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JUNE WEATHER.
A Guess at Its Features, Based on the
Past.

The following data, covering period
of nineteen years, have been compiled
from the Weather Bureau records in
this city by Weather Observer Barwick
Temperature-Mean or normal tenn
perature, 50 degrees; the warmest
month was that of 1888, with an aver
age of 13 degrees; the coldest month
was that of 1894, with an average of %
degrees: the highest temperature was
106 degrees on Both, 1891; the lowest
temperature was Al degrees on 1st,
1890; average date on which first kill
ing frost occurred in autumn No
vember 18th; average date on which
last killing frost occurred in spring,
February 9th.
Precipitation-Avera for the month
II inches; average number of days
with .G1 of an inch or more, l; the
greatest monthly precipitation was 1.43
inches in 1884; the least monthly pre-
cipitation was o inches in 1878, 1880,
1883, 1856, 1887, 1890, 1898; the great
est amount Of precipitation recorded in
any twenty-four consecutive hours was
0S2 inches on 11th, 18th, 1884
Clouds and Weather-Average num-
Der of clear days, "A; partly cloudy
days, 4; cloudy days, ?.
Wind-The prevailing winds have
been from the southwest: the highest
velocity of the wind was AZ miles, from
the northwest, on June II, 1856.
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ANCIENT PAPYRI.
They Are Discovered in Egyptian
Rubbish Mounds.

LONDON. May 30.-A great find of
ancient papyri in Egypt has been made
by Grenfell and Hunt, who are work
ing in behalf of the Egyptian eXplOra-
ton fund. At Behnesa many ancient
rubbish mounds yielded rich stores.
Among the papyri is a leaf from "a
third century papyrus book, containing
a collection of the saying of Christ.
Some OF these sayings are not in the
gospels and others exhibit divergences
from the text of the gospels.
One hundred and fifty rolls. in many
cases several feet long, have been re-
tained at the GiZeh museum and the
rest are on the way to England. Be
sides the papyri, number of coins. 200
inscribed tiles, bronze and ivory orna-
ments and other objects of the Roman
and Bysantine periods have been re-
covered
The record-union., 1897-05-31
LITTLE HOPE FOR DURRANT.
RumOr That Governor Budd Has Re-
fused TO Interfere.
Said to Have Notified Warden Hale
to Place a Death Watch
Over Him.

While Governor Budd had not yester-
day officially make known his decision
in the Durrant case, it was pretty We'll
understood last night what it will be,
and that understanding is such as to
leave little doubt that the murderer of
Blanche Lamont will expiate his awful
crime on the gallows on the 11th of
June.
1t was we'll along in the afternoon yes
terday when the Governor concluded his
conference with the friends of Worden
Shortly afterward he telephoned to War
den Hale of San Quentin ordering the
death watch placed on the prisoner.
Immediately after telephoning this
message to Warden Hale the Governor
was driven in closed hack to the depot
where he took train for San Francisco
Notwithstanding the fact that the
Governor had made known his decision
and that the telephone message had
leaked out, the same secrecy was main
tanned regarding the statement which
the Governor had prepared. and this
statement will not be given out anti
TODAY.
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1t is becoming pretty generally be-
heVed that the United States navy has
outgrown the United States docks. We
nave been engaged in building big
ships. with not enough thought given
10 preparation of places where they may
have speedy repair in case of necessity.
Some Of the units of our big SQUAD
rons are likely to be caught so far fror,
docks that will hold them as to be-
come white elephants on our hands.
Our dock facilities are not equal TO
our naval demands. and that is the
simple truth, no longer possible to be
concealed. 1t is rather lucky. remarks
the New York Tribune" that 1t is
a time of peace with US. Take New
York Harbor for instance. The Brook
lyn dry dock leaks like a sugar bar
rel, and it will cost hundreds of thou
sands of dollars to put it in order The
old timber dock has given out. and If
we were at war with Spain just now,
and one of our cruisers got roughly
handled by the ''Dons," she might have
to go to remote point to dock. and
that might prove disastrous. A for
eign fleet antagonizing us would not be
likely TO declare an armistice while
we sent our ships a long way off to
be repaired in dock.
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Hotel Arrivals.

Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel
yesterday: Ludwig Stern, NJ. Ranger,
J. A. Deakin, Geo. F. Heidet, W. E.
Brothers. New York; A. N. Bagley, w.
II. Quinn, Jr., Oakland; w. w. Oates,
Stockton; Jas. Schilling, ST. Louis;
Chas. Hanlon M. G. Hoffman, L. Esch-
en-. j. G.. Marion, Miss Zwald, General
c. Sargent and wife, Fred S. Davis,
Mrs. H. c. Heat. Mrs. Chas. B. York,
San Francisco.
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THE DAY.

To-Day the nation reneWS llS respect
and yeneration for the men who more
than a generation ago gave themselves
to the Union of States for the preser-
vation OF an indissoluble compact, and
in defense of the right of human be-
ings TO be free. For treat the subject
of the rebellion as we may, there grew
into the resistance of rebellion the pur-
pose of stripping slavery from the
scheme of the Republic. and it became
one of the inevitable, as it was one of
the foreseen results of the war.
The American army on the 1st of
July, 1861, numbered 1856 151 men; jan
uary, 1862, the number was 515,91I;
January /. 1868, 91S, 191: January l,
1864, $50. 731; January /. 1860, 959. 400;
May 1. 1865, 1,00O,516 The whole num-
ber of men who went under arms for
the Government and served 1t during
the war was 2.666,99 equivalent to p
135 600 for three years.
The figure is not at hand, and in
deed we doubt if it is accurately known.
just what the number of the veterans
of the war is who are still living. II
is very considerable, however. But we
do know that they are dying now at
the rate of about 116 every day. and
that this daily number will greatly in
crease, until in a few years we will
have the Union veterans leaving US
in, 10 10 ha noI
number alive each day as to swiftly
bring on the time when the ''od SOL
diers" will be very few, and very feeble,
and at last wholly disappear from
among US.
Who then snail take UP the office
they to-day conduct in the decoration
of the graves Of he fallen heroes. and
in the carrying ON OF memorial and
Yes, their descendants, clear along
down the line of our future history,
just as to-day the hereditary patriotic
. societies OF America, OF which there
are some twenty or mora, keep alive
the memories Of the heroes of the Rev
olution.
1t is essential, therefore. to the culti-
walton of the patriotic spirit for this
end that the lessons OF devotion, 10y
atty and heroism read 10 us by the
men in blue from 1861 To 1865, shall
not decrease in force or lose in their
vigor. They must teach the nation the
ral, hun, a,,ff .Nf not
love Of country and of free institutions
that moves upon men TO leave their
loved ones and imperil their lives in de-
fense of the nation and all that 1t i'm
plies as a heritage to free men and
an advanced civilization.
Whatever, therefore, citizens can
do to add to the impressiveness and
teaching value of the observances of
this day, conducted under the auspices
of the organizations of the veterans.
should be done. Every lover Of his
and her country should feel that he
and she is in debt to posterity. and
never can fully discharge the obliga
ton. That duty is to send down 10
the generations men and women so
taught and grounded In the duty of
good citizenship. in love ani devotion
for the free institutions of the I,epuh-
lie, so fired by pride in and for II, that
there may never any doubt arise as
TO the ability of the United States for
preservation or as 10 it's possession
OF a strength in the affections and
loyalty of its sons and daughters, equal
to the repulse of foreign foes. the sup
preston of domestic revolt, and the
Hon. Of
The record-union., 1897-05-31
GENERAL JAMES w. FORSYTH.
Has Been Prominent in Every Indian
War Since 1871.

Major-General James w. Forsyth,
who has retired from the command of
the Department of California, is ,one
of the Vests best known and most
popular commanders. He has been
prominent in every Indian war since
1871, when he returned from an ex-
tended tour of Europe with General
Phil. Sheridan, whose private secretary
he was
The record-union., 1897-05-31
Hall Found Guilty.

NASHVILLE (Tenn), May 30.-Yes-
terday in the Criminal Court at I!sban-
on, in the case of the State VS.. w. V.
Hall, the jury found him guilty of un-
lawfully receiving deposits and fixed
sentence at five years in the peniten-
tiary The case will be appealed. Hall
was Cashier for the bank at Waterton,
which failed about a year ago
The record-union., 1897-05-31
HOW TO TREAT THE CLARKE
LAW.

The Supervisors of San Joaquin
County have taken the advice of the
journal, in discussing the cautious de-
cision Of the Attorney-General concern
ing the Clarke road law, advised that
Supervisors everywhere to do nothing
that there is no penalty attaching for
failure to fill the vacancies which
the Attorney General thinks will exist
The record-union., 1897-05-31

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when the Clarke law goes into effect;
that therefore the right thing to do
would be to ignore the law and let
some one bring the matter into the
courts. But this suggestion did not
run to the extent of saying that all
work upon roads should be suspended
because of any doubt concerning the
Clarke law.
Our idea was and is and it has been
fully indorsed by the interior press
that the Supervisors Of the several
counties should ignore the Clarke law,
and go on under the County Govern
ment Act precisely as if no such Dill
as the Clarke absurdity had been
passed, trusting to whoever may feel
an interest in the matter sufficient to
move him to action, to bring the nee
essary suit that will test the whole
matter in the courts.
In San Joaquin County the Board or
Supervisors has gone to the extreme
and ordered all bids for road work sus-
pended. all road construction to cease,
and all preparations for macadamizing,
grading and etc, on what was intended
to be fine system of good roads, TO
stop. We trust that nothing of that
kind will be done here. All that IS
needed is to ignore the Clarke law, and
let the matter go into the courts, as
the Attorney General himself says ne
wishes it to be tested in the legal trlb-
unals of the State.
Arrangements have already been
made in Alameda County for the max
ing of an order, the drawing OF pltl
upon that basis, the refusal of the Aud
itor TO allow it, and an appeal to the
courts on the ground that the authority
of the Supervisors is at an end as to
road matters provided for in the Clarke
law. This will be the test case, and it
is likely that it will be very speed
lily heard But that matters very lit
tie. The Boards of Supervisors should
go on and attend to road work pre-
passed. 1t will be time enough to con-
slider that silly and impracticable law,
when it shall be decided-which we do
not apprehend-tha the people must
accept it. 1t will be sorry day for
them when such a decision is reached,
but the evil of that day will be suffi-
cient for the time should it arrive.
Rhode Island has passed a wide tire
law and it is to go into effect a year
earlier than that of California. But
then a good-sized wheel rolls across
Rhode Island in one revolution. BY
the way, now that we have wide-ti
law, and that it is to take effect in
three years more or a little over, own
ers of vehicles would be wise not to
wait until that date, but begin prep
thirds of wheeled vehicles now in use
have still a life of six years on the
average then it will be worth while to
refit them. That refitting however
VIII not De more expensive now or next
year, than it will be in 1900 But it
Will be beneficial to the roads and the
streets if there is a beginning made
now in this matter 1t is not so diff
cult as is supposed. Wheels have to
be reshod quite frequently. Tires, at
least for heavy wagons, are in the
market of the wide order that can be
fitted to narrow felloed wheels These
tires are made especially to meet just
such conditions as will soon confront
users of vehicles here. But where a
set of wheels needs reconstruction or
replacement, it would be the part of
wisdom to put on the wide tire wheels
now.
The record-union., 1897-05-31

stephen Crane, the writer who smelIel
and who, according TO his own account.
rolled cigarette while Greeks tumbled
about him struck down by Turkish
bullets, tells of an IAN avalanche of
thunder in the battle Which gush
suggests that the Turks might have
done better than send all their bullets
into Greeks
The record-union., 1897-05-31

General Forsyth was born at Maumee,
Ohio. and graduated at West Point in
1856. After the breaking out of the war
he went to the front and was ranked
First Lieutenant of cavalry. He was in
Sheridan's division and took part in
more than fifty battles without receiv-
ing a scratch. He was promoted to
high offices. General Forsyth is one
of the most distinguished Indian fight
erS now living
The record-union., 1897-05-31
The Great Wheel Meet.

It is announced that reserved seats
will be on sale for the great wheel meet
of June 9TH Tuesday at 10 a. m. and
thereafter, at Atwater & Co.'S. Fifth
and X streets, and Eagieson's, Seventh
and J streets.
The record-union., 1897-05-31

These publications are sent either by
Mail or Express to agents or single SUD-
scribers with charges prepaid. All POST
masters are agents.
The best advertising mediums on the
Pacific Coast.
The record-union., 1897-05-31

The increase in the tax on spirits
has had the effect, say treasury OFF,
cials, to stimulate evasion, Illicit dis
tiling, and the like with consequent
falling off of revenue receipts from
this source. This argument is used
TO support the plea for lower rate.
The record-union., 1897-05-31
GOOd-By Social.

The concluding social of the Jones,
Fisch & Watson series for the season
will be held at Turner Hall tonight.
The record-union., 1897-05-31

Entered at the Postoffice at Sacramento
as second-clasS matter.
The record-union., 1897-05-31

Z. A. Bridgford. lawyer. Stoll build
ing, Sacramento. Telephone red. 723.
The record-union., 1897-05-31

Ice-cream and cake. 10c; ice-cream
soda, &c Eagle Confectionery, S26 k
The record-union., 1897-05-31
Old People

who need an OCCASIONAL tonic to carry
them in health through their declining
years, should use Anheuser- -Busch's
Malt-Nutrine. Healhful and nutritious
At all druggists
The record-union., 1897-05-31

Save money by buying your tea and
coffee of j. McMorry, 531 NJ.
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Seamless Tan and Black Socks, two
pair for DC c. w. Haub, I04 *.
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AN AUDACIOUs EXPLOIT.

ION the Nansemond River, Virginia
the Confederates had put up several
light batteries and stationed sharp
shooters at intervals to attack the pa
troll of Federal boats sent there to pre-
vent the enemy from crossing over and
capturing Norfolk. Cushing was in
command of an old New York ferry
boat and was coming down the narrow
river. Just as he reached bend and
turned battery opened fire on him. He
realized in an instant if he did not get
out of range he would be sunk. He
knew if he could get behind the pro-
jecting arm of the river he would be
sheltered and safe. There was no time
to be lost. His mind must be made up
instantly. He said afterward it was
made up the moment he saw the first
puff of smoke. Instead of stopping and
backing Che would not dare TO turn
and offer his broadside to be rddled)
he turned the blunt nose of his boat
and ran straight for the battery. giving
the signal for full speed The Confeds
thought the man had lost his head, but
in few moments they found they had
lost their range. Cushing ran the boat
aground directly under the guns and
they could not be depressed sufficient
ly to strike him.
NO sooner was he hard and fast than
Cushing, with revolver in one hand
and a cutlass in the other, jumped over
board from the bow into three feet of
water followed by his crew, and alb
solutely paraiyzed the gunners by be-
coming the attacker instead of the at
tackled. He did the whole thing SO
quickly and demanded such instanta
neous compliance TO his demand for
surrender that the nemy was, as We
say nowadays. hypnotized. They ca
pitulated and Gushing lugged them off
as prisoners of war. Ii was only his
peculiar readiness to understand the
best thing to do in sudden emergency
that enabled him to escape at all, to
say nothing of his nerve Of making
captives of the attacking party. who
had all points of vantage.
The record-union., 1897-05-31

Christian Endeavor pins at Stein
mans, 612 street
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Genuine home made pies and cakes.
Pacific Grove Bakery, S23 j.
The record-union., 1897-05-31

Save carpets. Use Otto's Odorless
AntiM Moth Powder. For sale by Green,
1th and X, and all druggists. 20c.
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New lot of enameled ware: 10-quart
dishpans SOC. Hirsch, 1913 j.
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HIS MAGNETISM.

There was an indefinable something
in his manner that made people turn to
him instinctively in time of danger
''Cushing's powers of perception were
developed to an astonishing degree. 1t
was impossible to startle him. Dan
ger to him seemed to arouse pleas
urable emotion and to sharpen and
stimulate his naturally bright intel
lect, so that when confronted in oppo-
sition with an intelligence the thou
sandth part of a second slower than
his own he became at once master of
the situation and held It,
Now" said the gentleman. breaking
off in the narrative for a moment to
light fresh cigar, which is sometimes
an innocent subterfuge to see if audi
tors are bored or interested, Il think
you may form some sort of an idea
from what ! have said of the psyche
logical side of this young mans char
acter. Let me give you an incident
or two TO illustrate how his faculties
were employed and the results he at
tanned
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THE WEEKLY UNION.
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Weather Forecast

Northern California-Fair; warmer Mon
day; fresh westerly winds.
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J.. McMorry, importer of fine teas. :
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1T was necessary that this spar
should be lifted, so that it would jump
over the log circle, and it required the
most skillful manipulation to do that,
and avoid a premature discharge.
don't think there has been any occasion
in the history of the American navy
where such courage has been shown as
in this particular achievement. You
must remember there were 200 of the
enemy on the ironclad and thousands
on the shore. Cushing calculated that
the only chance he had for success was
sudden movement, so audacious as
to take the enemy by surprise, so he
sent his boat dead set against the logs,
trusting to their slippery condition to
boost up the prov of his boat. and
carry it over them
He calculated wisely. A tremen-
rous charge of buckshot tore his cloth
ing to tatters, but did not wound him.
The impact with the logs retarded the
headway of the boat, and after she
had bounced over she forged slowly
ahead uptil she was actually under
the quarter port of the Albemarle. Then
Gushing pulled the lanyard which ex-
ploded the torpedo and the thing was
done The young mans escape from
death was simply marvellous. He, as
we'll as the crew, leaped overheard and
swan to escape the rebel bullets. Many
were drowned Gushing managed, after
swimming for twenty miles, to gain
the shore, and then, after hiding in
the swamps for a day, he seized a boat
and padded out into the sound. He
was picked up in an exhausted condi-
ton by the packet vessel Valley City
and was taken to Admiral Porter at
Hampton Roads. where he made his
report Vincent s. Cook in New York
Mail and Express.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-08-03
Paying 10 Work.

A Chicago paper states that the
present coal strike 10 costing the
miners Of the country about $500, 600
a day in wages. The Pistsburg Pest,
published right In The heart OF the
great mining region, says it dsn't
know about that. According to
some statements shat have been pub
lished of the operations Of The pima IL
cal pluck-me-stores, The longer the
miner works the deeper he gets in
debt to these Institutions. in which
greed and rapacity demonstrate their
power over the laws Of the land a.d
honest dealing. Mr.. Ratchford, the
president Of the United Mine Work.
ers' association. In his address to the
public gives this illustration from
the Hooking valley mines OF Ohio:
The gross earnings Of - miners
is shown by the written statements
a the company to aggregate S73S. 80
for two weeks labor, or Al average
Of s:.s7 per man per week. Fer the
same period the deductions for CON-
psny store, powder and rent, includ-
ing some back rental, aggregate
$1,000. The deductions for store
alone. which bespeaks the total csst
OF supporting 80 families for two
weeks. amounts to &17s O5, o. A
average Of $s.2s PR family per
week"
The losger Q man wsrks on these
terms the worse he 10 OF. provided
he proposes to pay the debts he must
incur to live. In this exhibit il 10
shown that the store deductions from
the wage account for home supplies
alone amounted to $2.2s per family
per week out Of the scanty wage Of
$2.s7 per week, but this did net. in
clude rent and mechanical supplies
for mining.
This, IS an esteemed s1chanQe
says, is nothing but downright
piracy. and . system that eeun.
tenances il or under which it 10
possible should be reformed out Of
existence. There 10 nothing in the
most depressed labor conditions in
Europe OF which our tariff orators
howl themselves hcarse that beeius
to parallel the crimes against hu-
maniiy that are the common law Of
the class Of mine operators who plum
der through trade stores, false
weights, infected teasnsnts and
ovsrerowded mines-evsrcrowdsd to
increass the gains OF The infamous
store system. These are not loose
newspaper assertions, mind you, bat
are confirmed by an investigation
ordered by the Legislature of Penn.
sylvania. In Ohio matters are no
better, and in West Virginia, except
in q period like the present. when
there is an intent to take the trade
Of the Ohio and Pennsylvania minse.
conditions are . great deal worse.