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The record-union., 1896-04-17

SANTA BARBARA, April 16.-This
was the first day of Santa Barbara s
flower festival. The city is crowded as
never before, business is largely sus-
pended and the beautifully decorated
streets and gaily dressed women give
the scene a decidedly festive aspect
Yesterday the flower show opened,
and the long talked of and greatly en-
joyed baby floral procession took place.
This afternoon the big parade, the
great affair of the week, took place.
No pains or money have been spared
to make to-day's display surpass any
thing that has ever before taken place
in California With such an ambition
and with unlimited quantities of flow
ers to be obtained, the result can easily
be agined.
For the past twentyfour hours peo-
pie have been pouring into Santa Bar
bara. Special trains have been run
ming and extra cars have been added
to the popular service. All the hotels
are overflowing, and all available rooms
in the town have been engaged. Tele-
grams have been received from the
south begging for Accommodations, and
when refused the applicants plead for
beds for the ladies, declaring that the
men would be content with chairs. The
noon train to-day had ten extra coaches
and 800 passengers.
The Hotel Mems Mutual Benefit AS
sociation Of America arrived at this
morning in two trains of eighteen
coaches, one Wagner, the other Pull
man cars. A dining car was attached
to each train. There are 600 members
in the party, including the most famous
bonifaces of the country. The Chicago
delegation is in charge of c. A. Hig
gins, Assistant General Passenger
Agent of the Santa Fe, while E. F. Bur-
nett, the Eastern Passenger Agent, has
charge of the New York division.
State street is gay with decorations
and spanned with arches and lined with
potted palms. The sidewalks were lit
orally thronged with happy. eager
crowds, anticipating the brilliant spec
tacle.
The record-union., 1896-04-17
Chosen Friends.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 16.-The Or
der of Chosen Friends, jurisdiction of
California, ended a three-days' annual
session tonight, and the $50 delegates
dispersed after the election of Eastern
delegates and the installation of dis
trict officers for the following year.
The record-union., 1896-04-17
ARnY CHANGES.
The Purchasing Department at Los
Angeles Abolished.

-
Angeles Abolished.
WASHINGTON, April 16.-The War
Department has decided that no fur
ther necessity exists for the continua-
tion of the army purchasing station at
Los Angeles, Cal, and orders have been
issued for it's disbandment by April
3Uth. Major w. A. Elderkin, Commits
ssry of Subsistence, the officer in
charge, has been directed to proceed to
Chicago for duty as Ch1ef Commissary
of the Department of the Missouri. re-
lieving Colonel Thomas C. Sullivan.
Assistant Commissary Of Subsistence.
ieutenant-Colonel Bell will relieve
Captain Edward E. Dravo as Chief
Commissary of the Department of the
Colorado, and Captain Dravo will pro-
ceed to San Antonio, Tex, for duty as
Chief Commissary of the Department
CO Texas.
The record-union., 1896-04-17
Two Workmen Badly Injured.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 16.-Philip
Smith, aged 56, and John Lennon, an
old man, both laborers, were crushed
this evening by a portion of a brick wall
belonging to the old California Sugar
Refinery in this city falling upon them.
The building is being pulled down.
Smith has six ribs fractured, his chest
crushed his right arm broken and his
left shoulder dislocated. He will prob
ably die. Lennon has confusion of the
right leg, and is suffering from the
shock to his system.
The record-union., 1896-04-17
Frisco Train Robhe,.v.

LITCHFIELD QlL), April 16-The
engineer and fireman of the Frisco road
positively identify the man shot here
week ago. together with the two other
men under arrest, as being the persons
who successfully held up the Frisco
train some time ago near Lebanon, Mo-.
and took several hundred dollars.
Requisition papers will be asked for to-
morrow.
The record-union., 1896-04-17
Deliberate Suicide.

BUTTE Mont), April 16-J. F.
Kelly, prominent merchant, was found
dead in his office this morning with a
bullet hole through his head. He had
made long and deliberate preparations
for suicide, and left letters to the press,
personal friends and his wife. Domestic
and financial troubles are said to have
been the cause of his suicide.
The record-union., 1896-04-17
Deryishes Defeated

LONDON, April 16.-The Daily
News" will tomorrow publish a dis
patch from Cairo saying that Colonel
Lloyd, commanding at Suakim has had
an engagement with and defeated the
Dervishes. The details of the fight are
not known
The record-union., 1896-04-17
Reorganization of the Army.

WASHINGTON, April 16-The Sem
ate Committee on Military Affairs this
morning ordered a favorable report on
the bill for the organization of the
army. 1t provides for the enlistment
of 10000 men, seven regiments of ar
tillery, ten regiments of cavalry and
twenty-five regiments Of infantry.
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Took CarboIic Acid.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 16.-Allie
Pomber, a waitress, 10 years of age, at
tempted suicide this afternoon by swal-
lowing a dose of carbolic acid. She re.
Gently lost her position, and was conse-
quently respondent. The doctor says
she cannot recover
The record-union., 1896-04-17
Fruit Damaged by Frost

SAN FRANCISCO, April 16-Re-
ports from the different fruit sections
of the State indicate that considerable
damage has been done to the crops by
the last two nights frost At Fresno
enormous damage has been caused the
raisin and grain crops. At Stockton
The record-union., 1896-04-17
Very Warmat Chicago.

CHICAGO, April 16.-The tempera-
ture in Chicago to-day at 3 D. m. was
81 degrees above zero. This heat has
not been exceeded for this time of the
year in the history of tn local Weather
Bureau. In two years only-1S93 and
1S94-was the same temperature re-
corded. The indications are that the
weather will be cooler tomorrow. For
several days it has been unusually hot
and windy.
The record-union., 1896-04-17

fully half the vineyard yield is de-
stroyed, as we'll as the full potato crop.
From Modesto, Napa, Tulare, Visalia
and other points similar damage has
been reported
The record-union., 1896-04-17
Death of an Old californian.

John Calhoun Sheppard, veteran of
the Mexican war, California '49er, and
the most noted character in Montana
died at the County Poorhouse last night
The record-union., 1896-04-17
Socialistic Labor Party

BOSTON, April 16-The National
Committee Of the Socialist Labor Party
has been directed by vote of the mem
bership of the party in the country to
call national convention in New York
City on July 4th to nominate candi-
dates for President and Vice-President.
Besides having electors in each Of the
New England States the party will have
ticket at the coming Presidential cleo
ton in New York, New Jersey, Penn
sylvania, Kentucky, California, Ne
braska, Illinois, Wisconsin, Maryland,
Minnesota and few other States.
The record-union., 1896-04-17
Land Grant Approved

WASHINGTON, April 16-Secretary
Hoke Smith to-day approved the selec-
ton of 1,600 acres of land made by the
Oregon and California Railroad Com
pany in the Roseburg (Oregon) Land
District.
The record-union., 1896-04-17
Ex.Governor Pennover.

PORTLAND or, April lex
Governor Pennoyer was indorsed by the
City and County Democratic Conven-
ton to-day for Mayor.
The record-union., 1896-04-17

DR.. Jameson is SO pestered by invita-
tions, requests for his autograph and
photograph and COSBY letters from
total strangers that he has been Obliged
to employ Secretary to answer letters
Of no moment
The record-union., 1896-04-17
Woman SnRragists.

BAKERSFIELD, April 16.-This was
the first day of the Woman Suffrage
Convention. The meeting was largely
attended.
The record-union., 1896-04-17
Nominations Cof1nrmed.

WASHINGTON, April 16.-The Sen
ate to-day confirmed the following
nominations: Postmasters: California
j. c. Monroe, Lakeport; James Cline
Benicia; VIM. F. Mariante, San Lean
5rO
The record-union., 1896-04-17
QUESTION OF DELEGATES.
The Republican County Central Com
mittee to Consider 1t.

George H. Clark, Chairman of the
Republican County Central Committee,
announces that the members of the
committee are. requested to meet in the
Supervisors room, in the Hall of Rec
ords, tomorrow evening, at 7:30 D. m,
to consider how delegates shall be
chosen to the State Convention. All
Republicans are invited to attend
The record-union., 1896-04-17
Highest Of n n Leavening Powe-Lasess Report
R4H!A!! g! Rs*dssz RRskides
ABSOLUTELY PURE

prison at 10 O'Clock he again endeav-
ored to kill himself by severing an ar
terry with broken pocket mirror which
the officers had failed to take from him.
The record-union., 1896-04-17
Robbed by His Son.

DES MONIES Qa.), April 16.-Sam-
uel r. Reynolds, a grain buyer Of this
city, has been robbed of So 500, which
he had secreted in the wall of his cellar
when his wife died eight years ago. He
impaired his secret to his son, then 13
years of age, and showed him the seal
which covered the hole where the treas
ure was hidden. To-day Mr.. Reynolds
discovered that the money had dis
appeared. His son is now of age, and
has left the parental roof. Officers are
looking for him
The record-union., 1896-04-17
The RIVER.

The river was at the twenty-one foo
seven inch mark yesterday.
The record-union., 1896-04-17
PACIFIC RAILWAY
SETTLEMENT DEBT.
The House Committee Inserts a New
Section in the Measure.
The Object to Give Roads Centering at
Omaha Connections West.

A Clerk in the Auditors ONCE OF q
Railroad Company at Denver Shoots
His Wife and Son and Then Makes
Two Attempts to Commit Suicide
Temporary Insanity, Caused py
Long Illness, the Cause.
The record-union., 1896-04-17
Bradley in the Fight.

LOUISVILLE Ky.), April 16.-The
Kentucky Republican State Conven-
ton is over and as a result Governor
Bradley enters the Presidential race
With the vote of his own State behind
him. McKinley's followers, however,
are not downcast over the outlook as
the resolutions passed are couched in
terms which should satisfy his most
ardent advocates in the Bluegrass State.
The delegates from Kentucky go to ST.
Louis pledged to vote for Bradley until
his name is withdrawn, and in that
event to go to Mckinley.
The record-union., 1896-04-17

An EnRlishman Arrested at Seattle
Charged With the Crime of Murder
"A Waitress Attempts Suicide at
San Francisco by Swallowing a
Dose of Carbolic Acid-Two Work.
The record-union., 1896-04-17
Bank wrecker Arrested.

WINTERSET Qa.), April 16.-Ed.
Streeter, who accompanied c. o. Davis,
the East Peru bank-wrecker in his
flight from Jail last Tuesday, was ap-
pretended this evenig after a hot chase
through the woods north of here. Da-
Wis was seen, but eluded his pursuers
A posse Of 800 farmers is watching for
him, and has surrounded a heavy strip
of timber where it is believed he is in
hiding. There is no doubt he will be
lynched if he falls into the hands of
these excited men, many of whom were
depositors in the ill-fated bank
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-03-04


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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-03-04
THoueHT &c kAlsgR sTUPID.
a Coachn1an Told Him He would Never
Set a River Afire.

An amusing little story about the pres
ent emperor Of Germany, William ii,
and a Vienna coachman was narrated at
banquet lately given at Vienna by
some diplomatists. the narrator being
himself a well known and prominent
member of the corps diplomatic.
IN the year 1887 the present Emperor
William ii of Germany, then Prince
William of Prussia, came to Vienna,
visiting his particular friend and chum,
the late Crown Prince Rudolf Of Aus
tria. Joined by the Prince Of Wales,
who was at that time also frequent
visitor to the Vienna court, the three
princes took fancy to mingle with the
commons of the Vienna population.
Dressed in ordinary clothes, they visited
places which are not in the least regard
ed as suitable for princeIy guests.
One day they entered hotel, but in
stead of going into the dining room they
walked into the "schwemme, place
which answers in some degree to the
barroom of an American hotel; in this
room coachmen and the servants of the
hotel guests take their meals.
The three princes took seats at an
empty table, and listened, highly
amused, 70 fierce debate about politics
between several stout members of that
class Of fashionable Vienna coachmen
who are known all over Europe as
"fesche Wiener fiaker The distinc-
tion of those characters is a kind Of
good natured boldness and droll famil-
iarity toward their customers as we'll as
TO perfect strangers.
After listening awhile Prince William
put in a word, and soon was drawn into
the excited discussion. Suddenly stout,
red faced coachman walked up to the
table where the three princes were seat
ed, and. tapping Prince William gently
on the shoulder, said, NOW, if you
should ever have anything to say in
politics, you wouldh t set a river on fire,
I'm surer
As every public coachman in Vienna
wears a number. this coachman was
upon special request of Prince William
easily identified prince sent him
a handsome scarfpin with his initials as
thanks for the amusement he had fur
nished, and thus the man learned in
amazement whose political abilities
they were that he had so belittled. -
Vienna Letter in Lew Y~.k Press.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-03-04
A Powerful Burning Glass.

The most powerful sunglass ever con
structed in France was that made un
der the supervision Of the savant NJ.
de Villette. This glass generated heat
sufficient to melt copper coin of the
size of our silver % cent piece in ~
seconds.
George Parker of Fleet street, Lon
don. made glass much more powerful
than that which resulted from the
Frenchman S efforts Parker's was three
feet in diameter and so powerful that il
was actually used to melt substances
which were too refractory for the fur
naces. The best authorities on heat say
that it had power Of 166, 1862 degrees
i. This is best understood when il is
known that it only takes a temperature
Of 2, 7S7 degrees to melt cast iron so that
it viii flow like water. st. Lonis Re-
public,
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-03-04
PUTTING UP 4 STOVE.
a Version OF the Operation That Rarely
Happens In Real Life.

4 Version Of the Operation That Rarely
Happens In Real Lie.
This Is about man who put np
steve
1t is unnecessary perhaps 70 20 far
ther with il. You know in advance just
how be swore and tore and spoiled the
carpet. and the pipe didn't fit and he
skinned his knuckles and cut his finger
and spilled SCOT down the back Of his
neck AMI finally went mp town and got
six men 10 finish the job.
johnson. said johnson 5 wife at
dinner yesterday, Il want you to come
home early tins afternoon. 1 want that
sitting room stove up and going by sun
day
All right. n, dear. said Johnson.
"I'll he home at i
SO that afternoon johnson Is wife sent
the children over TO visit On the ether
side % town and stuffed rags in al the
cracks 60 deadeR sound. after a feTvoat
prayer that al the ueighho4s would be
oat of town for few llu1gs that after
noon she was ready fer johnson,
He arrived promptly.
THE stove Is cut IN the wood shed -
said his wife
The stove was not very large, and
after johnson had dressed himself fer
the occasion. with the helpof Mis- John
SON, who had taken care to have his old
clothes and gloves handy. DO got tho
stove 70 the back porch without much
officially.
"It must be blackened. said Mrs
johnson as she mixed The backing. 1t
blackened toa beautiful finish with very
little rubbing, and johnson whistled at
his work
Then he tackled down the oilcloth
mat and the zine and kepton whisthng.
lie took the stove in carefully and
put it in the right place.
There was plenty of the old stoyepipe,
and while be cleaned it in the alley
with stick Mrs johnson sat ON the
back porch and listened to him whistle.
The first joint went on all right, and
the damper staid in place. The next
joint fitted SO well that Johnson almost
stopped whistling in sheer admiration
for it. and so did the next one. The ell
bow fitted admirably, aud the collar and
last joint went ON like a top The seam
was on the right side all the way mp.
There was not even speck of SCOT on
the papers Mrs. johnson had spread on
the carpet.
In ten minutes more Johnson had a
lovely fire in the stove and was in his
business suit again spick and span read
ing the paper while his wife got supper.
1t was just here that there was a saw
age nudge in Johnson's left ribs and he
heard his wife tell him to wake mp, and
hustle out now, for it had been daylight
for half an hour. Topeka State Journal.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-03-04

Dram once meant neither more nor
less than handful.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-03-04
A 1ienins For rnrmlnc.

Miss Annie Dennis Of Talbottom, Ga,
is fine looking young woman of %,
who seems to have a genius for farm
ing According to Georgia paper, she
owns a handsome estate of 600 acres,
which she cultivates with great skill
and success. Upon il she conducts a
dairy, a stock farm, eannery, a pre-
serving establishment, vineyard and
wine distillery and a piggery. Each of
these is prosperous TO high degree.
The owner is public spirited and ex-
hibits her products at every fair and
exposition. She began this work IN 1888
and in seven years has carried off nearly
100 prizes. She ascIibes her success to a
good education and careful reading She
makes a special study of The application
of science, particularly chemistry, to
Der fields of industry ANA utiliz every
new idea which appears
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-03-04
BUILT THE WRONG WAY.
why the Qualers Chester Hogs Took No
Prizes In Georgia.

Prizes In Georgia.
81 never shall forget an incident
which occurred at the first fair ever
attended in Georgia" said a retired
Cincinnati meat packer. lit was at
Macon. and / think they called it state
fair. At any rate it was big thing for
the town in those days. They had some
fine stock on exhibition, and a Pennsyl-
vanian had sent down about 20 Of the
finest looking hogs you ever saw. They
were mostly Chester Whites, and il /
recollect Alright they were exhibited by
Thomas Wood, great hog and cattle
fancier of 20 and 30 years ago. He it
was who introduced that famous breed
of hogs, the Chester White, and he
made a great deal Of money out of his
fancy stock. He was a Friend-a Qua
ker, you know-who used the plain Ian
guage and wore a broad brimmed hat.
He was a smart old gentleman. honest
and prosperous. He sent his hogs from
state fair to state fair, and they took so
many prizes and blue ribbons that each
hog looked like boy who had spent all
his money making collection of badges.
"When the Macon judges made their
awards, they gave blue ribbons very lib
orally to the razor backs, but not one Of
the fat, sleek Pennsylvania hogs got a
prize. The owner of the exhibit did not
understand it, so he hunted up one of
the judges and said in the language of
the Friends:
q know thee to be an honest man,
and | dol not question thy fairness III the
award, but to crafty my own curiosity
! would be glad to have thee tell me
why thee gave all the prizes to the ma
tive stock and what fault thee found in
mine%
"'My friend, the committee admired
your hogs greatly, the judge replied.
They are certainly handsome, and
have no doubt that in your section they
are the best breed to raise, but they are
not suited for this country. They are so
short legged and fat that a niger could
catch them in two minutes. What we
require i'll hog in the south is legs and
wind. We give our prizes for speed. "
Atlanta Constitution.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-03-04

.,..., .- ..s.eiia every day for children
10 ~, ...-rs from constipation, with
s,.,,r sI--. .Hsn receive from any ether
,rs.raugr drugs
Dill @ -.oseAS, south Amboy, y. J.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-03-04
wasted Energy and Expense.

A new advertising wagon introduced
in New York is fitted up with two cyl
inders which aecp revolving, giving a
momentary view OF various business
announcements. There are people who
would rather spend SO to catch the eye
of 1900 or 5000 people witha contrap-
tion of this kind than invest 80 cents to
reach 100, 600 readers in good news
paper. st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-03-04
A CARS ESCAPADE.
1T STARTED 4 NEW BREED or CAT
TIE IN THE DELAWARE VALLEY.

Coe LittIe's Bills and his Train Failed to
Agree when lie Reached Port Jervis.
The ExplaDatson offered Tor the Cars
Strange Freak.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-03-04
Hungary water.

The first alcoholic perfume was Hun
gary water, made from rosemary by
Elizabeth of Hungary, 1870, she having
procured the recipe from Hungarian
hermit This perfume became popular
throughout all Europe in that and the
ci7nepe.diny ce1iturv
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-03-04

1t is not true that equality is a law
of nature. Nature has no equality. Its
sovereign law is subordinat1on and de-
nendenee. -Yauvenargnes.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-03-04

North Carolina has risen rapidly in
the line of manufacturing states. At
present her factories employ 36.214
hands ard turn ont $40, 400 worth
of nrodnct
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-02-10
BRUCE CARTWRIGHT
REAL ESTATE,
BROKERAGE,
INSURANCE.

Especial facilities for handling Els
tates, Trusts, Guardianship and Pri-
vate Business. Moneys carefully in
vested, Loans negotiated, Rents, Divi-
dends and Interests collected. Prop
erty sold or leased for small commits
sion.
General Manager for the Hawaiian
Islands for the following insurance
companies:
Equitable Life Assurance Society OF
the United States, assets s1S5, 044,-
80 O6.
Commercial Union Assurance Co., Ltd.
of London, assets s16, ,7S6 90.
Imperial Insurance Company, Limited
of London, assets 1882 ,020 90.
Lion Fire Insurance Company, Limit
ed, of London, assets S4,125,OO0 90.
The Board of Underwriters of New
York
The National Board of Marine Under
writer's of New York.