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The morning call., 1891-10-14

New ORLEANS, Oct 13-The Times
Democrats San Antonio special says: The
new Mexican tariff law. which goes into
effect November 1st is meeting strong op-
position in all parts of the republic. At
San Luis P0tOsi a protest signed by the
principal merchants has been forwarded to
Congress, now in session, asking that the
act be repealed. A similar petition is being
prepared at Monterey, Chihuahua and
other cities. One of the effects of the new
law will be to increase the duty on cotton
seed oil, which is extensively used in manu-
featuring soap, from l to 10 cents per
kilOgram.
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REAL ESTATE.
Two Auction Sales of City Property oil
IL Il

Two Auction Sales of City Property on
Thursday.
Thursday there will be two auction sales
of miscellaneous property. One will be held
BY o. F. Won Rhein aud the other by G. II.
Umbsen & Co.
o. F. Won Rheims catalogue includes the
following: California street, corner; Second
street, investment; two Valencia-street lots
Mission street, corner store and fiat resi-
dences ON Mission, MInna, Army and Capp
streets; improved property Hampsht G
street, Dlkemdn place and Dawson place /;
lot southeast corner jackson and Spruce
lots 90 and 81, Block 4, Holly Park.
q. II. Umbsen & Co.'S catalogue includes
the following pieces: Lot in Gift Map /, lots
on Eureka, Alvarado, Sanchez ard Nalen-
cia; store and flats on freedom residences
on Post, Twentieth, Sutter and Bush; five
cottages on YORK; stores and fats southeast
corner Polk and Pierce.
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VANDERBILT's MARBLE PALACE.
1t VIII Be Simply Magnificent and Is
RrnNrassinn RanihIv

1t VIII Be Simply Magnificent and Il
Progressing Rapidly.
Work on the Vanderbilt marble palace,
on Bellevue avenue, Newport, is progress
ing quite rapidly. aud. with the recent ar
rivals Of imported marble, the workmen
are now busily engaged on the dining-room.
Both at the house building and at the mar
bic works on the gas-house wharf on
Thames street some very interesting sights
are TO be seen. At the latter place sculptors
are at work on four life-size female f lures
of THE Muses." Each figure occupies a
different position, and they are to be the
spandrels over the dOorways. Between the
several figures are Ovals for medailiOlS, one
of which Will bs of Il. NJ. Hunt, the archi-
tect, and another is a famous French archi-
tect. Conspicuous among the works of art
are two huge heads, male and female. the
latter with a diadem OF five stars. These
will become part Of the main entrance from
Bellevue avenue.
All the work for the driveway and foun-
tain is finished and in course of erection.
The big piers and banSters in front of the
house are treasures in art On the back
porch eight circular tiles, each five feet In
diameter, are now being prepared, and this
octave Will be set at Intervals in pretty
square tiles, in all over 5000 feet for thiI
porch All the inside of the house is Of
colored Sienna marble imported from
France, and Numeira, imported from
Africa. Over the main stairway stand
twelve Sienna columns of magnificent pro-
portions. and in the dining-roOn the mold
ings and panelings are all of Numeird
marble. richly carved and worked into
elegant groups of different styles and rep
resentattons OF ancient art.
The work of cutting tiles is quite inter
esting. Two immense double saws are cut
ting up huge blocks of marble at the rate Of
one and one-half inches per hour. These
are then put into large circular planning
ways are all iu Sienna marble, but are
draped to avoid the weather. From present
appearances the place will be well advanced
before tile cold weather sets in to cause
suspension of building operations.-New-
port special to the World.
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Ocean Gable.

Baron de Braam, the noted French engi-
neer who superintended the laying of the
first transatlantic cable for Cyrus w. Field
in 1858, is now guest at the Palace Hotel.
Discussing the subject of trans-Pacifc
cable he says that distance adds very greatly
to the cost, and in this case would be simply
tremendous. Much the better, chearer and
safer plan would be to make way stations of
the Pacific Islands. say, for instance, the
first stltion at Honolulu, and another at
some Intermediate point between there aud
Hong Kong. Still more stations would be
better if practicable
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Business Pailure

CHICAGO, Oct. 13.-An Indianapolis spe-
cial says: Julius F. Pratt and Addison
Bybee, of the old Sarven Wheel Works, now
part of the American Wheel Works trust,
have assigned. Each holds ever 100000 in
the American Wheel Works, and each is in
terested in the b. b. 5. Company, at Day
ton, Ohio, and the Indianapolis Wagon Com
pany, All their real estate holdings is in
cluded in the assignment. The failure Is
due to the assignment made by the Ameri-
can Wheel Works, in which both were
heavily interested.
KANSAS CITY, Oct. 13.-The keystone
Iron Works at Biverview, Kans., the larg-
est establishment OF the kind in this vicIn-
ity, closed this afternoon under an attach
ment for S65,000, filed by Carnegie. Phipps
& Co. of Pittsburg Pa
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say further. however, that should 1t ever
become necessary to change our flag. which
God forbid, we would rather see In its place
the flag of the United States than that of
any other country. The United States is
our nearest and best neighbor. can say
positively that no communications haye.
passed between my country and England
concerning any new relation with England.
my daughter will remain in England in
cognito until May. 1898. Should she not IN
the meantime become Queen by the death
of her aunt at that time Intend to go
make an extended trip, going to Boston and
other large cities, and presenting her to the
President at Washington before going to
the Worlds Fair at Chicago. Then we Will
go home, arriving before October 16 1898.
on which day my daughter will become OF
age. She will then swear to support and
uphold the constitution and become Queen.
Cleghorn and Charles Bishop will take
ship at San Francisco November Sd, arrly-
ing in Honolulu November 10th.
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ITEMS OF INTER EST.

New Cunard boats will lie almost as long
as the Great Eastern.
kind word will go farther and strike
harder than cannOn-ball.
"Stone fence" is beverage Of whisky
and cider. which is drunk in some parts Uf
Michigan.
Carysville. Ohio. has the only colored
postmaster in the State. He is said TO give
general satisfaction.
There is no greater misfortune that eau
befall woman than to let q man marry her
believing that she is an angel
Over thirty-fye tons of documents depOs-
tied at the British Public Record Office have
been destroyed as of no value.
The Parisians unhesitatingly pronounce
lady TO be an American when they see her
adjust her gloves after reaching the street
A st. Louis blind girl is said to have
twice predicted the recent earthquake
which nearly scared the people Of that city
out Of their wits.
Unable to overcome the appetite for liquor
a Troy (Mo) colored clergyman blew out his
brains. The facts were ELECTED in q letter
left by the suicide.
Tie BARRIERS Of Philadelphia are to pub
lish magazine. which leads paper of that
city to remark that "it will doubtless be il
Illustrated with cuts"
Only about one-quarter OF the American
Indians have to depend on Uncle Sun for
support. The others are independent and
some of them are even rich.
A company has been formed at Litchfield,
ILL.,, for the purpose of manufacturing rain
to order. A Yankee, as matter of course,
is at the head of the enterprise.
A small gold chain was recently found
imbedded in lump of coal by an Illinois
woman. 1t was about ten inches long, Of
antique and quaint workmanship.
Few Americans have left richer IegacIes
than James Russell Lowell, though many
have left more cash. The valuation of his
worldly estate is said to be $4,000.
The ornaments on the coffin of the late
William l.. Scott were manufactured out of
seventy-siX pounds of solid silver, besides
large quantities of silk and broadcloih.
At a recent wedding in Massachusetts the
presents were so numerous that the only
ones mentioned in the printed accounts of
the affair were seven dozen souvenir spoons.
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ASSASSINATION ATTEMPTED.
A Soldier Discovered While Trying to Murder
the Niearaguan President.

A Soldier Discovered While Trying to Murder
the Nicaraguan President
MANAGUA, Oct. 13.-An attempt was
made at l o'clock this morning by Cor
poral Of the palace guard named Carlos
Perez to assassinate President Sacasa.
Perez was caught on the top of the roof
over the Presidents sleeping-r0oms. He
had already made an opening in the roof
Saeasa was awakened by the noise made
by the would-be assassin, but al
lowed him to continue at his work. When
Perez had made n hole the President re-
proved him severely and then. although lie
could have shot him with a revolver, called
upon the body-guard 20 seize him. Perez
tried to hide behind a wall partition Of the
building, but was detected. He refused to
surrender, but after receiving several belt
lashes he finally did so. He WAS held by
the court and will be given a court-martial
trial
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missionaries under his own observation, aud
Rev. F. w. Bourne remarked that he had
no patience with the narrow and bigoted
version of st. PauHs words on this subject
Several other delegates spoke on the subject
during the afternoon.
Resolutions were adopted approving the
project to erect a memorial to this council
on some suitable site, in Washington. in the
shape of bronze statue of John Wesley.
and committee, headed by Bishop Fowler
of San Francisco, was appointed to raise
finds
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THE NATIONAL CONVENTION.
Efforts Being Made to Have San Francisco
Selected


WASHINGTON, Oct 13.-It is understood
that some of the members of the Repub-
lican Executive Committee ara disposed to
favor the holding of the National Repub-
lican Convention in May, 1892, as early as
the oath or 25th. while others have prefer
ence for May 3lstor June 1st. All OF them,
1t is said, favor a date at least two weeks
earlier than June 18th, on which the last
National Convention assembled. Friends
and representatives of the cities which will
be named as competitors for the convention
have begun to bestir themselves, and there
will be lively competition here next
month when the National Committee meets.
Chicago, Minneapolis and Omaha are can
ddates, and Cincinnati, Philadelphia and
Baltimore are sometimes mentioned. The
members of the committee from the Pacific
and Rocky Mountain States and Territories,
it is understood, will exert their influence
to have San Francisco chosen, and they will
be backed by a strong and active Repub-
lcan sentiment,
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= UNDER ARREST.
Serious Charges Against Major Throckmor-
ton, Commandant at Fort Schuyler.

ton, Commandant at Fort Schuyler.
New YORK, Oct. 13.-Major Charles B.
Throckmorton, U. s. A, commandant at
Fort Schuyler, was placed under arrest this
morning and relieved of his command,
pending an investigation of charges of issu-
ing worthless checks and duplicating his pay
vouchers. The specifications are that
last June Major Thro ckmorton issued
three checks amounting to $50 on
the Lincoln National Bank. in which he had
no funds. These checks were cashed by the
officer at the canteen, who was also Quarter
master at the post. They we're afterward
presented at the bank for collection, thence
they were returned protested. Another al
legation is that Major Throckmorton made
two duplicates Of his pay vouchers for
August.
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New York Baseball Club.

New YORK, Oct. 13. = The Board of d.
rectors of the New York Baseball Club,
after another meeting to-day, adopted a
resolution to the effect that there was no in
tention on the part OF the management to
in any way weaken the team for the purpose
of losing games to Boston. But in view of
the disability of several players, it was un-
wise in the management to have arranged
for extra games. The directory is firm In
the belief that the PLAYERS were honest.
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nese Government has become alarmed over
the advices that the Russians hal penetrated
far beyond the frontier of this district. and
the Minista was instructed to proceed to
ST. Petersburg and obtain positive assur-
ances with regard to the intentions of the
expedition. China and England are acting
in concert in the matter, owing to the re-
ceipt of trustw worthy Information to the
effect that the territory of Afghauistan has
a Ism been violated
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Chief Jailer Haeder of the County Jail
examined the cell of Charles Schmidt yes
terday and found quantity of opium con-
cealed in the lining of coat of the prisoner.
Schmidt was one of the witnesses against
Sidney Bell, who was found guilty OF the
murder of Samuel jacobson, and is await
ing sentence on two charges OF burglary.
He declares that he would sooner die than
90 To the State Prison.
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THE METHODISTS.
DoinSs Of the Ecumenical Con-
ference.
Interesting Discussions by The Delegates
From Great Britain.
The DeaCOGesS Movement WOman'S Proper
Sphere in Church WOrk-RepOrt Of
the Japanese Mission.
Special to THE MoRNING CALL

WASHINGTON. Oct. 13.- Bishop Hargrove
Of tie Methodist Episcopal Church South
of Nashville, Tenn, presided at to-day's
session of the Ecumenical Methodist Couu-
Gil.
The resolution referred to the committee,
concerning the joint action of the Methodist
missionary bodies working in the same
fields. was reported back favorably, and a
committee appointed to consider the SUBJ
iect,
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ADAMS EXPRESS.

Henry Sanford and Frederic Lovejoy Elected
to Succeed Hoey AID spooner.
NEW YORK, Oct. 13-The dismissal OF
President John Hoey of the Adams Ex-
press Company and the resignation of Vice
President SpConer came as complete sur
prise to the business community here.
At meeting of the Board of Directors
of the Adams Express Company this after
noon Henry Sanford was elected President
and Frederic Lovejoy Vice President, to
succeed HOey and SpOGner. A committee
was appointed to examine the financial
status Of the company.
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.:=. .:::. Partial Confession of Murder.

COLORADO SPRINGS (Colo.). Oct 13.-
Alfred Russell and Thomas Lawton, under
arrest charged with the murder of Motoneer
Heming on August 7th last, have both made
a partial confrs sion of the deed. They
wanted money to go to a circus and agreed
10 hold up anv one they might meet. Each
claims the other snot Heming and forced
him to participate In tie deed.
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Reunion Of Ex.Confederatss.

MEMPHIS, Oct. 13.-This city was pro-
fusely decorated to-day in honor of ex-Con-
federate veterans, who held a reunion here.
The veterans all attended the interstate
fair. 1t is estimated that 800 mounted men
and 2000 infantry took part in the parade.
Many prominent eX-COn federate officers and
Southern State officials were present. The
veterans were loudly cheeIed wherever they
apneared.
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Worlds Fair.

Commissioners Phelan and Hatch were
the only members present last night at the
regular monthly meeting Of the Worlds
Fair Commission for California, and in con-
sequence of no quorum being on hand No
business was transacted.
The Commissioners are anxiously await
ing decision of the Supreme Court regard
ing the $500, 900 appropriation, and there is
a mass of business on hama which cannot
be transacted until the legality of the aps
preparation is determined.
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Burned to Death.

CASPER Wyo.). Oct. 13.-Dr, Joseph Ben
son, confined in jail last night for drunken
ness, set fire to the building and was burned
TO death. He said his right name was
Joseph p. Riley, and that he killed a man
near birmingham, Mass, for which he was
sentenced to the penitentiary for fifteen
years, but escaped. He Is we'll known in
the West and for several years was army
surgeon at Fort Robinson.
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HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.
Interview With a. S. Cleghorn, Father CT Il
Coming Qpeen.

Interview With 4. 5. Cleghor1, Father CT the
Coming oaeen.
NEW YORK, Oct. 13. - Archibald Scott
Cleshorn, father Of the heir apparent of
Hawaii, is at the Windsor Hotel. He ar
rived from England Monday from visit to
his daughter, Victoria Kaiuani. He says
that the reports that Queen LiliuokalanPs
health is bad are without foundation. and
that she is in much better health than for
some time past. AS to the stories about an
nexation he says: Il can say first that it is
the desire OF our people, except very
small number indeed who favor annexation
to the United States, that we shall remain
free and independent country. ! will
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The following pensions have been granted
To Californians: Christian Lang. Horatio
d. Lincoln, George w. Can tiel :, Victor Bas-
ton, b. uirt, Levi Downing James G..
Cooper. Frederick Schroeder, John Cooper,
Talbert s. Ferguson. John l.. Lang, John
Charles Neuber, Joseph f. Brothers. Silas
P. Davidson, Charles McGeorge Quacken-
bush, Charles o. Cakes. George Donnelly,
Mary Sullivan, Maria w. Wentworth and
Frederick Mitchell
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CHINA ALARMED.

Advance of Russia Into Eastern Asia Causes
Uneasiness.
LONDON, Oct. 13.-The Chinese Minister
to Germany has arrived at St. Petersburg
from Berlin in consequence of sudden ana
urgent orders from Peking regarding Rus
sian encroachments upon Pamir, an exten-
siVe table land Of CentrS Asia. The Chi
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Dis strous Weather.

ST. PAUL, Oct. 13.-The weather the past
few weeks has undOne much of the good
done by the fine weather early in the
season in North Dakota. and the farmers of
the Northwest will suffer losses aggregating
in the millions. The damage can as yet
only be estimated. bat that the loss will be
very heavy there seems no doubt.
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Robbed While on Watch.

William Brown, watchnan at the park
terminus of the McAllister-street cable road,
was robbed early yesterday morning of 81
and gold watch and chain by John Rich
arGson, a colOred horseman employed at the
Bay District Track. Richardson was sub
sequently taken into custody, and when
search ed by Officer Malouey the watch was
found on him. The prisoner was charged
with robbery.
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English rue-ocwsr Team.

The English tug-of-war team, the ma
jority of whose members defeated the
Scotchmen on the Fourth OF July, will have
the support of the Sons of st. George and a
very strong backing among the sporting fra
ternity in the coming tournament at the
Pavilion. Captain Hagen is determined to
spare no efforts to bring his men to the
scratch in splendid condition, an will be
ably supported by those two powerful men,
Thomas Ford and Dave Humphreys.
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Neglected His Daughters.

Peter Garnes, residing at Brannan and
Clinton streets. was arrested yesterday
by Officer COmstock of tie Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty TO Chill
dren on the charge of nsglecting his
tn rec young daughters, by failing to
properly provide for them. Tie neigh
bors were very indignant at his neg
lect of his children and reported the case to
the police. Officer Comstock had the chill
dren removed to st. Joseph's Home. The
mother of the girls has been dead for some
tina
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Another Fine Church.

The erection of a church edifice will soon
be commenced by the Van Ness-ayenue
Methodist Church Society, on the corner of
Van Ness avenue and Austin street, and
the cost will be S6J,000 The Trustees OF
the church are: Bishop Fowler, Charles
GoOdall, j. ID. Hammond, Samuel Hancock,
A. Nelson, j. II. Mccarthy. F. d. Bovard
and Robert Hancock. Rev. r. S. Cantine
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None of the new men just enrolled will be
sent to the Harbor Police. but the force on
the front will be increased by men selected
from Captain Shorts watch. Officers Cook.
Whittle and O'Malley have so been de-
tached and have reported for duty to Captain
Dunleavy, and are now attached to the
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PrTTsFIELD (Mass.), Oct. 13.-The eighty
second annual meeting of the American
Board began today. Secretary Clark read
the annual survey of the missionary field,
showing gratifying progress in every foreign
country except India. Here work has been
greatly hampered for lack of funds.
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Murder and Suicide. I

LIMA Ohio, Oct. 13,-At Holgate, several
days ago, Mrs. Frank Burk gave her cousin
Roy Burk sum of money to deposit in a
bank. He spent it for liquor and went to
Deshler, where he was arrested by the Off
GERS. On his return home he went to his
house and shot and killed Mrs. Burk and
cnmmitta Snicidn
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National Republiean Leaoue.

New YORK, Oct. 1S.-A meeting of the
Executive Committee of the National Re-
publican League is called for November
10Th in this city. The President of the
league to-day appointed, among others,
William Chamberlain OF California a men,
Der of the sub-Executive Committee of the
National League
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christian Women in chicago.

CHICAGO, Oct. 13.-The eleventh business
meeting Of the Women's Christian Associa-
tion Of the United States and Canada began
here this evening. A number of reports
were heard during the evening. The session
lasts four daYs
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FATALLY INJURED.
A Young Woman Walks From a sleeping 6
Car While Asleep

Gar Whlle asleep
BUFFALO On. ", Oct. 13.-About 4
O'clock this morning a young lady passen-
ger in a sleeper on the west-bOund train of
the New York Central was seen to leave
her berth and walk to the rear platform.
As she did not return, the porter raised an
alarm and the train was stopped, but she
could not be found. Later the operator at
Croft; Station found her lying near the
track with her head cut open and badly
bruised. She was brought to this city and
died in short time. The police say that
her name was Mary Mclaughlin and that
she was en- route TO Bay City, Mich. The
suppOsition is that she was a somnambulist.
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Fen From a Flat-Car.

William Barry, living at 1914 Hyde street,
was treated for several confused wounds
about the head yesterday, received by fall
ing from tiat-caE on East street. near
Mission.
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Confession of Faith

TROY. Oct. 13.-The Troy Presbytery has
approved the report of the General Aseem-
bly's Committee on the Revision of the Con-
fession of Faith. and recommends that the
revision be continued on the line already
laid down.
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The Uruguayan Revolt.

MoNTEvIDEo, Oct. 13.-In the uprising
here recently six men were killed and seveu
wounded. Fifty-two persons are in custody
and will probably be sumnarily dealt with,
The uprising is quelled and quiet prevails
throughout Urugnay TODAY
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Democratic Victory.

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 13.-The city cleo
tions to-day resulted in the election of the
entire Democratic ticket by najorities now
estimated at from 1900 to 5000. Sullivan,
for Mayor. the incumbent, runs 1000 ahead
nf his tickpt
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Par-Republjc Congress.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 13-Thc committee
of the Pan-Republlc Congress met again
this morning A number of papers were
read, among them being one on 1.-The Chi
nese Question" by Young Wing, a natural
iZpd Chinaman
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Killed by Powder Explosion.

EMPIRE CITY (Ala.). Oct. 13.-An explo-
sion Of blasting powder in work train on
the Georgia Pacific road last night fright
fully mangled six negro laborers, four OF
" HON have since died
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The alarm OF fire at 6:Oj O'Clock last even
ing, from Station 154, was for blaze in n
two-story house at 42S Sixth street, occupied
by S. Schwartz AS n taor-shop and dwell
ing. An exploding lamp caused the fire.
Damaga SIM
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Sergeant Burke and posse, aidel by De-
tectives Cox and Gennon, visited Chinese
poker game at $40 jackson street last night,
capturing seven players and five visitors
The game was located at the top floor Of the
buildiup