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The record-union., 1899-02-04
CONVICT LABOR.

In New York they have a system
under which convicts in the prisons of
that State labor in the manufacture of
articles used in the prisons and other
institutions of the State. Recently the
lower house of the Legislature sent out
a committee to investigate and report
bow far this system conflicts with free
labor and what is the effect of such con-
flict and competition In their report
the committee say:
We have asked the labor representa-
tives and manufacturers in each place
we visited whether they would cite a
single instance of a man losing job,
of wages being reduced, or a factory
being shut down, or the hours of labor
reduced, because of the competition of
prison work or of prison-made goods.
Not a single instance has been given,
but in al cases the reply has been that
no such cases had come to the know
ledge of the labor men or employers
questioned.
This leads the New York Tribune
to ask how far are other prisoners,
those not in the State Prisons merely,
but in the penitentiaries and lesser
prisons, required to earn their bread ?
1t processes not to know what the facts
are in their entirety. but calls attention
to the fact that in one Of these lesser
prisons many of the inmates were
driven insane by idleness. BY this it is
implied that the problem Of employ
ment of the State charges in confine-
ment, is by no means solved.
TIE report, an extract from which is
above given, suggests the thought to
the Tribune" that the discovery that
If free labor is not harmed by the work
done IN the upper prisons, ought to give
courage to legislators to provide that
all prisoners shall work, and by the
sweat of their brows be made to earn
at least part of the cost of the bread
taxpayers have to supply them with
Much the same question is up in
Pennsylvania this winter, and an earn
est effort is being made to solve 1t. In
that State there have been two shift
ings of the system in four years, and
the trouble still continues. The Pitts.
burg Dispatch insists that the only
The record-union., 1899-02-04

The enemies of the rock-crushing
plant at Folsom are again active and
are devising new schemes to put cities
and towns under the heel Of private
crushing plants, and thus set street INF
provement back decade or more. The
plan these men are working is directly
against the best interests of labor in
the central part Of the State It is a
plan to put advancement In municipal
tiles in chains to extortion. It means
If the thing succeeds. the stoppage OF
street improvement in Sacramento,
Stockton and all the valley cities and
towns to which the State road metal
is economically available. 1t means
the shutting down of much building,
since without street improvement fewer
new structures will be put up. 1t
means idleness for street workers,
teamsters, stonecutters and pavement
layers. The scheme should be fought
with vigor and in a spirit of resentment
against the attempt of private crush
ing plants to dominate prices in street
improving.
The record-union., 1899-02-04

The Record Union" yesterday was
justified under the news dispatches In
sharply criticising General Maxine Go
mez, the Cuban leader, and in charac-
terizing him as grasping and either a
conscionless schemer or man in his
dotage, because of his demand for $780,
100000 from the United States with
which to pay off his army. Desiring
to do the old fighting patriot perfect
Justice, it is with much satisfaction
that we learn that he has thought bet
ter Of his proposition, has withdrawn
1t, accepted the proffer Of a reasonable
sum, and has in writing pledged him
self to President Mckinley to go to Ha-
yana and unite with General Brooke
In the rapid restoration of peaceful con-
dttions. and the re-establishment of
order, law and prosperity.
The record-union., 1899-02-04
THE POLL TAX.

The poll tax, the tax upon the per-
and maintenance Of social order,
yielded to the school fund of the State
in the forty-eighth fiscal year, accord
ing to the Controllers report just from
press, the sum of 1858, 1876. and for the
forty-ninth fiscal year, ending June
Both last, the sum of 1854, 291, or in the
two years $722, 426. It is now proposed
to abandon this collection and let the
non-property owner, the Chinese and
other taxable residents who may not
grace the assessment roll, enjoy the
protection and blessings of orderly
government without contributing even
a mite to the common fund.
That will mean then that the school
fund will be short each two years some
thing near three-quarters Of million
of dollars OF course, that loss must
be supplied, and the only way to do it
is to charge it up to the substantial
taxpayers. The tax rate will thus be
Increased and taxation become still
more orerous clear down the line. How
do people who are provident and
savassomething for rainy day like the
idea?
All this pother about head tax being
an abomination and repulsive to free
dem and the spirit of liberty is sheer
nonsense. Why is uniform head tax
more Objectionable than any other?
why is support Of government, and es-
pecially the school system, any more
burdensome when part Of the revenue
is derived from a uniform head tax
than from-any other source? Why is 1t
offensive at all, unless we look at the
question from the standpoint of anarchy
nc government, unrestrained individ-
uai1ism and "go as you please" for every
man?
Unable to Immediately blot out the
poll tax a roundabout method has now
been put afoot, in a bill that will re-
peal requirement for the listing Of those
liable to the tax, and to do military
duty. But why should this be done?
Why, should not the State know who Is
liable to personal tax and how many
of its citizens are able bodied and to
be- relied upon in case it is necessary to
defend against domestic turmoil, sup
port the executive arm and the courts
by the power of the militia, or to repel
invasion?
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NO WOMAN is EXEMPT.

Regularity a matter of Importance
in every woman's life. Much pain is,
however, endured in the belief that it
is necessary and not alarming, when
in truth it is all wrong and indicates
arrangement that may cause serious
trouble.
Excessive monthly pain itself will
unsettle the nerves and make women
old before their time.
The foundation of woman's health is
a perfectly normal and regular per-
Torrance of natures function. The
statement we print from Miss GER
TRUDE SKIES, of Eldred, Pa. is echoed
in every city, town and hamlet in this
country. Read what she says:
"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM:-I feel like a
new person since following your ad-
vice, and think it is my duty to let the
public know the good your remedies
have done me. My troubles were pain
full menstruation and leucorrhea. 1
was nervous and had spells OF being
confused. Before using your remedies
1 never had any faith in patent medi-
cines. now wish to say that I never
had anything do me SO much good Tor
painful menstruation as Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound; also would
saw that your Sanative Wash has cured
me Of leucorrhea. 1 hope these lew
words may help suffering women.
The present Mrs. Pinkham's expert
ence in treating female ills is unparei-
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sensible, logical and just way out is to
provide specific employment for all
prisoners, and to select such as will be
least injurious to free labor
That, by the way, is evidently the
thought of California, if we are to in
terpret broadly the conflicting consti-
tutional expression upon the subject
The Dispatch" however, has one en-
ployment specially in view to which it
invites the attention of Legislators,
namely, road making" The need of
good roads being conceded, the neces-
sity to have them as cheaply con-
structed as is possible and consistent
with serviceability, makes it, in the eyes
of the Dispatch particularly APP
propriate work for convicts, because
the deprivation of free labor is least,
and the advantage and benefit is most
in that line of labor by convicts.
In Tennessee, says the Nashville
American bill is to come before the
Legislature providing that convicts
shall be worked upon the public roads.
But the American" hopes the scheme
will be defeated, and offers much the
same reasons which the Record
Union" has often presented, namely,
that the cost will be greater than if free
labor is employed, because of the heavy
expense of transportation, for extra
guards and guard houses, movement of
camps, maintenance of camp kitchens,
etc. Besides which the American" ad-
vances the sensible objection that con-
Wet made roads are seldom we'll made
highways. The work is sighted, there
is no heart in it. The convicts care
nothing about accomplishing good
job.
But The American says that Ten
neSsee convicts are now employed at
the prisons, and there are not dozen
workers in that State who can truth
fully say that they feel the competition.
All this should go far with the COM
mittee to which the bill to- place limita-
lAOf4a dPOA lAAC NNdlC AOSh ~ oSAAOi at Lie
Folsom Prison has been referred. That
machine gives employment to convicts
at the prison. It is of a, character that
least affects free labor, but most adj
vantages it and the general public. 1t
is not skilled labor. The convict cannot
do a bad job in quarrying trap rock
to be fed into the crusher. Heart or no
heart, the blue trap comes out just the
same.
This making Of material gives en-
ployment to free men in building roads
and streets, who otherwise would not
have such work. In this city, though
our financial condition last year and
the year before crippled us-wes are now
clear of all that, and free to avail of
benefits-we built some eight miles of
nlacadam streets. and Stockton con-
structed more than twice that mileage,
all Of it out of the material coming
from the Folsom crusher, while in
neither county, Sacramento or San Joa-
Quin, was there county road building of
any extent of the macadam order.
The truth is there is nothing to which
the State can put the convicts at work
so economically, with such small injury
to any one, or with so much profit and
benefit to the whole people, as in pre-
pairing road metal at cost with 10 per-
centum added for the State, to aid in
support of the convict. That is the
present law and it should be left un-
touched.
The record-union., 1899-02-04
Hodges Pleads Guilty.

Eugene Hodges was arraigned yes
terday in the Superior Court for grand
larceny in robbing Frank Galligan of
$25, Judge Hughes presiding, on ac-
count of the illness of both Judge Hart
and Judge Johnson. He pleaded guilty
and sentence was continued till Mon
day, in order that the court might ex-
anime into the case and ascertain if the
defendant belongs to the criminal class.
The record-union., 1899-02-04

II have used Rpans Tabues they have done lots of
good least my wife says they have William Donaldson
blacksmith "After hard days work would much
guess continued he land suffer like everything My wife brother
Rpans Tbues had helped him and he thought they
would help believe they have cured but still take them
regular would have them pains again for anything. My
partner much better that ready well
anyhow would have got well without them. believe
there lots of people that ready get well just like
They will well when they take the medicine did, and
worked hard all life first farm and then
blacksmith shop have been troubled with dyspepsia
was IS years DID, feel like sixteen thnk
Ripans Tahues great medicine"
The record-union., 1899-02-04
Judge johnson Seriously Ill.

The condition of Judge Johnson, who
is confined to his house by grip, was
considered more serious yesterday and
Judge Hughes presided in his depart
ment.
The record-union., 1899-02-04

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAT
rake Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All drug.
FISTS refund he money If it fails to Sc The
Genuine has L. B. @. on each tablet
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SUPERIOR COURT.

| Department One-Hughes, Judge)
Friday. Feb. I'd.
Estate OF Charles Patterson, deceased
Letters Of administration to Anna
Gentry; bond. $500
Estate of Judson Pearson, deceased
Letters of administration to s. 3.
Smith. on official bond.
Estate of Henry sEhrhardt, deceased
Sale OF personal property confirmed;
permission to amend petition for dis
trfbution by consent; account settled
and approved.
Estate Of Henry Ehrhardt, deceased
ALI cash legacies ordered paid; Ques-
ton of rents and profits taken under
advisement.
Estate of Rachel Klenk, deceased
Account settled and approved; attor-
ney's fee 500; special administrator al :
lowed $50
Croker Woolworth Bank vs. Melissa
Carle-Demurrer sustained; ten days to
amend.
w A. Fountain vs. Martha Opley-
Demurrer overruled; ten days to an
swer.
Estate of s. S. Nixon, deceased-Ac-
count settled and allowed; distribution
ordered; attorneys fee $50.
L. Elkus VS.. B. H. Abrahamson-Set
for trial March I'D
| Catherine Neidlein VS.. Fred W. Neid-
lein-Motion to strike out denied by
consent; five days to answer.
Estate of Catherine Brown, deceased
Sale of real estate confirmed.
Estate of Henry Ehrhardt, deceased
Distribution ordered; attorney for
Stephen Ehrhardt allowed S25
Grace Hawkins VS. E. C. Hawkins
Decree of divorce granted.
| All other cases continued
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La grippe averted by drinking Glen
brook''-$3 a gallon. Theo Blauth. 4O7
K street. Tel. 297.
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Department Two-Hughes, presiding.)
Friday, Feb Sd.
Estate of Benjamin F. Keys, deceased
Letters Of administration granted to
Jennie Keys; bond $4,000. Appraisers
Thomas L. Acock, R. H. Hawley and
Charles Phillips.
Estate of Cecilia Baldwin, deceased
Order confirming sale of real estate.
Estate Of William Scholefield, de-
ceased-Order confirming sale of per-
sonal property.
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Weather Forecast.

Northern California: Fair Saturday;
continued cold, with killing frosts; light
northerly wind
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THE SADDLE ROCK {
RESTAURANT AND OYSTER HOUSE

FIRsT-CLAss HOUSE IN EVERY RE-
spect. Ladies' dining-room separate.
Open day and night BUCHANAN e CAR
RAGHER, Projectors. No. 1919 Second
street. between J. and x. Sacramento.
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Private rooms TOR fsmilies: omen d.v
and night. Orders served outside 0vs-
ters in every style. 4ATT and IOf{N
RADONlCH. Propxiet,ra
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Ellington pianos. Wiley B. Allen Co.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,

Placer Leader: We give to our rep
resentative,I Marion De Vries and the
California delegation in Congress, cred
1t for having secured practically all we
could ask for improvement of the Sac
ramento River at this time.
The record-union., 1899-02-04

Fresno Republican,: The rapidly in
creasing dependence of the civilized
world on the tropics is Illustrated by
the growing use of rubber in every
branch of industry. The demand for
rubber has increased enormously, while
the natives of the rubber growing re-
gions will not, of their own motion,
respond to the demand by increasing
the supply. The German Government
has sent a commission of experts to
German West Africa to make a scien-
tific study of the growth and cultiva-
ton of the rubber tree. The result will
probably be an increase in the supply
and a decrease in the wasteful meth
DDS of gathering rubber, while "let
alone policy would be more likely to
result in permanent destruction of the
rubber forests. The time has passed
when we can afford to let the tropics
alone. Probably this is the only rea-
son we have ceased to do so.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-11-14
A GROWING sTATE.-NEw TOWNS IN
IOWA.

Upon the recent extension of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and ST. Paul Rail
way in WESTERN Iowa, it's Land De-
partment has located several new
towns as follows:
NoRTHAM.-In Buena Vista county
8 miles south of Storm Lake.
NEMAHA.-In Sac County Il miles
northwest of Sac City.
LYTTON.-In Sac County Z miles
east of Sac City.
LAv1NIA.-In Calhoun County
miles west of Rockwell City.
VARINA.-In PocahontaS County I
miles north of Fonda.
These towns are located in the finest
corn belt and healthiest stock-raising
district in Iowa, each surrounded by
rich and we'll settled territory.
LII you want business and money now
is your opportunity to obtain both by
procuring choice lots in these future
cities.
The Railway Co. has about 10oother
town sites in various states traversed
by this great line and will gladly furn-
ish you informa tion concerning same
If you will write to III. G.. HAUGAN,
Land Commissioner, or c. A. PADLEY,
General Land Agent, g. M. & ST. P.
R'y Co., Milwaukee, Wis. 17t3
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-11-14
A MYSTERIOUS EXPLOSION
Wrecks a Bank and Store at Ur-
bana, Ia, and Kills Clar-
ence Burrell.
MAY Be THE WORK OF INCENDlARIEs,
Disaster occurs Upon the Opening of
the Bank in the Morning-Young
Man Is Decapitated by Force of
Explosion-Fire Follows and De-
strOys Both Buildings.

Urbana, a., Nov. 13.-Clarence Bur-
rell, son of Banker j. G. Burrell, was
instantly killed by an explosion OF
dynamite which wrecked the bank
building and partially destroyed the
Monitor general store.
Clarence Burrell had just opened the
doors of his fathers private bank for
the days business when there was a
smothered explosion in the Monitor
store, next door. He rushed into the
building, needless of danger. When
Burrell reached the rear of the build
ing a second explosion of great force
rang out. Pieces of wreckage hurled
through the air by the second shock
struck Burrell in the neck, decapitating
him. Another missile penetrated his
heart. Fire following the explosions
destroyed both b ildings, entailing a
heavy loss. The bank vault and the
store safe, however, were not damaged.
There is no known cause for the ex-
plosion, but the thorities are work
ing on the theory that it was done by
incendiaries
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-11-14
BOLD ROBBERS.
Blow Open Safe in Railroad Ticket
Office and Then Hold Up
Disorderly House.

Titusville, Pa, Nov. 10. = Three
masked robbers blew open the safe at
the D. A. v. & P. railway ticket Office
late Friday night, but secured only
about $40. The bandits then went to
a disorderly house on East Spring
street, and on entering, presented re-
volvers and proceeded to relieve The
proprietress and inmates of what VAL
uables they had, reported as amounting
to $1,000 worth of jewels and $500 in
cash.
Chief of Police McGrath, meanwhile,
had discovered their whereabouts, and
in company with Officer Sheehy at
tempted their arrest. A pitched battle
ensued in which about 20 shots were
fired, three of which struck Chief Nc
Grath, one in the abdomen and two in
the left shoulder Officer sheehy was
shot in the mouth, the ball passing
through the side of the neck and in
fiicting dangerous wound.
In the confusion the robbers escaped
from the house Later the dead body OF
one of the robbers was found near the
radiator works, about two blocks from
the scene of the combat, with bullet
through his breast. There is a rumor
that another of the gang is lying badly
wounded at East Titusyille,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-11-14
Died..
THuRBER-In Marshalltown, Iowa

THURBER-In Marshalltown, Iowa,
November 10, 1899, Mrs. Adelina II.
Thurber, in the S0th year of her age.
Mrs. Thurber was among the very
first settlers of this county locating
with her husband, G. S. Thurber, on
farm overlooking the Iowa river and
contiguous to the old village of
Foreston, the present home of Hon.
W. w. Williams, and the adjacent
mill property. Mrs. Thurber was
making her home with her daughter,
Mrs. Lucy Mason and with her
husband S. G. Mason. The remains
were brought to Cresco arriving Satur-
day night the funeral being from the
Congregational church, Sunday fore
noon. Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. Mason
accompanied the remains which were
taken to the home of G. |. White and
and G. f. Webster. Mrs. Thurber was
an estimable woman, intelligent,
dignitied, courteous and neighborly.
Locating in Harvard county in 1854,
she experienced the privations and
trials of pioneer life, her daughter,
Mrs. Mason, being the first child born
in the county. OF a numerous family
of children there are but three living;
Mrs. Lucy Mason, of Marshalltown,
Ia, John Thurber, of Jacksonville,
Florida. and Abner Thurher. of
San Jose, California.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-11-14
THE OFFICIAL COUNT.
Proceeding in Counties of Kentucky
Returns Thus Far Received
Do Not Change Results.

Louisville, KY, Nov. 13.-The official
count was resumed Saturday in about
half the counties of the state. In about
65 of the 119 counties it was completed
Friday night and official returns were
made. These, in net results, show a
gain for Taylor. According to advices
to the Commercial (rep.) he has plu-
rality of 2,6S1. Chairman Long says
the plurality will be over 1900. In dem
ocratic circles, however, there is no dis
position to concede the republican
claims. Mr.. Goebel says his plurality
will be about 5000 and advices from
the headquarters at Frankfort are to
the effect that reports received there
from the count now progressing bear
out this claim.
no claim of plurality for Goebel. 1t
says:
THE official count, as will be seen from
the returns published. makes many
changes in the figures heretofore reported,
and makes the result SO close that the is
sue may be determined one way or the
other by the settlement of the various
questions of irregularity raised In the
count
THE count in some of the larger coun-
ties of the state has been completed, and
in no cases have the boards yet passed on
contests.
Returns from the official count re-
ceived up to one p. M, do not indicate
any marked change from the counts
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-11-14
David Garrick.

"David Garrick," the most charm
ing of the fine old English Comedies
that are ranked as genius of the
drama, will be presented at the opera
house in this city on their coming of
Nov. 18th, by the William Owen Co.,
one of the most talented and evenly
balanced theatrical companies that
tour the West. AS ''David Garrick. /"
Mr.. Owen is at his best, sustaining
the role through the varied scenes of
Romance and comedy with an ability
that stamps him as a bright particular
dramatic star. Mr.. Owen enactS many
roles in his repertoire of plays, but in
none is he afforded a greater oppor-
tunity for the display of his wonder
full versatility than is offered by the
leading character in this clever
comedy. The supporting Company is
strong and rare dramatic treat and
many a hearty laugh is insured
patrons of this play. Prices, %, 80, so
and Is cents.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-11-14
Appears before Commission.

Washington, Nov. 13.-Mr. George
Rice, of Marietta, o., who describes
himself as ''a moderate producer of oil"
was before the industrial commission
Saturday. Mr.. Rice had prepared in adj
vance statement setting forth his
views which he had copyrighted. This
copyrighted pamphlet the commission
refused to receive as such, but Mr.. Rice
was allowed to proceed under the rules
of the commission, using the pamphlet
as the basis of his statement.