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The record-union., 1894-04-25
Dwelling Burned.

CHIco, April PA fire last night de-
stroyed the dwelling with it's contents OF
T. G. Crozier in Chapmantown. The orig
ination of the fire was from the explosion
of lamp. Loss, about Sl,500; insurance
$500, on the house and furniture, in the
Prussian National.
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SOUTHERN PACIFIC employees.
Heads of Departments to be Given a
Dinner Next SATURDAY..


Dinner Next Saturday.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 24.-Next Sat-
urday evening G. p. Huntington. Presi-
dent of the Southern Pacific Company,
will give his annual dinner to the heads
of departments and old employees of the
company at his residence on California
street. The programme for the evening
will include toasts. responses, music and
a very elaborate banquet. Last year the
dinner was omitted, owing to Mr.. Hunt
ington's absence in the East. Since the
last dinner two years ago several of the
important officials of the Southern Pa
cific have passed the borders of time into
the world beyond. Among the number
were Leland Stanford, E. III. Miller, Jr.,
original Secretary Of the company, and
who retained that position up to the time
of his death; Creed Raymond, head of
the law department.; E. l.. Craig, his sue
cessor, and Henry A. Cummings, AS
sistant Treasurer of the company.
The record-union., 1894-04-25
Pension Attorueys Diseharped.

WASHINGTON, April a. Secretary
Smith to-day ordered the disbarment of
six pension attorneys from practice be-
fore the Interior Department. They are:
John 6. Chapman, New Haven, Conn;
E. II. Barker, Kansas City, Kan; s. A.
Hill, alias Albert Hill, Pensacola, Fla;
Christian Quien, Danbury, Iowa; James
Cooley, Richmond, and York, Ohio, and
William b. Bushtield, Cambridge, Ohio.
All of them were charged with violating
the pension laws. principally for taking
illegal fees and making false vouchers.
The record-union., 1894-04-25
Death of am Old-Time Pioneer

MADEIRA, April a. Captain r. P.
Mace, an old-time pioneer and veteran of
the Mexican War, died this morning.
falling qt 'tly into sleep from which he
could no., De awakened. He was well
known tt 'nghout the State, having been
twice eleeGsd to the Legislature. He was
aged "a years
The record-union., 1894-04-25
Tariff on Wool.

WASHINGTON, April Ex-senator Power
to-day introduced an amendment to the
tariff bill re-enacting the provisions of
the Mckinley law as they apply to wool,
except that the rates are changed.
The amendment approves of'a duty of
seven cents per pound on wool of the
first class, eight cents on second class,
fourth and third class worth nine cents,
and five cents on third class exceeding
nine cents in value. This is reduction
of about one-third from the Mckinley
bill, and Senator Power says his reasons
for reducing the rates are that he hopes to
get Democratic support for his amend
inent.
The record-union., 1894-04-25
Cholera at Lisbon.

LISBON, April 24-During the twenty
four hours ended yesterday there were
1O4 cases and three deaths from cholera
here. The Portuguese Government has
stopped all telegraph messages.
The record-union., 1894-04-25
Belva Lockwood.

WASHINGTON, April 24.-Belvs Lock-
wood. once a candidate for the Presi-
dency, and more recently an unsuccess-
full applicant for admission to the bar of
the Virginia State Courts, to-day. through
Attorney E. II. Christian, applied to the
Snpreme Court of the United States for
a mandamus to compel the Supreme
Court of Appeals of Virginia to admit
her to practice before it.
The record-union., 1894-04-25
MARCH OF INDUSTRIALS.
Kelly's Army Travelling Through
Iowa in Farm Wagons.
SUPPLIED WITH PROVISIONS BY
PEOPLE ALONG THE ROUTE.

The Butte (Montana) Contingent of
the Commonweal Capture North-
ern Pacific Train and Are Sailing
East at the Rate Of Forty Miles an
Hour-Treasury Officials at WASH
ington Taking Precautions to Pro-
tect Government Funds.
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the illegitimate daughter of Thomas I'll.
Blythe by the Probate Court. There
were nearly hundred other claimants,
and many of them appealed from the de-
cisiOn of the lower court.
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PORTLAND (Or.), April 24.-The Demo-
Gratis and Republicans effected fusion
to-day on the municipal ticket. r. d.
lnman (Dem.) was nominated for Mayor.
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sacretary of Public Health.

WASHINGTON, April 24.-Representa-
tive Goodnight of Kentucky to-day in
troduced bill creating a Department of
Health, presided over by physician
known as member of the Cabinet. with
the title of Secretary of Public Health.
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voo~ons, Nomfnatfon Fayorable

WAsH1NeToN, April 24.-The nomina-
ton of James ID. Yeamans to be Inter-
state Commerce Commissioner was ia
vorably reported by the Senate in ex-
ecutive session.
The record-union., 1894-04-25
NEWCASTLE FRUITS.
Enormous Yield Promised-Shipment
of Cherries.

Enormous Yield PromiSed-Shipment
of Cherries.
NEWCASTLE, April 24.-Early Lamaurie
and knights early black cherries were
forwarded to-day to the Midwinter Fair
from the orchards of Joseph Kelly, Ira
Avery and James French, but cherries at
81 pound are expensive for exhibition
purposes, and large showing will not
be made at the fair until several days
later. Enormous yields of all kinds of
fruit are promised. The market looks
fine, and this will be another good year
for the Newcastle orchardist. The ship
ment of early fruits was opened at this
place about a week ago by sending for
ward strawberries. The cherry season
was started last Saturday and to-day the
shipment has been larger, and it will
constantly increase until it reaches its
hight in midsummer.
The record-union., 1894-04-25
FIorence Gets the Blythe Millions.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 24.-The State
Supreme Court to-day handed down ten
decisions in the Blythe case. all of which
decisions are upon appeals from denials
for new trials. The other decisions bear
on all the other appeals in the case. This
practically settles the celebrated case and
gives the Blythe millions to Florence
Blythe Hinckley, the daughter of Thomas
II. Blythe. The estate is valued at fully
81. 600, GOO and was awarded to Florence,
Hartford labor., 1894-10-20

graphers. also wrote a series Of ar ticles for the Territorial Agriculturist on The Artesian Well Outlook and others on How the Farmer May Rise in the World,' and Ups and Downs of Duck Culture.' I may say that these met with much favor, and were wide ly quoted and commented upon. Friends have sometimes chided me for not devoting more of my time to work with the pen"
 Jones stopped abruptly and gazed into the fire.
 "Well," said Smith, after a pause, "you forget that you are down now"
 "Yes, that's so; am. But stayed up there six. weeks. It was in the latter part of October when I went up. Early in December there came cold snap and froze the column of water solid. Tossing my duck off, which readily flew to the ground, I took rope previously sent up, tied 1t to my cot, which was frozen on top of the stream, and slid to terra firma, and re- ceived the congratulations of my friends. That, think, is all.'
 Jackson Peters moved about uneasi1y in his chair for few moments. Then he said:
 "Well, your duck-farm was success, I suppose?"
 "A decided one, Jackson. Next sum- mer the ducks soon learned to hop into the stream, ride up, fly off, and repeat the performance. They thus avoided the work of swimming, and turned the energy so saved to the production of feathers and eggs. There was pro- cession of ducks going up the column of water and futtering off the top all day long, as if 1t were a duck volcano. A correspondent of New York paper "a somewhat superficial observer conceived it (with slight help from mel to be such in reality, and sent an in teresting dispatch to his sheet, entitled, Great Duck Geyser!-Immense Vein of Natural Ducks Tapped in Dakota A Discharge of Three Hundred Prime Live Fowls per Minute-ProposedP Pipe Line to T1de-Water.'
 "Yes, Jackson, my duck-farm was success; and if you embark in the busi- ness, advise you to go to the arid belt. But avoid leaning over your artesian we'll, unless you are interested in the study of the upper atmospheric strata" -Harper's Weekly.
Hartford labor., 1894-10-20
MISCELLANEOUS BITS.

France leads the world in light house illumination.
 The whistling buoy can be heard about fifteen miles.
 The sound of the ''siren" penetrates the fog for 30, 40 or 50 miles.
 The new Sandy Hook light floats in mercury to avoid friction in revolving
 Manila paper pasted over the backs of pictures will exclude dust perfectly.
 Stamps for making goods were in use at Rome before the Christian era.
 The tusks of the largest Siberian mammoth ever dug up weighed se9 pounds.
 'Death is an eternal sleep" is the favorite epitaph above the doors of Roman tombs.
 In Victoria. women have been sub stituted for men at no fewer than 200 railway stations.
 Mahometanism is said to have,made more converts than Christianity in the last thirty years.
 Tn the United States there are twenty-one law firms in which the partners are husband and wife.
 A European statistician has dis covered that only fifty-five per cent of blondes marry, while seventy nine per cent of their brunette sisters engage in matrimony.
Hartford labor., 1894-10-20

other pills. Hence, their great popularity with sufferers from habitual constipation, piles and their attendant discomfort and manifold Arrangements. The Pellets ' are purely vegetable and perfectly harmless ill any condition of the system. No care is required while using them; they do not interfere with the diet, habits or occupa- ton, and produce no pain, griping or shock to the system. They act i'll a mild, easy and natural way and there is no reaction after ward. Their help IasEs.
 The Pellets cure biliousness, sick and bilious headache, dizziness, costiveness, or constipation, sour stomach, loss of appetite, coated tongue, indigestion, or dyspepsia, windy belchings, heartburn" pain and distress after eating, and kindred derange- ments of the liver, stomach and bowels. Tn proofof their superior excellence, it can be truthfu1ly said, that they are always adopted as a household remedy after the first trial. Put up ill sealed, glass vials, therefore always fresh and reliable. One little |" Pellet is laxative, two are mildly cathartic. As "dinner pill,' to promote digestion, CT to relieve distress from over- eating, take one after dinner. They are tiny, sugar-coated granmles; any child will readily take them.
 Accept no substitute that may be recom- mended to be "just as good" It may be better for Ue acaie,1, because of paying him better profit, but Ae is not the one who needs help.
Hartford labor., 1894-10-20
PERILS OF BULL FIGHTING.

An English Writer Denies Certain
 Oft-Repeated Statements Regard
 ing the Sport.
 The terrible death of a promising young torero in the bull ring has once again attracted the attention of the English public to the Spanish national sport, says the London Graphic. One is accustomed to hear bull fighting de nounced as both cruel and cowardly- cruel because of the suffering 1t in- fiicts upon animals, cowardly because the risk run by the bull fighter is in- finitesimaa. The first charge is ab- solutely true, so far, at least as con- cerns the iunfortunate horses. The sec ond is equally false, as the tragic death of Espartero the other day should serve to show the amateur crit ics who, for the most part, have never seen the spectacle they denounce in such unqualified terms. If the Span iards would only revive the original form of the sport they borrowed from the MeQrs--that is to say, he riding, not 6f wretched cab horses, only fit for the knacSer, and mounted by profes- sioral picadores, but of valuable horses with s'owners up," who would, of course, exercise their skill in trying to save their mounts-there would be little to be said against bull fighting on the score of cruelty.
 AS to the current sneers at the COW ardice of the bull fighters, they are the outcome of sheer ignorance. aOne has but to witness the entry into the ring of fresh caught Andalusian bull, twice the size and weight of lion, fully as fierce and almost as active, to understand that every man in the ring carries his life in his hand, and that a momentary loss of nerve, of Judgment, or of footing will probably mean instant death. That terrible fighting "spear"-a Spaniard meyer talks of a bulls horn" any more than an Englishman of fox's ''taid'-would make short work of any man who had not devoted the flower of his age to the study of the most perilous of all kinds of sport. Those who have seen such daring and accomplished toreros as Iagartijo or Frascuelo take the cloak from the hand of a subordinate and play with the iHfuriated beast as a child might with kitten, knowing all the time that the slightest mistake would be fatal, cannot, if they speak the truth, refuse to admit that the combination of skill and courage is un- paralleled. The perils of the plaza re- deem the sport from the charge of cowardice, though not, as it is at pres ent conducted, from that of cruelty
Hartford labor., 1894-10-20
A!FORTUNATE FAINT.

A Woman Is Spared by :Nn AnE~y
 Lfan, as ssne Seemed to Re Dead
 "A fsinting fit is something not usul- ly to be desired" remarked Marcus l.. Wilson, of Athens, Ga., ~bnt I recall an instance where a swoon rroved to be about the best thing that could have happened toa certain yoaanG lady, as 1t probably WAS the means of @avirss her life.
 During the street parade @f a circus, .a few years ago, a full-grown sion man .aged in s0ne way to break the fasten- ings of his cage and bounded OHt in $he midst of the crowd of people who We're collected on the stneet. Of coa1rse ithe people were frightened nearly out Of their wits, and fled En every direction One woman was so fEadly terrified that she sank to the ground in dead faint not more than ten feet from where the sion stood flashing his tail and glaring about him. No o,le dared to approach tue woman to bear her to q place of safety, neither was there q gun nor pis- tos handy with which to kill the beast.
 "Al1 at once the lion turned his gaze on the prostrate form of the woman, and with ,an awful roar reached her side with one hound. The spectators were mortified, expecting the next moment to see the poor woman torn limb from limb. To the great astonfshment of ev- cry one, the lion, instead of mangling the body, simply sniffed at it, turned it over with his paws, and, after eyeing it suspiciously, walked away. He thought the woman was dead. After some time and good deal of trouble the lion was captured by his keepers and recaged."
Hartford labor., 1894-10-20
In n Tight Place.

When a wounded African buffalo gets in chase of you, it Is time to look out. So thinks Mr. Charles Mon tague, and he has reason to know. One day such a beast came after him so suddenly that he had no time to fire, and could only make dash into Il mar row path trodden by game. He hoped the buffalo would rush past, but the fel- low was too cunning.
 He was close to me. In another sec ond must have been gored, whs sn for tune favored me. There was small tree with branches growing at an angle outward from the very root. Under this tree I divcd and lay flat, keeping my body as close to the roots as could.
 The buffalo could not get at me. The width of his horns was too great to allow him to thrust his head we'll under the stout lower branches, nor could he get near enough to trample nc with his hoofs But he did the next best ithing-he battered my back and Shessssll-- .ders with his nose.
 I tried to seize him by me tongue. and in so doing cut my hand against his teeth. Every time tried to draw breath he gave me another thump be- tween the shoulders, knocking all the wind out of me.
 heard a roaring in my ears as If were taking long dive, and mist seemed to cloud my vision. I rememl Der that I felt no pain, and only thought to myself, Well, here is an end of me- ''' Then became insensible.
 When I came to again, Langa and Pandela were propping me up and pour ing water over my head, and blood was oozing from my lips.
 had been saved by the courage and readiness of Pandela, who, seeing my peril, rushed up, hurled his assegai at the buffalo and then fled. The buffa- To took chase, Pandela swung himself into tree, and the buffalo went off at full speed through the bush.
Hartford labor., 1894-10-20
RARE AND READABLE.

Scotland has fifteen divorces to every 1000, 900 in population.
 The man who has high opinion of himself doesn't know himself
 The emperor of Germany stands god father to all seventh sons in Prussia.
 People who can be spoiled by honest praise, are no account to begin with.
 There is sufficient latent energy in a cubic foot of air to kill regiment.
 A cat overturned a lamp in New York house the other night and 8 arge amount of damage was done.
 Anewly organized primitive Chris to the payment of pew rent, clergy men, choirs, etc.
 II am surprised, John,'' said an old lady when she found the butler help ing himself to some old port. "Faith. so am I, ma'am. I thought you had gone out," was the reply.
 Boston is the place for high art after all. A sunny son of Italy has been selling door mats there with '"The Angelus" worked on lem in saf- iron yellow and seal brown.
 Many savage nations worshiped only the malevolent deities, on the principle that the good gods would do all they could for humanity any how. while the evil gods or demons peeded conciliation.
 Oranges slightly frozen when placed in a cool room and thawed out grad ually are sweetened and nay be con- sidered by some people as improve d, but when frozen solid and thawed they have an unpleasantly sweet fla Tor.
 Henry Siry, F years old, and Kate 1lalleo, IA y .ars old were married by a justice in zabethport, N. J., the other day, with the blessing of their respective parents, respectable and thriving citizens of Elizabeth, N. J.
 A Boston author who is convin ced that the printing of books in white and black is unnatural and trying to the eyes, is about to bring one out with the pages blue, green, yellow, etc., each purchaser to make choice of his Or her own color.
 The process of sun or star making is distinctly visible through great telescopes. That is the conclusion of astronomers who have observed we'll known stars which are surrounded with nebulae. That hay appearing matter is believed to be raw materials out of which heavenly bodies are formed.
 A recently invented boxing glove fills the dead game sports passionate lOnpinp for the Sipht of oore vat ;c withal quite of the t'pillow" variety, which does little or no harm. Tn the top of each glove is a small cham Der in winch sponge saturated with some harmless red liquid, is placed, and when it touches an adversary some of the stuff comes out through several small holes and makes . blood-like stain.
Hartford labor., 1894-10-20
A Very GenteeI Little Mistake.

Some of the Indian boys sometimes hesitate to accept an invitation to tea or dinner with a teacher, fearing they will make some little mistake at the table.
 They need have no such fears, for being such close observer of manners and customs of associates, the Indian seems to catch the tricks of etiquette, without effort and without much teach ing. It is often remarked that such and such one has very nice manners, and where did he get them?'
 But an amusing little incident in con- nection with an Indian boy at one of the government schools is told in the Indian Helper. It will be read with as much interest by the boys and girls now at the school as by the rest of our readers.
 An Indian boy had been invited to dine with a friend in town.
 The dinner progressed nicely, and the lad, who was not long from camp, did nothing unseemly. It was observed, whowever, that he observed every move at the table, and what his friend did, that he did.
 Vueu HIS Irleuu ate Wltu 1OTk, u0 ate with a fork
 When his friend slipped coffee with a spoon, he did likewise.
 If his friend mashed his potatoes with his fork and put butter on them, he did also.
 A lively conversation was kept up all through, so as to make the Indian boy feel as comfortable as possible.
 But when the oranges came for des- sert the boy was at q loss to know how to handle the fruit.
 His friend had an orange which was decayed on one side, so he took the knife, cut it in half and only ate the good part, leaving the other half by the side of his plate.
 The boy believing what his friend did was undoubtedly good manners follow ed suit, took his knife, and as skilfully cut his great fine orange in half and ate one half only, leaving the other half by the side of his plate.
 The boy liked oranges, but he did not mean to commit any breach of eti. quette. -@
Hartford labor., 1894-10-20
The Railroad Dog.

One of the best dog stories that has been reported of late is the following. Of course you can believe it or not, as you like. It comes as a fact, and if it is, then dogs are still wiser than they used to be:
 There is an engineer out on the Den yer & Rio Grande railroad who is the owner of a dog which is possessed of a good deal more than the average amount of canine intelligence. This dog is bright little water spaniel, and has been accustomed to ride with his master OR the engine since he was a puppy. He goes to the roundhouse about the time flor his masters train to be made up, and mounts his own en- zine, having n@ difficulty in picking it out from the twe1rty or more other engines standing in the roundhouse. He rides on the firemaIfss side of the cab, with his head and paws both hanging out of the window, intently watching the track. He often scents cattle at a long dastNnce. When they appear in sight, he becomes: greatly eX- cited and lbarkS fta-i0lksfy, looks first at them and then at lakS una aster, as though trying to make hRsn understand the gravity of Ghe situation. On "a nearer approach te them he hescomes almost frantic, and if it besoomeS necessary to come to a dull stop, he bounds out of the cab, aud running ahead, drives the trespasseHs out of GarmSs way. He is we'll known to all 1he .rsfilroad men along the lime, and if tg chauee he gets aeft at any station, he invariably boards the first train for home, where he patiently awaits the return of 1his master
Hartford labor., 1894-10-20
REMINDERS OF THE PAST.

Edgehill, the scene of the first bat tie between King Charles I. and his parliament, is soon to be sold at auc- tion.
 Mrs. Potter Palmer has received from the Mexican government a beautiful book, commemorative ot the worlds fair.
 The urhuilding of Jerusalem is still going O" The Yankees are run ming street cars there, and there are 135 liquor saloons with bars.
 The oldest mathematical book in the world, which dates some 4,oo0 years back and was written in Egypt, contains rule for squaring circle.
 In 17oe Cleveland, Ohio, consisted of two log houses and four inhabitants. One of the houses was known as 'sPease's hotel," and was kept by John P. Styles and his wife.
 In 1860 the assessed value of South Carolina was $4s9. o00, 900, while the New Jersey aggregated $421, 900, 900. After the war the combined values in Rhode Island and New Jersey amounted to $s6s, ,0oo, 900, and the value of South Carolina was $1S3,- 900, 900.
 One of the oldest pieces of wrought iron known to be in existence is a sickle blade that was found by Bel zoni under the base of the Sphinx. Another ancient piece of iron is the wrought bar of Damascus steel, which King Porus presented to Alex ander the Great. This bar, which is of unknown ar .iquity, is still care fully preseryediLn the National TT,srlx- F ish museum at Constantinople.
Hartford labor., 1894-10-20
wSrk.

To be at work, to do things for the world, to turn the currents of things about us uf our will, to make our ex- istence positive element, even though it be no bigger than a grain of sand in this great system where we live-that is .a new joy of which the idle man knows no more than the mole knows of sunshine, or the serpent of the eagles triuinphant flight into the upper air. The uan who knows, in- deed, what it is to act, to work, cries out: '"This alone is to live."-Phillips Brooks.