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SET UPON BY HOODLUMs.
officer Dawes Experience With Noe Val
ley Roughs.

ley Roughs.
Yesterday afternoon Officer Dawes ar
rested one Kennedy for peddling without a
license. The arrest took place on the corner
Of Twenty-eighth and Castro streets. When
he arrived with his prisoner at Twenty
fourth and Sanchez, Mike Nolan, a
member of the Fire Department, in
terfered, and tried TO release the pri5-
knocked down by vicious blow and a
dozen or more hoodlums jumped upon him.
Dawes cried Justify for help, which awoke
Officer Clifford of another watch, who was
sleeping in that neighborhOod. He got up
and ran out to Dawes rescue and placed
the fighting fireman. Nolan, under arrest
At the Seventeenth-street Station. Nolan
was charged with assisting a prisoner to
the latter charge being preferred by Officer
Dawes. Dawes was considerably worsted
by the hoods" owing to his having been
recently quite i'll and to the number against
him
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San Inannin Valley Railroad.

FRESNO. June pa contract was let
here to-day to Fitzgerald Bros. of San
Francisco for The construction of twenty
five miles, or the first section of the San
Joaquin Valley RAILROAD. This is the be-
ginning Of what is locally known as the
Mountain railroad, which begins at Fresno
and terminates in the Ticn tim
Der and mineral belts in the eastern
portion of Fresno County. The total
length Of the proposed lines, with hes,
is about one hundred miles. The first
shoyeIfu Of earth will be thrown July 4th,
and Will be a part of the exercises on hide
pendence day. The first section of the road
is to be completed by September 18th.
Fresno was never in a more prosperous
condition than today.
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Cnt Their Torgues Ont.

SACRAMENTO, June 29.-Win Ok and his
wife, ID Toy, cut their tongues cut yester-
day afternoon in an underground den in the
Chinese quarter. Ok bod to death, and
his body was discovered this morning. The
woman will probably die from her injuries
The pair were old and poor, and for the last
couple of years the Chinaman's sight has
been failing, until finally he had 10 give up
his Work as slippeT-maker. Rather than
suffer the prlvations Of hunger any longer
the pair determined to die
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a New Incornoration.

SALEM. June 29.-Articles of incorpora-
ton were filed with the Secretary of State
to-day by the Pacific Coast Worlds Fair
Saving and Transportation Company. The
object of the company is stated to be to
make contracts for the transportation to
and from the Pacific Coast and the Worlds
Fair at Chicago and other points in the
United States, to furnish entertainment en-
route aid in Chicago, and to received de-
posits on account of the same. The capital
stock is 100000 and the principal Office is in
Portland
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came here from Colusa County, has built
new house. Having finished putting down
the carpets in one of the rooms he sat down
to rest A lamp-refector was on the wall in
upon a mattress on the floor and set 1t on fire.
Mr.. Stuart was present to extingush it, or
there might have been a mysterious house
burning. Twenty-three hundred years ago
the Greek philosopher, Archimedes, set the
Roman ships on fire by means identically
the same as that which set Mr.. Stuart's
hOusa ON fire.
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A SERIOUS CHARGE.
A Collector of Customs Accused of Borrowing
Public Money.

A COLLECTOR OF customs ACCUSED OF Borrowing
Public Money.
PoRT TOWNSEND, June 29-Charles 3.
Wood, ex-Special Deputy Collector of Gus
toms of the District of Puget Sound, has
made an affidavit to the fact that the Col
lector of Customs, G. NJ. Bradshaw, has
during the past year and a half
appropriated at different times TO
his own use sums of money aggregating
$4,000. Wood says these amounts were
subsequently returned. The Collector has
kept a record of his borrowing in a small
book, and would check off the amounts as
they were returned. This book is now in
the possession of Special Agent of the
Treasury T. j. Mulkey, who has been here
investigating the matter for several days.
Mull1ey has forwarded the book to Wash
ingtOu.
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CHILDREN AND MATCHES.
Hotel and Several Houses Destroyed by
Fire in Sisson.

a Hotel and Several Houses Destroyed by
Fire in Sisson.
SIssoN, June 29.-At o'clock this after
noon fire was discovered in the lie Grand
Hotel, with a north wind blowing. The
Motel and furniture were a total loss. The
FIRE soon communicated to the residences OF
2. Mcbride Fred Suites and Mrs. Bridges
of Red Bluff, all Of which were totally
destroyed. The losses are rs follows: lie
Grand Hotel and furniture, owned by e.
Frisble OF Redding, S9000 insured for
5000; p. Mcbride, building aud furniture,
$500, uninsured; Fred Suites, building,
$500, uninsured; Mrs. Dey. furniture, 500,
uninsured; Ms. Bridges. building. 500,
uninsured. w. II. Moss, lessee of the LIE
Grand Hotel. loses $500 on his stock Of
liquors and supplies, which we're uninsured.
The guests of the hotel lost everything. The
cause of the fire was children playing with
matches,
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FROM BENCH TO JAIL.

Arrest Of an Ex-Chief Justice Of Territorial
Supreme Court.
PRESCOTT (Ariz), June 29.-Prescott has
Just witnessed the spectacle of having an
ex-Chief Justice Of the Territorial Supreme
Court locked in Jail as a common criminal.
Last Saturday ex-Justice James II. Wright
attempted to shoot Acknowledgement Gill of
Phoenix, against whom Wright had secured
an Indictment for libel when Gill was edit
ing Phoenix paper. BystandeTs prevented
any shooting. but so boisterous did the
Judge become that he was taken to Jail. To-
day Police Justice Andrews fined him SIS
for carrying concealed weapon.
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ARTHUR kEARNEY.

Arthur Kearney, who for four years and a half
was The editor of the San Bernai dino Courier,
was found dead IN the yard of his residence in
San Beruardino yesterday. He severed bis con-
nectiOn with Tie Coulter on the first day of Nav
aud came to this city, but returned TO his old
home, reaching San BernaidlnO last Thursday.
He was alone when lie died and had evidently
started To go rom the house TO the street, when
lie fell dead upon the porch steps. The cause of
his death was heart failure supeTinduced by the
excessive use OF liquor and the heat. He leaves
widow, who is III wyoming at this time. He
was forcible writer aud was we'll known on
This C0aSI
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A TOWN THREATENED.
COpperOpOIis Endangered by Spreading


CopperOpOIis Endangered by Spreading
Field Fires.
STOCKTON, June 29-Extensive field fires
are repo, ted in the vicinity of COpperopolis,
resulting in the destruction of considerable
property and the loss of one life, that of an
old Frenchman living near that town, who
is known as Mathew. The fire commenced
Sunday afternoon near COpper0polis, aud
ran over the Mills for a distance of seven
miles to Byrnes Ferry. Two hundred
miners and everybody in CoppeTopolis who
could fight fire were out to save the town
aud kept the flames back. Tie Frenchmau
got overheated and DROPPED dead while
protecting his own house from fire.
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supplies for German War.shins.

PORT TOWNSEND wash, June 29.-The
steam collier Willamette left here to-day
for Nanaimo, where she will load coal for
San Francisco At San Francisco she will
take a cargo Of supplies for the Germa n
wGr-ships Leipzig, Sophie and Alex 1udrine,
that sailed about three weeks ago from San
Francisco for IQulQue.
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Weak Men and Women

SHoULD USE DAMIANA BITTERS, THE
- Great Mexican Remedy; gives Health and
4 Strength to the Sexual Organs not cod II
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ruins 1t was also reported in a special to
the Evening Express that his sOn-ln-law,
Will Paris of this city, the well-known
steamship agent, was also burned to death
in the fire, but this is a mistake, as Paris
left there last night and was here this morn
ing. Paris intended to bring Gavitt to the
hospital here, but the latter was too i'll to
move. Gavi.t was pioneer resident The
cause os the fire is not yet known.
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VESSEL, SEIZED.

Chinese Found on SIoop Preparing 70 Enter
the United States.
VICTORIA (B. c., June 29-The sloop
Flora, of Seattle. owned by Alfred letter
man, has been seized by Customs officers
and a fine of $500 imposed. The vessel
was found with a number of Chinese
on board preparing to cross the straits.
The United States steamship. Alert, Lieu
tenant Wainwright commanding, left for
Behring Sea tonight. Captain Hitchcock
is still at the hospital very i'll, suffering from
a relapse of la grippe.
The steamer Costa Rica left for Behring
Sea this evening, with coal and supplies for
The War-ShipS.
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The State BOARD Of Agriculture.

SACRAMENTO. June 29-The Executive
Committee OF the State Board Of Agriculture
held 3 meeting to-day aud let contracts for
certain needed Improvements in the way Of
extra stalls, etc, at Agricultural Park. The
board ordered 300 copies OF Professor
Riey's report on lOcustS aud remedies
therefor just issued by the Department Of
AgrIcGllure al Washington.
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GRAIN CONSUME ID.
Fire in Wheat and Barley Fields Near
Corning.

Corning.
CORNING, June ga grain-fed fire
started at noon to-day in the field of II. c..
Wilson, and burned 100 acres of standing
barley AMI in sacks, which has averaged
fifteen sacks to the acre. 1t was insured
for 1920. The fire also consumed ninety
tons OF hay, which was net insured. The
fIe extended. and burned aeyentv-fye
acres of wheat standing and in sacks, be-
longing to II. Kraft and averaging ten
sacks to the acre. There was no in surance.
One mile Of new fencing was destroyed.
Thee haEvesters were saved by hard work.
The fire originated IN a blanket near the
cook house. A hot north wind has been
prevailing, with the thermometer at 1l0'.
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FILLED WITH SHOT.

Handcufed Prisoners Fir Upon While Try
ing to Escape.
SACRAMENTO. June pa special tele-
phone message received by the Record
Union at midnight from Freeport, eight
miles down the river, states that two men
who have been committing depredatiOns in
that neighbOrh0od were caught this evening
on the Yolo side of the river and taken to
Freeport. While handcutfei together they
started 10 run away, but the arrestng party
turned loose adOuble- barreled shotgun after
them and filed them with No. shot. One
OF them is badly wounded, and the Sheriff
and a doctor are about to leave for the scene.
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Cited for Contempt

SAN JOSE, June 29.-To-day Judge Rey-
nolds made an order citing Henry Wiebold
TO appear in court tomorrow and show cause
why he should not ba punished for contempt
the cause being a letter written to the Judge
concerning an attorney named Burrls, with
whom Wiebold has been IitIglting.
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BENJAMIN FLINT

dispatch from New York. announcing the
death IN that ciJy of Benjamin Flint, was re-
ceiyed here Yesterday morning Deceased Was
one OF the best-known men in New York, where
he had been in business many years IL the
time OF his demise lie was the owner OF several
rue ships, among Them the A. j. Fuller aud the
X. w. Grace. Most OF the American vessels In
port had their flags at hslf-maSt, out Of respect,
as soon as the sad news bee me known.
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Damage Suit Dismissed.

BAKERsFIELD, June 29.-In the case of
Mrs. Rand against the Southern Pacific
Railroad Company, praying for $4,000
damages for the killing Of her husband on
March q, 1889, the Superior Court to-day
sustained the defendants motion for a non
suit and the cause was dismissed.
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sentsnced to Life Imprisonmsnt.

MERGED. June 29-In the Superior Court
this morning Judge Law denied a motion
for new trial to Hale, the murderer Of
LOttie McDuwell, and sentenced the pris-
oner 10 lite in the Folsom State Prison. His
attorneys will appeal the case to the Su-
DTeme Court.
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DR.. Ball OF Riverside fell dead in that city yes.
terday afternoon from apopexy. During the
forenoon he was perfectly we'll and was on the
street downtown attending TO his duties as u.s.
ual. lie was one OF the most highly esteemed
physicians In tile State, aud his loss will be a
severe blow TO the community In which he
lived. He leaves a family of grown up children
among others TO mourn his sudden taking away.
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A BATHER DROWNED.
Young Man Entangled in Weeds at the Bot
tom of a Lake

SAN LUIS OBIsPo, June POI Sunday
afternoon a young Englishman named
George Smmonds was drowned while bath
ing in a small lake three miles southwest of
CrestoD, which is quite deep in places and
fhe bottom thckly covered with long weeds.
Simmonds was seen to dive and never reap
reared alive. Assistance was obtained an
hour later, aud the body was found tangled
in the weeds, and all efforts at resuscitation
nroyed fruitless. Simm0nds was a pre-
emnter on a claim four miles distant. He
lea YES a Young widow and a child. The de-
ceased was a man of fine character ant.
much esteemed. The BODY was taken TO
San Francisco for burial.
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He WIN Soon Have a House and Lot.

H'V DVUEF ~ ffUUFt
The champion snapper of Connecticut Is
generally admitted to be New London ex-
pressman. who. beginning short time ago
with a set Of abandoned harness, has
snapped and reswapped ever since, and
now has to show for it q very nice buggy and
a snug sum of money. The New London
Telegram predicts that if lie continues at
the rate he has been going soon the carriage
will be worked by easy stages into house
and lot-Ex
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Bow Drowned.

PORT COSTA, June 29.-Last evening the
eight-yeaT-Od son of NJ. Sullivan, proprie-
tor of the Grange rs Hotel, was drowned in
CarauineZ Straits. He went swimming
alone, and no one knew Of the accident until
his clothes were found on the bank His
body was recovered last night
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-a-
MARRIED..

BECHER- this city, June IA, 1891,
at st. Bridgets Church. by the Rev. Father ~ an,
MACMILLAN II. Beeher of Wisconsin ana Mary
Elizabeth Th0rner of Philadelphia Pa.
SHAW-LINDSAY-In this city. June %. 1891. by
the Rev. Father Brennan. Sheridan H. shaw ana
Agnes Z. Lindsay, both of San Francisco.
DERMOTT-JOHNSON-In this city, June ~,
1891, by the Rev. NJ ID. Buck, John McDernott
ana Christina Johnson, both of San Francisco.
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SAN JOSE, June 29.-IG the case of Uriah
Wood, charged with SANDER by James W..
Rea, Judge Reynolds to-day overruled the
demurrer to the complaint and the defend
ant was given ten DAYS n answer The suit
is for 500, 600 damages for alleged SANDER
uttered By Wood during the fall campaign.
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San Jacinto Valley Grain Crop.

SAN BERNARDINo, June 29.-The grain
crop in the Saa Jacinto Valley covers no.
600 acres, largely wheat, with much barley,
and the yield is estimated at al average of
ten or twelve sacks to the acre, an aggregate
Of goo carloads, worth about 81, 800 900.
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CARSON New June 29.-Job Smith shot
Mexican to-day for attempting to collect
bill. The entire charge of fine bird-shot
lodged In the calves of his legs, but no ser-
GUS results are expected. Smith was ar
rpctad
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Died From Commissions.

Annie +. Donnegan, aged months, died,
probably from commissions, while on her
way with her parents on the steamer Done
gan from Rio Vista. The body was removed
To the Morgne
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BORN.

ANDERSON-In this city, June 90, 1891, to the
wife of G. G. Anderson daughter.
SCHICK-In this city, June 49, 1891, to the wife Of
Morrice Schick. daughter
OHLAN DT-June II, 1891 to the wife OF Henry
0hIandt
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ARMY ORDERS.

Sergeant George Baker and Cornelius
Mack. of the ordnance detachment now in
this city, having performed the duties as
sigued them have been ordered to Benieia
Arsenal
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The Baden Road

SAN JOSE, June ga petition to the
Council and Supervisors asks for franchise
TO extend the Baden road through San Jose
to the line of San Benito. This is believed
to be in reality the Santa Fe line.
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BIRTHS MARRIAGES-DEATH

TRirth marriage and death notices sent by mail
will not be inserted. They must be handed In at
either of the publication Offices aud De indorSed
with the name and residence OF persons authorized
TO have the same publiShedl
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Seven Years Imprisonment.

NAPA, June 29.-Joseph Pettlick, who
burgleTized Aliens saloon ana the CalifOr-
MIA Market here about ten days ago. was
to-day sentenced 10 seven years in San
Quentin. He pleaded guilty to the charge.
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A SERIOUS FIRE.
Flames Spreading Up The Slope Of Mount
TamalpaiS.

SAN RAFAEL, June 29.-This afternoon a
horseman dashed into town and repor ted
that the woods on the eastern slope of
Mount Tamalpais were on fire. The fire
alarm was sounded and the department
responded instantly. A crew of vol unteers
was also Immediately sent to the scene, and
the water company receiving a telephone
message that their property was in danger
dispatched crew of fifteen men to assist
in extnguiShing the flames. At present it
is impossible TO gain any definite informa-
ton as to the origin or extent of the fire,
but it is supposed from the cou rse the IRE
took that it started in the vicinity of tn e
residence of Mrs. PJrteOus. Other reports
state that the fire started on the ranch of
Mr. Barber, the attorney, and that sixty or
seventy acres of hay were burned. The
fire spread rapidly and soon the grounds of
j. G. Kittle were a mass of flames. At this
writing the fire has aimed considerable
Roadway, but the residen ces Of Messrs.
Kitte and Barber are out of danger.
BILL WILLIAMS GULCH ABLAzE.
Bill Williams Gulch. one of the most at
tractve spots in Marin County, about two
miles west of Ross Station, is now in flames,
and the ire is rapidly running up the side
OIL the mountain. IL was Thought lldG IH6
road leading to the summit would check the
fire, but owing to the fact that there is not
breath of air in motion the fire spread
across the road and now covers an area of
| about 1000 acres. The branches of the tall
| pines and redwOOdS were consumed In
few seconds after the flames reached them.
| The cracking sound of the burning trees
| can be heard for the distance of mile, and
| the air is filled with cnders and ashes.
| After burning considerable portion
! through the Bill Williams Galch the fire
| spread to the south, and 1t is now In close
| proximity to the magnificent residence OF
| A L. Kent. About hundred men are now
! engaged in fighting the hre, but it is not
! thought it can be extinguished within forty
| eight hours. The temperature has been
! about go in the shade, and it was impoSSi-
| BILE for men to stand the heat and fight the
| fire.
| ANOTHER BRUSH FIRE.
A few minutes after the fire alarm for the
| Mount Tama pals fire was turned in a sec
Ond alarm was rung in for a brush fire on
! the east side Of town near the Hotel Rafael.
| When the firemen arrived on the scene there
was about fifty acres in flames and it was
| with great difficulty that the residence Of Mr..
! +, w. Spencer was saved. The tiremen
! were compelled 10 set fire TO the grass
! around Spencer'S residence in order to save
! it. At present the fire is confined TO a grove
! OF eucalyptus trees on the Nevada Bank
property. Fully TWO miles of fencing has
! been burned. The Fire Department has
| started fires in. several places in order to
| contine the condagratiOn to the grove where
! il now is burning At this fire the entire
| male portion of San Rafael turned out en-
| masse. There being no water facilities it
was found necessary 10 fight the fire with
volunteer crops aud fences the damage will
| not D6 very great
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Death OF Rnval Cnttla.

SAN JOSE, June 29.-ROyai COttle, a
pioneer resident Of San Jose, died this even
ing at his home in Willows, from injuries
sustained by being thrown from a buggy
last Thursday.
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COAST INTERESTS.
New PCStQflG0 Established Army Orders.
Pensions Granted.

WASHINGTON, June 29.-The following
postotfice orders have been issu ed: A new
Postofice has been established at Hickman,
Stanislaus County, with special service from
Oakdale, and Robert Davis has been ap-
pointed Postmaster. Charles ii. B0wcOtt
has been commissioned Postmaster at Fort
Alcatraz.
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REFLECTED SUNRAYS.

How They Caused a COnhagration In a
House at Fresno.
Something rather out of the usual order Of
natural events took place near Fresno. Mon
day, that may embody an explanation of the
many cases of sO-called spontaneous COM
bustiOn of which we hear from time to times
The ExpOsitOr says:
Charles Stuart farm er. who recently
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of snatching purse from Mrs LfzzeFrat-
zen on Pacific street. He was pro mptly ar
rested by Sergeant Spill ane and locked up
at the City Prison.
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San Jose Shinments.

SAN JOSE, June 29-The freight traffic
from this city was very brisk last week,
100000 pounds of fruit being shipped East.
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BURNED TO DEATH.

A Pioneers Remains Found in the Ruins Of a
Dwelling.
Los ANGELES, June 29.-The house occu-
pied alone by Lorenzo d. Gavitt at Vincent,
in the northern part of this county, was de-
stroyed by fire early this morning, ana
GavitPs e6arred remains were found in the
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CHARGED WITH THEFr.-John Kidney was
arrested last night for grand larceny on the
complaint OF W. Christ, who says Kidney stole
his wagon and clock,