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The record-union., 1892-03-14
Special to the REcoRp-uN1ox.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN
WASHINGTON, March 13.-Herbert of
Alabama. Chairman of the House Com
mittee on Naval Affairs, has prepared an
elaborate report to accompany the naval
appropriation bill, recently reported to
the House. After calling attention 70 tie
fact that the bill carries an aggregate ap-
preparation of S233, ,726, ,S32, and over S.
0UO,0O0 less than the amount appropriated
by the second session of the Fifty-frst
Congress for the current fiscal year and
$4,000 less than estimated by the depart
ment as necessary for the year covered
by the bill, the report says:
We have been enabled to make q re-
duction without in any manner impair
ing the progress OF our new navy, in the
great part because Of the large surplus
that will remain on hand at the end of tho
present fiscal year,
Speaking OF the refusal OF the commit
tee 10 recommend, a considerable mum
Der OF recommended improvements at
the navy yards and stations, the report
says: AS III anything else established.
improvements Without limit can be Sup-
geSted. The committee followed ruIe.,
which should guide q prudent buSioess
efty, ana IN no case refused TO recon-
mend any expenditure which seemed to
be really OF present necessity On the
question OF an increa Sc OF The navy, while
the committee unanimously favored an
increase IN the number o. ships and
yards, as well as increased facilities for
building armor plates, gun-iorgings, etc..
they think every dollar available should
be used 10 complete the vessels hereto
fore authorized before any expenditure
toward increasing facilitation Tor building
ships"
IAe report, which is very lengthy. ends
as follows: The majority OF The COM
nlittee recommend the authorization of
one strong and swift commerce DESTROYER
Of the type OF the New York, whose
armor can be manufactured much more
easily and with less delay than can heavy
armor for battleships. BY extending the
construction Of new vessels needed over
a series OF years, we shall avoid the mis-
take and prevent a repetition III different
ships of the same error, and by keeping
the appropriations within moderate
bounds each year Congress will commend
its programme 10 popular approval. The
few mistakes made thus far are so insig-
niticant that it may be safely stated that
our success in ship building is remark
able;'
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RABBIT ROUNDUP.
Large Drive at Trayer and An
other Near Fresno.
THIRTY THOUSAND KILLED AT THE
TWO PLACES.
Prisoners at San Quentin Make an Eff
fort to Escape by Tunneling Under
the Jutemiu to Connect With the
Sewer-Burglary at Dutch Flat
Man Struck by Freight Locomo-
tive Near Martinez and Killed.
Special TO the REcoRp-uS1oN.

Special TO the RECoRD-UNIoN.
TRAvER (Cal.), March 13.-The largest
rabbit drive ever held in this section OF
the country took place one mile south of
Traver this afternoon. Several thousand
people participated in the drive. The
line was four miles in length, and very
few rabbits escaped through the lines
The greatest excitement prevailed on
reaching the wings of the corral; there
being several hundred footmen in the
rear of the teams with firearms, the
creatures stood no show Of escape. Each
wing of the corral was a mile and half
III length, making total of three miles
of fencing. Such cannonading and fran
tic yells Of excited persons the old-time
drivers say they never witnessed before.
No less than 10000 rabbits were secured,
as a boon to the coyotes. No accidents
occurred. Another drive viii take place
next Sunday over the same ground.
TWENTY THOUSAND KILLED.
FRESNO, March I3.-The rabbit drive
was the closing feature Of encampment
week. 1t wGs the largest ever held in
this county and perhaps IN tho State. 1t
took plach west OF Washington Colony,
about fourteen miles from Fresno, and
was participated in by over 5000 people,
among whom were many delegates to
the Encampment. The Governor was
also present. 1t is estimated that 10000
were killed.
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TROUBLE BREWING.

Rival Factions of q IIighbinders'
Society at War.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 13.-There was
considerable excitement to-day in China
town among rival factions OF the Suev
Sing highbinders, and the police took ex-
ira precautions to prevent an encounter.
This time the fight is confined to men,
bers Of one hiGhbinder band, which was
recently split up by dissensions. One
Hop Ling, daring hatchet man, and the
leading spirit among the Suey Sing Tong
Society, was recently expelled from that
society for lnSubOrdinaCion. Ling had
many admirers, and ne induced them 10
Secede from the ranks of Suey Sing and
join hands with him in forming rival
organization. This they did, and styled
themselves the Suey Sing On, with the
cute Ling as chief. The theft of lis name
caused the present society to rise up in
arms and declare war upon its offspring.
The new society has decided to hold a
poW-woW on the night OF the 23d inst.
Circulars announcing the fact were to-
day posted on the walls throughout Chi
natown, and were promptly torn down
by the old bind which declares that
their rivals shall not hold a banquet, and
it was expected there would be war.
Before the split there were $50 members
IN the Suey Sing Tong Society, but nearly
half OF them nave joined the new organ
lzation. The leaders of both factions
have promised the police that there shall
be no deadly work, but the officers will
watch them just the same. There were
several encounters during the afternoon
while the placards were being torn down,
but the officers interfered before any blood
was spilled
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CRIME IN NEW YORK.
DR.. Parkhufst Makes Fierce Alta
on the TammnnY Oronnizatinn

DR.. Parkhu4st Makes n Fierce Attack
on the Tammany Organization.
NEW YORK, March 13.-Rev. DIR. Chas.
Il. Parkhurst preached another sermon
this morning attacking the administrators
of the city government most vigorously.
In the course of his sermon, he said when
he gave information of law-breaking to
the District Attorney the latter paid no at
tention TO it. He thought the reason of
this was he (Parkhurstl was not solid"
with him. This remark was followed
with a fierce attack on the Tammany Hall
organization, in which, among other
things, it was declared: You cannot get
anything from Tammany unless solid
with Tammany. Though a man work
night and day for the city he loves, he has
no rights Tammany is bound to respect.
The fact is, Tammany Halls not so much
OF political organization as a CONNER
cal corporation, organized and carried on
IN interests making possible out of its Of
neal opportunities, SO that what the rest
OF us get out of Tammany we have to get
py hghting or paying for it.'
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DISTRESSING ACCIDENT.
A Little Girl Badly MangIed by Run
away.
Her Sister Also In.iureJ-Narrow Es-
cape OF Five Other Children From
Injury or Death.

A distressing accident occurred yester-
day afternoon at Thirtieth and Y streets,
by which 4 little daughter OF James W.
Cox, tcamster who resides at 1910 Z
street, was terribly mangied, having had
one leg and an arm broken, besides sus-
tanning a painfGl injury to the jaw, if in
deei, it were not broken.
1t seems that Nh. Cox took his own two
little girls and five others living in the
neighborhood, on his gravel wagon to
Oak Park, whittier he went to get plow
The little ones had been gathering wild
flowers, and when The wagon was ready
to return the happy children cla,nbered
into it and seated themselves about the
bottom, to arrange their bouquets during
the ride homeward.
When Mr.. Cox had reached the point
named he struck one Of the horses with
the reins. The animal kicked and
knocked one of the lines from his grasp,
whereup0n the team started to run. The
affrighted children screamed, and this
only served TO frighten the horses still
more.
There was but one thing for Cox to do.
and that was to make the best possible
use of the one line he held SO he turned
the horses in toward the side of the street.
Ihls caused the wagon TO partly upset,
throwing out his own two children, one
of whom was injured as above stated.
Then the horses wheeled and ran to-
ward the other side of the street, Cox in
the meantime being thrown out upon the
wagon tongue, while the maddened
horses continued to kick over his head.
Fortunately, as the team was brought
up against the curb, some men came
along and held them while the other five
children were taken from the wagon.
The more vicious Of the horses then kicked
himself loose from the harness and ran
off.
If the team had not been caught at that
moment the wagon and plow would prob
ably have been thrown over upon the
five children, and all of them perhaps
killed or badly MANNED, while it is doubt
tul If Cox himself could have escaped
from his perilous position.
Immediate attention was given to the
two children that were thrown out. Be-
sides the one so badly injured the other
was also painfully injured, but it is be-
heved that no bones were broken.
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ELECTRIC FLASHES
Brief kilograms From Various Por-
tionS of the Globe

lions OF the Globe.
A man named John Hood was thrown
down an embankment on the Union
Pacific west-bound overland train near
Cascades, Or, Saturday morning and
killed.
Secretary Blaine is still improving.
Regarding the report that he is going to
take Southern trip as soon as he is able
it was stated at his residence that he had
made no plans for the future.
Ashinger won the bicycle race in New
York, finishing two feet ahead of Lamb.
Following is the score: Ashinger l,O22
miles laps; Lamb, 1,022 miles 7 laps;
Martin, l,022 miles 6 laps; Reading, l,022
miles laps; Lumsden, 954 miles z laps;
Schocl1, $40 miles l lap; Stage, 900 miles.
Seven men out of fourteen who slept in
the forecastle on the steamer Navarro,
which sailed from Boston for London on
February 18th, were found dead in their
hunks the second morning out. The
men were buried at sea. Their seven
companions had narrow escape from
the same fate.
Enoch Gustaveson of San Diego, a ship
carpenter, upon going home Friday even
ing found his wife of three days uncon-
scious. Death soon followed. The de-
ceased, who had been drinking quite
heavily, was in low spirits, and, il is sup
posed, took morphine with suicidal in
tent. Her former husband, William
Wolf, died but two months ago. The
widow was engaged in less than month.
and was married last Tuesday.
AT Port of Spain, Trinidad, coolie
farmland suspected his wife's intimacy
with white overseer and charged her
with infidelity. She fled and took up
quarters with the overseer. The next
day the husband persuaded his wife to
return. In the afternoon they went up
the river to fish. He returned with a
load of fish, but no woman. When asked
where she was he exhibited a bloody
knife and said he had cut her up for fish
bait. He is in jail.
The Sub-Treasury officials at New
York have detected a number of light
weight gold pieces among the coin re-
Gently received from California. 1t is be-
lieved the Chinese are working syste-
matte scheme of placing coins in an cleo
trio bath. by which process about ) Der
cent. of the gold is 'sweated" out. AS
the Government will not accept coins
which have lost more than half of per
cent, all the lightweight coins are
stamped with big 81" and returned to
the banks from which they are received.
The Blythe case will be before the Su-
preme Court this morning at 10 o'clock.
The Williams heirs, who were declared
by Judge Coffey to be next of kin of the
deceased millionaire in case the claim of
his daughter, Florence, should not be
sustained. are the principal appellants.
and the argument will begin on a motion
to dismiss their appeal. There is another
appeal from the order of Judge Coffey
making Florence Blythe an allowance
for her support. That matter viii also
be argued. 1t is expected that the famous
case will occupy the attention of the Su-
preme Court for two days.
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KILLED IN A pR1zE-F1GHr.
A Young Lad PummeIed Over the
Heart Until He Expires.

Heart Until He Expires.
PORTLAND, March 13.-Paul Henderson.
boy aged II years, was killed in prize
fight with Charles Bell, aged Is, this after
noon, about two miles east of this city.
The boys were both handy with the
gloves, and for some time had been anx-
ious TO determine which was the better
man. This afternoon they arranged with
number of their friends to accompany
them to u patch of woods near the CITY.
where ring was pitched and referee
chosed. After putting on the gloves the
boys shook hands and started into pum-
mel one another. Bells objective point
seemed to be Henderson's heart, and he
landed blow after blow in that locality.
After punching one another for TWENTY
three rounds, Bell fouied Henderson, and
the fight was awarded to the latter. I'M
mediately after the decision was given
Henderson fell to the ground uncon-
scious. The spectators became greatly
alarmed. and d physician was sent for.
He arrived before the boy died, but could
do nothing for him. The physician OBJ
tanned number of names of those who
witnessed the fight, and it is thought they
will be arrested. Many Of them, how
ever, fled when they saw the unfortunate
youth was about to die. Bell has not vet
been arrested. Both boys were OF re-
spectacle parentage.
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HEALTH OF THE STATE
= Marked Improvement In Februar.
Over tie Isr,ecedinc, Month

r Marked Improvement In February
Over the Preceding Month.
DR.. j. r. Laine, Secretary of the State
Board of Health, in his report for the
month of February, states that mortality
reports from lis cities, towns, villages.
and localities, having an aggregate popu-
lation of S13,627, show the number of
deaths from all causes in February to
have been 1,20S, making death rate of
1.4S per 1,000 for the month, or II. 7.76 Der
900 per annum.
There were 189 deaths due to consump-
ton, ~ TO acute pneumonia, 81 to acute
bronchitis, II to congestion of the lungs.
TO diarrhea and dySentery, to cholera
infantum. 43 to other diseases of the
stomach and bowels, ~ to diphtheria. 8
TO Group, IA to scariatina, II to measles, 6
to whooping- cough, IL to typhoid fever.
10 to cerebro-spinal fever, q to cancer. 5
to erysipelas, 65 to diseases of the heart.
to alcoholism, 29 to la grippe, and to all
other causes 535.
The death rate per 1000 has decreasep
from 1.97 in January to Las in February.
The most marked reduction in the
death rate appears to be in diseases of the
respiratory organs. In January there
were 595 deaths from diseases of the
lungs, while in February there were $50.
being reduction of 2l5.
The fatalities from la grippe fell from
ninetysix in January to twenty nine in
February, and deaths from diseases of
the heart dropped from 1l0 in January to
sixty-tive in February.
PREVAILING DISEASES.
Reports from 100 towns, villages and To-
calities, outside of the larger cities. give
eight cases of Inflammation of the bowels.
thirteen of cholera morbus, five of cholera
infantum, eighty-four OF diarrhea, twen-
ty-nine of dysentery, 173 of measles.
thirty-seven ofscarlatina,e eighteen ofdiph-
iberia, five of Group, 55S of influenza. I25
of whooping cough, thirty Of erysipelas.
twenty-five of typhoid fever, 176 of mala-
rial fevers, lis of tonsilitis. five of infiam-
nation of the kidneys. sixty-nine of neu-
ralgia, thirty-four OF pleurisy, ninety-six
of pneumonia, seyenty-nine of rheuma-
tiSln. pa of bronchitis, two of congestion
of the lungs, four of chickenpox. twenty
OF pharyngitis and six of inflammation of
the brain.
There is great reduction in the preva-
lence of la grippe. l,79S cases having been
reported from the smaller towns in .Janu-
ary, and but sos in February. It is abat-
ing everywhere, except in few locali-
ties where the cold weather prevails.
Measles and whooping cough are cpl
denic in several places. Fresno has an
advanced case of leprosy in u Chinese.
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HANGED TO A TELEGRAPH POLE.
q Prisoner Taken from Officers by
Mob and Iynched.

Mob and 1ynched.
CARRoLLToN Moo, March I3.-Friday
afternoon an unknown tramp forced an
entrace into the home of John Perrepon
and crlminally assaulted Mrs. Perrepon,
after which he escaped to the woods. A
Sheriff's posse was formed to search for
the assailant. At noon yesterday dis
patch was received from Wallenda that
man arrested there answered the descrip-
ton of the tramp. The prisoner was
brought here this evening and taken inn
mediately To jail, where be confessed the
crime, but refused to give his name. An
unorganized mob attacked the Jail, but
the Sheriff, having anticipated the move,
had a strong guard, and the mob, becom-
ing discouraged, dispersed.
Later the Sheriff concluded to outwit
the mob tanother one being in process of
organiZationJ by spiriting the prisoner
out of town. The Sheriff plan was to
disguise the prisoner, take him out of
jail and to some neighboring town. Two
Deputies lett the jail with the prisoner
undetected, but while crossing the Santa
lie tracks an ambushed mob surrounded
them. Resistance being useless, the
Deputies surrendered the prisoner, who.
after rope was around his neck, being
asked if he had anything to say, replied,
Nothing, except that Pm guilty." The
next minute the tramp was dangling at
the end of a rope, dead. 1t was learned
that before leaving the Jail the prisoner
confessed to the Sheriff that his name
was Lewis Gordon, his age % years, and
that he has relatives living in Independ-
ence, Mo. Mrs. Perreponi is not expected
to live. After the body had hung from a
telegraph pole three hours the Coroner
and Sheriff took it down.
JUDGE LYNCH PRESIDED.
OZARK MOI, March l3-It is lust
learned here that John Bright, who
killed his wife a few days ago, has been
captured, tried, convicted and executed,
Judge Lynch presiding.
YOUNG SERVANT GIRL LYNCHED.
BAYvILLE MO-, March 13.-The life
less form of a colored girl was found
dangling from a tree on the road near
here Saturday and identified as that Of
the I5-year-old servant of W. Il. Heimer,
who resides on the Greeuwell place, near
here. The girl became offended at the
action of colored man employed in the
house, and in seeking revenge decided to
put Rough on Rats" in his Coffee She
put the poison in the coffee intended for
the family meal, and nine persons drank
the decoction, all nearly dying. The girl
acknowledged that she intended to kill
the man, and said she did not care
particularly who else suffered. Friday
night guard started to take her to Jail at
this place, but fell in with a masked
party, who relieved them OF the girl and
strung her up to a tree at the first cross
ing
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Sprung q Leak.

SAN Francisco, March ia special
dispatch from Launcen to the Merchants
Exchange states that the leak in the bot
tom of the mail steamer Colima had been
found and stopped This would indicate
that the damage was not very serious.
AS there are no facilities at llauncen to
make more than the most trifling repairs
to iron vessels, it is probable that Captain
Austin will be able to complete the trip
without assistance, and the repairs
needed will be made when the steamer
arrives at San Francisco.
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Specialize the REcoRD-ux1ox.

Special to the RECoRD-UN
PARIS, March 13.-The Figaro recently
published replies from a number of
notable Germans to whom it has put the
question whether Germany would con-
cent to either cede Alsace- Lorraine back
10 france or neutralize these provinces.
Inns Monday morning the Figaro pub
lishes French views on the subject from
the pen of Ernest Saviez, professor of the
University Of France. Saviez concludes
that no matter how long a period of
years may elapse, France will
never abandon her determina-
ton and Will be prepared to retak9
possession Of Alsace-Loraine whenever
the opportunity for doing so presents it.
self. France will not go TO war to recover
lost provinces, but when war comes she
Wlll take advantage of it to attain that
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Grape-Growers' Convention.

MARTINEZ, March 13.-During the
past few days Fen McKelna of Martinez
has visited most Of the prominent grape
growers in this vicinity and secured their
signatures for a call for a convention to
organize a Grape-G Growers Association.
The convention viii meet next Saturday
III Changers Hall, Martinez. at 2 O'Clock.
The object of the organization is for mu-
tual protection and to establish depot
for the sale of grapes in San Francisco.
by which means it is expected better
prices will be realized and considerable
saved OH commissions.
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BEFORE CONGRESS.
Measures Which VIII Probably be Dis
cuSSed the PreSnnt NNonI-

Measures which VIII Probably be Dis
cussed the Present Week.
WASHINGTON, March BIN the House
discussion of the tariff will continue. It
is somewhat uncertain which portion of
the week will be entirely devoted to
measures relating TO the raising of reve-
nues or to bills for spending them, but
most of the time will be given the former.
The army appropriation bill will proba-
bly, be taken up during the week.
The postoffice building bills, being un-
finished business in the Senate, will
probably reach a vote in a day or two
The military academy appropriation bill
is on the calendar and will be pressed
upon the attention OF the Senators. the
Indian appropriation bill probably fol-
lowing. The Committee on Public Lands
will endeavor to secure action on the bill
to protect the rights of settlers on public
lands, and it is confidently expected that
the Committee on Judiciary will report
the judicial nominations during the
course of the week, in which case lively
contest will doubtless occur in the execu-
tive session over the nomination of Judge
Woods of Indiana.
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NARROWLY ESCAPED DROWNING.
Accident to a Railroad Party at North
Yakima.

NORTH YAKIMA (Wash.), March 49,
President Oakes of the Northern Pacific
and party stopped here yesterday to in
spect the company's property. The party
left the train and took a drive around the
country in wagons. A vehicle drawn by
four horses, containing w. S. Mellen,
General Manager of the Northern Pacific;
E. V. Smalley, editor of the Northwest
Magazine; Walter Oakes and p. A. O'Far-
rell was overturned by current in the
stream, which the party attempted to
ford. O'Farrell and Cakes reached a
shallow point and Mellen swan ashore.
but Smalley was carried into deep water
by the swift current and went under
twice before small boat reached him.
He was taken to the train and soon re-
covered
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Railroad Deal.

ATLANTA (Ga.), March 13.-It is said
here on undoubted authority that deal
has been perfected by which the Balti-
more and Ohio secures control of all the
richmond terminal properties, the Rich
mond and Danville system, with its
leased lines, and the East Tennessee sys-
tenn. John lnman is said 10 have en-
gineered the matter. The Baltimore and
Ohio has been buying stock in these sys-
TENS, and it is said the last purchase
made Saturday places in its hands the
whole system. The Jersey Central and
Reading is included in the deal.
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silk Factory for Petaluma

PETALUMA, March 13.-The contract
for building silk factory here was
signed yesterday. Hedges & Paff OF this
city are the contractors, and the work of
building is to commence next Wednes-
day and pushed to completion. The
buildings Will cost about Sl2, 900, ali of
which is donated by citizens here.
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REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
Lively Fight Anticipated for the Place
of Meeting.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 13.-The Re-
publican State Central Committee will
meet in the Palace Hotel tomorrow after
noon. Preliminary to the meeting the
Executive Committee held meeting this
evening and decided TO recommend that
the State Convention be held May I'd,
and that the basis of representation be
one delegate to every go Republican
voters. This would make a convention
OF about 800. 1t was also determined to
recommend that two State Conventions
be held, one for the election of delegates
70 the National Convention and the other
for the nomination OF Presidential cleo
tors.
The appeal from the National Repub-
llcan Club at Sacramento caused lively
debate-this club was organized under