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The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-08
Arrive at New York on the Ward Line
Steamship City Of Washington.
They Consisted Of Nine Women and
Children and Seven Male Pas
sengers-Purser Scott Of the
Washington Relates the Story
Of the Rescue and the Condition
Of the Olinda When Last
Sighted.

NEW YORK, Dec. captain B. F.
Knight of the Ward Line steamer City
of Washington, which arrived at TINS
port to-day from Mexico and Havana,
took off, ON the outward trip, nine wo-
men and children and seven male pas
sengers from the burning Munson
steamer Olinda, as partially reported
in the dispatches at the time.
Purser A. M. Scott. in speaking OF
the rescue, said to-day:
About 10 O'Clock one starlight night
we sighted the Olinda displaying sig
nails Of distress. The sea was compare
lively smooth. She was about ten miles
off our port bow, running due west at
top speed Sparks were flying from
her ventilators, which made brilliant
display. The Olinda's Captain reported
a bad fire in the forward hold, which
was beyond control, and he asked that
We take off the passengers.
THE lifeboats of the Washington
were ordered away, and both ships lay
to while the passengers, stewardess
and most of their personal baggage
were transferred to the Washington.
The Captain refused to leave his ship,
and as the last boatload left the
Olinda's side he rang full speed ahead.
and stood away for Cape Henry, fifty
miles to the westward, which I after
ward learned he reached safely.
The City of Washington proceeded
on her voyage south, and the last we
saw of the Olinda was a trail of sparks
in the northwest. The Olinda's pas
sengers said they did not know the
ship was on fire until after dinner Sun
day night, when the Captain told them
to get their personal belongings to-
gether and be ready to leave at a mo-
ment'S notice. They said the officers
and crew acted quietly and coolly.''
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s1x-DAy BICYCLE RACE.
Leaders Nearly Three Hundred
Miles Ahead Of Record.

+ NEW YORK, Dec THE leaders
in the six-day bicycle race at Madi-
son Square Garden at midnight last
night were 27S miles ahead of the rec
ord made when individual scores and
almost continuous riding were the RUE.
The fairest comparison which would
be made between the old style, riding
as individuals, and the new style, OF
two riders alternating, is that of the
Miller-W Waller combination results mad:
this week as contrasted with the re-
suits obtained by Miller a year ago.
The Miller Waller combination was 27S
miles ahead of Miller's record at mid
night
| McEachern has developed a severe
attack Of tonsilitis, and his physicians
are watching him carefully. Aside
from this. he is riding very strongly.
and his team is regarded as a danger
GUS one to the leaders.
Miller said last night that the pres
ent race would be his last He says
he has had enough, whether "old style
or new style" He said the same thing
last year.
Waller took more optimistic view
of the new method of riding. Miller
will like the new style better before he
gets through with the race" he said
Z like this new record. I've been rid
ing for fifteen years now, and l can SO
fifteen more at this game
Walthour's wife arrived at the gar
den last night from her home in At
lanta, Ga. From box she urged her
husband on to renewed efforts and he
rode better than ever after her arrival
The general impression is that there is
little doubt of his maintenance of his
lead for the first individual money.
AT 2 a. m. the Miller Waller corub-
nation was still in the lead, with an
advantage of two laps over the Maya
McEa chern pair.
At o'clock the score stood:
Waller Miller, 1901 miles; Maya
McEachern, 1900 miles 9 laps; Gimm-
Pierce, 1900 miles 8 laps; Fischer
Chevalier 1000 miles laps: Stevens
Turville, 900 miles 3 laps; Babcock-
Stinson 1000 miles 2 laps; Schineer-
Forster, 1896 miles laps.
Individuals: Walthour, 96S miles
laps; Aronson, S95 miles; Pastair, GOA
miles laps.
SHARK 7S9OS. in6
NEW YORK, Feb S-The Journal
and Advertiser" says: Tom Shalkey
will train James J. Corbett for his COM
ing fight with Champion Jeffrias. The
former sailor and the ex-champion met
last night and Sharkey offered to train
his former antagonist. Corbett prompt
ly accepted the Offer
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IN CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES.
Lively Debate Over Credits for
Ministry Of Public Worship.

PARIS, Dec. TN the Chamber of
Deputies to-day there was lively dis
cussion on the subject of the credits of
for the Ministry of Public Worship
The Socialists opposed tie various cred
it's.
M. Bernard. Nationalist, amid tumult,
moved the separation of church and
State.
The Premier, NJ. Waldeck- Rousseau.
opposed the motion, which was defeated
by 32S to 12S votes
M. Chauviere, Socialist, then proposed
to suppress the entire credits, which
We're rejected by 1913 noes to 1S9 yeas,
and M. Waldeck-Rousseau's motion to
establish the credits for the stipends
of the Bishops and clergy, which the
Budget Commission suppressed, was
then adopted by 322 to 1874 votes.
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FOREIGN TRADE OF CHINA.
A Chinese Minister Confident It
Will Soon be G35O.OOO.OOO.

LONDON, Dec. Sir Charles Lo-
Feng-Luh, the Chinese Minister, who
presided this evening at the monthly
dinner of the Article Club, where Rear
Admiral Lord Charles Beresford many
members of Parliament and the Ser
Wan, the CHILEAN and Uruguayan Min
listers were present. responded to the
toast, THE Development of British
Trade in China"
For the first time in six thousand
years." said the Chinese diplomatist,
commerce is represented in the Chi
nese Cabinet. l congratulate the ma
ton enjoying the largest share of Chi
nese trade upon the appointment of Ii
Hung Chang to this department, which
/ believe will lead to great and good re-
suits
Newspapers, steamships and other
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GENERAL WOOD.
Cuban Patriots Do Not Like idea Of
His Becoming Governor of Cuba.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Dec. THE
report of the promotion of General
Wood to the rank of Major General
and of his probable appointment as
Governor of the island, was bulletined
at the Cosmopolitan Club this after
noon. The Americans and foreigners
are greatly gratified. The Cuban patr1-
OTIS, however, express fear that this
new move may mean permanent occu
patton.
At a meeting of the Cuban Club held
after the news was received several
speakers complimented General Wood
highly, but criticised the Presidents
policy. A meeting of the Antonio
Maceo Club is being held tonight to
discuss the situation. This club rep
resents the colored party, the strongest
political party in the island. General
Quintin Bandera, leader of the party, is
President.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-08
Committed Five Murders.

NEW KIRK %. To, Dec. Z. - Clyde
Mattox, the slayer of five men, was
convicted here to-day of manslaughter
and sentenced to twelve years impris-
onment in the penitentiary. The crime
for which he was sentenced, his fifth
murder, was the killing of Lincoln
Sweeney, a rancher with a reputation
as a dangerous man, during barroom
fight at Ponca last spring. After the
killing Mattox escaped to the South :
west, and was afterward arrested in
Los Angeles. For a previous murder
Mattox was sentenced to hang, but
President Cleveland committed the SEN
tence to life Imprisonment, and Presi-
dent Mckinley at a later date pardoned
him.
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EXCITEMENT AT TAMPA
Cubans Make Incendiary Speeche,
Against Americans.

TAMPA (Fla-), Dec. 7.-Cubans here
are much excited over speeches which
were made in cigar factories to-day by
Cubans whose names will not be re-
vealed. The speakers We're bitter and
incendiary in their language regarding
the American occupation of Cuba. and
advocated the use of force and dyna-
mite to rid the island of all Americans
There are several thousand Cubans in
Tampa. and it is believed these orators
nave come from Cuba to excite the COL
ony, and to raise money later on to
carry out some plan of insurrection.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-08
National Republican League.

CHICAGO, Dec. THE convention
OF the National Republican League will
be held early in May, according to the
forecast made by Colonel Geroge Stone
OF san francisco, President of the
league, who stopped in Chicago tonight
on his way to Washington 1.-THE Ex-
ecutiye Committee of the National Re-
publican League will meet in Washing
ton December 18TH" said Mr. Stone,
and will determine the date and place
of the next convention"
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Cruiser PHILADELPHIA.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. THE
cruiser Philadelphia has come down
from Mare Island and Rear Admiral
Kautz has transferred his flag to her
from the Iowa. While at the navy
yard the Philadelphia was completely
overhauled and her old 6-inch guns
replaced with rapid fire guns of the
same caliber. The Iowa will be coaled
on Saturday, and Tuesday or Wednes-
day she and the Philadelphia will sail
for San Diego. There they will meet
the Marblehead, and the warships will
go to Magdalena Bay for gun practice.
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POTTSToWN Pa.), Dec. THE
powder works of James S. Miller, near
Sumneytown, were completely wreck
ed by an explosion to-day and three
men We're killed and several others in
jured. The dead are: William Baer,
superintendent of the works; Allen
Schneik and John Schwager. Frank
Schaeffer was probably fatally injured.
There were two explosions, the first oc-
curing in the glazing building The
other explosion followed within thirty
seconds, and the entire five buildings
which comprised the works were de-
molished.
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Arthur sewall at Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. Hon. Arthur
Sewall of Maine, candidate for Vice
President on the Democratic ticket in
the last election arrived here to-day.
He is making a tour of the Pacific
Coast, which may extend to Japan and
Manila. He had nothing to say re-
garding politics.
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A Woman Jumps Into the Bay.

OAKLAND, Dec. mrs. Anna
Gueder of 135 Dolores street, San Fran
cisco, jumped into the bay from the
Emeryville wharf this afternoon. She
was rescued and taken to the Receiving
Hospital, where she was charged with
insanity.
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Mrs. Kate S. Poland Dead.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. Mrs.
Kate S. Poland, Grand Recorder of the
Degree of Honor, A. o. u w. wife
of Frank S. Poland, Grand Recorder Of
the Grand Lodge of California of the
Ancient Order Of United Workmen. died
at her home in this city yesterday.
Overwork, which brought on nervous
prostration followed by a fever, was
the cause of her demise
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Charged with Embezzlement

GRAND RAPIDS (Mich.), Dec. T.
William NJ. Butts, until a month ago
Secretary of Worden's Grocery Com
pany, was arrested to-day, charged
with embezzling $50, 900 from the COM
pany. The arrest was on affidavits filed
by officers of the company.
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Los Angelo. Police Commission.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 7-Attorney
General TREY L. Ford has given his
sanction to a suit brought by the newly
elected Police Commission of Los An
geles to GUST the old commission. which
still insists on it's right to office. The
real fight is between the old commission
and the Los Angeles City Council 1t
began over disagreement with regard
to the boards powers, and resulted in
the appointment of new board by the
City Council The Commissioners de-
cline to give up office, and the suit to
be brought will determine their rights.
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Thought He Committed Suicide.

OAKLAND, Dec. IF. Candau, IL
quor dealer, was killed by the east
bound overland train at Shell Mound
Park tonight. Part of his left ear was
torn away, his left arm was broken in
several places, his backbone was
broken, five ribs were stove in and he
was hurt internally, but notwithstand-
ing all these terrible injuries, he lived
for nearly half an hour. Candau was
standing on the track at the time, and
it is thought that he committed sui
eide, as he paid no attention to the
signals of he engineer
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL.
May Hereafter be Confined to Uni
versity Campuses.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. IA spe-
cial dispatch to the Post from Stan
ford University says:
The Faculty Athletic Committees of
the two universities have adopted an
Intercollegiate agreement which will
make great change in the athletic
policy Of the future. The proposition
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Mules for British Government.

MEMPHIS (Tenn.), Dec. 7.-Pur-
chases of mules in America for the use
of the British Government seem likely
to upset the calculations of American
livestock men. 1t is said orders have
been received to purchase 10000 more
animals. Almost this many have al
ready been shipped from southern
points.
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Raisin Shipments.

FRESNO, Dec. THE Raisin-Grow-
ers' Association reports shipments to
date of 1880 carloads of raisins and
about 800 by outside packers, making a
total of nearly 900 out of the pack OF
2400 carloads. It may be necessary to
withhold for a time the residue of the
crop.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-08

NEW YORK, Dec. Joe Bernstein
of New York, who so easily defeated
Dave Wallace of England last week at
the Broadway Athletic Club, defeated
Tony Moran at the Hercules Athletic
Club in Brooklyn tonight. Moran put
up a good fight, although twice he
looked like a gutter" The bout lasted
the limit of twenty-five rounds.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-08
Plunged Three Stories to Death.

OAKLAND, Dec. Three stories
down to her death Mrs. Gertrude Fie1
plunged tonight. She threw herself
from window in the third story floor
from the house at 81 Eleventh street
at 1870 o'clock, and died in a few min
utes without recovering consciousness.
TIL cause of her suicide is mystery.
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Engineer Fatally Injured.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec Nv. H.
Stewart, an engineer employed at the
Risdon Iron Works, while inspecting
the machinery of the transport Grant
this evening, slipped and fell into the
hold, a distance of thirty five feet His
skull was fractured, and he is not ex-
pected to live.
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Long Overdue Vessels.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1.-THE long
overdue schooner Amethyst made port
to-day, after a passage of fifty days
from Tillamook. For forty-five days
she had a succession of southeast gales
to contend with, and was twenty-seven
days making eighty miles, On Novem-
Der 18th the Amethyst spoke the
schooner Antelope, now fifty-one days
from Coquil for Port Los Angeles. The
barkentine Leslie D., another overdue
vessel, twenty mine days from Port
Blakeley, was sighted off the Golden
Gate tonight.
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Forty-Eighth Infantry.

WASHINGTON, Dec. THE Quar-
termaster General received a telegram
to-day from Colonel Long, Quarter
master at San Francisco, saying that
the Forty-eighth Volunteer Infantry
(colored). which has been in quaran-
tine at Angel Island, CAL, for several
weeks on account of smallpox cases in
the ranks. will be released from quar-
antine on the 9th inst The disease has
been stamped out.
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Santa Barbara Pioneer Dead.

SANTA BARBARA, Dec. Nv. H.
Meyers, a pioneer resident and prop
perty owner of this city, died late this
afternoon. Mr.. Meyers at one time
owned many thousands of acres of land
in the vicinity of Santa Barbara
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Woman ,SuRragists.

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. IA national
conference Of woman suffragists met
here to-day, Miss Susan B. Anthony
presiding. Governor Mount delivered
an address OF welcome. Miss. Anthony
responded to the address and dwelt on
the long fight of women for the right
to vote.
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who worked as shoemaker more re-
Gently, was suffocated in a padded cell
of the city Receiving Hospital for the
insane tonight. He was taken there
by friend, who said he had been on a
protracted debauch. Soon after being
left alone he set fire to his bedding and
was dead when discovered
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Perhaps They Were.

Explorer-While exploring the ruins
of Nineveh we found some tablets OF
burnt clay covered with inscriptions
which the most learned antiquariaps
have been unable to deciDher.
De Witte- Perhaps they were doc
tors prescriptions.-New York Journal
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Corresponding.

Bridget (reading laboriously)-H
you seen this, Pat? It seq here that
whin a mon loses wan av his sinses, his
other sinses get more develyuped. FIR
instans. blind mon gets more sinse
av hearin, an touch, an
Pat-Shure, an it's quite thrue; Olive
noticed it meself. Whin mon has wan
leg shorter than the other begorra, the
other legs longer. isn't it now?-Chi-
cago Times Herald.
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Mrs. Phe1an Improved.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec There
was marked improvement tonight in.
the condition of Mrs. James Phelan, the
Mayors mother. The physicians are
greatly encouraged, but do not yet hold
out hopes of her recovery
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modern innovations have grown upon
China like the opium habit, Until now
the Chinese could not exist without
them. am. confident that the foreign
trade of China will soon reach 1885,
0OO, 600 annually
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RICHMOND s(Va.), Dec. 7.-To-night
the joint Democratic legislative caucus
nominated Thomas S. Martin to succeed
himself as United States Senator. The
vote stood: Martin 103, Governor Tyler
81.
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Bond Purchases.

WASHINGTON, Dec. THE bonds
purchased under the recent offer Of
Secretary Gage amount to $1S,9S1 $50.
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SuRocated in a Cell.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 7.-William
Thorn, formerly letter carrier, but
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-08

A wise woman doesn't find fault with
her cook in hot weather.-Emma Carle-
ton.
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Town or Country.

When You need rig for "a town or
country "trip cali us up on either phone.
We will flemish horses and vehicles to
precisely suit your purpose and at prices
SO reasonable that you will come again.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-04
DR.. Rinehart, dentist, Hennessy block
PERFORMED GOOD WORK,

George K. Aitken, whose resignation as
city electrician was rendered to the coun-
eli last night and refused, will not re-
main many days in the employ Of the
city. He has been offered a good posi-
ton by the street railway company and
will accept it in a few days, whether the
council agrees to it or not.
Athens record while a member of the
department is a splendid one, and he has
saved the taxpayers of the city many
hundreds of dollars by the care he be-
slowed upon the fire alarm system, which
he will leave in excellent shape for his
successor.
Mr.. Aitken was informed that he would
not be reappointed by the new mayor
n he was Immediately offered positions
by both the electric light company and
J. r.. Wharton. He will accept the lat
ter's offer and will be engaged during the
summer in constructing and keeping in
repair the Columbia Garden line.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-04
MONTANA HAS MANAGED TO ES-
CAPE THE TORRID WAVE.

Helena Herald: Section Director
Glass, who keeps tab on the weather in
Montana, desires the press of the state
to emphaticaly deny the reports that
there have been any heat prOstratiOns
in his bailiwick in the last few weeks.
Although two people were Frustrated in
Chicago last Saturday, Montana las
managed to escape the torrid wave that
| appears to have commenced it's early
work in the Mississippi river valley.
Seriously speaking, MIR. Glass does not
know how to begin to account for the un-
usually cold weather that is now pre-
vailing in this state. He avs that it is
beating all previous records for cold
spring weather. AS a result of the un-
usual weather vegetation in the state is
very backward: in fact there don APP
pear to be very much in evidence.
Flurries of now We're reported in numer-
Gus parts of the state yesterday. while a
regular old time o storm prevailed
at Great Falls. Benton and Chinook, a
telegram from the latter place report
ing a fall of a foot and a half during the
past "a hours.
The crop report of Section Director
Glass, issued yesterday for the previous
seven days, presents a very u~ninviting
lot of information respecting agricultural
and stock conditions. A of the
reports of the different voluntary obser-
vers at various Montana points shows
that in but few places have green leaves
appeared upon trees. Seeding has been
completed west of the range, but in the
eastern portion of the state the spring
work has not progressed beyond the
middle stage as yet. Grass is backward
in starting everywhere, and although the
hardy cattle have been turned out On the
ranges to pick their own living, stockmen
still nave to feed extensively to save
cattle that become lean n weak during
the winter. Heavy losses are reported
by sheepmen on account of the severity
of the weather during the lambing sea-
son.
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THE CRlTTENTON MEETINGS.

No event Of a like nature in Butte has
awakened as much religious interest as
the visit to this city of charles N. Critten-
ton, the merchant evangelist of New York
and Mrs. Moffatt, the sweet soloist. Their
meetings at the Auditorium have been
crowded with eager seekers after truth
and much good in a quiet way is being ac-
conrplished.
A special meeting will be held at the
Auditorium tonight at 1880 p. m., at
which Mrs. Moffatt will sing Nellie Con-
roy" and Nobody Cares" MIR. Crit
tenton will speak on the Florence Mis-
sion rescue work as carried Oh among the
| erring sisters Of New York, Chicago, Den
yer. San Francisco, Washington, D. c.
Atlanta and many other cities. Admis.
sion is free but children under twelve
years Of age will not be admitted.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-04

Judge Sulivan's docket was very light
this morning. w. c. Murray, for Great
ing a disturbance in a house in Dublin
gulch, where he figured as a guest, was
discharged with a lecture, as was also
Jerry Harrington. a boy arrested on the
streets after the ringing Of the curfew
bell.
job Boone pleaded guilty to having
created a disturbance in the Yokohama
restaurant, a South Main street cafe, and
was fined $40.
Edward Stanley, a drunk, was fined IS.
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if built, make a total of more than 10000
miles. If the estimate is correct, the
amount of railway building during 1899
will exceed that in any year since 1890.
In each Of the years 1894, 1896, 1896 and
1897 less than 1000 miles were construct
ed: Besides many other good effects Of
this addition to the railway mileage of
the country, it means the investment of
$150,OO 0 900 in the most valuable form for
the public interest, and the permanent
employment of about %, 900 men at good
wages. 1t means also the vast amount
of other building which the railroad nat
urally stimulates.