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REMARKABLE CASE.
The Strange Strength Developed by a
New York Girl.

New York Girl.
ROCHESTER IN. ", March 9th.-The people of
Genesee county are all talking about the sud
denly and wonderfully developed strength of
Miss Emily Harper, of Alexander. Physicians
are puzzled over the wonder for from being a
weak girl she has developed into a female Her
cules.
Miss Harper is a delicate-looking, though
quite pretty, girl of eighteen, and weighs about
ITO pounds. About three months ago her
mother noticed that Emily broke great many
household articles while handling them She
would grasp the slender stem of a goblet and
it would break. She would undertake to clean
a lamp chimney and it would be shiyered into
fragments in her hands. The mother supposed
it was carelessness and seolded her AS soon as
her mother ceased chiding her Emily threw her
arms around her and gave her a good hug.
Upon the girl releasing her grasp Mrs. Harper
fell to the floor with moan of pain. Inyesti-
CATION disclosed the fact that two of her ribs
were broken.
Mr.. Harper was absent at the time of the oc-
currrnce and upon his return questioned his
daughter concerning the accident. The girl
was anxious to justify herself and rushed up to
her father and placed her arms about him and
gaveshim an affectionate squeeze. Mr.. Harper.
in speaking of the embrace, said 81 was once
hugged by bear in the Maine woods. and
have wrestled baekhold with some pretty strong
men, but / never in my life received such
shaking up as that girl gave me when she
showed me all she did to her ma"
Of course, these two hugs made it PLAIN that
Miss Harper had suddenly become possessed of
remarkable strength, aud in spite of efforts of
the family TO keep the matter quiet, 1t soon be-
came the talk of the town. The writer visited
the family yesterday and witnessed some of the
girls feats She easily duplicated all the
ordinary acts of stage athletes.
DIR. Duval of the New York School of Anat-
omy, lin company with Robert Marsh of the
New York Psychological Society, will be here
next week to see Miss Harper and investigate
her case.
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People Who are Chiefly to Blame for
This Colossal Fiasco.

AhlS COiOssdl r1aScOs
PARIS, March 9th-The Commission of en-
gineers which was sent TO Panama 10 report on
the state of the De Lesseps canal have returned
to Paris and most disastrous story they tell.
De Lesseps who always hoped that the result
of the report would be in the nature OF war
confess that the canal scheme is definite and
a disastrous failure. De Lesseps is very much
broken down about it, it is said. To compare
him as he appears to-day With what he looked q
year ago your correspondent went to see him
Yesterday. Contrary to the usual custom he
was unwilling to speak about the canal matter,
alleging as an excuse that the report of the
Commission has not yet been laid before the
stockholders
1t has become publicly known that all that he
has ever done with the millions of money spent
over the concern is the excavation OF about one
fourth of the earth that has TO be removed for
the construction OF the canal, according to
the reformed plan OF the canal with lock gates
which is a great modification of the original
scheme.
In the present state of the company's finances
any attempt TO continue the work is totally out
OF the question, All concerned in the old
scheme, except few deluded shareholders, ap-
pear TO be resigned to the fact. The engineers
report contains little else besides melancholy
figures and q very full list of the names of the
people who are chiefly to blame for the colossal
tiasco. The list is principally made up of the
names of the different contractors who, if the
allegations made against them are true, have
acted in q most scandalous manner Several of
them are charged with deliberate neglect of
their engagements with the view of being in
vited to annul their contracts with the company
and get out of them a considerable profit
These charges will be fully investigated and
prosecutions instituted, so the Directors of the
company threaten, but as such proceedings will
cost money it is more than likely nothing will
be done. The only thing in the report that has
any comfort for the shareholders is the state
ment that most of the material and machinery
is still in good condition and can be turned to
a profitable account. 1t is already being sug-
ge tied that this material should be acquired by
the Government for eventual use in the con-
struction OF a canal between the Atlantic and
decided upon
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TRADE WITH RUSSIA.
How the United States Could Increase Its
Export Trade.

Export ITdu6.
NEW YORK March 9th.-The Tfibunes special
from Berlin says: In the course of discussion
on the subject of the Pan-American Congress
yesterday with one of the most influential and
progressive officials of the Russian Empire, he
made the following remarks
"I cannot understand why you are going to so
much trouble and expense 10 obtain markets in
South America, and yet so entirely neglect to
make the slightest effort to enter into CONNER
cial relations with US. You are aware of our
warm sympathy for the United States both po-
litically and individually, and you are equally
cognizant of our deep aversion to both Germany
and England, two countries that are inimical to
Russia in every way, snd with which we are
bound to go to war sooner or later. Yet, not
withstanding this. almost our entire import
trade is in their hands, and it is Russian gold
featuring and mining industries. OF course, we
should immensely prefer that if any one coun-
try is TO be benefited by our trade it should be
our friends, the North American Republic
rather than our lifelong enemies, Germany and
England.
For many years to come our import trade
will necessarily go on increasing, for the indus
trial development of our great country is but in
its infancy. Why should not the United states
step in and supplaut British and German i'm
ports? l have good reason to know that the
anxiety of our Government to foster commercial
relations with America and TO transfer our i'm
port trade from Germany and England to you,
on political as well as economical grounds,
would lead it readily to grant certain reductions
of the tariff in the case of goods from the
United States. Russia has always in view the
inevitable conflict with Great Britain, which,
under the appearance of fight for the posses
sion of India, will develop into a struggle for
the very existence of Great Britain as a first
class commercial and political power. The
Russian Government apprehends the latent ex-
istence of feelings of Anglo Saxon brotherhood
between Americans and English, and fears that
in the case of a struggle for the very existence
of Great Britain she may find the whole Anglo
Saxon race united against herr
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CAPTURED AT LAST.
w. p. Telghman Arrested and Sent to
English Prison.

w. p. Telghman Arrested and Sent to AN
English Prison.
LONDON, March 9th.-The American colony is
grieviDg over the disgrace and imprisonment
yesterday of W. P. Telghman, who halls from
Baltimore and comes from an old and honor
able Maryland family. He is also connection
of the Chief Clerk of the Interior Department,
and bsgan life as a lawyer.
President Cleveland appointed him one of
thirteen Consular clerks, and he was detailed
first TO Berlin and next 70 Rotterdam. In each
place he made money hy one confidence game
or another. He pledged his years salary with
a banker, whom he cheated, and then he was
arrested and put in prison. Some compromise
was effected and he was let out, and being re-
moved ''for cause from his position, he re-
turned to New York to sue a newspaper there
for libel sent from this side. He passed On to
Bristol where by a sudden piece of luck he was
employed as q clerk by the new Consul, son of
Olive Logan, who was ignorant of his ante
cedents. he issued cards as an attae1e of the
Consul ate and on the credit which this inspired
obtained so worth of furniture. which he paid
for with bogus draft on San Francisco and got
some cash in change When the check was dis
honored he fed TO Southampton. where he Wis
tied the American Consulate and stole some
blank checks from the COnsurs books He
passed merrily on to Brighton. where he met
green youth named Gritten, vino, after q brief
acquaintance, introduced him to his club,
where they obiigingly cashed the Coutul's bo-
gus checks. Next he made q trip to Ghent,
where he in q very short space of time got Sl00
from the Vice-Consul there. He next turned
up N London, where he stumbled across Gritten
III the street. The latter quickly called Con-
stable, who arrested TelghmRn. He was tried
at the Middlesex Sessions, and was sent 10
prison for year. / saw him in prison last night
checking it out Altogether, in his last round,
he netted about 81 600.
He Is good successor to Ross Raymond, who
seryitude.
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Programme for the Coming Week in
Both Houses


WASHINGTON, March 9th-Senator Dolph's
committee TO o-morrow resumes interrogation uu-
der oath of the members of the Senate respect
ing their connection with the leaks in the past,
and the report of their discoveries may precipi-
tate another discussion similar to that of last
week SO much time was taken UP that the
B.air educational bill was not disposed Of and
1t VIII head the calendar rs unfinished business.
general feeling exists in favor of closing the
debate this week, and take vote on the bill if
possible.
The report of the Committee on Privileges and
Elections on the Montana case is likely :, be
made this week. but the debate that must ensue
viii not begin until the Blair bill is out of the
way.
The urgent deficiency appropriation bill win
be reported from the Committee on Appropria-
tions this week
Senator Stanford viii offer a resolution TO-
morrow instrucTins the Finance Committee 70
inv estigate and report upon the expediency and
desirabiity of the Government loaniDg MONEY
upon real estate mortgages at a nominal rate of
interest OF or per cent. per annum. retaining
the right TO call in certain proportions Of the
loans when oceas on demands
In the morning hours the Okla oma tOw1-site
bill may be considered, and further progress
n ade in disposing OF the public buildings and
bridge bills on the calendar.
The work of the House this week Will prob
ably be devoted principally TO adding new stars
to the national flag
The Oklahoma bill will be taken up Tuesday
and passed upon finally. as far as the House is
concerned. Then, according to notice already
given, the Territories Committee will present
for consideration the bill to admit Wyoming,
and this will be followed by the Idaho bill If
any time remains
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-10
RISKY EXPERIMENT.
Another New Air-ship and an Over Con-
fident Inventor,


fident Inventor.
NEW YORK, March sth.-Inventor P. Carmont
Campbell, the air-ship man, has another sky
scraPer ready for trial. 1t is constructed on
nearly the same lines as that in which Profes-
sor Hogan, the Michigan aeronaut, lost his life
last summer. The means of ascension and de
scension are similar, but operated on a much
simpler plan.
The chief new feature of the ship is para
chute arrangement by which the fall can be
made in safety from almost any height. Col
onel Campbell considers his new ship the per
lection Of aerial craft. 1t can be propelled in
any, direction and moved up and down at the
will of the pilot.
Should the balloon collapse-an improbable
event, as only enough gas is carried to float the
shlp-the parachute arrangement prevents any
serious consequences. The Colonel is positive
that he has solved the problem of aerial navi-
CATION, and so sure is he of successful trial
that he himself will make the initial trip
The risky experiment is to take place some
time IN May, near Niagara Falls it being the
intention of the Colonel to sail over the falls
and descend alongside of the water as it piunges
downward to the basin. Natural gas will be
used in the balloon, and this viii be procured
from well near Thunderstorm, Ont.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-10
BUYING OUT SALOONS.
Prohibitionists Who Find Druggists
Troublesome Fellows.

KoKoMo Qnd.), March 9Lh.-The Good Tenn
plars and members of the various churches in
the town of Windfall, twelve miles south of
here, have at last, after three weeks of crusade
labor and shrewd financial negotiations. forced
every one of the half-dozen saloon keepers there
to close out their business and leave the place
at terms dictated by the crusaders, and now
the same citizens have begun war on the drug
stores, which, it is affirmed, supply drains to
young men and old topers on the sly.
Most of the saloon keepers were paid nominal
prices for their stocks of liquor on hand, which
were entirely destroyed, but enough money
cannot be raised to carry out the same plan
with the druggists, and in consequence the
siege and boycott method is being put into ex
eeution against them.
AS yet the druggists do not show any signs of
weakenip and declare their determination 70
continue their business as before. Nearly all
the ladies in the neghborhood hare partic-
lpatsd in The crusade.
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ADDRESS TO FARMERS.
Letter from the President of the Wool
growers Association.

growers Association.
COLUMBUS 70 y March 9th.-President Harp
ster, of the Woolgrowers' Association, issued a
lengthy address to the wool-growers of the state
and nation, in which he says there has been no
time in thirty years when farmers suffered so
much from low prices of farm products as now.
He explains the cause of this condition, and
says the object of this addres is TO ask the farm
ers OF the country to appeal to the President to
put speedy end to the monstrous frauds now
being perpetrated in importing, and appeal to
our members i'll Congress to aid in the same
work, and speedily pass wool tariff law that
will give wool manufacturers and wool. growers
exclusive privileges of supplying all the wooden
goods and all the wool required for use in the
United States.
Considerable space is devoted to the alleged
frauds in importation OF WOOL and he says If
these frauds and this low rate of duty con-
tinues the imports will largely increase The
imports were 5000, 900 pounds last year, mostly
secured, which were equivalent to at least 16o,-
0O0, 900 unwashed-equal to one fourth of all the
wool consumed in the United Stats.
This is practically free wool, and unless the
duty is increased these imports will be largely
increased and destroy our American wool in
dustry.
Earpster concludes as follows: "This address
is deemed proper in view of the fact, not gen.
orally known, that persistent efforts are being
made to secure just and ample protection for
the manufacturers. but to deny the same meas
ure OF protection for farmers"
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In FOREIGN LANDS.
Why Cannon Liddan EaS Not Been Pro-
mOted in the English Church.
YOUNG LINcoI.a's DYING WORDS.
The Emperor of Germany is Quite s
Observation-Disclosures
Successor.
PANAMA CANAL.

lsrRuAI D1srA7cHra TO TEE REOoRD-UHIos.l
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and feloniously to commit murder, on or about
the 18th of February 1880. And we are of opin-
ion that Caroline BurcheIl, the wife of said
Reginald Burchell, was accessory to the murder
after the fact
That portion of the verdict fuding Mrs. Bur
ehel accessory after the fact is criticised.
Under the law of Canada wife cannot be pun
ished for shielding her husband. and it is as
serted, therefore, that Mrs. BurcEell cannot be
made an accessory sfter the fact in the general
sense OF the term.
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WAsHINGrOS, May 9th - Ex Congressman
Taulbee showed some slight improvement this
morning, and Al O'clock was no worse.
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FILTHY PRISON.
Frightful Condition of the Inmates of a
Workhouse.

WOrkh0use.
KANSAS CITY, March 9th.-The charges made
By Alderman Ford concerning the fright
ful condition of the prisoners confined in the
workhouse are found to be true. Two reporters
of the Times were investigating the matter yes
oners crowded into narrow and filthy cells,
reeking with vermin and not provided with
sanitary regulations. The men are constantly
menaeled with shackels weighing from five to
thirteen pounds, and are therefore prev ented
from bathing.
For these seventy-fye prisoners there are but
two guards, who say on account of the desper-
ate character of the men 1t is necessary to
shackle them to prevent their escape. 1t is
thought likely brick prison will be erected
provided with proper sanitary regulations and a
sufficient number of guards to watch prisoners,
so as to do away with the shackels,
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evening and were married by Magistrate Keig-
win. The groom is an old seaman, and has
faced the gales OF eighty-three winters, while
his bride is prepossessing young widow of
twenty-eight summers.
Captain Blake claims to be direct descend
ant of the great English Admiral Blake. Some
years ago he settled down in New Albany with
q fortune of over $50, ,000 and considerable real
since. He courted seven different women since
last April but each turned away with a cold
shoulder except Mrs. Thompson, who promised
to be faithful TO him ana assist in making his
old age comfortable.
The old sea captain has five children, all
grown, who live in New Albany. Some of these
objected 70 his marriage to a lady so young. and
thought he should be joined to some one of
more mature years. For this reason and with
a desire to avoid publicity, an elopment was
Dlauned
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AN Ex-sULTAN DEAD.
After Rule of Three Months, Confined
for Idiocy.

CoNsrANTINoPLE, March 9th.-Ex-sultan Mu-
rad v. who succeeded his uncle, the Sultan a b.
dul Aziz, on May %, 1876, and who was deposed
in favor of his brother, the present Sultan, Au-
gust 3ist, of the same year. is dead. Murad,
who was educated outside of the harenl in ad-
dition to the unusual attainments thus acquired,
imbibed disposition to institute reforms en-
tirely at variance with Moslem policy and ira
ditions.
[The deceased. Mohammed Murad Effendi
was born September 81, 1910, the son of Sultan
Abiu Medjid. After ruling over the destinies
OF Turkey for the brief period of three months
he was declared by council of Ministers to be
suffering from idiocy and deposed from the
throne. Since then he has virtually been a
prisoner of state. His mother, while alive, de-
voted watehful eye TO his safety; but recently
it was intimated in cablegrams from Europe
that the Sultan might find it convenient to learn
OF his death, particularly as he himself feared a
plot to depose him.
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CANNON LIoDoN.
Queen Victoria Objected to Being Ad-
dressed as Madame.

LONDON, March 9th.-Cannon Li9don is by all
means the foremost churchman in England to-
day, and the failure year after year to promote
HIM has become grave scandal. 1t arises from
the time when Liddon was preaching in the
royal chapel at Windsor, and turned in the
middle of an eloquent sermon to the royal pew
and addressed a personal exhorLation to the
Queen. speaking to her as Madame" She was
in such a towering passion at this that the
attendants feared she would fall in an apo
plectc fit.
After the service she demanded the presence
of Dean Wellesley, and with a flaming face
screamed at him: Never must that man
preach here again.
Hence Liddon has never been made a Bishop,
but the sentiment has grown so strong on the
subject that Lord Salisbury is now afraid of its
political effect, and deadlock exis s.
II the Queen continues obstinate on the point
nent COMING vhla She is stiiI On ~ tba
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-10
DEADLY ooAL OH cAN.
a Mother and seven Children Burned to
Death in Canada.

MONTREAL, March 9.h.-Onzine Colerette, a
farmer living near ST. Michaels, filed a lantern
from an oil-can and set the can behind the
stove and went to the barn to feed his stock
early this morning. He was gone but a few mo-
ments when he heard an explosion and saw
smoke issuing from the house. He attempted
TO enter the room where his wife and seven
children were asleep, and was badly burned in
his effort. Owing to the heat and smoke it was
impossible to reach them. His cries summoned
the neighbors to his assistance hut their efforts
were unavailing, and the entire family were
burned. After the house was completely de
stroyed the remains of two children were found
in the ruins, but there was no trace of the
others.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-10
PASSION PLAY.
Sarah Bernhardt Says 1t VIII be Pro-
duced in London.

Cuced IN London.
PARIS March 9th.-Pere Monsabre has been
interviewed in Paris on the subject of the
passion play in which Sarah Bernhardt pro
poses to play. The famous Dominican preacher
said thst even were Rome to approve of the
production of NJ. Harancourt's drama, Catholics
would be greatly panied by it. He contrasted
the conditions under which the mystery plays
of the middle ages were acted and the condi-
tions of a modern theatrical performance, and
concluded by limiting that the ecclesiastical au-
thorities would forbid the faithful to see the
play.
The Herald correspondent was told yesterday
at the Porte st. Martin that the play had been
given up entirely, after which he called upon
Sarah and asked her if the report was true.
who told you that ~ said Sarah ut is not
so. he play has not been given up, but it is
probable that the first performance will be
either in London or Brussels. There Is some
difficulty abort its being played in Paris. The
priests do not object so much, but there seems
to be some difficulty among the authorities. !
shall know more definitely in a few days what
The decision will be-
viii you give the Virgins costumes?'
"Yes the first one will be all white, and, of
course, the well-known oraperies, and the sec
ond Will be black and white. In any event. the
play viii not be produced a. the Porte St. Mar
tfr.
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NORTH POLAR EXPEDITION.
DR.. Nansen Will Follow the Example of
Drs. Kane and franklin.

LONDON, March 9th.-Dr. Nansen gives inior-
nation concerning his North Polar expedition.
He intends TO apply to the Norwegian Parlia-
ment for assistance. He is very confident the
route by Behring Strait and New Siberian
Islands is the right one in spite of the fact that
Captain Longs expedition came to grief on the
same route g. few years ago.
Should Nanse1 be unable to carry cut his Arc
tic scheme it is likely he may be induced to
command q joint Swedish-AustralaSian Antarc.
tic expedition, in which Baron Nordenskjold is
interesting himself. The 5000 which the Geo
graphical Society of Australasia contributed
will be doubled from Nordenskjold's patron,
Oscar Dickson
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pAKoTA,s DISTRESS.

Clara Barton Goes to the Rescue of the
Starving People.
WASHINGTON, March 9th.-Clara Barton, Pres
ident of the American National Association OF
the Red Cross, has been investigating the state
ment concerning the suffering ana deslitution
existing among the pioneer settlers Of North
and South Dakota, with view of aiding those
in need of help She ascertaiDed thai there is
urgent necessity for immediate action, and now
appeals to the public for cash subscriptions
large enough to meet every urgency. She has
information that there are at least 5000 people
dependent, and many more who, although they
have provisions for themselves, need feed TOR
their stock.
H. 4. Heleesen, State Commissioner of Agri-
culture, at Grand Forks, will distribute all the
funds sent to his address.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-10
PniI,,a- TonrIs, c. r-cr-.,o ro,,

Pullman Tourist Car Excursfons.-Select
excursions Tis the Atlantic and Pacific Rail-
road santa Fe routel, under management Of
salaried railroad employees, leave Sacramento
EVERY THURSDAY for ali Eastern points.
Berths furnished through to Chicago. Rates
same as from San Francisco. Baggage checked
through 70 destination. G. w. EAILTON, agent.
231 ] street, Sacramento. Cal. m3-1mMWF