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The record-union., 1891-03-08
Special to the SUNDAY UNION.


PORTLAND, March Mrs. Lizzie
Penn, German woman, q years OF age,
the wife OF a Mexican hostler, committed
suicide this afternoon in her house. No.
Alder street. by blowing her brains out
with revolver. Two shots were fred,
one entering her abdomen and the,other
passing through her mouth.
AT the inquest held this evening ib was
learned that her mind had been unba,-
anced for about two weeks.
The woman and her husband lived. to
all appearances, in perfect harmony, but
the inquest elected the fact that her hus-
band habitually mistreatcd her. 4 short
time since she applied to a lawyer to in
stitute divorce proceedings, and exhib-
tied severe bruises about the arms and
body, which she claimed were caused by
her husband. This probably had an eff
feet on her mind, and alsc the fact that
her husband was colored. Friends APP
Piled Jew days ago to the county all-
thorities for an examination into her
mental condition, but were given no i'm
mediate satisfaction.
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The Salary Too Small.

WASHINGTON, March 7.-Thomas B.
Blackburn of Los Angeles, who for two
years has had charge of the Educational
Division of the Indian Bureau, resigned
some days ago, and his resignation was
accepted to-day. Indian Commissioner
Morgan did all in his power to cause
Blackburn to remain in office, as he was
regarded as hrst-class man for the
position. He could not be persuaded to
remain, as the salary was only 81 800 per
year, and he had more lucrative position
offered him on an Omaha paper.
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EVIDENCE ALL IN,
Close of the Testimony In q Fresno
Murder Case.

Close of the Testimony In a Fresno
Murder Case.
FRESNO, March All the evidence in
the trial of John D. Smith for the murder
Of Percy Williams went in to-day. The
argument will take place Monday. To-
day the jury viewed the place of the
tragedy.
Bartender Lawrence testified that
Smith, Brown and Williams were
wrangling in an alcove. AS they came
out Smith and Williams were striking.
Smith struck Brown a back handed blow.
The witness next saw Williams with re-
volver out, and on level; and fired the
first shot. Then the shots came in rapid
succession, and Williams fell dead. Smith
had bullet in his arm
Defendant Smith testified to quarrel
over a game of cards, and claimed that he
fired in self-defense, after being shot by
Williams,
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RAILROAD SOLD.

The California and Nevada Road to
Connect With tho Colorado.
SAN FRANCISCO, March THE Chroni-
Gle says the California and Nevada, a
little narrow-gauge railroad in Alameda,
has been sold to Eastern capitalists, who
will change the road to standard gauge
and extend it across Nevada to Phoebe,
and thence to Grand junction, on the
Colorado Midland. The name of the rail-
road will be changed to the California
Nevada and Santa Fe, and it is the inten-
ton to build the shortest and most direct
line to Kansas City and Chicago. The
line from Great Bend to Colorado Springs
is to be finished, still further shortening
the distance to the East.
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Nihilist Leader Arrested.

ST. PETERSBURG, March --Degaieff,
the Nihilist leader and murderer, chief of
the secret police in 1888, has been ar
rested at Kostroma. Degajeff was found
lodging under an assumed name in the
house of Government official The
chief instructor at the koStroma GYM
nasiurn, who was suspected of being inn
plicated with Degajeff, committed suicide
just as the police burst open his room
door with the intention of arresting him.
a number of other arrests were made
and sensational developments are ex-
pected
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a Desperate Prisoner.

BERLIN, March Z. "A life prisoner
named Wozniak, confined in the prison
at Bromberg, Prussia, made desperate
attempt to escape yesterday, which re-
suited in the serious injury to one guard,
the death of another and the loss of his
own life. Wozniak had wrenched one of
the legs from an iron bedstead, and with
this weapon he attacked the keeper,
telling him into insensibility. Wozniak
then struck the man ON the head with the
iron leg, crushing his skull and killing
him almost instantly. By this time he
was near the last barrier which he tried
to cross, but the sentinel was too quick
for him and shot him dead.
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Delegates to the citrus Fair.

MARYsvILLE, March THE following
residents of the northern citrus belt have
been selected as representatives 10 the
Los Angeles Citrus Fair: Norman Ride
James O'Brien. Jr., and G. 8. Baldwin.
The delegates will leave Monday in
special car for Los Angeles, where head
quarters viii be opened during the week
OF the fair,
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Prince Napoleon,s Illness.

ROME, March Princes Clotilde, wife
of Prince Jerome Napoleon, is in at
tendance upon her husband, whose con-
dltion shows no signs of improvement.
LATER-Prince Jerome Napoleon is in
a comatose condition. The doctors have
abandoned all homes
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LONDON FINANCIAL CIRCLES.
Revival of Bear Rumors in the Stock
Exchange.

NEW YORK, March IA Tribune Lon
don special says: There is revival this
week of the bear rumors in the Stock Ex-
change, which are evidently q reflex of
the newly aggravated situation i'll the
Argentine. Several houses found it
necessary to give each other friendly as
sistance.
The Muriettas have almost ceased to be
talked about, because they are now gen
orally admitted TO have surmounted their
difficulties. Though not customers of the
Bank of England, the latter has lent them
half a million pounds sterling. They
have obtained other assistance elsewhere,
and their position is now considered
stronger than it has been for months
past.
Three of the largest financial houses in
the city were rudeiy shaken by these bear
attacks, but there is no substantial ground
for believing that any one of them is Sc
siously affected, or that we shall witness
any big disaster. The suicide of Antro-
loui, the junior partner of Coutts, will not
affect that bank.
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WASHINGTON NOTES.
James III. Beatty Reappointed as Dis
trict Judge of Idaho

James IL. Beatty Reappointed as Dis
trict Judge of idaho.
WASHINGTON, March THE Presi-
dent this morning appointed James II.
Beatty to be United States District Judge
for the District of Idaho. Judge Beatty's
name was sent TO the Senate. but was left
unacted upon, and the question has since
been raised whether or not the President
has the right to appoint him now. 1t has
been urged that, this being an original
Office and no vacancy, the nomination
should be made during the session. In
this respect the case differs from that of
Matthews, whom President Cleveland
appointed to be Recorder of Deeds dur
ing the recess, after the Senate had re-
jectcd his name.
BY direction of the Secretary of War,
the enlisted men of the ordnance detach-
ment now at the Vancouver Barracks
ordnance depot, Washington, will be sent
TO the Benicia Arsenal for duty.
William c. Whipped has been appointed
Postmaster at Clement, CAL. and Samuel
p. Connor at Sumas City. Wash.
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SENATOR HEARsr,s REMAINS.

The Funeral Train Leaves Washington
for California.
WASHINGTON, March THE remains
of Senator Hearst were removed from his
late residence this afternoon to the car
prepared for them, and LETT Washington
this evening on special train over the
Pennsylvania road for California. The
train is composed of five Pullman sleep
ers and day coaches, besides the car in
which rests the casket upon a catafalque
elaborately draped with mourning en-
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COAST CHRONICLES.
A Portland Woman Blows Her
Brains Out With Pistol.
PROMINENT STOCKMAN CONVICTED
OF CATTLE-STEALING

A Prospector Drowned While Crossing
the Verdi River-Much Disappoint-
ment Among intended Settlers Over
the Fact That tho Coeur d'AIene
Reservation VIII Not be Opened
Until the President Issues a Proc
lamation.
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SURPRISING GAMBLING.
Active Measures Taken to Stop th
Vice in Paris.

Active Measures Taken to Stop the
Vice in Paris.
PARIS, March Notwithstanding the
recent decision OF the Chamber of Depu-
ties to suppress every kind of betting on
horse races, the Auteuil races will be held
in accordance with the programme al
ready prepared. AT meeting of the
Municipal Council to-day Project Loze
said the Paris mutuals would be posi-
lively suppressed and the offices in which
the betting was carried on were now in
course of demolition. The police at the
courses would be re-enforced and troops
sent if necessary.
All the betting booths and stands at the
Anteuil race course have been removed.
and 800 policemen and two companies OF
infantry guard the twenty prison vans,
ready to convey to the jails any person
guilty of violating the nti-gambling law.
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ga gentleman in this city holds that the
name Of the fifth month is corruption of
Mary, and that the latter title, being in
the line OF propriety and euphony, should
be restored. The gentleman's argument
may lose some of its force when we state
that he sells oysters Bing ghamtoa Leader.
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The Body Identified.

MARYsvILLE, March Mrs. B. D.
McNulty and stepson, George Miller, ar
rived this evening from Sacramento, and
identified the man who committed suicide
several days ago as her husband, John
McNulty. She positively refused to bo
interviewed further than to say that he
has not supported her for sixteen years
that she has not seen him for twelve
years. She also said he has lot of money
some place.
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Not the Man Wanted.

SAN JOSE, March captain Green
wood of Napa and I. n. Brown, Clerk of
the Supreme Court, came to San jose this
morning to identify man named Raf-
ferty, arrested near Ginoy, Wednesday,
and supposed to be the Greenwood muir
derer. Rafferty, proved not to be tho
man. He is taller, lighter complcxioncd
and has Simmer features, though he has
o general resemblance to the assassin,
WHO is said TO have full-blooded face,
with very dark complexion.
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Chile Revolution.

1oUIoUE, March THE Congress party
gained great victory this morning over
the Government troops under command
of Colonel Robles, near Pazo Almonte.
All the province of Tarapaca is now under
the rule of the opposition party Fears
of second bombardment of Iquique
have subsided and tranquility Is re-
STORED
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Testimonial to Secretary Blaine.

WASHINGTON, March IA testimonial
from wholesale dry goods merchants and
others of the City of New York, irrespec-
tive Of party, was presented to Secretary
Blaine this morning. expressing their
appreciation of his action in the matter of
reciprocity with Brazil and their trust
that the wise and far-seeing policy thus
American nations, thus materially in
creaslng the commercial prosperity of
the United States. The testimonial was
signed by 200 prominent business men,
representing an invested capital of $50
100000. II was inclosed in handsome
morocco case suitably inscribed.
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0The government of Irkutsk. the capital
of Siberia. contains only S6S. .552 nersons
of whom three-fourths are of the ortho-
dox religion. There are in the govern
ment 4S7 schools of different kinds, where
Christian children are taught alongside of
Pagans, Mohammedans, Buddhists and
the worshippers of stones and talismans.
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FRANCES SHIP BUILDING YARDS

Minister Reid Secures Permits for
Students to Visit Them.
PARIS, March Minister Whitelaw
Reid is entitled to great credit for the tact
and energy be has displayed in securing
what is known as the Cherbourg permit.
Some time ago an application was made
in behalf of a number of young Ameri-
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Baseball at Fresno.

FRESNO, March THE Fresno team
beat the new San Francisco team this
afternoon in the first of series of four
games. Cobb and SWEET were the battery
for San Francisco, and Stapleton and
Stanley for Fresno. Fresno won the
game by q score Of to 4.
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Sudden Death.

WINNIPEG (Man.), March T.. Hon.
Gilbert McWiclen died suddenly last
night. He played prominent part in
the early history of the country fifty
years ago, being Commissioner of the
Dominion Police all through the Fenian
trouble.
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Suicide at Lodi.

STOCKTON, March 7.-Joseph Brunson,
laboring man, aged 55 years, committed
suicide at Lodi early this morning, cut
ting his throat with razor. He leaves
six children. Dependency over the
death of his wife, which occurred last
April, lead him to drink.
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Janesville Mine Disaster.

JANEsvILLE (Pa.), Marcf1'7.-The long
looked-for Coroner's verdict on,the recent
mine accident attributes it to an Incorrect
map of the mines made sometime in the
history of the old workings.
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CROPS IN THE SOUTH.
The Outlook the Poorest in Fort
Years.

ears.
ATLANTA (Ga.), March THE Constitu-
ton tomorrow will print a review of the
farming situation throughout the South,
based upon declaration of the Com
missioner of Agriculture, that the pros
pect has not been SO bad in forty years.
From South Carolina, Alabama and
Mississippi the reports are that farm
work is fully one month behind, and
under the most favorable prospects rec
ords of last year could not be attained.
reduction in acreage and the delay in
farm work will cut off the cotton yield by
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Sea Postomces.

WASHINGTON, March IA new feature
of the postal service will go into opera
ton April 1st next, when sea Postoffices
will be established on the German steam
ers plying between New York and Ham
burg and Bremen.
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Horse Sale at Oakland

SAN Francisco, March Irwin
Ayres' stallion, Mambrino Wilkes, was
sold at auction at Oakland to-day to J. C.
Lows for $500. Altogether thirty-eight
horses Were sold for Sl6,55o, an average of
S43S apiece.
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Railroad Collision. .

ScoTTDALE (Pa.), March IA passen-
ger train on the Southwest Railroad col
lided with a wrecked train at Meyer.
Two trainmen and one passenger were
seriously but not fatally hurt.
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GuiIty ns Charped

NAPA, March THE trial of j. w.
Scott was completed to-day and the jury
found him guilty of assault to commit
murder, as charged. Scott shot and badly
wounded man named Vaughn.
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Pool Rooms Rurnad

SYRACUSE, March 7.-Kuntsch's pool
rooms, in which the international tourna-
ment is being held, was partially de-
stroyed by fire this morning. No more
games will be played until Tuesday.
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"A belt now being made for q Louisiana
electric light company will be the largest
in the world. It is to be six feet wide,
l6l feet long, and will take the skins of
1t viii weigh two tons, and cost $40, coo, or
about $40 square foot.
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Canada ELECTION.

TORONTO, March THE latest corrected
summary Of the result of the election
gives Government majority of 2S, with
several close constituencies yet to hear
from.
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4 Prospector Drowned.

PnGNIx "a. IT,, March IA man
named Farmer, prospector, was
drowned Thursday while crossing the
Verde at Mcdowell. His horse became
unmanagcabie in the middle OF tho
stream, throwing his rider OF. A l3-
year-old sou stood upon the bank and
saw his father drown without being able
TO render assistance. The family live in
Texas.
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WASHINGTON, March THE President
has directed the transfer of the military
reservation of Fort Lowell, Arizona, to
the Interior Department for disposition
under the law.
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Death of a Nell-Known Autl,or

VIENNA, March 7.-Professor Franz
Won Miklossich, the well known author,
and leader of the Slavist party, died in
this city to-day from brain fever, aged IS
years.
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Convicted or stealing Cattle.

SPOKANE FALLS (Wash.l, March T.
Tho trial OF +. Il. Humnlason, one of the
most prominent stockmcn in the North
west, OH a charge OF stealing cattle ended
to-day in a verdict OF guilty. The trial
has been running in tno Superior Court
for the past ten days, aIid owing to the
prominence of the defendant, has excited
great intrrest
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Glove Contest Arranped.

New ORLEANS, March IA match has
been made between Billy Mahen of Aus
tralia and Andy Bowen for $1,000. before
the Olympic Club, on April 18th. The
management of the Olympic Club intends
to match the winner against Jack Nc
Auliffe
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Death of a stockbroker.

New YORK, March THE death is an
nounced at the Stock Exchange of Gus
tavus A. Rollins, who was the oldest
member of the Exchange.
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Yellow Fever In Brazil.

LONDON, March 7.-Official information
received at the Foreign Office shows that
yellow fever is increasing in Brazil,
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Mouth Carolino So1ons

RALEIGH On. o., March THE Legis-
lature is winding up its business tonight.
1t has redistricted the State, making EIGHT
Democratic and one Republican district.
1t has appropriated S25, 900 for an exhibit
at the Worlds fair
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at least half a million bales. Other crops
are likewise backward.
Hennessy Murder Case.

NEW ORLEANS, March 7.-The Coroner
reported to Judge Baker this morning
that Politz is not insane, but his mental
condition is affected by fear and loss of
hope. An attorney was appointed to de-
fend Politz.
Mayor Shakespeare has received an
anonymous letter threatening him with
assassination In case any of the accused
Slcilians now on trial for Chief of Police
Hennessy's murder is convicted.
The States learns that during the pro-
cess OF impaneling jurors for the Hen
messy. case several talesmen were ap-
preached with money to render Verdict
OF acquittal in case they were accepted as
jurors.
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Robbed and Beat His Grandmother.

CLEVELAND, March Bert Hutchins
is under arrest for robbing and fatally
beating his grandmother. He is but l6
years of age.
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First Building of the Worlds Fair.
CHICAGO, March THE first building
of the Worlds Columbian Exposition
was started at Jackson Park to-day. 1t
is to be brick structure OF two stories,
and in it Constructor General Burnharn
and staff will have their offices. Fire-proof
walls will be constructed, in which to
keep the plans of the exposition, which
are valued at half million dollars.
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shocks of Earthquake.

SAN BERNARDINo, March IA light
earthquake shock was felt here at II
O'Clock this morning.
SEATTLE iWash.), March IA distinct
earthquake shock was felt in this city at
7:30 tonight. The vibrations were from
nortE to south. No damage was done,
though some articles were knocked from
the shelves.
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Last Day of washington,s Legislature.

OLYMPIA (Wash.), March. This is ,
the last day of the second legislative ses-,
sion, and it has been a day of great
activity. An immense number of bills
have been passed, amongst others the
sundry civil appropriation bill to appro- i
pirate over 81, ,250, 600 to pay the expenses
of the State Government for the next
two years. The Legislature adjourns
with great amount of unfinished busi-
ness. Indeed, the calendar is so heavilyi
loaded that there has been serious talk OFT
an extra session, but acting Governor ,
Laughton positively refuses to call such u !
session. Both houses are in session to-
night, and expect to remain most of tho
night
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Verdict of Afansia..xhtor.

SANTA BARBARA, March THE trial
OF De. A. J. Lawrence, for tho murder of
his wife at Los Olives last December, was
concluded in the Superior Court this
morning, after q trial lasting three
weeks, and resulted in a verdict Of man
slaughter. The jury wero out twenty
hours.
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CGUR D'ALENE RESERVATION.
No Proclamation Yet Issued for tho
Opening of the Lands.

No Proclamation Yet Issued for tho
Opening of the Lands.
SPOKANE FALLS, March THE an
nouncement from Washington that the
Cour d'Alene Indian Reservation was
not thrown open by the passage of the
bill, but that Presidential proclamation
would have to be issued fixing the
definite date of the opening, has disap-
pointed many of the more impulsive men
who have been waiting for months and
know just where they want to go, and
how to get there. They are weary of de-
lay, but many others, who are not as
familiar with the reservation, are pleased
with the delay, as the snow lies deep in
the mountains, and the trip into the
wilderness just now is not desirable
The land is chiefly valuable for its
minerals, and timber and grazing land
along the Cmur d. Alene and st. Joseph
Rivers. A few good farming claims are
to be found, but these are exceptional.
Already two thriving towns are built up
on its borders-Post Falls and Cour
d. 'Alene City, adjoining Fort Sherman,
which the late General selected number
of years ago. The reservation is pierced
by two nayigable streams, and holds
Lake Coeur d'Alene, from two to five
miles wide and twenty-five miles long.
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Ancient Works.

New YORK, March THE last of the
books in the Ives collection were sold
this afternoon. The largest price realized
was $3.50, which Dodd, Mead u Co.
paid for copy of the work on the 'sGos-
pei Among the Indians of New England, !"
by Thomas Shepard. The same firm paid
81 200 for first edition Of Shakespeare,
containing thirty-six plays, printed by
Isaac Saggard and Ed. Blount in 1928.
John Pierce took the ''Virgir' of l470 for
$1,000.
The grand total for all the books was
SI21, 600.