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FLEEING BANDITS.
A Story That Evans aud Morrell
Are Out of the Country.
SAID TO BE ON THE SEA BOUND
FOR HONDURAS.
How They Made Their Escape Out of
Fresno-A Man From Lower Cali
fornia Thinks He Saw the Fug1tives
Below the Border.
to the REcoRD-UN1ox.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
SAN Francisco, Jan. 22.-A story has
leaked out about the escape of Evans and
Morrell, both of whom are said not only
to be safely out of the State, but are also
sailing free and untrammeled from pur-
suit on the high seas out of the jurisdic-
ton of the American Government.
All sorts of stories and the neyer-end-
ing batch of rumors which events of the
kind always give rise to have been set at
rest and disposed of by a personal COM
munication from Evans himself to a
friend in Arizona.
His friend and confident resides at Fort
Yuma, Ariz., and he in turn Immediately
communicated the good news to chum
over the line of the northern citrus belt.
John Watt, well-known miner in Gala
veras County, is one of the chosen few
who received the information that the
convict was beyond the reach of the law.
He has friend at Fort Yuma, and it was
TO him that Evans wrote in the first
instance.
Watts informant writes that Evans
after capturing the buggy or cart, instead
OF driving out of town, as generally sup
DOS6u, WOuUu S0N0Td1 uu-
til siding of the railroad was reached.
A boX-car stood there loaded with pota-
toes, the door conveniently left open by
two brakemen, whose services were pur-
chased for $40 apiece.
Lashing the old horse until it plunged
off wildly into the darkness, the two ban
dts leaped into the car. the door of which
was Immediately locked upon them.
Their contederates on the outside had
taken care of their personal wants and
the car was literally stocked with provis-
ions of all kinds.
A few days after Galveston, Tex, was
reached, and from there the first letter
was dispatched announcing the success
of plan concocted four days before the
escape was effected.
From Galveston, the writer said, they
got off under the care of friends from
New Orleans, and they expected within
the week to be on the high seas and on
the way to Honduras.
Since then news has been received that
both the men got away all right without
attracting suspicion. and the wide Allan
tic now divides them from their pursuers.
THINKS HE SAW THE BANDITS.
SAN DIEGO, Jan. pa man who came
up from Lower California tonight on
horseback is reported to have said that he
saw two men at Tenama, about twenty
miles east of Tia Juan, who answer the
description of Evans and Morrell. He
held no conversation with the men and
did not know until arriving in this city
that they might be the bandits.
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TO FIGHT IN A TENT.
Preparations Being Made for the Coz
bett- Mitchell Contest.

Preparations Being Made for the Cor
bett-Mitchell Contest.
JACKSONVILLE, Jan. 22.-After long
confab with Mitchell to-day at his train
ing quarters, Referee Kelly returned con-
vinced that Mitchell wants to fight and is
not suffering from sprained ankle.
Mitchell offered to leave the whole matter
of the check to the decision of Kelly, Just
as Corbett has already done. Thereupon
Kelly made demand on the club that
the check be converted into cash and
$40, 900 in money be placed i'll his hands
by tomorrow afternoon. A special meet
ing of the club was held tonight and it
was unanimously voted to comply with
Kelly's requirements and place the
$40, 900 in cash in his hands by noon to-
morrow. This was satisfactory TO all con-
cerned.
Two baggage cars. a caboose and en-
CINE pulled out of the siding in the yards
of the Florida Central and Peninsula
Railroad at o'clock tonight. Inside the
two cars were packed the citrus tent and
portable seats of Frank Gentry's circus.
In the caboose, the blinds and sliding
shades of which were tightly drawn,
there were thirty-tive picked men,
armed each with brace of Colts forty
fourS. Every man had been sworn in as
Deputy Sheriff, the oath having been
administered by the Sheriff of an adjacent
county, friendly to the promoters of the
contest. Just where the tent is bound
tor no one outside the inner circle of the
Duval Club knows.
This move is in consOnance with tip
sent out this afternoon. 1t was admitted
that the club would make a strong effort
to bring off the fight in the arena, and
falling, there would be prepared load of
fighters and spectators on special trains
for point at which the men could fight
without moleStation, which would be in
readiness for the mill the day before the
date set. 1t is said the last legal straw
would be exhausted to force the Sheriff
to terms. If the armed forces which are
to invade the city tomorrow, and which.
under the Adjutant-General, are subject
to the call of Sheriff, can be dislodged by
the issuance of an injunction, the. fight
will take place in cockle-shell built for
that purpose. If the injunction does not
issue, then the men will be taken to the
tented arena.
Adjutant-General Houston arrived at
Jacksonville this afternoon and made ar
rangements for quartering companies of
the Second Battalion, which will arrive
tomorrow. The men will be housed in
the armory here. General Houston said
as he was sent to Jacksonville to prevent
the fight he proposed to do so, and would
use every means in his power to effect
this purpos. II am acting under instruc-
tons from Governor MITCHELL" he said.
s'and | will carry them out to the letter.
General Houston does not anticipate any
trouble in preventing the battle, and evil
IDENTIFY thinks the sight of troops will
be sufficient to deter the men from enter
ing the ring,
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peals bench. Wheeler II. Peckham until
recently devoted himself entirely TO his
practice, which is general and great. Re-
Gently he was made the Chairman of an
independent organization OF citizens de-
signed To secure reform in New \ ork's
municipal administration. The effort
was not a success, but Mr.. Peck ham is
is over 81 years of age, is social, and num-
bers, perhaps, larger list OF personal
friends tian any Of the others.
The nomination of Peckham sent Sem
ator Hill hurrying about the door of the
Senate in a lively style. He was quickly
in consultation with members of the Ju-
dietary Committee, who will pass upon
the nomination before reported to the
Senate. Senators generally thought Judge
Peckham Of the Court of Appeals of New
York was the man, but Hill explained
that SUCH was not the case, butth present
nominee was his brother. The indica-
tlons are strong that the nomination will
be opposed on the same grounds that
Hornblower was. Peck ham is independ
ent IN politics, and is said to have bolted
the nomination of Hill for Governor in
1885 and 1888. The New York Senators
were not consulted by the President in
making the selection.
PECKHAM MUCH SURPRISED.
Peckham is a member of the law firm of
Miller. Peck ham u Dixon. lie was in
formed of his nomination this afternoon,
and was much surprised, as the honor
was entirely unsolicited. He declined to
be interviewed in reference to the matter,
and would not say whether he would ac-
cept the nomination or not. He never
held any office except that of District At
torney in this county, to which position
he was appointed by the then Governor
Cleveland. to fill the uneXDired term of
John McKeon, who died in office. Peck
ham only held this position few weeks,
when he resigned, and District Attorney
Olney was appointed. His father, Rufus
Peck ham, now dead, was Judge of the
Court of Appeals. and his brother, Rufus
A. Peck ham, is at present Judge of the
Court of Appeals of this State. He was
born in Albany in 1884 and educated at
Union College. He graduated from Co.
lumbia Law School in 1854 and went to
West st. Paul and Minneapolis, where
he practiced law until 1862, when
he came East. Then he became a
member of Miller, Stoutenburgh IL Peck
ham, which was afterward changed to
Miller d Peckham, and since 1880 has
been known as Miller, Peckham d
Dixon. He first became prominent dur
ing the Tweed trial, when he was associ-
ate counsel on behalf of the city.
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BRIEF NOTES.

A large shipment OF wine went East
yesterday.
Last night the river had risen to 20 feet
10 inches, or four inches higher than on
Sunday.
Deputy Sheriff Weinrich yesterday
found man on the street suffering from
bad case of '.jim-jams," and locked him
up in jail. He is probably the patient
who on Sunday escaped from the County
Hospital.
By consent of the District Attorney,
Judge Johnson yesterday directed that
Ed Jordan, who is serving term for bat
terry, be removed to the County Hospital
for treatment for an injured arm, blood
poisoning having set in.
The Sacramento Swimming Baths are
advertised for sale at public auction in
front of the County Courthouse on Feb
ruary Sth, between 10 and IL o'cock A. NJ.
The sale is to satisfy claims aggregatiDg
less than $780, while the property to be
sold cost about S2l 900. Here is a chance
for someone to get first-class bargain.
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

r. D. Davis is on his way East for
visit.
Bert Kidder. who went to Europe some
months ago in company with DR.. G.. c.
Simmons and e. Nicolaus, has returned.
Miss Taylor of Sacramento is the guest
of Captain and Mrs. w. II. Taylor at their
California-street residence in San Fran
cisco.
Tomorrow evening the Ideal Club will
give a novel party at Turner Hall. They
call it hard times" party, and both
ladies' and gentlemen are expected to ap-
pear in their ordinary everyday dress
the poorest they have, at that. The gen.
tlemen are expected also to avoid BARRIERS
and bootblacks in the meantime. The idea
is to have a shabby-genteel affair that will
be in keeping with the financial strin-
gency."
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SOUTHERN CITRUS BELT.
The Yield of Oranges Not Nearly S.
Larpe as First ESrirnnted.

The Yield of Oranges Not Nearly So
Large as First Estimated.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. pat the open
ing of the season it was estimated that
the southern citrus belt would yield $500
carloads of oranges. These figures have
been cut until now it is thought the total
will not exceed 5000 carloads. The ship
ments are just beginning, and reports in
dicate that the product now being sent
forward is of high grade.
The Florida growers are acting in a
way that is not entirely satisfactory to the
orange orchardists OF California The
output of Florida is so per cent. more
than it was last year, and the fruit from
that State threatens to lap over into the
season heretofore monopolized by our
own growers.
ut looks as if the orange growers of
California will soon have to confront
new problenI,' said prominent rail-
road official to-day. sit may mean that
they must be satisfied with profit of
500 an acre instead of $500 an acre, or go
out of business"
The loss to the southern citrus belt by
the shortage in oranges will aggregate
half million dollars.
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SAN FRANCISCO BRIEFS.

Trial of DIR. West for the Killing of
Addie GiImour Commenced.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 22.-The case of
Mana S. McWhirter, widow of Louis B..
McWhirter. the prominent Democratic
politician of Fresno, who was assassi-
mated nearly two years ago, against the
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany for $40, 900 insurance held by her
husband, commenced this morning be-
fore Judge Gilbert of the United States
Court of Appeals, sitting as Circuit Judge.
Counsel for defense, in his opening state
ment, said they would prove that Nc
Whittier had committed suicide or would
show that he knew his life was in danger
when he took out the policy.
Judge Levy to-day made an order that
Mrs. William Kreling should be paid
$500 per month from the estate of her
husband, late owner of the Tivoli Opera
house. John Kreling, the brother, Bit
terly opposed the granting of the allow
ance on the ground that the estate was
insolvent.
James Collins and Charles Currier,
foot-pads, who robbed a pedestrian Of a
purse containing 40 cents, received
sentence this morning of twenty years
each in the penitentiary.
The trial of Dr. Eugene +. w est,
charged with the murder last Septe ember
of Addie Gilmour, the young milliner OF
Colusa, whose mutilated remains were
found in the Bay, commenced in Judge
Wallace's court to-day. Five jurors
were obtained, and the case went over
until tomorrow.
Mrs. Violet X. Betz died under sus-
picious circumstances to-day. The
Coroner believes her death the result of
malpractice and will investigate.
a four days convention OF Chief Engi-
neers of the Fire Departments in cities
OF the Pacific Coast will be held in this
city beginning on the 9th of February
next. The object of the convention is to
exchange views in connection with the
extinguishlng of fires and the appliances
in use therefor.
Argument was commenced in the Su-
preme Court to-day in the Blythe case, on
appeal from the judgment and order de-
nying new trial. Nearly thirty or more
attorneys representing the various claim
ants are present. and the same old ground
covered in the trial is being gone over.
Hon. NJ. NJ. Estee has asked, on behalf OF
the State, permission TO file brief in the
case, having been authorized to do so by
the Governor. The court denied the re-
quest, with the statement that it was only
at this time that the denial applied.
Young Mitchell and Jack McAuliffe
met this afternoon and signed articles to
box six rounds within four weeks from
the granting OF the permit.
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special to the REcoRp-UNIoN.

Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.
Los ANGELES, Jan. PA gang OF
highwaymen who have been terrorizing
the people in Antelope Valley, in this
county, has been broken up by the dar-
ing capture of three of them by Deputy
Constable Charles Jones. Two of the
men, who gave the names OF Frank Mar
tin and Charles Smith, were lodged in
the County Jail this morning. one OF the
gang having made his escape en- route.
They have a number of burglarles
charged up against them, and on Sunday
afternoon mortally wounded man
named Graham while burglarizing his
house. They were well supplied with
arms which they stole at Lancaster, and
amused themselves by holding up every
one who crossed their path. Deputy Con-
stable Jones, who had been pursuing the
robbers, stalked them as he would deer,
and while they were sitting under some
trees in fancied security laughing over
their adventures, he got the drop on
them and ordered them to hold up their
hand. which they did promptly. He
held them until Deputy Sheriff Dowler
arrived. One of the trio made break
and got away in the darkness.
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THE RAILROAD TAXES.
What Some of the Counties VIII Re.
ceive From the Company.

What some of the Counties VIII Re-
ceive From the Company.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 22.-E. B. Ryan
left tonight for Sacramento taking with
him satchel full of greenbacks with
which to settle the back taxes. The
amout to be paid to-day is S22S, OBS SO.
Mr.. Ryan said the following named
counties will receive the sums here spec
flied in making the settlement: Fresno,
81, ,23S L; San Diego, S20,65 10; Tulare.
S2l ,0S9 80.
4 scare was raised in those counties BY
the publication of the report that they
would come out in debt TO the railroad
company under the action of the re-
assessment law.
The new counties viii receive recogni-
ton from the State Controller. and will
be paid the amounts due them in proper
ton TO the miles of railroad in their linn
it's, compared with the total in the orig
inal counties before the division.
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A Demented Canitaljst.

Los ANGELES, Jan. 22.--Clarance Stew
art, the missing Riverside capitalist,
passed through Los Angeles this after.
noon, in charge of City Clerk Phelps OF
Riverside. Mr.. Stewart does not know
his own name. From vigorous busi-
ness man in full physical strength. he has
lapsed into almost an idiotic state. Busi-
ness worries are supposed to be the cause
of his sudden dementia. He will be
taken to an asylum.
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THE BOND ISSUE.
Bankers at New York Support Secre
tary Carlisle's Position.


tary Carlisle's Position.
New YORK, Jan. 22.-The discussion
as to the right of Secretary Carlisle to
issue new 5-per-cent. bonds, and the pro-
posed attempt of the Knights of Labor to
secure an injunction restraining him, are
looked upon here as based on insufficient
argument.
Ex-Judge Noah Davis said to-day: ST
have not studied the question, and do not
care to speak from the conviction of in
vestigation. However, it is to be sup
posed the Secretary and Administration
were convinced of its constitutionality
before deciding upon the issue.
sherman, than whose opinion none
could be much more valuable, l think,
has expressed the belief that the Secre-
tary of the Treasury has the right to issue
bonds. Among the leading bankers
there was no doubt expressed as to the
Secretary's right to authorize the issue.
"The opinions of q large number Of
legal authorities has been obtained by
the bankers here, and they are unani-
mously in support of the Secretary's po-
sitiOun
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Murdered His Two sisters.

ROCKFORD Gill;, Jan. 22.-John Hart
was placed on trial this afternoon for the
murder Of his two sisters. Mary and
Nellie, near here, last September, the
former being instantly killed and the
latter forced to swallow a fatal dose of
Paris green. Before death she made
statement fixing the crime on her
brother. The defense will be emotional
insanity. 1t is expected to take several
days to secure jury.
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FIGHT IN A CHURCH.
Chinese Settle Their Grievances in q
House of Worship.

Chinese Settle Their Grievances in a
House of Worship.
DENVER (Col.). Jan. 22.-Trinity NJ. E.
Church, presided over by DR.. Mcintyre,
has Chinese Sunday-school class of over
fifty, who are spiritually cared for by
eight church and society women and DR..
Stenhouse as Superintendent. Yester-
day Charley Hong asked permission to
address the class in Chinese. This was
granted, but no sooner had he con-
cluded than he jumped into the center of
the excited Mongols and the fight was on.
The women teachers and the spectators
fled pell-mell, leaving the entire church
TO the fighters. Knives and other weap-
ons were used. Y. T. Fong, the former
interpreter at the Sunday-sehoo, and his
brother were the chief objects of attack.
The former was badly used up.
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A Fatal Eall.

FAIRHAvEN (Wash.), Jan. 22.-Mrs.
Jane Gibson. while watching the burning
OF the Waldron block last evening,
slipped upon a bit Of ice and fell, the back
of her head striking the stone sidewalk
and rendering her insensible. She died
at o'clock this morning without regain
ing consciousness. She was 90 years
OF age, and leaves husband and five
children, three of whom are married.
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BURNED AT THE STAKE.
A Negro Fiend Put to Death by Mob
in Missouri.

KANSAS CITY, Jan. 22.-Advices from
Monett, Mo-. are to the effect that negro
was burned at the stake near Verona last
evening. This is doubtless the outcome
OF the crime reported from Aurora, Mo-,
which is near Verona. Two burly negroes
dragged the 12-year-oid daughter of a
man named Joaquin to the woods, tied
her TO a. tree, assaulted her repeatedly and
left her where she was found later, fear
fully hurt, but able to give description
of her assailants. Armed posses at once
started in pursuit with the avowed inten-
ton of lynching the fiends. 1t is supposed
the burning at the stake was result.
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Pension Appropriations.

WASHINGTON, Jan. %. - O'Neill of
Massachusetts, Chairman of the Sub
committee oil Pensions Of the House PEN
sion appropriations, says the sub-com-
mittee will pursue the policy OF the full
committee in keeping the pensions down
to the lowest possible point, and the PEN
sion appropriations will probably be $l5,-
700, 900 less than last year.
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Land Patents SIGNED.

Governor Markham has signed land
patents as follows:
To T. H. French, forty acres under
grant of 10000 acres, University lands.
Also, 800 acres Of land in Mendocino
County to Henry L. Hayes, and 100 acres
of land in Shasta County 10 Sarah E. Bo-
CART. under the grant of the sixteenth and
thirty-siXth sections for school purposes.
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Where is Christ Worth z

The Mayor of West Burlington, Iowa.
writes to City Clerk Flint to inquire for
news of Christ Worth. who left his home
about twenty years ago. He was resi-
dent of this city for some years. His
mother died recently, leaving him
share of her property, and his aged father
is very anxious TO get some tidings of
him or his fate.
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Damage bv the Storm.

RoHNERvILLE, Jan. 22.-Great damage
has been done by the recent storms. Van
Duzen and Eel Rivers have overfown,
cutting away large area of bottom land.
An island near L terndale is flooded and
consider able stock drowned. Bridges have
been washed away and numerous land
slides have covered portions of the wagon
road and also the railway track. Farmers,
orchardists and cattle-raisers have sui
fered considerably.
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Threatened His Family.

Levi HOLDEN seems determined to earn
notoriety. He is the person who went
into Scroggs' saloon the other night, and,
after threatening the barkeeper, was beau
tifully done up by the latter. Yesterday
he was arrested on a charge Of threaten-
ing the lives OF members OF his family.
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Wanted by His Wife.

Mrs. NJ. A. Wilke of Arkansas City
writes to Chief of Police Rodgers to ascer-
tain, if possible, the whereabouts of
Richard n Wilke. Any one having in
formation concerning the wanderer will
confer favor by informing the writer Of
the letter,
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FOR ASSOCIATE JUSTICE.
Wheeler II. Peckham of New York
Nominated by the President.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 22-The President
to-day sent to the Senate the nomination
of Wheeler II. Peckham of New York to
be Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court of the United States, the place for
which Hornblower was rejected. Peck
ham is President of the State Bar Asso-
citation and an 'anti-snapper."
Wheeler II. Peckham comes of a FAM
lily of lawyers. His father was for many
years Judge of the New York Court of
Appeals, and was lost at sea while still a
member of the bench by the sinking of
the Vile de Paris. His brother Rufus
succeeded the father on the Court of APP
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CoIorada Legfslature.

DENVER. Jan. 22.-The Legislative
Conference Committee reported this
evening unanimously in favor of ad-
journment after the passage of bills for
the construction of State canal and any
other works that will give employment
to the unemployed.
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filed an application for writ of habeas
corpus. alleging that Evans was an
escape from the Stockton Insane Asylum,
and had never been legally discharged
from that institution, and was therefore
illegally restrained of his liberty by his
detention in Jail under charge of murder.
February 10th has been appointed for the
hearing on habeas corpus. Ii this appll-
cation succeeds it is generally thought it
will finally dispose of the matter. The
cost of to-day's proceedings Will amount
to nearly a thousand dollars,
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Watsonvllle Beet sugar Factory.

WATsoNvILLE, Jan. 22.-The Watson
vile Beet Sugar Factory has just closed
its annual run, having reduced 65, 400 tons
Of beets grown in Santa Cruz and Monte
rey Counties, for which was paid So per
ton, obtaining therefrom about $500 tons
of raw sugar. This output places the
Watsonville factory in the lead of all
other American institutions of the kind.
A sample of this sugar will ne on exhibit
ton at the MidWinter Fair.
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DARING HrGHwAYMEN.

Attempt to Hold Up Three Ladies' In a
Park at st. Louis.
ST.. LOUIS, Jan. 22.-Two masked high
waymen with drawn revolvers made a
daring attempt to hold up phaeton oc-
cupied by four prominent young society
ladies tonight. Miss Saddle Gannett was
driving, and her guests were Miss Geor-
gia Boswell and Misses Grace
aud Bessie Whitaker. While driv-
ing through Forest Park man sud-
denly appeared and commanded Miss
Gannett to stop the horse. She gave the
animal the whip instead, and outwitted