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OPIUM SEIZURE.
seventeen Boxes of the Crude Article
Taken by Customs Officers.

seventeen Boxes of the Crude Article
Taken by Customs Officers.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1.-The Customs
officers have seized seventeen boxes of
crude opium, each box containing 200
pounds, in warehouse on Vallejo street.
4 chemical analysis will be made to de
termine whether it is dutiable The
opium came to this city by rail from New
orl, and had passed the New York Gus
tOm-hOuse. Most Of it arrived since
June l0th, the latest invoice bearing the
date of August 18th. If it is proved to
duty amounts to -Sl2 a pound. and its
market price here being only about $6 or
s., the duty is prohibitory on account OF
the fact that the duty amounts to more
than any one will give for the goods. The
value Of the drug seized, reasoning on the
superstition that it is dutiabIe, is about
$4,000.
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Kentucky,s New Gover,or

FRANKFORT, Sept. 1.-Governor Brown
was inaugurated at noon to-day with
elaborate and impressive ceremonies.
FULLY 10000 people were present.
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y FIEND's DAsTARDLY WORK.
Attempt ut Wholesale Poisoning in q
NISalia Rnardinn- House,

Attempt at Wholesale Poisoning in
Visalia Boarding-House.
SAN Francisco, Sept. IA Chronicle
Fisalia special says: An attempt at
wholesale poisoning was made at a
clearinghouse here on Sunday. Mrs.
McDermott, the landlady, made some ice
cream. Before freezing it she set the mix
ture nearthe pump to cool. Eleven persons
ale Of the ice-cream at dinner. and were
Immediately seized with cramps in the
stomach and a burning sensation. Medi-
cal aid was summoned, and all are out Of
danger. An investigation showed that a
large quantity of croton oil had been
poured into the mixture before it was
WAS expelled from the house for drunk
enness Is the poisoner, rs he went away
making threats. He left town the same
Sunday night, and cannot be found.
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COLORADO TRAIN ROBBERY.
Blood Hounds to be Used in Running
Down the Criminals.

Blood Hounds to be Used in Running
Down the Criminals.
CANYON CITY, Sept. Further partic-
ulars have been received Of the train rob-
berry near Contopay last night. There
were seven men in the party. The high
waymen compelled the flagmen at Texas
Creek to give up all the torpedoes in his
possession, and also forced him to FLAG
the train.
As soon as it stopped the engineer and
fireman were held up at the point of
rifles. The fireman was relieved of fine
gold watch, and then forced to pick the
lock and break in the door of the bag
gage car, under fire from the express
messenger. The mail car doors We're all
broken in, but nothing taken from the
car.
Express Messenger Angel made de-
termined resistance and used his revolver
to good advantage, but whether any one
was killed is not definitely known. The
fight was fierce one, though it lasted
only few moments. The masked men
then, under threat of killing him, COM
PEELED the messenger to open the safe,
from which the robbers took $1,000.
Horses were in readiness, and as soon
as the robbery was accomplished, the
desperadoes fled to Wet Mountain Val
ley. They did not disturb the passen-
gers.
a posse was summoned and left for the
scene at once. Trinidad was wired to for
the hounds that had been instrumental
in running down several criminals. They
Will be hurried to the scene on a special
train and put on the trail rs soon as pos
sible. With the efforts being made it is
thought the robbers cannot escape.
PINKERTON DETECTIVES
DENVER, Sept. IA number of Pink
erton detectives took the special train
early this morning for the scene of the
robbery on the Rio Grande Road.
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IN Cd NIan Bnrned to nenth.

OROyLLE, Sept. IA house was
burned here last night, and an old man
named a. Johnson was so badly burned
that he will die. 1t is reported that the
explosion of a lamp caused the fire.
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Advance In Lumber Prices.

MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 1.-The Missis-
sippi Valley Lumbermen's Association
organized here to-day. 1t was agreed to
advance prices 81 per thousand at once.
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Rnth XYene KILLED

CHADRoN tO.O, Sept. 1.-The express
train wrecked q carriage in which Alan
sin Cox and daughter were crossing the
track yesterday, and killed the occu-
pants.
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Ex-Congressman Scott Improving.

ERIE (Pa.), Sept. 1.-Ex-C Congressman
Scott is so much improved this morning
that his physicians think it will be safe
for him to undertake the journey to
Newport in a day or two.
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New York Politics.

TROY, Sept. IA special telegram from
Saratoga says: A conference was held
this afternoon which will have an import
ant bearing upon State politics. Repre-
sentative Democrats from New York and
Buffalo We're present, The principal
celebrity on hand was Lieutenant-Goy
ern0r Jones, who at the conclusion of the
conference expressed willingness to ac-
cept an independent nomination for Gov
ernor. 1t is known that part of the plan
OF campaign decided upon is a conven-
ton at Albany OF the central labor unions
of the State, to be held between the dates
set for the holding Of the Republican and
Democratic State Conventions. This con-
vention will place Jones in nomination.
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REPUBLIC OF MEXICO.
No Foundation for the Report That a
Revolution is Impending.

No Foundation for the Report That a
Revolution is Impending.
NEW YORK, Sept. Thomas Sutherst.
President of the Mexican and Northern
Pacific Railroad Company, has recently
returned from a two months visit to
Mexico. In the investigation he had
with President Diaz the latter said that
there need be no fear of a revolution. The
people were quiet and awakening to
the benefits they were receiving from
the many industries which had been re-
Gently established. Diaz added that he
was determined to make the credit of
Mexico firm and established, so that the
securities of the country would be worth
as much as any other nation in the mar
kets of the world.
DIAZ ANITA COMICS NO PARTY.
news from the City of Mexico in relation
to the impending revolution in Mexico is
declared by George 7. Miller, formerly
and who has an extensive acquaintance
affairs, to be the veriest bosh. General
Olivares of the Mexican army was in st.
Louis June last. and Miller had quite a
lengthy conversation with him. in which
the General told him that President Diaz
was not antagonized by any party, that
his course has been such as to win him
friends Of all political color. General
Olivares is a Catholic, and he has no
hesitancy in saying that the President has
done nothing TO arouse the enmity of the
ElQrjrol marty
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Detained Jewtsh T,nmtora,ts

New YORK, Sept. Twenty writs of
habeas corpus have been sworn out in
the cases of the Russian Jews detained at
the Barge Office, and made returnable in
the United States Court tomorrow morn
ing. The Superintendent of Immigra-
ton will have to show cause why these
immigrants are not permitted to land.
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The Sub-Tronsury Schc1ne.

ST. Louis, Sept. 1,-Ex-President l. Hall
of the Missouri Farmers Alliance has
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Arrested ON a Charge of Yaerancr.

NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-Sister Beatrice,
the notorious bogus nun, who has been
frequently exposed in the newspapers,
was to-day in the Jefferson Market Police
Court on a charge of vagrancy preferred
by Agent Jerome of the Charity Organi-
zation Society. She was committed for
examination. She is the woman who
sued the late Senator Simon Cameron of
Pennsylvania for $4,000 for breach of
promise of marriage. She is said TO be
the wife of Thomas Marshall Oliver of
louisville. kY.. who q discarGed hnr.
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HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.
The National and Foreign Population
Favor Annexation.

CHICAGO, September 1st.-Hon. ]. s.
Thurston of Honolulu, who is in the
city, said TO a reporter tonight that the
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Cnhnnn WILL Bring Shit.

TACOMA, Sept 26.-(special.l Just as soon as
John l. Cohoon is released from Jail on $4,000
bonds, his attorney proposes to bring action Tor
damages against the detectives who detained
him at the Fife hotel. The prisoners compile
ity in the Fidelity Trust Company bank rob
berry appears to be assumed principally upon q
statement made by him q week before the rob-
berry. that something is going 10 drop that will
startle the city" BY way OF explanation, Cohoon
says he was prompted 10 make the remark by
Aloertson's behavior, and by the belief that he
tAlbertsOn) was living beyond his means As
Cohoon's attorney, Marshall K. Smell, is aware
that the young man who was arrested Monday.
on dispatch purporting 10 come from Denver.
is detective and was lodged in Jail to "pump''
Cohoon, his employers may as well relieve the
county OF the expense of boarding him. The
young man referred TO registered al the Grand Pa
ciic hotel as Williams, and the Denver dispatch
gave his true name as Scott, and that he was
wanted at Cincinnati for defalcation. viii
hams alias Scott, was placed in a cell with
Cohoon last night, but the pump did not
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irregular papers tie allegation Is brought for
ward that sae scAooneg's master was warned D.
fore seavfag the port By Commander Turner, OF
H. II. = sympA. not 10 so 10 Boring seA This
Captain Riley denies he says be had no
conversation uyon the subject with Commander
Turner or any other officer OF the feet
Had warning been given, s. stated, or had
he had knowledge OF the MohieAn's ofiicers, he
would admit that the schooner might, with pos
sihls legality. have been seized This matter
was not referred TO, however, by the Mohican,
and her action. which il denounced as high
handed sad unjnstihable, has been already re-
ported in dispatch both TO Ottawa ana Wash
ington CRY.
Gnstave A. Hansen, formerly master Of the
German schooner Adele, notorious for her raids
upon the seal rookeries OF the Pribylof islands,
has for several weeks past been trying to secure
command of vessel for the purpose Of reaping
another harvest of seaiskins this fail IN his own
peculiar fashion. untn today he was unsuc-
essful, Victoria seaiers having been proud in
the past to be able TO say that
they carried their business purely
and honestly, and could not In justice
be termed poachsrs. This morning, however,
Hansen appeared at the custom house as the
new master OF the Borealis. and asked for clear
ance papers north. His intentions were so well
known that the collector informed him that he
could give him no clearance for sealing In Ber-
ing sea until the expiration OF the modus VII
vendi This Hansen declared he did not want,
SO his schooner was given authority to proceed
on hunting and fishing voyage to the north
Pacific ocean, which is practically the same for
Hansen. The Borealis is one of the smallest
schooners in the Victoria feet, and carries ON
this cruise twelve all tod, including six expert
seal hunters. she is expected to be gone two
mr. ha
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ally tons of letters containing historical
information of almost incalculahls value.
The department of state is not at thin
day purely foreign office. In Old tines
it was mnch less so than now, having
charge of all matters relating TO the int.
rior except Indian affairs. Even at pres.
ent it is no exaggeration to say that the
president has intercourse with the state
department more than with ali the
Others put together. In the early
days his governmental functions were
exercised almost wholly through the
department of state, the clerks Of
which he actually appointed. If it be re-
membered that each secretary Of state
to leave record of every important public
transaction in which he has been con.
cerned, it will be perceived how much
that is priceless historically must have
been preserved in this shape alone.
There are masses of such historical ma
terial in every one of the old departments
but nlne-tenths of it all is stored away in
charge OF the secretary of state. Most 81
it is open for public inspection. a general
rule governing in all civilized countries Il
the effect that such matters shall never b
Kept secret longer than sixty years. Dur
ing the session of congress before the last
DIR. Wharton was authorized to print the
diplomatic correspondence of the Reyolu.
ton, The work was interrupted by his
death, but 1t will be completed Dy the de-
partment. At present any Responsible
person is permitted to see these docu-
ments or to take copies from them. All OF
them ought TO be printed, and presumably
Will be in time, but it will be q difficult
thing to extort the money necessary for
the purpose from congress
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Brief Tacoma News.

TAcoAA, Sept. 26-[Special 1.-The Messrs
Hotter, OF Helena, said to be the wealthiest ma
tiye-born scandinavians in the United States,
were in the city today. They visited the EXPOSE
ton and the smelter. For some time they have
been shipping ore from their mines near Helena
TO the Tacoma Smelling and Refining Works, of
this city.
At the meeting of the school board last night
bills and claims aggregating s6,iS7.50 were
audited and ordered paid. The resignation of
+. A. Collins as a member of the board was ac-
cepted and J. c. Weatherred was appointed to
I'LL the vacancy.
Captain Biondi and wife, of Port Townsend
arrived today with the Seattle visitors, and will
remain over sunday.
Last evening, at the Tacoma business college,
occurred the first concert given by the Young
Folks Society and pupils of the Verdi academy,
under the direction of Sig. FerrarL The con-
cert was success and greatly enjoyed by a
large audience. comprising relatives aud friends
OF the pupils. The programme:
PART L
Solos and chorus-"La File de Nine. Angot"
Young Folks Society. In costume ''
solo-"Thy Sentinel Am T. ........6ig. Morretti
Piano solo-"Il Trovatore" ............. Verdi
Miss Leya Sessions, OF Young Folks Society.
Romanza-"Fair as an Angel .....;.:....
Miss Rosie Rosin-
Character song, in costume.
bllss bSTtna holteTs ol 1ouuS EoiAs cociesy
PART
Recitation and ("Too Long I've Tsrried"l
Allegreto ("o Light of Love-"
Mrs NJ. J. Leonard
Violin and plano solo. Selected
Misses Cora and Gertrude Jones of Young
Folks Society.
RomanZa-"The Contding STAR. Robandi
Miss Olive Looney.
Violoncello obigato. Walter Piercy
Chorus-"Throw Open the Doors ..............
Valse, solos and chorus-"La File de Nine.
Angot" ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS LecocQ
Young Folks Society. In costume.
The Weisel and Vilter Manufacturing Com
pany began suit to recover $1,000 on machinery
placed in the Donau brewery and TO sell the
property to satisfy the claim.
The schooner w. II. Talbot, which was
laun ehed at Port Blakeley yesterday. 10 built
entirely OF Puget sound timber, the quality be-
ing Douglas yellow fir. She will carry 1000 600
feet Of lumber
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Serious Question as to what Shall Il
Done with Than

Done With Them.
VANCOUVER, B. c., Sept. 2e.-ISpecial. Last
Sunday two lepers who arrived here to sail for
China on the Empress of Japan were sent East
again. the intention being TO return them TO
New York. Al Swift Current, however, the rail-
way people put the car on the return train,
under orders from Montreal, the Dominion gov
eminent having positively refused TO run any
Itk OF shipping them 10 New YORK, aud the
United states government having refused in
equally as positive q manner 10 take them. The
Chinese we're sent here in bond, and the American
governments contention is that by letting some
OF the Chinese out of the car and returning
these the bond was broken, aud they are there
fore not responsible in any way. As the matter
now stands there is somewhat of a difficulty in
knowing what 10 do with the lepers. The mayor
has positively refused to allow them adm ss.ou
90 tue city sad placed policemen on guard over
tie shack in which they are kept with instruc-
tons 10 allow no one to remove them or set
them free. In the meantime the authorities At
Ottawa have been communicated with, and
the chances are that the case viii be ventilated in
tie courts a. % the responsibility OF the Domin-
ion government il allowing Che parties affected
with this losthsome disease 10 enter the country
The position which tie Canadian Pacific rail-
way may be placed in as common carriers,
sud the question to whether these and sim
liar cases saould lie maintained by this corpors-
ton VIII be involved. n the meantime there
IL an Intense excitement ami Il feeling exists
among - certain numoer of the citizens that
the best way they can rid themselves OF the
loaIAsone Creatures Is 10 go down and set IRE
10 TIE shEck aud burn them 10 death. IL would
save them considerable amount OF suffering
ana prevent either danger or expense,
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DRESS GOODS. SEE THEM.

paper money. Now. however, the seals
are always put on afterward at the treas
ury building, with typographical ink.
Whatever the mixture made, it is sifted,
thoroughly stirred, combined with lin
seed oil, and sent upstairs by elevator to
room where several machines with steel
rollers are continually grinding. On one
of these the stuff is thrown with a scoop,
and after awhile the revolving cylinders
reject it in the shape of beautiful, smooth
printing ink. One machine does green,
another black, another red, and so on
Finally the finished product is put aside
In iron buckets, which stand in rows on
floor. Each bucket is labeled. One bears
the inscription, customs wines and
liquors" another national bank brown"
another illegal tender" and so on. Half
dozen pals are filled with a prep
aratlon OF chrome yellow and YER
million for postoffice money orders.
Others are marked 400 cigars
blue" The customs and internal revenue
stamps have all their peculiar color mix
lures. An inferior grade of black is used
for printing the revenue stamps. because
they are not expected to wear for any
length of time, and the ink for them Is
made thinner TO suit the paper. AS fast
as acquisitions are made for ink it is sup
piled TO the printing division. Each
printer receives every morning his allow
ance IN tin receptacle and sharp account
is kept of every bit that is used.
The bureau of engraving is at present
making experiments in the direction of
drying the paper money, after it has been
printed, by natural method, instead of
artihcially. as hitherto. To save time, the
freshly-made sheets of bills have always
been dried by coils of steam-pipes; but il
has been shown that this process destroys
the fibre Of the paper and renders it not
nearly SO serviceable. Furthermore the
quick cooking of the ink bakes it on the
surface, instead of permitting it to become
gradually incorporated with the tissue.
As result it rubs, and the designs be-
come blurred after small amount of
use. 1t is believed that much better
results will be secured by permitting the
paper to dry gradually in an ordinary, or
at all events very moderate, temperature.
Among the curious suggestions made to
the government recently, when it sought
ideas on the subject of distinctive paper.
was one to the effect that bits Of mica
should be incorporated with the linen.
The chief engraver is of the opinion that
Of all possible projections against counter
feiting the best is a really first-class por.
trait on note, done IN the highest stvle
OF art. Such a thing cannot be perfectly
initiated, and the difference of line will
make an alteration in the expression of
the face which any one will notice at a
glance. RENE BACHE.
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The Eanr GrnnndIe

TACOMA, Sept 26-ISpecial l-Friends of r. r.
Albertson, of Seattle, who were in the city TODAY
expressed fear lest Chandler. the aceomplice Of
robber Ed Albertson OF the Fidelity Trust Com
psny, would, in order TO clear him
self, implicate Mr.. Albertson. OF Seattle.
The correspondent OF the osT-INTEILIe ENCK R
tonight interviewed John L Cohoou, brother
in'law OF the embezzler. He said: 81 do not
believe Chandler will try 90 inplicate r B. AL
hertson, because Il lie had made up hi mind 10
impitcate others and thereby hope 20
escape himself l believe he would have
implicated me He exonerated me
and upon his statement the caSs against me was
dismissed on the motion of the prosecuting at
torney. Chandler said had nothing TO do with
matter, which is quite true
Mrs Edward Albertson was also seen She
does not think her husband for any consider
alton would implieate l. B. Albertson or any
other innocent person.
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STATE DEPARTMENT ARCHIVES.
Valuable Historical Documents tn Re
Published-Precious Paners Stored

valuable Historical Documents tn Pc
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Papers stored,
WASHINGTON CRY, Sept. 21.-rSpecial. T.
1t is said that Secretary Blaine. before re-
hnquishing the portfolio of the state de-
par.ment, will try to secure the publication
OF at least part of the historical archives
OF the government which are at present
stored away under his charge, as they have
been hitherto in the care of his pred
ecessors. Many attempts have been
made to obtain an appropria-
ton for this purpose, but congress
has never responded. The national Iegis-
Iature is too keenly interested in the pres
ent, keeping an eye always upon the future
to feel the slightest enthusiasm concernino
the past, and thus these enormously vain.
able records are allowed to molder away
food only for the book-worm and tho
patient historical searcher. Here, in fact.
IS the great repository of American his,
tory, from which Bancroft. Henry 4danas
Hlldreth and others drew most of their In,
formation. 'Ae'A ~
a lew years ago the department of state
purchased for 500, 900 the papers of Monroe.
ihese IN themselves are vast store
mouse OF rhetorical knowledge. 1t must
De remembered that Monroe was not only
president Tor eight years, but before that
was secretary of state and minister TO
france, having served all through the
revolutionary war. The collection referred
to included his public and private CORE
spondence during the entire period covered
by those events. Previously the depart
ment had acquired the correspondence
Oh James Madison, together with other
papers of his, including the secret journal
oil the constitutional convention. This
journal Is in Madison's own cramped PEN
manship. and remains probably the most
extraordinary record of the foundation of
the most extraordinary government that
the world has ever seen. Before the ac-
QUESTION of the Madison papers the de-
partment OF state had secured the writings
OF General Washington-many volumes
containing copies of all his letters, etc
These volumes Jared Sparks had ac-
cess to, and printed in his works of
Washington. Unfortunately. Sparks loves
Washington better than the truth. and he
suppressed or altered many passages. One
OF the curiosities which the stranger here
Is shown are these same volumes of Wash
lngton, either in his own hand or in
& &ne beautiful writing of his secretary.
ashington never had secretary who
ala not write an exquisite hand, while he
himself wrote better than any statesman
OF the present day. Besides these regu-
Larry classified collections there are liter