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I THE HERALD ] ™ Stands for the Interests of "3 L Southern California. J SUBSCRIBE FOR IT. J A db—dZL. rtS .O. A .5. pqj) VOL. XXXIV.—NO. 99. SPORTING EVENTS. Opening of the Big Regatta at Duluth. The Leading Oarsmen of the Country Contesting. (jaudaur and McKay Win the Great Double Scull Race. Sunol Trots a Quarter in Thirty Seconds at Detroit—Results of Monday's Ball Games. Associated Press Dispatches. I Dui.uth, Minn., July 21.—Thousand8 of spectators were present at this the first day of the great regatta, and the weather and water were in perfect con dition. In the junior singles the contestants were Nettleton of Minnesota, Henderson of the Chicago Catlin Club, and Thomp son of the Winnipegs. Nettleton won by two lengths, in jG:4i); Thompson second, Henderson third. The junior four-oared race resulted: Winnipegs first, Duluth second, Minne sota third, Lurlines fourth, St. Paul fifth. The judges' boat unfortunately ran too close and St. Paul had to back water. This delayed them several sec onds just after the turn, and this, added to the fact that the Lurlines and Duluths fouled, caused the judees to decide that the race must be rowed again. The junior double was very unsatis factory. It was won by six boat-lengths by,the Catlin Club of Chicago; Minne sotas second. During the last half the Catlins had a lead of ten lengths, and were taking it extremely easy, while the Minncsotas appeared exhausted. The Lurlines stopped rowing thrSe-eighths of a mile from the finish. The Catlins' time was 11:01 hi. The great professional double was a magnificent race. It was a two-mile struggle, the winning crew to get $1,000; second, $550; third, $450. Gaudaur and McKay were nearest the shore, Teemer and Hosmer next, Ilallon and Wise next, and Hamm and Teneyck next. There was some delay in giving the sig nal, but when the shot was finally fired ,every man dipped his oars with wonderful unanimity. The stroke of Gaudaur and McKay soon told, and they forged ahead of Teemer and Hos mer first a quarter, then a half, then a full length. The crews followed one an other quite closely in their order from the shore, Gaudaur and McKay pulling forty-two strokes a minute, tho others thirty-six. Gaudaur and McKay were the first to make the turn, but were quickly followed by Hosmer and Teemer,then Hamm and Teneyck, finally Hanlon and Wise. Half way to the finish Gaudaur and McKay led Hosmer and Teemer by three lengths. The lat ter kept three-fourths of a length ahead of Hamm and Teneyck, who kept the same distance ahead of the Toronto crew. Gaudaur's crew shot across the line amid the screeching of whistles and about four lengths ahead. The efforts of the last two crews to pass Hosmer were unavailing, although there was but a quarter length between Teemer and Hamm, and also between Hamm and Hanlon at the finish. Hanlon would have done better had he not lost the use of both of his oars a hundred yards from the finish. The time was: Gaudaur and McKay, 12:28; Teemer and Hosmer, 12:32; Hamm and Ten eyck, 12:83%, and Hanlon and Wise, 12:154. Hamm and Teneyck, according to Teenier and Hosmer, turned the former crew's buoy, and Teemer has entered a protest. TI'HF NOTES. Sunol Doos Rone Delightful Work at Detroit. Detroit, July 21.—Kobert Bonner's new purchase, the California filly Sunol, was driven a practice mile this morning, and made the circuit in 2:15. She made the last half in 1:04 1-5, and the last quarter in thirty seconds, a two-minute clip. The track was in superb condi tion. Most of the drivers think Sunol can beat Maud S.s time. Death of a Famous Sire. San Diego, July 21. —James Madison is in this city from Julian, in the in terior of this county. He brings news of the death at his ranch of the thor oughbred racer Shiloh, sire of Mikado, Tycoon, lieveille and others, at the age of twenty-nine. He sired a greater num ber of running race horses than any other animal in the state. ON THE DIAMOND. The Record of Yesterday's Games. League and Brotherhood. Philadelphia, July 21. —The Phillies (league), defeated Pittsburg without an effort this afternoon. Attendance, 1,700. SCOIIE. Philadelphia 0 5 2 0 2 2 1 2 ti—2o Pittsburg 0 00 2 0110 3—7 Hits—Philadelphia, 21: Pittsburg. 11. Kr rors—Philadelphia, 4; Pittsburg,4. Butteries— Smith, Sehrivur; Heard, DeVker. Umpire— Powers. Chicago, July 21.—Chicago (league), won an easy victory today by timely batting and their opponents' errors. At tendance, 1,800. scohk. . Chicago H O 1 0 1 2 0 0 0-7 New York 0 0 10 1 O O 0 O— 2 Hits—Chicago, S: New York, 7. Errors- Chicago.!: New York, 4. Batteries—Ruiie, Buckley; Hutchinson, Kittiedge. Umpire— McDerniott. Cleveland, July 21.—Beatin's wild ness this afternoon gave Boston (league) an easy victory. Attendance, 800. ■COM. Cleveland 1 0 001001 2-5 Boston 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 X—l 2 Hits—Cleveland. 11: Boston, 8. Errors— Cleveland, 6; Boston,2. Batteries—Beatin and Slimmer; Uetzein and Bennett. Umpire— Btrlef. Cincinnati, July 21.—About 1,400 spectators saw Cincinnati (league) wal lop Brooklyn this afternoon. SCOKE. Cincinnati 0 4 4 2 0 2 0 8 X-20 Brooklyn 0 0 0 :t 1 1 ti 0 o—ll # Hits—Cincinnati, 10; Brooklyn, 7. Errors- Cincinnati, 7; Brooklyn, 5. Batteries—r-orc man.Mullane and Harrington; I.ovett and Daly. Umpires—McQuade and Lynch. Brotherhood Games. Chicago, July 21.—The local brother LOS ANGELES HERALD. hood team won this afternoon by supe rior work at the bat. Attendance, 2,800, sco as. Chicago 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 o—4 Boston O 1 O 0 0 0 0 0 o—l Hits—Chicago, 6: Boston, 3. Errors- Chicago, I; Boston, 1. Batteries—Baldwin, Boyle; Kadbournc, Murphy, empires—Knight, Jones. Cleveland, July 21. — Brooklyn (brotherhood) won an easy victory from Cleveland this afternoon. Attend ance, 300. SCORE. Cleveland .......0 0 1 1 0 0 1 To—4 Brooklyn 2 0003000 o—s Hits—Cleveland, 0; Brooklyn, 13. Errors— Cleveland, 5; Brooklyn, 7. Batteries—O'Brien, Sutcliffe; Weyning, Kinslow. Umpires—Gaff nejr, Sheridan. PnTHBUBG,JJuIy 21. —Pittsburg (bro therhood) won this afternoon by heavy batting. Attendance, 2,200. SCORE. Pittsburg 4 4 0 0 1 1 0 1 3—14 Philadelphia.... 1 1 1000020— 5 Hits—Pittsburg, 15; Philadelphia, 7. Error.-— Pittsburg, 4: Philadelphia, (>. Batteries— Galvin, Carroll and Hurley; Bufhngton. Husted and Hallman, Umpires—Leach and Milligan. Buffalo, July 21. —The Bisons (brotherhood) signalized their home coming today by dropping a game to the Giants. Attendance, 1,100. SCORE. Buffalo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 o—s New York 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 3 X— 7 Hits—Buffalo, 7; New York, 11. Errors, But falo, 3; New York, 2. Batteries—Haddock, Mack; J. Ewing, W. Swing. Umpires—Fergu son, Holbert. American Association. Rochester, July 21. —Rochester, 10; Columbus, (i. Philadelphia, July 21.—Athletics, 4; St. Louis, 8. Svracisk, July 21.—Syracuse, 6; Toledo. 4. Louisville, July 21. —Louisville, 11; Brooklyn, 4. Obstructionists Scored. Chicago, July 21.—1n the city coun cil tonight the world's fair ordinance as amended by the directors, was consid ered, and after much talk, during which the obstructionists were sharply scored by some of the aldermen, a committee was appointed to confer with the direc tors and settle upon an ordinance which the council can pass unanimously, the committee to report Wednesdayeven i"g- A Naval Inspector. Washington, July 21. —Commander Louis Kempff, from the Mare Island navy yard,has been ordered as a member of the board of inspection at San Fran cisco. THE FIRE RECORD. AN EARLY MORNING BLAZE AT , TACOMA. A Saw Mill and Large Stock of .Lumber Burned—Disastrous Fires in Pleasant Valley—Residences Destroyed. Tacoma, Wash., July 21.—At 5 o'clock this morning fire broke out in the barber shop in the basement of the Cogswell & Baker block, 1303 Pacific avenue, de stroying the restaurant of A. Drayner. Eder & McDonald's shoe store was slightly damaged. The building was not much damaged, as the fire did not rise above the restaurant. The fire is supposed to have caught from the, boiler in the bathroom of the barber shop. A. Drayner estimates his loss at $9,000; in surance, $4,500. The barber shop was insured for $1,000, which fully covers the loss. A Big Sawmill Fire. Ohoville, Cal., July 21. —Spinger's sawmill, situated on the Quincy road, thirty miles from here, together with several hundred thousand feet of lum ber and nineteen houses and a large amount of finished stock, was destroyed by fire Saturday afternoon. The fire started from the smoke-stack. The loss is estimated at $100,000 ; insurance un known. Pleasant Valley Flames. Grass Valley, Cal., July 21.—Yester day noon fire broke out in the barn of Mrs. S. W. Piper in Pleasant valley and destroyed the building and contents. Three valuable horses were burned. The fire spread to the fields and woods of Pleasant valley, and burned over that fine agricultural section. It is reported that Longreidge & Douglass's ranch buildings were burned. Yesterday after noon fire broke out near the Allison ranch mine. James Looney, aged 90, was burned to death. Granaries Destroyed. Iryington, Cal., July 21.—Walker's grain warehouse was burned this morn ing and its contents destroyed. Boss, about $10,000; insurance, $5,500. Farmers lose 7,l)0o or 8,000 bags of grain. Insurance unknown. A Residence Burned. GILBOY, Cal., July 21. —Just after mid night the liouse of C. F. Oldham, out side the city limits, was burned to the ground; but few of his effects were saved. Loss, $2,000; no insurance. Mr. Oldham nearly lost his life two months ago, being run over by a train, causing the amputation of a leg. Firo at Spokane Falls. SPOKANE Falls, Wash., July 21. — Fire in a frame building on Monroe street, this city, occupied by Dunstan's drygcods store, drug store and offices, caused a loss of $5,000, fully covered by insurance. A number of inmates barely escaped with their lives. The fire was of incendiary origin. Insurance Commissioner's Report. Sax FbaNCIBCO, July 21. —The twenty third annual report of the insurance commission of California has been made. During the year twelve companies were admitted to the state, and five discon tinued. The amount of fire insurance written was $862,179,528; pre miums, $6,168,755; losses, $2,572,002. Amount of marine insurance, $141, --015,459; premiums, $1,002,434; losses, $920,812. Number of life policies writ ten, 1,102, amounting to $22,094,045; premiums, $979,544; losses and endow ments paid, $1,545,498. A Defaulter Brought Back. Fobt Morgan, Col., July 21.—L. 11. Bartlett, the defaulting cashier of the Bank of Fort Morgan, recently arrested at Seattle, Wash., was returned here today. He refused to talk or give any information as to how he spent the money. TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 22, 1890. EASTERN ECHOES. A Rock Island Train Goes Through a Bridge. An Inoffensive Negro Riddled with Bullets. The Ruin of the Kansas Corn Crop Almost Completed. Fireman Roadhouse Confesses Engineer Vandevender's Murder—An Old Man Buncoed. Associated Press Dispatches. I Chicago, July 21.—The following re port of a wreck, reported from Denver, has been received at the headquarters of the Rock Island road in this city : The Rock Island express, No. 14, went through a bridge about a mile west of Lyman tonight. The conductor thinks they have found everyone except the engineer. One man was badly hurt and several slightly injured. The en gine, baggage-car, smoker and chair-car were wiecked. The sleeping-car is all right. RIDDLED WITH BULLETS. Texas Regulators Murder a Colored Man in Cold Blood. Paris, Texas, July 21.—Early on Sat urday morning a party of half a dozen men went to the house of Andy Young, a hard-working negro living about twenty miles southeast of here, and called him up. When he came to the door a volley from rifles, shotguns and pistols was tired into him, fully twenty five balls taking effect. One went through his face and cut his tongue in two. Notwithstanding his frightful wounds the man is still alive and con scious, but cannot last long. Owing to the cutting out of his tongue he cannot speak. No reason is known for the shooting, except that Young had a dif ficulty with some white boys. ROADHOUSE CONFESSES. It Was He Who Killed Engineer Vandevender. Van Wert, Ohio, July 21. —Fireman Roadhouse tonight confessed murdering Vandevender. He said Van devender had been quarreling with him, and among other things accused him of reporting him for drunkenness. When the train reached Wan Wert the en gineer rushed at Roadhouse with a curse and dealt him a blow in the face, knocking him down and cutting his head. When Roadhouse recovered he picked up a hammer and rained severwl blows on the engineer's head, killing him.. Roadhouse has been placed in jail, and it is feared he will be lynched. JEALOIS CITIES. St. Paulites Making Trouble for Min neapolis Census Takers. Minneapolis, July 21. —Ed. F.Stevens, who had charge of the supplementary census bureau of Minneapolis, was this afternoon arrested on a warrant sworn out by St. Paul people, charging him with padding the Minneapolis returns. The St. Paul prosecutors hint that there are others to be arrested, among them some of the best known people of the city. The matter is regarded here as a great game of bluff. Today a St. Paul detective was arrested as he was shad owing Government Inspector Boudinot. The fellow told the police headquarters that he had been engaged in St. Paul to follow Boudinot and United States Dis trict Attorney Eugene Hay.. Raiding the Pool-Sellers. Chicago, July 21. —Following theclose of the Washington park races, four big pool-sellers attempted today to reopen $heir city establishments. The rooms were promptly raided by the police, and it is understood that orders have been given for daily raids if necessary. Pool selling is allowed by the Illinois law at race tracks only, and it is reported that the owners of the AVest Side track, if the police fail in preventing down-town pool selling, will enlist the services of detect ives and inaugurate a system of raids. If the pool-sellers are confined to the rate course the revenue of the track owners, of course, will be increased. Glass Blowers' Bequest. Washington, July 21. —This afternoon delegates to the annual convention of the National Class Blowers' Association, which has been in session in Baltimore, presented to the senate committee on finance a request that the duties laid by the house bill on glass bottles be re tained. Their president said, within the past two years there had sprung up a competition with foreign importers which the home manufacturer could not meet. The delegation, he said, con tained no manufacturers, none but laborers, and they asked the legislation in their interest alone. A Terrible Explosion. Indianapolis, July 21.—A special to the Sentinel from Portland, irid., says: A terrible explosion of powder occurred at Red Keys this afternoon, completely demolishing Carrell & Horn's grocery and injuring eight persons, one of whom cannot live. The explosion was caused by a man lighting fireworks, which threw sparks into a can of powder. Old Moneybags Buncoed. Philadelphia, July 21.—Chief of De tectives Wood tonight received the fol lowing dispatch from Mayor Bradley, of AsburyPark: "Alansen Lee, a wealthy old gentleman and business man of New York, was buncoed out of $5,000 today by two men who escaped. The Kansas Corn Crop Ruined. Kansas City, July 21 .—The Star says : Yesterday was the hottest day in the year in a portion of Kansas, and the heat did still further damage to the corn crop. The teost conservative estimates do not place the probable yield at half what was raised last year. A Cautious Editor. There is evidently one honest and candid editor in Nebraska. He says in his paper: "We may be wrong, but we take this stand because we think it is right."—[St. Paul Pioneer Press. Took "Rongh on Kats." PnoiNIX, Ariz., July 21.—Mrs. Mary Hradhurg, tho handsome wife of a saloon-keeper, died this evening from a dose of "rough on rats;" aged 32. The family came here from Fort Smith, Arkansas, about a year ago, and it is charged that the husband has been somewhat inconstant to his marriage vows. Last night the wife took poison to scare her husband, but help came too late to save her. She leaves twochildren. Chinese Cases. San Francisco, July 21.—The cases of the fourteen Chinese recently captured in Arizona and taken off the steamer Gaelic on .writs of habeas corpus just be fore she sailed for Hong Kong, last Saturday, were argued before Judge Sawyer in the United States circuit court today. A decision will be ren dered Wednesday. A Bad Wreck. Spokane Falls, Wash., July 21.—A work train running thirty miles an hour dashed into another train standing in the yards at Kockford, today, causing a bad wreck. Fireman Nobak had his leg broken in three or four places, and En gineer Hill was severely injured about the face. Died on a Train. Marion, End., July 21.—Henry Hun ger, of San Francisco, died on a Pan Handle passenger train this afternoon, between this city and Logansport. Hunger was a native of Finland, and was bound for his native land, having amassed a competence. Will Celebrate with the Song. San Francisco, July 21—The society of California Pioneers, of this city, recon sidered its recent action tonight, and decided to co-operate with the Native Sons in the celebration of Admission day. Mr. Heeler's Promotion. San Dikgo, July 21.— H. B. Keeler was today appointed general agent of the Santa Fe in this city, vice H. J. Gleason, resigned. Keeler was formerly agent at Santa Ana. Machine Shops Assigned. Kansas City, July 21. —The Centropo lis Car and Machine Company assigned today. Assets and liabilities, $18,000 and $10,000 respectively. Held In Bail. N'kw York, July 21. —Bernard Aron son, banker, charged with having de frauded many persons, was today held in $5,000 baib EVADING JUDGE LYNCH. AN EXCITING TIME AT VIRGINIA CITY. Murderer Crowley Sequestered by the Authorities to Prevent His Being Lynched—The People Fooled. Virginia, New, July 21. —Pat Crow ley, who killed William Nichols in the Savage mine last night, was taken at Carson tonight at 10 o'clock. Excite ment on account of the murder made the officers deem it prudent to remove him from the possibility of an attack by a mob. A team was made ready at a stable and the prisoner was taken there without attracting notice, placed in a carriage,ironed and placed under astrong guard and driven otf. Five minutes after starting the alarm bell was rung at the court house, and an immense crowd rushed to the jail, expecting that the 001 were making an attempt to take the prisoner out. It is said 'that the au thorities ordered the bell to sound, to draw the crowd away from the road to Carson, but nobody will admit any knowledge of the affair. Immediately after the ringing a rockaway dashed to the Emmitt guard armory, and taking in a supply of arms, followed the carriage containing the prisoner, before the peo ple knew he was gone. It is reported that a number of the Emmitt guards, of which Crowley was a member, went along for protection in case oi attack. FOR STAGE ROBBERY. A Vouag. Farm Laborer Arrested on Sus- picion. Stockton, Cal., July 21. —A young (arm laborer named Charles Brown, about 24 years of age, was brought to this city Sunday night by Constable Dial, of Loekford, and Sheriff Cunning ham, and locked up on suspicion of be ing the man who robbed the Mokelumne Hill and Valley Spring stage last week. Brown has been working off and on In the vicinity of Clements, this county, for several months, claim ing to have lately arrived in California from Arkansas. He was away several days last week when the robbery was committed, and returned to the ranch a day or two before being arrested. He says he was in Stockton at the time of the robbery, but the officers believe they have enough against him to warrant holding him for a full investigation of the case. Sheriff Thorne, of Calaveras, arrived today and found that the prisoner answers the description of a man he tracked several miles from the scene of the robbery. As the United States mail was robbed, the reward for the man who held up the stage is $1,(100. Suit for Heavy Damages. San Francisco, July 21.—Suit was commenced in the " superior court today by Patrick J. Keys, Henry P. Wood, Frank Shay and three others against Milieu Griffith, I>. B. Jackson, Sampson Tarns, Geo. C. Perkins, Mrs. Nellie Keane and the Keys Silver Mining Company,to recover $150,000 damages, alleged to be suf fered. Plaintiffs allege that in 1888, Griffith, Jackson and Tarns formed a majority of the board of directors of tbe Keys Mining Company, and that they, in conjunction with the other defendants, circulated damaging reports of the mine, made fictitious sales, levied needless assessments, and thereby froze out the plaintiffs, injuring them in the sum named. Nuts for the Corporal. The new dependent pensions act is likely to make a millionaire out of Cor poral Tanner. He is already reported to have 5,000 applications in hand. His silence is accounted for. He is too busy to talk.—[Philadelphia Record. FOREIGN FLASHES. Belgian Independence Duly King Leopold and His African Possessions. Central American War Stories Oflf cially Discredited. France Still Worried by the MeKinley Bill—Stanley Recovered From His Illness. Associated Press Dispatches, t Brussels, July 21. —The sixtieth an niversary of Belgian independence, and the twenty-fifth year of the reign of King Leopold, was observed today with a 71? Deurn service in the cathedral in the presence of the members of the royal family, cabinet ministers, foreign diplomatic representatives and mem bers of the senate and chamber of rep resentatives. Afterward a reception was held at the palace. In responding to an address from the senate, King Leopold referred to the work of Belgium in Africa as receiving an impetus through the decision of the anti-slavery conference. Belgium had taken a great part in the vast enter prise, and he hoped she would take a still greater part in the future. The ob ject of his life was to render the country beautiful, strong and happy. In res ponding to an address from the chamber of representatives, the king said he deemed the time opportune to assure to Belgium his African possessions after the expiration of ten years, which period was necessary to consolidate the Congo state. In the event oi his death, Bel gium, his heir, would surely never wish to diminish the extent or importance of her new possessions. FRENCH AFFAIRS. The Government Wants a Modification or the MeKinley Bill. Paris, July 21.r—In the deputies today Ribot, minister of foreign affairs, reply ing to an interpellation in regard to ne gotiations with the powers relative to the American customs administrative bill, said the government had been in negotiation with other European powers with the object of trying to con cert collective action against the bill. The other powers, he said, were averse to entering into any engagements in connection with the matter. Ribot de clared that he feared further action would defeat its own object. Duply hoped Ribot would strenuously try to secure from the United States govern ment a modification of the provisions of the bill. In any case, he declared, the French customs committee know now what course to adopt. WAR STORIES DISCREDITED. The Reports From Central America Not Considered Au&lientic. Paris, July 21. —The Guatemalan minister here, referring to the reports from Mexico that war had broken out between Guatemala and San Salvador, says the telegrams from Mexico are in exact. "War has not been declared, he says, and no Guatemalan troops crossed the frontier of San Salvador. It is the minister's opinion that the lighting re ferred to in the dispatches must have occurred in the interior of San Salvador between factions in that country. Does Not Speculate. London, July 21. —Ln the commons to day Williamson asked, in view of the marked influence of American legisla tion regarding silver, on the price of that metal in London, that steps be taken by the govern ment to secure a full supply for mintage purposes. Goschen, chan cellor of the exchequer, in reply to Williamson, said the mint does not speculate in silver. It must be subject to reasonable foresight, according to its requirements. Nat Goodwin in London. London, July 21. —Nat Goodwin pro duced A Gold Mini- at the Gaiety theater this evening. The audience was a bril liant one. The play met a favorable re ception. Goodwin was recalled several times, and made a felicitous speech. Will Issue Fresh Capital. Toronto, July 21. —A special cable to the Globe says the Canadian Pacific rail way is about to issue fresh capital for a purpose in connection with the Pacific steamship service, under subsidies granted by the British government. Farewell to the Queen. London, July 21.—A meeting of resi dents of the island of Heligoland, whose cession to German}' is provided for by the Anglo-German treaty, was held to day. A grateful farewell address to the queen of England was adopted. Eiuld Bey and l)r. Peters, Zanzirar, July 21. —Emm Bey meet ing Dr. Peters at Mpwapwa, authorized him to recover the ivory left by Emm at Wadelai. Dr. Peters will leave to morrow for Germany, hopeful of organ izing a new expedition. Toung Hugo Fights a Duel. Paris, July 21. —A duel with swords was fought yesterday between Menier and George Hugo, son of Victor Hugo. Hugo was slightly wounded. It was the outcome of a private quarrel. Newspaper Men Excommunicated. Rome, July 21.—The proprietors of three newspapers published on the Is land of Malta have been excommuni cated for printing articles abusing the pope and the bishop of Malta. The Tory Programme. London, July 21. —Smith announced in the commons this evening that the government would introduce the tithes and Irish land purchase bills early in t he next session. Premium on Gold. Buenos Ayres, July 21. —At the close of the market Saturday gold was quoted at 205. Montevideo, July 21. —At the close of the bourse Saturday gold was 126. —>$8 A YEARK- Buys the Daily Herald and' $2 the Weekly Herald. \ IT IS NEWSY AND CLEAN.'. FIVE CENTS. SHOT AND KILLED. A Fatal Affray Over Some Government Timber Land. Fkesno, July 21. —Albert Hacker shot and killed Harry Bradway at Dog creek, this county, this afternoon. The men had a difficulty about the ownership of some government timber land. Hacker went to Bradway's home this afternoon with a Henry rifle to remonstrate with him for cutting some tii»s>er. Bradway met him with another Henry rifle. Hacker fired and missed and Bradway did the same. Hacker's rifle then re fused to work and he secured a double barreled shotgun with buckshot and fired both barrels at Bradway, killing him. Hacker surrendered himself and was jailsd. Both men are old residents of the county. Colorado IWlneral Palace, Pueblo, Colo., July 21. —At the an nual stockholders* meeting of the Col orado mineral palace, held this after noon, the number of directors was in creased from seven to eleven members. The following officers were elected: Donald Fletcher, president; George H. Honburn, vice-president, and O. Si, Bax ter, treasurer. Mr. C. L. Hill will fill the office of secretary temporarily until the permanent secretary is elected. The capital stock was increased from $100, --000 to $150,000. An active campaign is to be inaugurated 1 and the work pushed forward from this time with the utmost vigor. A Boom in Dried Fruits, Vacaville, Cal., July 21. —There' is a boom in the dried-fruit market here. Last Saturday the price jumped from 13 cents to 15 cents. J. and L Blum, a local firm, and buyers for a Chicago house, are taking everything in sight. This price exceeds any ever paid ia the state "this early in the season. Winters, twelve miles north of here, is the center of an equally good fruit region, but the absence of buyers there makes-the ruling price about 30 per cent, lower than here. At the prices now ruling-small fortunes await tne holders of crops. Gored to Death. Tucson, Ariz., July 21.—Yesterday a young Mexican on horseback was at tacked by a mad bull' at Silver Lake. The horse was gored to death almost in stantly. The bull caught the rider as he fell, ripping open his side. He died in a short time from his injuries. Stanley Recovered. London, July 21. —Stanley haa re covered from hia illness. WORLD'S FAIR SITE. THE AGRICULTURALISTS HAYS JL WORD TO SAY.. They Do Not Want to See It Located on the Lake Front—The Place Too Small, for Agricultural Exhibits. Springfield, 111., July 21. —One of the features of the special session of the- Illinois legislature will be the aggressive part to be played by the Illinois state board of agriculture. At committee from. that board will present to the general assembly the view? of the agriculturists on the world's fair site. It has been known all along that the state board was bitterly opposed to the lake front, holding that no matter how that site may be improved, it will be entirely inadequate for the ac commodation of the agricultural ex hibits such an occasion will call forth. Secretary Girrard said tonight to a representative: "We insist, and every state board of agriculture in the union will insist with us, that the agricultural exhibits must not be embarrassed in such a manner as to impair such an ex position. We do not desire to dictate to> the directors where they shall hold their fair, or select the site, but we have a right to insist that the site shall be one that will supply every demand for space. Four hundred acres would not be an excess for agricultural ex hibits at the world's fair; two hundred acres will be the minimum which will accommodate the states of tins-union. California alone asks forty acres for its agricultural, fruit and vintage exhibit, and will probably not be satisfied with less than fifteen or twenty. The state of Illinois will want forty, if the de mands of the state board are to be ob served. The other states will want five, ten or fifteen acres each. All told the states cannot get along with less than 200 acres, and it is absolutely im possible to give us this if the lake front is selected as the site. We will positively not be satis fied with a site which places the agricultural exhibit a mile away from the other principal features. In my opinion, in case the lake front is selected as the site, the Illinois board of agriculture will drop the subject entirely,, and not make any exhibit. Of course, however, if the next regular session of the legislature makes au appropriation and instructs us to make an exhibit, we will carry out the provisions of the law. But it is our opinion that if the lake front is selected, the agricultural boards of the country will regard the world's, fair in advance 1 as a failure, and abstain from any attempt at a successful exhibit of the agricultural products of the coun try. A Strange Accident. Portland, Ore., July 21.—Today a man named Frank Kinney, while blast ing out stumps in the suburbs of East Portland, met with a fearful accident. He placed a heavy charge of giant powder under a large stump, ignited the fuse and went nearly two blocks away, deeming himself perfectly safe at that distance. When the blast exploded the stump was hurled high in the air and fell on top of Kinney, cutting a shocking gash on his head and badly in juring him internally. It is thought he cannot possibly recover. Evolution of the Steer. In the year 1706 the average weight of fatted steers in the London and Liver pool markets was but 310 pounds; this, too, at the average of 5 years. In 1755 this average weight was increased to 482 pounds. In 1830 the weight was 650 pounds, more than double that of 1706. The average weight of the fatted steer today is four times what it was in 1706, only" 181 years ago,—[Exchange.