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EAST OF TEE ROCKIES.
4 NeII-KnOWn Gambler Literally Cuts
Himself In Pieces.
DANGERS OF ATLANTIC TRAVEL.
The Bank Robber Captured and
Killed-The Blue Grass Club
and Speaker Reed.
lSpEo1AI DISPATCHES 70 THE REooaD-us1or.l
HE WOULDN'T SURRENDER.


MERIDIAN (Kan.) March 2d.-'Tm q slick
'un." Telegraph operator Taylor heard these
words addressed by stranger last night while
he was receiving message at the railway
station. He paid no attention to the remark
until he had completed the message on which
he was engaged, which was description OF the
man who robbed the Valley Falls bank yester-
day. The operator then looked up and nearly
lost his breath when he saw standing before
him the very man described in the dispatch.
He did not reveal his recognition.
The stranger inquired the time of the next
train for Atchison, and asked where he could
The operator directed him to hotel where
the slick un' took a room without registering,
requesting that he be called at O'Clock in the
morning in time for the Atchison train.
Local police officers Smith and Summerfeld,
who had also received instructions from Valley
Falls to arrest any suspect were informed by
the operator of the presence of the stranger at
the hotel Aiming themselves with Winchester
rifles, they went to the hotel waited until II
o'clock, and then. going to the hotel office, ac-
quainted the proprietor with their intention to
arrest the guest.
bell boy was sent to the strangers room
with a message that it was o'clock-time to
get up to catch the Atchison train.
When the stranger descended 10 the Office he
was confronted by the officers with their Win
chester rifles pointed squarely at his breast.
he never quiyered, but looked inquirinsly
around.
Throw up your hands," officer Smith said.
The stranger seemed to realize the situation,
but instead of obeying the command he
thrust his hands into the side pockets of his
overcoat to draw revolvers.
Both Winchesters were discharged instantly
at his breast
The stranger fell dead with one bullet through
his heart and another through his right lung.
The Coroner was notified Immediately and
before noon verdict was returned exonerating
the officers of any criminality in having caused
the death OF the bank robber, self-defense be-
ing their excuse.
The outlaw was positively identified from a
registered receipt, dated at Burlington, Kan,
as one Robertson. The money receipted for
was payable to one D. S. Smith at Ottawa, Kan.
The robbers stealings have been recovered.
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THE LONG AND SHORT HAUL.
San Francisco Merchants Who Wish that
Clause Repealed.
IS f. Alta March ID I

10. r. AJtdr
The following petition has been sent to
Washington, signed by the following mer-
chants Of San Francisco
To ihe Pacific Coast Delegation, Senator's and
Representatives. Washington. d. c.: We would
earnestly request you 10 use your best endeav-
ors to secure the passage of a bill now before
Congress to repeal Sections and of the inter
state commerce law, known as the ''Long-and-
short haul section" of said law
A. Lusk q Co., 5. Lachman q Co, California
Sugar Refinery, J. ID. Spreckels Il Bros, Hunt
ington Hopkins Company, Hinckley, Spiers Il
Hayes, Baker & Hamilton, Louis Sloss & Co, H
NJ. Newhan Il Co Parrot & Co., Hawley Bros
Hardware Company, California Automatic Can
Company, Tatum & Bowen, ID. l.. Beck & sons,
]. K. ArInsby tc Co., Root and sanderson, Getz
Bros. & Co.. Starr & Co., Sperry & Co., Carolan &
Co., Mack & Co., William Cluff & Co., Neville &
Co., G. L. Whitney q Co., The John T. Cutting
Company, John Robling's Sons Company,
Williams, Brown & Co. Schammel Packing Com
pany, Fontana & Co., Shattuck. Kowalsky & Co..
Homes IL Co., Parke & Lacy Company, William
Wolff Il Co., W. W. Montague q Co, J. Straus &
Co., Field < Stone. H. Hughes & Co, Lynde &.
man Bros. sehweitzer & Co., Rosenthal FEEDER
& Co, L. Dinkelspiel & Sons, Nolan Bros, Gil
bert Clients, Schwabacher Bros & Co., American
Oil Company, Schmidt Label and Lthograph
Company, Dunham. Carrigan & Hayden Com
pany, Dickman-Jones Company, Colt, Barton &,
Cowles, Howe Scale Company, Justinian
Caire, Standard Soap Company, d. N. & E Wal
ter < Co., L. Berwin & Bros, Martin sachs & Co.,
Porter, slessenger & Coz. Sachs, Bros. & Co.,
Murphy. Grant < Co., NJ. Heller d Sons, j. A.
Folger L Co., Hart saddlery Co, i. C. Moore.
Stockton Milling Co, Union Iron Works, Brown
Bros. 4 Co., Lachman & jacob, Fr1edlander,
Koch d Co., /. de la MOntanya. N. W. Spaulding
Saw Co., Pacific Saw Manufacturing Company,
Holbrook, Merrill & Stetsen. James Scott, LilisR-
thai & Co., Son Bros & Co., California Fuit.
Gr0srer Publishing Company.
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Clean and Truthful.

From the Folsom Telegraph, March 1st)
The Sacramento RECORD UNION has begun
its seventy-ninth volume. Under its new
management it has improved greatly.
There is nothing sensational about it, but
it always gets the latest news. 1t is one of
the leading Pacific Coast dailies, aHd every
statement made by itcan be depended upon
as reliable. 1t is clean, truthful journal,
and deserves the confidence that the public
repose in it. Its Sunday edition is model,
and much to be preferred to the cumber-
some and padded sheets of the San Fran
cisco newspapers, as its reading matter is
compact and well chosen.
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welded pair began life here, where Mrs. Rogpe
IS matron Of the kindergarten connected with
Dr.. Lorimers church, and where she is also in
charge of branch of the Women's Christian
Temperance Union.
Saturday night Mrs. Rogge had her husband
arrested on charge of making threats to XII |
her. She says that during her four months of
married life her husband has made q dozen at
tenpts to XIII her. She could stand his threats
no longer, she says, and therefore had him
locked up. To-day he was heavily fined by a
police justice. Mrs. Rogge's friends say she will
get him out in day or two.
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wonrAN's FOLLY.
infatuated with a Criminal, She AIar<ie
Him and Repsnts.

CHICAGO, March 2d.-A pretty romance, which
was begun in a Courtroom II 1888, cane to a
sadly realistic end yesterday morning, as 1t be-
gun, in Courtroom. In October of that year
Gustave Rcgge, German, was on trial in Judge
Collins C5ust on a charge cf numbering Michael
Porbsser.
One of the constant visitors at toe trial was
Miss Emma Dodd. She wss fascinated BY the
man. She sent him flowers, notes and in other
ways showed her admiration Tor the prisoner.
On October sth the jury brought in is verdict.
RJgge vas found gully CT Esansisughter and
sent TO the lenitentiaTy for tyTo years.
After the sentence Mss Dcdd expressed q de-
sire to be married to the condemned man, and
Judge Collins accommodated the couple. The
husband lefs Tor the pfison anj the wife began
| m untiring fort to have her Fpar=e released
She enlisted the syr7athies OF Judge Collins
and through his elcr's. s5e saTs. secured {
/ yesT's Communication Of her hassand's sentence
I On OctShss ls.a last he wss released cRa tks
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ON HIS MUSCLE.
A New York Detective Knocked Out by
an Actor.

A New York Detective Knocked Out by
an Actor.
NEW YORK, March 2d-Kate Claxton, the
actress, recently grew suspicious of her hus-
band, Charles A. Stevenson, and hired 4 detect
i've TO shadow him. OF her suspicious Steven
son knew nothing until he looked over her
shoulder one evening last week, between the
acts, to see what it was that messenger-boy
had brought to her, and found that it was de-
tectiye bill for S36.
Stevenson grabbed the bill and told the mes
senger to tell the detective, who was waiting
outside, that the bill would be settled after the
performance, and for him to wait at the stage
door. The innocent detective waited and was
calmly smoking cigar when Stevenson came
outside of the theater and asked for the man
who had left the bill.
The detective, eager to get his coin, said he
was the man. 1hereupon Stevenson said,
Take your pay and gave the detective blow
that sent him into the street. Stevenson fol-
lowed and kicked the man till he could hardly
stand. warrant has been sworn out for
Steyenson's arrest. ans suit has been begun by
the detective for 5000 damages.
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PERILs OF THE DEEP.
Destructive Icebergs-A Field of Ice
Fifty Miles in Length.


NEW YORK, March 1st.-Nearly every vessel
which has come into port during the past four
months has brought tales of terrific weather at
sea, but it is doubtful if any reported such hard
ships as were endured by Captain Smith and
seven sailors, who came to port a few days ago
after losing two shipmates and leaving the ILL
fated British bark Meteor at the bottom of the
ocean.
For twenty-three days in gale the vessel was
hove to under heavy canvas. Then one of the
officers and a member of the ships crew were
swept overheard by high waves and drowned.
For nine days the ship was surrounded by ice
bergs and field of ice over fifty miles long.
The rudder was carried away and the bows
and sides crushed in. Then the men
were rescued by friendly steamer just as their
own vessel was about to sink from under
their very feet.
That is the story of their sufferings. Their
experience in the ice was particularly thrilling.
Once, after they had managed to clear the field,
a sailing vessel was discovered a couple Of
miles distant. Signals of distress were made,
but the stranger sailed on, leaving the hapless
men to their fate. The vessel was leaking bad
ly, and they had to work constantly at the
pumps. Fortunately for them a few hours
later the British steamer Marengo hove in sight
and took them off
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WASHINGTON NOTES.
Mrs. Senator Stanford Having Her Por-
trait Painted-Box Party

Mrs. Senator Stanford Having Her Por-
trait Painted-Box Party.
WASHINGTON, March 2d-Mrs. Stanford, wife
of the wealthy Senator from California, is hsv-
ing her portrait painted by lady artist. There
is no doubt but that the latter will receive q
handsome reeompense for her labors.
Colonel Ochiltree had box party at the opera
of 1.-THE Gondoliers," on Friday night. His
guests were Senator and Mrs. John P. JONES' of
Nevada, Mrs Horace Hill, Miss Maud o. Connor
and Miss Holiday, of San Francisco.
PAYMAsTER-GENERAL.
WASHINGTON, March 2d-The Sunday Herald
to-day says: There are good reasons to believe
tthe President has about concluded to satisfy
the evident wish of the army by selecting the
Senior Officer of the Pay Department for the
Paymaster-General and the records of the sew
eral candidates, it is understood, have been
thoroughly scanned at the White House, and
although they present creditable state
ment of long ana faithful service, none of the
candidates presents claim of such superior
merit as to overcome that of the Senior Officer,
Colonel Rodney Smith, and his promotion to
the Office of Paymaster General would work q
wider and immediate benefit in the promotion
of juniors. The selection OF junior would de-
lay the promotion all along the line.
SENATOR AND MRS. JONES ENTERTAISs.
Senator and Mrs. J. P. Jones entertained a
company of twenty at dinner last night Among
those present were: Senator and Mrs. Cullom,
Senator and Mrs. Hawley, Senator and Mrs.
Sherman, Senator and Mrs Manderson, Mr. and
Mrs. Sloss, of San Francisco: Mr.. and Mrs. Kohl,
General Miles, Senator Fsrwell, the French
Minister, Miss Holiday snd Miss O'Connor.
The table was laid in the picture gallery of The
house. The ceuterpiece was mass OF maiden
hair fern hanked by mounds of yellow daffodils.
PROGRAMME FOR THE WEEK.
Congress has apparently settled down TO a
strictly business basis, and Is making rapid pro-
gress in the consideration and disposition of
legislation. The Senate will duplicate this
week the programme of last week.
In case a vote is reached on the Blair bill be-
fore the end of the week Sherman will move to
have his bill declaring trusts to be unlawful
taken up. He will be antsgonized by Frye, who
win ask that the Pacific Railway Funding bill
be made the order OF the day.
In the House the election contest between
Feathextone vs. Cole will probably be pushed
to q colctusion. Monday. Tuesday and Wednes-
day are set apart by a special order for action
upon public bills. The pension appropriation
bill may come up about the middle Of the week.
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PETER COMING WEST.
He Expects a Match Between Himself
and Corbett.

He Expects Match Between Himself
and Corbett.
NEW YORK. March 2d.-Peter Jackson arrived
from Baltimore this morning in company with
Parson Dawes. He said: 1.-THE result of the
Kilrain- Corbett contest surprised me, but do
not think 1t was fair test. l had expected the
California Athletic Club would take some steps
towards making match between Corbett and
me, but have heard nothing to that effect thus
far; I've never seen Corbett, but am inclined
to believe that he is an exceedingly clever
boxer"
How soon do you expect to reach San Fran
cisco?'
within two months 1 shall reach the Pacific
slope, and remain there until match of some
sort is made for me. On Tuesday night l shall
box with Professor Donnelly of Brooklyn, who,
am told, is shifty sort of fellow
is there chance for repetition OF the Kill
rain Corbett story ?'
"one can never tell what may happen This
man IS a powerful fellow, possessing excellent
knowledge of ring tactics, but l shall do my ut
most to stop him in four rounds
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RELIGIOUS LAWS.
A Minister Who Finds Fault With Con-
gressioRal Legislation.

BALTIMORE, March I'd. : Rev. DR.. Tobias
Schanfarrber lectured to-day at Harr SinaIr
Temple on religious movements in Congress.
He said the introduction of bills savoring of re-
ligion will shake the very foundation OF our
Government and work for the establishment of
anarchy. These Legislators forget in their zeal
for their religion that they are endangering the
existence of the grand structure The Standards
OF their religion are pessimistic, full of dark
ness and gloom, and where its precepts
are not strong enough to require adherence
they would call in the strong arm of the Govern
ment for their heavenly work. Not by all the
Blair Sunday rest and educational bills.sthat
were ever devised will the condition of affairs
be instituted to the credit of the Government
and mankind. Not by the Joining OF our free
public schools to the church of non sectarian
Christianity will the millennium be brought
about. Force is a poor weapon. We have
enough law. We want more liberty. Chain the
mind of free thinking man and it will soon
break through and hurt the tyrant.
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BRAVE CAPTAIN REWARDED.
How He Made a German Commander
Come to Time.


WASHINGTON, March 2d-The Post day says:
Captain K. P. Leary, q. S. N, has been suggested
as Chief Of the Bureau of Yards and Docks, to
succeed the late Commodore White, and Secre-
tary Tracy has the matter under consideration.
1t will be remembered that Captain LesIy made
himself famous during the Samoan trouble by
the course which he pursued toward the Ger
man corvette Olga.
Complaint was made to the naval representa-
tive OF the United States that citizens of this
country had been despoiled of their property
and their demands sneered at by the Germans
who were then in control.
Nothing daunted by the fact that his vessel
the Adams, was not able to cope with the big
German man-of-war then lying in the harbor of
Apia, Captain Leary trained his guns upon the
former, and gave the German commander until
O'Clock P. NJ. to make restitution to the Ameri-
cans in Samoa. 'sIf not complied with at that
hour" sententiously remarked Captain Leary
II shall begin firing. and continue until one Of
us is licked'
This exhibition Of pluck was too much for the
German commander and he did as requested.
For this action in this matter Captain Leary
was thanked by letter by the Secretary of the
Navy.
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THE CoNNECTING LINK.
Miss Kittie, the Intelligent African
Chimpanzee, is Dead.

Chimpanzee, is Dead.
New YORK, March 2d-Miss Kittie, whose
last name would have been Crowley il death
had not interfered, has closed by her own un-
timely demise the chimpanzee romance of Cen
tral Park. She died of consumption at 8 o. clock
yesterday morning in the presence and almost
IN the arms OF her afflicted keeper.
The sad fate of Nj. Crowley who died in August
1855, demonstrated that New York air was even
harder upon the lungs of chimpanzees than
upon Caucasians. Everything was done for
Miss kittie that ingenuity and science could de-
wise, but fate overlook her, and about the mid
die OF December it was evident that she was in
the fatal grasp Of consumption. She steadily
failed. Her daily exercise became less vigor-
Gus, and instead Of romping about the cage or
playing baseball with her keeper she would sit
in corner and listlessly tie true-lovers' knots
in piece CT string or build up piles of blocks
and knock them down again.
kittie was two years old when she was brought
here, in June, 1851 from the region of the Congo
river. Africa. She proved to be even more
tractable than Crowley, and made rapid progress
in the arts of civilization. Crowds OF children
and nurse girls used to see her eat with her
knife, fork and spoon, sitting at the table with
all the grace of little girl from Filth avenue.
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New YORK, March dat a meeting of the
Central Labor Union to-day, resolution was
passed setting forth that the Baseball Players
League of New York. being a labor organiza-
tion, the meeting heartily indorsed the action of
the chains of bondage riveted on them by the
National League monopoly, and promising to
patronize the games played by the New York
Baseball Players Club in preference to the
others.
A resolution was passed denouncing the con-
duct of Commander McCalla of the corvette
Enterprise and calling upon the Secretary of
the Navy to have him suspended until the
charges are Investigated.
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LATEST FROM OKLAHOMA.
A stupendous Scheme to Make 1t a Negro
State,

State,
GUTHRIE q. T.), March I'd "A lengthy Topeka
special in this mornings Kansas papers, just
received here, discloses stupendous scheme to
make Oklahoma negro State. This plan, here
tofore considered visionary, promises to meet
the most sanguine expectations of the origin
ators. e. P. McCabe, the colored candidate for
the Oklahoma Governorship. who has just re-
turned from Washington, interviewed President
Harrison. Ee declines to express an opinion,
but seemed favorably impressed, according to
McCabe, who says Senators Ingalls, and Plumb
are lending their influence to the movement,
and other Influential members of Congress will
indOrse the scheme
The Grand Brotherhood of Negroes has ap
pointed emigration agents in the Southern
States and expect to colonize in Oklahoma by
September next. Negroes are to be held in
readiness for the Cherokee strip opening.
An excited throng of Democrats are discussing
the matter on the streets of Guthrie and talk
rather extravagantly of an Oklahoma race war,
but the more conservative and cautious among
the Democrats and Republicans pronounce
themselves in favor of negro emigration to
Oklahoma
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sPIRITUALIsTIC FRAUDS.
Mrs. Sawyer and Her Confederates Held
to Answer.

CHICAGO, March 2d.-The February Grand
Jury made its final report to-day, returning a
large batch of indictments, fourteen of which
were against the 0gden-avenue "spook -raisers''
Mrs. Carrie Sawyer, formerly of San Franeisco
her husband, F. W. Burk, and one of the assist
ant mediums, Miss Kittie Rainzer
Six for conspiracy to obtain money under
false pretenses and six more covering the same
circumstances for a confidence game. Two
general indictments for swindling were added.
Bail was fixed at 81 800 for each Of the dafeId-
ants. They have been unable to get it yet.
Mr.. HORNE, wealthy stockyards commission
man, was dude of the swindlers, who had &C
corded him several interviews with his deceased
wife. He refused to believe that there was any
thing wrong with them and wanted to go on
their bail, but his relatives stepped in and in
formed him if he did they would have him ar
raigned before the County Court for trial as to
his sanity and he desisted
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TO WHOM IT HAY CONCERN.

r HAVE PLACED ON SALE FOR THE
/ week beginning MONDAY, February 24ih !:
Red Knit Underwear (ages to u years., all
wool so cents per suit also, White Merino,
same ages at So cents per suit or 20 cents per
garment. We have in stock suits al IS, So, 81, IS
and SO, equally as good as some sold at much
higher figures in other places. As for Overcoats,
you can save at the very Least s. on q frst-class
garment. Goats heretofore sold for SIS, now SO,
those SO now SIS, those SIS now SO; we also
have few left which we are selling at 81 so, 90.
81, IS, Sc and s7-an less than cost. Call and get
our prices No trouble to show goods, and we
have but ONE PRICE. CHARLES ROBIN, Pio-
neer C1othier SD and 64 Z street. fe25-Su
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A Waste of Ink.

The newspapers of Southern California
are disputing about what name they shall
give their section when it is erected into q
State. While they are about if, they might
also decide what brand shall be placed on
the moon when it is made into green
cheese. Expert opinions on last years
bird's-nests will not come aniss in this dis
custom Francisco Ahe.
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Los ANGELES posroFFICE.
There's Many Slip 'Twixt the Cup and
the Lip."

There's Many a Slip 'Twixt the Cup and
the Lip"
WASHINGTON, March 2d.-The fight against
the appointment of Green as Postmaster of Los
Angeles has been renewed here in new quar-
ter, and, despite the fact that Green received
the Endorsement of the entire California delegs-
ton, there is strong probability that he will
not get the Office.
The fact would not be at all strange if his in
dorsements were withdrawn and an entirely
new candidate presented for the place. The
disaffection with Green this time comes from
the members OF the delegation themselves, and
they only await the return OF Senator Stanford
from New York to see If some action cannot be
taken.
Stanford. by the way, is Green's strongest sup
porter, standing firmly for him at all times.
Green's opponents rrge that he is played out as
a political force: that his appointment to the
Los Angeles Postoffiee would not help the Re-
publican party in Southern California, being
more likely to have a weakening effect, and
that it would be better all around to have some
younger and more energetic man in that place.