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The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-02
The capital of the Glucose Refining
Company is $40 900, 900, $14, 100000 pre-
COLLEGE ATHLETES.
The Annual Conference in Session
at Chicago.

CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-The annual inter-
collegiate athletic conference to decide
questions affecting the athletic rela-
lions Of Western colleges was held here
to-day.
All the so-called 'big seven" colleges
were represented, those present being
Professor c. A. Waldo of Purdue. A. H
Pettingill of Michigan, f. w. Jones OF
Minnesota, D. A. Birge of Wisconsin.
A. A. Stagg of Chicago, H. J. Barton
of Illinois and H. w. White of North
western.
Chairman Waldo called the meeting
to order.
The first business was the applica-
ton of the Universities of Iowa and In
diana for admission to the conference
The discussion occupied several hours
The rules governing college athletics,
which were adopted on probation at
last years meeting. were carefully dis
cussed. 1t was the general opinion that
the rules had proved to be a success,
and no serious objection to their adop-
ton was anticipated. The majority OF
the delegates spoke in favor of retain
ing them permanently.
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THE STORM ON TEXAS COAST,
Damage to Property and Loss or
Life Greater Than Supposed.

ROCKPORT CTex), Dec. 1.-Reports
from points on the gulf in this section
show that the damage to property ana
loss of life by the recent storm were
much greater than first reported. A
number of small fishing craft are miss
ing, with their crews.
The bodies of James Sanders and TWO
other men not yet identified have been
found in the mouth of ST. Charles Bay
Several thousand head of sheep ana
hundreds of head of cattle were driven
into the gulf and drowned. One ranch
man. George A. Brundrett, lost over
5000 head of sheep in this manner.
In Refugio and Arkansas Counties
there was a terrific fall of hail, some
of them being five inches in diameter.
More than 100 head of cattle were
killed by falling hail in the vicinity OF
Lamar. The window blinds, sash anu
lights of every house in Lamar were
riddled. Holes were knocked through
the roofs of many and weather-boards
were splintered. The wind uprooted
large trees, and blew several houses
from the foundations. Large hocks OF
geese and ducks were killed. In facts
every bird and small animal within the
storms path was killed. One hundred
and sixty dead pelicans were seen on
the bay shore
The storm seems to have gathered It's
fury about fifteen miles southeast OF
Refugio. increasing on it's course TO-
ward the gulf, it's path being six miles
wide.
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BIG TRUST CONTEMPLATED.
Will Have a Capital Stock of Two
Hundred Million Dollars.

CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-The News saws
to-day: A S200,000O0O trust is in con-
temptation. There is every prospect
that the American Sugar Company, the
Glucose Refining Company, and all of
the so-called Independent sugar refin-
cries, will be consolidated.
II. 0. Havemeyer Of the sugar COM
bine has, it is understood, secured an
option on the Arbuckle Sugar Com
pany, the Doscher Company, and the
outside plants in Boston and New Or
leans. This evening he will, it is said,
receive a definite proposition from the
Glucose Company, when his representa-
tives, who left Chicago last night, ar
rive in New York. 1t has been ascer-
tanned that representatives of the
Havemeyer Company have been in this
city in conference with President c. H.
Matthiesen of the Glucose Company for
several days. The result of these con-
ferences, it is said, was an option on
the glucose interests.
The important feature of the plan Is
that the American Sugar Company will
increase it's capitalization from $15,-
100000 to $200,000,0OO. It is under
stood that $30000,000 of this will be
given the glucose people for their plant,
and S20,00000O to the outside refiner-
les and that the entire common stock
will be put on an 8 per cent. basis. The
rate of disbursement on the preferred
shares will not be changed while the
holders Of ordinary will be allowed to
subscribe for the new certificates at
par.
The capital of the Glucose Refining
Company is $40000,000, SD, 10000 pre-
ferred and S26, 100000 common, so that
the certificates will be taken in presun-
ably at an average of $15 per share.
When questioned in reference to the
prospective sale of his company, c. Fl.
Matthiesen to-day refused to discuss
the matter saying: ANY information
that may be of value to the public will
be given out at the proper time
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SENATE FINANCE BILL.
Will be Generally on the Lines of
That of the House.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The White
House was overrun with members of
Congress to-day, but owing to the
Cabinet meeting, few of them saw the
President. Among these were Sena-
tors Fairbanks and Beverage of Indi-
ana, Cullum of Illinois, Ptatt Of Con-
necticut and Lindsay of Kentucky;
Representatives Warner of Illinois.
Brownlow of Tennessee; Grosvenor of
Ohio and Steele of Indiana.\
Senator Plat, who is member of the
Finance Committee of the Senate, said
the subcommittee at the meeting to-
morrow would agree upon the terms OF
the financial bill to be presented to the
Senate. Commercially speaking
said he, "the Senate bill will be an
agreement with the House bill. There
will be several points of difference, but
the essential features will be the same
and the two houses will get together
without trouble"
Senator Platt thinks that the passage
of the financial bill by both houses IS
a foregone conclusion.
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resenting practically all sections of the
country, letters to the effect that he
has their fullest confidence and sup
port, and urging that he is the strong
est available man for the place.
Mr.. Hanna's closest friends and the
members Of his own family believe,
however, that the condition of his
health is such that he should not under
any circumstances assume the response
bility of managing another Presidential
campaign.
1t has been suggested that should Mr.
Hanna decide not to accept a reap
pointment as Chairman he be made a
member of the Executive Committee,
having personal charge of the campaign
finances. This would, it is pointed out
relieve Mr.. Hanna of the arduous duties
devolving upon the Chairman, and at
the same time give the national com
mittee the benefit Of his experience and
marked success in raising campaign
funds.
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McK1NLEY's MESSAGE.
Is Completed Except That Portion
Relating to Philippines.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The Cabi-
net discussed briefly to-day the Presi-
dents message on which the finishing
touches have been placed, except to that
portion of the message relating to the
Philippines. That section of the mes
sage is being held up in the hope that
the President may be able to announce
the complete collapse of the insurrec-
ton before it goes to Congress.
The members of the Cabinet are
unanimously of the opinion that the re-
bellion is on it's last legs, and that any
day may see the end.
1.-The Philippine question is solving it
SELF" is the way one member put it to-
day. The President has decided not to
send the message to Congress until
Tuesday, as the immediate adjourn
ment of the Senate upon the announce
ment of the death of Vice President Ho-
bart would preclude it's being read on
Monday.
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TRANSPORT MANAUENsE.
Asserted That She Sprung a Leak
Three Days After Sailing.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1.-Arthur
Burns, who was butcher on the trans
port Manauense, has returned from
Honolulu, where he left the vessels on
account of sickness.
Burns tells a startling tale of the
voyage of the transport between this
port and Honolulu. He says that ten
men deserted the vessel at Honolulu,
and but two of the vacancies could be
filled before the departure of the vessel
from Honolulu.
According to Burns, the transport
leaked three days after leaving port,
and the condensers broke down. The re-
frigerating plant collapsed before the
vessels reached Honolulu. Burns states
that the ships carpenter, who was call
ed into consultation regarding the con-
dition of the vessel, was one of those
who deserted at Honolulu. He states
that the hold was SO full of water that
the floors of the lower staterooms were
aWash, and that he was compelled to
seek a berth in the soldiers quarters.
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BUCHANAN CASE.
Testimony Going to Show the De-
PENDANT Hopelessly Insane.

NAPA, Dec. 1.-COurt resumed con-
sideration of the Buchanan case this
morning. w. M. Cutter, court reporter
of Yuba County, was the only witness.
He read from his shorthand notes of
the trial at Marysville, which affirmed
the insanity of Buchanan at the time
of the commission of the murder in
March, 1894. and from 1850 to 1884,
when the murder was committed, in
sanity was indicated by incoherent
speech and peculiar acts.
At the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion Court Reporter Cutter continued
the reading of his notes of the legal
proceedings at Marysville. They indi-
Gated insanity eliminating in murder
in March, 1894.
Attendants Flanagan, Johnson and
GLADDEN. testified to the sanity of
Buchanan.
John Hawkes., a Supervisor, said there
were manifestations of insanity in the
patient, but that Buchanan usually
preserved a placid demeanor. On one
occasion, when witness was visiting the
superintendent, he heard the patient
give expression to vigorous denuncia-
tions of the asylum management, and
swear vengeance upon DR.. Gardner On
another occasion he heard Buchanan
employ vulgar and abusive language
concerning his treatment.
3 At the evening session DR.. ]. w. Rob-
ertson, Superintendent of a private in
sane asylum, and at one time assistant
physician at the Napa Asylum, testi-
fed that he had no doubt of Buchan-
ans insanity.
Attorney Livernash then read an ac-
count of Buchanans life, which he said
showed that he was insane and could
not recover.
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His Remarks Concerning an Anglo.
American Teutonic Alliance
Does Not Meet With General Approval Of
British Press.
German Newspapers Hostile to
Suck Proposal, the Organ of the
Military Party Commenting ON
the Speech With Scorn and In
dignation.

LONDON, Dec. with few excep-
lions the afternoon newspapers dis
sent from Mr.. Chamberlain Anglo-f
Saxon Teutonic alliance speech at Iei-s
cester.
The Pail Mail Gezette' lays stress
on the strong anti-German prejudice in
Great Britain, and declares bluntly that
Mr. Chamberlain had better have kept
silent.
The Westminster Gazette" takes the
same line, holding that Mr.. Chamber,
lain did not represent Government
opinion, and pointing out how Offensive
the speech was toward France.
The Globe" maintains that it is i'm
possible for Germany to give a quid pro
quo for the responsibilities which would
accrue to Great Britain by such an
alliance.
The Evening Standard, says: Mr.
Chamberlain referred to no alliance by
treaties
The 'tSt. James Gazette says: "Mr.
Chamberlain simply expresses English
public opinion, which has come to real
ze that with Germany and the United
States we can work, because with those
Powers we have community of in
terests and sentiments, whereas, with
Russia and France we have not-'
The SUM- the only other afternoon
newspaper, takes a similar fayorable
view of the suggested alliance.
COMMENT OF GERMAN PRESS.
BERLIN, Dec. 1.-The use of the
word alliance" in Mr.. Chamberlain's
speech at Leicester has caused a gem
eral fiutter in the German press. The
Chauvinist organs protest vigorously.
The "Kreuz Zeitung." the organ of
the military party, comments with
scorn and Indignation.
Other journals. including the 'Lokal
Anzeiger," assert that the meeting OF
Count Won Buelow and Mr.. Chamber
lain in London was productive of re-
suits calculated to smooth away some
difficulties which had arisen in Colo
NAL questions, but that no alliance
exists, although the conferences be-
tween the German and British states
men at Windsor Castle left an equally
good impression upon all.
After bearing upon this, the "Lokal
Anzeiger' adds: Germany and Great
Britain are guided by the same sincere
wish to remove in a friendly manner oc-
casional subordinate differences. Az
the same time, Germany does not IN
tend to fight other peoples battles
The "Vossische Zeitung" says: I'VE
also wish to see Germany, Great Bri-
tain and the United States cooperating
in all essential questions of world pol
ICY"
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SENATOR HANNA.
He Has No Desire to MANAGE An.
other Campairn.

CLEVELAND, Dec. 1-Concerning
the reports which have been in circula-
ton for several weeks past to the effect
that Senator Hanna would not succeed
himself as Chairman of the National
Republican Committee, it can be stated
on the authority of Mr.. Hanna's most
intimate friends that he has no desire
to manage another campaign. and that
unless very strong pressure is brought
to bear upon him he will in all prob
ability decline to do So
Notwithstanding the published state-
ments that many leading Republicans
throughout the country are opposed to
Mr.. Hanna's reappointment as Chair
man of the national committee. it is
known that he is almost daily receiv-
ing from influential party leaders, rep
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-02
GEORGE sUEssER.
The Murderer of Sheriff Far1ey
Taken to San Quentin.

SALINAS, Dec. 1.-George Suesser,
murder of Sheriff Farley, made rather
sensational departure from his native
town this morning. 1t was decided to
take him to San Quentin to-day. All
the morning Suesser was quarrelsome,
and when taken to the train was ironed
hand and foot. At the station he bid
his family good by. AS the crowd sur
rounded him en- route to the cars, he
turned and exclaimed in a loud voice:
Good by. I'll see you all in the sweet
bye and bye, and I'll have a hot fire for
you"
Sheriff Keef and Deputy Farley, the
murdered Sheriff's brother, accompan-
led Suesser
There is quite a feeling of relief here
since the murderer has been taken
away
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-02
After Nearly a Months Voyage From Gray's
Harhor, Washington.
For Days at Time the Crew Bat
tied to Save the Schooner From
Destruction-A1l Vessels Arriv-
ing From Up Coast Report
Great Trouble, Owing to the
Rough Weather.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1.-The
schooner Enterprise, which sailed from
Gray's Harbor on November I'd, ar
rived here to-day after a terribly
rough voyage. For days at a time the
crew battled to save the schooner from
destruction, and it became necessary
at one time to jettison deckload OF
lumber to keep her afioat. Her seams
opened and the cabin was awash- To
add to the predicament, her rudder head
was torn away and her rigging badly
damaged.
The steamer Robert Adamson arrived
from Nanaimo to-day, and reports haV-
ing supplied the schooner Wing and
Wing with ten days provisions on No
vember 18th The men on the Wing
and Wing had been eating sea gulls foI
five days, and their supply of fresh
water was exhausted when the Adam
son came to the rescue.
The United States training ship
Adams reports speaking the ship Glory
of the Seas, now thirty-one days out
from Seattle, and supplying her with
provisions 1t was November 10Th,
about forty miles south Of Cape Men
docino. The Adams was nearly two
weeks coming from Seattle. The greater
part of the time she was under sail,
and the apprentice boys got their first
taste of a southeaster in vessel under
short canvas.
The schooners Nettie Smedborg,
twenty-four days from Suislaw, and G.
T. Hill, twenty-five days from Gray s
Harbor, also had great trouble. Both
crews were ON short allowance when
port was reached.
The collier Elihu Thomson was seven
days coming down from Comox, B. c.
The vessels of the overdue fleet which
still remain to be heard from are the
schooners Amethyst, forty-fve days.
and S. Danielson, fortyfour days, from
Tillamook; Charles Hansen, twenty
four days from Coos Bay; Coquelle,
twenty-five days from Coquelle River;
ship Invincible, eighteen days from
Port Blakeley; barkentine Leslie D.,
twenty-four days from Port Blakeley;
schooners Letitia, twenty days from
Grays Harbor; Martha w. Tuft, seven
teen days from Grays Harbor; May
flower, nineteen days from Coquelle
River; bark Northern Light, twenty
one days from Port Blakeley, and
schooner Premier, sixteen days from
Olympia.
The Amethyst is the only one of the
fleet that has been spoken, and she was
supplied with provisions by the trans
port Columbia nearly three weeks ago.
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NEW YORK, Dec. Mrs. Emily
Bigelow of Chicago, who was found in
sensible in the street last night, asserts
that she was robbed of $500 by a cab
man. Mrs. Bigelow was in Police
Court to-day, and told the magistrate
that she came from Chicago to find her
husband, Hiram BigelOW, a lawyer,
from whom she had been estranged for
several years. The magistrate dis
charged the woman. Mrs. Bigelow
claimed to be a daughter of Robert
Fans, formerly of Birmingham, Eng
land, who made a fortune in real es-
tate in Chicago.
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u. S. CONSUL MACRUM.
Renews His Appeal to be Allowed
| to Leave His Post.

WASHINGTON, Dc. l.-Mr. Macrlim,
the limited States Consul at Pretoria,
is renewing his appeals to the State
Department to be allowed to leave his
post. The department, realizing the
pressing necessity of having some ener-
eetic and willing representative of the
United States at Pretoria to look after
the important American interests in the
Transvaal, as well as to carry out our
obligation to care for the welfare of the
British citizens therein, is striving to
find some Consular officer near Preto-
ria who will undertake to relieve Mr..
Macrum. Probably Mr. Hollis, United
States Consul at Lourenzo Marquee,
will be asked to undertake this impor-
tant charge.
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Swallowed Carbolic Acid.

PORT HURON (NMich.), Dec. IL. A.
Root, until recently Chief Clerk of the
Great Camp, knights of the Macca-
bees, committed suicide to-day by
swallowing carbolic acid. He left "a
note asking his wife's forgiveness for
thus ending his life. A week ago Root
resigned his position on account of ner-
VOLS debility
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-02

PITTSBURG, Dec. 1.-The independ-
ent window glass manufacturers of the
country are in session here for the pur-
pose of forming an association. It was
decided to organize under the name of
the Independent Window Glass Manu-
facturers' Association. The main OBJ
ject of the association is to maintain
prices.
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Petitions in Bankruptcy.

NEW YORK, Dec. IA petition in
bankruptcy was filed in the United
States District Court by Adolph Blitz,
clothier, having unsecured claims to
the amount of $423, 17S, and no assets,
and by Elizabeth K. Satterlee, an in
surance broker and member of the firm
of Douglass r. Satterlee, who admits
liabilities to the amount of $50, S54, and
no assets.
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500 Channel Blockade.

SAULT STE MARIE (Mich.), Dec. l.
More than lao vessels are now detain-
ed here, owing to the stranding of the
steamer Siemens, which continues to
completely block the channel. The
lighters are working night and day on
the stranded steamer. The dredgers
resumed work to-day in cutting the
bank below which the Siemens bow now
rests
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-02
Wages to be Advanced.

FALL RIVER (Mass), Dec. ALI
the cotton manufacturers in this city
represented in the Fall River Associa-
ton decided to-day that they would
grant an advance of 10 per cent. i'll
wages, beginning Monday, December
11th In all about $500 hands will be
benefited by the raise.
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Alleged Counterfeiter Arrested.

LOS ANGELES, Dec Ian alleged
counterfeiter, VIII Hildebrand, has
been lodged in the County Jail by
United States Secret Service Agent r.
5. Brown. Hildebrand was arrested
to-day at San Bernardino, and was
brought here at once. 1t is believed
that he is one of a gang of four that
has been doing bogus minting bust
ness of considerable proportions.
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Suicide in Los Angeles County.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1.-The BODY
OF an unknown man about 80 years of
age was found hanging to tree at
Highland Park, and brought to the
city to-day. An inquest was held, but
nothing was discovered to identify the
man, who evidently committed suicide.
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asst This Last

San Francisco data: Maximum tenn
perature g., minimum So mean S.
The pressure has risen rapidly over
the northern half of the Pacific Coast.
During the past twenty-four hours
there has been a rise of half an inch
in the pressure over Northern Wash
ington and Vancouver Island. The
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-02
Advocates a Fund for Mrs. Grid1ey.

SEDALIA (Mo), Dec. Milton
Barge, foreman of the upholstery de-
partment of the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas shops, to-day in a paper suggests
that he will be one of 100000 persons
to contribute % cents each to a $50 900
fund to be presented to the widow of
Captain Charles V Gridley, who COM
manded Admiral Dewey's flagship at
the battle of Manila. Barge suggests
that Miss Helen Gould be made treas
urer of the fund
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Major General Shafter.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1-Major Gen.
eral Shafter and party left this morn
Ing for San Francisco. The General
expressed himself as pleased with the
reception accorded him in the city dur
ing his stay.
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MT Guilty of Murder.

PURCELL Q. To-, Dec. clarence
B. Douglass, a newspaper correspon-
dent, charged with killing Editor James
Williams at Ardmore in June, 1897. has
been found not guilty and discharged.
His plea was self-defense.
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pressure will probably fall rapidly along
the northern coast Saturday night.
The temperature has risen over Me-
vada and Utah. 1t has fallen at Los
Angeles and San Diego.
No rain has fallen in California
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-02
Serious Fire in Virginia.

CAPE CHARLES Va.l. Dec. The
entire business portion Of Onancocke
was destroyed by fire to-day. Esti-
mated loss 500 1000.
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Arx;etv for a steamer.

LIyERPoOL, Dec. i.--ConsiderahIe
anxiety is felt here IN regard TO me
safety Of the British steamer Merrimac.
which left Quebec october 9th for Rel-
fast
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WEATHER CONDITIONS.
The Pressure Will Probably Fall
Rapidly Over Coast Tonight.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1.-The fol-
lowing are the seasonal rainfalls to
date, as compared with those of same
date last season, and rainfalls in last
twenty-four hours:
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BRITISH PUBLIC
BEGIN TO MURMUR
Much Put Out Over the Failure Of
General Methuen
To Report the Casualty List in the Battle
at Modder River.

The War Office at London In Pos
session of No Late News From
the Seat of Hostilities in South
Africa, Not Word Emanating
From Any Of the Various Com
mands.