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The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-02-13
DR.. N0RVIN GREEN Is DEAD.
WESTERN UNIONS PRESIDENT
PASSES AWAY.
Identified With the History of Tele-
graphy in the United States
For Many Years.
Special to the REcoRD-USroN.

Special to the RECORD-UNIoN.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 12.-Dr. Norvin
Green, President of the Western Union
Telegraph Company, died in this city at
1880 this morning. DR.. Yandell described
the disease as catarrhal diarrhea. The
Western Union wires quickly flashed the
news of Dr. Green's death all over Amer
lea, and kilograms of coincidence soon
began to arrive.
The funeral services will be held at the
family residence on Thursday morning
at 10 o'clock, and the remains will be in
tered in Cave Hill.
DIR. Norvin Green was born in New
Albany April II, 1918. His education
was thorough, rather than broad. After
a course of study in the medical depart
ment of the University of Louisville, he
graduated in 1910 with honor and soon
entered upon a successful practice. The
same year he married married Martha
English, daughter of Captain English.
Like most all young men of spirit in
Kentucky, DR.. Green early connected
himself with the politics of the State and
was several times elected to the Ken
lucky Legislature and in 1853 was ap-
pointed Commissioner of the United
States in charge of the construction of a
national building in Louisville. While
engaged in the duties of his appoint
ment he became one of the lessees of the
United Morse and Peoples Telegraph
line between Louisville and New Or
leans, and, becoming President of these
interests, united under the name of the
Southern Telegraph Company. He be-
came thenceforth identified with the his
tory of telegraphy. He again entered pol
| itics in the State and was waited upon bv
delegation of the Legislature and urged
to accept the nomination for United States
Senator. 1t is said he could have beer
elected but for a clerical error in the
4, count of the nominating caucus.
DIR. Green was elected President of tho
Western Union Telegraph Company on
April %, 1888.
THE COMPANY sUFFERs A REAT Loss.
LAKE FOREST Qll.), Feb. 12.-William
Henry Smith, on being interviewed on
the death of DR.. Norvin Green. said:
The country has lost a citizen of
marked intellectual power, and the West
ern Union Telegraph Company an officer
whose place will be difficult to ill. Very
few men in this country surpassed him
in mental endowment, and II he had not
been the head of great corporation,
against which there is supposed TO be a
prejudice, he might have been President
United States, or would in all probability
have been a candidate of the Democratic
party for the place some years ago. The
newspapers of the country are indebted
to DR.. Green for an honorable and just
administration of the business of the tel
egraph company, in which they are inter
ested. AS for myself, l lost friend for
whom 1 formed warm attachment.
'"Who will be his successor? Well,
General Thomas I. Eckert deserves to
be. He is in line of promotion, has had a
successful career and will be acceptable
! to the business community"
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Table Decorations.

All decorations for the table are kept as
low as possible. There is always. of
course, centerpiece, and from this CEN
terpiece the cloth is sprayed with ferns
or fine flowers. 1t is the object OF the
hostess that her table shall be decorated
in as individual as we'll as elegant man
ner as possible.
One certerpiece is enough for a small
dinner, and the favorite way of lighting a
table is from huge lamp suspended
above it, and shaded in some color, soft.
delicate and becoming to the complexion.
For large dinner a centerpiece of flow
ers and smaller arrangement at each
end will be necessary. The favorite din
ing table now is round or octagonal, and
with this there is either centerpiece OF
flowers or a shade lamp in the middle.
with little vases of flowers all around.
A pretty one has twelve little FURNISHED
silver open-worked pots, each holding a
tiny fern plant, and grouped under the
lamp with excellent effect.
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sHERMAN's BOND BILL.
The Ohio Senator Explains the Motiv
Sought to be Accomplished.

The Ohio Senator Explains the Motives
Sought to be Accomplished.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-senator Sher-
man was asked this afternoon if the reso-
luton he introduced yesterday to author
iZe the Government to sell three per cent
five-year bonds to maintain specie re-
sumption, had any especial significance.
1.-The legislation sought to be accom-
plished," said Sherman, "has no object of
saving money to the general Government.
The Resumption Act took place at time
when we could not borrow money at less
than four per cent, and it was thought to
be a very successful operation when I
was Secretary of the Treasury, to be able
to float our bonds at those figures. But
when the Funding Act passed, no one
thought we could issue our bonds at
three per cent, and the object of this
amendment is to authorize the Secretary
to issue bonds at three per cent. If he
finds it necessary to do so, it simply
saves the Government one per cent. inter
est and limits the bonds to five years.n
Mr.. Sherman in general conversation
indicated that it would be exceedingly
Ddd pOlicy III ZIG CblIeu oldIeS 10 lSSu e
long term bonds at such rates of interest
as that approved in the Resumption Act.
but simply to tide over what he and
everybody else felt to be only a tempo
rary exigency. Sherman declined to saw
whether he thought it would become
necessary to issue any bonds, though he
did not conceal the fact that he believed
it desirable to arm the Treasury DEPART
ment with the power provided by the
amendment.
Mr.. Sherman intimated that the Act
would be referred to the Committee on
Finance. of which he is Chairman, and
will probably be reported back to the
Senate at an early day. Mr.. Sherman
could not say what action the committee
would take, nor when it would report
the amendment.
In view of the fact that leading Demo-
cratic Senators and Carlisle, the incom-
ing Secretary of the Treasury, have bean
in conference with Foster, and that Eos
ter's views were concurred in by Carlisle.
there is reason to believe that the pro-
posed amendment will be favorably
acted upon, although the issue of bonds.
if issued at all, will be postponed as long
as possible.
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RAILWAY RATES REDUCED.
Agreement Reached Between Trans
continental Roads.

ASISSLitnO heaCneu between Trans
continental Roads.
ST. PAUL (Minn.), Feb. 1.-THE new
West-bound tariff, which, after a months
session by the Transcontinental Railroad
Conference was formulated, was given
out to-day, and changes the entire COM
plexion of transcontinental rates. The
new rates will 60 into effect February
18th. The tariff is issued jointly by the
Union Pacific, Northern Pacific and
Great Northern, and covers the entire
territory penetrated by these systems
west from Chicago to the Pacific Coast,
1t has been the avowed purpose in
making these rates to build up the coun-
try through which the roads run, and all
classes of freight were acted on and in
Guided in the schedule. There is an aver
age reduction of 20 per cent. on all freight
rates from st. Paul to Spokane. A re-
duction of from II to Is per cent. on coast
rates and from to on rates to Montana.
while the only East-bound reduction to
be is lumber, from 30 to so. The East
bound lumber rate to Chicago and st.
Louis remains at 60 and III, respectively.
The reductions to Spokane are the re-
Sult Va Gil appCdi ny lutL CITY 70 LQe Inter-
state Commerce Commission, and the
new rates are even better than ordered
by the commission. The reductions to
Montana are a concession to it's CONNER
cial development.
One or two factors enter into the situa-
ton which give it additional interest.
The present agreement embraces onIv
three roads, instead of ten, the number
subject to the old arrangement. The new
tariff extends no further east than Chi
cage, while the one it supersedes pro-
vides for transcontinental business. 1t is a
notable fact that while only three roads
Joined in the new tariffal transcontinental
roads were represented during the early
days of the conference. Why they with
drew is not known, but no complications
are expected from that quarter. Rail-
roads to the south will be compelled to re-
duce rates to Pacific Coast points if thew
intend to carry any transcontinental
business at all. 1t is understood that the
Canadian Pacific, while not directly ap-
pearing in the agreement, will coincide
in the result. The new tariff di-
rectly applies to northwestern frontier
States and north Pacific Coast points.
The influence on other territory will be
indirect.
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Four Costly Blazes at Nashville
Within Twenty-Four Hours.
LOSSES OVER A QUARTER OF A
MILLION DOLLARS.
An Ice Gorge In the Delaware River
Hight of Thirty Feet-Six People
Killed and Six Others Injured In a
Slide of Wall Rock In Colorado
Mine Tunnel.
Special to the REcoRp-UN1oN.

NASHVILLE (Tenn.l. Feb. ia fire
last night destroyed the establishment of
S. c. Franklin 81 Co. The loss on the
building was $4,000, partly insured. The
loss on stock was $4,000, partially in
sured.
Later fire in J. II. Fall & Co.'s, ad-
joining, did damage on stock to the
amount of S135,O00; insurance, $4,000;
Globe Clothing Company, i'll the same
building, loss, $4,000; insurance, $4,000.
The building, which was totally wrecked,
was insured. This noon building occu-
pied by the City Savings Bank, ieweler
and milliner was badly damaged by
fire. The loss was all covered by insur-
ance.
AT $50 tonight a fire signal was
turned in for the fourth time in twenty
four hours. The EUening Banner build
ing occupied by the Banner and by
Haslock Il Ambrose, job printers, was in
Hames. The fire started under suspicious
circumstances, but fortunately it was
confined to the seventh floor. The Ban
ner Publishing Company suffers the loss
OF the entire newspaper outfit, except
the press, which was only damaged by
water. The loss is estimated at S25, Zoo,
covered by insurance. Haslock & Bros,
job printers in the Banner building, total
loss estimated at $4,000, insurance
$1,000. The Baxter building was dam
aged s., ECO to s., 800, insured.
The total losses caused by fire since IL
O'Clock last night are about S2S4, 900, in
surance $3.50. 1000.
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THE HAWAIIAN QUESTION.
Substantial Progress Made Toward a,
Agreement.

substantial Progress Made Toward an
Agreement.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l2-It was stated
tonight that the Hawaiian Annexation
Commissioners and Secretary of State
made substantial progress toward an
agreement upon basis for bringing the
islands within the territory of the United
States. 1t is believed at the conference
yesterday afternoon that most. if not all
the points under consideration were in
corporated i'll the text of the protocols.
Inc points are far more numerous and
perpleXlng than might be imagined at
first, and they present several questions
which have never before been con-
sidered in the history of this coun-
try. The question of annexation has
been discussed by those most in
terested, and it is understood only two
modes OF procedure are deemed feasible
One by treaty, which the Senate alone
may ratify; the other by an ordinary Act
OF Congress, requiring joint action of the
Senate and House. 1t is believed the
former method will be adopted, if favor
able action upon the proposition of the
Hawaiian Commissioners be determined
on. Another meeting of the commission
ers and Secretary Foster will be held at
the State Department tomorrow.
AN ENGLIsHMAN's OPINION.
LONDON, Feb. 12.-Mr. Davis, formerly
Consul at Honolulu for Great Britain
said in an interview to-day that the Pro-
visional Government of Hawaii was conn
posed of men of prominence, intelligence
and property. The accession of the
Princess kaiulanito to the throne, he
says, is the true solution of the present
trouble, as the Hawaiians would never
consent to annexation. He thinks it a
pity England cid not interfere in the
government of the islands some time
ago, and thus avert the present crisis.
HARRISON FAvoRs ANNEXATION.
NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-The HeraLol,s
Washington correspondent says: The
annexation of Hawaii has been decided
on, so l am told. President Harrison
has fully made up his mind as to the
proper course to pursue. In fact, am told
that he has already given the annexation
commissioners assurances entirely satis-
factory to them of the course to he
adopted by the present Administration.
The President has no intention of
leaving the matter for the next
Administration to settle. His mes
sage to Congress is now under
preparation, and will be completed prob
ably tomorrow, and by Wednesday will
be before both the House and Senate. 1
am informed that President Harrison is
devoting much consideration to the mes
sage, intending to make il the strongest
state paper of his term, and fitting close
to the administration he has given the
country
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A RIVER RUNNING WILD.

The Susquehanna Bursts Its Banks.
submereing Part of Port Deposit.
PORT DEPOSIT (Md), Feb. 1.-THE
Susquehanna River is running wild to-
night Throughout to-day people were
moving their belongings. At o'clock
the expected break came, and by o'clock
the lower part of Port Deposit was SUBJ
merged. Ice is now coming down in
great masses and pushing its way through
the narrow channel. A great mass of
ice is yet expected. It may reach here
by II o'clock, and perhaps even later.
Should the How increase and the river
keep on rising Port Deposit will be I'M
der water before morning, and the dam
age will be enormous.
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Cloth From Peat.

The Dutch at Maestrict, Holland. have
discovered a process of making cloth
from peat, beside getting many other by-
products irom the output of boys which
has heretofore been valuable, at most. for
fuel. 1t is first dried, the fiber then sepa-
rated and converted into soft wool, from
which cloth, blankets, rugs and the like
can be made at half the cost, 1t is said. OF
wooden goods of equal quality. All such
articles are antiseptic and have special
value in surgical operations. The refuse
gives an excellent charcoal for smokeless
powder, and has value as an insecticide
and disinfectant. The discovery ought in
time to create a great industry in Ireland.
where there are hundreds of thousands OF
acres of peat boys.
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cept the appropriations and anti-option
bills.
THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE
Between the United States, Russia and
France.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE publica-
ton of dispatches announcing that there
was hidden significance in the extradi-
ton treaty recently ratified by the United
States Senate with Russia and France
naturally occasioned many inquiries to
officials here and members of the Senate
who would be in position to know the
facts. According to these dispatches. a
triple alliance between the United States,
Russia and France for mutual benefit
and defense, which had been secretly
pending for six years, unknown either to
the diplomatic or political world at large,
eliminated in an executive session of the
United States Senate two days ago in the
ratification of extradition papers with
those powers.
Careful inquiry from the best source of
information do not sustain this inter-
probation of that treaty. 1t is asserted
that there is no provision III either of the
treaties differing very widely from the
extradition treaties negotiated with Great
Britain, Germany and other powers.
More to the point still, it is said that
there is no provision in either treaty
differing essentially from the extraditon
with Sweden, which was ratified at the
same time.
None of the Senators who participated
in the discussion of these treaties have
since publicly expressed the opinion that
the ratification of these treaties would be
regarded by Russia and France as tacit
agreement cementing those ancient bonds
of alliance which 1el Franco To q iii in our
revolution and induced Russia to send a
fleet to our moral aid when Napoleon was
trying to induce Great Britain to recog-
nlze the Confederacy. 1t is pointed out,
however, that though these views may
largely influence the Senators in the rati-
fication of the treaty, and though some
idea of the same kind may have been
present in the minds of the high contract
ing powers, there is considerable space
separating the renewal of friendly senti-
ments from negotiations of an offensive
and defensive alliance.
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THE HOME RULE BILL.
lie VIII Probably Be Introduced in til
Commons To-day.

1t VIII Probably Be Introduced In the
Commons To-day.
LONDON, Feb. 12.-Gladstone's friends
were very much opposed to his speaking
IN the House yesterday, as they wished
him TO save his strength for tomorrow.
The fears that he would exhaust himself,
however, were Groundless, for to-day
Gladstone was feeling as we'll as ever.
lie went to church twice and had his
usual appetite. Thirty-seven questions
which are to come up in the House are
likely to delay the introduction of the
home rule bill. The whips are urging
members to postpone the question until
later, so Gladstone may be able to begin
his speech as early as o'clock There is
every prospect that great street demon
stration will be made during Gladstone's
progress from the House to Westminster.
In expectation of this demonstration, a
special police escort has been detailed to
accompany Gladstone from Downing
street to the House of Commons.
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JACKsoN's ULTIMATUM,
He Wants Definite Reply From Cor.
bett in Ten Days.

lie Wants a Definite Reply From Corr
bett in Ten Days.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 12.-Through Par
son Davies, Peter Jackson tonight de-
hvered his ultimatum to James j. Cor
bett. He wants definite, unequivocal,
final reply from Corbett within ten days.
or he will withdraw all challenges and
the deposit of $500 recently put up in
New York. MY proposal is this" said
Mr.. Davies tonight: 81 want Corbett to
sign an agreement within the next ten
days to fight Jackson at any specified
future time. l am tired of hearing Cor
belts conditional and indefinite promises
to meet Jackson after he has fought
Mitchell. | want this matter considered
altogether independent of Mitchell. What
want to know OF Corbett is, Will you
fight Jackson, or not?' and, further, L
want to know within ten days. Articles
can be signed now, but Jackson is will
ing to give Corbett the naming of tho
time and terms. If Corbett does not re-
ply within the time named, all negoua-
tons must be broken off,"
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CHOLERA scoURGE.
DIR. Kempster Thinks it VIII Sweel
over Europe This summer.

DR.. Kempster Thinks it VIII Sweep
over Europe This summer.
BERLIN, Feb. l2.-Dr. Kempster, Spe-
cial Health Officer for the United States,
has just arrived in Berlin after tour OF
inspection of Hamburg, Bremen, Cassel
and other cities. He told q newspaper
representative that he was convinced that
the present year would witness fierce
outbreak of cholera all over the continent,
aud instead of being sporadic, as in 1892,
the plague would sweep the whole OF
Europe. DR.. Kempster related incidents
connected with his visit TO certain large
town, the interference OF which with local
sanitary reports made the latter unre-
liable. DR.. kempster also discovered
discrepancies between the published
figures of the cholera epidemic and the
number of cases registered ON the Gov
eminent lists, showing that the figures
were kept from the public.
CHOLERA GERMS COMING BACK TO LIFE.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE London cor
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sEAaIEN's UNION.
Members Prevent Non-Union Crew
shipping at san Diego.

Members Prevent Non-Union Crew
shipping at san Diego.
SAN DIEGO, Feb. I2.-On the arrival of
the steamer Corona at this port tonight,
the boat was met by bowling mob of
union seamen, who had congregated to
prevent the transfer OF four non-union
men brought down from San Francisco
to man the schooner Edward Parke
Captain Hall stood Off the mob with his
revolver, and an attempt was made to
get the men to their ship, but one by one
the men succumbed 10 the persuasions OF
the union men, and fearing violence,
went away with them. At San Pedro
similar experience was met, two men be-
ing placed aboard their ship in spite Of
the resistance of a mob of fifty or sixty
men, who were confronted by the Cap
tain's six-shooter.
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police succeeded finally in quelling the
disturbance. Six involved were carried
to the dispensary, and the injuries may
prove fatal.
The trouble started because some one
wanted to take the newly chrstened in
FAINT outdoors. OF those sent to the dis
pensary, all are believed to be fatally
injured. David MICHIGAN will also die,
1t IS thought. Besides these, twelve
others are seriously cut or sustained frac-
tured craniums and had bruises about
the face
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Homicide Mt VisaIia.

VIsALIA, Feb. 12.-This morning at 1
O'Clock Francisco Rodriguez killed Cana
cion Gonzales at a Mexican dance house.
There were no witnesses to the affair.
Rodriguez claims that Gonzales made a
play to draw a revolver, and he shot him.
At the inquest this afternoon the jury
found Gonzales came to his death by
pistol in the hands of Rodriguez.
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Special to the REooRD-UN1oN.

special to the RECORD-UNIoN.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE work of
the committee having IN charge the cere
monies incident to the Inauguration of
President-elect Cleveland are progress
ing satisfactorily. General McMahon
and Colonel Corbin, who have supervis-
ion of the arrangements for the parade,
are daily receiving applications from
military organizations all over the United
States for positions in line. More than
hundred civic organizations, including
Tammany, have thus far reported prob
able strength of over 1900 men to form
in line on March 4th. The Governors of
the following named States have notified
the committee that they will be in line,
accompanied by members of their re-
spectlve stats, and in many instances by
independent military companies: Della
ware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Con-
necticut, Massachusetts, Maryland. North
Carolina. Virginia, Ohio, Louisiana and
Wisconsin. 1t is almost certain that a
majority of the Governors of the remain
ing States will be present, but as yet they
have not notified the committee. Penn
sylvania, as usual, will send the largest
representation of any State. Its full
National Guard of $500 men will be in
line. New York will send it's crack or
CARNATIONS. the Seventh and Sixty Ninth
Regiments, and probably Company A of
the Thirteenth Regiment, Brooklyn
The following independent organizations
have notified the committee to reserve
them positions in line: The Georgia Hus-
sars, Monumental City Guards and Balti-
more Rifles, Palmetto Guards of Charles
ton, S. c.; Cleveland Troop and Alliance
Guards of Ohio, and the Fort Worth
Fencibles of Texas. There is every
probability that the Inauguration on
March 4, 1893, will surpass all its prede-
cessors.
CABINET GOSSIP.
NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-It can now be
stated. with absolute positiveness that
Judge Gresham has definitelyiacceptedthe
office Of Secretary of State rendered by the
President-elect,a and that formal announce
ment of this fact will be made within a
few days, either from Chicago by the
next Secretary of State himself, of from
New York by friends of Mr.. Cleveland.
1t now can DO positively stated that the
Cabinet selections, which will not be
changed are: Secretary of State, Walter
Y. Gresham; Secretary of the Treasury,
John G. Carlisle OF Kentucky; Secretary
of War, Daniel S. Lamont of New York;
Postmaster-Genera Wilson S. Bissell of
New York