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VOLUME LXXI NO. 134. BURKED THE BOOKS. A Suspicions Fire in Jersey City Public Offices. ALL TOE RECORDS DESTROYED. Elcttion of a RejmWiran Mayor in a Democratic Stronghold— The Campaign Opened in Other States. Epeclal to Thk Mount*- Cal^ New York, April 13.— Just after It be came generally known that the Keuublican candidate for Mayor of Jersey City was elected a fire broke out in the office cf the City Controller aud City Treasurer. These offices adjoin each other in the City Hall building. They contained all the city records, including the reports of all the. financial transactions nnd records of the city expenditures. The flames were dis covered at 1:15o'c1ock this morning, and in a few minutes the fire had gained such headway as to make it seem probable that the eutiie contents of the two offices would be destroyed. There was no apparent cause for the fire, and many Republicans attribute it to Democrats who desire to destroy all evidence of the corruption which has characterized the city govern ment. Jersey City, N. J., April 12.— Returns from the charter election show the election of the Republican Mayor. Nine Demo cratic and 4 Republican Aldermen are elected. The results at Trenton are in doubt, though a Democratic victory Is probable. The County Board of Free holders is Democratic The County Board at Camden is also Democratic. At Pater son four Republican, three Democratic and one Independent Aldermen elected. The Board of Freeh' is Republican. New York, April 12.— The Post's Rich mond (Ya.) dispatch says: "As far as the South is concerned, it is evident the Hill people count upon securing uncommitted delegates. Their plan appears to be to make no open canvass, but to rely on electing men known to oppose Cleveland. If the dele- gates to Chicago, fixed upon by Bill's bal ers, do not proclaim their pieference for the Presidential nominee soon, they will be made to do so at the State conventions. In South Carolina the Hill people seem count ing on the aid of the silverites. The same sort of campaign is going oa in North Caro lina." Railway, N. J., April 12.— The city elec tion to-day resulted in a complete victory lor th*» Republicans. 1 .-■• :7a. Newcastle, Del., April 12.— Frank A. Herbert. Democrat, was chosen Mayor of this city to-day by 57 majority. Dallas, Tex., April 12.— The first Re publican convention without a colored man in it that ever assembled in tie South met bere this afternoon. Only routine business was transacted. The convention will prob ably nominate a State ticket and send a contesting delegation to Minneapolis. Hot Springs, Ark., April 12.— General Clarkson said to-day that the Republican National League's convention will probably be held in Buffalo the last week In June, bringing it in session at the same time as the Democratic national convention iv Chi cago. Albany. ST. V.. April 12. —Mayor James H. Manning and the entire Democratic ticket were re-elected to-day by 15,000 major ity. Out of 31 Supervisors 18 are Demo crats. Manning is a son of the late Secre tary of the Treasury Daniel Manning. Chicago, April 12.— Colonel A. L. Conger, tho Republican national committeeman from Ohio, who has been a stalwart Rlaino man, to-day aunounced himself, in an inter view, as for Harrison. - Lawhexcebuug, Ind.. April 12.—Con gressman W.S. Dolman has been nominated by acclamation by the Democrats of the Fourth District. - RUN CAUSED BY FLOODS. Widespread Disaster and Destitution Re sulting From Rising Rivers. Columbia, Miss., April 12.— Late reports enlarge rather than diminish the previous estimates of the loss of life and the destruc tion of property by the flood. A belt of country from five to 15 miles wide through this country is one mass of ruined houses, fences and carcases of stock, and it is doubtful if a dozen houses are left standing in the flooded district. From 1000 to 1200 negroes will be left in this place when the water subsides without food and with no credit, and the places that were formerly their homes are now nothing but mud holes. • The impoverished condition of the whites pevents tbem maintaining the colored peo ple for long and great suffering will doubt less follow. It would be but common hu manity tor Congress, now in session, to assist them. A mass-meeting of citizens was held this afternoon to devise means to assUt the poor. The Mayor was authorized to ask the Federal Government to loan 1000 tents to give them shelter. The water is going down slowly. Nashville, Term., April 12.— The ap ailing character of the floods In Northern Mississippi is Just beginning to be realized. Hundreds of lives were lost. Last night one man rowed several miles in the dark on a raft with twenty-six bodies be had picked up. The flood came so suddenly that none were prepared. All sorts of crafts are being improvised to go to the rescue of the sur vivors, perched on the highest ground, with out food or shelter. The loss to property is over one million. New Orleans, April 12.— reported loss to life and property by the floods on the Tombigbee River is confirmed. The citi zens of Lowndes County, Miss., have peti tioned Congressman Allen to ask Govern ment aid, as their o.vn means are inade quate. The losses to life are variously estimated from 50 to 200. The losses to live stock are beyond computation, but will be enormous. Aberdeen, S. D., April 12.— No seeding ef consequence can be done for a good many days on accouut of the deep.mud and the heavy rain now falling. The bridge over the James River at Eaton has been washed away, and the expensive improve • ments at Hccla and other in Great Rend are in imminent danger. Thousands of acres of bottom lands are under a foot or more of water. REDUCING THE FOHCE. The Union Pacific Boad Discharging Workmen in Their Shops. Omaha, April 12.— Orders have been is sued to discharge a large number of men in the shops of the Union . Pacific Railroad. When Superintendent McConuell was ap pointed cne year ago there were employed In the shops of the system 6500 men. . The business has grown until last month thero were 7100 on the system, while at the Omaha shops the number of employes has grown from 1100 in February, 18.11, to 1335. The order has gone out to lay oilmen temporarily until business picks up. On the Nebraska division, the largest in the system, out of .700 men 05 have been laid off, about 45 being from the Omaha shops. There is a great' . deal of grain to ship in the country along the branch roads. In other branches reduc tions will be made. ARSON BY ANARCHISTS. A Gang of Incendiaries Destroying Tenement Houses in the East. New York, April 12.— The existence of a gang of incendiaries aud anarchists, who have been starting fires in the tenement houses of Brooklyn since January 1, was demonstrated to-day. Two men are under arrest. One of the accomplices of the gang has made a full confession. Their piau was to arrange with dwellers in tenement houses who were overinsured to burn their property for a percentage of the insurance money. Madrid, April Plate-layers while ex amining the railway fifteen miles northwest of Barcelona/ found beside the rails a .'Ac eel containing: twenty-nine dynamite car ' tridges. Fuses were attached. New Labor Federation. Chicago, April 12.— A uew labor organ ization to be called the International Feder ation of .Machinery Trades 'was organized lure to-day 5 \--iu a membership estimated The Morning Call. at 50.000. The most important clause of the constitution is one declaring that niue hours shall constitute a day's work. The next convention will be held in Chicago In Oc tober. John A. Penton of Detroit Is presi dent of the new federation and «J. 13. Ed wards of Springfield, 111., is chairman of the executive board. " NEW YORK SHAKEN. Residents of the Empire State Startled by Two Earthquakes. Albany, N. V., April 12.— diftlnct earthquake shocks were felt throughout Montgomery, Warren and Otsego counties this morning. The first occurred at 11:23 o'clock ana lasted 30 seconds; the second two minutes later. In Johnstown nnd Cloversville the people rushed wildly from the houses, thoroughly frightened. The rattling of dishes, falling of plaster, rum bling of buildings and the vibrating ot lamps appear to be the only results. Utica, April 12.— Two distinct and quite severe earthquake shocks were felt in this city to-day, about four minutes apart. The first was felt at 11:50 o'clock a.m. Both were accompanied by a rumbling noise as of distaut thunder. Reports from Holland Patent, Western vil'.e. Alder Creek and a number of places in tins county say both shocks were felt in the couutrv, and In some lustauees the shocks were severe. In this city, in several instances, the pen dulum clocks were stopped, and articles on the shelves aud in the cupboards were shaken. FONDA, X. V., April 12.— The inhabitants of the Mohawk Valley were startled shout noon to-day by the shocks of an earthquake. The vibrations lasted but a second or two. They were felt throughout the valley and Montgomery County. Bkoadalbin. iS.'Y., April 12.— Two dis tinct shocks of earthquake were felt in this ality at ll:D0 A. m. to-day. The shocks came from the northwest and were more se vere at points north. THE HALb-FIIZSIMMOXS MATCH Ihe Articles cf /.grcement 83 Signed Yes- terday Set Forth in VWL New Yolk, April 13.— Jim Hall and Rob Fitzsiaasons bad no difficulty in arranging to-day for a fight. They have agreed to fight to a finish for a purse not less than $12,000 and a side bet ot $5000 each, the fight to occur nt the Olympic, New Orleans, or the California or Pacific nt San Francisco, whichever offers the largest purse. The fight is to be at catch weights. « The following articles of agreement were signed by the pugilists: "We, the under signed, Robert -anions of San Fran cisco, Cal., and James Ball of Chicago, 111., do hereby agree to engage in a glove contest to a finish at catch-weights before one of tnese three clubs offer ing a purse of $12,000 or more, viz.: Olympic Club, New Orleans, Paeilic Club, San Francisco, and California Athletic Club, San Franctsco. In case two clubs offer the same purse the place of contest shall be decided by mutual consent The club selected stall name the referee. Too con test shall be governed by the club rules. We further a_ree to wager the sum of $5000 each on the result. The club selected is to act as stakeholder. The first deposit is to be made when the club's articles of agreement aro signed: the second deposi'to be made 30 days betore the contest. The date to be chosen by the club, hut it shall not bo before November 1, 1802, snd * all not be later Chan December 30, IKC The clubs named herein are given until April 26 to bid for the contest." TITLEI PERFORMERS. Countess Eussell and Her Sister Give a Realistic Entertainment. London*, April 12— In the Royalty Thea ter a performance was given last evening for the benefit of the National Lifeboat Institution. A large crowd of fashionable persons were present and the programme afforded them much enjoyment. After W. S. Gilbert's "Sweethearts" had been per formed, Countess Russell, wife of Earl Rus sell, from whom she recently made au un successful attempt to.be divorced, - and hei sister, Mr«. Dick Russell, appeared handsomely attired in similar costumes of black and silver, with white wigs and clinging black lace skirts. The Countess had a coronet fastened conspicuously to the front of her accordion plaited dress. The ladies received quite an ovation. Their contribution to the per formance consisted of a skirt dance, as sisted by Messrs. F. and C. Lambert, who were also attired in fantastic costumes. If "-without the grace and refinement of prac ticed performers, the ladies had plenty of assurance and appeared to enjoy the sport as much as did the audience. They were enthusiastically recalled three times, and finally left the stage in a blaze of limelight and a perfect bombardment of flowers. The Countess and her sister and the Messrs. Lambert, with Dick Russell, the Leversons aud oilier aristocratic amateurs, next gave a spirited performance of "A Pantomime Rebeisal," Tie whole performance oral a huge success and wilt be repeated to-night. DEEMING.* NATURE. Medical Authorities Testify to His Drutal and terse Criminality. Melbourne, April 12.— doctor who examined Deeming says the url&oncr is in stinctively criminal. His whole character is one of extreme stupidity and the coarsest criminality. His escape from arrest hereto fore, the doctor says, is duo more to chance tba'ii cunning. Halifax, April 12.— Deeming, the Aus tralian murderer, was in Halifax a few years ago on alleged gold-mining business. He showed a gentleman whom lie met here a tetter from Kate O'Dowes, one of the women subsequently murdered in White chapel. The letter revealed no motive for the murder of the girl. Deeming went un der tvo or more aliases in Canada, one of which was Ruel. A Desperate Lover's Deeds. London, April 12.— A man named Ham ilton residing at Milksham, Wiltshire, en gaged to be married to a young lady, be coming convinced that the uncle si his fiancee was seeking to influence her to break the engagement, killed him. He also killed a policeman who tried to arrest bim. Uo was then overpowered and locked up. — : — ♦ Plot Against Zanzibar's Saltan. Berlin', April 12 —The Vossische Zei tung has a dispatch from Zanzibar saying that a plot has been discovered to depose the Sultan of Zanzibar in favor of a prince of Muscat. It is reported that the British aro in favor of the deposition of the Sultan in order to extend a protectorate over Muscat. De Gi.rs' Painful Illness. St. Petersruro, April 12.— 1t is stated that the illness of De Giers, Minister of Foreign Affairs, who ha* for some time past been suffering from erysipelas in the head, aggravated by a very painful ulcer in the ear, is resulting in permanent deafness, and his resignation from office is probable. Hrs. Osborne to Be Released. London, April 12.— The Exchange Tele graph Company is authority for the state ment that Matthews, the lii'inw Secretary, has decided to release Mrs.* Florence Ethel Osborne, who Is serving a nine months' sen tence for the theft of Mrs. llargreavo's pearls and subsequent perjury.' Sentenced to Imprisonment. Sydney, :N. S. W.. April 12. -Manager Smith of the Australian Mercantile Loan Company has been sentenced to tliree and a half years' imprisonment for conspiracy to defraud the compauy. Auditor Buck of the same concern was sentenced to two years. - Prohibition of Grain Exportation to Cease. London, April 12.— The Chronicle's Vi enna correspondent says: "It, Is reported from. Russia that the prohibition of the ex portation of grain from Russia will be with drawn this mouth." '■: Will Visit the World's Fair. London, April 12.— is announced that Prince George Wales will visit the United States In 181)3 to attend the World's Fair and then return to England. War in Africa. fcosDON*. Apiil 12.— A dispatch .from Sierra Leone says that the' British'' captured and destroyed Tambi, in the interior, with a loss of 9 wounded. Matto G rosso Secedes. • Buenos Ayres, April 12.— The • Legisla ture of .. the Province of .Matto Gro--so de clared that State Independent of the Repub lic of Brazil. SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY MORNING,- APRIL 13, EIGHT PAGES. BOOMERS ON THE BORDER. A Great Rush for the Government Res ervation Land. HONK SETTLERS HUH. 11. Preparing for a Fift^n^ile Cat. fer a tin sit.-A Soldier Surdere. by a Gam bler. Special to Tun Mousiso Oal_. St. Paul, April 12.— excitement over the opening of the Sisseton reservation in creases every day, and each boomer is try ing to get ahead of his neighbor. The liveliest rush will be for the proposed town sites in township 12, range **_.. ♦he land company has elaborated plans for every member of the company to secure all the land immediately surrounding the town site. The fastest horses In this part of the country will engage in the great 15 --mile race, starting from Browns Val ley on the day of the opening. The islands In Lake Travers, which bounds the eastern border for thirty miles, will be densely populated immediately before the opening by boomers who will laud in im provised boats, and Indians with teams ana ponies will take them to the vacant land. The settlers are peiceable, and it Is the opinion of the Governor that there will be no trouble. The crowd increases daily. EL Reno, O. T.. April 12.— Every hour brings more to the border. They even are drawn up along tho western line ot the re servation, but most of them are massed on the east and southeast. Governor Seay has decided to open the townsites at 3 o'clock on the day ncfore the opening of the reserva tion, iv order to give the town builders a chance to reach each county seat iv time for the opening. Watebtown, S. Dak., April 12. -The enthusiasm of the ."--l-seton boomers is not dampened by the steady downpour of rain, which commenced last night and still con tinues. Each train coming in to-day added to the crush and the march to the reservation has begun In earn. SA.NKKVS MONEY. Hit Brother- and Sisters Contesting His Adopted Daughter's Claim. Chicago. April 12.— An Interesting fight is going ou before Judge Tuley for pos session of property worth $50,000, left by the late Samuel Sankey of San Francisco. While on a visit to l.v coming County, Penn sylvania, in 1&79, Sankey adopted Caroline C. San key, an orphan and daughter of his brother Cyrus. This was done with the Consent ol Sankev's sisters and brothers, and now they object to the consequences. Samuel Sankey died in ISSG, and tlie adopted daughter claimed to ba heiress to the prop erty, some of which is located to Chicago. Then the sisters and brothers lUing la Pennsylvania started a contest, claiming that they were entitled to the properly. In behalf of the adopted daughter it is con tended the decree of adoption has been sus tained by the highest court, notwithstand ing the contest made, It is denied that the Pennsylvania court was without Jurisdic tion, and Caroline C. Sankey insists she is entitled to the entire estate. Evidence Is now being taken. SENDING GOIjD ABROAD. The Eeport That Wealthy Men Were Export- me; Treasure Is Not Credited. New FORK, April 12.— The Tribune has the following- The bankers yesterday were inclined to ridicule the reports sent from Germany that a number of wealthy m?n in this city are sending gold abroad privately, because they feared the results of possible silver legislation by Congress. Several rea sons were advanced to show the absurdity of the report. For one, it was shown there have been no shii ments recently large enough to have any effect, either here or abroad. It also was pointed oat thai the rich men of New York did not expect any silver bill would be passed, and if the same were passed it would not benefit them par ticularly to have a shortage of gold in Europe, Besides Ibis, it would practically be impossible for a movement of the kind to take place without the knowledge of it coming to the bankers, and none of those who were seen had heard even an Intima tion of such a thing. MEXICO'S FLAGS. A Strong Opposition Manifested by Officers in Both Countries. New Yokk, April 12.— A Washington correspondent says: The proposition to re turn to Mexico the 21 battle-flags captured by onr troops In the War of IM6 -17, now preserved at West Point, is not a popular measure with army officers. Its passage by the House will be vigorously opposed by many old veterans of the regular army re siding in this city. Speaking of the matter, a brigadier-gen eral on duty at the War Department said he could not understand what the military men in the Senate were thinking about when they allowed sucn a measure to pass with out ewn a word of opposition. He could not understand how any soldier can wish to have restored to him lings taken trom him on the battlefield. They can be of no value, unless recovered In the w_y they were lost. and, in the opinion of this and many other officers, it wns simply calling the attention of Mexico to Its hour of humiliation even to suggest the returu of war trophies at this or any other time. Speaking further, this officer said we might just as well talk of re storing to Mexico the territory wo took from her by tho treaty of Guadalonpe Hidalgo, and after tho warriors in the Sen ate had voted for the battle-flag proposition he would not be surprised at even such a movement. THE MEMPHIS It ACES. Result of the Second Day's Contest of the Spring Meeting. Unpin, April 12.— The first race was run in the rain, and the track was heavy. The results were: Six furlongs— Jim Head won, Prince Kinney second. Parapet third. Time, 1:21. Four lurlongs— King Lee won. Coquette second, Revenue third. Time, 0:5354. Owners' , handicap, one and an eighth miles— Riley won. First Lap second, Faithful third. Time, S.O-%. Seven furlongs— Sullross won, Rosemont second, Costa Rica third. Time, 1:36. One mile— Marie X won. Foxhall second, Sunny Brock third. Time, \:'>o\_. . Seven furlongs— Bed Prince won. Van Zandt second, Powers third. .Time, I:3sft. Blessing the Flour. New York, April About 200 people attended this afternoon at the pier of thu Inman line, on invitation of Rev. Dr. Tal mage, to assist in asking God's blessing on 280,000 pounds of flour, the first installment of 1.000.000 pounds which the Christian Herald promised to send to the famine dis tricts in Russia by the steamship Coneuaugh, which will sail in a few days. Barih Disappears. Kansas City, April 12.— Alfred O. Barili, nephew of Mme. P.ilti, and professor; of music, against whom suit was brought yes terday by Dr. Neville F. II nine, a well known citizen- of Chicago, for $50,009 for alienating the affections of the doctor's wife, has disappeared. Ills friends do not know of his whereabout*. • Sues for a Big Sum. Portland, April 12.— Modest Maryauski of Califoruia to-day began suit in tne United States Circuit Court to recover $150,000 from E. A. Ali-ky of this city. The complaint alleges that he owned au interest. in tho First Thought mine In the Okanogan min ing district. Wash., which Alisky trans ferred to a third party.tS^l_^7"__W|§^S_Bi Cloverdale Weather. Ci^ovet-dai.e, April 12.— We have had a north > wind '_, for the past- 24 • hours. ."At the present writing there are indications for rain. Feed is plentiful and growing. Grain, and fruit are doing well. A large crop is anticipated. --V - •-._ .: The Juch Company Gone. Sacramento, . April. 12. — The Juch Grand Opera Company^ which was stranded here Sunday . night, managed "to get away to-day for Seattle. . Manager Charles E. Locke kept the telegraph wires hot yester day and last night trying to raise the amount demanded by the railroad company for moving the train. This- morning he succeeded in raising the necessary amount from the members of his company. WAR ON THE RANGER. Fighting Between the Cattlemen and the Rustlers - Troops to Be Sent. Buffalo. Wyo., April 12.— Full particu lars of the fight at the T A ranch are just received. The first intimation of the in tended invasion by the cattlemen was a message saying that a train of armed and mounted mon had been unloaded at Caspar. The rustlers and small cattlemen had but little time to prepare for defense, as the cat tlemen arrived soon after the information was received, and at once attacked the X C ranch. A posse of rustlers were sent to the rescue, but when they arrived the cattlemen had done their work aud left._ The house was burned and the dead bodies of Nato Champion and Dick Ray were found In the ruins. Jack Flag, a notorious leading rustler, arrived at the X C ranch during the progress of the battle, and had to run the gauntlet of the cattle men to escape; but cattlemen burned his wagon with the house. Leaving the X C ranch th« cattlemen started for Buffalo, and the rustlers organized and went to meet them. The cattlemeu took shelter in the T A ranch, which the rustlers surrounded, and nt daylight on Monday a fight began. Shots were exchanged all day, but the num ber killed and Injured cannot at the- present be learned. The cattlemen escaped from the ranch, presumably to get -enforce ments. The nsult of to-day's operations is not yet known. George Green was brought to Buffalo yesterday badly wounded asserting that he shot himsell accidentally. It is thought he was one of the cattlemen whs was participating in the 'fight. The rustlers are scouring the country for re cements, which are rapidly coming In. The acting Mayor of Buffalo has called on the Governor for the Mate militia to assist the Sheriff in quelling the disturbance. Cheyenne. Wyo., April 12.— Governor Barber to-night dived a telegram from President Harrison, saying that lie has or dered the Secretary of War to concentrate a sufficient number of soldiers f rem Fort He-> Kmney to cerate with the State author ities in effecting a settlement of the present difficulties between the cattlemen and the rustlers. '.■-A"A. r ■_» The Mormon Conference. Independence, Mo., April 12.— The Mor mon elders in attendance upon the inter national conference of the Reorganized Church of tlie Latter-day Saints again ad ministered unto the sick to-day. The base ment of the temple, where the ceremony was performed, was crowded. At the busi ness session a resolution was adopted pro viding for the publication of a history of the church, to b_ placed on sale at the World's Fair. Very little other business was transacted. The conference will ad journ some time this week. Mast Make Up Their Capital. Philadelphia; April 12.— State Super intendent of Ranking Krumbhaar to-day notified half a dozen financial institutions of this city that they must make good the imriaJrmant3 nf their capital or they would be closed. Two of the Institutions are the Finance Company of Pennsylvania and the Investment Company of Philadelphia, both of which suffered severely in the financial pauic of the fail of 1593. The Supreme Court Vacancy. New York, April 12.— The Commercial Advertiser'-. Washington tpecial says: Aspirants for the vacant seat in the Supreme Court bench and friends who have been urging their claims upon the President ate generally disheartened by' the impression they get that the office will go to Attorney- Gcueral Miller. The impression made upon the minds of those -who- have -talked- with Harrison is that he is determined to appoint Miller. Dr. Keels?*! Diploma. Spbingfikld, 111., April 12. — Governor Filer reversed the order of the State Hoard of Health to-day in revoking the certificace of Dr. Leslie Keeley, of Dwight, of the bi chloride of gold cure fame. His certificate was revoked June 99, MM. Governor Fifes says tbat the action wis taken without the notice to Kee'.ey, without a trial and with out tho liuiiuigs: uoon the facts as the law* requires. Under these circumstances the revocation was unauthorized and void. A Lucky Chicago Speculator. Chicago, April 12.— While there was but little excitement in the wheat pit to-day, Pardridge Instead of raising another hurri cane by attempting to break the price to his favorite "70 cents a bushel," took advan tage of the prevailing weakness and pur chased heavily all day. To-night be pro claims that be Is safe on the market. m , Crime cf an Architect. Omaha, Xebr., April 12.— S. Smith, ex president of the Western Association of Architects and a prominent builder here. has disappeared, and it is discovered that he has forged notes to the amount of §8000. It is expected that more forged paper will turn up. The Lest Battel Recovered. Dim'.ar. Pa.". April 12.— The remains of the last of the _'.» miners entombed, in the Hi 1 Farm mine two jears ago were re covered to-day. Two bodies were found yesterday and three more were taken out this afternoon, which accounts fcr all that were lost. Disastrous Fire in Indiana. Kitivni i:<_. InJ., April 12.— A terrible fire is raging here at midnight. Four es tablishments are destroyed and the bank and many r csidenceare in danger, and the town is absolutely without fire protection. The loss will be heavy. The Boston Smelter Earned. Burnt, Mont., April 13.— The Roston Smelling Company's works were com pletely destroyed by fire this morning. . The estimated loss is §250,000; Insurance £00, COO. Five hundred men are thrown out of em ployment. - FROM THE ORIENT. Tho China Arrive* ami Is Placed In Quar antine. The Pacific Mail steamship China arrived nt a late hour last 'night from China and Japan. She had on board 42 cabin passengers and 220 Chinese and 150 Japanese steerage pas sengers. Quarantine Officer Lewies found that one of the, Chinese had the smallpox, and ordered the vessel Into quarantine. The China bring* Hong-Kong advices to March 23, and from Yokohama to March 31. The news is unimportant. Tho Foiled States gunboat Petrel has ar rived at Hong-Kong from Ran_kok. Intelligence from Taken, Yetchu prov ince, states thai a violent earthquake was experienced there on the morning of the j 20th ult. at 8 o'clock. Details have twen received of the recent big fire at. Ashikaga, Toehigi Prefecture. The total number of houses destroyed was 253; seven persons were burnt to death, and 53 individuals more or less severely in jured. The unprecedented fall in exchange In Japan has stopped all trade in imports. In silk there has been a little doing, but there is nothing doing in tea. According to the Nichi Nichi Shimbun the quantity of tea sent to Yokohama from all parts of Japan during 1891 was 289,610 parcels, of which - 24.195,100 catties were sold, 22,986.780 catties being exported. Osgoodby Discharged^ 'Yesterday morning Julge Lonlgan of the Superior Court of San Jose dismissed the case against G. M. Osgood by Jr. because it has been repeatedly continued and the pros ecution has not been able to find the prose cuting witness, Joseph Warner. Osgood by was indicted for an attempt to blackmail Warner, Osgood by being the editor of Bet ter Times and threatening the publication of a scandal unless bought oil. I-_ to Arrivals. Tho schooner Jennie Griffin,. Campbell, 10 hours (rom Bodega, arrived •_ last night, with 60 boxes of butler, to Ross & Hewlett. The steamer Emily, Roberts, arrived last night, 50 hours from Coos Bay, with pas.en gers and merchandise." to Meyer & Akman. George Williams. United States At toi nay-General under President Grant, Is registered at the Occidental. EVADING ITS CONTRACT. The Pacific Mail Company Will Be Brought to Time. STEALERS MIST STOP AT SIX DIEGO. Senator Felton and Representative Bowers Continue .. Ike Fight— Change in the Jational Soldiers' Done. Special to Tub Mount*-* Calu Washington, April 12. — Word has again been received here that the Pa cific Mail Steamship Company is not carrying out its contract as made when awarded the contract for carrying the South American mails under the postal aid act of Congress. The steamers ie not stop at San Diego as regularly as required by tho agree ment. Representative Bowers says that Senator Felton aud himself propose to keep up the light in the interest of San Diego, and if justice cannot be had at the hands of the Posioffice Department the matter will be taken before Congress. The Xew York and Cuba Mail Steamship Company have, at their own request, had their contract for -Wiling the mall on route*, to the north of Cuba, south of Cuba and to Mexico under the postal aid act canceled by Postmaster- General Wanamaker. The contract awarded .William H. T. Hughes on the route to the Argentine Republic was also canceled. Thg.sQgjieamship lines found that the small subsidy* paid by the Government would not warrant them in undertaking to continue the contract. j Major George 11. Bonebrake of Los Angeles has intimated to his friends here that he does not desire reap pointment as a member of the Board of mors of the national homes for dis aided soldiers, thereby creatine a vacancy, which will be filled by the appointment of a Republican to succeed him, as, under the existing law and cc contemplated in a bill pending before the House of Representa tives, both political panics must be repre sented on the board. The California dele gation has decided to recommend General W. 11. L. Barnes of San Francisco for the place, The House Committee on Military Affairs will hold its next meeting on Frldav, at which time Major llonebrak_'s name will be withdrawn by Representative Bowers of California, aud Barnes' name will be sub stituted in the bill heretofore reported fav«»r.w>:y to the House, but recommitted yesterday on motion of Representative Outliwade, who desired to investigate cer tain charges against Mr. Bonebrake. Kalstiui Nominated Ap|iriUrr. The President to-day sent to the Senate the nomination of William C. Ralston to be Appraiser of Merchandise at San Francisco. Sneaking of the nomination of William C. R-lston as Appraiser at San Francisco, which' went to the Senate to-day, Senator Felton -ay* ! (*■ was chosen because he was a young mau of exemplary habits, and had never had any connection with customs ad ministration at San Francisco cr elsewhere. He is energetic and intelligent and will be quick to learn the duties of his office, so that his inexperience, will cut no figure, lt is deemed by the administration necessary to have a man of undoubted honesty us Chief Appraiser, regardless of any experi ence in the line of duty called for. »w Naval Orders. Commander Henry L. Johnson is ordered to the command of the Mohican ; Lieutenant Carl Rohrer is ordered lor duty in the in spection of steel for the new cruisers. Naval Cadet, Charles T. Vogelsang, Charles 11. McVey. A. W. C.ttiin, Matt 11. Signor and Il.nry J. Siguier are detached trots the Charleston and ordered to examination for final graduation. Naval Cadets L- li. Moses, Claude Bailey, Lay 11. Everhart, William A. Moffett. Claude B. Price and John 1.. Edie are detached from the Baltimore and ordered to examination for final graduation. Naval Cadets Alonzo Garely, Monens C. Tread well, William N. Snow and George W. Williams are detached from the Pensacola and ordered to examination for final gradu ation. Paymaster J. Porter Loomis is de tached from the Pensacola and ordered to settle his accounts and will then be granted leave for two months. Chief Engineer Ell jab Laws is detached from the Pensacola aud granted leave for one month. .Land Cases Decided. In the appeal case al Edwin McCullntigh against the Southern Pacific Railroad.Com pany the Secretary of the luteriur has affirmed the decision of the General Land Commissioner, rejecting McCnllongh's ap plication to file a declaratory statement for section 33, Los Aunelos district, for the reason that the tract applied lor Is within the primary limits of the said railroad com pany's grant. There were 2157 land patents issued by the General Land Office for the week ended April 9, makiug an increase of 1.14 on the previous week. Of this number ihe Pacific Coast district received the following share: San Frauclsco 11", Susauvllle G. Sacramento .'., llumboldt 31, Redding '_», Koseburtr ___. La Grande 3, Burns (5, Oregon City 1, North Yakima and Olympla 2 each, Watervi 5. During the same period homestead certifi cates Issued as follows: Visalia Xi. Redding 6, burns 23, Ruseburg 23, North Yakima 26, I'atents Granted. Patents have been granted residents of the Pacili* Coast a* follows: California, San Francisco— A. F. L. bell, valve; Anna C. Peck, carving-brace; Ellridge G. Miles, slice; George Winkler, animal trap; John M. Lockwood. electric lighting system; Augustus Tache, chalkline holder; George W. White (deceased), door for catch-basins of street sewers: Alfred R. Rulofson, curry comb; Lorenzo Dwight and A. A. Jcphson, waste water gate for washing-machines; George S. Burnett and T. Sweeuey, curry comb. Oakland— Alex Johnson, sash flistener and sash balance. Los Angeles — Fred W. Wood and J. Fowler, brake for streetcars. Santa Rosa— William IL Kidd, saw-handle. Forest Hill— J. N. nnd 1. V. Burke, clastic trace connection. New hall — Edward North, checkbook. Dinuba— O. V. P. Day, harness-hook. Washington— John T. Lowe of Seattle, device for producing blasts of ait for ventila tion, etc.; Eric Silen of Kelso, combined churn and butter-worker. . Maintains His Crop Reports. J. R. Dodge, statistician of the Agricul tural Department, has furnished a long sta tistical reply to tee resolutions adopted by the St. Louis Cotton Exchange charging that the last Agricultural Department re port is erroneous in its conclusions as to wheat and cotton. Dodge says: '.'The res olutions are unworthy of the intelligence of an American commercial association; thai a band of speculators, suffering from tholr own rashness and bad judgment, should so stultify themselves as to deny the open facts of production and distribution which are published dally in the commercial press of two continents passes comprehension." Guns for the National Guard. Representative Lane of Illinois, from the Committee on Military Affair-*, to-day re ported to the House a bill authorizing the Secretary of War, on application of the Gov ernor of a State or Territory, to Issue for. the use of the National Guard of such State or Territory, any oj^-inch muzzle-loading rifled field guns of wrought; iron, or any 3 2-10 --inch breech-loading rifled field guns, steel or machine (Holchkiss orGatling). or rapid-fire guns, with implements and harness lor . the same, which may be on hand and not needed immediately for service with -'the regular forces. \ *;^'*--; _ . ' Pensions and Personals* Pensions have been granted as follows: California— Original widows— Ella Green way. Original— Douglass Luce and .Boni face Judell. ■■-•-. - Oregon: Original— James I. Miller. Philip Knell and wife, of San Francisco, are at the Arlington Hotel. ': Mrs. Campion of San Francisco is at the l-.bbiti House. C. Zenmaun of San - Francisco Is at the Shoreham Hotel. F. S. Chadbourne of San Francisco, accompanied by his wiio and son, arrived to-day. Assist Secretary Crounse of the Treas ury Department leaves to-morrow for San ; FrancUco and Fori land. His only stop be tween here and. San Francisco will be at Omaha, where lie will remain two days. * J. H. Austin has been appointed Post master at Shawaho, Clallam County, Wash., vice J. Fasel, removed.' 1 ~* Mrs Harrison Is very -much better. - The fever has broken and tier cough Is easier. Capital* >«_:«-•. ■ The President has approved the act re lating to life-saviug appliances on steamers plying exclusively un lakes, bays and sounds of Uuited Stati-5. ., - ..'.; --r The World's Fair Committee me; this morning and heard argument- 1 in support of the bill appropriating $7.-00,0-0 in aid of the World's l"air. John Boyd Thatcher of New York and Vice-President O'Dell of the Chicago directory spoke in favor of the bill. The Cabinet met to-day and considered the Bering Sea question. The President to-day Issued a proclama tion opening the Cheyenne and Arahahoe reservation on April 19 at 12 o'clock uoon. Peace in Venezuela. Senor Peraza, the Venezuelan Mm Ister, to-day received a message from the Vene zuelan Minister of Foreign Affairs, dated Caracas, April 12, saying: "Peace is assured. General tranquility prevails throughout the country." HttWiFfffflfflWH^ CONGRESS. THE SENATE. Stewart . Spook* on Sliver — Debate on the (Election of Senator*!. Washington, April 12.— 1n the Senate this morning the resolution offered by Stew art yesterday in relation to the purchase of silver and the coinage of standard silver dollars was taken up. Alter an amendment by Sherman, inserting the words "and de tailed statement of the amount purchased each day," Stewart adre&sed the Senate at lenghth on the subject, i 110 was not sure, he said, that he fully understood the last monthly statement of the Treasury Department as to the financial condition of the Treasury. Having cited the figures as set forth iv the April statement, he marked that the entire amount of gold in the Treasury in excess of the outstand ing gold certificates is less thau one-eighth of the silver and paper, for which a re demption demand might he made on It. Stewart gave tho amount of gold in the Treasury as fISS^SUMKX. and said if the gold standard was to be maintained the silver act of 1890 would have to be repealed, and tho Secretary of the Treasury would have to be authorized to sell bonds in order to accumulate gold enough to redeem the silver coin and paper money now outstand ing. In conclusion he declared that the people of the United States would not stop the agitation on the suhject until sliver was restored to the place winch it occupied pre vious to unfortunate legislation of 1873. The resolution went over till to-morrow. The resolution offered by Morgan, calling for information as to reciprocity with Ger many and Hayti, was agreed to. Morgan expressed his intention to speak upon It for a brief period. The joint resolution heretofore Introduced by Palmer, proposing a constitutional amendment for the election of United States Senators by the peoule, was taken up. Chandler addressed the Senate in opposi tion. The time might come, he said, when he would be convinced such a proposition might be submitted, but be was not con vinced of it at the present time. Ile would therefore state some objections to it. He said he did not proposo to gratify the Farmers' Alliance by voting for a constitu tional amendment for which he thought there was no occasion. He spoke of the evil of caucuses and argued that the present system of electing Senators is less liable to fraud and abuse. He critcized Palmer's al lusion to General Logan's election to tho Senate as a trick. Palmer disclaimed any Intention of re flcctinc on Logan and gave the history of Logan's election. Chandler urged that another objection was the present degraded condition of suffrage in tho United States. Palmer replied to Chandler's allusions to his political history and said he left the Republican party when it became a tariff and protectionist party. He had no fear of a popular vote. While the Republican party devoted the uses for which it was made no grander or nobler party was exist ing. It was only after it fell into the hands of men who used it for advancement of pri vate interests that it became the foe to the country which it now was. Cullom asserted that there w..** no fraud in General Logan's last election to the Senate. The joint resolution was referred to the committee ou privileges and elections, and after passing a number of bills on thu cal endar the Senate adjourned. lill house. The TJrcent D. flcl.ucy Kill Passed— ■___•__ Brings t ii the silver Question. In the House this morning the Senate amendments to the Indian appropriation bill were non-concurred in. Allen of Mississippi asked unanimous con sent for the present consideration of the joint resolution appropriating $."-0,000 for the purchase and distribution of subsistence stores to the sufferers from the overflow of the Tombigbee River and tributaries. Kilgore of Texas objected and the resolu tion was referred. Cooper of Indiana made a personal expla nation relative to the testimony taken by the Rjtuin Investigating Committee and proceeded with continued calls to older, and the. Sneaker finally said the gentleman's remarks wer_ addressed more to as sailing Raum than answering any charge made against himself. Peel, Allen and Wilson of Washington were appointed conferrcos on the Indian ap propriation bil'. The House then took up the urgent defi ciency appropriation bill in committee of the whole. Bland of Missouri took advantage of the scope of the debate to bring up the silver question by having read Senator Palmer's letter to a Chicago paper declaring that the Bleed bill was not a tree coinage measure. The committee rose and tho bill, which appropriates $1.012,0.0, was pass- d. Tlie Hi use then went into committee of ' the whole on tha naval appropriation bill, but without actlou the committee rose and the House adjourned. COOPER'S EXPLANATIO. The Democratic Congressman From Indiana Mixed Up in Pension Cases. Washington, April 12.— Representative Cooper of Indiana made a statement before the House Pension Investigation Com mittee. He declared he was not responsible for and knew nothing about the action of his clerk. Horsey, in taking fees for infor mation furnished to outside pension attor neys. Heisey had been recommended as a competent man for the place and employed as such. ..Commissioner "Raum, however, sought to have all the pension business done by Washington attorneys who were in dorsee of his notes. This, lie said, was much more harmful to the debauchery of the public service than Hersey's acts.; Raum knew of Hersey's doings last September, but had done everything in his power to havo Horsey bribed through his (Ratlin's) agents and informers in two or three States in the hope that he might entrap the wit ness. Used His Natno. It was false that he (Cooper) told Morgan that Horsey would work for him for nay, and the witness denied that lie ever asked or accepted a cent for his service growing out of his connection with public affairs. Cooper then referred to the charge that ho authoiizod Maring and Slusher In print bis . signature on thousands of imitation Con gressional slips, and said that Maring came to him aud said he desired to use the wit ness' name in calling up the cases of "the boys." Witness knew nothing of the pen sion laws nt that liin<\ and ou Maring's rep resentation that it was the usual thing and on the exhibition of a call signed by Senator Turpie he gave his consent, but with tho understanding that the privilege was to be used only for soldiers in the witness' dis trict. Learning afterward that Maring was calling up cases from all _ over the country, he wrote Tanner that he expressly limited the privilege to the soldiers ; of _ his district. Knura either destroyed or suppressed the whole of this correspondence. If It was : produced -. Raum's .. criticism would be answered in advance. ... A Question of Veracity. r In regard ; to ; the affidavit of David L. Gitt, which R'liim '.submitted, ..to- the effect that Commissioner Black, had thrown 5000 of the witness*. Blips in the waste-basket, Cooper said he did not become a Congress man until Black went out of office. -'Cooper said that Raum was guilty of a deliberate, falsehood in calling the attention of Hersey's use of .witness', name on call slips and saying -that he had made no discovery: that Hersey had used any other members' : names, when . the very papers; he tiled showed that the names of : fivo. other mem bers of Congress had been used.-- The wit ness submitted letters between himself and Commissioner Tanner- showing that he sent ; a* sample slip to Tanner.' asking him if it was proper for him to give: attorneys per ;mission(. to use them. .The Commissioner : replied most assuredly not. The next letter was one from Cooper directing Mating and S lusher to discontinue the use of '.he slips. ;•; Ex-Senator? M. 1). Foley of Reno, Nov., is in town and is stopping at the Lick.: - DASHED TO INSTANT DEATH. A Cattleman Has His Head Crashed by a Limb While Rounding Up Stock. BOISE POSTOFFICE ROBBERS CAUGHT. The Murderous Brothers Bailey Guarded by the State Troops to Save Them From En raged Lynchers. Ef..Ulto Thk Morning Ua__, Livermoue, April 12.— cattleman named Louis Mothes met a sudden and tragic death to-day on the Hospital, a rugged range adjoining the San Antonio Valley, about 30 miles from here. He and some 25 others weie engaged in the regular spring roundup. He was in pursuit of some cattle that had separated from the baud and while his horse was running at great speed his head struck the limb of a tree. His brains were dashed out and death resulted in stantly. Mothes was 33 years of age, a native of Switzerland and unmarried. The remains were brought here for interment. NORMAL SCHOOL BOARDS In Joint Session Transact Much Easiness and Suggest Improvements. Chico, April 12.— The annual meeting of boards of trustees of the State Normal schools was held this morning in the nor mal school building here. There were pres ent Governor Markham and Superintendent Anderson of Sacramento: Principal Childs, Colonel rhilo Hersey, T. S. Montgomery, Ralph Lowe. C. H. Phillips and Judge Rhodes of San Jose; Principal Moore, Stephen M. White, A. O. Davidson, A. 11. Pomeroy and John Mansfield of Los An geles; Principal E. T. Pierce, John Ridwell, F. C. Lusk and A. H. Crow of Chico. Prin cipal Childs made a report on the new di ploma, now being prepared for use in nor mal schools. Superintendent Anderson {in dorsed the recommendations of Principal Pierce that action be taken to ask the Legislature to pass a law making di plomas of normal schools legal cer tificates, qualifying boldeis "'to 'teach' in any 'primary or grammar schools In the State without further examination. A motion was made and passed to Ibis effect, -and a committee consisting of Rhodes, White and Rusk was appointed to assist the State Superintendent and take such action as may be necessary. Professor Childs sug gested that hereafter diplomas issued to graduates from normal schools be signed by the Governor, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the principal of the school is suing the diploma, and the president of the local board of trustees. A motion embody ing the above prevailed. Superintendent Anderson reported that all schools in the State are in the best working condition and dome good work. It was also reported that the Los Angeles school must have more room, as the present room is wholly inade quate. A resolution passed that it was the sense of the joint boards that the Legislature be asked to appropriate $75,000 for the. construction and equipment of an additional building at Los Angeles. The joint boards were Instructed to memorialize the Legis lature to appropriate a sufficient sum to equip the Chico and San Jose Normal schools with gymnasium and grounds for physical training. It was also moved and passed that the Legislature be memorialized to Appropriate a sufficient sum for heating and ventilating the Sau Jose Normal School building. It was decided by the boards that, to enter a normal school without examination, graduates from ninth-grade schools must have a recommendation bearing the signa ture of the city Superintendent of Schools,- Amotion was adopted that the Slate Su perintendent be elected secretary of tha joint boards until further orders, with a sal ary of S2O lor each meeting. The boards adjourned tn meet on the sec ond Tuesday in Api ■'■, 1593, in the. Normal school building at San Jose. VICTORIA NEWS. Election and Marine Items— Sleeting of the Grand Lodge, A. 0. TJ. W. Victoria, B. C, April 12.— The election of an Alderman to-day for the Johnson street Ward resulted in the election of Ed ward Bragg, a prominent workinginan and the labor candidate. -'} : rV.. The steamer Umatilla, from San Fran cisco, this morning brought 322 tons of freight for Victoria aud 59 tons for Van couver. ■i'7 s 7z'_~.'i Tlie Canadian Government has remitted the fine of S4OO imposed on the American tug t'ollis last October. At the time the San Pedro was wrecked uear _. Race Rocks the tug took the United States Inspectors, Bullen and Bryant, and others, including surveyors and agents, to the wreck. The British authorities fined the tug for inter fering in the business. . A sailing-race Is proposed for the sealing fleet from Victoria to Port Augeles and re turn. .".'.T ' ,7-.7:7-y*y 7;- The Grand Lodge. A. O. U- W., of Brit ish Columbia met at noon to-day. Banquet this evening. THE GIRLS FLOW ALL DAY. Julia O'Meara May Have Poisoned Her Father, but People Pity Her. Modesto, April 12.— Tho case of the People against Julia ■ O'Meara and her lover, Charles Alberti, on complaint of her father, who charges them with poisoning him with intent to murder, was heard to day, attracting a large crowd/having ex cited intense public interest The testimony showed that the defendants desire to marry and O'Meara forbids it. On March 27 he found the water- provided by Julia for his use so bitter that he could not drink it. The following morning the tea she gave him for breakfast was as bitter as oak-bark lea, but he drank it and was soon violently sick, and was narrowly saved by physicians, who agree that he was poisoned. Popular sym pathy is with the daughter, regardless of her guilt or innocence. O'Meara Is tyran nical to his family. lie has three daughters, and compels them to get up every morning at 4 o'clock to feed the stock, harness the horses and do like labor, and makes them plow day, as though they were the most rugged men. ..' . . \. , /.." BIG IRRIGATION CANAL*. An English Company Has Let a Contract for One in Arizona. » Tucson, Ariz.. April 12.— The Santa Cruz Water-storage Company -yesterday closed a contract with S. S. Watson of Los Angeles to construct nn Irrigating canal and reser voirs in Santa Cruz Valley. The canal will be TO miles long and 30 feet wide at the bot tom. •■ It will be supplied from the Santa Cruz River and twenty storage reservoirs. There will be 300,000 acres of laud reclaimed for agriculture. '. Work will be pushed. Five hundred men and 200 teams will ba put to work uext week." Tlio cost of construction is estimated at $1,2.0,000. .The enterprise is wholly backed by English capital. The head of the canal is 50 miles ■ south of Tucson. The canal will run north 20 miles. - This is the largest irrigation enterprise yet inaugurated iv Arizona. -•_-_ .-,-■-. PURIFYING POLITICS. A New Republican Club Organized in Santa Clara County. Santa Clara, April 12.— The Santa Cl .ra County Republican Club was organized in San Jose to-night with 130 charter members, comprising many of the leading citizens of this city, and county. Bon. F. E. Spencer, ex-Superior Judge, was elected -president; James A. Clayton, secretary; Edward Mc- Laughlin, treasurer, anrt C. ;M. - Wooster financial secretary. Q. _. bowman, J." R. We-Jler. ■■ C. T. Settle, F. P. Russell, Th ilo Hersey, D. W. Burchard and- Ct, A. Fuller were chosen the executive committee.' Judge Spencer," in taking the chair, in a few well chosen -.words ; sounded the keynote i of 7 the coming campaign, aud said that the aim of the club would be to make Republicanism respectable in Santa Clara County.' Teachers of Nevada County. * Nevada; City, April : 12.— The Teachers' Institute "of £ Nevada County convened 5: in thlsT city this morning with a full attendance of teac hers. County Superintendent Roger-^ iv the ~ opening address, retorted . to the PRICE FIVE CENTS. gradual falling off for several years past in the number of children attending school in most of the districts of the county. He attributed the decrease solely to the stop page of hydraulic mining, and his prophecy that a revival of that industry was appa rently close at hand and would result in an increase of population and general prosper ity was received with great enthusiasm. Among prominent educators from abroad attending the institute are Professor George E. Howard of Stanford University, Pro fessor T. B. Bacon and Colonel George C. Edwards of the State University, and Pro fessor P. M. Fisher of the Pacific Educa tional Journal. The Baby Shot Itself. Grass Valley, April 12.— Yesterday afternoon at Patrick , Campbell's ranch, 13 miles southwest from here, the three-year old daughter of Mrs.. Carroll was badly wounded by being, shot in the face.. The little one was playing all alone in a room where some guns were stacked in a corner. It is presumed that she got one of the guns down on the floor, anil was pulling it after her. when the load was discharged. The charge of the bird shot carried away the skin and flesh of the right side of the face forward ot the ear and to the corner of the eye. Some of the shot perforated the ear, but that organ will not be lost. The tem poral artery was laid bare but not cut. The wound is not dangerous, but Is very ugly. ■ Fleeing British Editors. New Westminster, B. C, April 12.— Kennedys, publishers of the Columbian, who have been summoned to appear before the House to answer a charge of publishing a libelous article against one of the members of the House, have fled to Blame, Wash., just across the border. Troops guarded the Columbian office and every avenue of escape from the city ail night, but the newspaper men escaped from the city yesterday and speut the* night at a ranch in the woods. This morning they escaped "across the bor der. Intense excitement prevails, as almost the entire populace uphold the Kennedys. Lynching Expected. Raker City, Or., April 12.— Advices re- ceived from Vale this evening are to the effect that everything is quiet. The ex amination of John and William Bailey, the alleged murderers of William Humbert, was to have commenced at 1 o'clock this after noon. Light men are kept constantly en guard at the jail, but there is little fear en tertained of any attempt at mob violence. It is expected that F Company will return to-morrow evening in charge of the pris oners. :. :_.-; A later reoort says that aa attack upon the jail is expected to-night and that the cowboys mean business. •"•.*.!_ Died on the Desert. Phoenix. Ariz., April 12.— Two of a party of three prospectors have returned from a trip on the Colorado desert, and report tbe death from, thirst of their companion, whose uame was Mcßride. The party separated In a search for water, and later the two sur vivors came upon a message left in a sione calm, which leaves no doubt but that Mc- Bride's boucs nre bleaching on the desert. The others suffered terribly from exposure. Shot in a Dive. •_. -_ . . Reno, Nev., April 12.— man named James Gilmore shot and mortally wounded Jack Savage this morning In a dive known as Gilmore's Garden. Gilmore was arrested. Savage was accused offsetting fire to Gil more's place several months ago, aad the shooting is supposed to have been caused' by that trouble. Savage is alive yet. but sinking rapidly. .; _ ; Delegates to the Grand Parlor. Sutter Cheek, April 12.— The parlors In Amador County of the Native Sons of tho Golden West have elected the, following delegates to the Grand Parlor that convenes in Los Angeles on April 25: E. M. Hurst, Plymouth; W. E. Kent and E. A. Freeman, Excelsior: C. H. Colbert and T. M. Church, Keystone, aud J, 11. Tibbits, Amador. The Baltimore at San Diego. San Diego, April 12.— The cruiser Balti more has arrived and is anchored off the harbor. She will remain outside engaged in gun practice until; Saturday, when she will come to the inside: bay. it is understood that the cruiser Charleston will proceed to Santa Barbara in a few days. After going farther north she will be back here some time in May. The Postoffice Robbers Caught. Boisk City, April 12.— United States Mar shal Pinkham has captured Frank Henton ardC. U. Taylor who are supposed to be two of the three men who last week held up Postmaster Leonard and rubbed tbe Boise Postoffice of 81200. Asked for His Resignation. Phoenix, Ariz.. Af>ril 12.— Acting Gov ernor .Murphy has requested the resignation of Adjutant-General Gill on account of an attempted assault made in the editorial rooms of the Republican last week. WORST FORM ECZEMA Baffled Best Medical Skill for Eig-hi Months. Cured In Tito. Month. by Cuticiira Remedies. 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