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Heavy Fire Losses.

New YORK, Oct. 25-The fire waste
in this country from January to Octo-
Der footed up s121, 1872. 7O9. The loss
during the corresponding nine months
of 1892 was 1914, 992, $50; for the CORE
spending period of 1891 the loss was
$98 $3.50, $40.
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Forced Labor Abolished.

SAN JOSE, Guatemala, via Galveston,
Tex, Oct. e5.--President Peina Barrios
has decreed that labor should hence
forth be free all over the country. By
this decree the old institution of forced
labor is abolished, This pernicious
system was nothing less than form of
slavery thinly disguised
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Negroes Lynched in Louisiana.

SHREVEPORT, La, Oct. 25.--Kear
Knox Point, Bossier parish, 20 miles
above this city, two negroes were
lynched Thursday night. Details are
meager, but it is known that the ne
groes were notorious hog thieves, and
the mob was composed of both whites
and blacks
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vicissi,udes Of Fortune.

New YORK, Oct. a. -Cassius H. Read,
who, twelve years ago, was principal
proprietor of the Hoffman house and
reported to be worth $1,000, 900, is now
said to be prac tically penniless, and his
home at Far Rockaway was sold under
foreclosure proceedings October Is.
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Funeral of MacMahon.

PARIS, Oct. %. - Thirty thousand
French troops and all the powers of
Europe escorted the remains of Marshal
MacMahon yesterday to their last rest
ing place 40 the Hotel des Invalides in
Paris
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Breaks Divorce Record.

TACOMA, Wash, Oct. "a. Mrs George
Burbank was granted divorce by a
Tacoma court within three minutes
after filing her petition. This is be-
lieyed to break the record.
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A Good Years Work

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 25.-Among the
passengers on the steamer Umatilla,
arrived here, were seventeen miners
who returned from the Yukon river,
Alaska, with gold dust in their posses
sion valued at 10000 as a result of ono
wears work.
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Died at the Age of 1903.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 24.-Miss Sallie
Wheeler died in this city Monday, aged
lO3 years. She was born in Birming-
ham, England, December 16, 1890 Up
to the time of her death she was in pos
session Of all her faculties.
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Business Resumed.

RACINE, Wis, Oct a4.-The Union
national bank of this city resumed
business Monday after q suspension. of
a little over two months, The capital
stock has been increased from $3.50, 600
to 1926 1000.
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A Thousand Men Killed.

BUENos AYREs, Oct. 2S.-The Rio
Grande do Sui rebels have defeated the
loyalists in 6ercely fought battle at
Abbucy. One thousand persons were
killed.
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a Michigan Bank suspends.

LANSING, Mich. Oct 24,-The Elk.
change. bank of Climax, Mich, sus-
pended payment Monday morning and
posted notices the depositors would be
paid in full
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Post Office Figures.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-The report of
the sixth auditor of the treasur y for the
fiscal year ended June 80 last shows
that the net revenues of the post Office
department for the year were 81, 0S4,-
9ss, and that the expenditures were
$s1, 0s4, 104, making deficit of $5.17s,-
921
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a Famous Hostelry Burned.

EXETER, N. H.. Oct. e4.-The famous
old Boar's Head hotei on Hampton
beach was destroyed BY fire Monday.
Loss, $50, 600; insurance, $l0, 500.
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Forty Horses Burned.

LIE MARS, Ia, Oct "a. Fire in Cork
sery's livery stable at an early hour
consumed forty head Of horses and
destroyed 500, 600 worth Of other prop.
4 ertY. 81 SIS. &. ...5
The morning call., 1893-12-15
CURTIS IN CONFERENCE.
Sent by Carlisle on a Mission
to Wall Street.
TALK WITH FINANCIAL LEADERS
The Government Must Get Ready
for the Failure of the New
Tariff Bill.

NEW YORK, Dec. 14-lt was stated posi-
lively in Wall street to-day that William
Z. Curtis. Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury. while in this city recently, conferred
with number of the leading bankers in
relation to the condition of the treasury,
the resumption of gold exports and the
present and possible future needs of the
Government financially. He went to
bankers 10 an official capacity. as Assist
Ant Secretary of the Treasury. and ii was
assumed by them that the information
and opinions he obtained were for the ben
eft of the Secretary OF the Treasury, the
President and the Cabinet.
The president of one OF the oldest and
most prominent banks III the city, speak
ing of Curtis conferences with the bank
presidents. said: The best thing that
could happen at this juncture would be
the authorization of a short-time loan by
the Government The making OF a loan
of. say S50000.000 would stiffen the rates
for money, eQualiZe the rates between this
country and Europe, and thus prevent
gold exports, to say nothing of relieving
our own Government of its present EN- bar
rassmeDt. That the Government must
borrow money very soon is apparent. 1t
cannot tell just how the new tariff bill will
operate at first, and, therefore, the sooner
it provides for possible emergency the
better"
The morning call., 1893-12-15
ON THE TURF.
American Horses Still Racing in the
Civ of Mexico.

CITY OF MEXICO, Dec. 14.-The track was
fair.
Nine-sixteenths, Borderer won Desha second,
Tom Thumb third. Time, :5812.
Five eighths, Northwestern won. Jim Corn
wall second. Freedom third. Time. :0414.
Thirteen-sixl eentbs, Panini won, Haymarket
second. You Linden third. Time. 1854.
Thirteen-sxleenths. Colonel Wheatley won
Arthur Murray second, Bob Purity third. Time
1:27s4.
Ivy CITY, Dec. 14.-Five furlongs. Charley
won. Tartarian second, Miracle third. Time,
1:0212.
Five furongs. Commodore Rougham won,
Johnny second, West Park third. Time, 1:031A
Three-quarters, Play or Pay won. Halcyon
SECOND. Blue Bird third: Time. 1;16s4.
One mile Shelly Tuttle won, Hasty second
w b third. Time, 1 AS.
One and quarter miles, st. John won, Mar
gberita second, Geronimo third. Time, 2:25sl
Tbree-quarters, Addie won, Panway second
My Gyps third. Time, 1:l6Ia.
NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 14.-The track was
heavy.
SIX furlongs, The Ban won. Sangamon second
Sheridan Clark third. Time, 1:271a.
Six furlOngS, LIE Grande won, ROuser second,
Florence third. Time, "a.
Five and half furlODgs, Evear won, Lucas ia
second, Jim Lee third. Time. 1:17a.
One mile. Harry w. Eldon won, Tenny Jr
second, Prettiwit third. Time, 1: 56.
One and sixteenth miles, Michel won,
Wedgefeld second. Stella M third. Time,
2:O2A,
The morning call., 1893-12-15
WELCOME SHOWERS.
Rain Falling in Various Parts of
the State.
The Long Drought in the South Is
Broken, and Farmers Can Pro-
coed With Their Crops.

SANTA MARIA, Dec. IA. - The long
drought is broken at last. 1t commenced to
rain heavily yesterday evening and con-
tinued for several hours. This morning
the weather was warm and vegetation will
spring up like magic. The absence of rain,
along with other causes Of depression, was
paralyzng business, but occasional rains
of this character will be of immense
benefit.
RIVERSIDE, Dec. 1.-THE wished for
showers have come and Al of an inch of
rain fell here to-day. The rain began fall
ing early in the morning and the indica-
lions are for continuance of the storm.
Rain is welcome visitor to ranchers of
the county, who desire to pillow and sow.
GILRoY. Dec. IA good rain fell here
to-day, sufficient to set the plows at work
and make farmers jos full. There are signs
of clearing weather tonight.
CARSON, Dec. 14-An inch of snow fell
here early this morning and 1t has been
showing Internationally all day. The wind
is blowing gale and this evening more of
the storm is expected.
The morning call., 1893-12-15
INDIANS ARRESTED.
Yuba County Crimes Charged
Upon Them.
The Perpetrators of Midnight AS
saults and Murders Thought to
Have Been Captured.

MARYsVILLE, Dec. 14-On several &C.
casions during the past Two years deadly
assaults and in two or three cases murders
have been committed in the mountain Gus
regions Of this county. some fifty or sixty
miles from this city. In each case mystery
has surrounded these infractions of the
law. and many of the better class of resi-
dents have become alarmed at the daring
displayed by the outlaws.
The murder OF Charles Waller. near Or
eg0n Hill, some mOnths.agO, caused feel
ing of excitement to pervade this locality
Suspicion at the time pointed to several
half breed Indians and some squawmen,
but proof Of guilt could not be obtained.
About two weeks ago a young man
named Noble Peterson. who was visiting
relatives at Strawberry Valley, was called
to the door of the house where he was stop
ping and was dangerously shot. From the
darkness outside he could u OF identity his
assailants, but the act so aroused his rela-
tives and the people in the vicinity that a
search was begun.
Suspicion again pointed to those who
were credited with Walters murder, and
investigations have since been in progress,
resulting in Sheriff Inflow and District At
torney Mcdaniel returning to-day from
the mountains with John Vann. squaw-
man, and Indian Tom, an old Digger In
dian, and father of the young Indian who
is supposed to have done the shooting
while in Vann's company.
The officers evidently have good proof
against the parties suspected, but will not
reveal its nature just now.
The Sheriff has offered reward for the
arrest of the young Indian, and says that
be expects to have him in custody within
60.
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CONVICTED OF ONE CRIME.
The Jury Makes Imprisonment
His Punishment.
HOW HE RECEIVED THE VERDICT.
The Man Who Faced Death a Score
of Times PaIeS When He Hears
the Penalty.

FRESNO, Dec. 14-Chris Evans has beeu
convicted of murder in the first degree. and
his punishment has been fixed al imprison-
ment for life. An attempt will be made
to get new trial, but tits not thought thas
this will be granted, and it now seems GER
tain that the most noted bandit of recent
years will spend the rest Of his life be-
hind prison bars.
The case was given to the jury at 5
o'clock last evening and an anxious throng
waited around the courtroom until late in
the night, expecting that an agreement
might be arrived at by the jury and YER
diet brought in. But as the night advanced
and no word came from the room where
twelve GOOD men and true were weighing
a mans life against his deeds it was freely
predicted that the defense had scored a
point and that the jury would disagree.
AT o'clock the jury came into court by
an error, having been informed that julie
Harris wanted them. They reported that
an agreement had not been reached, and
they again went TO their room.
An hour later the jurors again marched
into the courtroom, and it was plain to be
seen that an agreement bad been reached
and that the fate of the defendant had
been decided upon.
The courtroom was soon filed with
interested spectators who crowded in. and
all eyes were turned toward Evans and his
wife, who were already there, and occu-
pied the same chairs in which they have
sat during the long and tedious trial.
When the jury entered the room Evans
turned deathly pale, but il he could not
control this, nothing else about him gave
evidence of the intense mental strain
which he must have been undergoing, and
he remained still with a steady, forward
gaze, not uttering a word.
Then came the verdict. Gentlemen.
have you agreed upon a verdict?" asked
the clerk, as the jurors took their seats In
the box. I'VE have" answered the fore
man.
What is your verdict?" continued the
clerk, and then the foreman rose and
handed the clerk the slip of paper which
was either to speak liberty to Chris Evans
or consign him to life behind prison bars
or possibly death.
''We. the jury. find the defendant guilty
of. murder In the first degree, and recon-
mend that he be punished by being m-
prisOned in the peniten tiary for the term
OF his atural Iife." read the clerk. and
then each juror again assented to the YER
dict.
When it was announced Mrs. Evans ac-
companied her husband to Jail. but just
when she entered the Jail door she tainted,
and was in a critical condition for more
than an hour.
Lawyer Kinds, who made an able de-
Tense for Evans, will ask for new trial,
but it Is hardly probable that it will be
granted.
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HE PLEADS GUILTY.
Jewell Flint to Be Sentenced for
Murder.

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 1.-THE case of
Jewell Flint, charged with the murder of
Miss Eta Walker. came up in Judge
Johnson's department of the Superior
Court to-day. The defendant was repre-
sented by his counsel, 5. Luke Howe.
The District Attorney announced that
after careful consideration Of the case he
had concluded to favor proposition from
the defendants attorney to permit Flint to
withdraw his plea of not guilty of murder
and substitute plea of guilty of murder
IN the second degree. He believed that
the defendant could receive ample punish
ment for his crime under this arrangement.
de had considered in coming to this con-
clusion the uncertainty of jury trials and
the fact that enough punishment could be
imposed in the event that the defendant
pleaded guilty OF murder il the second
degree.
Flint was requested TO stand up. Judge
johnson asked him If it was his wish TO
withdraw his former plea of not guilty and
to substitute one of guilty of murder in the
second degree, TO which the defendant re-
piled that 1t was. Judge johnson then
directed Clerk Pfund to enter an order
accordingly. Judge johnson set Friday,
December %, as the date for passing of
sentence.
The morning call., 1893-12-15
COAST GOSSIP.
A Vast Tract of Land to Be Restored
to the State

WASHINGTON, Dec. lathe Commissioner
OF the General Land Office has approved aud
submitted to the Secret ry of the Interior sup.
Elemental lists Nos. 16 and II for land patents
on the main branch lines Of the Southern Pa
cifc Railroad. The lists involve %, 900 acres
10 California.
Senator Perkins was at the War Department
IN an endeavor to secure the assignment of
Colonel Shaftrr TO the Midwinter Fair Before
acting in the matter the department will await
report from General Ruger. Senator Perkins
Is also using his best efforts TO secure from
Secretary Morton consent for an exhibit OF the
weather Bureau at the fair.
j. A. HARRISON OF Bakersfield, who Is here as
a candidate for the mission to the Argentine
Republic, thlks his chances for appointment
are good, although he has not the support Of
the entire California delegation.
The daily exchange of through registered
mai-pOuches between San + ancsco and Reno
will become operative on receipt of the order TO
that effect.
Pensions California;: Increase jeremiah
Young OF South Pasadena. Original widows
Mary Z. Ramon OF San Francisco and Meribah
Patton OF Otay. Mexican war survivors: Iu.
crease-Jasper n. Armstrong OF the National
Military Home al Los Angeles and Constantine
Peck of Mokelumne Hill.
The morning call., 1893-12-15
Personal. NOTES.

Charles A. ingalls, OF Boston Is In this city.
ID. J. Canty, Fresno hotel proprietor, is at
the Baldwin.
II. Trevelyan has come to town from his
vineyards at Fresno.
DIR. ). E. Edmunds and wife Of Napa are at
the Baldwin for a few yays.
E. NJ. Tilden, the lumber merchant OF Wood
land. is guest at the Grand.
j. A. McMurtrie, engineer Of the Santa
Margarita tunnel, Is at the Palace.
II. McCreery has returned from Washington,
ID. c., and Is staying at the Palace.
L. nj. Chapman, a merchant OF Chicago, Is
staying at the Ltcs with bis family.
w. Smith, the widely known tobacco man of
st. Louis, Is visiting San Francisco.
j. Ross Traynor. who is engaged extensively
in the fruit industry at Marysville. arrived at
the Grand yesterday.
Charles Il. Drake, prominent man In
Arizona, came from Tuscon yesterday, and is
staying for few days at the Lick.
n. w. Griswold, who is prominently identi-
fed with real estate affairs In Northern Cali.
fornia, registered from keuwo0d at the LICK.
Yesterday afternoon Professor K. B. Lamare
delivered an interesting aud instructive lecture
before large aud cultured audience 10 Miss
Lakes school on the subject: professor
A. Gouid's Work; the Art OF Teaching and
Studying Languages"
The morning call., 1893-12-15
KILLED ON THE TRACK.
Helen Wise Run Over at the Bart
lett. Street CroSSinu

A fatal accid MT occurred on the railroad
track at the Bartlett-street crossing, between
Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth streets yester.
day afternoon. About O'Clock Helen Wise a
servant with Maurice w. Carr, 33l "a Bartlett
street. was crossing the track with can in her
hand. just then Southern Pacific passenger
train going out came along, and b fore she
could get out OF the way she was struck by The
cowcatcher of The engine and thrown of the
track. The train was promptly backed down
and the trainhauds got a stretcher and did
everything possible TIL DIR. Thrasner arrived.
The woman's head was terribly crushed
and she was otherwise injured The doctor
bandaged her head. and, the patrol wagon hav-
ing been summoned, she was taken 10 the City
and County Hospital, where she died about 4
O'Clock and her body was removed to the
MOrgue.
Eyewitnesses OF the accident say that the
train WIS going at slow rate OF speed at the
time as it always stops at the station not far
from the crossing. and the bell was ringing.
The woman seemed TO have lost her presence
of mind and stood bewildered on the track till
she was struck by the cowcatcher.
The morning call., 1893-12-15
STUDIED TOO HARD.
Suicide of Young Minister Who
Was Without a Charge.

NEW YORK, Dec. 14-Rev. Vernon Nj.
Olyphant died to-day by his own hand.
His father, Robert M. Olyphant, president
of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Com
pany, says his son had gone to his room
after luncheon. At o'clock he was visited
by bis little sister. Grace. but after that no
one went to the room until dinner time.
Then the father called him, but receiving
no answer went into the young mans
room. He found his son half sitting. half
reclining on the sofa with a bullet wound
in his head. On the floor was double bar
relied rifle. The family had heard no shot
and knew of no re ason for the suicide.
Young Olyphant was Princeton graduate
and had been ordained a Presbyterian
clergyman six years ago. He had no
charge. 1t is said the young man was
mentally unbalanced from. overstudv.
The morning call., 1893-12-15
VOORHEES, SILVER BILL.
Acceptable to Neither Side of the
Senate.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Il. - Senator Voor-
hees to-day introduced his long promised
financial bill. It provides for the coin age
of the silver seigniorage. for the purchase
and coinage Of 100000 worth of silver
per month after the coinage of the seignior-
age. for the retirement Of paper currency
of less denomination than SO. for the
retirement of all gold coins of less denomi-
nation than $40 and for the appointment
of an International commission. The bill
was not received with any great degree
of favor by either silver's advocates or it's
opponents.
The anti-silve- men do not like the feat
ure of the bill providing for the coinage of
the selgnorage because they say the coiu-
age Of this portion of silver bullion would
weaken the security Of notes outstanding
against that bullion as an entirety. On
the other hand Senator Stewart denounced
1t as "a sham and fraud
In regard TO the inference in some quar-
tiers that the administration favored the
bin voorhees, to-day said: my bill is not
the result of one word of consultation, and
l certainly do not claim to represent the
administration in introducing it. do de-
sire, however, to help the treasury out of
its deficiency"
The morning call., 1893-12-15
HER TRIAL TRIP DELAYED.
The Olympia Is Waiting for Better
Weather,

SANTA BARBARA, Dec. 14.-After a
heavy rain during the night the sky
cleared this morning, and we're il not that
swell was running high in the channel
the Olympia would have started on her
official run. 1t was thought best to posi-
pone it.
The cruiser will probably be again de-
layed. for it is very doubtful whether the
weather tomorrow will be a. all favor
able. A heavy wind from north TO west
set in early tonight.
The tug Monarch, which has been util-
lied as stakepoat, came in tonight and
will not return till morning. She was
stationed off Gaviota Channel, which is
very choppy, as the wind has clear
sweep from Point Conception eastward
The Olympia has not raised anchor all
day,
The morning call., 1893-12-15
THROUGH A MIDDLEMAN.
Blum Testifies Against the
Smugglers.
ITEMS FROM A MEMORANDUM.
The Collectors Share i'm the Deal
Estimated to Have Been
About $4,000.

PORTLAND. Or, Dec. 14.-In the con-
spiracy trial to-day the Assistant Post
master at Tacoma testified that G. j. Null
key. one of the defendants, rented box
in the Tacoma POstofice under the name
of Oliver Budd.
Blum was then recalled, but much of his
testimony was repetition of that already
given, but more in detail. Blum testified
that the $50 for every Chinese landed
which. according to the agreement. was TO
be paid to Collector OF Customs LotaD,
was for the most part paid by Blum 10
Whitney L. Boise. chairman OF the Re-
publican State Central COMMITTEES. who
handed it over TO Lotan. When the Mer-
chants Steamship Line quit business 1t
owed Lotan about $4,000.
Blum estimates the amount of money
paid by him to Collector Lotan at about
$4,000. Blum also testified that he paid
Thomas Jordan. Captain of the Customs
Inspectors, $1,000 during the brief time
that he was in on the deal.
A number of letters from Blum and
Dunbar to Wilson. their agent at Victoria.
b. c.. con tainlng illusions to the shipping
of Chinese were introduced. Ex-Treasury
to testify to the handwriting of number
of letters which are alleged to have been
written by Mulkey.
Blum had a memorandum of the trans
actions in the Chinese and opium bust
ness between January 10 and January 90,
1893 Among the items of receipts and
expenditures mentioned in the memoir
andum are these: Remittance from Major
John Wilson for passenger money, $40;
paid LotaD, $3.50; received from Seld Back.
1886 so; remittance from Wilson for Chi
nese passenger account, S473 80; gave
Jackling, $50 and $50; paid Lotsn, $500 :;
sold two Chinese tickets to Seid Back for
$50; received from Wilson for tickets sold
Chinese, 5000; paid Boise. $3.50; paid Tom
Jordan. $3.50; received remittance from
Wilson of $40 for Chinese passengers :;
paid Boise. $3.50; paid Lotan, $3.50; paid
Mulkey. $1,000
Blum s ated that Dunbar had left in his
hands check drawn in favor of Boise for
$500. which he took up and paid In cash.
He sold number of tickets to Seid Back
and other Chinese which are accounted for
in the memorandum.
The cross-examination of Blum then
began, the defense attempting to show
that Blum had been Induced to tuIn
States evidence by promise of immunity
on the part of the Government
The morning call., 1893-12-15
RATHER PECULIAR.
A Young Doctor Develops Insanity
Following Vaccination.


NEW YORK, Dec. 14-Dr. Newell j.
Ozas, young and Or omising physician
and Coroner Of Douglass County, Or,
has been committed to the care
of the Charity Commissioners to
be examined as to his sanity.
DR.. Oziss is "a years of age,
and lives at R0seburg, Or. Last March be
came to New York to take the post-grad-
uate course in Bellevue College with his
wife. He confined himself strictly to his
studies until September, when he returned
home for brief vacation. He started for
New York again in October. stopping at
Chicago to visit the fair. While there he
became possessed of Authorizations that
robbers were pursuing him for the pur-
pose OF ste aling his money, and when he
reached this city the idea was still upper
most In bis mind, though perfectly sane
on other subjects. The hallucination on
this point increased till it became neces-
sary TO restrain him. He was committed.
He was in perfect health till he was yacc-
mated lew months ago.