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1T DID NOT WORK.
squatters Try to Jump Indian Lands, blu
are Defeated.

Squatters Try to Jump Indian Lands, but
are Defeated.
PIERRE (Dak.), December 2Sth.-Great
excitement prevails here. because of the
discovery this morning that band oil
about seventy five settlers attempted 10
found town site across the Missouri II
is learned that the scheme had been in
embryo for several weeks. and number OF
prominent residents of East Pierre were
concerned in it. Work commenced at II
o'clock last night and all night thereafter
men with teams and loads of lumber were
crossing and re-crossing the river, the PEG.
pie OF Pierre being entirely unconscious OF
what was going on until about A. NJ
when a half-breed who farms the land
wherein the squatters had located, discov-
cred them.
Securing a band OF followers, he attacked
the squatters with guns, pistols and lassos.
They lassoed the boss carpenter, and Sc
verely injured several of the home-seekers
Finally the latter took fight, being unable
to hold out in the battle To add to their
dismay storm of rain set in, and one by
one they came struggling across the river,
almost frozen and number of them bleed
ing from bruises and wounds.
The half-breeds secured the lumber
piled it up and set fire to it, and now all
that is left of the prospective town is vast
column of f,me and smoke, visible here
while the yells of the victorious half breeds
with an occasional pistol shot, can plainly
be heard On this side.
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Death of "a Man Who Was "A Fugitive
From Justice for Forty Years.
GRASS VALLEY, December 2Sth.-Stephen
Richard Kyle, resident of Birchyille, near
this city. died suddenly yesterday of paral-
ysis Of the heart. Although in a room
with number of men, Kyle's death was
so sudden hat it was not discovered until
an hour after the supreme moment. He
was prominent Grand Army man.
Lewis Kneipp died this morning aged so
years. His death revealed a tragedy OF
forty years ago that lost to him his family.
In defense Of friend Kneipp killed man
in Texas, and he was obliged to fee. and
leaving his family he came to Nevada
county and lived for twenty years in an
obscure mining camp, spending the re-
manning twenty years in Nevada City and
Grass Valley. To the day of his death he
heard of his family but once, and that was
to the effect of his Wife's decease. Unable
TO send for his children, he soon lost all
knowledge of their whereabouts, fearing
to set ahoat inquiries that might lead to
recalling the incident that made him a
fugitive, and he died without seeing and
without knowledge of the family be
parted from about half a century ago.
An election for voting bonds 10 provide
funds for the erection of fine new school
house will be called soon.
Richard Phillips, q confechoner and
variety dealer, to day made an assignment
for the benefit of his creditors. His liabil.
tiles are unknown. His stock is quite ex.
tens We
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meath the bed clothing, and, with one blow
of the AK, split her head open, killing her
instantly.
Major then rushed into the room where
his little son slept, and CROPPED about the
bed for him. The little lad had crawled
under the bed for safety. AS he heard his
father searching the room he said: "Are
You going to kill me, too, papa?"
mo, my son." replied the murderer.
do not be afraid; l won't hurt you.
When am gone you will get $780, which
1 will leave you, and you can divide it
with your sister" Then he fastened from
the house. The boy gave the alarm as
soon as he could. and the neighbors found
Mrs. Major still alive. She cannot survive.
however. The other two were instantly
killed.
Majors body was found in barn. He
had committed suicide by hanging.
The excited neighbors refused 10 let the
body be cut down. Mrs. Major recovered
enough 10 give a detailed account of the
tragedy, which confirms the boys account
in all its horrors.
When the husband left her for dead, she
managed TO crawl to a neighbours, leaving
trail of blood along he- path. Financial
troubles are the cause of Majors insanity.
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HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.
A Large Number of Men Almost Cooked
by Molten Metal

New ORLEANS, December 2Sth.-The
Picoytle's Dallas, Texas, special says nine
men were horribly, some fatally, burned
by shower of molten metal from an ex-
ploding mould at Mosher's Machine Com
pany's foundry, on Ross avenue, this after
noon at o'clock. The names of the VIC
tins are:
j. A. Dobbins, moulder; body, head and
neck fairly riddled by melting metal, left
ear burned off and injuries which will
prove fatal.
John Hughes, moulder; had clothing
burned from his person and both his eyes
filed with red hot metal. He is burned
from head to foot, and had to be wrapped
in cotton saturated with oil and opiates ap-
piled.
Matson. q moulder and foreman foundry;
also fearfully burned about the breast,
neck and arms, but escaped injury to eyes.
Molten metal ran into one Of his shoes
and almost cooked his foot before he could
kick it of. He will recover.
Charles Hurst received two terrible
wounds in the back, from which the flesh
fell il strips and blood oozed out. His
clothing was burned from him and his
injuries will keep him disabled for some
time.
John Wheeless workman, was severely
burned about the head and shoulders and
knocked senseless by flying bricks.
Ed Ayres, Wiley Jones, Mack Harvey,
Jake Mitchell and other workmen, were
all more or less burned aboat the head and
shoulders.
The cause of the explosion was the
generation of gas inside the mould, which
was prepared TO east a 1 900 pound piece
and when the hot metal was poured in il
the mould exploded. sending about thou
sand pounds of the moulten metal in ;
perfect shower among the men.
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ALL AROUND THE WORLD

The French railways, during the six
months Of the Exposition, earned S5,000,-
000 francs over the earnings during the
corresponding period of last year.
A new process for burning coal without
smoke has lately been discovered. 1t con-
sists in sprinkling water containing a
special preparation Of resin over the coal,
and the result is that there is no smoke,
and the glow is as intense as coke.
No man or woman now living will ever
date a document without using the figure
9. 1t now stands on the extreme right,
1889. Next year it will be in the third
place, where it will rem9in ten years. 1t
will then move up to the second place,
1900, and there it will rest 100 years.
DIR. Armauer Hansen, the Siscoverer Of
| the bacillus of leprosy, has recently endeav-
| ored to determine whether the disease is
hereditary or not. With this object in
view he went to America to visit the lep-
ers who had emigrated from Norway, aud
examined in the States of Wisconsin, Min
nesota and Dakota lepers who had origin
ally left Norway, and their descendants
born in America, He arrived al the in
teresting result that Of 160 lepeFs who had
emigraled to America, the offspring had
remained free to the third generation.
But ihis does net prove that leprosy is not
| hereditary,
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fornia representatives will probably intro
duce bill making a special appropriation
Tor the construction of q canal to relieve
the Sacramento river of surplus water in
times offlood. 1t is not yet decided how
much will be asked for the purpose, but it
is intended to have the allowance ample
10 do away with all danger in the future.
HarrisOn's Return.
WASHINGTON, December 2Sth. The
President and his party returned home at
IL O'Clock tonight from their duck. hunt
ing trip. The President was at once driven
TO the White House.
He expressed himself as having had
most excellent time, securing number of
ducks. The party returned home via Rich
mond. They spent two hours in Rich
mond, the guests of j. P Branch, and were
waited upon by Governor Lee and other
dignitaries.
1t Works Well.
WASHINGTON, December 2Sth-Proctor's
new regulations governing recruiting for
the army is reported as operating well.
During the last three months net gain of
126 has been made in the strength of the
army, though the quota is still 645 short
All the recruits presenting themselves are
the very best men. The recruiting offices
are enforcing the six-day probationary
period on all recruits about whom there
are any questions.
Chief of Marine Service.
WASHINGTON, December 2Sth-Captain
L. G. Sheppard, late Commander OF the
revenue cutter Rush. arrived here to-day
and qualified as Chief of the Revenue
Marine Service.
Window to-day received a conscience
contribution of $40 in an envelope post
marked New York"
Everything Goes.
WASHINGTON, December 2Sth.-It is
stated here that at the meeting of the Re-
publican members of the California dele
cation on Monday it was agreed that the
recommendations previously made should
stand. This decision was reached with
considerable emphasis and covers the en-
tire State, including the Postmaster.
California Postmasters.
WASHINGTON, December 2Sth.-The fol-
lowing changes have been made in Post
masters in California: c. E. Spinn ap-
pointed at Freshwater, Humboldt, vice A.
Coenney, removed; L. DAZZLE at Garberville,
Humboldt county, vice J. R. Gamble, re-
moved.
Examiner of Claims.
WASHINGTON, December 2Sth.-H. W.
Sanford, OF New York, has been ap-
pointed principal examiner of claims and
contests in the Land Office, at $1,000 per
annum.
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EAST OF TIE ROCKIES.
Eight Negroes Said to HaYa Deen
Taken From Jail and Hanged.
INCREASE OF THE INFLUENZA.
A Michigan Farmer Kills His Wife,
Daughter and Grand-daugh-
ter, then Suicides.
SPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE nrooRD-Uuos.
THE PREVAILING DISEASE.
Effects of La Grippe and Remedies A
yised for the Afflicted,

Effects of La Grippe and Remedies Ad-
yised for the Afflicted.
PHILADELPHIA, December 2Sth.--The Med
icdL Nel0s of this city, in its issue to-day,
publishes an exhaustive article on the int1u
enza, or la grippe, by Professor Roberts
Bartholomew, Jefferson Medical College.
After giving historical sketch of the dis
ease, its pathology and morbid anatomy,
the author says:
The rapiGiIy with which the disease
supervenes-its preliminary developments
being hours and its whole career but mat
ter of three or four days-is remarkable.
"Relspses are common, usually each sue
ceeding seizure being milder, but not few
pass by easy transition into a chronic bron-
chitis, emphysema, asthma, etc. Obviously
the catarrhal process is so extensive and
severe and may contribute immensely to
chronic disease of the middle ear, eustach-
ian tube, nose and throat, and thus perma-
nently damage the parts.
The best manner of securing immunity
IS by the inhalation of sulphurous acid gas
daily when the approach of the epidemic
renders it necessary, and by taking five
grains of the salicylate of cinchonidine
three times day, and by so living as 10
avoid taking cold.
when the attack has begun it seems to
me desirable to give one or two grains of
calomel at night and inhale some sulphur
Gus scid gas and have the patient sit in
room where steam containing eucalyptical
can be inhaled in large quantity In
sufflation of resin by busting over the en-
tire area of the affected parts so far as prac
ticable is also recommended. The internal
remedy most desirable is atropine in
solution of one grain to one ounce of
water, the dose being from one to five
drops, the minimum being for little child
ren. The tincture of belladonna may be
used from one to ten drops twice day.
AS this medicament is both prompt and
prolonged in action it should be given not
more than twice a day, unless in a dose
much smaller than is advised above.
"Salicylate of cinchonidne and quinine
should be given as a prophylactic remedy
If there be reasons to suppose that such
power is really exerted by il my own con-
viction is that as a prophylactic combina-
ton of cinchonidine with salicylic acid is
preferable to quinine. For the depression
and melancholy it is probable that atropine
will do better for the distressing headache,
great pains and wakefulness. Antipyrin
acetanilid, phenacetin and other germa-
cides and antiseptics will no doubt be found
useful
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ELECTRIC FLASHES.
Condensed Telegraphic Dispatches From

Condensed Telegraphic Dispatches From
AL Parts of the World.
Silcott's companion has returned to New
York.
Senator Stanford is spending the holidays
in Montreal.
Calvin S. Brice will probably be elected
Senator from Ohio.
Major Pinto says he cid not act with
hostility to England.
WILDER f. Sanders may be chosen as a
Senator from Montana.
Cleyeland's free trade theory has gone
by the board in the South.
The British ship Hospodsr has put into
Rio in disabled condition.
killed by Frank Lownes in Mendocino
county.
Senator Ingalls, has been forced to take
to his bed from violent attack of in
luenza.
The schooner Lennie was wrecked near
Digby, Nova Scotia, and two of her crew
were drowned.
Mrs. Elizabeth Mckay was fatally
burned at Eureka, Humboldt county,
Thursday morning.
There were one hundred and twenty
nine deaths in San Francisco last week and
but one in Sacramento.
Chief of Police Crowley has stationed
details of officers in every alley in China
town to close the houses of ill-repute and
gambling dens.
Leander r. Briggs, the runaway and de-
faulting bookkeeper for Foster & Bailey,
jewellers, of Providence, RAJ, has surren-
dered himself to the authorities Of New
Rochelle, n. Y.
Will and Calvin Odell, brothers, Of Bur-
net county, Texas, charged with murder
and robbery, were killed Thursday night by
Deputy Sheriff of Edwards county while
resisting arrest.
A hearing is being had before the
United States Ship Commissioner at New
York of the charges against the officers OF
the ship Robert L. Belknap of brutality,
and even murder.
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WASHINGTON CULLINGS.
The President is Sad to inlOrSa the
Window Silver Plan.
INFORMATION ON CIVIL SERVICE.
Fitting Out the New Cruiser Charles
ton-New appointments
Defaulting Clerk.
THE CHARLESTON CREW.
Not Enough Soldier Marines on the Coast
to Man Her.

Not Enough Soldier Marines on the Coast
to Man Her.
WASHINGTON, December 2Sth.-There are
arrangements being made to-day at the
Navy Department for the fitting out of the
two new vessels recently added to the
Navy, the Charleston and Baltimore, with
their proper compliments of men. There
is some difficulty about equipping the
Charleston, now at Mare Island California,
as there are not enough men by about one
hundred on the Pacific Coast to give the
ship her full allowance and it probably
will be necessary 10 send part of the crew
overland by rail. This is very expensive
and will be heavy drain on the meagre
resources of the Department for travelling
expenses. 1t was at first thought arrange
ments could be made for sending the men
down to the Isthmus of Panama from New
York by mail steamer and then trans
fer them across the narrow strip of land to
the Charleston, as it would be a much
cheaper process, but it was found the Mail
Steamer Company would not take them
until late in January, and so the scheme
was abandoned.
The Baltimore will receive her compile
ment in about ten days, and will then
stem down from Philadelphia to Norfolk
to receive her last touches.
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PRISON DIRECTORS.
Bids for the Proposed Site of the Preston
School of Industry.

school of Industry.
SAN FRANCISCO, December 2Stb. - A
special meeting of the State Beard Of Prison
Directors was held this afternoon in the
Palace Hotel for the purpose OF opening
bids for the proposed site of the Preston
School of Industry in Inyo county. The
members Of the Prison Commission who
were present were Messrs. DevliD, Sonnteg,
DePue and Craig. A large delegation of
citizens of Amador county were also pres
eut.
At previous meeting of the Commits
sioners all bids previously made were re-
jected for the reason that more of them
offered, with the land. $50 horse power
during the year. For that reason, coupled
with the adverse report of engineer Won
Schmidt, all bids were rejected and new
bids were advertised for, calling for land
and water power in connection. Some
fourteen bids in all were received, some
offering land and Water-rights, others offer
ing land and sites for reservoirs, and still
others offering land, water-rights aud sites
for reservoirs. Another bidder offered to
sell the land, guarantee the water, build
reservoirs to store the water and lay pipes
TO convey the water TO the reformatory.
The bids were so mixed in character that
the Board will have to empty an engineer
to examine them before the members are
able TO arrive at the conclusion SIS to which
are the most desirable. The bidders were:
J. G. Kinney. Charles Dnfrene, j. 0. Hor-
ton, DR.. j. Rendell, Peter King, G. Carl
hsldi, A. F. Mahsetti, NJ Hefren, ]. W.
Violet, Il. a. Messenger, B. Issacs, Thos.
r Muir, W. w. Carlisle a. Biggio and J.
A. Horton.
Mr. Gregory. who represented the Es-
trado estate, Mr.. Heffren and one other
bidder, said there was not foot of the
land which he represented that was not
tillable. There was raised on the land at
the present time grain, alfalfa, corn, fruit
trees and vines, He did not believe the
owners were asking an extortionate price
therefor. On the Estrada bottom lands
there were eutlast year five crops of alfalfa.
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RECRUITING THE ARMY.
Tho Best Soldiers Are Those Obtained
from Farming Sections.


from Farming Sections.
WASHINGTON, December 2Sth.-The fol-
lowing was given out at the War Depart
ment this afternoon: During the months
of September, October and November a
fairly uniform rate of enlistment has been
maintained, and as rule the accepted re-
cruits have been confined to the very best
men presenting themselves for enlistment.
The general and departmental recruiting
services during these months have num-
bered 647, 555 and 565 respectively, and the
net gain in the strength of the army for
three months was 126. The number of re-
cruits required November Both was 645. In
1888 the enlstments for the same months
numbered 800, SOC and 1,075 respectively,
yet on November 80, 1888, the army was
about l 900 below the authorized strength.
Greater care than ever before in examin-
ing applicants has been eDjoined upon the
recruiting officers, and the comparison of
the results for the corresponding periods of
the two years seems 10 indicate that the
recruiting officers are fully carrying out the
spirit of their instructions. In case of
doubt as to the fitness of the applicant for
enlistment, the recruiting officers are au-
thoriZed to hold him under observation,
that is probation, for as long as six days,
and the enlistment is not consummated
unless the recruiting officer is satisfied that
the man will make good soldier.
Experiments are now being made in the
enlistment of men for certain regiments by
the officers of these regimentsal their tenn
porsry rendezvous in thesmaller towns and
rural districts within convenient reach of
their posts.
In like manner the recruiting parties
are TO be sent from the established rendez-
vous in some of the larger cities to adjacent
towns and villages; this with view Of
drawing recruits as far as possible from the
agricultural population and communities
that are comparatively free from the vicious
influences of the large cities.
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WHOLESALE SLAUGHTER.
An Insane Man Kills His Family and
then Himself

ROCHESTER (Mich.), December 2Sth.-A
cold-blcoded triple murder was committed
two miles north of Mount Vernon last
night by William Major, who killed his
wife, daughter and granddaughter. Major,
who is so years old and well-to-do farmer,
came home yesterday happy and cheerful.
His daughter, Mrs. Joseph Depew, of Bran
don. and her little daughter were visiting
the house, and after conversation with them
the family retired. The people were but
fairly asleep when Major arose and began
his work OF slaughter. He took a revolver
and shot his wife as she lay asleep, putting
two bullets into her body and MORALLY
woundiDg her. The noise of the shooting
awakened the others, but the murderer die
not hesitate. SpriDgiDg intothe apartment
occupied by his daughter and her child, he
coolly fred bullet at Mrs. Depew, and
when it failed 10 kill her. procured an ak
and knocked out her brains. Then he
pulled lis little granddaughter from be-
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CHICAGO HAS IT,
But Won't Admit 1t Until She Hears
From st. Louis.

CHICAGO, December 2Sth.-The first fatal
case of acute influenza in this city was re-
ported to the Health Office to-day, the vic
tim being Mrs. ingalls,, aged seventy-two.
Health Com missioner Wickersham says he
doubts very much if it was the Russia dis
ease, but of course could not go behind the
record.
The officials in the Health Department
generally are inclined to ridicule the asser-
ton that the influenza, which is spreading
very rapidly here, is the la grippe. They
say its presence can be explained by the
unreasonable weather and the excessive
humidity of the atmosphere. On the
other hand, many practicing physicians
report an alarming number of cases of
acute influenza, and several of them, who
rank high in their profession, are convinced
that the disease is the real Russian infu.
enza. Many clerks and one or two mem
bers of the Italian Opera Company are
afflicted.
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FOREIGN RESIDENTS.
If an Englishman Doa't Like America,
He Should Return Home.

LONDON. December 2Ssh.-A large num-
Der OF foreign residents OF Brezil have prc =
tested against the naturalization scheme of
the Provisional Government. A number
OF French, Portuguese, German and Ital-
ian merchants residing and doing business
in Brszii, have applied 10 their Govern
ments for protection. They say they do
not wish 20 interfere with Brsziliau poll
tics, end will not submit to loss Of ibeir
national rights. Should the Provisional
Government dispute these rights. they viii
leave lie country. after eisposing Of tbeil
business, and 70 the detrimenl Of Brsz;l.
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DOM PEDRO's WIFE DEAD.
The Exiled Ex-Empress Falls by Grief
and Heart Disease.

OpoRro, December 2Sth.-Dom Pedro's
wife, the.ex- Empress of Brazil, who, with
her husband, were but a short time ago
exiled, while visiting here died suddenly
to day from heart disease. Those who are
most familiar with the great events which
SO recently transDired believe that she died
from grief. The eI-Empress was Princess
Theresa Carolina Maria de Bourbon,
daughter of Franc |. King ofthe two Sicil
lies. She was married to Dom Pedro on
September 4. 1s43.
The illness Of the Empress Of Brazil first
assumed an alarming phase yesterday.
This morning Dom Pedro went for prom
enade and visited the Museum of Fine
Art. He was found there by the Brazilian
Consul, who had been dispatched to hasten
his return to the hotel because of the con-
dition OF the Empress, which suddenly
had become critical. Before Dom Pedro
arrived the Empress was dead. The NUM-
cipal authorities of this city, returning
from the celebration of the Kings procla-
nation in the cathedral. went to the hotel
of the ex-Emperor to offer coincidence, but
Dom Pedro was so overcome by the event
he could not receive them.