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The record-union., 1891-09-02
Special TO the REcoRD-US1oN.

MERGED, Sept. 1.-Sunday night Miss
Cora Eubanks, who lives with her parents
in Cathey Valley, Mariposa County, was
returning from visit to neighbor on
horseback. While riding through a
thicket a masked man stepped out
with a shotgun and demanded her to
stop and dismount. She presumed his
intention was to steal her horse, and
when the masked fend approached she
stood ready to deliver the animal. Horse
stealing was not his intentions. BE seized
hold and threw her to the ground, choked
her and beat her about the head until
submission to his barbarous desires was
necessary from physical exhaustion.
What happened afterward Miss Eubanks
has no recollection. When found she
was unconscious. When consciousness
returned she related the ciTcum-
stances, and described the fiend as being
. large, middle-aged man, wearing faded
clothes. \ large number Of friends started
III pursuit of the criminal. They were
al! armed with shOtguns and determined
10 lynch the wretch If Overtaken.
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DIAZ ANTAGONTzFs NO PARTY
CITY OF PANAMA INCIDENT.
It Causes Much Hard Feeling il
Guatemala and Salvador.

1t Causes Much Hard Feeling in
Guatemala and Salvador.
ST. LOUIS (Mo.), Sept IA dispatch
from the City of Mexico says: The press
of Guatemala and San Salvador are very
insulting to the United States in referring
to the City of Panama incident. The for
mer claims that the United States was
weak in ceding to the exactness of Saliva
dor, and the latter says the United States.
knowing its strength, is arrogant toward
the smaller nation. The telegram dated
the Dist, and published in the United
States, that President EZeta OF Salvador
had telegraphed to Ignacio MariscaI, For
eign Minister of Mexico, is untrue, but a
fact,as stated in the dispatcheslof the 18th.
and had 10 reference to the war between
Guatemala and Salvador, but to Guate-
mala inciting Salvadorans to rebellion.
which Ezeta requested Rodriguez, his
representative, to request Mariscal to
stop, in the interest of Central American
peace. There is no immediate danger of
war in Central America, and even the
Nicaraguan incident is matter of per-
sonal spite of Nicaragua's President.
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THE GOVERNMENTS FINANCES,
AN INCREASE OF OVER FOUR MILL
IONS IN THE CASH BALANCE.
The Interest on Outstanding Four
and-a-uaIf Per Cent. Bonds
Ceases To-day.
Special to the REcoRp-UNrox.

'~IV1iil W Vic ISt-IChl-C ION.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-The following
debt statement was issued to-day: Inter
est bearing debt, S610, ,529, 40; debt on
which interest ceased since maturity.
Sl,6ll,770; decrease during the month,
Sl.55O; debt bearing no interest, S39I, ,Ol6,-
55l; decrease, S1,0S9GG6; aggregate debt,
Sl,003, l57 742; decrease, 81, ,Og1, ,2l6; certifi-
Gates and Treasury notes offset by an
equal amount of cash in the Treasury,
1858, ,07S, ,603; increase, 81, ,429, 800.
Cash in the Treasury, gold coin and
bars, S240, 744.4S7; silver dollars, small
coin, bars and trade dollar bars. S4O7, ,S44.-
023; paper money, including certificates,
S94, $50. .305; bonds, interest and coupons
paid awaiting reimbursement, minor
coin, fractional currency, deposits in
national bank depositaries, etc. S23. .l93.-
l5l; aggregate, S766, ,602 347.
The demand liabilities, including
gold, silver, currency, Treasury certifi-
Gates, disbursing officers balances. gold
reserve Of $I0n,O09000 and net cash bal
ance of SG0, ,Z74, ,594, aggregate S76G, SOP, ,347.
increase Of cash balance in the Treasury
during month, $4,490679
FoUR-AND-A-HALF PER CENT. BONDS.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-The amount of
Il per cent. bonds continued at per cent
to-day was SI66,900, making the total to
date S23, ,40S,5 There was also about
SJ01,0G0 more in process Of continuance.
The interest on outstanding 81 per
cents. will cease tomorrow, after which
date the department will redeem all that
are presented for that purposed A cir
cular, however, will be issued tomorrow
extending for an indefinite period the
privilege of continuing these bonds at 2
per cent. 1t is expected that the rest of
the outstanding continued bonds, esti-
mated to aggregate S20,000,O ,O00, will be
presented for redemption during the next
TWO months. The net amount Of gold in
the Treasury to-day to meet this liability
is Sl32, AZ! ,403 Should the entire S20, 0,O0O,-
900 be paid in gold it would not intrench
OF the Sl00000,000 of gold reserved for
thc redemption of legal tender notes.
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TIE CRAZE CROP.
Reports Throughout the state No
Very Encouraging.

Reports Throughout the state Not
Very Encouraging.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. I.-Reports re-
ce.ved by the Niticultural Commissioners
to-day from vineyardists throughout the
State are not Very encouraging. In their
Judgment the grape crop viii hardly
come UP to the average of other years
IN Fresno and through the San joaquin
Valley most Of the grapes viii be made
into sweet wines. In those places the
rGisin crop viii be about 10 per cent less
than usual, Crops are late III all sections
and unless rain falls soon, or there are
continued fogs, wines Will be poor.
light and acid. The same state of affairs
exists in Santa Clara Valley, Livermore,
Mission San Jose, Napa and Sonoma, and
10 q cerLain degree at Nina
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PERILs OF TIE SEA.
a Steamer Capsized and Eight Sailo
Drowned.

a steamer CapSized and Eight Sailors
Drowned.
HALIFAX, Sept. Eight members of
the crew of tho British steamer Dun
murry of Belfast, from New York for
Antwerp with grain, lost their lives on
Saturday through the capsizing of the
vessel in hurricane. Captain McNar-
ron, commander, and the other nineteen
survivors were landed here tonight by
the German oil tank steamer Hanskurst.
from New York for Rotterdam. The
Dunmurry left New York on Wednes-
day, and at 4:l5 O'Clock on Saturday
morning ran into terrific hurricane
from east-southeast. The stormicame up
with great fury, and within fifteen min
utes the steamer was thrown upon her
beam ends, in which position She lay
until noon, and then sank. McMarron
presents sorry spectacle after his hard
light with fate.
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Nicaragua. Canal.

GREYTowN (Nicaragua), Sept. 1.-The
force of men employed on the Nicaragua
Canal has been somewhat reduced, but
satisfactory progress has been made in
the work OF construction. The pier at
this port has been extended to q length of
l30 feet, and the dredging of the channels
continues. Great progress has also been
made in the construction of telegraph and
railroad lines and buildings. The excava-
ton has been carried to depth of seven
teen feet for a half mile and the right of
way cleared for fully ten miles.
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Knocked Out in the Fifth Round.

OGDEN Utah. Sept IA fight for the
heavyweight championship of Utah was
decided tonight in the Grand Opera
house in the presence of 1000 spectators.
The contestants were Jim Williams of
Salt Lake, who has held the champion
ship, and George Morrison Of Ogden,
No9dLIS, Wen-kn0wn own IN Denver, a purse
supplemented by side bets, making a
total of $1,000. The battle was short.
Morrison was out-fought from start to
finish. and was Knocked out III the fifth
round after being dreadfullY punished.
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EASTERN BASEBALL.
Results OF Yesterdays National League
Games.

CINCINNATI, Sept. 1.-The game wa,s
hotly contested, Cincinnati winning by
superior work at the close Of the game
Cincinnati 4, Boston1. Batteries-R Rhines
and Harrington; Clarkson and Kelly.
PTTTsBUaG, Sept. both clubs played
well, the home team having a slight ad-
vantage. Pittsburg s, Philadelphia 4.
Batteries-Baldwin and Miller; Esper
and Clements.
CHICAGO, Sept. 1.-There was another
good game. The superior playing by
Chicago won, Chicago /, New York J..
battGrles-F Fickery and Schriver; Ewing
and Buckley.
CLEVELAND, Sept. I.-CIevcland de-
foated Brooklyn by better an-around
playing. Cleveland 7, Brooklyn /. Bat
teries-N Dung and thinner, Caruthers
and kinslow.
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BLAZE IN IIOLLISTER.
\ Barn Containing Fourteen Hundred
Tons Of Hay Burned

HoLLIsrER, Sept. 1.-The most de-
structive fire that this place has ever had
occurred about 1880 o'clock last night. J.
NJ. Jones' immense hay barn and CON
tents were totally destroyed. The barn
contained about fourteen hundred tons of
hay. There were 500 tons in the ward.
which, with the exception of about
twenty-five tons, were also consumed.
rleen & Jones were the heaviest losers.
their loss being 500 tons. insurance =, 500.
Daniel Dooling SEQ tons, insurance 81 500;
u. Wagner 100 tons, insurance $50: J. NJ,
Jones 90 tons, no insurance The re-
lnainder was owned by The farmers of
this valley, their losses ranging from i've
70 fifty tons, partially insured The Fire
Department did excellent work. The
total loss viii range somewhere between
$4,000 and $40 ZOO. The fire is still raging
and il is expected to burn for n week. It
was undoubtedly the work of an incen-
diary.
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Justin.s Dynamite Shell.

SYRACUSE IN. ", Sept. DIR. Justin,
the Syracuse inventor, made successful
test of his dynamite shell at PerryviIle
Falls, Madison County, to-day. The ex-
pertinent consisted in throwing Il sixty
pound shell containing forty-one ounces
of nitro-gelatine from tive-inch Par
rott rifle. The shell was thrown q dis
tance of half mile against "a solid wall of
limestone rock, where it exploded with
great force
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NTelhourne Brings Rain.

CHEYENNE (Wyo.}, Sept. MEL
bourne's rain-making has been crowned
with success. At 2:30 o'clock this after
noon a storm suddenly broke forth, con-
trary to all expectations, and two hours
later there was heavy rain, in accord
ance with Melbourne's predictions. The
rainfall extended over radius of fifteen
TO twenty miles around the city, and the
official measurement was half an inch.
These who were skepticaI are now con-
vinced that there is something in Mel
bourne's system.
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Another Scandal in Ottaun.

New YORK, Sept. IA special from
Montreal to the Post says: Another
scandal is looming up in Ottawa, this
time against Lieutenant Governor
Schultz of Manitoba. He owns Yacht
which he rented to carry public supplies
from place to place. and it is asserted that
he charged exorbitantly for the service
rendered and committed many other
Irregularities. He denies the charges.
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Three Untimelv Deaths.

SALEM orr, Sept. Edith Lee and
Mabel Skinner of independence. Or.
were drowned this afternoon while bath
ing in the Willamette River. The bodies
were recovered. The girls were aged
about II years.
The three-year-old son of B. 3. Cess
non Of Stayton set fire to his clothing
while playing with matches last night,
and was burned to denLLA
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Bank Robbor Lync,,e,1.

KANSAS CITY, Sept. 1.-Ono of the
parties who robbed the bank at Corder
yesterday was captured last night about
twenty miles from Corder, and, while
being taken to Lexington, a mob of en-
ragged citizens took the prisoner from the
officers and lynchcd him. The robber
gave his name as Andrew Murrell
About half the stolen money was found
IN his possession. The other robber is
being closely pursued.
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FAMOUS DAVIS WILL CASE.
The Contestants Meet With a
Sudden Setback.
TESTIMONY OF EXPERTS nREAnRS
TESTIMONY OF EXPERTS CREATES
A SENSATION.

Particulars of the Train-R b
bery at Texas Creek, Col. -0ne
of tho Participants in Tho Bank
Robbery at Corder, NO., Who Was
Being Taken to Jail by Officers,
Forcibly Seized and Hanged by
Mob of EnraGci Citizens.
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PITTsBURG Pa.), Sept. 1.-At a picnic
at Ross Grove, near here, this evening,
Austin Reid of Sharpsburg and man
named O'Malley of Pittsburg quarreled
over woman. O'Malley stabbed Reid
and Joseph Farbacher and Frank Baird,
who went to Reid's assistance. Reid is
dead. Farbacher will die and Baird is
seriously wounded.
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y AIURDERoUs NEGREss.
she Beats Child and It's Invalid
Mother Almost to Death.

Mother Almost to Death.
OKLAHoMA, Sept. Last evening Mrs.
Mary Ryan, who is an invalid, and her
little 7year-old daughter were attacked
by q negress, Mary Hewitt, who occupied
a tent in Mrs. Ryan's yard. The negress
became enraged at the child and com
monced to beat her with broom. The
sick mother got out of bed and ATTEMPTED
70 protect her child, when the negress
seized hatchet and attacked Mrs. RYAN
breaking both arms IN several places and
cutting two deep gashes in her back. 1t
is probable that both will die. The
negress was arrested and with difficulty
was taken 10 Jail. A large mob sur
rounded the prisoner and were deter
mined to lynch her, but the prompt ar
rival of troops prevented this.
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sent q circular to every county alliance
in this State and anti-sub-treasury lead
ers in other States asking them to call
meeting of the ants as soon as possible
to elect delegates to the national meeting
of anti-sub-treasury men, to be held in
st. Louis on September 18th. Hall fears
that if the sub-treasury craze, as he terms
it, is not stopped it is bound to destroy
the usefulness of the order.
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Australian Ballot System.

Boston, Sept. 1.-Judge Lathrop of the
Supreme Court sent down q decision in
an important point of law applicable to
the Australian Ballot Act. An effort was
made by citizens of Revere to oust a
member of the Board of Selectmen, the
important point being an allegation that
several persons, who had no right to vote
voted for a candidate. The defendant
contended that under the Australian Bal
lot Act it could not be objected after an
election that persons voted illegally,
where it did not appear that the votes Of
such persons We're, challenged in the
manner provided by the Act. Jndce
Lathrop sustained the defendants de-
nurrer
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The Parl< Place Disastor.

NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-The inquest into
the cause of the death of those who
perished in the Park Place disaster com
menced to-day. The testimony of wit
nesses SO far examined confirm the
theory that there was no explosion; that
the building collapsed from the great
weight of presses and other machinery on
the various floors
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EXTENSIVE LANDSLIDE.
Tho Course of O River Threatened t
be Diverted.

be Diverted.
VIENNA, Sept. IAN extensive land
slide is in progress in the valley of the
Drave, which is forming a dam across
the Lienzer gorge, and promises to cause
more damage than at first expected In
spite of the efforts of the inhabitants of
that district who have been working day
and night in their efforts to make q pas
sage for the imprisoned water, the land
slide is forming an immense lake, and
threatens to divert the course of the
Drave. The masses of earth and stone
which have already fallen from the
mountains form a solid body or dam fully
270, 900 cubic yards in bulk. The shifting
of the earth has also brought down about
four acres of forest ground, and further
damage is apprchended.
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Declines the Office.

AUSTIN (Tex.), Sept. l.-Ex-United
States Senator Regan has been offered the
vacant place on the Interstate Commerce
Commission. 1t is understood here that
Judge Reagan will not accept the office,
but will remain in his present position,
at the head Of the Texas Railway Com
mission.
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4 Policeman Killed.

New YORK, Sept Policeman Sher-
man was murdered this morning by
Francis Noah, colored man, whom the
officer was trying to arrest for disorderly
conduct. After killing the policeman the
negro severely cut his own throat. The
negro was arrested and taken 10 the hos
pital, where he will be kept until his
throat heals, when he will have to answer
to the charge of murder.
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Attempt ut Murder and Suicide.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 1.-While George c.
Anderson, Superintendent of the Madi-
son, H., car works, was walking along
the approach to tho Merchants bridge
this morning, on his way to Madison,
Warren Colbott, an eX-employe of the
car works. shot and painfully wounded
him in the back. The would-be muir
derer then put bullet into his own head,
expiring soon atterward. Colbott was dis
charged Il short time ago, and that is sup
m, ,rgn
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Westinghouse Air-Brake Company

PITTsBURG, Sept. 1.-The annual meet
ing of the stockholders of the Westing-
day. The gross earnings for the year
We're S5,004, 179, net 81 ,695, ,755, an increase
of 100000 over the preceding year.
George Westinghouse was reelected
President.
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PaIo Alto Racers at stockton.

STOCKTON, Sept. 1.-Senator Stanford's
trainer, Marvin, arrived here this morn
ing with fifteen horses from Palo Alto. to
make his headquarters here until after
the fair. 1t is said that the fast ones will
be sent over the kite-shaped track for
records. All stock used in the circuit
will be worked here until the fair closes
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a Car of Powder Blown Up.

WINsLow (Ariz.), Sept. lon train
NO. 81, while running at full speed near
Denison Station, at 10 o'clock this even
ing, car of powder blew up, instantly
killing Brakeman e. w. White and
Stocklnan August Beckmann, both rid
ing on top OF the car. They were blown
ten rods. All but the lower part of the
powder car ana an adjoining car were
blown away. The wires were blown
down
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Met n Warm Reception.

EVANSVILLE Und.l, Sept. I.--At Vel
pin, Pike County, to-day, three men,
named Posey, Miller and Fleming, went
into restaurant and tried to rob the
proprietor. He resisted, and with a gun
killed Posey and Fleming, and badly
wounded Miller.
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BALMACEDA KILLED.
The Dictator Reported TO Have
Been Shot by MuleteerS.
HE MET HIS FATE WHILE CROSSING
THE MOUNTAINS.

Quiet Prevails ut Santiago and Valpa-
raiso-The Successful Compression
allsts Very Bitter Against Minister
Eagan-Admiral Brown Also Comes
In for a Great Amount OF Censure,
While Consul McClecry Has Made
Many Friends.
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La Grange. Pistols were drawn, but no
shots fired. Saturday they quarreled
again. Olsen knocked ATcFarland down.
and the latter stabbed Olsen slightly.
Both men were arrested, and will have
an examination at Smelling tomorrow.
More trouble is feared between friends of
the men
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Boy Burned to Death.

JoHNsTowN (Pa.), Sept. IA fire de-
stroyed the three-story frame residence
Of James Patton this afternoon. Mr..
Patton jumped from the third floor to the
street and was injured, it is thought,
fatally. A five-year-old boy, a relative
of Mr.. Patton, was burned to DEATH
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Fnta1 Rnrca Collision

DETROIT, Sept. 1.-The steam barge
jerks, laden with stone, was run into
and sunk last night by another barge,
owned by Hawgood q Avery OF Port
Huron, Mich. The wife of the Captain
OF the jerks, and the engineer and fire
man, We're killed in the collision.
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Ex-PostaI Officer Sentenced

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. I'm the United
States District Court yesterday Judge
Ross sentenced Thomas J. Riley, an ex-
Assistant Postmaster at MarysviIle, who
has been convicted of embezZIement in
the postal service, to term of one year
and also TO pay q fine of 1914 67, which is
the amount Of the defaIcatiOn.
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Thren Hotel Fni1u,.ns-

New YORK, Sept. 1.-An Atlantic City
special says: The failure is announced of
three of the largest hotels here-the
United States, Congress Hall and Cam
bridge. Very few particulars can yet be
obtained, but the backward season is sup
posed to be the cause OF the failures.
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At the TaPppt

CREEDMoRE O.. Il, Sept. 1.-The nine
teenth annual meeting of the Rife Asso-
citation began to-day. Major Gaus, In
spector of Rifle Practice of the Second
Battery, who won the Wimbledon cup
twice, was again successful, with scora
of 132
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civil servlce Commissioner Roosevalt

New YORK, Sept. 1.-The rumor that
Theodore Roosevelt has resigned from
the Civil Service Commission is given no
credence by his friends here, but it is
learned on good authority that he will re-
sign before 1892, so as to be free to take
part in the Presidential election
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USED THEIR PISTOLS.
Mine Supcrintcndcnts Engage in a
street Duel at Sonora.

street Duel at Sonora.
SONORA, Sept. L. Last night at 9
o'clock. while Frank McCann, Superin-
tendent of the STANLEY mine, was sitting
in front of the Yosemite Hotel conversing
with J. f. Nounann, he was interrupted
10y John SevenCaks, superintendent of
the Badger mine, in an insulting and
abusive manner. This was resented by
McCamn. Pistols were drawn and four
shots fired. Two bullets lodged in Sew
enoaks' body, one entering the right
breast, but passed around on the rib and
was cut out at the back. The other lodged
in the right leg. The wounds are not
considered dangerous. Mccain escaped
without injury
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Bicycle Record Broken.

SPRINGFIELD (Mass.), Sept. 1.-P. J..
Berlo, of the Manhattan Athletic Clubs
bicycle team, broke the American record
for half mile on a Pneumatic Safety at
Hampton Park this evening, making the
distance in lis 3-5.
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sudden Death Of an Aged Lady

LATHRoP, Sept. An old lady aged
70, named Mrs. Lizette Megerle of Ala
media, became suddenly i'll on the morn
ing Stockton train and was taken into the
Waitlng-room here, where she quietly ex-
pired. y Coroner's Jury pronounced the
cause Of death that of apoplexy. The
body was removed by friends to Alameda
this afternoon.
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ND Dead IdcntIned.

MERGED, Sept. ii. +. Miller,
the man who was found dead in San
Francisco lodging-house yesterday, was
Assistant District Attorney OF this
county, and highly respected young
man. His friends are quite shocked to
hear of his sudden death.
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Murdered by Burolars.

SAN ANTONIO CTexas), Sept IA. B.
Halton was murdered this morning by
burglars. He saw them in his room go
ing through his pockets, grappled with
one of them, and the other shot him
dead.
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stanford University Appointments

MAYFIELD, Sept. Bert Fessler,
Chief Of the Division Of Fisheries in the
United States Census Bureau at Wash
ington, D. c., has been appointed Master
OF The Encina Hall Of the young mems
dormitory in the Leland Stanford Jr.
University. c. a. Johnson Of San Fran
cisco has been appointed Chief Engineer,
vice y. IL. FisIze, resigned.
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HORRIBLE CRIME.
A Young Lady Waylaid and As.
Saulted by a Masked Fiend.
CHOKED AND BEATEN INTO A STATE
OF UNCONSCIOUSNESS.

An Incendiary Fire at Hollister De-
stroys Property Valued at Between
Thirty-1ve and Forty Thousand
Dollars-An Aged Man Fatally
Burned-A Fire at OroviIIe-An Ex-
Assistant Postmaster Sentenced to
Prison.
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CnhinntnnnLn1.s, Strilrn-

CHICAGO, Sept. 1.-The cabinetmakers
of this city, numbering 2,000, struck to-
day for eight hours. The employers say
this is a dull season and they can well
afford to keep the shops idle for time.
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Redaing stage HeId I'D.

REDDING, Sept. 1.-The outgoing stage
to Modoc County was robbed at about 7:3O
O'Clock tonight three and half miles
from Rcdding by lone highwaynan
There were two lady passengers on
board. No particulars.
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VIOLENT Wind AND RAIN.
Storms Continue to Sweep Over
Great Britain and ireland.
CROPS BEATEN DOWN AND MANY
VESSELS WRECKED.

An Extensive Landslide in Progress in
Masses of Stone and Earth Form q
Dam on the Drave River Threaten
ing TO Change Its Course-Rumors
OF a Revolutionary Movement in
Mexico Said to be Unfounded.
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August Olsen Again in Trouble.

MERGED, Sept. August Olsen, who
was tried and acquitted this year for the
murder OF his brother-in-law, John Ivett,
is again before the public. He and Ben
Mcfarland quarreled few days ago at