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The morning call., 1890-07-08
AN HISTORICAL PAINTER.
Robert FIeury Ranged the World Ov,

Robert Fleury Ranged the World Over
for Subjects.
Joseph Nicolas Robert Fleury has just
died in Paris at the age of SO. de was born
at Cologne on the Sth of August, 1897. and
came to Paris with his parents when
years old. He studied with Baron Gros
and Horace Vernet, aud later with Gloro-
Diet, in whose ateler he remained for four
years. He went twice to Italy. remaining
on his first visit four years in Rome. and in
1926 took up his residence in Paris. He
painted historical subjects and portraits
and made mark ed impression upon his
time in both fields. His Conference at
Poissy" is in the Luxembourg 1t depicts
an episode in the famous discussion held in
1861 in the parish church at P0issy in the
hope of adjusting differences between the
Roman Catholic and Calvinistic parties.
Another picture by Robert Fleury in the
Luxembourg represents ",rhe Penance of
Jane Shore" After the fashion of his
torical painters, ranging the world for sub
jects and seemingly caring for nothing
beyond picturesqueness of material, Robert
Fleury painted "Plundering a House in the
Guidecea," "Tasso in the Convent of San
Onofrio," "The Entry Of Clovis Into
Tours, F." 'Titian Lying Dead of the Plague
in 1876" "Benvenuto Cellini in His Work
shop" etc. A considerable number of his
historical subjects have been engraved and
have had their day of popularity. Robert
Fleury leaves a son, the well-known Tony
Robert Fleury, born in Paris IN 1887, also of
no little distinction as an artiSt.-From the
Studio.
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THE AUDIENCE.
A Brilliant Assemblage and a Crowded
Hnuge.

A Brilliant Assemblage and a Crowded
House.
A Though nearly all society is out of
town, it seemed that many members of the
local AGO had come home for the first night
Of the Palmer Madison-square Theater
Company at the Baldwin. For the audience
at that theater was really remarkable one
for the summer season-remarkable in the
number of prominent people present, while
it lacked nothing OF the sparkle and warmth
of a fashionable winter house.
The management had added some floral
ornament to the stage 10 enhance its beau
tiful appearance. Two floral shields were
placed in 'front.' one at each end of the foot
lights, with the word welcome in flow
ers. They were the offerings of old admir-
ers of the company and emlnently appr0-
pirate welcomes in California'S choicest
blossoms.
But ornament of any kind upon the stage
appeared wholly unnecessary in the pres
ence of the picturesque and magnificent
scenic effects and the rich and costly fur
nishings and settings, all OF which invoked
applause as the curtain raised before each
act. The costumes of the ladies, too, were
quite beautiful and many really artistic
fantastic draperies in neutral tinted silks
of rare quality added materially to that
beauty and grace which was characteristic
of the whole production.
Every seat in the house was sold before
the orchestra had finished playing the over
ture. 'Stradeiia," by Flotow. An audience,
appreciative and also representative of
youth, beauty and fashion, had assembled
TO enjoy an evening with the famous play
ers The summer girl was forgotten for the
nOnce i'll her conventional theater apparel,
and diamonds had been taken from their
receptacles without suspicion of timidity.
Yet, the most striking feature was the great
profusion Of bouquets, with a fragrance
that filed the whole interior. With naive
coyness they rested on nearly every breast,
and among them was the glitter of jewels.
The actors were presented with several
floral pieces, but Miss Mamie Craddock of
Oakland Stella Darbisher i'll the play was
the recipient Of an astonishing abundance
of tributes in flowers from her old-time
friends. All manners of most beautiful de-
signs in roses and rare blossoms, most of
which were Californian, were passed over
the footlights between the acts 10 the young
actress, while the audience greeted her with
round after round of ringing applause.
Her own people were present in box dur
ing the ovation.
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FII,sT-NIGaTERs.
Some of the Local Four Hundred Who
Were There.

Some of the Local Four Hundred Who
Were There.
In the boxes were:
Box Judge J. II. Craddock of Marys-
vile, Mrs. Craddock, the Misses Matte and
Mary Craddock of Oakland, parents and
sisters of Miss Mamie Craddock of the Pal
mer Madison-square Company, who was
one of the stars of the evening; also Miss
George b. Stacy of Oakland.
Box 2-D. j. Murphy, F. R. Webster.
Austin Tubbs, d. b. Gillette.
Box BE. J. Baldwin, the Misses Anita
and Bertha Baldwin, Mrs. Frona E. Waite,
Miss Waite, Baroness Won Wrede, Kuhne
Beyeridge and daughter
Box 4-Mr. and Mrs. Ii. f. Emeric and
party.
Miss Mamie Deane. Peter Robinson.
In the orchestra was party chaperoned
by Mrs. Colonel Logan, and among whom
were Miss Ida Wilbur, Mr.. and Mrs. j. E.
Hobson. Harry A Mann, John Scott
Wilson, W. ii. Martin and Mrs. Florence
w. Kenny.
Among the audience were seen:
Cary Friedlander, Colin NJ. Smith. Mr..
and Mrs. L. S. b. Sawyer, Mr.. and Mrs.
solomon Levy. William NJ. Shawham, DR..
Williams, DR.. and Mrs. Rosenstirn, Mr..
aud Mrs. Julius Bandman. Miss Tonic
Isaacs, Mr.. and Mrs l.. A. MorgansterD,
Il. w. mcfarland, Mrs. Henrietta Need
man, Bernard g. Morganthau, Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. Greenberg. Hugh Hume, Mar
Gus NJ. Henry, Thomas T. Dargie of
Oakland. DR.. William A. Hodgdon,
MIR. and Mrs. Bernand Schweitzer, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. A. Low, w. X. Melville, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. p. LIE Count, A. Goodheart, Adolph
Hirschman, John Quincy Adams, Miss
Gwin, W. j. Goegan, Frank Fletcher, Miss
G. Wilmot. DR.. Vim. E. Reardon, DR.. DAN
coma, DR.. l.. Newman, Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Sachs, j. M. Goewey, Mr.
and Mrs. o. d. Sherman, Miss
Sherman, Mr.. and Mrs. Coughlip, Hon.
James Thompson, Daniel. Mccullough,
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OBIT AIRY.
REV. PAUL. MANS, Sd.

Rev. Paul Mans. Sd, Director of the Jes-
nit Novitiate at Los Gatos, Santa Clara
County, died at an early hour yesterday
morning after a brief illness. The deceased
was born in Belgium in 1889 and was edu-
Gated for the priesthood at the University
of Louvain. Among his classmates were
Arch bishop Riordan of San Francisco, the
late Archbishop Seghers of Oregon, Bishop
Spaldlng OF Peoria and many other notable
prelates. In 1862 the deceased was raised
to the priesthood aud was attached to the
Clara and was connected at various times
with their colleges at San Francisco, San
Jose and Santa Clara, where his charming
social manner and his lovabe character
won him hosts of friends. In 1888 Father
Mans was appointed Director Of the,Noviti-
ate at Los Gatos. The funeral services will
be held to-day at the Santa Clara Roman
Catholic Church
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EASTERN TRACKS.
Records Broken at Washington Park
Brighton Beach and Gutt6nbuFS Races.

WASHINGTON PARK, July 7.-Following
are the results of to-day's races:
The first race, Tor two-year-olds, three
quarters of mile. Chimes won, Kingman
second, Dickerson third. Time, l :1jA.
The second race, for threeyear 0lds, one
mile, Clio won, Chapman second, DR.. Nave
third. Time, :43A.
The third race, three furlongs, Ormie
won in 1904, breaking the record Of Tri-
boulat, at San Francisco in 1883, and that
of Richmond at Sheepshead in the same
year, by three-quarterS of a second, Typ
critic second, Outbound third.
The fourth race, one and a sixteenth
miles dor all ages, Long Shot won, Dyer
second, Etrura third. Time, :49A.
The fifth race, one and sixteenth miles
(for all ages, McMurtry won, Tenacity
second, Bonalatta third. Time, AT.
The sixth race, for three-year-old and up
ward, one and three-sixteenth miles, Wood
craft won, Lottie S second, Kaloolah third.
Time, 2:02.
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MARRIED.

BUHRER-SCHWARZ-In Oakland, July 6, 1890,
by the Rev. H. ongerth, William Buhrer OF San
Francisco and Sophie Schwarz of Oakland.
ENGELS-BELL-In this city, July q. 1890, by the
Rev. w. g. Pond. Henry Enges and Mrs. Emma
Bell, both OF San Francisco.
FISK-FISK-In this city. June 80, $780, by the
Rev. j. L.. Stewart, Walter W. Fisk and Clara
Fillebrown Fisk.
T1FFANY-TIFFANY-In this city. July s. 1890,
BY the Rev. NJ. ID. Buck. John Jacob Tiffany of
Petaluma and Jennie Tiffany OF San Francisco.
BEGER-HANSEN-In this city. July 5. 1890 by
the Rev. j. II. Schroeder. Robert Beger and Gertie
Hansen.
G0TTSCHE-BREITHAUP this city, July 8,
1890, by the Rev. j. ii. Schroeder, Johann
GottSche and Ida Breithaupt.
NNEDY-FAULKNER-In this city, July 4.
1880 by the Rev. F. II. Church, Philip H. Ken
needy of San Francisco and Carrie p. Faulkner OF
Oakland.
kELLEY-DONNELLY-Tn this city. July 3. 1890.
william L. Kelley and Mamie T. Donnely.
STUART-BRoWN-In Oakland, July 3, 1890. by
the Rev. Father Ackley, Archibald L. Stuart and
Emily NJ Brown both OF Oakland.
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JOHN DRIsCoLL's DEATH.
a Sacramento Boy One Of the Victims Of a
Boating Acc deat in the Arctic.

a Sacramento Boy One Of the Victims Of a
Boating Accident in the Arctic.
SACRAMENTO, July 7.-Yesterday John
Driscoll, of the firm of Root, Nelson & Co.,
received letter from Captain Fl. Ii. Bod
fish Of the steamer NJ. D. Hume, conveying
the sad news of the death of a son, John
Driscoll Jr. The young man sailed some
time in April for tour Of the Arctic. The
letter is dated Oonalaska, May 18th, and
states that on the day before young Dris-
coll had accompanied party on Goldfish
ing expedition. The boat was running be-
fore the wind when suddenly the sail jibed,
the boat capsiZed and the occupants were
thrown into the cold waters of the north
ern sea. Several of the men were drowned
outright, but Driscoll and others chung
to the boat, and after being in the water
five hours, the survivors were rescued and
taken ON board steamer. Young Drin-
coll was very weak and died in the mates
arms an hour after reaching the ship. One
other Of those taken from the capsiZed boat
also died in short time. The bodies re-
covered were taken to land and buried, the
graves being marked with the names OF the
dead Mr.. and Mrs. Driscoll are heart
broken over the news. They went to San
Francisco this afternoon to make arrange
ments for having the body brought to Sac
ramentO for interment. Deceased was
nineteen years Of age at the time of his
death. He was a bright, manly boy and
bad many friends among the people of this
city.
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A COURTEOUS PRISONER.

On Escaping Jail He Apologies by Let
ter for Not Visiting the Sheriff.
The other night the only prisoner in the
Jail of Tattnall County. Ca, opened the Jail
door with a wooden key he had whitfield
from a broom stick and walked out. He
left this letter for the Sheriff:
Before sunrise tomorrow l will be out
of your county. AS am in somewhat of a
hurry you will please excuse me for not
calling and paying my respects. If stay
here in Jail all summer my muscles will get
soft and l will not be able TO DO good days
work when l get out in the fall. Then
there is no use Of my being at an expense
to Tattpalps taxpayers for months, when 1
might just as we'll be out making my own
living and little for my family, who live
in another State. For your uniform cour-
tesy please accept my sincere thanks. The
people of Tattnall have been kind to me
and L appreciate it. Yours respectfully,
John +. FRAZIER.
up. 81 will be back in October to stand
my trial and hope to be acquitted. Pitts
hurp Disuatch.
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STATE BOARD OF TRADE.
City Mercantile Delegation-NIo nste
Watarnplnu.

A City Mercantile Delegation-Mo pster
Watermelon.
The State Board of Trade yesterday sent
to California on Wheels" the biggest wa
termelon ever received at the boards head
quarters. 1t weighed leo pounds and came
from Los Angeles. 1t was further worthy
OF note because of having been harvested
at this time of the year. Barring one mel
on that tipped the scales at 115 pounds, this
is the biggest colic-maker ever grown in
the State.
The board has sent out invitations to the
merchants in this city to elect and send to
the meetings of the board nine delegates.
The delegates now sitting for this city are
accredited from the Southern Pacific Rail-
road Company and not from the merchants.
This step was deemed only just since the
amount of money received for the support
of the board from the merchants of this
city Is greater than that received from any
other source. l.. l.. Baker, n. w. Spauld-
ing, George C. Perkins, Adam Grant, A. w.
Starbird, A. P. Williams and Louis Sloss
are talked Of as the probable delegates.
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UNDER CONSTANTINOPLE.
Wonder. Which Might Be Revealed
Excavation Wera Permitted.

Excavation Were Permitted.
Constantin0ple is built in part en- buried
palaces. ruins and hidden passages. From
time to time casual excavations have dis
covered vaulted passages of fine masonry
like labyrinth, and magnificent chambers
the roofs of which are supported by Co.
rinthian Iillars; but superstition of the
Turk prevents all exploration.
They believe that they are eventually to
be driven out of Europe, not by the might
of the Christians, but by the Greeks who
fell during the siege, who will be raised by
magic art and will burst, headed by the
Emperor, through certain door of Santa
Sophia. To prevent such a calamity the
door is kept bolted and barred, and the
sight of Christians excavating among the
ruins is sufficient cause for a riot, says
the ILLUSTRATED American" Nevertheless,
some of underground Constantinople is
Known. There is cstern known as Yere-
Batan Serni, 'the underground palace"
which is an eXpanSe of lnky water and an
array of columns as far as the eye can
reach
A Christian once started to row boat to
its farthest limit, q legend says, and he has
not got back yet. Another Christian, who
took the precauton of fixing a rope to the
platform before starting, rowed for an hour,
so another tradition says, without seeing
any end to the row of pillars. Other such
cisternS are known to exist under the city.
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PORTLAND NOTES.
Election of Railroad Cffcials-The Improve
nent COMPANY Election.

Election of Railroad Cffcias-The Improve
ment Company Election.
PORTLAND, July THE Northern Pacific
Terminal Company of Oregon met to-day
and completed its organization by the cleo
ton of the following officers: Henry Failing,
President; C. A. DOlph. Vce-President: Jos.
Simon, Secretary; General Executive Com
mltee-C. P Huntington for the Southern
Pacific Company. q. a. Lane of Boston for
the Union Pacific, and James b. Williams
Of New y ork for the Northern Pacific.
The Oregon Improvement Company reor-
ganized to-day by the election of the follow
ing officers: Elijah Smith, President; c.
A. Dolpb, Vice-PreSident; w. I. Wallace,
Secretary; Roswell w. Smith, Treasurer
and Assistant Secretary.
The Oregon Transcontinental Company
to-day reelected Henry Willard, President;
Colgate Hoyt. Yice-President; Paul Schultz,
Second Vlce-P President; +. Ii. Tyndale,
Secretary and Assistant Treasurer; George
A. Fades, Treasurer and Assistant Secrc-
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KING HTS OF PYTHIAS.
The Grand Council TO Be Held in Milwaukee
To-day.

The Grand Council TO Be Held in Milwaukee
To-day.
MILWAUKEE, July THE Supreme
Council of the Knights of Pythas of the
world is to be formally opened tomorrow.
In the absence of Supreme Chancellor
Ward of New Jersey, owing to illness.
George b. Shaw of Eauclaire, Wis, will
preside, and will probably be elected Su-
preme Chancellor for the next two years.
The streets are alive with uniformed
men. Every train serves TO swell the swell
tering mass. The weather is intensely hot.
The Pythian Knights are arrayed in SOM
Der black, buckled tight. with accoutre-
ments, and present picture of discomfort.
General CarnahaD, Commander OF the
Uniformed Rank. Knights of Pythias, has
received a dispatch from Manteno, H., an
nouncing that four Knights were killed
and six injured in wreck of an Illinois
Central special train containing the Sixth
Regiment of Illinois Knights. Among the
wounded is Chancellor Ward, who will be
unable to attend the encampment in conse-
nuanpa
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At the Other Theaier..

"a Pair of Jacks began its second week
at the Bush-street Theater last evening. A
number of changes have been made in the
musical portion Of the farce comedy. Miss
Winifred johnson, the accomplished ban
joist, contributed a new medley. arranged
by Ro ecker of New York, and which is an
excellent piece of work. Miss Johnson is
clai med to be one of the finest lady banjo
lists i n the world and her playing has been
received with great favor. Witmark, the
young barytone, sang several new songs in
capital style. Altogether the bill was
very entertaining one.
THE Old Homestead" is in its last week.
The California Theater was again we'll
attended last night. Those who have not
seen Denman Thompson's play should not
miss the opportunity.
a very attractive bill was submitted to
the patrons Of the Wigwam last evening,
and the various speciality acts were received
with marked appreciation by a large audi
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CONDENSED TELEGRAMs.

LONDON, July THE Midland Derby
was won by brown colt Marfleur.
CHRIsTIANIA, July THE Emperor of
Germany has started on tour of the Nor
wegian coast.
BERLIN, July I'm the rifle contests yes
terday prizes were won by Zimmerman and
Kiln of New York and jacob Of San
Francisco.
ST. PETERSBURG, July THE prospects
for the harvest throughout Russia are good.
In the Baltic provinces they are exception
ally good.
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She Justified HI. Action.

Schoolmarm with ominous look in her
eye)-What made you SO late, Robert?
R0bert-Been fightin'.
Schoollnarm advancing furiously)-You
have, ehp
Robert-Yes, ma'am. A boy sed yer wuz
ugly as homemade sin, an jest give it to
him.
We'll. Bobby. dear, PH have to pardon
you this time, but control your temper the
best you can. Epoch.
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At BRIGHTON Beach.

NEW YORK. July THE races at Brighton
Beach resulted as follows
First race, three-quarters of mile, Bus
teed won, Raf,er second, Prince Howard
third. Time, 1:16h
Second race (seiIiDg), one mile, Insignia
Chief won, Repent second, John Atwood
third. Time, ! Al
Third race, two-year- olds, fve-eighths Of
mile, E. Blossom won, BellOne second,
Lepanto third. Time, :04A.
Fourth race (handieap), one and a quarter
miles. Badge won. Fordham second, Bar
rister third. Time, 2:09.
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Al GuttankurP.

GUTTENBU Re IN. J.). July First race,
purse $780, selling, ive-e;ghths Of mile,
Romance won, Carlow second, Lille d
third. Time, :03.
Second race, three-year-olds, three fourths
of mile, Oracle NJ won. Iago second,
Australia third. Time, 1:14k.
Third race Selling one mile, Jennie Nc
Farland won, Clay Stockton second, Pail
Mall third. Time, 1:45
Fourth race (selling) ive-eighths Of mile,
Jim Gray won, Blanche second. Lomax
third, Time. 1921
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Civil Service denominations.

A civil service examination for carriers in
the mail service is announced to be held on
the 9th of August, and one for clerks on
the following day. Applicants for the car
riers' examination must apply before the
18th of July, and those for the clerical
positions before the 10th of July, or else
under the new order of the Commissioners
they cannot be examined.
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SNOW-SHED BURNED.

A Stretch Of Two Hundred ami Fifty Feet
Near III, Summit Destroyed.
SACRAMENTO, July Fate seems to be
against the snow-sheds. Yesterday after
noon a stretch of $50 feet of shed was de-
stroyed by fire at Strongs Canyon, near the
Summit. There was some talk last year, in
view of the improved appliances for hand
ling snow, OF abolishng the sheds entirely,
but it is said that Huntington protested.
Several sections Of sheds have been recently
demolished by derailed trains, and the
heavy siege of last winter made necessary
an enormous and expensive lot of repair
work. AS the point of yesterdays fire is
one of the worst on the hill for snow
the burned shed will undoubtedly be
promptly rebuilt.
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Fire at Sanger.

FRESNO, July IA fire at Sanger last
night destroyed the Wood & Koon build
ing, the property of ]. n. Pattson. The
building contained two saloons and res
taurant. The origin of the fire is not
known. The losses are: J. n. PattisOn.
buildings, $1,000; Wood & Koon, saloon,
stock and fixtures, $500; johnson &c Moss
berger, restaurant, $500; K. P. Lewis, sa-
loon, $500; partially covered by insurance.
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intentions are to provide the delegates with
a handsome and valuable souvenir in the
shape of a pamphlet of election statistics,
now being complied by Secretary Step
paeher of the Republican State Central
Committee. 1t was reported at the meet
ing that the Southern Pacific Company
would carry delegates from any and all
parts of the State at half-rates.
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The Old Problem,

''Were you never in love before, Edwin ?"
"Great Cesar" he cried in anguish, "am
never to be free from that awful ques-
tion?"
"And what is strange about it?"
'All the other girls / ever loved have
asked 1t, and when | tell 'em yes, they an
swered they wouldn't have thought it from
the way l acted And now here you are
laying wires TO ring in the same old conun-
drum.-Philadelph Times.
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At the TiyOli

A large number of persons cOngregated to
crafty a reasonable curiosity in seeing
Johann Strauss new opera-comiQue I" In
digo." The piece has been very nicely
staged by Nj. William A. Fitzgerald, and to
the constant rehearsals to which lie sub
jected the company the even success of the
first performance is due. The music is very
smooth and with that melodic quality
for which the composer is cele-
brated. As Junio the court jester,
we have seen Mr.. Messmer, the
tenor act better, but have rarely heard his
vocalism to such advantage. 1t was the
tenor's night. Miss Alice Gaillard, as
Tofana, Ali Baba's wife, was also in excel
lent voice, and did herself great credit.
Miss Louise Manfred, who was in the lead
as Fantasca, showed slight nervousness at
the outset, but gained more courage as the
business proceeded, and will probably be
quite at ease this evening. By the aid of
electrical and other lights, ana novel stage
arrangement, the robbers cave is flashed
in the eyes Of the audience as gorgeous
DiCture,
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Took the Wnrdrnh..

Policeman Cummings yesterday arrested
Nellie Gilmour, an unfortunate woman,
on charge Of stealing the complete ward
robe OF an acquaintance at the corner of
Fourth and Minna streets while the owner
had gone out to neighboring saloon for
beer. She had some of the stolen apparel
on when taken into custody.
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short session of the United States Cir
cult Court was held yesterday. c. II. Will
son and James II. Smith we're admitted to
practice. The case of ii. K. Ames against
the Howe Machine Company was ordered
remaDded to the Superior Court because of
lack of jurisdiction, and a venire for sixty
jurors was ordered returnable on Tuesday,
The Odd inst.
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cb;nam,n Ki,Ied nv a Locomotive

SACRAMENTO, July This morning at
Ii o'clock Chinaman was killed by an out
going train near Guthries Station. The
Monaghan was walking along the track and
paid no attention to the warning whistle OF
the approaching engine. He was struck by
the locomotive and almost instantly killed.
Coroner Clark took charge of the remains.
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ELEANOR vERTuE.

Mrs. Eleanor, wife of Rev. George Vertue
of the Second Baptist Church in East Oak
land, died at her home in that place few
days since. The lady was native of En-
gland, a resident Of California for twenty
three years and for thirteen years a resi-
dent OF East Oakland, where she was widely
known and noted for her charity and kind
ness to all in distress.