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FARMERS ALLIANCE.
AN APPEAL TO TIE HOUSE TO
PASS THE SILVER BILL.
The Sub-TreasUry and Land Loan
Proposition Being Con-
sidered.
Special to the REcoRp-uN1ox.

special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-The Presidents
OF the organizations of the National
Farmers Alliance met this morning.
The purpose is to formulate certain meas
ures for presentation to Congress, and to
map out some feasible plan for dissemin-
ating the literature of the council for
educational purposes.
Tonight the Committee on Silver
Legislation made report urging upon
Congress the demand heretofore made by
the National Farmers Alliance for the
free and unlimited coinage Of silver upon
the same terms and conditions that gold
is now coined.
The report says, in part: "We regard it
as nigh duty enjoined upon Congress by
the Constitution to provide for the un-
limited coinage OF both precious metals.
gold and silver, to the end that the people
OF the several States may be provided
with circulating medium. We express
our surprise, regret and Indignation that
TINS duty has been so long delayed, con-
trary, as we believe, not only to the duty
we have mentioned, but to the best inter-
eStS OF the masses of the people who are
suffering the pangs of poverty, and the
stagnatlon of business caused by the
Nthe VI d StlicIeHG circulating medium.
we believe and charge that such delay
has been occasioned by undue influence
III our governmental policy by those
whose interest it is to contract the cur
rency and subserve monopolies and
money-lenders.
we express our earnest condemna-
ton OF the exercise ofthe arbitrary power
which prevented a fair consideration of
the free coinage bill at the last session of
Congress, and hope the bill which passed
the Senate ut the present session will be
speedily reported to the House and en-
acted into law
I'VE say To the Representatives in the
Coinage Committee that anv efforts 10
unduly delay report on the bill, so as
to prevent action thereon by the House
III the few remaining days of this Con-
gress. will merit and receive still further
condemnation by the farmers and labor
ers Of this country.
'We have waited many wears for the
simple justice of having both precious
metals restored to free coinage, and here
by declare our determination to press Lie
fight on this line until this relief is ac-
corded to the laboring and producing
masses OF our nation, and 10 hold re-
sponsiblc the men. irrespective OF party,
who nbstruct in any way the legislative
enactment OF Il just measure so strongly
demanded by the laboring classes Of all
parties.'
The Council will endeayor to obtain a
hearing before the House committee to-
morrow, and present this report
The Sub-Treasury and land loan promo
sitlons are being considered by another
committee
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WINDOWS SUCCESSOR.
Minister Lincoln spoken of for the Va
cant SecretarNship.


cant Secretaryship.
NEW York, Feb. 4.-The Hera1ds
Washington special says: II is given out
that the Presidents purpose in asking
an extension of the time within which
Secretary Windom's successor must be
appointed, had especial reference to Rob
ert Lincoln, Minister to the Court Of st.
James. Lincoln is not at all satisfied
with his present post. His appointment
furnished the strongest evidence of Presi-
dent Harrison's personal regard for him,
Tor 1t was made without solicitation on
his part. In fact, the Illinois Senators
did not themselves know it was going 10
be made until the President Sc informed
them.
Since the death of his son, Lincoln has
been more restless than ever, and the
best information is that if the Treasury
portfolio be rendered him he would
accept it. His appointment, from polit-
cal point of view, would be regarded as
especially happy one. No public man
in America is, so universally popular
with the colored race as this son of the
great war President.
M'KINLEY ASKED TO DECLINE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. At is learned on
the best of authority that President Har-
Tison is seriously considering the advis-
ability OF appointing William Mckinley
Secretary OF the Treasury, vice Window.
This becoming known in Ohio. McKin-
ley's constituents i'll various parts of the
State wired him to-day to decline the
proiiered honor and they would guaran-
tee nm the nomination and election as
Governor of Ohio. i've need YOU at
home" one telegram read, which was
signed by long list of names of promi-
nent Ohio people
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CANADIAN PACIIC's SUBSIDY.
The Matter shortly to be Ventilated III
WaShiuufOu

NEW York. Feb. A local paper says:
The startling fact that the Canadian Pa
cIfic Railway is exacting subsidy of
500, 900 year from the American trans
continental railroads, in consideration of
keeping out OF the California business.
will probably be brought to the front at
Washington shortly in a debate on the
proposed legislation hostile to the Do
minion railroads. The Western Traffic
Association will consider the matter, too.
The subsidy was agreed upon just be-
fore that organization was formed. 1t is
very much on the same principle as the
payments which the Pacific Mail Steam
Ship line squeezes out of the same rail-
roads in consideration of its not cutting
rates to Pacific points. These payments
aggregate about S70G, 600 year, so it viii
be seen that the transcontinental lines
pay altogether 81 10000 per annum to
their competitors.
The story of the Canadian Pacific sub
sidy will be news to most people. .slBefore
President Van Horne maze the arrange
ments the Canadian Pacific was placated
by being allowed difierential rate.
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EASTERN WEATHER.
Many Places Report the Thermometer
Below Zero.

DctcW Zero
WASHINGTON. Feb. 4.-The storm yes
terday morning over Lake Ontario dis
appeared beyond the Gulf of st. Law
renee. Another low area appeared north
OF Montana. The cold wave reached the
Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Northweste.ly
gales occurred upon the Gulf and Attain
tic coasts. The country generally has
been free from precipitation. exceDt in
the Lake region and along the Atlantic
and Gulf seaboardS, and q continuance OF
cold, fair weather will prevail with the
area of high pressure which has displaced
the storm and gradually increasing
warmth will follow on Thursday ana
Friday in the central part OF the country.
THERMOMETER BELOW ZERO.
ST. PAUL, Feb. 4.-The cold weather
prevails here and throughout tho North
west. In this city this morning the mer-
cury was IL below zero ut 10 O'clock. and
during the night it ranged from 20 to 25
below III different parts OF the city.
CHICAGO, Feb. 4.-The temperature last
night was the coldest of the year. Ats
this morning the Signal Service thermom-
e.er was s. below zero, but by 1890 it
stood 1t zero.
In the Dailotas the cold has already be-
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A CLOSE CALL.
Hand-to-Hand Encounter Between n
Prisoner and n Chief of Police.

Hand-to-Uand Encounter Between n
Prisoner and n Chief of Police.
CoLFAx (Wash.l, Feb. 4.-Chief of Po-
lice Brooks MacEay had very close call
late last night. lie was endeavoring to
search prisoner, when the latter pulled
a 3S-caliber revolver on him and fired at
distance of about six feet. The ball Just
grazed Chief Mackay's head and lodged
IN the wall of the corridor. A most des-
perate hand-to-hand encounter ensued. in
which Mackay finally came off victori-
Gus, overpowering his burly antagonist.
The prisoner was held to-day on $500
bonds. He goes by the name of Ward
McklIn, is SIX feet tall, and has the ap-
pearance OF a desperate. He is known to
have come from Missouri recently. and is
currently reported to be one of the dis
banded Jesse James gang.
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a FORGER FRTGHTENED.
His Want of Nerve Saves Bank Los
ing $500.

His Want of Nerve Saves Bank Los
ing $500.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 4.-The police
are searching for a forger who nearly sue
ceeded in robbing the Nevada Bank of
$500 to-day. Half an hour after the bank
opened man entered and presented an
$500 check for payment, signed as if by
Colonel John Mosby.
The signature was perfect, and the teller
would have paid it if he had not suddenly
remembered that Colonel Mosby did not
have quite that amount to his credit. He
went TO consult with President Hellman.
ana whlie he was gone the man took to
his heels. Had he waited few minutes
he would have got the money.
Colonel Mosby was at once commune
Gated with, but denied having drawn
such check. As the Colonel expected
to leave for Mexico tomorrow, the man
would have had a good chance to get
away: AS the banks teller can give no
description of the man, the police have
small hopes of catching him.
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THE CHEROKEE STRIP.
a Number of Boomers Occupyi]
Choice Sections,

a Number of Boomers'' Occupying
Choice Sections.
KANSAS Cry, Feb. A newspaper
correspondent who has just returned from
q trip through the Cherokee strip reports
having found dozens of families living in
caves dug into high banks along the
streams, with tree or bushes hiding the
entrance, and many arc living in caves
in the open prairie. There are at least
2,OD boomers now occupying the choicest
quarter sections in the strip.
Fort RENO I. IT,, Feb. IA number
oftroops at this post are under orders TO
move into the strip at short notice. The
order was issued presumably in view of
the fact that number OF boomers have
invaded the strip without sanction.
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Gen. Miles Accused of the Wanton
Massacre of Indians.
SEVERAL HUNDRED SAID TO HAVE
BEEN KILLED.
A Staff Officer Denies the Truth of the
Story, and Points to the Small
Number of Fatalities in all Engage
ments in Which the General Has
Taken Part.
Special to the REcoRD-UN1oN.


MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 4-The Euening
Journal tonight published an interview
on the recent Indian trouble, in which,
alter a defense of the Indians in the recent
scrimmage by a Dakota man whose
name is withheld, Gus Beaulieu, resi-
dent of st. Paul, and widely known
among the Indians of the Northwest,
says: 1.-The whole truth of this sad bust
ness will come out some day. l think it
was two months preceding the Custer mas
sacre that Miles and his soldiers rushed
in upon an Indian village in Montana and
shot down every man, woman and child
IN 1t without mercy. There were between
zoo and 300 Indians killed. The village
being far from a telegraph station in
formation of the horrible affair was not
known until after the Custer massacre,
and then, of course, the public mind was
so occupied with the Custer massacre that
no attention was paid to the previous
massacre of IndianS.n
After speaking of the breaking
of the treaties, Beaulieu said:
The Indians throughout the entire
Northwest are, collecting facts regarding
to Miles outrage in Montana and the fail
ure OF the government everywhere to
hSep lle tTedtleS. certain chlefS Will be
designated to go to Washington to pre-
sent their wrongs and grievances, and
more especially to expose the whole
truth in regard to the outrage committed
before Custer maSsacre.''
THE REPORT DENIED.
CHICAGO, Feb. 4.-Captain Higgins, of
General Niles staff, after carefully read
ing the Minneapolis dispatch, said:
THAT massacre story is absolutely un-
true. Nothing in which General Miles
was engaged ever occurred that could re-
motely suggest it. In all the numerous
occasions where General Miles has cap
tured the Indians, it has been really as
tonishlng how few We're killed or
wounded AT this time the only affair
that remember of where considerable
number of Indian women and children
oPelegans) We're killed by troops was in
Montana. This was several wears before
the Custer massacre, and General Miles
had nothing whatever to do with it.''
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BAY MATTERS.

The Manager of the Guaranty Loan
Company Under Arrest.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 4.-P Sharon,
Manager Of the Guaranty Loan and Trust
Company, was arrested tonight charged
with conducting lottery. A number of
documents were found in Sharon's office.
showing that an elaborate lottery scheme
was the company's real business.
The Pacific Yacht Club disbanded to-
night, without disincorporating. A new
club will be formed, which will as
sumo the Indebtedness of the old club.
amounting to about $1,000
Mrs. Mary Z. Rice, wife of George III.
Rice, General Traffic Agent of the South
ern Pacific Mail Steamship Company.
died tonight of cancer in the stomach.
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Episcopal Conyocation.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1.-THE Northern
Convocation of the diocese of California
began its session this evening in st.
Johns Episcopal Church. The convoca-
ton includes all of the Protestant Episco-
pal parishes and missions of the central
portion of the State, to the number of
forty-tive The convocation opened by a
simple evening service conducted by
Rev. DIR. Z. b. Spaulding, assisted by
Rev. b. DeS. Jung. Rev. w. w. Davis,
preached short sermon. Bishop Nichols
pronounced the benediction.
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White Caps on Trial.

LAKEpoRT, Feb. 1.-The trial of 3. T.
Staley, one, OF the white cap party that
went to the campers retreat, near Brad
ford mine, last October, where Mrs.
Richie was killed, was begun in the Su-
pcrior Court here yesterday.
The Whole day was consumed in getting
FIVE jurymen. Ex-Judge Hudson, d. G.
MacDougal and NJ. S. Sayre are the at
torneys for the defense, and Hon. Clay
Taylor OF Shasta county is assisting Dis
trict Attorney Welch in the prosecution.
1t is estimated that the trial of these
ten men will cost the county $4,000 or
$4,000, as they are to be tried separately.
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Costly Fire.

NEW YORK. Feb. 4.-The fire which
broke out last night in the Hecla Iron
Works in Brooklyn, and which brought
out every engine in the city, was under
control by daylight.
The large buildings of the iron COM
pany were destroyed and a number of the
surrounding structures seriously dam
aged.
Mr.. Paulsen of Paulsen & Ecker, pro-
prietors of the Hecla Iron Works, said
that their loss was about 100000, mostly
on patterns. The most of this is covered
by insurance. Other losses amounted to
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Death of a Noted Divine.

Rock ISLAND Qn.), Feb. 4.-Rev. D. n.
Hasselquist, for thirty years President of
Augustana College, and for twenty years
senior minister Of the Swedish Lutheran
Augustana Synod, died this morning.
lie was born in Skone, Sweden, in 1876,
ordained in 1889, and arrived in America
IN 1852 He was one of the founders of
the Augustana Synod. AS pastor, edu-
Gator, editor and author he exercised a
VIDE influence. He was a strong anti
slavery worker, and took a leading part
in founding the Republican party.
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We AIancl,ester e.onaI

MANCHESTER. Feb. 4.-The company
engaged in digging the canal from Man
chester to the sea has been forced to appeal
n the city for assistance The company
SAYS that its statutory borrowing powers
will shortly be exhausted and that
9l, ,lC0, 900 will then be required to corn-
plete the work. The appeal has been re-
ferred to special committee.
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"Al,s Wen That Ends Wen. ,,

PITTsBURG, Feb. 4.-Ten days ago Mrs.
Lilienthal, of Yonkers, brought her
daughter Maud to SemiclSley, a suburb of
Pittsburg, to prevent a possible elope-
ment with Walter Eaton, New York
dry goods merchant. Eaton followed,
and on Monday the couple eloped, though
the mother pleaded with her daughter not
to do so. They took a train to Beaver
County, and, after the marriage, returned
to Semickley, where reconciliation was
had Yesterday
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Attorney Hall Has Decamped.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1.-The Examiner
says that John G. Hall, the defaulting at
torney, who lnisappropriated large sums
of money belonging to estates in his care,
has disappeared. On Thursday last ho
visited members of the Grand Jury to as
certain the sentiment in regard to his
ease. Since then he has been absent from
his home and his office. 1t is stated that
Halls Eastern relatives have made good
portion of his losses, and that only u
fear of the Grand Jury's action made him
decamp
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POWELL TR1UMpHs.
He Gains His Point Over the Irrioa
tion Advocates

iic 0stiii'S Ills t'Ol11C over the Irrioa-
tion Advocates.
W WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-Director of the
Geological Survey Powell has again tri-
umphed over the irrigation men. He has
secured an appropriation of SSO0,OOO for
MS surveys and irrigation, and the agi-
tators get nothing.
. Cannon, Chairman of the Appropria-
tions Committee, is particular friend of
Powell, and always sees that he gets a
handsome appropriation, despite the ex-
pert testimony showing that Powells to-
pographlcal surveys cannot be completed
III ten years time, and will be OF little
value in irrigation work.
Senator Stewart and his followers saw
that the Geographical surveys are not
essential to the prosecution of the irriga-
ton work, and that Powell diverts
money appropriated for irrigation sur
Veys and uses it in his typographical
works.
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Fatal Shooting.

SAN LUIS OBIsPo, Feb. 4.T-Joc Brown,
a rancher fifteen miles east of Arruyo
Grande, killed neighbor named Scow
this evening with Henry rife. Brown
had just returned home from hunting and
found Scow there, and got into an alter
cation with him, charging him with in
timacy with his sister. Scow attacked
him with q rock, Brown claims, and in
Brown fired, killing him in
stantly. Brown came to Arroyo Grande
and gave himself up.
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A Painter Drowned.

NAPA, Feb. 4.-Wm. Siefer, with two
other young men, went hunting ducks,
down the river south of town. Siefer shot
one, which fell into the river, and, as they
had no dog, he concluded to go in after
it. When he had swan half way across
the stream he was taken with a cramp
and drowned Immediately. He was 26
years old, and a painter by trade.
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An Insurance Companv Assions

WATERLOO Ua.), Feb. 4.-The Citizens
Mutual Fire Insurance Company of this
city has assigned. The liabilities are
about $4,000. The assets, made ND of
premiums, notes, ETC., are about $4,000.
The company was organized about four
years ago by Ex-Governor Sherman.
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Lead Trust.

NEW YORK, Feb. 4.-The lead trust to-
day reelected the old officers. The Presi-
dents report shows that the capitaliza-
ton remains unchanged. The total as
sets of the trust are S25, lbs, ,424. The net
earnings for the year were S2,02S, ,552.
PRESIDENT Thompson stated that the trust
did not control the white lead trust or
other manufacturing lead interests. He
said the trust owned one-eighth of the
llnseed oil business and one-eighth of the
Oil refining business.
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A Steamer Sunk.

BALTIMORE, Feb. 1.-The steamer Circe.
from Glasgow, sunk this morning at the
dock. A cargo Of flour which was being
removed was considerably damaged.
Some one on board, it is supposed, left
open one OF her waste pipes, through
which the sea entered. No life lost.
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The Davis VIII Case

HELENA (Mont.), Feb. 4.-Judge Nc
Hapton, of Silver Bow County, appeared
before the Supreme Court to-day to show
cause why he should not be prohibited
from trying the Davis case, on the ground
that the jury was not fairly drawn and
was prejudiced. a decision is expected
within few days
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In the Commons.

LONDON, Feb. I'm the House of
Commons to-day Gladstone moved the
second reading of the bill to remove re-
hginus disability, and made long and
earnest speech in support OF the measure.
It was defeated by a vote of 256 to 223
The irish members, including Parnell,
voted solidly in support Of Giadstone's
motion
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Colonel Crocker in Texas.

SAN ANTONIO (Texas), Feb. 4-Colonel
Charles f. Crocller of California. First
Vice-President of the Southern Pacific.
arrived here to-day. 1t is believed that
Crocker's visit to the eastern part of the
road is to make arrangements at New
Orleans for steamship line to South
America
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He VIII Resign.

CHICAGO, Feb. H. Director General
Davis of the Worlds Fair says if the
report of the Gambler commit
tee. is adopted by Congress he will
the Director-General's salary, and
his Inference is that the intention is
to demoralize his position and make him
an official under the local directory. This
he will not submit to-
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A NIind-Raader suicides.

New York, Feb. A young man
silicided in the Astor House on Tuesday,
having registered as Fred Evans of
England. Tonight man, who did not
give his name, said the body was that of
Frederick Evans, well-known Western
mind-reader. He showed picture ia a
California paper, thought TO be that of the
suicide
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Sudden Death.

STOCKTON, Feb. 4.-Dr Robt. X. Reid,
pioneer resident of this city, died sud-
denly to-day. He was II years of age.
He was an army surgeon for three years
during the civil war, and at one time
superintendent of the State Insane Asy-
lum at Stockton.
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Death From AnonInxu.

MODESTO, Feb. AT O'Clock this
evening Mrs. Mclean, wifesof DIR. S. Nc
Lean, died suddenly of an attack of apo
plexy which attacked her this forenoon
at 10 O'Clock. She was highly esteemed
and pioneer of Stockton and Modesto.
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Protection in the Lead.

MADRID, Feb. 1.-The feature Of sun
days election was the great strength Of
the Republican vote in the towns. Five
01 tie great towns returned Republicans
by large maiorities, although, Madrid
barcelona, Saragossa, Seville and CadiZ
returned Conservatives. Tie votes OBJ
tanned by the two rival Republican see
lions would have sJificed Il combined, 70
defeat the Monarchists in Saragossu and
barcelona. IN Valencia the Republicans
received more votes than the Liberals, i'll
spite of tho abstention OF the Socialists.
The Conservatives elected chiefly Pro-
tectionists. The total Protectionists' vote
IN the Honse is estimated at EGO, aid the
trcc trade vote at barely 20.
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Suicide at seattle.

SEATTLE (Wash.), Feb. 4.-Halry Bur-
rell, clerk in the County Auditors office,
jumped into the bay at the foot of Yesler
avenue early this morning and was
drowned. He had been deSpondent for
some time over the death of his wife,
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ALASKA Commercial Comnanv.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 4.-Thc Alaska
Commercial Company has announced
that it is finally out of the flr-sealing
business. Their lease Of the Russian
roolleries on Copper, Barring and Robin
Islands expires ON February 14th, and it
is reported that Russia has awarded the
sealing privilege for the next ten years to
the Greenwald firm.
1t is stated here that the new North
American Company is interested in the
fresh lease, but this cannot be verified.
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Boston Excursionfsts COMING.

BosToN (Mass.), Feb. 4.-The Boston
Fruit and Produce Exchange excursion
to California started this afternoon. under
Raymond & Whitcomb's management.
with l5S persons in the party They will
be due at Riverside on the 18th.
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Short in His Accounts.

SPARTANsBURG Is. CO, Feb. 4.-W. .Zim-
norman, a storekeeper and agent of the
Farmers Alliance supply store in this
city, is said TO be short in his accounts
from $4,000 to 1900.