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THE DEAD POET.
Tennyson's Funeral to Take Place on Mon
daU

ORys
LONDON. Oct. 7.-Tennyson's funeral
services are to be held In the parish church
at Haslemere, Monday. The body Will be
buried in the poets corner, Westminster
Abbey. Wednesday, next to Browning's.
The Times publishes the following dis
patch from Lady Tennyson to Canon Pro-
thero of Westminster Abbey, in regard to-
her husbands burial: Decide as you think
best. If it is thought better let him have
the flag of England on his coffin and rest in
the churchyard, near the place where his
happieSt days have been passed Only let
the flag represent the feeling of his beloved
Queen and nation aud the empire he loved
SO dearly"
DR.. Bridge is setting to music Tennyson's
beautiful poem, Crossing the Bar" which
the laureate wrote about year and a half
ago. He intends that the music will be
played at the poets funeral.
LONDON. Oct. 7.-Robert Buchannan an, lpoet
and dranatist has written, sixteen-verse
obituary poem on the death Tennyson. 1t
concludes as follows:
Peace TO the knight who kept his vow
While others slept like sand,
But VINO shall sing TO morlals now
OF that lost fairyiand.
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TO LOWER THE RECORDS.
Marvin Will Start sunol and Arion Aeains;
the New Sneed Marka

marvin Will Start Sunol and Arion Against
the New Speed Marks
NEW YORK, Oct. THE Turf, Field and
Farm says: On Tuesday Trainer Charles
Marvin started for Lexington with Miller
q Slbley's stable to fill engagements at
Lexington, Nashville and Columbia. He
has taken Sunol and AIion with him. He
hopes to lower the record with Sunol, and
with Arion he expects to wipe out all three
year-0ld records. Arion and Sunol have
both been suffering from colds but are fully
recovered. Marvin teegraphed Monday,
after giving Sunol mile and repeat, that
she is, to use his phrase, 30 K" Bonner,
on a recent visit to Meadyille, asked Marvin
how fast he thought Sunol could have trot-
ted a half mile to the bicycle sulky the
day Governor Stanford timed her quarter
In 2915 seconds Marvin's reply was,
About ifty-eight seconds" and then added,
III she only remains right, there is % telling
where she will trota mile to the new sulky."
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The Burial of Renan.

PARIS. Oct. THE funeral Of Ernest
Renan was held this morning in the College
OF France. Many eminent men attended :.
or course, there were no religious services.
The funeral Grafton was delivered by NJ.
Bourgeois, Minister of Public instruction.
He expressed the hope that the remains
would be finally buried In the Pantheon.
Tie body was inferred for the time being In
the cemetery at Montmartre-.
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The Monster French T.Iescons.

PARIS, Oct. IA lecture on De Longles'
monster telescope. the leading feature Of
the next French exposition, was given
last night at De Longles' residence. in which
some curious details were announced con-
cerning the proportions of the projected in
strument. 1t is TO cost 100000. to be as
tall as the VeDdome column and the OBJ
server is to be able to detect on the face of
the moon any spot the size of the towers Of
Notre Dame.
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CUT OFF HIS HEAD.
An Old Soldier Meets Terrible Death Near
Red Bluff

RED BLUFF, Cal, Oct. Robert L.
Drain, farmer residing one mile south of
town. was run over last night by train Is,
at the North Brewery Creek bridge. The
head WAS severed from the body, which was
otherwise terribly mangled. Drain was a
Grand Army man and belonged to Wis
consin battery in the civil war. He was a
member OF Mansfield Post. He is to ba
buried Saturday under the auspices of the
post His age was "a. He was a brother Of
j. f. Drain and brother-n-Iaw of j. +.
Fisher Of this place. He was unmarried.
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is SHE A sMUGGLERq

The Schooner San Jose Liable at This Port
Also.
VICTORIA. B. c.. Oct. 7.-The San Fran
cisco schooner San Jose was to-day seized
and confiscated for entering the Saanich
Arm without reporting TO the customs
authorities 1t Is believed she is a smuggler.
To a representative of THE CALL who
visited the Merchants Exchange last even
ing the young man in charge said: ''The
schooner San Jose came TO this port from
the north on the 18th of last August and so
far as we know she is still in the bay OF San
francisco. But as you say she was seized
in British waters she must have slipped out
of the harbor without giving notice aud for
that she is liable, or her owners are, to
heavy penalty"
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Silver Going Up.

NEW YORK, Oct. There was unnsuai
activity in silver certificates at the Stock
Exchange this morning. over 100000 ounces
changing hands at S3Ac and Soc. The pur,.
chases are due to hopeful views expressed
by Jesse Seigman, Special Commissioner
of the United States, who has just returned
from Europe. In regard to the international
Monetary Conference.
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RoUT OF THE DAHoMEY ANS.
The French Forces Attack King Behanzin's
Army and Defeat Them

PARIS. Oct. Z. = Colonel Dodds, comman-
der of the French forces operating against
King Behanzin of Dahomey, telegraphs the
Minister of Marine an account Of the battle
with the Dahomeyans on October T. The
French opened road through the forest
and attacked the Dahoaeyans on the flank.
The natives were in q strong position and a
desperate fight followed, lasting an hour. at
the end of which tile natives fed in dis
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Railroad Accident in the South.

New ORLEANS. Oct. IA passenger
train on the Mississippi Valley Railroad
went through a trestle this morning, near
Hayes station. Joseph Geeti. the fireman,
was killed, and Engineer Gomar was slightly
injured. The passengers miraculously es-
caped with only a severe shaking up.
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broken into fragments in the basement.
MISS Breckenridge received internal in
luries. but they are considered not serious;
Miss Emma Peppers and Miss Warner were
badly bruised: Mrs. Will Herman was
injured about the head and had her left arm
broken. and Mrs. Carrie Vorwerk was also
injured. Willie Kelly. the elevator boy,
was seriously injured internally. The other
lady escaped unhurt
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The N " Lighthouse Steamer.

WASHINGTON, Oct. THE new Hight
house tender Columbine, destined for serv-
ice on the northern Pacific coast, will sail
from New York for that citation next week
under the command OF Lieutenap + Com
mander West of the United States navy.
She will step en- route at RIO de Janeiro,
Montevideo. Valparaiso and San Francisco.
and is expected to reach Portland In about
seventy days.
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Sailors Want Their Liberty.

VICTORIA, B. c., Oct. 7.-Lawyer Walls
made application before the Chief Justice
this afternoon for a habeas corpus in the
case of thirteen sailors of the British bark
Bankburn, sentenced to six weeks impris-
onment for mutiny. The court made the
order returnable on Monday
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over my body. and got under my
nails. The scales would drop or
OF me all the time, and my suf-
ferlng was endless, and without
relief. One Thousand dollars
would not tempt me 10 have this
disease over again. I am \ poor
man. but feel rich 20 be relieved
of what some of the doctors said
was leprosy, some ringworm.
psoriasis, etc. l cannot praise
the CUTICURA REMEDIES too
much. They have made my skin
as clear and free from scales as
n baby's. All l used OF them
was S5 worth If Won had haan
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AMERICAN CALVES.
They Can Accompany Their Stray Mothers
Back Across the Border

IHeY CaH hCUUHpHny IEtIr Stray MOluers
Back Across the Border.
Tucson, Ariz., Oct. THE Stars Nogales
special says that Collector Of Customs
George Christ has received telegraphic in-
slruetions from acting Secretary Spauding
to admit free of duty calves accompanying
American stray cows returning from So
nora. A former department ruling held
such calves to be dutiable, as of possible for
eign origin, but rather than submit to its
enforcement cattlemen have offered to sur
render their calves to the Government.
Collector Christ appealed TO the Secretary
for modification of the ruling which en-
result stated. Ranchmen in Southern Arl-
IONA are much reioieed over the decision.
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FETTERED COMMERCE.
Jay Gould's Ironclad Agreement on Freights
Presented to the Railroads

NEW YORK, Oct. THE Herald will
say tomorrow: The New York members
OF the advisory board of the Western Traffic
Association received communication to-
day from Commissioner Walker, containing
suggestions toward q plan for the mutual
insurance OF the railway companies against
illegal rate-cutting." 1t Is Walkers scheme
ior the organization of an ironclad associa-
tlon. Commissioner Walker says the pro.
posed plan would lead to the establishment
OF joint agencies and the whole drift OF MS
remarks shows a leaning toward Gould's $
suggestions when the association was orig
inally organized.
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SEARCH-LIGHT PRACTICE.
The Cruisers Charleston and Baltimore Have
at Last Reached RAinndo

at Last Reached Reiondo.
REDoNpo. Oct. THE cruisers Charles
ton and Baltimore. which will remain here
some days iudulging in target and search
light practice, have reached here. The
cruisers left San Diego this morning aud
were nine hours en- route. Tomorrow even
ing a grand reception and banquet will be
the squadron and thousands of visitors are
expected from the surrounding towns.
The Connemaugh of the Atlantic and Pa
cifc line is hourly expected direct from New
York. This is one of the vessels that went
with provisions to the suffering Russians
last winter. She was due here yesterday.
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its boats to stop here and Captain Victor
Perkee. who is in command of the Loo
Sock, stopped without orders because of the
fact that all his freight, excepting that go
Iag East, Is for Seattle. The steamer left
H0ng-kong on September 6. touched at
Shanghai, Annoy, Kobe and Yokohama.
She has about 1000 tons Of tea aboard, Of
which about 800 came from Annoy.
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POLITICS ON THE COAST.

Republicans Of Calaveras County Put Ticket
in the Field.
SAN ANDREAs. Oct. THE Republican
county convention which met here to-day
nominated the following officers: For
AssemblemaD. Alex Brown; County Clerk,
A. l.. Wyllie; Treasurer. William Steffler;
Tax Collector, Frank Egan; Sheriff. John
Miller; District Attorney, Ira Hill Reed;
Coroner and Public Administrator, DR..
George =. Pasche.
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THE YELLOW FEVER.

IN EpIuemic Haeing In Prominent bra.
zlian Seaport.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 7.-Reports from
Santos, Brazil, received by a Philadelphia
merchant, state that yellow fever is cpl
demic in that important seaport In South
America. The epidemic has been raging
there for months and the dead are piled in
trenches. 1t Is claimed that more victims
have been swept away in and around San
tos than died in Central Europe from the
cholera. Three hundred and forty-seyen
vessels are awaiting their turn to discharge
ports OF the world, and they will, it is
claimed, be there year hence.
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COAST FIRE RECORD.
The Big shingls-Mirl of Bothell Brothers
Burned to the Ground.

Burned to the Ground.
SEATTLE. Oct. THE large saw and
shingle mill OF Bothell Brothers, at Bothall.
was burned to the ground late last night
Several hundred thousand shingles were
also burned. The capacity of the mill had
just been doubled 1t employed fifty men
and cut 100. 900 shingles day. The cause
of the fire is unknown. The loss is S25. .OOOi
insurance about $4,000.
WOODLAND. Oct. The house on Fourth
street belonging to Mrs. Joseph Caldwell
and occupied by NJ. McCutchen was burned
last night. The fire was caused by the ex-
plosion Of lamp. The building was partly
saved by the Fire Department. The house
and furniture were insured for SllO0.
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THE REPUBLICANS WON.
The Connecticut Contested Election Case
Decided by tho Courta.

NEW HAVEN. Conn.,, Oct. 1.-THE Norris
Bulkley quo warranto case came no before
Superior Court Judge Thayer for final judg-
ment this morning. Attorney Case ap-
peared for the Republicans and asked for a
decis ion in accordance with the findings of
the Supreme Court. The counsel for the
Democrats did not appear, but it is under
stood that they agree 10 abide by the de-
cision. Judge Thayer then rendered de-
cision in accordance with the findings of the
Snnreme Court
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Cannery Closed Down.

PETALUMA. Oct. THE Petaluma fruis
canuery closed down work to-day for the
season. 1t has turned out large quantity
of canned goods.
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ONLY A SCARE.
Explosion Of Dynamite Bomb in Nom
Union Lodging House.


HOMESTEAD, Pa, Oct. 7.-An attempt
was made this morning to murder about
forty non-union men In their beds. A
dynamite bomb thrown through the window
Of bording- house, where many non-union
men lodge, about 2 O'Clock, exploded with
great force, seriously damaging the build
Ing, but as the force was downward. none
OF the inmates, who were sleeping on the
upper floor. suffered anything more than
bad scare.
The strikers advisory committee issued a
statement this evening condemning the das-
tardly act and offering 500 for the arrest
and conviction Of the perpetrator
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Only SIX Still Ont.

VICTORIA, B. c.. Oct. 7.-Only six mora
of the feet of sealing sehooners are still out
They were the Annie E. Paint, Sea Lion.
Geneva, Enterprise. May Belle and Maggie
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you would have had the money. looked ike the
picture (No. 2. page 47) In your book. How TO
Cure Skin Diseases" but now am as clear any
person ever was Through force OF habit / rub my
hands over my arms and legs to scratch once In
while but to no purpose. am all we'll. scratched
twenty-eght years. aad t got TO be kind OF second
nature TO me thank You thousand times.
DENNIS DOWNING, Waterbury, Vt
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BICYCLE RECORD BROKEN.
Windle Rides Mile in 202 35-The Fastest
Time Ever Made.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Oct. Nv. W.
Windle, bicycler, rode mile this morning
with a flying start In 2:02 SO. beating his
own and the worlds previous record of
204 40. The trial was made In strong
wind. He was paced by two triplets, each
taking him half mile. Not only did he
beat the mile record. but the half mile
time, SO So. The time by quarters was I:
First, :29 20: half. :59 3-5; three-quarters,
80 4.5. mile 2:02 3d.
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RELIGIOUS MANIA.
An Unfortunate Young Woman Of San Rafa'
he

IN Un!0ftuDate Young WOMAN OF sau nHIaeI
Sent to the Asylum.
SAN RAFAEL, Oct. 7.-Mattie Polden, a
domestic in the employ of E. G. Stetson.
living on the Kimball Tract, was examined
this morning before the Lunacy Commits
sion and ordered committed to Napa. Miss
Polden Is q prepossessing woman of 26
years and is native of England. Yester-
day she was found by Coroner Eden wan
dering about in seemingly demented con-
dtion. On being interrogated IL was re-
marked that her answers were somewhat
vague and her mind wandering, hence her
arrest. Her mania tends to religion.
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4 Petaluma Pioneer.

PETALUMA, Oct. Mrs. Lydia T. p
win, one of the oldest residents of
luna, died this morning She was 90 ye>
old, and had resided at her home here owe.
thirty years.
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Weaver In Tennessee.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Oct. 7.-General
Weaver and Mrs. Lease spoke to large
crowd at barbecue given at Goodletsyille
to-day. The party leave for Pulaski. Tenn,
In the morning
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Light Rains Still Prevail.

CHICO. Oct. S.-Slight sprnkles of rain
have been falling during the forenoon, but
not sufficient to ay the dust or damage ths
grape crop. There are prospects of more
rain during the day.
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A Sale of Wool

CLovERDALE. Oct. 7.-On Tuesday. the
18th inst, wool sale will take place at CIo-
verdale, and 400 to 500 bales will be offered.
The clip will average as good as any faiI
elm aver had.
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MITCHELL's PUNISHMENT.
The British Pugilist Sentenced to Two Months,
Imurisonment for Assault.


LONDON, Oct. 7.-Cbarlie Mitchell, the
pugilist, was sentenced to two months i'm
prison ment at hard labor to-day for an un-
provoked and brutal assault on George Sal
wage. an aged keeper of lodging-house in
the Strand, who is now in Charing Cross
Hospital undergoing treatment for injuries
inflicted upon him by Mitchell.
An appeal has been taken but the prisoner
was not released on bail, the magistrate re-
fusing his request He was sent to Jail.
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Mrs Harrison,s Haslth-

WASHINGTON, Oct T. Mrs. Harrison
slept fairly well last night, and passed a
s,Smparatively comfortable, quiet day, and
kspe was resting easily tonight.
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Goddard and Msher

NEW YORK, Oct. THE Coney Island
Athletic Club offers purse for a fight be-
tween Joe Goddard and Peter Maher In De-
cember.
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Prieas for Cranes

PETALUMA, Oct. 7.-Grapes are now
being gathered iu this vicinity. Zinfandels
are contracted for at $40 and Mission at s5
q tor.
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MILLIONS OF HOPPERs.
Several Counties in Kansas and Missouri
Devastated by Grasshoppers

KANSAS CITY, Oct. 7.-Myriads OF grass
hoppers have appeared in Buchanan and
the adjoining counties and are rapidly de-
str0ying winter wheat The hoppers are
not OF the variety that appeared in 1873.
but the common field grasshopper that stays
in one locality the entire season. The
warm. dry weather has hatched them out
by millions, and unless cold rain or frost
comes soon immense damage will be done.
Fourteen counties in Missouri also report
the presence Of these pests.
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accept the rumored invitation. He has an
extensive campaign tour now before him,
and with only four weeks remaining pelore
election it is difficult problem 10 figure out
fortnighrs trip 10 the Pacific Coast.
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HILL MAKES A DEAL.
The New York Democrats TO Indorse q
Republican Judge.

NEW YORK, Oct THE Heralds special
from Albany says: Senator Hill has made
his deal that the Democratic State Commit
tee will indorse the Republican nominee for
Judge of the Court of Appeals The dis
patch also says: The Cleveland men fear
that the Senator intends to knife Cleveland
and took this step to prevent conviction after
theelection. The correspondent adds, how
ever. there is no evidence that Hill will play
Clayeland false
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HIS AWFUL FATE.
A Millman Struck by a Molding Knife,
Which Pierced His Chest

Which Pierced His Chest
TACOMA, Oct. IA fatal accident oc-
cured today at Links plauing-mill.
Joseph Storasli. who ran large molding-
machine, was struck by the sharp knife OF
the molder. which broke from its fastening
and flew out and hit him in the chest.
breaking two ribs and the sternum, en-
tered the chest cavity and severing several
arteries. The injured man slowly bled to
death, dying after ten hours agony. Hs
was conscious to the last anu made his will.
He was a Norwegian, 25 years Of age and
sin gle
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FALL OF AN ELEVATOR.

Six Ladies Dashed Down -Four Stories Of An
Elevator Shaft.
CLEVELAND. Oct. THE elevator cable
at the Doan apartment house In this city
broke this afternoon and the passenger cage.
containing six ladies and the elevator boy,
was dashed down four stories. where it fell
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A DEADLY MIXTURE.

Two st. Louis Women Killed While Attempt
ing to Exterminate Insects.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. MARY Meckle. aged %,
and Mrs. Elizabeth Meekle. aged 80 years.
were killed tonight by an explosion at their
residence. The women had placed mix
ture o. camphor and benzine in a closet to
kill reaches Tonight they went to the
closet to see Il the mixture had any effect.
They lit match and an explosion followed.
One side of the house was blown out by the
aypIoSinn
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FOUL PLAY FEARED.

Three Skeletons in the Vicinity OF the
Whitechapel Murders.
LONDON, Oct. 7. - A startling discovery
was made to-day in Whtechanel, near the
scene of the numerous "Jack-the- Ripper"
murders. Some wOrkmen tearing down an
old building discovered a box containing
the skeletons Of three adults, and every
thing points 70 a crime at some remote
arcirempnt
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SCRATCHED 2S YEARS
A Scaly, Itching, Skin Disease with
Endless Suffering Cured by
Cuticura Remedies.

I 7 had known OF the CUrIcURA REMEDIEx
TWEEN weight years ago. 1t would have saved ms
5000 90 and an immense amount of suffering NV
disease psoriasis commences on my head In q
spot not larger than cent. 1t spread rapidly all
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l.. f. Baud. veteran actor, died al De-
troit, Mich. yesterday after short illness.
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HANGED FOR WIFE MURDER.
sickening Scenes at an Execution In south
Carolina.

ANDERSON, S. c., Oct 7.-Wllliam VIII
son was hanged to-day for the murder OF his
wife in Nav last. At the time that Wilson
murdered his wife he gashed his own throat
terribly in his endeavor to commit suicide.
The wound appeared to have healed, but
when the unfortunate man fell through the
drop to-day the cash opened again and the
rope aud his clothing were bathed in blood.
1t was fearful and sickening sight.