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THE ELKS' BALL.
1t Takes Place at Turner Hall This
Evening.

The first annufA ball of the local lodge
OF Elks will take place tonight at
Turner Hall. 1t will be of the high
class order, and a strictly formal and
full dress affair.
The arrangements for the ball have
been in the hands of a very competent
committee, and they have left undone
nothing that might add to its brilliancy.
The grand march will begin at 8
o'clock. Following are the names OF
the committeemen:
General Committee-Dr. G.. 3. N.
Glow, Chairman; E. S. Elkus, F. B.
Adams, j. e. Terry, Dr. j. A. Nelson,
Emil Stenman, c. N. Post, George w.
jackson, Ira A. Roble.
Recepticr-L. H. Brown. Chairman:
Z. ri. Holmes, General A. W. Barrett,
f. d. Ryan, c. n Post. Frank 7. John
son, DR.. +. d. Tyrrell, F. L. Gray, w.
II. Govan, E. S. Hadley, j. N Larkin,
f. w. kiesel, Claus Anderson, e d.
McCabe, A. s. Baker
Refreshments. E. Terry, Chair
man. Printing-Dr. j. A Nelson,
Chairman. Decorations-C. H. Holmes,
Chairman. Floor Director-J. E. Terry.
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rial press is debauching taste, wrecking
sacred sentiment and cultivating vain
and fiatulent spirit among youths, that
is all bad and possess not a single re-
deeming element of good. If such a
law as is proposed becomes operative in
New York we will be better able to
distinguish between the vain and fool
ish and the wise and modest. We will
have a new means of estimating char
acter and fathoming motives in good
many people.
Moreover, such a law as is proposed
in New York would be a beneficence as
the Post" suggests, not only to the
sufferers, but to those upon whom per-
sonal caricature is pushed. 1t is in this
character; it thrusts itself before the
gaze of youth and modesty at every
news stand. 1t invades the reading
room and it crowds itself into even the
privacy of the home. 1t corrupts good
manners and paralyzes the sensitive
ness of the rising generation, which
should be kept quick and alive to re-
ject all that is unclean and debasing.
We apprehend that such law would
not prove an obstacle to any decent,
self-respecting newspaper or magazine
in securing consent to publish portraits
of public men and women, of orators,
statesmen and scientists; indeed, OF
anyone in whom the public takes an
honest and praiseworthy interest.
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day racing, Sunday sports of any kind
and Sunday business of all kinds, en-
joy their religious convictions and priv
ileges as long as they are not disturbed
therein (Which is not even claimed),
while the other part spends the day as
it sees fit? The only logical answer
can be, intolerance. Why should not
the Adventists and Seventh-Day Bap-
lists, who observe Saturday as the
Sabbath, be entitled to the same con-
sideration? There are over 1000 of
them in California, yet no one ever
hears a complaint from them that their
reilgious convictions are disturbed be-
cause of the whirr of business and the
noise of sports on Saturday. The lit
tie body of them in Sacramento quiet
~ attend their church on that day,
conduct themselves as their conscience
dictates, and say not a word against
the conduct of the faithful Sunday
keepers. Also the orthodox Jews, who
have for ages pursued the even tenor
of their Saturday Sabbaths, content to
be let alone
AS to the controversy between the
factions of wheelmen 1 care moth
ing, but l do care greatly and respect
very much the position taken on the
question of rights of conscience by the
leading interior newspaper of Califor-
mia. Your declaration that the Sunday
Wheelmen will take no harm by sub
mission is the one that has been put
forth by every advocate of rigid Sun
day laws, and that is where the very
principle of freedom is undermined.
EVen the slaves might take no harm"
~ remaining in bondage. or the here
tics who abjure their faith by casting
incense or kissing the book; but would
1t have been better if they had done SO?
'that Sunday is clearly a religious in
stitution no one can deny. Then its OBJ
serVance in any form must be at least
an outward show of religion, and any
true respect given the day must be one
OF conscience. Conscience knows no
human law. 1t is entitled to reign su-
preme in it's own habitation. Any law
or rule that regulates conscience is
destroyer of truth and a perversion of
Gods S command. FRANK II. OWEN.
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A Weeks Failures.

The Bradstreet Mercantile agency re-
ports % failures in the Pacific Coast
States and Territories for the week
ending February 26th, as compared
with 33 for the previous week and %
for the corresponding week Of 1896.
The failures are divided among the
trades as follows: general stores,
undertaken, / shoe manufacturer,
grocery and liquors, l varieties, 5 sa-
looms, 1 butcher, / tailor, 2 boots and
shoes, l w. and r. produce, millinery
and / clothing company
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EVERYBODY'S COLUMN.

Under this heading the Record Union"
will publish short letters from CORE
spondents on topics of interest to the
general public. The matter in these COM
munications will be understood to repre-
sent only the views of the writer's All
communications must be accompanied by
the name OF the writer not for publica-
ton unless so desired, but as a guarantee
of good faith-Eds
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New Line.

In connection with our jewelry es-
tablishment, we carry complete line
of optical goods. Are prepared to dag
nose and correct errors of refraction.
Eyes tested free by our Mr.. r. B.
klune, graduate of the Chicago Oph-
thalinic College. Klune & Floberg,
42S j street.
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School Land Patents.

The Governor has signed the fol-
lowings patents to school lands, viz:
Peter Droge, 16U acres in Monterey
County; John Nelson, 40 acres in
Humboldt County; d. Thing, SO acres
in San Diego County; S. n. Matthews
34.43 and 54.91 acres in Monterey
County.
The record-union., 1897-03-02

The lower house of the Utah Legisla-
true has rejected the initiative and ref
erendum propositions. Not that there
is not merit in these plans to better
conditions. but the friends of those
plans are not content to creep before
they walk They attempt to force pub
lie opinion whereas it is usually a
matter of rather slow growth in edu-
cation.
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THE NEW DIVORCE REGULATION.

The Los Angeles Herald" congratu-
lates the State that hereafter people
divorced by DEGREES of our courts must
remain unmarried for a year thereafter.
The Herald" is of opinion that the new
law will work betterment of conditions.
as it will give ardent passion time to
cool.
We believe it to have been wise TO
adopt the bill referred to. 1t will do no
manner of harm to try it. But we are
by no means convinced that it will prove
a moral factor If greedy passion and
unholy love move a man or woman to
trump up cause for freedom from bond
that becomes wearisome in order TO
take on a new one, or satisfy passion
that holy writ pronounces a sin in anti
cipation, the same kind of people will
care very little for the law that inhibits
marriage to them for year.
The law may however, save some
young women and foolish men from
rushing into hasty alliance with those
set free for the very purpose of mar
riage.
Our Los Angeles contemporary, pro-
ceding in it's consideration of the new
law, expresses the thought that the Leg
islature should have gone further in
reform, and have cut off some of the
statutory causes for divorce, as for in
stance, have created a new definition of
extreme cruelty. which it holds to be the
most abused of the six grounds recog
nized by statute. 1t adds that except
ing only the first and Oldest ground for
divorce the several causes laid down by
statute have been more or less strained
to give them operative effect, and the
result is a more or less melancholy rec
ord throughout the State"
That is probably true, but our con-
temporary is mistaken concerning it's
exception. We are quite convinced that
no cause is more easily made operative
and probably none that is more re-
sorted to than this same first and an
cient cause. AS a matter of fact un-
is about the easiest of all
to establish and is more resorted
to than others for the simple reason that
our courts hold along with the treatise
writers, that proof of having entered
house of prostitution is quite sufficient,
to maintain the charge.
As a result of the ruling, it is, if not
common, by no means uncommon where
husband and wife desire to sever the
bonds of matrimony by a quasi agree
ment settle that the husband shall give
cause of the order and as suggested
or where a man with a sensitive and
self-respccting wife, of whom he
wearies, desires to be rid of her, for
him to furnish the necessary
fact to move her to apply for a decree
of divorce. Indeed, there are lawyers,
who have so-called detectives
in employment whose business it is to
fix up such cases, and as a rule with
much success.
What shall be the remedy? Shall we
limit the operation of the adultery
clause so as to make it imperative, if
the crime is of the order to which we
have referred? Shall ii be made the
statutory order that unfaithfulness by
the husband shall be insufficient, if his
guilt is harnessed with that of d
The record-union., 1897-03-02

Idaho now swings into line with four
other States by the adoption of the
convict parole system. Yet less than
twelve years ago the bare suggestion
of such a thing as paroling a convict
was hooted at, and the proponents
were laughed down. The world does
move.
The record-union., 1897-03-02

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heel and toe. Guaranteed not to crock.
Price 2 pair for 25cts. VIM. NJ. Petrie,
622 7
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Weather Forecast.

Northern California-Generally far
Tuesday, except showers in extreme north
portion; fresh westerly winds
ight of river 20 feet inches.
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The cows are coming in, and milk
pans are in great demand; G-quart
size, zoe doz; Sgt soc; LOOT 81; loot
scanned extra heavy, 81 doz. American
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good paper, bold and lucid. never tim
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mands our respect even when we have
reason to differ with it,
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w. C. T. U.
The Worlds Convention in Session
at Buffalo

dL 0uAdAO
BUFFALO, N. Y, Oct. 29.-Miss Fran
ces E. Willard, president of the World S
International w. c. T. u, called the
Twenty fourth convention of the order
in Music hall today. Miss Willard
stated the crusade Bible was held up by
the customs officials, and for the first
time she was unable to read the crusade
psalm from it. "Such is the brotherly
love between nations" she added.
The psalm was then read responsively
by Miss Willard and the delegates.
Mrs. Clara Hortsmann of Missouri
read the roll call of the official members,
who are state presidents, correspond
ing and recording secretaries and treas
urerS.
The executive committee reported its
consideration of the plan of finance pre-
sented by Mrs. Marian B. Baxter of Illi-
nois, the feature of which was an appeal
to local unions for So each, 80 per cent
of the proceeds to go to the state in
which the collections were made, and to
appoint assistant financial agents to
work in states under permission from
state officers. The report showed that
the executive committee had held part
of it's session as a committee of the
whole. The business of the committee
of the whole was not reported, and il
was said at this session that the Chicago
temple matter was discussed. The re-
port of the executive committee was
adopted.
Miss Willard then delivered her an.
nual address.
The herald., 1897-10-30
MISSING MONEY
Located in the Pockets of Houghton's
Mistress

DENVER, Col, Oct. 29.-Postotfice In
spector Frederick and City Detectives
Loomis and Berlew of this city today
arrested, in Cheyenne, Wyo., Walter r.
Houghton, postal clerk running from
Cheyenne to Ogden, on a charge of
stealing a registered package contain
ing $4,000. A telegram received here
during the afternoon stated that
Houghton had confessed the theft.
The package which Houghton is al
legged to have stolen was mailed by a
Chicago bank to a correspondent in Sac
ramento, Cal, about September Goth. 1t
disappeared somewhere en- route, and
an investigation by the postal author
tiles disclosed the fact that the disap-
pearance occurred somewhere between
Omaha and Ogden.
The secret service officers learned
that Houghton's mistress, who has been
staying in Denver for three weeks, had
changed three $100 bills, and as the $14,
900 stolen was all in $100 bills, they al
once made arrangements for Hough-
toms arrest. The woman was at first
taken into custody, and her statements
went to verify the opinion of the officers
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head received in hot rally. Walcott
seemed tired and clinched in every ex-
orange. In going to his corner he was
unsteady in his walk.
Tenth round-Walcott came up limp
ing, but this action was received with a
yell of derision. Lavigne went right af-
ter him and landed right and left or
the Jaw Another left was countered on
the Jaw lightly. The Kids right found
gosass heart several times without re-
Turn. Walcott landed his left on the
Kids sore head but was hotly countered
with a terrific right on the jaw. In q
c,1hu;h Lavigne landed his right on Wal
cc1t's jaw. Joe led with his left and La
vigne slipped to the floor. Joe was stag
ser'ed shortly afterward by hot right
I'M the jaw Walcott limped badly on
going to his corner and his seconds
rubbed his legs with liniment So far
Lavigne has had decidedly the better OF
the fight.
Eleventh round-After slow begin
ming Lavigne forced Walcott and landed
with left and right without a return.
Walcott was either lame or feigned
lameness and did nothing of any import
ance in this round.
Twelfth round-Walcott was not anX-
ious to leave his corner and asked for u
draw, but the Kid rushed at him like
tiger. Upon finding that he had to fight
Joe did it with will, but Lavigne landed
a hot right under the heart which So
bered him. Walcott clung to the Kid
at every opportunity until parted by the
referee. Walcott led with his right but
seemed to lack steam. Lavigne rushed
him to the ropes and led frequently with
out a return, Joe being apparently una
BILE to either ward off the blows or re-
turn them. He again limped to his cor
ner and a few seconds later O'Rourke
called Referee Graney over and an
nounced that his man could go no far
ther. The crowd was unable to realize
that Walcott had given up the fight for
some seconds, but a scene of indescrib-
able confusion ensued upon it's realiza-
ton of the fact that the fight was over.
The herald., 1897-10-30
LAvIGNE AND WALC0TT

moment later he put in two on the face
and a hard left on the body. The Kid
put in two hard rights on the body in
quick succession and got hard left in
the face. Lavigne rushed, but Joe
ducked and George went over his head.
Lavigne forced Walcott about the ring,
but the latter did some fast work to keep
out of harms way.
Fourth round-Lavigne opened up
hostilities with a right hook, but was
neatly stopped by a straight left. The
Kid put a straight left on Walcott's
nose and rushed him to the ropes and
landed hard on Walcott's nose. Wal
colt smiled and then forced the pace
and landed left on the head, but La
vigne rushed him to the ring post and
Walcott slipped to the floor. Walcott
ducked two left swings cleverly and
stopped a hot left with both hands in
Lavigne's neck. Walcott made better
showing in this round.
Fifth round-Lavigne had matters
pretty much in his own hands He put
a hard left on the jaw and rushed Joe
to the corner. George put in terrific
right on the body and another on the
jaw. Joe stopped his man with left
on the face. Lavigne, fighting for the
| body, drove his right over the heart and
| took a left on the neck. They backed
| away and came together like two bulls
in the center of the ring.
| Sixth round-Began with a rush by
Lavigne, which Walcott stopped with
his left. Lavigne rushed and they
clinched, when the Kid played tattoo
on Joe's ribs. Walcott stopped another
rush with his left, but I.avigne put a
terrific right on Joe's head and mo-
ment later put a trio of hot rights over
Walcott's heart. Walcott seemed unable
to avoid them. Lavigne staggered Joe
with right swing on the jaw. Walcott
landed a left on the head. After a
clinch they exchanged lefts on the head
and Lavigne planted his right over Joe's
| heart just as the gong rang.
| Seventh round-The fighting was the
fastest seen here for many day. La.
vigne rushed Walcott to the ropes ant
uppercut him with his left on the face
Lavigne hooked his right on Joe's jaw
and the colored man staggered ant
clinched. Lavigne went after his mar
and hammered him with right and lef
on the jaw and head. The colored fellow
was greatly distressed, giving GROUND
and clinching to avoid the rushes. La
vigne sent Joe to his launches agains
: the ropes. Joe was very tired ant
clinched repeatedly.
| Eighth round-Before the second.
| were out of the ring Lavigne planted g
| straight left on Joe's mouth and follow.
ed it up with series of well-directet
: body blows. Joe clinched at every op
7 portunity Lavigne rushed Walcott tt
bis corner and after landing over hi.
: heart had him groggy in corner Wal
colt wrestled desperately to save him
self. and despite Referee Graney's ef
: forts to separate them the gong sounded
9 with the men still clinched.
' Ninth round-Lavigne rushed Joe t.
the ropes and repeatedly put his righ
1 over the heart. The blood streame,
{ down his face from cut on the fore