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S5O, 900; Lower Willamette and Columbia,
S5a,0.U. ashington-SWin Slough,
$4,000; Columbia at Vancouver new,
80, 900: Willipa River and harbor, SIS, goo;
Upper Columbia survey. $4,000. Mime
sota-Survey of Lake Superior and the
Mississippi Canal new, $4,000; Upper
Missouri River, $50, 900.
Inc following appropriations were
stricken ont: ella River, Arizona, $4,000.
The appropriations made by the House
were decreased by the following amounts:
Among others, Mississippi River, head
OF passes TO the mouth of the Ohio, in
Guiding harbors, Sl95, 200; Missouri River,
mouth 10 Sioux City, $4,000.
Senator Frye, Chairman OF the commit
tee, submitted detailed report on the
bill, showing the wisdom and necessity
OF expenditures for river and harbor inn
proVement. The total expenditures for
water improvements of the great lakes
amounted to about $50 100000, or one fifth
OF the annual saving effected in the trans
portatlon. The report states that the inn
proyement Of these waterways decreased
treIghtS on corn from l54 cents per
bushel IN 1889 to l.9 cents per bushel in
1890.
The report then speaks of the value of
the Mississippi River and it's tributaries
to commerce.
The report further speaks of the eff
cacy and benefits of river and harbor inn
provements on the Pacific Coast, and
mentions particularly the work Just
reaching completion at the mouth of the
Columbia River. The work OF improve
ment going on there viii give the Column
Dla River depth of thirty feet.
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Training The Memory.

a splendid way to improve the mem
DRY is to begin by treating it as il it were
another person, and then charging it,
upon penalty OF a severe upbraiding, to
keep until wanted the information, fact,
date, name, or whatever is to be remem-
bered. by this course you unconsciously
do two things-you sort out things worth
while TO know, and you impress them
upon the memory in such a way as TO
cause it to grasp and keep them.
The latter is q most important thing to
do. Half of ones forgetfulness comes
from failure to properly grasp what it is
that You are TO remember. II is said Of
Thomas b. Reed, the famous member of
Congress from Maine, who was Speaker
Of the House of Representative for two
years, that he considered it great hard
ship To have to tell man the same thing
twice.
You ought never to cause any one
such hardship.-Ha Bazaar
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SILVER MEN PLEASED.

Have Faith in the Calling of the
Monetary Conference.
WASHINGTON, May 13.-The moderate
silver men in Congress are very well
pleased with the progress made toward an
international monetary conference, and
accept it as an earnest of the sincerity of
the Administration. However, in order
TO made the conference of any advantage,
the President must appoint men friendly
to silver as delegates from the United
States, Of which there are to be five, and
the SILVER men argue that this number
Will give ample opportunity for a repre-
sentatlOn Of the various views. They are
not disposed to insist that the delegates
shall represent extreme Tree coinage as
held IN the United States, but believe
they should be sincere friends of BIZ
l.i ana not "gold-bugs," either
openly or in disguise.
The appointment of men bitterly op-
posed to the coinage OF silver. under anv
conditions, would, the silver men say.
make the monetary conference q farce
ana deprive 1t of any usefulness They
nope the President will seek to give addi-
uonaI weight and popular support TO the
conference by sending names Of the
American delegates to the Senate for
confirmation. They admit he can ask
gentlemen to serve without asking the
approval OF the Senate, but they believe
II would be more in harmony with the
spirit OF our institutions and would
strengthen the delegates and the confer
enCe II II We're known the delegates aD-
peared with the sanction OF the Senate.
Ii the names OF men OF moderate views
are sent TO the Senate, the silver men say,
there Will be no opposition TO their CON
tirinatiOn
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Special to the REcoRD-UN1ov.

Special TO the RECoRD-UNIoN.
PEsTH, May 13.-An immense water
spout burst to-day III the neighborhood
oIthe colleries situated at Fuenfkirchen.
In County Baranya. A huge volume of
water inundated the surrounding country
and poured into the mines, causing ter
rloIe loss of life. Water poured into the
mines so quickly that the unfortunate
men received no warning of their danger.
Inc water rose rapidly, and in a short
ume every avenue of escape was shut of
ana the men persisted miserably. 1t is
known that twenty-five men are dead in
one PIT, and many others lost their lives
at different points. The men who lost
their lives were working in the lower
levels. Those who escaped with the as
slstance of those who locked to the
mouths OF the pits, went to the rescue OF
the men in the flooded levels.
AS the news of the catastrophe spread
immense crowds fastened TO the scenes
ana the entrance TO each pit was soon
surrounded by surging and wildly
excited mass OF men, women and
children. The lamentations Of those who
had relatives or friends in the mines
was heartrending, and many pitituI
scenes We're Witnessed
Some bodies have already been re-
covered, and the work OF rescue is being
steadily carried on. Every effort to pump
the water out OF the Hooded levels Is be-
ing made.
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The Lewiston (Me.) journal tells this
story about somewhat illiterate Maine
woman who had just returned home after
a visit to New York:
.'Oh," she said to friend, 81 had such
a perfectly lovely time, everything was
so convened, you know. We stoDped
in a house where we rode up to our
room in refrigerator, and / ALWAYS
had my washing done at the foundry.
right III the house. It was awful nice,
Then there weren't no stove and no clut-
ter in the rooms. Then there vas one of
these legislators right III the floor. and
the heat poured right up through
How did 1t happen that you came back
so quickly?''
''Oh. well, you see, Sairy didn't have
no appetite. L had the hardest work 10
get her anything that she could realize.
Honestly, when got her home She was
almost an individual
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Many Homes Struck by a North
easter and Demolished.
PEOPLE SEEK SAFETY IN CYCLONE
CAVES AND ESCAPE.
The Missouri River and Tributary
Streams Continue to Rise Rapidly,
. Causing Much Damage in the Low
lands From Floods-SeveraI Towns
in Danger of Being Inundated.
Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.

special to the RECoRD-UNION.
WICHITA (Kan.), May 13.-The forma-
ton of three tornadoes was witnessed
here about O'Clock this evening, two
about six miles south and another about
the same distance northeast. A dispatch
from Augusta, Butler County, says a
northeastern twister struck there about
o'clock, demolishing fifteen houses and
Wrecking the Santa Fe stockpens. w. S.
Ellsworth had leg broken, and Frank
Marsh was slightly injured. Nearly all
the people in the town saw the storm APP
preaching and sought safety in the cy-
clone caves, which, it is thought, pre-
vented great loss of life. Telegraph wires
are down and details are unobtainabIe.
ToWanda, few miles north of Augusta,
was also visited by tornado and half
dozen houses demolished. Towanda was
totally wiped from the face Of the earth
by cyclone in March and a number of
people killed and injured. Citizens who
mad the courage to remain rebuilt houses,
ana these buildings were blown down
this evening. 1t is not known whether
any one was hurt. Inquiries at several,
points south Of Wichita fail to reveal the
track taken by the other two storms.
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identity of the Suicide.

SAN Francisco, May 13.-The woman
who jumped from the Oakland ferryboat
last night and was drowned proves to
have been known by the name of MAY
Jenner. She lived at Seattle three years
ago, and married a man named Fergu
son, but was afterward divorced. She
had been a frequenIer here of several
well-known sporting resorts, and was in
one OF them drinking last night, when
she had a slight quarrel with AN insur-
ance broker named Alex. Cummings.
She was considerably under the influence
of liquor when she went TO the ferry
afterwards. She left a note addressed to
Cummings, accusing him OF being the
cause Of her trouble.
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. BEuRING SEA DISPUTE.
Justice Harlan and Senator Morga,
Selected as ArbitratOrs.

Justice Harlan and Senator Morgan
Selected as Arbitrators.
WAsHIN GToN, May lat is stated on
the authority of Secretary Blaine, that
Mr.. Justice Harlan OF the United States
Supreme Court and Hon. John Morgan.
United States Senator from Alabama,
have been selected by the President as
arbitrators ON the part OF the United
states IN the Behring Sea arbitration.
England will now appoint two arbi-
traitors, and three others are to be APP
pointed, one by the King of Sweden, one
by the President of the Republic Of
france and one by the King of Italy,
making seven arbitrators in all. Hon.
e. }. Phelps, late United States Minister
to England, has been selected as chief
counsel on behalf OF the United States
before the Arbitration Commission.
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Special to the REcoRD-UNIoH.

ASTORIA Orr, May l3.-At o'clock
this morning w. w. Ward, saloon
keeper, fired two shots at his wife in the
Office of the Hotel Northern, one of which
may prove fatal. Mrs. Ward, with her
children, had come over to attend the eel
ebration, and in order to see the marine
procession, remained over night. Ward,
who was OF a jealous and cowardly dispo-
sition, hired fishing boat and came after
her. He met her as she was entering the
hotel dining-room, and before he could
be prevented, leyeled revolver at her
and fired. One bullet struck her in the
arm and the other in the groin. Ward
was at once seized and arrested. Mrs.
Ward was taken in charge by guests and
doctor summoned. Her wounds are
very dangerous and may prove fatal.
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FEDERATION OF woMEN,s CLUBS
Officers Elected for the Ensuing
Term.

CHICAGO, May 13.-To-day's session Of
the General Federation Of the Women's
Clubs was devoted to the consideration of
amendments to the constitution and by
laws. The constitution was amended to
admit of officers serving two terms;and the
admission of clubs provided form the by
laws by an amendment to the effect that
any State or Territorial Association of
eligible Women's Clubs may. upon APP
plication, be received into membership.
The election of officers and board of
directors resulted: President, Mrs
Charlotte Emerson Brown of New Jersey;
Secretaries, Mrs. J. G. Croly of New
York, and Miss May B. Temple of
Tennessee; Treasurer, Mrs. Jane Cooper
OF Colorado. Among the Board of Direc-
tors are Mrs. Julia Ward Howe of Nlassa-
chusetts, and Miss Lydia w. Bates of
California.
After five minutes talk by Miss Susan
3. Anthony, and suggestion by Mrs.
Mary Wright Sewall, that a club house
be established, the convention adjourned
sine die.
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cLEvELAND's STRENGTH.
Opinion of New York Democrat O
the Situation in Now York.

Opinion of a New York Democrat on
the Situation in New York.
New YORK, May I2.-Lawyer e. Ell
lery Anderson, member of the Demo-
cratic Provisional State Committee (anti-
HID is quoted as follows: 'We who
are in the midst of political movement
i'll this State know that Cleveland is
vastly stronger than in 1888. We know
since that time the people of this State
have awakened so as to understand cor
rectly the oppressive effects of the tariff.
We know many Republican voters have
been driven out OF their party by the dis
approval Of the Mckinley bill, and we
know that the threat of the passage of a
force bill determined large number of
independent voters to act with the Demo-
cratic party fits nomination meets with
their approval. The classes of voters
whom | referrd to will reach $1,000. This
assertion is not a guess, bat based on the
personal experience Of those active in our
movement. and derived from constant
intercourse with the voters themselves
and from an enormous correspondence
carried on many months with voters re-
siding in every county in the Sfate.''
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RIVERS AND HARBoRs.
The Senate Committee Increases the
Appropriations OF the House.


Appropriations OF the House.
WAsHINGToN, May u. - The Senate
Committee on Commerce reported back
the river and harbor bill with amend
ments, increasing the total Of the House
bill by SI,2I3,030 net. The most import
ant changes are the addition of four con-
tract sections replacing the yearly appro-
priations on portions OF the Missouri
River, st. Johns. Fla; Great Kanawha,
w. Va, and for boat railway at The
Dalles, Oregon. In the latter case the to-
tai contract expenditure IS not 10 exceed
y, $4,000.
The Senate Committee increased the
appropriations made by the House by
the following amounts in the cases men
toned, besides others:
Harbors-C ornia-Wilmington, 81, :
000 Deep Harbor Survey new, S25, 900.
Oregon aquima. $4,000 Washington
Gray Harbor, SO, 900; olympia, $4,000;
Lake Washington Canal new, $4,000.
Rivers-Oregon -DalIes Roat Railway
new, $4,000; mouth OF the Columbia,
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Racin- at MERGED.

MERGED, May 13.-The spring races OF
two days opened this afternoon. The
first was match running race between
Ben Hur and Bay Jim for a purse Oh
SEQ. Ben Hur won easily.
The second was between Means Lady
Blanche and Bertrandia's Red Light,
hall a mile, for 4 purse OF 500. 1t was a
close race, the former winning. There
was considerable betting.
Two saddle-horse races followed, Tor
smaller purses.
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WILLIAM AsToR's WILL.
Neither Drayton Nor His Wife VIII b
Able to Touch q Penny.

Able to Touch Penny.
New YORK, May I3.-The will of Will
lam B. Aston, the provisions of which
have been practically stated in these dis
patches, was filed for probate to-day
Neither Drayton nor his wife will be
able to touch a penny of the estate
Henry Astor, the testator's only surviv-
ing brother, is eftectually cut off by a
provision which says: cit is my will and
intention that neither my brother, Henry
Astor, nor his issue shall, as heirs-at- law
or next of kin, receive any portion of my
estate"
Henry Astor is the brother who mar
ried pretty country girl, displeasing to
the family. lie was cut off by his father
with a small patrimony, and has been
living happily up in Columbia County
ever since
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GRAND LODGE.
Business Transacted at Yesterdays
Meeting.

L
Meeting.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 13.-At the session
of the Grand Lodge, held this morning.
there was great deal of discussion on
the subject of representation as relating
to the rights now accorded to Past Cirands
at the annual meetings of the Grand
Lodge. As it is now, the active member
ship Of the Grand Lodge is made up of
the delegates elected from subordinate
lodges, and Of such persons as have in
the past held the office OF Grand Master,
these being popularity known as Past
Grands." They have the same right to
vote that the duly elected delegates have,
As the result OF the discussion this
morning it was decided to instruct the
delegates TO the Sovereign Grand Lodge.
the national body OF the order, to enact a
law torbidding any members ofthe Grand
Lodge to vote at the election of officers
except duly elected delegates.
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Delegates to Minneapolis.

SAN Francisco, May ia meeting of
the delegates TO the National Republican
Convention at Minneapolis was held here
to-day, at which all but three of the dele
gates were present. Spence Of Los
Angeles was elected Chairman of the
delegation, Rideout Of 1uba was elected
Nice-C hartman, Baker of Tulare Secre-
tary, and Robbins OF Marin Treasurer
1t was agreed TO depart on the train leav-
ing San Francisco the evening OF May
3lst.
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FL Dorado Favors Cleveland.

PLAcERvLLE, May 13.-The FL Dorado
County Democratic Convention met here
to-day and elected the following dele
gates to the State Convention, under in
structions to use their exertions in Sc
curing a delegation to Chicago favorable
to Cleveland: Geo. E. Williams, g. j.
Carpenter, G. w. Duden, George Hing
ham, j. w. Estes, B. +. Wakefield, j. X.
Mcmillan and j. G. Heald.
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SHOT THROUGH TIE BRAIN.
a Young Lad Kills the Betrayer of
His sister.


WARREN Pa.), May l3.-Late last night
Lloyd Raver, the lt-year-old son of
Robert Raver of Garfield, shot and killed
Charles Harrington, an TX convict. Six
years ago Harrington abducted the 49,
year-old sister of young Rayer, and in
duced her to live with him. Harrington
was arrested and sent to prison for four
years. When his term expired he re-
turned to Garfield and threatened to kill
the girl if she did not go with him. He
was arrested again and sent to the peni-
Tertiary for fifteen months.
He sWore revenge and when released a
few days ago went to Garfield and last
night called at Raver's house and de-
manded to see the girl. The door was
closed upon him and he proceeded to
break it down, when young Raver took a
rifle and shot him, the bullet entering the
brain. Rayer gave himself up, but the
CoronerS jury brought III a verdict of
SelI-deienSe,
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Senator Vance Ill,

AsHEvILLE On. c., May ia tele-
gram received here this afternoon sum
moned physician to The bedside of
United Senator Il. b. Vance, who is at
his summer home, at Gombroon, eight
cen miles east OF Asheville. Particulars
cannot be obtained tonight.
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OTTAWA (In.), May l3.-Justus Moss,
a molder at the Adams factories at Mar
settles, disappeared to-day after perpe-
trating fearful double crime. He went
home drunk, and, upon his wife remon-
strating. gave her a mereiless beating
and Jumped upon her. The woman. who
was in delicate condition, gave birth to
a premature child, which died, and the
mother, after terrible suf1erings, soon
fol ioHed
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200 acres of truck patches were destroyed.
Chouteau Island is under water, thus
running $500 acres of farming land for
this season. Gabonet Island, 1900 acres,
is also under water.
Carr Island is inundated, and the peo-
pie living III all these places are depend
ent upon neighboring settlements Tor
shelter.
The rise is going on an Inch per hour.
All sewers are choked along the levee,
and cellars are full of water. Moving is
now the order in this vicinity, for the
people know not what may come.
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Passenger Train Fired unon.

SAN ANTONIO (Texas), May 13.-Pas-
sengers arriving this evening on the in
ternational train report it fired upon just
as it was about 10 stop for water at a tank
near Temple. The engineer did not stop,
but threw the lever so as to put on all the
steam possible and get away, but the ex-
press car was badly riddlej. Two pas
sengers were wounded. One, whose
name could not be learned, had his arm
shattered; the other l.. q. Townsend,
flesh wound. Several other passengers
had narrow ESCAPES. Tie ladies were
panic stricken, and many tainted.
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The Roslyn Mine Disaster.

RosLYN (Wash.), May 13.-There are
forty newly made graves in Mountain
View Cemetery, The body of the forty
fifth victim is in transit to its childhood
home in the East, and many desolated
and destituted homes silently but inn
pressively tell the story Of the results of
Tuesdays explosion in the coal mine
Ipyn
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Rrazll,s Congress in session.

RIO JASEIRo, May 13.-After nine
days failure to secure the attendance of a
legal number OF Representative a
quorum was secured in Congress to-day,
and the transaction OF business at once
commenced. The Presidents message
deals mainly with the recent uprising in
the State OF Grisso, and the question OF
the election Of new President is left un-
changed. Although the President asks
for currency reforms, he offers. no sug-
gestions to the desired end. The message
IS generally regarded as unsatisfactory.
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San Miguel Branch.

BAKERSFIELD, May 13.-The Southern
Pacific Company is pushing the road
from this place to San Miguel. one hun
dred men arrived here yesterday from
the northern part Of the state and have
gone To work on the road. They are
principally carpenters and bridge-build-
erS
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is now performed by Captain Mcguire,
who has had franchise nearly thirty
years. The workmen in the yard now
pay toll of S24 yearly. The depart
ment's course is in response to the petit
ton of 700 names, asking that a free ferry
be established
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Serious Shooting ARRAY.

LOUISVILLE, May 13.-At Gan kfort,
Ky, tonight, during shooting ARRAY
between John Z. Johnston ana Charles
Owens, caused by Johnstou's intimacy
with owens vile, owens was fatally
wounded. Johnston was Shot in Tie
arm. Judge W. L. Jett and Anthony
Leach were also wounded.
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MILWAUKEE. May 13.-Sandelin Har-
ter, fireman at the Pabit building, shot
himself last evening because Of domestic
trouble. This morning his wife killed
herself, taking poison. Five children.
two OF them deaf mutes, are left to strug-
gle with the world by the double tragedy.
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TERRIBLE loss OF LIFE.
An Immense Waterspout Bursts in
Hungary Mine District.
ILLUMINATING THE SURROUNDING
COUNTRY.

Mine Levels Filled With Water, Caus-
ing the Death of Many Miners-As
Many as Twenty-Five Known to
Have Been Drowned in One Mine
Pitiful Scenes at the Mouths of the
Pits,
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Tire at Benicla.

BENICLN, May IA fire broke out in
William STAIRS saloon this morning. \
saloon and fruit store adjoining and a
small residence in the rear were entirely
destroyed. The tirenieu and an abuRa-
:a4ce OF water from the city prevented the
spread of the flames. which were extin-
eI1ished after an hours hard fight. Tie
loss on the building is about 92000: IN
-gred for 81 ,093. X. Papadiinan lost his
stock of trGlts, tolaccos, etc, worth SOC;
no insurance.
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JUSTICES, SALARIES.
Important Decision Rendered by Judge
Buckles.


VALLEJO, May BIN the case of O. B.
Powers, Justice of the Peace of Suisun
Township, VS.. Solano County for 500,
fees not PAID him, Judge Buckles of the
superior Court has rendered a decision
that when the Board Of Supervisors, by
ordinance dated October q, 1883, fixed
the salary of Justice in the township for
which the plaintiff was acting at the sum
OF 500 per year, they followed Section
II of the County Government, Act,
which is in conflict with the Constitution.
and as q consequence the ordinance Of
the Board Of Supervisors fixing the sala-
lies Of Justices of the Peace is void.
Therefore the plaintiff is entitled to iudg-
meHt Tor the sum of 500.
This Will break up the whole system of
payment Of Justices and Constables in
Solano and other counties and cause
much litigation.