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The record-union., 1899-07-25
SETTLED OUT OF COURT.
Contest in the Gegan Will Case
Abandoned,

In Judge Johnson's department of the
Superior Court yesterday, the suit
brought by Kate Flanagan of San
Francisco and Joseph Gegan of Ireland
to contest the will of their brother
jeremiah Gegan, deceased, was prac-
tically settled out of court, to the sat
isfaction of all parties concerned.
The devisee under the will was
Bridget O'Connell, a sister of the de-
ceased, and Thomas O'Connell. her
husband, was named as executor. The
firms of Johnson & Shields and Prev
EFT & Henderson We're attorneys for
the devisee and executor, and Devlin
& Devlin of this city and Attorney
Charles Hanlon of San Francisco ap-
peared for the contestants.
Under the will the devisee Bridget
O'Connell, was given all of the estate
of the deceased. amounting to $4,000.
and the contestants averred as a cause
of action that the testator was not of
sound mind when the instrument was
drawn.
The morning session of the court was
consumed in arguing motion that the
Judge take the deposition of witnesses,
and on the denial of the same both
sides were ready to go to trial.
jury Lad been demanded but be-
fore the noon recess was over the at
torneys for the contestants offered to
The record-union., 1899-07-25
PERSONAL MENTION.

T. N. Koening has gone to San Jose
for two weeks vacation.
Mrs. L. Levy and her daughter Mrs
D. Harris, have gone on a visit to San
Francisco, to be gone a month.
Dr. A.. H Hawley left last night for
Plumas County on a two weeks camp
ing trip.
Mrs. Josiah Jacka and daughter
Bertha have gone to Pacific Grove
for the summer.
Charles ]. Fox, Jr., Of Los Angeles
is paying visit to his parents at 1876
l. street.
Mrs. E. B. Crocker, her daughter,
Mrs. J. Sloat Fassett of Elmira, n. Y,
Miss Margaret Fassett, Newton Fas-
sett and Miss NJ. c. Field are visiting
the coast. They are at present in San
Francisco, but it is expected they will
pay Sacramento a visit before their re-
turn East.
The family of P. B. Johnson are
spending few weeks at Dutch Flat.
Mrs. David Ahern and daughter are
at Santa Cruz.
Frank L. and George G. Hunt of
Freeport are home from the Alaska
mining country after a year and a
half's absence. They will return there
before the snow flies.
Miss Ella McGrath has returned from
San Jose after an extended visit.
J. j. Henderson, chief clerk of the
Transportation Department of the
Southern Pacific Company, spent Sun
day in Bear Valley.
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N. G. G. UNIFORMS.
Bids Therefor Are to be Opened
Next Month.

The National Guard Uniform Board
has a large job on hand-namely, that
of reuniforming almost the entire Ma
tional Guard of California. When the
companies were called into the volun-
teer army, many of them had just had
new uniforms, but since their service,
they have been without, and the work
of supplying the new clothes is now to
be gone through with.
| The board, which consists of General
j. H Dickinson, Colonel A. D. Cutler
and Lieutenant Colonel j. G. Geisting,
has advertised for bids for the uni
FORMS, and the bids are to be opened
Saturday, August 26th, at the Office in
the Mills building. Blouses, trousers,
caps and overcoats are the garments
to be supplied There must be about
$500 blouses, trousers and caps, and
from 500 to 1000 overcoats.
The final deliveries of the goods will
be: For the companies of the First Bri-
gade, Los Angeles, for the companies of
the Second Brigade, San Francisco; for
the Third Brigade, Sacramento.
The delivery of the goods is to begin
within sixty days after the signing Of
the contract and will end within sixty
days after the time Of the first con
signnfent, to the end that the compa-
MES may be fully uniformed at the
first possible moment.
The members of the Signal Corps are
about the only guardsmen now possess
ing uniforms.
Specifications for the required goods
have been mailed generally, and-.it is
probable that when the day for the
opening of the bids arrives, there will
be quite a number of proposals on
hand.
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A Satisfactory Sentence.

your worship" said the willy solicit
tor who was defending the stalwart
prisoner in the DOCK you cannot pos
sibly convict my client Of housebreak-
ing I submit, sir with all Difference,
that neither morally nor legally can
you convict him. will tell you why.
"Mr Skies, here, as the evidence
clearly proves, did not break into any
house at all. He found the parlor win
dow open, as the witnesses admit, and
all he did was to put in his right arm
and remove some unimportant articles,
Now, sir, Mr.. Skies arm is not he him
self, and fail to see how you can pun
ish the whole individual for an offense
committed by only one of his limbs"
Very well, sir" said the cautious
Solomon of the bench, II have heard of
a similar defense before to-day, so !
find the prisoners arm guilty, and sem
tence it to six months Imprisonment
The gentleman himself can accompany
it or not, as he chooses Mr.. Clerk
read the sentence"
Then Mr. Skies smiled fourteen
inch smile, and the plan of the defense
became apparent. as he quietly pro-
ceeded to unscrew his guilty cork arm,
and leave it in the custody of the court.
-Tit-Bits.
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AT THE PARIS FAIR.
Southern Pacific Company Will
Spend $4,000 for California.
rs. 4. RepOrt. july 2

u. r. hepOTl, July [tli.J
There is nothing slow about the
Southern Pacific road when that great
corporation goes into the exploitation
of the material resources and great
natural advantages of the State of
California, as a place for the invest
ment of foreign capital and for home-
seekers.
No more striking illustration of this
fact can be adduced than the announce
ment that the Southern Pacific will ex-
pend over $4,000 on it's own account
in making a proper exhibit of the re-
sources of California at the Paris Ex-
position. It is the intention of that
corporation to make one of the most
extensive and varied, as we'll as inter-
esting exhibits that will be put up at
the Worlds Fair by any railroad con-
cern in the world.
A conference was held to-day be-
tween the California Paris Commission
and w. H. Mills of the Southern Pa
cif1c, and it is likely that a man will
be sent at once to Paris to make a
preliminary survey of the situation
The members of the Paris Commission
are gratified to learn that this great
corporation will take an active part in
properly presenting the resources of
the Pacific Coast at the exposition, and
will lend all their aid to further the
proposition, hoping that other corpora
tions and individuals in the State will
show a like spirit.
Under the arrangements as to- space
which have already been made, it was
at first thought that there would be
considerable difficulty in securing a
sufficient amount of space to make an
adequate display on the broad lines
contemplated by the officials of the
Southern Pacific Company, but the
matter has been in the hands of Mr.
Mills for some time, and that gentle
man possesses organizing qualities Of a
high order, and as consequence it is
likely that the Southern Pacific Com
pany will have building of it's own
within the exposition grounds.
This has been brought about by the
fact that the Southern Pacific people
have made the discovery that certain
parties who have taken up space al
lotments in Paris have done so with
the object of turning this space to ad-
vantage, and the road in all probabil-
ity will have g. building and display
that will be a matter of pride to all
Californians visiting the great fair.
The display of the Southern Pacific
will be we'll selected, and comprehen-
sive in character. 1t will not only
present in graphic way the many
advantages and resources of the State
of California, but it will also give a
splendid illustration of the industries
and development of all sections of the
country traversed by the lines of the
Southern Pacific Company, and in this
respect will be a panoramic picture of
the great West.
The selections for this display will
be in large degree supplemental to
that made by the State Paris Commits
sion, but it will contain many special
features which will make it one of the
most unique and interesting exhibits in
the whole exposition, this condition be-
ing assured by the fact that it will Be
organised under the direction of w. II.
Mills, with his admirable ability and
experience along these lines.
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FRUIT GROWERS OF PLACER.
THEIR MEETING AT NEWCAS-
TIE ON SATURDAY.
The Directors Of the County Asso-
citation Preparing to Issue
an Address.

Secretary G. Geraldson of the Placer
County Fruit Growers Association
sends the Record Union" the follow
ing report of a meeting held on Sat
urday last at Newcastle:
The meeting, which was well attend
,ed and enthusiastic, was called to pass
on the report of the Board or d.
rectors. This report includes set OF
bylaws, a crop contract and an agree
ment by which growers bind them
selves to sign the crop contract When
those who own or control 20 per cent.
or more of the deciduous fruit and
grapes grown in Placer County, shall
have likewise agreed to sign such con-
tract.
The bylaws were adopted after
slight amendments, and the crop con-
tract and agreement without change.
The agreement was signed by near
ly every grower present. A few who
were not familiar with the situation
wished a little time to consider the
matter
The members of the board feel highly
gratified with the unqualified support
and Endorsement given their work by
the meeting, and are now in posi-
ton to proceed with the work of Sc
curing signatures to the agreement
spoken Of and contributions to cam
paign fund, which already amounts to
quite a respectable sum, to be. paid
monthly until January 1, 1890, at which
time it is expected that the association
will be on it's feet in a business sense.
l. It is proposed to Immediately issue
to all growers in the county a care
fully prepared circular, giving an ac-
curate history of the movement of or
ganization up to date, explaining in
detail the plan of organization adopted,
and the mode of procedure it is pro-
posed to follow. This is done on ac-
count of the considerable number of
growers who have. not attended all the
meetings, and who are not familiar
with the various transitions through
which the movement has passed dur
ing the past two months, and who
therefore do not understand the Fres-
no plan of organization, nor what is
being done here at present.
Interest in the movement is con-
stantly increasing, and there is every
prospect of success, though no one ex-
poets it to be attained without work.
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.Some people seem to be of the opin-
ion that this water proposition is the
broaching of new scheme to the c1tl-
gems; that the water has never peen
tested, and that it's good quality stln
remains to be proved. The excellence
of this water has been talked about, by
those conversant with the facts, for
the past twenty years. 1t mas peen
tested time and time again The most
thorough investigation probably was
that given by the Water Committee OIL
the Improvement Association in the
year 1887. Months and months were
spent upon the subject. and the SUBJ
committee, to whom was delegated tha
authority to look solely into the water
supply to the east of the city-of which
ub-committee DR.. w. A. Briggs was
Chairman and the editor of the Bee
Secretary-presented lengthy report
to the Improvement Association on tho
evening of November Z. 1887. From
that report we quote this:
Your committee. therefore, has
come to this conclusion: We have only
two feasible plans-either to take the
water from the Sacramento River, as
we are now doing, or to obtain our sup
ply from the artesian wells to the east
of the city. We have already given
our reasons why we think it best to
abandon the river supply when we can
do it without financial embarrassment
or annoyance to our citizens AS to the
artesian wells, we have thoroughly in
vestigated the subject and believe them
to be practically inexhaustible. Wa
have no fear or hesitancy in stating
that they will supply all the water that
Sacramento now needs or will ever
need. On this point we have had the
best of evidence and the best of tests,
but it is scarcely necessary in this re-
port to go into lengthy details, which
can be obtained at any time from the
reports and documents in the posses
sion of the Secretary of your commit
tee. The water has been thoroughly
tested by an excellent chemist, John
Eitel Divested of all it's chemical
terms, it may be stated that he finds
the water to be pure, wholesome and
good. 1t is not quite SO soft as the
Sacramento River water. but the de-
gree of difference between the two ID
very small. 1t is clear and cool, pleas
ant to the taste and refreshing to the
eye
THE committee Nconcluded that re-
port as follows:
'' Resolved, That we are convinced
that there is an ample and practically
inexhaustible supply of good, pure and
clear water just outside the city limits.
That it can be brought to our doors at
a comparatively cheap cost. That we
recommend the Trustees to have wells
sunk on the higher lands east of the
city. from which our supply of water
for domestic and irrigating purposes
shall hereafter be drawn"
The record-union., 1899-07-25

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
County of Placer, State OF California
Probate.
In the matter of the estate and guar
dianship of SADIE TOWLE, a minor.
Notice of Sale of Real Estate
Notice is hereby given that in pursu-
ance 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. 1885, in the matter of the estate of
the guardian of the person and estate of
said minor, will sell at private sale, to
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. 1889, at
title, interest and estate of the. said Sadie
Towle, a 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.
interest of said minor in and to the east
AS feet of lot No. A. block N and M,
Twentieth and Twenty-frst streets, to-
gether with the improvements thereon.
Terms and conditions of sale: Cash, in
gold coin of the United States. deed at
expense of purchaser Bids or offers may
be made at any time after the first pub
lication of this notice. and before the
makingof the sale. All bids or offers must
be in writing, and left & a. the ae oinde oI
Court street, Auburn. California. or de-
iivered 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. 1yl9-td
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UNION SACRAMENTO TUESDAY 25.

Not only will there be a superb pre-
sentiment of the Industrial, mining, ag-
ricultural, forestry features. but also a
strong presentment of the features Of
railroad development in. the Western
country, that will be of eminent inter-
est to the different peoples of &Europe
who look longingly to America, and
particularly the Pacific Coast, as the
place for their future homes.
The Paris Commission Monday MORN
ing received a telegram from Washing
ton announcing that the stone quarries
of California, particularly marble and
granite, will be given an opportunity
to display their products at the expo
sition in a unique manner. 1t has
been decided to build the facade of the
mining building of California structural
stones, and they will be so designated
so that all visitors may learn some
thing in a practical way of the stone
products of the State of California.
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THE WOODS CHILDREN.
Father Claims to Have Provided
for Them.


for Them.
Last Saturday Officer Healy of the
Children's Society placed the children
Of Mrs. Woods in the Day Home. He
took them from S13 l street at the
request of a woman who had them IN
charge, who telephoned to him to come
and do so, as she was unable to care
for them. HThe mother had left the
children, she being given to drink, and
Mrs. Schneider had taken charge OF
them.
The statement of the case set forth
that the father was careless about pro-
viding for his children. This he denies
emphatically.
Woods says he was not Indifferent
to the care of his children, and had
made arrangements for the care OF
them. He had agreed to pay the wo-
man for taking care of them, and mad
left her his butcher and grocer BOOKS
with which to obtain all necessary sup
plies.
Now comes Mr.. Healy, the officer OF
the Childrens Society, who states that
he yesterday investigated the case
thoroughly, and found that neither OIL
the little ones are children of Woods
or his WIFE The mother Of one is in
rescue home in San Francisco, and
the other is a child Of Mrs. Woods
sister
Under these circumstances the So
ciety will make application for their
custody, to the end that they may be
provided with good homes and removed
from all evil Influences
The record-union., 1899-07-25
WAS A BOY AGAIN.
But It Was Only While the Ball
Game Lasted.

Colonel A. s. Burt of the Twenty
fifth United States regulars recently
sailed from San Francisco for the Phil
ippines. He is something of a base
ball crank, and under that heading the
Asheville IN. c. "Citizen" tells the
following story which will be appre-
ciated by local fans:
Colonel Burt commanded a brigade
at Jacksonville, Fla, last summer,
and just to show his men that he was
not proud, one day he threw aside his
coat, bearing the tokens of his rank
and went into baseball game, saying:
I am just plain Andy Burt till this
game of ball is over"
The Citizen continues: "He went
to bat, swatted the sphere for two
Dagger and proceeded to do the sprint
ing act When he reached second his
ears were greeted with a shout from a
negro soldier on the coach line, Run,
Andy, you bow-legged rascal, run on
to third!' When Andy made third he
called for his coat, remarking, i am
Colonel Burt from now on
The record-union., 1899-07-25
sDruv Into Deceucy."

l Stood/at Seven Dials and heard the
pol1ceman'S account of what 1t used
to be: Seven DialS is no more like the
slum of old than is the Five Points to-
day. The policeman's story
rambled among the days when things
We're different. Then it was dangerous
for an officer to go alone there at
night.
Around the corner there came from
one of the side streets a procession
with banners, parading in honor and
aid of some church charity. In 1T
marched young men and boys with
swords and battle-axes, and upon it's
outskirts skipped a host of young
roughs-so one would have called them,
but for the evidence of their honest
employment-who ratified collection
boxes, reaping a harvest of pennies
from far and near. I looked at the
battle-axes and the collection boxes
and thought Of forty years ago. Where
were the Seven Dials of that, day, and
the men who gave it it's bad name?
asked the policeman
They were druv into decency, sor!"
he said, and answered from his own ex-
perience the question ever asked by
faint-hearted philanthropists. My
father, he done duty here afore me in
40. The worst dive was where that
church stands. It was always full
of thieves sons, I added mem
tally have become collectors for the
church. The one fact was a whole
chapter on the Slum.
London's way with the tenants we
adopted at last in New York with the
slum landlord. He was "druv into de-
cency." We had to. Moral suasion
had been stretched to the limit. The
point had been reached where one
knock down blow outweighed bushel
of arguments. Theirear tene-
ments were chosen for this purpose.
They were the worst, as they were
the first, of New York's tenements. The
double-deckers had, with all their evils,
at least this to their credit, that their
death-rate was not nearly as high as
that Of the old houses That was not
because of any virtue inherent in the
double deckers, but because the earlier
tenements were old. and built in
day that knew nothing of sanitary re-
strictions and cared less. The NOR
tality of the rear tenement had long
been scandal. They are built in the
backyard, generally back-to back with
the rear buildings on the adjoining lots.
if there is an open space between them,
it is never more than slit foot or
so wide, that gets to be the receptacle
of garbage and filth of every kind, SO
that the windows in these walls be-
come a source of greater danger than
if there were none.-Atlantic.
The record-union., 1899-07-25
Articles of Incorporation.

The following articles of incorpora-
tion We're yesterday filed at the office
of the Secretary of State:
Eureka Slate Company, Oakland. To
buy and sell slate and other quarries
and mines. Directors-W. j. Dingee, W.
A. Winsboro, F. A. Losh, W. c. Beatie,
Oakland. Capital, 100000.
La Porte Consolidated Gold Mining
Company, San Francisco. To do Il
general mining business. Directors
w. A. Magee, H. ]. Knowles, H. w.
Bradley, C. D. Olney, M. L. Requa.
Oakland. Capital, 100000.
Vrila Company, San Francisco. To
buy, compound and sell drugs and med
icines. Directors-E. Davis, Newton
Gray, W. X. Fletcher, H. P. Dimond, NJ.
E. Cummings, San Francisco. Capital,
$1,000
Warden Baker Printing Company,
Los Angeles. To do general printing
and publishing. Directors-W. j. War
den, Eugene Baker, NJ. E. Warden
Hartley Shaw, A. L. Halves, Los An
geles. Capital, $1,000.
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compromise the matter provided the
devisee would give to the contestants
Jointly, the sum of 200.
On considering the proposition, Mrs
O'Connen, acting on the advice of her
attorneys, agreed to the compromise,
and on the proper papers being drawn
up the case was stricken from the cal
endar. 1t was to have been tried by
jury, and the attorneys expected 1t 10
last for several dayS
The record-union., 1899-07-25

The Danish Society Dania, Branch
No f. held it's annual banquet and in
stalled it's new officers for the ensuing
term on Friday evening. Grand Rep
resentative j. c. Jensen, assisted by
C. Simonsen, acted as installing off,
GERS The new officers are: Past Presi-
dent, George Lassen; President, H.
Holmdrup; Vice President, P. Cl
Krogh; Secretary, M. Hansen; Treas
urer, J. Rasmussen; Marshall, A. Nor
rison; Vice Marshall NJ. Hook; Ii
brarian, ]. P. Lund; Trustee, j. c. Jen-
sen; Finance Committee, p. c. Krogh,
Jr
The record-union., 1899-07-25
Weather Reports.

The Weather Bureau reports show the
highest and lowest temperatures yes
terday to have been 81 and 5S degrees,
with brisk southerly winds and clear
or haZy weather prevailing.
The highest and lowest temperatures
one year ago yesterday were % and 81
degrees, and one year ago to-day 100
and 60 degrees.
The average temperature was - de-
grees and the normal % degrees, show
ing yesterday to have been l degree
warmer than usual for the oath day Of
July.
River. s feet s inches and steady.
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Mrs. Hite's Funeral To-Day.

The funeral Of the late Mrs. Arabella
Hite, widow of the late Alexander Hite
of Sutter Township, will take place at
q p. m. to-day from the First Christian
Church, Sixteenth and L streets. The
interment will be in Helvetia Cemetery.
Deceased was a native of Ohio. aged
SS years. i She leaves four sons and
four daughters-A. G., I. N, J. G.. and
D. 0. Hite, Mrs. William Johnston,
Mrs. Levi Sanford, Mrs. c. E. Adams
and Mrs. S. s. Slawson.