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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-06
ADJUSTMENTS.

Mrs. Florence Williams lectures at the
Congregational Church this evening on
THE Battle of Adrianople, or the Fall of
Rome" Mrs. Williams enjoys high
reputation as a lecturer. She appeared
here few years ago in that capacity with
great success. Mrs. Williams is a daughter
of g. P R. James. the distinguished novel
list. 1t is understood that it is the purpose
of body of ladies engaged in charitable
work to endeavor to induce Mrs. Williams,
in the early future, to deliver here one of
her series of historical lectures.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-06
* MnHdEr in Its May.

Wonders are being wrought constantly in
the methods of modern shoe making. The in
vention of various new machines is cutting
down the cost of production, and at the same
time giving better work.
A notable example of what is possible to-
day is our new 1890 Shoe for men. Full stock
calf, heavy double soles, seamless sides, stand
ard screwed silk stitched, with durable DON
COLA kid top. Price, So 10.
Comes in either hook and lace or elastic.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-06
CITY SCAVENCER.

FAVE ORDERS FOR REMOVAL OF DEAD
| 4 animals at Police Station, or at Slaughter
residence, Fifth street. between and N.
dI6-1nn2n Jesse SLAUGHTER.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-06

The box Office for the Duff Opera Com
pany's performance tomorrow evening,
opens at the Metropolitan Theater this
morning.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-07
LAMPSON EXPLAINS
Why He Didn't Go to the Su.
preme Court.
MYSTERY ABOUT AsENATE RECORD.

Pages Taken Out and Replaced by I'm
known Persons-The Trouble in Mon
tana Reaches the Point OF Warrants
for Senators-One Democrat Arrested,
and Talk of Fight-IOwa Solons Beat a
Novel Proposition-Prohib In Da-
kota.
COLUMBUS, O., Feb. THE contest for
the lieutenant governorship is over. Mr..
Lampson has given up the case, and said last
night in regard to the matter: after full
consideration, and acting upon the advice of
my attorneys and conference of leading
Republicans, have decided not to attempt
TO take the contest to the supreme court.
This decision Is based largely upon legal
considerations" Mr.. Lampson says that
the records of the senate show that deposit
lions We're read before that body, upon
which its decision was based This, he SAYS.
Il not true, as it was only a SUMMARY pre-
pared by Mr.. Marquis attorneys, and really
summary of their conclusions-not of the
evidence. But the courts have decided that
these records cannot be impeached; so suit
would rest on the serate records. Then if
the courts should decide against the Demo
Gratis the case would be sent back to the
senate TO be tried over again, with probably
the same result. This trial would delay leg
islative business and be expensive, an ex-
pense which, he says, he could not bear.
Who Stole the Record.
Col W. A. Taylor, clerk of the senate, is
making a close search to find out who has
been tampering with his journal Portions
Of it were missing Wednesday, and sheet z
disappeared yesterday morning. 1t was
very mysteriously returned later in the day.
Col Taylor thinks some newspaper CORE
spondent took it TO have some parts of it
containing the record of the contest for lieu
tenant governor photographed. At the or
der of the chair Clerk Taylor made some al
terations in the journal of that day, before
they were read and approved, and to this
the Republicans objected
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-07
THE MINERS FOE.
Terrible Destruction of Life in
Great Britain.
THE PIT rIEND's DREADFUL WORK

Gre HH..dred and Fifty Golfers Roasted
or Choked to Death in the Bowels OF
the Earth-Sixty Dead Bodies, Horri-
bly, Maugled, Observation-Disclosures atiou
lmpossible-Cause of the Calamity
The Slaughter at the Dalles in Oregon
Mine Victims.
LONDON, Feb. while about 800 miner
Were at work yesterday in the Abasychan
coillery, near Newport, Wales, an explosion
OF foul air shattered the various shafts and
imprisoned the whole force. II was at first
feared that every soul in the coal Dit had
persisted, and for hours it was impossible to
learn the truth, every way of entrance to
the mine having been blocked up by shat
tered coal veins and broken machinery.
cages, etc. At length one of the shafts was
cleared sufficiently to admit of the down.
ward passage of temporary cage. and an
exploring party entered the MINI.
Chastity Discovery.
Then IL was found that about 100 of the
men had either been crushed to death or suf-
located by foul air, nearly all ventilation
having been stopped. In short time forty
of the dead victims had been brought to the
surface, besides a number of others who had
suffered injuries At latest accounts the
managers of the colliery estimated the loss
of life at about 100, but as the mine had not
been thoroughly explored, it is possible that
some OF those missing and counted as dead
may Yet survive.
Worse Than the First Estimate.
LATER.-The noise of the explosion was
heard mile away. The gearing of the shaft
was thrown high into the air amid a vol
ume of flame and dense column Of smoke
The first party of rescuers tried to penetrate
the old mine but without success. They
saw many dead bodies, but were unable to
reach them. After the smoke abated the
rescuers descended the shaft and were able
TO enter part of the works A large num-
Der of those rescued were seriously burned,
and some of them will die The latest esti-
mate of the dead is $50 Sixty bodies have
been recovered.
Mangled Beyond Recognition.
The bodies taken out are so horribly mutt
lated that except in two or three cases iden-
LITIGATION is impossible, recognition being
rendered doubly doubtful by the fact that
the men, owing to the close and heated at
mosphere of the mine, wore no clothing
whatever, except heavy boots TO protect
their feet from the flinty bottom. 1t is
ascertained that the mine has been in a dan
gerous condition for some time past Not
long ago an explosion occurred in an adjoin-
ing pit by which five men We're killed. The
damaged pit was flooded and the water
gradually forced the gas into the pit which
was the scene of yesterdays disaster Upon
this information it is already suggested that
owners OF the mine be prosecuted for crimi-
nal negligence. The physicians in attendance
PRONOUNCE half of the number of dead to
have been killed by fire and conclusion, and
the other half by suffocation. Several of
those rescued alive have since died.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-07
A NOVEL EXHIBITION.
Masterpieces in the Art of Cooking shown
IN Gnthan

Masterpieces i'm the Art of Cooking Shown
in Gotham.
NEW YORK, Feb. THE foyer of the
Metropolitan Opera house was filled last
night with masterpieces of the art of the
chefs of the Societe Culinaire Philanthro-
pique. All the notable chefs in town con-
tributed, from the great white-aproned art
list OF Vanderbilt's kitchen down to the more
modest worker in small restaurants. Con-
spicuous in the exhibit was the representa-
ton of a temple of commerce 1t was made
OF 1900 pieces of gum paste and sugar, and
stood several feet high The architectural
beauties were well shown, and the coloring
was especially clever. This was the work of
c. Ranhofer, the chef OF Delmonico's
&S8sf Landscapes in Sugar.
He had twelve other pieces Two were
landscapes in sugar which a few feet away
looked like paintings. One depicted the
bridge across the Deniville: the other the
falls of the Loire. What was really work
worthy of an artist in marble was a copy in
pure white suet of the famous Lion of Barye
1t was almost as large as the lion which was
recently shown in the collection at the
American Art gallery NJ f Laperruque,
chef of the Hoffman house, modelled it He
had seven other pieces. There were lbs ex-
hibits in all. The society gave ball in con-
nection with the show
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-07
The Census and Politics.

The republican politicians were very
much surprised and disappointed when
the results of the enumeration Of
the people became known In the
fall OF 1880. The growth of the
southern states amazed them. They had
counted upon loss Of political power in
the south and corresponding gain for the
north. When the returns of the census
began to be published 1t was alleged that
the southern enumerators were msnipu-
lating the figures TO increase the political
power OF that section. So earnest were
they that the then commissioner was OBJ
liged TO retake the census at considerable
expense in six of the counties of South
Carolina before her critics could be con-
WINGED that the south was not trying to
cheat the loyal north out Of half dozen
representatives and consequent electoral
votes.
The south. argues the National Demo.
erat. will probably furnish such psrtisans
with fresh surprises In 1890. II is now
quite certain that the relative strength OF
that section will not be reduced. 1t is
also probable that the state to show the
greatest relative growth in population
will be southern one-the modest state
Of Arkansas claiming the honor. with
close follower in the state OF Florida
Perhaps of all the surprises and dissp.
pointments in store for haters of the
south, the greatest will be found in the
figures showing the relative increase of
the white and black races From statis-
tics gathered by the several states since
the census of 1880 was taken it is conf
IDENTIFY predicted that the census of 1890
will show that white supremacy is not ir 1
danger in any other southern state. On
the contrary the whites will everywhere
gain on the blacks The effect of such
showing will be stimulating to every
southern interest, and especially to immi.
grafton. The persistent talk of repubi.
can zealots about giving up" certqin
sections of the south to the negros. has
doubtless deferred many thousands OF
white men and women from turning to
the south as home. The census of 1890
will show that no part OF the south Ia to
be Atricanized. How the Iugslls, Blairs
and Chambers will be palDedl
Patriotic men will rejoice In the grow th
of the country without regard to sections
or TO politics, but 1t is pleasant to point
out the facts which show that the party
OF the people will lose nothing in politi>
cal Importance by the growth of our pop
ulstion.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-07
WANTS A BIG WAD.
Gibson Asks Four Millions for
the Mississippi.
BLAIR aHADs OFF A LITTLE JOKE,

Having for It's Purpose an Exceedingly
Slim Audicnce-sherman and HaIstead
Before the Ballot-Box Investigators
Woful Predictions About the Future of
the Common neutrality-suspicious. for
the National Guard-Of Interest to In
ventors-Tinner Faunce Located.
WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. THE senate
passed bill yesterday extending for two
years the time for the completion of the
bridge across the Mississippi at Burlington,
Ia Gibson introduced a joint resolution
appropriating $4,000, 600 to improve the Mis-
sissippi and to pay the expenses of the Missis
sippi river commission. The Oklahoma bill
was taken up and amended so as to require
foreigners to have declared their intention to
become citizens twelve months prior to cleo
ton before they can vote. Pending discussion
OF the increase of the area of the territory the
bill went over, and Blair continued his re-
marks on the educational bill The house
amendment TO the bill for improving the
Missouri river, cutting down the appropria-
tion 20 $4,000 from $3.50, 900 was agreed to,
and after an executive session the senate ad-
journed TO Monday.
Inc house approved the journal again
with no Democrats voting, the new code of
rules was reported, the seuate direct tax bill
received, and then the call of states for bills,
etc, was begun Among the bills introduced
were the following: Reducing first fee in
patent application, but requiring patentees
TO pay the United States large fees-up to
sl6, OO0-beginning with the fifth year after
filing application; to pension army nurses; ,
putting tariff Of 20 cents per bushel on i'm
ported potatoes; appropriating $4,000 for
survey OF ship canal between Lakes Michi-
gan and Superior; providing pension Of IS
per month for Union soldiers taken prisoners
in Texas prior TO May 10, 1861; fixing hours
OF labor OF officers of steam vessels at not
more than twelve per day At the conclusion
of the call the housa adiournad
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-07
The Stove Manufacturers.

CHICAGO, Feb. z. = The convention of
stove manufacturers at the Palmer house
was brought to a close yesterday. The spe-
cial committee on permanent secretary re-
ported recommending the cutting down of
the secretary's salary from 5000 to So 900
and the secretary's expenses from 5000 to
5000. The report of the committee was
adopted, Notwithstanding the opposition of
q strong minority The following officers
were then elected: d. M Thomas, Chicago,
president; Thomas Hogan, Troy, secretary
Joseph Emory, first wee PRESIDENT Henry
Tersteege, second vice president, and 8. T.
Peckham, treasurer. The next convention
will be held in Philadelphia next May.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-07
SHERMAN AND HALSTEAo.
Senator and Eminent Editor Testif
About That Ballot Box Foryerv-

senator and Eminent Editor Testify
About That Ballot-Isox Forgery.
WASHINGTON CITY Feb. 7-Senator Sher-
man was the first witness before the ballot
box contract investigators yesterday. and
his testimony was quiet rsking down of all
those who had been deceived by the forgery.
as well rs complete denial of any interest
in the ballot-box company His own alleged
signature was copy of his rubber frankine
stamp. The Mckinley signature was poor
imitation. Butterworth's might be taken as
genuine IL there was nothing in the docu-
ment to call it in question. The fact that his
tSherman'sl signature was there would nat
urally raise question and excite wonder
why he had contracted TO pay money to John
X. Mclean. But above all this, the paper
indicated a crime, and also that the criminals
were fools, az the United States had not
bought the ballot-box
The Field Marshal Testifes.
Editor Murat Halstead seemed to be
amused as he told his story, which prac-
tically confirmed what Governor Foraker
had formerly testifie1 to- The governor had
told witness that the paper had shocked him.
and was more than he wanted Witness
then studied the paper. and thought that
SO's'S NiSNib W IL. Tie reason ne
thought IL genuine was that he did not think
Wood capable Of executing it, as it was the
work of lawyer and an artist. He was
exasperated at finding Republican names on
the document, bnt thought he would
explode it under them" anyhow, especially
as Campbel's name was there He had
some scruples about printing it with S. s.
Cox's name on it, as the latter was recently
dead, but campaign events constrained him
to let It go. Foraker had cautioned witness
TO be careful how he used the paper Wit
ness then told of the explosion, which took
place In the wrong direction; how he found
out that 1t was n forgery, etc, and how he
retracted his statements; and, after giving
the committee all the correspondence relat-
ing 10 the matter in his possession. he
stepped down and the committee adjourned
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-07
Had to Hustle for Their Live,

GLESs FALLS, n. V, Feb. THE Mansion
hotel and a small building adjoining were
burned early yesterday morning. +. C.
Stone, the landlord, his wife, and tire, chill
dren escaped in their night CLOTHES. Stephen
Cote, French doctor, was badly burned,
and jumped from back window to d shed
beneath Anna Buckley and Julia Welsh,
two servants, escaped in similar ma lner.
Lizzie Farrar jumped from front window
and sprained her ankle. Lizzie March fought
her way down the front-stairs through the
flames. She was badly burned abou1 the
face and hands. Nelson Souirier, fireman,
was slightly bruised by falling wall
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-07
ABBREVIATED TeLeGRAMs.

Walton, the Pacific express thief, was seer
In Kansas City Monday, but hasn't beer
seen since
Thomas c. Carson has been appointed 4
cadet at West Point from the Twentieth Hi.
nois district.
William Black, the English novelist, say.
1t Is true that Mary Anderson is to wed
young Navarro, of New York
The four-story box factory of J. X. Hunt.
at Rochester, N Y, was burned Thursday
morning at "A loss OF about $1,000
The coroner's verdict on the recent Monon
disaster near Carmel, Ind, blames the per-
sons who put In the "shiving" at the fatal
curve.
Andrew Carnegie has offered 20 spend
100000 on free libraries at Pittsburg il
the city will maintain them after they are
established
The only kelP has won a gold medal of.
Tered by The Sporting Times of New York
TO the most popular all-round base ball
player in the country.
The state senate OF Virginia has passed a
Dill providing for local inspection of cattle
on the hoof In that state. The bill is aimed
at Chicago dressed beef.
The Wells-Fargo express was robbed by
one man, "the lone highwaymsn.r about
twelve miles from Florence, A. T., Thurs
day. Not known how much he got.
IL is reported at Washington City that
Hon Samuel j. Randall Is alarminRly worse.
but his doctors do not confirm the report.
Ihey say, however, that she may live for
months
The senate has confirmed the nominations
OF ex-senator Bruce TO be- recorder of deeds
Tor theDistrict of Columbia and Eli Gilman
u be United States attorney for the eastern
district of Wisconsin.
couple Of passenger trains on the Pan
Handle collded near Bowersville O Thurs
day, resulting in the probable fatal scaldinp
OF Engineer Morton, OF the east bound train,
His fireman was badly hurt
The New York senate Thursday reconsid
cred the vote by which tho Worlds fair bill
was lost Wednesday and passed it's to o.
The assembly then refused TO concur In the
amendments and sent the bill to conference.
An attempt was made Thursday night, In
the public street near several hotels at New
York, To rob City Comptroller jackson. The
robbers attacked his coupe, but the coach
man whipped up the horses and shook them
Off
The Cleveland Iron Mining company. OF
Cleveland o., has purchased a majority of
the stock Of the Iron Cliff company, and
thereby become possessed of 50 900 acres OF
rich iron lands near Marquette, Mich. The
price paid was 81, 10000
The supreme justice of the Order of the
Iron Hall, OF Indiana, has decided that suf-
ferers from In grippe are only entitled 10
one weeks benefits from the order, holding
that the disease ought to run its course in
that time. The decision has created much
ill-feeliug.
Two horrible accidents occurred Thursday
at Roebling's wire mills at Trenton, N. J.
Charles Cheatle, a boy Of II, was pierced
through the lungs by red-hot iron rod, and
lite later Mart Molesky, wire drawer,
was pierced in the abdomen by red-hot
wire, the wire coiling up for ten feet in his
intestipes.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-07
Corn Rates fnr Nahraska-

CHICAGO, Feb. AFTER a two-days dis
cussion of the situation, the managers of the
trans Missouri roads and the Nebraska stat g
board of railroad commissioners have
reached an agreement regarding corn rates
from Nebraska points to Chicago. The Ne
braska officials demanded a 30 per cent. r,-
duction, but compromised finally ON 10 per
cent. from Nebraska points to Chicago, tai :
ing effect Feb. IS. The railway people say
they grant this 10 please the Nebraska pee
pie, and wash their hands of the conse-
quences, which they believe will be adverse
to corn growers interests, as it will stimulat,
shipments and further reduce the price o.
corn
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-07
Terrible Fall of Two Men,

WATERLOO, Ia, Feb. IA terrible acct
dent, resulting in the death of one man and
serious injury of another, occurred here yes
terday afternoon by the giving way If a
scaffold of the new steel stand-pipa. Jack
Long, of Hamilton, Ont, and Wilbur Bar
deem, of this city, were precipitated to the
bottom, distance of eighty-five feet.
Longs neck was broken and he expired i'm
mediately. Bardeen had several ribs frac-
tured and is terribly bruised from stri King
timbers III his descent, but the physic ans
think be will recover.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-07
THE WRECK AT THE DALleS.
Eight Men Instantly Killed and Fright
fully Mutilated.


PORTLAND, Ore, Feb 7.-Particulars of
the railroad accident that occurred on Sun
day last on the Union Pacific railroad near
Cascade locks, on Columbia river, in which
nine men were killed and wounded. have
been received. The train consisted of an
engine, tender and caboose, and had on
board about thirty-five laborers. When the
engine had almost cleared the trestle, which
is about fifty feet in length, the under-pin-
ming was washed away by the torrent under
meath, and the tender with the caboose and
its occupants were hurled into the ravine
forty feet below Eight of the men were in
stantly killed and mutilated almost beyond
recognition.
The following are the names of those
killed: Jerry fasey, Fred Marthough, An
drew Frost, Theodore Skolohime, August
Carson, Charles Restoff, John Schroeder,
Henry Crouche and William Cole. All the
bodies except William Coles, a section man,
were taken away soon after the accident
Coles body, which was buried beneath the
debris and impossible to recover until
Wednesday, was pulled out with ropes.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-07
The SocIalistic Kat.er

unbounded praise to the emperor's new de-
parture in behalf of the workingmen The
Socialist organs are silent They are unable
openly TO disapprove of an imperial pro-
gramme that resembles their own, but are
conscious that the rescripts must injure
their electoral prospects, because they out
bid them in the appeal for popular favor.
The effects of the emperor's decree can only
be compared to that produced by the Prus-
sian victories in 1866 and in 1870 The en-
peror is spoken of as 1.-The beggar's emperor. {"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-07
"coNvERsIoN" EXTRAORDINARY.

A Couple of Young Girls Have a Fierce
Fight at Baptism.
JEFFERsoNvILLE, Ind, Feb T. - Mary
Hooper, aged II, and Rachel Ferguson, aged
Is, had a desperate fight Wednesday at Uti-
ca, six miles from this city. The girls are
recent converts to the Baptist church and
Wednesday were to be baptized in the river.
The Hooper girl objected to Ferguson going
in first She deliberately struck her on the
nose and blackened her eye, and when sep
arated by Minister Westley, made an attack
on him. The whole baptizing broke up in a
row and great CONSERVATION in religious cir
cles exists in the village
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-07
Secretary Tracy,s Condition.

WASHINGTON City, Feb. 7.-Secretary
Tracy remained at the Write House all yes
terday, most of the time sitting up in his
room. He is gradually regaining his strength.
de did not receive any visitors, though num-
bers called and left their cards. Secretary
Tracy has not Yet seen his daughter, Mrs.
Wilmerding, since the fatal night be ore the
fra