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The record-union., 1897-03-19
GERMANY'S NAVY.
The Subject of Discussion in the
ReichStag.

BERLIN, March 1S.-The debate in
the Reichstag on the naval estimates
began to-day.
DR.. Lieber, clerical Chairman of the
committee, during a speech lasting sew
eral hours, explained the course pur-
sued by the committee.
Prince Hohenlohe, Imperial Chancel-
Tor, declared the necessity Germany
would have for a fleet, was generally
recognized, adding that a display OF
power was a first consideration for the
development of trade, and was necess-
airy to make sure that no one should
find it an easy task to disturb their
country's development.
THE growth of other fleets,' he said,
lis additional ground to build ships.
The fleet does not reach modern re-
quirements, and the quicker we reach
our goal the greater weight we shall
be able to place in this country for pre-
serving peace"
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ba-
ron Won Rieberstein, urged the necess-
ity of a strong fleet of cruisers, and in
this sense Germany must pursue a
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NEW APPOINTMENTS.
Powell Clayton Named as the Minister
to nexiCO.

WASHINGTON, March 1S.-Presi-
dent Mckinley to-day sent the Senate
the following nominations:
State-Powell Clayton, Arkansas, tC
be Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary to Mexico; William Os-
borne of Massachusetts, to be Consul
General at London; John X. Gowdy OF
Indiana, to be Consul General at Paris
John NJ. Brigham of Ohio, Assistant
Secretary of Agriculture; Perry s.
Heath of Indiana, First Assistant Post
master General.
War-Captain Charles Shaler, Ord
nance Department, to be Major; Henry
L. Marindin, Assistant United States
Coast and Geodetic Survey, to be mem
Der of the Mississippi River Commiss-
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PROCEEDINGS In CONGRESS.
YESTERDAYS SESSION BRIEF
AND UNEVENTFUL.
Bill for Adjustment of Pacific Railroad
Debts by a Commission Favor
ably Reported.

WASHINGTON, March 1S.-The ses-
sion of the Senate to-day was brief and
uneventfu. A large number of bills
were introduced, and the first report of
the session was received.
A smile went around the chamber
when Stewart, a resident of Carson
City. New, where the pugilistic contest
occurred yesterday offered a bill for
the relief of one Corbett. 1t proved
to be a private pension bill.
One of the measures introduced by
Gallinger proposed an amendment to
the Constitution prohibiting legislation
in behalf of any religious denomination.
Turpie of Indiana gave notice OF a
speech on Tuesday on the election of
Senators by popular vote, and introduce
ing a resolution proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution for the pur-
pose.
The first report of the session was
presented by Gear of Iowa, from the
Committee on Pacific Railroads, and
was favorable to the bill for an adjust
ment of the Pacific Railroad debts by
a commission consisting Of the Secre-
tary of the Interior Secretary of the
Treasury and Attorney General.
Gear asked that the bill be made the
unfinished business Of the Senate, with
a proviso that it should not be taken up
for a month. There was an objection,
however, from Cockrell of Missouri, and
after considerable discussion the bill!
went to the calendar.
There was an objection also to Gears
resolution calling on the Attorney-Gen-
eral for information as to the fore
closure proceedings against the Pacific
roads.
Morgan of Alabama gave notice that
he would later submit minority report
of the bill for commercial mission.
A resolution by Lodge of Massachu-
sets was agreed to, instructing the
Committee on Foreign Relations to in
uuire whether the islands of ST. Croix,
ST. Johns and St Thomas of the West
Indian group could be purchased by
the United States, and if not, whether
there is probability of their sale to the
Powers.
At 1 o'clock the Senate went into ex
ecutive session, and at 2 p. m. it ad-
journed until tomorrow.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March 1S-The
House was in session to-day for only
fifteen minutes, and that time was con-
sumed in the reading of the journal.
The galleries were filled in anticipa-
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MARIETTA AND WHEELING.
The Twin GunbOats Successfully
Launched.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 1S-Sev-
eral thousand people witnessed the
launching of the twin gunboats Mar1et-
ia and Wheeling at the Union Iron
Works to-day.
There was no hitch in the arrange
ments until after the vessels had slid off
the ways. The Wheeling did not gain
so much momentum as the Marietta,
and charged the latter in basing, ca
reening her over to a seemingly dam
gerouS degree.
The Wheeling tilted to such an ex-
tent that those on board of her rushed
to her high side, panic-stricken. There
was no real danger, however, and the
Wheeling righted beautifully as soon
as the Marietta drifted apart from
her.
The Wheeling was christened by Miss
Lucie Brown, who broke a bottle OF
champagne over her bow, While Miss
Clifford Moore performed a similar Of
flee for the Marietta.
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DR.. LEWIS LEACH DEAD.
Was One of the Earliest White Set
tiers i'm Fresno County.

FRESNO, March 1S.-Dr. Lewis
Leach, one of the earliest white set
tuers in Fresno County, died at his
home in this city tonight at the age of
"A years.
DR.. Leach came to the San Joaquin
Valley in 1880, and located near the
subsequent site of Fort Miller, which
afterward became the town of Miller
ton and the county seat of Fresno
County. He passed through innumer-
able hardships and had several narrow
escapes from death by hostile Indians.
He was leading spirit in the organi-
zation of the Fresno Water Company,
the Fair Grounds Association and the
Gas Company, and was universally es-
teemed for his charities. He leaves a
Wife but no children
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FATAL RAILWAY COLLISION.
Two lien Literally ParboiIed by the
Escaping Steam.

DENVER, March 1S.-A collision
took place between two engines on the
Denver and Gulf Railroad this morning
at the Nineteenth-str crossing. One
was completely wrecked. The collision
caused an escape of steam and two
young men on the way to work, Hugh
Mcbride and Patrick Casey, were
caught in the escaping vapor and were
found to have been literally parboiled
when their dead bodies were taken out
a few minutes later. The engineer of
the passenger train has been arrested
for negligence.
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Rumors of the Cars Illness Untrue,

LONDON, March 1S-The Lancet"
says that rumors Of the ill-health of
the Car from cerebral symptoms are
unfounded, adding that his majesty
goes out daily and runs five furlongs,
watching to see if he can do the dis
lance in his average time. The recent
illness of the Czarina, the Lancet"
continues, was not of so serious a ma
ture as commonly supposed. Her ac-
couchment is expected in April.
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Jockey Carter Commits Suicide.

OAKLAND, March 1S.-In a dingy
back room of a saloon on Broadway,
Sam Carter, aged % years, a we'll
known jockey, sent bullet through his
breast this afternoon, and fell down
dead A moment before he had taken
a glass of beer and passed the time of
day with those about him in the bar
room. A brother of the suicide rushed
TO the back room as soon as he heard
the shot, but reached there only in time
TO gather up the dying Jockeys head
in his arms, and to hear his last gasps
for breath
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The SunOl Raised,

SAN FRANCISCO, March 1S.-This
morning the Sunol was raised by the
wrecker 7. p. Whitelaw without much
difficulty, and towed to Fremont street
wharf. 1t was found that considerable
damage had been done by the muddy
water, besides which the sharp bow of
the Olympic had effected much injury.
Piper, Alden, Goodall & Co., will at
once put the Sunol on the dry dock
and have her repaired as quickly as
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A Second Cripple Creek.

DENVER, March 1S.-Stages con-
Meeting with the Gulf Railroad will
begin running next Monday from Vas
quez to Red River City, the new min
ing camp in Northern New Mexico
which is reported as likely to become a
second Cripple Creek. Vasquez is the
termination Of the Catskill branch of
the Gulf road and the distance from
there to Red River City is forty-five
miles. Assays have been made on ore
from Red River City that runs $4,000
in gold to the ton.
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The continued discussion of Mr.. Glad
stones views on book collecting as an
Intelligent pursuit recalls the fact that
,at sale not long ago in New York a
book sold for 81 %. and another copy
of exactly the same edition, in equally
good preserva ton, for over 500. The
emily difference was in the binding.
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deeds on the ground Of fraud. That
suit is still pending.
To-day Mrs. Abbott filed contest to
the WILL alleging that it was never
| signed by the deceased, but that 1T was
procured by fraud and duress In this
| action she assumes the name of Nancy
| Quackenbush
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A Disabled Vessel.

TACOMA CWash) March 1S.-The
American bark Vidette, lumber laden,
from Everett for San Francisco, which
put in at Port Angeles a few days ago
leaking badly, has been lowed here,
and it has been found necessary to I'M
load the cargo before she can be placed
in drydock for repairs.
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After Her.

Captain of American Warship-What
course did that Cuban filibuster take?
Mate-Due south, sir.
Captain-Good Head the ship due
north. Well circumnavigate the globe
and head her off.-Philadelphia North
American
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Suicide at Pomona.

POMONA, March 1S.-Douglass Ran
die Lilley, aged 50 years, a well-known
character about town, committed sui
eide by shooting himself last night
through the head. Dependency, caused
by sickness, is thought to have been the
The record-union., 1897-03-19
CODVXITN,C MU I TNEDV Everything New and Fresh
OON w 1lN - NllALllNANfs BUT
wecan 'tsavey none


ton of the opening of the tariff debate,
but Henderson of Iowa announced that
the Ways and Means Committee would
not be ready to report until tomorrow,
and accordingly, on his motion, the
House adjourned at 1915 o'clock.
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A Child Accidentally Killed.

EUREKA, March 1S.-An accident
happened this afternoon by which Eddie
Shelley, q years Of age, was almost in
stantly killed. He was stealing a ride
on dray, and jumped off the side of
the dray while it was in motion. He fell
beneath the rear wheel, which struck
him on the side of the head, infiicting
fatal injuries
The record-union., 1897-03-19
Bows andGir1s' Shoes

IN buying cheap shoes it's good to know where to
stop.
Know what "leatherboard" is? It's leather
Just shoddy is wool; it's chopped Naturalization
hash SO speak, stuck together with glue, and rolled
out into soes for your chidrens shoes. That's what
the CEIAS. P. NATHAN CO.'S Shoes are NEVER
made Of; that's why we can guarantee our shoes;
that's why they cost quarter more than the
cheapest shoes-and it's the dearest quarter that any
body ever saved.
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Charity.

An easy conscience and heart.
That's pure and true are worth
Far more than blood-stained riches are
Or naughty pride of birth;
And a laugh that's fresh and hearty,
And a word that's full of cheer
Are to a world-worn, weary soul
Like music to the ear.
s. n KiSor
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Just Like Women.

Manshun Howze-Money talks. you
know, my boy.
Westside-Yes; that's true But it
doesn't always think before it speaks
Buffalo Times.
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ANOTHER OCEAN HORROR.
Feared That the Utrecht Has Gone
Down, With All on Board.

LONDON March 1S.-A dispatch
from Brest says that is feared that the
Dutch mail steamship Utrecht from
Rotterdam for Batavia has foundered
ir the vicinity Of Ushant, and 100 per-
sons on board have been lost
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PaImistry an Ancient Practice.

Palmistry has been practiced in the
East from time immemorial. The palm
listers claim that several illusions in the
book of Job indicate knowledge of
this art
The record-union., 1897-03-19

Foreign papers state that in Austria
a woman cannot be imprisoned or con-
demned to death. If she proves herself
dangerous to society she is sent to a
convent.
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Cabinet Crisis

SOFIA, March 1S.-It is rumored that
a Cabinet crisis is in progress, and that
NJ. Ziloff has been entrusted with the
task of reforming the Ministry.
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EXTRA
SPECIAL
At 81 O..

Ladies Fine Figured Mohair
Skirts, seven gOred, rustic lined,
veIveteen bound bottom; we'll
made and hangs properly. In fact
has all the qualities of a much
higher priced garment, and the
only marvel is the price, which is
about the cost of making, 81 90.
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VEILINGS.

Always the latest-A big line at
Use a yard on display. Come in
fancy mesh. large or small; che
mile dot. large or small: black,
white, cream and brown: black
with white dot, or white with
black dot. The popular three
quarter width, and every ~-C
yard to go at.......................ZSN
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At SIP 80.

Ladies Fine Serge Suits III
black or navy. Fly front jacket
with latest cut sleeves, and silk
lined. Full skirt from the latest
pattern and having the proper
hang; lined with rustic and
bound with corduroy. A depend
able, dust shedding costume, at
popular price, ST. 80.
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TOWN TALK.

AND any one who has thought
for pretty headgear should not
think of purchasing until at least
they have inspected and priced
our goods. We have anticipated
your needs by gathering together
from over the sea and from home
productions the greatest and
richest aggregation of fine goods
in the latest patterns, the most
artistic designs and the newest of
cOlOrings in Hats, Flowers, Orna-
ments and Ribbons ever shown.
All the most elegant creations of
perfect taste and beauty.
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TAILOR=MADE
SUITS.

We are showing an exception
ally strong line this season, which
for correctness of style, excel
lence of workmanship, combined
with the newest of fabrics and
cOlOrings, cannot be excelled. and
not a skinny garment amongst
them at any price, we saw
thoroughly to that.
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WASHINGTON, March 1S.-The
House was in session to-day for only
fifteen minutes and that time was con-
sumed in the reading of the journal.
The galleries were filled in anticipa-
The record-union., 1897-03-19

Among the MANY are bfOad-
cloth, serges, covert cloth, Scotch
tweed suitings, English cheviots,
amazon cloth, English habit
cloths, etc. All in the soft color
ings for spring-NapOleon blue,
old and new blues, purple, violet,
greens in a variety, hunters
I green, sage, moss, myrtle, olive
and bronze-In Elton. bOlero and
} fly front style jackets, finished
with Battenburg, military and
tubular braids, and silk lined
many silk lined throughout.
The Bourbon news., 1897-07-27
HUMOROUS.

--She-"Are Mrs. Singers daughters
at marriageable age?" He-"Not
now. Puck.
Miss Highsee is beautiful singer,
isn't she?" Very. That was all that
made her singing cndarable."-Wash-'
ington Times.
-Waiter-"Gent at third table wants
hot roll" Cook-"Hot roll? He must
think we have money to burn-"-Cin-
cinnati Enquirer.
When a tandem couple quarrel in
Chicago they go into court and sue for
separate wheels and maintenance
New Orleans Picayune.
Getting around It.-"Your wife
bought these cigars, didn't she?" eyes;
how did you guess it?" They're in
such a pretty box."-Jugend.
Not Coming Their Way. = ''New
York people were disgusted with the
earthquake" "Why?" |'It moved from
east to west. Chicago Record.
81 don't believe Jagway will ever
go on another yacht cruise" why
not?" "He says he has lost all desire
since he took the Kelley cure Brook
lyn Life.
Just the Thing.-Author- have
dialect story want to sell you" Ed
itor-'In what dialect is it?" Author
81 don't know" Editor-"I'n take It,"
Truth.
-Bass-''Was that baby talk your
wife was talking as 1 came imp" Fogg
THAT was mother talk; no baby
ever saw indulged in such gibberish. -
Boston Transcript.
-"How the dickens did you happen
tospeak of the bottle ship Kentucky p"
asked the unwelcome visitor. ''Asso-
citation of ideas, guess" said the ed
] itor.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Bourbon news., 1897-07-27
WAS A FLEMISH" CAR.
The Owl-Car Passengers Finally
Found Out.

The OWl-Car Passengers Finally
Found Out.
He seemed painfully conscious of the
ludicrous figure he cut as he burst
through the wildly Tapping curtains OF
a north-bound, all-night car and
scraped himself into seat which had
been neglected by the other occupants
on account of the sea of moisture which
it contained. His face was belligerent-
ly red and his widely-staring eyes, an
ticipating with maniacal vigilance any
tendency to laughter which his ap-
pearance might provoke, blazed forth a
challenge to the entire car and success
fully dispelled the rising spirit of
jocundity.
The night was the most tempestu-
Gus Of the present season, and in order
to escape the gusts of wind and water
that assailed the car from every direc-
ton some of the owls had gathered
in the aisle, while others had perched
upon the backs of seats, and some had
opened up their umbrellas. The con-
ductor, with an air of intrepidity born
of familiarity with situations of the
kind, passed to and fro among the pas
sengers collecting nickels. He was an
ideal ''owP' conductor, bristling with
sense of his Importance, and osten-
tatiously Indifferent to the comfort and
convenience of his guests.
''Ez ish leemish ghar?" asked the
late wild-eyed arrival as the despot
jolted past.
The unintelligible gibberish met with
no response. Another block was passed
before the street car magnate came for
ward.
''Ez ish leemish ghar?" was repeated
somewhat petulantly by the Swede-
for he was now discovered.
Everyone but the autOcrat seemed
buried in an effort to translate the jar
gon, and some even ventured so far
as to turn an inquiring eye upon the
speaker. But the glances were quickly
withdrawn, for the glitter of i'm
placable hostility in those wild eyes
had become intensified. Several more
blocks elapsed.
'Ez ish leemish ghar?"
And this time the potentate had
stopped close by to take fare.
What" snarled the latter, with
scornful intonation.
"Ez ish leemish ghar?"
For moment there was a reflective
pause-his majesty was thinking.
Limits car? Yes"
"Vell, Wy don't you say so? ask you
tray or four times. s."-Chicago Journal.
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HUNTING FROM ELEPHANTS.
A Recently Tanned Beast That Would
Stand Any Charge.

"A
Stand Any Charge.
One of the first things the maharaja
did after our arrival was to hand to
each guest slip of paper on which was
written the name of the elephant al
lotted to him for shooting purposes,
which bore on it's back the structure
known as a "howdah," to carry the
shooter and his guns. AS these ele-
plants were necessarily large, and the
howdah is high, the oscillation was
much greater than if one were seated
upon a plain pad upon the elephants
back, or on one of the smaller ele-
plants, which have a smoother gait.
We usually, therefore, went to the
cover, or jungle, upon one of the beat
ing" or pad" elephants, which after
ward during the operations of the day
were employed in long line to force
the rhinoceroses and other animals out
of the dense thickets in which they
live.
The howdah-elephant which the
maharaja allotted to me was named
''Secunder." Three years previously
it was an uncaptured wild elephant
ranging at liberty the jungles of Ben
gal 1t was a fine female, between niIe
and ten feet in height at the shoulder,
with short but perfect "tushes'' pro-
| jecting few inches beyond the upper
lip. There are other elephants in the
maharaja's stud which have been tanned
more recently still. 1t was very gentle
and obedient, and perfectly fearless,
and, therefore, very valuable as a shoot
ing elephant; as, for example, on sew.
eral occasions during the following
three weeks it stood without f1inching
the charge of wounded buffalo. tiger
and rhinoceros, thus enabling me to
take steady shot. Almost all ele-
plants show great fear of the Indian
rhinoceros; there are few that will not
turn tail when they scent their enemy,
! and fewer still that will stand the
crash and short snorts that precede the
charge.
About breakfast time each morning
the elephant told off for each guest waa
brought to the neighborhood of hin
tent, and the howdah placed upon it,
resting upon a saddle composed of two
cushions Of strong sacking about six
feet by two, which rested in turn upon
large cloth covering the whole of the
elephants back. The howdahs for
shooting are lightly built of wood and
canework, and contain two seats, and
racks to hold six guns or rifles, three on
each side. All this is lashed on by
ropes passing under the elephants
neck, belly and tail. The weight which
an elephant is able to carry upon it's
back exceeds ton; for short distances
they have been known to carry as much
as 5000 pounds, but for long marches
half ton is considered the limit. Many
OF the maharaja's elephants had fine
tusks, but most tusks are cut at regular
intervals to prevent them from iniur-
ing one another. One or two of the
fighting elephants, however, had point
eel tusks.-H. W. Seton Karr, in Gem
fnrTv
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A Race quarrel I'm Austria.

There has been turbulent scenes in
the Austrian reichsrath or parliament,
occasioned by bitter race animosities
between the Germans and the Czech
or Bohemian element. The Bohenians
are sensitive regarding their position
in the empire; and it is in Difference to
this feeling that arrangements have
been made for crowning Franz Josef
KING OF Bohemia next year. For the
same reason a decree has been issued
establishing the Czech language as the
official language of Bohemia. The Ger
man irritation at this proceeding broke
all bounds of parliamentary decoru1n.
and occasioned violent scenes in tie
reichsrath. Blows were struck and
missiles thrown. In consequence of
the disturbances the emperor closed the
session of the reichsrath.--Eouth's Com
panion.
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.Just the Place.

Cobble-I've got one of the finestsub-
urban homes you ever saw-solid COM
fort, old man.
Stone-That so? I'm thinking about
buying suburban place myself.
Cobble-Then buy mine. - BROOKLYN
Life.
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Pretty Close Quarters.

DO you have piano in your fam
ily?"
NO"
Il couldn't let the fiat to family
with piano"
why not?"
The last tenant had piano and her
daughter. who played it, knocked a
great deal of plastering off the wall be-
hind her with her elbows."- Cleveland:
lain Deale-.