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The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-04
A THEATER TREASURER
Jumps From the Middle Span OF
the Brooklyn Bridge.

NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-Henna Hauser,
Treasurer of the Herald Square Theater
in this city, jumped from the middle
span of the Brooklyn Bridge at D
o'clock this afternoon. He was rescued
in the water, and will recover.
Hauser was passenger on an electric
car bound from Brooklyn to New York.
He sat calmly reading a newspaper I'M
til about the middle of the bridge was
reached, when he jumped off the car
Throwing off his coat he climbed upon
the outer railing to leap. The bridge
policeman, passengers on the cars and
the car men themselves made rush
for the man. He regarded their APP
proach coolly, hesitated a moment, and
then leaped clear of the structure. He
struck the water just astern of ferry
boat. A passenger sprang overheard
and seized Hauser when he reappeared
to the surface He was lifted aboard,
taken to the shore and sent to the hos
pital.
Hauser is about 80 years old, and is
very we'll known in the theatrical fra
ternity. When asked why he made
the jump he said it was because he
was a drunken fool. He insisted that
he had no trouble of any sort, either in
his family or financially. Finally he
jokingly remarked: That's what
Coney Island booze does for fellow.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-04
GULF COAST STORM.
Reports of Destruction Wrought
Have Not Been Exaggerated.

TALLAHASSEE (Fla.), Aug. 3.-The
first train in since Monday from Car
rabelle through the storm stricken Gulf
coast section reached here this after
noon.
The train crew and passengers agree
in stating that reports sent out of the
destruction wrought by the storm has
been extremely moderate Carrabelle
is literally wiped from the map. Her
docks and wharves, containing about
100000 feet of lumber and about DUO
barrels, were swept away. thirteen
or fourteen large lumber vessels in the
bay were swept ashore and are now
lying we'll upon the dry land. These
vessels contained several million feet
of lumber. No information is obtain
able as to the loss of life from these
vessels or from the large fleet of fish
ing boats in the neighborhood.
Only two or three huts are left
standing in Carrabelle, and one col
ored man is known to have been killed
by the falling of a house.
Citizens of Carrabelle are in state
of wild confusion, and are f1ocking in
every direction for relief. The town
is isolated, and the wires are still
down.
The towns of Mcintyre and Curtis
Mill are demolished, and large interests
have been destroyed. The coast re-
sorts Teresa and Lenark are more Sc
riously wrecked than at first reported,
and visitors have suffered great hard :
ships, though no loss of life is yet
known. Fifteen men, said to have
been seen fishing on an islet called Dog
Island just before the storm broke, can
not be found.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-04
An Electrical Storm, Accompanied
With Rim in Many Parts.
Torrents Of Water Fall in Northern Part Of
San Joaquin County.
Thunder-Storms Render the Tele-
phone Wires Between Lodi and
Woodbridge Practically Use
1ess-The Linemen Kept Con-
stantly Busy Putting in Light
ming Arresters.

STOCKTON, August blight show
ers passed over Stockton at intervals
this afternoon and evening, but the fall
was much lighter inside of the city
limits than that reported on the north
ern part of the county. Near the Five
Mile House water came down in tor
rents late tonight, and while it is
not believed to have been in suffi-
age, the hay not under cover will be
somewhat affected. The rain was ac-
companied by the heaviest thunder and
lightning ever witnessed here. The
fuses in the local telegraph offices We're
burned out, but the damage was slight.
LODI, August "a severe thunder
storm here this afternoon rendered the
local telephone lines and the long dis
lance wires from Lodi and Woodbridge
practically useless. The lightning was
constantly flashing, and the linemen
We're kept busy putting in lightning ar
rosters. Forty arresters were burned
out in the Woodbridge office. and thir
ty rendered useless here. This is the
worst electrical storm ever known in
this section.
MILTON (CaL), August 3.-To-day
has been cloudy and threatening rain,
and showers have fallen in places in
this vicinity. 1t is not anticipated that
much of storm will prevail, nor is one
desired, as the entire crop is now ex-
posed, including hay and grain, which
is about half harvested. The damp
weather prevailing for the last week
has retarded harvesting, as the morn
ings are too damp to work and several
hours are lost daily thereby.
AUBURN, August "a light shower
of rain fell here this morning, but the
weather soon cleared
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-04
An Audacious Rosicrucian

The clevereSt and most audaclouS I'M
posture under the rose cross sympoi
was probably that of a gifted and plau-
sible adventurer calling himself the
Count de ST. German. who flashed upon
| the court Of Louis XIV. No
one knew who he was or whence he
came. There was grotesQue report
that he was the Wandering Jew An
other story proclaimed him the natural
son of an Arabian Prince. But some
practical investigators decisively an
nounced that he was the offspring of
| Portuguese Jew established III trade IN
| Bordeaux.
Under the patronage of the Marechal
de Belief Isle, ST. German made his de-
| but in the gay capital. Everybody was
delighted with the mysterious stranger
His easy assurance imposed upon the
highest people. Many who questioned
his claim to have lived two thousand
years retired in perplexity, bewildered
by his presence of mind, his ready re-
plies, his astonishing accuracy on ev-
cry point mentioned in history and his
fertility of resource. He dressed in
style of the greatest magn1ficence,
sported diamonds of princely value,
and made costly presents to the ladies
of the court with apparent unconcern.
The King looked upon him with marked
favor, spent hours at time in his
company and would suffer no one to
criticise his new friend.
Nine de Pompadour was as pleased
with ST. German as was her royal
lover. He sold his elixir vitae to all
the grand ladies, performed miraculous
feats, pretended to remove blemishes
from diamonds, and for a time was the
wonder of society. In the most familiar
manner he would speak of his friend
ship for a King or grandee who had
been dead for centuries, and once, when
supping with some not over intelligent
people, he had the inlpudence to speak
of his personal acquaintance with Jesus
Christ.
St. German had a most astonishing
vagabond for a servant, to whom he
would often appeal for confederation
when narrating some wonderful event
that had happened centuries before. On
one occasion ST. German was relating
at state dinner a conversation he pre-
tended to have had in Palestine about
1895 with King Richard I. of England,
whom he described as his particular
friend Signs of establishment and in
credulity were visible on the faces of
the company, upon which st. German
coolly turned to his servant, behind his
chair, and asked if he had not spoken
the truth.
I IT really cannot say" replied the
man, without moving muscle. You
forget, sir that Il have been only 500
years in your servicev'
s"Ah, true" said his master. s'Is re-
!. 80
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-04
An Aristocratic Indian.

A chief of the Omaha Indians died
recently in whose career was wound
up romantic and wonderful story.
He traced his lineage on his fathers
side to the naughty Bourbons who once
ruled over France His grandfather
was FRANCHISE. Marquis de Fontenelle,
who when Napoleon was rising into
power left France and settled in New
Orleans. His father ran away from
New Orleans, became trapper and
eventually was adopted into the Oma-
ha tribe of Indians and married the
daughter of the great chief of the ma
ton. Stranger still, this halfbreed In
dian was good classical scholar. AS
a trader with other Indian tribes he
annassed fortune.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-04
The Hot Weather East.

SPRINGFIELD Qll), Aug. 3.-To-
day was the hottest day of the year,
the Government thermometer register
ing a maximum of 81 degrees
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 3.-According to the
Weather Bureau St. Louis was the
hottest city in the United States to-
day The maximum temperature was
reached at 4 o'clock this afternoon.
when the thermometer at the Weather
Bureau office on top of the Custom
House, registered 80 degrees. At the
same time several thermometers in the
street showed the mercury at 100.
DIES MONIES Qa.), Aug. 3.-To-day
was the hottest of the year, the official
temperature being 81 degrees. Iowa
points report as high as 100 degrees.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-04

"Lending a Hand"
sey., .a,uo rowose co.. INV vosx ss

{ 1t is possible that DR.. Hale did not
fully realize what a work he was I'M
dertaking when he started a paper
and society whose name and motto
were LEND a Hand"-that is to say,
it is possible that in spite of a pretty
full life of practical benevolence al
ready, he had not acquired a realizing
sense of the number of people and en-
terprises who need, or think they need,
a hand lent to them. Any one who
has occasion to wait in DR.. Hale's Office
in the vicinity of his hour spent there
may now get a very clear idea what
the thing means.
You sit comfortably in chair wait
ing for DR.. Hale to come in and watch
ing the busy people who are employed
there manipulating the machinery of
practical help to all sorts of good
causes. Presently a rather tired and
demonstrating woman comes in.
"Is DR.. Hale IMP
mot just at this moment. We ex
pect him soon.''
We'll, I'm pretty busy-Tve got such
a lot to do-perhaps some of you would
do just as well as him.
The woman is kindly asked to tell
what she wants.
well, see you call yourselves Lend
Hand and you advertise to lend
hands, and we have to get our wash
ing done Mondays, and we've got six
children thought probably you might
lend us hand through the middle part
of the day to take care of the baby!'
The remarkable part of the matter is
that the Lend-aHand people take ac-
count of their benevolent assistance
somebody over to take care of the
baby. This little matter is hardly taken
care of before In walks tall, thin man
in shiny black clothes and red chin
whisker.
rs DR.. Hale in?"
mot at this moment. but we expect
him very soon. ~
We'll, if he's coming right soon, 1
reckon I'll wait for him.
He sits down and in a few minutes
DR.. Hale comes in. The visitor loses
no time in presenting himself and his
errand.
81 am the Rev. Watson B. Jones of
Peach Blow City, Col, and I represent
the Colorado Methodist Female Univer-
sity. We need an endowment of $780,
O00-yes, sir, half a million dollars
and I want to know if you can't fur
nish it,"
He goes on to enumerate the virtues
and advantages of the Colorado Metho-
dist University, apparently with per-
feet conviction that DR.. Hale can fur.
nish him a cool 100000 if he is so in
clined. I suppose there are plenty Of
deserving cases in which DR.. Hale
would hand out half-million dollars
if he had it in his pocket to dispose Of
Perhaps he dosen't, often; but the work
of lending hand goes on just the same,
usefully and nobly.-From the Boston
Transcript.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-04
Latin Churches in South America.

LONDON, Aug. 3.-The Daily Mall
publishes the following dispatch from
Rome: The standing council of pre-
lates has reported to the Pope, recon-
mending the separation of the Latin
churches in South America from the
Jurisdiction of the Spanish primate, this
appointment of an American prirhata
and the granting of special constituA
ton regulating the relations of all the
the South American Bishops with the
civil authorities. The report suggests
other far reaching changes.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-04
Big Catch of Seals.

SANTA BARBARA, Aug. 3.-The
largest single catch of seals that was
ever made at the channel islands was
landed at the wharf this afternoon from
Forneys Cove, Santa Cruz Island, by
the schooner Santa Rosa. There are
forty seals in the lot, weighing in all
twelve tons. They were caught for
Captain J. r. Mullett of New York,
who will dispose of them to several
cities of the East and South, where
they will be placed in parks and ZOO
logical gardens. 1t is probable that
some will find their way to Paris where
Captain Mullett will be in charge OF
an exhibit.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-04
Second Oregon Volunteers.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 3. = The
work of mastering out the Second Ore
gon Volunteers is about completed, ana
the regiment will cease to exist as a
part of the United States forces next
Tuesday The discharge papers are all
made out, and the physical examine
lions will be finished tomorrow. Inc
regiment will break camp at the Pre-
sidio about 80 O'clock Tuesday after
noon and march to the ferry in
body. On the Oakland side the men
will board the special train provided
by the citizens of Oregon for tnelr
use, and will reach Portland on Thurs-
day morning.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-04
Ala.ka Boundary Line.

SEATTLE, Aug. 3.-According to the
Statement of Philip Sheridan, formerly,
Crown Prosecutor at Dawson, the
United States has had surveyors at
work the past two years on the
Alaskan boundary line He SAID:
came out, from Dawson with man
named James Haines, or Hayes, VINO
for two years has been at WORK
on a survey, extending the southern
boundary of Alaska to the Yukon XIV
err, and have every reason to oeleVe
that his work was done under the
direction of the United States Govern
ment I learned from him that ne
has been engaged for two years IN
making a topography of that country.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-04
WASSERMAN, KAUFMAN & co.
which suggests to the uninitiated the
,co of rnworfl11 aDgip4S

which suggests to the uninitiated the
use of powerful engines.
1.-The most remarkable thing about
the water taking SCOOP said New
York Central Railroad official, lis the
fact that the speed of the trains must
be reduced when the water is taken on
1t reaches the bends in the pipe with
such force that if the train were al
lowed to go at it's regular speed the
metal would be seriously strained, sc
we reduce the speed to about thirty
miles an hour and have the best re-
suits"
While the engine is passing over the
trough at the rate Of thirty miles an
hour it takes up about 1000 gallons OF
water-about as much as would be con-
tanned in one hundred spirit barrels
New York Tribune.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-04
FOR FORTIFICATIONS.
Government Wants Ground Owned
by Spring Valley Company.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 3.-United
States District Attorney Frank L.
Coombs will. in a few days. commence
condemnation proceedings against the
Spring Valley Water Company, TOT
the purpose of securing for the Gov
eminent a fraction of over forty-hve
acres of land owned by the water COM
pany, located on the ocean beach IN
the southwestern part of the city. The
Government desires the land for forti-
fication purposes, the intention being
to erect massive buildings and forts
for the protection of that part OF the
coast against the possible invasion OF
a hostile fleet board of survey has
examined the land and fixed the value
at about 800 an acre. The water
company agreed to a friendly suit, put
thinks 81 600 an acre fair price
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-04
Fatal ARRAY in Butte County.

CHICO, Aug. 3.-Last night at the
Allen orchard, near here, Joe Street
and Charles Markham had trouble,
during which Street attacked Mark
ham with a hoe, infiicting injuries
which may prove fatal. The men
uuarreled over the attentions Street was
paying to Markham's stepdaughter.
Street made his escape, and has thus
far eluded capture.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-04
The California Regiment.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 3.-Mayor
Phelan received a cable from Colonel
DubocN of the First California Regf-
ment to-day 1t was sent from Ma
easaki, Japan. The cable stated that
the regiment was enjoying itself huge
ly in the beautiful japanese city, and
that the boys were all well. No Ten-
ton was made when the regiment
would strike across the Pacific for San
Francisco.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-04
Will Make a Tour of South Seas.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 3.-R. Bar
rett Fithian a Santa Barbara capital
list, is going to make novel tour o.
the South Seas. He has purchased the
old sailing schooner BarOnoff, Whicn
he has renamed the Rover. She VIII
be entirely reftted and renovated and
into a first-class yacht, with
luxurious appointments. The trip will
carry the Rover to Honolulu, and from
there to the Marquesas, Society and
Fiji Islands, thence back home by way
of South America. Mr.. Fithian VIII
be accompanied by his wife and
party of invited guests.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-04
Novel Excursion to Alaska.

: SEATTLE, Aug. "a novel excur-
sion to Alaska left here to-day on the
steamer City of Seattle. 1t consisted
of about 300 persons, including the
Presbyterian Synod of Washington.
The annual session of the synod will
be held aboard the steamer during the
voyage to Alaska Gospel services ana
literary and musical entertainments
will be given. and revival meetings
held in the cities of Alaska.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-04
Blew Off His Head With Dynamite.

CUMBERLAND (Wis.), Aug. B.
Chris Void, a farmer near Peskin
Lake, this county. committed suicide
to-day by deliberately blowing off his
head with dynamite. He placed a
quantity of dynamite in hole in the
ground laid his head over it and
touched it off, exclaiming: Here go;
and the Lord go with me-" His head
and an arm were completely torn away
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-04
Rev. Milburn Prostrated.

LINCOLN (Neb). Aug. 3.-Dr. NH
burn. the blind chaplain of the United
States Senate, was Frustrated by sun.
stroke. and fell unconscious this after
noon while delivering a lecture at the
Nebraska Epworth Assembly at Linz
coin Park. He was brought to this
city, and revived under the care of a
physician. Tonight he is much inn
proved, and the doctors look for almost
complete recovery in time.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-04
Demand for Release Of Vessels.

PORT TOWNSEND (Wash) Aug. D.
-Advices received here to-day from
Washington say that the British EN-
bassy has made demand on the Sec
rotary of State for the release Of the
six Canadian fishing vessels recently
seized near Blaine by Lieutenant Dun
woody, in command of the United
States cutter Launch. The Fesseis
were seized for a violation of the law
against fishing in American waters.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-04
Judge Fitzgerald.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 3.-Judge w.
F. Fitzgerald, recently appointed by
Governor Gage to succeed to the Su-
perior Judgeship in this county left
vacant by the death of Judge w. II.
Clark, arrived here to-day, and took
the oath of office this afternoon, and
will assume the duties of the office to-
morrow.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-04
Her Recovery Doubtful.

SAN JOSE. Aug. 3.-Mrs A. c..
Brownell. who was injured last even,'
ing by being thrown under a horses
heels while riding a bicycle. has never
recovered consciousness, and her re-
covery is doubtful. She is suffering
from conclusion of the brain.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-04
New Gold Discoveries in Idaho.

BOISE 0daho). Aug. 3.-There is in
ereasing interest here in the gold dis
coyeries made on the Boise River, in
the vicinity of Badger Creek. a large
number of Boise people are on the
scene. A telephone message tonight
states that several new lodges have
been found, one of them being very
large, but nothing is known OF the
value of the ore beyond the fact that
It shows free gold in the groupings.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-04
Oil Company Incorporated.

FRESNO, Aug. 3.-Articles of incor-
poration of the San Joaquin Oil and
DEVELOPMENT Company We're filed in
the County Clerks office to-day. The
canital stock has been placed at $780,
600 of the par value of ST a share. fully
paid I'D. The Directors are John A.
Bunting. Oakland: f. B. Waterman,
Selma; Daniel Wilson, San Francisco;
A. Scribner, Visalia, and j. F. Davis.
Selma.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-04
oregon's New Crop Of Wheat.

Z PORTLAND, Aug. 3.-Another car
load of new wheat came in to-day from
Eastern Oregon. The market sit,la-
ton shows but little change Loral
quotations remain unchanged at o6@
seize for Walla Walla, and size for
Valley.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-04
Advance in Carpet Prices.

CHICAGO, Aug. 3.-Carpet dealers
were notified to-day that after the
middle of this month wholesale prices
on all goods, both foreign and home
make, will be advanced from 10 to 20
per cent. This is the result of an in
crease in the price of woods and de-
mands for higher wages.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-04
Large Increase in Customs.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 3.-A state
ment issued from the local custom
house shows that the receipts from all
sources for the fiscal year, ending June
Both, We're $1S7, 1922, while for the
preceding year the receipts were $l29,-
55O.SO, an increase Of $59, 774.O9.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-04
Horrible Death of a Little Child.

OAKLAND, Aug. 3.-Little Louisa
Silva. the three-year-o child of Man
uel Silva, residing at Thirty-third
street and Fourteenth avenue. met a
horrible death this evening on Hop
kins street, near the California College.
The child was in the care of an older
sister at the time, and they, together
with a dozen other children, were en-
loving a ride on the four-horse wagon
of Henry Nissen Miller, ranchcr.
In some manner the two children lost
their balance and fell from the wagon
The rear wheel ran over the babys
forehead, literally scalping her, and
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was crowd at the bank all day, and
they were being paid as rapidly as the
can be passed over. This Is the
first payment out OF. about 100000 due
depositors.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-04
A Residence Burned.

BRENTWOOD, Aug. 3. The resi-
dence of J. Christensen, two miles east
of here, has been totally destroyed by
fire The blaze originated in a defec-
tive due Loss, $4,000; insurance,
$4,000.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-04
A Quantity

of 10 and IL yard lengths of
pretty sheer lawns, etc., in the
most desirable Of patterns and
colorings, which are somewhat
unused and soiled from show
window display and store deco
rations, enough for a suit in
each piece, and at half their
actual worth. A CHOICE IN
THIS LOT, TOO.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-04
Enlistments in the Army.

WASHINGTON, August B This
number of enlistments yesterday were
3S4. making a total of 9O63. Colonel
Bells regiment, the Twenty-seventh,
at Camp Meade. is now above its quota,
making two regiments complete.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-04

vISALIA, Aug. Bone hundred and
sixty-nine cars of green fruit have
been shipped from Visalia so far this
season The cannery here employs lSO
persons. The fruit crop in Tuiare
County is enormous this year.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-04
Bankrnnt Merchants.

LONDON, Aug. BID. H. MCGOWAN
& Co, West India merchants. who
have an establishment at Demerara.
have been declared bankrupt. Their
liabilities are f75,000.
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Several Lives Reported Lost.

DENVER, Aug. 3.-News has just
been received here of cloudburst in
the canyon near Morrison, Col. by
which several lives were lost No de-
tails are at present obtainable.