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The record-union., 1891-09-03
THE WOMAN CONTRACTOR"
SHE CREATES A STIR AMONG
BUTTE COUNTY CITIZENS.
Protests Entered Against Changes in
the Postal Routes Which Sho
Insists Upon.
Special to the REcoRD-UN1ox.

WASHINGTON, Sept. O. Letters have
been received at the Postoffice Depart
ment from Californians residing at small
towns in the vicinity of Oroviile and
Chico protesting against the changes in
the postal routes asked for by Mrs. Lang
don, the woman Contractor"
Mrs Langdon, through San Francisco
paper, charged that Mr.. Wanamaker's
administration Of affairs in that locality
is not conducted to the best interests of
the people.
Postoffice Department officials say that
last winter Senator Stanford appeared at
the Postof1ice Department and introduced
Mrs. Langdon, and then withdrew. The
latter Immediately requested numerous
changes in the schedules and in routes for
which she had contracts. She was told
that the matter would be looked into and
reported upon by a special agent
Mrs. LangdOn said: II don't want it
done that way. 1t can be settled now.
while l am in Washington, as well as
not" She demanded that certain of her
mail routes be expedited, and others
wholly abandoned, and because the de-
partment refused to make these changes
before the matter was Investigated, Mrs.
Iangdon became angry, and made seri-
GUS charges against postmaster General
Wanamaker.
Reports to the department from Cali
fornia showed that the very changes that
Mrs. Langdon declared should be made
''in the interest of the people" are not
favored by the latter.
1t transpires that her propositions were
made with view of relieving her from
the eXactions of a losing contract. After
the contract was let to Mrs. Langdon she
found out that she had made too low
bid and would lose money. She endeav-
ored to get a former contractor to take
this losing contract off her hands, but
she failed in this, and as last resort vis-
tied Washington with the purpose of get
ting the department TO make certain
changes, SO that she might make some
profit.
There were no complaints made to the
department by citizens before Mrs. Lang
don's contract was made, but since that
time there have been a number of pro-
tests from people near Chico and 0ro-
vile.
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ITNCOLN-ISEAM-
Minister Lincoln's Daughter Welded
to Gentleman of Chicago.


LONDON, Sept. 2.-The marriage of Miss
Mary Lincoln, daughter of the United
States Minister, to Charles B. Isham of
Chicago, took place at 2:30 to-day at
Brompton Parish Church. a number of
fashionable English people and Ameri-
cans, mostly intimate friends of the Lin
coin family, filled the church. After the
ceremony the most intimate friends of
the two families partOOk of q Wedding
breakfast at the residence of Minister
Lincoln. The wedding was, on the whole,
of an extremely simple character. Miss
Lincoln, leaning upon her fathers arm.
was met at the church door by the Off
ciating clergyman and boy choristers,
who preceded the bridal party up the
aisle to the altar rails, where the groom,
attended by his best man, Major James c..
Post, military attache at the United States
Legation, We're in waiting.
The bride wore a white satin gown, a
beautiful lace veil and diamond neck
lace, the latter a gift Of the groom. In
her hand Miss Lincoln carried an ivory
covered prayer-book. Mrs. Lincoln and
her daughter, Miss Jessie. had entered
the church previous to the entrance of
the bride. They occupied the front pew
on the right aisle
After the ceremony the newly-married
couple were conducted to the vestry.
where the wedding party, members of the
families of both the contracting parties
who were present, and a few intimate
friends, signed the marriage register.
From the church the wedding party was
driven TO Mr.. Lincoln's house in Crom-
well Gardens, where, in company with a
few intimate friends, they break tasted.
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Special to the RECoRD-uNIoN.

NEW York, Sept. 2.-Is the Peary
Arctic expedition in danger of meeting
the unhappy fate of the Greely party in
North Greenland? People acquainted
with Arctic travel have received informa-
ton that gives them an opportunity of
weighing the Peary expedition in the
balance. and there is a strong feeling
among them that there may be a sad ad-
dition to the already too-crowded volume
Of polar suffering.
From the start the expedition is alleged
to have been based on misconception and
misiniormation. The experience Of the
Kite convincas all on board that Peary
somehow or other had got the thing
wrong end foremost, and that after all
his troubles are to be the same as those of
al northern explorers, and has found
that getting back is the hardest part of it.
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NEW CABLE.
Brazil Now Connected With the Out
side World.

Brazil Now Connected With the Out
side World.
New YORK, Sept. "A new cable has
been opened to Brazil and messages have
been sent over it. The new cable starts
at Hayti, goes from Hayti to San Do
ningo, links together the islands of San
Domingo and Martinique, and from Mar
Unique skips over to French Guiana, and
from thence jumps to Brazil, the terminal
point Of the cable there being the town of
NeEew. The new cable is entirely con-
trol!ed by French capitalists. 1t works
III connection with the International
Ocean Telegraph Company and the West
ern Union Company Connection with
the nited States is had by means of the
already existing cable to Havana and the
Cuban submarine cable between Cuba
and Hayti
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THE SPANISH TREATY.
it is the Cause of Much Rejoicing
among Shippers and Merchants.

1t is the Cause of Much Rejoicing
among Shippers and Merchants.
New YORK, Sept. 2.-There is general
rejoicing among shippers and merchants
III this city engaged in the Cuba and
Porto Rico trade. What is known as the
transitory schedule treaty arranged with
Spain affecting the products OF the United
states exported to those places has just
gone into effect. The schedule embraces
provisions, vegetables, wood, coal, petro-
leum and variety Of other products.
Under the treaty these are now admitted
to Cuba and Porto Rico free of duty, and
corn and maize and cornmeal are admit
ted on payment of a duty Of twenty-five
cents per 900 kilogrammes.
Il think that the treaty will have q
beneficial effect on the trade with Cuba
and Porto Rico" said Mr.. Hughes of the
Ward Line. The Niagara Of our line.
which sailed on Thursday, was Just chock
full OF provisions and the Captain was
instructed to steam slowly so as not to
reach Havana before September Ist, when
the treaty became operative. He was
told to enter the port with all the flags he
could muster flying and his steam
whistle blowing, and l have no doubt
that he did his best to celebrate the event
in patriotic style.''
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Bards1ey,s Defalcations.

committee investigating the Bardsley
matter met again tonight and heard sup
Elemental reports by the accountants,
showing receipts by Bardsley from mag
istrates during 1889 and 1880, and what he
ing it over to the State, Chief Engineer
Park emphatically denied that he ever
had any dealings with Bardsley with the
gas combine. 1t had been asserted that
Bardsley, Park, and Mr.. Goodwin, of the
gas companies, were in a deal in gas
stocks together.
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Not what He Claimed to Be.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. "A dispatch
tonight from Dayton, Ohio, says a man
claiming to be Robert Wieland, of the
rich brewing family of San Francisco,
and who has been living there in lodgings
for some time, was tonight found dead
in room with two bullet-holes in his
head. The only Robert Wieland known
to the family here is Robert p. Wieland.
and cablegrams have been received from
him both yesterday and to-day dated at
Carlsbad, Germany. 1t is evident there
fore that the Dayton man was not what
he claimed to be.
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NEW TOWNS.
The Pacific Improvement Company
Laying Out Townsites.


Laying Out Townsftes.
SAN Francisco, Sept. 2.-The Pacific
Improvement Company has laid out
eleven townsites on the line of the Ar
mona branch of the Southern Pacific in
the San Joaquin Valley. The first town
south of Los Banos will be Los Palos.
Firebaugh is the next station, twelve
miles further on. Seven miles below
Firebaugh will be Mendoza, which will
be the division terminus. Jameson will
be small shipping point for cattle.
Twelve miles west of Fresno will be
located Coils, from which town branch
road will be run to Fresno and further
eXtedsion will be built to Merced
through the Chowelulla country. Nc
Mullen is the next station south Cando
will be grain shipping point, and Ca
ruthers will be twelve miles below Coils.
Hardwich and two unimportant stations
will complete the list.
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ishing mills at the California Powder
Works, near this city, exploded this even
ing at S:35. No one was in the building
at the time, as the mills run automati-
cally for certain period. Two workmen
about twenty feet distant were knocked
over and thrown quite distance, but
only received few cuts and bruises. The
buildings at the works are all detached
No other damage was done. The shock
OF the explosion was felt in this city, two
and half miles distant. The loss will
not be heavy
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FataI Balloon Accident.

OswEGo CN. y, Sept. AT the
county fair to-day hot-air balloon was
being inflated for an ascension. y num-
Der OF town people were holding the
guy ropes, when suddenly the balloon
took nre. All of the men but George
" oods let go the ropes. In some man
ncr he became entanglcd in the ropes,
and the balloon shot up with him, hang
ing head down. When it reached a
hight of seventy feet Woods fell and was
dead when picked up.
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Chinese Queue Strings.

NEW YoRK, Sept. 1.-The Board of Ap-
praisers has affirmed the action of the
Collector in San Francisco in assessing
the duty on Chinese queue strings at go
per cent. ad valorem, under paragraph
4l3, new tariff. The board holds that thew
are wearing apparel, not silk cords" or
manufactures of silk" as claimed bv
the importers.
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Olsen and Mcfarland Discharged

MERGED, Sept. George Mcfarland
had preliminary examination to-day at
Smelling before Judge Harrelson for
stabbing Win Olsen on Saturday at the
ivett ranch and was discharged. Olsen.
who was also under arrest, was also dis
charged. Olsen was the brother-in-law
OF lvett, who was murdered by an un-
known assassin last fall, and the stabbiug
the murdered mans body was found.
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Union Pacific sinking Fund.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.-The Secretary
Of the Treasury has announced that he
will receive for account of the sinking
fund Of the Union Pacific Railroad any
first per cent. bonds Of Pacific railroads
that are a prior lien upon such roads to
The Government, and deliver III exchange
therefor United States currency skies of
like dates of maturity upon the basis of
the increased income to said sinking
lund OF II per cent.
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Ms. Harrlson and Mrs. McKee.

New YORK, Sept. 2.-The steamship
Majestic, with Mrs. Russell B. Harrison
and Mrs. Mckee on board, arrived off
Fire Island this morning. Mrs. Harri-
son and her son, Russell B. Harrison,
went down the bay on the United States
cutter Grant to meet them.
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Bank Wrecker simmons.

New YORK, Sept. Judge Benedict OF
the United States District Court has de-
clined to accept Cornelius and Jacob Tall
man as bondsmen in the sum of so. GOO
for James A. Simmons, under sentence OF
six years Imprisonment for bank wreck
ing. He discovered Simmons had given
the parties an indemnity contract for the
sum. and he said he did not care to aid
any scheme OF flight, as such it appeared
on its face.
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Commerce of Itnlr

ROME. Sept. 2.-The commerce of Italy
for seven months ending July 3lst shows
marked falling off, compared with the
same period last year. The imports de-
creased $50, 100000 in value, and the eX-
ports S4,000,000 during the same period
The revenue from customs fell off s., 300
600
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Gale at Sea.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2.-The schooner
Aida arrived this morning from Copper
River, Alaska, with /, 800 cases of salmon.
She brought down Harry Mandon and q.
II. Doyle, two of the three men lost off
the British sealing schooner Beatrice,
which arrived at Victoria few days ago.
The men were lost from the vessel dur
ing gale. Their small boat was over
turned, and the third man, Scott, was
drowned. The others succeeded in max
ing land and were cared for by Indians.
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Pcnnsylvania Democrots.

HARRISBURG (Pa.), Sept. 2-The situa-
ton with respect to the Democratic State
Convention remains unchanged to-day.
The slate is Robert L. Wright of Allen
town for Auditor-General and A. L. Tul-
den of Erie for State Treasurer. No
other names are seriously considered.
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An Engineer Beheaded.

BETHLEHEM (Pa.), Sept. 2-Richard
Nash, engineer of the fast Reading ex-
press, while on the lookout this morning,
was struck by some obstruction near
Oreville Station, and his head severed
from his body. The body hung out of
the cab window some minutes before the
fireman discovered what had occnrred.
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VIII be Driven for Records.

STOCKTON, Sept. 2.-Charles Marvin,
who is here from Palo Alto with sixteen
Of Senator Stanford's horses, says he viii
drive them for records on both the clip
teal and kite-shaped tracks. Palo Alto
and Sunol are both here, and they will
be driven to beat their records. Marvin
will keep the horses here till after tie
fair: He believes the kite-shaped track
VIII be very fast, as it will be springy
and well packed on ton.
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Australian CoIonies.

MELBOURNE (Victoria), Sept. 2.-The
Victorian Legislature has passed the
federation bill, at the same time adopting
an amendment excluding New Zealand
from the federation.
The New South Wales Legislature has
rejected the motion in favor of protective
duties
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The Cronstadt Fntente.

LONDON, Sept. "A Berlin correspond
ent of the Times says: Russians of sus-
picious reputation propose to exploit the
Cronstadt entente by starting Russian
exhibition in Paris. The reports from
Paris and st. Petersburg indicate the in
tention to erect monument in each city,
consisting OF female figures clasping
hands
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The Dardaneues Question.

LONDON, Sept. 2.-Austrian and Ger
man newspapers continue their excited
discussion of the Dardanelles question.
While they profess to believe the report
that Turkey has yielded to Russia, they
declare If the report is true it might in
duce the most terrible complications for
all Europe
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MINISTER SHANNON.
He Calls at the State Department. and
Receives Instructions.

Receives Instructions.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.-B. c. Shannon,
the newly-appointed Minister to Mica
ragua, Costa Rica and Salvador, called at
the State Department to-day and received
instructions. He will relieve Minister
Pacheco of part of his enormous duties Us
sole representative of the United States
diplomatic service in Central America.
Minister Pacheco was instructed to pro-
test against violent action by Salvadorian
officials against the Pacific Mail steam
ship City of Panama, but nothing has yet
been heard from him in response To
reach Salvador he must travel 700 miles.
without railroad facilities, and the delay
is attributed to this fact.
THE FEELING DYING OUT.
SAN SALVADOR, Sept. 2.-The feeling
growing out of the City of Panama incl
dent is dying out. Everything consistent
with honor to satisfy the United States
will be done.
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Shot Himself Through the Head

New YORK, Sept. Edward Linn,
member of the New York Produce Ex-
change, committed suicide last night at a
hotel in Jersey City by shooting himself
through the head with revolver.
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CALIFORNIA FRUITS.
Sales Yesterday In Various Cities {
tho East.

Sales Yesterday In Various Cities of
the East.
New YORK, Sept. 2.-The Porter Bros.
Company sold to-day at auction for ac-
count of California Fruit Union shippers.
Bartlett pears, 81 95@2; peaches, S0c@
81 10; Gros prunes, 81 40; Japan plums,
s. 05; nectarines, 81 309l 80; half crates
Muscats, 81 35@1 30; half crates Tokays.
81 5592 45; Rose de Peru grapes, soc;
Black Hamburgs, 75c.
New YORK, Sept. 2-The Earl Fruit
Company sold at auction through f. L..
Goodseu, Bartlett pears, some ripe, at
g 05Gg2 10.
AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Sept. 2.-The Porter Broth
ers Company sold to-day at auction for
account of California Fruit Union shin
pers, Japan plums, 81 75; Gros prunes
sl(dl 5O peaches, 81 Is; Bartlett pears,
II 65(92 20; half crates, Sl(aI Is; ToKays,
81 80; poor, 81 10.
CHICAGO, Sept. 2.-The Earl Fruit
Company sold at auction California fruit
ut the following prices: Bartlett pears,
81 7592 25; Buerre Hardy pears, 81 75;
Late Crawford peaches, S1@I %; Gros
prunes, 81 10@1 sc; Susquehanna peaches,
81 .; nectarines, 81 10; half crates Mus
cat grapes. 81 50@l 65; half crates Tokay
grapes, 1902 35: Centennial peaches,
II so.
AT MINNEAPOLIS.
MINNEAPOLIs (Minn.), Sept. 2.-The
Earl Fruit Company sold California fruit
at auction as follows: Buerre Hardy
pears, 81 40; Gros prunes, 95c@Sl; Bart
lett pears, 3 05; German prunes, 81.
AT ST. PAUL.
ST.. PAUL, Sept 2.-B. Presley tE Co.,
agents for the California Fruit Union,
sold peaches at Sl@1 %; pears, S2@2 25;
plums, $l@l %.
AT OMAHA.
OMAHA, Sept. 1.-The Porter Brothers
Company sold to-day for account of Cali
fornia Fruit Union shippers, Bartlett
pears, S2@2 p; black grapes, 81 Muscats,
81 so; plums, 81 259I so; peaches aver
aged 81.
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Tho Pistol Was Loaded.

BUFFALO, Sept. 2. - Conrad Kohler,
aged IS, last night shot and killed Char
lotte Bremen with revolver, which he
said he did not know was loaded. He
has been arrested.
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+. Eastwiclle Of Philadelphia have gone
Race Horses Burned to Death.

GLASGOW, Sept. 2.-The well-known
Streele stables at Ayr We're destroyed by
fire last night and nine valuable horses
! persisted in the flames.
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AFFAIRS IN CHILE.
Minister Egan Has at Last Been
Heard From.
HE SAYS THE REVOLUTION WAS A
SUCCESS.

cne OF Balmaceda's Adherents Cap
tured While Making His Fscane
From tho Country, ana His Funds,
Consisting of Over n Million Dollars
In Chilean Bank Notes and Drafts
ON London, Confiscated.
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Governor Markham at Nevada CITY.

NEVADA CITY, Sept. All business
at this city was suspended this afternoon,
and everybody joined in welcoming
Governor Markham, who arrived last
night to attend the County Fair. The
Governor has been elected life member
OF the Fair Association. His outspoken
triendliness to the gold mining industry
has earned for him warm place in the
hearts of the mountain people without
regard to political preferences.
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Charged WIth Colnplicitv tn a Robherr.

TACOMA, Sept. 2.-John T. Cohoon,
brother-in-law of Edward Albertson, the
defaulting Secretary of the Fidelity Bank
Company. was arrested this afternoon for
completely in Il robbery. lie went to Jail
III default OF $l0,000 bail. Cohoon was
trapped by detectives a week ago, and has
been secretod by them in a hotel ever
since. lie denies any knowledge of the
robbery or the whereabouts of Albert
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Killed His Father and Brother,

CoID SPRIEG N. ", Sept. 2.-This
afternoon Frank Scofield, residing about
seven miles from here, shot and killed
his father and brother while quarreling
over pickle crop.
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Battle of Sedan Anniversarv.

BERLIN, Sept. 2.-Throughout Ger
many to-day the twentieth anniversary
of the battle of Sedan is being celebrated
in an appropriate manner.
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4 Rowing Match.

TORONTO, Sept. 2.-Hanlan and Gau-
daur have agreed to row match race at
Hampton on the 10th inst, for $1,000 a
side.
LATER-The Gaudaur- -Hanlan race is
off, principally because Hanlan goes with
OConnor earlier than expected to the
New Westminster regatta.
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world. Parker is first cousin to the
american Minister 10 Spain, General
The record-union., 1891-09-03
August Mint Coinaees.

WAsHINGToN, Sept. 2.-The coinage at
the United States Mints during the month
of August was: Double eagles, 81, ,660, 900:
eagles, $4,000; half eagles, 500, 900; stand
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More Rtotfnc in China.

SHANGHAI, Sept. "A riot broke out
at Ichang on Tuesday. All mission and
foreign property was burned. No fatali-
ties are reDOrted
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A DESOLAHED City.
The Dalles, Oregon, Suffers From a
Great COnflagration.
SIXTEEN BLOCKS OF PROPERTY IN
RUINS.

The Losses Foot Up Nearly Million
Dollars, and Hundreds of People
Rendered Homeless-WiIlovs Visit
ed by Another Great Fire-An En-
tire Block Reduced to Ashes-An
Unoccupied Dwelling at Napa
Burned.
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SEVEN WERE KILLED.
Particulars of the Recent Bloody
Riot in the City of Granada.
PRESIDENT SARCASHS ORDER LED
TO AN OPEN REVOLT.

Miss Mary Lincoln, Daughter of the
United States Minister to England,
United in Marriage to Charles B.
Isham of Chicago-Throe Profess
sional Husband Poisoners Arrested
In Southern Hungary.
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PEARY'S ARCTIC EXPEDITION
Is it to Meet the Same Fate as
the GreeIy Party?
GRAVE FEARS FELT FOR THE
PARTY'S SAFE RETURN.

The New Reciprocity Treaty With
Spain Creates Great Rejoicing
Among Merchants and Shippers
Engaged in Trade With Cuba and
Porto Rico-New Cable Line Con-
necting Brazil With the Outside
World.
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ard dollars, 81, $50, 600: dimes, S5S4, GOO;
nv axecent ce pieces, s4 zee one-cent pieces
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PROFESSIONAL PoIsONERs.
Three Women Arrested Who Follow
Poisoning as q business

Three Women Arrested Who Follow
Poisoning as n Business.
PEsTR, Sept. 2.-The poisoning mania
is again spreading in Southern Hungary.
and three old women, classed as profess
sional poisoners, have been arrested. 1t
appears that these women, for compen-
sation, poison people of whom other per-
sons wish to get rid, their patronage
coming chiefly from wives who have got
tired of their husbands and seek that
method of divorce. There is reason to
believe that multitude of persons have
perished in this way, and each woman
now arrested is said to have had at least
ten victims. Sensational disclosures are
expected at the approaching trial, as the
prisoners are charged with having prac-
tlced their netarious trade among some of
the prominent families of Southern Hun
gary.
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Must Reside in the United States.

INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE (Ont.), Sept.
"A number of railway men living
here, and working across the river in
North Buffalo, have been going to and
returning from work without Interrupt
ton for some time. This evening they
went as usual, but a United States
Marshal marched them back to the inter-
national boundary line. The Marshal as
serts that there is clause which REQUIRES
a householder to live in the United States,
and unmarried men to take out United
States citizen papers if they wish to earn
living in the United States.
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GRAND FORKS (N. D., Sept. 2.-Five
thousand acres of hay land, studded with
stacks, were swept clean by a prairie fire
last night.
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Crushed Beyond Recognition.

OROvILLE, Sept. "A fearful accident
occurred at the Lumpkin Mill yesterday
morning. Henry Tobin. a young man
well known here, was helping Wycoff in
hauling sawIogs In some manner the
log slipped from the truck, and rolled
over on 10 him, crushing him beyond all
recognition. 1t was fearful sight, and
those who were present viii never be
able to cfface it from their memory.
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Journey Around the World.
PARIS, Sept. 2.-J. Bertram Parker and
The record-union., 1891-09-03

A fur buyer of Lewiston says that on
an average five hundred bears are killed
yearly in Maine.
The record-union., 1891-09-03

Powder Works Explosion.
SANTA CRUZ, Sept. 2.-One Of the fin