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The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-01
SPECIAL NOTICES.

BAKER & HAMILTON wholesale hard
ware. BICYCLES carts, buggies, carriages
phaetons, Balm farm and header wagons
Send for catalogue.
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The box office of the Metropolitan
Theater is now open for reservation Of
seats for the "Courted Into Court Ell
gagement of tomorrow night, in which
Marie Dressler is the princess Of the
fun-makers in that organization.
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McMorry sells groceries. Agent for
Coronado water and Stockton sarsa-
parilla and iron. 531 M street.
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Electrical lamps at scotts. 30S J. :
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Try McMorry's SOC uncolored Japan
tea; F. b. tea, Coo; G.. P. tea, 15c; P. f.
Japan tea, 40c; 53l M street.
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store. surely mere IS variety in
plentitude to select from.
A. SIS A pretty Malachite (green)
Rocker, with richly upholstered seat
and handsome polish. Very com
Portable and decidedly up-to-date.
At $i5-An exquisite Rocker of
solid mahogany, with Grecian silk
tapestry seat. Back inlaid with
pearl. Mahogany, you know, is
going TO be the popular wood the
coming season. But real mahogany
has always been significant of good
taste.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

Admission zoe, See and DC. No extra to
reserve. Box Office open Thursday, Feb. so.
ia.a6t
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NJNTH ANNIJAI. PARTY

TO BE GIVEN BY GRACE INSTITUTE,
No. H. y l.. L.. WEDNESDAY EVEN
ING, February I'd. 1898. at Turner Hall.
Admission % cents. j31-2t
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EVACUATION OF CUBA.
January - The Formal
Surrender.

Havana, Dec. Pat joint meeting
of the United States and Spanish mill
tary commissioners Friday the pro-
gramme was finally agreed upon for
the exchange of flags on January at
noon. just before IL o'clock the
American war vessels Will fire salute
of Fl guns in honor of the Spanish flag
Promptly at IL o'clock the Spanish
flags on the various public buildings
will be lowered, and Immediately there
after the stars and stripes will be
hoisted over Ell MORO and the public
buildings Of the city, while Spanish ar
tillerists at Cabannas fortress Will sa-
lutte the American flag with II guns,
Spanish warshiPs in the harbor partici-
pating the the salute Atthe same hour
the Spanish troops, if any then remain
in the city, will be paraded in barracks,
and will render proper salute to the
American forces passing
just before noon the American and
Spanish commissioners, Cen Jiminez
CasteIlanos, the Spanish captain gener-
al, and the American ranking officer In
Cuba, Maj Gen. John r. Brooke, IL he
arrives in time and otherwise Mai
Gen. Lee, will assemble at the palace
The Spanish commissioners will then
surrender the government to the Unit
ed States commissioners, who will inn
mediately transfer it to the American
general commanding. After this the
various functionaries will remain
awhile to receive those who may wish
to pay their respects to the incoming
authorities.
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WEST AND SOUTH.

In Topeka the Kansas legislature met
in extra session and heard Gov. Leedy's
message. He urged legislation affect
ing railroad, telegraph and express
companies.
At Town Creek. Ala, William Simms,
who murdered Robert Norton. was
dragged from Jail by a mob and
lynched.
In Knox county, Ky, three moon
sinners were killed and several of their
comrades wounded in a battle with
revenue officers,
More than 200 people were rendered
homeless by fire which destroyed the
Melrose apartment building in Chicago,
the loss being $175.O00. e..
The marine losses during 1898 were
materially greater than during any
previous season on the lakes. the aggre-
gate being estimated at So 100000.
In cabin at Crown Hill. S. D.. Mike
Hennessey, a wealthy mine owner. and
John O'Connell burned to death.
The death of Lieutenant Commander
Sumner C. Payne. United States navy,
retired. occurred in Asheville. NC.
At the age of 102 years James Melon
aid, resident of Chippewa Falls, Wis,
died at St. Joseph's hospital. Milwau-
kee
Deputy Sheriff Frank r. Nye was
forcing an entrance TO a residence in
Chicago when he was shot and killed
by Thomas f. Crosby. aged II years.
& At her home near Galena. H.. Mrs
John Ozark, aged 100 years. died.
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THE NICARAGUA CANAL
VIII Take About $I35, coo, 600 to BuI.d
Jt-PrelIminary Report Of
Canal Communion.

New York, Dec. 24.-The preliminary
report of the Nicaragua canal commits
sion, consisting of Gen. Haines, Ad-
miral Walker and Prof Haupt, has
been compiled and will be read before
the senate committee either during the
Christmas recess of congress or inmedi-
ately afterward.
This report will give many details Of
construction in regard to the proposed
route, and will give close figure on the
cost of the entire undertaking. as far
as human ingenuity can foresee-
4 summary of these costs has been
made out in sections.
A total of lis ,oo0, 900 cubic yards OF
all kinds of excavation will be needed
to the harbor at Brito. and, allowing
100000 cubic yards for dredging at
tie western division, the total essI-
mate viii come TO nearly 125. 0G0. 600 Gu
bic yards, exclusive of all dams and en-
bankments. TT will be seen that $I35y-
100000 will be conservative estimate
of the entire cost of the canal, and this
almost agrees with that of Gen. w.
Ludlow's report of 1896.
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THE EAST.


In New York. Brooklyn, Philadelphia
and other eastern cities many deaths
from grip were reported.
In Boston Miss Margaret Dodge, a
prominent literary worker, was found
dead in pew in a church. She had
taken poison.
A company in Pittsburgh has re-.
ceived contract from the United
States government to re-equip Moro
castle in Havana.
During the week ended on the 23d
the exchanges at the leading clearing
houses in the United States aggregated
$1.673. 030.o23, against 1901 1862 the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week in 1897
was 257
In the United States there were 25s
business failures in the seven days end
ed on the 23d, against 261 the week pre-
vious and 292 in the corresponding pc
Rod of 1897.
Dispatches show that more business
is being done now by the merchants
and manufacturers of the United States
than at any previous time in the his
tory of the country.
With Admiral Sampson and wife on
beard the United States cruiser New
York from Havana arrived in New
York.
From Paris the American liner St.
Louis arrived in New York, having On
board the United States commission
ers who concluded the treaty of peace
with Spain,
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FOREIGN 1NTELL1GENCn.

The high commissioner Of the pow
ers in Crete, Prince George of Greece,
arrived at Canea and assumed occu-
pancy of the government building.
In several of the northern provinces
of Spain the Carlist agitation contin-
ues, and number of agitators have
been arrested.
The well-known composer and pian-
list, Sebastian Bach Mills, died in Wies-
baden. Germany, aged 60 years.
The programme was finally agreed
upon at joint meeting in Havana of
the United States and Spanish military
commissioners for the exchange of
flags on January I at noon.
Seven additional military postal sta
tions established in Cuba are as fol-
lows: Pinar Del Rio, Guanajay, Mariel,
Trinidad, Las Tunas, Sancti Spiritus
and Cardenas
At Malate the first American flag
over a Philippine educational institu-
ton was raised over the schoolhouse.
Advices say that several hundred
Montenegrin soldiers who were over
taken by snowstorm in the Lara pass
in Austria were frozen to death.
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SOUTHERN TRIP CLOSED.
President Mckinley and Party Re
turn to Washington After an
Eventful Week.

Washington, Dec. 21.-The presiden-
tial party, after an absence of seven
days in the south, arrived at the Penn
sylvania station over the Southern rail-
way at 1880 o'clock Tuesday morning
exactly on schedule time. With the ex-
ception of Mrs. Mckinley, who was
slightly indisposed at Atlanta, every
member of the party has been in the
best of health and all pronounce the
trip most enjoyable and splendid sue.
cess in every way. Everywhere stop
was made the president was received
with greetings and demonstrations of
an enthusiastic tcha racter. and during
the entire week there was not disturb
ing incident. The run from Columbia, S.
c.. was uneventful, and on it's arrival
here the special train of six Pullman
cars, under the personal supervision of
General Agent L. S. Brown, was run up
the Sixth street siding where all
al;ghted.
The general impression prevailed
that the trip had cemented to marvel
Gus degree the good feeling between
north and south, and had brought into
prominence the excellent conditions
and capabilities of the army. The
original object of the visit, to celebrate
the peace with Spain, lost its signifi.
canoe directly after the presidents now
famous speech made at Atlanta, in
which he declared that the government
should share in the care Of the confed.
crate dead,
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the rank was raised to an embassy he
was reappointed.
Senator Proctor, who was in St.
Petersburg during the past summer,
says he is very popular in the diplomat
ic corps and among the acquaintance
he has made abroad.
Citizen Allen Hitchcock. present ambas.
sador to Russia, who has been appointed
by President Mckinley to succeed Cor
nelius N: Bliss as secretary of the interior
was until his acceptance in the Russian
mission. the head Of the Pittsburgh Glass
company. In st. Louis. Mr.. Hitchcock was
born at Mobile. Ala. 63 years ago. He is
great-grandson Of Col. Ethan Allen, the hero
or T1conderoga. a grandson Of Samuel Hitch
COCK, who was prominent in the early his.
tory of Vermont and son Of Henry Hitch.
cock, who was chief justice Of the supreme
court of Alabama. Mr.. Hitchcock came to
st. Louis in 1851. and engaged in business
there up to 1860 when at the urgent re-
quest of relatives he left for China as rep.
resentative Of important business interests
Returning to St. Louis in 1874 Mr.. Hitch
cock was, up to the time of his appointment
as minister to Russia. actively engaged in
business In st. Louis. as president of sew.
eral large manufacturing and railway cor
porat1ons. which position he resigned to
accept the portfolio rendered him by Pres.
1dent Mckinley. He and the president be-
came close friends when Mr.. Mckinley
was framing his tariff law. Mr.. Hitchcock
was at Washington frequently in connec-
ton with the making Of tariff schedules
on glass, and naturally became intimate
with the then chairman of the ways and
means committee Of the house.)
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SUBMITS HIS REPORT.
Special Commissioner Robert i
Porter Retains from the
Island.

Washington, Dec. %. Robert B. Por-
ter, special commissioner for the
United States to Cuba and Porto Rico.
has returned from Santiago de Cuba
and has submitted his report to the Sec
rotary of the treasury. While in Porto
Rico Mr.. Porter held public hearings,
and all persons interested in the well
fare of the island were invited to sub
NIT statements and give oral testimony.
The chamber of commerce, represent
ing the commercial and Industrial in
terests of the province, responded. The
machinery of the military govern
ment, Mr.. Porter says, is running with
fair degree of smoothness. and the
men responsible for it understand their
business thoroughly. The disagree
able smells Of the tropical Cuban city,
the report says, are less pronounced in
Santiago de Cuba, while whitewash,
limewash, painting and all sorts of dis
infectants have deodorized the sur
rounding atmosphere and made the old
town quite habitable.
The law courts. which were abolished
when Gen. Shafter took the city, have
been reorganized. The supreme court,
the report continues, is composed of
carefully selected Cuban judges, the ap-
pointees nominated wholly on account
of legal attainments, the Bar Associa-
ton of the province having been con-
suited as to the character and qualifica-
tons of the new judges. The Span
ish, when in possession in Cuba, not
only assumed absolute control of the
judiciary. but of the municipal govern
ment, the larger portion of the taxes
raised for municipal purposes being d.
verified, with the other revenues, in
channels. which, says the report, either
led to Spain or into Spanish pockets.
Mr.. Porter advises that these taxes
hereafter must be used exclusively for
local purposes, and, as far as may be
deemed practicable, that they be COL
lected and disbursed by properly con-
stituted local authorities.
The internal, industrial, professional.
licensing and other miscellaneous taxes
have so far been RENTED in this part
of Cuba, but the authorities are now pre-
pairing to enforce them. Now that the
customs tariff has been disposed of,
Mr.. Porter recommends that an imme-
date scheme be prepared for the levy
ing and collecting of internal revenue
for the entire island. The question Of
separating these taxes from purely mu-
n;cipal taxes should also be considered.
The large amounts of delinquents
during the last three years, which have
amounted to about $6,oo0,Ooo. was, of
course, due to war. In normal times
there are $4,000, 900 or $4,000, 900 of rev.
enue that must not be overlooked, reve-
nue. which, if properly and economical
~ employed, would aid in the industrial
reha Utilization of Cuba.
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Fog Causes a Wreck.

New York, Dec. ga rear-end COL
lision occurred on the Pennsylvania
railroad three miles from Railway,
which resulted in the loss of two lives
and serious though not fatal injuries
TO four persons. The names of the
killed and injured are:
:K1LLED-William c. Dewolfe. clerk in
the accountants Office of the Ohio River
railroad at Parkersburg, Va.
e. Knight (co!ored), of Jersey City. por-
ter of the sleeping car.
1NJURED-Mrs. Julia Levy, of Brook
Ign. suffering from shock. is severely but
not fatally hurt.
3. z. Mead, of Brooklyn. left leg broken.
~. Kupper, of Brooklyn slightly hurt.
Frank Irish, travelling passenger agent
Of the Chicago & Northwestern railroad
at Chicago, collar bone broken.
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FROM WASHINGTON,

Preliminary orders were issued by
Adjt. Gen. Corbin providing for the
muster out $4,000 volunteers in the
next month.
Maj. E. G. Rathbone, of Ohio. will
have charge of the postal service in
Cuba.
The president appointed Ethan A.
Hitchcock, of St. Louis, Mo-, now am.
bassador to Russia, as secretary of the
interior.
Very encouraging reports of the con-
dition of affairs in Manila and Porto
Rico reached the war department from
the officers commanding the troops in
those departments.
An army bill prepared by the house
military committee provides for a
standing army of 10000 men, with an
auxiliary force of 5000 for present ex-
igencies.
In hisreport Robert B. Porter, special
commissioner for the United States to
Cuba and Porto Rico, says that the
military government is running
smoothly, and that Santiago is rapidly
becoming healthy city.
The government has decided to mus
ter out all the volunteers in the Phil
ippines as fast as they can be replaced
with regulars.
It is shown by the preliminary re-
port of the Nicaragua canal commits
sion that it will require about $135 ,oo0,-
900 to build the canal.
A counterfeit one-dollar silver GER
tificate has been discovered. It is of
the series of 1896, Bruce, register, Rob
erts, treasurer.
Great efforts are being made to put
enough American troops in Cuba to
meet any call upon them through the
speedy evacuation of the Spanish gar
risons.
1t has been determined by the gov
eminent to hoist the American flag
over Wake island, the westernmost of
the Hawaiian group.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-12-29
A WEEKS HISTORY
The Important Happenings Of a
Week Briefly Told.
IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNION
All the Latest News Of Interest from
Washington, From the East, the
s.a West and tho South.
THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.

FlFTY-FlF"TH CONGRESS-.
The house resolution providing for
adjournment from December 21 to Jan
uary 4 was adopted by the United
States senate on the Goth. A protest
was received from ex-Queen Liliuoka-
lani against the appropriation of the
crown lands of Hawaii by the United
States. Senator Teller (Col.) spoke in
favor of expansion. In the house the
conference report on the army and
navy deficiency bill was adopted and
the agricultural appropriation bill $751;
6o6,322) was passed. Mr.. Williams
(Miss.) in speech opposed the annexa-
ton of the Philippines. The bill in
creasing the regular army to 100000
men was favorably reported.
A bill to provide government for the
territory of Hawaii was reported favor
ably to the United States senate on the
21st and few private pension bills
were passed, after which an adjourn
ment was taken to January 4. In the
house a resolution directing an inves-
tigation of the right of the members
who volunteered in the Spanish-Amer-
lean war to seats in the house was
adopted. Adjourned to January4.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-12-29
MARINE LOSSES,
Than Ever Before Estimate
Places Total Mt $2,6OO,OOO.

Chicago, Dec. 23.-Marine losses dur
ing the season of 1898 were much great
er than during any previous season On
the lakes. On the total losses, TO two
underwriters will make an estimate
within 100000 of each other. The gen
eral average places the aggregate loss
at S2,6O0,ooo. Vesse1men protest that
these figures are too high, and say the
insurance companies do not lose heav-
lily. Lake Michigan has been the
scene of the greatest number of serious
losses, with Lake Superior as second.
Lake Huron was remarkably free from
disaster, while Lake Ontario produced
larger number of serious losses than
Lake Erie. The number of boats de-
stroyed is Sc; aggregate tonnage, 2o,-
1914 tons.
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LATER NEWS.


Lieut.. Richmond P. Hobson sailed
from San Francisco for the Philippines
on the steamer Gaelic. He will report
to Admiral Dewey on his arrival, and
will undertake the work of raising and
preparing for service the vessels of Ad-
miral Montejo, which suffered so Sc
verely in the attack of Admiral
Dewey's squadron.
A switch engine and a freight train
collided at Louisville, KY, injuring
nine men, two of whom will probably
die.
More rioting between the Spaniards
and Cubans occurred at Havana. One
man was killed and twelve wounded.
A crowd of several thousand whites
and blacks, gathered by the burning
of a saloon building, became involved
in race riot at Dallas, Texas, and be-
fore the battle ended two persons had
been killed, five were seriously wound
ed and dozen others slightly injured.
In addition one man fell dead on the
sidewalk during the fire and a woman
was fatally injured in jumping from
window of the burning building.
Mrs. VIM. l.. Smith, of East Liver
pool, O., while enroute to New York,
was robbed of a satchel containing
81, 500 in diamonds and money. She
was in a Pullman car, and at Ale
gheny, Pa. discovered that a similar
satchel had been substituted for her
own.
The residence of Senior Vicuna, the
Gillian minister at Washington, was
partly destroyed by fire. The inmates
escaped in their night clothes.
At Malolos, the headquarters of the
socalled Philippine government, the
native soldiers are levying' on the
villagers for supplies of'food, the peo-
pie are half starved, and universal dis
satisfaction prevails.
The so-called congress of the revo-
lutionary government of Filipinos,
which has been in session for some
time at Maloles, unexpectedly ad-
journed, difficulties have arisen over
the formulating of constitution
The cabinet of President Aguinaldo,
appointed at Bacoor on July Is last,
and named in the Bacoor proclama
ton issued that day, has resigned.
The sudden breaking of the ice on
park pond at Brookline, Mass, threw
80 young boys and girls in the water,
Three of them were drowned.
Commissioner General Peck has ap-
pointed Charles Richards Dodge, of
New York director of agriculture of
the American exhibit at the Paris ex-
position.
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THREE WOMEN PERISH.
Terrible Result Of the Durninr OF q
Fine Residence in New
York City.

New York, Dec. 21-A fierce fire start
ed in the handsome house at 26O Yves,
Seventy-third street, occupied by
Charles H. Raymond, general agent of
the Mutual Life Insurance company, at
an early hour Tuesday morning, which
resulted in the death of three persons
and the serious injury of several others.
The dead are:
MRS Charles Fl. Raymond, IS years old
Death resulted from compound fracture Of
the leg and internal injuries
MIS-. Victoria Underwood, Of GAINESVILLE
~, sister OF Mrs. Raymond, Jumped from
the third-story window.
Harriet Fee, domestic, burned to death.
The injured:
Charles H. Raymond, 60 years, shock.
overcome by smoke: William Doerr, 80
years, conductor, injured about the BODY
and scalp wound; William Ferguson. &c
years. butler. face 1acerated, overcome by
smoke.
Mrs. Raymond was the first president
of the New York Red Cross and was
also chief patron of the Red Cross hos
pital. Upon the opening of hostiIities
with Spain Mrs. Raymond volunteered
to go to any post that the society
might assign her. The flags carried
by the Red Cross steamer Texas when
it carried supplies to the front were
the work and gift of Mrs. Raymond.
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MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

Free milling gold ore worth from
$4,000 to $4,000 a ton has been. found
near Rat Portage, Ont.
The Midland Railway company of
England, has ordered 20 freight engines
in Philadelphia and New York.
James S. McIndoo, the minnesota
giant" died at Madela. He was 10
years old and seven feet two inches
tall.
Galileo's original manuscript treat
Use on the tides has been discovered in
the vatican library. 1t was completed
in 1916.
The discovery of gold five miles
southwest of Canyon City, COL, has
caused new town to spring up in a
night, as it were.
Ex-Secretary of State John Sherman
says the administration was negotiat-
ing with Spain for the purchase of
Cuba when the war feeling rose and
swept everything before it.
Ex-Gov. Sprague, of Rhode Island,
when recently in Washington met his
two daughters for the first time in 10
years, during which time they have
lived abroad and in the west.
J By direction of the president, Brig.
Gen. NJ. V. Sheridan, United States vol
unteers, has been assigned to tempo
rary command of the department of the
lakes, relieving Brig. Gen. Bacon.
William Steele, former cashier of the
wrecked Chestnut Street national bank,
Philadelphia, was sentenced to six
years and six months imprisonment
and to pay $500 fine. He was convict
ed of conspiracy.
Thomas Jones, living near Greer, w.
Va, attempted to light fire with crude
OIL An explosion occurred and the
clothing of his twin daughters, aged
SIX years, ignited.. Jones was too bad
lys burned to assist them and the chill
dren were burned to death. =.
I An unusual wedding took place near
Meldrim, Ga, at the home of F. NJ.
Goodson. His two daughters, Resale
and Rrthie, were married to two broth
ers, Charles p. and Elliott A. Morgan.
The father of the young men. Rev. j. A.
Morgan, performed the ceremony.
Thereingreat excitement at Spokane.
Wash. over repeated rich strikes in Re
public camp on the Colville reservation.
It is now demonstrated that the gold
belt is at least seven miles long and
three miles wide, and in that area rich
ore chutes are being discovered almost
daily