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The record-union., 1896-05-21
Bids for County Road Sprinkling.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
the Board of Supervisors OF the county
of Sacramento will, on MONDAY, May
%, 1896, at . o'clock .. m, receive ana
open sealed bids for sprinkling the fol-
lowing county roads:
Freeport road commencing at street
and running southwest on said road three
Lower Stockton road. beginning at Y
street, and running south four miles.
Upper Stockton ROAD, beginning at
Thrty-firSt street, ana running Soutn 10
M-street road. from Thirty-first street
to Perkins store.
From Mayhews Station to Mills
J-street road, from Thirty-hrst street to
Harney'S saloon.
Riverside road, from oak HAN Two ana
a half miles south.
Inner Stockton road, from north bound
airy line of Fifth Supervisor District to the
town of old Elk Grove, a Instance OF
about seven miles
From old Elk Grove via Elk Grove Sta
ton to Sheldon. distance of about six
FIorin and Upper Stockton road, COM
mencing at George Dudens shop on Up
per Stockton road, thence one mile south
to FlOrin road, thence east to F'lorin.
Said roads must be Sprinkled once each
daV Bids must state amount per call
endar month. Persons to whom contracts
are awarded must file a bond of $500 with
the Clerk of the Board for the faithful
performance of the contract. Work must
be done to the entire satisfaction of the
Board of Supervisors. Said sprinkling
70 commence on June l, 1896, and continue
until October the 1st or November 1st.
1896. the latter date to be optional with
said Board Separate bids will be re-
ouired for each section of each road above
described. the said Board reserving the
right to reject any or all bids.
Rv order of said Board.
(SealD Attest: W. B. HAMILTON.
Clerk OF said Board.
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PROPOSALS.
Preston School of Industry
Supplies.

SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RE
ceived at the Preston School of Industry;
near lone. California; up to the hour hour OF 5 .
1896, and opened in the presence cf bld-
ders, at the same place, on the following
Bids will be received for furnishing and
delivering supplies for the Preston School
of Industry, at lone, consisting OIL Gro
ceries, Provisions, Meat, Dry Goods, Hats
and Caps, Uniform Cloth, Shoes, Leather
and Findings, Hardware, Drugs and Med
icines Photographic Materials, Fuel, For
age, Lumber, Lime and Cement, Crockery,
Stationery Beds and Bedding, Laundry
Supplies, etc, on conditions as per printed
schedule, which will be furnished upon ap-
plication to f. CARL BANK, Superin-
tendent of said school, Waterman, Cal.
No bids will be considered unless made
upon said schedules, nor unless accompa-
MED by the certified check therein re-
quired, nor from any other parties than
bona fide dealers in the classes OF articles
to be furnished.
Each bidder must accompany his bid
with a certified check upon some we'll
known and responsible banking-house Tor
at least 10 per cent OF the amount OF ms
bid (and where quantities desired are
not specified upon the schedule, for at
least two hundred dollars. payable to E:
M PRESTON, President of the Board of
Trustees, conditioned that the bidder VIII
enter into a good and valid contract, upon
notice of acceptance, as required by law.
All payments made on contracts award
ed will be made in cash or Controller $
warrants.
Bidders will carefully follow the condi-
tions of the schedules.
All bids should be addressed to the Sec
| retary of the Board of Trustees, Water
man, California.
The Board reserves the right to reject
any or all bids, as the public interest may
require and to order any quantity over
or under the amount specified;
r. NJ PRESTON. President.
H r Bernard, Secretary.
Waterman, Amador County, Cal, May
70 1906 my14-2W
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CRUSHED BENEATH A CAR.
Manuel P. Mury'S Shocking Death YeSter-
day Morning.
While Uncoupling Cars He Fell and
Was Run Over - Leaves
Wife and Child.

Shortly after 4 o'clock yesterday
morning a lamentable accident oc-
CURED in the upper part Of the railroad
yard.
A switchman named Manuel P. Mury
was on flat car doing some switching.
The train backed up to enable him to
uncouple car, and he leaned over
and pressed the lever to uncouple it.
He unfortunately neglected to take
hold of the brake-handle to steady
himself, and when the train Stacked
he, being on the car next the engine,
was thrown from the car by the shock
and fell under the wheels.
His left arm was broken in two
places near the elbow and his left ribs
were crushed. The wheel also passed
over both his legs. He evidently sus-
tanned internal injuries, also, for he
lived only a short time after being
carried to the depot.
The case is one of unusual sadness.
The unfortunate man leaves a young
wife and child only a few weeks old
Owing to the early hour at which the
accident occurred, Mury's friends did
not learn of 1t until after they had
begun their days work, when they
could not leave. The bereaved wife
having but few acquaintances, was
therefore for many hours without the
comforting words Of friends, and these
were hours of sore distress for her
Mrs. Mury will return with her babe
to the home of her relatives at Colo
Run, Placer County. Her husbands
remains will also be taken there fol
burial
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Resolution Of Intention, No. 3l3!

RESOLVED, THAT IT IS THE IN
tention of the Board of Trustees OF the
city of Sacramento to order the follow
ing street work to be done, to wit:
That Ninth street, in said city, from
the south line of street to the north
line of X street. be improved by remov-
ing cobbles and gravel, grading and lay
ing streetway of concrete six (6) inches
in thickness and with a top coating of
btuminous rock two and one quarter
(21D inches in thickness, grouted rock
cutters five % feet wide, altering two
old catch basins and, where not already
DONE constructing granite curbing with
round corners at the alley.
The "Reeord-Union' is hereby desig-
mated as the newspaper published ana
circulated in the city of Sacramento in
which this resolution of intention shall
be published for a period of two days
and the notice in relation thereto re-
quired by law for six days, as often as
said newspaper shall be issued therein.
Adopted May Is, 1896, by the following
vote: Ayes-Wachhorst, Kent, Davis,
Mckay, Tozer, Devine, Bentley, Pen
nish, Leonard.
CHARLES e. LEONARD,
President of the Board of Trustees.
NJ. j. Desmond, Clerk of Board of Trus-
tees of Sacramento City. my20-2t
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PURSUANT TO LAW AND TO THE
resolution of the Board of Trustees or the
city of Sacramento, aaopteu may To-
1876 directing this notice, notice is here
bv given that the said Board of Trus-
tees, in open session, on the 18th day OF
Nav 1896. opened, examined and pub
licIv declared all sealed proposals offered
for the following work, to wit:
That the alley between l. and NJ streets
in said city, from the east line of E1ghth
street to the west line of Ninth street,
be improved by grading and macadamlz-
ing, constructing redwood curbing, con,
structing one % brick catch basin ana
connecting the same to the sewer therein.
Rejected all of said bids except that
next hereinafter mentioned, and there
AFTER. on the 18th day of May, 1896,
awarded the contract for said work TO
the lowest regular responsible bidder, TO
wit: 10 Henry Dehn. at the prices named
for said work in his proposal on tile;
NJ. j. DESMOND,
Clerk of Board of Trustees of Sacra-
Sacramento. May 49, 1896. my20-2t
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Bids for Whitening the Walls of the
County Hospital and Repairing
the Plastering Thereof.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
bids will be received and opened by the
Board of Supervisors of Sacramento
County. at their office on / street, between
Sixth and Seventh streets, Sacrament 0
CITY. California, on MONDAY, May the
18th 1896, at quarter past . o'clock
n m. for whitening the walls of the
County Hospital and repairing the plas-
tering thereof the work necessary to be
done will. be seen at the said Hospital.
Such work must be done to the satisfac-
tion of the Board of Supervisors, the
Board reserving the right to reject any or
all bids
BY order of said Board
1SeaIS Attest: W. B. HAMILTON,
Clerk of said Board
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&C. C. c." drug store is not pledged to
old-time prices. Patent medicines and
prescriptions at cut rates. Munyon's,
15c Fresh stock of drugs. Ask your
doctors advice about having your pre-
scription carefully compounded at our
laboratory at about half usual price.
Granger building, Tenth and K.
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NOTICE OF STREET WORK.

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the Board of Trustees of the city of
Sacramento, on the nth day of May, 1896,
adopted Resolution No. III OF It's intention
done. viz: That the alley between L and
Nj streets, from the. center line of Twen-
ty-second street to the west Inc IN OF Iwen-
ing therein vitrifed ironstone pipe sewer.
eight (s) inches in diameter with six (6)
inch Y branches.
bv made to said resolution on file in the
office of the City Clerk.
Sacramento, May l.. 1896
Il. j. CROLY,
n,uI5-6t Sunerintendent of Streets.
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A Sacramentan Sold.

Ed F. Hutchinson of this city has
been "sold" by the Louisville Baseball
Club to the Scranton, Pa, team. The
sale price is not made public, but it is
said to be a good figure, as they had
several offers for him. He is now Cap
tain of the Scrantons, and started out
by winning the first game.
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Bids for Wiring and Lighting the
County Courthouse and Offices
With Electricity.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
sealed bids will be received and opened by
County. California, at their office, on I
street, between Sixth and Seventh streets,
Sacramento City yy+ CalifSrnia If9s on on MON,
O'clock u. M for wiring and lighting the
County Courthouse with electricity, in
accordance with the plans and specifica-
tions on file in the County Clerks office
said Board reserving the right to reject
any or all bids.
By order of said Board.
1SeaIO Attest: w. b. HAMILTON
Clerk OF said Board
The record-union., 1896-05-21

Are ycu one Of those unhappy people
suffering with weak nerves? Remem-
Der that the nerves may be made strong
by Hoods Sarsaparilla, which feeds
them upon pure blood.
Hoods Pills are the best after-dinner
pill; assist digestion, prevent constipa-
tlon 25c.
The record-union., 1896-05-21
KLAMATH H0P SPRTEGS STSKJY0U COTETY ,CA

KLAMATH HOT SPRINGS, SSKIYOU COUNTY CAL.
ONE OF THE MOST PICTURESQUE Z
spots on the Pacific Coast. Hot mud, sui
phur and vapor baths; large swimming
tank; fine trout fishing in Shovel Greek;
analysis of the water shows great cura-
tive properties; table supplied with ber-
ries, vegeta bles and dairy products pro-
duced on the place. The springs are To-
Gated on the most desirable route to
Crater Lake, in Oregon. Address EPSON
BROS, Beswick, SiSkiyou County, Cal.
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JAMES M'GRATH.

HARRY KoENECKE. JAMES M'GRArH
ONLY THE CHOICEST vIANDS DIS
~ pensed by JIM & HARRY, 1909 Third
street, between ] and X, Sacramento CAL
VIM. j. Lemp's Extra Pale Lager Beer, Capt.
r. Ruhstalier's Gilt Edge Steam Beer. Whito
Labor 0O0da
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LIQUORS, WINE, BEER. ETC.
CAPITAL ALE VAULTS,
aoR y Street, Sacramento

40 TO NAGELE & SVENSSON'S AND
" try their reimported Bourbon Nutwood
Whisky. Also, constantly on hand Ale on
draught. choice Wines. Liquors and Cigars
The reputation of the house Is recommends
ton for their goods.
The record-union., 1896-05-21

Address Bartlett Springs Co., % Fourth
street, San Francisco, or II. r. WARNER
Bartlett Springs, Lake County, for beautiful
new 32-page souvenir. Free.
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Surf Bathing, Salmon and Trout Fishing
BARTLETT SPRINGS

Have the mepited reputation of be-
ing one OF the Y ondeps Of the
world, and seekers of pleasure
and lovers of sightseeing, as well
as those in search of health, will
be well paid by visiting them.
No mosquitoes. Large Swim ming
tank. Many improvements since last
season.
A Positive Cure for Malaria, Rheu-
matism, Liver, Kidney and Stomach
Troubles.
Train leaves Sacramento at 1880
q. m. Arrive Springs p. m.
AE NEW SERVICE. QUICK TIME.
Address Bartlett Springs Co., % Fourth
street, San Francisco, or III. r. WARNER,
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Continued on Eighth Page.)
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Notice Of Award Of Contract, No. 254.

nay15-6t superintendent of Streets.
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The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-02-22

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-The house com
mittee Of the whole again yesterday re
fused to follow some of the Republican
leaders in the matter of reducing the sal
aries of Indian inspectors from SO, 900 to
81, 500, the latter being the salary in the law
for the current year An appeal was made
to the house in behalf of economic and re-
trenchment and was defeated. While Mr..
Talbert, of South Carolina, and Mr..
Bowers, of California, were hammering
away at each other during the debate,
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The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-02-22
THE DEATH ON MACE0.
Spaniards Again Assert That the
Report Is Correct.
ALLEGED EVIDENCE ADDUCBD,

The Body of the Dashing MuIatto Leader,
Is Is Asserted, Was Mysteriously Spirited
Away by His FoIlowers-More Reports
of Spanish Victories.
HAVANA, Feb. s2.-What is considered
here rs strong confederation Of the report
of the death of Antonio Maceo has been
received. 1t seems that the squadron of
Talavara was making n charge upon n
group of insurgents, when three of the
women who are fighting in tho insurgent
ranks, and who have come to be desig-
mated as Amazons, made their appear
ance
The Spanish troopers had dismounted.
and, under shelter of a fence discharged
their Mausers into tho insurgent ranks.
A large number of the latter were seen to
fall at the moment OF the volley, the
women carrying away many of the
wounded.
Nine OF the wounded were thus con-
veyed to a neighboring house One of
these died, and the body was secretly and
mysteriously spirited away by the insur
gents and their friends. People living in
the neighborhood affirm that the body
thus secretly taken away was that of the
dashing nulatto insurgent general An
tonic Maceo.
The troops are also alleged to have cap
tured riderless saddle horse, the saddle
all bloodstained and bearing the initials
"a. M"
The insurgent leader Amieva on Thurs
day burned the station and warehouse at
Ibarra. 1t Is rumored that the insurgents
have also burned the village of San Fran
cisco Paula. At Acosta the insurgents
made an assault upon a train, and cap
| tured the engineer and fireman. What
/ occurred afterwards is not known At
| Cardenas corporal and two firemen de
serted to the Insurgents, taking with them
Ave rifles and cartridges
At Key Beiuco, Matanzas, Major Periz
Soriano fought band of insurgents and
! put them to flight. They left five killed
! They were pursued, and at the plantation
of San Luis they turned and attacked with
their machetes. They were repulsed, how
ever suffering a loss of three killed and
seven wounded, together with arms.
The insurgent leader Simon Guanan-
jales is reported to have passed in the vi.
cinity of Guanacaro near Cardenas, burn.
ing canefields.
The central plantations of FL Senados
and El Lugareno, near Nuevitas, are re-
| ported to be grinding cane without inter.
ruption, and at Puerto Principe trains are
arriving daily loaded with sugar and
cattle for expectation.
Major Moro reports an engagement
near Baracoa, in which the insurgents
were driven off, carrying with them Their
leader, Salas, and about seventy privates
wounded. They left on the field Lieuten-
ant Venancio Lamberto, wounded, who
was taken prisoner and subsequently died
Captain Tranquiliano Borjes, Sergeants
Brocard and Geores and nine privates
were killed, among them a nephew of the
leader Ruen.
The Spanish cruiser Alfonso Doce left
here yesterday under orders to lombard
the insurgents at Cabanas, on the north
coast.
The forces of Gomez and Maceo are now
on the borders between the provinces Of
Matanzas and Havana, and are reported
to have been divided.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-02-22

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The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-02-22
ASALTATIONIST REVOLT.
Commander Ballingtou Booth Dis
missed from the Army.
PRESENT WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN

He Refuses to Obey the orders of the Com
nanding General, His Father, to Return
to England aud Is Subjected to Summary
Court Martial.
NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-Ballington Booth,
commander of the Salvation Army in
America has disappeared with his wife,
Maud b. Booth Their home in Mont
clair, N. j., is closed. They have not been
at army headquarters in this city since
Thursday. Herbert Booth, brother of
BallingtOn Booth, and commander of the
army in Canada, took charge of the forces
here yesterday. He offered reward yes
terday to any one who would tell him
where Ballington is. The army is stirred
to great excitement.
On the steamship Teutonic Wednesday
night Eva Booth, a sister, arrived from
England. Herbert Booth was hastily sum
moned to New York by Colonel Nicol, a
staff officer of the army, who came here
ostensibly on a mission to investigate the
sentiment of rebellion in this country
against the transfer OF Commander Booth
| to another sphere of action He arrived
on Thursday, and on that day a court of
inquiry was held by the three, with Bal
became heated. There were charges and
determinations Ballington Booth was
ordered to proceed at once to England.
81 will not go, he said
"This is characterization replied Her
bert. You know what that means in the
army"
eyes, l know"
SIT means dismissal"
''Then l will accept it, " replied the com
mander
| In the heat of the argument that fol-
| lowed the commander complained bitterly
| of the injustice of his father removing
| him so arbitrarily from a field where he
had labored So long, and in which he hoped
| to finish his life. He made use OF terms
! of characterization and criticized the gen.
eral severely.
"This means a trial by court martial, "
cried Herbert Booth springing to his feet
| "You have spoken disrespectfully of your
father and your general. l prefer charges
! of characterization and disrespeCt against
! you. l move that this court proceed tC
try you for the words"
! Colonel Nicol supported Herbert Booth
He then made known his full authority
II have authority to dismiss you from
Office" he said land to appoint your sue
eessor. 1 now demand Of you all the
property of the army in America that
stands in your name. You are dismissed
from office"
Then Ballington Booth rose to his feet
"Let it mean dismissal" he said 81 will
never stand it,.
After receiving notice of dismissal he
and his wife, aided by IA few friends, spent
the evening packing up their personal be-
longings The keys were turned over soon
! afterward
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-02-22
Ex-ConsuI Waller Free at Last,

PARIS Feb. 22--John L. Waller, ex-
United States consul to Madagascar, who
was court martialled and sentenced to
twenty years imprisonment under con-
viction of having illegally communicated
with the Hovas, arrived in Paris yester-
day, having been pardoned and released
from Mines prison on Thursday. He ex-
presses the deepest gratitude to the presi-
dent and state department at Washing
ton, and to Ambassador Eustis AS
Waller is entirely destitute Of means. our
ambassador, Mr.. Eustis, has been author
lied by Secretary Olney to provide him
with transportation to the United States.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-02-22
Rear Admiral Fxne DIVING.

PIERCE, Neb., Feb. 22-Rear Admiral
Fyffe, U. S. N, retired, is dying in this
city. He has been critically i'll for several
days, but his condition is such that no
hope is entertained for his recovery. and
the several physicians at the admirals
bedside declare that death may occur at
any moment Relatives from California,
Massachusetts and other places are pres.
ent, and many messages of condoleuce
from friends in various parts of the ccun,
try have been received.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-02-22
Cathode Rays Expose Hidden Disease.

CHICAGO, Feb. 22,-Cathode rays will, it
Is expected, discover the hidden ravages of
disease The dread affection of tubercu-
losis was located in the wrist of a patient
by DIR. James BURY and Electrician
Charles f. Scribner yesterday. The full
extent of the malady was measured This
is the first time in this country, if not in
the world, that the value of Roentgen' 5
discovery in the exposing of internal raw
ages of disease has been illustrated
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-02-22
oaptaIn Healy,s Trlnl Ended.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 22.-The trial Of
Captain Healy, late of the revenue cutter
Bear, has been completed, as far as the
taking of testimony is concerned Cap
tain Healy was the last witness. He de.
MED all charges against him Next Mon.
day the court will hear arguments, and
then the entire matter will be referred to
Washington for final action.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-02-22
Killed by a Falling Mine Shaft,

MOUNT UNION, Pa, Feb. 22.-James
Corbin, aged 20 years, of Waterfall. Full.
ton county, was instantly killed yester
day in the mines Of the Rock Hill Iron
and Coal company, at Robertsdale, Hunt
ngdon county Corbin stepped under
the cage while it was descending He
leaves widow and four children.