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The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-05-09
WRECK NEAR COLUMBUS.
One Man Killed and Two Others
Were Injured.

COLUMBUS (O) May S.-By the &C
cidental turning of a switch here to-
day an excursion train on the Akron
road was wrecked, three cars shattered
and one man Rizen Fry of Louisville,
O.. killed. and two others injured. The
train had come in from the east ana
south in the morning to visit Camp
Bushnell in this city, and was one OF
thirty-seven trains which came In as
specials during the day. 1t had seven
teen cars packed to the guard.
AS the engine left the track 1t ploWed
down a steep embankment and turned
over in ditch. The engineer and fire
man escaped with slight injury by
Jumping. AS the engine rolled over she
pulled over with her three. cars, which
were destroyed The first was turned
on its side in the ditch, and the fright
ened passengers were pinned in their
seats after having been given con-
siderable shaking up. The second ca"
landed against a freight on the side
track and was overturned. When the
conclusion came Mr. Fry, the dead
man, was standing on the back plat
form of the first car.
Constans Hoeffler and Fred Bicker-
hoff of Louisville were painfully
bruised Several others were slightly
scratched.
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AGITATION LESS INTENSE.
Conflicting Rumors at Rome From
the Milan Riots.

ROME, May 81 p. m.-Another por-
ton of the 1873 reserves and portion
of the reserves of 1874 have been or
dered to be under arms by Tuesday. AT
this hour the city is quiet. The Gov
ernment's dispatches received up to d
p. m. say tranquility prevails through
out the kingdom. At Milan the rioters
at the Porta Ticinez have been COM
pletely suppressed; reinforcements con-
tinue to reach the city and many ar
rests have been made, but General
Tama has ordered all the factories to
reopen tomorrow.
Other dispatches from Milan report,
on the contrary, the erection of a fresh
barricade by riotous mobs in the Via
Bertani, at the Porta TicineZ and the
Porta Garibaldi. According to these
accounts the troops are compelled to use
arms to dispense the rioters and Lieu
tenant and several soldiers were
wounded.
Generally speaking, the agitation
continues, but it is less intense. The
authorities have ordered all Socialist
and Republican clubs to dissolve. There
is a rumor current that the rioters have
driven back a train under the impress
sion that it was conveying soldiers.
Lieutenant General Bava Beccaris.
commanding the third army corps
(Milan), telegraphed the Marquis di Ru-
dini the Premier, this evening, saying:
THE revolt in Milan has been sup
pressed and all resistance is now ended. :
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COMMENT AT LONDON.
It Is Flattering to Dewey and the
American Navy.

LONDON, May 9.-The comment on
the battle at Manila, as the details come
i'll, is universally fiattering to Commo-
dore Dewey of the American navy.
The Times says: THE destruction
of the Spanish fleet was complete, as
complete as any achievement recorded
in naval annals, Commodore Dewey
showing himself worthy alike of the
great traditions of the United States
navy and of his kinship with the race
that produced Nelson" st
The STANDARD" says: Commodore
Dewey has evidently taken as his model
for dispatch writing that laconic Brit
ish sailor of famous memory who re-
ported decisive naval victory thus:
Engaged enemy yesterday. Captured
ships as per margin"
The Daily News. says: Commodore
Dewey's dispatches, in their conciseness
and modesty, are in accordance with the
best naval traditions. The chief lesson
which the battle of Manila enforces is
what everybody knew before, namely,
that under modern conditions of war
fare, no amount of personal bravery can
possibly make up a deficiency in weight
and large metal"
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A PRIVATE CABLE.
It Will Run From Vancouver to
Skaguay.

VANCOUVER (B. c., May S.-A ca
BILE was received yesterday from Eu-
rope which started active operations
on the construction of cable from
Vancouver to Dawson via Skaguay,
Dyea and Wrangel Mark Eschevege
is in charge here, representing the VAN
couver Anglo-French Telegraph Com
pany, who are to construct the cable
under a capitalization of half a mill
ion pounds sterling. The notice of ap-
plication for Incorporation was wired
to the Dominion of Canada Govern
met yesterday. Eschevege leaves for
Dawson to-day.
The cable instructed Eschevege to
survey the route and clear the right of
way at once. Men have been engaged
to carry out these instructions. The
cable is already in process of manu-
facture in England. The offices of the
company will be at Vancouver Victo-
ria, Dyea, Skaguay, Wrangel and Daw-
son. The cable is an assured fact, as
there are millions of dollars behind it..
The company proposes to extend their
operations indefinitely, provided the
first venture is a success. The cable
is not a British institution, and will
have no connection with the proposed
ALI Canadian Railway to the Klondike
via the Stickeen route. 1t is to be a
private commercial enterprise, unaided
by the Government.
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BLOWN TO ATOMS.
A Reckless Man Fooled With a
Can Of Nitro-Glycerine.

DENVER, May S.-One man was in
stantly killed and three were badly in
iured in a terrific explosion of nitro
glycerine near Loveland Cotton Mills
about noon to-day Fred Smetzger
was killed. Peter Lehl Peter Schmear
and Henry Ions were badly injured.
All were employees of the cotton mills.
Smetzger leaves a family The nitro
glycerine that exploded was contained
in a can which the men found in an old
dugout near where the powder mills
were located, about mile from the cot
ton mills.
Smetzger placed the can on little
eminence. and the other three were re-
treating to a safe distance. Smetzger
pitched a stone in the open top of the
can, causing the explosion, which was
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AFTER KLoNDIKE GOLD.
Two Spanish Privateers Will Cruise
on the Coast.

VICTORIA (B. c., May 8.-The Brit
ish- American Transportation Company,
which has been operating steamers on
the Alaska run, has given it out that
they have information direct from
Spain that two Spanish privateers are
going to operate in northern waters this
summer to intercept Klondike treasure
ships. The company has in consequence
chartered the big British steamer
Garonne now on her way to Victoria,
and will operate her instead of Ameri-
can steamers.
The steamer Ningchow, which ar
rived at Comox yesterday, brings the
report that she passed the United States
steamship Wheeling off Mary Island,
coming south, presumably for active
service.
There are a large number OF men at
the mouth of the Skeena River waiting
to go into the Omineca country on the
steamer Caledonia, which is to be
operated on the river this season.
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RIOTING AT MILAN.
Troops Arriving and Will Guard
the Outskirts of the City.

MILAN, May $3.50 a. m.-The
night has passed without any further
serious rioting, though the city was in
partial darkness owing to the destruc-
ton of the electric light wires.
A proclamation has been issued call
ing upon the people to remain tranquil
and reinforcements of troops continue
to arrive here. They will guard the
outskirts of the city.
AT Monsa, nine miles from here, there
was demonstration yesterday against
calling out the reserves. Troops charged
three times and three people were killed
and sixteen wounded.
The Queen and the Queen Regent OF
Holland, who were expected here, had
been advised by the Government not to
proceed to Milan.
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HAD NOT STEAM UP.
Spanish Ships Fought at a Great
Disadvantage.

LONDON, May 9.-Further particu-
lars CLEANED from the special dispatches
from Hongkong show that the Spanish
vessels, not having got up steam, fought
at great disadvantage, compared with
the mobility of Commodore Dewey'S
squadron. The latter arrived at the
entrance of the bay in bright moon
light, and the attack was therefore
postponed for few hours till the con-
ditions were more favorable. One Amer
lean cruiser returned the fire from the
fort on entering, but was ordered to
desist by the flagship, Commoder Dew
ey having the weightier business of
finding the Spanish fleet in hand.
In the absence of a breeze when the
battle begun, the ships were soon sur
rounded in smoke making it momen-
tarily hard to judge exactly how the
fight was going. When it was over,
the surviving Spaniards lost no time in
removing themselves and their dead
from the rapidly burning hulks, leav-
ing behind all their personal property
and ValuableS.
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NEW YORK, May S.-General Stew
art L. Woodford United States Minis
ter TO Spain, arrived on La Touraine
this morning, and left for Washington
this afternoon La Touraine also had
on board a numoer of attaches of the
the United States Legation at Madrid
A reception committee from the
Union League Club and Grant Post
No. n, Grand Army of the Republic
met General Woodford at quarantine
and accompanied him to this city. Gen
eral Woodford declined to be inter-
viewed by reporters, stating that he
was still in the diplomatic service of the
Government and could say absolutely
nothing for publication.
Mr. -Sickles, First Secretary Of the
Spanish Legation. at Madrid, when in
formed that the cable dispatches had
stated that the train on which the lega-
tion from Madrid to Paris had been at
tackled by mob and that stones had
been thrown at the party said: We'll,
some things We're thrown at the train,
but the demonstration was not Of a
serious character A number of stu
dents had gathered at Villadolid, and
cried Long live Spainr and a few other
CITES. IAEy NSIC lAOb dlh CSlSb
against our party, l assure you, but
were the result of a patriotic feeling
on their part. None at all were hurt.
While at Madrid we were treated with
the utmost courtesy"
When asked how it happened that
Minister Woodford had received his
passports previous to his handing to
the Spanish Government the ultimatum
of the United States, Mr. Sickles said:
1--WE rather expected that-at least, we
Were not surprised when the passports
arrived, as we knew that when the
Spanish Minister at Washington re-
ceived his papers the Spanish Cabinet
would probably issue ours to us and
thereby sever all diplomatic relations;
but any further Information 1 cannot
give"
j. S. Highlands. another American on
the steamer. said he had gone abroad
TO visit his son at Madrid. He had in
tended staying for about six months,
but the anti-American demonstrations
had been so great that he was forced
to leave that place within three weeks
after his arrival, and his son was
forced to flee to Lisbon. Mr.. High
lands said that the signs of the offices
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-05-09
FLOOD IN ARKANSAS.
The Worst One Since 1914 Devas-
tating Van Buren,.

VAN buren, (Ark.), May S.-The
worst flood known since 1914 is devas-
tating the Arkansas Valley, and towns
along the banks of that stream are
submerged, while many farm buildings
are afloat
One portion of the south residence
part of this city is under water. River
side and Babylon, two densely settled
suburbs, are under water and several
large residences have fallen into the
river. Every foot of dry land is crowd
ed with household goods Thousands
of people have been driven from their
homes, and are being sheltered here.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars dam
age has been done to plantations in
Crawford County.
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Cabinet Crisis Imminent.

MADRID, May SO D. m.-Accord-
ing to the newspapers, a Cabinet crisis,
provoked by Admiral Bermejo, Minister
of Marine, is imminent, involving the
whole Cabinet. If charged to recon
struct the Ministry, it is believed that
Senior Sagasta would offer a portfolio
TO Senior GamaZo, who represents very
important section Of the Liberals.
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Score: San Jose 2, base hits f. errors
;; San Francisco 10, base hits ID, errors
d. Batteries-Iberg and Kent; Krug
and Hammond. Umpire-Levy
STOCKTON, May S.-Stockton out
batted Oakland to-day as far as base
hits were concerned, but the Athenians
kept them from finding the sphere when
the Stocktons most needed safe one,
and thus won an exceedingly fast game
by a score of to 2. Three errors were
marked against each nine, but those Of
of the home team were of the costly
order The fielding through the game,
which lasted about an hour and twenty
minutes, was of superior order.
Score: Oakland 4, base hits {; Stock
ton . base hits 8.
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SPANISH
CABINET
CRISIS,
Continued from First Page.)

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. riots had all
the appearances of a general rising.
The troops destroyed all the barri-
cades. Several soldiers were wounded
severely. The report that a number of
rioters were killed or wounded is con-
firmed. Strong re-enforcements of
troops have been summoned.
The news from Milan had a deep i'm
preston here. Rioting was reported
yesterday from Florence, where the
troops had to charge and dispense the
mob Disturbances have occurred at
Fermo.
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TERRIBLE DAY AT MILAN.
Rioters Attack Troops and -Four
Hundred Are Killed.

LUCIANO (Switzerland), May St
has been terrible day at Milan. About
] o'clock this afternoon veritable bat
tie occurred in the Via Somtrairi. Thou
sands of tiles and chimneys were
hurled from the roofs upon the troops,
who were compelled to retire.
A similar fight took place in the Via
Torino, and it is believed that no fewer
than 400 were killed and LOCO injured.
A Swiss merchant who has arrived
here from Milan describes the events of
Saturday as completely anarchistical.
According to his account, the leaders of
the agitation evidently had we'll ar
ranged plans. Columns of rioters
emerged from all the gates of the town
and congregated on center, where they
rapidly constructed barricades. When
they were dislodged by the troops they
mounted to roofs and rained tiles and
chimneys down upon the soldiers.
The gates of the town were held by
troops in the evening and through the
night, so that workmen employed out
side were unable to return to their
homes. In this way the rising was
deprived of additional help from with
out. During the night the city was
III compete udIkIitSS etiIu AuiIciCdi o'i-
ence. Artillery cavalry and infantry
bivouacked on the Piazzo del Duomo
where reinforcements were constantly
arriving.
Late news this evening from Milan
says the 'Secolo' has been seized and
it's editor arrested. The Postal Tele-
graph offices have been closed and all
dispatches of mail stopped. The pub
lie buildings are guarded and artillery
has been placed in position on the
Piazza del Duomo Many fugitives from
Milan have crossed the frontier into the
Canton of Tieno, and to Fontana, among
them being the editor of the Italia del
Popolo," the incriminated republican
paper, who eluded the police. Eight
thousand troops are quartered in the
city.
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them. The quotations alluded to are
bogus. not only in text, but in SUBJ
stance. The President made no such
comments either to representatives OF
the press, or to individuals. Since his
inauguration he has adhered strictly
to the policy of not talking for publ
cation. and this will continue to be the
inyariable rule in the future. Any
other course would be injudicious, for
reasons which need not be dwelt upon.
The same applies to Mrs. Mckinley,
who has several times recently been
misouoted as having granted author
lied interviews.
1.-The President and Administration,
of course. rejoice in all the reputable
successes of American journalism, in
which we have many fine specimens
nowsadays, but self-laudation and ex-
aggeration detracts from rather than
add to the brilliancy of these achieve
ments Our papers should prize truth
not less than boldness and push"
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REIMBURSEMENT OF REGULARS.
Secretary Alger Makes New Order
Concerning It.

WASHINGTON, May S.-Secretary
Alger has in preparation a letter to
General Brooke, commanding the regi-
ments modified at Chickamauga, in
which he says that soldiers re-enlist-
ing in the regular army during the war
may be informed that they will be
granted their discharges if desired at
the close of the war upon their individ-
ual application.
This action was taken because of the
news which has come from Chcka-
manga that very few of the men whose
services are expiring are re-enlistins.
because they profess a preference for
the volunteer service.
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Troops Sent to Skaguay.

VANCOUVER BARRACKS (Wash),
May S-General Merriam, commander
of the Department of the Columbia, TO-
day issued an order directing Captain
Eldridge, Fourteenth Infantry, sta
toned at Skaguay, Alaska, to proceed
with one company of infantry to Fort
Wrangel. This order is occasioned by
reports of wholesale robberies and hold
ups at Wangel by thugs and gamblers.
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Crisis Regarded as Inevita BILE.

LONDON, May 9-The Madrid cor
respondent of the Daily MALI says:
1T is believed that Cabinet matters may
continue as they are for another week,
but a crisis is regarded as inevitable
Senior Sagasta and Senior Montero Rios.
President of the Senate, visited the
Queen Regent tonight Sunday and
the latter subsequently visited Senior
Gamazo, who is regarded as the COM
ing man"
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Los Angeles Battery Leaves.

LOS ANGELES, May S.-Captain
Henry Steere, with 157 men organized
as a heavy artillery battery. left at
II 80 O'Clock to-day for San Francisco,
where the battery is to be mustered
into .the regular service. There was
great demonstration when the company
marched to the Southern Pacific depot.
The battery is composed of a fine, ath-
letic lot of men.
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The Cincinnati All Right.

WASHINGTON, May S.-Secretary
Long says Blanco's report as to the
laundering of the Cincinnati is baseless
as the ship is at Key West. He also
denies the Montgomery has had an en-
gagement. He expects no news from
our fleets before tomorrow.
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BERLIN, May SIT cannot be de-
MED that the poor of Germany are al
ready suffering from the approaching
bread famine. The prices in Berlin
have risen from 10 to Is per cent. and
the Socialists and Radicals propose to
make election material out of the rise
in bread and the Governments position
in the matter of the suspension of du-
ties on grain.
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heard for miles around. Smetzger's
head was blown to atoms. Every bone
in his body was broken or splintered
by the terrible force. The other men
were hurled to the ground and made
completely deaf. Their faces and bod
les were lacerated almost beyond recog-
milton. Ions escaped with less injury
than any Of the others.
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Advised Not to Leave.

TANGIERS, May Son the represen-
tations of the Bashaw, F. c. Partridge,
the United States Consul-General, has
advised American subjects not to leave
the town, but owing to the state of
Spanish feeling some families have al
ready gone.
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West Virginia Coming.

CHARLESTON CIV. Va). Nav s.
Governor Atkinson received a telegram
to-day from Secretary of War Alger
stating that the West Virginia regi-
ment. as soon as it was recruited and
mustered into service, would be ordered
to Chickamauga. The Governor replied
to the Secretary that the regiment
would be ready next Thursday.
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Martial Law at Badajos.

MADRID, May S.-4:30 p. m.-Follow-
ing outbreaks caused by the scarcity
and high price of bread at Badajos,
Capital of the province of that name,
and at Alicante, the seaport of Valencia
martial law has been proclaimed at
both places.
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grined the French press, which has been
assuring France that the Americans
We're locked up in Manila Bay.
The Russian papers are full of criti-
cisms of the Spanish lighting. They &C
cuse the Spaniards of losing the arsenal
at Cavite through cowardice.
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Spanish Troops Leave Manila.

MADRID, May S.-11 a. NIT is
claimed that a message has been re-
ceived here from Manila announcing
that Spanish troops have retired from
Manila, taking with them all their arms
and ammunition and stores.
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Gladstone's Disease Increasing.

LONDON, May S.-The bulletin issued
this evening at Hawarde says: Mr..
Gladstone has been more comfortable
during the last day or two. but the local
disease is slowly increasing and there
is gradual diminution of strength
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Think the Cincinnati Foundered.

MADRID, May San official dis
patch from Havana says wreckage be-
longing to the Cincinnati has washed
ashore and it is believed some accident
may have happened to her.
Captain General Blanco's dispatch
adds that it is believed the Cincinnati
has foundered
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No Saltpeter for Spain.

ROTTERDAM, May S.-The Norwe-
gian steamer Fran arrived here re-
Gently to load 600 tons of saltpeter for
Bayonne, France, near the Spanish
frontier, but the authorities of this port
forbade her to do so and placed a guard
OF marines on board.
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COAST DIAMONDS.
San Francisco Beats San Jose and
Oakland Beats Stockton.

SAN FRANCISCO, May S.-The first
game of the Pacific Coast Baseball
League at Recreation Park was largely
attended to-day. The san Joses ana
San Franchises were the competing
teams. and the result was decisive
victory for the latter.
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SAN FRANCISCO, May ST. P.
Schuster of the German Schuetzen Club
broke the worlds record to-day at the
2O0-yard target at Shell Mound. His
score of 454 was two greater than the
record made last year by A. Strecker.
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Massachusetts, Infantry for Cuba.

BOSTON, May S.-Governor Walcott
to-day received a telegram from Adju-
tant-General Corbin announcing the in
tention of the War Department to or
der the regiment of Massachusetts in
fantry to Chickamauga, preparatory to
going to Cuba
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DULUTH (Minn.), May S.-This aft
ernoon Captain Swiger, U. S. A. for
mally mustered into the United States
service the officers and men of the
Thirteenth Regiment. making two regi-
ments now ready for service.
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FRENCH PRESS CHAGR1NED.
Had Assured France That Dewey
Was Locked UP in Manila Bay.

LONDON. May 9.-According to a dis
patch from Paris, Commodore Dewey's
dispatches and the completeness Of the
American victory have greatly cha
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The Wheeling Returns.

SEATTLE CWash), May S.-The gun
boat Wheeling returned here to-day
from Cooks Inlet Alaska She will
await orders.
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Temerario Leaves Montevideo

MONTENEGRO (xia Galveston). May
ES.-The Spanish torpedo gunboat Teme-
rario left to-day.
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LIST OF LETTERS

Remaining in the Postoffice at Sacra-
mento May 9, 1898.
LADIES' LIST