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The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-11

MONTGOMERY (Ala.), Oct TO-
Considerable alarm was caused here in
the past twenty-four hours by the re-
port that a mail carrier named Steb-
bins had died of yellow fever. A spe-
cial meeting of the Board of Health was
held last night, and after a microscop-
ic examination to-day, a statement was
issued by the board announcing that
Stebbins death was due to pomaine
poisoning. He had not been exposed
to infection from fever and there IS
no reason to suppose there is any vel
low fever in town.
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attorney in the estate. Many hundreds
of people all over the country have
been drawn into the struggle for the
money which they enormously imag-
inc lies in the Treasury awaiting dis
tribution. To all of these inquiries re-
plies are sent out informing the "heirs"
that there is no, such fund in the Treas
ury, and that the only record in the
Treasury Department of Joseph Ball
of Philadelphia, relates to a claim of
So. COO which he filed as an UNIDENTIFIED
against the Government in 1901 for
cargoes seized by the French. The
claim is one of the ordinary French
spoliation claims.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-11
KANSAS PACIFIC.
It VIII be Sold Under Foreclosure
During the Week.

KANSAS CITY, Oct. 10.-The sale of
the eastern division of the Kansas Pa
cific under foreclosure win take place
at Topeka November 9Th. The entire
property. with lands, equipment, tele-
graph lines etc. is to be sold in one
parcel. The upset price is placed at
81. 800. COO A deposit of 100000 is
required to be placed in the hands Of
the Master of Chancery, five days be-
fore the sale The following day the
sale of the middle division of the Kan
sas Pacific viii be held at Salina Kan,
the entire property being embraced in
one parcel. The upset price named is
s.. 300, 600 A deposit of 100000 is re-
quired five days before the sale. Local
railroad men expect the syndicate head
ed by General G. NJ. Dodge, President
of the Fort Worth and Denver City,
will be the purchaser at the sale.
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AT GALVESTON.
DR.. Guiteras Reports That There
Are Four Cases There.

GALVESTON CTex.), Oct. 10.-At a
meeting of the Galveston Board of
Health to-day, DIR. Guiteras made the
following statement:
7 have reported to Surgeon General
wyman and communicated to Health
officer Fisher. County Physician War
field. and Acting Mayor Skinner that
there are five cases of fever here and
three cases that have recovered from
the disease.
There is no doubt in my mind as TO
the correctness of my diagnosis. ]
have been very. careful, and have made
no statement as to any case without
close personal examination. The cases
are scattered, and seem to have NJ
connection. They appear to have de-
veloped in a quite confusing way, and
are mixed with dengue fever. There
Is one at Sealey Hospital. I have re-
ported two at St Mary's Infirmary, but
find that in one at the infirmaTy I was
mistaken. / misunderstood the state
ment of the attending physician as TO
the presence Of aIbumen in the urine.
Finding there is no albumen, l altered
my diagnosis as to that case. The 9th
er case in the infirmary is distinctly
yellow fever
According to this statement, there
are four cases of yellow fever, as the
case in which DR. Guiteras was mis-
taken was one of the five mentioned
IN the above statement.
A type of dengue fever has existed at
Galveston for the past sixty days
There have been 5000 cases of dengue
and not a single death. A meeting Of
citizens Of Galveston has been called
Tor Monday morning for the purpose of
asking DR.. Wyman to keep DR.. Cutie
ras here until he has time to report full
" on all suspicious cases. Galveston
was somewhat excited Saturday night.
but to-day the city was quiet.
The Santa Fe is the only road open.
all other roads We're cut off before any
one could get out of town.
The Santa Fe took out rs persons last
night and lis departed on to-day,s
train.
The citizens claim if these four cases
are yellow fever then thousands of cit
liens have had it. as they have had sim
5lar sickness.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-11
BLANCo is COMING.
Captain-Genera1 Weyler Will Re.
turn to Spain Immediately.

MADRID, Oct Ceptain-General
Blanco will sail for Cuba on the 10Th,
and Captain General Weyler will re-
turn to Spain Immediately, General
Castellanos assuming the direction of
affairs in the island until Blanco's ar
rival The Marquis De Ahmuda, who
was Captain General Weyler's second
in command, has resigned.
At a meeting Of the Cabinet yester-
day il was decided to send reinforce
ments to the Philippine Islands. Mar
shall Primo Rivera, who succeeded
General Blanco as Governor General of
the Philippines, will be recalled imme-
diately.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-11
PRIVATE LAND CLAIMS.
Millions of Acres Restored to the
Public Domain.

SANTA FEE IN. M, Oct. 1O.-The
annual report of transactions in the
United States Court of Private Land
Claims, covering the period from Sep
tember ), 1896, to October D, 1897, was
completed by Assistant United States
Attorney w. P. Pope and forwarded to
Washington tonight.
Fffty-seven cases, involving forty
seven lands grants, were tried. me
grantees claimed 2,612,33o acres, but
the court confirmed only 1851 acres,
restoring to the public domain 2,434,-
494 acres. There are yet eighty-tWo
grants in New Mexico, Arizona and Col
orado to be tried by this tribunal, m
yolving over 100000 acres.
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Gates VIII Soon Resign.

CLEVELAND (O.), Oct lot is ru-
mored among iron and steel men here
that John w. Gates will soon resign
the Presidency of the Illinois Steel
Company to become the head of the
Consolidated Steel and Wire Company,
with plants in various cities. Mr..
Gates is also credited with being the
leader of the movement to bring about
a combination of the wire and nail
manufacturers for the mutual protec-
ton Of their interests.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-11
FIRE IN ATCHISON.
1t Destroys a Large FIGURING Mill
and Much Property.

ATCHISON (Kan), Oct. 10.-Fire
which started at 2:30 O'Clock this
morning destroyed the Touring mill and
warehouse of John M. Cain, together
with contents, the Touring mill and
contents belonging to the Central Mills,
the Cain block, two-story brick struc-
ture, containing four stores and five
small frame buildings. The aggregate
loss is about $4,000; insurance about
one-third.
Besides the Touring mill Cain owned
the block and three of the dwellings.
The Cain warehouse contained 1900
barrels of -four and the mill several
thousand bushels of wheat. Gains
total loss is $4,000; insurance, SOL
600. The Central Mill contained a large
amount of grain. Both mill and con-
tents were fully insured.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-11
A Lunatic's Deed.

AUSTIN CTex.). Oct. 10-J. B. West,
who has been attending the law class
of the State University, became Violent
ly insane yesterday. He was confined
in the lunatic asylum in cell with an
other lunatic, Thomas G. Deng. AT an
early hour this morning he choked
Deng to death, Notwithstanding the
fact that four attendants were trying
to tear him loose.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-11
They Can Return.

HAVANA, Oct 1O-General Wey1er
has issued a decree allowing the return
to the island of Senior Gonzales LunuZa,
a Judge of the Supreme Court of Ha-
vana, and a professor in the university;
DR.. Emilio Emo Nunez, a well-known
lawyer; Alfredo Zeyas, Adolfo Dias,
Ignacio Lamas, Manuel Castro Palomi-
NO, .Tuan Ensenat, Adolfo De La Cueva,
Miguel Ferro and twelve others who
had been deported.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-11
UNITED LABOR LEAGUE.
It Refuses to Indorse George for
Mayor of Greater New York.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. ia resolu-
ton to indorse Henry Georges candi-
dacy for Mayor OF Greater New York
was almost unanimously defeated at a
meeting of the United Labor League
this afternoon
The resolution was opposed partly on
the ground that the New York election
was a matter entirely outside of the
jurisdiction of the labor league and
partly on the ground that George was
backed by Thomas l.. Johnson and all
the other Brooklyn trolley car capital
lists and if elected would at once be-
come the laboring mems bitterest foe"
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-11
PRINCE BOTKINE ARRIVES.
Russia Anxious for Arrangements
for Seal Preservation.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.-Prince Bot
kline, the Russian delegate to the in
ternational seal conference to be held
in this city in few weeks, has ar
rived here. He is the first of the for
eign delegates to reach Washington OF
the two experts who are to assist him,
Commercial Agent Boutekowsky is al
ready here, and Mr.. Greglitzky, the
Governor of the Commander (SeaD ISL
ands, is expected very soon.
Prince Botkine says the seals on the
Commander Islands suffer from pelagic
sealing as do those of the Pribyloff ISL
ands. and Russia is anxious for some
anicaoie arrangement for their preser-
walton
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-11

partial failure of the potato crop with
great concern, and is watching anx-
iously the condition of the people in
the threatened districts. There is no
need, however to summon Parliament
earlier than is customary, because,
should the apprehensions of the memoir
ialists be unhappily realized, the exec
utive is empowered to adopt the neces-
sary measures without waiting for the
sanction of Parliament"
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Will Not Come Back.

WASHINGTON, Oct. lot is stat
ed on good authority that E. Dekotze-
bue. the Russian Minister to the United
States. who is now at st. Petersburg on
leave of absence, has decided not to re-
turn to this country. His reasons for
this are said to be of family charac-
ter. IT is also said that the Ministers
health is not so robust as when ne
first came to Washington. The an
nouncement of his successor is expect
ed within a reasonable time.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-11
Two Deaths at Mobile.

MOBILE (AIa-), Oct. 10.-Seven cases
of yellow fever, two deaths in this city
and one at Magazine Point, three miles
distant, and three recoveries. make the
record for this city for the past twen-
ty-four hours. Deaths: Jessie Patcher
and George I. Brown.
At Magazine Point, MAJ Zemler.
Total cases, 121; recovered, 50; re-
naming under treatment 36.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-11
ROYAL ARCH MAsoNs.
The General Grand Chapter Will
Assemble in Baltimore To-day.

BALTIMORE, Oct 10-The general
Grand Chapter of the Royal Arch Ma
sons will assemble here tomorrow in
triennial conclave. and on Wednesday
the centennial anniversary of the
founding of the Grand Chapter in the
United States will be celebrated.
Prominent Masons from all parts of
the world will be present and the SEES
sions will continue during the week.
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BALFOUR's REPLY.
Will Not Need to Summon Parlia-
ment in Special Session.

LONDON, Oct. 10.-In reply to a Pc
tition signed by sixty-four members of
the Irish party in the House of Com
mons asking the Government to call a
special session of Parliament to deal
with the exceptional distress in Ire
land, Arthur j. Balfour, First Lord of
the Treasury, and Government leader
in the House of Commons, has written
TO John Dillon. the Irish leader in the
House, as follows:
Tine Government has observed the
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-11
BALLS ESTATE.
1t Consists of a Claim Against the
Government Only.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.-The Treas
iIry Department has had many inquiries
from time to time about the alleged
estate of one Joseph Ball of Philadel-
phia, which is supposed to be held in
trust in the Treasury Department. The
letters speak of this trust, and of an
eighty-four year lease given by Mr..
Ball TO certain valuable property in
Philadelphia.
Some time ago it was stated that ex-
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-11
Will Start Next July.

LONDON, Oct 10.-A dispatch to the
''Daily Chronicle from Christiania says
that the commercial and scientific ex-
petition to be undertaken for south
polar exploration under the conduct of
DR.. Boz chgrevinck, the Arctic explorer,
will start from England next July.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-11
a schooner Goes Ashore.

SAVANNAH (Ga.), Oct. l0.-The
schooner Fannie Arthur, Captain Doug
lass. from New Orleans, bound Tor
Port Royal, S. c., with a cargo OF
nolasses. went ashore and filed on
Warsaw beach, twenty miles south of
Tybee, yesterday in heavy fog. Two
tugs with wrecking pumps ana crews
have gone to attempt to float her.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-11
sexerest Storm for Years.

ST. JOHNS IN. F.), Oct. 10.-The Sc
verest storm known for years has been
raging here to-day. This afternoon an
unknown barkentine was sighted off the
port flying distress signals, and the
British warship Pelican sailed to her
assistance.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-11
VIII Visit Missouri.

SEDALIA (Mo.), Oct. 10.-Colonel
Henry D. Sheldon of Hughesville, Pet
tbs County. is in receipt of a letter
from President Mckinley in which he
consents to visit Pettis County some
time next month. the exact date to be
fixed later. Colonel Sheldon is at the
head of the sugar making industry.
which is to be formally inaugurated in
Central Missouri on the occasion of the
Presidents visit
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-11
A CumuIatice Serum.

LONDON, Oct. 10.-A dispatch to the
Times" from Montevideo says that
Professor Sanrelli, who discovered the
yellow fever bacilli, announces the
discovery of a cumulative serum.
Another dispatch says that the locusts
have reappeared in the north and west
of Uruguay.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-11
VIII Buy the Road.

OMAHA. Oct. 10.-GeneraI Manager
Dickinson of the Union Pacific. just
back from New York. says that the
Reorganization Committee viii buy the
road and that s. H. H. Clark will be
President. He added that the contract
which the Oregon Short Line Company
submitted for traffic has been rejected
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-11
Will Return to Work.

HAZLETON Pa.), Oct. 1O.-The Le-
high and Wilkesbarre breaker hands
win return to work on Tuesday. They
We're promised an advance in wages.
and with this assurance have agreed to
go oack.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-11
Denies the Statement.

BOSTON, Oct 10.-President futile
of the Boston and Maine road has is
sued a statement denying the publish
ed report of pending change in the
management and control of the prop
erty
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-11
General Miles Returns.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.-Major- Cen
eral Nelson A. Miles, commanding the
army. has returned here from his Eu-
ropean tour of military observation.
He came in late this afternoon and de-
MED himself to callers.
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fever SITUATION
CROWS NO BETTER.
Many Fatal Examinations in New
Cases.
Promise That SATURDAYS Record Would be
EquaIed.

Tive Deaths and Thirty-Seven New
Gases Reproductive Deaths IN
Carrollton, Which, Relative to
Population, Has Furnished More
Fatal Gases Than Amy Locality
in the City-Nine New Gases at
Edwards.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-11
10 new cases of yellow fever at Nitta-

10 new Cases OF yellow lever at Nltta-
yima
At Edwards there are nine new cases,
four Of which are colored people, and
one death. The State Board of Health
has advised the Industrial Institute at
Columbus, Miss, not to open the fail
term until general frosts occur in the
State.
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Nine New Gases at Edwards.
JACKSON (AIiss.), Oct. 10.-There ar,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-07-21
seIf cuIurs.

Though an inheritance of acres
may be bequeathed, an inheritance
of knowledge cannot The wealthy
man may pay others for doing his
work for him; but it Is impossible to
get his thinking done for him by
another or to purchase any kind OF
self culture. Samuel Smiles.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-07-21

Atescher told us yesterday that
he was compelled to return to the
profession of teaching, in order to
earn money to pay his taxes. He
said he had not taught school for
many years.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-07-21

There is one way to beat the
school book robbery, and that is
for the Boards Of Education and
the patrons Of the school to refuse
to buy the books, if they are chang
ed. The old ones are good enough
and much better than the new ones
viii be.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-07-21

The negro prisoner. VIII Payne,
after about four days ON bread and
water, wilted yesterday, and sent
for the Street Commissioner and
Expressed Willingness TO go to
work ON the streets to pay his fine,
assessed against him 10y Mayor
Edwards, for assault,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-07-21
OHIO CENTBAL LINES.
LOCAL Tr,fF CARD.
Central Standard Iime.)

NORTH BOUND.
No. ] departs % q. m.- (flyer.)
I'll =" O0p. m.--( Mail and Ex.l
4" 10 arrives Top. MI Accom-
SOUTH BOUND.
No. 20 departs 6 10 a. nj Accom.l
10 z" A p. m.--Mail and Ex.)
. 6 10 p. m.-Flver.
Train Nos. ] and 2 run solid between
Charleston and Toledo, with new Pull
man Drawing Room Chair Car, both
ways. Train Nos. 10 and IL run solid
between Columbus, Ohio, and Gauley
Bridge. Train Nos. 10 and 20 run be
tween Point Pleasant and Gauley Bridge
For maps, rates, &c, and through tick.
cts to all points. call on
L. e. HEINER, Agent.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-07-21

Tho County Court is worrying
oyer the big indebtedness Of the
county, but it will not down, al
though the Gazette editor lin his
mind) has reduced the debt by
more than one half, and he is CON
ceited enough to think the people
will believe his silly and unsup-
ported statements.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-07-21

When a man is single he only
needs a few collars and cuffs, a suit
of clothes occasionally, and cigars;
but after he is married he finds out
what the big stores are for.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-07-21

Rheumatism cured IN a nav.

Mystic Cure" for Rheumatism and
Neuralgia radically cured in to 8 days,
Its action upon the system isremarka.
BILE and mysterious. Itremoyes at once
the cause and the disease Immediately
disappears The first dose greatly ben.
efits; 40 cents. Sold by "a. %. Van Gil.
der, Druggist, Point Pleasant.
march lily.
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FURNISHING : GOODS.
KINDLY YOURS,
LEVINE BROS,
Cor. 18th and Main, Sts.,
Point Pleasant w. Va,
July 15tf.
Jaly 10.

The glorious Fourth is over and
the Republicans goiback to tariff.
making ON the theory that we are
the weakest and most inferior peo-
pile ON earth.
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General NIcCausland ON the
PrOpOsed Bonding.

1
CseneraI NIcCausland ON the
Proposed BOnding.
81 ann glad to see, said the gee
nial General to a Registerreporter,
"That other parties are taking up
this question of bonding. 1T shows
that a proper interestis being man
Tested in a most important matter,
and that which has been said in
these columns is having its due
effect,
There is a pointto which attenA
ton ought to be directed in this
connection, and which seems to
have been too generally overlook
ed. There is a position known in
law as that of being innocent pur-
chasers with notice, and If they do
not take warming many people will
find themselves in illegal positions
with regard to these bonds, simply
because they ! not taken the
precaution ire into the le-
a.al;4,, - of the same.
They will be to 9,,,;tl NJ
osesinnocentp civ t.one, in
tice. / cannot bs "a IS,
recommending all GU
west fr,o ~, fI,,,t,x, al az 49,, that
end secure the seryic - ) sompet
tent and reliable attornoy or they
will surely rue theirmistake before
long
Another important point isthat
of making certain when theclaims
were issued, and to be thoroughly
informed upon the question as to
whether the claims are for the year
they were issued in, and that there
has been no offset against them.
|'It is we'll, also, to make enquiry
and be satisfied ON the point as to
which district is affected, and thus
prevent the possible, and indeed,
probable contingency of one dis
trict being charged with asum in
respect of which another should be
held liable.
HFinally 1 cannot be too explicit
i'm advising all concerned to be
careful in securing the services of
ia competent and reliable lawyer,
before accepting any responsible
ties in regardtothis bonding quest
ion.o
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-07-21

One good thing the citizens of
this town did, was to petition the
Council to have the old cemetery
cleaned up and the underbrush and
briars cut out and grounds trimmed
up The Street Commissioner is
now at work putting the old ceme-
terry in order, andalready a decided
Improvement is visible to the
Epasser-by
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CA9ToERTA.
.. q; ;!!:aaIl;s1lz1@zSz7zI W. III.

The Nashville American says the
West Virginia Editorial Associa-
tion is going tothe Tennessee Cen
tennial 100 strong. Mi. j. Slidell
Brown, of Kingwood, was in Nash.
Vile, last week, to make arrange.
ments for the party, who will meet
in Cincinnati ON July 20, and ar
rive in Tennessee's capital the fol
lowing day 1t is expected the
party will remain a week at the
Centennial and visit points.of in
terest in Tennessee, probably in
Guiding the Hermitage and Belle
Mead.