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The sun., 1891-08-30

BOSTON. Aug. 2s.-Lstters roGntnry have
been issued by Judge Nelson Of the United
States Circuit Court in the suit brought hy
Leon Bernard OF Tonrnai, Belgium. against
the Union ss'e Deposit vaults OF this city.
Tho letters were issucd on a moinn before
Judge Nelson yesterday by counsel for the
dsfsn dants. Tho rlnln.'r who was a capgaino
this country haloneine, Il !s claimed. TO the
Church. derositina 81 % 600 In seonrItiss ip the
Un on vaults He was aftorward arrested for
emhezzlement and sent to prison. In the
mean time the secnriliea were sept to HelGlHm
on m order ot the court thero. barnard. Aftey
uaople for conVersion Of the funds.
The sun., 1891-08-30
B. B.M.COWPBR4HWA[T&Co, NJ.
RESTLESS UNDER TARTAR RULE
An Opportunity to Overthrow the Covers
n,-nt sought hy the Chiucse Rioters.
1893 to 2O5 Park Row,
NEW YORK CITY.

An Opportunity to Overthrow the 6overns
n,~nt sought hy the Chiucse Rioters.
Tho Me,ho list Episcopal Missionary Society
has received tho following letter from Super.
in,endent steven OF the mission at NankinR.
in central China:
"NANK1NG. July IA. 1891.
I'VE have had troublous times in central
China. An,-foreign riots have occurred Ia
twenty cities Several hundr ed thousand dol
lars worth OF property has been destroyed.
two Eur 'reans, ono Wesleyan missionary one
English customs oilccr. and several nntivs
Christian have been killed. Tho Roman Catho.
lies have te N the princiral sufferers. Demon.
strations of moro or less violence have boon
made ut all our mission stations. We have lost
no lives and very little damage hns been done
to any OF our propsrty At NankinR all The
women and children were sent away to Shan9.
bal on steamers They are now returning.
Was W done i to The girls sch ol building there.
an! n f.w things were stolen from the uni
versity. The oftciils promptly paid all dame
While I was at Nanking. helning tho
where my s family e1 We're during the
tion OF our house Mt Marking Mr.. Stevens
n @ me At. d. c s.. ysre hs "ksn naT. to tn sn
No damage was. done. II iac'. at every point
us and our property; My brother minister's
Always % ready I" 90 anywhere, do ANYTHING, q
face any danger whenever they were called
These riots are not nutl, Christian. for Ia
many instances denonstret on. have bse3
male ma much auatns' Chinese oftloials and
dns "o Az II, ~; :s
piaHslbie N. Is that the people are stirred
up BY. secret political lntriaues to de-
.tro' o f9F's" s" prss. sad Si
Govern ment with foreign powers: Ia order
TO make, relslion essy. oysrthrow the
st pnrsiV ch ness M aoy.rnnens. The offic I"is are
making yaofous s,o,s 70 2, .gprinsnd nn ,n ms; |dTS
orisi" during the Tai Ping .rsbeilI"n. The
70 "iIs .tis.s nnd:r Tartar raI. Tne pr.sent
ahominahle squeeze stem and rot nnesa II
n. s e. nna d.s .a
much 10 the content menl Of thu people and the
security OF the emnrs. Tho great amonnS
sutton Of cssS:cs. Snt Which The cniness regard
as French institution IN mos, ~, places: CO. give
r1.asnntDess TH% ne - bstwsen F.sncs and china and
The uncertain issue o 1t from Ch nsss stands
S. il 5 net I'd: i. h His': /: raise tS :sys sS
next next move whom France claims large indemn 81.
viii Viii not NOT bs n,9snsI ss%sI DESTROYED 1n''
Everything aeems peaceful along tho rlveS
at present. bnt Disturbing rumora continue to
n Ms.n M Ia. :iy
more olesr We Will be- on a better footing. and
there will Re = batter outlook for mission work
nicd the country with rrocla atons stating
who and what we are and what .we teach, and
most dire punishm nts tn respect us and oue
tea hinGs. A Marking and some other points
fors'an de,ila' Within few mouths +
knowledge OF the. truths we teach has been
more widely srr.al than We ennld have don0
IN many ysnrs iflo to ourselves. BY the lat
tel, end OF August hoDe everything will bs
ouietn
The sun., 1891-08-30
HIS NECK BROKEN By n FALL,
hut the Surgeon. Think Gordon 10 Likely
to Get We'll.

hut the Surgeon. Think Gordon 10 Likely
to Get We'll.
Joseph Gordon. n yonnG Russian Hebrew. Of
Suffolk street. was working on an exten-ion
in the rear Of the building a. Rutgers place
on Friday. when he slipped from tho scalrold-
ing an fell to h. stone tagging forty feet be-
low. 1t was after Z. NJ. and all tho workmen
EXCEPT Gordon had left the building. so TINT no
one saw him fall. Hta brother. the contractor
for the Job on hand. happened to return 10 the
building for some tools. ard when he heard
som- o. 9 e.biy moaning -teppsd Into the
b ok var 10 ND his brother all in heap
blec ling proiusely.
An an bulancs took the Wounded man to
GoGverneur Ilosnirnl. House Surgeon Dona-
hue found that Gordon had received severe
scalp wound anL fractures OF both wrists.
During the examination it Was mott Cd that
Gordnn's legs w-r paralyzed. Fur;ht r search
revealed II frar mre ol the fourth We tebrn. and
wh.n pressure was applied TO Gordnr's ne K
Just back Of the skull. a crunchin0 sound "oud
be heard. DR.. u"nahu- at "nce hesan a
vigorous tiIht for the injured mans II O. A.
ter the scnln would was dresset an the
WA wnrmly wrnpped up and his head so ,xetl
an % ies, with "A ] ttIs rain as possible. A
srlint was nut around his neck o hold it firm.
Yesterday Cord MS Temperature bad iisen
40 as to give c.Ise for alarm. bnt the paralysis
haa not eytc nt-d above the waiat. and DR.. w.
i. Donovan. wto has charge OF the case. sal J
that uule = sonnet hing unforeseen o Gu red
Gordon woul' survive. He Las wife and two
children In ltussin.
The sun., 1891-08-30
SAT HELPLESS AMID FLAMES.
Remark able Effect OF stroke or Light.
ming on n I.oulslnnn Fam!iv.

New ORLEANS Aug 2S-Nrrs. j. A. Dccuir Of
Fau.ee Ionts, Iberia iar sb. and her family
had q very narrow escaro from burning TO
dea'h few days ago. In II severe thunder
storm over II eria parish he house was stru k
by lightning. The bolt anne down tho chini.
ney and into tho room whero the family was
seated, tear ng down pictures anil doors. In
juring the furniture, and doing other DAMAGE.
Although the liehtning dartcd aroun the
room and struck several inaninae objects, 1t
did not touch nor iniurc Mrs. Decuir and her
three daughters. who were in the centre OF tho
room. 1t completely parnlyyod them. how.
ever. They were conscious. They saw evcrv-
thing round them. und wero perToc,lY aware
OF 'ho fa,i that til house was n fire. but thoy
were unable to move + cry ior halv.
! he flames spread raiidly and there
seemed to b. owe probability TINT MI four
women would he bui ned to deatu II thor
chairs. Fortunately, j Josei II i>eruir. tho son Il
tho family. who was s"ms d nnce ol. saw
the flames from the house. and hufrlc Ia it,
He was Mortified to see hil moiller and ststcrs
seated amid the inmcs. gazing h.liles-ly
around them. lie rushed to her assistance.
carried them out. and then eXtinGuishcd tho
flra.
The women REQ vered the ne OF their limbs
and tong o.. Everything in the house with
metal on was comlle ely wrecked.
The sun., 1891-08-30
KENNELS SIX ESCAPES.
he Seems to HIVE No Trouble Getting Ont
OF lnanno Asy,ums.

he Seems to Have No Trouble Getting Out
OF lnanno Asy,ums.
Six years ago James C. Kenney shot at pa
trolmnn on h beat in the First ward. The
bullet passed through tho officers helmet.
Young Kenney was committed TO tho Middle
town Asylum as a lunatic. He escaped. but
" as recn npturei and sent to the State Asylum
at Pouehkeensie. From this asylum he has
es aprd tive times.
Three yerrs ago Kenney'a father dicd and
left him $40 %. Morris stack. n sal Don keeper
OF /, Vest street was appointed guardian.
Young Kenney was so trou hesoma thRt sack
got the Farmers Loan and 1'ust COMPANY. OF
~ William, street appointed guardian in his
stead. Tho last time enney escaped from
Pou .hkeepse he went TO Delaware and picked
neaches and roamed about rs n tramp Tor
nearly a year. Al out n week ago he came back
i" New York in RAGS ani went to Stack for
money, lIs was r"lorred to the trust comrany.
and at lis Office mada himself so unpleasant
tina, the officials Of tie comr%a1y 40! h hId him ar
ters and brought t., the 4. N, hs yesterday morn
Ing. Justice Diver held him for examination.
The sun., 1891-08-30

Another Of tho petty burglars and sneak
thieves who have kert the police Of upper Now
York busy during large part OF the summer
wa. captured on Friday afternoon By Police.
man Fink OF tho Morrisania station. Eliza
beth Jacoby OF l5sth street ann Fourth avenue
went to q store to act provisions She was
absent only n short time. but on her return
she found that a thief had entered her an.
psr'men's and stolen $3j and pair OF
RpectRc es.
Policeman Fink found q yonnc man who b ,l s.ld
Ihiriy.i1q II street: e tho ns@ishborho2d @ 3 -: q
street. and took him to the police sta ion; A
sh stnen from rom Mrs. schsier's apartments, were
found In the prisoners possession. together
with a spectacle case and spectaelea. which
were identified BY Mrs. Jacoby as her prop
ertv
The man evidently had q confederate with
found in his pocket along with 'he spectacle
case. In addition. the police found two cheap
chains q pair Of earrings. . shirt stud. and
pair OF sleeve buttons. An owner for these has
j, .tice Meade held the prisoner in $4,000
bRii on Mrs. Jacoby's complaint. and in 81 900
on Mrs. Schafer'a.
The sun., 1891-08-30
Rescued II Behring Sea.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 20. Capt. Coulson COM
mandinE the revenue steamer Rush. reports
TO tho Treasury Department under date Of
Behring sea. Aug. 8. that on July IL. near St.
Paul Island. he picked up boat containing
Mate J. ". Gardner. Boat Steerer Sam
mel oper. md Scanlsn Char es Thompson. T.
Montrro James George. an Aivar z Luis
who said tba' they b~ onCed 70 the whaling
had become separated from that :. sss Ia q
f'E three days hef re. They were In \ dssti-
tp,a condition, and were hopnd they sail, for
ntshed them. nd they were conveyed to Dutch
Harbor, near uonalaska. whore employment
msrcial COMPANY.
The sun., 1891-08-30
It Wa. . Drow.y Traup's Nose.

The Harkensack tran1ps seem to be pos.
sessed OF even larger assurance than their
brethren in tho wilder and woollier parts OF
New Jersey. II one Of thom. who was captured
by Mr.. Mrarns in his house on Pnssac street a
few nights ago. may be accepted as typical Of
tho race. Mrs. Mearns was awakened by a
toothaohe, and g.ttng ont Of Cd sh. rroped
bottle of landnnum. Shc stumbled over some
th g on the ioo and rt9opIns 10 ascertain
She rel aimed nsr hold md SC, canned. Mr. Mearns
anil the tramp nwnke simultaneously. aad
the trrsrnsser pleaded that he was all wore
had stolen nothing. ind es Mr.. Mearns ecog-
ni2eh the mprnhn blity OF finding n rolicena an
he contente1 himself with kicking the man out
n tha hOuRA
The sun., 1891-08-30
EFFECT OF TEE TARIFF.
Data Delnx Gathered by the Senate Fl.
nance CoMmittee.

Data Deinx Gathered by the Senate n.
nance Conmittee.
BosroN, Aug. 29.-For the past two or three
days Senators Carlisle and Aldrioh. with Sec.
rotary Durfes OF the subcommittee OF the
Senate Finance Committee. have been hearing
testimony at the Hotel Vendome from leading
manufacturers regarding the cost OF produce
ing the various commodities with which they
are idsn,inei Tho shoe industry Of Massa.
chusetts has occupied GOOD share OF their at
tentlon as has also the manufacture OF WOOL
lens. 1t Ia the intention to take up every srtl-
Gle OF general consumption and thoroughly
unalyze It's course from the shop or tho field 10
the consumer. Said Senator Carlisle yester.
day:
There appears to be a belief that We are In
some way attempting to gather m ater al simply
to show whnt effect the Mckinley bill has had
uron vnlues and wages since It won't into
operation. Now. this is enti oily erroneous.
Our work comprehei ds the whole range OF
tariff legislation. both in this ami foreign
countries. and we 80 as far tack in our re-
comprehend. md appi, inE them in the finai
Shss iatiucncs they have had IL the
yaluo ri necessary commodities. We have had
bssi r. US many emine.t economists and have
in our final report. With regard to
wages. we have an agent at work gathering
gree Of prog ess. Nothing that has heen pub
li.hed or presented teCo eless bearing npon
lacking In tho very intorma Ion that it nur-
iorts 10 give. When our lahors are finished
We wi! ne prepared TO- give 10 tho country a
silsrsi n oi economic unestions."
ln ply o a question. Mr.. Carlisle snid hat
tween the manufacturers price AMI that raid
by the onsum r is abnornnlly large In The
will remain in Boston few days Longer. and
will then continue Its work in other Industrial
centres.
The sun., 1891-08-30
STOLE A E'ARMER'S WHEAT CROP.
A Western Sharper Sells What Was Not
His and Gets 81 900.

His and Gets ~ ,OOO
WICHITA. Kan. Aug. 29.-John Myrick.
farmer from the southwestern part OF King
man county. rented a piece Of wheat land close
to Norwich. and. after cutting and stacking his
crop this year. went home. The rem land Is
q long way from his own place. and Myrick
thereto was unknown In the neie hborhond
MNorwoh, 30 that when stranger presented
himself under the nam OF Myrirk tn re was
no o.ne to Question his title to tre wheat.
Alter heinR In No wich couple OF dnvs the
false Myrlrk had his plans perfected. A Athrc.h-
ing outfit was engaged and teamaters hired to
ca, m am 70 Npw n e ,m- Wors 10 DO cone
the supposed Myrlrk. Beiore morning the
greater part OF the wheat had cen thre-hed and
deliver ed 10 = iuyer in Norwich and the IN ouey
for the grain was snfe'y in The rohher'+ POCKET.
BY telling threshars to he there the next
night 10 finish np. he slrauRer avoided paving
for the work already done. 1t was afterwhrI
nscet a ned shat the man had left Norwich bv
an carly morning train. taking with him the
proceeds, about $1,000.
The sun., 1891-08-30
Treaties with Ecuador Terminated.

WARRINGTON. Aug 20.-The Department OF
State received on Aug. 25 official notice from
the Government Of Ecuador OF Its intention TO
termina ate The treaty OF friendship. CONNIE 90.
and navigation concluded with the Ulitsd
ststss on June u, issa snh The !.a treaty 81 q
treaty however. there n a provision that It
shall remain in force year after the rrcep ion
they nave each Q year yet 10 run. The reason
given By Ecuador for this action Is her desire
with those which she has recently made with
other powers.
The sun., 1891-08-30
Burned to Den tn IN Her Bed.

BINaHAMToN. Aug. 29.-Mrs &. N. hummer.
wife OF well-known local restaurateur. was
burned to death in a fire which broke
out In her sleeping chamber at 8 O'Clock this
morning. The woman had been in tho habit
OF reading herself to slesp. a lamp being
Is supposed toat while turning in nor bed she
uneons'ionsly nps-t the lamp AMI set irs to
the bedrlo' he's. The tir" was Quickly suhd ed.
and was confined entirely 10 the room and its
contents. but the body wns burned s ba,i.y as
to be almost understandable. Indications nra
that he woman was asphyXiated before the
flames reached her.
The sun., 1891-08-30
sHOT By AN INJURED uCsBAND.
Who Found Hin Concealed Ia . Closet In
Hts Wife's Room.

SARATOGA. Aug. 29.-GeorRe W. sluytsr .
young business man OF Luzerne. went homo
last evening ana found George Burnhsm a
miller OF the same village. seoreted In q closet.
He had suspected Burnham Of Illicit relations
with Mira. Sluyter. He ordered him to leave
the premises. following 1t by shooting him
twice with his revolver. The second ball bit
Burnham in tho back. near the right shoulder.
and c)ancine from the hone came out under
his arm. Ne ghbOrs prevenod iutther shoot
Ing. and Hluytrr eur endered to Deputy
Sherlr stone. Burnham was taken tc his
ia hers house. and Dr-. Aldrich and Holiday
eXa mined his wound. lronouno nR it not
dangerous,
Mrs Suyter is % years O. age and 10 the
mother OF n child. She kissed Eurnharn as be
was eng taken rom the house. Burnham 10
So years OF age and is married. hut is n / liv-
ing wi h hi. vile. lie ia a candidate on the
=, oh'i;ion ticket and was i,t "Ncatsd ut the
time he was shot This morning b. refused to
prosecute sluyter. saying that he had got
Tha he deserved; sh;nyter hl}y vas vas taken bs ore
zance for an examination at future date.
The sun., 1891-08-30
BURIED IILlEE.
A woodchopper Caught In a Hollow Tree
nnd Sunk In n swamp.

New ORLEANS. Aug. 2o.-Charles Smith, a
woodchorpcr on tho High Ridge plantation in
Terre Bonn. parish,was buried alive last Mon
dav. He was with parry Of mon chopping
wood On the swamp just back OF Bayou Du-
large. He cut down q large hollow tree and
in falling it slipped back and caught him in 'he
hollow and then el,d down into the mud aud
water of he swi imp, thus sealing him up.
The other woodchonpcr- saw TIL" accident
was too heavy for the u TO lit and contin ed
10 sink In the mud. They could hear the I'M
rri oned man beating on the insiIe and ar.
to W rk vigorously 10 rel eve him by saving
and cutting INTO the tr.e so as to reach the
prisoner. but when they had cut to the ho low
they found 1t was too late. smith hai been
smot hered. the air in tho hollow being COM
pletely exhausted.
The sun., 1891-08-30
A WHITE BLACHSNAKE
Tho Exhibit ut . County Fair Which At.
tracts Much Attention.


P1rTsBURoH. Aug. 29.-A specimen OF that
rare reptile. a white hlarksuake. is on exhlbi-
ton at tho Clarion. Ia. county fair. together
with photograph VI tho snakes eye, ir which
can he soon distinctly the portrait OF man
who narrowly escaped death from the reptile
Farmer DuIansy. who lives near the town OF
Clarion. was moving when tho snake attacked
him. 1t coiled itself around his waist and
Rared In o his eyo with ita own. Vita q ,re-
exertion. Dulaney freed b inseli from the coils.
and succeeded in cutting 1t In two with his
" tn fright and fatigue. That portion OF the
snake with tn head Nv on the grass nsar tho
eyes caused i'm o pick 1t up.. and he found
his own face ph t"craphed In the centre Of the
snakes eye. He took Ihe rentile to town. where
negative taken by tho photographer SHOWS the
snakes eyes perfectly with the farmers face.
as clearly MS though The latter had bean taken
In camera.
The sun., 1891-08-30
4 Food Exhibition,

Tho American Food Manufacturer Associa-
ton has closed contract with the Madison
Square Garden manaRement for lease OF the
big building from sspt. 20 to Oct 80. 1892. Tor
Q Worlds Food Exhibit.
The exhibition has bseu discussed By the
leading manufacturers for the last two
mon hs. and final action was taken on Thur
day. when the Garden was leased. The lol-
lowing commit itos will place the project on a
eolid basis: Reed Gordon. b, I. Schafler, Al
fUpse Bairdot, H. G. Hazard. g. w. de Cosier
Gsorge T. Tangeman. Townsend Cushman.
f. U, kich. and e. A. Hose.
The sun., 1891-08-30
Tney yyer. Stealing the House.

A few days ago Mr.. William Levy owned q
house In Dundee. on the outsEirts OF Passaic.
He owns only half OF q house now. 1t was
men Kidney and Kelly were notified that .
gang Of thieves were stealing the building.
They found about = hundred men. and women
dsliberst.ly shoopiPPSS Il & dem and caEryns It
and were hacking away AT tho hesms and
orders, They all escaped except Connett
Angelo and Andrew Dorseh. who were arrest
Cd. They were arraien.t In the polio" court
hnt q. Mr. Levy sstd he did not care 10 rrose-
more houses and discharged,
The sun., 1891-08-30
FAR1EY,s s10CK JOINT CLOSED.
A Roll Market Can shut Up Bucket Shop
n the Police Can't.

IT TIC FOItce N0hT.
The doors Of tho bucket shop at 81 New
street were closed yesterday morning and
mob Of disappoinled patrons hunted for Ed
win r. Farley. the owner OF the place. There
we're nearly 400 OF these disappointed ones all
clamoring for money either profits or margins.
wnl.er Ellis. tho manager OF the place. said
that hr did not know where Farley was. Far
ley mas branch shopa IN Brooklyn md In Troy.
Bo dealt in over 209a shares daily. and his
said TO gure m $25.nOO.
Farley's place hns not been thu only one hit
in the bull Gu m paign during the werk. Sew
erAi other snlall bucker shops have been
forced 10 close their doors The small ,S;n Snm.
miuhty lively or The bucket shop keeprrs.
Under The bill signed by Coy; Hill bucketehops
are to bs treated as gambling houses. Cant.
Mclaughlin ut tho Old slip g. alton has not
had much luck enforcing The law.
The sun., 1891-08-30
rh. New. consrm.a .. this CITY.


Tho news OF tho downfall OF Valparaiso and
the defeat of President Balmaceda by the
Chillan lnsureentswas confirmed IN dispatches
received yesterday BY William II. Grace Il Co..
and by Charles r. Flint. The despatch TO Mr.
Grace's firm said:
Complete victory opposition: all WELL"
This the firm Interpreted as announcing that
Balmaceds's forces had sustained crushing
defeat and ono representative OF the firm pro-
dicted the quick and complete downfall OF BAL
mRreda-
Mr. Flint. who 10 now Consul General for
Bslmaceda, admitted that the Go, ernInent
forces had ben badly beaten: ~ had re:
toward a1,iago: the capital. and that he had
place. Mr.. Flint added that troops hal been
ordere,, lo !.in Balmaesda there. He said he
superior 70 those oproo;;ed to him. MI. Flint
pretty soon PERHAPS in, few hours. Mr.. Flint
thought that Balmaceda occupied . particu.
larly strong position at Santiago. because that
city was so lnr removed from the coast that
the insurgent feet could not coooperate with
the land iOrcea.
The sun., 1891-08-30
End or the Treasury Labor T-ous,e.,

wAsnrSaroS. Avg. 2a.-ssrrstary Foster said
TODAY that tho recent controversy over the rs-
moral Of six rlN'e printers at the Bureau ol
Fngrnv ng nni Print nc for alleged tn.u bordl.
Ie mrloyment ot tho man under the tormS
originally ly"d by tho depa iment, Under
this arrIrgemnn' tho mon hsva hesn rlAosd
on tho cha Cd" roll. and will be given perma.
nout positions 0s soon as va ancies occur
The sun., 1891-08-30
San sa,vador's Population.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.-Accordng to the
latest census the repubio OF San Salvador Is
the most thirkly populated country on tho
American hemisphsre. having q population OF
suuare mile. Ont o. q total revenue OF 81 l53,-
600. the internal tax on spirituuus liquors
amounts to 81 2&1 900,
The sun., 1891-08-30

Senator Jacob A. Cantor OF tho Twenty third
district raturned from a three months trip In
Europe yesterday morning on tho Hamburg
steamer Columbia. He was accompanied by
his wife. whose health was the reason or the
trip About 300 mSnibers Of the stuyvesHnt
met the olumhla ut Quaran, inc. There WAS
= great deal Of cheerlng. and Senator and Mrs;
brought to the ciiy. The Senator says that he
is out OF politics.
The sun., 1891-08-30
MANY Square Nile. or erop. burned

FAuLKToN. 8. D.. Aug. 29.-An OF the north
western part OF Faulk county was burned over
last night by a terrible fire wsnty miles wide
and extending rom Faulkton h'ty miles north
lit up with burning STACKS OF hay and grain.
The farmers. are ru ned. For q snnce OF twenty
miles not u foot OF grass is eft for stock that
sstill ated yet, Aheavy gale famed the flames.
The sun., 1891-08-30

Of the Park place horror In New York. left
Salem. Mass. eighteen ysars .aHo. leaving .
M,te S and emily: All trace o. him had been
bis vile married again. 1t also appears that
staten was ma, ried after living some years In
and eon In Lynn.
The sun., 1891-08-30
A1AsnA's POPULATION DECREASING
It 10 5000 Less Than Tea Years Ago
NntIves Dying From Drink.

NntIves Dying From Drink.
SAN Francisco. Aug. 26.-Census Agent
Petro1 has returned from Alaska. having
com rleted tho census OF that Territory. Tho
following figures represent the population in
1890: Alsuts 900: Indians. 5000; EsGulm aux.
1900: Chinese. $500: whites. 1890; total.
$1,000.
as during that time tho white and Chinese
population has increased largely. this really
repres nts decrease Of 500 iu native pOpu-
latlon. Mr.. Petrofr says the natives have
learned tho use OF liquor from the whalrrs.
and It is killing N N on rapidly. They manu-;
"bQOtchR."
The sun., 1891-08-30

MILWAUKEE. Aug. 29.-County Judge larson
at Eu Claire has Aled his decision In tho Wat
son will case. The Judge sustains the will.
which was attacked on grounis Of alleged
and dsci cd sgais- It tn. claims OF Mrs. Clara
Morton. the contestant who endeavored to
estahlish n status AZ widow OF Wason by
alleging that there was written contract OF
marriage. which Shs claimed TO have lost.
The sun., 1891-08-30

HALIFAX. N. s.. Aug. ga special cable.
gram from Bermuda says that u terrific
storm IaRrd there yesterday. lsvelling stone
walls. uprootieg tro.a and Destroying tols.
gsph wires. 1t was the gsestest storm since
1860,