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The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1894-11-20
AMBITIOUS JAPAN.
SHE WOULD LIKE TO BECOME TIE
ENGLAND OF THE PACIFIC.
Had Her Eye on the Hawaiian Islands
Until Drawn Into the War
With China.
Special to the REcoRD-UN1oN.

Special to the RECeRD-UNIoN.
TACOMA (Wash.), Nov. l9.-Japan will
have control of the worlds supply of
camphor should it get the island of For
mosa as part OF its indemnity from China,
according TO Anthony T. Pitchard, who
lived many years in Asia. "Camphor
sold for less than ten cents a pound
twenty years ago." he says, "but it has
advanced to over 81 pound 1t is gen.
orally believed by Japanese merchants
and travellers that if Japan had not been
drawn into the war with China at this
time it would have seized the Hawaiian
Islands on the ground that there are more
Japanese there than any other national
ity. These men look upon the move to
secure Formosa as in line with Japan's
policy to strengthen herself as the Eng
land of the Pacific and as preliminary 10
securing the Philippine Islands and the
Hawaiian Islands, should the United
States fail to annex them"
CHINESE GUERILLAS HARASSING THE
JAPS.
SHANGHAI, Nov. 19.-The Vicerov of
Tien-Isin is placing soldiers around the
foreign settlement to protect it against
the depredations of soldiers from the
mutinous camps. If the japanese take
Port Arthur it is expected they will land
en- route to Pekin forty miles south of
Taku.
Numbers of quick-firine guns have
been added to the Chinese warships at
" Hal Wei.
Colonel Won Hanniken, Commander
inC Chief of the Chinese army, is orgauiz-
ing in Manchuria several forces OF Chinese
gueriilas, which have already begun to
harass the japanese and to threaten their
line ef communication. If the defense of
Port Arthur is successful the entire Japa-
nese army may winter on the Yalu.
ITALY DOES NOT APPROVE INTERVIEW
TION.
LONDON, Nov. ia special dispatch
from Rome says Italy has informed the
Powers that she cannot approve any
form of Intervention between China and
Japan.
MEDIATION CONSIDERED CLOSED.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.-The China
Japan incident, as far as the United
States offer Of mediation Is concerned, is
considered closed for the present by
those in q position to understand the
situation. At the Department and at the
Chinese and Japanese Legations there is
only negative information, to the effect
that no positive answer to the American
suggestion OF mediation has been re-
ceiVed.
Yet well informed persons say Japan
has made the position clear in such way
as to avoid the embarrassments of posi-
tive declination and yet show acceptance
to have been based on certain definite
conditions.
1t is believed that the essential con-
sideration on which Japan would con-
sent to any mediation is that China will
raise the white flag of truce, the emblem
recognized the world over as an indica-
ton that contestant wants to treat for
terms of peace. China has not yet made
any direct offer to the Japanese, and the
latter are not disposed to consider
roundabout offer which overlooks the
recognized international emblem of the
white flag.
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SILVER PROBLEM.
Republican Convention to be Asked to
Adopt a Free Coinage Plank.

Republican Convention to be Asked to
Adopt Free Coinage Plank.
MINNEAPoLIS (Minn.), Nov. 19. "A
Gary, S. D., correspondent of the Journal
wires the following information obtained
from the amanuensis of one of the leaders
of the movement: For several months
an understanding has existed among the
leading silver men of the United States
that an emphatic demand shall be made
that the Republican platform OF 1896 shall
contain an unequivocal declaration in
favor of the unqualified free coinage of
silver, and in the event OF the failure of
the Republicans to so declare, a new
party movement shall forthwith be
sprung, with two planks OF the platform
declaring openly for protection and free
coinage.
THE management of the movement is
largely in the hands of Senator Jones,
Stewart and Pettigrew, and they are
looking to Senator Cameron as the Presi-
dental candidate in the event of the birth
of the new party. The results of the re-
cent elections have given the leaders re-
newed confidence, as they now believe
they will he able to absorb the remnants
of the Populists and secure, through a
protective plank, the adhesion of the la
Dor vote of the East. Thus they hope to
centralize the entire free silver strength
and much of :he labor vote of the coun-
try. My informant is positive in his
declaration that the Republican party
will be forced either to adopt a silver
plank or be destroyed. This intention to
rule or ruin is the fundamental tenet of
the movement. 1t is said Senator Cam
eron has already consented TO join the
movement"
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CRUISER MONTGOMERY.
The Warship Welcomed by Citizens of
the City Which She Bears Name,

The Warship Welcomed by Citizens of
the City Which She Bears Name,
MOBILE (Ala.), Nov. 19.-The cruiser
Montgomery, which arrived in the lower
bay Friday evening, was met this morn
ing by Secretary of the Navy Herbert,
the Mayor of Mobile and the Commits
sioners representing this city, and given
an official welcome. AS soon as the cut
ter came to anchor Commander Davis
and two officers put off from the cruiser
and came on board the cutter, and pro-
ceeded to where Secretary Herbert was
standing, to whom Commander Davis
paid his respects. The Secretary replied
by saying that he was glad to welcome
the commander and his beautiful ship in
the waters of Alabama. Following this
ceremony Mayor Lavretta warmly well
coined Commander Davis on behalf OF
the City of Mobile.
An invitation was then extended to
Commander Davis and the officers OF the
cruiser to partake of collation. on board
the revenue cutter. and the invitation
was accepted. After the lunch, both boats
weighed anchor and started for the city,
which was reached at 4 o'clock, when the
cruiser was saluted by seventeen guns
fired by Battery A, Alabama State Artii-
l lery, which was responded to by the
/ cruiser.
| $50 O'Clock on Tuesday the Mont
gomery Citizens Committee will place
on board the cruiser silver set, as q
Testimonial of the honor done Montgom-
cry in naming the cruiser alter that city
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SWALLOWED CARBoLIC ACID.

A Woman Commits Suicide Before the
Eyes of Her son and Daughter.
TACOMA, Nov. 19.-Without saying a
word as to her intentions Mrs. John
Thompson raised bottle of carpolic acid
TO her lips. drank the contents and com
united suicide before her son and
daughter this forenoon. She was well
preserved Portuguese woman, 40 years of
age, living with her second husb band. The
only motive known is that she was de-
spondent because her only daughter.
Rosa, was to leave tonight to join her
husband, Frank Mcfarland, at Milbank,
5. ID. Medical assistance was summoned
at once, but before physician could ar
rive, the poor woman was dead. She
leaves a widower and four sons besides
the daughter mentioned.
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RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

Sixteen Coal Cars Break Through a
Bridge, killing Six Men.
PrTTsBURG, Nov. 19.-Sixteen cars of
coal broke through the bridge over Irish
Creek at Larimer station this evening,
and six or seven miners are supposed
to be buried under the wreck. The train
was on its way down the Larimer branch
of the Pennsylvania road to the main
line. When within six car lengths of the
bridge car broke down, and when it
reached the siding it tore its way
through, letting the cars down into the
creek into confused mass. Ali of the
trainmen escaped, but the miners, who
were on the cars going to their homes,
were carried down. and are now buried
under the debris. AS yet none of the
names of the men have been discovered.
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SAVED BY THE TIMELY ARRIVAL
OF A SMALL STEAMER
United States Attorney Garter In
structed to Compromise the Benson
Land Cases "A Tacoma Woman
Commits Suicide in the Presence OF
Her Son and Daughter by Swallow
ing the Contents of a Bottle OF
Carbolic Acid.
Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.


ASTORIA (Or.), Nov. 19.-The British
bark Swanmore, l,73l tons, in ballast,
twenty-one days from San Francisco, ar
rived at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon. Cap
tain Greenbaum has an interesting story
to tell Of the narrow escape of his vessel
from going ashore near Cape Falcon, or
false Tillamook, early yesterday morn
ing.
The Swanmore arrived off the light
ship about 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon,
and finding no tug or pilot stood oil to
the southwark, q wind having sprung up
from the northeast. Early Sunday morn
ing the wind died away, and the Swan
more found herself fenveloped in thick fog,
and the crew being unable to locate their
bearings were completely lost, until they
were startled TO hear noise that always
causes the sailors blood to run cold-the
hearing of the breakers Oh the beach.
The anchor was at once dropped, and
thirty 1athoms of chain run out.
Here they remained until 1870 o'clock,
when a light offshOre wind sprung up.
They stood directly oil shore for about
eight miles, and the wind again failed
them. Again the vessel dritted toward
the break ers, and their dull, roaring
sound was plainly heard. About O'Clock
she drltted SnoreWard. Nearcr ana
nearer the treacherous land swell carried
them until the bark passed over the first
line of breakers, directly off the worst
part OF the rugged headland.
Assistance was at hand, however, for
the little steam coaster harrison loomed
up in the south. They had evidently
noticed the Swanmore's signals OF dis
tress, for they were bearing down on her
under a full head of steam. They were in
side the second line OF tumbling breakers
and dangerously near the third, when the
Harrison managed to get hold of steel
hawser from the vessel.
by this time the roar of the breakers
was deafening and the swell was running
shorewards with terrible force, and when
the line was pulled taut and the steamer
started with her heavy tow her bits were
nearly torn from her deck. IL was a
long and hard struggle at first, but the
Harrison finally got the bark free from
Ihe breakers, and, towing her fully thirty
miles of shore, dropped her. This
morning she was opposite the mouth of
the river, and was picked up and brought
in.
Captain Schrader claims 20 bargain was
made-in fact, there was no time Tor
striking bargains. On the other hand,
Captain Greenmore of the Swanmore
Claims bargain was made for $500.
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SMALL SIZED BT,IzzARD.
GALE OUTSIDE ME HARBOR.
FATAL EXPLOSIONS.
Two People Killed and Several In
jured by the Bursting of Boiler.

Two People Killed and Several In
iured by the Bursting of Boiler.
DALLAS (Tex.), Nov. ia special to
the Times Herald from Gale, /. T., says:
The boiler in John Malcolm's gin-mill
exploded this morning, killing Charlie
Malone of Atlanta, Ca, and VIII Rob-
bins, an engineer from Texas. Mrs.
John Malcolm, wife of the proprietor,
and Hal Jenkins and several others were
severely scalded. Two negroes were also
badly scalded.
HUNTINGTON (Pa.), Nov. 19.-An ex-
plosion occurred to-day in Mcdowell
County on the Norfolk and Western,
fifty miles south of this city, in the Key
stone Coal and Coke Company's mining
camp. Several colored men were at
tempting to open a keg of powder when
it exploded. Elmer Knight and Sam
Dunn were blown to atoms. Charles
Scales and Andrew McGee were horribly
iniuraQ.
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SOUTHERN PACIFIC TAXES.
Large sum to be Paid Into the stat,
Treasury This Week.

Large sum to be Paid Into the state
Treasury This Week.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 19.-Tax Agent
Ryan of the Southern Pacific Company
to-day drew a voucher for 1886, ,69l IA, the
first installment of the assessment for
1861. The reassessment on the Gen.
trail Pacific, Southern Pacific, California
Pacific, Northern Railroad, San Pablo
and Tulare for 1857, and the South Pacific
Coast roads is S7S9, 173 10, of which ST.
$50 81 has been paid, leaving S771 ,3S2 IS
yet due. OF the regular assessments on
the same roads the taxes amount to
S53l, l6l 20, the first installmenI of which,
500, $50 30, will also be paid this week,
making in the aggregate s65l. .27l 90,
which will be turned into the treasury.
This is Independent of the taxes paid in
local assessments in forty-two counties
ia the State, amounting to more than
$50 900
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BENSON LAND CASES.
u. S. Attorney Garter Receives In
structions to Compromise Them.

u. S. Attorney Garter Receives In
strucCions TO Compromise Them.
SAN Francisco, Nov. 19.-United
States Attorney Garter to-day received
instructions 10 compromise the Benson
land cases, which have been pending in
the courts for number of years. Conse-
quently the civil suits against Benson
and twenty-seven others will be dis
missed. The defendants have agreed to
make the surveys in proper form with
out additional expense TO the Govern
ment, and the Government agrees to dis
miss the suits against the surveyors and
their bondsmen, and to settle in full all
claims OF the surveyors for doing the
work. Benson and others were accused
Of belonging to land survey ring, and
their work clouded the title to about
three million acres of land scattered all
over the State Benson fled to Denmark,
but was brought back and tried. He was
acquitted on the criminal charge. and the
Government then brought civil suits
against him and his associates. Benson,
through his position as United States
Surveyor, obtained for his associates con-
tracts for making surveys. The Govern
lnent paid out about one million dollars
1or surveys, which were reported COM
pleted, but which it was charged were
Only half done.
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HAvEMEYER AND sEARLEs.

They Must Appeal and Plead or De-
mur to Indictments Against Them.
WASHINGTON, Nov. l9.-District At
torney Birney has notified all OF the per-
sons indicted for refusing to answer
questions before the Senate Investigating
Committee. including Messrs. Havemeyer
and Searles, that they must appear and
plead or demur to the indictments. 1t is
said that demurrers will be filed.
Birney was asked if the demurrers
would not be the same as in the cases of
Mccartney and Chapman, and he said
that some new points coulu be presented,
because different questions were asked
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Testing small Arms.

NEWPORT (R. L., Nov. 19.-The testing
of small arms was continued to-day at
the torpedo station before the Naval
Small Arms Board. After listening to
George Luger's explanation of his piece,
the board repaired to the range at the sta
ton, where the gun was tested. Forty
shots were fired for general action, and
then the durability test of 500 rounds was
begun, and 300 were fired. The firing
had been so rapid as to heat the barrel
considerably, and the wood jacketing
smoked, but the action of the piece did
not appear to be impaired. Tomorrow
the burst gun, the invention of Califor-
nian, will be put on trial.
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Cause of the Typnoid Fever Epidemtc

Cause of the Typhoid Fever Epidemic.
NEW HAVEN Conn.,, Nov. 19.-Dr. C.
"A. Lindley, Secretary of the State Board
OF Health, has completed his investiga-
ton into the typhoid fever cases at Wes-
leyan College. which have thus far re-
suited in the death of two students. He
is satisfied that diseased oysters were the
cause of the epidemic. The oysters were
taken from the beds of the Quinnipia
River, near the outlet OF the sewer. The
wife OF member of the firm which
owned these oyster beds died a short time
ago OF typhoid malaria fever. Itis learned
that student from Yale and another
from Amherst who were present at the
Middleton banquet have been taken i'll
with the fever. Three Wesleyan stu
dents are at present critically i'll.
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ST. CLAIR AGAIN REspIrLD.
The Date of His Execution Now Sc
for December 21st.

The Date of His Execution Now so+
for December 21st.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 19.-United States
Marshal Baldwin received notice from
Washington to-day that President Cleye-
land had granted another respite to Thos.
St. Clair, one of the mutinous sailors of
the bark Hesper. who was to have been
hanged at San Jose on Friday next for
the murder of Mate Fitzgerald The
President now grants the respite until
December Dist.
The supposition is that the execution of
ST.. CLAIR will be deferred pending the ac-
tion OF the United States Supreme Court
on the appeals of St. Clair's accomplicas
Sparf and Hanson, and that in the event
of the decision sustaining the verdict and
sentence of the lower court, the three
murderers will be executed together
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PALo ALTO YEARLrNGs.

Good Prices Roalized at the sale at
San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 19.-The sale of
Palo yearlings to-day was the most suc-
cessful OF the year as regards prices. Six
teen yearlings were sold for 81, 375. an
average of$S9S "A. Those bringing $500
and over: Salisbury, by Racine-Flirr.
s., 500, 10 Burns IL Waterhouse: Sweet
Rose, FIam beau-Fairy Rose, s., 800, to
Burns q Waterhouse; Carnation, Flam-
beau-Amelia. 500, to a. b. Spreckels;
Pigue. Flambeau-P Petroleuse, $500. to A.
b, Spreckels; Georgia. Flam beau-Goula,
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NEW YORK, Nov. l9.-Justice Law
renee of the Supreme Conrt has denied
the application of the children of Jay
Gould, as executors of their fathers es-
tate, to cancel the taxes on the personal
estate for 1894, on the ground of non-resi-
dence, but the Judge says he will grant
Their counsel permission TO move for the
punishment of the Land Commissioners
1or contempt for falling to take any
notice OF the first writ of certorari which
was issued to review the assessments.
George Gould claimed that he lived in
Lakewood, n. j., and the other children
claimed a residence at TarrYtoWn.
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child Run over and KiIIed

Los ANGELES, Nov. 19.-Tommie Peck,
the 8-year-old son of Engineer Thomas
ii. Peck, was run over this afternoon
by an engine on which his own father
handled the throttle, and received injuries
which resulted in his death tonight.
The engine was being used for switching
purposes, and the boy, who had been
jumping on and off, lost his balance and
fell across the track. The engine passed
over his body. crushing it into shape
less mass.
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Payne to Be Brought Back.

DENVER, Nov. ia warrant was
sworn out to-day in the Justice Court for
James w. Payne, the Government cereal
contractor OF Los Angeles. This action
was taken for the purpose of defeating
any move that Payne might make to re-
gain his liberty, and to keep him in Gus
tody until the arrival of a Deputy Sheriff
from California. His release was OBJ
Jected to on less than $4,000 bonds, and as
Payne was unable to provide bonds to
that amount, he will be turned over to
the custody of the Sheriff
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Nets and Else seized by Canadians.

DETROIT, Nov. ia dispatch from
Chatham, Ont, says the Canadian cruiser
Petrol to-day returned to the fishing
grounds after the landing at Rondeau of
over 100 American gill nets and tons of
fish seized near Pelee Island. The nets
are owned at Sandusky and are valued at
S400. The United States cutter Fessenden
is now at Port Huron.
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Hugged By q Bear.

GUTHRIE %. IT,, Nov. 19.-While pick
ing grapes on country road near here,
black bear suddenly appeared and at
tackled Miss Ann Worm brough, a pretty
young lady, hugging her so hard that it,
broke three of her ribs and terribly lacer-
ated her body. Her injuries will likely
prove fatal.
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A COLD WAVE,
Zero Weather Prevailing Throughout
che Northwest.

Zero Weather Prevailing Throughout
che Northwest.
ST. PAUL. Nov. 19.-Zero weather
prevails throughout the Northwest. The
lowest recorded temperature during the
night here was p below and in Manitoba
l6'. Local Observer Lyons says the cold
wave is passing.
SMALL SIZED BLIZZARD.
SARANAC LAKE (N. ", Nov. IA
small sized blizzard prevails throughout
Northern New York tonight. The mer-
curry registers 100 below zero, while the
wind is blowing q gale, filling the air
with snow that has recently fallen.
GALE OUTSIDE THE HARBoR.
CHARLOTTE N. ", Nov. l9.-The
northwest gale of to-day caught a big
fleet outside the harbor. The steamer
Proctor and tow barges Sherman Pearl
and Mary Lyon made the harbor after a
hard struggle. The Mystic Star, Clara
Youalls, White Oak, William Jackson
and Oliver Mowatt ran back here for
shelter. There is heavy sea with snow.
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VANCOUVER (B. C.),> Nov. 19.-The
Guerney cab-drivers here have struck.
The company formerly paid the men
weekly wages, but recently made
change and hired new men. The drivers
claim that the company charged an eX-
orbitant rate for the cabs, and refuse to
take them out. The company claims to
be able to get enough drivers in a few
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Conservative victory.

LONDON, Nov. 19.-In the election in
Forfarshire, Scotland, Saturday, for
member of Parliament % succeed Sir
John Rigby, Ramsey Conservative re-
ceived ), 1874 votes, and oson (LiberalJ
4,S59. At The last election sir John Rigby
lHome Ruler received .,943 and Barclay
(Liberal UnionisQ 4,Oi7.
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Suspected of Being a Murderer.

SAN BERNARDINo, Nov. ia man
giving his name as Albert Lea has been
lodged in jail, who is suspected OF being
a. A. Austin, wanted in Minnesota for
murder committed last March. Officers
have been watching him for some time,
and, to confirm their suspicious, they
found him writing the name a. A. Austin
on piece OF paper.
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WHERE Is ETHEL FARLEYs
Police Unable to Find the Missing
School Girl.

Police Unable to Find the Missing
School Girl.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 19.-The police
and newspaper reporters have been
searching vigorously for young Ethel
Farley, the school girl who disappeared
last Friday because she had been sus-
pended from school for misdeneanor.
Their search has been unavailing and
only surmises can be made about the
girls fate. 1t was learned on Friday that
3 young girl calling herself Ethel Farley
called on Rev. Father Power of ST. Pat
rick's Church In this city. She told him
she was a stranger in the city and wished
advice as to where to stop. Father Power
directed her to lodging house on Mis-
sion and Fifth streets, where she spent
Friday night. She left Saturday morn
ing. 1t is thought that she mas obtained
a. position as a nurse girl, as one Of her
friends claims To have seen her Saturday
in the park in charge OF an infant.
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weavers Return to Work.

PAwTUCKET Or. IL. Nov. 19.-Two
hundred worsted weavers in the Lorraine
Mill started to work this morning after a
strike OF seven weeks duration. The
troubles were arbitrated by Mayor Tiepk.
The strike was one OF the biggest in the
textile annals of Pawtucket.
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Demand a Recount.

LINCOLN (Neb.), Nov. 19.-The Repub-
licans will demand recount of the votes
for Governor by the Legislature. Notice
OF contest will undoubtedly be filed
within the limit, which expires on the
10th. The Legislative Committee, con-
slsting OF two Populists, two Democrats
and three Republicans will be asked for
TO make recount of the ballots.