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GLADSTONE.

The indications are that the Gladstone
programme will be successful, at least as
regards the reforms in parliamentary pro-
cedure which he contemplates. The Con.
servatives evidently have not the strength
to defeat the cloturc proposition, the gen.
eral sense of the House being In favor of
the adoption Of some specific means of dis.
patching public business by cutting off
frivolous debate. The opposition, in fact.
appears to have s'gone to pieces " at the
very outset of the session, and the present
prospect is that more important work will
be done during the next three months
than has been effected in the eighteen
months last past. The Government no
doubt has plenty of trouble ahead of it,
but since Lord Beaconsfeld died the Con.
servatives have wanted head and pol
icy, and Lord Salisbury does not appear
capable of furnishing either the one or the
other. The Home Rule sensation has
proved a complete fiasco, and has actually
injured the prospects of those who tried to
make capital out of it. Nobody believed
for moment the false construction which
his opponents put upon Gladstone's un-
guarded remarks on that occasion, and his
own explanation in the House has COM
pleted the discontinue of the opposition.
The truth ia that this disnosition IN LET
really vulnerable points pass uumolested,
and to go off at full cry over mars's-nests,
is one of the most certain signs Of party
degeneration. Gladstone has made plenty
of blunders, and some blunders which
could be used against him with grea,
effect. But his enemies confne theil
activities to mosquito attacks, and these
only strengthen him.
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PACIFIC SLOPE NEWS.
DISPATCHES OF SATURDAY AND sUNDAY.l
CALIFORNIA.
Grand Army ar tine RepubIIc.

SAN JOSH, February 1Ssh.-The fifteenth
annual Eucsmpment of the G. A. K. OF the
Department OF California met at $50 A. N.
to. day, pursuant to the adjournment yester-
day. The report Of the Committee on the
Veterans Home recommended that the De-
partment Commander appoint twenty mein-
bers of the q. A. r. as portion of the Home
Association. It was unanimously adopted
without discussion.
The election of efIcers was next IN order,
and resulted as follows: w. A. Robinson.
J. NJ Davis. of Oakland, Department S. v.
c.; r. H. Wsrfeld, of Heslisburg, Depart
ment J. v. c.; Rev. A. s. Fiske, Of San
Francisco. Department Chaplain; j. c.
Tucker, Medical Director. Council of Ad-
ministration-J. l.. Skinner, Post 3; A. w.
Collins, Post s.; G. l.. Harris. Post Q; G. M.
Irelan, Post l !; A G. Bennett, Post z. Del
egates to National Encampment-W. III.
Holmes, Post 2; J. c. Tucker, Post IL; w.
S. Rosecrans, Post 2 Alternates-E. M.
Gibson. Post s; R. NJ. Apgar, Post 1; F.
NJ. Cooley, Post ID.
A resolution was passed instructipg the
delegates TO use their best efforts to have the
National Encampmens in 1888 held in San
Francisco.
Resolutions of respect for late comrade
James A. Garfield were adopted.
A resolution was adopted affirming the G..
A. r. purely patriotic, charitable and
fraternal organization, having nothing what
ever to do with politics.
Resolutions of thanks were passed to all
loyal citizens for the glorious work in raising
funds in aid of the Veterans Home move
ment.
1t was resolved to hold the next annual
Encampment in San Francisco. and the semi
annual encampment at Santa Cruz the FIRST
Saturday ia August.
Adjourned.
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Advices from sitka.


VICTORIA, February 19sh.-Ths steamship
Eureka, Captain Carroll, arrived last evening
from Sitka, bringing the following items OF
news:
There was three feet of snow at Sitka on
the 10Th, and business was very dull.
All were rejoiced st the prospect of the re-
turn Of the United States steamer Wachu-
sets.
At Junction City, in the Fuller mine, the
ledge has been found. and the quality e1-
cseds the anticipation of the miners. The
tunr ell is 100 feet in length. The ledge was
struck shout 100 feet from the surface, and
the miners are now tunnslieg to find second
ledge. The rock is very rich, the gold being
plainly visible.
At Takou the weather had been very
stormy, five feet CT snow lying on the grouBd.
and snow was still falling when the Eureka
sailed.
Placer mining was at ar end for the season,
but extensive preparations are in progress for
the spring.
An attack was made on white store
keeper at juneau City, who has an Indian
wife, by gang of Indians. The man ordered
his ASSISTANTS off his premises, when they
broke the window of the store. Suisse
quently o militia company was formed,
under command of Captain Harris, and the
Government has been petitioned for 100 stand
Of arms and coo rounds Of cartridges for
the protection of this settlement.
Mr.. Treadwell is expected on the next
steamer with q tens-.amp mill for juneau
City.
At Wrangell, times are very dull. About a
foot of snow lay on the ground. No person
had Come out from the diggings since the date
OF last report.
AT Tongas Narrows the Eureka ran in and
took on board Ell. L. Ish and party. On
February 9th James Ish, who lived ct the
Narrows, died very suddenly. Two men who
were with him at the time reported that he
burst blood. vessel, but as he was known to
have e cum of money just before his death,
and as the money could not be found after
wards, some people are of the opinion that he
was foully dealt with. The body. which had
been inferred in shallow grave, was taken
up by his brother and buried in deeper
grave.
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sKoBELoFF's VIEWS.

General Skobeloff has stirred up a
hornet's-nest by his bold expression of the
belief that deadly conflict between Slav
and Teuton is unavoidable, and his declar-
alton that, so far as he is concerned, it
cannot begin too soon. The German press
is naturally very indignant at this, first,
because the German people hate the Rus
slams; second. because Skobeloff made his
speech in France third, because although
the St. Petersburg Government is certain
to disclaim all responsibility for what he
said, his own boast that he is in full favor
with the Car adds significance to his
language Of which no official disclaimers can
deprive it. And indeed it is not likely to
be believed that he spoke at random, or
that his utterances were offensive to his
Government. The feeling between the
Russians and the Germans has long been
antipathstic, and during the last ten years
has been growing more intense con-
tinually. The relations between the
N@1h anu VIC 11upeTUr Qo NOT al
all truly represent the sentiments of the
respective nations, and a war between
them would undoubtedly be popular on
both sides. General Skobeloff knows this
and he speaks for that military element
which is always urging the Gear on TO
foreign conquest. The Russian army off.
GERS want wa. since it increases their
importance and furnishes opportunities for
corrupt enterprises. The Gar personally
may be opposed to war. but even auto.
Gratis are exposed to external Influences,
and it would be quite possible for a Ger.
man war to be preached so effectively that
the Car would have to yield. His prede-
cessor always pretended that the last
Turkish war was forced upon him in this
way, and Skobelof may be voicing an
interest which has made up its mind that
the time has arrived for opening the long
pending quarrel with their Teutonic neigh.
hors
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FORTUNES OF TIE Earrings.

The Earrings have been among the most
famous of English bankers. They are of
German stock. There is kind of ecclesias-
tical flavor about them. Their English
founder was Bremen pastor, who settled
in this country. His grandson married the
niece of an English Archbishop. One of
his descendants became Bishop of Durham.
The money was originally made in the
rich. profitable clothing business in the
West of England. Ashburton gave title
in the peerage to the chief Of the house
Of Barring. 1t has been a rule in the
house that when any one Of them has
got title he goes out of the business.
Sir Francis Barring, the first great banker,
who, dying in 1910, left q fortune
Alexander and Henry. Thomas. succeed
ing to the baronetcy, gave up the business.
Henry had rather romantic reputation as
q lucky gambler, who was frequently able
to break the bank of gambling table.
He was the amazement of beholders when
he would sit down at gambling table at
the Palais Royal-before such tables were
happily abolished-with piles of gold and
notes before him. The reputation of a
successful gambler was hardly suited to
the intense responsibility of the firm, and
Mr.. Henry was induced to retire from the
business. Alexander Barring, often known
as Alexander the Great" sustained
and extended the fortune of the house.
He went to America, and there, the richest
banker in England, married the daughter
one of the richest citizens of the United
States. One of his magnificent transac-
tions possess historical Importance. After
the conclusion of the great European war
he paid down a sum of FL 600 600, by
which France was freed from the occupa-
tion of Russian, Austrian and German
armies. "There are six great powers in
Europe" said the Due de R!chelieu-
England, France, Russia, Austria, Prus-
STA, and Barring Brothers" In 1885 he
was made Lord Ashburton. Two of his
sons held the title, and each successfully
retired from the business. The head of
the firm, Thomas Barring, became Chancel-
lor of the Exchequer in Lord Melbourne's
Ministry, and another member, Lord North.
brook, has been Govern or General of In
dia.-TI,ondon paper,
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THE JAPANESE IspEnSI-Y.

An effort is about to be made to secure
the passage OF the House bill for the re-
payment Of the Japanese indemnity money
to Japan. Tie history of this case is
illustrative of the difficulty of getting the
right thing done by Congress when there is
any possibility that somebody may be ben
Gifted by doing wrong thing The
japanese indemnity was forced from Japan
in compensation for the loss incurred by
American vessels through the action oil
some of the Daimios who fred upon them.
The amount demanded proved very much
larger than was needed. After all the
claims had been paid, there remained a
sum said now to amount to 81, 500, 900.
There ought to have been no trouble about
repaying this to Japan, for it clearly did not
belong to any one else. But it has been
lying for sixteen years in the State Depart
ment, every effort to get it paid back hav-
ing been frustrated by the action of those
who have hoped to get hold of it sooner
or later. This reluctance to part
with money once received, no matter
how clear may be the obligation of repay
nent, is by no means creditable to Con-
gress, but it has not been exhibited for the
first time in the present case. And it is
not little remarkable that from time to
time American journals have deliberately
advised the appropriation of this money
by the Government, notwithstanding the
obvious fact that it could only be so ap.
propriated by the preparation Of naked
theft. No doubt the difficulty has been
increased by the absence of proper legal
machinery for dealing with such cases, but
it is also clear that interested parties have
availed themselves of technical difficulties
to hinder and postpone the repayment OF
the money. We hope that the effort about
to be made may prove more successful
than preceding ones in the same direction.
but we shall not feel certain that the
matter is ended until Congress has passed
the bill providing for the repayment, and
until the latter has been accomplished.
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THIS MoRa1sgs NEWS.

In New York Saturday Government bonds were
quoted at lI7s for As Of 1907 114 for 4s 1oos for
SIS: serling, 81 s5a4 col silver bars, ll4s
Silver In London, Sc i1sd consoIs 100 116I; per
cent United States bonds, extended, 1886 a. 1l93
t;s. l16s.
In San Francisco half dollars arc quoted at | dis
count to par; Mexican dollars. s9as0sc.
There was fair business in mining stocks al SAP
Francisco Saturday. and prices were shade better
in several instances. The Alta group Of stocks r e
again on the ascendant
Further particulars Of tie great fire at Haverhil
Mass, are given this morning.
Fire at Bostsa also a. Berlin Centre, Mass, and
at New York.
The Governor of Virginia has captured the entire
six schooners and one sIoop.
The citizens OF Texas are vigorously cleaning cut
the desperAdoes in that State.
In a railroad accident Pittsburg Saturday. an
engineer was killed and fireman fatally injured
Two intoxicated young men at Des Moines, Ia
struggled for the possession of a gun, when she
weapon was discharged. killing one Of them in
stantly
The water has risen to the second story of houses
in the lower part OF Cincinnati
horrible story of massacre By Peruvian soldiers
comes from Busaos Ayres.
The English steamer Either has foundered off
Puerta Plata, but the passengers. mail aad specie
were saved.
Six of tina crew OF the schooner Corenna were
recently lost 10 a hurricane Of the Massachusetts
coast
Floods continue to do grea. damage in Texas.
The annual Bncampment Of the G. A. B. elected
officers at San Jose yesterday. and adjourned.
The residences of Charles Blackburn, at Petaluma,
was burned Saturday.
Smallpox il raging at Pomeroy, W. T.
Rev. Father sIattery died at Petaluma Saturday
night, after a sheTt illness.
At Petauma yesterday Mrs. William Hslmes died
while at the breakfast table.
The eoursing match yesterday at Willows was
very successful affair.
Another arrest has been made at Portland, Or, in
connection with the Brown murder.
Sullivan challenges Ryan to fight with gloves.
The Senate has confirmed Major Rochester as
Paymaster General.
Edward NJ. Kelly. who was to have been hanged
at Santa Fe. N. 81. Friday. has been r5spited until
March 18th
Four of the victims OF the explosion were buried
at Chester, Pa yesterday, and the funerals OF the
remainder viii take place to day.
Paris dispatch announces the death Of waideck
Reuse, Sr., aud Madame Celeste.
Near Centerville, Tex, Saturday. white man
named Lyle shot and killed tive negroes. and NOR
tally wounded their wives.
Near Atlantis. Ca, Yesterday. two freight trains
we're wrecked by collision. and three mon injured
The Ohio rivSr Is still rising. and great food is
threatened
The larger postlon Of Helena. Ark. is four feet
under water.
Niles Thompaoa (cOlered> was hanged yesterday at
Dallas, Tex. for rape and murder.
At Pittsburs yesterday Abraham Nelson beat his
wife TO death.
fire yesterday destroyed half the business pOr.
> ton Of Bellevue, Mich.
For overland dispatches Of Saturday. see fourth
page
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WHAT THE THUMB DOES Have you no.
ticed that when you want to take hold of
anything-a bit of thread, we will say
that it is always the thumb who puts him.
self forward, and he is always one side by
himself, while the rest of the fingers are on
the other II the thumb is not helping.
nothing stops in your hand, and you don't
know what to de with it. Try, by way of
experiment, to carry your spoon to your
mouth without putting your thumb to it,
and you will see what long time it will
take You to get through with poor little
plateful of broth. The thumb is placed in
such manner on your hand that it can
face each of the other fingers, one after the
other, or all together, as you please, and
by this we are enabled to grasp, as with
pair of pipcers, all objects, whether large
or small. Oar hands owe their perfection
of usefulness to this happy arrangement,
which has been bestowed on no other AMI
NAL except the monkey, our nearest
neighbor.
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a New TRIAL. The Supreme Court has
granted Alvin w. Taylor, convicted in
Yolo county of the murder by poison of
Robert Brinham, new trial. The Court
holds that there was no evidence to indi-
cate that the ante-mortem statement of
deceased, which was admitted in evidence,
was based on an undoubting belief that he
was in extremis. Other points are also
reviewed in the opinion, but the above is
the chief one.
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BISMARCK. Where is my dog?" was
Bismarck's first exclamation, when on .
recent visit to Vienna, he slighted from
the railway train. Never did q
man cherish a fonder affection for the
brute creation then this king maker and
world. mover He watched by the side of
his dying "Sultan" as he might have done
over favorite child, and begged to be left
alone with him in the inal hour. When
the faithful old friend gasped his last
breath, B smarck, with tears in his eyes,
turned to his son and said, Our German
forefsthers had \ kind belief that, after
death, they would meet again, in the
celestial hunting grounds, all the COCO dogs
that bad been their faithful companions In
life. wish could believe taSt !"
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BORN.

Alameda. February 1o-wife OF Joseph Throp, twin
daughters.
Alameda, February 1o-wife of H. B. Van Hartin-
gen, son.
Chico, February 12-wife of j. F. Fordham, son.
Chico, February 13-Wife of NJ. Breslauer, dsueh-
ter.
Bear Creek, MERGED county, February 13-Wife of
Eli Grimes, daughter
Chico February l4-Wife Of J. v. Flint, a son.
Chico, February 14-Wife # c. n. Daily. a son.
Rock Creek, near Chico, February l2-Wife OF J. B.
Richardson a son.
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DIED..

Sacramento, February 1S-Antone Mauretieh,
tive Of AUSTRIA 81 years and IL months. (San
Francisco, San Jose, Los Angeles and Austrian
papers please copy.)
Friends and acquaintance respectfully invited
to attend the funeral, which will take place from
Red HENS Hall, Sixth and K Streets, tomorrow
TUESDAY, afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
On Costumes River, February ls-John woleott,
native OF Canada, IS years.
Alameda February 14-Sophie Throp sc years.
Lower Lake, February elizabeth Adams, "a
years and IL months
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Courstng I'm Colusa County.

WILLOWS, February 19th.-The coursing
match to-day proved to be q NEST interesting
affair. The grounds secured for the scene OF
the sport are about twelve miles southeast Of
here. and being in an open. level country, it
was just the plscs for q successful match
Hare were plentiful There were sixteen
hounds entered. most of them from Dixon
and Willows. the purse was 5000, first and
second moneys. The first money was won
by j. R. Troxers Blanche, and the second by
Thos. Scott's Spring-botn Willows hounds.
A great deal Of money charged hands on
the match,
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CHINESE IMMIGRATION. = So far this
month has proven the banner month for
Chinese immigration over any like period
the past year There have arrived in that
time 8. 1897 Chinese. The Boutwell, Castle
brought l 029 on the 81, the City of Rio
de Janeiro 69l on the 9th, the Gaelic 500
on the 9th, and the last steamer coming
to San Francisco, the Suez. III on the 18TH
instant, making in all 497, and showing
an increase over the arrivals for the whole
month OF January of l. ISIS. On inquiry
on board of the Chinese vessels now in
port it was ascertained that the vessels
which have come to port during the month
from HoDgkong are now under charter for
two more trips each, and the prospects are
for good season for the consignees.
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The Train. wrecker Case.

AUBURN, February lSsh.-In the train
wrecker case this forenoon, seven witnesses
for the prosecution were examined. This
afternoon, Mason, the States evidence, who
has been confined in the Sacramento Jail,
was placed on the stand, aud his examination
was nearly concluded at the time of the
Courts adjournment this evening. There ia
no variation in his narrative from what he has
told before. The prosecution may possibly
close their case Wednesday or Thursday.
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DwelIlng Burned.

PETALUMA, February 1Sth.-The residence
of Charles Blackburn, of mis- place. was to-
tally destroyed by FIRE this morning The
building was very old. 1t was insured for
$500, and valued at $500. The furniture was
al saved. Cause Of the Ere, defective 6ue.
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Coal Lauds-Capsain Fined.

VICTORIA, February 19th.--An American
company has bonded 1000 acres of coal LANDS
on the island. This land is owned by farmers,
who sell only the cssl, reserving the arabic
lag6s.
Captain Plummer, of the ship Ericsson.
loading at Nanaimo, was fined $50 for dump
ing ballast into the harbor.
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The Veterans Homo Fund,

BoDIE. February 1Ssh.-So far, the receipts
in Bodie for the Veterans Home foot up
81, 100. The bail and camp fire was the most
successful social event that ever took place
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Race Declared OF.

WILLOWS, February 18Th The horre-race
here to-day was after the fourth heat, de-
clared off, amid the applause of the spec
tators. It is but fair to sag that the Willows
Jockey Club has no connection with this af.
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Michael Redman is wanted in San Fran.
cisco for mansIaughter. He inflicted in.
jnries on j. IL Coleman in row on Day
street, near ThIrtieth, on Saturday week,
from which Coleman died on Friday last.
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PETALUMA, February 19.h,-Rev. Father
William Slattery died here last night Of
typhoid fever. after an illIess OF FIVE days.
A Mrs. William Holmes, of this city. died
suddenly while at breakf st this morning.
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The HOSIERY at less than reg

The HOSIERY at less than req
atl0r prices IS getting to be 07s Old
story aUith a good naaaay people, and
aUe shall not mention 1t after to-day.
Still, eCe are thinking of those a0hO
are az need of Just such HOSE as Is
here, and get haze not heard of this
lot and its quite acOnde71atl prices.
The assortment Is not greatly carried,
although something aUiU likely be
found en- ct to interest almost eUerg-
one.
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MARRIED.

Petaluma. February 9-John B. Fitch to Llbbie
Graham.
Santa Rosa. February &c. P. sowerly to Judith
Tructee, February 1o-E. j. Brickell to Mira E. J.
Dyer.
Red Bluff, February 16-Manuel Gonzales to Mary
Fretes.
Jackson. February 12--Prospero Paquette to Lizzie
Smallfield
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MEMS UNLA UNDRIED
SHIRTS OF He0Uy Muslin, acith
Linen BOsOmas and Wristbands, 81.
Besides good material, they haze q
bound BOSOM and double thickness
of cloth in front to insure lasting
service. We haze SHIRTS of V0TiOa1s
grades at higher and lOaCe1' prices;
also. o. full assortment of Ia UN-
DRIED SHIRTS, as high as SO for
the Uery best.
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YREKA, February 19sh.-Mining is com.
pletely suspended, aud it is too cold for any
kind Of outside work.
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Trade i2s TR INKS and TALTSESis firm
and ssaaacavering. The d1TiUal OF 7scac goods q
fortnight since has made the assortment the
best get. Fullest st0cls; greatest G0Tiety;
loscest prices. When can buying be done to
better 0dU0nt0ge?
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The crop outlook in the Suffer Greek
section is encouraging.