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SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY.

It's Excellent financial Showing Due
to Precautionary Measures Taken.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 29.-C. T. Crocker,
referring to the report of the Southern
Pacific Company's excellent financial
condition, said: THE favorable showing
made by our company, as compared with
other transcontinental lines, is due to a
great degree to the precautionary meas
ures taken by us. AS lar as possible we
have concentrated our resources to meet
such obligations as we know would press
us for Immediate adjustment upon ma
turity. Local conditions have also
favored the Southern Pacific Company,
notably the substantial prosperity of
California, while all other parts of the
country were suffering from financial
depression. The expenditures for equip
ments made in past years have done good
service Tor the company, in moving the
large tonnage offered in the season that is
just closing.
LAS further indication of the Southern
Pacitic's good financial condition, it may
be mentioned that not only is it prepared
to settle its interest account of something
like S3,0GO,000 on the 1st of January, but
it is also ready to pay $500, 900 back take
to the State of California, beside author
izing and contracting for s., 600, coo worth
of work on the Santa Marguerite extern
sion, where seven tunnels are required in
going distance of sixteen miles.
''Of the transconunental lines in the
United States, the Great Northern and
the Southern Pacific are the only ones
not in the hands of receivers. The Cana
dian Pacific is never considered in a mat
ter of this kind, as it is guaranteed
against loss by heavy subsidies. It's sub
sides from the Canadian Government, in
81, IF 4
other items of that character, exceed the
subsidies of all the other transcontinental
roads put together"
THE CENTRAL PACIFIC.
NEW YORK, Dec. &c. p. Hunting
ton said in regard to the rumor of the
non-payment of the dividend on bonds of
the Central Pacific that probs bly, it got
its start from the recent revision of the
lease between the two roads. The origi-
nal lease from the Central Pacific to the
Southern Pacific, made in 1889, contained
the following provision: ''If at any time
it appears that by the operation of this
agreement either party is being benefited
at the expense of the other, this agree
ment shall be revised and changed so
that such viii not pe the operation there
Of"
From the statements of the two roads
it appears that for several years past the
business mas Deen Sucn Inat the central
has profited at the expense of the South
ern Pacific Therefore it was considered
that the time had come for revision of
the terms of the lease, and such change
was accordingly made. Under the revised
lease the Central Pacific is entitled to all
its earnings until such earnings shall not
exceed 8 per cent. on the par value of the
outstanding capital stock OF the Central
Pacific, after which any excess of earn
ings is to be divided equally between the
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STATE BANK TAX.
The Currency Committee Divided {
the Question.

The Currency Committee Divided on
the Question.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-The sub-com-
mittee of the Committee on Banking and
Currency of the House, to whom was
committed the question Of repeating the
State bank tax, is divided on the matter,
Cox of Tennessee submitting report
embodying unconditional repeal, and
Warner Of New York and Hall of Min
nesota reporting in favor of conditional
repeal. The bill drafted by Hall and
Warner repeals the 10 per cent. tax, but
provides that the issue of State bank
notes shall be confined to the State in
which the banks are incorporated, and if
the notes are used outside of the State
they are to be subject to a tax of 10 per
cent. on their face value.
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robbery" The above startling theory
was advanced by well-known detective
to-day. Not only was it possible, but
highly probable" said he, ''from the
moment of Chris Evans capture. that he
has had friends at work engineering his
escape. Among his friends are many
who would not hesitate to 90 a little train
robbing themselves. They also know
that III order to get Evans out of the
Fresno Jail money, and good deal Of it,
would be required. What better plan
could be adopted than to hold up train
to secure goodly sum? The chances
were in their favor, and while it may not
have turned out a success financially, it
was no fault of Evans. Had the Burbank
robbers been endowed with Chris sand,
they would have come out of the scrape
with good lump OF money. The officers
looking up the Burbank train robbery
tell you that there were but two men i'm
plicated. They are wrong. There were
tour men in the job. Two Of them re-
turned to Los Angeles. and SO managed
the affair as to mislead the officers, while
the other two, as agreed, lost no time in
getting to Fresno. They may have gone
on the same train that they assisted in
robbing.
''Then again, the messenger, baggage
master, the Pullman-car conductor, and
other passengers, claim that there were
all the way from fifty to one hundred
shots fired. Did two mon. one Of whom
they claim stood guard over the engineer
and fireman, and the other busily en-
gagged in rifIing the express car, do all the
shooting? Not mach; there were more
than two men engaged in that job, and
there is no reason to doubt that Morel
was one of them. Another point is, that
as soon as the hold-up down here was tel
egraphed north, what followed? Hume,
Thacker, Smith, and the balance OF the
railroad express detectives left every
thing, and came down here as fast as
train could bring them, le wing the coast
clear for Evans to escape"
MOREL A HARD CASE.
BAKERSFIELD, Dec. o. The man
Morel who aided Chris Evans in his
escape out of the Fresno jail, is a hard
case, and is pretty well known here.
His real name IS Smith, and he came
here some time ago as an employe of a
man from Delphos, o., who had merry
go-round. He was discharged. however,
on account of some trouble with his en-
ployer. 1t is generally believed that he
was implicated in the daring faro bank
robbery at San Bernardino few months
ago.
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LEADER-PErERs COLLISION.
The Captains Of Both Vessels Sus-
pended From Duty.

The Captains Of Both Vessels Sus-
pended From Duty.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 29.-The Inspect
ors of Hulls and Boilers have rendered a
decision in the cases Of Captain PetZinger
of the Leader and Captain Andrews Of
the J. D. Peters, up for investigation as
to their responsibility for the Leader
Peters collision in Now York Slough
two weeks ago. Andrews was found
guilty of not slackening speed or recog
nizing the approach OF the Leader sooner
and was suspended for one month. Pet
Finger was found culpable in answering
the signal whistle OF the Peters and then
making another signal without changing
his course. His license was revoked for
six months. The damage to the Leader
was assessed at $1,000 and to the Peters
$3.50
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srectal to the REcoRp.UNIox.
tary Gresham.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-One of the two
dispatches withheld by the President in
his Hawaiian message is from Minister
Willis, and gives the Queens reply ver-
batim to Minister Willis proposition to
restore her to the throne, in return for
her promise of amnesty, and the sub
stance of which was gwen in the message.
1t was only withheld because it contains
private information not bearing on the
main subject.
The other dispatch, known as No. 20, is
declared TO be from Stevens and not q
diplomatic document. Its gist does not
have to do with the Hawaiian question,
but with the morality of the wife of one
of Stevens diplomatic colleagues, Min
lister from powerful European country.
1t is aibelous 8 document, and should it
ever appear in print it would be likely to
involve this country in very serious
diplomatic quarrel. Why Stevens sent it
is not known.
Little credence is given here to the pub
Isned reports of disagreement between
the President and Secretary Gresham.
They are now together on a shooting trip
down Chesapeake Bay.
1t was said that Cleveland felt that he
had been subjected to so much adverse
criticism on account of his Hawaiian
policy that he was in anything but
kindly mood to the Secretary of State,
who shares with him the odium of that
programme, and had determined to shift
from himself rs much of it as is now pos
sible by making Gresham the scapegoat.
The plan was said to be to appoint
Gresham to the Supreme Court i'll case
the nomination of Hornblower should fall
through. If Hornblower succeeds in
weathering the dilatory tactics of the SEN
ate Gresham will be given something
else, but it was asserted that he has got to
leave the Cabinet in any event.
The President and party returned this
afternoon from their hunting trip. The
party had pleasant time. The President
returned looking refreshed.
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snagnoat,s Captain Indicted.

SEATTLE (Wash.), Dec. 29.-The United
States Grand Jury has voted to return a
bill OF indictment against Captain E. II.
Jefferson of the Government snagboat
Skagit. for working the men under him
over eight hours a day. The men claim
that while employed on the Skagit Cap
tain Jefferson, on various occasions, dur
ing an interval from August to October
OF the present year, disregarded the
eight-hour law and required them TO per-
form from nine to eleven hours work III
one daV
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delphia, $40, ,4O5. 600, a decrease Of 20.7; ST.
Louis, $50. .329, 600, a decrease of 3.9; San
Francisco. Sl0,666. Geo, a decrease of 1S.4;
Baltimore, $40, ,716.000, decrease of 81;
Pittsburg, $40, $685. 600, a decrease OF LII;
Cincinnati, SIC, ,920, 600, decrease of 1872;
Kansas City, 81, ,434, 600, decrease of III;
New Orleans, Sl1, 1,7l2,0 600, q decrease of
1910; Minneapolis, S., ,35l, ,791, decrease of
25.2; Omaha. 81 459,0 a decrease of 26.5;
St. Paul, s., ,274, 900, a decrease of 3S.2; Den
yer, $l.95l, 900, a decrease of 54.9; Port
land, Or, 81. 600. an increase of 16.2;
Seattle, S554, 646, decrease of 33.5; Los
Angeles. $7l2.044 decrease OF $40;
Tacoma, S45l, ,19l, decrease OF 40;
Spokane, sos, 900, a decrease Of $50; Gal
weston, So, 10G, 600, a decrease Of ~. Total
clearings for the leading cities of the.
3S.S over the corresponding period last
wear
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The sam Domingo Incident.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-Little credence
is given at the State Department to the
sensational versions of the story of the
shooting of American sailors in San Do
mingo. The official reports which have
come from Consul-General Smythe show
the existence Of an insurrection, with
considerable rioting, in the course OF
which non-combatants and property are
liable to be hurt, but any deliberate pur-
pose of insulting our Government and
flag appears to have been out OF consid-
oraLiOQ.
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BLooD-HoRsE MEETING.

Results of the Races at the Bay Dis
trict Track.
SAN Francisco, Dec. 29.-The races at
the Bay District track to-day resulted as
follows:
Five and half furlongs, Peril won,
Faro second. Adolph third. Time, 1:108.
Five furlongs, Banjo won, Babe Sec
ond, Moston third. Time, 1:05.
Six furlongs, Conde won, DR.. Ross
second, The Kitten third. Time, I:l64.
One mile, Charmer won, Folly second,
Burrows third. Time, 1:492.
Five furlongs, Grafton won, Monarch
second, Morven third. Time. l:044.
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MRS. LEASE HEARD FROM.
She Demands an Investigation OF the
Charges Preferred.


Charges Preferred.
TOPEKA, Dec. 90. = Mrs. Lease sent
Governor Lewelling the following letter
this afternoon anent her removal from
the Board of Trustees of the State chari-
table institutions:
"Disclaiming any intention of ques-
tioning your authority or the wisdom of
your acts or the integrity of your pur-
poses. beg leave to remind you that you
have, as the chief executive of this State,
tried and sentenced me without accord
ing me that which the law of the land ac-
cords the vilest criminal-the right of de-
fense.
"Were l an employe of yours, your
right to perpetrate this act Of injustice
might depend upon your inclination. AS
it is, recognize the fact that l am an
employe of the State, accountable as such
to the people of this State for my official
record, and for them as well as for myself,
l demand a statement and an investiga-
ton of the charges preferred against me
that / may have the opportunity to con-
cede the manifest justice of your decree,
or defend myself from the imputation of
hireling politicians"
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A Missing Rancher Turns Up.

Los GATos, Dec. 29.-GiIbert Iverson,
who so mysteriously disappeared a few
weeks ago, leaving his team and wagon
in the road between Los Gatos and his
mountain ranch, has turned up to-day
alive and physically we'll, although his
mind is apparently not sound. As an ex
cuse for going away he says he wanted
to see the country below here. and states
that he has spent his time at San Jose and
other points in the county. He is going
back 10 his ranch near the summit.
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Mcleod Defeats Miller.

SAN FRANCIsCo, Dec. 29.-Dan Nc
Leod, champion wrestler of the Pacific
Coast, tonight defeated Sebastian Miller,
the German giant and professional strong
man. in an exciting match. Mcleod won
the first fall, Graeco-Romap, in an hour
and twenty-seven minutes, and the sec
ond fall, catch-as- -catch-can, in four min
utes and seventeen seconds.
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New Orleans Races.

New ORLEANS, Dec. 29.-Six furlongs,
Cassa won, Ida B. second, Shiloh third.
Time, l:l64.
Six furlongs, Bran won, Billy Gennett
second, Incommode third. Time, 1:l54.
Five and a half furIongs, Jim Henry
won, MyrtlI Artha second, Moses Solo
mon third. Time, 1:O95.
Six furlongs, Selma won, Ethel w. sec
ond, Uncle jim third. Time, l:l64.
Six and half furIongs. Captain Drane
won, Silverado second, Miss Knot third.
Time l:23I
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A Missing Passenger Coach.

LANDER (Wyo.), Dee. 29. = There is
great excitement here over the non-arri-
val of the mail and passenger coach from
Rawlins, due here yesterday at noon.
Dispatches from Cooks Gap say nothing
can be heard from the coach or passen-
gers. 1t has been showing hard in the
gap thirty-six hours and the snow is now
four feet deep Oh level and badly dritted
in many places. 1t is feared the coach
has been lost and the driver and passen-
gers have persisted with the cold. 4 re-
lief party left here to day.
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TEE HAWAIIAN QUESTION.
Messages Which the President Did
Not Submit to Congress.
ONE CONTAINED NO INFORMATION
BEARING ON THE SUBJECT.

While the Second One is Said to Have
Been LibeIous Document, Which,
If Made Public, Might Involve This
Country in Very Serious Diplo-
matte Quarrel-No Credence Placed
in the Reports of Disagreement
Between the President and Secre-
tary Gresham.
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Many Deaths Caused by Thick Fog.
AMSTERDAM, Dec. ga terribly thick
fog prevailed to-day. 1t was so impene-
trable that seventy-nine persons fell into
the river and canals, of whom twenty are
known to have been drowned The others
ara MISSING
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REVOLT IN BRAZIL.
Serious Fighting Reported at
Aguas Bellas on the 2Ist Inst.
IN THE CONFLICT FIFTY SOLDIERS
WE'RE KILLED.

Agents of Admiral Mello Try TO Gre
ate Revolt on the Convict Island
of Fernando de Norohna. Hoping
to Gain Recruits-ForeiGn DipIo-
mats at Rio Refuse to Recognize
the Insurgents as BelliGerents.
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Tbe Enrire Force Massacred.

CAPE Town, Dec. 29.-Native runners
have arrived at Fort Salisbury who state
that Captain Wilson was surrounded by
Matabeles on December Sth, and that he
and his entire force were massacred.
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Tho Coffin Was Empty.

LITTLE Rock (Ark.J, Dec. 29.-This
morning while laborers were exhuming
the bodies Of deceased State convicts to
remove them to the new prison cemetery,
they found the coffin of Jim Burrows,
the train-robber, buried two years ago,
empty. The discovery caused sensa-
ton and led to rumors that the bandit
may have escaped.
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Sentence of Ex-Clerk Cook.

SAN Francisco, Dec. 29.-In Judge
Wallace's court this morning Joe Cook, a
former Police Court Clerk, was sentenced
to serve eight years in the State Peniten-
tiary for embezzling $1,000 bail money
intrusted to his keeping.
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Death of a San franciscan.

LONDON, Dec. 29.-Henry Norton of
San Francisco, formerly associated with
Senator Jones in the mining business,
died suddenly in London Thursday OF
heart disease,
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PRENDERGAST CONVICTED
The Murderer of Mayor Harrison
Will Have to Hang.
SUCH WAS THE VERDICT RETURNED
BY THE JURY.

The Decision of the Twelve Men Upon
Whom Rested the Fate of the AS
sassin Generally Approved, Not
Only by Citizens of Chicago But by
Personages of Note in Other Cities
Prosecutor Trude and His Associate
Congratulated on the Result of
Their Efforts.
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G1adstone,s Rirthdav-

LONDON, Dec. 29.-This is Gladgtone's
eigthy-fourth birthday. He passed the
forenoon working hard in his study.
During the afternoon be went TO the
House of Commons, receiving many tele-
grams of congratulations from distin-
guished people from all parts of the
country.
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Annther ytcrorv tor the sranfords

SEATTLE (Wash.), Dec. 29.-The Stan
ford University football team defeated
the State University eleven to-day by a
score Of 10 to 0.
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Difference Between Instinct and Reas

Difference Between Instinct and Reason
Bobby-Pop, what is reason?
Fond parent-Reason, my boy, is that
which enables man to determine what
is right.
Bobby-And what is instinct?
Fond pareut-Instinct is that which
tells woman she is right, whether she is
or not.-BrooklYn Life.
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Fiftann Iives Insf.

MELBOURNE, Dec. 29.-Fifteen lives
were lost by the sinking of the steamer
Albert during gale last night.
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CLEARINGHOUSE STATISTICS.
Business Transacted in the Principal
Citiass tIl,

NEW YORK. Dec. 29.-The following,
compiled by the Bradstreets, are the
banks clearings for the week ending
Decem ber 28th with the percentage of in
crease and decrease, compared with the
corresponding week last year: New
ork. S4l9. .762. .0G0, decrease of 30.2: Chi
cago, s67. .236,O0O, decrease of 24.6; Bos-
ton. S67.731. 600. a decrease of 23.0: PhiIa-
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ESCAPE OF Chris EVANS.
All the Posse Except Sheriff Scott
and Deputies Returning Home.
THE BANDIT SUPPOSED TO HAVE
MADE FOR SIMPSONS FLAT.

Several Supposed Accomplices of the
at Fresno-Evans Reported to Have
Been Seen at Sanger - Morel Be-
lieved to Have Been a Member of
the Party Who Attempted to Rob
the Burbank Train.
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Great Damage

Great Damage by an Explosion.
ATHENS, Dec. pa dynamite cart
ridge in the mansion of banker named
Syngret exploded yesterday morning,
doing great damage. Nobody was in-
iured.
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Three Tourists Lose Their Lives.

Three Tourists Lose Their Lives.
VIENNA, Dec. 29.-Three tourists lost
their lives in attempting to ascend the
higher of the two peaks of the Gross
Glockner. which is Is, 100 feet in hight.
DR.. Kohn's body has been recovered, but
those of his companions, believed to have
been named Pick and DR.. Rissau, were
not found.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-07
SIMPLY BUSINESS.
Secretary Carlisle Explains His Policy
OF Purchasing Silver.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5-Secretary Car
Isle has sent TO the speaker of the house
of representatives letter explanatory OF
his silver purchase policy, in response 70
the recent resolution requesting him to in
form the house why silver bullion was not
purchased in tue months Of July and Au-
gust, 1898, to the full amount provided in
the Sherman act. Mr. Carlisle reviews at
length the fluctuations in the price of sill
yer, and gives the purchases made by the
government at various rates He adds:
''In view OF these facts, il seems emil
nently proper that, as the government OF
the United States is the largest purchaser
of silver in the world, the secretary of the
treasury, after an examination of the offers
and quotations Of each day, should deter
mine what in his judgement is a fair mar
ket price, especially as the act of July IA,
1890, expressly provides for the purchase
OF 4, 500, 900 ounces, or so much thereof as
ket price thereof.
''lt is evident that there are but two
courses open To the secretary of the treas
ury under this statute. He must purchase
4,500. 900 ounces of silver each month ut
whatever price may be asked by the deal
ers, no matter how unreasonable or extor-
tionate they may be, or he must employ
such means rs are at his command tc
certain what the actual market price is,
and make, or offer TO make, the purchase
at that rate; and it is simply because the
dealers were not willing TO accept what
was considered fair market price that
A, 800 000 ounces were not purchased dur
ing the months of July and August There
is no valid reason why the government
should pay for silver bullion higher prices
than are paid by individuals, or why one
refiner or dealer should receive price for
his silver greater than that paid to another
on the same day and in the same markeA'
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-07
Send or call for cil culars.

A SToREuousE OF INFORMATION. N.--This
is an age of Encyclopedias, and their
value is not TO be questioned, but the
average person Is far too busy to spend
time In poring over encyclopedias, and
will consult dictionary a hundred times
to an encyclopedia once. Nor will much
be lost either, II the dictionary is Web
ster's International Dictionary which
contains n wealth OF information making
it really an encyclopedia, condensed IL is
true, but all the more valuable for that
very reason.
In fsc., the International should be
considered necessity in every family
(though the style in which 1t Is presented
makes II luxury as welD, and n saving
OF three cents day for year will pro-
vide more than enough money to pur-
chase 1t. The publishers, g. & g. Mer-
riam Co., OF Springfield, Mass, cheerfully
send free prospectus containing speci-
men pages, which In itself Is well worth
a careful reading.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-07
IDEAS ON FINANCE.
Further Talk Before the House Cur
rency Committec.

WASHINGTON, Oct. Representative
Davis OF Kansas continued before the com =.
mittee on banking and currency yesterday
his argument in favor of his bill To iucrease SO
the issue Of greenbacks to the extent OF
about 5000, 600, 900 He asserted that the
reduction OF the number OF land holders in
England from 100, 900 in 1919 To &c, 900
in 1925, was due To the constantly falling
price due TO restricted currency, and the
creased number of land holders in France
some years earlier was due To the use of
assignats. Mr.. Davis advocated the issue
of greenbacks rather than that OF national
bank notes, because they are cheaper aud
tor the reason that all history and authori-
ties agree that the power which controls
the currency of the country controls its
commerce and manufactures.
Representative Harter Of Ohio addressed
the committee upon his bill providing for
an increase of national bank currency by
permitting the issue up to the par value OF
bonds deposited and the issue OF notes upon
other securities. He was in favor OF with
drawing the legal tender quality from all
currency so that it should depend upon its
merits wholly for its circulating power.
Then he would have the government retire
from the business of providing currency
for the country. That was the business Of
r..