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The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1894-08-30
Flames Break Out in a Six-StOry
Tenement House.
THREE LIVES LOST AND a FIRE
MAN FATALLY HURT
The Town of yesper. Wisconsin. Prac-
tically Wiped Out by Fire-Assist-
ant Secretary of the Treasury De-
partment Hamlin on Tour of In
spection TO the PribyloR Islands.
special to the REooRD-UN1oN.


NEW YORK, Aug. 29.-A fire to-day in
six-story building, 226 Riverton street,
occupied as Jewish synagogue and
school and as tenements, resulted fatally
to four men. The Riyington-street House
was occupied mainly by sweat-shops. AS
the flames burst from the building at 2
a. NJ. man was seen to rush from it and
run in an opposite direction. The flames
started in the tailor shop of Fabricus
Levin. Levin's watchman and three
other men were taken out by fire-escapes.
1t was supposed everybody was ont of
the building when youth appeared on
the tiame-enveloped fire-escape of the
fifth floor. Fireman Timothy Collins at
tempted to rescue him. He had gone up
the ladder a few rounds when the boy
climbed over the escape and dropped
squarely on the shoulders of Collins.
Down went both to TIE pavement. The
boy was killed. The fireman was injured
internally and will probably die.
In the shop of Joseph Schackman, the
room from which the lad had jumped, the
firemen found the bodies OF two mer,
father and son. The boy who jumped
was another son. Their names were not
known.
AHO udIudSO W IA0 OuAhOAhS Heo obouO
$4,000.
While this fire was in progress three
alarms were sounded for another in q
tive-story ''double-decker' tenement, 81
Goerick street, which was also decidedly
suspicious. The tenants were panic
stricken. but escaped uninjured. The
damage was $l7 900.
TOWN PRACTICALLY WIPED OUT.
MARsHFIELD (Wis.), Aug. 29.-The
Port Edwards stage arrived here to-day,
bringing additional news from Vesper.
The town is practically wiped out. en-
failing a loss of Sl50,000. The fire has
been burning in that vicinity for two
weeks, but at no time previous had 1t
been threatening. Seventeen families
employed in the mills are homeless, and
as the timber contiguous to the town is
burned, the place will never be rebuilt.
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SAD SHOOTING AFFAIR.
A University Graduate Accidentally
Killed by His Friend.


Killed by His Friend.
Los ANGELES. Aug. pa very sad
shooting affair occurred at Buena Park,
this side of Anaheim, last Sunday night.
which resulted in the death of William
Brook, the shooting being accidentally
done by Albert Kloss. Brook and Kloss
were warm friends and were recent uni
versity graduates. They went to Buena
Park to spend the summer months in
pursuing special studies. They returned
to their cabin last Sunday evening after a
short trip and were chagrlned to find
that some of the neighboring youngsters
had tried to play practical joke on them
by turning the house topsy turvey. Re-
membering that he had left his rifle on
the bed, Kloss picked itup and examined
it when the cartridge exploded. The
bullet struck Brook in the right thigh.
The next day he was removed to hos
pital. where he fingered until to-day,
when his terrible suffering was ended in
death
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BOSTON WOOL MAnKET.
Sales Increasing-The Feeling In Gem
eral HOneful.

Sales Increasing-The Feeling IN Gen.
eral Hopeful.
BosTON, Aug. 29.-The american Wool
dnd Cotton Reporter will tomorrow say:
This has been on the whole fair week
for wool, having sold at as high price as
any time during the month, the suspense
under which trade has labored being at
an end now. the feeling in general is
hopeful. The sales of fleece consisted
mainly of medium and low medium un-
washed woods at 15@lSc, of which sew
eral hundred thousand pounds was taken.
Texas wool was in demand. Oregon
wool was in fair request at current quota
tions. We quote medium secured at
30(932c; fine medium, 34@36c fine. 37(1
33c; defective California secured. 2S@30c;
fine, 35@37c. The sales OF the week
amount to S.35O,000 pounds domestic and
$4,000 pounds foreign, making a total OF
nearly 100000 pounds, against total OF
2,257, ,397 pounds for the previous week,
and a total of 100000 pounds for the
corresp sponding week last year.
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TOWN PRACTICALLY WIPED OUT.
IN ALASKAN TERRITORY.
Assistant Secretary Hamlin on Tour
of Inspection.

Assistant Secretary Hamlin on Tour
of Inspection.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 29.-Letters were
received to-day at the Treasury Depart
ment from Assistant Secretary Hamlin
and Captain Hooper OF the Rush. The
letters, which are dated st. Paul's Island.
August Sth, state that the Assistant Secre-
tary, who has been on tour of inspec-
ton to the Pribyloff Islands. expected to
reach Port Townsend on the 5th of Sep
tember, and Washington about ten days
later.
Captain Hooper in his letter says the
North American Commercial Company
has already taken about $1,000 seals. and
it is the expectation that 1000 addition
will be taken before the season closes.
This would indicate that the authority
has been given the company to take the
maximum 100000 number of skins, con-
ditionally granted by the Secretary be-
fore the season opened. Hooper also
says there are many poachers in Behring
Sea, all armed with spears, and it. is
assumed that they have had a profitable
season, as the weather has been tavora-
ble.
Reports from the Yukon River show
that great mining boom is in progress
in that region. The sum OF 100000 in
gold nuggets is now at Unalaska await
ing shipment to San Francisco. Miners
in large numbers are going into the coun-
try from Sitka and Southern Alaska.
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KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.
Delegates to the National Encamp-
ment Having a Good Time.

Delegates to the National Encamp-
ment Having a Good Time.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-The knights
of Pythias had damp time of it in their
camps this morning, as thick fog hung
over the place. The damp weather has
been their fate since they first camped
here. but they are having good time.
Their prize drills took place to-day at the
baseball grounds, attracting many spec
tators.
The divisions which drilled to-day
were: Provost No. of Kansas City, Mo-;
Percival No. IL. Mobile. Ala; John Baer
Glen No. 10, Eau Claire; Pioneer No. /,
Little Rock; Marion No. %, Marion, Ind;
Terre Haute No. 3, Terre Haute, Ind
Kansas City, No. 3, Kansas City. Mo-,
and Excelsior No. 3, indianapolis.
Secret sessions of the Sisters of the
Pythian Sisterhood were held to-day.
The Supreme Lodge accomplished
nothing but routine business to-day, and
an early adjournment was taken to give
the committees time to outline their
work.
The election of officers will take place
this week. 1t is thought the Vice-Su-
preme Chancellor, Walter B. Ritchie OF
Ohio, will be elected Supreme Chancellor
to succeed w. w. Black well.
1H0 euAdH hHisASS aSSeLHU Uleu III TIE
broad white lot back of the Executive
Mansion for an exhibition drill and to
be reviewed by their leader, General
Carnahan, this afternoon.
Massed over the parade ground were
thousands of scarlet plumes, shining be-
fore the background of green trees. The
army made an imposing sight. After an
hour of drill the knights were reviewed
by Major General Caruahan and staff
and marched back to camp. After dark
Pennsylvania avenue was brilliantly
illuminated it's whole length, the dome of
the Capitol and the statue Of Liberty sur
mounting it being hung with electric
lights.
A trades procession was witnessed by
most of the city's population. There
were many handsome floats in line with
elaborate costumes and fine spectacular
effects
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DIcKINsoN,s IRE UP.
Says He Was Made Scapegoat by
General Dimond.

tional Guard dispute over the action OF
the militiamen at Sacramento on the 4th
of July has not been allayed by the pub
lication Of Major-General Dimond's re-
port to the Governor. Brigadier-G General
Dickinson, against whom certain rehec-
tions were directed, now asserts that he
was made scapegoat by General Di-
mond and General Z. w. Sheehan.
Dickinson admits that he received
through Major Hooper message from
General Dimond ordering him to CO.
operate with General Sheehan. After re-
ceiving this order Dickinson says he
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1894-08-30
CHARGED WITH GRAND LARCENY.
The President of an Investment Com
pany Under Arrest.


SAN Francisco, Aug. 29.-H. c. Os-
mont, President of the California Saw
ings Investment Company. was arrested
to-day on charge OF grand larceny, pre-
ferred By w. L. Davenport. Davenport
came here from El Dorado County in
search of employment. He answered an
advertisement of the California Savings
Investment Company. and was offered
the position as agent at Sacramento on
the payment of bond of $40 as guar
antee for the faithful performance of his
duties. He was given as security bond
in a land scheme, and an agreement that
he could have his money back at any
time within year. He was told to go to
Sacramento and wait ten days, when he
would be Joined by an agent of the COM
pany, and his work would begin. No
one appeared in the specified time, and
Davenport returned to San Francisco and
demanded the return Of his money. This
was refused, and he caused the arrest of
Osmont. Osmont now says he is willing
to pay back the Sl20.
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chief Clarence Seeking Protection.
A Bark sunk in Collision.

FUcHAL Island of Madeira). Aug. 90
The British steamship North Castle has
arrived here, and reports having been in
collision on August 18th in latitude 450
north, longitude $50 west, with the Nor
wegian bark Venerata, Captain Pierson,
from Savannah for London. The bark
sank, but her crew was saved and landed
here.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1894-08-30

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 29.-Growers OF
hops on the Pacific Coast are extremely
anxious over the low prices of their pro-
ducts prevailing. At present prices they
cannot be marketed at profit. There is
no trade in hops, nor demand for them,
could be realized for them, as compared
to eighteen cents pound three months
ago. This year England has raised
enough hops for home consumption, and
as Londons controls the hop quotations
the market is naturally affected. The hop
crops all over the world have been un-
usually large, and it is stated that more
have been raised than are needed.
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The japanese Worsted in a Series
of Encounters in Corea.
FOUR THOUSAND OF THE MIKADO'S
TROOPS SLAIN.
Dutch Troops Loose Heavily in a Bat
tie With the Raiah's Forces on
Nambok Island, Near Java-Chief
Clarence of the Mosquito Reserva-
tion Going to Mexico to Seek Pro-
lection for His Subjects.
Special to the REcoRD-USroS.

! Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.
SHANGHAI, Aug. 29.-The native press
has received confirmation of the re-
ported battle between the Chinese and
Japanese troops August 18th. According
to these reports 5000 Chinese troops oi
all arms attacked the Japanese forces de-
tailed to guard the Ping Nang passes IN
Northwest Corea, and eventually sue
ceeded in driving the Japanese from their
positions. 1t is added large number oi
Coreans flocked to the Chinese standard,
begging for arms and asking for permis-
sion to form the advance guard OF the
Chinese forces moving against the Japan
eSe.
On August 14th, still according to re-
ports received from the native press, the
Chinese were reinforced by 1900 troops
from vi Chow, and the day following
they attacked the Japanese lines at Chung
Ho, and the Japanese retreated.
August 10th the Chinese army was, the
report says. further reinforced by $4,000
troops, and on August 18th attacked the
Japanese, who are said to have lost 1900
men and heavy baggage.
The Chinese, August 18th. advanced TO
Tatung River, thirteen Japanese war;
ships opened fire upon them, inflicting
the loss of several hundred men. AT ebb-
tide, the same day, three Japanese war
ships found themselves grounded and
were afterward severely damaged by the
fire of Chinese artillery handled from
ambush.
The bulk of the Japanese forces, it is
asserted, retreated southwark, pursued
by the Chinese cavalry, until night stop
ped the latter'S advance.
General Yeh, the Chinese commander,
made detour and attacked the Japanese
III the rear, completely routing them and
capturing Huang Chow.
The general news received here does
not confirm these reports of the native
press.
THE KING OF COREA.
LONDON, Aug. pa dispatch to the
Standard from Berlin says: According
to the latest communications from the
East, the King of Corea is under the pro-
lection Of the Chinese General Yeh.
Competent judges Go not behave the
King declared himself Independent of
China. The Japanese Government. it is
represented, bought recently through an
agent in Vienna 100000 needle guns of
an old model, and succeeded in getting
them shipped to Amsterdam. It's Russia
that is profiting by the Corea difficulty
and puts pressure to China to compel her
to make concessions in the Pamirs.
China, however, refuses TO yield an inch
OF territory.
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SERIOUS hallway Collision,

CHICAGO, Aug. 29.-An electric car coll
lided with passenger train on the Chi
cago and Northern Pacific road at Forest
Hill crossing. Three persons were seri-
ously injured and a number of others
were badly shaken up. Injured John
Briggs, left leg crushed and injured in
ternally; E. Ii. Keyes, badly Injured
about the head and body; Mrs. Mary
Burns, cut about the head and body.
The cause of the collision was the refusal
OF the brakes OF the electric car to work.
The motorman, Briggs, was unable to
prevent the car from running upon tina
crossing and smashing into the train.
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Wine Growers syndicate.

SAN Francisco, Aug. 29.-The syndi-
cate of wine growers and dealers has
fallen through, for this season at least,
and the growers will find their own
markets for their grapes, and the wine
merchants will make individual con-
tracts with growers. The immediate
cause of the failure to agree is alleged to
be the too exacting requirements of the
growers. The California Wine Associa-
ton, composed of dealers, has adopted a
resolution practically refusing all the
growers demand, and so renders further
negotiations unnecessary. The growers
state that the season is too far advanced
to secure control of so per cent of the
grape crop. considered necessary for the
successful carrying out of the syndicate.
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Commodore Carpenter.

WAsHINGToN, Aug. ga dispatch
was received at the Navy Department
from Commodore Carpenter, at Naga-
saki, Japan, announcing his arrival at
that port. He has just taken command
of the Asiatic squadron, and sailed on the
Monocacy from Nagasaki to Chemulpo to
join the Baltimore, which will be his
flagship.
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Knled hx a Failing Tree.

McMINNvILLE (Or.), Aug. 29.-Ex-
Senator Peter P. Gates was killed last
night by a falling tree while outing On
the coast mountains. The deceased, was
a member of the Grand Army and WAS
Past Grand Master of the Odd Fellows.
He leaves a wife and three children.
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Los Angeles to Hold a Big Fair.

Los ANGELES. Aug. 29.-It is now def
nitely settled that an international Ex-
position will be held here from October
10Th to January 10Th. 1t will be in Agri-
cultural Park and number of buildings
will be erected at once. All the attract
ions OF the midwa2, the Polish artists
display. the French display and 200 for
eign attractions will be on exhibition.
Electric Wires to Go Under Ground.
: SAN Francisco, Aug. 29.-Chief Sulli-
van of the San Francisco Fire Depart
meDt announces that he will take adj
vantage of the courts recently dissolying
the Injunction restraining him from re-
moving electric light wires from Oft the
roofs of buildings, and that all electric
light wires must be put under the
ground,
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BRUNEAU EXECUTED.
The Former Vicar of French Church
Guillotiuod,


Guillotiued.
LAvALL Department of Mayenne;
France), Aug. 30.-This town is iammed
full of people who came to see as much
as possible of the execution OF Bruneau,
formerly Vicar of the Church of Entram
mes, who was convicted at the Mayenne
Assize Court here on July 18th last of
murder, robbery and arson. Thousands
OF the peasants who were anxious to
witness the execution brought food
enough to last for several days.
When Diebler, the exeeutioner, ar
rived, the uproar could be distinctly
heard by the condemned man, who was
undergoing death by torture and sus-
pense.
Bruneau was awake when the officers
entered his cell to tell him it was
time to prepare for the execution. When
he was dressed, the condemned man
heard mass and received communion.
He prayed for the pardon of God and
man for any faults he might have COM
mitted, and also asked that the clergy
might pardon him tor breaking his vows
of chastity. lie then informed the at
tendants that he was ready. He showed
great cooluesS when he arrived at the
foot of the scaffold, when his fortitude
seemed to leave him. The crowd about
the scatfold was noisy and turbulent
until the knife fell.
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The Governor General of the Dutch
Indias has summoned a council OF the
naval and military commanders, who arc
determining upon the decisive measures
TO be taken in order to wipe out the de-
feats of the Dutch troops.
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cleveland. En- Route to Gray

cleveland Ell ltoupe TO cray GABLES
WASHINGTON Aug. %. = President
Cleveland. en- route to Gray Gables, ar
rived at the Pennsylvania Railroad depot
at Jersey City at o'clock this afternoon,
and Immediately went aboard the light
house tender John Rodgers, which was
lying at the Adams express pier await
ing his arrival. A few minutes later the
Rodgers steamed away for Gray Gables.
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Mexican Railways.

MoNoLovA (Mexico), Aug. 29.-Presi-
dent C. p. Huntington of the Mexican
International Railway has ordered a line
to be Immediately extended from this
place to the Sierra Majado mining camp.
Nearly all the grade was completed two
years ago. but the work was suspended,
owing TO the financial depression. A
branch IS also being built from Reata TO
Monterey. j. a. Robertson, General
Manager of the Monterey and Gulf Road.
is in New York arranging for an extern
Coast.
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The Vicilant.

SOUTHAMPTON. Aug. 29.-The Vigilant
to-day started for Dartmouth, in order to
take part in to-morrow's regatta of the
Royal Yacht Club. The centerboard has
been retittad
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Big passencer steamer Ashore.

DETROIT, Aug. 29.-The big passenger
steamer Northwest, owned by the North
ern Steamship Company, went ashore
on Bar Point, Lake Erie, off the mouth
of the Detroit River, this afternoon. The
accident was due to fog. The steamship
had over hundred passengers aboard.
A panic among the passengers followed
the grounding of the steamer, but when
it was discovered that theNyesseI was in
no immediate danger quiet was restored.
The bottom is rocky in and about the
mouth of the river, but it is believed no
damage was done.
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pioneer in the Matrimonial Field.
BIcyclist Ziegler.

SAN JOSE. Aug. 29.-Otto ziegler, the
'.little demon' who defeated all the crack
bicyclist riders of the country at the
l.. a. w. races at Denver, returned home
tonight. He was met at the station by a
band, hustled into carriage in waiting
and escorted to his club house by over q
hundred wheelman riding their bikes. AT
the old club house he was given an ova-
ton, and was almost overcome at this
display of welcome.
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Destruottvo Fire ia Montana.

HELENA (Mont.l, Aug. 29.-The town
of Ellistown was practically wiped out
by fire this morning. Flames broke out
in Logan's livery stable, and spread rap
idly. Eight or ten houses were destroyed.
Many people are without shelter tonight.
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storm in El Dorado County.

PLAoERvILLE, Aug. PA heavy wind
and thunder storm passed over this Sec
ton last evening. Cloudbursts are re-
ported at the Six-Mile-House, Newton
and Bear Creek, which did great damage
to roads, gardens and buildings.
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situation in Peru Serious.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-Official re-
ports received at the State Department
indicate quite a serious situation in Peru.
1t has been found necessary to suspend
several articles of the Constitution, in
Guiding the writ of habeas corpus. and
the President of the republic is practi-
cally clothed with dictatorial power. The
provision allowing all persons to meet
peacefully in public as in private is sus-
pended, together with that provision which
prevented sending person from the re-
public or his residence without an ex-
ecutive countenance. The Peruvian Gov
ernment has also increased the duty on
all imports from p to 80 per cent.
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The sugar Bounty.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-The Secretary
of the Treasury has decided that under
the terms of the tariff bill, the payments
of sugar bountIes on claims already filed
cannot be legally made. Section 1882 of
the new Act provides, among other
things, that thereafter it shall be unlaw-
ful TO issue any license to produce sugar
or TO pay any bounty for the production
of sugar OF any kind under the Act APP
proved October l, 1890" 1t is not denied
persons who have filed claims for sugar
produced during the last year may have
just claim against the Government,
the only contention being that under the
terms Of the new law it is made illegal
for the Secretary TO pay them.
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Cholera in germany.

BERLIN, Aug. 29.-For the week end
ing July 10Th in the German empire there
were seventy eight fresh cases of cholera
reported and thirty sight deaths.
AMSTERDAM, Aug. 29.-Two fresh cases
of cholera and one death from that disease
have been reported here. At Maestreicht
there has been an additional death from
cholera.
Chief Clarence Seeking Protection.
MEXICO CITY (Mexico), Aug. 29.-It is
reported here that Chief Clarence of the
Mosquito Reservation, now in Kingston,
Jamaica, will shortly proceed to Mexico
for protection for himself and his allies in
Nicaragua. 1t is thought he may make a
definite proposition to the Mexican Gov
ernment to annex his country and thus
put an end to the Central American
troubles.
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Conspiracy to Assassinate a King.

ROME. Aug. 29.-The police of Milan
have arrested an anarchist in whose pos
session were papers detailing the plans of
a conspiracy to stab the King OF Greece.