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The morning call., 1894-09-15
AID FOR CONSTANTINOPLE.
San Francisco to the Relief of Earth
quake Sufferers,

General DImOnd Will cali a meeting of
the Chamber of Commerce, probably for
Tuesday, TO take action toward raising a
The recent disastrous earthquakes of Tur-
key. by which large part of the city of
Constantinople was destroyed.
Privae communications received by
General Dimond state that the distress in
ConstantinOple caused by the catastrophe
is indeed appalling. A large part Of the
city. especially The ancient section with
its residences anu business-houses, was
totally destroyed and the people were COM
pellet to seek shelter in teEtb or lie in the
very great, and the suffering of the sur.
VlYOrS intense.
WhatresOuTceS the Government had were
given freely, but they were insufficient.
and they are still in great need of assist
ance. Relief organizations were started iu
Paris ard London, and the New York
g amber of Commerce has been at work
some time. As a matter of pride, there
fore, General DimOnd, as we'll az many
other members of the chant Der. believe
that San Francisco should not be tarQy at
such time.
the Sultan has always anticipated any call
for relief when great calamlties have Wis
tied our country, ana further, it is said
mat the very first substantial contribution
to reach this country from foreigi lands at
the time OF the disaster OF Johnstown was
from the private eXchequer G. the Su tan
of Turkey. and only a few days ago his
Majesty forwarded several hundred
pounds to he distributed among tile vic.
tins OF the fires of the Northwest.
There will no doubt be a generous re-
Spouse to the call for aid at CONSTANT.
DOnla
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HE QUICKLY REPRINTED.
After Taking Morphine a Cabinet
Maker Is Saved.

SAN JOSE. Sept. 14.-B. F. Norris, a
cabinet-maker, aged about so, attemrted
suicide this morning. by taking morphine
He took the drug about 4 O'Clock, but re-
pented and notified a neighbor, who called
in physician. After hours of hard work
be was pronounced out Of danger
Norris came here from Los Gatos few
months since. He is a fine mechanic, but
lately has been drinking, and has been on
spree the last few days, He was drunk
when he took the stiff. His wife left the
house several DAYS since sick, aud is now
under care of physician here. 1t is said
his drinking had something to do with
her leaving. Norris friends claim this
trouble made him Respondent. He is a
man of good education and unusual in
teligencs.
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SWALLOWED THEM ALL.
Alabama Republicans Absorb the
Opposition Parties.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Sept. 14-The Re
publican party has practically swallowed
up the Kolb and Populist parties in Ala
hama. The two parties held their conven-
ton at Blockton to-day and i; was resolved
n OF to make nomination for Congress.
but TO support T. n. Rich, the Republi-
can nominee, and to urge all Kolbites and
Populists to vote the Republican ticket.
Similar action was taken in the Fourth
District two days ago. and will be followed
up in other Districts.
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KILLED HIS WIFE.
Before the Woman Died She Saved
the Rrute'S Life.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 14.-Thomas Tay-
Tor. 80 years old, killed his wife. %
years Id. today by shooting her with a
pistol which he then turned on himself
Taylor's wound is not dangerous, however.
The wounded vile having turned bis arm
to one side just as be was about to put a
bullet through his heart. Jealousy caused
the deed. The couple had quarreled
frequently and Taylor accused his wife of
undue intimacy with other men.
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STARS AND STRIPES.
The Cadets of the Cross Are Pre-
scented With a Beautiful Flag.

SSnISO WIN q Dcdutliul rag.
Company A, League of the Cross Cadets,
was presented with a beautiful flag last
| evening at Saratoga Hall on Geary street
| by the young ladies of the Immaculate
| Conception Sodality of ST. Mary's Cattle
dral
The young soldiers have long felt the
need OF a colored standard 10 complies
their military parapherna!ia, but they did
not exactly know how to set about TO cap
| ture one. Captain brady. after surveying
| the field, decided to call his aids together
TO see if there was not some way out of the
| difficulty. A council of war was accord
/ lngly held. Fortunately one of the lieu
/ tenants hit upon the plan that detach-
! meDt be dispatched to make a sally upon
me camp of the Young Ladies' SOdality.
! The young officers suggestion was de-
clared good one, and it was resolved at
| once to make nightly force march and
surprise the camp.
Gllttering sabers and shining bay0nets
! sent terror into the hearts of the young
| ladies'. and they surrendered without a
struggle. ITO the victor belongs the
| spolls" was the motto of the conquerors,
and among the trophies taken was the
magn ifcent silk banner. The cadets
marched proudly back to headquarters
with the stars and stripes unfurled at the
! head of lie column
The flag IS one of rare beauty. 1t is
made of six ana handsomely hand en-
| brolder'd The wnrk was done by Miss
! Mary O'Neill, president of the sodality, and
! Miss Conway. Across the body of the
flag artistieallY STAMPED are the words
Go. A. First Regiment. l.. c. c." and on
| the long silken streameIs "St. Mary's
| Cathedral"
The presentation exercises were we'll at
tended by large number of the friends OF
the SOdahty and the cadets.
The following literary and musical pro-
gramme was rendered:
Piano solo, Miss NJ. Brady; remarks. Rev
E. r dempsey; vocal solo, Miss Julia sullivan ;
recitation, Anthony a. Mogan; banjo duet,
MesSrs. Frank Gonzalez and K. Irones: vocal
solo, Miss KIIIe Black; remarks, Rev. E. j.
Doran; selections. Company A glee; piano
duet. Misses Nj. Quigley and A. Ward; presen.
TALON of flag. Miss Mary O'NellI; response
Captain Frank ). Drady; brakes Address to
the American Flag, Frank Smith: solo and
chorus, ''Star-spangled Banner" Miss KItle
Back solOist; exhibition drill. Company A,
CAPTAIN Frank s, BRADY commanding,
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living at Hancock, Md. in 1852, when he
married for the third time a woma named
Graham. who had some money. 1t is
alleged he deserted her after gesting some
of her money. His children by his several
marriages scattered and now occupy
widely different positions. One became
the wife of Seaman, the canal-tender, and
another of Photographer Rice. Now word
has been received from Chicago that Nc
Catferty amassed fortune there and that
the children he left are his heirs.
Attorney Craftson of a wel'-known
Illinois firm is here investigating the mat
tsr of kinship to McCafferty.
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SERIOUS CHARGES.
A Bank in Utah Which Was Wrecked
bV Its Officers.

DENVER, Sept IA special from Og-
den, Utah, to the News says that articles
were filed to-day in the United Sta'es
Fourth District Court charging gross fraud
and mismanagement on the part of The
officers of the Citizens Bank. which as
signed December last. Cashier c. NJ.
Brongh and Theodore Robinson are
charged with loaning money to themselves
and to corporations in which stockholders
CT the bank are Interested TO the extent If
S68,000 MIR. Brough is Mayor of Ogden.
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COAST GOSSIP.
Congressman Caminetti Has Started
Home at Last.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE leave OF alb
Sence granted Major John A. Darling, Filth
Artillery, Department OF California. is ex-
tended two months on 4 surgeons certificate
of disability.
a POstofice has been established at Mill
wood, Fresno County. special from Sanger,
with George NJ. ROph. postmaster, also at
Piuerock. san Benito County, with John +.
MalOna postmaster.
Representative Camnetti left for California
tonight.
Pensions; observation-disclosures 5.
Clapp of Los Angeles. Reissue-Oto Klein of
Ukiah. Mexican war survivor, increase-John
V. Moore OF Stockton
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RESERVE CLIMBING UP.
Treasury Officials No Longer in Fear
of a Bond Issue

VI iSSuSs
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE net cash
in the treasury at the close of business TO-
day was S127, 1872, AL. of which $50. 99S, 524
represented the gold reserve. The gold
reserve has been steadily clim hing upward
for the past month. On August s il
reached its lowest point in the record of
the department-S52 1S9, 800 Since that
date it has Increased almost $4,000, 000.
and the increase has largely allayed the
fears of treasury officials. During the past
week it has increased over 81, 100000.
This increase is accounted for by the sur
render of gold voluntarily by banks and its
exchange for small notes. During the
past week $4,000 has been so exchanged.
The balance of the increase is due 10 the
purchase of bullion at Helena, Denver
and Charlotte. n. c. The large Increase
In the output of gold in Colorado and Mon
tana piles up the gold reserve, as il finds
its way directly to the assay offices of the
Government
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INSANITY WITH A PURPOSE.
A Woman Who Is Believed to Have
Fired Her Own House.

AKRON, Ohio, Sept. 14.-After a most
thorough search by the police no trace of
the negroes Mrs. George Woehlheuter
claims assaulted her yesterday can be
found. Officers believe the woman in
sane, that she bound and gagged herself,
then fired the house with her own hands.
She says that fer twelve nights she
dreamed all just as she claims it happened.
There was large insurance on her house.
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HEIRS TO THOUSANDS.
Luck Falls Along the Line of the Old
Canal

WASHINGTON. Sept. 1.-THE boatmen
along the Chesapeake and Ohio canal are
agog over the windfall which it is said
came to the children of George W. Seaman,
locktender on the canal. They. with
Mrs. NJ. Rice, the wife of local photog-
rapher. are said to be among the principal
heirs of John McCafferty, IN aged capital
ist, who died 10 Chicago the past summer
leaving an estate OF about 100000. Nc
Cafferty, it is said, was canal boatman
The morning call., 1894-09-15
STORIES OF GREAT CRUELTY
Atrocities Practiced Upon Prisoners
in Brazil.

NEW YORK, Sept. IA RIO special to
the World says: Although many prison.
ers have been released. more persons
have been arrested during the past
Jew days than have been set
at liberty. Reports are increasing
that those who were released have told
their friends almost incredible stories OF
cruelty to prisoners. They were often
sent, il is said, to serve in mental capac-
ity on shipboard. while some were whipped
10 death.
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BIRTHS-M ARRIAGES-DEATHS

birth. marriage and death notices sent BY mail
will not be inserted. They must he handed In az
either OF the publication offices aud he indorsed
with the name and residence or persons auChorIz-
ing to have the same published.]
BORN.
KlPHEN-In this city, September ~ 1894 TO the
wife of V. Kiphen, a son.
HULTQUlST-In this city, September IA, 1894,
TO the wife of Oscar il ultQuist son.
HESS-In this city. September Is. 1894, to the
wife OF Henry Hess, a sou.
MCLEAN-In this city. September IL. 1894. to
the wife OF DIR. Robert A. Mclean SON.
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Gaffey Catches SmuggIers.

SANTA MONICA, Sept 14-Customs Col
lector John t. G.ffey arrested Stewart
Smith, colored boy of the steamer
Miueola, and charged him with having
assisted in the landing of opium. One
hundred ana fifty five-rael cans were cap
tured from Gus Algren, a restaurant =
keeper. Other arrests are likely to follow.
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COLOR BLINDNESS.
travelling Engineers Consider a Most
Important Question.

DENVER, Colo, Sept. IA lengthy
paper on color blindness, which was dis.
cussed in an Instructive manner. consumed
the time of the Travelling Engineers at the
morning session. Chicago and Pittsburg
entered contest for the next convention
Pitisburg coming out victorious The
question OF making Chicago permanent
headquarters for the organization is being
seriously contemplated. The ladies' aux.
Hilary rendered a reception to the visiting
ladies this evening.
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RELIGIOUS WAR IN INDIA.
A Pamphlet Issued Calling the Hin
docs to Take Up Arms.

BOMBAY, Sept. 1.-THE excitement
which commenced on Wednesday night at
Hoonah City, and which led'to a fight be-
tween Mohammedans and Hindoos, con-
tinues. All business is suspended and the
streets are pairoled by troops. The Gov
ernor of Bombay, Lord Harris, is doing his
utmost TO reconcile the warning parties
To make matters worse a pamDhlet has
bsen issued by fourteen Brahmins urging
The Hindoos TO arms, and to iBaugurate a
religious outbreak as the first step toward
the overthrow of the alien power.
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BANKERS ARRESTED.
They Find No Difficulty in Pulling
Up Heavy Bail.

HARRISBURG, Pa, Sept. lion the
charge of misapplyiug $4,000 of the funds
of the Middletown National Bank of Mid
dleton, which failed last week, Charles
2. Raymond and his brother. Edward
Raymond, cashier, were arrested tonight.
Examination shows that large amount of
funds has been misap plied by the officials
of the bank. The bankers furnished $40
600 bail for the appearance. They have
been prominent in business and society
circles.
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PURCHASE OF SLAVE GIRLS.
Findings in the Cases of Those Who
Were Tried.

CAIRO, Sept. 1.-The finding of the court
in the case of The persons charged v ith
purchasing slave girls was published to-day.
1t shows that WsiIiff Pasha. a retired
general of the Egyptian army, was not con-
victed as was reported yesterday, but was
acquitted. Schwartz Pasha was also ac-
quilted. Abdul Hami1 was convicted and
sentenced TO six months Imprisonment.
In the case of the dealers and brokers in
shaving cities who were tried by the same
court there convictions IN each instance.
The morning call., 1894-09-15
SHELLS TIE STED,
On the Whole the Result Has Been
Very Satisfactory.

WASHINGTON, Sept. IA. - The recent
she'll stS at Indian Head by the Ord
nance Committee of the Navy have been
completed -Four 10-inch shells of cast
steel made by the johnson Company of
Spuyten Duyvil and two of forged steel
made by the Midvsle Company were fired
at 1S-nch harveyzed plates. Commodore
Sampson Of the Ordnance Bureau saws the
shells LrOved highly satisfactory, and
although not expected to break armor.
stood up t. the test well.
The morning call., 1894-09-15
Hoey's Hophouse Burned.

SACRAMENTO. Sept 14-ThE morning
the large hophouse of Peter Hoey. one
mile east of PattersOn's station, few
miles beyond the ely, was reduced to
ashes. The hops on the Hoey ranch had
all been picked, and the entire crop was
in the house and was total loss. A good
deal of it had been ba led ready for market.
The loss will be $4,000 to $4,000.
The morning call., 1894-09-15
HELD UP BY HIGHWAYMEN.
The Idaho Stage Robbed Near
Ilkiah

UKIAH, Sept. 14.-The Idaho stage was
held up this afternoon ten miles north of
the city by masked bighwaymen. Wells,
Fargo 81 Co.'s box was taken, but the
amount of treasure secured is yet I'M
known. Sheriff johnson is now out after
the robbers.
The morning call., 1894-09-15
The Voice of the People

Proclaims one TACT as true, namely, that Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters effects a cure whenever it
is persisently used for the ailments to which it is
adapted. Among these are maIarial ana dyspep.
tic ailments, rheumatism, nervous and kidney
complaints, constipation aud biliousncss. A table.
spoonful three times day is about the average
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Declare IL Is False.

LONDON, Sept. 14.-Offieials of the Bra
lillian legation declare the Monteyideo
dispatch, published by the News Agency.
saying Admiral da Cana and other Off
GERS were shot. without trial. by order of
President Peixoto of Brazil, in Fortress
Santa Cruz, April %, is false.
The morning call., 1894-09-15
Liquor Men lnsOlvent.

SAN JOSE. SeIt. 14.-John Moon and D.
E. Mccarthy. wholesale liquor men here,
filed petitions in insolvency to-day. The
assets are placed at $l1, 59S 10; Liabilities at
S16.6S4 81. They owe WiImerding 81 Co. of
San Francisco $6894 Al and MyerfeId,
Mitchell & Co. of San Francisco $6627 80.
The morning call., 1894-09-15
The Hero of a Kidnapping Story Told
by Himself.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. Sept. 14.-Paul
johnson, who reached New Orleans yea
terday with sensational story OF kidnap-
ing and escape, arrived at his home here
tonight. He is very sick and now in the
care Of his wife. who has mourned MIN
for dead. The motive for the abduction Is
mystery, as johnson is not man oil
wealth, though he claims 10 be heir 10
$4,000 in Kentucky. He promises start
ling DEVELOPMENTS when no RECEIVERS.
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BOUND FOR MEXICO.
Hereafter the Center of the Mormon
Church Will Be There.

DENIsoN, Tex, Sept. 14.-BIshop G. A.
Smith of the Mormon church passed
through here to-day en- route to Mexico.
He said the center of the Mormon church
wonid be in Mexico, and that a powerful
hierarchy, greater than Salt Lake. would
be established.
The morning call., 1894-09-15
CONTROL OF SAMOA.
Germany Proposes to Abide by the
Present Treaty.

LONDON, Sept. IA dispatch from
Berlin to the Times says: The Hamburger
CORRESPONDENCE publishes the reply Of the
Government t. the suggestion made a few
days ago by the Vienna PoliiSche Cores
pondenZ, that a dual control be estab
lished over the Samoan Islands. The reply
states that Germany prefers to abide by
the provisions of the Samoan treaty.
The morning call., 1894-09-15
Francisco de Bourbon Arrested.

MADRID. Sept. 14.-General Francisco
de Bourbon, who last week issued a mani
festo claiming heritage 10 the house of
France, will be kept under military arrest
for two months as punishment for Issuing
the manifesto.
The morning call., 1894-09-15
Eclipse of the Moon.

WASHINGTON, Sep. 14.-Tbe partial
eclipse of the moon was easily visible fer
about two hours tonight, entering the
earth's shadow about half-past 10 o'clock
and passing out again about 1880.
The morning call., 1894-09-15
John BraYo's Suicide.

SAN RAFAEL, Sept. 14.-An inquest
was held on the BODY OF John Bravo to-
day and resulted in the jury returning a
verdict of suicide. The widow of the de-
ceased testified that financial trouble was
the direct cause Of the suicide.
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Captain Bridgman Very Ill.

TACOMA. Wash, Sept. 14-Captain W.
h. Brldgm n, late commander of the
cruiser Baltimore, who arrived here about
month ago on a leave of absence, is dan
gtrouSly i'll with Asiatc fever, contracted
in Korea, and is not expected to live.
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Stabbed His Wife.

KENYON, Ohio, Sept. 14-Fred Miller,
German. aged 20, in tit of jealousy to-day
fatally stabbed his wife four times. and
cut her head open with Ratchet Then
he jumped into well and was killed in
stantly. Both were well respected people.
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Wine From the Cape.

LONDON. Sept. IA dispatch from
Cape Town says the annual output of
Cape wine has fallen from 100000 to
100000 gallons during the last year. The
decrease is partly due to pbylloxera.
The morning call., 1894-09-15
Mann Is All Right.

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 14.-P. j. Mann, the
Oregon hOrseman, who was reported miss
ing, appeared at his stables in Agricul-
tural Park this morning. There is no
foundation for the sen sational story about
his disappearance
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Naval Appointments.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE Pre-; ident
has MADE the following appoiu tments 4:
Richard W. Mead, rear-admiral of the
navy; Robert l.. Pythan, commodore of
the navy; James Adams. lieutenant-eom-
mander of the navy.
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MORSE ACQUITTED.
Court Holds That He Did Not Libel
Mrs. Cougar.

BosToN, Sept. 1.-THE suit for S25, COO
damages brought against Congressman Z.
A. Morse of Canton, Mass. by Mrs. Helen
NJ. Cougar, the temperance and woman
suffrage advocate, terminated tonight in
a verdict for the defendant. The jury
after being out an hour and 40 minutes rem
dered verdi of acqut,aL Hon. Hat-
vey Sheppard, Mrs. Cougars counsel, i'm
mediately made application for a new
trial. Congressman Morse was congratu-
lated Oh all sides.
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ARMY REASSIGNMENTS.
They Are Causing a Great Deal of
Work at Headquarters

WASHINGTON. Sept. 1.-THE officials at
army headquarters are still engaged TO-
day in arranging for the general reassign.
ments OF regiments that are contemplated
as result of the adjustment OF the re-
cruting depots at Jefferson Barracks.
Davids Island and Columbus Barracks.
The expectation is that they will be fin
ished tomorrow and probably be mad e
public then.
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Coffin. o. A. c., scratch; H. f. Ccffin. o. a. c.
yards; 4. Wittenbach, A. A. c., 4 yards; W.
p Drum. p. S. +. Y. NJ. C. A, yards; II.
Currie, P. 5. f. Y. M. C. A, yards; p. A.
Deacon, o. Y. NJ. {. A. yards; w. b. West,
o. Y. NJ Z. A, 6 Yards.
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Fellows Challenges Parkhurst.

New YORK, sept 14.-District Attorney
Fellows gave out statement to-day in re-
gard TO the attack of DR.. Parkhurst on
Recorder Smythe. lie challenges DR..
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Them onterey at Tacoma.

TACOMA, Sept. 14-The United States
coast defense vessel Monterey arrived to-
day and will remain two weeks.
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The jury Failed to Agree.

Los ANGELES, Sept. 14.-The jury in the
case OF Harris and Plat. charged with con-
spiracy and biackmail. failed tn agree to-day.
and was discharged by Judge Ross.
The morning call., 1894-09-15
MITCHELL OF OREGON.
What the Senator Says About New
York Politics.

TACOMA, Sept. Ex-senator Mitchell OF
Oregon stopped here to visit relatives on
his way from Washington. he will make
campaign speeches this fall in this state,
idaho and California. The Senator says
that at Washington Senator Hill IS ex-
pected to make the race for Governor of
New York if either Morton, Tracy or
Choate is nominated
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Joseph N. Nouther Dead.

PORTLAND, Or, Sept. 14.-Joseph n.
Nouther. well known in San Francisco, died
here Today from Brlehps disease.
The morning call., 1894-09-15
BIG COFFEE CROP.
There Will Be a Crash if Prices Do
Not Come Down

LONDON, SEPT. 14.-The Stati>t to-mor-
row will say that Anton Hiiistenhabl
estimates the coffee crop Of 1894 at fully
12,500,000 bags. the largest in the annals of
trade. The maximum consumption of
coffee is 100000 bags, and if the specu-
lators maintain prices during 1894 a great
crash in the spring of 1895 is expected.
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LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

Arrived.
FRIDAY. September a.
Ship EiwelI. Ryder. days from Nanalmo; 1895
tons coal. TO John RoEenfeId's Sons.
Bak VIII w Case. WhaIman, % DAYS from
Bristol Bay; Is 600 cs salmon, to Alaska Packers
Assn.
Sailed.
FRIDAY, September IA.
Stmr GipSy, Jepsen, Santa Cruz.
Movements of TranS-Atiantic Steamers.
ROTrERDAM-Arrived Sept l4-Stmr LOch
Marc from Ferdinand.
NEW YORK-Arrived Sept l4-Stmr Campania,
from Liverpool: stmr Cute. from Liverpool; Stmr
New York, from Southampton.
HULL-Arrived Sept 14-Stmr Galtee, from
New York
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MARRIED.

HOFFMAN-ROHRS-In this city, September r.
1894. by the Rev. j. NJ. Buehler Eugene Hof-
man ana Emma Rohrs.
CRAFTSMANSHIP this city, September 70,
1894. by the Rev. j. NJ. Buehler, Charles p. Me-
dau ana Bertha E Mass.
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Judge ScuiIy Dea(

CHICAGO. Sept. 14.-Judge Daniel Scuiiy
died to-day from pneumonia.
The morning call., 1894-09-15
WILSON ON MAINE.

w ILCOlN YIN MAINE.
Not a Bit Scared at the
Result.
TARIFF REFORM GOES ON.
And Tom Reed Is Not Even a
Possibility.
SOME CONSERVATIVE THE MAN.
The Chairman Is Positive That CIeve-
land Will Not Run for a
Third Term.
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JOHNSON REACHES HOME.

Parkhurst to PUBLISH the leaders Of the
ring OF Judges