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The record-union., 1897-10-18
DISASTROUS FIRE.
IT Burned a Millinery Store and
Hotel at San Luis Obispo.

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Oct. 17.-At 8
o'clock tonight fire broke out in the
millinery store of Mrs. NJ. J. Schmidt,
and in a short time the fire department
was on the scene. The building, being
a frame structure, was soon destroyed.
There was another frame building on
one side of 1t, and that soon went also.
The firemen We're unable TO check the
flames, which soon caught the San Luis
Hotel, a large two-story structure.
1t was then thought that the entire
block would be consumed, but the fire
men managed to quell the blaze after
it had totally destroyed the hotel and
ruined the Elks' hall, and a large build
ing adjoining. Had it not been for the
City Hall the entire block in both di-
rectlons would have gone up in smoke.
The fire was caused by an occupant of
the millinery store dropping a lamp on
the floor. The loss is over $4,000.
This was the most disastrous fire this
city has known in the past ten months.
The buildings destroyed We're partially
insured.
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But Deaths Were More Numerous, Com
paratiyeIy Speaking.
There Were Twenty-Four New
Gases and Five Deaths, One
Having No Doctor Till 1t Was
Too Late - Agitation Against
Quarantine Regulations En-
couraging Violations of Them.

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 17.--While the
new cases did not run up rapidly here
to-day, the deaths were somewhat nu-
merous, comparatively speaking. One
of the fatal cases, however, presented
the same old story of neglect and con-
cealment Domencio Micellis' case ap-
pears to-day under both heads-new
cases and deaths. He had been i'll some
time, but no report of his sickness was
made to the board, and no doctor call
ed in until it was too late to do any
thing for the man. He was an Italian,
more of whom have succumbed TO the
present fever in proportion to cases
than all of the other nationalities put
together. The Gould case was report
ed four days ago. James Burns case
was reported on the 9th, and he died
this morning. The case of Levi was of
some days standing. VIM. Buckfield,
who is among the deaths to-day, was
the bookkeeper of the Metropolitan
Bank. He came here few years ago,
has a wife and six children in Germa-
ny, and was in god circumstances. He
was taken sick on Monday, and died
~
these five people were promptly buried.
The agitation against the quarantine
regula tions of the Board of Health is
encourag ging> violations of the regula-
tions. There is very considerable sem
timent against continuing the quaran-
tine system, and the result is that the
Board of Health, having reduced the
number Of it's guards, inmates of
houses are slipping out into the street
whenever they have a mind to. 1t is
no longer considered possible without
the expenditure of large sums of money
to maintain cordons around infected
houses strong enough to prevent egress
and ingress. Whether or not the fact
that people are coming out of and 60
ing into infected houses is having the
effect of spreading the fever, is a dis
puted question among the authorities,
but the belief is growing that the board
Will not seek to much longer maintain
the quarantine system bywwhich it has
hoped to keep down the fever. Fifteen
new cases were reported to-day, and
the following deaths: Gould,
James Burns. Matthew Levy, VIM.
Bockfeld, Domencio Micellis.
The official report is as follows: Cases
to-day "a. deaths 5, total cases to date
S2S, deaths 93, recovered 400, under
treatment 326.
SURGEON GENERALS REPORT.
WASHINGTON, Oct 17.-Surgeon-
General Wyman of the Marine Hospital
Service regards to-day's yellow fever
advices from the infected districts as
reassuring. Following is a summary
Of the principal developments wired to-
night: Mobile, 5 cases, noy death; Bay
st. Louis, Miss, Z cases; Edwards
Miss, 3 cases, l death; Clinton, Miss, 3
cases; Biloxi, Miss, cases.
The record-union., 1897-10-18

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF TII,
City Of Sacramento ordain as follows:
Section l. Whenever the Chief Engineer
or the Fire Department shall deem any
building that has been partially DESTROYED
by fire, or any other structures situated
within the fire limits of the City Of Sacra-
mento. as the same are known and defined
by the City Ordinances to be dangerous or
liable to endanger surrounding pronerty V
by fire, or as not being sufficiently pro-
tected from danger by fire, he shall notify
the owner, agent, or person in possession
thereof, that the same must be torn down
and removed within ten days after such
notice.
Section q The owner, agent, or person
in possession shall have right to appea I
from the notice of the Chief Engineer OF
the Fire Department to the Board OF
Trustees, and the Board of Trustees shall
hear and determine the matter. If it be
decided by the Board of Trustees to af~
firm the action Of the Chief Engineer OF
the Fire Department the owner. agent
or occupant of said premises, must with
in FIVE days after the action by the Board
of Trustees commence in good faith 10
tear down and remove said structure OF.
building, and must complete such renova
within twenty days thereafter.
Section g. Any person violating any OF
the provisions of this ordinance shall be
deemed guilty of q misdemeanor, and on
conviction thereof, shall be punished by
fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or
by Imprisonment in the City Jail not
exceeding six months, or by both such
fine and Imprisonment
Section 4. This ordinance shall take ef-
feet Immediately from and after its pass
age.
The record-union., 1897-10-18
COAST BALL-TOSSERS.
Stocktons Whitewash OIympics--
Two Games at Los Angeles.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 17.-Four
thousand people witnessed the base
ball game to-day at Recreation Park.
The competing teams were the Stock
tons and the Olympies Of this city.
The feature of the game was the pitch
ing of Harper, who has just arrived
from the East. He held the local team
down TO three base hits. The score
was to o in favor of Stockton
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 17.-At Cen
trail Park to-day the Santa Clara COL
lege team defeated the Will & Finks
by a score Of to f. The Will & Fincks
owe their defeat to their carnival of err
rors in the first inning, which netted the
visitors three runs. The home team
tied the score in the third inning and
added one more in the fourth. and had
an excellent chance to bat out victo-
ry, but their hope perished when Pitch
er Doyle substituted Steffani in the
fifth inning. Doyle managed to hold
them down to one hit for the balance
of the game. Knell pitched a good
game for the local boys, but his support
at critical times was very ragged.
Los ANGELES, Oct. 1.-THE base
ball season was opened here to-day
with two games by teams of the new
Merchants League, which covers the
southern counties of the State. The
games took place at Fiesta Park and
attracted crowd of nearly a thousand
people In the first game the Los An
geles team defeated the Seventh Regi-
ments by a score of IA to f. In the
second games the Echoes defeated the
Los Angeles team, score 13 to 2.
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HE TOOK THE BOX.
Wells-Fargo Express Once at
Quincy Was Robbed.

OROVILLE. Oct 17.-When the Re
no stage was leaving Quincy early yes
terday morning, the driver and express
messenger found that the office OF
Wells. Fargo & Co. had been robbed OF
the express box containing 5000 in
gold.
The telephone and telegraph wires
leading from Quincy had been cut, so
that no intimation of the robbery
reached any other towns until brought
by the stage to-day, thus giving the
robbers ample opportunity to conceal
their identity and making good their
escape.
The messenger whose duty it is to
guard the valuable shipments from
Quincy goes up twice a month on the
18th and on the last of the month. This
fact vas probably known TO the rob-
ber who could thus tell when treasure
was 10 be shipped from Quincy. The
stage for Reno leaves Quincy at 4
O'Clock in the morning and the driver,
James Dempsey. has key TO the ex-
press office He drives up and gets
the express box himself, as the agent
does not get up to deliver it to him.
The express matter is put UP at night
by tne agent, the coin is placed in the
box and the box left in the store and
office combined. The driver and the
express messenger each have a key to
the front door. On Saturday morning
when they opened the door and looked
for the box there was none to be found.
They hastily examined the room and
found the transom over the back door
had been broken open. showing the
rob5er had entered the room at that
point.
RENO Nev.). Oct 1.-THE Wells
Fargo express office at Quincy, Cal,
was robbed some time during Friday
night. the robbers taking the express
box. which was awaiting the outgoing
stage. and carried it to a field about a
half mile distant and broke it open.
They secured coin, gold dust and gold
bar amounting to S400 and So. 500 in
checks
When Messenger Montgomery called
for the box he found it gone, and at
once notified Sheriff Bransford. Sus-
picion pointed to Lowell Maxwell, and
the Sheriff and messenger went to
where Maxwell stopped and found him
in bed. He was arrested and placed
in iail. He is considered a bad char
aeter. None of the treasure was found,
but the officers think they have the
right man.
The record-union., 1897-10-18
THE TALENT SURPRISED.
Two San Jose Puppies Down Old
Dogs and One Nearly Wins.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 17.-G Whit
ney of San Jose sprang a surprise on
the talent at Ingleside Coursing Park
to-day with two puppies which he en-
tered in the open stake race.
They We're the only young dogs en-
tered, and as against the cracks of
the aged division were not thought to
have a chance. But instead of being
downed early in the day, as was ex-
pected, they both ran in the last tie,
and one of them called Zoe ran in the
final, but was beaten by Diana. Then
there was an unofficial race in which
Zoe easily beat Diana. The betting
was very heavy and the crowd num-
bered fully 5000.
The ties resulted:
First ties-Princess Marie ran a bye;
Tod Sloan beat Wild Flower; Said
Pasha beat Kao and Magician; st.
Cloud beat Sam; Magic beat Victor;
Connemara beat Mission Tip; Diana
beat Sky Ball; Move On beat Sky
Rocket, Jr.; Black Prince beat Sys-
tematic; Sylvia ran a bye; Zoe beat
Eclipse: Theron beat Snowbird: Beau
Brummel beat Tom Hayes; Tipperary
Lass beat White Chief.
Second ties-Tod Sloan beat Princess
Marie; Said Pasha beat St. Cloud; Con-
nemara beat Magic; Diana beat Move
On; Sylvia beat Blanck Prince; Zoe
beat Beau Brummel; Theron beat Tip
perary Lass.
Third ties-Tod Sloan beat Said
Pasha; Diana beat Connemara; Zoe
beat Sylvia; Theron ran q bye.
Fourth ties-Zoe ran a bye; Diana
Theron.
Final-Diana beat Zoe.
The record-union., 1897-10-18
RAMPANT CITY.
Prophecy That It Will be the Big
gest Camp ON the Yukon.

SEATTLE, Oct. 17.-"Rampart City,
on Minook Creek, is to be the biggest
mining camp on the Yukon River be-
fore another season." said G. w. Ross,
Deplty Collector of Customs at Circle
City. Ross arrived here to-day on the
City of Kingston, having come down
from st. Michaels on the steamer Dan
ube, which reached Victoria yesterday.
Claims, according to Ross, are SELL
ing at an average of So, 800 for a half
interest on Little Minook Hunter and
Hoosicr Creeks. DR.. Baxter and G. o.
Johnson of San Francisco bought No.
II above Discovery for 81 900, and were
offered an advance of ST 600 for their
bargain two days later. Johnson, who
owns No. 6 on Little Minook, in twenty
days took out $1,000. The owners of
No. 1 took out 81, 800 in five days, all
in nuggets. 1t is claimed that the gold
on the Minook is of a higher grade
than that of the Klondike.
The record-union., 1897-10-18
A PRESIDENT HoRsEwHIPPED
Trouble Arises in Debs' Social
Democracy at Chicago.

CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-THE session of
Branch No. l of the Social Democracy,
the organization founded by Eugene v.
Debs, ended in a general row tonight,
during which Mrs. Fannie Clark Kav-
anaugh, President of the branch, was
horsewhipped. The whipping was done
by Mrs Thomas P. Quinn, wife of the
former President of the recently ex-
PEELED branch No. of the Social De-
mocracy, the trouble between the wo-
men growing out of the fact that Mrs.
Kavanaugh had charged Quinn with
being Pinkerton detective. The male
members of the organization promptly
took part in the row, when the assault
on Mrs. Kavanaugh began and riot
was narrowly averted. Mrs. Kava-
naugh is said to have been badly dis
figured
The record-union., 1897-10-18
ACCEPTED BY THE MAYOR.
Robert l.. Stevenson's Monument
Unveiled in San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 17.-A mon
ument to Robert Louis Stevenson was
unveiled to-day in Portsmouth Square.
Addresses were delivered by Irving M.
Scott and Bruce Porter, the artist.
Mayor Phelan then accepted the mon
ument on behalf of the city, and read
from The Wrecker" Stevenson's de-
scription of San Francisco.
The monument was designed by
Bruce Porter, assisted by Willis Polk
and Mrs. Virgil Williams, the lady TO
whom Stevenson dedicated the Sill
verado Squatters." George Piper was
the sculptor.
The shaft is made of California gran
ite and is ten and a half feet high, on
top of which is a cap, also of granite.
This is surmounted by bronze galleon
of the sixteenth century. The vessel
is running before the wind with all
sails set, and so subtle is the work OF
the sculptor that the idea of ship
in motion is artfully carried out.
The record-union., 1897-10-18
Glass Umbrellas.

1t is rumored that before long glass
umbrellas Will be in general use-that
is, umbrellas covered with the new
spun glass cloth. These, of course, will
afford no protection from the rays OF
the sun, but they viii possess one obvi-
GUS advantage, namely, that they can
be held in front of the face when meet
ing the wind and rain, and at the same
time the user will be able to see that
he does not run into unoffending indi-
viduals or lamp posts. But what say
the lovers-the seaside holiday lovers
who are to be seen on every beach
round the coast, with their backs to the
cliff or a handy boat, an unfurled old
style umbrella in front of them, leav-
ing nothing to the gaze of the inquis-
tive save the soles of their four shoes ?
Surely they viii revolt against the in
novation.-Westmin Gozette.
The record-union., 1897-10-18
WISHES TO RESIGN.
Salisbury's Health and That of His
Wife Are Failing.

LONDON, Oct. 17.-The Daily
Chronicle" announces that in view of
Lord Salisbury's desire to resign the
Premiership, an early reconstruction of
the Cabinet is probable.
According to the Chronicle" no Sc
rious differences of opinion exist among
the Ministers on matters of policy, but
Lord Salisbury finds his health unequal
to the strain and burden of his two
offices Of Premier and Foreign Minis
ter. So great is his desire for rest that
on his recent visit to Beauclue he did
not even take his Secretary. More
over, the Premier is much concerned
about the good health of the March
ioness of Salisbury, which is far from
good. The Queen is reluctant to sane
ton his retirement, and therefore it
may be deferred for time. In these
matters her majesty exercises her pre-
rogative to a greater extent than is
generally known. For instance, her
wish became a royal command when
Lord Rosebery. against his own wish,
took the Foreign Office portfolio in
Gladstones Cabinet. Serious ill-health.
however, relieves the subject against
even such an obligation, and it is prob
able that Lord Salisbury's resignation
will be accepted at no remote period.
1t is worthy of note that Lord Sails
bury had long interviews with Mr..
Chamberlain and Mr.. Balfour separate
ly after the Cabinet council yesterday
and then returned home to Hatfield
House.
Earl Cadogan, Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland; Henry Chaplin, President of
the Local Government Board, and Mr.
Akers- Douglas, First Commissioner of
Public Works, also paid visits yester-
day to Sir William Wattrond, the chief
Conservative whip. 1t was at first
supposed that these movements con-
cerned the vacant seat at Liverpool,
but they may have had another object.
The Daily Chronicle hears that the
"omens point to the Duke of Devon
shire as the next Premier"
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GREAT SPORT AHEAD.
Robert J., John r. Gentry and
Other Fast Ones at Louisville.

LOUISVILLE (Ky). Oct. 17.-Eight
carloads of horses. the fastest harness
performers to be found in America,
have arrived at the track of the Louis
vile Driving and Fair Association
from Lexington. There are now quar-
tered at the track nearly 400 horses,
and 200 more are expected to arrive to-
morrow.
s. r. Bovine. the driver of Robert j..
and John r. Gentry, said tonight that
he would drive Gentry in the match
race next Friday and that Ed. Geers
would drive Robert J. These two great
pace.'s will pace the best three in five
heats Mr.. Bovine was out at the
track yesterday afternoon and e1er-
cised his charges, both as a team and
separately. All day the track was alive
with horses who were sent around for
The record-union., 1897-10-18
TOWN OF IOWA
HILL WIPED OUT.
Fire DeVasiates the Old Mining
Town in Placer County.
Two Men Perished in the Flames Of One
Of the Hotels.
Thought by Some to be the Work
OF an Incendiary-Large and
Destructive Fire in San Luis
Obispo and a Residence Burned
An Santa Rosa-Wells-Fargo Of
6ce at Quincy Robbed.

IOWA HILL (Cal), Oct. 11.-Iowa
Hill. a mining town situated in the
mountains of Placer County, was Wis
tied by a large fire early this morning.
The fire started in the Central Hotel,
owned by VIM Christian, and within a
very few minutes the hotel was a mass
of flames and the walls were falling in.
Two of the dodgers in the Central Ho-
tel, VIM. Golden and VIM. Owens, per-
ished in the flames. From the position
of the remains of VIM. Golden it is sup
posed that he never awakened. VIM.
owens, it is supposed. leaped from his
room in the second story, but landed on
a fence, and was seriously injured and
unable to go farther. The remains of
both were burned beyond recognition,
and the only means of identification
was the location of their rooms in the
hotel and the position of the bodies in
the ruins. AS to the origin of the fire,
there are many conflicting stories,
many seeming to think that it was the
work of an incendiary. Coroner Mitch
ell of Auburn is on the ground investi-
eating.
The following are the heaviest losers:
Wy m CnrlStan, Centfal f1OLel anu lOuS
ing house; Weber & Co, general mer-
chandise; Thornton King, saloon;
Sprague & Rossi saloon; ]. F. Brown,
general merchandise; Papa & Peters,
saloon and livery stable; Sam Delmue.
saloon, VIM. Mccullough, butcher;
George Shelton, residence; Mrs. Caya-
naugh, restaurant and lodging house;
G. w. Cross, residence; John Reed,
residence Dan McAulay, blacksmith;
Stehr. lodging house; several barns and
a portion of Chinatown.
The total loss is estimated at about
$4,000: insurance about $4,000. The
fire destroyed one of the oldest and
most prosperous mining towns in Pa
Ger County. Fortunately for the few
remaining buildings, the night was
calm Had there been wind it Is
proable that all would have been burn
ed. as there is absolutely no protection
against fire. Bucket brigades were
formed, and by dint of hard work the
Stehr Hotel and other buildings were
saved.
The record-union., 1897-10-18
Supplement to City Register
is being compiled at office of
County Clerk, Courthouse,
Seventh and | streets. Regis
trdtion will close on October
is, 1897.
M. J. DESMOND,
City Clerk.
City Licenses, water rates and ir-
rigation now due and payable at
room 8, southwest corner Fourth
and j streets.
&C. ROBERTSON,
City Collector.
CITY TAXES. 1897.

THE CITY TAXES ON ALL PER-
sonal property and one-half the taxes on
ali real property will be due and payable
AT the Office of the City Collector on the
FIRST MONDAY in October, 1897, and
viii be delinquent on the last Monday in
November next thereafter, at o'clock
70. M. and unless paid prior thereto Is
Der cent. will be added to the amount
thereof. and if saiG one-half be not paid
before. the last Monday in April next
per cent will be added thereto. The re-
manning one-half of the taxes on all real
property will be payable on or after the
delinouent on the last Monday III April
next thereafter. at 6 o'clock y. m, and
unless paid prior thereto, per cent viii
All faxes may be paid at the time the
first installment IS duo and payable.
G. C. ROBERTSON,
City Collector.
Room s, southwest corner Fourth and
streets.
The record-union., 1897-10-18
A SAD ACCIDENT.
Child Run Over and Decapitated
by an Electric Car.

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 17.-As How
ard Wildgans, a child 2 years old. ran
across Harrison street this afternoon to
join his sister at play an electric car
knocked him down. When the car
was stopped about ten yards from the
point of the accident, the baby's body
was found lying bleeding on the car
tracks. with the head and right arm
entirely severed from the body.
The father of the child was a witness
TO the decapitation and was beside him.
self with grief and rage. Selling a
strap he assaulted the motorman and
endeavored to strangle him. In the
struggle, however he looked at the re-
mains and tainted in the arms Of his
antagonist. The motorman was arrest
ed for manslaughter, but was subse-
queatly released on his own recogniz-
ance.
The record-union., 1897-10-18
CoUGHLAN's GREAT FEAT.
He Swan Across the Golden Gate
From Fort Point to Lime Point.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 17.-John
Coughlan, the long distance swimmer
of the Dolphin Swimming and Boating
Club. to-day accomplished the remark
able feat of crossing the Golden Gate,
from Fort Point to Lime Point. He
swan against flood tide, and made the
distance in fifty-two minutes. A large
number Of people in boats accompanied
the swimmer.
This is the first time any one has
swum across the Golden Gate from
point 10 point cavill, the Australian,
swan from Lime Point, intending to
land at Fort Point, but he was carried
far beyond the fort to the beach He
swan from shore to shore in one hour
and eighteen and one-half minutes.
Coughlan's swim was much more sue
cessful, as he reached his objective
point and made the trip in twentysix
and one-half minutes quicker time, just
two thirds of Cavill's record.
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CITY OFFICIAL ADVERTISING.

sented by the party so objecting. and on
is located.
And the Clerk is hereby directed to post
near the chamber door of this board, also
70 publish the same for two days in the
by law.
The '.Record-Union" newspaper is here
Dy designated as the paper in which to
published by the Superintendent of Streets
'o1 SAID city, in relation to the work de-
scribed aforesaid
IN Board of Trustees, Sacramento, Oc-
tober II, 1897, adopted by the following
vote:
-Ayes--Trustees Wachhorst, Davis, Nc
nay. Tozer, Devine, Bentley, Pennish,
Absent-Trustee Kent
CHARLES E. LEONARD,
President of the Board of Trustees
M J. Desmond, Clerk of the Board of
Trustees.
The record-union., 1897-10-18
ARIEL BICYCLE CLUB.
1t Holds a Successful Meeting at
Vallejo.

VALLEJO, Oct 17-The meeting of
the Ariel Bicycle Club held here this
afternoon was a marked success. the
racing being Of high class and the
attendance sufficiently large TO I'LL the
grand stand and the vantage points
about the track with spectators.
Two-thirds mile. amateur-First heat
won by E. F. Russ. T. H. White Sec
ond. Time-1:26 1-5. Second heat
Won by George Fuller. c. A. BirdsaIl
second Time-1:2S 3-5. Third heat
won by r. Robinson, P. H. Rosenheim
second Time-1:3S
Final heat-Won by Russ. White sec
ond. Fuller third. Time-1 :321S.
One mile. 2:25 elass-First heat won
by W. f. Jacks. G. H. Depue second.
Time-2:31. Second heat won by P.
Deacon, A. ThieSen second. Time
2:23. Third heat won by n. NJ. Gill
man, Guy Frost second Time-2:24.
Fourth heat won by c. NJ Smith. H.
Sternberg second Time-2:23. Fifth
heat won by F. J. Cotter. C. D. Gooch
second. Time-2:34. Sixth heat won
The record-union., 1897-10-18
KICKED BY A HORSE.
John Olive Seriously Injured and
His Condition Precarious.

BERKELEY, Oct. 17.-John Olive,
owner of the Fish ranch in the Contra
Costa County hills, five miles east of
Berkeley, was kicked by vicious horse
last Thursday, sustaining very serious
injuries. His condition is still precar-
ious.
John Olive is a we'll known figure.
He crossed the plains with a drove of
horses in 1852, settled in California and
became one of the best known stage
drivers in the State. He drove the
stage from Marysville to Stockton for
years.