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The record-union., 1898-03-27

PURSUANT TO THE LAWS OF THE
State Of California in such case made
and provided, public notice is hereby
given that the Oakland Consolidated
Street Railway Company, the Alameda,
Oakland and Piedmont Electric Railway
Company and the Central Avenue Rail-
way Company, upon the written consent
of the stockholders holding more
the stock of each of said corpora
tions, respectively, and by agreement of
the respective Boards of Directors of said
corporations, made and entered into in
accordance with such consent, and pur-
suant to the said laws of the State OF
California. in such case made and pro-
vided, have consolidated and amalgan1at-
ed their capital stock, debts, properties
assets and franchises under the corporate
name and style of the OAKLAND
TRANSIT COMPANY.
Dated at Oakland. Alameda COUNTY
State of California. this 22d day of March
1888.
BY order of the Board of Directors OF
the Oakland Transit Company.
by SAMUEL ]. TAYLOR,
rnr23-t illaD2J Secretarv
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Entered at the PUstoffice az Sacramento
as second-class matter.
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A SUGGESTION.

Tulare Register: To allow grass in
the mountains to go through the season
unconsumed while cattle, horses and
sheep stretch their emaciated carcasses
by thousands over the dry plains and
lower hills, would be a calamity to
California and wrong to her people.
The President should open the reserva-
tons for this season at all events, but
somehow the grazing lands should be
leased or apportioned SO as to prevent
their being overstocked and doing no
body substantial good.
BRAVE AND CALM MEN AT THE
The record-union., 1898-03-27
SPECIAI. AGENCIES.

EASTERN BUSINESS HOUSES.
The Tribune Building, New York City.
Western Business ONCE. THE Rock
cry Chicago.
The S. c. Beckwith Special Agency,
sole agents foreign advertising.
The record-union., 1898-03-27
AND STILL WE LIVE.

The American "Agriculturist" is au
thorlty for the statement that there
mas been recent large increase in the
number of domestic animals on Amer
lean farms, and this the Cleveland
Leader" properly pronounces a sign
OF agricultural betterment, because the
price OF these animals has correspond
lngly advanced. This enlargement of
values is $3.50 100000 more at this date
than at the same date in 1897. which
means an increase of per cent. So
the rise is equal to about half the value
OF fair years crop of wheat A year
ago last fall we were told that if the
republican party triumphed nothing
OF TINS Kind would come to pass. Unless
we had free coinage of silver at the
ratio of Is to l we would be financially
ana lndustriously PROSTATE. But some
now the prophecies of the calamityites
nave gone wrong. Why, here is even
Kansas roaring What about this
time? Too. much money. The State
is infested with money; the lenders sit
behind their tables and wiring their
hands in misery, that there are no bor-
rowers and no more mortgages to file
away and longest the records with.
The record-union., 1898-03-27
VOICE OF The PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSION.
State and Coast Opinions ON SUBJ
iects OF Living News
Interest.

Fresno Republican: The Stratton
primary law having been knocked out
by the Supreme Court, another attempt
at primary reform should be made by
the Legislature; and if that fails, the
Legislature should try again and again
until it passed law that will stand. The
reform is necessary and must come
sooner or later.
OLIVES AND FROST.
Martinez County Paper: The early
frosts and continued cold weather this
season have been a revelation to olive
growers, that is not at all reasSuring. 1t
seems to have revealed the fact that the
olive Will not properly mature if assailed
by severe frosts too early in the sea-
son. 1t has always been believed that
in great degree the olive is imperviouS
to ordinary frosts, and that the fruit
would mature in pretty cold weather.
This season, however, seems to have
demonstrated that the fruit can stand
but a small amount of frost if it comes
early in the season. This season the
olive matured to a large plump size.
looked all right, and gave promise of
giving a good yield of oil. When they
came to be pressed however, it was
found that While the fruit looked all
right, it contained but a very small
percentage of oil. Fine looking olives
only yielded two or three gallons of oil
per ton, when the average yield should
be about twenty gallons per ton.
WINE PRODUCTION.
San Bernardino Sun: Nearly all the
wineries in the State have made their
returns and the total for 1S979S will
not vary but a trifle from present fig
ures, the total production of sweet wines
for the entire State being as follows:
Port, 3,049,4 13 gallons; sherry, 2O02,-
500; muscat, 672 ,626; angelica, 1883 ;
tokay, 11,741; malaga, 1914. Total,
8 1913, 2G3. Nearly all of these wines
have been already sold. Now that these
figures have been received, the total out
put of wines in the State in the last
vintage can be given. In round num-
bers it is 81 100000 gallons, of which
p, 900, 900 gallons were dry wines. This
is the greatest product for one season
in the history of the State.
STILL AT 1T.
Santa Barbara Press: The silveriteS
are still industriously engaged in driv-
ing the strongest men out of the DEM
ocratic party their latest success haV-
ing been in forcing Senator Mills to
withdraw his Senatorial candidacy be-
cause of the adoption Of a rule permit
ting only those who supported the Chi
cago platform in 1896 to participate in
the primaries.
The record-union., 1898-03-27
DAILY RECORD-UNION
THE DAILY RECoRD-UNIoN.
A SEVEN-DAY ISSUE.

UPTOWN BRANCH OFFICES.
AT Thomas W. McAuIiffe & CO. s Drug
Store, southeast corner Of Tenth and !
Streets
OAK PARK Acknowledgement Black
smith shop, corner Thirty-fourth street
and Sacramento avenue.
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RECORD UNION TELEPHONES.
(SunSet.)
Editorial Rooms. .....................Re Red 131
business Office Black 13l
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Editorial Rooms ....-...................
Business Office .125
The age-herald., 1898-02-18
CARNIVAL SOCIETY
Called Down on the Lavish Expenditure of
 Money.

An excellent story is told on well known saloon man, who is liberal sub scriber to the carnival fund as well as to all public enterprises.
 A few mornings since he rushed into the office of President Lesser of the Carnival society and was apparently very much ex- cited. Finding MT. Lesser engaged at his desk, he inquired if he could see him prl- vatesy for few moments, and when an interview was granted he opened up in the following fashion:
 'I subscribed $50 to the carnival fund and you fellows are doing us a great in justice"
 Why, what is the matter" inquired President Lesser greatly surprised. You are wasting the money that has been given you" said the subscriber. .I figured out the cost of the cab.egram from Rex which was printed in The Age-Herald this morn ing and find that it cost just $62.5O, and am opposed to any such waste of money"
 The serious expression upon the face of President Lesser was quickly changed to a smile as he assured the gentleman that Rex "a staunch advocate of government ownership of railroads and telegraphs, and fearing to antagonize his majesty the telegraph companies had granted him frank over their Hines and the cable gram had come ''deaidl head.''
 The liberal saloon man was perfectly satisfied with the explanation and ne turned to his saloon feeling that he had discharged his duty to himself and to the public.
The age-herald., 1898-02-18
PERSONAL.

Geo. F. Peter, of Maylene, was in the city yesterday.
 Norfieet Harris, Jr.. of Tuscaloosa was in the city yesterday.
 Tom Garner. of the Tuscaloosa Gazette was in the city yesterday.
 MT. and Mrs. w. c. Jemison, or Tusca- loosa, were in the city yesterday.
 MT. and Mrs. Thomas Irby, of Annlston' were in Birmingham yesterday.
 P. Sid Jones, immigration agent of the Louisville & Nashville, has gone to Vine mont, near Holmes Gap, where a new col ony of northern settlers has just been es- tablished.
 Ped Hickman, well known bicychst or this city. leaves this afternoon for Man. chester, England, where he will join his brother, Murk Hickman, who is engaged in setting up linotype machines for the Mergenthaler company. MT Hickman re- sided at West End, and his many friends wish him success in his new home.
The age-herald., 1898-02-18
BURIED ALIVE.
A Hypnotized Man Buried Alive for Two Days
 and Nights.

The Lees company of hypnotists, who created such a sensation by burying a hypnotized man alive under five feet of ground for two days and nights in the city park at Chillicothe, Ohio, last May, and who hypnotized Samuel Story in that city by telephone from the Columbus Daily Dispatch office, Columbus, Ohio, O distance of over fifty miles, and had a committee of physicians and press repre- sentatives from both cities run ordinary hat pins through his face and arms with out pain or allowing drop of blood to flow will make their first appearance in this city at Seals hall next Monday night. The above experiments were made to demonstrate to number of medical and scientific men what could be done with hypnotism.
 The Lees have appeared in all of the leading theaters of the country. Their en- tainments are interesting, instructive, nor al and have been well received in Atlanta, Savannah, Memphis, New Orleans and all the southern and western cities. Their en- gagement is for one week. with a change of programme nightly.
The age-herald., 1898-02-18
TIE SUDDEN TERMINATION
Of a Case on Trial in the City
 Court.
JURORS REMARK THE CAUSE
An Investigation Was Held and the Attorneys Agreed to Stop the Trial and Con
 tinue the C.sa

The case of the Union Drug company vs. the Alabama State Mutual Assurance company, which was on. trial in the first division of the city court, was brought to a sudden termination yesterday.
 The court was informed, through the attorney for the plaintiff, that one of the jury had remarked on the previous day that the negro would get no money out of him." An investigation was at once in- stituted, and another member of the jury stated that such a remark had been made The member who was accused of making the remark said that he had only said: "There is no money in it, not mention ing the case.
 The plaintiff claimed that the jury had been prejudiced by the remark, and after consultation it was decided that the trial be stopped and the case continued.
 In the Criminal Court.
 The trial of Andrew McCann, charged with the murder of Ed Barrett at Pratt City in 1895, was concluded in the criminal court yesterday, resulting in the acquittal of the defendant.
 In the City Court.
 In the second division of the city court the case of F. J. Pelzer vs. H. & L. Rob- inson, ejectment, was taken up. The trial was held in the criminal court room.
The age-herald., 1898-02-18
REGENTS OF THE WHITE SHIELD
Tender the Services of Its Membership in Case
 of War.

The Regents of the White Shield, through it's supreme officers, have volunteered the services of its entire membership to the president for active service in event of war with Spain or any other nation.
 The membership of the order Is composed largely of ex-confederate and ex-federal officers and soldiers, men who have met the brunt of battle on many bloody field Among It's principles is the preservation of the union, the defense of the flag and the support of our national honor, and in response to the patriotic impulses of re- united people these hoaryJheaded veterans of a struggle for civil liberty, with its younger members who have learned patriot ism from the history and love of their country, stand ready to bear arms in it's support.
 At an enthusiastic meeting held last night the events that have transpired in the Cuban situation in the past few days, the blowing up of the battleship Maine and the probable result of this accidental or pre- meditated event was the topic of earnest discussion. The meeting resulted in send ing the following telegram: Headquarters of the Regents of the White Shield.
 Birmingham, Ala, Feb r, 1S98 To the President, Executive Mansion, Washington, D. C.:
 The Regents of the White Shield, a pa- triotic order for the maintenance of white supremacy, preservation of the Union, de- fense of it's flag and the support of our na- tional honor, composed largely of ex-con- federate and ex-federal officers and sol diers and their sons, hereby tender you the active services and loyal support of its entire membership as separate regiments or brigades ready for the field in the event of declaration of war with Spain or any other nation.
 By order of O. T. DOZIER,
 Official: Supreme Commander.
 G. F. HART,
 Supreme Recorder.
The age-herald., 1898-02-18
BOB TAYLOR IS COMING
With New Strings Upon His Fiddle, New Rosln
 on His Bow.

This season has seen a greater number of brilliant and instructive lectures in Bir- mingham than any past five seasons to- gether, in Birmingham's history. This has been due mainly to the Birmingham Lyceum, organized last fall, by H. k White, and it is to be hoped that the Lyce- nm course will become a permanent in- stitution here The lecture platform is now recognized as one of the worlds greatest schools for progress of thought and broad and liberal culture among the people.
 Governor Taylor is par excellence as a lecturer. and there will doubtless be a crowded house to hear him at O'Briens $ opera house Saturday night.
 Tickets are on sale at the regular theater nrices. at Norton's, Newman's, Godden's and Nabers Morrow & Sinniges drug stores, and Smith & Montgomerys DOOR Store
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the said Haas and London, for themselves and their associates, and this contract Is to be assigned by the said Haas and Ion- don, to the said corporation when so or. ganized.
 Sec. 1S Be 1t further ordained, That a contract embodying this ordinance shaal be executed on behalf of the mayor and a1der- men of Birmingham by it's mayor and on behalf of sain Sol Haas and Alexander T. London, for themselves, their associates, successors and assigns.
 Sec. 19. Be it further ordained, That the privilege and rights conferred by this ordinance and the contract to be made herss- under shall not be transferred or assigned to- nor abauldone1 or surrendered in favor of amy corporation or person, except upon the condition that such corporation or person shall agree to perform and carry out all of the duties and be subject to all the Limitations and conditions herein ex- presesed and set forth.
The age-herald., 1898-02-18
CLARA NEVADA WAS WRECKED.
The News Confirmed by a Special Dispatch From
 Juneau.

Nanaimo, B. C., Feb. 17-A special from Juneau, Alaska dated Feb 12, confirms the news of the loss of the steamer Clara Ne yada, The cause of the disaster was doubtless the explosion of her boilers. Of the fifty people on board none are be- lieved to have been saved.
 The wreck was discovered by Customs Inspector Marquam at Juneau, who or> dered the Rustler to the scene in Lynn canal, where a burning vessel had been seen. wreckage bearing the name of the ill-fated vessel was found, but there was nothing to show the identity of any of the passengers. The Clara Nevada was tramp steamer, and as she was plying between United States ports, she did not file her passenger list with the customs house officers.
 Those whom she had aboard had been hurriedly picked up at Skaguay, being at- tracted by the cut which she made in rates. It is thought she carried about twenty passengers, of whom two or three were women. Several were bound for Ju- neau and the balance for Seattle Frank Whitney, of Cripple Creek, Col, was known to be one of the unfortunates.
The age-herald., 1898-02-18
DR. EMIL G. HlRSCH
Closed the Lyceum Course Reception at the
 Phoenix Club
4 Pointed

The Lyceum course for the season 1S97-9S was brought to brilliant close last night by Dr. Emil G. Hirsch of Chicago, who delivered one of the most interesting lec- . lures of the series, before large and ap- preciatve audience.
 H. K. White, secretary of the Lyceum, addressed the audience, giving a brief re- sume of the seasons attractions. He em- phaszed the fact that these lectures had cost only 221a cents for each admittance, a remarkably low price. He urged that the Lyceum be made a permanent organiza- tion, and to that end invited all who were interested to sign their names to the list, which will be found at Seals store.
 Rev. Maurice Newfield, rabbi of Temple Emanuel, then introduced the speaker of the evening, eulogizing him a man who had attained eminent success in the three great factors-the pulpit, the platform and the press. He also announced that by spe- cial request Dr. Hirsch would choose as his subject Facts and Fictions About the Jew" instead of "The Dying Century," as had been advertised
 Dr. Hirsch entered at once into his subject, and for one hour and fifteen min utes he held the entire attention of his audience, who gave frequent applause. His subject was broad one and was handled in a most scholarly manner by the eloquent speaker, who logically dsproved the many fctions about the Jews.
 Dr. Hirsch is among the leading platform orators of the country, and his introduction to a Birmingham audience was. under the most suspicious circumstances.
 After the lecture an informal reception was rendered Dr. Hrsch by the members of the Phoenix club at their handsome club rooms on Eighth avenue and Nine teenth street. Supper was served in the dining rooms of the club and it was the occasion of several witty and highly ap- preciated speeches. Those who spoke were Dr. Hirsch, Dr. J. H. Phillips, A. o. Lane and Samuel Ullman.
 Among those present at the reception were Mir. and Mrs. M. V. Joseph, MT. B. Steiner, MT. and Mrs. H. Barnard, MT. and Mrs. A. O. Lane, MT and Mrs. Samuel Uhlman, Moore Foote, Jr,, of Atlanta; MT and Mrs. Jacob Fies, Mr. and Mrs. Morris Marx, MT. and Mrs. Sam Adler. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Loveman, M. Well, Marcus Well, Eugene F'ies, Leon Schwartz, Leo Loeb, Leo K. Steiner, Dr. Morris Newfield, H. K. White, Webb Crawford, Joseph Slaughter, MT and Mrs. Herman Saks, Misses Tessye Fraleigh Dian Holz- CT, Ray Plant, Irene Lyons, Belle Katzen- stien, Estelle Slaughter, Leah Uhlman, Stella Abrahams, Miss Barnard, Sophie Goldberg and others.
The age-herald., 1898-02-18
Morrel-Persing.

Married yesterday afternon at 2;3O o'clock at the residence of the brides father Mir. w. A. Persing, MT. Charles William Worrell and Miss Jessie Maude Persing. Dr. Curry of the First Presby yterian church officiated.
 Miss Persing Is the lovely and accom- plished daughter of MT. W. H. Persing, one of the oldest and most highly esteemed men in the Kansas City railroad service. MT. Worren Is an enterprising young mer- chant of West End, and well deserves the lovely bride he has won. Immediately af- ter the ceremony the happy couple left for New Orleans for trip.
The age-herald., 1898-02-18
INSURANCE MEN MET
Yesterday Understood That They Condemned
 War Talk"

Executive sessions are getting to be all the rage in Birmingham.
 The fire insurance agents of Birming- ham held a meeting yesterday afternoon to discuss the war talk that has lately been prevalent in insurance circles. The meeting was held behind closed doors and no outsiders were allowed They were in session for an hour and a half and the meeting was evidently an interesting one. Nearly every insurance agent in town was there.
 An Age-Herald reporter saw John G. Smith, president of the association and he said that he had not thing to say. From what could be learned, however the meeting was one of peace, and all talk of rate war was condemned. It is not known whether any investigations were made or will be made as to the reported cutting of rates
The age-herald., 1898-02-18
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Of Alabama Press Association Will Meet in This
 City Next Tuesday.

The executive committee of the Alabama Press association will meet in this city next Tuesday, Feb. 22, for the purpose of discussing the selection of the place of the next convention.
 It is possible that the day and place may be set at this meeting, but 1t is not known for certain. The pencil pushers will be too full of mardi gras to devote very much time to business, especially as the various cities are very pressing in their invitations to have the association visit them. Tuscaloosa is hot in the fight and they will have a delegation up to pre- sent that city's claims in person.
The age-herald., 1898-02-18
THE KID CLUB
Gave Its Second Dance of the Season at the
 Florence Last Night.

The Kids" gave another of their dances at the Florence hotel last night and a very enjoyable dance 1t seemed to an on- locker. None of the kids are passe and they waste very little time in 4ntermis- sions.
 Patton led the german and MT. and Mrs. Clifford and MT. and Mrs. Charles School ar were chaperones.
 The following couples were present.:
The age-herald., 1898-02-18

Miss Millie Nabb with Edgar Laird, Miss Avis Ehrman with John Adams. Miss Gertrude Ehrman with Blair Hughes. Miss Eva Yancey with Nat Barker, Miss May Fowler with Jim Long, Mss Adelaide Moore with Roy Lacey Miss Virginia Wal ker with Bress Vaughan, Miss Clara Cot ton with Fred Norton, Miss Aileen Cot ton with R. s. Jemison, Miss Edythe Ward with Fritz Hardy, Miss Clew with Fred Moore.
 The stags were Messrs. Sam Hughes, Herbert Buell.. Leslie Stollenwerck, Ed Marable, Ernest Luddeman.
The age-herald., 1898-02-18

Works company, will be had this after noon at 2:30 o'clock in the council cham Der of the city hall Arguments of the at torneys pro and con will be heard,e and the matter gotten in shape for the final report of the committee to the board of aldermen. T. H. Motion. who is prose cutting the case is represented by Messrs. Denson & Tanner. and the Water Works company by Alex London.
The age-herald., 1898-02-18
BASKET BALL.
"B" and 'C" Teams Play at the Athletic
 Club Tonight.

The fourth game of the series of basket ball games now being played at the Ath- letic club will take place tonight between "B" and "C'' teams. All the men have been practicing hard, and one or two of them may be compelled to lay off tonight. The teams are as follows:
 E. Position. c. French " =. .. Center. ... ..... Meade Dean.... ... ....R Forward. .. ... ...Redd Stollenwerck.. ..L Forward. .McDonough Warren.... ....R. Guard..... ...Thompson Johnson....... ...L Guard..... ... ....Jones
 There will also be a five-round boxing contest between Cary Thompson and R. M. Quigley, besides work on the flying rings and some special acrobatic work.
 The Athletic club team, which is to play the Nashville Atheltic club on the 18th in Nashville, has been practicing every night this week. The men have been coached in passing, signals, dodges, etc., and are getting the game down to a science
The age-herald., 1898-02-18
seo.OO In Gold Given Away.

With every bottle of my famous J. Mar tin rye I will give ticket which will entitle the holder thereof to participate in A gift of $20 in gold, which I will award to the person holding the successful num- Der. The $2O in gold will be given away on May 1, and you had better begin to save your tickets. This famous rye is warranted to be six years old. The price is 75c per full quart Every bottle to be genuine must bear red guarantee label of Wm. Wise, with signature attached.
 VIM. WISE, Phone 544 209-211 18th St. 2-l3-sl-wed-fri-tf.
The age-herald., 1898-02-18
Meeting of Water Committee

A meeting of the special Investigating committee of the board of aldermen, which Is to inquire into the quality, pressure, rates, etc, of the Birmingham Water
The age-herald., 1898-02-18
More Attachments

Several additional attachments against J. H. Donaldson, the furniture dealer, were issued yesterday, which runs the total amount up to about $12,0o0.
The age-herald., 1898-02-18
At Hnlf Mast

The flag at the government building was displayed at half mast yesterday in obedience to the orders of President Me- Kinley, in respect to the dead seamen who lost their lives in the Maine disaster
The age-herald., 1898-02-18
At the Schools

Dr. Emile G. Hirsch, of Chicago, who lectured before the Lyceum last night, vis- ited the public schools yesterday and made several short addresses
The age-herald., 1898-02-18
WANTED.

Two first-class bicycle re- pair men. Apply to Cooper & Durham, corner Sd ave. and goth st.