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The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-12-20
SCORED BYsTHE JUDGE.
Remarkable Scene Witnessed In
Chicago Courtroom

Remarkable Scene Witnessed In n
Chicago Courtroom.
CHICAGO, Dec. l9.-In Judge Brentano's
court to-day there was witnessed a re-
markable scene. The jury in the case of
the mother of 9-year-old Mabel Angel,
suing Brown e Co., contractors, for S25,-
600 for causing the death of her child, re-
turned verdict finding defendants guilty
of gross negligence and responsible for
the death of the child, and fixing the
damages at one cent. Judge Brentano was
speechless for a moment, but soon re-
covering himself, set aside the verdict
and gave nine members OF the jury the
most awful scoring ever heard in a Chi
cago court.
1t seems these nine men a couple of
days ago sent in to the Judge a requisi-
ton Tor whisky, beer, cigars and cards.
The Judge paid no attention to the requisi-
ton. He referred to this matter in his
oral castigation, and characterized them
as men of moral calibre he would not at
tempt to define. In conclusion, Judge
Brentano fined each of the nine guilty
men the sum of their earnings on the
jury, and when one attempted to make
an explanation, raised his fine to S25 and
order them all out of his sight in hurry.
The fellows skunk out cresttallen.
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men-of-war. No formal decision has yet
been reached in the matter, but it is un-
derstood the Secretary of the Navy would
like to see a wider distribution of the
work and is thinking seriously of award
ing one of the ships to the Union Iron
Works of San Francisco, the next higher
bidders. There is difference of $4,000
between the bids OF the Cramps and the
Union Iron Works for the armored
cruiser Brooklyn, and $4,000 FOR the
battleship Iowa. In calculating the differ
ence in the cost Of construction between
the East and the West it has been GUS
tomary to add per cent. in favor of the
Western firm. If this allowance is now
made the Union Iron Works would get
the contract for the new cruiser. The
difference between the bids for the battle
ship, however, exceeds 3 per cent.
Secretary Tracy has stated, it is under
stood, that he will make the award for
the Brooklyn to the Union Iron Works
If the Chief Constructor and Engineer in
Chief so recommend. These officials now
have the matter under advisement.
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"CHILDREN OF ZION.o
Attempt Made to Blow Up Their Pa
sonage at Cherokee. Iowa.

Attempt Made to Blow Up Their Par
souaGc ut Cherokee. Iowa.
CHEROKEE Ia.), Dec. 19.-Residents of
this town were aroused from their SUM
bers at O. clock this morning by terrific
explosion, which on investigation proved
to be an attempt to blow up the "Chil-
dren of Zion" parsonage, occupied by
Elder John Patterson and family. A
dynamite bomb was thrown, which fell
a little short of the main structure, but
tore the porch in fragments and shattered
the windows. A son of the pastor has
been active in attempting to enforce the
prohibition law in this city, and last
week assisted in raiding restaurant,
where twenty-three barrels of beer We're
seized, which were stored in the
cellar OF the parsonage to await
condemnation proceedings set for to-day.
1t is supposed that the outrage was actu-
ated by a spirit Of revenge and desire to
destroy the beverage that it might not be
used in evidence. The people are greatly
excited over the outrage.
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FOSTER NOT ALARMED.
THE GOLD IN THE TREASURY
ALL RIGHT.
Already Seventy-Four Million Dollars
on Hand Over the Regular
Reserve Fund.
Special to the RECORD-UNIoN.

| Special to the RECoRD-UNToN.
! WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-The Treasury
Department was kept fully and promptly
advised of the progress of the stock mar
ket in New York to-day, and Secretary
Foster was in conference with his assist
ants several times upon the situation.
After the department closed Assistant
Secretaries Gear, Spaulding and Lam
bertson gathered in the Secretary's room
and discussed the events of the day.
The Secretary said, in answer to a ques-
ton, based on a report in New York that
he was much excited over the matter and
intended to go to New York to consult
the New York bankers: 81 am not going
to New York to confer with the bankers
or anyone else about the financial situa-
ton. The idea had not previously oc-
CURED to me-"
''As to the gold in the treasury" con-
tinued the Secretary, 1--WE are ali right.
Last month the exports from this coun-
try amounted to seven million dollars.
but the treasury lost half million only.
The reserve limit is fixed at Sl0O. .OOO. 600.
and | have S24,000,000 more than that.
The resources OF the country are greater
and more varied than most people know.
and the money paid into the treasury for
gold can be used for replacing the amount
sold. Money is needed West and South
to buy grain, provisions and cotton and
if | can save a man five or six hundred
dollars on a million he does not stop at
giving me gold in New York for cur
rency laid down for him wherever he
wants it. If they get us down i'll this
matter, 1t will be only after long fight
and u hard one.
IF it was not for the scare that seems
| inevitable in connection with the shin
ments of gold abroad, it would not be
such bad thing, after all The balance
OF trade Is in our favor at the rate of S20,-
100000 month, and the gold will Ger
| tainly find its way back here. Last
month we shipped more provisions
abroad than ever before, and | believe
the showing for December will be as
good.
I'VE have nearly six hundred millions
dollars of gold in the United States. If
two hundred millions were to 90 out it
would result in reduction Of our public
debt to that extent, with an accompany
ing saving of interest on that amount. |
am not at all uneasy regarding the situa-
ton"
Then the Secretary and Mr.. Gear fell
to exchanging observations on the pros
porous condition OF the country shown in
purely agricultural portions, notably
Iowa, Governor Gears own State. With
these consoling reflections fresh in their
minds, the Secretary and Assistants
separated, the former reiterating his
statement that he intended to manage the
affairs of the department as active head
until his term expired, and had no doubt
OF his ability to maintain at its present
figure the gold reserve in the Treasury.
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The House then adjourned.
Looking After valley Interests,

WAsHISGToN. Dec. represent
atiye Berry OF California is here to look
after the interests Of the agriculturists of
his section who are threatened with in
jury to their lands if hydraulic mining is
resumed. He faVors several slight modi-
cations of Caminetti's hydraulic mining
bill. He had a talk with Senator FELTON,
this morning. The Senate Committee on
Mines and Mining will not have a meet
ing until after the holidays, when it is
expected Caminelti's bill will come up for
consideration.
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Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.

SONORA, Dec. 10. = On Saturday, at
Cherokee, Mexican named Jose Rico
and aneItalian named Angelo Spiraro be
came involved in a row with John
Thomas, Frenchman, over mining
claim. Thomas shot Rico twice, once
through the left arm and in the head, the
ball glancing over the skull, inhicting
only scalp wound.
Thomas then dubbed his pistol and
went for Rico in savage manner, knock
ing him down and beating him severely
over the head with the weapon. While
he was leaning over the PROSTATE form of
Rico, Spiraro, Ricos partner, assailed
Thomas with shovel and beat him al
most into insensibility. chopping his
head in a frightful manner but, strange
to say, intiicting no fatal wounds.
The row occurred over a mining claim,
which was claimed by both. Rico ana
Thomas were brought TO town and their
many wounds treated by physician.
Spiraro escaped without injury.
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TIDE-LAND OWNERS.
An Important Case Settled by tn
United States Supreme Court.

An Important Case Settled by the
United States supreme Court.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-The important
case of Henry L. Yesier, plaintiff in error.
VS.. the Board OF Harbor Line Commits
sioners of the State of Washington, in
volving harbor rights ofgreat value along
the waterfront OF Seattle, was to-day dis
missed by the United States Supreme
Court, for want of jurisdiction. Yesier is
the owner of wharf property at Seattle.
and sought by writ OF proclamation to re-
strain the State Board OF Harbor Line
Commissioners from changing the harbor
lines, it being the purpose Of the com
mission to 50 locate the harbOr lines that
they would include within them Yesier's
property. Nesier claimed that this action
would amount TO the deprivation of his
property without due process of law, con-
trary to the Constitution. The court be-
low decided against him, holding as
against the State that he was a ittoral
owner simply, and as such owner can as
sert no valuable rights below the line of
ordinary high tide. The Supreme Court
dismissed \ eSiers appeal chiefly on the
ground that the affidavits presented were
so detective as not to fairly raise federal
question. Chief Justice Fuller announced
the decision.
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COLoRED MEN AT WAR.
A Riot Among Laborers Ends in Tw
Deaths.

A Riot Among Laborers Ends in Two
Deaths.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 19.-Word has been
received from Hog Run. KY, of a riot
among colored railroad laborers Saturday
night, in which two were killed and two
fatally hurt. William Jackson, William
Grimes, Dudley Warner and another
kIBwn as "Grimy." after receiving their
pay, went on drunk. Jackson and
'Grimy' quarreled and a fight resulted.
in which the other two, and finally
many others, were involved. The scriIn-
mage continued for some hours. After it
was over Jackson and Warner were found
dead Two others were SO badly slashed
with razors that their lives We're de-
SPARED OF.
FATAL ROW OVER A HORSE TRADE.
HoUsroN tTeN.), Dec. IS.-In a row
over horse trade last night between
Richard Smith on the one side and John
Mason, Lige Dickinson and Frank
Iubbs, all colored, on the other, Smith
fired with Il shotgun at his opponents,
wounding all of them, two fatally.
Smith has been jailed.
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A PRIEST ROBBED.
Lured to n Lonely Spot and Relieved
of His Valuables.

Lured TO Lonely Spot and Relieved
of His Valuables.
SAN BERNARDINO, Dec. l9.-Saturday
night an individual called at the resi-
dence of Father O'Reilly, a Catholic
priest of this city, asking the father to
hurry with him to the bedside OF dying
man living beyond Cotton. The priest
hurriedly made arrangements and got in
the buggy of the stranger to drive there.
After they had passed Cotton the
stranger, who was a Mexican, overpow-
cred the priest and robbed him of his
watch and money, putting him out in
tue middle OF the road and leaving him to
find his way back to Cotton. Strangely
enough, the robber came to this city this
afternoon and endeavored 10 sell the
priests watch and gold crucitix and was
promptly arrested. The prisoner refuses
10 disclose his name
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The Conflict in Samoa.

BERLIN. Dec. l9.-The statement is
made OIL good authority that Germany,
as well as the United States and Great
Britain, is deeply involved in the conflict.
raging around Chief Justice CeLarkranz
Of Samoa. The Chief Justices local
government scheme finds little favor
here, as in London and Washington.
Baron Won Pilsach, President Of the Afu-
nicipal Council, and Adviser of the Sa-
moan King, is also in bad odor in the
Foreign ONCE here. 1t is said Pilsach
has resigned, but his resignation has not
yet been accepted. IL is certain that both
Cedarkranz' and Pilsachs positions arc
badly shaken and that either one or both
cannot last much longer.
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THE BENICIA ARSENAL.
Argument in support OF Needed I'M
prOVemcEts.

WASHINGTON, Dee. 10. - Brigadier-
General D. w. Flagler, Chiefof Ordnance,
L. S. A., was before the House Appro-
priations Committee on the sundry civil
bill to-day, to.explain the items of appro-
priations required by his department.
Mr.. Hilborn, Representative of the Third
District of California, was present and
made an argument in support of the
items OF appropriation required for the
Benicia Arsenal. He explained the ne
cessity for each item as recommended bv
the War Department, and especially the
following: Eirst-For establishing q com
plete and proper system Of sewerage
and to perfect tie plumbing system Of
officers quarters. Second-Contractin
repairing and the preservation Of roads
walks and fences, grading the grounds
and repairs of the permanent buildings;
and, third, repairs of wharf and drede-
ing around the same. Mr.. Hilborn is
very hopeful that the committee will
recommend the appropriations for doing
this work, so much needed at the Benicia
Arsenal.
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EXECUTED BY ELECTRICITY.
Fred Mcclure Put to Death In Sing
Sing Prison.

SING SING N. ", dec. l9.-Fred Me-
Guire was executed by electricity in
prison this morning. Mcclure was a
farm hand employed by Noah Gregory
at Hlddletown, n. Y, and the crime for
which he paid the penalty was the brutal
murder of his employers. wife for the
purpose Of securing 500 known to be in
the house. He first shot her. and then
stamped on her head, crushing it like an
eggshell. Bloody footprints on the door
step led TO hls arrest and conviction.
The execution was the most successful
yet performed in the Sing Sing prison.
There were only two applications of the
electrodes, and the second was only as
precautionary measure, as the condemned
man was dead from the first shock of
500 volts. The flesh where the cleo
trodes were applied gave no signs of
burning, and the witnesses detected no
odor of burning flesh, as in previous ex-
ecutions. McGuire was very cool and
collected throughout. The attendant
physician says he was dead in twelve Sec
onds after the first shock.
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a SOCIETY SENSATION.
suit for Divorce Betweon Parties I
Eign LIZ.

suit for Divorce Between Parties In
Eigh Life.
NASHVILLE (Teun.), Dec. IA sensa-
tional divorce bill was flied in the Cham
cery Court to-day by Mrs. Mathew NJ.
Gardner. Both husband and wife occupy
high position in the social world. The
wife, when Miss Polk Fall. was one of
the Acknowledged bellies Of the State.
Gardner is wealthy member OF all the
swell clubs, and owner Of d big stock
farm The couple were married in May,
1891, and separated in the following No
yember. The complainant charges cruel
wanton, inhuman and malicious conduct
on the part Of defendant. She charges
wiIIf1I. malicious and cruel abandonment
on or about November, 1871, and says lie
has continuously iusulted, Inundated
and outraged her since. Ii is stated that
the defendant VIII contest.
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building this evening about o'clock de-
stroyed property situated in the territory
bounded by Washington, Locust, Third
and Fourth streets. Successive alarms
called out practically the entire Fire De-
partment. After struggling until IL
O'Clock the flames were got under con-
troll, with a loss aggregating $3.50, ,000;
practically covered by insurance. Indi-
yldual losses are the Udell Woodenware
Company, S225, 900; Tyler Desk Company,
$4,000; Pacific Express Company, 5000;
Irochlect, Dunkar Il Renard, carpets, etc.,
$4,000; Saccaret Furniture Company
$4,000; Missouri Glass Company, 81 900
Other minor losses make the total $780,
900. II IS practically settled that one man
lost his life in the fire, but who he was is
not known.
KILLED BY FALLING WALLS.
ALBANY On. ", Dec. ia fire started
by an explosion in the elevator shaft of
the Fort Orange Milling Company's
building destroyed the plant, entailing a
loss of $4,000. Charles Wolverton, a
member of the firm, was badly burned
About I o'clock this evening, as the
members of steamer No. were prepar-
ing 10 leave the ruins by the river front,
the east wall toppled over without warn
ing, and seven men were buried under
the mass of debris. A large force OF fire.
men and policemen immediately set to
work. James Shattuck and Fred. Banner
were taken out slightly hurt and taken to
the hospital. Two hours later the dead
bodies of Charles Marshall, John Bridge
ford and Fred. Amthor were found.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
Many Empty Seats During Yesterdays
Session OF tho Ionsn.

Many Empty Seats During Yesterdays
Session OF the House.
WASHINGTON, Dec. I9.-In the House
to-day it;was manifest that the Christ
mas holidays were rapidly approaching.
The unoccnpied seats far outnunbered
those occupied.
There came up from last session a bill
for the relief Of William l.. Wimans, in
ventor of the spindle-shaped ship. There
was quite an opposition manifested, and
motion to pass the bill was lost.
Wilson (Democrat) of Missouri called
up the Senate bill increasing the pension
of pensioners of the Mexican War from
IS to SD month. Passed.
Culbertson tDemocrat) of Texas moved
to suspend the rules and pass the bill
limiting the jurisdiction of Circuit and
District Courts Of the United States. The
bill prohibits suits in United States
courts by or against corporations, except
to courts of legal domicile, of corpora
tions in cases where jurisdiction deuends
upon the citizenship Of parties. Agreed
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Left His Creditors in the Lureh.

INDIANAPoLIs, Dec. l9.-The locality
about Charlottesville is greatly excited
over the flight Of Milo Tomlinson, a we'll
known breeder Of fine stock. He lately
converted all his property into cash and
several days ago fied the country. Since
then creditors have been springing up
on all sides. The young man proves to
have been not only debtor but a forger,
and his father is involved To the extent of
thousands oil dollars.
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Found Guilty of Perjury.

MARYsvILLE, Dec. 19.-The trial of T..
Il. Bradley. foothill farmer, who was
charged with perjury, committed by
falsely swearing in the McCaig brothers
robbery case, was concluded to-day, and
the jury on the first ballot found him
guilty as charged. The time dor sentence
was fixed for December 18th. His attor-
ney will try 10 get new trial
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A Fast Foot Race.

SANTA ANA, Dee. l9.-Tom Morris de-
feated +. 6. Stevens, the Colorado cy-
clone, in l5O-yard foot race here to-day,
winning by fifteen feet in IA! seconds.
The purse was for 5000. The worlds
record for this distance is 144. Quirk of
Canada, who was defeated by Morris here
a few days ago, wants another match for
$1,000 or $4,000 purse. Quirk says he
can beat Morris, and claims that he got
an uneven start. The race will probably
ba mazda
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Burge and McAulifre to Fight,

BosroN, Dec. 10 Dick Burge, the
English champion lightweight, to-day
signed articles to fight Jack McAuliffe.
the American lightweight champion, at
the Coney Island Club, some time in
February, for purse Of S2U, 600 and the
championship of the world. The articles
must be signed by McAul1t1e before Sat-
urday, December oath. The men are to
weigh not less than l53 pounds, and the
contest t. be with tive-ouuce gloves. nm
der Queensbury rules.
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- Prince NIay Yislt Us.

LONDON, Dec. l@.-Aeaiu it is rumored
that it is the intention o. the Prince Of
Wales to visit the Chicago Colum bian
Exposition. 1t is said he will make tho
trip across the Atlantic early next sun
mer in his royal yacht Osborne, escorted
by number Of British warships. II is
also stated that the new cutter ordered by
the Prince will be entered in some OF
next season,s American yachting events.
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SAN DIEGO, Dec. I9.-President Dwight
Braman Of the San Diego Land and Town
Company lett on his return to Boston
tins morning with his party. After in
specting lemon curing at Riverside he
will go home via san Francisco. The
company's plans for planting l,OGO acres
to lemons are now being carried out at
Ghula Vista.
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a Very Poor Marksman.

MARYsvILLE, Dec. 19.-Charles Dietz,
driver OF Il brewery wagon, fired shot AT
a colored man named Ed Weaver to-
night. Dietz alleges that he has claim
to the affections of colored girl named
Jones, and Weaver was trying 10 gain her
favor. Dietz missed his OBJECT, tortu-
nately, but will probably be arrested.
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Fnse FACTORY Blown LID.

HARTFORD Comm, Dec. l9.-Three ter
rife explosions in rapid succession this
evening destroyed about half Of the large
iuse factory of Ensign, Bickford & Co.. at
Simsbury. Three persons were badly in
jured, and will probably die. The factory
burst into flames, but they were quickly
exinguished.
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torneys, filed demurrers to the indict-
ments against him charging him with be-
ing an accessory after the fact of murder
III harboring Evans and Sontag. The de-
murrers are based on the ground that
more that one of1ense is charged in each
OF said indictments. There are other
grounds, but they are the usual ones.
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MURDER IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY.
A Chinaman Beaten to Death-Robbery
Supposed to Be the Object.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
supposed to Be the Object.
Los ANGELES, Dec. 19.-The body Of a
Chinaman was found this morning on
the Wilmington road one-quarter of
mile south of the Santa Fe track. 1t is
supposed TO be the body of a wealthy
Chinese rancher, and robbery was the
object. The head was battered in a
horrible manner. Beneath the body was
the blood-stained club with which the
deed was committed. Everything showed
that a terrible struggle had occurred, but
where the body was found there was no
indication OF any struggle. The suppo-
sItion is the murder was committed at
some other point and the body dragged
to where it was found.
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CHARGED WITH THEFT.
a Knights Landing Warehouse Firl
in Trouble.

u hnlsuIS Landing W afenOuSe Firm
in Trouble.
WOODLAND, Dec. 19.-Merril & Nelson,
who Conducted the Knights Landing
warehouse, are charged with stealing l5I
tons of wheat stored with them by Hays
d Garroutte. Hays Il Garroutte stored
with them 1900 sacks in September and
Merrill and Nelson sold 15I tons in San
Francisco for $. sos 50. The stolen wheat
was not missed till the grain was ready
to he shipped few days ago. Merrill
WAS arrested in Sacramento at the resi-
dence OF his mother. He appears idioti-
caily insane, and is unable to give any
account OF himself. Nelson's where
abouts is unknown. He is thought to be
in Mexico
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THE MONTEREY.
Engineer's Trial of the New Coast
Defense Vessel.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 19.-The new
coast defense vessel Monterey had her
first run on the bay to-day. preliminary
to the official trial trip, which is expected
to occur this week. To-day's run was
merely an engineers trial, and was not
under the supervision of the Naval
Board. The machinery worked smoothly,
and the contractors express satisfaction
with the result of the first test of the en-
glnes. There was no attempt made to
use the forced draft, but under natural
draft the engines were worked up to Us
revolutions, which gave the vessel a speed
OF over thirteen knots.