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FRANco-s1AMEsE TROUBLE.
Anxiety Among the People at Bang
ltOlE Incrnnsinn

Anxiety Among the People at Bang.
koz Increasing.
LONDON, July 3I.-A corresnondant NJ
'ne News Agency says: 1t is learned on
good authority that France demands Sc
curlty from Siam that the terms of the
uIumatum be carried out for the tempo-
rary custody Of Chantaboon. town near
the Gulf of Siam; also that Siam shall es-
tabllsh no military stations in certain
named places near the frontier of Cam
bodia or within a certain distance of the
Mekong River
A dispatch from Bangkok dated Mon
uay at ?. N. says: 1.-The uneasiness
among the people, far from lessening. is
increasing. Seven more French g-un-
boats have arrived. Negotiations are still
going on, but the progress made is not
reported. The intentions of the French
are awaited with fear and apprehension.
Admiral Human has issued a second
blockade notice, to take effect three days
from Saturday. He will order the British
warships Pallas and Swift, now living off
Bangkok, to go outside the blockade lin
It's. Unless the French Government in
terposes quickly an attack on BanqLol1
seems certain"
The Stuadard's Paris correspondent
says: lowing to representation made to
Develle by Lord DuGerjn, the question OF
the neutral zone between the French
possessions in the Siamese Peninsula and
British Burmah and Shan States has
been settled satisfactorily. 1t has been
agreed that the French blockade of the
Siamese coast be raised Immediately"
No confirmation of this was received I'D
to late hour tonight.
THE TERMS MUST BE CARRIED orr.
PARIS, July Silt is stated on high
authority that France intends to take de-
clslve steps to insure Slams carrying out
the terms Of the ultimatum. The block
ade will be continued until Frances de-
mands are satisfied. A prominent Paris
merchant, who owns warehouses in
bangkok, in an interview to-day ex-
pressed the opinion that decisive action is
necessary to restore the prestige which
France enjoyed in Siam after the
adoption of the commercial treaty Of 1880.
French trade has recently declined
heavily, he said, in consequence of
English and German enterprise and in
trlgues to destroy French influence.
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posed to the repeal of the Sherman Act.
unless some substitute was provided. He
was severely criticised for the tone of his
letter, and now replies in another letter.
He says:
The charge that Democrat is at vari
ance with his party who refused to favor
the unconditional repeal OF the Sherman
law depends for it's truth on what the
party laid down in its platform at Chi
cago. II fpromises and pledges amount to
anything, the Chicago platform depends
on the repeal of the law as an obstruction
TO the Tree coinage of silver. The obvious
meaning IS if the law is out of the way
we could have free coinage. That is one
OF the things propose to put in place of
the Sherman law, and propose to vote
against its repeal unless that be done.
If my party is opposed to that. then
the utterances at Chicago were intended
to deceive. If it was sincere, then | am
trying to stand on the platform. 1t
pledges the party to the use of both gold
and silver without discrimination. If we
cease to coin one and refuse to tender it
IN the payment even of obligations,
which, by contract, are payable therein,
we do discriminate against that metal.
Men of common sense who are loyal
to the purposes they profess, will not sur
render the advantages of their position.
The law now in existence can be kept
thus by the concurrence of either the
House, the Senate or the President to its
repeal, whereas the Sherman law, once
repealed, the measures which are to take
its place would have to be passed by
affirmative legislation, requiring the con-
currence of all three branches of the law
making department, and no sensible
man acquainted with the situation can be-
lieve these measures could be passed un-
der such circumstances
AN IIPRACTICABLE PROPOSITION.
w WASHINGTON, July 31.-Acting Mint
Director Preston characterizes as ''wild
heresy" the proposition of Attorney Gen
eral Engley of Colorado to establish a
State bullion depository and issue certifi-
Gates against silver bullion deposited
therein, The scheme is not violative of
the United States statutes, it is said, but
it is regarded at the Treasury as a tempo
rary makeshitt and impracticable.
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A FARMERS TERRIBLE DEED.
Kills His Wife and Three Children and
Attempts Suicide.

AMIGO Gll.), July 31.-William None
macher, a farmer living nine miles south
east of here, murdered his wife and three
children on Saturday night, and made an
unsuccessful attempt to take his own
life. The deed was not discovered until
Sunday afternoon. Nonemacher told the
Coroner to-day that crops were poor, and
lie was afraid of starving. His wife's
parents were in Quebec, where they had
come all the way from Germany, and
wanted money, and he had none to send.
He waited until all were asleep Saturday
night, then, taking an ak, he killed his
wife with three blows on the temple. He
then went into the next room and killed
Joseph, years old, and Willie, years
old. He struck both boys on the head
twice. Returning to the room where his
wife lay. he picked up the year-old baby,
held her in one arm and crushed in her
head with the ak. He then went to the
barn, climbed onto the roof and jumped
twenty feet to the floor of pigsty, sus-
tanning injuries to the spine and para
lying his lower eXtremities. Sunday
afternoon his brother came from an ad-
joining farm and made the awful discov-
cry. The murderer has been taken to
Amigo and placed in jail, but probably
won't live long.
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BREVITIES.

1t is quite evident that the Paris stu
dents have several things to learn.
William Penn's will is in the possess
sion of Frank T. Sabin Of Philadelphia.
The largest amount Of insurance at risk
upon any one life is SI,00O,000, which
amount is carried by John Wanamaker,
the late Postmaster-General.
A map of Ireland, made of hairs taken
from the heads eff the different members
Of the Mclean family, is in the possession
of Mrs. A. Mclean OF Pelham, Ga.
In the English Army, out of many
thousands of officers who carry swords.
there are comparatively very few who
have the smallest notion of using the
weapon.
The Oregon Improvement Company
have exhibited at their Office at Colfax. in
that State, six turnips which aggregate
102 pounds weight, the largest weighing
% pounds 2 ounces.
1t was at a flower show. Two women
in vividly printed calicoes stood before a
group of exhibits. One Of them exclaimed.
"Oh, Mandy, look at the chrysanthe-
NUNS and clancy oysters"
Edison exhibits his Jumbo electric
engine, the largest in the world, at the
Chicago Exposition. Jumbo was also ex-
hibited at the Paris exhibition in 1889.
and caused great surprise among French
electricians. 1t can make 800 revolutions
a minute.
Smiths Island is reported to be one Of
the strangest bits of land north of Flori-
da. The island is said to project nearer
the gulf stream than any other land on
this continent, and, as a result, is SUBJ
tropical. The palmetto grows in profu-
sion, while the olive and the myrtle are
found in abundance.
On the Worlds Fair grounds the other
day a tall woman with steel-rimmed
glasses went up to the general informa-
ton" woman and asked: lis this where
you tell people what they want to know?j
Yes, MAIN" ''Well, I've been looking
for them lagoons Pve heard so much
about. Can you tell me what building
they are in2"
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Important Decision in Reference to
the Chinese Restriction Act.
ONE CLAUSE OF THE LAW DECLARED
UNCONSTITUTIONAL
a Wealthy German of Olympia, Who
Made the Curious Request That His
Body be Contributed to the Dissect-
ing Table, Dies From the Effects of
an Operation Performed-Destruc-
tive Fire at San Francisco.
Special to the REcoRp.uN1oN.

Special to the RECORD-UNIoN.
Los ANGELES, July 3l.-Federal Judge
Ross has delivered a lengthy decision on
the Geary Act in the case of United States
VS.. Wong Dip Ken.
Ken was arrested at the instigation of
II. c. Katz, Chairman of the Federated
Trades. Ken is cigar-maker, and was
arrested under the Act of 1882, now in
cluded in the Geary law, and was found
guilty by Commissioner Van Dyke two
months ago and sentenced to two days
Imprisonment at San Quentin and or
dered deported.
An appeal was taken to the United
States District Court, and to-day Judge
Ross decided that Section of the Geary
Act, providing for Imprisonment at hard
labor, was in contravention of the Con-
stitution of the United States and an un-
just and infamous punishment, where no
crime was committed. The Judge held
the balance of the Act valid, ordered the
Chinaman deported and denied the stay
of execution asked for by the defense.
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M'LAUGHLIN's BAIL RAISED.
The Victim of His Assault in Critica
Condition.

The Victim of His Assault in u Critical
Condition.
NEVADA CITY, July 31.-There is still
much suppressed excitement here over
the affair of Saturday night. and if the
victim of the brutal assault made by
Foreman John Mclaughlin dies, there is
likely to be trouble of a serious natnre.
Charles Runge, who was badly beaten
by Mclaughlin, is still in a critical condi-
ton.
At O'Clock this morning the foreman
was surrendered by his bondsmen and
lodged in jail. His bail was at the same
time raised to $4,000, owing to the un-
favorable symptoms of the injured man.
Last evening some miscreant attempted
to blow up the water-pipe belonging to
the Providence Mining Company. He
exploded a stick of giant powder on top
OF the pipe, but only succeeded in caus-
ing partial break. Enough water con-
tinued to flow through to keep the pumps
going until the line could be repaired.
The outrage was probably committed
as a demonstration of disapproval be-
cause the company had employed Nc
Laughlin as foreman. Miners and citi-
zens generally condemn the act as in
famous, and if the perpetrattor is detected
he will be severely deal with.
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RAILROAD SITUATION,
The Final Settling Up Will Show Nc
Earnings as Large as Usual.

The Final Settling Up VIII Show Net
Earnings as Large as Usual.
CHICAGO, July 3I.-President Reinhart
of the Santa Fe system, speaking of the
general railroad situation. said it is true
traffic has fallen off greatly of late, but
most of the large roads foresaw this and
began to prepare for it months ago. The
reduction in expenses has kept pace with
the reduction in traffic, and the final
settling up will show net earnings on
most of the roads as as usual. Mr.. Rein
hart was decidedly not of the opinion
that there was any foundation in fact for
the many rumors in circulation to the
effect that general passing of dividends is
to be expected. "Such rumors," said he.
''are put in circulation by irresponsible
parties who have sold others property
and want to buy it back cheaper. Such
men ought to be in the penitentiary.
With them originated the report that the
Santa Fe will follow the Erie into the
hands of receiver. The financial de-
preston will not last very long"
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WORLDS FAIR.
Only Seven Million Paid Admissions
the First Three Months.

Only Seven Million Paid Admissions
the First Three Months.
CHICAGO, July 31.-The weather was
fine and cool to-day. There was large
attendance at the Worlds Fair.
A delegation Of mechanical engineers
visited the grounds to-day and were
shown the wonders of engineering skill
in the White City.
In the session Of the National Commits
sion to-day a resolution was offered for
adjournment, in order that members
might attend the Silver Congress. The
resolution was amended by striking out
the words referring to the Silver Con-
gress, and adopted.
Three months Of the fair have now
passed, and the total paid admission for
that time is just about 100000. The ex-
position is all that any one could expect.
but for unknown reasons, and perhaps
owing to thedilatory work of railroads in
regard to rates, the attendance up to this
time has been disappointingly small.
Unless there is wonderful increase dur
ing the next three months the Exposition
Company will have hard time paying
its debts.
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LUMBER SHOWERS, STRIKE.
Crisis Reached in the situation at Ash
land, Wisconsin.

land, Wisconsin.
ASHLAND (Wis.), July 3l.-A crisis was
reached in the lumber showers strike this
morning. The strikers openly defied the
officers of the city and county, closing
with them in hand-to-hand battle, in
which blood was shed freely. The Shores
Lumber Company sent word to Mayor
O'Keefe that it had commenced loading
boats with non-union laborers. and asked
for police protection. The Mayor sent
Chief of Police Schwarz and some officers
to the docks, where they were Joined by
Sheriff O'Brien and deputies. They had
hardly commenced, however, when u
great mob of strikers swarmed down,
The foremost of them was forcibly hand
cutfed by officers, and others arrested
who were afterward rescued from the
police by their fellows. A desperate
hand-to-hand contest followed. The Of
ttcers were nearly all bruised with clubs
and stones. The non-union men were
struck down with clubs and terribly
beaten. They fled panic-stricken, fol-
lowed by strikers. They were met by
officers, who protected them from further
violence. Forty of the rIngleaders among
the strikers have been arrested Mayor
O'Keefe says that the President of the
Lumber Showers Union assured him
that no violence would be permitted. He
now swears that the city will protect
non-union labor at any cost.
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BIG BLAZE AT THE BAY.
Fire Breaks Ont in the II. S. Crocker
Building.


Building.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 3l..-A $500, 900
fire occurred this evening, the principal
losers being Buyer, Reich & Co., whole
sale fancy goods dealers, and Bucking-
ham e Hecht, boots and shoes. The fire
started upstairs in the building Of Buyer.
Reich IL Co, on Bush street, near Mont
gomery, shortly after 6 o'clock, and
spread rapidly through the building.
Three alarms were turned in, and every
engine in the city called to the scene
Dense volumes of smoke poured from the
windows, and it was with great diff
Guilty that the tiremen were able to reach
the flames. 1t seemed inevitable that the
fire would spread and take in the Occi-
dental Hotel adjoining. AS it was the
flames ate their way into Buckingham q
Hecht's, and inflicted much damage
there.
H. S. Crocker & Co., wholesale sta
TONERS and printers, also suffered some
what. By hard work, and by flooding
the building with water the flames were
finally subdued.
The losses are given as follows: Buyer,
Reich Il Co., S250,O0O, insurance, $3.50, 200;
buckingham & Hecht, $4,000, no insur-
ance; II. S. Croclzer & Co., loss nominal.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
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THE ROW IN THE COMMONS.
satisfactory Apologies From Particle
pants in the Fracas,

Satisfactory Apologies From Partici-
pants in the Fracas.
LONDON, July 3l.-ln the Commons to-
night Hunter, Liberal, asked if the as
saults committed Thursday evening were
to be allowed to pass without punish
ment inflicted upon the offenders; also.
what action would be taken if he moved
for committee Of investigations Glad
stone said he would answer tomorrow.
Fisher, Conservative, who started the
first fight, arose and expressed deep re-
gret for the part he took. lie thought
Logan intended to assault him or Carson.
Logan emphatically denied his intention
to assault, and deeply regretted being
concerned in the affair. Gladstone said
the explanations were satisfactory, and he
hoped the matter would be allowed to drop.
Balfour and Mccarthy also expressed
satisfaction, but Mccarthy protested
against the idea that the row was due to
Irishmen
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CRIMINALLY TREATED.
Cause of the Death of Il San Francisco
Girl In the East.

Cause of the Death of Il San Francisco
Girl In the East.
RUTLAND Vt.), July 3l.-Herbert Fl.
Pitkin of Fairhaven and Mrs. Lorraine
Gould of this city are under arrest and
charged with causing the death of Eva S.
Shaw, daughter of George Shaw, a resi-
dent Of San Francisco. About year ago
Miss Shaw came TO Fairhaven to visit
her cousin. George Manchester She was
p years old. handsome and with attract
i've ways. The young men sought her
company, but none so constantly as
Herbert Pitkin. He is an attractive
young man and nephew Of State Sena-
tor John &. Pitllin.
The two became engaged and the we'd
ding was to come off in August. July
10th Miss Shaw came to Rutland and
went to the house Of Mrs. Lorraine Gould,
where she died under suspicious circum-
stances. Although the body was buried
under a proper permit, there were
rumors which forced the States attorney
to have postmOrtem examination, and
it was found the girl died from illegal
surgical treatment.
Both the accused pleaded not guilty and
were held in $2, 500 bond each for examin-
alton,
The maximum penalty for the offense,
resulting in death, is twenty years, and
the minimum five years. The Pitkin
family is one of the most prominent in
Eairhaven and quite wealthy.
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MoNTIETH LIBEL CASES.
CompIainants Ask to Conduct Their
Own Prosecution.

OWH IFOSeCuUlOns
SAN RAFAEL, July 31.-George W. and
John Montieth to-day asked to have the
prosecution Of their various libel cases
taken out of the bands of District At
torney Cochrane, and to have the cases
prosecuted by the MOntieths. The Dis
trict Attorney contended that he was able
to conduct the case himself. and the court
so ruled. The District Attorney then
moved to dismiss the libel cases against
Hon. W. W. Bowers and the editors of
the National City Record, on the ground
of an impossibility of conviction. He
produced affidavits which represented the
opinion of more than two hundred San
Diego men. Montieth stated that he
would like two weeks time to appeal to
the Supreme Court to be allowed to assist
in the prosecution, and the court post
poned deciding on the dismissal of the
cases until that time.
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Mills Close Down.

MANCHESTER On. H., July 31.-The
big Amoskeag mills closed to-day, the
first suspension in many years. Six
thousand operatives are idle. Jeherson's
mills started up again this morning, thus
giving employment to 1000 hands, who
have been idle two weeks. All the re-
naming Amoskeag mills will resume
work on August 2sth. but probably on a
basis Of reduced wages.
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pistols by his side for ten years, with
which TO avoid a lingering illness, of
which he had a horror, Francis Hoffman,
a wealthy German merchant of Olympia,
died to-day three hours after an opera
ton.
He left an estate valued at nearly $780,
600. When the final operation came.
Hoffman warned his physicians that the
time must be at o'clock. not one minute
sooner or later. Hot'man's trouble was
hernia. He left all his property to his
wife. He made the request that his wife
see that his only daughter, whom he dis
inherited for marrying against his will,
should never want for anything.
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Special to the REcoRp-UNroy.


81. PETERSBURG, July 3I.-The official
returns just issued show a marked in
crease in the ravages of cholera in the
parts Of the empire where the disease is
epidemic. From July 9Th to the 22d there
were in the Government Of Podolia ]. I65
cases and $50 deaths, against 44g cases and
IL deaths during the week preceding. In
the Government of OreI, from July 10th
TO 10Th, there were l25 cases and 10 deaths.
against las cases and 81 deaths during the
previous week. In the Government OF
1uIa there were II cases and 10 deaths
from July 10th to 22d. The preceding
week there We're only 81 cases and s
deaths. In Moscow, from July 10th to
I'd, there were Y cases and p deaths.
Ihe epidemic exists, though less severe.
IN the Governments of Viatka, Kazan,
Riazan, Ula and Simbirsk.
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Americans in NIevfco.

CITY OF MEXICO, July 31.-A conces-
sion has been granted by the Mexican
Government to DR.. \. K. Caney and Z. J.
Monora Of San Francisco for the purpose
of colonizing Americans in the States Of
Vera Cruz and Hidalgo on rich coffee and
agricultural lands. d. c. Weymouth has
been appointed Colonization Agent Tor
the company.
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Terrible Deed of a Farmer.

AMIGO wis.,, July 81. - William
Nunemacher, farmer, killed his wife.
babe and two boys, aged and 3, by dash
ing ont their brains and then plunged
headfrst from a window. He is still
alive, but paralyzed. The cause was fear
of starvation.
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Ex-Policeman Ross Convicted.

STOCKTON, July 3l.-The jury this af-
ternoon found A. J. Ross, formerly po-
lice officer of this city, guilty Of suborna-
ton Of perjury, for having worked up
contest in the will of Joseph McKinny,
the negro who died at Banta a few months
ago, worth about $4,000. The bogus
widow, named Kline Nicholas. who
made the confession, is indicted for per-
jury, but will be dealt with lightly.
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Transfer of insane Patients.

SAN BERNARDINo, July 3l.-This after
noon a special train Of six cars arrived at
the Southern California Asylum for the
Insane and Inebriates, having on board
100 unfortunates, who We're at once trans
ferred to three wards of the building. Of
these forty were from Napa, forty from
Stockton and twenty from Agnews. The
transfer was effected without difficulty.
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OAKLAND RACES.
Fastest Mile Ever Paced on the
Track.

OAKLAND, July 31.-Half-mile, for
three year-olds, Lottie D. won, Mount
Carlos second, Gipsy Girl third. Time,
0:49I.
In the 2:24-class trot, mile heats, Melvar
won, EIectrina second. Flora S. third
Fastest time. 2:22.
One-mile handicap. Early won, Demo-
crat second, Solitude third. Time, I:441.
Free-for-all pace, William Wood won.
Plunkett second, Tom Ryder third. Best
time, 2:l21-the fastest mile ever paced in
Oakland.
Two-mile dash, pacing, Rascal won,
Wapple second, Matte =. third. Time,
4:57.
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Hathaway Dies of His Wounds.

VIsALIA, July 3l.-Walter Hathaway,
who was shot in Dinuba by a courtesan
named frankie Hall, or Duarte, a Mexi-
can woman. died at l o'clock to-day. He
did not make any ante-mortem state
ment. The murderess is in jail. The
murdered man and woman had quarrel
over game Of cards few days ago.
Angry words were exchanged. Yester-
day Hathaway tried to get into her room,
when she shot him. He lived with the
murderess' sister, Lauretta.
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one Dav Without Pav

OMAHA, July S1.-Hereafter Saturday
will be full holiday without pay in the
Union Pacific shops all over the road.
This is done in order not to reduce the
working force. This will affect over
6,000 men.
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An Oregon Bnnk Fai1ure.

PORTLAND (Or.), July 31.-The Oregon
National Bank and the Northwest Loan
and Trust Company, an allied institution,
failed to open its doors this morning. A
notice was posted on the doors saying the
suspension was forced by the withdrawal
Of deposits and inability to realize on
securities
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Killed His wife and Then Himself

RHINELANDER (Wis.), July 3I.-George
w. Smith. a well-Anown contractor, shot
and killed his wife then himself Jeal-
ousy was the cause. They had been
separated for some time and she refused
to return to him.
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Heavy Withdrawal of Deposits.

NEW York, July 31.-The withdrawal
of deposits to-day at many of the city
savings banks were quite heavy. and the
Presidents pointed to lines waiting at the
windows as proof of the wisdom of the
action of enforcing the sixty-day clause
advised on Monday, because, while it
brought depositors there. the notice pre-
vented excited runs, which would have
followed unconcerted action.
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Better Times at Fresno.

FRESNO, July 3l.-The dull times seem
to have come to a close. Large numbers
of women and girls are now being en-
ployed by the packing g-houses handling
green fruits. Some local banks have also
come to the rescue of their former patrons
and advanced money on grain sufficient
to pay all the expenses of harvesting.
Considerable dried fruit is being mar
keted. All this is tending to make money
matters easier,