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VOLUME LXXXV.-XO. 148.
GREAT FINANCIAL CONTEST
Begun in Earnest in the Lower
House of Congress.
BLAND FIRES THE FIRST SHOT FROM
THE FREE COINAGE CAMP.
He Declares That "Tliey Do Not In
tend That Any Political Party Shall
Survive That Lays a Confiscating
Hand Upon America In the lutorost
or Kngland and Kurope, and De
monetize Silver in This Country:
and Thoy Will Bid Farewell to tho
Eastern Democracy Whou It Does
It."
il to the ReootuvlTnion.
W\sn[N<rroN, Aug. IL—"We do not
intend that any political party shall sur
vive that will lay a confiscating hand
upon America in tbe interest of Kngland
and o! Kurope and demonetize silver in
tbis country, and, my friends of the
Kastern Democracy, we bid you farewell
vi In n you do it."
These wero the words of Richard P.
Bland in the gr at financial contest that
opened in the House of Representatives
to-day, and the applause that followed
the determined utterance demonstrated
th it the great silver leader bad with him
the material element of tbo 1 lemocratic
p:,rty. It brought every member of the
House to the realization that the most
serious crisis iv the Democratic party
sinco the dissensions oi* slavery was at
hand, and that tiie division ol* 1893, liko
the division of 1861, would be largely on
sectional lines.
In accordance with the programme last
night agreed upon, Wilson, immediately
alter tho meeting of the House, intro
duced a bill unconditionally repealing
the Sherman purchasing law, and Bland,
on bebali of the free coinage men. fol
lowed with a resolution providing for the
immediate consideration of the bill and
ing four days for general debate
before a vote should bo taken.
Immediately after reading the journal
v of West Virginia offered for pres
ent consideration a bill to repeal the pur
chasing clause ol the Sherman Act.
Bland offered an agreement made this
morning governing debate, it limits the
talk to a total of fourteen days from ll
a. If. to ."> p. m., with night sessions for
debate only. If desired.
Bland demanded the previous question
on his order, but it was antagonized by
Republicans under tbe leadership of Can
non, v. ho wanted to debate the question.
finally a vote was taken, resulting:
ayes 217, noes 100, so the previous ques
ti .ii waa ordered. The Republicans gen
erally voted with tho Democrats in sup
port of the motion. The resolution was
then adopted.
3__K_d tiiou presented the following bill
ol the silver niou, which provides for free
coinage and tbe repeal of the silver pur
chasing law:
I:o it enacted, etc., that from and alter
tho passage of this Act all holders of sil
ver bullion to the auiountof $100 or more,
standard weight and fineness, shall be
entitled to have Ute same coined at the
mints of the I nited States into silver dol
lars of a weight and fineness provided for
ii, Section 2 of this Act.
Section '-. That the silver dollar pro
vi l,d for in this Act shall consist of 412*
grains of standard silver, said dollar to
be a legal tender for all debts, dues and
demands, both public and private.
Section 3, Holders of silver dollars
herein provided fot shall be entitled to
t the same and receive silver cer
tificates in a manner provided bj law for
uulard silver dollar.
Section I. So much of the Act of July
14, 1880,aa requires tho monthly pur. base
of 1,600,000 ounces of silver be aud the
same is hereby repealed.
At 1 i. IC. Uay ncr (Dem.) Of Maryland
began delate io support of the Wilson
bill for tho unconditional ropeal of the
silver purchase clause in the Sherman
Act.
I; ay ncr said tbe adoption of freo silver
coinage would tie the United States to
tbe tail of any bankrupt nation of the
world. The opening of the Mints to sil
ver might, for a timo, maintain a lieli
tious vaiue of coin, but the value of bull
ion would always be regulated by the
market price. As long as the Sherman
Silver Act remains on the statute books,
so long will it be impossible to elfect in
ternational arrangements; so long will
monetary conferences result in failure.
Raynec said that what kept silver and
gold at a parity was tiie misplaced confi
dence ol the people, lf the real condition
Of the Treasury were known thero would
be no necessity for the repeal of the
Sherman Law: it would repeal itself.
The Constitution nowhere establishes
gold and silver as the money of the coun
try: there is no obligation to coin silver,
nor purchase and store it for the benefit
ol" the miner. While referring to the
Democratic platform, Kavner said in
closing: "I know* the declarations of
that document bave beeu differently con
strued, according to tbe viewsof tb
tlemen expounding them. As for me, in
supreme hour of my country'a
1 am not blinded imr Intimidated by the
glittering words of the convention declar
ation."
Brown (Pern.l of Indiana followed
Kayner. He favored the coinage of sil
ver; but, in view of tlie havoc wrought
by the Sherman law and the demands of '■
tin* Democratic platform, be would vote
for repeal witb or without conditions. I
"in addition to repealing tho Sherman '■■
law the 1 ■!'■■ platform prom,
ci in both gold and silver without dis
crimination against either, and that prom
lac nioal ■• U He
wonld not attempt : ..> apeak ior the Presi- ;
dent, lmt if ho were to do so he would'
say Cleveland was in favor of the e.i...ii_.
of both g"iJ slul silver in accor
with the terms of the Democratic platform.
Bland, rising to open the debate tor free
coinage, expressed regret thst "a number
of gentlemen, of whom the speaker who
bad just sat down was oue of the most
capable, bad seen lit io change tbeir posi
tion npon tnis question, lo abandon a
large portion of the voters who aided in
ffi\ iug tbem :he seats they occupy, an,! to
tarn their ;_..-es to the Kast. their backs to
the West. As to the declarations in the
Democratic platform, Bland asserted it I
THE RECORD-UNION.
was an understanding that free coinage
>arily meant the repeal of the Sher
man law. The two are so antagonistic
that they cannot exist at the same time.
Bnt we are met now with the suggestion
that we legislate piecemeal, that we re
peal the Sherman law and tako our
chances of securing anything in its place
which shall meet tho pledge of the plat
form to coin both silver and gold, for this
is the cause of the panic uoou us."
"The voting masses of the country,"
said Bland, "may become panic-stricken
on election day. If they do, I'm afraid
those like the gentleman from Indiana
will feel the force of that panic."
Bland sketched brieily the history of
financial legislation in recent years, and
asserted the same cry of ''going to a.silver
basis" had been raised against the bill of
iv 7s, with which his name had been con
nected. He sent to the clerk's desk : 'id
had read an extract from the report of: lie
British Parliamentary Committee ,_.i In
dian currency, to the effect that, in its
opinion, the repeal of the Sherman pur
chasing Act would be followed hy further
depreciation in the price of silver, "and
yet we are deliberately asked here," con
tinued Bland," to vote to bring about a
decrease ofjlo cents per ounce in tho prico
of silver before providing for the restora
tion of its coinage. No man can defend
that before his constituency who is in
favor of free coinage.
I'pon the question of ratio, Bland
argued in favor of Hi to 1. He said: "If
the United Statos would maintain this
parity ofpold and silver on that ratio the
world would buy our products. Wo
have properly to sell and should induce
purchasers to come. France maintained
gold and silver at a parity on a ratio of
Isj to 1 for seventy years because she had
property to sell. If we do this," said
Bland, "Western Europe must como to
our standard. At that ratio Franco had
been able to maintain tho parity oftho
two metals all over the world, 'i hat was
proof that tho Government of the
I'nited States could do so at a ratio of lli
tol. If Kurope refused to accept that
ratio, tho eilect would bo to divert from
Kurope ail trade of every silver produc
ing country in the world. Could Kng
land withstand this withdrawal of trade.'
Certainly not. It is bimetallism that
made the manufactures of Kngiaud so
strong and prosperous. Western
Kurope would have to como
to tho American standard or abandon
its commerce with the United
States, and with all civilized countries.
The money requirements of tha United
States, with her wealth, industry and
enorgy of its people, are equal to those of
England, France and Germany com
bined, and tho whole civilized world will
have to look, to this couutry for its luture
monetary supply; and yet," said ho with
vehemence, "we are asked here to-day to
lay the bloody hand of confiscation on
millions of our papulation in order to
satisfy tbe greed of England. Will Con
gress do it? Will you trample down the
interests of your own people and destroy
the value of one of the precious metals
simply to gratify the greed of Wall street,
a mere ageut of Lombard stieet? It can
not, it shall not be done. [Applause.]
"Speaking for the mass of people ofthe
Mississippi Valiey and ol" the people west
of it, I say you shall not do it [renewed
applause], and anybody, or any party that
undertakes to do it will, in God's name,
l,e trampled, as it ought to be, in the dust
of condemnation now and in the future.
[Continued applause on the floor and in
the galleries.] I speak as a Democrat, but
yet as an American abovo. Democracy."
[Cheers.]
liere Bland dramatically spoke the
words at the opening of this dispatch. Iv
conclusion Bland said, addressing the
words to Eastern Democrats, "If you
demonetize silver, the responsibility will
bo yours, not ours." [Applause.]
Pence, Populist, of Colorado, was the
next speaker, and with his opening sen
tences he attracted closo attention of the
Ilouse and retained it to the end. No
other man has succeeded in so impressing
himself upon tho favorable consideration
of his associates on tho lioor at such an
early period of his membership. Refer
ring to Kayner's remarks as to the Gov
ernment acting the part of a pawnbroker
for tbe silver miners of Colorado and
Nevada, he said it might be that the gen
tleman knew more of tbo pawnbroking
business than he i Payne) did: or it might
be on account of the practice of the
Treasury Department to Jew down
men who brought silver thero to sell,
because it was now beyond ques
tion that such was tho policy
of the Department. All the reasons
assigned for i lemocratic success, butone,
were incorrect. It was because it had
declared unequivocally for the remone
tization of silver that it bad succeeded.
It was not his purpose to follow up the
evolutions of the political parties elected
last year by a people, brave, buoyant and
hopeful. He knew their industries had
Leen prostrated by the course of the past
two Administrations, by the base surren
der of those who had been elected on a
silver platform aud on silver pledges.
Wheeler of Alabama closed the discus
sion for the day with a plea for a larger
volume ol currency, and tbe House ad
journed.
CUBABtNQ-HOCSS STATISTICS.
I'.usiness Transacted in tho Principal
Cities the Past Week.
NtTwYoitK, Aug. 11. —The following,
compiled by the Bradstreets, are the
banks' clearings for tho week ending
August luth, witb the percentage of in
crease and decrease, compared with the
corresponding week last year: New
*_ ork, $468,069,000, a decrease of 14.5 ; < hi
cago, $07,7. i.ooo, a decrease of 2"-.7; Bos
ton. $<>!<,'■• FOW, a decrease of 21.rs; Phila
delphia. H9,693,000, a decreaso ol H.O; St.
Louis, - «i, a decrease of ril.l; San
, Franeiso". $10,963,000, a decrease of 29.7;
: Baltimore, £._.•:: >. 00, a decrease of 14.8;
. Pitishurg. #10,696,000, a decrease of ___:._.;
; (hnaha, $3,446,000, a decrease of 36.5; Den
■ ver, -**l,.";.;,o.)o, a decrease of 71.">; St.
Paid.f__.__l9.ooo, ■ decrease oi .■;).<■; Port
laud, (Jr.. 1673, .a decrease of ~2.o;
Seattle, $727,000,8 decrease of 47..3; Los
Angeles, - n increase of 7.0;
Tacoma, •■_■; -'_:,i.k»i, a docrea.se of ..____fc
' Spokane. _*_!49,000, a decrease of 3"B_s_ Total
; for the United States, #7'j-:.,:ij.3,__U_, a de
; crease of _______
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Prohibition I_.w lv Ksinsns.
toi'Li.a ivas. , .vug. ti. —circuit Judge
Johnson to-day decided the case of the
city against the Topeka Club in favor of
the club. Ciub members who desire are
permitted to keep supplies of liquors in
priv ate lockets. The police regarded this
as an infraction of the prohibition law
and raided the club, arresting several
members. The trial ended to-day, Judge
Johnson holding tbat there had been no
i violation of the law.
SACRAMEXTO, SATURDAY MORXIXG-, AUGUST 12, 1893.
SPREAD OF CHOLERA.
Several Cases at the Quarantine
Hospital in Xew York Harbor.
NEW CASES AND DEATHS REPORTED
IN EUROPE.
Clarke. Cherokee. Wilcox and Ma
rengo Counties, Alabama, Greatly
Excited Over tho -Murderous
Doings or a Gang of Outlaws—Hun
dreds of Armed C. .'izens Surround
Their Rendezvous. Determined to
Exterminate Them—Ono of the
Bandits Captured and Riddled With
Bullets.
Special to the Bboobd-Unioh'.
New Voiii;, Aug. 11. A bulletin from
Health oliicer Jenkins says tlie bacterio
logical examination of the two cases re
moved to Swinburne Island yesterday
show spirillum of Asiatic cholera. Two
more eases showing choleraic symptoms
«rer» removed to the island to-day.
At ii p. m. Health Officer Jenkins issued
tiiis bulletin: "At 4 p. v. three cases
wero transferred to Swinburne Island
from i!oilman, and at 7: "0 two more were
taken to the samo place. The lirst three
are (liovauni Lauria, aged 33 years,
Italian; Fertiandi Troisi, aged 35 years,
aiso Italian, and Georgia Cordias, ased
35 years, Greek. Tbe others are Domeuico
Fl Cioppo, aged 17 years and Antonio,
i'iermi, aged 21 years, both Italians. All
showed characteristic symptoms of chol
era."
Tho bacteriological examination of tbe
cases removed to-day has not been com
pleted yet. A census of the hospital
shows ten patients, one of whom is con
valescing. In three of the teu the diag
nosis of cholera bas been bacteriologically
confirmed. All are well ou the Karmari.s.
Thus far all tho cases bave developed
within the period of incubation after the
removal of the passengers from tho
steamer.
The Massiiia was discharged from
quarantine to-day. her passengers having
been nineteen days out from Naples with
out the slightest cholera appearing. Her
bills of health are dated at Marseilles
July 15, and Naples July _______
EIOHTKKN DEATHS.
Bn ha iti.si, Ang. 11.—In the twenty
four hours ending at noon to-day four
teen new cases of cholera and six deaths
were reported in Brahilov, sixteen new
cases and eleven deaths in Soolina, and
six .new eases and one death in C'zerna
woda.
NKW CASES AND DEATHS IN NAPLES.
Naples, Aug. 11.—Ten new cases of
cholera and ton deaths were reported in
this city the last twenty-four hours.
OX FAS'IEHX TBACKS.
I'.esults of tho Races at Monmouth
I'ark and Saratoga.
MONMOUTH Park, Aug. 11.—It was a
very last track. Five and a half furlongs,
Kingston won, Correction second, Derfa
gilla third. Time. 1:054.
Five and a half furlongs. Ben Lomond
wou, Kama socond, Setauket third. Time,
1:01.
Mile and a sixteenth, Gloaming won,
Raceiand second, Lizzie third. Time,
1:17;.
Five furlongs, Restraint won, (.niver
second, Midnight third. Time, 0:59).
Oue mile, Madrid won, Arab second.
Lady Pulsifor third. Time, 1:40^.
Five and a half furlongs, lowa won,
Baroness second, Innocent third. Time,
1.-06 J.
AT SARATOGA.
Saratoga, Aug. 11.—Tho track was
fair. Five furlongs, Lady Kose won,
Manoa second, Postmaid third. Time,
1:041.
Six furlongs. Cora Taylor won, Con
tribution second, Lippie McDulf third.
Time, 1:15).
Fivo furlongs, Liselg won, Littlo Fred
■eeond. Promenade third. Time, LOH.
Six and a half furlongs, Mask won,
Electric second, False Adreiis third.
Time, 1:23.1.
Four and a ha,lf furlongs, Potentate
won, Blossom second, St. Pat third.
Time, 0:5.-.:..
Mile and a quarter, hurdle, Bassano
won, Alfonsina second, Margherita third.
Time, SSISf.
YELLOW FEVER.
Tlie Refuireos From Pensacola Pass
Through Nashville.
Xasitvillk (Term.i, Aug. 11.—Two
hundred refugees from Pensacola and
other points. Hying from rumored yellow
fever, arrived here last night. Some
stopped here and others went further
north.
TO INVKsTKIATK.
Washington, Aug. IL—The Surgeon-
General, in compliance with the request
ol the Committee of Safety at Pensacola.
Fla., has dispatched a yellow-lover ex
pert to that point. Tiie latest advices
from there say there is no yellow fever
there.
Tho Surgeon-General of the .Marine
Hospital Service to-night received a tele
gram from President luge of the Mobile
(Ala.) Quarantine Board, stating thatthe
British bark Gelonora had arrived at the
Fort Morgan Quarantine Station with
two cases of yellow lever on board. Oue
will probably die to-night. Two died at
sea.
President of the Board of Health Hargis
at Pensacola, Fia., to-night telegraphed
Dr. Waymun that no additional cases of
yellow fever had beeu reported in that
city, nor any ofa suspicious character.
iil'araxtixe a________-.it n_ara__.oo.____.
Ai vriN Texas,. Aug. 11.—A quaran
tine has been declared against Pensacola,
lla. Persons without permits will bo
stopped at the border. All the EasteTu
railway entrances are guarded by State
inspectors.
OUTLAWS IN ALABAMA.
Citizens ot Afflicted Counties Take the
Law Into Their Own Hands.
Jackson Ala. . Aug; 11.—The counties
of Clarke, Cherokee, Wilcox and Ma-
I rengo are greatly excited over the mur
derous doings of the notorious Mcacha
, mites, and beiween four and tive hundred
heavily armed men are at Meachatnbet
i for the avowed pur Dose of wiping out
every member of the gang and avenging
i the murderous wrongs perpetrated upou
I the people of the counties named. The
Meaehamites are a lawless gang who
operated under the Etiise of farmers.
They have killed a -number of citizens
who expressed the opwiion that the coun
try ought to be rid of them. Sometime
ago the law-abiding' '..iti..ens organized
and killed a man named James, leader of
the Meaehamites. 1 iter Kirm .lAmes and
another member of the gang were killed.
The Meaehamites continued their depre
dations until desperato citizens to-day
organized and started to clean out tbe
desperate hand of outlaws.
I.a lKit.—Touch Bodsoe, one of the
Meaehamite gang, was captured to-night
after a hard chase by tho posse. Ho con
fessed tbat Bob Burke killed John An
derson and shot down Willis Ilouse, and
that James, leader ef the gang, killed
Ernest McCorqndale fora large sum of
money, aud tbat James Gordon killed
Bern House; also, that Captaiu James
Forsquo bad been markel as tho next
victim. Tho posse riddled Bedsoe with
bullets. Other members of the gang are
located in swamps, and tho posse pro
poses to kill tliem all by to-morrow nigiit.
WORLD'S FAIR.
Threatening Clouds Havo Littlo Effect
■in the Attendance.
Chicago, Aug. ll. — For the first time
in several weeks tbe sky was overcast
with heavy clouds 10-day, portending
rain; but this did not seoni to interfere
with attendance at tlie fair, as crowds be
gan to come early and kept it up all day.
A series of religions congresses repre
senting a verj* large number of the prin
cipal faiths of tho world will be held in
Chicago during September and October.
The question of appointing a Court of
Appeals, to which exhibitor! dissatisfied
With the awards of the various juries
may appeal, is giving John Boyd That
cher a great deal of trouble. To-day
i 'nminissionor Massey withdrew his reso
lution in the National Commission for
the appointment of such a court, at the
request of Thatcher, but it was imme
diately ollered again by Williams of Ten
nessee. Thatcher has merged tbe Com
mittee of Awards into a Court of Appoals,
and thinks that ought to satisfy every
body.
The attendance to-day was 120,320, of
which D2,0-!7 were paid.
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD.
Abolishing Offices to Reduce the
Expenses.
Omaha, Aug. 11.—The Boston oilice of
the Union Pacilic was not tho only one
abolished to-day, for an order was issued
from headquarters putting au end to the
oliice at New i irleans, and on top of that
came an edict that the entire civil en
gineering department of tho road would
cease to exist alter to-night. The ques
tion of still further reductious in all de
partments is being considered by General
Managor Dickinson, but nothing definite
has beon decided upon. While July
brought desolation to hundreds of em
ployes of the "i iverlaud Route," August
will take its place In the history of the
system as the most disastrous since the
lines of railroads were laid toward tbo
setting sun.
LOSSES BY FIRE.
Huslness Portion of Milford Center,
Ohio, l'.urned.
MILFORD Ci.nti.k, Aug. ll.—The busi
ness portion of this town was burned this
morning, with four dwellings. The total
loss is $75,U00.
FATAL FIRE AT CLEVELAND.
Ci.f.vki.and (Ot), Aug. 11.—Five houses
were burned hero this morning. The
young son of Jacob Herold was burned
to death.
All Qulot at Coal Crook.
NAsiivii.LK.Aug. 11. —Advices reoeived
here to-day are to the ed'ect tbat all is
quiet at Coal Creek. The jury which
held tho inquest over the body of Drum
mond, lynched yesterday, rendered a
verdict tbat he came to his doatb by wil
ful, malicious acts of the State militia,
Tbe feeling against tho militia is strong.
Fatal Drunken Brawl.
BHELBTVILLE (111.., Aug. ll.—Six
yonng men loaded up on beer yesterday
and engaged in a drunken brawl. One,
named McCarthy, shot two others in the
back and side. Another, named Hogan,
then drow a revolver and shot McCarthy
twice in the breast, killing him. The
other two will die.
look All the Available Funds.
Ai.TAMoN'; 'lil.:, Aug. 11.—Lee Butler,
cashier of Wright A Co.'s bank, bas ab
scondod With all tho available funds,
amounting to about $45,000, including the
money of several business men, school,
city and township funds, and those of
the Modern Woodmen and Buildiug and
Loan Association.
Five Cyclones lv Kansas.
LABS-CD (Kas.i, Aug. 11.—Five separate
cyclones swept tho country south of here
yesterday afternoon. Several farm houses
wero demolished, but no livos were lost.
Many farms were swept clear of crops,
and the damago is very heavy.
A Clothing Mercliai-t Shot and Killed.
F..YF.TTI.SVII.LE (N. C), Aug. il.—li. J.
Fuller, a member of one of the leading
families of this section, shot and killed
li. c. Parker, a clothing merchant, this
afternoon. Fuller claims he shot in sell
defenao.
Car Works Destroyed by Fire.
Tf.iuu: Haiti: (Ind.), Aug. 10.—The
Terre Haute Car Works, covering sev
eral acres, were burned to-night. The
loss is total. Figures are not obtainable. I
The company carried (150.000 insurauce.
Two Robbers Killed.
Atoka (I. T.), Aug. 11.—A posse with
the United Slates Marshal last night had
a light with robbers at Lehigh, in which
two robbers, one named W. T. Pearee,
were killed. Two others were wounded.
Dempsey Sutter) ng With Fever.
St. Paul, Aug. 11.—The hospital au- |
thorities to which Jack Dempsey was
taken say be is suffering with fever,
which accounts for the report that he was
insane.
Big Strike Thrcatonod.
Y.,i n'istow.n (O.), Aug. 11.—The em
ployes of the Lloyd-Booth Company and
William Tod _fc Co. have refused to accept
a reduction in wages, and a big strike is
threatened.
Condition of John XV. Mackay.
New .York. Aug. 11.—"The crisis is
past." So said the two physicians after i
they had heid a consultation over million
aire John W. Mackay.
Death ofa 'Well-Known Sporting Mini, j
Louisville, Aug. 11.—Anderson M.
Waddill, one of the best-known sporting ;
men in the United States, died tbis after- .
noon.
CAME NEAR BEING A DUEL.
Trouble Between an Editor aud a
Mexican Consul,
RESULTS IN THE FORMER BEING
CHALLENGED TO FIGHT.
Doad Body of an Unknown Man Fonnd
in a Bavlno In Marin Countj*. With
an Upturned Buggy and a Disabled
Horse Beside Him—Death Evi
dently Caused by Drlvlnjr Over a
Dcclevlty.
Special to the Kbcorh-Uctoh.
Phcenix (Ariz.), Aug. 11.—Trouble
here between tho Mexican Consul and
tho Spanish editor of F.l Mexicano Repub
licans nearly resulted in a duel betwoen
SenorSiha, editor, and a son of the Con
sul. Tbo troublo arose over a complaiut
mado to the Consul by Silva that a Chi
cago manufacturer was packing Chile
concane in cans bearing the seal of tho
Mexican Republic. Ho furnished the
Consul with a sample. Tho Consul ate
the contents and afterward treated Silva
in such a manner that the latter took
offense.
Ina two-column editorial in Xl Mex
icano Republicano last Saturday the per
sonal character of the Consul was as
sailed, and a demand was made of Presi
dent Diaz that he be recalled. The mat
ter was taken up by tho Consul's son,
who challenged the editor in a regular
way to a duel. The challenge was at first
declined, but accepted yesterday morn
ing, when by tlie interference of common
friends tho alfair was adjusted, though
uot satisfactorily.
DASHED TO DEATH.
Dead Body of an Unknown Man Found
ln a Ravine.
San Rafael, Aug. 11.—Last evening
Corouer Eden was informed that the dead
body of a man was lying in a ditch about
one hundred feet up Wbito's-hill grade on
the road to Camp Taylor. He immedi
ately started to bring the body to town.
On arrival at the scene he found the re
mains in a ravine aliout fifty feet from the
road. By their side was a buggy in whicii
he liad been riding, overturned, and he
side it tho horse. The buggy was a heavy
top ono, with an adjustable seat for chil
dren in front, alongside the dashboard.
The animal wus a hay maro, about lil teen
hands high, with black legs lroui the
knee and a white spot on the forehead.
The man was about l>s years of ago, 5
feet o inches in hight, aud weighed about
166 pounds. Ho had blue eyes, gray hair
cot short, gray mustacbo, upper and
lower teeth false. He wore dark-blue
pants and overalls, blue-gray and rel
liannel underclothes, check overcoat and
jumper and dark vest, No. S brogans and
a black overcoat.
On his person was.,found a piece of
per with the names of John (>rr, Baker A
Hamilton and Shafter; also two letters
addressed to Mrs. A. I*. Hamilton and
estate of .1. McM. shafter, 951 Chestnut
street, San Krancisco.
The remains were brought here last
night about 12 o'clock and have been
viewed hy a number of people, but are as
yet unidentified.
A number of accidents have occurred at
tho point whore this ono took place, and,
although tho Supervisors have been re
peatedly petitioned to repair the road
way and orect a fence to prevent teams
from going over the declivity, no action
has been taken in the mattor.
In the valise found with the remains
was a fatigue coat marked: "Inspected
and approved by li. H. < 'rton, Adjutant-
Geoeral; property of the State of Califor
nia; number 3.5."
RIOT AT PORT TOWNSEXD.!
Culmination of Trouble Between Union
•sailors and Runners.
Port Townsend (Wash.i, Aug. H. —A
mob of union sailors liad chargo of the
city to-night for an hour. James Con
nors, a union man, was shot twice, and
may be fatally injured, and two bystand
ers wero slightly injured. Max Levy and
two scab hoarding-house runners, Chas.
Wunnerson and Robert Kirk, are in jail
charged with the shooting. They nar
rowly escaped lynching, and were re
moved from the City Jail to the County
Jail for protection.
About seventy drunken union sailors
attacked levy's house, the Latonia Hotel,
and demolished the saloon. About 150
shots were tired, and the police for a time
were powerless to control tho men. Gun
nerson, armed with two pistols, gave
himself in charge of tho officers, who
took him past the crowd with great diHi -
culty. This is the culmination of the
trouble between tho Seamen's Union
and scab sailor boarding-houso runners.
STEAMER DANUBE
Clears Trom .Portland With Customs
Officers on Hoard.
Pot.ti.an-i>, Aug. 11.—The steamer Dan
ube suddenly cleared from this city last
night for Victoria, and took with her
Customs Inspectors Blum and church
and thirty Chinamen out of tho sixty she
brought to this port. Five of the Chi
nese had already taken steps to secure
landing on writs of haheas corpus. These
writs were returnable to-day, but Cap
tain Meyer, seeing a long delay ahead of
him, determined to clear and disregard
the writs. After making the ne'-ossary
preparations he turned his ship over to
| the purser, and then it is thought took a
river boat for Astoria, where he will re
| join the Danube.
A dispatch from Astoria says tho
steamer stopped thero long enough to
send I—pectar__ Blum and Church ashore
with manifest.
PACIFIC RANK.
Petition to Show Cause 'Why It should
\'it be Declared Insolvent.
San Kuan. i-'.. Aug. 11.—The dispatch
sent out yesterday that the stockholders
of tbe Paciflc Bank had voted to remove
K. H. McDonald, Jr. from the position of
Vice-President ofthe bank waa incorrect.
No action was taken in the matter,
■ though McDonald expressed a willing-
I ness to bave Captain James McDonald
■ put in charge of tbe bank.
The creditors of the Pacific Bank have
; filed a petition praying that the Superior
Court issue an order to show cause why
I the Paeitic Bank should not bo judged in
anlvont. s_nrl __ wnrronder of Urn estates be
made for the benefit of its creditors. The
petition asserts that the bank is insolvent
and has suifered its property to remain
under attachment for more thau four
[lays.
Livermore Union nte-h School.
Livermore, Aug. 11.—The Livermore
Union high school building will be dedi
cated on Saturday, the 12th, with great
pomp and ceremony. President Kellogg
of the State University will be present,
also a member of tbe Faculty of tbe Stan
ford University, State Superintendent
Anderson and County Superintendent
Frick. A grand ball will be held in the
evening. The new building, which was
recently completed, is au elogant struct
ure, and our people are very proud of it.
A Lady Loses Uei* Mind.
San Diego, Aug. 11. — Mrs. Mary
Price was adjudged insane to-day by
Judge Torrance and committed to the
new asylum near San Bernardino. She
is the tirst to go from this county. Her
mania is that people suspect her of caus
ing the death of her busband, wbo was
shot twenty years ago in lowa by Indi
ans.
A Lumber Firm Assigns.
Sax Fbancisco, Aug. 11.—The linn of
Starbird A Goldstone, extensive lnmber
dealers, have made an assignment for tbo
benefit of their creditors. The liabilities
are stated at £110,000, and assets nomi
nally at§15(1,000. Speculation in timber
lands and difficulty in collecting caused
the suspension.
Mrs. Worthlngton Convicted.
San Francisco, Aug. 11.—The trial of
Mrs. Wortbington, who shot and killed
Harry Baddeloy several months ago,
closed to-night. The jnry rendered a
verdict of guilty of murder in the second
degree, and recommended the prisoner to
tbe mercy ofthe court.
Firo at Santa Barbara.
Saxta Barbara, Aug. 11.—A firo at _
o'clock this morning partly destroyed a
name building occupied by Tapley A
Board, confectioners. The building was
insured for a small sum. Tbe stock de
stroyed was valued at 91,200,
Deuth Cutised by Eating Grapeseod.
Fresno, Aug. 11.—James Cotton, the
driver of the Grand Central Hotel'bus for
the past four years, died last night from
inflammation of the stomach, caused by
eating grapeseed. He was ouly sick one
week.
Largest Schooner In tho World.
Redonso, Aug. ll.—Tho Governor
Ames, the largest schooner in the world,
sailed yesterday morniug for Seattle,
I'uget Sound, alter unloading 2,000 feet of
lumber without the slightest dillieulty or
delay.
An Ased Pioneer Suicides.
Paso Robles, Aug. U. —News has just
reached here from Shaudon, twenty
miles distant, that Capt. J. D. Koyes, a
pioneer, aged 7^, suicided there last week
by placing a riile to his breast and firing
a ball through his heart.
The Tub Tilden Floated.
Stockton, Aug. 11.—Tho tug Tilden,
whicii was filled with water in the San
Joaquin Liver yesterday, was pumped
out last night and floated oii the bank.
Sho returned to San Francisco to-day.
CALIFOHXIA FRUITS.
Prices Realized nt Sales East of the
Rockies.
Chicago, Aug. 11.—Tho Porter Brothers
Company sold at auction to-day twelve
cars of California fruit at tbo following
prices: Singlo crate Tokay grapes, $1 '.sn
io 2 75; single crates Muscat grapes, 45c
to $1 30; Fountainbleau grapes, ",u to 96c;
Rose de Peru grapes, 80c; Bartlett pears,
.1 10 to 1 50; Howell pears, §1 15 to 1 25.
Clapp's Favorite pears, gl 10; Gross
prunes, Jl 25 to 1 50; German prunes,
SOc tofl 25; Columbia plums, 80c to fl;
Comedy plums, 05c; Kgg plums, 00 to llle;
Purplo lmane plums, 85c; Fellenberg
prunes. 80s-; Quackenboss plums, 95c;
Bradshaw plums, 75 to 85c; French
prunes, 75c; Plums, 70 to 85c; Karly
Crawford peaches, fiOc to Si 25* Foster
poaches, 65 to 90c; Clings, 50 to Ssc; Nec
tarinos. 10c to §1 05.
Cni< A<io, Aug. 11.—The Karl Fruit
Company sold California fruit at auction
to-day as follows: Bartlett pears, fl 25l j
1 <>0: Howell pears, gl 25; Tokay grapes,
hall cratos, gl 75(c 1 85; Rose de Pern
crapes, half crates. 90c@gl; Muscat
grapes, half crates, 65c@fl; Fontaino
blcau grapes, hall crates, s<if.i 75e; Malaga
grapes, half crates, ii,".c; Washington
plums, 85c; Kgg plums, 80@90c; Colum
bia plums, (X'cfaSi; Japan plums, (iOc;
Bradshaw plums, 75@850; Purplo Duane
plums, 60c@fl; Magnum Bonum plums,
_l(-il Kh Mcli, plums, 'I0cf.<81; (.reen
Gage plums,so@6oc; Ilungariati prunes,
gl 25; German prunes, tjoc'igl 15; Gros
prunes, fl; French prunes, (KJc; Karly
Crawford peaches, 85c(5 gl 10; some small.
.".no ..sc; Foster peaches, 90@90c; Cling
peaches, 80c; Bod nectarines, gl.
AT NKW Vulil..
New York, Aug. ll.—Tbe Porter Bros.'
Company soldat auction to-day three car*
Ol Calilornia fruit at the lollowing prices:
Bartlett pears, Sl 20 to gl 75; Clapp's Fa
vorite pears, ¥1 15; Simoni prunes, 81 10;
Quackenboss plums, 81 35; Purple Duane
plums,-45c to gl 00; Walling prunes, gl 15
tofl 10; Washington plums, 60c to 81 40;
Bradshaw plums, i»sc togi 30; Kgg plnms,
85c to fl; Newcastle pears, 90c. peach
plums, gl 20; Satsuma plums, 95c; Koster
peache", 75c to 81 j.,. Cling peach es, 81 86
tofl -U; Early Crawford peaches, 70c to
gl 2(1; Orange Cling peaches, 65c to SOc:
grapes, (We to gl 80.
Nkw Yobk, Vug. 11.—Tbe Karl Fruit
Company auctioned Calilornia fruit to
day, realizing prices as follows: Bartlett
pean fl BS to _•_: 10; German prunes, _■! to
81 Hi; Fallenburg prunes, 81 to gl 10; Kgg
plums, fl to 81 86; Columbia plums, *\ to
fl 10.
AT MINNEAPOLIS.
Minneapolis, Aug. ll.—The Porter
Brothers Company sold to-day at auction
two cars of Calilornia fruit at the follow
ing prices: Plums, 85c'.■ gl s'); pears,
gl 10..|1 40; peaches, gl'-i 1 15.
Minneapolis, Aug. 11. — Tbe Karl
Fruit Company sold Calilornia fruit at
at auction to-day at the following prices:
Plums, Sl 10. 1 20; prunes, gl; peaches,
75c@fl.
AT KANSAS CITY.
X an- \- CiTT, Aug. 11.—The Earl Fruit i
Company sold California fruit at auction
to-day as follows: Bartlett pears, f]
1 -■".; Gros piuneH, fl ,",.i „ i i;o ; Columbia
plums, glCl 10; Kgg plums, 81.
AT IJOSTON.
BO6TOH, Aug. 11.—The Karl Fruit Com- I
pany sold California fruit at auction to
day at the lollowing prices: Bartlett
pears, gl tt@2 10; German prunes, gl 75 j
__U 85; Kgg pluuis, Oue.V.-l.
WHOLE KO. 16,170.
RELIGIOUS RIOT AT BOMBAY.
A Desperate Encounter Betweea
Hindoos and Maliomraedans.
MANY PERSONS MORE OR LES3
DANGEROUSLY INJURED.
Further Tension In the Political Situa
tion lv Ecypt-C'ablnet Crisis Xow
On—Severe Earthquake Along the
Italian Adriatic Coast—Belief Time
Larue Loss ot Lite Has Resulted.
Special to the Recou-i-Union*.
Bom uay, Aug. 11.—a riot occurred in
this city to-day. Many persons are iv
the hospital Buffering with more or less
dangerous injuries. Muhomiuedans snd
Hindoos became involved in a dispute,
which soon led to a seneral riot. They
were celebrating a day Bet apart for relig
ious observance. The religious feeling
was high on both sides, aud it took but
little to causo the men who wore at first
involved in tbe dispute to come to blows.
The number of rioters grow rapidly,
and when some Mahommedans proposed
to capture the holy Hindoo temple they
found plenty to aid tbem in the attempt.
Howling and yelling "Allah il Allah, Al
lah il Allah," the Mahommedans rushed
to tbo temple, but the priests, aided
by hundreds of Hindoos, fought desper
ately again-,: tbo desecration oftho build
ing, and finally succeeded in driving tbo
attackers oil. Fighting continued, and
finally the authorities were compelled to
call out troops to rostoro order, which
was ultimately done, after considerable
troublo. Tbo feeling between the two
sects has been rendered more bitter by
the lighting, and a close watcli will bo
kept to prevent anotber outbreak.
FURTHER MURDEROUS ASSAULTS.
Bombay, Aug. 12,—Further murderous
assaults wero mado on Hindoos this (Sat
ordayj morning. Troops are massed in
the chief native centers, and patrols aro
constantly on the move with guns
trained upon the principal streets.
THE BRITANNIA AVON.
Race tor the Commodore's Cup Around
the Islo of Wight.
London, Aug. 11.—The race for the
Commodore's cup, under tbe auspices of
the Royal Victoria Yacht Club, took
place to-day. Tbe courso was around the
isle of Wight. The weather wa.s sun
shiny and lair, .with a westerly breeze.
The .Satanita, Calluna and Britannia
were tbo only c intestants.
Tbey got off practically together at B*3o
o'clock. The Britannia soon drew ahead,
and appeared to ho.d her advantage
without difficulty, with the Satanll
ond. At 11 o'clock the relative positions
were unchanged.
At 11:30 o'clock the yachts passed Vent
nor. When tbey ].assed ,st. Catherine's
I'ejnt tho Britannia had a three-minute
lead of the Satanita, with the Calluna in
the rear. Tho Britannia won.
SOCIALIST CONGRESS.
May Day Set Apart tor Demonstrations
In Favor of Eielit Hours.
Zurich, Aug. 11.—At the International
Socialistic Congress to-day the sectional
committee reported in favor of universal
cessation of work on Maj* I'ay, and dem
onstrations iv favor of eight hours and
universal peace. Herr Bebel, German
socialist leader, said it would be impossi
ble to ceaso work on May Day in Ger
many owing to tlie laws against breach
of contracts. The committee's sugges
tion was finally adopted, the German del
egates voting against cessation of work.
The committee's recommendations re
garding female labor, providing for a
limitation of tbo hours of labor, tbe pro
hibition of night work, and adequate
female inspection of women's industries,
were adoptod.
CABINET CRISIS OX.
Further Tension in tho Political Sltu
iiilou in I._rypt.
Cairo, Aug. 11. The return of tho
Khedive from a visit to the Sultan at Con
stantinople has been marked by a further
tension in the political situation, and a
cabinet crisis is now on. The Khedive
lias bad a quarrel with the Prime Minis
tor, Hia-. Pasha, who owes his position to
English influence, and wants a ministry
in accord with his own policy, which is
well known to tio pro-French The situ
ation between the Khedive and hisoilicial
advisors has now resulted in another cri
sis that will probably again call for
English intervention.
The Pamirs Question.
LoNDOS, Aug. 11.—The Chinese Gov
ernment, replying to Russia's recent de
mand lor an explanation of the massing
of i hinese troops on tbo frontiers ofthe
Pamirs, says China intends to occupy
only Chinese Pamirs, from wiiich sbo
will not recede au inch. Tho note ad-:.-.
that China does not interfere with Rus
sia's occupying other parts ofthe Pamirs,
but hopes Russia will conline hor opera
tions to those parts.
Socialist Congress.
Zi Kirn, Aug. 10.—The International
Socialists' Congress to-day rejected a
resolution olfered by Norwegian dele
gates, tbat a universal strike he started
immediately alter a war is declare I.
Tbe resolution was supported by rep
resentatives of only lour nations, while
fourteen nations voted again.it it.
Belgian amendment in lavor of aiming to
suppress militarism by withholding sup
plies was adopted.
Quiet Restored In Samoa.
Arc._i...Ni> (ST. '/.., Aug. 10.—Accord
ing to latest advices irom Apia, order bas
been completely restored in Samoa, as
the result of a between foreign
consols and captains of foreign war .-hip-.
Mataafa was deported to the I'nion
| islands aboard tbe German man-of war
; Sperber.
Severo Earthquake In itnly.
Rome, Aug. 11.—i bore has been a
! severo earthquake along the Italian-
Adriatic coast. It is believed a lar.
; to life has resulted. The shook was tho
most severe in tbo south, particularly tn
tbe province of loggia. The telegraph
. and train sort ice is interrupted.
A Texas liauk Suspends.
WAXAKACH-B, Aug. 11.—The Waxa
hac'nie National Bank has suspended.
I Assets,| , liabilities,f66.ooo. Money
i stringency was the causa.