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The record-union., 1891-06-18
Special to the REoonD-Usrox.

NEW YORK, June IL. = The World
states that III. Victor Newcomb, million
alre and recently a bold operator on Wall
street, has been committed to the insane
asylum as being dangerous to be at large.
He has been i'll about year and half
Among his hallucinations is one to the
effect that Stanley has designs on his life.
His oldest fancy has to do with II. Nj.
Flagler, the Standard Oil millionaire.
His theory was that Flagler played on
some kind of electrical machine, and that
| through the playing he held Newcomb's
hand under subjection. The more the
idea grew on him that he was under the
direct influence of Flagler the more yio-
lent he became. He finally secured re-
volver and proposed to hunt up Flagler
and shoot him.
1t was at this time that Newcomb's
family concluded that some action must
be taken to restrain him, in order to pro-
vide against possible tragedy. Physi-
clans were consulted, and after the ex-
animation he was committed.
Newcomb's father was awealthy Louis
vile merchant, and his mother belonged
to prominent Kentucky family. Long
after marriage she showed signs of in
sanity, and one day she told her five
children, of whom Victor was the eldest,
that it was best they die in childhood.
Then, after praying for them, she threw
the. three youngest out of sec
ond-story window. They were killed.
With difficulty she then forced
Victor and his brother Herman out of
the window, but they clung to the win
dow-sill and were finally rescued. She
was sent to an insane asylum, where she
was maintained lavishly by her husband
for twenty-five years, The Kentucky
Legislature then passed a law which per-
mitted him to obtain divorce, and he
married a young Louisville belle.
Herman Newcomb was trif1e eccen-
trio as young man, and died few years
ago from opium poison under circum-
stances suggesting suicide. Victor was
always looked upon as rather queer, and
at the time OF his marriage, twenty years
or so ago, it was currently reported that
he threatened the life of his wife unless
she married him. He was for some time
President Of the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad
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AS OTHERS SEE US.
A Foreign Critics Impression @
America.

A Foreign Crft1c'S impression of
America.
NEW YORK, June lin his Nineteenth
Cc1statry article ON America Hamilton
Aide, who accompanied Stanley, says:
Il have alluded to the general absence of
walls or fences, not only to separate one
villa from another, but to protect all from
public intrusion. 1t is rare that there
is any division between private property
and the road along which tram-car
passes. This is enough to account for the
fact that gardens, except on large proper
tage, with it's strip of ground, full of
color, its pailing and wicket gate, is un-
known in the Eastern States.
In California, the waysides are
bordered with geraniums, cactus or
pampas grass, woven into an inpene-
trable hedge; behind which you see that
IN every available inch of ground arums
are thrusting up their white cornucopias,
eschscholtZias fling down their gold be-
fore the door, while roses enlace their
white and crimson arms about it. 1t is
true nature asks little here from the
hand OF man, while in the East she re-
quireS to be fed and carefully tended.
when l remarked how little floricult-
ure seemed to interest the dwellers in
New England, was always met by the
same reply, Labor isso dear
THE interviewer has been sufficiently
belabored by Rudyard Kipling tor me to
pass him by on the other side like the
Pharisee and the Leyite. 1 cannot bind
up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine,
IKE the Samaritan, for think, as much
as Kpling, that he deserves the castiga-
ton he receives; but this, in justice, L
must say with a much larger experience
than Kfpling's. We visited ninety-one
towns, and we did not find all the race
equally bad. Many are unscrupulous
liars. They came, they listened, and they
went away, wrote down whatsoever
seemed good in their eyes, however far
removed it might be from that which
they had heard. But there were modest,
intelligent men among them, anxious to
tell the truth, with only so much ampli-
fication as the exigencies of their calling
demanded, and of some of them the worst
that could be said was that they came
curiously in-equipped to interrogate
upon special subject, it would be sup
posed they would have been at pains to
ppf r1r. -
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HEAVY RAINSTORM.
Much Damage Done In Kansas al
Nebraska.

Much Damage Done In Kansas and
Nebraska.
OMAHA, June 1.-THE heaviest rain
known for years fell last night all over
the State. Along the line of the Burling-
ton and Missouri road, in Southern Ne
braska and Kansas, several washouts re-
suited, the most serious being in the
vicinity of Orleans. Several washouts
occurred on the branch line between Or
leans and Oxford.
On the Elkhorn Valley road a bad
washout occurred at Battle Creek, caused
by waterspout, and inundated the
town, sweeping away several houses.
All in danger were hauled out in wagons,
and no lives were lost. The town is half
overfowed at present, and the people
have to go about in boats. 1t is thought
the mill-dam will GO, and large damage
has already been done to crops.
Several miles Of track have been washed
out and bridges swept away, which will
delay trains for two days.
AT Oakdale the precipitation was five
inches. Cellars are flooded and side
walks gone. 1t is still raining.
At Humphrey Bartholomew Bogus. a
farmer, was killed by lightning.
AT Palmer the wife and grandmother
of Vaela l.. Anton were struck by light
ming and killed
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A Blacksmith Kills His Assistant
for Disobeying Orders.
LATER ON HE MORTALLY WOUNDS
ANOTHER MAN.
Stockton Supervisor Takes Revenge
on an Editor for Criticising His
Action Through the Columns of a
Newspaper-SeveraI Men Seriously
Injured by Powder Explosions In
Stanislaus County.
Special 10 the REcoRD-UNIoN.

Special 10 the REooRD-UNIoN.
PENDLEToN or, June 17.-Word has
Just been received here from Monument,
Grant County, of a double murder, which
occurred there several days ago. A man
named Churchill, who owns blacksmith
shop at Monument, went away from
home and left his assistant in charge of
the shop.
Churchill has small field adjoining his
shop, where persons coming into town
have been accustomed to turn their
horses, using the blacksmith shop as an
entrance, as the gate had been nailed up.
Churchill instructed his assistant to al
low no more horses in the field. On his
return home he found his order had been
disobeyed, and quarrel ensued between
himself and his assistant. Churchill drew
his revolver and shot the man dead.
Churchill then mounted his horse and
made his escape
AT the head of Rhea Creek, in Morrow
County, he shot and mortally wounded a
German whom heAsmet, presumably
thinking he was a mexiber of posse in
pursuit of him. A posse have been on the
murderer's TRACK several times, but thus
far he has eluded them
The name of neither of his victims
could be learned,
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The Austrian Reichsrath.

VIENNA, June lin the budget de-
bate in the Reichsrath to-day Premier
Taafe made an important speech, an
nouncing that the Government had de-
cided to accept the support OF the Ger
man Liberal party for carrying into effect
the programme announced in a speech
from the throne. The Government, he
said, would act in all things in accord
ance with that party. The speech, which
was undoubtedly inspired by the EN-
peror, produced profound impression.
and the old opposition party broke out
into loud applause. The German Liber-
ais in the Reichsrath number ITO out of
total of $50. The new majority will be
formed by the addition of sixty Poles
and thirty Moderate Conservatives.
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THE sEABRIGHT FIRE.
Every Business House In the Place
Destroyed.

INeTy ouSluSSS house IN the FlaC0
Destroyed.
LONG BRANCH IN. j., June 17.-No
lives were lost in the Seabright fire.
Every business house in the place is de-
stroyed. One hundred and fifty families
were rendered homeless. Men, women
and children slept last night in barns,
bathing-houses and fishing-huts, and 500
homeless people were fed at Rutherford
Arms. The expenses were met by the
Relief Committee. This morning 700
persons were fed. Lumber has been
ordered from Long Branch for the pur-
pose of erecting temporary buildings.
1t is impossible to estimate the loss or
give the insurance. The fire swept over
an area containing thirty acres of build
ings. The people are still distracted with
terror and cannot tell the amount of their
losses. The summer cottagers are re-
spending nobly to the appeals for aid,
They have already subscribed about
5000. All the wires are down, and the
streets are filled with alf-burned furni-
ture and store goods. The Relief Com
mittee telegraphed TO Governor Albeit
and Quartermaster-Genera Donnelly
asking them to loan the State tents for
the temporary shelter of the sufferers.
Eugene Kelly, a stableman, has been
arrested on the charge of starting the fire.
The people threaten to lynch him.
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NEW POSTAL SUBSIDY Law.
The Pan-American Transportation
Company Getting Ready.

The Pan-American Transportation
Company Getting Ready.
MOBILE (Ala.l, June 1.-THE Pan
American Transportation Company has
opened books for subscription here ac-
cording to the charter. Among the Di
rectors are Howell Jones of Topeka,
Kansas; A. p. Chamberlain of Des
Moines, Iowa; George 1. Gray, j. r.
Clark and F. C. Ruttan of Chicago, and
w. Q. Culp, of Davenport, Iowa. Clark
was elected President, Ruttan Vice-Pres-
ident, F. l.. Dane Secretary, and w. 0.
Culp Treasurer. The capital stock is
10000, ,000 with the privilege of increas-
ing ii to 800, ,000, 900. One million has al
ready been subscribed.
President Clark says it is the Intention
of the company to place the stock on the
market, and at once prepare bids under
the call of the Postmaster General for the
establishment of a postal subsidy line of
steamers
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She was Teaching Him.

A lady, on entering the kitchen early
one morning, saw a plate and knife and
fork, the former Of which had evidently
contained cold rabbit pie. The lady
strongly suspected certain policeman of
having supped off it, and the following
conversation took place between her and
the cook:
Mistress-Mary, what became OF the
cold rabbit pie that was left?
Cook-Oh, l didn'tthinll it was wanted,
mum, so gave it to the dog.
Mistress sarcastically)-Does the dog
use knife and fork, then?
Cook (unabashed)- very well yet,
mum, but I'm teachin' him to.-London
Tit-Bits.
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EASTERN BALL GAMES.
Boston Wins Two Games and TaR
Second Place.

Boston Wins Two Games and Takes
Second Place.
BosToN, June T.-To-day being the
anniversary of the battle of Bunker Hill,
two games were played. Boston defeated
the Brooklyns easily in both games, and
as result now occupies second place in
the League race. First game: Boston
6, Brooklyn 3. Batteries-Lovett and
Daily; Nichols and CANCEL. Second
game: Boston 8, Brooklyn l. Batteries
-Staley and Bennett; Hemming and
Daily.
lost another game this afternoon through
their inability to bat Viau. Score:
Cleveland 4, Chicago 2. Batteries-Viau
and Doyle; Hutchison and Kittredge.
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JOHN L.
he IS Much Pleased ut the Outcome
..1 L..

de Is Much Pleased ut the Outcome
of the Slavin-Kilrain Fight.
STOCKTON, June I7.-John l.. Sullivan
arrived here to-day. In a talk with re-
porter the champion said he would fight
10 more. He was pleased with the out
come of the Slavin Kilrain fight, for he
does not like Muldoon and did not want
% see his man win. He likes Slavin per-
sonaliy, but never saw him fight. When
shown printed letter, bearing the sigma
Iure OF jackson, in which Sullivan is
severely criticised, the big fellow said he
oeleved IL TO be fake, and that Jackson
never wrote it. He had been told that if
Jackson did not meet him before his de-
)arture he would cable to Australia de-
1ying the authorship of the letter.
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Americans ordered Or.

GLOUCESTER (Mass.), June 1.-THE
Captain of the schooner Rover Justan,
which arrived to-day, says that at the
Bay of st. George he found British and
French warships guarding the fisheries.
While the English man-of-war remained
the American fishermen were permitted
to buy what bait they desired. After thu
Englishmen left the port, however, the
French commander ordered all Ameri-
cans out of the harbor
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Terrible EfFects of a Watersnont.

CITY OF MEXICO, June IA water
spout fell Sunday on the mountains in
which are situated the Conception silver
mines, in San Luis Polotosi. Tonight it
was learned thata number ofpersons were
Killed, large number were wounded,
much property destroyed, and the mine
badly damaged.
Latest kilograms from San Luis Polo
tosi place the number of bodies recovered
at twenty-three. So far thirty persons are
known to have been hurt Work at tha
Conception mine is entirely suspended.
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KAwEAH CoLoNIsTs.

They Are Creating More Trouble on
the Sequoia Park Reservation.
WASHINGTON, June I7.-7Special Agent
of the Land Office Caldwell informs Com
missioner Carter that the local officers at
ihe Visalia office have received word that
The trustees of the Keweah colony have
eased for term of three years land en-
erred by Isham Mulkny, which is in the
.1oSed 70 erect a sawmill and utilize the
timber for lumber purposes.
The statement was sent to Secretary
Noble to-day, and very soon the Land
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WITH BARE KNUCKLEs.
A Stockton Editor Knocked Out In the
First Round.

A Stockton Editor Knocked Out In the
First Round.
STOCKTON, June 1.-THE sensation of
the day here was meeting between
Supervisor Otto Grunsky and E. L. Col
non, editor OF the Mail, in which the
newspaper man was knocked down by
the angry official with a well-directed
blow on the jaw.
The trouble arose over a brass sign
which Colnon had placed in the corner of
the new sidewalk around the Courthouse
square. He claimed to have had permis-
sion from three Supervisors to lay the
letters, but yesterday the board, by unan-
imous vote, ordered the contractor to
complete the work according to the con-
tract.
The reference to the matter in last
evenings paper, Mr.. Grunsky says, was
not fair to him, and when the men met
to-day, after hot words, the Supervisors s
arm went straight out and the editor fell
flat on the sidewalk. When Colnon got
up Grunsky handed him his hat and cane,
and the trouble was at an end.
The newspaper man weighs more than
200 pounds, and is clever with his hands,
but Grunsky, who weighs about 140
pounds, was too quick for him.
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a Guatemalan Robbed.

NEW YORK, June 17.-Luis Schlesin-
ger, Spaniard, who came to this coun-
try from Guatemala to sail for France,
lost a small leather bag containing money
and jewelry valued at $40, 600. On June
9th he had gone on board the steamer La
Gascogne, and left the bag in his state
room while he walked the deck few
minutes before turning in. When he re-
turned the bag was missing.
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Watching the Indians.

ST. LOUIS, June IA dispatch from
Santa Fe., n. NJ, says: For some time
past numerous strolling bands of Apache
Indians have been seen along the border
of Arizona and New Mexico, in the vi
cinity of Black Range. Indians have
been acting ugly and threatening the set
tiers. A militia company has been or
ganized, and at the first indication from
the Indians that they mean trouble an
other war will be commenced, which will
drive them out of the Territory or result
in their determination.
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Office officials and special agent will be
informed what course to pursue. It is
SAID 1t will be necessary to pass over the
park reservation in order to get lumber
away from the mill, and possibly the
Land Office will prevent hauling over the
reservation.
The timber is on a homestead entry in
the reservation, and the exact legal status
Of such entries in the reservation have
not been determined. A delay may be
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Suit for Libel.

Cork, June ia libel action has
been brought by ParnelFs Secretary.
Campbell, against the Cork Herald for
stating that while other members of Par
lament were attending to their duties
Campbell was hiring houses for immoral
purposes for ParneI in Dublin.
The London Press Association states
the total amount of money collected for
the Irish plan of campaign was 5000, 900,
OF which S450, 600 has been expended and
$4,000 is missing, which was obtained
through q forged draft
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sLAyIN-KILRATN FIGHT.
The Australian Awarded Seventy-Five
Per Cent. of the Purse.

Per Cent. of the Purse.
New YORK, June 17.-Jere Dunn,
referee of the glove-fght between Slavin
and Kilrain in Hoboken last night, to-
day made an official decision that Slayin
won the bout, and was entitled to rs per
cent. of the $4,000 purse, but that all bets
that Kilrain would be knocked out
within ten rounds were off. New York
sporting men look upon the decision as
inconsistent.
Slavin was at the Sheepshead Bay races
to-day, and the only result of his fight was
his flushed left eye, a swollen lett ear and
a tender left shoulder.
Kilrain remained in town, and his only
Disagreement was a trifilng scar on the
brige of the nose. He and Muldoon are
indignant over the ending of the contest,
and will seek another match with Slavin
strictly on scientific points.
Mitchell, Slavin and Moore will sail
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United work1Ren.

DETROIT, June 17.-At to-day's session
Of the Supreme Lodge, A. o. U. W.,
there was lively discussion over resolu-
ton that, in order to curtail expenses,
the lodge should not meet again until
June, 1893, and another providing that
Select Knights be obliged to discontinue
using the letters A. O. U. w. Both were
finally referred to committees.
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The New Orleans Tragedy.

ROME, June 17.-Signor Corte, late
Italian Consul at New Orleans, in his re-
port on the lynching there, says the
victims belonged to no particular society,
but were murdered simply because thew
were Italians and competitors in the labor
market; furthermore that after the lynch
ing he and his Secretary barricaded
themselves in the Consulate. Tho
lynchers were only prevented from
attacking the Consulate by the interven-
ton of influential citizens
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Fruit Shipments.

YUBA CITY, June ia car of peaches
left here for New York this morning,
and a car of apricots will leave for Chi
cago tomorrow. Three more cars of
apricots and a car Of Bartlett pears will
be shipped next week. These are the
first shipments direct to the East ever
made from here. The fruit has been sent
to Sacramento heretofore, where it was
repacked and then sent East.
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Sale of Rancho del Paso Yearlings.

New YORK, June 1.-THE sale of l2O
Haggin yearlings from the Rancho del
Paso, California, was begun here to-
night under electric light Fifty-six
animals were sold tonight for total of
S3O,700, an average of S54S. The highest
price was 81, 500, for bay colt by Tyrant,
out of Aigrette. The lowest price was
$780,
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Indian commissioners Belt,

WASHINGTON, June II. = Assistant
Indian Commissioner Belt left to-day for
San Francisco, intending to remain two
months on the coast, where he will open
bids and make contracts for Pacific Coast
Indian supplies, including agricultural
implements, ETC., aggregating seventy
thousand dollars
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TWO POWDER EXPLOSIONS.
One Man Fatally and Several Others
Seriously Injured.

One MAN tatally ana several Others
Seriously Injured.
MODESTO, June E.-Word has just been
:-eceived of powder-explosion accident
which happened at the McDougall Camp,
On the Modesto Irrigation District Canal,
near La Grange, last Saturday afternoon,
while foreman ]. Keyes was pouring
blasting powder in a hole thirteen feet
'ieep. The powder ignited from a spark
at the bottom and ran up the hole to the
)owder-can, which was exploded. Keyes
vas badly burned about the face and
hands. Ten minutes later another hole,
.welve feet distant, was accidentally dis
charged by fuse catching fire from the
irst explosion. a large mass of rock
vas thrown on the workmen on the side
nf the hill below. One mans skull was
ractured, and he may die. Another
nan had an arm broken, and five others
we're more or less hurt, but not seriously
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Secretary Blaine,s Health Improving

New YORK, juno IA special from
Augusta, Me-, says that Mr.. Blaine's
health is rapidly improving. He drives
out, and frequently holds conferences, by
wire, with the President at Washington.
One of these conferences preceded the
signing of the sealing agreement.
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Which md Tothar.

A beautiful young lady and her once
beautiful mother were walking down the
street together when they met two gentle
mon whom the mother knew.
How much your daughter resembles
YOU" exclaimed one.
''How closely you resemble your
daughter" exclaimed the other.
Now which of these two gentlemen do
you think was invited home to tea p
Somerville Journal.
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New Postmasters.

WASHINGTON, June 17.-H. st. Clair
Greely has been appointed Postmaster at
Bartlett Springs, Lake County, Cal, vice
f. klays, resigned; j. r. Murray, at
Greenville, Plumas County, vice j. A.
Ketcham, resigned; f. A. Armstrong, at
Morens, San Diego County, vice +. n.
Townsend resigned.
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HARD ON THE PRINCE.
The German Emperor Pays off an Old
Score.


LONDON, June 17.-IraGth says that it
learns that the German Emperor has
thought tit to express his sentiments re-
specting the baccarat case, in letter to
the Queen. William has not forgotten
his uncle for SO warmly taking the part
of Empress Frederick in the family quar-
rels which scandalized Europe three
years ago. The Emperor therefore seized
with delight this chance of snubbing Ids
uncle, by criticising his conduct. corn-
planning OF it and protesting agaicSt it
from military point of view. The EN-
peror's strange method of dealing with
this alleged offense against military
honor is owing to the fact that the Prince
is a Colonel of the Prussian regiment of
Blucher Hussars,
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Mineral Land Entries.

WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE Land Of
fee passed upon 5000 mineral land en-
tries to-day in which the Western States
are interested. There are about 25,O00
cases before the department, and an extra
force has been put to work.
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wtIlows Election Frand Cases

MARYsvILLE, June 17.-Eighteen wit
nesses were examined in the second
of the Willows election fraud cases,
wherein w. II. Culver is defendant. No
new testimony was given, but some new
witnesses will be examined Tomorrow.
and it is expected that it will be very in
teresting. AT the present rate the case
will be shorter than the other one.
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Wants to Be Reinstated.

Los ANGELES, June Nv. H. II. Rus
sell has, through his attorney, filed
complaint in the Superior Court against
William G. Schneider, Colonel of the Sew
enth Regiment, n. G. c., alleging that
his removal as Colonel of the regiment
two years ago was illegal, and asking
that Schneider be ousted and he be placed
in possession. Similar action was brought
against Colonel Allen, but was ignored
by Attorney General Hart.
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President Harrison.

WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE President
has been working unusually hard since
his return from the Pacific coast, and is
thoroughly tired out. He will accom-
pany Mrs. Harrison and grandchildren
to Cape May tomorrow
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!, 1t is estimated that at least $50, ,OOO, 600 OF
the Governments paper money supposed
to be in circulation has been lost or de-
stroyed. BY the sinking of one vessel of
the Atlantic coast some years ago 81, ,OO0,.
0OOin greenbaclls was lost
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Killed by q Horse.

McMINNvILLE or, June Twill
lam Curtis of Tillamook County was
killed yesterday by a stallion. When
found the horse was on his knees tearing
the man to pieces and had eaten part Of
his BODY.