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Worlds Fair Tax.

OLYMPIA (Wash.), Jan. 13.-The House
and Senate Committees on the Worlds Fair
met to might and drafted bill which will be
introduced In both Houses tomorrow. 1t
levies tax of one-fourth of a mill ON tbe
taxable valuation of property during the
mex next three years. This will net about $24o,-
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Rsse-BaIl Salaries limited

TACOMA (Wash.), Jan. 13.-Representa-
tives of the Pacific Northwest Base bali
League met yesterday. Portland, Seattle,
Tacoma and Spokane Falls were repre-
sented. Among other business transacted
WAS the adoption of two ironclad rules for
the protection of the salary limit, which
has been fixed at $1,000 per month for each
club The season of 1891 will open April
9Th and close October 9TH.
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Proposals and Bids,

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-PrOposals for
furnishing the Mare Island Navy-yard with
lumber. including a quantity Of Oregon
pine. nails, paints, etc., were sent out to day
from the Navy Department. The bids are
to be decided by lot.
The following bids for furnishing steam
engineering stores to the United States ship
Mohican at Mare Island were awarded at
the Navy Department this morning: Ii. b.
Willis, class G, 1927 80; W. f. Bowers. class
b. 5000; Durham, Carrigan IL Hayden, class
A, S2l2 80; class b. S248; class G, $3.50 80 :;
class ID, S15 Is; class E, $35; J. N. Noles,
class Z, S3G9 rs.
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Transfer of Officers.

WASHINGTON, Jan. ia bill passed the
senate to-day to transfer officers of the
army from the limited to the unlimited list
OF the retired list: 1t will result in the i'm
place fifty or sixty officers now Gig lille for
retirement on the limited list.
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Bank Declared I,solvent

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 13. A Tribune's
special from Sioux Falls, S. Oak, says:
Proceedings were begun in the United States
court to-day for the appointment of re-
which closed yesterday. The bank has
100000 capital. The petitioners allege that
Charles d. Kennedy, the President, fraudu-
lently mismanaged the affairs of the bank
and IL is insulyent
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A Ceutenarian,s Death.

SAN DIEGO. Jan 13.-Mrs. Marguerite
Chavez died to-day in this city at the age of
102 years. The immediate cause of her
death was fall from her bed on Sunday,
by which she sustained a compound fracture
OF the collar-bone and arm. Otherwise she
was in perfect health, and gave promise of
reaching much ripper age. The deceased
was native of Sonora.
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Coal-on Stove Explosion

The explosion of a coal-oil stove in a room
at 420 Montgomery avenue caused the alarm
from Station 9 at 6 30 o'clock last evening
The damage was small.
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Still Another PARTY.

Topeka, Jan. 13-Delegates from 300
towns, villages and cities met here to-day in
secret session to form a permanent organ
1Zati0n of the Citizens Alliance. 1t Is a
sort of supplementary organization to the
Farmers Alliance, bearing the same rea-
ton to the towns and cities that the Farm
ers' does to the country.
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A Double Murder.

JEFFERSON CITY (Mo.), Jan. 13-Meager
details of double murder come from Tus-
cumbia. Mrs. Freeman quarreled with one
Fukerson and fired charge of shot into
his breast. Fulkerson then snatched the
gun from the woman and before ne expired
mortally wounded her. Jealousy caused
the tragedy.
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Senator John II. M;tebeu

SALEM Oregon, Jan. 13.-In Joint eau
Gus OF the Republicans of the House and
Senate this evening, Johu Fl. Mitchell was
nominated by reclamation as United States
Senator to succeed himself
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DROVE TO THEIR DEATH.
-Four Farmers Killed While Crossing in Front
Of an Rxnrapo

TOLEDO Ohio, Jan. 13.-Four farmers
MIlt Gilmore, Grant Fleming, Reuben Bah
cock and Charles Ream-attempted tonight
to cross the Lake Shore tracks in sleigh, at
the head of a fast express train. The eng-
neer did all that was possible to stop the
train but could not. The four men were in
SfanflV killed
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Mysterious Trapedv

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 13.-An unknown
man and woman were found dead In bed
this morning. The woman was shot through
the head and the man through the breast.
1t has been learned that the couples
names were Anton and Anna Bruchner, and
they were man and wife
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The Seuata

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 13.-The Senate con-
yened at 10 o'clock. Senator Fraser presiding.
Upon motion all reference to the rumored
death of Senator Hearst was expunged from
the minutes.
Heacock OF Santa Barbara introduced
resolution reconsidering the resolution of
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The Olympic Clubs Tranks

New YORK, Jan. 49, Vice-President Rix
of the San Francisco Olympic Club, who
has visited many of the Eastern athletic
clubs, says: " am certain that there are
no tracks in this country that are superior
to those Of the Olympic Club"
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Starvation in Kansas.

LAWRENCE Kas,) Jan. 13.-John Fl.
Shirley of Northfeld, Sherman County,
Western Kansas, is in this city soliciting
aid for destitute settlers. The crops have
failed for five years, and now they are actu-
ally dying from desIitutiou, starving from
want of food, and freezing for want Of cloth
ing and fuel
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Locomotive Boiler EXPLOSION.

ASHLAND Pa.). Jan. 13-Martia Saeger,
John Smith and c. Bolich were Instantly
killed, and another man badly wounded by
the explosion of locomotive boiler at Cor
don this evening
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Senator Evarts, successnr.

ALBANY, Jan. 12.-The indications here
are that Smith NJ. Weed has given up his
Senatorial fight, and all the politicians
tonight point to Hill as the successor of
Evarts. The Democratic caucus has been
postponed until Monday next.
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oBITU AR .
CAPTAIN j. B. THOMAS.

Captain j. B. Thomas, one of the Trus-
tees Of the Great Eastern Sugar Trust, died
at an early hour yesterday morning in the
City of Boston, Mass. The deceased gentle
man was one of the pioneers of this Coast
and was Tor a number of years resident
of San Francisco. Arriving here in 1919,
he engaged in mercantile persuits and in the
course OF few years acquired an indepeud-
ent fOrtune.i In 1856, disguised with the
political corruption of the times, he helped
at the ensuing election drove the
rascas out of power and for the
ten years following secured a model
municipal government for his adopted city.
To secure this state of affairs he, in CON-
pany with ten or twelve other gentlemen,
imposed task without any thought Of
recompense save the thanks of the commu-
nifty. Success accompanied their efforts until
the change in the election law, whereby
Municipal and State elections we're re-
CURED to take place on the same day. In
1870 Captain Thomas returned East. settled
in Boston, and by judicious investments
added considerably to his already large
fortune.
He was born at Pittston. Me-. June. 1911
His first venture was as a sailor before the
mast. He invested his savings in a ship
and engaged in the West Indies trade. In
40 he loaded his vessel with mining tools
and sailed for San Francisco. There he
engaged IN WnafHDg ana III buying cargOeS
on their arrival, and made large fortune.
He was an active member of the Vigilance
Committee. On his return to Boston he
bought out the Standard Sugar Refinery
and enlarged the business. At the time of
his death he owned much real estate in San
Francisco and was Director of the Bank
of California. He was interested in many
large manufactures and was liberal in
giving to the church and to charities.
1t is related of him that at the time the
Christian Commission was organized he was
called upon for a subscription. He put MS
name down for $3.50. When the list was
taken to Starr King he asked about
Captain Thomas subscription. Some one
said that the $3.50 covered the sum
total of his gift Mr.. King called upon the
captain and was told by him that the sub
scription was $3.50 a month as long as the
commission lasted, and as matter of fact
he continued to pay it for over three years,
at the rate of $1,000 per year.
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Crushed by a Stone.

PLATTsBURG On. ", Jan. 13.-John and
William FURRY and two Italians were in
stantly killed ana three others fatally In
jured at quarry near Westport this after
noon by derrick giving way and letting q
huge stone fall upon them.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-This evening a
false alarm from the box located in the
White House brought out the entire fire
department. The alarm is thought to have
been sent in by wire becoming eros ed
with the electric light wires.
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Duke oE SOMERSET.

A cablegram from London, under date of
Monday, announces the death of the Duke
of Somerset as having taken place. He was
the twelfth Duke in the line of succession
and succeeded his father, Sir Adolphus st.
Maur, Duke of Somerset, who was First
Lord of the Admiralty, and who died in
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MEL1ss A j. L. MORRISON.

Melissa ]. Lee Morrison, wife of P. NJ.
day morning at 2OSO San Pablo avenue, Oak
land. She was "a years of age and had re-
sided in the City of Oaks for sixteen years.
She will be buried this afternoon from the
Seventh-day Adyentists' Church, corner
Twelfth and Brush streets.
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Killed by an Accidental BLAST,

DEADwooD Is. Dak.), Jan. 13.-Harry
Lewis, Dennis Simmonds and Joseph
Hughes were killed to-day by the accidental
explosion Of giant powder.
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Reciprocity.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-Repres entatve
Mckinley, from the Committee on Ways
and Means. to-day reported to the House a
bill providing that the commercial recipro-
city treaty with Hawaii was not impaired
by the Tariff Act Of October last
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Fire at Salt Lake City.

SALT LAKE, Jan. ia fire originating
In the Cooperative Furniture Company
store to-day destroyed much stock, and also
several adjoining stores. The losses of the
furniture company, Barton & Co., clothing,
and hyde & Griffin, provisions, will aggre.
gate $50, 000, partially insured.
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Boston Lbrarian-Ah, ha my little man:
another big book, eh? Well, WELL YOU are
a, genuine prodigy! That's the way our
MASSACHUSETTS statesmen are made. Doyou
read them all-every word?
Codwalter McBean-No, sir. take them
home and sit on them at table-N. Y. Sun.
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Democratic paper susnendea

GILRoY, Jan. 13.-The Crescent, estab-
lished here three years since as Democratic
organ, has suspended publication, r. G.
Einfalt the editor, having removed to New
man,
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VIII Be a Total Loss

NEW YORK. Jan. 14.-The seven-story
brick building occupied by Vaughn & WILL
Jams. iron, steel and oil merchants, was
burning at 230 o'clock this morning. and
will probably be a total loss.
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Mrs. Fuiii's Body Cominp

NEW YORK, Jan, 14.-The funeral of Mrs.
See Fulfil, the wife of the Japanese Consul
who died on Monday, was held to-day. The
body was sent tonight to San Francisco en-
route to Japan.
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Death of a snortinn Man

NEW YORK, Jan. 13.-Billy OBrien, a
sporting man widely known throughout
the country, died suddenly in the Flatbush
Insane Asylum to-day.
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Grain Elevator Burned.

NEW York, Jan. 13.-Van Tassell's grain
elevator on Eleventh street and Thirteenth
avenue was damaged to the extent of
$500, 600 by fire tonight.
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Marked Dead"

Three days before Christmas box weigh
ing about 100 pounds left the city by express
for small town in the mountain district Of
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A Brilliant paoon4,..

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13--The reception
given by President and Mrs. Harrison to-
night to the Diplomatic Corps was brill
liant one.
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Business Trouble,

LYNN (Mass), Jan. 13.-The Pard Co.
operative Shoe Manufacturing Company
has assigned. No statement has yet been
given.
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Frank Fargo in the early COS to his asso-
ciates in this State, died on Monday at his
home in Buffalo. N. Y. Mr.. Fargo was for
many wears active in political life. He came
to California in the early SOS, and. alter
serving as Clerk of the State Assembly,
was in 1861 elected from Alameda County a
member of the Assembly. He resided in
Oakland, and in those days was a central
figure in affairs The deceased returned to
Buffalo more than twenty-five years ago, and
in 1881 his cousin, William S. Fargo, died.
The latter was President of the American
Express Company and left beautiful and
wealthy widow, whom f. F. Fargo after
ward married. She died two or three years
since,
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BORN.

BORN.
RENNIE-In OAKLAND, January IL, 1891, to the
wife of Il. p. Rcnnie,
TOBIAS-In this city. January IL, 1891, to the
wife of Theodore Tobias, son.
GREY-1n this city, January g. 1891, to the wife OF
Richard H. Grey, son.
RYHNER-In this city, December 81, 1890, TO the
wife of Joseph Ryhner, a daughter.
TRAPP-In this city, January 10, 1884, TO the wife
OF +. Charles Trap, a daughter.
MAAS-in this city, January IL, 1891, to the wife
of Jacob Mas
PIERSoN-In this city, January IL, 1891. to the
wife of r. r. Person, a daughter.
SANDS-In this city. January 10, 1891, to the wife
OF Fred Sands, son.
BARR-In this city, January II, 1891, to the wife
OF Andrew Barr,
CEVELLI-In Oakland, January 8, 1891, to the Wife
of Lorenzo Ceyelll. son.
CL1NKISBEA RD-In Santa Clara, January IL
1891, 80 the wife OF X. S. ClinkinDeard, a daugh-
ter.
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Fire in a Mississippi Town.

MEMPHIS, Jan. ia fire is raging In
Grenada. Miss. Two warehouses and a
number OF stores have been burned, The
loss will be 100000.
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oregon's Interest Law.

SALEM Oregon, Jan. ia bill was in
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FRANCIS F. FARGO.
Francis F. Fargo died on Monday in Buff.
faln n Y
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-20
The Congressional Brief

WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. 20.-In the SEN
ate yesterday an hour and half was con-
sumed discussing point of order raised
by German, taking issue with the vice
presidents ruling last Friday to the effect
that an appeal from decision of the chair
on non debatable question was itself not
debatabie The matter was finally
dropped, and after the introduction of a
numbered bills, the elections bill was taken
up and George addressed the senate in op-
position to the bill.
Most of the session of the house was
taken up by political speeches and assaults
upon the speaker by the Democrats for
past rulings. Only one bill of minor i'm
portance was passed, and at 5 O'Clock the
house adjourned
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-20
Concluded Sot to Cncus.

WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. 20.-The pro.
posed caucus of Republican senators to
discuss programme for disposing of the
rule to close debate on the election bill
Is off for the present. While no definite
conclusion 70 hold caucus had been
reached by the Republicans it was be-
lieved by many OF them that 1t would be
advisable TO call one for last night. Now
1t Is said that there is no necessity for can
Gus action, the instructions given the Re
publican members on rules ut the last CON.
ference being deemed sufficient for their
guidance
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-20
THE RAUM INVESTIGATION.
witnesses Have Nothing Startling to Tell
to the Committee

witnesses Have Nothing Startling to Tell
to the Committee.
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan 2O.-The house
committee investigating the charges
against Commissioner Raum continued its
session yesterday. Miss Carrie Roush tes-
tilted that in addition to a letter she had
previously admitted to writing, she cop
led several legal papers for the company
at the request of Mr.. Tanner, Commission
er Raum's private secretary The work
was done after Office hours and altogether
she had not worked much more than an
hour on such matters. Assistant Score
tary Bussey said he had permitted Raum
TO use his name as one of the incorporators
OF the refrigerator company, but had no
stock therein. He did not know. as Coon
er lnsinuated, that there were millions of
dollars of worthless stock in the company
hoatlng around. Green b. Raum, ,Jr
testified that government messenger
named O'Donnell took care of his (Raum's)
horse, and was paid fori it. Cooper wanted
20 know how much was paid, and was
told that 1t was name of his business
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-20
Kansas CITY Not as Big as 1T Was

ST. LOUIS, Jan 20-The Chronicles
Jefferson City, Mo, special says: The su-
preme court handed down decision yester-
day in the famous Kansas City extension
case. About year ago, the city extended the
limits taking in twenty-five miles of terri
tory. The census was taken under the
extension, and five aldermen were elected
from the new territory. The court held
that the extension proceedings were not
according to law, and that the extension
was invalid. All city ordinances passed
since the extension will be invalidated
The population of the city is reduced about
Ii 600
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-20
SAME THING IN THE HOUSE.
Obstruction Resorted to There with
Very Plain Purpose

Obstruction Resorted to There with "A
Very Plain Purpose.
The tactics of the Democratic senators
Is plainly being adopted in the house and
the purpose is evidently to delay business
with the ultimate object of defeating the
elections bill This was made obvious
yesterday when Bland demanded the read
ing OF Saturdays proceedings in full in
stead of in the abbreviated form. The
journal being short, its reading consumed
very little time. Then Mills moved an
amendment to the journal relative to
refusal of the chair to recognize his mo-
ton to reconsider the vote by which Fri
days journal was approved Cannon de-
manded the previous question and vas
recognized by the speaker. A number of
Democrats demanded the reading of Mills
amendment and it was so ordered.
Springer Attacks the Speaker.
Springer then took the floor under the rule
allowing forty minutes debate, after the order
ing of the previous question, and said that never
before the first session of this congress had a
motion to reconsider-a privileged notion
been denied by the presiding officer In the
last election, he was pleased to say, the honora-
bic speaker had recognized the great principle
OF the right of the people to rule. The speaker
had said in a speech in New York that this was
government of the people, by the people, and
for the people. etc, etc.
The speaker said he hoped the gentleman
would give the house the benefit of the 'etc.''
Springer replied that he would print the
speaker s remarks in the Record.
Interpreting the Elections.
Springer said thespeaker had put before the
people as question to be considered his con
duct in making his rulings which he had
demonstrated as the turning aside of the prece-
dents of 100 years, but which he hoped would
be the making of precedents for the next 100
years This question had been presented to
the American people, and their verdict had
been one of condemnation of the rulings of the
speaker.
Rogers rose to interpose q remark but
Springer did not yield, and the speaker, with
some sarcasm in his tones, remarked that the
gentleman from Illinois did not desire to be in.
terrupted
Springer replied that he did not desire to be
interrupted by the chair, but expressed q
willingness to yield five minutes of his time to
the speaker if he desired to say anything.
Reed Quotes Speaker Randall.
The speaker made no response to this and
then Bland criticised his rulings and when he
was through Speaker Reed had several ex-
tracts from the journal read showing that RAN
dali, when speaker of the house, had refused to
entertain appeals from his decisions. Springer
suggested that those refusals were made when
the house was proceeding under SPECIAL act the
provisions of which would not be in force after
certain time. The speaker replied that the
same rulings must be made in pursuance of the
law which provided that this congress should
expire at certain time. Springer retorted
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-20

tnat Randall had been governed by the law
while the present speaker was governed hv his
own will led 'y his
Mchinley States the Situation.
1nchiniey SAID that nobody would deny that
sne motion made Saturday by Mills was ppreJy
eena.ory, and 1t was the duty of the chair to re-
.1.. ~ enoertain IT, AS to the result of the
une people. When the Democrats had mt i'm
PUBIC Jaw their own Interpretation of their
victory the Republicans would 90 to the Amer
lean people on the issues thus made and let the
people determine in 1892 which side of the
c couse should continue in control of the United
Ssa.es' mere was not gentleman, ne said
on the other side who would not declare that
lie whoie purpose of the filibustering tactics
as 10 make 1t impossible to pass the elections
OIL IN the house, if the senate should pass it.
Flower Accepts the Issue.
:. rioWer-We accept the issue and stand upon
Mckinley am glad the gentleman makes
an open confession.
FlowerI do
mchlnley-And / want to say to the gentle
man from New York that this issue viii rot
down
Flower-lt downed the Republican party.
Mcklnley-You gentlemen secured power in
,ne mouse of representatives by the suppression
d the votes of thousands and hundreds of thou-
sands of citizens. You may have a temrorary
victory now and then, but the party which
STANDS against an honest ballot and an honest
sount cannot long and permanently hold power
IN this country.
r. b. Taylor of Ohio declared obstruction
reasonable always. in effect, and nearly
Always IN purpose, and Breckenridge
asked what remedy the minority had when
unlimited debate was shut off To this
Iaylor replied-The same remedy as if the
OIL Is passed-none at all. Thus the whole
nal -,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-20
They Want HeaIy 10 subside.

LONDON, Jan. 20.-Healy's speech at
Edgeworthstown is denounced by bots
the English Liberals and McCarthyites,
and all unite in wishing that he would
subside for the present Gladstone is said
to be hurt at Healy's recent assertion that
he (Healy) had avoided or declined invita-
tiOns to Gladstone's dinner table, and
Morley is said to have sent quiet hint to
Mccarthy that Healy must be called in
or serious damage NAV result.