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The record-union., 1897-06-19

The Sister Asks to be Appointed
trustee.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 1S.-While
the search for the body of Windsor A.
keefer is still going on, his sister, Mrs.
M. j. Davids, is preparing to take care
of the missing mans estate. She to-
day filed in the Superior Court a petit
ton asking to be appointed trustee of
her brothers estate. Keefer has been
missing since March 18th, and Mrs. Da-
vids fears that the numerous evolutions
of Jupiter mining stock since that date
may have seriously complicated her
brothers title to his interest. She ex-
poets to have little trouble about Sc
curing the personal possessions Of her
brother but anticipates and has pre-
pared for lengthy litigation in the mat
ter of his real estate, consisting of an
undetermined interest in mining and
agricultural lands.
The record-union., 1897-06-19
May Have rlet With Foul Play.

CLEVELAND, June 1S.-Mrs. Black
man of this city, who claims to be the
wife of Barnato, and who left for Lon
don about eight weeks ago, has mys-
teriously disappeared. A letter which
was mailed in London about six weeks
ago was received by her daughter, who
resides in this city. In her letter Mrs.
Blackman said that she would in few
days set sail for Johannesburg, South
Africa, to attempt to establish her iden-
tity as Barnato's wife. Since that time
nothing has been heard from her. and
the theory advanced by Detective Selig-
sohn is that she has met with foul play.
The record-union., 1897-06-19
A Los Angeles Hickman Swallows a
Fatal Dose Of Morphine.
Was Dependent Because His Mistress
Left Him.
A Trusted Employe of Los Angeles
Mercantile Firm Arrested on a
Charge of EmbeZZIement - Grain
Thieves at Work in Y0lO County.

LOS ANGELES, June 1S.-Charles
Snyder, a hackman, % years old,
walked into a saloon this evening and
ordered a glass of beer, into which he
poured a phial of morphine, and then
tossed off the fatal draught with the
remark: This is good for the disease
that ails me-"
AS it was two hours before he re-
ceiVed medical attention, his death is
considered a certainty.
Snyder has been living with the wife
of George Haney, also a hackman, who
is at present in Oregon. The couple
quarreled about ten days ago, and as
the woman refused to renew their rela-
tions, Snyder became respondent.
The record-union., 1897-06-19
OPIUM EVIL.
Bad State of Affairs Reported at Los
Angeles.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 1S - The
Grand jury committee on gambling,
opium dens and lotteries have submit
ted report in which attention is called
to the growing use of opium in this city.
The committee suggests that more
stringent measures should be adopted
to abate the evil
The report of the committee says in
part: 1--WE have obtained information
of the most convincing character that
white girls between the ages of ID and
70 are enticed into these dens, become
regular habitues, and finally are sub
ject wholly to the wishes of the Chinese
visitors"
The record-union., 1897-06-19
COOPER DEFEATS BALD.
Wins the HaIf-Mile Open at Utica,
New York.

UTICA On. Y.), June 1S.-In the State
circuit races here to-day Cooper beat
Bald in the final of the half mile open.
Jenney led to the stretch when Cooper
ran by him, with Bald hanging close.
Newhouse followed in the wake of the
two, who fought desperately down the
stretch. AS they crossed the tape
Cooper's forward hub was not clear of
Balds wheel. Bald asked to have Cooper
disqualified for getting in his way, but
the race was plainly fair.
The fastest mile of the day was the
first heat of the mile handicap, when
BALD, from scratch, went around the
bunch at the three-quarters and finished
in 2:1315.
The record-union., 1897-06-19
NICARAGUA CANAL.
Stockholders of the Maritime Conn
pany Hold an Important Meeting.

NEW YORK, June 1S.-There was
held to-day special meeting of the
stockholders of the Maritime Canal
Company of Nicaragua, at its office at
d Broad street. Hiram Hitchcock, the
President, was Chairman of the meeting.
The business of the meeting was to au-
thorize an issue of SO, 600, 900 per cent
gold bonds, and a mortgage on the prop
erty of the company TO secure the
bonds, which are to be issued as re-
quired for the needs of the company. This
authorization was given by unanimous
consent of the stockholders. There were
represented, in person or by proxy,
15o,3333 shares out of 222, 135 now out
standing.
After statement by the President,
The record-union., 1897-06-19
NEXT WHEEL RACES.
Five Events Scheduled for the Oak
Park fleet on July 5th.

The wheelmen's races at Oak Park
on July 9th promise to excel in interest
those of couple. of weeks ago, when
three worlds records We're lowered. At
the coming Olympic Circuit meet there
Will be five big events, as follows:
one mile open, novice-First prize
gold medal; second, silver medal.
One mile open, Professionalism
prize, $50; second, go; third, SO.
one mile handicap, professional
First prize, $50; second, $25; third, $15.
Iwo-thirds of a mile open, amateur
First prize, $50; second, SIS; third so.
one mile handicap, amateur-First
prize, 500; second. SO: third. SO.
The record-union., 1897-06-19
Why Foster Went to Russia First.

LONDON, June 1S.-The correspon-
dent of the Times" at ST. Petersburg,
referring to the alleged jealousy exist
ing in England because John w. Fos-
ter, the American special Commissioner
in the sealing question, visited Russia
first, explains that Mr.. Foster went to
Russia when he did simply because the
Eastern crisis and Jubilee preparations
made the time unfavorable for a serious
discussion of the question in London.
The record-union., 1897-06-19

showing the condition of the company
and its relations to Nicaragua, Central
America and the United States, which
was regarded by those present as en-
couraging, the meeting adjourned.
Information as to where the bonds
would be sold was denied, but it was
learned that Henry F. Rowland and
Jacob W. Miller would be named as
trustees in the MORTGAGE
The record-union., 1897-06-19
Rev. and Hrs Francis Clark.

NEW YORK, June 1S.-The Christ
ian Endeavorers of New York City well
coined Rev and Mrs. Francis E. Clark,
the founders of the society, from their
tour of the world in the interests of
Christian Endeavor with a rousing
mass meeting that filled Carnegie Hall
tonight. John M. Wanamaker pre-
sided. When Mr.. Clark began to speak
the whole assemblage arose. waved
handkerchief and cheered.
The record-union., 1897-06-19
Fastest Time on Record.

NYACK On. V, June 1S.-The steam
yacht Ellide, built for E. Burgess War
rem of New York. in her trial trip over
a measured course of d mile, made the
mile in one minute and thirty seconds,
which is at the rate of forty miles an
hour. the fastest time on record.
The record-union., 1897-06-19
A Woman Murdered.

PORTAGE (Wis.), June 1S.-The bad
ly decompOsed trunk of woman, minus
head arms and legs, was found floating
in the Wisconsin River four miles below
the city to-day. There was not a vest1ge
of clothing or anything that would aid
in identification. Some time ago a
young man disappeared in such a man
ner as to direct suspicion toward several
people, and there is great excitement
nyo ny.
The record-union., 1897-06-19
Mcmahon Held to Answer.

OAKLAND, June Tsp. D. McMa-
hon, who shot Deputy Constable j. O..
Clarrage at Elmhurst on the night of
May 14th, was held to answer before
the Superior Court by Justice Law
renee of Brooklyn Township for as
sault with intent to commit murder.
Bail was fixed at $1,000.
The record-union., 1897-06-19
Spalding Acquitted.

CHICAGO, June 1S.-Charles w.
Spalding. ex-President of the Globe Saw
ings Bank, and ex-Treasurer of the
State University, was to-day acquitted
of the charge of embezzlement. The
verdict was general surprise, as the in
structions of the court to the jury left
scarcely any chance for an acquittal.
The first words uttered by Spalding
after the verdict had been read in court
were, well, this is a surprise"
The record-union., 1897-06-19
Another Kissing Boy.

Mrs. Carsaw, who resides in Skaters
Addition. reported at the police station
last night that her 9-year-old son Law
renee was missing. 1t was evident that
the mother feared the child had been
drowned. When Lawrence left home
yesterday afternoon he was dressed in
a red waist, light straw hat and black
knee pants
The record-union., 1897-06-19
American Cricketers Win.

BRIGHTON, June 1S.-Sussex Crick-
eters were all out to-day for % runs
in their second inning, giving them a
grand total Of 29S for both innings. The
Americans having scored 216 runs in
their first inning, had only SO runs to
make in their second inning to win the
match. They won by eight wickets
The record-union., 1897-06-19
Passed Worthless Checks.

LOS ANGELES, June 1S.-James
Grant, a real estate agent and we'll
known member Of the Central Presby-
terrain Church, was arrested at mid
night and locked up at the city prison
on a charge of obtaining money by false
pretenses. The warrant for Grants
arrest was sworn out by Rivers Bros,
grocers, who are only one of a num-
Der of firms which have suffered small
losses by reason of worthless checks
passed upon them by him.
The record-union., 1897-06-19
Guilty of Perjury.

SPRINGFIELD (O), June 1S.-Geo.
H. Jackson, who became famous in the
Pearl Bryan murder trial by testifying
that he drove the carriage in which
Scott Jackson and Alonzo Walling con-
veyed their victim to the Kentucky
highlands, where her body was found,
was to-day found guilty of perjury in
testimony given in a criminal trial in
Springfield. Sentence has not been
pronounced
The record-union., 1897-06-19
Reid Interviews Salisbury.

LONDON, June 1S.-The United
States special envoy to Queen Victoria's
jubilee, the Hon. Whitelaw Reid, ac-
companied by the United States Embas-
sador to the Court of St. James, Colonel
John Hay, had long interview with the
Marquis of Salisbury at the Foreign Of
flee TODAY
The record-union., 1897-06-19
Serious Floods in Manitoba.

WINNIPEG (Man), June 1S.-Dis-
patches from the West report serious
floods and a cloudburst west of CAL
gary III the Rocky Mountains The
suburbs Of Calgary are submerged, fiji
ty families made homeless and several
bridges washed away.
The record-union., 1897-06-19

helpers and regular pressmen in Chi
cago and Boston.
The final session will be held to-mor-
row. Cleveland was selected as the
next meeting place.
The record-union., 1897-06-19
TelIer's Banking Bill.

WASHINGTON, June Ex-senator
Teller introduced a bill to-day provid-
ing that all bank notes shall be redeem
ed in coin, and another that all ma
tional banking associations shall keep
their reserves in their own vaults.
The record-union., 1897-06-19
Strike in Illinois

JOLIET, June 1S.-Nearly 1000 men
employed in Joliet quarry fields have
gone out on strike for an increas of
pay from 81 % to 81 80 per day.
The record-union., 1897-06-19
Glove Contest Arranged.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 1S.-Gideon
Ely, the Portland amateur, has been
matched to fight Tye, the champion
lightweight of the coast, for the title
and trophy. The contest will come
off July Sth
The record-union., 1897-06-19
Library Trustee Resigned.

E. E. Leake, a member of the State
Library Board of Trustees, filed his
resignation yesterday with the Gov
ernOr.
The record-union., 1897-06-19
Yolo School Directors

An election. for School Directors in
Monument District, Yolo County. was
held yesterday. Farquarson COR Fark-
inson) received % votes, Chalmers 3.
and Berger =.
The record-union., 1897-06-19

Evil is wrought by want of thought
as we'll as by want Of heart.
The record-union., 1897-06-19
Bows Shirt Waists.

Boys Percale Shirt Waists in neat
stripes and figures. Excellent value
and worth considerably more than any
Saturdays selling price of 15c.
The record-union., 1897-06-19
Bows School Suits.

Neat Wool-mixed, Small Check Che
viot School Suits, left from last special
sale, 81 So.
The record-union., 1897-06-19
Mems Suits.
Mems " Never=Rip" Pants

Mems strong Working Pants in dark
plaids. "Never rip" A new pair given
for any pair that does rip. Special at 81.
The record-union., 1897-06-19

Yacht Shapes for Men. Good soc
values, DC
Children's Sailors in all prevailing
colors. New stock. Zoe.
The record-union., 1897-06-19
Embroidery.

This lot of Embroidery Rem
nants remains from the choicest
of this seasons patterns. They
are in narrow, medium and
wide, of muslin, swiss and nain-
sock. lengths convenient for a
hundred purposes-fOr dresses,
underwear, etc. All priced at
about One-half what they Origi-
nally sold for.
The record-union., 1897-06-19
Mems and WOmen's Shoes
Children'S Shoes Our Speciality.
ITEMS Summer Shirts.

Neat Stanley Shirts Of good service
able Percales, sizes 1919 to Il only.
Former prices 75c and ST. Sale price
35c
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-07-03
THE TROUBLE IN FLORIDA.

The action of the colored people OF
Key West, Fla, in boldly upholding
the law aud refusing to permit the
lynching OF Sylvanus Johnston, a col
ored man charged with assault was
highly commendable.
Itdemonstrates that our people are
beginning TO think in . practical man.
ner. II is alleged that the colored peo-
pie threatened to burn the tovr, & & :. .ss1 :
prisoner were lynched.
They were we'll armed. For the
first time in decade, southern gov
ernor called upon the President Of the
United States for troops.
President MCKINLEY took the mat
ter under Advisement and it was as
certsined that their services would
not be needed.
We would to Con that our people
everywhere would make their infiu-
ence felt. It is useless to sit idly by
and let the law be desecrated. We
must act in such eases and act quickly
A few mere mounds on the hillside
with the relatives of the lynchers
kneeling beside them will settle this
great question.
When lynching becomes a deadly
pastime. thoughtless murderers will
abandon the habit.
Lynch-law must gol
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-07-03
MR. OLIVER wRATHY.

We have received pamphlet emit
tied 'Mr. John Oliver, SuperinteDd-
ent and Worker for the Moore Street
Trade School for Colored Youth"
It is devoted to the discussion OF
the action Of q committee from the
First Baptist Church Of which Mr.. r.
T. HILL was chairman.
The said committee was appointed
to investigate the condition Of the
Moore Street Trade School, both finsn-
cially and otherwise, and Mr.. OL1vEs
changes that it failed to do its duty
He phases the responsibility upon the
chairman.
The article is "red-hot," and he goes
for several OF the dencons OF the First
Baptist Church with gloves off,"
Mr. OLIvsR charges certain persons
with having stolen site for the Moore
Street Baptist Church At the expense
OF the school.
1t is evident that the superintend
ent has "a chip on his shoulder" and
is very DESTROYS OF having some ont
knock it of.
The pamphlet is caustic and will I'm
questionably cause much feeling, ant
may reach the courts.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-07-03

shoes, the Ghibe sierk proceeded TO
walt on hUf and at her new foot-gesr
% suit her. Finally noise was heard
as IL . bladder had exploded in the
neighborhood. On looking nothing APP
peared to have occurred as the clerk
was very attentive in his work. not
looking up and the little woman sit
ting as il she had done nothing.
The shoes fitted 0. X. She paid for
them and out into the busy street she
strolled. She was not aware, nor was
che clerk, that there was an eye-wit-
ness to the whole affair and when APP
preached about it, she almost tainted.
What was your trouble just awhile
ago in the store2" was asked by the
inquisitive pencil pusher. "Sir7" she
answered with a nOne-of-your-busi-
ness kind OF frown, "Ol 1 saw it all,
Miss - Joined IN the not-to-be-baffi-
ed scribe. well" she said ''since you
seem to know so much, I'll tell you the
l whole. That dirty fellow that was fit
ting on those shoes for me ran his
hand around the calf OF my leg and /
let him have my hand by the side of ms
head as hard as / could. / slapped
him clean over and he hustled up and
commenced to fit the shoe without
even asking me what struck him for.
never opened my mouth to him. nor
he to me. There was not word
spoken. I saw that he was afraid OF
losing his job and L didn't care to
figure in such row so 1 said nothing
/ didn't know any one saw the occur
renee, don't care what use you make
Of it Just SO you don't call my name, y
she said, as she si4naled a passing cal
and away she went.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-07-03
INEQUALITIES OF THE LAW

TRAT prejudice rules, and justice has
been thrown aside is made plainly ap-
parent in the case of WILLIAM GLEN
ENrs, the eolored youth who was SC
murderously assaulted by mob OF
white men in Campbell County.
He was shot ten times. The ring
leader, RossER was acquitted. When
CLEMENTS was placed on trial for as
ssulting white man, the Jury dis
agreed, number Of them being in fav-
or of sending him TO the penitentiary.
It Is . digrace to our civilization,
humiliatinR to every citizen of the
state that such . state OF affairs should
exist.
COlored men have no show before a
jury. The law to as is a hollow mock
cry.
A colored man charged with being
not less than ninety feet away from .
white woman was convicted in the cor
porAtion court of Manchester, Va, up
on a charge of attempted criminal as
sault. He Was given ten years in the
penitentiary.
The verdict was SO outrageous thar
Judge INGRAM set aside the verdict,
but required security from the colored
man in the sum of one thousand dol
lars.
AS he was as "poor as a church
mouse" this was the same to him as
though It had been a millioH dollars.
He is now in Jail at Manchester, ve.
A white man, charged with killing
the unborn babe in its mothers womb
(Hannah Green) and well.nigh ending
her existence by kicking her with
heavy boots was tried in the County
Court of Henrico, convicted and given
thirty days in Jail and fined ($5) five
dollars.
A colored man, charged with poison
ing dogs by placing the same on his
own yard, the animals coming in there
and devouring the same, was tried in
the County Court Of Henrico County,
convicted and given two years in the
penitentiAry.
The judge set aside the verdict, but
the coiorsd man died before he had
another trial.
A colored man charged with maim-
ing . cow in Henrico County was tried
in the same court and given six
months in jail and fined t25.
A white man who shot a colored boy
for no reason whatever was turned
loose to shoot again.
This occurred in Henrico County
and it may be interesting for you to
know that Richmond is in this same
county.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-07-03
RAiDBD AN EDUCATIONAL rSsri.
TUITION.

TaH cOnduetos ofEthe Coiorsd Nor
NAL School at 1oAoke, Ark. testified
under cath 1t Little. Rsck. Ark. Jun
2Srd, that mob OF drunken white
men several days before, broke down
the doors OF the institution. demolish-
ed the furniture. and took Prof. d. T.
WATSON, one Of the teachers to the
woods and beat him in . most msrsi-
less manner.
Let us imagine the white men color
ed and the professor white. What .
heWl would have gone up over the
country. A lynching would have been
chronicled and thorNand essays upon
our depravity as araee would have
been read TO us from as many news
paper offices and pulpits.
We are at loss to understand why
the school officials did not defend them
selves with Winchester rifles or shot
guns. There was ample time to teach
these thugs . lesson which otherI
would require an hundred years Il
forget.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-07-03
LynOhed in Mississippi.
IAoKsoN, M1ss. Jnne d.

JACKSON MISS, June %.
A special to the Associated Press
from Crystal Springs, Miss, says: The
negro John Moses, who murdered an
old man named Strong. near this
place q few days ago, and who has been
confined in the local jail with a strong
guard since yesterday, confessed to
the killing this morning. Shortly af-
ter the guard was overpowered by o
mob OF two or three hundred men,
mostly farmers, and Moses taken from
the jail. With rope around his neck
he was dragged through the streets to
Q tree near the railroad and hanged.
He was dead or nearly so when they
reached the place Of hanging.
Two requests for troops TO protect
the prisoner had been wired to Jack
son, but owing to the absence OF
both the governor and the lieutenant
governor from ithe capital, the troops
could not be moved until this morning
when 1t was too late.
The mob then started in search for
. negro preacher who had sworn that
the murderer had spent the day on
which Mr.. Strong was killed at his
house, and knew that he (Mcses), was
not the guilty person. He swore to q
deliberate lie and the mob caught him
and gave him an anmerciful whipping
for false swearing.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-07-03
THAT HISTORY OF VIRGINIA.

We have received "a History Of
Virgins and Virginians by DABNEY
HERNDoN MAURY": author of "Recol-
leotions of Virginian and of Maury's
Drill for Mounted Men,"
We have scanned che pages Of this
volume carefully. That portion of it
relating to the discovery, settlement.
and colonial wars is well written, the
style being terse and vigorous.
The writer deals with the English
in spirit of fairness and at nc time
does he permit his Americanism to
run away with his Judgement.
It is on the slavery question and in
the discussion Of the issues involved
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-07-03

EDITOR SIXTH of the Cleveland, O.,
GAZETTE says that neither the Sheriff
at Urbanna, nor the Governor of Ohio
were in any wise responsible or to
blame for the lynching of CHARLES
MITCHELL.
Our able friend may be correct in
his conclusions but it does not look
that way to us from the mountains OF
Virginia, and several of cur rRce-lead-
ers on the hills of Ohio claim that
their views coincide with ours.
Gov. BUSHNELL may be all right
from q party standpoint, but he
seems to be decidedly crOss-eyed and
bow-legged On the race-question.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-07-03

The Atlanta, Ca, SOUTHERN AGE is
aroused over the action of the Atlanta
Consolidated Street Railway which
hiss issued an order designating the
rear seats on the street-cars for color
ed people and not allowing them to sit
on any other.
Our contemporary is right. The
line should not only be boycotted but
subjected to every annoyance that hui
man ingenuity can invent.
1t is useless to appeal to the law eth
or state or national. It IL all constru-
ed against Us.
When the company Is made to run
its cars at loss, it's cupidity Will over
come its prejudice, and our rights win
be obtained.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-07-03

THE Springfield. Ohio, REVIEW say
that the Republican School Board have
among thenames on the list OF jani'
tors recently employed no coIOred
mans name. ie
1t would seem that Ohio is making
record for itself and that tAe colored
brother is not in it.
We are at loss to understand the
situation there and are wondering how
much longer the independence of the
colored brethren OF Ohio can be held
in restraint. ra
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-07-03

desire to know the whereabouts bi
my relatives Ny fathers name was
Pal OF william S,csh ny n< theirs
name, Laura Sloan my sisters Mary
Baswen Sloan. I left them in 1885
near Warsaw Denpline Co.. n. G..
/ have lived north ever since and
have not heard from them since that
time. Any Information viii be thank
fully received by
ANNIE SLOAN PowKRs,
6,l2-4t Roath Ave. Norwich. Conn
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-07-03

IT is now ascertsined that the loss
to this country in exports as result
of the war now going on in Cuba is
about ten million dollars.
No wonder that the exporters Of
New York desire this country to annex
the island.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-07-03

HoN. JOHN p. GREEN wrote an able
letter to the Cleveland, o., LEADER
against Increasing the penalty for
criminal assault above twenty years
in the penltentisry to death upon the
gibbet. l
He cites numerous cases both in
Ohio and in the Southland where Se-
males have charged mon, afterwards
found to be innocent with these helm
Gus offences.