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The record-union., 1899-03-19
A HARNESS THIEF.
Description of a Man Wanted in
Several Counties.

A couple of weeks ago a thief who IS
travelling about the country stealing
harness made a. haul at Napa and sold
the harness here, where it was recover
ed. Chief Dwyer hoped to catch the
fellow before he left the city, but some
body set out after him with a mega
phone to announce his business. Of
course the thief heard the, shouting and
lit out
Perhaps some one has seen the fell
low lately Here is his description, as
telegraphed from Suisun:
The man wanted Is described as
about 80 years of age, hight six feet,
sallow complexion. He drives from
place to place in a single horse top COW
cred wagon. On the cover he usually
displays some kind of advertisements.
He drives bay horse with a reached
name. This party is wanted in Suisun
on a charge of grand larceny. Similar
warrants were issued in Napa and So
nonla Counties. He recently sold eight
sets of harness to q. second hand store
in Sacramento. The authorities are
anxious to capture the guilty party. A.
Suisun constable states that the man
is a natural born harness LITTER"
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NAVAL VOLUNTEERS.
A CIRCULAR LETTER ISSUED
BY CHIEF CRowINsHIELD.
Informing Sailors Who Have Been
Honorably Discharged How to
Secure Their Extra Pay.

WASHINGTON, March 49, - The
Navy Department wishes it known to
all of the volunteer sailors who served
with such credit during the late war
and received honorable discharges, that
ut need not cost them more than the
price of a 2-cent postage stamp to
secure the gratuity in the shape of ex-
ira pay which Congress allotted to
them in the closing hours of the last
session Very many applications have
been pouring in upon the Navigation
Bureau for information as to how the
men should proceed to collect their
money.
In reply to these the following cir
cular letter is being sent out:
Washington Cd. C.)-Sir: Replying
to your letter requesting information
concerning the extra pay allowed men
and officers of the volunteer navy by
the last Congress for services rendered
during the war with Spain, I have to
inform you that your application should
be addressed to the Auditor for the
Navy Department, Treasury Depart
ment, Washington, D. c. Very respect
fully, A. s. CROWNINSHIELD,
"Chief of Bureau"
These volunteer sailors are, under the
Act of Congress, entitled to one months
extra pay, provided they served within
the United States, and two months ex-
ira pay if they served outside of the
United States 1t will be for the Audi
tor to draw this line of inside and out
side but it is said at the Navigation
Bureau that the vessels which served in
the Cuban and Porto Rican blockade
and vessels which went to foreign ports
will be regarded as having been out
side of the United States, while those
which piled up and down the coast will
be held to have been within the United
States, although, of course, outside the
three mile limit.
The men should address their in
uuiries to the Auditor above named,
who will furnish the information as to
the further procedure. This is likely
to involve later on the sending to
Washington of the discharge of the
man and a statement Of the services
rendered by him. The Auditor Will
adjust all claims, and only in case OF
doubt as to the actual service rendered
will the Navy Department be consulted.
The record-union., 1899-03-19
NINETEEN BALLOTS TAKEN.
Few Changes Made, and No Sena-
tor observation-disclosures

The galleries and the lobby We're full
10 overf1owing when the joint assem-
ply convened at noon yesterday.
throughout the morning rumors of
changes that We're to be made were
pienteous, but no member of the third
mouse seemed to know much about
what would occur
II was understood that at the con-
clusion of the third ballot a resolution
proposing q recess until o'clock would
De oiIered, and up to that point the
people had been rightly informed.
throughout the three first ballots
1nere was not so much as the suspi-
clon Oh an intention on the part of any
member 70 shift his vote, and Dl5ble
offered the expected resolution.
Boyce opposed the resolution in a
characteristic speech, holding that the
hour had come when every man should
stand out and let the daylight fall on
his actions. He hoped the members
would not be seduced to falter in their
course, and urged the men who, he said
had resisted a secret caucus to resist
a recess, so that there might be no
chance for work in dark corners.
Dibble said he had no reply to make
to the kind of speech delivered by
Boyce. He, however, desired to call
the attention of the assembly that
much legislative business remained to
transact and the resolution was in
tended to give a chance to clear some
of it up. He said there seemed to have
been a crystalliaztion of opposition to
the resolution in those voting for Grant,
and he supposed they thought it their
duty to do so. He felt that the men
who voted for Grant and Barnes We're
loyal to their candidate, as he knew
He understood that none of those men
would leave their candidate without
his permission. If a. recess were taken
he suggested that Burns. Barnes and
Grant might possibly get together and
come to an agreement He said he
was not out to make any alliance with
the Democrats
The resolution to adjourn was lost
by a vote of Sc to- 90.
On the fourth ballot came the first
excitement of the day. Everything
went on as usual until the name of
Cosper was reached Cosper originally
voted for Bulla, and when the latter
withdrew from the race went into
SCOTS camp Cosper changed to
Burns, and the great crowd yelled and
yelled.
Then the roll-caT continued without
incident until the name of Marvin was
reached. Marvin had all along voted
Tor Grant and when he changed to
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SAD AT HEART.
The Veteran, Major Pico, Says He
Was Badly Treated.

Major Pico, the old soldier WHO fought
at Balls Bluff, Va, where General E.
D. Baker was killed. and who lost two
brothers in that battle in the early six
ties shed bitter tears last night when
the Senate refused to recompense him
in part for moneys expended in equip
ping battalion of native 'Californians
to battle for the Union.
Three legislative bodies had allowed
the aged veterans claim, but it failed
to receive Executive favor, and this
time it was not allowed to reach the
Governor.
Il shall go home tomorrow" said
the Major last night "The Legislature
has treated me shamefully. My father,
Governor Pico, paid 1888 900 taxes in
this State, and he and I both spent our
money freely to equip Californias SOL
diers when the State did not have the
means at it's disposal to do il. My
claim is itemized and every charge in it
verified by the sworn affidavits of citi-
zens and officials who knew the facts.
Just say that Major Pico goes home
broken hearted because of the ingrati-
tude of the peoples representatives in
the Legislature"
The record-union., 1899-03-19
Evening Session.

At the evening session Curtin's bill.
i3I, to Increase the salary of the Su-
perior Judge of Tuolumne County from
$1,000 to $500 per annum. was made
a matter of urgency, and passed-26
to O.
Bulla asked that A. B. 90, to provide
for additional improvements at the
Whittier State School. and making an
appropriation of $4,000 therefor. be
made a matter of urgency and passed,
and a quarter of an hour was spent in
attempt to get a dozen other bills
through under the cloak of the resolu-
ton. The resolution was finally adopt
ed carrying only the originally proposed
BILL and it was paSsed-33 to o.
Cutter, for the free conference COM
mittee on S. B. 43, setting aside GER
tain blocks on the San Francisco water
front for a. free public market. an
nounced that an agreement had been
reached recommending that the Senate
concur in the Assembly amendments
to the bill.
Shortridge and Stratton opposed con-
currence and the Senate refused to
adopt the report of the committee by
a vote of 16 to 20
The free conference committee on
A. B. 365, amending Section 62S of the
Penal Code, relating to fish, reported
back, recommending that the Senate
concur in the Assembly amendments.
The Senate, however, could not see the
matter in that light, and refused to
concur by a vote of 1S to 16.
QUESTION OF ADJOURNMENT. &
Assembly messages were taken up,
opd a copcurrent recol,,tio,, bxv fIat r
body, extending the hour Of adjourn
ment until II o'clock this morning. was.
on motion of Dickinson, read. Dick
inson moved the adoption of the resolu-
ton.
Wolfe offered substitute resolution,
providing that the Legislature adjourn
at II o'clock noon on Wednesday,
March 22d, and that all resolutions
The record-union., 1899-03-19

message appointing F.. s. Chadbourn
a member of the Board, of Harbor Com
missioners, instead of Rudolph Herold,
and explained that there is question
whether a vacancy exists, and If one
does exist the Governor desires to have
it filled in order that the matter may
go before the court The Democrats
still objected, and after some discussion
the subject of confirmation went over
until this morning.
A. B. 435-Empowering Boards of
Supervisors to levy a special tax for
domestic or foreign or domestic expo
sitions; passed, % to 3.
The Senate was still in session at an
early hour this morning
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LEGISI AZURE,
WILL ADJOURN
AT II THIS A. NJ.
It Fails to Chose a Senator to Sue
ceed Stephen M. White.
War Of Words in the Senate-Nineteen Ballots
Yesterday.

The last day of the thirtythird ses-
sion of the California Legislature was
a busy one, as last days of Legisla-
early and worked late, and when the
last bit of business had been trans
acted, the files were still in a state Of
congestion. A lot of business was trans
acted at the morning session. but the
entire afternoon, from Il o'clock noon
until 6 O'Clock p. m, the Senators and
Assemblymen sat in the Assembly
Chamber and cast indecisive ballots for
a United States Senator
The morning session in the Senate
of Assembly appropriation bills, and
to receiving Assembly messages.
AT IL A NJ. TO-DAY.
War ragged in the Senate last night.
In order TO get some necessary appro-
priations through the Assembly adopt
ed a concurrent resolution providing
for sine die adjournment at IL o'clock
this morning.
ate, Wolfe offered a substitute provid-
ing for adjournment at II o'clock noon,
on Wednesday next. And that substi-
tute caused the trouble. 1t opened up
the Senatorial fight anew, and the tenn
per of the Senate was riled to the bot
tom. Charges and counter charges
We're made, and personal matters en-
tered largely into the debate. In the
end, Wolfe withdrew his substitute,
and the resolution to adjourn at IL
a. m. to-day was adopted by unani-
nous vote.
AN ASSEMBLY MATINEE.
The six-hour session of the joint SEN
atorial convention yesterday afternoon
was unique among Senatorial conven-
tions in numerous ways.
1t was the longest on the California
record. From high noon until 6 o'clock
the 120 mene voted persistently. Nine
teen times the long roll sounded for
the regular ballot, with few thrown in
for motions and resolutions.
All the afternoon they worked at the
deadest of deadlocks and made no more
progress than band of pygnies
against the Great Wall of China. AS
-rhe respected Assemblyman Wade would
say, they are up against it without
any doubt"
Another feature of the occasion was
the patience and persistence with which
the crowd of spectators .staid with it,
The scene in the Assembly chamber
was interesting. Nearly every Assem-
blyman's desk showed its quota of
handsomely gowned women with gor-
geous spring hats covered with flowers,
and they frightened the galleries and
lobbies as we'll
The whole thing was an amusing re-
minder of a first night at the opera. a
political convention and Sunday pic
mic. The picnic part came in with a
pile of boxes filed with sandwiches,
which added to the prevailing odors a
wait of Swiss cheese and which was
devoured by everybody with the gusto
OF an appetite made keen by fasting.
The record-union., 1899-03-19
Arrested on SUSPICION.

Special officer Carroll, whose beat is
between Tenth and Fifteenth, N and p
streets, last night noticed a man acting
suspiciously and followed him for sew
eral blocks. When accosted the man
told contradictory stories, and Carroll
took him to the station on suspicion,
as he could give no good account of
himself, and was carrying a sack I'M
der his arm. as if looking for a chance
to steal. When searched at the station
his pockets were found filled with bread
and bologna
The record-union., 1899-03-19
Children fatten
like little
round white
PIGS
When fed on Cream and
Grape=Nuts
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Taste is Frequently a Valuable Guide in
Selecting Food.
A little child's taste is often a. reliable
guide to palatable and desirable food,
and it is worth ones while to observe
how the little folks take TO Grape Nuts,
the famous new food.
They eat it freely without addition
of sugar for it has the peculiar, mild
but satisfying sweet of grape sugar and
the natural taste either of child or adult
recognizes at once food that will agree
with and richly nourish the system.
Found at first-class grocers
Made by Postum Cereal Co. Linn,
Battle Creek, Mich.
The record-union., 1899-03-19

joint assembly adjourned 1t was just
6 o'clock, and just six hours had been
spent in balloting.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-28
A Pronotion.

B. f. RamsdeH, who has occupied the
position of manager Of the local office
of the Postal Telegraph company, which
is better known as the Rocky Mountain
Telegraph company. yesterday received
information of his promotion to the po-
sltlon of manager of the Helena office
The Helena office being the central
office on the company's lines, is consd-
cred more important Office than those
of Anaconda, Butte or Great Falls. Mr..
Ramsdell has been in the city but a
few months, but through attention to
business and by keeping his weather
eye open for his company he has caught
the eye of the superintendent, with the
result that his promotion has been an
nounced. 1t is not yet known who will
succeed Mr.. Ramsdell in the local office.
The change in management will prob
ably take effect about the first of next
month.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-28
MUDI MUD ! MUD!
Street Crossings Are in "a Frieltful Con
dition and Ought to Be Cleaned.

street Crossings Are in Friehtful Con-
dition and Ought to Be Cleaned.
A street cleaning department could
get in some deadly work just at this
time in Anaconda. The town is covered
with mud from the western limits to
the eastern and from the northern to
the highest points, the mud is something
fearful. On Main street and on Com
mercial avenue and on Park avenue,
the three streets where most Of the traf-
tic is, the mud is inches deep.
The mud on the street crossings is
especially annoying. On the crossings
Oh Main street, between Fourth street
and Front street. the walks are almost
impossible for ladies', and every wo-
man who crosses risks the ruination of
her skirts. The mud was 500 bad yes
terday that complaints We're made to
the authorities and steps will proba bly,
be taken toward keeping the crossings
in a passable condition.
The mud is the result of the recent
rain and soft snow which has falleA
together with the warm weather, which
has caused the water to soak into the
ground for couple of inches. In some
of the lower sections of the city the
traffic is greatly impeded. Yesterday
many of the business men who own
stores before which crossings are laid
had the walks cleaned a their own eX-
pense. but it is said that the street COM
missioner will put on a force of men
To-day to keep the crossings clean.
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POOR DAY FOR WARRANTS
Gentlemen of Leisure Convicted
in Every Instance.
SHEA WHIPPED HIS WIFE
Upon Appearing in Court, However, an
Agreement Was Reached by Which
the Prosecution Was Dropped
During Good Behavior.

Yesterday was mighty poor day for
the festive hobo. He was arrested by
nearly every officer and tried before
stance he found himself sentenced to
serve out term in the county Jail.
Jack Pennock was the first to discov-
err that man of leisure is not always
on the sunny side. Pennock is the fell
low who was arrested a couple of days
ago for disturbing the peace in the
Northern addition for breaking in the
window of house occupied by DOL
lie. The charge placed against him
was Vasrancy. When he was arraign-
ed OH Thursday, he pleaded not guilty.
and yesterday in Judge Kennedys
court he was given a trial The result
OF that trial was that Pennock was
sentenced to the county Jail for four
months.
Another gentleman, who has a consti-
tutional objection to performing any
industrial labor lis Dan Green, who is
generally called Scar Faced Green.
He is a common vagrant. who has not
been known to do any kind of work
for years. He, too, appeared before
Judge Kennedy. He said he had a de-
Tense and requested the court to sub
poenae Matt LAWN, a saloon keeper
LAWN, however. refused to testify that
Green had worked for him to a greater
extent than doing a two-bit job. The
court sent Green up for 80 days.
Judge Fitzgerald's first visitor was
Frank Normanda, man who lives off
the, earnings of fallen women. Nor
manda has been arrested good many
times, and has sometimes been released
and sometimes been sent to Jail. This
time he was sentenced to as days in
Jail.
Bart Shea was arrested yesterday
morning by the police on complaint of
Mrs. Shea, who said he beat her The
trial of Shea was set for o'clock yes
terday afternoon. Shea employed c. j.
Walsh to defend him, and J. T. Casey.
the assistant county attorney, appeared
for the prosecution. When the time
Tor the trial came, the parties to the &C
ton got together and arranged a COM
promise, whereby Mrs. Shea agreed rot
to prosecute the charge on condition
that her husband would behave him
self in the future. The proposition was
agreed to under these conditions: That
Shea should plead guilty to the charge.
be sentenced by the court and sentence
be suspended during his good behavior
The judge gave Shea a long, severe
talk, warning him of the consequence
of a repe ti.ion of the beating.
Shea promised to be good hereafter and
he was let off.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-28

as soon as his friend told him, and even
sooner, but that didn't help it any. The
hat was gone-gone into the mud and
slime OF the streets. There was always
the usual scramble after it, and the
grab for it just at the instant the wind
rolled it little further along, but it all
amounted to the same thing. The hat
was ruined. 1t was covered with mud
inside and outside, and the only thing
fellow could do was to go and get
new lid
There must have been a thousand
hats blown off yesterday, and all of
them rolled into the mud. Some of them
rolled into it only little way and there
sank into a hole, while others bobbed
merrily along for a block. Once the
hat was in the mud, however, there
was nothing for it but new hat, and
that's what most everybody got.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-28
Lost viii Case,

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Livingston, Jan 2.-The Redin will
case came up for trial before Judge Hen
ry in the district court to-day The lost
viii was admitted to probate March Is.
1897, leaving all the property to Adam
Gassert Of Cnnabar. Mont. Katherine
Wagner of Nuremberg, Germany, who
claimed to be a niece of the dccea sed
filed a petition to revoke the probate of
the will. The jury in the case found from
the evidence that the contestant was not
related to the deceased and that the will
should stand. Jacob Reding died suddenly
in this city Feb. T. 1897 and his Will was
found about two weeks afterwards in an
old tin can near his home at Cinnabar.
The property is valued at $4,000. Cullen
Day and Cullen & T. E. Cruther of Hell
ena appeared for the contestants and A
J. Campbell of Butte and A. p. Stark of
Livingston for the estate.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-28
lMPERTlNENCE.
A Police OHcer Insoientiy Treated While
Doing His Duty.


Doing His Duty.
A policeman is supposed to bear all
the troubles that are in the world, and
he is supposed to bear them patiently
and with a smile. In return for this
he expects to get his monthly stipend
and little civil treatment. He usually
gets the stipend, but he doesn't always
get the civil treatment. Yesterday an
officer was walking along West Park
street, keeping his eye out for anything
that might turn up. AS he was pass
ing certain house he saw a man and
a woman at the window trying to pry
the window up with an axe The Off
Ger stopped and watched the operations
He did not know either Of the persons,
nor did he know that they had any
right to effect an entrance into house
in such an unusual manner. He had
watched the work for a minute or two.
when the woman turned around and
snappishly remarked:
well, you must see something funny
here
We'll I see something little I'M
usual, and as I'm an officer l think
I'll just find out what you folks are
doing here trying to break into win
dows."
The woman made another graceful
little speech, but refused to tell the
olncet Nielner Sne HNeu tnefe or not.
Not desiring to make any arrests before
he was certain of his ground, with ref
erence to their right to break into the
house with an axe, he made Inquiries
and learned that the parties were ten
ants there.
The incident, however, illustrates the
lack of ciVility on the part of some peo-
pie who think a policeman, just because
he is a policeman, is always trying to
pry into their private business, when
he inquiries into their actions, no mat
ter how suspicious they may appear to
the officer.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-28


Boland, 10; Stratenic. Lomond, Pres
time, imp, 113 (B. & W. entry);
Preston Pane, imp. Beeswing.
Third race, one mile, purse-Lime-
water "a; Torsida, 100; Dare, H., Ho-
herZollern, ia.
Fourth race, the Follansbee high
weight handicap, seven furlongs-
Rainier, Rosebeau, IS; Rio Chico, 100;
Gauntlet, 1885, Recreation. 11S; Balista,
Sanity, 10: Maud Ferguson, 113; Ho-
ratio, 49, Libertine, 1l9; Rosormonde,
1928; Mary Black, 129.
Fifth race, mile, purse-Senora Cae-
sar, 100; Miss Marion, ITO; Sam Mckee
yer, Survivor, lis.
Sixth race, three fuurths mile, SELL
uba. IS; Reina de Los Angeles. SO: Don
Luis, Chihuahua, 100; Silver. State, AL
ica, Amelia Fonso, Sly, 101: lamar H..
Montallade, 10S: O'Connell. 113.
Weather clear; track fast.
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Eunnr0l of Mrs. RaNe-

The funeral of Mrs. Caroline Rowe,
who died day before yesterday occur
red yesterday from the family resi-
dence, No 406 Oak street The ser
vices were conducted at the Christian
church by the pastor, Rev. B. f. Nor
fis. The floral tributes were exceed
ingly handsome and numerous, among
them being tokens from thu Ladies of
the Maccabees, Degree of Honor, I'M
proved Order of Red Men, postotfice
employees and a large number of 9TH
ers. The funeral was under the au-
spices of the Degree of Honor and the
Ladies of the Maccabees. Interment
was had in Odd Fellows cemetery. A
large number of the friends followed
the remains to their last resting place.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-28
A Narrow Escape.

A lady and a little child came near
being run over yesterday afternoon On
Commercial avenue. near Chestnut
street. 1t was during the busy hour
Of the day, little after l O'Clock. A
woman was crossing the street from the
north side, pushing a baby carriage
when the carriage was suddenly struck
by horse and wagon which was GO
ing along the street The baby was
thrown out of the carriage by the col
lision, but fortunately sustained no in
juries.