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The record-union., 1898-10-03
Mr.. Pfeister7s En- Embarrassment.

Down at the boarding house is an
immature German, who is a great deal
better satisfied with himself than he
will be when he attains more age. He
hasn't made any mistake so far in life,
and he doesn't think he will. He has
told US all the story of his life-sever-
ally and collectively / mean he has
told all of it, and has told it to the
entire company. There is a general
belief that he would cheerfully get up
in the middle of the night to repeat
it. And it has wearied us.
Mr.. Pfeister," said the sweetest Of
the schoolma' am boarders the other
night, you must have travelled great
deal"
Well hat ?''
His face was glowing.
you must have been in many
States?"
We'll. bin in dwelf."
He was visibly swelling and rolling
in his chair, as if he couldn't loom
large enough.
what States do tell me = what
States are they?"
And we all stopped to watch his UNI
doing.
We'll. dere's Bennsylvania-you know
l was born in Bennsylvania-ant New
York-oh, yes-ant Ohio"
He was laying down one finger at a.
time on the table, and she was watch
ing him-nailing him.
ANT Indiana-ant Colorado"
That was a lie, but he suddenly fore
saw he wasn't going to have enough
commemorative
can't Illinois, ant Gentooky-ant
ant
Hopeless task, but he got out of it
beautifully.
We'll, you see, / pin in bart of dem
divice. Chicago Chronicle.
The record-union., 1898-10-03

STOCKTON, Oct "A regular cy-
clone stirred the northeastern part of
Stockton about noon to-day, doing over
$1,000 damage to property. The cy-
clone was heralded by loud rumblins
noise, which many supposed was thun-
der
Fences were pulled to pieces, trees
were uprooted, sheds and barns demol-
ished and windmills twisted to frag-
mentS.
The first place any serious damage
was done was at Armbruses vineyard
where the roof of a large corrugated
iron packing house was damaged. /.
overturned outhouses and threw tele-
graph poles six feet out of plumb. A
Windmill was smashed to pieces, and a
peach tree uprooted. The damage al
Armbruse's will reach $500.
At Simon Moore's, Immediately north
shingles We're ripped from the barn
roof, and crates and boxes We're scat
tered all over Armbruse's vineyard
Damage nominal.
At Dave Young's, to the south, a
windmill was totally wrecked and fruit
trees suffered. Damage, $500.
At Phillip Broschi's a new 22foot
windmill was ruined. and buildings
damaged. Damage, 500.
At Adams dairy barn was demol-
ished and trees uprooted
The storm continued on through Fair
Oaks, an eastern addition, where roofs
and windows suffered greatly.
This is believed to be the first cyclone
that ever struck California The path
of the storm was from 30 to 100 feet
wide
The record-union., 1898-10-03
BICYCLIST FULLER.
Succeeds in Lowering Three Rec
ords at San Jose.

SAN JOSE, Oct. AT Cyclers' Park
to-day George Fuller Of the Olympic
Club Wheelmen tried to break the one
fourth, one-third, two-thirds and five
mile coast records. He was paced by
Olympic, Bay City, Reliance and Gar
den City wheelmen, and succeeded in
establishing a new record for the two
thirds. and of lowering the one-half and
one-third records. A flying start was
made in each trial. Otto Zeigler. G. c.
W., was starter, and Ivan Treadwen, 3.
c. w, referee.
The time: One-fourth, 0:25Ia: one
half, 0:53 A.. against 0:57 by F. G..
Peck; one-third. 0:35 40, against
0:37 % by Stanley Hewitt; two-thirds,
1:12H; five mile, 1888 40. the coast
record being 10:171% made by S. 3.
Vincent.
Following the trial was an impromptu
mile handicap which was won by Nc
Miss of the B. c. w. Time-2:15 %.
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PANA MINE TROUBLE.
Strikers Drive Negro Miners Out
of Washington, Indiana.

CINCINNATI, Oct "A CONNER
cial-Tribune' special from Washing
tom Ind, says: This city is in a. great
state of excitement tonight. A hun
dred and fifty coal miners from Pana,
H., came here this afternoon and met
at the fair grounds with the home
union miners and organized. AT IL
O'Clock tonight they got together, and,
masked, visited all the shacks where
the colored miners lived. About fifty
of the negroes were corralled, and al
the point of pistols were driven out OF
town. One negro refused to go, and
the miners fired on him. He has not
BEEN found, and may be killed.
The police could do nothing. One
brave policeman, Anderson Cannon
went up to the whole mob and de-
manded that they dispense. They an
swered by leveling their pistols al
him.
The masked miners took the town
Chief of Police Call turned in the fire
alarm and called out the citizens tc
assist in keeping peace. Many are dep
utiZed, and if another outbreak occurs
much bloodsihed is liable to result.
The masked men have hidden them
selves, possibly to make an attack or
other negro shacks. There are posi-
bly, fifty negroes who declare they will
die before leaving town.
CINCINNATI, Oct. "a special to
the "Commercial-T Tribune" from Wash
ington, Ind, says: At 100 this morn
ing the masked miners are believed tC
have gone to the mines two miles
southeast of the city, where more Of
the negroes are living, with the inten
ton of driving them out. Shots have
been heard in that direction for the
last lf-hour, and there may be {
battle The negroes are well armed.
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HELD FOR MURDER.
Wealthy Ohioan Charged With the
Death of His Brother-in-Law.

CINCINNATI, Oct. 2.-Ex- State Sen
ator r. j. Richardson died at his home
in Glendale last midnight. The Cor
oner's inquest to-day holds his broth
er-in-law, w. J. Haldeman, wealthy
and prominent man, for murder. They
were partners in a large paper mill
at Lockland O.. and quarreled two
weeks ago over the shipment of a car
of paper They were alone in the
office at the time, when Haldeman shot
Richardson five times, and the facts
about the case are not yet known as
Haldeman refused to talk. Both men
have large families that are prominent
in society and business circles.
The record-union., 1898-10-03

Moggs; now you can stay out of the
room and keep up your strength. Saw.
darling, tell her / won't be a bit Of
trouble! Ouch! They do say any sick
ness is contagious, and 1 wouldn't have
you exposed for the world Yes, love.
I'll be model sick man. Don't let me
get up too soon for fear of a relapse
Say, Alice, kiss me goodby-good night
good morning--any old thing; there s
an angel in the room, and l know now
my time has come. What, That the
trained nurse? I'll be a sick man for
the rest of my days. What do you say,
dear-I mean "Reminiscences? [ am
not to talk? All right, NUNS the
word Chicago Times Herald
The record-union., 1898-10-03
LONE HIGEWAYMAN.
Holds UP Stage Near Myrtle
Point, Oregon.

EMPIRE CITY (Or), Oct. about
O'Clock this morning the Roseburg-
Myrtle Point stage was robbed about
one mile east of the later place by one
man with a revolver.
The driver, named Baker. was COM
manded to throw out the mail bag.
Baker threw the way sack to the rob-
Der. who Immediately told him it was
the registered bag he wanted. After
getting the registered sack the high
wayman told him to drive on.
Baker cannot give a description OF
the robber. There were sixteen regis
tered letters in the sack, containing be-
tween $500 and $1,000. Sheriff Gage
was notified and was upon the track
early this forenoon, but at last accounts
had discovered no clew.
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President A. F. Cunha of Milpitas, nine
councils have been organized.


SAN DIEGO, Oct. AT three min
utes before 6 o'clock this evening a
meteor of remarkable size and bril-
liancy passed over this city. It's course
was from west to east. A telephone
message from Paradise Valley, five
miles east of here, says that the me-
teor descended at that place and struck
the earth in pasture of Ralph Gran
gers ranch. A party had started out
to find the place where it fell.
A telephone message from Ramona,
thirty-five miles east of this city, says
that the meteor passed over that place
a few seconds after it was seen here,
and continued it's journey eastward,
leaving a long trail of brilliant sparks.
The record-union., 1898-10-03
PORTUGUESE UNION.
Annual Session of Supreme Council.
to Oren at Benicia To-Day.

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. ,. The
twelfth annual session of the Supreme
Council of the Portuguese Union of
California viii be held at Benicia, COM
mencing tomorrow and continuing
through the week.
Thirty-seven subordinate councils VIII
be represented at the gathering. and
# is expected that 100 delegates will
no in attendance OF the councils COM
nrising the organization, Alameda
County has nine. three of which are
in Oakland. Since the election Of Grand
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DROWNED HIMSELF.
The Father of May Collins Com
mits Suicide.

PARIS (Ky.), Oct. 1T c. Collins,
father of Miss May Collins, the Ken
lucky Free Thinker, who was found
dead in a Boston hotel with a male
companion over a year ago, drowned
himself in a pond to-day at Elizabeth,
four miles from Paris. He first loosened
the tap on one wheel of his buggy.
then tied himself in the buggy and
drove into ten feet of water in the
pond. He was not quite dead when
discovered, but never regained con-
seriousness.
1t is believed that a recent escapade
OF a younger daughter caused him to
commit suicide.
The record-union., 1898-10-03
Sick Soldiers Doing Well.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 2.-There are
now over 800 patients in the division
field hospital at the Presidio, all Of
whom are reported as doing well. Be
sides these, there are 1870 men on fur
Tough, 24 in the convalescent home and
& in private residences, bringing the
sick list above 500. Private Henry l..
Scott of Company X, Fifty-frst Iowa,
died late last night of spinal meningitis
The record-union., 1898-10-03
Seventh Regim emit.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 2.-Some
time tomorrow the applications of the
men of the Seventh California Regiment
TO be mustered out will reach Brigadier
General Miller. Zach of the thousand
Of them must be read by him and re-
ceive his approval or disapproval be-
fore they are sent on their way to the
War Department.
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Boy Instantly Killed.

= OREGON CITY orr, Oct. 2.-Her-
man Folett, aged 16 shot himself with
a rifle tonight near the Clackamas
hatchery. He was standing on log,
and set the gun on the ground, butt
downward, when some twigs caught
the hammer, causing it to discharge the
gun, its contents entering his abdomen
and ranging upward. Death was al
most instantaneous.
The record-union., 1898-10-03
He Was Dead Broke.

A mummy was dragged from the dust
of the past; the centuries letters were
broken at last. From the catacombs'
depths he was hauled into view. when
he fell to the ground and was cracked
into two. In a moss bedecked voice
the sad mummy then spoke, and walled
slowly, sadly: Il fear I'm dead
broke New York World
The record-union., 1898-10-03
Steamer City Of Picking.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 2-The Pa
cific Mail steamer City of Picking, which
started for Oriental ports yesterday af-
ternoon, but broke down off Lime
Point, just as she was started under
full speed, is anchored off Mission Rock
waiting until repairs can be made. The
piston leader of one Of the cylinders OF
her engines snapped when the full pres
sure of the steam was turned on, but
no other damage was done. 1t is
thought that the steamer will get to sed
by Tuesday.
The record-union., 1898-10-03
Gubernatcria1 Candidates.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct Both the
Democratic and Republican candidates
for Governor We're in this city to-day.
]. G.. Mcguire will leave in the morn
ing TO address a meeting at MADEIRA,
and Henry 7. Gage will speak at dis
trict club meetings during the coming
week
The record-union., 1898-10-03
Want Alaskan Territory

SEATTLE, Oct "A report is in
general circulation here that the Ca
nadians have demanded a cession OF
territory in Alaska, including the towns
Of Dyea and Skaguay, in return for
fishing concessions on the Newfound
land boundary. The report comes from
sources that are considered trust
worthy. A call has been issued for a
meeting of the leading merchants to-
morrow to investigate the report. If
found to have any foundation, a strong
protest will be made against the cession
of any Alaskan territory.
The record-union., 1898-10-03
Southern Methodist Conference.

OAKLAND, Oct 1.-THE conference
sermon Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South was preached to-day by
Bishop Hendrix. After the services ].
D. F. HOuck and w. T. Lindsey were
ordained as Deacons There was an
Epworth League rally in the evening.
At the sessions of the conference to-
morrow the verdict in the Briggs case
will be announced, and the appoint
ments read.
The record-union., 1898-10-03
Miners Return With Treasure.

SEATTLE, Oct. 3.-The steam schoo-
ner Discovery arrived at midnight from
Alaska with 100 passengers and about
$4,000 in gold dust. The treasure was
owned by a few men. A. Helweith is
credited with $4,000, George McCord
with $4,000 and Dan Mcdonald, a
brother Of Alexander Mcdonald, the
mining king, is said to have brought
out $4,000.
The record-union., 1898-10-03
Death by Chloroform.

CHINO. Oct ELMER Hewlett, en-
gineer on the Chino road, died this af-
ternoon from the effects of chloroform
which had been given him preparatory
to performing an operation on his foot.
1t is thought the chloroform affected
his heart and caused his death, as he
was in an apparently healthy condition
before the chlorofOrm was given, with
the exception of an liberated toe, which
threatened blood poisoning.
The record-union., 1898-10-03
New Trans-Pacific Line.

VANCOUVER B. c., Oct. 2.-The
Canadian Pacific Railroad will estab-
lish a new trans-Pacific line. The
steamers Islander and Athenian, over
4, 800 tons, will run between Vancouver
and Vladivostock VladivOstock Will be
the terminus of the transformation and
trans-Asian lines, respectively. The
Athenian will sail first, loading here,
and then proceed from Portland and Sc
attic, where grain will probably be
placed on board for Russia.
The record-union., 1898-10-03
Try to Follow the Directions.

Jones had been quite i'll. One day
the doctor called and found him in a
bathtub.
Why, man, are you crazy? You
must be anxious to die?"
No, I amt protested poor Jones';
'but didn't you say that your last med
icine was to be taken in r?'-Dem-
orest's Magazine.
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To be Quartermaster in Cuba.

JEFFERSONVILLE Und), Oct. =
Colonel Charles Williams, in charge of
the Jeffersonville depot of army sup
plies, to-day received a dispatch from
Quartermaster General Ludington ask
ing him if he would accept the APP
pointment of Quartermaster for Ha-
vana and other provinces of Cuba He
wired back that he would accept
The record-union., 1898-10-03
A Returned Klondiker Suicides.

lin, q young man recently returned
from Alaska, hanged himself at his
rooms on Eleventh street tonight.
Dependency over his failure to find a
fortune in the north is supposed to
have been the cause.
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will be reached tomorrow night From
there the party will leave by boat for
Newport News, where the battleship
Illinois will be christened on Tuesday
Miss Nancy Letter Of this city, whom
Governor Tanner has selected to break
the bottle over the vessels bow, will
join the delegation atsOld Point Com
The record-union., 1898-10-03
A Lion Tanner Torn to Pieces.

NORFOLK Va), Oct. 2.-When
Sparks circus exhibited at Gratlin,
near here. to-day, the lion tanner added
TO the program by putting his head into
the lions mouth. The lion shut down,
biting the trainers head off. The lions
mate sprang on the body of the pros
trate man and tore it to pieces.
The record-union., 1898-10-03
Body Found Floating in the Bay.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1.-THE dead
body OF Julius Blan, a German, aged
IN years, was found floating in the bay
off Bakers Beach to-day. He had been
an employee of the Philadelphia Brew
cry for many years, and has brother
living near Portland, Or. His death is
believed to have been accidental.
The record-union., 1898-10-03
Wooden Manufacturers Assign.

MANCHESTER IN. H), Oct. "A
special to the Union" from Dover
says: N A. and J. Sawyer, wooden
manufacturers, assigned Saturday aft
ternoon Liabilities 81 100000. Ex-
Governor Charles II. Sawyer is Presi-
dent of the corporation.
The record-union., 1898-10-03
Explained.

That's not his wife with him, is it,?
mo, of course not Don't you see
how attentive he is?''
Yes; but his wife's got money"
Not now-he's spent it,
.'Ch, then, / might have known. -
Pick-Me-Up.
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Condition of Colonel Smith.

SANTA MONICA, Oct. 2.-Colonel
Smith passed the night restlessly. but
his condition to-day is much improved.
While he is not entirely out of danger,
the physicians believe he will recover,
providing complications do not arise.
The record-union., 1898-10-03
Rain ut San Jose.

SAN JOSE, Oct. 2.-Between and s
o'clock this morning .3S of an inch of
rain fell. The sky is now clear. Total
for the season, 161 inches
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Will Attend the Queens Funeral.

ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 1.-THE
Gar has left by the Crimean route for
Copenhagen to attend the funeral of
the Queen of Denmark.
The record-union., 1898-10-03
Declines to Accept Nomination.

BUFFALO, Oct 2.-Ole N. Snyder,
the nominee for Attorney General on
the independent Chicago platform, has
declined to accept the nomination
The record-union., 1898-10-03
Chi1dren's Society.

The Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children will meet this
evening at the office of O. w. Erie
wine in Odd Fellows Temple.
The record-union., 1898-10-03

CHICAGO, Oct 2.-Governor Tanner
and his staff with 200 other citizens of
Illinois left this afternoon for Virginia
on a special train. Old Point Comfort
The record-union., 1898-10-03
As SAMPLES OF
WOMEN'S READy-TO-WEAR SUITS,

An entire sample line from of the best makers
in New York One whose reputation is for fine work
manshp onyand that is what is required to produce
this seasons styles correctly. The skill of expert tail
only make perfect, and these suits are the
of tailors from the inexpensive the best They're
made from a variety OF the popular and wanted
ia colors TAM brown, gray navy and shades, also
in black The jackets have all the latest notifications
OF the fly front and box front style The gored
military sleeve, and all silk lined. The skirts
plain OF the bell shape and founce style
They also are silk lined There are sizes "a and 60 only
in these samples. Priced from $I2 SIS the suit We
advise early selection by those interested.
The record-union., 1898-10-03

A single sponge has been found or
the coast of Florida with a circumfer-
ence of five feet six inches.
The record-union., 1898-10-03

Coronado water, Stockton sarsapa-
rilla and iron. champagne cider. ginger
ale, orange cider. J. McNorry, agent.
The record-union., 1898-10-03
Force of Habit.

"My friend" pleaded the temperance
evangelist, laying his hand affection
ately on his shoulder, I'VE are laboring
in a common cause for our own refor-
nation and the good of mankind. VIII
you join u.s.
Don't care if I dor replied Mr. Jag
way, with tears of contrition in his
eyes.-Chieago Tribune.
The record-union., 1898-10-03
WIND STORM
AT STOCKTON.
A Cyclone Strikes the Northeastern
Part of the City.
Doing Considerable Damage There and in
The Adjoining Country.

Fences Pulled to Pieces, Trees Up
rooted, Sheds and Barns De-
mol;sked and Windmil1s
Twisted to Eragments-Roofs
and Windows Suffer Greatly
Also at Fair Oaks, Suburb OF
Stockton.
The record-union., 1898-10-03

Try McMorry's 45c tea. 531 M.
The record-union., 1898-10-03

In the large shipping-room, where
bags of Irvine, coils of rope and mon
ster bags containing lengths of drill
ing cables weighing from 5000 to 5000
pounds are piled ready to be taken to
the market, one gains fair idea of the
possibilities of the hemp business, but
the visitor is told that one of the impor-
tant features is still to be seen-the
ropewalk.
Everything about a rope factory is
modern except the ropewalk, and that
is worked on the same principle to-
day." said the rope-maker. "as it was
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-01-28
WHEN YOU HAVE A BAD COLD.

You want the best medicine that
can be obtained, and that is Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy.
You want remedy that will rot
only give quick relief but effect a
permanent cure.
You want remedy that will relieve
the lungs and keep eXpectoratlon
easy.
You want remedy that will coun-
teract any tendency toward pneumo-
MIA.
You want a remedy that is pleasant
and safe to take.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is the
only medicine in use that meets all Of
these requirements. This remedy is
famous for its cures of bad colds
throughout the United States and in
many foreign countries. 1t has many
rivals, but, for the speedy and perma-
nent cure of bad colds, stands without
a peer and its splendid qualities are
everywhere admired and praised. For
sale by all druggists and dealers.
Benson, Smith &J Co., wholesale ag-
ents for the Hawaiian Islands.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-01-28
JOURNALISTS IN CONFERENCE

The amateur journalists of the Eng
lish speaking world propose holdingan
international convention in Paris, in
the year 1900-the great exhibition
year. This will be the first meeting of
the kind everuheld, and the credit of
the idea is due to America-the home
of amateur journalism. The arrange
ments are upon somewhat ambitious
scale, and include the chartering of a
special steamer from New York, the
founding of private boarding house
in Paris during the exhibitions run,
and probably the publication of IN
amateur newspaper addition.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-01-28
MERCHANTS EXCHANGE.

No, expense has been spared in fit
ting up the Merchants Exchange sa-
loon, and it is a very attractive place.
Mr.. Shaw gives his personal attention
to all details, so that customers are
sure of getting pure liquors. Enter
prise beer is handled here, fresh by
every steamer. Your patronage solic-
tied.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-01-28

Advertisers who want the patronage
of women can get it through The Star.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-01-28
WAIKIKI LOTS
FOR SALE

There are 1O7 Choice Lots
for sale at Waikiki, right
mauka of the end of the
tramway line. Several lots
are facing the Makee Island
band stand.
This is one of the best
locations nea- the Sea Beach.
The ground is as level as a
billiard table.
For prices and terms apply
to