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The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-07-29
Heliograph Flashed 1873 Miles.

The heliograph, under present condl-
tions, can be used only during hours of
sunshine, but on bright days it's trans
mitted signals are SO quickly displayed
and promptly read at any reasonable
distance that it replaces the flag on all
possible service. Dust and smoke which
would completely obscure the largest
flag are readily penetrated by the fash
of the Telegraph. Under ordinary con-
ditions this flash is visible to the naked
eye at distances of thirty miles, but
with a telescope of thirty powers can
be seen nearly 200 miles. The military
value of the Photograph was strikingly
illustrated in the successful campaign
of General N A. Miles against Gero-
nimo, a campaign that put an end TO
the Indian outbreaks that for twenty
years devastated Arizona with its hor-
rible Accomplishments of murder Jana
rapine To and from barren mountain
peaks, across and down into the ARD
valleys the sun-fash messages of the
Signal Corps, directing our cavalry,
marked the fitting of marauding IN
dian bands. whose war trails were
marked with blood, from their home
Businesses of Arizona to the Mexican
frontier General Miles said: the
hostiles found troops in every valley,
and when they saw Telegraph com,
munication flashing across every
mountain range, Geronimo and others.
who had already surrendered, sent word
to Natchez that he had better come in
at once,' and he did. The distance to
which photographs could be worked was
J1,, 4l,n al
w. J. Volkmar in Arizona in 1870,
when he established a system aggre-
eating 1000 miles in length. Ranges
of 50. SO, % and 121 miles were sue
cessfully worked over. Previously the
worlds record was that between Maui
ritius and Reunion, where mirrors of
/ 200 inches of rejecting surface, cost
ing over $4,000, transmitted messages
III miles This was now surpassed by
a signal corps mirror, of barely twenty
inches, surface. costly $40. These op-
erations indicate the mechanical skill
and dizziness of manipulation of Ameri-
can instruments and by American op-
orators. The most astonishing feat of
long-distance heliographing by the Sig
nal Corps was that accomplished by
Captain W. A. Glassford, September
T 1895. With a standard instrument
of the Signal Corps. station hello
graph eight inches square, messages
were sent and received between Mount
Ellen, Utah. and Mount Uneompahgre,
Colorado, an airline distance of no
less than 1873 miles. This exceeded by
fifty-eight miles the worlds record.
The great difficulty in establishing very
long ranges consits in selecting points
of such elevation as is necessary to
overcome the convexity of the earth.
Captain Glassford says: when we
caught the first glimmer of the Mount
Ellen flash. it appeared through the
telescope a deep reddish hue. 1t was
about as bright as the planet Venus,
and with the same apparent disk as
presented by that planet in our
glasses. General A. w. Greeley, in
Ainslee's Magazine.
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Articles Of Incorporation.

The following articles of incorpora-
ton were yesterday filed at the office
of the Secretary of State:
Central Oil and Mineral Company,
Fresno To mine for and deal in OIL
Directors-J. A. Giffin. B. J. Rhodes, H.
A. McColl, G.. w. Smith, G. W. Giffin
II. e. Smith, H. NJ Giffin, 0. B. Smith
Capital. 100000.
San Mateo Coursing Association, San
Francisco. To encourage coursing and
like sports Directors-W. H. Harri-
son. S. Newman. r. E. Lopez, Tim
Nee, M. J. Welsh, San Francisco. Cap
ital, $4,000.
D. A. Sovereign Company, Long
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-07-29
TO-DAYS BASEBALL FIGHT.
SACRAMENTO AND SAN JOSE
NOW ABOUT EVEN.
The Result Of To-Day's and To-
Morrow's Games May Change
Their Positions.

There promises to be a lively time at
Oak Park this afternoon when the San
Jose and Sacramento baseball teams
come together. San Jose leads Sacra-
mento for pennant honors by a notch,
and the present series of games Will
either put them away to the good or
drop them into fourth place. Local
fans are offering even money on the
latter proposition.
For all that, San Jose has some heavy
hitters, and among them are some old
wise heads-heads which have grown
gray in the game. Happy Joe Nc
Quicken will be with them, as will
Houston of the old Texas Steers, While
Chief .Borchers will alternate with An
drews in doing the pitching act O'Dea
and Graham. both old leaguers, will
also be in line, the former at short,
the latter out in right field.
The local people are playing good
ball just about now. Within the last
six weeks they have been licked into.
proper baseball condition. and are equal
to the task of going up against any
thing, either in or out of the State.
They will line up as usual, and Admiral
Jamsey Dennie will do an extra act on
the coaching line, having repieted his
stock of ginger, etc.
To-day's game will be called at 3:1o
p. m.,- with Doyle in the box. Harvey
will manipulate the streaks at to-n1or-
row mornings game, and Doyle will
hand UP the offerings at the afternoon
contest. This will be San Jose's first
appearance on the local diamond this
season. The lineup for to-day's game
follows:
Sacramento. San Jose.
Stanley Catcher. $3.50. Kent
Doyle. Pitcher I. Andrews or
Borchers
O'Connor. 49,. First base =. .Hanlon
Stulz. -. -. Second base. Anderson
Eagan. ..Shortstop ODea
Sheehan. 49,. Third base Houston
Mclaughlin. :. Left field .Dalrymple
Shanahan. Center field. .McGucken
Harvey. ...... Right field Graham
The Masons will play the Folsom ball
team on Sunday at Fourteenth and r
streets at 10 a. m. sharp, and, judging
from the class of ball both teams are
putting up, it will be a first class game.
There will be no admission charged, SO
those who wish to see a good game for
nothing will not be disappointed if they
attend Following is the lineup:
! Folsom-Ecklon., first base; Schiller
second base; Burke, third base; Noone,
center field; Heidricks. pitcher; c.
Joerger, shortstop; McDerby, left field:
Smith, right field; P. Joerger. catcher.
| Masons-A. Hellman. left field; Clark,
third base; Nichols shortstop; Lewis,
right field; ]. Ruser center field; F..
Becker, first base; Peters, catcher;
Hannah, second base; Baker, pitcher.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-07-29

Trumbo's, andain a certain event to
share certain profits. That does not
make him a partner. Coward VS..
Clanton, Vol. 16, No. 92S. Cal. Deci-
sions.) Nor was Knight & Co. misled
in the matter because Knight says he
looked to Trunbo as the responsible
party, and the credit given to him, and
that he knew that burlington was not
a man of means and originally placed
the account to burlington because he
told him Trumbo did not wish his
name to appear in the matter.
Judgment will be for the plaintiff
against defendant Trumbo for the sum
of 81 ,17036, and in favor of defend
ant burlington against plaintiff for his
costs herein expended.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-07-29
Weather Reports.

the highest and lowest temperatures
yesterday to have been so and IS de-
grees, with fresh to brisk southerly
winds and clear or hazy weather pre-
vailing.
The highest and lowest temperatures
one year ago yesterday were 1O1 and
81 degrees, and one year ago to-day
1o1 and 50 degrees.
The average temperature was &c and
the normal II, showing yesterday to
have been 5 degrees cooler than usual
for the 2Sth day of July.
River, 8 feet Z >inches and steady
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-07-29
Department Two-Johnson, judged
Friday July 18th.

Department Two-Johnson, judged
Friday, July 18th.
Estate of Francis Cox, deceased
Order made admitting will to probate,
and letters testamentary granted to
Julia Evexson, without bonds. F. T..
Gage and C. H. Dixon appointed APP
praisers, and notice to creditors ordered
published in Record Union
Estate of James Mathews, deceased
Order settling final account and de-
cree of distribution granted. Attorney
for administrator allowed $50 fees; bal
ance of estate to be placed in County
Treasury.
Estate of ]. r. Olsen, deceased-Con-
tinued to September 1st. Order made
suspending powers of executrix, and
citation made returnable September
1st to executrix, to show cause why her
appointment should not be revoked.
Estate of L. c. Chandler, deceased
Confirmation of sales of real estate de-
MED.
Estate of Clara c. Comassi, deceased
Order made confirming sale of real
estate. Auctioneer allowed l per cent.
on amount of sales.
Estate of John M. Pettus, deceased
Decree of due notice to creditors.
Estate of Emma V. Miller, deceased
Same order.
Estate of Anna Lake, deceased-Same
order.
Estate of Cecilia Wilder, deceased
Same order.
Estate of E. G. Blessing. deceased
Account of surviving partner A. B.
Guthrie approved.
Gilbert Dobbs VS.. Isaac Trumbo and
C. E. urrington-Judgment for plain
tiff for $1.170.36 against defendant
Trumbo, and in favor of defendant
burlington against plaintiff for costs.
A. C. Heisen VS.. L. Smith ct al.-Mo-
ton to strike outsportion of answer AMI
cross complaint of defendant Smith, de-
MED: demurrer overruled: motion to
strike out portions of amended answer
and cross-complaint 5 of defendants
Scheunert and Lee, overruled.
Adolphe Jean VS.. Continental Insur-
ance Company-Motion for new trial
denied.
C. F. Silva VS.. A. W. Miller-Judg-
ment for defendant for costs.
A. T. Ames VS.. A. ]. Rhoads, admin
istrator of the estate of Ephraim Ray,
deceased-Decree in favor of plaintiff
quieting title to property in the town
of Gait.
L. s. Sherman VS.. Surveyor General
M. j. Wright-Order staying execution
for costs until motion for new trial is
determined.
Mary Ann Fehl VS.. A. Leonard ct al.
B. Leonard appointed guardian ad
litem for defendants A. L., ]. A, and
+. NJ. Leonard.
All other cases continued.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-07-29
New Use for Horses.

l met Scott Bindley the other day.
Scott is a great schemer. I think he
must be related on his mothers side
to Colonel Sellers. At any rate, there
isn't day in the year that he doesn't
think of some idea that should interest
Capital, although Capital somehow
fails to become interested. AS soon
as he saw me he said:
Got great scheme. Small fortune
in it for the right parties.
What is it?'' asked.
Come into some cheap lunch place
and I'll blow myself off to meal and
give you the particulars"
So it came to pass that we We're soon
seated in a restaurant which, II cheap,
is clean. a combination rarer than need
be.
you've probably noticed that the
more automobiles there are in use the
more breakdowns there are
I could but admit that it was so.
well, what is more useless than a
broken down motor wagon?"
1 would have suggested Two" but
Bindley hates warmed up jokes, so :
refrained and told him that l gave it
up.
1T isn't a conundrum," said he 1r-
ritably. Nothing in the world is more
useless than a broken down motor.
There are some vehicles of boxllke
pattern that can be used as henhouses
when they have outlived their initial
usefulness, but who wants a henhouse
on Fifth avenue. corner Twenty-fifth
street, or any other place where a
motor vehicle gives out? The more
I thought this over I felt that some
thing was needed to make a disabled
automobile of some use, and / saw
that the man who would supply that
something could make money hand
over fist. So I devoted a great deal OF
it. Horses"
Horses what?" said I.
why, horses to supply the motive
power. Horses are getting to be a
drug in the market and can be bought
dirt cheap. That being the case, am
going to interest capitalists in the
scheme, and then we will buy up
lot of horses and distribute them at
different points in the city. Then when
man is out in his automobile and
breaks down he will telephone to the
nearest station and get a horse. This
can easily be hitched to the motor by
a contrivance that 1 intend to patent,
and then the horse can drag the wagon
to the nearest powerhouse, where II
can be restocked with electricity, or
gas, or naphtha, or whatever is wanted.
Isn't it a great scheme? Why, sir, l
can see in the future the plan enlarged
so that people will always take horse
along with them when they go a-motor-
| ing, and, if anything happens, there
they are with the good old horse handy
Talk about the horseless age why
| horses. are just entering upon a new
sphere of usefulness"
1 opened my mouth to speak, but
he went on: Il tell you that If l can
get the holders of automobile stock
| to cooperate with me I'll stop eating
| at places like this
A look of such sweet content over
| spread his features that l told him u
| put me down for ten shares as soon
as his company was organized. That
was a month ago, and I haven't go'
my stock yet. But motors are be-
coming stalled every day.-Philadelphia
| Saturday Evening Post.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-07-29
A Family,s Double Bereayement.

Mr.. and Mrs William F. Rodolph of
the neighboring town of Washington
have lost two children within two days
from that dread disease. diphtheria. On
Thursday their eight-year-old daugh-
ter, Jennie, died, and yesterday their
son, Stephen, was taken
from them. The parents have the sym
pathy of the community in their ter
rible bereavement.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-07-29
DIR. ELI McCLISH.
The President of the University of
the Pacific Visiting Here.

Tomorrow afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
DR.. McClish, the well known educator
of the Methodist Church and President
of the Chautauqua Association of Cali
fornia, will speak in the Young Men s
Christian Association building, to men
only.
DR.. McClish is an excellent speaker,
being recognized as a pulpit orator of
great ability. There will be special
music by the association orchestra, and
f. A. Brown and H. W. Arnold will
sing a duet All men are cordially in
vited to attend.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-07-29
Business Lots
Residence Lots

NOW ON SALE IN. THE TOWN OF
Carter, Tuolumne County, Cal, the
terminus of the Sierra Railway of Cali
fornia and the junction of that company
railroad with the railroad system of the
West Side FIume and Lumber Company.
The extensive and modern sawmill and
box factory plant of the West Side Flume
and Lumber Company is now under
course of construction at Carter.
For further particulars and catalogue,
address or apply to
CHARLES F. GARDNER,
Rooms IT'S and 17S Crocker Building, San
Francisco, Cal. and on the premises at
Carter, Tuolumne County, Cal.
iy27-3t-2tW
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Hotel Arrivals.

Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel
yesterday: H. J. Flower, c. II Howe,
C. F. Clarke, Chicago; c. M. Brown
ing, Detroit: j. c. Alverado. Miss
Sword, Mrs. NJ T.. Vrippies, London;
T. A. White, C. F. Wyer, Fresno; II.
J. Martin, San Jose; c. F. jackson, {.
G. Hooker, L. L. Harris. ]. A. Lands
berger, San Francisco; f. j. Bumpert,
New York
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-07-29
SUPERIOR COURT.
Department one-Hughes, Judge.)

Department One-Hughes, Judge)
Friday, July 18th.
People VS.. David Quinn-Order on
calendar of Department Three.
Estate of Christian Brum, deceased
Final account settled and administrator
discharged.
Estate of c. A. Curtis, deceased-Fi-
nal account settled and distribution or
dered.
Estate of John Studarus, deceased
Order to sell corporation stock at pri-
waite sale.
Estate of Katie Heiser, deceased
Final account settled.
Marion Rice administrator VS.. c. V.
acknowledgements sustained.
H. Jones VS.. George P. ellis and E.
Wilson-Partially heard.
Estate of Ellen Gable. deceased
Order discharging administrative.
All other cases continued,
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-07-29
Back From Alaska.

Among the volunteers in the detach-
ment sent by the Government to
Alaska were George Uhl and George
Ryan of this city. They returned here
yesterday, having been honorably dis
charged. They were stationed for some
time at Rampant City. on the Yukon.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-07-29
Helvetia-verein Picnic.

Tomorrow picnic will be held lat
East Park under the auspices of the
Helvetia- Verein. There will be games
for old and young, including archery
dwo bows having been Imported from
Switzerland). The pleasure and COM
fort of visitors will receive every at
tention.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-07-29

One A. D. Patterson, in card in the
evening paper, takes exception to the
report published in the "Record-Un
of so-called hard times" dance given
at a hall on Twenty-first street week
ago.
1t is only necessary to say that the
persons participating In that sffair
were treated with more consideration
than they deserved. The party was
conducted on the south-of- Market
street plan
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-07-29
Hvpnoti.m. ETC.. Thi. Evening.

At Pioneer Hall this evening, COM
mencing at S o'clock. DR.. s. thurman,
the lady exponent OF occult power
such as hypnotism, catalepsy, anaes-
thsia, etc-will give practical demon
strations thereof. Admission will be by
invitation
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-07-29
sBARBoRo's TROUBLES.
His Case Continued Because OF
Techuica Titles

In the City Justices Court yesterday
morning, in the felony embezzlement
case against A. Sharboro, there was 4
sudden cessation OF the trial.
The case was continued. Higgins will
swear he was not prejudfced, and
meantime a new complaint, drawn with
great care, will be lodged against
Sbarboro. 1t will be heard this morn
iro
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-07-29
Y. w. G. A. Vacation.

The rooms of the Young Women's
Christian Association will close to-
night for the summer vacation. They
will be reopened and the usual eNer-
cises and privileges be resumed on Au-
gust 10Th
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-07-29
Made the First Flag.

A great granddaughter of Betsy Ross,
who made the first American flag, is
living in Washington. She is Mrs.
Southwick Guthrie. Mrs. Guthrie re-
members her great grandmother, who
died when she was a child of D. Mrs.
Ross was 80 at the time of her death,
but when she made the first flag she
was but %, and quite girlish in APP
pearance. At the time of the making
of the flag Betsy Ross was widow.
Her first husband had just died. She
was married to him at the age of Is.
She had no children by Mr.. Ross, and
her descendants were from a second
marriage.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-07-29

body is worn out with
constant, unremitting toll. Just about the
time man stops to take account of things,
he finds the dollars have come, but health
has departed. Then he reverses matters
completely. He devotes the rest of his life
to spending his dollars to regain his health
What man with worn-out body and
tired brain needs most of all is good
stomach. DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery IS the proper remedy to set the
stomach right This medicine will make
his appetite good, make his weak stomach
strong and help it to digest the food he puts
into 1t. Good digestion makes pure blood,
and pure blood vitilizes the whole system
This great remedy also cures those who
and bleeding lungs and bronchitis, all of
which often arise from weak stomach and
consequent indigestion. 1t isva cleansing,
strengthening, purifying, invigorating al
terative tonic. II puts life into the blood
and nerves, into the brain and body. 1t
cures every form of indigestion, makes the
sleep sound, and nerves steady. There is
nothing so good, and you should refuse all
substitutes offered by dealers.
. l had catarrh for four years and also liver
and kidney trouble" writes John A. Galloway
Esq of No. 7Is 10th Street. Columbus. Ga.
when. 1t would commence troubling me,
Fould have slight aching little below the
when these left the skin peeled off. took six
bottles Of DIR. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery.
two bottles of his Pleasant Pellets, and I be,
1ieve am sound and we'll / have good appe-
tite; before commenced treatment had nc
appetite at ALL
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-07-29
Auction Sale To-Day.

At 8 a. m. to-day, at Tenth and K
streets, the Pacific Auction House (L'.
Bell auctioneer), will sell large as
sortment of household furniture, car
pets, etc.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-07-29

In Finland women work as carpen-
tiers, bricklayers, paper hangers and
bakers. They also have the right of
suffrage.
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SUIT FOR $4,000.
H. s. Landis' Complaint Against a
Nursery Company.

II. S. Lands, by his attorney, M. S.
Wahrhaftig, has brought suit against
the Chase Nursery Company to recover
$1,000, which sum he claims to be due
on written contract by which he was
to be paid 10 per cent, commission on
sales of young trees.
He claims to have sold $4,000 trees
at 40 cents each, but that the defendant
corporation has not paid him.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-07-29

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
County of Placer, State of California
Probate.
dianship Of SADIE TOWLE, a mihor
Notice of Sale of Real Estate.
ance 'i Of an order Of the Superior Court
Of the County of Placer State of Cali
fornia, made on the 21st day Of November,
A. d. 1898, in the matter OF the estate of
Sadie Towle, a minor, the undersigned
the guardian of the. person and estate of
the highest bidder, for cash in gold coin
Of the United States, and subject to con-
firmation by said Superior Court, on or
after the 4TH DAY OF AUGUST. 1899, at
title interest and estate of the, said Sadie
Towle, minor, in and to all that certain
lot. piece or parcel of land, situate and
being in the City of Sacramento, County
of Sacramento. State of California,
bounded and described "a as follows: The
interest of said minor in and to the east
AZ feet of lot No f. block N and M
Twentieth and Twenty-first streets, to-
gether with the improvements thereon.
Terms and conditions of sale: Cash. in
expense Of purchaser. Bids or offers may
be made at any time after the first pub
LEGATION of this. notice, and before the
making of the sale. All bids or offers must
be in writing. and left at the office of
Court street, Auburn. California, or de-
livered to the undersigned personally at
Towle, Placer County, California.
Dated July II, 1899.
Guardian of the person and estate Of
Sadie Towle, minor,
Lardner & Burns. Attorneys for Guar
dian. jy19-td
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-07-29

You know what that tired feeling is,
and you may know what will cure 1t
by.>gfving Hoods Sarsaparilla fair
trial
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-07-29

Terra Gotta sleepers are in use on
Japanese railways. The increased cost
is compensated for by the greater re-
sistance to decay.
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STATE FAIR PRIVILEGES.

BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE
State Agricultural Society for the Bet
ting Privileges the Program Privileges
and the State Fair Daily for the State
Fair of 1899, at the Secretary's office. in
Sacramento, at any time before SATUR-
Hids for the betting privilege are to be as
q Whole. Bookmaking and auction sys-
TENS will be required for each days rae
ing, and two Paris Mutual boxes must
bidders percentage on both the Auction
and Paris Mutual not to exceed per
cent A certified check covering % per
cent of the amount offered must &C.
company each bid. Remainder payable
September I'd, 1899, The right is reserved
to reject any or all bids,
A. b. SPRECKELS, President.
Peter ]. Shields, Secretary. jy25-7t
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ALL AGENTS OF
Southern Pacific Company

are supplied with handsomely illustrated
folders, for free distribution, giving full
and complete information. Ask or send
for one. G. j. ELLIS.
Agent at Sacramento.