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The record-union., 1897-12-20
ORDINANCE. NO. 440.
An Ordinance Regulating the Use of Signs
Within the City of Sacramento.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES oRDAIN

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ORDAIN
as follows:
Section l. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person, firm corporation, doing business
in the city of Sacramento to place or have
placed in front of the place of business of
such person. firm or corporation, any cloth
OF paper sign, or board bearing the letters
or figures of a sign, which will project over
or across any Sidewalk in said city, after
the adoption of this ordinace.
person to maintain any sign in the manner
indicated in the first section hereof, from
and after the 1st day of January, 1898.
Section g. Any person, firm or corpora
ton, desiring to use cloth awning or
awnings, with letters or figures upon them
such sign or signs do not project across
the sidewalk: and it shall be lawful 10
place board signs on the top, OF wooden
awnings at the outer edge thereof, pro-
vided the hight of the sign does not OBJ
struct the view of persons living above
such awning, and that the sign or Signs,
so placed, shall be securely fastened 10
avoid danger.
Section 4. All ordinances. or parts OF
ordinances in conflict with this ordinance
are hereby repealed.
Section s. Any person violating any OF
the provisions of this ordinance shaH pe
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon
conviction thereof, shall be hned not less
than ten. nor more than one hundred doi-
lars or be imprisoned in the city PRISON
for not more than ten days, or by polh such
fine and Imprisonment.
feet and be in force from and after Its
passage.
Passed November 2, 1896.
CHARLES E. LEONARD.
President of Board OF trustees
Approved November 6. 1895.
c. II. HUBBARD. Mayor
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STILL HAS HOPES.
Durrant Wants the Governor to
Commute His Sentence.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 19.-Will-
lam a. Durrant visited his son in San
Quentin to-day He says that Theo-
dore is exceedingly anxious that his
mother should see the Governor and
have the sentence commuted to life
Imprisonment
The elder Durrant talked freely in
regard to the sources of revenue for
maintaining the legal fight that has
been waged in his sons behalf.
''Adolph Sutro has never advanced
me G dollar in his life" said the elder
Durrant
II once went to him and asked him
for position on his road, but I could
not get it.
The people talk about money! When
this case began / was worth 81 800,
and now that is gone. l have been as
sisted by my relatives to the last limit.
we have not given up the fight
I'VE will try to get writ of error
from the State Supreme Court to the
United States Supreme Court If this
is denied US we can go direct to the
latter court and make the application.
l do not know whether l can raise the
money TO send a lawyer to Washington.
If cannot, then that matter will have
to SO by the board"
The record-union., 1897-12-20

voir and is supported by springs, which
prevent the transmission of shocks to
the burner. the lantern being rigidly
attached to the wheel.
Furniture drawers are prevented from
binding by a push or pull on one side.
by means of a rod placed under each
drawer and carrying 4 toothed wheel
at each end TO revolve equally and
support the grooved plates at each end
of the drawer when il is moved in or
out.
A new luggage carrier for bicycles has
central shaft which rests at its lower
end In the supporting bracket attached
TO the bicycle. with series of ribs
around the shaft which open and close
like an inverted umbrella.
Lamps and lanterns can be quickly
extinguished by a rubber ball attached
to the side of a lantern and having Il
tube extending on a line with the flame
TO deliver Il blast of air from the bail
against the flame.-Chicago News.
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RECENT INVENTIONS.

To do away with the overdraw check
rein in horses mouth a new bride
has support which goes under the
chin to keep the horses head up.
Sore backs on horses are prevented
by new harness pad, which has a
pneumatic section inserted under the
soft leather covering to keep the pad
from chatting.
Tw2 New York men have invented a
snow plow. the draft appliance of which
is at the rear, so that the horses will
not pack the snow down before the
scraper reaches it.
Liquids can be poured in a steady
stream from newly designed Jug, as
air is admitted through the hollow
handle TO relieve the vacuum which re-
suits from pouring liquids from an or
oinary jug.
A newly designed bicycle frame has
the top bar removable at the rear with
brace set in the frame JUS. above
the crank hanger, to which the top bar
Is Fastened, to make strong lady's
wheel
When candle has burned down to
the desired point it can be automatic
ally extinguished by spring -actuated
chps carried by a sleeve, which has
been previously placed in position on
the candle at any desired hight.
Automatic fans are attached to a
newly patented rocking chair and are
oFerdeen by two crank arms. each hay-
ms cue end resting On the floor and
the opposite ends attached to a psycted
toothed segment, which turns q coz
Wheei mounted on the lower end Of the
fan shaft
Inc WICK tube in a new bicycle lamp
IS 'eiescopically mounted in the reser-
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jim AND BOB.
Julian Says They Will Meet in the
Prize Ring Again.

CHICAGO, Dec. 19-Martin Julian,
manager for Bob Fitzsimmons, stated
in an interview to-day that the lanky
champion had changed his mind and
will again meet Corbett in the prize
ring. Fitzsimmons was non-c -committa j,
refusing to confirm or deny the story
and contenting himself with declaring
that he has not said that he will fight
Corbett again. Julian's statement was
sufficiently emphatic, however, to indi-
cate that he confidently expects the
men to meet again.
Some day before very long we will
give Corbett another chance he said
NO, not now, that is certain, but be-
fore long, how long I cannot say"
Asked if that was not concession
on the part of FitZsimmons, Julian re-
piled that it was not, as that idea had
been in the mind of Fitzsimmons for
some time.
1t is announced that Dan Stuart, who
managed the Carson City battle, VIII
meet FitZsimmons and Julian here this
week and endeavor to arrange for
meeting between the big men for next
summer.
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MORE SURVIVORS SAVED.
All But One Boatload of the C1eve-
lands Men Saved.

VICTORIA (B. c., Dec 19.-The Ca
madam Government steamer Quadra
has picked up thirteen of the twenty
two missing men from the wrecked
steamer Cleveland. They are:
First Mate Durfee, Third Mate Mel
vim, Engineer O'Neil, Second Engineer
Thomas, Carpenter Isbister, Firemen
Marini, Colby and Hammond, Seamen
McColl and Faulkner, Pantryman
Packer, and passengers Gestler and
Deitrck.
George Corrillo, waiter, who was in
the First Mates boat, died from ex-
posure. The First Mates boat was
found near Flores Island, that of the
Third Mate at Hesequot. The bale Of
waste and box Of biscuits which was
picked up near Uclulet is supposed to
have come from the Second Mates
boat, which is still missing.
The names Of the occupants of this
boat are L. F. B. Anderson, first mate;
NJ. Munroe, steward; Walter Davis,
cook; w. T. Boykin, assistant cook;
John Foster, Bert Larsen, A. Kohnig
and Hendrick Danielson, seamen.
The news of the rescue of the two
boats came in a dispatch from Alberni
No further particulars We're given.
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Looked on as Tantamount to Permanent
Occupation.
Berlin Papers Talk of the Posi-
bility of Prince Henry's Having
to Shake His Mailed Fist at
Japan, Which is Supposed TO
: be Secretly Backed UP by Eng
land-China Said to Approve OF
Russia's Action.

LONDON, Dec 19.-Telegrams from
all the Continental Capitals show that
Russia's step at Port Arthur is re-
garded as tantamount to a permanent
occupation and a reply to Germany's s
action.
A well-informed St Petersburg CORE
spondent says there was no agreement
between Russia and Germany, and the
latter simply warned Russia when the
occupation of Kiao Chau was already
decided upon,
The ''Novoe Vremya'' pretends that
Japan has no cause for complaint,
since China is only giving the same
shelter to Russian ships as Japan had
hitherto so kindly afforded" This view
is not held in Berlin, where the papers
are already talking of the possibility
of Prince Henry's having to shake his
mailed fist at Japan. that is supposed
to be secretly backed up by England.
Some of the Berlin papers express anx-
iety. but most of them welcome the
news from Port Arthur. as justifying
the German position at Kiao Chau, if
not as actual evidence that Russia and
Germany are acting together. Curl
ously enough, Emperor William visited
the Russian Embassador on Friday
night on his return from Kiel. ostensi-
bly, to congratulate him on the name
day Of Emperor Nicholas. The visit
lasted one hour. There is no doubt
now that the Emperor and ambassador
discussed Chinese affairs
The Paris papers. without pretending
TO be deceived @oy Russia's innocent ex-
plantations, are pleased with the action
Of the ally of France
The burden of Viennese comment is
what viii England do.
The British fleet now in Chinese
water consists of one ironclad, nine
cruisers and eighteen smaller men-of-
war.
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DALTON'S IDEA.
Thinks Horses Would be Better
Than Reindeer Teams.

SEATTLE, Dec. 19.-Jack Dalton, the
wellknown Alaskan prospector, after
whom the Dalton trail is named, in an
interview tonight, speaking of the pro-
posed relief expedition of the United
States Government to Alaska, said:
THE proposition to use reindeer
teams does not strike me as being the
right thing. Horses can be used to
much better advantage. Instead Of
reindeer, the department ought to get
together large number of hardy
horses. Sufficient food should be taken
along to feed them. They can do much
better work than reindeer. I would
use sleds for carrying the food for the
men and provender for the horses. To
handle a reindeer expedition success
fully it would be necessary to have re-
lay stations established, a days jour-
ney apart, with food for the animals
at these stations"
Mr.. Dalton, in speaking of the best
route by which to take relief, said that
he would go over the Chilkoot Pass,
and then down the lakes and the Yu-
kon River over the ice.
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Bright Retcrts.

The late DR.. John Ritchie of Edin-
burgh, a keen total abstinence advocate,
was forced by heavy shower to take
shelter in a roadside house, where he
met a number of carriers similarly shei-
tering.. He demonstrated with them for
drinking, and told them that drink was
their worst enemy. Observing the doc
tors clerical garb, one of them replied
boorishly that his kind told them to love
their enemies. Yes" replied the doc
tor, but not to swallow them
A gentleman went to look over a house
that was to be let furnished. He was pi-
loted through the rooms by very pretty
housemaid. As ne was leaving he turned
to the girl, saying, And are you to be
let with the house?" mo, sor,' she
replied; Il am to be let alone Lon
don News.
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HE HANDCUFFED THEM.
An Alameda Deputy Sheriff Arrests
Two City Officials,

ALAMEDA, Dec. 19-G. A. Wiese,
City Electrician. and George Sturtevant,
Deputy City Clerk of Alameda, will
have to appear before Justice Cliff of
Oakland tomorrow morning at 9
O'Clock to answer to charge Of cut
ting down and stealing a couple of
Christmas trees.
They were arrested this morning in
the woods near the Realty Syndicate.
where they had cut the trees, by Dep
uty Sheriff Reichart, who apparently
impressed with the desperate character
of his prisoners, handcuffed them to-
gether and took them to Oakland with
him.
Sheriff White. who is acquainted with
both gentlemen, telephoned to Judge
Cliff and the latter told the Sheriff to
release them with instructions to appear
in his court room tomorrow morning.
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Hoff Does Not Seem Worried Over His
Position.
Talks Chilly Of Proving an Alibi,
but Nobody Knows What He
Means, as He Was With the
Murdered Woman Just Before
Her Death-An Alameda Deputy
Sheriff Handouts Two City OFF,
cials Whom He Arrests.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 19.-Funeral
services were held to-day over the body
of Mrs. Mary Clute, the victim of the
Guerrero-street tragedy of Wednesday
night.
Rev. w. H. Moreland of ST. Luke's
Episcopal Church, read the service.
Golden Gate Chapter of the Eastern
Star followed with the ritual Of It's
order assisted by the Knickerbocker
quartet, which rendered several sacred
selections.
The body will be taken to Watson
Vile tomorrow morning for interment
Albert Hoff did not seem at all wor-
ried to-day over his position, but dis
cussed his case freely and talked glibly
about proving an alibi as soon as he
went into court. What he means by
proving an alibi nobody knows, for, ac-
cording to his own statements. he was
with Mrs. Clute few moments before
her dead body was discovered.
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COURSING AT INGLESIDE.
A Big Field and Sarcastic Beat
White Chief on the Final.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 19-The
coursing at Ingleside to-day resulted as
follows:
First ties-White Chief beat Mohawk; !;
Eclipse beat Tom Hayes; Seminole beat
Lass O Gowrie; Blanck Prince beat
Fleetwood: Tod Sloan beat Myrtle; Su-
sic beat Seniorita; Diana beat Swim
merton; Sarcastic beat Duke of Argyle,
bye; Bell of Moscow withdrawn; White
Lily beat st. Lawrence; Beau Brummel
beat Joy Bells; Snow Bird beat Sweet
Music q bye; Move On not appearing
Blackette beat Lady Campbell a bye.
Second ties-White Chief beat
Eclipse; Eclipse beat Blanck Prince
Susie beat Tod Sloan; Sarcastic beat
Diana; Beau Brummel beat White Lily; !;
Blackette beat Snow Bird.
Third ties-White Chief beat Semi
mole; Sarcastic beat Susie; Blackette
beat Beau Brummel.
Fourth ties-White Chief beat Black
cite; Sarcastic lost bye with System
attic.
Final-Sarcastic beat White Chief.
The record-union., 1897-12-20
YELLOW BALL.
Olympic and Reliance Play a Poor
Game at the Bay.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 19.-About
100 people witnessed very poor exhi-
bition of the national game at Recrea-
ton Park to-day between the Olympic
team of this city and the Reliance Club
of Oakland. Although the Olympics
won by one run, the game was very
poorly played and interest in it was
lost after the second inning. Score:
Olympics 6; Reliance 5.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 19,-At Cen
trail Park, the Santa CARA baseball
team made only one hit in the nine in
nings, yet Won the game from the San
ia Cruz boys by score of 6 to 4.
There are three more games to be
played by each nine in the tournament.
To win the championship Santa Cruz
must win the three it plays, Santa
Clara must win two and the California
Markets need only win one.
The score was as follows: Santa
Clara 6, base hits 1; Santa Cruz 4, base
hits s.
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A Progressive Youth.

In one of the primary school-rooms
the teacher a day or two ago noticed
that one Of the little boys was leaning
forward and talking to a small col
ored girl who sat just in front of him.
She kept her eye on him for moment
or two.
Ray" she finally said, What are
you saying to Mamie?'
Ray looked up with a start.
II was just askin' her somethin,' ~
he answered.
well, what was it?''
"Nothin' mUch.''
Tell me what it was"
Il was just askin' Mamie what her
mammals name was"
Her mammals manner" repeated the
astonished teacher. "And why do you
want to know her mammals name?"
well, you see," said Master Ray, Il
might want to go calm some time, and
l thought I'd like to get the names
right. Plaindealer.
The record-union., 1897-12-20
DUKE D'oRLEANs' LETTER.
Higher Interests Of France Should
be Considered First.

PARIS, Dec. 19-The Due d'Orleans,
in a letter to NJ Dufoillo, who has just
resigned the position of Orleans Repre-
sentative in France says:
French public opinion is returning to
moderate conservative ideas. The mon
archists should not try to impede this
salutary movement inasmuch as what
ought TO be considered is not the imme-
date apparent advantage of party, but
the higher interests of France"
lie Temps" commenting on the let
ter, calls it a striking admission of
" weakness, almost amounting to a prac-
teal remuneration of the Orleans
claims"
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MET A HEAVY GALE.
The MayHower Loses Part of Her
Load of Lumber.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 19. - The
schooner Mayfower, Captain Olsen. ar
rived to-day, fifteen days from Coquille
River. The vessel had $4,000 feet of
lumber as a cargo when she started,
but when she reached here she was
10000 feet short of that amount. From
December Sd to 14th, inclusive, heavy
gales We're encountered, the seas wash
ing completely over the schooner. It
was during an unusually heavy gale
that the lumber was washed away. A
seaman was at one time carried over
the side of the schooner, but was
caught by a wave and carried back on
board again
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FORMER sACRAMENTAN DEAD
Gorham Blake Dies Of Apop1exy at
Oakland.

OAKLAND, Dec. 19.-Gorham Blake,
a prominent pioneer, died yesterday of
apoplexy He was born in Boston,
May 26, 1929, and came to California by
way Of Panama in 1858 He acquired
an interest in the Shaw Fiat Ditch and
later became the principal owner Of the
Dardenelles mine in Ell Dorado County.
He established himself later in Sacra-
mento as an assayer and became there
leading spirit in the Vigilance Com
nlittee. He went East and started in
business, but returned to California
finally in order to give his attention to
an investment which he had made here.
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FIRED HIS CELL.
An Insane Patient Makes a Blaze
in the Receiving Hospital.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 20-I. An
tone, an insane patient in the Receiv-
ing Hospital. attempted to burn down
the wooden padded cell in which he
was confined. Had it not been for the
timely warning given by woman who
was passing and the energetic work of
DR.. Frank Fitzgibbons and Steward
Joseph Morgan, holocaust might have
occurred.
Antoine, after this attempt, was taken
from the padded cell and placed in one
of the steel tanks,
He was formerly man of considera-
BILE wealth.
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WRECK IN COLORADO.
"a Runaway Chair Car Co1lides
With Passenger Train.

DENVER. Dec. ia special to the
''Rocky Mountain News" from Castle
Rock. Col, says:
At 7:30 o'clock tonight a wreck
occurred at point two miles north
OF Castle Rock on the Rio Grande. in
which thirty-three men We're injured.
one or two perhaps fatally. The
wreck was the result of collision be-
tween a southbound passenger train
and runaway chair car which start
ed from Castle Rock, having broken
the connections with the rest of the
train. The car was not part of a pas
eenger train, but contained about fifty
The record-union., 1897-12-20
An Admonished Bishop.

DR.. Temple. the Archbishop OF Cam
terbury, entered an East End church
one night, and standing in back pew.
iclned in the singing of a Moody and
Sankey hymn. Next TO him stood a
workman who was singing Justify in
tune. The Bishop sang Justify also, but
not in tune. The workingman stood
the 'discord as long as he could. and
then, nudging the Bishop. said in a
whisper: Here, dry up. mister; you're
spelling the ow.'-London Figaro.
The record-union., 1897-12-20

THE BOARD OF TRusTEEs OF THE
City of Sacramento ordain as follows:
Section !. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person firm Or corporation as owner,
agent, contractor. lessee or employe to
build. construct or maintain any building
of three stories or more in hight in the
CITY of Sacramento and occupied or used
as a hotel, boarding or lodging
h9use' fo9 Offices ee of Sleeping dMsns apar
nIents. or for factories, mills, manufac-
tories or work shop. unless the same De
provided with good and sufficient means 'a;,lss
building shall be provided with metal fire
escapes and women and children shall not
factory, Shop or printing office unless there
arc TWO or more means Of exit. All tlre
escapes shall be kept free CT obstructons
ana shall extend from the first story to at
least four feet above the roof.
Section q Every building CT three stories
of the purposes mentioned ir. Section L.
ard having a balcony, poTcE or awning
shall also have an opening in The noor
thereof not less than TWO feet wide by
three feet six inches 'ong, and closed or
protected on three sides and there shall
he communication from saltony TO bal
conv in the form OF an incline step ladder
" hich shall have an inclination Icou the
perpendicular of not less than four inches
to every twelve inches OF rise, ano it shall
be unlawful for any person, firm, company
or corporation. as owner. agent, contrac-
tor. lessee or employe to build. construct
OF maintain any such porch. balcony or
awning unless in conformity with the pro-
visions OF Section hereof.
Sector. 5. It shall be and is hereby made
the duty of the Chief Engineer OF the Fire
Department to see that all the provisions
of this ordinance are strictly enforced.
Section 4. Any person violating any OF
the provisions of this ordinance shall be
guilty of nlisdemeanor. and upon con-
viction thereof shall be punished by a fine
Of not more than three hundred dollars.
The record-union., 1897-12-20
Two Lake Steamers Collide.

MILWAUKEE,, Dec. 19.-The big
passenger steamers, the Iowa of the
Goodrich Transport Line, and the
Petoskey of the Huron Line, collided
OF henosha at an early hour this morn
ing. The Petoskey was bound for this
city and the Iowa for Chicago. The
extent OF the damage is not known,
but was not serious enough to pre-
vent the steamers completing their trip
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Uhl to be Examined.

OAKLAND, Dec. 19.-Ferdinand Uhl,
the Temescal madman who murdered
Patrick Murphy and tried to kill sew
eral others, was transferred this morn
ing from the City Prison to the Receiv-
ing Hospital and will be examined by
the Lunacy Commissioners tomorrow
morning. He will doubtless be COM
mitted to an asylum.
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A BRAKEMAN KILLED.
Fell From a Box Car and Three
Cars Passed Over Him.

PHOENIX (Ariz), Dec. 19.-Arthur
Eckhardt, brakeman on the Mesa To-
cal train of the Maricopa and Phoenix
Railway, was killed last night by be-
ing ground under car wheels at Tempe.
He fell from box car to the track,
three cars passing over him. The head
and arm were severed from the body.
Eckhardt was "a years old and came
to Arizona four years ago from Illinois
He had only just recovered from severe
injuries received by him in the same
place three months ago.
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An Old Resident Dead.

SANTA CRUZ, Dec. 19-Sinlon Pc
rez, born in Monterey seventy four
years ago, died this morning. He had
resided for over sixty years in this
county. Perez helped make the first
lumber here long before the advent of
the pioneers IN early days he was
among the best vaqueros in the State.
and has owned much land. He leaves
small estate, however. having grown
poor as the country developed.
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Lewis George Clark Dead.

LEXINGTON (Ky), Dec. 19.-Lewis
george Clark. colored. distinguished as
being the original character of George
Harris in Mrs. Stoves Uncle Toms
Sab3n, was given a notable funeral
here to-day. His body lay in state for
five hours and was viewed by hum
dreds 1t will be buried beside his
wife's grave at Oberiin. O.
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The Cyc1ers Won.

SAN JOSE, Dec. 19.-Teams from the
Garden City Wheelmen and Garden
City Gun Club played baseball here to-
day for the amateur championship of
the city. The cyclers outclassed the
marksnen and won easily by a score of
IL to l.
The record-union., 1897-12-20
Fatal Collision Near Benson.

TUCSON (Ariz). Dec. ia light
Southern Pacific engine running full
speed down the Dragon Mountains
east of Benson collided with double
header freight, killing instantly Engin-
eer w. J. Patterson of the freight
smashing the locomotive and many of
the freight cars. The deceased was
one of the most popular engineers of