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The record-union., 1899-05-19
An East Side Doll.

Il wish,' said young lawyer who
has an office in New York and a home
in Brooklyn, to a Sun" reporter, that
| had kept an account of the queer in
cidents l have noticed in the course of
my walks through the East Side on my
way to the ferry. One of these Incl
dents-it happened one rainy day last
Week-made a particularly strong i'm
preston on me. l was hurrying along
Cherry street, holding my umbrella be-
tween mo and fine, driving rain, when
l noticed a little girl ahead of me. She
was a very little girl, not more than
5 or & years old, poorly dressed and
quite unprotected from the rain, SO far
as an umbrella went
Il hurried along vaguely thinking
about how wet and cold and miserable
the child must be and reiterating in
my mind a determination TO which
often come, not to go home by that fer
~, but to take the bridge for the ex-
press purpose of escaping the sight Of
children down there. When l came up
to the child she turned suddenly and
faced me. She looked up with the most
engaging smile and said, quite simply,
but pleasantly:
My dollys seep.'
Il looked down and discovered that
she was nursing in her little arms a.
whisky bottle, quart size and unadorned
save for a white label discolored by the
rain. What did l do? oh, L acqui-
esced in the dolly theory and expressed
a few of the adult idiocies usual under
those circumstances. Then l took a good
look at the shining eyes in the chiId's
rain-wet face and went on. But in
spite of any care in impressing on my
mind the fact that her eyes We're hap
py 1 haven't been able 10 get rid of the
recollection of the dolly.
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against the Supervisors in office from
1895 to 1897, and against Auditor Bar
mum and Treasurer Whitson and their
bondsmen, to recover Sc, 1876 alleged TO
have been unlawfully allowed and paid
by them as Constables' fees; against
them for illegally allowing demands for
deputy district attorneys and shorthand
reporting by Miss Lou Bearden, aggre-
eating. S2,400; against them for Sll,-
456.74 for allowing for pay for services
of Deputy Tax Collectors; against them
for S3,2S0.52 for allowed services of
Deputy County Auditors; against them
for $4,3O0.10 for services Of Deputy
Sheriffs. A sum total against each and
all of them for SOS, 242.36 the aggre-
gate of the sums in the various counts.
The construction placed ON thes statutes
under Which the various employments
were had and the claims for services
allowed are involved in the litigation
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CHRISTIAN ENDEAV0RERS.
STATE CONVENTION IN SESSION
AT OAKLAND.
The City in Gala Attire in Honor
of the Event-"Eather" Clark
Given an Ovation.

| OAKLAND, May 1S.-Oakland is in
gala attire in honor of the State Chris
tan Endeavor Convention, the sessions
of which began this evening. Every
where the colors of the organization,
purple and gold, are seen, and they are
AN open sesame all over the city.
The immense auditorium of EXPOSE
ton Hall was insufficient to accommo-
date all who wished to be present at
the opening meeting tonight, and
many hundreds were turned away.
At 100 o'clock the trained chorus of
400 voices began the exercises by sing
| ing a number of familiar hymns.
When President Francis E. Clark of
Boston, who only reached here at q
o'clock this evening, entered the hall
he was given the Endeayor welcome
by the waving of thousands of white
handkerchief. The anthem, Arise
Shine" was sung by the big chorus
with splendid effect.
State President George P Lowell
formally opened the convention. The
Rev. c. R. Brown offered prayer, and
then the Lords Prayer was repeated
by the convention.
Daniel Lawrence of Oakland sung the
| SOLO, L trust IN COO.
Mr. Lowell introduced John C. Suhr,
Chairman of the 80 Committee, who
welcomed the delegates ON behalf of
the Alameda County Union.
Mayor Snow greeted the delegates in
a neat address, which was applauded.
| The Rev. Dr. J. K. Mclean, Presi-
dent of the Pacific Theological Sem
| mary, one of the pioneers in Christian
Endeavor work on this coast, welcomed
the delegates on behalf of the Oakland
ministers
Father Clark, the founder of the
| first Christian Endeavor Society, was
given an enthusiastic ovation, as usual
His subject as printed in the program
was Thank YOU" and the Interna-
tional President gracefully fitted his
address to the sentiment He said that
Detroit expects many Californians at
the international convention to be held
| in the Eastern city next July A
greeting from Detroit had been borne
| by DR.. Clark, who declared that the
great Sam Francisco convention of two
years ago is we'll remembered all over
| the country.
Greetings were also delivered from
Manitoba Nevada, Jamaica, Cuba and
other places.
Among the many hymns sung dur
| ing the session was the convention
hymn, Let the Blessed Sunshine In"
written by President George P. Lowell
and dedicated to the California Chris
tian Endeavor Union
The preacher of the convention was
the Rev. Hugh NJ Walker of Los An
geles. Mr.. Walkers theme was RE
fleeing Christi
Mr.. Walker incidentally referred to
Mayor Snow, who had been introduced
as a Christian Mayor. II wish we
had Christian Mayor at Los An
geles," he added. Our Mayor is
| good man. but I wish he were a pro-
Tossing Christian
| The closing prayer was by the Rev.
j. B. Arr of Santa Cruz, who pro-
nounced the benediction
! Stockton claims the privilege of
holding the 1900 convention. and it is
expected to win it, big delegation
has come from Stockton with thou
sands of badges, and an immense guam
tity OF printed matter and win begin
It's campaign tomorrow
The Junior Convention is to be held
at the First Presbyterian Church on
Saturday afternoon.
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RAILROAD CONDUCTORS.
Next Session of the Grand Divis-
ion to Be Held at ST. Paul.

DETROIT, May 1S-St Paul cap
tured the next session of the Grand
Division, Order of Railroad Conductors
to-day at last session of the twenty
seventh convention of the order
Officers were elected tonight as fol-
lows: Grand Chief Conductor E. E..
Clark, Cedar Rapids, Ia; Assistant
Grand Chief Conductor, r. B. Garrett
son. Osceola, Ia; Grand Secretary, w.
J. Maxwell, Cedar Rapids. Ia; Grand
Senior Conductor, c. H. Wilkins, Cedar
Rapids; Grand Junior Conductor, A j.
Corbitt, Nashville, Tenn; Grand Inside
Guard. F. c.. Smith, Detroit; Grand
Outer Guard Thomas McBee. Trus-
tees-Charles Stuart of Toronto and C.
D. Baker of Somerville, Mass.
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KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
The Grand Lodge Chooses a Portion
of It's Officers.

SANTA CRUZ, May Is. - The Grand
Lodge, Knights of Pythias, spent the
entire forenoon session making nom
nations and balloting. Up to the noon
adjournment Colonel H. R. Arndt of
San Diego had been elected Grand
Chancellor William T. Jeter of Santa
Cruz Grand Vice Chancellor, George
Z. Church of Fresno and w. c.. Graves
of San Francisco Supreme Represen-
tatives
The Grand Lodge adjourned until to-
morrow morning.
The Grand Temple. Rathbone Sisters
elected the following officers: Mary A.
Fitzgerald, Sacramento, Past Grand
Chief; Mrs. Ada E. Merguire, San
Francisco, Grand Chief; Mrs. Juliet
Stebbins, Riverside, Grand Senior
Chief; Mrs. Lilly Samuels, Oakland,
Grand Junior Chief; Mrs E. S. Pringle,
Santa Cruz, Grand Manager; Mrs.
Holmes, Oakland, Grand Mistress of
Records and Correspondence; Mrs
Eva Simpson, Santa Rosa, Grand Mis-
tress of Finance; Mrs. Sarah Rodgers,
San Jose, Grand Protector; Mrs Lot
tie Brown, Santa Maria. Grand Outer
Guard
The Grand Chiefs decisions were ap-
proved.
Twenty-four reversions of laws were
adopted, and Mrs. Lucy Holland of
Oakland, Mrs. S. Katzenstein of Sac
ramento, and Mrs NJ H. Weldon were
appointed a Committee on Resolutions
Mrs. l.. A. Monroe of Riverside was
unanimously elected Supreme Repre-
sentative.
The Grand Temple adjourned until
tomorrow morning
The Knights of Pythias and Rath-
bone Sisters devoted the afternoon to
enjoyment, visiting various points of
interest. This evening a grand ball
was given in their honor at the Arm
DRY, which was crowded. The grand
march was led by Grand Chancellor
c. l.. Patton and Grand Chief Mrs
Mary A. Fitzgerald.
1t is not likely that the Grand Lodge
will adjourn until Saturday.
The election tomorrow will take up
considerable time The fight for Grand
Preiate is the most interesting con-
test because that place is the stepping
stone to the Grand Characteristic. l..
). Calkins of Nevada City, who en-
tered almost at the last moment. is
making a strong fight, because the
sentiment prevails among many
knights that Northern California
should be given recognition
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Murderer Clemmer Hanged.

NoRRISTOWN. May 1S.-James A.
Clemmer was hanged at 1906 O'Clock
Tor the murder of Mrs. Emma P. Kaiser
on October 2S, 1896. Mrs. Kaiser's life
was insured for $4,000. She went out
rlaing with her husband on the night
OF the murder. In a lonely road the
morse was stopped by Clemmer. who
shot Mrs. Kaiser to death while she
was held by her husband Clemmer also
hred a ball through Kaiser's arm Ia
give color to tale of highwaymen.
which Kaiser spread to account for the
death of his wife. Kaiser was ar
rested, and committed suicide in his
cell. Clemmer's mistress. Lizzie De-
haip, was sentenced to two years i'm
prlsonment as an accessory.
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Why Women Are Nervous.
british Medical News.)


The frequent cases of nervous pros
tration or utter collapse of the nervous
system under which women go all to
pieces as the saying is, have caused
much thought and investigation on the
part of physicians.
Certain inorganic substances are well
known to cause various forms of ner-
vouS diseases which are readily traced
to the poisons producing them. Further
research leads to the belief that alum
is prevailing cause of so-called ner-
vous prostration, for the symptoms it
produces on the nervous system after
its absorption into the blood are very
remarkable indeed. Experiments
physiologically made upon animals by
Orfila, Professors Hans Mayer, Paul
Seim and others, show that alum fire.
quently produces no visible symptoms
for many days after it's introduction in
to the body. Then follow loss of appe-
tite and other alimentary disturbances,
and finally a serious prostration of the
whole nervous system. The most prom
inent physicians now believe that ''ner-
vous prostration'' and many affections
of the nerves from which both men and
women suffer are caused by the con-
tinued absorption Of alum into the sys-
| tenn.
! 1t is probable that many medical men
are unaware of the extent to which
salts of alumina may be introduced into
the body, being under the impression
that the use of alum in bread is pro-
hibited. Alum, however, is still used
surreptitiously to some extent to whiten
bread, and very largely in making
cheap kinds of baking powder. In
families where baking powder is gen.
orally used great care should be ex-
ercised to procure only those brands
made from cream of tartar. The alum
powders may generally be distinguished
! by the lower price at which they are
! sold
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NEW YORK, May 19-A special to
the World" from Washington says:
General Brooke was instructed by the
President to insist that the arms of the
Cubans be turned over to officers of
the United States army. Instead, Gen
eral Brooke agreed with General Gomez
that the arms shall be surrendered to
the Mayors of the Cuban cities.
General Corbin left for Hot Springs
tonight to learn from the President
whether or not he would insist upon his
original order to General Brooke be-
ing carried out.
Officials of the War Department re-
gard General Brooke's disregard of the
Presidents implicit instructions as a
moral victory for General Gomez and
the dissatisfied Cubans.
Secretary Alger is highly indignant
over General Brooke's surprising dis
regard of the Presidents strict orders.
He tonight telegraphed to the Presi-
dent. full details.
It is generally conceded that these de-
velopments in Cuba will greatly delay
the distribution of the $3,OO0000 to the
Cuban army.
GOMEZ'S MANIFESTO.
HAVANA, May 1S-The expected
manifesto of General Gomez was issued
this evening. 1t reviews his part in
the negotiations with General Brooke
and speaks of his love for Cuba and
his sufferings in her behalf in the past.
General Gomez says:
THE hour has now arrived for me to
raise my voice in Justification to my
position and to describe the arduous
7 la Cd,
to General Brooke. 1 protested to him
against the sum offered by the United
States as insufficient to accomplish the
good intended. While waiting an an
swer to my protest. l sought a solution
OF the question. General Brooke. repre-
senting the chief magistrate of the
United States, announced his ina bility
TO add to the sum already settled upon.
I had many conferences with Cen
eral Brooke in my endeavors to discover
such plan of payment as would not
exclude the men who had never carried
arms. General Brooke insisted upon
the surrender of arms before the re-
ceipt of money. and 1 also desired that
such arms as had already been surren-
dered and such as should be surrender
ed hereafter might be delivered to
W WAREHOUSES;, IN the care of Cuban ar
morers, to be paid out of the Cuban
treasury
The Cuban Commissioners. however.
refused to agree with General Brooke
and the Americans, and declined to fix
dates and places where the Cuban SOL
diers could deliver up arms and re-
ceive payment from the American paw
masters after identification by their re-
spective Chiefs
After further praise of General
Brooke's consideration" he goes on to
say: Let no pretext interfere with the
attainment of the independent govern
ment for which three generations of
Cubans have struggled with all sacri-
nee, and which is now promised bv
noble nation pledged to obtain for us
our rights. Meanwhile, 1 shall remain
wnere L am generously invited. among
Cuhans. shall work without Cessation
Tor our aspirations. and in a narrow
sphere assigned me. if necessary. And
IL II happens that all logical and lust
methods shall be exhausted without tho
DESIRED result, l viii go to Washington
ana there tell of Cuba and her sacred
IDEALS of an Independent republic and
WIFI arbitrate the destiny of our conn
try
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JOHN F. POTTER DEAD.
Was One of the Founders Of the
Present Republican Party.

EAST TROY (Wis.), May 1S.-John
F. Potter, of anti-slavery fame and a
former Congressman, died to-day from
a paralytic stroke, aged 81. Mr.. Potter
was one of the founders of the. Repub-
lican party. He served three terms in
Congress from 1857 to 1868.
In 1860, after owen Lovejoy's speech
in Congress, concerning the assassina-
ton of his brother, Elijah ]. Lovejoy,
Mr.. Potter at the close of any angry
discussion with Roger A. Pryor was
challenged to a duel by the latter. Mr..
Potter chose Bowie knives which were
promptly objected to by the other side
and the matter was dropped. From
this incident Potter was given the
sobriquet of Bowie Knife" Potter
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Will Abide by It's Action.

LOS ANGELES, May 1S.-The Di-
rectors of the Catalina Yacht Club have
voted to abide by their recent action in
selling a part of the clubs holdings of
real estate at Terminal Island to an
agent of the Southern Pacific Company.
The land purchased by the Southern
Pacific Company from the club gives
the railroad company a piece of land
suitable for docks and railroad term
mus on the island, which it is said to
have long coveted. The club has been
severely criticised for its action. A
lawsuit may result
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A Little Girls Death.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 1S.-The
five-year-old daughter of Frederick
Schaffer died to-day from injuries re-
ceived two months ago while playing
with some companions. A blow in
duced cerebral meningitis AS the case
was purely accidental, the parents
waived an inquest
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An Unknown Man Suicides.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 1S.-An I'M
known young man, poorly dressed and
evidently lacking employment, COM
mitter suicide to-day by shooting him
self through the head with a 22-caliber
pistol. He entered a shooting gallery
ostensibly to shoot at targets, but
turned the weapon on himself. He died
at the hospital without regaining con-
sciousness.. There was nothing on his
person which would identify him.
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sam TdIcISCO UdIa. MaNI1IC-H IeTIi-
perature CO. minimum 46, mean SO.
The pressure has risen over Nevada
and Southern California rather rapidly,
and in consequence cloudy and much
colder weather is reported from Neva-
da, Utah and Northern Arizona
Rain has fallen at Carson City and
Winnemucca, and will probably fall in
Utah and Northern Arizona tonight
and Friday
The temperature has fallen from IA
to 10 degrees over the region between
the Sierras and the Rockies.
A maximum wind vlocity of 30 miles
from the north is reported from Eureka.
The record-union., 1899-05-19
English Capitalists Investing.

SAN BERNARDINO, May 1S.-The
property of the Highland Lumber Com
pany, consisting of 5000 acres of pine
lands on the mountains, has been sold
to English capitalists for a large sum
of money, together with the sawmills
now on the lands, it is estimated that
hundred million feet of lumber stands
thereon This will be cut up into fruit
boxes to supply the local trade, which
has heretofore been largely supplied
from Oregon and Arizona
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Only One Mine Running.

WARDNER Qdaho), May 1S-The
Bunker Hill, which employs non-union
men, is now the only mine running in
the Occur d'Alene district. The work
of rebuilding the mill is being pushed
night and day. The new prison will
be completed Saturday, and the 39o
prisoners accused of murder, arson,
rioting and stopping United States
mails will be incarcerated there under
guard of United States troops.
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Wouldn't Run the Risk.

''The fact that Fitzsimmons has had
his teeth set with diamonds 1 take to
be an indication that he has perina-
nently retired from the prize ring"
why so?'
why, you don't suppose he's going
to take any chance of having one of
those knocked down his throat, do
?"-Chicago Post.
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Roses Letter Not to be Made Public

Los ANGELES, May 1S.-Attorney
Henry O'Melveney, who will have
charge of the affairs of the late L. J.
Rose, who committed suicide yester-
day, positively refuses to make public
the contents of the letter written by
Mr.. Rose to his family before his death.
He states that there is no mystery
which the letter would clear up, and no
reason why it should be made public, as
it was a private letter from the de-
spondent man to his family. Arrange
ments for the funeral are not yet COM
| pleted.
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Principal of Stockton High School.

STOCKTON, May 1S.-The Stockton
Board of Education has secured Pro-
fessor F. E. Perham, City Superintend-
ent of Schools at Berkeley, to take the
Principalship of the Stockton High
School at the opening of the next term
in August The Stockton High School
has nearly 300 pupils and employs ten
teachers
The record-union., 1899-05-19
Guard Mcdonald May Recover.

SAN RAFAEL, May 1S.-James Nc
Donald, the guard who was so seriously
stabbed by Oppenheimer, the life
termer at San Quentin, is still alive,
and the doctors now hold a very slight
hope for his recovery. The prison Off
Gals deny that there is a deep laid plot
among the more depraved convicts to
do wholesale murder among the officials
of the prison, and the guards at the
prison have not been increased, as has
been reported.
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Wheelmen Will Decorate Graves.

LOS ANGELES, May 1S.-The Asso-
ciated Cycle Clubs of Los Angeles have
decided to discontinue the custom of
holding a road race on Decoration Day
and instead to visit the various ceme-
teries of the city in a body and dec
crate the graves of soldiers.
The record-union., 1899-05-19
Watsonvi1les Defeated.

SANTA CRUZ, May 1S.-A post
poned game of baseball between the
Santa Cruz and jacksonville teams was
played off here to-day before a large
crowd. 1t was a good game and was
won by Santa Cruz by a score of 6 to
., with both nine tied at the end of the
eighth inning. Both sides put up mas
terly ball, although Santa Cruz showed
superiority in fielding and batting.
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ROYAL sAxno POWDER CO., NEW YORK:

him to jail until 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning for contempt Grady resisted,
and gave Bailiff Timmins a hard tus-
sic. scratching him in the face after
the officer had downed him. The bel
ligerent lawyer was finally lodged in
Jail. In addition to the Imprisonment
he was fined $50.
The record-union., 1899-05-19
Editors in Yosemite Valley.

YOSEMITE, May 1S.-The California
Press Association party is at the Sem
tinel Hotel here Yesterday the ex-
cursionists went on horseback to Gla-
cier Point. They were so pleased with
their experience that they held meet
ing in the evening and decided to re-
main another day To-day they went
to the top of Eagle Peak, travelling some
of the distance on snow three feet deep.
The party will reach San Francisco on
Sunday.
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A Disguised Pessimist.

Il think l have found out what an
optimist is"
"What?"
He is man who has found out that
he can worry more people by IRA
tional eheerfulness than by irrational
gloom. Chicago Record.
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WEATHER CONDITIONS.
The Pressure Has Risen Over
Southern California.

SAN FRANCISCO, May IS, p. M
Weather conditions and general fore
cast: The following are the seasonal
rainfalls to date, as compared with
those of same date last season, and
rainfall in last twenty-four hours:
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FORMER FRESNO OFFICIALS.
Complaints Filed Against One Hun
dred and Two Defendants.

FRESNO, May 1S.-A voluminous
complaint was filed today by District
Attorney IIverets against 1O2 defend
ants in pursuance of the instructions of
the last Grand Jury. The actions are
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A Matter of Doubt.

Bill-Did you ever pay bill twice?
Jill-Yes; once
Il doubt it,
What doubt that l paid it twice.
NO; that you paid it ce."-Yon-
kers Statesman.
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Coursing at San Hose.

SAN JOSE, May 1S.-At the coursing
to-day Rollicl1ing Airs, owned by j.
Halton, got first money, and Mercy
May, L. Herrington's dog, second.
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Copper Mine Sold.

STOCKTON, May 1S-Dr. Cross of
Stockton has just closed a sale of his
copper mine in MADEIRA County to East
ern buyers for $125,000 The pur-
chase price was paid here this week
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Cherry Crop of suisun Valley.

SUISUN, May 1S-The cherry season
is virtually over. The crop in Suisun
Valley was the smallest ever known.
The season averages about 5000 boxes,
against $4,000 boxes last year.
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Attorney Grady Committed to Jail

FRESNO, May 1S.-W. d. Grady, the
attorney, created disturbance in Re-
corder Cosgraves court this afternoon.
He insulted the court, who committed
The record-union., 1899-05-19
Carey Castle Burned.

VICTORIA, May 1S.-Carey Castle,
the official residence of British Column
bias Lieutenant Governor, was totally
destroyed by fire to-day. Loss about
$4,000
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Yes, said little Archie, addressing
the Vlsltor, mamma will be down pref
" soon- She said, when she seen you
comm. that she s'posed she must slick
up little, or you'd think she done her
own work and hurry around and tell
the neighbors about it."-Chicago News.
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School Census of TuIare County.

VISALIA, May 1S.-The school CEN
sus of Tu!are County, just completed,
contains the names of 5.471 children.
This is a gain of 107 over last year.
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CURTIS-& CO.'S MARKET, S0S K Street

whom he told the anecdote will greatly
regret his acquittal. They think he
ought to be hanged. New Orleans
Times Democrat.
The record-union., 1899-05-19
Dan SulIy a Rankrnnt

NEW YORK, May 1S.-Dan SulIy.
the actor and theatrical manager. to-
DAY filed petition in bankruptcy. Liza
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In Relation to the SurrenderiDg Of Arms In
Hands of Cuhans.

Was Implicitly Instructed That
They Be Turned Over to Officers
of the United States Army,
Whereas the Military Governor
Agreed That They Might Be
Received by Mayors of Cuban
Cities-Gomez Issues His Mani
festo.