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beautiful. Her eduo~y.~-
the highest order. Her superiority
of mind made her the central figure
in every circle in which she moved. 8
But for the demon Of strong drink
her name might have gone down
to posterity with honor and respect.
She was truly an intellectual wo-
man. Her writings exhibited the
highest order of genius, for she fed
on nothing but the beautiful. An
intellectual vigor characterized her
conversation, and only touching
sentiment was the utterance OF her
lips. But a skeleton was at her
door and this horrible incubus
rested upon her soul. Louis was a
Drunkard. Failing under the press
ure of life with no smiling Oasis
to cheer the heart being overcome
by the powers of darkness she
committed suicide. Upon her table
was found the following last words
as echoed from her harp:
"Despair is mine, relief in death see,
Ihave no fears to meet the tomb,
The sun may shine more for nc
But bury me where flowers bloom
The subtitle cup methinks to drink
To quaff its dregsi is not too soon
/ have no fears | will not shrink
But bury me where flowers bloom"
Near a clump of pines which
stands georgeously out against the
blue hills of the beautiful Savan-
nah can be seen the grave of snel
accomplished Malinda. Stiffness
and solemnity characterize the
place and naught is there to be
heard but the dance g the Fairy
in the shine of the mc Seventy
five years ago brandy and salt was
the great nerve restorer of the age
Twas then that appetite was in the
ascendant, and sottishness had not
learned to blush and the country
was dancing Bacchenalian reel.
This fearful condition of things.
continued until the Nations soul
was sick, and the star of the Dis
pensary rose upon the gilded hori-l
zon. Under this beautiful star we
are glad to say the whiskey des-
potism of the nation is trembling,
and though earthquakes rumble
beneath it, and lightnings play
around it yet it will shine on and
the baletul barroom philosophy Of
the age will never restore the
promiscuous saloon. TIE Deums OF
praise are going up from countless
thousands, and the music we hear
is the glad refrain of women and
children echoing the language. OF
divinity-"Good will to men on
earth, peace and glory to God i1
the highest" Surely the terriblaI
judgments of Heaven have falle1
upon the whiskey world, for ID
every town and hamlet the spiel
of Tillman are as thick as leayei
in Valombrosa. A grievous plagul
has smitten the demon aid the al
for once is filled with notes of la
mentation.
The dread line has been passed
the disordered ranks have bee
broken and the next step will b
Prohibition. }. u. G.s
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"All earth was but one thought, and that
Is death immediate and inglorious."

Such was the character Of the
night when this benumbed and be-
sotted Bonosus was trying to thread
the intricacies of he woods to find
his way back to the vacant chair
he had left in the ramshackle
cabin he called home. His intel
lectual faculties were disorded with
the demon of strong drink and it
was perhaps never until this dread
full night that he realized what a
fearful thing intemperance is.
Slowly dying, all pitiless and alone,
despicable in his own eyes he sinks
down to rest. Brutalized with
I-;rL IN tha dn1;-'-r, of a~-l--.55-.'fi,s--s7' =
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A HORRIBLE MURDER.
A House PilIaged and Fired and
a Boy Shot Down.

CHARLESTON, S. c., septH HS.-A
dastardly outrage, embodyiIng or
implying all the several erlmes
which men most strongly censure
and the law most severely Furnishes,
was committed in Colleton County
about fifteen miles from the city,
yesterday morning. Edward
Thompson and his family I've in.
an humble little house On the
Dochesaer road, one mile frSm the
Ashley Phosphate Works Mr..
Thomson is night watchMan at
the works. His household consisted
of his wife, his eighteen yehr old
SOD, George Franklin, and g aaugh-
ter one year older.
Wednesday evening Thompson
went, as usual, to his work at the
mill. His daughter was spsnding
a whiloin the city, and go tHs only
ones left at home for the nigh were
Mrs. Thompson and young rank.
About 4 o'clock yesterday mqrning
Mrs. .Thompson's attention was
attracted by some noise in The yard
and she Immediately got PIP and
started ou to see what was thsimat-
ter. She noticed the yard looked
very bright, and closer obserya ation
proved that the fence wasafre.
The plucky little woman waas just
opening the door togo and put out
the flames, when she was thrust
rudely aside, and the next instant a
pistol ball almost grazed her head.
AS the. foremost Of a gang effye5
burly negroes pushed his Waysinto
the house. Mrs. Thompson talled
out to.Frank to come quicklF The
young man responded immeia ely
and came running out Of the back
room to where the negro was AS
be approached the brute ahother
shot was fired and Frank Iaomp-
son fell dead before his mdther's
ayes.
The poor wo man was innstl.
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L.. IT..

Abbevillc Medium.
Strange mysterious letters and.
what do they mean? For seventy.
five years these enigmatical hiero
glyphlcal letters have confronted
the passing public and the pro-
phetic ken of none has been suffi-
cient to solve their mystery. Two.
miles above Mt. Carmel in the
dreary solitude of a dismal forest
a huge rock of antediluvian date
casts its shadow upon the public
highway, and on this rock is carved,
the symbolical letters L. Fl. which
when translated into the vernacu-
lar tradition says stands for the
name of Louis Howlin. On the
fatal night of the 25th of Decem-
ber, 1918, when the world was en-
joying the mlsrule of Christmas
this strange deluded man left his
home, his wife, his freside, and
little children to visit a neighbor-
ing distillery where adrouthy nee
bors, neebors meet" and before the
full orbed moon went down his ex-
cesses had been SO great he lay
down to die. Tradition. tells us
that the night of the 18th of De-
cember, 1918, was one long to be
remembered, night of dread, fear
and alarm. An arctic wave seemed
to be rolling over the earth, and the
untamed winds wild with fury
roared as they had never been heard
before. The cattle upon a thousand
hills were dying with cold, and all
that was human felt forcibly the
words of Byron
ssAll earth was but one thought, and that
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The Sixty-second Annual Session Opens MONDA7
End, 1898, and continues until 1st of April, 1894.
The record-union., 1893-11-22
DIREcTUM WAS THERE.

The California Horse Shows His Feet
to the kentucky Mare.
New YORK, Nov. 21.-Under a lower
ing sky, and amid the chill OF autumnal
winds, 5000 enthusiastic horsemen went
to Fleetwood Park this afternoon and
saw the famous black stallion Directum
win the 5000 match race from the West
ern bay mare AliX in three straight
heats, the last heat being trotted in 2:OS,
the fastest mile ever done in November
In the first heat they came TO the line
with Alix neck in the lead. She grad
ually forged to the front in the first
quarter, and as they passed the two fur
longs mark she was leading by half a
length, Down the backstretch Directum
moved up. For fully couple of fur
longs they raced like team. AS they
neared the turn Alix broke badly, and in
a twinkling Directum was half dozen
lengths to the good. Although Curry got
Alix down again and she ran strong and
fresh at the finish, Directum. without
turning a hair, won by two lengths.
Time, 2:l53.
In the second heat Directum again had
the pole, as in the previous heat. Alix
was leading by good half-length all the
way down to the backstretch. At the
half-mile post Alix broke badly, and
Directum shot away from her as if the
race was over AliX came after him
strong and well, but was not able to
make the black wonder extend himself
and he won the second heat practically as
he pleased by three lengths. Time,
2:l64.
In the third heat Directum had every
thing his own way, and trotted the mile
in 2:0S.
RACES AT NASHVILLE
NASHVILLE, Nov. 21.-Heavy rains
rendered the Cumberland track sea Of
mud to-day.
Four aud a half furlongs, Slopathy
won, Bal Cal second, Atelier third.
Time, 0:59.
Six furlongs, Harry Weldon won, Tom
Kelly second, Arthur q. third. Time,
l:19.
six furlongs, Queen Bird won, Abbess
second, Bob Noley third. Time, 1:19.
One mile, Minnie Gee won, Harry
Jenkins second, Josie d. third. Time.
1:4S.
Five furlongs, servia won, Willie G..
second, Jennie Schwartz third. Time,
1:054.
BAY DISTRICT RACES.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 21.-The races at
the Bay District track to-day resulted as
follows:
Five furlongs, selling, purse 5000. Bill
Howard won. Joe Cotton second, Addie
Chapman third. Time, 1:0l4
About six fGrlongs. all ages. purse $500,
Flambean won, Romulus second, Broad
head third. Time. 1:l29.
Seven furlongs, Happy Day won, Abb
P. second. Sheridan third. Time, 1:2S4.
One mile, selling, Steadfast won, Garcia
second, Blizzard third Time, l:424.
Five furlongs, maiden two year-olds,
purse $500, Valparaiso won, Banjo second,
Amida third. Time. 1:025.
The record-union., 1893-11-22
MIDMINTER FAIR.
Design For Festival Hall Accepted
ti,o

Design For Festival Hall Accepted by
the Directors.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 21.-The design
for the Festival Hall, which is to be
erected in the center of the new addition
of sixty acres to the Midwinter Fair has
been accepted. 1t is to be two-story
building, about $50 by 160 feet, in Mexi-
can-Spauish style of architecture. On
the main floor there is to be large audi
torium. with gallery and stage, at the
side of which are twelve boxes. The
auditorium will seat $500 people
on the main floor and 1900 peo-
pie in the gallery. The other floor
will be occupied by the bureau of
admissions, bureau of concessions, drill
rooms and dormitory for fair guards and
a general postoffice. The main feature of
the exterior will be enormous, the size
OF the entrance portico arches of which
will be thirty-five feet wide and forty
feet high.
San joaquin County's representative
has completed his arrangements for his
OF the northern counties building, be-
tween it and Straw berry Hill. 1t will oc-
cupy q SPACE l52x90 feet, and will be
built in the shape of cross. San Joa-
quin County will spend $4,000 on its
building, and proposes to make as fine a
display as any county in the State.
Professor Emory II. Smith of Stanford
University has been appointed Chief OF
the Department of Horticulture, and will
assume his duties at once.
The record-union., 1893-11-22
Special to the REcoRD-UN1oN.


LONDON, Nov. 21.-A dispatch to the
Times from Meshed brings further details
of the earthquake Friday at Kuchan, In
the northern part of the province of Kho-
rassan. The town was completely de-
stroyed. The loss of life was immense.
Great crevasses opened in the earth.
through which the water flowed in tor
rents. The Atreck River overflowed its
banks. The fertile region around the
city was inundated. Large gardens and
extensive vineyards were swept out of
existence. The people had no chance to
save anything. The shock was so severe
that the largest houses in town, includ-
ing the residence of the Governor, were
almost instantly toppled over, crushing
hundreds of people to death. The towns
population is between 10000 and $4,000,
and it is thought at least 1000 perished,
many being carried away by the flood.
1t is not known yet what damage was
done in the valley, but it is feared that
many villages below Kuchan were de-
stroyed.
a short time after the disturbance the
entire water supply Of the town disap-
peared. People who were not injured fled
panic-stricken to the Aladagh Mountains,
leaving the injured to care for themselves
as best they could. The district in which
Kuchan is situated is very populous, and
it is feared has every where suffered from
earthquake and flood.
Meshed is q walled city of northeastern
Persia, capital of the province of Khor-
assen. Its population is nearly $4,000. 1t
stands in a fertile plain, and has mag
nificent mausoleum of the Imam Reza;
but its colleges are in ruins. 1t has man
ufactures of velvets and an active trade
with Bokhara, Candahar, Herat, etc.
Kuchan is walled town in the district
of that name in Persia, and is an impor-
tant place, being the seat of district
Governor and the heart of most fruitful
and productive country of considerable
extent. 1t is particularly noted as the
center of a wine-growing district The
population of Kuchan numbers 10000.
MILD SHOCKS.
TEHERAN, Nov. 2l.-Mild earthquake
shocks continue to be felt at Meshed.
Kuchau is declared to be totally de-
stroyed. with great loss to life and prop
erty. The supply of food and water is
exhausted. Most of the inhabitants have
fled to the mountains.
The record-union., 1893-11-22
Special to the REcoaD-US1ox.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
Los ANGELES, Nov. 21.-Elwood Cooper
called the seventeenth annual session of
the State Fruit Growers Association to
order to-day. Fifty delegates were present
at the opening. and more arrived later.
Hon. Abbott Kinney made the opening
address. setting forth the importance of
the horticultural work.
President Cooper delivered the annual
address, reviewing the work of the fruit
growers. He urged the necessity of
bureau of fruit statistics. He referred to
the importance of the work of parasites,
and the fruit-growers must rely on them
selves and establish permanent bureau
to secure parasites. He called attention
to the need of stricter quarantine laws.
Abbott Kinney and G. J. Griffith were
elected First and Second Vice. Presidents.
At the afternoon session President
Cooper was i'll, and Abbott Kinney pre-
sided
j. E. Cutler of Riverside read treatise
on varieties of oranges and lemons, which
WAS discussed at some length.
Committees were appointed as follows:
Resolutions-G. j. Griffith of Los Ange-
les, a. Scott Chapman of San Gabriel,
William Chappelow of Duarte, II. A.
Brainard of San Jose and j. j. Pratt of
Yuba City; Committee on Address of
President-AbbottK Kinney of Kinneyloa,
General Bouton OF Los Angeles and AL
fred Holman of San Francisco; Commit
tee on Legislation-E. w. Maslin of San
Francisco, f. A. kimball of National
City, r. G. Kells of Yuba City. A. L.
Perkins of Alameda and j. f. Mcintyre
of Fillmore: Committee on TranSporta-
ton and Freight Rates-H. p. Stabler of
Yuba City, G. w. Reed of Sacramento.
A. B. Chapman of San Gabriel, n. w.
Blanchard of Santa Paula and l. II.
Thomas of Visalia.
Edward Berwick of Monterey read
paper on transportation, in which he
took the position that the Government
should ownthe railroads. This met with
some opposition.
e. f. Adams of Santa Clara delivered
an address on Marketing Dried Fruits"
in which he spoke in favor of selling such
products through local or State associa-
tions.
Mr.. Chamberlain of Riverside spoke of
the practical working of the association
of orange-groWers.
The record-union., 1893-11-22
JACK THE sLAsHER.,,
Intimation That He VIII Attempt
Assassinate the President.

Intimation That He VIII Attempt TO
Assassinate the President.
CHICAGO, Nov. 2l.-An afternoon paper
has a Washington special telling of the
doings of a man dubbed "Jack the
Slasher," who has been going about en-
tering houses, cutting up carpets and cur
tains, pouring lard into pianos and such
like things. The police are utterly at sea
as to his identity.
To-day newspaper received letter
purporting to come from the miscreant,
declaring that before being captured the
''slashers" would have done something
to make them memorable. The letter
added that not only would the White
House be thoroughly slashed, but that
President Cleveland would be slashed be-
fore they got through with their work,
and that all the detectives and guards
that might be put around the White
House would not save him. 1t is stated
further that when this was done they
would burn the town.
The letter is credited to a genuine COM
munication "Blabber," who is either
criminal of an extraordinary character
or lunatic.
The record-union., 1893-11-22

Peninsular. A number Of fishing boats
were wrecked and thirty-seven fisher
men are known to have been drowned.
The population OF the coast is in great
distress. Many fishing boats are still
missing, and it is probable long list of
widows and orphans will be added.
The Norwegian derelict, Alpha, has
been towed into Yarmouth with three
dead bodies on board, the remainder of
the crew missing.
The Dover lifeboat returned to the sta
ton to-day amid the cheers of thousands
Of people, having on board seven sur
viyors of the crew of the Johann Marc.
The boat was unable, owing to the heavy
sea, to take the crew of the wrecked ves-
sci from the rigging. During the night
four of the ship-wrecked seamen dropped
exhausted from the rigging and were
drowned.
The crew of the Johann Marc were in
the rigging oil the vessel and were re-
peatedly half drowned by the towering
waves from yesterday morning until day
break to-day,
The record-union., 1893-11-22
STORMS IN EUROPE.
The Gale Which For several Days Pr
vailed Has at Last Subsfded.

The Gale Which For several Days Pre-
vailed Has at Last Subsided.
LONDON, Nov. 21.-The terrible gales
which prevailed on the coast since Fri
day have subsided. The crews of vessels
arriving at the various ports tell terrible
tales of suffering and the loss of many
overheard. Eife-boats continue to arrive
with portions of the crews of wrecked
vessels.
A dispatch from Rotterdam says the
whole coast of Holland suffered from the
Storm There have been many shipping
casualties and fatalities.
An exciting scene was witnessed off
Rotterdam yesterday when steamer put
out to the rescue OF the crew of a wrecked
fishing boat. The sea was so heavy and
the wind SO strong that the steamer
dashed against the pier and was wreck ed,
the crew with difficulty being rescued by
life boat; meanwhile five of the crew of
the fishing boat were drowned.
A dispatch FROM Copenhagen says the
gale was severely felt about the Jutland
The record-union., 1893-11-22
California Press association.

SANTA Rosa, Nov. 2i.-A. B. Lennon.
President of the California Press Associa-
ton, has announced the following COM
mittee, which is to arrange headquarters
for the Press Association at the Mid
winter Fair and to provide for maintains
ing the same: j. A. F'ilcher, editor of
the Herald, Auburn; g. NJ. Francis of
the Register, Napa; j. w. Ferguson OF
the Esrp0sftor, Fresno; FL. Il. Osborn
OF the Express, Los Angeles; L. w. Shee-
han of the RECORD u MON, Sacramento.
1t is the intention OF the Press Associa-
ton to open headquarters in which to
keep all California papers on file and to
receive all newspaper visitors to the fair.
The record-union., 1893-11-22
Accidentally Killed.

OGDEN, Nov. 2l.-When the Rio Grande
Eastern train arrived this morning Ex
press Messenger Kagre failed to open the
car. The door was forced, when the mes
senger was found on the floor dead, with
bullet through his heart. A pistol was
under him. The room, money and every
thing were intact. 1t is supposed he ac-
cidentally shot himself.
Yuba Citizens Subscribing Literally.
MARYsvILLE, Nov. 2l.-The Yuba
County Midwinter Fair funds have
reached the sum of $3.50. with but very
little solicitation. The committee ex-
poets to raise s., 900 more within the next
few weeks.
The record-union., 1893-11-22
The PRINTERS, strike at Tacoma.

TACOMA (Wash.), Nov. 2l.-The strike
of union printers last night because nom
union printers were imported from Los
Angeles, resulted. this morning in pre-
venting the issue of the Ledger, except in
q four-column, hand-bil size. Further
excitement has been caused by the mys-
terious disappearance of the entire Ia
coma edition of the Seattle Post I1telti-
geacer. 1t is believed parties interested
in the printers fight stole the Post IlsteILi-
gences'S edition, duplicate edition of
which has been ordered.
The record-union., 1893-11-22
The Evans Trial.

FRESNO, Nov. 2l.-The selection of
jury for the trial of Chris Evans on
charge of numbering Vic. Wilson was
continued before Judge Harris this morn
ing. 1t is noticeable that the defense
Is asking many apparent trivial
and useless questions and the impression
is that they are trying for some reason to
delay the work OF getting jury. Not
withstanding the lengthy examinations
six jurors we're accepted to-day. Their
names are j. f. Hamilton, j. w. Reese,
John S. Ambrose, Frank Estelle, w. ".
McAboy and Charles Oakes.
The record-union., 1893-11-22
Mystery Cleared UP.

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 21.-Part of the mys-
terry concerning the body of the man
found murdered and partly burned at La
Mesa was cleared up to-day. The body
was believed to be that of A. Z. Warner,
wanted on charge oflarceny, but by the
persistent search of Constable Fred. Jen-
nings Warner was discovered at Sacra-
mento. The Constable returned with him
last night, and to-day Warner was sem
fenced to six months for robbing room
mate of $40.
The record-union., 1893-11-22
READY TO COMMIT oTnER CRIMES.
Two Old Offenders Break Jail at
Redding.

Redd1ng.
REDDING, Nov. 2l.-Two old convicts,
giving the names of Hoyt, alias Stubs,
and Brunson, alias Brannan, who were
arrested two months ago for burglarizing
a dwelling. escaped from the north corri-
dor of the County Jail between and 7
o'clock this evening, by saving through
the bars of an opening leading from the
jail to the Jail yard, from whence they
escaped over tenfoot wall. Hoyt
was convicted by the jury to-day, and
the trial of Brunson had commenced.
Their escape caused great excitement, and
Sheriff Ross is strainIng every nerve to-
ward their capture. The officers state
that it is customary to allow the prison.
ers in the corridor until after supper.
1t is thought the work of cutting the
bars has been going on some time, and
that they got saws, ETC., from a woman
who called twice and who claimed to be a
relative. Marshal Eckles found sticky
substance on the bars to conceal the
work, which on investigation proved to
be soap. Hoyt walks with hating gait,
by reason of the toes on his right foot
being gone. Both men are old offenders,
and were recently recognized as such by
Detectives Coffey and Smith of San Fran
cisco.
The record-union., 1893-11-22
THE FRUITGROWERS.
Annual Session of the State Asso.
citation at Los Angeles.
INTERESTING PAPERS READ RELAT-
ING TO THE INDUSTRY.

: Newspaper Agent in Humboldt
County Commits Suicide by Hang
tng-Two Old Offenders Succeed in
Making Their Escape From the
Redding Jail-six Jurors Accepted
to Try the Case of Chris Evans for
the Murder of Vic Wilson.
The record-union., 1893-11-22
Boomers Clearing Out.

SPOKANE (Wash.1, Nov. 21.-The ex-
element caused yesterday by large
number of persons locating on the tract
known as ''Shantytown," in the heart Of
the city, and owned by the Northern Pa
cific Railroad. subsidized as suddenly as it
arouse. 1t has been made to appear that
the title is clear and that the land is not
lien section. All but'twenty-tive Of the
locators have left the tract.
The record-union., 1893-11-22
Committed Suicide by Hang ing.

EUREKA, Nov. 21.-Word has reached
this city from Garberville that o. w.
johnson. aged So, who claimed to be an
agent ofa San Francisco paper, committed
suicide there by hanging. Not receiving
money that was expected he left town on
the 18th inst, and on the 18th his body
was found hanging to limp of red
wood ABOUT mile from town.