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The record-union., 1897-10-25
MRS. HAMILTON ACQUITTED
The jury Finds That She Did Not
Kill Her Husband.

SALT LAKE, Oct. 24-Afrs Ton
hamilton who has been on trial here
for the past two weeks on the charge of
killing her husband, John H Hamil-
ton, on April 18th last, was acquitted
by the jury to-day Hamilton was
found dead, in the yard of his brother
1n-law, where his wife had been stay
ing. II was first thought to be a case
OF suicide, but later suspicion pointed 10
Mrs. Hamilton, who had temporarily
left her husband. who was about to be-
gin proceedings for divorce. Mrs
Hamilton was arrested and held for
trial without bail
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DROWNED IN SUMMIT LAKE.
SiIas Hamilton of Seattle Meets
With a Watery Grave.

SKAGUAY (Alaska), Oct II (via
steamer FaralIone, Seattle, Wash, Oct.
24) - Silas H. Hamilton of Seattle
was drowned Friday morning. in Sum-
nit Lake, sixteen miles from Lake
Bennett. on the Skaguay trail. Ham
ilton, Emsley Young and A. N. Redfield,
also of Seattle. were going down the
lake in a small boat, heavily laden
The morning was very foggy, making
navigation difficult and dangerous. A
heavy squall sprang up, driving the
boat into the breakers along the edge
OF a small islet in the lake, where it
was capsized Its occupants were
thrown into the water, and Hamilton
sank like a stone. Young and Red
field swan to the shore and were res
cued by a passenger boat. Hamilton's
body has not been recovered, and owing
to the intense cold Of the lake waters
it is thought it never will be. His
parents reside in Iowa
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SHE IS CONFIDENT.
Miss Grace Elliott Looks ON the
Fortune as Already Hers.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 24.-Miss
Grace Elliott, nee Clarke, who claims
to be the daughter of the late Imblay
Clarke, alleged to have left a fortune
of S25, 900, 600, is confident that she will
have no trouble in proving her right
to inherit this vast estate. When ask
ed to-day if she would fight the case
to the end, she said:
why, there is nothing to fight. The
property is mine, and I'll go to Eng
land and get the papers. That's all.
I'll give something to those Eastern
girls, who will have to pay their law
yers, ce-President Hobart and Gov
ernor Griggs. I'll be liberal, because
they are relations. you know. Then I'll
come back, build handsome residence,
and make my home here. And I'll
marry an American-no foreign title for
me. I'm going to found a splendid
home for friendless children and dedi.
cate it to my fathers memory. It's
hard to realize I'm so rich"
And in this strain she continued to
talk, as thought the somewhat vision
ary fortune was already in her hands.
The record-union., 1897-10-25
TOWNSHIP BOOMERS.
Lots Located, a Wharf Built and
Cable Road Projected at Dyea.

DYEA (Alaska), Oct Is (via steamer
Farallone, Seattle, Wash, Oct. ~
Townsite boomers have struck Dyea in
force. A townsite was recently sur
veyed and the location of lots began
Immediately Lots were being located
and jumped all day Tuesday and sew
eral tragedies were narrowly averted.
The narrow valley between the Dyea
water 'front.' clear above Healy & Will
sons trading post, a mile distant, IS
hlled with tents and shacks of all de-
scr1ptions. The cause of all this actiy-
ity is the anticipated rush over the
Chlkoot Pass this winter and next
spring. A wharf is being constructed
at Dyea, the interested parties. it is un-
derstood. being Chicago capitalists. In
addition to this, it is expected that a
cable will be constructed over the sum-
NIT Of the Chilkoot Pass. The distance
will be over two miles. The wire for
the tramway is now at Finnegan's
Point and Sheep Camp. It is stated
that goods will be transported from
Dyea to Lake Linderman at rate that
will not exceed - cents a pound
The record-union., 1897-10-25
ONLY THREE WHALES.
The Bark Lydia Arrives With the
Seasons Catch.

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct 24-The
bark Lydia, the first of the whaling
fleet to arrive, reached here to-day
Only three whales, yielding 4.50O
pounds of bone and 300 barrels of oil,
We're reported as the seasons catch
The bark was gone eight months and
two days. On September Goth she pass
ed OUT of Okhotsk Sea by way of Diana
Straits. A succession of heavy gales
were encountered on the entire passage,
with constant heavy rains. On Septem-
Der 9th the bark Andrew Hicks was
sighted. She also had caught only
three whales.
About the time the bark started
homeward the crew state that many
whales were sighted going into the
northeast gulf, but fearing shipwreck
Captain jerks decided to return to this
port.
The record-union., 1897-10-25
A MYSTERY SOLVED.
Dead Body of Charles West Dis
covered Near Co1Ina.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 24.-The
mystery of the disappearance of
Charles West, a selling agent for the
liquor house of E. Martinoni & Co., III
Front street, was cleared up this
morning, when his dead body was dis
covered in the hills about a mile south
of Colma.
West, who had lived with his wife
for several years at 547 Folsom street.
left his home four days ago and d,d
not return. He died by his own hand,
having shot himself through the chart
with an old small calibre revolver. He
is said to have been short in his ac-
counts with the liquor firm. He was
64 years of age.
The record-union., 1897-10-25

Lord Douglas and Fred A. Marriott
Among the Lucky Ones.

NEW YORK, Oct. 24.-Lord Douglass
of Hawick was in the New York Cen
trail wreck. He was coming from To-
ronto with Edwin Wilkinson of Lon
don. When the crash came and the
coaches were thrown into the water,
Lord Douglass, assisted by Mr.. Wilkin-
son, managed after great difficulty to
get out of the coach. It was much more
difficult than it would otherwise have
been because of a lame leg which Lord
Douglass suffered from, the result of a
recent accident. He came to this city
and is now with friends at a private
residence.
Among those who escaped and reached
this city was Fred A. Marriott, son of
the proprietor of the San Francisco
Newsletter" He was unhurt by the
crash. but bore a few bruises received
while working with the rescuing
parties
The record-union., 1897-10-25
ACTED LIKE A MANIAC.
A German Believed to Have Been
Drugged and Robbed.

MIDDLETOWN IN. ", Oct "a
Pfam. a German, aged 45 years, was
taken from an Ontario and Western
train here last night because he acted
like a. maniac. Investigation shows
that the man is on his way from Bis
marck. n. D., to Odessa. The police
believe that he had been drugged and
robbed.
Papers on the man show that he
had made arrangements for sailing,
but there was neither money nor a
ticket or his person. He had West
ern Union receipt for SS6. Word was
Jacob Pfam, a German, aged 45, was
steamer mentioned in the papers ask
ing for further information.
The record-union., 1897-10-25
Child Rescued From Drowning.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 24.-Emma
W. Obber agsd years. fell into the
bay to-day through hole in the old
wharf at Sausalito She was sinking
for the last time when Edward Atkin-
son, an insurance clerk, leaped from
the pier with all his clothing on and
rescued her The little one was nearly
dead. but received immediate attention
and was soon out of danger.
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w, G. r. u. in Toronto,

TORONTO (Ont), Oct. 24.-The pull
pits of the city churches were filled to-
day by delegates to the w. c. T. u.
convention. In the afternoon an enor-
nous crowd assembled in Massey Hall
to listen to the annual convention SER
mon which was preached by Miss Eliza
beth Greendoow of Brooklyn.
Miss Frances Willard presided.
The record-union., 1897-10-25
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. NO. ss7

PURSUANT TO LAW AND TO THF,
resolution of the Board of Trustees of the
City of Sacramento, adopted October IS,
1897, directing this notice, the undersigned
invites and will receive at his office. south
west corner of Fourth and j streets, up to
5 O'clock o. M of Monday, October .,
1897. sealed proposals or bids for the fnl-
lowing street work, to be done according
to the specifications posted and on file
therefor adopted, to wit:
That the alley between G and II streets,
in said city. from the east line of Four
teenth street to the west line of Fifteenth
street. be improved by grading and ma
cadamzing. constructing redwood curbinS
and a brick catch basin to be connected
to the sewer therein.
All proposals must be accompanied by
a certified check payable to the order Of
the Mayor of the City of Sacramento. for
an amount not less than ron per cent of
the aggregate of the proposal, or by. a
bond for the said amount, an 50 payable,
and throughout as prescribed by law.
NJ j. DESMOND. City Clerk.
Sacramento, October 10. 1897.
The record-union., 1897-10-25
Turned Congregationalist.

OAKLAND, Oct PA special coun-
ell of the Congregati tional Church has
been called for Tuesday for the purpose
of formally installing Rev. E. 5. Chap
man as pastor of the Market-street
Congrega tional Church This event is
one of great interest in church circles,
as DR.. Chapman has been known for
many years as one of the prominent
Presbyterian divies of California, and
was once Moderator of the Synod.
The record-union., 1897-10-25
The Jury Disagreed.

YUBA CITY, Oct 24.-After having
been out for thirty hours the jury in
the murder trial of John P. Madden
came into court at O'Clock this after
noon and announced a disagreement.
They stood ten for acquittal and two
for nanslaughter. Judge Davis dis
charged the jury. Madden was charged
with tbs murder of J. ]. Bruce, Jr., at
Pennington, last April.
The record-union., 1897-10-25
La11a Rookh or an Almanac?

My sister when she was a child" !"
he said. was often at Moore's house,
and he was fond of her. Yes, his name
Is widely remembered and honored
here. But I think that many of the
people hereabout, the farmers, admired
him chiefly because they thought that
he wrote Moore's Almanac They used
to say to him: Mister Moore, please
tell US what the weather is going to
be.''-Gray Days and Gold.
The record-union., 1897-10-25
A RullethoIe in His Head.

SAN JOSE, Oct. 24.-The remains of
Doc Holloway, a well-known resi-
dent of Gilroy, We're found to-day on
a mountain ranch, twenty eight miles
from that place. There was a bullet
hole in Holloway's head, and a rife lay
beside the body. He had been dead
two or three days when found.
The record-union., 1897-10-25
McGifin's Body Found.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct, 24.-The body
of Rutherford B. McGiffin, a painter
and decorator of 90S Streyer street, was
found to-day in the bay off the battle
eship Oregon. He had been missing
from home for two weeks. His rela-
tives think his death was the result Of
an accident, as they konw Of no reason
why he should have committed suicide
McGiffin was u years of age.
The record-union., 1897-10-25
WayIaid His Enemy.

GREENFIELD (Mo), Oct. 24.-Jacob
Masters this morning waylaid, shot and
killed John c. Huston on the public
road at Huston. Alleged criminal inti-
macy between Huston and Masters
wife, upon which a damage suit for
$4,000. now pending is based, led to
the murder Masters gave himself up.
The record-union., 1897-10-25
Wounded by an Explosion.

VICTORIA (B. CO., Oct. 24.-William
Sarreault, J. Clark, G. Dickinson, three
miners employed at the Golden Eagle
gold mine near Albion, are severely
wounded, the two latter being expect
ed to die, through an explosion OF giant
powder in the mine shaft. The men
were thawing out a stick of giant pow
der when it exploded.
The record-union., 1897-10-25
Barn Burned, With Three Horses

The alarm of fire last night was
caused by the burning of barn be-
longing TO Barkley Muir, in the alley
between Eighth and Ninth, It and U.
Three horses were burned in it. Mr..
Muir'5 loss is about $500, with no in
Surance.
The record-union., 1897-10-25

Creek News" will head a Klondike
party from Trail. He proposes to leave
there about March 14th and go to the
gold fields by way of Ashcroft and the
Carboo country. He Will be accompa-
MED by Louis Bernard of Trail, Jonn
Garvin of Denver and Rev. F. L. Pol
lard OF East Orange. n. J.
The record-union., 1897-10-25
Too Numerous to Mention.

You newspaper men are great toad
ies," said the cynieal visitor You
fall over one another trying to get
stories about successful Klondikers
but Why don't you write up the fellows
who have failed?"
I'VE haven't the space. "-Indianapo-
lis Journal.
The record-union., 1897-10-25
w. H. ALDRICH DEAD.
The Man Who Escaped From Ha-
waii as a Stowaway.

ALAMEDA, Oct. 24.-Wm. II. AID
rich. son of an Alameda millionaire.
who came into notice in 1894 by fleeing
from Hawaii as a stowaway in a sail
ing vessel, is dead, aged 40 years He
was born on the Hawaiian Islands, and
passed much of his life there He mar
ried relative of ex-Queen Liliuokalani
The record-union., 1897-10-25
Sewer Pipe Combine.

PITTSBURG, Oct. 24.-Preliminary
steps have been taken to form a CO.
lossal combine of sewer pipe and terra
Gotta ware manufacturers of the United
States, with a capital of S11 900, ,00G
to be controlled by Eastern capitalists
At secret meeting here last week
nineteen manufacturers signed the
agreement
The record-union., 1897-10-25

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
City Of Sacramento Ordain as Follows:
Section l. Section one of Ordinance
Number Three Hundred and Fifty-one, en-
titled Establishing market place for
hay, straw, grain, wood, coal, coke and
charcoal on the public square bounded bv
b, G, Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets and
fixing a penalty for making sales of any
such material at any other place in the
city, except at established places of bust
ness, on private land owned, leased or con
trolled by the person or employer of the
person making such sale passed July
three, eighteen hundred and ninety-four.
approved July nine, eighteen hundred and
ninety-four, is hereby amended so as 10
read as follows:
square bounded by b, c, Fifteenth and
Sixteenth streets, and the center Of
street to the north line Of L street. is
hereby declared a market place free Of
rent charge, for hay, straw, grain wood,
coal, coke, charcoal and other farm pro-
ducts at which places any person, firm,
or corporation, may stand wagons carts
and other vehicles carrying such things;
from said market place deliveries may be
made to any part of the city in quanti-
ties equal to all the contents of each wa
gon cart, or other vehicle used at the
time of making a sale.
Section 2 Section two Of said ordinance
is hereby amended 50 as TO read as fol-
Section 2. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person, firm or corporation to sell any nay,
straw. gram. NJI1s tbdis CDkt OI CHAR
coal in quantities less than a full carload,
at any place in the City Of Sacramento.
except at the places named in Section one
of this ordinance, or at hay, grain or straw
warehouses or woodyards, regularly IL
censed and established upon private
premises. owned, leased, or controlled by
The nerson firm or corporation for whom
such sales may be made. The term car
load is intended to mean railroad cars
of the kind and size ordinarily used by
steam railroads in handling hay. grain,
straw. wood. coal coke or charcoal
Section 8. This ordinance shall take ef
passage.
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and established himself in business, but
even with an allowance of about S2:,0
failed.
To escape his creditors he tried &c
leave the islands on a French vessel,
but was discovered and condemned to
term of hard labor second at
tempt to get away from Hawaii proved
successful, and the remainder of his
life was passed in comfort
The record-union., 1897-10-25
A Conoiliatory Policy.

MADRID. Oct. 24.-The instructions
given to Marshal Blanco. the new Gov
ernor-G eneral, are conciliatory and aim
to secure the cooperation of all the
parties. 1t is asserted that the Cuban
press will enjoy more liberty, subject
to restrictions upon criticism, calculat-
ed to effect military discipline
The record-union., 1897-10-25
Tribesmen Ready to Fight.

SIMLA, Oct. 24.-According to dis
patches received tonight the tribes
men are collecting in great force on
both sides of Sephaga Pass, where the
next serious fighting is expected to take
place. They are removing their women
to safe points.
The record-union., 1897-10-25
The Ruling Passion.

well, that Southern law case was
consistent, anyway"
..Why?"
The eleventh juror hung the jury,
the Judge suspended the Prosecuting
Attorney and the mob lynched the
prisoner" Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune
The record-union., 1897-10-25
NOTICE OF STREET WORK

PUBLIC NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN
that the Board of Trustees of the City
OF Sacramento, on the 18th day of October,
1871, adopted Resolution, No 81 of its in
tention to order the following street work
to be done, viz:
That the alley between F and C streets,
IN SAD city, from the east line of F'if-
teenth street to the center line of Seven
therein vitrified ironstone pipe sewer
eight g inches in diameter with six 90
holes.
For further particulars reference is
hereby made to said resolution on file in
the office of the City Clerk.
Sacramento, October 20. 1897.
f. J. CROLY
Superintendent of Streets.
The record-union., 1897-10-25
Bid of the Syndicate.

LONDON, Oct 25.-The Times"
this morning in it's financial article. re-
ferring to the forthcoming sale of the
Union Pacific Railroad, says it is now
generally expected that the bid of the
syndicate, organized by Kuhn, Loeb &
Co. of New York City, will not be op-
posed.
The record-union., 1897-10-25
ORDINANCE NO. 500.

An Ordinance to Amend Sections One and
Two of Ordinance Number Three
Hundred and Fifty-one, entitled. "Es-
tablishing a Market Place for Hay,
Straw. Grain. Wood, Coal Coke and
Charcoal on the Public Square
Bounded by B. C. Fifteenth and Six
teenth streets. and Fixing a Penalty
for Making Sales Of Any Such Ma
terial at Any Other Place in the City,
Except at Established Places of Busi-
ness on Private Lands. Owned. leased
or Controlled by the Person or EN-
ployer of the Person Making Such
Sale" Passed July Three. Eighteen
Hundred and Ninety-four. Approved
July Nine, Eighteen Hundred and
Ninety-four, Approved July Fifth.
Eighteen Hundred and Ninety-fve
The record-union., 1897-10-25
LONDON PAPERS.
What They Think About the
United States and Spain.

LONDON, Oct 24.-The Daily Mail"
says editorially this morning: The
United States is morally bound to give
the Sagasta Cabinet fair trial. A
good intention with regard to Cuba is
not genuinely sincere that it will be
universally laid at McKinleys door,
The record-union., 1897-10-25
Ballington Booth Goes East.

SAN JOSE, Oct 24-Commander
Ballington Booth of the Volunteers of
America addressed two large audien-
ces here to-day. This closes his Pa
cihc Coast tour, and tomorrow he
starts eastward.
The record-union., 1897-10-25
Portuguese Relief Club.

The California Portuguese Relief
Club, No. 1, held a meeting last night
and admitted five new members, j. j.
Picanco, VIM. X. Dias, Manuel Felles,
Joe Ignacio, and d. Azavedo.
The record-union., 1897-10-25
WifeIy Sarcasm.

Don't you think your husband will
be a success in Alaska, Mrs. Simp-
kins?"
Yes; he'd be a great success at
growing about the cold Detroit Free
Press.
The record-union., 1897-10-25
Denies the Report.

HAVANA, Oct. 24.-A special from
Madrid says that Senor Moret, Minister
of the Colonies, denies there is any
truth in the report that the Govern
ment intends to disarm the volunteers
in Cuba
The record-union., 1897-10-25
Accidentally Shot Himself.

WOODLAND (Cal). Oct. 24.-George
Null accidentally shot himself in the
left side with a 3S-carber Winchester
to-day. He will probably die.
The record-union., 1897-10-25
Succumbed to His Wounds.

SIMLA, Oct. 24.-Word has been re-
ceived that Lieutenant Robinson of the
Second Guards has succumbed to his
wounds
The record-union., 1897-10-25
Transmission of Power.

There has been an absurd hesitation
to undertake The transmission of power
to great distances. If engineers who
have had experience in the transmits
sion of power and in the conversion of
alternating into continuous currents
would look into this question, they
would be convinced that where water
power is available it is generally eco
nOmical to transmit electrical power
hundreds Of miles for working rail
ways. AS an example, it can be proved
that if the railway companies of Scot
land We're to combine to work their
trunk fines by means of electric loco
motives, the electric current being de-
veloped by the water power which ex-
lists in that country then the whole
of that service might be carried on
without the use of steam locomotives.
Another lesson to be drawn from a.
careful consideration of the subject is
that the waste of coal on steam loco
motives is not by any means compen-
stated by the extra cost and loss of
power in electrical transmission. Es-
Inmates have been prepared which show
that not only is the cost of copper
prohibitive, but that efficiency of the
electric system renders the consump-
ton of coal with stationary engines
about as great as with locomotives.
This is certainly not the case. The
cost of electric transmission, when
properly effected, is not comparable
with what 1t is as calculated on the
lines adopted in the past; and, on the
other hand, the efficiency of dynamos
and motors has not been sufficiently
considered in street railway practice
in the United States.-Professor George
Forbes in the Engineering Magazine.
The record-union., 1897-10-25
Going to Klondike.

VICTORIA B. CO, oct. 24.-C. F.
Thompson. publisher of the Trail
The record-union., 1897-10-25
One for the Knockabout Team.

One for the Knockabout Team.
L was up in your old town the other
day."
That so? See anybody that knew
me?"
Sure thingi Lots Of the boys wanted
to know if you were still here, and
told 'em you were
''What'd they say?"
Said we must have a mighty bum
police force. ."-Chicago Journal
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-12-06

The news spread through the village
OF the sudden expiration ofJohn 0 Leary,
last Tuesday. shortly after noon. was n
shock to his many friends here.
+ Mr.. OI.eary had come down from
Godkin' scamp, near Conover, Oh bust
ness and expected to return Tuesday
afternoon He seemed to be in the best
of health and spirits. He stopped at the
Denton House for dinner after which lie
started up the street and entered j .
Tooley's saloon where he had left some
stuff to take back to camp. Alter pas
sing few jokes with acquantances he
took from the nail the key to the water
closet to which place he went 1t was
but a few moments when he came stag
gering into the saloon, the blood gush-
ing out OF his mouth and nose in a
stream, he was unable to speak butseeni-
ed to be conscious, as he motioned to Z.
Meakrr, who was at the time alonein the
saloon to go for a doctor. Mr. Meaker
immediately summoned one, but life was
to near extinct before aid came.
Mr.. O'Leary had been aillng for some
time past, and spent several weeksin the
hospital where physicians told him tina
he was liable to drop dead at any time.
He was hard worker and Trusted
employee of John Godkin, the Bay City,
Mich lumberman. Hehaa not tasted any
Intoxicating drinks for nearly a wear,
and was well aware that his time on
earth was short. His people reside in
London, Canada. to which place the re-
mains, after being embalmed by Under
taker Roderick, We're taken, accompan-
icd by Louis Denton.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-12-06
IS 30Al market ST
PHILADELPHIA, PA

Writing on How Do My Tricks" III
the Novembee Ladies' Home Journal,
magciansHarry kellar explains how to
accomplish the difficult feat of blowing a
piece of cork into bottle-a trick that
will defy every one who does not know
the only way by which itmay be done.
"Asksome one Mr.. Keller directs III
he thinks he can blow a small bit OF cork
which yon Gave placed in the mouth of a
bottle, sothat it will so into the bottle
lay the bottle on the table upon it's side,
and place the bit O. cork ebout all iuch or
lees INSIDE the open end. He will blow
until he gets red i'll the face, and the
cork will invariably come out of the bot
tie instead OF going into it, Simple rea-
son for it, too; the direction Of the air,
forced by fhp one blowing, brings it
ag,,ist tire bottom of the bottle. The air
congresses within the botele's walls and
must find outlet. therefore is turned and
forced out at the only vent the bottle
has, necessarily blowing the cork hut
with it. But takea common lemonade
straw, place the end OF it near the corkin
the bottle neck, blow very genrly-and
the cork rolls III,