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The record-union., 1899-12-09

SUGGESTIONS FOR MEMS GIFTS,

Mems fur top, fleece lined,
dress gloves, warm and COM
Portable for these snappy Win
ter days. Priced, 81 and $3.50.
Mems fine dress suit cases, in
various feathers and colors.
Priced from SIS up to SIS.
Club bags, an almost indispen-
sable travelling companion for a
man. Priced from $3.50 up to
$21, according to quality of
leather, finish and size.
Mems smoking Jackets, or
house coats, warm and slightly
garments, in plain, heavy fam
mel coating, or in two toned ef-
fects and p1aids, various1y trim
med, and priced, as to quality,
from SIS up to $12.
Mems dress shirts, in plain
white or fancy co1ored, 1aunder-
ed. Priced, 81 and $1.5O.
Mems fine kid dress gloves, in
co1ors and black. Priced, ST.,
$3.50 and So.
Mems dogskin street or driv-
Priced from 81 up to So.
ing gloves, splendid values.
Mems silk hemstitched hand
kerchiefs, full size, colored bor-
der. Price, SOC.
Mems initial silk hemstitched
handkerchiefs, large size.
Priced, soc and 81.
Mems fancy cotton half hose
(sox), in colors red, blue, tan and
black, contrasted with fancy silk
dot.
The record-union., 1899-12-09
Effect Of Irrigation.

Irrigated farms never wear out IL
may occur to farmers who are in the
habit of applying large quantities OF
manure and fertilizer to their lands and
raising only moderate crops, that where
irrigation is practiced and immense
crops grown every season without in
Permission, either increased manuring
is necessary or in it's absence the land,
from the increased drain put upon it,
will gradually lose fertility. This is
not shown to be the case, however.
Where the irrigating water is drawn
from surface supplies, it itself furnishes
an everlasting source of fertility. The
lands irrigated by the Nile floods are
of surprising richness and their tillers
never heard of such things as crop ro-
tation, blowing under clover, manuring
or fertilizing. The ancient irrigated
rice fields of the Philippines, which
yield from four to six times the crop
of the dry farmed sections. have never
known artificial fertilizing, and in the
United States we have the evidence Of
New Mexican farms which have been
under cultivation for $50 years and are
to-day as productive as virgin land.
Irrigation water is both drink and food.
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Children Who Live In a District, a Portion
Of Which Has Been Annexed.
The Buchanan Case at Napa
Brought to a Close, the Judge
Finding the Defendant to be In
sane, and Ordering Him Re-
turned to and Detained at the
State Hospital at Napa.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. S.-When
the city of Stockton, in 1870, annexed
territory beyond the former city limits,
it absorbed a portion of the North
School District. Later, in 1882, the
Trustees of the North School District
agreed with the City Council of Stock
ton to relinquish their rights in their
school property of the district if the
city would permit the children of resi-
dents of the district to attend the
schools of the city. The Trustees also
waived their claim to the school funds
allotted to the district and transferred
them to the city.
The son of Philip Kramm, living in
the old North School District, but with
out the city limits, applied for admis-
sion into the city schools under the
agreement, but was refused because
living without the boundaries of the
city.
The father brought action to compel
the board to admit the son, but the
lower court ruled against him. He APP
pealed, and the Supreme Court has re-
versed the decision. The court holds
that the only question is whether the
transfer of the property and rights of
the school district to the city were le-
gal, and if they were the city must re-
ceive the children of people living in
any portion of the old North School
District.
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Wasserman, Kaufman & Go.

with many men born and bred in an
atmosphere of intrigue, of fierce per-
sonal ambitions, of mean expedlents,
of hollow professions. Mr.. Morley had
dwelt in thought on the eternal, the
spiritual, the "droning, piteous chron-
icle of wrong and cruelty and despair
which everlastingly saddens the COM
passionating ear and had always been
mentally alive to the thin partition
that stands between US and the eternal
silence.
In addition to all this, Mr.. Morley IS
not of the temperament that feels itself
quite at home in such an assembly as
the House of Commons. He once SAID
to a friend that there was an atmos-
phere of personal contention in the
place which disguised him. This was
a characteristic saying from one whose
conflicts had been the conflicts OF the
spirit rather than of the flesh = the
conflicts with ideas, and not with men
Mr. Morley, like many men accustomed
to study and to probe ideas to their
very roots, is devoid of the readiness
and alertness of mind that are the spe-
cial requisites of the House of Com
mons.
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Tell the People About 1t.

A successful newspaper man, telling
how to make newspaper profitable,
said: First get your news, and then
make a noise about it, Whether this
method of making a newspaper be cor
rect or not, the principle involved APP
plies with especial force to commercial
enterprises. The business man who de-
sires success must first get his goods,
and then proclaim their desirability. All
the world is ready to listen, provided
he addresses it in the most approved
manner. Goods cannot sell themselves.
Even the unsuccessful business man, SO
long as he have business, employs
statesmen to impress upon callers at his
store or factory the manifold virtues of
his goods. The successful man is not
content with this, but employs the
newspaper as a medium of communica-
ton with hundreds of thousands of Deo-
pie who want to buy, and thus gains
their patronage. If you have anything
to sell. tell verybody.-Philadelp
Record
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STABBING ARRAY.
A Teamster Terribly Cut by Fell
low Workman

STOCKTON, Dec. Sat Joseph
SWANS ranch, five miles north OF
Stockton, r. H. Swain and Cass Brown
this morning participated in a. fight, in
which Brown was terribly cut with a
pocket-knife in the hands of Swain.
There are seven cuts on his head and
face, and several on the body. While
some of the cuts on his face and body
are half a foot long, none of them are
believed to be dangerous
The two men are teamsters, and
We're employed on SWANS ranch. The
fight was caused by Swain committing
a nuisance in a shed where Brown kept
his team.
Swain. who is a cousin of the ranch
owner, is in the custody of the Sheriff.
under charge of assault with a dead
~ weapon. But for the interference of
other men on the ranch, Brown would
probably have been killed.
Brown. the man who was so terribly
cut by Dick Swain this morning, de-
clined at a late hour this afternoon to
swear to- a complaint against his assaii-
ant This action is believed to be at
the instance of Joe Swain, employer OF
both men and a cousin of the accused.
The record-union., 1899-12-09
McKINLEY'S MESSAGE.
Comments of a Conservative Organ
at City Of Mexico.

CITY OF MEXICO, Dec S-The
Clerical organs have begun comment
ing on President McKinley's message,
and lei Tempo the chief organ of the
Conservative party, says: I'VE
are so accustomed to rudeness and
unexpected breaks of American Presi-
dents that the last message of McKin-
ley has struck us as being an excep-
ton to the rule, and may even be de-
scribed as a circumspect document. In
general, so far as the Spanish Ameri-
can republics and Mexico are concerned,
the matter in which we are most inter
ested, it is easy to observe in the mes
sage certain endeavor not to arouse
the susceptibilities of those countries,
certain respect for their sovereignty,
things to which North American states
men had caused US to become accus-
toned. There is evidence, too, of GER
tain desire to cultivate friendly rela-
lions with these nations. Well and
good. 1t is far better that it should be
so than otherwise.
with regard to Cuba, President Nc
Kinley takes care to throw a sop to
those who believe in the independence
of the coveted isle, and in this connec-
ton he recalls the fact that the
Americans are bound to make the ISL
and free But he takes care to add
that this shall be when the inhabitants
of Cuba are capable of self-government
This is an old story. It is not neces-
sary to say that the freedom of the
people of the Antilles is as far OF as
the Greek Kalends. The essence OF the
Yankee policy consists in this clever
Juggling with a solemn promise made
in the face of the entire world, and
which wiz never be fulfilled.
I'VE ought to be highly gratified at
The record-union., 1899-12-09
DOWN
STAIRS
In
TOY
LAND

Santa Claus will be glad TO
have all the little folks call and
bring their mammals. The fol-
lowing enumerates a few special
price inducements in the toy
line:
Boys soldier outfit, comes on a
large cardboard, cap, gun and
sword. Priced special, Ice set.
Wooden warships, two feet
long and with complete equip
ment, two tall masts with tur-
rets, etc. Priced special, 1Sc
each.
Imported picture cubes, IL in
box, which form the five highly
Autographed fac siInile pictures
contained in box. Price, Csc.
Child's toy piano stools, very
solid and strong. stained and
vanished. Price, Csc.
Doll white enameled bedsteads,
large size, very pretty. Price,
zoe each.
Regular $3.50 doll cabs, pretti-
ly upholstered and fancy rattan
body, have handsome paraso1
and are a large handsome buggy.
Priced special, $4.25.
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Anti-American Demonstration.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA. Dec. S.-A
meeting held at the Maceo Club last
night to celebrate the anniversary of
the death of Maceo developed a vio-
lent patriotic demonstration against
the Americans. This club represents
the National party and is composed Of
colored people, of whom there were
thousand present. In the course of an
interview to-day General Quentin Ban
dera said he feared the Cubans would
hnally accept annexation, although
they had fought long years for indie
pendence, and not to become an ap-
pendage of the United States The
local press violently criticises Presi-
dent McKinley's message Americans
and foreigners are hoping that the
prominence given to the color question
in insular politics will lead ultimately
to annexation.
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PLACE FOR NEWSPAPER MAN,
w. j. Abbott to Have Charge of
Democratic Press Rureau

KANSAS CITY, Dec. SIT was an
nounced here to-day that Willis J.
Abbott, well known in newspaper cir
cles throughout the United States, has
been selected to take charge of the
press bureau of the National Demos
cratic Committee. Mr. Abbott was in
Kansas City, and departed for the East
tonight in company with ]. G. John
son, Democratic National Committee
man from Kansas. 1t is STATED that
the management of the bureau, which
is temporarily in charge of Sam B.
Cook, Secretary of the National Com
mittee, will be turned over to Mr. Abb
bolt at an early day.
Mr.. Abbott is a personal friend of
Mr.. Bryan, and has been identified with
the Tammany organization at New
York, and has held responsible editor
ial positions on newspapers at New
York, Chicago and Kansas City.
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CUYAMACA RAILROAD.
The Controlling Interest Passes
Into Hands of A. B. Spreckels.

SAN DIEGO, Dec. S.-The controlling
interest in the Cuyamaca and Eastern
Railroad, about thirty miles long, run
ming from this city to Foster in the
Cajon Valley, passed to-day into the
control of A. B. Spreckels of San Fran
cisco, who also owns the La Jolla Rail-
way, another short line out of this city.
The belief here is quite general THAI
the Southern Pacific Railway is behind
the transaction, but there is nothing
definite to warrant the conclusion.
Real estate has been remarkably
buoyant here in the last two or three
weeks, and over $500, 600 worth of bust
ness property has changed hands, and
many other deals are pending.
Spreckels paid $4,000 for 40 per cent.
of the stock and some of the bonds of
the road 1t is supposed that the La
Jolla and Cuyamaca roads will be con-
solidated under one management.
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John Morley in Parliament.

Though he has become one of the
leaders of the Liberal party, Mr.. Nor
ley lacks many of the gifts that make
man successful in Parliament. "A
writer in the Century" says:
The man who entered the House of
Commons at 40 years of age was a
man of moderate fortune in an assem-
bly, pervaded by an atmosphere of lux
ury and wealth; a man of letters
among ''pushful' and successful law
yers and merchants; no longer in the
heyday of youth, but after a life of
hard struggle in the most wearing of
professions, he was Of all men the least
fitted for his new environment. He
had spent his life in the study, and
though. it had been militant life, his
conflicts had been with the noble and
worthy but spectral forms of ideas. In
the House of Commons he had to deal
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OUR FRUITS IN GERMANY.
A Plea That the Reichstag Stop
the Insnection Nuisance.

BERLIN, Dec S.-The seizures and
veXatious inspection of American fruit
have begun again. The Nation" to-
morrow will contain a timely article
by DR.. Dohrn, the we'll known expert,
based mainly on book of DR.. /. Krue
ger, to which a prize was recently
awarded by the Stettin Pathological So
ciety, in which the writer furnished
strong evidence that owing to climatic
differences between the American win
ters, American insects cannot spread
here. DR.. Doilrn emphasizes DR.. Krue-
gers demolition of the long held by
pothesis that the Colorado bug and the
San Jose scale did severe damage here.
Since our Government experts them
selves" says DR.. Dohrn, now acknowl-
edge that the scale cannot spread here,
it is high time to abolish measures that
are still inforced against American
fruit, measures which highten the
price. There are instances in which the
cost of inspection amounts to one
eighth of the market value of the fruit
IT the Imperial Government of it's own
accord will not stop this nuisance, let
US hope that the Reichstag will
The record-union., 1899-12-09
Cost of Automobiles,

In determining the expenses of the
automobile, the cost of power is every
thing. When the test was made the
power came from a central power
house which will. of course, be the case
in every community where mobiles are
much used But a test was also made
with a gas engine, such as may be set
up in any cellar or stable, and it was
found that the power for charging cleo
trio batteries could be produced at the
rate of from to 3 cents a working
hour. At this rate, the cost a mile
is about 1121 cents, as against 10 SO
cents, when the vehicle is drawn by
horses. This is a saving of 95.4 cents
a wagon each day, and as the mobile
takes only four hours to travel thirty
six miles, as against 5.14 hours required
by the other vehicle this is a time saw
ing on each wagon of 1856 hours each
year-St. Louis Republic.
The record-union., 1899-12-09

NEW YORK, Dec. S.-Several inter-
esting points developed to-day in con-
nection with the trial of Roland b.
Molineux for the murder of Mrs. Kath-
crime J. Adams.
First there was the capture of an i'm
portant witness for the prosecution.
This was Mamie Mullands, the young
woman who cared for Molineux's rooms
at Newark. Through a ruse on the
part of detectives she was induced to
cross the State line from New Jersey
to Suffern, N. Y, and when once with
in the jurisdiction of the New York
State authorities she was placed under
arrest and brought to New York City.
1t is said that she will be placed on
the stand by the State, and compelled
to testify that MolineuX was ac-
customed to use the now famous blue
paper surmounted by three interlaced
crescents.
This same paper made its appearance
in the case later in the day, when
George William Hall of Modus, Conn.,,
was called for the purpose of testifying
concerning a letter which fell into the
possession of his employer, DR.. Fowler.
The witness stated that James Burns
of Detroit, Mich, showed a great many
letters to Professor Fowler, who deals
in medical remedies, that the signature
of Roland 3. MolineuX" was noticed
and the New York authorities were no
titled of the find. The defense admit
ted the identity of this letter as hav-
ing been written by the defendant. This
is considered an important point, owing
to the fact that it was written upon
blue paper with the crescents and the
defense has acknowledged the writing
of it.
The legal battle to-day ranged around
the question of expert testimony and
the admissibility of handwriting when
mot disputed" Attorney Weeks
fought bravely for his client, but in the
end the prosecution triumphed, the
Recorder saying that the court would
be forced to consider the exhibits as
being in the handwriting of the de-
PENDANT, unless the testimony of the
witness, expert Kinsley, should be i'm
peached or contradicted by the defense
in some manner.
1t seemed to be a day of victories for
the prosecution, for the specimens of
handwriting by Molineux before his ar
rest and at the time that Cornish was
under suspicion, were admitted, as also
the diagnosis of a blank of a patent
medicine concern with the blanks filled
out in handwriting, said to be the same
as that of the other letters in evil
dence and signed III. c. Barnet" and
in the face of strenuous objections, ex-
pert Kinsley was permitted to testify
that in his opinion Molineux wrote the
address on the poison package sent to
Harry Cornish
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Constable Walker Acquitted.

SAN BERNARDINO, Dec. S.-The
jury in the case of the people VS.. George
H. Walker brought in a verdict of not
guilty. He was tried for killing Clinton
Hawley near Redlands about three
months ago. Walker, as Constable, was
employed in arresting and prosecuting
parties guilty of selling liquors in vio-
lation of the ordinance of Redlands.
He was in pursuit Of a party u mon
on wagon suspected of selling whisky.
They refused TO obey his oiGec tG halt,
and he fired his revolver, in ending TO
shoot over their heads, but bullet
struck Hawley in the back of the head,
causing his death.
The record-union., 1899-12-09
BOYS "Iron Clad"

This is one of the STRONGEST
school shoes that is made, on a
NEAT, SHAPELY last, for boys;
the stock is Of the best (casco)
ca1fskin, with full double sole
and shank, steel nail quilted in
the bottom, also steel circlets on
the outside of heel, seams stitch
ed extra strong; sizes IL to 2,
price $1.75; sizes 21a to So, price
So.
Boys fine dress (viciO kid lace
shoes, made on one of the pref
test "mannish" lasts we have
ever shown, medium or heavy
soles; sizes 21a to 6, price $3.50;
sizes 1917 to 2, So; "little mems
sizes, 8 to IS, price $1.75.
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CHASE AFTER A sMuGGLER.
Lively Scene on San Francisco
Water Front

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. S.-There
was a lively scene on the water front
to-day, when Customs Officer Enlow at
tempted to arrest John Benson, late OF
the steamer Curacao, wanted for SNUG
Cling.
AS soon as Benson saw who the Oft
Ger was he took to his heels, and a
lively chase, in which pistol in the
hands of Enlow took a prominent bu,
ineffective part, followed. Benson would
not surrender, and Enlow resorted to
his weapon in the hope of frightening
the smuggler, but he was not to be
scared into giving himself up, and hied
himself to his lodgings, where he was
finally placed under arrest
Benson, it is believed, has been en-
gagged in smuggling for years.
The record-union., 1899-12-09
HANDSOME NOVELTY SILKS
AT 81 and Sl,25 PER YARD,

New silks just to hand in time
for holiday waist lengths for
gift purposes; they're quite out
Of the ordinary and worth much
more than we are asking you for
them. Heavy taffetas; there are
graduated stripes and blended
co1ors of new blue, old rose,
gray, lizard, pearl, violet, anne
thyst, porcelain, automobile,
etc. contrasted with graduated
stripes of black and white, Gre
ating a very striking effect for
waists.
The record-union., 1899-12-09

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. S.-The di-
vision of quarantine and entomology of
the State Board of Horticulture has
sent out a warning to nurserymen and
fruit-growers, calling attention to the
danger of importing peach, nectarine,
apricot and plum trees from the East
ern and Southern States, as the Cali
fornia fruit industry is threatened by
the introduction of fruit and tree pests.
and also diseases by which they may
be infested.
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Captain of Naval Reserve.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. S-A success
sor to Captain Louis H. Turner of the
Naval Reserve, recently resigned, viii
be elected on December 10th by the
officers from Eureka, Santa Cruz, Santa
Barbara and San Pedro, who will meet
on the Marion for that purpose. The
leading candidate for the position is
n. T. James, a graduate of Annapolis
and at one time Inspector General of
the National Guard. Captain c.. G.
Dennis, who has commanded the First
Division of the Naval Reserve for many
years, also retires at the end of the
month. and his successor has also to be
elected.
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Steamer Thought to Have Sunk

PORT COLBORNE (Ont.), Dec. St
is believed here tonight that the Ca
madam steamer Niagara had foundered
on Lake Erie, and that all hands were
lost. The crew comprised sixteen per-
sons all told. OF these Captain Henry
McGlory, master of the lost steamer.
is the only one known here. The Mag
ara had a cargo of shingles bound for
Buffalo. On Tuesday the Niagara was
sighted off Long Point in the snow
storm. The steamers Orion and M. r.
Green arrived this afternoon from Buff
falo, and reported passing through a
quantity of wreckage 1t consisted of
lumber shingles and pieces of a wooden
steamer. The Niagara is the only boat
known to be missing
The record-union., 1899-12-09
The Trial of Welburn.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. S-The TAX
ing of testimony was concluded to-day
in the third trial of ex-Internal Rev
enue Collector o. NJ. Welburn. No
facts were developed other than those
which appeared in evidence at the last
trial The argument of counsel was
commenced to-day, and will be con-
cluded Tomorrow, when the case will
go to the jury.
The record-union., 1899-12-09
Strike at Tesla Coal Mines.

OAKLAND, Dec S.-Two hundred
miners are on a strike at the Tesla coal
mines because of a dispute with the
Superintendent over the wage schedule.
The men who went out to-day are all
employed underground. Their griev-
ance rests upon a demand from the
mine bosses that the regular men shall
accept 60 cents a cubic yard instead of
So cents, the rate that has been in eff
feet to men not hired by sub-contrac-
tors. There has been no violence, and
serious trouble is not anticipated.
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PRICED AT l2!c SPECIAL.

Those handsome white en-
broidered hemstitched and seal
Hoped borders, embroidered, and
the lace edged sort, will go rap
idly, and not one of them worth
less than 1890 each.
The quantity is large, but this
is handkerchief buying time
now, and at such prices they'll
not last long, but will go by the
dozens.
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Heavy Shower of Rain.

SAN JOSE, Dec. S.-A heavy shower
of rain which began early this morn
ing continued until about 8 o'clock. The
total precipitation was % of an inch,
and for the season 6.54 inches.
STOCKTON, Dec. S.-Rain fell here
last night to the extent of Is of an
inch. 1t was quite general in the coun-
try, and will interfere somewhat with
blowing, especially on the adobe lands.
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Mules for British Government.

KANSAS CITY, Dec. S.-A local com
mission firm to-day announced the
closing of contract for the delivery Of
I,UUO pack mules to agents of the Brit
ish Government for shipment to Cape
Town. Twelve hundred more mules sold
by the same firm have already been
shipped to South Africa from New
Orleans
The record-union., 1899-12-09
SCHOOL BOYS DAY ON
POPULAR PRICED SHOES

Boys fine casco calf shoes,
made to give excellent service
and dressy in appearance, styl-
ish round toe. Price, $3.50.
little Gents" fine casco or
box calf shoes, made over the
same mannish shape lasts as the
older boys wear, medium or
heavy soles; sizes 10 to 1872.
Price, $1.25.