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The record-union., 1897-02-23
CRITIC CLUB.
Its Regular Annual Banquet Was Held
Last Evening.

The Critic Club, organized in 1887,
Last evening held its annual banquet in
honor of WaShingtOn's Birthday. The
| table was spread at the Maison Faure
and those sea ted were DR.. and Mrs
Sutliff, DR.. and Mrs w. E. Briggs, DR..
and Mrs. T. w. Huntington, C. P Mas
| sey, Mrs. Wilkes Mr.. and Mrs. J. A
| WoOdSon, Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Lindley
DIR. George Pyburn, Miss Fanny Py-
burn, DIR. Van Orden, H. Weinstock
and wife, Mrs. A. Bonnheim, Rev A
Simon and wife.
The banquet was arranged under the
committeeship of Mrs. d. A. Lindley,
Mrs. w. E. and Mrs. w A Briggs. and
was the best managed dinner and best
table the club has enjoyed. Souvenirs
in free hand drawing fitting to the per
sonality of eacn guest, and very artis-
tic and witty, were furnished by Miss
benson of San Francisco. They were
worked out with pen and ink upon
cardboard, fashioned into small hatch
| cts.
| DR.. Sutliff was toastmaSter and the
toasts and responses We're THE Ship Of
State-She Never Signaled for Pilot
| Without an Answer, and She Never
Will" Response by Mr.. Woodson.
| What Can You Do? The Question a
| Busy World is Asking of Those Who
Would Serve Her" Response by Mr.
Lindley. There Shall be a New Heaven
and a New Earth Response by Dr.
| Pyburn. Our Silent Partners. Should
| They be Held Responsible for the Acts
of the Firm?'' Response by Rabbi
Simon. THE Fool Killer. He Belongs
to no Time, nor Cline. He Win Only
| Die With the Race" Response by Dr.
w. E. Briggs. The Man and the
! Creed Response by II. Weinstock
| There is a time in a mans life when
| he stands in his own shadow 1t is
the meridian of his day and the mid
summertime of his years. A grave
subject for a thoughtful man." Re
| spOnse by DR.. Huntington. After Din
ner Nutshells,' Response by Mr.. Mas
| sey, who replied in rhyme, wittuy
sketching the characteristics of the club
membership.
The Ladies' proposed by Mr. Wein-
stock. Response by DR.. Sutliff. Volun-
| teer tOasts We're responded to by DIR.
! Van Orden, Mrs. Wilkes and Mrs. D. A
! Lindley. Absent and Honorary Mem
| bers, called toast, responded to by Mr..
! W0odsOn. A toast of thanks was given
| to the committee of ladies managing
and another to Miss benson for the ar
! tistic souvenirs
| The tOastmaster in calling to order
| pointed to the flag of the evening as
| having been furnished by Capital Pri-
mary School, Mrs. Parsons, Principal,
| for which loan the Chairman in be-
| half Of the club returned thanks to
the school and its teachers.
| The dinner began at $50 and the
| exercises concluded at II, with the
singing of Aud Lang Syne." 1t was a
successful affair throughout and was
greatly enjoyed. Wit, sentiment, pat
| riotic expression and philosophical
thought, repartee, intellectual passages
at arms and merry jest went the round
and made the hours pass swiftly.
The record-union., 1897-02-23
GENERAL ROLOPF SAILS FOR CUBA
WITH A BIG FILIBUSTERING EX.
petition.
The Steamer Carries Two Thousand
Rifles and Half Million Rounds
of Ammunition.

NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-The World"
this morning says: General Roloff with
fifty men, thirty y-five of whom are
Americans, and a big supply of arms
and ammunition, is said in Cuban cir
cles to have sailed for a point on the
New Jersey coast, not far from Long
Branch, for Cuba. 1t is said General
Roloff is in charge of the largest fill
clustering expedition that has left this
country during the present Cuban revo-
luton
The Cubans have experienced so much
difficulty with chartered steamers that
General ROloff decided to purchase one.
Her name could not be learned yester-
day, but report had it that she came
from the neighborhood of Philadelphia
and was larger than any which has yet
carried men and arms TO Cuba.
The first intimation that General Pal
ma had of General Roloff's proposed
departure was about ten days ago.
Il received a letter. said General
Palma yesterday, from President Cis-
nerOS informing me that General RolOff
had spent a longer time in the United
States than his furlough allowed, and
that he must return to Cuba at once.
General Roloff walked into my office
the next day TO tell me he had received
a similar communication. L. shall obey
the order within a fortnight" was the
only comment he made. His expedi-
ton was organized entirely independ-
ent of the Junta.''
Dynamite has always been General
Roloff's pet weapon. He has often said
that the Cubans We're foolish to use
machetes and bullets when dynamite
would do the same work much more
effectively without endangering any
Cuban lives. Seven tons of dynamite
were part of the cargo of General Ro-
lofts steamer. She carried also 1000
rifles and 800, 900 cartridges.
The thirty-five American members of
the expedition were selected from the
thousands of applicants that have come
TO the Junta from all parts of the coun-
try in the last three months. Several
of them have served in military COM
panies.
Yes" said General Palma, General
Roloff has gone to Cuba, and it is more
than likely he has taken an expedition
with him If he has done so you may
depend upon 1T that the expedition was
large one. / know that General Ro-
loft has received large sums of money
from the Junta during the past six
months. What he did with it l don't
know; I can only surmise. You are
doubtless aware of the fact that no
one connected with the Junta ever
gives any definite information about
the starting of an expedition"
The record-union., 1897-02-23
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.
Railroad Conductor Brasher's Feet
Both Crushed.

Conductor Robert e. Brasher of the
Calf and lone train lies at the Rail-
road Hospital lowering between life
and death, the result of a terrible acci-
dent that happened to him yesterday.
AT last accounts last night it was
feared he would not live
While making a flying switch yester-
day Brasher sprang upon the pilot of
the locomotive, but lost his footing and
fell. The wheels of the heavy engine
ran over both his ankles, crushing and
mangling the bones.
He was brought to the hospital here
as soon as possible. where both legs
We're amputated above the ankles.
1t was feared that the terrible shock
his system had sustained Will prove
fa tail
The record-union., 1897-02-23
PERSONAL MENTION.

Timothy Hopkins of San Francisco
Is at the Golden Eagle.
]. f. Brown, a merchant of Colfax,
is spending a few days ian the city.
District Attorney Mcdaniel of Yuba
is among the visitors in this city.
Warden and Mrs. Aull of Folsom
We're guests at the Golden Eagle yes
terday
John E. Budd of Stockton, brother Of
Governor Budd, is at the Golden
Dagle.
F. Carl Banks, Superintendent of the
Preston School of Industry at lone,
is in the city.
Rev. G.. II. Bigelow, the Baptist min
lister of lone and Chaplain of the Pres
ton School of Industry, is at the
Golden Eagle.
Dr. NJ. C. Wedgwood of Lewiston,
Me, is the guest of. Mr.. and Mrs. J.
r. Purington. DR. Wedgwood is a
brother of Mrs. Purington, and they
had not seen each other since 1881.
John A. GILL; Pacific Coast agent of
the Vanderbilt lines (Lake Shore, Mich
igan and Michigan CentraD arrived
here yesterday from Southern Califor-
MIA He reports that part of the State
as being very prosperous at present,
owing to the large shipments of
oranges, there having been over 5000
carloads shipped UP to the present time.
While in Los Angeles Mr.. Gill met j.
H. Hawkins, formerly a newspaper re-
porter in this city, who wished him to
say to his old friends here that he is
still living and enjoying the best of
health. Mr.. Hawkins is now connected
with the editorial department of the
Los Angeles Times
The record-union., 1897-02-23
CANADIAN ELECTIONS.
The Laurier- -Greenway Party Meets
With Defeat.

WINNIPEG (Man), Feb. 22.-The
returns from the remote rural districts
of st. BCniface, which were not to hand
until > o'clock this morning, have com
pletely changed the aspect of the re
suit All the calculations OF shrewd
politicians seem so far to have been
upset, and the claim of the Laurier-
Greenwav party of a moral victory on
the parochial school settlement was al
together too premature.
The rural districts seem to have gone
almost solidly for Archbishop Lange-
WINS candidate. The church, with all
returns in, seems to have achieved an
unqualified victory.
Lauzon has between $50 and 100 ma
jority in a total vote cast of about GOO.
In Canadian elections if the candi-
date does not receive one-half the num-
Der of votes cast for his opponent, he
loses his cash deposit. This ignominy
was only escaped by the Government
candidate by a few votes.
Archbishop Langevin declares him
self we'll satisfied with the result, as
showing Roman Catholic sentiment to
be hostile TO the plan of settlement.
The record-union., 1897-02-23
Y. M. G.. A. RECEPTION.
HOnored the Memory of the Father
of His Country Yesterday.

The Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion. with the aid of the Ladies' AUX
iliarv. last night gave a Washington S
Birthday reception and party. There
were about a hundred members and
friends present and the rooms had
been handsomely decorated for the oc-
casion, the feature of course, being the
Nations flag and the celebrated
llatchet.
A delightful programme had been ar
ranged and was carried out in the
most commendable manner. 1t con-
sisted of an instrumental solo by Miss
Stella Danforth, a vocal solo by John
Gustavson, a cornet solo by Mr. Lewis,
and a few selection by the Y. NJ c. A.
Octet.
The Ladies Auxiliary will give a
Jack Frost social on the 9th of
March, when all the decorations will be
of snow white and the boutonnieres
must be arranged to match.
The record-union., 1897-02-23

for the past few days has put the
Kanawha and Elk Rivers above the
danger line, and the lower part Of the
city is now flooded and it is feared
that within the next few hours many
people will have to move out of their
homes All navigation on the Kanawha
has stopped. The weather is warm,
and prospects are for more rain.
MIDDLESBORO Ky), FJ5. D.
The town of Hyneville is all under
water except two blocks. The water
reached the Courthouse. There is great
financial loss. The Cumberland River
is rising.
HUNTINGTON CIV. Va), Feb. %. -
Heavy landslides are reported ON all
the railroads throughout South and
West Virginia. Rain has fallen con-
tinually for forty-eight hours.
The record-union., 1897-02-23
AN HONORARY MEMBER
DR.. Pinkham Elected by the Phi
Alpha Gamma Fraternity.

DR.. Charles E. Pinkham of this city
received word yesterday that he had
been elected an honorary member Of the
Phi Alpha Gamma Fraternity of the
New York Homeopathic Medical Col
lege.
The fraternity is the only one in the
United States that has chapters in the
different medical colleges of the vari-
Gus States. DR.. Hammond, the emil
rent surgeon, was also elected an hon
orary member at the same meeting.
The fraternity will soon form a. chap
ter in San Francisco
The record-union., 1897-02-23
rlentalIy Afflicted.

The young woman who has officiated
as operator at the uptown office of the
Western Union Telegraph Company
has during the last two days devel-
oped symptoms of unsoundness of
mind.
Yesterday she took out her purse
rear the Postoffice, scattered her
money about the sidewalk and other
" ise acted SO strangely that she was
taken away by friends. 1t is hoped
that her attack is of only a temporary
character
The record-union., 1897-02-23
Hotel Arrivals.

Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel
yesterday: G. l.. McCandless, Sacra-
memto: Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Aull
Folsom; Aug. Ross st. Louis; George
Peck, Cincinnati; Rev. G. II. Bigelow,
E. Carl Bank, lone; r. G. Dean, Bant
wood; John +. Budd, Stockton; j. II.
Harrington, A. S. Cooper, Santa Bar
bara: II. @. Bond, r. T. Pierce, Santa
Clara: Milton ]. Green, p. E. BOwles,
Oakland; Barna McKinne, San Fran
The record-union., 1897-02-23
ChiIdren'S Friends.

The Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children meets at 8 O'Clock
this evening at superintendent Erie
wines office. The Board of Directors
meet at the same place at o'clock. A
fun attendance of both bodies of the
organization is asked for by the Off
GERS.
The record-union., 1897-02-23
The RIS PAT
4 - l md Noye1t
w ~ LIN Il area
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OO7 j. SIZE. t Prices we guar
UNITED WORKMEN.
Union Lodge Visited Last Night by
Grand Officers.

Union Lodge, A. o. U. w, held an
immense meeting last night, the oc-
casion being a visit from several of the
Grand Officers.
Remarks We're made by Grand Guide
w. H. Evans of MOnrovia, Deputy
Grand Master Workman Mcpherson,
Past Masters Colquhoun, Downer and
others. Questions of deep interest to
the order were discussed during the
evening.
The hall was packed with members,
and the members feel that the visitors
afforded them much food for pleasant
reflectfOn.
The record-union., 1897-02-23
Dramatic and Musical.

Miss Blanche Ficks will give a dra-
matte and musical entertainment at
Turner Hall on Thursday evening
March 4th. to be followed by a dance.
Miss F'icks will be assisted in her
entertainment by excellent local tall
ent She promises a programme of
rare excellence
The record-union., 1897-02-23
Malicious Mischief.

Charles Reitchke was arrested yester-
day by Officer Maley for breaking a
large window in the American Cash
Store in the Clunie block.
The charge against him is malicious
mischief, and the matter will be inves-
tigated this morning in the Police
Court
The record-union., 1897-02-23
Not Rnhr. But ROfle.

One of the persons arrested the other
night on account of the trouble that
occurred at the Capitol between some
attaches OF the Legislature gave the
name Of F. Rohr. His correct name
is G. w Rohe
The record-union., 1897-02-23
Annoying Letters.

Mrs. Margaret Theiss, who resides at
32S Tenth street. complains TO Chief of
Police Drew that ller neighbors, Mr..
and Mrs. Nuabaun1, are annoying her
with deluge of incoherent letters re-
hating to spiritualism.
The record-union., 1897-02-23
Native Sons Anniversary.

On Thursday evening, March 18th,
Sacramento Parlor, Native Sons, will
celebrate its anniversary by giving a
grand ball at Turner Hall.
The record-union., 1897-02-23
Whn Lost a BICYCLE 2

Officer Logue and Special Wallace
found a bicycle on street, between
Tenth and Eleventh, late last night
One of the pedals was missing. The
officers left the wheel at 92S street,
where it awaits an owner.
The record-union., 1897-02-23
SOCIAL EVENTS.

Mrs. E. G. VOORHEES,, Mrs A. w Bar
rett, Mrs. William Beckman, Mrs. F. S.
Stratton and Mrs. Thomas Flint, Jr.
will be at home on Friday, the 18th
from S to II o'clock p. m, at the Col
den Eagle parlors.
The Martha Washington tea by Mrs.
J. 0. Coleman yesterday at her resi-
dence on n street, was a very delight
full and unique affair The guests were
wives of State officials and members of
the Legislature, and those who assisted
the hostess in receiving were Mrs. C. NJ
Simpson, Mrs n E. Malcolm, Mrs. L.
H. Brown, Mrs. D. d. Whitbeck, Mrs.
F. A. Edinger, Mrs. w. w. Seaman.
Mrs. ]. E. Terry, Mrs. F. L. Gray and
Mrs. Lizzie Gamble. They were all at
tired after the Continental style, with
costumes of white. hair powdered, etc.
The house decorations were in keep
ing with the character of the event,
and portraits of General and Martha
Washington We're prominent on the
walls. The daylight was excluded from
the rooms, which were softly lighted by
parlor lamps.
The music was in harmony with the
other features of the reception. Mrs.
Stone and Miss Obarr sang national
airs, the Misses Johnson charmed the
company with selections of od-time
music on violin and harp, and Miss
Anna Schaw on the piano.
Another very pretty feature of the
afternoon was thA manner in which the
refreshments were served. In this the
hostess was assisted nv Misses I,a1lra
Terry Kate Herrick Jane Herrick,
Louise Millfken and Mabel Bassett, who
were prettily attired in Martha Wash
ington style, with dainty white caps.
The reception was in all respects one of
the prettiest and most charming social
events of the season.
The record-union., 1897-02-23
New Goods at Auction.

At 10 a. m. to-day Bell & Co. will
IL at auction, but to the trade only,
the stock of new boots, shoes, clothing,
furnishing goods, etc, at 1016 Fourth
street.
The record-union., 1897-02-23
SEALED PROPOSALS.

BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED AT THE
office of the undersigned until 5 O'Clock
p. m. on TUESDAY, February %, 1897, for
one centrifugal pump of 5000 gallons ca
pacity to be placed in position in new
pumping plant at foot of S street in Sac
ramento City Specifications on file at Of
flee of the City Clerk. A certified check
made payable to City Clerk for an amount
not less than 10 per cent. of amount of bid
must accompany each bid. The Board of
trustees reserves the right to reject any
and all bids.
The record-union., 1897-02-23
Fraternal Visit.

Next Thursday evening Court Capt.
tai Foresters of America. will pay a
fraternal visit to the court at Oak
Park
The record-union., 1897-02-23
BONDS FOR SALE.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN BY THE
Board of Directors of the Turlock Trriga-
uon D1strlct, Turlock, Stanislaus County.
State of California that said board intends
to sell four hundred and seventy-two thou
sand five hundred dollars (S472,50 of the
I'd day of March, 1897, at p. m, and will
receive sealed proposals for the purchase
OF said bonds at its office in Turlock, in SAID
district, until that day and hour, when the
proposals will be opened and considered by
said board
r. NJ. WILLIAMS. President.
II. b. WATERS. Secretary.
Turlock. Cal. February 2, 1897. fe9-td
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-01-03
THE SPIRIT OF GREED.

''The public be damned. Vanderbilt.
'Well, what are you going TO do about
it?"-George w. Steele.
II don't care anything about passing
of laws; all that / want is the Senator
ship; / am willing to pay all the expenses
of the contest, and will fight everything
to the hitter end. "-Addricks.
'eThe newspapers that agitate for cheap
gas are blatherskite sheets. "-E. G. Bene-
dict, the banker friend of Cleveland.
These expressions from eminent men
show the growing spirit Of contempt of
the power of the people and the disregard
of even a decent semblance of respect
for them. The first has long been familiar
to the people. Vanderbilt uttered 1t in
the abandon of power. The second,
well, what are you going to do about
it," was the question asked last week
by Congressman Steele, of Indiana, when
Congressman Mcmillan forced a petit
toner for higher duties to admit that the
tariff is the mother of trusts.
The third was uttered by Addicks, who
is trying to get the Republicans in Della
ware to organize rump Legislature and
elect him Senator. Some good people in
Delaware objected because such a pro-
ceedure would interfere with the passage
of needed laws. Addieks bluntly declared,
II don't care anything about passing of
laws; all that want is the Senatorship."
The last by heavy stakeholder in a
gas company which has maintained cost
~ lobby at Albany for years to prevent
any taking away of immense profits from
his company. City ownership would give
the people cheaper gas.
We have placed these four utterances
side by side as an expression of the spirit
of greed. They show the danger that
confronts the Republic. Such expressions
are the legitimate fathers Of anarchy and
communism; and are worse than either.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-01-03
BAD SWAPPING.

North Carolina Loses 563 Natives for
Every one Hundred New Corners
To the Editor: A statement was made
some time since, by the New York Sun,
/ think, that in North Carolina, in 1890,
there were only 3,568 foreign-born per-
sons. This statement is correct, but
some of the newspapers Of the State have
misconstrued it, and have stated that
there were only 1868 persons who were
born outside the State. Thinking that
your readers might be interested to know
where all the North Carolinians go when
they leave us, and how many persons
from other States have made our State
their adopted home and where they
came from, i have gathered the figures
from the Census Reports and give them
as follows:
In order that l may not be misunder-
stood, I wish to say that when / speak
Of foreign-bOrn persons, / refer TO those
born outside the United States and that
in speaking of natiye-b0rn persons l refer
to those born in the United States, but not
necessarily in North Carolina.
In 1890, there were 1,617,S13 persons
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-01-03
OUR SENIOR JUSTICE.


BY the departure Of Judge Avery from
the bench Judge Clark becomes the
senior Justice of the Court in point of
service Though still we believe the
youngest in years. He is now in the
eighth year Of his service on the Supreme
bench, three of the other judges have
now served two years and the fifth is
just going in. Judge Clark is also the
senior judge in the State in consecutive
service on the Supreme and Superior
court benches, having gone on the SH-
peroir Court nearly IL years ago, April,
1886. When first elected to the Supreme
bench his competitor was Judge Fair
cloth, whom he defeated by some $4,000
votes. The next judge in seniority of
service is Judge Brown on the Superior
Court, who has served s years, Judges
Bryan. Hoke and McIyer follow with 6
years service. Six other judges of the
Superior Court have served two years,
while the remaining two, Allen and
Adams, are just going in.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-01-03
Sale of Valuable Land.

BY authority Of mortgage from W. B.
Dunn and wife, recorded in book 95 page All
Registers office for Wake county, and by
their request, will, on Wedn esday, Febru-
airy Sd, 1897, at II O'Clock m, al the court
house door Of Wake county, Raleigh, n. c.,
sell to the highest bidder at auction for cash
the following described tracts Of land in
Wake Forest township, Wake county, tO-wit:
FIRST TRACr-BOunded on the north by
the lands of A, G. Dunn, on the east by the
Raleigh and CASTOR Railroad, and on the
south and west by Neuse river, particularly
described by metes and bounds 10 the afore-
said mortgage; contains 20534 acres, more or
less.
SECOND TRACT Bounded on the north
by the lands of Mrs NJ. A. Dunn, whereon
she lives, on the east by the lands of d. d.
GIL and said Mrs NJ. A. Dunn, on the south
by Neuse river and on the west by said rail-
road, and is particularly described by me.es
and bounds in said mortgage; contains l4OA
acres, more or less. SSMAe
THIRD TRACT-AdjoiDs the lands of D. D.
Gill, $. X. Gill, II. c. Ray, A. G. Dunn and
others, contains l6S acres. more or less, and
is particularly described by metes and
bounds in said mortgage, and Is the same
land allotted TO Mrs NJ. A. Dunn in the di-
vision of the lands owned by d. u. Gill and
others as will appear by reference to the re-
port OF commissioners recorded in the office
of Clerk Superior Court for Wake county,
Book A, Partition of Land p. SIP.
w, N. JONES, Atty.