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The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-19
SUBTERRANEAN RIVERS.
How They Are Utilized by the
Persians.
Especial Correspondence

(SpeCldl correspondence
WASHINGTON Cd. c., Nov. 15.-The
great subterranean rivers of the West
which slowly wend their silent way,
hundreds of feet beneath the earth's
surface, have their counterparts on the
other face of the globe. The Caspian
Sea is fed by many subterranean
streams. These streams like those of
our own arid region, take their sources
in the mountains which are covered
with perpetual snow. The water from
this melting snow percolates downward
to deep-lying, impenetrable strata,
where it begins it's underground pas
sage to the sea- Nearly the whole of
Persia is naturally desert. There is
scant rainfall and the rivers are so few
that irrigation from this source is
very limited and serves only small
portion of the country. Centuries ago
the PerSianS stumbled upon the idea
of tapping the underground streams or
springs at the basis of the mountains
and the transition of the Persian desert
into a land Of great fertility is due to
this constant source of water supply.
But the water has been obtained only
through the most interchangeable labor.
A we'll is sunk in the foothills to a
depth anywhere from 100 to 500 feet.
When this taps the vein of water, an
other shaft is sunk a. couple of hundred
yards farther down the SLOPE which is
in reality a gentle descent of the table
land from the mountains. A canal or
subterranean aqueduct is then exca-
waited between the two shafts. At
similar distance farther down another
shaft cd
with the second; and so the canal or
conneaugh, as it is called, is carried for
miles. AS the conneaugh is given just
fall enough to allow of a free flow of
water it gradually approaches the sur
face until, when it draws near the land
to be irrigated, the stream comes forth
pearling, bubbling brook, dancing in
the brilliant sunshine as it rushes on it's
mission to redeem the sterile waste
places of nature. For miles it goes
through what was at one time a desert
but which under the magic influence of
this elixir of life, becomes a garden
of the gods. 1t feeds fountains around
which in dangerous Incidence repose
the dark-eyed beauties of the harem;
it furnishes the baths, those luxuries of
the Orient; it waters wonderful gar
dens where in dazzling profusion, bloom
throughout the year, the rose, chrysan-
themum, narcissus, tuberose, dahlia,
white lily and aster, besides fantastic
shrubs and rare exotics, heavy with
rich perfumes. Here grow to perfection
the apple, peach, pear, nectarines,
pomegranate, filbert, melon and grape,
and many unknown tropical fruits in
such abundance as to bewilder the
traveller.
Where the soil admits of percola-
ton, the land is flooded in small
squares from lateral bitches On such
land, barley, wheat and other cereals
are grown to great perfection. Again,
irrigation is accomplished by net
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Articles of Incorporation.

Articles or incorporation were yester-
day filed in the office of the Secretary
of State as follows:
McKittrick Oil Company. To bore
Tor oil. Place of business, Bakersfield.
Directors-T. E. Harding, H. A. Jastro.
c. Brewer, J. M. jameson, A. Harrell.
). T. While and H. Whitney, all of
bakersfield. Capital stock, $500. 600;
subscribed, $40
Temblor Oil and DEVELOPMENT Com
pany. Producing and refining oil. etc.
Place OF business, Bakersfield. Di-
rectors-A. WE'LL, L. C. Ross. A. r.
Lightner, j. L. Carson and G. Pasch. all
OIL Bakersfield. Capital stock, S1O4,-
OU0; subscribed, $500.
Devils Den Oil and Gas Company. To
develop oil, gas and other minerals.
Flace Of business, Hanford. Directors
DIR. j. A. Moore, Louis Nathan. ]. E.
whey, Carl Timmons and c. E. Turby.
all OF Hanford. Capital stock. $780,
oU0; subscribed, 100000.
indian Valley Stock Farm. Formed
TO deal in farming lands, grain. etc.
Flace Of business. San Jose. Directors
M. D. Page, Bradley; H. A. Herring
Ton, u. w. Harrington, l. Harrington
ana C. II. Harrington, San Jose. Capt.
tai stock, $4,000; all subscribed.
Raven Pass Oil Company. To bore
for oil, etc. Place of business. Los An
A fine family port wine from the
Madero vineyards, only 81 a gal. at
Gastman's 602 ] street.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-19
The German
Emperor
Uses
Grape=Nuts
Kaiser Wilhelm Furnished
With American Food.

Upon instructions of a German physi-
clan, a case of Grape Nuts Food was
lately sent by express to the German
Emperor, Kaiser Wilhelm, at Berlin.
This food has come into recognition by
physicians as perhaps the most perfect
form of nourishment in use.
The field grains, barley and wheat,
are blended in proper proportions,
ground and passed through some ten
or twelve different operations, during
which the starch of the grains is turned
into grape sugar.
The food is in shape of small gran
ules, perhaps twice the size of a pin
head. These are brittle and covered
with glistening crystals of grape sugar,
which has been produced by the pro-
cesses and form out on the surface of
each small granule very much as the
sugar settles and crystallizes on the
end of a hickory or maple log, under
certain conditions.
This product has a delicate, sweet
taste, not the strong, sweet of cane or
beet sugar, but the delicate sweet of
grape sugar, and it is the most easily
digested food known, particularly APP
plicable to digestion in the Intestinal
tract where so much trouble is now
adays shown from the excessive use OF
starchy foods.
Most so-called health foods are in
clined to be flat and disagreeable to the
TASTE to be used under a sense of duty.
Grape Nuts, on the contrary, is not only
the highest known form of health food,
but is palatable and delicious. 1t is
factory and can be served instanter,
either cold with a little rich cream or
made into a hot dish by pouring some
hot milk or cream over it. Grape Nuts
are also used for dainty desserts, treated
with gelatine or fruit juices.
All first-class grocers sell Grape Nuts
Made at Postum Cereal Company's fac
tories in Battle Creek, Mich.
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work of bitches and burrows. The
mills which grind the grain are run by
the current of the great irrigation
bitches.
The cities of Persia secure the water
necessary for domestic use from these
bitches. The capital, Teheran, has no
less than twenty large artificial streams
flowing through it, constituted in the
manner described from the underground
currents
The land lying adjacent to these ca
nails is entitled to the use of the water.
the amount being regulated by law.
Each district is under an overseer
whose duty it is to see to the proper
application of the water and that there
is no waste.
Wealthy private individuals have also
constructed bitches for their own use,
furnishing the water to their tenants;
but land contiguous to their canals is
entitled to certain water rights even if
not belonging to the owners Of the
bitches. Title to the use Of water is in
herent in the land and each section or
lana is certain of it's water supply.
When the immense amount of labor
involved in sinking shafts and connect-
ing them. by underground tunnels is
considered together with the fact that
only the most primitive methods are
yet IN vogue, the Anglo-Saxon can but
marvel at the patience and industry dis
played in the accomplishment of such
gigantic but necessary tasks. Some
sections of Persia, especially those
along the natural rivers, could add to
their irrigated area by the use of stor-
age reservoirs; but the greater part of
the country has no flood waters to
store, the melting SHOWS but serving to
keep alive the underground streams.
Even in this despotic, tyrant-ridden
country, it has been found best. nav,
necessary, to maintain Government
supervision of irrigation waters. which
is the life blood of the nation. With a
loose system of water control the land
would again be desert.
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The Patria Again in Tow.

FLUSHING, Nov. 1S.-A steamer
which has arrived here from Queens
town reports that yesterday she passed
the neutrality-suspicious. line steamer
Patria, Captain Florich, which caught
fire off Dover. Eng, Wednesday, while
on her way to New York, Nov. 4th for
this port, and which had been aban-
doned in the North Sea, envelopeG in
flames. She says the Patria was being
towed by French and Belgian boats,
and she was still smoking.
DUNKIRK (FTance), Nov. 1S.-Two
German steamers have taken the
Patria in tow fifteen miles northeast of
Grabelines, France.
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STEAMER GUARANTEED.
The J. w. Taylor Arrives at New
York With Plague on Board.


NEW YORK, Nov. 1S.-The British
steamer j. w. Taylor, from Santos, is
delayed at quarantine under suspicion
of having bubonic plague among the
crew. One man died at sea with very
suspicious symptoms, and Captain
Waters and the ships cook are both i'll,
showing indications of bubonic swell
ings.
The J. W. Taylor left Santos, Brazil,
October oath with a full cargo of coffee
and sailed direct for this port On
November I'd Robert Hope, aged y
years, the steward, was taken sick, and
on the It'll died. His remains were
buried at sea. He was a native of Eng
land. Hope was in the hospital at
Santos for about two weeks, suffering
from eruptions thought to be eczema.
He sailed with the steamer, and after
several days at sea complained of pains
in his head, legs and back. He was put
to bed in an exhausted condition, and
on the second day developed fevel The
Captain treated him with such rene
dies as the ships medicine chest at
forded and nursed him with care until
had died. On arrival at quarantine the
case was reported to the health Off
GERS, and in view of the fact that the
Captain and cook, who were in con-
slant contact with the sick man, were
both ailing, the steamer is detained at
quarantine for disinfection. The sick
men will be transferred to Swinburne
Island for treatment. All of the crew
will be sent to Hoffman Island for OBJ
Servation.
The crew of the ]. w. Taylor num-
bers twentyeight persons. The Cap
tain's wife is also on board. The Cap
tain and the cook are the only persons
affected as yet, but they are not very
i'll.
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ley of Buffalo, who was counted out
after one minute and forty seconds of
fighting, and the second Turkey Point
BilI' Smith of Philadelphia, who went
out after one minute in the third
round.
Almost a riot was created by the pre-
liminary fight just preceding Mccoy
ern's meeting with Haley. Dave O'Con-
nor and Sig Hart, two local feather
weights, fought six rounds, O'Connor
having the best of the fight, Hart be-
ing nearly out at the end of the sixth
round Jack Beaton of Chicago, who
refereed the bout, gave the descision to
Hart. He was hooted and Kissed, and
when he attempted to speak was fairly
howled out of the ring.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-19
SENATOR JOHN N. THURsTON
welded TO MISS LOLA PUR-
MAN OF WASHINGTON.
The Ceremony Attended Only by
Relatives and One Intimate
Friend Of the Groom.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 1S.-The mar
riage of Senator John M. Thurston OF
Nebraska and Miss Lola Purman,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Purman
of 142S @ street, was solemnized this
morning at 8 o'clock at the residence
of the brides parents, the Rev. DR..
Frank M Bristol of the Metropolitan
Methodist Episcopal Church officiating.
DIR. Bristol at one time occupied the
pulpit of the First Methodist Church
of Omaha, Neb., and is a warm friend
of Senator Thurston.
The wedding ceremony was attended
only by the immediate relatives of the
contracting parties in addition to Ed
gar C. Snyder, an intimate personal
friend of the groom The witnesses to
the ceremony were the Senator's son,
Clarence L. Thurston, a junior in Har-
ward; Mr.. and Mrs. George e. Tracey
of New York, Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Pur-
man, father and mother of the bride;
Carroll Purman, a brother; Miss Fay
Purman, a sister; Mr.. Snyder, Miss
Rosamond Brockway of Boston, DR.. and
Mrs. L. c. Purman and daughter, Mrs
Hamilton, aunt of the bride; Helen.
Gladys and Stanley Purman. and Wing
B. Allen.
The bride was attired in a plain but
elegant tailor-made gown of lght-gray
cloth, with a picture hat to match. She
was unattended, and the ceremony was
as simple as possible.
The front parlor in which the cere-
mony was performed resembled a floral
bower, with palms and smilax lending
an effective background to the wealth
of color.
A wedding breakfast followed the
ceremony, after which the bride and
groom, accompanied by the BRIDE
brother Carroll Purman; her sister,
Miss Fay Purman, and Miss Rosamond
Brockway of Boston, drove to the Penn
sylvania station, where a private car of
the Union Pacific was waiting to con-
vey them on q two weeks tour south
ward. They left at 10 on the South
ern Railroad. Their itinerary contem-
plates visits to all the well-knoWn
Southern winter resorts, including At
lanta, New Orleans, Galveston, Austin
and Fort Worth. From Fort Worth the
party will go to Denver, thence to
Omaha, the Senator's home, for Thanks
giving.
The Senator and Mrs. Thurston will
return to Washington on December Sd,
in time for the opening of Congress on
December 4th. They will be at home
during the winter at their apartments
in the Cairo.
Senator Thurston's bride is a highly
gifted young woman, whose mother was
Miss Leadora Finlayson of the we'll
known old Southern family of that
name She is vivacious and a good
conversationalist Her father Major
William J. Purman, at the breaking
out of the Civil War entered the army
and served with distinction under Gen
erals Meigs, Crane, Sprague and Meade
He was a leading member of the Con-
stitutional Convention of Florida and in
reconstruction days was elected to Con-
gress from that State.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-19
SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY.
Annual Report Filed With the
Railroad Commissioners.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1S.-The re-
port of the Southern Pacific Company
for the year ending June 30, 1899, was
filed with the Board of Railroad Com
rnissioners to-day, together with the
annual report of the Central Pacific and
the several proprietary and leased lines
embraced in the Southern Pacific Sys-
TEN.
The report of the Southern Pacific
Company is very much of a disappolnt-
ment to those who have been expecting
to see a handsome surplus as a result
of the years operations. The gross
earnings of the company for the year
amounted to S43 766, 949 %, as against
S41 ,S79,67S.S7 for the preceding year
The operating expenses were ST ,464,-
S79.77, as against $24 1876, 59S.71 for the
preceding year, leaving an income of
S16.302. GO. 81. The income from oper-
atoms for the preceding year was S11,-
2S3. 0S0.11
The company's income from other
sources was S1.S96, 1862, making a
total income of SIS, 19S, $50. Is.
From this the following deductions
are made: Interest on funded debt ac-
crued, $147 800; interest on interest
bearing current liabilities, 1854, 81. 80;
rents paid for lease of road, $15,9S6,-
1896 4S; taxes, $1,323,919.09; permanent
improvements $1S0,139 other deduc-
tons, $23,6171S; total deductions, $lS.-
DIG. S54.65, leaving a net income OF
S1S1, HAS
The company's gross earnings We're
from the following sources: Passenger.
81 ,973, 6S7 Sc; mail, $1,3T2, 56S37; ex-
press, $672, 1873. rs; extra baggage and
storage, $152, 265.9S; other items, $780,
92322; freight, $2S,22S. 772. 46. Total,
$43. 766, 949. 2S
The operations Of the Central Pacific
are embraced in the Southern Pacific
Company's report, and are not segre-
gated in the report of the leased road.
The Central Pacific's total is $780,
0z6.S2
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-19
KENTUCKY ELECTION.
Votes Cast for w. P. Will Be
Couuted FOR w 6 TAYLOR.

LOUISVILLE, Nov. 1S.-At Glasgow
to-day Judge Jones rendered his de-
cision in the Nelson County cases,
granting the writ asked for by the
plaintiff, William S. Taylor, directing
the precinct election officers of that
county to correct the error in their GER
tificates and make a true certification
of the votes cast in their respective
precincts for William S. Taylor here
tofore certified by them as William P.
Taylor.
The Democratic newspaper figures
to-day for the first time show a plu-
rality for Taylor on official returns
from 11S counties, Jefferson being the
only missing county. The Republican
candidate has a plurality of 261. In
these figures the unofficial vote of JEFF
ferson County is taken.
Returns from official count received
from Republican newspaper sources
and at the Republican State headquar-
ters show a plurality of 3134 for Tay-
lor. The discrepancy in these votes
cannot be accounted for until the re-
turns are made to the State Board
The Federal Grand Jury to-day re-
turned twenty-five indictments against
election officers, but refused to give
their names until arrests are made.
Hobart's Strength Failing.
PATERSON On. j., Nov. 1S.-While
the doctors and watchers see no
change, as far as general appearance
is concerned, in the condition of Vice
President Hobart, they cannot help
noticing that his strength is gradually
failing. 1t requires more effort to re-
move him from the bed to the window
than it did a week ago. Private Sec
rotary Evans said tonight, however,
that Mr.. Hobart passed a comfortable
day. was cheerful and ate solid food
three times.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-19
BERLIN MUNICIPALITY.
Not Likely to Send the Empress
Any More Congratulations.

BERLIN, Nov. 1S.-A great sensa-
ton has been caused by the Empress
letters to the municipality acknowledge
ing the congratulations on her majes-
tvs birthday, in which she takes oc-
casion to express pain at the fact that
a teacher of the Royal University ridi-
culed the Bible 'in a. manner to most
deeply injure all morality, and, above
all, Christian feeling"
This refers to a speech of Dr. Preuss,
a Jewish tutor, who paraphrased the
of Job: His excellency gave,
his excellency taketh away. Blessed
be the name of his excellency"
1t appears that the Empress was dis
pleased at the hostile attitude of the
in regard to the levying
of taxes to support the Lutheran
churches, as the Councillors, mostly
Radicals, Socialists, ETC., opposed the
measure So great was the indignation
that the National Zeitung" declared
Court Chamberlain Won Mirbach, who
signed the letter in the Empress name,
should have resigned rather than do So
1t is certain the Council will not send
the Empress any more congratulations
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-19
AMPLE FEED FOR STOCK.
Monterey Cattlemen Preparing to
Increase Their Herds.

MONTEREY, Nov. 1S.-David Jacks,
the millionaire land owner of Monterey,
is restocking his cattle ranges in this
county, a thing that no stock raiser of
this section has been able to do for sew
eral years past. Mr.. Jacks has just
shipped 1000 head of cattle from
Tucson, Ariz., to this county, and the
cattle are expected to arrive here with
in a day or so. The early plentiful
rains give ranchmen assurance of
ample feed for their stock during the
present season. Several other stock
men are preparing to increase their
herds on their Monterey ranges.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-19
STORAGE OF FLOOD WATERS.
President Thomas Expects Large
Membership in the Association.

Ic8A0onC 4AOOAkaS 4QOcCS u 4<hxsC
Membership in the Association.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1S.-William
Thomas, President of the recently or
ganized California Water and Forest
Association, said to-day that at least
$4,000 members ought to be secured
easily, and that would provide the neat
sum of $4,000 to start with, the mem
bership being So, and also $25, 900 addi-
tional to come from the same member
ship from annual dues.
The Executis Committee has done
nothing yet SAID Mr.. Thomas. Work
will be done as soon as we get togeth-
er, which will be very early. The plan
to be adopted to secure membership will
have to be decided upon, for one thing.
have an idea that we can form some
sort of an association, parlor, lodge or
whatever it may be called, in every
town in the State, and perhaps more
than one in the cities. Such organiza-
tons would serve to keep the interest
alive, and would also prove efficient
to provide some of the money that Will
be indispensable to carry on the work. ;"
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Professor Swingle's Mission.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 1S.-Professor
Walter T. Swingle of the United
States Department of Agriculture is
here considering the proposition of es-
tablishing a Government botanical. gar
den here. He is also investigating the
work of some insects brought from
Smyrna, called the blastophogas, which
impregnate the Smyrna fig. Besides
this he will study the country with a
view to introducing the best varieties
of commercial dates into the desert
regions.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-19
Last This Last

San Francisco data: Maximum tenn
perature So, minimum go mean o4.
A severe storm is central tonight
over the North Pacific Coast. Storm
signals are displayed along the entire
coast north of San Francisco. Infor-
nation signals are displayed south of
San Francisco. Northbound vessels are
warned of very high winds along the
coast and dangerous weather near the
mouth of the Columbia River
The pressure has fallen nearly six
tenths of an inch near Cape Flattsry
during the past twentyfour hours.
There are indications that the storm
will pass rapidly eastward, but its eff
fects will be felt on the coast as far
south as San Francisco.
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Now 1t Is Dunham's Skull.

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 1S-Colone1 Will
lam Denton arrived from Ensenada to-
day, bringing with him a portion of a
skull which a Mexican says belonged to
man who resembled Durham, the
Santa Clara murderer. The Mexican
saw the man with a native, and after
ward found his body in a cave The
skull has been sent to the Sheriff of
Santa Clara County.
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Ten Innings Played, When the Game Was
Called on Account of Darkness.
One of the Best Contests Played
During the Season on the bay
City Teams Grounds, the Score
at the Finish Being Four to
Four-Santa Cruz Loses to Oak
land.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1S-Dark-
ness closed another teninning game at
Recreation Park between San Fran
cisco and Sacramento, the score stand
ing to 4. The game was one OF the
best played here this season. Inc
locals took the lead by one run in the
seventh inning. In the ninth, with two
strikes against him and two men on
bases, Mclaughlin hit to Krug. and
muff allowed Shanahan to tie the score.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-19
ADJUSTMENTS.
CLUNIE OPERA HOUSE.
First Concert Tuesday Fv'g. Nov. FL. 8:

First Concert Tuesday Ev'g, Nov. FL, S:I5.
Series of Popular Musical Evenings, for
merly Capital Concert Series; manage
ment Herbert A. Kidder Following will
appear: MRS. BIRMINGHAM, Contralto;
MAUDE FAY, Mezzo Soprano; NJ GENE
WE'VE MORONEY, Pianiste and Accom-
PIANIST; HARRY GIRARD, Baritone of
New York; VIM. ]. HYNES, Humorist.
Season tickets 81 each, now on sale at
Pommer's, Koher & Chase, PurneIl's and
theater; transferable and admit one per-
son to three concerts, with choice of re-
served seat November 18th. Single admis-
sion, %, 50, 70 cents, reserved; on sale No
vember Goth. mist
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-19
An Owl Sleeper Jumps the Track.

Los ANGELES, Nov. 1S.-The rear
sleeper of the southbound Owl train
jumped the track this morning as the
train was emerging from the Bealeville
tunnel. The occupants of the car were
considerably shaken up, but no one was
seriously injured, and the train was
only an hour and thirty minutes late in
arriving in this city