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SAN SALVADOR.
Conspiracy Against the Government
Headquarters in san Francisco.

conspiracy Against the Government
Headquarters in san Francisco.
CITY OF MEXICO, April 2S.-In an in-
terview regarding the rumors of con-
spiracy against the Salvadorian Govern
ment, the Salvadorian Charge d'Affaires,
Senor Rodriguez, says: 81 have reason to
believe the rumors are true. The head
quarters Of the conspirators are in San
Francisco. The chiefs are Julio Interiano
in San Francisco and General Letona in
Guatemala"
Being asked whether the conspirators
have any following, he said "The only
number of discontinued Salvadorians is
III California and Guatemala. But the
Government is undoubtedly prepared,
and Ezeta is too popular for any revoIu-
ton. Beside, great harmony now pre-
walls between all the Central American
States. Ezeta and BarriOs personally are
the best OF friends. 1t is expected Barrios
will surrender Letona, who has been sem
enceu to death.D
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THE FRUIT CROP.
Growers OF the State VIII Make Money
This Year.

Growers Of the State VIII Make Money
This Year.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 2S.-L. w. Buck.
Manager of the California Fruit Union.
recently finished tour of the fruit sec
ton of California, preparatory to a visit
to the Atlantic seaboard, and when seen
yesterday was in a sanguine mood "The
fruit-growers of this State" he said, "will
make money this year. have just come
back from Yuba County, and had before
that been TO San Diego and through the
State. Everywhere L found about the
same condition of things. The crop will
he only about two-thirds of what it was
last year, which is good thing. because
IN size, color and quality all kinds of
fruit Will be much improved. The cherry
crop is quite light and about three weeks
later than usual. 1t can all be handled
and no fruit viii go to waste, as it usu-
ally does. Peaches are fairly good in
quantity, but they viii be comparatively
scarce Tor drying purposes.
The pear crop is quite promising, and
shipments from the Santa Clara region
will be large. Grapes suffered consider
ably from the recent frosts, but shipping
varieties the least of all. Apricots are
moderately light, except about Nacaville
and along the Sacramento River, where
the outlook is quite good. GrC Sers of
citrus fruits anticipate great returns be-
cause of the failure of the orange lime
and lemon crops throughout the world
except in California; OF the Horticult-
ural Board. Secretary Lelong was pre-
pairing a statement of the condition of the
fruit crops. He said: THE value of the
fruit crop of California this year will be
about S20,OU0,0U0, and it is not likely that
there will be any plaques or setbacks."
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Special to the REcoRp-Ux1oN.


CHEYENNE (Wyo.), Aprll 2S.-A formal
demand has been made upon Governor
Barber by Deputy Et arif1s of Johnson
= 'o1nty fer the cattlemen confined at
1 ort Russell, assuring him that they
woulC receive fair an impartial trial.
Governor Barber's reply to the demands
OF the Deputy Sheritfs is not yet ready.
He will, it is said, positively decline to
turn over the prisoners at this time.
Matters will remain az StGtu quo until in
formation against the stockmen is filed
by the prosecuting attorney. The at
torneys for defendants will then apply
for change of venue, on the ground of
the excitement that prevails in Johnson
County. Reports from that locality in
dicate lawless condition Of affairs.
Two newspapers opposed to the rustlers
have been suspended.
LATER. evening the Governor
sent written reply to the Deputy Sher-
Ills, in which he says no criminal pro-
ceedings have yet been commenced, and
he deems it an unnecessary expense and
labor to hold preliminary examinations
in this manner. Neither does he believe
order is so restored and excitement so
abated in Johnson County as to render it
safe to take those prisoners there at this
time.
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Special to the REcoRp-UN1oN.

Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.
STOCKTON, April 28.-Walter De Clark,
railroad man, about 80 years of age,
whose home is in Portland, Or, went to
Tracy last night with the evident inten-
ton of shooting somebody, possibly Miss
Illlie Ludwig, daughter of well-known
hotel proprietor there, because she had
refused to marry him. He was shot by
her brother, however, one of the five
bullets sent after him taking effect in his
left side, the ball entering from the rear
and going down into the groin, where it
was cut cut at the hospital here to-day.
De Clark went TO Tracy from Sacra-
mento last night, and railroad men say he
attempted to shoot the baggageman on
the train, having a grudge against him,
and in the scutfie for possession of his
weapon, the brakeman had his hand
hurt. De Clark then threatened to hurt
somebody, and the railroad hands feared
trouble when he reached Tracy, as it was
known that be had bitter feeling against
Miss Ludwig's father and brother, owing
To the breaking off of his engagement to
the young lady.
Henry Ludwig says De Clark went to
the hotel where Miss Tillie was, and tried
with the purpose of killing her, but she
was not in her room and he was fright
ened away. AT the door he met young
Ludwig and an officer, who had been
called, and on making an attempt to
draw his pistol Ludwig fired and the
fellow ran, pursued by the girPs brother
Where he fell his pistol was picked up.
James b. Budd, who was summoned to
defend Ludwig, returned to-day, and
had the following copy of note found
on De Clark when he was taken in charge
by the officers, which shows that he in
tended to kill the girl:
SACRAMENTO, April 2S. 1892.
TO Mr.. Henry LUdiCig-DEAR SIR: No
doubt you are aware why [ have committed
this horrible deed. You know as well as l can
tell you that L love TilIie, and she has prom
ised and declared she would marry me and
no other living man, and for herto go back on
her word at tniS late hour has made me des-
perate, hence the rash acT.
WALTER DECLARK.
The wounded man said to-day that he
was alone to blame and he did not want
Ludwig prosecuted. The physicians be-
leve he Will recover. Ludwig gave bail
IN the sum Of S. 900.
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TERRIBLE STORM.

People Blown Off tho Sidewalks in
ManitOba-Great Damage Done.
WINNIPEG NAM, April 2S.-Reports
Of terrible storm are just coming in.
Fully twenty miles of the Canadian Pa
cific wire west of here was blown almost
out of the province. The dead body of
George E. Sundy, a blacksmith, was
found near Bearburn, twenty miles west,
this morning. In Winnipeg people were
blown of the sidewalks 1t was i'm
possible to see two feet ahead on the
prairie. Fear is felt for the safety of yes
sells on Lake Superior.
y dispatch from st. Vincent, Man., says
the worst blizzard for years, accompanied
by snow and frost, has just blown over.
The waves on Red River ran fifteen feet
high
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PIONEERS PASSING AWAY.
Death Announced OF Judge Ethelbert
Burke.

Death Announced OF Judge Ethelbert
Burke.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 2S.-Ethelbert
Burke, a pioneer of this State, died here
to-day. In 1S49 lie came to California by
the overland route and went at once to
the mines. He was elected to the Legis-
lature from Tuolumne County in 1854,
and two years later became the first
Judge of the Thirteenth Judicial District.
This Office he filled for several years, re-
signing it in 1868 to accept the appoint
ment of Deputy Collector of the Port Of
san Francisco. He held this position for
eleven years. He was then elected JUS
tice of the Peace, and with the exception
of the intermission Of one year he held
that Office for seven years. For the last
three years he had been suffering from
kidney trouble, which caused his retire
ment to private life and ultimately his
death, at the age of 76 years. IN 1857 he
married in Sacramento Miss Cole sister
of eX-United States Senator Cole. Of
three children, but one daughter survives
him.
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speelal TO the REcoRp-UN1oN.

special TO the RECoRD-UNION.
MELBOURNE, April 2S.-The Judge has
refused to grant further postponement
OF the Deeming trial. The Standard an
nounces without reserve that Deemiug
has confessed to lawyers and doctors who
examined him that he committed ma
Jority of Jack the Ripper crimes in
Whitechapel. The article has created
sensation.
When arraigned for trial to-day Deem
ing showed much depression, and after
the selection of jury he listened closely
to the Prosecutors speech portraying his
crime.
Counsel for the prisoner asked the
Judge to disregard the plea of not guilty
entered by DeeTing. The Judge said at
later stage of the proceedings he would
ask the jury concerning the request. The
court then adjourned.
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A Thrifty Young Man.

"Here, young man." said Russell Sage
one day, as he held ont nickel to a fakir
who had dropped his box of tin watches
Church-yard fence and lodged, at the
risk of life and limb, after the old mans
hat, which had blown half way across the
street. The faklr knew the multimill-
ionaire, says the New York Recorder,
but had evidently not reckoned on the
thrift which helped win the millions.
THANK ye, Mister Sage" he said, as the
size of the reward dawned upon him.
"Wait a minnit an I'll give you yer
change" Deacon Sage hurried away and
the bystanders laughed.
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RAT INSTINCT.
Swarms of Rodents on Wrecked
steamship.

SwarmS of Rodents on Wrecked
steamship.
A correspondent of the Newcastle
Chronicle, describing scenes on the North
cumberland coast, tells a curious story
about rats.
''What a scene Of devastation did St.
Mary's Island witness as the result of the
breaking up OF the Gothenburg CITY. /
was one of a party that went on board
that ill-fated vessel a few days before she
broke up and saw sight to be remem-
bered. / shall never forget it. TO all ap-
pearance, as we approached her, the yes-
sci might have been sailing comfortably
ont of harbor, save for the absence Of any
apparent life on board OF her. But we
had no sooner put foot on deck than we
were Immediately attacked in such a
manner that such OF US as had got on
board had TO make tracks for the rigging,
while the rest fell back into the boats
Rats l never saw so many in my life
and never hope to again. Great hungry
lank, lean-looking rats, many of them
with their tails chewed off, Swarrled up
from below in never-ending thousands,
squeaking and squirming over one an
other in a manner sickening and horrible
to behold, particularly to those, of US up
in the rigging.
AT last we cut off some loose ropes,
knotted them into convenient lengths
and so armed we descended and attacked
the rodents, eventually succeeding in
beating passage to our boat. Any one
would have supposed that they knew by
instinct the impending fate of the vessel.
for they no sooner saw US over the side
than they began to swarm down the ropes
and try TO enter the boat, and it was only
with difficulty we were able to beat them
off before casting the boat clear; and they
squeaked in "a horrible manner in their
anguish and mad frenzy as we rowed
away from the vessels side. They were
too far both from the island and the
mainland to swim ashore They could
not feed on the timber and coal, and so
that was washed ashore to warm the
shins of the coast-folk. While every
other part of the vessel seemed to go to
splinters, the deck-house, strange to say,
came ashore on the island intact.'
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DESTRUCTIVE FLAMES.
san Luis Obispo Visited by Two. Ser
Gus Fires.

san Luis Obispo Visited by Two. Seri-
Gus Fires.
SAN LUIS OBIsPo, April 2S.-There
were two serious fires to-day. The first
was at $3.50, when two small dwellings on
Marsh street, adjoining Kreb's Hall,
were destroyed and another building
damaged. The fire department with
steam worked desperately and effectively,
but before fully extinguished another
alarm was rung, and dense smoke was
seen from Rowan's livery stable, corner
Higuera and Osos streets. The forces
were transferred on the gallop, but the
rapid flames destroyed the building and
several small ones adjoining. Four
horses were burned. At noon the fire
was gotten under control. The loss is
$1,000.
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Tug-ocWar Contest

SAN FRANCISCO. April 2S.-The follow
ing is the result of the fifth nights con-
test in the tug-of-war contest:
Canada pulled Norway in minutes IS
seconds; Scotland pulled Sweden in 10
minutes 10 seconds; America pulled
Slavonia in % minutes 50 seconds: Dem
mark pulled Ireland in u minutes 10 Sec
onds; Canada, Scotland, America. Den
mark and Ireland are the only teams re-
naming in the contest now, the other
five teams having each lost four pulls.
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Crime in Fresno.

FRESNO, April 28.-James II. Murphy,
on trial for the murder of William Me-
Kay at Fresno Flats last December, was
acquitted to-day, as it was not proven
that Murphy had fired the shot which
killed Mckay.
The second trial of J. D. Smith for the
killing of Percy Williams two years ago
commenced to-day. Williams was
drunk and fired shot at Smith, who
then fired and killed Williams. In the
first trial Smith was sentenced to ten
years at san Quentin for manslaughter.
put the Supreme Court granted him a
new trial
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Seal Pouchers.

WASHINGTON, April 28.-The Treasury
Department has just received the first tid-
lngs from Alaska and Behring Sea this
season. The adviees bear da.e of March
9th. At that time there were IC0 vessels,
known as seal poacherS, lying either the
American or british dag, in water con-
uguOuS TO the territory where the seals
abound. Il list OF these craft was sent TO
Secretary Foster Tor his information, with
the names OF the masters OF the vessels
and the complement OF each. Little seal
ing has been attempted yet, although
few otter seal had been killed
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Another Duel.

BRUSSELS, April 2S.-There has been
another duel as a sequel to the Fox-Bar-
rowe meeting. Comments in clubs, cafes
and public places generally were not re-
stricted, and as result of the varied
comments duel took place Wednesday
evening between Henry Nane Milbank
and a t'renchman whose name was not
divulged. The duel occurred about two
miles from Ostend. The cause of the al-
fair was a remark made by the French
man regarding the character of the Fox
Barrowe meeting. The Frenchman was
wounded in the nip. Whether the wound
is serious is not known. All details of
the matter have been kept profound
secret
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silver MeetIng i'm Nevada.

CARSON (Ney.), April 2S.-Aiter consid-
able discussion at a silver meeting last
night, the following resolution was
passed:
ResotCed, That members of this O. lganiza-
tion, irrespective of party, decline to support
any candidate who viii not pledge hinlsel [
unequivocaIly for free coinage OF silver.
Many speeches were made for and
against the measure, some claiming that
it would ultimately result in third
party, but. after considerable time was
spent, it was passed by an almost even
vote.
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NICARAGUA CANAL.
Ex-senator Miller Addresses the People
of Minneapolis on the Subject.

NnIAlet addresses Cno IGODIG
of Minneapolis on the Subject.
MINNEAPoLIs, April 2S.-Ex Senator
Miller addressed large audience to-
night on the subject of the Nicaragua
Canal, under the auspices of the Mime
apolis Board of Trade. In the course of
his speech he called attention to the fact
that, though it was a private enterprise,
he had been invited by the Foreign Rela-
tons Committee of the Senate to make a
proposition looking to the transfer of the
canal company as it now stands, with the
expenditure Of SG,O00,00O, to the United
States.
In response he had gone to Washing
ton and offered to make the transfer for
what the committee itself would say was
its face price, considering the expenditure
already made and the time and labor al
ready involved. But he denied emphati-
cally that he volunteered any proposition
looking to transfer of his company's right
to the Government of the United States,
or in any way tried to lobby bill hav-
ing that end in view.
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BLAINE OBJECTS.
Opposed to the Landing of a French
Cable on Our shores.

WASHINGTON, April 28.-Secretary
Blaine appeared to-day before the Senate
Committee on Commerce and made a
strong argument opposing the pending
joint resolution authorizing the landing
Of French cable on the shores of Vir-
ginia and South Carolina, the objection
being that the French cable company,
cooperating with the Brazilian Govern
ment, had an absolute monopoly of the
cable privileges between the United
States and Brazil, and if the resolution
passed negotiations looking to the pro-
curement of concession TO an American
cable company to enter Brazil would
come to naught.
The Secretary appeared to be in excel
lent health, and made his argument with
spirit and emphasis.
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NATIVE SONS, GRAND pARLoR.
Celebration of Admission Day Left to
the Subordinate Pariors.

Celebration of Admission Day Left to
the Subordinate Pariors.
Los ANGELES, April 2S.-The Grand
Parlor of Native Sons. to-day refused to
divide the State into districts for
the purpose of celebrating Ad-
mission Day, leaving the matter in the
hands of subordinate parlors to celebrate
as they deem best. The Grand Parlor
will determine next year in what CITY the
celebration will be held, and has decided
to hold no celebration this year.
At to-day's session the new ritual was
adopted. The ritual was referred to the
Ritual Committee, with instructions to
promulgate the same. to take effect on
July 1st.
A resolution was adopted instructing
the Grand President to investigate cer-
tain matters relative to assisting the
widow Of General Fremont.
a resolution calling for plan to have
the remains of General Sutter transferred
from Philadelphia to Sacramento was re-
ferred to the Committee on State of the
Order.
The following grand officers were
elected: President, Thomas j.. Flint,
Jr.; Vlce-President, John T. Creamy:
Secretary, Henry Landstedt; Treasurer,
Henry $. Martin; Marshal, H. G.. w.
Dinkelspiel; Lecturer, j. D. Sproul; Ora
tor, ]. w. Ahern; Inside Sentinel, Q. K.
Stewart; Outside Sentinel, Percy V.
Long; Board of Grand Trustees-E. f.
Katz Of San Bernardino, Judge f. NJ.
Angelotti Of San Rafael; Frank II. Dunno
and r. p. Doolan OF San Francisco, Jack
son Hatch of San Jose, w. NJ. Conlay of
Merced and d. E. Morgan of Nevada
City.
The newly elected grand officers were
installed and the Gland Parlor adjourned
sine die.
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Fatal Train Collision.

HoPKINsvILLE (ky.), April %. = A
freight train on the Louisville and Nash
vile crashed INTO the rear of passenger
train standing at Moore Station tonight.
killed and Engineer Holtner badly
injured. The passengers escaped with a
shaking up.
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Blood-Horse Races.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 2S.-Four-and-
a-half furlongs, Sir Ray won, Tigress
second, Condee third. Time, 0:553.
One mile, Revolver won, Acclaim sec
ond. Captain Al third. Time, l:42.
Nine-sixteenths of a mile, Geraldine
won, Princess second, April Fool third.
Time, 0:544.
Seven furlongs, Bernardo won, Fspe-
rama second, Royal Flush third. Time,
I:2S.
one mile, selling purse, Initiation won,
St. Patrick second, King Hooker third.
Time, I:434.
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mittee of the twenty-sixth National En-
campment of the Grand Army of the Re-
public, to be held here in September, has
written letter to Commander-in-C Chief
Palmer stating that the committee had
asked Congress TO appropriate 100000
from the funds of the District of Column
bia 10 assist III the payment of expenses
or the encampmenU, and that in conSe-
quence an erroneous belief prevailed that
an appropriation was asked from the
General Government. Members of the
q. y. K. sent protests to Congress against
the approprlaLion
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IN GREAT DISTRESS.
People Actually Starving Along the
Rio Grande.

CORPUS CHRISTI (Tex.), April 2S.-The
distribution of food sent to the famine
sufferers at Rio Grande City began yes
terday, the issuance being conducted by
the American Committee, which had
completed list of medicants who We're
actually starving. During the issuance
scenes of the most pitiable description
were witnessed. In many cases starving
Mexicans had been without food for days.
Women and children were slowly starv-
ing to death. The greatest distress is re-
ported from the country back of the Rio
Grande, where many Mexicans who had
a few hundred cattle before the drought
began are now destitute, their stock hav-
ing died off
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DEEMING1S CONFESSION.
Admits to Committing Most of the
Whitechapel Crimes.
THE JUDGE ASKED TO DISREGARD
THE PLEA OF NOT GUILTY.

The Rumors of n Conspiracy Against
the Salvadorian Government Com
ffrlned by Charge d'Affaires Rodri-
guez, Who Claims that the Head
quarters of the Conspirators is in
San Francisco-PremIer Rudinf Will
Ask That the Military Forces of
Foreign Powers be Reduced.
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The Mississippi Rapidly Rising.

New ORLEANS, April 2S.-The Times
Democrats Greenvlile, Miss, special
says: The Mississippi River is still ris-
ing rapidly, and there is every indication
that IL will pass the high-water mark OF
last year. IL has been raining most OF
the TIME the past week, and at some
points the levees are cavlng.
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HARMONY In Ohio.
The Sherman and Foraker Factions
Reach an Agreement.
EACH TO BE REPRESENTED AT THE
MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION.

President Harrison Received tho In
dorsement of the Convention-The
Mention of Secretary BIaine's Name
by the Various Speakers at the
New York Republican Convention
Creates Great Enthusiasm, as Does
All Allusions to President Harri-
son.
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Lumbermen returning from the head
waters of the Machias River, Maine, re-
port that the weather was so warm in
that region during January that hornets
left their hives. On January 10th
teamster in township Al accidentally
drove into hornets nest hanging from
a bush, and the hornets, aroused by the
collision, issued in fierce swarms and
stung the horses SO badly that they broke
and ran two miles to the hoveI before
they could be stopped.
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Trainmen's Wage Schedule.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 2S.-General
Superintendent Fillmore of the Southern
Pacific to-day forwarded to his Division
superintendent copies of the revised
wage schedule presented by the General
Grievance Committee from the Order of
Trainmen on Wednesday afternoon. Or
ders have also been issued to all Division
Superintendents on the Pacific system to
report at the general Office of the COM
pany on next Wednesday for a joint con-
ference concerning the adoption OF the
new schedule as submitted. The men
have been notified to appear for an
answer to their complaints on the day
following the meeting of Superintend-
eutS
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cratic party of the State for conspiracy
against the constitutional rights of the
people in falsifying official election re-
turns, removing faithful county officials
and pardoning duly sentenced criminals.
Messrs. Hiscock, Platt, Depew and
Miller, ''the Big Four" We're selected
delegates at large to the Minneapolis
Convention.
II. W. Sage of Ithica and Jesse Selig-
man of New York were selected electors
at lar0e.
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Irrigation Ditch Opeued,

STOCKTON, April I5.-Irrigation from
the immense ditch of the AIokelumne
Canal and Irrigation Company, in the
northern part OF the county, was COM
menced to-day, and there is great reioic-
ing among the people Of that section.
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WEATHER NOTES.
Gentle showers of Rain Falling
Throughout the State.

Gentle showers OF KAN raining
Throughout the State.
HEALDsBURG, April 2S.-A gentle
shower of rain has been falling all day,
and although the air is very cold and dis
agreeable, yet the advantages of the
shower are very great. The raw, cold
north winds that have prevailed here for
the last week have done comparatively
little damage; and fruit crops, with the
ozcantion Of prunes in this section, will
he fully as abundant as that OF last year.
PErALUMA, April 2s.-The weather has
greatly moderated, ana II commences comm sIn
raining here this afternoon Win pros