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PUSHING WESTWARD.
The Great Northern Means Business. II
Appears.

ST. PAUL. Dec. @.-The current mum.
ber of the NORTHEASTERN Rdil,oader says
that II is the intention Of the Great North.
ern TO push It's line through 10 the Pacific
coast there can be no doubt The con-
tract for the building of the extension
from the summit Of the Rockies TO a point
beyodd the Kootenai river has been let 10
Sheppard. Seims q Co. of 81, Paul. This
makes the extensions from the main line
at Havre, Montana, about 800 miles, the
first l25 miles OF which Is completed and
turned over 10 the operating department.
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LONDON, Dec. 2G.-According TO adyices
received here the steamship Shanghai
was burned at Zaneaevuhu. treaty port
of China about 80 miles above Naukiug.
A crew of about 30 natives, together with
several European officers are supposed to
have met their death either In the flames
or subsequently, by drowning.
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BY the Standards Special Wire.
BUTTE, Dec. 26,-rhe Boston q Montana
band on Christmas morning made the
air ia the vicinity OF the residences Of
Dickey Daw. foreman Of the Mountain
View, and Cy Gilbert, resound with sweet
instrumental music. All Of the boys who
play on the instruments OF this magnifl-
cent band work uDder their directions,
aud each and all stand high in the esti-
nation Of their foremen, who relished
the musical surprise that was rendered
them
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ALBANY, Dec. 95.--D. w. Talcot,, head
bookkeeper for II. W. Sage a Co, lumber
dealers, was arrested this evening on a
charge Of embellemenL The amount
Of his thefts is not yet known, but Il Is
believed will run high up into the thou
sands. Sage 4 Co.'S confidential clerk,
Joseph b. Abbott, who killed himself De.
cember 3, was also an embctzler, and
Talcou is shown to have been working in
collision with him,
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THEY FORGOT ABOUT SIS.
Railway Companies Taking Steps to
Break Up the Telegraphers' Union.


Break Up the TeleGrsphers' Union.
CHICAGO, Dec. 26.-The ultimatum Of
the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
railway company that all telegraphers on
that road must withdraw from the Order
Of Telegrnphers or leave the employ Of
the company, is believed here TO be the
beginning Of a general movement in that
direction.
II is understood several Of the Chicago
lines will soon follow the example OF the
Lake Shore. The opposition Of the rail-
roads 10 the order has developed since II
has shown tendency 10 affiliate with the
Brotherhood Of Telegraphers CONNER
cial operatorsl and has refused TO teach
students sent 10 the different offices by
the companies 10 learn the business. Out
side of railroad circles it is believed the
result of the crusade will be a practical
consolidation Of the two telegraph organ-
iIations.
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FLEET FOOTED FAKiRS.
Here Ia an Item ThariI Interest at Leas
Two Butte Men.

Special 10 the standard.
SPOKANE FALLS, Dec. s.-Four Of the
fastest sprinters in the United States
took part in foot race, best two in three
heats, at Twickenham Park yesterday
evening for purse offered by j. S.
Barnes, manager Of the Spokane base
ball team. The contestants were =. ID.
Skinner, w. Weinberner, alias c. +. Glib
son. John Flynn and Jack Gibson, better
known as English Gibson. Ed. Skinner
and c. +. Gibson ran the first heat and
Skinner won in 81 seconds. John Flynn
and Jack Gibson ran the second, Gibson
winning in 81. seconds. The winners of
the two heats postponed the decisive
heat, on account OF the lateness Of the
hour, until next Sunday.
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TERROR IN pEADWooD.
Tramps Set Fire in Revenge for GetlinI
Dr.ueled.

DEApwooD, S. d., Dec. 26.-There we're
three fires in different parts of the city
last night, two Of which were incendiary,
causing less amounting to $4,000. A
great number Of railroad graders were in
town yesterday in an intoxicated condi-
ton and in the afternoon in order to
uuell the disturbance the mayor had the
hose turned on them. 1t is thought the
fires we're set in revenge. Rumors Of fur
ther incendiarism are current and watch
is being kept
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UNDER NEW OFFICERS.
Business Transacted at the Princess An
nnal Meeting.

BUTTE, Dec. s6.-The annual meeting OF
the Princess mining company was held
this afternoon at { o'clock at the office OF
Richards & Lewis. A complete change
was made in the officers Of the company.
The majority Of the stock had apparently
passed INTO other hands since last year,
aud the following were elected as this new
officers of the company:
President, II. j. Blume; yice-president,
Charles Hedding; secretary, Fred Gamer; I;
treasurer, j. Chauvin; Messrs. Blume,
hedding and Gamer, trustees.
No reports were received from the SUI
peTintendent, secretary and treasurer.
but they are being prepared and the meet
ing was adjourned until they shall be
ready. The mine is now idle on account
of litigation, but the stockholders believe
the mine a good one aud that when the
litigation Is settled, with good manage
MINT it will prove fine property.
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WAsHiSoroE, Dec. a6.-The house con-
vened this morning and after reading Of
the Journal Mr. Mckinley moved that
when the house adjourned il be 10 meet
Tuesday next. He then moved an adj
iournment which was had at Il 30 y, IN.
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seventy Ounce. Of Gold Nugget.

MISSEApoLis. Dec. ga farmer
named Hollowman in Maska county,
Iowa, to-day found solid gold nugget
weighing seventy ounces on the edge of a
smallcreek on his farm, and il Is believed
a heavy deposit of the precious metal
will be found on investigation.
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THEY WAITED TOO LONG.
Bishop O'Connor Thinks the Irish Were
Too Gentle with PArnelL

DUBLIN, Dec. 26.-Dr O'Connell, bishop
Of Rapheo, in letter to the Irish Catholic
says he regrets the Irish people did not
Immediately place the blame upon Par
nell for his oiiense against morality in
stead OF "giying him a handle with which
70 ruin the party and the county,
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MApEIp. Dec. -b.-Two persons suffer
ing from leprosy who were inoculAied
with the Koch lymph are reported TO be
apparently rapidly improving since.
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KEAN,s HARD LUCK.
The Court Decides that lie owns No
Part of Dearborn Park.

CHICAGO, Dec. 26.-Judee Clifford to-
day ruled that the city Of Chicago owned
the whole of Dearborn park and the claim
OF d. w. KeAn based on a scrip location
made by one Valentine in 1884, is invalid.
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FIFTEEN KILLED.

Tale of Terrible Railroad Wreck In
Ohio.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2s.-A special from Cald-
well. Ohio, says; "News just received
here of wreck on the Duck Creek rail-
road, several miles from this city. FIT
teen persons are reported killed, and the
number injured cannot be estimated.n
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SALT LAKE, Dec. 26.-Skellner, a mer-
chAui OF this city, assigned to-day. LA
bilities sls, 900, assets about the same.
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DIDN'T MEET.
The Aldermen Think Christmas a Poor
Time 10 Discuss Water.

Butte, Dec. 2s.-The city council did
not meet tonight and will not meet prob
ably before next Wednesday. The water
ordinance is not yet completed and there
is nothing 10 call the council together,
except 70 hurry the water projects along.
The water ordinance will be ready soon.
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iingEOVercoatS

Ifyou think it is wind we are
giving you look at the prices we
name and if you do not believe it
come to our store and look at our
stock:
$40 90 Overcoats cut to S2S 20
so 90 Overcoats cut 10 "a 90
25 90 Overcoats cut to Is 80
20 90 Overcoats cut to ID co
IS 90 Overcoats cut to l., 20
Is 90 Overcoats cut to IL 90
Facts speak and it is facts that
we offer.
We do not do this for love of
doing business for glory but we
do it so that we shall not have a
large stock at the end of the sea-
son. In suits we have some beau
ties, nice, fresh goods Just re-
ceived for the holidays, not
broken or picked over. We offer
a stylish three button sack in a
hair line worsted at 5000 and a
black and white mixed striped
cashmere at $500.
These goods are just received
of the latest designs in the east
ern markets and arriving late we
sell them at bargain.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-01
A YARN FROM THE WOOLLY WEST.
A Postoffice Inspector Tells an Interest

A Postoffice Inspector Tells an Interest
ing Story.
The following from the Cincinnati Times
Star is quite an interesting story. aud while
it may be true In some respects. it is clearly
fiction so far as Utica is concerned, for no
occurrence of this nature has ever been
known in Utica. The story is as follows:
1--WE get some pretty tough cases." said
an old Postoffice Inspector yesterday, "bus
it has been my fortune to run down every
case on which was set at work."
"What was the most difficult case you
ever handled?" asked the reporter.
1t happened while / was stationed at
UticaSN. T., about seven years ago." re-
piled the Inspector. Many letters contain
ing valuabies had been missed, and by dnt
Of hard work we managed to trace the job
down to one clerk, a shaye-faced young fell
low of about % years. He was a clerk who
distributed the letters into the boxes Of the
carriers.
"As said. we managed to get thus far on
the case, and then set my trap. had
decoy letter, containing a $40 gold piece,
TO a prominent stove-dealer in Utica. The
letter failed to reach the carrier promptly
and l felt we had our man solid Mt last.
7" i waited for him until the dinner hour,
and. as he was leaving the office, acc0sted
him. He came with me. and, look as closely
as might, failed to detect any signs of IN
easiness in his features; they were perfectly
immobile. He walked with me into the
Office of the Postmaster and submitted to
thorough search, but no trace Of tine letter
or $40 gold piece was found on his person.
" 10 say / was dumbfounded is drawing it
mildly. He appeared to be very indignant.
But whether l WAS right or wrong at the
time the petty r0bberies came to sudden
stop. No more complaints were heard for
month. Then they began again. This time
l was bound would not fail, SO set q
watch on my man.
Zone day. when was about to give up
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the case in despair, l noticed the fell0 W
tearing an envelope and dropping it 20 the
floor. When he had gone | picked up the
scraps OF paper, and after a hard job man
aged 10 piece it. / was disheartened when
l saw that the envelope had been addr essed
to himself. was about to walk away when
thought struck me.
Il came down the next morning before
the young clerk came to work, and stationed
myself behind a letter-rack, free from OBJ
seryation, but in such position that l
could see the fellows every action. | saw
him take several stamped and addressed en-
velopeS from his pocket and walk over to
the stamping-table and cancel the STAMPS.
During the course of the morning | saw the
fellow slip four letters inside of as many en-
yelopes and seal the envelopes. Then /
knew my suspicious were correct. | went
to the carrier who carried the letters to the
mans home and secured the four letters ad-
dressed to the fellow himself
Have you carried many letters like
this +? l asked him.
Yes, SIR the carrier said. L carry
four or five day.'
Il then called the fellow into my Office and
F.. told him we had determined TO have the
mail of all clerks delivered at ths Office TO
tighten the duties If the carries. then told
him thnt L had four letters for him, and
handed him the miSsives | had received
from the poStman. The fellow turned pale
and was on the verge of fainting when 1
asked him to open and read the letters in
my presence.
with trembling hands he did so, and in
side the envelopes addressed to himself,
found four valuable letters addressed to 3
big wholesale house. He broke down and
confessed that he had been stealing for
about six months, and that during that Pc
riod he had distracted nearly $500 from
business letters. He had spent the MONEY
gambling"
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THE WEEKLY GALL ia a most &C.
ceptable present to send to
your friends in any locality
ST. IS a year. postpaid.
SEA AND SHORE.
The Steamer Costa RIGA Ashore
Near Race Rocks.
Arrival Of the United States Steamer Bear From
the Behring sea-Picking Upa Cable in
the Bay-Movements of Ships.

A dispatch received at the Merchants Ex-
change yesterday states that the ste amer
Costa Rica, which left here on the e6th inst,
in command of Captain Mcintyre, for Ma
naimo. went ashore during dense fog near
Race Rocks. The steamer Pilot had gone
to her assistance and the damage is I'M
known.
The Costa RIGA is two-mas.ed iron
steamer. and was built at Wilmington, Del,
in 1863 Her Dimensions are: Length 229,
beam 80, depth of hold ola feet. She ran
for years on this coast in the Pacific Mail
Company's employ. Some time ago White
law, the wrecker, boughther. and afterward
sold or chartered her to Dunsmuir & Sons,
in whose line she has since been running.
ARRIVAL OF THE BEAR.
The United States steamer Bear, Captain
Healey, arrived yesterday forenoon, tm elye
days from the Behring Sea. Her movements
since she left here have been fully written
up in this column, and Captain Healey made
no report on arrival.
The steamer Crown, Captain Hannah, ar
rived yesterday, 81 hours from Eureka. bring
ing u cabin and 81 s.eerage passengers.
Among her freight were large consignments
of fresh fruit and fish.
PICKING UP CABLE.
A couple of tugs were engaged yesterday
Company's cable which is laid between here
and Oakland. There are seven wires in the
cable, and it was found that five Of them
were broken. 1t is expected that the repairs
will be effected and the cable in operation
again tomorrow. In the meantime all the
ccmpany's messages to Oakland win be sent
via San Jose.
The weather was hazy at Point Lobos
yesterday and the wind moderate from the
northeast until 3 O'Clock in the afternoon,
when il hauled to the southwest. The bar
ometer read 6o'clock in tile morning, 3017;
noon, 30.14; o'clock in the afternoon, 80. 10.
BETTING ON THE WEATHER.
Although it was Sunday number of mer-
chants were on Change yesterday. The
chief topic of discussion was the weather
and the prospects Of wheat going up or
down. Even bets of 500 were made that
two inches of rain would not fall in this
city during the month of December.
The whaling bark L. L. HERMAN will
sail tomorrow OH cruise to the southwark
Yesterday c. ). Church, a young man but
an old whaler sailing out of New Bedford.
arrived here and will 60 on her as second
mate.
The whaling bark Stamboul towed to sea
yesterday
The barkentine W. Fl. Dimond will go to
the sugar refinery to-day.
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Land Decisions.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3O.-In the case of the
Southern Pacific Railway Company VS..
Matte Moore, involving land in the Los
Angeles District, Secretary Noble says that
the department has repeatedly held that
lands within the grant to the Atlantic and
Pacific do not pass under the grant to the
Southern Pacific Company, but are excepted
therefrOm Gordon VS.. the Southern Pacific
Railway Company, 5, l.. ID. 691, and Cobble
VS.. the Southern Pacific Company, 6, l.. d.
679), which, on review, was adhered to Is. l..
ID. S12). The act of July 6, 1886, forfeiting
certain lands, cOnfers no right upon the
Southern Pacific Railway Company to make
selection of land never embraced in its grant.
The decision Of the Commissioner is, there
fore, affirmed, and Matte Moore's homestead
entry will be allowed upon her showing
compliance vi It'll the homestead laws
In the case Of the Southern Pacific Rail-
way Company vs. John Moore, involving
land in the same district which was claimed
by the railway company to be within the
grant to them, Secretary Noble says the
facts are the same as in the case above. The
application OF Moore to enter said land viii,
therefore, be allowed on his showing his
compliance with the provisions of the Home
stead Act.
In the matter of the homestead entry of
John johnson, involving land in the Pres
colt (Arizona) District, SECRETARY Noble says
he knows of no authority which would allow
the department to reinstate Johnson's entry
and allow his proof against the right Of the
Territory OF Arizona to reserve it as school
land.
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Mans DESTINY.
Father Sasha, Sd, Delivers an Interest
ing sermon 1t.

Father SASHA, Sd, Delivers an Interest
ing sermon on 1t.
st. Ignatius Church on Hayes street was
crowded to the last row of pews last even
ing to hear Very Rev. Joseph Sasia, Sd.
on THE End or Destiny OF Man." The
test was taken from Deuteronomy, xxi 90:
80, that they would be wise and would I'M
derstand, and would provide for their last
end"-wordS of Moses TO his people.
lit cannot be denied" began Father SASHA,
shat in the whole range of human learning
there is no knowledge more elevating, more
noble and more conducive to man sreal, sub
stantial happiness than that which he de-
r!veS from the study of himself, of the
ing of his existence. Science, literature,
politics, commerce, all worldly interests.
dwindle into nothing when set side by side
with the awful inquiry regarding mans
destiny beyond the toIab This momeutOuS
question confronts man at every turn.
Whether believers or unbelievers, Chris
tians or pagans, Catholic or Protestant,
jew or nfidel, he must face it. This, as no
one can doubt, is a sacred, perempt0ry duty
on the part OF man-to pause in his career
and ask himself the question regarding his
DESTINY. both in this world and III the next.
The destiny reserved to the just and to the
penitents IN the next life is nothing less
than the vision or sight, the possession and
enjoyment of God himself. This is Il deS-
tiny great, so precious, so sublime that
God could pot create man for a pober pur-
pose and could not make him for brighter
end.
Mans happiness in heaven consists in
the perfect union OF the creature with the
Creator-a union Of love, which Shall never
be attained in the next world unless 1t is be-
gun in this by ssnctifying grace, (which is the
friendship of Gud. Hence we understand
the full meaning of these words OF Jesus
Christ in his gospel: Blessed are the clean
of heart, for they shall see God Hence,
as the sanity Father Faber said: 1t were
better that 4 whole solar system be shat
tered to pieces than single human Soul
soul Is IN the eyes Of Ged an event vi greater
moment than the conquest of a world or the
CREATION of the universe
Drawing conclusions from these principles
the reverend speaker said man was not made
to amaSs riches, which perish; not to seek
worldly honors, which are fleeting; not to
indulge unruly appetites, which are degrad-
1ng-ln word. not to live in rebellion
against the Greater, but to serve God as his
faithful, loyal subject, and love him us his
dearest child. To serve God, to fear and
love him, is truly the only end and business
OF man. All other undertakings in which
man may be engaged pale into insigniticance
when compared 10 the duty incumbent OH
every Intelligent, Tree immortal creature of
tending to his last end. To serve God is the
only duty which, when faithfully fulfilled,
renders man happy and peaceful.
The subject oil this evenings sermon will
be the "Greivous Sin, or the Obstacle to
Mans Last End" Father SASHA will occupy
the pulpit as on previous eveningSof the
missionary discourses now being given by
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manner. Though the decks were swept by
successive waves, the men managed 10 Gu
away the riggi If the hanging bowsprit.
and thus gave the ship another chance to
outride the waves. The heavy seas that
were constantly washing over the craft
either carried off or smashed everything on
the decks, including all the life BOATS.
When the last boat had been smashed and
washed overheard tn. men realize.i
that their only salvation was to stick
to the ship. They accordingly renewed
their efforts at clearing away tho
wreckage. and had begun to hope that the
vessel would yet outliye the gale, when the
foremost broke short off and went over
beard, but was held in such manner by
the rigging that it caused the ship to lurch
frightiuliy. Before the sailors had recovered
from the shock the maipmast also came
down with crash. Then the cry that the
ship was aleak went around among the SAIL
ors. The pumps were manned, but the
only hope for those 0D the ship was one OF
rescue from some passing yesseL While in
this CONDITION terrible sound came from
the after-part OF the ship, and it was seen
that the miZzeBmast, the only stick stand
ing, had cracked its entire length and
threatened to go by the starboard quarter.
1t was at this time that the Earnsford hove
in sight and took them off. The barkentine
was sinking When the Earnford steamed
away.-Globe Democrat.
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MARINERS MISERY.
Rescue OF a Ships Crew From a Sinking
Bsrkeniine.

u
Bsrken Tine.
Captain ID. r. Pullman of the Russian
barkentine Vantzeu, tells thrilling story of
his experience in gale off Cape Hatteras,
and the subsequent rescue of himself and
crew by the steamship Earnsford, Captain
U. Z. Sampson, says Baltimore special to
the Globe Democrat. The shipwrecked
mariners were brought mere last evening
and were pretty badly used up. Captain
Sampson says that when he first sighted the
barkentiDe, on Friday morning, her fore
mast and mainmast. with the j bboOn and rig
gings, were all gone. From the miZzenmast,
which was cracked down the entire length,
threatening at each lurch of the water
logged huh to go by the board, futtered the
4signa of distress. Though heavy sea was
running, making it very dangerous he de-
termined to launch one of the small boats
and attempt TO reach the fast-sinking vessel.
Accordingly starboard boat No. was
manned by First Officer Hicks and four
s TO 10 o'clock In the morning to make the
transfer OF the crew of the YantZen with
their personal effects. With the crew, which
consisted Of the captain and nine men, a
Spanish dog was rescued. A small cask OF
wine was also taken along, and came near
creating row among the men Of the Yant-
zen. who, completely exhausted with their
sufferings, wanted to defy all order and
drink 1t. Captain Pullman said his vessel
was dismasted and rendered helpless in a
northwest-by-west gale which was eL-
c0untered on Thursday. When the gale
first came down on them all hands
were called out ana everything done to
make the vessel so snug that She would
{ Tide In safety. The wind increased in force
. until tue bowsprit was broken. The heavy
spars were held by the rigging and thumped
about On the vessels eide In an alarming