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A Herd OF I" Flying Duschmsa.''

TO the Editor OF THH EVENING STAR:
A story which Is now going the rounds OF the
press Is OF startling interest to naturalsts, and
the general public as well IL relates how herd
OF over nifty buffaloes nearly ran over q Western
hunter, swan the Missouri River-"stampeding
for water" so IT'S said-about 90 miles north OF
Bismark, OAK, and then dashed on northwest On
search OF more waterg and disappeared. Evil
dently there Is herd or ounaloes In Northwestern
Dakota which runs In a circle. and swims the Mis-
souri, River every year at about the same point
In March, 1887, two western newspapers pub
lished a circumstantial account OF bow q herd OF
about nifty bunaloes crossed the missouri about
10 miles above Bsmarx, near the town OF Painted
Woods, and ran on In q southwesternly direction.
wrote Immediately TO w. s. Barrows Co. raxl-
dermists), OF Mandan, Just across the nver from
Bismark, in1uiring Ior the facts In the case. and
that firm replied With gentle sarcasm that they
had not heard or any bunaloes coming That near
town. letter OF inquiry 10 Mr.. s A. Peterson,
postmaster at Painted Woods, where the herd
crossed, elected the following reply:
"The whole rumor Is false, aud without any
foundation. i saw IL nrst In the Btsmark Tribune,
where believe IL originated"
believe that the herd last reported Is the same
invisible herd that was reported In March, 1887,
ana that IL Will swim the Missouri River Just
above Bismark again next year, and annually
thereafter until further noice.
w. T. HoRNApAY.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

News has been received In this city Of the death
OF The wife OF Commander B. F. Day, OF the Navy,
at Cleveland Ohio
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ATTORNEY ron rHR DISrnICr.
Annual Report % NJ. RsAABe-lsersas
ing 0uslaess "a me OeGlco.

The report Of the Attorney for the District Mr.
A q. RIDDLE, was submitted 70 the Commissioners
to-day. He reports . noticeable increase In the
labors OF biz o0nce. both a. respects business In
the courts ana advisory dutiea Thess iatler. he
sayA are becoming more important ana &C times
nee which, together with the increase OF subjects
ties He refers TO the two important
Gases OF the District against the Baiti-
more ana Potomac Railroad and the case
against McBlair having been disposed Of
ne calls attention TO the TACT that In the supreme
cases Were nnaiIy disposed Of, ana goes into re-
hearsal OF each case. He speaks OF the aosensc OF
any existing law providing for condeming right
% Msy ep ,ST JSne ana the
OF commitments OF insane persons was one hun
dred and ninety-stx.
Padgetts summary OF the cases tried In the Police
Court the convicttonS dismissals nnes inposed,
and detailed statement OF the distriouuon OF tne
onenses. The number OF cases tried was $50, OF
which 4 no were convicted. Fines were imposed
to the amount OF s433So
woman's Foreign Missionary Work.
THE SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION OF rHs
W. 9. or the =. .. CHURCH
At the seventeenth annual convention OF the
womans Foreign Missionary Society OF the N. K
Church yesterday afternoon at Waugh church
discussions regarding missionary WORK were led
by Mrs. DR.. Huntiey and MIA A. Hall In the evening
addresses were made by Miss L. N. Fisher, form-
cry missionary at Foochow, China, and MIRA J.
Hayes the president OF the womans Missionary
Society, n r Church South.
PRocEEDIs0s ro-pAY.
This morning MIS- M. q. Hamilton, treasurer,
submitted her report showing 81, 434.3 raised for
the work during the year, increase OF $3.50 over
the preceding year
Miss Isabel Hart, OF Baltimore, corresponding
secretary OF the Baltimore branch, reported the
&C nditlon OF the work In India, China, Japan,
Corea, and Mexico, and rendered the following
message from Rev. STA Sex ong: "The conversion
and Christian training OF one girl In China is more
important In the advancement OF Christianity
than the conversion and training OF twenty men,
because they can penetrate into the homes OF
China" The number OF auxilixr1es is las with
5,Sl4 members an increase OF 41<. The members
gave an Easter Offering OF $500 In addition 70 the
dues and from mite boxes and collections
Mrs Hayes president OF the NJ. Z Church South,
W. r. NJ. 8, gave q report OF her Impressions re-
ceived at the Worlds Missionary Society In Exeter
Hall In June, which she attended as delegate.
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MARROW EsoAPR-Passsngers In Q l4th-street
car last evening near Thomas Circle were startled
by bullet from . parior nfe Crashing through
the car window. IL passed over the head OF one OF
the passengers and the broken glass new inlo the
face Of Nj. N. l. King, who Was standing near the
front door. Fortunately no one was injured
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Saved BV Her BOY,

y wretched creature, woman whose APP
petite conquered all other motives Of ac-
ton, was brought before Chicago magis-
trate for drunkenness, Clinging to her
tattered gown were two children, a boy
and girl, the former only years of age,
but made prematurely old by the hard
ships of his wretched life.
Five dollars and costs" said the Judge
sternly. "Seven dollars and sixty cents
in all"
Instantly the little fellow started up,
and, taking his sisters arm, he cried out,
"Come on! We'sgot to gil that money, or
mam'll hev to so to Jail. Jest wait, Mr..
Jedge and we'll get IT,"
The children hurried out of the Court
room, and, going from store to store, So
licited contributions to "keep nam from
going to Jail" the boy bravely promising
every giver to return the money as soon as
he could earn it. Soon he came running
back into the Courtroom, and, laying a
handful of small change on the magistrate
desk, exclaimed:
There's two dollars, Mr.. Jedge, and
can't get any more now. | amt as big as
mann, and l can't do as much work, bur if
you'll iist let me 90 TO Jail stead o her,
I'll stay longer TO make up for it
The bystanders wiped their eyes, and a
policeman exclaimed, ''Your mother shan't
60 to jail, my lad, if l have to pay the fine
myself"
"I viii remit the fine" said the Judge,
and the woman, clasping her boy in her
arms, sank upon her knees and solemuly
vowed that She would lead better life,
and try to be worthy of such 4 son as that.
Youths Companion.
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WHOLE NO. 11,4SS.

toppled from the roofs of buildings, and
the school-children ran in terror from the
school-house. Men and women hocked
towards the mines, where they thought the
explosion happened, and where members
of their family were at work.
At Shickshinny, the glass in almost
every window was broken, and many per-
sons were thrown to the ground.
AT Wapwallopen nearly every building
was damaged or wrecked Beside those
KILLED, over forty persons were injured,
fourteen of whom it is said will die.
FORCE OF THE EXPLOSION.
LATER-None Of the injured will die.
Their injuries were mostly by flying frag-
meuts.
The new Methodist Church at Wapwall-
open, three hundred lest ag&r, was COM
pletely wrecked
No race OF The pacAiag-house IS le1. not
even the touaGation.
Rocks weighing over hundred pounds
were blown TO the top of q mountain a
quarter of mile away.
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CRIME RAMPANT.
Robbery and Murder Rife in the Larger
Eastern Cities.

CHICAGO, February Oth.-Concerning a
general condemnation of the local police
force which the press has given it as the
result of Mr.. SHELLS murder, the chief of
detectives says: " If those who criticise us
and deplore our condition would take the
trouble to find out now things are going on
in New York and other large cities, they
would say, comparatively speaking, we
are in heaven on earth. There seems to
be general uprising of robbers all over
the country. New York is torn to pieces
with burglars and other midnight ma
rauders. St. Louis is also might say, at
the mercy of thieves
mot alone are burglaries ofnightly occur
renee there, but highway robberies are
quite prevalent. Men are held up in the
streets and alley-ways and robbed of their
money and jewelry. If we had such a
state of things as that here there would be
pretty row."
The son of Mr.. Smell, who was murdered
by burglars, has offered a reward of $4,000
for the arrest and conviction of the mur-
derer.
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THE FIVE PER GENT. BILL.
Its Success Jeopardizsd by Gardner
Letters.


Letters.
Copyright, 1sSS, By DE California ;ssociate9 Press
WASHINGTON, February 10th.-There is
serious danger of the defeat of the Califor-
MIA five per cent. bill in the House. This
bill passed the Senate, and is pending be-
fore the House. The chances in favor of
its passage there were favorable until Gard
ner'S letters to Governor Waterman were
published. The statement that $40 600 of
the amount to be given to the State would
80 to State Agent Mullan for his services in
securing the passage of the bill, may defeat
the measure. California has about 500, 600
at stake IN this measure, and it is a matter
OF doub whether the bill will pass or not
1t has never been in such favorable posi-
ton as ii now occupies.
The members of the delegation take the
ground that no part Of the money pro-
vided in the bill to go TO the State can be
diverted from the purpose for which it is
intended by any contract with Mullan, as
State Agent. That is a matter to be deter
mined hereafter. The State may be
relied upon, they say, to deal fairly with
It's Agent
The Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds will get q hearing in the House
next week, and the bill will then be
called up for consideration. Its passage is
by no means assured, and Mr.. McKenna.
to whom belongs the credit for advancing
the measure to its present stage, thinks il
unwise to jeopardize it by injecting an ex-
traneouS proposition.
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BAD ENOUGH.
North Dakota's Blizzard Death-Rou Foots
UD IlA Victims

MINNEAPOLIS, February 10th The Epel-
ing Journal publishes official statements
showing that the loss Of life by the recent
blizzard in North Dakota has been greatly
exaggerated by some papers. Governor
Church writes saying that there is no want
of tood in the Territory, and that the loss
of life in Yankton county was only three.
Ex-Governor Pierce corroborates Governor
Church, and is joined in the statement by
bankers and prominent citizens of North
Dakota.
As to live stock the exaggeration is still
worse. OF 6,000 horses, 1000 sheep 10000
cattle and 1900 hogs in Yankton county,
not over fifty in all were lost.
Railroad Commissioner W. T. Smith, of
Huron writes "As far as learned, the fol-
lowing is authentic; Summary Of the loss
of life in the recent storm Beade county,
9; Bonhomme, 10; Coddington, 3; Jeraued,
6: Clark, ?; Edmunds, 6; brown, 5; Hand,
7; Lincoln, %; Shink, 4; Turner, Is; Yank-
ton, 3. Total, ia"
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Candidate for the state Prison.
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE RrcORD-usIoN.
IN PARLIAMENT.
Balfour Argues that the Coercion Act
Has Been Successful.

Baltour Argues that the Coercion Act
Has Been Successful.
LONDON, February 10th.-In the House
of Commons this evening Balfour, Chief
Secretary for Ireland-continuing the de-
bate on the address in reply to the Queens
speech-commentedo on the changed tone
OF Gladstone, as manifested in his speech of
last evening. Where, he asked, was the
impassioned orator who used all the re-
sources of his rhetoric to inhame the public
mind against the law and against the po-
licemen?
Mr.. Gladstone interrupted the speaker,
saying there was not an atom of foundation
for such assertion.
Baliour-" People now travelling in Ire
land declare the condition of the country
greatly improved, and Judges confirmed
this opinion. The Government is engaged
in an old struggle but never before had
any Government arrayed against it the
forces recognized by the opposition
He claimed that the figures a6duced just
flied coercion and proved that the Govern
ments policy was successful.
John Morley said the House would infer
from Balfour's speech what the temper was
in which he administered coercion. Re-
gardlng Irish criminal statistics, he said the
period showing a decrease of crime in
cluded six months calm, during which
eviction notices could not be executed.
The diminution of boycotting was due, not
to coercion. but to an entirely changed
state of feeling and a deeper sense of re-
sponsibility toward the Liberal members
who were co-wOrkers with the. Irish to OBJ
tain justice for Ireland. [Cries of " Hear :"
Hear y The Irish party was now as
sured that it would ultimately realize its
aspirations. If it should ever be deprived
of that hope, the effects of coercion, aggra-
vsting social disorders, would become pain
fully apparent
Harrington (NationalisD called Balfour's
speech choice example of his mendac-
ity."
The Speaker called upon Harrington to
withdraw the expression, and Harrington
acquiesced, but said he did so only under
command.
Parnell moved an adjournment of the
debate, which was agreed to.
o'BRIENs QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE.
LONDON, February 1Oth.-After consulta-
ton with Parnell, O'Brien obtained con-
sent of the Irish leaders to raise question
of privilege in the Commons on Monday
with regard to the arrest of Payne and
himself
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He WAS AN ECONOMIST" How much
yer charge ter go er mile an old negro
asked of street car conductor. % | wanter
go out to see Brudder 'Lias Sniff? Amt
er hesh-an-'blood brudder yet understan'.
jes er brudder in de faith.'' Five cents"
Just fer er mile? l tell yer dat de man
amt more sho nuff' er brudder-ies brud-
der in the faith The fare is five cents y
"Jes fer er mile g' "Yes." "How much
is it fer two miles?7 Just the same
" Look yere, how fur you take me fur fl
cents ?" Five miles" What's de name
o de placer "City limits" "Take me
all de way out for f. cents ?" "Yes." "An'
won't take me mon er mile war Brudder
Sniff Ibis fer no less" "No." II amt
got no bizness out dar at your limits. but
yer may take me out dar an I'll walk
back TO war Brudder Smii Ibis. Yere's yer
money, sab Fse one o desc p'litical con-
omists and bleebs in gettin' de full worth
O mer money. 1t would be er mighty fool
man that would pay er dollar fur er pair O
britches wen he kin git er whole suit O.
close for de same price. Take me on. TO yer
limits, sab. h."-ArkGRsds Trareller.
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Many Colored People to be Brought
from the South to Fresno.
[CoPyiga 1Sss. by The California associated I'ress.l
FRESNO, February l0th.-Contracts were
signed by parties here to-day, and man
leaves tonight for North and South Caro-
lina to ship TO this country 300 negro
families. Most of these take the places of
Chinese in the orchards and vineyards. 1t
is said that the women and children in
vineyards do better than Cinnamon, while
the men in the sweat and drying-houses
learn the business of curing raisins much
better and faster than the Chinese. Also,
many families have signed contracts for
house servants. Quarters Will be provided
fer these families in the city and country
where they are TO work so as to keep all
together as much as possible
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IN HIGH LIEE.

A Social Sensation Promised the Good
People of Petrolia.
iCopy12lt, 1855 by the California associated Press
PETRoLIA February lOth.-Invitations
are out for the wedding of Miss Mamie
Mackey, the oldest daughter of J. A
Mackey, a prominent merchant of this
county, and Louis Bransteller. Miss Mackey
IS very prepossessing young lady, and
among the fair ones of the county.
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EvAPoRArED APRICoTs.
An Active Demand tor One of California's
Products.

An Active Demand tor One of California's
Products.
lCopyIgif, 1855 by the California associated Press.l
New YORK, February 10th.-An active
demand has suddenly developed for Cali
fornia evaporated apricots. and much
higher prices soon are probable. For some
time past the best goods have been a drug
in the market at IA cents. a few DAYS ago
a lot of 500 boxes was placed at IA cents,
and from this buyers interest began to in
crease, and the fact by this means was
brought TO the surface that in all the prin-
cipal cities the supplies had been seriously
cut into.
Holders then became frmer in their
views and buyers were anxious, which have
now resulted in an advance to 16 cents,
with bios Al 10 cents quite eagerly made,
without business upon this basis. Reports
from Philadelphia advise little stock OBJ
tainable. Chicago is said to be about out,
and in Boston there is q very small ayaila-
ble quantity, while on the Pacific Coast the
supply is reported exhausted.
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Superintendent Public Instruct arr
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,

SACRAMENTO, February 10, 1855
Hon. Ira g. Holt, Superintendent Public I4strpe-
tioH-DEAR SIR: Yours of yesterday relative to
the Grammar school course fund. has been re-
ceived. Replying, 1 would state that acting in
conformity with the provisions of Section Az Po-
htical Code, l reported to the State Board of
Equalization the number of children enrolled
IN the Grammar School couTse; also, the amount
necessary 10 raise the sum of s. tor each pupil
SO enrolled. AS You are aware, no levy to con-
by the State Board of Equalization. eonse-
ouently no taxes were raised for that purpose
There is no such fund in the State Treasury and
no such money subject to apportionmeut Very
respectfully yours, JOHN P. DUNN.
Controller
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CraZed With Liquor, a Brute 3Iurde
His Mife and Child.

CraZed With Liquor, a Brute 5Iurders
His Wife and Child.
ST. PAUL. February 10th.-Farmer NJ.
Janauschek, who lived near the little town
of New Prague, Mimi, is dead by his own
hand, his wife lies by his side, murdered
by her husband, and their daughter, q girl
of ten, lies at the point of death, with
bullet in her head from her fathers pistol.
Shortly before o'clock Wednesday
morning the citizens OF New Prague were
startled by the cries of boy who dashed
on horseback through the streets of the
quiet little village, hallooing and scream
ing Murder! murder help helpr He
finally reined up in front of one of the
principal stores in the village and fell on
the ground in a swoon. 1t took some time
to revive him. The moment he opened
his eyes he shuddered visibly and moaned
IS if crazed with horror. He was about
fifteen years OF age. cripple, and the step
son of Mat Janauschek.
THE BOYS AWFUL STORY.
He said his stepfather had come home at
about s o'clock in an intoxicated condition
and in very quarrelsome mood. He be-
gan abusing his wife and the children. He
threw a chair at the poor woman and or
dered the smaller children TO bed.
LIE WOuldIl lIlSQ " ultt neT HuSDdlU,
but it was of no avail Then the cripple
tried TO pacify him. This made the brute
more angry. He took the boy by the hair
and dragged him out of the door.
The boy crawled up to the window and
looked inside. To his horror, he saw his
step-father draw a revolver from his pocket,
point it at his mother and, with a horrible
string of oaths, say: Now I've got you.
Inside OF ten seconds you'll be dead"
The boy saw his mother sink to her
knees on the floor and heard her pray to
God and to her brute husband for mercy.
- your prayers. They won't save
you. You're going to die. Do you hear ?"
the husband shouted.
MOTHER AND CHILD SHOT.
Then, as the frightened woman rose to
her feet and turned as if thinking to escape
by the door, the brute fired, the bullet
lodging in the poor woman's back She
sank to the floor with a scream, falling on
her back. Still the maddened husband
was not satisfied With an insane laugh
he fired another shot at the woman.
The little ten-year-old girl fleeing to her
mother for protection also received a prob
ably fatal bullet in the head
Seeing what he had done the man turned
the weapon against himself and ended his
own life
Horritied, the boy at the window sunk to
the ground then he managed to crawl to
the barn few rods away; where he
mounted a horse and rode to the village.
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will be taken by the Lew fast train, and
will reach Chicago in time for the first
morning delivery on the fourth day from
the Pacific coast.
1t is the purpose of the Department to
secure, if possible, fast mail from Chicago
east, to leave Chicago on the arrival of the
Pacific coast train, and to make New y ork
in about twenty-five hours from Chicago,
and about 112 hours from san Francisco.
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A DESERTER.
DIR. McGlynn Says the Anti-Poverty So
ciety Doesn't Need George.

ciety Doesn't Need George.
NEW YORK, February 10th.-Dr McGlynn
last night addressed the downtown Anti
Poverty Society. Alluding to Georges re-
cent utterances, he said I'VE can get
along abundantly well without Mr.. George.
If he comes back into the party again, even
if he does not support Mr.. Cleveland or the
Democratic party, he will have to take a
much humber position in the ranks. For
myself, don't want him for my candidate.
think he would rather hurt than help
us. We have many good men in the party
willing to be our candidates. We are going
to have National Convention. We are
going to nominate candidates for the Presi-
dency and Vice-Presidency. We will call
Convention at an early day"
" Don't let it be side tracked" !" shouted an
enthusiast in the hall:
q We don't intend it to be de-tracked, E"
responded the doctor, and there was a storm
of applause. we don't intend TO allow it
to be made tail to the Democratic kite,
nor shall we wear Grape ON our hats if that
machine and its President, Cleveland, shall
be defeated" !"
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FAST MAILS.
California Letters to Reach Chicago in
Less Than Four Days

WASHINGTON, February 10th.-The Post.
master-General has entered into new con
tract with the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy Railroad for q fast mail service be-
tween Chicago and Council Bluffs, to take
effect March 18th. The present contract
calls for fast mail service on a schedule
OF 10 hours westerly, six times week The
new contract is for daily service, both
east and west, upon a schedule of fourteen
hours and half, the leaving time at eithe,
end to be controlled by the Postoffice De.
partment.
By this arrangement California mail:
leaving San Francisco in the evening after
business hours, and arriving at Council
Bluffs in the afternoon OF the third day
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NOT HIS COUSIN -
A Chinaman Tries to Work His Nephew
Through the Golden Gate

WASHINGTON, February 10th. - Lone
Chew, Chinese merchant residing on the
Pacific Coast, recently inquired of the
Treasury Department whether the require
ments of Section 6 of the Chinese Re.
striction Act might not be waived in the
case of his nephew, young Chinaman
now at Hongkong, whom he intended to
bring over and given an interest in his
business. He was informed that, mas
much as by express terms of the statute
the certificate therein specified shall be the
sole evidence permissible to establish, on
the part of any Chinese person not a laborer,
the right of entry into the United States.
the inquiry admits of no other than a
negative answer.