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FOUNDING OF ST. PETERS.
A Little Oratory Built Over the Apostles
Tomb.
Then Came the Church of Constantine,
and Finally the Great Cathedral
Of To-Day.

In the deep Mamertine prison, behind
the Tabulary of the Forum, it was GUS
tCmary to pug to death only political
nE,sdOeTs, and their bodies were then
thrown down the Gemonian steps. "NiX-
erunE,' said Cicero, grirnly, when Cati-
line and his fellow conspirators lay
there dead; and perhaps the sword that
was to fall upon his own neck was even
then forged. The prison is still intact.
The blood of Caltiline of VercingetoriX,
and of Sejanus is on tho rocky floor. Men
say that ST. Peter was imprisoned here.
BUT because he was not of high degree
Nero'S eXeCutioGlerS led him out and
across the Forum and over the Subi-
clan bridge UP to the nights of Jani-
culuEs He was then very old and weak.
s. that he could not carry his cross,
as condemned men were made to do.
When they had climbed more than half
way up the hight seeing that he could
mot walk much farther, they crucified
him. He said that he was not worthy
to suffer as the Lord had suffered, and
begged them TO plant his cross with the
head downward in THE deep yellow sand.
I he eXecutioners did so. The Christians
who had followed were not many, amid
they stood apart, weeping.
When he WAS dead, after much tor
ment and the sentiTsel soldier had gone
away, they took the holy body and
carried 1T along the hillside and buried
it at night close against the long wall
OF Neros circus, ON the north side, near
the place where they buried the mar
tyrs killed daily by Nero's wild beasts
and in other cruel ways. They marked
the spot and went there often to pray.
After that, wdbhin two years, Nero
fell and perished miseraIbly scarcely
able to take mis- own life in order to es-
cape being beaten to death in the Fo-
rum. In LITTLE more than year there
We're four Enlperors in Rome. Galba
Otho and Vitellius followed one another
quickly; then came Vespasian, and then
Titus, with his wars in Palestine, and
then DonitfaT. AT last, nearly thirty
years after the Apostle had died ON the
JarDiculus, There was a Bishop called
Anaeletus, who had been ordained
priest by ST Peter himself
The times being quieter then, this
Anacletus built little oratory, q very
small chapel, in which three or four per-
sons could kneel and pray over the
grave And that was the beginning OF
st. Peters Church. But Anacletus
| died a martyr, too, and the Bishops
after him all perfshed in the same way
| up to EutychiamIs, whose name means
something like 1.-THE fortunate one" in
barbarous Greek-Latin, and who was
indeed fortunate, for he died a natural
death. But in the meantime certain
Greeks had tried to steal the holy
body, SO that the Roman Christians
carried it away for nineteen months tC
the cataconlbs of St Sebastian, after
which they brought it back again and
laid it in its place. And again after
that, when the new circus was built
by Elagabulus, they took it once more
to the same catacombs, where it re-
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HOLDING THE CONQUERED.

AS illustrative of how difficult it is to
conquer and hold a country far from
the base of the conqueror. the case of
Holland is in point. Twenty-three
years ago Holland annexed the Sui
tanate of Atchin in Sumatra, but to
this.day she has not been able to master
the country. During nearly all the
twenty three years war has been going
on. It was only three years ago that a
semblance of peace was patched up. but
already native Prince Is in arms
against the Dutch, and the European
settlements are again in danger. The
wild Prince assisted the Hollanders to
their conquest, but having learned the
practices and the methods in arms of
thefDutch, Tuku Umar now turns about
and masses his people against his late
friends The ''Wochenzeitung" says:
The war in Atchin has already cost
Holland $4,000 600 and thousands OF
lives, and the end is not yet. The ques-
sion may be asked: How is 1t possible
for a comparatively weak enemy like
this to resist the military power of a
European nation? The answer is that
a large part of the population are war
riors and nothing else, and have grown
up in guerrilla warfare. The chiefs
have little to gain and everything to lose
by a settled state of affairs. Then the
importation of arms and ammunition
assists the rebels. The greatest fault of
the Dutch is that they have not studied
sufficiently the character of the people
against whom they have to contend.
Tuku Umar is now in possession not
only Of plenty of arms. ammunition and
funds supplied to him by Holland but
also holds important strategica1 posi-
tions which were intrusted to him.
The Atchinese have about 10000
square miles Of territory and the people
number about million, though some
authorities place the population at
100000 They are the finest, physi-
cally, of the Malay races. and the most
warlike of East Indians. They have
no morals to speak OF, except such as
the Dutch have forced upon them. For
merly the Atjeh, which is the correct
term, were exceedingly wealthy, and
had a considerable navy and powerful
artillery force. But Of these the Dutch
deprived them
The difficulty seems to be that Holland
and the conquered province are so very
far apart The Dutch need to overcome
the East Indians, if at ALL by power OF
numbers, and TO this time they have not
been able to command army strength
sufficient at such a distance from the
fatherIand, and The Netherlands have
other provinces tolook after, territory or
the outside aggregating 100000 square
miles, with a population of 33,O00000
while The Netherland population is bui
4,500, 000 There are critics of the Hol-
land administration, however, who ait
tribute her incapacity TO discipline tbs
Atjeh to the fact that the Hollanders
do not know how to treat the people
They give them no credit for successes
and they keep them at a great distance
socially, while in many cases they arr
cruel and discriminating in attempting
to do Justice. But the Hollanders holC
that these Malays are not to be trusted
and If praised and rewarded woulC
prove treaeherous. They pluat, sa.
they, be kept in dependence.
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nlained in safety for a long time
Now came Constantine in love with
religion and inclined to think Christi
anity best, and made a famous edict
in Milan. And it is said that he laid the
deep foundations of the old church of
ST. Peters, which afterward stood for
more than !, 100 years. He built it over
the little oratory of Anacletus, whose
chapel stood where the saints body
had lain, under the nearest left-hand
altar as you go up from the door. Con-
stantine's church was founded on the
south side. within the lines of Nero's
circus, outside of it on the north side.
and parallel with its length. Most
churches are built with the apse to the
east, but Constantine's like the present
basiica, looked west, because from
time inmenorial the Bishop of Rome,
when consecrating, stood on the farther
side of the altar from the people, fac
ing them over it. And the church was
conseorated by Pope Sylvester L. in
the year :526.--St Peters, by Marion
Crawford in the Century.
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THE KEYNoTEs.

The radicals dispose Of the bimetallic
plank of the Republican platform with
the tlogmatic assertion that internation-
al agreement can never be attained. II
is dogmatism, pure and unadulterated,
but it is swallowed by the following of
the leaders of the craze as gospel truth.
1t may be safely conceded that there
is a. difference of opinion, and an honest
one. as to the date upon which such an
agreement will be reached, but that il
will be consummated is the Judgment
of the broadest financial philosophers,
and the most far-seeing students OF
finance in its relation to civilization.
But, as contemporary well says
..There is no room for difference as to
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In BOnny Scotland.

Pressing business engagements make
il highly important that our tourist
should catch the 6 o'clock train for the
south on Monday morning. Boots
was interviewed on Sunday night a
''hansel' administered, perhaps incau-
tiOusly, and a solemn promise received
Of an early call" Next morning the
tourist awoke of his own accord-at
half-past land aroused boots. who
listened to the torrent of anger that
was poured upon him in mild surprise
cot bless me- sir, your was not so bad
at all The man in the next room to
you was to catch the ; O'Clock boat
and he's no awakened vet ,,
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fads which depress labor and oppress
the wage-eaTner; rest from the strug-
gle of the walking delegate to keep the
worker in contention with the wage
payer; rest from the silly and traitorous
shouting by disturbing and lawless or
ganiZations that the citizen soldier is a
hireling, used by plutocracy to COW the
laboringman, when in fact the citizen
soldiery is oftener called out to sustain
the law of the people and rights of the
poor man than to protect large property
and investment from mob assault. Rest
is wanted from the repeated turning
over of the tariff schedules to crafty
the political theorists who are opposed
to the protection of home industries,
and demand that there shall be unre-
strained competition between labor and
| the debased and pauperized labor of the
| far East and the Orient. Yes, the coun-
| try needs rest, and the party TO assure
| it to the people and the Nation is that
| whose standard William Mckinley
| | ears.
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NOTE AND COMMENT.

We have been asked who is Mr.. Lev
ering, the nominee of the Prohibitionists
for President. 1t really does not make
much difference so far as his candidacy
is concerned who he is, but we can say
the Mr.. Levering is a very worthy citi
zen, aged 40, worth several millions of
dollars, is a coffee importer Of Balti-
more, a religious man Of the Baptist
faith, a philanthropist, and until 1884
a Democrat.
The Calaveras prospect last Satur-
day entered upon its sixteenth volume.
1t says of itself that it has on this an
niversary "only cause for congratula-
ton" Good. When a paper can say
that it means much. 1t means that it
has met fair reward, and can look back
upon its course without regrets. The
Prospect is a good example of the
interior, clean, wholesome, newsy, and
State-devoted paper.
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Special Agencies.


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The free silver fallacy has captured
the Democratic National Convention,
and thus the expected has happened for
once. The fact, however, is not at .all
surprising, since the Democracy was
out not for principle, but for any sort
of lubricant that the leaders of the ma
jority in the convention fancy will slide
them into power again. The original
simon pure silver men are showing
pretty good sense in refusing to be swal-
lowed for the qualification of the Demo-
cratic stomach. They propose to main
tain their integrity, and will probably
tie up to the Republican Teller, who
cut loose from the Republican conven-
ion, and at least does not attempt TO
ride two horses at the same time going
in opposite directions.
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The blood is the life. 1t is the source
of nerve strength upon which good
health depends. Hoods Sarsaparilla
makes good blood and cures all blood
diseases. Get only Hoods.
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Weather Forecast.

Northern California-Fair Wednesday; con-
tinued warm weather in the valleys; fresh
northwesterly winds on the coast; light
winds in the interior.
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Here in Sacramento we wait and do
islators say us nay, while other COM
munities protect themselves against
swill milk, tuberculosis milk and fe
vered milk. In San Francisco, slow as
that city is to move in reforms, the in
spection of dairy herds has effected
such good that the Board of Health has
issued an order that after certain
date all herds that have not been sub
jected to the tuberculin test will be
Quarantined against and the milk from
such herds forbidden sale in the city.
This order Alameda and Santa Clara
boards have agreed to copy, and prob
ably Marin and Contra Costa authori-
ties will also concur, so that the entire
area of country from which San Franz
cisco draws its milk supply will be pro-
tected. The error in all this is in put
ting off the time of quarantine until
fall If the herds should be tested now
is the best time. 1t is a matter Of but
| a few hours work to test an entire herd.
If the people of San Francisco are re
ceiving and drinking poisoned milk, as
the Board of Health by it's order init
mates they are, why should the poison
| ing be permitted to continue single
day longer, much less until October
next?
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The Tree of knowledge.

A trial was recently made in Austria
TO determine in how short a space of
time living trees could be converted
into newspapers At Elsenthal on
April 18th, at Z 80 in the morning.
three trees were sawn down; at 9:34
the wood, having been stripped of the
bark cut up and converted into pulp.
became paper, and passed from the
factory to the press, whence the first
printed and folded copy was issued at
10 o'clock. So that in 145 minutes the
tree had become newspapers. The age
OF miracles is not past.-W Westminster
Gazette.
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The Democracy is doing it's utmost to
obscure the real issue of the campaign
now opening by declaring that there
trade 'as our Republican friends insist
upon denominating it, That will not
DO; what the people demand is a return
to protection They will not only have
no further advance along the disastrous
path of the last few years, but will and
do insist upon the back track being
taken to protection.
The record-union., 1896-07-08

The first observatory was located at
WilIiamstoWn. Mass, in 1886
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A hunter in Bracken County, KY.
lest week cut down a tree to get at a
peyssum. and when the tree came down
he found 1T contained four possums,
two coons, FIVE young squirrels and
about 100 pounds OF honey.
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THR WEEKLY UNION
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Entered at the Postofflce at Sacramento
n second-class matter.
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THE ARBITRATION QUESTION.

Minister Phelps in his recent pa
per in the Atlantic Monthly While
approving plans for arbitration of is
sues among the nations, takes the po-
sition that the Record Union" assum-
cd some months ago when the arbitra-
ton debate began, namely, that such
thing as agreement to submit all mat
ers of disagreement to permanent
court or commission of arbitration is
out of the question. We then held and
have ever since maintained that to do
that would be to minimize our diplo-
matte capacity, and practically place
us at the mercy of any nation with
which we should engage in such agree
ment, since the commission or court
would, in the very nature Of things, be
foreign in largest part.
While agreeing that many issues are
properly the subjects for arbitration,
we have held that each case ought to
stand upon its own bottom; be deter
mined upon its own merits and condi-
tons as to whether it should be sent
to arbitration or not. Mr.. Phelps, while
q strong friend OF arbitration, and
holding it to be an excellent humanl-
tartan effort productive of good in
general way, nevertheless clearly sees
that there can in wisdom be no agree
ment to submit any and all issues aris-
ing TO a permanent court or board OF
arbitration. On that point he well
says:
Nor can it be expected that any con-
troversy whatever which involves ma
tional honor will be submitted to arbi--
tration by any nation capable of self
vindication. The same considerations
will likewise prevent the reference to
such a tribunal of any dispute involv-
ing the integrity of the territory of a
nation, which has been occupied by its
subjects under a claim of right for
any considerable period of time on the
faith of their countrys protection And
finally. it is obvious that in no case
whatexer can that remedy be success
fully proposed, where popular feeling on
the one side or the other has reached
fighting heat, and has passed beyond
the control of representative govern
Inent.
4 casual review of the wars that
have occurred in modern times between
countries so governed, and of the con-
altions that preceded them, will show
how utterly futile in such emergencies
would have been, or would be likely to
be hereafter, the attempts at the lin
eering and uncertain process OF sub
nitting the quarrel that had set mems
minds on fire to the decision of foreign
iurists It will probably be apparent
! therefore. to those who will reflect upon
these suggestions, that it is mistake
10 sl.pDose that international arbitra-
| ton can ever become, as has been fond
| n hoped. a substitute for war. On no
| such artificial and cumbrous contri-
lance can peace on earth and good will
among men be made to depend. These
reside in the temper of nations, not in
| The decision of courts.
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The Republican National platform
says. concerning the overshadowing
tariff issue:
We are not pledged to any particular
eehedule. The question of rates is 81
rsactical question, 10 be governed by
conditions of time and of production
the ruling and uncompromising princi-
Die is the protection and development
II American labor and industry The
country demands right settlement and
tnen It wants rest
Tnal is 1.-THE country wants rest;
4 rest from the sroans of the calamity
se.eechers; rest from the annoying ef-
forts Of the "isimsts' to graft chimeri-
sal schemes upon the system Of free
government: rest from the plottings of
anarchists and the experiments of the
sxtreTne socialists: rest from assaults
rron invested capital, the plans and
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Fancy Goods Reductions.
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CLEARANCE PRICE, CENTS.
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The Review Of Reviews for July,
which is in no wise radical journal,
irduiges in no partisan expression and
* conceded to he cool, prescient and
clear-seeing critic of passing events and
of possibilities promised by the present,
declares that the financial plank of the
81 Louis Convention has been ac-
cenfed by the conservative business
and financial interests of the country
as entirely satisfactory to them. 1t is
free from ambiguity, and it gives clear
assertion to the idea that the United
states ought 10 continue to measure
values. and TO Interpret contracts which
call for the payment of money, by
standards that shall not be different
from those recognized and employed
throughout the great world Of COM
rnerce and exchange. 1t accepts the
Judgment Of a business world which
has it's universal laws and methods.
and which denies that money standards
can properly be made a local or a ma
tional affair"
Such expression from such a source
ought to and does carry weight with
thoughtful minds What the conserva-
tive. careful and patriotic business
sense of the country approves it is
praftv safe 10 follow.
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Clocks.

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Tapestry Table Covers, Ga size. hand
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Dress Shields.

In both rubber-lined and stockint
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