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THE CRUISER CHARLESTON.
The Contractors Said to be Forfei.ing
800 a Day on Their Contract

1ne Contractors said TO De Eorfeiting
$50 Day on Their Contract.
WASHINGTON, February 3d.-The Sunday
Herald says: The dispatch from San
Francisco saying that the Charleston would
be ready for sea inside OF the next thirty
days is taken with considerable allowance
by people who are familiar with the facts
in the case. No orders have been sent by
the Navy Department TO hurry up the
work. and the taking on of an additional
force is necessary from the contractors
standpoint The time allowed by contract
to complete the hull and machinery was
eighteen months from December 15 1886,
which brought the date up to July, 1888.
When that time arrived the ship was far
from completion, and upon the solicitation
of the President of the Union Iron Works
an extension of four months was granted
by Secretary Whitney. This was done for
thereason that difficulty was experienced in
procuring steel from the rolling mills. The
contract price was 81 OH 900, and this is
paid in installments, according to the pro-
gress Of the work. 1t was gwen out by the
contractors that the ship would be really
by the last OF December, but she is not
ready yet, and from private information re-
ceived here it will be the latter part of
March before she is ready for ber trial
trip. The detail for the Board to superin-
tenu the oHlcial trlai oil the ship was made
out and submitted to Secretary Whitney,
but he declined to approve it, on the
ground that too many of the officers were
stationed in the East, and their going to
San Francisco would involve an amount of
mileage which could be saved by detailing
officers from the Coast. This plan will be
adopted and Commodore Belknap will be
President of the Board"
A well-known naval officer stated in
conversation yesterday that the great in
crease of the working force on the Charles
ton was for the purpose of saving as much
o. the PENALTY on the contract as possible.
For the first three months the contractors
are to pay S25 day, and after that time $50
day, and as they are in the last class now
they are naturally anxious to get the ship
ready as soon as possible. Her main bat
tery consists of four eight-inch and six six
inch guns, which are not even finished,
and there is not single track or rail laid
on The ship. 1t is simply impossible
said this officer, to get her ready for active
service within sixty days, no matter what
the exigencies of the situation might be-
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The New York Hop MARKET.

There is nothing in our cable dispatch, s
this week to give encouragement for bet
ter market here in the nea- future. Ship
ments keep up well, and will be likely to
continue as long as good hops can be found.
Our Custom House statistician furnishes
rs with the following exports from outside
ports from September 1st to January 1, 1859:
Boston. 2 529 bales; Philadelphia, 2,10S
bales Montreal, Canada, $50 bales Total,
5,493 bales. These, ided to the shipments
from this port, now brings the total up to
AZ ,440 bales, with New Orleans yet to hear
from. 1t is believed that not less than TO-
600 bales of Paci6cs have gone out to Eng
land via New Orleans. which, if true,
adding what will go out from here this
week and next, will swell the exports to
10000 bales-a pretty good business, con-
sidering it covers only five months. But,
with all this heavy movement, the New
York market stands to-day substantially
the same as it has for the last six weeks
with no percepdble change in prices.
We hear of hops getting into narrow
quarters sll over, yet bids of % cents for
best States draw out good many. The
same or little less for best Pacifcs.
Brewers, believing there will be hops
enough, are moviSg alopgin the even tenor
of their ways-buying just enough at a
time to keep the business going, and prob.
ably nothing short of threatened failure
| next summer in the incoming crop will
scare them into buying freely. Therefore
it will be best not to anticipate any material
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BOILED cHIsAMEN.
A Yellowstone Geyser Get Away with
Chinese Quartet.

CHEYENNE fWy. T.. February 3d.
News has been received here OF q mos.
singular fatality by which four Cinnamon
lost their lives. They were in Canyon CITY,
near the Yellowstone Park, and Ye. Sing
had established wash.house in tent
directly over boiling spring. He had hot
water constantly, and was doing q good
business in the new mining town. Wed
nesday he and three other Mongolians,
who came from adjoining camps. devoted
themselves to the celebration OF the Chi
nese New Year. They burne firecrackers
and offerings TO Joss, and wound up by
getting drunk.
Yet Sing had been cautioned about the
boiling spring and told that it might be 6
slumbering geyser. For this reason his
washtubs were kept on the other side OF
the tent, so that no soap might disturb the
quiet of the boiling water.
No one knows just how Yet Sings box
of laundry soap got overturned into the
boiling spring, but il is more than probable
that some mischievous miner empded tie
soap into the slumbering geyser.
About 8 O'Clock at night there was a
sudden squirting of boiling water, tent
flying through the air and some piercing
yells. The miners rushed up and found
the geyser pouring water 10 the hight OF
over 100 feet. The bodies of the four
Cinnamon, scalded TO death, were found
later at some distance f,om the scene. The
geyser spouted for three hours, and then
subsidized.
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THAT $4,000 STEAL.
hx-Treasurer FELTON, shows That It Was
Not of Ancient Origin.

Not of Ancient Origin.
WASHINGTON, February 3d.-Represent.
alive FELTON,, who was formerly United
States Treasurer at San Francisco. ridjcules
the theory of detective Mezler that ex.
Cashier Borneman. of the Sub-Treasury.
has been carrying for years loss of SO
0C0, for which he is now on trial in San
Francisco, accused of having stolen il.
Mr.. FELTON, says: Within sixty days after
the payment CT the two forged checks
spoken OF by Metzler, amounting to a little
was discovered. The books of the Office
showed that these forged checks were not
paid by Borneman. but by Mr. Taggert,
the First Assistant Bookkeeper, in the alb
sence OF Nil. .Borneman, who was out at lunch
at the time. MI. .Taggert was acting as Paving
Teller. Neither Mr.. Borneman nor Mr.
Taggert were held responsible for the
forgeries, and sometime afterward | made
good the amount of the forgeries on check
drawn against my private account. These
facts are known to every gentleman who
was in the office at that time. Mr.. Taggert
and Samuel Beacon, who is now Receiving
Teller in the Bank of California, are con.
versant with these facts. and will substsu-
tiate these statements. Between the time
that 1 settled this matter and the appoint
ment Of Mr.. Brooks, there have been many
examinations and counts of money
in the sub-Treasurer's office bv
representative of the Treasury De-
partment. The balances were found
TO be correct, and two entire transfers
of the custody of the public funds have
been made meantime. That this deficit.
caused by these forgeries, could have been
carri I'D forward by Borneman without detec-
ton is absurd. as a deficit did not exist.
and Borneman could not have been respon-
sible therefor, not being in Office when the
forged checks were paid
THE reason" said Mr.. FELTON,. ''for my
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Three were killed instantly and FIVE others
lnjured-four fatally.
The killed are William Miller, fireman,
George Lowry, brakeman, and Charles Ma
son, switchma1.
Mrs. Mason, on hearing of her husbands
death, went into spasrns, and will die.
=. .. Browning, live stock operator
from Sweetwater, Tex. had both legs cut
Oft above the knees, and cannot live. Ed.
McLane, the engineer, was scalded and
had both legs broken. He will die. Frank
Crawford, yard master, had both legs
broken and was injured internally. John
King, a switchman, had his head fractured
and both legs broken, and will die. John
Reynolds, brakeman, was slightly in
jured.
The dead were brought to this city, and
an inquest is being held. The injured are
also here, with nearly all the physicians of
the city attending them.
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GOT THE swAG.
A Lawyer Receives Stolen Funds From
Train Robber.

CHICAGO, February 3d.-The death bed
confession of Ella Schwartz, wife of the
brakeman now serving long sentence in
Joliet for completely in the great Rock
Island train robbery and the murder OF ex-
press messenger Kellogg Nichols, is made
public to- day According TO Mrs. Schwartz,
her husband gave her S13,50O of the stolen
money, which she concealed by rolling the
bills up, one at a time. and packing them
in cartridge shells. This money, il is al
legged, was subsequently-on an order from
Schwartz-turned over to Col P. Bowman
of Philadelphia, Pa, Schwartz lawyer
An interview with w. A. Pinkerton is
printed relating to conversation in prison
with Schwartz and the latter's comrade,
Newton Watt, which, if true, would cor
roborate Mrs. Schwartz charge against
Bowman. Pinkerton is also quoted as
having accused Bowman of having re-
ceiyed the stolen money. The lawyer
strenuously denied the charge
Mrs. Schwartz was some time ago repudi.
ated by her husband. She died of con-
sumption within the past few days. The
expenses of her funeral were betrayed by
the PiDkertons, who saw that the woman
was cared for up to the time of her death
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General Harrison Believed to Ha,
Solved the Cabinet Enigma.

cCs'oSA ehO SaOihct Eu1Sn1h.
INDIANAPoLIs, February 3d-President-
Elect Harrison had Sabbath free from
political conferences or callers. 1t can now
be positively stated that Allison has de-
clined the proffered position in the Cabinet,
and that his letter of declination has been
received by General Harrison and accepted
as final. The disappointment TO the Gen
eral was severe one, but it was of short
duration. and it is now stated that he has
found man who will fill the requirements
equal to Senator Allison. He is a Western
man. and it is believed he is not at present
in official life.
While everything pertaining to the Cab
met is speculation, there is ground for as
serting that the President has about solved
the great Cabinet puzzle, so far as the most
important positions are concerned. The
talk of W. NJ. Evarts for Attorney General
is believed here to have considerable
foundation, and Ex-Governor Foster OF
Ohio, and Judge Estee of California are
believed to be among the winning names.
PROBABLY THE WESTERN MAN"
INDIANAPOLIS, February 3d-John c.
New held long conference with General
Harrison last night. He starts for the East
on business purely personal and long con-
sidered, but good deal of political signif-
icance is attached to this, Notwithstanding.
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PACIFIC COAST.
A WAREHOUSE AND 400 TONS OF
Hay BURNER.
The March OF Improvement ID the
San Joaquin Valley Judge
Terry's Habeas Corpus.
SPECIAL DISPATCHES TO TIE npooRD-usic
GONG AHEAD.
Evidences of an Era OF Prosperity iu
Kern County.

4-Stuehces OF an ErA oil Prosperity ia
Kern County.
BAKERSFIELD, February 3d-The resi-
dents of Bakersfield are much elated oyer
the prospects in store for this community.
It now can be authoritatiyely stated that
J. b. Haggin hiss given positive orders to
begin the subdivision and sale Of his iu-
mense possession in this city. A member
of San Francisco real estate firm is here,
going over the land proposed 70 be first Of
Tered. with the resident representative of
Mr.. Haggin. 1t is understood that & pnblic
sale will be held first, and excursions run
from all parts of the State. The land en-
braeed In the initial sale includes some of
the finest in the State, and much of ii is in
alfalfa, while some is used for garden pur-
poses.
The furniture for the new Southern
Hotel viii be here in few weeks, and the
hotel will probably be opened by March
1st.
The new gas works are completed, and
gas was turned into the mains las; night.
1t is OF fine quality, and gives great salts
faction.
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TERRY's TROUB, Es.
The Ex-Jadge to Try the Virtue of An
other Habess Corpus.

SAN Francisco. February 3d.-Chief
Justice Beatty of the Supreme Court, yes
terday issued writ of habeas corpus in the
case of Judge d. S. Terry, relurnable TO
morrow afternoon. Terry seeks to be re.
leased from the Alameda county Jail,
where he is confined for contempt of
Court, on the plea that a United States
prisoner is entitled TO credit for good be-
havior under the Goodwin Ac,n
1t is said that Sheriff Hale has turned
against Terry on account of the latter
charging that the jail is risnapaged, and
that Hale is seeking TO curry favor with
the Federal authorities, hoping to get C big
pull for the positieisaof United States Mar
shel. Mr.. Hale, makes answer that he is
not an aspirant for the Federal office afore-
said, and concludes: THE fact is, have
treated the Terrys TOO well-been unduly
lenient with them
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PROPERTY RIGHTS.
Proposed Amendment to the Naturaliza-
tIon Bill Regarding AIiens.

Doh Dill heSdroiDS Aliens.
WASHINGTON, February 3d.-During the
session of the House judiciary Committee
yesterday it was suggested to meet the OBJ
jections to the naturalization bill that ii
would operate to prevent an intending citi-
zen from acquiring home for his family
during the five years probationary period
that section be added limiting the prop
ertv rights of aliens who may file pre-
liminary declaration of intention to be-
come citizens, to the entry of one home
stead. 1t was believed by the committee
that such limitation would be Just to
immigrants and at the same time prevent
foreigners who have no real intention to be.
come citizens, from acquiring vast tracts oi
land in the United States. AT the mex,
meeting of the committee the bill will be
completed
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THE OUTLOOK.
A Belief that the Samoa Trouble VIII
be Settled by Diplomacy.

be Settled by Diplomacy.
WASHINGTON, February 3d.-Notwith-
standing the reports that Germany had re-
pudiated the declaration of martial law by
its Consul at Samoa and the commander of
its naval forces there. it is feared that there
may have been some collision between the
American and German forces that has not
yet been reported. Unless it should be
shown that Germany had directly assailed
the interests OF the United States, it is
probable that Congress would not effect
any measure that should be direct chal-
lenge to the peace of the two Powers. If
Congress moves forward, Germany must
retreat or fight; but the most probable
result is that the movement will be OBJ
lique-so far as to relegate the question to
diplomatic jurisdiction, which will post
pone, if it does not avert, the great calamity
of war
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MANY CASUALTIES.
THE vEsUvIUs.
A Foreign Government Wants to Buy
the New Dynamite Vessel,

PHILADELpHIA, February 3d.-The Record
tomorrow will say: AN offer has been
made for the new dynamite cruiser Vesu.
vius by an European Government, and il
the United States Government decides thai
It shall not take the vessel Messrs. Cramp
q Sons will dispose of her at price far in
excess OF the sum named in the contract
entered into with the United States Govern
ment. The members of the firm refuse to
disclose the name of the nation which
made the offer, but the Italian Government
IS supposed to be the one, inasmuch as the
Cramps are now constructing pneumatic
dynamite gunboat for that country
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PARTICULARS OF THE FIRE.

ST. LOUIS, February 3d.-This forenoon a
fire was discovered in one of the great
storage warehouses of the Anhauser Busch
Brewing Association, and a few moments
later tremendous explosion occurred, and
the wall of the north warehouse. 80 feet long
and 100 feet high, was thrown down with a
great crash on the iron and glass roof of
the depot building adjoining, crushing the
building and covering its contents with
debris.
The warehouse contained 2OO, 600 bushels
of barley and malt. About noon the fire
was gotten under control. The remaining
walls of the warehouse are in danger of
falling, but every effort is being made to
prevent further danger. The loss is esti-
mated at $220, 900, which is covered by in
surance on the whole property.
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PHILADELPHIA's sENsATIoN.
Tho Solution of Murder Mystery Re-
suits IN an Awful Tragedy.

PHILADELPHIA, February 3d-The find
ing of murdered woman in the north
eastern section OF the city, with a bullet
wound in her head, at midnight last night
has led to terrible tragedy. About 2
O'Clock this morning, becoming alarmed at
his daughters absence a Mr.. Klause went
to the police station to report the facts, and
was Mortified to find that the murdered girl
was his daughter Anna, aged 10 years.
Inquiry among Miss Kiause's friends re-
vealed the fact that she had been keeping
conf i.any with streetcar conductor
known as Tom Linn, but no such person
could be found. Further inquiry revealed
the identity of Linn as Otto Kaiser, %
years of age, who lived with his wife and
two children at Kensington and Lehigh
avenues.
The police suspected he was the mur-
derer, and went to his house to arrest him
As no replies came to their repeated knocks,
the officers were about to break open the
door, when it was hastily opened and they
were met by a woman in her night clothes
with
BLOOD STREAMING FROM HER THROAT
And baby in her arms. In a bedroom
stretched on the bed, with razor at his
side, lay Kaiser, blood pouring from fstal
wound in his neck. The circumstances
surrounding the case were fully convincing
that Kaiser was the murderer of Miss
klause, and that when he saw the officers
coming to arrest him he seized the razor
and after making an Intellectual attempt tc
kill his wife, he ended his own life with
the same weapon.
THE KLAUsE MURDER
The most plausible story of the affair is
that Kaiser, who passed himself off as ar
unmarried man. had been keeping CON-
pany with Miss KiaIse under an assumed
| name, and that she had discovered the rea
truth of the matter, and having met hin
! while on her way home from the bakery
last night and threatened him with expos
| ure. He thereupon shot her, and rather
| than submit 10 arrest killed himself Mrs
! Kaiser's wounds, though dangerous, ar,
not necessarily fatal.
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Married to a German Baron.

New YORK, February 3D. = Cornelia
Roosevelt was married to Baron Won Seid-
liz of the German army at St. Thomas
Church yesterday afternoon. 1t was a
brilliant society event. Miss Roosevelt is
the daughter of the late Charles Yates
Roosevelt and granddaughter OF Judge
Roosevelt The heiress is still in her
teens. She has lived the most of her life
in Germany and France. The Baron is a
Lieutenant in the Fifteenth Regiment OF
the HolS.ein u hlaus
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DOWN THE GRADE.
A Motor Car in Denver Dashed to Atoms
People Injured.

DENVER, February 3d.-A serious acci-
dent occurred in North Adams this after
noon ON the Berkeley motor line. The
car started down long, high grade, but
before going any distance became unman-
ageable and dashed down the hill at the
rate of forty miles an hour. When nearly
at the bottom the car jumped the track and
was smashed to atoms.
The car was nearly filled with people, all
of whom were more or less wounded The
most serious are John Berry, thigh crushed
and internally injured, and cannot live;
William Greeman, conductor, back broken,
and recovery doubtful; Otto Brohm. Jr.,
thigh and arm broken: Mrs J. R. Thomas,
head cut and shoulder dislocated; an un-
known woman had an arm broken.
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SAVED BIS BULLION.
Nevada County Treasure Bearer Puts
Two Robbers to Flight

GRASS VALLEY, February 3d.-Superin.
tendent Skewers of the North Banr er mine
while coming 10 town yesterday afternoon
was stopped on the road near here by two
masked men. Skewers was on horseback
The robbers made him dismount, and he
was searched.
Skewers had been riding some distance
in advance of the omnibus on which there
was bullion valued at $1,000, and when the
bus came along, its driver, Dick Vincent,
on getting sight of Skewers and the two
masked men in the middle of the road,
jumped from his seat, shotgun in hand,
and opened fire on the robbers, who took
to the woods and escaped.
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ran De d PRINoE.
Prayers FOR the Ueforsasate Rudolph
Princess stephanie


VIENNA, February 3a.-The King and
Qaeen Of Belgium prayed long time this
morning beside the bier of ihe Crown
Prince. Afterwards their MajeSties received
8 visit rom the Emperor and Empress and
several J en- bsls u The impsIisl family
The body Of ihe Crown Prince was removed
At $50 ie-uishl TO toe parish church, where
the priest blessed the remains A family
council MAS held 10 decide whether
Princess S.ephanie shan return to Belgium.
She deiales thar she loves the Emperor, her
chile and Vienna too much to leave tnen.
EMPEROR JosEPH's SYMPATHY.
BERLIN, February 81 - The Tossische
Zeifttng says: Emperor William has ,ele-
gsaphed 20 Vienna that ii is his intention
10 waive al etiquette and attend Prince
RIdospn's funeral In reply the Emperor
Francis Joseph hss telegraphed bis most
sincere thanks for this evidence of the
EmpeToF's kindly feeling, but repeated The
hope tha; the Emperor would forego the
| CARRYING out Of his intention
HIS PARTNER IN CRIME
VIENNA, February 3d,-Tbe sensational
news leaked cut 10 day that the beautiful
Young Baroness committed suicide by TAX
ing poison at Meyerlipg at the same time
! the Crosn Prince took bis own life. The
'wo acts were committed almost simul-
tanecuslv
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chico Favors a London Exhib,,.

CHICO February 3i.--A meeting of bust
ness men and their representatives on Fri
day night was addressed by David Lubin
of Sacramento. The following resolutions
were unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the citizens o. Chico, in meet
ing assembled, do hereby indorse the proposition
California in the city of London England and
request our Legislature to approve an appropria-
ton of S250, 900 for the same.
Resolved, That copies OF these resolutions be
telegraphed to the Senate and Assembly at
Sacramento,
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paying this money into the Treasury was
to save my bondsmen from litigation and
annoyance. 1t was not that l believed it
my duty to do SO, for. following precedents,
| should have had relief bill introduced
into Congress, as has been the custom in
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New Depot for Fresno.

FRESNO, February 3d-Chief Of Con-
struction Ambrose of the Southern Pacific,
with large force of men, is here survey
ing and locating site for the new depot
building Work will be commenced Mon
day on an elegant new brick depot The
building will be 32x200 feet.