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Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-31
Death Rate in Fifteen Battles.

Of the fifteen decisive battles of the world the average death rate in the last five of them (of which alone reliable statistics are preScryed) was about 9 per cent. ranging from 20 per cont, the British loss at Saratoga, to 47 per cent.
 the loss of the Swedes at Pultowa- Of other great battles 1t Is difficult to fix the average death rate, though 1t may te estimated at about 20 per cent. The rates range from 9 lthe German loss a3 Sedan in September, 1S70) to 50 per cent tlse British loss at Bloody Albue
 ra As matter of fact, things stand very much as they used to do. save that the slaughter, when It does occur. al wuys comes more quickly. A great battle in which the quick-firing guns cnn be brought into effective use will
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-31

our tents ikc a streak of light. ft was a hoy in canoe. Ne all jumped up and looked after the rapidly disappear Ing streak.
 "fts thar chump. Billy said Fred. in disgust. "We shan't bp ahle Co get him on the river all summer. Any hody'd think life or death depended on hls going over that course Tn better lime than Hal uade.a
 And IL did. but he didn't know it Btl- ly had heard onr of the consp'rators declare that it was half-past six Az he turned hls canoes head around in the shallow water he heard tho mill clock strike the half houR-and the evening train crossed the railroad bridge at ten minutes Co seven,
 He couldn't stop to tell us anything about II. He had but twenty minutes to mach the bridge, climb the hank and Hug the train, and it Is m acknowledg- cd fact that he made better time on the Snl River that night than was ever male before. nor has 1t been equalled since. for he did 1t!
 The train came around the bend at the I.onsdaie crossing on time. and in the half darkness the engineer saw a figure wildly climb the trestle and swing its arms almost in front of the engine at the edge of the bridge. The engine-driver stopped the train in time, the loose rail was discovered, and after 1t was repaired they bore Billy to Silver Glen in state of mild col lapse. but n good deal of n hero.
 The canoe record of the Still River course remains something like eighteen minutes. and nobody has since cared to scale down Billy's time. But doubt if Billy cares much about the record after all. now that Hal and he are friends aGain.-Rocky Mountain News.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-31

hss liability of the strikers learning of l. I thought myself that old Nohn was pretty leaky sort of fellow to be let into the secret, for if he'd tell d party of school boys like us, why wouldn't he tell other people?
 Naturally We wure all excited over the prospect of rJw, and the day the strike came off Hal and two or three of his crowd went over to Silver Glen to See what was going on. MT. Bur 9ess wouldn't be able to get up till the evening train which reached the Glen at about [. and the hands had whole day to talk and get filled up on Sam Pickles whisky. They'd be in fine fighting humor by night
 Most of us forgot the recent race and n good many of OUT differenoes in the strike excitement But Billy Chet- wynde was as gloomy as an owl and spent most of the day on the river. He couldn't get over his defeat at Hl's hands Heretofore Hal and him had been as '>thick as thloyps"-t1fe chun- miest chums in the School-and I don't know but the fact that they were no longer friends really troubled Billy more than being batHn In the canoe r;Bce.
 Hal didn't show up at supper time,
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-31

and Fred, who came down from the Glen early in the afternoon, said he was worried The temper of some of the strikers was bad and Fred said he fear ed Hal had got Into trouble. Billy, when he heard this. got out his canoe again and padded up stream. What happened after that we only know from Billys own story, and for won- der, as 1t Is hard work to get Billy to talk about 1t even now.
 He padded up to the dam to gee If be could hear or see anything of Hal It was getting dusky on the river, and as he went up near the west bank he wns entirely in the shadow. Some of the men-maybe half dozen of them were talking together under the dam on the west side, having evidently met there by appointment. Billy's canoe v1sn't noticed at all and he heard what they said. Tn about two minutes he had got the gist of the matter, and if ever there was frightened boy fin canoe, that boy was Billy Chetwynde, and he was in that canoe on the Still River at that Identical moment.
 He learned that these men were the ringleaders of the strike; that they were determined the strike should go on, and that Mir. Burgess should not talk with the men until the trouble had gone far enough to make an amicable settlement impossible. And to gain their end they had secured the assist ance of two raecally tramps who bad agreed to draw" the spikes out of a rail at the bridge below. so that the evening tratn, with Mir. Burgess aboard, would be ditched!
 Some time after Billy left camp that evening we saw something shoot by
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-31
DRAWS A GIG SALARY.
President of Equitable Life Assurance
 soctety Gets SIoU,OiO 50 Acur.

s,,c,ety Gets SioO,Ol O fenr.
 Henry E. Hyde. president of the Equitable Life Assurance Society of New York. draws the highest salary in the United States The President ur the country receives sJn,e0n Il year for hls services. Mir. Hyde is paid inst double that sum annually for tfe work he does foF the Equitable. He vas born. one may say. in the insurance business. Ills father WIS the leading insurance man in New England, and the son absorbed thorough knowledge of the business. He launched out for himself when he became the cashier of the Mutual Life of Now York He was Tn the employ of that company when he originated the Idea of the Equitable. Hyde unfolded hls scheme t0 President Winston of the Mutual, but the latter frUwned 1t down, say Ing no man connected with the Mutual could bc interested in any other com- pany. Hyde promptly resigned and began the work of organizing the service that the company thinks $l00,- 600 n year is moderate compensation for h.n. It amounts tC about 10 cents year from each policy holder. He believes in insurance himself and car rles about S200,0O0 on his life. He wastes no time. so far as his company goes. He thinks his pay warrants him
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-31

feet to the open breech- You can get fair idea of the damage such a big gun can wreak, although you can't be- gin to imagine the shock and beat md noise which the discharge of such n gun creates.
 This cannon has recoilins force of 225 tons The projectile leaves 1t with Q velocity of 2.100 feet per second or 1.400 miles per hour. The force i'm parted to the projectile OF cartridge, if properly applied, would life battle ship bodily three feet in the air, and yet this great machine of death and destruction, weighing 145-OO0 pounds. Is as accurate as high grade watch.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-31
WORLDS BIGGEST WHEEL
First Exhibited to the Tublic fn Bcr-
 lin by Inventor Kari Jatho.

Probably te biggest bicycle ever built wus first exhibited to the public at the Sport Park FrIedenau. near Berlin, by the inventor, Karl Jatho, of Hanover. The rear wheel stands over nine feet high and two seats are provided, one at each side of the large wheel. The front wheel Is of the ordinary bicycle pattern, and by comparison the i'm mense size of the larger wheel becomes evident The inventor, Jatho, has quite q reputation as a wheelman, and is probably the best amateur fancy rid CT of Germany. Riding on his large wheel is not difficult as 1t might ap- pear at first glance, however. The center of gravity ts placed somewhat below the axle of the large wheel and therefore It Is an easy matter to keep the wheel going steadily.
 The wheel was brought into public
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-31
Relief for Tired saieswomen.

Not only the saleswomen complain. but trained nurses often suffer from swollen feet, especially when they first go into hospitals. A powder which Is much used in the German army for sift- ing into the shoes and stockings of the infantry soldiers might be of service. 1t consists of three parts of salicylic acid, ten parts of starch and eighty seven parts of pulverized soapstone. This keepSthe feet dry, prevents chaf- ing and heals any sore spots. The soap stone alone, without the other ingre- dients, has also been found useful and soap alone will give relief when well rubbed over the sole of the stocking.
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probably increase the death rate large ly, but that remains to be proved. Cen eral statistics prove that since the Tro- tan var, 5000 years ago, not a single year has elapsed In which some war has not caused the killing of large number of men; while 1t Is calculated that all the worlds wars are responsi. hle for the death of 14.OOO,OOO,0OO of human beings.-Boston Traveller.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-31
~oNlAuReLs AT MANILA
Bnt Fate Forbade that Captain Gridley
 should Come Home.

Capt. Charles Vernon Gridlry, who died In the Asiatlr scas. presumably as a rysult of Injuries received ln ihe battle of Manila. was one of the hcrees of the glorious battle fought on May |. IL wus his ship. the Olympia. that lel the Inc of taftle and fired thc first shots Tha captain himself siOud in the coming tower throughout the bal tle and spanish missiles flew about him. IL ls surmised Ia Washington that he received some injury there which led to hls death He was in healthy condition before the fight and for several weeks afterward.
 Capt. Grldley was born in IOgans- port. Ind. in 1slJ. The family moved
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-31

view for the first time in a rather in- teresting manner. The inventor had been requested to attend the cycle corso arranged for q special occasion
 and promised to come with a startling feature. When he did come with his sister mounted on the novel wheel there was a general surprise; even his most intimate friends had no idea of the ex- tstence of the new conveyance, which he had built quietly in large shed at
 fhe rear of his dwelling. The wheel has since been produced few times at
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-31
Trouble fin the Parker Family.

Wilis-Parker's salary was doubled a short time ago, so hear.
 Wallac>Yes 1t was; but 1t got him in lots of trouble.
 W1llis-How's that?
 Walhce-Hls wife found fr out Town Topics.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-31
TOothiess JelIydeh.

The 3eflyfish has no teeth, but uses himself as If he were a piece of paper when be Is hungry, getting his food and then wrapping himself about 1t
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-31

cycle festivals. ft wlll aDt be poss.hl for tho occupants 5f Inc wheel Q ap- proaeh tno near tleh afher, faf 'hs big wheel is constantly between fHem. aul II VII certainly be more rcliahl" fa1n any other ehaperuu h Keeping tAa prupef distance whIle riding
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-31
LOOKING INTO. A CANNON.
View Through the MuzZIe of n I3 Inch Gun Which Is Forty Feet Long.

Did you ever look Into the muzzle of seventy-two-ton cannon? If not, here is your opportunity. Of course, the picture here shown can give no definite realization of the wonder and terror that come over you when you thrust your face into the gaping mouth of one of these steel monsters and look through 1t a distance of forty
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-31
Dislikes Tobacco.

Queen Victoria Is perhaps the only European sovereign who has positive aversion to tobacco In all It's forms. Woe be to the Prince who pollutes the apartments at Windsor with It's fumes.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-31

Young girls complain that all the de- strable men are married; so are all the women who are good cooks.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-31
No Women in Parliament.

No woman has ever actually sat in the English Parliament though several have been returned as members
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-31

in giving all his time in return and this he does He is very quiet in his tastes and Is not very widely known in New York, SO far as personal acquaint- aIsoe Is concerned.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-31

Every boy has an Idea that if he wants to catch big catfish, he must go fishing at night.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-31

Que of the surest ways to mahe a mistake is to permit an 'tagent" to use yuur name in his scheme.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-31

An Amazon warrior faces powder and her peaceful sister powders hec face. ~
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-31
e~s~s>s~e~s ON THE STILL RIVER.
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sa gsF St. hsGa Gsa Nsatsasaassn swfss;
Lines, re-pack, s6ds.5O box; Californs
TRoPca% 19F ah0oe FRHsananas Iaa aaaey
per 5.nfh P15nssia1ppea 2 psr qSasn
DRIED FRUITS-New Apricots, s012c
for Royal and 10a13c for Moorpark
so9os 4e: oses SrSRsss salc s ' sosos Ss9g M "a
SIac: 9o-1O0Ss, 2a4a3c; 1o0-flo's, 2621ac; Black
Figs, in sacks. 2Q21ac; White, 4@5c; 1o-lt
boxes, 60Q70c; Peaches, new crop 7a4@S12c
for choice and eQ16c for fancy; Plums
new, 596c for pitted and 1G11ac for unpit-
ted; New Apples, 71a97$4c for evaporated
and 4Q5c for sun-dried; New Pears, "a
@ se for quarters e4 and saloc for halves
RAISINS-New crop f. 0. b. Fresno;
boxes, 20 TBS net, 6-crown Imperial clus-
ters, $50 per box: 5-crown Dehesa -eluss-
crown london Layers s1.20 2-crown. do
$1O5; 4-crown Loose Muscatels, 50-fb box,
4aa4c per lib 3-,crown do, &c: 2-crown, do
Tnfgraded ing aied Loose Muscatels S sbc: % suitanas
unbleached, 412c; Sultanas, bleached, No
l., &c; sultanas,, bleached, No. 2. 51gc;
Thompson saedissS unbleashed
Thompson seedless, bleaohed, No. 2, &c.
RUTTER-Creamery- 27c per 10;
special brands. higher; seconds, 24926e.
22c per ID Packed-California Creamery,
tub, 2213@23c; Eastern, do, 21Q22c; Picked,
22c Firkins, 20421c.
Cream Cheddar, &c; Young America,
1015G11c; Eastern, 12@14c.
EGGS-Ranch 25Q30c per dozen; store.
17d22c per dozen; Eastern, 16Q19c for or
binary and 20G22c for fancy.
POULTRY-Live Turkeys, 13@14c 10 for
Hens, 15G17 for Gobblers: Roosters, s4.25
Broilers, s2.50Q3 for small and $3.50 for
large; Fryers, 81; Hens, s4G5; Ducks, s.
@3 80 for old, ,ssQ5 for. young; Geese, $1.25
@l5o per pair; 81 1Gseesiings sei e sl25@1 % per
old, 81. .25Q1.75 for young.
The record-union., 1898-09-18

The Board of Trustees of the City Of
Sacramento ordain as follows:
Section l. The following rates are here
by established and fixed as the rates of
taxes to be levied on each one hundred
dollars worth of taxable property in the
City of Sacramento and the same are
hereby levied on each one hundred dol
lars worth of taxable property in the
City of Sacramento for general munich
pal purposes, and for special and general
funds created to carry on the various de-
partments of the municipal government
of said city for the fiscal year of eighteen
hundred and ninety-nine. to wit:
/ For the General Fund. H00.
q For the Fire Department Fund. 241a
cents.
A. For the Street Sprinkling Fund, SLa
cents. -..- : !.
s. For the Police Fund. 1914 cents.
g. For the Library Fund, cents.
T. For the Sewer Fund. cents.
g. For the Levee Fund 1 cent
TO- For the Sewer Bond Fund 2 cents
IL For the immigration Fund 2 cents
H. For the improvement of the public
square bounded by p and Q and Fifteenth
and Sixteenth streets. Sacramento City,
cents.
13. For special Water Works Fund for
boilers and heaters 31a cents.
Section 2. This Act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Passed September g. 1898.
D. MCKAY,
President of Board of Trustees.
Approved September 3, 1898.
VIM. LAND. Mayor.
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America, lie: Eastern Creamery, 15Q20c
Genuine Swiss. 4Oc; American Cheese, zoe
Neufchatel, 10c.
NUTs-Nsw Walnuts, 15c per 70; New
Almonds, 121ac; New Brazils 1212c; Pc
cans, 16c; Filberts, 15c; Chestnuts, 15c pei
N; Pine Nuts, 25c.
MEATS-Beef-Prime Rib Roast, 121zca
15c; Loin Steak, 121aQ15c; Rump Steak.
10c; Chuck Roast, 10c; Rump. Sc;' Brisket,
Sc; Chuck Steak, 10c. Veal-Loin and Rib
Chops. 16c; Roast Veal, 12c. Mutton-Leg,
uQ121ac; Loin and Rib Chops 1212c; Nut
ton Stew, &c; Shoulder Chops, &c. Pork
S912c per 10. Corned Beef, 8Q1211c; Sau-
sage, 121xc; Vienna Sausage, 15c; Bacon,
Sl131ac; Ham, 121aG131ac.
POULTPY-Hens, soc each; Spring SOC
each; Broilers, 25G40c each; Tame Geese,
s1.50 each; Tame Ducks, 50d65c EACH Tur-
keys, 15c for live and lie for dressed per
10.
EGGS-California, 25c per dozen.
socqs1; Alfalfa, 7oQ75c; Whole Barley,
;ss; Ground Barley, si.45; Feed Oats,
s. 5oQ1 50; Middlngs, s1o5; Shorts, 95c;
Bran. 90c; Straw, 6O@65c: Corn, large,
$780, small, s135; Cracked Corn. 81 40;
Ground Corn, $1.35; Red Russian Oats,
S.60.
GRANITE MINING .CANDLEs--1o OF,
sNc; u OF, 7c; IA OF, 71fc; 16 o., Slac.
COAL OIL-Pearl (cases), 17c; Star, lie;
Eocene, 19c; Extra Star, 21c: Elaine, 23c;
Water White Cbulk), 12c.
ELECTRIC LIGHT CANDLES-10 OF,
43Ac; II OF. 51ac; IA OF. 61Ac; Is OF. 714a
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SACRAMENTO MARKET.
The Week Closed With Fairly Good
Trade in Produce Circles.

Sacramento, Sept 1lth.
The week closed with very fair days
business in local produce circles. Prices
were as previously quoted.
Following are the retail prices for the
various articles mentioned:
FLOUR-Family Extras, $3.50 per 100
fbs; $1.25 for so lbs.
FRUIT-Oranges. Seedlings, 20Q13oc per
ccanuts. 10c each: Bananas, 25c dozen
Cantaloupes, 5al0c; Grapes, &c per 10
Bartlett Pears. &c per ID; Dearborn
Apples, Sis per box; Peaches, sG4c per
10: Melons, 10q25c.
VEGETABLES Tomatoes. &c per 10:
Celery, SC per head; Caulifower 1oc per
toes, 81 per sack; Turnips. ,Beets. Par
ships, Carrots, Lettuce, Radishes, Leek
and Green Onions. 1214c per dozen
punches: Onions, &c per 10: Roman, 2
for Sc; Peas, 7c; Beans, &c per n; Sum-
nler Squash. 21sc. per n; Green Peppers,
Plant, sc; Gumbo, sc; Lima Beans, Sc;
oTea. pAIRY a PRoDUcE-Butter-Pickle, soc
per 10; Mountain, zoe: Valley Roll, zoe;
roll. Cheese-California. 15c per 70; young
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The Board of Trustees of the City OF
Sacramento ordain as follows:
Section l. There is hereby established
for the fiscal year eighteen hundred and
ninety-nine the following special and
separate funds, respectively, representing
the several funded obligations of the city
and the several departments requiring
municipal expenditures:
l. Fire Department Fund.
g High School Fund.
g. Street Sprinkling Fund.
T. Police Fund.
5. Library Fund.
6. Sewer Fund.
Z. Street Fund.
g. Levee Fund
g. Sewer Bond Fund.
TO- immigration Fund.
II. Improvement of public square. P and
@ and Fifteenth and sixteenth streets.
Sacramento City, Fund.
II. Special Water Works Fund for boil
ers and heaters.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take eff
feet and be in force from and after its
passage. ~
Passed September 8, 1898:
President of the Board of Trustees.
VIM LAND. Mayor.
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Porter Brothers Company sold yester-
day at open auction California fruit at
At London Pears-Roy du Comice,
S.. .36 per half box; Beurre Hardys, s1.560
1S0; Duchesse, N.44@1. .6S; Onondago and
De Anjous s1.2O; Beurre Clairgeaus, $1.14;
Howells, 96c. Plums-Golden Drops, s2.G4
single crate; Egg. a.6SQ1. 80; Ponds Seed
lings, s1.32d1. A. Prunes-Silver, 16Sd12.6 64
single crate: Gros, $1.32Q1.44; German, $1.GS
@1.20
The following kilograms received too
late for publication in yesterdays edition:
AT New York: Pears-Doy du Comice,
S.91@3.I0 box; Bartletts, $170G2 80; Onon-
dsgo, 20; Beurre Hardy. s16S@1s5 box
box and Soc half box; Beurre Diels S125;
garians, H.15@1.55 single crate: Gros, 81
@1.35; German, 80c@S1.30; Silver. Sl20;
Fallenberg, $1G1.10; other varieties 556I7Oc.
Grapes-Muscats, H.4O single crate Plums
Kelsey Japans, S.Soa1. 40 single crate;
Ickworth, Csc. Peaches-Santa Ana, 81 .25
box; Georges Lates, soc; Salways, 65as0c;
Freestones, 45q60c; Clngs. zoe. Nineteen
cars California fruit on the New York
market Friday, Of which Porter Brothers
Company sold seven cars
At Chicago: Pears-Bartletts, s.. $50 2.55
Hardys, 81. .s5a1 AS: Duchesse. ST. 81. Grapes
Tokays, 95cQI.6O single crate Beurre
Clairgeaus, $150; Beurre Hardys. 81. .25GD
Las; Duchesse, 81. Grapes-Tokays. 95c6D
$l.60 single crate; Muscats, 70G90c; Rose
de-Peru, Doc. Prunes-Hungarian S111 10
single crate Peaches-Salways, 7O@95c
9Oc; Late Crawfords, 75c. Seven cars Cal
ifornia fruit on the Chicago market Fri
day, of which Porter Brothers Com
pany sold four cars.
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ORDINANCE NO. 490,

An Ordinance to amend Section
Seven of Ordinance Number One
Hundred and Forty-one, reguIat-
ing the time for using City water
FOR the purposes of irrigation IN
the City of Sacramento. and pro-
viding that fire pressure pc main
tanned by the City Water Works
during said time.
The Board Of Trustees of tho
City of Sacramento do ordain an
follows:
Section i. Section seven of ordi-
nance number one hundred and
forty-one Is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Section 4. No person or persons
shall use, or cause to be used, any
City water for the purposes Of ir-
rigation in the City Of Sacramento.
except between the hours from
Five to Eight o'clock a. m, and
from Five to Nine o'clock p. m,
except at the City Cemetery, State
Capitol Grounds, Federal Building
and the Plaza. And it is further
provided that during the foregoing
hours Axed for irrigation, the City
Water Works, and the Chief En-
gineer thereof, shall maintain FIRE
pressure throughout said City.
Section 2. All Ordinances or
parts Of Ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 3. This Ordinance shall
take effect and be In force from
and after its passage.
Passed August 1, 1898.
d. MCKAY,
President Of Board Of Trustees.
Approved August e, 1898.
VIM. LAND, Mayor.
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Colonies, Not Territories.

Hawaii has become a part of the
United States; Porto Rico will soon
follow; Cuba and the Philippines will
doubtless remain under American con-
troll for considerable time. The prob
lem of how to govern these new pos
sessions becomes, therefore, at once
extremely serious, more SO than would
be the case with any other Power; be-
cause from the very nature of our in
stitutions these populations are likely
at almost any time to be incorporated
In our political system. If these for
eign islands are given a territorial
form of government they may be ad-
mitted as States whenever partisan
necessity seems to demand it.
Porto Rico and Hawaii should be
governed as colonies, with an increas-
ing measure of government but
without representation in Congress-
Cuba should be given a military gov
ernment until such time as it's capacity
Tor stable self government is fully
proven; and Manila if retained for
the present as a commercial and naval
basis, should be administered by a.
colonial Governor. This might seem
like violation of the spirit of American
institutions, but that is just what must
come if the United States is to under
take the government of grossly inferior
populations. Ultimately Hawaii and
Porto Rico may become States, but for
long time to come their relation to
our political fabric ought not to be any
closer than that of colonies. Uni
veTsal democracy is the essence of the
American idea Of government, but
without preservation first of all we
cannot maintain even what democracy
we already have.-Gunton's Magazine.
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