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The record-union., 1894-10-27
Special to the REcoRD-Ux1oN.

tISECORD-UNION,
GORDON (Neb.) Oct. 26.-Prairie fires
are sweeping over the sandhilis in tins
vicinity and are doing immense damage.
The flames are travelling with almost
lightning rapidity and consuming every
thing in their track. Last night the fire
was driven by will through the central
portion of Sheridan s7d Cherry Counties.
In its track were the big Osborn and Spade
ranches and a number ct smaller ones.
This morning not vestige of these
ranches exists except the burned and
scorched ground.
AT noon the fire is reported TO have
reached Pullman. and the whole country
IN that neighborhood is raging furnace.
1t is not known whether any lives were
lost, but thousands OF head of cattle have
perished.
The people in the track of the fire are
heelng for their lives, leaving their prop
erty to the mercy of the flames.
The fire broke out last Monday in the
south sandhills about fifty miles south of
this place, and has burned over a strip of
country lOO1niles in length by forty miles
WIDE. The fire is burning in an easterIy
direction.
leed clean on the Spade ranch, belonging
to Richards q Cairns and about 5000
IONS OF hay, leaving about 1000 tons.
inns ranch has 1900 head of cattle and
10 head of horses and it will necessitate
tne moving OF the entire outfit up to
White River, in South Dakota
The next ranch to burn was Stanbery
Bros.', who lost all of their hay, about 500
tons, and all OF the range, this ranch hay-
Ing 200 head OF cattle.
The next one was Miners ranch, burn
ing all his hay, about 800 tons, and range
feeding for about 200 head of cattle, The
hre was swept on by heavy western
WIND. There were thirty men working
like beavers to put it out.
The next ranch to go was Woodruff's.
All his hay was burned, about 400 tons.
and all his range. The range supported
about 800 head of cattle. Woodruff also
lost his barns, sheds and corraIs.
Baugh was next in line and he lost all
his hay, 800 tons, all his range and about
400 head of cattle.
The next was Mason's, burning him
out with l.000 tons OF hay. He was also
Postmaster, and had a store, carving a
stock OF goods worth about $1,000. with
very little or no Insurance. He mad 700
head OF cattle.
bay, 200 tons, but none of his buildings.
and lie mas about 600 head of cattle
Ihls is as far as the fire had gone at
noon. There are quite number of small
rancners burned over on the Burlington
and Missouri Railroad. John EnIow.
Samuel Chestnut, Morey & Hewitt, J. II.
Overton and Dan Hill are the only men
that were not burned out.
The loss from this fire at present will
run up into the millions, besides the ex-
pense OF moving all the stock, for hay is
scarcer this tall than 1t has been for wears.
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A SERIOTS TrRN.
Reporters WIN be Prosecuted,

KANSAS CITY, Oct. 26.-Charles Segar,
the man whom Chairman Olsen of the
Republican County Central Committee
wanted to have arrested by the United
States authorities for illegal registration,
is to be prosecuted under the State law.
He was arraigned this morning before
Justice Worthen, and at the request of
his attorney the case was continued until
Monday. After receiving word yesterday
that Assistant United States District At
torney Graffen had decided Segar could
not be prosecuted in the United States
Courts, Chairman Olsen consulted several
leaders of his party, among them an at
torney, who advised him to seek Justice
III the State courts. As result the at
torney wrote an information which Mr..
Olsen filed with Justice Worthen.
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NEW Ell DORADO.
Rush TO the Gold Fields in Western
Australia.

Rush TO the Gold Fields in Western
Australia.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 26.-The steamer
Alameda, which arrived to-day, brought
only three passengers from Australia.
Ihls was owing largely to the fact that
nearly everybody was on the rush to the
gold fields of Western Australia-Cool-
gardIe. While the steamer was in sgd
ney Harbor over 1000 miners arrived
from the New Zealand gold fields en-
route for the new FL Dorado. Some of
the finds are phenomenal, and in one in
ounces of gold. The Londonderry Mine,
one of the first discovered. was sold to an
English syndicate just before the steamer
sailed, for 81, 100000.
One OF the passengers from Sydney was
miner named James Mccormick. He
stopped off at Honolulu, but told the
other passengers that the new gold field
was every bit as rich as it was made out
to be, and that it would rival the days of
'49 in California. According to him, the
lack of water was the great drawback.
When he was at Coolgardie.a quart of the
precious fluid cost 50 cents, a pound of
meat go cents and 100 pounds OF flour S25.
The majority of the miners were doing
we'll, but the suffering owing to the
scarcity OF water was very great. Just
before the Alameda sailed a camel load of
ore, nearly all gold, was brought into
Sydney from the Wealth of Nations
Mine. Its arrival caused great excite
ment. ~
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interview Caprivi. but was informed that
he had retired.
POLITICAL WORLD IN BERLIN TAKEN BY
SURPRISE.
LONDON, Oct. 26.-A dispatch to the
Times from Berlin says Emperor Will
IAN has accepted the resig nations of
both Caprivi and Eulenburg. Such a
startling announcement mas taken the
political world in Berlin completely by
surprise. That for months past the Chan
cellor's adversarieS had been straining
every nerve to effect his downfall was
we'll known, and though il may be less
generally known, there gan be no doubt
that about fortnight;ago they had rea-
son to believe their object had been at
tanned. But when Caprivi returned from
Ktssengen he had once more access to the
Emperor, from whom he had been sepa-
rated for considerable time during the
summer holidays, and the situation grew
gradually changed! lie explained his
views To the Emperor and pointed with
so MUCH energy TO the dangers of ex-
treme measures for the repression of the
socialists, which measures might open a
fresh era OF internal conflict that his ar
guInents, for the tff3le at least, undoubt-
edly carried conviction. HIS friends and
opponents are agreed in stating that his
opinions prevailed with the Emperor
and that Eulenb burg, the chief advocate
abandoned by his own immediate col
leagues in the Prussian Council.
The Times correspondent adds: "I am
assured on good authority that the issue
turned upon personal questions quite in
commensurate with the grave results
which it involved. Since his visit to
Caprivi the Emperor has been the guest
OF Count Philip Zu Eulenburg, the Ger
man Embassador to- Vienna, whose
brother, the PrussiRn Premier and the
Marshal Of Ceremonies, was staying at
the same tinde at Liebenburg. 1t might,
therefore. be inferred that the Emperor
had yielded to the influences brought to
bear upon him by the Eulenburg family,
with which he has always entertained
relations of intimate friendship. But the
fact that his majesty has now accepted
the resignation of Count Eulenburg
Which it was understood was offered
fewidays ago and declined. hardly bears
out such an Inference. There is reason
to believe that an unavailing attempt on
the part of the Emperor to compose the
differences between the Chancellor and
Eulenburg was one of the causes that de-
termined his momentous decision, but il
can hardly be doubted that there were
other causes which it is impossible at
present to elucidate that led to the resig-
nation"
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ALASKAN NEWS,
Siberian Reindeer Doing Splendidly in
Alaska

Siberian Reindeer Doing splendidly in
Alaska.
PORT TOWNSEND (Wash.), Oct. 26.-
Rev. Sheldon Jackson. Commissioner of
Education for Alaska, arrived from the
Arctic tonight. He reports that the herd
OF Siberian reindeer at P ort Clarence had
been Increased to 200 head. and that they
are thriving splendidly, very few dying.
The colony of Laplanders which were
taken there last spring are instructing
the natives in raising and training the
animals. He denies the report that any
OF them were killed by falling over preci-
pices.
Mrs. John j. Healy. whose husband
manages a transportation company on the
4ukon River, arrived from Forty Mile
Greek. She says the Canadian Govern
ment this summer sent in two customs
officers, who collected duties on Ameri-
can goods imported at Forty Mile Creek
dlgglngs, small territory belonging to
Canada.
Very rich placer diggings have been
discovered on Minuke and Birch Creeks.
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Hot on the Trail of Cook.

TALEQUAH q. IT,, Oct. ga courier
has just arrived with information that
Sheriff Proctor and posse of Choctaws
are hot on the trail of Cook and his gang
OF robbers, being only half an hour be-
hind them. Last night Louise Cook. a
sister OF the leader of the notorious gang.
rode into Fort Gibson and terrorized the
people Of that place by shooting into
houses and defyipg arrest. She filled the
depot full of lead from her pistol. After
driving the frightened people off the
streets, she galloped through squad of
Deputy Marshals and out Of town in true
bandit-queen style.
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CALIFORNIA FRUITS.
Shipments Have Been Large but Prices
Low This Season.

Shipments Have Been Large but Prices
Low This Season.
SAN FRANcrsco, Oct. 26. Shipments
have been large and prices have been low
for fruit this season. Especially is this
true Of canned fruit. The Gamers are
willing to work on low margin of profit.
In consequence, the pack of the State has
been more nearly sold out than in any
previous year. Sales have not practically
stopped, as Gamers have ali the orders
they can ship by the first OF the month,
when charges will advance from 90 to 10
cents hundred. The dried fruit product
has also been in excess of that of former
years. The shipments to date of all va
rleties except prunes have been nearly
double those OF former years. Prices,
however, have ruled low. Those in the
trade believe that there will be a con-
sumptive demand for all dried fruit of
California this year. Shipments of green
fruit proved disastrous, partly attributa-
bic to the long railroad tie-up.
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GREEN GOODS OPERATORS.
a Kansas Chief of Police Solicited t,
Handle Their Goods,

danul6 In0lf Goods
KANSAS CITY (Kas.). Oct. 26. - The
green goods men of New York have sent
Chief of Police Quarles of this city one of
their letters asking him to handle their
goods at high profit of $50, 900 for $500.
The letter was accompanied by the usual
confidential circular card" OF instruc-
tions and alleged newspaper clippings
The green goods men undoubtedly did not
know that the Chief now holds the Of
fetal position at the head of the Police
Department, as they sent the letter to the
firm maine of Swingley 81 Quarles, under
which the Chief and Justice OF the Peace
Swingley formerly conducted livery
business. Chief Quarles, however, inti-
mates that the green goods men are TAX
ing this bold way OF suggesting protec-
ton from the Kansas City Police Board.
This mornings mail brought in a large
batch OF letters OF the same character,
and large number OF business men re-
ceiyed' them.
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DIPHrHERIA AND GROUP.
The American Consul at Havre In.
dorses the New Treatment,

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-The new treat
mont by incubation for diphtheria and
Group, as practiced in France, is the SUBJ
ject of special report to the State De-
partment by United States Consul C. w.
Chancellor of Eavre. He says by this
method of treatment only one out of fonr
patients succumb, whereas
the figure is double for other methods OF
treatment heretofore applied. Conse-
quently the Consul, who is Baltimore
physician of repute, says that it would
seem very desirable that the. anti-diph-
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BLYTHE ESTATE.
Judge Coffey Signs an Order for It's
Distribution.

Judge Lohey Signs an Order Tor It's
DistributIop.
SAN Francisco, Oct. 26.-Judge Coffey
of the Probate Department of the Su-
perior Court to-day signed an order dis
tributing the Blythe estate to Florence
Blythe -Hinckley. The attorneys for
Alice Edith Blythe and for the Savage
heirs took an appeal to the Supreme
Court. This will keep the valuable prop
erty tied up for several months longer.
When it is finally turned over to Flor
ence the Blythe estate will be incerpor-
ated. All those having big claims against
the property, like the lawyers, Florence
and her relatives, will receive stock in
the corporation. The city property will
be mortgaged, and big building will be
erected on the famous lot in the very
heart of the city.
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THE ELECTION BALLOT.
Decision as to How Names Shall Al
nenr ON the Ticket

Decision as to How Names Shall Ap-
pear on the Ticket.
Los ANGELES, Oct. pa week ago
County Clerk I. II. Ward, who is also
Republican candidate tor Clerk of the
Supreme Court. decided in printing the
election tickets to place on the ticket only
once the names of those candidates who
were nominees of both the Democratic
and Republican parties. This was a de-
parture from the method pursued in the
last election, when the names of such
candidates went on the ticket twice, rep
resenting each party of which they were
the'nominees.
Mr.. Ward was mandamused by the
Democratic and Populist Central Com
mitteeS, and an effort thus made to COM
pei him to put such names on the ticket
twice. The position of the committees
was that IN no other way could it be de-
termined what percentage of the total
vote was cast in the election, hence
neither party would be able to determine
whether or not it would be entitled to 90
on the ticket al the next election the law
denying to any party the right TO 90 on
The ticket which has not cast three per
cent, of the total vote of the preceding
election. This morning Judge Shaw
handed down decision TO the effect that
Ward had the right to put the names on
Democrats and Populists say the names
going on the ticket in this manner will
lose them votes.
DENMAN FINDS AN ERROR.
SAN JOSE, Oct. 26.-W. Denman, repre-
sentinp James Denman, independent
Democratic candidate for Congress in this
district. was in the Superior Court to-day
with statement that there was an error
In the official ballot. Denman's name
appears on the ticket as Independent
Democracy" and the court was asked for
an order to correct the same. The Judge
told the representative to propose the or
der. When this was presented for the
COURTS signature representative OF the
County Clerk said that the ballots We're
printed and the printer informed him
it would be impossible to reprint the
ballots in the time left. The court then
recalled the order. An order has been
made in San Mateo County for the cor
rection of the error.
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NEBRASKA PRAIRIE FIRES
Doing Immense Damage in the
Vicinity of Gordon.
FLAMES TRAVELLING WITH LIGHT
MING RAPIDITY.

The Whole Country in the Neighbor-
hood of Pullman a Raging Furnace
People in the Track of the Fire
Fleeing for Their Lives, Leaving
Their Property at the Mercy of the
Elames-All the Range Stock Feed
Burned Clean.
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Puerto Cortes Railwar

PANAMA, Oct. 26.-It is reported from
Honduras that contracts have been
entered into with an American syndicate,
headed by w. S. Valentine of New York,
to complete the Puerto Cortes Railway to
Comayagua and Tegacigalpa.
Ecuador is said TO be desirous OF OBJ
tanning European immigrants to coIonize
the Galapagos Islands.
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Rebels CrushingIy Defeated.

TANGIER, Oct. 26-It is announced that
Muley Amin, ordered by the Sultan to go
to Melilla with force of 700 infantry.
700 cavalry and four guns TO delimit the
Spanish and Moorish frontier, which
hitherto has been prevented by the Riff
tribesmen, has inflicted crushing defeat
upon the rebelliOus Haahinas.
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The Vault Blown to Pieces,

MALVERN Qowa), Oct. 26.-The Far
mers. and Mechanics Bank was! visited
by burglars this morning, and it is sup
posed $1,000 were stolen. Nitro-glycerine
was used IN opening the vault. which was
practically blown to pieces, and the
money and other contents sent into the
street. The thieves left money scattered
over the floor in their haste to pet away
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she was over twenty-four hours behind
her schedule time, having been delayed
at Apla and Honolulu. In over twelve
years steady service the Alameda has
never before failed to arrive on time.
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PACIFIC ISLANDS.
Rum0rs in Circulation of a Royal
Uprising in Hawaii,
THE OBJECT BEING TO ATTEMPT TO
RESTORE THE EX-QUEEN.

ANY Moment Between the Rival
Partiesfn samoa-President Schmidt
Generally Regarded on the Islands
as Greater Failure Than His
Predecessor-Serious Talk of Petit
tioning the Powers for His Re-
moval.
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Body Identified.

VALLEJO, Oct 2e.-The body which
was found yesterday sticking out of a
fissure in the bank of Napa Creek, has
been identified as that of Alexander
Wills, sailor of the Bennington. Wills
fell overheard one night about a month
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The Enskar Safely in Port.

QUEENSTOWN, Oct. 26-The British
steamer Enskar. from Philadelphia, Oc-
tober 4th, for London, for the safety
of which some fears were felt, has been
towed to this port with its shaft broken,
by the steamer McGarel from Norfolk,
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Gale in ENGLAND.

LONDON, Oct. 26.-The gale was general
in England yesterday. Several fatalities
are reported and many small vessels
were wrecked. Some damage was done
by floods.
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To Blow Up the Chamber of Deputies.

PARIS, Oct 26.-Le Mdtin states that in
formation was recently received at the
Prefecture of Police that three anarchists
have resolved to come to Paris from
Poissy, Lille and Lyons for the purpose
OF blowing up the Chamber Of Deputies.
Palais Bourbon is watched by the police
with redoubled vigilance and strictest
surveillance is exercised over all sus-
pected persons.
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THE CAR OF RUSSIA.
CONFLIC TING REPORTS AS To
his CONDITION.
An Operation Said to Have Been Per-
formed Which Gives Him
Great Relief.
to the RrcoRp.UNroS.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoS.
LONDON, Oct. 26.-Dispatches received
at the Russian Embassy this morning
from Lividia say the Gar is much better.
He breakfasted with appetite and energy.
TO GO TO CORFU.
PLYMOUTH (Eng.). Oct. 26-The Rus
sian Imperial yacht Pole Star has left this
port for Lividia, where it is understood
she will take on the Gar and the imperial
family and convey them to Corfu.
HE SLEEPS WELL.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 26.-The follow
ing bulletin was issued at IL o'clock this
morning: The Gar slept fairly well last
night, and his appetite this morning is
good. There are no somnolent or con-
vulsive symptoms. Edema has increased.
THE CAR RELIEVED.
LONDON, Oct. ga statement, pur-
porting to come from Lividia by way of
Paris, alleges the operation of thoraceu-
tecis has been performed upon the Gar
with success. The releasing of the LIQUID
matter by puncturing has greatly re-
lieved the patients breathing and the
pressure around the heart.
1t is reported Professor Leyden declared
there is no danger OF an immediate col
lapse.
A SERIOUS TURN,
BERLIN, Oct. 26.-The LokGE Aazeiqer
publishes dispatch from Lividia saying
the Car suffered q very serious relapse,
and it is not expected he will survive the
night, or tomorrow at the farthest
THE CzARowITz AND PRINCESS ALIx.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 26.-It is under
stood that Professor CRUDE refused to
operate upon the Gar, not desiring to as
sumo the responsibility of so doing.
The crown jewels are being forwarded
to Lividia from Moscow in order to be
used at the marriage of the Czarowitz to
Princess Alix, which ceremony has been
fixed to take place on Monday next. al
the event of unforeseen contingencies,
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Ameer nf AfrhanIstan.

CALCUTTA, Oct. 26.-News has been re-
ceived at Simla, dated October 10th, from
Cabul, that the Ameer of Afghanistan
was attending to business as usual.
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Missing shin Ivanhoe.

ASTORIA (Or.), Oct. 26.-The United
States revenue cutter Corwin arrived in
port at I:30 P. NJ. to-day. She brings no
tidings of the missing ship Ivanhoe, for
which she went in search. Since leaving
San Francisco last Saturday the Corwin
made zigZag course to the Colum bia
River, running out to a distance of 200
miles. Outside of San Francisco several
coasting vessels were boarded, but moth
ing was gained. None of them had
sighted any wreckage. About $50 miles
off Cape Means a square-rigger bound for
Nicaragua was boarded, but she had no
news of the Ivanhoe. The Captain of the
Corwin states that he encountered none
of the piles from the big raft that went TO
pieces bff Yaquina.
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The Alameda Behind Time.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 25.-When the
Oriental Steamship Company's steamer
Alameda came into port this morning
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Christian Endeayor In Politics.

OAKLAND, Oct. 26.-The Alameda
County Christian Endeavor Union, con-
sisting of eighty-six societies and 1900
members, and controlling fully $500
votes. has decided to take hand in local
politics, and will fight every candidate
who is friendly to or who is making
saloon fight for office. A committee OF
live, recently appointed for the purpose
by the union, has in print ticket indors-
ing those whom they consider worthy of
the support of the union. There are live
party tickets and numerous independent
candidates in the field. The Christian
Endeavor ticket contains names written
from all these
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State HorticnltnraI Societr.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 26.-The Califor-
MIA State Horticultural Society elected
the following officers to-day: E. w. Hill
gard, Honorary President; B. NJ. LeIong,
President; Leonard Coates, Vice-Presi-
dent; a. T. Perkins, Treasurer; E. J.
Wickson, Secretary; j. l.. Mosher, II.
Overacker, S. j. Staples, Professor c. Ii.
Allen and Leonard Coates, directors.
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DIR. WILLIAM J.. WALTBRs.
He Passe1 Away in His sixty-Fifth Year
at His Residence.

Dir. William l.. Walters died at his
residence, No. IL east Clay street, last
night at 1875 o'clock. Or. Walters had
been in declining health for twelve
months. but was confined to his bed only
about two weeks
Deceased was in his sixty-fifth year
He came TO Richmond from stanton
about eighteen months ago. For thirty
years he was an active practitioner in
Augusta county. where he had an extern
siye practice. His wife was a grand
daughter OF the Rev. William CalhOOn.
formerly pastor OF Hebron church. in
Augusta county. and was agreat-grand-
daughter of the Rev. James Waddell.
Or. Walters was an elder in Hebron
church, and upon removing to Richmond
united himself with the Grace-Street
Presbyterian church. Since his residence
with many warm friends. He was a
man of sterling worth and the highest
character. firm in his convictions. and
devoted TO right. DR. Walters leaves a
widow and ten children seven sons and
three daughters. Two OF the sons. WI
liam =. and Charles 4. Walters, are
connected with the firm Of Cay K
Lorraine. The other children are Emmett
and George G. Walters. Of New York;
two small boys. and Misses Margaret,
Mary and Lucy Walters. The funeral
arrangements have not yet been COM
pleted.