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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-10-28
But Disease.

That we differ In our PRACTICE
from others before US, we shall never
deny. Wise men dodiffer; why may
not fools! Our intentions are simply
to become a good citizen in your town
and to alleviate suffering humanity to
the best of our ability, and # the
ladies of Baxter will assemble at w.
w. Scott's residence on next Thurs.
day evening at ? O'Clock we will try
and tell them of our practice. We
will give the ladies the preference,
"First Chance" Only ladies at that
time. We will only detain you about
one hour. Children under IA years
must be accompanied by parents or
guardians. Respectfully,
DIR. S. L. CHAPMAN,
at w. w. Scott's residence on Military
street, Baxter Springs, Kansas.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-10-28
The First of DR.. S. L.
Chapman's weekly talks

Fellow Citizens Of Baxter Springs
and Vicinity: We have cast our lot
with you for a short season, and Il is
not our intention to fight any Of the
schools" "lsms" or professions,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-10-28
DR.. A. ]. Thompson, dentist.

Vote against the high school rob
berry.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-10-28

Bring your produce to c. c. Gaba
aud get groceries, fresh meats or
CASH.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-10-28

L.F. MUKHLscHusTRR, Prop.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-02-06
Between the feasts

While relaxing from turkey and plum
pudding Christmas dinners, read from
the new books of kipling, Weir, Mitch
ell, and Harding Davis; or listen to the
Belle of Houolulu'' or other breezy
pieces of music. The New Year should
be introduced to friends and lovers by a
dainty and suggestive calendar or book
let. For these call al the up-to-date firm
Of CagWin x NoteWare.
rates.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-02-06

Ed Burlington has received a fine line
OF ladies' slippers and ties suitable for
Parties, Weddings and, in fact, anything
that would lie up to date.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-02-06

Miss Molie AdeIa Brown had many
sa'da night She
the gifted Besides this
Sopa w
Cfounoi Romeo eft
instinct, a equally
Mct1ni' Me- lie Loves Me Not and
a
House Monday
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-18
MYSTERIOUS ROBBERY.
Property Stolen From the Umatil1a
Recovered.

SEATTLE, Dec 1.-THE story of a
mysterious robbery on the steamer
Umatilla. followed by the equally mys-
ferrous recovery of the stolen property,
has peen gwen out by the police. Frank
Dimmock, a steamship agent awoke in
his stateroom on the Umatilla this
morning to find that $4,000 in nego-
table securities and gold watch had
been stolen from under his pillow. He
reported to the police as soon as he ar
rived in Seattle.
Now comes the second chapter. The
police say Detective Wappenstein was
watching near the National Bank of
Commerce for bank thieves reported to
be here from the East. He Say two
men approach the bank, and then up
came hack driven by a stranger. A
we'll known gambler came along, and,
seeing Wappenstein, said something to
the men, who Immediately disappeared
with the hack. Wappenstein took this
as meaning bank robbery off,
On the way to the station another
detective told Wappenstein Of the Una
tilla robbery and Wappenstein imme-
diately concluded the men he had seen
did it. He made the gambler confess
that his theory was right. Then the
gambler, in consideration of $500 re-
ward. got the robbers to return the Sc
curities. Noyarrests were made The
police say that the bank thieves left
Seated this evening going south, pre-
sumably to San Francisco.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-18

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 NJ and N streets,
in said city, from the east line of Seventh
street to the west line of Eighth street,
be improved by grading and macadamiz-
ing, constructing redwood curbS and q
brick catch-baSin, and connecting the
catch basin to the sewer.
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
scented by the party so objecting, and on
what street 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,' a 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 be published by the Superintendent
of Streets of said city, in relation to
the work described aforesaid.
In Board of Trustees: Sacramento, De-
cember IL, 1899. Adopted by the following
vote:
Douglas, Devine, Bentley, Mckay.
Absent-Trustees Brown, Dolan.
D. MCKAY,
President Board of Trustees.
M. J. Desmond. Clerk of Board OF
Trustees
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-18
RESERVES CALLED OUT.
Seventh Division Will be Sent to
South Africa Without Delay.

LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE War Office
to-day issued the following announce
ment:
Acting upon the advice of the military
authorities, her majesty's Government
has approved the following measure:
"All the remaining portions of the
army reserve, Section D, are called out.
The Seventh Division, which is being
modified, will proceed to South Africa
without delay. The COMMANDMENTS
Chief in South Africa has been au-
thorized TO continue to raise at his
discretion local troops mounted.
Mine battalions of militia in addi-
ton to two battalions which have al
ready volunteered for service at Malta
and one for service in the Channel will
be allowed to volunteer for service, out
side the United Kingdom, and an
equivalent number of militia battalions
will be embodied for service at home.
"a strong force of volunteers, Sc
lected from the Yeomanry regiments
will be formed for service in South
Africa
Arrangements are being made for
the employment in South Africa of
strong contingent of carefully selected
volunteers. The patriotic offers which
are being received from the Colonies
will, so far as possible, be accepted,
preference being given to offers OF
mounted contingents.'
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-18
SPANISH SUBJECTS.
Must Declare Their Intention to
Preserve Their Nationality.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-Major Cen
eral Otis has informed the Secretary of
War of an official order issued at Ma
ish subjects, natives of the Philippines
residing in the islands, who may desire
to preserve their allegiance to Spain
under the provisions of the treaty be-
tween the United States and Spain.
The treaty provides that Spaniards de-
string to retain their nationality should
make declaration of their intention by
court records, in default of which they
would be held to have renowned it and
to have adopted the nationality of the
Philippine Territory.
To provide means of carrying this
public provision of the treaty, Otis ex-
plains that registers OF property for
north and south districts of the
province of Manila shall receive dec
larations of Spanish subjects. For the
territory outside of Manila province
and inside of Luzon, Presidents of mu-
nicipal councils are designated as the
officials before whom declaration may
be made In the island constituting the
Visayan military district, the conf
handing General of the district will
designate the proper official to receive
the declaration, and at all places where
1t is impracticable to designate proper
civil officers, Judges of the provost
courts are authorized to execute papers.
Otis has ordered that no fees of any
kind shall be exacted by officials for
receiving declarations.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-18
Jacks Alive"

There is a new and exciting game in
town which is in great vogue among
those who are fond of gathering around
a table and drinking few glasses of
beer for the sake of sociapility. The
new sport is called Jacks Alive" and
it can be participated in by any number
that can draw up to the table comfort
ably. When all is ready to begin each
player holds in his left hand a stein
of beer An ordinary wooden match
is lighted and is passed from hand to
hand, each player repeating the words
distinctly, Jacks alive,'' as the fiery
ember is passed around the circle. Dur
ing this process the left hand must
cling. to the stein of beer, while the
right hand is used to pass the burning
match along. The words ripple around
the board with increased activity as the
glow dies down toward the unburned
end. The excitement increases as the
flame gets DINNER and those who have
handed Jack still alive to a neighbor
heave sigh of relief in the certainty
that Jack will not survive another jour-
ney around the circle. Finally the en-
Der dies and the unlucky holder is al
most raised from his seat by the exul
tant shout from the rest of the crowd:
Jacks dead!" The beer is on the one
in whose hand the fire dies.-Philadel-
phia Record.
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GENERAL SIR
CHARLES WARREN.
tcontinued from First Pasa,

and of Mr. Chamberlain, and declaring
that the latter's visit to Ireland at such
a moment was proof Of his callous ma
ture.
The speakers urged that should an
opportunity occur, Dublinites ought to
show their detestation of the Colonial
Secretary in unmistakable fashion. Mr..
Davitt said:
"All Irishmen rejoice In the triumnhs
of the Beers. No power in Europe
would now fear Great Britain, except
perhaps the Prince of Monaco
Mr. Redmond said: Mr.. Cham er-
lain deserves not doctors, but execu-
toner's
Ultimately resolution, proposed by
Mr. Davitt, was carried, denouncing the
war and calling upon the Powers, par
ticularly the United States, to take
steps to insure the independence Of the
Boer Republic.
While Maud Come was speaking
someone shouted a reference to the
Phoenix Park murders. The Chairman
and Mr.. Davitt warmly protested, how
ever, that no violence should be shown.
The meeting closed amid tremendous
cheers, evoked by a rumor that Lady
smith had fallen.
Maud Come and Mr.. Connolly drove
off with the intention of holding open
air meetings, but the police arrested
Mr.. Connolly.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-18
A DETECTIVE KILLED.
Shot by a Young Man Whom He
8 Was Employed to Watch.

CINCINNATI, Dec 1T-Dudley Fer
guson, son of E. A. Ferguson, one of
the most prominent attorneys in Gin
cinnati, to-day shot and killed Gus
Meehan, a well-known detective. The
murderer was arrested.
Dudley Ferguson graduated at Yale
and afterward in law. He is 80 years
old and associated with his fathers
firm The family is one of the most
prominent in the city, and the place oil
the tragedy is among the finest resi-
dences. Ferguson had an ungovernable
temper and at times alarmed his FAM
lily. His father arranged for him to
board across the street from the Fer
guson residence. and there he was
under surveillance. while Meehan
guarded the Ferguson homestead Nee
han would give the family due notice.
and be on hand whenever Dudley
crossed the street for his home, To-
day Dudley slipped out of the rear door
of his apartments and by roundabout
course reached his fathers home but
even then Meehan was after him and
followed Dudley into the house. Then
young Ferguson shot Meehan four
times. He was arrested before he could
fire again, i
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-18
accompanied by Several Of His Staff
Officers.
He Went to Sa1sona, Intending to
Proceed to Cabugoan, Province
Of Cayagan-Cruiser Newark
Occupies C1averia and Pante-
Iona and FiEpinos Surrendered
Thousand Rihes-Engagement
Near Dingras.

MANILA, Dec. II. 10:45 p. m.-The
following dispatch, dated December
10th, has been received from CORE
spondent of the Associated Press at
Laoag, province of North Ilocos:
Natives at Manitong, province of
North Ilocos, report that Aguinaldo, in
disguise and accompanied by several
of his Generals, left Manitong last Sat
urday with 500 men, going in the d.
rection of Salsona, from which point he
intended to proceed to Cabugaon, prov
ipce of Cagayan.
An insurgent Major, claiming to be
in command of 100 Filipinos, who have
been guarding twenty-three American
prisoners at Cabugaon, surrendered. He
wrote his Captains to deliver the prison.
ers to General Young.
General Young's command is now
divided into six or seven parties, which
are operating in the mountains along
Laoag. Several parties are hunting for
General Tino.
Major Swigert. with a detachment of
the Third Cavalry, had an engagement
with 120 insurgents near Dingras. Two
Americans were killed and two wound
ed. Several Filipinos were killed.
Captain McCalla of the United States
cruiser Newark has occupied Claveria
and Pantelona- The F'ilipinos sur
rendered LOCO rifles"
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-18
DIsMEMBERMENT OF CHINA.
DR.. Angel Thinks United States
and England Do Not Want 1t.

CHICAGO, Dec. 1S-A special to the
ssTimes-Herald" from Ann Arbor,
Mich, says:
DR.. James B. Angel, President of the
University of Michigan, and former
Minister to China, addressed the bust
nessmen's class upon the subject 1.-THE
Dismemberment of China He said
in substance: There are some things
which indicate that dismem berment is
not unlikely. The great Powers have
pursued exactly the same course in
Africa that they are now doing in
China. Russia, the greatest Asiatic
Power, is a great glacier with it's back
to the Arctic circle and it's face to the
seward. She is on the point of taking
possession of Persia and will do so I'M
less Great Britain interferes and it is
strongly suspected that she wants
India.
''All the Powers have got concessions
in China, and to dismember it are doing
what they call extending their spheres
Of usefulness The Powers would at
one time shave divided up South
America If it had not been for the Mon
roe doctrine. But England and the
United States do not want the dismen-
berment of-China. They are deeply in
terested in the trade of that country.
They would prefer the whole Of China
to be open rather than to have some of
it's ports closed.
Our market is in North China and
if Russia extends her possessions there
it will be a problem whether or not we
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-18
DEATH OF F1RMAN CHURCH.
Was District Attorney Of Fresno
County for Four Years.

FRESNO, Dec. 17.-After suffering
long from complication of ailments,
Hon. Firman Church dad tonight in
this city. He would have been 70 years
of age had he lived until next Febru-
airy. Mr.. Church was practicing at
torney in Chicago before coming west,
associated with Lyman Trumbull. He
lived at La Porte and Valparaiso in IN
diana for years and represented his eis-
trict in the Legislature. He came to
Los Angeles in 1855, afterward remov
ed to Fresno and was District Attorney
for four years and for two years at the
same time ex-officio Mayor of this city
as Chairman of the City Trustees Sur
viving here are the widow and son,
Jesse F. Church, besides daughters,
Mrs. c. A. Harding OF Chicago and Mrs.
Sarah A. Fisher OF Lansing, Mich.
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and the members decided to put on foot
a movement to raise $1,000,00O for the
purpose of equipping and transporting
troops to South Africa to aid the Beers
and Free Staters In their fight for in
dependence.
The meeting was held in Father Mat
were present with County President
John ]. Fitzgibbons in the chair.
Judge Thomas I. Morris, Father
Timothy Dempsey of St. Patrick's
Church, former Councilman Patrick
O'Malley and P. M. Quirk made
speeches on the subject, in which they
declared that the Beers were in need of
more substantial evidences of sympathy
than mere resolutions and memorials
After the discussion committee COM
posed of State President John ]. O'Con-
nor, County President Fitzgibbons and
Cornelius Creedon, County Secretary,
drafted the following resolution which
was unanimously adopted:
Resolved. That the Ancient Order OF
Hibernians, recognizing the great I'M
portance of the success of the Beers in
their war in the Transvaal against the
hereditary enemy of the Irish race, ur-
gently request now that the President
call meeting of the National Direc-
tory for the purpose of causing $1,000
600 to be subscribed by the members
Of the order in America to be applied
in equipping and transporting men for
service in the South African war and
otherwise aiding the gallant Beers in
their fight for liberty, the destruction
and dismemberment of the British en-
pire and the kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland.
I'VE further urge that this sum be
raised by popular per capita assess
ment of $40, and the immediate action
be taken for the collection of this fund"
State President O'Connor was seen
after the meeting and stated there was
no doubt that the National Directory of
TIE society would take up the matter
at once.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-18
STOCK EXCHANGE.
Boston Men Comforting to Consider
How to Prevent a Stock Panic.

BOSTON, Dec. 1S.-The "Post" will
say to-day: AS result of a conference
of Boston and New York financial men,
which at o'clock this morning had
been in almost uninterrupted session
for more than twenty-four hours, it is
probable that there will be a special
meeting of the Stock Exchange at >
o'clock this morning to consider drastic
measures for the present financial stu
alton.
AT this conference it was practically
decided that if no action was taken
support would at least be given to good
stocks in order to prevent what might
be termed a gamblers panic.
A measure which was being consid-
cred at the conference at an early hour
this morning was united action by the
Stock Exchange in the refusal to ex-
ecute selling orders. But such action
or any radical step will depend to a
great extent upon the London market
this morning. If the board be very
bad some drastic measures are almost
certain to be adopted to bolster up the
situation here.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-18
ORDINANCE NO. SIC.

An Ordinance to Prevent the
Spreading Of Infectious or Con-
tagious Diseases by the Owners
or Employees of any Public Laun-
dry in the City of Sacramento,
Making the Violation Thereof a
Misdemeanor and Fixing the Pens
atty FOR Such Violation.
The Board of Trustees of tho City
Of Sacramento ordain as follows:
Section /. It shall be unlawful
FOR any person or persons owning,
carrying ON OF conducting any
public laundry in the city of Sac
ramento, to spray the clothing Of
any person or persons, being laun-
dried therein, with water or other
fluids emitted from the mouth Of
such person, owner or employc.
Section 2. No person or persons
engaged in carrying on OF COM
Quoting, as owner or otherwise,
any public laundry in the city Of
Sacramento, shall permit any per-
son having any infectious OF cons
tagious disease, to lodge, sleep or
remain within or upon the premS
Uses SO used as a public laundry.
Section 8. Any person violating
any provision Of this ordinances
shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be punished by Rne
Of not less than twenty nor more
than one hundred dollars, or by
in the City Jail Of
not less than five nor more than
one hundred days, or by both suck
fne and imprisonment.
Section a. This ordinance shall
take effect and be In force from
and after its passage and approva1s
Passed October 80, 1899.
D. MCKAY,
Of Board Of Trustees.
Approved, Sacramento City, No.
vember 4, 1889.
VIM. LAND, Mayer.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-18
IN PORTO RICO.
People Feel High Cable Rates and
Business Paralyzed.

!. PONCE (P. R.), Dec. 11.-Now that
Congress is in session, Porto Rico feels
more than ever the high cable rates.
. Newspapers are able to furnish only
meager cablegrams and many persons
strongly advocate an appropriation
from some source by which the Govern
ment, for a few thousand dollars a
year would supply free to the newsna-
pers several thousand words of general
news each day.
Business in Porto Rico remains abso-
lutely paralyzed.
The recent failure of the firm of Fee
fici, Costa & Co.. with liabilities of
about $780, 900 and assets of $500. 600
was a severe blow to many friends Of
the firm, who had been in business thir-
ty-five years and had unlimited. credit.
The flood following the cyclone de-
stroyed about 100000 worth of coffee
and sugar owned by the firm and also
ruined the crops of many planters who
owed the concern. t
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-18

POFI IOW N SEND (WaSh.), Dec. IL =.
j. Homer Bird, the condemned Alaska
murderer, after being refused a new
trial by Judge Johnson will make an
effort to prolong his life by an appeal
to the United States Supreme Court,
according to reports brought here to-
day by the steamer City of Topeka.
Judge Johnson. in imposing the death
penalty of Bird stated that in all the
evidence in the case there was not one
single extenuating circumstance to
justify Birds crime The execution of
Bird will be the first legal hanging in
Alaska during American occupation. In
the early settlement of Juneau some
Indians killed white man. They
were arrested and given trial before a
tribunal of miners. Judge, prosecuting
attorney and jurors were selected from
among the miners. The three Indians
were found guilty and sentenced to be
hanged. A temporary scaffold was
erected and the Indians were executed
the next day. On the gallows they
confessed.
On the Topeka were six prisoners in
charge Of United States Marshal Shoup
of Alaska, who is taking them to San
Quentin to serve terms ranging from
three to twenty years. Among the
prisoners are three Eskimos, two In
dams and one white man named Carl,
sentenced to twenty years for murder.
The "Soapy" Smith gang which ter
rorized Skaguay during the early days
of the. Klondike excitement and who
We're finally tried, convicted and SEN
fenced, after the death of ''Soary,"
their leader, will soon have their lib
erty. News has just reached Alaska
that President Mckinley had pardoned
W. F. Foster, alias Slim jim Foster
had served twelve months and his par
don is due to the fact that he is dying
from consumption. Another Of the
gang named Triplet has served his
time, while Bowers will be turned loose
in March.
United States Judge Charles S.. John
son of Alaska has at last made public
his reasons for resigning. His letter
to the United States Attorney General
is as follows:
"Sir: Through you I desire to tender
to the President my resignation as
United States Judge for the District Of
Alaska. The present term of court will
probably terminate in January, leaving
business in good condition for the
spring term. But my business arrange
ments are such that I must surrender
Office by the LIST day of March. If my
successor could be appointed, con-
frmed and reach Alaska on the date
last named, It would be highly crafty
ing to me.
I'm rendering my resignation it af-
fords me much pleasure to extend to
the President and to you my hearty
thanks not alone for my appointment,
but for uniform confidence and kindness
shown me during my incumbency My
duties while arduous have been uni
formly pleasant and my retirement is
due solely to the necessity of lettering
my financial condition. Three thou
sand dollars year is not enough to pay
ones necessary expenses in Alaska,
and I am gratifed with the assurance
have received that my successor will be
better paid.
CHARLES S. JOHNSON, Judge"