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Chief DIVERS Condition.

The reports that are set af1oat almost
hourly concerning the condition of
Chief of Police Dwyer are generally
very conflicting. Yesterday afternoon
his brother-in-law stated that his con-
dition then was very encouraging. in
the evening the physicians thought he
was doing very WELL but Officer Fish
er, who left Mr.. Dwyer's bedside about
midnight, reported that he was very
weak and unusually restless.
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a MINISTER'S MISTAKE.

A city minister was recently handed a
notice to be read from his pulpit. Accom-
panying it was clipping from a news
paper bearing upon the matter. The
clergyman started to read the extract and
found that it began: Take kemp's Bal
SAM the best Cough Cure This was
hardly what he had expected. and after
moments hesitation. he turned it over
and found on the other side the matter
intended for the reading.
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PERSONAL MENTION.

Miss Josie Franks of San Jose is Wis
iting friends in this city.
Miss Jennie Coleman has returned
home from an extended visit with
friends in San Francisco and Santa
Cruz.
Mrs. Sarah Charles, accompanied by
her granddaughter, Miss Sadie Rob-
inette, left yesterday for a few weeks
visit to the Bay city.
c. o. Johnson has been appointed
general agent of the Chicago and Great
Western Railway Company for Cali
fornia, Nevada and Arizona.
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Real Estate at Auction.

On Tuesday, the Goth, at II a. M. d.
j. Simmons & Co. will sell at auction,
by order of court, the house and lot at
2010 NJ street.
On Wednesday, the 9th, at 10 a. M,
they Will sell three houses and lots on
Ninth street. between n and o.
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fierce intensity of this act. The de-
scription of the murder brings the
scene before ones eyes with wonder
full vividness. 1t is melodrana that
seems to come from life. Mr.. Clement
in this scene makes up in emotional
fullness and brilliancy what he lacks
in intellectual fnesse and weight in the
conception as a whole.
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SCHOOL ENROLLMENTS.
Local Comparative Figures fo1
Two Years.

Several causes initiate against the
September enrolment of pupils in the
public schools. The weather is unusu-
ally hot and oppressive by reason of
the stagnation of winds, for one thing,
and many grammar grade pupils are
working in the cannery, for another.
The figures are as follows for last year
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REPUBLICANS OF THE EIGHTH
Ward are requested to meet at Martin S
Hall, Twentieth and G streets, at p. m.
Saturday, September @, 1S99 to select
thirty-five (35) delegates to be voted for
day, September 26, 1S99
WILBUR FIELD SMITH,
zoe
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- a -
tidings is ready
TO swing his hat
and cheer and
pass along the
splendid story
to his nearest
neighbor. When
a man has been
through a terri
bic battle with
sickness and at
last has gainea&
: glorious victory
his first impulse
Is TO tell the
good news to
The record-union., 1899-09-23
and this: 4

The primary grades include kinder
gaI tens as We'll as the enrolment of the
Founding Home, and the list at the
Orphans Home
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NEW TODAY.
DATE TAKEN.
REPUBLICAN rIEETING.

GERMAN RED MEMS SINGING so
ciety will give social entertainment and
ball at Turner Hall OCTOBER 49, 1899. 1t
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Spring tiredness is due to an impov
erished condition of the blood and /:
cured by Hoods Sarsaparilla, which en-
riches the blood.
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German Red Men.

The German Red Mems Singing So
cfety has chosen October Doth as the
date of it's entertainment at Turner
Hail.
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NEWS OF VICTORY.

When an excited messen- H0
ger comes dashing in with Ee>
glorious news of victory from NJ
a great field of battle nobody n
wonders at his enthusiasm. 49,
1t IS contagious. Every saWSNsI
man who hears the grand = SI&AS
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AUCTIONS.
AUCTION SALE OF REAL ESTATE,

BY ORDER OF THE SUPERIOR
Court we 9r, viii S sell as follows. at public
a. m. the house and lot 201O M street
WEDNESDAY,, September 27th at 10 a.
M. houses and lots on Ninth street, be-
sold Property now tagged
p. ]. SIMMONS & CO., Auctioneers.
AUCTION SALE OF FINE HOUSE,
hold furniture, carpets, etc, MONDAY.
September 18th. at O'Clock p. M, at res
idence No 1925 f street, comprising in
oak bedroom suits, mattresses, carpets.
hall rack, folding bed and fo.ding crib
and heating stove blue flame oil steve,
refrigerator. crockery. glassware ard
kitchen utensils. In fact, complete fur
nishing OF a newly-furnished house as tho
owner is going East.
w. HI. SHERBURN, Auctioneer.
Se21-5t
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Amount and kind of money

Total 49,. .......... S2, 4S3, 429 o3
G. f. CURRY,
Secretary of State.
DANIEL KEVANE,
Secretary of State Board of Examiners.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, the
21st day of September, A. D. 1899.
p. H. McGRATH,
Assistant Secretary Board of Examiners.
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Arrived. sorosis snoes. welden. 527 k
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
Office Of the State Board Of Examiners

Sacramento, September q, 1899.
c. f. Curry, Secretary of State and
Daniel Keyane, Secretary of State Board
of Examiners. members of the State Board
of Examiners, in accordance with the pro-
litical Code, do hereby publish and say,
that they have counted the money in tho
State Treasury, including the transactions
of the said department to the close of busi-
ness on September 20, 1899, that they as
certained the amount required to be on
hand by an official statement of the Con-
troller and that they found the condition
of the State Treasury to be as follows.
Amount of money that ought
to be in the State Treasury
Gas shown by statement of
Controller) .......... -. 81, 4S3, ,42s Il
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Sink strainers. When placed in
corner of sink will retain all the
solid matter from dirty water that
may be thrown into it. Saves sink
cleaning, prevents flooding and in
sures clean waste pipes. Coated
with antitrust enamel. Price, 20
cents.
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HAT PASSED AROUND FOR ELoPERs.
They Loft Bethlehem, Pa. In n Hurry and
Charlie Forgot His Pocketbook.

They Loft Bethlehem, Pa. In y Hurry and
Charlie Forgot His Pocketbook.
young man and pretty young woman
called on Magistrate Crane In the Essex Market
police court yesterday and announced that
they wanted some advice and. il possible. some
assistance.
"Plense. sir. we want to get married" ex-
planned the man. They said they were Charles
Boehm, 81 years old. and Minnie Dauot. II.
and belonged In Bethlehem. Pa. Her father
Is a contractor in Bethlehem and am a bar
Der there" Boehm told the magistrate. When
no found out loved his daughter got kicked
out l boarded with the family up to that
time"
Charlie and I have loved each other for
over q year" tho girl added. "nnd l couldn't
70 back home without marrying him. We
eloped from Bethlehem Sunday night. You
see, Just happened to find out by accident
that my father was going to put me In con-
vent so that couldn't marry Charlie. l stole
out OF the house. got Charlie and we Just ran
for the train. We went to Easton and then
came to New York. We want to get married
and 60 homo again right away. Then my
father can't touch me and he will have to for
give u.s."
Il sytnpathize with you" said the Magistrate.
Il was ms young az you when l got married
myself. but l cannot marry you because II 10
against the law to marry girl under IL years
without her parents consent
oh what will we do Charley" cried tho girl.
the tears coming to her eyes.
just 60 over 10 Jersey City said the MaEis-
tratc. and you will have no trouble You ca,
be married there when You are ~ years Old"
But. Judge" said the girl. we were so ex-
his cketbooK. All we had was So between
US. We have not got cent now"
didn't have much moro when I got married.
How much will il cost you to get homer"
1T will take $3.50" said Boehm. beside the
fare to Jersey City"
The hat was passed around by Clerk Adams at
the suggestion Of the Magistrate. who himself
dropped n dollar bill into II. ana So was col
lected in few minutes. This was turned over
TO the couple.
girl and cIapped her hands for Joy Both
thanked the contributors and they went away
arm in arm.
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Live Stock Market.

TUESDAY sept. 70, 1902,
Receipts Of beoves we're s2% head, ali for exporters
and slaughterorR with the exception Of one car.
Very little trading. Feeling dull. Dressed beef
rather slow Gt 7&&Dc per H. for inferior to choice
native sder extra prime beef lOc. No later cable
sdyicos. Exports to-day 500 beevei and 6,s5i
Receipts OF calves were 1862 head. including
eleven direct, making. with the stale calves, TSS on
sale SLOW for all sorts Of cave7, and weak
About H5O head unsold. Common to choice yeAlH
sold at s. 9Sa,2b por 100 lhs: CrRssers at t3.750
81 26. City dressed veals 1T ny &c. per H.
Receipts OF sheep aud lRmbs we're 1880 head,
including 8 cars direct and for tho market max.
At vcst.rday'S closiur prices and VIZ GAYS uns"id
Common 10 prime sheep sold at s3.9s4.Io per 100
lbs; common to choice lambs at t43b@S5.76,
including cars Of Canadian lambs At S. 75 culls at
e3759A. Dressed mutton b@sHc. per ID; dressed
lambs Ispnc.
Receipts Of hogs were 2.6oT head. and there was
barely car on sal Market easier and quotations
81. DO0S6 O6 per loo lbs. for fair 20 prime hogs.
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prss sn mo'd under tn; spur
sutent southern buying and covering Of shorts for
local and foreign account. Notices for 500 ts'es
si' os ss' oslS sTsp a ssS
Alabama. Tennessee and Missis.ippi and this had
no
Drought is still a serou. factor. The weekly Gov.
conditions cotton picking has made rapid progross.
Nearly the whole OF the crop 10 open sud tho bulk
reon fss sre
s s.S sIrg and ,ho
failure Some estimate the crop as low as 900 900
Sss' ana ssy ar. .hS .i
Whole hSEoCe yer perhaps the averass estimate is
to sy hS SSFs ..s and
gssds Lye.poUi sold s q the late
wal news was NOR. threatening. cali monsy ran up
to IL Per cent and 80 great is the blsh enthnsi.
i raised and on. that i bought But the bull .ds
thu.iast: 40 so far as to predict scents at no very
a snrons day Cold imports were reported from
Philadelghia despatch said The southern Cotton
pri%s; Ms stated that the New England spinners
,Ss1 Id s, The be- scale and a ms unless
ing thus far this week 10 due to nervousness on the
on A. of tn;
In NTH ths Interim The demand for colt, goods ei.
iSsRRy jan many s9: 1Gs {, hs n
Crop in this vicinity 40 per cent short. HilI and
e.y BY Sop dg Ssnhsp e
who can are holding their cotton, believing in a
short crop. We believe that with most favorable
Writer has farm near here and there 10 possibility
OF smaller yield than for many years" Dallas.
peI, week. although the disposition seems to be to
Obliged to sell bstorc io1s No RAIN o FOR w days %
at ana =, ar " oS again 1t hs; also been cool
MenlphI.. Tenn. Sept. 2i.-"Cr1p 10 surely badly
it opened so fAs. show moro cotton than
estimate for the valley districts tributary to Mem
phis." Athens. "a. sept. 2l-"Crop In our section
In many cases farmers will not make over 80 to 20
per cent Of last years yield uneas there are sume
are almost through picking. Situation from fnan.
eiai standpoint is quite appalling. We hear of in.
S 70, stock food 81 The. sns do sx
believe that il 10 possible to mature cotton from
picking, which has progressed rapidly. Many plant
ers are housing their crops and marketing nothing
are much lighter than for same time last year"
prove under currcnt estimates-we doubt IL il viii
be over 10000. 900 bales" Rome Ca. Sept "a
Past two nights have been quite cool With RS;
frost reported this morning. but not sufficient do
damage Quality Of our receipts continues excellent
Rs.s picking will likely leave but little more to be
.s, on es :pS. w.s 's.s so for
changed to ~ lower Hamburg advanced Z pig.
American warehouse deliveries IT .s2a bays.
day.. stock @ snsS.ns. spt1 isd
decline OF l32d. Santos advauced 100 res eipts
for two days, $4,000; stock i.12-.ooo Prices hero
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Coffee waI dull with prices motonless. Tho cables
were hrmer as rule Int the receipts heavy at
Rio and Santos. Importers sold. but prices weru
sustained by . small local demand.
NAVAL STORES: Spirits OF turpentine. 5oNs5lc.
Provisions. Lard was steady; Western. S.. 20:
Continental refined. Se.o5. Pork was steady at
ioc. do. shoulders. DC; do. bellies, 5&ase. Tai
low, SIC. Dressed hogs, d46Tc. Butter-Cream-
cry, Western extras, CSC. do frSts, IL 022c State
extras. 28c. do. hrsts. 2IG22c. Chssse-StAte full
cream. small, colored. fancy. ilhsll4c.; do white
Z ,gs-stst., Pennsylvania and Western, 2oa s}fc.
Chicago. sept. 2o.-"ProyisIons were firm through
ont the day. with lard strong the very large
demand over lo. 900 terces being taken for export
There free realizing by October longs and these
offerings were readily taken by packers and ex.
porters"
buaAh'-haW was steaay AZ INC. Tor ~ lost ana
test. at 9-loc. Refined was quiet and unchanged.
CHICAGO. Sept. 3o.-Thess were to days prices:
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elretipus and atlcrtinos.
NORFOLK & WESTERN RAILROAD

NORFOLK WESTERN RAILROAD co.
The Annual Meeting Of the Stockholders of the
Norolk Western Railroad Company will b. held
At the principal oife OF Tho Company In the city OF
Roanoke. Virginia. On Thar day, tho Itn day OF
her ltSH. at o'clock. neon FOR tho cons der.
alton OF the annual report tnc election OF Directors
and the TRANSACTION Of such other buginrs, as may
properly como before the ting for act on nclrd.
ing me 81! cIon OF independent Auditors to audit tao
books and accounts OF the Co pauy at the clos, OF
tue nscAl year and the aud approval OF
the i citnn and obstruction or q b.unch Iout .
miles IN length between point on the main lima
near the mouth OF Crab CreAk. n lntgonery county
VIRGINIA. ana 20 Mt on tho New River ID yFi1n near
lack Creek. Pulaski county. Virginia. Toe stock
tran fer booEs val be closed at the close of
on saturday, september sofa lspp and reopeued a
iOo'clock A. M. Monday, D ,tober 18th, 1890.
Roanoke. Va. August I'd, 1850.
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Sarinas aanks.
RAMAPo MOTION GOES OYER.
Justice TruaK Can't Hcnr 1t or Adjourn 1t
In Its Present state.

In Its Present State.
The motion Of william r. Hearst. who re-
Gently bought 1890 shares OF the Ramapo
Wntor Company. for a mandnmus to compel
tho company to permit him to examine it's
books to ascertain among other things who
the other stockholders are. was called before
Justice Truax OF the Supreme Court yester-
day.
Henry L. Scheuerman. who appeared for the
company, told the Court that he had asked
Lawyer Bernard Naumberg. who represented
Mr.. Hearst. TO consent to an adjourn mSnt, and
when NaumherR reused. bcheuernnn had
sent back to him the papers which had been
served on the company on the ground that
they were defective. Mr. Scheuernan said
they were not 10 Ioed according TO the rules OF
this Court and were otherwise defective
Justice Urunx anid that no could not hear
the case, as he Is stockholder In the com pany
Mr.. NhumherR asked that tho case be sent 10
Justice Beckman. who was sitting in ape ,ia
term, Part H.. The Judge refused. Mr. Naum-
berg then asked tina the motion he sent to
Justice McAdam. who granted tho order to
show cause md who Is not sitting. and Justice
Trunx said he could not do that. He finally
done with the motion. refusing to grant an
adjournment.
Ono OF the counsel said that as the papera
were returned as defective Justice TruaX could
not adjourn the case. but that the course OF
Lawyer Naumberg would be to move to com.
pei acceptance OF the papers, before arQuln g nj
on the motion. The lawyers finally agreed 10
bring up the case again on Thursday, but did
decide before what Justice TO appear.
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ALLEGED GAMBLERS HELD IN COURT
Coms,ock Not Allowed to Tell Why Ho
Raided Small Places InStrnd of Big Ones.

Comsiock Not Allowed to Tell Why Ho
Raided Small Places Instead of Big Ones.
Anthony Comstock o: tho Society for the
Suppression OF Vice appeared in the West FIJI
ty-fourth street police court yesterday against
the occupants OF the four alleged gambling
houses raided under his direction on Monday
night Emanuel Friend appeared as counsel
for the three mon arrested ut 20S West Thirty
fourth street. They were held under $500 bail
for further sanitation. as were nls9 the four
gathered In from 1884 and 1S43 broadway.
Lawyer llall!Gap. who appeared for the last
three, had "a lively tilt with CnmstocE, in the
course OF which he asked viii you tell me.
Mr. Comstock, why you are paying 40 much
attention TO small eamhnR houses when large
ones exist IN the cltyi"
"Certainly." replied Comst"ck, I'm the rrst
place. do not know OF the existence OF the
large ones. and"
lhe magistrae cut the answer short nv
declaring the question out OF order, Comstock
said he had many witnesses to produce at the
next hearing.
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In Msmor1 of CornelIn. Yande, hilt.

The trustees OF tho Metropolitan Museum OF
Art passed at their last meeting resolutions In
memory OF the late Cornelius Vanderbilt,
which arc to be enGrossed and forward to Mrs.
Vanderbilt Mr.. Vanderbilt, the resolutions
say. was for twenty years faithful and labori-
Gus M m her OF the Board OF Trustees and for
hiteen years chairman OF its Executive Com
miItoe. He was a large individual benefactor
OF the museum. not only by munihcent dona-
tions to its art collections and endowment
funda, but even moro by his personal attention
to the business affairs Of the museum. even
during tho long illness Of his last days.
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0.. we're strong on the spot: sales 90 900 bush
o"tporsa No. in eievator ssc ao e dslSered
2ee; No 2white, 3o4c.: track and ungr.ded white.
10000 bush sspo,. here and At the eu.pest.
llsic over. Chicago received Lis ana expects
OF 80, 900 bushels. Prices AZ follows
ossntno. Highest. h.vs.' cze"ro. xi a%.
R Rsy: s ssss ss.s So . ss75S
e.. early as day ssS2
fair buying by English houses. Strong West.
markets slowed aa covering nd sr.. Of sh n
Of i the Ssy for the
advanced from !! 70 ~ and Paris confines: st.
h.4. 10 snppy % Sr 6s.
in Chicago creased for the week s!4. 900 bushels
PETE Si Hnoh @ re buying fn
wheat At st. Louis. Liverpool despatch
eost Better demand m for hour snS the
,osSiser With the cash demand sSipea to-
strengthen the situation there and to increase the
estimates the world. wheat crop a 40 900 bush
day S lat wSs.s OF ne pTsS
much attention TO these figures. The same Journal
ssans Sa lat Soe
thing seems clear enough and that that the world
s than It did last yssr BradStreets reported an
Increase in worlds stocks for the week OF
Gn' same %sSG az cdn
stocks Chicago increased for the week 4sa 900
bush. There was fair export inquiry here, though
be desired, though on tho other hand II is just as
certain that the clcarances. week by week somehow
or other reach an imposing aggregate, and for the
season thus far. are considerably ahead Of tho
responding period Ia 4 year.
plies and tho rather indifferent tone OF tho European
cables, more particularly those from the Continent
are factors in tho situation which the trade ara
forced 20 recognize. Although Liverpool advanced
y TO Nd. early in the day. became weaker toward
the close. and tho Paris cables were even luke
warm. Accordingly, prices here reacted and cos oil
generally lower. Early buyers sold there was more
or less besrsh pressure and Chicago re ~tet
The receipts were heavy but smal er arrivals are eI.
pectcd! there HAs good export demand and Liver
Slow and there was ore disposition TO sell than to
buy. The Chicago contract stock Increased ,206..
goo bush bnyStS ssTHtGT stoGGS there decreased
bush. A Topeka despatch said; Secretary Coburn.
OF the stats Board q Agriculture. is urging the
circular he says that Kansas farmers should market
as grain no more OF their present crop than is
themselves favored and exceedingly prosperous
with n yield less by 100 600. 900 bush. than they
very eomtoit16iy this extra 6ooc 900 bush. in
substantial rs!proot cribs on the farm for year or
more II wonld mot only relieve to that extent tho
steady and firm prices on the remainder, but would
make the growers, instead Of the sPecna.ors, mas
The available supply decreased 2s2 900 bush.
FLouR-Quiet but steady. salos II 900 bblS. Re.
ports 900 bbls and 2.lol sacks Winter in bbls.
supernns. %. soee2toi No: extra, g. 160S2. 66i
SsSoSSs.16. spring in bbis, Clears ss.ooSSs. 10;
strsiRhtS. 50. ob0Ss.soi patsnts. So. sootIOo.
cotton ass wac MaSaRG s
NNo. against bSGc. isst year. New orleanS and Gulf.
30. sgainst 81. Norfolk advanced i'Aor' Augusta
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COMMERCIAL.

TUESDAY. Sept. 25-GRAIN-whsat-s
was easy. Sales 100000 bushels. for export
here and ct the outports. No. northern Du-
luth 4c. over Dec I. o. b. afoat No. hard
Duluth exc. over: No. l northern New York
2hc. over. The Northwestern receipts were
929 cars. against 1879 last week and 1.718
last year: Chicago 25s. against 200 last week
and 275 last year. Futures closed unchanged to
Hc. lower. Sales Of 1880. 900 bushels. After
Change December on curb was 76%c. bid
Prices as follows: