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NAVAL SERVICE.
Annual Report OF Judge Advocate
General Lemley.

Annual Report OF Judge Advocate
General Lemley.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.--In his annual
report to the Secretary of the 1Iavy,
Judge Advocate General Lemley COM
ments most fayorably upon the working
of the new law permitting sailors in our
navy to be naturalized. He says the good
effect of this legislation cannot be over
estimated, and hopes the time is not far
distant when the records of the depart
ment will show that the naval service is
composed entirely of American citizens
The Judge Advocate General renews
previous recommendations that laws be
passed limiting punishmentS by court
martialS, and establishing an act of limi-
tation for naval offenses, permitting tes-
timony to be taken by dispositions and
requiring the attendance of civilian wit
nesses.
The report comments upon the faults
of the present system of examinations for
promotion and retirement, and suggests
The adoption of methods similar to those
OF the army and marine corps.
Touching the coal station in Pago Pago
Harbor, for the establishment of which
Congress appropriated Sl00,0O0 the report
says the Department has purchased six
tracts of land known as Goat Island,
Swimming Point, Sogetlan, Fagaone,
Manga Ali and the krause tract. Some
trouble was experienced, owing to COM
plications of titles, but these were finally
adjusted by a Samoan land commission
TO protect the Department from irrespon-
sible bidders, the report contains recon-
be authorized, in his discretion, to accept
certified checks in lieu of the usual writ
ten guarantee accompanying a proposal
10 furnish supplies.
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THE WAR IN CHINA.

Japanese Capture Many Guns and
Large Quantities of Ammunition
HIROSHIMA, Oct 30.-The Japanese
forces which have been pursuing the
Chinese north of the Yalu River can
tured at Atung twenty guns, many rifles
ana quantities of ammunition and pro-
visions.
CHINESE TROOPS OUTMATCHED.
LONDON. Oct 30.-The Times tomorrow
will publish the following dispatch from
llen-Isin: The greater part of the Chi
nese forces were destroyed before Chm
Leang Cheang was evacuated. General
lungs Official report praises the valor of
the troops, but confesses that they were
outmatched by the enemy's weapons and
training.
Colonel Won Hannekin, the German
o1ncer who was formerly Abide Camp
OF Ii Hung Chang, and who rendered
great service to the Chinese Admiral at
the great naval battles fought between
the fleets of China and Japan, has been
summoned to Pekin by imperial edict TO
consult with the Imperial Government
in regard to military service.
JAPANESE LANDING.
LONDON, Oct. 30.-A dispatch to the
Ptttt 1I0Lt Gazette from Chee Foo saws
fleet OF Japanese transports, protected bv
troops on the mainland of the Kwang
1ung PENINSULA, north of Elliott's Island.
JAPs CAPTURE FORT.
WASHINGTON, Oct 30.-Minister DENNY
in cablegram to the State Department
from Pekin to-day, says the Chinese
forces have been defeated at CHEN Lien
Cheng, and have retreated to Moukden.
lie also reports that the Japanese have
taken one of the Chinese forts at Port
Arthur.
The scene of the first engagement is
just across the Yalu River in Manchuria.
and 1t marks the first real aggressive
movement by the Japanese on Chinese
SOIL. the japanese are supposed to have
formally entered upon the cam Daign with
Moukden, the Manchurian capital. as the
objective point. Unless they are fully
prepared TO make a winter campaign.
something heretofore unknown in East
ern warfare. they may be obliged to force
the lighting, as only fifteen days remain
before the cold weather comes. In the
nelghDorhood OF Port Arthur, where the
second Japanese success is reported the
winter climate is not so severe, and oper-
atlons may be maintained until much
later
Experts in Washington believe that
Port Arthur cannot be reduced bv the
Japanese without the use of heavy siege
artillery, and as far as reported the Jap
anese are not supplied with this. Inas-
much as the capture of Port Arthur
would give Japan the control of the Gulf
of Pechili, and cut Off the Chinese capital
from communication with the sea, it is
believed the Japanese will make the most
determined effort To capture the fortress.
The belief that they are prepared To do
this, even if involves long siege and
winter campaign is borne out by the fact
that agents CT the Japanese Government
in this country have quietly bought up
vast stores OF goatskins and practically
cornered the market. These skins are
commonly used in China and Japan as
the necessary part of soldiers winter
raiment.
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CHARGED WITH sEDITIoN.
Arrest of Populist Editor at Ripley
tennessee.

Arrest of a Popui1st Editor at Ripley,
tennessee.
RIPLEY (Tenn).), Oct. 3o.-E. f. Talley,
editor of the Peoples AdUocate, the Popu-
list newspaper. has been arrested on a
charge of sedition, growing out of the
publication of the following article:
'sAfter considering the matter, it has been
determined to hold mass meeting, which
all konest people are invited TO attend,
November Sd. The object is to give ex-
preston to determination now formed
in the minds and hearts of people to die
rather than submit to anything but fair
election. To submit 10 such giaring
frauds as were practiced in the August
election is to surrender all manhood and
patriotism. and this the honest people Of
old Lauderdale are not yet ready 10 do,
and before they will do il they will soak
the sod with their blood. Every honest
man who desires fair and honest elec-
tion is earnestly urged to quit his daily
avocation and come on that day and show
that he is at least on the side of justice
and right. Come. everybody" 7"
Editor Talley waived preliminary ex-
animation and was admitted TO bail un-
der $500.
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Seven Lives Lost in a New York
Tenement House Fire,
WHILE ANOTHER OCCUPANT SDS-
TAINS FATAL INJURIES.
Daring Daylight Robbery In the Heart
of the Business Center of Chicago
Two Men Enter a Jewelry Store,
Shut the Man in Charge In the
Vault, and Rausack the Showcases
and Safe.
Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
New YORK, Oct. 30.-Seven people were
smothered to death by the smoke from a
tenement house fire at 2l6 West Thirty
second street this morning. They We're:
George Friedman, years; Levi Fried
man, 3; Annie Appleblat, q; Lena Mitch
ell, "a; Mrs. Margaret Killian, 20; Jacob
Killian, her son. 40 and George Levi,
Mrs. Killian's grandson, 20. Lena Fried
man, the mother of the dead children,
jumped from the third-story window.
She was fatally injured.
The house is a five story brick tene-
ment. There were seven families. The
only means of exit was by narrow stair
way. The fire was discovered ats o'clock
by the passers-by. There was no sign of
life To enter the house meant death.
The only hope for those within was to
rouse them by shouts. In a few minutes
there was not window in front of the
house that did not contain the wild and
frightened face of a man, woman or child
framed in the smoke, which poured forth
in volumes. By the escapes twenty of
the tenants reached the ground, descend
ing in the midst of flame and smoke be-
fore the ladder trucks arrived.
On the third story the tenants were
spreau over LDo Gnllr6 rear pOrLlOn. lnero
lived Nathan Friedman and his wife
Lena, and their three young children and
two boarders, Annie Appleblat and Lena
Mitchell. Nathan Friedman was aroused
by the smoke and noise. Clutching the
baby in his arms, he sprang TO the win
dow and descended by the fire-escape.
Mrs. Friedman, too. had rushed to the
window, but not where the tire-escape
was. She leaped from the window and
fell into the rear basement area.
The Friedman children and the two
boarders slept in the inner apartment
The fire had not reached them, but the
smoke filed the room. George and Levi
Friedman and Lena Mitchell were still
in bed when found, and the peaceful ex-
preston on their faces showed they had
no knowledge of the death that came to
them so suddenly. Annie AppIeblat was
lying dead on the floor. Evidently she
had been aroused and had stopped to don
her clothing, and died before she had
finished. On the fourth floor Mrs. Killian
and her son were found dead in bed The
grandson was on the floor, half way to
Lhe rear of the window.
The damage to the house will not ex-
ceed $1,000.
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Shot by a Highwayman at Rock
Greek, Nevada County.
THE ASSASSIN MAKES HIS ESCAPE
TO THE MOUNTAINS.
A San Bernardino Rancher Murdered
and Robbed by Indians-A China
man Stabbed to Death by Two
Tramps-A Sonoma County Farmer.
While In Drunken Condition,
Takes Dose of Carbolfc Acid and
Ends His Earthly Existence.
Special to the REcoRp.uN1oS.


NEVADA City, Oct 3O.-Arthur Meyer,
driver and one of the owners of the
stage running between this place and
North Bloomfield, was shot and instantly
killed by highwayman this afternoon.
At Rock Creek. three miles north of here;
the incoming stage was stopped by lone
highwayman, who came out of the bushes
and stepped in front of the horses. The
bandit commanded Meyer to get down
out OF the box. Meyer refused, and the
bandit fired twice at him with revolver.
The second shot passed through the driv-
er's body, and he fell forward into the
boot in front of the coach, The weight of
his body on the reins, which had dropped
into the boot, prevented the four horses
from running away.
Z. ID. Bovee of Sierra County, who was
the only passenger, was riding in the box
with Meyer. When the robber began
firing Bovee jumped from the coach and
ran into the forest. The ro5ber sent three
bullets whlzzing past him, but he escaped
unhurt.
So far as known, the robber secured no
booty. Waiting few minutes, and hear
ing no noise, Bovee came out of the
bushes, took charge of the coach and
horses and brought the dead stage driver
to town.
At 8 o'clock tonight the murderer of
Arthur Meyer is still at large, and moth
ing more is known of his identity than
that he was a short, stout man with a
heavy voice. Within half an hour after
the stage came tearing down Broad street
at runaway pace with the dead drivers
corpse punched up in the boot, Farmer
Arbogast, who was attracted from his
work in field near by the shooting, hay-
Ing hold OF the reins, and passenger
Bouee, who is an invalid, crouching in
side, weak and speechless from the awful
ordeal he had gone through, scores of
armed men started out to hunt for the
criminal. They scattered all through the
mountains and canyons, and ransacked
every hiding place for miles around. but
all they found was the rutfian's discarded
mask, made from an old coat lining, and
his lunch. For more than a mile they
followed his tracks. He was evidently
headed toward the higher mountain
ranges. Then every sign of him failed.
out, and will stay all night in hopes of
finding the criminal. Ii they should by
chance run across him, the expectation is
that he will be shot down like a dog.
Meyer was an Odd Fellow and Native
Son. His brother Natives of Hydraulic
Parlor have posted $500 reward for the
assassin. The young widow and two lit
tie children OF the murdered man excite
the keenest sympathy among all their
townspeople. Meyer was a bright, ln-
telligent man, popular with all classes.
and noted for his strict integrity and
physical bravery,
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EXTENDED TO EVERY PORT.
Germany's Prohibition Against I'm
portation of American Cattle.

Germany's Prohibition Against I'm
portation of American Cattle.
BERLIN, Oct. 30.-The prohibition
against the landing of American cattle
and American dressed beef, announced
by decree of the Hamburg Senate on
Saturday last, as cabled by the Associated
Press, was extended to-day to every port
Of Germany.
Interviews which the correspondent of
the Associated Press has had with the
officials of the Interior Department of the
Prussian Husbandry Department and
the German Foreign Offices would seem
to show that the prohibition is of a pre-.
ventive nature and the action of individ-
ual German States. The foreign officials.
for instance, state that the prohibition is
no affair of theirs, as the measures
adopted are purely administrative and
sanitary, and that they strictly belong to
each German State. The empire as SUCH
those officials add, has not taken any step
to prohibit the landing of American cattle
or American meat. The officials of the
Interior Department say the importation
of cattle from America suffering from
Texas fever has been clearly proved, and
that the measures taken are purely of
precautionary measure, such as each
German State is entitled to exercise
through its police authority within its
own territory.
WASHINGTON OFFICIALS SURPRISED.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.-The announce
ment by the Associated Press that the en-
barge placed upon American cattle by
the Senate of Hamburg had been ex-
tended to the length of an exclusion
of American cattle and dressed rneat
from every part of Germany was
received with surprise by the depart
ment officials to-day. That Texas fever
was merely ground which Germany
could adopt for enforcing retaliatory
measures against the United States be-
cause of the supposed discrimination
against German interests in the sugar
schedule of the tariff bill was the preva-
lent reason.
The German ambassador, however. as
sured the Secretary of State yesterday
that the measure of exclusion was in
spired solely by sanitary reasons, and had
no political motive behind it. Govern
ment officials are obliged to take this
view of the case, since any other view
might seem a reflection upon the EN-
bassador.
Secretary Morton. who has just re-
turned from trip abroad, had consult
alton with Secretary Gresham about the
matter to-day, but the stringent measures
just adopted were not known. He as
sured Secretary Gresham that the ex-
portation of Texas fever into Germany
by American cattle was altogether i'm
probable, if not impossible, according to
the opinion Of the experts who have de-
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THE ENGLIsHMAN WON.
Gehring Knocked Out by Abbott in
the Third Round.

Gehring Knocked Out by Abbott in
the Third Round.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 30.-Stanton Abbott of
England and Charles Gehring, ex-ama-
teur champion of the United States,
fought at the Academy of Music tonight.
The fight was announced to be six
round go. From the start Gehring began
to force the fighting. and the thousand
spectators applauded every time he
landed blow. The first two rounds
looked like honors would be even at the
end of the sixth.
AT the beginning of the third Abbott
got the opening he wanted, and landed
staggering blow on Gehring's neck.
Gehring then became more cautious, and
again a ADbott became apparently careless.
de led Gehring on, and when he got the
chance he made half right arm swing,
and caught Gehring under the ear.
Gehring fell, but was up again in eight
seconds. Abbott measured his distance.
and again let his right 60. This time he
caught Gehring on the point of the Jaw,
and Gehring went down and out.
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SPANISH POLITICS.
The Cabinet Ministers Tender Their
designations.

MADRID, Oct. 30.-As result of the
Cabinet Council held to-day, the Minis
ters have rendered their designations.
Minister Sagasta has gone to inform the
Queen Regent of the action of the Cab-
net. 1t is believed that the crisis will be
found too difficult of solution.
Though the causes that have led to the
resignation of the Spanish Ministry can
not at present be positively stated, it is
pretty safe to assume that the crisis was
partly precipitated by colonial questions.
The Government had arranged with the
Bank OF Spain for an advance of ten mill
ion pestas IN Spanish silver dollars to re-
place the Mexican dollars in the Porto
Rico Company. This project was strenu-
ously opposed by Senior Maura, the Co.
lonial Minister, but his colleagues per-
sisted in carrying out the arrangement.
and Senor Maura resigned. This, how
ever, was only one of the serious differ
ences in the Cabinet on the Governments
colonial policy.
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EFFECT OF THE NEW TARIFF.
New Impetus to Trade Between Glas.
gov and the United States.

New Impetus to Trade Between Glass
gov and the United States.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.-Further light
is thrown upon the working of the new
Tariff Act by United States Consul Morse
at Glasgow. In a special report to the
Department of State he says: Large or
ders are being received by merchants
here since the passage of the United States
tariff bill, and many of them have ex-
pressed to me the opinion that the COM
ing year Will witness an unprecedented
trade between Glasgow and the United
States, both as TO exports aud imports.
Every indication points that way The
enactment and operation of the law has
given a new impetus to trade between
Glasgow and the United States, the months
of August and September showing a
very perceptible increase in the number
OF invoices and the value of expectation,
as compared with the preceding months.
The status of expectations for the quarter
ending June 30. 1894. was sos, ,674: ior the
quarter ending September 30, 1884, it was
StD54, ,953. AS compared with the same
quarter OF last year there has been an in
crease of $50, 500, all in the months of Au-
gust and September"
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DEATH OF a MIDGET.
Loss Than Three Feet High, and
Weighed But Thirty Pounds.

Loss Than Three Feet High, and
Weighed But Thirty Pounds.
ASHLAND (Ky.), Oct. 30.-Abner Astrop,
the midget, is dead in his mountain home
in Johnson County, at the age of % years.
Astrop never in his life weighed more
than forty-five poands, and at the time OF
his death his weight was but thirty
pounds. He was two inches less than
three feet tall. Astrop was born in John
son County and was one of five children.
He was of ordinary size in babyhood, but
he grew very little after his fifth year.
His strength for a dwarf was remarkable.
His parents established him in small
crossroads store when he was 20 years
old, and he spent his life ia 1t. Museum
managers made him hattering offerings
but he refused them. He died worth
$4,000. He never married, and was never
outside his native county,
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THE DALLES ROBBERS.
Klein, Savage aud Gibbons Held TO,
Stealing Mail.

Klein, Savage and Gibbons Held for
Stealing Mail.
PORTLAND, Oct. 80. = United States
District Attorney Murphy this morning
swore to a complaint before Commits
sioner Lamson against Frank Klien,
Otto Savage and Ralph Gibbons, charging
them with stealing United States mail
from the Dalles Postoffice September
10th. Klein having confessed their COM
mission of the crime. United States
Marshal Grady at once wired the author
tiles having the men in custody at The
Dalles to hold them on the United States
charge.
Klein's confession shows both the
Postoffice and express robberies to have
been carefully planned. The plans, he
stated, were matured while himself,
Savage aud Gibbons were out on fish
ing trip to Badger Lake last August.
Gibbons had a key to the express Office.
and turned it over to kiien, who made
a pattern of it.
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Chinaman Stabbed to Death.

NAPA, Oct. 30.-A Chinaman named
Veg Cham was stabbed and killed in his
vegetable garden, one mile south of town,
this afternoon by two tramps, who gave
their names as Joe Talbert and John Muir
ply. No cause for the deed can be
learned. Other Cinnamon who were near
know nothing about it, save that two
men came to the field and one struck
their companion and the other stabbed
him. He died almost Immediately. The
men have both been caught and are in
jail here. One of them showed fight when
arrested, and the officer fired two shots to
frigkten him into submission.
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OAR AND SHELL.
Plans Being Formulated to Bring
About a Big Match at Austin.

Plans Being Formulated to Bring
About a Big Match at Austin.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 30.-Captain John
Crotty, manager of the Austin Annual
international Regatta Association, has
formulated plan to bring about match
race for the championship of America, to
take place in Austin, Tex, when the city's
light, water and power system, now near
ing completion, is finished. This event
Will doubtless attract worldwide atten-
ton. as ouly crack oarsmen will be per-
mltted to enter. The proposed racing
will be of a four-cornered one between
Thomas Sullivan, champion of England:
John Teemer, Henry Peterson and Jake
Gaudaur, the first two TO row fer the
championship of the world. In the event
that Sullivan refuses to come to this
country, the race will decide the Ameri-
can championship, which title Gaudaur
now holds.
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Ferry Depot Bonds Sold.

SAN Francisco, Oct. 30.-The issue
of State per cent. bonds for 5000, 900 to
pay for the new depot building at the
ferry landings in San Francisco was sold
to Fassen, Leach IL Co. of Boston at Il
premium The Act authorizing the bond
issue omitted any reference to the kind
of money IN which the principal and in
terest might be paid, and local capitalists
kept out of the competition. 1t now
transpires that the agents of Eastern
firms entered into a combination with
Fassen, Leach d Co. to buy at IL, and the
other firms to share in the profits, The
bonds are now salable at premium of Z.
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Sugar Takes Another Tumble.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 3G.-Sugar took.
another tumble in price to-day, and sur
prised the jobbers, who had concluded
that it was already down TO the bottom
notch. 1t was regarded as a slap back
by the retiners to the wholesale grocers
who had recently unloaded large quanti-
ties of sugar on the market below the re.
tinery compact prices. Said a we'll k nown
iobber: ''The chances are that sugar will
go still lower, notwithstanding the re-
fineries are virtually closed. The reduc-
ton extends to all grades of refined, and
averages one-eighth of one cent per
pound"
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Charged with Running a Iottarv

ST. Louis, Oct. 30.-United States At
torney Clopton to-day filed informations
against Dennis p. Slattery, j. b. john
son and w. II. Stevenson. The charge
is that they used the mails for the pur-
pose of lottery by virtue of their con-
nection with the Guarantee Investment
Company of Nevada, Mo. Messrs. Slat-
terry, johnson and Stevenson put up the
100000 required by the statute as trust
fund in the State Treasury and contend
that their connection ended at that point.
The Government contends that they hold
nineteen of the twenty-one shares of
stock in the company and exercise abso-
lutte control.
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Helped to Capture JEFF Davis.

SEATTLE, Oct. 30.-Charles 7. Cowden,
one of the party of cavalry which cap
tured Jefferson Davis. disguised in female
attire in 1865, died of heart disease
here to-day, aged 52 years. He was
Nevada pioneer and former City Coun-
Gilman of Seattle, and owned considerable
property,
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Murdered and Robbed.

SAN BERNARDINo, Oct. 30.-James
Guilmoniott, Frenchman living near
Cotton, was found stabbed to death in his
house on chicken ranch to-day. The
house was robbed of valuables. Two In
dians were seen near the house last even
Ing, and tracks were followed to their
rancheria. Officers arrested seven In
dians for the deed, and it is said some of
the tracks correspond with Indians.
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smalI-Pox at wasb,ngto,,

WAsHINGToN, Oct. 30.-William Owens,
messenger of the Interior Department,
died to-day of smallpox. Van Buren,
Norwood, clerk in the Census Bureau,
was stricken at Hyattsville, Md. Another
Interior Department clerk, who resides
at Garrett Park, is supposed to have the
disease. Every case SO far developed is
directly traceable to Judge Costan. father
of the child who died of what was re-
ported chicken-p
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street-Car Fare to Be Reduced,

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 3O.-It is an
nounced that the Market-Street Railway
Company, comprising nearly all the street
railways of the city, and controlling the
only roads to the Cliff House, will next
week reduce the fare over its lines to five
cents for ride from the ferries to the
beach,