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The morning call., 1890-05-05
Nominatioa of County Officers.

MODESTO May 4.-Full returns from the DEM
ocratic county primaries yesterday nominate th 9
following officers by maiolities ranging from 90
to 400: Assembyman, q. a. Stonesifer, no
opposition; Superior Judge, w. o. Minor,
incumbent; Sheriff, r. b. Purvis. incum-
bent; Clerk, }. A Lewis District Attorney,
l.. w. Fulkerth; Recorder NJ. L. Sorenson,
incumbent, no opposition; Treasurer, g.
p. Ostrom, incumbent; Assessor j. w.
Tuloch, Incumbent; School Superintendent
DR.. w. B. Howard, incumbent; Surveyor,
+. S. Lane, no opposition; Coroner, j. Phelps, no
opposition; Supervisor Fourth District, u. w.
ToOmbs, incumbent; Supervisor Third Dis
trict, I. J. Carmichael. Fifteen hundred votes
were polled
The morning call., 1890-05-05
RESIDENCE BURNED.

The Fire Supposed to Have Been Of Incendi-
ary Origin.
SANTA CRUZ, May 4.-Last night Robert Ma
jors' house at the Warath bltumin mine was
burned. 1t is supposed TO have been set tre by
an incendiaIy. The family had narrow escape
from being burned. Majors Is the Superlntend-
ent of the mine. The teamsters formerly EN-
ployed IN hauling bltumln are now on strike.
A can Of coal-Oil was found near the house.
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LABOR DEMONSTRATIONS.
The Parade at Denver - The Situation at
Chicago.

Chicago.
DENVER (Colo.), May 4.-There was a monster
labor demonstration here To- day. 1t had been
planned for last Sunday in aid OF the eight-hour
movement, but had been postponed on account
OF bad weather. To-day's demonstration was
especially enthusiastic, owing to the entire
success of the movement In this city. Upward
Of 5000 men were In line, composed Of all the
labor and trades unions in the city, with bands.
banners and notices. 1--WE asked for eight
hours and got IT," was Inscribed on the leading
JaEner in the procession. After the parade brief
addresses were made i'll Coliseum Hail. The en-
tre celebration was marked by good feeling. or
DIR and enthusiasm.
The eight-Our movement here has been sue
cssstul without strike or trouble.
CHICAGO, May 4.-Nothing has developed In
TIE labor situation here to-day, except that the
str.Ae fever has risen slightly No disturb
ancts have been reported, aud The strikers
are conducting themselves in an orderly
manner and say they are determined TO win.
PoEderly counsel the employees OF the build
ing tndes at great meeting to-day to accept
Tue Concessions of the employers. There were
5000 leady 10 strike Tomorrow Alter the speech
tie meeting voted not 10 strike.
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Beaie-strert Rnhharx

Oficers Carr and McNulty booked William
Wilson at the City Prison at midnight on charge
OF burglary In the first degree. The officers
caught Wilson in the building occupied by Wat
ellouse Lester. dealers IN wagon supplies 16
and 18 Beale street. Entrance had been gained
to the building by breaking front window
Two companions OF Wilson escaped without ar.
rest. The men had only gained admittance when
discovered and nothing was taken.
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re man Eat cut my hair, zat shave my barbe vat
you call my beard. / ask. Vat is JacqueZ re
Rippair?' He say, 'Jacquez ze Rlppair is dan
dee.' Zen, ven / gets home to my house taxes
pair but find him not. Zen look for dandee,
and find re word is dandy, and Eat 1t means a
lady killer Zen, when to my friend 1 say
Jacques ze Rippair Is man vat kills ladees,' lie
says right you are.' like ze language Ameri-
caine, it is SO eezee TO unGerstand."-Boston
Budget
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was downward, made practical test Of this
principle recently by boring big hole into a
monstrous gnarled log, into which he put a lot OF
dynamite, ignited short-time fuse and care
lessly sat down astrlde one end of The log Soon
WEIGH and the log ascended In a curve about
thirty feet. In the descent the position OF the
couple was reversed. Welch arrived at earth
FIRST, the log followed and Welch says 1t thumped
him several times after he was down.
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FROM ROCHESTER,.

Fourteen Non-Union Molders to Sup
plant the Strikers
The strikers Executive Committee last nighs
received a dispatch 10 the effect that fourteen
non-unon molders, employed by the agents OF
the Founders Association, left Rochester. N. Y,
for this city on Wednesday evening. They Rre
expected TO arrive to-day.
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'Now, then, the bird will 20 safely, will she p"
she asked OF the clerk in the office who gave her
a receipt for the Polls shipment.
'Yes'm."
Aud the messenger will give her food and
er?"
"Yesm."
"And-and-he will not try to teach her bad
words while in his charger"
"0h, no, no, ma am''
Because my husband and have been very,
very careful OF her bringing up. aud II she should
get 10 speaking bad words we would-p
"Ob, hill" yelled the parrot at this instant: !:
"gve us something newl"
The clerk tried to look at the woman to see
II her looks betrayed any particular emotion, but
she wasn't there to look at. Her first lump must
have measured seven feet.-N. Y. Sun.
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Experimental With Dynamite.
James Weeh OF Middletown. Conn, having
been told that the force OF q dynamite explosion
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PARIS ELECTIONS.

Result o, the Contest for Seats in the kunici-
pal Council.
PARIS, Hay 4.-The election for members OF
the Municipal Council to-day resulted In the
selection ~dliy-three Republicans, five Conser-
Vatlves a0a one Bouanglst. The new council
VIII consist OF sixIy-nve Republicans, thirteen
COnseIYatlYes and TWO Bonlangisla
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DIR. Crouin,s Rsmaina

CHICAGO, May 4-Fully 5000 people attended
he ceremony Of placing the body of the late DR..
CrOnID 10 It's last resting place In Calvary Gem
etry. The floral display was magnificent and the
exercises were touching To-day was the first
anniversary OF his murder.
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A Slight Blaze.

The alarm Of fire turned n from Box 184 at
10 O'clock last night was caused by slight
blaze at 1124 Folsom street. Children playing
With matches while Ia bed was the cause. The
house IS owned by Theodor Derks and was oc-
cupied by Thomas Connolly. Damage S25.
The morning call., 1890-05-05

The PAYERS Union held a prolonged meeting
yesterday afternoon at Irish American Hall.
They unanimously passed a resolutlan that on
and after June I'd they will demand eight hours
and 81 per day. A committee was appointed to
inform contractors OF tile unions action.
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Furniture Warehouse Burned.

CHICAGO. May 3.--The large warehouse OF the
Nation Furniture Company was entirely de-
slroyed by fire late this evening The warehouse
was filled with furniture, and the fire was OF an
incendiary origin. The loss is $4,000.
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Rnssin.s Naw Lo,n.

The Temps OF this evening publishes an i'm
perlal ukase, dated 81. Petersburg, the 21st
s per cent loan OF 1862, In accordance with the
ukase OF the 14Ih November, 1888. The amount
of the new loan Is e15.000, ,0O0 against which
sum OF 75. 600 900 gold runles will be issued IN
per cent bonds, TO be drawn In eighty-one years
from the 10Th OF June, 1891. The bonds Will be
perpetually free from all Russian taxes and not
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Carpenters wnI Strike.

Many members Of the Carpenters Union and
many carpenters who belong to no union are
dissatisfied because the contractors having re-
duced the hours OF toll have also decided to re-
duce wages. Among them are about fifty me-
chanlcs who are at work on the House for ths
Aged. 1t is reported that unless the old standard
of wages is restored this morning they Will
efrIka
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redeemabe or convertible before the 1st of Janu-
ary, 1900. The interest will be payable at ST.
Petersburg, Berlin, Paris. London and Amster-
dam In money OF those places. The ukase Is fol-
lowed by an official notice from the Minister Of
Finance fixing the 1st Of July for the reimburse
ment-Paris dispatch to London News.
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Good Word for the Train Bow.

Immature seem 10 be at the bottom OF a small
crusade which has been begun by certain per-
sons and newspapers against the boys who sell
papers and variety OF other things on railroad
trains. 1t has often been said, In a joking way,
any who rides frequently on the railways Is
seriously disposed to regard him as such.
Indeed there IS a general good feeling
who sometimes vent their spleen upon
him are looked upon with contempt by their
fellow passengers Especially on long journeys,
one rather welcomes the bustilng, energetic boy,
aud very few men ride three or four hours with
out purchasing q copy of some publication aud
being glad of the opportunity TO do so. The
train boy, then. follows an honest calling, sup
piles common demand, is industrious, enter
prising and accommodating, and lie would be
sadly missed II his business were discontinued.
We cannot afford TO see him abolished.-Newark
The morning call., 1890-05-05
THE VAN WYL MURDER.

Mrs. Merkle Held to Answer Before the supe-
rior Court.
NAPA. May 4.-The preliminary examination OF
Mrs. Margaret Merkle. charged with the murder
OF Joseph Van Wyl, at Rutherford, April 27tn,
closed last night. The defendant was held to an
swer before The Superior Court without bail.
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RUN BY A RING.

Sensational Charges Against the Farmers
Alliance Exchange.
AUSTIN (Tex.l, May 4.-The Farmers Alliance
Exchange at Dallas II is claimed, has squandered
nearly a million and half OF dollars of the
farmers money during the past three
years. There Is widespread discomfort in
the subordinate alliances. II Is alleged
that an investigation has been demanded
and prominent Alliance men promise sensational
developments. They claim that coterie OF
politicians at Dallas and elsewhere are running
lie order for sell.interest.
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Tins for Eliz bsth Races.

NEW YORK. May 4.-The following are Bay
ards tips for the Elizabeth races: Meriden or
Gloster, Bellwo0d Lismony. Shotover
Louise, Alarming or Critic, Major Daily or Civil
Service, Larcbmont or Royal Garter.
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AN OCEAN OF FIRE.

Vast Tract of Standing Timber in Flames
in Minnesota.
FossTowN (Minn.), May 4.-The vast tract OF
standing pine and hard wood In the northwest
ern part OF Red Lake Reservation, recently ceded
TO the Government, is In flames, and the loss will
be enormous Several Indians arrived here To-
day from near Red Lake, and report that the
whole country Is an ocean of fire. There was a
heavy fall Of rain and snow to-day, and this, II Is
thought, may check the progress OF the fire.
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SKIPPED FOR CANADA.
a Treasurer of Baseball Club Lsvants
With HIS Funds.

COLUMBUS tOhio), May 4.-The owners OF the
Columbus Baseball Club announce that Fred
Newberg, who until last weeS was Secretary OF
the club, has defranded them OF very large
amount OF money. Newberg disappeared and Is
said 10 have been seen IN Chicago. His en-
ployers suspected him of cr0okedness when they
discharged him, but they had no idea that he
had made away with such large amount OF
funds,
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SERIOUS RIoTING.

The Situation at Roubaix Wounded
Strikers.
PARIS. May 4.-The strike continues at Rou-
baix. There was serious rIoting last night and
several persons were wounded and number of
arrests were made to-day. The town Is now
calm. Delegates from the wOrkmen met the
masters, but no agreements resulted.
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Movements of Emp ,ror William,

BERLIN, May 4.-1he Emperor was received
at AItenburg today by a number OF peasant dep
utations. who assured him OF their loyalty He
attended a banquet given IN his honor and re-
turned to Potsdam In The evening.
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A. O, I'll, Picnic.

The A. o. H., No. l, held its annual picnic al
Badgers Park yesterday. There was large
attendance of the sons and daughters OF Eriu-
There was music and national games, and fine
days outing was enjoyed.
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Why dost thou wear. Clarlce. that diamond star,
when even they that nightly stud the skies,
In brilliance equal not, no. not by far.
The jewels nature gave thee In thine eyes
JoHS kENDRIcK BANos. In Harpers Magazine for
May,
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,eneft IN McAuliTa

NEW YORK. May 4.-Joe McAullffe OF San
Francisco viii be rendered a complimentary
benefit tomorrow at the Fiitll-avenu Casino,
Brooklyn. He Will box four rounds with Jack
Fallon and the bout will likely be hot from start
TO finish.
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Los Angeles Business.

Los ANGELES, May 3.-Twenty-four building
permits were issued the past week.
1he weekly Clearing house reports exchanges,
S521,2 .; balance, S1l3, 723.
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An Elastic Language.

Frenchman who has not been long enough i'll
this cOuatry 10 talk our language with ease was
telling an experience he had while In search OF
Information. He must be allowed TO relate il in
1t Is 30 strong, so true, so descfipteeve. 20 to
The morning call., 1890-05-05
SEVERE HURRICANE.
Loss Of Life and Destruction of Property in
Texas

aJss VI DosIE UK
Texas.
WELLS POINT (Texas). May A hurricane
struck this place at balfpast IL o'clock and
every house in town is more or less damaged.
Two persons were killed and several injured.
Mrs. Freeman's residence was blown over, the
family getting out Just In time to escape the
falling building. The Methodist Church and the
public school building were completely denol-
ished while other churches were blown of their
foundations. A number OF stores and residences
were blown down, aud nearly all the business
houses we're unroofed and all the goods badly
damaged. The hurricane visited Mesquite
Thornton, Terrell and other points, doing great
damage
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AN oPPoRTUNE STORM.

Extensive Forest Fires Extinguished by u
Heavy Fall Of Snow
BUFFALO (Minn) May 4.-The forest fires
which have been sweeping over Wright and
adjacent counties for week were extingushed
to-day by one of the greatest snowstorms ever
experienced IN Central Minnesota. II is
thought that the town Is now out OF DANGER and
hundI eds OF men who have been trying 10 check
the progress OF the flames will now complete the
work of the storm and eXtinguish the few blaZrs
remaining in the woods. The loss 10 property
cannot as yet be even estimated.
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MASONIC PILGRIMAGE.
Right Royal Arabs of Mecca Temple to Visit
CaIf.rnia

NEW YORK, May 4.-Tbe Right Royal Arabs
of Mecca Temple Of the Masonic Order OF the
Mystic Shrine are arranging for pilgrimage 10
California, the object being pleasure, Dstruc
tion and an opportunity 10 attend the Imperial
Council of Mobiles OF the order in August. They
intend 10 leave about July 2lst and return
month later.
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THE MoLDERs' STRIKE.
President Valentines Declarations-Wil
Il y 4

President Valentines Declarations-Will
ing to ArbItrate.
President Valentin or the Iron Molders' Union
yesterday made reply to the charges of driving
the iron industry from the city, which have bee
frequently made against the union since the
strike began, two mouths ago.
We have been charged with trying to drive
the iron trade from the city," he began. "I
desire to reply that instead OF trying to drive the
trade away. We are laboring assiduously to keep
1t here. We some time ago established an Iron
Trades Conference, having for Its object the fos-
tering and protection of home manufacturing.
Whenever we heard that the city, a corporation
or an individual proposed to purchase large
quantity of iron, We sent a committee to request
the contractor to have the metal manufactured
In this city.
WORKING FOR CALIFORNIA.
We induced the Board Of Supervisors to pass
resolution that no contracts for iron to be used
by the city should be let to manufacturers out
side tile State. On account of our representa-
tiOns and entreaties the street railroad COM
panies have had all their iron made in san
Francisco. Since the strike commenced we iu-
duced the Caifornia-street Railroad Company 10
have the iron work for Its new extension made
In local shop. We have received promise
from the Mission-street Cable Company that It
will do as the Omnibus and Californla-street
companies have done.
HAVE COME TO STAY.
"Recently our committee called upon Doe
Brothers, who are erecting large building near
the Mechanics Pavilion and received promise
from them that they would buy their castings
from local manufacturer. About 100000
pounds OF lion, worth about $40 per ton, Will be
used In this building; but neither the merchants
nor the aborers OF this city Will be benefited by
our work In this case. for the contract was given
TO a firm whose moders are on strike against a
reduction OF wages and who Will nave the cast
5The names Of this firm and OF the other arms
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CLARKs0N RETURNS AND TALKS.

Pleased With the Great West and the
Growth of the NInil Service.
WAsHINGToN. July &-Assistant Postmas-
ter General Clarkson returned from his tour of
the Western States last night, and assumed his
official duties here to-day. He said to a re-
porter: ~ have been gone nearly two months,
and have travelled 1000 miles, passing through
10 States. I spent nearly all the time in the
country west of the Missouri river. where. there
is such remarkable development and growth.
My tour comprehended all the important cities
west Of Chicago, and north Of Kansas City. No
one can understand how rapidly that great
country is developing until he sees it. 1t has
not had in any of the departments of the Gov
ernment the official facilities that 1t is entitled
to. This is largely because of its extraordinary
growth.
II travelled on the fast mail from Central
Iowa to Portland Ore, which makes q good
deal OF the time, 81 miles an hour, and the sery-
ice is very efficient; and other fast mails are
being brought up to the standard of efficiency.
The postoftices in the cities that have been
doubling every year or two were looked over. and
l nave returned with strong recommendations
for increased allowances for nearly all OF them,
and some of these have already been granted.
Inc department Is anxious to try and keep up
with that country in its prodigions growth and
increase of population and business. made
pretty thorough tour of Wyoming, Colorado,
Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Washington and CAL
1fornia. The development of the States in the
mountains and on the Pacific slope is simply
wonderful. The Puget Sound country in
Western Washington is the finest I have ever
seen. The cities are most wonderful in their
growth. have never seen country to equal
that region in climatic soil, resources and
beauty Of scenery. The larger half of the
country lying west of the Mississippi river is
undergoing great prosperity"
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OUR WEAK POINT.

The newspapers of the United States are
very generally indulging in congratulatory
praise over the ability displayed by Mr..
Blaine in the Behring sea controversy. 1t
is true that Mr.. Blaine argued his case with
ability; but even his skill cannot success
fully conceal the weak point in the argu-
ment so far as it upholds the right of this
Government to seize sealing vessels found
operating in the open sea.
The attitude of Lord Salisbury was that
of very earnestly asking an assurance that
the orders for the United States revenue
cutters to capture and dismsntle all seslers
in Behring's sea should be countermanded.
Mr.. Blaine very aptly avoids this subject
altogether, and makes his papers bear on
the duty of England to enter into an ar
rsngement for the protection of seals. On
this point he is convincing and able. But
the moment that the closed sea theory
is abandoned-as was inevitable with
regard to sea nearly as large as the Medi-
terranean-that moment the right of the
United States to seize sealers which are not
actually trespassing on the Aleutian islands
falls to the ground, and such seizure as
was ordered by the administration would
become an act of was
The recognition that the mare clausun1
idea is an absurdity, is becoming quite gen.
eral. The Philadelphia Press the other day
conceded that it could not be maintained,
but declared that the Secretary was only
seeking an international arrangement for
the protection of the seals from extinction.
No doubt this is correct; and in that object
the Secretary is sure OF the support of the
public 1t is not strange that he should
avoid the subject of the orders to the revenue
cruisers; for it is now an open secret that
those orders were one Of the acts of the ad-
ministration in which Secretary Blaine was
ignored to the degree Of insult. But it is a
pertinent fact that when we ask Great
Britain for an international arrangement,
we make practical confession that the act
of seizing the vessels of other nations on the
high seas is without shadow Of right or su.
thority.
Every one who looks into this subject with
an impartial mind, will come to the con-
clusion which most people have reached,
namely. that it is a subject for arbitration
and agreement But it Is not creditable
prelude to such an arbitration that orders
should be issued, which, if carried out,
would have been an aggression against
power of such surprising naval strength as
to put this Government in the attitude of pre-
suming on its weakness. 1t is pretty well
understood that this stupendous blunder has
been set right by a back-down. Secretary
Blaine's prestige has not been injured by the
fact that the blunder was made without his
knowledge, and that he skillfully avoids it
in his correspondence. But it is hard to say
as much for the national credit
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OLD RELICS FOUND.
The Merrimac Gives Up an Old Musket and
Watch After Several Centuries.

The Merrimac Gives Up an Old Musket and
Watch After Several Centuries.
LAwRENCE. MASS, July 2S.-Lawreuce an
tiquarians are busilv engaged in examining two
articles found yesterday in the Merrimac river.
A rusty musket and silver watch. that ap-
pear to have been resting on the bottom Of the
river for two or three centuries, were found by
Mr.. Charles Blackwell. Half of the musket
barrel is eaten up by rust but the thick breech
remains. The thin parts Of the stock crumbled
when brought to the air. The stock was broken
at the grip. A deep dent on the checkpiece
shows that 1t was broken by a blow. There is
a cut nearly an inch deep on one side, made by
Q narrow hatchet or wide chisel, which was
driven into the walnut stock to that depth, the
spllntered wood showing its force. The nam
mer. which holds q large flint in its clamp, is
down. and there is no bullet in the barrel.
The watch is large silver one to which was
attached long heavy chain, both ends of
which are fast In the ring. Some II inches
above the fastening of one end the chain had
OF silver wire over one-eighth of an inch thick
1t must have taken o heavy blow Of a sharp in
strument to divide it. The outside of the
watch was once finely engraved, but on the
side which lay uppermost the design cannot be
made out, as the action of the water has nearly
engraving perfectly on the face of the watch.
Under the hands. in small letters, is printed:
John Bowles, Horologer to HIS Majesty, 1893
Threadneedle Street, London" On the inside
OF the outer case is engraved: presented to
joshua Armstrong on his 2lst birthday by his
ioving d M mother, Prudence Armstrong, April 10.
l6ZO." whether these relics mark the scene Of
an accident or q tragedy can never be known.
They were found near a once famous stamping
ground of the Indians.