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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-25
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A Fine Layer Cake.
Two layers of delicate vanilla
sponge and an interlayer of choc-
olate cake.
lie per loaf-introduetory price
Almond Uacar0Ons.
COcoanut Cakes.
&c per doz
Egg Narangue Kisses,
From the whipped whites of fresh
eggs and white sugar, Sc per doz
RaIstop Health Club Bread,
&c per loaf
Fresh Baked Ginger snaps,
Hot from the oven of the Cloudy
& Kent Co. this afternoon--a
special baking for this sale,
Z LIE per Id
Kennedy's Common Crackers,
&c per 100
Kennedy's City Sodas.
&c per pound packet
Fancy Graham Waters,
lie per pound box
go please the little ones.
kc.u"hy'~ Animals.
HIT pound packets, sc
L.iiia ctied Onions.
19c per quart
Sliced Cucumber Pickles,
sc per quart
German saurkrauf.
10c per at
Fresh Mustard in TumbIers,
4c
Fresh Grated Horse Radish,
] &c per pint
Clover Leaf Creamery Butter.
24c ID
Good Cooking Butter.
19c Id
Sugar Cured Pig Shoulders,
) 1-2c per III
Small Sugar Cured Pig Hams,
l0c per Id
eve halve them at same rate)
North Star Bacon. 12c per Id
Cigars.
''Health and Happiness Invincibles,
full size, clear long filler, Sumatra
wrapper. Lot of 10 cent goods on the
market no better, Be eaeh-today only
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The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-06-10
THE AMATEUR RIVALS.
Athletics to Play the Bay Cham
pions on Sunday

Much interest is being taken in the
Sacramento Athletic Club and Lash
Bitters team ball game to take place at
Oak Park on Sunday afternoon, as the
clubs claim to be the amateur cham
pions Of their respective sections, and
the game is to decide the amateur
championship of the State.
On this occasion the Sacrame nto public
will have an opportunity to see the Cap
ital Citys native sons arrayed against
strong visiting club, as all the MEM
bers of the athletic club are home
boys" and were born. and reared in
Sacramento. That they are good ball
players is evidenced by the fine record
they have made this season-seven vic
tories without a defeat, and against the
strongest clubs in the northern part of
the State.
In Sundays game Shields, Sacra-
mento's most promising successor to the
great Jay Hughes, will do the box-worl1
for the athlets, with Dick Mott at the
receiving end. H. Taylor said to be San
F'rancisco's crack amateur pitcher, and
X. Egar will be in the points for the
visitors. and as both are in splendid
trim the local boys will have to keep
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-06-10

The latest reliable advices are to the
effect that the President and Cabinet
are considering the proposition OF
forming two or more skeleton regi-
ments at Manila from volunteers who
desire to remain in the Philippines,
and then. filling the commands with re-
cruits taken for the regular army. This
will give commands led by veteran Off
GERS filled mainly by seasoned men.
and who understand the Filipino meth
Cd of fighting. In addition, all regu-
lartcommands in the United States will
be brought up to the maximum figure,
and thus sufficient troops can be Sc
cured to meet the necessities of Gen
eral 0tistwithout calling for volunteers,
though should that become necessary
we entertain no doubt whatever about
the immediate filling of as many regi-
naents as may be called for What we
need to do In the Philippines is to
thorpughly impress the FilipinOs with
the capacity of this Government to
place IN the field all the soldiers nee
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-06-10
ORDINANCE. NO. 65.

Granting to the Yuba Electric
Privilege Of Placing, Erecting
and Maintaining Poles, Masts,
Wires and Other Conductors for
the Transmission of Electric
Energy, for all Purposes to Which
Such Electric Energy Is, or May
be Adapted, in and Upon and
Under the Roads, Highways, Pub
| lie Ways and Public Grounds Of
the County Of Sacramento, State
of California, and the Streets,
Alleys, Avenues, Public Grounds
and Ways of All Towns and VII
lagos Within Said County, With
the Right of Charging and Re-
ceiving Compensation Therefor
From Persons Using the Same.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
the county of Sacramento do ordain as
follows:
Section l. The Yuba Electric Power Com
pany, its successors and assigns, are here
by authorized and empowered to riace.
erect and maintain. in and upon the roads
highWays, public ways and public grounds
California. and the streets. alleys, avenues
and public grounds and ways of all towns
and villages within said county. poles or
masts, from or upon which wires and
other conductors for the transmission of
electric energy fer ell purposes to which
ed. may be suspended or attached, and
to place or suspend wires thereon for such
.ors of SUCH electric currents may be
, placed under ground. if the business of
the grantee, on. public necessity. require
such location of such wires or other con-
ductors. If such wires or other conduct
ors be suspended from. or attached to
hirhf n
ground as TO not interfere with trade,
! traffic, or travel and all poles or masts
Board of Supervisors and maintained so
as not to interfere with trade, travel or
traffic on the respective roads. highways,
public grounds, public ways, streets or
Section 2 This franchise shall continue laae
for term Of fft ky years arer from the date
Section g Tho right and privileges here
by granted shall not be exclusive, and this
Sacramento County to grant like privi-
leges to other parties making proper APP
plication therefor Provided however; that
interfere with the reasonable use Of the
rights and privileges herein granted:
herein Sense set forth IS hereby required to file
with the clerk of said board OF Superyi-
sors of the county OF sacramento .in within
franchise to it. its acceptance in writing
Of the provisions of the same.
Section b. w DIRK Sfdll De- CoilliueIceQ py
the grantee under this franchise within
days frpm s the asts Of the Grant
sne nted under the provisions Of an Act
Of the Legislature of the State of Cali
sale cot of railroad and other franchises in
municipalities, and relatiye-to granting of
franchises" Approved March g. 1893 as
amended by an Act of the Legislature of
said State Of California; entitled. An
Wiling for the sale of railroad and other
franchises in mpnifcipalittiies and relative
e rantngs oa Of nv faansnafe
~ said Act" Approved March 10, 1897
Section T. This ordinance shall take eff
feet fifteen days after it's passage and APP
The foregoing ordinance ADOPTED by. the
following vote: Ayes-Giliis, McLauRhlin,
Morrison Jenkins. Curtis. Noes-None.
lime I. 1892 WIN. CURTIS. Chairman,
seal w. q. HAMILTON.
Clerk Of Said Board.
BY B. H. Gallup, Deputy. JEST
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-06-10

essary, and that it is folly for the in
surgents to suppose our resources are
limited. Largely they are now labor
ing under the error into which they
have been led by their officers that the
Americans are at their ropes end. and
that it is impossible for us to place a
force in the islands equal to the task
Of compelling obedience to the author
ity Of the limited States
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-06-10

their lamps trimmed" to win a victory.
During the week Halsey Smith, the
athletes crack shortstop, injured his
arm quite severely, and George New
bert, the second baseman, lost finger
nail while practicing, but both express
determination to be in the game and
fill their old positions, much to the re-
lief of Manager Koening. Charley says
his team is bound to w1n, and that
nothing can stop them from gaining the
amateur championship of the State.
The game will be called at 2:3O p. m.
sharp, and as the contest will be well
worth seeing a large crowd will prob
ably be in attendance.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-06-10

Our estimate of the under purpose of
the abortive riot Of Sunday at the race
track near Paris was correct. It now
tender to the throne of France was hid
den in the city at the time. doubtless
expecting summons to head victor
ious mob marching to the seat of gov
eminent over the fallen republic That
was clearly the scheme of the royalists.
1t was no mere anger at Loubet, he was
simply the pretended object of assault
the real target was a republican form
of government in France
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-06-10

The very quiet manner in which Ad-
nliral Dewey slipped away from Hong
kong would indicate that some of the
New York people who are planning to
ruin his digestion may be disappointed.
the Admiral on the lionizing question
before he reaches American shores.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-06-10

1t has turned out as was expected
by those who have had experience in
placer mining in Mexico. The newly
discovered placers in Lower California
along the gulf turn out to be no places
for poor men, and it is even doubtful
if capitalized companies could work the
mines at profit. The placers are
shallow, water is very scarce, and that
to drink has to be hauled from a long
distance at heavy cost. Most of the
mining ground is owned by Mexicans,
who are aversa to the incoming of
Americans. A few Mexican miners
manage to scratch out some dust, but
nothing extraordinary in amount.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-06-10
War Among The Ea9les.

The new fraternal organization
known as the American Eagles is hav-
ing a. heap of trouble these days. Re-
Gently there was a split in the parent
organization, and now it is said the
Sacramento eaglets are at loggerheads.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-06-10

The bank checks passing through the
clearing houses in London and New
York in one month exceed the value of
all the gold and silver coin in the world.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-06-10

Mrs. Elizabeth Skeats. who died re-
Gently in London. was proud of a dis
tinction of which perhaps no other wom-
an can boast. She was the mother Of
six policemen.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-06-10
Weather Forecast.

For Northern California: Fair Saturday;
continued warm weather in the interior;
northerly winds; westerly on the coast;
fog on the coast.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-06-10
LAUNDRY! I.AUNDRyi,

We have a Hospital Mangle, and we re-
turn your linen soft and in good condi-
slips, towels, table cloths and napkins TO
US you will greatly reduce your house
hold bills, and you will be. highly pleased
with our work. UNION LAUNDRY
Tenth and O streets.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-06-10
PACIFIC GROVE BAKERY

If you want bread as near homelike as
any baker can make IL, buy our Domestic.
Also. all kinds of breads, pies and cakes
For specially. try our Sunshine a
bright yellow cake. Both phones. RICE
BROS, S23 j.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-06-10
HArlrlER'S PhARnACY

Hammers famous soda water with
shaved ice, is now in full blast. Cream
soda, &C. Fourth and X streets.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-06-10
Thinning AND PLUMBING

done up to the Queens taste by Carlow
q Miller. the agents for the Ideal
Windmill. 1880 ] street. Phone Cap. 445.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-06-10
LOAN MONEY ON 6 /, p !.
HARD AND SOFT WOOD

Coal, coke and charcoal of all kinds at
the lowest prices: also straw, 40c per bale,
and hay and grain of every kind. Lowest
prices in the city for cash. CHARLES
'STUDARUS WOOD YARD. Fifteenth
and K streets. Both phones
The leader., 1899-03-15

Mrs. NJ. c. Cooper, of the Royal Acad-
envy of Arts. London, England, is I'M
doubtedly one of the greatest living
sculptOrs. She has modelled busts of
half the nobility of England, and is now
in Washington making busts of dis
tinguished Americans. Mrs. Cooper has
just completed a bust of Mrs. Belva
Lockwood, which is now in the Cor
coran Art Gallery. Ruskin, the great
artist, placed Mrs. Cooper as one of the
greatest sculptors and painters of this
century. Mrs. Cooper is an ardent
friend of Pe-ru-na and in letter dated
January &c. written from Washington,
says the following: II take pleasure in
recommending Pe-ru-na for catarrh and
la grippe. l have suffered for months
and after the use of one bottle of Peru
ma | am entirely week.-Mrs.. NJ. c.
Cooper.
Send for free book on catarrh en-
titled Health and Beauty" This book
is written especially for women, and
will be found to be of great value to
every woman. Address DR.. Hartman,
Columbus, o.
The leader., 1899-03-15

The pavements were cold, and | SUI.
fered great deal; part Of the time
running, to keep up the circulation of
blood in my feet. Before we had tray
crsed half the distance it began to snow,
and when we arrived at the hotel was
sad-looking, sad-feeling young fellow.
although all my life had been, and
always have been, an exceedingly tenn
perate man, took little drop of liquor
before going to bed, rubbed my feet per-
fectly dry, put on Cry stockings, and
went to sleep. On the morrow, for
tunately, | had no cold, but was as
bright and clipper as any young fellow
in town. The boots went on in the
morning all right, and Sanders and to-
gether witnessed the Inauguration.
"lhirty-two years afterwards the
newspapers announced that Wilbur +.
Sanders had been elected to the senate
! was then member of that body, and
it's presiding officer. | sent telegram
to Sanders, at Helena, saying: 4 CON
graduate you On your opportunity to
at last enter the senate chamber hon
cstly.' While we were serving in the
senate together we had many enjoyable
times in narrating "reminiscences of our
boyhood days. You may be well as
The leader., 1899-03-15

u'ts went on in. I stood there
,,h'' lrresolute, and concluded that
81 O' us couldn't work the same game.
Roo, vent upstairs and secured a front
nn III me gallery. ! saw Sanders sit
If ;, uo"h there on a sofa in the rear
nav senate, and nobody seemed to
,bst ~ attention to him. ! presume
por. was understood to be an en-
ny nv Oh the senate. Shortly before
,Des snt | caught Sanders eye, beck
lsrr 70 MIN, and he came up 10 the gal
rs.. . ne said that if we wanted to wit
6sr !; ,ne Inauguration on the following
ana y' y would be well for us to be going,
.r Se' little sleep.
din 1ao fine pair of tight-fitting calf.
ia, pVo's' which had hurt my feet so
Was Va. nao quietly taken them off, and
We s; aung there in my stocking feet.
Wbsu h ! wear socks in those days.
liopnS undertook to draw on my boots
Ieonlss 'nat my feet had swollen so that
Ar not get them into the boot legs.
wsILss several vain efforts got up and
stairs a,ohg the corridors, down the
less p pne out into the open air, boot
On n eiofe leaving the building, sat
atnx h s'ohe steps, and vainly rugged
boat poo'straps. II was no 90. The
Naltss would not go on, and SO we
Brow. W Pennsylvania avenue to
MOTEL, a distance Of ak blocks.
The leader., 1899-03-15
FROM OTHER LANDS.

King Oscar of Sweden and Norway
has received a petition signed by $685.
600 citizens CT Sweden, asking for an
extension OF the suffrage.
1t may not be generally known that
the original idea Of the Chinaman's
pigtail was that it formed a convenient
handle by which one day he would be
lifted up 10 paradise. This curious be-
lief is still TO be found among the ma
tives.
There are about $4,000 people in
Samoa, only AGO of them foreigners, in
GLIDING &c Americans. Exports and
imports combined amount to only $780,
600 annually, and large share of this
goes TO Australia. Evidently the
United States does not care much for
Samoa, outside of the excellent coal
ing harbor of Pago-Pago.
German geographers are usually
credited with the closest computation
of the worlds population. Their latest
figures are 1,500,000.000, an addition of
20,000.000 in the past seven years. An
increase is found in nearly every part
of the world. 1t is most rapid in civ
ilized countries, especially those that
lead in the use of labor-saving ma
chinery. Greenland's Eskimo popu-
lation is growing, but the natives of
the Pacific islands are dying out.
The leader., 1899-03-15
Enu,hIpd AWay HIS sister

At ore time when two Chcyennes got
TO gambling. one lost and luck seemed
to &c against him. After he had lost
every piece of property he had in des-
perdtion he put up his sister and lost
her. This aroused great indignation
through the tribe. but no one minated
hat the unfortunate girl should not
90 and live as the wife of the man who
had won her in game of cards. Over
20 years ago the writer'w superin-
tendent of the Arapahoe Indian school
At Darlington during period of five
wears. During this time not less than
four young Indian women came 10 The
school. asking admittance and prctec-
ton from marriages that were about 10
be forced upon them. The protection
was given. and the young women after
ward married according to their own
choice. Since then these tribes have
been gradually breaking away from
their original customs until now they
are married with ;he lawful marriage
rites.-Southern Workmen and lamp
ton School Record.
The leader., 1899-03-15
RELIGION AND PHILANTHROPY

The Catholic women of Cincinnati
recently formed a society to provide
trained nurses for the POOR in their
own homes.
A new church seating 250 persons has
recently been opened at Mates river.
under the shadow of the great Zwarts-
berg mountain. in South Africa.
A Baptist union has been formed in
France. Eighteen of the twenty-five
churches have already joined the
union and the others are expected to
follow soon.
The late Baroness de Stern be-
queathed 100000 to found q Jewish
convalescent home. In addition to this
she left S250.0G0 10 be distributed
among Jewish charities at the discrc-
sion of her executors.
"A minis,ering children's home" has
been opened for children and their
mothers from the neighborhood of
Bermondsey and Rotherlithe. England.
the district formerly worked by the
anthor of the book "Ministering Chill
dren"-Miss NJ. L. Chailesworth.
The leader., 1899-03-15
Twenty Lashes for SIX Hairs.

\ singular theft was tried by Mr..
Reale. first-class magistrate, the other
day. Superstitions humans pull out
the hairs of an elephants tail for tails
mans, making rings out of them and
other charms. One Nga Tun Lin went
into an elephants shed at Ahlone and
pulled six hairs out of a bull elephants
tail, secreting them in his umbrella
The mahout challenged him. and he
promptly shook the hairs out of the
umbrella. They fell ON some straw,
were picked up, and put forward in evil
dence of theft. The man was convicted
and sentenced 10 receive 20 lashes.--
Times of Burma.
The leader., 1899-03-15
LOST FAITH IN HIS TAILOR.
A GentIeman of the Old school
whose Clothes Were . Tribe
Too Loud.

Col. Tarker is a staid old West side citi-
zen who has made fortune in land. He is
an aristocrat of the old southern school,
courtly and impressive. His collars are
made in the fashion Of 80 years ago, and his
what New Englanders call "a bit near" He
are always a modest, respectable black OF re-
markable pattern and fit. But they suit the
colonel. One day last week he walked over
to visit his daughter living on Prairie ay-
enue.
What makes you look at me so serious
Ivy" he asked, presently, guilty self-con-
scious.
why, father, what have you been doing
to yourself!'
Nothing, daughter, nothing. II have
on a new suit of clothes"
Sure enough, the colonel had on a new suit
OF clothes. The effect was gorgeous and
startling The trousers were loud check,
very tight and trhe short. The coat was
short blue frock, notified with dark red
He wore a cheap red tie. The righteousness
of the situation finally overcome the
daughters gravity, and she laughed until
she cried.
I'm heavens name, father, where did you
get those ciothess" she asked, at last.
"Wartz made them. IIe-he said checks
were stylish, aud the cloth came cheap, and
II said wasn't particular, you know;
never am
The mild and dignifed old gentleman had
transformed himself into a comic valentine
without knowing it, His faith in Wartz is
now somewhat shaken, and he has donned
an old suit.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The leader., 1899-03-15

sured that when Sanders and ! went up
Pennsylvania avenue that night neither
Of Us had either ambition or hope of at
tanning the distinction of becoming
members Of that august body.
Senator Shoup then told several in
teresting stories about the life of San
ders on The frontier. There were
troublous times in the sixties, and law
less elements dominated affairs. At
last Sanders, the big, brawny, brave
frontiers man, organized the NIgIlantes
and became their chief. Whenever
property was destroyed. horses stolen
or other notable outrages were com
mitted Sanders. at the head of his vigil
lantes. would organize il posse conf
iatus and 90 after the marauders.
There were no courts, save those which
were held under the auspices of Judge
Lynch: and many an outlaw was thus
tried. and condemned, and executed by
Sanders and his vigilantes. They were
the forerunners Of the federal courts,
marshals and attorneys. Senator Shoup
also said that Sanders was brave sol
der of the civil war. and every way
a worthy man of his time.
Senator Shoup then told of one Of his
frontier experiences. He was by long
odds a more experienced scout and en-
gagged in more battles than Buffalo Bill
ever dreamed of: but he never went out
as Snowman. and his services are
known only to few Of his intimate
friends. lie said: II was sent with o.
picked men to bring to the fort bdnd
OF Apache marauders who had cap
tured wagon train, killed the men
made the women prisoners. and taken
possession Of provisions and othel
booty. | rode off to the nearest water
hole. found that the Indians had peer
there. and had scattered in all dlrec'
tions to conceal their trail. l paId nc
attention 70 that but marched rom
waterhole to waterhole. un'll AFTER
five DAYS in the apache country we
came over a knoll one morning and dis
covered big lrdian village.
"The Indians also saw us, ana al once
organized about 100 warriors ana came
swooping down upon rs. formed my
little troop into hollow square, aho
told my sergeant to take aim Wheh )
should raise my sabre, and hire wheh
waved il. Then | signa!ed for parieS
which was granted. The old chie1, WIZ
five sub-chiefs. came to meet me. lie an
rounced his intention Of killing us all
After vain argument, telling him was
merely fulfilling duty, and seeing MAJ
he was inexorable raised my SABRE
Without looking back, | said: III
wave my sword my men Will XIII yo'
and YOUR sub-chiefs. Surrender al
once. and walk inside of my hoiio"
square
..The old man saw that l had hin
sure: and he with his sub-chiefs enteree
the hollow square, where they were DIS,
armed. Under my orders he sent OIL
word that the marauders must De sur
rendered and they were brought IN
All of them were roped, and for SIX days
we marched back to the fort, where !
delivered the chief, sub-chiefs ane
about 1000 Indian prisoners
Senator Shoup narrated this BIT oil
history modestly. and Senator Mahder'
con said: "Yes, senator, | know iha'
history. and am glad to hear y iron
,our Inns. If Gen. Custer had been-as
GOOD a general when he entered simi
lar trap he might have been alive TINS
Iax" SMITH u. FRY.
The leader., 1899-03-15
Private Rufter.

am reminded OF an incident on one OF
the Atlantic steamers which took place not
SO long ago, and in which married member
of a family to whom it is not necessary TO
allude was party, The husband aud wlie
appeared at all meals, hanked on either side
by a large dish of butter.
As it was an English ship and butter was
not served at any of the meals, some Amerl-
cans who were neighbors We're delighted to
see that the hor d 'oeuvre had at last place
on the table. They helped themselves boun-
tifully at luncheon.
At dinner they were surprised to see little
sticks stuck in the middle of the mound OF
butter with a pasteborad card attached.
The card read: :,
Private Butter. Keep OFF the Grass
1t is needless to say that the hint was
taken.-N Y. journal.