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J PolN Bos cL6g.
T. G. Parker il tnanimousf Endorsed

I. G. Parker ID Gnanimousf Indorsed
by 1t |or superv 50
At a meeting o The Point Lob2s Improve
ment Club last ening the prime fpal topic of
discussion was he proposed ch rnge of the
names Of the STREETS in that poftion Of the
city officially known as Richmold.
At the former meeting of the club mo-
tion was carried instructing tIje Executive
Committee 10 draw up end prtsent peti-
tl0n TO the Board tf Supervisory relative to
the proposed change. :.~
In its report last evening ths committee
stated that 1t aid not so understand the
motion anC snsequenty did not feel au-
thoii1ed to lay tile matter before the Super
yis0lS. 1t had, hOn ever, Presented the
resolutions relative TO- the opening Of Post
street from Central to First avenue, and
commissioners have been. appointed to
expedite the opening ofthe street. :. :"
The matter eI petl,iOning the Supervisors
concerning the charge OF nanie OF streets
was, after Il long DISCUSSION laid over for
three weeks. Hr. Figel presented protest
againS' changing tiie name of Lake TO iSacTa4
ment0 street, which protest was signed by
several prOpeTty-0WneTs 0D*Lak3 street.
Get rge Fletcher presented a ses of resolu=
tioDs fecOuniing the SerytceS-of I. g Par
ker, J. resident OF the club, and Endorsing
that Gentleman fog SUPERVISOR in the Twelfth
Ward The resolutions also asked that the
Demo ratio Convention be asked 10 Nominate
him f the office, and were ado pied without
q dissen ing voice
Georse Conway gave information on pos
tai delivery on Point LoboS avenue to the
effect that hereafter there H,ll be tho de-
liyeries each day as far west as Eselfth
avenue, and one as far west es Tw& teth
avenue.
On motion OF Rubbs. the SupervijDfs fswill
be pettioned for .tre-alarm OJ xes att FL Atn
aud Twelfth avenues and hydrants at s. tn,
Ninth aud Twelfth avenues.
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| BRIGHTER DAYS.
Fiehael DaVitt Talks Of Ire
| lands Future.
|arnelPS Position Asserted TO Be Stronger
Than Eyer. J..
-
billion and O'Brien'S Cases Before the High
Court Of Justice Russian In
Justice 10 Jews. r.
Special to THE MoRSISe. CALL

LONDON, Sept. 3O-Michael Davitt says
there is ne prospect that the Irish agitators
will resort to dynamite, and adds: Par
5nelis position is stronger than ever. Two
months ago be assured me himself, on his
honor, that he would come out of the O'Shea
faffair without the faintest blemish. Yes,
brighter days are coming for Ireland"
\ DUBLIN, Sept. So.-The interest in the
conspiracy cases was divided to-day be-
tween the High Court of Justice here
[ and the Magistrates Court at Tipperary.
! An application was this. morning made be-
fore Judge Holmes of the High Court for a
3sIit to prohibit the Tiprerary magistrates
proceeding with the hearing of the argu-
ments on the ground Of bias. The argu-
ments are likely 10 be of great length.
! At Tipperary the reading of extracts from
the speeches of the defendants was continued
by the prosecution to prove that tenants
had been melted by them not to pay rent.
; Judge Holmes postponed lis decision on
Healy's application.
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In THE AUCTION-ROOM.

Result of Yesterdays Sale of Miscel-
1aneous City Property.
The usual weekly sale at auction by Eaton,
Eldridge & Co, which took place yesterday,
was largely attended and after some lively
bidding the following pieces of property
were disposed of: Ten Sunset Heights lots,
No. 1 for $4,000; No. 2, S2SGoS Nos 8 and 4
at $3.50 each; Nos to 10, inclusive, at
S2275 each residence lot on the west line of
Franklin street, S7050, subject to approval |;
50-yara lot on the north line Of Clay street,
1871 IS feet west of Maple street. $500; resi-
dence lot in tie NJ Ssion on the north line of
Valley street, west of Sanchez, S660; cottage
in Richmond on the west line of Eighth
avenue, south of Point Lobos avenue, S4450
No. 432 Seventh street, $50 feet northwest of
Bryant street, 5000, and lot in Gift Map
No. 4, on the east line of Alcatraz street, 125
feet southwest of Baker, $500. Total amount
of sale, S54.Sl0. Their next Offering will be
submitted two weeks from yesterday.
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TURF EVENTS.
Closing Day Of The Fall Meeting at GSaYss-
eld-LatOnia Winners.

BROOKLYN, Sept. 3O.-This was the last
day of the Brooklyn Jockey Clubs fill meet
ing. The weather was clear. The winners
were as follows:
First race, three-quarters of mile. Loau-
TAXA won, Reclare second, Bradford third.
Time, 10.
.: Second race, one and sixteenth miles,
Reporter won, Kasson second. st. James
third. Time, :4SA.
Third race holly handicap. three-quar-
tiers of mile, Esperanza won. Zenoba sec
ond, Russell third. Time, 1:15%.
Fourth race (Brookwood handicap, one
ard quarter miles, Demuth won, Prince
F2ns1 second, Riley third. Time, 2:09h.
Fifth race, one and sixteenth miles, My
Fellow won, Golden Reel second, Ballyh0o
third Time, / 30.
90 Sixth race, one aud sixteenth miles, VIII
fred won, Longshot second, Foxmede third
Time, :49A.
Seventh race, three-quarters of mile.
Lady Jane colt won, Kingstock second.
Aurania third. Time, l :16.
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ALLEGED EXPOSE:
Johnstons's Mipd.Reading. Tests Initiated. by
Chicago Elitor.

:: Chicago Elitor.
CHICAGO. Sept: 30-A morning paper
publishes what purports TO be an expose Of
the tricks by which Paul Alexander John
stone of st. Paul performs his mind-reading
tests. The disbeliever in Johnstone is DR..
Gatchell of this city, editor of the Medical
Era. DR.. GatcheH submitted to appar-
emily the same test conditions as Jolnstone,
and under these conditions he went blind
folded up and down the stairs and found
and wrote designated word in a bbok. He
then shovel how it was done. Gloves were
folded over his eyes and bsndage tied tight
over them. By lifting his eyebrows the
bandsge worked upward upon the forehead.
Then heavy cloth hood waspat over his
head, and by pulling a couple OF stlings it
was parted IN front, leaving, plenty of room
to sec through. 1Aen a black veil. which
hid the features, but which could be plainly
seen through, was drawn over the ylole,
and the preparations were complete for the
mind reading as DR.. Gatchell claims,
is done by J0hnstone. Directions and dis
tances TO be Travelled over. a page in ,eook
and letters in word We're chosen and teaced
in tile air with the finger in front Of the
performer. and the trick perIormei in ac-
cordance with them. Doctor Gatchell says
sie does not know how Johnstone performed
. he safe-opening trick, but he is of the
o inien that it is merely trick.
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day joint resolution was passed for print
ing $4,000 copies Of tie annual report of the
Commissioner of Labor.
The joint resolution appropriating $4,000
to the Postmaster-Geueral to test at small
towns and villages the system of free de-
livery was passed.
On motion of Morrow of California the
bill was passed relinquishing to the city and
county of San Francisco the United States
title to lands located near the Preside
Military Reservation.
The bill was passed for the appointment
OF an additional Justice of the Supreme
Court of Arizona.
On moion of Mckinley the concurrent
resolution was agreed to directing the Clerk
OF the House to number consecutively the
paragraphs of the enrolled Tariff Bill.
The Speaker laid before the House bill
to define and regulate the jurisdiction OF the
United States courts. Referred to the Ju-
dietary Committee.
:. The request of the Senate for a conference
on the bill to promote the administration of
justice in the United States Army was
granted. Adjourned.
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California Patents.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 30.-Residents of
California were to-day issued patents as
follows: Robert Addison (assignor of one
half to A. +. Mills, Pasadena, portable
centrifugal lawn-sprinkler; William Fl. An
derson, Riverside, package tie; Howard w.
Brown, Oakland, copying press; Harris G.
Cox, San Jose, check bit; Herbert +. Du-
gan, San Francisco. co;n-Operator telephone
attachment; Leonidas Guillemel, San Fran
cisco. air brake; Charles |. Selln and d. Cal
lahan, RVerside, remedy for asthma; WILL
lam jones, San francisco, lime-kiln; Benja-
min f. Lever tassignor of one-half to F. W.
steward, San Ditgc, hose coupling Dimetry
Mndeleif, San Francisco, explosive COM
pound; Arthnr F. Purdy, Lawrence, tele-
graph key; Carl Strathmeir and w. e. Gut
enberger, Sacramento, Car coupling; Ed
ward Thompson, San Francisco, dental en-
gipe,
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AT THE CAPITAL.
Vandever's Yosemite Valley Park Bill to Be
=. Pushed This Session.

= WASHINGTON, Sept. 3O.-An effort will
be made before the present session closes to
get through the bill prepared at the Land
Office and introduced by Representative
Vandever setting apart the Yosemite
Valley as apublic park and making addi-
ticns TO the reserved tracts in the mammoth
tree region, SO as to preserve from destruc-
ton those remarkable curiesities.
+: Senator Stanford's bill to correct the fm-
perfect survey OF land embraced within the
limits of the Rancho Puente de Laguna was
T passed by the House to-day and now goes
to the President for his approval =: -. !: !:
Secretary Noble to-day reaf1irmed a former.
ruling of his department that asoldier being
granted 40 acres additional to a bounty land
script warrant, could not assign hisinterest
| in the matter. TIE case was brought BY
Henry Fraser in the Dalles land district,
tie soldiers name being Bennington. p !.
Owen Brady lost his suit against the
Central Pacific Railroad Company because
the:tract he claimed iii the primary limits of
the company's grant was originally a Mexi-
can private land ciaim The names of the
disappointed plaintiffs are rs follows: B..
Frank Allen, Henry Sturgeon and Charles
w. COODer.
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APPEAL FOR AID.
Movement fer the Relief of the Threatened
Famine in Irelsnd. - -

NEW YORK, Sept. 3O.-The sun to-mor-
row will publish an appeal to the people. of
America from the American Committee for
the Relief of Famine in Ireland 1tsays the
point of actual suffering from hunger Is not
yet reached, but the days Of starvation, un-
less help comes, are not far off. In the last
great famine in 1S7S-79 Parnen, Davitt and
others. who visited this country TO appeal for
food, pledged themselves never again to ap-
pear as suppliants before the world on be
half of starving Ireland. So no appeal has
been sent out, and probably none would
come from that source until the situation be-
came desperate. A movement is ON foot
among well-known men not connected with
any Irish societies OF political bodies to
bring TO the attention of America tie appal-
ing calamity which: now threatens Iceland
before actual death from hunger has
claimed any victims. 1t has been decided TO
organize under the name OF the " American
Committee for-the Relief of Fannie in Ire
land" 1t it proposed to: make Il work
cover both North and South Americi. The
personnel of the American Committee con-
taiDS the following names: Chairman, Gen
eral James Grant Wilson; Honorary Chair
men, Hon.. Rutherford b.. Hayes Hon.
Grover Cleveland; Vice-Chairmen, James
Rednath, George Ehrat. Colonel Eh.at f.
Shepard, John. Phillips Jr.; Tteasur New
York Sun: Secretary Arthur Dudley in
ton. Chauneey NJ. Depew has accep the
chairmanship of the Sub-committ' on
for immediate contributions OF none" TO
: siS ON plft afsNn
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~FNNrH HiENDM.sNT.
Resolutions aopted BY the Mississippi Con.
st&iional Convention.

JACKSON MNs.). Sept. So-In the Consti-
tutional. Conve\r ion to-day the committee
to which was I'd AeTed the subject of memo
rializing Congryss on the repeal of the FL
teenth Amendment repot Sed a long set Of
resolutions. They set forth that the whiie
ardnegro races, though friendly and homo
geneous for all business and Industrial pur-
poses, are widely separated by race instiu rs
and prejudices in all political and social
matters, and there is no well founded hope
/ of change. With such condition there viii
ever be conflicts of greater or. less magnitude
concerning the coItrol of the governments
of the States in which their numbers are
approximately equal Such a condition oil
insecurity is not: only n great political and
social evil. but also greatly tlppefes; indus
ttih development; and. fpasmuel as white
people only are capable of conducting aud
maintaining the government of speh States
the negro race, (even il its people we're eiu-
catedl being Wholly unequal to s&ct great
responsibility therefore, it is the deliberx
ate judgment; Of the. people of Mississippi
that the only efficient remedy lies ii3the re-
peal of the Fifteenth Amendment, whereby
such restrictions may be. .put upon: negro
suffrage by the several States. as may be
necessary and proper for the maintenance
of good and stable governments therein.
Congress is asked to sabinit:the proposition
t,t la
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Results at Latonia

LAToNIA, Sept. 3O.-The races to-day re-
suited as follows:
First race, one mile, Eugenia won, Pull
man second, Tenlike third. Time, AS.
Second race, five-eighths of mile, Ed
Leonard won, Carrie A second, Modjeska
third Time, :02h.
Third race, one mile, Jubilee won, Bob
Forsythe second, COnsignee third. Time,
! 40
= Fourth race free handicap sweepstakes.
three-year-ods and upward), one mile and
seventy yards, Primes FOrtunatus won, Eli
second, Hamlet third. Time, :i6A.
Fifth race (Maiden stakes. two year -olds),
three-quarters of mile, Dungarvan won,
Eugene second, Mirabeau third. Time,
1:l6a.
Sixth race. match race between Simors
bay colt Lee S and bay fily MamOra, owned
by Mlclltf Preston, distance fige furlongs,
Lee s won easily. Time :O4A.
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.Tamm any. Hail Com m lit Ii. ses:

New YORK: Sept. 30.=-The Evening ost
follows npi analysis of the Executive: CoA.--
mittee of the Tammany Iall hyaD. analysis
of the Tammany General Committee under
the caption of the American Mafia," and
strictly descriptive. 1t will print biographies
of the entire membership. A summary of
its Investigations contained tire following
Members, 4564; number permitted 10 vote,
2567; rum-sellers, 654; criminal rnm-sellers.
565 not in the city directory, 1866; no occll-
patton, 147. Among the membcrS described
is Martin Luther a run-selier =,
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THREATENED STRIKE.
1 Ilinois and Indiana Coal Miners Request an
A6varrn IN Wap.e


Advance in Wages.
ST. LOUIS, Sept, 30-1here are prospects
Cfa strike among the coal-miners in Illinois
and Indiana. The miners desire an advance
of6R cents per ton. The difficulty seems 70
exist wholly with the Consolidated Coal
Company, which employs 1000 miners in
sEty-eisht mines controlled by it. The Will
mirSton Vermillion Coal Company, which
controls the principal northern mines, has
agreed to the advance asked by the miners.
Tut IL is tacitly understood that the carrying
ont OF the agreement rests in measure on
the action Of the Consolidated Coal Com
pany.. The increase in wages asked for by
tie miners in the employ of the Consolidated
Coal Company amounts to near $500, 900 a
year. NJ. Patricl; McBryde, senior member
Of the Executive Board of the United Nine
workers OF America, is in st. Louis to see
Simpson; the General Manager of the Con-
solidated Coal Company, and to talk over
the situation. AIcBryde says strike will
very probably take place November 1st.
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LONDON, Sept. 3O.-The Dockmen's Con-
gress opened to-day. Thomas Mann, who
presided, spoke of what the union obtained
for the members. The congress, he said,
had to consider the further extension Of the
movement in the shape of a scheme to turn
over all the dock-wOrk in London on CO.
operative basis and other questions. Mann
maintained silence on the question whether
or not to unload vessels arriving from Aus
tralia loaded by non-uuiQn men.
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A Russian Exploring Expedition.

ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 30.-The Russian
Government is about to send an expedition
to Mongolia to explore the Desert of Cobb.
Gobi is wide region of Central Asia be-
tween 40o and ;500 north end 90o and 1909
east, comprising great }, 1T of Mongolia
and Chinese TdrkeStan. The length from
east to west is 1900 miles, breadth between
800 and 700 miles. It's central portion con-
slsts of desert of sitting sands, skrted on
the north and south by extensive rocky or
stony tracts in erspersed with some oases.
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Public Buildirps

WASHINGTON, Sept 3o.-A bill for the
erection of public building at Reno, New,
which passed the Senate some MOI tbs ago,
has been reported from the House Commit
tee on Public Buildings and Grounds with
an amendment cutting down the amount to
be appropriated from $4,000 to $4,000
The same committee has also reported a
bill to erect public building at Oakland,
Cal, but the amount has been cut down
from $500 600 to S225 600
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James DAILY, the son of Police Officer j..
c. DAILY, had a hearing in Police Court yes
ternay on the charge of burglary. The evil
dence showed that a number OF boys were
arrested few weeks ago for committing
depredations on the water front and one of
them gave the name Of DAILY. The evidence
went further to show that the boy, who Is
only IA years of age, was at the time visiting
his aunt in Sacramento. The caSe was
promptly dismissed
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Angry Japs.

-Ls-SnII IA Ss--'- &~DSA-rsAAAA'~ q -
has been feld here at which numberc'
japanese speakers denounced the Govern
ment for according to foreigners the right
of trials by Judges other than native Judges.
Tie sentiments of the speakers were ap-
handed by their hearers, and threats were
made 10 kill the ex-Cousul of Great Britain
for the part he has taken in advocating the
granting of privileges to foreigners. The
popular excitement runs high.
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BIRCHALL CLOSELY GUARDED.
Fears That He Nay Cheat the Gal,ows by
Ccn,rni.,incr Sniniir

Fears That He May Cheat the Gal!ows by
Committing Suicide.
WOODSTOCK Ont, Sept.30-While Birch
all was being taken to jail last midnight he
made the only comment on his conviction.
lie said: 'Here is a how-do-you-do. l have
had pretty tough luck all through" He
retired almost Immediately and Slept
soundli. He arose at the usual hour this
morning, ate a hearty breakfast and APP
peared net at all depressed. Mrs. Birchail
did not learn last night of her husbands
fate. This morning she was told Of the ver-
diet and bore up brayely. No one was al
lowed to see Birchall this morning without
an order from the Sheriff. The stric;est
watch is kept over him. Many believe
he will cheat the gallows by committing sui
eide.
LONDON. Sept. 30.-The general opinion is
that the Birchall verdict is Just one.
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Crisni Mt Interviewed.

ROME, Sept. 3O-The Captain Fracass a
denies the authenticity Of the interview
purportfng to have been had with Crispi
the Italian Prime Minister. published by
the Figaro of Paris. A representa- of
the Captain Fracassa had an interview with
Crispi and asserts that the Prime Minister
denied that lie had spoken to any represen-
tatiye of the Figaro.
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Brutal Murder,

= MOUNT NORRIS On. W, Sept. 80. e "A
brutal and unprovoked murder was COM
mitted in this village last night: William
Josiyn arrived here yesterday from Mount
Clemens, Mich, to visit his daughter. At
10 o'clock, while standing in front of the
ScoviliA House conversing with two friends,
a gang of half a dozen: roughs came along
and attacked him. knocking linn down and
kicking him -brutafly. The rouglrs then fed
and .Joslyn was picked up by: his frien. ;
and raken. into a livery office, where he e+died
whhin:a q few minutes. The murdered man
formerly: resided lere and: belonged to a
~promlnellt family No. cause is known for
the murder. His .murderefS have been ar
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Iron and Steel Manufactnrers.

New York, Sept. 30.-The meeting of the
American Institute of Mining Engineers,
which is associated with members of the
International Congress Of Iron and Stee!
Manufacturers now visiting the United
States, was sparsely attended to-day. 4
yeTyfew of the foreign visitors were present,
a number of papers were read at tie
afternoon and evening sessions, the most
interesting one being an exhaustive review
James Douglas Jr. of New York.
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LOWELL (Nass.l Sept. S0.-John C. Mich
OILS ttis norEJng shot his sister, Mrs. Ida
Cunr inghamSf Reading, Mass. He:fred at
his nephew, Jred A, Nichols, and at Walter
Lyman. anfs then fired two shots into hrs
own head :IIss. Cunningham was shotin tile
hand and head from behind. There@iS little
hope of her recovery. Her assailant will
probably de. Financial matters caused the
shooting. :: -. = !. =.
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cifc and San Francisco and North Pacific
railways offer one and one-third rates to all
attending the conventions. The Pacific
Coast Steamship Company will give half
fare on return ticket. The stage lines Of
Force & Davis, Colonel Boomer, Miller dS
Conner, of Mendocino and Lake counties,
and Green & Cole. of Sierra County, will
give half fare on presentation of creden-
tials. Mrs. NJ G. G. Edholm of 526 Eighth
street, Oakland, has charge of railroad cer-
tifcateS.
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Association Scores.

TOLEDO, Sept. 3O.-Toledos 6. Rochesters l..
LoUIsvILLE, Sept. 3O.-Louisvilles /, Bal
timOres 0.
COLUMBUS, Sept. 3O.-Columbus IA, Ath-
let;cS 2.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 30.-The game with
Syracuse was postponed on account Of rain.
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a We Crma.

NUREMBERG. Sept. 3O.-President Reichs
of the Icheral5ach Orphan Asylum has been
arrested on a charge of selling orphan girls
10 houses of i'll repute. Two of the asylum
gardeners have been tried for participation
in the offense and sentenced to four and five
years in the penitentiary. The Government
has de sided TO c.oSe the Institution.
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He Was Not Insane,

Judge Lawler yesterday decided in favor
of the defendant in the case in which Mrs.
M. A. Wckham, Administrative of the estate
of her husband, was sued by d. c. Graham
to set aside deed to property by Graham to
Wickham. the claim being that tho plaintiff
was insane when the document was exc
cuted. The Court held to the contrary.
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:. ColIrery EXPLOSIONS !:

: SHAMokIY pa, Sept so.-An explosion
of gas, occurred at the Stirling Colliery.
owned bY'the .Fhladelph phil and Reading Coal
Company. at noon: Edward Djirkin. john
Driscoll. Philip Sflull. John O'Gara, Thomas
Brennan and: three unknown men wefe
very severely burned. ten Others were Sc
yerely injured, 1t is thought all the meh
injured have been found. The mine was
badly damaged, and work will have to bs
suspended pending repairs.
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CLEVELAND. Sept. 3O.-To-dav's game
was one Of the best of the season. The
New Yorks' lead in the first and third could
not be overcome. Score: CIevelands Z,
New Yorks s. Pitchers-McGill and O'Day.
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Causs Of tha sil1sr. panression.

NEW YORK, Sept 3o.-The Evening Post
says the Immediate causes which depressed
silver have spent their force for the time
being and an upward reaction is soon prob
able. The paper accounts for the depres-
siCn by the following causes: The Treasury
has been out of the market as buyer, the
supply of bullion here has not been dimin-
ished by Treasury purchases, the trade re-
lations of England and India have been
more favorable, England has caused a de-
crease in the demand for silver for export to
India and money is tight in London, and
dealers in silver there, seeing the demand
lighter for the time being, both in this ceun-
try and for India, have only to bid on: de
Ginning prices. =. ;:
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Personal.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3o.-A cablegram has
been received in this city from Senator STAN
ford. He leaves for America October lst,
Oh the steamship Teutoaic. II is hardly
probable that he will stoI-in Washington,
but he will 60 direct 10 San Francisco.
A letter has been received here from c. P.
Huntington, who says he will not be able 10
70 u Ga.ifornf- ~ =. y. :. 60. -,