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The record-union., 1894-12-17
DRIED HIS POWDER IN THE OVEN.
That Was the Scheme a Hunter Car
ried Out.
As the Result, His Two Brothers Were
Badly Burned. and the House
Partially Wrecked.

An accident occurred yesterday
morning which fortunately escaped re-
sulting fatally, but from the effects of
which John and Charles Broyles, who
live on Twenty-seventh street, between
p and @, will suffer for some time to
come.
A third brother. who has been shoot
ing ducks for market, brought home
about six pounds of powder on Saturday,
which had become damp. After the hre
in the stove had gone out that night he
spread the powder in a dripping pan and
placed it in the oven, that the remaining
heat might dry the dampness out of 1t.
He neglected, however, to inform his
brothers of what lie had done, and
thereby resulted the accident"
About 7:30 o'clock yesterday morning
John built a fire in the stove, and
shortly aiterward, happening TO lind the
empty powder keg, he asked his brother
what had become OF all the powder.
Being answered that 1t was Ill the oven,
he hastily opened the door TO take 1t out.
He had scarcely done so when the
Whole SIX pounds exploded with ter
ritic force, blowing out the window
sashes OF the kitchen and forcing three
doors from their hinges. Inc rOO1 was
nearly separated from the plates, and
''lean-to' summer kitchen was separated
from the rest of the house by the force OF
the explosion.
John was terribly burned about the
face and head, his hair singed OIL and his
clothes set on fire. His hands and arms
up TO the elbows were also badly burned,
and it was feared at first that he would
lose his eyeslght, but the physician who
attended him stated that MS eyes are not
badly injured.
Charles Broyles, who was also in the
room, was hurled against the sewing ma
chine and also considerably burned about
the head and face. but not SO badly as his
brother, who received the full force of the
explosion.
The stove was total wreck, both the
top and the bottom being blown out, but
fortunately none of the pieces struck
either of the men.
John Broyles, with his clothes on fire,
rushed outdoors and rolled in a puddle OF
water, eXtinguishIng the fire. He says
that luckily when he opened the oven door
he shut his eyes, which accounts for their
not being badly injured.
1tls a very fortunate thing that he opened
the oven before the explosion took place,
as il the six pounds OF powder mad been
closely confined when it exploded the
stove and house would probably have
been torn to pieces and the two boys
killed or fatally injured by the flying
fragments, instead OF being laid up for a
short time. The other members OF the
family escaped injury.
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what the Red Cross is, than that now be-
ing shown by the treatment of Japan to-
ward her own and her enemy's sick and
wounded.
As the sole object of this article is cor
rect information for the people, perhaps
some points may be reached by compar-
lson between the Red Cross of Japan and
our own. Both are constituted under the
same treaty, bound by the same laws,
and, IN case of war, would take similar
courses. Each has its National Commit
tee or body as its active head; that Of ia
pan Is located at Toxic, consisting of
many of its mobiles, who have elected
their Emper as lis President or head.
LIhe Empress becomes the patroness, as
Empress Augusta was patroness of the
Red Cross Of Germany to the time OF
her death, and the present Empress took
her place. The Emperor, as head of this
civil ASSOCIATION, acts IN conjunction with
his Minister OF War. who promulgate
the requirements OF the treaty officially
TO the military. The strict obedience of
the military TO these general orders, COM
mon to ard In no way differing from
those Of each OF the other forty treaty ma
lions, Is the origin and only reason for all
the notable and commcndable charity of
Japan so widely spoken of to-day. 1t is
the result not SO much OF the exception
able humanity. progress and advance
ment' OF Japan as of the protection of tie
Red Cross, the cooperation OF the mill
tary with it and tie strict disci pline of
her troops IL regard to it. japan is not
only in perfect accord with the letter and
spirit of the Red Cross, but her splendid
work III this war challenges the admira-
ton Of the world. lis majesty the En-
perOr at once grasped the vital principle
which IS the foundation of the Red Cross
the protection OF It's InSignia-and hay
ing enacted laws prohibiting its use by
any one unauthorized by the Red Cross
Society or the War Department, is en-
abled to carry out the wise and beneh-
cent provisions of the Geneva Conveu-
ton unhaElpered.
located at Washington; its presidency
was rendered to President Garfield, who
declined iii favor OF Miss Clara Barton,
''as a just recognition OF her valuable serv-
ices in having brought the Red Cross
into this country and carried the treaty
through Congress, and the American
amendment through the foreign ratitying
powers"
Our American National Red Cross, I'M
der its amendment has rendered relief in
great disasters in civil life OF the last
twelve years. 1t now remains to be seen
how well our Government and people
would perform their part in recognition,
protection and discipline in case OF war,
10 give America as commendable repu-
talon Tor advancement, progress and hu-
manity as Japan SO enviably wears to-
day.
The record-union., 1894-12-17
ERlEF NOTES


The Pioneers enjoyed one of their pleas
ant reunions OH Saturday evening.
William X. Lindsay, Jr., has filed his
bond in the sum of $1,000 as admins
traitor of the estate of William K Lind
say, deceased.
David Lubin is in Washington en-
deavoring to impress on Congress the
value OF his plan for Government aid for
agriculturists.
Rudolph Wittenbrocl< has filed a Sec
ond amended complaint in his suit against
Z. {. Ross, q. B. Ross and l. NJ. Ross, in
volvlng mortgage for $1,000 on the
northerly 600 acres of the upper half OF
lots of the Hartwell Grant, on the Cosum-
nes River.
1t Is thought that a masked man in
tended to rob P-street car on Friday
night. at Twenty-seventh street, but the
motorman (''more power to him v') let on
the current of electricity with full force
anu dashed past the supposed robber,
leaving him standing in the mud with
his mask over his face
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PREPARED FOR BUSINESS.
a Number of Fine saws Found in tn
County Jail.

A Number of Fine saws Found in the
County Jail.
An important discovery is claimed to
have been made by the officers in the
Sheriff's office Saturday morning.
Deputy Sheriff Ben O'Neil, who acts as
night watchman, says that on Friday
night he heard noise which sounded as
II rat was gnawing some Of the wood
work. To make certain it was only rat,
he, with the other officers in the jail, the
next morning Instituted a search of the
cells for contraband articles.
Two highbinders, Chin Hane and Hoey
Yen Sing, who have been convicted Of
murder and are now awaiting the result
OF an application to the Supreme Court
Tor new trial, have been confined In SOL
ltary confinement for about two years.
There is a false floor, constructed of
wood, in their cell, and this floor was
taken up. Beneath it were found tightly
wrapped up, about half dozen steel saws
of the finest quality and an improvised
saw made from an old case-knite. The
steel saws were from six to nine inches
in length and half inch wide.
AS soon as the same were found, one of
the Cinnamon was put into another cell.
furry of excitement took place among
the inmates OF the jail, and the Cinnamon
demanded that their lawyer be sent for.
Between and I O'Clock in the evening.
alter the Strybe brothers-whO have been
Oh trial for murder-were brought down
from the courtroom and locked up, Day
.Jailer Foley heard Hoey Y en- Sing calling
one of the Slrybes. Foley demanded OF
the Chinaman his reason for wanting to
speak to Strybe. Sing became frightened,
Foley says, and said he wanted to tell
him something.
Foley went into the Chinaman's cell
and there the latter told him that Dick
Strybe gave him the saws to keep until
he should ask Tor the return Of them.
The Strybes deny vehemently that they
gave the Cinnamon the saws or that they
ever had them in their possession.
The record-union., 1894-12-17
ROYAL BAKING POWDER.

York; G. P. Byers. Newcastle; Frank J.
Connolly, John Theisen, San Francisco
Miss Amelia Tullar, who has been dan
gerously sick with typhoid fever for some
weeks past, is now improving.
The latest report received from San
Francisco as TO the condition of Homer
Buchanan was to the effect that he was
very sick, but not dangerously so.
Arrivals at the Capital Hotel yesterday:
r. I. Hedrick, Portland; j. C. Ball, 0.
a. Lowe, Woodland; S. Ephraim and
wife, J. II. Dyer, Sacramento; George
Luigo, Suisun; c. L. Gibson. Port Costa;
J. \. Conner, d. Layden, A. II. Rose,
Marsden Manson, John Mclaughlin,
San Francisco; J. II. Vaudeville, New
York; L. p. Butler, Santa Rosa; c. D.
McCauIey, Vallejo.
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TOO FAR OUT.
Officers Start to Investigate a Country
Tragedy, But Give it Up.

Officers Start to Investigate q Country
Tragedy, But Give it Up.
About 9 o'clock last night a young
German rode up to the Sheriff's office
and said that out in the eastern edge of
the city two men were trying to kill a
woman" and he added that they would
probably set fire to the house.
Word was sent to the police station and
two officers started out in the patrol
wagon. The Sheriff and two deputies
were picked up, and the wagon load of
officers headed for Thirty-hrst and ]
streets, piloted by the youth who had
come for help.
On reaching the city limits he said the
house was farther on, and the party drove
about a halI-mile beyond the citv and
into lane leading northwest. There the
man said the place where the prospective
tragedy was being enacted was still some
distance away.
The road was heavy and the horse had
about given out, so the party OF officers
returned to town, and it is not known
whether or not the woman was killed
The youth who brought the word to
town did not give any information as to
whether or not it was family row, and
the officers concluded that the sauguinarv
affair was something he had imagined.
The record-union., 1894-12-17
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL,

J. C. Ball. the Woodland lawyer, came
over on Saturday.
Mrs. Charles Aull of Folsom has been
visiting friends in San Francisco
Darby Layden, the San Francisco
bridge builder, is at the Capital Hotel,
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A. Gould are spending
the holidays with relatives in Alameda.
Marsden Manson, the well-known civil
engineer, came up from San Francisco
yesterday.
John Whicher of the San Luis Obispo
tribune and County Clerk-elect of that
county is III the city.
Miss Rosie Aims of Placerville has
been the guest of Miss Maude Nichols of
Folsom Tor several days.
Miss Josie Kinney of Folsom is in San
Francisco, where she will spend the holi-
day season with relatives.
Mrs. Peter Miller of the Lake House is
visiting her neice. Mrs. kluinpp, and
other relatives in Folsom.
Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel yes
terday: q. r. Smith, Rudolph Cony.
Theo. Z. Dredge, l.. H. Home, III. G.
Brender. James Walden Kirk, New
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SHRIEVALTY CONTEST.
T. w. O'NeiI Takes a Hand-The Re.
count Begins To- Day.

T. w. O'NeiI Takes a Hand-The Re-
count Begins To-Day.
Sheriff O'Nell, by his attorney, Albert
NJ. Johnson, has filed suit in interven-
ton in the election contest of Jacob
Heintz against Sheriff-elect Frank T..
Johnson.
O'Neil claims that in nearly all the pre-
cincts III the county votes cast for him
were tailed for Johnson. He asks that
neither Heintz nor Johnson be declared
elected, and that the votes cast for him
be counted. as well as the votes for the
other candidates.
The contests of Heintz against Johnson,
and Ii. \. Bauman against Assessor elect
L. ii. Berkey, will come up in the Su-
perior Court this morning before Judges
Catlin and Johnson. sitting in bank.
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CAME HOME TO DIE.
Robert Johnston Passes Away at Hi
Home in This City.

Robert Johnston Passes Away at His
iIome in This City.
The many friends of Robert Johnston
will be panied to learn of his death, which
occurred on Saturday night at the home
of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. d. Johnston,
Deceased had been living for some time
at Cool, El Dorado County, in the hope
that the mountain climate would i'm
prove his health. which had been declin-
ing from heart trouble. Under the ad-
vice of his physician, however, he re-
Gently returned 10 the family home to
spend his remaining days, 1t being ap-
parent that he could not long survive.
Mr.. Johnston was tor many years a
trusted. faithful and competent employe
OF Wells. Fargo IL Co., and enjoyed the
respect and esteem OF his employers and
OF very wide circle of friends. he was
a brother of State Printer A. j. Johnston.
The record-union., 1894-12-17
lTulare Regis teri
LOS Angeles Express.

The question of the legal and moral re-
sponsibility of the person hypnotized for
his or her acts will be the Interesting
problem TO determine. 1t will be claimed
OF course, on one side, that the hypnotic
influence cannot be resisted, and that
therefore the victim is not responsible
for his acts; while on the other hand it
will be argued that hypnotism can be re-
sisted, and that person who can tell. as
the murderer BliXt has done in Mime
apolls, all tnat he did and how he did it.
must know that he is committing a
crime, and, therefore, responsible.
The record-union., 1894-12-17
A Likely Substitute.

Noopop-I just had long chat with
Timmins, who writes the funny things
for tie Bugie. | told him SO many stories
about my little boy Do you think he
will put any of them in the paper?
His Friend-More likely he will put
you in the paper.-Indianapolis Journal.
The record-union., 1894-12-17
City EluanceS.

City Auditor Young makes the follow
ing statement of the receipts and disburse-
ments of the city for the week ending
Saturday Decamber IL 1891.
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VOICE OF THE PRESS.
ColuSa SUM-

IL is fundamental prin ciple of tn
democratic party that the Government
Should Keep its hands out of all sorts of
business arrangements, and ii is the most
natural thing IN the world for us all TO sec
place here and here where we are sure it
would do no harm for the State to take
hand.
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PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATIONS.
Nevada City Herald

would do no harm for the State to take
hand.
PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATIONS.
Nevada City Herald.I
Is there any significance in the fact of
the organization of the great number of
associations OF protective character, or
are all the people merely becolnino
cranks? We have the California Protec,
tive ASSOCIATION, the Taxpayers Protec-
tive Association, the Citizens Defense
Association and others too numerous to
mention. Most Of them are organized for
protection against the laws. 1t means
something. We pay men to make laws
and are then compelled to form organiza-
lonS TO hight tor our rights.
A WORD TO THE BUSINESS MEN.
lSebaStopol Times.
The newspaper is not exactly what the
editor makes it, says the Salinas Rep7eJ{i-
c07, but what the business men OF the
community where 1t is published make
IL. The brightest and most awake editor
on the Pacific Coast cannot publish a
hrSt-class paper in Rocky Gulch or Poker
Fiat If those places are dead and dull
and the business men take no interest i'm
the same. The local paper is as much an
index of the town as the editor. If the
business men of the town give a paper a
liberal support that paper Will be a credit
to the place. will be bright and newsy.
and will enhance the value of eyery
mans property in the place.
THE HARDY MINER.
LTulare Register.l
The Administration and the financiers
OF the country, the rag money and the
Tree coinage cranks may dream dreams
and scheme schemes of financial reor-
ganization and rehabilitation, but the fell
lows who are gradually but surely re-
storing the parity between gold and sill
yer. and giving the world stable and
abundant circulating medium are ont in
the hills with picks and shovels or down
in the darksome bowels of the earth with
drills and dynamite working out the
only permanent solution of the yexed
problem. All honor TO the hardy miner
The world has need of him, and never
greater than now.
The record-union., 1894-12-17
" p mi FNIN Real Estate SaIesroom,
W. L. VULLMdN, 325 J Street.
LIQUORS, WINE, BEER, ETC.

EBNER BROS. COMPANY,
116-11S h Street. Front and Second,
sacramento.
I IMPORTERS AND WHOLESALE DEAL
L ers in Wines and Liquors. Telephone 364.
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REAL ESTATE, ETC.
J-Sttrcet Residence
1,C7S
Reasonable Price.

We have been di-
rected to sell the three
lots, 24Ox16O, on the
southeast corner Of
| lWenty-sixth and j
streets. The lots. as is
Well known by every
one who knows any
thing OF city property,
are SO located that any
Improvement in Sacra-
mentO will add to their
value.
j street is bound to i'm
prove. improvements on
down town blocks, bitun-
inOus rock will soon be laid
to Fifteenth street; electric
cars pass the lots every few
minutes. Terms can be ar
ranged for payments.
TO LOAN
On Sacrame County Prop
erty, Sis, 900. Must be good.
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ODDS And ENDS SALE.

THE FEW UNSOLD LOTS REMAINING
l. in Oak Park will be sold for the next 80
days at q discount OF per cent. on lots gold
on the 1nstallment plan ana 10 per cent for
cash. This is a very sweeping and liberal re-
duct1on. Now is the chance TO get lot
cheap and enc that is increasing in value.
Street car service is being constantly inn
proved. Call for maps and prices.
Go This offer is genuine, as can be seen by
our original prices.
The record-union., 1894-12-17
RED CROSS ASSOCIATION.
Something About Its Origin, His
tory and Methods.
The Red Cross Treaty of Geneva Has
Been Signed by Forty Nations-How
the Adoption of Its Principles Have
Affected Japan.

In writing of the Red Cross it is not
necessary atsthis day to go into detail as
to its origin and history, but it is neces-
sary to say something in that regard be-
cause of the fact that numerous local So
cieties. vaguely realizing some great and
universal beneficence as pertaining to the
words (or to the "Order'' as it is often en-
roneously called), have organized and are
pursuing their well-intentioned aims at
local first aid' and charity, under the
name CT Red Cross Societies.
A great deal of misinformation is thus
disseminated; hence, it is not strange
perhaps that the question is asked, why
is not the Red Cross of the United States
taking some part i'll the relief work in
Corea and China ?''
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-05-26
A SATISFACTORY GAIN.
A GRATIFYING SCHOOL CENSUS
STATEMENT.
rho Result of tho Recent Count of
Young Hopeful. in This County
shows "a Largo IIorsaso
ia Population.

County School Superintendent Sea-
man yesterday furnished the HERALD
with comparative statement of the
echool census OF the county for 1898 and
1894. 1t shows a gain over last year of
children between and IL years of age
OF 10 SO per cent. the largest gain of any
county in the state. The following ia
the statement:
Number of white children between
and II years Of age in lS94-Boys,
IA $50; girls, 1902; total. 29,86l. In
1873 = Boys, 10 425; girls, ID, $50; total,
"a, 1856. Gain-2S76.
Number of negro children between
girls, 282; total, 53l. la 1893 Boys,
1880; girls. POP; total, 401. Gain-130.
Indian children in 1894 between
5 and II years OF age, whose parents or
guardians pay taxes or do not live in the
tribal relation-Boys, 6; girls, 4; total
10. In 1s93-Boys, 40; girls, AZ; total,
80.
Native born Mongolians between 8
and II years OF age in lS94-Boys, IA
girls, 10; total, 20. In lS93-Boys, II
girls, IL, tOLdl, "a Ehlu, D.
Total census children between and
II wears of age in 1894, 30,43l; in 1898,
q. 1872; gain, 1888.
Number OF children under years
OF aye in 1884 White, 1881; negro.
1856; Indian. 2; Mongolian, Is; total,
1854. In lS93-White, l1,16S; negro,
202; Indian, 81; Monaghan, 20; total,
HAL; gain, ll33.
NUM- Der OF children between and Z
who have attended public schools dur.
ing the year 1884, 23,829; in 1898, 81
1885, gain. 234l.
Number OF children between 5. and II
who have attended private schools dur
ing the year 1894, 1888; in 1893, 1347
gam. 1856.
Mum Der who have not attended schoo
in 1894, 1903; in 1898. 1857.
Native born children 1894, Al, 557; il
1898. 1920; foreign born-1894, 14l8
in 1893, 1883
Total in 1894, 42,975; in 1898. Ss. 9O3
gain, 4O72.
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ARRANGEMENTS BEING MADE.

Memorial Day viii Be Largely Del g :
brsted in Los Angeles.
According to custom, the Grand Army
posts of this city have arranged for pub
lie services on Memorial day, May 30th.
The forenoon will be spent at the differ
emit cemeteries, where the beautiful, APP
propriate and impressive ceremony Of
decorating the sailors and soldiers'
graves will be participated in by the G.
A. r. posts. Women's Relief corps. ladies
OF the G. A. X and otner organizations.
assisted by the school children fl ON our
public schools.
At l 80 p. m. there will be parade of
the G. A. r. posts, escorted by the po-
lice force in full. the Seventh regiment,
N. G. c., the Signal corps, the Boys
brigade and Sons OF Veterans.
The grand marsnaPs orders, with de-
tails of line OF march and other neces-
sary information will be published in
Sundays HERALD.
Alter the parade there will be very
interesting and attractive exercises al
the Simpson tabernacle, to which the
public are invited.
Geu. Henry A. Pierce will be orator
of the day. his subject being Monumen-
tai Days of History.
The Lorelei quartette will sing at
Simpsons tabernacle several mum bers,
and Mrs. Modini Wood will sing her spe-
cial patriotic number, Bar bara Freitchie.
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AFTER SEVEN YEARS.
A Texas Negro Arrqstod for Assault
Murder.

A Texas Negro Arrasted for Assault to
Murder.
Under Sheriff Silas of Burnham,
Washington county, Tex, arrived in the
city yesterday to get Hiram Williams,
alias James Martin, colored man who
has been locked in the city prison for
over week awaiting the officers arri-
val. He ia wanted there for assault to
murder.
About 10 days ago Officer Matuskiewiz
arrested Williams on a minor charge.
Detectives Auble, Benson and Ha wley i,
protting by remark Of the prisoner.
began an investigation and found that
he was wanted in Texas. 1t WAS soon
telegraphed that Williams was under ar
rest, and the officer arrived here yester-
day to take him back, as soon as the
req uisition papers can be secured fro N
Sacramento.
The crime for which Williams ia
wanted was committed seven years ago.
He and another negro who ia now
doing time" created a row and Officer
Lockett endeavored to stop it. They
turned upon him and one of them cut
the officer'e throat and the other shot
him. Lockett finally recovered and saw
Williams partner sent to prison, but
Williams managed to securs banker to
go upon his bond pending trial He
skipped the day before his trial and left
the bondsman in the lurch.