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should make It necessary. With know
ledge of these facts the oficials feel toler-
ably safe as to the future conditions at
Santiago. It Is supposed that the govern
ment censor at New York made an effort
to prevent the communication of the facts
stated In the Santiago dispatch to Europe,
but 1t is unlikely that he succeeded, mas
much as the same news, being freely
given out at Santiago, undoubtedly must
have reached Kingston, Jamaica, and have
been transmitted to Europe without CEN
sorship at the hands of our government.
1t is said to be overstating the case to say
that General Shafter was rebuked for al
lowing publication of the Round Robin, :"
for the Secretary of War confined his COM
munication to a simple inquiry as to
whether the General had given publicity
to the Roosevelt letter and the Round
Robin" but 1t is entirely fact that hence
forward the effort will be made to guard
such information more closely from the
public.
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CERvERA VISITS HIS MEN
The Admiral at the Hospital in Nor.
folk-Affecting Scenes

NEW YORK, Aug. 5-An Evening Post
special from Norfolk, Va, says:
Admiral Cevera and his son, Lieutenant
Cervera arrived here this morning from
Baltimore. They left Annapolis, where
they have been prisoners of war for sew
eral weeks, on parole yesterday afternoon,
having been granted special permission to
visit Captain Concha, commander of thu
AdmiraPs flagship Maria Teresa and the
other Spanish sick and wounded at the
Naval Hospital here.
The steamer flew her bunting in honor
of the Admiral and launch lay at the ri ar
to receive the distinguished prisoners.
eutenant-Commander r. A. G. Brown.
retired, met the Admiral and his son as
they stepped off the steamer and it was
with difficulty that they pushed their wav
through the crowd.
At the Naval Hospital the Spanish Adj
miral was received by a guard of honor
and at once conducted to Captain Concha's
room.
This was the first time they had mat since
the fatal dash out of Sa ntiago harbor. The
meeting was a pathetic one, the Admiral
and Captain embracing like children The
Admiral then visited Lieutenant Noyal Of
the Pluton, who lost leg, Doctors Nicoli
and August Of the vizcaya and the scenes
were equally affecting when their former
chief entered the ward where the Spanish
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To Raise the Colon

NEW YORK Aug. 5.-The Merritt
Chapman wrecking tug. William E. Chap
man, and the Central Railroad Of New Jer-
sey's ocean-going tug Plymouth. which
has been chartered, are at the Stapleton
dock of the wrecking company ready to
proceed to Cuba with the pontoons from
Boston, which are to be used in an effort
to save the Cristobal Colon.
The pontoons arrived in the harbor by
way of He'll Gate last night and the fleet
will start this morning. AS it leaves here
1t will consist of the Chapman. Plymouth
two pontoons and the barge Fred B. Sharp.
The latter is loaded with diving and wreck
ing apparatus of the same capacity as was
taken when the effort was made to save
the Maine. Much of the apparatus has
never left the ship since 1t was loaded on
her last spring prior to the start for Ha-
vana The tugs will coal at Norfolk and
will pick up two big pontoons there.
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Hf WAS ELfCTROCUTfD
SUDDEN DEATH OF LINEMAN M.
s. BINKLEY
Was Engaged in Soldering Some Con-
Meeting Wires and in Some Way
Received Shock


M. S. Binkley, lineman for the Edison
electric company, was electrocuted yester-
day afternoon while at work on the corner
of Adams street and MEMO avenue. He was
on a pole about twenty-five feet above tha
ground soldering some electric wires lead
ing from the main line into the residence
of William T. Bishop Jr So far as known
no one witnessed the accident, but Mrs
Bishop saw the man as he was falling to
the ground.
In company with Elmer Nelson, Binkley
had been directed to complete the work of
running the wires into the Bishop residence
from the main line on the street The wires
had already been connected and all that re-
manned for Binkley to do was to solder the
joints. He climbed the pole and in order
to secure himself from falling placed strap
around his waist and the pole, enabling
him to lean out from the pole in any direc-
ton. He was given the lighted soldering
lamp by Nelson, who then went into the
house to complete the work there.
1t is supposed that Binkley threw his
right arm over one of the two main wires
and crooked his elbow, to hold on better,
and with the left hand placed the lamp
close to the wires to solder them. Prob
ably through inattention he touched the
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A BRAKEMAN KILLED
L. G. Dale Fell Off Box Car and Lost
His Life

The body of l.. c. Dale was brought to
the city last evening on the Southern CAL
ifornia railroad. Dale was employed as
a brakeman on the Temecula branch. Near
Murietta yesterday he was knocked or fell
off a box car. Both of his arms were
broken and the wheels passed over his left
leg below the knee. He was alive when
picked up, and was taken to San Bernar-
dino. He was placed on a Los Angeles
bound train for the purpose of sending him
to the Sisters hospital in this city, but
he died en- route. Dale was employed In
the railroad yards in this city up to few
weeks ago, when he left to take regular
run.
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WILL CASE SETTLED
A Widow Fairly Wins Her Case in
Two Trials

SAN JOSE. Cal, Aug 5.-After being out
since late Wednesday afternoon, the jury
In the George H. Parker will contest came
into court at $50 this morning with a YER
dict for the contestant, Mrs. Emma Park
er, breaking the will. This was the third
trial of the suit. In the first the Jury was
unable to agree. In the second verdict
was returned for the contestant A new
trial was granted
Mrs Emma Parker is the widow of Ed
ward Parker. the only child of George H.
Parker. The marriage was bitterly op-
posed by Parker. Sr., and he cut his son
off with only life estate. The widow
sued to break the will on the grounds of
undue influence and insanity. All agreed to
this but one. If the verdict stands the con-
testant becomes the heir of the whole es-
tate, which is valued at between a quarter
and half a million dollars.
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Old Rip Defends a Widow

CINCINNATI, Aug. 5.-Joe Jefferson, The
actor, has come to the relief of an associ-
ate here on the stage Mrs. Mccarthy
drew a pension on account of the death OF
her first husband, Frank Grierson, who
was brother Of Mrs. Allen. Afterward
Grierson's widow married Mccarthy AND
continued illegally to draw the pension
Mrs. Allen continued to live with Mrs. Nc.
Carthy and signed her pension papers,
certifying to Mrs. Mccarthy being a widow
Both women were arrested. Mrs. Aller
PLAYED with Jefferson for years and has
been supported by him. He has had bail
secured for her and retained attorneys fol-
her defense.
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Sacramento Democrats

SACRAMENTO, Aug. 5.-The Demo;
cratic county central committee met to-
night and appointed delegates to the coun-
ty convention, which is to meet on the 18th.
No definite step has yet been taken regard
ing fusion, except that the Populists and
Silver Republicans are to meet on the same
Gay as the Democratic convention, with a
view TO arriving at an understanding as to
a division of the county offices.
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Return of the Nimrods

Captain of Police Roberts. Clerk Hens
ley and Officer Harris returned yesterday
from a hunting trip to the Tehachapt
mountains. They wiled two deer and
caught big eagle. which Captain Roberts
will take charge of and keep around tho
police station. There were plenty OF tracks
but the men were unable to see any bear.
Detective Auble remainded a few days
longer in hopes Of redeemlng the party's
reputation.
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Immunes Start at Last

SAVANNAH, Ga, Aug. 5.-Five thou
sand troops are on the way to Savannah
today to embark on the transports for San
tiago to relieve the troops there. Troop
ships Rio Grande, Leona and Minnewaska
which left New York yesterday, are ex-
pected to arrive tomorrow. The troops, all
immunes. are the Third Georgia Regiment
from Macon, and Third and Fifth Regi-
ments from Columbia, Miss. The Missis-
sippi regiments will arrive tomorrow.
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Roosevelt's Letter

WASHINGTON, Aug. St is calculated
that Roosevelts letter will do much towar I'd
ending its writer as a possible candidate
for any office in the Empire State. 1t was
suggested that Alger might be playing into
the hands of Senator Plat In thus wrecking
Roosevelt's military reputation, but the
theory did not hold long.
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College on Fire

BUFFALO, N. Y, Aug 5.--A special to
the News says that fire broke out in the
chapel Of the Nicaragua University, a
Catholic institution near Niagara Falls
carly today. The chapel was almost COM
pletely destroyed. The loss Is estimated at
$4,000. The fire is attributed to an incen-
diary.
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Lieutenant Steele Dead

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-The following
has been received at tho War Department
from Santiago. via Hayti:
Ao]utant-General, Washington: First
Lieutenant James B. Steele, Signal Corps.
U. 8 w. died OF yellow fever at a. M, this
hospital, this day. LA GRADE, Surgeon"
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sailors are. Their faces lit UP and they
embraced him as best they could. their Joy
being plainly visible. The Admiral took
lunch with Medical Director Clehorne and
It is said he will remain here several days.
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Officials Appointed

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-The President
today made the following appointments:
Register of Land Office at San Francis
co-Aaron B. Hunt.
Receiver of Public Moneys at San Fran
cisco-Sargent c. Morton.
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Bank ClearinCs

NEW YORK, Aug. 5-The following IA
pie, complied by Bradstreet, shows the
bank clearings. at the following cities for
me me week w X ended August 5, with the percent
with the corresponding week last year:
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finds 1t necessary to secure the adhesion OF
leaders of other parties in order to guard
against disaster in the future. Spanish
methods never have been noted for rapidly
and it is said that the present is the first
case of record where the Spanish Cabinet
has acted within day or two on mat
ter so important as the presenting of the
peace proposal. Therefore 1t Is scarcely ex-
pected that the last and decisive answer
will be Forthcoming Immediately. So far
as can be learned there has been no further
communication between the State Depart
ment and the French Embassy since We'd
nesday noon.
Assuming the report that Sagasta is
seeking minute explanations of the de-
tails to be adopted under each head of the
Presidents note, 1t is probable that these
explanations are being furnished by M.
Cambon himself. At any rate he has made
no further application to the State Depart
ment for information and 1t Is said there
that he has been 30 fully advised now of
the Presidents intentions that there is no
occasion for him to do so.
Another Madrid Report
NEW YORK, Aug.5.-A dispatch to the
World from Madrid says;
The explanation of its peace terms asked
from the government at Washington. es-
uecially regarding the Philippines, is eX-
pected today.
If it is received then, SPANS final answer
70 the United States will be made on Satur-
day.
After the Cabinet council the Ministers
declined to furnish any information con-
corning the dispatches received from
abroad. 1t is rumored, however, that the
two governments are sure to come to ar
understanding for the suspension Of hostil-
tiles this week. a in reality the only Ques-
tons now at issue are unlmportant.
The independent press and the opposi-
ton organs are Tuning because Sagasta has
shrewdly persuaded the Regent to summon
10 Madrid the wisest of her statesmen and
generals in order TO commit them irrevoc-
ably to the peace policy, appealing to their
patriotism and loyalty. asking their CO.
operation in preserving order Throughout,
the peninsula and requesting a frank ex-
preston Of opinion on the advisability of
making peace with the United States, after
showing them successfully all the aspects
of the situation.
With his usual plainness Sagasta tells
them he Is quite willing TO hand over the
rens of government II they convince the
Regent and the country that they are pre-
pared to propose better solution than
peace on the conditions imposed by Presi-
dent Mckinley.
The Liberal advises the Queen and Pre-
mier to consult also the leaders of the
Radical parties. because they have had no
share In or responsibility for the short
comings which caused the colonial crash.
The Impartial censures Saga sta violently,
winding up by saying that he places the
personages consulted in the dilemma of
having to condemn the course he recon-
mends or identify themselves with policy
which. il 1t fails to command national re-
spect and support. may overwhelm them all
in common political ruin.
Public sentiment, however, a majority
OF the press and the financiers approve Sa-
gastas course.
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Too Much Talkee

MADRID, Aug. 5, noon.-The conferences
between the political leaders on the subject
OF peace terms continue. Senior Silvela. the
Conservative leader, acting In behalf of
Senior CASTELAR,, the Republican, who was
prevented by illness from being present.
has conferred with the Premier Senior Sa-
gasta. on the subject. He said Senior Castil-
10, although an advocate of peace, was of
the opinion that in negotiating its councils
the government SHOULD remember the Vir-
gnius affair, when the energy displayed by
Spain in dealing with the United States
saved Spanish interests, and thought every
effort should be made to preserve Spanish
sovereignty over Porto Rico"
Senior Silvela added that he personally did
not favor any change of policy.
The Liberal today publishes an interview
with Martinez de Campos, who is quoted
as saying: II openly favor peace. Every
thing that has happened In this war could
have been foreseen, but the most pessimis-
tic could not have imagined that our mis-
fortunes would be so great-the destruction
of Montijos and Cervera's squadrons, the
surrender of Santiago and the rapid and I'M
resisted occupation of Porto Rico.
No one could have imagined it, even TAX
ing into consideration the superiority of the
United States. Neither the present govern
ment nor any other can change our stu
alton. 1t would be madness to think of re-
jecting President McKinley's terms. The
Liberal party can bring about peace, blu.
Sagasta should not be asked to sign 1t, and
another Liberal Cabinet should be con-
structed."
Martinez de Campos, 1t is pointed out, evs-
IDENTIFY referred to Senior Gamazo as the
man who should succeed Senior Sagasta.
Senior Gamazo is the present Minister of
Public Instruction. His name has been
frequently mentioned recently in connection
with the Premiership in the event Of the
formation Of new Cabinet,
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SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Aug. 4, u;45 a.
M, delayed in misunderstanding Gen
eral Shafter has received orders to move
his entire army north at once. The six
transports here will take the first ship
ments and the embarkation will begin to-
morrow. There is great rejoicing among
the troops
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VICTIMS OF FEVER
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fever than by typhoid fever In any camp
of the same size in the United States"
Ch,f&or Gate <ha Ordar
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Baroness Harden Hickey, who is at pres.
mt stopping at Riverside, is in the city.
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Sagasta's Delay No Surprise

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-With a realiz-
ing sense of the grave political problems
that must be solved by Senior Sagasta, the
Spanish Premier, before he can finally as
sent to the United States demands, the
administration is not surprised that the
answer from the Spanish side has been de-
layed. 1t is believed the Premier himself
has made up his mind to accept the condi-
lions, but while in that decision he is sup
The record-union., 1898-05-24

Sold throughout the world. POTTER DRUG AND CHEM
CORR, Sole Props, Boston. -
uS- q How to Cure Skin Tortured Babies" free.
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A Word for the Umpire.

Eds. Record Union: In regard to
the disagreeable practice of certain
members of the California Baseball
Leagues clubs, in making it a point
to question the umpire's ruling on near
ly every close decision, l would recon-
mend that the directors of said league
give the umpire the power to put any
player out of the game who makes ex-
tended objection or kicks" over any
decision he may make. Also, to give
him the power to order off the field
any player who stoops to ruffianism
during the progress of the game to
right some real or fancied wrong.
The public pay the price Of admission
to see clean, snappy baseball, and,
while they enjoy to see a player take
every advantage the rules allow. the
majority Of patrons do not care to see
the sport lowered to the level of pugil-
ism by such rowdyish conduct as was
INDUCED in last Sundays game by
Messrs. Doyle and Devereaux.
Such conduct only tends to kill the
interest in the national pastime, and
the sooner it is stopped-either by the
directors, or managers of the several
clubs, the sooner interest will be re-
vived. "PEJENCION."
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big sum of money! would filter out the
dead-cow juice!
If filter be wanted, nature has pre-
pared one east of the city, with an
abundance of water that will not give
typhoid fever to those who drink it..
What's the matter with that filter? 1t
is already there, no contractor can loot
the city for using it. and no man ever
made filter equal to it.
So much for filtering. Now, If some
body were to thtrew enough salt into
the American River at Folsom to make
a saturated solution, would the salt be
eliminated by a certain Trustees process
when the water reached this city? If
cask Of strychnine were thrown into
the river a hundred miles away,
wouldn't the water poison those who
might drink it here?
And if a certain Trustee were to
erect some sort of filtering plant in the
river would his costly apparatus turn
the salted or strychnine water into the
mains in pure state?
Fortunately there are few persons
who can be misled by such nonsense.
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THIRD WARDERS.
The Republican Club Increasing
Its Membership

The Third Ward Republican Club
held its regular meeting last night.
Considerable business was done and a
great deal of enthusiasm was manifest
ed
The Executive Committee reported
that the club would not affiliate with
the National League of Republican
Clubs, and the club voted unanimously
in favor of the report.
Fifteen new names were added to the
roster, and the Membership Committee
reported that they would work hard
and earnestly to increase the fast
swelling roll.
1t was decided to hold another high
jinks in two weeks, and the commit
tee stated that a good time and q
grand success would be assured.
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MONDAYS MUSTER.
Ma1efactors Dealt With by Judge
Davis Yesterday.

Charles Woods, Henry Lloyd and
John Smith We're before Justice Davis
yesterday to answer to charges of vag-
rancy. Woods and Lloyd had occupied
warm corners of boX-cars, and Smith
made down his bed in a lumber-yard
during the rain on Saturday night. JUS
tice Davis could not see why that made
them vagrants, and they were dis
charged.
John Doe, who on Saturday amused
himself by abusing Cinnamon, was fined
s. with the alternative of spending five
days in Jail.
Ed Wilson was sentenced to serve
five days for evading payment of rail-
road fare, and the case of r. Smith,
similarly charged, was continued until
to-day.
In the case of J. w. Keating, charged
with maintaining a nuisance, judgment
was suspended to allow him to repair
the Objectionable vault.
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ADJUSTMENTS. A

The new bill at the Orpheum last
night was made better still by the in
PRODUCTION of new number, not on the
programme the first night. 1t was the
performance of Ordway and Rand, the
fine trick bicyclist and the tramp. 1t
is a very clever and a very amusing
performance and fulfilled expectation.
The patriotism of the audience was
warmly manifest when the naval ballet
was on, and again when in the aerial
ballet the national colors were shown
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BASEBALL NOTES.
The Athletics Defeat DavisviIes-
Terrors Victorious.

The Sacramento Athletic Club base
ball team played the strong DavisVlI4e
club at that town on Sunday afternoon,
and defeated them by a score OF 10 10
8. The DavisvilIe lads have been al
most invincible on their home grounds
this season, and the athletes are among
the first to defeat the present strong
club in Davisville this year.
Pitcher Shields opened up new box
of hypnotizing curves, and allowed his
opponents only a few scattered hlts'
besides retiring eight on strikes. The
Sacramento boys played their usual
clever fielding game, and the manner
In which they batted the ball for nom
ers, triples, etc, struck terror to the
hearts Of the Davisville twirlers.
The Second-street Terrors defeated
the Young Alkalies at baseball on sun
day by a score of % to IA. Batteries
For the Terrors, Felix, Bennett and
Silva for the AIkalies, Buell., Hickman,
James and Murray.
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(Sac. No. 271-Department Two-Filed
May 20, 1889
P. j. Van Loben Sells, respondent; c..
Bunnell, ct al, defendants; Germania
Building and Loan Association, appel
liant. Foreclosure of lien on real prop
erty affirmed.
See Civil Code, Sections 1914 and
1915.
A mortgage given for ths purchase
of real property at the time it is con-
veyed has priority over all other liens
created against the purchaser, subject
to the operation of the recording laws.
Civil Code, Section 1898. But the
claims of third persons to have their
mortgages upheld as purchaser money
mortgages can be recognized only
when it is made to appear that the
money was loaned to the purchaser for
the express purpose, and was used for
the express purpose of paying for the
property.
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WANTED-A GIRL TO WORK ON
trousers. Apply to STONE, Fifth and
L
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DEAD-COW JUICE.
Officials Who Are Willing the PeO-
pie Should Drink 1t.

Yesterday there were six dead cows
seen in the water at the mouth of the
American River but some fishermen
got one out and were skinning it pre-
paratory to dumping the carcass back
into the river.
It is not known Of what disease the
cattle died, but a certain City Trustee
will probably contend that the water
that runs through and over the car
Ilon will purify itself before it gets
into the city mains.
And perhaps the other Trustee who
at last nights meeting declared that
he would favor "fltering'' the river
water. but would never favor that from
subterranean channels, will insist that
q so-called "fltering" plant costing a
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(Sac. No. 271-Department Two-File'
Nav 20. 1889
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SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
SYLLABI
ac. No. 327-Departmen TWO-File
RToI, % 1903

SYLLABI
(Sac No. 327-Department Two-Filed
May 20, 1889
Bernard Ruhl, respondent; George NJ.
Mott, appellant. Action to enforce res
cissiOn Of contract. Reversed.
When one party to a contract dis
covers that he has been put upon and
defrauded as to one material matter,
notice is at once brought home to him
that the man who has been false in
one thing may have been false to him
in all, and it becomes incumbent upon
him to make full investigation. A de-
frauded party has but one election to
rescind, and he must exercise that
election with reasonable promptness
after discovering the fraud.
Delay in rescission is evidence of a
waiver of the fraud, and of an election
to treat the contract as valid. Any
acts evincive of an intent to abide by
the contract are evidence of an affirm
ance Of the contract and Of a waiver
of the right of rescission.
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EVERYBODY'S COLUMN.

Under this heading the Record Union"
will publish short letters from CORE
spOndents on topics of interest to the
general public. The matter in these COM
munications will be understood to repre-
sent only the views of the writer's. All
communications must be accompanied by
the name of the writer, not for publica-
ton unless so desired, but as a guarantee
of good faith.-Eds.