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PIummer,s Affair. Settled.

NEW YORK, Aug. 30.-A settlement of
the affairs of John f. PIummer has been
effected. His creditors and those of his
brother, Albert T. Plummer, have fully
discharged them from all claims, retain
ing, however, all claims against William
s. Darling, of the firm. The settlement is
due in part to the belief of the creditors
that Darling disposed of the greater part
of the assets of the firm, and also in conse-
quence of the concession of certain claims
against the assigned estate.
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Married Againt Her Wishes.

TACOMA, Aug. 80. -[Special.l - Mrs.
Nettie Burns, who, as published in this
mornings PosT-INTELLIGENCER, asks for a
divorce from her husband, claims that
she married him in Ventura county, Cal,
two years ago. when she was Ia years old
and when he was 40 years of age. She al
leges that her mother influenced her to
marry Burns, much against her wishes,
and that he attempted to compel her to
work as waitress in restaurant and
called her abusive names because she re-
fuSpd
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Northwest Bantist Convention.

TACOMA, Aug. 30.-[Special. THE North
western Baptist convention closed its an
nual session today, nearly all of the Prot
estant pulpits of the city being filled by
Baptist clergymen. The Northwestern
Bapt;sts will not join with the Eastern
Washington Baptist convention. it being
held that economic considerations make
such a union undesirable just at present.
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The Treaty Not Rejected But Certain
Modification Desired.

WASHINGTON CITY, Aug. 30-It is stated
on good authority that the reported rejec-
ton by the government of Venezuela of
the treaty with the United States is incor-
rect. The treaty was not rejected, but the
government sent it back, asking that it be,
modified, for the reason that the con-
cessions contemplated would decrease the
national revenues 80 per cent.
The Venezuelan government is willing
to coneede half of that named,
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STORM ON THE JERSEY COAST.
Much Damage Done - Houses Under
mined and Deep Cuts Made.

ARBURY PARK, n. J., Aug. 30.-A severe
northeast storm is raging along the New
Jersey coast tonight.
Much damage is being done. The surf is
running twelve and fifteen feet high.
Several bad cuts have been made in the
Ocean Grove beach.
AT Long Branch, bath houses are under
mined and topping over, and the fish
house of William Vandyke, at the foot of
North Bath avenue, Long Branch. is en-
tirely undermined.
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NEWS FROM TOLT.
Everybody Ready for Hop Picking
Lice Have Done Some Damage.

ToLT, WASH, Aug. 30.-[Special. THE
valley is full of hop pickers. Many have
been waiting ten days to begin. The first
kiln of hops was dried on August 26, and
picking will begin in earnest tomorrow.
Many Northern Indians will work. Pre-
parations are complete FOR rushing the
picking, which the glu wers desire now to
be done without delay on account of lice.
G. W. Shaw by spraying twice has kept
the lice down and will have an abundant
crop of good quality Some of the yards
are badly spotted and two weeks delay
would cause great losses
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Nortb Dakota Wheat Crop.

TACOMA, Aug. 3o.-[Special. l-Superin-
tendent McCabe. of the Cascade division
of the Northern Pacific, returned tonight
from trip to the Eastern states. He says
the wheat crop in North Dakota has been
damaged % per cent. by frosts, but that
this seasons crop in that section will be
the lar gest since 1sSs.
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THE WAREHOUSES; OF EUROPE
The City of Antwerp to Be Declared q
Free Port.

PARIS, Aug. 30.-The journal of the
Chamber of Commerce states that the
Belgian government will declare Antwerp
and other Belgian ports free ports, aiming
to make Belgium the warehouse of
Europe.
Many French and other European firms
would not hesitate to transfer their busi-
ness TO Belgium in order TO escape the bur-
dens of protective tariffs.
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AN IMPERIAL LUNATIC.
Medical Experts Pronounce the Empress
of Austria Partially Demented.

PARIS, Aug 30.-A dispatch to the Esto-
fette from Vienna says that the Austrian
empress shows symptoms of insanity.
She is very eccentric, among other things
desiring bizarre costumes in which to ap-
pear il. public.
Medical experts called by the emperor
pronounced the case grave one, being as
sociated with hereditary malady.
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Death of Judge G. w. schoAeId.

WARREN, Pa, Aug. 30-Judge G.. w.
Schofeld died this morning of heart dis
ease, aged n. He was a member of the
Thirty-eighth, Thirty-ninth, Fortieth,
Forty-hrst, Forty-second and Forty-third
congresses; register of the treasury under
President Hayes, and appointed judge of
the court of claims by President Garfield,
retiring last July. His record in public
life was that of an able. conservative
ofi ic;al
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The Weather for To-day.

SAN FRAscIsco, Aug. 30.-Forecast TILL s
n m. Monday for Washington: Fair
weather; generally copler except nearly
stationary temperature tat Fort Candy;
warm wave broken; fog and cloud along
the coast
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So,or;ons RascaIs CAPTURED.

DEsoro, Miss, Aug. 30.-Marshal Wilkes
and deputies, who followed the notorious
Bod Simms and his gang of Illicit distillers
and murderers from Alabama, early this
morning captured eight of the gang near
here. Simms himself evaded capture.
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Passenger List.

THOMPSON FALLS. Mont, Aug. S0-The
following passengers are on Northern
PACING train No. 5 August 80; Earnest
Berchert. r. ". Hanson, II. W. Hall, 1.
c. Eaton, Parker Dear and wife. Mr..
Dempster. Lincoln Hutchinson. Mrs. /.
II. Brooks, s F. Catchins, W. \. Jetfreys.
]. ". Harris and wife and ten second-class
passengers.
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Texas Banker Dead.

Tyler, Tex. Aug. 30.-Colonel Thomas
r. Bonner, senior member of the banking
house of Bonner & Bonner. and one of the
receivers of the International Il Great
Northern railway, died here this after
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Conrre.sman scott Rapidly sinking.

ERIE, Pa, Aug. 30.-Congressman VIII
lam L. Scott is said to be rapidly sinking.
PHYSICIANS have decided to take him to
Newport tomorrow.
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Francisco and beating his way to New
York. where he has since resided. Now
an uncle in Alexandria has died and left
him third fortune. Constantine saws he
" i'll take care of this one.
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ACCIDENT To ExCURsIoNIsrs.
Trains Collide and Several Persons Are
Badly Hurt.

CHICAGO, Aug. 30.-This morning coal
train on the New York, Lake Shore Il
Western road collided with an excursion
train on the Baltimore & Ohio at Lodi, o.
The rear car of the excursion train,
which contained twenty-eight passengers,
was thrown from the track, being totally
demolished. Four people were painfully
injured. The others escaped with bad
shaking mn
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A Costly Fire.

NATRoNA. Pa, Aug. 30.-The bi-carbon-
ate department of the Pennsylvania Salt
Company was destroyed by fire this morn
ing. Loss 100000.
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An endless variety OF fine gold and silver
headed canes and umbrellas at Hansens, 70s
Front street.
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No visitor 70 Seattle should fail TO take q trip
on Lake Washington. Take the fesler aVenae
cable cars ami the steamer Kirkland
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passeng

large assortment of sterling silver and
plated wsre az very low prices at Albert Han
sen 5, 100 Front street
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Special attention paid to repairing OF ins
chronogrsphs and repsaters st AjhfuT HsnssRs b
zoo Front street
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Gnxernment Wires Down.

PoRT ANGELES, Aug. S0.-The signal Of
fee and Blake government lines are down
west OF Angeles.
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CLEARINGHOUSE RETURNS,
Los Angeles Moving to the Front-GaI.
weston Doing Fairly Wen.

BosroS, Aug. S0.-Following are the re-
turns from the principal clearinghouse
OF the United States and Canada for the
week ending August %. as compared with
the corresponding week of last year:
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SILK NEGOTIATIONS.

There is a popular belief that Congress
fixes the rate Of duty on imported goods.
This belief is only partially true. The
Custom-house has q voice. in the matter.
Congress holds one end and the Custom
house the other. Congress fixes the rate,
but the Custom-house fixes the valuation.
If the valuation is but half of what it should
be, the rate is correspondingly reduced. If
the valuation is merely nominal. as some
times happens, the rate remains the same,
in fact, but not in effect. Complaint has
been made to the Treasury Department of
extensive differentiation in silk goods.
These alleged undervaluations reduce the
nominal rates of duties so low that they do
not serve the purpose of protection. Free
traders have often said that 10 or 80 per
cent duties ought to serve all the purposes
OF protection. Probably in most cases they
would if imports were valued at their cost
to the importer. But when valuations are
reduced by half, the protection, instead of
being from 40 to so per cent, becomes 20
to % per cent. At the first thought one
would say that frauds Of this nature might
easily be detected and prevented. But
there are millions in the business and the
system is so comprehensive that it is often
difficult to prove what the true valuation is.
The foreign manufacturer invoice goes for
nothing. If the importer so directs, two in
voices will be made out, one for the Gus
tOm-hOuse and one for the importer.
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OUR FOREIGN COMMERCE..

Our free-trade friends are quite confident
that the new tariff has had nothing to do
with the large increase in foreign trade re-
ported. But if there had been a drop of
SS0,OO0.O00 instead of an increase of that
amount. the tariff would probably have
been held responsible. The Examiner sticks
the report away on an obscure page, and de-
votes its news page to social gossip. The
fact appears, nevertheless, that the total
value of our foreign commerce for the fiscal
year OF 1891 exceeded that of any other year
by $50, 100000. 1t does not appear, either,
that this total increase was obtained at the
expense of the country. The value of ex-
ports was S39,000 600 greater than the value
of imports. We have exported more cotton
manufactures. more iron and steel manu-
features aud more copper manufactures than
ever before. When the Mckinley bill WAS
passed the author OF it predicted that under
it nearly one-half OF our imports would
come in free. The report shows that the
proportion coming in free during the nine
months of the operation of the new tariff is
1856 per cent. 1t appears, therefore, that
Mckinley knew what lie was talking about.
a forecast of the operation Of a tariff law
could hardly come nearer the exact result
than in this case. 1t probably disappoints
the free-traders to know that our i'm
ports of cotton, wooden, hemp and silk
goods have fallen off. This means that we
are making larger proportion of such
goods in this country now than ever before.
The assumption that the increase in foreign
trade is due to the exceptional prosperity of
the country is hardly borne out by facts.
II the country is exceptionally prosperous
the people have not yet found it out At all
events, complaints of hard times are not
infrequent. If crops are above the average
this year the fact does not appear in sta
tisticS gathered for the year ending June
30tA. The large crops and high prices will
figure in next years reports. This is, per-
haps, good time for the suggestion that
the people of this country do not realize
how well off they are. We find our trade
increasing out of proportion to the increase
in population at a period when there are
somewhat general complaints of hard times.
There seems to be an idea that business is
dull. These complaints are more pro-
nounced in the East than GU this Coast but
they are heard here. London failures dur
ing the early part of the year caused the
return of American securities to a larger
extent than is usual, and gold has gone out
in their place. But the payment of debts
can hardly be considered an evidence of
financial embarrassment If we have sent
SIS, 900, COO abroad, as is estimated we must
have received something in return. There
is reason for the expectation that the next
yearly report of the Bureau of Statistics
will show an increase IN trade that will eX-
ercise all the ingenuity of our free-trade
friends In accounting for.
The morning call., 1891-07-30

isting force, each new use to which a prod
uet can be applied, calls for manual labor
to effect the application, and swells the de-
mand for willing hands. When Mr.. Perkin
discovered the use of anlline as a dye, the
growers of indigo, cochineal, saffiower and
quercitron found their vocation gone, and
took the darkest view of the prospects of Ia
Dor. But for one laborer who used to be
employed in raising these vegetable dyes,
there are now ten w0Tkmen engaged stead
lily in producing the exquisite colors which
are made from coal tar
The figures of foreign immigration, when
considered in the light of the peace and or
der which prevail throughout the country,
indicate that prosperity is more general
than is commonly helieyed. II stagnation
in trade and industry had prevailed. half a
million new people could not have been
dumped into the United States in single
year without causing serious troubles.
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THE CHINESE ARE GOING.

The Custom-house and the Chinese Con-
sulate agree that the departures Of Chinese
since the passage of the Exclusion Act ex-
coed arrivals by about 10000. Doubtless
some hundreds of Chinese have found
their way into the country over our north
ern land border, but This number may not
have exceeded their loss by death. If we
have got rid of $4,000 Chinese and got
white men. in their places the State is the
gamer. That the places of Chinese have
been taken by white men is shown by the
increase in population. For long time
there was doubt if law could be passed TO
keep Chinese out. Unfriendly court deeis-
ions delayed the enforcement of the law.
Orders came from Washington that opened
so many holes in the act that for a time it
seemed as if Chinese might increase as fast
rs whites. 1t must be put down to the
credit of President Harrison that he has
caused the act to be enforced. When he
was Presidential candidate he promised
that if elected he would see that the Exclu-
sion Act was executed, and he has kept his
word. While the actual number of Chinese
in the State is smaller, the loss in the rela-
tive proportion to whites is still greater
All the State needs now is continuance of
the legislation which has worked so we'll
1t should not be forgotten that there is no
law against Chinese emigration which may
not be held to expire in 1892.
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MEATHER FoKhCAsTs.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
~ - 1-IIL-E n y L IL

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, \
WEATHER BUREAU.
SAN FRANCISCO, July %, 1915 P. NJ
Synopsis for the Pas TweDty-four Sours.
The cyclonic disturbance OF Monday is central In
British Columbia, north Of Montana. a barometric
trough OF pressure extends from Montana
south to Mexico. The barometer is below the nor
nal at all stations. Il is highest the northwest
coast Of California (3O0S), and lowest in South
eastern California (29.72) and in Eastern Oregon
C29.7sJ. The barometer at Winnemucea is 1884,
normal, a rise OF O.04 of inch in twenty four
hours, aud fail OF O02 Of an Inch in twelve hours.
The winds have been generally north 10 west in
Washington and Oregon. and south west in Ari-
iona, California and Nevada The force has been
light to fresh. The temperature has risen IN Art
zoua, Southern Nevada and on the Washington
coast; elsewhere II has fallen, especially In Eastern
oregon aud Eastern Washington. 1t is Still gener-
ally above the normal except in Central Ca forna.
Light rains have fallen in Washington, Eastern
oregon, Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Utah. Win.
nemucca o. "a OF an inch, wala walla o.04, olym-
pia, Baker city, Salt Lake City and Helena, trace.
Forecast Till Z. NJ. Thursday.
For Northern California-Far weather: winds
generally westerly; nearly stationary temperature
except slightly warmer at Red Bluff and Sacra-
meuto; occasional fog along the coast; cooler at
Winuemucca.
For southern Caitornia-Far weather; westerly
winds; nearly stationary temperature, except
cooler 81 Yuma; fog and cloudy along the coast
For oregon and Washington-Fair weather. ex-
cept light rains in Northeastern Oregon and East
oru WASHINGTON; north 10 west winds; nearly sta
r1uary temperature, except cooler in the eastern
portion anu warmer At Olympia.
JONI P. FINLEY,
Lieutenant Ninth Infantry. A. $. o., in charge.
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WILLIAM RENTON's ESTATE.
A Stepdaughter Appointed Special Ad

Stepdaughter Appointed Special Adj
ministratrix.
Judge Coffey yesterday granted Mrs.
Elizabeth W. Sackman special letters OF ad-
ministration, with bonds set at $4,000, on
the estate of the late William Renton,
senior partner of the wholesale lumber firm
of Renton, Holmes 81 Co. In the will, exc
cuted in 1870, he left $1,000 to his three sis
tiers, and the residue to his wife, Sarah
Martin RentoD. who died, however, in 1890
Mrs. Sackman is her daughter, born in 1884,
and her father was named Joseph Sylvia
After his death the widow married Mr..
RentOn in 1910. The appointed admins
trairix is also a widow. She alleges that
the sisters Of Mr.. Renton may contest the
viii on the ground that she is not a blood
daughter OF Mr.. Renton, being only the
stepdaughter, though claiming that Mr..
Renton fully adopted her.
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WHY THE ATTACK &?

Now that the run upon one of our savings
banks has ceased, the public naturally in
quire as to the causes which led to it. On
the 18th inst. an editorial was published in
a city morning newspaper to which a gem
tleman directed our attention. He wished
to know if such publications were wise and
what were their objects? Weexpressed the
conviction that il was not wise to strive to
create distrust which could only depress
business, but as to the object of the at
tacks we were ignorant. The public will
probably rest easy since the Bank Commits
soners have reported upon the solvency Of
the institution referred to.
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SAD, is IT NOT?

The School Directors have been recently
striving to render our schools less costly by
reducing the number of principals who
were really of very little Importance and
setting them to teaching. This, it is said, is
unsatisfactory to certain newspaper. the
proprietor of which has a relative occupy
ing the position of principal.
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borrowed the Horse TO, Good,

A warrant was issued yesterday for the
arrest of Luke Krynski, a peddler living at
1917 Fillmore street. Several weeks ago,
he borrowed horse from j. +. Prizzint and
he has since threatened to kill the owner
for asking him to return the animal. En-
bezzement is the charge upon which the ar
rest will he mazda
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THE CALLS CALENDAR.
July, 1891.
NOTICE.

Auy Of our patrons 1oho fail to find TIE
MORNING CALL for sale By train-boys
aill confer faror by notifying this office OF
Nefact, nalninq the date and train.
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sIrRSCRTPTTOI RaTFs

DAILY CALL Oncluding Sundays. SIS per year by
mail, postpaid; Is cents per week, or 50 cents per
calender month, through carriers. DAILY CALL,
Eve copies. three months. S6 IS. SUNDAY CALL
sixteen psges), 81 90 per year, postpaid. SUNDAY
CALL and WEEKLY CALL, 81 so per year post
paid. WEEKLY CALL (eight pages). 81 25 per year
postpaid. Clubs OF ten (sent to one address), $40
The morning call., 1891-07-30

SIS MontSomery street. near Clay, open until II
O'Clock P NJ. BRANCH OFFICES; TO Market
street. nosr Rearny. until Il O'Clock midnight
$50 Hayes street open until $3.50 O'CLOCK: SOS
Larkin street. open until 80 O'Clock; 25lS Mission
street. open until o'clock p. NJ; and lie Ninth
street oman mill O an p n
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SPECIAL NOTICE FOR THE SUM-
MER MONTHS,

Subscribers who intend going to the
country during tho summer months can
have THE DAILY CALL mailed to them
for week or longer at regular subscrip-
ton rates, 15c. per week. Give order to
carrier send to business office.
The morning call., 1891-07-30
Five Years for Counterfeitipg.

Michael Fleming was sentenced yesterday
in the United States District Court by
Judge Ross to five years in San Quentin
prison and to pay fine Of 500 for coun-
terfeiting.
The morning call., 1891-07-30
Death of a Pauper.

Charles A. Curtis, aged "a years, and a
native OF Massach usetts, died suddenly yes
terday from heart disease in room at 102
Eleventh street. Two weeks ago he left
the Almshouse. Curtis was canvasser by
The morning call., 1891-07-30

BISHOP FITZGERALD's RECEPTIoN.-A pub
lie reception was rendered Bishop Fitzgerald of
the South Methodist Church, Guerrero ana
Twentieth Streets last Tuesday evening at
Which Rev. DR.. Hannon presided.
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AUCTION SALES TO-DAY.

FUESITURE.-By NJ. j. simmons, at 1867 Market
at, al II clock.
REAL EsrATE.-By o. F. Won Rhein & Co.. at 524
California 81, at y o'clock.
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AN OBSCENE LETTER.-Tne second trial of
Francois S!ebeIchicot for mailing an obscene
letter 10 Rose SaGsset we're begun yesterday in
The United States Circuit Court before a Jury.
The first trial, held last week, ended BY the
jury's disagreeing.
The morning call., 1891-07-30

APPOINTED ADMINISTRATOR Public Ad-
mlnstrator A.. c. Ereese has been appointed
administrator of the estate of w. b. Hayward,
the value of which is not stated.
The morning call., 1891-07-30

VICTIM OF Professionalism Farrell. %
years Of age, and victim OF epilepsy, was com
mitied TO the Stockton Insane Asylum YESTERDAY
by the Commits toner's of LuDacy
The morning call., 1891-07-30

To tone up the system and stimulate the appetite
take Angostura Bitters, DIR. J. G. B. Segert & Sons
sole manufacturers At all druggists
The morning call., 1891-07-30

The Palace Salt Water Tub and Swimming.
5i3 PIlbeTt street, are now open for the SEASON..
The morning call., 1891-07-30

COUGH, COLD, OR SORE THROAT should not be
neglected. =" Broa0n's Bronchial IToches" a sim
pie remedy, and give imm edate relief Sold only in
6oIes.