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To this the board replied as follows:

OFFICE BOARD RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS, I
TOPEKA. KAN, Nov. Z, 1888.
GENTLEMEN: The Board of Railroad Com.
missoners are willing to suspend the BelOit
Managers, with view to formulating and
agreeing upon schedules of freight rates to be
used by the several roads in the State uuder.
standing that the Managers desire to meet
the Board in Il spirit of fairness and cOnces
sion, and an honest desire to reach just and
satisfactory conclusion with the meeting to
begin not later than the 22th inst.
[Signed.1 HENRY HOPKINS.
JAMES HUMPHREY,
i. l.. TURNER,
Committee.
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THE LATEST.

|
| In reply to the communication of Attor-
ney General Brewster in regard to the ap-
pointment Of an expert from the Pension
Bureau to assist the District Attorney in
the preparation of causes against pension
agents charged with illegal operations.
Secretary Teller recently announced that
an expert would be detailed to examine pa
pers, and all means at the command of the
department will be placed at the disposal
of the Attorney General to punish offenders
whether guilty of attempting to defraud the
Government or applicants for pensions.
THE official majorities for Auditor Gen.
eral and Treasurer, the only state offices
balloted for i'll Pennsylvania at the late
election, were Niles, IL, 72G; Lievsy, 1886.
| OFFICIAL returns from all but two coun-
ties in New Jersey gave Albeit 6G7S ma
jority over Dixon. Parsons, Temperance
candidate, polled about 6,000 votes; Miner,
National candidate, about 5000.
The last cotton crop returns to the De-
partment of Agriculture showed a slight
imdrovement since the former report. The
indicated product is nearly eighty-six per
cent. of last years crop.
II.
atelegram from John Redmond, their agent
in Australia, stating that the Convention of
the Irish National League, at Melbourne,
was great success; that Parnell's pro-
gramme was adopted unanimously, and
that Redmond, was about forwarding ten
thousand dollars to the League i'm Ireland.
John Redmond and his brother, William,
who have been in Australia several months
in the interest of the Irish National League,
will return to Ireland shortly, via San
Francisco, and will make a lecturing tour
through the United States.
WHILE G. Mills was closing the store of
Owen & Myers, at Altoona, Iowa, the other
night, he was fred upon by two masked
men. Five bullets pierced his body.
THE tannery of James CELERY & Co.,
at Allegheny, Pa, and a row of brick
dwelling houses belonging to the same
firm, were destroyed by fire the other
evening. Loss, $125, 900; insurance, $4,000,
in home and foreign companies.
AT the preliminary examination of o. a.
Carpenter, at Lincoln, ILL.,, charged with
the murder of Zorah Burns, the defendant
was held in $4,000 bail to appear for trial
AT Mount Monroe, n. c., the other day,
a party of sixty-tive negroes captured
Lawrence White, colored, and hanged
him. A few days before White killed
colored man named Frazier. White was
under arrest when captured by the lynch.
ers.
AT Grand Forks, D. T., recently, Colonel
S. Uline was arraigned on an indictment
found by the Grand Jury for the murder of
Charles and Frederick Ward, of Chicago.
in Ramsey County, May last. He was ad
mitted to bail in the sum of $4,000.
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THE WEST.

OFFICERS recently captured in Harrison
County, Ind, Faulkner, chief of the gang
of counterfeiters, whose companions a
few days previous were either killed or
captured. He was living in a log house,
built like fort. While he manufactured
coin his wife stood guard. She was also
taken to jail.
CHARLES WITTEMoRE, aged eleven years,
disappeared from his home at Princeton,
Wis.,about two weeks since. The other
day his body was found in shallow water
with his throat cut. 1t was evident that
the boy had been killed several days, and
that the body had been in the water only a
few hours when found.
AT the recent election of officers of the
National Women's Christian Temperance
Union, in Detroit, Mich, Francis E. Will
lard was unanimously reelected President
amid the greatest enthusiasm.
JACOB HIPP, wealthy resident of Mil
waukee, Wis, while on his way from the
Mexican Central Railway terminus at
Laredo, Tex, to Durango, Colo, was robbed
recently of 5000 and murdered by road
agents.
A DISPATCH from General Crook con-
srmed the surrender of the Chiricahuas to
Lieutenant Hunter, at Silver Greek, Ari-
Lona.
LEE WHITE, who had been baggage
master on the Northwestern road, and who
confessed to the robbery of a package of
money in the express office at Oakfield,
Wis, six months ago, committed suicide
the other night. The robbery had long re-
mained a mystery.
AT Bismarck, d. T., the other day, at the
Capitol building, the clamp to the elevator
rope broke and the elevator and six men
named Daniel O'Neil, William Buxton,
Andrew johnson, John Welton, Gel Hoff-
man and Oscar Sanberg, fell to the bottom,
3 distance of fifty feet. The hods and
wheelbarrows followed and were smashed
to kindling wood. Buxton had all his ribs
broken from the spine and would die. The
others were badly injured, and, it was
thought, could not live.
FRANK WILKES, of GAINESVILLE, O., grand
son of Commodore Wilkes, United States
navy, herding sheep near Pleasant Valley
Station, in Utah, recently became lost and
died of starvation.
MRS. ELLEN LONG, a widow, and L. S.
Whittemore, father of the boy found in the
river at Princeton, Wis, with his throat
rut, hove been arrested for the murder of
the boy. 1t is said the woman once at
tempted to poison Mrs. Whittemore. The
theory was that the boy was killed by Mrs.
Long in her cellar, and that the father
carried the body to the river and hid it in
the place where he pretended to first dis
cover it ten days later. 1t was thought the
little fellow was put out of the way to pre-
vent his telling what he knew aboUt the
guilty pair.
THE town of Brookline, Mo-, was also
visited by the late cyclone. One person
was killed and number of others injured.
Several houses were completely wrecked.
THE son of Mrs. Clark Howard, of Cam
den, O., recently made arrangement to go
hunting, and when about to leave the house
Ais mother objected and took the gun away
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ENER Al.

WHILE Mile Van Zandt, the American
prima donna, was returning home from
the Opga Comique, one night recently, in
Paris, a man armed with q revolver made an
attack upon her. Her cries brought the
police. who arrested her assailant.
LATER returns from the November elec.
tions showed the election of the Democratic
State ticket in New York, except Maynard
for Secretary of State, who was scratched
heavily and Carr elected. The Legislature
seemed to be Republican. Butler was de.
feated in Massachusetts, by over 10000.
The Democrats carried Virginia by about
5000, with majority in the Legislature.
Maryland, Democratic. Pennsylvania,
Republican. New Jersey, Democratic
State officers, with five majority on
joint ballot in the Legislature. Connecti-
cut, Republican Legislature. Mississippi,
largely Democratic. Minnesota, Repub-
lican. Nebraska, Republican. In Dakota
the Constitution seemed to have majority.
In Kansas, Martin, in the Topeka district;
French, in the Fort Scott district; Sluss,
i'll the Wichita district; Nicholson, in the
Junction City district, and Stillwell, in
the Humboldt district, appeared to be
elected Judges.
ANARCHISTS recently exploded an infer
nal machine in front of the mansion of q
wealthy merchant, of Lyons, France. I'm.
mense damage was done the building, but
no one was hurt.
DURING a recent fire in a factory at
Roubaix, France, quantity of benzine ex-
ploded, killing ten persons and injuring
forty. Three hundred persons were en-
ployed in the factory. Thirty women were
working in the upper stories. The flames
caused an explosion, cut off their escape
and they leaped from upper windows.
SINCE the temperance of cholera at
Alexandria, in Egypt, the attack of the dis
ease is confined to Europeans.
LORD LORNE has been suggested for
Viceroy of Ireland.
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Missouri Revenue Statistics.

In the report of the Commissioner of
Internal Revenue, submitted to the Secre-
tary of the Treasury, the following statis.
tics appear concerning Missouri receipts
by collection districts during the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1888:
First Missouri-Isaac H. Sturgeon, &c.
2OO,677.64.
Second Missouri-Alonzo B. Carroll,
$50, ,2s6.65.
Fourth Missouri NJ Stewart, $685.
D53.S7.
Fifth Missouri-Bryan H.Langston, $751;
1920.
Sixth Missouri-PhlIip Doppler, $780,
O1O.9S.
The number of special taxpayers during
the year ended April 80, 1888, was 26, 1913.
Production of cigars, ,434 ,432. Pounds of
tobacco used in cigars manufactured, G3,-
S1S,923. Tobacco factories, 81. Material
used in the manufacture of snuff and to-
bacco, %, ,331 ,3S1 pounds. Product, 20, 1885,
S5S pounds. Claims for rebate OF taxes re-
ceived, 1,46), amounting to $219,3Sj.51;
number allowed, 1885, involving $40, ,231.-
81; disallowed. 10, amounting to $915,Ss4.
Distilleries of spirit and malt liquors reg
tstered June 80, 1888, 129. Grain and other
materials used in the production of distilled
spirits: First District, SO, ,645 bushels; Sec
Ond, 2,21O; Fourth, 2,157; Fifth, 2,O74.
Proof gallons of spirits rectified in the
year ended April 80, 1888: First District,
1865, 5000; Sixth, $551 ,620. Spirits pro-
duced during the year ending June so,
1883: First District, 2,3CS,1 gallons; Sec
ond, 1865; Fourth, 4,466; Fifth, $3.50;
Sixth, S63,S29 Spirits withdrawn to June
30, 1888: First District, 2,346,544 gallons;
Second, S,2S!; Fourth, 1858; Fifth, 1,134;
Sixth, 6SS,517. Spirits in warehouse June
30, 1888: First District, 5,6l5 gallons; Sec
Ond, 3,273; Fourth, 1887; Fifth, 6,257;
Sixth, 2G5, ,951. Production and withdrawal
bf spirits during first three months of cur
rent fiscal year: July-Produced, 221 .163;
withdrawn, 242,S14; tax paid, $21S, S,J3260.
August-produced, 260,55S; Withdrawn,
5O4, ,454, tax paid, $114 ,0OS.G0. September
produced, $257,063; withdrawn, 2SG, G,534;
tax paid, S527, 5000. Spirits in hands of
wholesale liquor dealers and rectifers, Oc-
tober 1st, 1888: First District, 493,011 gall
Ions; Fourth District, ,5S2 gallons; Sixth
District, III, 49, gallons. Spirits in distil-
lery warehouses October 1, 1888, 1886
gallons.
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A WEEKS NEWS.
Cleaned by Telegraph and Neil
WASHINGTON NOTES.

THE annual report of the Director Of the
Mint showed that the gold received and
operated upon the past year was nearly
k49, 1000, 600; silver, nearly S39, ,000, 600; the
coinage for the year is valued at sec, ,2O0,.
704; total gold coinage, S35, 1886, ,927; silver,
SOS, 1886, 40, of which $2S, Ill, ,119 were stan.
dard dollars. The production of gold for
the current calendar year will be $32 900,
OOO and the silver $49,000,0OO.
THE Postmaster General has dismissed
from the service Postoffice Inspector Amos
p. Foster, for rendering false and fictitious
accounts. He was stationed at Austin,
Tex, and was rendering accounts for per
diem services which he never performed.
THE issue of standard dollars for the
week ended November 8, was 81 ,499.
THE Second Comptroller of the Currency
in his annual report suggests a statute of
limitation on war claims. This, he thinks,
would effectively prohibit any claim agent
or attorney from presenting claims, as has
heretofore been done, without even an at
tempt to ascertain whether they were mer-
itorious.
COLONEL JOHN A. MARTIN, Secretary of
the National Republican Committee, has
issued call for meeting of the Repub-
lican National Committe, to be held at the
Arlington House, Washington, D. c., on
Wednesday, December u, 1888, at twelve
O'Clock, for the purpose of deciding upon
date and place for holding the next Nation
al Republican Convention.
AT Washington City the jury in the case
Of Hallet Kilbourne, against John G.
Thompson, for false imprisonment, recently
returned a verdict for 5000 for plaintiff.
A motion for a new trial was made by the
defense.
SENATOR MILLER has written a letter to
the Secretary of State, complaining that by
fraudulent practices of Chinese officials
hundreds of Chinese laborers are being
landed in America, as teachers, students,
merchants, or others desiring to travel in
the United States.
The President, it is reported, has so
amended Civil Service Rule No. that it
now distinctly prohibits the appointing
power alike in every department and in
every post-office and custom office from
making any discrimination III selections
for appointments by reason of any political
or religious opinions or affilIation.
THE Chief Signal Officers annual report
says Ine service mas peen seriously crippled
by the diminished appropriations, and
urges Congress to be more liberal in the
future. He recommends separate Office
on the Pacific coast, and decided extern
sion of the service in that important re-
gion.
THE Chief of the Bureau of Yards and
Docks estimates that it will be necessary to
expend 100000 at the Mare Island Navy
Yard for the fiscal year, ending June 80,
1885,
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that death had occurred at least forty-eight
hours before. His wife was absent in llli-
noise on a visit.
AT Sanford, N. c., the other night, a
negro man and wife went TO church, Ieav.
ing in. the house three children. Three
hours later the house and children burned.
NEAR Luling. Tex, the other day, John
Martin shot his wife and then pretended
she had committed Suicide. He afterwards
confessed his guilt, and said jealousy was
the cause. The following night he was
taken from Jail by mob and hanged.
A FARMER of Perry County, KY, recent
ly killed man named Ewing, for clipping
with his daughter.
THE boarding house of James Simms, at
Austin, Tex, burned at two O'Clock the
other morning. Male and female dodgers
had to fly in their night clothes, losing
everything, several barely escaping with
their lives. Total loss on building, furni
ture, clothing, ETC., about $4,000.
THE Garfield Post of the Grand Army of
the Republic at Covington, KY, recently
adopted resolutions declaring that in view
of the eminent services of Lieutenant Gen
eral P. H. Sheridan, and especially his
bravery at the battle of Winchester, he
should be promoted to General, and that
Major General Hancock, for like reasons,
especially bravery at Gettysburg, should
be made Lieutenant General. The resolu.
tions are to be transmitted to the head
quarters department of the Kentucky
Grand Army of the Republic, and thence to
all the department headquarters in the
United States for concurrence by all Posts.
When returned they will be sent to Con.
gress with u proper explanatory letter.
AS solution of the fence-cutting diff
Guilty in Texas, it is proposed to increase
the penalty for that offense and to fix the
penalty for inclosing land without author
ity, also to place the venue of all such cases
at Austin, where conviction is more Ger.
tain, juries there not being swayed by SEN
timent, which renders fence-cutters' con-
victions so difficult in the disturbed coun.
ties.
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THE SOUTH.

IT is stated that silver ore from Mexico
is being shipped to New Orleans, whose
mint is more accessible for the mines
tributary to Saltilillo than the mints of
Mexico. Five hundred pounds of pure sill
yer passed through San Antonio the other
day for New Orleans.
w. II. OGLEsBY, a prominent citizen of
Hot Springs, Ark, was recently found dead
in his bed, greatly decomposed, evidencins
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MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
Governor Crittenden's Thanksgiving Pros
lamatiOn.

iovernOr CritteDden's Thanksgiving Pros
lamatiOn.
JEFFERSON CITY, Nov. 9.
The Governor to-day issued the follow.
ing proclamation:
STATE OF MISSOURI,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
In obedience TO custom and in token of graf
itude to the All-wise source of every good, for
the manifold blessings bestowed upon US dur
ing the past year, i, Thomas I. Crittenden,
Governor of the State of Missouri do hereby
designate Thursday, the 18th day of Novem-
Der, as q day of Thanksgiving. In pursuance
of the request of the President of the United
States L recommend that the people rest from
their accustomed labors on that day, and that
they assemble at their respective places of
worship and render thanks and praise to Al
mighty G od for that manifestation of divine
favor which has preserved us from pestilence
and blessed us with peace and prosperity, and
devoutly implore a continuance of His mercy.
In testimony whereof have hereuntO setmy
hand and caused to be affixed the great seal Of
the State of Missouri.
Done at the City of jefferson, this second day
of November, A. d. 1883.
[SEAL.] THOMAS T. CRITTENDEN,
By the Governor:
MICHAEL X. MCGRATH, Secretary of State.
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THE EAST.

AT Gibraltar, Pa, recently, twenty-one
Hungarian railroad laborers were arrested
and sent to Jail for rioting.
Ex-Governor RANDOLPH died suddenly
at Moristown, n. j., on the 7th.
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KANSAS STATE NEWS.
The railroad conference.

= The Traffic Managers of the different rail.
roads in the State met the Railroad Com
missioners, at Topeka, on the 9th, accord
ing to agreement, with the view of agree
ing upon uniform rates to be charged by
the roads, but after discussing the ques-
tion the whole day, the difference between
the Commissioners and Managers seemed
TO be no nearer a settlement than before
meeting was called. At the meeting the
representatives of the roads asked that the
conference be private, which the Commits
sioners finally agreed to. The conference
continued into the evening, and the Com
missioners, the next morning, decided that
the Beloit decision must stand and go into
effect the 10th. Subsequently the Managers
appointed a committee, who went before
the Board with the following request:
TOPEKA. KAN, Nov. :, 1888:
To the Honorable Board Of RditUdy Commits
siOners:
GENTLEMAN: We, the undersigned Man.
ayers Committee to confer with your honor
able body, request a continuance OF the con-
ference, for the purpose of agreeing upon
and adjusting rates upon a fair and equltaDle
basis, and pending this conference. to hold the
BelOit decision in allegiance. Respectfully
yours.
lSigned.l FRANCIS TIERNAN,
l.. A. EMERTON,
THOMAS MILLER,
VI Fr1iff
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-10-05
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.

DIR. Wolfe has been acquitted of man
slaughter.
The annual meeting of thu Fruit and Flew
err Mission was held Wednesday.
The expenses of tbs Justices Court for the
month of September were 81, 600.
The expsn' e3 Of the Health Depository for
the month # September were 81. 666 05.
Two mates of the American ship Govern
or ROBBIE have been arrested for cruelty to
seameu.
The commercial course ct the B ,ys High
School is reported to be failure. The class
has fallen from 125 to rs.
Auditor Edgar has filed statement show
ing that there is due from the city to the
State 1856, S36 50, being the State proportion
of taxes collected from July LIST to September
90sh.
Police officers White and Foley, charged
with granddaughter in causing the death CT
| John Shanahan. were held to answer, with
bail fixed at 50, coo. This was promptly fur
nished.
Fifty-three complaints, involving 121 chill.
dreu, were lodged with the Society for the
Prevention Of Cruelty TO Children last
month, and assistance was rendered to forty
nine cases.
A strange coincidence in respect to Cap
tain Alexander. of the steamer Queen of the
Pacific, now lying seriously i'll with pneu-
monis at Astoria, is that on the same day, in
this city, his wife was taken sick with the
same disease, and at present writing is not
expected 20 recover.
| News has been received that the steamer
Ferndsle. on Sunday. while passing into Moro
bay, San Luis Obispo county, preached to
and ran onto Moro rock, carrying away q
portion of her stern and losing one of her
two propellers. She passed inside the bar,
but was leaking badly at last accounts. Her
remaining propeller, it is thought, would be
sufficient TO briRg her up to this port.
| United States Circuit Judge Sawyer has
granted preliminary injunction as prayed
| for, in the case of Wells, Fargo & Co. against
the Pacific Coast Steamship Company, in q
complaint for decree, requiring the defend.
ant to carry complainant's express matter at
| fair rates, etc. The bill Of complaint fled by
Wells, Fargo & Co. sets forth their routes,
number of employees, agencies and facilities
| for doing express business, and charges the
steamship company with an intent to dis.
criminate in favor of the Northern Pacific
Express Company.
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RAILROADS. STEAMERS, ETC.
CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD.

Commencing Tuesday, July 3. 1888,
AND UNTIL 1uETHsR soTIoE,
TEAizs AID BOATS MIL LEAVE SAGRkNEHT0
AZ FoLLoys:
e.GsN A. a.-Suudsgs encePtedl-AecommO,
OsVV dstIon Train to MsTysvhle, Red Blum and
e,1n A. M.|Dailyl-san Francisco Passen.
U4lS ger Train, via Benicia. Connects at Sui
sun for Vallejo and Calistoga- Second
class passenger cars for San Francisco at
A,sss, 4. W.-fDaily,-c. p. Ernigrant Train to
giJS Ogden, Council Bluffs and East
1899 sGSa 1as5Sas rs Ri iSr
Ban francisco, touching at all way porte
On the Sacramento river.
st,on 4. H.-(Dailyp-PAssenger Train for
EA'OV Woodland, Williams, Willows, Tehama
ff,FA Z. M.-{Daily}- Francisco Passenger
As4v Train Connects at Gait with Passenger
Train for lone and at LathTop with the s. z.
Atlantic Express for MADEIRA. Newhan
l5anta Barbsral Los Angeles, Cotton
lSan Diegol, Yuma, MAricops Presoo.th
Tucson, Benson (Guaymas, Mexico) Dem.
ing "a, 7. SIS. T. R. r., e Paso T. & P.
r. r., San Antoine and New Orleans.
Connects also al Niles for San jose
19sAE 2. M.%Daily}-Local Passenger Tra'n
trSsEp foR Auburn and Coliax-
0sSe P. M.-Daityl-S Francisco Passenger
hSsOV Train, Wis Benicla. Connects at Suisun
-(Sundays excepted)-ior Calistoga.
2s1A 2. H.@Dsiyl-oregon Express for
Oil Marysville. Chico Red Bluh ami BEDDING
Portland, oregonl.
AJAX r. M.-tOailyl-C P. Pacific Express, via
&ssFC Benicia, for San Francisco.
S.ftA P. M.5Daiyl-Local Trxin 70 Lathrop,
CstV connecting with g. P. Zmigrans Train
Tor Oeming and Fl Paso.
Hs9kA P. M (Dailyt-Passsnger Train for
sscV Woodland and Knighta L&ndlcg.
E.SS 2. M.--{Dailyl-C. p. Atlantic Express
s'ss@ TO- Coliax, Reno carson and virginia.,
Bsttle' Mountain (kustinl Palisade
;Eurekal. Ogden, Council Bluffs and East.
a. N IOh .bt1etAl manager
7. H. GOODMAN. GenI Passr and Ticket Agent
ja0-4ptf