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The record-union., 1897-05-03
GOLCHER HANDICAP.
The Largest Individual Match Eve
Shot in the West.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 2.-The
Golcher handicap, shot at the Pacific
Tournament Associations grounds at
Alameda Junction to-day, brought out
the record entry of 125 shooters, the
largest individual match ever shot in
the West Among the participants were
the best shots from San Jose, Stockton,
Antioch, Sacramento and all of the Bay
cities. The principal prizes were two
hammerless shotguns. Eugene Forster
of the Lincoln Gun Club won the Smith
gun, scoring n out of % birds in the
handicap and 30 out of 70 in the shoot
off with Whitney, Burns and Coyken-
dali The Parker gun was won by j. b.
McCutchan and F. Vernon of the Olym-
pics, each scoring % out of 26 in the
handicap and the same in the shoot off.
They they compromised and McCutchan
took the gun.
The second event was at 20 birds, so
added, 81 entrance. There were rs en-
tries Karney, Ricklefson and McRae
divided first money, McMurchy, Weigel,
Summerfield, Robinson, Anderson, Coy
kendall and Lyon divided second money,
and Eugene Forster, Shaw, Haight,
Sears, Hobson, Andrus, Burns and
Webb divided third money.
The record-union., 1897-05-03
A FALSE REPORT.
The Trouble it rlade for a Newly
Welded Couple.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 2.-On Fri
day, Jeanette Daisy Powell was mar
ried to DR.. H. NJ. Thornton, hypnotist.
on Saturday her brother-in-lawi inform
ed her that her husband had another
wife in Chicago.
Mrs Thornton secured a bottle of
chloroform, informed her husband that
he had blighted her life and then swal-
lowed the poison. She was taken to the
hospital, and a stomach pump saved
her life. DR.. Thornton, in great excite
ment, visited the home of his brides
parents TO ascertain the cause of his
wife's action. When told he was ac-
cused of being a bigamist, he fell in a
cataleptic fit and was also taken to the
hospital, where he was revived. He
convinced his wife that no other woman
had a prior claim to his affections, and
the bridal couple are now reconciled.
The record-union., 1897-05-03
WHAT DOE DID.
The Reason Why Mckinley Accepted
His Resignation.

NEW YORK, May "A Washington
special to the Tribune" says: Assist
ant Secretary of War Joseph B. Doe of
GAINESVILLE, Wis, was practically dis
missed by Secretary Lamont.
The Tribune" says: There was con-
siderable comment concerning the I'M
usual act of President Mckinley in ac-
cepting Does resignation before the Sc
lection of his successor. Does resigna-
ton was accepted at once, and his desk
was vacant until Mr.. Meiklejohn of Ne
braska was appointed. This was due to
a hint from Colonel Lamont, who had
practically made a vacancy in the office
several months before. AS early as he
was able to find the time Secretary
Alger began an investigation of the
official conduct of Mr.. Doe, but soon
discovered that Secretary Lamont had
anticipated him, and the only result of
his inquiries was the dismissal of Rich
ard j. Wilton, also from GAINESVILLE,
who was brought to Washington by
Doe, and served as his Private Secre-
tary for two years or more.
About year ago Assistant Secretary
Doe began to issue orders to the divis-
ion of supplies and other branches of
the department that caused consider
able disappointment among the clerks,
and to make acquisitions for articles
for his personal use, which had not
been before purchased from the public
fund. He continued to do so during the
frequent absences of Secretary Lamont
until after the election in November,
when that sort of business became so
a ri fn OF Oft
and within a few weeks the gossip
reached the ears of the head of the de-
partment Secretary Lamont at once
made an investigation. He called be-
fore him the clerks in the supply di-
vision, the storekeeper and other Off
Gals of the department and secured
statements from them which caused
him to require Doe and Wilton to
make restitution to the department of
nearly 81 900 in cash and to surrender a
considerable amount of property which,
in Mr.. Lamonts opinion, belonged to
the Government
The record-union., 1897-05-03
DR.. ZERTUCHA ARRESTED.
Weyler Orders Him to be Sent II
Chafarinas Island.

NEW YORK, May "a dispatch to
the journal from Havana saws: DR..
Maxine Zertucha, Antonio Maceo's
physician. who is alleged to have be-
trayed the Cuban General to the Span
iards, was arrested at his home near
Gu1nes yesterday and brought to Ha-
vana under close guard. He is now
in the military prison in the fortress of
La Cabanas, opposite the city. He is
held incon municado.
1t is understood at the palace that
Weyler this morning ordered his depor-
tation to Chafarinas Island, the Span
ish penal station off the African coast
The record-union., 1897-05-03
THE WOMAN'S CONGRESS.
1t Closed Without a Reference to
BrahmaChSrim.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 2.-Theviews
of the Bramacharin Bobhabhibkshu
and the leaders of the Womans Con-
gress concerning the embarrassing cpl
sode Of Saturday night are as conflict
ing and irreconcilable as the antago-
nistic theories regarding heredity,
which started the trouble.
Christ called the Pharisees and Sad
ducees hypocrites, a generation of vi
pers," said the Bramacharin to-day,
land they crucified Him. l told the peo-
pie the truth and they said Away with
him."
The Bramacharin," say the women
in discussing Mrs. Gardeners address
on "Heredity," far exceeded the limi-
tations of time allowed, as he did every
time he spoke. He put the presiding
officer to the embarrassing alternative
either of calling time on him or of al
lowing the rules of the congress to be
violated and the programme disar-
ranged. Someone, he claims, plucked
his robes, indicating that he ought to
stop, and he says he is insulted He
said nothing about it until Saturday
evening when taking the platform, as
the congress supposed, to discuss the
subject assigned to him on the pro-
gramme. He launched into an attack
on the congress, its officers and return
ed to the attack on Mrs. Gardener, pre-
cipitating disturbance and more en-
barrassment for the presiding officer"
The Bramacharin thinks he got at
least a few thorns for his martyrs
crown.
The women of the congress think he
displayed very bad manners. Peace,
restful and intellectual, brooded this
evening over the closing session of the
Woman's Congress. There was not a
murmur left Of the storm that burst SO
furiOusly on the Saturday evening
gathering. There was not a mention of
the HindOO, the Bramacharin" who
forgot that he was the guest of ladies
who extended every possible courtesy
in bringing him to San Francisco.
Among the officers of the association
the greatest regret is expressed that
anything unpleasant should have oc-
CURED to mar 50 enjoyable week
The record-union., 1897-05-03
JOURNEYMEN PLUMBERS
They Will Go on a Strike in Chicago
This Morning.

CHICAGO, May 2.-Every member OF
the Journeymen Plumbers Association
/ 800 strong, will go on a strike in the
morning. The terms agreed upon by
the arbitration committees of the union
and the Master Plumbers Associa-
ton on Friday, under which a tenn
porary postponement of the strike was
effected were rejected by unanimous
vote of the union at a special meeting
this evening, and a strike involving all
shops in the city was ordered. BY this
action the union virtually declares war
upon the Master Plumbers Associa-
ton as a body.
The record-union., 1897-05-03
LOST PROJECTORS.
BY Good Luck They Find Camp and
are Saved.

SAN DIEGO, May News was re-
ceived to-day that two prospectors
from Santa Ana, brothers named Peter
son, who were lost on the desert below
Salton. had finally made their way to
the camp of j. NJ. Stone at Palm
Springs
They had a terrible experience after
their water gave out and when they
arrived at Stones camp. their tongues
We're so swollen that they could not
speak They We're also nearly starved.
having thrown away their provisions so
as to be unencumbered in their hunt
for water They had shaped their
course for San Jacinto mountain and
came upon stones camp by accident.
Another day on the desert would have
ended their lives
The record-union., 1897-05-03

three-tenths and the levee workers in
that vicinity are having a hard time
Keeping the line in a condition of safe
~. The gauge here showed 1913 to-
night. Major Richardson, Chief of the
state engineers, came to the city at
the Governors order to act as advisory
engineer on the local work and de-
CARED the defense we'll constructed.
Here and elsewhere the day was de-
voted to hard work and no mishaps
have occurred. There is considera BILE
alarm about Davis levee, but extensive
relnforcements will be begun there to-
morrow morning
The record-union., 1897-05-03
MET HEAVY WEATHER.
Steamships Encounter Seas That
Swept Their Decks.

SAN FRANCISCO. May 2-When the
Pacific Steamship Company's steamers
Walla Walla and Corona came into port
to-day their smokestacks were incrust-
ed with salt. Their officers told of ex-
ceptionally rough trips on the way to
port. The Walla Walla came from Pu-
get Sound ports and off Cape Flattery
ran into gale that lifted seas clear
over her decks.
The Corona came from San Pedro
and Captain Jepson says on the run
from Point Conception to Port Hartford
the steamer could not make over a mile
an hour against the storm and sea.
The record-union., 1897-05-03
Ex-Governor Porter Dead.

INDIANAPOLIS, May "a. G.. Por-
ter, Ex-Governor of Indiana, and Minis
ter to ITALY, under General Harrisons
administration. died at his home in this
city shortly after ) o'clock this Mon
day) morning, aged "A years
Governor Porter has been confined to
his room almost constantly for two
years. The immediate cause of his
death was paresis.
The record-union., 1897-05-03
(SI3lSSI!ISIl Illals Coz
The Ribbon Corner.

One of the brightest and busiest
sections of the store is the Ribbon
Department, Plenty of beautiful
colors and special values there to
make it so.
lust now the run is on the nc
and 1oc Ribbons. Just the colors
and effects that people want.
The record-union., 1897-05-03
ITEMS Summer
Underwear, soc.

Balbriggan Underwear, old gold
color, and right in weight and
quality for Summer wear. Price.
soc for Shirts or Drawers.
Striped Balbriggan Underwear,
ground of blue or brown. Price,
81 suit.
Also, a small quantity of me-
dium-weight cotton ribbed Under
shirts or Drawers, of pure Maco
yarn. Price, 4oc garment.
The record-union., 1897-05-03
Snow in Ohio.

CLEVELAND, May 2.-Dispatches
from towns in the interior of the State
say that the rain of last night turned
into snow and in many places wintry
conditions prevailed this morning. At
Bucyrus three inches of snow fell and
at Martins Ferry the ground was COW
cred with it.
The record-union., 1897-05-03
LEVEES ARE HOLDING,
Workers at Plaquemine are Having q
Hard Time.

NEW ORLEANS, May 2-Dispatches
from all points along the river to-day
show that the levees are holding. A
fall of one tenth at Providence
strengthens the belief of the engineers
that the worst is over from the mouth
of Red River to the Arkansas line The
danger points now are from Red River
Landing southwark.
AT PlaQuemine to-day, the river rose
The record-union., 1897-05-03
Fine SatChelS and
Valises, 81 to Sill so.

No middlemen's profits to pay.
Swell shapes direct from the New
York manufacturer. The Club, /"
Cabin" Oxford" and Glad
stone" styles, in dark olive leath-
ers, tan and buff feathers, fancy
notified feathers, alligator, etc.
Perhaps you never knew that
such handsome satchels cost so
little money.
The record-union., 1897-05-03
A Beet Sugar Company Assigns.

MILWAUKEE,, May 2.-The Wiscon-
sin Beet Sugar Company which has
just completed a plant at Menominee
Falls, has assigned
The assets are estimated at S215, 900
and liabilities unknown. 1t is thought
probable that the bondholders will get
the plant and continue the business.
The record-union., 1897-05-03
Just Like
Cut Glass.

There is hardly any article in the
realm of Glassware but that we
have now in a new glass in imita-
ton of cut glass. The patterns
are as handsome as in cut glass.
and the clearness and brilliancy
also as great. And the prices
well let us quote few samples:
In this new glass, a 9-inch Salad
bowl, 4oc.
Berry Saucers, Coo dozen.
Glass sets of 4 pieces, 75c.
Salt and Pepper Shakers, plated
tops, I5c.
The record-union., 1897-05-03
Fishermen Caught i'm a Gale.

CAPE MAY On. j., May 2.-Theoph-
illus Gamma and two companions, fish
ermen of Fishing Creek, were caught in
a gale while out fishing to-day and are
supposed to have persisted. A rescue
party returned tonight without having
found any trace of the missing men.
Search will be resumed tomorrow.
The record-union., 1897-05-03
Children's Straw Hats.

Full Sailor Straws and half Sail
ors at 25c and soc are ready. Not
only plain colors, but such pretty
combinations as drab and white,
golden brown and white, blue and
white, etc. The soc hats have
satin or velvet bands.
No such Hats for the money ever
before shown in Sacramento. Not
even at this store.
The record-union., 1897-05-03
4OO~4I2 X Street.

comparing the state of the German fleet
in 1866 with its condition now and de-
claring that unless new ships are put on
the stocks in large numbers, Germany
will be compelled, perhaps suddenly.
to reconstruct her cruiser flotilla and
devote very large amounts for that pur-
pose. The opposition papers criticise
the circular severely
The record-union., 1897-05-03
House Keepers

''It is cleaning time. We can
help you" So says card in one
of our show windows, and the
statement is backed up by the dis
play of hundreds of articles that
every housekeeper has more or less
need for.
That window rs most interesting
to anyone, and doubly so to those
who have such goods to buy.
The record-union., 1897-05-03
Suicide of a Painter.

LOS ANGELES, May 2.-Joseph G.
Howard, a painter committed suicide
this afternoon by shooting himself
through the heart. The act is attributed
to business reverses. He was at one
time a prominent member of the
Knights of Pythas.
The record-union., 1897-05-03

the jurisdiction and grand officers will
general laws enacted at the special ses-
sion of the supreme council held last
December will necessitate alterations in
the laws of this jurisdiction and engage
the attention of the grand council.
The record-union., 1897-05-03
Leather Cases for
Mems Dress Suits.

Didn't know that we kept them ?
Yes; and not only that, your choice
of four coverings-canvas, sole
leather, calf or grain feathers.
The prices, S to S. so, are much
less than such goods usually sell for,
The record-union., 1897-05-03
LEGION OF HONOR.
1t Convenes in San Francisco To-
Morrow Morning

SAN FRANCISCO. May 2.-The
Grand Council of California, American
Legion or Honor, will convene for its
tenth biennial session in this city. be-
ginning Tuesday morning.
Delegates from councils throughout
The record-union., 1897-05-03
ITEMS Straws, soc.

Becoming Yacht-shaped Hats for
men, in plain, fancy, and comblna-
ton straws, at soc each. They are
the qualities for which you used to
pay 75c and 81.
The record-union., 1897-05-03
Fresnos Beat the Bay Bows.

FRESNO, May I'm the game of
| baseball to-day between the Imperials
of San Francisco and the Fresno Re-
pubicans, the home team won by a
score of { to TO-
The record-union., 1897-05-03
WOmen's Black or Tan
Ties, 5SC, 7SC and csc.

The above Ties are from a spec
ial shoe sale. We have not all
sizes at each price, but in the three
prices are sizes to fit almost any
foot.
The record-union., 1897-05-03
Emperor Williams Circular.

BERLIN, May "A great sensation
has been caused by a circular issued
at Emperor Williams instigation to the
magistrates of the principal towns,
The record-union., 1897-05-03

A dog looks so happy and comfortable
when lying asleep, that we never see
one without envying Rip Van Wrinkle,
who lay down beside his dog, and took
a nap that lasted twenty years.
The record-union., 1897-05-03
SUNDAY RACING
is INAUGURATED.
It Opened at the YelOdrOme Track Yes
t0rddy,
Under Sanction of the California Asso-
eiated Cycling Clubs.

Grand Stand Packed and Spectators
Enthusiastic - Zeigler Wins the
Final Mile Open for Professionals
i'm 2:15 2-5, Over Jones and Coul-
ter-tiistory of the Split-Off From
the League of American Wheel
Ureu
The record-union., 1897-05-03
(2I3l>{5IlISIl !(llalS s3Sl0
The St. Paul
"Dispatch" on
Department
Stores.

MSEE%s92NDHE STRONGEST
NEEN argument a gains t
NVNEN the adjustment Of
WaNag the department store
Ca is furnished by the
y ~ advocates Of the proposed
R law. They say the peo-
pie flock to the department
store because they can buy
goods there cheaper than they
can of the small tradesmen,
and it is admitted that this is
true.
Then the whole argu-
ment resolves itself into this:
that we will raise the price Of
goods in order that the small
tradesmen may again prosper.
The proportion Of m a IL
tradesnen to the customer
would certainly not be greater
than ! to 100, therefore we
will burden 100 purchasers
with increased prices for the
accommodation and benefit of
one purveyor.
" Is this following the prin-
ciple Of the greatest good to
the greatest number ?"
The record-union., 1897-05-03

guess I'm burned pretty badly, but it's
all right l saved the house.
Ross was a native of California, u
years of age.
The record-union., 1897-05-03

This Spring our Millinery De-
partment is enjoying the most sue
cessful business in its history.
We have the goods the people
want. and at prices that they are
quick to appreciate.
A very large force of expert
enced trimmers is kept constantly
employed on made-to-order hats.
Anything in that line is turned out
quickly, and in the most artistic
manner.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-04
overruns all the waste ground in that vi

overruns all the waste ground in that vi
entity
Purslain--the dreaded "pulsey," whose
roots, as Charles Dudley Warner says,
take hold on helr'-was cultivated for
greens i'm the gardents of Massachusetts
as early as 1872. Early in the present CEN
fury it was taken from New York to
Michigan to be used as a pot herb. Live
forever" which has become so trouble
some in Central New York, and in some
New England state, was introduced for
ornament as a medicinal plant or as a Gu
riosity in nearly every locality where it
has since spread. Bladder ketmia, boun-
cling bet, caraway, cornhower and the an.
nual morning glories have In nearly all
cases where they are now abundant es-
capped from old flower gardens. Golden
hawkweed, wild carrot, ramsted, and
squirrel tail have also been planted in
flower gardens. Squirrel tail and ram
sted have been advertised as ornamental
plants in American catalogues within the
last FIVE years.
A large proportion of the plants growing
along roadsides, on waste ground and in
plowed fields in the older cultivated parts
of this country are migratory weeds. They
were not native where they are now found,
but have appeared since the Introduction
of cultivation. There can be no doubt Of
the fact that the plants which have be-
through the agency Of man than through
all of the natural agencies combined. Man
tills the SOIL subdues the native vegeta-
ton and creates the conditions under
which plants become weeds. He also intro
ducSs ana distributes the seeds. uninten-
tionally in most cases.
Seeds. bulbs and root stocks Of weeds are
too often carried in nursery stock or
among garden plants Nut grass was in
ArEanaua with ufh
plants from New orleans and into South
ern California with orange trees from
Florida. IL Is said to have been first in
troduced into this country with garden
plants brought from the West Indies Wild
onion has been introduced into many
lawns. from Philadelphia TO Atlanta, in
sods used IN making the lawns: Il was In
troduced into Northeastern Ohio among
bulbs Of grape hyacinth brought from the
Atlantic coast.
Weed seeds are often transported In the
packing of crockery and glassware. The
cheaper grades OF imported crockery are
usually packed In cheap hay or straw. IN
which the presence OF seeds may be taken
as a matter OF course. Upon reaching
America this croekery usually passes
through the hands OF the wholesaler and
iobber 10 the retailer without repacking
thus gaining a wide distribution. When
Il is finally unpacked the hay or straw
Is often thrown out on vacant lot, or,
still worse, IL used for stable bedding. and
then hauled out 70 the fields with the ma
nure. The woody mullen. native In France
Is supposed to have been introduced at
Dlckey's Mill. KY, In crockery packing
Two species o. long -awned chess. both Tsu-
ropeau grasses. we're first found at Dem
r,Coi., In the vicinity OF a crockery store
Seeds are sometimes carried long dis
tancos Ia wool. An evidence r. found In
the strange pianis, chiefly bur bearing.
that spring up about wooden mills and in
fields where wool, waste from these mills
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-04

PEELED with considerable force in much
the same manner as a lemon seed Is
thrown by pressing IL between the thumb
and finger.
Many seeds Of plants, including those
of weeds, are carried In the air by balloons
or their equivalent. Under this head come
the common dandelion. the pricky lettuce,
the Canada thistle, the milkweed and the
horseweed. All Of these may be termed
flying seeds"
The distribution Of weed seeds by plants
rolling as tumble-weeds has been partic-
ularly brought to notice during the past
few years by the Russian thistle. which
has furnished a notable Illustration Of the
effectiveness OF this method. Tumble
weeds are most numerous and are best de-
Veloped In the prairie region, where there
Is little 10 impede their progress. and
where there are strong winds to drive
them onward. one of the best examples
OF tumble-weed is the winged plgweed I"
"Tumbling mustard" introduced recently
from Europe Is another
Water. next 10 wind, Is the most Inpor-
tant natural agent In the distribution of
weed seeds. Every dashing rain carries in
Vulnerable seeds into the muddy little hill
side rvulets Il creates. Some OF those
seeds are likely to be carried on through
larger and larger streams until they reach
a river Seeds doubtless make longer four.
neys In this manner than by any other
natural means. except ocean currents and
migratory birds Most OF the seeds which
are carried long distances by the ocean
currents are those Of maritime plants
which are especially adapted for fioa ting
and for retaining their germinative vital
ity in salt water.
A few notable means OF weed migration
lies IN the transportation OF seeds by ami.
mails. The running blackberry, pokeweed
black nightshade, poison ivy and a few
other weeds have berries which are eaten
by birds. The hard seeds OF these berries
pass undigested. The most important way
In which animals, either wild or domesti-
Gated, aid IN the distribution OF weeds IN
by bearing the seeds In their coats. This
Is made possible by the hooks which are
produced on the seed vessels OF a great
variety Of plants, making them together
or slngly into burrs
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-04

portation of hay offers a most ready and
dangerous means for the dissemination of
weed seeds. An old tradition states that
the Canada thistle was first introduced
into Eastern New York in hay brought
from Canada to feed the horses of Gen.
Burgoyne's army. One of the most south
ern localities in which the Canada thistle
has persisted as a weed is Remington,
Va, formerly Rappahannock station,
which was the supply station for Gen.
Grants army before the campaign of
the Wilderness. The Canada thistle
and other weeds of similar character may
be found around many of the abandoned
lumber camps in Maine, Michigan and Wis
consin. The Russian thistle has been
quite extensively introduced during the
past six years in hay used at railway con-
struction camps in North Dakota, Nebras-
Ia and Montana.
Impure commercial seeds afford the
most important means for the transpor-
tation of weed seeds. 1t may be safely as
serted that more of our foreign weeds
have come to us through impure field and
garden seeds than by all other means
combined. The seed of Russian thistle
was first brought TO South Dakota and
sown with fax seed. Wheat Is commonly
permitted to act as a transporting agency
for weed seeds. Even after passing
through the modern seed-ceanlng ma
chimes, red clover seed Is often not more
than 50 per cent. pure. A standard Of pu-
rity Of even % per cent. has rarely been