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The record-union., 1899-07-18
Edison's Portland-Cement Industry

The name of Edison has just been as
ISOLATED with a Portland-cement in
dustry, with capital of $11 900, 600
and many people are wondering what
it means. The fact is that Mr. Edi-
sons work in crushing magnetic-iron
through which it is sparsely scattered
has taught him many ideas and tricks
in rolling and crushing such substances
as go to make up cement, and his ma
chinery used in separating the low
grade magnetic ore has already been
applied successfully in other industries
in zinc mines, for instance. His
briquetting machines for COMPRISING
the ore are also favored for utilizing
coal culm and dust Moreover, as a
big by-product, Mr.. Edison has at his
iron mines huge mountains of crushed
rock. 1t is said that this will help
make the finest cement in the world
1t is already in large use as basis for
building mortar Being crushed and
not having been rolled around like sea
sand, for centuries, it has a fine crys-
talline edge that builders appreciate.
Moreover, portion of this sand separ-
ates itself out in various ways and
becomes useful in the preparation of
paints. Hence, Mr.. Edison's interest
in the Portland cement industry is not
such mystery after all.
The record-union., 1899-07-18

Thousands of men in lonely homes call
mn the pictures of the loved and lost ones,
who might still be happy husbands with
healthy babies prattling at their knees, if
they had only been little more observant
and thoughtful. When a woman S COM
plexion gets pale and sallow and her eyes
look heavy; when she is evidently nervous
and respondent, and complains of pains
and aches and dragging down and burning
sensations a wise man should know that
she is suffering from weakness or disease in
a wonlanly way The thoughtful man who
realizes this will at once advise his wife to
consult some eminent and skillfui special
ist. He will know that the average physi-
clan will insist upon the obnoxious exam-
nations and local treatment so embarrass-
ing to modest, sensitive women. He should
know that these ordeals are unnecessary.
DIR. r " Pierce is an eminent and sklllful
specialist who has been for thirty years
chief consulting physician to the Invallds'
Hotel and Surgical Institute, at Buffalo,
N. Y During that time, with the assist
auce of staff of able physicians, he has
prescribed for many thousands OF wom-
en-. He is the inventor of wonderful
medicine for the special weaknesses of
women, that cures in the privacy OF the
home. 1t is known as DR.. Pierce's FavorIte
Prescription. 1t makes the delicate and
important organs that bear the burdens OF
maternity strong, healthy and vigorous. 1t
corrects all irregularities and stops all de-
bilitating drains. Medicine dealers sell II
and have nothing Just as COCO.
Ark writes. NV wife for perhaps four months
previous to the birth of our child TOOK tue ra-
vorite Prescription This strengthcned ner Ell
tire system, aud child-b birth, to her, was very
easy. being attended with little pain our papy
Ruth is Is months old and she mas never Deen
sick day.
The record-union., 1899-07-18
STEAMBOAT HANDS GO OUT.
STRIKE YESTERDAY FOR AN
INCREASE IN PAY.
Sacramento transportation Com
pany's Boats Tied Up-Many
Men BOOKING.

There was an exceedingly hot time
along the river front last night, and
free fights and pitched battles galore
were the order. About hundred deck
hands, in all stages of intoxication and
belligerency ran riot and made Rome
howl, according to their mode of prov
cedure.
The deckhands of three of the Sac
ramento Transportation Company
boats, the Red Bluff, Jacinto and Va
runa, struck for higher wages yester'.
day, and as consequence the steam,
ers are laid up at the company's wharf
at Front and N streets.
For several days it has been known
that a strike was contemplated, the
men claiming that owing to the IN
crease of freight handling they were
overworked and insufficiently paid
The men receive $40 per month and
board, and demand an increase of Slo.
They claim that their hours OF labor
are too long.
The strikers were all paid off at the
company's office yesterday morning.
A number of police were on hand, but
their presence was unnecessary. Every
thing was quiet and orderly.
The officers of the Sacramento Trans
portation Company say the strikers
have no cause for grievance-that
they were always promptly paid and
we'll fed, and that their reason for
striking was that they imagined, ow-
ing to the scarcity of men, that the
company would be obliged to accede
to their demands.
Inquiry at the company's office failed
to elicit any information concerning
the affair, from the company's stand
point, except that up to last evening
the steamers We're still tied up.
Two other boats of the company, the
Dover and the San Joaquin, No. 2, ar
rived in the evening, and their hands
Immediately joined the strikers, so that
five of the company's boats are now
tied UP.
1t was rumored that the company
intended to send the Jacinto up the
river last evening with Stockton deck,
hands aboard. but if such was the in
tention it was reconsidered.
Whether the strikers carry their point
and receive the extra $40 per month
or whether the company can find men
to take their places, remains to be seen.
Judging from the pugnacious attitude
of the men last night, no crew will be
shipped without a fight, and probably
bloody one. The police were twice
called to quell fights on the front, but
each time arrived after the fun was
over
When at II o'clock last night a Rec
d-Union'' reporter visited the scene a
half hundred men were rolling around
the street and on the rails at Front
and N streets, many of them enjoying
a free fight which was in progress.
In the early morning number of
men employed on the steamer Apache
quit work. not because they were in
sufficiently paid, but because they be-
lieved the hours were too long. The
Apache, however, got off all right on
her trip to San Francisco.
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COUNTY TAXES EQUALIzED.
SUPERVISORS WIND UP THEIR
LABoRs.
Few Reductions Asked and Fewer
Allowed-Some Corrections
by the Assessor.

The County Board of Supervisors, sit
ting as Board of EQUALIZATION. last
night passed on fourteen applications
for reduction of assessments 1t was
a bad night for reductions however, for
only two out of the fourteen applica-
lions We're allowed. and these were
recommended by the Assessor.
Mr. Cronan's Improvements at Sixth
and K streets We're reduced from 81, 900
to $1,000, and the John G. Switzer prop
erty, on Eleventh, between K and L.,
was reduced from $500 to $1,7OO.
Assessor Berkey submitted a report Of
changes, some due to errors and over
sights. His report was adopted, and
by it the following changes were made
Adelaide Chapman. o street between
Ninth and Tenth, from 81 800 to 81, 800
G. B. N. Glow, Eighth, K and l., from
$1,000 to $1,000
G. H. Dunn. $500 improvements
stricken Off
r. s. Driver, 7 and U, Twenty-irst
and Twenty-second- Improvements re-
duced to 1880 from 5000.
A. c. Hinkson, K and L. Front and
Second-Improveme reduced from
81 300 to $500.
c. Lagos, H and I, Twelfth and Thir-
teenth-Improv@aents reduced to
$1,000.
Frank Thomas-S50O added to per-
sonal assessment.
B. U. Steinman, H and I, Second and
Third-Reduced $1,000.
Lot I, and J., Nineteenth and Tween
tieth-Improvements reduced from
81 POO to $1,000
Lot 1, N and o, Twelfth and Thir-
teenth-Improvemen reduced from
$4,000 to $1,000.
F. Biewener-Real estate reduced
from 50, 730 to 50, 100.
John Carlaw-Real estate reduced
from 81, 100 to So, 100.
P. c. Observation-Disclosures on real
estate from $500 to $3.50.
Robert Hellman-Increase in real es-
tate from $40 to $24O.
Manuel F. Silveria-Real estate re-
duced from $3.50 to S2,35O and i'm
provements from $500 to $500.
c. V. Talmage-ReaI estate reduced
from 5000 per acre to $125.
Estate of B. w. Wilder-Personal
reduced from 81, SO to $40.
National Bank of D. O. Mills &. Co.
Improvements reduced 500.
George Schmitt-Improvem re-
duced from $500 to $500.
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PERSONAL a1ENTION.

John hatcher and wife leave to-day
for Adams Springs.
F. C. Chinn has returned from Los
Angeles and San Francisco.
Misses Smith and Matte S. Cate CT
Los Angeles are guests at the Golden
Eagle.
DR.. A. NJ Gardner, Superintendent of
the Napa Insane Hospital is in the
city.
Miss Frances Peabody has gone to
Folsom for a couple of weeks vaea-
ton.
a. Svensson has returned from his
visit to one of the Lake County re.
sorts
Mrs W. H Hanlon and son have
gone for a visit with relatives at Ana,
conda, Mont.
Mrs. F. D. Ryan and children went to
Santa Cruz yesterday for stay of
several weeks
Royal r. Hart left yesterday for
Monterey. He viii return by way of
San Francisco.
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Sims left last
evening for Lake. Tahoe to be gone
several weeks.
Mrs. Ida NJ. Davis has just returned
from camping trip up in the vicinity
of the lakes and Camp Debearer
Mr. and Mrs. H. w. Christian, Mr.
and Mrs. VIM. Harris and Mr. and Mrs
c.. G. Hooker Of San Francisco are reg
istered at the Golden Eagle.
Mrs. c. F. Dalton, Mrs. Ed F. Dalton
and children of Costumes and Miss
gone to Pacific Grove to spend the
summer.
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Real Estate Transfers.

The following real estate transactions
have been recorded since our last re-
port:
E. P. Luce ct al. trustees, under will
of Israel Luce, to J. c. and G. w. Luce
and Mary r. Marsh-West quarter Of
lot {, 1 and J, Fourth and Fifth streets.
Israel Luce estate to distribution
West quarter of lot 7.jI and ], Fourth
and Fifth streets to j. c. and G.. w.
Luce and Mary r. Marsh, and north
half of lot 3, S and T. Tenth and Elev-
enth streets, to G. w. Luce.
W. T. and NJ. 3. Monsch to A. c. w
Monsch-6777 acres in Hartnell Grant,
east half of section 8. township north,
range east
w. T. and A. c. w. Monsch to NJ B.
Monsch-Same.
M B. and A. c. w. Monsch to w. T.
Monsch-502 acres in Hartnell Grant
north half of northeast quarter of sec
ton II, township 6 north, range east;
section 16, township north, range
east.
A. Fl. Madison eft Tx. to Eliza o. Ev-
erett-Lots II and IL, block C, High
land Park
c. e. Nurnberger to Albert D. Smith
"t|oSl HctiI VI iot n siiQ WS1ly
eighth and Twenty-ninth streets; $70O
T. c. Fitch ct TX. to l.. E. Jones'
Lot Is, block O. Fair Oaks; $780,
George Boyne. Jr.. ct TX. to Clarence
s. Hopkins-Lot IA. block H, Highland
Park; $1tO.
Martha Opley, by commissioner, to
w. A. Fountain-West half of southeast
quarter and northeast quarter of south
east quarter of section %. township Z
north. range 6 east; S2,62719.
Sacramento Packing Company to Cal
ifornia Fruit Gamers Association
Lots l. and part of lot Z. west halt
OF lot =. F and G. Sixth and Seventh
streets.
Soren Nielsen ct w. to Anna Roger
North half of south half of lot 4. E
and f. Sixteenth and Seventeenth
streets; $1.150.
Southern Pacific Company to Ludwig
Anderson--South quarter of lot /. z
and F. Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets.
Letitia Strong, wife of p A. Strong,
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Weather Reports.

The Weather Bureau reports show
the highest and lowest temperatures
on Sunday to have been 81 and 81 de-
grees, with gentle to fresh southerly
winds and clear or hazy weather pre-
vailing.
The average temperature was Il and
the normal "a showing Sunday to have
been degrees cooler than usual for the
10th day of July
The Weather Bureau reports show
the highest and lowest temperatures
yesterday to have been 80 and 60 de-
grees, with light to gentle southerlY
and northerly winds and clear or hazy
weather prevailing.
The barometrical readings at a. m.
and . p. m. yesterday were $3.50 and
1855 inches, respectively.
The highest and lowest temperatures
one year ago yesterday were SO and 90
degrees, and one year ago to-day 81
and 50 degrees.
The average temperature was so and
the normal 70, showing yesterday to
have been Z degrees warmer than usual
for the 18th day of July.
River, feet inches and steady.
The record-union., 1899-07-18
Debating a Child's Name.

The restrictions placed by the Belgian
Government upon the liberty of a par
ent to give his child what name he will,
assume greater proportions than might
be imagined at first thought. The
Belgian law, emphasized by the recent
Ministerial circular, prevents us from
giving any of the real old Anglo-Saxon
names to our children, or giving, as a
second name, any other family name,
such as that of the mother or favor
lite uncle or aunt. Such good old names
as Howard, Horace, Harold, Ethel.
Maud. Eric, Ralph. Doris, Dorothy,
Gladys and hundreds of others too
numerous to mention, are strictly pro-
hibited.
The name given to child must be
that of a Roman Catholic saint: any
other will be refused by the Registrar
who is instructed by the law himself
to give the child name from the Ro-
man calendar. English residents IN
Belgium have appealed to the home
government for otection.-Antwerp
correspondence Chicago Record.
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Articles of Incorporation.

The following articles of incorpora-
ton were yesterday filed at the office
of the Secretary of State:
Tarrant Blake Company, San Fran
cisco. To conduct general brokerage
and commission business. Directors
F. L. Burnell, w. M. Edgell, NJ Bur-
rell, S. F. Blake, c. E. Tarrant, San
francisco. Capital, $4,000.
Philadelphus Mining Company, San
Francisco To do general mining. Di-
rectors-W. w. Treat w. l.. Ducey,
R. futile, S. T. Tuttle, P. S. Kiefer,
San Francisco. Capital, 100000.
Elizabeth Mining Company, San
Francisco. To do general mining Di-
rectorS-W. W. Treat, w. L. Deucey,
G. r. futile, L. F. Tuttle, P. S. Kiefer,
San Francisco. Capital, 100000.
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LUNACY MATTERS.
The Commissioners Meet and Dis
cuss Charges.

The State Board of Lunacy Commits
sioners had an executive session yes
terday afternoon. DR. Gardner of
Napa was present, and they discussed
with him plans for an ice plant and
for minimizing the use of the water
supply Incidentally, other matters
were discussed, among them charges
of bad management at Napa.
Or. Gardner courted an early, full
and impartial investigation of all mat
ters pertaining to the asylum said
DR.. Hatch, land we decided to inves
tigate, though we named no date for
beginning our work"
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The Injustice Of History.

The explorer may be lost not only in
WlldernesseS or in ocean wastes, but
also in the depths of archives or out
of-the-way corners of libraries, where
his unpublished records are slowed
away, forgotten, buried almost beyond
human ken until some delving antigua
rian turns overdthe musty and yellow
pages and becomes a discoverer him
self. Here is an illustration or two of
this interesting fact.
We know that the smallest of the
continents, Australia, is separated from
the second largest island in the world,
New Guinea, by Torres Strait The
famous Captain Cook thought he had
made great discovery in ITO when
he sailed through this strait and thus
proved that New Guinea was separated
from Australia, though on the maps
the island was shown as a part of the
continent. The fact is, however, that
more than $50 years earlier the forgot
ten Spanish pilot Torres had made this
same discovery;i sand the Spaniards had
so long concealed it as a state secret
in their archives at Manila that they
had forgotten all about it themselves
One day late in the last century, when
England was at war with Spain and
had seized Manila, an inauisitive man
named Dalrymple improved the
chance to poke around among the ar
chives, and his most interesting diseov-
cry was this record of Torres's work
If the English had not been masters
of Manila for a while the truth about
this important discovery might have
been left for us to reveal But the
laurels We're finally given to the man
who had won them, and this is how it
happened that generations after mis-
death, the waters which separate the
continent from the island came to be
known as Torres Strait.-Harper's
Round Table. t
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ing in upon his temper during the
latter years. Continuous life in the
hard experience of war, coupled with
the unnatural excitements of risk and
enormous success, might well have
been expected to show their effects in
his character; but this incident alone
cannot be made, prominent as it has
been in the accounts of his life, to
carry the whole argument.
The record-union., 1899-07-18
Estate Of Mary C. Meuke.

Minnie E. Beal executrix of the es-
tate of Mary c.. Menke, deceased, by
Attorneys Hinkson & Elliott, has petit
toned the Superior Court for an order
to show cause why permission should
not be given for the sale of certain real
estate in order to discharge claims
against the estate.
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A jury Secured.

Yesterday a jury was secured to try
the case of Charles Harlan, charged
with a most aggravated assault Of a
criminal nature on a girl named Rita
Martin. The taking of testimony will
begin this morning.
The record-union., 1899-07-18
Hotel Arrivals.

Following We're the arrivals yester-
day at the Golden Eagle: DR.. A M.
Gardner. Napa: Thos. O. Toland, Ven,
tura; W. w. Knickerbocker, G. Gold.
smith, ]. H. Shure, Geo. w. Spencer,
John B. Kelly, San Francisco; H. r.
Arndt. San Diego; ]. c. Truax, Boston;
Mrs, Frances S. Clark. r. NJ Clark, H.
c. Reck. Oscar Fitch, New York; H.
Schaffner, H. w. Christian and wife
VIM. Harris, C. G. Hooker and wife.
]. 3. Whitney. San Francisco: Miss
Smith, Matte s. Cate. Los Angeles.
The record-union., 1899-07-18

AS soon as the "Record-Union"
reached Marysville yesterday with the
story of the disappearance of Elsie
Fearless, the twelveyear-ol orphan
girl, telegram was sent to Special
Officer Healy of the Childrens Society,
stating that she was in that city
The record-union., 1899-07-18
A LESSON IN DECENCY.
Something That John Adams is
Likely to Receive

John Adams has a queer idea of de-
cency. not to say of sanitary matters.
He was found yesterday bathing in the
river opposite the foot of 1 street, in
a nude condition, and was arrested by
Officer Maley.
The prisoner attempted to put up
fight on being arrested, but was
speedily "subdued." He will answer
before Justice Anderson to-day for his
conduct
The record-union., 1899-07-18
Fruit for the East.

The fruit shipments for the las.
three days amounted to 1S0 carloads.
There We're II cars of peaches and AZ
Of pears, the rest being plums, nee
tarines and apples.
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A "whooping cough party is report
ed from New Jersey. Only sufferers
from the malady, which was then cpl
demic, were invited, and the children
are said to have had "a good time be-
tween coughs"
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Hamlen Discharged.

Justice Anderson yesterday dis
charged ]. H. Hamlen. who was tried
for adultery 1t was proven that he is
not married man.
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Game Between Baseball stars.

The Capital Stars defeated the C
Street Stars at baseball yesterday by a
score of II to 10. The battery for the
winners were Huber and Neubourg and
for the losers T. McCafferty and White
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to homestead-S Southwest quarter OF
section p, township & north. range
east
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HOTEL CAPITOLA.
CAPITOlA a.

THE SEASIDE RESORT OF CEN
trail California, four miles east of Santa
Cruz Surf bathing. Hot salt water
baths Boating sahing SHADY Waiks
rates Address FRANK M. SMITH, Capt.
tola, Cal For rent Of cottages or camp
Cal Note.-Railroad fare, round trip
ticket, good for 60 days, $500. Ask your
local railroad agent for Summer Excur-
sion Rate Ticket to Monterey Bay Points,
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AUCTIONS.
sPECIAL NoTIoEs.

hardware. bicycles. carts. buggies car
riages, phaetons. Balm farm and header
wagons. Send for catalogue.
Arizona republican., 1899-04-14
THE SPRING SKIRTS.
They Have a shcathlilse Eject Abou:
tE.e Hips and Flare at
the Foot.

All the Now spring skirts are made
with the sheathlike effect around the
hips and in the back, with plenty of
fare around the foot. This style of
skirt necessitates :. very careful chcos-
ing CT undergarments, bat that prob
lem is being rapidly solved and the
women are locking rather better II
consequence. The new skirts have the
front breadths narrow at the top, quite
wide at the foot. and the sides cut cir
cular or gored. In tn csc respects there
a-e not many decided changes; the
trimmings Of the skirt, however, are
rather different. The fiat bands and
the folds ere still used and also some
braiGing, but all these trimmings are
pat On quite differently. The newest
skirts are on the oyersi.irt plan. There
is always Il petticoat generally and
preferably Il silk one) thatis finished ct
the he:n with enc or more plated
rufIles. Above the ruffie is sewed, i
scant bias founce Of the material of
the, skirt. finished only with n hem,
the skirt of the gown then being at
tached 10 the belt Of this same silk pet
ticoat This skirt IS almost as long,
but is cut up at the sides SO that it
shows the full depth Of the fiounce on
the silk lining. Some of the skirts
are cut in a point in front and then
long at the back. There is. Fortunate
". NO attempt at draping as yet, but
there is 10 question but that before
long we will be back again in the hor-
ror CT draped and furbelowed over
skirts.
The new silk skirts fl very close and
fare out around the foot. They are
exaggerated. and it is not wise to in
vest in them rashly-irdeed, most of
the new styles that are brought out
are exaggerated, and it is not well for
any body who has TO consult economy
10 buy before they are certain that the
style Will remain in fashion for time.
1t is all very we'll for woman who
has a lot of money to spend tO buy any
thing that strikes her fancy, but these
/ exaggerated styles Go not stay in fash
| ion long, ard it is best to be patient if
/ onle has to be economical.
There are great many graceful and
effective skirts to be bought just now
ready made OF pe2u de sole. satin, large
! figured brocade and the heavier quail
/ ity of taffeta. These are made in long,
! gracef, lines; are always en- train;
have. no trimming except band Of
4 Jet paillettcs sewed just around the
hem, are very dainty and are good bar
/ eains.-N. y. Sun.