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THOSE SMUGGLING OPERATIONS.
The Story Discredited at the Treasury
Department.

WASHINGTON, June 10.-At the Treas
ury Department information was re-
ceived late last night from San Francisco
limiting that some smuggling operations
had been going on at Mare Island. This
morning the New York papers have
special kilograms from San Francisco,
saying that great scandal has been un-
earthed at Mare Island, and charging
that the officers of the Omaha and Swa-
tara have Smuggled through the Golden
Gate silks, jewelry, ETC., for themselves
and friends.
Your correspondent talked with a num-
ber Of naval officers and Treasury De-
partment officials to-day, and it is gener-
ally believed by them that there is no
truth in this sensational story. They
say that charges Of a similar nature are
constantly made and, upon being inves-
tigated, have little or no foundation.
Naval officers are permitted, and they
usually take advantage of the custom
which allows them to enter free of duty
articles of wearing apparel for themselves
and family.
1t is ascertafned that the number 1909
Thirteenth street, the point to which it
was alleged the smuggled silk had been
consigned should have read 1919 Thir-
teenth street. Inquiry was made at the
place, and ii was ascertained that Isaac
and Isidore Sickles lived there. They
are partners in the firm of Kaufman IL
Sickles, one of the largest drygoods firms
in Washington. Their place, called "The
Combination" is on the corner of
Twelfth and + streets, northwest.
Mr.. Sickles was asked to-day if there
was any truth in the report from San
Francisco that smuggled silk from Mare
Island officers had been consigned to
him. Mr.. Sickles seemed surprised, and
declared that he knew nothing whatever
about the matter, and that this was the
first intimation they had heard of it,
In reply to questions he said he never
lived in San Francisco, and was only
slightly acquainted there. He was not ac-
quainted with any naval officers now
stationed at Mare Island.
1t is learned that his partner, Mr..
Kaufman has some relatives living in
San Francisco
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A QUIET WEDDING.
Sir William Gordon Cumming and Miss
Garner United In Marriage

Garner United In Marriage.
LONDON, June 10.-Sir William Gordon
Cumming was married this morning. in
the Holy Trinity Church at Chelsea, to
Miss Florence Garner, daughter of the
late Commodore William Garner of New
York City
There were exactly thirteen people in
the church when the Baronet led Miss
Garner before the altar to make her his
wife, and some of these were workmen
repairing the big organ, who kept up
hammering throughout the ceremony,
neither knowing or caring anything
about the temporary public interest in
the people gathered around them. Six
persons came with the wedding party,
including Gordon Cummings sister and
Miss Garner'S aunt, with Lord Vernon.
This accounts for eleven persons. The
twelfth man was the sexton, who did not
know until the ceremony was half over
who the couple were who were getting
married. The thirteenth man was a
newspaper correspondent.
The service occupied less than five
minutes and was performed by a rector,
whom neither party ever saw before in
their lives. There were no music, flowers
nor friends, yet, despite all this, Miss
Garner look not only cheerful, but even
radiantly happy. She marched out of the
church on her husbands arm. She was
dressed in a pearl-gray walking suit,
with hat to match, just as if out for
mornings shopping. Sir Gordon Cum
ming was arrayed as though going to the
Ascot races, not the slightest thing about
his appearance indicating the BRIDE
groom.
The bride and bridegroom, after the
ceremony, breaktasted with Lord Middle
ton.
Sir William Gordon Cummings
brother-in-law. Sir William, attributes
the verdict entirely to the summing up
and charge of the Lord Chief Justice Sir
William has received over seventy letters
expressing sympathy with him in his
troubles.
1t is now definitely known that Sir
William Gordon Cumming and wife will
make q visit to the United States in the
autumn.
Sir William Gordon Cumming has re-
signed from all clubs of which he was n
member. His costs in the suit were S25,-
coo. lie told friend to-day that it was
not the lady mentioned, but another high
in society who was the principal factor in
the betrayal of the secret.
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REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD
Five Young Ministers Expelled From
the Church

the Church.
PITTsBURG, June 10.-The sensational
trials of six young ministers of the Re
formed Presbyterian Church ended to-
day, and the synod, by vote OF ninety
five to sixty-seven, expelled five OF them
from the church. The charges against
them were scandal, libel and following
divisive courses in declaring in favor of
the right of franchise. Their names are
ReyS. f.. NJ Milligan, j. r. J. MilIigan
w. II. Reed, w. L. q. Samson and j. c.
*. Milligan. Rev. 4. w. McClurkin's
appeal was sustained, and r. b. Burnett,
Il student also charged with heresy, has
not yet been tried. Immediately after
the announcement of the vote all the
suspended ministers left the church.
They were met on the out side by several
ministers of the United Presbyterian
Church, who extended to them, in an in
formal way, the right hand of fellowship.
The scene during the voting was very eX-
citing. The verdict was not unexpected,
and several of the ministers have notified
the synod Of their intention to follow the
young men.
Thirty y-seven who voted against the
suspension Of the young men this after
noon presented a paper of dissent from
the action of the synod, and asked that it
be spread upon the minutes. A number
of the ministers, when the result of the
vote was given out, announced their
withdrawal from the church. Rev. e. NJ
Milligan was the first to catch the eve of
the Moderator after the announcements of
the vote. He said: SIN view of the fact
that this synod found us guilty of scan
dal, libel and following divisive courses,
| therefore appeal to the bar of an en-
lightened Christian conscience, and place
myself on trial in the Monongahela Pres
cal. 4
was followed by the other suspended
ministers
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Special TO the REcoRp-uN1oN.

Speclal 10 the hECORD-UNION.
WASHINGTON, June I0.-The Govern
ment is actively engaged in preparing to
carry out the plan for close season in
Behring Sea this year. It is understood
that the force of revenue cutters now in
those waters are to be supplemented by
one or more naval vessels at the earliest
possible moment. The necessary orders
had not been sent ont from the Navy De-
partment up to the close of business
hours, and the detail officers will not dis
cuss the future movements Of the depart
ment, but there is reason to believe that
the orders Will not be long delayed.
There are four vessels at Mare Island,
Cal, ready for sea. The British men-of-
war available for service in Alaskan
waters are few in number. The larger
part of the Pacific Squadron was sent to
Chile some months ago, and has not vet
returned.
The British Government, it is known,
wishes the agreement strictly Observed.
The proposition was made by Minister
Pauncetote that authority be given the
British Government to station an agent
on the seal islands, to make sure that the
North American Commercial Company
does not Kill more than z 800 seals, as
fixed in the agreement, but on this
ground the request was promptly denied
by the President, who felt that it was
reflection upon the good faith of this
Government that could not be permitted.
For another reason, however, he saw tit
to allow the British agent to visit the seal
islands, and that was in order that he
might see Tor himself and report to his
Government for its guidance in the arbi-
tration the actual state Of the seal fish
cries.
Meanwhile the poachers are believed
to be taking a large number Of skins and
killing the mother seals while they are
at sea in search OF food for their young.
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special 10 the Rrcorn-uS1oS.

New York. June l0.-Early in the
college year Harry c. Watson of Green
field, Mass, was expelled from Prince
ton. He was too gay for Princeton. In
stead of going home, where his father is
an honored citizen, he came to New
York. Here he sought out young college
men with means, and from them received
considerable money by means Of worth
less checks.
Several of his dupes met at the Imperial
Hotel the other day on his invitation to
dinner. He was not there, and had or
dered no dinner. Watson had disap-
peared, and with him gay and pretty
woman called Maude Thornton.
a dispatch from Greenfield says that
Watson has not been there in two years.
On his last visit he had young woman
whom he claimed as his wife.
The father has had to help him out of
many scrapes. 1t is thought he has gone
to San Francisco.
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of the case was not comprehended in this
country, he wrote to the Herald an ae-
count of the incident, in which he said,
among other things, that the attack was
made upon him by the mob, who knew
he was an American and who threatened
to lynch him. Had it not been for his
coachman, who drove through the crowd,
he and his daughter would have been
killed. Continuing, he says: 81 have
learned that many arrests have been
made, and as there were many witnesses,
no doubt conviction and punishment
will follow. Several prominent Italian
residents of Florence called on me and
expressed regrets, and assured me that
the mob was largely made up of rufffans
promote social demonstrations on May
Ist -
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FOREST FIRES.
Great Destruction of Property Re-
ported in Quebec.

Great Destruction of Property Re-
ported in Quebec.
QUEBEC, June l0.-All the forests along
the line of the Lake st. John Railway ap-
pear doomed to almost total destruction,
unless rain falls very shortly. From the
terminus of the railway at Roberval, on
the shores of Lake st. John to Lake st.
Joseph, only fifty-five miles from this
city, one connected belt of fire is sweep
ing onward through the whole region. At
Riviere a half dozen houses were
burned. Other large fires are reported
raging in the Saguenay district.
SALISBURY (N. b., June 10.--Forest
fires are raging at Providence, especially at
the northern branch of the Intercolonial
Railroad. Kent junction is wiped out
and the Wexford and Coal Branch is in
danger. Every available man is fighting
the fire. Many sawmilis are burned ont.
The fire is spreading, and unless aid
comes soon, much greater damage is
threatened.
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of Supervisors to-day granted Behrend
Joost and j. w. Hartzell franchise for
an electric road from Baden through San
Mateo to Redwood City, and $50, 600 worth
of work is to be done by the first of
the year and cars running inside of three
years. The fare from Redwood City to
San Francisco will be twenty cents and
cars will run every half-hour.
Considerable opposition to granting a
franchise was developed, and protest,
signed by sixty-three property-owners
OF San Mateo, was presented.
In honor of the coming road the citi-
zens of this place raised flags this after
noon and fired anvils and had bonfires
tonight
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Fatal Shooting at sutter Creek,

SUFFER- CREEK, June 10.-Last night
George Warren and Joseph Bawden,
both well-known young men, had quar-
rel on the street. a fist fight ensued,
which terminated suddenly by Bawden
drawing revolver and shooting Warren
in the left breast, intlicting a fatal wound.
Bawden was arrested. The affair caused
much comment
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HIGH WATERS.
Fearful Havoc to Life and Property
Along the Red River.

Fearful Havoc to Life and Property
Along the Red River.
ARDMoUR q. IT,, June 10.-Reports re-
ceived here give heart-rending accounts
of the fearful havoc to life and property
in the oyerfiowed valleys of the Red
River, in Texas and this Territory
Dwelling and business houses have been
swept away, crops destroyed and stock Of
all kinds drowned. A fat-boat contain
ing several men, who were trying to res
cue families who had been driven to the
tops of their houses by the flood, capsized
and one of the occupants was drowned
1t is feared many people who are now
missing have been drowned. 1t is i'm
possible now to ascertain the loss to life
or the value of the property destroyed.
Many families are rendered homeless.
THE oSAGE ON THE RAMPAGE.
VERSAILLES (Mo.l, June 10.-The Usage
River is higher than for many years.
The bottom-lands and wheat-felds are
flooded. A great loss will result from
the destruction of crops and the washing
away Of fences and railroad ties.
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Charge of Abduction.

VAcAvILLE, June 10.-FIorence Ed
wards, aged IA, last night eloped with
William Black, aged about % years, and
got as far as Madison before they We're in
tercepted. Florence is comely waitress
at the brunswick Hotel. Black is bar
keeper at downtown saloon and dined
at the Brunswick, where Florence waits
on the table. Constable O'Brien captured
the runaway pair and brought them here.
Black has been held under 81, 600 bonds
for abduction
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Crops In santa Clara County.

GILRoY, June 10.-The warm weather
prevailing the last few days has greatly
facilitated farming operations. Hay is
curing splendidly,. and a large crop is
stacked. The heading of wheat and bar
ley begins this week The grain in al,
places is full and handsome. With the
exception of prunes, which are dropping
somewhat, all fruits are doing well,
promising large returns.
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Confederate Memorial Day.

FREDERICKsBURG (Va.), June 10.-This
town is profusely decorated with bunting
and Confederate and National flags in
honor of Memorial Day and the unveil-
ing of monument to the Confederate
dead. Thousands of visitors are here
from different parts of the Union At 8
O'Clock the monument was unveiled with
appropriate ceremonies in the presence
of host of people.
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Sold diamond Robbery

NEW York, June 10.-The establish
ment of Hilton, Hughes s. Dunning, sue
cessors to A. I. Stewart, was robbed
Friday night of $4,000 worth of plunder
from the jewelry department, chiefly
diamonds. x watchman is stationed at
each of the four corners of the mammoth
house, bnt the burglars secreted them
selves inside before the store was closed,
and when all was clear rified the diamond
safe. TO cover their escape they started a
small fire and drew the watchmen from
their posts
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French Import Duties.

PARIS, June 10.-The Senate to-day de-
cided that the bill to reduce the import
duties ON corn shall go into operation
forthwith.
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ROBERT RAY HAMILTON.
lie Is Reported to Have Been Seen at
Yellowstone Park.


New YORK, June 10.-Although Robert
Ray Hamilton's partner, John Dudley
Sargent, who is here, is positive that the
body he found was that of Hamilton, he
is not dead, unless he died within two
weeks. This witness is Henry Strong,
formerly of Green, Chenango & Co. of
New York, and who has been in Califor-
MIA the last year or two. He declares
that two weeks ago to-day he met Hamil-
ton face to face in the Yellowstone Park
region. He is certain it was Hamilton.
He recognized him at once by his face
and voice.
Strong said he left the Northern Pacific
road at 9ankton and took a stage route
into the park, but cannot remember the
name of the hotel at which he saw Hamil-
ton. He became familiar with Hamilton's
face at Albany, but had no personal
nonI1ai11taIna
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New Postmasters.

WASHINGTON, June IC.- California
postmasters were appointed to-day as
follows: l.. A. Butler, at Fairmont, Los
Angeles County, vice C. P. Livingstone,
resigned; W. c. Haley, at Forest Home,
Amador County, vice NJ. Taylor, re-
signed; j. 3. Christie, at Milford, Lassen
County, vice j. Lindsay, removed; E.
Thompson, at Plano, Tulare County, vice
a. }. Thompson, resigned; S. 2. Rees, at
Redondo Beach, Los Angeles County,
vice e. Brunson, removed; j. J. Gowan,
at Rockport, Mendocino County, vice D.
u. Albert, resigned.
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Rardsley,s Estate.

PHILADELPHIA, Juno 10.-Late this
afternoon Edward w. Magill, assignee
of John Bardsley, entered five suits
against alleged debtors of Bardsley to re-
cover the Indebtedness of defendants to
the assigned estate. The first is against
the Keystone Bank, to recover S945, coo,
the amount of due bills held. The other
four suits are to recover upon four prom
issory notes, aggregating S2.273.
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Ghe mail agent was also slightly injured.
REFRIGERAToR CARs.
sufficient Quantities 10 be Provided I
Meet Any Demand.

sufficient Quantities TO be Provided to
Meet Any Demand.
SAN FRANCISCO, June l0.-Jay Gould
mas completed arrangements for the use
Of the Southern Pacific lines for his re-
'rigerator cars. There has been COM
plants by fruit shippers of car shortages,
and of a lack Of properears for the move
nent of perishablc fruit. To meet this
requisite of the fruit trade, Jay Gould
has sent out +. e. McCammon as Division
freight Agent and coast representative of
the American Refrigerator Transit Com
oany. Cars will now be stationed at the
Inherent points where shippers require
fhe,n. and will also be kept at the South
ern pacific yards in sufficient numbers
20 meet any demand.
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RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
A Portion of the Oregon Express De-
rallied Near BEDDING.

REDDTNG, June 10.-The overland train.
bound south, last night ran into an open
D;at twelve miles above Redding, near
Copley, at $50 o'clock. Going round a
bend engine 243 encountered band of
cattle and was thrown from the track
against the bank, dersiling the mail and
express car. The cab on the engine was
thoroughly demolished. Engineer Gard
ner and fireman Montauya miraculously
escaped death. The former was badly
bruised and had one shoe wrenched of
hls foot. Express agent Tom knight
was wounded slightly in the head. a
wrecking train from Dunsmuir went to
the relief Of the train and cleared the
rack, SO that by noon the overland train
oound north, lying here, was enabled TO
proceed.
Ahe mail agent WIS also SLIGHTLY ;niured.
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Serious Accident at stocI,ton

STOCKTON, June 10.-While number
of men were hoisting a cylinder in the
new Touring mill of the Farmers Union
this afternoon, tackle-block broke and
let the cylinder fall. j. c. Mckenzie. in
escaping from beneath the cylinder, fell
upon a stake, which penetrated his
throat and punctured the windpipe. The
wound is very dangerous and may prove
fatal
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Two Rioters Found Gniltr.

UNIoNTowN (Pa.), June 10.-The jury
in the case against John McSloy, Mike
DIsmon and twenty-eight other strikers,
for conspiracy and riot at the brick
works, found McSloy and Dismon guilty
and acquitted the rest. The cases against
John b. Rae, Peter Wise and others were
then taken up.
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The Charleston and Itata..

IoUIQUE, June 10.-The Congressional
ships Cochran, Magallane and Maipo ar
rived to-day from Caldera and inter
mediate ports. The Itata and Charleston
will leave for San Francisco on Saturday
The steamer Montserrat arrived to- day
from San Francisco with large supply
of flour and provisions. Prices are now
expected to go down.
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Horrible Fate of am Aaed Lady.

MACoMB Qll.), June 1O.--Mrs. Martha
Wayland, aged so years, disappeared
from her home yesterday. Last evening
her grandson, going into pasture, dis
covered drove of hogs fighting over
something, and an investigation showed
that they were devouring the unfortunate
woman's body. Men were compelled to
beat the hogs away from the corpse with
clubs, as the brutes fought like wild cats.
1t is not known how the old lady sue
cumbed to their attack
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Rain at Corning.

CORNING, June 10.-There was a south
wind tonight and showers all the after
noon. At nine O'Clock il was raining
heavily. The grasshoppers are lively
and doing damage. Harvesting has com
menced in general, and grain is turning
out well.
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Conspiracy to Defraud.

PHILADELPHIA, June 1O.-Ephraim
Young, President of The Millward- Clitfe
Cracker Company, and director of the
broken Spring Garden National Bank,
was arrested to-day, charged with con-
spring with Francis w. Kennedy, Presi-
dent of the bank, to defraud the cracker
company. Young waived hearing and
was bound over in $4,000.
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An Editor Murdered.

BUTTE (Mont.), June 10.--W. J. Pen
rose, editor of the Mining Journal and a
member of the Legislature, was assas-
sinated in the street near his home at an
early hour this morning, being shot
through the head. There is no trace of
the murderer. Belle Browning has been
arrested on suspicion, but she denies any
knowledge. The general belief is that
the crime was committed by some one for
revenge for some article in Penrose's
paper,
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Tacoma Races.

TACOMA (Wash.), June 10.-The track
was very heavy to-day.
In the $50 trot, Grand Army Boy won,
Democrat second, Lady Mack third
Best time, OBJ.
In the 2:lS class, pacing, Rosie c. won
IN three straight heats, Brilliantine second,
Mink third. Best time, 2:24 As.
One mile dash, Kylo won, Malcolm
second, Roseburg third. Time, 1:43 1-5.
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Land Survey Apportionment.

WASHINGTON, June 10.-Three hum
dred and seventy-fve thousand dollars
was appropriated by the last Congress for
land surveys for the fiscal year beginning
July lst next. The apportionments were
made by the Interior Department to-day,
as follows: California, $4,000; Oregon,
1000; Washington, S65, 900; Montana.
0,000; Nevada, nothing.
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CONDITION oF crops.
Report of the Agricultural DEPARTING
for the Month of ,Tune

hSpOFI OF VIC ASfICtlIJuraI Department
for the Month of June.
WASHINGTON, June 10.-The June re-
port of the Department of Agriculture
makes the area in winter wheat, as COM
pared with that harvested last year, Ills;
spring wheat, 1884; barley, 1911; rye,
l0l.5; oats, $40. The condition of winter
wheat is 96.6; spring wheat, 92.6; barley,
90.3; rye, 95.4; oats, So. The reduction
last year of more than 2,0o0, 600 acres sug-
gests a reason for most of the present in
crease. This is an advance, therefore,
both in replacement and development.
The former is notable in Illinois, Mis-
souri,, Kansas and California; the latter in
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Change of Vocation.

CITY OF MEXICO, June 10.-The edi-
tors of Ey Popular, in Zuezaltenango,
Guatemala, have been locked up in .
filthy dungeon and loaded with chains by
order of President Barillas, for having
criticised the Government. They arc
obliged to work on the streets several
hours daily
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Universal Postal Union.

WASHINGTON, June 10.-From private
advices received at the Postofee Depart
ment from the Universal Postal Union
Congress, now holding its sessions at
Vienna, it is learned that the long-desired
accession of the Australian colonies is
effected. This means a reduction of more
than 80 per cent. in the rates of postage to
those countries
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Young Girl Killed.

LEEDS, June 10.-Barbara Waterhouse,
aged years, quarryman's daughter,
mysteriously disappeared Saturday. Last
night the police discovered her body ly-
ing in the street close to the Town Hall.
The abdomen had been ripped open until
the intestines protruded, and the legs and
arms had been almost severed from the
body.
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The Raleigh Exposition.

WASHINGTON, June 10.-A delegation
of seventy persons, representing all the
Southern States, called upon President
Harrison to-day and invited him to at
tend the exposition at Raleigh, n. c., in
October and November next. The Presi-
dent promised to endeavor to arrange his
.matters SO as to accept the invitation.