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SOUTHERN MErHoDIsrs.
Assignment of Preachers for tie En-
suing Term.

assignment Of Preachers for tie En-
suing Term.
SAN JosIi. Oct. 12.-The conference met
last evening and transacted its closing
business.
L. C. Renfro, A. p. Few and \. r.
Eeams were appointed as a visiting com
nittee to the college at Santa Rosa.
4 resolution of thanks was passed by
the conference TO the Southern Pacific
Railroad Company for giving reduced
rates to preachers and delegates to the
conference, also 10 the people OF San Jose
for the entertainment of the conference.
4 Joint Board of Finance was appointed
by the Bishop, consisting of the follow
ing: c. O. Steele, A. Il. Reams, j. c..
Simmons, n. 2. Few, d. Thornton and G..
n. Colder.
Bishop Haygood then read the an
rouncement of assignment of preachers
as follows:
San Francisco District-C. Y. Rankin,
Presiding Elder; san Francisco Centen-
ary, ii. G. Christian; Second-Chico Mis-
sion, c. L. Patilla; Cal1land-A. c. Bane;
Sacramento-H. II. Singleton; San Jose
John Hannon; Alameda--R. 4. Beasley
and supplied by II. N. Duboise; Hollis
ter-Samuel Brown; Salinas-J. G. Sim
mons; Gilroy-Z. L. Needam; Mountain
Niew-T. l.. Duke; Lincoln-W. 4. Ed
IOnson; Wheatland-R. +. Allen; Bear
Nalley-To be supplied; Penn Valley
TO be supplied; San Lucas and Bradley
Il. G. Mohn; San Felipe-Supplied by A.
Morton; berkeley by A. Mar
ton; Business Manager of Pacific Metho-
dist College-R. 2. Wilson.
Santa Rosa District-C. o. Steele, Pre-
siding Elder; Santa Rosa, w. G.. Swan;
Ieialuma, George Baugh: JJkiah. NJ. ID.
Scarborough; Cloyerdale and Hopland. J..
i. Dorsey; Healdsburg, A. l.. Paul:
I4akcport. w. L. Phillips; Potter Valley.
Il. .. Bower; Rockville, J. b. Winton;
EImira, a. II. Reams; w inters and Davis
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NATIONAL POLITICS.
Various Cities Trying to Secure the
Republican Convention.

Various Cities Trying to Secure the
Republican Convention.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.-It is under
stood that some members of the Repub-
lican Executive Committee are disposed
to favor holding the National Republican
Convention in May, 1892, as early as the
24th or 25th, while others have prefer
ence for May 31st or June 1st. All of
them, it is said, favor date at least two
weeks earlier than June 18th, on which
date the last National Convention assem-
bled. Friends and representatives of
cities which will be named as competitors
for the convention have begun to bestir
themselves, and there will be lively COM
petition here next month when the COM
mittee meets. Chicago, Minneapolis and
Omaha are candidates, and Cincinnati,
Philadelphia and Baltimore are some
times mentioned. The members of the
committee from the Pacific and Rocky
Mountain States and Territories, it is uD-
0erstood, will exert their influence to
have San Francisco chosen, and will be
backed by strong and active Republi-
can sentiment
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EcUMENIcAL COUNCIL.
Subjects Under Consideration at Y
terday's Session.

SUBJECTS Under consideration at Yes
terday's Session.
WASHINGTON, Oct lS.-Bishop Har-
grove, of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South of Nashville, Tenn, presided at to-
days session of the Ecumenieal Metho-
dist Council.
The resolution referred to the commit
tee, concerning the joint action of the
Methodist missionary bodies working in
the same fields, was reported back favor
ably and committee appointed to con-
slider the subject.
The council then proceeded to the order
of the day, the subject, The Church and
Agencies" being the same as that dis
cussed yesterday.
Rev. j. Travis, General Missionary
Secretary of the Primitive Methodist
Church, England, read q paper on tho
place and power of law agencies in the
church. lie said the Methodist denomi-
nations have agreed that the laity should
have place, but they were far from being
agreed as to the extent, and here is the
supreme difficulty to an organic Metho-
d1sts' union. He pleaded for q systematic
training oflay preachers.
Bishop Ninde of Kansas spoke on tho
subject of the ''Deaconess' Movement"
lie said: "Ihere is much talk of woman
unseXing herself and plunging society
into convulsions. There were silly
women and silly men. A representative
woman could be trusted. If we could
not trust our mothers and sisters, in
Gods name whom could we trust? He
believed they could be trusted, and Gods
work could never be consummated with
out their al t."
The subject was discussed by Rev. DIR.
Walters and Rev. j. Hugh Morgan of
england, Rev. Thomas Applegate of New
Jersey and others.
Resolutions were adopted approving
the project to erect memorial to this
council on some suitable site in Washing
ton, IN the shape of bronze statue of
John Wesley, and a committee headed by
Bishop Fowler of San Francisco was ap-
pointed to raise funds.
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NORTH pAKorA CROPS.
Bad Weather Will Cause Losses
Amounting to Millions

Bad Weather Will Cause Losses
Amounting to Millions.
ST. PAUL, Oct. 13-The weather the
past few days has undone much of the
good done by fine weather early in the
season in North Dakota, and the farmers
ofthe Northwest will suffer losses aggre-
eating in the millions. The damage can
as yet only be estimated, but that the loss
will be very heavy there seems no doubt.
The railroads had made special arrange
ments to handle the great crop, and the
farmers considered their own plans
amply sufficient, but so great was the
wheat crop that at first it was almost inn
possible to hire enough help to secure the
crop, and very large part of it had to be
left standing in stock. Then it was found
that the supply of thresning machines
was insufficient, and that caused delay
which left fully half the crop still in the
fields unthreshed when the rains came
The rains have been general and abun-
dant, and to-day there was some snow,
and this has caused a great loss. There is
still great shortage of threshing outfits,
but the weather has prevented work
more than half the time.
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Special to the REcoRD-UN1or.

STOCKTON Oct. 13.-The day was not
favorable for record breaking, as a
strong west wind blew in the faces of the
horses on the second halt of the kite
shaped track. 1t was conceded all around
that the day was two and d half seconds
slow Experts predicted that Sunol
could not do better than equal her record
Of 2:I03 in the face of such wind. The
attendance was very large. After scor-
ing twice Marvin nodded for the word,
and Sunol went out to beat the world,
taking the middle of the track. She
went to the quarter at a very fast gait,
making the distance in 3l3 seconds, and
the half in I:024. She trotted to the three
quarters in 1861, and there a runner,
which was waiting for her, came home
with her, and she made the grand
finish in the face of the strong wind in
2:l0 fiat, lowering her record half sec
Ond. 1t was the greatest mile ever trotted
under the circumstances.
l.. u. Shippee'S Kilrain trotted mile
in 2:24, lowering his record from 2:2S3.
Marvin then came out with the famous
stallion Palo Alto, to drive him against
mis- record OF 2:l24. On the first Send-off
ne broke on the first quarter, and Marvin
pulled him down and logged around the
mile. The next time he got away in good
shape, and as fast as at thesfrst trial. He
Jrotted the first quarter in 0:323, the half
IN 1:04, the three-Quarters in lbs, and
made the mile in the face of strong
wind in 2:124, half q second slower than
his record. 1t was great performance
Tor the day, and showed that the game
campaigner is as good as he ever was.
The Palo Alto mare LadyWell was next
driven against her record of 2:20A. She
made the mile in 2:l7
w. II. OverholtZer of Petaluma then
drove his horse Oaknut against 2:253 and
made the mile in 2:244.
Dan McCarty's Pleasanton and E. X.
Alsip's Birdy trotted a match race.
PieaSanton won. Best time, 2:25I.
The next race was between Palo Altos
Bellfower, two years old, and Shippee's
Captain Thorne, three years. Bellflower
won. Best time, 2:224444.
The next was a match between Ella NJ.
and Sedenia. Sedenia won. Best time,
2:ZSf.
The last race was between Palo Altos
-Norhawk, three years old, and DR.. La
tham's Dexter Princess. Norhawk won.
Best time. 2273.
Next Tuesday, if it is a good day,
Sunol, Palo Alto, Stamboul, Arion and
Bell Bird will so against their records.
BAY DISTRICT RACES.
SAN FRANCIsCo, Oct, l3.-The attend
ance at the Bay District track to-day was
about as poor one as has been seen at
any of the meetings at that place this
year. In fact, the cold, cloudy weather
was not such as would call forth very
many people. The track was in excel
lent condition, neither time nor trouble
having been spared on it since last Satur-
Gay.
Aspirant stakes, yearling trotters. walk
over for Olo.
Four-year-olds, free-for-all, $500, walk
over for Lynette.
Two-year-o 2:50 class, won by Ke-
bir, Sabina second. Best time, 2:27l.
There were seven starters in the 2:26
tTOt. James Madison won in three
straight heats, Chancellor second. Best
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Loss OF THE DISPATCH.
a Court Of Inquiry to be Held to De-
termine the Responsibility.

a Court Of Inquiry to be Held to De-
termine the Responsibility.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13. - Commodore
Ramsay, Acting Secretary Of the Navy,
received the following telegram this
morning from Lieutenant Wadsworth.
Inspector of the Life Saving Service.
dated Assateague, Va: 1.-THE Dispatch is
broken up forward of the engines and
the upper works are washed of. But
little of the material is coming ashore
here. The officers and crew are well.
and are being made comfortable at the
station. They viii remain until the
weather abates. The Yantic was off the
station Sunday night, but has not been
seen since. There is thick weather and
heavy gale, with very high surf'
1t is said at the Lighthouse Board that
it is unfair to say the loss OF the Dispatch
was in any way due to the absence OF the
regular light ship at winter quarter
shoal for needed repairs. for the reason
that the relief ship, schooner Drift, show
ing the same kind of light, had been
stationed there ever since, ample notice
of the change having been given six
weeks ago.
Secretary Tracy has decided TO order a
court ofinquiry 10 determine the respon-
sibility of the loss of the United States
steamer Dispatch. The court will be an
nounced within a few days.
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Schooner Lost.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 13.-This morn
ing dispatch was received at the Mer-
chants Exchange from London stating
that the schooner Kitsap, belonging to
Pope & Talbot. lumber dealers of this
city, had been lost. The Kitsap was on
her way from Port Ludlow, Wash, to
Shanghai, with cargo of lumber. The
cargo was also a complete loss. The
crew was saved. No particulars are given
as to when the vessel was wrecked, or at
what port.
The schooner was built at Port Ludlow
in 1887, and registered 79l.l5 gross ton
mage; length, 1852 feet; breadth, 40.5 feet;
depth 16 feet
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ATTEMPTED MURDER.
AN Ex-Convfct shoots a san Francisco
Police Officer.

AN EX-Convict shoots a San Francisco
Police officer.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 13.-Shortly be-
fore O'clock this morning the police of
the Seyenteenth-street Station were noti-
fed that two suspicious characters were
lurking in the neighborhood of Twenty
second and Bartlett streets. Sergeant
Price, who was in charge of the station,
detailed officer Clifford to investigate the
matter. The officer found man hiding
underneath some STEPS at the corner men
toned, and ordered him to come out and
surrender himself. The man, however.
ran away, closely pursued by the officer.
Finding that Clifford was gaining on
him the man suddenly halted, and draw
lag a revolver fired point blank at mis-
] ursuer. Just as he pulled the trigger
tae officer moved TO one side and the
bullet struck him in the shoulder Cliff
ford grappled with his assailant and held
him until assistance came, when he was
hustled to the Seventeenth-street Station,
where he gave the name Of Frank Moore
and was charged with assault TO murder
Subsequently the prisoner was recog-
nized as an eX-convict, who, under the
rame Of Rutherford, served a term in the
penitentiary.
The wound of officer Clifford, although
q painful one, is not dangerous.
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cALIFoRNTA FRUITS.
Prices Realized ut Yesterdays Sales
tho East

Prices Realized ut Yesterdays Sales in
the East.
CHICAGO, Oct. 13.-The Earl Fruit Com
pany sold five carloads of California fruit
at auction as follows: Full crates, Tokay
grapes. 50 1908 35; Cornichon, half
crates, 81 25@1 so; Winter Nellis pears,
81 7O@1 IS; Salway peaches. s5c@SI;
Beurre Clairgeau pears, 81 3O@2 80;
Duchess, s. 10; Comice, $2@2 60.
AT NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, Oct 13.-The Earl Fruit
Company sold California fruits at auction
as follows: Full crates, Tolxay grapes,
81 40613 SO; half crates, Tokays, SI@l 80;
Bartlett pears, So 60; Silver prunes, 81 05
to 81 10; German prunes, 81 so; Purple
Damascus grapes, 81 O5@l Is; peaches, 75c.
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Pomona Items.

POMONA, Oct. 13.-The Board of Trade
has appointed j. A. Galley to represent
Pomona merchants in the traffic conven-
ton on the 18th inst. at San Antonio.
The Electric Light and Power Company
has let contract for l ,2G0 feet of tunnel
in the San Antonio Canyon. 1t is ex-
pected the work will be done in ninety
days. Meantime plant will be put in to
supply light and power for Pomona, on
tario and eventually other places.
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The Purchase Of indian Lands.

ARKANSAS CITY (Kan.), Oct. 13.-The
members of the Cherokee Commission
have arrived here. They will try to pur-
chase the lands Of the Otoes. Pawnees,
Poncas and 0sages in the next few weeks
If the Cherol1ees want to dispose of their
alleged title to the strip they must come
to the terms proposed.
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sAN JoAouIN vALLEY RAILRnAn.
WILLOWS ELECTION FRAUDS.
Second Trial OF w. II. Culver Com
menced at Marysyille

MARYsvILLE, Oct. BIN the Superior
Court this morning the second trial of w.
II. Culver of Willows, charged with
fraudulent conduct at the election last
November, was commenced. Arguments
were made on behalf of defendant, ask
ing to be allowed to withdraw his plea
and enter demurrer to the complaint.
Owing to the absence of leading counsel
for the prosecution the matter was held
over until tomorrow
Last week the panel of sixty Jurors
was exhausted, and not one accepted. Of
the seventy-five in the last panel twelve
were legally excused, and so far none
have been accepted.
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FATAL ACCIDENT.
A Miner Crushed to Death at Cornu-
copia, Oregon.

n -'IIlISI u tIsItS5VE To IJCdUu siJ COfnu-
copia, Oregon.
UNION (Or.), Oct. ban accident oc-
Cured at Cornucopia, Union County,
yesterday, resulting in the death of Frank
Chambers, miner. He was driving a
four-horse team down steep grade,
when the brake on the wagon, loaded
with ore, gave way. The horses began
to run, and when the bottom OF the hill
was reached they fell. Chambers was
thrown from his seat and the entire load
OF rock fell upon him, crushing him in
terrible manner. He lived only few
minutes
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FRENCH NAVAL FLEET.
1t VIII Be Increased by the Addition
of Fine Warship.

PARIS, Oct. I'm. Barley, Minister of
Marine, will preside at the launch of the
new ironclad, to be named the Brenneus,
which will be the finest warship in the
French navy. Her dimensions are slightly
displacement is 11,000 tons, her length
from stem to stern is l04 meters, her
greatest breadth of beam is 2l1 meters,
and her draught with guns, ammunition
and stores on board eight meters. it is
expected that this ship will develop
higher speed than any other of her class,
probably reaching an average of seven
teen and f1ve-tenths knots. Her armor-
plating is ten centimeters thick and she
will carry heavy armament.
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struck bv a Terrible Tvnhoon,

VANCOUVER (B. Co., Oct. I3.-The
steamer Empress India arrived from
Yokohama this morning. When short
time at sea Demetrius Kohoplitsky, an
escaped Siberian convict, was found.
He had been sentenced to sixteen years
in Siberian dungeons, but after six years
had escaped. On Septem Der oath, while
proceeding TO Shanghai, aterrific typhoon
struck the vessel, but no damage was
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He met her at summer resort. The
father died two weeks ago, leaving all
his fortune to the daughter, who was
taken i'll with pneumonia soon after.
When told that she must die, she in
sisted on marrying Rollins. The we'd
ding occurred between midnight and l
O'Clock Saturday morning, and the bride
died ten hours later, after making will
leaving nearly all her property to him.
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MILLING to please

'tThey tell me you and your wife are
separated. How did it come to pass?n
ITO please others.n
''Please others?"
'.Yes. / married just to please others,
and in month or two everybody said
we wouldn't live together very long. SO
! left her. knew it would please the
folks to fulfill their prophecies" ."-Boston
Transcript.
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MEXICAN TARIFF LAW.
Merchants Ask That tho Act be Re


pealed.
New ORLEANS, Oct. 13.--A Times Dem
ocrat San Antonio special says: The
Mexican tariff law, which goes into effect
November 1st, is meeting strong opposi-
ton in all parts of the republic. At San
Luis Potosi a protest signed by the prin-
cipal merchants has been forwarded to
Congress, now in session, ask
ing that the Act be repealed. Sim
liar petitions are being prepared
at Monterey, Chihuahua, and other cities.
One of the effects of the new law will be
to increase the duty on cotton seed oil,
which is extensively used in manuiactur-
ing soap, from one to ten cents per kilo-
gram,
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Arrangements have been completed
with the Spanish legation at Mexico
whereby pensions shall be paid by Mex
leo to the heirs of the Duke of Monte
yuma, who died few months ago. He
represented the Spanish branch of the
house of Montezuma, to which the vari-
GUS Governments of Mexico, without in
terruption, have paid pensions for 365
years.
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Murder ana snfcidn

LIMA (O.), Oct. 13.-At Holgate several
days ago Mrs. Frank Burk gave her
cousin, Roy Burk, a sum of money to
deposit in the bank. He spent it for
liquor and went to Deshler, where he was
arrested by officers. On his return home
he went to the house, shot and killed
Mrs. Burk and then suicided.
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Fatal Accident in a Tunnel.

NIAGARA FALLS, On. ", Oct. 13.-At
o'clock this afternoon the cage men at
shaft No. 2, on the tunnel, lost control Of
the cage and it fell to the bottom of the
shaft, killing three colored men and fa-
tally iniuring two white men. The cage
tenders were I'D danger of being lynched
by the tunnel men and they were locked
up in the police station for safety.
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Rich silver Deposits.

MINNEAPOLIS. Oct. 13.-A special to the
Tribune from West Superior, Wis, says:
There has been large exodus of old
time miners to the copper range seven
miles from here. The exodus is caused
by the discovery of silver ore, the assay
of which runs 1224 ounces of silver to the
ton, the ore being entirely free from lead
or iron and composed mostly of silica.
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Leeds Accents.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. I3.--J. S. Leeds.
the well-known railroad arbitrator has
accepted the position of head of the new
traffic association being formed by Cali
fornia merchants. he will also be medi-
ator between the merchants and rail-
roads. lie will receive a salary of Sl0.-
Goo per year
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CENTRAL AMERICA.
A War Likely to Break Out Among the
Republics in the Near Future.


Republics in the Near Future.
NEW YORK, Oct. ia dispatch from
Panama, under date of October 5th, says:
Advices received here from Costa Rica
report war likely to break out in the
near future between the Central Ameri-
can republics. The Nicaraguan press
speaks of troops having been placed by
Dr. Sagasa on the Honduras frontier,
under command OF personal enemy of
General Bogran. 1t is also said that
Guatemala has sent troops to the Saliva
dorean frontier. The two armies are now
face to face. 1t is rumored that prepara-
tons for war are actively going on in
Salvador. and that President Ezeta has
sent 5000 men to the frontier
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Heavy Gale.

NEW YORK, Oct. 13.-Dispatches from
points along the Long Island and New
Jersey coasts report heavy gale and ex-
high tides. The sea has
made inroads in the bluff at Long
Branch, and cut away some of the beach
at Asbury Park. At Seabright the
grounds of private residences are consid-
erably damaged.
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Lively Runaway at Carson.

CARSON {Nev.), Oct. ia team ran
away to-day at the funeral OF Miss Maud
Doane, daughter of County Clerk Doane.
The entire street from the EpisconaI
Church was packed with buggies. The
runaway started round block, Smashing
two buggies to atoms. No one was in.
iured seriously.
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STORM AT SEA.
Incoming Vessels Report Encountering
Rough Weather.

Rough w Weather.
NEW YORK, Oct. 13.-The stories of in
coming vessels this morning are repeti-
ton of those of yesterday. Chief among
the Atlantic steamers to put into port this
morning was the Guion Line steamer
Alaska. She was overdue sixteen hours.
Her trip was a stormy one, and there was
considerable suffering among the cabin
and steerage passengers from sea-sicl1-
ness.
The steamers Polynesia and Slavonia
arrived this morning. Both experienced
severe storms.
Several liners are now overdue. but it
is probable they will reach port all right
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A Village Burned.

BUDA-PEsTH, Oct. 13.-Felso Nadar. a
large and flourishing village of Tran
sylvania. has been completely burned
and the inhabitants lost their ALL The
utmost distress prevails. Relief is being
sent from adjacent towns.
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THE LATE EMPEROR FREDERICK.
The SarcophaguS to be Unveiled at
PotSdan Next Sunday.


BERLIN, Oct. 13.-There is to be great
function at Potsdam next Sunday, when
the sarcophagus of the late Emperor
Frederick, in the mausoleum which adj
joins the Friedenskirche. is to be un-
yelled. The sarcophagus, which weighs
ten tons and is single block of spotless
white marble, arrived at Potsdam about
a fortnight ago from Carrara. On the lid
is recumbent effigy of the Emperor,
who is represented as in the cuirassier's
uniform, reposing on mantle and wear
ing the chain and order of the Black
Eagle. His hands are folded over a
laurel wreath. The coronation mantle is
adorned with crown and eagles. A
monogram hides the feet, and two eagles
with outspread wings guard the head.
An angel is shown as ready to lead the
Emperor across the Stygian River, and
Emperor William and Queen Louise are
waiting for him on the other shore. This
splendid memorial is the work of Profess
sor Begas.
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Iron Morks CIosed Down.

KANSAS CITY, Oct. 13.-The keystone
Iron Works, at Riverview, Kas., the
largest establishment of the kind in this
vicinity, closed this afternoon under an
attachment for S66, ,000 filed by Carnegie,
Phillips IL Co., of Pittsburg.
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a Child Accidentallv Sl,or

RENO (Nev.), October l3.-The five
year-old daughter of G. z. Cross of Reno
was accidentally shot to-day by her
nephew, Granville Johnson, and died
this evening
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Board OF Trade at Ontario

ONTARIO Cali, Oct. 13.-0ntario or
ganized Board of Trade to-day with
hundred members. 1t will be incorpo-
rated under the STATE laws.
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SUNOL LOWERS HER RECORD.
She TrotS a Mile in 2:Io in the
Face of a Strong Wind.
PALOl ALTO FAILS IN AN ATTEMPT
TO REDUCE HIS TIME.

Preparations Being Made for the Com
pletion of the Coast Division of the
Southern Pacific Railroad-A Little
Girl Accidentally Shot and Killed
at Reno-A Miner. Crushed to Death
at Cornucopia, Or.
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Fo4al Fxnlosion OF Powder.

ENsLIE CRY (Ala.), Oct. IS.-An explo-
sion of blasting powder in a work train
on the Georgia Pacific last night fright
fully mangled six negro laborers, four OF
whom have since died.
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seven wounded. Fifty-two persons are
in custody and viii probably be sum-
marily dealt with. The uprising is squelled
and quiet prevails throughout Uruguay
to-day