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The record-union., 1891-10-01
Special to the REcoRp-UNroN.

UTICA IN. ", Sept. 30.--The special
American express train, due here this
morning, was robbed between here and
Little Falls. The train was brought to a
standstill one mile east of this city by APP
plying the air-brake, and the robber then
escaped. 1t is not known how much was
taken. The robber was masked. Ex-
press Agent Moore thinks he did not get
much, as several packages of money were
overlooked.
According to the reports gathered on
the arrival Of the train at this place. there
was but one robber engaged in the work.
Ihat he was cool hand the following
will show:
Express Agent B. A Moore was in
charge of the express car and was hard at
work, when he suddenly and without
warning heard the command given for
him to throw up his hands. Looking
toward the forward end of the car he saw
a masked man standing in the open door
way covering him with a revolver. The
agent at once complied with the robbers
request and threw up his hands. The
man then entered the car, and, keeping
Moore covered with his pistol proceeded
W AoOtA lHlO"Sn lue cX press matter tax
ing whatever he thought would prove of
value. lie seemed perfectly familiar
with the road, and when only mile east
of Utica he brought the train to a stand
still by applying the r-brakes by means
OF the valve in the car. AS soon as the
train had stopped he jumped off and ran
rapidly away.
The character of MS work showed that
he was familiar with the manner in
which the doors Of an express-car are
locked.
AS soon as the train arrived the police
were notified, and officers at once pro-
ceeded TO the scene. They were unable to
find single clew.
Agent Moore lives at IT'S Thirteenth
street, Buffalo. He has been in the en-
ploy of the company for ten or twelve
years, and has the highest reputation for
honesty. He continued on the train.
There is no probability that his story is
untrua
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TROUBLE IN THE PENSION OFFICE.
Commissioner Raum Demands the
Dismissal of Three Clerks.

Commissioner Raum Demands the
Dismissal of Three Clerks.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3O.-Pension Com
missioner Raum has demanded the dis
.missal OF three prominent employees in
his office, who, he believes, are plotting
to injure his character and compel his
resignation. These men are J. Edgar
Engle of Pennsylvania, f. NJ. Taylor of
Illinois and Edward Howard of Connec-
ticut.
1t is understood that the immediate
cause of Raum'S action is the filing by
Engle and Howard of affidavits charg-
ing Raum with attempting to obtain
money from them in consideration of his
influence with his father in securing their
positions. Young Raum made an
affidavit denying the statements. His
father characterizes the allegations that
his son influences promotions or ap-
polntments in favor of his friends as
entirely without foundation in fact.
1t IS understood that young Raum
prepared statement covering the entire
period of his connection with the pension
office, and obtained letters from the
heads Of divisions eXonerating him from
imputations that he in any sense acted
corruptly. General Raum believes the
charges against his son not only untrue.
but cruel, as the evident intention is to
strike down the father through the son.
General Raum says he is always will
ing to meet any criticism upon his adj
miuistration. He did not propose to be
driven out of office, and said the men
who seemed most to desire his retirement
had adopted policy which would most
likely defeat their object. He was further
gratified to be able to say that he had
never heard word of disappointment
himself coming from the President or
Secretary Noble
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WRIT OF ERROR.
The First Issue by the Supreme Court
Under the New Constitution.

The First Issue by the Supreme Court
Under the New Constitution.
SAN Francisco, Sept. 30.-The first
writ of error issued by the Supreme
Court since the adoption of the Constitu-
Lion in 1879 was ordered issued this after
noon in the case of F. II. Widber against
the Superior Court of San Joaquin County
and Judge Budd. 1t appears that certain
creditors of w. w. StockwelI petitioned
The San Joaquin County Court in Febru-
ary last to adjudicate him insolvent
Three days after the filing of creditors
petition the debtor filed his own petition.
'Ehereon he was Immediately adjudicated
lnsOlvent, Stocllwell having ten days in
which TO answer the creditors petition.
He filed his voluntary petition to defeat
the order of adjudication on the credit
ors' petition. Judge Budd refused to ad-
Indicate Stockwell inSOlvent upon the
'reditors' petition, and also permitted
The secured creditors to vote for an as
slgnee in the amount of their secured
claims. Hence the writ of error which
was granted by the Supreme Court. upon
the grounds that it has appellant jurisdic-
lion in insolvency, although the errors
committed by Judge Budd were not ap-
pealable, and that the writ Of review will
not reach the errors. A decision in this
case will be awaited with great interest
by the mercantile world of California
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DAY OF ACCIDENTS.
One Man Killed and Three SeriousI
Injured at Grass Valley.

One Man Killed and Three Seriously
Injured at Grass Valley.
GRASS VALLEY, Sept. 30.-At1l o'clock
this morning link holding the car to the
rope broke in the Pennsylvania mine and
the car ran over James Coad. He died of
his injuries before he could be taken
home. Both legs and the right arm were
broken and the body almost literally
crushed. Deceased was 20 years old.
John Eddy, working by the side of
Coad, was struck by the same car and
badly bruised about the hips and thighs.
The car was loaded with quartz and ran
down a distance of 800 feet
This afternoon James Jenkins was Sc
Ferely hurt at the Peabody mine. He
was working in the shaft near the car
track, when the brake slipped and let the
car down too fast, and Jenkins was
struck and knocked insensible.
At kits sawmill plank flew out of
the machine where it was being worked
and struck Fred Saladie, an employe.
over the stomach, with results that may
prove fatal.
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BECOMING BLACKER.
Frauds Practiced by a San Francis
Firm.

Firm.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 30.-The frauds
recently discovered by the Custom-hous
officials in the shipments to the firm of
Neuberger, Reiss 81 Co. were made all the
blacker yesterday when another consign-
ment was opened. This consignment
consisted of four cases invoiced as ''cot-
ton goods.'' The firm refused to make
entry for them at the Custom-house, and
to-day they were ordered seized as un-
claimed goods, and opened. One of the
cases was found properly invoiced, and
was evidently meant to be sent to the
Appraisers store for examination. To
do this some attache of the Custom house
must be in collusion with the firm. The
other cases contained about $4,000 worth
of woolen goods, silks, cassimeres, silk
velvets and black satins. They We're
shipped from Paris.
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FOREST RESERVATIONS.
Committees Wait Upon the President
and Ask Their Protection.


WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.-Committees of
the American Forestry Association and
Association for the Advancement of
Science presented to the President to-day
memorial relating to the various forest
reservations to be proclaimed by the
President under the Act of March 3, 1891.
The committees submitted detailed in
formation regarding the Tulare Reserva-
ton, in California; Pecos River, in New
Mexico; Pixies Peak, Colorado; FIathead
and Marias, in Montana, and the Min
nesota National Park, which they
strongly urged the President to create and
TO provide for proper protection The
objects for which the reservations at the
headwaters of the streams are asked is to
retain in the hands of the Federal Gov
ernment these acres, upon the forest con-
dition of which depend to a great extent
the water supply for large area of adj
Joining country.
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Buckley in Montreal.

MONTREAL, Sept. 80. = Christopher
Buckley. the well-known San Francisco
politician, arrived here to-day and is
stopping at the st. Lawrence Hotel. He
declined to discuss politics, but said he in
tended to visit Quebec, Toronto and New
ork, and then return to San Francisco.
He denied that he received any summons
to appear before the Grand Jury at San
francisco, but said he was perfectly will
inn n do GO
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SALINAS FAIR.
Special Races for the Entertainment of
Governor Markham.

SALINAS, Sept. 3O-There was large
attendance at the second day of the fair
races here. Governor Markham arrived
On the evening train, and VIII be in at
tendance at the races tomorrow. Special
races have been arranged for his enter
t2inment and benefit.
The races to-day resulted as follows:
Itunning. one mile and repeat, for all
horses owned in the district Roulette
Won, Sentinelle second. Time. l:55.
Second race, running, Aunty Wilkes
won, Salinas Maid second. Best time,
2.39.
Third race, e-year-olds, trotting, half
mile and repeat, May Boy won. Best
time, l:34.
Fourth face, pacing, San Carlos won the
first heat in 2:32. The race was then post
Ioned until tomorrow on account of
darkness.
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BANK CLOSED DOWN.
Unable to Stand the Strain of Heavy
RIM.


CLEARFIELD (Pa.), Sept. 30.-The First
National Bank of Clearfield closed its
doors this morning. An unprecedented
run on Saturday, Monday and Tuesday,
amounting to nearly $4,000, made it i'm
possible to continue business, and there
fore the bank suspends payment 1t is
thought that the bank will pay in full.
HOUTzDALE (Pa.), Sept. 3O.-There is
intense excitement here tonight over the
closing of the Dill Bank at Cleartield and
trouble here with the Houtzdale Bank.
The widest rumors are floating about re-
garding the latter institution though
Cashier McGrath is quoted as stating that
the bank will pay dollar for dollar. Hun
dreds of miners are parading the streets
or gathering at street corners, and
trouble is feared every moment with the
Huns and Slavs who had their all in the
bank. The deposits at the First National
Bank at the time of the suspension were
about 100000. President Dill says the
depositors of both institutions will be
paid dollar for dollar The HoutZdale
Bank trouble was caused by the defalca-
ton of Teller Hamilton, short time ago.
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Cited to Appear in Court.

SAN BERNARDINo, Sept. 30.-Judge
Ross, of the United States Circuit Court,
has summoned the City Trustees and the
police force of this city to appear before
him on the third day of October to show
cause why an attachment should not
issue against them, and that they be pun
ished for contempt of court for interter-
ing with the running of the Southern
California Motor Road, on the Sth day of
last August. The motor road is in the
hands OF Receiver 1. S. Polk, appointed
by Judge Ross.
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Seeking Nearer Tidewater.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 30.-The surveys for a
Gould line from Tilden to Mariana, on
the branch of the Iron Mountain, are
completed, and it is said trains will be
run over the Gould system from st. Louis
to New Orleans in twenty-five hours.
This will give the products of Northern
Arkansas, Kansas and Nebraska
shorter and quicker route to tidewater ut
New Orleans than can be had via Chi
caUO
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Nancy HANKS Trots in 600.

RICHMOND Qnd.}, Sept. 3O.-Nancy
Hanks to-day made successful effort to
lower her record, doing the mile without
a skip or break in 2:09 flat, thus knock
ing off a quarter of a second. The quar-
ters were: 0:324, l:04, 1864, 300.
In the three-year-old trot Faustina
made the mile in 2:I43.
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No So Bad as Reported.

STOCKTON. Sept 3O.-The fire which at
tackled the Stockton Iron Works last
night was not so bad as first reported.
The pattern-shop in the second story,
with considerable machinery, was
burned, but the iron working depart
ments We're got into running order in the
rooiiess building during the forenoon.
The loss is about $3, ,0O0
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Acnniftnd by q Inru

NEVADA CITY, Sept. 3O.-After one
weeks trial the jury last night acquitted
Malcom McDougald, charged with man
slaughter in killing Michael Lanahan at
Truckee. Lanahan pursued McDougald
with pistol when the latter took away
the weapon and fatally beat Lanahan
over the head, causing injuries from
which he died.
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STRANGE CRIME UNEARTHED.
~ Wealthy Pasadenan Has Quite an
Experience.


Experience.
Los ANGELES, Sept. 30.-A strange
crime was unearthed by the United States
Marshal to-day. Several nights ago, as
John Scott, wealthy Pasadenan, was on
his way home, his buggy was overturned
end the next thing Scott knew he was in
lis room in this city, with a strange man
guarding him. Tuesday a man who gave
lis name as J. B. Morrison put in an APP
learance at Pasadena, making inquiries
ibout Scott's financial condition. Nor
lIson claimed TO be a Deputy United
States Marshal. Finally cornered, he
gave a friend of Scott's note TO q man
lamed Martin, who was guarding Scott
in his room. AS soon as the man read
the note he disappeared and has not since
leen seen. Morrison is under arrest on
charge of personating an officer, pending
further investigation. Scott had n large
sum OF money, besides several thousand
collars in securities, on his person when
lie left home, all of which are missing.
lie is believed 10 be the victim of a bold
confidence game.
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strike of wharf T.abore1s.

SAVANNAH (Ga.), Sept. 30.-The wharf
laborers' strike is gradually extending to
other organizations, and the number of
men now out are about $500. An effort
is in progress TO effect compromise, but
so far it has not been successful. BuSi-
ness is at standstill
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DISOBEYED INSTRUCTIONS.
Passenger and Freight Train Col
lide Near Kent, Ohio.
THREE PERSONS KILLED AND MANY
SERIOUSLY INJURED.

, Collision in New York Results In
the Death of One Man and Serious
Injury to Two Others-BurG,ars
Blow Open Safe in a milwaukee,
Bank, Securing Three Thousand
Dollars in Money and Thirty Thou
sand Dollars Worth of Bonds.
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Labor Troubles in Pittsburg.

PITrsBuRG, Sept. 30.-A strike of 5000
railroad miners in this district will take
place tomorrow. The operators refused
TO grant the demands tor half a cent in
crease in the mining rate, and q strike
was at once ordered.
A strike of fjourneymen printers in the
job offices of this city for seven and half
cents advance in wages and reduction
IN hours will also be inaugurated in the
morning.
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civil Service Reform League.

BUFFALO On. ". Sept. S0.--The Ma
tional Civil Service Reform League to-
day reelected George William Curtis
President. William u. Foulke of Indian
apolis, editor of the CtUiI Service Chroa-
icie, in speech took strong ground
against the secret executive session of the
United States Senate
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Pension Awards.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3d. California PEN
sions: Quincy V. c. Searles, Andrew j.
Wilsey, Hugh Agan, Charles T. Clap
ham, James Dwyer, James a. Harris,
James \. Westfall, Jacob b. Lewis. Ham
nah Mcclure, Francis +. Lynch, William
G. Hughes, Charles Saver.
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The idaho Indian Scare.

SPOKANE FALLS (Wash.l, Sept. 30
Army officers here attribute little inn
portance to the Indian scare in the Pen
d'Oreille country. Indian Agent Cole
has gone to the scene OF the reported dam
ger, and General Carlin will do nothing
further until he hears from him. This
viii not be sooner than Friday or Satur-
d9V
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l2eyoIutions i'm BRAZIL.

PARIS, Sept. Sole Motim to-days says
the revolutionary agitation in several
provinces of Brazil is causing the Gov
ernment great uneasiness. In many
places the troops have mutinied, and the
Government must adopt strong measures
if it hopes to maintain order.
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Struck by a Train and Killed.

Los ANGELES, Sept. 3O.-Henry Nei-
meyer, a wealthy winery-owner, was
struck on a crossing by train to-day
and killed, He was 90 years old and
leaves a family. He came here from
Iowa many years ago.
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TerribIe Accident

ROME, Sept. 30.-A terrible accident is
reported from Ovada, near Genoa. Italy.
An unfinished tunnel collapsed, and
twenty-one workmen were buried.
Seventeen were eXtricated alive, but it is
feared the others are dead.
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twenty trotters here from the Stanford
stables. Sunol is in fine fix, and will
probably be driven against her record on
or about the 18th. Stamboul is being
given regular work, and is doing well.
The track is now very fast, and is receiv-
ing great deal of work.
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Trotters at stockton.

STOCKTON, Sept. 30.-Fourteen young
trotters of the Valensin stables arrived
here to-day to be driven over the kite
shaped track during the record meeting,
to commence here on the 9th of October,
and continue one day each week. A new
ssring of seven young trotters arrived
here from Palo Alto, making more than
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Sic-nor Corte Goes 70 Havra

ROME, Sept. 30.-Signor Corte, the Ital-
ian Consul at New Orleans at the time of
the lynching of the Italians there, has
been transferred to Havre, France.
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The Baldwin and Keene stnhIes.

New YORK, Sept. 3O.-Baldwin's
horses have gone to Chicago, and will
not be seen in the East till spring. Sa-
linda was priced at 81 800, but no one bid
higher than $1,000. Los Angeles may go
to the stud in the spring, as she injured
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The Canndinn Iiiver Roominc.

GAINESVILLE tTexas), Sept. 3O.-The
Canadian River has risen again, and 6,OO0
feet of the Santa Fe track is washed away
this side of Purcell, l. t. 1t will take
some time to repair the damage.
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A Messenger and Coin Missing.

WACO (Tex.), Sept SOP. W. Hotel,
messenger of the Pacific Express Com
pany, is missing, and two packages con-
tanning little over 5000 are gone.
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herself in her work Santiago has one
foot burst. Foxhall Keene, it is said, is
going to give his entire attention to his
stable next season. The stable promises
to be strong one.
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ELLIS JUNCTION (Wis.), Sept. 30.-The
sawmill and lumber yard of Bird & Wells
at Milwaukee have been burned. Loss,
Sl00, 900; insured tor half.
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A Bark Renorted LOST.

LONDON, Sept. 30.-The British bark
Avalanche, which sailed from Gerald, in
West Australia, September sth, for Free
mantle, in the same colony, has not been
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Lord Mayor of London.

LONDON, Sept. 30.-Alderman Evans
has been elected TO succeed Savory as
Lord Mayor of London.
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New Postmasters.

WAsHINGTo Sept. 80. = California
Postmasters appointed to-day: NJ. N.
Rowley, at Fall River Mills, Shasta
County, vice J. FL. Courts, removed; c..
Henderson, at Ocean View, San Fran
cisco County, vice L. Wolf, removed.
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GENERAL BOIJLANGER
Commits Suicide at the Grave of
Nine. Bonnemain.
GRIEF OVER THE LOSS OF HIS
MISTRESS THE CAUSE.

One Thousand Armed Men Said to be
Marching From Quezaltenango on
the City of Observation-Disclosures
on the Steamer Which Left Guate-
mala on the 10th Inst. Deny That
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Kern Cnnntr No. Rntn

BAKERSFIELD, Sept. 30.-The Kern
County Supervisors, sitting as Board of
Equalization, have fixed the tax rate this
year at 81 10.
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safe-cracl,ers Malse q Good HanI.

MILWAUKEE, Sept. 3O.-The Mccartney
Exchange Bank, at Fort Howard, was
visited last night by professional safe
blowers, who secured $1,000 in cash and
$4,000 in bonds and other papers. There
is no clue yet.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.-The continual
ton of the 41-per-cent. bonds at per
cent. closed with to-day's transactions
When the offer was made to continue the
bonds there We're outstanding SOC, ,S69, 200.
OF this amount SlS,009,6 600 have been re-
deemed and S25, 80, 500 continued at 2 per
cent, leaving now outstanding 81 ,495, 100,
of which 1856, $50 are coupon and 81, i3I,-
$50 registered. Secretary Foster said he
was perfectly satisfied with the result, for
the reason that he never expected to con-
tinue more than half of the loan, and also
because he redeemed over S1S,000,000 of
bonds payable in coin with reduction of
half million gold balance.
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FOREIGN GOLD.
A Regulation to Encourage It's Inn
portation.


portation.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.-The Director
of the Mint, with the approval of the
Secretary of the Treasury has issued in
structions to the Superintendent of the
assay office in New York that in cases of
deposits of foreign gold or bars, such ap-
Proclamation of value as in the discretion
of the Superintendent may be regarded
safe, not to exceed ninety per cent.
of the value will be paid pending
melt and assay. The purpose of this
regulation is to encourage, as far as
can be legally done by the Govern
ment, the importation of foreign gold
into the United States by allowing
importers spot cash value for foreign gold
as soon as received, instead of requiring
them to wait while the deposits are being
melted and the exact gold determined.
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Minister Hirsch Coming Home

PARIS, Sept. 30.-After Hirsch, the
American Minister to Turkey, left his
post on leave of absence for the purpose
of visiting America, he had several con-
ferences with leading Hebrews in this
city in regard to measures to be adopted
TO better the condition of the Russian
Jewish refugees. Hirsch sailed for New
York Saturday last. He is accompanied
by his family. Upon his arrival at New
York he will start Immediately for Wash
ington. Afterward he will go to his home
in Oregon
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First Snow at GraniteviIIe.

NEVADA CITY, Sept. 3O.-At Granite
vile, in the northern part of this county,
the first snow of the season fell last night.
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TRAIN HELD UP.
Work of a Lone Highwayman Near
Utica, New York.
DELIBERATELY ROBS THE EXPRESS
CAR AND DECAMPS.

Pension Con 5sionerT Demands
the Dish Il of TIlr, .cy.lxs in the
Pension ,treau, ing That
They Were PlottiI Iniure His
Character and Compel His Resig-
nation.
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THE GUATEMALA TROUBLE.
One Thousand Armed Men said to be
Marching on the City.

-hdTSLLis On ln6 SlUy.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 3O.-The following is
published here this morning from the
City of Mexico: A dispatch was received
in this city from Newton late Tuesday af-
ternoon, which says I,0O0 armed men are
marching from Quezaltenango on the city
of Guatemala, which is still under mar
tial law. Quezaltenango is 115 miles west
northwest from Guatemala, and has a
population of about 10000.
The work of executing the men who
took part in the recent revolt still con-
tinueS in Guatemala. 1t is rumored in
Guatemala that Toledo, President Ba-
rillas' Private Secretary, who left that
city few days ago on a Government
mission, was assassinated while en- route,
as nothing has been heard of him.
NO REVOLUTION TOOK PLACE.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 30.-The steamer
City of Sydney arrived here to-day from
Panama, via Guatemala. She left Guate-
mala September 18th, and at that time no
revolution was imminent. IL. SouZa, a
merchant of Guatemala, and who has
just come from there, says there was no
revolution there, and no probability of
one until the election, which occurs in
December. Another passenger said that
the rumor Of a revolution probably grew
out of a drunken fight which occurred
about September 18th. He thought it
might have occurred from the celebra-
ton of Independence Day, but did not
know any particulars.
A SCHEME OF BARILLAs'.
CITY OF MEXICO, Sept. 30-A Guate-
mala dispatch says that prominent Gov
ernment officials assert that the rising
was of little Importance; that all the
rebels in the republic do not number 500,
and are mostly Salvadorian refugees. A
dispatch from Newton, on the Mexican
Guatemalan frontier, says the so-called
revolution is farce, and gotten UP by
Barillas that he may make himself die
tator and declare war against Salvador.
Minister Hirsch Coming Home.
PARIS, Sept. 3O.-After Hirsch. the