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The record-union., 1891-08-31
Special to the REcoRp-UNroS.


New YORK, Aug. 30.-Edward F.
Searles will not be allowed to enjoy
Mark Hopkins millions without strug-
gle. Twenty-One new claimants to Mrs.
Hopkins-Searles' estate have appeared,
and notice Of a contest was sent last week
to Great Darlington, Mass. Several
claimants have Joined hands with Timo-
thy Hopkins, and this probably induced
hlm to decline recently an offer of five
millions and not oppose the probate of
the will. On September 18th he will file
his claims, which will be the opening
wedge for one Of the most sensational
will contests on record.
During the past week Lawyer Russell
Wilson of San Francisco, representing
Timothy Hopkins, has been in this city
consulting with Butler, StilIman IL Hub
bard, counsel for Searles. LAWYER
Frank Rogers also notified SearIes' law
yers last Thursday of his intention to
contest Mrs. SearleS' will on the ground
OF insanity and undue influence by her
husband. he represented the Hebbard
iamliy, second cousins of Mrs. Searles
He also said he intended joining hands
with Lawyer Russell Wilson.
1t appears that Mrs. Searles had many
poor relatives whom she occasionally as
sisted. Some received regular yearly
income. To William II. Hebbard she
said "YOu will all be remembered
handsomely in my will. You are not so
numerous that l cannot afford to max e
you large bequests."
Insanity and undue influence are the
basis of the suit to be brought by twenty
one new claimants. They allege that
Searles illegally used influence by circu-
[ lN~rr g. leo IN
charge that SearleS informed his wife
that her relatives were only lot of beg
gars awaiting her death.
1t is also charged that Mrs Searls had
fits OF emotional insanity; that she was
violent at times, and frequently had no
control over her mind. The HebbarGs
will submit documentary evidence to
show that Mrs. SearlS was partly insane
at times. This will also be supported
by Timothy Hopkins, who, it is charged
that on several occasions he suffered yio-
lence at the hands of his mother by adop-
ton.
One of the cousins, Nathaniel Hubbard.
lives in this city. He says: Il was al
ways on the best of terms with Mrs.
Searles, as we all were, until Edward
Searles interfered. He wrecked her
mind and drove her insane. We never
doubted that she would keep her promise
to remember US in her Will"
This Will was the work of Searles and
poor Mrs Hopkins did what was asked.
My papers and letters show a most
gigantic conspiracy if I am not greatly
mistaken. My two brothers, William H.
Hebbard and George Hebbard, and took
all over all our letters. We found sew
eral letters promising that we would all
be well remembered in the will"
The Hebbard contestants are Nathaniel
Hebbard, George Hebbard, William H.
Hebbard, Harriet Hebbard, James
Smith and Mrs. Jane A. Hollingsworth,
tlrst cousins; Alonzo Hebbard, Elisha
Hebbard, Mrs. J Josephine Davis and Mrs.
Charles Wheeler, second cousins.
The Sherwood contestants are Hyman
Sherwood, Lydia Sherwood, Betsie Sher-
wood, Hester Sherwood and Mary Sher-
wood, first cousins.
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A Smart Dog.

Senator Kenna and Senator Blackburn
are great sportsmen as everyone knows.
Each is the owner of pointer, the rela-
tive merits of which they are frequently
engaged in discussing in the cloak k-rooms
of the Senate, much to the annoyance OF
their more staid colleagues. The other
day Kenna said to Blackburn. lighting
a fresh cigar
Joe, you may talk as much as you
like about your dog, but mine won't go
out with me when the cartridges don't fit
my gum"
An audible smile went around the
room, and everybody thought well, for
once, Joe Black burn has been beaten at
his own game. The junior Senator from
Kentucky, however, was equal to the oc-
casion. He looked at Kenna for mo-
ment and then quietly remarked:
We'll, Kenna, l admit that your dog
exhibits an intelligence almost akin to
reason, but / don't mind backing mine
against him. was in the fields one day
with that dog, and a man l wasn't ac-
ouainted with came along near us. NV
dog pointed at him. / called to the dog,
but nothing would induce him to move.
So went up to the stranger.
Sir | said, would you oblige me
with your name?'
Certainly replied the stranger; my
name is Partridge.''
Without another word Kenna took
Blackburn's arm and both disappeared
in the direction of the Senate restaurant.
followed by the shouts of their friends.
New York Tribune
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An Apt RehlIke.

There is Unitarian clergyman who is
not without power of keen retOrt, and
who is none the less gifted with the grace
to command his tongue rather than allow
his tongue to command him. He has in
make q pretense of frankness an excuse
for rudeness, and who are given to boast
ing that they are plain-spoiIen, when the
truth is that they are simply ill-bred and
insolent. This especial lady is wealthy;
and there are not many in the list of her
acquaintances who dare rebuke her,
albeit they do together console each other
for the wounds they suffer from her
tongue by abusing her roundly.
1t CHANGED that one evening the lady
and the clergyman were partners at
whist at the house of common friend,
and so successful were they that they
won almost every game for the evening.
Like people who are fond of having their
own way the lady was in high humor
over this success, and when the play was
over she pushed back her chair from the
table with the characteristic and graceful
remark to her partner:
you do play a good game of whist,
Mr.. Blank. Ifyou only preached as well
as you play whist it would be treat to
go to church to hear you"
The clergyman was quite equal to the
occasion. He kept his temper and his
face under perfect control as he replied:
''Thank you, Miss Sharp, but YOU
know anybody can learn to play whist,
while genius and good breeding come by
grace of God. boston Courier.
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THE COPYRIGHT LAW.
Speculations Upon it and its Opera
ton.


ton.
In some friendly remarks on the new
copyright law, the London Times saws
that it is subtle question whether tho
effort to command the vast new public
which is opened to him will not modify
the aims and the style of the British
author. May not the desire to please a
large and uncultivated public somewhat
degrade the character OF British litera-
ture? For, says the Times, ''it is an
humbling thought that the widest circula-
ton that any American author has at
tanned during recent years was reached
died. Now Mr.. Roe, with all his virtues,
was not a man whom clever writers
should set themselves to initiate"
The Times, however, might reflect that
although the largest circulation attained
by journals in London is that of those of
which little is known, the fact does not
affect the quality of the Times or the
Spectator. Moreover, the writers who
set themselves to initiate others do not
found a literature, nor is their imitation
due TO the desire to find an audience. II
is the instructive tribute to power
which fascinates and commands. The
imitators of Byron merely expressed in
that way, but uncOnsciOuSly, the force of
his fascination. 1t was not a device of
authors to sell their wares.
The Times, however, says truly: "The
best work of which q man is capable
this is what is most likely to bring him
success" For the production of such
best work fair play is cardinal condi-
ton, and that is largely provided by the
new law, which embraces artists no less
than authors. Even if nobody should be
pecuniarily benefited by it, everybody
will feel better.-Harper' Weekly.
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Special to the RrcoRn.uS1on.


SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 30.-Goveruor
Colcord of Nevada arrived in this citv
yesterday. In relation to a dispatch
winch contained statement made by
senator Haines regarding the reported
rich strike OF gold at Pine Nut, the Gov
ernor said that he did not desire to saw a
word against Senator Haines, who was
his friend and a very good man. Haines
was one of Nevada's Worlds Fair Conn
mlssioners, and was thoroughly capabIe
and meant well. The trouble was he
sometimes became too enthusiastic. Gov
ernor Colcord said that Haines had never
III ms life been practical mining man,
ana knew nothing about prospecting or
Judging the probable value of a vein.
Even if he had been inside Zirn's shaft
he was not capable of telling whether the
outlook was promising or not, and it was
simply ludicrous for him to compare 8
little strike like that at Pine Nut to Bodie
In its palmieSt days. To class Pine Nut
with 1t could not have any other result
than to send thousands and thousands of
people TO a part of Nevada which might
not produce anything of considerable
value.
Governor Colcord gave his reasons in
detail for not believing that there was
anything very promising at Pine Nut.
AS a man who had been Il practical miner
and ppospector the best part of his life.
and who had worked in and been con-
nected with mines almost to the day he
took office, he said ne felt confident that
he understood the business very well.
The trouble with Pine Nut was that prac-
ucally nobody vouChed for it but Lirn.
an ignorant miner. Zirn had a partner.
hali owner in the mine, one Schultz,
who had not yet said that he believed
there was a big mine in sight. Until
Schultz said something every good
mining man who knew him would be
doubtful about the real value of the
strike. The Governor declared that
Schultz, butcher in Carson, was an
honest man and that if anybody could
get him to say that the rumors about
Plne Nut were true it would be time
enough to believe them. Schultz had
been giving Zirn grub stake for
years, and now that the latter had strike
Schultz would not, or at least had not
said whether this was good one or not
Ihls, In the opinion of the speaker, was
suspicious circumstance and might well
be taken into consideration by men con-
templatiug trip to Pine Nut.
Governor Colcord said further that he
had himself prospected the very country
Zlrn's alleged strike was in and had not
seen any good indications on the surface
If there was anything there beyond a
mere deposit it was remarkable indeed,
and contradiction OF all prospectors'
theories.
The one fact, though, that in the belief
of Nevada's Governor, ought to deter
men from rushing to Pine Nut, is that all
the claims for distance around have
already been taken up and there is moth
ing left for anybody who has not plenty
Of money.
Governor Colcord, who has Just re-
turned from Calaveras County, will leave
at once for the Pine Nut mine, as he be-
Heves that the boom has now reached a
stage where it is his duty as Chief Execu-
tive of Nevada to announce definitely
whether or not there is any truth in the
sensational statements that have been
printed concerning it.
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DISASTROUS FIRE.
A Large Portion of Winnemucca,
New, Burned to the Ground.
BUT ONE BUILDING IN THE LINE OF
THE FIRE ESCAPES.
Closing Days Races at TPetaluma and
Chico-A Logger at Roclxport Killed
by Log Rolling Over Him-Burg-
lars Blow Open Safe at stockton
and Secure Valuable Jeyvelry.
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NINNEMUCCA, Aug. 30.-A disastrous
ire occurred here to-day. 1t originated
IN some unknown way in the outbuild-
lngs OF John Schmidt's boot and shoe
store, and spread with great rapidity.
The water works failed utterly, and in
three hours every building i'll the line OF
the fire, except the fire-proof First Ma
tlonal Bank building. had been utterly
destroyed. The loss amounts to Sl90OO
with about 600 insurance.
The principal losses are as follows: \.
Levy & Co., general merchandise. loss
S'o,OO0, insurance $4,000; John Schmidt,
boot and shoe store and residence, loss
Si2,0Oo, no insurance; Charles .Diehl.
bakery, residence, saloon and another
building, loss $4,000, partially insured;
Masonic Hall, loss $20,OG0, insur-
ance $4,000: the STEER state office.
loss S4,O0O, insurance $500; gas works
$1,000; Judge Bonniteld's law of
nee and business house on Main
street, loss Sl,200, 'sinsurance S5O0-he
saved his extensive law library; George
II. Walker, undertaken establishment.
loss $1,000, insurance $500; Charles Wur-
telie, variety and fruit store, 81. coo, no
insurance; George Luther, saloon, loss
1000, no Insurance; Henry Busch, two
buildings, loss 5000, no insurance; L..
Il oiilnan, store, loss 5000, no insurance;
r. L. Fellows, saloon and building, loss
5000, no insurance; Mrs. s. w. Ruse,
lodging house, loss $3.50, no insurance:
Mrs. a. +. Gibson, postottice building,
loss $1,000, no insurance; also her resi-
dence, loss $1,000. insurance $500; Mrs.
Mary Brown, building, loss 81 900, par
tally insured; McAllister's residence,
loss S5, 600, no insurance; Miss Lou Chap
peile, building, loss $500, no insurance;
Henry Warren, dwelling, loss 81, 900, in
Surance $500; Pascals residence. loss
$1,000; Mrs. Winde's residence, loss 81 200,
no insurance
The record-union., 1891-08-31
CALIFORNIA FRUITS.
Prices Realized at the Sales In tn
East on Saturday

Prices Realized at the Sales In tho
East on Saturday.
CHICAGO, Aug. 30.-The Porter Brothers
Company sold Yesterday at auction for ac-
count of California Fruit Union shippers:
Bartlett pears. 81 75@2 20; Gros prunes,
75c@Sl; Crawford peaches, 7Oc@S1 10;
nectarines, 100000; Tokays, 81 65@2 so;
Muscats, 81 10@1 So; few poor condition,
65@S5c; Fellenberg prunes, 81 10; Japan
plums, 81 80; yellow clings, 81 10@I Is;
Black Prince grapes, 65c.
CHICAGO, Aug. 30.-The Earl Fruit
Company sold California fruit at auction
as follows: Bartlett pears, 81 SOG12 25:
Late Crawford peaches, 75clgS1; Orange
cling peaches, S0c@SI Is; Susduehanna
peaches, 90c@S1; Golden-cling peaches.
81 o.; Hungarian prunes, 81 25; eros
prunes, 85cGSl; Japan plums, 81 55Gll 60:
Muscat grapes, poor condition, half
crates, S0c@Sl 90; Tokay grapes, 81 S0@
2 80; nectarines, 81 25.
OMAHA, Aug. 30.-The Porter Brothers
Company, agents for the California Fruit
Union, sold three carloads of California
fruit yesterday, realizing for Bartlett
pears, 81 1902 %; peaches, 9Oc@s1;
plums, 75c9s1; Muscats, 81 25@I so;
Black Prince grapes, S1@1 25.
The record-union., 1891-08-31
CLEARINGHOUSE STATISTICS.
Business Transacted I'm the PRINCIPAL
Cities During the Past Week.

Business Transacted In the PRINCIPAL
Cities During the Past Week
BosToN, Aug. 30.-Clearings: New
York, S549, ,4l2, 900, a decrease of l2.7 Der
cent; Chicago, SSO,657 900, an increase OF
81; Boston, S75,798,0OO, decrease of 6.9
per cent; Philadelphia, S55, ,55S, 900.
a decrease of 10.6 per cent; st.
Louis, SIC, 900, an increase of 1874 per
cent; San Francisco, SIS, AZ, 900, an in
crease of 3.3 per cent; Baltimore, sl3.-
20S,000, an increase of III per cent; Gin
cinnati, $40, 900, an increase of 5. 0 per
cent; Pittsburg, ST., ,264,0OO a decrease of
200 per cent; Minneapolis, Sc, ,35S, 900, an
increase of 1915 per cent; Omaha, So, ,6O5,-
600, a decrease of 26.9 per cent; Denver,
S3,93l 900, a decrease of 1874 per cent; St.
Paul, A,249,000, an increase of III per
cent; Duluth, 81, ,0S4 ,555, a decrease of 4. l:
Galveston, S4,560,00O, an increase of
25.2 per cent; Portland, Or, $4,000,
an increase of rs per cent; Salt Lake,
Sl60, 0,705, a decrease of SIS per cent;
Tacoma. SS59,G00 a decrease of lib:
Seattle, S731, 900, a decrease of 42.5 per
cent; Los Angeles, 1856, 900, an increase
of 57.3. Sixty cities in the United States
and Canada show total of S954, ,2S5, 900, a
decrease of 81 per cent.
The record-union., 1891-08-31
REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT.
Plot to Overthrow the Government in
Brazil.

Plot to Overthrow the Government in
Brazil.
NEW YORK, Aug. 30.-Advices received
in this city from Brazil, via Montevfdeo,
give the details of a conspiracy which was
discovered in Rio Grande do Sui, and in
which many prominent persons are in
volved.
Rumors have been current in Buenos
Ayres and even in Rio Janeiro for long
time that the enemies of the present Gov
ernment were preparing to begin revo-
luton in Rio Grande. Strict watch was
placed on the persons suspected, and the
matter was finally abandoned by the
Government as untrue. 1t now seems TO
have been founded on fact. The plan
was to attack all the armories which it
was known would remain faithful to the
Government and capture them.
While party OF travellers were driving
in the outskirts Of Salla it began to rain,
and, looking for place III which to go in
order to get out of the rain, they saw in
the midst of the woods three or four huts
They entered, and to their surprise found
them piled up with long narrow boxes,
small barrels or kegs and square boxes
OF wood. Close inspection showed them
to be kegs of powder and cases of rifles
and boxes containing ammunition.
As soon as the rain had subsidized the
travellers went to the city and told their
nnd to the authorities, when detach-
ment of soldiers was at once sent to the
spot and a guard on the huts established.
ON the same night negro was captured
inst as he was about to enter one of the
hutS.
Upon being searched important papers.
containing q list Of persons friendly to
the movement. were found in his pos
session. He also had among his papers
the plan of the two armories and list of
the officers and men who would be most
likely to make fight for the Govern
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IN LUCK AGAIN.
a Clerk Falls Heir to His Third
Fortune.

a Clerk Falls Heir to His Third
Fortune.
NEW YORK, Aug. so. - Constantine
Ashargan, a young man who has been
millionaire twice and is now clerking for
$40 week, is in luck again. A number
of years ago he inherited million dollars
upon the death of his father, wealthy
manufacturer of Athens. and proceeded
to cut large swath. By the time he
was % years of age he was penniless.
Shortly after his mother died, leaving
him another million. By diligent appli-
cation he managed to squander this in
eight years, when he came to this coun-
try, landing at San Francisco and beating
his way to New York, where he has
since resided. Now an uncle in AleXan-
dria has died and left him third fortune.
Constantine says he will take care of this
one.
The record-union., 1891-08-31
EDIsoN's PHoNoGRAPH.

The Wizard to Place the Concern in
England on n Commercial Basis.
New YORK, Aug. 30.-Edison, who has
long been feeling his way with his phono-
graph in England, is at length about to
place the concern on commercial basis.
a preliminary campaign, under Colonel
Cournand's generalship, has been adroitly
and ably managed. The photograph has
been literally lent for charitable purposes,
has chronicled the words of Gladstone, the
songs of Madame Patti and Lord Tenny-
son reading his own poems, but no money
has been taken on behalf of the proprie-
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PECULIAR CASE.
A Young Man Loses Every Sense But
That of Feeling.

MUSHROOM (Mich.l, Aug. 3O-An ex-
traordinary case has been developed at
Whitehall, near this city. George Beard
young man aged 2l years, has been con-
fined to his bed for the past three months,
during seven weeks of which time he has
been in an unconscious condition. He
seems to have lost every sense save that
of feeling. When he is touched on the
arm, with a slight downward pressure
he will raise his arm; when an attempt is
made to move his head to the right, he
will turn it to the left. in order to feed
the patient, four teeth had to knocked
out, as it was impossible to open his
mouth either to insert food or to extract
the teeth. The attending physician pro-
nOunces it a case of carus.
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FORGER KINIBALL.
Judge Hebbard Sentences Him to Ten
Years at san Quentin


Years at san Quentin.
SAN Francisco, Aug. 3O.-J. 4. Kim
ball appeared in Judge Hebbard's court
yesterday to be sentenced for forging the
name of a. d. Wilder of the Southern
Pacific Company to check for S6S on the
CroCker- Woolworth Bank. Council for
the defendant stated that no motion
would be made for new trial KimbalI
then made speech, stating that he had
objected to new trial because his attor-
neys proposed to advance the insanity
plea. Il am not inSane," he added but
am innocent of this crime. NV convic-
ton was the result of false testimony and
the over-zealous efforts of the detectives
who had the case in charge. 1 solemnly
declare that the prosecuting witness, !.
Okerblad, who identified me as the per-
son who indorsed the forged check at the
bank, did not tell the truth, for what rea-
son l do not know, unless Inducements
were held out To him by the detectives" !"
kimbail, in conclusion. reaffirmed his
innocence, and asked the court, for the
sake of his wife, to suspend judgment
and permit him to leave the State.
Il have no option said Judge Heb
bard, but to impose upon you the min
imum penalty for your crime, which is
ten years: that have decided to do. The
judgment of the law and the sentence of
the court, therefore, is that you be con-
fined in the State prison at Folsom for
ten years"
The record-union., 1891-08-31
Street-Car Collision.

OAKLAND, Aug. 30.-An electric car ran
into horse car at the crossing of Four
teenth and Grove streets tonight, badly
injuring the driver and another man on
the platform. The horse cars have the
righto of way, and the driver expected the
electric car TO stop, but it did not do so.
Both cars were filled with passengers.
The crossing is a dangerous one, and
there have been in the past several mar
row escapes from accident there.
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County High school Deteated.

ANAHEIN, Aug. 30.-At yesterdays
election the country precincts rolled up
solid majorities against the County High
School. Santa Ana, being the place Sc
lected for the site of the school, gave $50
majority against the school. The returns
jority against the school. There are six
small precincts to hear from. Had the
campaign lasted two weeks longer the
majority against the school would have
been much larger.
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The Austrian Empress,

PARIS, Aug. 30.-A dispatch to the E-s-
tVette from Vienna says that the Austrian
Empress shows signs of insanity. She
is very eccentric, among other things de-
string bizarre costumes in which to ap-
pear in public. Medical experts called
by the Emperor have pronounced the
case grave one, being associated with q
hereditary malady.
The record-union., 1891-08-31
Railroad Collision in Ohio.

CHICAGO, Aug. 30.-This morning a
coal train on the New York, Lake Erie
and Western road collided with an excur-
sion train on the Baltimore and Ohio at
Lodi, 0. The rear car of the excursion
train, containing twenty-eight passen-
gers, was thrown from the track, being
totally demolished. Four people were
painfully injured. The others escaped
with q bad shaking un.
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The Venezuelan Treaty.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3G.-It is stated or
good authority that the reported rejec,
ton by the Government of Venezuela OF
the reciprocity treaty with the United
States is incorrect. The treaty was moi
rejected, but the Government sent il
back asking that it be modified, for the
reason that the concessions contemplated
would decrease the national revenue &c
per cent. The Venezuelan Government
is willing to concede half that.
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yacavilIe Fruit sales.

VACAyILLE, Aug. 30.-According to a
statement published in the Enterprise
yesterday there have been shipped to
Eastern points 374 carloads of green fruit
and 45 carloads of dried fruit, being
largely in excess of the number shipped
at the same time last year. Edward
Fisher of the Bank Of Vacaville states
that S265, 900 have been paid growers for
fruit so far this season, q sum slightly
less than last year at this time. In con-
sequence of the low prices very little
dried fruit has changed hands and re-
turns are, therefore, behind,