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ANOTHER TERRIBLE EXPLOSION.
Drug Store Terribly Wrecked in Den
YER

DENVER, August 5th.-Another explosion oc-
CURED here this evening. The result will
probably be more fatal han the one yesterday.
At 9 clock ]. D. Gorrell. clerk in w. A.
MitchelPs pharmacy, at the corner OF Twenty
third and Welton streets, went down in the
cellar for some goods. On reaching the foot OF
the stairs he struck match, when six ten
gallon cases of benzine exploded with terrific
force.
The entire front OF the building was blown
into the street and customer standing by the
door was hurled some twenty feet and badly
bruised and cut
Gorrell was blown out of the cellar by the ex-
plosion and escaped by the rear door IN some
miraculous manner. He was found few min
utes later wandering in the alley in demented
condition from his burns, which were fearful.
He was taken to the hospital, where it was
found that his body was one great blister, some
of the flesh adhering to his clothes when re-
moved. His recovery is doubtful.
Just before the explosion two little girls came
into the store and purchased soda water, but 1t
is believed they left just in time to save their
lives.
The building took fire Immediately, and the
fire department. was on the grounds promptly.
When it arrived the walls were standing but
began to totter soon afterwards. and second
later tumbied TO the ground. mass OF broken
This was so sudden that the fremen were un-
able to get to place of safety, and three were
caught in the ruins. Fireman Pat Gallagher
naQ DOtn legs DrCken ana was injured lu-
ternally, and Charles Craig. driver for the
chief patrol, had both legs broken, and was
badly cut and bruised The other two were
severely injured. but not seriously.
On the second floor of the building were q
number of roomers and it is feared some of
them. while attempting to escape, were caught
in the falling building and crushed to death in
the ruins.
The fire was extinguished within half an
hour after the first alarm. The department and
force of men are now at work clering the
debris. 1t is known that all the employees of
the store, with the exception of Gorrell, es-
caped.
Mr. Mitchell is now in New York city, Cor
relps people reside in Payne, Ohio
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THE NEW WAR VESSELS.
Favorable Comment on the Outlook fol
the San Francisco

WASHINGTON, August 5th-Naval officers, es-
pecially the engineers, are much pleased with
the reports from San Francisco giving the re-
suits of the preliminary trial of the new cruiser
San Francisco, and are more confident than
ever that she will exceed the contract require
ments on the official trial. which will take
place on the 10th or the l1th inst 1t is fully ex-
pected she will develop at least twenty knots,
being one knot in excess of her contract. which
if made will net her contractors $40, 900 in the
way of premiums. With speed of ten knots
under only half pressure, and with the engines
making maximum OF sixty-siX revolutions,
as reported, it is considered only reasonable to
anticipate twice that speed under full pressure
with all the conditions favorable. Naval engi-
neers naturally are anxious TO see the record +
1919 knots, made by the Philadelphia on her
official trial beaten, for the reason that the for
mer is the first of the new cruisers having ma
chinery designed by the Bureau of Engineering.
Commodore Melville, Chief Eogineer of the
Navy, to-day received the following telegram
from Chief engineer F. A. Wilson, in charge of
the construction of the engines of the cruiser
San Francisco, soon to have her official trial;
1.-The san Francisco ran five hours Saturday
and seven hours sunday, with steam up to lS0
pounds, revolutions, 92 maximum vacuum, q
and 2S two boilers, forced drauGht. half inch
pressure, engine working we'll" This perform
ance is regarded by engineers here as indicat-
ing remarkable record for the ship.
Naval Constructor Higborn has returned to
Washington from an official inspection of the
new ship-building yard of the Bath Iron Com
pany, Maine, contractors for the guuooats Nos.
and 6. be says there has been a rapid in
crease in the facilities of the yard since his visit
there several months ago, and everything IS
favorable to rapid progress oa the two Gov
erDment vessels. There is plenty of material
on hand, and large corps of good workmen
available. The keels OF both vessels are now
being laid.
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SAN FRANCISCO, August ! tn -Ihe AmellcatI
norfv Convention this afternoon nominated
General John Bidwell of Chico for Governor on
the first ballot. The vote stood: ',enerai M blu-
well II, Benjamin Morgan of Oakland %, 1eh-
eral Chapman of Red blutf !.
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FISH COMMISSIONERS.
Report of the Superintendent of the
Hatcheries.

SAN Francisco, August 5th.-Ihe Board OF
Fish Commissioners met to day. Ex-Inspector
Thomas Tunstead was also in attendance, and
it was expected that some further action would
be taken upon the charges of malfeasance in
Office which he has brought against F. =. Col
lunden, Chief of the Commissioners patrol sys-
TEN. The subject was not referred to during
the meeting, however
The report of w. B. Bradford. Superintendent
of the Fish Hatcheries, was also presented to
the Board, the statement being given out that
efforts had been made during the month to Sc
cure trout eggs at the mouth of the streams
flowing into Lake Tahoe
At the Shovel Creek Hatchery ,60n, 600 eggs of
Rainbow trout had been obtained, of which
one million had been shipped to the Sisson
Hatchery. These had all hatched out and are
now ready for shipment.
OF the 100000 eggs remaining, 100000 had
been shipped to the North Pacific Game and
Fish Club, and hatched out at Mrs Lamottes
place, at Glen Ellen, and distributed in Sonoma
aud Robinson creeks, and throughout Mendo-
cino county. A shipment of 100000 eggs had
been made to Alexander Radlam's place, near
Mount ST. Helena, and are to be distributed in
the streams OF Napa and Lake counties
OF the remaining eggs, large quantities had
been shipped to Alma, Del Monte and other
points, and the young fish will be distributed in
Legunstar, Saratoga. Administer and Los Gatos
creeks, tile Carmelo river and reservoir and
Crystal Springs reservoir.
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ON THE TURF.
Racing Events Throughout the East Yes.
terday.

Racing Events Throughout the East Yes
terday.
MONMOUTH PARK On. J.), August 5th.-Three
quarters of mile, Clarendon won, Tipstaff sec
ond, Major Daily third. Time. lib.
ee-quarters of mile, Potomac won Fairy
second, Arrogance third Time l:I3.
Palisade stakes, one and one-eighth of a mile
Judge Morrow won, Dermuth second, Druidess
third. Time. 1:55%.
One and one-eighth miles, Stockton woD, Hei
Highness second, Cynosure third. lime, 1:5i19
Kismet second, Harzburg third. Time Ills.
One mile, Meridian won, Chesapeake second
Rizpah third. Time. l;41.
SARATOGA August 5th.-ThiS was another
lucky day for the Baldwin stables. Sinaloa
captured the second race, Alabama stakes, in a
field of seven horses. The fourth race, Kearny
stakes, had three starters. Cassius, who msde
such good run i'll the Suburban, F.oodtde
and Baldwin's Los Angeles A tip was out on
Cassius and he went to the post heavily backed
The California horse was not out to be beaten
Barnes passed the wire winner by head, Gas
sius second Following are the results:
First race, one mile, Ruperta won, King
Crab second, Belle dos third. Time, l;4ls4
The second race, Alabama stakes. for three
year Oids, one mile ane a furlong, Sinaloa won
Eminence second, Daisy F. third. Time
1:56%.
The third race, three-quarters of mile. OBJ
lection won, Bradford second, Foxmede third
Time 1:l514.
The fourth race, Kearny stakes, one mile an6
half. Los Angeles won, Cassius second, Flood
tide third. Time 2:S9.
The fifth race, three-fourths of mile, Petrea
tfilly) won, Bertha Campbell second, julie G
third. Time, lis.
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ELECTRIC FLASHES.
Condensed Te1egraphic Dispatches from
All Parts of the World.

condensed IelegrapnIc Dispatcnes from
All Parts of the World.
commission of leading physicians has been
appointed by the Government to consider means
10 prevent the introduction of cholera into
Egypt.
An official rough count by the Census Bureau
shows tie population OF Philadelphia TO be
0H,S9i, en- increase during the last ten years
of i97, ,724.
T. G. Shaughessy, Assistant President of the
Canadian Pacific. estimates that the Northwest
grain cop will amount to l700 900 bushels, of
which 100000 will be for export.
Ron c. H. Upper. Minister of Marine and
Fisheries of Canada, declined to say anything
when asked if it were true that negotiations for
the settlement of the Behring Sea question had
been resumed.
Seven thousand persons have been employed
in getting out Mr., StsDley's new book. ana more
than Go tons of paper have already been used
in Englan1. The English edition alone re-
quired 240 tons OF paper.
F.w Anderson was arrested in East Portland
yesterday morning by police officers on infor-
nation furnished by the Chief of Police of Oak
land. Cal. stating that Anderson was wanted in
that city for KIDNAPPING.
The High Court of the Order of Foresters at
Loadon refused to agree to the proposal TO ex.
punge the paragraph of the Investigating Com
mittee's report stating that freedom of action
having been granted in the matter of gradu-
ated contributions to the American Courts, an
obstacle had been removed which hitherto i'm
peded the progress of the Order in America.
A dispatch 10 the New York Maritime Ex-
change announces that the passenger steamer
City of Rio Janeiro, from San Francisco for
Yogohsma and China, was seriously damaged
by coming into collision with another steamer
at Hon kong. The Rio Janeiro left Yokahama
on July 26th and arrived at Bongkong sunday.
The name of the other vessel is not known.
The Appeal Court at Paris has affirmed the
sentence of six months imprisonment imposed
on secre,an for connection with the question
able ope atoms of the recent copper syndicate,
but reduced the fine OF 10000 francs to 5000.
The Court resciuded the sentence OF three
months' imprisonment imposed upon Laveis
Sierve. but sustained the decision of the lower
Court finiDg him TOO francs.
A desperate fight occurred at the picnic of the
Arbeit..r Turn. Verein at Eller's Grove, Eliza
beth, n j., Monday night, nearly 100 men
taking part in the fracas Six policemen were
badly handled by the infuria ed Anarchists
During the rio. the American flag floating from
the staff at TIE entrance of the grounds was
torn down and ira npled under loot. Warrants
are out for dozen of the rJters.
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Everything in Readiness for the Pullin
of the Deadly Lever.

OF the Deadly Lever.
AUBURN IN. ", August 5th. The best iudg-
ton at hand is that Kemmler will be executed
tomorrow morning.
Il don't propose" said Warden Durston at
noon, ito state when this man will be taken off,
but this thing is going to be all right"
Are you going to spend your afternoon fish
ing?' he inquired of an individual to whom he
had been speaking-a plain intimation that the
killing was not to take p ace this afternoon, but
leaving it an open question whether or not 1t
may take place during the evening. This, how
ever, is improbable.
Several of the witnesses have arrived this
morning, but not more than quarter of them,
and 1t is not likely that the Warden would en-
ploy the indecent haste which would be in
volved IN hurrying his witnesses, trayel-stalned
and unbathed into the room where they should
witness the death of q human being before
having got the cinders oat of their eyes.
No tidlngs of Kemmler's condition have come
out OF the prison to-day, and any inquiry about
it has almost ceased to be made.
1t is now thought likely that Andrew Crooks,
a convict, will be the man who will pull the
deadly lever. The announcement has not yet
been made positively, but the circumstances all
point to it. Warden DurstOn has finally de-
cided to change the execution room, and under
the direction of Electrician Davis. who arrived
this morning, the wires and switch board were
moved. The keepers mess room will be the
new execution room
The condemned man has kept up his courage
IN WONDERFUL way. A gentleman VINO VIII pe
present at the execution visited Kemmler this
afternoon. He found him perfectly calm, but
suffering from heat. Kemmler made his will
again, leaving his books and other little traps TO
Mrs. Durston, Daniel and a few others who have
been kind to him. This afternoon holy COM
munion was administered to Kemmler by Chap
lain Yates and Rev. Mr. Houghton.
The second separate company OF the National
Guard of New York, Captain Kirby, has been
ordered out for this evening, ostensibly for pa
rade and street drill. This means that Gordon
is to be put about the prison gates.
DR.. Southwick of Buffalo said late this after
topsy would take place before daylight, no
matter what time the execution occurred.
LATER.
AUBURN, August 5th.-Kemmler will be ex-
ecuted shortly after o'clock in the morning.
He took the announcement calm.y.
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CALIFORNIA AND COAST.
Opening Day Of the Amador Dis
trict Fair.
FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Rain in Southern California-Los
Angeles Printers on a
Strike-Etc.
IsY.uAI DISPATCHES TO rHR RsooRD-uMos, :,
RAILROAD ACCIDENT,
A Freight Train Precipitated Into y
River.

NEEDLES (Cal). August 5.-A cloud burst in
the mountains in the Eastern part of Mojsve
county, Arizona, last night, washed out bridge
two miles west of Yucca. The esst-bound
freight, due at Yucca at O'Clock, was preeipi-
tated into the river, killing the fireman, William
Neil, slightly wonnding engineer Harsher and
seriously scalding brakeman Sutton.
The San Francisco express due at Needles last
night at 6 o'clock was delayed by washouts
near Williams, Arizona, and only reached Yucca
few minutes after the freight accident, hav-
ing narrow escape, After the bridge was
fixed up the train came ON, closely followed by
the Los Angeles express, which had overtaken
the first one. When near Needles, at 1880, and
when running fast, Pullman car on the San
Francisco train left the rails, throwing the
tourist car just ahead of it over on its side
VIM. HenauIt, of San Antonio, Tex, received
some bruises but the other passengers miracu-
lously escaped with slight shaking up.
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thoroughly characteristic and fully repre-
sentative male and female specimen of
each and every breed of horses. cattle. sheep
and swine raised in America, the breeds to be
classified and grouped with reference to the
special adoption and uses of each. The speci-
mems so selected need not necessarily be the
best or most expensive that might be found, but
in every case must be snch as are most thor
oughly Characteristic of the breed represented.
In the selection of the specimens none but ami
mails bred and raised in the United States should
be considered.
The Secretary of Agriculture has assured Mr..
Sanders that he feels disposed to adopt this as
part of the plan OF the exhibit to be made under
the direction OF his department. To reap the
greatest possible benefit of this part of the ex-
hibit as an attraction TO draw the public Sand
ers says that invitations should be sent all over
the world soliciting foreign countries to furnish
representations of breeds not yet introduced
into the United States.
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Miners Ambushed.

MARIA Tex, August 5th-News was brought
in by the foreman of the mines at { halter of the
ambushing by Mexicans of party of miners
rangers and Deputy Sheriffs yesterday. Graves
a State ranger, was instantly killed, and Dep
uty Sheriff and Deputy Marshal were seriously
wounded. The fire was returned and it is be
lieved one Mexican was killed and several
wounded. The miners and rangers have about
100 Mexicans surrounded and are guarding
them until further assistance can get to them
when they will pick out those connected with
the shooting and bring them to Maria for safe
keeping. The trouble is said to come from the
lynehing of a Mexican some months ago.
California Fruit Sales,
CHICAGO. August 5th.-The Montgomery Auc
tion Company sold to-day, for account of the
Earl Fruit Company, one carload Californis
fruit. Bartlett pears brought 81 to SO Is
Howell pears, 81 S5; peaches 81 95 to 81 55
81 e5; nectarines, 81
Porter Brothers sold to-day four cars of Cali
fornia fruit. Buerre Clairgeau brought So 25
Bartletts s., except some fruit in poor eondi-
ton at 81 40 to 81 S0 peaches 65 to g.; Fontain
bleau, 81 80 to 81 35 Gross pruHes 50 25 to 81 30
purple Duane, 81 40: French, 81 60 to 81 65
Columbia plums, 81 SO; egg plums. 81 45 tC
81 IS.
Struggled Opium.
KANSAS CITY, August 5th.-Revenue officers
an United States detectives arrived here yes
terday looking for 600 pounds of smoking
opium which was smuggled into the United
California. and the smueglers got as far as
Phoenix, A. T., with it, when the detectives got
on their trail and scared them into Canada. A
few days ago it was learned that the contraband
GOODS had been shipped here. SO far no trace
OF the opium has been discovered. The duty
on this opium amounts to SO, 500.
The Sugar Trust.
NEW YORK. August 5th.-The Nal and Er.
press says the manipulation of sugar seems more
skillful than ever before. 1t will be impossible
for the Trust Company to have its receipts
ready for three days ut least, and then insiders
will be ready to deposit theirs with rush, pos
sibly so that majority may be deposited before
the plan of reorganization is completed, and
that will not be for week or ten days.
Four Persons Drowned.
New ORLEANS, August Eth.-The steamship
City of Dallas, from Central America. reports
that Captain Rowley of the schooner Joseph p
Maeheca, while en- route in a sail-b0at to his
schooner with Commandant Judge and two un
known persons, capsiZed during a squall and
all were drowned.
Witnesses Murdered.
LOUISVILLE, August 5th.-Near Harlem Court
mouse yesterday James T. Middleton was shot
and killed from ambush; also, Bascom Bailey
fatally wounded on Clover FORK in the
same county. They were both witnesses in the
trial of William Jennings, leader of the Howard
faction, which soon comes up.
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ST. PAUL,s CENSUS.
Secretary Noble and N Citizens Commit
tee Hold q Conference.


tee Hold Conference.
WASHINGTON, August 5th.-r The Citizens
Committee of St. Paul had another conference
with the Secretary of the Interior to-day in
reference to the proposed recount of the popula-
tion of that city. the committee made q care
full examination of the frauds in the enumera-
tion and presented The Secretary with their
conclusions. The committee finds an insurance
charges, wholly unreliable for census purposes
being only intended for insurance purposes
and leaving out certain districts altogether
The committee found number o errors in the
work OF those who made the examination upon
which the recount is based. and while freely
admitting the work of enumerating nine of the
city districts has been so carelessly and inaccu.
rately done as to render investigation aud cor
rection necessary they strongly objected 10 a
recount of the whole city as unnecessary and
unjust to its people.
The committee presented two propositions to
the Secretary either of which they believed to
be satisfactory to the Secretary and the citizens
of ST. Paul. The first was full recount of the
pine districts 10 be had under the direction of
Superintendent Porter. The second was to re-
turn he schedules OF these nine districts TO St
Paul and there correct and verify them.
The Secretary stated that his only desire was
to do full justice TO all concerned He compli-
menied in The highest terms the work of Super
intendent Porter and the efficiency of the work
was, In his opinion. something marvellous He,
therefore, was not prepared to rescind the order
for recount He desired the work OF inveStiga-
tion now in progress by Porter TO be pushed to
a conclusion, and. when that was done, he
would further consider the question of neces-
sity for q recount.
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WASHINGTON, August 5th.-It took just ten
minutes this morning for the House Committee
on Elections to adopt the report declaring Rep
resentative Breckenridge not elected from the
Second District of Arkansas. This would have
been done last week, but the Democratic mem
bers did not attend the called meetings. and no
notices. however, a full attendance of the Re
publican members was obtained this morning,
and the report was adopted with but one single
dissenting vote against IL, that of Maish, the
only Democrat present.
w. J. Boyd has been appointed Postmaster at
San Quentin, Marin county, vice Mary E. Nc
Rae, resigned.
Postal Matters.
WASHINGTON, August 5th.-R. W. Lander has
been appointed Postmaster at Maynard. Los
Angeles county, CAL, vice L. C. Maynard, re-
signed.
New Pos'ofiices have been established in
Washington as follows: At Clallsm Bay, Clal-
lam county, with John II. Clarkson as Post
master.
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RAILROAD CONVENTION.
Call for Meeting to Arrange Details
of Transfer.

SAN JOSE, August 5th. = The Santa Clara
County delegat.s to the Railroad Convention
met to-day and named Hon. B. D. Murphy.
law euce Archer and J. II. Flickeuser as an
executive Committee to meet similar commit
tee from other counties next Saturday and ar
range the details of the agreement with the
Southern Pacific for the speedy closing OF the
Santa Marg rita Gap.
Ihe delegation passed resolution calling on
the Board of Trade and Chamber OF Commerce
to appoint committees to call convention OF
the delegates from the counties of Fresno,
Stanisla,is. San Benito, san Mateo and san
Francisco to enter into negotiations with the
Sants Fe to the end that a road may be built
through the counties named.
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BRAZIL.
Capability of Brazil for the Culture of
Sugar.

CapaDluty VI DrdZu Ior tne Cuitute Oi
Sugar.
New YORK, August 5th.-Salvador De Mendo-
nea, who was the Brazilian delegate to the Pan
American Conference, continues to urge reci-
procity 70 far as Brazil is concerned, and this
evening furnishes some interesting statistics
concerning the capability of Brazil for sugar
culture. He says Brazil now produces 900
tons of sugar annually and only 400 LOO tons of
coffee, stlll sugar culture is not a paying in
dustry in Brazil at present. bit of truth is
that Brazil can supply the entire demand of
sugar for the United States within three or five
years. Either Pernambuco, Bahia or Rio de
Janeiro can at two years notice produce 500 600
tons each OF brown sugar, even setting aside the
territory in the States of Goyaz and Matto
Crosse, larger than the whole of France and
Germany together. The littoral zone of sugar
production In Brazil extends from 40 north of
the equator to zee south of the equator, with the
development of /. 500 miles of sea coast and an
average breadth of 100 miles into the country.
The land is unsurpassed for the culture OF sugar