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Graham guardian., 1899-01-13
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The record-union., 1899-04-17
MISS HoRLocKER RETURNS.
She Will Surrender to the Sheriff
and Stand Trial.

HASTINGS (Neb), April 16-Miss
Viola Horlocker returned to Hastings
tonight in company with her mother
and friends and will face the charges of
having attempted to kill Mrs c.. F.
Morey by sending her box of bonbons
containing arsenic The accused. in
company with her attorneys, will, so
before the County Court tomorrow.
when he Sheriff will place her under
arrest. She will furnish the necessary
bond lar her preliminary hearing and
will then return to her home.
The case will be pushed Miss Hor-
locker has been in safe hands during
her absence and close watch has been
kept over her to prevent her commit
ting suicide. 1t has just deyeloped
that Miss Horlocker contemplated re-
signing her position as stenograpber
with Tibbetts & Morey as she was de-
sirous of securing the position of music
teacher in the Hastings public schools.
intending to- go East to take a course in
musical training to especially fir her
for the position. Analysis of the poison
ed candy here shows that each bonbon
contained four grains of arsenic The
State chemist at Lincoln is also a.. work
on the stuff and his report is anxiouslv
awaited.
Mrs. Morey and Mrs. Gaslin who ate
OF the candy, are out of danger.
The record-union., 1899-04-17

yolyers and guns, while half a dozen
locomotives on the tracks along the
river added to the deafening noise by
blowing their whistles all the time the
Raleigh was passing.
Just before arriving almost off
Grants tomb the wo-pounders on the
Raleigh commenced their salute of
twenty-one guns. The last shot had
hardly died away when the Alvarado
and Sandoval opened with their ma
tional salute, and a battery ON shore
joined in the tribute to General Grant
When the salutes We're concluded the
Raleigh turned slowly and headed down
the river, her escorts turning at the
same time The run back to- anchorage
eff Thirty fourth street was made
slowly, and the same enthusiasm was
displayed as on the run up the river.
When the Raleigh finally anchored
sion boats, and as fast as they could
reach her gangway the people aboard
them climbed on the cruiser and ex-
tended a personal welcome to the Off
GERS and men. The crew took great
pride in showing visitors over the ship.
and particularly in pointing out the
five-inch gun which fired the first shot
in the battle of Manila Bay. Many rela-
tiveS and personal friends of the officers
and men went aboard as soon as they
could reach the side of the vessel, and
the days celebration concluded with
these general and individual receptions
The record-union., 1899-04-17
DEPARTMENT OF PORTO RICO.
COMMANDING OFFICERS or
POSTS AUTHORIZED
TO Purchase Necessary Food For
Needy Persons From the
Islands Funds.

correspondence of the Associated Press }
SAN JUAN DE PORTO RICO. Anri1
o.-Ihe following general orders from
the headquarters of the Department of
Porto Rico We're issued to-day:
The War Department having forbid
Den the issue Of rations to Porto Ricans.
commanding officers of posts are au-
thorized to prevent suffering among the
people in their respective localities TO
purchase necessary articles of food at a
rate not to exceed ten centayos a. day
for each needy person and to send the
bill for same to this office for the nav
ment from the moneys of the island. as
directed by the authorities at Washing
ton. Great discretion must be used in
carrying out these Instructions and aid
should be extended only to those who
are unable to work or to obtain work.
The recent visit of the department
commander to Caguas. Cayey, Aibonita.
Coamo, Coamo Springs, Santa Isabel
Guayama and Arroyo showed a salts
factory condition of affairs and that tho
people are strongly in sympathy with
american methods and progress, At
Coamo Springs a. most patient and com
mendable work is progressing in pro-
curing vaccine for the benefit of fine
people of the island. At some of the
towns complaint was made as to the
cost of bread 8 cents a loaf the Same
as last summer, although the price of
nour is much less now. The prices
should not be over 6 cents a pound In
the city of San Juan the price of bread
is down to cents 1t is the duty oe the
Alcaldes to reduce as far as possible
the cost of all necessaries of life and tn
decrease the tax on other articles
The habit of delegations coming TO
San Juan ait the expense of the people
or municipalities must be discontinued
All applications should be addressed TO
the proper Secretary. If a reply is not
received or any action taken within n
reasonable time, direct application
should be made to the Governor Cen
eral, stating what is desired, the fact
of inaction and date of appeal. Valu-
able time is taken up in talking about
matters that can be attended to cnly
in writing and by reference to the
proper Secretary
The work of building roads and talk
ing charge of schools and jails, so as to
reduce the taxes of the people will he
taken up as rapidly as possible.
Referring to the idle talk of threats
of violence in certain neighborhoods. the
reported assemblages for revolutionary
purposes and the numerous newspapcr
articles appearing in the press of the
United States showing restless state
of affairs here, all these conditions in
timidating the work of capitalists de-
string to invest here are now bearing
their fruit to the injury of the well be-
ing and progress of the island.
People OF education and all having
the good of the island at heart should
instruct the ignorant whose characters
are unknown in the United States, con-
corning the harm they are doing by
their childish threats and utterances,
exhorting them to silence and suppress
sion of such correspondence
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As Spanish Minister to the United
States.
ConsuIates Created at West Indies and
Philippines.
Otis Places Filipino Prisoners at
the Disposal of General Rios for
Exchange for Spanish Prisoners
With Acknowledgements Cruz
ser Cormoran and Gunboat
Moewe on Their Way to Samoa.

MADRID, April 1.-The official Ca
zette'' to-day contains royal decree
appointing the Duke d. ARGOS to be
Spanish Envoy Extraordinary and Min
lister Plenipotentiary to the United
States.
The decree also creates Consulates at
Havana, Manila, Iloilo, San Juan de
Porto Rico and Cienfuegos.
Senior Larrea, now Spanish Consul at
Antwerp, is transferred to Havana;
Senior Bouilla, now at Shanghai, is APP
pointed to Manila, and Senior Uriarte
goes to Antwerp.
General Rios, SPANS principal COM
mander in the Philippines, cables that
Major General Otis has granted him a
safe conduct for his Chief of Staff and
another officer, whom he is sending to
Aguinaldo with letter demanding the
liberation of the Spanish prisoners, in
the name of humanity and interna
tional law. In the event of a refusal
the Commissioners will ask AguinaldO
for a definite decision, in order that
they may acquaint the civilized world
with his attitude. General Rios has
empowered them to offer to surrender
to Aguinaldo LOGO Filipino prisoners
who have been placed at the Spanish
commanders disposal by General Otis.
The record-union., 1899-04-17
TRACT SOCIETY MEETING.
What It Has Been Doing During
the Past Year.

WASHINGTON, April 16.-The an
nual meeting of the Tract Society was
held tonight in the First CONGREGATION
al Church, the Rev S. M. Newman D.
D., pastor, presiding. Rev. Judson
Swift, Field Secretary at New York.
presented a report of the society's work.
General Morgan, ex-Commissioner of
Indian Affairs and Corresponding Sec
rotary of the Baptist Home Missionary
Society at New York, delivered a forci-
BILE address, setting forth the objects
for which the society labors.
The Field Secretary's report showed a
total number of periodicals printed
during the year amounted to about l.
100000 and the total number of month
lies since the beginning of issue about
213,OO0,000. The Secretary published
the gospel truth in 153 languages and
dialects. The society, said the report,
is AN ally to all Christian churches. 1t
gives large aid to foreign mission sta
lions. Since the organization of coll
portage over 15,O00,O00 family visits
have been made and upwards of nine
and half million families have been
prayed with or spoken to on the sub
ject Of personal religion 1t was esti-
mated that there are from three to five
The record-union., 1899-04-17

persons in each household. A consid-
cradle number of new publications have
been added during the past year. The
total number of grants in publication
have reached a value of upwards of
two and quarter millions. The grants
of cash and electrotypes to foreign mis-
sion to produce literatures in native
languages amount to about 100000.
The society, during the late war, dis
tributed over seven and half million
pages of Christian literature in the
army and navy, sending over 100000
pages to the Philippines and is now
publishing extensively in the Spanish
language for missionary work in the
newly acquired islands. 1t is further
more distributing Christian literature in
the Mormon homes of Utah through a
system of colporteur wagons and mis-
sionaries. The increased demand for
society work has made an unusual draft
upon its resources and an earnest APP
peal is made for additional offerings.
The record-union., 1899-04-17
ON COAST DIAMONDS.
Bakersfield Beats Fresno and Beach
Combers Beat Gilt Edges.

FRESNO, April 16.-Fully 1,2OO peo-
pie witnessed the opening of the base
ball season in Fresno to-day in hotly
contested game between Fresno and
Bakersfield, the latter team winning by
score of II to TO-
Both railroads made special rates
from Bakersfield and fully 800 people
came up from that place, headed by
brass band. The Fresno team had the
Raisin City brass band on the grounds
Score: Bakersfield II. hits 8, errors
D; Fresno TO- hits 10, errors 5. Bat
teries-Fresno, Monroe and Brown;
Bakersfield, Burgess, Smith, Miller and
Phelps
GILT EDGES BEATEN.
SANTA CRUZ, April ia big
crowd witnessed the disastrous defeat
of the Sacramento ball players this at
ternoon by the Beachcombers. Not I'M
til the eighth inning was Sacramento
able to reach home. The score was 9
to 3 in favor of Santa Cruz. Beckwith
made his first appearance on this coast
as a pitcher, and for several innings
was numerically batted. Santa Cruz
put up great game, making phenome-
nal stops and doing some terrific bat
ting. Donlin and Clark each made
three-bagger. Among the star plays
We're sensational catches by Streib and
Cameron. The opposing batteries were
BalsZ and Pace; Beckwith and Stanley.
Santa Cruz got u hits off Beckwith and
Sacramento Z off Balsz. }3eckwith
struck out men and Balsz ), Each
team made three errors. Runs by III
nings:
Santa Cruz .....4 0 0 1 @ 0 O %
Sacramento :. 20 0 o o 90 2 1-3
SAN JOSE WON.
SAN JOSE, April 16-San Jose won
from Oakland to-day by a score of 10
to l. The Gardeners had he Sandpip-
ers going from the start, and. though
the latter had numerous opportunities
to score, vim was lacking to take adj
vantage of them.
The score: San Jose 10, hits 3, err
rors l.; Oakland l, hits II, errors I. Bat
teries-Borchers and Kent; j. Shea and
D. Shea
WATSONVILLE THE WINNER
SAN FRANCISCO, April 16-The
Watsonville baseball team defeated the
San F'ranciscos to-day by a score of )
to 3. The work of the local battery
was unsatisfactory and Hartman was
retired from behind the bat in the
fourth. Score:
San Francisco @ O O O 1 0 O-3
Base hits 8, errors q.
Watsonville $500. i / 1 2 O 0 O 0 80
>~vRase hzts 10, errors 5
Batteries-Balz, Iberg, Hartman and
Sullivan; Harper and Morrow Umpire
-Cahill
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LIKE A GHOST.
Weakness of the Pope Yesterday
During the Mass.

LONDON, April 1.-THE Rome CORE
spondent of the Daily News" describ-
ing the thanksgiving mass yesterday at
st. Peters Cathedral, says:
When the Pope came into view the
people whispered. He had the appear
ance of ghost when his face, over
Swallowed by the glittering tiara, be-
came discernible, with the dark eyes
peering from the deep sockets. His
hands trembled violently, and a sad
smile played over the colorless lips.
Holbein might have painted him then
as the personification of the vanity Of
human splendor.
With his left hand he waved sad
greetings, While the right did it's feeble
best to mark the act of blessing. Dur
ing the mass he sat with folded hands.
Twice he rose, and was supported while
he knelt in prayer, reading the benedic-
ton. His voice was scarcely audible
He tried to raise himself. but fell
back, and pronounced the remainder in
a recumbent position
The record-union., 1899-04-17
EPWORTH LEAGUERs.
They Close Their Convention at
Santa Cruz.

SANTA CRUZ, April 16-The Ep-
worth Leaguers this morning had sun
rise prayer meeting, led by H. j. Little
Later there was a Sunday-school rally,
H. Morton of San Jose presiding. The
sermon was preached by Rev. c. E.
Locke of San Francisco. AT D. m. d
league devotional meeting was held by
r. Y. Watt of San Francisco Rev. E.
McClish, President of the University of
the Pacific, delivered a sermon at the
Congregational Church. followed by a
conservation service conducted by Rev
w. W. Case, the presiding elder, which
closed the convention.
The league will now make it's rally
ing cry California, 1901" Every eff
fort will be directed toward securing the
International convention in that year
San Francisco and Los Angeles dis
tricts will work in harmony From each
city delegates will be sent this year to
Indianapolis, where the place of meet
ing will be decided
The record-union., 1899-04-17
WITH MILITARY HoNoRs.
Funeral of Lieutenant French at
Helena Yesterday.

HELENA (Mont.), April 16-The
body of Lieutenant Eugene S. French
of Helena. First Montana Infantry, who
was killed in action before Manila Feb
ruary 10th, was inferred to-day with
military honors
Governor Smith and staff, local mill
tary organizations and the regular
troops at Fort Harrison took part in
the services which were witnessed by
5000 people. Lieutenant French organ
lied Company L, the first company to
be mustered in in the Montana Regi-
ment, which was the first of the volun-
teers to enter the service in Montana
last wear
The record-union., 1899-04-17
A LARGE FUNERAL.
Obsequies of Major McConvilIe at
Lewiston, Idaho

LEWISTON Qdaho), April 16.-The
funeral of Major Edward McConville
of the Idaho Volunteers, who was kill
ed on February 4th last while leading
his battalion in the famous charge at
Santa Ana near Manila was held here
to-day. Fully 5000 people attended the
ceremonies.
Governor Stuenberg and other State
ef1cers and prominent fraternity men
from every section of the State were
present. An impressive feature of the
funeral services was the presentation
of commission as Colonel of the Idaho
National Guard to Harry McConville,
the seventeen-year-oId son of the dead
hero, the commission having been is
sued by the Governor a few days ago.
The young man was fighting as a pri-
vate in his fathers battalion when the
latter fell.
The record-union., 1899-04-17
Making the Deaf Hear.

MOBILE (Ala.), April 16 = Reese
Hutchinson, a young electrician, grad
uate of Auburn College, Ala, is exhib-
iting here his apparatus for making the
deaf hear. He augments vibration,
and enables deaf mutes to hear words
spoken in ordinary tones. The appar-
atus is the size of a pocket-book, and
is connected by wires with an audi
phone. which is held at the ear Two
totally deaf men were experimental
with who stood fifty feet from the piano
and marked the time of the music,
laughing with delight over the novel
experience.
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GOING TO SAMOA.
German Cruiser Cormoran on Her
Way to Apia.

BERLIN, April 16.-The protected
cruiser Cormoran, according to reli-
able information obtained by the Asso-
ciated Press, is just now the only Ger
man vessel on her way to strengthen
the German force at Apia, Samoan
Islands.
The gunboat Moewe has arrived at
Matupi, New Britain, off the coast Of
Kaiser Wilhelmsland, the German pro-
tectorate in Southeast Papua, from
which point she may be ordered to Apia
speedily if the situation should demand
Both the Cormoran O,64O tons dis
placemenD and the Moewe (S4S tons
displacement are much smaller and
of less fighting power than the pro-
tected cruiser Hertha (5650 tons dis
placement), which is now on the way to
Asian waters, where on her arrival the
total German squadron will have dis
placement of 10000 tons and an equip
ment of $4,000 men. The protected
cruiser Geier 0,776 tons displacement
is now beginning a cruise along the Pa
cific Coast of the United States.
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To Be Tried by Germans.

BERLIN, April HIT is asserted
that Great Britain has officially admit
ted that Germans in Samoa can be
tried only by the German courts, and
that therefore orders were sent from
London to have Captain Huffnagle,
manager of the German plantation at
Vailele, where the fatal ambush was
devised, handed over to the German
authorities, the commander of the Brit
ish cruiser Tauranga transferring him
to the commander of the German
cruiser Fake.
The record-union., 1899-04-17
ON EASTERN DIAMONDS.
Chicago Beats Cincinnati and st.
Louis Beats Cleveland.

CINCINNATI, April 16.-Jack TAYLOR
first was very wild to-day while Jack
IayIor Ii. was steady and effective and
this together with very stupid playing
explains the defeat of the Reds At
tendance l3,4OO. Score: Cincinnati 4,
hits 8, errors 4; Chicago g. hits 8. err
rors l. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and PETIT;
Taylor and Donohue. Umpires-Swart-
wood and Warner.
ST. LOUIS, April 16.-Eighteen thou
sand people to-day saw the new ST.
Louis win from Cleveland. Score: ST.
Louis g, hits Z, errors 2; Cleveland ),
hits u, errors 3. Batteries-Powell and
Criger; Carsey and Sugden. Umpires-
O'Day and Brennan.
The record-union., 1899-04-17

BRISBANE (Queensland), April TO-
The German protected cruiser Cor
moran, en- route for Samoa, from China,
has arrived here. She reports that on
March 23d she struck al reef in the Bis
marck Archipelago, between Kaiser
Wilhelmsland and New Ireland, where
she remained fast for six days.
The cruiser will proceed to Sydney.
N S. W., for repairs.
The record-union., 1899-04-17
STORIES DENIED.
Germans at Washington Claim
There is Nothing in Them.

WASHINGTON, April 16 - Official
German circles here are not a. little
amused at the latest Chinese news.
which ascribes to Emperor William the
intention to make his brother Henry
German king on Chinese soil.
The statement is characterized as a
wild and baseless invention. and the
same, it is announced on the highest
authority, can be said of the alleged
interview published by the Paris "Soir"
and cabled to some American newspa-
pers, quoting the First Secretary of the
German Embassy in Paris as saving
that the Americans must take the re-
sponsibility for all that has happened
in Samoa, and that they, intoxicated
by their victories over the Spaniards.
consider themselves a military nation
of the first rank.
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THE RELAY RACE.
Terminal City WheeImen Select
Their Riders For It.

STOCKTON. April 16.-To-day's try
out of sixteen riders of the Terminal
CITY Wheelmen for the selection of a
team of seven for the relay race with
a like number of Sacramento riders,
two weeks from to-day, for the Vein
stock-Lubin cup, resulted in the selec-
ton of the following team: Barnes.
Miller, Fare, Fraser. Ford, McHugh
and Shoemaker. The distance was ten
miles,
Barnes made the best time. 29:51.
The Sacramento team has won the
cup twice, and the Stockton team once.
1t Will become the property of the club
winning it three times.
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nesia of Stockton third. Peter NJ. OF
Stockton fourth, Montana of San Fran
cisco fifth, Prince of Fashion of Stock
ton sixth Olympia won the puppy
stake, Village Belle second and Lizzie
Nj. third, all three Stockton dogs.
At the Stockton Coursing Clubs park
Pocahontas took first money, White
Diamond second, Victor Chief third.
The last two are San Francisco dogs;
the other is local hound. The puppy
stake was won by Lille D., Kittie Kar-
ney second and Go BY third. The pups
are owned in Stockton.
The coursing at both parks was well
ATTENDED.
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The Damage Exaggerated.

OMAHA, April 16-Reports to the
Bee from all over Nebraska received
within the last few days indicate that
the damage to the winter wheat and
rye has been greatly exaggerated. Fields
which had all the appearance of being
dead when the ground was frozen. are
reported to be coming out and with a
favorable season from now on will make
a fair crop.
The record-union., 1899-04-17
Shot by an Indian.

VANCOUVER (B. e., April IT,
Philip Walker, a young married man,
was cowardly shot and killed yesterday
at Kamloops by an Indian named Cast
mir. A posse is In pursuit of Casirnir,
who has VIGOROUSLY bad record.
Walker was quiet and inoffensive, and
the Indian could have had no motive
for the crime.
The record-union., 1899-04-17
CITY OF BERLIN.
Plan of Emperor William to Make
It a Separate Province.

BERLIN, April 16.-The entire Ger
man press is greatly alarmed by the
news, first published here through the
instrumentality of the Associated
Press, that Emperor William intends to
introduce in the Prussian Diet a meas
ure creating the city of Berlin and it's
suburbs into separate province. and
largely destroying the present self
government of the municipality.
The "Berliner Tageblatt" publishes
to-day further details of the plan,
which it says has existed for some time.
Der Reichsbote' and other Conserv-
ative papers approve the project.
The record-union., 1899-04-17
Elections for New Cortes.

MADRID, April 16-The elections to
the new Cortes passed off quietly in
Madrid. Some disturbances occurred
at Bilboa, and many persons were in
jured at Valencia and at Guitar de Aza,
in Andalusia-
At Granada an election agent was
murdered.
The elections seem favorable to the
Government.
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WAGES TO BE REDUCED.
Globe Sme1ter Turned Over to tho
New Combine.

DENVER, April 16.-The Globe smel-
ter has been turned over to the new
combine, the American Smelling and
Refining Company and has been closed
down in order to give the works a thor-
ough overhauling.
Intimation was given to the workmen
who were laid off that when the smel-
ter is reopened their wages will be re-
duced, provided the new eight hour law.
is observed. The men have heretofora
received 50 day for twelve hours. The
Omaha and Grant smelter will be trans
ferred to the trust May LIST, and the
Argo will follow.
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Slight Rail Accident.

DUNSMUIR, April 16.-Freight train
NO. ~, while running fifteen miles an
hour at a point half a mile north Of
Kennel at an early hour this evening.
was brought to a sudden stop by an
axle under refrigerator car giving
away, causing the car to be thrown
crosswise on the track. No other serious
damage was done. save a delay to the
overland Portland passenger train into
san francisco tomorrow morning.
which will be held three or four hours
until the wrecking crew can clear the
track
The record-union., 1899-04-17
;Franci. Won the Five Mile Race.

SAN JOSE, April 16-M. d. Francis
Won the five-mile road race of the Car
den city Wheelmen to-day. The best
feature OF the race, however, was the
riding OF Jack Wing, who started at
scratch, and, with but little pacing, and
a strong wind to buck against, made
the course in 1904. There We're twenty
riders in the race. Francis time, with
handicap of 45 seconds, was 1885.
Wing finished eighth.
The record-union., 1899-04-17
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Favorable for Fair and Warmer
Weather in This State.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 16-Weath-
er conditions and general forecast: The
following are the seasonal rainfalls to
date as compared with those of the
same date last season, and rainfall in
last twenty-four hours:
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CoURsING AT STOCKTON.
Hadiwise Wins at One Park and
Pocahontas at the Other.

STOCKTON, April 16-At the San
Joaquin Coursing Clubs park to-day
Hadiwise of San Francisco took first
money. Alma Of Stockton second, Mag