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CONDENSED TELEGRAMS

PARIS, May 20. -Bernhardt is rapidly re-
covering.
PARIS, May 20.-Pasteur denies that in
ocuation will cure leprosy.
NEW YORK, May 20.-Lawyer Reynolds.
whom Stephani shot last Thursday, is
dead.
CINCINNATI. May 20.-The Cincinnati
Dry-dock Company assigned to-day. The
liabilities above the assets are $4,000.
CHICAGO, May 20.-Jerry Sweeney was
shot dead to-day by his employer, Barney
Benson, teamster, during a drunken quar-
rel.
LONDON. May 2O.-Lawyer Newton, who
aided the West End Club witnesses to es-
cape, has been sentenced to six weeks i'm
prisOnment
WASHINGTON, May 2O.-The House Com
merce Committee to-day reported favorabiy
bill for lighthouse and fog signal at st.
Marys Island, Alaska.
CHICAGO, May 20-By the breaking of
an emery wheel at McCormick's reaper
works, one man was killed and three others
badly hurt this morning.
CHICAGO, May 20.-Count de Cogal, a
Russian n0bleman, is locked up in Jail here
Tor refusing to pay his bills at the Palmer
House. He Is probably insane.
WASHINGTON, May 20.-Passed Assistant
Engineer +. A. Berryhill has been detached
from the Brooklyn Naval Hospital and or
dered to duty at Mare Island Hospital.
WASHINGTON, May 20.-The contractors
for the new gun-boat Concord have otified
the Navy Department that they are quite
ready for an official trial of that vessel.
The board Will soon be appointed.
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The RAILROAD WAR.
President ManVol Throws Down the Cant
let to Jay Gould.

CHICAGO, May 20.-The central traffic
lines to-day made reduction of cents per
hundred pounds ON live hogs, provisions in
bulk, meats, etc, to take effect May Goth.
President Marvel of the Atchison has
thrown down the gantlet to Jay Gould
In letter to the wizard he has given that
maguate the choice of agreeing to an ad-
vance OF rates or of suffering in an at
tack on the Missouri Pacfic's South
ern system, which will make the
gross passenger earnings dwindie to an
almost invisible figure. The letter was
written to- day and gives Gould twenty-four
hours to declare himself in favor of an ad-
vance in western rates. Should he not do
so, President Marvel wrote that he would
retaliate by cutting the passenger rate TO
Galveston from Missouri to 81.
The Chicago and Northwestern road has
made through rate from Chicago to Den
yer Of 81. to Portland S63, and to San Fran
cisco $3S, to take effect May 22d.
BoSToN, May 20-The Advertiser says
an effort is being made to combine in a
Transcontinental line the Pennsylvania.
AtchisOn and San Francisco roads,
Director Magown Of the Atchison says
negotiations are proceeding for the control
of the Atlantic and Pacific through the st.
Louis and San Francisco deal.
The AtchiSon Directors were in session
all day considering the San Francisco and
Atlantic and Pacific consolidation. Nothing
definite was accomplished. 1t is understood
that the deal has been consummated. but no
announcement will be made until next
week.
NEW YORK, May 20-President Wins
low of the st. Louis and San Francisco
says negotiations for the sale OF the road to
the Atchison are pending, but he refused
to give details uutil the deal is consum-
mated. The proposition came from indi-
vidua! stockholders. Russell Sage favors
the scheme.
The Post says many people believe that a
deal has been made between the Atchis0n
ana st. Louis and San Francisco ROADS,
which may result in q new transcontinental
line, including the Baltimore and Ohio,
with connection at st. Louis.
The AtchiSon Directors have agreed to
announce the failure Of the voting trust
proposition. Circulars will be issued in
forming the stockholders. Two hundred
thousand shares were deposited under the
call, and $4,000 shares promised we're not
presented. Further action has been taken
whereby the abandonment of the trust idea
works no injury to the property or the
security of the holders.
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land, is entitled to borrow from
this fund an amount equal to one
half the assessed value of his land. The
loans can run not to exceed twenty years.
No loan shall be less than $3.50. All loans
must be recorded in the land offices of tn e
counties wherein the land is situated. The
party applying for loan must deposit q
sum to pay the costs of the examination Of
his land. All loans shall bear interest at
the rate of per cent per annun, payable
annually, the Government to be secured by
liens or first mortgages on the lands. The
bill was laId upon the table and it is under
stood Stanford will address the Senate upon
it in few days.
At 1890 o'clock the bill to place the sale
OF Imported liquors under the laws of the
respective States came up and was freely
and fully discussed.
Vest made long argument against the
Dill, claiming that it would be in violation
of the rights OF the various States.
After long debate ON the Liquor Impor-
tation Bill the Senate at O'clock paid a
tribute to the memory of the late Represen-
tative Kelley of Pennsylvania and at 3
o'clock adjourned
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Pansy blooms, first prize, Mrs R. D. Sage; second
prize X. II. McGilI.
Roses in pots, 1. A. Miller.
Flowering plants, Charles Abraham.
Ferns, Mrs. L. o. Hodgkins.
Best specimen plant Mrs. Coupland.
Most mertorious general exhibit, John II. Sieyers.
Special prize, collection Of tea roses T. Gill.
Premiums we're withheld in every case where
exhibits were found unworthy.
Prizes offered by MIR. Hopkins have still to be
awarded.
In the evening the fair was formally opened by
the President, Professor E. j. WIcksOn, who
made an appropriate address. alluding to the
likely 10 arise from The pursuit Of 1t In this cOun
try after whom, the Secretary, Emory Z.
Smith, delivered a speech, eloquent and In har-
mony with his howery theme.
He began by reviewing the organization Of the
State Floral Society, and then outlined It's his
tory during the two years OF its vigorous and
promising growth. Its avowed purpose Is TO
create and foster love for ornamental horticul-
ture In California; Ir has great and growing
field OF usefulness. The society might with
profit pay more attention to the Introduction and
more general planting OF shade aud ornamental
trees, OF which some parts of the State are sadly
In need; and an attempt could also be made to
induce The railroad companies to ornament their
depot grounds with trees, flowers and lawns,
aud even plant clumps Of hardy trees in barren
places along their route TO rest the eye OF the
traveller
There are IN California but few worthy exam
Piles of this art, and this society can do much to
increase the taste, love and desire for carefully
adorned and planted grounds.
Another subject which should not be forgotten
Is the adorning of the grounds OF the public
schools OF the State. IL this one object could be
accomplished the efforts OF the society would not
have been in vain, for 1t would work mighty
Influence upon the rising generation.
Visitors to the floral fair enjoyed fine con-
cert by the Lyra Either Club who will perform
The fair Will remain open every afternoon and
evening this week.
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THE SENATE.
Stanford Introduces His Government Loan
Bill-Tribute 10 Kelley.

Stanford Introduces His Government Loan
Bill-Tribute 10 Kelley.
WASHINGTON, May 20.-The Senate FL
nance Committee to-day reported favorably
the bill to pay Asa Ellis, late Collector of
Internal Revenue in California, $50 for
stamps destroyed by fire.
ingalls,, by request, introduced bill pre-
pared by the Wage-workers' Alliance to
abolish metal money.
Stanford introduced bill authorizing a
public building at Alameda, Cal, to cost
$50, 900; also. bill providing for loans by
Government secured by liens upon lands.
The latter bill provides for the establish
ment of land loan bureau in the Treasury
Department with chief to be paid $1,000
per annum and chief deputy at $1,000.
The Treasurer of the United States is
authorized to have S100,000,000 in notes
printed to be thus loaned, and which notes
shall be legal tender for private debts
equally with gold and silver, and be re-
ceiyed at par except for the payment of in
terest on the public debt and for the
redemption of the national currency. Any
citizen or person who has declared
his intention to become citizen,
and owns unincumbered agricultural
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PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT,

Nine. Etelka Gerster lately sang in a
local concert for charity at Bologna.
Herbert Spencer, who has just completed
his seventieth year, is in better health than
he has been for many years.
DIR. Rosa Kerschbaumer is the first woman
licensed to practice medicIue in Austria.
She is said to be an uncommcnly able
oculist
Edwin Booth has taken upon himself the
generous task OF restoring the crumbling
monument to George Frederick Cooke in
st. PauPs church-yard. New York.
The Empress OF Austria has knowledge
Of modern languages that would do credit
to college professor Her latest acquls-
tion in the linguist line is modern Greek,
which she has learned by spending a few
months every year at Corfu.
Bismarck doesn't care to see his own
image in marble or bronze. He says he
doesn't know what kind of expression TO
assume when he finds himself "by the side
of his fOssiliZed SELF
The two daughters of the Spanish Queen
are and II years old, respectively. They
talk Spanish, French, German and English
tuently, and are strong, healthy-loUking
children.
Plymouth, England, i'll 1S40, and was in-
tended to be an engineer. At least that is
what his parents had planned for him. At
the age of sixteen, however, he entered the
CIVIL service am soon began WrlJlng.
Senator Plumb of Kansas is said by
Washington correspondent to receive more
mail than any other member of Congress.
He is a subscriber to more than 200 papers,
nearly all of which are published in her
STATE.
Professor George Ebers. the famous ORR
entail scholar, is blue eyed, blonde haired,
side whskered and singularly German
looking. He is bed-ridden through paraiy-
sis, yet his literary activity is undimmed.
Augustus Belmont Jr is the only member
of the famous bankers family who has in
herited love of sport. The head OF the
house is still as enthusiastic racing man
as he was 80 years ago, and nothing daunts
his ardor where sport of any sort is con-
cerned.
The late Empress Augusta Of Germany
left behind her numerous musical compost.
tions. In early life she composed good
deal, particularly ballet and dance music,
and many of her writings were introduced
into the operas and ballets of the period.
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his mother is descended from an old Quaker
family. He was educated by his father,
Robert VauX, and private tutors, the father
being one of the authors of the school Sys-
ten of Pennsylvania. He was admitted to
the bar in 1886 and entered politics in 1889
and in 1872 ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of
Philadelphia, and again in 1915 and 1854.
In 1856 he was elected This was the last
elective position Mr.. Vaux ever held. He
rises at o'clock every morning, takes an
ice-cOld bath and INDUCES in walk five
times around Rittenh0use square before
breakfast. He is nearly six feet in height
and possesses a superb physique. His face
is nearly hidden in profusion Of beard aud
he wears his hair long. He is known as the
"0ld war Horse" Mr.. Vaux's chief
boast is that he danced with Queen Vic
toria. When young man, he was for a
time Secretary of Legation at London, and
while there met the young Princess at a
state ball and she danced with him out of
compliment to the uation which he repre-
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KEMMLER'S CASE.
Argument for a Writ of Error Heard Before
the Supreme Court

the Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON, May 20-The Kemmler
case was heard by the Supreme Court to-day.
Roger Sherman of New York made the
argument tor writ Of error. Much inter-
est is manifested. Sherman said that pun
ishment by death was cruel. but the cleo
trio method would be barbarous. 1t was
the duty of the highest tribunal to prevent
this cruelty. The action of the New York
Legislature was not binding upon the Su-
preme Court. He also called attention to
the feature of the New York law which
gives the warden of the Jail discretion as to
the time of the intiction of the death
penalty, which was not in accordance with
the Supreme Court decisions. Electricity
was as yet an unknown, unmeasured force.
The law OF gravitation, in hanging, is well
understood, but science was yet at sea re-
garding electricity. Who knew but Kemm-
Ter would be tortured to death by this
uncertain method? In many cases of death
by electricity there are evidences of great
suffering and anguish. Different persons
are affected differently by electricity, thus
rendering the electric-death method more
uncertain.
The Attorney General of New York,
Tabor, replied to Sherman's argument and
contended that the electric method was
more humane than choking and the break
ing of the neck by the cruel rope
The arguments were finished and the
court took the matter under advisement.
II is understood decision will be made
Friday
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scrofuIa 7 Years Cured

Mr.. Beach used the CuTIcuRA REMEDIES. at ou
request, with the results as above stated.
A b. FINLAY { CO., Druggists
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to have left a fortune of 500, 600 to his wife
n.,A A..rI. he...1

to have left a fortune of $780, 600 to his wife
and two boys.
Mr.. Reynolds made this statement to Cor
oner Levy after being removed to the Cham
bers-street Hospital: "The shooting took
place in my office about IL o'clock. l was
pleading with him to be recOnciled to MS
mother and to be kind and devoted to her,
with tears in my eyes. then told him that
l had advised her to seek the assistance ana
protection of the courts. had commenced
an action against him, and had obtained an
Injunction against him and the safe deposit
company. He rose, drew pistol from his
pocket, and shot me. He said nothing.
There was nobody else present In my once
at the time of the shooting. There were
clerks in the outer Office. He shot me once
in the left side. can say no more" Key
nolds became exhausted after making this
statement.
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WINTER WHEAT.
Short Crop Reported in the Middle Western
States

Short Crop Reported in the Middle Western
States
CHICAGO, May 20.-The Farmers Review
will Say tomorrow: Reports from our cor
respondents from the States of Indiana and
Nebraska show better condition Of winter
wheat. In the remainder of the States,
covered by our report, a decrease is re-
ported. In Michigan and Wisconsin a con-
siderable portion of the crop is not yet
above ground. We summarize as follows
Illinois. acreage 93, condition S8; Indiana.
acreage 103, condition SO; Ohio. acreage
92R, condition 50; Michigan, acreage 98,
condition 80; Wisconsin, acreage 100, con-
dition "a; Minnesota, acreage 96h, con-
dition 81; Iowa, acreage 81, condition 9lA !;
Missouri, acreage 94R1s, condition 9lK; Ne
acreage 100. condition 93h Kentucky, acre
age 81, condition 80; Dakota, acreage 81.
condition 80
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LOST THE RACE.
Effect Of a Midnight Supper in
London.
Mrs. Lanstry Tries Her Sprintins Abilities
in st. James Square.
A Brilliant ASSemblage Attends the Wedding
of Prince de Caraman- -Chimay to
Miss clara Ward.
Special by the California Associated Press.

LONDON, May 20.-Society is surprised at
the diversions which Mrs. Langtry has been
figuring in. One night last week at supper
party at st. James Thester, at which there
were present Lord Lurgan and several
guardsmen and other men, it was proposed
to run races around St. james square.
There were sever al ludicrOus contests, and
the crowning event was :. hurdle race of 100
yards between Langtry and Bob Boucher,
a fashionable youth. the latter allowing
the Lily twenty yards. The Lily lost by
two foot
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BRITISH GRAIN TRADE.
Imported Wheat and -Four Recedes Slightly
on Account of Heavy Purchases

Imported Wheat and -Four Recedes Slightly
on Account of Heavy Purchases.
LONDON, May 20.-The Mark Lane Ex-
press, in its review of the British grain
trade for the past week, says: Weather
favors the growth of wheat, which is
strong, regular and hardy. Both wheat
and spring corn look wei. Continental ad-
vices are satisfactory. 1t is estimated that
little above one million quarters of 1889
wheat remain to be disposed Of. This, to-
gether with fair quantity of offerings, has
hardened prices. Flour is dull, but firm.
In consequence of heavy import trade,
imported wheat and flour has receded a
point or two. London holders of maize
have been decidedly firm in spite of very
heavy decline in the United States. To-
days market was inactive Finest English
wheat was Is dearer. while ordinary was
unchanged Fine Australian, best Cali
fOrnian and good Russian were firm.
Flour was firm. American oats were Sd
dearer.
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California Inventions.

WASHINGTON, May 2O.-Patents have been
granted to the following inventors of Cali
fcrnia; Truman c. Naramore, Los Angeles,
wave motor; Casey NewhOuse, Modesto,
and L. Hansen, Newman, sofa bed; An
drew J. Oliver and r. Wren, Oakland,
wagon jack; John c. Ludwig, assiguor of
half interest to A. c. Pausell and NJ. Cor
coran, San Francisco, T. C. Coogan and Il
t. Compton. Oakland. telephone; Edward
and P. Maloney. San Francisco, horse shoe !;
Joseph b. Jardine, San Francisco, appa-
ratus for reducing bituminous rock, etc
Charles II. Fox and NJ. Hegele, Delano,
buttle-stopper; John II. Hanson, Oakland,
harrow; Carl Buchmiller, Pasadena, grass
receptacle for lawn mowers; Herbert W.
Adams and P. n. Tryon, San Francisco,
veil fastener
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DISASTROUS STORMS.
A Shoe Factory Torn to Pieces and
Towns Inundated.

SUsQUEHANNA Pa.), May 2O.-One Of the
severest rain-storms ever known here has
just ended. The Richmond Shoe Factory
was torn to pieces, and drifted down the
river. The damage is heavy.
HoRNELLsVILLE On. u, May 2O.-This
city is visited by a disastrous flood, and
nearly half the city is Inundated.
CANIsTEo On. ", May 20.-Two-thirds
of the village is covered with water to a
depth of five feet. Rain has fallen steadily
since Yesterday
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MADGE kendall.

Euthusiastic Over ths Treatment She Re-
ceived While il C4lifornia.
NEW YORK, May 2O.-Actress Kendall
has returned from her Western tour She
is enthusiastic over the treatment received,
especially In California. She says she
found the climax of hospitality in San
Francisco. She is burdened with many
valuable gifts, some from San Francisco
admirers
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Steamer Damae ed BY an Icebere

New YORK, May 90 The steamship
Beacon Light from Newcastle-on-Ty
built for the oil trade, has arrived with the
iron ON her fore-deck smashed, tanks dam
aged, bows stove and 250O tons of water
below decks. She collided with an Iceberg,
great piece of which fell on the deck,
crushing the iron like an egg-shell. The
vessel would have sunk at once but for the
steam-pumps. She owed her arrival here
solely to fine weather
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Officers Restored TO Dutv.

WASHINGTON, May 20.-No more court
martial cases will result from the recent
cruise of the Enterprise. Ensign Kleine
and Chief Engineer Entwistle, whom Com
mander McCalla placed under suspension,
have been restored to duty and Secretary
Tracy has decided that there is not suffi-
cient evidence to show that Lieutenant In
gersoll, McCalla's executive officer, was
implicated in the cruel treatment Of the
crew with intent to violate the regulations,
and he will not be tried.
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THE COLORED RACE.
SANKEY'S Scheme for Coloniziug Central At
rica With American Neg oes

I1Ua WIIH AA6fIUdu N6R ues.
LONDON, May 20.-Just now Stanley is
full of the idea Of transporting negr oes
from the Southern States of America to
Central Africa. The precise site fixed upon
is the Upper Congo forest country. $1,000
square miles in extent, which Stanley esti-
mates would provide for each of the negroes
of the South something like a quarter of a
mile of land for his inheritance. The eli
mate is healthy, the country abounding in
navigable rivers, with hills aud valleys to
diversity the scenery. 1t struck Stanley in
passing through it that il resembled Arkan-
sas, Mississippi and Louisiana, without
their swampS. Anything might be grown
on it, he says, from the oranges, sugar-cane
aud cotton of sub-tropical lands to the
wheat of California and the rice of South
Carolina
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VIENNA, May 20.-The trial of Major
Panitza, Captain Rolobkoff, Russian Off
Ger. nine Bulgarian officers and four civil
ians. for conspiring to overthrow the Gov
eminent. has Opened at Sofia.
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HOUSE OF LORDS.

The Government Accused Of Paternal L2gisia-
ticn.
LONDON, May 20.-The Earl of Wemyss
to-day accused the Government in the
House Of Lords of paternal legislation,
which was destroying the fiber of the ma
tion. Salisbury, in reply, said there was
nothing so socialstic as the mint and the
POstOffice, yet nothing is more justifia BILE.
Too much Importance is attached to the
specter Of Socialism. Nobody could deny
the existence of great evils from which
arose Socialist agitation. "We are bound
to do all we can to remedy these evils, even
if we are called Socialists"
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AN UNCONSTITUTIONA LAW,
Decision of the United States Supreme Court t
in the Mccall Case

In the mcCail Case.
WASHINGTON, May 20.-In the United
States Supreme Court Justice Lamar rem
dered the opinion of the court in the case
of j. g. Mccall, plaintiff, as agent of the
Erie Railway at San Francisco, arrested
and convicted under the law requiring IL
cense fee of persons engaged in his line of
business. He contended that the law was
unconstitutional as an interference with in
terstate commerce and unjust discrimina-
ton against companies outside of the State.
The court sustained his contention and re-
versed the judgment of the lower court, re-
manding it with directions to enter a new
decree in conformity with the opinion.
Chief Justice Fuller and Justices Gray and
Brewer dissented
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BrotherIy PlayfuIness.

Hugo Richter became very drunk and
very ugly at the same time yesterday. As
q result of the combination he went to his
brothers restaurant on Brannan street and,
fitled with spirit of brotherly regard, pro-
ceeded to smash all the table croekery
|. within reach. His brother did not fully
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Gam es Postpone ed.

CHICAGO, May 20. - Rain prevented
National League games at Boston, New
York and Brooklyn, Players League games
at New York and Boston and all the Ameri-
can Association games