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Special to the REcoRD-US1oS.

cpecldI 10 the RECORD-UNION.
MADRAS, Aug. 6.-Though a monsoon
set in sometime ago in some parts OF
India, dispelling all fears of a failure OF
crops in that portion of the country where
the rains had falien there has been no
rainfall in the Chingleput and North
Arcot districts, in this presidency, and
all hopes of avertlng famine are aband-
oned. The heat is unprecedented. Stand
ing grain and other crops have sue
cumbed to the long drought, and all are
withered and burned. Already the eff
fects of q scarcity of food are being felt,
and there is great suffering among the in
habitants of the districts. Many deaths
from starvation have been reported. 1t
is also impossible to get food for cattle,
horses, cows and donkeys, and other live
stock are dying in large numbers every
where in the districts.
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Special TO the RrcoRp.uSron.

MoRRIsrowN On. J.), Aug. 6.-Ex-Gov-
ernor Samuel B. Axtell died this after
noon at the residence of his son-in-law,
Charles NJ. Phillips, after brief illness.
Mr.. Axtell came on a visit from Santa Fe
four years ago, to regain his impaired
health. Mr.. Axtell was born in Frank
lin County, this State, on October 4, 1919.
lie was educated at Oberlin and the
Western Reserve Colleges. In 1851 he
went to California, and was Prosecuting
Attorney for Amador County, in 1854.
de was sent to Congress from the First
Congressional District of California in
1867, and was reelected two years later.
In 1874 he was appointed by President
Grant Governor of Utah Territory, and
then transferred by President Hayes to
New Mexico. Subsequently he was ap-
pointed Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court of New Mexico from which posi-
ton he resigned in May 1889. Since that
time he has been engaged in the practice
OF law in Santa Fe.
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one thing at the present meeting. The
attendance may not be up TO the expecta-
tions, but the weather has been particu-
larly fine. Even the wind to-day was
not as violent as usual, while there was
not a sign of fog or clouds in the sky
The attendance was not much if any
larger than that of Tuesday, but the
ladies turned out in greater force.
OF the original eighteen entries in the
first race-that for three-year-old
two started, namely, Wild Rose by Bay
Rose, driven by Bayless, and Vida
Wilkes by Guy Wilkes, driven by Gold
smith. The Palo Alto filly Elleneer, of
which so much was expected, did not
start.
Three-year-old stake race, Vida Wilkes
won, Wild Rose second. Best time, 2:29
Special race. Flora G. won, Free Coin
age second. Best time, 2:3o.
In the 2:40 class, Baden won, c. w. s..
second. Best time, 2:254.
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came to anchor the Captain and his wife
went ashore. The Captain did not return
TO the ship. Several days later the Swed
mutiny was made against the crew.
When the men appeared before the Con-
sui the Captain was there also. He said
they mutinied because of shortness of
provisions. There was plenty of provi-
sions on the ship. The Consul was then
told of the Captains conduct. The day
after the inquiry the Captain came aboard
the bark again. The day after he re-
turned, about noon, the crew heard the
rapid discharge Of pistol, and the Cap
tain was found lying on the floor, a
smoking revolver at his side. The sailors
were then convinced the officer had been
insane tor some time. After the Captains
death his brother took charge of the ves-
sci. He shipped new crew.
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ACCIDENT AT OAKLAND,
six Coal Cars Jump the Track-N
Damage Done.

six Coal Cars Jump the Track-No
Damage Done.
OAKLAND, Aug. 6.-This morning about
7:30, as train of fiat cars which had been
carrying coal from the end ofLong Wharf
to the coal bunkers for local engines at
the end of the Oakland mole was being
switched back from the mole to the old
wharf trestle, six of the cars jumped the
track
The fiat cars piled up on the mole and
obstructed the local track, delaying trains
for half an hour. The wrecking train
soon arrived and the wreck was removed,
and in short time the trains were run
ming as usual.
No damage was done, aside from the
smashing of several cars. The cause of
the accident is not clear, but it is sup
posed to be some defect in the operation
Of the switch
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Crops Damaged by a Hailstorm.

CRooKsToN (Minn.), Aug. Ga terri
bic rain and hailstorm passed over part
of this country this morning, accom-
panied by considerable wind. The rain
was the heaviest ever known in this sec
ton. In the southern part of the county
a strip of country mile wide and twelve
miles long was devastated by hail From
5000 to 1900 acres of standing grain was
damaged in other parts of the county.
Much of the heavier grain has been badly
beaten down,
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Nebraska Prohibitionists.

LINCOLN (Neb.), Aug. 6.-The Prohibi-
ton State Convention completed it's labors
to-day by nominating r. w. Richardson
for Judge of the Supreme Court and Rev.
William Garst of Neigh and Mrs. Caro-
line NJ. Woodward of Seward for Regents
of the State University.
dorses the National Prohibition party,
not its platform; demands Government
control of telegraph and railroad compa-
MES; more unrestricted coinage ofmetals;
total annihilation of the liquor traffic.
The obnoxious failure of the National
platform is supposed to be the tariff
plank.
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CALLED TO HIS MAKE
Ex-Governor AxteII Dies in New
Jersey After a Brief Illness.
he TWICE REPRESENTED THIS STAT. ]
IN CONGRESS

Director General Davis Decides Not TO
Nominate Anyone for Chief of tho
horticultural Department. Of she
Worlds Fair Until the Natior h
Commission Again Meets-Froct L
Knott, the Famous Racehorse, Dies
in His Stall at the Saratoga Track.
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SCARCITY OF FOOD.
Want of Rain Causes a Drought in
Southern India.
MANY DEATHS FROM STARVATION
REPORTED.

Foreign Residents of Hankoyy, China,
Organize Into a Military Brigade to
Defend Themselves Against Raids
of Chinese Outlaws-Bulgaria Re-
ported to Be Making Active Prep
arations for War-Prince George OF
Greece In Bad ReDute In Russia.
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Prairie Fires.

BLUNT IS. d.. Aug. 6.-The mercury
is 1902 in the shade and the wind blowing
fearful gale. About noon an east-bound
freight engine fired the prairie west of
here, and the entire population had to
turn out to subdue the flames, which
were travelling with fearful rapidity north
to GAINESVILLE and Sully County. The
train hands assisted, and the fire was
finally gotten under control. The whole
country is like Undertook, and every
one is alert for fires, which are liable to
spring up at moments notice. A fire
south OF here yesterday destroyed a
thousand acres OF hay land and over 500
tons Of hau
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a British Mariner Suicides.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 6.-43ecopd Lieu
tenant Philip J. Hodges, of n NJ. S.
Ringdove, jumped overheard from the
steamship Alameda, on July 14th. shortly
after leaving Sydney. Hodges had been
suspended from duty for one year, on ac-
count of breach of discipline, and was on
his way to England.
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coRNERINa THE CROP.
LOCOMOTIVE BUILDING,
Engines Being Built Which Consum
Their Own Smoke.

Their Own Smoke.
MILWAUKEE, Aug. 6.-The st. Paul
road is building two engines at the Mer-
rill Park shops which promise revolu-
ton in locomotive building. The new
engines consume their own smoke and
have no smokestack. They are fitted up
with an electrical headlight, which is
placed Immediately in front of the boiler,
thus giving the engineer an unobstructed
view of the line ahead. The drive
wheels are larger than on ordinary loco
motives and are intended for greater
speed. The new engines are particularly
designed to furnish power for lighting
passenger trains with electricity and for
furnishing steam heat. These engines
will be used on the track between Mil
waukee and Chicago, and it is intended
to reduce the best time now made by one
hour at least.
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THE CAPTAIN WAS INSANE.
Romantic Yarn About the Voyage of a
Bark


NEW YORK, Aug. 6.-The steamship
Finance, of the United States and Brazil
line, has arrived at Brooklyn with the
crews of two vessels. One crew belonged
10 the barkentine Steadfast, which re-
Gently went ashore on the Island of Santa
Cruz, and the other crew are the alleged
mutinous sailors of the Norwegian bark
Hugo Fortesque. One Of the Fortesaue,s
sailors tells romantic yarn about the
voyage of the bark. He said that when
off Maceo the Captain of the vessel, a
Swede. acted in very peculiar manner.
He ordered the vessel steered in every di-
rection and let her drift with the winds
This was kept up for three days. Then The
CAPTAIN suddenly steered for Maranham
When the lighthouse was sighted at the
entrance Of the harbor the Captain began
To run the bark on the rocks. Then the
second mate took the wheel. The Captain
did not resist. He went below and there
became very violent. When the vessel
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Fatal Boiler Explosion.

HEALDsBURG, Aug. GA threshing
machine boiler exploded near this city
this evening, in which Frank Rippy OF
Lake County received fatal injuries and
J. P: Croker was severely, though not
fatally, injured by being scalded. Sew
explosion was caused by a defect in the
boiler. The engine and boiler are total
wrecks.
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The killing of General Barrundia.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. Ga dispatch from
the City of Mexico says the Dia1To de
Centric America, printed in Guatemala,
claims that the family of the unfortunate
General Barrundia, who was killed
aboard Pacific Mail steamship in the
port of San Jose de Guatemala by sol
diers, have won their claim against the
United States, and will be paid $50, 900 in
Identification.
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COAST CHRONICLES.
Nevada Criminals Attempt an Es-
cape From Prison.
A TULARE MINISTER SUICIDES BY
TAKING POISON.

A Mine Contractor Seriously Injured
by the Explosion of Giant Powder
Cartridge-A Washington Catholic
Priest Tarred and Feathered foI.
Immoral Practices Toward Chill
dren-A Grain Handler at Port Costa
Was Instantly Killed.
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Prftchard Coming to America.

LONDON, Aug. 6.-Pritchard, the Eng
lish champion middleweight, intends to
start for the United States in short time
to endeavor to arrange match with some
fighter.
Severe Storms In Austria and Hungary.
VIENNA, Aug. 6.-Severe storms are
spelling crops in many districts of Austria
and Hungary. Many persons were
killed by falling trees and houses.
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NEW MASONIC TEMPLE.
Cornerstone Laid In the New Build
ing at Redding.

ing at Redd1ng.
REDDING, Aug. 6.-The laying of the
cornerstone of the Masonic Temple took
place this morning. There were seven
members of the Grand Lodge present, in
Guiding Grand Master Conkling, Deputy
Grand Master Johnson, d. G. w. Crit
man, Grand Lecturer Elias C. Hare.
Grand Marshal Stevens and Grand
Sword Bearer G. c. Bush. w. H. Cook
acted as Grand Secretary. On the arrival
OF the train visitors were met by brass
band and conducted TO the Railroad
Hotel. The Grand Lodge assembled and
marched to the Temple, where the corner
stone was laid in due and ancient form,
"a large crowd and members of the order
being present. The proceedings passed
off pleasantly, as the day was cool and
delightful. There was a ball in the even
ing in Armory Hall.
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a nationality of majority of the Catho-
lies of the Sees to which the Bishops are
the German Catholic press, which holds
that by declining to accept the proposals
made to him his holiness intended to
strike blow at the nationalities repre-
sented in the Triple Alliance, which are
mainly interested in the st. Raphael So
cieties
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An Arbitration Treaty.

LONDON, Aug. Elm the Commons
yesterday notice was given that at the
next session resolution would be intro
duced in favor of the conclusion of a
treaty between England and the United
States by which the two nations will
agree to submit to the arbitration of all
differences.
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PROCTOR KNOTT.
The Famous Racehorse Dies Suddenly
at Saratoga.

SARATOGA IN. Y.6 Aug. 6.-Proctor
Knott, the well-known racehorse, died in
his stall at Horse Haven to-day. His
name and fame were known to turfmen
all over the country, for while his form
during the last couple of years has not
been the highest, as two-year-old he
won laurels enough to place him among
the most famous racehorses of this
country. He captured both the Junior
Champion and Futurity, in the latter de-
feating Salvador after great finish He
cost his owner 1925 as yearling, and won
for him more than 100000 in the three
seasons he raced.
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The Dutch Ministry.

AMSTERDAM, Aug. Ga new cabinet
has been formed with Tienhoven as
Premier and Minister of the Interior;
TAX, Minister OF Commerce and Industry;
Smidt, Minister of Justice; Cremer, Min
lister of Colonies, and Pierson, Minister of
Finance
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A Fatal Mistake.

SAN BERNARDINo, Aug. 6.-Miss Kate
Hackney, fifteen-year-old girl, took
carbolic acid instead of peppermint last
night, to relieve pain in the stomach,
and died from the effects of it half an
hour afterward.
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War RunOl.S.

PARIS, Aug. 6.-Telegrams received
here from Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria,
brings rumors of active preparations for
war being made by the military authori-
ties of that country. The rumors are not
confirmed, however.
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Russia and France,s Alliance,

PARIS, Aug. 6.-Le PaiG to-day pub
fishes all article which says that Baron
Mohrenheim, Russian ambassador to
France, has received a cipher dispatch
from the Russian Foreign Minister an
nouncing that a treaty of alliance between
Russia and France has been signed.
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Instantly Killed, ,

PORT COSTA, Aug. 6.-Michael Maher,
young man aged about 25 years, grain
handler at this place, was killed by the
Martinez passenger train this evening.
He jumped from the train while in mo-
ton, and was thrown under the wheels
and instantly killed.
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France Accused of Chanyinism.

VIENNA, Aug. 6.-The FremdenbtGtt,
in an article on the visit of the French
fleet to Cronstadt, says the approachment
is merely another peaceful compact, like
the Dreibund, and Russia will not sup
port France's chauvinistic endeaNors.
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strike in the Santa Fo Shops.

TOPEKA (Kas.), Aug. 6.-Tho st1ike Of
400 boiler-makers in the shops of the
Atchison road is spreading to other de-
partments. To-day several blacksmlths
struck in sympathy. One of the
engineers refused to take out his train for
the reason that the boiler of his engine
had not been inspected before being
made ready for the run. Other engineers
take this as clue that the Santa te will
have serious strike on hand.
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Proved an Alihf.

PORT COSTA, Aug. Ga. D. Smith,
who owned the building in which the late
Crockett fire originated, was arrested and
tried here yesterday on a charge of arson
He proved an alibi and was acquitted.
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A Mine Contractor Seriously Injured.

NEVADA City, Aug. 6.-This evening,
while James Hanley, one of the con-
tractors engaged in sinking an incline at
the Fountain Head Gravel Mine, was en-
gagged in printing giant powder cart
ridge, an explosion occurred, tearing off
one arm and destroying both eyes, The
point of an iron candlestick he was using
to make hole in the cartridge was
driven into his face. When the messenger
brought the news to town Hanley was
still alive, but the extent of his injuries
was not fully ascertained. The physician
has not yet returned from the scene of the
anci6ant
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Desertinp Pornell.

DUBLIN, Aug. 6.-The Belfast Morning
Ne'0S, which hitherto has supported Par
nell, to-day declares public opinion is set
ting in the direction of the policy of Dill
Ion and O'Brien.
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AN AWFUL WRECK,
A Fast Train Crashes Into the
Rear of a Freight.
THE SMOKING CAR SMASHED TO
SPLINTERS.

Dead and Wounded Scattered in All
Directions Thirteen Killed and
Twenty-one Injured, Many of Whom
Are Not Expected to Ltve-Twelve
Cars of the Freight Train Wrecked
and Piled Upon the Tracks-The
Sleeping Cars Burned.
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New YORK, Aug. 6.-Rumors about the
Union Pacific flew thick and fast through
Wall street to-day. Sidney Dillon stated
that the company was not in financial
straits, and Russell Sage confirmed the
statement, adding: '"rhe rumors that
Gould or myself have been selling out
Union Pacific is absolutely untrue.n
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Valuable Horse Sold.

INDEPENDENCE Ia.), Aug. &C. w.
Williams to-day sold to w. II. Huegle OF
Des Moines the two year-old colt Drifton.
by Nutwood, dam Miss Radmon, for
$500.
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KANSAS FARMERS,
They Only Ask Two More Crops as
Good as Their Present One.

They Only Ask Two More Crops as
Good as Their Present One.
NEW YORK, Aug. 6.-"Give the Kansas
farmers two more crops as good as their
present one and they will be out of debt"
said Martin Mohler of Topeka, Secretary
of the Kansas State Board Of Agriculture,
to q reporter, On the farms of Kansas are
products now growing worth $50, ,O00, ,00C
over and above the amount the farmers
require Tor their own use. Mohler then
added: IF the owners of those farms pay
S25, 900, 900 for groceries and clothing they
will have S65, 900 with which to pay
their debts, and the largest estimate ever
made of the farm Indebtedness was $780,
000,000." Mohler said the figures he
named were not guess work, but based
on reports received from his agents in
the several counties of Kansas.
CoRNERING THE CROP.
KANSAS CITY (AIo.), Aug. GA special
to the Times from Topeka says: J. b.
French, Secretary of the State Alliance,
states that the Alliance has completed ar
rangements by which it will handle
three-quarters Of the Kansas wheat crop
of 10000, 900 bushels. Arrangements have
been made to store at least half the crop
in elevators in Kansas, Chicago, st.
Louis, Cincinnati, Baltimore and other
large cities for an indefinite period, OF
until the owners desire to sell. Arrange
ments have also been made in the East tC
secure an advance on wheat stored at 7t
per cent. of the present value of wheat
This new move practically cornered the
Kansas crop.
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Deitscher Yerein.

DENVER, Aug. 6.-The Platte Deitscher
Verein elected officers as follows: Presi-
Vice President, L. NJ. Helm of Grand
Island, Neb.; Secretary and Treasurer, j.
P Lunt of Omaha. The next place of
meeting will be at Grand Island, Neb,
August 9, 1882.
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The Cahensley Incident,

BERLIN, Aug. 6.-The recent decision
ofthe Pope, declining to grant the applica-
ton of Herr Cahensley and the st. Ra-
phael Societies, praying his holiness to
appoint Bishops in the United States of
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PRINCE GEORGE OF GREECE.
His Letters Cause Him to be Placed
Disgrace In RuSsia.

His Letters Cause Him to be Placed In
Disgrace In Russia.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. Ga letter
which recently appeared in the Ber-
RaagSke Tfdeace of Copenhagen, in which
Prince George of Greece gave detailed
account of the attack made upon the
Czarowitz by Japanese policeman, has
greatly altered the estimates which were
at first formed here of the Princes action
upon that occasion, and has been the
means of placing him in terrible disgrace
in this city.
The reason for the altered feeling enter
tanned for the Prince is the fact that he
caused to be published his own account
of the attack upon the Czarowitz without
previously submitting the manuscript for
revision. 1t is considered here the story
told by Prince George emphasizes certain
rumors that the Czarowitz did not exhibit
much bravery in running away when he
was attacked. Particular offense is taken
at the statement in the Princes published
letter, that after the Czarowitz had been
struck, and while he was endeavoring to
make his escape from his assailant, he
tumbled to the ground through sheer
fright
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BosToN, Aug. 6.-At the second days
session of the third annual convention oil
the Regular Army and Navy Union,
James L. Roche. of Boston, was elected
National Commander. Fraternal greet
ings were sent to the Grand Army of the
Republic at Detroit.
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A Deadly wata,.snou+

LISBON, Aug. Ga waterspout on one
OF the islands of the Azores group caused
immense damage and killed six persons.
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International Labor Congress.

BRUSSELS, Aug. 6.-The Brussels In
ternational Labor Congress, or, as it is
called, the international Socialist Work
mems Congress, will assemble here on
the 18th inst. The meeting will be largely
attended and is important. Norway,
Sweden, Holland, France, Germany,
Austria, Switzerland. Hungary, Spain
and Italy send delegates, while. for the
first time in the history Of labor move
ments, Poland will be represented. A
contingent from the United States is like
wise expected. Among the subjects to
be discussed win be the proposal to hold
the next International Congress in Chi
cago in 1893.
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Runaway Match at Washington

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-Official society
here has sensation in the elopement OF
Miss Genevieve Jordan, the only child of
the late Paymaster Jordan of the Navy.
and DR.. William Frederick Nickel of
Baltimore. The mother of Miss Jordan
was bitterly opposed to the marriage.
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New York, Aug. GA West Shore
official says: From what can be learned
there is no doubt the accident this morn
ing was the result of neglect of the con-
ductor of the freight train TO send back a
nagman to warn the passenger train that
two trains were moving on the same
track -
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Trouble Between Cowboys and Indians.

ALBUQUERQUE On. NJ, Aug. G.-Word
was received from Wingate Station Res
ervation that yesterday afternoon several
cowboys killed an Indian in dispute
over horse. The Indians are consider
ably worked up over the killing, and a
band are in hot pursuit of the murderers'
companions. Should the parties meet
deadly encounter will result.
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TRoTTING AT THE BAY.

Fine Weather, But a Small Attendance
at Yesterdays Races.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 6.-The Trotting
Horse Breeders Association is lucky in
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An Iowa Town Burned.

CEDAR RAPIDS Qowa), Aug. 6.-Word
was received here tonight that the city OF
Camanche, Clinton County, was burned
up. Help was sent for to Lyons and
Clinton, and two engines and two hook
and ladder trucks were sent on a special
train, but as the town has no water works,
could do but little to check the flames
No figures on the loss or insurance are
Obtainable.
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Redding stage stopped by ROAD Accents.

1'N't'11Ilss 5tttso SpopPou DS ItusttI lAE5VHIS'
REDDING, Aug. Con Tuesday even
ing when the outgoing Redding and Big
Valley stage was about three miles from
town it was stopped by two highway
men. The robbers demanded the ex-
press box, from which they secured
about $50. The one passenger aboard was
robbed of S12 and silver watch. The
stage then proceeded and no news was
brought into town until next morning
when the incoming stage arrived. The
robbers smashed the express box, but
did not touch the mail bags. Officers are
in pursuit, but nothing has yet been
heard of the robbers.
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TARRED AND FEATHERED,
Immoral Practices Gets a Priest into
Trouble.

immoral PracC1ceS Gets q Priest Into
Trouble.
SEATTLE (Wash.), Aug. 6.-Father
Quay, Catholic priest of Snohomin, was
tarred and festhered by mob this morn
ing, between midnight and l o'clock.
The citizens effected an entrance to his
residence, dragged him from his bed,
and applied a complete covering of tar
and feathers. The priest fought desper-
ately with his tormentors, but was finally
overcome.
He is accused of enticing children of
both sexes into his room and there prac-
ticing various forms of immortality, after
supplying them with liquor. 1t is said
that he was removed from his charge at
st. Thomas, n. D., for similar practices.