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in the bank to meet it. An officer was on
his way to-day to arrest Wild on charge
OF obtaining money under false pretenses.
The terrible accident at the ocean dock,
yesterday, which resulted in the death of
ton in this city to-day, and hundreds
viewed the bodies of the unfortunate men.
The wrecked wharf was built over ra-
vine, and the piles were set on solid rock
The cross beams between the piles do not
appear at all rotten, and were very stout.
Carlson, one OF the injured men, who was
supposed to be fatally injured, will prob
ably recover. The loss financially will
not amount to over $1,000. The Coroner
will hold an inquest tomorrow on the
bodies of the four men killed.
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An Effort to be Made for the Re
lease Of Mrs. Maybrick.
REQUESTS MADE IN THE WILL OF
EMMA ABBOTT.
The Authorities VIII Not Interfere
With the Dempsey Fitzsimmons
Glove Ffght-Double Murder in Mis-
souri-Destftutio in Kansas-Death
of q California Pioneer.
Special to the REcoRD-UNIoS.

New York, Jan. 13.-Another strenu-
Gus effort is being made to have Mrs.
Maybrick, the American woman who is
confined in an English prison on charge
of having poisoned her husband, released
from custody on the ground that she was
wrongfully convicted. Alexander Will
lam MacDougal, the London bar
rister, has written an exhaustive
treatise ON the Maybrick case, and
the proceeds of the book will be
devoted to Mrs. Maybrick's use
1t is a review of the circumstances and
evidence. Among the chief features of
the book will be a fac-simile of the pre-
scription for the face of West which Mrs.
testified about, but which could not be
found. Both the prescription and the
druggist have been found since the trial,
and it is believed by her friends that
their evidence would have brought about
an appllittal
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WILL OF EMMA ABBOTT.
Liberal Requests to Relatives, Friend
and Charities.

Liberal Requests to Relatives, Friends
and Charities.
NEW YORK, Jan. 13.- The will OF
Emma Abbott was filed for probate
yesterday.
She first directed that her body be
tested by electricity to ascertain if life is
extinct, and then be cremated. She re-
quests that her executors deposit enough
money with the Farmers Loan and Trust
Company to enable them to pay interest
amounting to S400 per month to Seth Alb.
bott, her brother.
Ia the United States Trust Company
100000 is to be deposited, and from it her
mother, Almina NJ. Abbott, is to be paid
800 month.
Martha G. Wetherell, mother of her
deceased husband, is to get $4,000.
Her brother, Leon H. Abbott, gets S25,
600; her brothers, George II. and Freder-
ick, 5000 each, and her sister, Mrs Liz
zie Abbott Clark, $4,000.
Each of the children of the following
persons gets s., 900; Leon Abbott, George
III. Abbott, Mrs. Eta Clark (deceased)
and Mrs. l.. l.. Wetherell.
Mrs. Van Houghton gets $4,000, and
her Secretary, ID. A. Considine, 5000.
The following churches, where she says
she enjoyed to worship, get 5000 each
Congregational, Gloucester, Mass; Ply
mouth Church at Brooklyn; Brooklyn
Tabernacle; Madison-avenue Baptist
Church; Fourth-avenue Presbyterian
Church; Church of the Divine Paternity,
all of this city; Baptist churches, of
Charleston, S. c.; Methodist Episcopal
Church, of this city.
The residue of her estate is to be divided
share and share alike among the follow
ing founding asylums of the Sisters of
Charity; Children's Aid Society for the
support of the newsboys' lodging house,
Home for the Friendless of Newark,
Chaplin Home for the Aged and Infirm,
House of Mercy in East Eighty-sixth
street. st. JOINTS Guild for excursions for
mothers and children in summer, He
brew Benevolent Society, Sanitary for
Hebrew children, Mrs. S. V. Wright OF
Brooklyn and Mrs. Sarah Bird, friend
of Mrs. White. She hopes these ladies
will use their shares in charity.
All of her music, operate scores and
private papers of every kind are be-
queathed to Alice Cafferty of Jersey City,
who also receives a bequest of $1,000.
Her diamonds and jewelry are given to
the executors with direction that they be
sold at private or public sale, and the pro-
ceeds are to form part of the estate.
The will contains a forfeiture CLAUSE
against contestants.
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BANKERS CONVENTION.

One to be Held in Los Angeles in
March Next.
Los ANGELES, Jan. 13.-At meeting
of the local bankers this evening final
arrangements were perfected for bank
ers' convention, to be held in this city in
March next. Invitations will be ad-
dressed to all bankers in the State.
The object of the organization is to in
duce harmony and promote the welfare
and usefulness of the banks; to secure
consideration of financial usages. Gus
toms and laws, and to adopt rules to in
sure uniformity of action in the conduct
of the institutions. Papers on live sub
iects will be arranged for the State Citrus
Fair, which opens here on March Sd, and
for this reason the date of March 4th was
selected
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CALIFORNIA And COAST.
The Murder of Mrs. Mcdonald
Wrapped in Mystery.
MITCHELL RENOMINATED FOR THE
UNITED STATES SENATE.
Weather Indications Point to Rain and
snow-Proceedings of the Oregon
Legislat,,re-Light Thrown on the
Recent Tragedy at Bakersfield-The
Wharf Accident at Victoria.
Special to the REcoRD-UN1oN.


NEWMAN Call, Jan. 13.-The all-ab-
sorbing topic of conversation here to-day
is the mysterious murder of Mrs. Lottie
Mcdowell, and much speculation is in
duIged in as to what evidence will reveal
at to-morrow's inquest. Hale is safely
lodged in the Merced County Jail. but
will be here tomorrow at the inquest.
The place of holding the inquest has
been changed from Drapers to Cot
tonwoods School-house, which is more
suitable to accommodate the large gath
ering of people which is sure to be pres
ent.
Mrs. Mcdowell was not known to have
an enemy in this section, and the idea
that any tramp would commit such a
coid-biooded murder is not accepted.
Hale's persistent effort to borrow a gun
on the day of the murder, and the fact
that tracks We're traced to his gate,
which there seems to be no doubt were
made by his boots, will be brought out on
the examination.
1t is u fact well known that Hale was
Smltten With pretty LOttie Mcdowell be-
fore her marriage and during her resi-
dence on Hale's farm while in the employ
vi MI. anu MIS-. hale, some 1Our years
ago. Since her marriage she has not
spoken to Hale, unless it was impossible
to avoid it. This GOODNESS ON the part of
Mrs. Mcdowell hurt the feelings of Hale.
1t is generally believed that he deter
mined to be avenged.
1t is known that letter written by
Mrs. Hale, which was received by Mr..
Mcdowell shortly before she was shot,
contained some charges fehecting on Mrs.
McDowell's character. Mrs. Mcdowell
attended a mask ball at Volta on New
Years night, where she wore mask.
The letter refers to this, and says; ''You
had better wear the mask that you wore
at the ball and hide the shame which you
have brought on me and my family" or
words to that effect
To-morrow's inquest is looked forward
to with much interest, and number of
persons from Newman and other locali-
ties will be present.
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IN THE RING.

No Interference Will be Made in the
-Fitzsimmcns Fight.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 13.-Mayor Shake
spear said to-day that he would not inte-
fere with the coming prize fights, and it
is understood that the Governor will let
the matter rest entirely with the muni-
cipal authorities.
kilrain and Muldoon are in town, and
all the notable pugilists of the country
have either already arrived or are on the
way.
Among the latter is Peter Jackson, the
negro champion. Sullivan, it is said, will
be here.
MEYERS AND M'AULIFFE TO FIGHT.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 13.-I.ate tonight
Billy Meyers and Jack McAulifTe signed
an agreement to fight for 5000 and the
largest purse offered by the Puritan Club
of New York, the Olympic Club of New
Orleans, the Galveston or California
Athletic Clubs of San Francisco. The
match to take place in April, after Me-
Aulifie meets Carroll.
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Pittston, Me-, in June, 1901. He sailed
before the mast, then invested his savings
in ship and engaged in the West India
trade. In lS49 he loaded his vessel with
mining tools and sailed for San Francisco.
There he engaged in wharfing, and in
buying crrgoes on arrival made a large
fortune.
He was a member of the Vigilance
years ago, and bought out the Standard
Sugar Refinery, and enlarged the busie
ness: AT the time OF his death lie owned
much real estate in San Francisco, and
was director in the Bank of California.
He was interested in many large manu-
factures, and was liberal in giving to the
church and charities.
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GRAPE INDUSTRY.
REPORT OF vITICULTURAL CON-
MISSIONER WEST.
He Discourages the Planting of Any
More Raisin or Wine Vine
yards.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 13.-The State
Viticultural Commissioners have received
the annual report of George West, Com
missioner of the San Joaquin District.
In the County of San Joaquin the entire
acreage of vines VIII not exceed 5000.
Three vineyards are devoted exclusively
to the production of table and wine
grapes, both of which are very profitable.
Stanislaus County contains thousands
OF acres of fine land which will soon be
developed by irrigation and will then be
well adapted to the growth OF raisin
grapes.
Merced County now has nearly 2,ooO
acres of vines, and this season viii see a
largo acreage planted in nuscats Wines
and brandies of good quality have also
been produced.
Kern County has about 1000 acres of
muscats, mostly young vines, all doing
well.
Tulare County contains 4e5 grape grow
crs, owning 10000 acres of vineyards,
$500 of which are in bearing. 4 few
wine grapes are grown. All of the raisin
vineyards are in a thriving condition.
Fresno is the banner grape-growing
county of the State. 1t comprises 1850
acres of vineyards, owned by 1000 grow
ers. There are $500 acres planted in wine
grapes, and 1890 acres in raisin grapes.
The wine vineyards are nearly ali in full
bearing. The vintage of 1890 was prob
ably the largest that will be seen in Cali
fornia for many years. Ports, sherries,
Angelicas, sweet Muscats and brandies of
excellent quality are produced in this
county.
1t is upon the raisin business that the
chief interest of the grape growers of the
San Joaquin District is centered. The
number of vineyard proprietors now in
the valley aggregate upward of 2. 300, most
of whom are growing raisinS. There are
56, 430 acres in the district planted in
raisin grapes, 10000 of which are in bear
ing, but not half of these are in full bear
ing. Twenty thousand acres are also
planted in the State outside of the valley.
These vineyards Will produce, when in
full bearing, 2,000,000 boxes, making !,
total of 7,600, 900 boxes of raisins annually
from the vineyards now planted for the
entire State. The total consumption of
raisins in the United States is now $3.50
900 boxes, including dried grapes. The
yield from vineyards already planted in
California will, when in bearing, be more
than double this amount
Commissioner West, in view of these,
facts. advises the viticulturists to study
the future of the industry before planting
any more raisin vineyards. Healso dis
courages the planting at present of any
further wine vineyards.
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WEATHER BULLETIN.
Change Along the Coast Which For
BODIES Snow and Rpin.

Change Along the Coast Which For
BODIES Snow and Ruin.
SAN FRANCICo, Jan. 13.-The following
bulletin is furnished by Lieutenant Fin
ley, of the Signal Service: The anti
cyclone which has produced the cold,
frosty, clear weather for the past week is
rapidly disappearing under the influence
of cyclone now central off Vancouver
Island. The winds have shifted to the
seuth and east as far southwark as the
San Joaquin Valley, and general cloud
mess, with occasional threatening
weather, is reported from Northern Calf
fornia, Northern Nevada, Oregon and
Washington.
The barometer has fallen quite rapidly
everywhere, and is the lowest on the
Washington coast Storm signals have
been ordered for all stations from Eureka
northward. Light rain, turning to snow
in the mountains, is predicted for Wash
ington, Oregon and the northern portion
of Northern California for the next "a
hours.
There is slight but general rise in the
temperature in this region by the APP
proach of the cyclone. Clear weather
prevails in Southern Nevada and South
ern California, where the winds are still
generally northerly.
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On Trial for rreresy.

PTTTsBURG, Jan. 13.-Rev. J. r. Mill
gan, of the Aileghany Reformed Presby-
terian Church, was placed on trial by the
Presbytery of the Reformed Church to-
day, charged with heresy At the con-
clusIon OF his trial Rev. A. w. McClurkin
will be tried for the same ofIense
Several months ago the accused, with
five other Minister, adopted n platform
recognizing the right to Vote for public
officers. For this the ministers were
tried and suspended from tho Church,
and Rev. Mr.. Milligan is now arraigned.
A split in the Church is feared if the
suspended ministers are not reinstated
by the General Synod.
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Finish Fight at Omaha.

OMAHA, Jan. 13.-Tho finish fight be-
tween Lindsay, of this city, and Harry
Gilmore, of Toronto, Canada, last night,
was most disgracefill affair." Up to the
thirty-third round it was interesting and
gamely fought. In the thirty-fourth.
when the Canadian had Lindsay all but
Knocked out, they clinched, and in the
fall Lindsay landed on top. He arose and
But despite the foul, the referee ordered
them to fight on. When Lindsay re-
peated the foul in the thirty fifth round,
and after the affair developed into a
small-sized riot, the fight was given to
GiluOre
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THE BAKERSFIELD TRAGEDY.
The Parties Supposed to be John Beck
and a Mrs. Clendenin.

AhS aIiitS SuppOSeO 10 De JOln BECK
and a Mrs. Clendenin.
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 13.-Chief of Police
Coyne has been actively engaged this
evening in trying to locate the parties who
committed suicide at Bakersfield last
Sunday. The man who is reported to
have been corporal in the regular army
located here is supposed to be John Beck,
who was discharged from the service
about six months ago, and who, up to the
present time, has been running a cigar
store in this city. He left here few davs
ago, and was last heard of at Los Angeles.
Up to the time of the notorious Glen
denim divorce case, Mrs. Clendenin was
known to but few people in this city.
About three years ago Mrs. Clendenin
left her husband, and eventually acted as
pianist for dancing school. Over year
ago she sued for divorce on the ground
OF cruelty, petitioning for division of
the property and the custody of the boy.
The suit brought out allegations against
her character, and resulted in the boy be-
ing awarded to the father under certain
conditions.
Subsequently Mrs. Clendenin petitioned
for the boy on the ground that Clendenin
had violated the courts order in not per-
mitting her to ser the child. Judge
Pierce then ruled that she be given the
CUSTODY or the boy, ana that afternoon he
was shot down on Fifth street by Glen
denim. The suit that followed was bit
terly fought. The sentence pronounced
was fourteen years.
1t was supposed that Mrs. Clendenin
was with her mother, Mrs. Sharp, at
Florence, Ariz.
ANOTHER THEORY.
Los ANGELES, Jan. 49, From dis
patches received here it is believed that
the woman murdered at bakersfield is
Mrs. John M. Petty, daughter of G. w.
Robinson Of this city, and that the man is
Charley Hastings of San Diego, with
whom the woman has been keeping COM
pany for about q year past. Mrs. Petty
left her husband, who Keeps saloon in
San Diego, some time ago and returned to
this city. She then went to San Pedro.
where she worked in hotel. It is
believed that Hastings followed her to
San Pedro and induced her to run off
with him. The couple then went to Ven
tura, from which place Mrs. Petty wrote
to her parents here. 1t is believed they
made their way to Bakersfield, where the
tragedy occurred.
The husband Of the woman is said to
have passed through the city tonight
from San Diego, On route to Bakersfield.
to be present at the inquest. Mrs.
Petty's parents We're interviewed to
night, but We're very reticent,
refusing to give any information.
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Fariners' Alliance.

SAN Francisco, Jan. 13.-The Execu-
tive Committee Of the State Farmers
Alliance was in session here all day. The
Committee resolved to incorporate, in or
der to transact general business. The
petition agreed upon is to be presented to
the Legislature, asking that new section
be added to the Civil Code, providing
that mutual insurance companies may be
formed in this State without any act of
incorporation, and that by the laws such
companies shall have the force and effect
of the statute in determining the liability
OF members to pay their share of the
losses. The session will continue to-
mOrrOW
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BARBED WIRE TRUST.
The Outlook for Combination Coz
Sidered Good

The Outlook for Combination Con-
Sidered Good.
CHICAGO, Jan. 1S.-A local trade jour
nal says the outlook for combination of
the barbed wire manufacturers in the
country is good. They met two weeks
ago in Pittsburg and formed plan of
consolidation, and that session is now be-
ing continued in Chicago.
The Columbia Wire Company has been
incorporated under the favorable laws OF
Kentucky. Stock books We're opened,
and substantially all the manufacturers,
except the Washburn- Moen Company,
are or will be subscribers.
The new company will control all pat
ents, contracts, ETC., issue new licenses
and establish prices.
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Not for Sale.

PARIS, Jan. 13.-The Minister of For
eign Affairs has informed Lord Lytton,
British Embassador, that France viii not
accept any compensation for her fishery
rights in Newfoundland that she does not
consider to be their full equivalent.
Nothing of that nature has yet been of
fered to her. 1t was for England to say
what she can give. Money will not be
accented
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Heavy Taxes Imposed.

LONDON, Jan. 13.-The British Minister
at Bucnos Ayres has informed the For
eign Office here that heavy taxes in the
shape of licenses have been imposed upon
foreign companies doing business in the
Argentine Republic. Only companies
which hold concessions from the Argen-
tine Government are exempt from the
new tax. Foreign insurance companies
must pay $4,000 per year license and
must deposit q guarantee of $4,000 in the
hands of the Government. The duties
must be paid in gold or its equivalent.
The premium thereon is not, however, to
exceed 20 per cent
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The Revolt in Chile.

LONDON, Jan. l3.-F'urther advices from
Chile confirm the statement of the Chilean
Minister here. They are to the effect that
only. a portion of the Chilean fleet is in
revolt, and the army continues to remain
loyal to the Government The Govern
ment is taking energetic means to repress
the disturbance.
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Favor the Now County.

RIVERSIDE, Jan 13.-The Board of City
Trustees to-day adopted resolutions de-
claring in favor of the formation of the
county of Riverside according to the
boundaries defined by the recent conven-
ton of delegates from Riverside, Perrys,
Elsinore, banning and other sections.
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The School OuestIon.

BALTIMORE, Jan. ID Cardinal Glib
bons' attention was to-day called to in
formation cahled from Rome to the effect
that he had written an important letter
to the Pope on the political bearings of
the school question in the United States
i'll answer to the Pope's desire for the
Cardinals opinion, number of COM
munications having been sent to the Vat
lean regarding the famous educational
discourse of the Bishop OF Ireland.
Cardinal Gibbons admits that he wrote
such letter. but states that it is not for
publication.
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Oregon Legislature.

SALEM, Jan. 13.-A joint resolution was
adopted by the State Senate to-day pro-
viding for Joint Committee of each
House to meet with like committee
from the Washington Legislature to form
a uniform law regulating the fishing in
dustries of the Columbia River.
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Double Murder.

JEFFERSON CITY (Mo.) Jan. 13.-Meagre
details of double murder have come
from Tuscumbia. Mrs. Freeman quar-
relied with one Fulllerson and fired a
charge of shot into his breast. Fulker-
son snatched the gun from the woman.
and before he expired mortally wounded
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washington Legislative Doines.

OLYMPIA (Wash.), Jan. 13.-The House
and Senate Committees on the Worlds
Fair met tonight and drafted bill
which will be introduced in both Houses
tomorrow. 1t leaves tax of one-auar-
ter of mill on the taxable valuation
during the next three years. This will
net about $40 600
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Run Down by q Train.

TOLEDO (0.), Jan. 13-Four farmers,
Milt Gilmore. Grant Fleming, Reuben
Babcock and Charles Ream, attempted
Tonight to cross the Lake Shore tracks
in o sleigh, ahead Of the fast express
train. Thecngineer did all that was pos
sible to stop. but could not. The four
men were Instantly killed
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Destitution in Kansas.

LAWRENCE Ks.l, Jan 13.-J. A. Shir-
ley, of Northfield. Sherman county,
Western Kansas, is in the city soliciting
aid for the destitute settlers. Crops have
failed for five years, and now they are
actually dying from destitution, starving
from want of food and freezing for want
of clothing and fuel.
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Fire in Salt Lake.

SALT LAKE, Jan. 13.-A fire, originating
in the Cooperative Furniture Company's
store to-day, destroyedImuch stock, and
destroyed several adjoining stores. The
losses of the furniture company, Barton
Il Co., clothing, and Hyde Il Griffin, pro-
visions, aggregate $4,000; partially in
Sured
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Death of a Centenarian.

SAN DIEGo, Jan. 12.-Mrs. Marguerite
Chavey died to-day in this city at the age
of lO2 years. The immediate cause of
death was a fall from a bed on Sunday,
by which she sustained compound
fracture of the collar-bone and arm
Otherwise she was in perfect health. The
deceased was q native of Sonora.
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Visitor-'.Your little bov doesn't

VISITOR Your little boy doesn't seem
to be very cheerful. Isn't he well ?''
Broker-"Y Yes, he's well enough, but he
is feeling pretty blue just now. You see,
there was great drop in leather this
morning. BLESS mel You don't mean
to tell me that child knows anything
about the market" ''Well, perhaps moi,
generally speaking; but you see the par
ticular leather that dropped this morning
was his mothers slipper.-Bosto Courier.