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The record-union., 1899-11-24
RAPID TELEGRAPHY.
Successful Demonstration of the
PoIlak-Virag Invention.

CHICAGO. Nov. 23-DemonStrations
that were accepted as meeting every
expectation were made to-day with the
Pollak- Virag RAPID automatic telegraph
invention.
Messages were sent over a circuit that
extended from the Tribune" office to
ST. Paul, and over other circuits that
reached to Cleveland and back to the
Tribune office. The speed attained
ever the loop to Buffalo and back reach
ed at one time the rate of 10000 words
an hour, the messages travelling 1,OSO
miles. The test made over the Buffalo
loop decided the inventors to proceed
without further delay to make the
final American demonstration, which
will be the sending of a message r ON
New York to the office of the ''Trib
une" at Chicago on Sunday morning at
10 o'clock. Joseph Virag, one of the
inventors, will leave tomorrow for
New York with a sending machine to
transmit messages, which will be re-
ceived and recorded by photography by
Anton Pollak. Herr Pollak will also
have a sender beside the receiver, and
show how the invention sends and re-
ceiveS over a loop.
The record-union., 1899-11-24
PRESIDENT DIAz.
Urged to Accept the denomination
for Reelection.

Urged to Accept the denomination
for Reelection.
H CITY OF MEXICO, Nov. 23.-One OF
the most notable political demonstra-
tions in the history of Mexico occurred
here this afternoon when the foreign
residents of this and adjoining counties
marched in a procession up the thor-
Oughfare of San Francisco street to the
national palace, to urge President Dlaz
to accept the nomination for reelection
by the Liberal party, whose conVen-
ton will assemble early in the coming
year. Several thousand Frenchmen,
Germans, Americans, Englishmen, Bel
gianS AustrianS and Italians took part.
The American contingent represented
every mercantile, banking, insurance
and other interest. Most of the par
ticipants were men of high standing IN
this community.
The demonstration was viewed by an
enormous crowd of Mexicans, who ten
dered the foreigners a most cordial ana
respectable treatment.
General Diaz replied to his callers IN
a brief but eloquent speech, in Whlch ne
deprecated the idea that a man of his
age should be selected to carry on the
executive department for four years
more. He referred to the high char
acter of the participants in this signlfl-
cant demonstration, and lntimated tnat
he should listen to the manifestation OF
the peoples will as shown later on.
The record-union., 1899-11-24
A Rural Court Scene.

A couple applied to a rural Justice of
the Peace for total divorce The JUS
tice called the bailiff aside and asked
in a whisper:
What's the law on that p'int?'
You can't do it," replied the bailiff.
1T don't come under your jurisdiction,
We're willin' to pay cash fer it," re-
piled the husband. not understanding
the nature of the consultation. I've
got the money in this here stockin'.'
The Justice looked grave. Then, ad-
justing his spectacles and addressing
the man, he said:
You knowed fore you come here
that 'twant fer me ter separate hus-
band and wife, an yet you not only
take up the time O. this here valuable
court with yer talkin' but ackchully
perpose ter bribe me with money, Now,
how much has you got in that stock
in? ?"
bout six dollars an half, yer
honor"
'All right, then. l fine you So for
bribery an dollar an a half fer TAX
in up my time with case what my
jurisdiction is out Of an may the Lord
have mercy on yer soul! Atlanta
Constitution.
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IRISH NATIONALISTS.
An Effort to be Made to Reunite
the Factions.

{ DUBLIN, Nov. pa conference of
the Nationalist members of Parliament
was held at the Mansion House here to-
day, with the object of bringing about
a reunion of the different Irish factions
Timothy Harrington presided. Only a
score of commoners were present.
Mr.. Healey explained the absence of
John Dillon and his followers, but he
said he thought it was the duty of the
conference to proceed to the considera-
tion of the proposals of Mr. Redmond s
party, and to discuss a basis for re-
union. Mr.. Healy added that under
the circumstances he believed it was
best to repropose the resolution adopt
ed at the last conference, and subse-
quently rescinded, namely, that a COM
mittee of this conference be appointed
to confer with Mr.. Redmond's party
with view of accomplishing a reunion
of the Irish National representatives.
After a discussion, in which Arthur
O'Connor declared that the committee
should be appointed with the distinct
understanding that home rule should
be made the main object in and out
of season, the resolution was adopted.
P. J. Power dissented, and resigned
the Secretaryship of the meeting.
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LATE WAR NEWS.
British Credited With a Victory
Near Orange River.

ORANGE RIVER, Nov. 23.-(NoOn.)
An engagement was started on the
other side of Witteputs, just above Or
ange River, this morning and the Brit
ish artillery succeeded in forcing the
enemy to retire. The following is the
official communication issued to the
press respecting it:
Artillery firing commenced at 4:45
a. m. in the hills bearing east northeast
from Orange River, at an estimated dis
tance of twelve miles. 1t ceased at Z
O'Clock, the enemy retiring to the hills
on the sky line bearing east-northeast,
at an estimated distance of fifteen
miles from here. The artillery is firing
again."
The foregoing is, apparently, the be-
ginning Of a full description.
LONDON, Nov. 24.-The "Daily
Chronicle" says: We learn that the
Cabinet has decided that the basis of
settlement in South Africa will be
United South Africa, modelled upon the
Canadian plan The details have not
yet been settled. but it is practically
certain that no terms of peace will be
accepted by the British Government
short of the British occupation of Pre-
toria and Bloemfontein.
DURHAM, Nov. 23.-(7:45 D. m)-The
Natal Times says: During the night
attacks on Sunday General White cap
tured several Boer positions and guns
and much material
CAPE TOWN, Nov. 23.-United
States Consul General Stowe has re-
ceived information that the British
prisoners in Pretoria are we'll fed. and
that there is no truth in the statement
that they are suffering from scurvy.
Sir Alfred Miner has published z,
proclamation to the people of the col
ony, in course of which he says: "It is
my duty to dispel false reports regard
ing the policy and intentions of the I'm
perial Government Misleading mani
festoes from beyond the border repre-
sent the imperial authorities as desir-
ing to oppress the Dutch and the idea
has spread abroad that the Dutch will
be deprived of their constitutional
rights. There is absolutely no truth in
such allegations. The Imperial Gov.
ernment desires the greatest freedom
of self-government for both Dutch and
British, and the extension, not the cur
tailment, of the constitutional rights
that are solely endangered by rebellion.
The Imperial Government adheres firm
ly to the principle of equal freedom
for all loyal colonists.''
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TROOPS FOR PHILIPPINES.
The Transports Ohio and Indiana
to Sail To-Day.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 23.-The
transports Ohio and Indiana left the
Government wharf tonight and anch-
ored in the stream. They will probably
sail before morning for Manila
The Ohio has on board six companies
of the Fortieth Infantry and the head
quarters and band under command of
Colonel Goodwin Lieutenant James F.
Mckinley, a nephew of the President.
was also a passenger on the Ohio. He
is connected with the Sixth Cavalry,
and will report to General Young on his
arrival at Manila as General Youngs
aide.
The Indiana carried the remaining SIX
companies of the Fortieth and 100 re-
cruits, all under command of Major
Craighill.
Brigadier General Funston was pas
senger on the Indiana He will also
report for duty on his arrival in the
Philippines.
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BRITISH SCORE
A BIG VICTORY.
Continued from First Page.)

Chamberlain reports that thus far the
efforts OF the Beers to provoke an up
rising among the Basutos to start a
civil war have been unsuccessful. The
Governor of Cape Colony says:
"The Beers Informed Chief Jonathan
that if he would join them he would
be defended. If he refused, they tod
him he would not be molested, but they
declared that he must expel the British
magistrate and allow his fellow tribes
to pass freely into the Orange Free
State, whose Government in return
would guarantee Basutoland to the
Basutos in perpetuity. The great con-
cern of the Beers is their crops, which
will rot unless Basuto labor can be OBJ
tained. Evidently the natives have been
affected by the reports of repeated
Boer successes, but their general atti-
tude is satisfactory
The record-union., 1899-11-24
KENTUCKY ELECTION.
All the Official Returns Certified
to by Canvassing Boards.

LOUISVILLE (<y), Nov. 23.-The
last of the official returns have now
been certified by the County Board of
Canvassers, and probably within a week
the State Election Commissioners at
Frankfort will begin their task of de-
termining which ticket was elected No
vember 1th.
The Jefferson. County canvassers to-
day heard argument of counsel on a
motion to throw out the vote of the
City Of Louisville, on the ground of
alleged intimidation by soldiers who
were called out by Governor Bradley on
election day. The Republicans took
the ground that the Board had no jur-
isdiction, being empowered simply to
count and tabulate the votes. This
view was sustained, and the matter now
goes to the, State Election Board, where
no doubt the motion of the Democrats
will be renewed.
A number of additional indictments
were returned to-day by the Federal
Grand Jury against alleged violators of
election laws.
The record-union., 1899-11-24

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 23-Ju Juiius
Randall a well-known mining Operator
from the State of Sonora, Mexico, says
the war between the Mexican Govern
ment and the Yaquis will last for Two
wears. Owing to the Mexican censor
ship, he says the true state OF ahalrs
has not been revealed. The desire OF
the Mexicans for the Yaqui lands Is the
principal cause of the war, in his opln-
ion Said he:
..There are probably between 25,uOU
and 10000 Yaauis fit to fight, all well
armed and with plenty of ammunition.
They have rapid fire guns-krass,
Mausers, Winchesters and Springnelus.
They are fighting for the homes ana
lands of their ancestors.
.The Yaquis are thrifty and peaceable,
but, like the Beers, fight to the deatn
when they go to war. They are better
prepared for war than are the Mexl-
cans They know intimately the terri
tory in which they are operating. Iney
have made it a rule for twenty years
past to keep two years food supply
always ahead. They can fight the Mex
leans for two years without feellng Il
pinch of hunger. In the meantime the
business interests of Sonora are pros
trated The Yaquis are the workers
of the State, and when they take to the
gun all industries suffer.
1T is my opinion that the war VIII
last for a couple of years, and then 1t
will be ended by the Mexicans claiming
big concessions, and the Yaquis hold
ing on firmly to every right they ever
claimed. This has been the experience
of the past.
The situation is very serious for
people who are trying to do business
in Sonora, but it is hard to see what
the Yaquis could do but fight under the
circumstances.
."rhe reports that Americans have
been killed or abused by the Yaquis are
false. and were doubtless sent out by
the Mexicans for their own purposes
The Yaquis have always been friendly
to the Americans.
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DROWNED IN THE YUKON.
Five Persons Who Lost Their Lives
in the Treacherous Stream.

SEATTLE, Nov. 23.-Further but
meager advices of the drowning No
vember 18th of five people in the Yu-
kon above Ogilvie were received by
the steamer City of Seattle tonight.
The dead are: Two McNamaras
brothers, = Kelly Mrs. Drumbolton
Mrs. Randall
The initials or anything further
tending to establish the identity of the
unfortunates We're not learned
Two reports are given as to the man.
ner in which their deaths occurred.
One is that the party sought to board a
scow bound for Dawson, and that float
ice swept down upon them, capsizinS
the boat in which they had made out
to the scod. Another is that all
were on the scow, which got caught in
the ice and sunk.
The record-union., 1899-11-24
THE TOTEM POLE,
Grand Jury Investigating Charges
Against Excursionists.

SEATTLE, Nov 23-Oficers of the
City of Seattle, which arrived tonight,
report that the United States Grand
Jury, sitting at Juneau, has begun an
investigation of the charges that a
committee from the Post Intelligent
cer' business mems Alaskan excursion
purloined a totem pole from an Indian
burying ground at Port Tongas. Cap
tain W. A. Connel, Purser Pope and two
subordinate officers appeared before the
Grand Jury Monday, in response to
summons served Friday as the vessel
called en- route to Skaguay, and testi-
fled as to the manner and circumstances
of the appropriation of the totem, the
Seattle being the vessel on which the
pole was shipped to this city. Up to
the time the Seattle left Juneau late
Monday afternoon no indictment had
been found.
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Moody Gu1ch Oil Wells.

SAN JOSE. Nov. 23-The Moody
Gulch oil wells property, near Alma,
has been leased by the Golden Gate Oil
and Development Company, of San
Francisco. which is putting in new and
improved machinery. Pumping will be
resumed in existing wells, and new ones
will be drilled in that and adjacent ter
ritory. These wells have been worked
most of the time since 1878. but for sew
eral years past have been tied up by
litigation.
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MRS. SARAH M. TODD.
Will Remain a Charge of Pest
House at San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 23.-After
much correspondence and international
discussion, it has at length been prac-
tically decided that Mrs. Sarah M. Todd
will remain in the local pesthouse, a
permanent charge on the city and coun-
ty of San Francisco.
Mrs. Todd came to this city nearly a
year ago from Victoria, B. c., and it
was learned that she was leper who
had escaped from Molokai, in the Ha-
waiian Islands. The woman protested
against her restraint on the ground that
she was an English subject, and an eff
fort was made to have her native coun-
try take charge of her, but without sue
cess.
The Hawaiian Government declined
to allow her to be returned to the ISL
ands.
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Probably Fatally Stabbed.

TOMALES, Nov. 23.-Because Chas
Williams refused to take another drink
from a bottle of liquor after he real
lied that he had imbibed enough, he
was stabbed and thrown from a buggy
in which he and his assailant, William
Webb and Augustine Jamil, were
travelling to the town of Marshalls on
Tuesday night. The wounded man was
found some hours later lying in a pool
of blood on the roadside, where he was
left to die. His recovery is doubtful
Williams conducts a small farm near
here, and has good reputation. Webb
has served a sentense in San Quentin
for assaulting a Chinese.
The record-union., 1899-11-24

100 miles will be built next year. This
will be a part of the surveyed line to
Southern California via Barstow, Cal.
The Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
of Pueblo and Denver has taken up
large tracts of iron lands near Cedar,
and local syndicate, backed by the
Letters of Chicago, has absorbed ad-
joining coal lands.
The belief here is general that the
road will go on to California. Coal
could be laid down at 50 a ton at all
points in that region.
The record-union., 1899-11-24
A Hotel Destroyed by Fire.

RIVERSIDE, Nov. 23.-The hand
some three story hotel at Corona was
totally destroyed by fire to-day. The
origin of the fire is supposed to have
been a defective f1ue, the flames first be-
ing discovered on the roof. The greater
part of the furnishings of the house
were also destroyed. The property be-
longed TO J. T. Burton, and cost S40.-
600 ten years ago. There was $1,000
insurance on the building, and 81 LOCO
on the furniture. Many boarders in
the house lost all their personal belong
ingS
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Will of the Late Chas. Murphy.

VALLEJO, Nov. 23-The will of the
late Charles Murphy has been presented
for probate by his widow. The value
of the real estate and personal property
is small. but a claim of $1,000 600 against
the United States Government for work
done in excavating for the Mare Island
stone dock is included, and the widow is
asked to press the matter to a final set
tlement
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King Forgery Case.

SAN JOSE, Nov 23.-The jury in the
Abram King forgery case came into
court tonight at 10 O'Clock, after being
out thirty hours, announced that they
could not agree and were discharged
They stood nine for acquittal and three
for conviction. King is the pioneer
capitalist who was charged with forg-
ing the signature to an S1S receipt while
guardian of the estate of Stephen Hob
son, an insane person. Six other in
dictments for felony are pending
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Chicago Drainage Canal.

CHICAGO, Nov. 23.-The special
committee appointed by Governor Tan
ner to inspect the new canal submitted
it's preliminary report to the Sanitary
Trustees to-day. The report is favor
able, and insures the opening of the
canal at an early date. The commits
sion will formally approve the entire
channel, and recommend that Governor
Tanner issue permit for water to be
turned on as soon as the bypass IN
the Chicago River and work at Joliet
are finished.
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amount 81 100000 was paid for securi-
ties of the 4 per cent. class To-day's
payments brought the total dlspurse-
ments in this city since the treasury
bond purchase order became eHective
week ago beyond the Slo,oOO,ooU
mark. Savings banks have been among
the largest contributors to the Govern
ment's supply Of redeemed bonds.
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A Prisoner at Deaths Door.

OAKLAND, Nov. 23.-James Jones,
convicted of the murder of Alonzo Du-
Ill, twelve years ago. and who has been
in the County Jail ever since, is ex-
pected to die at any hour. He has suf-
fered from paralysis for years. and on
that account has been unable to ap-
pear iii court for the new trial, which
the Supreme Court granted him on
technicality.
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Profitable Beet Crop.

SALINAS, Nov. 23-The beet fields
are turning out record breaking crops.
Fields of from 20 to % tons per acre
are reported from the districts south of
this town and bordering the Pajaro riv-
er Three hundred and twenty-five
carloads of apples have been shipped
to eastern points this season from Wat
sonville.
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Big Football Rally at Stanford.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Nov 23
The biggest football rally that Stan
ford has seen in years took place in the
chapel tonight, when the students,
faculty and many of the alumni bade
farewell to the team till Thanksgiving
Day. Twenty-six men will leave in the
morning for Del Monte, where they will
practice until the time comes for the
great match with the Berkeley players.
The record-union., 1899-11-24
A Physician Under Arrest.

JACKSON, Nov. 23.-Dr. ]. H. Giles
of Sutter Creek has been arrested on
the charge of performing a criminal
operation on Miss Lizzie A. Darling
who died here November 10Th. Last
Monday her body was disinterred, and
as the result of an autopsy warrant
for DIR. Giles arrest was issued
The record-union., 1899-11-24
Wheat and Flour for the Orient.

: PORTLAND (Or.), Nov 23.-Three
steamships. the Abergeldo, Arab and
Manyo Maru, have been engaged for
December loading at this port These
three steamers will carry to the Orient
nearly 10000 tons, principally flour and
wheat.
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Carnegie. Offer Accented.

TUCSON "a. T). Nov 23-Andrew
Carnegie's offer of $25,0 600 for public
library building here has been accept
ed, the City Council tonight voting a
site on Military Plaza and $1,000 per
annum for the maintenance of the IL
brary.
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Yvette Guilbert Ill.

LONDON, Nov. pa special dis
patch from Paris says Yvette Guilbert,
the singer, is seriously i'll, and has been
operated upon for nephritis. Mile. Gull
bert's right kidney was extirpated this
morning. The operation was quite
successful.
The record-union., 1899-11-24

Mrs. Primm, widow of Judge ~Primm,
is still alive at the age of "a. She is
the grandchild of Amable Guion, the
first white child born in St Louis, and
remembers when English was an extra
study in the schools Of that city.
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Death Of a Shasta County Pioneer

REDDING, Nov. 23.-Sylvester Hull.
pioneer and prominent politician Of
this county, died to-day, aged 6S years.
He was formerly Sheriff of Shasta
County. and Register of the United
States Land Office at Redding.
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Condition Of Senator Hayward.

NEBRASKA CITY CNeb). Nov. 2S.--
The condition of Senator Hayward is
about as it was twentyfour hours ago.
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Founder of White Star Line Dead.

LIVERPOOL, Nov %. Thomas
Henry Ismay, the founder and Chair
man of the Board of Directors of the
White Star Line Steamship Company,
died suddenly this evening. He was
born January Z, 1881.
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Of Government Bonds.

/ NEW YORK. Nov. .2,33-Large num-
bers of bonds We're deposited at the sub
treasury to-day, necessitating disburse-
ments aggregating $1,3775,666 OF this
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RIO GRANDE WESTERN.
Belief That the Road Will be Ex-
tended to California.

SALT LAKE CITY. Nov. pa train
of grading outfits and men have gone
to Belknap to start work on the Rio
Grande western extension from Belknap
to Cedar City, Utah.
The company announces that at least
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The UPRISING OF
YAQUI INDIANS.
Said the True State Of Affairs Has
Not Been Revealed,
Giving to the Strict Censorship lnaugu-
raled by Mexican Government.

A Weu-Known Mining Operator in
the State of Sonora Asserts That
the Redskins Number Between
Twenty-Five and Thirty Thou
] sand Men. All Well Armed With
Rapid Fire Guns, and That the
War Will Last for Two Years to
Come.
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Many men court distinction, but tn,
wedding day dawns for the few.
The record-union., 1899-11-24

Bettina-I needed a little money one
day when I was downtown, and bor-
rowed 81 from Irene Foxby I told he.
that if forgot to return it she muss
ask me for it.
Gwendolen-Yes?
Bettina-Well, it escaped my mind for
a few weeks and the mean thing asked
me for it-Chicago Tribune.
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Fading Colors of Birds Eggs.

'"The beautiful and delicate shades on
the eggs of birds are not very fast.
especially if they belong to the lighter
class of colors," remarked an ornithoI-
ogist to the writer yesterday. I'm many
instances some of the finest and most
characteristic tintS of eggs disappear
almost entirely on exposure to light A
common example is the beautiful pale
blue of the starling's egg, which on ex-
posure to sunlight for few days, loses
it's clear blueness of tone and becomes
purpler, approaching more to a slate
tint. Such is also the case with most
of the greenish blue eggs, like those OF
many sea birds, the common guillemets,
for instance, the beauty of which large
ly. depends on the clear freshness of its
blue tints. 1t is, therefore, wise for egg
collectors to keep the glass cases con-
tanning all such specimens carefully
covered up when not being inspected,
otherwise much of the beauty of tint
will be lost in course of time. Wash
ington Star.
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Satin Finish
Dress Shapes
Reduced to close out
At O8C

$1.5O is the price these hand
some and attractive satin-finish-
ed French shapes have brought,
and is actually their intrinsic
worth now, but to add interest
to to-day's offerings we've pric-
ed those remaining to close out
at 9Sc; they've a silk wire edge,
and are in colors brown, navy,
new blue, gray, castor and mode;
you can trim neatly and cheaply
and attractively.
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French Felt
Dress Shapes
Reduced to close out
At 05C

These fine French felt dress
shapes for women have sold
readily up to date for $1.25.
We've but a few left to close
out, in co1ors brown and black
only; they've a silk bound edge,
reinforced with heavy wire, COW
cred with silk and stitched
down on brim; can be prettily
trimmed at small cost to pur-
chaser at home or in our work
rooms.