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The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-06-29
OHAUTAUQUA.

The regular fortnighty meeting of the Pierian
Circle, c. L. S. c., was held in the chapel of this
institution last Sunday. Following is the
The record-union., 1893-03-30
SERIOUS LANDSLIDE,
One Man Killed and Two Others Ser
ously Injured.

One Man Killed and Two Others Seri-
ously Injured.
SEATTLE (Wash.) March % "A serious
landslide on the Great Northern coast
line short distance north of Edmonds
killed Robert Baker and seriously in
jured Charles Rode and Frank Kelly.
The first slide occurred about o'clock
last night, and gang on hand-car had
gone to clear the road. They had just
finished about 1890, when they heard the
rumbling of another, and ran in all di-
rections. Rode and Kelly jumped into
the sound. The slide came after them,
and they were pinned down in the shall
low water by earth and logs. Rode had
his leg broken, and Kelly was injured
about the face and limbs. The remainder
of the gang returned to work, when a
third slide came down, burying Baker
and the hand-car under mass of earth.
The body was not recovered for some
time. Several hundred feet of track is
buried to depth of forty to fifty feet. A
dozen other slides have occurred between
Edmonds and Everett, and the road will
be blocked for several days. The passen-
gers are being carried by boat.
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HIS HEAD BLOWN OFF.
An Old Man Commits Suicide in
a Horrible Manner.
NO FEATURES REMAIN BY WHICH
TO IDENTIFY HIM
Attempt Made to Wreck the Steamer
Bawnmore-Twenty sticks of Giant
Powder Found In Her Hold with n
Fuse Observation-Disclosures and Suicide
at Flagstaff, Ariz.-Schooner Sunk
Off Goat Island.
Special to the REcoRD-UN1ox.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
SAN JOSE, March 29.-An unknown
man committed suicide in the most horri-
ble manner about 900 this morning. At
that hour Night Watchman Harrington
at the new Postollice building heard a
loud explosion, and soon after, seeing
smoke issuing from cellar in the build
ing, he entered the place, when Il horrible
sight met his gaze. Near the north wall
lay the trunkless body of man. Frag-
ments of his skull, scalp, brains and
blood were scattered in every direction.
The body lay on its back, few strag-
Cling, curly gray hairs attached to the
narrow ridge OF the skull being the only
part of what once had been the head.
The remains were removed to the
.Morgue, and a search of the clothing dis
closed pocket-knife, 4 razor, 80 cents
and pocket handkerchief. The clothing
was old and badly soiled. The body had
on black coat and vest, black and gray
striped panLaloons. heavy blue woolen
socks, and light-colored overshirt. The
remains of a derby hat, 6g, bore Meus-
dorffer's mark. 1t is presumed that he
blew his head off with dynamite cart
ridge. The remains have not been
identified.
An inquest was held this afternoon.
The only important evidence was that OF
Henry kogei, Commander Of the Saliva
ton Army, who recognized the body as
that OF a man with whom he was talking
on Sunday afternoon, and who gave the
name of Ieage, and that he was Russian
and without means. The jury rendered
Il verdict of suicide.
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A FURRY IN WHEAT.
LIVELY TIMES ON THE CHICAGO
BOARD OF TRADE.
All the Elevators in the City Filled to
Observation-Disclosures Houses
to be Erected.
Special TO the REcoRp-uN1ox.

Special TO the RECORD UNION.
CHICAGO, March 29.-There were lively
times on the Board of Trade shortly after
noon. In view of the evident corner in
May wheat here, which has held that
future far above parity with other mar
kets for several weeks, and has rendered
shipment impossible, thereby filling all
the elevators in the city to bursting, the
Board of Directors, at a secret session last
night, decided that a storage emergency
exists Extra emergency houses will
now be created as applications are made
and the necessity presents ITSELF
This fact was not known until about
noon. Meantime, in the early trading.
with Kansas and the whole West clear
according to the weather map, and no
prospect of rain, the shorts were excited
and pushed prices up until the clique be-
gan realizing heavily. The early advance
was aided by statements that Secretary
Mohler of Kansas had said the good rain
reports throughout the State were bogus.
and private reports from that State were
bad.
When the clique began to sell, how
ever, and the action of the board became
known, there was a great rush to buv.
and prices went up in great jumps,
tumbling within few minutes from S23c
to 753c. But at the bottom the shorts
who sold on the way down began to take
profits, and there was quite rapid re-
covery to 79c. Later the market weak
ened again and closed at 7Ssc.
The clique has been selling for two or
three days, and it was supposed had got
rid of over 5000, GOO bushels To-day busi-
ness WAS almost paralyzed for q time, and
ruu-ors were current Of large private set
Elements by the clique.
In the excitement of the break much
wheat was thrown on the market on stop
loss orders.
At the same time that wheat broke pro-
visions took BILE, lard went off over
81 tierce, pork % cents per barrel and
ribs 10 cents hundred.
John and Michael Cudahy, rich pork
packers, are at the head of the bull CLIQUE
with many other wealthy Chicago and
New York men.
The deal was the most gigantic in the
history OF the grain trade, and mighty ac-
cumulations of capital were arrayed
against each other. 1t is said the CLIQUE
controls ll,o00.OO0 bushels of contract
wheat and is ready to take as much more
if storage room can be found for it.
The elevator proprietors are emptying
lines of corn, oats and barly into the
holds Of vessels and chartering vessels
ior the purpose elsewhere. to make room
for wheat.
The following is comparison with
high prices here to-day: Wheat was is
cents lower in st. Louis. 1874 cents in Du-
luth, IL cents in Minneapolis, u cents in
Toledo and cents in New York.
The big shorts, Ed Partridge and Arthur
Orr, are said to have been driven in and
settled with the clique on private terms.
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SERIOUS TROUBLE
Over Rates Charged by the San Dieg
Land Company for Water

Over Rates Charged by the San Diego
Land Company for Water.
SAN DIEGO, March 29.-There is seri-
Gus trouble at National City, four miles
below, over the new rates enforced by
the San Diego Land and Town Company
for water. From the Sweetwater reser-
voir to January lst last - per acre was
annually charged for water to all lands.
whether bought of the company or from
others. Then the company demanded a
bonus of $50 an acre for all land to be
Watered under the new contracts in addi-
tion to the 50 rate. This operated even on
a man who had not been irrigating all his
land and who needed larger supply.
The residents protested to the City Trus-
tees, who deferred it to City Attorney
Haines. He declared the demand for the
bonus illegal and said it could not be en-
forced. The people refused to pay up
and the company refused to make new
contracts in National City, declining vol
untary offers to pay bonus. The resi-
dents of Paradise Valley, part of which
lies within National City's limits, offered
$4,000 bonus for water main, to be put
in as the new ranches required it, but the
company declined. The people are now
talking OF artesian wells, if they don't
sue the company. An indignation meet
ing is being considered at National CITY.
especially as three feet of water is going
to waste through the weir of the Sweet
water dam.
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KNITTING WORKS IN RUINS.
UTICA N. W. March 90 -Tba co,.ll
MURDERER LATIMER.
He Details the Manner of His Escape
ErOm a Michigan Prison

He Details the Manner of His Escape
From a Michigan Prison.
JACKSON (Nich.), March OR. Irving
Latimer, the triple murderer, who was
caught last night at Jerome. has been
brought here and is again lodged in the
penitentiary. During the long ride from
jerome he told the story of his escape.
he said he had been at work on the plan
over year. He had made an exhaustive
study OF the effects of poisons and de-
clared be had no intention of killing
Haight, and gave Gill the same dose he did
Haight. He said he would rather have
rotted in the prison than have killed
Haight. The dose he gave them was a
mixture of opium and prussic acid. The
intended effect was for the opium to
cause sleep and of the prussic acid to
make 1t take effect at once He admins
tered it in glass OF lemonade. There
was certainly mistake somewhere. as
he had no intention of doing anything
more than make the men sleep half an
hour. The rattling of a dish when Haight
fell disarranged all his plans as it brought
Rice to the scene, and but for that he
would have been able to leave the prison
and drive rapidly off in a buggy and be-
fore successful pursuit could have been
organized he would have been 200 miles
away. He declared Gill was not to blame
in any way except for carelessness. Lat
inner told the story of his wanderings
after his escape. He said he might have
escaped anyway, but sprained his ankle.
which handicapped his movements and
settled all chance of his getting away.
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THE CnoCTAW FEUD.
Relations Between the Rival Faction
still Strained to tho Utmost.

Relations Between the Rival Factions
still Strained to the Utmost.
PARIS Tex, March 29.-The relations
between the rival Choctaw factions are
still strained to the utmost. 1t is believed
another battle will be fought at Antlers in
S few hours. The eighteen militiamen
arrested there last night had hearing
before the United States Commissioner
here to-day. As soon as released they
bought new Winchesters each and then
tanked up on whisky and boarded the
north h-bound Frisco train at 8 P. NJ. Pas
sengers on the south-bound train, which
met the northbound at Antlers, say
Locke had fifty men, and declared that if
the militia stopped and made any demon
stration he would fire upon them. The
militia were in the smoker, with the
lights out. All efforts to reach Antlers
by wire since dark have failed, which is
considered a bad omen. The deputies
that went to Antlers last night returned
this morning, reporting all quiet up to
the time they left, but say the people of
Antlers fear the town will be burned to-
night
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STRONG WORDS.
Concerning the Attack on Brandes
Family in Paris.

Concerning the Attack on Brandes'
Family in Paris.
BERLIN. March 29.-The Nord Deutsche
4iigeneeine Zettung, the organ of Chan
ceilor Won Caprivi, contains a strong
loader concerning the treatment of the
German newspaper correspondent by the
French Government. The mobbing of
Brandes' family in Paris yesterday is the
text from which the article is written.
The object of the French Government in
the unjustifiable proceedings against the
German correspondent, says the paper, is
to divert public attention from the Pan
anna scandal, and direct the passions of
the French people against foreigners. An
appeal to popular hatred is always a dan
gerous weapon, and if it be drawn against
the Germans in France to assist the Gov
ernment in escaping the consequences of
the Panama and other scandals, it will
have results which it is not difficult to
estimate,
The record-union., 1893-03-30
PANAMA CANAL

Efforts to Obtain n ProIongation of the
Colombian Concessions,
PANAMA, March pa dispatch from
Bogota says NJ. Mango, agent for the
liquidator of the Panama Canal, has found
many obstacles in the way of obtaining a
prolongation of the concessions from the
Colombian Government, principally on
account of the active opposition of John
Il. Abbott, United States Minister. 1t
was only through the assistance of the
French Minister that Mango was able to
secure a lengthening of the time until
April 1st for his negotiations with the
Government. The result of the negotia-
tions is expected to be favorable to
France.
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RAILWAY WORLD.
CLARK TO REMAIN PRESIDENT OF
THE UNION PACIFIC.
He VIII Resign the Presidency of the
Missouri-Pacific, But VIII Con-
tinue as director.
Special to the REcoRp-US1ox.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
New YORK, March 29.-At the unani-
nous request of the Board of Directors
of the Union Pacific road, S. II. H. Clark
has Withdrawn his resignation, and will
continue the Presidency. He will resign
the Presidency Of the Missouri Pacific,
but will continue to be one of the direc-
tors.
After the meeting of directors ad-
journed Vice President Atkins of the
Union Pacific issued the following state
ment: Clark, at the unanimous request
of the Board of Directors, has withdrawn
his resignation and will continue to be
President. He will at once resign from
the aMissouri-Pacific and terminate his
relations with that company as President,
so as to give his undivided attention to
the Union Pacific Railroad Company.
The determination of President Clark
to remain with the Union Pacific caused
Missouri-Pacitic to drop from 5lE to 493
on the Stock Exchange, where the brokers
were unable to understand what forces
controlled Clark's action. George Gould,
when seen in regard to the matter, re-
fused to discuss it, and said it was too
early to speak in regard TO Clarll's sue
ceSSor.
Subsequently George Gould said:
CLARK will retire from the Presidency of
the Missouri-Pacific and give his entire
attention to the Union Pacific. We are
are very sorry to lose him from the Mis-
souri-Pacific. 1 consider him one of the
ablest railroad men in the United States.
The Union Pacific interests wished to re-
tain him, and we have reluctantly con-
sented. Assistant General Manager
Smith will be in charge of the operation
of the MissouriPacifc for the present.
We have not yet considered who will be
Clarl's successor as President"
Director Samuel Sloan thus explained
the action of the directors: "Mr. Clark
has been a valuable man to the Union
Pacific, and the directors did not want to
let him go. He was therefore prevailed
upon to withdraw his resignation as
President. There is no discord between
the Missouri-Pacific and Union Pacific
over the matter. The Missouri-Pacific
directors have not met yet. When thew
do they will elect another President for
their road. The two boards are acting in
harmony with each other"
JOY AT OMAHA.
OMAHA, March 29.-There were wild
scenes about the Union Pacific headquar-
ters this morning. The dignity aud per-
feet department of 500 people in the head
quarters of the building were at low
ebb, due to telegram that the Board of
Directors refused President Clark's resip-
nation, and that he would resign as
President of theI Missouri-Pacifc and
remain and devote his whole time to the
Union Pacific. Where doubt and nm
certainty existed, caused by rumors of a
new man to take the place of the retiring
President, and overturn the policy of the
road, their reigned profound Joy that few
changes will be made, and the rank and
file of the service will remain as now
constituted. Tonight there was no hap
pier lot of people than the men and
women employed at the Union Pacific
headquarters.
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AN ACTRESS, REVENGE.
Attacks Sister Member of the Con
pany With a File,

Attacks Sister Member of the Com
pany With a File.
PARIS, March 29.-During play at the
Theater de la Gate this evening Mile
Mealy, one of the actresses, invited Mile
Jeanne Richard, another actress, to call
upon her in her dressing room. Mile
Richard supposed Mealy gave the invita-
ton out of pure friendliness. After the
last curtain she hastened to the dressing
room. The moment she entered, Mile
Mealy's maid sprang upon her and
threw her to the floor. Mile Mealy then
caught Mile Richard by the throat, drew
Tile from her pocket and began lacerat-
ing her face with it. Mile Richards
screams brought other members of the
company to the room, and they rescued
her, but not until her face was raw and
covered with blood. Mealy explained
that her purpose in making the attack
was to avenge herself for disparaging re-
marks made about her character by
Mile Richard.
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MOIST WEATHER.
Heavy, Misty Rain Falls in Marin
County.

Heavy, Misty Rain Falls in Marin
County.
SAN RAFAEL, March 29.-After having
experienced the most delightful weather
of the season since the late storm, the
weather here suddenly changed to-day, the
wind blowing at intervals from the south
at stiff rate until late hour this after
noon, when a heavy, misty rain began
falling, giving favorable indications of a
continuance. Flowing, which has been
materially delayed by the frequent inter
mlttent storms, was again resumed, and
If the weather continues stormy the grain
and potato crop in this county will be
very late. From the appearance of the
orchards. especially of the De Long fruit
fields, the fruit crop will be exceedingly
large this year, unless rough weather
continues to prevail and thereby destroys
the blossom.
The record-union., 1893-03-30
THE STEAMSHIP NARONlC.
LITTLE DOUBT But SIZE HAS
GONE To THE BOTTOM.
Bottle Picked Up Containing a Mes.
sage From Passenger on the
Then sinking Vessel.
Special to the REcoRD-UN1oS.


NORFOLK (Va.), March 29.-William
Johnson. winter watchman at Ocean
View, Va, near the mouth of Chesapeake 9
Bay, this morning picked up on the
beach at that place champagne bottle
with several corks tied about its neck.
and with letter inclosed giving alleged
information of the sinking of the White
Star steamship Naronic. 1t reads:
S. S. NARoNIC, WHITE STAR LINE.
AT SEA, 3:10 A. M, Feb. 10Th.
To luho picks this up: Report when you
find this TO our agents if not heard of be-
fore that. Our ship is fast sinking be-
meath the waves, and it is such a storm
we can never live in small boats. One
boat has already gone with her human
cargo below. God let all of us live
through this. We were struck by an
iceberg in a binding snowstorm and
fioated two hours. Now it is 3:20 A. NJ.
by my watch. and the great ships deck is
level with the sea. Report to the agents
at Broadway, New York, NJ. Kerser tS
Co. Goodbye all.
JOHN OLSEN, Cattlemap.
A PIGEON FROM THE LOST STEAMER.
LONG BRANCH (N. J.), March %
John Brown to-day shot strange pigeon
that was among his flock. Upon its leg
was found a small silver band bearing the
following: IN. 13, SOL" 1t is thought
the bird was from the lost steamer Ma
ronic.
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AIarrled an Old suitor.

PoRT TOWNSEND (Wash.), March 90
Henry Wendell of San Francisco arrived
this morning III search of his sweetheart,
Martha Conradt, who recently fled from
his advances. He arrived TOO late. how
ever, for she married Harry w. King in
Seattle yesterday. King was an old
suitor, and when they learned that Wen
dell was on their track, they hastily
welded. DR.. Conradt, the girls father
followed Wendell to Puget Sound to
prevent his daughters marriage, but he
was one day too late.
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A PRISONER AT LARGE.
Officers After an Escape From the San
MnteO COnntT LaiI

hHleO county jail.
REDWOOD CITY, March OR. G. AL
len, who broke Jail here with three
others, is surrounded in the Santa Cruz
Mountains, and was seen and shot at by
the officers on Saturday night. He lost
his hat and sack of provisions, which are
now in the hands of the Sheriff. Sunday
Allen went to Wurr's mill and staid ali
night. He got a new hat, had his
sprained ankle dressed, got breakfast
Monday and departed. The men at the
mill were afraid to attempt his capture.
Monday night Allen visited a rancher,s
cabin, near Chris Iverson's place on Bu
tano Creek, and stole new supply of
provisions. He knows the country well
and is desperate character. He will
probably not be taken without blood
shed. Allen is the man who, when orig
inally arrested, was supposed to be Son
tag, the train robber. When he escaped
from prison he took with him the arms
he was in possession of when arrested.
and which were in the prison.
The record-union., 1893-03-30
Attempt to Wreck a Steamer.

VANCOUVER (B. c., March 29.-The
union sailors seem determined to have
revenge on the Captain of the steamer
Bawnmore for the heavy sentences of the
raiders She arrived at Nanaimo yester-
day, when the Captain discovered a cow
ardly attempt to wreck the vessel. He
found twenty sticks of giant powder ono
foot long and one and half inches thick
arranged in box in the ships hold. A
small alarn-clock, with fuse attached, =,
was placed to explode the cap TO ignite
the powder. No arrests have so far been
made.
The record-union., 1893-03-30
Special to the REcoRD-Ux1ox.

VALPARAISO, March pa conflict be-
tween Brazil and Paraguay is now said
TO be inevitable. y dispatch from Asun-
clon says the Brazilian monitor Alagos
has arrived at that city and may begin a
bombardment at any moment General
relies, who has command of 800 men
sent from Rio de Janeiro by the National
Government, is reported to have invaded
Uruguay to punish citizens for aiding
the revolutionists. His troops are said to
have committed many outrages upon
citizens of Uruguay.
Domingo Cana was yesterday nomi-
mated Chilian Minister to the United
States.
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Foul Crime suspecred.

RATHDRUM idaho, March 29.-Will-
lam Shaeier of Eight-Mile Prairie was
instantly killed last evening. 1t was be-
heved his death was the result of an acci-
dent, but the Coroner's inquest, now in
progress, has developed facts which lead
to the suspicion that crime had Lcen
committed. Shaefer was returning home
from Rathdrum and met Jack Lyle and
his brother. Lyle came to this city
and reported that in scunie for the pos
session Of a gun the weapon was dis
charged and Shaefer killed.
The record-union., 1893-03-30
CHOLERA SPREADING.

Efforts to Check the Disease Prove
UnavaiIIng.
VIENNA, March 29.-Cholera has ap-
peared at Zalosce, a market town in
Galicia. Every attempt has been made
by the town authorities to check the dis
ease, but despite their efforts it is spread
ing. Three deaths from cholera have
already occurred, and a number of new
cases were reported to-day.
FIFTY DEATHS A WEEK.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 29.-It is stated
in the official report that an average of
$50 new cases Of cholera and fifty deaths
from the disease are reported every week
in the Government of Podolia.
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CONGRESSMAN GEARY.
The Author of the Registration La
Arrives at san Francisco.

The Author of the Registration Law
Arrives at san Francisco.
SAN Francisco, March 29.-Congress-
man Geary, author of the Chinese regis
tration law. arrived from Washington to-
day. He is very much wrought up over
what he terms conspiracy of the Chi
nese six companies and Thomas Rior-
dan, their attorney, in advising a resist
ance of the new law by the Chinese. Col
lector Quinn takes the same view as Mr..
Geary, and declares that Riordan and the
Chinese six companies are guilty of
high crimes, indictable by the Fed
eral Grand Jury. 1t is altogether
likely that the attention of the Grand
Jury, now il session here, will be called
to the matter, and an effort made to Sc
cure indictments. Among those regis
tering to-day were fiftyfve women and
children.
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CLOTHING CUTTERS, STRIKE.
The Manufacturers Association Max
ing an Active Fight.

The Manufacturers Association Max
ing an Active Fight.
NEW York, March 29.-The Clothing
Manufacturers Association, who locked
out their cutters Saturday, have deter
mined upon an active policy. In view of
the courts action i'll the Ann Arbor Rail-
road strike, they went before Judge Law
renee yesterday to procure an order re-
curing the officers Of the Garment Work
ers of America and the American Feder-
alton of Labor to show cause why they
should not be restrained from boycotting
the manufacturers, or from issuing or
ders tending to damage their business
The argument was adjourned to-day for
one week on condition the cutters shall
not issue any more boycotting circulars
in the meantime.