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A JAPANESE OFFICERS BLUFF
THREATENS TO BLOW UP AN
AMERICAN FLAGSHIP.
Story Told by Passengers of the Steam
ship Arawa, Which Recently
Sailed From Honolulu.
Special to the REcoRD-UN1ox.


SYDNEY On. S. W., March 13.-Pas-
sengers on the steamer Arawa, which has
just arrived here, give the Associated
Press correspondent an interesting story
of recent events in Honolulu. They as
sert that subject of Japan was recently
arrested in that city for a trivial offense
and placed in Jail. He escaped from Jail
and swan out to a Japanese warship.
The authorities appealed to the American
Admiral, asking that he demand the sur
render of the Japanese. The commander
of the Japanese man. of-war refused to
give the man up, and threatened that il
the American Admiral boarded his ship
he would give him half an hour to leave
on. If he refused. the American flag
ship would be blown out of the water.
According to the story of the passengers,
the escaped prisoner was unmolested.
THE STORY NOT CREDITED.
SAN Francisco, March 13.-The dis
patch from Sydney about the bluffing OF
the American Admiral by the commander
of the Japanese man-of-war at Honolulu
is not credited here. The steamer Arawa
sailed from Honolulu for Sydney before
the Australia sailed for San Francisco.
None of the Honolulu correspondents up
to March 4th mention the Japanese cpl
sode, and it was not mentioned in the
files of Hawaiian papers received here.
Nearly year ago an incident somewhat
similar to that related by the Arawa's
passengers occurred at Honolulu. A
Japanese criminal escaped and swan out
to Japanese man-of-war in the harbor.
A demand was made by the Provisional
Government for his surrender, and after
some hesitation the Japanese commander
gave up the escaped criminal to the Ha-
Waiian officers.
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CALIFORNIA BRANDY.
Largest Shipment Ever Made From
Any Port In the United states.

Largest Shipment Ever Made From
Any Port In the United states.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 13.-The Ger
man bark J. G. Pfuger left here to-day
with the largest shipment Of brandy ever
made from any port in the United States.
The shipment consisted of 163, ,454 gallons
of California brandy, in barrels, at an
estimated wholesale value of S9l 1897. It
is expected that the retail price will be
about three times that amount. There
was also included in the cargo twenty
five barrels of selected Riesling and 200
barrels of red wine. AS Riesling is in
tended to compete with hooks and other
white wines produced by vineyards
thanking the Rhine, there is great deal
of comment among wine men here, as
well as discussion and speculation. One
hundred and five barrels OF port wine are
also in the cargo to compete with the
ports of Spain and Portugal. The brandy
expectation marks the rapid growth of
the established foreign ESPECIALLY Ger
NAM market for California product The
wine shipments mark an entry into an
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Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.

LITTLE Rock (Ark.), March 13.-The
following story is given by a passenger
arriving on the Cannon Balf' this even
ing from Texarkana: "A plan to rob
the International and Great Northern
north-boCnd express at McNeilPs
switch, Texas, at 2 o'clock this morning
was frustrated by one of the gang losing
his nerve. The plan to rob the train had
been brewing for a week. The officials
were given the tip, and the train was
heavily guarded. At Austin one of the
gang boarded the train, intending to ask
the Conductor to stop at McNeill. AS
the train approached McNeill the Con-
ductor signaled to slacken speed, expect
ing TO be tagged, but the robber aboard
discovered the officers and failed to give
the signal to attack the train. He was SO
closely questioned by the officers that he
confessed the plot and agreed to help
trap the gang tonight. He was ordered
to tell them that there was a company of
rangers aboard the train last night, but
to stop the train tonight, when they will
be given repetition of the st. 10, Mis-
souri, reception.
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PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.
The Seigniorage Bill Discussed in the
Senate.

The Seignforage Bill Discussed in the
Senate.
| WASHINGTON, March 13.-The proceed
ings in the Senate to-day were uninter-
esting. Discussion of the segniorage
bill was taken up. Senators Stewart and
! Lindsay spoke in favor of and Dolph
spoke in opposition to the measure, hold
ing that its passage would destroy the
existing equality between gold and sill
| yer.
Mr.. Stewart delivered a silver speech
| along the line of his Well-knoWn theories
! Senator Lindsay denied the assertions
| by Senator Sherman that the bill per-
mitted the issue of paper money without
security. When he took his seat, Sena-
tors Dolph and Mills jumped up, the lat
ter to ask for an executive session. Mr..
Dolph, however, was recognized and as
he was primed for a speech, and had
| been waiting since yesterday for an OPEN
ing, he declined to yield for a motion to
go into executive session. Mr.. Dolph
thought those who were urging the pas
sage of the bill were doing SO under false
interpretations. The bill was a reck less
proposition to increase the coinage of
standard silver dollars or of silver cer-
tificates without adequate provision for
REDEEM ption, or to maintain their equality
/
t1ict with the declaration of Congress
made when the purchasing clause of the
| Sherman law was repealed; that it was
the policy of the Government to main
tain the parity of gold and silver. Mr..
| Dolph alluded to work which he wanted
printed IN the Record.
Harris of Tennessee objected to any
book going in the Record.
| Dolph said the work was ONLY news
paper clipping and Harris objected to
that. Finally Dolph got his way, and
had just begun to read, when the Senate
adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March 13-The House
to-day began consideration of the bill
making appropriations for the sundry
civil expenses of the Government Only
three amendments of importance were
adopted: One appropriating S43,5OO for
lighting Hay Lake Channel, S64,0 for a
public building at Buffalo, and 800, 900 for
repairing the Postotfice at New York.
The only other amendment of import
ance was one made by Morse (Rep.) of
Massachusetts to cut off the appropria-
! ton of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. The manner in which a portion of
the appropriation for counsel fees was
| worded led to spirited debate, in which
Cannon of Illinois broadly intimated that
this appropriation had been placed under
the direction of the commission instead
of the Department of Justice, as hereto
fore, because of the criticism against the
Attorney General, that he was in sympa-
thy with corporations. The amendment
was finally defeated by Haines of New
York, who raised the question of no
quorum.
Resolutions calling for information
from the Secretary of the Navy regard
ing the troubles with Carnegie, Phipps d
Co. on armor plate, was passed, and at $40
o'clock the House adjourned.
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HELD TO ANSWER.
A sandbagger Bound over for Robbing

A Sandbagger Bound Over for Robbing
Marin County Capitalist.
SAN RAFAEL, March 13.-Thos. Kegho,
who was indicted by the Grand Jury here
several weeks ago on the charge of rob-
berry, and who was arrested by Sheriff
Harrison in San Francisco some time
since, was brought up for arraignment
before Judge Angelotti of the Superior
Court this morning. After considerable
argument among the respective attor-
neys, Kegho was bound over for robbery.
His bond was fixed at $1,000. The ac-
cused is charge with robblng George
Dickinson, capitalist OF this place, on
the 10Th of last December, after sandbag-
pinp him.
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Robbers Secure a Large sum.

GUTHRIE 20. IT,, March 19. = The
United States Marshal has received a
telegram from Superintendent Rhoads of
the Santa Fe road, saying two masked
robbers last night took Station Agent
Rusk of Woodward, o. T.. from his room
in the hotel to the station and compelled
him to deliver up $4,000 for the Fort
Supply Postmaster, beside money and
checks for Wellington and a small sum
of railroad money. The robbers rode
away to the southeast. A posse has been
ordered out to trail the robbers.
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HOW STEWART wILL VOTE
Recruits for the salvation Army

New YORK, March l3.-As the result OF
the addresses to the pupils of vassar Col
lege by Mrs. Ballington Booth. head OF
the Salvation Army forces in America,
and Adiutaut Edith Marshall, fifteen
Young women students have been en-
rolled as members OF the Salvation Army
Auxiliary League. DIR. .. ii. Hendricks
of the executive staff of the college has
Joined the league, and others are expected
To join. The new members OF the league
are daughters of wealthy aristocratic
families OF New York, Brooklyn. Wash
inpton and other cities.
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THE GUN WAS LOADED.
Young Man Accidentally Killed by a
Companion at Grass Valley.

GRASS VALLEY, March 13.-At S
o'clock last night Edward, the seventeen
year-old son of County Supervisor Ed
ward Donnelly, was accidentally killed
by Sylvester Burton. a companion. In
company with Albert Fiske, Marvin
Hubbard, Jr., Louis Pollard and other
young boys, Burton went on the hill
north of town and they were playing
soldier. The young men were amusing
themselves around fire which they had
built, when Donnelly came up the path.
Burton took the shotgun, which he did
not know was loaded, and pointed it to-
ward Donnelly, saying. Halt" At that
instant the gun was discharged and Dom
nelly was shot through the bowels.
dying before medical aid could reach
him.
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TRAGEDY IN NEBRASKA.
A German Farmer Kills Kts Wife and
Commits Suicide.


OMAHA, March 13.-A special from Ra-
VIENNA, Neb., says: John Brecht, young
German farmer, shot his bride of four
months and then blew out his own brains
with a shotgun. His l6-year old stepson
ran to the house of neighbor for help.
A party of neighbors proceeded to
Brecht's house, and, forcing an entrance,
beheld stretched upon the floor the dead
body of Brecht, with hole as large as a
baseball blown in his forehead. Near by
lay Mrs. Brecht, the blood running from
a ragged gunshot wound just below the
left ear. The woman was still breathing,
but died without gaining consciousness.
Evidently there had been a desperate
struggle between Brecht and his wife be-
fore the shooting. After the shooting of
his wife he took string and tied it to his
foot, and, connecting with the trigger of
the shotgun, placing his right eye to the
muzzle, touched the trigger with his foot
The cause of the trouble is not known.
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Reducing Passenger Rates.

CHICAGO, March Is. = The Chicago.
Minneapolis, st. Paul and Omaha road
to-day gave notice that it would use re-
dueed rates from Missouri River gate
wavs to California as basing rate. This
will make the round trip rate from st.
Paul and Minneapolis to San Francisco
and Los Angeles S4S 10.
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Church and school.

PITTsBURG, March 13.-The Junior Or
der of American Mechanics to-day made
application in the County Court for an
injunction restraining the Riverside
School Board from employing members
of religious orders, wearing the garb of
the order, as teachers. This action is
aimed at the Catholic sisters. The hear
ing is fixed for March 24th.
Joseph +. Nimick, member of the
Riverside School Board, stated that the
board would fight the matter to the end,
and would carry it to the highest court.
In the meantime the Sisters would be re-
talnad.
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important foreign market. 1t is worthy
OF special mention that 400 barrels of the
brandy go to the German army for use in
the hospital service, the German army
having used California brandy almost
exclusively for two years. In striking
contrast is the practice of the United
States army hospital service, which finds
California brandy not good enough and
patroniZes France
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THE TARIFF BILL,
An Agreement Likely to be Reached
Soon on the Date of Reporting 1t.

An Agreement Likely to be Reached
Soon on the Date of Reporting 1t.
WASHINGTON, March 13.-The Demo-
Gratis and Republicans in the Senate Com
mittee on Finance are likely to agree on a
date for reporting the tariff bill to the
Senate. They are only one week apart
now, the Democrats wanting March Goth,
the Republicans week later.
Indications point to spirited debate in
the Senate over the clause in the Senate
tariff bill inserted by the Finance Com
mittee providing for the abrogation of the
Hawaiian treaty Of 1879, subject already
beginning to attract attention on both
sides OF the chamber. A number of SEN
ators on the Democratic side will object
to the clause, and it is believed the Re-
publicans are almost solid III their oppo-
sition. Already objection is heard, not
only because the termination of the treaty
would deprive this country of valuable
prerogahves in the islands, but because
of the fact that the action contem plated
would be serious blow to the sugar
planters of the islands, whose business,
it is contended, is dependent absolutely
upon maintaining free commercial inter-
course with the nited States. The clause
was inserted as concession to the sugar
interests of this country, whose friends
in the Senate will exert an influence to
have it retained.
HOW STEWART WILL VOTE.
NEW YORK, March 13.-The Mail and
Express Washington special SAYS: 1t is
stated that Senator Stewart will vote for
the tariff bill, although he has been
counted against it. The reason given for
the change is the seigniorage bill, and the
Nevada Senator is quoted as saying: ''If
the President signs the silver bill | will
vote for the tariff Dill,n
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silver Question:.

LONDON, March 13.-At the request of
merchants and others having a large
East India and China trade, the Chamber
OF Commerce has represented to the
Government the urgency of reassembling
the International Monetary Conference,
with view to finding some remedy for
the heavy fall and violent fluctuations in
silver, which are represented as causing
grave injury to Eastern trade.
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Mnst nf the Chinese Marc Lahorers

CHICAGO, March 13.-Ching Ming, one
of the Cinnamon who brought 4S3 of his
countrymen here for the alleged purpose
of acting in the Chinese Theater on the
Midway Plaisance during the Worlds
Fair. has been arrested on the charge
that most of these people were mere la
borers and the pretense was made that
they were actors TO get them into the
country. The officials have been want
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Tragedy at Fort Worth.

FORT WORTH (Texas), March 13.-This
morning r. NJ. Page, formerly President
of the Merchants National Bank, now in
liquidation, shot and killed A. B. Smith,
formerly Cashier of the same bank. No
one witnessed the affair and the imme-
diate cause of the killing is unknown.
The same men had shooting scrape once
before, in which Page was slightly
wounded
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VIII Veto Bland,s BIZ.

NEW YORK, March 13.-The CONNER
ciol AdUertise1's Washington special
says: Representative Tracey of the AL
bany district, who is very near to
Cleveland and thoroughly understands
his views on financial matters, said to-
day that the Bland seigniorage bill would
receive his prompt veto.
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Patents Expired.

WASHINGTON, March 13.-More than
200 patents on various inventions expired
by limitation to-day. The new inven-
tions were: Grain separator, William
Edkis, Eugene City, Or; combined har-
vester and thrasher, A. j. Wise, E. K.
Wise and E. J. Wise, Vaca Station, Cal.
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KILLING OF MICHAEL TOVEY.
Second Trial of William Evans in
Progress at Jackson.
A JURY SECURED TESTIMONY FOR
THE PROSECUTION.

Over One Hundred and Sixty Thou
sand Gallons of California Brandy,
Beside a Large Quantity of Wine,
Shipped From San Francisco to
Foreign Ports in Single Cargo
The Largest Shipment of Brandy
Ever Made From Single Port in
the United States.
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Invalid Pensions.

WASHINGTON, March 13.-The House
Committee on Invalid Pensions to-day
ordered favorable report on the bill
doing away with the requirement Of hon
orable discharge as preliminary to PEN
sion.
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Rates to the Missouri River.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 13.-The Santa
Fe rate of SIS from Los Angeles and San
Diego to Kansas City goes into effect
Thursday. General Passenger Agent
Goodman of the Southern Pacific says
his road will not meet this reduction, but
would allow the rate over the Southern
Pacific to remain at $40.
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On the Verge of Starvation,

ST. JOHNS On. F.. March 13-The
steamer Virginia Lake arrived this morn
ing towing the Briscoe, to whose rescue
she went Sunday. When the latter was
found she was practically dismantled, a
large part of her upper works having
been cut away and burned to keep up
steam, and she was badly used up by the
storm. The men were out of provisions
and reduced to mere skeletons for want
of food and from exposure. Their wants
were at once supplied by the Virginia
Lake and the vessel towed in.
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CALIFORNIA FRUIT UNION.
It's Business to be Wound Up-W1lI Do
No Shipping This Year.

No Shipping This Year.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 13.-A decision
of much interest to the fruit-growers was
reached by the Directors of the California
Fruit Union at a meeting late yesterday
afternoon. This was nothing less than
decision to wind up the business of the
union and to do no shipping this year.
The union will not go out of existence
lust yet It's organization will continue,
with Mr.. Buck in the capacity of Secre-
tary, but no salaries are to be paid. The
business of the corporation will be wound
up at the next meeting of the board.
There is money on hand to satisfy all
claims, and the union is in no financial
distress.
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An Insolvent Cloak Dealer.

SAN JOSE, March 13.-Mrs. Annie
Hartsmann, cloak dealer, has filed a
petition in insolvency. Liabilities &c.
754 50. assets nil. In May, 1898, she failed
in business in San Jose, and after the
Sheriff secured sufficient TO pay 43 cents
on the dollar, Mrs. Hartsmann resumed
business. The creditors are located in
San Francisco and the East.
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UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER.
War in Brazil Practically Over
Cause of Insurgents Lost.
PEIXoTo'S FORCES IN COMPLETE
CONTROL IN RIO HARBOR

The Rebel Fleet Could Not Withstand
the Heavy Firing of the Govern
ment Forts Da Gama's Officers
Take Refuge on French and Portu-
guese warsh1ps-The Commander
on a British Vesse1-Great Excite
ment and Joy at the Capital City.
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Nav Wheat Very Low.

NEW YORK, March 13.-May wheat
touched 624c, the lowest ever known in
this market at this time of the year;
cause, heavy stocks.
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.sBilly,, Edwards Dead.

LITTLE Rock, March 12.-Billy Ed
wards, the well-known sporting man,
who was thrown from buggy and badly
crippled at Hot Springs, died this morn
ing.
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Fire at Walnut Creek.

WALNUT CREEK, March 13.-C. w.
Geary's general merchandise store was
burned tonight at 11:30 O'Clock. The
stock was valued at $4,000, and will prob
ably be total loss.
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J-iffeen Years, Imnrisonment.

VALLEJO. March 13.-George Crolley,
who shot and killed mechanic named
Sullivan few months ago. to-day plead
ed guilty of murder in the second degree,
and was sentenced to fifteen years. inn
raricnnnaan
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FAILED TO GIVE THE SIGNAL.
Plot to Rob an Express Train in
Texas Falls Through,
OWING TO ONE OF THE GANG LOS
ING HIS NERVE.

l. Young German Farmer of Ravenna,
Neb., Murders His Bride of Four
Months and Then Blows Out His
Own Brains With q shotgun - \
Railroad Agent in Oklahoma Ter
rltory Robbed of Over Ten Thou
sand Dollars.
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DE CANA PROPOSALs
-hted by the Associated Press. /

Copyrighted by the Associated Press.
Rio JANEIRo, March 13.-The Brazil
ian rebellion, so far as Rio Bay is con-
cerned, at least, will probably soon be at
an end. Yesterday when Admiral Da
CANA, commander of the insurgent forces
here sought refuge on board the Portu-
guese warship Mindello, ne sent Presi-
dent Peixoto message offering to sur
render ON the following terms: The rebel
Admiral to surrender the forts in possess
sion of the insurgents in the bay, turn
over to the Government all the warsnIpS
in the bay in the insurgents hands, sur
rendering the garriSons and crews to the
Government on condition that the Adj
miral and all his officers be allowed to go
to a foreign country under protection OF
Portugal, and that the lives OF the in
surgent soldiers and sailors be spared.
Meantime nothing seems to be known
of the whereabouts of Admiral Mello, the
leader of the rebellion, with his warships
Auuidaban and Republica, but 1t is sup
posed, seeing the hopelessness of the sit
uation at Rio he has gone south, with the
view of carrying on the fight by land.
The Government expresses confidence in
its ability to meet and defeat any force
which he can muster in the south.
1t is understood, also, that as soon as
the rebels here surrender the GoVern-
ment fleet will be sent south TO attack
Desterro, headquarters of the insurgent
Junta, and that members of the rebel
crews have been sounded as TO whether
they are willing TO serve the Government
in such an expedition. 1t is said they are
so disguised with Mello's apparent de-
sertion that many of them are ready TO
take Government service.
The forty eight hours notice of the inten-
ton of the Government TO open ire on the
rebels has expired, and unless the terms
OF surrender are speedily arrived at the
rebels will be exposed to such fire that
thew will be compelled to surrender at
discretion All arrangements for the at
tack are completed and the rebels are
caught like rats in trap.
There are Government forts which have
not vet taken part in the fighting which
could be brought into action, beside the
dynamite cruiser Nictheroy and the tor
pedo boats brought from Germany and
the United States.
The disheartened rebel crews are now
said to be reduced to 500 men, whlle Pelx-
oto's forces number l5,C0O.
Merchant vessels are Withdrawn out OF
harm's way. and there is nothing to pre-
vent general engagement
THE NEWS CONFIRMED.
LONDON, March 13.-The authorities
have received a cable from the COM
rnander of the corvette Mindello, con-
firming the situation as already reported
as Rio Janeiro, and asking instructions as
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10 whether he shall continue to give Ad-
miFal Da CANA refuge on his vessel or re-
turn him to his flagship.
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ing him for six months, but meantime be
went to China, returning only few days
ago.
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RESPECTABILITY COUNTS.

Ifyou want your advertisement
| to reach the best class of people
you must put itin a decent news
paper.
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PEOPLE who have MONEY

To spend take the best news
paper. They are the class you
want to see your dvertise naent.
The RECORD-UN is the best
paper.
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LONDON; March 13.-The authorities
have received a cable from the COM
rnander of the corvette Mindello, con-
firming the situation as already reported
IS Rio Janeiro, and asking instructions as