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The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-16
COUNCIL OF WOMEN.
Mrs. Gaffney of New York Chosen
National President.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. - The Ma
tional Council of Women held its tri-
ennial election of officers to-day. Of
the fifty-six votes which constitute the
total delegate vote, there were forty
seven present.
For President the nominations stood
Rev. Anna Calm Spencer of Rhode
Island, administration candidate to
succeed Mrs. Sewell, &c: Mrs Gaffney,
New York, IS; Mrs Kate Waller Bar
ret of Washington, 2; Rev. Anna II.
Shaw of Pennsylvania, 1.
Mrs. Gaffney withdrew in Mrs. Spen-
GERS favor but the latter announced
that unless the Presidency was re-
lieved Of much of the work that be-
longs to the committees, she would
not accept Finally, it was decided
that Mrs. Fannie Humphrey Gaffney
of New York should have the office.
Other officers elected were: Vice
President at large, Mrs. Maria Purdy
Peck of Iowa; Corresponding Secre-
tary, Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett, Dis
trict of Columbia; Treasurer, Mrs.
Hannah s. Lowe, President of the We
mems Jewish Council, Chicago; First
Recording Secretary. Rev. Anna G.
Spencer, Rhode Island.
1t was Susan B. Anthony's seventy
ninth birthday, and she was reminded
of the fact by several floral tributes.
Miss Sadie Lowe of Chicago, Presi-
dent of the National Council of Jewish
Women, presented a handsomely en-
crossed list of the past years addition
to the members of the National Suf-
frage Council to Miss Anthony.
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KEEL OF THE NEW MAINE LAID
s PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 15.-The an
niversary Of the blowing up of the bat
tleship Maine in Havana harbor was
marked here by the beginning of work
on the powerful man-of-war which will
bear the name of the historic battle
ship that was destroyed.
The new Maine will be built by the
Cramps Shipbuilding Company. and at
the company's yards at IL o'clock to-
vessel was laid. There was no formal
ity in the proceedings, but the ship
yard was thrown open to the public
and great cheer was given by the
crowd as the group of workmen set in
place the first steel piece of the keel.
The builders will endeavor to have
the new battleshfp ready for launching
February 10, 1900, and to have her
ready for service on the third anniver-
sary of the sinking of the Maine.
AT SAN FRANCISCO.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 15-The
first anniversary of the sinking of the
Maine in the harbor of Havana was
not generally observed to-day beyond
lily hy ing VI AdSS dt Hall IidSl. nc
principal business houses and eX
changes observed the day in this way,
and all the ships in the harbor, includ-
ing the British and other foreign YES
sells, were decorated with flags in COM
memoration of the disaster.
AT SAN JOSE.
SAN JOSE, Feb. 15.-All flags were
at half mast here to-day In commence
ration of the Maine
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San Francisco data: Maximum tenn
perature 65, minimum A, mean 81.
The weather is cloudy over Washing
ton, Oregon, Northern Nevada, North
ern Utah and Idaho, and clear in the
remaining portions of the country west
of the Rocky Mountains. Light rain
has fallen in Washington and Oregon,
and snow in Northern Utah and Idaho
The pressure has risen rapidly over
the northern portion of the Pacific
slope and fallen over Arizona and
Southern California. These conditions
will cause high north winds in the val
leys of Northern California and over
Southern California and. Arizona.
The temperature has fallen slightly
in California and decidedly in North
west Nevada.
Conditions are favorable for fair
weather in California Thursday, with
fresh to brisk northwest wind.
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ARMY REORGANIZATION BILL.
MUST BE PASSED BY THE PRES
EMIT CONGRESS.
Or an Extra Session Will be Called
The President So Informs
Party Leaders.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-The Pres
ident has conveyed assurances to some
of the party leaders in Congress- in
addition to those given last week, that
he will certainly call Congress together
in extra session, if it fails to pass the
army reorganization bill at the pres
emit session.
In answer to inquiries, the Admins
tration has been obliged to decline all
propositions looking to the tiding over
of the needs of the army by passing
joint resolution simply extending the
appropriations on the basis of the pres
ent organization, holding that this de-
vice would be utterly inadequate to
meet the absolute necessities of the
case. The status of the volunteers
would be extremely unsatisfactory, and
there would be absolutely no assurance
that the President could retain them
in service, even when the emergency
is great. The same statement would
apply to the regular army soldier who
enlisted for the war
A very serious objection to the joint
resolution program, too, according to
the War Department officials, would
be it's failure to supply the staff and
line officers absolutely needed. These
officials say that the pending Hull bill
provides for just S22 original appoint
mentS of Second Lieutenants, and it is
declared to be the policy of the Ad
ministration to divide these appoint
ments among the States and Terri
tories on the basis of the population.
Reports from the Senate end of the
Capitol convey the impression to the
officials that the speediest way to such
action ON the reorganization bill is to
allow the Coekrell bill to be reported
by the Military Committee it being
understood that this bill commands the
support of that committee. Providing
as it does, for a purely native soldierly
in Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philip
pines, the measure is looked upon by
the War Department officials as most
unsatisfactory. Therefore they have
urged their friends in the Senate, while
allowing the bill to be reported from
the committee, to move the adoption
of the bill as it came from the House
as q substitute.
ACTION IN COMMITTEE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-The Sem
ate Committee on Military Affairs
reached a deadlock on the army reor-
ganization bill to-day. This was due
to the absence of Senator Proctor, who
holds the balance of power on the COM
mittee. He is in Cuba This leaves
five Republicans and five Democratic
members on the committee
When an effort was made to-day to
secure favorable report of the bill,
the Democrats objected, and were able
to prevent action. An agreement was
reached to meet again this evening.
when it was stated that the Demo-
Gratis would let the Republicans know
what they were willing to do.
Several conferences were held be-
tween the opposing sides of the bill
These resulted in an agreement that
the bill should be reported tomorrow
practically without recommendation
The DEMOCRATS simply agree to let the
bill be reported, reserving the right to
make a statement of their position, and
showing the committee to be evenly
divided.
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town of Jaro was found to be deserted,
and all portable property had been re-
moved. When the Americans entered
the place there We're only few
Chinese there.
At 4. 10 D. m. Captain Griffiths raised
the American flag over the presidential
During the fighting outside of the
town Lieutenant Frank Bowles of the
Eighteenth Infantry, while working the
light battery, was shot in the leg. In
addition one private was seriously
wounded and two were slightly in
jured. The rebel loss was severe.
All was quiet on Monday, when Col
onel Potter left Iloilo.
Two natives attempted to slip past
the United States cruiser Olympia dur
ing the night in a boat They failed
to respond when hailed, but kept pad
ding along. After warning shot a
sentry fired at the boat and killed one
of the occupants and wounded the
other.
GUERRILLA WARFARE.
LONDON, Feb. 15.-The Filipino
agents here have received a cable
gram from Agoncillo, the agent OF
Aguinaldo, saying:
Inc StdlelHSHl VI IeliSIdl OtiS elle'l
he has copy of a cablegram from
me advising Aguinaldo to attack the
Americans is an absolute Justification.
] challenge General Otis to produce
the telegram
Agoncillo adds that the Americans
threaten to exterminate the Filipinos.
The European junta announces that
it has received a message from Ma
Mia saying the Filipinos have made
all the arrangements necessary for
guerrilla warfare around Manila; that
fighting has been in progress without
intermission since February 4th, ana
that the Americans have lost heavily
in killed and wounded.
Aguinaldo's headquarters are now
near Caloocan, out of range of the
warships in the bay.
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MILLER PROMOTED.
The Commander at Iloilo Made a
Brigadier General.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-The Pres
ident to-day sent these nominations to
the Senate:
State-Samuel J. Barrows of Massa-
chusetts, to be Librarian of Congress.
Interior-Harry L. GER, Receiver OF
Public Moneys at Rowell, N. NJ.
War-Regular army: Colonel Marcus
P Miller, Third Artillery, to be Brig
adler General; William B. Parker, pri-
vate Company B, First Infantry, to
be Second Lieutenant.
Colonel Miller commanded the mill
tary forces which captured Iloilo with
out the loss of a man, and his promo
ton is in recognition of his meritori-
Gus service on that occasion. The new
Brigadier General is a native of Mas
sachusetts, and was graduated fros'
West Point in 1856. He served through
out the Civil War with gallantry, aAd
was breveted three times. Later he
served on the frontier fighting Indians
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THE FIRST CALIFORNIA.
Each Returning Soldier to be Pre-
sented With a Medal.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 15.-The
committee of the Native Sons of the
Golden West having charge of the ar
engagements for the reception of the
First California Volunteers on the re-
turn of their regiment from Manila, has
devised as one of the pleasant features
of the home coming the presentation to
each returning soldier of properly
inscribed medal. Only exactly enough
of the medals will be made to permit
giving each soldier one, the State one
and the Mint one.
1t is the intention Of the committee
having the affair in charge to request
the California representatives in Con-
gress to get permission from the Treas
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-16
OVER A CENTURY OLD.
An Aged Yaqui Indian Dies at
Salinas.

SALINAS, Feb. 15.-Parito, a Ya1ui
Indian, died at the County Hospital
last night. His age, from records of
Los Angeles and the old soldier mis-
sions, was nearly 10S. He fought with
his tribe against the Spaniards when
Mexico revolted in 1910. and was in the
Yaqui rebellion of 1926. He came to
California with others in 1897, and has
since worked at various pursuits. About
eight years ago he was stricken with
paralysis. and was taken to the hos
pital. which he has never left. Two
strokes last week FASTENED the DEATH
which was one of intense agony and
horror. His Imagination took him back
to his young days, and he fought over
the old battles. The deceased was
probably the last of the old Yaquis who
settled in Monterey County.
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BURNED TO DEATH.
Three Persons Perish in the Ar
lingtou Flat Fire at Chicago.

CHICAGO, Feb. 15.-There seems to
be no doubt that three persons were
burned to death in the fire last night
which destroyed the Arlington flats at
the corner Of Forty-first and Grand
boulevard
Those who are supposed to have per-
ished are: Fred A. Marie, a mail car
rier; Mrs. Fred Marie, his wife, and
their infant son.
Marie did not report for duty to-day
at the Postoffice, and as every source
of information in regard to their pos
sible whereabouts has been sought
without success, all hope for their es-
cape has been given up.
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CASE OF DICK" WILLIAMS.
Judge Gilbert Dissents in the Mat
ter of New Trial.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 15.-Judge
Gilbert of the United States Circuit
Court, sitting in the Circuit Court Of
Appeals, has filed a dissenting opinion
in the case of Dick Williams, the ex-
Chinese Inspector, convicted of extor-
ton, who was granted a new trial on
Monday by Judges Ross and Hawley.
The appeal was granted and a new
trial ordered on the ground that a
juror named Elliott had been accepted
by Judge De Haven after Elliott had
expressed an opinion that a bias ex-
listed in his mind regarding Williams
guilt.
Judge Gilbert is of the opinion that
where a juror admits that a bias exists
in his mind, and afterwarG says that he
thinks he can try the case fairly upon
the evidence presented, it is the prov
ince solely of the trial Judge to deter
mine such jurors qualifications to
serve.
Judges Ross and Hawley held that a
juror must be absolutely impartial, and
ordered new trial.
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Costly Blaze at New York.

NEW YORK, Feb 15.-Fire to-day at
III and 119 Prince street, this city, de-
stroyed the establishments of Joachim
e Firkelstein, cloaks and suits; Hyrnan.
Cssusky & Co., laces and silk caps;
Gustav Mendelssohn. infants wear;
Gustav Reno, laces; Adolph Miller.
dress skirts, and the Novelty Tea Gown
Company. Van Keuren & Thornton.
white goods, suffered considerable loss
from water. Several firms in adjoining
buildings suffered from water. The to-
tai loss is about $4,000.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-16
Automobile Carriages.

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 15.-Contracts
We're signed in this city to-day by Off
cials of the Santa Fe Road for ten auto
mobile carriages to be used between
Flagstaff, A. T., and the Grand Can
yon of the Colorado as pleasure
coaches. The carriages are required to
make sixteen miles an hour and the
trip from Flagstaff to the canyon can
be made in seven hours.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-16
Utah Senatorial Contest.

bring the long drawnout senatorial
contest to a close, Judge Powers and
Congressman King tonight agreed to
withdraw from the contest, providing
McCune would withdraw, and give the
Democrats an opportunity to- select
some other candidate that would re-
ceive the united support of the party.
McCune personally would not consent
to such an agreement, but said he
would refer the matter to his support
ers. No further action has been taken.
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Suit for a Commission.

LOS ANGELES. Feb. 15.-George F.
Metz and Frank B. Brown, mining ex-
perts, to-day sued Nathaniel Bell for
$4,000. This sum is alleged to be due
to them as a commission, according to
an agreement, on the sale of a mine in
Pinos Altoa Grant County, New Mex
leo, to Mrs. Phoebe A. Hearst of San
Francisco for $4,000.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-16
Wright Parts With His Home.

SAN JOSE, Feb. ia. deed went on
record to-day by which H. Ward
Wright and wife transfer their home
place at First street and Hensley ave-
nue. to the Union Savings Bank Wright
decided the property to his wife June
2, 1898, but did not acknowledge the
deed until January 20, 1899 A few
days ago it was attached by the Sher-
iff on a claim from Tulare County.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-16
Teresa Kerr Murder Trial

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 15-The prose-
cution's side of the Teresa Kerr MUIR
der trial was closed this afternoon. The
testimony given thus far has all been
to show that the women deliberately
shot her paramour, George B. King.
The defense will attempt to prove the
killing accidental
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-16

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-The State
Department received the following
"GibraItar-The Sherman is coaling
here. All we'll. Please inform Adju-
tant General"
The Sherman. is on her way to Manila
with the Third United States Infantry
and four companies of the Seventeenth
Infantry on board.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-16
DIR. WASHINGTON AVER.
A Well-Known San Franciscan
Passes Away

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10 DR..
Washington Aver, a pioneer of Califor-
MIA. died tonight at his home in this
city. He was born at Haverhill, Mass,
in 1923, and came to this State in 1S49.
cation five years, and later served two
terms as Supervisor. He was Presi-
dent of the Society Of California Pho
neers. as well as physician to the indie
pendent Order of Odd Fellows.
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wattles' Body Recovered.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 15.-The
body of James Otis Wattles, aged II,
who was drowned in the collision be-
tween the ferry steamer Oakland and
the gasoline launch William D., on
January 22d, was recovered from the
bay to-day.
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Two Mysterious Deaths.

PORTLAND (Or.), Feb. 15.-Herman
and Edward Grischow, brothers, aged
% and %, respectively, died this aft
ernoon at Fulton from some mysterious
cause. The physician who attended
them expressed the opinion that they
were poisoned by eating canned meat
An autopsy will be held tomorrow
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ury Department to have the medals
struck off at the United States Mint
in this city, and to make the medals
even more appropriately Californian, it
is proposed to have them made from
the metal of some historical California
cannon, or from the metal Of one of
the bells from one of the original mis-
SionS
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The MISSING BULGARIA.
NOT KNOWN WHETHER SHE
SUNK OR NOT.
Accident to the Steamship Due to
the Breaking Of Her Rudder
and Shifting Her Cargo.

LONDON. Feb. 15.-A dispatch from
Lloyd's agent at st. Michaels, Azores
Island, announces that the twenty-five
women and children taken off the dis
abled Hamburg-Amerfcan steamer Bull
garia by the tank steamer Weehawken
were landed at ST. Michaels yesterday.
The rescued passengers report that the
cargo of the Bulgaria shifted, throw
ing the steamer on her beam ends.
Although a quantity of the cargo
was jettisoned, the crew was unable
to right her. During the gale $50
horses were lost, and boat with five
men on her went adrift. The Weehaw-
ken, which met the Bulgaria 800 miles
from the Azores on February 9Th, stood
by until noon of the sixth day, but at
that time the disabled steamer had
been lost sight Of and the Weehaw-
ken proceeded.
The German Consul at Azores Islands
reports that it is not believed that the
Bulgaria has sunk Another boat from
the Bulgaria is believed to have been
picked up by an unknown steamer
The German Consul at ST. Michaels
adds that the Quartermaster of the Bull
garia says that only one of her COM
partments was partly filled, which, con-
sidering she shad eleven water-tight
compartments. could not mean that she
was in imminent danger. But, in view
of the very severe weather and the sit
uation on board the steamer being 50
critical, Captain Schmidt thought it
right to attempt to put the passengers
on board of other steamers.
1t is not known whether he succeed
9 oil L,
STATEMENT OF RESCUED
SAILORS.
NEW YORK, Feb. 15-The sailors
rescued from the missing Bulgaria.
Hamburg-American liner. which is
supposed TO have been lost off the
Azores the latter part of last week,
have made statement before the Ger
man Consul in Punta Del Gada, who
has cabled it to this city.
"On February I'd, during a severe
northwest gale, the rudder broke and
three large and five collapsible boats
were borne away. The ship being
without helm. pounded tremendously.
and sprung a leak. On the Sd there
was eight feet of water in compart-
ment No. 4, and the ship keeled over
to port. Over 1000 bags of freight
was shifted from port to starboard,
without success.
ION February 9Th we sighted the
Weehawken. and requested assistance.
The first boat of the Bulgaria took ten
passengers but before we We're able to
take more the boat was torn away by
heavy seas. The second boat, with
Second Officer Sherges and four men.
was also torn away by the sea before
the passengers could be taken and we
lost sight of the vessel. The Weehaw-
ken launched two boats: one filled with
water and the other saved eight per-
sons. The Weehawken remained until
noon on the 9th, without seeing the Bull
garia again. Two other unknown
steamers were near the Bulgaria. but
we do not know what aid they gave"
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-16

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-Secretary
Alser has ordered the Ninth Regiment
of regular infantry, now at Madison
Barracks, N. Y, to go to San Fran
cisco, and to be held in readiness to go
to Manila.
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WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Favorable to a Continuation of
Of Brisk Northwest Winds.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. IS, 5 p. M.
Weather conditions and general fore
cast: The following are the seasonal
rainfalls to date as compared with those
of same date last season and rainfall
in last twenty-four hours:
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Situation in Samoa Not Critical.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-The fact
that United States Consul at Apia did
not deem it worth while to forward a
cable report to the State Department
from Auckland via the last steamer is
regarded here as evidence that the stu
aticn in the Samoan Islands is not so
critical as has been supposed
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HEAVY LOSS TO
THE GOVERNMENT.
Flames Break Out in The Brooklyn
Navy Yard.
Laying In Ruins Over a Million Dollars
W1rtA Of Property.

The Steam Engineering Departs
ment of the Yard Practically
Wiped Out, and Many Fine
Models and Patterns of Battle
ships, Their Parts and Plans,
Destroyed.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-06

that lsihmus with its probable cost and
other essential details
This commission, under the presidency Of
Rear Admiral John G. Walker. L. s n.
tretired) entered promptly upon the work
intrusted to it and is now carrying on ex-
aminations in Nicaragua along the route OF
the Panama canal and in Darien from the
Atlantic in the neighborhood Of the Atrato
river, TO the Bay Of Panama on the Pacific
side. Good progress has been made, but
under the law a comprehensive and COM
plete investigation is called for which will
require much labor and considerable time
for its accomplishment The work will be
prosecuted as eXpeditiously as possible and
a report made at the earliest practicable
date.
The great Importance of this work cannot
be too often or too strongly pressed upon
the attention of the congress. In my mes
sage of a year ago l expressed my views
on the necessity of a canal which would
link the two great oceans, to which l again
invite your consideration. The reasons then
presented for early action are even stronger
now.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-06
GERMAN RELATIONS CORDIAL
Hope Expressed Better Results May
BE Obtained I'm Admitting
Meat Products.

Our relations with Germany continue to be
most cordial. The increasing intimacy of di-
rect association has been marked during the
year by the granting of permission in April
for the landing on our shores Of cable from
Borl1um Emden, on the North sea, by way
of the Azores, and also by the conclusion on
September of a parcels pest convention
with the German empire. In all that prom
ises closer relations Of intercourse and COM
merce and a better understanding between
two races having so many traits in common,
Germany can be assured Of the most cordial
CO. operation of this government and people.
We may be rivals in many material paths,
but our rivalry should be generous and open.
ever aiming toward the attainment of larger
results and the mutually beneficial advance
ment of each in the line of it's especial adap-
liability.
The several governments OF the empire
seem reluctant to admit the natural excel
lence of our food products and to accept the
evidence we constantly tender Of the care
with which their purity is guarded by rigid
inspection, from the farm. through the
and the packing establish