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The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-02-04
COMMITTEE WORK.
Insurance and Building and Loan Bills
<lf,xas Claim

Insurance and Building and Loan Bills
-Jordan's Claim Allowed.
1t was expected that the Assembly
night hear arguments for and against the
various bills now before that body en-
bodying proposed legislation hostile to
insurance companies. Samuel Short
ridge was present to represent the COM
panies, and waited until $3.50 o'clock for
an opportunity to be heard, when the
committee postponed consideration OF the
bills until Thursday evening.
The committee, however, granted an
other hearing to Leon l.. Dennery, repre-
senting the local building and loan asso-
Citations, and Messrs. w. NJ. Pardey and
A. H. Busch, representing the Pacific
States Savings, Loan and Building Com
pany, corporation originating in Min
neSota.
Mr.. Dennery had objections to urge
against the Dibble bill, and the other gen
tlemen opposed two other bills and in the
interest of the home associations, and
against the so-called foreign associa-
lions.
After listening to long arguments on
either side, the committee decided to APP
point subcommittee of three to draft a
substitute for all the bills before it.
THE JORDAN CLAIM.
The Senate Committee on Claims met
last evening, and gave a hearing to Den
mis- Jordan, the man who has had a claim
against the State for twelve years, for
work done by contract on the Folsom
Prison, amounting to $4,000. The claim
had been allowed by two Legislatures,
but the bills were pocketed successfully
by Governors Bartlett and Waterman,
because Jordon had not secured the in
dorsement of the State Board of Examin-
ers to his demand.
Since then that board has passed upon
his claim and declare it to be just
one. The history of the claim was re-
hearsed before the committee last night,
and the report of the Board of Examiners
read; also, reports of former Legislative
committees.
It was finally decided that the bill
should be reported back to the Senate
with the recommendation that it be
passed.. Mr.. Jordan had put in his claim
for interest, but at the suggestion Of mem
bers of the committee struck off all but
the principal claimed to be due.
OTHER COMMITTEES.
There was some other committee bust
ness done, butn eofunusual importance.
Judge Mcguire and others appeared be-
fore the Senate Committee on Elections,
which further considered the Australian
ballot system. Nothing definite was ar
rived at.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-02-04
Couldn't Pay for the Beer.

Peter Farrell, q gentleman of Hibern-
ian extraction, dropped into the Second
street saloon of Edward Simmonds, who
halls from Germany. Peter in his own
generous way asked two by-standers up
to partake of some beer with him, but
when the liquor was poured out it was
discovered that Peter only had 10 cents.
An alteration between the saloon keeper
and Peter ensued, and soon afterwards
they clinched.
When officers Lowell and Mclaughlin
arrived on the scene, the combatants were
biting, scratching, punching. growing
and rolling about on the floor at great
rate, and it proved most difficult job to
separate them. Both were taken to the
City Prison and locked up on charges of
disturbing the peace.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-02-04
CHICKEN THIEVES.

The Notorious Boys, Jordan and Tith-
erton, Have Hand in the Work.
Officers Campbell and Franks have ar
rested two boys named Farrell and
Blanchard, whom they caught boxing
some chickens at Ninth and L streets,
Monday night. The boys admit that the
fowls were stolen from chicken-houses in
the alleys, between Eighth and Ninth, NJ
and streets, and G and II, Twelfth and
Thirteenth streets, but they claim that the
notorious boy thieves, Jordan and Tither-
ton, stole the chickens and agreed to give
them one-third of the money if they
would sell them to the tamale manufact-
urer at Fourth and l. streets.
The stolen property is at the police
station, and consists OF five Plymouth
Rock chickens and one black hajl. The
police desire the owners to call and get
the chickens.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-02-04
GARDENERS TRIAL.

After Two Days Labor Jury Is
Finally Secured.
The entire session in Judge Van Fleets
court yesterday was consumed in i'm
paneling a jury to try D. Gardner, who
is charged with having criminally as
sauled little Lizzie Cox, some time ago.
The regular venire Of term Jurors was
exhausted at noon and only ten unbiased,
unprecedented jurors had been obtained.
a special venire of ten more talesmen
was then issued, and made returnable
at 2:30 O'Clock. The defense had ex-
hausted all of its peremptory challenges
when the special jurors arrived, and the
result was that the jury panel was COM
pleted before the evening adjournment
was taken.
The taking of evidence in the case will
commence to-day.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-02-04
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
The Trustees Meet and Transact the
Regular Monthly BusIuesS.

Regular Monthly Business.
The Board of Trustees of the Public
Library met at their office in the library
building last evening. There were pres
ent w. c. Fitch, President; A. S. Hop
kins, Vice-President; S. II. Gerrish,
Secretary; Add. c. Hinkson and L. E.
Smith, Trustees.
The report of the Librarian for the
month of January was read, as follows:
Number of books issued during the
month, 1873, classified thus: Fiction,
2,943; history, 243; literature, ISL; fine
art, So; useful art, So; science 60; phil
ology, l; sociology, 10; religion, II; phil
osophy, %; general works, 49, Percent
age of fiction, rs; average number issued
per day, 125. Number of patrons regist-
cred, 1881. Amount of fines collected,
81. Number of books mended in the
library, 165.
A communication from the Librarian
Executive Committee of the California
Library Association was received, calling
the attention of the board to the coming
meeting of the American Library Asso-
citation in San Francisco, and asking the
local library people to interest them
selves, and to appoint two members OH the
General Finance Committee, which is to
have charge of the arrangements for the
reception Of the visitors.
a number of bills were ordered paid,
and the purchase of a large number OF
new books was also ordered.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-02-04
BRIEF NOTES.

The river marked feet inches yes
terday.
A switchman named Johnson had one
of the fingers of his right hand crushed
while coupling cars in the Sixth-street
yards the other evening.
On account of delays on the Union Pa
cific road, the westbound overland, due
here at S:25 O'Clock yesterday morning,
did not arrive until afternoon.
The case of All Cling, the heather who
is charged with swindling w. H. Harlow
with a bogus check, was continued until
tomorrow, in the Superior Court yester-
day.
The cases of Dell Murphy and Jack
Hurley, the prize-fighters, who are
charged with robbing a man named West,
in dive some time ago, were set for Feb
ruary 10th by Judge Van Fleet yesterday.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-02-04
GAMBLING CASES

The Defendants Are Granted a Contfn-
uance TIL Monday.
When the cases of Ed Skunk and James
Matthews, charged with gaming, were
called in the Police Court yesterday morn
ing, w. A. Anderson, attorney for the
defendants, waived the reading ofthe COM
plant, entered plea of not guilty in each
case and asked that the examinations be
set for Monday next. 1t was so ordered.
When the court adjourned, Constable
Brissell swore to complaint against An
gus Ross, the proprietor Of the building
in which the game is alleged to have been
running, and Walter Emery, who was in
door. There viii be five complaints
sworn to and the cases will no doubt at
tract considerable interest.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-02-04
Faro Across the River.

The residents of Washington were con-
siderably agitated yesterday when they
were informed that a couple of represent
tatives of the Sacramento gambling fra
ternity had strolled into their peaceful
little burg with the object in view of
selecting suitable quarters in which to
conduct faro games. Report has it that
the gamblers have about decided on To-
eating in a saloon not far from the west
end of the bridge
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-02-04
Turned Out of the House.

Sophie Giles, young colored girl who
has been arrested several times on charges
of larency, came to the Police Station
last night and told Captain Lee that her
mother had accused her of stealing some
money, and had ordered her out of the
house. She said she could obtain work
of number of people in town, but did
not have any money to procure lodging
for the night. Captain Lee gave her fifty
cents to get a bed in hotel.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-02-04
THE WEATHER.
Sergeant BarwiclS Says the Expecte
Cold Wave has Moderated.

Sergeant Barwick Says tho Expected
Cold Wave has Moderated.
The Signal Service temperature at A.
NJ. and P. NJ. yesterday was 400 and $50.
while the highest and lowest temperature
was 600 and 340, with light and northerly
winds, and cloudless sky prevailing.
The barometrical readings at 5 A. NJ. and
r: NJ. were 1923 and 30.13 inches.
Inc highest and lowest temperature one
year ago yesterday was SO and 500, and
one year ago to-day $50 and 400.
The cold wave in Washington and Ore
gon appears to have moderated somewhat
in its southern travels through the north
ern citrus belt of California, for yesterday
was not as cold by 20 as it was the day be-
fore in this city
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-02-04
Police Court.

In Judge Cravens' court yesterday
Ruby Green was found guilty Of disturb
ing the peace and sentenced to pay fine
of $40. ''I'd fine you 500 if you were
man." remarked the Judge. All Musey.
u crazy Chinaman, was sent to the County
Jail for ninety days, on charge of va
grancy. James Galloway, charged with
vagrancy, had his trial set for next
Thursday. All Jim was found guilty of
peddling without license. He will be
Sentenced to-day
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-02-04
First Regular Train.

The first regular train that viii run
over the branch road between knights
Landing and Marysville will leave this
city this evening at 1880 o'clock and reach
Marysville via Knights Landing at 1910
p. NJ. The train viii stop at the E-street
depot in Marysvile. Returning the train
will leave at 4:l5 A. II. and arrive here at
7:l0 A. NJ. This Will be the schedule time
of the daily trains until further notice.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-02-04
This Mornings Overland.

The overland train from the East, due
here this morning at S:25 o'clock, will in
all probability be late in arriving. Re-
ports received at the railroad office last
night state that the train was two hours
behind time on the division east of
Truckee. The detention was on the
Union Pacific system. y
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-02-04

DON'T allow yourself to trif1e with a
cold, and so encourage the deyelonment
OF some latent pulmonary or bronchial
disease, which often ends fatally. You
had better cure your cough or cold by
promptly resorting to DIR. ID. Jayne's Ex-
pectorant, an old-time remedy for all
coughs, lung and throat affections.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-02-04
Wright,s sentence.

William Wright, one of the convicted
Brighton robbers, asked that the passing
of sentence upon him be postponed again
yesterday, and Judge Van Fleet granted
the request. Wright wants to prove that
he had, previous to his arrest, borne a
good character
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-02-04
Entitled TO the Best.

All are entitled to the best that their
money will buy, so every family should
have, at once, a bottle of the best family
remedy, Syrup of Figs, to cleanse the
system when costive or bilious. For sale
IN 50c and 81 bottles by all leading drug
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-02-04
En- Routes,

Deputy Sheriff Costello of San Fran
cisco arrived here last evening, having
in charge All Yen and Ng Too, two
heathens who have been sentenced to
five years Imprisonment at Folsom for
burglary in the second degree.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-02-04
Early Closing.

AT the meeting of the Clerks Early
Closing Union held last evening at Fed
Grated Hall, the Canvassing Committees
all reported progress in their work, and
announced their Intention of continuing
the canvass. Thirty new members signed
their names to the roll.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-02-04
Auction To-day.

Bell & Co. will sell at auction to-day. at
the salesroom, 1909 J street, fine lot of
household furniture, parlor and bedroom
sets, and an elegant upright Mathushek
piano.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-02-04

DIED.
FOpLkS Near Elk Grove February Sd
Mrs. Euphemia Foulas (mother of Mrs. a
=. rfeeman, Geo. w. and J. p. Foulks, Mrs.
a. stephenson and Mrs. Newall of Liver.
more, native of Mansfield, Ohio. aged "a
years, 3 months and 81 days. [Mansfieid
OHIO, papers, please copy.l
Rx-Frfends and acquaintances are invited
TO attend the funeral. from the Presbyterian
church at Elk Grove this day at p N.
PAfNE-Int this city, February LIST, Mrs Jane
Payne, native of Ohio, aged rs years.
months and 4 days.
k8-Friends and acquaintance are invited
to attend the funeral, from her late resi-
dence, 904 G street, this "Wednesday,
Cathedral, where services viii be held.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-02-04

taken so that the members might go over
into Road Overseer Judges district and
investigate a proposition to change the
route of the Twelfth street road.
The session will be resumed this morn
i1nor .
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-02-04
ADJUSTMENTS

The box-sheet for the Natural Gas
Company engagement opens at the Met
ropolitan Theater this morning.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-02-04

The first of the series of chamnionsbin
skating races between CroZier and Snow
den takes place at the skating rink this
evening
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-02-04

LADIES fine 6ongola kid button shoes,
common sense, reduced from Sc to 81 40.
Nolan's, Cos street.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-02-04

this civ. Jann-
airy 4th, at the residence of VIM, H. Cocker
40 street, by Rev. II. B. Hutchins. An,
thony Il. Campbell to Mrs. Jennie ID. Lom-
bard, both of Damascus, Placer County,
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-02-04
MARRIED.

LADIES, goat button shoes reduced from
81 so to 81 10. Nolan's, COS street.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-02-04

The management wish to announce that the
Inauguration of their commercial lunches, 10
be held between the hours of II and 2 O'Clock
each day, viii not take place until Thursdays
MAKING room for our spring stock. Call
and examine our bargains. Nolan's, COS ] st.*
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-02-04

| LOVERS of fine horses feed Manhattan Food
to keep them in good health and fine apnear-
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-02-04

SAVED 5 cents by going to Gieseke's, AIS
K street, and buying the finest pound box of
French candy in the city for 80 cents. Try
his ice cream soda; it is excellent.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-02-04
Open Letter.

SACRAMENTO, January 49, 1891,
Actual experience develops all that has ever
been claimed for the Mathushek pianos Over
i've years ago purchased one of the upright
Mathushek pianos nom John F. Cooper. Dur
ing all that period IL has never required tun-
ing but once, and that was occasioned by re-
moyal. The tone issuperior, and seems to i'm
prove, like old wine. with age. 1t Is true
take exceptionally good care of the instru-
ment, but the genuine merit is there Ex-
perts and music teachers inform me that my
piano is G gem. l prize 1t very highly
I Mrs. w. A. ANDERSON
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-02-04

Now Is the time for bargains in boots and
shoes. Our annual clearance sale. Nolan's,
603 street.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-02-04
DIED.

-. BORN.
JONES-Walsh's Station, February I'D To the
wife of Frank NJ Jones, a l2-pound SON 'o
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-02-04

LOT l. Ladies Stylish Spring Blazer Jacket in neat
summer stripes, with rolling collar and high shoulder
Price 95 cents.
LOT IL. Consists Of odd lot Ladies Cloth Jackets
Price 81 o5 each
LOT Ill. Contains some Taormade Jackets in beaver
and diagonal cloths also some neatly braided and
other good styles of Ladies Jackets Price, 81 s. each
LOT " An odd lot of about fourteen Ladies' Jackets in
different styles and broken Sizes Price 81 95 each
LOT Ladies Fine Cashmere Jerseys in three colors
perfect fitting and well made. Price, o5 cents
Also our complete line Of ChildrenS and Misses Service
able Mohair School Jerseys, in cardinal, navy and
garnet Price, As cents each.
LOl vi Elderdown Flannel Coats for children from to
years, in pretty PINK AND CREAM and BLUE AND
CREAM stripes; well lined These goods are new and
stylish and make cosy warm coats for children
Price, ST IS each.
LOT VII Children's Cloth Coats for ages from to
years, in a variety of styles Price, 81 IS
LOT VIII Ladies' Shoulder Shawls, slightly damaged
consisting of embroidered and plain Cashmeres in diff
ferent styles and coors. Price, IS cents.
Also an odd lot of larger-sized Shawls Price 81 S.
0"eh' DEPARTMENT.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-02-04

AT the afternoon session a petition was
received from residents of the upper end
OF Road District No. 8, asking that that
district be divided in half
The Chairman suggested that the matter
should be considered by the Road Com
mittee.
MIR. Bates, however, wanted to know
why they wanted that district divided.
Mr.. Birch, one of the petitioners. ex-
planned that for some reason or other
there was not sufficient work being done
on the roads in that district. The Road
Oyerseer did no work whatever in the
vicinity of the petitioners residences.
The cause, he believed, was on account
OF the district being too large.
supervisor Jenkins said ne was
thoroughly familiar with the condition of
affairs in the district, and knew that ii
was too much for one man to handle.
The Road Overseer, himself, acknowl-
edged that he could not keep up with the
work necessary. Mr. Jenkins said he
was in favor of dividing the district, and
would vote that way
The matter was finally referred to the
Road Committee.
The board then took up the bills and
claims against the county and examined
them until O'Clock, when a recess was
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-02-04
CHARLES FI0HR. PRACTICAL GUNSNITH.

100A SIXTH STREET, BETWEEN AND
lUHG X, importer and Dealer in Shotguns,
Rifles and Pistols. Ammunition of all Kinds
constantly on hand. Safes and Scales re-
paired. and Trusses made to order.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-01-26
New pecoratire Process.

A new process by which artistic de-
signs can be photographed on paper, cot
ton cloth, velvet and other fabrics is be-
coming the ''craze" in England, as any
lady can by its means take any white
fabric and print upon it designs to suit
her own taste, and in which pressed
leaves will serve instead of transpar-
ency for the production of many effects
At a recent meeting of the Photographic
society (England) well known photog-
rapher printed different leaf patterns
upon different parts of piece of white
cotton cloth.
He then developed the different pat
terms with various developers by apply
ing each of the latter locally with a
brush. The result was pretty series of
designs in variegated colors upon one
piece of cloth. The colors at present OBJ
tainable by the use of developers in the
process are red, orange, purple and ma
room. By mixing the purple and orange
developers an unsatisfactory kind of an
approach to green is said to have been
obtained. Developers to yield blues and
green's with this process have yet to be
discovered. New York Commercial Ad-
vertiser
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-01-26
Silver in Volcanic Ashes.

The existence of silver in volcanic
ashes is a rare occurrence. Only in two
cases have argentiferous ashes been met
with. The sample was obtained during
an eruption of CotopaH in July, 1885, in
the ashes of which Mr.. j. w. Malet
proved the existence of one part of sill
yer in $1,000 parts of ashes. In the fol-
lowing year the same Investigator was
able to add second instance. In Janu-
airy, 1886, violent eruption of Tun-
guragua, in the Andes of Ecuador, be-
tween fifty and fifty-five miles from
Cotopaxi, took place, the eruption con-
tinuing at longer or shorter intervals up
to November of the same year. The
ashes thrown by this volcano, which
had been at rest for over century,
contained silver to the extent of one
part in los, 200 parts of ashes. This ap-
pears, at first sight, to be only very
small percentage of the metal; but when
it is considered what enormous uuanti-
ties of ashes are erupted, and what a
vast extent of area they cover after an
eruption, the quantity of silver thrown
up with them must be considerable
Butte Inter-Mountain.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-01-26
why Clock Faces Have Four rs.

Do you know why four ''rs" are used
to mark the hour of four on clocks
and watches instead of the usual
Roman numeral ''IV?' The tradition
among clock and watchmakers is that
in the year 1870 the first clock similar
to those now in use was made in
France for Charles V, surnamed the
Wise. The king could not deny that
the clock was an excellent timekeeper;
but as he wished to find fault with
something, and so live up to his name,
he insisted that four was incorrectly
marked, and that four ''I's" should be
substituted for CIV" The makers could
not convince him of his error, which has
been perpetuated as the kings mistake
through all the succeeding years.-New
York Ledger.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-01-26
An Editors Fairness.

That editors are heartless beings-ever
regardful of themselves, always regard
less of the author-has become almost a
proverb in the minds of hundreds of lit
erary people, especially those whose ed
itorial experience is limited. Once in a
while an instance leaks out which shows
the fallacy of this belief. and the follow
ing is such one:
Quite well known author not long
ago sent poem to a prominent maga-
zine. The poem was duly read, accept
ed, and generous check was sent the
author, who was thoroughly satisfied
with the amount paid. The poem was
laid by for a while, when it was again
read by the editor, this time with a view
to illustration. The merit of the verses
not only again appealed to the editor,
but so strikngly did it impress itself
upon him at second reading that he
had another check made out and for
warded to the author, with a note saying
that the editor felt the previous amount
insufficient with the striking merit of
the work.
The cynical mind will say, Eyes, but
such a course is exceptional" Not at
all, my friend, only the instances do not
come to light. Who is the editor in this
case? Well, will give the names: Mr..
Alden, of Harper's Magazine; the author,
DR.. S. Weir Mitchell, and the poem,
'The Quaker Lady."-Edward W. Bok's
Letter