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The morning call., 1891-07-06
TIRED OF LIFE.
Au Old Citizen Of sonoma Hangs Himself in
Barn.

Au Old Citizen Of sonoma Hangs Himself in
Barn.
SoNoMA, July 5.-About o'clock last
night w. 2. Wilson, an old resident of this
town, aged 50 years and painter by trade,
committed suicide by hanging. He had not
been we'll for several days, and having been
absent from his house for several hours his
family became alarmed and one of his sons
started out to look for him, thinking that
his father might be asleep in the barn. The
young man opened the barn door, and to his
horror saw his father dangling from a rope
The deceased had climbed to the rafters and
had taken rope used for hauling hay to the
loft and placed it about his throat had
jumped. His neck was broken in the leap.
Mr. Wilson was a widower and leaves nine
sons and daughters. He was, at the time
of his death, member in good standing of
the following orders: Knights of Pythias,
Chosen Friends. United Workmen. Odd Eel
lows and Knights of Honor. lll-health and
despondency is supposed to he the cause of
the sad act.
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WAR-sHIPs AT SAN DIEGO.
The Itata in Charge of Customs Officers an
the Charleston Watching Her.

The Itata in Charge of Customs Officers and
the Charleston Watching Her
SAN DIEGO. July 5.-The Itata lies quietly
at anchor in the bay in charge of the Gus
toms officers. Nobody is allowed on board
yet pending instructions from Washington.
The Charleston is still off Coronado. She
will practice with her big guns upon tar
get on the Coronado Islands tomorrow at a
distance of ten miles, after which she will
come into San Diego Bay. unless different
orders are received.
The Rangeris still here, and with the Mex
lean war-ship Dimocrata, which has been
here several weeks, gives the bay quite a
warlike appearance.
Captain Remey of the Charleston to-day
notified the Customs authorities officially of
the arrival of the Itata, and requested them
to inform the United States District Attor-
ney, lntimating that the ChaIleston's mis-
sion in the matter was ended, and the legal
authorities must now take charge.
Captain MaunZen of the Itata refuses to
talk about the affair, except to say he ex-
poets to settle the difficulty and regain pos
session of the ship. Nobody will be allowed
on the Charleston tomorrow during gun
practice.
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THE BLUE MOUNTAIN FIRE.
Mrs. Senator Dolph Loses Her Diamond Neck
lace and Watch.

LA GRANDE (Oregon), July 1.-The total
losses sustained In last nights fire will not
fall far short of Sl2j.00o. with an insurance
of about $4,000. The principal losers are:
w. j. Snodgrass $50, 900, no insurance; Ga
zette Publishing Company $500, no insur-
ance; William Noble $4,000, no insurance
C. q. Bunte 5000, insurance $500; New
ton & Palmer $1,000, insurance $1,000; Nc
Kennon & Holmes $500, insurance $1,000 (;
Young & Hart 81 900, insurance 5000; j.
Diamond $1,000. Insurance $500; Sommer
& Blum $1,000, insurance $500; g. S. Dun
phey $4,000, insurance S2S00; Senator Dolph
and family, who were guests at the Blue
Mountain House, where the fire or ginated,
escaped with difficulty. and with the loss of
many personal effects, including Mrs.
Dolph's diamond necklace and gold watch.
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marches at reveille, followed BY the solemn
anthems at the religious service in the
Fifth. and then the rehearsal OF the brigade
bands under SergeantM Major Charles FL.
Casassa of the First at brigade headquar-
ters, then by the band of the First for
sacred concert, given in front of the regi-
mental headquarters between s 80 and $3.50
o'clock in the evening.
The brigade bands have a repertoire of
five marches for brigade dress-pa
namely: American March," Rifle Regi-
meDt," with variations and very heavy
march; Distant Reading" brigade
march, a composition by George Koppitz
aid dedicated to the brigade's hOnored
chief, Brigadier-General John II. Dickin-
son, aud lastly the "Semper Fidelis," very
taking melody, with drum solos. The music
will be feature OF camp, and the cons0Ii-
dated band will number seventy-eight musi-
clans, with no suffers" three of the regi-
mental bands numbering twenty men each
and the Fifth's eighteen. The following
number of men was in camp at reveille, as
shown by the consolidated reports handed
in AT lrpada hoa1nuarfarc.
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A ROYAL WEDDING.
Princess Louise VIII Be Married To-Day to
Prince Albert.

LONDON, July 5.-At the wedding of
Princess Louise of Schleswig- -Holstein ana
Prince Albert Of Anhalt to morrow, the
Archbishop of Canterbury will perform the
whole service The brides dress is of
white satin. semi-state train, with petit
coat draped with double row of Honiton
and oint lace, and is the one in which her
mother was married. The bodice is made
tight fitting, and narrow wreaths of orange
and myrtle blossoms fall from the waist,
and sprays Of myrtle and bronze bloom are
fastened to the shoulders. Around the
petticoat and train there is thick lace
wreath of these blossoms. The Honiton
lace veil in which the bride will be MARI led
will be fastened in her hair with small
wreath of myrtle and orange blossoms. she
will wear necklace of diamonds and pearls,
the gift Of her parents.
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Miss Booth Discounted.

ELoNDoN, July o. - Eva Booth, daugh-
ter Of General Booth. called on the Mayor
of Eastbourue recently to expostuate
against prosecuting the Salvation Army for
disturbing the peace. Her arguments being
OF no avail she dropped on her knees and
began 10 pray to the Lord to give the Mayor
new heart. The Mayor then kneelcd and
prayed that law-breakers might have new
hearts and Miss Booth left him master Of
the situation. The twenty-sixth anniver-
sary of the Salvation Army will be cele-
lrafpd Tnnsdnu
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THE DESERT LAKE.
The Water Reaches lis Highest Point and
Begins to Recede.

Los ANGELES, July 5,-Advices received
to-day from SatOn state that the desert lake
has reached its highest point and will now
recede rapidly until it disappears entirely.
The water fell so rapidly to-day that SUI
perintendent w. Dmbrow started up the
mill this afternoon. In dispatch to the
Superintendent of the Southern Pacific Rail-
road he says: THE water reached the
wind during the night drove it back 200 feet,
and lowered it one foot. A light wind is
blowing from the south to-day and strong
current has set in from the south, caused, !
think, from gravitation drawing the water.
The highest mark was reached this morn
ing at 6 o'clock. l am running the mill
to-day"
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Thrown From a WAGON.

SAN DIEGO, July 5.-Dr. c. j. Eames, a
New York inventor, who is here with prop
osition to build an iron plant, was thrown
from wagon Saturday, falling on his head
and suffering Sc ere injuries. Eames was
examining tue iron deposits back of Julian
at the time. He was brought to this city
for treatment Though seriously hurt he
may, recover. The subscriptions 10 the
100000 subsidy for the iron plant have
nearly reached that amnuut
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THE wARsPITE's NEWS.
Reports Spread by the Insurgents at Chile
Are Not True.

VICTORIA (B. c., July 5.-Her Majesty's
flagship Warspite arrived to-day. Reports
from Iquique are that the bombardment Of
the place has been greatly exaggerated.
Two hundred would be an outside number
of those killed, among whom are nc women
were destroyed. 1t is also stated that the
Itata landed two thousand cases of arms
there.
When the Warspite entered Caldera, the
Aconcagua, belonging to the Congression-
ais, was engaged with but one gun in the
fight, besides two torpedo boats. The lat
ter, sighting the Warspite, and taking her
Tor an Insurgent war ship. made Off
The Warspite's officers say that all re-
ports sent out about engagements are
greatly exaggerated,
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AWFUL TRAG EDY.
An Infuriated Elephant Tramples Child to
Death.


Death
DENVER (Colo.). July 5.-This afternoon
an immense crowd assembled at Manhattan
Beach to witness a balloon ascension. 1t
was advertised that children would be given
a ride on the back of the elephant kept
there. The elephant had made two trips,
and was just returning to the animal house
with eight children on his back, when the
balloon started up. The animal became
terribly frightened, and began trumpeting
and running about, making frantic efforts
to upset the children. All fell off, and all
but one escaped uninjured. A little boy
named johnny Eaton was the victim. He
was caught under the elephants feet and
crushed rut of all semblance of humanity.
The keeper of the elephant stuck pitch
fork in the animals trunk, and was thrown
high in the air by the enraged animal. but
was not seriously hurt. BY this time the
other attendants managed to secure the
elephant with chain. The parents of the
child are nearly frantic with frief.
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a NEGRO KILLED.
The Colored Population of Tennessee Town
Resent Mob Violence.

NASHVILLE Crenn.), July "a special
from Trenton, Tenn, says: News reached
here yesterday that a negro had been killed
at Dyer, small town several miles north
of here, by mob of white men. The negro,
whose name was Thompson, had a quarrel
with white man named Taylor about
money matters. The negro, who was bad
character, pulled revolver and fired two
shots at Taylor. On Friday night a mob of
wIite men broke into the negro's house and
shot him. To-day kilograms have been re-
ceived saying that negroes, MANY of them
strangers, are congregating in the town.
Parties from there came here this after
noon asking fur assistance from the people
here. The white people in Dyer outnumb Der
the negroes two to one, and conservative
people think there will be no serious
trouble, but the citizens Of Dyer are much
frightened.
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Denies His Responsibility.

NEW YORK, July John S. Silver states
he has adjusted and paid his Indebtedness
to the Washington National Bank, and in
connection with the matter says the re-
port that he controlled the Executive Com
mittee and Board of Directors of tie Amer-
can Loan and Trust Company, and is
therefore responsible for the failure of that
company, is absolutely false. He is not re-
sponsibie for loans made by the trust COM
pany to Belden Il McTigbe, who had a con-
tract for the construction of the Decatur,
Chesapeake and Newt Orleans Railroad.
Silver denies that he was connected with
Simmons, Classen and Pellen in their deal
inCs With the Sixth National Bank.
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A FATAL SPREE.
Two Men Run Over by Freight-Train and
Killed

tWV 7neH 1NuH OVtI Uy CItIS Hl-IIaIu anu
Killed.
SACRAMENTO, July 5.-Fred Case and
Joseph Mooney, farm-hands employed on a
ranch a couple of miles south of here. were
run over by freight train from Stockton
at an early hour this morning and killed
instantly. Both we're horribly mangled.
Cases head was cut completely from his
body. The men had been to a ball Satur-
They started for the ranch about 2 O'Clock
this morning with large bottle of whisky,
and it is supposed that they sat down on the
track for rest and fell asleep. Their
bodies were brought to this city and turned
over to Coroner Clark.
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The Virginia Railroad Accident.

CHARLESTON CW Va), July IN
deaths occurred to-day among those
wounded in yesterdays wreck. The scene
of the wreck to-day was the mecca of hun
dreds of pilgrims, all curious to see the
spot where so many lives were lost and so
much.ruin done. The road has been re-
paired, and trains are now running regular
ly. General Manager Ferris is expected
here tonight to look into the matter of the
wreck.
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FIRE AT MODESTO.
A Block of Stores Burned, With Loss Placed at
$4,000.

MODESTO, Jaly "a fire started in Rod
gers & Jaekson's millinery store late last
night, and burned a row Of wooden buildings
to the vacant lot adjoining the Masonic
Hall, and badly damaged the two-stOry
brick building of E. b. Brown. The FIRE
Started in the show window of the millinery
store. by the curtains catching on fire from
gas Jet. The buildings destroyed were
occupied by Rodgers & Jackson, millinery {;
j. J. Towes; the Justice Court; Miss M. =.
Armstrong. dressmakng; J. Matteres,
bakery; FL. Lewis, art store; U. P. Gamble,
butcher shop, and j. S. Loventhal, restau-
rant. The buildings were owned by c. A.
Stonesifer, Herman Christ, E. b. Brown and
A. Monetti. The loss will reach about
$4,000; Insurance about $1,000.
Marshal Young was badly burned about
the hands and face while attempting to save
the court documents.
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THE SEALING QUESTION.
The British Behring Sea Commissioner Ar
rives at New York.

New YORK, July 5.-Sir George Baden
Powell, the English Bebring Sea Commis-
sioner, arrived to-day on tile Etruria and
left this evening for Montreal.
In an interview he said: After shorl
stay at Ottawa / will 80 TO the Northwest
I've expect to reach a settlement nf the
Behring Sea question, one that will be en-
tirely satisfactory to every one interested,
and can see no reason why we should nos
The settlement Will no doubt be one thai
will protect the seals and al the same time
the rights OF all "
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A DEADLY FIGHT.

Three Men Shot and the Sister of One Take
Hand in the Encounter.
CINCINNATI, July "a special to tbs
Commercial Gazette from Washington, lnd.s
says: Farmer HUFF, John Armstrong and
an unknown man quarreled at Indiar
Springs to-day and all drew revolyersi
Armstrong was shot in the head and the uf.
known man in the abdomen, both fatally
Huff was slightly wounded and lied TO es-
cape arrest. He is one of the weallhiest
men in the county. Armstrong; sister
joined in the fray, knocking down seyera.
bystanders with barrel-staye.
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A Man Burned to Death.

MERGED, July 5.-Coroner O'Brien re-
ceived a dispatch to-day saying that Ed
Dugan and another man had been burned
to death at Alfalfa Camp. On arriving at
the scene he found that fifteen farm-hands
had teen playing cards in shed adjoining
barn. when it caught fire. All escaped but
one man named Sherman. At first it was
thought that Dugan had been burned, but
he was found asleep in field near by.
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Throws His Rival Under a Train.

YOUNGSTOWN Ohio. July 5.-Willlam
Coe and Charles Adgate, while on a passen-
ger train leaving here at midnight last night.
qnarreled over n girl, and Adgate threw Coe
off the coach. He fell on the rails. Both OF
his feet were amputated and his skull frac-
tured, and he will die. Officers are search
ing for Adgate.
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THE PRESIDENTS SPEECHES.
They Will Be Used Very Extensively in the
Ohio State Campaign.

Ohio State Campaign.
WASHINGTON, June 5.--The Ohio Repub-
licans have ordered large number of the
New York Mail and Express pamphlets con-
tanning President Harrison's speeches, made
during his Southern and Western trip. The
book will be used in the Ohio campaign
and will be first-rate document for Repub-
liean distribution. The speeches contained
in it are for the most part those made in Cal
ifornia and on the Northwest Coast; be-
side this it gives adequat, and graphic des-
crIptons OF receptions the President re-
ceived at points along the Coast 1t is the
work Of John 5. Shriver, the wel-knOwn
Washington correspondent If the Mail and
Express, and it was published under the
auspices of that newspaper.
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track for five miles, and two engines Were
necessary to pail tie train through The
mass of crushed bodies, making the rails
slippery. The engines were two hours IN
getting the train over the 6ve-mile stretch;
The grasshoppers have only been hatebed
two weeks, but it is feared that they WI
mature enough TO rise before the corn Is
sufficiently hard to be safe and they vii. "a
blown into this State by The northwest
winds
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Prize.Fightsrs in Vacayills.

VAcAvILLE. July 5.-The new Atlantic
Club, which has just been organized here,
gave its first exhibition last night by rat
tling glove contest between Armstrong. a
local ddle-weght, and McGee. alias 1.-The
Montana Kid" In which the local man had
month
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A MYSTERIOUS CASE.
The Partial Paralysis Of Woman Confoun1G
tha Onctors

ttlc OUCtoAS
NEW YORK. July 5.-Ia Bellevue Hes-
pital there is a woman peculiarly afflicted
by paralysis. One half of her right eye IS
pa,alyzed. She can see with the other hal.
One half of her tongue is paralyzed. but The
ever. Her right side is SO numb that 1t can
be touched without the patients knowledge.
She can eat on only one side of her morsz.
Her af1iiction extends down the right side Q,
her neck, and has rendered her right arhi
helpless. The paralysis continues along tbs
side of the body and down the lower ilint.
and above the eye the stroke describes
semi-circle to the back of the head, wins:
portion is also wtthuut sensation. The 81 8
of trouble is a mystery. The woGiaF .ss
been in the hospital four days, and durl%5
this TINE the case las shown no symptom 20
enlighten the doctors. Her general aeas-,
is good, aud fes appetite is keen and size ss-
OerieuCps 10 pain.
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FATAL AsCENsIoNs.
Two Women Lose Their Lives by Balloon Ac-
cidents


BosToN, July 5.-The balloon ascensions
in this vicinity yesterday resulted disas-
trously for the most noted aeronauts in this
country, Mrs. Ezra Allen. wife OF Professor
Allen, and Miss Nellie Wheeler, the famous
parachute jumper. Mrs. Allen is Ss years
old. and. being in a delicate health, WAS
advised not to make the announced ascen-
sion at Providence. She insisted, however,
and after getting to great height the bal
loon collapsed. She struck the earth with
great violence, breaking both legs and in
juring her thigh. 1t is feared that she
win die.
At Waverly Park Nellie Wheeler. the
parachute girl, was to ascend in md-air and
distribute rs prizes number of deeds OF
town lots of a new real estate boom. This
she did and cut loose her parachute. See
ing that she was to land on the glass of a
greenhouse, and having on thin tights.
She jumped 60 feet, striking on her back.
breaking both thighs and her back, and will
die. Ier name is jennie Crockell and she
comes Of a good Boston family, having
taken 10 the balloonng business as a freak.
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THREE scnoLAss KILLED.
lightning Strikes Building Occupied b

lightning Strikes Building Occupied by
College Students.
BALTIMORE, July 5.-J. b. Lamb OF Rr
ton and w. j. Holden and j. Walters -
New York, sebolastics of Woodstock Coz
lege, were killed on Friday by lightning IL
st. Mafy's County, Md.
The students were at an old villa whichis
occupied every summer by students ane
professors from Woodstock College. Frias,f
night fearful thunderstorm prevaileG-
and the villa was struck by lightning whila
q number of students were grouped in oDt
room. The three named above were killed
outright and several others painfully les
jured. Telegrapuic communications has nes
been restored yet. and full particulars caa-
not yet be obtained.
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AN alleged Nobleman Arrested,

NEW YORK, July 5.-An Englishman
claiming to pc Walter S. Beresford and a
cousin to Lord Charles Beresford, the British
First Lord of the Admiralty, is in custody
here charged with swindling and forgery.
He was arrested on kilograms from citizens
of Georgia. The prisoner says the charges
are false and he is ready to meet the COM
plaintS
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4 DISHONEST AGENT.

q Sporting Editor Could Not Withstand
Temptation
BERLIN, July 5.-Herr Kinize editor
and owner for years of the Deutscher
Rennsport, and leading betting agent, has
absconded with 30O,OO0marks intrusted with
him TO bet on the Hanover races He was
a sporting writer of remarkable power, and
lie was implicitly trusted by the aristocrats
of the turf. Millions of money have passed
through his hands, and he was believed to
be Immensely wealthy. He has recently
been betting on his own account instead
OF confning himself to his profitable COM
mission business, and has lost heavily. 1t
is believed that he has fled TO America.
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COLD STORAGE.
An English Syndicate Buys Large Chicago
Plant.

An English Syndicate Buys Large Chicago
Plant
CHICAGO. July 5.-English capital has
again invaded Chicago. This time to the
extent of S4,500.OOO. The property pur-
chased is the Chicago Cold Storage Ex-
change Company's building and plant. The
plant will at once be completed 10 suit the
enlarged plans, and the projectors claim
that hen finished the storage of all kinds
Of perishabe matter will be revolutionzed.
W. w. Belvin of San Francisco negotiated
the sale. He has just returned from Lon
don, where, after two months of confer
ences, he closed the deal. The purchaser is
the London and Colonial Finance Corpora
tion. limited. The deal will net about
S9Oo,0o0 profit to the sellers and they will
preserve half interest.
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Young BURGLARS Arrested.

LATHRoP, July 5.-Harvey Allender
White and Lion Williams (colored). both
aged about II years, were arrested to-day by
Constable Walker. while burglarizing the
house Of Frank Daglie. at the San Joaquin
bridge. They obtained about S10o, silver
watch and two silver chains. The property
was found upon them. The former is from
Decatur, H.. and the latter from Ell Paso,
Toy
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Another Ranch Rnrned.

SoNoMA, July 5-Yesterday afternoon
while the family of George A. Goes, a
farmer. living near Sonoma, were attendin &
the Fourth of July celebration at Maxwell
Grove, the grain field near the house took
fire. The field of grain, the house and every
thing belonging to the family was de-
stroyed, except the barn. There were no
insurances,
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as Postoffice) burned down at o'clock
to-day. Everything was lost. The railroad
station was badly scorched. The origin of
the fire is supposed to have been too much
fire crackers. TIE property was insured.
The Southern Pacific Company sent up a
water train, but as the valves refused to
work it was OF no service. The grain is
still burning very lively
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A TERRIFIC TORNADO.
Galveston, Tex, Swept by Severe Cyclone
Much Damage Done.


GALVESTON, July 5.-This city has been
visited by one Of the most terrific storms
known in years. 1t is still raging. and at
this writing it is impossible TO estimate the
damage to property along the coast. The
waters from the gulf are in the streets, and
many of the warehouses and buildings
in the neighborhood of the docks are
flooded. The telegraph wires are rros-
trated, practically cutting OFF all commuui-
cation with outside points.
later-This afternoon the gale gradually
subsidized. During its prev alence the surf
was driven in, flooding the lower portions
of the city in the east end while along the
gulf side it threatened the underp inning of
the houses near the beach. Two blocks of
the Galveston and Western road were
washed away. street-car tracks were car
III out and portion of the breakwater
protecting the Beach Hotel was destroyed
The waters of the gulf are still rolling in
ward, and the gale is still blowing about
forty miles an hour. The storm has dis
abled the electric light works, and tonight
the city is wrapped in darkness, with the
wind whistling aud the rain falling in tor
RENTS
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A Millinerx.store Burned.

GILRoY, July Sat 10 O'clock last night
Mrs. Payne's millinery-store was burned
out. The loss is about $500. The cause is
supposed to have been an exploding lamp.
Luckily the firemen were present at ball,
and quickly had water on the flames. Later
at night the fire would have been disastrous.
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A Canadian Railroad Deal.

New YORK, July Sit is rumored here
that the Canadian Pacific is negotiating for
the Grand Trunk Railroad The deal Is
said to be so far accomplished that the
Canadian Pacific Directors are to be put IN
the Grand Trunk directory at the next
meeting.
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Sacrificed Her Child.

PITTsBURG, July 5,-Mrs. Mary Nimmer,
while in fit of religious hysteria. this aft
ernoon. decided to sacrifice her youngest
child. The neigbbors nterfered, but not
until she had chopped its head in horrible
manner with hatchet. The mother was
arrested The child will die.