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BORNE TO THE GRAVE.
Funeral of the Late Edwin E. Hess
-ImnreSSiYe SnrYicns

Funeral of the Late Edwin f. Hesser
impressive Services.
The funeral of Edwin E. Hesser took
place yesterday afternoon, and was very
largely attended. The funeral services
were held in the Central Methodist
Church and were conducted by the pas
tor, Rev. c. II. Beechgood, assisted by
Rev. Chas. McKelvey of Auburn, former
pastor of the church, and Rev. NJ. S.
Bovey Of the United Brethren Church.
The music was furnished by quartet,
consisting of Miss Belle Darlington, Miss
Mabel Hillhouse, Edwin A. Williams
and w. +. Cornmiller. The floral offer
ings We're numerous and beautiful, con-
sisting of various designs and bouquets of
choice flowers. One design Of special
note represented locomotive and ten
der. The locomotive was made of
white and yellow chrysanthemums, and
on the sides were the initials, s'E. E. H. -
in small blue flowers. on the tender
were the initials, IS. p. r. r., in the
same flowers. This piece was offered by
the employees of the machine depart
ment of the railroad shops, where de-
ceased was employed.
The pew in which the family had wor-
SHIPPED for years was beautifully and
tastefully decorated with ivy, smilax and
cut flowers. A vacant chair, on which
rested star made of pure white flowers.
marked the place where deceased was
accustomed to sit.
The Young Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union, Of which he was an hon
orary member, attended the funeral in a
body, as did also the Central NJ. L. Sun
day-school.
The pall-bearers were Al Greenlaw.
Harry Baldwin, Schuyler Lancaster, Gus
Weiss, William Jetfery and Gilbert
Farrar. These were his shopmates, with
whom he was closely and intimately ac-
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NORTHERN PACIFIC ACCIDENTS.

Twenty-Five Men Said to Have Been
Killed in Wednesdays Landslide.
TACOMA, Nov. 29.-Thomas Murphy,
Alexander Gilehrist and Benjamin Flat
terry, laborers on the Northern Pacific
Railroad, make affidavit that twenty five
men or more were killed in a landslide
on the Northern Pacific at Canton Sta
ton last Wednesday. Two men were re-
ported killed at the time. Murphy
makes an affidavit, and he is corrob-
GRATED by the others in part as follows:
''Instead OF two men being killed, to my
knowledge as an eyewitness, or as near
as l could under oath testify to, there are
10 less than twenty-five men still bur-
led under rocks and earth in the bed of
the river. There were sixty-tvo men
working directly in front of the bank at
the time it gave way. They had no way
OF escaping. Some turned to run along
the track and others jumped down
the slope of the roadbed and tried to
reach the river, but the slide came with
such force and rapidity that it swept the
track. men and tools and buried them
under it as it swept down the slope Last
Thursday night we made search for all
the evidence we could find to try and
ascertain how many were buried. The
result was twenty. Their names are as
follows: J. Wallace, Joseph Murphy,
Charles Schmall. Charles johnson, An
drew Erickson. Paul Paulson, Andrew
Hillman, ID. Mclean, one more whose
features only were known, Andrew Kat
son, Olof Paulson, \. CrosSman, - Lang
ley, John Erickson and two Swedes
There must be several more whose names
We're not known"
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ADJUSTMENTS.

At the Metropolitan Theater Wednes-
day evening the Fowler and Warrington
Company will present their reconstructed
version of the extravagant farce, Skipped
By the Light of the Moon" Seats will
be on sale tomorrow at $50 A. NJ The
piece has been played here before, when
Harrison and Gourley, the well-known
low comedians, were the leading men in
the farce. The present company has a
revised edition of the play, and name as
leading people in it Charles J. Hague,
Dolly Thornton and Lida Wells. The
San Francisco Examiner says Martin and
Leach are excellent as the two husbands
who steal away TO Saratoga when their
wives think they are attending camp
meeting. Leach's Chinese specialties it
pronounces as superior grotesque work.
1t adds that ''the performance is full of
funv
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ALL AROUND THE WORLD.

The Baroness Won Elmer Eschenboch,
the foremost woman novelist Of Austria,
has also such q practical knowledge of
matchmaking that she is often called upon
to repair the antique time pieces of her
friends. She herself has q collection OF
watches which it took years to gather.
There is said to be religious sect in
New York, most of whom are Swedo3,
composed OF men and women VINO are
married by spirits" and who call them
selves mates" Quarrels and domestic
problems are settled in the same way. the
matter being stated to the spirits IL open
meeting.
Mrs. Besant, the very earnest theo-
sophist, is q sister of the Sir Henry Wood
who was lately in Chicago as q represent
ative of Great Britain in connection with
the Worlds Fair. She is also n cousin Of
Charles ParnelPs widow, who was Miss
Catherine Wood previous to her first mar
riage.
The Ladies' Health Protective Associa-
ton Of New York City is doing excellent
work. The members have already sue
ceeded in removing many of the nui-
sances Of the city, and are now making
vigorous war on the slaughter r-houses,
gas-houSes and aSh-barrelS left on the
sidewalk over Sunday.
William H., tie new King of Wurtem-
burg, is a man Of simple tastes who will
have little desire TO sustain q brilliant
court. This is Q great disappointment to
the gay Wurtelnburgers, who still nope
that the new Queen, who is but 21, may
induce the King to furnish the people
with some entertainments.
Baron Hirsch is said to be worth $780,
100000, which immense fortune was made
chiefly out OF contracts for building Turk
lsh and Pennsylvania railroads. To the
great surprise of European financiers,
these roads paid from the day they were
opened. His later enterprises have been
equally successful. According to report
he gives away 100000 every year.
s..The Empress of China has recently
started a weaving department in the
palace grounds (Which by Chinese Gus
tom she is forbidden to leave), 50 that the
apprentices will be under her own super
vision. The great object is to provide
employment for the millions Of girls and
women who are at present excluded
from all work except embroidery and
house work
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GOLDEN JUBILEE.
Imposing Services in Honor of Bishop
Kenriclx OF st. Louis.

Imposing Services in Hon6r of Bishop
Kenrick OF st. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 29.-This has been a
day of days for the Roman Catholics of
the United States. Dignitaries and lay
men from all parts of the country gath
cred to attend the opening of the golden
jubilee of Peter Richard Kenrick, Bishop
of the archdiocese of st. Louis for the
past fifty years. Solemn thanksgiving
| services were held in all the Catholic
Churches of the city.
Archbishop Ireland's lecture at Music
Hall tonight was prominent feature of
the festivities. The subject was: 1.-The
Church and Workingmen."
Jubilee mass will take place tomorrow
morning in the old Cathedral on lower
Walnut street, which has stood since
1884. Owing to his advanced age-S5 years
Archbishop Kenrick will not officiate as
celebrant, that duty being assigned to
Cardinal Gibbons. The Jubilee sermon
will be delivered by Archbishop Ryan of
Philadelphia.
A jubilee banquet will be held to-mor-
row afternoon.
The Catholic Knights of America will
tender reception to Archbishop Janssens
OF New Orleans, Supreme Spiritual Di-
rector of the organization, on "Wednesday
evening. The Knights intend to make
the occasion the feature of the week, to
show that the recent trouble which dis
turbed their ranks has not produced the
least discord among them.
The remainder of the week viii be
given up to receptions, etc.
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ELECTRIC ROADS.
Changes in the Plans of the Central
Railway Company.

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Railway Company.
The plans of the Central Electric Rail
way Directors have been changed some
what during the past week. 1t was their
original intention to run their cars from
Twenty-eighth street down P to Fif-
teenth. thence to O and down that street
to Second; also to run through Fifteenth
to NJ, abandoning o street east of Fif-
teenth.
President J. H. Henry came up from
San Jose on Friday, and since then he
and his associates have decided to abandon
the O-street line altogether and place
their track on p street, crossing through
Third or Fourth, probably the latter.
The change in plan also Icontemplates
the abandonment of the Tenth street
track from X to Q, and the running of
cars from Tenth through l. to Fifteenth,
and thence to NJ. 1t is understood that
the K-street line will be maintained, but
the directors have not decided fully as to
how far out they will operate it.
These plans are, of course, all based
upon the belief that the City Trustees will
allow the company to so distribute its
lines as to best accommodate the people of
all portions of the city. At to-day's ses-
sion of the Trustees the company will
probably ask for franchises that will
more definitely explain it's purposes.
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KILLED BY TRAMPs.
a Railroad watchman at Los Angeles
Shot Dead.

Los ANGELES, Nov. 29.-Sam LETTER,
watchman at the Southern Pacific yards
on San Fernando street, was shot and in
stantly killed this morning shortly after
6 O'Clock by one of two Slav tramps,
andre Kandalec or Johan Karmis. The
two Slavs arrived from Cotton two days
ago, and have been hanging about the
depot grounds since, trying to get aboard
an outgoing freight train Saturday
evening the men We're driven out of the
yard by Lef1ler, after some trouble. A
switchman discovered the dead body of
Ieflier lying face downward ON a pile of
lumber with q bullet in his brain, the
shot having evidently been fired from
behind. The police were at once notified,
and officers started for the scene almost
Immediately.
Another telephone message was re-
ceived that two men were at a small res
taurant about mile from the shooting.
one of whom was badly wounded. They
were taken to the station, where they
were locked up and physicians called.
Eandalac, the wounded man, stated
that he did the shooting. He said he and
KarmiS were in a box-car when Leffier
discovered them. and a fight ensued, in
which the watchman shot him. The
men then grappled with Letter, took the
pistol away from him and shot him.
Kandalec is badly hurt, and it is
thought he will die. He is shot through
the face, the bullet ranging downward.
The officers think Leffier was knocked
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DEATH OF M. S. CUSHMAN.
An Old and Highly-Respected Citize
Passes Peacefully Away.

An Old and Highly-Respected Citizen
Passes Peacefully Away.
Saturday night one of the old-time and
most respected citizens Of Sacramento
passed away, death claiming NJ. S. Cush-
man. He was born in Kingston, Mass,
June 2l, 1911 Early in the thirties he
! went to Hillsboro. H., where he resided
long time and was an honored and use
ful citizen. In the spring of 1850 lie re-
moved to Phoenix, Oswego County, n.
y, where he engaged in the hardware
business until his coming TO California III
January, 1868.
In 1888 Mr.. Cushman was married to
| Miss Mary NJ. Burke of Phoenix To the
couple two children were born, one of
whom is Il. b. Cushman Of San Fran
cisco, and the other Mrs. c. II. Hubbard
of this city, with whom for some wears
he and his wife have made their home.
During the years 1862 he served as an
! active member of the Republican State
! Central Committee from The Fifth Dis
| trict of New York. Since his arrival in
California he has resided continuously in
Sacramento.
For sixteen years he was Secretary and
Steward OF the Howard Benevolent As
sociation of tins city, and for ten years of
! the time was Librarian Of the City Lii
brary. For the past two years and half
he has been Secretary of the California
Museum Association and Custodian of
the Z. B. Crocller Art Gallery, w. F.
Jackson being Special Art Custodian,
| meanwhile Of the picture galleries, with
him.
Mr.. Cushman had been i'll for three
months He passed away peacefully and
with content, surrounded by his children,
grandchildren and his wife. Mr.. Cush-
man was a man of clean. life. upright,
| manly, self-respecting and modest. He
was a correct business man, and scrupul-
ously exact in all matters entrusted to his
care, and faithful and painstalling as are
the few only. He was respected through
out the community for the example he
set, for aniability OF disposition and man
| liness OF character.
He will be inferred to-day, but. by his
own request. by only members OF his
| family and few immediate friends. In
! his last hours the modesty and retiring
| disposition of the man was made mani
fest anew, by the request that his funeral
should be conducted as privately as pos
! sible.
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Special TO the REooRD-USIox.

TOLEDO, Nov. %. - The Boston and
Chicago express, east-bound on the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern road, was
run into last night by the Flint and Pere
Marquette train, two people being killed
outright and many injured. In the out
skirts Of the city the road runs through d
tunnel under the canal. East of the tun-
mel is signal target The Lake Shore
train had stopped for the target when the
Flint and Pere Marquette express, which
goes through the tunnel and over the
Lake Shore tracks to the Union depot,
crashed into the rear at high speed. An
ordinary day coach was attached to the
rear OF the Lake Shore express for pas
sengers, and into this the colliding en-
gine plowed until the pilot was in the
middle of the coach. The seats and floor
We're torn up and the unfortunate victims
were scalded by escaping steam from the
boiler. There is but two minutes differ
ence in the arriving time Of the trains,
and the Lake Shore seemed to have been
behind time.
The Flint and Pere Marquette engineer
says he saw the rear lights OF the Lake
Shore train while he was still in the tun-
nel, and, knowing a collision inevitable,
shut Off steam, after which he and his fire.
man jumped.
The list of casualties is: Mrs. Susan
Mccoy and baby, Rawson, H., dead, and
her eight-year-old boy fatally injured;
Miss Ellen Myers, Cleveland. fatally in
jured. Among the others injured, some
Of whom are in u serious condition, are
Mrs. Nelson, Toledo; S. l.. Walker,
Goschen, Ind; X. c. J. Anderson, River
side, H.; B. Taylor, Boston; Joseph
Ludwig, Peoria, Ill.,; Warren l., Potter,
Cleveland; II. Vaughn, Auburn, n. Y;
Thomas Mcqueen, Elkhart, Ind; John
Conway, Miss Dolly Fisher and Mrs.
Galloway, Toledo.
MORE SERIOUS THAN FIRST REPORTED.
TOLEDO (O.), Nov. 29.-The result of
last nights accident has been more seri-
Gus than at first feared. In addition to
the two killed outright five more have
since died Several others cannot sur
ylve. The wounded also sustained more Sc
rious injuries than was supposed. Nearly
all were frighttully burned and scalded
about the face and hands, and many will
be distigured for life.
The list of dead, so far as reported, are:
Mrs. Sarah Mccoy. Ransom. H.; two
children of Mrs. NJ. j. Mcdonald of New
York; II. Vaughn, San Fernandino, Cal
Thomas Mcqueen, Elkhart, Ind; Miss
Ella Myers, Cleveland, o.; Maud Nc
heIlZle, dSeu IZs CnlcagO.
There still remain in precarious con-
dition Mrs. John Nelson of Toledo, War
rem L. Potter of Des Moines, Ia, Mrs. J.
A. Mckenzie and daughter. Pearl. of
Chicago, James Ludwig of Peoria, H.,
and John Conway of Great Bourne, Mass.
Most Of these are being cared for at st.
Vincent's Hospital.
The responsibility for the accident has
not been determined. The railroad Off
cials have as yet made no statement, but
the Coroner is hard at work.
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whether the court ruled correctly in
counting for Coffey forty-two votes cast
for him upon the Prohibition ticket. If
Cotfey was entitled to them he was
elected, if not Lyman would rightly hold
the certificate.
1t was admitted that the Prohibition
party did not adopt vignette or caption,
or file one in Sutter County, and neither
OF the tickets had the name or number of
the precinct or district in which the same
was to have been or might be voted.
Thirtynine ballots each contained the
words Regular Prohibition Tick et'' un-
derscored. printed az the head on its face;
the other three had the same heading
with the addition Of two stars over the
words. 1t was contended that these bal
lots should be rejected because they did
not conform to the provisions Of the Po-
itical Code on the subject.
Judgment was given tor Coffoy. the
contestant, and the Supreme Court af-
firms the Judgment.
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Earthquake at Seattle.

SEATTLE (Wash.), Nov. 29.-At 3:21
o'clock this afternoon two shocks OF
earthquake, lasting about five seconds
each, were felt here. No damage.
Lake Washington, on the east side of
town, was lashed into foam, and the water
rolled on TO the beach two feet above the
mark OF the highest water, and eight feet
above the present stage.
TACOMA, Nov. 29.-A slight earthquake
was felt all over the city at 3:l6 this after
noon. There was no damage. Dispatches
say there was a severe shock, but no
damage at Olympia.
PORT TOWNSEND, Nov. "a distinct
shock of earthquake was felt here at 3:l4
this afternoon. The shock continued
fully twenty seconds. Buildings shook,
windows ratified and many persons
rushed out OF their houses. No damage.
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Special to the REcoRD-UN1ox.

SAN Francisco, Nov. 29.-Portland
won the game to-day from San Jose, by
a score of to 2. The game was an ex-
citing one. Hoffman and Spies, the Sac
ramento battery, played with San Jose.
Hoffman pitched fine game, but his
error in the eighth inning gave the
victory to Portland. The Californians
could not gauge Camps curves, and were
therefore rather weak. Portland scored
the first run on Ebright's error, passed
ball and Works safe hit. In the third
inning, Ebright was given a base on
balls, and scored with Dooley on the lat
ter's home run drive. In the eighth
inning Glenalvin and Work hit safely,
Patton hit to Hoffman, who threw wild
to first. Glenalvin and Work scoring.
IIhn NraS fOllnNrc.
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COLLISION AT ASTORIA.
The Steamer Wilmington Runs Into
and DisabIes Tug.

The Steamer Wilmington Runs Into
and Disables Tug.
ASTORIA or, Nov. 29.-While max
ing landing here this afternoon the
steamship Wilmington, from Portland,
was blown against the bar tug Astoria,
which was lying at the dock. The Will
mington crushed the tugs entire side in
breaking a number Of ribs and springing
every timber in her. She Immediately
began to sink. The tugs boiler and en-
gines We're knocked out of place and the
steam pipe and connections broken in all
parts OF the hold, rendering the tug
helpless. The steamer Willipa and the
Government tug George w. MendaI went
to the assistance of the Astoria and
towed her to place of safety on the
beach.
The Astoria is one of the best tugs on
the bar. She is owned by A. NJ. Simpson
81 Co. of San Francisco, and valued at
$40, 600. The less viii not fall short of
$4,000, and a new hull may have to be
constructed before she is fit for service.
The Wilmington was not injured, and
viii proceed on her way to San Francisco
tomorrow.
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-Four Men Rescued From a Burn.
ing Tug on Lake Michigan.
THEIR LIVES SAVED BY ALMOST sIT-
PERHUMAN EFFOPTS
%he Business Portion OF Tracy, MIMI,
and Several Dwellings Wiped Out
by Firc--MinneapoIis Preparing for
the Reception of Delegates and,
Guests to the National Republican
Convention.
Special 10 the Rrconp-uSrnr.


CHICAGO, Nov. 29.-For over an hour
to-day on wintry Lake Michigan four
men stared fully in the face of what
seemed to be an inevitable death. They
| were aboard the tug John Miller, which
was wrapped IN flames and was running
at full speed in q great circle. The men
nad only buckets to delay the moment
when apparently they would have to de-
eide whether to burn or drown. The tug
Welcome sighted the smoking flame
from the burning tug, but the waves were
running so high that the Welcome was
long delayed. At last she succeeded in
steaming close to The Miller. and by
almost superhuInan exertions took
aboard the scorched ana exhausted sea-
men. The Welcome took fire and only
prompt measures prevented her destruc-
ton.
The four men who escaped from the
Miller were Captain Peter Berry, En-
glneer James Berry, Fireman Newman
ana deck hand. The Welcome was un-
Ger command of Thomas Berry brother
OF the Mli!er's Captain. The rescue took
place hvc miles from shore. The fire is
supposed to have originated in the explo-
sion OF a lamp. After driving the en-
gineer and wheelsman from their posts,
the disabled steering apparatus, which
had been set by Captain Berry to head
straight for port, instead was making a
nuge circle, that so nearly proved the
doom Of himself and men
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NO NAME FOR TT.
a Folsomite Whom the Local Pape
Says is sLucky.''

~ EOlSOmitS w nom Une Local PAPER
Says is ssLucl<y.''
1t isn't every man who can pick up a
cold million dollars these days, but Fol-
som has one of that kind, according to
the Telegraph. That paper says:
90. s. Kenyon returned on Monday
evening from trip to Baltimore, Mary
land, where he has been for the last
month or SO. He went there for the pur-
pose of looking after an estate in which
his family is interested. There are about
$50, 100000 to be divided up among the
family. About fifty persons are inter
ested in the division of the property, and
though the number of claimants is large,
each of them will receive comfortable
sum as their share of the property. The
matter will take some time to settle, but
everything seems favorable, and we con-
gratulate Mr.. Kenyon on his good for
tune, as he is worthy young man,
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Freioht Train Wrecked.

ASHLAND orr, Nov. 29.-The north
bound freight train on the Southern Pa
cific, which left Ashland late last even
ing, was wrecked sixty-siX miles north
of here, killing brakeman John Cough
lin. The train parted on a down grade,
and the hind section ran into the front
section, derailing and demohshing sew
eral cars. Coughlin was on the hind sec
ton, and was thrown off and had his
neck broken. The accident delayed the
south bound California press six hours.
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The Highbinders, War.

SAN Francisco, Nov. 29.-Since the
murder OF On Hing Keong, in the jack
son-street theater last Friday evening,
the highbinders have been very quiet.
There are two reasons for this. First.
there are many more policemen on duty
in the Chinese quarter, and second, we'll
known highbinders are being arrested
and charged with vagrancy. Ten have
been arrested so far. If the police are
prevented from capturing the murderers
by the silence of all the Chinese in the
city, they are bound to make as much
trouble for the Chinese outlaws as pos
Sible
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We1I-Known Merchant KiJ,ed

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 29.-Calvin E.
Whitney, a well-known merchant, fell
through slxylight and down light
well from the roof to the basement of his
residence this afternoon, and was killed
instantly. He was terribly crushed. The
family of Mr.. Whitney moved into the
house few days ago. The carpenters
had left quantity of rubbish in the rain
cutters on the roof, and it was in remov-
ing this that Whitney fell. Mr.. Whitney
was son-in-law of Marcus d. Boruek,
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ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION.
Three Shots Fired at the Pastor of a
Presbyterian,C Church.


NEW YORK, Nov. 29.-As DR.. John
Hall, pastor of the F'ifth-avenue Presby-
terian Church, was passing from the
church to the parsonage adjoining, just
after the close of the morning service to-
day, man named John 6. Rath, Ger
man, aged IS, fired three shots at the
reverend gentleman. None of the shots
struck Hall. The would-be assassin was
arrested. He is evidently not in his
right mind. He muttered about a con-
spiracy existing against him, and docu-
ment was found on his person which in
Inmates that DIR. Hall, DR.. Potter and
Judge Hilton were the chief conspirators
and Mrs. A. L. Stewart was good friend
of his. DR.. Hall admitted tonight that
he had known Rath some time and re-
ceived letters from him, but declined to
say what was the nature of the letters or
to be interviewed further.