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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-06-15

In the meantime the daughter was
engaged in a desperate struggle to
prevent her mother from throwing
herself into the we'll. She fought with
courage and heroic strength and tore
almost all the clothing from her cody,
but her efforts were unsuccessful, and
at last the mother pitched headlong
Into the we'll and was drowned
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-06-15

West morelund Gas Conl
Always on hand and only handled IL
this city by
George II. Mccall Company.
Offices. Eighth and Shipley streets.
No 675.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-06-15

TOR HENT-On reasonable terma, I'd
l. and Sd-story rooins with bay win
dow. northwest corner sixth and ThtnaIl.
Suitable for lodge OF, club room or light
manufacturing. INQUIRE at No. $40 King
street Jis.stf
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-06-15

IA, ANTED- By gentleman and wife,
w board in private family on IVES,
side, Address r.. 500 West Ninth street.
jl5-lt'
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A TRAMP ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.
ON THE TURF.

Racine Beats q Lot of Crack Horses at
the Bay District Track.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21.-At the races
to-day there were lot of crack horses
entered in the Quinten handicap, one and
one-eighth miles. Rudolph, Wildwood,
Racine and Cadmus, with others, all
faced the starter. Californians played
Wildwood, a home production, as favor
ite, but Racine galloped away from the
crowd and won by six lengths from
Wildwood, Garcia eight lengths further
behind, and Rudolph fifth. Three totone
were the odds against Racine.
Five furlOngs, Grafton won, jim II.
second, George l.. third. Time, 1904.
One mile. Oakland won, Iorlein second,
Francesca third. Thine, 1:45.
Mile and an eighth, Racine won, Wild
wood second, Garcia third. Time, 1871.
Six furlongs, Servitor won, Iampost
second, Tim Murphy third. Time, l:l43
Seven furIongs, Glee Boy won, Gascon
second, Trlx third. Time, l:294.
AT NEW ORLEANS.
New ORLEANS, Dec. 2l.--Six furlongs,
Senate won, Laura Cup second, Dick
Willis third. Time, 1:104.
Six furlongs, Josie d. won, Rover sec
ond. Shiloh third. Time, LII.
Five furIongs, Jim Lee won, Wekota
second, Orinda third. Time, l:O4!.
Fiteen-sixt teenths of a mile, Linda and
Marie Lowell ran dead heat, Tenny Jr.
third. Time, 1871. In the run off Linda
won in l:40.
One mile, Coronet won, The Bard Sec
ond, Wedgeheld third. Time, 1:494.
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SAMOAN ISLANDS.
DISEASE CAUSES TIE DEATH OF a
THOUSAND PERSONS.
United States Land Commissioner
Chambers Winning Golden Opin-
ions for His Energy,
correspondence of Associated Press.

Correspondence of Associated Press.
APIA (Samoa), Dec. 6.-The most inn
portant topic of conversation in Samoa
during the past month has been the new
Chief Justice, Henry Clay Ide. He has
lost no time in getting into harness, and
from former experience of Mr.. Ide, when
he was United States Land Commits
sioner, it is certain he will make things
hustle now. He has had two or three
important cases in court. He is also
busily employed in arranging a system
for the registration and dealing with real
estate, which he expects to have perfected
in short time, and which will no doubt
give much satisfaction, as it will abolish
the heavy fees which were formerly
charged registration and such matters.
The measles epidemic is practically at
an end in Samoa. 1t has, however,
wrought considerable harm and has
proved very fatal. Few deaths have re-
suited directly from the complaint itself,
but il was in many cases followed by
dysentery. Inflammation of the bowels
and gastric fever. The deathroll through
out the islands is expected to reach fully
1000.
The British warship Rapid is still in
the harbor, but expects to receive orders
to leave by to-day's mail. 1t is not
thought there will be any warships here
until after the hurricane months.
w. Lea Chambers, the United States
Land Commissioner to Samoa, is win
ming golden opinions since bis arrival
here. He shows remarkable energy and
great capacity for grasping the work Incl
dental to the commission.
The United States barkentine Ida
Schnauer, Captain Massen, arrived here
on the 26th Of November, thirty-seven
DAYS ont from Gray's Harbor, Wash.
She brought cargo of lumber for the
German firm in Apia.
Thomas Mabin, who has for some time
past acted as Secretary of State to the Sa-
moan Government, has resigned that po-
sition. For considerable time there was
great friction between him and the Con-
suls who have been acting as advisers to
the King which eliminated in the Sa-
moans, who desired to conciliate the Con-
suls. asking Mr.. Maben to resign.
Herr Schmidt, who has been appointed
to the position of President of the Aiu-
niclpalitv, notifies that he will arrive in
Samoa on the Both inst.
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THE UNION PACIFIC.
CASE oF STANTON.

Restored to Duty and Put in Command
of the North Atlantic Squadron.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-Secretary Her.
bert this evening gave out his decision in
the case of Commodore Stanton, detached
from command of the South Atlantic
Squadron for saluting Mello in the har-
Dor OF Rio. The Secretary restored Stan
ton to duty and assigns him to command
of the North Atlantic Squadron. This is
regarded as perhaps the choicest station
to command.
The concluding portion of Secretary
Herbert's letter is as follows: 1.-The de-
partment has never for moment con-
sidered that you were Intentionally guilty
of wrong in the matter, but only that you
committed grave error of judgment
For this reason, and to satisfy the author
tiles OF Brazil who were offended at your
action, you we've detached from COM
mand. The department, now feeling
assured that no further action will be
necessary to prevent recurrence of
such errors, as soon as practicable re-
stores you to commando
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NO. l6, ,281.

9so!Avoq eq4 sBM II '!drqopqeL sU IHJ SO
at San Francisco, where .65 of an inch
fell. Through out the Sacramento Valley
about half an inch fell, while in the San
Joaquin it was lighter, decreasing in
amount southwark. Cloudy weather and
rain continues over the Pacific Slope from
Fresno northward, and clear weather pre-
walls over Southern California and Ari-
zona. The conditions tonight are favor
able for the storm to continue to move
eastward. and for the weather to clear up
over California by Friday night, and for
Saturday to be fair. Light showers are
expected over Southern California before
noon Friday
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Special to the REcoRD-UxIox.


HANFoRD. Dec. 21.-At 1890 o'clock
last night shooting affray took place in
front of the Hotel Artesia between Night
Watchman Fred NJ. Byrd and John w.
Harris. Harris is dying and Byrd's case
is almost hopeless.
A short time ago Byrd arrested Harris
for flourisbing dirk knife, and after dis
arming him locked him up. since which
time Harris has been very bitter against
the officer and has repeatedly threatened
Byrd's life, but made no attempt to exc
cute his threats until last night.
Harris had been in the Hotel Artesia
saloon drinking with friends up to few
seconds before the shooting. He left his
companions and went out on the street
and, according to Byrd's statement, he
BYRD was coming up the sidewalk,
about ten steps distant, when Harris saw
him and said, "Now l have got you,"
and fired, the ball taking effect in Byrd s
right groin.
Byrd stepped into the doorway of the
Artesia drug store to get out his pistol,
and Harris darted into the doorway of the
saloon. Harris fired again at random and
the bullet entered the shoW-window cas-
ing of the drug store.
Both men then stepped out and began
firing. Byrd received another shot above
the knees, breaking his leg, and after
firing four shots at Harris, only one of
which took effect, they clinched and
Harris fell to the sidewalk with Byrd on
top.
A crowd soon gathered and the two
men were separated and taken upstairs
in the hotel and physicians summoned.
Harris is shot through the bowels. He
has always been considered a bad man
when drinking, and more than once has
stampeded a crowd by brandishing fire.
arms, and up to the time of his arrest by
Byrd always succeeded in bluf1ing the
officers. He is a single man, aged about
So, is well off, and when sober good citl-
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special to the REcoRD-UNIox.

special TO the RECORD-UNiON.
MINoNK Il.), Dec 2l.-At o'clock
this afternoon fire, which is still burn
ing, broke out in a mine operated by the
Chicago and Minonk Coal Mining Com
pany, situated mile from this city. The
flames held 200 miners in deathly peril of
their lives. All escaped, however, and
but few were injured. The man most
seriously hurt was George Erbland, who
caused the disaster by attempting to light
torch while standing near can Of kero-
sene. The oil famed up. In his effort to
eXtinguish the fire Erbland upset can
of kerosene, which at once gave the
flames great impetus. The dry timber
lining the walls of the main shaft was
ablaze in an instant, and the fire spread
with such appalling rapidity that it
seemed as though the men in the shaft
must perish. About a hundred OF them
escaped through the main shaft before the
fire rendered it impossible.
Two hundred men were still at the bot
tom of the shaft, and the fire was spread
ing furiously. The widest kind OF a
panic prevailed around the mouth of the
shaft, where the families of the impris-
Oned miners and others gathered. Ii was
found that there was not sufficient hose
to reach far enough down the shaft to be
Of use in eXtinguishing the flames, and
the Illinois Central at once dispatched an
engine to Eureka for more hose. 1t came
in remarkable short time, and two gall
liant fellows made an attempt to descend
the shaft. ThS smoke, however, was
pouring out in such clouds that the men
ere dragged back half suffocated, and
two others seized the hose and started
down. They were also drawn back
nearly dead, and q third equally unsuc-
cesstuI attempt was made.
Then it seemed that unless the mon
succeeded in escaping through the venti-
lating shafts their hope was gone. There
are three ventilating shaftsyand to these
the men in the mine had rushed, crazed
with fear of being burned within the fall
ing timber and choiled and blinded by
the smoke which was rapidly filling the
mine. Fortunately every man reached the
foot of these three ventilating shafts and
were quickly drawn to the surface. In
side OF an hour after Erbland started the
fire all the men were above ground.
Many reached the upper air in a desper-
ate condition, but medical aid and fresh
air soon brought them round, and ali will
recover with the exception of Erbland,
whose injuries were received from the
explosion of the oil.
At midnight the fire was burning furi-
ously beyond control. 1T is impossible
tonight to approximate the damage.
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shasta's Exhibitat the Midwinter Fair.
Chinese Conspiracy Cases.

PORTLAND or, Dee. 2l.-In the Chi
nese conspiracy trial the taking of testi-
mony was completed this morning and
argument begun. Judge Bellinger an
n0unced from the bench that in the case
of the defendant Glen O. Holman he
would set any other verdict than not
guilty aside.
Caught in tho Act of Eobbing Church,
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. q. = Joseph
Clark was caught robbing st. Mary's
Church of the altar decorations this
afternoon. He gives the fact that he was
drunk as an exCuSe.
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\ Trust COMPANY SUED.
Case Involving Nearly Two Hundred
Thousand Dollars,

Case Involving Nearly Two Hundred
Thousand Dollars.
SAN BERNARDINo, Dec. 21.-A Jis PEN
deas has been filed in the case of the Pa
cific Bank of San Francisco, corpora
ton, and A. Gerberding, w. II. Knights
and c. II. Dunnsmoor, constituting the
Board of Bank Commissioners Of the
State of California, VS.. the Riverside
Trust Company QimIted) of London.
Eng, a corporation, Matthew Age and
others. The claim is tor G36, 900, or about
$4,000, with interest from January l,
1891 The property described in the no
tice is real estate in Riverside County,
the Gage Canal and the entire water sys-
tenn connected with 1t. and the right of
the company to take water from Santa
Ana River. The land is known as the
Caret tract and other real estate in San
Bernardlno County, with the water rights
belonging thereto.
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War Almost a Certainty.

PANAMA, Dec. 21.-The Star and Herald
says: Exciting news comes from Ecua-
dor which indicates that war between
that country and Peru is now almost a
certainty. The ringleaders in the Lima
affair have been imprisoned, and at the
legation and consulate special guards
have been detailed for protection. Ecua-
doris feeling against Peru is so strong
that a circular has been issued calling
upon the Government to dismiss all
Peruvians employed in the Government
departments.
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SAD CASE OF SUICIDE.
A Woman Becomes Suddenly Insan
and Takes Her Own Life.

A Woman Becomes Suddenly Insane
and Takes Her Own Life.
Los ANGELES, Dec. 21.-A sad case of
suicide occurred this afternoon. Mrs. G.
c. Story. who on Sunday night gave birth
to a child, became suddenly insane. Be-
fore she could be prevented she took her
husbands revolver, which was lying on
q stand by the side of the bed, and, plac-
ing the muzzle of the weapon to her side,
she fired, the bullet passing through her
heart, death ensuing in a few seconds.
Mrs. Story is the wife of a well-knoWn
conductor of the Southern Pacific. She
was aged Is years. She has two children
beside the little babe which arrived Sun
day night. Since the sad occurrence took
place it has been learned that her father
committed suicide a few years ago while
laboring under temporary insanity; also,
that an uncle met the same fate. Her
sudden taken off was great blow to the
bereaved husband, who is now out on the
road.
TRAMP ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.
CARSON New, Dec 21.-This morning
about mile outside Of town, as the pas
senger train was coming to Carson from
Reno. a man was seen walking toward
the track. After the engine had gone by
he attempted to throw himself under the
wheels of the express car. He did not
make proper allowances for the speed of
the train, and was struck by a truck and
knocked away from the cars. He got up
and made second attempt on the pas
senger coach, and was knocked away
again. After the train passed the man
was seen to get up and walk off. The
man is unknown, and is supposed TO be q
tramp who wished to end his life.
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All Hands But one Lost.

MADRID, Dec. GA bottle has been
found at sea near Almeira, on the Medi-
terranean, with this message inside:
lowing to a storm. the steamer Carolina,
belonging to Bilboa, foundered off Ro-
quotas. All hands, with the exception of
myself, were lost. l alone am left, and
am awaiting the hour of my DEATH" The
message was simply signed Captain"
The Government has sent a gunboat in
search of traces for wreck off Roquetas.
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Takes the Poor Debtors Oath.

BosroN, Dec. 2l.-Frederick Warde,
the actor, succeeded in taking the poor
debtors oath. Warde has not been able
to lay up anything from his salary of
800 q week during tbirty-three weeks OF
the year, and at the time of the hearing
had but seventy cents to his name and u
railroad ticket.
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In tho uanis of a Recefver.

New YORK, Dec. 21.-Edward L. Stokes
has been appointed receiver of the Hof-
man House and other property belonging
to the estate, which includes the Cafe at
Beaver street, the New street Exchange
Place and the Riverside Drive. The ac-
ton was by the Farmers Loan and Mort
gage Company to toreclose a mortgage of
5000 900.
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MAVERICK Poisoning case.

LONDON, Dec. 2l.-Baroness Roques.
mother of Mrs. May ybrick, has retained
the services Of a solicitor to reopen the
Maybrick poisoning case. The Home Of
fee has been communicated with, and it
is claimed new and sensational evidence
has been obtained.
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winters Buys Farms in the East.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. M.-Theodore Winters,
the Nevada breeder and owner, has pur-
chased farm near Duquoin, ILL.,, where
he will send shortly from his Nevada
breeding establishment an extensive
string of highly-bred youngsters in
charge of Trainer Dick Pavey, To be pre-
pared for next seasons campaign.
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FIRE TN A COAL MIND.
Two Hundred Operatives for a
Time in Deathly Peril.
ALL FINALLY ESCAPE. AND BUT FEW
SUSTAIN INJURIES

Stanton, Who Was Re-
lteved OF His Command at Rio for
Saluting Insurgent Warships. Has
Been Restored TO Duty by Secre-
tary Of the Navy Herbert and VIII
be Assigned to the Command of the
North Atlantic Squadron.
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Silver Statue of Sunol.

New YORK, Dec. 2l.-A silver statue OF
Sunol, driven by Charles Marvin, was
presented at a banquet to Robert Bonner,
given by leading trotting-horse breeders.
The statuette is made of silver dollars,
and is valued at 81 ,009.
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A Peddler Shot and Killed.

MERGED, Dec. 21.-A special from Mer-
ced Falls states that peddlor was Shot
and killed by a saloon-keeper named Pete
Mccoy. Mccoy says the peddler at
tackled him and tried to rob him.
The record-union., 1893-12-22
PauoIt in san Domingo.

NEW YORK. Dec. 21.-A HerGld's spec
ial from Kingston, Jamaica, says: The
dissatisfaction in San Domingo has
broken out in a revolt against President
Heureaux. The Government is taking
active measures to suppress it.
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May Result in a Big strike.

ROCHESTER, Dec. lit is reported that
vote is being taken on the entire railroad
system between New York and Chicago as
to whether a general strike should be
ordered on account of the dissatisfaction
between the employees and officials Of the
Lehigh Valley road. Should the vote be
favorable the biggest strike ever ordered
east of the Mississippi River will result.
The record-union., 1893-12-22
Hopkins Onlciauy Declared Mayor

CHICAGO, Dec. 2l.-County Judge
Frank Scales, as ex of1icio Chairman of
the Board of Election Commissioners,
to-day declared John P. Hopkins elected
Mayor of Chicago. This was done after
the official count was made, and Hop
kins' plurality was found to be 1,290.
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Scheme for kidnapping Ruth Cleveland.

TOPEKA Kas.). Dec. 2l.-A special to the
Capitol from Abilene. Kas.. says: Letters
written by Hon. K. f. Rock, and dated
Topeka, were found here, and outlined a
scheme for kidnapping Ruth Cleveland
next month. Five people were named
as implicated in the deal. At first it was
thought TO be fake, but developments
show that it was probably a scheme OF a
crank who nas been hanging around the
city recently, but has gone East.
The police are reticent about the matter,
but it is known that two women are in
yoIved in the plot. The date for the alb
daction was set for some time in Janu-
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AFFAIRS IN HAWAII.
The Z. S. Revenue Cutter COrwin
Arrives at Honolulu.
CARRYING ORDERS IN CIPHER TO
MINISTER WILLIS.

President Dole Announces That ANY
Negotiations Looking to the Resto-
ration of the Queen Would Be Re-
jected by the Provisional Govern
ment-ssIf the Worst Comes,'' Says
Dole. ssWe win Make Stubborn
Resistance and There VIII Be q
Hard Fight.''
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CRUISER NEW YORK.
Successfully Docked at the Brooklyn
Navy Yard.

NaNy lNFu.
New YORK. Dec. 2l.-The cruiser New
York was successfully docked at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard this morning.
When the New York entered there was
something over twenty-six feet of water
in the dock. The vessel itself drew
twenty-five feet seven inches. Captain
J. w. Philip, commander of the New
ork, was greatly pleased at the result
He intimated that now by actual demon
stration the critics who have been pre-
dieting the cruiser could not be docked
have received q Knockout blow. All
along the Captain has said there would be
no trouble.
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Three Omcers Robbed by Tramps.

Os9ALoosA GaD, Dec. 21.-A gang of
fifteen tramps held up a Deputy Sheriff
and two policemen and robbed them of
all their valuables. The militia has been
called out to protect citizens from the
hordes Of vagabonds infesting this To-
calitV
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RAILROAD WORLD.
Possible Effect of MaGoun's Death or
the Atchison System.

Possible Effect of MaGoun's Death on
the Atchison System.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 2l.-President ingalls,
of the Big -Four, when asked whether on
account of the death of George C. Ma
goun the Atchison was likely to be placed
in the hands of receiver, said: II only
learned to-day of MIR. Magoun's death,
and while it is a severe blow to the sys-
tenn, am in hopes it will be able to brave
the tide. although a debt of the size of
the Atchison is pretty hard to overcome
lust at this time. President Reinhart is
an able railroad maD, and may be able to
keep the system out of the reach OF re-
ceivers, but whether he does remains to
be seem"
THE UNION PACIFIC.
OMAHA, Dec. 2l.-Receiver Anderson
of the Union Pacific, General Manager
Dickinson and other officials returned
from Denver this morning. Anderson at
tributed the decrease in the earnings to
the shutting down of the mining indus
tries, and says the earnings will increase
when local prosperity increases. He
thinks under the plan of reorganization
the creditors will receive much better re-
turn than can be obtained by division
of the property into component parts.
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Sentenced to be Shot.

LIVERPOOL, Dec. 21.-The Portuguese
Consul has received information that two
ship-owners named Rouchimal, formerly
in business in Liverpool and Manchester,
now making their headquarters at Rio,
have been sentenced to be shot by Peix-
oto for carrying insurgents upon one of
their steamships.
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A Liberal Elected.

LoSpox. Dec. N.-At an election in the
Accrington division of Lancashire,
Joseph Francis Leese, Liberal, was re-
elected to Parliament by vote OF 5,S22 to
1854 for Hermonhodge, Conservative.
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Reception to Ex-Presldent Harrison.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2I.-The recep-
ton to ex-President Harrison at the
Union League Club was a success ofgreat
magnitude. Representatives of every
class and both parties attended-United
States Senators and Representatives, the
Governor and executive staff, and menu
bers Of the Legislature were among the
fifteen hundred who paid their respects to
the ex-President. The house was pro-
fusely decorated. At the end of the col
lation, Mr.. Harrison responded to call
for speech, and expressed pleasure at
the cordial reception. Mr.. Harrison was
followed by Whitelaw Reid. ex-senator
Edmunds and Governor Pattison.
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Three Men Bun Down and Killed.

GREENsBURG Penn.), Dec. 12.-Four
men were run down by Pennsylvania
engine to-day. Three were killed, while
the fourth was but little hurt. They were
miners. and on their way to Williamsport
to find work
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ary. Steps have been taken for the arrest
Of the parties as soon as it is thought all
involved in the plot are known.
The Effort to Overthrow Tammany.

] no EIofI 20 UVertHrOW IaII Ilhahy'
New YORK, Dec. 21.-Cooper Union
was crowded tonight at meeting of the
New York State Democracy to perfect
plans for the overthrow of Tammany.
Ex-Secretary Fairchild was chosen Chair
man. Resolutions We're passed authoriz-
ing Chairman Fairchild to appoint an
Executive Committee not exceeding 100,
which shall constitute general commit
tee of the new movement. The committee
win be charged with perfecting an organ
ization in this county of the State De-
mocracy, and strengthen and populariZe
the Democratic party throughout the
State,
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Miners DROWNED.

PoTTsvILLE (Pa.), Dec. 2l.-At the Oak
Hill colliery this morning three or more
miners were drowned by the breaking in
OF water from an old working. Thirteen
others were in the mine, but escaped.
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NOW | HAVE GOT YOU
Fatal Street Duel in Front of
Hanford Hotel.
BOTH OF THE PARTICIPANTS ARE
MORTALITY WOUNDED

sad Case of Suicide at Los Angeles-A
Lady Becomes Suddenly Insane, and
Fires a Bullet Through Her Heart
Rain Falls Throughout the state as
Far South as Tehachapi-A Peddler
Shot and Killed at Merced Falls.