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LIFE-sAvING BY A NEW METHOD
Whisky for Fifteen Men Who We're
Actually Dying for Drink.

"If you should be tempted to give me
slice of bread viii you kindly butter it
only one side?" suggested q gentlemen
of leisure with whjskers on the seams of
his coat, as he stood at the kitchen door
Of suburban residence, just as the sun
was getting tired yesterday afternoon.
IF you're not out of the gate and
around the corner before / count nine
teen the most ferocious bloodhound this
side of the Rocky Mountains IL butter
you on both sides," said the woman, who
had hot fiatiron in her hand and was
perspiring like leaky garden hose.
There it goes again" f" said the loafng
delegate Of the Stoveminders' Union, as
he got ready to dodge the dog; s'there it
goes againl II / was common tramp [
wouldn't object, but for q man who has
saved sixteen lives and placed his own
life in ieopardy''-
The woman with the flatiron softened,
and soon the life-saver was worrying
himself around hunk of beefstealk as
big as his foot and was smiling away
round to his wen.
Poor man ~ said the woman, "tell me
all about it,
As the last morsel of beefsteak disap-
peared he gauged the distance to the
front gate and said:
81 think there were sixteen. There
may have been seventeen or fifteen
They were all back here in the woods
dying
'.In the woods dying
"Yessum. They were all back here in
the woods dying for q drink, don't you
see, and had two bottles of whisky and
/ saved their
1t took the woman a good half hour to
lind the hot flatiron in the grass, but as
the life-saver moseyed down the road he
was saying big words and coquetting
with rubic triangle on the back of his
neck.-Detroit Free Press.
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NEW YORK DEMOCRATS.
Everything in Readiness for the Con
vention To-day.

Everything in Readiness for the Con-
vention To-day.
SARATOGA, Sept. 14.-The Democratic
hosts are assembling here for the conven-
ton tomorrow. 1t is reported tonight
that Speaker Sheehan is confident of the
nomination for Lieutenant Governor.
Even the leaders cannot say with GER
tainty who will be named for Governor.
but it is thought that the friends of Gov
ernor Hill feel that the point has been
reached where there is fairly clear
chance OF success for a hurrah move
ment in Governor HIPS denomination:
and an attempt Will be made. Flowers
friends are very confident.
AT a meeting OF the Democratic State
| Committee tonight the resignation of
John b. Boorhis, which was received
immediately preceding the New York
| election in 1888, was taken from the table
and accepted. He was then elected to
represent the Eighth Congressional Dis
trict of the State Committee.
When the roll was called for deleg ates
it gave Tammany Hall full representa-
ton OF seventy-two delegates. The
Country Democracy men were amazed,
and to their lnterrogations the clerk re-
piled that the only list Of delegates from
New York counties which he had re-
| ceived was the Tammany list.
Foster moved that the County Democ-
racy be allowed half the delegates on the
preliminary roll call. Then there was a
hot debate, and Tammany urged that
| there was serious danger in any recogni-
ton OF the County Democracy by the
State Convention. They urged that the
giving of delegates to the County Democ-
racy meant the giving of inspectors to
Tom Platt at the next Presidential elec-
ton at three out Of every four election
districts in New York City. The motion
to give the counties" one-half the rep
! resentation was lost and the County
Democracy members Withdrew.
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editor. Max Fake, reporter of the For
eign Committee of the Hungarian Dele
cation, to-day says Austro- Hungary's
interest in the Dardanelles question is
greater than Great Britain's, adding:
Can Austria look on with complaisancy
while Russia, finding herself barred from
expanding through Bulgaria, advances
by shorter route to the goal she has in
view, the seizure of Constantinople?
England can compensate herself with
Egypt, but where is Austria's compensa-
ton? The powers ought not to hesitate
to check Russia. Does Berlin hesitate ?"
The Poster Lloyd, in conclusion, says it
has also become known from words
dropped here and there recently at ST.
Petersburg, that in high official circles
various plans of capturing Constantinople
have been discussed in view of their great
feasibility owing to the advantage of
modern war equipments.
THE NEWS AT FRANKFORT.
FRANKFORT, Sept. 1.-THE report that
Great Britain has seized port on the
Island of Mitylene was circulated here
this morning, and its effect weakened
prices on the Bourse.
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THE HARVEST IN EUROPE.
Famine Prices Feared for the WInte
Throughout tho North

Famine Prices Feared for the Winter
Throughout the North.
LONDON, Sept. lit is authoritatively
stated III the north of Europe that the
harvest prospects are deplorable; that
bread has already gone up so per cent.
and that famine prices are feared for the
winter.
In Central Sweden the result of the
constant rain has been to lay some of the
lower valleys for somo weeks under
water.
In Denmark the condition of things is
no better, and in both countries the wheat
crop is reported to be entirely destroyed.
Unfortunately the damage is not con-
fined to wheat, which is the least impor-
tant of Scandinavian cereals.
The agricultural losses in Denmark are
estimated at Sl5,000,090, and as one-lIalr
the cultivated area in Sweden is under
water, the loss there, though no estimate
has been made OF it, can hardly be less.
Hitherto this country has maintained, in
good years, something like balance be-
tween their exports and imports of
breadstufts, sending away oats and bar
ley and receiving wheat and rye. Their
contributions to the European market
must apparently fail entirely this year,
and by the general scarcity they them
selves must suffer under the failure of the
Russian rye crop.
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GUATEMALA.
The Country on the Verge OF Bank
ruptcy.

The Country on the Verge OF Bank
ruptcy.
NEW YORK, Sept. 14.-That Guatemala
is ripe for revolt seems to be confirmed
by newspaper and other advices received.
AT present Barillas is up for reelection,
Notwithstanding a clause in tho Constitu-
ton which prohibits second term in
Office. General Jose Mareina Barrios is
his opponent, and the latter is supported
by all the disappointed cliques, and one
large contingent in his support is the
Barrundia faction which holds Barillas
accountable for the murder of Barrundia,
and is bitter against the President. Baril-
las has assumed all the powers Of the
Legislature and the Government, which
has developed into practical dictator
ship and which is responsible for many
dark deeds. a plot to kill BarilIas was
discovered through the threats of one of
conspirators, soldier, while in his cups.
He was shot, and some well-known per-
sons implicated in his confession will
doubtless be served in like manner. The
country is on the verge of bankruptcy
and persons arriving from that republic
report that appalling hunger and misery
prevail, particularly in the western dis
trictS.
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Wonderful Time Made by a Train
On the New York Central.
OVER A MILE A MINUTE FOR
SEVEN HOURS.
Democratic Hosts Gathering at New
York to Attend the State Conyen-
ton To-day-An Effort Likely to be
Made to Renominate Governor Hill
The County Democracy Get no
Representation.
Special to the REcoRp-uN1oN.

BUFFALO On. ". Sept. 14-The New
York Central to-day broke all records OF
fast time for long runs OF passenger
trains on railways on either side of the
Atlantic. a special train composed OF
one OF the company's new standard pas
senger engines, weighing 10000 pounds,
and three private cars weighing 900, ,00O
POUNDS, conveying VicePresident Webb
and party, made a run of 1861 miles from
New York to East Buffalo in 40 minutes.
including three stops, one OF which occu-
pied two and half minutes. The eclipse
OF previous efforts of the kind is com
plete. Nothing approaching such feat
has ever before been accomplished in
America or Europe, as speeding along
Tor over seven consecutive hours at more
than mile minute gait.
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san FRANcIsCo's ASSESSMENT.

Tho Assessor Ordered to Ignore the
Board Of Equaiization's Action.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1.-THE Board
Of Supervisors tonight instructed the
Assessor not to pay any attention to the
recent order of the State Board Of Equali-
zation to increase the municipal assess
ment so per cent.
Supervisor Ellert submitted a long re-
port from the Finance Committee. in
which the action of the State Equalizers
was declared farcical and unjust. The
committee did not believe that the in
crease could be legally applied to the
assessment for city and county purposes
IL San Francisco.
The recommendation of the report was
that the Auditor should be directed not TO
add to the valuation of the property for
city ana county purposes, as such action
would be without legal authority. and
therefore Illegal and void and jeopardizes
the validity OF the assessment.
The adoption of the report was moved
hy Supervisor Ebert, who hinted that
100000 people had their eyes upon the
board, and were eagerly awaiting some
. action which would relieve them of the
further burdensome taxation. When the
vote was taken on the adoption OF the re-
port it was lost-6 TO s. The vote was re-
considered and adopted by a vote of s to 8.
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SAN JOSE, Sept. 14.-AD inquest was
held to-day on the remains of James Hol-
man, Jr., the young man who was killed
by Frank Adams, a boy of Is, last night
while trying to prevent the latter from
killing boy named Bernal. Adams had
already fired two shots at Bernal. The
police are looking for the missing witness
who saw the shooting, and who knows
whether Adams murdered Holman for
interfering or whether he was struck by
ball intended for Bernal. There has
been great crowd around the Morgue
all day, so large that the police had to
clear the place and close the doors.
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BANDITTI IN CUBA.
No Traveller Safe on the Roads or
Country Villas

country Villas.
New YORK, Sept. 14.-Advices from
Cuba show that that the islands future
grows darker. With banditt on ono
hand, robberies of Government officials
on the other, and the enormous taxes for
appropriations, the burdens of the people
are becoming greater than they can bear.
The banditti have reached a state similar
to that of the banditti in Italy years ago.
No traveller is safe on the roads or in
country villas. Oflate depredations have
been begun even in the province of Pu-
erto Principe. Near Caimito lived a FAM
lily of four persons-two very old people.
man and wife, their daughter and her
husband. One Gay half a dozen men,
mounted, presented themselves at the
door while the men were away and seized
and bound the women. After ransaci-
ing the house the robbers shamefully
abused the young woman and left her for
dead. The old woman was hit with a
carbine and soon died. The banditti then
waited for the two men to come from the
field and shot them down as they ap-
preached the house. The soldiers and
police are in league with the banditti,
and robber bands have been formed with
startling rapidity, each having exclusive
territory
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Miss Ava Finds Friends.

CINCINNATI, Sept. 14.-NIiss Ava has
found friends in the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union. One of the mem
bers of that organization brought her to-
day some necessary clothing. She says
this was done after they received assur-
ances from the Chicago society that she
had been contributor to their funds in
that city. When asked if she had any
plans, she quickly said: "Yes." The
ladies were to arrange tor lecture, and
with the proceeds she would return to
Chicago. 1t is now said that she will be
given medical examination to deter
mine whether or not she is insane
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Heavy Rain and wina-storms.

AsHLIN (Wis.), Sept. 14.-There was a
heavy rain and hailstorm here this morn
ing. 1t is estimated that thousands of
dollars worth of damage was done
throughout this district A heavy wind
prevailed, and several boats on the bay
were capsized. No lives were lost.
A special from Iron River says that a
hurricane ragged there this morning. A
number of trees were torn up by the
roots, and the roof of VettingilPs Hotel
was smashed by falling trees. The total
damage cannot be estimated
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Counterfetters Arrested.

KANSAS CITY, Sept. 1.-two counter
feiters have been arrested here-George
f. Neel and L. S. Wilson. A search of
Neeps house, near Lawrence, Kas., re-
suited in the discovery of q complete out
fit OF dyes, furnaces, crucibles, acids,
metals, etc. Charles Chipwood of Law
renee was also arrested as an accomplice.
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Rosenherg,s Rennest-

CHICAGO, Sept. 14.-Mayor Washburne
has received letter from S. w. Holiday
Of San Francisco. announcing that the
late Joseph Rosenberg OF San Francisco
in his will left $4,000 to be expended in
the erection Of a public drinking fountain
on some prominent corner in the city of
Chicago
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WIN Contested.

ABERDEEN IS. d., Sept. l4.-The con-
test of the viii of the late Mrs. Mary 1.
Dayton was begun in the Circuit Court
to-day. Mrs. Dayton died in San Fran
cisco June Sd, leaving property valued at
$500, 600 TO james c.. Reed, who was pri-
vate secretary To President Arthur Mr..
Dayton contests the will, asserting that
Reed was not her son.
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A Merchant Suicides.

Los ANGELES, Sept. 14.-Peter Barry,
an unmarried and well-to-do merchant
OF Wilmington, committed suicide Sun
day by shooting himself through the
head. He was aged forty-one. The
cause is not yet known. 1t is said he left
his estate divided equally between the
Odd Fellows, knights of Pythias and
Masonic Lodges of which he was mem
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His Right Leg Cut OFF.

RED BLUFF, Sept. 14.-Frank Schwing
OF Vina had his right leg cut off below the
knee and left foot crushed by the clock
train last night, on which he was pas
senger. lie attempted to step off the
front end of the baggage-car before the
train stopped and was caught under the
wheels.
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TIE IRRIGATION CONVENTION.
Delegates From California Arrive mt
Ogden.

Ogden.
OGDEN (Utah), Sept. 14.-The delega-
ton from California to the Irrigation
Convention at Salt Lake arrived here this
morning. It consists of NJ. NJ. Estee of
Napa, Isaac Trumbo of San Francisco.
Colonel J. p. Irish of Oakland, VIM. II.
Mills Of San Francisco, Colonel L. II.
Meyers of Oakland J. r. Mcdonald of
Sacramento, A. c. Fish of Riverside, +.
c, tinkle of San Bernardno, =. IT,
Tucker Of Selma, G. NJ. Mordeeai of Ma
oera, VIII S. Green Of Colusa, George B.
Harden of Maxwell, Tyler Beach OF san
Jose, JAS. A. Clayton Of san Jose. 7. l..
Reed of Reedly, p. Y. Baker Of Traver
Allen Towle Of Placer County. Alex.
Badlam of San francisco, l.. II. Helt Of
Redlands, J. w. Nance OF Perris, and T.
T. Edwards OF Santa Ana. Six more
delegates from California are expected
this evening.
1t is thought tonight that there viii be
more than 500 delegates at the Irrigation
Congress, which opens tomorrow. Dele
gates have been appointed by the Gov
ernors of the various Western States and
Territories, and they are coming IN III
Great numbers.
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Glove Tiaht nj san lose.

SAN JOSH, Sept. 1A-The fight between
Charley Rochette and Gus Mueller OF San
Francisco, under the auspices of the san
Jose Athletic Club, was won by Rochette
after fighting twenty-five rounds, Muel-
ler,s seconds throwing up the sponge.
Tochette used his left hand throughout,
and weakened Mueller with frequent jabs
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Rain at Ukiah.

UKIAH, Sept. 1.-THE first rain of the
season commenced falling here this
morning, and has continued all day. The
prospects are that it will fall all night. IF
1t continues much longer very serious
damage will be done to the hop crop,
which is now about half picked
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FLOOD IN SPAIN.
The MarguillO 0yeraows, Destroy
ing the Town of ConSuegra.
FIFTEEN HUNDRED PERSONS LOSE
THEIR LIVES.

Guatemala Said TO be on tho yerce of
Bankruptcy, and Appalling Hunger
and Misery Prevails I'm tho western
Districts-The Island of Cuba Over
run with NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. not
Safe on Public Roads or In Country
Villas.
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No Moro Prize-Fighting.

NASHVILLE (Tenn.), Sept. H. lhe
Lower House of tins General = ssea by
to-day passed an anti-prize-t yating DILL.
There was a hot discussion, but it went
through by large majority. The Senate
bill, making it misdemeanor, was sub
stituted for the House bill making it
felony.
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REFUGEES.
WIN Be Lynched if Caught.

UNION IS. c., Sept. IA negro
named Bob Woodson yesterday commit
ted an assault on Mrs. Jackson Powell,
living at the Almshouse near here. She
was alone in the house, and the brute ac-
complished his purpose before her
screams brought her husband to the
scene. The negro knocked the old man
down and escaped. A large party is
securing the woods for him. He is a
notorious character. and if caught it will
make the seventh negro lynched in this
section for olonses of this character.
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Texas Fever.

LEAvENwoRTH (Kan.), Sept. 14.-Not
long since a disease of an unknown
character began to make serious rayages
among the herds of cattle in this vicinity.
The State Veterinary pronounced the
disease Texas fever. Quarantine regula-
tions have been ordered.
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Silver Purchases.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14-Of the 1858, 900
ounces of silver at the Treasury Depart
ment to-day $4,000 ounces were pur-
chased ranging in price from @. .9S to O. $50.
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Train Derailed.

SAN JOSE, Sept. 14.-The train from
Santa Cruz en- route to San Francisco on
the narrow-gauge road was derailed near
the San Jose depot early this morning by
an open switch. No damage was done.
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Large Barn Burned.

BAKERSFIELD, Sept. IA. = Yesterday
morning at Bellevue, the headquarters
ranch of Haggin 81 Tevis, a large barn
was totally destroyed by fire. The loss
is between $4,000 and $1,000. No insur-
ance.
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Fatal Boiler Explosion.

LITTLE Rock Ark. Sept. 14.-This
afternoon boiler at the planning mill of
the Sunny South Lumber Company, near
louisville. exploded, killing the fireman
and severely injuring twelve men.
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Sudden Death.

BAKERSFIELD, Sept. IA. o. Thomas,
an old resident, dropped dead this morn
ing. The cause was heart disease. He
was formerly connected with William
Hamilton in his numerous stage lines.
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on Runnlng Through the Streets.

ST.. MAnYs (O.), Sept. l4.-There is
great excitement here tonight over the
bursting of large tank in the upper oil
fields. The oil is running through the
heart Of the city. If it catches fire moth
ing could save the town.
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Village Destroved bv Fire

VIENNA, Sept. 1.-THE village of
Coire, in the Tyrol, was destroyed by fire
while all of the inhabitants were away
attending religious festivities.
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President of the Colored Alliance in
Florence County says Humphreys cir
cular has been received and distributed.
and the members of the Cotton Pickers'
Alliance in that county stopped work on
Saturday last.
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Four Laborers Drowned.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 14.-Four labor
ers employed by junk dealer were
drowned in the Delaware River, opposite
the navy yard to-day, by the upsetting of
a boat.
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CITIZENS WRATH AROUSED.
A Spaniard's Death Causes Indig-
nation at Forest Hill.
KEEPERS OF AN OPIUM DEN IN DAN
GER OF BEING LYNCHED.

The Board of Supervisors Of San Fran
cisco Has Instructed the Assessor
to Ignore the Order of the Board of
Equalization Raising the Municipal
Assessment Thirty Per Cent.-The
California Delegates to the Irrjga-
tion Convention Arrive at Ogden.
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The Killing of Holman.

toward the end, sending him through the
ropes and to the floor several times. The
purse was 81 $50.
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l7eat Never Before Accomplished

ST.. JOHN IN. b., Sept. 14.--Eugeno
Enderhill and Murray Babcock of New
York have performed feat never before
accomplished, travelling in a canoe from
MooSehead Lake to the mouth of st.
Johns River, 504 miles, the actual travel
ing time being fourteen days.
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Reviewing tho Army.

BERLIN, Sept. IA review of the
Eleventh Army Corps was held at Erfurt
to-day. Emperor William was present.
He afterward held review over the COM
bined Eleventh and Fourth Corps. Ac-
cordlng to present plans the King OF
Saxony takes part in the maneuvers. On
September 10TH the imperial couple leave
Erfurt for Berlin
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A Hotel Burned.

MERIDIAN (Miss.), Sept. ii. - The
Southern Hotel, an elaborate structure in
process of construction, was burning at a
late hour tonight. The loss may be
heavy. Several men have been painfully
injured, none fatally.
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CHILE AFFAIRS.
Persons Engaged in Sacking and Rob.
bing Ordered Arrested.

Persons Engaged in Sacking and Rob-
bing Ordered Arrested.
VALPARAISO, Sept. f4.-Minister of
Justice Errazuriz has ordered the arrest
Of all persons suspected of sacling and
rohbing or engaged in flogging or tortur-
ing parties favoring the Junta. Every
one suspected of being concerned in the
shooting of Cummings and his two com
panions for the alleged attempt to destroy
two of Balmaceda's war vessels with
dynamite, is also to be arrested, and
every person implicated in killing OF
torturing any Congressional victim is to
be arrested.
In an interview with Colonel Woods
and Buzz, late Of Balmaceda's army, they
stated that BarboSa and Algeraeca. Bal
maceda'S Generals, were utterly incaD-
able officers. They fiagrantly disobeyed
Balmaceda's orders. lie told them moi
to engage the Junta with less than ID, ,00J
men. They so utterly despised their adj
versarles, however, that they acted
exactly contrary to his orders, the result
being the disastrous defeat of August
2lst.
The Colonels also state that there was
no life in Balmaceda's troops. The re-
ports to Balmaceda that they were loyal
and enthusiastic were untrue. Just at
hllO vi Vic ilISG engagement UWO
regiments turned the butts of their rifles
mp as signal that they had surrendered.
The Junta's troops, on the contrary, We're
loyal and enthusiastic.
CHILE REFUGEES.
New YORK, Sept. 1.-THE HeruLd's
Callao PERU cablegram, under date OF
September 18th, says: The Chilean
Junta's warship Trumao. which arrived
here few days ago to take back to Val
paraiso the torpedo boat Condell and the
transport Imperiale, late of Balmaceda's
fleet, sailed to-day for that port with
them.
Several prominent members of the Bal
macedan Government, who took refuge
on the foreign warships in the harbor of
Valparaiso after that city was captured
by the Junta's troops, arrived here TO-
day. Among them was Vicuna, who
during the ascendancy of Balmaceda was
elected as his successor to the Presidency
of Chile; Senor Domingo Godoy, eX-
Minister of State and Foreign Affairs,
and Balmaceda's brother are also of the
party.
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COtton-PIckers Stop Work.
CHARLESTON Is. CO., Sept. H. The
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BUpA PEsTH, Sept. 1.-THE Pestei
Lloyd, doubtless inspired through it