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The record-union., 1899-09-03
HEAVY ARTILLERY.
The CaIifornians Turn Over Their
Arms to the Government.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2.-The Cal
ifornia Heavy Artillery turned over
their arms to-day. They will go out
on September 21st, after nearly a year
and a halfs service. Although organ
lied as heavy artillery most of their
work has been done as infantry. At
Cavite, however, where they defended
the town and arsenal for four months
they had charge of several Gatling
guns, and again at the outpost of a
Gatling gun and a three-inch navy
rifle.
Captain Denis Geary of the battalion
has authority to organize a provisional
regiment of volunteers here, and is
now awaiting authority from Governor
Gage and further orders from the War
Department to proceed. Some of the
men of the battalion may re-enlist, and
it is to be hoped that some others of the
officers will be given commissions.
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Poor Food and Accommodations.

SEATTLE (Wash.), Sept. 2.-When
the bark Hunter arrived early this
morning, eighteen days from ST. Mich
ael, with $50 miners on board, Cap
tain O'Brien anchored in the stream,
and came ashore in a small boat for
the purpose of securing warrants for
the arrest of his passengers, whom he
claimed had rebelled on the way down,
and threatened to string him up at the
yard arm. He found on consultation
with the Federal authorities that there
was no law covering the case, and later
in the day his passengers were landed
The passengers assert that they did
not threaten to lynch the Captain, but
admit that they made a strong COM
plant about food and accommodations
furnished them.
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CALIFORNIA; Semi-CentenniaI.

SAN JOSE, Sept. "A meeting was
held this afternoon which looks to the
semi-centennial celebration of Califor-
Mas admission into the Union. AS the
early capitol was here. it is proposed to
hold the celebration here in December
A large committee has been appointed
by Mayor Martin. A number of Mexi-
can War Veterans and California Pio-
neers were in attendance on the meet
ing. Among them were Mayor E. a.
Sherman, Major John L. Bromley and
Colonel j. Stewart of Oakland; General
I. E. Ketchum of Stockton and Cap
tain John Dominiquez of Sacramento
The record-union., 1899-09-03
Charges of Perjury Against Otis.

CHICAGO, Sept. g.. = The Times
Herald says: Charges of perjury and
subornation of perjury have been filed
against General Elwell S. Otis, Com
mander of the American army in the
Philippines, with President Mckinley.
by Frank P. Blair. one of the counsel
for Captain Oberlin NJ Carter, late
Government Engineer at Savannah.
Counsel Blair declares that at an early
date he will also file charges of perjury
and subornation of perjury against
Judge Advocate Colonel Thomas II.
Barr with President Mckinley Colonel
Barr appeared in the famous trial of
Carter for the Government. General
Otis was President of the Carter court
martial
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sailed from Santiago yesterday, put
into this port because of indications of
a severe storm. .Jimenes will next pro-
ceed to Baracoa, where he will probably
embark a party of Dominicans, who
were detained there recently by direc-
tion of the American authorities.
General Jimenes declined to make his
precise destination known. He will
probably land at Port au Prince or at
Puerto Plata. His vessel has no arms
or ammunition aboard.
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Mechanics Fair.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2.4The Me-
chanics' Fair opened tonight at the
Mechanics Pavilion. The exhibits,
while not yet complete, are very inter-
esting, and include all the products Of
California and every phase of it's man
ufacturing industries. The Governors
of three States and officers from all
the warships in the harbor were in at
tendance. Addresses were made by
prominent people, and the musical pro-
gram was delightful one. 1t is esti-
mated that nearly 10000 people visited
the exposition this evening.
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Fresnoites Anxious to Enlist.

FRESNO, Sept. 2.-Captain Duncan
of Company G, National Guard, has re-
ceived a letter from Major Rice of the
California Heavy Artillery, saying that
if company can be formed at Fresno
it will doubtless be accepted as an or
ganiZation into the new artillery regi-
ment being formed at San Francisco
The boys are enthusiastic over the
prospects, and Captain Duncan has al
ready written for the necessary per-
mission to organize the company of
JOG men.
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Santa Clara Prune Growers.

SAN JOSE, Sept. 2-At large meet
ing of rune-groWers this afternoon to
discuss dried fruit prices, a resolution
was passed that dried prunes ought to
sell on a 312 cent basis, and that no
sales should be made at less rate II
was stated that the output of dried
prunes from this county this year will
be about 64,000, 600 pounds, or 100000
pounds more than last year!as 1t was
the sense of the meeting that the situ-
alton this year would lead to organ
ization and cooperation of growers
next year
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Nicho1 VIII Not Be Prosecuted.

WASHINGTON, Sept. =. - The State
Department is in receipt of a dispatch
from the United States Consul at Pre-
toria, dated July 18th. from which it
appears that the Assistant Attorney
General of the State has informed Con-
sui Macrum that the Government has
decided not to prosecute the case of
Richard F. Nichol and others charged
with treason, and that they have been
released Nichol is an American and
was one of the persons arrested some
time ago in connection with others on
a charge of planning an Uitlander up
rising.
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Officers for New Regiments.

LOS ANGELES, Sept. ut is stated
here upon the authority of one who is
closely associated with Governor Gage,
that the Governor has recently received
from the War Department authority to
appoint four commissioned officers for
the new regiments now forming to go
to the Philippines Governor Gage was
out of town to-day, and there is no way
of confirming the statement.
The record-union., 1899-09-03
Judge Kittredge Dead.

SAN JOSE, Sept. 2-Judge A. S. Kilt
redge, Superior Court Judge of this
county, died at Pacific Grove last night
He had been i'll with pneumonia, but
had almost recovered when heart
trouble caused his death. The body will
be brought here for burial tomorrow
afternoon. He leaves a widow and
three grown children. He was a ma
tive of New Hampshire, aged 61 years.
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SAN DOMINGO REVOLT.
The Citizens of the Capital City
Declare for Jimenes

PUERTO PLATA (Santo Donineo).
Sept. 2-Santo Domingo City, the cap
itaI has declared for Jimenes. TeIe-
graphic, postal and railroad communi-
cation has been restored without CEN
sorship throughout the country. The
members of the provisional government
have left Santiago de Los Caballeros
for the capital.
CAIMANERA (Cuba). Sept. 2-The
vessel carrying General Jimenes, who
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Fresno's Exhibit at the Exposition.

FRESNO, Sept. Is. F. Booth went
to San Francisco last night to confer
with W. H. Mills of the Southern Pa
cific, in regard to Fresno County's ex-
hibt at the Paris Exposition. A spe-
cialty will be made of figs and raisins.
The Fresno fig crop is particularly good
this year and no difficulty will be ex-
perienced in getting good samples.
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General Alger.

DETROIT, Sept. 3 - General Rus
sell A. AIger said to-day that he will
leave for the East again on Monday,
and added, in response to an inquiry,
that he WILL make no announcement
relative to his Senatorial candidacy be-
fore his departure
The record-union., 1899-09-03
British Bark Sinks.

NEW YORK, Sept. 2. dispatch
to the Herald from Lima, Peru, says:
The British bark Belle of Arbone with
a cargo of guano. sank yesterday near
Nazaro. seventeen miles from Huacho.
The crew was saved. and arrived last
night at HuachO.
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shaokleford Gets a Good Majority.

ST. LOUIS, Sept =. - Full, but still
unofficial returns from the Eighth
(Bland' 50 Congressional district, in this
State, give the following vote: Shackle-
ford (Dem.) 1922. Vosholl (Rep.)
l5,S29, Hale (Pop) 100. Shackleford's S
plurality 3.443; his majority 2,653.
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worth, Richard Young and Mrs. Bar
nardine Hilderbrandt
The convention re-adopted the state
ment of the principles of spiritualism
adopted by the convention held in Sep
tember last
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Beggars Ordered Out of San Diego.

SAN DIEGO, Sept 2.-W. N. Smith
and wife, who claim sympathy in Los
Angeles as San Rogue sufferers, were
ordered out of this city by the police
as beggars, after causing a row at the
Holt House
The record-union., 1899-09-03

Five furlongs, two-year-old maidens,
Bogus Bill won, Druidess second. Ell
Arte third. Time-1 :03H.
One mile handicap, Lothian won,
Roadrunner second, Hohenlohe third.
Time-1 :441A.
Six furlongs, for three-year- -olds and
upward, Index won, Major Cook second
Chihuahua third. Time-1 :16A.
The record-union., 1899-09-03
RACES AT OAKLAND.
Little Worthy of Note at the Clos
ing Day of the Meet.

AKLAND, Sept. 2-The races on
the closing day of the Golden Gate
Fair meet were without incident
worthy Of note, except the general fail
ure of the favorites to land the big
ends of the purses. The handicap was
a good betting race. P. A. Finegan was
favorite, but he was left at the post.
Summary:
Six furlongs, selling. Ping won,
Grady second, Lomo third. Time
1:161a.
Trotting. go class. three in five.
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1continued on Sixth Page.l
New-York tribune., 1899-02-26
ONEPOUNDER AUTOMATIC GUNS.
A HUNDRED JUST FINISHED FOR THE
NAVY-A CHANGE OF OPINION
ABOUT THEM

Washington Feb. 25-The naval gun factory
at Washington has completed the construction
of Ope hundred heavy one-pounder automatic
guns on the Maxim Nordenfeldt principle. which
were undertaken before the Maine was blown
up These guns fire at the rate Of 80 shots d
minute and n was at first thought that they
constituted a. marked an advance in secondary
battery armament as the Maxim gun itself had
proved IN comparison with ordinary magazine
small arms Commodore O'Neil the Chief Of
Naval Ordnance. is now convinced. however.
that these guns are nearly as heavy and as
large As a six pounder while their disadvan
tage in using ammunition from belts. which
have always been source Of trouble. renders II
likely that no more If them Will be- built. for ne
American Navy. at any rate. In his annual re
port the Commodore says his bureau does not
consider the one FOUNDER gun as of any appre-
ciable value IN The economy " a battie-shlp or
large cruiser. except, perhaps, for boat guns.
and it is the intention to substitute FOR them On
he torpedo boats now being built three FOUNDER
semi automatic guns.
The manufacture Of these guns by the naval
New-York tribune., 1899-02-26
RUSSIAN PEASANTS AND ENINcPATIoN.

Prince Krapotkin IN The Atlantic
one evening our village priest found middle
aged peasant Anton Sayeen reading book 81
p-alrns lie was reading psalm Of winch eAch
verse began with the word Rejoice.
What are you reading ne was asked.
We'll. father / viii tell you" was his reply
Fourteen years ago the old prince came here
IL was IN the winter ] had Just returned home,
almost frozen. 4 snOWstorm was raging. had
lust begun undressing. when We heard a knock
al the window. II was the elder who was shout
Ing. Go 20 the prince he wants you. We all
my wife and our children-were thunder
struck What may ne want from you. my
wife began % cry ! signed myself WIN the
cross and went, the snowst0rW was nlnding
me- as ! crossed the bridge. we'll. ~ ended All
right The old prince was taking his afternoon
sleep and when he woke up no asked me u /
knew plastering work, and only told me-. Come
tomorrow to repair the plaster IN that room.
So went home quite happy, and when ! came
~ that bridge | found my wife standing there.
She mad stood there all the time with the baby
i'm her arms in the snowstOrm. waiting for me.
What has HAPPENED, sayech" she cried.
Well said no harm; he only asked me 10
make some repairs That was father under the
old prince
And now the young prince came here the
other day ] went 20 see him. and found him IN
the Garden at the tea-table IN the shade" of
tbs house; you father. sat with him. and the
New-York tribune., 1899-02-26

s-'y u these iaborers are Italians. and In
,l,y Instances they are hired through an agent
y. .aaes the contract 20 furnish any number
asa from ten % d thousand. and receives
'1nission from the men for whom ne secured
@i yment Nearly all OF these men own
Nr-- and some Of them who are a little higher
,h- scale OF iaDorers have their own crow
- pick and other implements which are used
Iavatng work Mixed IN with this army Of
~ ants there D., always a sprnkling Of men
'-e clothes MANNERS and general appearance
''' iaai they have not always been outdoor
-scss
a'aher class of ,now-shOvellers is seen in the
,alsaoe part u -he city They are the men
" appear On all the streets simultaneously as
~ as there are stoops and sidewalks to clean.
''i Usually travel in pairs. and are rarely Of
2 N1an laborns class. Who are they and
''''' u they come trom?" people ask.
a Police Headquarters il was said that the
~.'ls's In the residence part Of the city are
~ 'quatiers tramps men who want TO earn
-''sl 70 pay for d iew drinks, boys who have
's4ar employment and, on the whole,
people who's inclination 20 work is not
5 enough TO induce them 20 work all day.
rue Of the great majority but there are
lsh who ar out of work and willing to do
Ing 10 earn Little money. and they 20
-'Ase 70 house ~ search Of a job because
''g Tor that class Of snow work is larger
"y that they could hope to receive from
-y ~ from fh. "a I.l.4 ,..,..Ia lra If thagq
d aid.
.-' 'sk one runs is this. On the city Job a
sure of his days pay but going It alone
!, Aot md more than one or two Jobs all
~e city work he's got TO go wherever
g..... while On Tie other he can select his
,,,,. a-a arrange % be home at mealtime
Ia. rs best snow-shovelling Is not de-
&s. .,'N and you never gee man looking
~ "A0 can get anything else to do"
New-York tribune., 1899-02-26

authorities recently led to an exciting debate In
Congress on account Of a Misrepresentation oil
the facts relating to the contract When the
order for the guns given TO the Maxim Nor
denfeldt Ammunition Company, Of England. they
were informed that It obligatory under the
law that the weapons should be made in the
United states The company eventually found
II impossible to comply with this requirement.
and an arrangement was made by which the
Government after paying d small royalty TO
the company would make them at the Wash
ingtou foundry Under the original contract the
company was TO be paid S2375 for each gun and
mount Their cost to the Navy. however. under
the modified arrangement. was $1.ss1. total
saving of nearly SJOOOO
New-York tribune., 1899-02-26
ArRoRiS ~ TWO HEHISPHERES.

lIM,ST -rNrLTANEous OCCURRENCE IN ENC
LAND AND NEW-zEALAND
one IF the many mysteries which science has
not Yet solved is the relation that exists be-
tween spots On the sun and that weird lovely
terrestrial phenomenon. the aurora The latter
is not seen on all occasions when the solar sur
face is frecked II is an accompaniment OF
large spots only. and therefore Is observed
with comparative infre luency except at the
maximum stage Of the elevcn-year sunspOt
period
The last maximum was passed in 3'94 and
a minimum is now near Nevertheless there
are outbreaks at long and irr gular intervals
even now. Last September for instance. d par
ticuIarly fine group noticed And On Sep
tember o. just When by the suns rotation the
New-York tribune., 1899-02-26
4 STRANGE Ol4DRIPED.

From The London Daily News.
Dr + Moreno. ,h. Commissioner Of the Ar
grutlne Republic. who is now IN this country ia
connection win the arbitration over IN" houn-
dairy dispute with chill. has brought with MN
to London. ] hear d piece Of the skin OF The
mysterious auadruped which Is said t0 exist in
,he interior of the territory of santa cruz IN
Patagonia According to the reports of the mo
ANS it is a strange creature. with iphE Claws
and a terrifying appearance. imposslni" to kl
because if has body .mpeuetraDic alike lu
firearms and missiles Tho piece of skin Nhlch
Dr Moreno has mere fully confirms THIS d"scfip-
ton I am told by au expert who has seen o.
and "a close examination and study lead to fh-
conviction that the animal % which IA" SKIN
belonged was about the size of COW. rms
specimen will shortly be- sent to the British
Museum. but il may b. added that hops are en-
tertaIuel that whole skin. win the skririoh'
viii before long boz obtained for tHe Museum
since this is one of the main phJ 'cis pi Harry
Cayendlshs expedition lO Patagonia.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-26

spots were on the meridian. a widespread dis
play OF aurora was witnessed in England and on
the Continent OF Europe There was also a
violent disturbance Of the magnetic instruments
in the Greenwich and Paris observatories-
At that time It was not known whether any
similar occurrences were noticed in the Southern
Hemisphere or not. But the latest number oi
Mature" prints letter from New-Zealand
which mentions brilliant display OF aurora
australis and says that there was enough ac-
tivity in the earth currents 10 interfere with
the operation Of the telephone. The incidents
described cccurred on the evening of sept m
ber 10 or about fourteen hours later than those
reported IN Europe.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-26

elder of the canton. with his Mayors chain
upon his breast VIII you have tea Save
lich% hc asks me. take chair Peter Grigo-
rieff'-he says that To- the old one-'give one
more chair And peter GriEorirf-you know
what a terror for he when he was the
manager Of the old prince-brought the chair
and We all sat round the tea-tahie. talking. and
he poured out tea for all Of us. Well now.
father the evening is so beautiful. the balm
comes from the praries and sit and read Re
iOicei Rejoce''"
This is what the abolition of serfdom meant
for the peasants.
New-York tribune., 1899-02-26
1 SD CANE.

From Tho Chicago News
The Friend Of Her Youth-Ah what 10 sweet
little fellow he is' Have YOU named nm get.
Fond Young Mamma-No and % makes 49,
inst sick every time the subject is mentioned
You see the name of my husband > rich DAcne-
or uncle Is ED.nezer.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-07-12
BAILEY SPRINGS.

July 10, 1899.
From our regular correspondent
Tall grain and barley are ripening.
Lizzie Barth went to Locust Friday.
Quite welcome rain this morning.
ID. 7. Manning is preparing to build
new house.
Dick Young was a caller at A.
Barth's Sunday.
Clarence Knoke is visiting his grand.
parents at Locust at present.
Phil Stoskopf returned Wednesday
from his trip to Pilot Mound.
A Bender and mother spent Sunday
with Thebold Stoskopf at Locust.
P. Queale and wife went to DEBORAH
Saturday for visit with relatives.
Berry picking is in progress; but
berries are not as plentiful as last year.
John Barth and wife and daughter,
Mary, were visitors at F. Barth's Sun
day.
III. KImber, of Burr Oak, is a fire.
gent caller in town. There must be
some attraction here.
@. Keune, who has been at Florence
vile building barn, came home for
the Fourth. He has gone back, ac-
companied by his wife.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-07-12
SATIRE.
July s, 1899.

July s, 1899.
(From our regular correspondent.)
Haying is in good progress.
Henry Fadness has left for South
Dakota.
Gypsies are camping at the mouth O
the Canoe.
Some corn in this neighberhood il
shooting tassels.
A number of Decorahians Sundayed
at the Coon Club cabin.
Peter Grove and Betsey Ford went tc
Waukon last Sunday.
Peter Ford and Bertha Olson were al
Waukon last Thursday.
Mrs. NJ. s. Faldet entered her new
home at Canoe last Saturday
Il. H. Stoen is having modern
dwelling erected on his farm this sum-
me.
Mrs. w. Williams, from Waukon,
has been visiting with the several Ford
families this week.
Mrs. l.. Eze, of South Dakota, is
making an extended visit with her
daughter, Mrs. n. Fadness.
Joe Holland and VIM. Molli passed
through this place with large drove
of cattle, which have.been pasturing at
the Akers ranch.
One of John Ford's little boys Stun
bled in the road while driving cattle
the Fourth of July, the fall causing q
severe fracture to one Of his legs.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-07-12
SPILLVILLE.
July IL, 1899.

July IL, 1899.
From our regular correspondent
Girls, how is the boat-riding, any
how?
Mike Kreutzer is somewhat better
this week.
Alois F. Kovarik has recovered from
his illness.
Miss, M.sMikesh, of Convover, was a
Spillville visitor few days ago.
We wonder how Mr.. Spala feels after
that fearful cyclone at Fort Atkinson.
Yesterday Adolph Novak left for
South Dakota, to see to his claim there.
Mrs. J. Kovarik, of Chicago, is visiting
Prof. ]. j. Kovarik's family since Sun
day.
Say, how did you like the Calmar
Court House in the Fort Atkinson
procession?
The Penny Gallery is making good
business. We wish the boys good luck
wherever they go.
On the evening of the Fourth the
boys and girls enjoyed good social
dance in Haug's hall.
Polanisia graveolens Raj, a plant
not found around DEBORAH, was dis
covered and collected along the Turkey
river, near Spillville.
Most of the Spillville crowd went to
Calmar on the Fourth. In the morn
ing the band marched through the
town, and played several pieces, after
which they mounted their horses and
wagons and started for Calmar. The
Knights ofSt. Wenceslaus went dressed
in their uniforms. The Calmarites
promised to come to Spillville next
year Will they come?
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-07-12
RIDGEwAY.
man

July 10, 1899.
(From our regular correspondent
Mrs. Aaker visited DEBORAH friend,
last week.
Mrs. Lewis was a DEBORAH visitor
Thursday.
A. w. Prann was a Cresco caller
Thursday.
Prof. Aaker was a DEBORAH visitor
Saturday.
Burt Adams, of DEBORAH, was in
town last week.
Miss Edna Hendricks returned from
Cresco Saturday.
Mrs. Rob. Blackburn visited at w. J.
Paley's Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Haislet visited De-
corah relatives Sunday.
r. E. Allen was fixing telephone
lines at Conover last Friday.
DR.. Bedding failed to make Ridge
way, as advertised last week.
Several Ridgewayites attended the
picnic down south the Fourth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris, from near Lime
Springs, were guests at Rev. Hendricks
over Sunday.
Ladies' Aid Society will meet with
Mrs. w. L. Whitney Wednesday after
noon, July 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hoyt are re-
joicing over a son who came to help
them celebrate the Fourth. Con-
CALCULATIONS.
Misses Hendricks and Dorm and
Bessie and Susan Fleming attended
the Children's Day exercises at the
German Evangelical church Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs. A. G.. TIVE and Miss Emily
Larson returned from their trip to the
Twin Cities the first of last week.
Prof. Tuve accompanied them to
Ridgeway and remained over day.
On Thursday, July Goth, there will
be reunion and house-warming at the
M. f. parsonage. A good program
will be rendered in the afternoon and
evening. Dinner, 25 cents; supper, 10
cents; ice cream and cake, 10 cents.
Everybody cordially invited.
The following jolly crowd of young
people picnicked near Spillville the
Fourth. All report glorious" time,
and want to go again. essrs. Allen,
Baker, Butz, Ted and Henry Ringeon,
Rue, Gunderson, Kaplan and Wen
marx; Misses Allen, Emma and Clara
Ringeon, Grace and Emma Gardner,
1--we, Dorm, Holverson, Elsie and
florence Paley.