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The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-04-23

d BENNETT, ATToRNEY-AT-LAw. Of
Dailes, Oregon.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-04-23
PROFESSIONAL.

IT II. RIDDELl-ArroRNEY-AT
II. Court Street, The Dalles, Oregon.
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?. P. NAYS. B. .s.HuNTINGroN. h. s. WILSON.
NKAYs, HUNTINGTON & wILsoN-ATToR-.
VI NEYs-Ar-LAw Offices, French's block over
First National Bank. III Dalles. Oregon.
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b DuFuR FRANK MENKFRR.
NUFUR, & MENEFEE = ATTORNEYS AT
~ LAw-Rooms AZ and 48, over Post
Jfice Building, Entrance on Washington Street
The Dalles, Oregon.
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Express Car on the Virginia and
Truckee Road Done Up.
A BOX CONTAINING OVER A THOU
SAND DOLLARS TAKEN.
Mrs. McWhirter Wins Her Case
Against the Connecticut Mutual
Life Insurance Company for a Fif-
teen Thousand-Dollar Policy Which
Her Husband Held at the Time of
His Death.
Special to the REcoRD-UNroS.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
CARSON (Nev.). Feb. 9. - About Z
O'Clock this evening, when the Virginia
town, the express car was smashed in
and box containing money to pay
the wages of section hands along the
road to Reno was demanded of Jack
Page, Wells, Fargo Il Co.'s express mes
senger, at the point of a shotgun. 1t is
customary to pay off the men on the 10th
of the month, and George Mills, pay
master of the road, boarded the train at
the depot this evening with tin box
containing money to the amount of not
much over $1,000, though the exact
amount could not be learned. The train
moves slowly going out of town, and it is
evident the robber got aboard the train
when nearing the outskirts, getting on
between the mail and express car.
When about mile out of town the rear
door of the express car was suddenly
smashed IN, and man with a shotgun
demanded the tin box of money which
he knew to be in the car. The robber
then took hold of the bell cord and gave
the engineer a signal TO stop, which was
done as soon as possible.
After securing the box the robber
jumped from the train, starting toward
town.
The train Immediately backed down to
the depot. Paymaster Mills informed
the Sheriff OF the robbery, and a posse
organized with the intention of tracking
the robber through the snow. This is
hardly thought possible, as snow is fall
ing rapidly. and after man is once in
broken road the trail would be lost.
Messenger Page describes the man as of
ordinary hight. and weighing about 100
pounds. He had a cap drawn down over
his head in such a manner as to be IN
recognizable. The general opinion is
that the robber is now in hiding in town.
1t is generally believed the robbery was
committed by man familiar with the
situation and rules of the road.
The posse had not returned at last ac-
counts.
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VERDICT FOR PLAINTIFF.

Mrs. McWhirter Wins Her Case
Against an Insurance Company.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 9.-The jury in
the case of Mrs. Louis B. McWhirter
against the Connecticut Mutual Life In
surance Company brought in a verdict
tonight in favor of Mrs. McWhirter,
after six hours deliberation. Mrs Nc
Whirter, who is a resident of Fresno,
sued the insurance company for S15, ,000
insurance on her husbands life, with
interest thereon and costs of suit. The
insurance company claimed that her
husband committed suicide, and there
fore she was not entitled to the amount
of the policy. The other companies,
however, in which her husbands life
was insured have paid her amounts, ag-
gregating 100000, they believing in the
theory of murder set forth by the
plaintiff.
Richard Heath, who is charged with the
murder of Louis B. New hirter, is now
out on S75, 900 bail and is in San Fran
cisco. He is awaiting his second
trial, the jury in the first trial having dis
agreed. His second trial is set for Febru-
ary 18th, but as his attorneys applica-
ton to the Superior Court for change of
venue to San Francisco was denied. an
application has been made to the State
Supreme Court for a change of venue
which is now pending.
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EVANS FALSE ARM.
1T IS Now IN THE CUSTODY OF
FRESNO'S SHERIFF..
The Owner Still Evading the Vigilance
of the Of1icers-BeIief That He
VIII Soon be Captured.
Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.


FRESNO, Feb. 9.-Sherif Scott arrived
this morning from Reedley. bringing
with him Evans false arm, which was
secured in the cabin from which the Off
GERS drove the bandits Tuesday evening.
1t is a very ingenious contrivance, and
was made in New York, and must un-
doubtedly have been of great assistance
to Evans. Both the elbow joint and
thumb are movable, and the hand can be
taken off and a fork put on instead.
There was also a gripping attachment en-
abling Evans to handle tools.
Other articles found III the cabin not be-
fore mentioned are ten sticks of dyna-
mite which the officers threw in well,
ana bottle of strychnine.
The officers who discovered the bandits
are l.. p. Timmins, Will Henry. Ed Miles
and p. F. Peck. When they came upon
the cabin Evans was reading paper,
pausing to laugh with Morren over
something that seemed funny, which was
afterward found to be an account Of their
own doings.
Leaving Henry and Miles on guard,
| Peck and Tiinmins crawled down the
canyon about hundred yards, in order
to cross TO the other side and get a cross
fire on the cabin, and in doing so they ac-
cidentally made a noise, which either
caught Evans quick ear, or else the ac-
| tions of a pet cat which they had there
| gave them the alarm. Evans came out of
the door, and Immediately dashed back
| into the cabin, emerging a moment later
with rifle in his hand. 1t was then that
| Henry fired. AS Evans and Morrell
darted into crevice at the side of the
cabin Henry and Miles fired upon them.
| The smoke obscured the cabin for an in
slant, and when it cleared away the
bandits had disappeared.
The latter were in the shelter of the
rocks and could have picked the officers
| off had they not been so frightened.
| The cabin where the incident occurred
| is quarter of mile above the trail be-
tween Camp Badger and Sequoia. 1t is
| lined with newspapers having accounts
of the movements and doings OF Evans
and Sontag. and was probably built by
| those bandits last year.
The Sheriff believes Evans and Morrell
| cannot evade capture much longer.
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THE LONG PENSION CASE.

commissioner Lochran Files an An
swer to Plaintiffs Complaint.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 9.-Commissioner
of Pensions Lochran has just filed an an
sver to the bill of complaint of Judge
charles d. Long of Michigan, which
asked for an Injunction to restrain the
commissioner from reducing his pension
from S72 to So month. 1t is ayerred
that the issue of the certificate signed by
commissioner Tanner was illegal, irregu-
lar and nullity, and that upon its lssu-
ance an the prior one. dated May, IsSe. was va
surrendered. Thus 1t IS alleged tnaL !se
cott, cota and is not lawfully entitled to any
.Sa,sion co until the restoration and accept
a,3ce p by him of the last previous legal
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TERRIBLE TALE OF SUFFERING.
Merciless Treatment OF ConvIcts In
the Prison on SakhaIien Island,

Merciless Treatment OF ConvIcts I'm
the Prison on Sakhalfen Island.
LONDON, Feb. ga dispatch to the
Standard from st. Petersburg says: The
Government Commission appointed to
investigate the alleged scandals in the
convict prison at Onor, on the island OF
Sakhalien, has issued a report which un-
folds terrible tale of suffering and crime.
1t shows that in this prison there have
been many instances of merciless beat
ings, chopping off of fingers and
arms by sabre strokes, while can
nibalism, under stress of famine, has
been of common occurrence. Muir
der, followed by cannibalism, has been
frequent, with the sole object of ending
the convicts miserable existence.
During 1892 there was an almost con-
tinuous string of convicts carrying the
corpses of convictS from Onor TO kikov-
skay. In nearly every case the bodies
were so mutilated that they presented
pitiful spectacle. The bodies were in
TERED without the slightest inquiry of
how the wounds were inflicted. No
doctor ever visited the prison at Onor
and convicts who failed. to perform work
on account of sickness were placed on
half diet, and when it became apparent
they would be unable to perform further
duty, they were dispatched with a re-
volver by the inspector and registered on
the prison books as having died from dis
ease.
The principal author of the atrocities, it
is asserted, is a former convict named
Shakeoff, who was favorite of the Dis
trict Commandant, and promoted to In
spector.
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THE FIRE CHIEFS.
President Sullivan Announces the Com
mittees for the Ensuing Year.

President Sullivan Announces the Com
mittees for the Ensuing Year.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 9.-The Pacific
Coast Convention of Fire Chiefs ad-
journed to-day. President Sullivan an
nounced his committees for the ensuing
year as follows:
Executive Committee - Chief II. NJ.
Lille of Tacoma, Wash; Chief Israel
Rolf of Stockton. CAL; Chief Joseph
Buchtel Of Portlaod, Or.
Auditing Committee = Chief W. E.
Parker of Monterey, Cal; Chief W. l..
Brisbin OF New Whatcom, WASH; Chief
j. II. Scaler of Nanaimo, B. c.
Transportation-F'ire Marshal Charles
Towe of san Francisco, Cal. Chief T..
Ackerman of New Westminster, b. C.;
Chief w. a. Station of salt Lake, Utah
Committee on Arrangements for the
Third Annual Convention at Los An
geles-Mayor 7. E. Rowan. Chief d. \.
Moriarity, ex-Chief Walter s. Moore, ex-
Chief Jacob Kuhrts and Commissioner
w. j. Broderick of Los Angeles, and
Chief A. B. Cannes of San Diego.
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A Blizzard Reported Throughout
the State of Kansas.
TRAFFIC SUSPENDED AT OMAHA ON
ACCOUNT OF SNOW.
A Windstorm, Almost Amounting to
Cyclone, at st. Louis-Much Dam
age to Buildings from a Hurricane
In Indiana-Terrific Wind and Snow
storm in Michigan-Ohio Also Suf-
fers from Wind and Rain.
Special to the REcoRD-UNrox.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
KANSAS CITY, Feb. 9.-Dispatches from
points in Kansas state that blizzard be-
gan this morning. The storm is quite
general throughout the State, accom-
panied with wind. The mercury is
steadily falling, and it is unlikely the
cold will prove serious.
TRAFFIC SUSPENDED.
OMAHA, Feb. 9.-Snow began falling at
3 O'Clock this morning and is still in
progress. 1t is now about eight inches
deep on the level. Street-car traffic is
blockaded and trains delayed. Reports
up TO 10 P. NJ. are very meager, but suf-
ticient to indicate that the storm is gen.
eral. Snow to the depth Of ten inches and
very wet. So little wind accompanied
the storm that no bad drifts formed. 1t
is growing colder tonight, and high
wind is coming up. Stock on the ranges
will suffer, as days snow will cover tue
forage beyond reach.
BLIZZARD IN NORTH DAKOTA.
GRAND FORKS On. d., Feb. 9.-The
worst blizzard of the season is raging.
STORM IN MISSOURI.
ST.. LOUIS, Feb. "a windstorm,
almost amounting to cyclone, prevailed
this afternoon, doing much damage to
telegraph wires and small buildings.
A HURRICANE IN INDIANA.
MICHIGAN CITY Qnd.), Feb. "a hur-
ricane to-day did considerable damage to
roofs of buildings. Several cars were
blown from the track.
STREET TRAVEL BLOCKED.
MENoMINEE Mich, Feb. "a terrific
wind and snowstOrm continues unabated
tonight. Several lumber piles and a
number of sheds have been blown down.
Street travel is completely blocked.
SEVERE HAILSTORM.
DUNDEE (Mich.), Feb. "a heavy
windstorm struck this place this evening,
accompanied by severe hailstorm. The
National Hotel roof was damaged. A
two-story brick building was almost a
total wreck. the second story being en-
tirely carried away. Other buildings
were considerably damaged.
WIND AND RAIN.
TIFFIN (O.), Feb. "a terrific wind
rainstorm this morning did much dam
age to houses, trees and fences. Hicks
vile had similar eXperienc.
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UNION PACIFlC SYSTEM.
Officials Assert That Judge Hatlett's
Decision VIII Not stand.

Officials Assert That Judge Hatlett's
Decision VIII Not stand.
OMAHA (Neb.l, Feb. 9.-While consid-
erable hard hit over the decision of
Judges Hallett and Riner yesterday at
Denver, Union Pacific officials to-day de-
clared that Judge Hallett's order was
buncombe, and asserted that the Circuit
Court will take some of the wind out of
Judge Hallett's sails.
Judge Thurston this afternoon filed
another petition, reciting the conflicting
character of the orders entered in the
Union Pacific Gulf case. and praying
further direction, and presented a motion
for rehearings.
AS to the denial of the petition for a
new wage schedule, Judge Thur4ton will
pursue the same course as i'll the Gull
case, asking the Circuit Judges, through
the Government counsel, to take up the
question, that the property may be oper-
ated upon the economical bEsis mapped
out by the receivers. The receivers, who
are in New y York, will be joined by Pres
ident Clark tomorrow at called meet
ing at SO Wall street, where all these
questions and others of vital Importance
TO the system will undoubtedly be gone
over.
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tervals for miles along the shores of Van
couver and Valdes Islands above and be-
low Campbell River.
sToRMING IN NEVADA.
The Heaviest Fall of Snow at Carson
During the Season.

The Heaviest Fall of Snow at Carson
During the Season.
CARSON New, Feb. Yesterday's 3
blizzard continued all night and to-day.
settling down this evening to the heaviest
snowstorm of the season. The barometer
is falling rapidly.
PETALUMA, Feb. 9.-The light rains the
past few days have turned into regular
storm. The prospects are good for long
one.
UKIAH, Feb. 9.-It has been raining in
cessantly for the past forty eight hours.
The rainfall for the past week is 3.14
inches. Total for the season, 1919 inches.
This is more than our annual average for
the past sixteen years, and the rainy sea-
son is but half over. 1t is still cloudy
and threatening.
STOCKTON, Feb. 9.-The rainfall here
for the twenty-four hours up to O'Clock
tonight measured 40 of an inch. The
fall for the month has been l.20 inches,
and for the season 8.9l inches, against
1924 inches last year.
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FARMERS ALLIANCE.
The National Association Elects Ne,
Officers,

The National Association Elects New
Officers.
TOPEKA, Feb. 9.-The National Farm
ers' Alliance adjourned tonight. Officers
were elected as follows: President Mar
ion Butler of North Carolina; Vice
President, j. L. Gilbert of California;
Secretary and Treasurer, D. p. Duncan of
South Carolina; Executive Committee
l. E. Dean of New York, Mann Page of
Virginia, Ii. G. Deming of Pennsylvania,
Fl. l.. Loucks of South Dakota.
The Judiciary Committee was abol-
ished, and the President was authorized to
appoint five lecturers and place each in
charge of a district, instead of electing
one, as heretofore. The new Constitution
presented by II. L. Upson of New York
was turned over to the Executive Com
mittee TO prepare at the next session.
The place of meeting next year was left
with the Executive Committee.
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PErxoTo BADLY FRIGHTENED.
Thinks There is Plot on Foot to AS
sassinate Him.


sassfnate Him.
BUENos AYREs, Feb. 9.-News is re-
ceived from Rio de Janeiro to the effect
that the decision of President Peixoto to
call for general election March lst was
caused by the fact that ne was badly
frightened at the discovery of a plot to
murder him. 1t seems the plot was
widespread and embraced a number of
influential people, including number OF
officers. The ringleaders were promptly
arrested, tried, convicted and shot Sc
cretly, soldiers comprising the firing
party being threatened with death if they
divulged the fact.
But the death of the conspirators seems
not to have relieved Peixoto's fears, and
he signed decree for the election.
In addition to those ex ecuted, it is said.
a number were sentenced to long terms
of Imprisonment and their property con-
ficated, while others fled TO England and
the United States.
1t is believed that unless the Govern
ment troops are used to terrify the voters
ia the coming elections the Government
candidates will be defeated. The popular
will, it is thought, cannot be registered,
and in that case more bloodshed is looked
for.
THE INSURGENTS REBUFFED.
ROME, Feb. 9.-The Italian Minister at
Rio Janeiro has cabled the Government
of Italy that the United States and Great
Britain, through their representatives,
have refused to recognize the insurgents
as belligerents.
THE TORPEDO FLEET PUTS BACK.
RIO JANEIRo, Feb. 9.-It is announced
that some disaster has befallen the tor
pedo fleet which left Pernambueo for this
city. The details are unobtainabla. The
Government refuses all information. It
is said one boat was badly damaged, and
the whole feet put back to Pernambuco.
A TORPEDO BOAT WRECKED.
New YORK, Feb. lO.-A HeraZo,.S Per-
uambuco dispatch says: -Four or five
torpedo boats, which recently sailed
south, have returned. One went on the
rocks near Macayo, and will probably go
to pieces.
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EVENTS on THE TURF.
Winners on the Bay District and New
Orleans Tracks.

Winners on the Bay District and New
Orleans Tracks.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 9.-The races to-
day resulted as follows:
Five and a half furlongs, DR.. Ross won,
Faro second, Mestor third. Time, 1:l344.
Five furlongs, Fred Parker won. George
L. second, Easter John time. Time. 1:06.
Six furlongs, Conde won, Realization
second, Royal Flush third. Time, 1:161.
One mile, Red Root won, Blizzard
second, Key Mac third. Time, las.
Five turlongs, Midget won, Floodmore
second, Charmer third. Time, 1:044.
AT NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. Give furlongs,
Captain Wagner won, Dunlap second,
Marjory Hilton third. Time, I:02f.
One mile, The Ban won, Taylor Hay
den second, Bret Harte third. Time.
1:424.
SIX furlongs, Queen Bird won, Masonic
Home second. Martini third. Time, 1:l64.
One mile, Mrs. Morgan won, Bully
Bennett second, Beth third. Time, 1:42
Six furlongs, Wekota won, Beverly Sec
ond, General Ross third. Time, 1:I5.
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SCHAEFFER'S REVENGE.
Defeats Ives in Most Brilliant Game
of Billiards.

Defeats Ives in a Most Brilliant Game
of Billiards.
Boston, Feb. 9.-Billiardist Schaeffer
took revenge tonight for the ignominious
defeat he suffered at the hands of Slosson
Wednesday night in the regular tourna-
ment, by showing play altogether too
fast for Napoleon Ives, beating 600 to 4O2
and incidentally breaking all records for
the 14-inch balk line game, anchor barred,
rolling up the splendid total of 27I in
single inning. The previous record was
203, made bylLves at Chicago. The game
tonight was by all odds the finest exhibi-
ton of scientific play ever seen in this
city, if not i'll the country. Schaeffer's
work was very erratic, but his two long
runs of27l and 125 were marvels of steady
nursing and position play. Averages:
Schaetfer, 335; Ives, % 11-17. Highest
runs: Schaeffer, 27I; Ives, IA.
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" WHTIE CAPS IN KENTUCKY,
Fifty Masked Men Terribly Punish a
Woman.

CINCINNATI, Fec. "a special to the
Commercial Gazette from Harrisburg,
Ky, says fifty masked men rode I'D to
the home of Samuel Milton, near here, in
Washington County, broke open the
door, and while a heavy guard stood
watch over Milton, the rest of the mob
dragged Mrs. Milton out of bed
and in view of her husband gave
her thirty-nine lashes with hick-
ory switches. The one garment
the regulators left on her was torn into
shreds before they finished. They left,
saying the punishment was because she
was suspected of intidelity. Mrs. Milton
was Miss Mathesey, and is celebrated for
her beauty. Her husband procured a di-
vorce to marry her, and about that time
shot the father of his first wife, who had
attacked him IN court. A fierce feud
broke out and several deaths resulted.
one man being hanged for murder. The
new outrage Is likely to cause renewal
OF hOStllitIeS.
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R1ana,s silver Coinage Bill.

New YORK, Feb. 9.-The Commercial
4duertise,,s Washington special says:
The general belief in the House is that
the Bland silver coinage bill will be
,,,Ssed with an amendment which, while
eomnelIing the Secretary of the Treasury
to coin the seigniorage as rapidly as pos
sibIe. will leave to his discretion the an
ticipation of coinage by the issuance of
ar-ffr
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The Cashier of Bank Absconds.

WATKINS On. ", Feb. 9.-John w.
Love, a resident of this village, and
Cashier of the First National Bank, has
absconded with S50,0 900 of the funds of the
bank. 1t is believed Love became in
volved through real estate speculations
at West Muncie, Ind. He lett letter to
his brother saying he was insane and
would Jump into the lake, and his coat
and hat have been found on the dock.
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HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.
AnnexatIonists Pleased With Lates

Annexationists Pleased With Latest
Advices From America.
SAN Francisco, Feb. GA correspon-
dent writing from Honolulu under date
of January 23d says: The news which
was received by the Mariposa on January
Goth was considered highly favorable to
the Annexationists and pleasing to the
Provisional Government. The corre-
spondence received by the Government
seems to indicate that there is DISPOSE
ton on the part of the American Admin
istration to make a scapegoat of Minister
Willis, owing to his error in not break
ing with the ex-Queen when she first re-
fused to grant amnesty to former sub
jects. Previous to the arrival of the
Mariposa the Royalists were in high glee,
owing to the report, said to have been
made on authority OF the British Min
lister, that a special vessel would bring
instructions to restore the Queen to the
throne. The belief was so strong that ar
rangements were made by the Royalists
to celebrate the occasion by tOrchlight
procession.
The claim is made by the Royalists that
letters have been received from Tam
many leaders, who declare that that body
will support the stand taken by Cleveland,
and that such action by Tammany will
result in withdrawal of Senator Hill's
opposition to the Administration policy.
Paul Neuman, legal adviser of the ex-
Queen, held a long conference with her
on January Goth. 1t is said he advised
her to sell her claim to the th rome to the
United States for several hundred thou
sand dollars, to be paid in yearly INSTALL
ments.
The Government has made no further
removals of Royalist sympathizers from
the Government employ. though strongly
urged to bv both the American League
and the Annexation Club. Unless some
action is taken at an early date it is likely
there will be a serious split among the
supporters of the Government.
Up TO the 23d DO demand tor an expla-
nation had been made by the Provisional
Government on Willis for his action in
refusing to recognize the independence
DaV celebration.
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a DROP IN WHEAT.
Another Sensational Break in the
Chicago Market.

CHICAGO, Feb. 9.-Wheat made another
sensational break to-day. For several
days it has been weak. and yesterday re-
corded a new low rate for May, that op-
ton standing at 62sc at the close, after
having touched 6l2c, the lowest figure
ever recorded IN the history of this trade.
The market opened steady to firm this
morning and remained so for a time. but
rumors began to go about to the effect
that the heavy holdings of the New York
clique were being unloaded, and that.Ar-
mour, who bought heavily at the bottom
yesterday, was selling out. These re-
ports started scramb BILE to sell and the
price slumped of two cents from yester-
days closing figure, or to 60sc, making
another new low record, closing steady
at 60sc.
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Made a False Pension Claim.

SPRINGFIELD Qll.). Feb. Civilian
w. Woods, who claimed to have served
through the Mexican War in place of his
uncle, Isaac NJ. Burke, in the Fourth
Tennessee Regiment, entered plea of
guilty of making false pension claim in
the United States Court to-day, and was
sentenced to one year in the peniten-
tiary.