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The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-21
SEVERE METHODS ADOPTED.
SOLITARY CONFINEMENT FOR
MURDEROUS CONvICTS.
One Sent to His Cell For Thirty
Six Years-Aguierre For War
den at San Quentin.

The outlook for future murders or
deadly assaults by convicts on their
guards or fellow prisoners is less en-
couraging now than heretofore. Owing
to the recent murders at Folsom Prison
and the stabbing of a guard at San
Quentin the Prison Directors at their
Folsom meeting yesterday took heroic
methods to put stop to such crimes
| in the future, if possible. The 1olloW-
| ing order was made:
1T is hereby ordered that any pris-
oner who makes a murderous assault,
or who has in his possession knife or
other deadly weapon, contrary to the
rules Of the prison, shall, on conviction
thereof, be sent to solitary confinement
for the balance of his term of sentence
The Directors then called before them
! convict John Wilson, sent from san
Francisco four year ago to serve term
| of forty years for robbery. Wilson IS
one of the worst convicts in the prison
and has given the officers trouble from
| the day he arrived there. He has been
seventeen times punished for gross ip-
! fractions of the rules, and a few weeks
ago made wicked assault on a fellow
convict. He had a knife in his posses
sion at the time, but did not have a
| chance to use it.
After hearing all the evidence against
Wilson the board ordered him into soli-
| tary confinement for the remainder OF
his ternl-thirty-six years. He might
as we'll have been ordered to the scat
| fold at once, and would doubtless pre-
| fer the latter, but his case will be a
| terrible warning to other convicts, and
| it is not likely the officers will have
much more trouble such as they have
lately had with Oppenheimer and Putt
man.
The Directors yesterday took up the
petitions for the parole of Charles O..
| Brown of Solano, Jeremiah Collins OF
San Francisco, and one johnson or
Kings County All three were denied.
! In the matter of the selection of a
successor to Warden Hale of San Quen-
tin, the board decided on the appoint
ment of Martin Aguierre, ex-Sheriff OF
Los Angeles, but final action was post
poned until Saturday next, because of
the absence of Director Hayes, but at
the San Quentin meeting the Los Ange-
| les man will be elected.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-21
BRIEF NOTES.

Bids for the Caledonian picnic privi-
leges are advertised for, to be opened
at Pioneer Hall on Wednesday evening,
the 9th, at 8 o'clock
The Signal Corps will leave the city
on the steamer Oriole at I o'clock this
morning for the mouth of the Feather
River. where the day will be employed
in practice.
Pacific Encampment, No. 2, I. o. O..
F., has elected the following officers:
c. P, G. B. Grafton; H. p, P. S. Wat
son; S. W., H. Headland; S., G. ".
Watson; T., F. M. Jackson; ]. w, j.
Gardner; IT., G. A. Runyan.
M. H. Cannon has been arrested in
Los Angeles on a charge of having OBJ
tanned 500 worth of goods and $50
in money from Grocer Robert Heilrath
by falsely representing that he was an
employee of the railroad company.
The attendance at the sewing meet
ings of the Red Cross Society in St
St Paul's Church during the week has
been disappointing to those in charge.
There are 500 members Of the society,"
and it is strange that all but a mere
handful, as it were, should lose so soon
the zeal they manifested in the poor
soldiers at the outset.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-21
he DRANK CARBOLIC ACID.
JOSEPH REvoRD's METHOD OF
SUICIDE.
Illness Made Him Dependent, ant
Yesterday He Took the
Fatal Dose.

Early yesterday afternoon Joseph
Reyord. who lived at 10091a Ninth
street, and who conducted barber
slrop at 9O4 K street, committed suicide
by swallowing carbolic acid.
Revord had been ill with heart dis
ease and pulmonary troubles for a
number of months, and understanding
that he could not recover, became de-
spondent. Several weeks ago he went
to a medicinal spring, but was advised
by physicians there to return home.
Within the past two weeks Revord
is said to have threatened number
of times to commit suicide, and several
days ago made his will, after which he
ing that he contemplated suicide, Mrs.
Revord requested Chief of Police
Dwyer to interfere When the latter
answered the call the relatives of
Revord had secured the pistol.
Mrs Revord was employed at the
barber shop yesterday when her hus-
band took the poison, and knew moth
ing of it until informed by neighbors.
Revord committed the rash act in his
home while the family was absent.
Deceased was SO years of age and
leaves a wife, a son about IL years
old, and a little daughter.
Coroner McMullen took charge of the
remains, and last night empaneled a
jury, which viewed the body, so that
it might be inferred. An inquest into
the cause of death will be held here
af
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-21
CRIMINAL CASES.
Arrangements, Etc, in Department
Three Yesterday.

Judge Hughes presided in Depart
ment Three of the Superior Court yes
terday for the purpose of hearing the
arraignment of certain prisoners. The
following cases We're disposed of:
David Quinn, murder = Allowed to
May 18th to enter plea
George Putnam, murder Plea of
not guilty; Monday, June 9TH, set for
trial. F. S. Sprague and C. c. Holl
appointed counsel for prisoner.
Forrest Lightfoot and Henry WILDER,
information for burglary-Allowed till
Monday, May 22d, to enter plea
John Kelly, Frank Sears and James
Roberts, burglary-Each enters plea of
guilty and Tuesday, May 23d, set for
pronouncing sentence
All Fong, appeal from Justices Court
Continued till May 9th.
}. H. Mosher, grand larceny-Settle-
ment of bill of exceptions set for May
23d
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-21
NEW GUN. CLUB.
It's Members Will Pu1verize Blue.
rocks Every Week.

Another bluerock gun club is in the
field, and the members promise to give
those of the old organizations some
pretty scores to beat. The membership
of the new club will be restricted to
ten, and shoots will be held weekly.
Two preliminary shoots have already
been held, and the third will take place
at o'clock this morning on the Will
hanson farm, near Guthrie'S Station,
just east of the city. The members are
fitting up first-class grounds at that
place, and already have several traps
in position.
The members of the new club, which
has not yet been christened, are DR..
c. L. Mcgowan, c. NJ. Williamson, Will
Uren, ]. Bachle, Frank Ruhstaller, Jr.,
Jacob Gruhler, E. Nicolaus and Her
man Clark
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-21
EDUCATION IN BUSINESS.
What S. Prentiss Smith Thinks of
the Question.

The following interesting opinion of
the value of education in business, Of
fered in the controversy raised by Mr..
Huntington, will interest many read
ers- 1t is the thought of S. Prentiss
Smith, one of the directors of the Ma
tional Bank of d. o. Mills & Co:
In a moral or business sense educa-
ton is luxury, not necessity. He
who appreciates it will get it. and vice
versa, college or no college. One cam
not leave his measure for an education
as he can for a suit of clothes. and be
guaranteed a fit. A majority of youth
seeking a so-called liberal education
seem to accent the liberality feature
and relegate the remainder to an in
cident Upon the whole, 1 do not rec
ognize fairness in taxing a large por-
ton of our citizens to furnish others
something that they seem often not
to want, and do not know what to do
with when they get it."
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-21
A PRODIGY.
EXTRAORDINARY CAREER OF
YOUNG ROUMANIAN.
Masters Our Language and Pre-
pares for College in Eight
Months.

How extraordinary are the possibli-
ties of life in this free America! Here
is story for statesmen and plain Cit
liens to ponder The moral is obvious.
1t concerns the life and achievements
of a Roumanian immigrant boy--one of
the despised Hebrews of Europe. He
came to New York in search of liberty
and education.
Not a word of English could he
speak when he landed here from the
big Hamburg ship, in 1893. He had but
q cents in his pocket, and his only
friend in the city, who gave him quar-
tiers. lived in a Ludlow street tenement
house
In one month the boy had won a fair
mastery of our language. In a year
he passed the preliminary examinations
for Columbia College. In class of
$50 applicants he stood first in English
composition, and three months later he
was admitted to the university. In
four years he was awarded the degree
of bachelor of arts, with Seth LOWS
signature at the bottom of the parch-
ment.
1t all reads like a fairy tale. but the
facts are on record, and when the young
man became of age and took out his
papers of American citizenship, he was
the proudest man under the flag.
This is the story in detail: Joseph b.
Solomon, the eldest of family of three
brothers and two sisters, the son CT a
carpenter in Vaslu, Roumania. near
the city of Jassy, was considered a
genius in childhood. At the age Of 4
he began studying Hebrew under a
Rabbi, and continued increasingly I'M
til his fifteenth year. At the age &C s
he entered a primary school, remain
ing there four years, studying Rou-
manlan history, grammar, mathematics,
music, the course also embracing gym
nastics and military exercises. AZ the
end of each year he received first
prizes. When II years old he entered
the gymnasium (High School, studying
French, German, bookkeeping. higher
mathematics, general history and geog-
raphy.
His progress was phenomenal. The
director of the gymnasium sent his
maps to Bucharest and had them
bound in morocco and gold for preser-
walton, so wonderfully were they exc
cuted.
1t should be explained that some Rou-
nfanian school books are printed in the
French language, which requires pupils
to be proficient in that tongue. AT the
end or his second year Joseph received
the highest honor in the gift of The
scnOCl-a Greek crown of laurel. 1t
was placed ON his brow by the pTetti-
est girl OF the town, all the people ap-
plaudd1g and regimenta1 bands playing
national airs 1t was a proud mo-
ment for Joseph
One day, while reading a book on
America. which he had received as a
prize, describing the peculiarities of our
Government and institutions, he was
fred with an ambition to emigrate.
Four Professors of the gymnasium
looked on him as the coming genius who
would greatly honor the school and
they urged him to remain He said he
needed money and must go to new
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-21
AT ST. PAUL's.
Whit Sunday Services To-Day
with Special Choral Features.

To-day being Whit Sunday, the SER
vices at ST. Paul's will be unusually
elaborate At 7:30 in the evening Will
be the regular choir night, the music
selected being of unusual interest. The
canticles will be Tours 'Magnificat
and "Nunc Dimitis" in F. There VIII
be two splendid anthems, Gounod'
Send Out Thy Light" and Il Waited
for the Lord from Mendelssohn
Hymn of Praise Miss Pearl jack
son has a solo, and will also sing a
duet with Mrs. J. B. Moynihan, sup
ported by the full choir.
A feature OF the service will be an
exquisite arrangement from Cowen by
l.. A. Darling, the organist of ST.
Paul's, of the hymn, Grown Him with
Many Crowns with tenor solo by }.
A Owens and accompaniment by full
chorus. The organ numbers are Frost's
''St. Theodulph," and the Finale OF
Memberships Third Symphony
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-21
LONG UNSETTLED.
The Estate of the Late Isaac Davis
in Court.

The petition for a decree distributing
the estate of Isaac Davis, who died in
1869, was before Judge Johnson yester-
day, but the matter was not conclud-
ed and was continued till the 18th of
June.
The estate, which is valued at about
S10000 has been all these years in
an unsettled condition., although the
will was duly admitted to probate.
One third of the estate was left to the
son of the deceased, Jerome c.. Davis,
and two-thirds to his daughter, Mrs.
E. S. Mitchell. Much of the property
has changed hands in the meantime.
Mrs Mitchell the administrators, is
the mother Of Mrs. John F. Sheehan
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-21
PERSONAL MENTION.

J. c. Toomey is home from the State
University.
Attorney General Ford was in the
city yesterday.
P H. O'Brien of San Francisco is
visiting his cousin, H. w. Rivett.
Governor Gage and wife will make
the trip to the Yosemite Valley this
week.
Governor Cages Private Secretary
w. 1. Foley, has returned from Los
Angeles.
DR.. Wallace Renrick has returned
home from a three years study in
dentistry
H. G. Jacot, formerly chief book
keeper for Weinstock, Lubin & Co., is
visiting friends in this city.
]. P. Cox, a prominent merchant and
minging man of Folsom, is spending
few days in the city on business.
Frank L. Orr, a young man reared
and educated in this city, has removed
to Woodland to take charge of a
branch business house there.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-21

yesterday to have been 10 and II oe-
grees. with gentle southerly and nortn-
erly. winds and clear weather prevail
ing.
The barometrical readings at 5 a. M
and : D. m. Yesterday were 30O6 and
$3.50 inches, respectively
The highest and lowest Temperatures
enc year ago yesterday were % ana
AZ degrees. with no rain, and one year
ago to-day GA and 81 degrees, with a
trace of rain.
The average temperature was 10, ano
the normal "a, showing yesterday 10
have been degrees cooler than usual
for the Goth day of May.
River 16 feet 8 inches and falling.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-21
1T WAS THE SHERIFFS.
The Buggy Robe Stolen by Ed.
Smith Recently.

About a week ago Ed Smith was ar
rested for stealing a buggy robe.
hammer and some other articles. He
admitted to the police that he stole
the plumber but declined to give the
name of the loser. The police made
inquiries, and the newspapers adver-
tised the matter so that the owner
might prove property and a case be
made against the petty thief but still
the owner failed to appear, and in lieu
of something better Smith was fioated
out Of town on vagrancy charge.
Since Smiths departure the owner
of the buggy robe had shown up. His
name is Frank T. Johnson, and he is
High Sheriff of Sacramento County.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-21
Real Estate at Public Sale.

To close the estate of the late Henry
Triechler. Auctioneer Bell will sell al
public sale on the premises at 10 a. m.
on Wednesday. the 9th, the west So
feet and south 10 feet of east 60 feet
of lot s, in block I and J. Front and
Second streets, with all the improve
ments-hotel and two buildings 'front.'
ing on Second street.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-21
Hotel Arrivals.

Arrivals at the Golden Eagle HoteI
yesterday: S. Banner, R. S. Hawley
c. S. Ruggles, ]. R. WestfaH, C. A
Gard, A. Reichling, E Ward, E. B.
Louisson. J. w. Leonard, George Haul
son. San Francisco; Samuel Heyman
New York; A. P. de Sanno. Philadel-
phia; B. j. Triest, Rochester: Mrs. c.
L. Ruggles, Miss Lottie Ruggles. Stock
tO0
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-21
Sch1ey Was Pleased.

Admiral Schley has. by letter to Miss
Alice n. Whyte. expressed warm
thanks to Sacramento and herself for
the compliment paid him in naming
the M-street road Schlev avenue. Miss
Whyte originated the idea and worked
for its ACCOMPLISHMENT
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-21
EVERYBODY'S COLUMN.

Under this heading the Record Union"
will publish short letters from CORE
spondents on topics of interest to the
general pubic The matter IN these COM
sent only the views of the writer's. All
communications must be accompanied by
ton unless so desired, but as a guarantee
Of good faith.-Eds.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-21
Excursion to Woodland.

Next Sunday, the 2Sth, Sacramento
Lodge, No. IL, Order of Hermann Sons.
Will go on an excursion to Woodland,
where Concordia Lodge of that place
is to hold a grand picnic in Coils
Grove. All excursionists will be adj
mitted free to the grove and dancing
platform. The train will leave the de-
pot at $50 a. m. sharp.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-21
1oos-IoIo Second ST.. Sacramento.

In addition to this he still teaches.
How does he do it? By following a
carefully arranged time table, a la
Governor Roosevelt. Here it is: Break
fast at a. m. Law office, 8 to IL
a. m. and 1:30 to 6 p m. Law school
and lunch, IL to 100. Dinner at 6:30.
Private classes, { to 8 p. m. Prepara-
ton for law school lessons of next day,
from 8 p. m. to l a. m.-New York
Herald
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-21
Anna Wa1dron's Estate.

J. S. DAILY, r. M. Richardson and
George NJ. Treichler appraisers of the
estate of Anna Waldron, insane, have
filed their inventory and appraisement
through their attorneys Miller &
Brown. Mrs. Emma Schmidt, guardian,
has received money and personal arti-
cles valued at 1912 Oh
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-21
A Defective FIue.

The alarm of fire shortly after 4
p. M yesterday was caused by de-
fective fiue in the residence at 727 L
street. The chemical engine confined
the fire to the room in which it broke
out. and the loss was small.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-21
Needless Query.

She-Look at those old fashion plates.
How could women ever have worn such
hats?
He = thought you said they were
fashion plates.-Brooklyn Life.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-21
Furniture at Auction.

AT p. m. on Tuesday. the 23d, Bell.
the auctioneer. will sell at 1913 N
street all the choice furniture. carpets,
etc, in the residence. embracing a full
household outfit of the best quality. in
Guiding decorated chinaware. etc.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-21

dong since deceased), and the latter's
son, with S. Luke Howe, appeared as
counsel for the administrative, while
Mrs. Mary A. Davis, widow of Jerome
C. Davis, was represented by j. ii.
McKune and Driver & Sims.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-21
Their Proper Use.

Mrs. Billus (after the company had
gone)-Johnny, you shouldn't have eaten
those preserved fruits. They We're put
on the table to fill up.
Johnny Billus-Well. that's what
used EN- for, mamma--Tit-Bits.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-21

In the matter of the estate of John
K. McComber deceased, Judge John
son yesterday made an order granting
the application of the administrator for
permission to lease certain real estate
for term of five years.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-21
Anticipating His Habits.

The astute and experienced physician
adds a few more dollars, in his mind,
to the sum that he will have availa BILE
for his summer vacation, as he OBJ
serves the usual premature use of the
open trolley car.-Providence Journal
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-21
Two Divorce Gases.

Margaret PAUL has. by her attorneys.
Driver & Sims, brought suit for d-
vorce from Frederick PAUL.
Bertha e. Lashells has also begun
an action for divorce from Marion W.
IAShellS
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-21
Suffer District School.

The sixth annual exhibition of the
Suffer District School, Riverside road.
will be held on Friday evening, May
18th All friends of education are cor
daily invited.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-21
Death of a Well-Known Veterinary

After a brief illness DR.. T. K Bur-
CESS, the well-known veterinary, died
in this city yesterday at 10 years of
age. He leaves a daughter, Elizabeth
NJ. Burgess
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-21
Weather Reports.

The Weather Bureau report shows
the highest and lowest temperatures
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-21

At Oak Park to-day there will be a
concert by Neale's Band from to 4
o'clock
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-21
A Clearance of Muslin Underwear, ETC.

Lot There has been selling muslin undewea
department this than before Some mussed and soe
goods the result There such pieces but wha
there will be marked third and half less orgna
prices.
For long skirts and
covers
For children there night gowns dresses pique Jackets
&c.
Aso infants long silk reduced from s. 50 $3oS
The oasis., 1899-12-30

ately aud be pushed rapidly 10 com pletion. MT Sealy was accompanied by Messrs J w. Falkner, l.. s. Hoge and T. o. Poland, all of whom have interests in Cibola valley, the fast named being also the attorney of the canal company. All express great confidence in the future of their section.
 Yuma Sun: A company Of twelve students from Thatcher school, Nord- hotf, Cal, under the direction of Prof. w w. Price. of the faculty of the school, left Yuma on Sunday for two or three weeks trip to he region about the mouth Of the Colorado river. Hunting, fishing and general good time are the principal objects of the excufsiDnists, but scientific studies will not be neglected, and Prof. Price expects 10 bring back large colec- tiOn Of specimens of birds and animals. Three b ats were required to convey the party and their large and com pIete equipment down the river. On their return they will be met at the head of tide water by wagons and come thence overland.
The oasis., 1899-12-30
Brave Men Fall

Victims to stomach, liver and kid ney troubles as well as women, and all feel the results in loss of appetite. poisons in the blood, backache, nery. ousness, headache and tired, listless, rundown feeling. But there's no need to feel like that. Listen to J. w. Gardner, Idaville, Ind. He says: Electric Bitters are just the thing for a man when he is all run down. and don't cares whe her ,he lives or dies. It did more to give me new strength and good appetite than any
 thing I could take. 1 can now cal anything and have a new lease on life. Only 50 cents, at l.. w. Mix & Go. E drug store. Every t.nttle guaranteed