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Irish Home Rule Bill.

LONDON, July 24.-The Commons, sit
ting as a Committee of the Whole on the
home rule bill, discussed this evening
Gladstone's new financial clause, which
proposed that Ireland's contribution to
the Imperial exchequer be one-third Of
her total revenue for six years. Goschen,
eX-Chancellor of the Exchequer, for two
hours analysed and criticised the pro-
gramme. Shortly before midnight Chair
man MellOr applied the closure, and tho
clause in question was adopted-226 to
lQI
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Took the Ledger with Him.

MILWAUKEE, July A.-John B. Koet-
ting, Cashier OF the deCunct Southside
Savings Bank, has disappeared from the
city, and it was simultaneously discov-
cred that the general ledger of the insti-
tuition is not among the effects of the in
stitution. President Triumph of the
bank says the Cashier left Milwaukee
last Friday, and before taking his de-
parture left with him (Trumptf) power Of
attorney to convert his real estate and
homestead, worth $4,000, into cash for
the benefit Of the banks creditors.
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NEVADA CITY, July 24.-At o'clock
this morning a messenger arrived from
Penn Valley with report that Freder-
lcks, the murderer of Sheriff Pascoe, had
attempted to kidnap the twelve-year-old
daughter Of Supervisor Robinson.
Robinson's family had been at neigh
boris house and started home about 10
O'Clock. Shortly before arriving there
the little girl ran ahead and into the
house, surprising rough-looking
stranger ransacking the rooms. He
seized her, threw sack over her head
and carried her into the adjacent woods
She fought desperately, upon first being
caught, her clothes being torn to shreds.
He told her he was the man accused of
killing Pascoe and would kill her, too, if
she didn't keep quiet. Reaching the for
est she renewed her struggles and man
aged to escape.
When the family got to Robinson's
house and failed to find the girl there a
search party started out, and hearing her
screaming in the woods soon discovered
her.
The description she gives of the alb
Sheriff Douglass and a posse left for
Penn Valley Immediately on arrival of a
messenger.
ANOTHER VERSION.
GRASS VALLEY, July 24.-Last night at
IL o'clock young Robinson rode to Grass
Valley from his home in Penn Valley.
ten miles below here, and stated that
Fredericks was in the neighborhood.
The young man was greatly excited and
said that man entered his fathers house
about 10 P. NJ. and threatened the lives of
the girls. at the same time stating that he
was the man who killed Sheriff Pascoe.
The tiend, by threats, forced the oldest
girl, aged about II years, to leave the
premises with him. The girl obeyed, but
was only gone short time when she
succeeded in freeing herself from the
villain.
Mr.. Robinson, who IS one of the Super
visors ofthe county, was away from home
with his wife at the time.
Officers left Grass Valley at O'Clock for
the scene, and later they were Joined by
officers from Nevada City.
None of them are in yet and nothing
further has been learned.
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a CROSSING ACCIDENT.
j. w. Joiner Dies From Injuries Re.
ceived Near Hauford,


HANFoRD, July 24.-J. W. Joiner. aged
IS, died in this city last night at II o'clock
from injuries received in an accident at a
railroad crossing three miles east Of Han
ford Sunday evening. Mr.. Joiner was
driving tour-horse team, and had with
him his daughter Lucy, aged II, and his
son Joseph, aged 10. Joiner undertook
to get across the track after the whistle
of the west-bound train had blown. and
his team, heavy farm team, was very
slow.
The engine struck the front part of the
wagon, and Joiner was thrown thirty feet
through board fence. The little girl
was also thrown some distance, but the
boy jumped from the wagon before the
collision occurred and escaped with
slight bruises. The little girls injuries
are not fatal. The father was native of
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MANAGUA Nicaragua, July 24.-This
city was bombarded for four hours by the
revolutlonists' steamers to-day. Two
people were killed and much property
damaged. One shell burst near the house
occupied by United States Minister Baker
and daughters. Minister Baker sent a
protest to the leaders of the revolution
against the violation Of the rules of civil
lzatlon and acts of barbarism in Smelling
a city without notice.
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OTTAWA (Ont.), July 24.-Advices from
Paris point to the probability of the
Behring Sea arbitration not reaching an
award until late in August. The indica-
tons are regarded not so favorable to the
British case as few weeks ago. 1t is
feared the attitude of the British Govern
ment in the Siamese question is likely to
affect French influence upon arbitration.
King Otto Daily Becoming Worse.
MUNICH, July 24.-The condition of
King Otto of Bavaria is daily becoming
worse
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Cadillac Day,|

DETROIT, July 24.-This city to-day
celebrated the two-hundredth anniver-
sary OF the arrival here of Antoine de la
Cadillac, who established the first per-
manent settlement on the site of Detroit,
and the anniversary will heaeafter be
known as Cadillac Day." The celebra-
ton began this afternoon with a parade
of military and civic societies, State and
municipal officers, ETC., followed 10y ad-
dresses, historical and otherwise, at the
Auditorium.
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THE MARQUIS WANTS A SHARE.

Thinks He should Have Part of the
Fund to be Raised for the Duke.
MADRID, July PA representative of
the Associated Press to-day had an inter-
Wow with the Marquis de Barboles.
brother of the Duke of Veragua, in re-
gard to the proposition in the United
States to collect fund for the benefit OF
the Duke. The Marquis. while express
ing himself in favor OF the proposal to
raise a fund, said he regretted that the
subscriptions were intended only for the
benefit of the Duke. He expressed the
hope that the organizers of the fund
would see to it that he the Marquis) was
giveu a third or quarter of whatever
sum was collected.
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SITUATION VERY SERIOUS.
The rancO-Siamese Trouble Rap
idly Approaching a Crisis.
DECLARATION OF WAR MAY OCCUR
AT ANY MOMENT.

The French Government Notifies the
Powers of Its Intention to Blockade
dice to Other Measures. to Secure
tItIed-Cabinet Council to Decide
Held To-day.
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Schooner Seized.

PORT TOWNSEND Wash.), July "a
The schooner E. G. White Of San Fran
cisco was seized by the United States
man-of-war Petrol and ordered to Sitka
in charge of prize crew for violation of
the customs laws in transferring a cargo
of sealskins in Alaskan waters to another
vessel without reporting to the customs
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Los ANGELES, July 24.-Rev. DR.. Per-
kins of Oakland, temporarily occupying
the pulpit OF st. Paups Church, had
narrow escape from drowning yesterday
at Long Beach. While on the long wharf
his hat fell into the water. Perkins got
in boat and padded for the hat. The
sea was very rough, and while trying to
get on the float he was tipped out. For
five minutes Perkins was thrown up
against the piles. He was finally gotten
on the float in an exhausted condition.
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Death of a child on a Train.

Reno New, July 24.-Mrs. Marion
Seller of Chicago, accompanied by her
uncle, John Weir, en- route to San Miguel,
CAL, stopped off this mornings train to
bury a son, five months old, who died on
the train just before reaching here. Her
husbands name is John Seller. and he is
now in Chicago.
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and another stable employee were fight
ing, when Thompson came into the
stable. and in endeavoring to stop the fight
struck Schumacher a blow under the
ear, from which he soon died. The
affair occurred at Thonpson's summer
residence on La Belle Lake.
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Yuma County Assessment.

YUMA a. IT,, July 24-The Board of
Supervisors has raised the assessment
list of Yuma County from p to 60 per
cent. The Harqua Hala mines, which
have just been patented and sold for ST.
$50, 600 cash, and which was assessed last
year at 81, 200, was raised to $4,000
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PITCHED BATTLE
Between a Mob of Strikers and
Guards at a Weir City Mine.
OVER A HUNDRED SHOTS FTPFD-IE-
JURED. IF ANY. UNKNOWN.

Strikers Warned by Governor Lowell
ing That Under No circumstances
Would the State Permit Violence.
Trespass, Assault on United States
Deputies or the Destruction OF
Property : Rumor That Foreign
Strikers Are Making Dynamite
Bombs Causing Apprehension.
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vice-President Stavenson

ASHLAND orr, July 24-Vice- Presi-
dent Stevenson and party were met at the
State line to-day by Colonel r. w.
Mitchell of Governor Pennoyer's staff,
who escorted them north as the Gov
ernor's representative. The Vice Presi-
dent shook hands with large number Of
Ashland people during the half-hours
stop here.
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VIsibIe snnpIy ID Grain.

New YORK, July 2i-The visible sup
ply Of grain is as follows: Wheat, 1904, :
900 bushels, a decrease OF asa, 200; corn,
7,GOl 900 bushels, a decrease Of ,242OO0;
oats, 2,l6S, 900 bushels, decrease Of 796, :
600; rye, $4,000 bushels, a decrease Of
5000; barley, 81, 900 bushels, a decrease
of = nDO
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BUzzARD's BAY, July 24.-To an Assoc
ciated Press reporter this morning
Joseph Jefferson denied positively there
was any truth whatever in the story that
he is dying Of cancer. He declared he
was never in better health.
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Killed by his Employer.

OcoNOMowoC wis.,, July 24.-William
Schumacher. coachman for William II.
Thompson, Chicago millionaire, was
instantly killed this morning by blow
struck by his employer. Schumacher
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INC Wing and Wing safe.

SAN FRANCISCO, July PA telegram
to the Merchants Exchange from Coos
Bay announces the safe arrival there of
the schooner Wing and Wing, which
left Santa Cruz on June 10th and was
thought to be lost.
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Preacher Rean1s.

VICTORIA (B. c., July ga fisher
man tells story that the day after Reams
was discharged he was passing MacNeil
Bay, when he was hailed by two men,
one of whom, answering the description
of Reams, he took to Port Townsend.
His companion returned to Victoria.
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An American Missionary Beaten.

NEW YORK, July 24.-Letters received
by the Presbyterian Board of Foreign
Missions of this city contain news of an
unprovoked attack upon Miss Anna Mel
ton of Iowa, an American missionary,
who was stationed at the time of the out
rage in little village among the Nestor-
ian Mountains in Turkey. Miss Melton
escaped with her life, but was mercilessly
beaten and bruised by her assaila. is.
The matter has been called to the a, en-
ton OF the State Department.
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National Guardsmen Poisoned.

AsBURY PARK, July 24.-One hun
dred and forty members of the First
Brigade OF the New Jersey National
Guard, now in camp at Sea Girt, are pros
trated by some mysterious poison, the
nature of which is not known. 1t may
have come from oxalic acid gathered in
the tin cups which were stored since last
summer. 1t is not thought any of the
men will die
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NYnrehn1Isa Burned.

COLUMBUS Ohio, July 24.-The ware
house Of the Ohio Transfer and Storage
Company was burned at midnight, en-
failing a loss of $500, 900, partly insured.
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The Gold Find Near Reno.

Reno New, July 24.-Henry B. Rule
got the following returns from an essay
made yesterday of rock from his mine re-
Gently discovered this side OF Peavine
Mountain, near Reno: SOD in gold, S53 20
in silver, and p per cent. copper to the
tnV
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and at the turn was leading by full
length. with Hanlan apparently out of it.
de increased his lead until quarter of
mile from the finish, when he stopped to
wave response to cheering friends. He
then made a magnificent squirt, and
crossed the line au easy winner by seven
lengths in 1858. Hanlan was twelve sec
onds behind, and notified the stake
holders not to pay over thmoney, claim
ing that the course had been changed.
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Alabama, and has been resident of this
locality for six years.
FATAL RUNAWAY ACCIDENT.
Patrick Cullen Thrown From Buggy
and Instantly Killed.


and Instantly Killed.
REDWOOD CITY, July Fitzpatrick Gull
len was thrown from buggy to-day and
instantly killed. Cullen and Charles Bar
thold, gardener for Grant, of Murphy,
Grant q Co. of San Francisco, were driv-
ing to Belmont. The horse was fright
ened by a passing train and ran away,
throwing out both men. Cullen's head
struck telegraph pole crushing it fright
fully. The accident was seen by a son
on the passing train. He went with
others out of curiosity to see who it was,
and was shocked to find his father dead.
Barthold was not badly injured. Patrick
Cullen was pioneer resident of the
county and highly esteemed. He leaves
wife and five grown sons. He was in
good circumstances
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chinese immigration at New York.
New YORK, July 24.-The Times says
the Government has begun an investiga-
ton into Chinese immigration at this
point. Extensive frauds are charged in
the administration of the Chinese Ex-
clusion Act, and charges are preferred
against Special Deputy Collector Joseph
Couch, Deputy Collector Gunner and
Chief Clerk Dunn of the Marine Division.
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State Board of Horticulture.

SAN Francisco, July 24.-The Execu-
tive Committee of the State Board of
Horticulture has decided to hold the sew
enteenth annual Fruit-Growers' Couven-
ton at Los Angeles, beginning Noyem-
Der Dist,
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Victim of the Chicago Fire.

FINDLAY Ohio, July 24.-Ex-Marshal
L. NJ. Myers, a guard at the Worlds
Fair, has been missing ever since the fire
in the cold-storage warehouse there. 1t
is feared he persisted in the flames
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NASHVILLE, July 24.-During picnic
at Bonaqua yesterday serious fight oc-
Cured, in which two men were killed,
one fatally hurt and others painfully in
jured.
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senator Martin of Lansas-

TOPEKA, July "a. - Senator Martin
started for Washington this afternoon.
He said he would vote for the repeal of
the Sherman law only upon condition
that some better silver legislation is sub
stituted,
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OLYMPIA (Wash.), July GA sad case
OF drowning is reported to-day from Blu
coda. Mrs. Daniel Springer, wife of
poor logger, and her two daughters, aged
and ii years, attempted to cross Sko-
kumchuck River on boom of logs. The
children fell into the river. and the fran
tic mother jumped in after them. The
mother and youngest child were drowned,
but the eldest child scrambled out after
half an hour.
Death From Congestion of the Brain.
RENO New, July pa man was
found in the field in the suburbs of the
town this afternoon unconscious, and was
taken to the hospital. where he regained
consciousness only long enough to state
that his name was Jacob Hoffman, and
that he came from California few DAYS
ago. DR.. Phillips says death was from
congestion OF the brain, caused by heat.
He was large, middle-aged man, and
very tleshy.
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MEMPHIS, July 24.-The aftermath of
the lynching of Walker Saturday night
promises to be interesting. In the CriIni-
nal Court to-day Attorney-General Peters
filed an affidavit concerning the matter,
in which he says the Sheriff and police
wholly failed to do their duty. The
Criminal Court suspended the Sheriff,
and the Grand Jury has been called upon
to investigate the case. Several men sus-
pected of complicity in the lynching ha We
been arrested.
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EDUCATIONAL CONGRESS.
What Should be Taught in Public
schools.

Schools
CHICAGO, July 24.-In the General
Educational Congress to-day the question
of what shall be taught in public schools
was broadly discussed by Bishop Fall
lows, Professor Francis Parker, Thomas
Davidson of New York and General
Francis Walker and Thomas J. Morgan,
local socialists and labor agitators.
Morgan made an interesting address.
starting out with the declaration that
there are sixty thousand children in
Chicago for whom there are not seats in
the public schools. A large majority of
workingmen, he said, are so ignorant
and debased that they demand nothing
for their children but the three RS. The
beginner in public schools, Morgan
thought, should be taught to think, and
that system of education should be adj
hered to until he gets through school.
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EX- CONVICT FREDERICKS.
The Supposed Murderer of PascOe
Said to be in Penn Valley.
MAKES AN ATTEMPT TO KIDNAP
A YOUNG GIRL

Citizen of Kings County Meets With
Death in Trying to Cross a Railroad
Near Hanford In Front of a Nov
ing Train-Costly Fire at San Jose
Two Men Drowned Near Cellilo,
Oregon = An Oakland Clergyman
Comes Near Losing His Life at
Long Beach.
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Fast Mail Train Wrecked.

PROVIDENCE Or. L.. July 25.-The first
section of the mail train from Boston to
New York was wrecked near Dodgeville.
at o'clock this Tuesday morning, by
freight car carelessly left on the main
track. Mail Clerk Miller was killed and
Clerk Murphy probably fatally hurt. A
number ofpassenge rs were slightly hurt.
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Death From Congestion of the
The venture an Entire Success.

PORT TOWNSEND (Wash.), July "a
N. w. Bruce, Superintendent of the
reindeer station at Port Clarence, Beh-
ring Sea, arrived to-day on the steamer
Farellon. accompanied by eleven Esqui-
meaux for the Worlds Fair. He says
that out of the 10 reindeer taken from
Siberia last year to Port Clarence only
eleven died. The herd increased by
ninety fawns this spring. He states that
the venture is an entire success.
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Rumor That Powderly VIII Resign.
New YORK, July 24.-The Sun will say
tomorrow: 1t is reported on good au-
thority that Powderly will resign as
General Master Workman at the next
convention Of knights Of Labor. The
order is said to be in a bad way.
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Thought to Have Been Drowned.

THE DALLEs or, July 24.-Word was
received here this morning Of the disap-
pearance from Cello of w. J. Taffee, son
OF E. H. Tatfee, canDeryman, and Jim
Hogan, fisherman. Both men left Cello
yesterday morning in sailboat bound
for Grants. Last night their boat was
found bottomside up near Biggs Station.
1t is thought the men We're drowned.
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SAN BERNARDINO, July PA COM
mittee of Pioneers appeared before the
Board of Supervisors to-day and pro-
tested against lions head cut in stone
and placed in conspicuous place on the
new courthouse as being too English for
them, and suggested that an American
eagle or California bear be incorporated
into the architects design instead. After
a long and heated discussion the lion was
retained,
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A Merchant AcoIdentaIlr 1yonnded.

COLFAX, July 4.-Thomas Kilgo, a
jewelry merchant of San Francisco, was
accidentally wounded this evening, by
brass shell exploding while loading. a
large piece entered his breast, and other
small pieces on other parts of his body
and face. He will recover. He is here
visiting from the city. The doctor ex-
tracted the brass and stitched the wounds.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-01-21
AProphecy Fulfilled.

AT the adjournment of Court early in May
last it was stated that "the libel cases against
J. w. Avirett, of the Cumberland Times, and
J. J. Robinson, of the Homecoming Star, have
been postponed until June"
The JOURNAL assumed to proffer some
advice to both parties at the time, suggesting
moderation and slow haste, closing its article
Of May IA, 1892, with these paragraphs:
To the neutrality-suspicious. again, and after
the latter postponement write legibly the
term, "sine de-"
Otherwise, the time wiu CERTAINLY come phen
this ddvice uiH be recalled and declared GOOD.
future reference!
The JOURNAL could not, of course. foresee
how or when the prophecy would be fulfilled,
but Its almost infallible intuitions Of the fit
ness of things where "the liberty of the press
is involved, inspired it with faith bright as
an evangers shield and sweet as religious
hope, that the integrity of justice and the
genius of Individual freedom would and could
not be finally violated.
With exultaton, therefore, over result
which saves even the sinners from themselves,
the prophecy is reproduced and recommended
to all who arejust now endeavorng as last
resort to distil some consolation from what
Prescott calls brilliant but barren reveries'
over the lncoherence of authoritative legal
construction.
Let them compare it with what they feel,
not with what they say.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-01-21
COUNTY NEWS.


The Cumberland Meas admits hav-
ing "a society editor" but he seems
to be about rs erroneous in his ele-
ment as is ''the legal editor" which it
does not have. Both fish evidently
ought to be taken out of water.
Can this paper be eXcelled? Wont
it give ''the boys a whole week of
vain effort to smash its facts and logic
by insipid ndicuie'
Gigantic charity begins on the
Creek and ends in Cumberland.
1t is said Mr.. Pink Whiskers of
Pocahontas has written a lecture en-
titled "a Bay Window-its Cause and
Cure" and will shortly go on the road.
He has secured Titus A. Brick to ex-
hibit as Il frightful example.
"Pompey Smash" and Never Seen"
are the latest manufactured COM
petitors of Frostburg for the county
seat. We should hear next from
Scutfieburg and Pinchgut.