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The record-union., 1898-08-13
Letter Borrows More Money.

CHICAGO, Aug. 12.-Levi z. Letter
mortgaged two pieces Of real estate to-
day for 81 ,O0O,0 600 in favor of the North
western Mutual Life Insurance Conn
pany. This makes S3,OOO,O0o borrowed
by Letter from this company.
The record-union., 1898-08-13
Origin of Eurrah.

w. j. Spratley thinks there can be
10 doubt that the Egyptian soldiers in
ancent times went into the battle TO
the inspiring cheer Of the Hoo Ra.
Hoo Ra. Hoo Raj And if the avera sc
questioning man asks why, he replies
with this: Because Hoo Ra Gn the
tongue Of the Thotmes and the
Rameses) means the King! the King.
the King.'
The record-union., 1898-08-13
Moffett Given "a years.

OAKLAND, Aug. l.. - Joseph Fl.
Moffett, who shot and killed his wife
several months ago, and was last week
convicted of murder in the second de-
gree, was to-day sentenced to twenty
four years in San Quentin. AS he is
60 years old, this is equivalent to a life
sentence His defense was insanity.
The record-union., 1898-08-13
Earthquake in Sicily.

MESSINA (Sicily), Aug. u. - An
earthquake shock was felt here this af-
ternoon and at various points in the
island and in the southern part of the
peninsula. No damage resulted from
the disturbance
The record-union., 1898-08-13
A Capitalist browns Himself.

PETALUMA. Aug. l.. - Jacob Sol
date, a capitalist, and one of the best
known citizens of this city, Jumped into
the river and was drowned, while tenn
porarily insane, last night His body
was recovered this morning. The de-
ceased was a native Of Switzerland.
The record-union., 1898-08-13
Strike Settled.

PITTSRURG, Aug 12.-The window
glass scale strike was Unexpectedly
settled tonight, and 10000 workmen
throughout the country will return to
work next month, 5000 Of them at an
advance of wages.
The record-union., 1898-08-13
President Mckinley Congratulated

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.-President
Mckinley has been the recipient to-
night of warm congratulations from all
parts of the country on the successful
termination Of the war.
The record-union., 1898-08-13
30=inCh
Plaid Ginghams
Special, SC yard.

This is out of the ordinary in
width for gingham and also as
regards quality at the price. III
fact, the best value ever offered
at SC the yard; pretty coIorings
in combinations which will
make neat and durable house
dresses for self or for children.
The record-union., 1898-08-13
Too Many Amendments.

.He is now physical wreck
..He used to have a strong constitu-
ton"
II know. But the doctors have amend
ed it several times''-NeW York World
The record-union., 1898-08-13
Earthquake Shocks at Seattle.

earthquake shocks We're felt here to-
night, about four seconds in duration.
The record-union., 1898-08-13
DISASTROUS FIRE
AT WHEATLAND.
The Whole Business Portion Of the
Town Burned,
Resulting in a Loss of Nearly Two Hundred
Thousand Dollars.

A Chinaman Burned to Dcath-Of
the Business Houses Only One
Small Grocery Saved-Disgrace-
full Scenes Witnessed During
the Progress Of the Fire, the
Lower Element Of Hop Pickers
Plundering Stores While Pre-
tending to Save Goods.
The record-union., 1898-08-13

$4,000, insured; Southern Pacific Com
pany, two loaded cars, two empty cars,
stock yards and sidetrack, 81 600.
The record-union., 1898-08-13
NJ CURE-rO paw

Thar IA the way all druggists sell GROVES
FASTELESS CHILL TONIC for Malaria, Chills
tasieless FORM Children love IT, Adults prefer il
10 bitter nauseating Tonics- Price. 500
The record-union., 1898-08-13
WOmen'S
Summer Wrappers
Special at 4Oc.

Women's percaIe wrappers; the
actual 81 and $I.25 kind; full
cut skirts. neatly trimmed with
wash braid and self ruffles, for
al patterns and stripes, pink,
blue, green, black and white.
well made and not many OF
them, SO the early conner gets
the benefit.
The record-union., 1898-08-13
Wash Wells,
SDeciai at 10c

oPNNENkE <kI H/Ns
The ideal Summer veil, the 25c
kind, ecru net wash wells with
small dot and neat lace edge one
inch wide around as border, at
the reduced price, 19c. The
most economical veil shown.
The record-union., 1898-08-13
Children's Gimps,
ages 4 to 10 years,
55c and 7Sc.

White lawn gimps, can lie
worn with any style or co1ored
dress having straps over the
shoulder. They are gathered at
the waist and have handsome
yokes Of lace insertion, embroid-
cry and tucks, sleeves also I'm
ished with ruffie of embraidery
and lace; sold regularly for 81
and $1.75. They go now at 5oc
and Use each.
The record-union., 1898-08-13
Fruit of the Loom
and Lonsdale,
sc yard.
SC yard.

Bleached muslin, an always
needed commodity in the house
hold, and tits seldom that You
find the above popular standard
brands at sc the yard. Now is
the time to supply demands.
The record-union., 1898-08-13
...SAvlNC SNAPS.
FOR SATURDAY NIGHT.
These unusually low prices will prevail on the following
listed items for tonight from 7:30 unit! 10 o'clock:
WOmen'S
Muslin Gowns,

Large sizes of women's muslin
gowns, with yoke of tucks and
insertion and deep collar edged
with embroidery, full cut, well
made and really n very unusual
value to put forth at this price.
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Special Shoe Prices
SATURDAY NIGHT ONLY.
Ladies' Oxford Ties,
$3.50 reduced to csc.

A large line black button
shoes, square and pointed toe,
kid and cloth top, made of
choice stock of fine vici kid;
Saturday night sale only $3.50
reduced to 9Sc pair.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-01-08
couruRr 5 HARLEouln.

Apparstioa which Caassd Him 20 Pain
ssne Of HIS Best Pietarss
At moment when what are called
supernatural apparitIons are 50 plenti.
full In France the repairs now going on
at the church OF 81. Eastaehe gi=e &C
tuality to an appariticn which tbs
great painter Couture relates mos
seriously in that now exceedingly rare
book. Entretien d'Atelier,' says q
Paris correspondent Of the London
Standard. II was he who did a con-
siderable portion OF the decorating OF
this church. In describing what oc-
CURED he wrote: Il was painting my
virgin, and / was giving all my at
tention to my work. But by strange
occurrence. which could not explain.
l was constantly disturbed by an ex-
traordinaty vision. After hearing the
latch Of my chapel door lifted the door
opened and gave passage to charm
ing harlequin. He saluted me with n
grace which had nothing in common
with the harIequins of our world. He
commenced by a pretty pirouette; then
with one knee on the ground, he ele-
gantly placed his two hands on the
handle of his wooden sword. which
raised the point His head on one SIDE
expressed the pleasure a person expe-
riences In seeing again a friend after
long absence. That contemplation
was. however. very short. He stood
up, and ran with the rapidity of a cat
all round my chapel, striking my
painting. He rushed up my scaffold-
Ing, his quick motions making the tin
sci on his clothes sparkle. Then with
rapid bound he came up to my pal
cite, cut caper. and disappeared, to
reappear Immediately, running round
the corniees with superhuman rapidity
and agility. The vision disappeared.
1 descended from my scaffold by the
ladder, searched all round my chapel,
and looked at the door. 1t was ajar. /
shut 1t carefully and recommended my
but In a very short time
heard the click Of the latch repeated,
and the same vision reappeared. What
| could not understand was, why the
door would not keep shut" These APP
partitions continued during eight days,
after which Couture thought he would
lay the apparition by executing a pic
ture representing harlequin. With
the object Of doing justice to his sub
Jet, he hunted about for works on far
lequins, and at an old bookstalI be
came across book entitled Ia Vie de
Dominique, celebre Harlequin de Ia
Coincide Italienne." The painter
bought it, and read It carefully from
the first to the last page. It possessed
interest for HIM that Dom
nique was a great favorite OF Louis |
XIV. but what caused the greatest sur
Prise to Couture was that, when Domi-
1ique died, he beQueathed the greater |
portion OF his property to the church /
II St Eustache on condition that he J
Ihould be buried in the chapel Of the I
Tirgin- 1t was after these strange
vents that Couture painted "Harle-
Iuins," which are not less highly ap-
'reciated than his best historical pic
ures.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-01-08
sa.L. MT. rh., pran., kun

A remarkable case Of recovery from
snake bite is recorded in the news
brought by the steamship Bonny from
West Africa. F. T. Summers, who
Travelled home on the steamer, was
shooting elephant in the bush near
Opobo, when he was bitten by a two
horned viper, which fastened on his
ankle. After getting free he dispatch
ed tire viper by blowing its head on.
and ascertained its measurement TO
be seven feet long. His leg began to
swell Immediately and he was convey
ed to the consulate, where DR.. Thorn
az treated him twice. injecting either
iodine or bromide Of potassium. Al
though the leg at the time Of treatment
had swelled to three times its normal
sire. and everybody. including the
doctor. expected death to take place
within nine hours, Mr. Summers began
to recover, and m eleven days he was
well.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-01-08

ana the lIghts inside ceased to burn,
but the IRE In Jones' heart grew more
furious.
Senator Thomas w. Palmer was
sent to Detroit to urge Jones to re-
turn to Washington. His mission was
fruitIess. Then his friends from Flor
ida appealed 10 him to return. A DEL
egahon If gentlemen from Tallahassee
went to Michigan to intercede VIE
him. He listened to his friends. Dor
rowed money If them. and then iold
them to go home. he would stay In
the north. aad he did. Finally his
term In he senate expired, AMI then
his ineona cease1. He had spent all
the cash money Re had deposite1 N
a Pensacola hank that he had left when
be proudly boarded a train with his
commission as a snator bound for
Washington His bills az bis hotel
grew into large proportions and were
not liquidated. lie was asked for hi5
room. He then went to q private
boarding house Finally he was ad-
judged insane and was booked for the
slate asylum. He had lost all Of his
Florida friends. But before he could
be removed Senator Palmer and Gen.
eral Aiger had him committed to pri-
vAte sanitarium.
Jones was a bachelor and II Is sail
that Miss Palm was the only woman
who had ever soached his heart. While
he was in Detroit and before being de-
clared insane dlss Palm was colrted
by one OF the most prominent ihysi-
clans in Michigan. The doctor was a
married man, blu; ne got divorce and
welded the beautiful woman. His d.
vorced wife. / ON told. Is now some
where in the east unconhned in airy
asylum. but is in demented condition.
Whether the doctor and his second |
wife are living or not 20 not know.
Samson had his Delilah. Anthony his |
Cleopatra, Sardanapalus his lone, Bou-
LANCER his Dejon. Dixie his Crawford.
Parnell his Kitty o'Shea and Jones
his Palm! Poor old manl-James S.
Evans.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-01-08
Railroad Econom1.

The Baltimore and Ohio South West
ern Railway has been experimenting
with electric motors on turntables.
Turning locomotives at divisional
points and terminals Is a service Of
much annoyance and no little expense
to railroad companies It generally
takes four men to turn q locomotive,
and while they are doing so their reg
ular work Is abandoned.
Experiments we're made with an
electric motor on the 60-foot turn
table at Chilhcothe with such success
that the Park Street turn-table in
Cincinnati was similarly equipped. The
result has been rather astonishing in
the matter Of expense. The current
was purchased from the power plant
and IL cost on an average Of less than
one-haf a cent for each time the table
was turned When this same table was
operated by hand Il cost IL cents for
each engine. Tho yearly saving is
about sos.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-01-08
POSTAL BANKS.

Some Places Where They Are Most Ns.s..
We are strongly In favor Of pou,,,
savings banks for the use Of the pe,lpi'
OF small means and incomes. A 49,
place OF deposit Is sadly needed In -
err county and section, especially n,
the south and West. In the Eas.
where population Is large and sayiDos
bans are established, they NAV me-
be so much ne0ied as In the other 81
tfons. though doubtless they womb
prove advantageous there. But in ~
agricultural communities and in CON
munities where labor Is employed. Bk.
Asheyflle for instance, place Of safs
deposit for small daily or weekly can.
ings would be OF great advantage IA
the individual and the community. Te
daily earnings of those In Asheyina
working for wages or salaries amoun,
to some thousands OF dollars. The ex
pendftureS Of no person ought to aver
age the entire income per day. Them
should be something saved, however
small. but the more the better. out Of
every days wage or salary. Farmen
have sums more or less from time 10
time that they do not have occasion to
spend. It Is better these aecumulations
be put in some safe place, absolutely
guaranteed. than to remain In the pOck.
ct or stuffed away In some secret hole.
or. worse still. spent when 1t should
not be. There should be such an inst
tuition in every county town at least.
The government should and could guar
antee the absolute safety Of the de,
pOsits therein. The deposition should re,
ceive low rate Of intereSt-Say 2ls or
8 per cent. This would induce the de
posit until at least a sufficient amount
had been accumulated to use in other
and more profitable investment. or to
fall back upon in case OF urgent need
One OF fits greatest advantages would
be that It would keep the money of the
in active circulation instead Of
being boarded. as millions OF dollars are
now boarded. by individuals In small
sums at that. greatly to the injury Of
business and the general welfare Of the
people. Being safe. guaranteed by the
government. available at any moment.
when wanted. such a depository would
prove Of the greatest good to the mass
3 OF the people.-Asheville (N. C)
Daily Gazette.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-01-08
Railway stations In GERMANY.

In striking contrast with the exces-
sive penuriOusness obtaining in other
departments OF Prussian state railway
management Is the lavish expenditure
for new stations in PrussEan cities, as
well as in those Of the German states.
Thus the new union station In Frank
fOrt-on-the-Main has cost a matter OF
30.OO0.OOO marks CabOut $500 OO0l, the
one in Cologne 24.5O00O0. IN Hanover
100000. In Mayence 1SOO0,O 900. IN
Dusseldorf 16.OO0OO0. In Munich 16.-
100000. while the new Dresden station
"A gigantic and very handsome struct-
ure-win swallow up a matter Of Sc
100000 about $13. 100000. 1t probably
will be the most expensive in the world
when finished.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-01-08

Il is fse. that a German lover
made bet that he could kiss his
sweetheart ten thousand times in ten
hours, that he kissed her nearly four
Thousand times In three hours, and
that then his lips became paralyzed
and he lost the bet Foolish extraya-
gance Ike this ought to ca severely
recuked; and yet It Is iikeUise a fact
that the girl was In prime coalition
a the close Of the contest and felt
hurt when the referee called on the
match.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-01-08

Nothing but Fun" is the queer
heading under which q great newspa-
per describes a Jubilee day" when
thirty thousand school children of a
Pennsylvania city attended a wild
West show. One of the features of
this performance was a realistic
lynching e A colcred fellow pretended
to steal a horse, was lassoed, dragged
a quarter of a mile over the ground
and hanged on the galIows; and then
the cowboys amused themselves FIR
ing At the struggling body, while the
band played Nearer. Ny God. to
Thee IT. is to be regretted. but hard
" TO be wondered at, that the press
generally has fefrafned from. com
nenting on this brutal trzvesty Of law
and religion. Journalists probably
feel that words are powersess to char
aeterize the persons who-would put be-
fore children such degrading exhi-
hilton.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-01-08

Among the most remarkable works
in Australia is the overland telegraph
from Port Darwin to the south Of the
continent, which was completed in
1872. Almost the whole 1000 miles OF
its length was through uninhabited
country -mueh of It a wateriess desert.
The wooden poles were prepared at the
nearest available places. but some had
10 be carried 35o miles. while the iron
poles were taken an average distance
of 400 miles by land. Over 1000 tons
Of material had to be carried into the
and the total cost was e37o,-
900. j.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-01-08

The widespread misery and want that pre-
tall IN Italy appear to be exercising a dis
astrous and degenerating influence on the
pnysique OF the masculine portion OF the
populatlon- According to official statistics
just issued by the war department at Rome.
0os OF every thousand young men OF twenty
which "a as obligatory In Italy a. IN Ger
many and Austria. go. OF more than hall.
we're rejected BY the medical Authorities as
PnyslcAliy disqualified for service In tie
army.-New York Tribrne.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-01-08

English law provides for the pun
ishment of anx person who publishes
"any proposal or scheme for the sale
of any ticket or tickets chance or
chances. IN a lottery" Under this law
the printer OF &London newspaper
was recently prosecuted and fined. as
being "a rogue and yagabond," be-
cause he published the advertisement
of medicine in such a form as to
make IL missing word contest The
prize offered for supplying two omitted
words needed to perfect the sense was
divided among six persons guessing
the missing part OF the advertisement.
OF course the trial Of the offender ad-
Fertised the medicine. but 1t served
the purpose Of showing that the law
against lotteries was to be construed
so as TO shut ont schemes wearing an
innocent look but really involving an
Illegal principle
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-01-08

An East Taunton. Mass, young mas
who thought he was old enough to
have q girl called on a young woman
? few nights since. The girls mother
quietly left the room. and in a few
minutes returned with q big piece Of
bread and molasses. which she handed
to the caller, telling him TO eat IT and
run home. As his mother might be I'M
easy II he should stay out late.-Home
Treasury.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-01-08

come as a relief to his broken spirit.
A little over decade ago he was the
idol OF his people. from FloaLlaton to
Tampa. There never was q profound
er lawyer in the Palmetto state. His
practice was enormous. and he lived
the life of happy student and thinker
until the desire to enter congress at
tackled him. From that moment his
entire life beeame7a changed one. From
the quiet. transformations gentleman OF
Florida he became the dude Of Penn
sylvania avenue in Washington Once
in the senate. he quit his law books.
He never entered into the debates Of
the senate. and 1t was frequently the
case that he absented himself from the
chamber for days From the life OF an
active lawyer he soon nursed the ha-
bits Of sybarite.
While In Washington he lived at the
Riggs House. lie spent hundreds of
dollars with tailors. Ills clothing was
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-01-08

sian authorities Of Judko Kaplan. This
man was arrested In Atlantic City LAST
summer for abusing q young woman
supposed to be his wife. The girl. 10
ayenge herself for iIl-treatment. con-
fessed that she had eIoped with kan
Ian, who she said was a fugitive from
justice firm Russia. Before the Rus
sian authorities could be communicated
with. the E-an escaped, and was recap-
tured only after long pursuit The
girls statement proved to be true. John
Kaplan was poor tailor living in the
Russian town Of KIey. Nearby lived 4
weIl-to-do merchant named ]. Kaplan.
Judko awaited himself Of the similarity
OF names 10 cash draft for 1000 rom
bles drawn to the order OF the mer-
chant, and escaped to Anerica lsav-
ing In Europe wife ahd eh,ldrsn
Coming to Boston. he met his constr.
and eioped with her. The stats ~
partmenf has issued its warrant Tor ~.
return to Russia upon the comuuitnsn,
Of commissioner IN New York.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-01-08

Posthnmous fame. or notoriety,
sometimes depends more upon an in
cident than upon a life-Eork- A pub
lie man of good ability, upright, re-
speeted by all and beloved by his
friends, a holder Of high oficial posi-
lions and a faithful cfiicer in each OF
them, was recently called from this
life. In the newspaper accounts Of
his death be was universally desig-
mated as the man who. in moment Of
imPatience. kicked his way through a
closed door in the hall Of the national
house Of Representatives.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1898-01-08

OF the most expensive kind and Of pc
culiar pattern He affected the style
OF the old type of dress that Picture
books tell US was used by the south
ern gentleman in the days Of Calhoun
and Yancey. His tro-seFs were of
,broadcloth, his vest .. silk ard his
coat facings OF velvet He wore high
heeled boots. a sloucn hat and finely
plated shirt bosoms. de vas a rare
specimen Of physical manhood. ]
know Of but two men who were before
the public IN Jones' day that approach
ed him in physical size. These were
Senator Coke of Texas. now dead, and
Justice Harlan of k,ntucky. l once
saw Coke and Jones walk down the
aisles OF the senate chamber arm
locked. They instantly became the
cynosure Of all eyes in the gallery.
When debating a subja.t Jones voice
was very loud. but it was quite musi:
cal. His gestures were those CT an
orator, and his natural manners were
those of a gentleman. But in time
he became foppish and eccentric. and
he had been in congress but a short
while before he succeeded In making
himself thoroughly disliked.
In the early part OF 1886 there ar
rived at the Riggs House Miss Palm
Of Detroit, accompanied by her mosher
and maid. She went ID The national
capital to participate In the social fes-
ffrrfffna ~ "A h.
known in Washington. She was a
woman of pronounced beauty. 1t has
been said of her that she was one of
the most accomplished women IL Mich
igan. Her carriage was graceful, and
her eyes were OF the dreamy kind that
make men rave and lose sleep. She
was not long in meeting the Florida
senator. who at once became llave at
her feet. He paid her his undivided
attention. He boagbt hsr extrava-
CANT presents. and one Of the expen-
sire Washington florists was engaged
by the senator to supply her room with
fresh flowers morning AMI evening. So
warmly did he prosecute his love case
that Miss Palm had To Ey from the
city. She returned to her home. think
ing that she woald get rid OF her ar
dent sutton. for whom she cared moth
ing
Jones went upon The theory that
faint heart ne'er won fair lady, He
bought ticket to Detroit also. He
there. vainly appealing from |
day to day to be allowed to see the idol
Of his heart But as fast as he dis
patched notes to the home CT the young
lady they wers as quickly returned. |
Jones finally sought the father OF the
woman, who fired him from his pres
snce with the velocity Of a constable
seIzing a slot machine. The senator
walked the street in front OF Miss
Palms residence for hours every night
he watched the shadows Of the even
ng lights falling on the lawn ana i'm
.gined that his sweetheart was near
hem. He wrote poetry in the shadow
n the stars and left his illusions on
he doorsteps. where they were swept
way By cruel servants the following /
BE sang songs under her
window until stopped BY the police.
tim the young woman remained nm
nuched. size never left the house tor
ear OF nesting the love-siek senator
md 50 she days went on. ana finally
liss Palm and her parents went to
few York. Eolsiy for the purpose OF 4
vadinB Jones. The house was cIosed