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went straight to the engine-room and
looked at the clock. 1t was 6:l0. ! said to
George: =" We will make good time to-
day" Just then the bell rang, and
he picked up the rod to start the engine.
Just then the explosion occurred. The next
thing | saw and felt was pieces of wood
falling on me. When l recovered from the
shock | called to George, and asked him
where he was. He replied: Charlie, l
am fast Ny foot is caught, and can't get
OUT" / went to his assistance and got him
free. l saw man under the chain-box,
who couldn't ger out. Wallace got sledge-
hammer, but couldn't break the box or get
1t off the man. | then called for boat,
and being told there was one over his head
/ lowered the starbosrd boat and took
four men Oft the wreck. There was
100 pounds of steam on the
gauge when the bell was rung.
She was allowed to carry IlO pounds
l was not hurt at all. The Julia was fitted
with petroleum burners at about the same
time as the Oakland ferries, about eight
months ago. Before that time Rocky
Mountain coal was used When the change
In fuel was made it was found that about
. 100 gallons of petroleum were equivalent
TO ton OF coal. The boat carried about
2 $500 gallons OF the petroleum. II was car
ried in heavy boiler-iron tank, which
was placed at distance of forty feet from
the furnaces. From this tank a small pipe
about an inch in diameter conveyed the
crude oil to the furnaces, where it was
blown in by steam and consumed under
the boilers. 1t was claimed that the ap-
paratus-which was the same as on the other
boats-was perfectly safe-and that a
leaking from the tanks would have only
the effect of making hotter fire, but could
not cause an explosion. The body of James
Rule was found with graphing hooks this
afternoon in the water near the hull. The
body was not disigured, nor did it show
signs of being bruised.
DAY OF MOURNING.
The City Trustees, at a special meeting
tonight, passed resolutions making We'd
nesday day of mourning, and requesting
that all business houses be closed.
SAD SCENES AT THE WRECK.
VALLEJO February 28th.-Up to o clock
to-day the bodies of eleven men had been
recovered. A gang of railroad men are
| now at work chopping away the upper
deck, as II is known a great many bodies
| were caught between the two decks. The
scene is one of gloom and melancholy.
Anxious wives, mothers and brothers,
stand patiently and silently on the edge OF
| the burned wharf, hoping to see rescued
from the debris the bodies of their lost
ones, and sadness prevails that brings
| teaIs to the eyes of many
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MORE MONEY WANTED.
What Site for the San Francisco Publ
Building win Cost

What a Site for the San francisco Public
Building VIII Cost.
fCopg, 1888, by The Cab for7lia As,OcGied Press
WASHINGTON February 2Sth.-The Sec
retary of the Treasury has transmi, ted to
Congress the report of the Commission
which was appointed to select site for a
public building at San Francisco. The re-
port is signed by the three members of the
Commission-John f. Swift, William j.
Bryant and John P. Irish. The report says
that, in view of the present and future i'm
portance of San Francisco, as shown by the
fact that in population it ranks as tenth in
the cities OF the country, as fourth in the
amount of business transacted through its
Postoffice, and third as to its importations
and the revenue collected at its Custom
house, it would be wise and prudent on the
part of the Government to make suitable
provision for ground for public building
in which to carry on the public business.
The report then states, in very plain
terms, the lack of facilities now, and says
that in the building under contemplation
quarters should be provided for the Post
office, Sub-Treasury, Federal Courts, pen
sion offices and internal revenae offices.
The Commission has labored hard, but
has failed to secure a suitable site in the
business part of the city for the amount
named-$300, 10000. The site, they say,
should contain 1900 or 1900 superficial
feet, and should have public streets on all
sides. To secure this, they recommend to
be appropriated what they believe to be the
lowest figure at which it can be secured
1000 in addition TO the 100000 already
appropriated
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California Pnstrncsters.

Copyright, 1855, By tte Cal ora.s issociatai Fs.
WASHINGTON, February 2srh-Califor-
MIA Postmasters have been appoined as fol-
lows James Thomas vice S. g Parker
failed TO qualify, at Apricot, NJ nterey
county; j. w. Schmitz, vice John Dubarle,
abandoned the Office al Firebaugh, Fresno
county.
Washington Berry and Henry B Phil
lips have been commissioned Postmasters
at Angel Island and Caspar.
Unsettled Indian War Claims
IooPs1gsi. 1883, BY DE California tsselatei Press
WASHINGTON, February 2Sih-President
Ingalls, laid before the Senate to-day a let
ter from the Governor of Washington Ter
ritory, transmitting memorial of the
Council of that Territory, asking for a set
tlement of the Indian war claims of 1856
that Washington Territory has heretofore
presented to the United States.
Washington Notes.
T0opyrigd, 1885, By ae hforRia Associated Pressy
WASHINGTON, February 28th.-General
E. f. Beale, ex-Minister to Austria, will
start in a few days for California.
The Comptroller of the Currency has
approved the National Bank of Chicago as
a reserve deposit for the First National
Bank of Pomona, California.
An Oregon Banks Claim.
Copyright, 1888, oytae California Associated Prssl
WASHINGTON, February 2Sth.-The Com
mittee on CLAIMS of the Senate has re-
ported favorable the bill for the relief of
First National Bank OF Oregon. This bill
is to reimburse the bank for moneys ad.
vanced to q contractor under the Govern
ment who failed to perform his obliga-
tions.
"A California Case.
fCopyrght, 1888. 6y the lforHia Associated Press
WASHINGTON, February 2Sth. - The
House Judiciary Committee to-day deci ed
to report adversely Felix Campbell's bill
requesting the United States District Court
for the Northern District of California to
proceed in the case of the executors end
heirs of Augustine Deyturbide, deceased.
Another Lobster Plant.
WAsHINGTOE, February 2Sth.-Dr. Nc
Donald, Fish Commissioner, says that he
will not be able to ship a carload of lob
sters for planting in the Pacific waters until
June. The cars OF the Commission will be
otherwise employed until that time
California Pensions.
Copyright 1883, 6yG.s California Associase4 I'rssl
WAsHiseroN, February 2Sth. James
Allen, of Martinez, received a pension to-
day.
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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
The Senate.


WASHINGTON, February 28th.-Among
the bills reported and placed on the calen-
der in the Senate this morning were the
following: Providing for the investment Of
certain funds in the Treasury, with an
amendment striking out the provision to
allow National Banks to issue circulation to
the amount of their bonds deposited
The raaolution offered last week -by Hoar
to continue the investigation into certain
events alleged to have taken place in Texas.
In the petition of Stephen Hackworth and
and others. Agreed to.
Among the bills introduced and referred
were the following:
By Sherman-AuthoriZing the issue of
circulating notes to National Banks to a
par value of bonds deposited therefor.
The Senate joint resolution, in relation to
the claims of John B Reed against the
United States, for the alleged use of pro-
jectiles for rified ordnance. Passed.
The Senate bill for the purchase of a site
and the erection of Government building
in New Orleans. not to exceed in cost $500
000 Passed.
The bill was passed to authorize the
Omaha, Hayes City & Southwestern Rail-
way and the Chicago, Kansas Il Western
Railway to build their roads across the
Fort Hayes military reservation.
The Senate then resumed consideration
of the bill granting pensions to ex-soldiers
and sailors who were incapacitated from
the performance of manual labor, and pro-
viding for pensions to dependent relatives
of deceased soldiers and sailors, the Ques-
ton being on the adoption of Calls amend
ment making the bill apply also to others
who served in the war of Mexico for thirty
days, or in any of the Indian wars The
amendment was agreed 10
A long political debate followed, which
was participated in by Senators Teller,
Hoar. Collum, Blackburn and others.
Finally the bill went over without action
and the Senate proceeded to executive bust
ness and soon adjourned.
The House.
WASHINGTON, February 2Sth.-In the
House, Anderson of Iowa offered a reso-
luton calling on the Public Printer for an
explanation why the order for printing the
reports OF the Pacific Railway Commission
and the Presidents Message on the subject
has not been carried out.
Referred.
In Committee of the Whole the House
reduced the appropriation for a public
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Square Theater, with all its contents, was
destroyed by fire this afternoon. The
Morton House, adjoining on two sides, was
badly damaged, and the Siar Theater was
in immediate danger for some time.
When the firemen found it impossible to
save the theater, they devoted their atten-
ton to saving the hotel and Star Theater,
which were in constant danger, and finally
succeed ded in saving both. When the burn
ing OF the the lheater became known
throughout the city the excitement was
great, and was intensified every moment by
spt cial ambulance calls being sent out.
A number of hremeD were caught by the
falling roof and severely burned, but it is
thought not fatally.
Copyright, 1888, by tie California associated Press
AN ESTIMATE OF THE LOSS.
New YORK, February 2S The loss
by the fire in the Union Square this after
noon is estimated at $l59,O00 The upper
stories of the hotel are badly damaged, and
the theater will probably have to be re-
hniit
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WHOLE NO. 11,5o3.

building at Omaha from $5OO00o to s4OO,-
600, and tina; for an Appraisers building
at New YORK 10 cost $1,000 600, including
site, was passed, The House ratified this
action.
Richardson of Tennessee reported back
adversely the resolution offered this morn
ing by Anderson of Iowa, calling on the
Public Printer for the cause of his failure
10 comply with an order of the House for
10000 copies of the reports of the Pacific
Railroad Commission. Richardson stated
that no such order had ever been made.
The House mad passed concurrent re olu-
! ton ordering the printing which still slept
IN the Senate Committee on Printing.
The resolution was laid on the table, and
the House adjourned.
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BONDED TANGLEFOOT.
The Liquor Men Make Concerted Raid
TTnOn COnprass

The Liquor Men Make Concerted Raid
Upon Congress.
icopg7ight, 1855, blythe California Assocated Press
WASHINGTON, February 2Sth A big
lobby uf whisky men has swarmed down
upon the Capitol to-day and are about the
lobby buttonholing members Many of
them are veterans at this kind of work,
having served noble apprenticeship in
the great fight over the bonded whisky bill
of 1SS2-S3. They are here again on prac-
tically the same mission. They now want
the Democrats to engratt in their tariff bill
an indefinite bonded period for their
whisky. They use the same old argument
and claim that this and this alone will save
them from utter ruin. It. is quite safe to
predict that the Democratic tariff bill will
have such provision.
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A sTALwARr's HOPES.
Conkling Expresses Desire for Repub-
lican Harmony gain.

Conkling Expresses Desire for Repub-
lican Harmony gain.
PITTsBURG, February 2Sth.-Hon. Roscoe
Copkling sent letter to the Secretary of a
Republican club named after him, in
which he says, referring to the clubs pI op-
ositlon 10 ma him as a Presidential eau
didate: "Withou. reference to candidates,
1t Will be great satisfaction if the club
bearing my name shall contribute in any
way to reinstate the organization whose
wisdom and earnestness proved so useful
IN the most tragic and trying period of our
history. To see thar party again triumph
ant aud united, worthy OF itself and of its
past, the brave and honest champion of the
The rights, the welfare and the progress OF
sixly-Ihree millions of people, IS inspira-
ton enough for all Republicans''
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A HISTORIC SPOT.

Movement to Preserve One of the Old
landmarks of The Revolution.
lCopyngh, 1885 by the California associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 2Sth.-Efforts will
be made to preserve the old Bishop House.
at Totenyille, Staten Island, in which the
interview occurred on September II, I776,
between Lord Howe, offering terms of
peace, on the one side, and Benjamin
Franklin, John Adams ard Edward Rut-
lege, the Congressional committee, on the
other side, and in which the committee de-
clined to entertain any proposition which
did not recognize the political independence
of the colonies. A bill has been introduced
at Albany providing for its purchase by the
State
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A California Case .
BASEBALL MATTERS.
Important Meeting of National Commit
tees to be Held Soon.

important Meeting OF National Commit
tees to be Held Soon.
2pyright, 1883, By he Cali fornia associated Press
New YORK, February 2Sth.-There will
be three important meetings affecting base
ball interests this week. The first will be
that of the Schedule Committee, which
takes place on Friday. The Board of Ar
bitration convenes on Saturday, and after
its adjournment the Joint Committee on
Rules will meet The last-named will un-
doubtedly be the most important, as it will
interest every baseball organization claim
ing the protection OF the National agree
ment. II is generally believed the commit
tee will revoke number of the rules
passed at a previous meeting. Cap
tain Haui0n, Of the Detroit Club, is
strongly Opposed tu The change made in
the three strike rule. He wants. in com
pensation Tor the rule, that the batsmar
shall have the advantage enjoyed before IN
calling for high and low balls He reports
pitcher Keefe, OF New York, of his way of
thinking concerning the three-strike rule.
Hanion wants base hits aud errors
dropped from the code
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NEW YORK DEMOCRATS.

Lively Times Expected Between the
Cleveland aud Hill Factions.
Copyright, 1888, blythe California Associated Press.
New YORK, February 2S-h-A Washing.
ton special To the Mail and Express says that
rs understoodln weu-lnformed circles that
the President has decided to remove Post
master Pearson, and that Tammany will
name his successor. Also, that the battle
royal between the Hill and Cleveland men
will open in New York City and State in a
few days
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FREE LUMBER.
The State Board of Forestry Takes a Shy
at the Tarih.

at the Tariff.
ICopTigh, 1888, by DE California Associate,i Press,
New YORK February 2Sth.-Abbot Kin
ney, Chairman of the California Board of
Forestry, has communication i'll the Post
this afternoon saying that the Board, as an
official body, favors the abolition of the
tariff on lumber. First, because it prob
ably encourages the destruction of the for
ests of the State; and second, because it
maintains a strong lumber combination,
which, through the exclusion of foreign
lumber, charges an exoI bilant tax upon
the population of the State.
Kinney says that the Board has no Off
cial opinion TO express on the tariff outside
of its own sphere of work, but he con-
cudes as follows in his communication:
According to the protective system, the
true industrial interests of the American
people demands secession from the preva-
lent system of free trade as between the
States of the Union"
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AN ESTIMATE OF THE Loss.
THE OPIUM SCANDALS.
Entries in a Diary That Concern Cover
ment Iu,pectors.

Entities in Diary That Concern Govern
ment InspectOrs.
iCcpyg, 1888, by the Cali fcrnid associated Press
New YORK, February 2Slh The Gard
ner brothers, who were arrested at Ogdens-
burg Tor opium smuggling, will have a
hearing In that city ON Friday. Edwin
Gardner promises 10 produce evidence at
the Treasury TO show that he was working
in accordance with Beechers instructions
at the time he was arrested.
Further entries have been found in
Gardner's diary. Two of them read "In-
spector Winthrop 81 000," aud Inspector
Meeker, $3.50" Both OF these officers are
located at Port Townsend.
Collector Magone to-day detailed officers
to inquire into all of the relations existing
between local opium importing firms and
the Gardner brothers.
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An Oregon farmer and his wife went to a
dance, and while the husband went to the
barn on his return, mis- wife entered the
house and found 1t in the possession of
three Indians, who had loaded up wagon
With provisions. etc. She got down gun
and held them prisoners until her husband
came in and bound them with ropes.
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Simmons Liver Regulator
AS A REMEDY IN
Kidney Affection !!

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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
ESPECIAL DIsPATCHEs TO THE RECORD UNION.
IN PARLIAMENT.

Another Turn of the Screw Put Upon the
ClOture Rule.
LONDON, February 25th.-In the Com
mons this evening, after sharp debate,
the second procedure rule. which reduced
to 100 the majority necessary to enforce the
cloture, was adopted.
Smith then moved the adoption of a rule
enabling the Speaker to order the with
drawal of disorderly members, or to ask
the House to decide upon the conduct OF
such members.
1t was discussed at length, Dillon and T.
z. O'Connor vigorously opposing.
Hicks-Beach argued that it was necessary
to render punishment for disorderly mem
bers. The amendment was rejected.
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A GOOD NIGHT.

The Crown Prince Rests Well, But His
Case Looks Critical.
SAN RENO, February 2Sth.-The German
Crown Prince had fairly good night The
mucus expectOrated was much tinged with
blood. 1ne Emperor has telegraphed to
Drs. Bergmann and Kussmaul, requesting
them to remain at San Reno.
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london's Produce clearinghouse.

lCopyigh, 1855. b. The California Assocated Press
LONDON, February 28th.-A majority OF
the London Chamber of Commerce has de-
clined to disspprove the new Produce Clear
ing-house. This institution is based on the
model of the New York institution, and
objection has been urged on the ground
that it is likely to lead TO system based on
fictitious deliveries
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SAVING SINNERS.
a Mammoth Methodist Revival Progress
ing In New York.

Copyright 1855, by the California Associated Press
New YORK February 2Sth.-A great re-
ligious revival meeting is progressing
among the Methodists of New York.
Crowded meetings have been held every
afternoon and evening for the past five
weeks in the Jones-street Methodist Church.
Nearly 500 persons have professed CONVEX
sion. Last night there " ere twenty clergy
men on the platform. Some 300 persons
were admitted to the church, and nearly as
many turned away. There will be great
jubilee meeting over the 500 converts.
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Locke Says He is Out 100000 or Hie
Big Opera Venture.
ICopyTis0, 1883. 6y Tie Cal Jor,a associated Fess.
NEW YORK, February 2Sth.-Charles e.
Locke. says that be is through with opera
for the present, and has no plaus Ia six
teen weeks Of the best part of the year
100000 was lost, and after such an expert
ence he has no desire to 20 on. He pro-
poses to make public statement of the
National Opera finances. The chief cause
of the failure Of the season was TOO many
heavy operas,
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BLOOD IN his EYE.

The Abyssiniau Leader Maps Out Some
Sang ninary Work.
ROME, February 2Sth. -Advices from
Massowah state that King John has issued
proclamation sumnoning all classes of
his people to arms. and declaring that he
hopes, after exlerminating the Italians, to
annihilate the Soudanese.
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A BIG BLAZE.

Burning of the Unior Square Theater In
New York Cny.
New YORK, February 28th.-The Union
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LIVING IN STYLE.
Governor Hills Contempt for the Jack
sOnian Simplicity" Idea

sonian Simplicity" Idea.
tCopyrigt, 1885, by 1e California Associated Press
ALBANY, February 2Sth-The legislative
investigating committee is making it very
lively for Governor Hill in reference to his
purchase, with State funds. of velvet car
pets, grand.piano. etc, for the Executive
Mansion. Superintendent Perry, of the
Capitol building was examined to-day.
Perry tried to establish that TIE trouble
had been caused by his buying more costly
furniture than he had put down in the es-
Inmates.
Did not the Governor approve of your
buving more expensive furniture 2n was
asked.
I had my own way replied the wit
ness.
When you changed the estimates, did
he not approve of these changes ~
He did"
Who ordered you to charge this Sl5, GOO
in excess of the appropriation to Andrews,
Superintendent of Public Buildings?"
1T was The Governor"
Perry testified generally that Governor
Hill approved all the bills.