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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-08-12

What pcopcarc saying about Hoods
lti. curing the worst cases
If scroiula dyspepsia rheumatism and all
forms of blood disease, eruptions sores
boile and pimnas Itisgiyiug strength TO
weak and tired women. Why should you
hesitate 10 tase when it is doing somrch
for others:
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-08-12
BRAVE ENGINEER
r. L. PECKS GnEAT PRS ENCE or
MIND.
HE SAVED The MANlTOU.
: prang For the Throttle and Shut on
Steam Amid Shower Of Flying Steel
and Iron.

and Iron.
Chicago, Aug. Chief Engineer
K. l.. Peek Of the passenger steamer
Mantiou stood by his post when the
engine was going to pieces 10y his side
and at the risk of his lie shut of the
steam and stopped the big machine.
Then, without Il moments hesitation.
he ran into the boiler room and closed
the valve on the main steam pipe,
preventing any further chance tor
damage.
The Miutiou was towed into port at
: o'clock this morning by the Canadian
| steamer Algonquin, and the tug Pro-
lection. About 100 OF her passengers,
who had preferred to remain with the
boat we've landed, and later in the day
the steamer was towed to South Chicago
where repairs will be made.
The following story OF the accident
which disabled the engine was told by
the engine room force The Manitou
had just passed Point Bctsey. headed
for Chicago. Il was l2:l5 O'Clock on
Saturday morning. Chief Engineer
PECK, with Olcr Sherman, was on
watch. Suddenly be heard the gib or
wedge in the crosshead of low pressure
piston drop to the floor of the crank PIT
Realizing the danger, he sprang for the
/ throttle, but before he could reach the
levers the engine was going 90 pieces.
The loss of the glb had caused the bolts
in the cro,shcad 10 break and release
the connecting rod. The engine wa.
turning 81 revolution, per minute, and
the big Steel beam was ,hrcshing abou
at lively rate. How Mr.. Peck cs
capped being struck by it as ne stood on
the grating by the throttle is a mystery
MASS OF TWISTED IRON.
The grating by his side was smashed
nto bits The cylinder head wa, brok
en- of and piece Of it went sailin!
. through the air. A rain of broken lrol
and steel casting was falling and th
, air full Of escaping steam and a,bcsto
dust from the backing. Had the eugin
been allowed to run a minute longer, j
would surely have been reduced to
scrap heap.
The levers Of the throttle were ben
and twisted Two Of the columns O
the engine frame were broken on ,hor
and the cylinder crushed. The be,
plate of the engine was also broken
The WORK OF repair, was begun at once
The engine was disconnected, and Oh
arrival this morning, all wa, ready TO
TIE machiuists TO begin work Tn,
great delay will come from the ca,tin.
Of the broken parts. If the bed plat,
cannot be repaired, the entire engin,
must be taken down and new one pu
in. The time Of delay to the steamer
is not yet known. The officers of tn,
line said today they had been unabl,
a yet t. formulate any plans for the
rest of the season, but would announc,
some course in a few days. Engineer
Peck is regarded everywhere As hero
His devotion to hi, ship and her pas,en
gers is remarked by everyone. liz
alone refuses to see anything wonder
fui in it, and declares that his position
demanded that LIE risk everything in
the performance OF IN, duty.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-08-12

Sullivan worked over the boy when
he was taken out OF the water and
doctors. who were afterwards sum-
moned. said that il was Sullivan who
brough Gambouski to life after req
cuing him. The water was y feet
deep whore Sullivan dived
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-08-12

Ordinary t9usehold accidents have no
tcirors when there's bottle of Dr. Thomas
Eclec'ric Oil Do the medicine chest. Heals
burns, cuts, bruises, sprains. Instant re-
lief.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-08-12

"The details have scarcely touched
upon, but had the officials and soldiers
dreamed for one moment that they
were 70 be torn from their homes there
would, feel sure. have been another
story to tell and am firmly convinced
this letter would never have beer writ
ten.
"Tte captain in extending to me hi,
congratulations, remarked: Brauuer.
sreuther. you'll never as long a. You
live have another experience such as
this: congratulate YOU ON your work.
"All this whole affair "a, transacted
in spanish. had an interpreter with
m, bu forgot all about using him. |
did not want them to get chance to
think even before it was to late.
The best way 90 avoid scalp disease,
hair falling ont, and premature midncs,
IS TO Use the best preventive Known for
that purpose-ilalfs Hair Remover.
\ lazy liver makes lazy msn. Buy
dock Blood Bitlcrs Us The natural. mover
failing remedy for lazy liver,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-08-12
Mothers Friend

is the best help you can use at this time.
It is a liniment, and when regularly APP
piled several months before baby comes,
it makes theadvent easy and nearly pain
less. 1t relieves and prevents morning
sickness" relaxes the overstrained mus
cles, relieves the distended feeling short
ems labor, makes recovery rapid and GER
tain without any dangerous after-efTects.
Mothers friend is good for only one
purpose, viz: 10 relieve motherhood of
danger and pain.
one dollar per bottle at all drug stores or
sent by express Oh receipt 81 price.
FREE BOOKS, containing valuable informa.
tion for women, will be sent 10 any address
upon application 20
THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR co..
Atlanta. Ga.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-08-12

\ lazy liver makes lazy man Buy.
dock Blood Bitlcrs is the natural, mover
failing remedy for LAZY liver.
The record-union., 1898-08-14
Complete Registration

OF all the voters or said county in ac,
cordance with the provisions OF Section
1884 Of the Political Code of the State OF
California, it will be necessary for all
electors, in order to vote at the next
general election. to be held on Tuesday,
November S, 1858, to make application in
person to be registered.
Notice is hereby given that said new
registration will commence on June l,
1898. and continue to and including August
Il, 1898, when such registration shall
cease provided that any elector who has
registered and thereafter moved his resi-
dence to another precinct in the same
county thirty days before said day OF
election, may have his registration trans
ferred to such other precinct upon his
application, verified by oath, setting forth
the change of residence and containing
the other facts required for original regis
tration, but no transfer from one pre-
ciilct to another shall be made after a
date twenty-seven days before November
s, 1898.
The. office of the County Clerk at the
Courthouse, corner of Seventh and /
streets. Sacramento City. California, will
be open from a. m. to 6 p. m. and from
d. m. to 9 p. m. each day except Sun
day All citizens please take notice and
W. B. HAMILTON. County Clerk.
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Their Cases Continued.

The cases Of Ed Johnson, Mrs. Troi
and John Stein. charged with having
battered Mrs. M. Shreeve, were called
in the City Justices Court yesterday
morning. They entered pleas Of not
guilty, demanded jury trials and their
cases were set for Saturday next. The
origin of the difficulty was an eviction
Of Mrs Shreeve from house on the
Consumes River, owned by Mr.. Troi.
Mrs. Shreve states that she refused ad-
mittance to Mr.. johnson and Constable
Stein, and that the former struck and
knocked her down.
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Daughter" composed by Fred Smart.
This will probably be given before the
public during the winter months.
Miss Mossmeyer of Woodland visited
Sacramento last week, the guest of
Miss Gertrude Riley.
Mrs. H. Lyman and son, Harry. left
last Wednesday for San Francisco.
w. II. Fisher a prominent merchant
Of Red Bluff, visited Sacramento last
week.
Ray Hurd departed last week for Pa
cific Grove.
Al. Goddard will spend his vacation
in San Francisco.
Rev j. S. Carroll and wife have re-
turned from their summer vacation.
Mrs. Ed. Roeder and family are rus
ticating at Santa Cruz.
Mrs. D. Alger and daughter, Byrdie,
are spending few weeks at Santa
Cruz.
Mrs. Newton Booth has been visiting
Sacramento, the guest of Mrs. T. Bird
sail.
Miss Russian is spending her vacation
with friends in Mendocino County.
The Misses Haggerty departed last
I,,a fnr EN-o,7 WI
they Will remain for three weeks.
Miss Estelle Stephens and Miss Lu-
cine Ransom are spending week at
Mr.. Stephens country home.
=
Henry Arnold departed for Pacific
Grove last week.
Pacific Grove.
John Geeslin and daughter, Florence,
are visiting in San Francisco.
Last Friday evening a dance was
given at Mariposa Hall, in Pacific
Grove, by a number of our Sacramento
people A large number attended, and
a general good time was had by all
present
Mrs. Charles M. Beckwith is visiting
Pacific Grove.
H j. Small spent last Sunday with
his family in Pacific Grove.
3 =
Clifford whitmore and Ed. Pedeaux
Doa at So
o. w. Erlewine left Friday morning
for Alameda and San Jose.
Louis Gambach has returned from
San Francisco. Since his return he has
been quite ILL
Mrs. Abb Hunter and children have
returned from a three weeks visit to
Dutch Flat.
Mrs. Frank Ryan and children are
visiting relatives in San Francisco.
Miss Emma Kunz and niece, Leila
Beckley. have gone to Towle's to spend
the remainder Of the summer
William Inerney has returned from a
trip to San Francisco.
Mrs. A. D. Fenton and Mrs. Emily
Fenton have left for Colfax TO visit
Mr.. and Mrs. P. B. Clark.
Mrs. NJ. Grant and daughter, Matte,
accompanied by Mrs. Wise OF Joliet
Ill, have returned from pleasant
visit to San Francisco.
A. Jost left for Pacific Grove last
Thursday to join his family, who are
spending the summer there.
Mrs. Jacob Heintz and Mrs. H. Dewy
and children have gone to Shasta
Springs for two months.
Mrs. Francis Fredrichs has returned
to the city after a months visit with
her parents.
Miss Blanche Billion and Miss Kate
Welsh have returned after a two
weeks vacation at the Bay.
! Mrs. Lottie Putney is spending 9
week in the city of San Francisco.
Miss Ollie Ilguri will spend this week
/ in San Francisco.
| Miss Lou Mccormack and Miss Millit
Titherington are enjoying their vaca'
ton in San Francisco. They vii
The record-union., 1898-08-14
SPECIAL NOTICES.

BAKER &>HAMILTON, wholesale hard
ware. bicycles. carts, buggies, carriages,
phaetons, Balm farm and header wagons.
Send for catalogue.
The record-union., 1898-08-14
Studies Will Be Resumed at
Sacramento X Institute
Tuesday, Aug. 18th.
AT O'CLOCK A. NJ II

In their camping outfit and pitched
camp just across the stream from the
hotel. All we Sacramentans went down
to see them, of course and invited
them to 'mingle" with us evenings at
the log cabin, where we have games and
music galore. E. NJ s.
The record-union., 1898-08-14

The summer resorts still claim socl-
ety's undivided attention, and all who
can possibly leave the city have made
arrangements to spend their vacation
amid shady hooks or by babohng
streams - hence social entertainments
are at a standstill.
Misses Mamie and Nellie O'Neill are
spending their vacation in San Fran
cisco.
Mrs. Evelyn Mason and daughter left
last Monday to spend a month at Santa
Cruz.
General A. w. Barrett, who has been
q guest of the Hotel Metropole at Cat
alma Island for the past week, returned
to Sacramento last Wednesday. Mrs.
Barrett and her sister, Mrs. A. O. Rich
ardson Of Los Angeles, will remain at
the hotel indefinitely.
Mr. and Mrs. George Taylor have
taken apartments at the Hotel Metrop-
ole at Catalina Island for an extended
stay.
Will Hubbard, formerly Of Sacramen-
to. is visiting at the home of L. A. Up
SON
Mrs. DIR. w H Baldwin and daugh-
ter, Elinor, are spending the summer at
Emerald Bay.
Mrs. Crackbone and granddaughter,
Helen Pierce, are spending few weeks
at Santa Cruz.
Mrs. c. z. Burnham, accompanied by
her daughter, Muriel, are spending
their vacation at Emerald Bay.
Mrs s. Ginsberg and daughter are
enjoying the summer at Santa Cruz.
c. NJ. Coglan and wife are at the
Riverside Hotel, Santa Cruz.
Miss Lucy Hurd departed last week
for Highland Springs, where she will
remain a month.
Fl. Grau and family. accompanied by
Miss Helen Howe, returned home after
an absence of three weeks.
Miss Emily Shields Of Routier spent
a few days in the city last week.
Bert Fisher went down to Pacific
Grove last week to join his family.
c. A. Elliot made a short trip to San
Francisco last week.
r. NJ. Hoen visited San Francisco
during the latter part Of the week.
r. E Kent was in San Francisco last
week.
Miss Minnie Hoehn departed for Pa
cif1c Grove last Monday During her
visit she will be a guest Of Mrs. T. II.
Thomson
Frank Ryan, Jr., returned home from
San Francisco last Saturday after
two weeks visit.
Miss Hazel Hubbard is visiting
friends in San Francisco.
Mrs. S. Farley and children will
,perd the summer in San Francisco.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Steinman and family,
accompanied by Mrs. Heilbron, left for
Catalina Island last week.
Miss Grace Dore left last Tuesday for
Oakland, where she will attend school
Mrs. J. Malice and sister, Mrs
Vaughn, departed last week for Lake
County.
Miss Emily Ebert returned Sunday,
after a months visit to San Francisco.
Leo Moeller and Fred Beaton went to
San Francisco and Pacific Grove Mon
day morning on their wheels.
The members of the Ladies Choral
Society are studying king Rene's
The record-union., 1898-08-14
NOTICE TO VOTERS
REGISTRATION!

THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
Sacramento County, State of California,
having made an order on May g. 1898, di-
recting new and
The record-union., 1898-08-14
Final Account Filed.

Edith Leimbach, administrator of the
estate of Catherine Leimbacn, de-
ceased, through Holl & Dunn, her at
torneys. has fled in the Superior Court
her final account, and has petitlSned
for distribution of the estate, which
consists of real estate valued at Slo. 600.
The record-union., 1898-08-14
City Finances.

Following is the report of the City
Auditor for the week ending Saturday,
Aueust 13 1898:
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McMorry sells groceries. Agent for
Coronado water and Stockton sarsa-
parilla and iron. 531 IA street.
The record-union., 1898-08-14
CHESS MATTERS,
One of the Games at the Interna-
tionaI Tournament.

The attendance at the Capital City
Chess Club continues good in spite Of
the hot weather, and many interesting
games are played
Following is ore of the mastery
games played at the International
Chess Tournament at Vienna, Messrs.
Marco and Tchigorin being the players,
and the opening the Ruy Lopez:
The record-union., 1898-03-29
Henry Drain Testifes.

Henry Drain, clerk in the United
States Consulate Havana, was examined
as to the receipt of anonymous letter re-
ceived by the Consul-General in regard to
the explosion of the Maine. Witness pro-
duced the letter. the date of which was
February 18th. of the present year. There
was no signature, it being signed AN Ad
mirer" Drain said il seemed to be the
document of a fairly well educated man.
1t was written in Spanish. The translation
was produced and was handed TO the
Judge-Advocate and read by him. The let
ter was referred to in the record as being
marked e. but was not appended. In
response to the question as to whether
anything had been done to ascertain the
truth of the statements contained in the
letter the witness said that he had. He
asked General Lee to look into the matter
and he did not appear to know what to
do, stating he had no secret service money.
A man by the name of Pepetaco was men
toned in the letter. Witness said he had
tried to discover the whereabouts of the
man and the one to whom he spoke said
the name was a mistake, that the man
mentioned had died a few days before the
explosion of the Maine. and the letter re-
ferred to a Pepe Barquina. that he had
also died suddenly about two or three
days after the explosion OF the Maine.
The witness declared that his informant
was DR.. Charles Carbonal an American
citizen
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descended four times making. about eight
or nine hours of total examination.
Olsen told how on his first descent he
went over the forward part or the ship.
To use his own expression, he said: Il
found the wreck all blowed up. l found
a lot of CRATE bars down there.
The second time he went down further
forward and there located lot or 10-inch
shells. Forward of these the plates were
bent in board over them.
Asked if he imagined himself looking
forward, he stated that he did. Going
over the plates he struck into lot OF
6-inch shells with the sings on them.
Going to the right. witness stated, ne
found a lot of wreckaSe. 1t seemed &c
have been blown over the starboard. Oh
sen stated that he put his hands into the
cracks and brought out several 6-pound-
er shells.
The next time he went down Olsen tes-
titled he went outside the ship, forward
of the crane on the port side. He fol-
lowed the bottom along, and found that
the ships side was blown out-board and
alongside the crane, it could be walked
on.
AT the part where she was blown UP
completely, witness said part OF heI
bottom plates We're turned up. Then you
follow the bottom from there up and the
plates are blown out-board AT the TOP
and underneath the bottom they are
blown in-board and bent in. About three
feet forward of the spot there was a
piece of iron laid along the bulkhead. The
is curled like a sheet of paper in-board
from stem to stern.
''Amidships on the same place there is
an armor plate, one plate comp etc. the
top of the plate standing up. The. plate
is inclined over the starboard completely.
1t stands up with the thick part of the
plate down. 1t is inclined forward anG
over the starboard.
The record-union., 1898-03-29
CARL RUNDQUIST.
ONE OF THE DIVERS WHO IN
VESTIGATED THE WRECK.
Ten-Inch Powder Tanks Did Not
Look as if They Had Exploded
by Charge Inside.

Gunner's Mate Carl Rundquist one OF
the divers, said he went down in the after
part of the 10-inch magazine and found a
lot of empty 10-inch powder tanks-doZ-
ems of them-with pieces blown in all di-
rections. They did not look as if they
had been exploded by charge inside. 1t
looked as if a pressure from the outside
had opened them up. The ragged edges
of the ship were bent in-board. The bot
tom of the ship was all blown up.
He found a hole in the bottom OF the
ship. 1t looked as if it was blown up
from the outside, because the. explosion
from the inside could not make a hole
like that, the pieces of aTmor plates also
showed that they were blown from the
outside of the way they were bent.
Rundquist being recalled testified to
the progress of his exploration. He went
down March 1st on the port side and
found the berth deck S!oping aft to star
board. There was coal seven feet deep
on the starboard of the crane; some OF II
had been blown out of the ship on that
side. He also found a 10-inch tank and
powder bags which he sent up; he also
found a bunch of wires about fifty OF
them in a bunch
In the afternoon he went down in the
same place, and followed the armor plate
and found the break where the armor
plate ended. Here he found string of
heavy wire fifteen feet long. Asked as
to the condition of the armor he replied:
THE end was all twisted and torn and
ragged edges and then they all looked
pointed in-board. | also examined the
upper part of backing and found the in
side corner gone.
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Just as he had taken his eyes off her to
move his chair, there was q. sound like a
cannon shot in the darkness. He imme-
diately looked toward the Maine. He saw
the forward end of the vessel rise, he
thought couple of feet out of the water.
An instant later came second distinct
explosion. This seemed to burst from the
interior of the vessel, forward in dull
flame and the air was instantly filled with
flying debris. The vessel lurched back in
the water after the force of the first deto-
nation that had lifted her bow and quickly
began TO sink forward. In less than min
ute her bow had disappeared. The wreck
took fire and burned for two hours.
There were single reports that kept up
all that time when fixed ammunition was
reached by the flames, but these were not
to be confused with the two big eXplo-
sions which had destroyed the Maine.
There was no doubt about the separation
of>these first two explosions, an interval of
two seconds at least separating them. The
much discussed section Of cement that fell
on the deck of the Washington was two
inches thick and weighed thirty pounds.
The engineer of the Washington showed
it to me. Pieces of iron stove in some of
the Washington's boats and delayed the
work of rescue. Other wreckage was
hurled clear over the Washington
The boats of the Spanish warship AL
fonso XII, he said, were prompt to go to
hte rescue and were aided by the search
lights.
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LIEUT.. com. WAINWRIGHT.
TEsTIFIES BEFORE THE COURT
OF INQUIRY.
Regulations in Regard to Paints
and Imfammable Matter
Strictly Carried Out

WASHINGTON, March 2S-Lieutenant-
Commander Richard Wainwright testified
that the regulation in regard to the paints
and infiammable material and other pre-
cautions were strictly carried out on board
ship. Every possible care was taken to
avoid accident All visitors were scru-
tinized before being allowed to come on
board the ship. Nobody was allowed
unaccompanied. Special '1ookouts' were
required at night. No unauthorized boats
were allowed to approach the ship.
There was fine discipline, obedient crew.
quiet men He was in the Captains of
flee at the time of the explosion. He felt
a very severe shock and heard noise OF
falling objects on deck. Thought the ship
was being fired on.
He was told by the Captain to see that
the boats We're lowered. He saw few
men coming, mostly officers. He saw no
reason to food the magazine because the
water was coming up. He saw fire for
ward. Boats began to crowd around the
wreck. He induced the boats 70 take the
wounded to different vessels. He ordered
list taken of the saved and wounded.
There was excellent discipline after the
explosion Orders were forwarded with
the promptness of a drill. He was at the
wreck at daylight the following morning.
He took a gig with Lieutenant Hood and
a few men and attempted to board the
wreck He was warned off by an armed
boats crew of Spaniards and then pulled
around the wreck. There was still some
burning fragments.
On the sixteenth day. Commander VAIN
wright said: Nearly all the. powder
shows signs of having been subjected to
outside pressure as If pressed against
the powder inside and their ends are also
crushed in. I saw two 6-inch tanks that
were opened at the seams and were press
ed down fat as if by exertion of consider
able force"