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The record-union., 1899-06-19
RENO VS.. SACRAMENTO.
Relay Wheel Race-Proposed Elec-
trio Light Event.

After weeks Of negotiation and solicit
tation the Reno and Sacramento bicycle
clubs have reached an agreement for a
second track relay race. The Capital
City Wheelmen have consented to send
a team of ten men and one extra, under
four club officials, to Reno to contest
at that city on the afternoon of the
Fourth of July.
The C. c. w. had arranged an event
with the San Francisc Olympics here
for the Fourth, but being deprived Of
the track by another entertainment
event, is unable, of course, to pull off
the Olympic race, though it has been
ION the tapis'' for year.
The club greatly feels the need of a
track here and it is among the posi-
bilities that after a while it may Sc
cure a third of a mile course, to be
under it's own control.
Training for the Reno event has be-
gum The c. C. w. are by no means
certain that it can put up as strong, a
team as it would wish, but it believes
it will send one over that will try the
mettle of the Renos.
1t is we'll understood that whatever
may be the outcome at Reno, the club
of the latter city, conceded to be very
strong combination, will give the C. c..
W.'s return meet in this city soon
There is possibility that there may
be the novelty of meet by electric
lights. 1t is believed that 100 arc lights
and powerful search light will make
the Agricultural Park track some sum-
mer night great attraction with re-
Law race
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Chinese Mission Exercises.

The California Chinese Mission
auxiliary to the American Missionary
Association held anniversary exercises
at the First Congregational Church last
evening. when the following program
was rendered:
Organ prelude, invocation, music by
the choir; scripture reading, prayer and
hymns by the congregation; roll-call,
with scripture responses and song in
Chinese, I've Found Friend; recita-
tion, 23d Psalm; song, "At the Cross, y
Mamie and Lily Fong; address, The
Bible for China Fong Sing; recitation
Unfinished Work." HON Wah: solo,
I'VE Shall Rest Fong Sing; address
Rev. w. c.. Pond, D. D.; offertory
choir; hymn, congregation; benediction.
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FIGHTING RUM.
Miss Schontz Talks Eloquently for
Temperance.

~~--D~'
Miss Eva Schontz. President of the
Young Peoples Temperance Society,
Chicago. spoke at the Calvary Baptist
Church last night Her theme was the
temperance cause in general, with spc-
cial reference to the duty and respon-
Sibility of ministers and church people.
She was introduced by Rev. S. u.
Adams, pastor of the church, who spoke
hopefully of the work, saying it was
much needed
Now what do you think of that
for an i11troduction?" began the lee
turer. Il think it's inspired, and when
the ministers all over the country unite
in the same earnest spirit the saloons
will have to be closed or Wen be great
ly mistaken in our mission
The speaker then recited few strong
scenes from Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
purpose novel, "A Singular Life" show
ing the great temperance work that
was accomplished by the ministerial
hero. She portrayed the sinking Of the
Clara M. by reason of the drunkenness
of her crew, the loss of the Dare Devil
and the great work of the hero of the
story, who, however, was finally muir
dered
And the story is true to life," said
the speaker, for a minister was
martyred for his temperance sermons
on my own Iowa soil; and at Danville,
Va, Rev. Moffitt was murdered for
making a fight that beat the liquor
traffic. Afterward, however, temper
ance workers We're received there with
warmth and encouragement for the
soul of the dead hero goes marching
on"
Miss Schontz predicted revolution
in sentiment that would finally over
throw the saloons, for she said the
spirit of truth would live and great
men would rise to lead the cause of the
just.
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AMUSEMENTS.

The box office of the Clunie OPERA
house opens this morning for reserva-
ton of seats for The Turtle to be
played Wednesday evening. The fol-
lowing letter from Manager Ficks
speaks for itself:
Eds. Record Union: In the dramat-
ic department of your valuable journal
of the 18th inst, in speaking Of The
Turtle" you say: Whether it is to be
given here in its unabridged or it's
emasculated form we have not been
informed" In reply to your query,
permit me to say that .eThe Turtle
will crawl into the Clunie Opera house
on the night of June 21st, proudly car
rying his head erect, on four feet, un-
shorn of single plume. There will be
no emasculation or abridgement of this
wonderfully beautiful, artistic French
production. The play will be produced
in this city just as given in New York
City for 1O0 conse cutive nights, cultured
Boston four weeks, Philadelphia and
Chicago nine weeks, before society au-
diences ranging from 2,000 to 1900
nightly. The play known as THE
Turtle is one of the most artistic
L I
In the hands of a company of artists
who have but few equals on the dra-
matte stage. There is more poison in
the yellow San Francisco journals
which roasted the play than can be
found in thousand productions of
The Turtle" The play is French; it
Is art of the highest quality, and the
ater- goers who would enjoy an even
ing with De Lussan or Olga Nethersoll
in Carmen The Second Mrs Tan
quarry" the opera of eBoccaccio. . "Ca-
mille.' school for Scandal" ETC.. will
go to see s.The Turtle" not for what
the Imagination might suggest and
paint, but for the same reason a person
would visit an art gallery of the Old
World. Truly yours.
GEORGE w. FICKS,
Manager the Clunie.
The facts concerning the runs" of
the play in Eastern cities are as Mr.
Fdcks states. The play is an adapta-
tion from the French of Leon Cam
bellot by Joseph w. Herbert. Manager
zeigfeld, who has the control of the
company, has this to say of the piece:
Mr.. Herbert has been remarkably
successful In his efforts, preserving
the atmosphere Of the authors work
and at the same time eliminating what
ever might be objectionable in the orig
inal manuscript. The Turtle is full
of spice and abounds in laughable sit
uations and complications, but it is
never naughty The story tells of the
double matrimonial ventures of one
Champalier. who is nicknamed by his
first wife, Leonie. as The Turtle, his
explanation of it being that she used
to call him the turtle dove, and finally
dropped the dove part OF 1t. The frs.
act finds Champalier just divorced
from Leonie, who has schemed to this
end because she is erarnored to poster
painter named Adolphe.. When the lat
ter appears upon the scene she learns
to her. horror that he has transferred
his affections TO- one ,Jnliette, the
daughter OF an innkeeper. She has also
learned that Adolphe to deceive JUL
cites parents, has represented her to
them ~ his Stster The complications
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PERSONAL MENTION.

Governor Gage left the city last even
ing for Los Angeles.
Mrs. Hazel Hamilton of Oakland is
visiting Miss Gertie Littlefeld.
Mrs Frances Moelier, the music
teacher, has gone to Pacific Grove.
Mrs. J. F. Hill has been down from
her Loomis home on a visit to her sons
in this city.
DR.. Metcalf has gone to San Fran
cisco to attend a session of the State
Dental Association.
s. A. wentworth and Mr.. Walters
train dispatchers on the Oakland ard
Coast Divisions, respectively, were in
this city yesterday.
j. H. Burnham CT Folsom has gone to
the McCloud River to angle for the
speckled beauties. He was Joined Or
the way up by his old friend, DR..
Rooney of Auburn.
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WAS CURTIS IN THIS ClTY?'
THE FUGITIvEs TRAIL FROM
FOLSOM THIS WAY.
Suspicion That He Accompanied
Henry Here-Two Men Seen
at Perkins.

After relating the details of the
shooting Of Bert Hicks at Folsom a
week ago and the flight of Marvin Cur
tis and William Henry, the Telegraph
of Saturday says:
Constable Dennelly picked up the
bicycle trail again at the box factory
and it was easily followed to Natoma.
A workingman walking up the road
told about meeting two bicyclists at
Perkins, saying that an officer had shot
at one of them three times.
Deputy Hunters says that he saw
only one bicyclist, whom he shot at
when the fellow refused to stop. That
happened about 3:15 in the morning.
The delay Of the fleeing man, or men.
is explained by the fact that they be-
came lost for time back of the
slaughter house.
The man Hinters shot at proved to
be Williams Henry OF Orangevale. He
continued ON into the city, crossed the
Twelfth-street bridge, and met friend
in Fair Oaks on the road to the city.
After hearing Of the trouble the friend
advised him to return to the city and
give himself up, as he had committed
no crime and there was nothing to fee
from.
Henry got into the wagon with his
friend, returned to the city and gave
himself up, arriving at the Sheriff
Office about 10 O'clock.
Henry told the Sheriff that he was
in the house when the shooting took
place. Witnesses say that he stood
alongside of Curtis and appeared to be
encouraging him on. Henry also told
others that he crossed the Yolo bridge
He also told the officers that he left
Curtis at Willow Creek sitting on the
railroad track.
Ralph Currier and Charles Joeoger
drove down to Sacramento early next
morning and two tracks could be plain
ly followed nearly into the city. Be
sides, it is not reasonable to presume
that a desperate like Curtis has proven
10 be would sit down when he knew
that officers were after him.
Curtis is one of the Tennessee SOL
diers which body of men proved to be
iufiian5 almost to man.
Letters found in Curtis effects by
our local officers show that he IS wanted
son, Tennessee. In one letter a sister
DCSS IliIll " icdtc The GUILTY. t)tlOit
the officers apprehend him. Tie has all
aunt living in San Francisco To avoio
detection, he had a woman draw his
pay from the army, amounting to $3.50,
which amount was left in her hands for
safe keeping. She is a Mrs Cromwell
and resides at the Berkshire Hotel, San
Francisco. The wheel Curtis rode is a
Dewey, so model. The revolver he had
was a pearl-haadled Smith & Wesson
81 caliber.
Curtis recently remarked that he
would just as soon kill d negro as to
look at him, and his actlen shows that
he meant just what he said. It was
darkness that save Ber. Hicks life.
Bert Hicks is a quiet, peaceable boy,
and would knowingly injure no one.
He is not slow in resenting an insult,
however.
William Henry is out on $1,000
bonds and has resumed his work at
Orangevale.
Desperate Curtis is still at large and
there is no trace of the direction he
took. The next day Lou Biggs saw
bicyclist on his place resting under. the
shade of a tree, but he wcs not close
enough to him to identify his features"
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His Double Demise.

''Wull, wull!'' CALCULATED McLubberty,
in the midst of his peruEal of news
paper which he had carelessay picked
up. "Bedad, poor Duffy is dead agin!
An ut sanes to hov happened in dhe
same way as ut did prayvously-he has
been blown up by prematopr blast. o.
shud hov fought thot vance wud hoy
been enough satisfy him, but thin he
always was wan av thin fellers thot
niver know dheir own moinds."
"Fhwot are yez tarkin' about?" asked
Mrs McLubberty, in some surprise.
duffy dead again? Is ut crazy ye
are?''
mo; oi do be r'adin' ut roight here in
dhe papy, an"
Lave me look at thot dockymint! /!
Whoy, yez blunder- head, dhis is a two
year-old papy thot OF laid out to spread
on dhe shift
.Is thot so? Wull, ut relaves me
moind Oi was sorry fink av such
bad luck happenin' to poor Duffy. -
Harper's Bazaar.
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AT THE RAILROAD SHOPS.
The New Saw and Planning Mill
Much Work Under Way.

The New Saw and Planning Mil
Much Work Under Way.
The present season has been and will
BE until its close a busy one for the
mechanics In the railroad shops. Much
building has already been done and
much more will be done In the near
future
Forty oil tank cars which were or
dered some time ago are now under
going the finishing touches, and an or
der for three hundred fiat cars, thirty
six feet long, was only recently sent
in and win be pushed to completion as
rapidly as possible.
Three grand dining-room cars from
an Eastern shop have just been received
here and will be placed on one of the
company's lines, and a number Of fine
vestibule coaches and tourist cars are
also ready for the track, they, too. hav-
ing been made in the East. Several
standard first-class sleeping coaches are
also being received. and viii be placed
where they are most needed.
Tile saw mill and cabinet shop at the
railroad shops are nearly finished and
will, it is expected, be running full blast
by the last of this month The old
! buildings, 1t VIII be remembered, were
| destroyed by fire on the 9th Of Novem-
Der last
One of the machines being placed in
the saw mill is worthy of special notice.
It is a planer, and one of the largest
IN use. 1t planes all four sides of the
timber at one and the same time, and
| its capacity will be enormous. 1t will
easily handle the largest piece of raw
material used in railroad and car con-
struction. With the completion Of the
saw mill and cabinet shop the railroad
shops will again be intact
The new buildings are much more
substantial than those destroyed by fire,
and all Of the machinery is new and of
the latest improved pattern.
The record-union., 1899-06-19
BRIMsToNE TREsTLE.
Destroyed by Fire in Southern Ore
gon Saturday Might.

Birthstone trestle forty miles north of
Grants Pass on the Oregon line, was
destroyed by fire late on Saturday
night, and as a result all trains from
the north will be from twelve to fifteen
hours late. The Oregon express, due
here at 3:55 this morning, will not ar
rive until about 6 o'clock this evening,
its passengers having been transferred
to train on this side of the. gap.
Birthstone trestle was about 100 feet
long, and must be rebuilt before traffic
can be resumed.
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fhimsen SO. A. o. Franke 81, P. A
Nelson 19,

The Sacramento Helvetia Rifle Club
held it's regular monthly bulPs-eye
shoot for cash prizes yesterday. The
first prize was won by w. Lampert,
second by F. Zberg, third by E.
Schmidt, fourth by A. Griesel, fifth by
A. Ackerman, sixth by A. Buergi, sew
enth by A. FRANKIE. eighth by A.
Haynke, ninth by F. Dettling, tenth by
G. Zuest, eleventh by F. Ruhstaller.
The record-union., 1899-06-19
Weekly
Union

Is a l2-page family and business
newspaper issued every Friday
morning. Thus, for the very small
sum Of s. its subscribers receive no
less than ga pages Of choice read
ing and news matter in a year.
This reduction has been made
that we may afford the people in
these times of stringcncy the fullest
onnortunity to have the Weekly
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Match at 10 blueroeks:
Match at % bluerocks:
Rife and Target.

The following scores were made at
the military shooting ranges:
Troop B (pistols at fifty yards)-
Sergeant Boden 45, Sergeant Hunt 80,
Sergeant Bauquier 90, Sergeant Lee
70, Sergeant H. w. Lee %, Corporal
Kelly AZ, Corporal Jennings 20, Bugler
Evans %. Privates Ross 3S, stinson 36.
March SO, Clegg %, Sullivan 26, Neil
son %, Hunt %, Huber 21, Moynhan
20. Owens 90 Bush %, Miner 20, Bas-
tian 19, Landgraff IS. Lee 36, Wise
man 35, Lindenfeld 80. Fisch 81, Ever
ett %, Myers Is. Calvert IS, Azevado
16, Veley IA, Conterno 13.
Pool shooting = Sergeant Boden Al,
Privates Ross 36, Nelson %, Sergeant
Hunt 43, Private Wiseman 35.
Company E, SEQ yards-Sergeant
Measure 80, Sergeant King 80, Corporal
Perkins 43, Corporal Myers II, Pri-
Yates Reid %. Lothammer 90, Cutting
40, c. Gardner 40, Tfowerton IL, F.
Gardner 33, Bishop 81, vannini IL,
Connors 13.
Pool shooting-Reid 81, Cook 80, c.
Gardner 40. Lothammer 81.
Company G, 200 yards-Lieutenan
de Finnis 40, Sergeant Klein 40, Ser
geant Klees 30, Sergeant Petitdidier 35,
Corporal Schardin 80, Corporal Brown
43, Privates McCallum 43, Wackford
80, Kelly 80. IArrabere 81, Morley 81,
Cook 35, Hartmeyer 81, Bates 81
Pool shooting-P. A. Brown 43, P
Cook 80, r. H. de Finnis SO, McCollum
81 w I. Wallace 33, r. H. Connor 81.
G. Lindenfeld 2S W. Gordan %, A
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TRAP AND TARGET SCORES.
THE PELICAN EXPERTS WERE
UP AGAINST IT.
A Visitor and His Pump-Gun Too
Much for Them-Military and
Other Scores.

A new shooting star has flashed
across the local horizon, and the old
knights of the trigger are wondering
where they are at" The Pelican Gun
Club held its monthly shoot yesterday
and some of its members induced Judge
Hughes to go out and try his hand at
the wift-f1ying pigeons. There were
several knowing winks exchanged while
the Judge was unlinbeIing his artillery,
for the boys thought they would have
some fun with him. They knew he was
a good field shot, but imagined that he
would be AT sea before the traps.
Well, the Judge didn't do a thing but
lay them all in the shade with his
pump gun. In the 20-bird match he
grassed all of his birds but one, though
one of the 10 managed to get outside
the magic circle of flags. leaving the
Judges score Is. Ed. Nicolaus, Stuart
Upson and A. w. Bruner, all seasoned
trap-shooters, could do no better than
16 each.
The Judge and Bruner shot a six-bird
match. The latter killed five birds, us
his second barrel four times. Judge
Hughes tied his opponent and used but
one cartridge on each bird of the five.
On one bird, however, s'the Court" sur
prised the spectators by getting in three
shots with his pump gun and bringing
down the bird with the third. AS but
two shots are allowed (or are possible
with the ordinary gum. the Judges bird
could not be scored for him. The feat
was something probably never before
witnessed at the trap, and when the
Pelicans next exchanged winks behind
the Judges back mo smiles accompanied
them.
Joe Hin occupied the official scorers
seat, and George Wittenbrock pulled
the strings. Following are the scores:
Match at 20 live birds:
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Relief Association to Incorporate

The membersof the Mutual Relief As
sociation, Southern Pacific Cafshop No.
5, has decided to incorporate. The Off
GERS of the association are: President,
Harry Buckrath; Secretary, Arthur De-
laney; Trustees, r. F. Cook, F. v. Mad
ley and Henry Slater. The purpose of
the organization is to provide for pay
ment Of $75 in the event Of the death
of any member. The dues are 25 cents
a month.
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veterinarians Appreciated.

Governor Gage has announced the ap-
pointment Of H. F. Spencer OF San Jose,
]. j. Street Of Ventura and w. T. Oil
yer of Los Angeles as members of the
State Veterinary Board.
The record-union., 1899-06-19

A woman can't strut quite so much
in made over frock as she can in a
brand new oi1e
The record-union., 1899-06-19

Familiarity breeds contempt; as we
get to know others we think less of our
selves.
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TOO FRESH!

that is what gives the bouquet of
many wines from California a flavor
that is too fruity. We have a deli
cious stock of California clarets, white
and sweet wines, sauternes, Rieslings
and champagnes that connoisseur
could not detect from the choicest vim
tages of Europe. Our stock of high
grade Imported and domestic wines. II
quors, brandies, Kentucky whisleys
and cordials cannot be excelled in price
or quality. Try our pineapple cock
tail at 81 a bottle: q most delicious and
healthful beverage.
The record-union., 1899-06-19

The Waaae- Sackett Company in "A
Bachelors HoneyInoon'' had poor
houses Saturday and last night at the
Clunie The new comedy Is too "talky, :
but 1T is full Of action, the plot is
unique, and the hurnor is rich; there is
not much sparkle to it, but it is laugh
able in all the situations, and it Is clean
and keeps the audience in very merry
vein. Miss Stacey, the leading woman,
is brilliant, pretty, graceful, and sings
Kipling's ION the Road to Mandalay
and popular ballads charmingly Miss
O'Malley has the best low comedy part.
that of a novel reading servant, with
a rather small stock of brains. She
makes the part an artistic one and
really does low comedy of very SUI
perior order Mr.. Hoch's Dr. Schwartz
is as clever a bit Of character acting
as one need wish to see. Miss Mary
Warde daughter of the tragedian,
Frederick Warde, is in the cast. and
light as is her part manifests talent
that promises we'll for the daughter Of
a distinguished father.
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which rcllow have been treated with
q very delicate hand, and never of
fend. Laughter refgns throughout the
performance, and as the play proceeds
the characters become more involved,
until it seems impossible to release
them from their troubles. The last
act is particularly bright and witty
everything is sunoothed out to the sat
isfaction OF everybody, and the play
ends with The Turtle re1narrying and
returning to his first love The cast
includes such able and accomplished
players as isabelle Evesson Jennie
Reiffarth Ada Deaves. Marion Ballou.
Lillian Coleman, Signor Perugini
George Holland. Louis Imhous, Hudson
Liston, Ulric b. Collins and Ross
O'Neal."
The record-union., 1899-06-19

MRS. WINsLOw's SOOTHING SYRUP
has been used for over fifty years by mill
ions of mothers for their children while
teething with perfect success. 1t soothes
cures wind collie, regulates the bowels and
is the best remedy for diarrhea, whether
arising from teething or other causes. For
sale by druggists in every part Of the
world. Be sure and ask for Mrs. Wins
lows Soothing Syrup. Twenty five cents
a bottle. MWF
The record-union., 1899-06-19
.MERICAN GUN CLUB.

Several matches at bluerocks were
shot yesterday on the grounds of the
American Gun Club, at Morrison's
wayside resort near the Twelfth-street
bridge. These scores were made:
Match at 10 bluerocks:
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

BAKER & HAMILTON. WHOLESALE
hardware bicycles. carts, buggies, car
riages, phaetons. Balm farm and header
wagons. Send for catalogue.
The record-union., 1899-06-19
City Finances.

Following is the report of City Auditor
Young for the week ending Saturday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-05-25
TO BUY HOME FOR DEWEY.
National Committee of the Dewey
Home Fund sends Out an
Address.

Washington, May 1.-THE national
committee Of the Dewey home fund.
consisting of Frank a. Vanderlip, as
sistant secretary Of the treasury;
Charles II. Alien, assistant secretary of
the navy; Brig. Gen. Henry {. Corbin,
Perry S. Heath, first assistant post
master general, and Ellis II. Roberts,
treasurer of the United States, have is
sued an address to the people Of the
United States suggesting the purchase
Tor Admiral Dewey Of home in Wash
ington by funds raised by popular sub
scription.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-05-25
SWEPT BY FIRE.
Flames Destroy Property worth So
OOO.OOO ut Dawson city, Alaska
Buildings burned Number Ill

Victoria, Il. G., May % The main
portion of the city Of Dawson was de-
stroyed by fire on April 26, causing a
loss of S4,00O,0O0 In all III buildings,
including the Bank of British North
America, were burned. The news was
brought down BY /. S. Hume. son Of
Mayor Hume, Of Seattle; J. Toklas and
a third party who left Dawson on April
% and made their way out By canoe to
Lake Lebarge and then over the ice.
having a most periIous trip.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-05-25
ORGANIZED Memorial association.

Columbus, o., May 20 4 number Of
southern delegates TO the convention Of
the Ohio Waterworks association, ac-
companied by a party 81 local ex-union
and ex-confederate soldiers, on Friday
visited the cemetery I'll Camp Chase,
where 600 confederate dead are buried,
and the result was the Organization Of
memorial association. having for its
object the promotion Of patriotic feel
ing between the north and south.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-05-25
cost OF IIIlnots LegIsIature.

Springfield, ILL.,, May -. Figures are
being prepared which viii show that
the expenses Of the last general assem-
biz were in round numbers 1851 900, a
triae less than those Of tie preceding
assembly. which lasted 80 days longer.
The appropriations were in round mum
bers ST., 100000; Of this amount S. ,00o,-
900 viii be raised by taxation the first
year and s4.000,000 the second year.