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The record-union., 1897-06-07
WILL THROW A LINE OVER.
Explorers to Scale a Table Land in
New Mexico.

BALONNE On. j., June 6.-Professor
William Libby, Jr, of Princeton Uni
versity will leave for Albuquerque, \.
NJ, early in July with a, party of six
explorers. Their plan is to attempt TO
scale a rectangular table shaped like
a figure with perpendicular sides, tUo
feet high, the outcroppings of red sand
stone projecting from the face Of the
walls, making is almost inaccessible.
There are Indication of occupancy by
a prehistoric race in the fragments of
pottery at the base of the formation
Professor Libby has arranged to
throw a line over this tableland, which
is several acres in extent on top, by
means of the tandem kites with which
experiments We're conducted here yes
terday by William A. Eddy, who sent
up three large kites, which were MAIN
tanned some time in the air, although
the wind was too light for a satisfac-
tory experiment. Professor Libby has
a mortar and life line packed ready for
shipment, with which an attempt will
be made to fire a line over the table
land in case the wind is too light for
the kites Larger lines will be dragged
over and the ascent made in a boat
SWANS chair The tableland can be
approached on all sides and is sur
rounded by plain, but so far as known
1t has never been scaled
The record-union., 1897-06-07
LONDON MONEY MARKET.
Increased Activity in American Rail.
way Securities.

LONDON, June 6-The principal
feature on the Stock Exchange last
week was the increased activity in
American railway securities started by
German buying after realizations. The
market is much stronger than before
and this seems to have infused new life
into the general market, Grand Trunk
being especially favored as the result
of the April statement. South Amer
lean mining shares are more quiet, but
there has been no noteworthy fall
A good deal of attention is given to
West Australians, where developments
are promising.
A decidedly holiday feeling pervades
the city and the Stock Exchange is
closed until Tuesday, when the settle
ment in mining shares will begin to be
followed on Wednesday by the general
list. There is always some difficulty in
employing balances over the holidays
as the half per cent. rate for the week
really averages from half to three
quarters. Last week discounts and
money rates fuctuated from day to
day. The very large applications for
the new Japanese bonds caused some
scarcity, but the lendings by the In
dian Council since have made the
market somewhat easier.
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ARRIVAL OF THE COpTIC
The Japanese-Fiawaiian Embroglio
Growing Worse.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 6.-The
steamer Coptic arrived this evening
from Honolulu, bringing advices uo to
May 31st. According to the latest in
formation procurable, the difficulty be-
tween japan and Hawaii growing out
OF the immigration question, has lbeen
increased rather than diminished by
the diplomatic proceedings. officers on
board the Japanese cruiser Naniwa,
now at Honolulu, stated that a second
japanese man-of-war is now en- route
to Honolulu. and that a third armed
vessel is about to depart from Yokoha-
ma for the Islands,
Mrs. Shimamura. wife of the Japan
csc Minister at Honolulu, has arranged
to leave for Japan on June 9TH, and the
intended departure caused a rumor to
the effect that the Minister would soon
follow her He admitted that r. was
not satisfied with the answer or the
Hawaiian Government in regard to the
immigration controversy and he gave
close friends to understand that unless
reply satisfactory to him We're made
ne would depart for Toxic, thereby sew
erlng diplomatic relations between
Japan and Hawaii.
The record-union., 1897-06-07
The key-Note of Nature.

The Chinese find in the deep roar of
the great and sacred rivers the KEY
note of Nature. They say that the ag-
gregate sound of Nature, such as is
heard in the roar OF great rivers, the
soughing of the wind in tall forest
trees, the hum of great cities. etc. is a
definite single tone of quite an appre-
ciabl pitch. Professor Rice, in his
Chinese Music" says that the Chinese
recognized thousands of years ago this
fact in regard to sound, which the
scientists of to-day are just beginning
to discover AS proof of this he quotes
from their writings, 1.-THE waters of the
Hoang-ho, rushing by, intoned the
great kung," called the great tone,
in Chinese music, and ne shows this 70
correspond with the f. considered nv
modern physicists to be the actual tone
of Nature" Professor b. Silliman.
too. in his Principles of Physics" saws
that this tone is held to be the mid
die f of the piano, which NAV there
fore be considered the keynote of Ma
ture-" This can easily be put to the
test by any one in the following way:
Go outside some fine night when sounds
are clear, and listen to the general
sound of Nature as from a distance Tt
will suggest a tone of a certain Mitch
Keeping this in your mind. go inside
and strike the middle + of the piano
The two sounds will be found to COR
respond in pitch.-Harper's Round Ia
b1n
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He Played the Suicide Dodge, But II
Did Not Work.

LOS ANGELES, June 6.-For a
week past the police have been search
ing for w. NJ Ware, a real estate agent,
wanted to answer to charge of forg-
ing deed to a piece of property upon
which he and a man named w. II.
Davis obtained 81 900. Last night a
man was seen to disrobe and jump into
the water from the pier at Long Beach
and a search of his clothes, which We're
found on the wharf, brought to light
several papers bearing Wares name
and address
Being satisfied tina Ware had adopt
ed the suicide ruse for the purpose of
misleading the authorities, the police
searched the town of Long Beach and
found their man in bed in a waterfront
lodging house.
After jumping into the water Ware,
who was attired in a suit of overhauls,
worked his way under the wharf to
shore and retired while people were
searching for his iifeless body.
He was brought to Los Angeles and
admitted receiving a portion of the
money obtained on the forged deed, but
denied any knowledge of the forgery.
Davis was arrested a week ago.
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TROUBLE ABOUT OVER.
Most of the Convicts at San Quentin
Will Go to Work TODAY.

SAN QUENTIN PRISON, June g.
The trouble with the convicts en-
ployed in the jute mill at this prison is
about over, and no further disturbance
Is looked for. Work will be started up
tomorrow morning in that portion of
the mill known as the ''old jure' with
some 400 men. This leaves about $50
or the most desperate and mutinous of
the criminals still confined on a diet of
bread and water, and it is expected that
OF these all but the ringleaders. So
called, on strike, will be at work again. The
rlngleaders and those who took part in
the attempt to break from the dungeon
will be brought before the Board of Di-
rectors and their cases considered for
punishment. Extra guards will be sta
toned in the mill to prevent any further
trouble and to see that the more peace
fully inclined convicts who wish to re-
turn to work are not intimidated by
their more hardened and vicious fellow
prisoners
The record-union., 1897-06-07
DICKINSON COLLEGE.
Its One Hundred and Fourteenth COM
mencement Opened.

CARLISLE Pa), June 6.-The one
hundred and fourteenth commencement
of Dickinson College was formally
opened to-day. Professor George Ed
ward Seed delivered the baccalaureate
sermon in Allison Memorial Church at
1890 O'Clock this morning.
There was a large attendance and the
music was rendered by large selected
choir. Prayer was said by Rev. John A.
Roche of New York. j. Vernon Adams,
President of the college, delivered an
address tonight before that body. The
law school commencement will be held
tomorrow and the college commence
ment on Wednesday. The graduates in
both number eighty-eight.
The record-union., 1897-06-07
FIRE AT DELANO.
1t Destroys Several Buildings and
Does Much Damage.

DFLANO June 6.-Fire broke out
here this morning, which, before it was
spent, caused d loss of $4,000. The fire
started from burning waste paper in
the living rooms of the family of z. B.
Metzger who occupied the first floor of
the building as a tin shop, and the Sec
ond as a residence, and from there it
spread both ways to the unoccupied
building and blacksmith shop of D. c.
Abbott on the SOUTH and an unoccupied
store owned by B. Sides, d. S. Cover
dale's office, the Delano Courier office
and the hardware store of Weaver &
Co. on the north.
The buildings were all frame, and the
oldest business block in the town From
the time the fire was discovered until
the buildings We're consumed was con-
siderably less than an hour, and no eff
fort could be made to save them. Every
energy was spent to prevent the fire
from spreading to the buildings just
back and to. the east of them. Conse-
quently, nothing was saved from the
flames. Weaver & Co. are the heaviest
losers. their loss being about 81, 800
with insurance of $1,000 The total loss
is $4,000, and total insurance about
$500
The record-union., 1897-06-07
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY.
The Commencement Exercises Begun
at Washington.

WASHINGTON, June 6.-The COM
mencement exercises of the Catholic
University began to-day with solemn
high mass sung by the Very Rev. DR.. P.
j. Garrigan, vice-rector.
The baccalaureate sermon was
preached by the Rev. William Fitzger-
aid of Lambertville, n. J. Taking his
inspiration from the feast of the day, he
spoke eloquently of the Holy Ghost as
the teacher of all truth. He traced the
origin of the matter of truth through
the senses, reason and revelation, and
urged the students to labor diligently
to acquire all truth and take it as their
motto.
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A BABY KIDNAPPED.
Grabbed From the Arms of the Nurse
and Spirited Away.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 6.-Satur-
day morning the nineteen-month-o old
baby of Charles Winckelman, a we'll
known sporting man, was kidnapped
from the q tody of Mrs. Becklow. at
800 Fell street
The parents have not been living to-
gether for several months, and the baby
has been given by its father into the
care OF Mrs. Becklow. The mother was
permitted to visit the child When she
called Saturday Mrs. Becklow was
dressing the boy. There was a ring at
the door bell, and when Mrs. Becklow
responded the baby was roughly
grabbed from her arms by man, who
carried it to buggy near by, where an
accomplice was awaiting him, and drove
away.
Since then nothing has been seen or
heard of the boy or his abductors. In
the absence of a decree of divorce,
neither the father nor mother can make
The record-union., 1897-06-07
THE URCHIN SAID THANKS. -
A Specimen of Politeness That Pleased
the Candy Oliver.

The small urchins of New York, those
with whom people wandering the streets
come in contact, as general rule have
good manners. They may not be ex-
actly polished but they have the po-
likeness that comes from the heart.
It was young woman who thought
this thought the other day, as she met
one of these small urchins, and left him
with a feeling of something like affec
ton That was the effect partly, per-
haps of the comfortable sensation of
one who has at the same time done
a good deed and got rid of burden.
Only a woman, who, without the YES
tige of a pocket, was starting out on a
round of morning calls, would have in
vested in a box of candy. Perhaps no
one but a woman going in to pur-
chase an innocent glass of soda would
have found the temptation Of bonbons
irresistible. But this woman did, and
then there was the trouble of disposing
of them before the first call. Eating
was out of the question. The only
thing was to give them away, and for
some time not a stray urchin came in
sight There were children, plenty of
them, but all accompanied by careful
mammals or supercilious maids.
Presently the boy appeared. He was
a little fellow with a market basket,
carried comfortably on his head like
big bonnet, almost covering his eyes,
and walking beside him, each holding
hand, We're two other tiny little fell
lows.
Would the boy like some candy? He
did not answer, as he tried to wriggle
from under his big head covering, and
disengage one hand from the little one
that was clinging to it, to take the
proffered gift. Perhaps it was too good
to be true, he thought, and waited to
Investigate, and the young woman had
crossed the street before she heard a
small voice calling after her with an
upward curl at the end of the word,
Thanks"
There were the three little fellows, all
facing the street, broad smiles radiat-
ing their countenances, the largest boy
standing with the big basket in one
hand and the candy in the other, as he
called out his gratitude.-New York
Times.
The record-union., 1897-06-07
OLDEN FRUIT FARM SOLD.
Said TO be the Largest Exclusively
Fruit Farm i'm the World.

KANSAS CITY, June 6-Announce-
ment is made of the sale of a half
interest in the Olden fruit farm, said
to be the largest farm in the world
devoted exclusively to the raising of
fruit. The purchaser is L. T. Moore,
the wealthy merchant and capitalist of
this city The farm is valued at be-
tween $780, 900 and 100000, and is sit
uated at Olden on the Memphis Rail-
road in the Ozark Mountains. The
farm consists of $3.50 acres, on which
there are 100000 peach, 5000 apple
trees, 1000 pear trees, and forty acres
in blackberries, besides a large variety
of other fruits.
On the property are a large ware
house, a cannery with a capacity of
10000 cans per day, cold storage
building holding $4,000 barrels of ap-
pies, hotel, a sawmill and a number
Of houses for the use of the managers
and tenants
The record-union., 1897-06-07
Turning a Negative Into Positive

short time ago a developed plate
was sent to the editor by one of the
members Of the Camera Club on which
the image was partly reversed; that is.
instead of being a negative it was al
most positive. The cause of this
is what is termed solarization: in 9TH
er words, the plate was very much
over-exposed, and on development
came out a positive instead of a mega
tive. If plate coated with silver salts
is exposed in the camera or under a
negative beyond a certain time a
change takes place in the silver salts.
which results in positive instead of a
negative. This is the reason why OBJ
jects which reflect light strongly show
clear glass in the negative; they are
over-exposed, and the image produced
is a positive.
There are several processes by which
negative may be turned into posi-
tive during the process of DEVELOPMENT.
one of the simplest is as follows: FIX
pose the plate as for an ordinary neg
atlVe, and develop until the image NAV
be seen distinctly on the back of the
plate. Rinse off the developer. and
place the plate in solution made m
or quarter ounce iodide of potassium.
two and a half ounces bromide of no.
tassium, and twenty-five ounces water
Let it remain in this solution from
three to five minutes, wash well in run
ming water, and then redevelop the
plate with fresh developer, continuing
the operation till the negative image
has turned to positive. Rinse the
plate, fix, and wash in the same way as
for an ordinary negative. Pyro or fer
rous oxalate gives the best results, but
any developer may be used.
A plate thus treated may be used as
a transparency.-Harp Round Table.
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HE IS THE ONLY MAN
That Can Give Canada Fast Atlantic
Service.

LONDON, June 6-James E. Hub
bard, the Canadian Pacific Steamship
line promoter, in a long letter to the
Times" this morning, in the course of
which he reviews the history of the
various attempts to secure fast SER
vice between England and Australia,
by way of Canada, says that if he could
have foreseen the result he would not
have touched the project with a pitch
fork. He is quite certain that the SER
vice as contracted for by the firm of
Peterson, Ttate & Co of Newcastle
is doomed 20 fail. and he concludes:
Il believe if Canada is to receive a
fast Atlantic service she will receive
it through me, or it will be deferred in
definitely"
The record-union., 1897-06-07
Home Fire Extinguishers.

The ACCESSIBILITY of having means at
hand to extinguish small blaze before
it has dangerous start is evident, but
the high cost of proper apparatus has
excluded it from many homes. Now,
however, it is found that hand gre
nades, the simplest form of fire extin-
guisher, can be made at home cheaply
and easily.
Take twenty pounds of common salt
and ten pounds of sal ammoniac. (ni-
trate of ammonia, to be had of any
druggist), and dissolve in seven gallons
of water. Procure quart bottles of thin
glass, such as are ordinarily used by
druggists, and fill with this, corking
tightly and sealing, to prevent evapor-
alton.
In case of fire throw so as to break
in or near the flame If the fire is in
such a place as to prevent the bottle
from breaking, as in wool or cotton
knock off the neck and scatter the con-
tents.
The breaking of the bottle liberates
certain amount of gas, and the heat
of the fire generates more, thus work
ing it's own destruction Above all use
enough. Have dozens on hand-New
York Times.
The record-union., 1897-06-07
TORPEDO BOAT PORTER.
SO Swift the Friction of Water Wore
the Paint From Her Bottom.

NEW YORK, June 6.-The United
States torpedo boat Porter came out
of the dry dock yesterday afternoon
with new paint ON her steel bottom,
which had been swept bare within three
weeks by the friction of water occa-
stoned by her remarkable speed. Her
final trial is understood to have been
fixed for Tuesday, June Sth To-day
Lieutenant Fremont in command took
her down around Scotland Lightship
and back again. The stretch from the
Battery to Scotland Lightship is TWEEN
ty-one miles; the round trip is forty
two miles, and the time in which the
Porter Travelled this distance was one
hour and fifty minutes, and she did it
easily, for at no time was more than
200 pounds of steam pressure developed
and that for only short time
The record-union., 1897-06-07
BALL IN FRESNO.
The Home Nine Beat the Will &
Finck Team.

FRESNO, June 6.-Athletic Park was
packed from one end to another to-
day to witness the opening game in
Fresno of the Examiner baseball
tournament between the Will & Finck
team of San Francisco and the Fresno
Republicans. The Republicans won by
a score of 9 to 0, the visitors refusing
to play after the third inning. when
they claimed they had received the
worst of a decision
After much persuasion and a delay
or half an hour the viii & Fincks
agreed TO play an exhibition game of
seven innings for S25 In order not
TO disappoint the lovers Of the national
sport who had paid to see a good game
Manager Woldenberg of the home team
quickly handed them over the amount
The Republicans won this game by a
score Of Z to g.
The record-union., 1897-06-07

SAN FRANCISCO, June "a nre IN
the southeastern part of the city at
noon to-day cost three firemen their
lives and entailed a property loss OF
100000. The killed:
John Mahoney of Chemical Engine
No. 6.
Frank Keller, steward of Hose Cart
No. ,.
James Mailman, driver of Truck No.
l.
The fire started mysteriously in the
fOur-story brick building, owned by
Schroth & Westerfield and leased to the
Standard Biscuit Company. Work in
the factory ceased for the week at $50
yesterday afternoon and SO far as
known, the only occupants of the build
ing this morning We're John Erwin, the
bookkeeper, and w. Cook, the cashier,
who were at work in the office. Cook
departed at II o'clock and Erwin was
still occupied with his books at noon
when fireman rushed in, conveying
the information that the building WAS
ablaze in the upper stories.
Erwin had been quite unconscious Of
the fire which had been observed but a
few minutes earlier by several passers
burst of flame in the fourth story. At
ter the first alarm the Fire Chief turned
in a second and general alarm. A stiff
breeze famed the fire within the brick
walls, causing it to develop with eX-
traordinary rapidity and it was soon
apparent that the interior of the struc-
ture would be entirely destroyed. Ad-
iacent to the brick factory was row
of old wooden buildings, including a
branch Salvation Army barracks and
the Southern Police station. These
seemed doomed. Fortunately the po-
lice station contained only three pris-
cners, but the terrified yells and ap-
peals of the trio to be liberated, caused
intense excitement among the gather
ing crowds. They were transferred as
quickly as possible to the central sta
ton.
Meanwhile floor after floor of the
cracker factory fell in, rendering the
side walls unsafe. Then the east wall
of the factory toppled over and wav-
ing sheet Of flame spread over the wide
wooden area adjoining. With the crash
of the east wall occurred the tragedy of
the confiagration. A score of fremen
were in a neighboring paint shop, en-
deavoring from that point to check the
spread of the flames. a falling timber
struck Fireman Maholey on the leg
breaking it. He refused to allow his
comrades to carry him away in their
arms, insisting that he must be borne
off on a shutter. All but two Of the
firemen ran to procure a shutter and
just as they left their injured compan-
ion the wall fell, burying beneath a
mass of brick and mortar Maholey and
his faithful friends. BY dint of much
dangerous labor the three bodies were
recovered and sent with police escort
in as many patrol wagons.
The loss to the brick buildings is es-
timated at $4,000. with 100000 loss on
the contents, consisting of machinery
and stock The damage to the Sal
walton Army barracks was 81 600 and
to the police station the damage was
nominal. The biscuit factory was
operated by a corporation organized a
year ago and reputedIy transacting a
large and prosperous business. The
cause of the fire is as yet unknown
The loss of the Standard Biscuit Com
pany is estimated at $40, 900. Insur-
anee to the extent of $4,000 was car
ried.
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Where hrs. Brown Had Been.

The Dear Child-Oh Mrs. Brown.
when did you get back?
Mrs. Brown-Bless you, my dear,
was not away anywhere. What made
you think so?
The Dear Child thought you We're
| heard my mamma say that you We're
at Loggerheads with your husband for
over q week.-Answers.
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New Line.

Ladies medium and light color Per-
Gale Shirt Waist, white linen collars,
49c
Black sateen Waist, SOC, in the new
shape sleeve.
Infants soc Short Dresses in white
cambria, trimmed with tucks and en-
broidery, soc.
Ladies soc black silk Belts, elegant
buckles. A large variety to choose
from, Doc
Try bottle of our 25c perfumed Hair
Oil. You can buy it for DC per bottle.
We have sizes IA, 14115 and 10 turned
down 4-ply Linen Collars and sizes IA
to Is Except 1919 in standing, all of
which are of the best quality at DC each.
Handsome DC Brilliantine Dress Suit
ings in black, garnet, blue and green,
in raised figure designs, for 15c per
yard.
The record-union., 1897-06-07
THE COMANCHE ALL RIGHT
The Naval Reserve Will Take ,
Weeks Cruise i'm Her.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 6.-The en-
gineer's crew of the naval reserve
went aboard the old monitor Comanche
to-day and got up steam in the vessel s
boilers. This was done to test the ma
chlnery of the ancient craft, and with
pressure of twenty pounds the en-
CINE was started, and to the surprise
OF all the crew, and even the COM
mander. the old monitor made fair
progress.
The naval battalion proposes to start
on a weeks cruise on the Comanche
on July Sd, and the test was made to
see II her engines We're still in working
order.
The record-union., 1897-06-07
Street-Car Strike in Vienna

VIENNA, June "a general street
railway strike is in progress in this
city. All the employees, including the
reserve men, have gone out. Only a
few cars are running in the day and
those are guarded by strong bodies of
police. Thus far there has been no
violence, and the strikers show a dis
position to secure their ends in an or
DERBY fashion.
The record-union., 1897-06-07
Brazilian Troops Defeat the Fanatics

NEW YORK, June Ga dispatch to
the Herald from Buenos Ayres says:
The Herald" correspondent in Rio
de Janeiro, Brazil, telegraphs that late
reports from Canudos, Bahia, state that
the fanatics under Conselheiro were de-
feated by the Brazilian troops The
fanatics made a stubborn and desper-
ate resistance, but were finally COM
PEELED to flee in great disorder by the
Federal artillery