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The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-05
Is It Malaria or Alum?

(popu'ar Science Monthy.)
Languor, loss of appetite, indigestion
and often feverishness are the common
symptoms of a physiological condition
termed malaria All these symptoms
may be and frequently are the effect
of the use of alum baking powders in
food making. There is no ques-
ton about the poisonous effect
OF alum upon the system. 1t
obstructs digestion, prostrates the
nerves, coagulates and devitalizes the
blood. All this has been made clear,
thanks to physicians, boards of health
and food commissions. So highly in
curious to the health of the community
does the eminent head of the University
OF Pennsylvania, DR.. Barker, consider
the alum baking powders, that he says
their sale should be prohibited by law"
Under these circumstances it is worth
the while of every housewife to employ
the very little care that is necessary to
keep so dangerous an element from the
food of her family.
A pure cream of tartar baking pow
der, which is the only kind that should
be used, ought to cost about forty five
TO fifty cents pound. Therefore, if you
are paying much less, something is
wrong; if you are paying twenty-five
cents or less per pound, the powder is
certainly made from alum.
Always bear these simple facts in
mind when purchasing baking powder.
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DISTRICT FAIRS.
Dates Agreed Upon for the Grand
Circuit of California.

San FRANCISCO. May 4.-Delegates
from the various District Agricultural
Associations met tonight and arranged
dates for the grand circuit of Califor-
MIA. ]. W. Rea of San Jose presided,
and z. w. Kelly officiated as Secretary.
After considerable discussion the fol-
lowing schedule of dates was agreed
upon: Oakland July 18th to I'D, VAL
lejo July 4th to 29th, Willows July 1st
to August 9TH, Red Bluff August 18th
to 18th, Chico August 14th to 10Th, Ne
vada City August list to 26th, Wood
lana August 18th to September ID, Sac
ramento September 4th to 10Th, Pacific
Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Asso-
ciation September 18th to 23d, San Jose
September 18th to Both, Salinas Octo-
Der I'd to Ith Fresno October 9th to
14th. Santa Ana october 10th to 21st,
Los Angeles October 23d to 18th.
Stockton was. not represented at the
meeting. and no dates We're arranged
for that city.
Gorelnor cage will be requested to
fill all the vacancies on the boards Of
district associations throughout the
State. 81
Committees were appointed to try and
secure reduced railroad rates for horses,
and to confer with minor associations
with view to combining for the pur-
pose of conducting fairs
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NEW YORK, May A dispatch TO
the Commercial Advertiser from Lon
don says:
Following Constants course in the
Boulanger episode, the Minister of the
interior, M. Dupuy, has just obtained
confidential reports from projects
throughout France regarding the con-
clifton of public opinion on the Dreyfus
evidence, and the possible course of the
Court of Cessation and the Govern
ment
The weight of the reports is that eX-
IRENE partiSans on both sides remain
unmoved, but that the latest portions
of the evidence have much impressed
the large and influential body of Opin-
ion which previously inclined toward
the staff and expected it would prove its
case against Dreyfus. Men of this
thinking have from the first been open
minded and honest. AS Lieutenant
Colonel Henry's suicide persuaded them
TO open the Dreyfus case, SO later evil
dence inclines them to a retrial before
another court martial
The same body of opinion is still more
convinced of the need of thorough re-
form of the general staff, and the re-
tirement, if not punishment of officers
that Numbered and intruded in the
Dreyfus affair
The temper which these reports indi-
cate prevails also in the Chambers,
though the moderates are less ssrong
there than outside. NJ. Dupuy is shap-
ing his course accordingly, and there is
excellent reason to believe that two or
three weeks hence M Ballot de Beaure
paire's report from the Court of Cassa-
ton will recommend revision and retrial
that the court perhaps by a narrow
majority, will approve it, and that all
this will be done with the approval and
cooperation of the Government
NJ. de Freycinet, Furthermore, is pre-
pairing a plan of reorganization of the
general staff, especially of the intelli-
sence department.. Influential members
of the military party especially Generals
unsmirched by Dreyfus intrigues, are
meantime urging the Government. for
the sake of the whole army, to punish
the culprits as lightly and quietly as
possible. and NJ. Dupuy with character
istic opportunism. is nursing a scheme
by which such mild action, with the re-
Mobilization of both Dreyfus and Pic
quart, may square both sides
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DELINQUENT TAX LISTS.
Supervisors Not Required to Adj
vertise For Bids For Printing.

SAN ADREAS, May 4.-Judge Colts
chalk to-day decided that the County
Government Act as re-enacted in 1897
repealed Section 3766 of the Political
Code by implication, and that Boards of
Supervisors are not required to adver
tise for bids for printing the delinquent
tax list.
The decision was on an application
for writ of mandate by ]. p. Snyder,
as attorney for c. w. Getchell, proprie-
tor of the "Calaveras Prospect" to
compel them to advertise for bids and
to let the publication of the list to the
lowest bidder The matter win at once
be taken to the Supreme Court
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-05
A New Baseball League.

SAN FRANCISCO, May IA new
California BASEBALL league has been or
ganized, to be known as the Mechan-
les Institute League. San Francisco,
Napa and Santa Rosa are the cities
represented in the new league, the
former putting two teams in the field
and the latter one each. \ schedule
of games to be played during the sea-
son, which will be inaugurated next
Sunday, has been prepared. The Off
GERS are: O. r. Neal, President. San
Francisco; Joseph Pagan, Vice Presi-
dent San Francisco; DirectOrs-W. H.
Maggie, Santa Rosa, George Secord,
Napa; George Bunker, San Francisco;
J. F. McGlynn, San Francisco; 4. Hall,
San Francisco
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EXPLOSION AT PINoLE.
The Mixing House Blows Up, But
No Lives Lost.

PINOLE, May A terrific explo-
sion took place to-day in the mixing
house of the California Powder Works.
Foreman j. Wunderlick detected the
odor of burning wood pulp used in the
manufacture of dynamite, and not be-
ing able to discover where the fire was
located, gave orders for the twenty
Cinnamon under him to run. All the
men just barely reached places of
safety when the explosion occurred.
The force was very violent, and could
be plainly felt for miles distant. The
entire plant is more or less damaged.
The company has a duplicate dyna-
mite plant, and after three weeks re-
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 4.-Osca M.
Welburn, exCollector of Internal Rev
enue for San Francisco, was arrested
to-day at the Preside, where he was
drilling as a private in Company l,
name of o. H. BedeIl United States
Marshal Shine and Deputy Harry Moi
fatt made the arrest.
Ever since a year ago last October
Welburn has been a fugitive from JUS
tice, and there has been standing nearly
all of that time reward of $500 for
his capture. He had kept away from
San Francisco after his acquittal in Oc-
tober of 1897, and although the Federal
authorities were almost certain that he
was somewhere in Texas, he was sue
cessful in preventing them in learning
his precise location until a few days
ago.
This afternoon he was taken before
District Judge De Haven for identifica-
ton, and in default of $4,000 bail was
committed to the County Jail for trial
on an Indictment for embezzlement
found against him by the Federal Grand
Jury several months after he was ac-
quilted of the original charge.
Welburns story is We'll known. For
merly of Texas, he became a very in
fluential politician of Gilroy, in this
State, and was made Collector of In
ternal Revenue. Throughout the
State he was regarded as prominent
and promising man. A year or two
after he took office his cashier Isaac
Norton, killed himself. His books re-
Id f,;r- ELL of of i've
in the Revenue Collectors Office. We'll
burn was discovered to be a defaulter
for over $4,000 The police and Fed
eral officials could not find him for sew
eral days after the expose, but at length
he was captured in his home, where he
had gone to see his wife.
Then came the trial upon the first in
dictment, containing forty-three counts.
The proceedings lasted some days, re-
sulting in the acquittai of the defend
ant. He at once left the city.
The indictment on which the arrest
of to-day was made contains thirty
counts, and in it Welburn is accused
of drawing salaries of dummy" at
taches of his office, notably E. C. Aiken
and Clyde Welburn. 1t is also charged
that he misappropriated moneys re-
ceived from the sale of revenue stamps
The prisoner has shaved his face
clean, and, althoil h he is much thin
ner, looked to be in splendid health.
According to the statement of Frank
H. Gould, Welburn was insane during
his entire tenure of office. This allega-
ton forms a portion of the answer just
filed i'll the Circuit Court by Gould and
Calvin McNab, representing Stanley
Wiley and Edward Henry Farmers who
We're Gureties in the sum of $4,000 on
W ell urn's bond as internal revenue dis
bursting agent.
Attorney Gould said to-day that he
believed Welburn suffered from what
might be termed grandiose paresis,
having an abnormal admiration for
himself. The attorney added: "Wher-
ever Welburn journeyed he told his
casual friends blood curdling stories
of valor, beauty and prowess-st0ries
SO positively impossible that they could
only have been composed by an insane
person -
The lawyer also threw out the sug
gestior that the leaks in Welburn's of
flee might be traced to some of the men
he trusted
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NO SUFFERING IN PORTO RICO.
Gen. Henry Reports on the Condi-
ton of People in the Island.

WASHINGTON. May 4.-Acting Sec
rotary NIeiklejohn has received the fol-
lowing:
San Juan de Porto Rico, May 3D.
Secretary War, Washington: Re-
ported condition of island people starry
ing exaggerated over 100000 a month
is spent on roads, and over $4,000 men
employed More money is distributed
direct to the people now every month
than they have had for years. A large
number who cannot work are fed, and
there is TO suffering. Nature here is
too bountiful for that. HENRY
WASHINGTON. May 4.-The cable
from General Henry, commanding the
Department of Porto Rico was in re-
Spouse to one sent by Acting Secretary
Meikleiohn asking for information as
to conditions in the island. Some time
ago General Roy Stone of New York,
formerly a Brigadier General of Vol
unteers arrived from Porto Rico. and
reported a very dismal condition there.
saying there were 100000 people in a
starving condition. He visited the War
Department, and gave the same infor-
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GRAND ARMY VETERANS.
Their Train Narrowly Escapes Be-
ing Wrecked.

SAN DIEGO, May 4.-Although the
G. A. f. encampment proper closed yes
terday afternoon, many veterans are
still in the city. Two hundred of them
went by special train to-day to Tia
Juana. There they were welcomed by
the Mexican Judge Zazutea, who al
dressed them in English
On the return trip the G. A. K. spe-
cial on the National City and Otah
Railway had a narrow escape. A mile
south of Sweetwater Junction an empty
passenger train went through an open
switch. Nobody was hurt, but the train
was partly wrecked. The G. A. r. spe-
cial was only few minutes behind. and
a sharp curve shut out the view of the
wreck. A milkman warned the engi-
neer OF the special, which was coming
at a rapid rate, and the train was
stopped.
This evening several hundred of the
veterans and other visitors were enter
tanned at banquet at the Second-street
ArnOry. Speeches were made by Past
Commander Cahen, Commander Dill,
General Solomon, Judge M. A. Luce and
others.
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Grand Court of Foresters.

SAN JOSE, May AT the conven-
ton of the Grand Court of Fcresters
at Santa Clara to-day the folio wing
were elected delegates to the National
Encampment, which will be held in
Detroit in August: "A. c. Boldman. w.
M. Klinger, j. Samuels, S. A White,
Z. j. Wolfe, Sylvester Shaben, j. S.
W. Saunders, P. j. Gray, San Fran
cisco; Emmett Hayden, San Rafael C.
F. Rendon, Stockton; A. Orila, Los
Angeles; r. A. Douglas, San Diego
George Stoffier, Jr., Santa Cruz
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RESULTED FATALLY,
A Woman Injured by Being Struck
by a Street Car

LOS ANGELES, May 4.-Mrs. Ger
trude Heineman, wife of Theo. w.
Heinep1an, was struck by a street car
at the corner of Spring and Ninth
streets last night, and died from the
injuries received an hour later.
No one seems to know just how the
accident occurred. She was crossing
the street on foot, going to her home
on Santee and Tenth streets, only two
blocks distant Her husband and chill
dren We're waiting dinner for her.
When the car struck her she was
thrown down and her skull was frac-
tured by the contact with the pave
ment.
Mr. Heineman is Frustrated. He is
90 years Of age, and a manufacturer of
druggists sundries. He formerly lived
in Chicago
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Cravens-Fah Case.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 1.-The ap-
plication of Mrs. 'Nettie R. Craven for
a family allowance from the estate of
the late James G. Fair was on Judge
Troutts calendar to-day, but was con-
tinued until Tomorrow Mrs. Craven
seeks permission to intervene in the
contest filed by Charles L. Fair against
the will, and as the family allowance
matter is subservient to the action, it
may have to wait for some weeks
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-05
The War on Slot Machines.

SAN FRANCISCO. May 4-Twelve
proprietors of places in which were To-
Gated nickel-in-the-slot machines. al
legged to be Illegal, to-day pleaded guilty.
and We're fined 500 each, with no al
Tentative by Judge Groesinger This is
the lowest penalty permitted by Sec
ton 33C CT the Penal Code The ma
chimes were those that pass out checks
redeemable ait the bar The men agreed
not to use them again.
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Affairs of Union Savings Bank

SAN FRANCISCO, May 4-President
Rea of the insolvent Union Savings
Bank of San Jose, Manager Austin and
one Director, together with Attorney
Hatch and Attorney Rea met the Bank
Commissioners to-day to discuss the
present condition of the bank and the
policy to be pursued in settling up its
affairs. The Commissioners took the
matter under advisement
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President Stevens at Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, May Mrs Lillian
NJ. N. Stevens, President CT the Ma
tional W. c. T. u, and Miss Anna
A. Gordon. Vice President OF the
union, arrived here to-day from Chi
cago. They will speak here on Sunday
al the First Baptist Church, and will
visit the various Southern California
towns before going to San Francisco.
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Attempted Suicide,

SAN FRANCISCO, May "A wo-
man known as Mamie Jackson at
tempted suicide to-day by jumping
from the third story of a downtown
clearinghouse. The woman has been
an invalid for three years, and this
is supposed to be the reason for hel
act The proprietor of the lodging
house says she fell from the window
in her sleep. 1t is believed that The
injuries are fatal
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Living on Mules and Dogs.

VICTORIA B. c., May "A mail
carrier has arrived from the upper
Stickeen River, after making a hazard
Gus trip over crumbling ice to get re-
lief for prospectors who are at Door,
Lake, on the Ashcroft trail. 1t is re-
ported that they have eaten all the sup
plies and horses, and are now living on
mules and dogs.
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stabbing ARRAY at San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, May "A seri-
Gus stabbing ARRAY took place in
Chinatown this morning. and All Ting
is charged with attempted murder,
while his two victims are suffering
from the effect of Ting's dexterity with
a carving-knife. Ting is the partner
of Won Sue in the undertaking bust
ness, and last night friend of Sues
slept in the room with him, much to
Ting's disgust. Ting attacked the two
men While they slept, cutting each
about the head and neck. The in
juries are serious. but not fatal. The
police think that robbery was the mo-
tive.
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The Santa Ee Road.

LOS ANGELES, May 4.-The Santa
Fe will be prepared to haul freight in
and out of San, Francisco on its own
track by July LIST. Shippers have been
formally notified that consignments for
through delivery upon all Valley Road
stations as far as San Francisco will
be received on and after the date men
toned.
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San francisco data: Maximum tenn
perature 81, minimum 46, mean 30.
The pressure has fallen steadily along
the northern coast, and While there is no
we'll marked depression and little likeli-
hood of heavy rain. the conditions favor
light showers, with the clouds soon
breaking away along the coast from
Mendocino northward, and possibly
light showers in the northern portion of
California on Friday morning.
The temperature has risen over all of
the country west of the Rocky Mount
aims, except along the California coast
from San Francisco southwark to San
Diego, where, probably because of fog,
there has been slight fall. The tenn
peratures are more nearly normal in
California than they have been for some
time previous There has been no rain
fan in the State during the past twenty
four hours
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nication with the managers of the two
fighters all day, and finally secured
their acceptance of his Offer which IN
cludes a purse of $4,000 The other
details of the agreement were not made
public, but it was announced that artl-
Giles of agreement were mailed to Den
yer tonight.
Manager Floto stated tonight that
work will be begun at once on an
amphitheater capable of seating lo,tOo-
The date of the meeting has not been
agreed upon
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at work in the Maryland mill replacing
some cams, When he was caught and
pulled into the cam pit. 1t was, nearly
five minutes before the machinery
could be stopped, and all this time
young Me.rifield was being struck and
crushed by the revolving cams. He
was badly rangled, and died soon after
being removed.
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Mrs. Hickman Buried.

STOCKTON, May Mrs. William
Hickman, one of the victims of Tues
day mornings tragedy, was buried
this afternoon from the residence of
her parents. The funeral was private.
Miss Edith Cox, who had been the
maid of Mrs. Hassall, left for her
home in Oakland to-day.
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pairing will be able to use the second
mixing house.
c.. Sass, laborer, was struck with
a flying piece of timber and slightly
cut about the head.
The flames spread to one OF the gun
cotton storehouses, and burned 1t to
the ground.
Huge gum trees planted near the
mixing house We're moved down level
to the ground.
Superintendent Birmingham says the
loss is quite severe, but it might have
been a great deal worse.
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Fatal Explosion in kentucky.

HOPKINSVILLE (Ky), May 4.-Mc-
Knights large sawmill, five miles north
of here, was blown up this morning,
killing the owners, Barrett Mcknight
and Effie Mcknight. John Whites
legs were blown off, and he is dying
T. T. Mcknight was seriously injured.
The mill is total wreck.
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SAN FRANCISCO, May John
johnson, sailor, was stabbed proba
bly, fatally, tonight in front of saloon
at Jackson and Sansome streets by
Dominica Rumaz, who has been ar
rested for grand larceny assault and
various other crimes at different times.
The stabbing is said to have been I'M
nroyoked by the victim, who was under
tbA influence of liquor.
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 4.--General
Charles P. Eagan, prominent in the
army beef scandal. sailed to-day for
Honolulu On the steamer Australia
General Eagan and his family will
spend several months in the islands.
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BASEBALL.
Results of Games Played on East
ern Diamonds.

BALTIMORE, May 4.-Errors of
omission as we'll as commission and
stupid base running by the Orioles gave
the Philadelphias to-day's game
Score: Baltimore 6, hits l., errors O.:
Philadelphia 10, hits II, errors l. Bat
teries-Kitson and Robinson; Piatt and
douglass. UmpiretHunt and Con-
molly.
AT PITTSBURG.
P1TTSBURG, May 4.-In the tenth
inning Dexter made a hit. and scored
the winning run for Louisville on
Ritch's hit.
Score: Pittsburg 3, hits Z, errors o.:
Louisville 4, hits 10, errors ? Batteries
-Hoffer and Bowerman; Woods and
kittredge. Umpires-O'Day and Bren-
nan
AT BROOKLYN
NEW YORK, May 4.-Brooklyn and
Boston made a neck and neck race of it
for six innings to-day Then the cham
pions began to bat and the home men
to make errors, Boston winning by 10
to 2.
Score: Boston 10, hits 10 errors g.;
Brooklyn 2. hits s. errors 6. Batteries
Willis and Clarke; McJames and Far
rel. Umpires-Emslie and Mcdonald.
AT CLEVELAND.
CLEVELAND, May 4.-The Orphans
had fun with the Clevelands to-day.
Score: Cleveland =, hits 8, errors 8:
Chicago 10. hits II, errors L. Batteries
-Hughey and Sugden: Griffith and
Donohue. Umpires-Smith and Burns.
Attendance 400
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killing of Millionaire Masterton.

NEW YORK, May 4.-James Neal
Plumb. who killed Alexander Master
ton, the aged millionaire, yesterday re-
fused to say anything about the case
to-day, keeping silent by the advice of
counsel. The Coroner's inquest Will
probably take place within a day or
two.
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Unitarian Conference.

OAKLAND, May 4-Judge Works
presided at the closing session of the
raclnc Unitarian conference to-day.
Alter addresses by prominent members,
Horace Davis was elected President for
the ensuing year The women's CON-
ference will meet tomorrow.
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Brehm Dismissed From University

BERKELEY, May 4.-The faculty of
the University of California dismissed
Manager George Q. Brehm of the Blue
ana Geld from the University to-day,
ana publicly reprimanded the entire
stan. Hereafter no publication will be
allowed which discredfts the University
or contains personal attacks.
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JEFFRIES-FITZSIMMONS.
The Offer of a Denver Club for the
Big Fight Accepted.

DENVER, May 4.-Manager Otto C.
Floto of the Colorado Athletic Associa-
ton tonight received a telegram from
Brady and Julian. representing Jeffries
and Fitzsimmons. accepting his offer
and agreeing to fight in Denver.
Mr. Floto was in telegraphic commu-
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-05

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO. May L
Steve OBr1en, a resident of North
Beach, San Francisco. and a brother
OF Foreman O'Brien of engine No. Il
was run over by freight train and
instantly killed near this place this
evening.