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The record-union., 1897-11-13
takes made and about 5000 corrections

takes made and about 5000 corrections
of genuine violations of sanitary code
are reported every month. The health
department of the school city has also
received suggestions and advice from
the health department of New York
and is to have leaflets printed for dis
tribution, not the serious scientific
leaflets of the larger departments, but
bright and popular pamphlets suited to
the neighborhood. The police depart
ment is carefully supervised The three
Judges, consisting of two boys and a
girl, recently impaneled a jury to try
a police Captain accused of improper
conduct; the verdict guilty" was re-
turned and the Captain, much to his
chagrin, deposed.
Mr.. Gill is entirely satisfied with the
success of his experiment in New York
and hopes to spread it throughout all
the large cities of the Union. He ex
poets that in New York it will be made
a permanency in two or three schools
this coming fall, and the Hoffman
School of Philadelphia has definitely
decided to introduce it Immediately.
Mr.. Gill's idea is that the system of ah-
solute monarchy enforced in our schools
to-day is an injustice both to the teach
er and to the pupil. Certainly the chill
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The Gill School System.

A somewhat novel experiment mas
been tried in New York, during the
month Of July and part OF August
Wilson l.. Gill, who has done excellent
educational work before, and VINO -
President of the Patriotic League, Is
the inventor of a plan somewhat SIM
liar to that of the George Junior Re-
public, except that it is more compre-
hensive and is capable of being ap-
piled in public schools throughout the
country. His plan is called the erlh
school city, and consists in organizing
a school into a perfect miniature mu-
nicipality, governed exactly like large
cities, with a Mayor, Aldermen, ponce
street cleaning and health departments.
The vacation school chosen for Nr.
Gill's experiment is situated IN the
heart of the thiclxly popuated east side
of New York. The school, when num-
bers nearly 1,200 children (nearly all or
Jewish parentage), is divided into 'oor-
oughs' like those which will comprise
Greater New York Each borough IS
properly represented in the City Coun-
Gil. The officers of the city are elected
exactly as they will be under the Great
er New York charter, and the depart
ments work in the regular way. Ine
street cleaning department has drawn
up laws which oblige children to keep
the school building and yard in order
and not to deface any school property.
1t is connected with the munlclpal
street cleaning department. The men,
bers are promoted from drivers to De
street cleaners, then foremen and final
ly Superintendents, each boy or girl
doing exactly the work that similar
street employees of the real city perform.
They send ins regular reports to the
street department of the work done by
them in the neighborhood, and since
they have been carefully taught the
law on the subject, there ar few mis-
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Only to Learn Later That II Was Not One
Carrying Treasure.
Got Less Than Three Dollars,
Which They Found in the Pock-
cts of the Express Messenger
The Robbery Takes Place With
in Three Miles Of Blue Cut,
Made Famous by the Many
Hold-Ups Occurring There.

KANSAS CITY, Nov. 12.-The Mis-
souri, Pacific passenger train, known as
the ST. Louis fast mail, which leaves
Kansas City at 8 p m, was held UP
by five masked robbers at $3.50 O'Clock
tonight at the Chicago and Alton
crossing just east of Independence, Mo-,
and less than a mile from the famous
Blue Cut, in which three robberies have
occurred within the past year.
Two Of the robbers We're disguised AS
women, and when the engineer saw
them swinging a lantern across the
tracks, an apparent signal of danger,
he did not hesitate to stop. The en-
gine's crew were immediately covered
with revolvers.
Conductor Dennis O'Brien and Brake
man Michael stepped off to see what
was the matter, and were greeted by
volley of bullets, which caused the
greatest confusion in the passenger
coaches. The conductor and brakeman
We're compelled to cut the express and
baggage cars from the rest of the train,
and the engineer and fireman were
made to get down from their cab.
The robbers quickly jumped aboard
and took the engine and express car
TWO luIlucI east, NHSiCtii
stopped and compelled Express Mes
senger Williams to open his car. He
offered no resistance, as he carried no
treasure.
The robbers had evidently intended
to stop the st. Louis limited night ex-
press, which leaves Kansas City at
late hour and We're greatly surprised
upon discovering that the cars which
they had captured contained nothing of
value. In their rage they pounced upon
the express messenger and went
through his pockets, but 50 S5 was all
that they secured. After this they
quickly left the train and disappeared
in the darkness.
After a delay of over an hour the
train was got together again and was
started ON it's journey. The County
Marshal and his men were on the scene
of the robbery very soon afterward,
but there is every probability that the
robbers We're safely in Independence
or Kansas City before any effort was
made to capture them.
All reports agree that the robbers
We're deliberate in their movements,
and that they were no new hands at
| the business. Several of them We're
armed with Winchesters. Three other
train robberies have occurred in that
vicinity within the last thirteen months.
| The theory of the county officers is
that the gang has its headquarters in
the Cracker Neck district, just east
of Independence.
| The Blue Cut district was first made
famous by the notorious James gang,
who committed the first robbery in that
vicinity at Glendale in 1870, securing
5000. The hold-up tonight is the
/ seventh committed within radius of
| four or five miles.
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MRS. ANSON GALE STILES.
Dies of Old Age at Her Home at
Rerke1ev

BERKELEY. Nov. 12.-Mrs. Anson
Gale Stiles, who built Stiles Hall for
the students of the University of Cali
fornia, died of old age this morning
at her home in Berkeley. Mrs. Stiles
had been in fair health, and her death
was unexpected.
Mrs Ann j. Stiles was born in Mil
brae. Mass, February 4. 1913 She ar
rived at San Francisco in 1856, and
lived there until 1887, when she made
her home in Berkeley. Her husband
died in 1876, leaving Mrs. Stiles pos
sessed of considerable wealth.
The funeral services will be held next
Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Stiles will be
buried at her husbands side at Mil
brae, Mass.
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A Woman's Mint Farm.

A woman living in Louisiana is sup
porting herself comfortably on the pro-
ceeds of a farm on which she raises
nothing but mint. All the principal ho-
tells and restaurants in New Orleans
purchase their mint from her, and she
makes enough during the summer
months. when juleps and other cooling
drinks containing mint are in demand.
to enable her to live comfortably
through the winter. This is said to be
the only farm in the country which
is devoted solely to the production of
mint.
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Ribbons.

l5c per yard. and 1000 yards,
OF All-silk Moire Taffeta Rib
bon, in white, lavender, cream,
maize, pink, olive, reseda, navy,
cardinal, cerese, etc; 3 inches
wide; the kind so much is used
OF for ruffiing, neckwear, sashes,
fancy work, etc. Your time is
now to supply holiday needs, at
15c yard.
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Toilet Items.

1s-Tb bars pure Giyeerine Soap,
I2c bar.
Pint bottles high grade Bay
Rum, Csc.
Teiiet Tissue Paper, in rolls,
sc per roll.
Florida Water, put up ex-
pressiy for w. D. q Co., in two
sizes of bottles, zoe and 45c per
bottle.
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TONNAGE DUTIES.
Mexican Vessels Exempted From
Their Payment.

Their Payment.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.-The Pres
ident to-day issued the following pro-
clamation:
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE
TION.
Whereas, Satisfactory proof has
been given me that vessels of the Unit
ed States in ballast which proceed 20
Mexico with the object of devoung
themselves to pearl fishery and fishing
on the Mexican coast, or for the pur-
pose of receiving and carrying passen-
gers and mail, or loading cattle, wood
or any other Mexican product, ana
which shall go directly to ports open 10
get commerce, so thence they may be
dispatched to their destination, and
steam vessels of the United States are
exempted from tonnage duties in Mex
lean ports;
Now. therefore, I, William Mckinley,
President of the United States of Amer
lea. by virtue of the authority vested IN
me by the Act of Congress approved
July IA, 1897, entitled, An Act to au-
thorize the President to suspend DIS
eliminating duties imposed on foreign
vessels and commerce. do hereby de-
clare and proclaim that from and after
the date Of this, my proclamation, Mex
lean vessels in ballast which proceed TO
the United States with the object OF
fishing on the coast thereof, or for the
purpose of receiving and carrying pas
sengers or mail, or of loading cattle,
wood or any other product of the Unit
ed States, and which shall go directly
to ports open to general commerce, SO
that thence they may be dispatched TO
their destination, and Mexican steam
vessels shall be exempted from the
payment ,f tonnage duties imposed by
Section 4219 of the Revised Statutes OF
the United States. And this procia-
nation shall remain in force and effect
until otherwise ordered by the President
of the United States
'In witness whereof, I have set my
hand and caused the seal of the Unit
ed States to be hereunto affixed.
Done at the city of Washington, this
twelfth day of November, in the year
of our Lord, one thousand eight hum
dred and ninety-seven, and of the In
dependence of the United States one
hundred and twenty-second.
(Sealo BY the President:
.'WILLIAM M'KINLEY."
John Sherman, Secretary of State"
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Attempted Suicide.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 12.-Williar1
Anderson. who resides at 619 Thirteenth
street, between West and Grove streets,
Oakland, was removed from a lodging
house at 623 California street to the
Branch Receiving Hospital shortly at
ter noon to-day in a critical condition,
from the effects of an attempt at sui
eide by morphine poisoning and as
phyxiation. He left note stating
his name and address, and requesting
that his relatives be notified. His re-
coyery is doubtful
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,@A@g6u4xY'
Gloves, ST.

Ladies' Kid Gloves, at 81, at
the Nonpareil, means the best
glove made in the world and
sold at that price. The manu-
facturer is reliable aud our re-
liza ability also stands back of
every pair. We have them in
tan, English red, paper, mode
and black; perfect in points
and in fit.
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Oakland Water Front Case.

OAKLAND, Nov 12.-The Oakland
Water Front Company is satisfied with
the decision of the Supreme Court in
the Oakland water front case, and will
accept the thousand or so acres which
the decision gives it, and will not ap-
peal, for the reason that its attorneys
are of the opinion that no appeal can
be made to the United States Supreme
Court, because no Federal question is
involved in the case. What action, if
any, the opponents Of the Water Front
Company will take in the matter has
not yet been determined.
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Good Temp1ars.

PASADENA, Nov. 1.-THE annual
convention of the Independent Order of
Good Templars closed to-day. A new
constitution was presented and voted
upon. but was defeated. The new Off
GERS had been installed, and 1T was de-
cided to hold the next convention at
San Francisco on the second Tuesday
in October 1898.
The record-union., 1897-11-13

ball over the fence, securing home
run. Powell settled down in the next
inning and pitched good ball. The ALL
Americas could not hit Horton Lange.
the All-Americas center fielder, made a
sensational catch of a high fly after a
long run. Score: All-Americas =, hits
6, errors 2; Baltimore 5, hits +. errors =.
Batteries-Powell and Smith; Horton
and Donahue. Umpire-McDonald.
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Life Imprisonment.

ANGELS CAMP, Nov. 12.-Harry f.
Arnet, who brutally killed his 16-year-
old wife here last May, was to-day con-
victed Of murder in the first degree, the
jury fixing the PENALTY at LIE lmprl5-
onment. The verdict, which was
compromise, failed to satisfy the popu-
lar sentiment, which demanded n"
death penalty.
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"Kid" Mccoy Bests Two Fighters.

DAYTON (O), Nov. 12.-As wind
up to the fistic carnival given here IN
the opera-hous tonight, Kid Mccoy
took on George La Blanche, the marine,
and Beach Bubble of Hamilton La
Blanche lasted only twenty seconds.
Bubble was knocked down five times in
two minutes, and the police interfered.
Mccoy had offered $50 to the man that
stood before him four rounds.
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dren OF the east side have shown them
selves capable of fself-government; their
pride in school order has been most
gratifying. Mayor Strong Of New York,
as well as all the heads of the depart
ments, have given the school city their
cordial sympathy and cooperation, be-
lieving that the children can never be
too early trained to take part in mu-
nicipal affairs.-Public Opinion.
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Yellow Fever Dying Out.

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 12.-The
Board of Health issued its last daily
yellow fever bulletin tonight. 1t
shows seven new cases to-day and two
deaths. The bulletin shows that since
the beginning of the scourge there have
been 1,194 cases of yellow fever, of
which 255 proved fatal. There have
been l 1,110 absolute recoveries, and AZ
cases are still under treatment.
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Robert Lincoln's son-in-Law.

MOUNT PLEASANT Qa-), Nov. L.
Warren Wallace Beckwith, whose
elopement and marriage with Jessie,
daughter of ex-Secretary of War Rob-
ert T. Lincoln, which has caused such
commotion in social circles, arrived in
this city last night, and is at his fa-
ther's home. His bride will join him
on Sunday morning, it is said, and
thenceforth, for some time at least,
they will make their home here.
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A Real Estate Dealer Arrested.

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 12.-R. A. Jones,
member of real estate firm of this city,
was arrested this evening on a war
rant charging him with perjury. The
complaining witness is John Long, and
the alleged perjury is charged to have
been committed in testimony given by
him in a suit over real estate deal
His bond was fixed at S1,0OO.
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Many Deaths Caused by Flood.

MADRID. Nov. 12.-Further details
regarding the floods in various parts of
Spain, notably in the provinces of Sar-
agossa, Valencia and Malaga, show that
fifteen corpses have already been re-
covered In the neighborhood of Nalen-
cia enormous numbers of cattle have
perished, and tl.s villages of Grao and
Nazareth have been completely mum
dated Many of the house or these
places have collapsed.
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Special at 81.

Reading about style and e1e-
gance in millinery is poky work,
however, compared with seeing.
Come and see the 100 trimmed
hats that have been gotten for
to-day's selling; all fresh from
our work rooms and priced at
So.
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Tam O'Shanters.

soc buys a jaunty bit OF head
gear for the little ones; n red,
navy or tan Tam OShanter
Cap, with band and center of
crown of black astrachan and
quill on side; extraordinary
value at Soc.
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infiammatory speeches were made as at
Havana.
On Sunday last a man was arrested
in Xeres for enlisting people in the Car
list cause. The matter has been care
fully hushed up and has only now just
found its way into the Zeres papers.
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Two Fights at Fresno.

FRESNO, Nov. 12.-Under the aus
pices of the Fresno Athletic Club to-
night Jack Siedman (Young ChoynskD
of San Francisco knocked out John Bost,
local colored pugilist, in the first
round In a contest of three rounds be-
tween two locals named Harrell and
Brown, Harrell was given the decision
The record-union., 1897-11-13
The Modern Novel.

HAS that book any good charac-
ters?" asked the literary critic.
We'll" replied the casual reader. "a
few of the people had good characters
in the first chapter. But they're all
hopelessly lost before the middle of the
story. y."-Washington Star.
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Distinguished Painter Dead.

LONDON, Nov. 12.-John Bagnoid
Burgess. member of the Royal Acad-
emy and a distinguished painter, died
to-day in his sixty-eighth year.
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Farmers, Institute at Auburn.

AUBURN, Nov. 12-There is large
attendance upon the Farmers 1nsti-
tute. now in session here. Professor
Fowler of the University Of California is
in charge, assisted by Professor Jaffa.
Tomorrow the principal address will be
made by Manager Filcher of the State
BOARD of Trade.
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Primary Election Law.

vISALIA, Nov. 12.-Suit has been
commenced here to restrain the super
visors from appropriating any money
to defray the expense of primary cleo
ton in accordance with the Act passed
by the last Legislature. 1t Is alleged
that the Act is unconstitutional.
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A Serious Charge.

Living Skeleton-Did you hear that
the manager had been arrested for
wheeling the legless wonder down street
in a wheel chail9
Snake Charmer - No. On what
charge?
Living Skeleton-Shoving the queer.
New York Journal.
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BASEBALL.
Good Game Between the Balti.
mores and All-Americas.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. II. Two
thousand people gathered at Recrea-
tion Park this afternoon and witnessed
good game between the Baltimores
and All-Americas. The All-Americas
suffered their first defeat since their
arrival in this city. Baltimore jumped
onto Powells curves in the first inning.
batting out five runs. Reitz sent one
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Cruelty to Animals.

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Nov. &c. F.
Bonshu was arrested to-day on charge
of cruelty to animals, in having shot
with shotgun two horses belonging to
a neighbor because the animals had been
trespassing on Bonshu's place.
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Bank Directors Arrested.

LONDON, Nov. 12.-Colonel F. r..
Howell and Thomas Gary, Directors of
the Bank of New South Wales, now
in liquidation, were arrested last even
ing and charged at Bow Street Police
Court this afternoon with embezzling
ESQ, 900 of the funds of the bank. They
were remanded in bail to the amount
of e 00n each.
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HERE ARE A FEW or THE BARGAINS:

MEMS Nova Scotia
Seal, guaranteed
waterproof, in lace
or congress style:
good heavy hand
welt soles, new Bos-
ton toe, with tip;
made to sell for S4.
Sale price, 81 s..
MEMS Cork Sole
Heavy Calf Shoes,
in lace or congress (.
new London toe; a
very Serviceable
winter shoe: would
be good value at 81.
Sale price, s..
BOYS Box Calf
Lace Shoes. warran-
ted crack proof, new
coin toe, with tip;
good heavy double
soles; intended to
sell at & so and IS.
Sale price-(sizes 13
TO p, 81 %: tsizes 2l1
to 80, 81 %.
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Special
Trimmed
Millinery.

Our Trimmed Millinery is be-
ginning to be known to every
woman in and around Sacra-
mento as examples of what hats
and bonnets should be. For
here millinery elegance Is yok-
ed to sensible economy.
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A doctor says that in society one may
always tell the girls whose parents have
risen from the humber class to wealth
by the superior quality of their hair.
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The Country's Needs.

What this country needs" said the
earnest citizen, "iS more war ships.
Yes" replied Senator Sorghum, re-
f1eetively, "and more Consulships- -
Washington Post
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Stationery.

1-b package of writing paper,
ruled or unruled; an unusual
quality at the price, 15c per
package.
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WOmen'S Vests,
SOC.

Women's Heavy Jersey Ribbed
Fleece-lined Vests, in ecru and
cream; almost as warm as wool
and non-shrinkable; soc each.
Drawers to match the vests. at
soc pair.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-03
TOBACCO EXPORTS FROM CUBA.
Closing Chapter of the Correspondence
Between This Country and Spain.

WASHINGTON, April 2.-The clos
ing chapter of the correspondence
which has passed between the United
States and Spain respecting the pro-
hibition of tobacco exports from Cuba,
as shown in the foreign relations report
just published, will be very comforting
to the tobacco importers. Secretary
Olney had been complaining without
much avail of the detention in Cuba of
tobacco that had been contracted for
or was even in the possession of would
be exporters before the decree was is
sued suspending imports. Finally
came this ultimatum, on February 18th
last, in a note to Minister Taylor at
Madrid
There being now reason to believe
that the promised relief will be grant
ed, you are instructed to inform the
Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs
that his Government will be held re-
sponsible for the decentralization of cit
liens of the United States in every in
stance, whether heretofore specifically
presented or not, in which tobacco
owned by such citizens or contracted
for them prior to the PRONUNCIATION of
the order of May 16. 1896, prohibiting
expectation of tobacco, has been de-
tanned until that order
Gentlemen, 1 am, etc.
'R ICHAPD or .NEV
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Will Not be Long Before Shipments
Will be Made to Europe.
Wells Defeats Foster in Three
Straight Races at the Indoor
Bicycle Tournament - Mcfarland
Runs Away From Eaton, Allen and
Jones i'm the Mile Open for Profess
SIGNALS.

SAN FRANCISCO. April 2.-Robert
Graham. Manager of Armour's Fruit
Growers Express in California, has just
completed an extensive tour of inspec-
ton embracing all of the deciduous
fruit section of the State. He has also
carefully examined the orange and lem
on groves of the South, as well as the
orange groves around Porterville and
in the neighborhood Of Oroville and
Palermo.
THE last few cold nights have not
hurt the deciduous fruits to any eX-
tent" said Mr.. Graham. Eastern
shipments will be from two to three
weeks later this year than last season.
] believe prices this year will be good,
although there is very little data as yet
on which to make an estimate. There
will always be a good profit in the bus
mess, if the fruit is carefully picked,
selected and packed, and it does not
cost any more to ship good fruit than
the poor quality. This State controls
the orange market of the United States.
The orange industry was never in such
condition as it is to-day. Florida is
ruined as an orange State. The big
frost of three years ago, followed by
lesser but severe froSts of the last two
winters, has ruined the groves and dis
heartened the owners. Florida will
never recover its prestige in this indus
try.
The country around Porterville is
destined to be a great orange section.
This season 100 cars We're shipped from
there. AS many groves are about to
come into bearing, it will only be a
short time until 1000 carloads will be
shipped from the vicinity for the East
ern market. The Oroville and Paler-
mo section sent forty carloads East
this season. Next winter about 200
carloads will go from there. In a few
years California orange growers will
make big shipments to Europe, instead
of a few small consignments, as at
present"