicts are almost all strong, vigorous men, in the prime of life? Let comfort and well-being gnrprison as well as out be dependent on | industry.” The speaker urged that con- victs might be employed in building rail- roads and county roads. He also pleaaed for the hopeful ones being helped toward leading a better life on being discharged from prison. Rey. William Tubbs said: “I am aston- ished and ashamed that there is so little Era(‘(ical Christianity carried into the alms- ouses and the prisons. The rumor that Durrant has only been visited by a Cath- olic priest, however, is incorrect. I my- self visit him every week.” Rey. Mr. Drahms, chaplain of San Quen- tin, thought that criminology was not suffi- ciently studied in California. *‘The real criminal element of this country are not the murderers, the stage-robbers and the city thugs, the men who are preparing to return to crime, even before they are dis- charged from jail. The pardoning system is vicious. The only way in_which a pris- oner should be pardoned is under the parole system, which gives him his free- dom subject to good behavior.”” Dr. Pond ugproved of the parole system, as did a number of the other ministers. Rev. Dr. Mooar asked Captain Cook whether he could bring forward satisfac- tory proof that $3000 couhl buy a pardon in this State. Captain Cook stated that he had what he considered reliable informa- tion on the subject, but his remark had no reference to the present Governor. Mothodists Pass Resolutionss The Methodist preachers’ meeting yes- terday morning was chiefly occupied with the question, “What Is Truth?” The paper on the subject was read by Rev. Dr. Nelson of Santa Rosa, He gave a review of the works of Plato, and stated that he lieved that philosopher discovered truth. No truth_had been discovered - since the time of Plato. Christ had revealed salva- tion. In the discussion some of the hesitated to accept this view of trut! Sabbath Convention, The State Sabbath convention will be held in the First M. E. Church, Oakland, on Thursday afternoon and evening next, Six subjects will be discussed, all of them bearing on the need for observing the fourth commandment. Among the speak- ers will be: Henry Frencha 0% San Jose, Rev. Robert F. Coyle, Rev, N. P. Banks, Rev. R. E. Dille, Rev. Philip Graif, Pro- gutorl OO HOO CONCATENATION. THE KITTENS OF H00 H00 HAD TO MEET IN SOLEMN CON- VOCATION. MEMBERS LIMITED TO 99,999. THE Last MeMmBER Is ELECTED AND IT REMAINS TO FILL IN BETWEEN. The solemn fiat has gone forth from the Vice-Regent Snark of that intensely sub- lime organization,” “‘The Concatenated Order of Hoo Hoos,”” that a concatenation which day of the seven none but a Hoo Hoo knows. The public, however, is in- formed that the place is probably in the Alcazar building. The extraordinary object of this special meeting — termed in the mysterious nowenclature of. the order, a concatena- tion—is to increase the present member- number of 99,999, But that the possibility of success is almost assured may be un- derstood by the uninitiated when the fact must occur within the next seven days, | ship of 4000 to the apparently chimerical | freight, passenger, 1pl:u*chusing and claim agents, commercial [travelers, soliciting agents and contracting agents of railroads, trainmasters, train-dispatchers and train- conductors of railroads and all connected with sawmill machinery.” Its corporate existence was a free gift’ from the State of Kansas. _The manual of Hoo Hoo states that its ritual is not transcended by the sublimest poets except one—Homer. It is said that the Vice-President of the United States and the Governor of Mis- souri are members. in the lumber business, but M., Stevenson was once discharged from the position as claim agent for a country railroad because he refused a reduction of salary. Nine States are rumored to be striving for the dignity of Hoo-Hoohood, and it is possible that their applications will be granted. The annual meetings are opened by the blowing of nine trumpets nine times. Among the paraphernalia of the order are nine snakes in cages, nine cats and ninety- nine kittens. The cats and kittens have been dead several years, but were arranged in life-like and picturesque attitudes by a competent taxidermist. . The “‘Snark of the Universe’’ is attired in a complete robe of silk, over which is thrown a mantle made from the fur of cats and kittens. There are twenty-four vice- regent snarks for as many States and Terri- tories. The vice-regent snark for this State is J. J. Loggie, who has lately sncceeded S. L. rett. Among the sixty members in ty are A. A.Baxter. J. H. Bullock, Robert Doliar, J. D. Eby, J. H. Claiborne, H. M. Lurman, D. D. Gray, E. B. Hanson, F. H. Hobbs and L. H. Loftus. When the Vice-Regent Snark issues the summons for a ‘‘eoncatenation” every Hoo Hoo comes. Direful and mysterious pen- alties are imposed should anything but death cause an absence from the assembly. THE SYMBOL OF THE “ CONCATENATED ORDER OF HOO HO00S.” is made known that the Jub Jub, or 99,999th member, has already been elected, and it 1s now only necessary to admit the intervening number between him and the The Hoo Hoos are not a fanciful lot. Their organization has applied itself to 7 ) 7 3 AN A /i 4. ) 77 7 REV. M. F. COLBURN, THE NEW PASTOR OF GRACE M, E. CHURCH. [Reproduced from a photograph.] fessor F. H. Foster,Mrs. Sophia J. Church- ill and Mrs. Kelloge. KILLED BY A CYCLIST. Frederick Williams Dies as the Result of a Collision. Frederick Williams, a German waiter, aged 50 years, died at the City and County Hospital yesterday as the result of a col- lision with a cyclist at the corner of Geary and Leavenworth streets on the 25th inst. The deceased, with a friend named Louis Doran, was crossing tne street when a wheelman going at a high rate of speed struck him, throwing him to the pave- ment with sufficient force to fracture his skall. ¢ * The wheelman accompanied those who carried Williams to a neighboring drug- store, but in the confusion quietly slipped out and disappeared before any one couid learn his name. Williams was single and lived at 641 Commercial street. Detective Gibson has been detailed on the case and is endeavoring to locate the man who rode the wheel. 3 TSR JAroshygienic underwear is made for intelli- gent people; others prefer cheap stuff ; constant Colds. Sense saves dollars. Morgan’s, 229 Montg. ——————— ¢ Captain Cook.” There is some possibility that the Bostonians may buy Noah Brandt's opera, *“Captain Cook,” which was recently produced by local gerlormer! at the Bush-street Theater. On unday afternoon next the work will be given a private periormance at the Columbia Thea- ter. The audience will consist of the members of the Bostonian company. ———————— ‘WEAR ordinary underwear, keep your cold; wear Jaros hygienic underwear; lose it; nealth, money saver. Morgan Bros., 229 Montgomery. —————— Cut His Wife’s Hand. David Murray, a laborer, living at 149}¢ Dore street, was arrested yesterday afternoon for assault with a deadly waapon upon his wife, Kate. The couple had a quarrel and the wife had the palm 0;’ her left hand cut with a knife. She claims that she was cut intentfon- ally, but Murray says it was accidental. Mrs, Murray was taken to the Receiving Hospital. —————— THE whole family kept well with Jaros Hy. @lenic underwear. Morgan Bros., 229 Montgy, the resolving of weighty affairs and to the elucidation of mighty problems. The order was founded in 1891 by nine traveling lumbermen and newspaper mea while detained at Kansas City on account of a train wreck. The original limit of membership was 9999, but at the last Hoo- Hoo day, which occurs annually on the ninth day of the ninth month of the year, at nine minutes after 9 o'clock ». M. on that day, the important measure was passed to extend that limit to 99,999. The initiation fee is $9 99, and the annual dues are 99 cents. The brethren are known as kittens, and their symbol is a black cat, With back elevated and tail pointing up in the air, chosen because of its traditional nine lives. Hoo Hoos are not_distinguishable from the ordinary run of mortals, but make themselves known to each other by a sys- tem of mysterious signals and signs. At the annual meeting the supreme head of the order, known to the kittens as the “Snark of the Universe,”’ occupies a throne. Assembled about him are the “Supreme Nine.” At hisright is the senior Hoo Hoo, opposite him is the junior Hoo 00, known to the kittens as the sublime Potentate of the illustrious left paw. The bogum stands also at the left of the throne. The secretary is the Scrivenoter, and he who receives ana disburses the cash is the Bandersnatch, He makes his annual report while on his knees before the throne and must hold in his left hand a kitten by the tail during such proceeding. The Arcanoper is the functionary who Possesses the sublime secret, the discovery of which is the highest aspiration of every 00 Hoo. An exact fac-simileof the signa- ture of this dignitary is a sure guard against untimely death. This was so de- creed by the ‘‘Supreme Nine.'’ . The remaining officers are the Custoca- tion and the Ggurdon. Their duties can never be revealed to any one who has not been a Hoo Hoo for mine years, and Wwho has not nine timeson the ninth day of nine successive months pronounced the word nine on nine different occasions. _The constitution says: ““The health, hap- iness and long life of its members shall e the object of the existence of the order. Members are rigidly restricted to the fol lowing classes of persons: Lumbermen, general officers and general assistant| The Supreme Nine for this Hoo-Hoo ear are: C. 8. Walker of Louisville, Junior 00 Hoo; George K. Smith of St. Louis, Scrivenote; E. R. Coolridge of Mobile, Ala., Custocation; Platt B. Walker Jr. of Minneapolis. Jabberwok; J. E. Defebaugh of Chicago, Snark of the Universe; H. H. Hemenway of Tomahawk, Wis.,, Senior Hoo Hoo; F. B. Cole of Tacoma, Wash., Custocation; W, T. Ewart of Gurdon, Ark., Bojum, and J. B. Cambell of Memphis, Tenn., Gurdon. KNEW HE DRANK WHISKY, MRS. GARCELON USED TO COUNTE- NANCE CAPTAIN PURINTON'S TIPPLING, TEsTIMONY ENDS AND JUDGE WIL- LIAMS BEGINS ARGUMENT FOR BowpoIN COLLEGE. The argument of the Garcelon case has begun. With the excepticn of one belated witness for each side to take the stand to- day, the evidence was all before Judge Hawley early yesterday afternoon; and then Judge Williams, special counsel for Bowdoin College, started upon the com- plainants’ opening speech, but had not finished when court adjourned. In a simple, unimpassioned way he re- viewed the early history of the trial and then turned naturally to the issue, Was or was it not Mrs. Garcelon’s uninfluenced personal intention to leave $250,000 to her relatives and to create a trust whereby Bowdoin College should receive $400,000 and an Oakland hospital $600,000? ‘“'According to a decision of the Supreme Court,” said Judge Williams, “James P. Merritt, as far as this litigation goes, be- came 4 back number when he signed an agreement not to contest the wilf. The natural attitude of Harry P. Mer- ritt as residuary devisee and legatee under the trust and will,and of James P. Mer- ritt, who is trying to break the trust, is that of opponent, and fiet they are co- defendants in this case. Harry P. Merritt, a second cousin of Mrs. Garcelon, an made a trustee by chance, should find it to his interest to support the trust and will which he is now trying to break. “Now, your Honor, can there be a stronger evidence of unity of interests than in their action. They have come in here banded together.” e 4 The argument so far is that inasmuch as Mrs. Garcelon talked over the hospital idea before Dr. Merritt’s death and after that told several persons of her intention to 1ve something to a hospital and to Bow- fioin College, she did not get the sugges- tion from Judge Stanly, whose services as her legal and friendly adviser were of later date; also that ‘‘the boys’ cannot contest because of their purchased pledge not to do so; and, further, that the only real con- testant is a distant relative, who should by virtue of his position and apparent inter- ests be on the other side. Dr. W. F. Southard was the first witness called yesterday, and testified that Mrs. Garcelon once told him that she wanted to devote some of her brother’s money to building in Oakland the finest hospi&a{on the coast. The deposition of Dr. James 8. Noyes of Providence, R. I, was read by Judge Williams, and referred particularly to a conversation he had in 1888 with Dr. Merritt, who then told him he had been thinking of building a hospital. Captain Frank Purinton was recalled, and deciared that Mrs. Garcelon knew all along that he drank, that he used to drink whisky in her presence when she drank sherry. Mrs. Black, who was Mrs. Garcelon's last nurse, denied that Mrs. Harry Gordon had a conversation with Mrs. Garceion on her deathbed. Little Mrs. Frank Purinton, wife of the tippling captain, testified that she used to be with Mrs. Garcelon while the nurses were at_their meals. She also told of a habit Mrs. Garcelon had of regularly visit- g the kitchen every Saturday night to inspect the bean-baking for Sunday. J!l):i(;;e Slnnl}, Frederick Merritt, Captain Knowles and Judge Lawton occupied the witness chair for a brief time and empha- sized their testimony already given. ———— ALL doctors don’t prescribe the same medie cine; all good doctors recommend Jaros hygi- enic underwear, Morgan Bros. 229 Montery. Neither, however, is | | the Southern Pacific. GREAT GLENN BAICH, REPORTED MILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT BY THE RAILROAD, WHAT THE PROJECT IS. BRANCH LINES TO BE RUN IN THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY. ONE RESULT OF THE NEW ROAD, HUNTINGTON WILL NoT WAIT FOR ANOTHER LINE To INVADE His TERRITORY. Now it is the turn of the Sacramento Valley to boom. The railroad that is to deliver the great | basin of the San Joaquin from the clutches of the Southern Pacific of Kentucky bids fair to open up things in a different direc- | tion. The new road has scared the monopoly. It realizes that when the Valley railway begins to haul wheat out of the big basin | and to build up towns where there are | nothing but ranches now, other people with money to invest will see that Califor- | nia railroads are good things to have, and | this state of affairs worries the Southern Pacificas much as an honest Board of Railroad Commissioners. The Sacramento Valley is one of the choicest bits of Mr. Huntington’s domain. To be sure, the great river interferes some- what and keeps rates down so that Colusa and Glenn counties do not suffer as Merced and Fresno have suffered, but the farmers on the great northern plain have felt the grip of the monopoly hard enough to make them wince. They have asked in vain for branches and connections that will save them the long team hauls to the depots, and the people of the west side particu- larly have long been wanting a decent | train service. Now it seems that they are to have all they asked for, and their good fortune is | attributable entirely to the building of the San Joaquin Valley railroad. Itwould not take much to send a spur up from Stock- ton to tap the rich country lying inside the long oval between the Willows track and the main line of the Southern Pacific and the land to the west as well, and Mr. Huntington knows that rights of way and contracts would be granted a new line as gladly as they were granted down the San Joaquin. The Valley road is a costly lesson to the monopoly and one by which it proposes to profit. It wants no Sacra- mento Valley railroad. Just now the Sacramento Valley country is a-buzz with rumors of new branches of Nobody outside the yellow building knows just where the branches are to run, but all the valley towns know where they ought to run and are living in hopes and expectation. ‘When a railroad runs where no railroad ran before land jumps in value. Hence the significance of the reportea purchase by Collis P. Huntington of the great Glenn tract. The price paid by the railroad for the enormous ranch is supposed to be an even million dollars. How much it will be worth when it is subdivided into small farming tracts with branch roads running among them, with here and there a nice little town, with town lots for sale by the railroad land department, Mr. Hunting- ton’s secretary has already figured out, and though his computations have not been made public anybody can tell that the big purchase cannot be a losing invest- ment. Moreover, the people on the west side believe that another of their hopes 1s about to be realized, and that the Willows branch will shortly become the main line of the Oregon express, as the Tracy and Newman line became the regular route of the Sun- set trains. This will give them quick and frequent connection with San Francisco. As it is, the Willows merchant leaves home at 12:30 . ». and 1eaches San Fran- cisco about 8 o’clock in the evening, after the business houses are shut up. The up train leaves at 7 o’clock in the morning, before the wholesalers are at their places of business, so the merchant has to stay over another day. In this waya run to the City and back, 140 miles each way, spoils three days. The man who leaves Willows at halfan hour after noon on Mon- day does not get back to his store until 2 o'clock on Wednesday. When the main line runs that way he will be able to make the round trip within a day, and have sev- eral hours in which to attend to his busi- ness in the City. Naturally the purckase of the big ranch is looked on as a significant sign of the E‘mgress of the west side of the Sacramento. he purchase has not yet been made pub- lic by the railroad, but in the galley towns it is spoken of as an accomplished fact. NEW TO-DAY. Frequently Patient—Oh, doctor! I do feel so misers able. 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