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COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION.
BUSINESS TRANSACTED BY THE
. STATE COMMISSION.
A General Convention to be Called to
Meet on April 2Oth-Apportion-
ment of the Fund.
Special to the REcoRD-UN1oN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 1S.-The State
Worlds Fair Commissioners met to-day
and decided to have general convention
of two delegates from each county, to
meet April Goth. pamphlet of queries
which each delegate will be expected to
answer will be sent out.
A plan of dividing up the State appro-
priation of 100000 was reported by a.
| committee comprising Messrs. Scott, Phe-
Ian and Thompson, and was adopted af-
ter brief discussion. The plan gives SI7,-
600 to arranging displays of California
agriculture; to horticulture, including
viticulture and Horticulture, $4,000; to
live stock (defraying expenses of exhib-
ltors only, as exhibits will have to go into
the classified departments, $500; fish and
fisheries, IS, 900; mines and mining, SIS
600; machinery, transportation and cleo
tricity (expenses of assisting exhibitors
only, $500 each; fine arts, plastic, picto-
rial and decorative, $1,000; liberal arts,
$4,000; ethnology, $500; bureau OF pub
licity and promotion, $4,000; additional
freight and transportation, $4,000 All
these subdivisions are subject to change
in accordance with the amounts for vari-
Gus exhibits obtained from county sub
scriptionS.
Commissioners Hatch and THOMPSON
were delegated to go TO Sacramento TO at
tend the meeting of the Northern Citrus
Fair Association there tomorrow. A
meeting to organize District Worlds
Fair Association, comprising eight coun-
ties, will be held there at the same time
1t was agreed to defer ali action relative
to viticultural matters until the report of
Commissioner Ross on the subject, PROM
ised for the meeting of April 18th.
Commissioner Phelan was delegated to
confer with State Fish Commissioner j,
ID. Redding, relative to a plan for a fish
display, and ascertain if the Fish Com
missioners could take hold OF the matter
and get up an exhibit for an appropria-
ton of $1,000. Mr.. Phelan will report at
the next meeting.
1t was agreed TO meet again on Tuesday
next, at l:30 P. VI. At this time Messrs
Stump, Manson and Dorm of the Mechan-
les Institute will be present to explain
what the institute will do relative to the
proposed joint exhibition, or Worlds
Fair dress rehearsal, which it is planned
to hold this year in place of the usual
fair. delegation from the State Agri-
cultural Society to state what the State
Fair managers can do in regard to the
same scheme will also be present.
On Tuesday next, at p. NJ, it was
agreed to meet q Committee on Educa-
tional Exhibit, consisting of p. NJ. Fisher.
VIII S. Monroe and Fred NJ Campbell.
AS far back as 1870 ID. d. Mills offered
SlOO prize for the best plan for showing
California educational advantages at the
exposition. The prize was won by War
rem Cheney OF Berkeley, and the commit
tee above named is now discussing this
project.
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Special to the REcoRD-UN1oS.

special to the RECORD-UNTON.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 1S.-The steam
ship Monowai brings news of the murder
of woman and four children on Febru-
airy 10th, at Tauranga, New Zealand, by
Duncan Munro, stepson of James Bodell,
late Mayor of Tauranga. Says the New
Zealand Herald:
Duncan Munro, in fit of religious
mania, murdered his wife and four chill
dren with a hatiron. Mrs. Munro was
found in the kitchen with her head bat
tered beyond recognition. George, aged
6 years, was dead in his mothers bed.
John Hugh, aged years, Alexander,
aged years, and Lillian, aged 8 months,
all had their brains knocked out. The
baby had evidently been struck uncon-
scious at once, as when found it was
lying peacefully with it's head on it's right
hand as if struck down there and then
while sleeping.
Mrs. Munro had evidently rushed out
Of the room either to escape the maniac
or else to protect one of her infants. She
was terribly mutilated, almost the whole
OF the back of her head being iabbed in
and the brain protruding, pieces of the
skull being picked up on the kitchen
floor.
Munro was found wandering along the
beach naked. When told that his family
were all dead he exclaimed, II did it.
Glory Hallelujah! / did it with a flat
iron. God told me to do it.' Munro had
only been released from the insane asy-
lum. The Coroner's jury found him
guilty of willful murder.
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STORM NOTES
Farmers Greatly Benefited by the Re-
cent Rainfall.

Farmers Greatly Benefited by the Re-
cent Rainfall.
NAPA, March 1S.-Heavy showers of
rain fell last night and this morning.
Though not particularly needed, the rain
is welcomed by farmers.
AUBURN, March 1S.-Rain has fallen at
intervals for a week past. 1t comes at
just the right time to insure good grain
crops i'll the western portion of the county.
The indications are good throughout the
fruit-growing section.
Chico, March 1S.-A heavy rain has
been falling since s o'clock this morning.
Up to 1880 this morning .43 of an inch
have fallen, making total for the
season of 1l.92 inches, against Is. .S5 inches
to the same date last year. There has
been no injury to the growing crops or
fruit.
PETALUNIA, March 1S.-It commenced
raining here again early this morning,
and at times rained very hard. The rain
for the week is about inch, and for the
season l34 inches. Farmers are iubilant
over the prospect.
GILRoY, March lS.-A splendid rain is
falling this afternoon, supplementing
that of two days since. 1t was most op-
perfume. All fears of a dry season
have vanished. Crops look better than
in any previous season.
SoNoMA, March lS.-A rainstorm set in
last night, and has continued all day, do
ing vast amount of good to farms and
vineyards in this valley.
SAN RAFAEL, March l8.-Rain has
fallen prettily steadily the past fifteen
hours, and still continues. Farmers from
all over the county are jubilant at the
prospects of one of the greatest crops
ever grown in the county.
YUBA CRY, March 1s.-A light rain be-
gan falling at an early hour this morn
ing. 1t will do much good though it is
not particularly needed. The crops of
Sutter county of both grain and fruit are
remarkably fine.
CORNING, March 1s.-Rain has fallen
from o till noon. The wind is south, and
heavy clouds indicate continued rain.
LODI, March 1S.-Rain began falling
again this morning, and still continues
with no signs of abatement Farmers
say rain enough has fallen for the pres
ent, and they now wish for few days of
good growing weather.
ORovILLE, March 18.-There was a
heavy rain here to-day, over | inch hav-
ing failena Good crops of hay and grain
are assured. Fruit trees are doing es-
peclaliy well. Orange trees are well
tlled with blossoms.
TRACY, March lS.-There were fire.
quent showers this afternoon, with pros
poets OF more tonight.
STOCKTON, March 1S.-Twenty-hun-
dredths OF an inch of rain fell here this
afternoon, and the storm is continuing to-
night, with prospects OF a long rain. The
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Southern Pacific Railway Company, in
volving homestead application for land
in the Los Angeles District, CAL, the Sec
retary says the land is within the railroad
grant. The Commissioners decision is
affirmed.
In the case of Thos. Means and Thos.
a. JOY VS.. Michael O'Shea, involving a
homestead entry in Visalia District, CAL,
the Commissioners decision, holding
O'Shea's entry for cancellation, is at
fIrmed.
The President sent TO the Senate the
nomination of Charles II. Aldrich of
Illinois to be Solicitor General, vice
William II. Taft, resigned. Judge Taft
rendered his resignation to-day and will
at once make preparations to assume his
new duties of Judge of the Circuit Court
OF Appeals of the Sixth District
Senator Morrill, passed the most favor
able night since his illness, and every
symptom points to convalescence.
The House Elections Committee has
decided to seat Noyes, Republican con-
testant from New York, and unseat
Rockwell Dem.).
Secretary Blaine is much better to-day.
1t is believed that Judge Waynire of
San Francisco viii be appointed Minister
to Japan
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LONDON GOSSIP.
BALFOUR's LEADERSHIP A DIS
APPOINTMENT.
The Behring Sea Dispute - Cause o
Salisbury's Delay-The Miners
Strike Failure.

Copyrighted, 1892, by N. Y. Associated Press.
LONDON, March 18.-Labouchere's at
tempt in the Commons last night to ex-
tort from Balfour some information as to
the dissolution of Parliament was a fizzle.
owing to lack of support. Gladstone.
before starting for Hawarden, brought
Harcourt, Treyelyan and others into ac-
cord with his policy of not interfering
with the process of Government business,
on the ground of its tumbling to pieces
itself. The warmest friends of Balfour
admit that his leadership is a disappoint-
ment. No regular obstruction has
thwarted business yet. Government bills
and votes for supply are in an unprece-
dented condition of muddle. Balfour's
want of tact frequently irritates members
and drives them into the opposition.
The question of the renewal of the
modltS UtUendi in the Behring Sea has
reached an advanced stage, Sir Julian
Pauncefote being charged to state the
character of Salisbury's reply. In min
isterial circles it is believed Salisbury
will continue to contend that renewal of
the mOdgtS U(Ueadl under the existing
conditions is unreasonable. The Lib
erals believe Salisbury wants to leave
the question in estate to embarrass
the coming Gladstone Government. The
matter does not excite much public in
tereSt, as with the exception of certain
jingo section of the radical press, nobody
admits the possibility of the difficulty
ripening into dangerous quarrel
The success of the bimetallic propa-
ganda so encouraged the Bimetallic
League Committee that il has decided to
raise the question OF an International
conference by debate in Parliament The
adhesion OF many members of the Com
mons is said to justify the movement.
The Irish Unionists have arranged to
chance of winning majority is remote
but they aim TO embarrass the National
lists. The latter, it is estimated, will re-
quire &30, 900 10 fight with success.
1t is reported that the Palmers, one of
the largest naval and shipping firms in
the United Kingdom, are arranging to
transfer their plant from Newcastle-on-
Tyne to a certain point in the United
States. Rockefeller, of the Standard Oil
Company, will, it is said, join the enter
prise, controlling $40, ,000,000 and using
his influence TO receive Government con-
tracts for warships.
Leaders among the striking miners
privately admit that the strike is fail
ure. The men have already lost in wages
two and a half million dollars, and a
further loss is accruing. If the additional
cost TO the consumers by the increase in
the price of coal is added, it will be seen
that a gigantic sum of money has been
wasted since the struggle began. The
sole persons prohting have been the
middle men, who unloaded stocks at a
large profit.
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SAMOAN ISLANDS.
BAD CONDITION OF AFFAIRS SAID
TO EXIST.
A Disagreement Has Taken Place Be-
tween the Chief Justice and the
Land Commissioners.
Special to the REcoRD-Uxrox.

APIA (Samoa), March 3.-A serious dis
agreement has taken place between The
Chief Justice and the Land Commission
ers. The Land Commissioners claim the
right to decide finally all land claims that
they may unanimously sustain, leaving
the Chief Justice only the formal right
of certifying them. The latter claims he
is the only authority on the subject, and
can reopen all cases. A meeting was
held between the parties in February,
but no agreement could be reached, and
the Commissioners, Messrs. Ormisbee,
Haggard and Eggert, decided to refer the
matter to the three Powers.
The Chief Justice on February oath
posted proclamation throughout the
island warning the people that titles
granted by the Commissioners were not
final. This action of the Chief Justice, in
advance of replies from the Powers, has
produced very strained relations between
him and the Commissioners. The scale
of charges adopted by the Chief Justice
in registering titles, etc., is a very heavy
cost, being at least Sl2. These fees all 90
to the Clerks of the Supreme Court, and
in the aggregate will constitute a very
large sum-over $30, 600 on claims already
ing are also large. A good writer can
earn S400 per month at them by working
eight hours day.
A meeting of taxpayers was held, and
a committee elected to draw up list OF
the necessary alterations in the treaty.
The following changes were proposed at
a public meeting by the committee: The
substitution of a Mayor for the President,
thereby saving three or four thousand
dollars year, and increasing the powers
of the municipal magistrate; 81 shall
equal 50 in United States coin; twenty
gold marks, 50; Chilean currency shall no
longer be a legal tender in Samoa; the
export duties TO be abolished; to tax
opium $40 per pound, to prevent the ma
tives from becoming opium users.
Several native meetings have been held
to consider what is to be done in regard
to the Mahi' affair. 1t was decided that
Mataafa must go to the seat of
Government and make friends with
the King. The supporters of Mataafa,
either Vice-Kin or Premier. This is
considered a cool request, as Mataafa is a
prescribed rebel. The Government is
very weak, however, and cannot break
up the semi-rebellion without a hard
fight.
Affairs in Samoa are in a bad condi-
ton, and the whites are getting the worst
it. Their taxes are all paid, while the
natives are two years in arrears. The
roads are wilderness, and the natives
are hopelessly in debt TO foreign MEM
bers of the Council. Burglaries have
taken place lately and none of the burg
lars have been captured.
H. NJ. SewaIl, the Maine shipbuilder,
has arrived with his son, the United
States Consul-General. and his nephew.
Mr.. Sewall returned to America on the
Monowaii.
The clerk of the Supreme Cour. says
that it will take from ten to fifteen years
work to finish the land claims.
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NEBRASKA GovERNoRsH1p.
Ex-Governor Thayer to Move for a Re
opening of the Case.

Ex-Governor Thayer to Move for a Re-
opening of the Case.
LINCOLN, March lS.-On Tuesday next
Ex-Governor Thayer will move in the
State Supreme Court for reopening of
the case of Thayer VS.. Boyd. This an
nouncement causes much surprise.
Thayer was out of town when the Fed
eral Supreme Court mandate was served
upon the Judges of the State Court last
Tuesday. He says he is impelled to his
action by the earnest solicitation of lead
ing men of the State. His attorneys will
base their argument on the theory that
the United States Supreme Court decision
merely overruled the demurrer of Gov
ernor Thayer TO Governor Boyd answer;
therefore, it is only necessary for a reply
to be filed TO Boyd's answer, which
averred upon information and belieftha
Joseph Boyd, father OF james l.. Boyd,
had completed his naturalization in 1854
at q time when James +. Boyd was a
minor, and alleging further that James
r.. Boydshad for many years been a citi-
zen of the United States within the mean
ing Of the law and the Acts of Congress.
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Special 70 the REcoRp-uNroS.


WASHINGTON, March 1s.-The For
elgn Affairs Committee of the House did
not succeed to-day in calling up the Chi
nese exclusion bill which it had reported
favorably. A member of the committee
SAID to-day that it would come up the
nrst day set aside for that purpose by the
Committee on Rules. This is very indef-
mite. Ii the Committee on Rules has to
set day it may not come up this ses-
sion. congressman are learning that
there is anger and apprehension in the
camp OF labor from San Francisco to New
York on account of the long delay in the
adoption of anti-Chinese legislation. Re-
monstrances against again opening the
gates to Chinese hordes are received by
many Of them from trades unions, indus
trial federations and all kinds of labor
organizations.
Powderly has been heard from, so has
Gompers, and so have many of the lead
erS OF the Farmers Alliance and PEOPLES
party. They are alarmed over the pros
pect that there may be delay for six
weeks longer, when the present exclu-
sion law will cease to operate. AS soon
as the session opened bills ON the subject
were introduced into both Houses. and
perhaps as many as dozen of those bills
nave been referred to various committees,
but 1t has been impossible to secure the
adoption OF any of them. Several bills
were reported adversely to the Senate
from the Committee on Foreign Affairs,
and others have been reported adversely
to the House, and meanwhile the month
of May is approaching.
a congressman from California, who
DeIleVeS that there are schemers who hope
to prevent a renewal of the Exclusion
Act or the adoption of any other anti
Chlnese legislation. says he thinks that
the delay viii be continued, and that
I4ere may be difficulty to get the two
houses 10 agree upon measure. There
are, he says, many large land-holders and
employers of labor in the Pacific States
who would like to be able to get cheap
Chlnese 1aborers as they got them in
other times, and who are at the same
time influential in the Republican party.
Inc same notions are entertained by
many OF the leaders and members of the
labor organizations, who are telling Con-
gressmen nGsg that there must be no
hui hug" about this matter.
III having been reported that to-day
would be devoted to the consideration of
the Chlnese exclusion bill, l,this'morning's
PoSt had the following editorial on the
bill reported to the House: ssThe ulti
mate effect will be to break off ali inter
course between the two countries. and
separate them by an absurd but impas-
sable barrier. The apprehensions of be-
ing engulfed by tidal wave of Chinese
cheap labor will thus be allayed, and the
migratory population of China turned in
more hospitable directions. In the mean
time vast commercial opportunities by
which other nations are wise enough to
profit will be permanently closed to the
United States. But Congress seems stub
bornly bent upon pursuing this policy.
1t is possible the people at large will ap-
prove it. England, France and Germany
will also approve policy that the more
vigorously it is enforced will bring all the
greater grists to their mills"
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HANGED BY A MOB.

Two Murderers Lynched Near Gaines
Vile, Virginia.
WARRENToN (Va.), March Is. = Lee
Heffiin and Joseph Dye, who last fall
murdered the Kines family, this morning
were lynched near Gainesville, Prince
William County. The men We're to have
been hanged to-day, but stay of proceed
ings had been secured. A party of sixty
men overpowered the guard, hanged the
murderers to tree and riddIed the
bodies with bullets.
TROUBLE OVER n MISSOURI LYNCHING.
OZARK, March 1S.-Sheriff Cook made
no arrests connected with the Bright
lynching at Forsythe, but summoned a
posse 10 start after men known to have
been in the mob twenty miles away. The
people of Taney County are taking sides
and further bloodshed is feared.
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HILL IN THE SOUTH.
a Great Crowd Greets Him at Augusta,
Georgia.

AUGUSTA, March Ex-senator HIPS
party arrived here this evening. On his
way stop was made at Waynesboro,
where large crowd assembled at the
station. The local militia company fired
salute. and the ladies of the city pre-
sented Hill with magnificent bouquet
bearing card inscribed ITO our next
Democratic leader, who leads but to vic
tory" The Senator was introduced as the
next President of the United States"
and made brief speech. When this city
was reached so great was the crowd as
sembled about the depot that it took the
party ten minutes to force their way to
their carriages. They were escorted to
the Arlington Hotel by militia COM
pany and other organizations. This even
ing the Senator held reception.
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NAPA COUNTY.
A Former Inmate of the Veterans
Home Attempts Suicide.

NAPA, March 1S.-John Plynes, re-
Gently an inmate of the Veterans Home
at Yountville, attempted to commit sui
cite Thursday night. He placed dyna-
mite cartridge in his mouth and lit the
fuse. Half his face was blown off by the
explosion, yet he will recover. Family
troubles were the cause.
This afternoon tramp was run over
and killed by freight train at the depot
here. He attempted to board the train
while it was moving rapidly and fell un-
der the wheels. He was horribly man.
gled. The tramp had burglarized the De-
pot saloon. He was pursued by the Of
ficers and was attempting to escape. His
name is not known.
Coroner Lawrence was summoned to
Yountvilie to-day TO hold an inquest. A
veteran from the Soldiers Home named
Bridges died of an overdose Of laudanum.
1t is not supposed that it was taken with
suicidal intent.
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A Prisoner Makes Els Escape.

YUBA CITY, March 18.-Ed. Raymond,
recently convicted of murder in Marys-
vile, and sentenced to life Imprisonment,
and who was awaiting new trial, dug
out of the Yuba County Jail last night.
He came here to his home, and going to
clothes and loaf of bread and disap-
peared. Considerable sympathy is mani
festen here for him, as his conviction for
murder III the first degree was considered
unwarranted. 1t is thought the verdict
should have been manslaughter. Many
here express themselves in hopes that he
may make good his escape. Raymond
killed Thomas Brice on Christmas Day.
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general opinion is now that a big crop is
assured.
FATAL ACCIDENT.
A Mine Foreman Thrown Down
Shaft and Killed.

A Mine Foreman Thrown Down
Shaft and Killed.
VIRGINIA CITY New, March 18.-Joh
S. Clarke, night foreman at the Oest mine,
in Silver City. fell down shaft this even
ing and was instantly killed. No person
witnessed the accident, but it is supposed
that he was struck by descending cage
while stepping from one of the compart-
ments of the shaft TO the other. The
shock to the cage when it struck Clarke
warned the engineer on the surface that
something was wrong, and shortly after
the accident Clarke's dead body was dis
covered in the dump at the shafts bottom.
His neck, one leg and one arm were
found broken, and he was otherwise
frightfully mutilated. He fell a distance
of eighty feet. Deceased was a native of
Pennsylvania, aged 46 years, and mem
Der OF Phil kearney Post, No. 10, G. A.
r. He leaves no relatives here.
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THE RAINHILL TRAGEDY.
Eve of the Victims OF Deem1ng Buried
at Liverpool.

; We OF the victims OF Deem1ng Buried
at Liverpool.
LIVERPOOL, March 1S.-The bodies of
Mrs. Williams and her four children, ex-
hamed at Rainhill after being murdered
and buried by Frederick Deeming, alias
Williams, were buried this afternoon in
the parish churchyard in the presence of
a large concourse of people. AT the post
mortem examination Albert Deeming,
brother of Frederick, nearly tainted at
the sight of the bodies. 1t transpires that
Deeming treated his wife brutally soon
after his marriage.
Al the grave the curate who conducted
the religious exercises denounced the
fiendish acts of Deeming in most scathing
terms, and alluded 10 the murderer as the
most lnhuman monster who had ever
breathed the air of heaven.n The i'm
mense crowd of spectators showed their
detestatlon OF Deeming by loudly APP
plauding these words.
y statement made by Albert Deeming
at the Coroner's inquest TO o-day to the
effect that he saw the murders committed
in dream caused a great sensation. He
also testified that just before the time of
the murder Of his sister-in-law she had
sl00 on her person.
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CHINESE QUESTION.
Much Delay in Acting on the Ex-
cluSiOn Bill.
THE PRESENT LAW EXPIRES IN
MAY NEXT.

Belief That Movement IS on Foot by
Opponents of the Bill to Defer Ac-
ton Until After. That Date, in Or
der to Allow an Influx of Cheap
Labor to Land on Our Shores-CaIf-
fornfa Towns and Cities Entitled to
Which Passed the Senate.