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The record-union., 1898-12-29
IRWIN AGAIN In CUSTODY.
Placed Under Arrest on a Charge
Of Counterfeiting.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2S.-Charles
Irwin is under arrest at st. Helena on
a charge of counterfeiting. Secret Ser
vice Agent Robert Brown left tonight
to bring Irwin to San Francisco for
trial.
Irwin has had a varied career He
is about 30 years of age, and has the
reputation of being a very clever maker
of counterfeit money. The dollars,
halves and quarters that have been cir
culated on the coast lately are suppos-
ed to have been made by him.
Irwin first came into public notice
about twenty years ago, when he was
sentenced to life Imprisonment in San
Quentin for the murder of United
States Marshal. The Marshal was kill
ed in a raid upon counterfeiters in Los
Angeles. He was pardoned in 1902.
Two years later he was arrested with
bag of bogus coin in his possession,
and was sentenced to serve five years
He was released January Doth last. and
Immediately went to the hills of Marin
County and started at his old vocation
Secret Service Agent Brown has been
after him for some time, but he was
we'll intrenched among the hills, and
seldom appeared.
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A SOCIAL EVENT.
William K. Vanderbilt, Jr., to Wed
EGiss Virginia Fair.

AAASS hALB1A4$& A4T.
NEW YORK, Dee. t2S.-The Herald
tomorrow will say: The engagement
OF Miss Virginia Fair and William K.
vanderbilt, Jr., was formally an
nounced yesterday. Miss Fair is a
sister of Mrs. Herman Oelrichs. She
was educated in the convent of the
Sacred Heart at San Francisco. and
later Travelled abroad extensively. She
came to New York soon after the mar
r1age of her sister to Mr.. Oelrichs. and
with her mother passed a good deal of
her time with Mr.. and Mrs. Oelrichs,
both here and in Newport. Miss Fair
was an intimate friend Of her fiance's
sister, Consuelo, now the Duchess of
Marlborough.
William Kissam Vanderbilt. Jr.. is
younger than his sister, the Duchess
OF Marlborough, by a year or two. be-
ing about 70 years of age He is still
very youthful in appearance, but has
the strong characteristics of the Van
derbllt family, resent bling to a marked
degree his cousins, the sons of Corne-
nus Vanderbilt. He has particularly
identified himself with Yachting in
Newport, entering in many of the
smaller races in one Of which he near
ly lost his life in Newport waters. For
the last two summers, with his brother
Harold, young Vanderbilt has been at
the Marble House, his mothers New
port property. While not possessed of
q fortune, his prospective wealth is. of
course, very great, his fathers wealth
being constantly on the Increase.
Mr. Vanderbilt, Sr, has arranged a
small house party in honor of his son
and Miss Fair, who will go with him
TO his country place at Islip, L. l.. on
Saturday, to remain over Monday. Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Mackey are to be
Of the party. Mrs. Mackay is one of
Miss Fairs most intimate friends
The record-union., 1898-12-29
SAN FRANCISCO SCHOOLS.
Board of Education Restrained d
From Appointing New Teachers.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2S.-Judge
Belcher to-day denied the motion to
dissolve the injunction restraining the
Board of Education from appointing or
eIecting teachers, and from abolishing
the business evening school. The de-
cision effectually blocks the Board Of
Education, the members Of which had
fully intended to make radical changes
in the personnel of the School Depart
ment at to-night'S meeting.
Judge Belcher declared in his decis-
ion that nine Of the Directors had con-
spired to increase the staff of public
school teachers to unnecessary proper
tions, and that 200 had already been
appointed in excess of all requirements,
entailing an unnecessary expenditure of
$500, 900 a year; that it was the in
tention of the board to further increase
the number of teachers in the face of a
$500 900 deficit in the funds of the
School Department.
There is much speculation as to the
action the School Board may take in
the premises. 1t is hinted that inter
esting developments will occur.
The record-union., 1898-12-29
inspectors of HulIs and Boilers
Complete Their Report.
Conclusive Evidence That There Was Low
Water In the Steamers Boilers.
No One Held Responsible For the
Disaster, But Chief Engineer
Sampson Suspended For Three
Months and Engineers Douglas
and Murray For Two Months
Each.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2S.-As a re-
suit of the inquiry into the explosion of
the T. G. Walker near Turner's Land
ing on November 9th, the Inspectors
of Hulls and Boilers will issue orders
to navigators of bay and river steam
ers requiring two licensed engineers on
each watch. The evidence brought out
convinced the inspectors that the dis
aster was caused by low water in the
boilers.
No one was held to be responsible
for the explosion, but Chief Engineer
Charles Sampson and Engineers w. H.
Douglas and Richard j. Murray were
and the two others for two months
each. The trio were disciplined for the
same cause.-the insertion and removal
of a non-fusible metal plug in one Of
the boilers without report being made,
according to law.
The order for two engineers on each
watch will be issued because of the
evidence of Sampson, Murray and
Douglas. They each testified that ow
ing to the distance of the engine-room
from the boilers, it was impossible for
the engineer to watch the condition of
the water Cnl0I Engineer SdlpSOH
testified that he had been obliged to
send the electrician to get a report OF
the water gauges, as he could not leave
the engine-roon1.
Inspectors Folger and Bolles, after
hearing the testimony and examining
the exploded boilers, found that the
tubes Of the starboard wing boiler
showed evidence of having been over
heated, and that the metal in the fusi-
BILE plug had been melted. These facts
were considered conclusive that there
was low water in the Walkers boilers
at the time of the explosion.
The report, which was completed this
afternoon, fixes the damage to the
steamer at So 800
The record-union., 1898-12-29
Young Girl Burned to Death.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 29.-It has just
been learned here that on Friday morn
ing last young girl inmate of the
Whittier Reform School named Lydia
Brown was burned to death. She was
at work near a range in the kitchen
and her clothes caught fire. She rushed
out Of doors, and was burned so badly
before her clothing was consumed that
she died. The remains were buried in
the cemetery at Whittier. Her father
was an inmate of the Soldiers Home
at Santa Monica, but has left on fur
lough and her mother has been lost
track of.
The record-union., 1898-12-29
Five Men Injured.

SPRINGFIELD (O.), Dec. 2S.-Five
men have been more or less seriously
injured as the result of an Ohio South
western switch engine blowing out it's
crown sheet with terrific force. Engi-
neer Schellinger and Fireman WEIGH
We're blown out of the cab, and both
We're very badly injured. Conductor
Snow and Brakemen Layer and Brick
man were blown thirty feet and badly
hurt. Some Of the injuries may prove
fatal.
The record-union., 1898-12-29
THE GATH CHILDREN.
VIII Remain at San Francisco
With Their Father.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2S.-A decision
was rendered by Judge Clark in the
Superior Court this morning, which is
in effect that the Gath children will
remain in San Francisco with their
father, in spite Of the claims of the
grandmother, Mrs. Josephine Branchi.
While Gath was in Alaska the grand
mother obtained letters of guardian
ship for the children, but upon his re-
turn a few weeks ago he secured them
again on a writ of habeas corpus. The
Judge to-day decided that the fathers
residence being in San Francisco. the
residence of the children is legally there
also. and the court here had no right
to issue letters of guardianship.
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against Florence Blythe-Hinckley for

against Florence Blythe -Hinckley for
the sum of $15, ,442
The plaintiff sued for the amount
charged for attorneys fees in looking
after the interests of Mrs. Hinckley in
the estate of Thomas Blythe. The
only contention was whether the final
Judgment in favor of the defendant had
been entered for more than year, in
accordance with the terms of the con-
tract entered between Bergin and Mrs.
Hinckley. The Superior Court found
that the attorney had carried out his
part of the contract.
The record-union., 1898-12-29

Cubans in Bombay street. Cuban and
American flags were waved in his face,
his rifle was twisted out of his hands,
and half a hundred men yelled to him
Shout 'Vive Cuba libre,' or die Fer
nandez threw up his arms as if to as
sent, and then when the mob had quiet
ed down to hear what he had to say,
he cried in clear tones viva Espana- -
Three knives were thrust into him, and
tonight he is dying.
The record-union., 1898-12-29
Burglary at Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2S.-The drug
store of G. F. Heinzeman, on Main
street, was entered by burglars last
night, but they secured only a few
dollars which happened to be in the
cash register. AS the drug store front is
entirely of glass and the store is on a
prominent street, the burglar must
have worked boldly There is no clew.
Several Of the churches of the city
have been entered by burglars recently
and the contribution boxes robbed.
The record-union., 1898-12-29
New Railway Ineorporated.

OLYMPIA Wash.). Dec. 2S.-Articles
of Incorporation of the Port Angeles
Eastern Railroad were filed with the
Secretary of State to-day It's object
is to construct and equip a line of
standard gauge railway from Port An
geles, Clallam County, easterly to a
point at or near Junction City, Jefser-
son County
The record-union., 1898-12-29
Smallpox in Railroad Camps.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2S.-It is re-
ported this morning that smallpox has
appeared in the camps of railroad Ia
borers at blackberry, Ariz., and at
Bagdad, Cal, and that the frightened
men have begun an exodus to Los An
geles. The Santa F'e Railroad Company
sent orders to San Bernardino to have
physicians dispatched Immediately to
the camps. The disease is said to have
been brought from Mexico by railroad
laborerS.
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Supposed to Have Suicided.

SAN JOSE, Dec. 2S.-Antonio Masillo,
an Italian, was found dead in barn at
the foot of Guadalupe street to-day.
A bottle containing what is supposed
to be strychnine was found by his side.
It is supposed that he committed sui
eide. 1t has not yet been ascertained
if he had a family. His Italian ac-
quaintances say he was a rich man.
An inquest will be held.
The record-union., 1898-12-29
A Boy Instantly Killed.

COTTON (Cal), Dec. 2S.-J. Morris,
prospector, and Walter Coburn, the
latter about is years old, started this
morning in blackboard for the mines
located on Old Badly. They were driv-
ing up Lytle Greek about fifteen miles
from town, when the shotgun which the
boy was carrying accidentally explod-
ed, and the whole charge entered his
neck, killing him instantly
The record-union., 1898-12-29
Premier sagasta Much Better.

MADRID, Dec. 2S.-Senor Sagasta,
who has been suffering from pneumo-
MIA, is much better to-day, and is now
considered out of danger. Senior Emil
lilo Castelar, the Republican orator
and statesman who has been con-
fined to his room for some time with
serious pulmonary catarrh, is improv-
ing.
The record-union., 1898-12-29
Death of a sonoma County Pioneer

SANTA ROSA, Dec. 2S.-Samuel
Rien one of the best known pioneers
of Sonoma County, died to-day at Dun
cans Mills. He was a brother-;a-Iav
of Andrew Markham, Vice President
Of the California Northwestern Rail
way, and ran one of the first stage lines
established in Sonoma County. He
was sc years old.
The record-union., 1898-12-29
The Dreyfus Case.

PARIS, Dec. 28.-The Court of Cas-
sation to-day examined NJ Casimir-
Perrier, the former President Of
France, and NJ. Barthou, the former
Minister of the Interior, in the proceed
ings attending the revision of the Drey-
fus case.
The record-union., 1898-12-29
8 Rankrunt Actor.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-Thomas J.
Seabroole, the actor to-day filed a
voluntary petition in bankruptcy Sea-
brooke states that his liabilities are
S39,075. To offset this Seabrooke
states that the only property that he
has is one scarf pin.
The record-union., 1898-12-29
A Bank Cashier Arrested.

NASHUA IN. H.), Dec. 2S.-H. F.
Bailey, cashier of the Colebrook Ma
tional Bank of Colebrook, was arrest
ed to-day charged with the misappro-
priation Of funds of the bank The
shortage is estimated at $4,000.
The record-union., 1898-12-29
A Murderer Execnted.

KANSAS CITY, Dec. %. - James
Brown (colored) was hanged in the
County Jail to-day for the murder Of
Henry Prather, also a negro. In April,
1896, Brown shot Prather in a quarrel
over woman to whom both Were pays
ing attentions. Brown was married.
The record-union., 1898-12-29
Embezz1eme11t Charges Dismissed.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2S.-The
charge against A. P. Church of San
Jose, a travelling man, who was ac-
cused of embezz1ing $S25 from the
funds of the California Improvement
and Commercial Company, was dis
missed by Justice Young to-day when
the examination was called. The Dis
trict Attorneys office had no testimony
to offer to support the charge. and
there appears to be a mystery about
the whole case.
The record-union., 1898-12-29
Captain c. c. Hare Dead,

KANSAS CITY. Dec. 2S.-Captain c.
C. Hare, aged 81 years. is dead at his
home in this city of grip. He was born
in Louisville, KY, and served through
the civil war with distinction.
The record-union., 1898-12-29
JUDGMENT AFFIRMED.
Bergin Wins His Suit Against
Florence B1ythe-HinckIey.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2S,-The SUI
preme Court has affirmed the judgment
rendered in favor of Thomas I. Bergin
The record-union., 1898-12-29
Railroad Time to be Shortened.

DENVER, Dec. 2S.-The Colorado
railroads have practically decided to-
meet the cut in time inaugurated joint
ly by the Union Pacific and Oregon
Short Line and are preparing new
schedules.
The record-union., 1898-12-29

The trouble with the man who knows
1t all is that he is unable to keep it TO
himself.
The record-union., 1898-12-29
TROUBLE BREWING
IN The PHILIPPINES.
May Soon Be a Clash Between
Americans and Insurgents.
Important Events Are Expected TO Happen
Within a Few Days.

Eilfp1nos Now in Possession of
IloiIo, and General Otis De-
mand For It's Surrender Into
His Hands Likely to at Once
Raise the Issue Between This
Government and the Insurgents
for Possession of the Islands.
The record-union., 1898-12-29
TRAGEDY AT
new YORK CITY.
Mystery Surrounding the Poisoning
of a WeII-tO-DO Woman.
The Curoner's Physician Declares 1t TO Be
Premeditated Murder.

Poison Taken From Bott1e
Marked Bromo-SeItzer> Admin
istered to Mrs. Kate J. Adams,
Resulting Shortly After in the
Woman's Death-A Mystery
Somewhat Resembling the Dun-
ming Tragedy.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-25
BURTON FOR
CONGRESS.
<= ~
Winfield S. Quigley Nomi-
mated for State Treas.
= urer at Dover
To-day. !.

J. - If[
\ DOVER, August 25 Tho attendance at
, the Republican convention to-day was
! large Tho convention was called to order
chairman and William H. Head secre-
tary. The chairman Of the caucus com.
mitlec We're Robert Houston. George
Jones and Lewis Morrow. -<S.
DR., Burton was chosen .s.or Representa-.
tive to Congress. W,lil, Hoffecker and
Hiilis were inc other candidates
s. Winneia >. Qulgley was named for
sta'e trp8suncsl, 81 ~ -$,a.zss--..
!! lnS'or,August24, The Republican load
| ers from oil parts of the state arrived hero
| to night. They were the Regulars" and
while some Of them are of the opinion that
Colonel Du Pont will muster out the All.
dicks Rough Riders others say that An.
thony Higgins will rule. The latter favors
Jonathan Willis for Congress and his
lieutenants openly declare for him.
taa sss We Gcntsrncs y Mi,a..iss slt1ui1 20.
but will accept Willis provided the Regu.
lars swear allegiance to the Union ranks
in Kent and Sussex. Willis would DO able
TO whip into lao The votes of the gold
Democrats who would not support fres
silver Handy. Mr.. Addicks says:
II don't know what the regulars will do
tomorrow Ofcourse, II they dominate
our man We will be pleased at their sur
render. There are so few Of them, how
ever. that 1t does not matter much what
they 40. The door Is still open and tho
light Is burning to receive them back into
the fold The Union Republicans are gain.
ing strength every duy. There will DO a
large Union registration before the cleo.
ton Our party Is gaining because we do
not resort to trlckery and chicanery Tho
only possible reason for the other people
to hold an organization would be to aid
tho Democrats.
II am still candidate for United States
Senator from delaware propose to re.
main such Every one knows my position.
NO other republican will DO elected Sena-
tor SO long as have strength to prevent 1t.
do not know whom the Union Republi-
cans Will name for State treasurer and !
state auditor at their convention. You
know our party has no boss We cannot
toll ahead Everything Is harmonious
with u.s."
Referring to the registration, Mr. Ad-
ticks said he did not uphold the law which
prevents one man from assisting another
% pay his registration fec. "Why you
know, he continued, some men arc too |
'oor to pay their dollar and undor the law,
Which do not believe would stand, no /
ne can assist them In paying tho money.
would like to sec every one vote.
Mr.. Addicks said he would not attend
he State convention of his followers, but
you'd return to Newport and "the boys
you'd attend to tho convention.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-25

me first case in the city court this
morning was that of Wesley Gordon, col.
ored. he pleaded guilty to tlisorlcrly con-
duct at tho homo of his sick brother Ho
was fined 81 and COSTS
netor >. Mccall was charged by Special
officer truman with Indecent and disor.
qeriy cGpduct ct the 7, W. & d. depot,
ZIG wa, fined IS and costs.
larceny Of s35. lilo was then " CHARGED s,i
with highway robbery,
JoD Adams testified that Powell was in
company with some other men. He wns
going over to Walter BusIis propcrtv to
put up a fence. While waiting for tho
lumber he saw the other yonng men md
thoy asked him for quarter. lilo took
them to tho house and gavo thom some.
thing to eat and then gave thcm quarter.
KEYS 9@sI tbe Dy o tns time Joined the o'hors
knocked him down. Then they look his
pocketbook containing slO7. Powell said
"G!y" .het npf TIC money" '"'N
They gave hin three counterfeit bills
g, he point of a revolver. Po;Soll did MOI
lake any part in the taking OF tho pocket
book. The other two men took and kopt
th9 money. Tho case was dismissed.
Noco Chicello was charged with the lar.
Geny OF table and n brush. Lewis Marco
aeposed That foco worked for him AM he
went away and n table. brush and black.
ing disappeared. Thu stand was OF Ei ghth
and Market streets He ha been request.
ed to move away by Marco, The latter
Paid 81. 80 yesterday for assauting Chicello
The case was dismissed
,In TIP case Of ia Washington, colored
charged with assault ard battery on 4
white boy Layina Waters deposed III ut she
saw che lad with brick in bis hand Sho
heard him say that he would kill - ind
Mrs. Washington took the brick away
from him, """'
In rebuttal Michael Riley deposcd tbas
no say the trouble He saw young Grant
on Madison street riding on his wheel,
me OF Slo and costs was imposed.
Laura ana George Bolden were charged
continued uutil tomorrow morning.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-25
DEATHS.

BCNEY-In this city. on August 25, 1898,
Sarah V. Bonoy aged 45 years.
Relatives and friends nrs invited to at.
tend the funeral OH Saturday afternoon,
August ~, ut 2 clock, fron her late resi-
dence, No. I'll Warner street. Mtermcpt
at Riverview Cemetery.
FEELING-On August a. 1898, Ander-
son Feeling aged 81 years.
Relatives and friond%, Corinthian Lodge,
No. !, Shield Of Honor; Cyrus Castle. No.
J, Knights Of Golden Eagle, Palestine
Castle, No. /; knights of Mystic Chain,
No. l; Brandywine. Comnandery, No. 81,
knights Of Malta and DUPONT Post are
respectfully invited to attend his funeral
from his late residence, No. 026 Poplar
street, on Saturday afternoon at O'Clock.
Services at the house at 2 o'clock Fhila-
dolphia and Chester papers please copy,
1nterment private at Riverview Cemetery.
CHALFANT-Suddenly, on August %
1858, Franklin Chnlfunt. In the Goth year
of his age,
Rcl9t!yes and friends are invited to at
tend the funeral from the residence of his
nall street, on Thursday afternoon at2
O'CLOCK. ~. e. .s.r. It
McDOWELL-On August "a, 1888, viii.
llhln iran XIII McDowell, solI of G. II.
ma Eli2nbeth Mcdowell, aged IS years.
Relatives and friends are respectfully in
yited to attend the funeral from the resi-
tonce OF his parents, No. 1911 Rowland
street. on Friday afternoon as 8 o'clock,
lnterment Mt Mt. Salem Cemetery.
BIRD-At Painfeld, N. j., Elizabeth.
wife Of the late Lewis Bird of Brandy.
wine hundred,
Relatives and friends arc invited to at.
tend the funeral from the residence OF her
son.in-lnw, George A. Palmer, Thirty.
fourth and Marke. streeta on Friday after.
noon at o'clock. Services mt Bethel NJ.
h. Church lntermcnt in cemetery ad-
joining.
dayton August 23 1898, in this city,
William I, Day.
Relatives, friends and employees Of the
T., W. d b. Railroad Company, arc re-
spectfully invited to attend the funeral
from his late residence, No l40G King
street on Friday afternoon at . 0 clock. In,
torment ut Lombardy Cemetery
EIsLER-On August 20, 1928, George,
youngest sou Of John and Margaret
Eisler IN his l9th year.
hQl4tlNcs and friends Of the family are
invited to attend the funeral from he par
EMS RESIDENCE, No, Tl3 Wilson street, on
Thursday afternoon, August 25th at ,
o'clock. Services at st. Sopnon English
Lutheran CHURCH Eighth and Talnall
81 Gets at ? .5oocloUk Intcrmcnt at LON.
hardy Cemetery.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-25
FEVER At 4 i FORT
: DELAWARE.
FourMen Of the Eighteenth
Regiment Treated at
<. the Pennsylvania
Hospital.

Philadelphia. Aug. 25.-Fever e1lsrs
Amosg tho men Of tho Eighteenth Pennsyl.
vauia Volunteers stationed at Fort Della
ware. No fatalities have occurred and Of
lrrts are being made to prevent spread OF
the disease Four mon Of The command,
Sergeant G. r. Griner, Of CompanyC and
William Thompson. james L. Noble and
William Thompson, all Of Company A.
came to this city Tuesday morning on their
way to Pittsbur9, on sick leave.
!. Through some Misunderstanding the
men failed to connect with the Pittsburg
train. The railroad officials suggested that
4hsy be removed to the Pennsylvania Hos.
initial, where their wants could be attended
- until train time that night.
All OF the men had suffered from ma
1arial fever while at camp and had not en-.
tirely recovered. Thompson, whose TEN.
I,erature WIS 108, was admitted to the b os-
pital, and was found to have developed
;typhoid fever. When 1t was time for the
men to take TO- ~ o'clock train Tuesday
night, It was deemed inadvisable to move
Thompson The other three men were
taken to Broad Street Station In an am
bulance, where they boarded the train for
home At the hospital last night IL was
.sAid that Thompsop's condition was con.
adhered precarious.