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The record-union., 1897-11-24
Railroading in the Desert.

The steady progress of the British I'D
the Nile has been recorded. Wady Hak
ia. Don@ola, Abu Hamed, and Berber.
nave one after the other fallen into
their hands. khartoum and Omdurman
VIII doubtless follow, and the father of
waters, from the delta to the lakes. be
freed from savage thrall. Tt is a great
work, and is being well performed But
not to the soldiers alone is credit to
be given. Another work has been pro-
ceeding, concurrently with theirs of
Commensurate value and of even more
striking interest. 1t is, as is the mill
tary campaign, directed by the sir6ar
But it is executed by engineers and
artisans, instead of soldiers, and ir
marks not merely the breaking down
of barbarism, but also the upbuildine
of civilization in it's place.
That work is the building of the des-
ert railroad, which is now nearing A Ab1
Hamed from Wady Halfa, and will one
day be pushed on to join that from
Uganda to the sea, and finally to con-
meet with that now creeping up from
the south, giving an unbroken line
from Cape Town to Alexandria In all
that long line there will be no link
more noteworthy than that across the
Nubian desert. It's appeal to memory
and to imagination is Irresistible 1t
follows the very track pursued by the
army of King Cambyses across that
ancient plain. 1t makes an iron high
way where Said Pasha rode in a camel
carriage, with ten thousand men
marching ahead with water pots to
sprinkle the desert sands and lay the
ROY c~in jv,
which Ismail Pasha's two thousand
men vanished utterly from sight and
knowledge. A railroad, with screaming
whistle and changing bell. in such
country,-New York Tribune.
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TRAIN ROBBERS FOILED.
The Engineers Quick Action Pre-
vents Them Getting Aboard.

DUBLIN (Tex)., Nov 23-An at
tempt was made to rob a west-bound
passenger train on the Rio Grande
Railroad at o'clock this morning
about three miles west of Dublin.
AS the train rounded a curve ap-
preaching deep cut the engineer OBJ
served a pile of rock on the track in
the middle of the cut. He reversed his
engine. stopping the train with jolt,
end almost instantly had his train in
motion again, backing toward this
place.
The engineers action was so quick
that the robbers We're unable to board
the train. but as the train backed out
OF the trap they opened fire upon the
locomotive. The engineer and fireman
crouched behind the boiler to avoid the
bullets. There were four robbers, and
they were not masked When officers
had reached the scene the robbers had
disappeared.
The passengers on the train rewarded
the engineer with a liberal purse.
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RATE WAR SPREADING.
Cut in Fares Between Chicago and
Denver.

CHICAGO. Nov. 23.-The Chicago
and Northwestern Road gave notice to-
day that it had found it necessary to
apply to the Missouri River gateways
the rate made by the Wisconsin Cen
trail between ST. Paul and Minneapolis
and Chicago. The Northwestern says
that il has found it necessary TO apply
the rate in the compilation of through
rates.
1t is the general opinion that unless
the trouble between the Chicago-St.
Paul roads is settled in the near future,
it will mean that the local rates be-
tween Chicago and the Missouri River
will be reduced accordingly.
Late this afternoon it was announced
that on Friday another reduction would
be made in the rates, the new frst-class
rate from Chicago to Denver being
ST 03. The last reduction was to 81 10
Other classes are reduced proportion
ately.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. o3-The
"Chrondcle" will say tomorrow:
Railroad men are in hourly expecta-
ton of the receipt of orders to cut pas
senger rates from this city to Chicago
81 so. The fight between the Wiscon-
sin Central and the other roads East
has thus far resulted in reduction OF
fares from S11 TO So between Chicago
and st. Paul. This does not affect
transcontinental business, but the mo-
ment that the cut is extended to the
Missouri River, it will reduce passen-
ger rates just that much from San
Francisco to Chicago. Present fares
are SO 80 for thirty-day first-class
tickets. S62 so for first-class limited
and SO 30 for second-class tickets.
This is on the basis Of $50, so and $40
from here to the Missouri River, leav-
ing So 30 on which the warring lines
can make reductions.
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II Speaks in the Highest Terms Of the New
Adjunct to the Navy.
Secretary Roosevelt Of
fers Valuable Suggestions
Wherein It Would be Possible
to Bring the Naval Militia Or
ganizations to Very High
Standard of Efficiency.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.-Assistant
Secretary Roosevelt has submitted 10
the Secretary Of the Navy the report of
Lieutenant Gibbons, who has charge
of naval militia matters. The report
speaks in high terms of the operations
of the naval militia and is approved by
Mr.. Roosevelt. In his own comment, Mr..
Roosevelt says:
'"The different organizations are con-
tinually asking for old vessels, and the
Department has finally tried the exper-
iment of sanding the Yantic to the lakes
for the use of the Michigan militia.
The supply of these old vessels has now
become practically exhausted. The
Department has tried the experiment
of loaninr .-onitors to the different or
ganizations but the results have not
so far been satisfactory, as monitors are
poor ships for cruising or for use as
barracks.
There are three CT four of these or
CARNATIONS, which in the event of a
sudden emergency could be untitled at
once for manning the smaller national
cruisers, but this, of course, can2ot gem
orally be the case with the majority Of
the organizations. They must be de-
pended upon primarily as a second line
of defense. There are two very I'M
portant features which should be at
tended to by such a second line. One is
the placing of mines, the other the cs-
tablishment of signal stations for coast
defenses.
The Department should request that
there should be inserted in the provis-
ion for the maintenance of the naval
militia the words submarine mining
outfits so as to allow of training them
for this purpose. The Department has
also been maturing plans for the sig
nal station for the coast defense, and
a very slight expenditure of money
with the cooperation of the Treasury
Department, will put this on a salts
factory basis.
"The organizations are continually
requesting the details of officers to in
struct them, and they can best OF all
be instructed by regular service on war
vessels, or under the supervision of ma
val officers and in conjunction with the
sailors.
'Tt is much to be wished that Con-
gress will authorize in the first place
the substitution for the old paddle
wheel steamer Michigan on the lakes
of small modern gunboat, perhaps the
Petrol type. to be devoted largely to
cruising with the lake militia organiza-
tions, and to overseeing them; and,
Furthermore, to the building of one
similar small cruiser on the Pacific ind
two on the Atlantic to be used for this
same purpose With these cruisers, ii
would be possible to bring the naval
militia organizations to very high
standard of efficiency, and the cruisers
themselves, of course, would be avail
able at any moment for any of the
regular naval uses in an emergency"
The record-union., 1897-11-24
A CHICAGO FAMILY'S SORROW.
GRIEF OVER THE DISGRACE OF
HIS FATHER.
Drives James Charnley to Commit
Suicide by Sending q Bullet
Through His Brain.

CHICAGO, Nov. 23.-Grief and cha
grin over the disgrace Of his father,
Charles NJ. Charnley, according to his
friends, drove to suicide James Charm
ley, who was found in his room in the
Hotel Pfester, Milwaukee, with bui-
let hole in his head.
Charles NJ. Charnley, formerly Presi-
dent of the Presbyterian Board of Aid
for Colleges and Academies disap-
peared last summer, short some S60,OOO
of the funds entrusted to him. This
weighed heavily upon the sons mind,
and it is said that for some time the
young man had been i'll.
The second chapter in the family's
sorrow comes with a crushing weight,
as young Charnley had assumed the
place at the head of the family which
his father had left vacant. During the
days when the story of Charles M.
Charnley's shortage was being exploit
ed in the papers, and ever since, younS
Charnley had remained in this city and
borne the brunt of the recrmination,
notoriety and disgrace. For months
before his fathers disappearance, it -
said, the impending disaster, which had
hung like Damocles' sword, by "a single
thread, likely at any time to be broken,
was known to. the young man.
Up to last night there was apparent
ly nothing to show who the dead man
was. He had emptied his pockets of
everything which might give some
clew, and all that remained for the po-
lice to work ON was a handkerchief
marked 1T. S." and a gold band ring
on one of his fingers engraved with the
words Easter Sunday" 1t was also
discovered that all of the clothing he
wore was purchased in Chicago, but
there were no marks that would give
the slightest clew.
Last night a newspaper reporter from
Chicago was in the city, visited the
Morgue with the Deputy Coroner and
made thorough examination of the
clothing. The discovery was made OF
the name ~. Douglas, Chicago" in the
suicides shoes. The reporter, on re-
turning to Chicago, looked up the name
in the city directory and found that j.
Douglas lived at 80 Astor street
On arriving at the Astor-street house
he was met by Douglas Charnley.
cousin of the suicide, who informed him
that j. Douglas was his uncle, but that
he was in Europe and consequently
could have no connection with the Mil
waukee mystery. During their CONVEX
sation the thought struck Charnley
that his cousin had been wearing a pair
of his uncle's shoes, and Immediately
light was thrown on the mystery. 1t
appears that young Charnley, the sui
eide, had been out of work for some
time, but that on Saturday he engaged
with a firm somewhere in Kentucky
to work as bookkeeper.
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SHAKE-UP IN THE
REVENUE OFFICE,
Two Deputy Collectors and a Lady
Clerk Suspended.
Their Conduct as Witnesses in WeIhurn
Case to be Investigated.
Special Agent Of the Treasury
Thrasher, Disappointed at the
Failure to Convict Ex-ColIector
Welburr, Decides That Some of
Those Who Rebuttcd Govern
meRt Testimony Shall Suffer.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 23-Reve-
nue. Collector Lynch received orders
from Washington to-day TO suspend.
pending an official investigation Dep
uty Collector j. II. Zenansky, Deputy
Collector L. f. Lennon and Clerk Alice
Davidson. The first two named are
Democrats, and Miss Davidson holds
her appointment from Democratic
Administration
The investigation ordered viii be in
relation TO their conduct as witnesses
in the Welburn case. To-day the
United States District Attorney hand
ed Collector Lynch a certified copy of
the testimony in the case, prepared by
order Of the Treasury Department for
the Collectors information in the inves-
tigation.
Special Agent l.. y. Thrasher of the
Treasury Department will say nothing
of the case. but it is known that the
investigation is at his instigation. He
was much disappointed at the failure
TO convict Welburn, and decided that
some of those who rebutted Govern
ment testimony should suffer. All the
clerks in the revenue office gave prac-
tically the same testimony as the sus-
pended employees, but Thrasher selected
fer punishment only those whom he
considered the most to blame.
Mr.. Zemanskly said to-day: "It is
piece of injustice, due, of course. to
political spite. We were involuntary
witnesses in the Welburn case. and
sworn to tell the truth. We did tell
the truth, all of the clerks in the office
teStifyiEg to the same thing Then
Thrasher made up his mind that some
body must suffer, and, of course. DEM
ocrats We're selected as objects of his
wrath.
I'VE have ten days in which to an
swer these charges, under the provision
of a circular just issued by the Treas
ury Department. We shall claim that
the charge of rebutting Government
testimony is without foundation
Asked if he expected dismissal. Mr..
Zemansky said: ''One never knows
what may happen. This man Thrasher
is very strong at headquarters but the
Collectors recommendation in the mat
ter will have a great deal of weight
Mr.. Lynch said to me-and to the 9TH
ers implicated in this charge-soon af-
ter the trial in question, that in his
opinion none of us had given any inn
proper testimony. I know that he is
satisfied with us, and has no personal
feeling in the matter
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WOMEN IN THE POSTAL SERVICE.
ARE EMPLOYED IN ALMOST
ALL BRANCHES.
The Same Salary is Paid Them as
to Men for the Same Char
acter of Work.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.-First AS
sistant Postmaster-Ge Heath has
transmitted to the postal administra-
tion of the German Government,
through Second Assistant Shallenber-
ger. a comprehensive report on the
employment of women in the Govern
ment service. He states that there are
II OBJ postoffices in the United States,
at each of which there are several en-
ployes who lawfully may be either men
or women. Postmasters at third and
fourth-class offices select their own
employees without consulting the de-
partrnent. and ii is accordingly impos-
sibIe 10 give the exact number of wo-
men employed in the postal service.
There are, however, 1910 women post
masters, and perhaps $4,000 women to
whom the oath of office has been ad-
ministered to qualify them to assist in
conducting the business of the post
office
Women" the report says, "are en-
ployed in all branches of the postal
service except as letter carriers. clerks
in the railway mail service and post
office inspectors. They are not debar-
red by rule or regulation from entering
any branch of the service In fact,
there are postoftices in the United
States at which there are none but
women employed. The salary is paid
them as to men for the same character
of work.
IN the Postoffice Department the
salaries now paid to women vary from
$40 TO 81. 800 per annum, according
to service performed. though there is
no rule preventing them from receiv-
ing more than that, and as postmasters
or assistants they sometimes receive
much larger salaries. Some of the most
faithful and efficient employees in the
postal service are women"
Continuing, the report says it has
been mooted question for many years
with the heads of the executive de-
partments whether women can render
as good general service as men, be-
cause the latter may be transferable
at all times to any position, whereas
women may be confronted with duties
in a sense indelicate, or which require
too much manual labor. But it is sell
dom that duties devolve on any clerk
or officer which cannot be properly per-
formed by women
The conclusion of the department Is
that altogether the services of women
has proven almost, If not equally sat
isfactory. with those of men.
The report is based on a request from
the German Government as to what
is the general experience of the Gov
ernment with women employees.
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der the delegates to meet at once and
instruct the National Committee to re-
adopt the Chicago platform in it's en-
tirety. and without changing it in the
minutest particular. The delegates will
further be instructed TO direct the Ma
tional Committee to cast the votes of
the State delegations for Mr.. Bryan
and to authorize that gentleman to
name his own running mate. Unani-
nous consent to this scheme is not eX
pected, but an overwhelming majority
is anticipated, and the result will be
that there will be no National Demo-
cratic Convention.
The record-union., 1897-11-24
WALTER BURNS DEAD.
Was Manager for j. p. Morgan &
Co. at London.

LONDON, Nov. 23.-Walter Burns,
manager of the banking house of j. P.
Morgan &, Co., died of heart failure last
evening at his country seat near Hat
field. Though he had been i'll for some
time past. his Death was unexpected.
NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-Mr. Burns
was j. Pierpont Morgan's brother-in-
law. He had been at the head of the
London house since 1890 He was an
American by birth. Before joining
Mr.. Morgan. Mr.. Burns was connected
with the firm of Morton, Bliss & Co.,
of this city IT was due to Mr. Burns
i'll health, it is said. that Mr.. Morgan
sailed for London two months ago. Mr..
Morgan is booked to sail from Liver
pool December 1st.
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w. j. Bryan's Godson Dead.

CHICAGO, Nov. 23.-Boyd Bryan
Sternsdorff. son of George j. Sterns-
dorf, Smoke Inspector in the Health
Department, d and godson of ex-Gover-
nor Boyd and William Jennings Bryan
of Nebraska, died to-day of diphtheria.
The deceased was born in Omaha
March /. 1891, on Bryan's birthday.
and was named after Nebraska's two
favorite sons by an Act of the State
Legislature, of which his father was
then a member
The record-union., 1897-11-24

of the hamlet is divided between a be-
lief of foul play and that he has alb
seconded. He left Gi1a Bend ten days
ago for a ranch near the Mexican bor-
der, taking about two thousand dollars
cash intrusted to him by a butcher
named Hyle for the purchase of cattle.
He has not been heard from since. A
party of searchers have started on his
trail, determined to solve the mystery.
brutal murder at Gila Bend Of Druggist
st. Clair was arrested several months
ago. charged with participation in the
Pratt, but was soon released
The record-union., 1897-11-24
LOST HIS REASON.
The Third Mate of British Ship
Committed to the Insane Asylum.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 23.-James
Blair, third mate of the English ship
Kelburn, was examined before Judge
Belcher to-day by the Insanity Com
mlssioners, and sent to the Insane Asy
lum.
The Kelburn arrived last Sunday from
Swansea, and during the last three
months Of her voyage the officers and
crew were rendered uneasy, owing to
the violent conduct of Blair, who lost
his reason while the vessel was round
ing Cape Horn.
Captain Jones detailed men day and
night to watch the insane man, and
when he became violent placed him in
straight jacket. To-day he was con-
veyed to the City Receiving Hospital,
and when placed in a padded cell, he
took off his clothes and beat the walls
with his fists.
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FELL DOWN A MINING SHAFT,
Fatal Accident to a Resident Of
Los Angeles County.

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 23-Samuel Mich
eney. a well-known resident of Ell Nido,
Los Angeles County, 60 years of age,
met a sad death on Sunday at Campo,
this county, the result of fall in
mining shaft at that place.
He was up there inspecting mine
about two weeks ago, and was let
down into the shaft on rope, having
a lamp and pick in his hands, and sit
ting on a stick fastened in the rope.
When about thirty feet from the bot
tom of the shaft his glasses fell off,
and in grabbing for them the stick hit
and broke, and he fell to the bottom o.
the shaft, sustaining injuries resulting
in his death on Sunday. His remains
We're brought here for interment.
The record-union., 1897-11-24
CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION.
Boutelle (Rep) Chosen From the
Sixth Illinois District.

CHICAGO, Nov. 23.-At the special
election held to-day in the Sixth Con-
gressional District for a successor to
Cooke, deceased. Henry S. Bou-
telle, the Republican candidate. was
elected over Vincent Perkins, his Dem
ocratic competitor. by $50. the total
vote being Boutelle 90 2f4. Perkins 49,
3S4. Landgren, Populist, received 22S,
and Davis, Prohfbitionist, 13 votes. At
the last Congressional election in this
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A DISHONEST BOOKKEEPER.
Confesses to Embezzling $4,000 Of
His Employers Funds.

PORTLAND, Nov. 23-F. NJ. Nc
Kean, bookkeeper for the Crance Com
peny, at Nos. IA and 16 Front street,
was arrested to-day for the embezzle-
naent of $1,000 of the company's funds.
Mexican omitted his guilt to his en-
plovers, nd it is understood that he
will ylead guilty to the Indictment
found by the Grand Jury.
He has been in the employ Of the
company for about three years. and as
far as can be learned he never gambled
nor drank. According to his own state
ment, he spent the money for personal
and household expenses, and for his
wife. Mexican came here from San
Francisco about five years ago.
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SEVENTEEN TO ONE.
The Baltimores Easily Defeat the
Napa Baseball Team.

NAPA, Nov. 23.-The largest crowd
that ever witnessed a ball game in Napa
to-day saw the defeat of the home team
IN the game between the Baltimores and
the Alden & Levinsons Of Napa by a
score of IL to /. Napa succeeded in
shutting the visitors out in the first
inning, and hope ran high in the Napa
heart, but it soon chilled, and then turn
ed TO admiration for the visitors. Rock
enfield struck out two OF the Baltimores
and four of the home team We're famed
out by Pond. Batteries-Pond and Dom
ahue: Rockenfield and Larkin. Attend
ance, LOCO
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SOUNDS WELL.
But Delegates to the Conventions
NAV Have Something to Say.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23. From
members of the Democratic National
Committee who are now in the city it is
learned that plan is on foot to inaug-
urate a. new departure next time in the
methods of nominating candidate for
the Presidency. The scheme is briefl3,
this:
The Democratic State Conventions
will be held as usual in 1900 for the
purpose of electing delegates to the Ma
tional Convention and doing the usual
part toward keeping up the machinery
Of the party. The convention will or
The record-union., 1897-11-24
Will Die in the Electric Chair.

NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-Fritz Meyers.
alias Constantine Steiger. who was con-
victed of the murder of Policeman
Frederick, was to-day sentenced TO be
executed by electricity during the week
beginning January 10th. Before going
into court Meyer was visited in his cell
by a priest and his wife and sister, and
TO them he confessed, as he had done
before, that he was guilty of the crime
of which he was convicted.
The record-union., 1897-11-24
Exports of General Merchandise.

NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-Exports of
general merchandise from this port for
the week ending to-day We're valued
at S10.610,46S, against STATS, ,06S in the
preceding week, and S7,121. go in the
corresponding last year; since January
1st, S3oo,62S, $50. as against 1894, 640-
S1I in the corresponding period of last
year
The record-union., 1897-11-24
Ex-King Milan Wants a Divorce.

PRAGUE (Bohemia), Nov pa
newspaper of this city says that ex-
King Milan of Servia is again seeking
to divorce his wife Natalie, in order
that he may marry Artemisia Christie,
the divorced wife of his former Secre-
tary, and by whom the former King
had a son.
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No Evidence to Convict.

SITSANVILLE. Nov. 23-After their
preliminary examination to-day, AL.
McNaughton and Walter Foss were
discharged there being no evidence TO
convict them of the alleged abduc-
ton of two girls with which they had
been charged.
The record-union., 1897-11-24
Bold Robbery in Oregon.

BAKER CITY, Nov. 23.-James CAL
houn's store at REchland, Eagle Val
ley. was held up last night by two
masked men, who, at the point of re-
volvers, forced the proprietor to turn
over $500. The robbers then made
their escape.
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Cashier Wants to Settle Up.

ENGLISH Und), Nov. 23.-R. II.
Willetts, the missing cashier of the
English Bank, which was closed sew
eral days ago, has notified friends that
he will return and settle up the af-
fairs of the bank. provided no criminal
prosecution is instituted. He has been
assured that he will not be molested,
and will probably return in q few days.
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Drowned in the Bay.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. CIV. w.
Jenkins, plumber, was drowned in the
bay this afternoon. Jenkins and ]. Fer
guson started out in a skiff. When
cnly a short distance from the shore
Jenkins started to rock the boat, which
finally capsized. Ferguson managed to
get to the shore, but jenkins was
drowned. He was 33 years old and un-
married
The record-union., 1897-11-24
Opposed to Life Diplomas.

STOCKTON, Nov. 23.-State Super-
1ntendent of Public instruction Black
to-day, in a talk before the county in
stitute, asserted that he did not be-
l1eve in life diplomas, nor in any GER
tif1cate to teach which had a life of
more than six years. He also advo-
Gates separate examinations for teach
ers of different grades in the schools.