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The record-union., 1898-06-11
ANGLo-CHINEsE CONVENTION.
Gives Great Britain an Extension
of Boundaries of Hongkong

LONDON, June 10.-The newspapers
here are printing many congratulations
upon the signing of the Anglo-Chinese
convention, which gives Great Britain
an extension of the boundaries of
Hongkong, including Kan Tung, of al
together 200 square miles, under a
lease, to which the greatest Importance
is attached, as the territory thus &C
Quired is regarded as being essential
for the protection of Hongkong. The
le ase comprises the island of Lantao, to
the westward Of Hongkong. and the
mainland behind Kan Tung, south and
east of line drawn from Mrs Bay to
Deep Bay. While the Chinese get the
northern shores of these bays, the lease
covers their waters, subject to the
right Of the Chinese to use them for
their own ships.
When asked in the House of Com
mons last night whether Russia con-
templated sending troops to the Yang
Use Kiang Valley, the Parliamentary
Secretary of the Foreign Office, George
n. CurZon, made an important state
ment to the effect that such proceed
ing, without the consent of China,
would be an act of war, and, he added,
the Government would take the requiS
tie steps to protect the British interests.
Obviously this is intended as a warn
ing to Russia not to interfere in the
Yang Use Kiang Valley.
The record-union., 1898-06-11
THE RAM KATAHDIN.

neighbor, A. S. Greenlaw, visited the
scene of the fire, for the purpose of
gathering together some of the things
which had been saved from the flames.
Messrs. Basler and Greenlaw had been
on the ground only few
minutes when shot was fired and a
bullet struck near them. They thought
it somewhat strange that anybody
should be cunning at that time of night.
In a few minutes another shot was
fired, the bullet striking in the barn
just over their heads.
The two men had ascertained the d.
rection whence the shot came and a
search was instituted, which resulted
in their finding Conrad Schepp In Bas-
ler's potato patch.
Messrs. Basler and Greenlaw state
that they searched Schepp and found on
his person a pistol in which was two
exploded cartridges. They concluded
that Schepp had been shooting at
them and brought him inside the city
limits and then turned him over to the
police, to whom they told their story,
Schepp had his pockets full of pota-
toes, and when asked why he had shot
at the men, said at first that there is a
great deal of thieving going on in that
neighborhood, but subsequently said he
had not shot at the men but had fired
at a dog that had been stealing his
sheep.
AS the shooting had been done outside
the city limits. the police turned Schepp
over to the Sheriff's officers. Jailer
Beckley, after hearing the stories of all
the parties, allowed Schepp to go on
his own recOgniZance.
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MEDAL CONTEST.
Miss Ethel Jones Won the First of
the Series Last Night.

me nrSt of a series of medal con-
tests conducted under the auspices of
the w. c. T. u. was held in the base
ment of the English Lutheran Church
on Sixteenth street, between ] and K,
last evening, and drew out a fair-sized
attendance
The contests, which are along the lines
OF defamation and recitation are open
10 all young people who care to COM
pete, and the prizes offered for the first
SIX contests, including that Of last
night, are silver Demorest medals. The
winner of the seventh and final contest
will be presented with a gold medal.
Those who entered the contest last
evening were Miss Ethel Jones, who re-
cited An Old Mans Story" and cap
tured the medal, Miss Sadie Starr whose
selection was The Woman's Crusade;
Miss Willah Sinclair, who recited THE
Converted Rum-seller,," Miss Florence
Smith, THE Two Glasses Miss Agnes
Neirhoff. ''The Batttleship Maine" and
Van Ashley, THE Calf PATH
Solos were rendered by Misses Ruth
Hoskinson, Lulu Lothhammer and Car
RE Littlefield, and the Misses Saun-
GERS sang a duet. The judges were
Mrs. H. Perry, Mrs. Geft and j. T. Ro-
Ae1h' VHllc MISS JONES Carried OH Inc
silver medal, each of the other comics
tants was presented with a copy CT
Ten Nights In a Barroom'' Rev. w.
). Hoskinson made the presentation
speech, and Mrs. Maggie Willis gave a
short talk on temperance. 1t is pro-
posed to hold the contests every three
weeks until the series shall have been
finished, and on the last evening an en-
tertainment and social will be given in
honor of the contestants
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PROPOSALS.

SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RE-
ceived at the office Of the Superintendent
of Sacramento City Public Schools, Odd
Fellows Temple. Ninth and K streets,
until THURSDAY, June 80, 1898, at 8
o'clock p. m.
FIRST
To furnish $50 cords (more or less) of
four-foot white oak, black oak, live oak
or second growth oak, 20 cords (more or
less) of pine or cedar four-foot wood, to
be delivered at school buildings and piled
between stakes. Price of each given sep
arately.
SECOND.
500 reams of l2-pound letter paper.
10 reams of 12-pound foolscap paper.
10 reams of 6-pound note paper.
100 note tablets, ruled.
10 NJ XX6 envelopes.
Xxx envelopes.
1000 gross pens, Easterbrook, No. Al;
Gillott's No. 404
100 gross Spencerian No. / pens.
8 gross quart bottles of writing fluid.
500 boxes German slate pencils.
u gross penholders.
10 gross lead pencils rubber tipped.
800 gross chalk crayons
100 boxes rubber bands Nos. IL, 16, 30.
Is dozen bottles of mucilage.
Proposals to furnish the above sta
tionery shall be construed to mean in
greater or less quantity than is stated.
and to be supplied at any time when
ordered during the year. Samples must
accompany each bid. Right to reject any
w. II. SHERBURN,
Chairman of the Furniture and Supply
Committee.
O. w ErleWine. Secretary jeS-6t
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PEACE PATCHED UP.
The Warning longs Will Not Gt
Cunning for Each Other.

Peace, white-winged and serene, has
settled like wet blanket on the Chin
csc tongs, and the war clouds that have
for the past three months lowered over
the Celestial quarters in this city, have
been dispersed and peace, such as it
is. has been patched UP.
The braves of the Suey Ons and the
Fong Ducks have for the past six
months cruised around with perfect
ornaments under their blouses, ready
at any moment to open bombaTdment
on each other and anybody else who
CHANGED to be in the vicinity. and. as
they were nearly evenly matched there
was small chance Of peaceful agree
ment until the Bling Hong Tongs were
drawn into the vortex.
Several nights ago a Suey On man
had some trouble with a woman who
was under the protection Of the Bing
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LET RALEIGH DO IT ALONE.

The Morning POST of Raleigh, n. c.,
has sent out a letter to its contempt
raries throughout the United States So
Letting their aid in raising a sum OF
money from the North Carolinans
abroad and the people at large for the
purpose Of erecting a monument at that
place in honor Of Ensign Worth Bag
ley, who was killed at Cardenas While
in the performance of his duty on a tor
pedo boat destroyer.
No one has higher appreciation than
this paper of the character of Ensign
Bagley as an officer of the United
States navy, who died heroically in bat
tie. We are convinced also that 1t Is
ument to his memory as the first ma
val officer to fall in the war. But we
are equally convinced that it is bad
taste for Raleigh to call upon others to
help her in such a task.
A city of that Importance, proud OF
being the capital of the State that
claims the honor of giving Ensign
Bagley to the navy, ought to be able;
it is able unaided to erect in one of her
parks a suitable monument in honor Of
the dead hero. Other men will fall and
other heroic deeds be performed in this
war, and other communities will be
called upon to do honor to the dead
they mourn. The communities are call
ed upon now heavily to subscribe
money for the living in Quitting
troops, in providing for care of the
sick and wounded and in maintaining
a supplemental sanitary and hospital
service, and for other things related
to the war.
We do not, therefore, think it timely
to call upon them to aid Raleigh in this
matter That city should with COM
parative ease raise money sufficient to
erect lofty shaft of enduring stone,
with all suitable mountings and blaz-
onry of arms, to commemorate the he
roism of one of her sons. She is not
so poverty stricken that she needs to
appeal to other communities to aid her
in such loving and proud work. When
Sacramentos sons fall in the shock of
arms; when they deserve to have the
record Of their heroism chiseled in en-
during marble, and to have lofty shafts
erected in their honor, Sacramento will
alone and unaided attend to that duty,
and will be jealous of any other than
her own hands toiling in such self
imposed task.
The record-union., 1898-06-11

The clear water question in Sacra-
thoroughly aroused concerning it. The
hysterical apostles Of the gospel of
river water might just as well shut up
their pulpits. Talk as they may Of
running water purifying itself-a fall
lacy, by the way-of the virginia. pur-
ity Of the snow sources Of the rivers, Of
the softness and palatableness Of the
river water, still the great mass of the
people prefer clear water, though, if that
must be, it is Just trif1e harder" But
there is ample supply Of clear, pure.
soft water right at our doors. A large
number Of the people are using this
clear water to-day, and will not drink
from hydrants or filters. The senti-
ment is growing, expanding and gain
ing momentum in favor Of a clear wa
ter system. There is an underlying
force that moves civilization, an inner
ent force that men cannot avoid or turn
aside That force is felt now impelling
this community by a logic that they are
unable to resist, even if SO minded, to
the use of clean, clear, potable water
for domestic purposes. If the present
city government will not give such sup
ply to the people, or fairly, fully and
openly test the capacity of the clear
water supply. and its quality as we'll,
then the people will fill local govern
mental ranks with men who will re-
fleet their wishes in this regard. 1t is
perfectly true that there are diverse
stratas of clear water to the east Of
the city; that some are poor, some in
different, some wholly undesirable. But
it is also true that there is clear, pure,
soft water in abundance on our east
borders; not in one place but in half
a dozen. What the people are demand
ing is full, speedy tests of these waters
and the adoption of the best that the
filthy necessity every day growing more
repulsive to cleanly tastes Of using the
muddy, unwholsome river water may
be abandoned
The record-union., 1898-06-11
THE OLD STORY.
He Listened to the Song of the
Sireu and Was Despoiled.

A Swede named c. Nelson yesterday
reported at police headquarters that
on Thursday night a woman known as
Flossie had robbed him of a sum of
money estimated at from $40 to So.
Nelson said he placed himself in the
tender care of the woman and that
after he had become drunk she robbed
him.
The woman was hunted up by the
officers and stated that she had had
nothing to do with despoiling the self
asserted victim, but that a colored
woman had done the deed, and now the
police are looking for the colored
woman.
The record-union., 1898-06-11

ing parlors at 1870 o'clock yesterday
afternoon, and was largely attended
The services We're held in Odd Fell
lows Temple, under the auspices of that
order, of which the deceased was a
member. The local Brotherhood CT
Engineers attended in a body The
all-bearers were T. O'Connell, A. L.
Bowsher, Joseph Judd, A. j. Bidwell.
j. F. Slater and Professor J. z. Blan-
chard of Folsom.
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They must be dealt with kindly, and
protected from extortion and crueity.
There must be heart put into. them
keep them out Of bondage, he urges,
deal kindly with them, protect them
from the superior moral force OF the
Chinese, and they will be found kindly
disposed, peaceable and willing people.
The record-union., 1898-06-11
FOLSOM SEWAGE,
It Will be Kept Out Of the Ameri-
can River ereafter.

A dispatch from San Francisco last
night stated that in view of the COM
plants made regarding the sewerage
system at the Folsom State Prison,
Governor Budd and Attorney General
Fitzgerald had concluded to allow a
deficiency of $4,000 20 be created by
the State Prison Directors
With this sum available, they will
endeavop 10 devise a plan to dispose Of
the prison sewage in such a manner
that 1t will no longer endanger the
health of those living along the Ameri-
can and Sacramento Rivers
The record-union., 1898-06-11
SCHEPP'S SHOOTING.
The Bullets Flew Around A. s.
CreenIaw and w. HI. RasIer.

Several days ago the old Holland
House, situated on the Twelfth-street
road a short distance outside of the
city limits, was destroyed by fire, and
last evening w. III. Basler who owned
the property, accompanied by his
The record-union., 1898-06-11

Rabbi j. Leonard Levy Of Philadel-
phia will give lecture on "For God
and Country" at the Synagogue on
June 18th. Mr.. Levy, who is we'll
known as former resident of this city,
is an eloquent speaker and will doubt
less have a large audience.
The record-union., 1898-06-11
Federated Trades Picnic,

Sacramento Council, Federated
Trades, will give its annual picnic at
East Park tomorrow. There will be
street parade at 1890 a. M, ard
dancing until 1 p. m, with games,
amusements and a general good time.
The record-union., 1898-06-11

The decision Of the military authori-
ties to remove the camps of soldiers
from the residence district at Rich
mond, San Francisco, to the Preside is
a wise one. Observation in the camps
last week convinced US that they could
not be worse located, surrounded as
they are by a swarm Of saloons and
every block of tents cut by streets
which are thronged by civilians. Dis
cipline, exercise and good health can
not be maintained under such condi-
tons. AT the Preside exterior lines
can be established and guarded, which
will so far isolate the troops as to work
beneficially for their pockets, and
their morals, and decidedly improve
and advance the work Of licking them
into hardened troops.
The record-union., 1898-06-11

The United States has never made
an expansion movement that it has
had cause to regret. 1t acquired Cali
fornia as the result of war and took
it with a hostile population at that It
acquired Alaska by purchase with
out SO much as saying by your
leave" to the people of that Territory.
It bought the whole Northwest Terri
tory from kingly Power of foreign
tongue and took Florida with a popu-
lation alien TO our institutions and our
language. War and destiny throw the
Philippines. Porto Rico and possibly
other spots into our hands. Shall We
fear to continue the rescue of them
from the misrule and retrogression Of
Spain because tradition advises US to
fence in our country and remain in
an isolation that i'll compcrts with our
duty to our citizens, our trade and
our position as a civilizlng agency?
The record-union., 1898-06-11

The officers in the American navy
know all about DR.. Siegert's Angostura
Bitters and are never without that
world renowned tonic and regulator Of
the digestive organs.
The record-union., 1898-06-11
LAID AT REST.
The Funeral of Warren Wa1dron
Took Place Yesterday.

The funeral of the late Warren Wal
dron, the locomotive engineer who on
Wednesday last was accidentally killed
by falling from his engine in the round
house, was held from Clark's undertake
The record-union., 1898-06-11
Recruiting Regular Artillerymen.

Lieutenant Skerrett of the Third Ar
tillery, L. s. A, is in the city for the
purpose of recruiting the four compa-
MES Of the regiment that are here. up
to their full strength and hopes to OBJ
tain hundred men. He has not yet
decided on his headquarters.
The record-union., 1898-06-11
Filand Fined a FLYER.

Ed. Filand, who on Thursday last
pleaded guilty to battering John Burke,
stood up in the City Justice Court yes
terday and was fined S., which he paid.
The record-union., 1898-06-11
Weather Forecast.

Northern Calfornia-Cloudy and unset
tied weather Saturday, with showers;
fresh southwesterly wind
The record-union., 1898-06-11

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT. STATE
of California, County of Sacramento: In
the matter of the estate of WILLIAM
Notice is hereby given that FRIDAY,
the 18th day Of June, 1898, at 10 o'clock a.
m. of said day, and the courtroom of
said court. at the Courthouse, in the
City of Sacramento. County Of Sacra-
mento. and State of California. has been
appointed as the time and place for prov
ing the will of said William Scholefleld,
deceased, and for hearing the application
of Henry Brook and Mary A. Gamboni
for the issuance to them of letters of
thereon.
Witness my hand and the seal Of said
court, this 1st day OF June, 1898.
(SeaD w. B. HAMILTON, Clerk.
BY E. s. Wachhorst, Deputy Clerk.
Hinkson & Elliott. Attorneys for Petit
TONERS.
Endorsed: Filed June 1, 1898
w. B. HAMILTON, Clerk.
BY e. 8. Wachhorst, Deputy. je2-td
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seemed to do me any good 1 became so
yellow and sallow that l was disgusting
TO myself and no doubt to my friends.
| was persuaded TO take DR.. Tom She
Bins herb tea; almost Immediately I felt
better, and after three months treat
ment / am as well as / ever was. am
very grateful to the doctor
w L. KENNEDY
The record-union., 1898-06-11

San Francisco, Cal, June g. $685.
For several years / was troubled with
jaundice. / tried many remedies: mono
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-03-08
SIBERIA.
An Interesting Lecture at Merrill Institute by Geo. F. Kenuan
 Explorer and Writer.

George 2. Kennan lectured last (Monday) night at the Merrill Insti- tute on the subject Of Siberia. A fairly good sized audience greeted the well known explorer and writer,
 MT. Kennan was one of party sent out by SanFrancisco corpora tion with a view of erecting a tele- graph line to St. Petersburg, Russia, by way of Alaska and Siberia, and his lecture is a relation of incidents connected with that journey aud a description of the language, customs and manners of the Russians and Siberians. MT. Kennan has good voice for the lecture platform and is possessed of a sufficient amount of wit to make his purely descriptive lecture an interesting one.
 His description of the people of the frozen north vas very graphic, and one could listen for hours while he tells of tteir peculiar life.
 MT. Kennan gave description of an aurora borealis seen by him when near the Arctic Ocean. His words conveyed his ideas so clearly that one could almost see the moving colors in the sky. His account of the aurora borealis was beautiful and impressive.
 Mr. Kennan also told of the suf- fering endured by him and party the same night, when the tempera- ture was nearly sixty degrees below zero. He said that when people were properly fed and clothed they could sleep with comfort on the frozen ground with the temperature at 20 degrees below zero, but that it became dangerous to sleep without fire and shelter when any colder.
 The lecture was listened to atten. lively throughout by the audience I
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-03-08
AN INTERESTING LECTURE.
Delivered by Mr. I. N Yohannon on Persia at the Baptist Church
 Monday Night.

Mir. I. N. Yohannan, native Per sian, lectured at the Baptist church last night. His subject was "A Per sian Wedding." The church was overflowing with people, and all were delighted with the lecture. Mir. Yohannan had with him nine differ ent costumes, which he used in illus trating the dress and habits of the Persian. The facts he gave regard ing the people were exceedingly in- teresting, and it would seem that the a very low order of ciyiiiGation.ss
 He said that the wives were bar tered for as we barter for a horse or other animal. All of the facts relat- ed show the great need for the ele- vating influences of christianity and civilization.
 Sunday morning Mir. Yohannan addressed the Sunday school on the subject of Abyssinia. He told some blood curdling stories of Turkish cruelty.
 Mir. Yohannan is traveling in thls country accompanied by his wife, and he is educating himself for the purpose of carrying back to his peo- pie knowledge of the advancement, culture and freedom of other people.
 At the lecture last night collee- ton was taken up for the purpose oi aiding Mir. Yohannan in his laudable undertaking.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-03-08
ARTICLES FILED
With the County Clerk Incorpo rating the Monarch Lum-
 Der Co.

Articles of incorporation were yes terday (Menday) filed by the Mon arch Lumber Co. in the office of the county clerk at this place.
 The incorporators are Messrs. John F. Rutherford, NJ. C. Smith, A. J Neimeyer and Charles R. Jones. The authorized capital is $l0,0O0, of which amount $2,000 has been subscribed. The officers of the concern are as fol- lows: A. J. Neimeyer, president; M. c. Smith. vice-president; John F, Rutherford, secretary and treasurer. The company's place of business is to be Pine Bluff, and sucn other places as the members may select.
 The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by this corpora tion is to manufacture. pur- chase own and sell lumber; to pur. chase, own and sell lands and tim Der; to build, own and operate tram roads. logging roads and mills foI manufacturing lumber, and to do all such other things as may Le needful for the manufacture and dealing ir timber and lumber.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-03-08
WANG.

"Wang," with J W. Kingsley in the leading role, whicl has ieen the talk of the cits for d long time comes to tue opera house. for one night only, on the 18th.
 Wang" which has probably had the greatest popular success of any modern comic opera, is to be intro duced for the first time in this city next week. The opera has for the past four seasons been one of the greatest money makers that ever delighted a lucky manager. This fact has this season made it possible for an unprecedented amount oi money to be lavished upon it's scenery and costumes which aid in depicting life in Siam under the re- gency appointed during the minori- ty of the present king of that coun- try. The company consists of 50 peo- pie and carries it's own orchestra. It also carries every foot of the gor- geous scenery needed for the produc- tion, the cost of this scenery being in the neighborhood of $5,000
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-03-08
IS SHE A FAKE2

A woman is camping at the Cot ton Belt deptot today, while mem- bers of the police for e take up sub- scription for her and her two children on their way to Texas.
 The woman is apparently in des- titute circumstances. Chief Stewart recognizes her as woman who was working her way through to rela- lives in Tennessee a short while since.
 The police force and our people arc willing to work for sweet charity's sake, hut they don't like to be work ed by tramp, even thought it be il woman's garb.