The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 13, 1896, Page 6

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, APRIL 13, 1896. CHARLES M. SHORTRIDGE, Editor and Proprieto tage Free: s carrier..80.15 6.00 Dativ end & Patly and & Daiir and & Daily Bonday Carz, o WEEKLY CaLz, one y BUSINESS 0 710 Marke San Francisco, Seisphone.... EDITORIAL ROOMS: 517 Clay S BRANCH OFFICES sireet, corer ¢ : cpen untll oci 839 Haves stree! 930 o'clock. OAKLAND OFFICE : 608 Broadway. EASTERN OFFICE: Rooms 31 and 32, 34 Pa DAVII FOL in National <s of e has come when the bus' n inc o question that California ber fit for Cabinet pur- into the political procession at the start is to attend the primaries and vote right. In the general desperation of their affairs ats of Illinois have begun to Altgeld as a possibility. The ghow ho against Secretary Morton . garden seed can produce ss”’ under favorable conditions. The attempt of the Democrats to get the d it ta out of politics is like try- ing to pull a hole out of the ground. If Barnum conld return to life there t be some chance of starting a happy Democratic menagerie. m Rainey, Buckley and McNab all agree in retiring from politics, but each desires to practice it by other two. ing evident that the only way e of seeing the best festival in i ing is to see them all. Before we get through with this thing 1ay have to endure an administration ! as a Democratic con- Wh n the average politician raises a 1igh to start an echo he s the voice of the people re- to him. yal Republicans on Wednesday cess of honest politics by for honest men. tion to St. Louis open for the inter- it goes it blind on the ion. can hardly keep i ests of the State Presidential nom The talk of the Democratic nomination for the Presidency is literally a case of idle veculation. There is neither profit nor iness in it for anybod There has been no mention up to date of Paramount Blount or Minister Willis as a possible administration candidate for the Presidential nomination. If Congress cannot at this session a providing for a better tariff it might ast succeed in re-enacting the reci- ity law, and the thing is worth trying. 1ator Quay’s Presidential boom is not 2 mt noise, but his friends are consoled bv the thought that it has never been his habit to hunt ducks with a brass band. There are strong men urging both par- ties in Congress to agree upon an early adjournment as a sort of non-partisan movement likely to be agreeable to the people. As the new Congressiomal Library build- ing is expected to be completed within the epecified time and for less than the speci- fied cost it may as well be accounted a miracle of American enterprise. The Republican party is the greatest home market and home industry organiza- tion in the country, and in the coming campaign will have the support of all who are interested in developing American re- sources. It Senator Turpie was correct in saying he Las kept track of the raids of Spanish troops on the eountry stores of the eastern vart of Cuba he can confer a favor by pub- lishing his list and letting us see how the score stands. The Presidential contest of this yearis being wvirtually fought out now in the struggle for the nomination at St. Louis. ‘What will bappen after that will be little more than a prolonged whoop-up ending in a formal vote of ratification. For the vear ending March 31 the postal business of Chicago was only $2000 less than that of New York and it is scarcely necessary Lo say the windy city is vowing that during the current year she will sur- pass the metropolis if she has to use post- age stamps to burn dogs with. The bill introducea by Hubbard of Mis- souri providing that corporations incorpo- rated under the laws of any State shall be I isidered citizens of any State in which y do business iss good one. The passage f suc! law would put an end to many of the evils of the present system by which corporations evade their obligations to the States in which they operate, and would work no injustice to anybody. People who wish to know why Cali- jornians regard the Southern Pacific Com- pany as an enemy of the State have only to take notice of the way that company under its present management is using every energy to prevent the opening of a iree harbor at Los Angeles that wonld be a Lenefit to the whole State. A corporation that opposes the welfare of a community is certainly a foe of its people. es an attention to poli- | 1 LIGHT ON THE OANAL. The address made to the House Commit- tee on Commerce by Lieutenant A. G.i | Menocal of the United States Navy, chief | engineer of the Nicaragua Canal Company, | throws a merciless light on the report of | | the United States Commission that re- cently investigated the canal. He shows | | that the commissioners, whom he accom-.| panied in their work, took practically no | bearings or surveys, made a hasty and su- | perficial inspection and considered only the question of constructing a water high- way as expensively as possible, and with- | {out regard to the relation of costto the commercial requirements and returns of | | the enterprise. Itiseasily conceivable that however much | | more valuable the enormous expenditures recommended by the Government com-| missioners might make the canal, they | are not necessary at present. The canal company's estimate of cost, about half that of the commissioners, was made on the basis of the least expenditure needed | to establish a highway efficient to handle | the traffic and sure to yield a safe revenue lon the estimated volume of business. | | There will be time to consider the expen- sive works recommended by the commis- | < when the canal, originally con-| ted as cheaply as possible, hasdemon- | asefulness and profit-earning | capaci That is the invariable rule in the construction of great transportation They are put through as cheaply as | le and afterward improved from the earnings. The splendid docks of Liverpool | were not constructed in advance of the de- velopment of traffic which justified their cost. It is greatly to the credit of the Nicara- gua Canal Company that it so strenuousiy ts upon the sufficiency of its low esti- mate of cost, and that 1t so_ ably backs up its tigures with proof. Had it been moved | by any such motives as those inspiring the scandals produced by the Credit Mo- | | bilier and the Contract and Finance Com- pany it would be clamoring for the im- mense subsidy suggested by the Govern- | ment’s agents Instead of an amount just | | sufficient to put the canal in working | order. Itisan evidence of good faith and | of an earnest desire to establish a great en- terprise on a sound, clean and economical | basis. ! TUOLUMNE AWAKENED. On another page of this issue THE CALL gives an exhaustive accountof the achieve- ments of one man in making known the wealth and glories of California. The time when Sonora, the historic town of Tuolumne County, fell from its high estate as a great mining center and lost the busi- ness and life which had made it famous, is still fresh in the memory. That was after the more easily accessible stores of gold | had been exhausted and before modern enterprise and improved methods led to further exploration of the abandoned mines and to the discovery of fabulous wealth concealed in their lower depths. It was not until a remarkable man, Cap- tain W. A. Nevills, acquired the long for- | gotten old Rawhide mine and began the | development of its enormous wealth that | the old capital of Tuolumne roused from its slumber and the fame of ‘‘old Tuol- | umne” began to resound again. Thatwas only recently, but the names of the Raw- | hide mine and of the developer of its treasures are known throughout Christen- dom. It required uncommon intelligence as well as daring and faith o make the heavy expenditures required in sinking the mine deeper and providing the splendid and costly machinery for working it. Hence the rich reward that Captain Nevills is reaping is all the more gratifying and de- | served. The history of these exploitations reads like a romance. The discovery of ore running $34 55 a ton in a “worked-out” | mine sounds incredible to those who are unacqguainted with the possibilities of the mother lode, and although the mine is turning out a fortune every month the main bodies of ore seem to be inexhaust- ible. Besides adding directly to the wealth and fame of California by this manifesta- tion of his ability and success as a miner, Captain Nevills has made all the mines of | Tuolumne valuable and has set an exam- | ple that others are following. As might have been expected of such a man he has not found the Rawnide suffi- cient to absorb all his prodigious energy. | He has recently built an elegant hotel at Sonora—the Victoria—and its graceful de- | sign and imposing size must seem strange to the ghosts of past glories haunting the streets of the ancient camp. Here modern | elegance, comfort and retnement stand | shoulder to shoulder with memories of the | rude conditions which Bret Harte has im- mortalized. The San Franciscan who goes thither to enjoy these luxuries while find- ing health and rest in the invigorating | mountain climate of the region wiil tread | ground richer in siory and more eloguent of the early history out of which Califor- nia’s present greatness was born than can be found anywhere else in the State. A comfortable stage line from Milton to Sonora, another of Captain Nevills’ crea- tions, lends a pleasant variety to the trip. More of such men as this are needed in California. It is only by such exhibitions of energy, intelligence and faith that the treasures of the State can be brought to light and its fame made equal to its at- tractions. Such achievements as those of Captain Nevills advance the happiness and prosperity of every other Californian and make public benefactors of their pro- moters. A PLEASANT SOHEME. Representative Richardson of Tennessee is one of the foremost Democrats in the country, ana hence what he says about the plans of his party is entitled to re-| spectfal attention. He is reported to have said in an interview that a split in the Chicago convention on the money ques- tion is inevitable, and that hence there will be two Democratic nominees for Presi- dent. Itisexvected that the South and West will be solid for silver members of the electoral college, and that the North will be equally unanimous for gold mem- bers. When these assemble they will unite on a silver or a gold President, as the silver or the gold wing of the party develops the greater strength. Mean- while the opposing factions will have worked together to secure control of the House of Representatives, and thus be prepared for any contingency that may arise from the necessity of the House to elect a President. He argues that a com- j promise on a straddling platform at Chi- | cago would surely bring on the defeat of the party, and that the temporary split to determine the majority will of the party will not only offer the only hope of suc- cess 1n the end but will maintain a work- ing organization. The scheme is ingenious, as could be imagined. Its great fault is the impossi- bility of a reunion after the split. The Bouthern wing commands a certain re- spect from the North, principally by reason of the ability and shrewdness ot the BSoutherners participating in Na- tional - affairs; but the central party has mnot yet discovered the West. Its leaders have not deigned to visit this temptuous remarks concerning it are too significant to be overlooked. Moreover, the Cleveland wing of the party cannot imagine the possibility of a surrender of its gold-standard principles to the demands of the South and West. The split is irreconcilable. All that aside, another cause for internal dissension has presented itself—a stmngl Democratic voice here and there is heard | clamoring for a protective tariff. While | protection and free silver might easily | fraternize in the Republican party, such a | thing would be impossible with the Demo- crats. It is to be expected as a matter of | course that the Chicago convention will pledge its “undying allegiance” to the | | principles of free trade, while the Re- publican National Convention is just as | sure to reassert protection. There are no free-trade Republicans, but protection Democrats are becoming numerous. A Republican platform combining free coin- age with protection would invite many Democrats. The Chicago cgnvention will have to reckon with those Democrats who have | observed the disastrous operation of iree trade. The question of a money standard is by no means the sole one. However | ingenious the scheme devised for eplitting the party in order to make it all the| stronger when reunited, it cannot be made to cover the complexities growing out of an impossibility to harmonize the mone- tary question with the ta; in the Demo- cratic ranks. THE EASTERN MARKET. The California Fruit-Growers and Ship- pers’ Association has at last agreed to sup- port the single-auction system in East- ern cities. The resolution embodying the plan is this: Resolved, That it is the sense of this commit- tee of conference that the directors of the Cali- fornia Fruit-Growers and Shippers’ Association be authorized to establish consolidated auc- tion salesrooms upon neutral ground in the various Eastern cities, said salesrooms to be made free to all buyers, auctioneers, receivers and shippers of California fruits upon a fair and equitable basis to all and subject to the absolute control of the association. That is to say, rival auction rooms are abolished and any grower, shipper or dealer may employ his own auctioneer in the central agencies established, and the service will be open and free to all. This is a combination of excellent features, as it takes the control of auctions out of the hands ot Eastern dealers and commission men and retains it entirely in the hands of interested parties in California. Undera system so broad and fair it will be impos- sible for growers and dealers not in the as- sociation to seeure any advantage from the | maintenance of rival sales and auction rooms, but on the contrary the manifest advantages which they will secure by avail- ing themselves of the new pian in- duce them to unite with the association and thus greatly advance the interests of all concerned. However, growers should not wait for a test in rivalry to develop ill ults. It is clearly their duty to them- selves to join the association at once. Some interesting developments appeared in the discussion of the resolution. It was contended that the rival-auction plan of New York was more favorable to the grow- ers than the single-auction plan at Chi- cago. This was met with the explanation that only fancy fruits go to New York, that they are bought only for city con- sumption by the wealthier classes, that | the amount paid was of no consequence, that New York is not a distributing voint. All this isclearly true, and if it is intel- ligently pursued it furnishes a key for making New York as well as Chicago a | distributing point for staples, while in no | wise lessening the value of the New York | market as a local consumer of products yielding the larger profits. As the single- | auction plan is to be established in all the | leading Eastern cities, this being possible under the measure adopted by the asso- ciation, the outlook for the fruit industry of California is exceedingly bright. Gen- eral Chipman’s prediction that this State must come to be regarded as the orchard i of the United States is now made easy of fulfillment. This could never have been | accomplished under the loose and com: petitive system heretofore in vogue. 00AST EXOHANGES. Both the Republican and the Ezpositor of Fresno published interesting accounts of the successful test made on the 6th inst. in transmitting electricity from the San Joaquin River to Fresno. It was just a! vear ago that the San Joaquin Electric Light and Power Company began the con- struction of its immense electric system. In two weeks the current will be travers- ing the wires of the city system and im- mediately afterward the ‘‘vineyard cir- cuit,” furnishing lizht and power through- out the vineyard and orchard region, will be in operation. A large capital is in- vested in the enterprise and the promcters have every reason to believe that their in- vestment will yield a bandsome return. Next to the near advent of the Valley road this will be the greatest factor in the progress of Fresno County. There are several communitiesin the State which might read with profit the following, from the Salinas Journ: showing the activity resulting from favor- able action on Claus Spreckels’ suggestion to experiment with the culture of sugar beets: Ulaus Spreckels, John L. Koster and W. C. Waters came over on the nar- row-gauge from Watsonville Wednesday and finished up some contracts for well- boring on the properties recently purchased by the sugar king. We understand that something like eignty-five artesian wells areto be bored and a like number of houses erected for the tenants who will cultivate the land next year to sugar beets. The importance of the fruit industry in a single section 'of California may be in- ferred from the following paragraph, pub- lished by the Gilroy Telegram: *Notwith- standing the short crop of last season, there have been shipped from San Jose to Eastern points since July 1, 1895, 43,745,590 pounds of dried fruits, of which 39,707,550 pounds were prunes. The total shipments of green, canned and dried fruits since that date amount to 74,571,430, of wine 7,125,- 365, and of garden seed 710,995 poundas.” Although the new railroads centering in Stockton are rapidly transforming that city into a place of conspicuous importance the Independent thus announces another important step: *‘The Navigation and Im- provement Company will, within & few diys, send its agent into the mountain towns and counties for the purpose of working up for Stockton a trade, which can be handled from here with advantage to Stockton and to the mountain mer- chants as well. The freights on the rail- road into the mountain sections are such that merchandise can be teamed from Stockton cheaper than it can be sent by rail to Oakdale and teamed from there. In fact all the business that was ever done be- tween this city and the southern mines by freighting teams can be profitably renewed and carried on.” That Porterville, Tulare County, is feel- ing the stimulus of its prosperity and ranid growth is shown by an annouacement in steps have been taken there for the forma- tion of a telephone company. The capital stock bas been placed at $2000, divided into 200 shares of the par value of $10 each. Lines will be run to White River, Wood- ville ana Tulare. The Orange County Herald, published at Santa Ana, announces that Anaheim, the “‘mother colony” of the county, has achieved signal success in the municipal ownership of its electric plant. The total investment was $7000, payable principal and interest in forty annual payments. The monthly charges are as follows: | 9:00 Circuit. 12:00 Circuit. | LIGHTS. 16 cp. 32 cp. 50 cp. 16 cp. 32 cp. 50 cp. l102..8 85 2145 $205 $1056 $190 $300 | 30 5 140 195 100 185 295 tol5... 75 185 180 95 180 285 All other sized lights in proportion. Installing incandescent lights $1 each. Arec lights to 9 ». »., 2000 candle-power, $7 50 per month. Arc lights to 12 p. a., 2000 candle-power, $9 per month, Arg lights installed free of charge and remain city property. Meter rates, commercial, 2214 cents per 1000 wats; meter rates, residences, 15 cents per 1000 wats. The meters also are in- stalled free of charge and remain city property. The Oroville Mercury calls attention to the excellence and variety of Butte Coun- ty's products by making extracts from the report of J. A. Filcher, the California Commissioner to the Atlanta Exposition, of the prizes won by California products exhibi ted there, Butte County won prizes forthe following: General Bidwell’s grains, Thermalito olive oil, W. P. Hooper’s navel oranges and Hearst's lemons. This shows a prolific soil and intelligent cultivation, as well as a semi-tropical climate. The great borax mines of California are threatened with rivalry by the discovery of a rich deposit in Utah. The discovery was made by G. F. Holladay and is announced | by the Salt Lake Tribune. Itslocation is kept secret. The Riverside Enterprise says that | Electrical Encineer Sharpe, who has charge of the construction of the new city lighting system, announces that the sys- tem will be in full running order by win- ter. The Chino Champion describes the rapid progress of work on the Puente Oil Com- pany’s refinery, and adds: “The refining operations are just getting down to a steady routine, it taking some time to get everything to working harmoniously. Water-white illuminating oil was placed | on the market for the first time on Wednesday.” The Stockton Mail gives further particu- | lars of the electric plant being installed by | the Blue Lake Water Company: “The | electric plant will be established at a place known as Tripp’s mill, just below Moke- lumne Hill. A pipe about 3000 feet in length and having in that distance a fall of 1043 feet will convey the water from the | high level above to the bottom of the canyon, where the electric machinery is stationed. It has been estimated that with the fall mentioned and the quantity of | water available, a horse-power of 20,000 | could be developed; but at present the machinery which is to be put in will con- | vert into electric energy only abour 6000 horse-power. In setting up this plant and establishing power wires to Stockton and | other places, $500,000 will be spent; that sum has been appropriated for this part of the enterprise. The wire line to Stockton will furnish power for mills and factories | and will also operate an electric railroad. the building of which is one of the most important projects of the company.” The Orange County Herald (Santa Ana)§ has entered its nineteenth year, saying: “To-day we behold what in our boyhood days we deemed impossibilities. The population of city and valley has increased beyond early expectations and there is now a wealth of resources apparent throughout the county that explains the coming of so many new residents.” - | The Morgan Hill (Santa Clara County) | Sun has just completed its second year, | and it has a surprising amount of energy and wisdom for its age. The Delano Courier has widened its wings to eight pages and is soaring proudly. | N. A. Morford of the Pheenix Herald deserves all the congratulations he- is re- ceiving for becoming president of the | Arizona Fress Association. | 1f Monrovia does not grant the desire of [ Editor Harvey of the Messengerto be City Clerk it will show lack of appreciation. The importance of Selma is realized when it is reflected that the Daily Irrigator has entered upon its ninth volume and promises more. The Plaindealer is a larce and handsome new paper published at Alturas. The Colton News has published a com- prehensive special edition celebrating the Farmers’ Institute there. PERSONAL. W. C. Lioyd, a business man of Reno, is at the Cosmopolitan, Fred Morrish of Grass Valley is staying at the Cosmopolitan. Silas Carle, a Sacramento contractor, is at the Lick House. E. Keil, a capitalist of Sonora, isa guest at the Cosmopolitan. H. Roseburg, a merchant of Philadelphia, is at the Occidental. Ernest Crutcher, a merchant of Great Falls, Mont., is at the Lick. A. R. Denike of San Jose i days at the California. N. Wines, proprietor of & stage line at Santa Barbara, is at the Grand. Dr. A.T. Hudson, a ploneer and scientfst of Stockton, 1s visiting this City. C. E. Baylis, a building contractor of Astoria, is staying at the Cosmopolitan. M. Dinkelspiel, merchant at Birds Landing, 18 visiting friends in this City. Rev. J. L. Stewart, & missionary from Hang- chow, China, is at the Occidental. George B. Noble, a raisin broker and packer of Fresno, is visiting this City on business. J. W. Canty, s wealthy farmer of Grayson, arrived yesterday and is quartered at the Bald- win. Sheriff 8. B. Ballou of San Luis Obispo is here on a vacation. He is stopping at the Grand. W. J. Branstetter, superintenaent of the Dunsmuir and Nanaimo coal mines, is stopping &t the Russ, Richard Mansfield and wife arrived from the East yesterday and took apartments at the Palace Hotel. A. N. Butts, a prominent mining man of pending s few AROUND THE CORRIDCRS. Philip Starr, a San Francisco pioneer who left here in the very early times to be gone two months, has returned after an absence of forty years, Mr. Starr felt something like Rip Van Winkle after his experiences in the Adiron- dacks, as portrayed by Joe Jefferson. He had been where he never saw a railway car—in fact he had never seen one, as his youthful home -had been in a region un- He had never seen & telephone and didn't know what it meant to have “hello” sald to him. Many and many another thing was as ! Greek to him—in fact, the inventions of four decades were all mysteries to him, if only by seeing 1s believing. When he left he was & buoyant youth, with scarcely the down upon his lip, and when he touched and untrammeled by any railroad. | them stand near the entrarce with clubs and strike at her. But the cat always watches her chance and manages to escape. She has also been successful in refusing to nave anything ;o do with traps or poison that have been set for her. There is considerable danger in the cat liv- ing in the magazine, as she might upset some | of the shelis or chunks of dynamite and biow | up everything in the neighborhood. It would | be easy enough to shoot her, but that would also cause an explosion that might cause the loss of many lives. But that seems to be the | only sure way of getting rid of the cat. IN THE POLITICAL SW.M. i ! i Mr. Cleveland may run 8gain, but if the i it is not probable.—Chicago Tribune. The 8t. Louis convention will not meet for over two months yet, and until that body as Philip Starr, Now at the Commercial, W ho Went Away to Be Gome Two Months and Stayed Forty Years. [Sketched from life by a * Call ” art returned it was as & white-bearded and white- | hairea veteran, who walked with measured | steps and thought often before he did any- thing. The strange story of Mr. Starr’s long | absence sounds like & romance. | “Ileft here for the new mines of Cassiar, | B.C., when I set out to be gone two months,” ‘ he said at the Commercial to & CALL represen- i tative. “I got to digging gold there, and | when the excitement broke out at Cariboo I went there, too, and continued to mine for gold. “One thing led to another and I remained in British Columbia for several years, never ouce getting down to San Francisco. My experi- ences at acquiring wealth were ma I had | formerly mined in Tuolumne, C: Calaveras and Maripose counties, ana I had expected, when Iarrived in Caitfornia as an argonaut from Michigan, thatI would make a fortune in a| year or two and then go back. Ihad much the same idea, only I expected to make the fortune quicker when I went to British Columbia. “But such fortunes as I made did not stay by me. The years went by and still I was seeking ®xold. In 1874 I went on north to Alaska, min- ing at different places. Ten years later 1 set- tled at Juneau, and that is my home now. Though I went away from here to be gone two months and stayed all those long years the time haspassed rapidly. You get to work and | are busy, you know, and you don’t notice the | time.” The old Californian made & considerable sum at last. He owns the valuable Star of the East mine on Douglas lsland, with several other properties of lesser importance. He also owns much property in Juneau, including many houses, from which he collects rents regularly. He will remain here till late in the spring, when he will return to Alaska. A CAT IN A POWDER MAGAZINE. There is & 1arge white cat at the Presidio that | The Cat That Lives in a Magazine at the Presidio. [From a sketch.] refuses to make her home anywhere but in one of the small mortar magazines. She has been living there for nearly two years and has sembles all attempts to name the mext oceu- puntof the White House are pure guess work.— New York Commercial Advertiser. The builders of the McKinley column are putting & good many Southern delegates in it. This is dangerous architecture.—Cincinnati Enquirer. It neither increases nor lessens Harrison's fu- ture dark horse possibilities that for the pres- ent he's going in double harness—Philadel- phia Times. Secretary Carlisle’s refusal to stand asthe administration eandidate for President prac- tically leaves the Democracy without a willing sacrifice.—Philadelphia Inquirer. When the Carlisie and Boies forces meet at Chicago there will either be a compromise in the platform or a bolt. In either case the Dem- ocratic party cannot win.—Wichita Eagle. Whoever the nominee of the St. Louis con- vention may be he will be inaugurated as Pres- ident of the United States tosucceed Grover Cleveland, released.—Wheeling Intelligeneer. Here is another suggestion for the Democ- racy: kor President, David B. Hill of New York. Platform: “Iama Democrat. All oth- ers are imitations.”—New York Mail and Ex- press. The prospects for Mr. Allison’s nomination at St. Lonis dre particularly bright, in spite of the louder and more belligerent campaigning done by other candidates.—Falibrook Ob- server. Some people seem to have an idea that be- cause the Democrats are licked in advance this isa good year for Republicans to administer a tew thumps to each other. It'sabad idea.— Goshen Times. The McKinley papers which are trying to pick out a man for Vice-President ought to leave something to the St. Louis convention. It will be entirely safe in the hands of the con- vention.—Towa Register. ‘Who can doubt that the Republicans of Rhode Island bave sounded a keynote to which the rest of the country will respond at the fall elee- tions? Such a victory cannot be explained away or dismissed as of noaccount.—New York Tribune. William R. Morrison, it is stated, confines himself to two drinks of whisky a day. Any man who has been in Washington for more than twenty years and yet so limits himself de- serves the best gift in the hands of the people.— St. Louis Republic A CHARMING EVENING WAIST. A simple evening or dinner waist that may be made at home has an attraction for all women. The one shown here is very easily made, as the back view shows, giving asit does only the outlines. The trimming is the important part of this little wa As illus- trated the waist is of white satin; over the body is 1aid, both back and front, accordion dodged all atiempts to kill her. Pussy has some reason of her own for living there, and also a private entrance to the place. No matter when the magazine is opened she is Angels Camp, is here on business. Heisat the Occlidental. W.D. Keyser of Piets, owner of the [stage ling from Coulterville to the Geysers, is stop- ping at the Russ. A.J. Brooks, manager of the North IStar mine, Cave City, Calaveras County, has come to town on business connected with the mine. J. J. Hostetter, a prominent miller of Ne- braska City, Nebr., is here with his wife on his annual visit to California. They are at the Russ. Ex-District Attorney W. D. Tupper and 0. J. Woodward, the leading banker of Fresno, came up from the plains yesierdsy and will be at the region, and Mr. Cleveland’s recent con- | the Enterprise tothe effect that preliminary | Lick for two or three days. sure to jump out and run for the nearest clump of trees,where she will remain in biding. How she gets back to her strange abiding place is a mystery, as a careful search has failed to re- veal any hole large enough for her to pass through. But, of course, there must be one, and it could be found if anybody dared make an examination with a light. About a year ago a litter of kittens almost grew to maturity in the magazine, but were not taught how to get out. Asa consequence they met a speedy death when they were found. Pussy was not discouraged, however, for in a few monthsanother litter arrived, but were found when very yonn{ and sent to join their brothers and sistérs. It frequently pens that the magazine will not be opened for weeks, but when it is the men are always on the lookout for the white cat. A number of slelted black chiffon, which is allowed to Toop over in front on the right side, the selvedge being taken for the top. Black vel- vet ribbons, with black tips and steel passe- menterie form the mmminf. A waist of hmy silk in blue and {dnk may be charmingly trimmed by using ei her blue | The examination of applicants is in orth or pink chiffon in raffles for the neck and Sleeves, and over this placing across the back and front at intervals of four inches sable ils, uA‘:lDther stylish waist to wear with'a black skirt is of bright plaid, with sleeves of black satin. A ruffie of black chiffon trims the neck, and biack jet outlines the double box- pleat in the front. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. CAR CoNDUCTOR'S PAY—J. R., Alameds, Cal. In San Francisco streetear conductors are paid by the trip—22 cents. PRIMARY Corors—J. E. B., City. Popularly the primary colors are red, blue and yellow, but according to recent scientific investiga- | tion they are red, green and violet. SHIP AND IsLaND—F. P., Oakland, Cal. No one has a right in time of peace to visit a war vessel in the harbor without permission of the proper authorities. Neither can any one land on either Alcatraz or Angel Island fn time of peace without authority. GENERAL LA GRANGE—G. H. and G. A. D, City. General Oscar H. La Grange, at one time superintendent of the United States Mint in this City, is still alive and &t this time presi- dent of the Commissioners of the Fire De- artment of the city of New York, having en appointed to that position by Mayor Strong in the month of June, 1895. FArMERs’ PAPER—K., Benicia, Cal. Anyfirst. class dealer in books can provide for you “good books on poultry-raising and on garden- ing.” Thig department has not the space to publish “the addresses of newspapers that are published in the interest of farmers and agri- culture in genersal,” as there are forty-five States in the Union and each nas & number of such journais. If you will name what par- ticuiar section you wish to know about we will furnish the information. CIVIL SERVICE CommissioNers—S. T. D. C., Forbestown, Butte County, and M. K., City. The following named compose the several boards of civil service examiners in this City: Postoffice—J. W. Erwin, Frank Griffin, G. W. Karpe, W. A. Cooper and W. L. Stowell. The next examination will be for clerks and car- riers and will be held in August. Applications must pe in by July 6. Custom-house—The board is composed of Hollywood, Samuel Haskins, E. A. Holmes, C. A. Reynolds and R. J. Bush. The next examination will be held in the Lowell High Sehool on the 17th of the current month. Internal Revenue Depart- ment—The board is composed of B. M. Thom F.A. Fletcher and T. J. Wramplemeir. The next examination will be held in September. 08~ arithmetic raphy, penmanship, copying, (tundamental rules), fractions and percentage, interest and discount, elements of bookkeep- ing and accounts, elements of the English language, letter writing and the proper con- struction of sentences. Further information may be obtained by application at the Custom- house, Postoffice and Internal Revenue Office. LoNG-DISTANCE CasT—A. F. C., City. Henry Skinner of this City, looked upon asone of the men best posted in the art of long-dis- tance casting, says to those whojwish to prac- tice: Stand erect. Place the arm holding the rod in line with the body, from the shoulder to the ei- bow, and always keep it in this position. With the disengaged hand draw from the reel several yards of line. With the wrist movement bring the roa sharply but gently to a_perpendicular; then with the same momenium sway the rod forward, mov- ing it not more than ten degrees. Kepeat this sev- eral times, till the line you have unreeled is all in the air. Continue this several minutes, or until your judgment indicates you can drop the flies on the water at any point, but do not let them touch the water yet. Now unreel two yards more of the line, continue tbe practice & few minutes longer and make & cast caiculated to put the flies 10 & selected spot. To do this properiy you must aim three to five feet above the spot you desire the flies to alight, and let the flies descend as if they had been blown from the bank or bushes by & gentle breeze. The tip of the rod should never go lower than on a level with the hand in making the forward cast. In the back cast the butt of the rod musL not under any circumsiances go beyond a perpendicular. It is admissible for the momentum of the line to sway the tip slightly beyond this point in some instances, but not advisable, as it tends to the hadit of bringing the flies below a level with the top of the rod, and frequently allows them to touch the ground. In a perfect back cast the line and leader, or casting line, should straighten at an angle of 45 degrees from' the top of the rod. In practice keep out as much line ag you can handle perfectly, but not more: it only @onoys and dues not heip you. Long-distance casuing {s desirable. You may not need it often ia actual fishing, but it improves your shorl-distance work. To demonstrate, when you first succeed iu casuing fifty feet shortén your line to thirty-five feet and note how much more delicately aud accurately you cast it than you ever did before. 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