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The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-06
A STEAMER DISABLED.
The Eihu Thomson Loses Her Pro-
pe11er While at Sea.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 5.-The
steamship Monana, from Auckland
Apia and Honolulu, arrived to-day
The Monana brings advices to the eff
feet that the steamer Elihu Thomson Of
Seattle, bound for San Francisco from
Honolulu with a cargo of sugar, lost her
propeller early in the morning of April
o0th and was aided by the United
States transport Senator, which TOOK
fourteen of the crew of the Thomson to
Honolulu and furnished Captain Whit
ney with provisions for two months.
Captain Whitney will try to work his
vessel to Sam Francisco under sail. The
Senator transferred the purser of the
Thomson to the steamer Monana at sea,
and he is here trying to make arrange
ments for vessel to go to the aid of
the Thomson, which, should fair wealth
er prevail, arrive here in the course
OF three or four weeks.
Among the passengers on the Moana
to-day were Bishop Verdon of Dundein,
New Zealand, and Hon. John MacKen-
Zie, Minister of Lands of New Zealand.
He is accompanied by his wife and
daughter. They are en- route to Eng
land
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MURDERER ROSE.
Sentenced to Serve Twenty-One
Years at San Quentin.

SAN DIEGO, May 5.-Michael Rose,
alias Russian Mike" who shot and
killed Daniel Cassidy, a saloonkeeper of
this city, on March 9th in a barroom
dispute and was convicted recently Of
murder in the second degree, was this
morning sentenced to serve twenty-one
years at hard labor at San Quentin.
A notice of appeal to the Supreme
Court was filed by the prisoners attor-
ney.
The Judge, in passing sentence, was
asked to arrest the same on the ground,
as urged by the prisoners attorney. that
Rose was insane when he committed
the act In reply Judge Hughes re-
marked that he had no doubt as to the
prisoners sanity. Several Of the wit
nesses," said he, testified to the belief
that he was insane, yet in giving their
reasons for the belief they allege that
Rose had always taken his whisky
straight until few months before the
murder, but of late had mixed his
drinks. 1 must deny the notion"
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Ex-CoLLECTOR WELBURN.
Refuses to Discuss His Case or Ad-
NIT His Identity.

SAN FRANCISCO, May SO. II.
Welburn, the ex-Collector of Internal
Revenue in this city, who was captured
at the Presidio, where he was enlisted
as soldier, yesterday, refuses to dis
cusS his case or even to admit his iden-
tity, though his actions since arrest
have fully substantiated the belief of
his captors that he is the right man
He refers all interrogators to his law
yers, and he will hold commune with
no one but members of his family
Clyde Welburn, son of the ex-Collec-
tor, says that his father called at the
family residence on Sunday night and
spent considerable time with his family.
who had not heard from him for several
months and who did not recognize the
husband and father when he first pre-
scented himself for admittance at their
door
Welburn's case will be called in about
a week, but what plea the accused will
enter into is not known, though from
conversation of his friends it was not
unreasOnab bic to assume that a plea of
insanity will form an important part
of the case for his defense.
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JOHN BONNER DEAD.
Was One of the Best Known News
paper Writers in America.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 5.-John
Bonner, one of the best known newspa-
per writer's in America, is dead at his
home in this city. He had been prac-
ticaily confined to his home for a num-
Der of months, having given up active
work for the press during the period
He was an editorial writer of marked
ability, and as a writer on historical
events held high rank. He was former
ly an editorial writer ON the New York
Herald and "Harpers Weekly" and
for five years represented the Her
add in Paris. He made a fortune in
Wall street, but failed He came West
and did editorial work ON nearly all
the leading papers CT the coast
He was native of Quebec, aged 20
years. He leaves three children-Miss
Geraldine Bonner, who was with him
when he died, and a son and daughter
who are in New York. Miss Geraldine
Bonner is We'll known as magazine
writer and novelist of ability
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{ MURDER IN FIRST DEGREE.
Verdict of the Jury in the John
More Case

HUTCHINSON Kan.), May 5.-John
Moore, who, in March last, cut the
threats of his five little children, crush
ing their skulls with Ratchet and then
set fire to the house in order to conceal
his crime, was convicted to-day of muir
der in the first degree, which means a
life term in the penitentiary.
The murdered pleaded apoplectic in
sanity. Immediately after the jury had
returned its verdict Of guilty, the pre-
siding Judge received a letter from a
physician in Arkansas City, Kan, who
had previously attended Moore, and
who wrote that the man was undoubt-
eddy afflicted with apopletic insanity
This letter will probably be used as the
basis of an application for new trial.
AS he was being taken from the
courtroom to the County Jail, Moore
broke away from the Sheriff and ran
the officer firing five shots without effect
but continued the pursuit, and a few
minutes later captured the convicted
man.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-06
ANTONIO TERRY'S WILL.
The Estate Estim ated at Two Mil
lion Dollars

NEW YORK. May 5.-The will of the
late Antonio Terry, who died in Paris,
France, December H. 1898, and who
was the husband of Sybl Sanderson,
the opera singer, was filed for probate
to-day. All the property bequeathed is
personal.
The principal legatees are Nine. Sybil
Sanderson, Swift Terry and Mr.. Terry 5
daughter. Natividad Marta Mercedes
Terry. The estaces are in France,
Cuba and this country.
To each of the executors is bequeath
ed 115,GG0 francs. To Sybil Sanderson,
Terry has bequeathed a life estate in
the entire property, with the exception
of a few small requests to charitable
institutions and faithful servants
The property is made inalienahle, aud
reyerts or the death of Mrs. Terry to
the children. Provision is made that If
Mrs. Terry marries again she must for
felt all rights in the estate. She may
not sell any of the property for period
of twenty years.
In the ease of the death of Mrs. Terry
the estate is to be equally divided
among the children. Also, if any of
the legatees contest the will they are to
forfeit all rights in the estate.
1t is said that the amount of the cs-
tate is about $2O00,C30
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-06
THE TROOP WITHOUT A CREW
A Legal Battle Over the Matter al
Astoria.

ASTORIA orr, May 5.-The contest
between the Sailor clearinghouse
Keepers and the Captain of the British
ship Howard D. Troop is likely to be
more serious than at first anticipated
When the steamer Columbia reached
the lower harbor this morning she was
met by a launch having on board Cap
tain Corning of the Troop and United
States Marshall Houser. Houser was
armed with a United States process is
sued under the Admiralty laws by Com
missioner Thompson of this city, di-
recting him to apprehend the saHors
aboard the Columbia who had signed
shipping papers in San Francisco for
the Troop, and to transfer them to the
ship The steamer was taken alongside
the Troop, and all but two of the sail
ors forcibly delivered on board ship.
The two missing sailors could not be
discovered.
Thwarted in their purpose of holding
the men. the boarding house people OBJ
tanned a warrant for the arrest OF Cap
tain Corning on a charge of kidnapping.
The warrant was served. and the Cap
tain appeared before a Magistrate, ana
his hearing was set for tomorrow
morning.
Meantime a writ of habeas corpus
was procured by an attorney for the
boarding house keepers, and the sailors
were removed from the ship and lodged
in the County JAIL pending the hearing
on the writ.
The attorney for the habeas corpus
petitioners say the sailors are Amer
lean citizens, and under the treaty OF
1892 with Great Britain cannot be
forced to serve on English ships.
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GRAND CIRCUIT RACES.
All But Two of the Breeders As
ISOLATION Purses Filled.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 5.-At a
meeting of the Board of Directors Of
the Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breed
ers' Association to-day all the purses
except two advertised for the annual
meeting were declared filled. With the
Fqtulity and the -year-old stake
races added the purses aggregate
$4,000 The list of entries is the larg-
est for many years.
In the nomination purses horses are
to be named by July LIST. Purses for
the 2:20 and 2:17 class PAGERS did not
fill, and the Directors decided to open
a purse of $1,000 for these horses and
make it 2:1S class, entries to close
June LIST.
The association intends to reopen
purses for the free for all trotters and
PAGERS at an eanly date, and a purse
for a two-mile race will probably be
offered.
At the convention of district dele
gates Thursday night the desirability Of
employing paid presiding judge, who
should also act as a starter, was dis
cussed, and Budd Doble, the we'll
known driver, was suggested as an
available man for the position.
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the end of the Filipino instruction is
near, it is not thought to be time to
send any instructions to Major General
Otis that would result in his pursuing
a less vigorous military policy. 1t is
feared that back Of all the Filipino
negotiations for a suspension of hos
tilities there may be merely a desire
to gain time for reorganization and
for Strengthening intrenchments.
General Otis is on the ground. He
is a member of the commission, and is
kept informed as to all the negotia-
tons. 1t is the belief of the authori-
ties here that he will not continue
hostilities day beyond the time re-
quired to bring about the surrender OF
the insurgents.
Officials of the War Department are
certain that General Otis is keeping up
the fighting in spite of the favorable
outlook for peace, chiefly because he
is convinced that by so doing he will
bring peace sooner, and with a smaller
expenditure of life on both sides than
would be the case if he should adopt
any other policy.
1t is therefore probable. that until
the Filipinos actually yield the cam
paign will be conducted with as much
vigor as if there were no indications
OF an early peace.
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CHADBOURNE VS.. HEROLD.
Attorney General Ford Files an
Action to Gust the Latter.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 5.-Attorney
General T. L. Ford to-day filed an ac-
ton on the relation of F. S. Chad
bourne to have Rudolph Herold's posi-
ton as State Harbor Commissioner de-
c1ared vacant, and for an order placing
Mr.. Chadborune in possession of that
post.
Mr.. Chadbourne was appointed by
Governor Markham March IL, 1871.
On March 10, 1897. Governor Budd APP
pointed Rudolph Herold to succeed Mr..
Chadbourne.
March last Governor Gage appointed
Mr.. Chadbourne to his old place, but
on April 18th, when he presented his
commission to the board, together with
his official bond in the sum of So0OOO,
that body refused to recognize his
claim or unSeat Mr.. Herold in his ia
vor.
The contention is that Mr.. Herold
occupies the office unlawfully in that
his appointment was not confirmed by
the State Senate
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Pathological Society.

RIVERSIDE, May 5.-The Southern
California Pathological Society held an
elected were Abbott Kinney, President:
Edison Smith, Vice President; G. A. A.
Goodwin, Secretary and Treasurer The
following were elected Directors: n
E. Blanchard, Santa Paula Thomas
Stone, Pasadena; G. A. Edmiston, Los
Angeles; S. M. Woodbridge, Pasadena:
l.. Bishop, Orange; j. G. Griffith, Azusa:
James Boyd, Riverside; L. F. Cav
Loop; BONNIE and Wall of Pomona
The principal paper of the session wa.
supplied by J. H. Reed of Riverside
who spoke on sDeciduous Fruit Tree
Irrigati ton"
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was decided by the Supreme Court TO-
day in favor of the water company.
In 1868, when the city was not larger
than village, it owned its own water
works, which seems to have consisted
at that time of crude wheel anu
about ten miles of wooden funle- IN
that year the city entered into con-
tract with the water company py
which it agreed to turn over the
plant mentioned to the company,
upon the consideration that the com
pany would put in and maintain
modern plant, extend pipe lines into
the city as demand required and fur
nish schools and municipal buildings,
fire hydrants, etc., with water without
expense to the city. Another condl-
ton in the agreement was that at the
end of thirty years the city could ac-
quire possession of the water works
upon the payment to the company OF
the value of the plant, mains and all
improvements.
The thirty years expired last year,
and the municipality sought to secure
possession of the water works, but did
not propose to pay for the same. 1t
was maintained that the franchise was
equivalent to the improvements; that
the agreement was a lease, and that
upon the expiration of the same the
property in question went back to the
city the same as the leased piece OF
land with any improvements that the
tenant might have placed thereon.
A move was taken to take the water
works by force, and have a receiver
appointed to attend to the running OF
the business. The water company Sc
cured an injunction to prevent this be-
ing done, and the lower court decided
injunction that the appeal to the high
er court was taken.
Before a final decision was given
half dozen other actions at law were
started and appeals taken, but the
principal one was a suit by the city to
recover the water works.
The Supreme Court declares that the
agreement was a contract and not
lease. Therefore it has no right to
that which it never owned, the original
plant being all that was ever trans
ferred from the city to the company
Another point was that the water
company could not be compelled to de-
liver over the plant, etc, until the
value is paid by the city. If the city
wants to own these water works it
must pay for the same, according to
the contract
The other cases relating to the same
matter before the court We're disposed
of according to the principal decision
The receiver was ordered discharged
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-06
Six Boys Charged With Theft.

Los ANGELES. May Six young
boys, the Oldest not yet II years of age,
were arrested here at 8 o'clock this
morning in an old barn on Thirtieth
street They were accused of being
members of an organized band of burg
lars and petty thieves who have been
operating in the outskirts of the city
for months. The city detectives have
many cases against them. Their names
are given as Otto Timm, Paul Kocher,
Eldridge Bright, Ivory Shields and Law
renee Eberle. Shields has been arrested
before for burglary
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-06
More Troops for Alaska.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 5.-Owing to
the recent tendency of the Indians to
make trouble. in Alaska, the Govern
ment has decided to send additional
troops to the Klendike region. Gen
era1 Shafter will shortly issue orders
for company of the Twenty-fourth
Infantry to proceed to Chilkat. which
is thirty-five miles south of Skaguay.
This settlement is on Lynn Canal at
the beginning of the Dalton Trail and
is eight miles from Haines A tenn
porary post will be established. and
the colored soldiers will cooperate
with the soldiers of the Fourteenth In
fantry in keeping order.
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ayers of Fitzsimmcns and Jeffries that
he would give $50 Geo for the fight to
take place in Carson under the man
agement of the Carson Arena Club of
which Livingston is President. New
rules have been adopted by the club
which provide that all fights that take
place in Carson must be to a finish
No fight is to be given ON a foul, but
the party delivering the foul must pay
a certain percentage of the purse to
the party fouled. In no case shall
fight be decided a draw. 1t must be
decided by a knockout. Hitting in
the clinch is allowed with one arm
free
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-06
The Crayens-Fair Case

SAN FRANCISCO, May 1.-The ap-
plicatjon of Mrs. Nettie r.. Craven for
family allowance of 5000 as the
widow of the late James G. Fair came
up in Judge Trcutt's court to-day, but
owing to the fact that several of the
attorneys in the case We're not ready
for trial the matter was postponed until
next Thursday afternoon
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Nordstrom Declared Sane.

SEATTLE, May 5.-Charles D. Nord-
strom, who was declared guilty of the
murder of William Mason eight years
ago, was adjudged sane to-day by
medical commission who examined
him. A date for his execution will be
named by Judge Jacobs Tomorrow,
This will make the fourth time that
the day has been set. Nordstrom's apr
peal has been before the Supreme
Court of the United States, and the
only resource left him is the clemency
of the Governor.
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Ex-Banker Stout Acquitted.

SALT LAKE, May 5.-The jury in
the case of ex-Banker ]. M. Stout.
formerly President of the Utah Ma
tional Bank, brought in a verdict to-
night of not guilty. The specific charge
was that Stout had made false re-
turns to the Comptroller of the Cur
rency.
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Mysterious Disappearance.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 5.-Charles
ProWse, a young married man. has
mysteriously disappeared. He left his
home ON March 10th, saying he was
going to visit his mother. who resides
at $40 South Whitney street. San
Jose. He has not been seen nor Heard
of since.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-06
POULTRY
TO-DAY
SATURDAY
Fresh Poultry, Chickens, Geese
and Game in season every day.
Extra assortment ON SATURDAYS.
CURTIS &CO.'S MARKET
308 K STREET.

convention of Universalists yesterday
l.. M. Andrews of Santa Paula was
elected State Superintendent or Bishop.
He is therefore the first Bishop of this
denomination.
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Bennett Knocked Out.

NEW YORK, May 5.-Kid MOZART
land OF this city Knocked out Jack
Bennett of MeKeesport, Pa, in the fifth
round of what was to have been a
twenty-five-rou bout before the
broadway Athletic Club tonight. The
men weighed in at 1873 pounds. Nc
Paftland did most of the forcing
throughout. Bennett showed clever
footwork, but was unable to avoid the
Kids" body blows. The knockout
blow was a half swing left upperc,t
just below the heart, the Pennsylvania
dropping to the floor in a helpless con-
diticn, and fully five minutes elapsed
before he was able to leave the ring.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-06
Swallowed Carbolic Acid.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 5-Flara
Graham. a notorious woman. committed
suicide to-day by swallowing carbelic
acid.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-06

Before attacking an enemy map out
your line of retreat
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-06
BASEBALL.
Results of Yesterdays National
League Games.

BALTIMORE, May 5.-The Phillies
hit Nops hard to-day, and won an
easy victory.
Score: Baltimore 4, hits 8, errors l.;
Philadelphia 6, hits 13, errors +. Bat
teries-Nops and Robinson; Wheeler
and Mcfarland Umpires-Hunt and
Connolly
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-06
An Offer for the Big Fight.

CARSON New, May 5. - To-day
Senator Livingston wired the man
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-06
AT CINCINNATI

CINCINNATI, May 5-Hahn was a
puzzle to ST. Louis to-day. Attendance
1900.
Score: Cincinnati ), hits 10, errors l;
st. Louis 2, hits 4, errors =. Batteries
Hahn and PETIT; Young and O'Connor
Umpires-Swartwood and Warner.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-06
AT CLEVELAND.

CLEVELAND, May 5.-Cleveland
was outplayed at every point to-day:
Score: Cleveland =, hits s. errors 1:
Chicago 11Hhits H. errors t. Batteries
-Carsey and thinner; Callahan and
Chance. Umpires-Burns and Smith.
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Universalist Convention.

PASADENA, May 5.-At the State
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AGAINST THE CITY.
Supreme Court Decides in Favor oP
Water Works COMPANY.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 5.-The big
nght between the city of Los Angeles
and the Los Angeles Water Company
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AT BOSTON.

BOSTON, May 5.-BosJon played a
listless game to-day, and the home
teams errors We're made 1T critical
points. e
Socre-Brooklyn II, hits -, errors 2;
Boston p hits q. errors !. Batteries
Hughes and Farrell: Lewis and Clark
Umpires-Emslie and Mcdonald
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AT NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, April 3.-The New YorkS
won out to-day in the last inning, Do
heny winning his OWN game With
timely hit that sent in the winning run.
Score: New York >, hits 5, errors ,;
Washington 1, hits s, errors ;. Bat
teries-Dohany and Warner; weighing
and MCGUIRE. Umpires-Gaffney and
Andrews
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PITTSBURG, May 5.-It was a nice,
even game up to the eighth, when
Pittsburg made two runs and won the
game.
Score: Pittsburg I, hits II, errors l );
Louisville D, hits 10, errors 3. Bat
teries-Leever and Bowerman; Philippi
and Kittredge. Umpires-O'Day and
Brennan.
Hutchinson gazette., 1899-06-29

something OF what had taken place ln|
his room that morning. could SoarGe-
ly be mistaken In thinking that she
made more than one attempt to speak
to me alone. She fingered about, look
Ing llstlsssly from the windows whilst
Miss Elmslle gave me o long history OF
the Lea; and, when the latter settled
herself finally at the writing table,
with a pile OF unanswered letters be-
fore her, certainly detected look OF
disappolntment-even OF vexation-on
the fair face of her young cousin.
Perhaps II was because Of my un-
wonted ldleness that learned In tAe
course OF those twelve hours to read
every change Of expression In those
lovely features, and to know every
one Of them by heart. And had 1t not
been that had reasons of my own
cogent ones-for resisting the appeal
In the wistful blue-gray eyes, / must
have acceded to the invitation which /
read only too plainly In them.