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THE INDIAN WAR.
Its Cost to the Government Estimated at One
Million Dollars

Its Cost to the Government Estimated at One
Million Dollars.
NEW YORK, Feb. pa Tribune Wash
ington special says: To-day asked Secre-
tary Proctor the cost of the recent Indian
war in the Northwest.E 1t has been said in
various publications that the cost was up
ward of S., O0O.0 The Secretary said that
the extra cost of the war was in the neigh
borhood of 100000. The report which
placed the cost at S3,000,000 was based on
the deficiency in the Army Bill which grew
out of another cause Under q recent de-
cision of the Comptroller of the Treasury
the War Department is now called upon to
pay the Pacific railroads for the trausporta-
ton of troops, upward of S3,000,000. Army
transportation has averaged in the neigh
bOrhoUd of SIS, 000, 600 year. As these rail-
roads are in default to the Government 1t
has been the policy of the War Department
to withhold the payment of the Transports
ton money and credit it upon the indebted
ness due the Government from the roads.
The Comptroler's decision may reopen III
Congress tile whole Pacific railroad queS-
tion.
1t Is said that the Central Pacific Railroad
intends to permit the mortgages held by the
Government to be foreclOSed. 1t will then
buy in the property at auction. This will
be a settlement of the difficulty SO far as
that road is concerned
Secretary Proctor intends to enlist 5000
Indians in the army. 1t is believed that
this number will include all OF the active
young men in the Sioux nation who are in
cliued to make trouble. Under the existing
law. the Secretary has authority TO enlist
1000 Indians as scouts. The Secretary hopes
to obtain from this Congress authority to
enlist 5000 as scouts. If he does not, lie still
has authority, which he will undoubtedly
exercise, to enlist 1000 as private soldiers.
Speaker Reed expects to 90 abroad for a
spring and summer visit soon after Congress
adjourns.
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cipttation 10 sunset. The streams are running
full but no damage has been done TO the roads
and bridges.
ned throughout last night and at Intervals to-
dav and IL inches have fallen, making a total
OF 10 "a inches for the season. The weather Is
quite warm, and crops are growing rapidly
NAPA Feb 27.-The rain this afternoon has
been very heavy. The ground is full OF water
and all that comes now runs to tie streams IL
This should continue long an overflow and dam
age will be the result
CORNING, Feb. 27.-one and half inches OF
rain tell yesterday, with good prospects for
more. Tho total preciiitatlon for the season is
ID inches and the farmers are jubiant
SAN RAFAEL, Feb. 27.-The rainfall still con-
tinues without interruption. The precipltaI ion
Tor the past twenIy-fOur hours Is 2 % inches
and for The season 1.34 inches.
LIvERMoRE, Feb. 27.-There has been A
steady downpour OF rain since noon with pros.
poets for its continuing all night. The weather
Is warm.
EVANSVILLE, Feb. 27-The rain has CON-
tinued TO fall since yesterday afternoon 75 of
an Inch having fallen. Ii is sim raining
TRACY. Feb. 27.-lt has been cloudy all day
and .27 Of an inch Of rain fell since O'CLOCK.
IL Is still raining.
PETALUMA. Feb. 27.-The weather ia warm
with light mist to-day. This evening it Is aim
ing hard.
SIssoN, Feb. 27.-SIx Inches of snow fell last
night, but warm rain Is now falling
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CALIFORNIA EDITORS
Napa Making Arrangements for the Enter
tainment Of Newspaper Men.

Napa Making Arrangements for the Enter
tainment of Newspaper Men.
NAPA, Feb. 27.-The California Press
Association is to meet here on April 14th.
18th and 10th next, and at a citizens meet
ing recently held the following committee
was appointed to arrange the recention and
entertainment of the association Judge E.
ID. Ham, Morris NJ. Estee George f. Good
man, II. NJ. Barstow, J. i. Stevens. F. d.
Beard, r. l.. James, DR.. B. Shurtleff. G. II,
Starkweather, J. +. Lamdin, c. r Grit
man, Mayor G. A. Fuller, C. B. Seelev.
George s. Mckenzie, d. l.. Haas, q. NJ
Francis, j. Z. Walden, d. L. Hackett and
l.. J. Norton. The committee held meet
ing last night and began arrangements for
the occasion. The evening will be devoted
to addresses and music at the Opera House
the next day to sightseeing and the third
day to an excursion through the valley by a
special train.
The association is composed of eighty or
ninety papers, and all the newspaper men
of the State will be invited to attend the
meeting. 1t is expected that from 125 to $50
OF the leading editors and newspaper man
ayers will be here,
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Railroad RECEIVER DISCHARGED.

PORTLAND, Feb. 81. - In the United
States court to-day Judge Deadly ordered
the discharge of Joseph Simon from the
recevership of the Oregon Improvement
Company, TO which position he was ap-
pointed November %, 1890. The company
is now in position to pay all claims
against it.
A few months since Mr., Simon secured
permission to sell $4,000 600 worth of con-
solidated bonds. They were taken in New
York by a syndicate of capitalists. who
turned over the money last week, and yes
terday the interest due on $4,000, 900 of
bonds was paid apd all other debts except
81 O,OOO due on this Coast were liquidated.
This morning the money arrived and the
debts were paid. J. j. Smith, the general
manager, will now assume the management
of the company.
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CHINESE MURDER,
Highbinter Huey Tong Arrested for Killing

Highbinter Huey Tong Arrested for Killing
Loo Yen lick
MERGED. Feb. 27.-Merced Jail now con-
tains three men charged with murder. The
last one of the trio is one Huey Tong. a
Chinese, who was placed there to-day,
charged with killing Loo Yen Jick. The
facts gleane by your reporter are as fol-
lows: On February 9th, about twenty
Chinese belonging to the See Yup Company,
employed on the railroad near alerced, got
into free fight. Yen was beaten badly,
and was sent to San Francisco, where he
died on the Goth inst. longs former friends
turned to enemies and employed A. d.
Treadwell TO prosecute the murderers who,
IN company with An Tuy, the Chinese boss,
came to MERGED, swore out warrants against
Iong and Fong ALI Fai tor doing the kill
Ing, out only one was captured. The high
binder arrested will have a prelimin arv
examination March 10th
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OBITU AR Y.
MRS. r. s. Floyd.

Mrs. Floyd. rellct of the late Captain r. 5;
Floyd, died yesterday afternoon al the Hotel
Rafael, San Rafael, OF a severe attack OF pneu-
monia which seized upon her before she had re-
covered from nervous fever and the prostra-
ton which followed her constant attendance
upon her husband during The prOtracted Illness
which finally ended i'll his death. The deceased
lady was an only daughter of Judge Lyons,
pioneer lawyer OF this city. and one OF the first
Judges OF The Supreme Court of the State, who
resided here from 1S49 to 1854. During his
brief residence he acquired considerable prop
erty here, which he bequeathed 10 his daughter
and which is now of great value Mrs. Floyd
was very bright, intelligent woman, with a re-
markedly active mind. hile seeking society
but little she yet gathered around her large
circle Of warm friends who will deeply regret
her death. For many years, with her husband
and daughter, she occupied her llctu esque
home on Lower Lake. only coming to her Rincou
Hill residence for the winter season. In Sep
TENDER last the family went TO Philadelphia in
order TO secure for Captain Floyd desirable medI-
cal treatment hut medical aid was OF no avail lii
his case. He died the middle of the following
month, and his remains were afterWard brought
home for injermen'. The devotion with which
She nursed her husband brought on an Illness
from which she had not rallied when sue was
stricken with the malady which proved fatal.
During her last moments she was attended by
her daughter and her niece.
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The death OF William Henry Sears, we'll
known lawyer, statesman aud prominent citizen
of San Francisco, occurred last night at $50
O'Clock. Mr.. Sears had been more or less prom
inent before the public of this State for a good
many years, aud was universally respected as
man OF high ability and unqucstioned Integrity.
He was born IN Portland Conn, ptember /,
1880. In 1851 he came to this state and settled
In Nevada County, where for many years he
followed such varied pursuits as mining, editing
a newspaper and practieing law In 1S61-62 he
represented Nevada County in the Legislature
and again In 1S64-65, when ho Speaker OF
the Assembly aud Chairman of the Committee on
WAYS and Means. lie came TO San Francisco in
1868 and formed the law practice OF HOyt &
Sears. In 1868 he went 10 Chicago and
made Chairman OF the California delegation in
the National Convention that nominated Grant.
In 1879 he was elected State Senator from
Marin County and in 1882 was appointed Col
lector OF the Port by President Arthur. Last
year he was appointed Collector of Internal
Revenue by tie present Administration. Mr..
Sears was rated good orator, and always looked
upon as leader. lie was a stanch Republican
and always al the front when there was work TO
be done. His habits were temperate, his life
well regulated aud 1t closed untaInished a
widow and two daughters survive him.
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LABOR TROUBLES.
Chief Arthur Called to Denver to Settle
Dam and for HI ohn

Chief Arthur Called to Denver to Settle
Demand for Higher Wages
PITTsBURG, Feb. q. = The danger of
strike on the Pennsylvania system has been
averted, for the present, at least. The men
have accepted the concessions made by the
company yesterday, and have received as
surances of further amelioration of unsat-
isfactory arrangements The company has
firmly refused to grant an increase in sala-
rles. Some of the delegates are dissatisfied,
but refuse to talk on the subject
SCoTTDALE pa. Feb. 27.-The strike of
the cookers is virtually broken at Fairchance,
where several men are at work, and the
strikers are becoming restless. There will
be a conference on Monday
KANSAS CITY, Feb. 27-Chlef A thur of
the Engineers Brotherhood passed here TO-
day, on his way to Denver, in answer to
call from the Grievance COMMITTEES of the
Rio Grande Western Railroad. He under.
stands that they want a new schedule of
wages.
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SACRAMENTO, Feb. 27.-The Assembly met at
II O'Clock and took up the ecial file.
Dibble's bill permitting women TO become no.
tarles public was passed.
AT the conclusion of the roll-csll Speaker pro
TEN Young said that he proposed to say some.
thing that might make him unpopular. Our
Ing the last campaign" he said. zone Of the
issues raised against candidates for the Assem-
bly, was the lodging OF voting. II you young
gentlemen have any political aspirations 1t would
be well for you TO stay In your seats aud vote
and not be running out into the lobby smoking
cigars"
Al the opening OF the afternoon session Bruner
Undertook 10 take 10 the County Deposit Bill
out OF ord r. tn Chair ruled against him and
Bruner appealed from the decision. The Chairs
decision WAS sustained.
The Senate bill providing for a State Board OF
AIbltfatlon was taken mp and passed.
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THE BIG FAIR.
The Board OF Control Accepts the Plans of Il
EYnnsitinn Rn;ll;u..

The Board of Control Accepts the Plans of the
Exposition Buildings.
CHICAGO. Feb. 27.-The Board of Control
OF the National Worlds Fair Com
mission has accepted the plans of
the buildings submitted by the Board
OF Architects. The Commissioners have
discovered that $4,000 set aside for
the Foreign Affairs Committee can be used
for the payment of salaries. This gives
them total of $4,000 to be used during the
remainder of the fiscal year, and the local
directory has decided to assume the salary
of Chairman Mckenzie and possibly
some other officers.
A company has been organized by E. T.
Jeffery, formerly General Manager of the
Illinois Central, General Manager Thomas
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The Bee Boycott Ended.

SACRAMENTO. Feb. o. = The difficulty
which has been pending between the
Daily Bee and the Typographical
Union and Federated Trades of this
city was brought to an amicable
settlement this evening, after several
months OF bitter warfare. The terms of the
agreement will not be made public until
sunday, but it is understood that it is thor
oughly satisfactory to all the parties con-
cerned, and the Bee will hereafter be a
union Office.
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of the Belt Line and Chief Engineer Gottlieb
of the Worlds Fair, for the construction of
tracks and terminal facilities at Jackson
Park connecting the various roads with
the Worlds Fair site. 1t will have
charge of all the transportation into the
park except that of the Illinois Central,
which has an independent line. The lines
using its tracks will be able to transport
10000 passengers an hour, while the Illinois
Central can accommodate 10000 The fare
from the city will be fixed at cents.
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sWept to His Death.

REDDING, Feb. 27.-Sunday evening
about 8 O'Clock Tom Marvin, young man
% years of age, employed at the Uncle Sam
Mine on Squaw Creek, was drowned while
attempting to cross Backbone Creek on
horseback. Receiving a telegram from
San Francisco that his brother had been in
jured, he was OH his way W ia Ike the train
at Kennel. His death cast a gloom over
the camp. He leaves an aged mother in
England. A reward is offered for the re-
covrry of his body. His horse, saddled and
bridled, was found near by, Monday morn
ing The creek empties into the Sacra-
mento River
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PETALUMA PARAGRAPHS
Painful Accident-An Overlooked Ranch-Joe
Walsh Free

PETALUMA, Feb. 27.-Willam Everett of
Penns Grove, near this city, while cutting
down trees Yesterday had his left leg
broken between the ankle and knee. and at
the same time the latter was badly injured.
He has miscalculated the distance. and the
tree in falling rebounded, striking him as
stated.
An effort is being made to start large
pickle factory here.
During the high water early THIS week the
levee of the Greenwood Ranch, on San Pablo
Bay, was broken and the place is flooded.
Joe Walsh, the special policeman who
shot Thomas Studdert here some time since,
was tried by the Superior Court at Santa
Rosa and acquitted to-day.
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BIRTHS-MARRlAGES DEATHS.

TBrth, marriage and death notices sent by mall
will not be inserted. They must be handed In at
either of the publication offices and be Endorsed
with the name aud residence OF persons authorized
TO have the same published
BORN.
KERN-In this city. February %, 1891, TO the wife
+. w. Kern, son.
PETERSON-In this city, February l g, 1891, to the
wife of Fred u. Peterson, daughter.
HEFFERNAN-In this city, February 27. 1891, to
the wife of James +. HeHernan, a daughter.
THOMPSON-In this city, February 81 1891, TO
the " fe of Thomas Thompson,
CLARK-February %, 1891. TO the wife OF William
Clark, a
LOCKE-February 20, 1891 to the wife of W. J.
Locke. a daughter
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is drawn by the locomotive. The plan is
said to be satisfactory
The depopuat!on of Iceland is going on
steadily. The depreciation in the value of
the land has been very marked Of late
while the taxes nave been considerably in
creased, and the Icelanders are said TO be
emigrating in shoals. The population, which
was $4,000 ten years ago, is now under
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The Senate

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 27.-De Lolgs's bill allow
Ing assessors to place money in banks which
Will give sufficient bonds was finally passed.
Denlson's bill giving churches power TO mort
gage their property was taken from the urgency
file and passed.
Dray's Reclamation District Bill was next
taken up. Under the present law reclamation
districts cannot be formed within two miles of a
city. The bill modifes the law so that swamp
land near Sacramento can be reclaimed.
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Bit Off an Ear.

NORTH SAN JUAN, Feb. 27.-Last Sun
day an alteration took place between some
men at the National Hotel at this place and
fracas ensued, in which one of the party,
Henry Fuller, had all ear bitten off by
Frank Wright. who was arrested and bound
over in 500 bonds for trial in the Superior
Court.
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LIVERMORE VALLEY.

California on Wheels-Catholic Church Dedi-
cation.
LIvERMoRE, Feb. 27. - California On
Wheels was visited to-day by upwards of
2O0O people. The public school and college
pupils attended in body. The cars will
leave for Oakland in the morning.
The new Catholic church will Aededicated
March l7Jh, st. Patrick's day. The cost of
the edifice has been upward of $4,000
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The Amerjcan Association.

CINCINNATI, Feb. 27.-The American
Baseball Association held meeting to-day.
The Committee on Rules expressed unani-
nous opinion that the original contracts of
the American Association are valid, and
that an injunction Will stand against any
player who tries to break his contract.
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PRIZE-FIGHT,

A Terror Matching Out of the Pugilistic
Incubator.
CARSON (Nev.), Feb. PA prize-fisht
took place last night between Martin Bran
nan of Carson and Pat McCue, alias Tom
Wilson, of Wisconsin, which resulted in
victory for Brannan, as Wilson failed to
knock him out in ten rounds, as per con-
tract. Young Jack Burke went behind
Wilson and Professor Anderson coach he'd
Brannan. Brannan is proving to be mar
vel. Wilson was twenty-five pc unds heavier
than Rrannan
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ExCongressman Charles A. Sumner yesterday
received a telegram from Bridgeport, Conn, in.
forming him OF the death OF his BROTHER Colonel
Samuel b. Sumner. Daring the civil war The de
ceased was Lleutenant-CO Colonel OF the Forty ninth
Massachusetts Regiment. AT the assault on
Port Hudson, when Colonel Bartlett was wound
ed, lie took command and led the final desperate
encounter, and was reported dead III The outer
entertainments. de was clerk Of the Superior
Courts OF Western Connecticut for many years
Samuel b. Sumner, the official reporter of Judge
Cotiey's court, Is his nephew and namesake.
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MARRIED,

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. this city Febru-
airy p, 1891, PeterJ. A!sing and Marie Il. Schorn-
dorfer
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Uwaco February g.
1891 NJ. A. warren and May 4. Armstrong.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Boston, February
26, 1891, at Trinity C--arch. by Rev. Phillips
Brooks, Hall Nc Aiiister and Laura Henshaw.
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A Guard and Two Prisoners Drowned.

TACOMA (Wash.), Feb. Ell. c. Arnold,
guard at the United States Prison, on
McNeips Island, aud two prisoners named
Charles Olsen and Charles Barrett. were
drowned yesterday while attempting to
capsized during a squall
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New Mexinn Iaws

SANTA FE, Feb. 27.-The Legislature adj
journed at midnight. Among the bills
passed during this session are the following:
A free public school law. bill taxing ex-
press companies on their receipts, the tax
ing Of national bank shares, the regulating
of express charges and the repea ling of ex-
emption laws
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A sHindler SAINT 70 1a;1

SAcRAMENTo. Feb. 27.-Jack Tucker,
IoKey-poKey dealer, convicted of ewindlne
!. W.. Moore out of $3.50, was TODAY sen.
Quentin. "s oaa
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Epidemic of La Grirne

SUFFER- CREEK, Feb. 27.-Physicians re-
port fifty cases down with la grippe in this
town. There are no serious cases. The
mines are running short handed on account
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RESTRICTION ACT

The Dominion Government lettering Chinese
immigration.
VICTORIA (B. c., Feb. 27.-The Legisla-
turs this afternoon adopted a resolution
urging the Dominion Government to make
the Chinese immigration Act more restric
tive by increasing the poll-tax to at least
500; by the abolition of return certificates.
and by decreasing the number of Chinese
licensed to be carried inward by Pacific
steamers.
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SPRING PICNICS.
The Native Sons Will Open the Season About
the l-t of NAV

MARYsvILLE, Feb. 27.-Marysville Parlor
of Native Sons have decided to hold grand
picnic at Coils Grove, near Woodland, about
the 1st of May. Excursions will be run
from Sacramento and Mary>ville. The
building OF Knights Landing Railroad has
caused closer relations to be established be-
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MOUNTAIN ITEMS.
al Mckee Acquitted to Murder a
Chinamsn

NEVADA CITY, Feb. 27.-The preliminary
examination of Al Mckee, proprietor of a
hotel at Washingto n, on charge of feloni-
Gus assault on Mrs. Nessler from San Fran
CISCO who was in his employ, resulted iu 4
dismissal of the suit.
Henry Willis, aged 10 years, who split the
head OF a Chinaman with an ak and robbed
hlr of $500, was held for trial. The China
man is still alive -
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Charles Bradlaugh owed much of his sue-
cess as an orator to his tine stage presence.
He was 6 feet inches in height. and mag.
nifceptly prOportioned.
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George c. IDghan, one of the best known
criminal lawyers OF Chicago, di suddenly of
heart disease Thursday night in that city. lie
was among The counsel for tie State III the an
aTchist ana doodle cases.
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KILLED IN THE CRASH

A Collision Between Trains Attended With
Fatal Results.
BUFFALO. Feb. 27.-The Lehigh Valley
passenger train colided with an Erie freight
train at East Buffalo tonight and both en-
gines were almest completely demolished.
brakeman Battonley was killed. engineers
Detrick and Maloney fatally injured, and
Extra Engineer Ryan and iremen Manning
and Vader badly burned. None of the pas
sengers were injured.
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j. II. WHARTON.

j. II. Wharton, aged II. and for thirteen years
last past a resident of East Oakland, died on
Thursday night at his residence, 1912 Fifth
avenue,
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Ii you are interested in the insignia of
rank In the United States Navy, read the
Sunday Call,