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The record-union., 1899-04-23
AFFAIRS IN CUBA.
Agents Of Don Carlos Trying to
Secure Men for His ARMY.

HAVANA. April 22-Two new cases
of yellow fever developed in Havana to-
day, making five officially reported
There are no Americans among them.
The Calists are moving throughout
the island and their agents are trying
to secure men. They prefer Cuban SOL
diers around Havana. Yesterday one
agent was offering S15 a month and
free passage to Spain as inducement to
join the army of Don Carlos
Officials close to Gomez say that if
he were offered the Presidency he would
probably accept.
Gomez was subjected to an affront
yesterday while he was returning in a
launch after saying farewell to his two
sons and daughter who sailed for San
Domingo. General Gomez was Kissed
by some people who were standing on
the roof of house that overlooked the
harbor. They waved Spanish flags,
cried Long Live Weyler," and Long
Live SPAIN" Death to Gomez"
Death to the Americans and Death
to the Cubans." The passengers and
sailors on board the Alfonso XIII re-
peated the cries. Even the papers that
oppose Gomez denounce the proceeding
as an outrage
Since January 1st 10000 Spanish Cit
izens have left for Spain, the Alfonso
XIlI taking 500.
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RAPID TRANSIT BILL.
Gov. Roosevelt Urges Early Action
by New York legislature.

ALBANY On. W, April .22.-Governor
Roosevelt sent to- the Legislature to-day
a message calling attention to and urg-
ing action upon the pending New York
City rapid transit bill. The Governor
said:
1T does not seem to me wise that a
franchise of this nature should be given
in perpetuity. 1t would, of course, be
best to have it owned by the municipal
ity, although l would point out to the
advocates of municipal ownership that
it is dOubly incumbent upon them to
take the most efficient means of rebuk-
ing municipal corruption, and of insist
ing upon high standard of continuous
fidelity to duty among municipal en-
ployes. Only if the government of the
municipality is honest will it be posi-
bic ever to justify fully the workings
of municipal ownership
The Governor says: If the measure
must be undertaken by q private COM
pany, then the bill should be so framed
as tc throw OPEN the competition to all
responsible bidders, and the franchise
should not, in my opinion, be given for
more than fifty years, then to be re-
valued by arbitrators or the Supreme
Court, the franchise to be thereafter
continued for terms of twenty five
years, unless the city desires to take
the road at the valuation agreed to-
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MISSOURI RIVER.
It Continues to Rise All Along the
Line.

OMAHA, April 22-The Missouri
River rose several points here last
night, and a large portion of the land
On the low bottoms is overf1owed. 1t is
still rising slowly, but steadily, and no
one appears to know how much higher
1t is likely to go, as a further rise is
expected from above. Many railroad
tracks on the bottoms are now under
water. and strong current which cuts
across from Florence Lake has washed
out the trackage. The tracks involved
are all used for switching purposes. On
both sides of the river much valuable
farm land is under water. A large
tract known as Boyer Island, below
Missouri Valley, was flooded last night.
Fifty families in the loWlands of
North Omaha and few along the bank
of the water works pumping station
have been compelled to move by the ris-
ing waters, which came up so slowly.
however, as to permit of removal with
out loss.
Local Forecaster Welch states that
the flood will reach its hight within
twenty-four hours. 1t is not believed.
however, that it will go high enough
to do great damage The current is not
press no fear that the channel will
change.
ST. JOSEPH (Mo.), April 22-The
Missouri River has risen a foot at this
point during the last twenty-four hours,
and is higher now than it has been this
spring. There has been no loss of life.
as a. large force of workmen has been
strengthening the levees. The break in
the levee, which is about eight miles
from here, is about 200 feet in length.
The lands are covered, and many peo-
pie have had to move out of their
homes. The railroad tracks have not
yet been DANA ged, and as the water is
receding above. it is expected that the
damage will not be great The farmers
in the river bottoms have organized a
force and are working ON the levee.
KANSAS CITY, April 22.-The Mis-
souri, River has continued to rise dur
ing the past twenty-four hours, though
at not so great a rate as for the past
four days. Already squatters on the
low lands between here and ST. Joseph
are moving their effects to higher
ground, and farmers are getting their
stock and property to safe places.
At Kansas City, Leavenworth and St
Joseph much land is already under wa
ter. and serious damage has resulted.
The Burlington tracks between Kansas
City and East Atchison are partially
submerged. Local officials of packing
houses and manufacturing plants along
the river have been warned and are
taking proper precautions. At Kansas
City, Kan, the river is very high, and
is rising rapidly.
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OAKLAND PUBLIC BUILDING.
Bids for the Site Opened at the Of
fee of Supervising Architect.

WASHINGTON, April 22.-Bids were
opened at o'clock to-day at the office
of the Supervising Architect Tor the
public building site at Oakland, Cal.
There We're thirty offers as follows:
H. B. Belden, $53, 725; Thomas Maho-
ney ct al, sol 600; Mrs. John w. Cole
man, $4,000; A. C. Dietz (three offers,
S100.O00, $4,000 and $47 600: John A.
Stanley, trustee Ghree offers), $4,000,
$4,000 ard $4,000; K. S. Myers (two
offers), $50, 800 and $65,500; j. C. Nc
Donald -four offers), $4,000, 100000,
$4,000 and $72, 800: H. G. Allen, $780,
600; Mary R. Smith, 100000; Sarah
WE'LL, SGT 800; Mary NJ. Brock, $4,000;
Olive f. Stevens, Lathrop, and A E. S.
Wilson, $4,000; w. E. Barnard (four
offers). 100000 $4,000, $4,000 and
$4,000; Bacon Land Company (four
offers, $4,000. 500, 600, $50, and
5000; William G. Henshaw, 500, 900:
Elliott H. Woolsey, S65,G00.
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THE PAPER TRUST.
1t is Meeting With Considerable
Oposition in the West.

CHICAGO, April -. - According to
the statement of a Western paper deal
er, the paper trust is meeting with con-
sidera bic opposition in the West, and
will not be able to control all the paper
used by the newspapers in this coun-
try.
A paper company in Chicago which
resisted the overtures of the trust con-
trolls the output of four large mills In
Wisconsin, with capacity of 10 tons
of print paper day, and also that of
two Eastern mills which will be able
in a short time to turn out 125 tons a
day. A new mill furnished with the
latest machinery is being erected
The trust controls mills that produce
1,5G0 tons day. With an opposition
which can put on the market 300 tons
a day, the dealer said the trust will
not be bale to have things it's own way.
and the newspapers of the country will
not be at its mercy. The Western deal
ers who handle the trust produce are
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/. THE SAMOAN TROUBLE.
Germans Complain Of Their Treat
ment at Hands of British.

BERLIN, April 22.-The ''LokaI An
zeiger" to-day publishes two letters
from Samoa, dated March 23d. One Of
them is from its special correspondent
at Apia, Herr Wolffersdorff, and the
other from Herr Marquardt, a promi-
nent German resident of Apia, VINO I'M
Ger Tamasese was military instructor
and later, under Mataafa and the pro-
Vislonal government, was Justice of the
Peace Until he resigned on the depar-
ture of DR.. Raffel, the German Presi-
dent of the municipal government of
Apia
From Herr Marquardt's letter it ap-
pears that it was he and not Herr Huff
nagel, who was arrested by Captain
Sturdee, commander of the British war
ship Porpoise for bearing arms against
the British sailors. He says he was
taken on board the Porpoise, where he
CLAIMS he was grossly insulted by Cap
tain Sturdee, and that. after fourteen
hours captivity, during which no proof
against him was advanced. he was
transferred to the German warship
Fake. but with the condition that he
was not to leave her.
Herr Narquardt asserts that his prop
erty was stolen and destroyed by -Malie-
toa Tanus' hosts, and that millions of
other German property was likewise de-
stroyed The writer then asks who Will
pay the damages.
Herr Won Wolffersdorff asserts that
the British Consul, Mrg4 Maxse, and
Captain Sturdee are both guilty of the
grossest conduct in exceeding their
treaty powers. He claims that they
treated the Germans like captives, and
continued an almost incessant shellirg
Of German houses under various pre-
texts. He adds that the most intense
Indignation prevailed among the Sa-
moan Germans against the British ex-
cesses.
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the duration of which is the uppermost
topic of concern

the duration of which is the uppermost
topic of concern.
The article concludes with the hope
full remark that there is less reason to
apprehend a flood of American imports
of iron and steel in 1899 than there was
last year.
The newspapers in the iron-working
districts are taking the matter up. The
Darlington North Star" says:
'The American entry into British
markets is a positive danger Every
one knows it is never safe to let Gus
toner go elsewhere. There is good rea-
son for all interested in the iron and
steel trades in Great Britain to seri-
ously consider the question:
The Nonconformists in their churches
and organs continue their bitter denun-
Citations of seven-d day newspapers, and
it seems likely that the agitation will
develop into a widespread boycott. The
ministers are appealing to their con-
gregations to pledge themselves not to
read newspaper published on Sunday.
The British Weekly calls on the
church to fight the battle and advises
that the boycott be extended to every
publication of the firms involved. The
Method st Times III g5s Methodists nst
only not to buy the newspapers, but to
influence tradesmen against advertising
in them.
A protessv meeting was held in Lon
don on Thursday, at which 1000 per-
sons We're present, against the seven
day papers. Sydney Webb. Chairman of
the Technical Education Board, and for
some time lecturer On political economy
at the City of London College and
Workingmen's College, and now at the
London School of Economics and Polit-
ical Science, proclaimed his opinion that
1.-The Sunday newspaper is dishonoring
and disgraceful to the name and fame
of America
The theaters are busy, though there
are no novelties. THE Gay Lord
Quex," which has been SO vigorously
denounced in ecclesiastical circles;
THE Tyranny of Tears" and Robes
pierre" are crowding their respective
houses. The booking at the Lycsum is
so large that there is an absolute GER
tainty OF packed houses for the next
hundred nights. Even "Canac Sa-
hib'' is participating in the boom.
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den of the State Prison at San Quentin
shall be four years. to commence the
first day of July, 1899.
Resolved, That the term of the in
cumbent, w. E. Hale, shall be extended
to that date and until his successor
shall have been elected and have quail
fed. and for the purpose of saving the
giving of a bond, this resolution shall
be construed as an extension of the
present term
This resolution was the result of the
peculiar condition of prison affairs. This
is the busy season in the jute depart
ment, and a new Warden might be
embarrassed in carrying out all the bag
contracts now being filled 1t was also
deemed advisable to have the Warden's
term commence with the fiscal year.
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Agitation Against Europeans.

VICTORIA (B. CO, April 22.-The
presence of nearly the whole German
fleet at Kiao Chou, according to ad-
wees by the steamer Athenian, is taken
by the Chinese press to indicate the
possibility of extensive operations, and
the Chinese are curiously alarmed With
oeslre to remove causes for friction with
Germany, the Tsung Lii Yamen has VOL
unfairly dismissed three armed marines
lor whose disgrace Baron Won Heyking.
the German representative at Pekin,
mas pressed for some time past The
Armenian has advices to the effect that
very serious agitation against Europe
ans prevails throughout the whole of
China.
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State University Athletes Win by a Score
Of Sevenfy-Four to forty-Three.
But One Ray Of Sunshine For the
ceeding in Winning the Tennis
Contest-California University
Students Also Win in the An
nual Debate.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 22.-The
University Of California was easily vic
torious to-day over the Leland Stan
ford Junior University at the seventh
intercollegiate field day competition.
The score by points was: California
"A, Stanford 49, No records We're brok-
en-, and the points merely represent the
work of a. fairly good team over very
Indifferent aggregation of athletes.
Field Day was anticipated with con-
siderable apprehension by the members
of the faculty in each university,
general riot and a fight being feared
The Stanford students had vowed they
would win back by muscular supremacy
the mascot ak which had been wrested
from them by the Berkeley students at
the baseball contest last Saturday
Trouble was avoided by the wise action
of the Berkeley professors who pro-
hibited the display of the ak on the
campus, and nothing beyond the usual
vocal disturbances occurred.
The order of events was as follows:
One hundred yard dash-First, Stew
art. Stanford; second, Simonds, Cali
folnia; third, Woolsey, California. Time
-O:10 %.
First, Simonds, California; second
Prall, Stanford: third, Stewart, Stan
ford. Time-0:23 4-5.
Four hundred-yard dash First,
Squires. California; second, Hinz, Cali
fornia; third, Birtch, Stanford. Time
OBJ
Halfmile run-First, Williams, STAN
ford; second, Smith, Stanford third
Chadbourne, Stanford Time-2:O5.
One mile run-F'irst, Smith, Stanford;
second, Williams, Stanford; third, Pow
ell, California. Time-4:39 4-5.
One mile walk-First, Squires, Cali
fornia; second, de Lashmutt, Califor-
mia; third, Allen, California Time
1:42
One hundred and twenty-yard hurdle
First, Bakewell, California; Strout
Stanford. and Hamlin, California, tied
for second place. Time-0:16 1-5.
Two hundred and twenty yard hurdle
First, Bakewell, California; second,
Strout, Stanford third, Hamlin, Cali
fornia. Time-0:2S %
Pole vault-Ffrst. Hoffman, Califor-
MIA, hight 10 feet 6 inches: second.
Murphy, Stanford; third, Dole. Stan
ford
Broad jump-First, Hussey, Califor-
MIA, distance p feet 3 inches; second.
Broughton California, distance 21 feet
l inch; third, Hopper, Stanford, dis
tance 20 feet 1 inch.
High jump-First, Dole, Stanford
hight 3 feet inches; second, Hoffman.
California, hight feet inches; third
Woolsey, California, hight feet 6
inches.
Shot put-First, Woolsey, California,
distance 80 feet 10 inches: second,
Plaw, California. distance SO feet II
inches; third, Cairns, Stanford, dis
tance 35 feet inches
Hammer throw-First. Plaw, Cali
fornia. distance 132 feet; second, Smith,
California, distance 123 feet: third.
Griesberg, California, distance 12O feet.
Summary of points
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Chino Valley Beet Sugar Co.

CHINO, April 22-Friday the Chino
Valley Peet Sugar Company ceased to
exist at least SO far as holding any
property or interests here, as on that
cate the factory here. with all its equip
menf, passed to the American Beet Su
gar company, which is but a reorgan-
Ration and combination of the former
ossnard Hamilton Cutting Companies.
Inc change is one in name only. The
company is now to be known as the
Feet Sugar Company, which includes
three ether factories, one at Oxnurd.
ventura County; one at Grand Island.
Neb., and one at Norfolk, Neb
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The only bit of sunshine for Stanford
during the entire day came at the ten
mis- contest. Three matches were PLAYED
two singles and a double. In the sin
giles Sam Hardy of Stanford beat his
brother Sumner Hardy, of California,
and Hunt of California beat Spencer of
Stanford. In the doubles Sam Hardy
and Schneider of Stanford defeated
Sumner Hardy and Stone, representing
the blue and gold
The struggle for supremacy was con-
tinued this evening in METROPOLITAN
Temple, when representatives of the
rival Universities lined up for the an
nual intercollegiate debate. The SUBJ
ject of debate was upon the policy of
retaining the Philippines. Berkeley
took the affirmative, and was repre-
sented by W. N. Martin, C. N. Warner
and I. Golden. Stanford argued for the
negative through John Springer, James
Ferguson and Anthony Suzzallo.
The judges were E. W. Britt. Judge
James M. Seawell and w. M. Pierson.
By majority vote the judges decided
that Berkeley had made the better
showing in the debate. The decision
was received with tumultuous enthusi-
asm by the California supporters. while
the Stanford adherents accepted their
defeat gracefully.
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TRANSPORT MORGAN CITY.
Scheduled to Sail for the Philip
pines Tomorrow OF Tuesday.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 22.-Of the
transports remaining in this narbor,
the Morgan City, Ohio, Senator and
Leelanaw. the Morgan City, with her
o49 recruits and 3S officers and civil
ians, is scheduled to sail on Monday
night or Tuesday.
The Senator and Ohio will together
take the Thirteenth Infantry which has
already left New York, and is expected
to arrive here on the Goth. The two
transports will not be ready to sail un-
til the 9th.
The Leelanaw, which will take the
field pieces of the light artillery which
has already gone to Manila, and some
forage and animals. is not yet in a
condition for it to be said exactly when
she will sail
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Pharmacist at Folsom Prison.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 22.-W. A.
simmons has secured the appointment
OF pharmacist at Folsom Prison. Mr.
Simmons succeeds to the position left
vacant by the death of A L. Gates.
Druggist Gates, it will be remembered
was found in a room at the Lick House
a Few weeks ago asphyxiated by gas.
MI Simmons is a competent druggist.
and has been for many years in busi-
ness He is a brother of Professor
James Simmons, well known in educa
tlonal circles, and a teacher in the
Boys High School of this city.
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WARDEN OF SAN QUENTIN.
The Term Of w. e. Hale Extended
to the First of Lulu.

SAN QUENTIN, April 22.-The Board
of State Prison Directors met this
morning and transacted considerable
routine business.
1t was expected that a successor to
Warden Hale would be elected to-day,
and the name of Martin Aguierre of
Los Angeles was mentioned as the prob
able new official. The directors, how
ever, did not take any action toward a
new Warden, but instead adopted the
following resolutions:
Resolved. That the term of the War
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San francisco Udtd. MAXIMUM tenn
perature 81, minimum 46. mean 81.
The pressure is highest over North
western Washington and lowest in
Southern Nevada. The pressure has
risen over Montana and southwestward
to Central Nevada; elsewhere it has
fallen oyel the Pacific Slope.
The weather is partly cloudy over the
northern portion of the country west of
the Rocky Mountains, and clear over
the southern portion. Light rain has
fallen i'll Washington
The temperature has risen over
Northwestern Washington and South
eastern Arizona; elsewhere on the Pa
clfic Slope it has fallen.
Conditions are favorable for fair, cool
weather in California Sunday
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Fatal Rail Accident.

PARRY SOUND (Ont), April o.
While a freight train was passing over
the big trestle at Summit Cut the
structure gave way, the engine and
train going to the bottom. Fireman
McLaren was killed. Engineer Cam
field was seriously and perhaps fatally
injured, and brakeman Mcdonald bad
ly hurt.
The record-union., 1899-04-23
A Nevada Mine Deal

RENO (Nev), April 22-A deal has
been made for the group of Pyramid
Lake mining properties by San
Francisco mining engineer to an East
ern syndicate for S150,OOO The pur-
chasers are expected to arrive here next
week. The experts who investigated
the mines reported favorablv
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Serious Car Famine

CLEVELAND, April 22.-Railway Of
ficials report that the present car fam
inc is the most serious ever experienced.
The Lake Shore Company, it is stated,
cannot supply 80 per cent of the cars
called for and other lines running into
this city are in practically the same
position.
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The Vice-Presidency.

WASHINGTON, April 22-Upon the
highest authority it can be stated that
there is no truth in the report that Vice
President Hobart has decided not to be
candidate for Vice President Mr.
Hobart has not reached any conclusion
on the subject as to his course next
year.
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Quay May Be Seated.

WASHINGTON. April Ex-senator
said to-day that while preee-
dents are against seating Senator Quay,
he was inclined to think the precedent
will not be observed, and that Senator
Quay will be seated.
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said to be not altogether satisfied with
the trust methods of doing business,
and there has been some talk of these
dealers forming a combination of their
own and erecting a plant on scale
large enough to furnish enough for
their newspaper customers.
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Magnificent Crop of Peaches.

SAN JOSE, April 22.-At the meeting
of the Grange to-day the concensus Of
reports are that peaches promise a
magnificent crop, apricots light. cher
rles fair, pears good, with prunes
dropping badly now. 1t remains to be
seen what the result will be as to this
fruit.
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Death of a Congressman.

WASHINGTON. April 22.-Repre-
sentative Baird of Louisiana died at a
O'clock this afternoon.
lynching case reported its inability to
reach verdict The jury was out
twenty-five hours The case goes oven
to the next term of court~for retrial-
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A Woman Commits Suicide.

SAN FRANCISCO. April 22-NTrs
Chrlstlna Buttner, who has been on
the verge of insanity ever since the
oeath OF her husband two years ago,
to-day STOOD IN front of a mirror at her
nome and cut her throat. She was pre-
parlng to attend the christening of a
oaoy when she went to her room, ap-
parently very happy, and ended her life.
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Messenger Elsey at New York.

NEW YORK, April 22.-James Elsey.
the London messenger who was senh
from London to Hanford, Cal, by
Harry McCalmont to deliver a letter
ahead of one sent by mail, arrived to-
day on his return trip. He said he beat
the mails two hours.
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Strike Ended.

CRIPPLE CREEK (Col), April 22.-
The strike of the trainmen on the Mid
land Terminal Railroad has ended the
company having made arrangements as
to wages and hours of work that are en-
tirely satisfactory to the men.
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A Strike at Buffalo,

BUFFALO On. Y.), April % - The
laborers employed in the Union Car
Works at Depew struck to-day They
have been receiving 81 a day, and
want S1.50. About 1900 men are idle
in consequence of the strike, which has
caused complete tie-up of the works.
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Sir Charles Mowbray Dead.

LONDON, April 22.-The Right Hon.
Sir John Mowbray is dead Sir John
Mowbray was the first baronet of that
name the baronetcy having been Gre
ated in 1880. He was born June 3.
1915
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Shaw and Bowie Acoui++aa

WINNEMUCCA (Nev.), April %
James Shaw and Leslie Bowie, charged
with train robbery, Were acquitted here
this afternoon. The jury was out all
night. The trial has occupied two
weeks.
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Payne a Candidate for Speaker.

WASHINGTON, April 22-Represent
ative Serene f. Payne of New York
to-day stated that he was candidat,
for Speaker of the next House if Speak
er Reed should retire.
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WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Favorable For Cooler Temperature
In California To-day.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 22.-The
following are the seasonal rainfalls to
date, as compared with those of same
date last season, and rainfall in last
twenty-four hours:
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Rudyard kipling works ten hours
every day, or, to be quite correct, every
night, for the novelist usually sits at
his desk until the small hours in the
morning.