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The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-07
FEDERAL PATRONAGE.
Appointments Sent to the Senate
by President Mckinley.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-The Presi-
dent to-day sent the following nomina-
tions to the Senate:
State-Heaton w. Harris of Ohio, to
be Consul at Mannheim Germany.
War-Brigadier General Leonward
Wood, u. S. ", to be Major General
of Volunteers. Colonies to be Brigadier
Generals-Edward R. Kellogg, Sixth y.
s. Infantry; Gilbert S. Carpenter,
Eighteenth U. S. Infantry; William I.
Kobbe, Thirty-fifth U. S. "; Franklin
Bell, Thirty-sixth U. S. V.
In addition to the new army and
consular appointments sent to the Sem
ate to-day, there were also a large num-
Der of appointments made during the
recess which were filed, including that
of Elihu Root of New York to be Sec
rotary of War, and a number of Min
listers to foreign nations.
There was also a long list of promo
lions and Postmasters, and a number
of Consuls.
SECRETARY ROOT CONFIRMED.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-The Senate
spent half an hour in executive session
to-day, but beyond the very prompt
confirmation of Secretary Roots NOM
ination, sent in to-day, and the refer
ence to committee of the numerous
nominations to-day, transacted no bust
ness.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-07
SAFETY APPLIANCES.
Several Companies Ask for More
Time to Equip Their Roads.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-The Inter
state Commerce Commission to-day
gave hearing to the representatives OF
the several companies asking for
further extension of the time allowed
the railroads to equip their lines with
safety appliances. Two years ago the
committee granted an extension until
January 1, 1900 The further extern
sion asked for at the present time is
one year.
The representatives of various labor
organizations were also present to Of
fer their side of the case.
Representatives of about 100 roads
were in attendance. John K. Cowen,
President of the Baltimore and Ohio,
representing as Chairman lightweight
other roads having $4,000 miles of line,
made the opening argument. He said
that June /, 1899, 211, 26S freight cars
out of 2,26S,O engaged in interstate
commerce were not equipped with safe
ty appliances. Since tina time the num-
Der has been reduced to between $780,
600 and 175,00O.
The argument of the railroads ask
ing for an extension was based upon
the showing made by the roads since
demonstrated that the railroads had
done as we'll as could be expected, and
would ask no further extension.
Wayne MacVeagh, representing the
Pennsylvania and affiliating lines,
Joined in asking for the extension. They
bad equipped 100000 out of 100000
cars.
President Knapp of the commission
stated for the benefit of those present
that of the roads petitioning for an ex-
tension over 80 per cent. were fully
equipped. He said there was some mis-
apprehension as to the meaning of the
law, which provided that not all the
roads should equip their cars, but that
after a certain date no unequipped
cars should participate in interstate
commerce. Fully equipped roads could
not, therefore, haul unequipped cars
after the expiration of the limit.
At this juncture President Knapp an
nounced that the President had sent
word that he would be glad to receive
the representatives of the railroads and
labor organizations present at the
White House at / o'clock. The invi-
tation was accepted.
The committee recessed until =
O'Clock.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-07
SWINDLERS DISAPPEAR.
They Operated Concern Similar
to the Franklin Syndicate.

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec 6.-Ward and
Watson, who it is claimed have been
operating what is known as the ar
bitrage system" here, entirely similar
to that OF the Franklin Syndicate in
New York, has disappeared.
Saturday night they sent their clerH
to the newspaper offices to insert adj
vertisements. When he came back ne
found a note saying that Ward had
gone to Chicago and Watson to ST.
Louis to open new offices, and would
return Monday. To-day their desks
were broken open, and it was found
that they had destroyed all their con-
tracts. letters and other evidence, and
left behind only a stack of unpaid bills
The firm guaranteed to pay 90 per
cent. annually on investments. The con-
tracts, however, include a clause adj
hitting the investor to partnership,
which. it is claimed, vitiates the guar
anty. 1t has been operating here two
months. and the police say came here
from the East, where the same proceed
ure was followed.
The amount of losses by investors Is
not known. AS all evidence was de-
stroyed. the amount cannot be learned.
The authorities are taking steps to
apprehend the men,
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-07
CONTESTED sENAToRsH1Ps.
Will Be Taken Up by Committee
on Elections TO-DAY.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Ga meeting
of the Senate Committee ON Privileges
and Elections has been called for to-
morrow to consider the protest against
the seating of Senator Quay upon ap-
pointment of the Governor of Pennsyl-
vania, and the memorials urging the
unseating of Senator Clark of Montana
and Senator Scott of West Virginia, be-
cause Of alleged irregularities in their
respective elections.
1t is probable that an order will be
made for the taking of testimony in the
Clark and Scott cases, and that there
may occur some delay in the consid-
GRAFTON. No evidence. however, will be
taken in the Quay case, in which only
legal points win be considered. Both
sides of that controversy will be repre-
sented by counsel.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-07
BIG CARGO OF WAR MATERIAL
Five Thousand Tons for Use on New
Russian Warships.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 6.-The Dam
ish steamship Vladimar Sawin is on
it's way to this city, carrying one of
the largest cargoes of war material ever
shipped to the United States. The ship
ment includes 5000 tons of heavy and
light guns, ammunition, time fuses, tor
pedoes and other war materials of the
most approved types, and is consigned
to the Russian Government for use on
the Russian warships now building at
Cramps ship yards.
When the men-of-war leave Cramps
they will be in trim for action, and
will proceed direct to the Chinese coast
and to Persian Gulf ports.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-07
LOSS OF THE CHARLESTON.
Court Of Inquiry to Investigate the
Matter Convenes at Cavite.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. Admiral
Watson to-day cabled the Navy De-
partment that the court of inquiry to
investigate the loss of the Charleston
convened yesterday at Cavite He added
that all the Charleston's people were
present.
The court of inquiry was ordered by
the department because the naval reg
ulations require that the responsibility
for the loss of ships shall be fixed by
some competent tribunal. That Admiral
Watson entertained no doubt as to the
correctness of Captain Pigman's course
is evidenced by the recent order as
signing that officer to command the
Monterey.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-07
Workmen's Associations.

BERLIN, Dec. 6.-The Imperial
Chancellor, Prince Hohenlohe. an
nounced in the Reichstag to-day that
the Federal Government had assented
to the repeal of the law prohibiting
workmen's associations The Reichstag
passed the first and second reading OF
the bill repeating this law. 1t was op--
posed by the Right.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-07

MILLER Is. d., Dec. Gan earth
quake shock was felt here this morn
ing at 3 O'Clock. It was first noticed
in this section.
FAuLKTON Is. d., Dec. Gan
earthquake shock was felt here this
morning at 3 o'clock.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-07
Queensland Ministry Short Lived.

BRISBANE, Dec. Gas foreshad-
owed in a dispatch to the Associated
Press December LIST, the Labor Minis
try has been short lived. Premier Daw-
son to-day announced the resignation
of the Ministers and Robert Philip,
formerly Treasurer and Secretary of
Mines, has undertaken the task of
forming a new Cabinet.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-07
Two Transports Sail for Manila.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 6.-The
transports Sherman and Centennial
sailed for Manila to-day. The Sher-
man carried the remaining battalions
Of the Fortyninth Infantry under
command of Major Kirkham, and l6I
recruits. The Centennial carries horses
Monsignor Chapelle, Archbishop or
New Orleans and Apostolic Delegate to
the Philippines. was passenger on
the Sherman.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-07
Pauline Joram wedded.

LONDON, Dec. 6.-Baron de Bush
and Pauline Joram, the American prima
donna, were married to-day at ST. Mar
garet's Church. Westminster.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-07
No Reduction in Petroleum duty

ST. PETERSBURG Dec. 6.-rhe re-
ported reduction in duty on petroleum
is authoritatively denied.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-07

Mcconnell, editor and one of the pro-
prietors of the Evening STAR of this
city, died suddenly early to-day at the
age of 80 years. Death was due to
paralysis
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-07
Ri.bon of Santiago de Cuba.

ROME, Dec. 6. = Mgr. Sbaretti has
been appointed Bishop of Santiago de
Cuba
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-07
ROBERTS CASE.
The Special Committee Called to
Meet To-Day.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.--Represen-
tative Tayler of Ohio, Chairman of the
special committee to investigate the
case of Mr. Roberts of Utah, has called
meeting of the committee for IL
o'clock tomorrow. Mr.. Tayler says
this initial meeting will be to determine
upon line of action. He could not say
how soon the committee would be able
to report.
While the Chairman would not speak
for the committee, he said that he had
no doubt that Mr. Roberts would be al
lowed to be present with counsel, if he
desired, and would be afforded the
usual facilities to have his side pre-
scented. There are a number of wit
nesses in Washington, and some in
Utah, but it is probable that the COM
mittee will not leave Washington.
Mr.. Tayler said he had some doubt
as to whether the hearings, particu-
larly such parts as involved family
matters, would be open to the public
Mr.. Roberts was about the House
during the day. There was no session
and he was engaged most of the time in
chatting with groups of members and
visitors who showed a friendly dispo-
SllIoi loWdIu It'll. he SdIU ne Edd no
comment to make on the course Of the
House. He will probably look after his
interests in person.
ROBERTS SALARY.
WASHINGTON, Dec. G.-Nnether
the pay of Mr.. Roberts of Utah is
stopped as a result of the action of
the House in refusing him a seat has
not been passed upon by the House Of
ficials, and will not directly arise until
the January pay certificates are issued
by Speaker Henderson, by which time
it is expected that the case will he per-
manently settled. Mr. Roberts drew
his pay up to December Sd, the day be-
fore Congress assembled on the certifi-
cate of Clerk Mcdowell that ne was
member-elect.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-07
ROBERTS SALARY.

Sudden Death of an Editor.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 6. = James
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-07

LONDON, Dec. IA dispatch from
Frere Camp, dated December 9TH, says:
1.-The Beers are firing into Ladysmith.
1t is rumored that six thousand Free
State troops have left Ladysmith, en-
tertaining the gravest fears as % the
safety CT iEtir own country
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-17
PIE IN THE CIVIL WAX.
An Instance when the Dug-n-Doo of
Poisoned Pie Didn't
work.

"rhe first month out. in the other
war. but lew pies were eaten 10y the
green troops. After hat no pie dealer
got away from camp with any of his
stock.
"The officers. and especially the sur
geons, did not want the men to eat
pies. Mysterious reports of poisoned
pies were started whenever we stopped
fer day or longer Such and such
regiments had lost men 10y the pois-
rned pie route. These stories did their
work for lime. one day heard the
colonel say to our surgeon: Doctor
have you started the drugged pie
stories since coming to this campo
"'No. sir; but ! will do SO at once
81 sleuthcd the heels Of the surgeon
until he had told half dozen captains
and licutenants to sound the alarm on
pies. One of them asked him what he
should say. oh. say that Mansheld's
brigade lost ten men day before yes
terday by eating poisoned pies ped
died by secessionsts.'
ain half an hour the stories were fly-
ing through camp. In less time than
that counter stories went over the
same route.
fright after dinner delegation Of
one man from each company marched
up to the colonies tent and asked that
official to appear.
81 was stage manager for the occa-
sion, and when the colonel came out
Of his tent saluted him and mournfu-
ly requested permission for the delega-
ton to visit Manslield's brigade.
"'Why do you wish to go to that
brigade?' asked the colonel.
"'They are TO have military
funeral, sir
THAT is not a good excuse for al
lowing you to leave camp at a time
when we are expecting orders at any
moment to march,
"'But this is not an ordinary funeral
colonel
"'Why isn't it an ordinary funeral?'
"'Because ten soldiers are to be
buried. They died day before yester-
day-died at the hands Of the enemy.
They were poisoned. We feel as
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-17
TREE TOP MANSION.
Occupied by Hermit or Crank from
the United States.
samuel wiIdcrson's Strange, CrusS-
Like House In Nicnrngua-Built
Upon nm Ebo Trunk Four
Feet In Diameter.

Once in great while modern Rob.
inson Crusoe may be found who from
temporary force of circumstances, as
shipwreck or other causes, is compelled
for time to initiate this well-known
character of fiction. but 1t Is seldom
that a voluntary hermit of this sort can
be found. Yet, among the impenetra BILE
tropical iungles Of eastern Nicaragua
there lives an American Robinson Cru
soc fortified in a tall ebo tree with u
man Friday in the shape of an ebony
hued female Carib and two Chinese
servants. His name is Samuel Wilder
son and he halls from Louisiana. where
he has left wife and family behind
him before coming to this uninhabited
strip of country to rebuild his fortunes.
The house or tree fortress is elevated
40 feet above the ground and is impreg-
nable to the attacks of wild beasts and
most poisonous reptiles. Here safely
enscouscd i'm his leafy embrasures he
can command view of all approaching
iuterlopprs and order them away, and
i'm addition to this is freed from the
petty and at times very irritating an
noyaucc of ants. tarantulas and cent?
pedes that inhabit the ground and rem
der life unbearablc to he inhabitants
Of tropical countries.
Even the dreaded shagras AM pes
tilentia swamp fevers lowering over
the decaying vegetation which render
the country for n part Of the year at
least an uuinhabitable waste cannot
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-17
TSy1.gGyE;:l'!! aa
A}1[lE|.5l!Fas9|g:y
GEN. ALGER,S ESCAPE.
ale Rode So Close Between Two Con-
federntes His Knees Were
skinned.

Gen. Russell A. Alger had a number
of narrow escapes during his service
One of his most desperate engagements
was at Bonneville, Miss, in July. 1862. 1t
was shortly after his appointment as
secretary of war that he told me the
story of his engagement. 1t has never
been published. but think my memory
will epable me to give il substantially
as he told it to me. Said he
81 was captain at the time, under Col.
Phil Sheridan as commander. We had
all together about 500 men and were
at Bonneville, when about 1000 confed-
crates under Gen. Chalmers attacked
us. The evening before the battle,
remember, | did not feel at all we'll.
! was suffering from iaundice and was
as yellow as saffron. was lying down
in my tent when Sheridan came in He
was then only colonel, but he had the
same habits that he afterward dis
played lie was, you know. very quiet
and backward, except when possible
fight was at hand. Then his whole
nature seemed to change. His eyes
would flash. He would become profanc
and would use expressions which he
never uttered in his quieter moments.
He asked me how was. ! replied that
] did not feel well, but that ! could
do anything he wanted done. Well
said he, 4 do want job done. Gen.
Chalmers is coming against us with his
army. He is almost upon us now, and
we must stampede him. want YOU to
Alb all fI,,, tot
ly move around back of the confeder-
ates. and within an hour from now
want you to charge into them with n
yell and knock h out of them. We
will hear your yell and will charge
them in front at the same time
"After n few words further we shook
hands, Col. Sheridan saying he thought
it might probably be for the last time
I called my men together. We were
about a hundred in all. We went around
through the woods and got behind the
confederates and then made n dash
right up the road which was filed with
them. We gave n yell as we charged
We had men i'm the woods at the sides
of the road, and the cheer went up from
us all as we galloped down on the sur
prised confederates.
1--WE went so fast that in passing be-
tween two confederates remember
had both my knees skinned. We lost
half our force within less than two
minutes, but the rush and surprise was
such that we stampeded the confeder-
ates and went almost through them. In
the meat time Sheridan had attacked in
front and was forcing them in the back.
We could see them coming. and or
dered my men TO turn and retreat. ms
! saw we were being swallowed up by
the men coming toward MS. The road
was filed and we had to 60 into the
woods TO get out Of the way. My horse
carried me against the limb of a tree.
which caught me in the ribs, twisting
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-17

and breaking my left leg. ! had no
use of that leg for the next ten years,
but now it is all right again. The blow
knocked me off my horse, and as |
stood there l received several thrusts
of the confederate soldiers going past
me. l was a fairly good swordsman,
however, and parted them. Then |
noted an old tree with some grapevines
about it. l threw myself down into
the vines and tainted. must have lain
there an hour, for when l came to there
was no one in sight. II was very quiet,
dragged myself slowly up and crawled
along to the road. | was staggering
down this when ! saw some cavalry
coming. l thought it might perhaps be
the confec erarns so I hid behind tree.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-17
ATE DURING THE FIGHT.
Admiral schIey and Capt. Cook Not
Worried Enough Ia Lose
a MenI.

1t seems that Admiral Schley and
Capt. Cook sat down to dinner while
the Brooklyn was chasing the unfor-
tunate but gallant Colon There's
American assurance for you, says the
Kansas City Star. At the close of a
tremendously important battle, which
settled a war and changed the map of
the world. the commanders on the
United States flagship, pursuing at top
speed the last of the enemy, whose
guns still belched defiance, sat down to
dinner, which, no doubt, was served in
style and with a strict regard for gas
Economical etiquette.
81 will have bit of the tomato
SOUP" remarked the admiral. "Ah.
that must have been five and one-half
inch shell, Ell, captain?"
Sounds like it-pass me the celery
replies Capt. Cook.
With the cheese and black coffee and
cigars the enemy is overhauled and
driven ashore, the Spanish sailors dot
ting the sea like drowning rats and the
aged Cervera tearing his beard in the
agony of disaster. Then, after quaiiing
n chartreuse, the American admiral APP
pears on deck and orders all boats low
cred and all efforts made to save the
lives of the saturated Spaniards.
There ought to be fairly good mate
rial in this incident for light opera.
There was nothing half so naive or
amusing in "Pinafore."
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-17

though we ought to pay their mem
cries this much respect. Can we go"
"'Do you know positively that so
many men in that brigade are dead p
eyes, sir
"'Whom does the information come
from?'
"'A man close to you, colonel, the
surgeon. heard him tell our captain,
and the captain told others.
"'I'll call the surgeon
"When the medicine man put in an
appearance he was nske d how he knew
ten men of Mans fields brigade were
dead from poison.
"'Why, don't know anything about
it, haven't heard a word from the
brigade
81 asked him II he didn't tell the cap
tain of my company that he had better
circulate the news that ten men in
Mansfeld's brigade died in one day
from eating secession pies.
"The surgeon looked at the delega-
ton, at the colonel, gave a general sur
vey and then laughed.
az obeyed orders, colonel said the
doctor, relative to pies, and guess
did say something about the losses in
our sister brigade
81 gave the delegation signal, and
we ten men brought left hand to the
front and began to devour the pie IL
had held concealed from the colopel..
THE game is up, colonel said the
surgeon.
az guess 1t is, Doctor said the
colonel
"As we filed right ard marched away
one of the boys called back: Yes. gen
tlemen, the game is up. We eat pie
from this on.'"-Chicago Tlmes-Hef-
aid.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-17
Hard to Explain.

The fire ordeal is an ancient and un-
Explained phenomenon. II is also
Biblical. Two physicians who recent
~ investigated a Fiji miracle of this
kind could offer no scientific explana-
ton. although one licked the foot of
n Fiji frewaller after the experiment.
to detect If possible whether herbs or
some non-conducting substance had
been used. In experiment seven
Eiiians. not entranced, walked
across and around an oven of
rcd hot stones 25 feet I'm diameter.
Thermometer swung above the stones
registered 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
The Fiiians' feet were not even slight
~ scorchcd, and there was no smell of
fire in their clothes.-Chicago Evening
New
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-17
CORNER DRUG STORES.
The Rapidly Multiplying saloons Are
CrOwdinE Them from Their
FaVOrite Place.

The corner drug store, with its fash
ing colored lights. is destined TO event
ually disappear. The drug store of the
not far distant future will he in the
center of blocks, especially in the
downtown and business districts.
Whether this will be due to the march
of progress is another story. The sa-
looms will occupy the corners as rule.
Ina broadway. New York. there are not
half = dozen drug stores ON prominent
corners from the Battery TO Central
park. The saloons and other businesses
outbid the druggists in the matter of
rents, The drug business has been
badly invaded by dealers in other lines,
who have added to their general stocks
patent medicines. fancy goods. toilet
articles, and the thousand and one
things no one thought of seeking out
side of Il drug store few years ago.
But the drug stores still hold on to the
profitless but accommodating trade IN
postage stamps.
Already in Chicago, says the Chron-
icle. the middle of the block" knows
several drug stores, and as leases cX-
pirc IN the coming years there will be
many removals to similar locations by
prominent downtown stores, all on ac
count of higher rentals offered by
other lines of business, most frequent
~ from liquor dealers. Already sa-
looms have been built around several
downtown corner pharmacies in a.
shape. and the owners are eagerly
awaiting the time when an opportunity
will come for them to outbid the drug
men for the corner space
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-17

lief and found only disappolnt-
ment in local treatment will find
it wise to waste no further time
on sprays, washes, inhaling mix
lures, etc., which are only tempo
rary and can not save them from
Consumption. Catarrh is a deep
seated blood disease. S. S. S. is
the only remedy which can reach
the very bottom of the disease
and cure it permanently.
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