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nAho' ~. NlLLArhANCA
Belongs to the Ponton de Arce family, one
which holds leading place among the MEM
bers Of our foreign citizens in San Fran
cisco. Eminent for social distinction, high
birth and musical excellence, the Ponton
de Arces have been received with great at
tention from the date OF their first arrival in
our city. There was more than one young
lady to represent the house in social affairs,
and it would be difficult to imagine greater
popularity than these young girls enjoyed
from the very first. Besides being musi-
clans of high order they possessed all the
languid graces. ali the soft pretty airs, all
the sweet volubility which characterize a
native of a southern cline. The family
have always entertained great deal, have
been the recipients Of much social courtesy
and recognition, and enjoy the respect and
admiration Of all who have the pleasure of
their acquaintance. In speaking Of their
musical ability. 1t may be necessary, lest It
should be supposed that this is merely
complimentary way of referring to a
society girls singing, to state more fully In
what the superior musical ability of the
family does consist
One Of the daughters is finished per-
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New Conuauies

The Pacific Excursion Company has been
founded, with a capital of S25O.OOO, of which
only S16O has been subscribed, to deal in
railroad. ship, steamboat and ferry tickets
and facilities. The Directors are James A.
Waymire, James Carroll, w. G. Price. L..
NJ. Shetterley and f. A. Berlin.
The Hurlburt Planing-mll Company has
Incorporated. with $500 capital The sub
scribers are r. p, j. II. and |. T. Hurlburt
and James and j. j. Mason.
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Is the wife of our well-known citizen. She
is a lady OF taste and refinement and
marked by great ability as housekeeper.
She has strong noble countenance; always
dresses with simple elegance and quiet
taste. She is interested in several of our
leading charities and does great deal OF
good in her characteristic, unostentatious
way. Not caring particularly for the giddv
whirl of society. she lives quiet, domestic
life, taking great pleasure in the society
of her intimate friends, and is much be-
loved by all who know her.
Fond OF music and of literature, she
njoys the best of these, aud wherever she
may be-in the city or in the cOuntry-never
tails of having a satisfactory time, for she
possesses that enviable quality, the ability
of adapting herself to circumstances, OF
recOnciling all inharmonious elements, of
spreading a happy contented feeling among
all those who come under the spell of her
presence
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From Humboldt County.

The suit of ]. E. Bernard against Henry
It. and John S. Noyes for judgment in the
sum of s4579 46 has been transferred from
the United States Circuit Court. The de-
PENDANTS made a contract to buy certain
lands, but afterward repudiated it. Bernard
claims he could have sold the land at an ad.
vance of S4579 46 and asks that amount OF
damages.
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ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND-W ]. c.,
San Quentin, Cal While under command
of General W. 5. Rosecrans in October, 1862,
the Army of the Ohio became the Army of
Cumberland and new Department of the
Ohio was formed and Major-General II. G.
Wright assigned to the command. Burn
side and J. G. Foster succeeded in the conf
mand of the departments and the army
until January 2S, 1864, when Schofield took
command and on January II, 1865, the
department was merged in the Department
of the Cumberland
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Minor Paid tho Fin..

S. A. Minor, saloon-keeper of 13 Third
street, pleaded guilty yesterday to a charge
of carrying weapon concealed and Judge
Rix sentenced him to pay a fine of $3.50 or
serve l25 days imDrisonment in the County
Jail. He paid the fine.
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Dead in n Chair.

John Fischer, a tailor. aged 60 years. was
found dead in chair yesterday morning in
a room at the Tehama House, 43S Broad
way. Consumption was the cause OF death.
Fischer was q German and for some time
made living by going from house to house
and doing odd jobs.
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Landed Temnorarilv.

The three Mexican girls on the steamship
City of New York whose landing was re-
fused by the local Inspector of Immjpra.
tion were permitted yesterday to come
ashore, pending a decision on appeal from
the Superintendent of Immigratio n.
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GENERALS DURING THE WARN. W.
Y, San Jose. Cal. d The only officer dur
ing the war of the rebellion who held the
rank of Lieutenant-General was U. S.
Grant. o. Your request for the rameS Of
all the Major Generals in the Union and
Confederate armies and "any detailed ac-,
count of some or all is utterly beyond
reason.
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NJ, City. A person desiring to study will
find much to help in the works of Shake
speare, Dickens. Dumas or any of the first
class authors. The best journals of the
day-those which are pure and of high lit
erary merit-are also helpful. 1t is impos-
sible in this column to designate what
would be best, as il would in sense be ad-
vertising the particular paper or papers. and
this column is not used for advertising pur-
poses.
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PUBLIC SCHOOL RULEs-J. W., Winters,
Cal. Answering your query categorically,
the Trustees of public school can no more
make rules to govern the teacher after
school hours, "the rules being such as not
allowing the teachers to go out evenings"
than they can to prescribe the bill of fare,
or dress, or color of hair or eyes of such
Teacher
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AREA OF SAN FRANCIsco-L. F. S. City,
The area of the city and county of San
Francisco is about 44 Is square miles.
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IT Is A SHARPE-W. NJ. and NJ. s., City.
Tie fiat-bottom boat painted green and in
front of the Ariel Rowing Club at Long
Bridge is a sharpe.
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MERCANTILE LIBRARY LoTrERY-N. B.,
City. The lottery drawing for the benefit
of the Mercantile Library Association took
place in this city on October 81, 1870.
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LABOR DAY-E. j. B., City. There have
been two celebrations Of Labor day in this
city, and both were on the first Monday
during the month of September.
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SAN ANDREAs-J. W., Winters, Cal. The
population of San Andreas, CalaYeras
County, Cal, is about 1700
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ALLOY IN CONT L., City. The Eu-
glish gold coin contains more alloy than the
American
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TUBBs' HoTEL-H. H. n, City. Tubbs
Hotel, in East Oakland, was built during
the year 1871.
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KORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD S. S. C0,

SPREE. HAVEL. LAIN, TRAAVE, SAALE,
ALLER. ELDER, EMS, wERRA, FULDA,
ELBE, KAISER WILHELM III.
New York, Southampton, Bremen. The fast ex-
press steamers of this company sail every TUES
DAY, WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY, landing
passengers in Southampton in 71a days less
from New York These steamers are celebrated for
their speed aud the comfort afforded passengers.
oELRICHS CO., Bowling Green.
ROBERT CAPELLE, Gen. Agent for Pacific Coast,
lis Montgomery ST., under occidental Hotel. San
francisco ja6 ly Turh
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RAccacE NOTICE..

DY RETAINING YOUR BAGGAGE CHECKS
- until you reach San Francisco and then leaving
the same at our Branch once located in the walt
ing-room OF the Oakland Ferry Depot foot OF Mar
ket street, you will not only the annoyance Of
transfer agents, but will also save l6c on the de-
livery OF each trunk. Our rates: Ono trunk. 500
three trunks, 81. Remember, all others charge 60e
per trunk. MORTON SPECIAL DELIVERY, u
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THE CALLS
PORTRAIT GALLERY.
Ladies Who Are Well Known in San
Francisco Society.
Mrs. B. MacMonagle, Mrs. a. Hotaling, Mrs.
EB. Stonehill, Mrs. r. Villafranca, Mrs.
A. E. Buckingham.

To-day the pictures which THE CALL
sets forth are those of ladies we'll and favor
ably known in San Francisco, where most
Of them have lived from childhood.
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FOR PORTLAND g. ASTORIA, OREGON

THE UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY R1a
Ocean Division-and PACIFIC COAST EEHK
STEAMSHIP COMPANY will dispatch from Spear
street Wharf, at 10 A. NJ for the above ports oe
their Al iron steamships,
96TATE OF CALIEORNIA-August 23 Septem-
Der 4. 10, -.
C0LUMBIA-August is, n, September 3. 20.
oREGON-AuguSt =. n. September II, "a.
Connecting via Portland with the Northern Pacii5
Rallroad, Oregon Short Line and other diyergtny
lines for all points in oregon, Washington. British
Columbia, Alaska, Idaho. Montana Dakota, Utah.
Wyoming, Yellowstone Park, and Ali points East and
South and to Europa 49,,
Fare to Portland-Cabln. $l6; steerase So; round
Trip. cabin. $50
Tel New Montgomery st
GOoDALL. PERKINS g. CO. Supt Ocean Lins
lsttf 10 Market ST., San Francisco
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PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

TsnahIi ooAfANHS S'hAASA'f' WILL a.
FOR NEW yORT WA PANAMA.
Steamship SAN BIAS, Wednesday, September 23d
at noon taking freight and passengers direct for
Acapulco. Champerlco. San Jose de Guatemala,
AcajutIs, La LiLertad, La Union, Punts Arenas and
Panama
FO.; HONG-KONG VIA YOKOHAMA.
CHINA. Saturday. September 26. 1891. at Px
LII OF
........... wednesday, october 81, 1891 at 8 Px
CITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO. co.. ...............,
........... Saturday, November ID, 1891. at rx
Round trip tickets to Yokohsma and return asss
duced rates.
For freight or passage apply at the oriea cornsrH
First and Brannan streets
Branch orlce-202 Front street.
9Th II ALEXANDER CENTER, General Aaens
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OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.
PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP CO,

DISPATCH STEAMERS FROM SAN ssna-
~ Francisco for ports In Alaska August s&s4R
ls. %. September l2. 27. "a N
For British Columbia and Puget Sound ports, AQ-
gust 1e, 20 70, September and october = Z, H. II,
%, 81 A. NJ.
For Eureka, Humboldt Bay. Wednesdays, eAM
Fer Santa Ana, Los Angeles and all way ports every
fourth day, 3 A.
For San Diego stopping only at Los Angeles. Santa
Barbara and San Luis obspO every fourth day az IL
A..
For ports in Mexico 25th OF each month.
Ticket Ofice-Palace Hotel. New ModtyomeryIs
6OODALL. PERKINS q CO.. General Agents.
1Stn 10 Market San EranciScl
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Politics IN CoNGREss-L. F. S.. City.
Tie @. G. has only data beginning with
the Thirty-sixth Congress to answer your
question OF the political complexion of
Congress since Washington's time. The
Thi-ty-sixth Congress opened on Deeem-
her 9. 1859, and the Senate was Democratic,
House Republican; Thirty-seventh and
Tnirty-eighth. Senate and House Repnb-
iIe.n: T6irty-ninib, Senate and House Re-
nnhIiean and Unionist; Fortieth, Foriy-frst,
Eorty.second and Forty-third, Senate and
& House Republican; Foity-fourth and Forty
ffth' Senate Republican. House Demo-
cratic; Forty-sixtb. Senate and House DEM
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RAILROAD TRAVEL.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY.

IIAOIf 10 CfS IE1u-T
Trains Leave and Are Due to Arrive n
SAN FRANCISCO.
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for Infants and Children.

aul0 ~ Su&wy "a Mr.
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IMPROVING THE SERVICE.
The Southern Pacific to Build New
Ferry Steamer


SAN Francisco, Aug. when the
Southern Pacific Company laid the ferry
steamer Piedmont off the broad-gauge
route about month ago it was given out
that she would be enlarged amidships by
the addition of forty feet. The steamer
was put on the dry dock at Oakland
Point. After plans and specifications
had been submitted the company con-
cluded that, as it would cost in the neigh
borhoOd of S75, 900 to enlarge her, it would
be better to build new boat. The COM
pany has therefore resolved to have draw
lngs made for new ferry steamer, so as
to have 'relief boat" in case the Pied
mont or Oakland become disabled. Many
believe that this decision of the company
indicates that in due time three trips an
hour instead OF two will be made on the
broad-gauge line.
One Important improvement to be made
to the Piedm mont will be the building of
feather paddle Wheels" on of the latest
innovations in steamer work. The pad
dies make no noise by splashing water
about, and are so arranged as to cut the
wind, thus avoiding resistance. The
Piedmont Will be laid up for some weeks
yet.
Vice-President Crocker of the Southern
Pacific says that the only real work of
construction now being done by the
Southern Pacific Company is that of
changing the old San Bernadino motor
line to a standard track. The company
intends to begin work on it's extension
from Santa Margarita to San Luis Obispo
and Santa Barbara before long. Plans
for doing the work in most economical
and at the same time satisfactory way are
being discussed.
The final work is now being done by
the construction department of the
Southern Pacific Company to the section
OF its line between Los Banos and
Armona, and it will be only short time
before trains will be running from Tracy
to Armona. This gives the company two
routes through the San Joaquin Valley,
but the officials say it will probably be a
year or more before the new road will be
used for through passenger business,
though freights viii, however, be sent
over the line soon affer its onnninr
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Special to the REcoRp-uNroS.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
CHICAGO, Aug. THE two factions OF
the Democratic party in Chicago united
tonight, after long, bitter fight, which
has allowed the Republicans TO win two
important elections. The split originated
with ex-Mayor Carter Harrison, who
claimed to have been sufferer from the
arbitrary control of the party machinery
by ex-Mayor Dewitt G. Cregier.
The constitution adopted after meet
ing of the representatives of both factions
tonight is a decided novelty in the line
OF political agreements. 1t provides that
all primaries to be held under the
Australian ballot system forbids central
committeeman becoming office holders.
Should the treaty prove binding, the
Democrats expect to make clean and
everlasting sweep of all offices in sight,
the party, when united, having, accord
ing to their estimates, $4,000 majority.
The present city administration is Re-
publican.
CLEVELAND AND HILL SHELvED.
SARATOGA, Aug. THE result of the
recent conferences of Representatives OF
various Democratic interests here is that
David Is. Hill has been finally persuaded
to forego his ambition to stake his
political future on another attempt
to succeed himself as Governor: that
union of forces has been
made upon Roswell p. Flower as
the Democratic nominee for Governor;
that Grover Cleveland is to be shelved.
and that the candidate for the national
Democratic nomination in 1892 is to be
eX-Secretary of the Navy Whitney.
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Special to the REcoRp-uN1oN.

SAN DIEGO, Aug. Efforts are being
San Diego harbor until after the G. A. r.
Encampment, which occurs next week.
Unless the War Department so orders,
the Pensacola will sail north tomorrow.
In conversation with an officer of the
| Pensacola to-day, considerable informa-
ton was obtained as to the cause of the
Chilean trouble. He said: 1.-THE Constitu-
ton of Chile is the real cause Of the war.
There is no power to punish the Presi-
dent for misconduct. He can not be i'm
peached, and he cannot be prosecuted.
When he accepts the Office he takes an
oath not to leave the country for one year
after the expiration of his term. This
makes it necessary for him at the end OF
his regular term of five years to nomi-
nate his own successor, who agrees to de-
fend him. His nominee is always elected,
even if the people have to be thrown into
jail, SO the election can be carried in this
way. Balmaceda has just nominated and
elected one of his former Cabinet officers,
Manuel Nicuna.
lone day 1 heard how some of the re-
crults were provided for Balmaceda's s
army. The people were not anxious to
| enlist, so they sent out detachment of
cavalry as a presS-gang. They caught 400
that way, and the recruiting officer sent a
note to the commander to which the re-
cruits were consigned, saying: 4 send
] you 400 volunteers; please return the
| handouts
''AG another time the Colonel had his
regiment drawn up. He rode out and in
! formed the men that the next morning
! they would start out on a two days
march, and then have an engagement
! with the Congressional soldiers. If there
/ is any reason why any of you do not
want 10 go, step out of the ranks and say
| sO,' he concluded. Seven of the poor
devils stepped out and said they did not
want to go, and they didn't go. Those
seven Were straightway backed up
againsta brick wall and shot.
My conclusion was" continued the
officer, that the Congressional party ad-
vocates worthy reforms, which ought to
| be, and doubtless will be adopted, either
as a esult OF this war or through polit-
| zeal leg tslation. But it is a good country
to keep away from right now"
TRIED TO BUY THE BALTIMORE.
| SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. THE Ecanai2e1'
states that Balmaceda, through Minister
Eagan, offered the United States 81, ,OOO, 600
| for the cruiser Baltimore. The offer was
refused. Admiral Brown has taken the
! Baltimore as his flagship. and is now in
| sole nlmand in the South Pacific. It is
| expected that the Charleston will leave
! for Honolulu in about three weeks as an
| other revolution is feared,
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States for the year ending. June 30th
amounted to S32, $50, COO, Notwithstanding
the immense falling off in the shipments
OF raw silk owing to the depression of the
silk industry in the United States, and in
the shipments of fruit from Sicily owing
to deficient fruit crop. The depression
In the silk industry is not confined to the
United States, for the statistics show the
same falling off in the exports of raw silk
to European nations. Concerning the
Sicilian fruit crop, it is said there has
been very heavy demand from the
United States for fruit that could not be
filled, for the crop was about 10 per cent.
less than the average Of recent crops.
Had the shipments of silk and fruit been
equal to those of the preceding year, the
exports to the United States would have
exceeded $50, 100000.
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FINANCIAL CIRCLES STARTLED.
An Extensive Shoe Manufacturor Sue
cumbs TO Hard Times


PPrTsBURG, Aug. 7.-Business and
financial circles were startled tonight by
a report that w. 4. Schmertz, the most
extensive shoe manufactures in this city.
and head of financial and mercantile in
stitutions, had failed. lie confessed
judgments to-day aggregating S233, ,000
The cause of the failure or the liabilities
could not be learned tonight, as Schmertz
is seriously i'll. ana could not be seen.
Other parties interested refused to give
information.
Schmertz was President of the Third
National Bank, President of the Chamber
of Commerce and a member of the Ma
tional Bankers Executive Committee.
Ile was rated by Dun & Co. as $500. 900
to S5G0,000 capital.
Among outsiders the embarrassment is
attributed TO a heavy decline in natural
gas stocks and the failures OF several shoe
concerns in the East and here.
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pronounced seaworthy. The cargo was
partly discharged and she was surveyed
again, this time being condemned. That
night she was blown ashore by gale,
while the Captain and crew were ashore.
The Alicia was then sold to wrecking
firm.
Moulin charges that after the first sur
vey the Captain scuttled the ship, in
order to secure the insurance. The Alicia
was insured in the Union Insurance
Company for $1,000, but owing to the
charges the company refused to pay, and
suit was brought here to-day to compel
the payment of the insurance.
The attorney of the insurance company
says he has an affidavit sworn to before
the British Consul at Apia by several of
the Alicia's crew, which corroborates
who is in the city, denies the charges.
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ITALIAN FINANCES.
No Truth in the Report That the Coy
crnment Cannot Pay interest.

No Truth in the Report That tho Gov
ernment Cannot Pay interest.
ROME. Aug. 7.-Ata council of Minis
tho other day each Minister presented
his budget of estimated receipts and ex-
penditures for the years lS9l-92 and
1929, and in accordance with the pro
gramme of the Ministry sufficient econo-
mics were introduced in the various de-
partments to reduce the expenditures for
the two years 10 the amount Of estimated
receipts.
There is no truth in the persistent re-
norts spread by the bears that the Italian
Government viii be unable TO pay the
January interest on it's bonds abroad.
The Treasury has offered to receive as
cash January coupons in payment of GER
tain dues. The commission appointed by
the Pope TO investigate the recent losses
10 the St. Peters Pence fund has already
found a deficiency which is said to
amount to 30,000,o00 lire (SS000,000). The
commission has not yet concluded its in
vestigations.
The exports from Italy to the United
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To be sent Back to China.

BUFFALO, Aug. limited States Com
missioner Hirschbeck to-day rendered a
decision in the case of two Cinnamon,
Lig Lee and Jar Tan. recently arrested
in violation of the Exclusion Act to the
effect that they must be sent back to
China by way of San Francisco. This is
the first decision of the kind that has
been rendered. Heretofore Cinnamon
smuggled into the United States from
Canada have been simply sent back to
Canada
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ANOTHER HORROR.
Jack the Ripper Again Makes HIS Ap-
pearance in London.

Jack the Ripper Again Makes HIS Ap-
pearance in London.
LONDON. Aug. 7.-Early this morning
one Of the denizens Of Whitechapel an
old woman named Woolf, was seized by
an unknown man, who cut her throat
and stabbed her repeatedly in the body.
She cannot live. The police, as usual,
are unable to find the murderer, who dis
appeared.
The woman was taken to hospital
and after time she recovered sufficiently
to tell of the attack made upon her. She
is German, and, unlike the other
women murdered and mutilated in
Whitechapel, she was not in the company
Of the man who attacked her, but was
passing along the street when, without
warning, the assassin sprang upon her
One man has been taken into custody on
suspicion of being the assassin, but the
evidence against him is very weak and
no Importance is attached to the arrest.
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not seen Mr.. Blaine. I will not say
whether l shall call on him or not. 1t is
not the duty ofa physician TO announce
such matters to the public. The public
has nothing whatever to do with my
business, and it will not know
whether / shall see Mr.. Blaine
or not" Then turning to his
brother, he said: "Charles, you should
not have given this to the reporters.
You don't know whether | shall see Mr..
Blaine or not. 1 did not tell you"
DR.. Charles, during this speech, lis
tened with q smile, not saying word.
DIR. William Baldwin left for Bar Harbor
this afternoon.
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The "uoIy Coat.''

TREvEs Germany, Aug. 7.-Bishop
Korum, assisted by 100 clergymen and
the Mayor of the city, had the wall in the
rear of the high altar of the cathedral
broken open yesterday, and the "Holy
Coat taken out of its secret receptacle.
1t was declared to be intact and perfect,
and was at once reverentIy inciosed in
the treasury of the church. The city is
in state of great excitement and en-
thusiasm. Seven hundred public houses
have been opened for the benefit of pill
grims, and 100 special policemen enrolled.
Piety and holiday making seemed to oc-
cupy the attention Of the pilgrim alter
nately, to the great pecuniary benefit OF
the citizens
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Farmers Alliance.

TOPEKA (Nan.), Aug. 7.-Alonzo Ward
ell of South Dakota, member of the Ma
tional Executive Committee Of the Farm
ers' Alliance, who is here, said he found
the Dakotas, Wisconsin, Oregon, Califor-
mia and Washington in favor Of the Sub
Treasury scheme.
5. NJ. Scott of Mcpherson, the Alliance
Lecturer, said to-day that the statement
made about the Alliance renouncing the
sub-treasury scheme was without any
foundation in every county which has
voted on the sub-treasury. He said it
has been indorsed overwhelmingly.