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PACIFIC COAST.
MARYSYILLE DEVELOPS 4 CASE
OF LEPR0SY,
Matters in Utah-Starving Indians
Up North-Coal Mine ExpIo-
siOn-Butte NOTES.-The.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REooaD-uxIos. !
THE HoRTICULTURIsTs.
What Eastern Fruit Growers Think ,
the Golden State.

What Eastern Fruit-Growers Think OF
the Golden State.
GCopyright, 1Sss by 1e California issociatea Pres
SAN JOSE, January 24th.-The morning
session of the eighth Convention of Ameri-
can Hortculturists, which began here to-
day, was held in the Baptist Tabernacle
The Committee on Order of Business an
nounced three sessions for each day.
In the afternoon the Convention was
largely attended. Prof. George Hussman
the California Agent of the United States
Commissioner of Agriculture, read an ex.
cellent paper on grape culture. and a gen.
eral discussion ensued, Messrs. Buck, Hatch
and Hubbard, the latter of New York, anG
Munson of Texas taking part.
J. Pryor of the Oakland Board of Trade
urged the Convention to visit Oakland, and
1t was resolved to do so if possible.
In the evening the delegates visited the
Citrus Fair in Horticultural Hall. Mayor
Dreytogle welcomed them. Several Other
speeches were made.
Proft ssor Redpath, the eminent historian
was introduced. He said the desert land.
of California only required energy to de
velop them.
President Earl was then introduced HI
said that California was the Mecca O
A nerican fruit-growers. If California was
0 lly creeping now, what would it be whe1
1t began to walk
Tomorrow the delegates visit the Norma
School
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4 Memorial to Congress in the Interest
of Foreign PreCiuce,s.
Lcopgigtt, 1SSS, by The California associated Tressl
New YoRK, January 2sth-Members of
the Foreign Fruit Exchange OF this city
who bave forwarded a communication to
Washington setting forth that the majority
OF the Exchange favor placing green and
dried fruit on the free liss, said also in
their communication that if such goods
cannot be put on the free list it is requested
that the duties be made no heavier than
the following:
On boxes of oranges and lemons of the
usual size, 10 cent per box !; on cases of
oranges and lemons, 20 cents per case on
grapes in barrels, 20 cents per barrel on
raisins, currants, figs, dates, prunes and
plumsr / cent per pound; on preserved
cltron, orange and lemon peel, 3 cests per
pound /; on almonds in the shell, 9 cents
per pound ON shelled almonds, 5 cents per
pound Oh walnuts and flberts in shell,
cent per pound; on shelled walnuts, and
flberts, 3 cents per pound.
The following items are selected from the
statement Of last weeks importations to
this port, showing the amounts paid that
week for foreign goods of the same class of
California products Bananas, S, ,922; LEM
ons, $14 ,967; oranges, SIS 597; nuts, $36 $40;
grapes, $2,912; raisins, $27 ,462; prunes,
$172,667; olives, S543; honey, STAT; hops,
,904. The value of figs imported during
the week was $7.717, and the sugar impor-
tations reached fer the week were $685.
4SS
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THE WHISKY TAN.
The Millions Collected by the Govern
lneDt from Distillers.

WASHINGTON, January 24th-A COM
munication was transmitted TO the Senate
to-day from the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, showing the amount of revenue
collected on liquors since the present sys-
ten. of internal revenue taxation went into
effect on September /, 1856, down to June
3, 1887. During this period there was col
lected from special taxes on distillers $25.-
rs, $40, brewers 1892, 1888, rectiiers ST.
270,079; capacity tax on distillers under
the law laying a tax of 81 per barrel on
distilleries having distillery capacity ex-
ceeding a certain fixed amount, 81, ,S32, ,4S7
The production of distilled spirits during
this time was 1,606, ,S65, ,194 gallons; fer
mented liquors. 269, 1882 barrels !;
amount of tax collected op spirits, 81 ,O99 :
379, $50, and on fermented liquors, $249,-
236, 119.
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CoMsroCK's COLD DAY.
a Philadelphia Jury Sees Nothing Inde-
cent in Nude Works.


PHILADELPHIA, January 24th.-A short
time ago Anthony Comstock, Chief Special
Agent of the New York Society for the
Suppression of Vice. came to this city and
purchased from five different dealers in
works of art number of pictures which
were alleged to be obscene. Comstock en-
tered complaint against the dealers, and
they were indicted by the Grand Jury.
The trial OF all the cases was taken up
to-day, and after hearing considerable evi-
dence on both sides in four of the cases,
Assistant District Attorney Kerr declined
to proceed further, saying he did not be-
heve the pictures were obscene.
The Judge said it was not very easy to
define actually what the terms "lewd and
" obscene meant. Nude pictures were
not necessarily lewd or indecent. If that
were so, it would include everything, and
1t would include pictures of the most sa-
cred kind. Where there was an intention
to corrupt the public by the safe of in
decent or lewd pictures, there ought to be
severe punishment but he did not think
this was case of that kind
The visit of Comstock to this city for the
purpose of prosecuting dealers in artists
supplies was criticised by his Honor The
bills of Indictment in all the cases were
submitted to the jury, and the defendants
IN all cases We're acquitted
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about seventy miles from here, threaten TO
plunder the Government stores at Victoria.
They have no provisions, and Mr.. Mitchell,
Indian Agent of the locality, has lust ar
rived. He says that the flour and meat
contractors did not fill their contracts, and
this is what has caused want among the
Indians and made them threaten to resort
to violent means for food.
Provisions were procured from the Hud-
son Bay CompaEys post and distributed
among them pending the arrival of other
provisions from here, which they must
have or die.
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A REPUBLICAN SENATE
The Only Hope of the Fruit Growers of
California.
ICon,,-nJf issS by Hs Gal; fo-,,;1, ss,o..ty ~,

The Only Hope of the Fruit Growers of
California.
ICopyiS, 1888, by The Calf associated Press
WASHINGTON, January 24th-The House
Ways and Means Committee met this
morning but adjourned without doing any
thing. The Democratic members of the
committee are at work secretly on a bill
which they expect to have in readiness to
report within the next three weeks From
reliable source it is learned that, as at
present formed, the free list will be largely
extended.
1t is said that green fruit will be put on
the free list by the committee, but that the
duties on dried fruits-such as raisins and
prunes-will not be disturbed. If oranges,
lemons, bananas, etc, are to be admitted
free from the West India Islands, it will
seriously affect the trade in those articles
in California and Florida
It must be borne in mind. however, that
the recommendations of a committee do
not by any means constitute legislation,
and if the Democratic House should pass
the bill it by no meaDs follows that the
Republican Senate will adopt the views of
the House.
1t is understood that the reduction in the
metal schedule will include q drop from
81 to Sl3 per ton on steel rails, and that
100000 OF revenue will be lost to the Gov
eminent annually on this single item.
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RURSTED,
New York Fire Insurance Companies
Break Up Their COmpact


Break Up Their Compact.
ICopgigd. 1885, by The California Associatei Press.
New YORK, January 24th.-The tariff as
sociations of fire insurance companies to-
day decided to suspend the rules and rates
Secretary Broughton of the association
says that the fire insurance will now be
very cheap and remain so until the COM
panies are tired of doing business at cut
rates. The action taken to-day practically
means dissolution of the association
which has existed five years, and which
has for its objects discriminating between
risks and restricting brokers' commissions.
Business reaches the companies largely
through brokers, and the companies which
have remained outside of the association
offered greater inducements for the brokers
than those in the association, and conse-
quently secured the greater amount of
business. The companies then began to
leave the ASSOCIATION, and there were
charges of bad faith inside of the associa-
lion. Finally the brokers' commission in
quts stion has brought about the present &C.
ton,
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OPENING UP.
Pennsylvania Collieries Beginning to Get
Out Coal.

Copyright. 1855, by tie California As,ociatei Press
REApINGt Pa. } January 24th.-The Brook
side, the largest colliery owned by the
Reading Company, made start to-day.
They had 70 men and boys at work, and
succeeded in shipping 35 carloads of coal,
one-twelfth the usual amount The coll
iery employs between 500 and 900 men
and boys when in full operation. There is
no serious break in the ranks of the strik-
ers anywhere.
The William Penn colliery, at Shenan-
doah, will start up tomorrow with a few
men. The town is without fuel, and an at
tempt will be made to run enough coal
through the bunker 10 supply the city.
The breach between the miners and the
Laborers' Amalgamated Association and
Knights of Labor, it is asserted. is growing
wider daily. Many persons are of the
opinion that the difference between the
organizations will eventually lead to an
open rupture, and that 100000 men will 20
TO work at the 50 30 basis
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BLACK AND sOUALLY.
Republican Convention Becomes Like
Unto a Dnnny hrnnk Eair.

WASHINGTON, January 24th.-The Dis
trict Republican Convention, to elect dele
gates TO the National Convention at Chi
cago, assembled at Wizards Hall this
morning. Most of the delegates were ne
groes, and there were contesting delegates
present from nearly all the precincts in the
city. In less than half an hour the Con-
vention was little less than bowling mob
of rival factions, which were struggling
fiereely for the possession of the stage.
The quarreling, wrangling and shouting
continued until about 2 o'clock. by which
time the police took possession of the stage
and cleared the hall Half an hour later
all persons who could show credentials were
readmitted, one by one and the Conven-
ton resumed its session.
These OF the delegates who belong to
what is knowa ss the Chase faction finally
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HE COMES HIGH.
What Money-lings Pay to Hear MIR. Tai
mage Preach.

New YORK, January 24th.-The seventh
annual auction sale OF DR.. Talmage's Tab
ernacle pews occurred last evening. The
bid for the first choice began at $5o9, by Dr.
Tucker, climbed to $3.50 and was captured
by DR.. Tucker. He selected pew 229, for
which he had paid large premium last
year. Mr.. Durica secured second choice
for S575-an advance of S175 ovar last year
The premium on the first twenty pews ag-
gregated $3,60S. The net result of the
sales was S600in excess of last years prices,
the premium being about ons-third of the
rentals. The income of the Brooklyn Tab.
ernacle this year will be about $50, 900
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SLEEPLESSNBSS

Is generally caused by arrangement Of the
Stomach and Bowels. To enjoy refreshing sleep
it is necessary that the larger organs of the
body should properly perform their functions
Adults IS well as children sometimes eat too
much supper or something tha. does not agree
with ,hern rrnd,,cinr
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A HEAVY STRAIN.
a st. Paul Citizens Vain Attempt to
Maintain Five Wives.

ST. PAUL, January 14th-Mrs. John
wilkins to-day fled suit for divorce
against her husband, alleging that he has
until lately had five wives, all living IA St.
Paul. He married the complainant in
Pennsylvania fifteen years ago. They lived
happily until they came to St. Paul year
ago, but here he began his polygamous ex-
ploits, marrying In rapid succession Emma
Stetsou, Kate Fox, Mrs. French and Hattie
Bowles, each under an assumed name.
The strain of keeping up FIVE separate es-
tabiishments was too much for him. and
IN October he took Emma Stetson and left
town.
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Only MEASLES.

A Supposed Case of Small pox Creates a
Sensation at Red Bluff.
fCopynglt, 1888, BY the for,,ia Associated Press
RED BLUFF, January 24th.-Ou the arri-
val of the midnight train word was re-
ceived that an Oakland passenger had been
sidetracked at Rawson's Switcq, suffering
from smallpox, which developed upon his
face just before reaching Tehama. DIR.
Vanmeter went to the Switch, about four
miles below Red Bluff, and found that the
man was afflicted with the measles, and
accordingly had the car, sleeper. hastened
to Red Bluff. The report created much
excitement, but much praise is heard for
the company in taking the precautionary
steps it did.
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DEATH IN THE PIT,
Twenty-six Lives Lost by a Fire damp
Explosion.

lwenty-six Lives Lost by a Fire damn
Explosion.
lCopyigt, 1855, by 0e Cat oia associated Press
VICTORIA (B. CO., January 24th.-Thert
was tremendous explosion TO day in the
Wellington colliery, at Nanaimo, and i'm.
medlately after it occurred manager Bry.
den fastened to the mouth of the pit and
found tie fan beam partly injured. This
was immediately repaired and the fan was
soon III good working order. The shaft
timbers were destroyed snd the cages could
not be used. A pulley and rope were i'm
mediately prepared.
One man had climbed nearly to the
mouth of the pit, and was drawn I'D ex.
hausted. Another man reached the sur.
face in the same manner, but a third lost
his hold fifty feet from the top and fell
DOWN TO CERTAIN DEATH
At the bottom of the shaft A temporary
cage was then constructed, and at l O'Clock
103 out of the 160 men in the mine had
been rescued. One white man, Robert
Williams, was taken out dead.
The explosion took place in the last
level, and it was feared that the twenty-five
men imprisoned there were dead. Thi:
proved to be the case, and at o'clock theil
bodies were carried to the surface, and the
work of taking out the Chinese was begun
NAMES OF THE VICTIMS.
Following are the names of those believed
to be dead: Elisha Davis, w. Finch, Chas
Tiller, David Gordon, J Men ell, R. Robson
l.. Robson, A. Ross, j. Morrison, Robert
Williams, r. Vincent, William Wilkes
William Greenwell, Duncan Mcdonald, E
| Godfrey. Also, four Frenchmen and three
Italians.
NO HOPE FOR THE MISSING.
Two men not in the employ of the com.
pany were taken down by the miners
Twenty-Five Chinese were employed as run.
ners and fourteen Chinese were employed
by the miners as leaders.
All possible endeavors are being made tc
recover the bodies. The greatest obstacle
is the after-damp. No hopes are enter.
tanned of saving those below.
There is no scarcity of volunteers, as the
officials and employees Of the Vancouver
Coal Company are rendering every assist
ance required.
Not much damage was done to the mine
but how the explosion took place is mys-
terry.
LATER-Mr. Dinsmuir has Just come into
the office, and says they have got the
bodies of four white men and six China
men, and expect to get all out by daylight.
The work is progressing very fast
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Who is Your Eest Friend

Your stomach, of course. Why? Be
cause if it is out of order you are one of
the most miserable creatures living Give
it a fair, honorable chance, and see if it is
not the best friend you have in the end
Don't smoke IN the morning. Don't drink
in the morning. If you must smoke and
drink, wait until YOUR stomach is through
with breakfast You can drink more and
smoke more in the evening, and il will tell
on you less. If yoar food fermsnts and.
does not digest right; if you are troubled
with heartburn, dizziness Of The head
coming up cf the food after eating. bilious
ness, indigestion or any othe- trouble of
the stomach, you had best use Green's Au-
gust Flower, as NO person can use it with
out immediate relief.
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MILITIA RESERVES.
Boston Veterans Plan for Organizing
IA National Guard.

a National Guard.
ICopuIgt, 1888. by tie California Associated Press
New YORK, January 24th.-The third
annual meeting of the National Veterans
Militia Association was held this afternoon
at the headquarters of the Twenty second
Regiment, in Union Square. Among the
delegates present was Colonel J. T. Whit
temore, of the Gate City Guard of San
Francisco. The topic under discussion was
the development OF the militia system.
The only formal paper read was written
by General D. w. Wardrop of Boston, who
was too i'll to be present, and Captain Foley
read it.
Wardrop believes the organized militia
should number 800, 600 men, divided into
branches of 100000. to be known respect
lively as National Guard, Veterans and Re-
serves. The National Government should
provide all equipments, and to the first
class, who should be ready at all times for
any emergency, small bounty should be
paid.
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HARD LINES.
Minnesota People Out of Fuel and In
Danger of Starving.

ST. PAUL, January 24th-The Pioneer
Press learns from Browns Valley, Mimi,
that fue! there is not only used up, but
provisions are also getting low. Should
another storm prevent the opening of the
road within a few days great suffering can
hardly be avoided, particularly among the
farmers along the line.
The Manitoba Company is making a
fight to open its road, but it is in such a
bad shape that it is not possible to run the
plow fast enough to do effective snow
bucking.
A number of farmers went to Beardslev
for fuel yesterday, and not finding any coal,
tore down the company's snow fences and
hauled away several loads.
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BUTTE COUNTY NOTES.
Proposed Methodist College at Biggs-
Painful Accident.

Painful Accident.
BIGGs, January 24th.-Another big mass
meeting was held here last evening relative
to the establishment of the proposed Meth
odist College. 1t was one of the most en-
thusiastic meetings ever held in town
Eloquent speeches were made by c. C.
Blakslee, of San Francisco, Mayor G. w
Calderwood, of Oakland, J. S. Shoemaker
of Nevada, and G. S. Preble, of Rio Bonita
The Committee on Funds reported that the
amount required would be raised, and rec
commended the election of Board of Trus-
tees at meeting to be held next Monday
night.
A prominent man from Chicago stated
that he was here for the purpose of locating
one hundred Eastern families in this
vicinity.
Hon. G. S. Young, while viewing the
planting of fruit trees on Rio Bruno ranch
standing on gang plow, was thrown by
the mules starting suddenly and struck his
head on the sharp edge of the plow, cutting
a long cash over the ear on the side of his
head. He was conveyed to town.
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WHERE DID He GET IT?
A Marysvilie Barber Develops q Clear
Clase of Leprosy.

Icopy7gla, 1SS8, 6y lie Cal!onia associated Pres
MARYsvILLE, January 24th.-J. o. Cous-
ms, a well-known barber of this city, in
which he has been continuous resident
for many years, has developed what two
physicians have pronounced a well-marked
case of leprosy. For the last six months
he has been unable to work, and was pre-
viously under treatment for what was sup
posed to be comparatively unimportant
form of skin disease, but now the condi-
ton of the skin is such as to leave NO
doubt Of the nature OF the disease. 1t is
not known that Cousins was ever exposed
to the contagion, and he says he can offer
no explanation of the origin of his leprosv,
He is a mulatto, about sixty years of age
and came here from one OF the South
ern States.
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succeeded in getting partial control of the
Convention and elected Judge S. II. Hella-
barger and Fred A. Dyson delegates. with
". Calvin Chase and N. NJ. Holland as
alternates.
The Chairman thereupon declared the
Convention adjourned. The Carson faction
then took possession of the hall and elected
as delegates Perry Carson and Andy Glea-
son, with Daniel Cahill and Marcellus West
as alternates.
ANOTHER Account.
IcopvfgH, 1855. By he California issociated Press
WASHINGTON, January 24th.-There was
a very boisterous time IN the Republican
Convention to-day, called TO choose dele
gates to the Republican National Conven-
ton. Two opposing factions met in the
same hall, and TWO Chairmen representing
these factions, presided over the meeting.
Two sets of delegates were chosen, and
only the presence of a large police force
prevented 4 free fight, and probably
murder.
The colored element controlled the Con-
vention. Fred. Douglas was present, hop-
ing to be elected a delegate, but he was not
put in nomination. Fred. Dyson fcolored)
and Judge Sheilaberger (white) were
elected as delegates by the Sherman fac
ton, and Perry Carson (colored) and An
drew Gleason (white) were chosen as Blaine
delegates.
There will be contest before the Ma
tional Convention, and the Blaine dele
gates will undoubtedly be recognized as
the regulars
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The Old Hartford.

[Hopyrigh lssS, by he alifoynja tssociGtei Press
WASHINGTON, January 24th.-The House
Naval Affairs Committee this morning
agreed to report favorably to the House
Mr.. Morrow's bill. appropriating $l75 600
for the repair of Admiral Farragut's old
flag ship, the Hartford
WAsHINGToN, January y24th-Representa-
tive Morrow is very hopeful of securing
the passage of the bill reported favorablv
from the Naval Affairs Committee of the
House to-day, appropriating $4,000 for
repairing the United States ship Hartford
If the bill becomes law, as seems likely,
the appropriation will be Immediately
available. Senators Stanford and Hearst
will press the passage of the bill in the
Senate.
Death of Diplomat.
WASHINGTON, January 24th-Viscount
Das Noqueiras, Minister from Portugal,
died this morning. He had been Minister
to this country for the past ten years. He
was well and most favorably known in
official and social life in the Capital His
wife and daughter are now absent in
Europe.
California Pensions
ICopyigi 1888, ydis California associated PressI
WASHINGTON, January 24th.-John Col
Inns, of Santa Barbara, has been granted q
pension.
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BEESOS'S PARTNER.
Arrest of Prominent Washingtonia
for Alleged Fraud.


for Alleged Fraud.
lCopy1lgt, 1855 By the Cal or7,i s.oeiatsI Press.
WASHINGTON, January 24th-John Nc
kee, weli-known contractor of this city,
was arrested here to-day by Deputy Mar
shall Joyce on three indictments found
against him in the United States Circuit
Court at San Francisco, charging him with
conspiracy TO defraud the Government.
Mckee is a partner of John A. Benson
in the contracts obtained by them Jointly
for digging the Potomac river flats fronting
this city. He is alleged to have been asso-
ciated with Benson in his fraudulent sur
veying operations in California.
Mckee expected his arrest, and when the
warrants were served upon him he APP
peared before United States Commissioner
Bundy and gave bail in the sum of 81, SOC
on each of these indictments to appear for
trial