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PERSONAL MENTION.

Mrs. r. F. Laffron Of Tacoma is at
the Golden Eagle.
Mrs. F. A. Fogg of st. Paul is stop
ping at the Golden Eagle.
T. J. OBrien and wife have returned
from their honeymoon.
Mrs. L. Solomon and Miss B. Cohen
OF Idaho are at the Golden Eagle.
Mrs. C. P. Corliss has gone to Reno TO
visit her daughter. Mrs. H. j. Darling.
E. B. Castlen and wife and R. L. Tay-
lor and wife of New York are at the
Golden Eagle.
Postmaster Fox and wife and Cor
poration Counsel Devine have returned
from their visit to the springs.
H. O. Purinton of Pleasant Grove,
Suffer County, Republican candidate
for member of the State Board OF
Equalization in the Third District, was
in the city yesterday.
Phil Hirsch and Peter Gosliner of
this city arrived in Honolulu October
1st, after a very pleasant trip. They
have gone there to establish themselves
in business in that city.
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RAILWAY employees.
Enthusiastic Meeting of Their Pc.
1itical Club Last Night.

The Railway Employees Political Club
held its eleventh regular meeting last
evening, and a very large membership
was present.
The Committee on Organization re-
ported that the club had membership
now of 1000, which brought forth a
hearty round Of applause. The COM
mittee was highly commended by the
club for it's good work. This is strong
and convincing evidence that the rail-
way boys at the coming election
VIII poll a vote that will put
new aspect on their influence and po-
ltical strength, and that hereafter the
powers who have heretofore manipu-
lated the political machinery of this
State will have to pay attention to
their wishes.
The delegates elected to attend the
General Advisory Board in San Fran
cisco on the Sth instant made a report
Of the boards proceedings, which was
universally adopted by the club, and a
vote of thanks rendered each member
for the good work accomplished.
Secretary Hebron read communica-
tions from the Republican County Cen
trail Committee. extending to the club
an invitation to be present at Henry
I. Cages reception on the 18th instant,
al the Old Pavilion. The Secretary
was instructed by the club to reply that
as the Railway Employees Political Club
was a nonpartisan organization 1t
would be inconsistent with its princi-
pies to accept the invitation, and it
would therefore have to decline. This
plainly shows that the railway boys are
not of any one particular political faith
and are only political in the sense of
being self-protective.
The record-union., 1898-10-13
FIRE LAST NIGHT.
The Two-Story Residence OF Mrs.
l.. HummeI Almost Destroyed.

Shortly before 9 O'Clock last night a
fire broke out in the rear part of Mrs.
L. Hummel's large two-story frame
dwelling, 1926 Third street, and in a
remarkably short time the entire in
terror of the house was wrapped in
flames.
The fire engines responded promptly,
and several streams were turned on
before the fire had time to spread. The
flames We're confined almost entirely to
the interior of the house, which was
completely Quilted.
The house was elegantly furnished
from top to bottom, and everything,
including the clothing Of the occupants,
was either destroyed or badly damaged.
Mrs. Hummel estimates the loss to the
building at between $1,000 and $1,000,
and TO the furniture at about $1,000.
The loss is nearly, If not quite, covered
by insurance.
The cause Of the fire seems to be
something Of a mystery. Mrs. Hum
mel had stepped out for a few moments,
but her daughter-in-law and her son,
Herman, with other members of the
family, were in the house Mr.. Hum
mel had retired and knew nothing of
the fire until it was we'll under way,
and escaped in his night clothes
The fire, apparently, caught in the
kitchen, but its origin is not known.
The house was wired, and it is thought
possible that the insulation was bad,
and that the woodwork ignited by con-
tact with a live wire. There was, how
ever, fire burning in the kitchen, and
the blaze may have started from that
source.
A vacant house adjoining Mrs. Hum
mePs property, and belonging to her,
was badly scorched, but not seriously
damaged.
Charles Addison Of Hook and Ladder
Truck No. l was badly hurt by a lad
der that slipped and fell on him, cut
ting his head and stunning him. He
was taken to the Receiving Hospital
and the wound attended to by DR.. Og-
den, and he subsequently walked home
The record-union., 1898-10-13
The Single Tax.

Eds. Record Union: Farming is
the fundamental industry. It ought to
be encouraged by wholesome legisla-
ton and a generous policy. When it
fails all fails. When it is over taxed
the breath of general life grows asth-
matte. Willingly or unwittingly,
stupidity or maliciously, the single tax
theory is the craziest. crudest, most in
detensible of all the political expert
ments proposed to be saddled upon the
public. With a few INSCRIPTIONS lead
ers it is a catch-vote contrivance in
tended to take effect in loaferdom gen.
orally. The shiftless, thriftless,
thoughtless and radically unjust, it IS
hoped, will swallow the bait and be
caught.
Strangely enough this misfeatured
notion has found very few advocates
whose abilities would be respected if
better employed; but, in the main, the
disciples Of the impracticableism are the
unknowing, the unthinking, the morally
lame, and the Intellectually lazy. Many
have caught the theory in fragments
and been capitvated by its novelty, but
all just-minded men who will contem-
plate it in the motherWork in this
country by Henry George will be Ell
fectually cured of the insanity.
Few things are more desirable than
that our young men should attach
themselves to the soil. AS far as prac-
ticable every man of lawful age should
own home in fee simple. The eight
millions of freeholders in France are
the spinal column of the patriotism OF
the nation. Men attached by nome
ties to the land they live in are the
surest reliance in any widespread peril.
That spirit ought to be cultivated. The
single tax theory is a deadly hindranee
to it's healthful prevalence. 1t tends to
suffocate patriotism. If every lOafer in
the street owns my plat of ground,
small or large, as much as l own 1t, a
strong strand in the tie of my attach
ment is broken. If the papers truly re-
port Mr.. Mcguire is airing his single
taxism rather freely. l did not suspect
that his lunacy would last so long.
It did not appear worth while to answer
his vagaries. Possibly a few voters
may be absurd enough to believe what
he says If so, for their sakes it may
seem best to do that which it had ap-
peared needless to undertake.
M c. BRIGGS.
Pacific Grove, October 10th.
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LOST ITS DATA.
Senatorial Investigating Commit
tee Said to be in a Fig.

A rumor is current in official circles
at the Capitol that the Senatorial In
vestgating Committee appointed by
the last Legislature to examine into
the condition Of State institutions had
met with a serious loss, the data they
had collected during the past two years
concerning the various institutions
having been unaccountably lost.
It is stated that the package of data
was in charge Of one Of the committee
at the time they were travelling from
Los Angeles to visit the Southern Cali
fornia Asylum and that while changing
cars il disappeared in some way, and
although the wire was freely used as
soon as its loss was discovered, no
trace could be found of 1t. The work
Of the committee will be largely rem
dered Of no use if it is not recovered
and the members of the party, If the
missing package contained the vouch-
ers of their expenses, will be at some
trouble TO get them audited.
The record-union., 1898-10-13
ECzEMkSEvEN YEARS
Scalp and Back Covered with Dry Sore.
Thought itching Would
Drive Him Mad.
COMPLETE CURE BY cuTICURA REMEDIES

I was afflicted with Eczema for seven years,
and my scalp was in a bad state. had bad
back three inches of which was covered with q
dry scab with moisture underneath The Itch
ing was so bad thought 1t would drive me mad.
I tried all remedies I was told of, but could not
get cured. was advised to try CUTIcURA REM
EDIEs. used five bottles of CUTIcURA REsoL-
VENT five cakes of CUTIcURA SOAP, and five boxes
ofCUTIcURA SALvE, and Itods completely cured.
! have not had a pimple on my head or body SINCE
c. LONG, 325 Wilton Ave-, Toronto, Can.
CuTIcuRA REMEDIES daily perform great cures Of
torturing disfgng humilaiing skin. scalp and blood
diseases than all other blood and skin remedies combined
and constitute the only unfailing external and internal
treatment for all forms of skin, scalp and blood humors
SPEEDY CURE TREATMENT FOR EVERY HUHoR. -
Warm baths with CUTIcURA SOAP, gentle anointings
with CuTIcURA Iontmen purest OF emoents skin cures,
and mild doses of CuTICURA REsoLvENT, greatest of
blood purifiers and humor cures.
Sold throughout the world. POTTER DRUG AND CHEM.
CoRP, Sole Props, Boston How to Cure Eczema free.
The record-union., 1898-10-13
MYSTERY CLEARED UP.
David Poole Has Returned to His
Home at Knights Landing.

David Poole of Knights Landing,
about whose disappearance his father
was much worried and employed De-
tective Alter to investigate, has tlrned
up all right, having made his appear
ance at home on Tuesday night.
He had been appointed a deputy
clerk for the purpose of registering
some voters who are fishermen, and
the time slipped away faster than he
realized.
The record-union., 1898-10-13
ADJUSTMENTS.

A full house at the Orpheum last
night again when the Shaw Company
presented the comedy drama, "A Mes
sage by Wire" 1t was well played
but one character in it being in weak
hands. Mr.. Shaw. in The drunken scene
in the first, is inimitable: his assump-
ton Of intoxication without entire OBJ
liberation of reason was an exceedingly
fine piece of work Miss Saunders was
more than intelligent as Josephine.
She had clear conception Of the calls
OF the character and lacked only in
physical force in the clin1axes. Mr.
Hallett, as usual, had the heavy" role
and, as usual, filled it faultlessly. To-
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eczema FIVE YEARS
Intense and Everlasting Suffering
Almost Frantic with itching
Four Doctors No Avail
COMPLETE CURE BY CuTIcURA REMEDIES

have been an intense sufferer of that awful.
dreaded and everlasting disease, Eczema, for five
years. 1 tried every ones advice in medicines.
besides four doctors, one specialist in skin dis
eases, with no improvement at all, and from time
to time setting me almost frantic with dreadful
itching. AT last gave myself up to CUTIcURA
REMEDIES, expecting them to result az all pre-
vious ones. To my great and agreeable surprise
1 found wonderful change in three tceeks, and
after using three bottles of CUTICURA REsoL-
VENT and one box of CUTIcURA SALvE, 1 found
myself completely cured.
GEO. A. LOWE, eO7 Market St., Phil, Pa.
Feb
The record-union., 1898-10-13
A New Asylum.

The Lunacy Commissioners yesterday
issued a permit to DR.. s. P. Tuggle of
San Francisco to establish ST. Marks
Hospital for the Insane, private in
stitution. The conditions are that there
are not to be more than twenty five
patients at the place.
The record-union., 1898-10-13
EVERYBODY,S COLUMN.

Under this heading the Record Union"
will publish short letters from CORE
spondents on topics of interest to the
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.-Eda
The record-union., 1898-10-13
Respectfully submitted,
EMILY M THOMPc

EMILY NJ. THOMPSON,
Secretary"
The Treasurer's report balanced with
that read by the Secretary, and was
Q. KID by Mr.. Calvin, acting for the
Auditing Committee
Rev. S. j. Carroll, for the Committee
on Constitution and Bylaws, handed
IN report which was read After
lengthy discussion it was decided to
meet in the same hall at 3 o'clock p.
m. on Wednesday, November ID, for
the purpose Of considering the adoption
Of the Constitution and bylaws pro-
posed by the committee, and for the
subsequent election Of officers for the
ensuing year.
Brief remarks were made by Rev. A
B. Banks. Mr.. Calvin and Rev. s.. J.
Carroll, and the meeting adjourned
The record-union., 1898-10-13
Native Sons Will Dance.

Sunset Parlor, n. s. G. W., will give
a dance tonight at Foresters' Hall to
members and ladies, and great prepar-
atoms are being made to have a great
affair, it being the first of the Sunset
series.''
The record-union., 1898-10-13

Mr.. Frank A. Startz, of Fayetteville, Fayette
Co Texas writes in a letter to DR.. Pierce; " It
affords rue pleasure to testify to the remarkable
curative power of DR.. Pierce.s Golden Medical
Discovery. / was severely afflicted with trouble
In my lungs splitting up blood, and was SO
weak was unable to continue my work. |
tried several remedies which gave me no rellei,
and had commenced to think there was no
hope for me. DR. Pierces Golden Medical Dis
covery was recommended to me so tried 1t and
began to improve at once, and was soon able TO
resume work / consider il a wonderful medi-
cine"
Every man who wants to save doctors
bills should send Fl one-cent stamps, the
cost of mailing only, to DR.. r. V. Pierce,
Buffalo, N. Y, for a copy of his 1000 page
illustrated book, Common Sense Medical
Adviser" in paper covers or 81 stamps
for cloth-bound copy.
The record-union., 1898-10-13
Will Not Meet Saturday.

The Junior Saturday Club will not
hold it's second meeting next Saturday,
it having been decided to hold it in
November on a date to be fixed later
The record-union., 1898-10-13

Oncorported)
WAGON AND CARRIAGE NATE.
rials Hardware Lumber, Iron, Steel am.
coal, Horseshoers' and Blacksmiths' Sup
plies. 7O9. I'll. 713. rs street. Sacramento.
The record-union., 1898-10-13
SPECIAL NOTICES.

BAKER & HAMILTON. wholesale hard
ware, bicycles, carts, buggies, carriages,
phaetons. Balm farm and header waEona
Send for catalogue
The record-union., 1898-10-13
A Marital Misft.

Belle Mendis has commenced suit in
the Superior Court for divorce from
James A Mendis.
The record-union., 1898-10-13

Tomorrow evening at the Congrega-
tional Church, J. w. Erwin of the San
Francisco Camera Club, who has sew
eral times appeared here and each time
with great satisfaction to his audiences,
will give an illustrated and Illuminated
lecture entertainment, entitled An
Evening in Childhood's Realm" pre-
senting $50 beautiful stereopticon pic
lures of child life, reproductions from
works of great artists such as Sir
Joshua Reynolds and Sir John f..
Millais Those who have read Eugene
Fields poems on child-life or James
Whitcomb Rileys Rhymes of Child
hood will want to hear the lecture.
The record-union., 1898-10-13

4. n: GOO1NlzaA1. osI1. ! %. as S-Ie.-
PHILLIPS-JUDSO EXCURSIONS TO
Chicago and Boston, also for st. Louis,
New York, Philadelphia and all points In
the East Lowest rate to Boston. Man
ayers and cars through. The great scenic
route. Special improved sleeping cars.
Leave Sacramento Has a. m. c. ].
ELLIS, Agent, Southern Pacific Com
pany, Sacramento, will furnish proper
days in advance. PHILLIPS-JUDSON
10 Montgomery street, San
Francisco.
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There is to be another change in
theatrical business in Sacramento.
Frank Clifton of the Orpheum states
that General Clunie has notified him
that after December LIST, when the
present lease expires, the rental for the
Orpheum property will be raised from
500 to $3.50 month, with curtain and
program privileges withdrawn, and
that J. H. Todd is to have charge of the
rental of the property and represent
Mr.. Clunie in that and some other mat
tiers in Sacramento. Mr.. Clifton is
much chagrined, because he says such
rental cannot be met by the business.
He proposes, he adds, not to give up
the theatrical business here unless
forced to and has opened negotiations
with the hope of fitting up another
house.
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night the comedy drama, THE Last
Stroke" The success Of the Shaw Com
pany in this engagement has been
marked and testifies to appreciation or
good work and low prices.
The record-union., 1898-10-13

The returned volunteers. Company +,
last evening occupied seats in a body
in the Orpheum by invitation of Messrs.
Clifton & Ficks and Sam T. Shaw.
They We're escorted to the theater by
the Shaw band and We're received by
the audience with the warmest of well
coming applause.
The record-union., 1898-10-13
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE.
A splendid tract of land of 4S3 acres,
situate near Sacramento Valley Rail-
mento; under lease for this year for
81, 000 cash rent, payable after harvest
This is a splendid tract of land and
will be sold at a reasonable price and
upon easy terms If applied for soon.
TO LET.
s27. 50-Cottage of rooms; heater; all
other modern Improvements; also cooler,
making it the coolest house in the city
No. 1870 n street.
s26-A dwelling of rooms, No. 1417 G
street; all modern improvements.
sl4-New cottage, built last year: 5-rooms.
bath. patent closet; choicest dwelling in
city for the money. 1927 E street
s27. Sabotage of rooms, No. 1912 G.,
with ali modern improvements; also
large barn in the alley. No 1412 G street
W. P. COLEMAN.
Real Estate Sa1esroom, $40 Street
P. BOIL. Manager.
The record-union., 1898-10-13
TO LET.
W. P. COLEMAN,
WAREHOUSE & LESTER.

Real Estate Salesroom, $40 j Stree
p. BOHI.. Manager.
The record-union., 1898-10-13
RAILROAD TIME TABLE.

LEAVEiTRAINS RUN DAILY. ARRIVE
FoD Prom'
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-03-14

part of June, 1892, the board elected
Peter MuIholland secretary. AT his
request Mr. Comfy stayed month to
install him in the office. The sue
ceeding three months Mr.. Comfy
spent in Superior settling the badly
tangled accounts between that city and
Douglas county.
The legislature of 1893 provided for
commission of three men, one an
expert accountant, to settle the &C
counts and start the books in the new
county of Iron, carved out of Ashland
county. Gov. Peck, appreciating Mr..
Comly's ability, and laying aside poll
tics, appointed him the principal COM
missioner, the other members being
Dayne Wescott and j. E. Malone. Be-
fore the work of the commission was
quite completed Mr.. Comfy was re-
elected secretary of the board of con-
troll which position he held until his
death.
Mr.. Comfy was a Mason of the 32d
or Scottish Rite degree. He leaves
widow, daughter, Miss Augusta Je-
neatte Comfy, and son, Richard w.
Comfy, living at home. A sister of the
deceased is Mrs. Elma c.. Van HeuSen
of Richmond, Ind. His brother, Maj.
Clifton Comfy U. S. A., was the army
officer in charge of the worlds fair
military exhibit. He died about three
years ago. One of Mr.. Comly's an
cestors came over with William Penn.
The funeral will be held from the
home, 1888 West Washington avenue,
Sunday afternoon. 1t will be under
Masonic auspices.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-03-14
no telling what young girl will dc
when duke gets on his knees.

J. |. Case, who will be the next post
master of Racine, is the only son of the
late Jerome !. Case. He is about 80
years of age and was born in Racine.
For two terms he was mayor. Some
years ago, following the death of his
father, he made large investments in
the Belle City Street railway and has
devoted most of his time to the man
agement of these interests. Of him
Congressman Cooper has said: He
lost fortune in giving to the city
among other things the best street
railway in the state outside of Mil
waukee." There were eight candi-
dates in the field for the position is
well known. They were Jackson I.
Case, F. w. Starbuck, H. j. Smith,
Walter B. Dutton, r. M Boyd, Ed
ward Gillen, Charles M. Hambright
and Harry Dickey.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-03-14
FORMER MADISON MAN KILLED

Milwaukee, Wis, March 11.-Mat-
thew Smith, switchman employed by
the Northwestern railroad, was killed
in the railroad yard yesterday morn
ing at 8 o'clock, his head being sew
cred from his body. Smith was coup
ling cars in the yard at the foot OF
Jackson street, when in some manner
one foot became caught in a frog and
he was knocked down by a car, and
two cars ran over him. His head
arms and legs were severed from his
body He died instantly Smith was
40 years old and married. He had
been employed by the railroad for four
years. He leaves a wife and two boys,
aged respectively 13 and 9 years. His
wife is now visiting in Madison, to
which place Smiths body will be car
ried for interment. An inquest was
begun in the afternoon at 2 O'Clock.
Smith left Madison about three years
ago. He was formerly a resident OF
the sixth ward.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-03-14
NO DUTY ON MUNITION
Proctor Introduces Bill to Remit I'm
port Tax on All Such Goods.

Washington, March 11.-Senator
Chandler has introduced bill pro-
viding for remission of duties on war
materials that may be imported
HOUSE,
Washington, March IA resolu-
ton was adopted by the house directing
the secretary of war to loan to the
citizens committee of Cincinnati tents
for the use of the thirty-second grand
encampment Of the G.. A. r. A bill
was passed granting to the Shreveport
Bridge and Terminal company the
right 10 construct bridge across the
Red river at Shreveport, Ia The
house then went into the committee of
the whole and resumed consideration
Of the expected senate amendments to
the Indian appropriation bill. The
pending question was the motion of
Mr.. Shafroth (pop., COLI to concur in
the free home clause placed in the bill
by the senate.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-03-14
VANDERBILT is BETTER
Recovery of the Millionaire Now an
Assured Fact.

New York, March 11.-Cornelius
Vanderbilt has been restored to health
under DR.. Charcot's care and is ex-
pected to return to his home here very
soon. e. V. w. Rossiter, treasurer
of the New York Central railroad
made this statement yesterday when
he reached his office, for the first time
in five months. Mr.. Rossiter went to
Egypt ito consult with Mr.. Vanderbilt
Oh business matters With Mr.. Van
derbilt he found DR.. Charcot, the son
of the eminent physician, and himself a
master of his fathers cult in meta
physics. Mr.. Rossiter was loath to
say that hypnosis was used upon the
i'll railroad magnate, but he admitted
that the physicians wonderfully pleas
ing personality" had done Mr.. Wander
bilt almost miraculous good. "Mr.
Vanderbilt" said Mr.. Rossiter, is
wonderfully improved His brain is as
clear as yours or mine. He is cheer
full, happy and was thoroughly inter
ested when / talked of his affairs, par
ticularly of his philanthropic works
He walks about, exhibiting the keen
est interest in the scenes about him
and really feels that his thorough res
toration to health is but the matter OF
short rest. +"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-03-14
LAY DOWN LIFE'S BURDENS
Pioneer of Milwaukee Passes Away
Other Deaths.

BrOdhead, March 11.-Barzilla Doug
lass, one of Milwaukee's earliest pion-
GERS, is dead at his home in Brodhead
in his NINETY second year. He was
one Of the first officers of the town
ship of Milwaukee when that town
ship was part of Brown county,
Mich. The township was organized
on September Z, 1885, and the election
of officers occurred two weeks later,
the name of Mr.. Douglass appearing,
with those of Solomon Juneau, George
H. Walker and the Chases, among the
candidates. He was the secretary of
the first temperance organization
formed in Milwaukee, and was active
in church work. Mr.. Douglass was of
Scotch descent, his ancestors having
come to New England in the sixteenth
century. He was born in Clinton
county, N. ", to which state his
parents had removed from Rhode ISL
and He was born on July 20, 1906.
When he was q years old he moved