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The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-12-14

NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-A New Or
leans Dispatch . to the Recorder says:
The are good prospects of a duel be-
tw :, Congressman Charles J. Boatner
of t'ifth District and Major H. J.
Hearsey, editor of the Daily States an
afternoon newspaper in this city.
Congressman Boatner is opposed to
the denomination of Governor Foster.
The States supports it. Mr.. Boatner
owns and runs a newspaper in Monroe
called the Evening News, in which he
has been attacking Governor Foster
very strongly. The States took up the
cudgel in behalf of the Governor, and
accused the Congressman of Hopping
SO many times for and against Foster
that it was hard to tell how he stood
anyway.
The Evening News retorted by say
ing that the States had secured its con-
tract for the city printing by fraud and
it was in the hope of retaining it that it
was supporting Foster The States
called the Congressman a liar and
several other names, and the latter re-
sponded in kind, and also wrote a let
ter to the editor, saying that in the
course of time he would take occasion
to demand a proper retraction.
This afternoon the States came out
with a leading editorial, headed: &c. j.
Boatner-Liar, Scoundrel." The article
created a sensation, and there were
rumors afioat that Mr.. Boatner had
reached the city in anticipation of the
article, and would take immediate
steps to secure satisfaction. He could
not be located tonight.
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PRESIDENT CLEVELAND.
No One Outside of Those on Board the
Violet Knows Where He IS.

No One Outside of Those on Board the
Violet Knows Where He Is.
NORFOLK Ya.), Dec. 13.-President
Cleveland and his party have sue
ceeded to-day in thoroughly losing
themselves to the outside world, for no
one knows where he is at present. The
Violet was to have left Hatteras to-day,
but whether she did SO or not is not
known, for a gale has been raging over
the North Carolina sounds, and the
wires between Kitty Hawk and Hat
teras are down. At Kitty Hawk the
wind blew at rate of sixty-eight miles
an hour, and was probably much heav-
ier at Hatteras. No vessels have ar
rived from North Carolina waters, and
it is the opinion of sailing masters that
the Violet could not have made the run
up Pamlico Sound under the heavy
winds prevailing.
Another obstacle prevents the PreSi-
dents return. The water in the Abe
marie and Chesapeake channel, through
which the Violet must pass, now meas
ures only five and a half feet the low
est ever known in that connecting
link between Virginia and North Caro-
lima. 1t is possible that the Presiden-
tial party will have to go to Elizabeth
City, n. c., and come to Norfolk by
rail
The storm around Hatteras is the
worst so far this season.
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TOPICS OF THE TURF.
COLD DAY FOR FAVORITES Al
INGLESIDE TRACK.
Outsiders in the Betting Ring Success
full in Every Event-The En-
tries for To-day.

! SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 13.-The
weather to-day was fine and the racing
good. 1t was a cold day for favorites,
outsiders in the betting ring being sue
cessful in every instance. Old Geral-
dine, the California favorite, took the
! last race at long odds, and it was the
occasion for a show OF great enthusi-
asm.
Five furIongs, selling, Theresa Q2 to
| y won, Summer Time (2112 to y second,
Beatrice Mura 40 to u third Time
1:03A. Easel, Salisbury H., Moran, AL
vero, imp. Endymion, Leon L., Valiente
and La Mascota also ran.
One mile, selling, Tar and Tartar 6
to ID won, May Day @ to y second,
r II. Shirley 6 to u third. Time
4312. Service, Rico, Long Dor, John
ME Payne, Reed Root, Orbit, Charmer,
imp. Umarino and DR.. Garnett also
ran.
Six furlongs, Ramero al to ID won,
Grady (Q0 to y second, Sir Play (even)
third. Time-1:151@. Rummel, Reding-
ton, Governor Budd and Modesty colt
also ran.
Mile and sixteenth, selling, Fore
most a to y won, Duchess of Milpitas
| % to u second, All over "a to y
third. Time 40. Oakland and Ear
agosa also ran.
Six furlongs, selling, Geraldine go
to u won, Babe Murphy 6 to y sec
ond, Mainstay GO to u third Time
1:14A. George Miller, Captain Skedance.
Arapahoe, Remus, imp. Ivy, and Bell
ringer also ran.
T0-DAY'S ENTRIES.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 13.-Follow-
ing are the entries and weights for the
| r.n ppS nj Tpp1ecida tO-rnorrovv
First race, five furlongs, Peixotto
| 900, New Moon Q05). Don Pic Pico
| d0S), Encino O0S), Free Will QO.).
Castanette Q05), Endymion Q05),
Doubtful Q05), Charles Boots G05),
Pique 900, Hazard O03), Walter J.
Q0S, William Pinkerton Q05) Lizzie
H. Q05), Adolph Spreckles Q03), Gov
ernor Budd 005).
Second race, six furlongs, selling,
Imp. Autonomy Q10, The King Q12),
Morven .Q0D, Uncertainty 400, Cen
turion GOD, Minnie Gee GOD, Able p.
Q0N, Road Runner Gid.
Third race, six furlongs. selling.
Chartreuse Q00, Oregon Eclipse 900,
Sir Richard Q12), Bernardo 900.
Emma d. Q09, Lismore Q0S), Yemer
| GOD, Arundel Q12), MontalVo 900.
Fourth race, mile and an eighth.
handicap, Bright Phoebus 015), Pep
per Q15), Cadmus Q10), Santiago QO9).
Peter H. d0S, Wawona (9f, Polaski
(SO).
Fifth race. mile and an eighth, sell
ing, Roma 900, Monita 003), Strath-
meath d12), Navy Blue (92), Salonica
400, Wheel of Fortune (92), Mary S.
QuA). Pepper G12). Belle Boyd (Sl).
Sixth race, mile and a half, over six
hurdles, J. o. c. 04O.e Templemore
G3S), April Q3S), Mestor 030, Alexis
d25), Esperance Q25), Soon Enough
025).
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E+ D. -
Payne of New York, who, ten days ago,
was supposed to be booked for the lead
ership of the majority on the floor.
For the craftsmanship of the Appro-
priations Committee the contest lies be-
tween General Henderson of Iowa,
present ranking member and Cannon
of Illinois, who would have been the
ranking member had he not failed of
election to the Fifty-second Congress
The Rivers and Harbors chairman
ship is supposed to lie between Her
man of Oregon and Hooker of New
York.
The chairmanships of the following
committees seem almost certain:
Foreign Affairs-Hitt of Illinois.
Judiciary-Stone of Pennsylvania.
Pacific Railroads-Powers of Ver-
mont.
Interstate Commerce-Hepburn of
Iowa.
Elections-Daniels of New York.
Naval, ,Affairs-Boutelle of Maine.
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VALLEJO, Dec. 13.-Richard Nagle,
q bartender employed by Harry Wilson
here, fell from a third-story window
this morning and broke his neck. lie
was dead when picked up Nagle had
been on a drunk for several days, and
it is supposed that he rose suddenly
this morning about o'clock, and,
thinking it was time to open the saloon
grabbed the clock and started for the
window, which was open, mistaking II
for the door He pitched headlong to
the ground below. When found he still
held the clock in his hands. 1t had
stopped at $3.50.
Nagle is far better known in the East
than here, although not unknown on
this coast. He was 80 years old and
native of Bangor Me. His picture has
often been seen in sporting papers, as
the winner of rowing, boxing and other
events At one time he was connected
with the Police News.
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ABE TAYLOR HANGED.
Executed for the Murder of Colorado
Marshal.

CANYON CITY (CoI), Dec. 13.-Abe
Taylor was executed in the State Peni-
tentiary at T:40 o'clock tonight, the
hanging being witnessed only by the
officials designated by the State law.
The execution was done in the execu-
tion house, and was without special in
cident.
Taylor was calm in his demeanor and
resigned to his fate. He took his place
on the platform in dark room, and the
| automatic mechanism to spring the
drop was set in motion. There alone he
waited the few moments until the
platform fell away, leaving him sus
| pended in the air. The physician, the
Warden and the Sheriff of Rio Grande
County were in an adjoining compart-
ment, and at the proper time the physi-
| clan pronounced life extinct and the
| body was cut down.
| Abe Taylor murdered a ranchman
named Marshal Emerson of Alamosa
in most cold -blooded manner. He had
no sympathy from acquaintance and "a
speedy trial resulted in a conviction. A
new trial was refused, the Supreme
| Court declined to review the case and
| the Board of Pardons unanimously
voted not to interfere.
! Taylor and his partner had stolen
| lot of oats, loaded them up in a wagon
ana taken then TO AlamOSa to sell. Inc
! Marshal had been notified to watch
for the men. On locating them he told
| them he would have to arrest them,
| but they could get bond and go on
about their business. In the meantime
he would hold the oats Taylor agreed
and the Marshal climbed on the wagon
seat with them, and they set off for q
| livery stable in which to leave the oats.
The horses baked, and the two thieves
| got off, the Marshal taking the reins.
! After an unsuccessful tussle with the
horses. Taylor pretended that he was
trying to regain his seat on the wagon,
but drew a revolver. A duel ensued in
which Taylor killed the Marshal and
was himself shot through the shoulder
The motive for the killing was so slight
and the Town Marshal was so popular
| that it was only by the utmost tact
that Taylor was not lynched after he
| had been captured.
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A BRUTAL HUSBAND.
His Terrible Treatment of a Little
stepchild.

KANSAS CITY (Mo), Dec. 13.-
Henry Hawkins, a bricklayer, who is
drunk and out of employment the
greater part of the time, lives with his
wife, to whom he has been married
about three months, and a family of
stepchildren. The youngest of the step
children is Bertha Rethburn, a bright
babe of ten months. On Tuesday
night the family went to bed earlier
than usual Hawkins took the baby
Bertha to bed with him. The little one
was fretful and began crying. The step
father became enraged, and, with the
brutality of a demon he bit the breast
of the baby in dozen places, making
great raw spots and leaving the indent-
ures of his teeth. Not satisfied with
this he pinched the little ones sides
with his big hands until blood spurted
out and the tender flesh was nearly
severed from the body.
1t is thought that the brute would
have literally chewed the child to
death had not its mother and nineteen
year-old brother rescued it from his
fieBdish grasp. DR.. 5. II. Anderson was
summoned and feared at first the child
would die of its wounds.
The attention of the Humane Society
was called to the case, and Hawkins
was lodged in jail in default of 5000
bail
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DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
Property Loss Over Quarter of a
Million Dollars.


COUNCIL BLUFFS QoWa), Dec.
13.-The most disastrous fire in the his
tory of Council Bluffs visited the i'm
plement district shortly after o'clock,
causing loss of over a quarter of a
million dollars.
The estimated losses are as follows:
Deere, Wells & Co, stock, $4,000;
Deere, Wells & Co., building, $33, 600;
Combination Fence Works, $1,000;
Wier Shugart Company, on building,
81, 500; Westinghouse Engine Company,
$4,000; Stoughton Wagon Company,
81 900; Fuller, Johnson & Co., $4,000;
Moline Buggy Company, 5000; War
Ger, Bushnell & Glessner, $4,000.
The losses outside of the Deere, Wells
& Co. and the Combination Fence
Works We're on stock in the building
occupied by the Empkie Shugart Com
pany, who had goods in charge to be
transferred for several firms.
Deere, Wells & Co. carried about
enough insurance to cover two-thirdS
of their losses On the Combination
Fence Works there was only S2.oUU in
surance. The other losses are for the
most part insured.
The fire started in the Empkie Shu-
gart building, Nos 1439 to 1406 South
Main street from what cause Is not
known. 1t was discovered by the night
watchman for Deere, Wells q Co. The
first building was a two-story frame
structure and was quickly envelOped
IL flames, which were taken across the
street to the Combination Fence Works
by high wind that was blowing. The
Deere, Wells & Co.'S building joined
the Empkie Shugart building on the
north, being separated from it by
heavy firewall. The flames began to
lick around the corner, and getting
through the windows, soon spread to
the south end of the building. The wind
drove it north, and the Deere-W els
building became a furnace. Owing to
the lack of water little or nothing
could be done by the fire department
to check the spread of the fire and the
there buildings were completely de-
StrnVad
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JOHN A. GOLDSMITH DEAD.
Was Familiar Figure on the Califor-
MIA Turf.

was Familiar Figure on the Califor-
MIA Turf.
NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-John A. Gold
smith, the noted turfman. is dead. Last
April d serious operation was per-
formed. from the effects of which
Goldsmith rallied and left the hospital
in apparently his former health.
His last appearance in public was on
Tuxedo Day at the Goshen Driving
Park, in September, when Goldsmith
acted as starting judge, and between
the heats speeded Stamboul, l.. II. Har-
riman's $4U, 600 stallion, up and down
the stretch. This was the last time he
weeks ago he returned to the hospital
to have what he regarded as a trivial
operation performed, but he has since
been a patient there.
John A. Goldsmith was born about 81
years ago at Washingtonville. His first
appearance as a driver was at Boston
Monroe Salisbury liked his style, and
engaged him as a driver for the next
season at a salary of 81 500. He drove
Director, who headed Monroe Sails
bury's Eastern string that season, win
ming every race in which he started,
besides having good luck with other
horses. He had now made his reputa-
ton, and was promptly engaged by
William Corbett of the San Mateo Stock
Farm, California where he remained
for number of years. After Corbett's
death about four years ago. Goldsmith
returned to Washing StonVille.
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The Revolt In C,nha.

NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-Senor Ortiz, a
special correspondent of Ell Heraldo of
Madrid, arrived here on Monday from
a special trip to Cuba. In an interview
with a representative of the United
Press he said; ''The Cubans as a peo-
ple-four-fifths of thenl-are loyal to
Spain. They know that a firm hand is
necessary in Cuba. Spain knowing
that the majority of the Cubams are
with her and aiding her, will suppress
the rebellion. The whites are the ma
jority, and they refuse to be- dominated
by blacks. Now that the months of
heavy rain are drawing to q close, it
will be conducted actively. 1t will end
in the entire pacification of middle and
eastern Cuba
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GOVERNOR BUDD.
He VIII Not Go on Junketing Trip to
Washington.

He VIII Not Go on Junketing Trip to
Washington.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 13.-A Call
special from Stockton says: Governor
Buod will not go on junketing trip to
Washington during this session of Con-
gress. He fears that during his alb
sence the friends of President Thomas
Flint of the State Senate may steal a
march on him and oust Jeter from the
Lieutenant t-Governorship. To a friend
the Governor recently confided his be-
lief that grave doubt existed as to the
legality of Jeter's appointment.
1t is now well known among the Gov
ernors friends in this city that he is ap-
prehensive that he has repeated his
work in the San Francisco Police Com
mission matter, and there is little
doubt but that he would cheerfully re-
tire Mr.. Jeter if it We're possible to do
SO with credit to himself and his
friends. Mr.. Budd believes that in any
event the matter will go to the Supreme
Court.
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Late Allen G.. Thurman.

COLUMBUS (O), Dec. 13.-There will
be a general suspension of business to-
morrow, as a mark of respect to ex-
Senator Thurman, whose funeral oc-
ours at ] o'clock. All the courts, Fed
eral. State and county, adjourned until
Monday. The State officers met in the
office of Governor Mckinley this even
ing and appointed committee to draft
suitable resolutions, and resolved to at
tend the funeral in a body.
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TRAGEDY AT OMAHA.
An Alderman Fatally Wounded by His
Brother-in-Law.

OMAHA CNeb), Dec. 13.-Sam Du-
bois, who was last month elected one
of the Aldermen-a -at-Large, was shot
and fatally injured this evening by his
brother-in-law, George Hoover. Hoo
had been abusing a sister of Mrs. Du-
bois for several days, and there had
been frequent quarrels on the subject
This afternoon when Dubois came home
he found the sister in tears as the re-
suit of the insults of Hoover who had
been drinking heavily. Dubois then
threw Hoover out of the house. This
evening Hoover suddenly appeared in
a shop where Dubois was standing and
fired two shots. Both took effect, and
it is thought Dubois will die in few
hours He made an ante-mortem
statement to the City Attorney. which
that official refuses to divulge until the
rio
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-12-14

Division No. 2, here to-day. In 1891 j.
D. O'Haire "grub-staked'' James
Burns to locate claims at Cripple Creek.
Among the properties located is the
now famous bonanza Portland. OHaire
claimed athird interest in Burns share
IN that mine, but the court decided that
the agreement between Burns and
O'Haire was void, as either party had
the right to declare 1t null, and further
decide6 that O'Haires delay in bring
ing action to recover bars him from any
right to sue. The Portland is now pro-
ducing S1OO 600 in gold eVery month.
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SUICIDE NEAR VANCOUVER.
Out of Work and Mad with Hunger.
Man Taxes His Own Life.

VANCOUVER B. c.. Dec. 13.-"I
couldn't get job, had to live on CLANS
tin my stomach rebelled, then / got
mad with hunger and killed myself"
This note was found in lonely cabin
a few miles from Vancouver last night.
1t was unsigned. but the writer was
hanging from beam by the neck. and
had been dead for several days. Some
anxious mother father or wife WIN in
quire in vain for an absent loved one.
for the desperate suicide, with calcu-
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stanford.s Football Team.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Dec. Is.
AT the election of a football captain
for Stanford's next years eleven Chas.
NJ. Fickert, 81, was tonight unani-
mously selected by the players, Cotton
magnanimously withdrawing, when it
looked as though tie might result.
The Stanford students have been in
vited to take day in the San Jose fes-
tiyal, and have accepted. One feature
of the day will doubtless be athletic
events, which are already being talked
of here.
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Fatal Explosion in Tennessee.

ATLANTA (Ga), Dec. 13.-A dis
patch from Knoxville, Tenn, to the
Constitution says; A premature explo-
sion of powder and dynamite at La Fo-
lette, Campbell County, yesterday af-
ternoon killed four men and four others
may die from the explosion. The bodies
of four men have been recovered, and
four are still missing The dead: Neal
Dabney, John Webb, Andrew Bates
and - Price
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The Massacre Denied.

PHOENIX (Ariz.), Dec. 13.-The re-
port sent from Deming, n. NJ, that "a
German family and four cowboys were
killed by Indians is denied. William G.
Elliston, who has just returned from
Bowie, says that he heard nothing Of
the massacre, although he saw and
questioned a number of cowboys who
are at present ranging their stock in
that vicinity
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-12-14

BALTIMORE, Dee. 13.-The Ma
tionaI Reform Convention adjourned
sine die tonight. The day was devoted
by the delegates to discussion of tenn
perance reform. Rev DR. McAllister of
Allegheny, Pa, aroused considerable
interest when he scored Secretary of
the Treasury Carlisle, Commissioner
Stump of the United States Immigra-
tion Bureau and the other United
States Government officials who per-
mitted a saloon to be operated on Ellis
Island
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Large Invoice of Japanese Goods.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 13.-The
steamer City of Peking. which arrived
last night. brought large lot of Jap
anese goods for all parts of the coun-
try, the principal points being New
York, Chicago, Baltimore, Denver,
Omaha and San Francisco. The ship
ments were much larger than those by
the last steamer, although the Japanese
manufacturers who last month sent
their agents to the United States have
not yet had time to fill the orders OBJ
tanned by them.
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CALIFORNIA WINES.
Renewed Activity Among Vineyardists
and WinemakerS.

dIIU W IItIIIttAtTSs
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 13.-There
has been renewed activity among the
vineyardists and winemakers of this
State of late, and the price of native
wines is now advancing. The present
price is now 2112 cents per gallon above
that of last year, with a growing de-
mand for the better kinds of California
wines in the East. The strength of the
market is attributed to the short grape
crops this year and the union of inter-
ests in this State. A meeting of large
winemakers viii be held at ST. Helena
the latter part of this month to discuss
what are the best varieties of vines to
withstand phylIo&era and other dis
eases, and other subjects which may
come before the meeting.
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DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
Call for the National Committee to
Meet Next Month

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 13-Chair-
man w. f. Harrity has issued a call for
meeting of the Democratic National
Committee to be held at the Arlington
Hotel, Washington, d. c., on Thursday,
January 16, 1896, at II o'clock a. M,
for the purpose of fixing the time and
place for the meeting of the Democratic
convention of 1896, and for the trans
action of other business.
The resolution offered by General P.
a. Collins of Massachusetts in the
Democratic convention of 1892, re-
questing the Democratic National Com
mittee to provide accommodations only
for the delegates, the alternates, the
members of the Democratic National
Committee and the members of the
press, will be acted on.
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j. D. Snencer nend.

MODESTO. Dec 13.-This morning
at 3 o'clock John billiard Spencer, editor
and proprietor of the Modesto Daily
and Weekly News, died of heart failure.
aged % years. He was native of Vir-
ginia and came to California in 1919
and settled in Mariposa County. For
over thirty years he has been publisher
of a newspaper.
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ESTATE OF J. c. FAIR.
Young Oelrichs to Contest His Grand
fathers VIII.


SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 13.-Herman
Oelrichs, Jr., will contest the viii of
his grandfather, James G. Fair. This
is a result Of the decision of Judge
Slack this morning, who denied Her
man Oelrich's petition that the courts
appointment of Van +. Paterson as
guardian of his infant son be revoked.
and that he, as the father of the child,
represent him in the litigation.
When the will of Fair was filed Pat
erson began a contest on behalf OF his
infant client. IL the pencil will is pro-
bated, the boy would receive nothing,
and his mother one-third of the Fair
estate
If the trust win is. probated, Mrs.
Oelrlchs would have only a life interest
IN less than one-third Of the estate,
with the remainder to her son. on her
death: The court believed the interests
ot oelriehs and his son were inimical.
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Republican senate Chairmanships.

NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-The Herald's
special from Washington says: The
Republican steering committee has
practically completed it's list of COM
mittees for the reorganization of the
Senate, and will report to the Republi-
can caucus Monday. Among the Chair
manships are: Coast Defenses, Squire;
Fisheries, Perkins; Pacific Railroads,
Stewart.