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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1894-12-05

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The record-union., 1894-03-02
BOSS M'KANE.
He is Now Within the Gates of Sing
SING Prison.


He is Now Within the Gates of Sing
sing Prison.
New YORK, March 1.-Judge Barrett of
the Court of Oyer and Terminer to-day
denied stay of proceedings for John y.
McKane Of Gravesend, and McKane was
then taken to Sing Sing to begin the serv-
ing of his sentence.
HIS ARRIVAL AT THE PRISON.
SING SING IN. ", March IA large
crowd awaited the arrival of the train
bearing JohnY. McKane to prison, which
arrived here at O'Clock this afternoon.
McKane and his custOd ans walked to
the prison gate, follow oU by reporters.
McKane passed through the prison yard
to the office of Warden Durston, where
he was received by Assistant Clerk West
lake Sheriff Butling produced the COM
ment and handed it to Westlake, who
said to Mckane: ''YOur term is six
years." Mr.. Westlake then wrote on the
document: -Four years and six MONTHS"
indicating the net limit Of McKane's SEN
tence, less commutation for good conduct.
McKane removed his gold watch and
chain from his waistcoat, took a diamond
ring from his finger, diamond stud from
his shirt, as we'll as diamond sleeve but
tons, and gave them to Stryker William
son to take back to McKane's family.
McKane also produced $25 IS in bills and
change, and handed the money to Clerk
Westlake. The customary questions were
then put to McKane. Mckane was then
taken into the prison barber-shop and
his mustache and imperial quickly
shaven OF. He was then given a con-
vict's suit, which he put on himself. No
cell was assigned him. He will for the
present be In what is known as the idle
ranks. McKane went through the ordeal
with firmness and showed no signs of de-
preston.
The record-union., 1894-03-02
CoKBETr ACQUITTED.
They Find Him Not Guilty of Violating
Florida'S Laws.

JACKSONVILLE fla, March 1.-At 3:51
o'clock this afternoon the jury in the case
against James j. Corbett charged with
violating the laws of Florida by engaging
in a prizefght, retired to make up YER
diet Sixteen minutes later the jury re-
turned. and the Foreman handed verdict
to the States Attorney, who read: 1--WE,
the jury, find the defendant not guilty"
A broad smile spread over Corbett's face
as he heard the reassuring words. Char
lie Mitchell leaned over and grasped Cor
bett by the hand, and whispered con-
gratulatloDS.
The proceedings leading up to the ver-
dict were uninterestlng. Alter the eX-
animation OF few witnesses, who gave
no material testimony, the State closed
the case, and the defense announced that
it would introduce no witnesses. The at
torneys' arguments were brief, and Judge
Phillips charged the jury. The impress
sion here is that the whole thing has been
a farce.
When Attorney General Lamar was
asked, Twill you push the other cases?'
he answered. Il cannot say yet. wired
the Governor TOR instructions, and the
States course in regard to the other cases
depends on the Governors advice"
Corbett left for New Orleans tonight
with the after Dark company. Mitchell
is still here, and will remain until the
case against him is either tried or not
proved. The sports are jubilant over the
outcome, and The members OF the Duval
Club say they propose to pull off the Cor
bett-J ackson mill here.
The record-union., 1894-03-02
JOHN G. DOWNEY.
CalifOrnia's Seventh Governor Dies
at Los Angeles,
AFTER AN ILLNESS OF ONLY
THREE DAYS.
Severe Rainstorm in Mendocino Coun-
ty-Smugglers Actively at Work on
Puget Sound-Thousands of Dollars
Worth of Opium and Hundreds of
Chinese Said to Have Been Landed
Within the Past Two Months.
Special to the REcoRp-UN1oN.

Los ANGELES, March 1.-Ex-GOvernor
John G. Downey died to-day at noon
after an illness of only three days. His
death took everybody by surprise, as but
few were aware of his sickness. Last
Sunday evening he was taken with a
cold. which resulted in pneumonia. He
was 81 years of age. His second wife
died about one year ago.
John @. Downey was born at Castle
Sampson, County of RoscommOn, Ire
land, June "A, 1927; embarked for Amer
lea at the age of IA; attended school in
Charles County, Maryland; at the age of
l6 became an apprentice to a druggist in
Washington. d. c.; in 1916 removed to
Cincinnati, where he became partner Of
John Darling, leading apothecary of
that city; came to California by way of
the Isthmus in 1S49; obtained employ
ment in the wholesale drug store of
Henry Johnson u Co., on Dupont street,
San Francisco: in 1850 opened a drug
store in Los Angeles in partnership with
DR.. Mcfarland of Tennessee; elected to
the Legislature i'll 1896; elected Lieuten-
ant-Governor in 1859. and became Gov
ernor four days after the inauguration,
Milton S. Latham resigning.
The record-union., 1894-03-02
THE CoUNTRY's FINANCES.
Debt Statement for tho Month of Feb
Puary.

Debt Statement for tho Month of Feb
ruary.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The public
debt statement issued to-day shows net
increase in the public debt during Feb
ruary of S4OO64, ,2l5 The interest-bear-
ing debt amounted to S625, 5,S72, 900, an in
crease during the month of $40, ,S3l, $40.
The debt on which interest has ceased since
maturity was decreased S13,6l0, and the
debt bearing no interest increased So
385, ,lS8. The cash balance shows All in
crease of $54, $50, ,Z65. The amount OF debt
on which interest has ceased since ma
turty is 81, 81 ,020, and the debt bearing
no interest S379, ,6l2, ,925, making q total of
81, ,007 ,35S, ,0l5 of interest and non-interest-
bearing debt. The certificates and treas
ury notes, offset by an equal amount of
cash in the treasury, aggregated $500 909,-
907. decrease for the month of s., 49,
274. Total cash in the treasury, S7S7, ,075.-
S34, an increase of $40, 800, ,6Sl. OF the
total cash in the treasury S107 ,029, ,805 is in
gold coin, $40, 49,, 1872 in gold bars, $685.
SO, ,O7S in silver, SS4, 10, 132 in paper, and
SI6, 800 S2S in bonds, minor coin, etc. At
the close of business to-day the net gold
in the treasury was Sl00, 52T, ,053, and the
cash balance $38, ,662, ,364. The amount re-
ceived on the new issue Of bonds 20 date
is So, ,427 ,906
The record-union., 1894-03-02
WASHINGTON NOTES.
Favorable Report on the Bill to Re-
move the Utes to Utah.

Favorable Report on the Bill to Re-
move the Utes to Utah.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The Senate
Committee on Indian Affairs to-day au-
thorized a favorable report on the bill for
the removal of the Southern Ute Indians
from Colorado to Utah, in accordance
with the agreement made with the in
dams. The committee recommends sew
eral amendments, one of which provides
that any Indian who may elect to do so
may remain upon the land at present oc-
cupied by him, taking land under the
Dawes Severalty Act. The committee
strikes out the provision Of the bill grant
ing the proceeds of the sales of lands on
the present reservation to the Indians.
The President has sent the following
nominations to the Senate: Postmasters-
California: James Reichford, Dixon; J.
Obermiller, Haywards; Daniel j. Muir
ply, Livermore; Anna +. c. Gaffney,
Los Gatos; Asa S. Fulkerth, Modesto;
John E. Walden, Napa: George III. Peck,
SisSon.
The Senate Committee on Claims has
reported favorably the bill to reimburse
a number of Pacific Coast citizens for aid
extended in the suppression of Indian
hostilities in Nevada.
Stewart introduced bill for the protec-
tion of salmon and other fisheries in
Alaska.
The record-union., 1894-03-02
Bank Officials Indicted.

TACOMA wash, March 1.-Walter J.
Thompson, President of the Merchants
National Bank, which failed last July;
Henry Drum, Vice President; Samuel
Collyer, Cashier, and r. j. Davis, Assist
ant Cashier, were indicted this afternoon
by the United States Grand Jury. The
specific charges against each one could
not be learned, though it is known they
are based on transactions in the bank
within few days of the time of its fail
ure. All the indicted men are prominent
IN social and political circles.
The record-union., 1894-03-02
SITUATION AT THE EAGLE MINES.
No More Bloodshed Yet, But Further
Trouble Looked For.

CHARLESTON (W. Va.), March with
six men seriously wounded and one
dead, as result of the riot at the Eagle
mines last night there has been much
excitement all day, but no further blood
shed. While there are no new develop
ments tonight, there are plenty of ru-
mors. At 4:30 Governor McCorkle re-
ceived a telegram from the Sheriff and
military officers in command of the
troops at Eagle, stating that there
was likely to be a conflict between
the civil and military authorities, and
asking that martial law be declared At
4 o'clock another dispatch was received
from General W o0d that over LOCO
strikers had congregate6 at Montgomery,
and were determined to do serious dam
age tonight.
Accordingly the Governor counter
manded the order recalling two COM
panies of militia. The Governor also
sent Colonel r.. 5. Carr to the scene. with
instructions to declare martial law if
necessary. At 8 o'clock tonight spe-
cial to the D0i(y Gazette from Montgom-
cry says everything is quiet, and no
demonstration appears likely, unless the
troops are removed, but trouble is bound
to come to Wyant, proprietor of the Eagle
mines, sooner or later, as his course from
the beginning has been anything but con-
ciliatory to the men.
The record-union., 1894-03-02
Two Negro Burglars Murder a
Woman and Her Child.
BOTH OF THE WRETCHES KILLED BY
THE WOMANS HUSBAND.
Daring Bank Robbery at Dexter, AIich-
igan-No Further BIoodshed at the
Mines at Eagle. West Virginia,
Though More Trouble Is Looked for
in Case the Troops are Removed.
Special to the REcoRD-UN1ox.

Special to the RECORD-UNION.
NEW BRUNSWICK .(N. J.), March L.
Early this morning Hen Baker and
William Thompson, negroes, entered the
home OF Moore Baker, wealthy farmer,
who was supposed to have a large sum OF
money in his house, near Franklin Park,
six miles west from here, TOR the pur-
pose of robbery. Being discovered by
Mrs. Baker. who was sitting up with
sick child, the robbers killed both her
and the child with an ak. Baker, hear
ing the noise, sprang from his bed, killed
one of the robbers with an ak and fatally
wounded the other with a shotgun.
About l:30 this morning the negroes
forced an entrance into Bakers house
and sneaked into the sleeping apartments
of the family. Mrs. Baker, by the light
OF a small lamp left burning, saw the fig
ures of the two men as they entered the
room. She uttered a cry, and William
Thompson, rushing across the room,
struck her on top OF the head with an ak, E
repeating the blows several times. Baker
had not yet awakened, but the fourteen
months-Old child was aroused by the
commotiOn and set up a cry. The wretch
Thompson thereupon crushed the in
fants skull with the ak.
Baker was aroused in the meantime,j
but beige he was fully out of bed the
negro Aler was upon him. A frightfut
struggle ensued, and, when the negro
was getting the worst of it, his accomplice
(ThOmpson) rushed to his rescue, but Mr. G.
Baker partially avoided blow from the
ak and escaped with cut on the fore
head. He made rush at Thompson ands
received cash in the cheek. Mr.. Baker
finally wTenched the ak from the villain
and flOOred him with it.
Mr.. Baker found his negro namesake
in a small room adjoining. Fearing to
enter the room without weapon, he pro-
cured shotgun. In the meantime the
negro Baker crept from the room, and as
be reached the stairway Baker fired, and
the negro fell.
Mr.. Baker, still in his night clothes,
ran to stable, and, procuring a horse,
rode to DR.. ThOgan's office, half a milo
away. They hurried back TO the scene Of
the dreadful tragedy, and found that Mrs.
Baker and child had been instantly
killed. Thompson, with seven frightful
wounds in head and chest, was also dead,
and his accomplice Baker fatally injured.
The latter died about daylight.
a Coroner's jury was impaneled early
in the day, and returned verdict III ac-
cOrdance with the facts, exonerating Mr..
Baker.
one of the negroes, Baker, is only Is
years of age, and was brought up in
Farmer Bakers family. 1t was he who
put up the lob.
The record-union., 1894-03-02
Colonists for san Bernardino County.

SAN BERNARDINo, March l. - The
Baldy Mountain Land and Water Com
pany has undertaken to bring out large
colony OF Germans to settle on lands
about twelve miles from Hesperia. The
company is conducting water to the land
from sheep Creek, and proposes to irri-
gate 10000 acres, and is now pushing the
work. About twenty representatives OF
capitalists and settlers visited this section
lew days ago, and were highly pleased
with it. 1t is claimed that 800 people are
ready TO settle upon the land as soon as
the water works are completed.
The record-union., 1894-03-02
A Michigan Bank Robbed.

DEXTER tNIich.), March 10. C. Greg
ory, Assistant Cashier of Gregory q Sons
Bank, was found unconscious in the
vault this morning. He had been sand
bagged and the vault robbed. 1t is said
the thieves secured several thousand dol
lars.
Assistant Cashier Gregory was per-
forming early duties about the bank
shortly before o'clock, when he was
confronted by two men who forced him
at the point of revolvers to open the safe.
After securing the money they sand
bagged Gregory to prevent his following
them. The robbers secured about So, 900.
The record-union., 1894-03-02
STATE FRUIT EXCHANGE.
Many Measures Discussed Affecting
the Industry,

Many Measures Discussed Affecting
the Industry.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 1.-The Direct
ors of the State Fruit Exchange met
to-day and discussed many measures
affecting the welfare of the dried fruit in
terests. The manager reported good
progress in securing stock subscriptions
and increasing interest and confidence in
the exchange among growers. 1t was
decided TO at once prepare a complete sys-
tenn of grading and inspection of dried
fruits. and a committee was appointed to
make preliminary study of the subject.
1t was also determined to issue bulletin
as soon as possible, giving the estimates
for building and equipping cooperative
dried fruit warehouses. The board ad-
journed to the call of the President
The record-union., 1894-03-02
Duty on Imnorts to Be Raised.

CALCUTTA, March AT a sitting to-
day of the Vice-Regent Council, Finance
Minister Westland stated that the Gov
ernment proposed to meet the deficit of
general per cent. ad valorem duty on
imports, including silver, but eXempting
cotton yarn and fabrics. The duty on
petroleum will be doubled, and the new
imports will yield revenue of 100000
The record-union., 1894-03-02
ELECTION IN BRAzyL.
Almost Certain that Moraes Has Been
Chosen President.

Almost Certain that Moraes Has Been
Chosen President.
RIO DE JANEIR0, March 1.-The cleo
tions took place to-day and passed off
quietly. They were conducted in an en-
tirely honest manner, neither soldiers
nor police being present at the polls.
Trouble was expected, but none occurred.
No official returns have yet been re-
ceived, but it seems almost certain that
Prudente de Moraes has been elected
President and Victarino, Vice-President.
Placards were posted last night, without
authority. nominating President PeiXoto
for Nice-President. He received but few
votes. The elections We're suspended in
Para, Desterro and Rio Grande do Sui,
owing to the fact that the places are held
by the insurgents. Moraes will assume
the Presidential office November 10Th.
1t is hoped the result of the election will
bring the war to an end.
The record-union., 1894-03-02
Verdict of Not GuiItv.

MERGED, March 1.-The second trial Of
I. f. Langon, a prominent farmer of
Merced County, for the murder of an
Italian few months ago, has just been
decided by the jury. After being out
fifteen minutes it returned verdict Of
Not guilty" District Attorney Ostran-
Ger was assisted in the prosecution by w.
d. Tupper of Fresno, who convicted
Chris Evans. The attorneys for the de-
Tense were T. C. Law of Merced and
James III. Budd of Stockton.
The record-union., 1894-03-02

conclusion, the Pail Nal Gazette says
there is no present intention of dissolu
ton of Parliament, and it has been de-
cided that Gladstone will retain his seat
in the Commons, but will not remain
member OF the Cabinet. A deputation of
extreme Radicals, headed by Labouchere,
waited to-day upon the Liberal whip.
Right Hon. Edward Maioribanks, and
protested against the idea that Lord Rose
berry should be selected to succeed Glad
stone, saying if Premier is not chosen
from among tho members of the Com
mons they will leave the Liberal party.
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The Presidential PARTY.

ELIZABETH CITY (N.J.), March 1.-The
Presidential party did not try their luck
at cunning this morning, but instead
went sightseeing. The first point Of in
terest was seine-hauling at Weymouth
Point. The party then landed on Roam
oke Island, visited some historical points,
including Fort Raleigh and Ballast Point,
where Sir Walter Raleigh landed. The
President also stopped for a time at the
quaint little village of ManteO, thus
touching civilization for the first time
since leaving Washington last Sunday.
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IMPORTANT DECISION.
Relating to Assessments for Grading
Widened Streets.

Widened Streets.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 1.-The Su-
preme Court rendered an important de-
cision to-day in the suit of WIcoXon VS..
The city of San Luis Obispo. The action
involved an assessment for the widening
of public street. Wilcoxon did not OBJ
ject to the assessment, except in SO far
that it provided for a contemplated ex-
pense of grading and improving the prop
erty condemned to widen the street. 1t
is now declared by the Supreme Court
that WilcoXon was right, and that under
the Act of March 6, 1891, providing for the
widening of streets, Boards of Supervisors
cannot saddle the owners OF condemned
property with any expense for grading
and improvement of such property. Chief
Justice Beatty not only concurred with
his colleagues, but in a coucurring opin-
ion declared his belief that the legislative
Act of 1889 is unconstitutional. The judg-
ment of the lower court in favor of Will
coxon was affirmed.