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The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-08

points above Marietta to- might the river
is falling, and it is thought that the
flood here will not go above sly feet
At Portsmouth the Cincinnati, Ports
mouth and Virginia Railway trains
have been stopped by the floods on the
track and washouts. Suffering by peo-
pie driven from their homes in that
city continues
Huntington, W. Va, reports great
suffering on the Guam River from people
living in the lowlands who were driven
from their homes. A steamboat loaded
with provisions left Huntington for the
relief of those people to-day. Central
City, small place above Huntington,
is a great sufferer from the flood.
At Newport. KY, fifty families have
been driven from their homes and have
taken refuge in public buildings or
with their friends, and should the
river rise to 511a feet, twenty-five more
families will be driven out of their
homes. No business houses in New
pert have been affected.
In Cincinnati all business houses af-
fected by flooding of cellars have been
amply protected from any probable
future danger. Dwellings, except the
low tenements in Rat Row and Sau-
sage Row, have not been touched.
There is practically no interruption to
railroad traffic of any sort in Cincin-
natl. No trains, however, can now
enter the Grand Central depot.
LOUISVILLE (Ky.), March THE
Ohio River is rising here at the rate
of two inches an hour, and reports
from above are that all the tributaries
are pouring in undiminished volume
into it. The danger point has been
reached here, and houses on the levee
have been entered by the waters. All
the streams in the State are swelling
and most of them are beyond their
banks. Great damage is being done to
crops and farm buildings.
LEXINGTON (Ky.), March IAN
almost unprecedented loss follows the
breaking of booms in Kentucky River.
1t is estimated that fully 81 900, 900
worth of logs have been lost in this way
at Jackson, Beattyville, Valley View
and other points. The Lexington and
Eastern railway tracks above Clay
City were submerged to the depth of
five feet and in some places were
washed away.
CHARLESTON CIV. Va.), March l.
The night was one of discomfort and
actual suffering. The slow fall of
water added to the low temperature
made the situation a gloomy one Many
business. men We're compelled to use
boats to seek provisions and fuel Even
the Governor was forced to use a boat
to go to and from the executive man
sion to the State house. The loss to
timber men UP Elk River will be heavy.
Immense RATS are torn loose and rush
down into the Kanawha, sometimes
doing much damage to coal docks,
barges and tipples. The Winifred coal
docks are gone with several barges.
and an extensive tipple between East
Bank and Belmont has been swept
away
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-08
GUS RuHllA THE WINNER R
DEFEATS GODDARD BEFORE
THE LENOx CLUB.
The Australian Drops to the Floor
to Avoid Punishment and
Loses the Battle.

| NEW YORK, March 7.-Gus Rubin
of Akron, O., met and defeated Joe
Goddard of Australia in the fifth round
of what was to have been a twenty
round bout before the Lenox Athletic
Club tonight. Both men stripped in
excellent condition, but Rubin had the
call in the betting. This was certainly
justified from his appearance, and from
the outset he held his opponent cheap
lly. He evidently saw that Joe could moi
offset his rushes, and from the very be-
ginning forced the fighting. The Aus
tralian went down frequently with
good cause, and was deservedly dis
qualified. Rubin was to favor
lite in the betting.
| Round Goddard opened with a left
to the body, landing lightly. Gus land
ed with left and right on the head and
body and was cautioned for hitting in
the breakaway. A light left from Gus
sent Goddard to the floor, but the old
timer was up Immediately, only to &C
down again with a right on the jaw.
This time Goddard lay down eight Sec
ondss When he got up he Tented with
his left, and was met with a. hard right
on the face, and went down the third
time, remaining on the floor almost to
the limit, and when he got up there
were only few seconds left before the
round ended.
Round 2-Ruhlin sent the left to the
face hard, and Goddard dropped three
times irh quick succession. He repeat
ed this dose and knocked his man down
with each blow. The referee counted
six, seven and eight consecutively while
Goddard was trying to regain his feet.
and the referee cautioned Goddard to
stop ''holding''
| Round 3-Joe was quick in toeing the
mark, and jumped to the center of the
ring. He lodged a vicious left from
Rubin. but went to his knees with a
hard right on the jaw. After a lot of
| fiddling Gus forced Joe to the ropes in
| the opposite corner, and put him down
with q right smash on the jaw. The
| "Old Horse" seemed used to SUCH rough
| treatment and came on the defensive,
only TO go down again with another
smash on the jaw. Toward the end of
the round they were both again eau
toned for holding.
Round 4-Ruhlin landed two left
hooks and a right on the head, which
sent Goddard down. He stayed down
eight seconds and came up, only to
dodge a vicious left hook for the head,
but it landed on the shoulder and down
he went. Throughout the remainder of
the round Goddard remained on the de-
fensive.
Round Goddard opened with left
lead to the body, but Rubin sent a
right and left in quick succession on the
face. Then Rubin sailed in with a
series Of right and left-hand smashes,
every one of which landed hard, and
Goddard accepted them like an iron
man. Each man was again cautioned
by the referee to avoid holding, but
Goddard could not withstand Ruhlin's
onslaughts, and dropped to the floor
without a blow to escape punishment.
This being obviously a transgression of
Queensbury rules, Referee White or
dered the boxers to their corners and
declared Rubin the winner.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-08
RUDYARD KIPLING.
The Sick Authors Condition Con-
tinues to Improve.

NEW YORK, March 7.-Rudyard
Kipling's condition continues to i'm
prove. Mr.. Doubleday, who has been
with the author almost constantly since
he was Frustrated, said to-day that the
night had been a restful one for Mr.
Kipling. The patient, however, is as
closely watched as ever to guard
against a possible relapse to which he
will be liable for a fortnight or more
Elsie, Mr.. Kipling's three-year-ol
daughter, is reported as progressing
favOrably, having slept we'll last night
Mr.. Doubleday, in Difference to the
wishes of Mrs Kipling, refused to give
any information regarding the arrange
ments for the funeral of Josephine Kip
ling. The child, Mrs. Kipling SAYS. in
no sense belonged to the public, and She
wishes to avoid having the funeral take
on the character of a spectacle.
Rudyard Kipling, it is reported, will
be elevated to the peerage on January
l, 1900. DR.. Neal McPhatter of Edin-
burgh, Scotland, who is staying at the
Windsor Hotel saws he has received
the news from Sir Walter Besant. He
adds that the report is common gossip
in the literary circles of London.
Mrs. Kipling, accompanied by her
sister, Mrs. Dunbar, and Dr. Conlan of
Brattleboro, VT, early to-day left the
hotel where the author lies. Shortly
after 2 O'Clock they returned with flow
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-08
REMARKABLE CASE.
A Man Receives an Electric Shock
of 1000 Volts and Receivers.

NEW YORK, March 7.-Joseph
Hampel. an employee of the Lexington
Avenue Cable Power House, while
working at his switchboard, received
and survived an electric shock of about
eco volts. The mans body was bad
~ burned from head to foot, every
stitch of clothing was torn from him,
and he fell senseless through a hole
instantaneously burned in the floor by
the terrific electrical power. The doc
tors who attended him say there is no
case on record of man withstanding
similar shock. The accident was
caused through Hampel trying to tight
en- loose screw ON the switchboard
and in some way creating a current.
The enormous power of the shock may
be judged from the fact that until the
circuits are readjusted all the cars of
the road were brought to a standstill.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-08
R1oTous SOLDIERS.
Mustered Out Immunes Great.
Trouble at Chattanooga.

CHATTANOOGA, March THE
Eighth United States Immunes, COM
manded by Colonel Higgins, was mus
tered out of the service to-day A
drunken Sergeant standing on the plat
form of car, shot W. w. Harkits
car inspector of the Nashville road, the
bullet striking him in the right leg, and
inflicting a very painful wound This
was the signal for a general fusillade,
and several hundred shots were fired
Andrew Ledford, countryman, who
was standing near the track, was shot
in the face and seriously wounded. A
telegram was sent to Bridgeport to stop
the train, and an effort will be made to
secure the arrest Of the riotous SOL
diers
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-08
WARM TIME ANTICIPATED.
At To-Day's Session Of the Western
Passenger Association.

CHICAGO, March Representatives
of the Western Passenger Association
met in this city to discuss Western
rates, particularly those to be granted
for the National Educational Associa-
ton at Los Angeles and the Baptist
Young People at San Fra ncisco.
Representatives of the st. Joseph and
Grand Island, CoIorad do Midland, South
ern Pacific. Rio Grande Western and
Short Line were snowbound and did not
arrive in time to participate in the dis
cussion at Mondays meeting They
are expected during the night.
A committee was appointed to con-
slider and report on a rate Tomorrow.
The committee is solidNly opposed to
granting the Santa Fe a differential for
the Los Angeles meeting, and a warm
time is anticipated when the commit
tee makes it's report
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-08
NEW Posr16AsTERs.
Nominations Sent to the Senate
During the Past Session.

Nominations Sent to the Senate
During the Past Session.
WASHINGTON, March IA state
ment prepared by Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General Bristow shows that
the total number of Postoffice nominal
lions sent to the Senate by the Pres
ident during the last session was $685.
of which 297 had been recess appoint
ments. So far as the department rec
osads up to date show, the nominations
to thirteen offices were not confirmed,
these including The Dalles. Oregon, and
Ogden, Utah. The only one of the nom
combinations in doubt is the Oregon
office.
The following is the total of the NOM
nations made for each far Western
State and Territory during the ses-
sion: Arizona 5, Colorado 8, Idaho s.,
Montana 4, Nevada 2, Oregon 8, Utah
4 Washington TO- Wyoming l, Cali
fornia %.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-08
Severe Earthquake at Yokohama.

YOKOHAMA, March IA severe
earthquake shock was experienced at
10 o'clock this morning, the disturb
ance visiting localities of the great
shock of 1891 with some loss of life
and property. On October %, 1891, a
very destructive earthquake visited
Hcndo, the principal island Of the Jap
anese group, on which Yokohama is
situated. About $1,000 houses, rail-
ways, bridges and the like were de-
stroyed, and 10000 persons were killed
and 100000 rendered homeless. The
loss of property was estimated at $10,-
100000.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-08
Board of Visitors Appointed.

WASHINGTON, March Z. = Among
others, the President has appointed as
a. Board of Visitors to the Naval Acad-
envy is Frank ]. Symes of San Fran
cisco. The Vice President has not yet
designated the representation of the
Senate on this Board of Visitors, but
Speaker Reed has named for the pur-
pose Representatives Steele of Indiana
and Settle of Kentucky.
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Cune voted in the affirmative, as did
also several of the McCune men.
The Legislature took several Sena-
torial ballots tonight, and adjourned
until tomorrow. The last ballot was:
Cannon s, King 5, McCune 81, Rideout
Z, Henderson 2, Sutherland ID, absent
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-08
Strike Settled.

PITTSBURG Pa), March 7. = The
strike at the Fox Pressed Steel Works
has been settled. The proposition of
the company for piece work was ac-
cepted by the strikers, and the plant
was in full operation to-day At the
Schoen Pressed Steel Works about 500
more men are out The plant is guard
ed by police, but no disorder has &C.
Cured
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BODY OF LORD HERcHELL.
Has Been Placed ON Board the
the British Cruiser Talbot.

NEW YORK, March THE special
train from Washington having on
board the body of Lord Herschell ar
rived at the Pennsylvania depot in Jer-
sey City at 7:4O a. m. 1t was met by
an escort of marines from the British
cruiser Talbot and an equal number of
American marines under command of
Lieutenant Kelly. The body was trans
ferred to the Arkeeta, which steamed
to where the Talbot lay at anchor off
Ellis Island. and the remains were
transferred to the Talbot. Among those
who walked behind the body from the
car ferry was Commodore John w.
Philips, commandant of the Brooklyn
Navy Yard.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-08
FAST VOYAGE.
The Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosses
Quick Passage Across Atlantic.

NEW YORK, March THE fast
steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse,
arriving to-day from Bremen, South
ampton and Cherbourg, makes most
SURPRISING record trip across the At
lantic a, distance of BIAS knots, in five
days, 21 hours and minutes, an aver
age speed of 22.23 knots per hour
Leaving Cherbourg March l, at CLIO p.
M, the days runs were 416, 545. $40,
$50. 500 and 524. arriving at Sandy
Hook Lighthouse at 1918 a. m.
This beats the best time of this fast
vessel from Cherbourg. which was
made in September. 1893, in five days,
% hours and 20 minutes.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-08
Condition Of the Treasury.

WASHINGTON, March Tod days
statement of the condition of the treas
ury shows: Available cash balance.
$26S, O2S, S26; gold reserve, $235, $751;
S36.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-08

PHILADELPHIA. March samuel
Ashton, one of the earliest ministers
of the Universalist church, died here
last night, aged n years.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-08
IN PENNSYLVANIA

HARRISBURG (Pa), March THE
forty second ballot for Senator result
ed: Quay 1O1, jerks II. Dalzell (R.)
II, Stewart (R.) 8, Irwin 8, Huff s,
Stone 4, Rice 2, Tubbs /. Widener 3,
Ritter 2, Grow 1, Markle (R-) l. Total,
231; necessary, 116. Paired or not
voting, o.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-08
Pin In Her Throat Caused Death.

LEBANON Pa.), March 7.-After
suffering. for twenty five years with
pin in her throat, Mrs. Catherine Heck
man died ait her home in this city to-
day. She suffered circulating pain at
times. and was often obliged to take
food through a tube. her throat being
nearly closed
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-08

the water supply. owing to the strength
of our position.
The weather Isl several degrees hotter
to-day
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-02-20
MORGANTOWN MATTERS.
Investigating Committee
Pleased with University.

Pleased with University.
Special Dispatch to the lntellIgencer.
MORGANTOWN. W. Va, Feb. 1S.-
The legislative committee appointed to
Investigate the West Virginia Univer-.
sty completed It's work and returned 10
Charleston yesterday evening. Every
member OF the committee was outspo-
tuition is doing and the Democratic
members say there is no foundation for
the statement that the majority party
in the house OF delegates will pare down
the appropriation. but that they be-
lievc the university will get nearly ev-
cry dollar ii has asked for. One import
hnt question they will report on Is the
advisab ility of doing away with the
preparatory department. A measure is
now pending before the legislature look
Ing to that. President Raymond and
the regents are opposed to the measure
because 1t would be impracticable to
abolish the preparatory department at
this time. However, they favor its abo-
lition whenever the courses in the high
schools and normal schools of the state
are made 10 lead into the university
course. The president and Mr.. StucGiss.
president Of the board of regents. left
for Charleston to-day, to look after the
institutions affairs.
Judge ]. Marshall Hagans. president
OF the Sons OF the Revolution OF West
Virginia. Is making preparations for the
annual meeting OF the organization.
which will be held here on February 90.
a sumptuous banquet and I reception
will be the social features
John Hamrick. whose results In en-
balmInE have attracted attention ev-
crywhere, died AT his home Nifty miles
from here last week. 1t Is said he COM
'municated his secret to his wife before
he died. He had been offered thou
sands OF dollars for 1t.
The West Virginia Bank at Clnrks-
burg. will eject handsome new build
ing in the spring, ut the corner OF
Fourth and Pike streets.
Z G. J. Murphy. an cmployc OF the South
Penn Oil Company, has been myster-
iously missing for two weeks.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-02-20
A LITTLE ARMY HISTORY.
Related for the Benefit ofSomc Carp.
ing Critics.

ing Critics.
New York Sun: A little more than
thirty years ago the general of the
United States armies was In command
OF million men. No king known to
the world had ever been at the head OF
such an overpowering lighting force.
There had been nothing like 1t in the
legends OF Nerxes or Kublai Khan. The
glitter from the bayonets in that re.
view, when the army collected about
Washington marched for two days past
the white house. would have lit the city
OF Washington. The Russian car or
the German emperor has never seen the
like.
A few months later. that enormous
military organization. having accomp-
lished its purpose. was dissolved. II
didn't 10 TO Richmond" said General
Grant to Il friend meeting him about
that time in the Office OF Commssary-
General Eaton. because ! thought had
better save every dag to devote to the
,disbandment Of the army" The army
of 1865 disappeared as though the victim
Of some colossal catastrophe. Even the
higher grades OF command were kept
up only long enough Ia do honor to the
mos, distinguished OF the surviving
generals.
The army sank almost at once 10 n
meagrc force OF $4,000 men, led by n ma
ior-sencral The country which had eX-
psrienced the greatest OF all wars ended
1t with its republican sentiment undi-
minishcd in the faintcst degree.
Yet the cry OF ."mi1itarism" IS raised
In opposition to the enlargement OF our
army from $4,000 men to 100000. to
meet !ihe unprecedented duties left 10
us by victory in war with foreigner.
1t sounds as though one part OF the
army bills opponents must have been
born yesterday. and the other must b..
as ignorant as Philippine savages OF
the Institutions and history OF the Uni
led States. The charge of militarism Is
TOO absurd for serious consideration.
II this Congress leaves the country
not adequately provided with an army
It. will be because the Democracy has
plunged into another attempt to find an
issue regardless ofthe national circum-
stances. and because among the RepHb-
leans there Is to be found enough
cranE.ncss. or enough factlonal cnmi-
ties, TO have sprung up against the ad-
minis.ration, to give the Democrats the
victory
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-02-20
A Iamplight Companion,

Between now and spring time there
will be many opportunities Of an even
Ing to read UP OF the different portion;
OF the Great Northwest.
To this end the Chicago, Milwaukee &
81. Paul Railway Co. has printed FOR
free distribution 10 eastern farmers a
number of Illustrated instructive
pamphlets regarding The various states
travc:sed by It's lines.
= IN sending Your address 10 W. T.,
Powell. general immigration agent, Old
Colony Building. Chicago. H.. please
say II your preference !s FOR Informal
ton about Wisconsin, Iowa. Minnesota,
Northern Michigan 81 North Dakota.
No charge for pamphlets or fo- replv-
ing to all inquiries about any section Of
the great west.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-02-20
"I'or The First Time"

Anyone who has read the newspa pcrs
during the past few weeks must have
been struck by the number OF places
from which the Geographic dispatches
have announced that women were cast
ing thci" votes .Ior the first time" First
1t was telegraphed that women were
casting their votes for the first time In
France. Under new law. single WI
men and widows engaged. In commerce
or their own account. mag vote Tor
judges OF the tribunals Of commerce.
This Is only small fraction OF SUI
frage. but, as the parIs Evenement OBJ
serves, "Women's voting beains at the
Commercial Tribunals; Il will end nj the
Palais Bourbon" Next came the report
OF the election in Ireland. with the an
p3uHcemenI that the women were al
lowed to take part for the first time
$500 OF them In Dublin alone. By the
local government act passed In 1928.
the women OF Ireland are enabled TO
vote for almost all officers except men,
hers OF parliament. And now comes the
announcement that carly II March the
women Of New Orleans viii cast their
votes for the first time. The late con-
stltutlOnnl convention OF Louisiana
gave ta%-pay!nG women the right 10
vote upon all questions submitted 10 the
taxpayers. New orleans Is badly IN
need OF sewerage and IL better water
supply, and II tax levy Of two and a
half mills for this purpose will be sub
mittel to the taxpayers on the first
Thursday In March.
A meeting called In the Tulane thea
ter by the local suffrage clun few
days ago, was crowded with u brIlIIan;
audience Of New ORLEANS Indies; the
mayor and large group OF civic dlgni-
,a.ies occupied the platform: the pr..sI-
dent of the city council presided. aud
senators aud other high func.l0narics o.
state urged every woman present 10
cast her vote for clean streets and I'M
proved sanitation. Hon. Il. II. Farrar
voiced the general sentiment when hr
anii; Fellow ehi2eHS, women tax
payers. slEnallzc the first opportunity
Giyen sou 10 vote IN this state by show
Ing that you fnv5r progress and Inn
provement and that yon are as good
citizens as you are wives. daughters
,and mothers" Woman's League for
thfs purposc has been formed: witch Ell
ihusiusm prevails. and "a multitude OF
New Orleans women who never sus.
peeled that they wanted to vote until
they were given chance, are prcpar-
Ing to exercise their new right IN behalf
OF clean streets, and i pure water sup
ply. tlaE
"Nothinr succeeds like succcss." Tho
trend OF the times has long been IN the
direction OF equal rights FOR women;