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The record-union., 1899-12-06
A Bright Dog.

The most intelligent dog in Phoenix
is brown spaniel. owned by the Chi
nese proprietor of. the Garden City
restaurant One of the dogs duties is
to make a daily trip to Chinatown with
a basket containing a note On the
last day it rained he was dispatched
on his usual errand, and his owner no.
ticed an unwillingness to go out into
the wet. But the dog started, walked
slowly up the street, now and then
stopping and turning around. At last
he went on without looking back. The
Chinaman watched to see him cross the
street to the City Hall Plaza, but he
didn't CROSS His owner started in a
state of indecision under the awning
in front of Goldberg Bros store. Fin
ally, the dog set the basket down, took
the note out, carried it into the street
and covered it with mud. He buried
it with great care. The Chinaman re-
turned to the restaurant and got club,
for a Chinaman has neither sense OF
humor nor appreciation of brute intelli-
gence. Pretty soon the dog returned
wagging his tail as if his conscience
were easy. The Chinaman seized him
by the collar and pounded the hair of
him in spots. Then he wrote another
note and put it into the basket The
dog picked it up and bounded out Of
the door. Mud and rain were nothing
to him now. He started for China
town by the most direct route, and ten
minutes later returned with an honest
wag of the tail, which really merited
probation.-Arizona Republican.
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RESOLUTION OF INTENTION NO. 41s.

Resolved, That it is the intention of the
Board of Trustees of the city of Sacra-
mento to order the following street work
to be done, to-wit:
That the alley between o and p streets,
In said city, from the east line of Six
teenth street to the center line of Seven
teenth street, be improved by constructing
therein a vitrified ironstone pipe sewer
eight inches in diameter with Six-inch v
branches, and constructing an automatic
flush tank at the head thereof.
And notice is hereby given that all per-
sons Directing to said work are required
to file their objections In writing in the
office of the clerk of the Board of Trus-
tees, as required by law, stating how
much frontage on said streets is repre-
sented by the party so Directing and on
what streets the property so represented
is located.
And the clerk is hereby directed to post
this resolution conspicuously for two days
near the chamber door of this board: also
to publish the same for two days in the
"Record-union daily newspaper, as
required by law.
The Record Union" daily newspaper
is hereby designated as the paper in which
to publish the notices required by law to
Streets of said city, in relation to the
work described aforesaid.
In Board of Trustees, Sacramento De-
cember 4, 1899, adopted by the following
vote:
Ayes-Trustees Tebbets. Kent. Paine.
douglas, Devine. Brown Bentley, Doian
Absent-Trustee Mckay.
President of the Board of Trustees
J: III. Dolan, Pro Tenn.
M j. Desmond, Clerk of the Board Of
Trustees
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and at time when it is lawful for
anyone to shoot ducks. the ordinance
prohibiting their shipment is an unrea-
sonable interference with the right of
private property and an unnecessary
restraint of trade.
1t was stated on the argument, sub
stantially, that the ordinance was
aimed at pot hunters I understand
this phrase covers all except sports
men. Relatively small part Of the
community only are sportsmen. A law
or ordinance which would discriminate
in their favor would not be a proper
exercise of the so-calfed police power. If
that be the manifest or admitted pur-
pose of the ordinance, it is void. for
that reason Also"
Justice Beatty, in a separate memoir
andum, said:
The people of the State being the
owner of the wild game, it may be con-
coded that the State Legislature could
annex any condition it chose to the
privilege of taking it, but a county or
dinance forbidding all persons under
penalty to transport game lawfully
taken to the place where they desire to
use or dispose of it is violative of the
right of private property, as defined
and regulated by general law, and nee
sarily invalid
The record-union., 1899-12-06

Scotch and Irish humor struggle for
the mastery in the English magazines
for August. In the "Cornhill'' the
Scotch are represented by F. B. Harri-
son, and here are bits from his speci-
mems of legal humor:
The good advice of the Laird of Wa
terton, in Aberdeenshire, to sheep
stealer reads like very practical joke.
He had himself sent the man to jail;
and in those days sheep stealing was a
capital offense. Visiting the prisoner
the night before the trial, he asked him
what he meant to do; to which the
prisoner replied that he intended to
confess, and to pray for mercy. Con
fess!" said Waterton, what, man, will
We confess and be hanged? Ma! ma!
deny it to my face" He did so, and
was acquitted.
Pungent, rather than polite, is a
great deal of forensic humor-as in the
''retort" of celebrated advocate, John
Clerk, who was afterward known as
Lord Eldin. He was limping down the
High street of Edinburgh, and heard
a young lady remark to her companion,
That is the famous John Clerk, the
lame lawyer" He turned round, and
said, with his mot unwonted coarse
ness" you lie, ma am! / am a lame
man. but not a lame lawyer" Lord
Justice Braxfield, too. appears to have
failed in courtesy to the fair sex; for,
when told that brother Judge would
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BAY STATE ELECTIONS.
Republicans as a Rule Successful
Socialists Make Big Gains.

BOSTON, Dec. 5.-The feature of the
municipal elections in the fifteen of the
thirty-two cities in the State to-day
was the added triumDhs of the Social
lists Last year the Social Democrats
captured Haverhill, and this year
Brockton was added to the column.
Candidates in other cities made re-
spectacle showings, and the vote which
they received materially affected the
other contestants.
As a rule the Republicans were sue
cessful, Quincy being reclaimed from
the Democrats and the Independent
candidates defeated in other cities by
substantial majorities.
Fall River elected a Republican May
or by 312 majority, and two-thirds of
the Aldermen and Councilmen are Re-
publicans.
Springfield elected w. P. Hayes Cd
Mayor by so majority. Eight Demo-
cratic and ten Republican Councilmen
were chosen.
AS usual, there was much interest
manifested in the license vote, End
there were three surprises when the
vote was counted. Taunton changed
over from license to no license, while
Waltham and Fitchburg, which have
for some time been dry towns" voted
this year for wet goods"
Nearly all the cities voted in favor Of
making eight hours a days labor for
city employees.
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SEVERE WEATHER AT SEA.
Steamers Have Rough Voyages
From San Francisco to Honolulu.

. HONOLULU, Nov. % (via San Fran
cisco, Dec. 5).-The transport Port
Stephens, ordered direct from Seattle
to Manila with 81 horses, put into
Honolulu on the 9th, being unable to
proceed ON her way, owing to the Sc
we're. weather encountered ever since
she left the Sound. She lost only two
horses. The rest were put ashore here
for rest and the transport will pro-
coed in few days.
Transports and passenger vessels ar
irving here in the past few days report
terrible weather between here and the
Pacific Coast The Miowera, from Vic
toria, had water in her cabins nearly all
the way down.
The transports Ben Mohr, Senator,
Hancock and City of Puebla have all
arrived, and there are now eight Unit
ed States army transports in the har-
Dor. These, with three steamers from
Japan with contract laborers on board,
and thirteen deep water sailing vessesl,
make larger fleet in Honolulu Harbor
than has ever been there at one time
before.
In the last three days three loads Of
contract laborers, in all 2,135, have ar
rived from Japan A large number are
believed to be still on the way.
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FINANCIAL DEBATE
Not Likely to Begin in the House
Until Next Week.


WASHINGTON, Dec. s5-It is now
cial bill in the House will not com
mence until next week. The Republican
caucus will consider the bill as framed
by the Caucus Committee. No appar-
ent opposition has developed to it on
the Republican side, and the caucus
undoubtedly will adopt it as it was in
troduced yesterday.
The leaders, however, are not dis
posed to rush it's consideration in the
House They wish to allow the mem
bers the remainder of the week for the
study of the bill and the report and
the preparation of speeches. 1t is prob
able that the whole of next week will
be allowed for the debate
The consideration of the bill will be
under a special order from the Corn
mittee on Rules, which will provide for
a vote at a specified hour on the closing
day Of the debate.
The Senate finance bill made publ C
yesterday was we'll received by the Re-
publican members of the House who
framed the House bill. Overstreet of
Indiana, who introduced the House bill,
said that little difficulty was anticipated
in reconciling the two measures. The
bonding feature. of the Senate bill was
the chief point of difference from the
House BILL and beyond this, he said,
the bills proceeded substantially on the
same lines, the differences being those
of phraseology Overstreet expressed
the belief that these differences could
readily be adjusted in az conference
committee.
The Michigan Republican delegation
in the House held caucus to-day, and
unanimously decided to support the
House financial bill.
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not sit that day, on account of having
just lost his wife, he, who was fitted
with a xantippe, replied, Has he?
That is a guide excuse, indeed: wish
we had a. the same"
Mrs. Orman Cooper gives new sam
Piles Of Irish wit in the Nineteenth
Century" We quote one of the best OF
them:
/ must close this paper with an anec-
dote showing that quickness of repartee
is not confined to the poor in Ter-na-
nog. At a recent licensing case in Dub
lin certain well known ecclesiastic
was being cross examined. I am sure
the genial dean of the Chapel Royal
will forgive me mentioning his name,
as he is an Irishman, with more than
an Irishman's fund of wit.
Scene-a police court. Applicants
bibufous innkeeper Witness-the dean,
appearing on behalf of the Church OF
ireland Temperance Society.
And you, Mister Dane of the Chapel
Royal. were in that public house?''
came the first question.
-'I was, SIR" came an unblushing an
swer
.'And may I ask, Mister Dane of the
Chapel Royal, did you take anything
in the public house?"
II did, SIR
Great sensation in court
"Oh! you did. Mr.. Dane, did you?
And may ask. Mr.. Dane of the Chapel
Royap-with a strong and derisive &C.
cent-"what you took, STRIP
Il took a chair, SIR answered the
quick witted witness. And further
than that, I took notes. sir; and here
they are, SIR
Amidst roar of applause the notes
were handed up and the license re-
fused
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full. and the exchange value Of the peso
lis correspondingly high. At such times
the peso is worth 81 cents, or even
more, in American money. 1t frequently
happens, however, that the exchange
value drops to So cents, and even
lower.
The petitioners ask this Government
to take such measures as will estab-
| lish a more uniform value for the peso,
and thus protect the best interests of
all concerned.
+ 1t is said that there are only about
| 5, 800 600 of these pesos in existence on
the island. Although this amount is
small, it is sufficient to disturb the
| financial situation of the island, ana
yet it is not in the power of the execu-
tive power of the Government to afford
any relief Indeed, it is said, no rem
| edy can be applied except through Con-
gress. The attention of Congress will
likely be called to this matter when the
subject of a future Government for the
! island is reached.
The record-union., 1899-12-06
ORDINANCE NO. 519.

An Ordinance to Prevent the
tagious Diseases by the Owners
OF Employees Of any Public Laun-
dry in the City of Sacramento,
Making the Violation Thereof a
Misdemeanor and Fixing the PEN
atty for Such Violation.
The Board Of Trustees Of the City
Of Sacramento ordain as follows:
Section i. It shall be unlawful
FOR any person or persons owning,
carrying on or conducting any
public laundry in the city Of Sac
ramento, to spray the clothing of
any person OF persons, being 1aun-
dried therein, with water or other
fluids emitted from the mouth of
such person, owner OF emp1oye.
Section 2. No person or persons
engaged in carrying on or con-
Quoting, as owner OF otherwise,
any public laundry in the city Of
Sacramento, shall permit any per-
SON having any infectious OF con-
tagious disease, to lodge, sleep OF
remain within or upon the prem
Uses so used as q public laundry.
Section 3. Any person violating
any provision Of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be punished by a fine
Of not less than twenty nor more
than one hundred dollars, or by
imprisonment In the City Jail Of
not less than five nor more than
one hundred days, or by both such
Ane and imnri soumeut
Section a. This ordinance shall
take effect and be in force from
and after its passage and approval.
Passed October 80, 1899.
d. MCKAY,
President Of Board Of Trustees.
Approved, Sacramento City, No
vember A, 1889.
VIM LAND. Mavor.
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GAME ORDINANCES.
Those Prohibiting Shipment o
Game Out Of County Invalid.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 5.-The Su-
preme Court to-day rendered an i'm
portant decision in which game laws
passed by local Supervisoral Boards are
decreed invalid. The decision was rem
dered in the Knapp habeas corpus pro-
ceedings, by which the Hunters Union
of the San Joaquin Valley sought to
test the powers Of the Board of Super
visors of Stanislaus County to prohibit
the shipment of game from that county.
The decision was written by Justice
Temple. He said:
Having taken the game lawfully,
The record-union., 1899-12-06
THRILLING EXPERIENCE.
The Bark Northern Light Has a
Close Call From Sinking.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 5.-The bark
Northern Light, twenty days from
Port Angeles, had a thrilling expert
ence. For fourteen days she fought
against succession of southeast gales.
The deck load shifted, and the bark
was thrown on her beam ends, part of
the bulwarks being carried away. The
pumps became choked, and with six
feet of water in the hold the chances
for her escape seemed few.
Captain Charleston thought the old
crafts time had come, but when things
were at their worst the lashings of
the deckload gave way, and with a
crash the lumber went tumbling into
the sea. The vessel was quickly put
on the other tack and righted. The
pumps were cleared out, and there was
no further trouble.
Five per cent. reinsurance is offere d
on the British ship St. Enoch, that ap-
peared off the Columbia @eiver on No
vember 18th, took a pilot and has not
since reported. The ST. Enoeh is
from Panama for Portland.
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS, NO. SIS.

Pursuant to law and to the resolution
of the Board Of Trustees Of the city Of
Sacramento. adopted December 4, 1899, di-
recting this. notice. the undersigned in
vites and will receive at his Office, south
to 5 o'clock p. m. of December II, 1899,
scaled proposals or bids for the following
street work. to be done according to the
specifications posted and on file therefor
adopted, to-wit:
That the alley between H and streets.
in said city, from the east line of Fif-
teenth street to the west line of Sixteenth
street, be improved by grading and ma
and a brick catch basin and connecting
the catch basin to the sewer
All proposals must be accompanied bv
a certified check payable to the order Of
the Mayor, of the city, Of Sacramento, for
an amount not less than 10 per cent. of
bond for the said amount, and so pay
able, and throughout as prescribed by law.
M. J. DESMOND.
Clerk Of the Board OF TRUSTEES.
Sacramento. December s. 1a0o.
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INDIAN SCHOOLS.
Annual Report Of the General SUI
perinteudeut.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-Miss Es-
telle Reel, General Superintendent of
Indian Schools, in her annual report
makes a strong plea for compulsory
education, and advocates strictly indus
trial training for Indian children. She
says the industrial branch Of the work
should be forced to the front, and that
literary instruction should be narrowed
to the simple, practical elements
The educational outlook for the In
dams is painted as very encouraging,
and better buildings and more facili-
ties for industrial training have been
provided this year.
The report urges course Of cooking,
nursing and economic housekeeping for
girls, making them home-makers in the
highest sense, and farming, stock rails
ing and the useful trades should be
added to the common branches taught
boys During the year 23.378 miles
were travelled by Miss Reel in her field
work.
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CITY OFFICIAL ADVERTISING.
Cease and comfort for men and boys)

Mayor of the city Of Sacramento, for an
amount not less than 10 per cent. of the
aggregate of the proposal, or by a bond
for the said amount and so payable, all
as prescribed by law, and the clerk of
this board is also directed to publish such
notice for two days and to publish this
law, each in the Record Union" daily
newspaper published and circulated in
this city
In Board of Trustees Sacramento, De-
cember a. 1899, adopted by the following
vote:
- yes-Trustees Tebbets, Kent, Paine,
Absent-Trustee Mckay
J. H. DOLAN, Pro. Tenn,
President of the Board of Trustees
NJ j. Desmond, Clerk of the Board of
Trustees
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BAKERSFIELD, Dec. 5.-Word
reached here this afternoon of a terrible
tragedy enacted in the lonely region
between the small railroad stations OF
Kimberlina, on the Southern Pacific,
and Dewey, on the Santa Fe, about
twenty miles north of here.
AS the result of the tragedy, EdWaro
Milliken and his wife and child are
dead. The wife and son were foully
murdered by the husband and fatnef'
who completed his dastardly work by
turning his weapon upon himself.
Miniken was a line rider on the great
estate of the Kern County Land Com
pany, and came here from CRAWFORD
Nen, a little over two years ago, with
his wife and little boy, then 8 years
old. Milliken was we'll and favor
ably known to his employers mere. ana
to the people at Dewey and Bakers
field. His family relations have al
ways been considered pleasant. and ne
never drank, nor was he OF lrelan-
choly disposition.
The Coroner's jury found that the
wife and childwere murdered by the
husband, who then committed SUICIDE.
No reason for the CHASTITY crime can
be assigned. 1t is thought the tragedy
took place Monday morning.
Milliken had not been seen on MS
usual route since Sunday, and TINS
morning vaqueros were sent to ;nVes-
tigate. The scene they came upon at
:. Milliken's house was awful. The hus-
band lay on the table, which had evl
IDENTIFY been spread for breakfast. the
wounds which caused his death were
revolver shots in the breats and side.
In his right hand he held 4 skinninS
knife, and in his left the revolver. On
the floor was the body of the f1ve-year-
old boy, with the head nearly severed,
but bearing no gunshot wounds On
the other side of the table the body OF
the wife lay. Her throat had been cut.
and there was wound in the cheek,
where a bullet had entered her head
There was nothing to show that the
victims had any warning. Apparently
they had been just sitting down to their
meal.
Line riding is a lonely and arduous
occupation, and it is surmised that
Milliken's mind gave way, as has that
of many another line rider, and his
mania took a homicidal turn.
The record-union., 1899-12-06

FRESH FRUITS-Apples, 35c6s1 per
box; fancy $1.2561.50 per box: Lady APP
pies, sl.5O92;2s per box. .o<.,o
for small and 1904 for large; Blackberries,
@ per chest; Raspberries, % per
berries. N.5oa.S5o per bbi extra d. sSiu;
Oregon do, &. 5092 per box.
Grapes-Table varieties, 35a65c per box
Persimmons- per box.
Pears-50c@$1.7 per box.
Pomegranates-50c@$1 so per box, as to
CITRUS FRUITs-Oranges Navels,
s225Qs per box; Seedlings. $l.50Q2 per box;
Mexican Lines $4@4 30 per case; Califor-
s.. 5Ol3 for choice and $3.50 for fancy
Grape Fruit, SOB per box
FHOPICAL FRUIT-Bananas H.5O@2. 50
smyrna Figs, 14Q17c per 10; Persian Dates.
'' DRfE b FRuITsaNew crop-Apricots.
;O1aQ12c per 10 for Royals ana 14Q15c for
Moorparks; Peaches, unpeeled, o1s@6c per
fb for prime, 61a@7c for choice and 71k@Sc
for fancy; do peeled. 121aQ15c per ID; APP
for sun dried; Plums, pitted. IGSc per ID
for black and 81s@9c for bleached; Pears,
65b@Sc per 10 for quarters and SQ1Oc for
and @ for white: Figs. 393Ac per 10
for black and SAGE for white: Prunes, in
sacks, sc per 10 for 4o-5os, 4@414c for 5O-Sos.
90s and 2A@21hc for 9o-1OOs-
RAIsINSEThe California Raisin Grow
ers' Association established the following
less and Sultana Raisins on September IL,
1899: Bleached Thompson s-Fancy, per
10. 1Oc; choice; &c: standard &C.; prime, &c;
tanas@Fancy, per- b. SIC: choice &c;
standard 61ac; prime, Sc; unbleached Sui
tanas, per ID, SC. Discount for cash IL
ers' contract The California Raisin Grow
ers' Association has fixed the following
minimum prices Tor s STANDARD Ii grades les OF
ney srog aose s
SIC; 4-crown, 7c; London Layers. 2-crown,
$50 per box; 3-crown, $50: 4-crown. 81;
5-crown. $3.50; e-crown, 50; Valencias,
e GSae a ae ssaedd c s Rsp
clusters (three grades. fancy, &c; choice.
&c; standard. DC per 10. All prices are
fornia. The local prices are 12c per 10
higher than the above quotations on loose
and 1Se per box box r,srvr.ncv 9so nsr N
seconds. 22924c per 10: Creamery, in tubs.
22Q23c Dairy-Fancy, 21@22c; other
gTades 1929 per n Pac ESQ., Butter
CHEEsE3New. i1laal21Sc; old, saloc;
Amsrieas lsa1se; Eastern, is@islzc; west,
EGGs..California Store Eggs, 25@32c per
dozen; Ranch, 33440c, occasionally Ale per
dozen; Eastern, 22@25c; do, cold storage,
POULTRY-Live Turkeys, 11@13c per ID
for Hens and 11@13c for Gobblers;
young Turkeys, 13@14c; dressed do, 11@l6c;
BOOSTERS, S4Q4.50 per dozen for old and
s45ol5 for young; Broilers, $685. for
small and s3.25@3.50 for large; Fryers, $3.50
"a; Hens, s46l5; Ducks, $4@4-50 per dozen
for old and s4.50d5.50 for young; Geese,
81. 1902 per pair; Pigeons, 81 per dozen for
old and S.75@2 for young.
GAME-Hare, SIPS per dozen; Rabbits,
SITS; Canvasback Ducks, sos: Mallards,
$566; Sprig, S2Q225; Teal, So; Widgeon.
s1.50Q1; Is; Black Jacks; s1.5o; Small Ducks.
Wbite Hoa eese s s Gra Era Gese as g.
Quail, 81; Dove, 81; English Snipe, 81;
common do, slips per dozen.
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NOTICE OF STREET WORK

ramento, December 6, 1899. Public notice
is hereby given that the Board of Trus-
tees of the city Of Sacramento passed on
tion of intention. No. 416 providing:
That the alley between O and P streets,
in said city, from the east line of Six
teenth street to the center line of Seven
teenth street, be improved by constructing
therein a vitrified ironstone pipe sewer
eight inches in diameter with six-inch v
branches, and constructing an automatio
flush tank at the head thereof
And all parties Interested are referred
to said resolution, copy of which is on
file In the Superintendent of Streets Of
fee for further particulars
JAMES TOUHEY.
Superintendent of Streets
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Resolved, That the Board of Trustees
of the city of Sacramento deems it to be
required by the public interest or conven-
fence. and hereby orders the following
street work to be done according to the
specifications therefor hereby adopted,
and now on file, to-wit:
That the alley between H and / streets,
in said city, from the east line of Fiji
teenth street to the west line of Sixteenth
street, be improved by grading and ma
cadamizing.. constructing redwood curbs
and 2 brick catch basin and connecting
the catch basin to the sewer.
The clerk of this board is hereby d.
rected to post conspicuously for a period
of five days on the bulletin board near the
chamber door of the office of this board,
notice hereof, with specifications, invit-
ing sealed proposals for said work to be
received at his office up to o'clock p. m.
Of December II, 1899, and requiring there
with q certified check, payable to the