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FOLSOM FLICKERS
Work Commenced on the Dam - Big
Fruit CROP.

Telegraph, July Goth.
The experts examined the books and ac-
counts of the Warden, Clerk and Commits
sary of the Folsom prison, for the year Just
ended, and found them all correct IN every
way.
Ed III. Martin, the Sacramento attorney,
was the guest of Warden Aull part of this
week. He was accompanied by his son,
and was on bis way to the mountains in
the hope that his health may be benefited
by his sojourn there.
The laying of stone on the big dam COM
menced this week and good progress has
been made. The tramway has been gotten
in operating order and does good work
Much Will be accomplished before the Sea-
son is over, as the early start has been of
great advantage to the work named.
The fruit ranches along the railroad are
lively places just now, and large forces are
employed in them all. Plums are being
shipped by the carload, and several car
loads of pears have been shipped to the
East from this vicinity. About two car
loads of fruit are sent from every station
between here and Sacramento by each
freight train.
big force of workmen will be employed
on the boom now being built across the
American river. The work is now under
good headway, AMI there are about thirty
men there now at work. The force is be-
ing increased, and inside of a month from
ninety to one hundred men will be en-
p!oyed there. All the work is done by free
men.
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IN THE Tolls AGAIN.
sketch of Dangerous and Noted Crool
His Prison Career.

Sketch of Dangerous and Noted Crook
His Prison Career.
JOLIET (nl.), July 20th.-The arrest in
Ohio of Anamous briggs counterfeiting
gang has revived interest in the history of
these people.
Away back in 1855 briggs kept country
store in Southern Illinois, which was used
as the headquarters for gang of Koni-
akers." briggs was arrested and sent to
the old Alton Prison for ten years, but re-
ceived pardon from the Governor on Au-
gust u, 1856. He was then As years of age
In 1876, when Elmer Washburn was at
the head of the Secret Service, he located
gang of counterfeiters in this State, with
headquarters on the Mississippi river,
across from Lyons, Ia, and captured the
whole gang.
Ben Boyd was the engraver, and Nelse
briggs, Gertrude Stsdtfelt, Charles Stadt-
felt and William Lang, alias Nick Horn,
were the showers of the queer.
The woman turned out TO be old man
briggs wife. and was not prosecuted. Boyd
got ten years, briggs fifteen years, Lang
seven years. and Charley Stadtfelt two
years at Joliet prison, and they all served
their terms. briggs was released Novem-
Der IL. 1884.
While briggs is nearly so years old. his
wife is nice-looking woman of 35. The
old man was reputed to be worth 500 600
while he was confined at Joliet, and his
wife spent many thousands in her fruitless
endeavors - procure his release.
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GERoNIMo,s BAND.
Talk of Removing Them From Alabama
to the Tennessee Mountains.

Talk of Removing Them From Alabama
to the Tennessee Mountains.
WASHINGTON, July 20th.-For several
months the War Department officials have
had under consideration the proposed re-
moval of about 400 Apaches, including the
members of Geronimo's band. and num-
Der of Indians who served the United States
army as scouts in the campaigns against
Geronimo.
They are at present located at Mount
Vernon barracks. about thirty miles north
of Mobile, Alabama.
They were first taken to Florids. at Fort
Augustine, where the climate told severely
upon them, and it was found necessary TO
send some of the children to school at
Carlisle, Penn.
1t is conceded that their present location.
although more suitable than Florida, is not
conducive to the welfare of the Indians,
who were born and brought up in the
mountainous regions of New Mexico so
that suggestions of ohsnge have been
readily listened to by the authorities
The Massachusetts, Indian Association
has offered 10 purchase the land necessary
to accommodate the Indians if the Govern
ment will select the site and authorize the
change.
The War Department officials are now
considering the subject. General Howard
has suggested. after an inspection of the
Indians at Mount Vernon, that the billy
country of Alabama, Georgia or North Car
DINA would be better suited to the Apaches
than any land on the seaboard, and he
recommends:
First-To have them gradually house
themselves, prepare for the winter and be
ready next spring to commence farming
operations A few are already prepared TO
take the lands in severalty. bat not many.
A majority may be governed and work as 8
whole upon some undivided portion of
their new estate.
Second-Establish at once the necessary
schools.
Third-The aid which the Government
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Mountain Forests Prevent Floods.

A mountain forest has more functions
than most people have considered Il
covers the hills with vast mat of network
of living root fbers, and holds in place the
ever accommodating mass of mold and de-
composing vegetable matter, which alb
serbs and retains the water of the rainfall
and the melting SHOWS. Such forest is
great sponge, which receives all the water
that falls on the mountains and allows it
to escape gradually so as to maintain the
steady flow of the rivers which it feeds. A
forest is thus natural reservoir for the stor-
age and distribution of water which falls
upon it; and it is far more efficient, as well
as far more economical, than any system
of artificial storage reservoirs that can be
substituted for it. If the forest is removed
this mighty sponge is destroyed, and there
is then nothing to perform its function of
holding back the water, which will rush
down in overwhelming floods and torrents
The first thing to be noted is that the
water will thus all run away at once at
time when but little of It is wanted, and
there will be little or none of it left for the
season when it is most needed. Therivers
which have been fed by the mountain
springs viii soon be dry great part of the
year.-Ceatiny.
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SOUTH DAKOTA.
Troubles of the Judiciary Committee
Over Judicial Districts.


Over Judicial Districts.
SIOUX FALLS Oak J, July 20th.-The
Convention met and adjourned to- day with
out transacting any business whatever.
About two.thirds of the reports of the
standing committees have been submitted,
the greater part of which have been made
special order for next Tuesday.
The Judiciary Committee will report
Tuesday While there is some dissatisfac-
ton with the work of the committee in
arranging the judicial districts, and while
minority report will probably be sub.
mitted. there is no doubt but that the re-
port of the majority will be adopted when
ii comes before the Convention.
The minority were in favor of the "shoe-
string" form of districts-that is, one
county in width and extending across the
entire State, making the counties in the
Jim river valley the centers of districts.
The majority favored more compact form.
An effort is being made to so amend the
report by the Legislative Committee, as
practically agreed upon last week, as 10 re-
duce the number of State Senators from
forty -four to forty, and the number of Rep
resentatives proportionately.
The reports from the Joint committee are
not very encouraging to delegates who are
anxious TO finish the work OF the Conven-
ton and adjourn, especially those who
have personal interest in the primaries
that are soon to be called.
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DIAMOND DUST.
Boston Plays in Hard Luck and Gets
Whitewashed.

Boston Plays in Hard Luck and Gets
Whitewashed.
WASHINGTON, July 20th.-The Senators
outplayed the Cleveland team at all points
to-day but after a very excl ing finish were
defeated. TWAS pitchers contest. Score
Washington.........0 0 p 4
Cleveland. o 0 0 l l a. 5
Base hits-washington. 9; Cleveland, 7. En-
rors-Wsshington, 2; Cleveland, 8. Batteries
Washington, 0'Day and DAILY; Cleveland, Bea-
ton and Sutcliffe. Umpire-Curry.
PHILADELPHIA, July Philadelphia
won two games from Pittsburg this after
ternoon. 1t took ten innings to decide the
first, the Phillies securing the winning run
on Hallman' s double, Kuehne's wild throw
and Clements single. The second game
was walk-over for the Phillies. Score !:
FIRST GAME.
Philadelphia........O 0 , o 0 l 0 / 4
Pittsburg. / 0 0 0 O. 8
Base hits Philadelphia. 10; Pittsburg. s. En-
rors-Phiadelphia. 8: Pittsburg 8. Batteries
sdelphia-Bufington aud Clements; Pitts
burg-Staley and Miller. Umpire-Lynch.
SECOND GAME.
Philadelphia .......5 0 0 8 lie
Pittsburg. .... ...... % 0 o Q 0 0 0 O. l
Base hits-Philadelphia 81; Pittsburg, T. Err
rors-Philadelphia. 1; Pttsburg, 1. Batteries
Philadelphia saGders and Schriver; Pittsburg
Calvin and Miller Umpire-Lynch.
Boston, July 2Oth.-The Bostons played
in the hardest kind of luck to day. They
outbatted the Chicagos, but with men on
bases Gumbert was so effective and his
support so perfect, that in only two innings
was more than one hit made. Score:
Chicago. / %
Blston........ ..............0 0 90
Base hits-ChicagO, 5; Boston, 9. ErrOrs-Chi-
cago, O.; Boston, 5. Bate ries-Chicago, Gum
bert and Farrell; Boston, Clarkson and Cancel.
Umpire-Powers.
NEW YORK, July 20th.-The New York
team played an excellent game in the fed
to-day, and to that is mainly due their
victory over indianapolis. Score:
New York .................1 l 0 / c-S
indianapolis. 40 0 0 D ~-5
Base hits-New York s.: Indianapolis Errors
New York, 0; indianapolis, Batteries-New
York, WEIGH and Ewing; indianapolis, Music
and Myers. Umpire-McQaid.
BROOKLYN, July 2Oth. - Brooklyns .,
Athletics g.
CINcISNATr, July 2O!h.-Cincinnati l, St.
Louis 5.
COLUMBUS, July 20th.-Columbus 4, Balti-
more 5 twelve innings.
LOUISVILLE, July 20th.-Rain; no game.
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Professor John SWEET.


SAN Francisco, July 2Oth-When John
SWEET was seen to-day on his farm in AL
hambra valley, Contra Costa county, and
interviewed the first time since he sent in
his resignation, he said Director Stone sent
for him, and told him "a report has been
made against you by Inspector Kennedy.
you do not resign we will have to declare
your position vacant. There are seven
and may be eight votes to carry the motion
TO declare the position vacant"
Suspicious Character.
CHICO, July 2Oth.-William Johns was
arrested here this evening in one of the
rooms of the Elliott House. A United
States Secret Service badge and private
detectives badge were found upon him.
He could give no satisfactory reason for
being in the room. The officers claim he
Is notorious crook and an ex-conviCt
from San Quentin. He is believed to have
at one time instituted suit against San
Francisco paper for $4,000 for libel.
Arizona Washouts.
Tucson (Ariz) J, July 2Oth.-Extensive
washouts are reported west, between
Pichacho and Casa Grande to-day Train
20, the west bound passenger train, has
been at Pichacho all day, and probably will
remain there most of the night. Train l9
the east bound passenger, Is held at Casa
Grande awaiting repairs. A great portion
of the track sixty miles west is badly
honey. combed, and little more rain will
prove disastrous.
Trains Delayed in New Mexico.
ALBUQUERQUE On. NJ. July 2Oth.-The
A. and 2. passenger train for California,
due to leave here at 9 P. NJ, is delsyed on
account of a freight wreck at Rio Puerco
twenty miles west of this city ON the A.
and P. road. The engine and six cars are
Oft the track. A car of tea is held west OF
the wreck. No one was Injured. The par.
ticulars cannot be Obtained. 1t will be late
tonight before the track will be cleared.
Fatal Accident.
SANTA Rosa. July 20th-William P,
Perry, of Sebastopol, was hauling lumber
yesterday, when the load became unbal-
hole in the road. This threw him off, and
in the fall his chest and abdomen struck
the brake beam, inflicung injuries from
which he died this morning soon after
midnight.
Blythe's VIII.
OAKLAND, July 2Oth.-W. H. H. Hart,
one of the counsel in the Blythe estate
case, is reported to have said TO friend
that the Blythe will had been found in Los
Angeles, and that he was going there to
get it.
Crushed by Tree.
EUREKA, July 20th.-Thomas Atkinson
and Michael Coady. swampers, were killed
at Bayside to-day by tree falling upon
them
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:. rhe Eacn nt tl,n MIndnn.

"This letter is to my husband" she said,
as she licked on a stamp at the window in
the corridor of the Postoffice.
"Yes.m."
will it go out to-day?"
" Yes'm.p
" By first mail?"
"Yes'm"
"He ought to get it day after to-mor-
row."
" Yesm."
"And ought to have his letter by Sat
urdsy"
"Yes'm."
" 1t isn't overweight"
Nom"
And if he gets it, and if get his an
swer by Saturday, can write -"
please don't obstruet the window,
ma'am, there's forty people waiting
"0h. there are. That's always the way
of it. can't get word of information out
of this Postoffice, try as / will. Good day,
sir. Fll go across to Canada after this -
Detroit Free Press.
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IMPORTANT RULING.
Secretary Noble CONSTITUTES the Timber
Culture Act of 1878.

Secretary Noble CONSTITUTES the Timber
Culture Act of 1878.
WASHINGTON, July 10th. = Secretary
Noble to-day in aletter to the Commissioner
General of the Land Office, modified in a
very important particular the application
of the rule as to time of certain timber
culture cases. The Timber Culture Act of
June Il, 1873, provides that any person
who shall plant,protect and keep in healthy
growing condition, for eight years, ten
acres of timber in any quarter section OF
any public lands of the United States, shall
be entitled to a patent at the expiration of
vided mo final certificates shall be given
or patent issued until the expiration of
eight years from the date OF entry"
Land Commissioner Mcfarland in his
circular on instructions Registers and Re-
ceivers, dated February L, 1882 held that
the trees must actually have been growing
five years and the remaining half four
years to conform to the terms of the Act.
This Interpretation is sustained in the de-
cision, which held the preparation of the
land and the planting of trees are acts of
cultivation, and the time so employed
should be computed as part of the eight
years required in timber culture cases, and
as the Act provided for three years cultiva-
ton of land sefore the trees could be
planted the effect of the ruling was TO COM
pute the Period OF cultivation from the
date OF the enIry, June 81, 1887.
Commissioner Sparks in his circular TO
Registe and Receivers directed: "Iu
computing the period of cultivation, the
time runs from the date when the total
number of trees, seeds or cuttings re-
quired by the Act were planted, and the
final proofs Of the entries not having COM
piled with this rule, were rejected"
Secretary Noble, in his letter to-day to
the Commissioner, sustains the ruling
made by Commissioner Sparks, but SAYS
" Inasmuch as the department from the
time of the passage of the bill up 10 June
81, 1887, enormously construed the true
spirit and intent of the Act, and in pursu-
ance thereof numerous entries have been
made under the law as promulgated,
amounting to some $500 or more, such
entries should be protected under the con-
struction thus given the Act giving such
construction all the force and effect of law.
Were it not so a great wrong and incon
venience would result" The Secretary,
therefore, directs the rule in the case of
Henry Hooper in point, be so modified as
to hold all entries made under the Act as
construed from February l, 1852, to June
%, 1887, should pass to patent, and
that all entries made after the announce
ment of that doctrine should be governed
by the principles therein enunciated.
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DEER PARK.
President Harrison VIII Visit Blaine at
Bar Har5or, Maine.


WASHINGTON, July 20th.-President and
Mrs. Harrison left for Deer Park at 3 o'clock
this afternoon, where they will remain two
weeks. At the end of that time the Presi-
dent will return here, and after spending
few days will join Blaine at Bar Harbor,
remaining with him another fortnight.
Mrs. Harrison has not yet decided
whether she will accompany the President
on his northern trip on the conclusion of
his visit to Blaine.
The President will again come to Wash
ipgton and prepare for a longer stay at
Deer Park. 1t is his intention 10 be there
during the month of September.
1t is probable that the programme given
will be carried out, although the length of
tine Presidents stay at each place may be
changed through personal desire or the
demands of public business.
Private Secretary Halford accompanies
the President. Mrs. and Miss Halford will
leave for Deer Park Monday. Most of the
public announcements by the President
will be given out at Deer Park. Only such
matters as have to be made of record will
be sent TO the White House. These, even,
may be first announced at Deer Park.
Window expects to join his family at
Deer Park next Saturday and remain two
weeks.
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EASTERN TURF.
Closing Day at Washington Park-The
Winners of the Events.

Closing Day at Washington Park-The
Winners of the Events.
LONG BRANCH IN. j., July 20th.-The
programme for to- day at Monmouth Park
interested a large audience which had
gathered on account of the Colleen and
Stevens stakes respectively, to be contested
for. The track was slow and the large at
tendance was treated to clear and hot
weather. The winners to-day were as fol-
lows:
First race, three fourths of mile, Fitz-
roy won. Sir Joseph second, Bessie June
third. Time, LII.
Second race, Colleen stakes, three-fourths
of mile, Starlight won, Carrie second,
Little Ella third Time. 1:21
Third race, one mile, Begonette won, Bess
second, Bella B. third. Time, 1:47.
Fourth race Stevens stakes, one and five
eighths miles, Lonestreet won, Tomboy
second, Eric third. Time, 2:561.
Fifth race, one and one-half miles, FL
renZi won, Inverwick second, Preston third.
Time, 2:43.
Sixth race. seven eighths of mile, Mir
acle won, Queen of Elizabeth second, Free
dom third. Time, 1888.
Seventh race, one mile. Van Cloche won,
Ben Harrison second, Village Maid third.
Time, 1:47.
AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, July 20th.-Washingto Park
was crowded to-day with lovers of the
speed track, as it was the closing day of
the meeting. The track was favorable to
the horses, as it was in excellent condition,
while the weather was all that could be de-
sired for those in attendance. The result
of the races is as follows:
First race, three-fourths of a mile, Blar.
keystone Jr. won, Spring Dance second,
Lulu B. third. Time, lis
Second race, one mile, Bridgelght won,
Leila May second, Chilhowie third. Time,
1:444.
Third race, one-half of a mile, Penn P.
won, Avondale second. Sis 0'Lee and Sin.
ola ran oead heat for third place. Time,
sol.
Fourth race, one and one-eighth miles,
Pat Donovan won, Gilnford second. Time,
1879.
Fifth race, mile and one sixteenth, Bled-
soc won, Castawsy second, Fayette third.
Time, 18Th.
Sixth race, mile and one sixteenth, Som
erset won. Girondes second, jake Toms
third. The judges disqualified Somerset
for fouling jake Toms, and gave the race
to Girondes with jake Toms second and
Marchburn third. Time, Isl.
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could furnish ould be simply what it
does now, and that it be supplementary in
the way of food and clothing and afford the
necessary gup d. Tell these Apache lndi-
ans to cease 70 be prisoners of war.
The place for them which meets with the
most favo,. is tie Cherokee reservation on
Smoky mountains, on the line between
North Carolina and Tennessee. 1t is I'M
derstcod that the Cherokees are willing to
sell enough of the land to accommodate
the Apaches, and it is probable the author
tires will consent to remove them there after
the Indian Rights Associations have OBJ
aimed title to the lands under proper condi-
tons. Captain Bourke expresses the belief
that the Apaches can be made self-support-
| ing and law abiding in three years.
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say great many settlers are leaving their
land to drive their cattle to the timbered
country on this side. Some families looked
famine-stricken. and had eaten nothing
but potatoes and turnips for some months.
They were afflicted with scurvy and were
sacrificing themselves TO save their cattle.
At one place northwest from Turtle
mountain family of English emigrants
who were travelling back to the mountains
had killed and were eating young colt.
The suffering in that isolated region will be
awful, and those who have means will
leave in such numbers as to depopulate
that section.
IT WAS FAKE.
MINNEAPOLIS, July 2oth.-A Winnipeg
srecial says that the story originating at
Grafton, OAK, that the settlers in the Can
adam Northwest have been reduced to eat
ing field mice and gophers is simply lie.
The prospects are for a two-thirds crop
and there is no restitution anywhere.
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GLOVES OF HUMAN SKIN.
When the Truth is Known the Weare
is Likely to Feel Uncomfortable.

Is Likely TO reel 1ncOm1OrtaDle.
From the Philadelphia Record
"Gloves which are sold as kid are often
made of human skin," said DR.. Mark l..
Nardyz, TIE Greek physician, of No. 716
Pine street, yesterday. "The skin on the
breast" continued the physician, lis soft
and pliable and may be used in the max
ing of gloves. When people buy gloves
they never stop to question about the ma
terial of which they are made. The shop
keeper himself may be in ignorance, and
the purchaser has no means of ascertain
ing whether the material is human skin
or not The fact is, the tanning of human
skin is extensively carried on in France
and Switzerland The product is manu-
featured into gloves, and these are i'm
ported into this country. Thus you see a
person may be wearing part of distant
relatives body and not know it"
Then the doctor drew from drawer a
brand-new pair of black gloves. "There,"
he said, " is fine article made from the
skin of child As the hide Of KID
compares with that of a goat, so, of course,
does the skin of child compare with that
France for glove purposes.
L he SIKH Oh Il uistIl ) DdCk makes SOou
sole leather" said the doctor. Mature
has protected mans spine by a skin which
is much heavier than that on other parts
of the body. Here is piece of we'll
tanned skin from the calf of a mans leg"
And the doctor displayed bit of white
leather, strong and thick.
In the museum in Belgium are the
bodies of six members one family. They
were all buried in tan yard, aud when
they were exhumed, years afterward, the
skin, flesh, and even the bones were well
preserved, so thoroughly tanned were all
the parts. These specimens are in better
state representation than are the Egyptian
mummies.
A few years ago General Ben. Butler
effectually checked the tanning of human
skin in Massachusetts,, and since that time
the business has ceased. The few samples
of tanned human skin now obtainable
were made by scientists as an experiment.
DR.. Nardyz formerly possessed fine
pair OF slippers made of the skin of a