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THE SOLDIERS, HOME.

General Barnes to Succeed Major
Bonebrake on the Board.
WASHINGTON, April 12.-Maior George
II. Bonebrake of Los Angeles has init
mated to his friends here that he does not
desire reappointment as member of the
Board Of Governors of the National
Home for Disabled Soldiers, thereby Gre
ating a vacancy, which viii be filled by
the appointment of a Republican to sue
coed him, as under the existing law, and
as contemplated ia the bill pending be-
fore the House of Representatives both
political parties must be represented on
the board. The California delegation has
decided to recommend General w. II. l..
Barnes of San Francisco for the place,
out of compliment to him, as he has al
ways been stanch Republican and has
never held public Office. The General is
not an applicant for the place, but it is
though he will accept it.
The Committee on Military Affairs of
the House holds its next meeting Gil Fri
day, at which time Major Bonebrake's
name will be withdrawn by Representa-
tive Bowers of California, and General
Barnes name substituted in the bill here
tofore reported favorably to the House.
but recommitted yesterday on a motion
of Representative 0uthwaite, who de-
sired TO investigate certain charges made
against Mr.. Bonebrake.
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SCRAMBLE FOR INDIAN LANDS.
Excitement Over the Opening of the
Sisseton RESERVATION Increasing

Excitement Over the Opening of the
Sisseton Reservation Increasing.
ST.. PAUL, April 12.-Excitement over
the opening OF the Sisseton Reservation
increases every day, and each boomer is
trying to get ahead of his neighbor. The
Hveliest rush will be for the proposed
townsites in township r. range 30. TIE
land company has elaborated plans for
every member of the company to secure
all the land Immediately surrounding
the townsite. The fastest horses in this
part of the country Will engage in a great
tifteenmile race, starting from Browns
Valley on the day of the opening. The
islands in Lake Traverse which bounds
the eastern border for thirty miles, will
be densely populated immediately before
the opening day by boomers, who will
land in improvised boats, and Indians
with teams and ponies will take them TO
the vacant land. The settlers are peace
able, and it is the opinion of the Governor
that there will be no trouble. The crowd
increases daily.
BOOMERS GRoWDING ON THE BORDER.
Ell. RENO 60. IT,, April 12.-Every hour
brings more to the border They have
even drawn up along the western line of
the reservation, but the most are masseG
on the east and southeast. Governor
Seay has decided to open the townsiles at
3 O'Clock on the day of the opening of the
reservation, in order to give the town
builders a chance to reach each county
seat in time for the opening.
OPENING PROCLAMATION.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE President
to-day issued proclamation opening the
Cheyenne and Arapahoe reservations on
April 18th, at II O'Clock noon.
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N0DEST0'S SENSATIONAL CASE.
GRAVE CHARGE AGAINST A Girl
BY HER FATHER.
Accused of Putting Poison in His Food.
Because He Objected to
Her Marrying.
Special to the REcoRp-UxIoS.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
MODESTO, April Zone of the most
sensational cases ever tried here is that OF
the people against Julia O'Meara and
Charles Alberti, accused Of attempting to
poison Dennis O'Meara, the girls father,
before Justice Whitby to-day. The
father is the prosecuting witness. The
defendants and 0'Nicara's three other
young daughters We're in court. Julia, who
is a ll,pale. thin-faced girl, whose features
are not unlike her fathers, sat through
out the trying ordeal without emotion as
she listened TO her fathers accusation
that she tried to poison him, though her
sisters frequently showed signs of violent
grief.
O'AIeara testified that he tasted some-
thing bitter in the pitcher of water left
convenient to him on March 9th; to leave
water and a glass convenient to him was
ali unusual circumstance, but he paid
little attention to it at the time, though he
spat out the water. When he retired
pitcher with the same bitter water was
placed in his room. He thought Julia
put it there. she had never before sup
piled water unless requested He did
not drink the water. On the morning OF
the 18th he noticed that instead of pour
ing out the tea at breakfast Julia served
IL at each ones place. Witness poured
the tea into saucer and drank il. He
noticed it was bitter as oak bark, and
was soon seized with violent commissions.
The doctor saved him miraculousiy. The
effects were those of strychnine. The
girl knew where the poison was. which
was used on squirrels. 1t developed that
the old man makes all his daughters arise
ut A. NJ, pillow all day and help harness the
horses. Julia had fallen in love with the
co-defendant Alberti, but her father OBJ
jected to the marriage.
Defendants held long consultation the
afternoon before the poisoning
The sisters of defendant swore that
Julia poured the tea and made it that
morning. No one else could have POI
Soned 1t.
ON the advice of the District Attoruey
this morning, though he said the eyi-
dence was plain against the girl, the
father consented to dismiss the case.
Popular sentiment is against sending the
daughter TO the penitenliary.
The girl was cool throughout the ex-
animation until she began to see how
close she was to the penitentiary, then
she cried. The father gave testimony
while crying all the time and greatly ex-
cited, but the girl was cool while hearing
the testimony.
The people in the neighborhood near
Oalldale SympathiZe with the girl. who.
they say, is imposed upon by a tyranni-
cal father, but who is compared by the
attorneys to Lucretia Borgia.
The cases against both defendants were
dismissed and they will marry soon.
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STATE BOARD OF TRADE.
BUSINESS TRANSACTED AT VS.
TERDAY'S MEETING.
Standing Committees Announced by
President GreGory-Dried
Fruit Surplus.
Special to the REcoRp-US1oS.

Special TO the REcoRD-UNIoN.
SAN Francisco, April 12.-The State
Board of Trade met In regular monthly
session this afternoon in the rooms of the
State Horticultural Society. Z. J. Greg
Dry of Sacramento presided.
Secretary Maslin announced that Santa
Clara County had renewed its subscrip-
ton, and the Supervisors of that county
had appointed Messrs. Clayton and Beach
as members of the State Board of Trade
The disbursements last month were
81, 127 so and the receipts were not
startling. Altogether there was deficit
of S97. Secretary Maslin says that in
spite of the showing last month the future
is full of hope. Some of the counties are
a little slow in paying their subscriptions
and others are neglectful in other ways.
The following committees to serve the
ensuing year were announced by PreSi-
dent Gregory:
Printing and Advertisernents-W II.
Mills, L. w. Maslin.
Agricultural and Industrial Resources
IN. Z. Chapman, George G. Perkins,
Albert Gallatin, John Boggs. II. A. Mes
senger.
Auditing and Finance. S. Emery.
Tyler Beach, Judge Stabler.
1mmigration-John =. Irish, Mark l..
Mcdonald, c. c. Hutchinson, George a.
Fisher.
Exhibition-J. A. Morrissey, J. B.
Coldwell. u. ii. Cole, j. w. Davis, e.
Greer.
A communication was received from J /.
b. Wright, a Division Superintendent of
the Southern Pacific, referring to the
State Board of Trade plan suggested by
John J. Mclean, United States Weather
Observer at Red Bluff. Mclean is de-
sirous TO perfect system of crop reports
for various counties of the State. The
matter, while meeting the approval of
the State Board of Trade, was not one to
which the board could at present extend
pecuniary assistance.
There was considerable discussion as to
the best means of gathering information
as TO the cost of placing dried fruits on
the English or European markets.
John p. Irish was positive that mar
ket could be made in foreign countries for
all the surplus of dried fruit produced in
this country Fruit that cannot be dried
might be distilled. In short, the more
dried fruit that can be disposed of will
mean so much less green fruit to be sold
Mr.. Irish remarked that some commune
ties in Europe would live on the income
to be made from the liquor that could be
distilled from the peach parings that are
thrown away in this State.
III. a. Messenger of Colusa said that by
properly sulphuring and picking dried
fruit it could be kept for twenty years
and not get wormy. He would guarantee
to pack fruit that way. His idea is that
dried fruit is not dried fruit until it has
gone through q sweat.
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Canal for Irrigating Purposes.

Tucson (Ariz.), April 12.-The Santa
Cruz Water Storage Company yesterday
closed a contract with S. S. Watson of
Los Angeles to construct an irrigating
canal and reservoirs in the Sdnta Cruz
Valley. The canal will be seventy miles
long, thirty feet wide at the bottom, and
Will be supplied from the Santa Cruz
River ana twenty storage reservoirs.
Three hundred thousand acres Of land
Will be reclaimed to agriculture. Five
hundred men and two hundred teams
will be put TO work next week. The cost
OF construction is estimated at 81 100000.
The enterprise is wholly backed by Eng
llsh capital. The head of the canal will
be fifty miles south of Tucson. 1t Will
run north twenty miles. This is the
largest irrigation enterprise yet inaugu-
rated in Arizona
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SWAMP LANDS.
Prominent Owners Form a Permanent
State Association.

Prominent Owners Form n Permanent
State Association.
Pursuant to call number of the lead
ing swamp land owners Of the State met
in San Francisco yesterday to organize
permanent association to attend to the in
terests OF those engaged in the reclama-
ton of overfowed and swamp lands
throughout the State. About fifty dele
gates We're present, representing almost
every district.
1t was agreed to call the association the
swamp and Owners Association of
California" An Executive Committee
will be appointed, to consist of one mem
Der from each district.
heretofore when any large owner ofland
needing reclamation wished to expend
money for leyees and bitches be usually
found that small owners adjoining would
not pay their share, although they re-
ceiVed the benefits. and the principal OBJ
ject of organization Will be to procure the
passage of laws on this point, so that
wherever land is reclaimed each one
shall be assessed according to the num-
Der of acres he owns.
George A. Moore of San Francisco was
elected permanent President, John w.
Ferris Secretary and j. c. Bigelow Treas
urer.
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Special to the REcoRD-Uv1oS.

Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.
BUFFALO (Wyo.), April 12.-Full par
ticulars of the fight at the T. A. ranch
have just been received. The first init
nation of an intended invasion by cattle
men was message saying q train of
armed and mounted men had unloaded
at Caspar. The rustlers and small cattle
men had little time to prepare for their
defense, as the cattlemen arrived soon
after and at once attacked the X. c. ranch.
A posse of rustlers was sent to the rescue,
but when they arrived the cattlemen had
done their work and left A house was
burned and the dead bodies of Nate
Champion and Dick Ray were found in
the ruins. Jack Flag, a notorious leading
rustler, arrived at the X. C. ranch dur
ing the progress of the battle and had to
run the gantlet of the cattlemen to es-
cape, but the cattlemen burned his wagon
with the house.
Leaving the X. c. ranch the cattlemen
started for Buffalo, and rustlers organ
lied and went to meet them. The cattle
men took shelter in the T. A. ranch.
which the ruStlerS surrounded, and at
daylight Monday a battle commenced.
Shots were exchanged all day but the
number of killed and injured cannot at
present be learned. One cattleman es-
capped from the ranch, presumably to get
reinforcements.
The result of to-day's operations is not
yet known. George Green was brought
TO Buffalo yesterday badly wounded, as
sert1ng that he shot himself accidentally.
1t IS thought he was one of the cattlemen
participating in the fight. Rustlers are
securing the country for reinforcements,
which are rapidly coming in.
The acting Mayor of Buffalo has called
on the Governor for State militia TO assist
the Sheriff in quelling the disturbance.
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RALsToN NoMINATED.
Named by the President for Appraise
at san Francisco.

Named by the President for Appraiser
at San Francisco.
WASHINGTON, April 12.-The President
to-day sent to the Senate the nomination
of VIM. c. Ralston to be Appraiser of
Merchandise at San Francisco.
Speaking of the nomination of William
c. Ralston as Appraiser at San Francisco.
which went to the Senate to-day, Senator
FELTON, says he was chosen because he
was young man of exemplary habits.
and had never had any connection with
customs administration at San Francisco
or elsewhere. He is energetic and intellj
gent, and will bequick TO learn the duties
of his office, SO that his inexperienee will
cut no figure. 1t is deemed by the Adj
ministration necessary to have a man of
undoubted honesty as Chief Appraiser
regardless of any experience in The line
OF duty called for.
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Annual Meeting of the Boards of
Trustees at Chico.
ACTION TAKEN ON SEVERAL I'M
PORTANT MATTERS
Bernard Reiss Arrested at San Fran
cisco on an Indictment Found by
the United States Grand Jury.
Charging Him With Felony in Con-
nection With the Recent Smuggling
OneratinnS
Special to the REooRp-Us1oN.

CHICO, April l2.-The annual meeting
of the Boards of Trustees of the State
Normal Schools took place this morning.
Those present were: Governor Mark
ham, Superintendent Anderson, Princi-
pal Childs, Ralph Lowe, Philo Hersey,
L. ). Montgomery, G. Ii. Phillips and
Judge Rhodes OF San Jose; Principal
Moore, Stephen M. White, A. S. David
son, A. 3. Pomeroy, John Mansfield. Los
Angeles; Principal L. T. Pierce, John
Bidwell, +. C. Lusk. A. III. Crew, Chico.
Principal Childs made report on the
new diploma being prepared for the nor
mai schools.
Superintendent Anderson Endorsed the
recommendation of Principal Pierce that
action be taken to ask the Legislature to
pass law making the diplomas of nor
mai schools, legal certificates to teach in
any primary and grammar schools of the
State and without further examination.
a motion was passed to this effect, and
committee consisting of Rhodes, White
and Lusk were appointed TO assist the
State Superintendent and take such ac-
ton as is necessary.
Professor Childs suggested that here
after diplomas issued TO graduates from
normal schools be signed by the Cow
ton, Principal of the school issuing the
diploma, and President of the local Board
OF trustees. n motion was passed EN-
bodying the above.
superintendent Anderson reported that
all schools in the State were in the best
working condition, and doing good.
1t was reported that the Los Angeles
Normal School must have more room, as
the present room was wholly inadequate.
4 resolution was passed that it was the
sense OF the joint boards that the Legis-
lature be asked TO appropriate $4,000 Tor
the construction anu equipment of an adj
ditional building at Los Angeles
The joint boards were instructed to
memorabilia the Legislature to appropri-
ate sufficient sum TO equip the Chico
and san Jose Normal Schools with gym
nasium and grounds for physical train
ing.
1t was moved and passed that the Legis-
lature be memorialized to appropriate
sufficient sum for heating and ventilating
the San Jose Normal School.
1t was decided by the boards that to
enter the normal school without exam
ination graduates from ninth-grade
schools must have a recommendation
Tearing the signature of the City Super
lHtendent OF Schools.
y motion was adopted that the State
superintendent be elected Secretary of
the joint boards until further ordered,
With salary of so for each meeting.
The boards then adjourned to meet the
second Tuesday in April, 1888, in the
Normal School at San Jose.
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Regal got off in the lead, with Hooker,
Revolver and Applause close up. At the
quarter Hooker showed in front. with
Regal and Applause close up, and they ran
that way till past the half, when Hooker
stumbled and was passed by Regal and
revolver; In the stretch, in response TO
his riders vigorous riding, Revolver
forged ahead and won by an open length
irom'Regal, with Applause poor third.
Time 1:43.
Second race, three-quarters of mile
dash, thirteen starters, Bernardo won,
Earle second. Time, Lis.
h Third race, $500, all ages, six furlongs.
heats, Fanny +. won, Montana second.
Best time, liza %.
Fourth race. $500, o-year-olds, half a
mile, Princess won, Adolphus second.
Time, :04S As.
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FOUNDING HOME.
New Officers Chosen-Necessity for
LARGER BUILDING

New Officers Chosen-Necessity for a
Larger Building.
AT a recent meeting Of the Directors of
the Founding Home the following Off
GERS We're elected: President, Mrs. S. f.
Clayton; Vice-President, Mrs. C. T..
Frat: Treasurer, Mrs. c. p. Huntoon;
Corresponding. Secretary, Mrs. II. p
Vaudeville; Recording Secretary, Mrs
NJ. I1. Tryon.
While the good ladies who have charge
of this work have been able to do much
Tor the Abandoned little ones in their
keeping, they say the Institution is sadly
IN need OF q more commodiouS building
IN which to make it more permanent.
The ladies are hoping that some affiuent
and philanthropic person or persons will
come TO their relief in the matter.
Clothing, money, ETC., for the inmates
can be left with Mrs. S. Il. Clayton,
Seventh and l. streets.
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EARTHQUAKES IN NEW YORK.

Two Severe Shocks FeIt-PeopIe Rush
Wildly From Their Houses.
UTICA, April 1.-TWO distinct and quite
severe earthquake shocks W ere felt in this
city to-day, about four minutes apart.
The first was felt at 1850 a. NJ. Both were
accompanied by a rumbling noise as of
distant thunder.
Reports from Holland Patent, West
ernville, Alder Creek and a number of
places in this county say both shocks
were felt IN the country, and in some in
stances the shocks were severe.
In this city, in several instances, pend
ulum clocks were stopped, and articles
on the shelves and in the cupboards were
shaken.
ALBANY q. W, April 1.-Two dis
tinct earthquake shocks were felt
throughout Montgomery, Warren and
Otsego Counties this morning. The first
occurred at Il:l3, and lasted 80 seconds:
the second two minutes later. In Johns
town and Cloversville the people rushed
wildly from the houses, thoroughly
frightened. The rafting of dishes, falling
Of plaster, rumbling of buildings, and
the vibrating OF lamps appear to be the
only results.
FONDA IN. ", April 12.-The inhabit-
,ants OF the Mohawk Valley were startled
at about noon to-day by shocks of earth
quake. The vibration lasted but sec
ond or two. 1t was felt throughout the
valley and Montgomery County.
BRoADALBIN On. ", April l2.-Two
distinct shocks Of earthquake were felt
in this locality at ll:50 A. NJ. to-day. The
shocks came from the northwest, and
were more severe at points north,
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Governor of a State s,r Territory. to issue,
for the sole use of tie National Guard of
such State or Territory, any three-anda-
half-inch muzzleloading rifle, field guns,
wrought iron, or three-an d-two-tenths-
inch breech-loading rifles. field guns,
steel or machine tHotchkiss or Gatling),
or rapid firing guns, with implements
and harness for the same. which may be
on hand and not needed Immediately for
service by the REGULAR forces.
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pear before the House to answer charge
of publishing ,libelous article against
one of the members of the House, have
fled 10 Blaine, Washington, just across
the border. Troops guarded the Column
ban office and every avenue of escape
from the city all night. but the newspaper
men escaped from the city yesterday and
spent the night at ranch in the woods.
This evening they escaped across the
border. Intense excitement prevails, as
almost the entire populace uphold the
kennedyS
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Land Patents Issued.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-Two thousand
four hundred and eight-seven land pat
ents Were issued by the General Land
Office for the week ended April 9th, max
ing an increase OF 2l4 over the previous
week. OF this number the Pacific Coast
districts received the following share:
san Francisco Ito, Susanville q, Sacra-
mento 3. Humboldt 81, Redding 2, Rose
burg $40, La Grande ), Burns 8. oregon
Cisy l, North Yakima and Olympia 2
each and jacksonville 3. During the
same period homestead certificates were
issued az follows: Nisaiia 50, Redding 6.
Burns %, Roseburg ., North Yakima Is.
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central Pacific Directors.

SAN FRANCISCO, April IA meeting
of the stockholders of the Central Pacific
railroad was held here to-day. and a
BOARD of Directors for the ensuing year
elected. The number of directors was
;ncreased from seven TO nine. All the
ia directors were reelected. L. w.
~ IIonlins of San Francisco, nephew OF
The late Mark Hopkins, and who sur
d,ad Southern Pacific companies to
Timothy Hopkins in 1888, is one of the
,,n a directors. Thomas Hubbard of New
York is the other.
Troops outwitted by Newspaper Men.
Nrw WESTMINSTER (B. c.. April r.
mo Eennedys, publishers of the Column
Inn who have been summoned to APP
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Death From Thirst.

PHOENIX (Ariz.), April 1.-TWO of a
party of three prospectors returned from
a trip on the Colorado Desert, and report
the death from thirst of their companion.
named Mcbride. The party separated in
search of water, and later the two sur
vivors came upon message left in a
stone cairn, which leaves no doubt but
that McBrides bones are bleaching on
the desert. The others suffered terribly
from exposure.
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The Colonies Again Defeated.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 12.-The season
at Oakland was opened this afternoon by
a game between the Colonies and the
San Franciscos. About three thousand
people attended. The game was lost by
the Oaklands in the first inning by the
wild delivery of pitcher German. He
sent four men to first base on balls, hit a
batter and made an error. He was taken
out Of the box before the inning was
over, but the damage had been done, and
the San Franciscos scored five runs.
O'Neill pitched the balance of the game
for Oakland. The Oaklands hit hard and
earned tour of their runs. Score: Oak
land g, San Francisco s.
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BAY DISTRICT RACES.
Revolver Wins the Selling Purse i
I:43-OtheT. Events.

Il
I:43-Other Events.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 12.-The attend
ance at the Bay District Track to-day,
while not up to that of Saturday, was far
better than that of the average week day
crowd. The track was in good condition
and all the surroundings were conducive
to good racing. The day was almost per-
feet, but for the wind that held the horses
back somewhat on the far stretch.
Starter Ferguson made his first appear
ance on the coast as a starter, and showed
that he would have no foolishness.
The first race was a selling purse for
$500, one mile, with the following start
ers: st. Patrick, Reyerie, Applause, The
Flood, Revolver, Hello. Nero, King
Hooker, Tom Stacy and Regal. Ferguson
allowed no joclSeying, and the horses
started without any delay at the post.
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Peculiar and Fatal Accident.

LIvERMoRE, April IA cattleman
named Louis Mathes met sudden death
to-day on rugged range adjoining San
Antonio Valley, thirty miles from here.
He and some twenty five others We're en-
gagged in holding regular spring rodeo,
and while in pursuit of some cattle that
had separated from the band, and while
his horse was going at breakneck speed,
his head struck the limb of a tree, dash
ing his brains out and causing instant
death. Deceased was aged 80 years, a
native of Switzerland, and unmarried
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Cruiser Baltimore.

SAN DIEGO, April 12.-The cruiser Bal
timore has arrived here, and is anchored
off the Hotel Del Coronado. She will re-
main outside engaged in gun practice
until Saturday, when she will come in
side the bay. 1t is understood that the
cruiser Charleston viii proceed to Santa
Barbara in few DAYS.