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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-10
CITY JAIL GROCERIES.

The Trustees Decide to Ascertain the
Amount of Schaden's Overcharges.
The City Trustees met yesterday for the
purpose of investigating the matter of the
Schaden contract to supply the City Prison
with groceries, which had not been adhered
to with that strict compliance that the pub
lie welfare demands. There were present
Mr.. Schaden, Chief of Police Lee, Jailer
Farrell, City Attorney Church and Auditor
Mckee.
Statements were made by each of these
gentlemen, and more or less comment
made thereon by the members of the
Board. Schaden said he had sent goods
to the Jail, which were returned and a
better quality ordered, and he sent better
articles and charged what they were worth.
Chief Lee disclaimed any responsibility
for the prices, which he said he knew moth
ing of. He merely saw that goods were re-
ceived and certified to that effect.
Jailer FarrelIs statement was about to
the same effect. H. did not consider it any
part of his business to examine the prices
that was the duty of the Trustees.
The City Attorney did not think that
Mr.. Farrell was responsible for the over
charges.
In reply to a question by Trustee Nc
Laughlin, Mr. Church said it was close
question as 10 whether or not Schaden
could be made to repay any money re-
ceiyed over and above the figures in his
bid. Where there are officials to see that
only the correct sums are paid, he doubted
the power Of the city to come in aud re-
cover.
Auditor Mckee said be did not consider
it any part of his duty TO question bills
that the Chief of Police had Endorsed and
which the Board has allowed. He had
provided the City Jailer with list of the
contract prices, and the comparisons could
be made there.
1t was finally agreed, on motion of Trus-
tee Mclaughlin, that the Schaden bills
should be compared with his bids, and the
correct amount of his overcharges ascer-
tanned.
The Board did not select any person for
the work, but will probably do SO to-day.
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LONELY DEATH.
An Old Man Expires Unattended on q
Farm Near the City.

An Old Man Expires Unattended on a
Farm Near the City.
About 4 o'clock yesterday morning a
man named Baker. employed on the Klotz
ranch, just beyond East Park, was found
dead in bed. T. T. Slater, who is en-
ployed on the farm, notified the Coroner,
and the body was brought to the Morgue,
where an inquest will be held this evening.
Mr.. Slater stated that Baker, who was
about IS years of age, had been about the
ranch off and on for the last year. He had
been doing the cooking for the workmen,
and had been working steadily for the past
three weeks. No one about the place knew
his first name nor his nativity. He had
stated at one time that he was born in En-
gland.
Last Friday Baker was taken with a
choking spell, but overcame this and COM
planned simply of being short of breath.
About half-past 3 o'clock yesterday morn
ing Mr.. Slater went to his room to call
him, and receiving no response opened the
door. Baker was sitting on the edge of the
bed, his body leaning forward and his head
bowed. Upon examination he was found
TO be dead.
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Bros store, on 4 street, and made des-
! perate attempt to crack the safe therein.
They first stole some tools from Jstreet
store, and bored two holes through the
door of the safe, between the combination
and the handle, but were probably fright
ened eff before they could complete their
job.
II would have been fruitless task, any
how, as the safe never contains anything
but few account books and the propri-
etors of the yard never take the trouble to
put on the combination. Indeed, only
few days ago they were talking of placing
card on the safe informing all corners thatif
anybody desired to get at the contents OF
the safe all he had to do was to open the
door.
The desk in the office was thoroughly
ransacked, and all its drawers emptied on
the floor. The burglars got nothing.
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The Foresters.

The newly, elected officers of this Order
were jointly installed last evening, Deputy
h. c. Ranger and Charles B. Strong offici-
ating. at the conclusion of the ceremonies
the assemblage adjourned to their spacious
banquet hall, where all enjoyed the many
good things spread before them. The Off
GERS installed are as follows:
Court Capitol-W. NJ. Thomas, Jr. P. G.
R.; ]. ]. Vance, c. R.; W. NJ. Reminton
s. G. R; F. W. Carpenter, Treasurer; G H
Campbell, r. S.; H. w. NJ. Oeg, F. S; DR.
W. F. Wizard, S. W; F. W. Lower, Jr. W..
S. c. Lancaster, Sr. B; A. Hubert, Jr. B.
Trustees-H. Longton, B. F. Ward, G. Sur.
gerson; F. c. Fay, Medical Director.
Court Sacramento-L. w. Smith, Jr. P
G. R; Walter P. Shells, C. R.; Joseph
Gray, S. c. R S. Fl. Farley, Treasurer
John Morris. r. s.; F. w. Gieger, F. s.; O
A. Holt, S. w; e. Hagley, Jr. W; G. G
Hall, s. b L. A. Simmons, Jr. B.; Trus
tees-N. Harvie, John Shelton, B. NJ. Dean
Medical Director F. G. Fay
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Weather Notes.

The temperature of the dew point last
evening at 5 o'clock was 2So, 40 below the
freezing point, which insures US killing
frost and thin ice this morning
TAT O'Clock P. NJ warm and heavy
rain storm set in, dispelling dew-points,
frusts and thin ice, and the water was COM
ing down solidly up to an early hour this
morniDg-EDs
The temperature at NJ and P NJ.
was 80 and 400, while the highest and
lowest temperature was 45o and 800.
The highest and lowest temperature one
year ago yesterday was 45o and 41o and
for one year ago to- day 450 and 40, with q
sprinkle of rain during the day.
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The resolution was unanimously adopte


An order was made by the Board, on
motion eff Tebbets, that in the future all
claims sgaiDst the county must be filed
with the Clerk on or before the first Tues
day OF each month.
The demand of Dolan & Middlemiss was
reduced from $371 90 to 1868 40.
George Fl. Jones presented a claim for
$50 for injury to his buggy, caused by a
broken culvert in road district No. IA
Laid over.
The claim of B. Lovejoy for $50 so was
reduced to $50 80.
j. E. Butler, Overseer of Road District
No. 6, presented his quarterly report, which
was referred.
The demand of Road Overseer Mike
Judge for 1867 81 was raised ION his ex-
planstion) to $66S 81.
President huhrs and Secretary Baker OF
the Improvement Association, appeared
before the Board and asked if it was pre-
pared to resume its monthly appropriation
OF 500 toward the maintenance of the
Permanent Exposition building, which had
been cut Oft some months ago for lack of
funds. The Association was not able to
maintain the building, and unless the
Board did something it could not be
kept up.
Supervisor Bates said the Board had bills
before II now which 1t could not pay for
want of money. Next month he might
feel different about it.
Supervisor Greer remarked that the
maintenance of the building was in his
opinion, very desirable thing The city
had erected the building, and he personally
knew it TO be a good thing for the county.
The sum asked was small and should be
voted.
Supervisor Tebbets said he proposed to
wait until the Auditor could give a state
ment of the amounts drawn against the
immigration allowance of $1,000 a year.
If it should be found that the sum had not
been overdrawn he was in favor of grant
ing the aid asked.
The committee were informed that the
Board would inquire into the matter and
take action as soon as possible.
Assessor Frost put in demand for sits
com missions on collecting 5000 of the
$4,000 delinquent on the additional tax fol
last year.
The Board took recess till 10 A. NJ. thi:
morning.
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FIeetric Lieht Ordinance,

AT the special meeting of the City Trus-
tees yesterday City Attorney Church sub
mitted a new ordinance that he had pre-
pared, by direction of the Board at its last
meeting, embodying the original electric
light franchise and the amendments
adopted on Monday last. At that time it
was ordered that when in proper shape the
ordinance should be reprinted.
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Quartet of Can-Caners.

Yesterday officer Coffey made a haul of
four boys-G. Mankin, D. Martina, Fred.
Walker and Johnny Gallsgher-who had
appropriated to their own use and profit
some thirty-six empty oil-cans belonging to
the railroad company. The enterprising
youths rowed up in boats behind the shops
and shipped their plumber to the river
front, where it was csrted to junk. shops.
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Short. if not Sweet.

There was a short session of the Police
Court yesterday, only three cases appearing
on the calendar. Mrs. Wheeler was found
guilty of disturbing the peace, and at the
request of the prosecuting witness a nom
inal fine of 81 90 was imposed.
Wesley Poffenberger and Jack Donovan,
two individuals whom liquor had gotten
the better of, were allowed to go.
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Another New Textbook.

The new Elementary Geography of the
State school book series is being printed at
the State Printing Office, and it is claimed
to be the best ever gotten up. The engrsv-
! ings are also particularly fine, and are
more numerous than in other Biographies.
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The Payne Break.

P. McCaner, of San Francisco, is in town,
tsking a look at the Payne break, below
Washington. with view of bidding to do
the work when the contract is to be let.
He has had a talk with Msjor Heuer on
the subject. and is of the opinion that the
work will be taken in hand in thirty or
fo-4., dave
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He Guessed 1t Wrong.

Some weeks ago Justice Henry awarded
judgment for n. d. Goodell for 500 in the
latter's suit against P. Kelly for $3.50 for his
services as architect in planning Kelly's
new I-street building. Kelly was not
pleased with The result, and appealed the
case to the Superior Court. Yesterday
Judge Van Fleet gave Goodell judgment
for 1925 and costs.
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Announcement.

We shall try and make it as convenient
to buyers as possible during our winter
clearing sale, which commences to-mor-
row. The stock and variety is large, and
no doubt will remain unbroken for many
DAYS, and when it is, other goods will take
their place. Red House.
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Yesterday w. B. Lyon and W. B. sher-
man, doing an insurance business under
the firm name OF W. B. Lyon & Co., fled
a petition in insolvency. Their liabilities
| are S5 364 10
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MAGGIONI And CENTEMERI KID GLOVES

Genuine Maggioni Francesca Kid Gloves; in colors
81 rs; black, 81 g. These prices for the FIRST
QUALITY.
Genuine Centemeri Kid Gloves; colors, 81 so;
black 81 60 Second quality, not guaranteed, black
colors, 81 IS.
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popular Music at Popular Prices.

Standard music from five to ten cents
copy. Catalogues of ten.cent music turn
isbed on application Hammers Music
Store. $50 street. Sole agency CHECKER
ing g. Sons pianos.
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Wants So, 900 Damages for Injury

Charlotte a. Burke, through her attor-
ney, c. T. Jones, yesterday brought suit
against Frances c. and F. D. Myers to re-
cover $1,000 damages. She alleges that
about year ago she stepped through a de-
fective sidewalk in front of the defendants
property on o street, between Fourth and
sFifth. and sprsined her ankle severely,
and that she has paid out $50 for doctors
fees and medicine on that account.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-10

The ladies having in charge the manage
ment of the proposed Catholic Fair in aid
of the Sisters of Mercy have set the dates
for February 9th, 9th, It'll and 8th. The
fair will be held at Turner Hall.
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NTATOMA WATER AND MINING COM
N pany-Locatien and principal place of bus.
mess. SIC California street. city and county OF
san Francisco, State of California.
Notice Is hereby given that at meeting OF
the Directors OF the Natoma Water and Mining
Company held on the Dist day of December.
1855. at the Office of the company, in the said
city and county of San Francisco. an asses menl
mo. p of five (5) dollars per share was levied
upon the capital stock Of said corporation, TO
wit. the Natoma Water and Mining Company,
PAYABLE Immediately at the office of the COM
pany, in the said city and county OF San Fran
cisco, State Of California.
ANY stock upon which this assessment shall
remain unpaid on the 2Sth day of January. 1880
Will be delinquent and advertised for sale al
public auction, and. unless payment Is made be
fore. will be sold on the 10Th day of February
1880 to pay the delinquent assessment, together
with the costs OF advertising and expenses o.
sale, PELHAM W. AMES, secretary,
'sld&SuSp
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BUNGLING CROOKS.

They Bore Into safe that They Could
Easily Have Opened.
st an early hour yesterday morning
burglars entered The Office of hummeEieldt
& Schmidt, wood dealers. adjoining Hale
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Past, Present and Puturt

MRS. I. C. ANDREWS
lu the well known Fortune
Teller and Astrological Clair
yoyant, is located at 1921
street. Numerous people
have benefited by her won
derful gifts. di2.tf4p*
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Auction Sales.

w. H. Sherburn will sell to-day, at 323
K street, two milk cows, two new carts, a
lot of buggy whips, set of double bar
ness, a set of single harness, lot of ladies'
cloaks, and large quantity of other goods.
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rh. &c. Thomas

Dyeing and Cleaning Works, 9l5 K street
has no connection with the Thomas firm
on street. Dyeing and cleaning in three
or four DAVIS
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Assault to Murder.

A man named Joseph Alder, who had
been working for Thomas Anderson on the
latter's ranch in Ell Dorado county, some
thirteen miles from Folsom, assaulted
Anderson on Wednesday with a knife,
stabbing him several times in the neck.
The parties were discussing the merits OF
an old Indebtedness of Alder's.
Anderson is the owner of farm near
Franklin, in this county, and is well
known in that locality. 1t is not known
here how serious his injuries are. His as.
sailant escaped.
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S. Roth, the wellknown saddle and
harness manufacturer, announces closing
out sale at reduced rates. on account OF re-
rement.
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Bell & Co. will sell tomorrow. at 10
A NJ, at their sslesroom, 927 K street,
horses buggies. wagons, furniture. carpets,
stoves, and household goods of all descrip-
lions.
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Assessor Frost reported to the supervis-
ors yesterday. that of the $1,000 delinquent
on last years additional personal property
tax, he has collected 81, 700, and this within
less than two months. Who shall say that
Sacramento is not prosperous
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-10

CRY license ard water rates now. due.
Pay on or before the 18th inst. and save
costs.
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CITY SCAVENGER.

r FAVE ORDERS FOR REMOVAL OF DEAD
l 4 animals at Police Station, or at Slaughter S
residence, Fifth street, between and n.
dI6-lrn3p JESSE SLAUGHTER.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

At the Metropolitan Theater this even
ing the Spider and Fly" pantomimic and
burlesque company will appear. The COM
pany has had long and successful engage
ment in San Francisco and the press of
that city generally speaks in warm COM
mendation of the entertainment it gives as
full of humor, and as introducing very
clever people, among whom the chief are
Bessie Cleveland, vocalist and character
actress; two good clowns; the Allen sis
tiers and Miss Reddan, dancers; the Dare
brothers, athletes; Hilda Thomas, bal
lad singer Oreste and Dorste, dancers and
grotesque comedians, and others.
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ALWAYS on hand, the leading brands Of
straight Kentucky WHISTLES, including
"Melwood,n 81. B. Hume sold Crow,
etc. Geo. W. Chesley & Co., 1921 and 1929
Front street. Sacramento, Cal.
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DIED.

Sacramento, January 9-George. son of Louis
and Belle stone, native of Sacramento,
months and Ii days.
Funeral priyateI
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The lecture on industrial education BY

The lecture on industrial education by
Professor Kennedy of the Polytechnic
College, San Francisco, heretofore an
nounced by the California Museum Asso-
citation for tomorrow evening, has been
postponed one week to accommodate Pro-
lessor Kennedy. The Association has Sc.
cured for February Sth the services of
Charles J.. Woodbury., President of the
Emerson Circle, San Francisco, to deliver
two of his tnirty-minute lectures on Rem
i niseences of the Giants of Concord" On
the 28th inst. DR.. William Ellery Briggs is
to lecture on the Human Eye" These
lectures are free to the holders of Associa-
ton tickets and for others a nominal
charge is to be made.
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Delinquent Tax-Roll.

At o'clock this morning Under Sheriff
Coons had completed the delinquent tax
roll with the following result
City delinquent 9I2 SO
Country delinquent roll.................3 1852 20
Walnut Grove school District.........-.... II SO
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NEW PROCESS CORN MEAL.

NEUBCURG 6 Lagos, STAR MILLS AND
~ Malt House. 1OI6 to 1920 Fifth street.
Manufacturers of malt and Il kinds of meal
Also, dealers in hops, corks, produce, grain,
feed and brewers supplies. Special attention
is called to our new process corn meal and
farina. Exchange sold on the principal cities
of Europe n1-tf
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FINANCE DAY.
MONEY MATTERS CONSIDERED BY THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Why Road District Funds are Loaned
Temporarily-The Exposition Build
ing-Tax Collections.

Yesterday was financial day with the
Board of Supervisors, and most of the day
was spent ia examining demands against
the county, but considerable other business
of q general character was transacted. In
the absence of President Ross, who was
somewhat indisposed, Supervisor Bates
presided.
Among the demands examined were a
number against certain road districts.
Some of these districts were found to be
short of funds, owing to the same having
been borrowed from time to time to meet
demands against districts where more
work was required to be done and in which
funds had been exhausted.
These loans enable the Oyerseers of
some districts to do necessary work at GER
tain periods of the year that is not de-
manded in others, and have generally been
settled when the taxes are apportioned
among all the districts.
The present stringency is the result of a
little delay in the segregation of the taxes
Just paid IN, and their proper apportion-
ment. This will be ACCOMPLISHED in few
v,
ever, that some of these loans dated back
more than one year, and Supervisor Teb-
bets thought the Board could not go be-
yond that time in repsying these loans-in
other words, that they could only be
effected during the year for which the ap-
porionment was made.
Audi or Johnson stated to the Board
that he regarded such loans, or transfers.
as not strictly legal. He thought that the
money of one district should not be used in
another. But, in order to straighten out
the present confusion, he had prepared a
resolution in accordance with the existing
condition of affairs, for presentation to the
Board.
The resolution Offered by Supervisor
Tehbetsl was as follows:
Res0iUed, That the amounts borrowed from the
several road district funds as shown hereby be
repaid and transferred to the proper districts as
per following statement: From District No. to
District No. u.s. $50 20; from District No. r.
S5l %; from District No 9 to District No. 6, ISL;
from District No. 10 to District No. 4, SIS; from
District No. I3 TO District No. L. SOS 90; from
District No Is to District No. 10, SIS 65; from
District No. Il TO District No. 1S $500; from
District NO p to District No. 6, $3.50; from
District No. q to District No. I8 S255;
also. from general road fund to Road District
No. 141z, 500. Total to be transferred Sl7l4
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rRApE wIrH AFRIcA.
Fortunes Can Be Made by Sending Goods
to the Congo State.

PHILADELPHIA, November 17th.-Henry
NJ. Stanley sat in the parlor at the Stratford
and talked to an interviewer. $50 you
want to know what chance there is for
American enterprise in Africa? Well. at
present trade could only be carried forward
on a small scale By private enterprise. Of
course, there are immeasurable possibilities
for development in Africa, but it needs CO.
lossal sums, yet great deal of trade may
be picked up by vessels taking to the coast
cargoes OF Yankee notions. Before the war
Yankee shippers used TO visit the African
shores in Yankee schooners and they made
fortunes. They could do so now better
than ever before, but for some unaccount-
able reason they do not. Suppose Yankee
schooner goes over there laden with canned
goods, chairs, tables, American notions, a
few hams, pork, wheat, -four, cornmeal, all
kinds of fabrics, from velvet to the COM
monest cotton; well, you get cargo of
those things 10 Congo and they will sell
like lightning for 100 per cent. profit. In
exchange you can get either money or
palm oil, and on bringing the latter back
TO civilized countries you can realize i'm
mense profits. l am convinced fortunes
can be made in this way to-day just as well
as before the war by American cargoes."