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STOCKTON BRIEEs.
A Young Man Drowned-The Steamer
Weber still stuck in the Mud

STOCKTON, Feb. 6.-John Eddy. a.
young man 20 years old, was drowned
this afternoon i'll slough on J. c. Smiths
ranch, five miles north of Stockton. He
was an expert horseman, and was out
driving up cows. on returning toward
home he evidently attempted to ride
across the embankment of dam in the
stream, and his horse slipped and both
rolled into eight feet OF water.
The horse ran home riderless and wet.
which led the people at the house to be-
lieve that some harm had befallen the
young man. Men went out to search
and brought the body to the surface.
The young man had horrible struggle
against death. He had taken off his
heavy rubber boots which he wore when
he fell into the water and his hands were
clutching weeds with the frantic grip OF 4
drowning man. Deceased has relatives
in this city.
Several hard pulls were made on the
steamer Weber this afternoon and late
this evening, but without avail. Five
lines were pulled by other steamers when
the water had raised about a foot. but it
was useless,
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EXTREME COLD WEATHER.
Violent Storms Throughout the North
MeStarn States.

Violent Storms Throughout the North
western States.
ST. PAUL. Feb. 6.-Severe weather con-
tinues. The temperature is 150 to 25o be-
low zero, with a cutting wind.
At Hutchinson, for the last three days
of last week, the temperature has not
been above 200 below zero, and it ranged
from that down to 400 below. Nearly
three feet Of snow fell meantime, and
terrific winds combined to make the
worst blizzard of the winter. The roads
are blocked. No farm teams have been
on the streets for several days. The pub
lie schools have been closed for two days
and many business places are closed.
VIOLENT STORM IN IOWA.
MARsHALLTowN iowa, Feb. 6.-The
most violent storm of the season pre-
vailed here since midnight, but abated
somewhat by noon. The mercury
dropped so in twelve hours. The snow
badly drifted. Railway traffic is greatly
impeded and business practically sus-
pended.
THE STREETS DESERTED.
OMAHA, Feb. 6.-At noon the ther-
mometer registered 120 below, the highest
point yet reached. The wind is blowing
almost gale and the streets are almost
deserted.
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Murder.
Special to the REcoRD.UN1ox.

Special to the REcoRD-UNIoS.
NEW YORK, Feb. GA fire caused by a
gas explosion in the cellar destroyed a
double five-story tenement-house at 42S
West Thirty-ninth street this afternoon.
The building was occupied by twenty
families. John Peterson, gas inspector,
was killed and sixteen inmates of the
house fearfully burned. One or two of
them may die. Peterson had been sent
into the cellar to repair leaking pipes.
He had been in the cellar thirty minutes
when John Waschman, who occupied
the first floor, heard him groaning. TAX
ing up candle, he started toward the
cellar. AS he opened the door sheet of
flame shot out. Then followed a thun-
dering report. Waschman and his
clerk, John Manning, were thrown into
the street. Mclaughlin, another en-
ploye, was hurled ten feet and lay un-
conscious. The big tenement shook
with the force of the explosion. There
were wild shrieks of terror from every
floor, and screaming women and chill
dren rushed to the windows and fire es-
capes. Out of 100 or more persons who
lived on the upper floors few can tell how
they escaped. The fremen who came on
the first alarm found the building
ablaze. The second and third alarms
were ordered. Scaling ladders were
placed against the side of the building,
and long extension ladders raised to the
roof. Down these the tenants swarmed.
The pecuniary loss is about $40, 900.
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NO MONEY TO INVEST HERE.
The Santa Fe Road VIII Not Exten
Their Lines at Present.

The Santa Fe Road VIII Not Extend
Their Lines at Present.
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 6.-President Allen
Marvel of the Santa Fe road arrived Sat
urday night. Yesterday he discussed
with the representative Of an evening
paper the railroad and financial situation
extensively. The Santa Fe has no plans
for Southern California or elsewhere that
it is ready to make public until the finan-
cial situation is changed so that money
can be had for its plans. Just now no
man of capital can be found disposed to
invest in large enterprises in the West.
Both Eastern and English capitalists
have been severely bitten on Western IN
vestments, and will touch nothing that
does not guarantee comfortable divi-
dends. There is plenty of money East
and in London, but it is being boarded
there. The situation was bad enough on
account of the losses sustained, but now
the silver question has come up to make
it worse. Mr.. Marvel is visibly suffering
from the effects of overwork, and will re-
main here some time and drive over the
country.
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Special to the REcoRD-UN1ox.

special to the REcoRD-UN1oS.
BRISBANE, Feb. 6.-The water is rising
steadily in this city, and the lower dis
trlcts are completely submerged. In the
lower portions Of Main street it is twenty
1eet deep. The shops and their contents
are almost total loss, as the flood came
on so rapidly that only a small part of
the stocks could be removed. All the
inhabitants are crowding to the higher
parts OF the city. In consequence of the
interruption of railway and telegraphic
communication, only scanty information
about the disaster in other parts of
Queensland is obtainable.
At MarybOrough, in March County.
thirty persons were drowned. Most of
the town is under water. The town is
deserted by two-thirds of its inhabitants.
AT T1aro, another town on the Mary, is
also under water.
Tonight the water around Brisbane be-
gan falling. The city is still isolated,
however, and little news is got from
nearby towns. The list of dead grows
hourly, many bodies being found in
houses which were supposed to have been
deserted.
At Ipswich. twenty-five miles from
Brisbane, twenty-five persons are known
to have perished in the floods, and it is
feared lhe loss of life is much greater. as
the swollen river is covered with wreck
age, from which horrible stencil arises,
doubtless caused by bodies of human be-
ings and animals entangIed in the mass.
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Special to the REcoKD-UN1ox.


PORTLAND (Or.), Feb. 5.-The steamer
Wilmington was destroyed by fire last
night at Linnton, about ten miles below
the city. The vessel was loaded with
lime and it is supposed that this was the
source of the fire. The particulars of the
burning have not been received.
The vessel is total loss. All the wood
work was consumed and the iron frame
so warped as to be useless. The fire broke
out of the hold at o'clock last night. All
efforts to subdue it were ineffective and
the vessel was beached. The Whining
toms cargo consisted of 1000 barrels of
lime, the loss on which is nominal The
vessel was valued at $4,000. She was in
sured for two-thirds of that amount. The
steamer was owned by the Merchants
Steamship Company of this city. She
piled between this city, Vancouver and
Puget Sound points.
The Wilmington arrived at Linnton at
4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and dis
charged cargo of lime rock.
AT 8 o'clock the men discovered smoke
issuing from the aft hold. An investiga-
ton proved that the lime, of which the
vessels cargo was composed, was on fire.
a couple of men went down in the hold
and made an attempt to smother the
flames, but the smoke was so dense and
sitting that it drove them back.
Captain Badger, who was in command,
was now seriously alarmed, and saw that
very little could be done to stay the pro-
gress of the flames. The vessel was
moored alongside the dock and men were
put to work removing what little freight
there was besides the lime. A small
amount of furniture, bedding, the ships
nautical instruments and records were
saved. The stewards stores were stu
ated aft, and could not be reached on ac-
count of the flames and eventually be-
came totally destroyed.
AS soon as it was discovered that the
fire was beyond control the skip was
scuttled to save, if possible, the wood
work. This was effected by opening the
sea cock, and the vessel was we'll filled
with water. The displacement, however,
was not sufficient to sink the vessel to
the bottom of the river, though her hull
was filed with lime and water. Still the
fire was confined below decks, and, un-
able to do anything, the men sat around
in the cabin and awaited the morning to
come. AS the day broke this morning
the heat drove them from the cabin and
they went ashore. Then the fire broke
out through the decks and commenced
its work of destruction, which was COM
pleted in few hours.
Captain Badger and crew arrived here
this forenoon.
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CITY OF PEKING SAFE.
THE OVERDUE STEAMER ARRIVES
AT SAN FRANCISCO.
A Broken Shaft tho Cause of the Delay
Proceeded Fifteen Days
Under Sail.
Special to the REcoRD-US1oy.

| special 10 the RECoRD-U MON.
! SAN Francisco, Feb. 6.-At s O'Clock
this morning news was received from the
Point Lobos signal station that the de-
layed steamer City of Peking had been
sighted eighteen miles off the coast, COM
ing in. The report was most welcome, as
the unprecedented delay of one of the
steamships of the China line was begin
ming to arouse fears for her safety. The
Pacific Mail Company yesterday dis
patched the San Juan to look for the
| Peking, but as she did not sail until 4
o'clock and the missing vessel was then
not far off shore, it is evident that the two
passed each other during the night.
though directions had been given to
throw up rockets after dark.
The first news concerning the DELAYED
steamer Peking was brought in by the
tug Active. 1t was brief, and to the effect
that the machinery of the steamer be-
came disabled and that all on board were
well.
There was excitement all along the
waterfront when it was reported from
Point Lobos that the long-due City OF
Pel1ing was outside the Heads.
The news soon spread about the city,
after the Merchants Exchange had posted
it, and crowds went Immediately to
Meiggs' wharf. to the outer sections of
the seawall, and even the wharf at far
away Fort Point soon bore its quota of
watchful humanity.
Boatmen were in great demand and
made money, anxious seekers for news
ixyir mr.
ing them out to passing tugs.
The Point Lobos watcher first saw the
faint smoke of the steamer far to the
southwest about A. NJ. 1t was then at
least twenty miles away. Soon fog ST Mt
down and hid the smoke from view.
Later, when the yapor bank lifted, the
masts and outline of the long-missing
steamer were clearly discerned, and then
the certain tidings were telephoned to the
anxious watchers in the city.
Soon after, as the smoke came SLOWLY
nearer, it was seen that tug had the
big steamer in tow. 1t wasn't long be-
fore it was figured that the tug must be
the Spreckels' tug Vigilant, in command
of Captain Mccoy. The tug went out
with ship very early and had the good
luck to fall in with the missing steamer.
The City of Peking did not get into the
harbor until late in the afternoon. The
bar was breaking badly, and TO this fact
is due the delay in bringing the Peking
in, the towing being done at very slow
speed.
Captain Searles, in his report, says the
Peking sailed from Yokohama on the
Sth, and all went well until January 2lst.
When the steamer was 100 miles from
San Francisco the shaft broke in the
sleeve. 1t was impossible to fix it, and
the vessel proceeded under sail. She en-
countered heavy winds nearly all the
way, and during her fifteen DAYS under
sail covered over l,3C0 miles Beyond the
long delay and the breaking of the shaft
nothing exciting occurred.
The tug Fearless has been sent out TO
notify the San Juan that the Picking had
arrived.
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IE STREETS DESERTED.
MURDERED IN COLD BLOOD.
Further Particulars of the killing @
Whites by Indians.

ruFGuoT PARTICULARS OF Un6 Killing OF
Whites by Indians.
OMAHA, Feb. Ga special from Her
mosa, S. D., to the Omaha Bee SAYS: Ed
ward Stenger, of Stenger 81 Humphrey.
beef contractors, is just in from the camp
on Pass Creek. He says the bodies of
Bennett, Kelley and Royce will arrive to-
night and be buried here. James Bacon
and William Kelly, boys 16 years old, and
guests at the ranch over night, were ken
in charge by their father and uncle and
removed to their homes, ten miles south
of Pine Ridge.
Two Sticks and three of his band were
fed on the night of the I'd by Rodney
Royce, the camp cook. 1t is supposed
the Indians had sidearms concealed on
their persons, and after partalzing OF the
hospitality of the camp murdered the
whites in cold blood.
The report that the men have DRINK
freely is most emphaticaliy denied by
Mr.. Stenger. The Indians stole four sad
dies, sixteen horses and killed a span of
work horses. Two Strikes and two of
his band are dead by the Indian police
and friendly Sioux. Two Strikes band
comprised two families of outlaws, which
had been run from several camps. and
seemed to belong to no regular tribe. and
lived by themselves.
RESULT OF GHOST DANCING.
ST. PAUL, Feb. CA special to the Pho
eeer-PreSs from Sioux City, Ia. saws:
A Government official from the Pine
Ridge country, who was in the CITY to-
day, says matters on the reservation are
in much worse condition than indicated
by the dispatches relative to the recent
troubles. He says all dispatches have to
be inspected and edited by Agent Brown
before they are sent out. This was done
with the dispatches about the murdered
four cowboys. Their murder was the re-
suit of ghost dancing, in which many of
the Indians are engaged. When the
weather moderates, he says, there will
almost certainly be an outbreak. The
settlers are petitioning to have troops put
on the reservation.
no FURTHER OUTBREAK ANTICIPATED.
WAsHIN GToN, Feb. 6.-Secretary Noble
received a telegram from Inspector
Cheney at Pine Ridge, S. D., in which he
says the police have returned from pur-
suit of the cowboy murderers, and report
having killed, about sixteen miles from
the agency, three Indians who partici-
pated in the murder. No outbreak of In
dians or further trouble is ANTICIPATED.
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HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.
Copies of the Annexation Treaty Nego-
tIations in 1915.

Copies of the Annexation Treaty Nego-
UIations in S45.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-The President
this afternoon, in response to resolution
adopted last Friday, transmitted to the
Senate copies of the annexation treaty
negotiated between representatives of the
United States and King Kamehameha in
l045, together with the correspondence in
relation thereto. The correspondence in
cludes letter of instructions from Secre-
tary OF State Marcy to United States Min
lister to Hawaii Gregg. Gregg's report to
the State Department narrated the cir
cumstances of the negotiation of the
treaty, and the condition of affairs on the
island at that time. The Minister re-
ports the death of King Kamehameha
and the accession of his successor to the
throne, the subsequent decline of the an
nexation sentiment under the new King,
and finally Secretary Marcy's letter to
the Minister expressing disapproval of
terms of treaty as negotiated.
Although the letter of Secretary Marcy
was written nearly forty years ago, it is
thought to fairly present the view of this
Administration upon the question of the
annexation of Hawaii. In it he objected
to immediate incorporation of the islands
into the United States as an independent
State, and said: 81 understand meas
ure has been proposed by the people, and
one in which the present rulers are dis
posed to concur, in annexation as distin-
guished from protection, and their inten-
ton is that those islands shall become a
part of our Territories and be under the
control of this Government as fully as
any other of its Territorial possessions.
Should the sovereignty of these islands
be transferred to the United States, the
present Government would, as matter
OF course, be superseded by, or at least
be subjected to the Federal authority of
this country"
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A FRESNO MURDER TRIAL.
Michael Blume Charged With the
Killing of a. q. HnSlrin

Michael Blume Charged With the
Killing of A. 6. Haslxin.
FRESNO, Feb. 6.--The trial of Michael
Blume for the murder of A. q. Haskin,
an employe of lumber company last
May, was commenced to-day. Haskin
was found under the iume with his skull
fractured, and before he died stated that
Blume, who had a grudge against him,
and another man whom he did not recog-
nize, beat him with clubs. There is ad-
ditional interest in the case, owing to the
fact that Blume was taken from Jail by a
mob and hanged by the neck until I'M
conscious in an effort to make him con-
fess his crime, which he refused to do.
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FIREAIEN PROTEST..
War Between the Fire Department
and Trustees of Woodland.

WOODLAND, Feb. 6.-There is war be-
tween the City Trustees and Fire Depart
ment. A few days ago the Trustees
passed an ordinance reducing the salary
of the stoker. The engine company held
meeting and made formal demand on
the Trustees to increase the salaries of
both the stoker and engineer. With this
demand was coupled the threat that if it
was not complied with the engine and
all the fire apparatus would be turned
over to the Trustees and the engine COM
pany would no longer act as firemen.
AT to-day's meeting of the Trustees the
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pass the bill appropriating s82, 900 for the

pass the bill appropriating $4,000 for the
relief of the heirs of Adelicia Cheteau.
Burrows of Michigan demanded a sec
ond, and as no quorum voted, on motion
OF Klgorea call of the House was ordered.
The call showed the presence of a quorum
ana tellers were again ordered, and again
no quorum voted. and again the call of
the House was ordered.
After some other roll-calls the House
adjourned, without having reached the
anti-Option or bankruptcy bills.
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The dead are George Wallace, engineer,
and John Nez, conductor. Fatally hurt ::
William INLAND. fireman. Conductor
Dunlap and Flagman Grimes were also
badly injured. The names of other MEM
bers of the crews were not learned.
The collision was between freight
trains, due to the icy rails rendering the
trains unmanageable. Twenty-four cars
we're demolished.
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HER MIND DERANGED.
Young Woman Living Near San Ra-
tael Sent to the Insane ASYLUM.

fael Sent to the Insane Asylum
SAN RAFAEL, Feb. 6.-Catharine Brazil,
young woman, twenty-five years of age,
living on ranch on the outskirts of the
town. became violently insane a few
days ago and was taken to San Rafael
yesterday and placed in confinement in
the City Jail, to await an examination be-
fore the Lunacy Commission. She was
taken before Judge f. NJ. Angellotti and
that body this morning, and without a
moments hesitation they decided on
sending her to the Stockton Asylum.
The woman leaves several children, the
youngest of which is five weeks old. A
divorce suit which is now pending in
court seems to be the cause of her sud-
den arrangement.
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San Francisco Board of Trade.

SAN Francisco, Feb. 6.-The Board
of Trade held its annual meeting this
afternoon. President Lecount read his
report attacking the Traffic Association
and its methods in trying to obtain lower
freight rates. On motion, however, this
part of the report was eliminated. The
Board adopted resolution favoring the
annexation of Hawaii.
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WATER STEADILY RISING.
Lower Districts of Brisbane Com.
pletely Submerged.
TWENTY FEET DEEP IN SOME PoR.
TIONS OF TIE PLACE.

The Town OF NJ orough Under
Water and Thi the InhabI-
tants Drowned-Ae Ipswich Twenty-
Two Persons Are known to Have
Perished-The List of Dead Crow
ing Hourly as Reports From the
Flooded District in Queensland
Arrive.
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AMERICAN PROTECTION ASKED.
The King OF Buttaritari Island Objects
to British Rule.


SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 6.-Colonel Chas.
L. Daley, American Commissioner at
Teburiemoa, Buttaritari, one of the Gil
bert Islands, has forwarded to the State
Department at Washington a protest
from the King against the forcibie seiz-
ure of his island by the British Govern
ment while negotiations were progressing
with the United States. He asks the pro-
lection of the United States or annexa-
ton.
Advices from Buttaritari state that
Captain Davis of the British navy, who
seized the islands, was very arbitrary in
his conduct. He was insulting to Amer
leans on the island and abusive to the
King. 1t is stated that the British made
haste to seize the islands some months
ago on receipt of Information from sgd
ney that the King had gone to the United
States to ask for protection.
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Couldn,t Knock Hlm one.

PORTLAND (or.), Feb. 6.-Joe Choynski,
who attempted to knock out Tommy
West at the Pastime Club tonight in four
rounds, failed in his undertaking. West
went down repeatedly, and Choynski
was unable to get at him.
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An Tnidentified Rodv.

SAN RAFAEL, Feb. 6.-The body of the
man picked up in Raccoon Straits several
days ago still remains here in the Morgue
unidentified. An inquest was held this
morning and verdict rendered of sup
posed drowning. 1t will be buried this
afternoon at the county's expense.
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SUIT FOR DAMAGES.
John Monteith Wants $G,SOO For
Breach of Contract

JOHH MOhteILh Wants SU,SOO For
Breach of Contract
SAN Francisco, Feb. 6.-John Mon
teith, who came to this city from San
Diego last spring, to-day began suit for
$500 damages against Richard II. Nc
Donald, Jr., alleging that he had entered
into contract with defendant to act as
managing editor of weekly illustrated
paper. afterwards to be started. Defend
ant meanwhile employed him on the
California Illustrated Magazine" and
then summarily dismissed him in
November, since which time he refuses
to carry out auy part of the contract.
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BALLorrNG FOR SENATOR'S.
The Deadlock in Several States Still
Unbroken.

Inc deadlock in Several States Still
Unbroken.
LINCOLN (Neb), Feb. 6.-When the
! joint session of the Legislature convened
this morning six members, all Republi-
cans, were absent. A call of the House
was ordered and the joint convention is
still in session, waiting the arrivals of
absentees, who are at their homes.
The absentees were arrested, brought
before the bar of the convention and ex-
cused. The ballot resulted: Allen 65,
Thurston 81, Boyd 3, Morton 3. There
was no choice.
At Republican caucus tonight John
M. Thurston withdrew, and Paddock
will be given the solid vote of the Repub-
licans at tomorrow ballot
HELENA (Mont.), Feb. 6.-In the joint
ballot for United States Senator Sanders
received "a votes, Clark 16, Dixon II.
BISMARCK IN. d., Feb. 6.-Twenty-
three members were absent from the
JOINT session to-day. The ballot for
United States Senator resulted: Lamb Is,
Williams Y, Roach 8, Anderson S. King
man g, Palmer 3, others scattering.
CHEYENNE (Wyo.), Feb. 6.-The Joint
ballot for United States Senator resulted
New is, Fitzpatrick 2l, others scattering.
There was no change.
OLYMPIA (Wash.), Feb. 6.-The only
change in the balloting to-day was
the substitution by the PopuIists of
Young, late candidate for Governor, for
Teats, whom they have hitherto sup
ported.
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Passenger Rates RESTORED.

SALT LAKE, Feb. "a conference of
passenger officials of the Rio Grande
Western and Union Pacific Railroads
was concluded tonight, and the passen-
ger rates from both common points to
the Missouri and Eastern points were re-
stored, to so into effect at midnight, and
the agreement will be maintained.
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PASSENGER TRAIN WRECKED.
Young Girl Killed and Many People
Injured.

Injured.
BOISE idaho, Feb. Ga ,Statesman'S S
special from Pocatella says: The second
section .of Union Pacific passenger
train No. 7 was wrecked this morning
ten miles east of Huntington, near Old's
Ferry. The mail car jumped the track
on a curve. The first-class coach and
chair car turned over and rolled down an
embankment. A 13-old-old girl was
killed. She was travelling with her
mother, Mrs. Egan of Chicago. Two
others were seriously, but not fatally,
injured. Fifteen passengers were badly
bruised