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The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-12-26
L. L. BAKERS ESTATE.
The Deceased Merchants VIII Filed
For Probate.

| The Deceased Merchants VIII Filed
For Probate.
SAN Francisco, Dec. 25.-The will of
L. L. Baker. late member of the firm of
Baker Il Hamilton, was filed for probate
yesterday. The estate is estimated
as being worth $780, 900 or more.
Ellen Stone Baker, widow ofthe deceased,
and Wakefield Baker, his son, are made
the executors.
The property consists of one-half in
terest in the firm OF Baker & Hamilton,
shares in the Nicaragua Canal, Alta Irri-
CATION District, '76 Land and Water Com
pany, Reedly Improvement Company.
California and Oregon Land Company
and real estate in the city and various
parts of the State, beside insurance poll
cies for $1,000. The will is dated SEN
tember 20, 1882, and there is codicil dated
May %, 1892. Wilson McCutchen are the
attorneys.
One-haIt the community property is de-
vised to his widow Ellen. If the value of
his estate exceeds $4,000 the following
legacies are to be paid:
To Frederick w. Baker, his brother,
$1,000; to his nephew, +. W. Baker, Jr.,
$1,000; to his nephew, Arthur E. Baker,
$1,000; to his niece, Mrs. Mary l.. Winn,
$500; Miss Evelyn L. Baker, another
niece, $500; his niece, Mrs. II. r. Wind
sor, $500; Miss Elizabeth l.. Baker, 81 900;
Mrs. +. II. Wakefield, mother of his first
wife, $1,000; Ladies' Relief and Protective
Society, $1,000.
1t is provided that if his wife died be-
fore him all the property, after paying the
legacies, be divided into as many shares
as there are surviving children, and lie
distributed to them share and share alike.
Wakefield, son by the first wife, to re-
ceive the same as the other children. If
his wife survived him, then Mr.. Baker
required that his son Wakefield should
receive the same share, explaining that
his other children would ultimately in
herit from their mother.
1t is further ordered that after the share
of his wife and the legacies are deducted
the remainder shall be divided as follows:
One third to Ellen Stone Baker, in addi-
ton to her share of the community prop
erty. ON her death this is to be divided
equally among the children of the second
marriage. His wife and Arthur L. Bak er
are appointed executors without bonds.
The witnesses are John II. BoaIt and
Ramon E. Wilson. The codicil increases
several of the legacies and makes pro-
vision for the distribution of his son
Waketields share of the estate, in case
the latter should not survive him.
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BLOOD-HoRsE RACES.
Saturdays Events at the Bay District
Track.

Saturdays Events at the Bay District
Track.
san Francisco, Dec. 25.-Despite the
inclemency Of he weather. a large crowd
assembled al The Bay District yesterday
to witness the races.
Five and half furlongs, Queen B. won,
Patricia second, Prince third. Time liz.
Three-quarters Of mile, Iris tilIy won,
Joshua second, Wicklow third. Time
I:l6l.
Two miles, Democrat won, Centella
second, Nero third. Time BAH.
one mile, Bessie W. won, Revolver
Second, cyclone third. Time 1:46!.
Five-eighths of mile, Jack the Ripper
won. Time l:05l.
ENTRIES FOR TO-DAY.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 26.-Following
are the weights and entries for the races
Tomorrow:
meeting excluded-Prince QO9). Miss
AIDA 900, ennie Mintzer dlO), Cassim
QID, Tyrona Q14), Monticello QI4.
Dewdrop Q09), Joe Hooker. Jr., lOgL'
Nipper Q09), Flora E. (IO9), Princes
First (I22).
Second race. selling, one mile-Mero
(92), santa Fe l9o), Malcolm 400, Cyclone
Ql2).
Third race. handicap, for all ages. one
and one-seventeenth miles-Marigold
QlS), Joshua 40, Revolver t1G9), Minnie
Elkins Q00.
Fourth race, all ages, five furIongs-
Joe Cotton Ql9), Reta 80. Joe Harding
400, Crawford (99), Lodi q04l, Wicklow
(99), Nipper l96), Iris Filly so, Prince
(95), Carter S. (9S).
Fifth race, selling, five furlongs-Jack
the Ripper lll6l. Queen Bee Ql27, Gypsy
Girl ali, St. Croix 400, Jim L. il06I.
Ida Glenn l05l, Annie Moore QO4, Cor
Buckingham ZOO, Red Rose (95).
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Short burrows.

The most valuable farm product is a
happy family.
: One never grows fat by having to eat
his own words.
The wind never blows to suit the man
who rises late.
''Silence is golden" when talk keeps
you from work.
kicking a horse is a poor way to make
friend of him.
The esiest way to appear wise is to keep
your mouth shut.
The road to ruin often looks as if it led
to the land of plenty.
The fish that never eats flies is not apt
to be caught on a hook.
Trying to keep cows fat that have nc
other protection from the winters cold
than the leeward side of straw pile is
like trying to warm up all out of doors
with a No. heating stove.
Some men never practice economy ex-
cept when they are buying for their
wives.
Cut hole in the pocket you carry your
tobacco in, and after a while you will be
glad you took my advice.
If you want 10 learn how to grow rich
easily, go sit at the feet of some old cod
ger who never made s. cent in his life.-
Marion Rambo in American Agricultur-
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MENDING OF GLOVES
How Good Many Dollars Can Be Saved
in the Course of u Year.


in the Course of Il Year.
1t is well to have a little basket pur-
posely for gloves that have come to mend
ing, filled with tan, gray and black silk
or cotton thread-for just lately cotton
has come into vogue for glove-mending.
many claiming that it is less apt than sill
to cut the kid, while it wears Off and
matches the color more perfectly. There
should also be in the basket a paper of
assorted glove needles, bit of wax and a
box of the tiny buttons which have been
saved from wornout gloves, as well as
pieces Of gloves of different colors. If is
always advisable to buy gloves of the best
quality and then to carefully pull them
in shape, Strengthening the fingers before
putting away after wearing, being sure
that they are not damp with perspira-
ton, sprinkling the inside with violet
powder If there is the least trace of il.
otherwise you may find your gloves mill
dewed, and wonder how they came to be
so. y pair OF gloves treated in this way.
kept in good repair, with the smallest rim
properly mended, will last nearly as LONG
again. The best way to mend button-
holes that have a tendency to stretch or
tear is TO baste on the inside-with a fine
needle always-a bit of kid of the color of
the gloves. Carefully catch down the
edges, stretching both patch and gloves
alike, and then securely tasten the but
ton-holes to it, cutting incisions of the
proper size and sewing to the edge of the
button-holes. If the seams in the back
are torn out piece may be put un-
der and so carefully sewed that it will not
show. A worn thumb or forefinger may
be patched with bit of another glove,
and thus made to do duty as shopping
gloves for some time. Silk. Isle thread
or woolen gloves, if taken when first be-
ginning to show wear, can be neatly
darned, and are much more serviceable
for the everyday purposes of life than
cheap kid.-Good Housekeeping.
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P0RKERS VERY SCARCE.
DULL BUSINESS AMONG THE PACK
ING HOUSES.
Big Plants Working at Only Half Their
Capacity, on Account of Small
Receipts of Hogs.
Special to the REcoRD-UN1oN.

opcClal ~ Nlle 1hhIOhD-ONION-
CHICAGO, Dec. 5.-Paeking-house bus
mess has reached dullness not paral-
leled for many years. Five thousand
men have been discharged and the plants
of the big packers have been working at
less than half their capacity since Deem
ber lst. This unusual condition of things
was brought about by the unusual short
age of hog receipts, and unless the supply
is speedily increased further reductions
in the operating forces will be made
necessary. The statistics for November
show shortage in hog receipts of I,54O,-
900 as compared with November, 1891
Chicago, for the same period this year.
packed 100000, against !, 100000 last year
The leading packers admit that there
does not seem to be any immediate relief
since the shortage is daily becoming
greater, and some of them go so far as 10
assert that no relief can come until the
next spring crop of hogs is marketed.
Usually at this time of the year the pack
| ing-houses are running at their full ca
| pacity, but now the remarkable scarcity
of hogs and the big prices asked for stock
in the market makes the packing of pork
| decidedly costly and Improbable
The shortage IS aScribed to various
! causes. Robert Strahorn, who has been
in the business over thirty years, and is
amply qualified by experience to speak
on the matter said: ''rhe heavy spring
rains played a prominent part in the
question. The continued wet weather
killed off the spring crop of pigs that
would be marketable now. Then the
low prices of products early in the spring
made farmers careless, and instead of
keeping their hogs as they usually do
until the holidays, fattened them on corn
and sent them to market. There is and
will be demand for pork here and
demand from Europe for picked meats,
which takes all the receipts, leaving little
for packers to put in their own cellars"
| Another big packer said that while
prices for hogs had advanced to almost
double that of year ago, prices for pro-
visions had not kept pace with the ad-
vance in hogs, consequently the season
has not been a profitable one for
packers.
No change for the better is anticipated
for several months.
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Special to the REcoRD-UNIox.


SAN Francisco, Dec. 25.-The steam
ship Oceanic brings details of the loss of
japanese man-of-war, which was lost
in an inland sea by collision with the
steamship Ravenna. Early on the morn
ing of November 29th the man-of-war
Chishima Kan was run into by the Ra-
VIENNA Of the shore of the district of Ito,
and went to the bottom Immediately. OF
the crew of ninety, only sixteen, includ-
ing two officers, were saved. The Ra-
VIENNA, which was also badly injured, and
transferred her passengers to,the Empress
Of Japan, cut into the Chishima Kan's
boilers. An explosion followed and all
of the rescued were severely injured.
The Chishima Kan was a dispatch YES
sci of 750 tons, and was built in France
Both vessels were going at full speed
when the collision occurred.
The japanese diet was opened by the
Emperor, November 18th. The general
feeling OF the lower house appears to be
strongly anti-ministerial, and it is doubt
ful if the Government will be able to
carry the new taxes proposed by them.
Count Ito is confined to his house from
the result of an accident. and Count
Inonye is acting temporarily as Prime
Minister.
A serious fire occurred December 7th,
and destroyed the entire Japanes village
OF Yatozka, better known as Camp Hill.
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$4,000, and of this sum the State should
donate one-half. Private citizens would
doubtless contribute the remainder, if
necessary. MIR. Thomas has already OBJ
tanned the promise of one gentleman to
give $500. The Native Sons will undoubt-
edlY take an active interest in the project,
and will materially help to swell the
fund. Truckee cannot iail to be greatly
Interested in the monument, and will aid
by every means in her power Messrs.
Thomas and Ford will greatly endear
themselves to the pioneers of the State,
and their descendants, if they succeed in
obtaining the passage of this bill. There
Is no chapter Of pioneer history more de-
serving of commemoration. We feel as
sured that with two such able champions
the measure will meet with little resist
ance III the Legislature.
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. Dorland are visiting
friends in Chico.
Clerk of the Supreme Court L. H.
Brown is in the city.
Governor Markham went to Pasadena
on Saturday to spend Christmas with his
family.
Miss Rilla Layson OF Kern County is
visiting her brother, Deputy Attorney
General Layson.
Felix Dunn came down from Susan
vile, Lassen County, to spend Christmas
with his family.
Mr.. and Mrs. 0. H. P. Sheets of San
Francisco spent Christmas here with Mrs.
Sheets relatives.
Miss Laura Hyman returned home on
Thursday evening from a visit to reIa-
tives in San Francisco.
Colonel G. W. Cummings came down
from Placerville on Saturday to meet his
wife on her arrival from the Eastern
States.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed W. Reider of Los
Angeles are spending the holidays with
| the formers uncle, Rev. J. II. Reider OF
this city.
Sibyl Sanderson is quite i'll and has
been forced to cease her operatic perform
ances. All Paris hopes for the speedy re-
covery OF the charming and sympathetic
Sacramento prima donna.
Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel yes
! terday: q. H. Hunt, Wadsworth; A. d.
| Simpson, Baltimore; Edgar Mansfield,
Charles Caro-, New York; T. d. Riderour,
j. X. Warner, II. l.. Todd, San Fran
| cisco.
Deputy Sheriff Henry Alter of this city
was married at Fresno on Thursday to
Miss Eta Barrett of that city. Rev. L.
II. b. Anderson, formerly of this place,
ofticiated. After the wedding the guests
were entertained at an elegant dinner.
The newly-wedded couple are Temporal
rily stopping at the Capital Hotel
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Special to the REconD-UN1ox.

cpeclal TO Inc tECORD-UNION.
VALPARAr ., Dec. 25.-The diplomatic
relations b zen Chile and the Argen-
tine may bo seriously interrupted. A
corresponds at Buenos Ayres teie-
graphs that serious trouble is likely to
grow out OF the pamphlet written by Mr..
Guerrero, Chilean Minister to the Argen-
tine, and hianchi Upper. Guerrero and
upper represented the Chilean Junta de
Goberno i'll Venezuela during the revolu-
ton against BaImaceda's Government.
They said in the pamphlet which may
cause war between Chile and Argentine
that they used certain sums of money in
brlplng telegraph operators to reveal Sc
crets sent TO Europe by Balmaceda dur
ing the revolution in Chile in 1891. These
statements are regarded as insulting in
the highest degree to the Argentine Re-
public. La Nacioa, the leading news
paper in Buenos Ayres, demands the
withdrawal of Guerrero, as Chilean
Minister. Guerrero insists that the
statements are correct. The affair is
causing great excitement in Argentine.
Exchange has fallen. Congress will re-
quest the Government to give full details
OF the controversy.
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Catulle AIendeS.

Catulle Mendes, the French poet, who
is said to be actually engaged in writing
a Franco-AmeTican story with Amelie
Rives Chanler, has had a strange and
checkered existence. He has often al
most starved in garreU, and again
feasted in palaces where he was a vel
come guest. AS his name implies, he is
of Spanish extraction, and is of Jewish
descent, although he does not outwardly
conform to the Jewish faith. His
brilliant wit and joyous humor
made him popular with Jerome
Bonaparte and his set. lie is said to
turn out highly finished copy" more
quickly than any modern French writer.
In old days he worked for nothing and
was only too pleased to see himself in
print; now he commands enormous
prices.
BESIDES receiving a regular salary OF
s. 900 from the Gii Bias, a prominent
Paris literary paper, for a weekly article.
he makes huge sums by syndicating his
long stories, and his short nouvelIes can
always find purchaser at SlO0 apiece.
Catulle Mendes is fair IsraeIite: his long
yellow hair and pale blue eyes make him
look strange figure among the dark
vivacious Freuchmen by whom he is
surrounded. He is never seen without a
long pipe, and lives entirely in literary
and artistic Bohemia. He met Mrs.
Chanler during her late tour tn Europe.
and was greatly attracted by her vigor-
GUS personality.
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BONNER MONUMENT
The State to be Asked to Contribute
something.

ITruckee Republican, December 24th.l
Hon. r. /. Thomas, Assemblyman-elect
from Nevada County, and Hon. T. l..
Ford, Senator-elect from this district.
have both written for data regarding a
Bonner monument. Prior to election
these gentlemen took a solemn pledge on
the shore of Bonner Lake that, if elected
one of their first acts would be to intro
duce and urge the passage of bill for a
suitable monument to the Bonner party.
Both were elected, aud both are anxious
TO redeem their pledges. They write to
know if the citizens of Truckee can OBJ
tain an acre of ground on which to erect
the monument. Yes, we can speak with
absolute confidence upon that question.
Joseph MarZen, Sr., is an old pioneer and
one of the most generous, public-spirited
men on the Pacific Coast; Joseph Marzen,
Jr., is man like unto his father, and
would do as much for any public enter
prise. They own the Donner Meadows
The high land surrounding the site Of the
Breen cabin is comparatively worthless
for pasturage and is just the location for
the monument. An acre or more if nee
essary would doubtless be decided to the
State by the Marzens
The spot IS near the public road, and is
in every way suited for the site of the
monument The places where the Muir
ply cabin and Graves cabin stood are too
low, and are subject to foundations. The
Breen cabin was the spot about which
most OF the sad history centered The
monument should cost not less than
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JOHN L. TALKS.
He Says Corbett Never Knocked Him
Out at New Orleans.

He Says Corbett Never Knocked Him
Out at New Orleans.
New YORK, Dec. 25.-John L. Sullivan
has arrived in town, and tonight made
statements in which he declares Corbett
never defeated him. He swore by little
locket, which he said contained lock of
his hair, that he had been foully treated
at New Orleans. Corbett did not.knock
him out, he knocked him down, and he
could not rise because his legs had been
dOctored. He accuses his backer as
being an enemy in disguise, and says he
was beaten for combination of gam
blers.
Sullivan declares that he will be cham
pion of the world again, and that he will
fight Corbett when his theatrical engage
ments are over. This time he will be
backed by business men, and not sport
ing men. Sullivan was very severe in
his denunciation OF his backer and train
er, and in regard to the latter said that
being denied a glass of ale he craved with
his meals, he got bottles of lager and
drank them in farmhouse.
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EFFECTs OF THE STORM.

Trains Blockaded in Oregon-Country
About MarysviIIe Flooded.
PORTLAND (Or.l, Dec. 25.-The Union
Pacific is still blockaded by snow near
Bridal Veil, about forty miles east of this
city. 1t was expected that the road would
be clear last night, but the rotary plow
had to return to The Dalles for fuel.
about 500 passengers are held east of the
blockade. Officers OF the company say
the road will certainly be clear by to-
morrow noon. About forty passengers
on the delayed trains walked around the
blockade and were brought to this city
tonight by special train. Rain has made
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Wouldn't Pass.

Cleverton--Is it true, old man. that
your girl has gone back on you and re-
turned the ring?
Dashaway-I am afraid it is old fellow.
and | am all broken up.
Cleverton mpathetically)-Wh did
she say when she returned it?
Dashaway-Gh, she didn't return it in
person. She sent it by her uncle.
Cleverton-Her uncle! Why, what has
he to do with it?
Dashaway (sadly)-He is a diamond
tester by trade.-Judge.
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BURNED TO DEATH.
Tragic Ending of a School Boys
Quarrel.

CINCINNATI, Dec. pa dispatch from
Macarthur, Ohio, tells of the tragical end
ing to a school boys quarrel. The chill
dren of S. Dig and Neal Dutro, farmers
in Jackson township, had quarrel.
Dutro, upon hearing of it, went to digs
house armed with an ak. On being adj
mitted he began murderous assault
upon Dig. The latter made a vigorous
defense, and with the help of corn knife.
which his wife succeeded in slipping into
his hand, he fought Dutro of, after
wounding him severely Dutro was
brought to Macarthur. Here it was found
that the man was insane. He was
ordered to the insane asylum. Last night,
in some way, he set fire to the cell in the
Jail, and that structure and the Sheriff7s
residence were destroyed. All the pris-
oners except Dutro, were rescued, who
perished. The flames communicated to
the courthouse, and when this account
closed it was in danger Of destruction.
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DEATH RECORD,
Jacob Henrici. Head of the Society of
Economy, Passes Away.

Economy, Passes Away.
PIrTsBURG, Dec. 25.-Jacob Henrici,
head economist of the Society of Econ
omy, died at + O'Clock this morning, aged
s. years.
Deceased was born in Eross, Karlbach,
Bavaria, on January 10, 1903, and came to
this country when 20 years of age, and
shortly after connected himself with the
Harmonist Society When Father Rapp,
founder of the sect, died, in 1868, he sue
ceeded him, and had since been the gov
erning spirit. 1t is believed that John
Duss, Second Trustee of the organization,
Will be Henrici's successor. The wealth
OF the community is said to be about $780,
OOO,00O. There is a great deal of appre-
henslon among the members concerning
the future OF the society, owing TO a di-
vision of opinion concerning the beliefs
on marriage.
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the snow very heavy. and the progress of
the ploW slow.
VIOLENT wIrD-sToRM.


Moscow uda.), Dssember pa vio-
last night, doing considerable damage.
Christmas services sSere being held in
several churches, and so violent was the
storm that the people were compelled to
remain in the church till morning. Rev
erend Coysbell was thrown to the ground,
breaking his collar bone.
ENTIRE COUNTRY FLOODED.
MARYsvILLE, Dec. 25.-Water is very
high. The Parks Bar bridge below
Smartsville was washed away. 1t cost
the county SI7 600. The entire country is
flooded. Men are patrolling the Ieyee.
There is no danger Of the water coming
into the city.
SAN JOSE IN THE SWIM.
SAN JOSE, Dec. 25.-As a result of the
severe storm of Friday night San Jose
was visited yesterday with repetition OF
the doad of three years ago. About 1920
A. NJ. the Guadalupe and Los Gatos
Creeks broke their banks at several
places within the city limits in the south
ern part of town. Yearly all the streets
near the Guadalupe We're overflowed
from six inches to four feet in depth At
the junction of Santa Clara street and
Weeks swift current ran over the
bridges, the water reaching to Santa
Teresa street.
Along the creeks many families were
forced to move from their houses. On
Monterey road the v ater extended south
to the cemetery and north to Willow
street, being in many places two feet
deep.
The entire country east of Guadalupe
Creek and north of town is under water.
Al HobSon street the water rushed over
the banks IN torrent and soon flooded
the Ryland and Young farms.
Inc woolen mills and Heinlinville
(Chinatown) were almost completely sur
rounded. West of the Guadalupe, Spring
street was flooded and all the country be-
tween Spring street and the creek. Many
fences were swept away and yards
planted with ornamental plants were de-
stroyed. All the bridges in the city We're
subjected to a great strain from the lodg-
ing drittwood, but faithful work on the
part of the police, Fire Department and
Commissioner of Streets saved them from
being washed out.