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South Dakota senatorship.

MINNEAPoLIs, Jan. IS.-A special to
the Tribune from Pierre, s. D., says:
The Republicans at their caucus last
night were unable to agree unanimously
on a candidate for Senator. 1t was
learned that five will refuse to support
Moody under any circumstances.
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Complete ACCORD Established.

HAvRE, Jan. 1S.-Dillon and O'Brien,
after a consultation for six hours, in
formed the Associated Press correspond
ent that complete accord had been estab-
hshed, adding that it was idle to say more
of 1,raSaDt
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Revolt in Chile Spreading.

LONDON, Jan. 1S.-A dispatch from
Buenos Ayres says that the revolt in
Chile is spreading rapidly. The insur-
gents are very energetic, and are manag-
ing their campaign in a siillful manner.
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Washington Notes.
United States Marine Hosnital.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-The annual re-
port of Supervising Surgeon-General
Hamilton of the Marine Hospital service,
shows that during the past year in the
United States Marine Hospital and
branches 50,671 sailors were treated. AS
an index to the nativity of the sailors
on American registered vessels, it is
stated that but 6,9l6 OF this number were
born in the United States. Investigation
in regard to yellow fever, smallpox and
la grippe are treated at length.
The Surgeon-General recommends a
new hospital at Sitka, Alaska.
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Death of a Journalist.

NEW YORK, Jan. 1S.-Charles Taber
Congdon, author and journalist, died to-
day. He was born April Z, 1921. He
was for some time an editor in Boston
and writer on the Tribune.
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Escaped Prisoners Captured.

TACOMA, Jan. 1s.-Three prisoners who
escaped from the United States Peniten-
tiary, on McNeilPs Island, were captured
this morning. Although they escaped on
Friday night, they had not succeeded. in
getting away from the island
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IRoNMoLDERs VICTORIOUS.
The Occidental Foundry Withdraws
From the Association.

luo OcCluSUCal EOunOry W1CnQraWS
From the Association.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 1S.-The members
of the Manufacturers and Machinists'
Association were very reticent yesterday
when questioned in reference to the with
drawal of Steiger & Kerr of the Occidental
Foundry from that organization. The
proprietors of the foundries say they are
still determined to fight the striking
molders and core-makers to the bitter
end, cost what it may, and that the break
in their ranks caused by the withdrawal
of one foundry will have very little bear
ing on the matter.
The strikers, however, are more con-
fident than ever that the long standing
controversy will soon terminate in a
complete victory for them. 1t was
learned last night that five non-union
molders were removed from the Occi-
dental Foundry, and will be shipped
back East to-day. This will leave that
shop without any molders and core
makers, and when it opens up this week
probably on Tuesday-it will be with a
complete crew of union men.
President Valentine of the Molders'
Union said last night that the Occidental
would hereafter be conducted exclusively
under union rules, so far as the molders
and core-makerS are concerned.
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Destruction by Eartbouakes.

ALGIERs, Jan. 1S.-Further details of
the destruction wrought by the severe
earthquake in Algeria are received The
towns of Gouraya and Villebourg were
practically destroyed by the shocks, and
forty persons were killed by the falling
of walls
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Two Bows DROWNED.

RHoNERvILLE, Jan. 1S.-While fishing
this afternoon two boys of J. NJ. Freed
enbach, aged 4 and IL years, were
drowned in Eel river. The youngest fell
out of the boat and the Oldest tried to save
him.
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His Accounts short.

WACO (Texas), Jan. 1S.-S. j. Mings,
ex-President of the National Bank of
Gatesville, has disappeared. His ac-
counts are several thousand short.
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business Houses Burned.

HORTON (Kan.), Jan. 1S.-The principal
portion of the business part of the city
was destroyed by fire this morning. The
losses will aggregate 100000; well in
sured.
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Free Coinage Bill.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-The Post to-
day asserts emphatically that the Presi-
dent will veto the free coinage bill should
it pass the House, no matter if the cleo
tons bill is defeated or not. 1t also says
that Speaker Reed will make every en-
deavor to thwart the silver men in their
attempts to get the bill before the House.
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i Ready for the Execution.

SAN JOSE, Jan. 1S.-All arrangements
have been made for the execution of
James Eubanks tomorrow. To-day at
least 2,G00 men, women and children filed
through the Jail yard to see the gallows.
Eubanks killed his daughter Ada in Los
Gatos on December q, 1890. He believes
he is going to Heaven.
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THE ZEALANDIA WON.
Ocean Steamship Race Between Sgd
ney and San Francisco.

Ocean Steamship Race Between sgd
ney and San Francisco.
SAN Francisco, Jan. 1S.-The ocean
race between the Oceanic Steamship
Company's steamer, Zealandia, and the
Union Steamship Company's steamer,
Monowai, from Sydney to San Francisco,
resulted in a victory for the Zealandia by
twenty-four hours. The Zealandia started
one hour later than the Monowai, but
soon passed her. The Monowai srrived
this morning, twenty-five days from
Sydney, bringing seventy-tw cabin and
thirty-five steerage passengers. Her
captain reports considerable delay from
defective air-puInps. She carries the
Australian and New Zealand mails for
this country and Europe, and as the
siderable interest was attached to the
race,
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The leading lumber concerns of Georgia
have organized a trust to control the
worlds supply of long-leaf yellow pine.
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Shippee probabIy Elected.

CHICO, Jan. 1S.-In the Senatorial
conteat in the Fourth District yesterday
the Republican County Central Commit
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THE RIFLE

Practice and Other Matches Shot by
Military Marksmen.
There was more than the usual anima-
ton displayed about the rifle range near
the American River. Beside the regular
company target practice, there were sew
eral team and individual matches shot,
and some excellent scores made. All the
shooting was at 200 yards.
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tee reports all important precincts heard
from, giving Shippee 435 majority over
Jones. Shippee is undoubtedly elected.
Chico's seven precincts give Shippee 429
and Jones 243. Dayton gives Shippee so
and Jones /.
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BEFORE CONGRESS.
Probable Programme for the Present
Week,

Probable Programme for the Present
Week.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-The election
bill comes up in the Senate tomorrow
again as unfinished business. The
course of business will depend altogether,
it is felt, upon the attendance. If the ex-
pected Republican quorum is present,
the next move viii be to consider the
Aldrich closure resolution, for the man
ayers Of the bill believe the time is at
hand when the last doubt as to the eff
cacy of the old method of ''sitting out''
must have been removed. The efforts to
lay aside the elections bill viii doubtless
be renewed, but should they fail the clo-
sure promises to be feature of the pro-
ceedlngs of the Senate during the week.
The proceedings in the House during
the week will be governed by the prog
ress OF the Senate with the elections bill,
the purpose of the Democrats manifestly
being delay of business as long as the
measure remains pending in the Senate.
The principal interest is centered in the
proceedings of the House Committee, to
which the free coinage silver bill has
been referred. The fate of the bill de-
pends largely upon its action, as the
coinmitte practically has power to shelve
it, and thus render action by the House
almost, il not quite, impossible. For this
iesSoi tue pTOcceulISS OF tne cOnlllllttee
will be followed with livelieSt interest.
Washington Notes.
WASHINGTON, Jan. IS.-Henry B. JAR
Wis, of Umatilla County, Oregon, has been
allowed Sl,004 for depredations commit
ted by Bannack Indians in 1878.
John r. Clum, of California, has given
up his position in the War Department
Thomas +. Byrnes, Of San Mateo, and
Albert X. Shiveley, of Lewis, California,
have been commissioned postmasters
II. b. Mercer, of Nevada, has been APP
pointed paymaster yeoman aboard of the
United States steamship Newark.
Senator Stewart has telegraphed to
Nevada parties asking them to recon-
mend some one for the position of Regis
ter of the Land Office at Carson City, Ne
yada, which place will be vacant soon.
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The shooter making the lowest score in
the following match had to settle for re-
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COMPANY Els SCORES.

Two members Of Company = (J. J..
Hughes and Flanagan then shot match
with two members of Company G. Fla
herty and Zittinger), each man shooting
five ten-shot rounds. The score was:
Hughes. 45 "a 40 42-2l3
ElanagaI 40 SO 90 81 1n--1 Q1
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-04

1t has always been considered that shields
were long since relegated to the list of obse-
lete war accoutrements, so far as civilized
warfare is concerned. 1t is stated, how
ever, that the conditions of modern warfare
have become so destructive that everv
means of insuring additional protection for
soldiers is likely to be carefully considered
smokeless powder and magazine rifles make
it possible to annihilate regiment at the
distance of mile and half, if no protec-
tion interyenes. A committee of the
French War Office have recommended the
adoption of a buckler, light enough to be
carried without serious difficulty, and
strong enough to stop the modern rifle
bullet, except at very close quarters. They
are Of opinion that such shield could be
constructed out of aluminium and copper
This may be the first step in the adoption
of new order of defensive war imple-
ments, but it certainly suggests the factor
of weight, and extra weight means slower
marching, thing out of the question in
these days of rapid evolutions.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-04
TARIFF RETURNS FROM EUROPE.
Cablesrams OF the Democratic Press Make
Republican Campaign Material.

Cablegrams OF the Democratic Press Make
Republican Campaign Material.
The returns from Europe concerning the
operations of the new tariff law could not
be more favorable to the Republicans if
they had compiled them, says Mahlon
Chance, Secretary of the American Protec-
tective League. The best part of it is that
these favorable reports have been printed
in the Democratic papers on this side, hav-
ing been cabled by foreign correspondents
who are on the ground. For weeks these
journals, which on their editorial pages
never permit an opportunity to vaunt free
trade to pass without taking advantage of it,
have been contributing the best sort of Re-
publican campaign literature.
Hardly day passes but that first-class
evidence of the benefits of the Mckinley
tariff law to the people of this country is
not furnished by the cable dispatches. And
such testimony, reliable in coming from
such source, is most opportune. 1t can
be used in Ohio, Iowa, Massachusetts, and
New-York with good effect. The tariff issue
will cut an important figure in the New
York canvass, because the New York Demo-
cratic newspapers made so much fuss about
its early results that they must either sub
stantiate their assertions or take water. L
guess the Republicans will compel them to
do the latter.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-04
A Clock for the Boxer.

If the public are to have prize fights, it
is inst as well that the unfair play and
cheatery that has generally been more or
less associated with them should be
eliminated, and that the proceedings should
be conducted, as far as possible, decently
and in order. A new boxers clock will
fulfill most important part of the referees
duty, and place beyond dispute many
points the decision of which has hitherto
frequently opened the door for mistake or
fraud. 1t is one of the rules of prize fight
ing that when man is "down" for ten
seconds he is, under Queensbury rules,
"counted out" and loses the battle. 1t is
here that the little gong of the boxers
clock comes in to take away much
of the responsibility of the timekeeper's
duties. When a contestant gees down the
timekeeper presses button. AS he presses
the gong keeps on ringing, one sound sec
ond. AS the prone fighter rises the time
keeper stops pressing the button. If, how
ever, the fighter is unable to get into form
for resuming the fight by the time the ten
seconds are up, wild buzz comes out of
metal box just below the gong. This indi-
Gates that the time for lying on the floor is
expired and that the man who is still re-
cumbent is beaten. This buzzer makes such
an unmistakable noise that everyone in the
vicinity can hear it and thus be made aware
of the actual fact of the "knock-out," and
if the timekeeper wants to be dishonest he
will find it difficult to be so.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-04
Silk Fiber In Rubber.

A new description of rubber, to which the
name of rathite has been given, is now
made in England. 1t has been found that
pure rubber is unsuitable for many pur-
poses in consequence of its great elasticity.
For instance, railway buffers, if made of
the pure material, are too soft to Withstand
the great crushing force often brought
against them. Cycle tyres, also, if to o
elastic, are apt to stretch off the rim of the
wheel in spite of all attempts to fasten
them by means of cement. The usual mode
of counteracting the superabundant elas-
ticity of rubber goods, and at the same time
reduce the cost of production, is to add
mineral powders, such as chalk or metallic
oxides, litharge, zinc, etc The new mate
rial, which supersedes all such combina-
tions, is said to consist of pure rubber
Combined with the usual proportion of
sulphur to effect vulcanization) and silk
fiber in finely divided state. The result
is an article which appears we'll adapted for
all purposes where toughness and durability
are desired rather than extreme elasticity.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-04
The CoIored Hebrews OF Asia.

Since the effort is being made to gather
all the Hebrews of the world in one place,
as of old, it will now be an interesting
question to consider what will be done with
the different classes of these people to be
found at various places, especially the So
called ''colored Hebrews" of Asia For a
long time ban has been placed on this
branch of the race on account of color, the
white Hebrews of other countries and the
Israelites of Bagdad refusing to marry or
even associate with them.
The stcolored Hebrews" live in and about
the city of Cotchin, Hindostan, and num-
bered some years ago in the neighborhood
of 1000 souls. They are very dark skinned,
although not quite as dark rs the full
blooded Ethiopian negro; still they are
Israelites in every respect, worshiping
faithfully the God of their forefathers-the
one and true God-and they are not SO
ignorant as their white brethren of the
same country. According to their own
narration their origin took place in this
manner: The conquest of one part of East
India by the Europeans opened the gates OF
boundless prosperity to the commercial
world, and the prospect of wealth invited
many, both far and near, to flock to this
place Among the number were many
young Israelites of Bagdad, Bassorah.an
Yemen, who came to seek their fortune.
After establishing themselves, they pur-
chased female slaves from the negroes, and
many of these, adopting Judaism, subse-
quently married their masters and from
them this people are descended. DR..
Buchanan narrates, in his book of travels,
that these colored Hebrews possess ancient
manuscripts and scrolls of the law, written
upon parchment; but other writers inform
us that these books display no visible evil
dences of great antiquity.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-04
SIGNALS FROM A HAT.
Amusing Feature of the Western
Union Fight for Race News.
COAL PRODUCTION OF THE SOUTH.
Smokeless Powder May Be the Means of
Introducing Shields.
A FIRE DAMP ALARM FOR THE MINES
WRITTEN FOR THE DISPATCH.

1t is no secret that the furnishing of news
of the doings on the race track to the pool
rooms of New York and the Western towns
is the most profitable business that the
Western Union Company has. This news,
the Brooklyn Jockey Club says, is its own
property, and unless the Western Union
will pay the price that has been put on it no
information shall reach outside through the
Western Union wires. The offer of the
company of 81, 200 q day has been refused by
the Jockey Club, and lively war has been
developed, full of novel incident At one
time it was stated that, being shut out from
the track, the Western Union would use n
balloon as a temporary Office for the dis
semination of pool room information, but
when, as a counter move, the Jockey Club
threatened to employ corps of sharp
shooters to bring down any airy Office that
might be floating around, the idea was
abandoned.
In spite of every conceivable precaution
on the part of the Jockey Club, the tele-
graph company has continued to be sup
piled daily with the fullest information as
to the running of horses. One day last
week the mystery was solved, and the tele-
graph company will have to devise new
means of securing Its much priced news.
For several days an elegantly appointed
barouche was observed to be drawn up near
the betting ring 1t contained apparently
family party, consisting of two ladies,
two gentlemen, and child, besides
the coachman, who sat always bolt
upright, as dignifed and con-
scientious coachman should Presently,
however, some of the detectives of the
jockey club. of which there were scores
around, noticed that although the coachman
held himself very erect he somewhat in
consistently tilted his high hat well back
on his head. With strong pair of field
glasses, one of the detectives who happened
to be an expert electrician noticed that
through the ventilating hole in the hat of
the coachman there came sharp flashes of
light, which he could easily read as tele-
graphic message sent to some operator out
side the track
An examination quickly followed, and it
was then discovered that the handsome
family barouche was, in fact, branch of
the Western Union Telegraph Company,
fully equipped and in active operation, the
natty coachman being only telegraph in
strument, and the occupants of the carriage
the operators, who were so cleverly hand
ling their work. Batteries were concealed
under the coachman's box, and in his hat
was found small incandescent lamp with
which the signals had been given. AS
practical joke this would be all very we'll,
but it is q question whether it is worth
while for a corporation like the Western
Union Company to resort to such trickery
to attain its ends.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-04

Sir Morell Mackenzie, in discussing the
question of the safe time for youth to be-
gin training, says the proper time is when
growth is so far complete as to make the
body able to bear the extra strain put on its
resources by the increased work it has to do
under training. Before the 18th year the
shafts of. the limb bones are not fully ossi-
fed, and it is not till a somewhat later Pc
riod that the upper and lower portions of
these bones, which develop separately, be-
come firmly soldered to the shaft. Even
after that growth still goes on, and the bony
framework of the body is not fully CONSOLE
dated till between the 25tb and 30th years.
The heart, lungs and other Or
gans do not reacn their full de-
velopment till about the same period
the greatest progressive growth taking
place between the eighteenth and twenty
fifth years. From these data Sir Morell
Mackenzie emphatically concludes that no
severe course of athletic training should
ever be undergone before the age of 18 at
least, and no prolonged effort requiring en-
durance as well as muscular strength, such
as rowing in the university boat race, or
the long marches and other fatigues of q
campaign, should be undertaken before 20.
Even at that age rapid training for an ath-
letic contest of any severity should not be
undergone without o warranty of sound
ness having first been obtained from medi-
cal man.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-04
Stories of French Courts.

Pittsburg has nodoubt many queer thing
happening in its court rooms, but it has
nothing, 1 am certain, to equal the impa-
dence and the familiarity which character
izes prisoners and witnesses in the French
courts. But the "queernesS'' is not always
among the tried. The following skit from
Figaro gives hint of what goes on in higher
quarters.
"ScESE-In the United States-or nearer
home. A woman, the wife of the prisoner
who is being tried, waits anxiOusly before
the door of the court room. \ guard comes
out. She says to him: Have the judges
come to decision?'
ayes, madame, they have. Some wanted
beer, others lemonade. Finally all agreed
on beer, and am going for it,"
Even after prisoner receives his sentence
here he may be obliged to wait sometime for
its execution. This delay causes OCCASION
ally odd complications One came to light
last week. A man sentenced to q term OF
imprisonment was at large. He hired an in
diYidual to take his place and coached him
for the position. The employe presented
himself at the proper time, but unfortu-
nately mixed the names of his ancestors so
Zone must know the names of all his prede
cessors here to be born or married, to die or
pass trial legally that suspicious were
aroused, and at last he was obliged to own
that he was going to prison in another mans
place for francs Isl 20) day.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-04
Related to President Harrison.

Perhaps it is not generally known that
the grandmother of President Benjamin
Harrison was a sister of John Cleyes
Symmes. We are told that when the hero
of Tippecanoe presented himself to the
father of his sweetheart as suitor, that in.
dividual refused to look at the proposition
with anything like the favor manifested by
young Harrison, especially when the latter
proposed to support his wife by his sword.
Then it was that the irascible old judge de.
clared that it was a very unreliable tool
and furthermore might be taken from him
at any time, concluding with: "You can
not have her, sir!'
The pair eloped.
1t would be rather odd if Peary did be-
lieve in the curious theory and succeeded in
developing anything substantiating it. 1t
would then be insisted that our present
Chief Executive secretly harbored his an
cestor's idea and had been the means OF
furthering the expedition to advance it.