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The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-12

Judge Hart yesterday, after a long
research among authorities, delivered
q carefully prepared and lengthy de-
cision on the pool selling case of the
People against f. A. Daroux, covering
all the points involved so thoroughly
as to make it easily understood by any
one in what respect the present ord1-
nance is weak and unconstitutional.
The decision is as follows:
The defendant was convicted in the
City Justices Court of the city OF
Sacramento for a violation OF Ordi-
nance No. aga of said city, and took an
appeal to this court on questions of
both law and fact. The questions main
ly relied upon by the defendant, how
ever, are those of law, to which l Will
principally give my attention.
The ordinance for the violation OF
which the defendant was convicted, re-
lates to pooI-selling or book making on
horse races, and also provides a penalty
for the leasing or renting, or allowing
to be occupied, any building, structure,
room or apartment for the purposes
stated, and reads as follows, after the
enacting clause:
Section l. No person within the
limits Of Sacramento City Except as
hereinafter specified), upon any trial
or contest of skill, speed or power of
endurance between horses, shall sell
any pool or pools, or make any book,
list or memorandum, for or on, which
money or other articles of value shall
be received or entered up. listed or
written, or receive any money, or other
article of value, as a stake or pledge
upon the happening or non-happening
of any event; or sell, issue or dispose
of any ticket, certificate, or other evil
dence of payment, on which shall be in
scribed, written, marked or printed any
number. name, word or mark, or any
thing to designate the choice selected,
received or accepted by any other per-
son to entitle or enable the said per-
son holding the said ticket, certificate
or other evidence of 4payment, to gain
or lose on any contingent issue; or
receive any money, or any article of
value, or anything representing money,
or any article of value. as a bet wager
or hazard upon the event of any con-
test or contingent issue, or as a stake
or pledge between two or more parties,
or to disburSe the said money or any
portion of the said money, or anything
representing money, or other article of
value, upon any representation or con-
dition, or in conformity to or with any
express or tacit understanding or agree
ment; or receive any money or article
of value, or representative of money or
article of value, in any capacity what
soever, for the purpose of taking or
sending the same to any fair or race
track Enclosure, either within or with
out this State, where such contests of
skill, speed or power of endurance is
being held, to be registered, placed,
wagered, or bet at such fair or within
said track or Enclosure, upon the result
of such contest of-skill, speed, or power
of endurance, or upon any horse en-
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-12
GUARDIANS SALE or REAL PROPERTY.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
in pursuance of an order of the Superior
Court of the city and county of San Fran
cisco, State of California, Department
the goth day of November, 1899, in the
matter of the estates and guardianship OF
Charles Tenpleton Croker and Jennie
Adeline Croker, minors, the undersigned,
Henry t. Scott and Charles z. Green, as
guardians of the estates Of said minors.
bidder on or after Saturday, the thir-
tieth day of December, 1899. all the right,
title, interest and estate Of the said mi
nors in and to all those certain lots,
city of Sacramento, county of Sacra-
mento. State of California, particularly
described as follows, viz:
The undivided two-twelfths (2-12) of lots
numbers one %, two (9, three 90 I, and nc
Seventh and Eighth streets, in said city
of Sacramento.
Offers or bids will be received by the
said guardians at their office at room So
of the Croker building, at the junction
in the city and county of San Francisco,
State of California.
All offers or bids must be in writing, and
may be left at the place above designated
or be filed in the office of the. Clerk. of
said Superior Court, at any time after
the first publication of this notice, and be-
fore the making of the sale.
Terms and conditions of sale: Cash in
United States gold coin upon the. confir-
nation of said sale by said Superior
Court .ss. a .-.s
HENRY Z. SCOTT.
peton Croker and Jennie Adeline
Croker Minors. du-td'
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-12
Bids for County Hospital Supplies.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
sealed bids will be received and opened by
the Board of Supervisors OF Sacramento
between Sixth and Seventh streets, Sac
ramento City, Cal. on FRIDAY, DECEM-
Der a. 1899, at 2 o'clock p. M, for sup
plying the County Hospital of said county
up to July. 1900, with groceries. beef and
mutton. bread, wood, clothing, dry goods,
with drugs for said hospital and dispen-
sary. Bids must be in triplicate. Lists
file IN the County Clerks office. The said
board reserving the right to reject any or
all bids. se te1 fai.
BY order Of said board
VIM. q. HAMILTON,
: d9-t0t Clerk Of Said Board
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-12

Continued on Sixth Page,
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-12

There are
two mis-
takes that
people with
weak lungs
are liable to
make and
both are
about
equally
b One
Is to not
give atten-
ton quick
ly enough
to the little
coughs and
bronchial
troubles
W hich so
rapidly tin-
dermine
the delicate
lung tissue
and plunge
Won iuto
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-12

No Five Cent La Primerencias.
La Primerencia cigars are made OF
pure Havana tobacco selected leaves.
There is no such thing as five-cent
La Primerencia. They cost from 10
cents up, according to size and style.
A. Coolot, distributor.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-12

''The loss Of gold is great; the loss
OF health is more" Health is lost by
neglecting to keep the blood pure
Hoods Sarsaparilla purifies, enriches
and vitalizes the blood and thus saves
both gold and health.
Hoods Pills cure biliousness.. sick
headache
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-12

Governor Gage has appointed No
taries Public as follows: William e.
Dean, Oakland; c. R. Hawley. Angels
Camp; ]. B. Ferris, Caliente, and e. ".
Winnek, San Diego.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-01

the Louise Brehaney Opera company. Is
here arranging for the appearance pf
the company at the Grand Opera house
January 26.
Tho Brennan telephone exchange TOW
has 200 telephones In operation. When
Manager Guy McNeese took hold OF the
exchange less than Ave years ago there
we're only eleven subscribers. The ex-
change requires the services of seven
employees and the volume OF business is
very large.
Judge ED r. Sinks aud District Attorney
Buchanan arrived from Caldwell today,
the November term OF the district court
there being over. The former will pro-
coed to his home at Giidings tomorrow.
Mr. Ben Cntlin, former resident of
this place, is here on visit TO his sis
ter, Mrs w NJ. Aycn
part OF Mr.. Catllu's mission TO this
section was to have $4,000 worth of water
works bonds issued by the city of Ell Paso
registered with the secretary Of state at
Austin. The bonds were refused registra-
tion on account Of failure on the part OF
the city clerk OF El Paso to properly post
the notice OF the election at which the
bonds were authorized. Under tho new law
the notice OF election Is required TO bs
posted instead Of published In newspaper.
as formerly.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-01
RAILROADS SIDE OFF TT.
What John X. Coven snxs os IN.
PrOpOaed Advance In tsr.,.p,s.

what John X. Cowen Says of IN Z
Proposed Advance In Frcights.
baltimore. Md, November 30.AIohn X.
Cowen. president Of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad company, said tonight tina,
ne did not think the rumors about sales
combinations. ETC., were specifically worth
denying. Continuing, he said. THE time
has come when the competing railroads
fully recognize the disasters that ensue BY
ruinous scramble for business. Freight
and passenger tariffs are smashed into
smithereens and business is carried on in
a wildcat manner
Mr.. Fink described the disturbances
created by rate cutting when he said that
the whole passenger tariff was disturbed
IN order to get a passenger and three
quarters of passenger out OF Louisville.
The presidents of the several competing
railroads recognizing the necessity of ar
irving at some plan by which there could
be fair return for investments in rail-
road property and besides that there has
peen an increase in the price OF ali ar
ticles used by railroads without a CORE.
spending increase in rates, we decided on
new clasSihcatiOn OF rates--that Is, u
transfer to the classified list certain ar
ticles or commodities on which a special
or lower rate has been placed than when
those articles belonged to the classified
list. For one reason or another, these
commodities. which belong to what is
known in freight language as the COM
modify list, have been taken out OF the
classified list. To restore these COM
modities to the classified list is our object,
and hence all of these rumors and all this
talk about railroad sales, consultations,
etc.
Within the last few months there mas
been an advance in all of the articles
which enter into railroad equipment and
maintenance. Labor is higher. In all of
the increased business due to the pros
porous times, the railroads have derived
no other advantage than an increase in
the volume of business. There has been
10 increase in rates to meet the increase
In expense. | am thoroughly convinced
that this era of prosperity will continue
and that the railroads--that is. investors
In railroad property--will, under the ar
rangement We propose, secure their share
OF the prosperity
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-01
JIMENEz's GOVERNMENT.
He Must Not Take Away Any Co,

He Must Not Take Away Any Con-
cessiOns Granted Americans.
New York. November S0.-A special to
the Herald from Washington says: In
structions have been sent to Minister Pow
ell at Port Au Prince directing him to pro-
coed to Santo Domingo and make an in
vestigation to determine the stability of
the Jimenez government. The minister
will also make representations to General
Jimenez to ascertain his intentions with
respect to the continuance of the conces-
sions made by the late Heureux govern
ment to the American sydnicate which
controlled the finances OF the island and
to other Americans. Unless such conces-
SONS are recognized 1t is extremely doubt
full that this government will recognizes
President Jimenezs administration The
authorities are determined that the change
in government in Santa Domingo shall not
prejudice American concessions. and II is
in pursuance of this determination that
Minister Powell has received the instruc-
tons indicated. 1t is said the moral ell
fect OF the representations will be sutfi-
cient
The republic of Santo Domingo has been
financed in Wall street by syndicate of
Americans known as the Santo Domingo
Improvement company. since 1885. one
of The leading spirits of the syndicate is
Smith NJ. Weed. This syndicate collects
tine customs and distributes the revenues.
Trouble has occurred in the republic ow-
ing TO the Mexican silver and domestic
coin forming the bulk OF the circulating
M dunn
About a year ago the republic began to
issue bank notes which finally reached the
sum Of So 600 900, and brought about the
recent revolution. Since Jimenez became
president, overtures have been made ny
one or more French syndicates to assist In
financing the republic.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-01

Adams, resigned, was matter OF much
pleasure TO his friends here. Mr.. Dodss
lett Temple only recently to acccps the
chief clerkship under MIR. Adams and his
falling Into the chlcfship Is but roeognl-
tion OF his ability which hls Temple friends
appreciate and feel certain he viii mako
the State a splendid official In the pur-
chasing department Mr.. Dodge has not
yet moved his family from Temple, bur
will doubtless do SO shortly
Mr., w. I. Tweedic, a prominent farmer
Ind stockman living ncar oenaville. had
bis leg broken near the ankle by pair
of horses no had hitohcd TO buggy. Mr.
Tweedlc was eniesvoring 70 get In the
buggy 10 come TO Temple when the horses
suddenly bounded forward. one Of the
wheels striking his ankle and breaking
u. Medical aid was summoned and Mr..
Twecdle Is resting nicely.
The Are department held an election OF
officers last night TO I'LL the unexpired
terms of chief and recorder, the former
rhef and recorder having resigned. Chas.
0rgain was elected chief. j. d. Smith, as
sistant chief. and ROY Wilcox. recorder.
rhey will serve until the next regulai
election in April,
The Temple Cooking club, composed OF
q number of the young married ladies and
young ladies OF Temple, rendered their
gentlemen friends and husbands the see.
end OF their annual Thanksgiving din
ners, The affair was held In the spacious
dining room of the home OF the Misses
Gooch and some sixteen couples sat down
TO the spread. The menu cards were
handsome handpaintcd cards With tho
gates Of the Cooking club thrown open
the cards we're shaped as a club, repre-
sentative OF the organization. The menu
showed tho perfection TO which the mem
bers have attained in the art of cooking.
Nfter the dinner the gentlemen were
tested IN their nowledge OF prominent men
IN guessing contest OF photographs 4
number tied, guessing all ifteen OF the
licensees and the award. n book, was
settied by drawing, Mr., Dee Cox being the
lucky man. The gentlemen were loud In
their praise OF the clubs culinary progress
and only suggest that moro members be
admitted and brought up to the present
high standard. as II was not thought nee
essary to try to improve the preEeut mem
bership.
Mother Claude. who for the past Ave
years has been Mother Superior Mt the
Santa Fe hospital, has been transferred 10
Galveston and will be succeeded by Sis
ter Margaret, who was enc OF the nurses
when the hospital was FIRST established
here
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-01
SPORTING NOTES.

Pat Tomilnson counts on ,aking in several
OF The Western derbies next String with the
Conaueror and in addition has choeely
bred fliy on which he sets great store
Jockey Burns will soon ride his So0th win
ner this year. During 1893 he has per-
formed at New Orleans. Memphis. 81. Louis.
Saratoga. Chicago. Oakland and Taafofan'
The Burns handicap. TO be run ut Oakland.
for a purse of $4,000. secured eighty entries,
when is one more than last year Although
the entries have not yet been made. public
1t is known that the class lis better than any
previous yeai.
Terry McGoyern will most likely repeat
his recent brilliant Chicago performancc,
when he put both Haley and Smith out 10
the same ring IN Cincinnati December ID.
The two men that viii face the miniature
John L. have not yet BEEN named. but tbs
club bayi the affair In charge announces
that they will be two good ones
Champion Jeffries has gained nearly eighr
teen pounds since defeating Sharksy. In
spe akIng about his coming ''hght'' with Cor
bett. The champion said to a New York Sun
reporter: .It Is very hard for me TO take
of weight. for gain II 80 quickly. That
is the reason why had the mill deferred un.
iii September II II were not for the cues.
ton OF weight would siadiy nave met
corbett in. June or July
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-01
Yoaisum Locals.

Yoakum, Texas, November S0.--At the
residence OF the brides parents. p. m.
yesterday. Miss Clara Post and Mr., II. f.
Pulsford were united in marriage by Rev
". j. Johnson in the presence of rela-
tives and intimate friends OF dhe con-
tracing parties. Mr. and Mrs. Pulsford
begin their married life with the best
wishes OF a host OF friends. They are
now at home TO their friends at the resi-
dence OF Mr. and Mrs. W a. Morrill,.
DR.. Clay Nichols has purchased and
moved into the handsome residence OF w
L. Tooley on East Hill Mr.. Tooiey has
moved to Moulton, where he will engage
in the banking business for which he IL
especially qualified. having been for sew
eral years cashier in the bank OF j. a.
Lander e. Co. here.
The Joshua simpkins" company M
appear at the opera house December 2.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-01
FALL OF LApYsM,rn
Is Believed by the ur,,,., =. n.
F1imsy Eabricntio,

- renewed by the British To pr .,
fitmsy Fabrication.
Lonoon, November 3o.-L Little attention.
was paid here to the flimsy fabrica,oa
announcing the fall OF Ladysrnith The
dispatch caused frenzies OF ioy In Paris
out 1t is impossible to make Bri,on be-
iieye that. after withstanding the siege so
long, General White, with the thunder OF
General Clery's guns at Colenso telling OF
'ne coming relief, would yield his position
While a. round of ammunition or man
was lett The news of the British sue.
cesses will speedily spread far and wide
among the Beers.
The war office officials today reiterate
that they have received absolutely nothing
10 indicate the slightest likelihood OF
Lndysmith's surrendering. while on ths
olner hand they expect the place will be
reviewed shortly. General Buffers dis.
patch from Pietermaritzburg yesterday
would hardly have dealt with belated de
tails of the situation at Ladysmith II
there was anything serious to- report. Since
then has come the dispatch from Es,courl
saying General Joubert is Fastening back
TO oppose Colonel Baden Powell This Is
incomprehensible here and IS genes al,
supposed that names have ben mixed up,
put III suluc qudIlcIs tUt-leciuTtS are ven
tured that the besiegers of Matching have
Withdrawn southwark and permitted Colo
mel Baden Powell to leave that place and
that he is now in conjunction with Colonsl
Plumer of Fort Tuli transversing Trans
wall " Is claimed that II General Joubert
Is travelling in an omnibus he must be
either sick or wounded.
A dispatch from Capetown dated Nom
day. November 81. gives reports OF the
INV 10, ,c,a mace ..ft 81 - 3 Ora,
Free State border. Some of the Bori
forces, it is added. have been hurriedly
withdrawn from Lady Grey and Barley
cast
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-01
HE WAS BURNED IN EFFrGy.
Striking Miners show Their Con-
tempt for Judge Williams.


Fort Scott, Kan, November 30. At the
remarkable Indignation meeting at Pitts
burg, Kan, in the heart OF the Kansas
coal fields, the striking miners today
burned in effigy Judge Williams of the
Federal court of Arkansas, who sentenced
John p. Reese, a member of the National
executive board of the United Mine Work
ers of America, to three months in Jail
for contempt by violating a strike order.
They also decided on strike, which is TO
continue until Reese is set free. The
strikers were Joined in the demonstration
by the miners of the union mines. They
marched through the town shouting cpl
thets of derision and protests against the
court There were banners bearing yio-
lent inscriptions ana many cartoons on
canvas in the parade, An immense crayon
portrait OF Judge Williams was carried
Just ahead of rough box coffin, bearing
his name. The coffin was carried by six
strikers. The procession stopped on one of
the down town streets and then burned the
portrait and The coffin amid wild protests
against Federal courts
The news Of The ircident gave consider
able satisfaction TO Reese, who Is IN jail
here. Among the many kilograms he is
receiving daily from labor aders in al
parts of the country, one was rom SUI
pyeme Court Reporter G. C. Clemens OF
Kansas City Clemens said "Congratue'
lations, When slavery is enthr ned upon
the bench, liherty's place of honor is in
the prisoners dock"
All Kansas union miners were ordered
to suspend work Monday until -.ecse is ie-
leased.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-01
Relief Tor cignr MnIserr.

Chicago, November 3o.--Figures have
been prepared by the international officers
OF the Cigar Makers union showing work
accomplished in nineteen years and two
months in the relief of members out of
work and those who were sick. in strike
benefits and funeral expenses. Tho total
araount expended was s4,0l5.463 and OF
this amount s2o3.23s was paid to members
out OF work during the depression OF 1896
an6 1897 Since 1890 the union has paid
to It's members ss55,f7s. The rest was
paid as follows; Strike benefits, sGs7,s9i;
sick heneats, S1,227,S09; death benefits,
s506, 7so; travelling benefits, s677.794
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-01
EAsLEy MURDER CASE.



Evidence Gone Into.
Livingston. Texas. November 3O.--The
Edwin S, Easley murder case was called
for trial this morning at s o'clock, District
Attorney Mccall, assisted by County At
torney p, r. Rove, ex-District Attorney
Gillaspie and Mart Royston, Esq. repre-
senting the State, and Messrs. Kncaid,
Stubs and Lovejoy OF Galveston, Luhy
Hightower OF Beaumont. Hill & Hiil Hol-
shousen & Fesgln and o. Il. Oates OF Liv-
ingston for defendant. State and defend
ant announced ready for trial at o'clock
The impaneling of the Jury commenced
Immediately and was completed at / p ~,
only forty-six Jurors being called. This in
dictmont was read and plea OF defendant
was not guilty.
At the afternoon session Mr. Gillaspie,
for State, invoked the rule as to witnesses.
Witnesses for State and defendant called,
sworn and charged, Drs, Kennedy and
Herf, Mr. Chase and Mr.. Spiilsne of the
Tribune were introduced. when the Stale
rested. Recess 10 p. m. Court recon-
vened. when defense introduced Sedgwick.
Kelsey. Cheesborough, Dobert Yates.
Walker. Crawford. johnson and kelser.
AT 10 p. NJ. the court adjourned TO to-
morrow morning
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-01
DOUGLASS ACQUITTED.
Result of His Third Trial for the
killing OF Williams.


Ardmore. /. r., November 30 The
trial of Clarence B. Douglass for the MUIR
der OF James Williams at Ardmore June
7, 1897. has today AZ Purcell been TN
ished the jury returning verdict Of
mot guilty" The case has attracted
much attention owing 10 the prominence
OF the parties. Williams, the deceased.
was editor of the Ardmore Chronicle, a
paper which made some slight remarks
about Douglass. who Mt the time WAS q
candidate for n position on the Dawes
commission, there being a vacancy at
that time on that force. Both men had
many friends. The night became bitter,
Douglass being concededly the most pop
ular local man to be placed in the va
cancy He met Editor Williams, q man
he never accused OF writing tho article,
and asked for an explanation. Here tho
trouble came and Williams was mortally
shot The two former trials have resulted
In mistrinls and today Jury has ac-
quilted him.