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Go TO Cooper's II you want good piano at
price: easy terms.
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SACRAMENTO BANK.

TIME OLDEST SAVINGS BANK IN THE
i city, corner Fifth and streets. Sacra-
mento; Guaranteed capital, S5oo.oOo; paid
estate in California, July 1, 1870, So, ,89S. .442:
term and ordinary deposits, July /, 1890
S2,7O9, ,394. Term and ordinary deposits re-
celved. Dividends paid in January and July.
Money loaned upon real estate only. The
bank does exclusively savings bank busi-
ness. Information furnished upon applica-
ton TO w. P. COLEMAN, President.
ED. r. HAMILTON, Cashier
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MATHUsHEK pianos are the best. Cooper's,
corner Seventh and J streets.
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Clerk; NJ. D. Boruck was Committee
Clerk; j. Clock was Porter for both
Houses, each of which paid him 81 day /;
Hiram Arentz was Page in the Assem-
bly,.
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90, oreoo,;oreI chrrcb

The pastor, Rev. J. b. Silcox, will preach ut
IL A. NJ. and 1880 p. NJ. Come and worship. .
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.........In the Legislature of 1861 George
S. Evans tafterward Adjutant- GeneraD
was Minute Clerk at So per day; Z. w.
Hubbard was an Assistant Engrossing
Clerk; Harry r. Mighels was Engrossing
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The announcement that w. s. Cleve-
lands Consolidated Minstrels will play a
return date at the Metropolitan Theater
has occasioned most pleasurable anticipa-
tlons among local admirers of Billy EN-
erson, many of whom were prevented
seeing the company when it appeared
here month ago, because of the rush at
the boX-offlee on the date ofthat appear
ance. The show made such an.emphatic
hit on that occasion that Manager Hall
was not slow i'll arranging for the return
engagement, and the worlds greatest
minstrel organization viii accordingly be
here next "Wednesday evening. Hnril
18th. Since their previous appearance
here they have played a highly success
full engagement in San Francisco, where
they were rewarded by overfIowing
houses and the strongest Endorsements
of the press of that city, and unless pres
ent indications are erroneous they will
break their own superb record as to
drawing power when they return OF
course Emerson remains the bright,
particular star, and Barney Pagan will be
among his numerous coadjutors, while
the Craggs will be seen in all their glory.
The performance of the Craggs is remem-
nared SIS the most artistic and thrilling of
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No. 542-For $50 per acre-4Oo acres
on Cosumnes River; 200 acres bottom land.
90 or which are in alfalfa; 35 acres in or.
chard, fenced into Q fields; dwelling of 2
rooms, barn 50x60, granary, all farming
tools, etc. Also
Ien-acre Tracts near Loomis, Placer.
County.
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FOR SALE.

No. 545-For Sc, ,OoO-16O acres: hns q
acres III orchard. 80 acres in grain, acres
IN alfalfa, 60 acres cleared, so acres in tim
ber fenced into four fields; has dwelling OF
. rooms, barn 2ox3o, ditch OF free water
running through the place. Situate 2 miles
rom railroad station IN Ell Dorado County
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No. 543-For Sc, ,500-342 acres: 4 acres
IN vineyard, about acres in orchard az OF
which are French prunes; 6 acres In garden
acres in alfalfa, from which crops % r, hc
cut: 100 acres cleared, 100 acres fenced 22O
acres timber, fenced into fields; has good
dweillng OF 8 rooms and cellar, large barn
for horses, cattle barn, 3 head ynIuabie
horses, FL head Of cattle, bulls, steers,
hogs, chickens, all farming tools, buggies,
wants to be seen 10 be appreciated. Situate
near Middletown in Lake County.
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Special to the REcoRp-uN1ox.

CoNsTANTINoPLE, June IA party of
brigands near Tchereskei yesterday
placed distinctions across the railroad
track and derailed the eastern express.
They found several German and English
tourists among the passengers. One of
them was a banker Of Berlin The brig
ands demanded $4,000 as ransom for
the captives, and Chancellor Won Caprivi
telegraphed to the German ambassador
here authorizing him to advance the
amount.
The remaining passengers were de-
spoiled of their belongings, and then left
alone.
The place where this act of brigandage
occurred lies between this city and Adri-
anople. The band numbered thirty men,
led by the noted robber Anastasius.
When the express reached the spot
where the rails were removed the engine
tumbled over on its side, dragging with
it the tender, baggage car and all third
class passenger coaches. The first-class
passenger cars luckily did not follow the
other part of the train, but remained
safely on the track.
When the train was thus disabled, the
brigands rushed forward, uttering loud
Yells, and brandishing their guns in a
threatening manner, boarded the cars.
Several passengers resisted the attack,
and one man was dangerously wounded.
When the brigands ended their work
of robbery, they seized Oscar Gregor.
Herr Israel, banker of Berlin Herr
Maguel, a landowner of Bavaria; Herr
Oscar Cotysch, Of Secorbig, Prussian-
SaXony, and Freudiger, engineer of the
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Special to the Rrcorn-uxrox.

y.
MERGED, June 1.-When court opened
this morning The testimony in the
hale murder case commenced. The first
witness was County Surveyor Robinson.
lie testified as to the location of the
house where the tragedy took place.
Percy Mcdowell, husband of the muir
oered woman, took the stand and said he
haa been married three years. and has a
boy two years old. His wife's mother.
Mrs. Middleton, lives about fifteen miles
1rom his house. He took his wife there
10 VISIT on December 18th last. She was
murdered on January 3th. His wife had
received threatening letters from Hale's
wife. Witness was here excused from
the stand to hunt up the letters that they
may be read to the Jury.
Inc examination of witnesses was. re-
sumed this afternoon. J. S. Middleton a
brother of the murdered woman. was
placed on the stand. He described the
incidents at the house on the night of the
murder. lie said the family were sitting
III the parlor after supper, Lottie, the
hlurdefeq woman, sitting near the stove,
with her little three-year-old son leaning
on her lap watching her make shadow
pictures on the wall tor his amusement.
Others of the family were watching her
also, when the assassin fired the shot that
ended the young mothers life. When
the shot was fired the family thought
something had exploded They saw Lot
tie fall. Witness ran and picked her up.
Then they Saw that she was shot. Her
mother swooned, and it was several min
utes before any one thought of looking
Tor the murderer. When they did he
could not be found. but tracks were dis
covered leading to Hale's house.
Several witnesses testified to seeing
Hale near the scene of the murder on
that day.
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A BIG DAM.
The South Yuba Company Increasing
Its Storage Capacity.


John Spaulding, Superintendent of the
South YUba Water Company, was
at Emigrant Gap last week making ar
engagements to commence work on the
proposed storage reservoir on the South
Iuba River, about mile above the head
of the main South Yuba Canal.
At this point, which is fifteen miles
below Lake Fordyce as the stream runs,
the 1uba passes through a valley half a
mile wide and amile long, surrounded by
precipitous mountains of granite At
the lower end of the valley the river goes
through narrow gorge, forming a
natural dam site. Here will be con-
structed during this summer a dam 60
feet high and go feet long, with a wing
dam 30 feet long. 1t will be built of
granite masonry. It Will be Is feet at the
top and have a 60-foot base.
The outlet to Lake Spaulding. as it is to
be called, will be tunnel extending over
sixty feet through solid rock, and now
nearly completed
The capacity of the lake will be about
100000 miners inches, which will make
it the fourth largest artificial body of
water in the county. 1t will materially
| increase the storage capacity of the South
Yuba system, and will be the lowest i'm
altitude about 5000 feet. but one of the
most importantof their chain of lakes.
Its location IS one mile north of the
Central Pacific Railroad, and therefore
easy of access from the outside world. 1t
is TO be stocked with trout, and in two on.
three years Will become popular hunt
ing and fishing resort.-Neyada City
Transcript,
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DENIES THE CHARGES.

Captain Markedly Says the Stories
Told About Him Are False.
CHICAGO, June IA Washington spe-
cial says: Captain A. C. Markedly, an
army officer stationed at Fort Thomas, A..
t., charged by his men with cruel treat
ment, has anticipated the action of the
War Department by applying himself for
court of inquiry to investigate the &C
cusations. The members of his company,
a colored troop, signed ''round robin"
in which they accused Captain Markedly
of ''guardhouse bulldozing and cursing
almost continually when on drills and
formations and of ALLOWING a dis
graceful and bogus check system and
gambling in the company" For signing
this ''round robin" thirty-two men were
tried and convicted, but were suisse
quently released by General McCook,
who, in a general order issued from head
quarters, Department of Arizona, Sc
verely rebuked Captain Markedly for his
treatment of his men and for violating
the regulations in permitting gambling in
his company. In the letter asking for a
court of inquiry received at the War De-
partment, Captain Markedly denies the
charges,
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is yet time to carry ont for this season
any arrangement which may be promptly

Is yet time to carry ont for this season
any arrangementw which may be promptly
agreed to-"
On May Goth Acting Secretary Adee adj
dressed personal note TO the British
Minister requesting a reply from her
majesty's Government. On May Goth he
sent another note to the same effect, say
ing that the President was anxious for an
early response. 1.-THE situation he
added, s'calls for prompt action. A
large fleet of Canadian sealers have been
tor some weeks or months on the seas
They are daily going further out of reach
The revenue cutters have awaited definite
orders. Their presence is urgently needed
in Behring Sea, and any further delay
may tend to defeat the very purpose for
which the agreement is sought. 1t is
quite incompatible with fairness and JUS
tice to our citizens that this should be
permitted to continue. Ample opportu-
nifty has been afforded her maiosty's
! Government to bring this condition to a
close by an effective agreement, but the
result is still uncertain-to all appear
ances remote. The President will be
glad to know that it is near at hand and
| certain, but he cannot longer hold back
| IN furtherance of a vague hope, to the
detriment of the legitimate interests of
! the Government and citizens of the
! United States.
II am therefore directed by the Presi-
dent" continues Mr.. Adee, ''to inform
| you that orders have been given to the
revenue steamer Rush to proceed TO the
sealing islands. Another revenue steamer,
the Corwin, is at San Francisco, nearly
ready to sail, and will very shortly put to
sea. Should an agreement be reached
before her departure appropriate orders
may still be sent by her to the islands. I
mention this in order that you may COM
prehend how fully this Government de-
sires to affect arrangements for this
season, and that you may realize how
each day lessons the ability of her males
/ tvs Government to effectually cooperate
without regard to British subjects. and
tends to destroy the practical utility of
an agreement to limit the seal catch'
! On the 9th of May Sir Julian replied
| to Mr.. Adee that he had communicated
the latter's note to Lord Salisbury by
cable. 81 feel assured" he adds, ''that his
| lordship will greatly regret any incon-
venlence which may be caused your Gov
| ernment by the impracticability of re-
! turning an Immediate reply to the pro-
posal contained in Mr.. Blaine's note OF
the 4th inst. Lord Salisbury, as I had the
| honor to state to you verbally, is using
! the utmost expedition, but the lateness OF
! the proposal and the conditions attached
! to 1T have given rise to grave difficulties.
as to which his lordship has necessarily
! been in communication with the Canadian
| Government. His reply, however, may
/ now arrive at any moment"
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CRUISER NO. IS.
The Bath Iron Works the Lowest Bid
derS.

The Bath Iron Works the Lowest. Bid
ders.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-Irving M.
Scott was not much surprised that he did
not get the contract for the construction
of Cruiser No. Is when the bids were
opened this morning, because, contrary
to custom, the department advertise
ments did not make an allowance for the
difference in freight transportation
charges, and consequently the Union
Iron Works in this case could not hope
to compete with Eastern firms. Every
body was a good deal surprised, how
ever, TO find that the Bath, Me-, Iron
Works were the lowest bidders (S2, $780,
000)- This firm has not been recognized
among the great ship-contracting institu-
tons, and some doubt is expressed
whether they will be able to handle sue
cessfully such big contract. Mr.. Scott,
of course, does not say anything depreci-
alive of a rival institution, but others ex-
press the opinion that the department
will carefully consider the matter before
giving them the contract. AT any rate,
Mr.. Scott will not get the contract on his
bid of s., 10000.
Cramp d Sons were expected to capture
the contract, inasmuch as they are already
building similar ship for &, 725, 900 and
could use the same plans. The Cramps
bid in this case was S2,745,00O. The
Cramps are very mad over being under
bid by the Yankee tub-makerS.o
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TRADE WITH COSTA RIGA.
The United States Taking Bushes
From Other Foreign Nations.

The United States Taking Business
From Other Foreign Nations.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-Trade statistics
for Costa Rica for the last year show o
remarkable change in imports, the United
States now having larger trade with
Costa Rica than England, France or Ger
many. The total value of imports last
year was 81, $50, coo, of which the United
States furnished 81, 100000.
Reports from the British Consul to his
Government, just made public, express
surprise that the United States should
now stand first on the list, when few
years ago its shipping did not nearly APP
proach those of Great Britain. He adds:
This requires some looking into, and as
soon as the official figures appear in
detail, ] will endeavor to ascertain what
are the articles imported that have super
seded those OF former years."
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THE BACCARAT SCANDAL.
Opening of the Celebrated Case Befol
the Lord (,hinf IrSticn

Opening of the Celebrated Case Before
the Lord Chief Justice.
LONDON, June 1.-The famous baccarat
scandal trial, otherwise the action of Sir
William Gordon Cumming against Mr..
and Mrs. Lycett Green, Mrs. Arthur
Wilson, Arthur Wilson and Berkeley
Lovett for SANDER, commenced before
Lord Chief Justice Coleridge to-day.
Long before the hour fixed for the hear
ing of the case the courtroom was filled
with crowds of fashionable people. who
had been lucky enough to obtain tickets.
Judge Coleridge had given orders that
admission to the court was to be by Spe-
cial ticket only, and he announced that
ne would be able to accommodate only a
fewof the most distinguished applicants
with seats beside him on the bench, re-
serving the main body of the court for
members of the bar, witnesses. jurymen
and about ti1irty-five newspaper repre-
sentatives. The result was that crowds
81 angry, disappointed people were seen
outside the court.
The plaintiff was cool and calm, but
appeared not in the best of humor.
The heir apparent to the throne entered
the courtroom shortly after IL O'Clock, ac-
companied by his Private Secretary. The
Prince took his seat near Justice Cole
ridge.
The entrance of the Prince of Wales
was the signal for the court proceedings
20 commence.
No sooner was the Prince seated than a
jury was sworn and Lord Chief Justice
Coleridge, taking his seat on the bench
and addressing Solicitor-G General Clarke,
the leading counsel for the plaintiff.
said in substance that he desired the
Prince Of Wales should be kept in court
as short time as possible. To this the
Solicitor General assented.
Sir Edward Clarke, amid almost breath
less silence, then opened the case for the
plaintiff. He said the charge was a most
serious one.
He detailed the circumstances of the
now famous card party at Tanby Croft.
Arthur Wilson'S residence during the
Doncaster meeting in September, 1890.
Baccarat, said the Solicitor g eneral. mad
never before been played at Tanby Croft.
1t would be his duty 10 put the Prince OF
Wales and General Owen Williams in the
witness-boX, and their testimony would
satisfy the jury that they saw nothing
wrong on the part of Cumming. He
concluded his address by making a
brilliant, eloquent and passionate appeal
to the jury in behalf of his client, who.
he claimed. was plainly the victim of cir
cumstances and a false desire to avoid the
scandal which would have implicated his
hosts at Tanby Croft and his old friends
who played baccarat with him there
Al the conclusion of the Solicitor-Gen-
erals speech, Sir William Gordon Cum
ming, plaintiff, was called to the witness
box
After examining the witness at length.
and hearing other testimony for plaintiff.
the court adjourned.
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FLAGSHIP san FRANCISCO.
Admiral Browns Vessel Attractin
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Admiral Browns Vessel Attracting
Great Attention at Lima, Peru.
NEW YORK, June 1.-The Mat Lima
correspondence of May 9th notes the ar
rival Of the cruiser San Francisco. She
touched at Acapulco and Payta, Peru.
With only two boilers muse she averaged
twelve miles an hour without difficulty
American Minister Hicks with Secretary
of Legation NELL and the ladies Of the
American Legation visited the ship and
dlned with Admiral Brown the next day.
The Admiral and officers went ON spe-
clal train 10 Lima and were formally pre-
scented by Hicks to President Bermudez.
The cruiser attracted great attention.
j. Imbrie Miller, engineer in charge OF
the men sent by the International kali
way commission, arrived in Lima and
was presented to the President. He will
Will proceed ut once to Quito, where the
expedition divides, the first corps sur
vcylng toward the north 10 meet engin-
GERS from Mexico, and the other south
ward via Cerro Di Pasco and Cuzco. in
the direction ofthe Argentine Republic.
The latter route, more than fifteen hun
dred miles long, is in q wild and almost
inaccessible mountain region. The work
will require more than eighteen months.
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IT'S LAST ISSUE.
The ''A1ta California; Ceases PubIfca-
ton.

The ''A1ta California; Ceases PubIfca-
ton.
SAN FRANCISCO. June l. - The AHa
California will suspend publication with
its issue tomorrow morning. The alta
is the Oldest newspaper on the Pacific
Coast. 1t was established in 1S49, in the
early days of the mining excitement in
this State. In an editorial announcing
its suspension tomorrow morning it de-
clares that for some years the paper has
been financially an Improbable and
losing venture, and for this reason its
publication is suspended.
1t had many friends, but too many,
who gave it the cold comfort of good
words, while bestowing upon others sub
stantial fruits OF favor. Nevertheless, it's
conductors feel that it has earned and re-
ceived the good opinion ofthe thoughtful,
fair minded and patriotic element of this
community. They might have Jared
better in a commercial sense if they had
adopted the more pliable and less con-
scientiOus policy, but they preferred to
let the paper go down flying the flag of
principles and courage to surrendering
the good name earned by the many years
of fidelity to public interests and private
virtue,
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Infuriated St. Louis People Try
to Lynch Murderer.
THE INTENDED VICTIM RESCUED BY
THE POLICE.
Theodore Winters Rey del Roy Shows
His Nose to the Front In a Race at
the Opening Day at Norris Park
Two Youthful Lovers, Disheart-
ened Because They Were Unable to
Wed, End Their Lives by Taking
Stryclanfne
Special to the REconp-uS1ox.

ST. LOUIS, June IAN exciting scene
occurred yesterday at the close of the
elaborate ceremonies attendant upon the
laying Of the corner stone of the Stengel-
bert Catholic Church. Joseph Stodgart,
after quarrel, shot and fatally wounded
Aloise Steiner. Immediately great
numbers of the four thousand people
present began to shout, 'Hang him !:
Bring rope" In a moment the pray
ing of the priests and the solemn occa-
sion were forgotten. Some one procured
rope, Stodgart was secured, the rope
placed around his neck and in another
moment he would have been hanged to a
lamp-post, when two mounted policemen
dashed up and rescued him.
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PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT.
An Increase During May of Littl
Over 100000.

An Increase During May of Little
Over 100000.
WASHINGTON, juno Public debt
statement: Aggregate of interested bearing
debt, exclusive of United States bonds
issued to Pacific railroads, S6l0, 529, 30;
debt on which interest ceased since ma,
turity, Sl,647, sos; aggregate debt bearing
no interest, including national bank fund
deposited in the Treasury under the Act
of July IA, 1890, 1895, SIS, COL; aggregate of
certificates and notes offset by cash in the
Treasury, 1888, 190,649; aggregate OF debt,
including certificates and notes, on May
81, 1891, 1916, 2I5, S75; decrease in bonded
debt during the month, $2,209, 16S; total
cash in Treasury, S697, or, 366; debt less
cash IN Treasury, May 81, 1891, SS49, 49,
50S; debt less cash in Treasury April so,
1891, SS48, 5l5, 1913; net increase in debt dur
ing the month, S622, 9I5.
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Fruit Shfnnents-

VACAvILLE, June 1.-The first peaches
OF the current season were shipped to
Chicago this afternoon. This is about ten
days earlier than the average of previous
years. They We're of the Alexandria
variety, and very fine.
Fourteen carloads of fruit were shipped
from here last month, as against five
during the same period last year. Tho
shipments were mainly cherries, the cool
weather keeping other fruits back. Tie
crop throughout the valley is large.
WINTERS, June 1.-G. w. Honclay sent
the first shipment of peaches to Chicago
in car which left here Saturday
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The Robert and Minnie officers

Los ANGELES, June 1.-The cases of
Richard L. Trumbuil, George A. Burt
and Captain James o. Farrell, charged
with violation of the neutrality laws,
were to-day set for trial ON September
l6th
The five sailors of the Robert and Min
ME held as witnesses are still IN Jail, and
unless bail is given for them they will
have to remain in prison until this time
The schooner Robert ana Minnie Will
probably be released tomorrow, bonds
having been given for s., 900, as requested.
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ostensibly from Ii Hung Chang. Prime
Minister of China, authorizing Tong to
negotiate for the Chinese Govern
ment a loan of 97 600, GOO. Tong opened
negotiations with English and French
banks, but was suddenly recalled and
sailed to China, to the great sorrow of a
large number of creditors, to whom he
owed Immense sums of money. In fact,
1t was generally believed that he had
taken advantage of his official position
to swlndle right and left.
But the Chinese law is far-reaching,
where the subjects of the Emperor are
concerned, and when Tcheng XII
Tong was recalled, owing no doubt to
reports of his conduct here reach
ing the Chinese authorities, there
was no course open to him
but to obey the Emperor's mandate.
Had he not done so, his family in China
would have been held responsible for his
acts, and all his relatives would have
been held to strict accountability for the
deeds of their kinsman.
Rather than bring this disaster upon
his relatives, Tcheng HI Tong obeyed his
sovereign's command to return to his
native country. Immediately upon his
arrival there he was placed under arrest.
His trial shortly followed, and death is
the penalty for his wrong-doing.