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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-03-31
THE CAPITAL.
MRS. LOGAN AND MRS. BLAIR TO
BE PENSIONED.
General Terry's Request = Postal
Changes About
the Tariff-Etc.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE Rroonounlos.l
SOCIAL PURITY.
The Women's Convention Discusses a
Lively and Important Subject,

The Women's Convention Discusses a
Lively and Important Subject.
WASHINGTON, March 30th.-In the
Woman's Suffrage Convention this morn
ing Mrs. Elizabeth Lisle Saxon, of Tennes-
see, created sensation by her discourse on
Social Purify She spoke very plainly
of the social evil, and of the imprudence of
women in not confiding to their children
the great secrets and truths of life instead
of letting them learn them from children
and servants.
Mrs. Admission Chant vouched for the
truthfulness of the charges published in
the Pdtt Nal Gazette, saying that she would
stake her life on their correctness. She
spoke principally of the work of Social
Purity Societies in Great Britain. Before
there was legislation in the matter girls
were taken in droves by PROGRESSES to the
continent, to fill houses of lll-fame, under
the pretense OF getting them places of
service.
Harriet B. Shattuck and Clara Clay
borne Hoffman spoke in the same strain
that Mrs. Saxon had talked. All remedies
would be but partial and disappointing
until woman stands everywhere on a per-
feet equality with man-until society and
the church and law regard marriage as a
perfect partnership, and she an equal part
DelQ3
brought into the world will continue until
woman is recognized as having the right to
say when the new life shall begin. Parents,
when that time arrives will have no shame
in teaching their children the mysteries of
life.
Frances Willard. as preface to her re-
marks read petition to be signed urging
Congress to pass bill to raise the age of
consent wherever it has absolute control, to
Is years. She attacked ow-necked dresses,
and said those wearing them borrowed the
idea from women whom she would be
ashamed to touch. She also condemned
the half-nude pictures of women used as
advertisements. She touched upon the
impropriety of stage-dressing and the evils
of round dancing.
The President and Mrs Cleveland gave a
special reception at the White House this
afternoon to the members of the Women's
Council.
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Disreputable Journalism

We apologize to our readers for repro
ducing the following example of the filth
ness of language and untruth in which it is
the practice of the Erening Bee to indulge.
1t says:
That perambulating prostitute, the RECORD
UNION, not content with endeayoring to blast
the reputation of Justice in this city in its own
columns, uses its force to telegraph innuendoes
that it has not the pluck to publish in its jour
nal. Its dispatches to the San Francisco Cal
place Justice Davis in the light of scamp, if he
is guilty, and in that of a coward if he is inno-
cent and does not resent the insult. So far as we
know, Justice Davis has done his full and COM
plete duty. To the only man against whom there
was evidence sufficient TO convict, Justice Davis
gave a sentence of one hundred days We
doubt not that he would have done equal
justice in any other case, had the testimony
been there to warrant it. But what sane Judge
could lind any man guilty on the testimony OF
such n double-plated Judas Iscariot as George
W. Ficks?
1t is not at all surprising to any who OBJ
serve its course that the Bee hastens to the
defense of methods employed to secure the
escape from justice of one of the boldest
and most fagrant violaters of the sacred
ness of the ballot box. Justice Davis rep
utation was not referred to by the RECORD
UNION, which knows nothing of that
township official, except by his ridiculous
decision in the Fitzgerald case, and was
treated by US with undeserved gravity. and
exposed only to fair and impersonal criti-
cism.
As fresh evidence of the inability of the
Bee to adhere to the truth, let it be remem-
bered that Justice Davis did not - give a
sentence of 100 days" in one case. but
fined the party 800, and that the fine was
promptly paid by the same boss agencies
that backed Fitzgerald, and the whole gang
of blacklegs and freebooters who recently
attempted corruption at the polls in this
city.
1t is due to the gentlemen named so
coarsely by the Bee, to say that Mr.. Ficks
sUdS not witness in either of the cases JUS
tice Davis dismissed, but ,c1s a witness in
the case where the Justice imposed a fine.
The disgusting readiness with which the
evening sheet uses the word prostitute, :"
under the delusion that ii is strength and
the frequency with which it makes it the
vehicle for its thought, suggests that its
editor-who insists that he
alone is responsible for the filth of the Bee
rolls that word as sweet mursel under
his tongue that it is congenial to his
thought, and irresistibly springs from ex-
tremely intimate acquaintance with the
disreputable class the term indicaees.
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The Original State of Man.

In the cycle of phenomena presented by
the life of man, the animal, no more moral
end Is discernible than in that presented
by the lives of the wolf and the deer.
However imperfect the relics of pre-
historic men may be, the evidence which
they afford clearly tends to the conclusion
that, for thousands and thousands of wears.
before the origin of the oldest known
civilizations, men were savages of a very
low type. They strove with their enemies
and their competitors they proved upon
things weaker or less cunning than them
selves; they were born, multiplied without
stint, and died, for thousands of gener-
ations, alongside the mammoth, the urus,
the lion, and the hyena, whose lives were
spent in the same way and they we're no
more to be praised or blamed, on moral
grounds, than their less erect and more
hairy compatriots.
As among these, so among primitive
men, the weakest and stupidest went to
the wal, while the toughest and shrewdest,
those who were best fitted to cope with
their circumstances, but not the best in
any other sense, survived. Life was a con-
tinual free fight, and beyond the limited
and temporary relations of the family, the
Hobbesian war of each against all was the
normal state of existence The human
species, like others, FLASHED and foundered
amid the general stream of evolution,
keeping its head above water as it best
might, and thinking neither of whence
nor whither.-Professor T. H Hurieu.
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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
The House..

WASHINGTON, March 30th-In the House
to-day the Senate amendments were not
concurred in to the House bill authorizing
the President to arrange a conference for
the purpose of encouraging reciprocal COM
mercial relations between the United States
and the Republics of Mexico, Central and
South America and the Empire of Brazil
A joint resolution appropriating $25, 600
to enable the United States to participate in
the International Exhibition to be held
at Barcelona, Spain, in April, 1888, was
adopted.
The House bill granting a pension of
81 900 per aDnum to Mary S. Logan, and
the Senate bill increasing the pension of
Appolin A. Blair to $1,000 were taken up.
A long debate took place. The advocates
of the bills claimed that the services of such
men as Logan and Blair could not be meas
ured by dollars and cents, and that fail
ure to pass the bills would discourage the
display of patriotic devotion in the future.
The opponents of the bill said it was an
attempt to establish class legislation, and
they could see no reason why preference
should be given in these cases over the
widows of other gallant soldiers, such as
Candy, Meade and Phil. Kearney
The Logan bill was passed by vote of
154 to 80, and the Blair bill passed by a
vote of 148 to 81.
The evening session was devoted to the
consideration of private pension bills.
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C. p. HUNTINGTON.
His Arrival in California and Some o
His Plans and Views.

His Arrival in California and Some of
His Plans and Views.
c. P. Huntington arrived in California
last Sunday, and has already made cur
sorry examination of the company's south
ern interests. He inspected the Santa Bar
bara branch as far as its terminus at FL
wood, in company with General Manager
A. n. Towne and Charles Crocker, thence
came north by special train, making short
stops at Tulare, Fresno, Merced and other
important points in the San Joaquin valley,
He arrived in San Francisco late Wednes.
day afternoon, and was driven to the Pal
ace, where he is now stopping, accom-
panied by his family.
To Call reporter he said, upon the SUBJ
ject of railroad extension and building
feeders " We are building from Willows
toward Eureka, but believe better route
is that along Stony creek, near Tehama.
preliminary survey has been made in
that direction. We will probably put a
small force of men to work ON the Temple
ton end of the coast line, but we do not
propose to push it rapidly to completion.
There is great deal of very heavy work
to be done through the mountains there
tunnel to be built, etc, and though the
mia and Oregon, still it will not be cheap
road to build. We are doing great deal
of work in the San Joaquin valley, build
ing ahead in fact" he continued, :" of the
necessities of the country; but that has
been our policy for many years, so it is
hardly worth alluding to. We have always
preceded settlement, the country we tray
erse developing after u.s."
Regarding the Mexican International,
MIR. Huntington said: There is every
prospect of the route being profitable one.
1t follows the old route to Mexico City, and
the grades are easy, averaging nowhere over
one per cent We have also the only de-
veloped coal mine in Mexico, that on the
Sabina river. Its quality is excellent, and
the quantity is unlimited. While there
purchased the Soledad ranch, 216.OOO acres
in extent. the whole of which is full of
COAL" Mr.. Huntington then spoke of the
Houston and Texas Central, which he said
came under the company's control, with
the other assets of the Morgan Steamship
Company, adding about 600 miles of road
to the system.
Regarding Oregon extensions, Mr.. Hunt
ington said nothing had been decided. He
had been three years, he said, trying to OBJ
tain the Oregon and California road, and
he considered the addition a most import
ant one to the system. The reorganization
is now complete.
We may build up to Puge. Sound" he
said, and will do so if those lines up there
are not inclined to treat us fairly
Mr.. Huntington alluded to his intention
to spend more time every year on the Pa
cific coast than formerly.
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A PRECIOUS PAIR.
"Bis Bertha and Her Alleged Son Cap
tured in Texas.

tured in Texas.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 30th.-TSpecial. i
A dispatch has been received from Phil
Sheridan, Chief of Police of San Antonio
Tex, announcing the arrest in that city of
Bertha A. Hayman, alias Bertha Schles-
singer, alias Big Bertha" alias the
queen of confidence women" With her
was her accomplice, Willie the young
man whom she represented to be her son.
He also was placed in custody, and the two
are now awaiting the arrival of an officer
from San Francisco, who will be dis
patched Immediately, and the guilty pair
will be given an opportunity to disprove
the charges of swindling which will be
brought against them by number of Jew
ish residents whom the pair heeced while
in this city.
A CHEoUERED CAREER.
A dispatch from New York this evening
SAYS: The following statements are made
concerning Bertha Stanley, by the evening
papers The alleged widow is an old
friend of Inspector Byrnes, and holds a
prominent place in his album of profess
sional criminals of America. Since that
book was written she has been through
several new affairs, and is now known as
Big Bertha" or the =" Confidence Queen
of the United States.n She is 81 years of
age. She was born in Koblyn, in Poland
and came to this country ten years ago.
The first thing she did was to marry Fritz
Karko in New York. She accompanied
him to Milwaukee, where she left him and
married another man named Heyman. In
February. 1851, she was arraigned in Lon
don, Ontario, for defrauding a Montreal
commercial man out of 500. In June of
the same year she was arrested in Staten
Island for defrauding an old lady named
Schiassbaam of about $500, but got off scot
free.
She was arrested, however, when leaving
the Courtroom and taken TO New York on
the charge of defrauding Charles Brandt of
10 Bowery and 7. w. Morris of 27 Cham
bers street, and committed TO Blackwell's
Island. She left that asylum only one year
ago, and after many adventures in this
country and Canada, has at last been heard
of in the role of deceptive widow from
Lasalle, and who has reaped harvest in
San Francisco.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-03-31
TELEGRAPHIC BREyITIEs.

A 100000 fire occurred in Chicago yes
terday.
The belief exists in Baltimore that Spreck-
els will not locate his refinery in that city.
Silver-bearing ore has been discovered in
the hills near Mountain View, Santa Clara
Hon. W. E. Smith, late Assistant Secre-
tary, died yesterday at Piattsburg, n. Y, of
Brights disease.
Morris Ladd is dying of CHAMBERS at San
Jose. He contracted the disease from
horse which he was treating.
Theimpeachment proceedings against the
Kentucky Treasurer, Tate, closed yesterday
with the anticipated verdict of guilty.
Professor C. 4. King, Principal of the
arrested on a charge of grand larceny,
Miss Fellows, the Dakota school teacher
has finally married her Sioux admirer. The
latter is not fgn-blooded Indian, and is a
man of standing and repate.
The Governor of Maryland has pardoned
the seven Democratic judges and clerks of
election, who were found guilty of having
perpetrated frauds at the polls two years
ago.
Jake Sharp is again reported to be dam
gerously sick. The reports closely followed
the notice sent out from the District At
torney's Office, fixing date for the rehear-
ing of the case.
Captain BoytoD, the swimmer, came near
losing his life in Lake Michigan couple of
days ago. He got lost among the ice-floes
and was in the water all day and until
midnight when he was rescued more dead
than alive.
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Depositors to be Paid.
Climbing PopocatapefI.


The effects of the rarity of the atmos-
phere were felt as soon as the start was
made, and it was impossible to proceed
more than few yards without stopping
to take breath. The ascent was made in
zigzags, and naturally rest was taken at
the end of each direct line. At the start,
to climb for eight minutes and rest FIVE
was considered making good time. 1t was
not long before rest of eight min
utes was required for every four of
climbing and after the ascent was
made We rested more frequently, and
without exerting ourselves to sit down,
we thrust our slaves into the snow and
leaned our heads upon them. Drowsiness
overlook US, and progress became mechan-
ical. We moved only as spurred on by our
ever watchful guides. If left to ourselves
we would have fallen asleep. Our hearts
beat with frightful rapldity, and the breath
became shorter and shorter. Ringing sem
sations in the head like those produced by
large doses Of quinine were experienced
The most acute pains shot through the
skull
Conversation was suspended, except
among the guides, and their voices fell on
our ears as if coming from great distance
1t was impossible to tell what progress was
being made, for the top and bottom seemed
equidistant all the way up. We barely
escaped the most severe experiences likely
to occur to those who reach the high ele-
vation-bleeding at the nose, mouth and
ears. 1t would have been the signal that
We had gone too far, that heart and lungs
refused to submit further, and
We should have placed ourselves
in the hands of our guides to be
carried back to Tiamacea. Our physical
endurance was stretched almost to its limit
by the time the head guide shouted !:
"Here We arel Smell the sulphur The
Whit of sulphurous smoke which greeted
our nostrils, telling that our task was
nearly completed and rest was at hand,
acted like a powerful stimulant We
awoke for final effort, pressed on. and
rested not until we stood breathless upon
the summit of Popocatapetl.- Ame1lcaa
Magazine.
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POOR BUT NOBLE.
Isabella Blanche Singer and Her Be-
trothed Duke.

Isabella Blanche Singer and Her Be-
trothed Duke.
lCopyigh 1855, by TIE Caiifornia associated Pressl
New YORK. March 30th.-Mrs. Frank
Leslie chats about the match between
Isabella Blanche Singer and French
Duke, and says: Il know the Duke. He
is member of one of the best families in
France and occupies social position but
is very poor.
1.-THE sister of Miss Isabella Blanche mar
ried a Prince whose name has escaped my
memory. He was a genuine Prince, but
very poor. This sister was married at
Hotel Balzac on rue Balzac, near the Bois
de Boulogne, which is a sort of second-rate
boarding house. 1t is an eminently re-
spectacle house, understand, but not such
a house as you would think a wealthy
American girl like Miss Singer would care
to live at or be married from.
Miss Isabella Blanche isa tall, fine look
ing girl, while her contemplated husband
is a small, diminutive man, who could
stand erect under one of Miss Blanche's
-
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-03-31
CANADA.
The Archbishop of Toronto and DIR. Full
toms Challenge.

TORONTO, March 3oth.-Rev. DR.. Fulton,
of Brooklyn, whose recently published
book, why Priests should We'd" caused
such a sensation at Boston, is here lectur-
ing, and has stirred up tremendous COM
motion among the Catholics. Yesterday
there appeared in local paper challenge
addressed to Archbishop Lynch in which
is the following: Give me letter that
shall open to me all the nunneries of your
diocese, and if possible let the officers of
the Dominion select any Roman Catholic
gentleman of Toronto and each of US shall
choose a companion. Then we four shall
together visit and inspect the nunneries.
We shall question each nun separately il
she wishes TO stay in or come out of the
nunnery, with the understanding that
those who wish to come back to the world
shall be permitted to do So"
By way of reply the Archbishop has
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-03-31
UTAH.

An Enterprising Burglar Robs One of
Uncle sam's Postoffices.
[copigh. 1883, By the California Associated Press.]
SALT LAKE, March 3Oth-The postoffice
at Manti was burglarized last night The
hief entered through the glass inside door,
and unlocked the door from the inside,
the key having been left in the lock for
safety. The burglar got away with about
$3.50 in cash and three registered packages
There is no clue.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-03-31
INHABITED BY MoYTEZUMA.
STRUCK A HARD TOWN.
A Monks Lively Experience in a Texas
Border Town.


oPyight, 1855, by the California associated Pressl
Ell PAso, March 30th.-Reverend Esperi-
son, or The Bulgarian Monk as he is
commonly called. made an address here
last night. After finishing at quite late
hour he walked out to wild spot in the
suburbs. to gully which he had picked
out as his sleeping place for the night. He
never sleeps in house, but always under
the canopy of heaven, because, he says
Christ and the Apostles did
While on his way to this wild spot be
was attacked by three Mexicans with
drawn knives, who demanded his money.
Not complying Immediately with their
command. he was wounded severely in the
hand. He resisted. however, and at once
cried out that he was priest, when they
allowed him to escape. The Monk had in
tended to remain week az Ell Paso, but
becoming disheartened at his unhospitable
reception, he left to-day for New Mexico.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-03-31
WANTS TO BE RETIRED.
Major General Terry's Desire and Chances
for Retirement.

Copyright, 1855, by The California Associate. PressI
WASHINGTON, March 30th.-Major- Cen
eral Alfred HI. Terry, of the army, has
written personal letter to the Secretary of
War, stating that he is in bad health and
wishes to be placed on the retired list. He
is on the sick list at st. Augustine, Florida,
but his time expires next week and he will
be obliged to return to duty unless an ex-
tension is granted.
General Terry is 81 years of age, and
therefore not eligible for retirement until
1891, and not having served thirty years he
cannot apply for retirement on that ground.
General Crook comes next in the order of
promotion, but friends of General Miles
will make an energetic effort for his ap-
pointment.
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ANOTHER CRISIS.
The French Government, Defeated in the
Chamber of Deputies, Resigns.

Chamber of Deputies, Resigns.
PARIS, March 30th.-The Chamber TO-
day, by vote of 26S to 237, despite the
opposition of the Government, voted for
urgency for the Extreme Left bill provid-
ing for revision of the Constitution. The
Government thereupon resigned.
PROCEEDINGS IN THE CHAMBER.
Laguerre proposed the,motion for urgency
for revision of the Constitution.
Several Bonapartists declared they would
support the demand, so far as it was an ap-
peal to the people.
Minister Viette asked the Chamber to
await the return of Premier Tirard from
the Senate before deciding
Minister Brisson said he was opposed to
revision, and alluding to Boulanger said
the satisfaction which would be afforded bv
the adoption of the measure ought not be
given to person who had attacked the in
stitutions of the country and talked of
purging the Chamber.
Minister Sarrien urged the Chamber to
reject the demand
NJ. Goblet thought that revision of the
Constitution would not improve the situa-
ton.
Premier Tirard, who had entered during
the debate, declared that he fully agreed
with Sarrien, that if the Chamber decided
to consider the urgency proposal, the Min
istry would decline all responsibility of
such action on the part of the Chamber,
which would furnish fresh argument in
favor of the audacious manifesto issued by
the dismissed General.
a SENSATION CAUSED.
The defeat of the Ministry caused sem
sation in the Chamber. As soon as the
vote was anrOuncad NJ Tirord 1apar.o1 So,
the Elysee Palace.
Laguerre proceeds tomorrow for the
Department OF the Nord, where Re will
commence the electoral campaign in favor
Of Boulanger. The General himself will
explain his programme at banquet which
is to be given at Lille.
THE BoNAPARTIsTs AGAIN SUCCESSFUL.
The Chamber, after short recess, reas-
sembled at 9 Pm
NJ. CHneOd Nornano, a Bonapartist,
moved that the Bureaus tomorrow ap-
point committee to prepare for revision
OF the Constitution.
After confused debate, Desonierre, of
the Lett, urged the Chamber to await the
formation of the new Cabinet.
Nornano's motion was rejected by vote
of 253 to 195, the Right cheering ironically.
The Chamber then adjourned until P.
NJ. tomorrow.
THE CABINET RESIGNS.
PARIS, March 30th.-President Carnot has
accepted the resignation of the Cabinet.
The Ministers, however, will conduct the
affairs of their several departments until
their successors are appointed.
1t is expected that Flouquet will be sum-
moned to form Cabinet
WAR WITH GERMANy FEARED
PARIS, March 30th-P. M.-De Roulede,
when questioned in regard to the crisis,
said the intrigues and jealousies of states
men were running France. He feared war
with Germany at the present moment.
France must be set on her feet. The only
man able to raise her was Boulanger.