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SACRAMENTO DAILY RECORD-UNION.
VOLUME I_XXX.--.TO. 68.
EAST OF THE ROCKIES.
Illinois was Included in the Democratic
Tidal Wave.
TOWS WIPED OUT OP EXISTENCE.
Dastardly Work of Train Wreckers
in Missouri—Mrs. Parsons and
Other Anarchists Arrested.
( SPECIAL D__r_.TCH_S TO THE KECOBD-C-tION.I
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ILLINOIS, TOO.
The Democratic Tidal Wave Swept that
fctate.
Chicago, November 7th.—At last the re
tarns irom the State of Illinois count are
sufficiently complete to announce decisive
ly the result on the State ticket. The
Democrats have won and Edwin S. Wilson
of Oinev is elected State Treasurer by 11,
--436, and' Henry Kaab of Belleville, Super
intendent of Public Instruction, by 36.144
No compilations have been made yet on
tbe Trusteeship of the University of Illi
nois, but the indications are that the three
Democratic nominees are elected by a slight
majority.
Not until to-day have the Republicans
of Illinois realized the full extent of the
avalanche which has obliterated the old
time majority in the Stale. Fuller rtturns
to-day showed that in addition to the Dem
ocratic gains heretofore announced in their
Congressional Districts, Congressmen Pay
son and Hill have also been defeated, and
Snow and Stewart, Democrats, are elected.
Both Congressmen Hill and Pay son have
telegraphed the Associated Press conceding
their defeat, the former by 050 and the lat
ter by from 500 io 700. This makes the
Congressional delegation from Illinois
stand fourteen Democrats and six Republi
cans.
The Congressmen elected are as follows :
First, Taylor (R ); second, McGann (D );
third, Bui rows (D ): fourth, Newberry (D.);
fifth, Hopkins (R.); sixth. Hill (R ); sev
enth, Henderson (R.); eighth, Stewart (D.);
ninth, Snow (D.); tenth. Post (R.); eleventh,
Cable (D); twelfth, W like (D ); thirteenth,
Springer (D); fourteenth, Scott (D ); fif
teenth, Busie (D.); sixteenth, Fithian (D );
seventeenth, Lane (D ); eighteenth, Fir
man (D.); nineteenth, Williams (D ); twen
tieth, Smith (R.).
The great delay in arriving at an au
thentic conclusion in this State has been
due to the lateness of returns owing to the
tremendous amount of scratching. All
estimates on which previous reports were
based were valueless in view of the poiiti
cal tidal wave which swept over the State
and which is unprecedented in the history
of Illinois.
Nebraska's big vote.
Omaha, November 7th.—Returns from
85 out of 89 counties in Nebraska gire the
followine figures for Governor: Richards
(Rep.), 69,236; Boyd (Dem.), 72,325: Pow
ers (Alliance), 71,143. While the contest is
very close, a careful estimate gives Boyd a
plurality of nearly 1.000, but indicates the
election of the remainder of the Repub
lican State ticket. The total vole r,f the
State so far exceeds by fully 15 000 the
Presidential vote in 1838. It is an extraor
dinary increase for an ;:o_f' year.
REPUBLICAN VICTORY 15 KANSAS.
Kansas City, November 7th.—The offi
cial canvass of the votes is Kansas has pro
gressed far enough to show that the en
tire Republican State ticket is elected
with the exception of Kellogg, who is de
feated for re-election as Attorney-General
by Ives, the Farmers' Alliance candidate.
The Republican majority is placed at
abuat 10000. The vote on Congressmen
is not changed by the official count. The
Kansas delegation stands: 2 Republicans
and 5 Farmers' Alliance. The Legislature
is still believed to be Farmers' Alliance.
wisconsin'6 loss.
Milwaukee (Wis.i, November 7ih.—Of
ficial returns from the First District show
the election of Babbitt (Dem.) over Cooper
(Rep). Tbis leaves only one Republican
Congressman in Wisconsin, Hangeti, in the
Eighth District, who has about 1 000 ma
jority. The Republican snffer a net loss oi
six Congressmen besides tne Legislature,
which will probably elect ex-Secretary
Vilas to succeed Senator Spooner, although
other candidates are springing up. Peck
(Dem.) for Governor bas a msjority of 30,
--o*o.
THE RESULT IN MINNESOTA.
St. Paul, November 7th.—With all but
three counties reported in Minnesota and
most of them official, the vote for Governor
stands: Merriam (B ), 82.220; Wilson (D.),
80.663; Owen (Alliance). 52,440. Merriam's
plurality is 1,557. Other couuties and
official figures trom some of the counties
already included in the count may change
this a little, but not materially. Governor
Merriam ran behind his ticket. All the
rest of the Republican State ticket is
elected, save the Auditor, Biermann (D.),
with the Alliance indorsement, securing
that place. The Alliance vote will be
probably increased by later figures from the
Fifth District, which" was its stronghold.
In that district there seems no doubt that
Halverson (Alliance) is elected to Congress
by a plurality oi' over 2.000. Lind (R.)
wins over Baker (Alliance-D.) in the Sec
ond by over 1,000 plurality.
NORTH DAKOTA.
Sioux Falls, November 7th.—The
(Rep. I has returns showing the entire Re
publican State ticket is elected. Reports
from all but three Senatorial and two Rep
resentative districts show the Republicans
have one majority in the Senate, the House
standing 61 Republicans and 53 Democrats
and Alliance men. Thirty-one counties
out of fifty-one give Pierre 7,659 for the
State Capital.
SOUTH DAKOTA.
In South Dakota the Independents have
conceded the election of the Republican
State ticket, and latest reports indicate the
election of a Republican majority in tbe
Legislature, insuring the re election of
Senator Moody. Pierce has won the per
manent capital by S,OOO to 10,000 majority,
although Huron does not yet concede that
fact. Late to-day Chairman l'.emiler of the
Democratic Committee conceded the elec
tion of both Republican Congressman and
most of the State ticket, but claimed the
Governor and enough of the Legislature to
give a majority to tbe Alliance and Demo
crats.
THE DEMOCRATIC SWEET JN INDIANA.
Indianapolis, November 7th.—Official
returns from the State at large are just be
ginning to come in. The Democratic ma
ority will be abont 18,000. The onljf Re
pmblicans elected to Congress are Waugh
in the Sixth and Johnson in the Ninth.
The Legislature is Democratic in both
Hns.es and sixty-nine majority in joint
session.
HOLDING A CONFERENCE.
Concord (N. H.), November 7th.—A con
ference of prominent Republicans is being
held to consider the legislative situation.
KENTUCKY.
Winchester, November 7th.— Returns
from tbe mountain counties in the Teath
district show the election of Hill 11 > to
Congress.
TENNESSEE.
Knoxville, November 7th.—ln the First
Congressional District Taylor fR.) is
elected; in the Second. Hank (R.).
oanracncroT
Hartford, November 7th—The official
vote of "he State by lie tir-' r turns, which
cast out the Prohibit in vota in many
towns, shows Morris ha* 57 plurality. With
the Prohibition vote in he i. defeated.
MONTANA DEMOCRATIC.
Helena. November 7tb—The" Journal
(R.) concedes the election of Dixon (D.) to
Congress. The Stats Senate is Democratic
by one msjority.
IOWA STOOD FIRM.
Das Moines, November 7th.—-Returns re
ceived from ninety counties give McFar
land 173,179. and Chamberlain 170,543
McFarland's plurality is 2,636. It is esti
mated that over nine counties will increase
McFarland's plurality to 3.901, a net gain
of 1,050 over last year. This insures the
election of the entire Republican State
ticket by about 4,000 plurality.
JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL SPEAKS.
New York, November 7tb —A Post Bos
ton special says: James Russell Lowell
says in private conversation : "When par
ties become factions it is time for all good
men to leave them. I make this distinc
tion : Partie. represent principles, and
factions are the instruments of men. At
present tne Republican party is a faction."
WANTS THE m'kINLEY BILL MODIFIED.
Chicago, November 7th.—The Evening
Journal, for many years one of the staoch
est of Republican papers, in the course of a
double-leaded editorial on the political sit
uation, this morning says:
"What now shall be the Republican par
ty's course is simply this, that it must live
up to what are its real principles, and the
McKinley bill must be modified in almost
its every feature. A national caucus of
party must be held, and its leaders must
obey the dictates of that caucus. There is
no occasion for delay until the Democratic
Congress assembles, and the Republican
Senate has given assent to the changes re
quired. The Republican party is tbe party
ot the people, and one of reform within it
self. It now ha. its opportunity."
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MORE OF TUE ANARCHISTS.
Mrs. Parsons and Others Arrested in
Newark, N J.
Newark (N. J.), N.ive__b-r7th.—A week
ago the International Workingmen's So
ciety rented a hall here for a meeting to
night. The proprietor did not know they
were Anarchists until he saw the bills
posted announcing that the meeting was
to celebrate the anniversary of the hang
ing of the Chicago Anarchists, and was lo
be addressed by Lucy Parsons, Herr Most,
and others.
This evening he refused them admit
tance to the hall.
Mrs. Parsons mounted tbe steps and be
gan to harangue the crowd. The Police
Captain warned her to desist, but she de
fied him with stiong language, and the
Anarchists urged her to continue,
Tbe police arrested her and several other
Anarchists, Herr Most succeeded in es
caping.
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TRAIN-WRECKERS' WORK.
Miraculous Escape of Passengers From
Being Killed.
Sedalia (Mo.), November 7th.—A train
on the Missouri Pacific was wrecked by
train robbers near Oiterville this morning.
The train consisted of seven coaches, in
cluding mail, express and baggage. The
robbers removed the spikes and fish plates,
and placed crowbars under tbe rails so that
they would spread.
The engine, tender, baggage and express
cars were wrecked.
Engineer John Reed and four postal
clerks were injured, but not fatally. The
smoking car, full of passengers, was turned
upside down, but none of the passengers
were seriously hurt. Two chair cars jumped
the track, but did not turn over.
Town Wiped Out oi Existence.
Petesbburg (Ind.), November 7th.—A
terrible conflagration occurred at Winslow,
Pike county, this morning. The whole
town was wiped out of existence. The
houses were all frame structures, and the
fire spread rapidly and so fiercely that all
efferts of the people to extinguish it proved
unavailing. Not a house is left standing,
and 400 persons are left homeless. There
is no fire department and no provision waa
made for the sudden coming of such a
calamity. How the fire originated has not
been ascertained, but is supposed to have
been caused by a defective flue. There will
be much suffering among the people.
Eloped With .laps.
Ann Arisor (Mich.), November 7th.—
Two Japanese students of the Michigan
University have created quite a sensation
by eloping with two American girls from
here. The Japs are Kulsutaro Fukushiraa
and Reitaro Tokano, both of noble families
and graduates of the law department here
last year. One of the girls was Miss Fuller
of Ypsilanti, who is quite young and of
good family and handsome. The other j
woman is considerably older and well j
known in certain circles. There is no trace
of the fugitives.
He's Net in a Harry.
Lexington (Ky), Xovember 7th.—In the
course of an interview to-day regarding tbe
Speakership of tbe next House. Congress
man Breckenridge said that tbe elections
next fall in New York, Ohio, lowa and
other States will demonstrate whether this
revolution is permanent, or whether there
is danger of a reaction, and until these
elections are over the Democratic party
will n»t have information as to what may
be most wise for the House to do. He is
not, therefore, now a candidate for Speaker,
and does not think he will be until after
the next election.
Probably Headed for Canada.
New York, November 7th.—Thomas
Harper, President and Treasurer of the
Harper Bros. Company, manufacturers of
decorated lamps and shades, of this city,
and William Harper, manager of the fac
tory at Van West, Westchester county,
have disappeared, leaving debts reported
at from $25,000 to $50,000. Executions
against the company for nearly $5,000 are
in the hands of the Sheriff, but there is
nothing to attach.
Accident on the Cincinnati Southern*
Nicholas villi; ,Ky. . November 7th. —
A passenger train on the Cincinnati South
ern road took the side track at Junction
City, and a freight, switching, ran into the
passenger. Nobody was killed outright,
but a number were injured, the most seri
ously being Herbert F. Tousley, of Belvi
dere. 111., concussion on the brain, and B. I
N. Austin. Assistant General Passenger
Agent of the Northern Pacific road of St.
Paul, injured internally.
Miraculous Escape.
Duluth (Minn.), November 7th.—The
Pullman sleeper on the train from Minne
apolis jumped the track on the trestle this
morning, and falling twenty feet, landed
in the river. Twenty persons went down
with it and all were more or less bruised,
but none seriously hurt.
Murdered His Father.
New Brunswick (N. J.), November 7th.—
Stanislofl Virschkowsky, a young Pole,
stabbed his father, Josef Virschkowsky,
Monday night, at Perthamboy, from the
effects "of which he died last night. The
young man says his father murdered his
mother in Poland.
Rough on Our Lard.
New York, November 7th.—The Gov
ernment ot Peru has imposed a prohibitive
tax on imported lard. The news of this
move ceated quite a stir on Produce Ex
change to day, as Peru takes $300,000 of the
best quality of lard from this city yearly.
Explosion ot a Shell.
New York, November 7th.—lnformation
has just reached here that while soldiers
were handling shells in a magazine at Fort
Wadsworth, Staten Island, this morning,
one of them let a shell fall and exploded,
killing four persons.
Beaten to Death.
Memphis. November 7th.—Last night a
negro applied to Mrs. <>. G. Bailey, the
wife of a prominent citizen, for money.
She refused, and he beat her to death with a
fiatiron. A mob is in pursuit of him to
lynch him.
Joha Bnchtel Dying.
f i.ktei. .Nt>. November Tjk —John R.
Buchtel, founder of the Bucmel College at
Akron, O , suffered a stroke of tpopler.
on Tuesday and is dying.
SACE___O_NTO, 6.ATLTKDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1890.
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Senator Blackbnrn Tells a Story About
Blame.
THE SECRETARY AS A PROPHET.
He Predicted Defeat to the Repub
lican Party if the McKinley
Bill Became a Law.
[irECLAL DBFATCHSB TO THX —I_M—-i I
ISlAIM" denounced it.
He Predicted Defeat if tbe McKinley Bill
Waa Passed.
Washington, November 7th.—SeDator
Joe Blacaburn, after many weeks of se
crecy, told an intensely interesting story
about Blame and his wonderful political
foresight.
It is the talk of Washington to-night,
and Blame is complimented on every
hand for his marvelous political sagacity.
Senator Blackburn returned yesterday
from Kentucky, aud in fpeaking abiut
the election results to several correspond
ents, said: ' Out ot the general wreck
ari.e3 a solitary figure—alone, but con
spicuous. That figure is Mr. Blame. Al
ways towering, he now appears peerless
in pre-eminence. He alone emerges from
the crush of disaster unhurt, and unrcrH.d.
To him bis party will look as the only
Moses or Joshua that can lead them out
from the mire of defeat to solid ground,
where a fooling may yet be gained. And
now that it is all over I will tell you of a
scene that I witnessed in which Mr. Blame
was the principal actor. A scene tbat to
me was so full of In ensity as to be almost
dramatic, aud which will never fade from
my memory. It has never been told.
"It was "before tbe McKinley bad beeD
passed by tbe House, and was on the calen
dar of tbe oenate, though not yet taken
up. It was a particularly warm day in
July, when Senators Allison. Hale and
myself sat in the Senate Appropriations
Committee rooms, waiting for Mr. Blame,
with whom we were to consult, as a sub
committee, about the consular and diplo
matic budget. There was present no one
else except the clerk ot the committee.
Blaiue tiDaliy appeared, aud with him
Curtis, the accomplished Secretary of the
Pan-American Congress. The Secretary
was rather in neglige costume, as suited
the temperature, except as to a particularly
glossy and irreproachable silk hat, a brar.d
new shining plug.
"The tariff bill, mind you. had nothing
to do with the subject in hand, bat in a
casual way I broacned it afier tbe usual
greetings had been e.tcbaaged. Probably
I asked Mr. Blame how he liked-it. Ima
gine my surprise, aud shall I say gratifica
tion, when he launched forth in a torrent
of inveclive against tbe Act that McKinley
fathered. He said: 'This bill is an iDfamy
and an outrage. It is tbe most shameful
measure ever proposed te a civilized peo
ple. Go on with it, and it will carry our
party to perdition. 1
"I was feeling considerably interested
and said: 'I wish you were in the Senate,
Mr. Blame, to announce yourself in such
terms.'
"'I wish I were,' he answered; 'if so I
would stamp it under my feet and spit
upou it,' and then, advancing toward Sen
ators Allison and Hale, be snapped his
fingers in the face of each alternately and
with rising inflection said: 'Goonv.ith
your driveling idiocy and see to what de
struction it will lead tbe Republican party.
Pass this biy and in 1692 there will not be
a man in all the parly so beggared as to
accept your nomination for the Presi
dency.'
"Thee he began to dissect the bill merci
lessly, particulaily the sugar schedule. This
he inveighed against with all his force. I
reminded him that the Senate had im
proved upon the labors of tbe House as re
garded sugar. That, to protect an Ameii
can industry involving the enormous labor
of boring a hole in the maple tree, and
boiling tbe juice, the Senate bad iigreed to
give the maple sugar growers of New Eng
land a bounty of two cents. That was the
first he had heard of it, and he seemed
hardly able to credit what I told. 'It isn't
true,' he said. Allison and Hale continued
me. 'I sut pose this was done at the solici
j tation of Morrill and Edmunds?' he in
quired. Mr. Allison replied in the affirma
tive. 'It is a good sample of the breadth of
their statesmanship,' said the Secretary, and
then the climax came.
"His new beaver was lying on the table
within easy reach. With a sudden blow
he brought his clenched hand down on
it with such force as to mash it flatter than
a pancake, and then seizing the battered
chapeau he hurled it against the wall vio
lently. I never saw such an ebullition, but
it only emphasized the deep earnestness
with which tbe Secretary argued against
the policy about which his opinion as then
given now seems prophetic. Will he- be
the Republican nominee in 1802? Cer
tainly, from now on no other will be
thought of, and henceforth you will see a
still wider divergence on his part from the
course of tbe Harrison administration."
BEN. BUTTERWORTH.
He Joins in the Chora.- of Blaming the
McKinley Bill.
Washington, November 7th —B"n. But
terworth is a. cheerful and humorous as
ever, notwithstanding the election results
He heard a reporter'_ question, "Is the Re
publican party dead? Has rigor mortis
set in . ' and he stopped to shake his head
as old men do at a wake, with one eye on
the corpse and the other on the table in the
next room.
"Il is not dead," exclaimed the Ohio
Congressman, brightening suddenly, as a
sad man does when he unexpectedly finds
a dime in the pocket of an old vest. "It
is not dead, but sleeping. What seems
! death is but a transition. These revolutions
of popular feeling come every now and
then, but they cannot last. There will
be no new parties grow ont of these old
ones. One will live for one reason and
one for another. The Republican party
bas too many glorious memories to die.
I venture to say that no party ever existed
tbat has done so much good to humanity
as the Republican party, whatever its
faults may have been. The Democratic
party will not die, because it can't be killed.
After the War the Democrats hadn't any
thing at al), but look at them now! Why,
the word Democracy alone is enough to
draw a million voters in tbis country. It
has a pleasing sound. The idea of equality
that it conveys appeals and is genial to
every man."
"Just like the word protection ?"
"Oh, well," exclaimed Mr. Butterworth.
'the result is due to the McKinley bill more
than any one thing. The country was not
ripe for it. The people were expecting a
reduction and not a rise in the tariff My
opinion is that four out five Republicans
desired a decrease in the rate of duties.
Mind you, my opinions as to some of
the features of the McKinley bill hat
never been changed one particle. There has
been a feeling of unrest among the people,
and with the ucwieldly majority the Dem
ocrats will have in Congress, an unwise
legislation of dreamers lhat will result in
the feeling being increased, and it will be
that the Republican majority will sweep
back a*ain in two years.''
'.VAT'S SENSITIVENESS.
A Joke on His Defeat for Re-F.lectlon
Not Appreciated.
Washington, November 7th.— Post
master-Genera! Wauamaker to-day di
rected the suspension of Mrs. Margaret
Watkins. a clerk in lhe Washington Post
office, for using offensive language toward
the son of Senator Quay of Pennsylvania.
The story, as told, is lhat young Q jay
asked for bis father's mail at tbe general
delivery window, and Mrs. Walkins, turn
ing round, asked where the Senator's mail
was. Some clerk, who bad been reading
the returns, facetiously replied, "In the
dead letter office."
Mrs. Watkins, according to her story,
mechanically repeated the remark to young
Quay, who turned away smiling.
It appears, however, lhat tbe matter was
reported to the Postmaster-General.
He ordered the suspension of Mrs Wat
kins pending an investigation, which is
now going on The Superintendent eaid
the alleged offensive remark was merely a
pleasantry uot intended to reach the ears
of anybody outside.
PRESERVING FRUIT.
Professor Hllgard's Report to the Agri
cultural Department.
Washington, November 7th. —The Ex
periment Station record for October, issued
to-day by tbe Agricultural Department,
contains an extract from an article on pre
servative fluids for fresh fruits by E. F.
Hilgard, Ph. D. This article was written
as an answer lo inquiries regarding the
methods of preserving samples of fr lit for
exhibition at fairs.
In gen. ral, a preservative must be an an
tiseptic liquid, says he, which will
neither exercise a solvent or sollen
iug action upon the stain of fruit,
nor extract cr change its color,
nor dider so in density from the pieces of
fruit or to cause the latter to shrink or
swell. Alcohol, sugar, glycerine, and salt,
while useful as preservatives, for some
purpose, do not meet all these conditions
Salicylic acid, boiacip acid, Bulpburdus
acid and bi-sulphite of soda are recom
mended as antiseptics, and methods of
their u^e described. Attention is called to
the results of the investigations of Pro
fessor P. Pichi, of the Royal Viticultural
School at Conegliano, Italy, with corrosive
sublimate (bachloride of mercury) for the
preservation of grapes. Professor Pichi's
conclusion is tbat "grapes in bunches can
be best preserved for collections by keeping
tbem immersed in a solution of corrosive ;
sublimate, taking special care to wash
them thorouehly beforehand. The besL
strength for this solution seems to be four
pro-ruille. The poisonous nature of this
fluid should be taken into account. The
tests of this preservative are now in progress
at California Station.
"The Sulphuring of Dried Fruits," by '
Prof. Hilgard, is a resume of the author's '
opinion on tbis subject, which is of consid '
erable importance in California. The sul- :
phuring of dried fruit was for two objects—
to brighten tbe color and to prevent the at
tacks cf insects. When fresbly sliced the
fruit is heated with sulphurous acid for a
short time. The effect on fruit is compar- :
atively slight, and yet tbe insects are to a
considerable extent deterred from touching i
such fruit. When, however, as is often
the case, the fruit is thoroughly sulphured
after drying, the gas penetrates tbe entire
spongy mass cf the fruit, bleaching it with
out regard to its quality, injuring its flavor,
and, worst of all, causing the formation of '
sulphuric acid in a sufficient amount as to
injurious to health.
This last point is enforced by statements
of analysis of sulphured apricots and'prunes,
in which specimens of tbe former fruit was
shown to contain 232 per cent, of sulphuric
acid, equivalent to about twenty-five grains
of oil of vitriol, per pound, and the latter
34G per cent, of sulphuric acid, mostly free.
California fruit-growers are advised to
make an effort to educate the public taste
so that it will prefer a healthy, brown,
high-flavored fruit to the sickly-tinted,
chemical-tinted product of the sulphur
box.
REED'S -UCCESSOR.
It la Believed That Mills Will Be the
Next Speaker.
Washington, November 7tb. — Tb£
Speakership of tbe House ig now the up
permost topic here. The candidate sso far
announced are Crisp. Blount, Bynum,
Hatch, Springer, McMillan, Lockwood of
New York, McAdoo of New Jersey and
Mills.
It was believed that Mills would prefer
to be leader of the House as Chairman of
the Ways and Means Committee, bnt a
telegram from him to O'Brien Moore, the
Washington correspondent of the St. Louis
Republic, says he would be a candidate. It
is generally believed here tbat Mr. Mills
will have a walkover. He is regarded as
oue of the ablest men in the Democratic
party, and is a fine parliamentarian.
It is said by parties in a position to
know whereof they speak, that Mills, if
elected Speaker, will not follow the old
foijy line of his Democratic predecessors,
but will appoint on the Ways and Means
Committee several of the new members
elected from the Northwest and New Eng
land States on account of the McKinley
bill. It is believed that young Hoar of
Massachusetts would go on the Ways and
Means Committee.
Rather Premature.
Washington, November 7th. —Regarding
the recent rumor of the imposition of a
heavy duty on American cattle by the Mex
ican Government, tbe State Department
has advices from the Consul-General say
ing that no such duties have been imposed
to his knowledge, but that the Mexican
Government Is now preparing a tariff bill,
none of the details of which have been
made public.
AMATEUR BOXERS.
The Olympic Club Tournament Br»nght
to a Close.
San Francisco, November 7th.—The first
contest at tbe Olympic Club tournament
to-night was for welter-weights, and was
between John O'Neil of the Sacramento
Athletic Club and Nathan Gallagher of
Oakland. Gallagher won in two rounds.
For the bantam-weight Philip Boulo
whipped William Spellnan in two rounds.
The first middle-weight contest was won
by J. M. Sutterwhite over Herman Han
son.
William Johnson, of the Sacramento
club, also a middle-weight, took four
rounds to best Robert McCord of the
Olympic, and the heretofore Pacific coast
champion.
Jack Keleher was awarded tbe heavy
weight prize, after a four-round bye with
Jim Corbett.
Sullivan and J. M. Ward boxed for the
second-class heavy-weight medal, the
former winning. A foul was claimed by
the latter.
The contest between Johnson and Setter
white forthe middle-weight championship
took five rounds, the latter winning.
GIGANTIC DEAL.
An English Syndicate to Bay Oat Chicago
Packer*.
Chicago, November 7th.—A local paper
says a meeang of Chicago beef and pork
packers was held tbis afteraoon to dis
cuss tbe scheme to form a combination
of packers to sell out to an English syn
dicate.
After the meeting one of the gentlemen
admitted to a reporter that negotiations
had been in progress for some time and
the deal was practically consummated.
The packing-houses will probably be
combined into practically one big con
cern, which will form the largest packing
interest in the world.
The business will be run with Eaelish
capital, but tbe actual management will
remain in American hands. Armour for
himself, and Messrs Morris and Swift
and Libby, by their attorneys, denied
that they were interested in the deal. Ar
mour said tbat there was not enough
money in England to buy him out.
Will Meet Spreckels' Cut.
New York. November 7th.—lt is re
ported the trus! has sent orders to all con
signees in ;he interior to promptly meet all
cuts on the price of refined by Spreckels
with promptness. Whether this covers an
under_'andir><: between the trust and other
refiners at Philadelphia and Boston since
June last is not known, but it is thriUght it
will not be considered entirely satisfactory
by ou'siders.
CALIFORNIA AND COAST.
Reports From 111 Parts of the State
Still Coming In.
MARKHAM'S PLUBALITT, 10,000.
San Francisco's Count Nearly Fin
ished—No Material Changes
in the Reealts.
[-PKCLAL DISPATCHES TO THJt RBCORD-UNION. J
MARKHAM'S PLURALITY.
It Now Mount- Up Close to Ten Thou
sand.
Sax Francisco, November 7th —Returns
from 1.807 precincts in Califorti >, includ
ing all bnt forty precincts in this city, give
Maikham for Governor a plurality of 9.799.
Returns from 293 out of 457 precincts iv
the First Congressional District give Bar
ham (Rep ) a plurality of 622.
Returns irora 333 out of 404 precincts in
the Second Congressional District eive
Blanchard (R'-p.) 10,5-4, Caminetti (Dem.)
16,187. Blanchard's plurality is 397.
B EVA DA.
Nevada City, November 7th.—Unofficial
returns from forty out of forty-six Nevada
county precincts give Markbam 2,111, and
Pond 1,899. This result will not be ma
terially changed by the remaining pre
cincts.
Blanchard runs ahead of Markham
slightly. Other State officers run about
even with Markham. Sims (Rep.) for the
Assembly from the Fourteenth Di.trict. is
surely defeated. Hocking (Rep.) for the
Assembly from the Fifteenth District, has a
safe majority.
HUMBOLDT.
Eureka, November 7th. —The count in
Humboldt county is incomplete. Forty
two precinits give Markham a plurality of
514. The State ticket about the same. Bar
ham gets 4U9 plurality. Twelve small pre
cincts are yet to be beard from. The re
sult will not be changed materially, how
ever. The county goes Republican by a
reduced majority. One Assemblyman is a
Democrat.
BUTTB.
On iville, November 7th.—Fifty-three
precincts ont of fifty-five give Markbam
2,015, Pond 2,092. The missing precincts
will give Pond about 20 majority. Blanch
ard received 2 042 and Caminetti 1.957,
with seven precincts to bear from, which
will not change the majority.
presno.
Fresno, November 7th. —Fifty six pre
cincts out of seventy in Fresno county give
Pond for Governor a majority of _7u" over
Markbam. With the exception of the
Superintendent of Schools and the Super
visor for the First District, the Democrats
have carried this county. Freeman, how
ever, the Republican candidate for Public
Administrator, may be fonnd to be elected
when the returns are all in. The Demo
cratic msjority in the county will vary
from 50 to 400.
SAN BERNARDINO.
S_n Bernardino, November 7th. —Forty-
seven precincts in San Bernardino county
give Markham 2,845 and Pond 2,058. A
careful estimate of tbe balance of tbe
county puts Maikham's majority at about
750 and Bowers' at about 600.
LOS ANGELES.
Loe Angeles, November 7th.—Returns
of all but two precincts cf Los Angeles
connty, which will increase Republican
majorities abont 50, give Markham 10.307
a»- Pond 8 577. For State Senator from
the Thirty-eighth District Carpenter (Rep.)
has 519 majoiity. For Assemblyman from
the Seventy-sixth District Marion (Rep.)
has 357 majority. From the Seventy
seventh District Matthews (Dem.) has 1,097
majority. There is doubt as to the result
in the b reventy-eighth Assembly District.
SAN DIEGO.
San Diego, November 7th. —Returns from
70 precincts of the county give a total vote
of 6 334. Markham received 2 670 and
Pond 3,664.
BASTA BARBARA.
Santa Barbara, November 7th.—Full
returns from tbis county give Markham
171 majority. The entire Republican
county ticket ie elected except the Superior
Judge and Superintendent of Schools.
VENTURA.
Ventura, November 7tb. — Seventeen
precincts out of twenty-one in this county
giva Markbam 932, Pon,d 759 The remain
ing precincts will bring Markham's major
ity up to 270 No figures are obtainable on
Congress, but are about the same as for
Governor.
TEHAMA.
Red Bluff, November 7th.—The total
vote of Tehama county gives Markbam
1,1(9 and Pond 1,313: Geary 1,228, Barham
1,054. This is not official, however.
SHASTA.
Redding, November 7th.—Semi-official
returns from all the precincts except five
give Markbam 161 mnjority and Barham
261 majority. The precincts to hear from
will cut down Ihe" majorities slightly.
Shanahan, for the Assembly, is elected.
Campbell and Nutting for Senator are run
ning close.
SONOMA.
Santa Rosa, November 7th.—Returns
are in from all the precincts in the connty.
Pond's majority is 3, and Barbam's (Rep.)
for Congress is 300.
NAPA.
Napa, November 7th. —Markham aDd
Barham have about 400 majority ia this
county.
MERCED.
Merced, November 7th.—Out of twenty
two precincts 21 have been heard from.
They give a total vote of 1.778. Pond re
ceived 971 and Markham 807.
Incendiarism at Sea.
San Francisco, November 7th.—When
the whaling bark John and Winthrop was
at sea on April 7th last, two of the crew,
William Bitchie and Lewis H. Kilbourn,
set fire to the vessel. By prompt action on
the part of the ship's company the flames
were subdued without serious damage.
The men made written confessions to the
Captain and will be handed over te the
United States authorities for trial. Some
of the crew of the bark say they have been
ill-treated by the Captain.
Indians Growing Restless.
Reno (Nev.), November 7th. —An Austin
special says : Parties arriving here from
upper Reese river valley report that the
Indians are troublesome in that section,
and the people have called upon Governor
Bell to forward guns and ammunition in
ease of hostilities. Volunteers will go from
hers if needed.
INDIAN RELIGIOUS FANATICISMS.
Their Messiah ."peaks All the Dialects or
the Tribes.
St. Paul, November 7tb. —General Miles,
Commander of the Division of the Missouri,
is here on his return from his Western
tour. Regarding the causes and nature of
the religious craze existing among the In
dian tribes, he says: "I have been in
the Ctah, Montana and Cheyenne Reserva
tions, investigating the case. You no doubt
have heard tbat the Indian tribes are re
ported to believe that the Messiah is com
ing, who is to restore them to their former
glory, bring back the buffalo and drive the
whites from the land. I have learned this
belief exists among the varions tribes of
the Sioux, Cheyennes, Blackfeet, Sho
shoues aud other tribes. In all, the craze
extended to sixteen tribes, the Snake In
dians being the only ones to repudiate it.
"There is no doubt many Indians hold-
me this belief in tne Indian Messiah are
sincere, and a few have certainly seen some
person whom they took to be that Messiah. !
Several small parties of Indians have gone
westward from their tribes to some point, i
which, aa near as I can locale, is in Neva
da, There they have been shown some
body disguised as the Messiah and have
spoken with him, I am inclined to be
lieve there are more than one person im
personating this Messiah, for when tbe
Sioux have spoken with him he replied in
tbe Sioux language, and to tbe Blackfeet
be bas spoken tbeir tongue and so on with
the representatives of each nation or tribe,
speaking tbeir language to each."
"Who do you think responsible for this
imposition upou the Indians'"''
"I cannot state positively, but it is my |
belief tbe Mormons are tbe prime moveis
in it. This is not a bard statement to be
lieve, for there are 200.CXX) Mormons and j
tbt-y themselves believe in prophets and
spiritual manifestations, and they even
now claim to hold intercourse with the
spirit of Joe Smith. Besides, they have
had missionaries at work among the Indi
ans for many years and they have made
many converts."
"D- you think this new belief of the In
dians will lead to an outbreak and blood
shed?''
'I do not think so. But where an igno
rant race bee.me religious fana.ics it is
hard to tell lost what they will do. It is
noteworthy, however, that this so called
Messiah tells the Indians that when he
comes to reign over them firearms will no
longer be used or necessary. He tells them
also with his coming tbe dead l.dians will
all be raised to life, and tbe butlalo will re
turn, and he wilfdraw a line behind him
on which he will gather all the I_dians,
and ttie_ he wiil roll the earth back upon
Ihe whites. Tbis has naturally excited ihe
Indians, and large numbers have accepted
the new belief. Among those who had
done so none are more ardent ihau Sitting
Bull, who is intensely Indian iv all his
ideas."
"Do yon think the person who is imper
sonating the Messiah is a whiie mail or an
Indian?"
"Those who have feen bim say he is
muffled up and disguised si they do no:
see his fao», Dut 1 believe he is a full
blooded white. Tbe argument Ibe luiii„ns
use in discussing the matter is, the whites
have had their Messiah and the Indians
now have theirs The situation is not
alarming in any way. and I do not know
whether any action wiil be taken by the
Government regarding the matter until af
ter I have made my report."
FATAL CONFLAGRATION.
The Louie ville, Ky., Fire Waa Attended
With Los. of Life.
Louisville, November 7th.—The de
structive fire which devastated Owensboro
last night was attended with loss of life.
At 1 o'clock the fire had destroyed property
to the amount of $250,000, and was still
burning.
The fire originated in the basement of
the Rudd House, which was tilled with
sleeping guests, and rapidly gutted the
house.
The guests were awakened and ran out
into tbe streets in their night clothing,
while many, crazed by fear, jumped from
windows. Among these were two ladies
and a child —both ladies were badly in
jured.
William H. John jumped from a third
story window, fell on his back and was fa
tally injured.
Five guests are missing. It is believed
they have been burned to death while
sleeping.
A high wind was blowing at the time,
and after the hotel had been swept away
the flames spread to the Bank of Commerce
building, and that, with the buildings oc
cupied by Murks & Dreean, grocers, and
Quicksert & Co. n_frc;i_nt tailors; the
Owensboro Messenger; Marker's Saloon:
Bmilh, butcher; Williams, furnishing
goods: John Reinhardt, furniture; A J.
Hadley's fin.c stone building and D. A.
Evans' livery stable, were speedily de
stroyed,
■ ■ i ■ ■ s, ——■■
WHO WANTS IT?
A Large Sum of Bribe Money Awaiting a
Claimant.
Chicago, November 7th.—A 3hort time
ago ex Alderman Whelan was shot and
killed by a man, named Hathaway. It whs
a matter of common notoriety in political
circles that Whelan was a go-between, or
clearing-house, for bribe money passing be
tween corporations wanting franchises, and
purchasable members of the City Council.
An afternoon paper says that shortly be
fore his death Whelan deposited $30,000 in
a bank in this city, as a step towards tbe
transfer from a certain elevated railroad in
need of a franchise, and certain Aldermen
desirous ot realizing the financial valu_ of
their votes in granting it. The paper points
out that Whelan's death leaves this tidy
sum in a peculiar situation. Though in
Whelan's name it does not belong to his
estate, the railroad people dare not take
action to recover it, and the Aldermen
have no claim on it, and dare not enforce
it if they have.
ELECTRIC FLASHES.
Condensed Telegraphic Dispatches from
All Parts of the World.
J. N. Cobb and J. L. Hewitt, two carpen
ters, fell from the roof of a house in Mc-
Minnville, Or., a distance of twenty-eight
feet, the staging giving way, and Cobb re
ceived injuries trom which he will die.
Tbe jury in the case of Joseph Smith, in
dicted on ihe charge of manslaughter in
accidentally killing Ambrose Ott while out
hunting together near Portland, Or., a
short time ago, brought in a verdict of ac
quittal.
Two men, said to be from Montreal, fell
over the Germena bridge at La Chaudiere
Thurtday acd Were instantly killed. They
were looking at some work going on under
the bridge wbea one of them fell over,
dragging his companion with him.
A fire in Philadelphia Thursday night
destroyed the cooper shop of the Philadel
phia Cooperage Company on Otsego street,
the soap factory and spice mill of P. C.
Tomson on Swannon street, and the large
storage warehouse owned by the Philadel
phia Railroad Company. Loss, $185,000,
covered by insurance.
Tbe fruit auction sale of California wines
at New York was quite a success. The red
wines brought from 10 cents a gallon for
unknown brands to 39 cents for known.
White wines ranged from 34 cents to 43
cents a gallon, all known brands, and of
tbe vintage of 1886. Port wines brought
70 cents for the vintage of 1885, and from
46_ to 53 cents for the vintage of 1887. An
gelica of 1886 realized 72. cents, and sherry
of 1888 from 47 to 55 cents. Brandies were
sold from 65 to 95 cents, vintages of 1887
and 1889.
On account of the failure of the rice crop
in Japan Frank I'pton of Kobe, Japan,
who contracted with the Union Pacific to
put on a line of steamers between Portland
and China and Japan, did not deem it ad
visable to start the line last spring, espe
cially as by the terms of the contract he
was allowed a year in which to put on
steamers. He now writes to Assistant
Traffic Manager Campbell of the Union
■ Pacific that he has made arrangements for
j the necessary steamers, and there need be
I no anxiety in regard to his inaugurating a
line about May 1, 1891.
Sarah W. Duque was granted a divorce
i from Jose G. Duque, in Los Angeles, by
j Superior Judge Van Dyke. She was given
j $15,000 alimony and "her attorneys were
] granted $2,000 "fees. Eighteen years ago
i Duque left his wife in the city of Phiiadel-
I phia and went to the Isthmus of Panama,
I where he accumulated a fortune of $10,
--• 000,000. He supported his wife in his ab
sence, but she finally became dissatisfied
i and began suit ior a divorce, asking also
for a division of the common property.
! Judge Van Dyke, after hearing the tesci
| niony, found that Duque hes become bank
> rnpt. owing- to a suspension of work on
j tbe De Lesseps canal. Therefore he only
gave the wife $15,000 cash alimony.
WHOLE NO. 12,309.
IN FOREIGN LANDS.
Foreign Plaodits for tlie D.-_ocr.tic
Victory.
CAPRIVI AND CRISPI CONFER.
Balfour's Tnur Through Ireland—
Nationalists and Unionists
Collide—Etc.
*
-IT-MAX niHFATCHS". TO TH» U.O--M'NIUII. 1
WINDS AND RAINS.
lhe Coast of Great Britain Visited by
Heavy Storms.
London, November Tth—A heavy storm
prevails throughout Great Britain and Ire
laud. Much carnage bas been done. Rain
ia falling me .ssan ly in many sections and
the country is flooded. The downpour is
accompanied by a high wind, hi.d report!
are received of many bonses unrooted rhe
storm especially was severe ofl shore The
telegrams from various points along the
coa_i state an enormous tea is running, and
a number of coasting vess. Is are wrecked.
Advices from Be.last state a report was re
ceived there that a vaclit bad foundered in
Belfast Lough, a:;ci its owner, a Scottish
iiobltnuin, was drowned
A later dispa'cli from Belfast states tbat
the yacht lost there waa the Krania be
longing to Viscount Canelttpe. the eldest
son and heir of the Bar) t f He _w„re.
Tbe yacht, wfaicfa attempted to ride out
tbe storm at aijch.r, wns dragged ashore
and struck on the rocks. Viscount Can
telupe was aboard and was drowned. The
crew was laved.
At Liverpool and vicinity the storm ia
raging witb terrific Itiry "and shows no
signs of abatement. Toe damage is great.
liE.VEKAL BOOTH.! WORK.
Be Is Plttlog l'p a Bouse of Kefuge and
Industrial .ehmil.
London, November 7th —General Booth
of the Salvation Army ha. iost no lime in
beginning to put in operation his great en
tetxrise ot redeeming the ur.fort urate
masses in England He hns purchased for
$20,000 the old brewery at Shoreditch, and
will tit it up as a house of refuge and
school of industry. O her centers of work
will be established as speedily as possible
in various parts of I. ir.don, and when the
metropolis is sufficiently provided for,
work will be exte_.de . in circles radiating
from the original center.
The General's promptness in entering
upon the undertaking has produced a good
impression. Fund, have poured in upon
him without any pledge on his part as to
when they should be used, but v is re
garded as a wise and honorahle policy on
his part to establish an experimental sta
tion, where the results can be observed,
bath by those who have already contrib
uted and by those who are inclined to do
so. The step shows the Generals confi
dence in his scheme, for any failure of the
sample institute wonld have the effect of at
once stopping the flow of contributions.
BALFOUR'- TOUR.
Nationalists Punished by Unionists for
Cheering Gladstone.
Dublin, November 7.h —Balfour had a
long interview witn the Catholic Bishop at
Letterkenriy to-day and ricc-ived deputa
tions of prominent citizens asking for rail
way extensions. Balfour declared that the
present Government's period of ofiice
wonld be looked upon as an era of ef
ficient public works in the poor districts of
Ireland.
At Armagh be received an address from
the inbabi'ai-ts.
Here a number of Nationalists cheered
for Gladstone and O'Brien and were at
tacked by the Unionists present. A scrim
mage ensued, the Unionists who were in
the majority, finally suppressing the Na
tionalists.
Leo Wanted. Proof of Subiuissi.eness.
Vienna. November 7th —Tbe Political
Correspondence publishes the following from
Rome: Tbe recent pastoral letter of the
Irish bishop., condemning boycotti. g and
the plan of campaign, was issued in compli
ance with peremp'ory orders from the
Pope himself, who desired proof of absolute
submission from the Irish Episcopate to
tbe decisions of tbe curia. This is practi
cally a contradiction of the report lhat lti_h
bishots are d«teimined to support the
League.
Withdrawal of Gold Did It.
London, November 7th. —The Bank of
England bas advanced its rate of discount
from 5 per cent, to 6. >
The heavy withdrawal of gold from the
Bank of England for tbe Continent is tbe
cause of the bank raising its rale of dis
count. If the wilhdiawalof gold continues
a further advance will probably be made.
At tne Stock Exchange the announcement
at first caused a flatness, but since then the
market has been slowly recovering.
Bernhardt Duel.
Paris, November 7th.—The duel between
Maurice Bernhardt, son of Saran Bern
hardt, and Bourey, the critic, who was
challenged by the former in consequence
of comments upon Bernhardt's perform
ances in tbe new play of '-Cleopatra," was
fooght to-day, and resulted in Bourey be
ing slightly wounded in tbe arm.
.hooting of Dr. Bright.
London, November 7ih —A woman
named Kate Riordan was arrested to-day
for shooting Dr. Bright. It is supposed
tbat she was incensed at the prospect of
Brigbt's daughter marrying a man named
Haines, who she alleges was formerly en
gaged to herself. Haines asserts that she
is laboring under an insane delusion.
Caprivi and Crisp).
Rome. November 7;h—The German
Chancellor, Caprivi. was met at Milan to
day by Premier Ciispi and a long confer
ence was held. Tbe press cordially wel
cc mes Caprivi to Italy, aud the people
everywhere received him with cheers.
Foreigo Plaudits for the Democracy.
Paris, November 7th.—The papers here
hail with satisfaction the victory of the
Democratic party in the United States in
the late elections They say they Lope that
America will now adopt a wiser economi
cal policy.
Chinese Blown Cp.
Bhanghai, November 7th—A terrible
accident has occurred at Tai-Ping Fn,
where are the Government powder mills.
An explosion demolished the buildings.
Three hundred persons were killed.
Dr. stoecker'. Resigaation Accepted
Berlin, November 7tb.—The Kreuz Zci
lung announces the acceptance of Dr. Stotck
er's resignation as Court Chaplain.
Burcfaall's Exeentlon.
Ottawa, November 7ih.—The Cabinet
Council decided Burcheil shall be executed
on the 14th inst.
RAISINS AND HOPS.
Deliveries on Early Contracts Disap
pointingly Low.
New York, November 7th.—ltqniri«s
for California raisins for prompt delivery
were more numerous yesterday 'ban at any
previous time this week. Tbe deliveries
on early contracts are disappointingly low,
and out of current arrivals tbere is very
little stock nnsold.
Tbis is particularly the case with London
layers and first-class loose Muscatels, A
good many raisins are in transit dee to
reach here next week or in ten days, hut
no more than are needed to meet deliveries
on back orders.
The hop market is extraordinarily inac
tive, tbe brewers standing ru' .gainst the
present prices. Exporters bave no pressing
orders. Tii? German market is somewhat
firmer. It is reported ihree New York
dealers arc liberal purchasers there.