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The record-union., 1891-03-12
Special to the REcoEp-ux1ox.


WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE detailed
plans for the employment of a ten-inch
rifled gun on disappearing carriage on
the bluff above Fort Point, San Francisco
harbor, have been approved by General
Casey, Chief of Engineers, and directions
have been given to the engineer in charge
at San Francisco to have detailed plans
for other contemplated coast defenses in
the harbor prepared at once. These will
include the emplacements for an eight
inch gun on disappearing carriage on
Alcatraz Island and eight twelve-inch
rifled mortars on the bluff west of San
Francisco. The preparation of these
plans will occupy two or three months.
1t is the intention of the War Department
to push this work as rapidly as possible,
so that the guns may be mounted assoon
Gs they are built.
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A RARE OPPORTUNITY
Good Agricultural A Land for $40
to $40 per Acre.

Inc Pacific Improvement Company has re-
Gently purchased twelve thousand acres of
land in the heart of Tehama County, for the
purpose of promoting subdivision and settle
ment This land embraces lands from first
class Sacramento Valley agricultural land to
land of fair average quality, and is offered at
from $40 to $50 per acre, in subdivisions OF
40, so, 120, 160 and $50 acres.
The terms upon which these land Is are offered
are especially attractive. They will be sold in
subdivisions, as above indicated by the nav
ment of interest only for three years, at which
time the purchaser can begin the payment of
principal by paying the first Of five equal an
nual instailments. Thus no part of the prin-
clpai is TO be paid for three years, and then
the purchaser is to have five years in which to
pay five equal annual installments, with in
tefeSt at the rate of z per cent. per annum.
making payments extending over a period Of
eight years. Intending purchasers are as
sured that this is an opportunity to purchase
land OF fair average quality at SO per acre.
and good agricultural land at $50 an acre,
with other grades OF land at prices to CORE
spond between these figures.
The assertion is frequently made that GOOD
lands, suitable for general farming, and espe-
cally adapted for fruit-growing, cannot be
had i'll California for less than from $50 to
500 an acre. An examination of the land
subject of this advertisement will prove to
home-seekers that thus is an opportunity for
the purchase of good agricultural land at $50
an acre. and for qualities grading down to fair
agricultural land at SO an acre, on terms of
payment which should make the disposition
OF these lands to actual settlers a result easy
of accomplishment.
The primary object of the purchase of this
body of land was the breaking up of n large
holding for the DurDOSn OF nvoroOtfnr ifc cot
tlement in smaller quantities and its devotion
20 diligent husbandry.
For further particulars call upon. oraddress,
WM. II. MILLS,
Land Agent Of the G. p. II. r., Fourth and
Townsend sts.. San Erancisco Cal fnl4-om
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32]%c; tins, 4215c.
TEA-Good medium grades Japan arc job
bing at 256e35c.
TOBACC0-P 33@72c; Smoking, $50
15c q 10; Fine Cut Chewing, in foil and pals,
Sc 2569.
WHISkY-We quote: High proof, ST 75 to
50; low proof, 5000 so; various brands of
Bourbon, So 25@5 so 2 gallon, according to
age.
WTNE-French Claret, S62@66 p cask;
Champagne, S16@32 = basket; California bulk
descriptions are quoted as follows: Angelica,
81 05 to 81 25; Claret, 50@75c; PORT. 81 al
3 so; Sherry, 81 10 to 81 25; White, 45c9
81 so "A gal.
WOODENWARE-The Pacific Woodenware
and Cooperage Company's price list quotes
three-hoop Painted Pals at So; Vanished do,
black hoop, So 20; yarnished do, galvanized
hoop So 70; white do, galvanized hoop, S3 rs
YEAST POWDERS-Standard brands OF
full weight, 16-ounce cans, 81 SO q dozen, and
other sized cans in proportion.
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Type Printing Machines

New YORK, March 1.-THE United
States Circuit Court to-day granted a
preliminary injunction in favor of the
National Typographical Company and
the Mogenthaler Printing Company
against the New York Typograph Com
pany, the Press Publishing Company,
and others, to restrain them from using
the Rogers type-printing machine,
which plaintiffs claim is an infringement
on the Mogenthaler patents
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Believed to Have Been Murdered

KANSAS CITY, March 10.-Nicholas
Eaton, wealthy business man of this
city, this afternoon drove to Seth Wards
farm TO look at some stock. Tonight his
dead body was found near his residence
in the outskirts of the city. There was a
bullet hole in his head. A revolver with
two chambers empty was found by his
side. Whether he committed suicide or
was murdered is not known, but it is be-
lieved he has been murdered.
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RECIPROCITY WITH BRAZIL.

1t Creates Discomfort Among tho Peo-
pie of the Southern Republic.
WASHINGTON, March 1l.-Brazilian
Minister Mendonca has been in constant
telegraph communication with Brazil
since our reciprocity agreement with that
country. Some of the cablegrains indi-
cate serious condition of affairs, and
great discomfort over the reciprocity treaty
with the United States.
Senor Mendonca said tonight: ''I am
ready to resign if my Government be-
lieves / have rendered it bad serv-
ice.' He continued: 1.-THE feeling there
has reached such pitch that one Con-
gressman predicts that all the merchants
in Rio de Janeiro will go into liquidation
in few months, and the Journal Of Com
@eerce contains a column of condemna-
tory expressions on reciprocity"
"Will the treaty or agreement be re-
goked?"
"No, it cannot be-" said the Minister
smphatically.
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NEW LAND LAWS.
a Circular Letter Issued Concerning
Changes Made.


Changes Made.
WASHINGTON, March IA circular
ietter was sent out from the General Land
Office to-day to the Registers and Re-
ceiyers concerning the new land laws,
Rnd how certain features have been
changed.
The office holds thatau bona fide claims
lawfully initiated under the new law
prior to March Sd, are protected. The
letter in part says: 81 may state, how
ever, that timber culture applications
pending before the date of approval OF the
recalling Act should be passed upon with
reference to special provisions therein III
favor of bona fide claims lawfully
initiated, and also should include pre-
emption claims where the settlement is
alleged prior TO the passage of the repeal
ing Act, if a declaratory settlement is
offered Tor filing within the legally pre-
scribed period from the date Of settle
Inent -
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Dwarf Trees in Demand.

French gardeners are now obtaining
the same results as the Japanese in the
production of dwarf trees, which are in
great demand, their fruit being just as
perfect as if it had grown on a fiill-sized
tree. Their methods are kept as secret as
those used in Japan. where one sees trees
two and three hundred years old which
have been treated in such a manner as to
stunt their growth and prevent them
from attaining hight of more than two
feet at most. Their trunks are gnarled
and twisted by age, but they bear no
trace OF the pruning-knife, and they con-
stitute an exact representation in minia-
turo of the grand old sycamore, oak,
cedar, or apple trees, which line the mag
nificent fifty-mile avenue which leads up
TO the sacred shrines of 'tNikko.u
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Riotous Cioakmakers Arraianed.

NEW York, March lin the Tombs
Police Court to-day Joseph Dardondes
and twelve Russian cloakmakers, who
We're arrested late last night for attacking
Herman Greenbaum and his family at
Jamaica, l.. l., Monday night, when Mrs.
Greenbaum was brutally assaulted and
her son burned with vitriol, were ar
raigned. The prisoners We're handcuffed
together and taken to Long Island City.
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Naval Orders.

WASHINGTON, March 1l.-Lieutenant
W. Il. Sewell will be released from duty at
the Navy Yard, Mare Island, Cal, on the
9th inst, and ordered to the Lancaster
on the 1st of April next
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Land Decisions.

WASHINGTON, March lin the land
case of George Dali and James Dali ex
parte, an application to purchase land in
the Los Angeles District, the decision of
the Commissioner is affirmed.
In the case of Oscar Carlson VS.. August
w. Lindstrom, involving land in the
Olympia District, Washington, the de-
cision of the Commissioner is affirmed.
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AT THE NATIONS CAPITAL.
Plans Approved for Fortifying San
Francisco HarbOr.
CIRCULAR LETTER ISSUED CONCERN
ING THE NEW LAND Law.

Belief Expressed that Secretary Blaine
VIII Submit the Behring Sea Ques-
tion to NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Har-
rison VIII Probably Make the APP
pointment for the Vacant Collector
ship of Internal Revenue on Sat-
urday.
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Mrs. Jones-.'I'm afraid L will be but
poor company for you to-day. Perhaps
you had better go home and leave me
with my sorrow" Mrs. Smith--''I saw one
of your old sweethearts as / came along,
and he was inquiring very kindly after
you. He said he'd meet us at Huyler's
in an hour" Mrs. J.-"Who was it
John?" Mr.. S.-"Yes., Mrs. III
guess ! can go out for q little walk. l
don't think my being a widow makes it
necessary for me to keep indoors all the
time. .n-Bosto7e Courier.
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Tidal Basin at OakIand.

WASHINGTON, March u.-A. Boschke
has been awarded the contract for dredg-
ing the tidal basin at Oakland at 81 cents
per cubic yard, the amount to be re-
moved being 600,000 yards. The work is
TO commence not later than June 1st, and
be completed not later than August 1st.
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Interest in the Senatorial Fight.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE Sena-
torial contest at Sacramento was watched
with absorbing interest by Californians
to-day. 1t is the general opinion that the
fight will be a prolonged one, and that a
combination against candidates may be
effected, bringing n dark horse to the
front. But meager telegraphic reports
have been received by the Washington
newspapers, and the real situation at Sac
ramento can only be learned from the
California newspapers, which reach here
Il week old, so it Will be seen that Wash
ington statesmen are completely in the
dark as to the prospect.
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Silver Purchases.

WASHINGTON, March 1l.-Three hun
1red and sixty-five ounces of silver were
purchased to-day at prices ranging from
$50 20 1906
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Behring Sea Question.

WASHINGTON. March 11-'.There is
nothing further in the Behring Sea ques-
ton" So says Secretary Blaine this after
noon. 1t is practically settled that he will
submit the question to arbitration.
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English Foundry Coke is quoted at S16@17
on the spot and S12@14 so to arrive; Puget
Sound Coke, S14, San Francisco Gaslight
Company is selling Coke at soc = barrel by
wholesale and 90c by retail.
CEMENT. PLASTER AND LIAIE-Jobbing
rates for the above goods are as follows: Santa
Cruz Lime, 81 so; Portland Cement So,
S3 % and So so; Rosendale do. So; New
burg Plaster, CEastern1 So 25; do Casting
50 90; Golden Gate Plaster, S3: Marble Dust
(Newburg) 50 25; Fire Clay. tEnglish) So; do.
American, S3 90; Brick Dust, SO so = Dbl.
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Killed hv a Train.

WILMINGTON (Del.), March I0.-Johr
Glover and wife We're killed by a railroad
train near Holly Oak, Providence.
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MrriissD 2!tntirrs.

DARBERS' EARLY-CLOSING ASSOCIA-
- iion will meet at Golden Eagle Barber
shop at SIS THIS EVENING. Every bar
Der requested TO attend
GEO &. oGG, Secretary. itj It:
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In,tatn.

T oST-A SKY TERRIER PUP 4 MONTHS
L Old. Return to iii I street and receive
reward. nrl2-2t*
T OST-BLACK WATER SPANIEL, ABOUT
IL 6 months old. Finder will be rewarded
by returning to 9o5 Front street. mrIl-2t*
7 CSr-A SCOTCH TERRIER PUP, SHORT
/ tail. Finder will be rewarded by leaving
at 81 5 X street. Inrll-2t*
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Sugar Bounty Bill Passe,

PARIS, March 10.-The Chamber o
Deputies passed The sugar bounties bill.
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The Vacant Revenue collectorship.

WASHINGTON, March 11.-SenatorS Stan
ford and Representatives Morrow and Me-
Kenna have been receiving a number of
kilograms in the last two days asking
when the appointment would be made OF
n Collector of Internal Revenue at San
Francisco. As the President is off on a
hunting trip, nothing, of course, will be
done until his return, which is expected
on Friday He has left instructions at
the Treasury Department to have all the
papers in the case placed before him inn
mediately on his return, and there is
every reason to believe that the appoint
ment will be made ON Saturday.
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IRELAND,s POTATO CROP.

Potato Crop Has Failed.
DUBLIN, March l0.-The Irish Local
Government Board has issued report of
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TRADE GOING ABROAD.

Guatemala Enters Into Contract
With n German Company.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE Depart
ment of State is informed that the Gov
ernment of Guatemala has entered into a
contract with the Cosmos Steamship
Company for the establishment of q line
of steamers monthly each way between
the ports of Guatemala and Hamburg.
Germany. The company agrees to carry
free of cost all employees of the Govern
ment, and to transport for half the ordi-
nary rates articles for the Governments:
also to carry immigrants from Europe to
Guatemala at half rates, the steamers to
carry the mails free. Guatemala will pay
subsidy OF $1,000 for every steamer of
the line calling at its port.
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ARCHITECTS
MRS. MARION STIRLING, NJ. D.,
aiuHcriukers.
IOHN MILLER

SUCCESSOR 10 FRITZ & MILLER),
UNDERTAKING PARLORS.
QAk X STREET ODD FELLOWS TEN
CU.t plel. a complete stock of Undertaking
Goods always on hand. ENIBALMINCi 4
SPECIALITY. Telephone No. 1S6. mr3-tf
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]. FRANK CLARK,

UNDERTAKING PARLORS.
IoI7 and 1910 Fourth St. Sacramento
EMBALSfING A SPECIALITY. GEORGF
Il II. CLARK, Funeral Director and COUNTY
Coroner. Telephone No. 134
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W. ]. KAVANAUGH, Undertaken

No. 5l3 J St., bet. Fifth and Sixth.
A LWAIS ON HAND a LARGE ASSORT-
"A ment of Metallic and Wooden Casl<ets.
BURIAL Cases. Cofins and ShrouGs furnished.
Coffin orders will receive prompt attention on
short notice and ut the lowest rates. Office
open day and night.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-10-22
Who Commit Grimes.

The most accepted and substan- tial theories are liable to be disturb -d if the queer people who are al-
 ways trying their hands at statis- ics have chance. For instance, Mir. Morrison, one of the prison governors, in England, has been spending a good deal of time and labor compiling and analyzing the data furnished in the reports of the British prison commissioners for for the past five years. They are extensive and varied enough to af- ford conclusions of a general char acter. In the main they may apply as we'll to the United States as to England and Wales. The prevalent theory has been that crime, and es- pecially those involving property, are mainly committed by persons in need and without employment. As there are more of these in win ter than summer, 1t has been the impression that crimes are most numerous in the cold season. The figures adduced show that not to be the fact. The jails have the small est number of inmates in February, and the increasesis constant to Oc- tober, when the reduction com mences. Then the relentless fig ures are made to show that more than half of the crimes were com mitted by those who had employ ment and were credited with indus trious habits. Only two per cent are charged to the habitually crim- inal classes, and not more to those impelled by want nor was it found that education led notably to the paths of lectitude. It was not so common among the petty and vul- gar criminals, but the men who ope- rated in banks, counting houses. as trustees of estates, and in places of responsibility, among men whose education had enabled them to pur- sue criminal ways with more digni- ty and adroitness. Framing and mental development increase the capacity for crime. But the fact most noteworthy in these investi- gations was that the poorer classes are given more of the criminal re- cord than belongs to them. This will, no doubt be found equally the lact in this country as in England. St. Paul Globe.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-10-22
How WaIlapaiS Kill SquaWS.

The Mohave Miner thus explains the tender, loving manner:
 Last Saturday the Indians in this vicinity reported to the officers the details of a murder, committed on the night of Sept 17th, the murder CT being a Wallapai Indian com monly known under the appellation of Nigger. and the victim was the partner of his joys and sorrows,- a squaw named Quath-a ma-tah, A coroner's jury was empaneled Mon- day, and an Indian guide lead them to the place where the squaw was buried. On their arrival at the grave the remains were disinterred and a careful examination of the body was found to be horribly beat en up, presumable with arock, and the skull fractured in several places. According to the testimony adduced from Indian witnesses, Big Mary and Quath-a-ma-ta -tah had a quarrel and the buck becoming angry seized a rock and beat the poor squaw on the head until she was dead. The Indian was arrested and on pre- liminary examination last Tuesday was held to await the acti on of the Grand Jury. The Indians say that if the murderer is turned loose they will certainly kill him.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-10-22

A Washington dispatch says !: President Harrison has practically decided to give California place in his Cabinet. The gentlemen to whom this honor will fall will pro bably be MT. M. NJ. Estee, of San Francisco. MT. Estee was Chair man of the Chicago Convention which nominated Gen. Harrison for the presidency. He was subsequent- ly one of the delegates on the part of the United States at the Pan- American Congress. He is law yer of prominence, and in some re- spects the foremost Republican on the Pacific Coast.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-10-22
More Land for Boomers.

King6sher Ok, Oct. 4.-The free Press of this city issued an extra to- dry announcing the glad news that the work of alloting the Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians lands west of this city will go on. September 30 Secretary Noble issued an order to cease the work of allotments for the reason that the appropriation had been exhausted. Prompt meas ures were at once taken by the va- rious towns m Western Oklahoma, and every influence was brought to bear that the work might proceed. This morning a telegram was re- ceived from Secretary Noble stating that the alloting agents had been ordered to proceed with the work. This order means that the work will be pushed to speedy compile tion. The department at Washing ton is keeping pace with the agents in the field, and only few days will eiapse, after the work here is completed, before the lands can be declared open to homestead settle ment. The Cheyenne and Arapahoe reservations are four times as large as the land recently opened in Western Oklahoma and the rush for them, itis expected will surpass anything yet witnessed.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-10-22

A late dispatch says the French government is buying immense quantities of grain and meat from
 the United States. The explana- ton offered is that the government is in delicate position in regard to both grain and meat in France. Prices are high and the demand
 for the removal of the tariffs press ing, yet the government does not like directly to let down the bars. The threatening aspect of European affairs gives 1t a good excuse to provision itself strongly in advance. As the government supplies this it will enter free, and the French people will get it cheap. It would be ripe opportunity for a reciproc, ity move on the part of the United States government. The reciproci' ty plan has bene6tted almost every industry except cattle raising.-Ex
The St. Johns herald., 1891-10-22

When a man over estimates his carrying capacity for tEe pride" of Kentucky he is as happy as a lord and as rich as Vanderbilt. He imagines all sorts of things which he is not capable of performing. One of those whom "booze" makes brave, created quite show for the boys on the street the other even ing. He tackled local athlete for a friendly all-round bout, and got it.. After half an hours tumbling his linen duster looked as if it would require clothes-pins to keep it on him; the rim of the "hard- boiled" hung around his neck like the leather medal of a would-be cham pion, while he had spun on his head enough to tilagree the crown into a respectable looking Walapai war bonnet. His face was besmeared with dirt and ashes, while his gen eral appearance suggested that he had been dragged through hades and beaten with bag of soot. Next morning he explained his condition by remarking that the fip-A had flew off the whang-doodle ard ker fiumexed with the dornick near the nick-nack portion of his anatomy and divers and sundry other places. While not hurt physically, it was a pretty tough Poker game.-Mo- have Miner.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-10-22

Here is the way, says an exchange, plucky woman advertises her husband; Lost strayed or stolen. all individual whom, in an unguard- ed moment, I adopted as nv hus- band. He is a good looking, but feeble individual, who answers to the name of Jim, When last seen was in company with cross-eyed woman, his arm around her waist, walking up the plank road looking more like fool, if possible, than ever. Anyone who will catch the poor fellow and bring him safely back, so that I may chastise him for running away, will be invited to stay to tea and see the fun, and no questions asked"
The St. Johns herald., 1891-10-22

The North and South road when completed between Phoenix and Prescott will be pushed on to Ben- son. This will give the Santa Fe another through line to Pacific tide water, and give Cochise county q competing line of road both east and west. All talk of the road go- ing to Tucson and down to Gala basas is ridiculous. Railroads are not used by grown up folks as play things and the Santa Fe Co. are not so demented as to parallel their own line for distance of an hun dred miles.-Epitaph.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-10-22

The United States census reports only 10 paupers in Louisiana. There is no sufficient pauper law in the state-there was no provision whatever made for Paupers even in New Orleans until the Shakespeare almshouse was constructed few years ago, and it is unable to hold half of those entitled to admission and in only few parishes IS any provision made for their care and maintenance.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-10-22

It cost something to live and a good deal to dle in fact everything costs says a bright exchange. Some one estimates that getting born costs the people of the United States $25O,OOO,OOO annually; get ting married $3OO,OOO,OOO; getting buried $75,OOO,OOO. It might be added that getting drunk costs the people of the United States more han s900,OOO,O00 annually, or over one and one-half times as much as getting born, married and buried put together, and more than all the bread and meat consumed in the nation.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-10-22
Hail storms do not occur in we'll

Hail storms do not occur in we'll wooded districts, according to the observations of a noted Swiss for ester. In evidence of this he points out that district formerly exempt from such storms has been visited by very fierce ones since gaps were made in the forests, and that upon replanting the cleared ground with frs the storms ceased entirely.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-10-22

Senator Sherman has been thirty eight years in office and has made more than 100000 for every ten years he has been in office. MT. Sherman was a poor man when first sent to congress, and on salary of $5.OOO annually he has accumu- lated about $5,OOO,,0 ,0O0. What is the secret of the senator's wealth getting? If the senator's modesty prevents his explaining, will some good kind Republican paper do so for him?-Star.