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THE SILVER BILL,
Its Effects Do Not Work to the Advant-
age of Great Britain.


age of Great Britain.
New YORK, August 9th.-The Mail and
Express (Republican), which paws particu-
! lar attention to Wall.street doings, has an
editorial on the effects of the silver bill. 1t
says: The United States has for years been
playing into the hands of Great Britain,
which, being the largest silver buyer in the
world, has had very strong interest in
making gold as dear as possible and hold
ing on to it. As long as we were buying
10000 ounces of silver per month the
Treasury was, perforce, a seller of gold, and
in this attempt had the cordial co-opera-
ton of Great Britain. Now that we begin
to buy more than twice as much, the po-
sition is changed, and Great Britain is q
competitor at a great disadvantage For
years the American farmer has been SELL
ing his wheat for gold in competition with
Indian wheat, which was bought with sill
yer. The British importer bought silver
with his gold and exchanged it for Indian
wheat. The price rose to point at which
it became cheaper to pay for American
wheat with gold. Now that silver has
risen and regained in seven months what
it lost in seven years, the price of Indian
wheat is advanced just that much and is
handicapped by thar percentage in compe-
tition with American wheat. A very con-
siderable percentage of the increase in the
price of wheat to- day is not due to fears of
a short crop, but to the fact that the
Englishman finds Iodian wheat virtually
advanced more than half way to parity
with American grain.
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Eastern Temperature.

ST. PAUL, August 9th.-The lowest tenn.
perature reported to-day throughout the
Northwest was in Minnesota, where the
mercury was 400 at o'clock this morning
Winnipeg reported 40 at the same hour;
Bismarck, n. D., $50, and ST. Vincent
MINI, 400. 1t is too early to tell posi-.
lively whether any damage resulted to the
crops from last nights frost and to-day s
cool weather.
The temperature at noon to-day was re.
ported as follows: Chicago, zoe; st. Louis
$50; Cincinnati, $50.
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horse trade. jenkins claims that he acted

horse trade. Jenkins claims that he acted
in self-defense.
1t seems that Jenkins became involved
in quarrel with VIM. Daley and Ben
Shaw over horse trade. Daley slashed at
Jenkins with knife, infiicting flesh
wound across the abdomen, whereupon
Jenkins went into his cabin and procured
a pistol, with which he shot Daley, who
fell. Shaw then started for Jenkins, but
before he could reach him the old man put
four bullets into his body. killing him in
stantly. Daley will probably die.
Verdict of the Coroner's Jury.
SAN DIEGO, August 9th.-The Coroner's
jury in the case of Grady. the man who
was shot while attempting to rob the Coro-
nado Beach ferry agent. rendered verdict
to-day to the effect that Grady was killed
by persons unknown.
Instantly Killed.
SEATTLE Wash. }, August 9th.-At Rem
ton, this morning, Willie Bunstine, while
out hunting, il passing his gun through a
railroad trestle, struck the hammer on a
tie and the contents were discharged into
his shoulder killing him instantly.
Tired of Life.
EUREKA, August 9th.-K esterday man
from tree. He had taken lariat from q
saddle, climbed the tree, fastened the lariat
to limb of the tree and jumped off.
Sierra County Politics.
BAKERSFIELD, August 9.h.--The Repub.
lican and Democratic Conventions, held
here to-day, nominated delegates to the
State and various District Conventions, and
full county tickets.
Weather Forecast.
SAN Francisco. August 9th.-Forecast
till P. NJ. Sunday: For Northern Cali,
fornia-Fair weather except light rains a
Keller and Fresno; cooler at Keller and
Fresno.
Martinez Primaries.
MARTINEZ (Cal.) August 9th.-The Re
publicans held their primaries at Antioch
to day and elected a delegation for Morrow
and McKenna.
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Plans for the Proposed Reform School a
lone.

Plans for the Proposed Reform School at
lone.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 9th.-A meeting
of the Board of Prison Directors was held
at their rooms in the Phelan Building, last
evening, at which the plans for the pro-
posed Reform School at lone, Amador
county, were presented by Schulze &
Meeker, architects of this city. They pro-
vide for large main building, three stor-
les in height, with basement and attic, and
an annex or wing 100 feet in length, and
only two stories in height. The annex is
entirely separated from the main building
and connected Herewith by covered pas
sageway. The main building has LIS feet
frontage, and an average depth of about
fifty feet. 1t will be constructed of brick
or of lone stone If of the former, the
cost will be about 500. 600, but if of stone
the added cost will be some $12 600 or $15,-
600. The annex would add to the cost,
but at present it is possible that it will be
omitted in the construction. 1t is ex-
pected that the grounds surrounding the
buildings will be built up eventually with
cottages, which may be added TO in mum.
Der as the demands of the institution in.
crease. The front elevation of the build.
ing as shown by the plans indicates mag.
nificent building. The plans met the ap-
proVal OF the directors, and they Will prob
ably be adopted with some slight modifica-
tions.
Tie Directors also discussed the project
for putting an electric light plant into the
San Quentin jute mill. Estimates for q
monthly service were received as follows,
The Thomson Houston Company, 1852 so;
the National Electric Company, $412: the
Edison Company. $500; and the Westing-
house, $500.
No action was taken, however, until in.
formation can be obtained regarding dis.
putes between the companies as to their
right to use certain patents.
SAN QUENTIN, August 9;h-The Board OF
Prison Directors met here to-day Messrs.
Sonntag, Devlin and DePue were present,
Reddy and Craig being absent. The
monthly bills and accounts were examined
and audited
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CALIFORNIA PRODUCTS.
California Wines Growing in Public
Favor.

/ L
| Favor.
| CHICAGO, August 9th.- "California wines. y
said II. L. Holden, very decidedly, "are
growing in public favor, and as far as the
city of Chicago is concerned the trade in
| California wine is merely in its infancy.
| There are now not less than $50 carloads of
California wine sold in Chicago every year.
| This total includes the sale of brandies. It
is not more than five years since | started
business dealing in these wines in Chicago.
During the year of 1885, the year that the
venture was inaugurated, | don't think
there were over ten carloads of the product
| of California vineyards sold in this city.
| The growth of the trade and the popularity
of these wines are shown BY the fact that
| Chicago now receives every year $50 car
loads. OF these, twenty-five carloads are
| disposed of to family trade. These twenty
| five carloads represent 1000 barrels
Twenty-Five carloads are probably re-
| shipped 10 points in Wisconsin, Michigan
and Illinois. The remaining hundred car
loads are consumed in hotels. restaurants
and saloons in this city. Not one bottle
out of the fifty of California wine offered
for sale at any place of public resort bears
the proper label. The great majority is
labeled with foreign name and sold for
imported wines, and very few persons are
able to tell the difference The best types
of California champagne are fully equal to
the medium grades of the best imported
champagnes, and sell for half the price.
There is very marked difference between
French brandy and that made in Califor-
MIA, and all in favor of the latter. The
brandy made in California is produced by
distilliDg pure California wine, whereas
French brandy is largely produced from
spirits OF grain, potatoes and beets"
FRUIT SALES.
CHICAGO, August 9th.-Portor Bros. e.
Co. sold to-day seven carloads of California
fruit. Nectarines, red, brought 81 75@2 O5;
early Crawford peaches. 81 25@1 So; orange
clings, ST. 95; Susquehanna peaches, 81 05;
Foster peaches. 81 20; Columbia plums.
81 40; Fallenbergs, 81 70@1 70: yellow egg
plums, ST. 65; French prunes, So 30@2 40
Bartlett pears, So 25@405.
Montgomery Bros. Auction Company
sold for account of W. r. Strong Company
and Gregory Bros & Co., three carloads of
California fruit, Bartlett pears brought
So S0@3 40; Howell pears, So 80; early
Crawford peaches, ST Goal 80; nectarines,
81 50@1 20; German prunes. 81 coal 45;
Egg piums. 81 45@1 40; Washington plums
ST 20; Golden Drop plums, ST. 40 to ST. IS:
French plums, 81 15@1 So; Bulgarian
pruoes, 81 1901 3d. Columbia plums,
ST. 60.
NEW YORK, August 9th.-The first Cali
fornia Flaming Tokay grapes arrived to-
day, and brought S. 10 per box at auction.
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ON THE TURF,
Racing Events Throughout the Eas
Yesterday.

| Racing Events Throughout the East
Yesterday.
SARATOGA, August 9th.-The first race
| Kingston won, Wary second, Tom Hood
third. Time. 1:154.
The second race, five furlongs, Palestine
won. Monterey second, Mamie third. Time
| 1:02a.
The third race, one mile and three-six.
| teenths. Hypocrlte won, Floodtide second
Uncle Bob third. Time, 2:019.
The fourth race, one and one-sixteenth
| miles, RUperta won, Prince Fonso second
Santiago third. Time. 1:4S1.
All ages, one mile, Irene won, Satisfac-
| ton second, Carrie G. third. Time, 1:434. .
AT MONMOUTH.
MONMOUTH PARK, August h.-There
were eight races run to-day, on slow track
| 10 showery weather. The winners are as
| follows:
FIRST race, three fourths of mile, Vol.
unteer H. won, Maidstone second, Terrifer
third Time, 1:164.
second race, SAmboy handicap, three
| fourths of mile, Sorcerer won, Picknicker
second, Fairview third. Time, lis.
Third race, Cape May handicap. one and
one-eighth miles. Judge Morrow won,
| Chaos second, Can Can third. Time, 1:5SI
Fourth race, one and one-fourth miles,
| Stockton won, Cynosure second 1.-TWO
started. Time, 2:151.
Fifth race, one mile, Eric won, Defaulter
second, Major Domo third. Time, 1:46.
Sixth race, selling, fve-eighths of mile,
Daisy Woodruff won, Autocrat second,
Vardee third. Time, 1:03l.
| Seventh race, one mile, Monroe won,
Philosophy second, My Fellow third. Time,
i:47I
Eighth race, five-eighths of mile, Wal
OFT won, Keyser second.
AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, August 9th-The races at West
Side to-day resulted as follows:
| First race. three-fourths of mile, Au-
drey won, Good-day second, Callie Mac
third. Time, 1:143.
Second race. selling, one mile and seventy
yards, Texas Girl won, Montpelier second,
Blantore third. Time, 1:454
Third race, three. fourths of a mile, Dave
Hepnessy won, Passion second, Lady Jones
third. Time 1:154
Fourth race, selling, three-fourths of a
mile, Vexator won, Tom Stevens second,
Joe Wynne third.
AT BUFFALO.
BUFFALO, August 9th.-This was the last
day of the circuit races. A heavy wind
made the zine in the free-for-all remark
able. Wardwell, by Hamlin Almont, re-
duced bis record from 2:27 to 2.164.
The 2:22 trot, $1,000, Mambrino Maid
won, Voucher second, Mcdowell third,
Golden Rod fourth. Best time, 2:19a.
The 2:l7 pace, $1,000, Emma won, Sciot
| second, Wayne Wilkes third, Wardwell
fourth. Best time, 2:164.
Free-for-all trot, $1,000, unfinished, Palo
Alto won second and third heats, Salito
Wilkes won the first and fourth. Best
time, PIG
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EASTERN CROPS.
The Warm Weather Has Caused a Shrink
age in the Yield.

The Warm Weather Has Caused Shrink
age in the Yield.
ST. PAUL, August 9th.-On account of
the hot weather and lack of rain during the
last few weeks, the former estimates of 100,-
600 600 bushels as the wheat crop in the
Dakotas will probably be little out of the
way. In South Dakota and Southern
Minnesota the harvest is nearly over. The
general yield will be fair. The railroads
have weekly crop reports on which they
base their estimates of the wheat yield, to
know how much they are going to draw.
If they are not mistaken the yield will
reach above 100000 900 bushels.
IN KANSAS.
KANSAS CITY, August 9th.-A total fail
ure of the corn crop is reported in nearly all
of the territory in the northern part of the
State from Junction City westward to the
State line and from Larned westward.
Less than third of an average yield is ex-
pected, or about 70 100000 bushels.
IN OHIO.
COLUMBUS, August 9th According to
the report of the State Board of Agriculture,
the present indications show decline of
six points in the wheat prospect since the
estimate of July 1st. The result of the
thrashing has been disappointment to the
farmers in most sections of the State. The
yield is not go great as anticipated.
IN NEBRASKA AND IOWA.
OMAHA, August 9th. = Advices from
nearly every county in the State show that
the condition of corn is far below the
average, several counties being entirely
ruined by the hot winds. In the extreme
western counties. where irrigation was
tried, the wheat has yielded heavily.
In Iowa the indications are that corn will
average about half crop, compared with
last year.
IN INDIANA.
INDIANAPOLIS, August 9th.-Reports to
the State Agricultural Board indicate that
the wheat yield is about IS per cent of
the average crop, and corn will mature
half a crop. Fruit is failure.
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salute of twenty-one guns from the
English and German vessels.
Won Boetticher called for cheers for the
Queen, and Governor Barley led in the
cheers for the Kaizer. Won Boetticher es-
corted Governor B9rkley to the harbor,
where the latter, at 4 o'clock, embarked on
the war ship Enchantress. amid the COM
bined salute from the English and German
fleets. Subsequently Won Boetticher gave
grand dinner at Kurhaus.
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The owners of all cabs in Paris have
been notified to supply their vehicles with
counters before April lst next. The coun-
ter is to indicate at every moment the dis
lance travelled, the hour aad the amount
due. When the cab is in motion the fare
Will increase in proportion to the distance
gone over, and when the vehicle is stand
ing still it will rise as if the cab were ira
yelling eight kilometers an hour.
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. Ruckskiu ,J0R ~

TOLEDO. August 9th.-Special Pension
Examiner Mayer has captured "Buckskin
joe the famous pension swiDdler, whom
the department has been after for two
years. Joe was all through the war and
was in the service of the Government
seventeen years altogether, being member
of Casters regiment. the Seventh Cavalry,
and being famous scout under Custer,
Terry, Crook and Reno. He represented
himself to be pension agent and got ices
for agreeing to have pensions raised.
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Farmers, Alliance,

BATON ROUGE (La), August 9th AT a
meeting Of; the Farmers Alliance to. day
resolutions were adopted denouncing the
Alliance men in the General Assembly
who voted in favor of reehartering the
Louisiana lottery as traitors to the cause
and the party, and refusing to affiliate with
them as members of the Order, and recon-
mending that the subordinate Unions ex-
pei them also reiterating the pledges rela-
tive to the lottery, denouncing it as vile
curse and en- enormous iniquity, which
they feel more determined to-day than ever
to combat, and resolving not to let their
energy relax until the enemy is driven
from the State.
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Ready for the Encaupment

BosToN, August 8 b The chairmen of
the various committees having charge of
the arrangements for the National Grand
Army Encampment held a meeting to-
night in connection with the Executive
Committee. 1t was announced that nearly
all the details were completed, and all was
in most satisfactory shape. 1t is expected
that about $1,000 men will be in line. The
United States dispatch boat Dolphin, and
the gunboat Petrol, the former the coptin-
gent of the naval squadron to be present at
this port during the Encampment, arrived
in the harbor this morning. The torpedo
boat Cushing left Newport for Boston this
afternoon, and the Atlanta, Kearsaree.
Yorktown end Vesuvius are expected here
tomorrow
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BLAINE's LETTERS.
Opinion of a Canadian Lawyer III
Stand He Takes.

OTTAWA, August 9th.-In an interview.
Hon. VIM. McDougall, one of the best con-
stitutional lawyers in the Dominion, says:
81 think Blaine's contention as to the ex-
elusive jurisdiction of the United States
over the waters of Behring Sea is utterly
untenable. / assume that the position of
the United States, as represented by the
present administration, is fully stated by
Blaine in his letter TO Pauncefote OF the
30th of June. l have read it carefully,
and while admit the good-tempered lucid.
ity of expression and tactical skill he dis
plays as politician. l must, as student
of International law, protest against his
premises as well as his conclusion Mr..
McDougall deals at length with the pre-
tensions which Russia set up in the Behr-
ing Sea, and cites authorities, including
the great American writer, Chancellor
Kent, to show that Blaine's contention is
at variance with the universally accepted
doctrine of nations
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DILArORY TACTICS.
Methods Used by tho Democrats for
Delaying Business.

WASHINGTON, August 9th.-The Demo
Gratis started out this morning with an ides
that there was not quorum in the House
A call of the House was ordered, and the
presence of LA members disclosed A mo.
ton was then made to dispense with the call
a quorum being present. The Democrats
were not content, however, to let business
go on, and the yeas and nays were de.
manded on dispensing with the call of the
House. Nobody seems to comprehend the
reason for the policy being followed by the
Democrats in the House. They have set.
tied down of late to determined system Of
obstruction.
There area great many measures on the
calendar awaiting action, which are in nc
sense partisan in their character, and the
House might dispose of these, to which
there is no particular objection.
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The President in New York,

New YORK. August 9th.-Ihe Presidents
party on arriving here this afternoon were
met at the station by Lieutenant Hughes,
who escorted them to the Government tug
Catalpa. Lieutenant Hughes nearly
pushed Secretary Halford off the gang
plank on boarding the tug, mistaking HIM
for newspaper man. The tug took the
party to the cruiser Baltimore, which i'm
mediately steamed of for Boston.
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Poisoned Coffee.

PITTsBURG, August 9th-Mrs. Schmidt
and her daughter and four boarders, all
Polish Hebrews, are seriously i'll from
drinking coffee in which poison had been
placed. Mrs. Levi, who keeps an OPPOSE
ton secondhand store. was seen crawling
from window in Schmidt's house last
night and is suspected of the poisoning.
The victims will recover.
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Postal Matters.

WASHINGTON, August 9th.-The follow
ing changes have been made in Pustmas-
tiers: Cslifornia-Eugene Farrell. appointed
at Port Wine, Sierra county, vice II. Coya,
decreased.
Oregon-W.J ]. Woods. at Express Baker
county, vice Joseph Mckay, resigned.
Washington. n. Hoffman. at Waverlv,
Spokane county, vice D. A. Shutfman, re-
signed.
New Postofices have been established as
follows: California-At Merton, San Diego
county, with John n. Tuck as Postmaster.
Washington-At Order. Stevens county,
| with John Brook as Postmaster; at Spring
| field, Pierce county, with Edwin Cradle as
| Postmaster.
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BALroUR TALKS.
He Denounces Statements Made by Glad
stone rs Untrue

nc bShOuuCts stAtetuehNs haue Dy Glad
stone as Untrue.
LONDON, August 9th.-Balfour in an ad-
dress tonight, declared that Gladstone's
insinuaiion that the Government had sac
rihced the rights of the Protestant resi-
dents of Malta In order to secure the favor
of the Catholic minority, was totally I'M
founded, a most bareiaced attack from
man who sent Errington to Rome in 1881
to enter into direct relations with the Pope.
1t was, said Balfour, one of the many In
stances of Gladstone's perversity in attack
ing the Government through his own rep
utation. why" asked the speaker,
was Gladstone determined to repudiate
every act of the first fifty years of his
life and 10 score the Government, when
they had followed his precedent of betray-
ing the interest of the country
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Fatal Quarrel.

FoRr WORTH (Tex). August 9th.-Fred
Hancock and brother to. day ouarreled with
j. and Charley Gnnter and exchanged
shots. Fred Hancock received dangerous
shot in the neck. J. Gunter started to give
himself mp, when Arch Hancock ordered
Gunter to surrender. Gupter replied by a
shot, killing Hancock instantly.
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Green Goods swindlers arrested.

New YORK. August 9th.-An attempt tc
swindle Russell B. Harrison, the son of the
President, by means of green goods game
made about six weeks ago, resulted to-day
in the arrest OF three men, who gave their
names as Charles Morton. Seth Barnard
and James J. Daley. They we're locked
up in default of $500 bail each. These
men have been sending circulars to all
parts of the country, and their arrest wa:
brought about by the circular to r. Harri.
son, who placed it in the hands of the
Chief Police Office Inspector, Rathbourne
The circular was addressed; "R. B. Harri
son, Helena, Mont"
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The Kemmler Execution.

ROCHESTER (N. W. August 9th.-Super.
intendent Barnes acknowledged to-day that
the belt that ran the dynamo which killed
Kemmler was a new one, and nearly
slipped of the pulley at the moment of the
execution. Luckily man caught the belt
with board when it was three quarters off,
or the results would have been frightful.
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THE oHICKAsAw COUNTRY.
A Serious Outbreak Feared on Election


WASHINGTON, August 9.h.-The Secre-
tary of the Interior has received telegram
from Mr.. Bennett, the Indian Agent at
Muscogee, l. T., saying the Chickasaw sit
uation is serious, and there is great danger
of an outbreak on the 18th inst. day of the
election, on account of the disfranchise-
ment of squaw men. In communication
to the President the Secretary expresses the
opinion that there is no great probability of
an outbreak such as TO require the in
reference of troops yet. as precauiion, he
recommends that the Secretary of War be
directed to have troops at Fort Gibson in
readiness to respond TO any order necessary
to suppress riot. In reply to Benefits
telegram. it will be stated that the troops
will be held in readiness. but will not be
used unless riots of dangerous character
actually break out The Government
the Secretary says, docs not intend to
display force of troops until the last
emergency"