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The record-union., 1899-02-24
A VOTING MACHINE PROPOSITION.

1t will be more than regretable, in
deed it will be well nigh deplorable il
the Legislature adjourns without pro-
viding some means by which the almost
universal desire of the people can be
gratif1ed to have ballot machine voting
tried.
official experimenting has been sue
cessfully conducted in New York, Mas
sachusetts, Michigan, Pennsylvania and
some other States. and in every case
under Constitutional protection, and
without at all invading the rights Of any
voter.
The Record Union" has for some
years been the advocate of experiment.
alton i'm this direction. There is no re-
port of committees. no description of
devices, no representations of inventors
which can be SO satisfactory as actual
test The Legislature has in two sep
arate sessions expressed it's desire that
there shall be such experimenting here.
1t ought therefore. to now provide for
the tests being made of such machines
as are now presenting.
Bills were introduced some time ago
having that commendable end in view
but they have been found open to Con-
stitutional objections. All these bills
as we read them. provide for permit
ting local boards to try voting machines
and to that extent to suspend as it
were, the general election law for such
express purpose. But it so happens
that the machine in no case can be
operated under the directions of the
law for use of the blanket ballot and
the hand stamp. There must be rules
demands of the machines offering for
test. The Legislature cannot delegate
to Board of Supervisors the power to
make these regulations.
This being clear, Mr.. Cobb's bill in
the Assembly attempts to meet the
difficulty by providing that the, Attor-
ney General Of the State shall approve
the regulations for carrying on an cleo
ton in one or more precincts. But
clearly the objection just as broadly ap-
plies in that case as in the other.
1t is therefore necessary to frame
bill providing the rules and regulations
for operating each machine to be tried.
Now this is not at all difficult to do.
Given that the Legislature has the Con-
stitutional power to authorize a trial,
to suspend the general law in q par
The record-union., 1899-02-24
THE ASSAULT UPON ASSEMBLY
MAN JOHNSON.

The vicious, uncalled for and vulgar
assault by cartoon yesterday on the
part of the San Francisco "Call'' upon
Assem- blyman Grope,L. Johnson of this
county, merits and receives the unspar-
ing condemnation of every man and
the brute
Mr.. Johnson represents district of
Sacramento County. His fellow-citi
zens selected him to represent them.
They judged him the fittest of ali pre-
senting, to stand before the State in
their name They knew his career
from boyhood to manhood, and passing
upon it, gave him their votes by a
strong majority.
The cartoon of the Cali which ex-
poses Mr.. Johnson to ridicule, shame
and contumely, without adequate reason
or any sufficient provocation for resort
to such Infamous weaponry. was the
work of license that disgraces journal
ism and makes every decent newspaper
man blush for his calling.
Mr.. Johnson has been active in this
Legislature in promoting what he hon.
estly believes to be legislation for
the best interest of the people.
The Record Union" has differed with
him concerning the bills aimed against
the newspaper press guiltless, because
Of a few in the business who are de-
serving of condemnation. 1t has rec
ognized that the antinewspaper legis-
lation is dangerous to liberty and an
entering wedge for the undermining of
primal principles Of free government.
But it has not for that found reason
for vilifying him, holding him up to
scorn and reproach.
The assault upon Sacramento's rep
resentative who has so long lived
among this people, and raised here a
family of children to good citizenship,
and served the people in State and Ma
tional councils, is resented by every
man and woman having the slightest
particle of human sympathy in his or
her soul. Those who affirm and ap-
prove the methods of this form of yell
low journalism confess themselves in
sensible to human emotions, Indifferent
to the proprieties, and the apo1ogists
for indecency, scurrility and cowardice.
The record-union., 1899-02-24

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ticular precinct OF several Of them for
that purpose, and Ito give the Super
visors of county the privilege of MAX
ing the experiment if they choose to
do so under the regulations provided.
and the way is Constitntionally cleared
the same CONSTITUTIONAL obstacle was.
encountered. 80
In SUCH q measure every inventor ap-
plying should have a section of regula-
alton of his particular machine. If but
few have presented at this session
that is no fault of the Legislature-the
matter should not be thrown over two
years more because Of the failure of
inventors to come forward. At least
no possible harm can come from giving
trial to such machines as are on hand.
To no particular machine is the Rec
ord Union" committed, and it is wholly
Indifferent to the claims of inventors.
What it contends for is that some prac-
teal trial shall be made, and that judg-
ment shall rest upon results. The plan
we propose calls for no expenditure Of
money on the part of the State, and
for no risks to be taken by the COM
monwealth.-
Assuredly the proposition is a fair one.
1t will in no wise commit the State to
the acceptance of any machine, or in
deed to the adoption of the automatic
system. It would seem, therefore, that
there is an easy way out of it all,
simple and easy method of giving ma
chimes test at an early day and that
is what the great body of the people
desire.
The record-union., 1899-02-24

Northern California: Partly cloudy Fri
day, except probably light showers on the
extreme northwest coast; cooler in the in
terror; brisk to high northwest wind.
The record-union., 1899-02-24
story of Justice Hawkins.

Sir Henry Hawkins was once presid-
over long, tedious and embarrassing
trial, and was listening apparently with
great attention to very long-winded
speech from a, learned counsel After a
while he made a pencil memorandum,
folded it and sent it by the usher to
the @. c.. in question, who, unfolding
the paper, found these words: PA
thence competition. Gold medal, Sir
Henry Hawkins; honorable mention,
Job. ''-ArgonalTt.
The record-union., 1899-02-24

There is a plant in Jamaica called
the life plant, because it is almost i'm
possible to kill 1t, or any portion of it.
When leaf Is cut off and hung up by
string. it sends out white, thread like
roots, gathers moisture from the air.
and begins to grow new leaves.
The record-union., 1899-02-24

La grippe averted by drinking Glen
brook ~ gallon. Thee Blauth, 4O7
K street Tel. 297. ~
The record-union., 1899-02-24

Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets removes the
cause that produces La Grippe. The genuine has
1. b. O. on each Tablet. sc.
The record-union., 1899-02-24
CHEESEMAN'S SPECIFIC MIXTURE.

WITH THIS REMEDY PERSONS CAN
cure themselves without the least ex-
posture, change of diet or change in applt-
cation of business. The medicine contains
nothing that is of the least injury to the
constitution. Ask your druggist for lite
Price, 81 bottle. TUT
The record-union., 1899-02-24

Rumor is like a swarm of bees-the
more you fight them the less you get
rid OF them.
The record-union., 1899-02-24

Coronado water, Stockton sarsapa-
rilla and iron. champagne cider. ginger
ale, orange cider j. McMorry. agent
Pianos. Wiley B. Allen Co.. AS K
The record-union., 1899-02-24
THE SADDLE ROCK
RESTAURANT AND OYSTER HOpsE

FIRsT-CLASS HOUSE IN EVERY RE-
spect. Ladies' dining-room separate
Open day and night. BUCKMAN & CAR
RAGHER, Proprietors. No. 1919 Second
street. between J and Il. Hacra menfn.-
The record-union., 1899-02-24
CENTRAL PACIFIC DEBT.
Press Comment ON the Final Set
Element.

The newspapers of the State generally
are congratulating the people on the
settlement of the debt of the Central
Pacific Railroad. Here are some ex-
The record-union., 1899-02-24
BAY RESTAURANT
1925 Second Street.

Private rooms for families: open ,lay
and night. Orders served outside Oys-
tiers in every style. MATT and JOHN
RADONICH. ProprietorA
The record-union., 1899-02-24

. Entered at the Postoffice at Sacramento
rs second-class matter.
The record-union., 1899-02-24
STATE HOUSE HOTEL,
Corner Tenth and K Sts,, Sacramento

BOARD AND ROOM. 81 25 TO 81 Pc
day. Meals, 25c
The record-union., 1899-02-24

These publications are sent either by
Mail or Express to agents or single sub
scribers with charges prepaid. All Post
masters are agents.
The best advertising mediums on the
Pacific Coast.
The record-union., 1899-02-24
1T MUST COME.

(From the Santa Monica Outlook.)
A large number of the Republican
members are beginning to realize more
and more the absolute necessity of
electing a Senator, even if it is found
necessary to remain in session month
or six weeks over the allotted sixty
days. And it certainly is necessary
that Senator should be chosen. Many,
in fact the majority of all good Repub-,
licans, who are here, and those who
come and go, are becoming more and
more convinced that conference of
some kind must be held to solve this
most intricate political problem ever
thrown into the face Of California
Legislature.
There is no question as to the neces-
sity of the Republican members getting
together and either deciding on a can
didate on which they may and will
unite, or announcing that they propose
to adjourn with a deadlock hanging
over them. that the State. may know
where it is att A conference must
come, but it may be several weeks be-
fore it will be held
The record-union., 1899-02-24
BREAK THE DEADLOCK.
Limit Has Been Reached-Press
Expressions.

From the Stockton Record)
The Republican Committee of San
Joaquin County has adopted the proper
course in urgently requesting the San
Joaquin members of the Legislature to
take such steps as may be necessary to
break the existing deadlock. Personal
preferences and individual ddslikes
must be set aside, and the majority
should name the Senator and have
done with it.
The record-union., 1899-02-24

Accommodations first-class. Free bus
to and from hotel W. ]. ELDER, M'gr.a
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-13
FAIR AND COOLER.


WASHINGTON. May II. 8 d. m.-Fore-
cast for twenty-four hours:
For Ohio-Showers on Saturday, with
cooler weather I'm northern portion: brisk
southerly, shifting to westerly winds. Sun
day fair.
B6r Indiana and nlinois-Fair and cooler
n Saturday: fresh to brisk westerly winds.
Sunday fair.
Weather Conditions and General Forecast
Showers and thunderstorms have been
quite general In the central valleys and
western upper lake region. due to an area
Of low pressure, which is moving rapidly
across the extreme north. being central to-
night over western Ontario. This depres-
sion 10 closely followed by a high area, with
decidedly colder weather in the Northwest,
accompanied by light snow and freezing
temperature In Manitoba In the Atlaa:ic
States. the West and the Southwest. gen
orally fair weather has prevailed. The tenn
~peratures have also fallen considerably in
the central West. while In The southwest;
the greater portion OF the lake regions and
middle Atlantic States and in New England
they have risen-
Showers are indicated generally. on Sat-
urday. In the Atlantic States. except Flori-
da. and In the upper Ohio valleys and the
eastern two-thirds of the lake regions. IL
will be cooler in the central valleys, the
middle slope and upper lake region, and
warmer In the extreme Northwest. General
cept that showers are probable on the New
England coast. On the Atlantic coast fresh
20 brisk south to southwest winds will pre-
xaik The and Arenas ksfs,a sR raSsr Is bd iai IN sn at Fort fort
above the danger line this morning at Lit
tie Rock.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-13
DE PAUw's TARDY SUIT.
II. Explains Why He Didn't
Sue Major Doxey Long Ago.

Special 20 the indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON. Ind, May 12.-Newland t..
De Pauw has brought sui against the estate
Of Mai. c. II. Doxey to recover $4,000 al
legged TO be due Mr.. De PAW from Major
Doxey as a commission In assisting in the
location OF the American plate-glass works
in Alexandria and the reorganization of the
company by Major Doxey. 1t is alleged
that Major Doxey undertook to reorganize
the ID and was to receive stock to the
amount OF 500 900 for his trouble. The stock
was later valued at so cents on the dollar.
and Major Doxey realized a handsome
amount for his part in the transaction. Mr..
DE PAW states that on account Of his IA
miliarity with the manufacture Of plate
glass and knowledge of men interested in
its production he was secured to assist. The
only reason assigned for not attempting to
collect his fee during the lifetime Of Major
Doxey is that he Ode Pauw) was not in a
condition during the lifetime of Major Doxey
TO receive the money. The administrator
of the estate will contest the claim Of Mr..
De Pauw.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-13
MRS. GRAY ON THE STAND.
A Murderer Wife Does Her Part to
Save His Life.

CpeCldi 10 lnuldudpOilS JOurndk
BLOOMFIELD. Ind, May 1.-THE de-
Tense began its testimony this morning in
behalf of DR.. Gray, charged with the muir
der of Malissa Skinner. Mrs. Lou Gray,
wife of the defendant, occupied the stand
nearly all morning, testifying to strange
actions of her husband and she said he once
asked for his hat when it was on his head.
He came running home once in the middle
Of the road TO his supper, and then came
home again, not knowing he had been to
supper. He was affected with insomnia and
often sat up all night and smoked ciga-
rettes. He would imagine some one was out
In the yard after him. He had said he in
tended to burn out his father and that his
father was trying to take his diploma and
Instruments from lin Mrs. Gray testified
to sending for Malissa Skinner to come to
her home. that she asked her what promises
DR.. Gray had made her to get her to throw
herself away. During this interview DIR.
Gray entered and the Skinner woman, ac-
knowledged certain presents that she had
given DIR. Gray and notes to him which
Mrs. Gray then burned in the Skinner
woman's presence. Mrs. Andy Johnson tes-
titled 10 DR.. Gray coming to see her baby.
but he acted so strangely that she was
afraid to give the medicine he had left.
When c-ross-examined she did not know
whether he was Intoxicated or not. Several
witnesses testified TO strange actions of
DIR. Gray and on cross-examination the
that the prisoner may have been intoxi-
Gated at the time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-13
WIDOWS, MITES.
Curious Custom Observed I'm q Lon
don Churchyard.
London Mail.

London Mall.
One of the few remaining Old World Gus
toms of the city was duly observed yester-
day in the churchyard of the Priory Church
of st. Bartholomew the Great. West Smith
field.
This was the picking up of twenty-one new
sixpences by twenty-one aged widows from
a particular tombstone. In addition TO the
coin each old lady received a hot cross 81 bum ,hs
kindness of Mrs Hannah Jarratt. OF VEST
gate-on-Sea.
terday's curious and that was the
presence Of a few citizens of the United
States, who would doubtless have expert
enced the keenest pleasure in witnessing the
CARRYING through OF this quaint custom.
Even without the adventurous glamor OF
the distribution, however, the Priory Church
of st. Bartholomew the Great Is well worth
a visit from the tourist in search of that
which is ancient. Hidden away behind the
great postofice building OF st. tin's -le-
Grand, next door neighbor TO the old hospitai
that bears its patrons name, and within a
few yards of the quaint courtyard where the
bluecoet boys, hatless and in yellow stock
ings, play their games. The Priory Churcn
of st. Bartholomew the Great is among the
most interesting OF old London churches.
Founded in 1123, II still retains Its heavy
Norman pillars and rounded arches, which
have been carefully restored where the
stone has crumbled through centuries OF de-
cay. Its narrow churchyard is oordered on
two sides by houses which have exaggerated
their architectural tendency TO oyernang.
The gravestones are so old that most OF the
inscriptions are worn of. and they are only
to be reached by climbing a sort OF portable
stagecoach ladder from the pathway.
In the churchyard, surely an ideal hunting
ground for the tourist, the distribution OK
sixpences, hot-cross buns, shawls and two-
shilling pieces took place in accordance with
legendary custom after morning service. IL
is not quite certain TO a few centuries when
the thing was first started, but IL has been
going on now for several hundred years.
The onlookers yesterday were a few fresh
complexioned nurses in pretty bonnets ana
r10oEc from sfEQTf'G " md half a dozen I6A~
dents of Little Britain.
After Rev. Sir Borradaiie Savory. bart.
rector of "St. Bart" had conducted morn
ing prayers, the twenty-one aged danes
mounted the stagecoach ladder and made
their way to the particular gravestone. on
which the twenty-one new sixpences lay,
and each old lady aving picked up her six.
pence. was then presented with the norins
the bun and the crochet shawl.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-13
T%ELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Despite the rainy weather 10000 people In
spected the gunboat Nashville at ST. Louis
yesterday.
The steamship Etruria. sailing from. New
York for Europe to-day, will take out 542. 900
ounces of silver.
John Il. Zebley. investment broker, of
New York, has filed a petition in bank
ruptcy. His total liabilities are $717,6S9.
Edward Smith, colored, was hanged In the
corridor of the District of Columbia jail yes
terday. He killed a colored woman a year
ago.
A movement is on foot at St. Louis to
have Southern and Northern veterans of the
civil war hold a general reunion in that
city some time to be decided on later.
Col. John s. Lord, chief clerk of the ILL.,
nois bureau of labor statistics, has &C
cepted the appointment of chief of the di-
vision of population of the census and will
remove TO Washington.
Claude Branton was hanged at Eugene,
Ore. for the murder OF John Linn. a stock
tons accomplice, CORTLAND Green, confessed
and is now serving a life sentence in prison.
Tobias, Israel and Simon Losser, compris-
ing the firm OF lesser Bros, manufacturers
in bankruptcy with liabilities at s23i, 6s5, of
which $4,000 is secured and the balance un-
secured.
Mrs. Joseph Choate, wife of United States
Ambassador Choate, oficiated for the first
time at a public function in London yester-
Jay. opening the amateur art exhibition at
Cromwell House, i'm the presence of a dis
tinguished company.
The s~ixty-seventh annual convention of
Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity, which was be-
gun at New York on Thursday, was con-
lnued yesterday. President James c.
Carter and Secretary Col. Charles f.
Sprague were reelected.
B. F.. Cuthbertson has filed a petition in
the United States Court at Toledo asking
that a receiver be appointed for the Lucas
county manufacturers Insurance Company.
a concern doing an extensive business in
that section. He claims insolvency.
The Democrats of the Second Maine con-
gressional district nave nominated John
Scott, of Bath, as a candidate for the va
cancy caused by the death of Nelson Ding
ley. Mr.. Scott delivered an address indors-
ing Bryan and the Chicago platform.
Firemen at work in the ruins of the
American Lead and Shot C~ompany's plant
at Baltimore. which was destroyed by fire
Thursday night. discovered among the de-
bris the body of Robert +. Hudson, one of
the employees OF the company. The head,
erms and legs were horribly burned.
The Leland Hotel Company, of Chicago,
made a voluntary assignment yesterday.
Assets are estimated at $50, 600, with liza
bilities of $4,000. inability to collect out
standing debts and falling of in the bust
nue.. are given as the reasons for the as
signment.
As a result Of competition between Nc
Connellsvlle n GAINESVILLE river packets
the Valley Gem and Zanetta In racing for
Taylorsville locks On the Muskingum river,
collided or Thursday and the whole side of
the Zanetta was crushed In. By heroic ef-
forts Of the crew the boat was kept
af1oat and no lives were lost.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-13

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
HAGERSTOWN, Ind. May IL - The
Heiner-Fleming will case, which has been in
litigation for many years, is about to be
finally wound up. The Supreme Court de-
cided against the will. and the property will
now be divided between the two contestants
as heirs al law. Commissioners have been
appointed to divide and sell the land and
property, and within a few days full settle
ment will be effected. This was one of the
most important cases ever tried in this
county. AT the first trial the jury disagreed.
The case was then venued to Henry county,
where the verdict WIS against the validity of
the will. Appeal was taken and the Supreme
Court sustained the verdict. The litigants
are two sisters, only children of Mrs. Matt
hew Newcomb, who willed all of her prop
erty to her daughter, Mrs. Seymour Flem-
Ing, disinheriting her other daughter. Mrs.
Or. Heiner. They both reside here.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-13
Recollection of Emerson.
Ia Ward Howe. in Atlantic Monthly.

Julia w ara f1ONt, III hlldiidS NAo1AAAhyf
ct remember hearing Mr.. Emerson, In his
discourse on Henry Thoreau, relate that the
latter had once determined TO manufacture
the best lead pencil that could possibly De
made. When he attained his end, parties
interested at once besought him TO place Ms
excellent article on the market. He SAID:
why should 1 do this? i have shown tnat
/ am able to produce the best pencil that
can be made. This was all that l cared 10
do The selfshness and egottsm OF TINS
point of view did not appear 10 nave en-
tered into Mr.. Emerson's thoughts. Upon
this principle, which of the great discov-
erers or inventors would have become a BEN
efactor to the human race! Ineooore
Parker once said to me: i do not CONSIDER
h the seeom q Rshl1s9Rhs Of f PSy poi This may
not be altogether true, but at least II Is
the seer in Mr.. Emerson. The deep intui-
tons, the original and startling combina-
tons. the sometimes whimsical beauty OF
his illustrattonS-ali these belong rather TO
the domain of poetry than 10 that or philoS-
ophy. The high level OF thought upon
which he lived and moved and the wonoer.
lesson to the world at large. In spite OF MS
rather defective sense OF rythm, MS poems
are divine snatches of melody. / think that
in the popular affection. they may outlast
his prose.
erson talk. 10 find how extensively read he
was in what we may term secondary ftera-
ture. Although a graduate OF Harvard, MS
reading of foreign literatures. ancient and
mOGern, was mOSly III bdihidboiS. Il
should say that his intellectual pasture
ground had been largely within the domain
Of belles-lettres proper. He was a man OF
angelic nature. pure. exquisite, just, refined
and human. All concede him the highest
place in our literary heaven. Ffrst-class m
genius and in character, he was able TO dis
Germ the face of the times. To him was
intrusted not only the silver trump OF
prophecy but also that sharp and two-edged
sword OF the spirit with which the legendary
archangel Michael overcomes the brute
Satan. In the great victory of his day. the
triumph of freedom over slavery. he has a
record not to be outdone and never TO be for
Onffpn'