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The record-union., 1896-03-19
PERSONAL MENTION.

F. W. Doan was in the city from Boca
Wednesday.
Sam Buckner came over from Reno
Wednesday.
Miss Ida Ing is in San Francisco for
a short visit.
H. H. vanderhoof came UP from the
Bay last night
w. A Conn of Fresno is registered at
the Golden Eagle
Miss Nettie Toker has returned from
visit to Auburn.
John Mackey went to San Francisco
yesterday afternoon.
ping at the Capital.
c. S. Little of Dixon was here on
business Wednesday.
J. ]. Malloney of San Francisco is
here for a short stay
r. o. Beach of Placerville made a
trip here Wednesday.
J. C. Sims was a visitor here from
Santa Rosa Wednesday.
F. V. Barson and wife or Santa Cruz
are spending a few days here.
Colonel Sontag of San Francisco was
in the city on business yesterday.
Mrs. Albert Bonnheim went to San
Francisco for a few days yesterday.
Mrs. S. G. benson is up from San
Francisco, spending a few days with
relatives.
Joe Madden, prominent merchant
of Newcastle, was in the city yesterday
on business.
William M. Gwinn, Jr., ex-District
Attorney of Napa County, is spending a
few days in the city.
M. @. Meehan. the well-known mer
chant of Placerville, was transacting
business here Wednesday,
Crawford Cox is up from his ranch
in Kern County. He is suffering from
the effects Of sprained arm.
M. J. Curtis, w. F. Peterson and W.
F. Knox, Jr., were among the San Fran
cisco arrivals yesterday morning.
Mark Schwartz of San Francisco, who
has been the guest of Eugene Elkus for
few days, leaves for home to-day.
A. Hunter, teacher of the Sutter Dis
trict school, on the Riverside road, is
laid up from an attack of typhoid fever
John T. Whitney and wife and Mrs.
James G. Whitney of Rocklin passed
through the city for San Francisco yes
terday.
Under Sheriff Long of San Joaquin,
accompanied by his wife and Mrs.
Tucker, were in the city yesterday and
visited the Capitol.
Miss Pearl Noble and Miss Aimee
Darlington, members of the Saturday
Morning Orchestra of San Francisco,
are visiting Mrs. George Meister.
The many friends of c. w. Reed, the
well-known nurseryman of Yolo Coun-
ty, will regret to hear that he is lying
dangerously i'll at his home in Washing
ton.
Miss Jennie Allen, who had been Wis
iting Woodland as the guest of Miss
Douglass, has returned home, accom-
panied by Miss Douglass, who will re-
main in Sacramento for a month.
Ex-Assemblyman Eben Owen of Nc
Connell's Station was in the city yes
terday. He reports his section of the
country as very fourishing, and says
the late showers helped the growing
crops a great deal
George A Marden, editor and pro-
prietor of the Daily Courier of Low
ell, Mass is in the city. He is a friend
of C. P. Massey and family, who yester
day showed the visitor attentions Mr..
Marden is one of the order of Eastern
visitors whom we should be anxious to
have form good opinion of California,
since he is a practical observer, a prac-
tical business man and or broad intel
ligence and keen perceptions. He says
that his three weeks visit in the State
has been one of great pleasure and sat
isfaction, from which we may be JUS
titled in anticipating seeing pleasant
things in the Courier about Califor-
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WATER COLOR Portrait 81 Is at Hod-
sons, S13 X street.
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DODGE'S BIG TEAM.
They Indulged in a Very Lively Run
away Y Yesterday.

They INDUCED In very Lively Kun
away Yesterday.
Charley. Dodge's team of big black
horses created a sensation on / street
about / o'clock yesterday afternoon.
While they were standing by hay car
at Second and / streets they became
frightened at something or other and
started off up the street with a big hay
wagon laundering at their heels.
On the journey they picked up a gro
ceryman's delivery outfit, and the latter
went ahead as pacemaker for Dodge's
team Everybody got out of the way
and gave the elephantine blacks a clear
road which courtesy they seemed to
appreciate, for they kept the middle of
the street as they thundered along.
The horses were getting weary as
they passed the Courthouse, and by the
time they got to Eleventh street they
we're ready to quit, and were there east
~ stopped They were driven back on
a walk, and apparently had all the run
away they desired.
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A Family of Lunatics.

At Ratzeburg, Germany, Street In
spector Schultze died demented last
year His wife followed him in a few
weeks One son and one daughter had
previously died in lunatic asylums and
a younger daughter is still an inmate
of such an institution. A few weeks go
the remaining members of the family
the eldest son and two daughters
sought death voluntarily the man first
shooting his sisters and then himself.
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T. B. REID, dentist. Masonic Temple.
Sixth and K streets. Office hours . to 5.
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NEW TODAY.
TO-NIGHTS ENTERTAINMENT.

TWO HOURS WITH THE CAMERA
Club, Congregat onal Church. Begins 8
sharp Muse. art, dramatic poetry. First
o, six entertainments. Season tickets, 81,
admitting gentleman and lady.
100 BEAUTIFUL PICTURESi
What home talent can do. Single admis-
sion SOC. 1t
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THE ROCKLIN ACCIDENT.
Trainmen Held Blameless for the
Death of Two Men.

The Coroner's Jury at the inquest on
the two men killed at Rocklin on Tues
DAY found that the unknown men were
killed by engine No. 1915 backing over
them, and that neither the engineer nor
other railroad employees were to blame
for the accident
On one of the men was found a key
check which bore the name of G.. b.
Jones, Denver, and it is thought this
may be the name of it's unfortunate
owner.
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A Light Calendar.

The usual array of drunks was in
the Police Court yesterday morning,
but they were allowed to go on furnish
ing excuses more or less satisfactory.
Mrs. Emma Doettger, charged with
disturbing the peace, was fined 81 30.
SEND THE WEEKLY UNION TO YOUR
friends in the East.
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SPECIAL NOTICES

Vehicles-Baker & Hamilton-Hardware
Carts, Buggies, Carriages, Pbaetons, Eain
Farm and Header Wagons. Wholesale
Hardware. Send for catalogue.
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IF YOU WISH any of the following
delicacies, you can find them in the finest
qualities at the Sacramento Market, 308-
1912 K street: Salami Sausage, Choice
Mackerel, Smoked Halibut, Smoked Sal
mon, Goldfish, Swiss, Limburger, Brick
Cream, Roquefort Adam. German Hand
Sap Sage and Pineapple Cheese. Curtis
&, HerZOg
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DEATH or HARRY HOWARD.
Close of the Career of the Noted Chief of
New York,s Volunteer Fire
DEPARTMENT

NEW YORK, N. Y, Feb. 6.-Harry
Howard, the late chief of the old Volun-
teer Fire Department, died at his home
early this morning. He was one of the
unique characters in the history of the
city. He was born at Manhattanville on
August 20. 1922.
Harry Howard for the last half CEN
tury had been one of the best-known fig
ures of New York. He was foundling,
having been left, in 1892, when but few
days old. with Mrs. Sarah Howard, who
became his adopted mother. Howard
never had any schooling, except what he
got in Sunday-schools when he was a
small boy. He was apprenticed to a
cabinet-maker, and worked at the trade
for eleven years.
On April IL, 1910, he joined the Volun-
teer Fire Department. In 1850 he became
foreman of the Atlantic Hose Company,
and in the same year assistant engineer to
| Chief Carson. In 1857 he was elected
Chief Engineer of the department..
In the end OF 1859 he suffered while at a
| fire from a stroke of paralysis, which led to
his resignation in February of the next
year. He was in the Assembly in 1853 and
was Alderman in 1S44-45. Since his re-
tirement he had lived IN his home on Elm
street, taking an active interest in the af-
| fairs of the different volunteer tiremen's
| associations.
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ON TRIAL At PRETORIA,
Beginning Of the Examination
of Prisoners Arrested at
johannesburg.
John Hays Hammond Reported t.
Have Been Released on
Bail.

PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA, Feb. g.
The examination of the prisoners who
were arrested at Johannesburg and brought
here for trial was formally opened Mon
day. After the reading of the charges
against them further hearing was set for
Tuesday.
The prisoners were formally accused OF
having held possession of the city OF
Johannesburg by force for some time and
of having openly avowed their opposition
to the Government of the South African
Republic.
The evidence showed that the reform
committee, of which the accused were
members, caused proclamation to be
prepared declaring that provisional gov
ernment was necessary, as DIR. Jameson,
the leader of the raid into the Transvaal,
was expected at Johannesburg and dis
orders might ensue. Though this procIa-
nation was prepared it was not issued.
John Hays Hammond, the American
mining engineer, who is one of the pris-
oners, was present in court ON Monday
but was absent on Tuesday, he being in.
disposed.
LONDON, ENG. Feb. IA Pretoria
dispatch dated Wednesday says: John
Hays Hammond, who is charged with
being the ringleader of the recent uprising
at Johannesburg, was to-day liberated on
bail.
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GIANT POWDER I'M THE OVEN.
An Explosion That Instantly Killed One Man
and Critically Injured Two
others

ANACONDA, MONT, Feb. 6.-Martin
Finell was instantly killed by an explosion
of a dozen sticks of giant powder in the
oven of stove at William Sebas' silica
quarry, three miles west of this city, yes
terday. Joseph Mcintyre and George
Bradley were injured, and are now in st.
AIMS hospital in a critical condition.
Finell was the cook and stood in front
of the stove at mis- work. He had on a hot
fire, which is supposed to have been the
cause of the disaster by overheating the
powder. The cook was blown into an un-
recognizable mass. Mcintyre will lose
both his hands and Bradley has fractured
skull. The cabin is complete wreck.
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WENT DOWN IN A STORM,
Winds Wreck Four.Story Brick
Building in Brook.
lyn.
Three Men Were Caught in the Falling
Structure and Killed in the
Ruins.

BROOKLYN. N. Y, Feb. GA four
story brick building on Thirty-ninth
street, between First and Second avenues,
was blown down by the violence of the
rain and windstorm at 9:55 o'clock this
morning. Three men were buried in the
ruins. They were: James Quigley, pro-
prietor of the building which collapsed,
Michael Mulcahy and Herman Siemann.
Daniel Meehan had miraculous escape
from death. The building was riekety
structure. The violence of the gale was SO
great that it shook the building, and with
out any warning the center collapsed,
burying the men in the debris. Quigley
was the first of the unfortunates to be
reached by the rescuers. He was dead.
Mulcahy was also taken out badly injured
and removed to hospital. He will prob.
ably die. Siemann's body was found in
the ruins later in the day.
Several other casualties as a result of the
storm hove been reported.
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The Loss of Hundreds of Lives
Charged to the Generals
Incompetency.
SOME STARTLING REVELATIONS.
One Correspondent Who Sent Truth
full Report Expelled From Italian
Territory.

NEW YORK. N. Y, Feb. GA special
cable to the Sun from London says:
The facts regarding Italy's war with
Abyssinia have been grossly misrepre-
sented in Europe. tits admitted that the
Italian troops have suffered severely at the
hands of the enemy, but this is only a
small part of the truth. General Baratieri
has been worse failure than Marshal Mar
tinez Campos in Cuba.
The loss of many hundreds of lives of
Italian troops Is chargeable to his incom-
petence and almost incredible mismanage-
ment by the home authorities. A part of
the shameful, story has reached London
from reliable source, and when the whole
truth is known it will startle not only
Italy but the now callous sensibiiities of
Europe.
The censorship exercised over the news
from Abyssinia is rigid and as shameful
as any ever enforced by Russia or Turkey.
kilograms are stopped altogether, or mutt
lated in such manner that their senders
find it difficult to recognize them when
published, and the inviolability of the
letters of private individuals is in no way
respected.
Signor Schille Bizzoni, the intrepid cor
respondent of the Milan Secolo, who upon
several occasions has managed to battle the
censors and send honest reports to his
journal, has been expelled from the Italian
colonial territory, and the same drastic
action is about to be taken against several
other fearless journalists who refuse to
subordinate the truth to General Bara-
tieri's vanity.
All the evidence shows that the trans
port service of the Italian armies is utterly
disorganjzed. The ammunition columns
are in a worse plight.
The main army at this moment is with
out medical stores, because they have
stuck by the way. Immature young
troops have been landed at the seashore
and marched into the interior over a pesti-
routes were available and known to every
body except, apparently, General Bara-
tieris staff.
At Naples all is glitter and enthusiasm
as the troopships depart, full of eager
men, but empty of their equipments
"You will find everything at Massowah," {"
is the invariable official reply to the agi-
tated regimental officers; but at Massowah
there is nothing but superduous generals,
confusion and empty storehouses. No
proper camping grounds have been
prepared for the troops advancing to
the front, although they have often
started with only a day or twos rations,
and as not unnatural result whole regi-
ments have struggled into Baratieri's camp
starving. ragged, shoeIess, with half their
number minus their rifles and knapsacks,
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INTO THE RIVER,
Appalling Disaster Caused
by the Fall of a
Bridge.
LOST IN THE PEaUABECK.
Workmen Dashed Headlong to
. the Boiling Waters Without
Warning.
BRAVERY OF THEIR COMRADES.
Many Are the Acts of Heroism in
the Attempts to Save the
Drowning.
BRAVERY OF THEIR COMRADES

BRISTOL, Conn, Feb. CA most ap-
palling disaster occurred here shortly after
8 o'clock tonight in which twenty work
men were precipitated into Peouabeck
River from the East Bristol bridge, and
lost.
The structure was found to be shaky, and
the 4:42 train on the New England road
had narrow escape from wreck as it
crossed on the way to Hartford. For some
time the bridge had been looked upon with
suspicion and new bridge was in process
of erection and almost completed. 1t was
close alongside the bridge which was
carried away. After the eastbound pas
senger train had passed tonight one side
OF the old bridge gave way to the current
and with a crash went down into the boil.
ing stream.
The managers of the road immediately
dispatched a wrecking train from Hart.
ford, which arrived on the Forestville side
of the Pequabeck at 5:45. There were
forty men on the train, all of whom had
come from Hartford. They were imme.
diately set to work to make the new brid ge
passable, and work was progressing salts
factorily, by the aid of lanterns, up to 9
o'clock. To facilitate the work half of the
men were located on the remaining por-
tion of the old structure, passing iron
girders to another gang of men on the new
bridge.
The waters of the Pequabeck had been
continually rising since morning, and at g
o'clock were higher than ever before
known. The water had risen two or three
eet since the first crash at O'Clock. and
the remainder of the bridge was really
tottering while the men were courageously
standing upon it.
The outer end suddenly sank with a
crash with its human freight and was
carried off in the boiling current. The
cries of the men, the creaking OF tim ber
and the falling of iron work made COM
bined noise which was heard half mile
away. The half of the gang which had
been resting on more solid foundation
were horror-stricken to see their working
companions so suddenly precipitated to
death. In an lnstanty however, they were
formed into a rescuing party and every
effort was made to save the drowning men.
Two men were fortunate enough TO
reach shore by their own exertions almost
Immediately after the fearful fall A
third was saved by workman, who
plunged in after him and brought him to
the shore. Finally a fourth, a fifth and
then a sixth were saved by the heroic
efforts OF comrades. Others could be seen
struggling away In the mass of debris.
clinging to it and crying irantically for
help, while a number never came in eight
after the bridge went down.
ALI of Bristol was at once aroused, and
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c. P.'S MERRY : Co ROUND.

preparations and volunteers immediately
rushed to the scene of the disaster. The
night was darkness itself, and with the
boiling stream overrunning it's banks on
both sides, efforts TO rescue in the dark
ness were fraught with the greatest danger
Thomas Marine was the first man taken
from the river. Soon after William f.
Barry, foreman of the construction gang
in the East Hartford yard, was rescued.
He was badly injured, having been
crushed by falling tim bers. He was taken
to the house of Mr.. Healy, in East Bristol
and DR.. Brennan gave him immediate at
tention. Barry in q, great effort to talk,
stated thatef sevea n his gang, six, in
Guiding himself, were among the saved.
Their names are: Michael Sullivan, Thos.
Marine, John Jones, =. Till, A. Pengelo
and Barry himself. Nicholas Rich, Of
Barry's gang, is among the missing.
The only body recovered up to midnight
was that of Daniel O'Brien of Hartford.
O'Brien was foreman of section gang.
His body was found crushed between tim
bers forty rods below where the bridge fell
into the river.
Scores of volunteers were at midnight
searching both sides of the stream, which
at this stage of the freshet is fifty feet
wide.
The six rescued men were taken to farm
houses In the immediate vicinity, where
they were attended by Drs. Brennan, Will
son and Hull, who are authority for the
statement that none of them are seriously
injured except Barry, whose condition is
critical.
At midnight eleven persons were still
among the missing. All the members of
the construction gangs came from Hart
ford and East Hartford, and were resi-
dents of those places. The men we're con-
meeting up iron rails on the old bridge and
pushing them across. to the new structure
when the accident happened. A gang
was workingon each end, andIby some mis-
understanding, it is supposed, all of them
were called to the center of the structure.
Their weight, with the extraordinary rush
of the current. is supposed to have directly
caused the fall of the bridge.
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which were thrown away by men 100 weak

WHICH were thrown away Dy men 100 WeaR
to carry them.
To sum up this damning Indictment ot
military incompetence, tie Italian army
now faced by gallant, chivalrous, conf
dent and numerous foe, ready to suffer
and die in defense of their country, has
not more than forty rounds of ammunition
per man. The food is bad and insufficient
III quantity. There is no hospital service,
no ambulance. and no designated place
to which the sick and wounded may be
sent.
Little If any drugs or medicines and no
surgical instruments and appliances are at
hand. If disaster does not overwheIm
General Baratieri and his hapless army it
Will not be for want of invitation.
Re-enforcements of about 80 900 men are
about to depart from Italy An army OF
more than 100000 men will be engaged on
the Italian side. This will be really
serious war before it is fought out.
The enemy are by no means savages
They are fairly we'll disciplined and desper-
ate fighters. There is no Disgusting the
fact that the garrison of Makalle owe
their lives solely to the magnanimity OF
King Menelek. If the worlds attention
were not distracted by the European polit-
ical crisis it would be watching this
struggle with the keenest interest.
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NEARING d SETTLEMENT.

Great Britain and YenesueIa Said to Be
Coming to Terms.
LONDON, ENG, Feb. 6.-The Chronicle
will say tomorrow that it learns from
good authority that a partial settlement
between Great Britain and Venezuela has
been effected or is on the verge of being
effected. 1t adds that it believes the settle
ment refers to the Yuruan affair, which
consisted in the arrest of British officials
by Venezuelans, for which Great Britain
demanded an indemnity. The latter has
held that this affair is entirely separate
from the boundary dispute.
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Demand a Receiver.

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, Feb. Elm the
District Court here this morning applica-
tion was made by certain creditors for the
appointment of receiver for the Home
Savings and Loan Association. The mat
ter was taken under advisement. The as
sociation claims that they are solvent and
deny the charge of extravagant manage
ment made by the applicants for re-
ceivership. The association has capital
of $500. 900.
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DIssUADED BIZ THE POPE.
Request of Princess Marie for a Divorce
From Ferdinand.

From Ferdinand.
LONDON, Eng, Feb. 6.-The Daily News
publishes dispatch from its Rome cor
respondent saying that Princess Marie
Louise, wife of Prince Ferdinand of Bull
garia, has asked the Pope to annul her
marriage, owing to the decision of Prince
Alexander to proclaim the conversion of
their eldest son, Prince Boris to the Greek
church.
The Pope dissuaded the Princess from
insisting upon her request, declaring that
although Prince Ferdinand had betrayed
his promise the church would not lnflict
upon him the punishment of apostacy.
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Death of COLON Cocke.

NASHVILLE, TENN, Feb. 6.-ColoneI
W. M. Cooke, who represented the First
Tennessee District in Congress, died at an
advanced age this morning. While a
member of Congress he caught John
Quincy Adams in his arms when Adams
fell in the corridor of the Capitol and died
shortly afterWard
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William II. English simki,,o.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Feb. 6.-The
condition of William H. English is becom-
ing more alarming every hour and there
is now little hope on the part of his
friends that he will ultimately recover.
To-day he was unconscious most of the
time and there has been a steady and
gradual loss of vitality for several days.
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Am Apartment Rnt1aina Rurnea.

CHICAGO, ILL, Feb. 6.-The Brighton
apartment building, fve-story structure
at Indiana avenue and Forty-fir street
was completely gutted by fire at one end
this afternoon. Eight families were
burned out. The total loss is 100000.
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Fled to .Aroid Prosecution.

LONDON, ENG, Feb. 6.-The Paris cor
respondent of the Morning Post telegraphs
under reserve that the inspector-general OF
telephones has fled to avoid meeting a
charge of embezzling several millions of
francs.
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wILIIAM NJ. SAGE DEAD.
Was Freight Traffic Manager of the Rocs
Island Systens.

CHICAGO, ILL, Feb. 6.-Wllliam M.
Sage, freight traffic manager of the Rock
Island system, died in this city tonight.
While in his office yesterday Mr.. Sage was
stricken with paralysis, from which he
did not rally. Mr.. Sage has been in the
service of the Rock Island since 1867 and
before coming West was manager of a
bank in Toronto, Ontario. During the
war he was attached to the quarterm a.
ter's department here. Mr.. Sage was GO
years of age and was born in Scotland.