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A CoNGREssNrAN,s MAIL.
Fifteen Tons of Matter Sent to Repre-
sentative Hilborn.

Fifteen Tons of Matter Sent to Repre-
sentative Hilborn.
OAKLAND, March 81. - Congressman
Hilborn was in hurry when he lett
Washington after the adjournment of the
last Congress, when his Secretary told
him that there were some documents
awaiting him. The Congressman did not
stop to investigate. "Send them to me at
Oakland" The documents began to ar
rive to-day. The first installment con-
sisted of 80 sacks, that weighed about
fifteen tons. 1t arrived on the overland
train this morning, but its arrival was not
heralded by telegraph.
The mail transfer agent was at the depot
with his wagon when the overland train
pulled in with the extra mail car attached.
First came the regular Eastern mail, con-
sisting of a dozen sacks and pouches.
Then the contents Of that extra car began
to appear on the platform. Sack after
sack rolled out, while i'll the course of
time $50 sacks were piled up on the plat
| form at Sixteenth street, and the train
pulled out of the depot fifteen minutes
late, because of the Congressman's
mail. The mail transfer agent was
compelled to employ two extra eN-
press wagons, and he spent all morn
ing landing the sacks at the Post
office. There it was piled, sack after sack,
around the building on the sidewalk, for
there was not floor room enough inside
to accommodate it.
"If Hilborn wants that mail he's got to
come for it, said Postmaster Bishop.
So the Congressman one-day's mail was
stored on the sidewalk, where it lay sacks
high and made the Postoftice look like
barricaded fort. There were twenty
four volumes of reports in a sack, or 5000
volumes in all There were about fifteen
tons, or 10000 pounds of mail, which at
newspaper rates of a cent pound would
have cost $500 to transfer, while at the
regular book-rate postage would have
been S1,SO0.
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Narrow Escape of a Chicagoite
from a Terrible Death.
A MADMAN TRIES TO THROW HIM
OFF A HIGH BUILDING.
The Spreading of the Rails on the Rio
Grand Road Near LeadvIlle, Colo
rado, Causes Bad Wreck of a Pas
senger Train-Two California Ladies
Among the Number of Injured.
Special to the REcoRp.uN1ox.

CHICAGO, March 31.-To-day George
Doyle of this city and Robert Gedney of
Philadelphia went to the top of the Great
Northern Hotel, a sixteen-story building,
to look over the city. They stood for
some time looking about, and then Ged-
ney gave strange laugh, and, grabbing
Doyle, began to pull him about as if the
cool breeze exhilarated to playfulness.
Then he said: Hold my hands; l want
to look down." Doyle did so, and after
Gedney recovered himself he approached
Doyle with baleful light in his eyes and
strange earnestness in his voice, con-
trasting unpleasantly with his recent
playfulness, and said: you've got to
jump off this building, or will throw
you off,"
With fearful reality it came to Doyle's
memory that Gedney had several years
ago been treated for a mild form of in
sanity. His first impulse, as the sicken-
ing realization of the situation came over
him, was to call for help, but he saw it
was useless, and tried to temporize, treat
ing the matter as a joke.
will you jump" fiercely screamed
Gedney, and without waiting for reply
he seized Doyle and began to drag him
toward the edge. Doyle fought with the
desperation of despair. and the men stag
gered to and fro over the roof. Robert
Haslam, who has an Office in the upper
story of the Monadnock building, across
the street, saw the men struggling and
watched them, thinking it was only
sport. He soon saw, however, that it was
a struggle for life and death, and hurry
ing down he rushed to the hotel and in
formed Eden, the proprietor.
Accompanied by a porter, the three
men started for the roof On the stairs
leading to the turret they encountered
Doyle bareheaded, with his clothes torn
from his back. He was very weak and
excited, and in a fainting condition.
Gedney was walking calmly around the
roof. When Eden put his head out of the
scuttle Gedney pleasantly invited him to
come out and see the city, but Eden de-
clined, and finally succeeded in getting
Gedney to come down for the purpose of
taking drink. He was put into room.
and when asked why he attempted to
throw Doyle off seemed surprised, but
laughed and said it was only joke
Nevertheless he was locked up and his
father telegraphed for.
When Doyle was able to talk he gave
graphic account of his fearful fight for
life, and it was learned that he only
escaped by strategy. After the struggle
had progressed some time, feeling his
strength almost gone, he suddenly called
to Gedney to stop, and he would jump
off. stipulating, however, that he must
have few moment for prayer. He
stepped back and knelt down, while
Gedney reverently bent his head. Doyle
watched him through his half-closed eyes,
ana suddenly darted for the scuttle, and
went through it like a flash into the arms
of his would-be rescuers.
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JUDGMENT AFFIRMED.
Verdict in a Damage Suit Sustained L
the Supreme Court.

Verdict in a Damage Suit Sustained by
the Supreme Court.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 3l.-A suit and
jury verdict which created quite a sensa-
ton in Southern California a few years
ago made its appearance again to-day in
an opinion handed down by the Supreme
Court. The action was that of Jessie II.
Marshall, a 16-year-old girl, against Jacob
L. Taylor. The trial resulted in verdict
of $4,000 for seduction of plaintiff. The
appeal was from this judgment and the
order denying new trial.
The court reviews the testimony, from
which it appears that the defendant was
large property owner, and in 1883 was
residing with his wife and daughter at a
health resort near San Diego. Plaintiff
was employed by defendant as waitress.
The court then reviews the details
of the assault, including the
use of 'drugged wine. Prom
ises of support and protection followed,
and later on child was born. The court
concludes by affirming the Judgment
and order of the lower tribunal.
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TRAIN BADLY WRECKED.
a Sacramento Lady Among Those Re
ported Injured.

a Sacramento Lady Among Those Re-
ported Injured.
LEADvILLE Coli, March 31.-Bv the
spreading of the rails on the Rio Grande
track, at a point where the Colorado Mid
land crosses over it, distant about one
and half miles from this city, train No.
left the track this evening and was
badly wrecked. There were a number
injured, but no fatalities, and it is i'm
probable, so far as can be learned at this
writing, that any deaths will result on
account of the wreck. The train carried
300 passengers, who were mostly excur-
sionists from California. The train was
thrown over an embankment, the passen-
gers tossed indiscriminately about, and
as far as can be learned thirteen of them
injured, some seriously.
The list of injured is as follows: e. r.
Pike, Chicago, cut in the left thigh Mrs.
L. r. Pike, bruised on the head: Mrs. C.
T. Haywood of Sacramento, arms and
head injured; E. T. Perry of st. Louis.
shoulder dislocated and wrist sprained:
Mrs. Guthrie of Oakland, Cal, injured in
the face; Z. n. Nye of New York, broken
shoulder; J. L. Wallace of Mercer, Pa.
knee cap badly injured; Annie Lynch of
Cohoes, n. Y, seriously injured about
the body; Mrs. George Wilson OF Chicago,
head hurt; j. E. Haywood of st. Cloud,
back and head injured; Mrs. H. Martin,
from Europe, severely bruised; H. Hig-
gins, President of the American Smelter.
Leadville, face and neck badly cut; Frank
w. Owens, an attorney of Leadville,
badly cut about the head and body.
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MURDER oF MewHIRrER.
Heath and Policy to Plead To-day
Claims of Defense.

Claims of Defense.
FRESNO, March 3l.-Richard S. Heath
and r. J. Policy, accused of the murder
of Louis b. McWhirter, will be taken be-
fore Judge Holmes tomorrow to plead.
1t is understood that the defense will
make several motions to quash the in
dictment.
One of the most important claims of tho
defense, it is said. will be that E. W.
Kisley took photographic notes of the
testimony given before the Grand Jury,
and was therefore present when witnesses
were examined, which was contrary to
law. Against this objection the prosecu-
ton will probably allege that Risley was
duly appointed, qualified and acting
Deputy District Attorney at the time.
The next point raised will be that J. d.
Collins, foreman of the Grand Jury, ex-
cused himself from attending as foreman
on account of sickness, and that although
he heard part of the testimony, he did
not act as foreman, and another member
of the jury was appointed in his place.
This, it is contended, was irregular and
fatal to the Indictment. This contention
will be met by the prosecution with
the showing that Mr.. Collins did not vote
upon the Indictment.
1t may be contended also that the
Grand Jury which found the indictments
had continued in session after new
Grand Jury had been summoned. and
that this alleged irregularity invali6ated
the indictments. It Isl understood tina,
motion will be also made to obtain sep
arate trials for Heath and Policy. and
also to have Heath admitted to bail.
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THE CHocTAw TROUBLE.
Active Preparations for War Anon
the Rival Factions.

Active Preparations for War Among
the Rival Factions.
ANTLERs q. IT,, March 31.-Actiye
preparations for war have been going on
all day. Both factions are sending mes
sengers throughout the country for men.
and friends have freely responded. Arms
and munitions of war and all camp sup
plies have been obtained in large quanti-
ties. Locke is acting strictly on the de-
fensive. The militia seems chary of MAX
ing an attack.
In response to a telegram last night.
Commissioner Gibbons received the fol-
lowing this morning from Leo E. Ben
nett, Indian Agent at Muskogee: "Please
notify the leaders that unless they forth
with disband 1 will bring military aid
and enforce peace. start for Antlers on
the first train.'
Gibbons Immediately wired copies
to the Federal authorities at Paris,
Texas, to the commanders of the militia,
and sent copy to Locke. Captain Dur
ant said he would hold up until he could
hear from Jones. Locke says positively
that he will not disband until the militia
has done SO and gone away. The opinion
of many is that one party or the other
will make an attack before Bennett
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snecial to the REcoRp-UN1oN.

CHICAGO, March 3l.-Two boys, one
II and the other 10 years of age, were to-
day given practically life sentences i'll the
penitentiary for murder. both being sent
up for forty years. The younger of the
two is William Blunck, and the other
John T. Luveine. The crime for which
the boys were convicted was the murder
of Albert Eckroth in May last. One OF
them pushed revolver in Eckroth's face
while the other attempted to rob him.
Eckroth resisted and was shot dead.
Blunck was captured while running from
the scene, and by and by his confession
implicated Luveine, who was arrested
the following day. When the verdict
was rendered this afternoon Luveine was
overcome, but Bluncl1 took 1t calmly.
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EVANGELICAL CHURCH WAR.
The Indianapolis Conference the Only
Lawful Body

The Indianapolis Conference the Only
Lawful Body.
OTTAWA GILL;, March 3l.-The Supreme
Court, in an elaborate opinion. per
caTdam, has settled the Evangelical
Church war by ousting the Dubbs faction
and holding the Indianapolis General
Conference the only lawful body, and
that its adjudications and findings regard
ing division in the church are final and
binding. The opinion has been looked
forward to with great interest not only in
Illinois, but also in Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Oregon and Iowa, where splits have been
organized in the Evangelical Church by
the Dubbs faction. The case at hand
upon which the Supreme Court passed is
that of Hussar VS.. Schwerker, from Chi
cago. The Supreme Courts opinion is
practically in accord with that of the Chi
cago court. The trouble grew out of a
charge of immortality against Bishop
Dubbs, who forthwith seeded from the
church proper and established what he
claimed was the real church. While pos
ing as the head of this rival ecclesiastical
body, he named Rev. Mr.. Husser to pre-
S4ue oNef INC WorSulperS Oh oG- JOnn' 3
Evangelical Church in this city.
1t is estimated that about 100000 of the
church members in all sections of the
country professed faith and fealty to
Dubbs. Meanwhile Bishop Esher ap-
pointed Rev. Mr.. Schwerker to see to the
destinies of the Chicago church in ques-
ton. Both clergymen proceeded to as
sumo the pastorate and lawsuit resulted,
on the result of which hung the fate of
Bishop Dubbs. 1t is said more than one
hundred similar cases are pending
throughout the United States, which the
decision will directly affect. In this city
there are twelve Evangelical churches.
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reaches here, which will be tomorrow
morning.
WASHINGTON, March 31.-In response
to telegram from Commissioner Glib
bons, at Antlers, I. T., sent last night,
saying bloodshed was imminent between
the rival Choctaw factions, Secretary
Hoke Smith communicated with the Sec
retary of War, with the result that the
officer in command of the United States
troops nearest the scene of the disturb
ance has been instructed to inform him
selfon the situation and take whatever
action is necessary.
Agent Bennett, at Muskogee, has also
been directed to proceed at once to the
locality and report on the situation.
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Stewart Menzies, Henry Payot. Alfred
Bouvier, J. X. Firth, Daniel Meyer, n.
a. Judd, Harry E. Wise, F. 5. Moody,
e. w. Ferguson, H. A. Williams, Charles
NJ. Yates, A. Sbarboro, D. NJ. Burns, w.
W. Montague, Barry Baldwin, f. w.
Eaton, Levi Strauss, I. W. Hellman.
John I. Sabin, Irving NJ. Scott, I. ]. Tru-
man, c. s. Laumeister, Abner Doble. w.
t. y. Schenck, II. II. Sherwood, d. G..
Camerinos, Frank Dalton, John D..
Spreckles, William L. Merry, Rolla V.
Watt, Clinton E. Worden, Irwin c..
Stump, L. 3. Pond.
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OPPOSED TO sEALsKrNs.
EsquimauX Who Were to Exhibit at
the Worlds Fair Tired of Their Job.

Esquimaux Who Were to Exhibit at
the Worlds Fair Tired of Their Job.
CHICAGO, March 81. Peter Mesher,
who represents some of the Esquimaux
in the village at the Worlds Fair, made
application for writ of habeas corpus to
release certain residents of the village,
who allege that they are being detained
against their will and are not well treated
Magistrate Porter of Hyde Park consti-
tuted himself champion of the villagers,
and asserts that the trouble in the village
grows out of a refusal of certain Esqui-
maux to wear heavy sealskin clothing on
warm days. He einvestigated the troubles
thoroughly, and as consequence says he
will soon begin suit on behalf of certain
members OF the village asking heavy
damages from the company that brought
the people to this country. Mr.. Daniels,
of the company, denies the stories of ILL
treatment,
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ROBBERS COME TO GRIEF.
ATTEMPT TO HOLD UP A WASH
INGTON MERCHANT.
One of the Trio Killed and the Other
Two in Custody of the
Authorities.

PALMER (Wash.l, March 31,-Particu-
lars were received this evening of bold
attempt at robbery at Palmer station,
forty-three miles east of Tacoma, last
evening. One robber was killed and the
other two are IN custody. Just after 8
o'clock Postmaster John Peterson, who
also keeps general store, stepped into a
saloon to get cigar. AS he entered his
store upon returning he was met by two
masked men, the third having lust en-
tered the store. They ordered him to
hold up his hands, at the same time
showing two cooked revolvers. "Not by
a darned sight," answered Peterson. who
thought them joking. The next minute
he was knocked down, but before they
could thrust gag in his mouth he ut
tered loud shout. This exasperated the
robbers, who twisted out two of Peter
sons upper front teeth in Tightening IN
the gag.
Peterson's shout attracted the men in
the saloon and Sam Richie, James Nc
Evers, Edward Young and James Gill
rushed to his assistance. The robbers
left Peterson lying unconscious and
dashed through a thick underbrush to-
ward Green River. The four men.
headed by Richie, started in pursuit.
Five minutes later they heard the high
waymen emerging from the bushes and
ordered them to surrender. Two held
UP their hands, but the third started
back to the bushes. Young Gill ordered
him to stop and when he refused raised a
shotgun and fired and the robber fell
dead.
The dead robber was r. C. Calhoun,
aged q. The two men captured are G. J..
Debordea, aged 81, whose father was a
former Chief of Police of Garden City,
Kan, and Albert Grazier, aged Is. The
robbers were evidently amateurs at the
business.
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RAILWAY MATTERS.
Stringent Orders Against Free Trans
portation of Freights.

Stringent Orders Against Free Trans
portation of Freights.
CHICAGO. March 81. - Nearly every
Western President has issued stringent
orders against the issuance of free trans
portation after April 1st. The orders are
all alike, and foI bid the issuance of free
transportation and the cancellation of any
already issued, which by the most liberal
construction was issued for the purpose of
influencing business. The order, also,
requires the absolute maintenance of
agreed rates and the abolishment of all
commissions in excess of those agreed on
by the association.
The order is practically duplication
of the one issued by the Eastern Presi-
dents in January. The order is part of
the agreement of the Western Presidents
on Worlds Fair rates. it was supposed
that the whole report would be adopted
without opposition by the passenger Off
cials last Monday. but the passenger Off
cials not only refused to agree on the re-
port of their President, but may, in the
end, amend it or vote it down. The anti
pass part of the report, as to being eff
fective April lst, was separated to-day
from the balance, and by the individual
order of the Presidents was made eff
fective on nearly all the association lines.
AN UNSATISFACTORY MEETING.
CHICAGO, March 3l.-A meeting was
held this morning between represents
atives of the Western Freight Associa-
ton and those transcontinental lines to
endeavor to arrive at an agreement re-
garding the distribution of percentages
on transcontinental business. Chairman
Midgley issued circular inform
ing the roads west of the Missouri River
that despite the lower rates to California
and Pacific Coast points which they
were disposed to put in operation, the
roads of the Western Freight Association
would insist upon full percentages. The
result of the meeting was not satisfactory
and the roads are now further apart on
the subject than before. The Southern
Pacific has announced positively that it
would not agree to pay the full percent
age. If rates come down the roads east of
the Missouri River must share the re-
duction. After warm discussion the
matter went over till tomorrow.
ARKANSAS PASS ROAD.
SAN ANTONIO, March 3l.-A meeting
of the Directors of the San Antonio and
Aransas Pass Road has been called here
for April Sd. At the meeting, the resig-
nation of D. b. Robinson as President
will be accepted, and Thomas S. StiIlman
of New York formally elected to succeed
him. 1t is rumored that Col. C. C. Gibbs
will be elected General Manager, and
William f. Owen, General Superintend-
ent. 1t is also reported that w. J. Polk,
General Freight Agent of the Arkansas
Pass, is to be made General Freight Agent
of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe.
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Special to the RrcoRn.un1ox.

Special 10 the RECoRD-UNIoN.
PANAMA, March 31.-The Government
discovered, just in time to prevent it. a
plot to inaugurate Il rebellion in Costa
Rlca. The conspirators plotted to attack
the military store depot and, with the
captured arms and ammunition, equip
the revolutionists.
The leader in the conspiracy, Gutierrez,
recently returned from exile, to which
he had been condemned on account of a
previous revolt against the Government.
The authorities, advised of their plans,
decided to allow them to proceed and cap
ture them in the act of treason.
The conspirators made an attack on the
depot, secured the arms and ammuni-
ton, and at the moment they were taken
by surprise by the Government troops,
who took possession of both the conspira-
tors and the munitions of war. The
country at once was placed under martial
law. The Government intends to make
an example Of the conspirators.
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AT LOS ANGELES.

Los ANGELES, March 3l.-The Oak
land team won its third consecutive game
from the Angels to-day by the close
score of 6 to 5. The weather was fine, the
attendance large and the players in good
condition. Both teams did some heavy
batting. The fielding was all that could
be desired, and the feature Of the game
was the large proportion of earned runs,
Los Angeles punching three in the first
inning. Twice during the game was the
score tied, once at the end of the eighth
inning. In the ninth Los Angeles failed
to score and Cody, for Oakland, made the
winning run.
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THE TRICK DID NOT WORK.
Bogus Papers Presented by Would-be
Chicago Policemen,

Bogus Papers Presented by Would-be
Chicago Policemen.
CHICAGO, March 31.-The city is pre-
pairing TO put on several hundred extra
policemen for the Worlds Fair year and
applicants must pass written examina-
ton. 1t was discovered to-day that some
one had worked up scheme by which
applicants can secure the necessary uues-
ton blanks already filled out in perfect
shape.
The applicant comes to the examina-
tion-room, takes his blanks, pretends to
fill them out, slips them into his pocket,
substitutes the prepared answer and
turns them in. One of them was caught
at it this morning and confessed so much.
The name of the man furnishing the
bogus papers has not yet been learned.
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ARKANSAS PASS ROAD.
STRUGGLE WITH THE WAVES.
Terrible Suffering of a ShIp-Wrecked
Crew.

Terrible Suffering of a ShIp-Wrecked
Crew.
SAVANNAH (Ga), March 3I.-The tug
Narcotic went ashore on Cumberland
Beach yesterday in heavy storm. The
crew succeeded in reaching the beach
after terrible struggle with the waves,
except the steward, Bowen, who was
drowned. Fireman Bozen was uncon-
scious when he reached the shore, and his
companions, thinking him dead, left him
and started to walk to Cumberland, ten
miles away. The weather was very cold,
and with their soaked garments they suf-
fered terribly. Captain Potter tainted at
the end of four miles, and was carried by
his companions the rest of the way.
Some of them dropped unconscious on
reaching their destination. Later party
went to the scene of the wreck, and found
Bozen still alive in spite of the storm and
cold.
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ARIZONA LEGISLATURE.
Third Bill Passed Over the Governors


Third Bill Passed Over the Governors
Veto,
PHGN-x (Ariz.), March Ex-Governor
Murphy has exercised the veto power
three times during the present term of
the Legislature, and in each case the bill
was passed over his head. The third bill
was House bill to change the time re-
quired before becoming a citizen from six
to twelve months. 1t was made a party
measure and passed the council to-day by
eight to three, being a strict party vote,
Hubbell of Apache having been excused
for the balance of the term.
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Mendoclno Insane ASYLUM.

UKIAH, March 3l.-To-day's San Fran
cisco train brought delegation of build
ers and contractors interested in to-mor-
rows meeting of the directors of the
States new asylum located here. 1t is
understood that something will be done
at this meeting toward removed work
and additional annexes to the asylum
structure already up. as provided for in
the appropriation of $4,000 granted by
the late Legislature.
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a Chapel to be Sold.

PGTTsBURG, March 81. - The chapel
built by the late Father Mollinger, to-
gether with his dwelling-h house and
stable, will be sold to Father Duffner.
present pastor of the Church of the Most
Holy Name, within few days. The
price to be paid is $4,000, and it includes
the real estate above mentioned and also
relics and the Punishment of the chapel.