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RAINY WEATHER.
The Oldest Inhabitant Amazed at the
Sudden Change.

AUBURN, July 9.-It was foggy here
about Z o'clock last evening and com
menced raining about 9:3O and continued
steadily till near morning, .2S of an inch
falling. The damage to dry feed, grain
and fruit is quite general. 1t is cloudy
this morning and the wind southeast.
North SAN JUAN, July GA phenom-
email rainstorm commenced yesterday
afternoon, continuing during the night.
with nc signs of breaking at noon. Much
of the hay in the fields cut will be dam
aged. The Oldest inhabitant is amazed at
the weather at this time in the year.
ANDERSON, July "a gentle rain COM
menced falling yesterday forenoon and
turned into a downpour last evening.
Sixty-two hundredths of an inch have
fallen for the storm. 1t is unprecedented
for July, and damaged the wheat crop to
a certain extent.
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Negro Lynched.

LITTLE Rock (Ark.), July 9.-Early
this morning Jim Bailey, negro, who
criminally assaulted Mrs. Folsom of
Beebe, Thursday night, was taken from
jail at that place by an infuriated mob
and hanged to a railroad sign. A Coro-
ner's jury returned verdict of death at
the hands of unknown persons
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Hawaiian Bark Wrecked.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 9.-The Hawaiian
bark George ii. Douglass was wrecked
on May 18th at the harbor of Butaritari,
in the South Seas. The vessel sailed from
San Francisco on March ed, and struck
on reef while entering Butaritari. Part
of her cargo was saved. No lives were
lost. She was owned by Wightman
Bros. of this city.
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Special to the REcoRD-Usros.

Los ANGELES, July 9.-There is moth
ing new in the general situation at Sal
ton. Captain I. Polhemus, President of
the Colorado Steam Navigation Company,
who has been navigating the Colorado
River for thirty-four years, arrived in this
city from Yuma to-day. Captain Polhe-
mus is one of the best posted men in the
country on the Colorado River, and states
positively that the channel of the Colo
RADIO River has not been changed, and
there is no present danger of such thing.
When the overflow is properly under
stood it is as simple as it can be- Every
time the Colorado overflows the water
is thrown into New River, and desert
lake formed.
At present there are two lakes, one at
Indian Wells and the other at Salton,
which is nothing more or less than the
overflow from the Indian Wells Lake.
Always heretofore the sandhills caused
by the sand blown against the mesquite
bushes that grow between Indian Wells
and Salton kept the water out Of the Sal
ton Sink. The February flood was the
greatest ever known on the Colorado
River, and the water reached point five
teet above high-water mark at New River
and Indian Wells. The lake was higher
than ever before. Now a second flood
came last month, and as Indian Wells
Lake was already full from the February
flood, the water found an outlet through
the mesquite levee, and second lake was
formed. This flow cannot last much
longer, for the Colorado is rapidly falling.
NO INTERRUPTION TO RAILROAD TRAFFIC.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 9.-The officials
OF the Southern Pacific Company are in
receipt of positive information confirm
ing their belief that the quantity of water
flowing into the south or Indian Wells
depression of the Colorado Desert, will
not endanger their line through the main
depression. They state that the water in
Colorado River, from which this over
low into the desert has come, has fallen
at Yuma one foot in the past week, thus
rapidly cutting off the inflow of water
into the desert. Even should the inflow
of water continue at the same rate as for
the past ten days, it would not, in three
months time, reach the railroad track at
the extreme lowest point in the depres-
sion. Thus, there would in any case be
ample time to change the line of the road
The length of such change would be very
short in any case in the open fiat country,
and such change of line, if made, would
not, as matter of fact, lengthen the route
more than mile. The company's engi-
neers. it is said, have not, as stated in the
dispatches recently printed, been in
Structed TO make surveys or estimates for
a new line, the necessity for which is too
remote TO warrant serious consideration
at the present time. The company's Off
GERS state that there will be no Interrupt
ton to the traffic of the Southern Pacific
Company on account of the desert lake.
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Novel Mode of sufcidine.

ASTORIA Orr, July 9.-H.. Nesem,
Norwegian, aged 35, committed suicide
to-day in novel manner. He tied one
end of baling rope around his neck and
the other end to door knob, and then
pulled back until he choked to death. He
had been drinking heavily.
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llnese laundry was also burned.
Woman.s Rfghts Case.

OLYMPIA (Wash.), July 9.-The case of
Nevada M. Bloomer VS.. John Todd and
others, in which the Territorial Supreme
Court three years ago decided adversely
to woman's right of suffrage and office
holding, will be called in the Supreme
Court of the United States for a hearing
the coming October term.
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Duty on Loud Ores.

WASHINGTON, July 9.--Assistant Sec
retary Spaulding directs the Collector at
San Francisco to assess duty on copper
in silver lead ores at the rate of one-half
cent per pound on copper in excess of 2
per cont. contained in such ores. This
practice prevails at New York and other
points, and does not appear consistent
with tho reasonable construction of the
provisions Of the tariff law relating to
ores, and has not been made subject Of
protest by the importers.
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RACE AGAINST RUIN.
A Lumber Dealers Trip to Avert FL
nancia1 Disaster.

nancial Disaster.
KANSAS CITY, July 0. = George w.
Howell, q prominent lumber dealer of
Atchison, Kas., passed through here to-
day on race against ruin to Jefferson,
Tex. If he arrives at Jefferson before the
close of banking hours tomorrow and
affixes his signature TO a check he can
save the Jefferson Lumber Company.
the Jefferson Woolen Mills and J. II.
Beamis from financial disaster, which
now threatens them.
Howell went from here on a chartered
train over the Memphis road. At Mex
leo, Ark, he will take special train over
the Iron Mountain route to Jefferson.
Unless he meets with unexpected delay
he will reach Jefferson at 2 P. NJ to-
morrow
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Indian Chief slSalaskin.

WASHINGTON, July 9.-In answer to
request of the Indian Department for his
opinion concerning the return of the
California Indian, Chief SkalaslSin, to his
tribe, the Puzzles, General Ruger has adj
vised the Secretary of tho Interior that
he deems the return of this Indian TO his
tribe inexpedient
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Portland Races.

PORTLAND (Or.), July .-Seven-eighths
OF mile, running, Raindrop won, Her
cules second, Rosebug third. Time,
1:l71.
Trotting, mile heats, McMinnville
Maid won, Nervessa second, Prince
third. Best time, 2:293.
Blonde second. Best time, 2:24b.
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An Encampment at Coronado.

LosANGELEs, July 9.-It was decided
to-day to hold the Annual Encampment
OF the Seventh Inspection District q, A.
r.. at Coronado, August 18th to 10th.
Colonel Nudge left for Coronado to-day
to make arranpements
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Important Railway scheme.

LONDON, July 9.-The House of Lords,
indorsing the action of the Commons,
passed a bill authorizing what many be-
lieve to be the most important English
railway scheme of many years-the con-
struction of railway to be operated in
the interest of and in connection with
the Manchester Canal.
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Iooking for Sinews of WAR.

WASHINGTON, July Representative
of the Chilean Congressional Revolution
ists) party gave out statement tonight
in which they say that Bahnaceda is en-
deavoring to negotiate large loan in the
United States, having been unsuccessful
in Europe, and notifying the general
public that the Republic of Chile will
not recognize tho validity of such loan
if obtained
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suicided in the Reichrath Chamber.

VIENNA, July 9.-During the session Of
the lower House of the Reichrath to-day
man committed suicide with a revolver
at the entrance of the gallery. He was
identified as a hunter, and came to the
Reichrath to demand Justice in an imag-
mary law suit with the Rothschilds.
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Senator Edmunds' Successor.

MONTPELIER, July 9.-Some Vermont
politicians express doubt as to the right
of the Legislature to elect successor to
Edmunds at the proposed special session
next month. Edmunds holds this view,
as his resignation does not take effect until
November 1st, and until then there will
be no vacancy.
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A Seaman Drowned

SAN PEDRO, July 8. The ship Wachu-
sett arrived last night, nine days from
Nanaimo. The Captain reports that on
July 7th, off Santa Cruz, Norman Pagel-
stein, seaman, was lost overheard and
drowned.
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Land Decision.

WASHINGTON, July Elm tho case of
Perry w. Lawrence VS.. John G. Potter,
involving land in the Spokane Falls Dis
trict, the decision of the Commissioner is
reversed, and the homestead entry Of
Potter cancelled.
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A Nobleman Murdered.

VIENNA, July Count Michael Pla-
ter, a Polish nobleman and wealthy land
owner, was murdered and robbed last
evening while travelling on the express
train between Warsaw and st. Peters
burg, No arrests were made.
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Miners, strike Ended.

BRUSSELS, July 9.-The great strike of
the Belgian miners is ended, 1850 men
who have been on strike for seventy
days returning to work on an order of the
Knights of Labor Council.
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The Deadly Feud still Rapino.

CATLETTsBuRG {Ky.), July 9.-The war
between the Cline and Deskins clan in
Logan County, w. Va, is still raging.
All the parties are armed with Winches-
ters and are firing at each other across
Tug River. Three men have been killed
within the last week,
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Russian Crops.

LONDON, July "a st. Petersburg spe-
cial dispatch, referring to conflicting
crop reports, says in some places proba-
bly, the harvest will be fair, but that
plenty of reports, official and private,
justify leaning toward the pessimistic
view
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REVOLUTIONS in Argentine.

BUENos AYREs, July 9.-There have
been fresh revolutionary disturbances in
several parts of the country. The Gov
ernment is taking vigorous measures to
quen threatened revolt in the prov
inces of Entire Rios, Cordoba and Cata-
marca
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THE DESERT LAKE.
Caused by High Waters in the
Colorado River.
BELIEF THAT THE FLOW WILL SOON
CEASE.

No Interruption to Railroad Traffic
Farmers Astonished at the Change
In the Weather-The ssOIdest In
habftant' Amazed at Rainfall at
This Season of the Year-The Dam
age to Grain and Fruits Not Very
Burning in Arizona Arrested.
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Lumber Mills Burned.

McMINNvILLE (Or.), July "a fire
occurred this evening, destroying Jones
& Co.'s planning mills, sash and door
factory and lumber sheds, with large
quantity of lumber. Loss, $4,000; no
insurance.
a Chinese laundry was also burned.
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A Hunter Accidentally Killed.

CHICO, July 9.-Robert Morton, while
out hunting this morning, was shot in
the forehead and instantly killed by the
accidental discharge of his gun.
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SEEING THE SIGHTS.
Emperor William Takes a Canter
Through Rotten Row.
LATER HE ATTENDS A PARTY AT
MARLBOROUGH HOUSE

The Parnellite Press Downcast Over
the Defeat at Carlow-The French
Court of Appeals Holds that Presi-
dent Balmaceda is the Only Legally
Constituted Authority in Chile Rec
ognized by France-Revolutiona
Disturbances In the Argentine.
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Mother and Son KILLED.

OLNEY tnl.), July 9.-Mrs. Rebecca
Raymond and son, Arnold, were killed
at noon to-day by passenger train. The
boy, who was deaf and dumb, was on the
bridge. His mother, seeing the train
coming, attempted to save him, and both
lost their lives.
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Bank Exarniner Drew.

PHILADELPHIA, July 8.-Bank Exam
iner Drew has not yet complied with the
request Of the Comptroller of Currency
for his resignation. Instead of doing SO,
he wrote letter to the Comptroller few
days ago asking that the request be
withdrawn and he be allowed to continue
in the service. Word was received here
from Washington to-day that the Comp
department insisted on his resignation.
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Foreien Immfgrants.

WASHINGTON, July 9.-The Superin-
tendent of Immigration at New York re-
ports 1885 immigrants arrived there
during the fiscal year as compared with
32S, ,69l the previous year,
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Fatal Effects of Lightning.

New ORLEANS, July "a Picayune
Clifton, Bosque County, Texas, special
says: Yesterday evening the house of S.
P. Anderson, Swede, living fifteen
miles west from here, was struck by
lightning, killing his wife and three
daughters, all that were in the house.
Anderson was close to the house when
the volts struck, but the flames were so
rapid, being fed by an explosion of a
five-gallon can of oil, that none but his
wife could be taken from the house, his
daughters burning with the building.
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Oregon Farmers Alliance.

PORTLAND, July 9.-The Farmers AL
lance this afternoon elected officers.
Nathan Pierce, an extensive farmer of
Umatilla County, was elected President
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Keystona Rank Anairs-

WASHINGTON, July 9.-The Philadel-
phia experts, Messrs. Faunce and Brown,
have been directed by the Secretary of
the Treasury to commence Immediately
and complete the exhaustive examination
of the keystone and Spring Garden
Banks.
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HANNIBAL HAMLIN'S DEFEAT
Nicolay Replies to McClure's Edi.
tOrial on the Subject.
HE DENIES THAT LINCOLN WAS A
PARTY TO THE MOVEMENT.

He Asks If it IS Probable That Lin
coin Would Have Selected So OBJ
scure Person as Mcclure to Carry
Out His Wishes in secret, Whom
Such stalwart Supporters rs Simon
Cameron and Thad. stevens Were
in the Convention.
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World,s Fair.

CHICAGO, July 9.-The Classification
Committee of the National Worlds Fair
commission has adopted a new classifiea-
ton S for the Art Department prepared by
Chief Ives.
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LIVED Upon HUMAN FLESH.
Horrible Story Told by a Pris-
oner in Brazil.
KILLED FELLOW BEINGS TO EAT
THEIR REMAINS.

A House In Texas Struck by Light
ming, and a Lady and Her Three
Daughters KilIed-Secretary Blaine
Asked to Investigate the Case of an
American Citizen Doing Business
In Guatemala Who Claims to Have
Been Imprisoned and His Property
Confiscated by tho Government
Ofiicials.
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son, prominent resident of this place.
and Abel Bunker, a commercial traveller
OF Toronto, who had gone to the point
last "Wednesday fishing.
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Two Men DROWNED.

SIMcoE tOnt.), July 9.-News reached
here to-day of the drowning near Long
Point during big gale which prevailed
on Friday last of Major John w. Ryer-
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The American Beats the Record.

LONDON. July 9.-In the Turnell Park
games to-day Querk berner of the Man
haitian Athletic Club threw the hammer
132 feet 7s inches, beating the best Eng
lish record of l3O feet.
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turned this morning. They were inter-
viewed by reporter. When asked If the
Associated Press report of the execution
was accurate, DIR. Southwick said in the
main it was. Both doctors thought the
system n success in every way. Contin-
uing, DR.. Southwick said the executions
demonstrated that the method was hui
name. When the current was turned on
there were no sounds from the con-
demned, no burning, no odor of burning
flesh, and nothing whatever that would
be revolving TO q spectator.
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Acquitted of Murder.

STOCKTON, July 9.-Warren Ferguson.
the negro who killed George Collins in
this city a few weeks ago, and was tried
Tor murder, was acquitted tonight.
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Alsace-Lorraine.

PARIS, July 9.-The German Govern
ment has informed the Minister of For
eign Affairs that the relaxation in the
Alsace-Lorraine passport regulations,
which was ordered at the time of the re-
cent Swiss railroad disaster in order to
enable friends and relatives of the dead,
wounded or missing to seek for or attend
the victims, is made permanent.
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France Recognized BaImaceda.

PARIS, July 9.-The Court of Appeals
has annulled the decree of sequestration
issued by the civil tribunal of the Seine
in regard to the Chilean war vessels con-
structed in France for the Chilean Gov
ernment. The court, in annulling the
decree, holds that the vessels were or
dered by the Government of President
Balmaceda, which is the only legally con-
stituted authority in Chile recognized by
France.
WASHINGTON, July 9.-The Chilean
Minister to-day received advices from
Paris regarding the decision of the
French court, and stating that the two
cruisers which have been finished will
immediately sail for Chile. The battle
ship Pratt will be finished soon.
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wants More warehouse Facilities

SAN Francisco, July 9.-Andrew Mel
son. President of the Farmers Alliance
os San Luis obispo, and Gustav Brown
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WISH TO RETURN HOME.
Jewish Immigrants Said to be Dissatis
fed With Their Treatment.

ueu NIIH IH6IE ITeaInleHC.
New YORK, July 8.-The Consul
General of Russia called upon the Emf
grafton Board to-day, requesting a nu-
merical list of the Russian Jews landed
since January /, 1891. He said he had
received numerous applications from
Russian Jews for means of transportation
to return TO their native country, and for
restoration of their rights there. II is
the prevailing impression that the dissat-
isfaction arises because of the unper-
formed promises of those in the United
States assisting their Russian Hebrew
brothers in immigrating. Interesting
developments are expected on the sub
ject. The Consul-General refused to
speak about the matter.
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Russian Jews.

VIENNA, July AT a conference held
at Lemberg between a representative of
Baron Hirsch, Herr Frenzos, represent
ing the Jews of Berlin, and DR.. Kuranda of
this city, it was agreed upon that the best
direction in which to guide the tide of
Jewish emigration is toward the Argen-
tine Republic. 1t was also decided that
1T was lmpossibleto to come to any arrange
ment by which the emigrating Jews
could be allowed to settle in Palestine.
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IN THE COMMONS.
Protest Against Lord Salisbury's Atti-
tude Toward the Dreibund.

tude Toward the Dreibund.
LONDON, July 9.-In the Commons this
morning Labouchere protested against
the attitude of Lord Salisbury toward
the Dreibund, as calculated to irritate
France. Ferguson, Under Foreign Sec
retary, contended that the entente with
Italy to maintain a status quo on the
Mediterranean should not be mixed with
the Dreibund, to which the Government
was no party. Labouchere insisted that
Salisbury was doing his best to envenom
the relations with France. This policy,
he said, arose from a feeling that if the
Republicans in France succeeded. Re-
publicanism would spread in Europe.
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samoans to Return Home.

NEW YORK, July 9.-Manago and three
other Samoans who have been exhibiting
here will start for home on Tuesday. +.
Marshall, who was left in charge by
Robert Cunningham, signed document
formally releasing them from the con-
tract Wednesday. The Pennsylvania,
Chicago and North Western, Union and
Southern and the Spreckels line of
steamers gave them free transportation.
Manage is still sick, but will be able to
travel. The incidental expenses of the
journey will be borne by the Government
and the World
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Looks Like a Filibustering Expedition

WASHINGTON, July "a letter has
been received at the Government offices
here from a man at Norfolk, Va, who
states that one Captain Annett has been
an agent at Norfolk in shipping men for
treasure hunt in Mexican waters. The
writer is informed that he has shipped
over two hundred men, and is secretly
taking large quantity OF arms and am
munition at some port on Long Island
Sound. 1t looks much as though some
filibustering expedition is on foot, and it
may be meant to aid the revolution in
Hayti or Mexico.
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w OTS6s
LONDON, July 8. - Mr.. Spurgeon is
werker and delirious.,
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The system

The system a Success In Every Way.
BUFFALO, July 9.-Dr. Southwick. and
DR.. Daniels, two Buffalo witnesses of the
electrical execution at Sing Sing, re-
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The Charge Untrue.

New YORK, July 9.-The recent charge
that Minister Whitelaw Reid had violated
the contract labor law by importing
laborers from Austria to work on his new
house at Ophir Farm has been investi-
gated by Immigrant Inspector Lee and
found to be untrue. The architect made
a contract with an innsbruck firm for
some glass mosaic panel work, and the
contractors made some errors i'll the
measurements. To rectify the errors the
firm sent workmen here at their own
cost, and Reid had no connection what
ever with the case. -.....-.-,-
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German Poet Dead.
Mr.. Spurgeon Worse.

BERLIN, July 9.-Baron Won Redwitz-
Schmeltz, the German poet, is dead, aged
6S years.
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NEW YORK, July "a cable dispatch
to the Police Gazette says that Frank P.
Slavin refuses the offer of the California
Athletic Club to put up purse of $4,000
for glove contest between himself and
Peter Jackson.
Slavin says he will fight John L. Sulli-
van for the purse of $4,000 that the Mel
bourne Athletic Club has offered, if Sulli-
van will fight. He will fight either Jack
son or CorDett after they have decided
who is the best man.
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New stenmsnip Line.

NEW YORK, July 9.-The last edition of
the Mail aud Express says: Some weeks
ago L. Hogan & Sons succeeded in hay
ing the English-built steamships Mineola
and Montauk placed under the American
flag. 1t leaked out to-day that Baker Sc
Co., the English house which assumed
charge of the Monarch Llne's financial
affairs when that company went under,
have made arrangements to run steam
ship line direct to San Diego and San
Francisco. Barker Il Co. arc said to be
backed by Hogan & Sons and also by
Samuel Holmes. The Mineola and Mon
tauck are to run on this line, the capital
being furnished, it is said, by the Hogans.