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The record-union., 1894-06-27
The Ltquefacrion of Oxygen.

The critical temperature of oxygen is
-171o (-113' C.). Above that point it
remains obstinately gaseous--interstitia
movements are too active to permit its
molecules to lay hold of one another
Nitrogen is still less amenable, it's corre-
spending stage being reached only at the
deeper depth of -2330 (l47o C.). Such
cold is unattainabIe by direct means; the
intervention OF liquid oxygen is required
to produce it. The principle of its en-
pioyment is easily explained. Mounain-
GERS know by experience that no good
tea is to be had at high attitudes, because
water cannot be sufficiently heated to IN
fuse it properly.
On the summit of Monte Rosa the boil
ing point is reduced from 2l2o at sea
level to 1852. The change is simply an
effect of diminished atmospheric pres
sure, and can accordingly be brought
about by few strokes OF an air pump
with less exertion than by an ascent of
$4,000 feet. Now, boiling oxygen, like
boiling water, is colder In vacuo than in
the open a1r-so much colder, indeed,
that temperature of $3.50 is afforded by
it, and this suffices to liquefy not only
nitrogen, but also atmospheric air.
On June z, 1892, the singular spectacle
was witnessed during one of Professor
Dewar's lectures of common air, more
than ordinarily warm and elastic owing
to the heated state of the room, trickling
spontaneously into an open vessel sur
rounding test tube in which oxygen
was boiling under exhaustion. Air, we
need scarcely say, is mechanical MKT
ure Of four parts of nitrogen with one of
oxygen; andi the later, being the less re-
fractory to cold of the two ingredients,
might have been expected to condense
first. Yet things happen otherwise. The
two gases liquify together, but evap-
crate separately. The nitrogen boils off
on it's own account, leaving almost pure
oxygen behind. Somewhat similarly
sea water freezes without depositing the
salts dissolved in it, but abandons them
in vaporizing. The analogy is indeed
far from being complete, yet it serves to
show that the behavior of the gases is
not quite SO anomalous as at first sight it
appears.-The Edinburg Review.
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Curve Pitching.

There are some people still left who re-
fuse to believe that a baseball can travel
out of the straight line between the pitch
er's box and the home plate on its way to
the catcher. 1t has been proved again
now well-known experiment. Two
stakes are set up SO that the pitcher stand
ing behind one cannot hit mark on the
left side of the other in a straight line,
the ball passing to the right of the first.
Indeed, q short while ago, noted college
pitcher was offered 81, 900 by an old gem
tleman OF his acquaintance if be could
prove to his satisfaction that a baseball
could be pitched in curve. The pitcher
at once set up two stakes in his back
yard and curved the ball around them in
fine style. But the old gentleman in
sisted that the whole thing was an optical
delusion, and is no more convinced than
ever.
Every boy knows how hard it is to bat
an "out-curve" or a drop" and after he
has struck out few times wants no one
to prove to him there is such thing as
curve pitching. There is little use in
trying TO explain the theory of this per-
formance here, as many scientific papers
have written on it, which, after all, would
not help man to toss tennis ball. The
final twist given the ball as it leaves the
hand makes a spinning motion, so that
there is more resistance by the air on one
side or the other, and the ball is forced
out OF straight line by unequal pressure
on one of its sides.-Ralph ID. Paine in
Godey'S.
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States which desire to do so be allowed
to adopt the following basis of represent
alton: One white and one colored dele
gate for each 200 votes and fraction of
one-half over for Harrison, apportion-
ment on the basis of the census of 1890.
The report was adoped without discus
sion.
The league was then invited by the
Chairman of the Minneapolis delegation
to hold its next convention in Minneap-
oils, and similar invitation from Cleve-
land, o., was read, and after an address
by ex-Congressman Moore on 'Republi-
canism in the South" the convention ad-
iourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow.
The Committee on Location decided to-
night to recommend that the next con-
vention be held at Des Moines, Iowa.
The final vote was: Des Moines Is; Min
neapolis u.
The Committee on Rules will report to-
morrow in favor of allowing each State
TO cast the full vote to which it is entitled
regardless or the number of delegates
present.
A minority report opposing this plan
will be presented,
PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATS.
PHILADELPHIA, June 26.-William NJ.
Singerly, proprietor of the Philadelphia
Recorder, will be nominated for Governor
of Pennsylvania without opposition at
the Democratic State Convention at Har-
risburg on Wednesday.
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CHINESE CONSPIRACY CASE.
PROGRESS OF THE SMUGGLERS'
TRIAL AT PORTLAND.
Princely sum of Twenty Thousand
Dollars Paid Ex-Collector Lotan
For His Work.
Special to the REooRD-UN1oN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
PORTLAND (Or.), June 26-In the Chi
nese conspiracy case to-day Nat Blum,
the Governments principal witness. con-
tinued his testimony. He was asked the
amount he had paid ex-Collector of Gus
toms James Lotan for his part of the
work. He estimated it at about $40 900.
He said that when the business stopped
he owed Lotan about $4,000, being for
about eighty-four Chinese at $50 per head.
He told of the meetings held in his place
at Fourth and Washington streets by
conspirators, attorneys and others. and
of the efforts made to prevent indictments
being returned by the Federal Grand
Jury last summer.
He was then asked to state eX-Special
Agent G. j. Mulkey's connection with
the conspiracy. The defense objected on
the ground that Mulkey was not on trial,
but the court ruled that it was admissible
for the purpose Of establishing the con-
spiracy. Blum retold the story of his
negotiations with Mulkey, which re-
suited in the latter's being bought off for
81 200 per month.
Among the documentary evidence in
troduced was a certificate of deposit for
$500 drawn in favor OF j. Quinlan by the
Ainsworth National Bank. j. Quinlan,
Blum testified, was an alias under which
he did business with Mulkey. This cer-
titicate he claimed to have sent to MulkeY
with a letter. 1t was not introduced in
the previous trials, and the offering of it
in evidence was made another occasion
for argument on its admissibility.
The connection of Seidback with the
conspiracy was then entered on. Blum
said he had conversation with Seidback
in Dunbar's Office and that he agreed to
assist the cOnspirators III consideration of
their not interfering with his Cinnamon;
that Seidback was bringing in mum ber
of Cinnamon. Seidback was to pay S25
per head for the Cinnamon landed on his
account, and was to act as interpreter for
Blum, Dunbar. ct al. on their ships, and
was to sign false affidavits in Chinese
when they were needed. At one time
Blum, Cardinell (who was a Deputy Col
lector of Customs) and Seidback met in
Seidback's office. Cardinell said there
was kick" at the Custom House about
the certificates on which a number OF
Chinese landed, and they would have to
get some atfidavits to "bolSter up" the
certificates. Seidback furnished blank
atfidavits, which Blum signed, and Sig
Baer's seal was attached, after which they
were delivered to Cardinell.
a book containing list of Chinese
firms was introduced by the Government
which Blum said was furnished him by
Seidback, and that Seid back had told him
the names in the book were friends of his
who would be willing to have their names
used in Chinese certificates.
Blum then identified several letters
from Cinnamon in Victoria and Van
conver to Dunbar and Blum, protesting
that the price of Sl20 for transporting and
landing Cinnamon was excessive, and
that other parties were landing Cinnamon
at Port Townsend at less price.
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SEEKING A BOND ISSUE.
Two New York Bankers Visit Wasl
fngton on an Important Mission.

Two New York Bankers Visit Wash
fngton on an Important Mission.
New YORK, June e26.-President King
of the Union Trust Company and Presi-
dent Williams of the Chemical National
Bank of this city are in Washington on
an important mission, growing out Of the
gold shipments, the decline in the gold
reserve and the possible indisposition OF
New York bankers to make good the
weekly gold shipments from their indi-
vidual reserves to the United States Sub
Treasury. For, it might be said, the plan
settled at the meeting of the Clearing
House Association last Thursday to assess
the banks from to 10 per cent. does not
seem to be meeting with the success that
was promised for 1t. 1t is stated on the
best authority that the sudden visit OF
these gentlemen to the Capital is made
upon an arrangement for a conference,
having for its purpose the urging upon
President Cleveland the necessity for
raising funds for Government purposes
by the immediate issue of SlO0,0O0,000 OF
bonds. They want this amount to be at
once issued in what are known as rev.
enue bonds, or, as they are designated in
London, exchequer bills.
1t is urged that as soon as the tariff bill
is disposed of and goods begin to come
out of bonded warehouses the revenue
will again be ample to meet expenses,
and then these bonds can be paid Off. In
other words. it will provide an easy plan
for tightening the great burden and en-
abling the banks to make use of their
bullion reserves. It is felt by bankers
that if the mission of Messrs. King and
Williams succeeds it will lead to the
issuing of q big amount of Government
bonds. There is here also growing feel
ing in banking circles in favor of an
issue which will appeal to the public in
stead of to bankers alone. There was a
cautious ex preston of opinion by several
bankers that the gold assessment which
they had paid would be the last
The banks reluctance to pay more
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JUSTICE DeHAvEN.
lie Would Not Accept Nomination
at the Hands of the Democrats.

lie Would Not Accept Nomination
at the Hands of the Democrats.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 26.-In an auto
graph letter delivered to the Associated
Press tonight Justice j. j. DeHaven
makes the following statement relative
to the attempt to make him candidate
before the coming Democratic Conven-
ton:
To the Public: My name will not, with
my consent, be placed before the ap-
preaching Democratic State Convention
as a candidate for Justice of the Supreme
Court, nor could l honorably accept such
nomination if rendered to me by that
convention. While / fully appreciate the
many kind words which have been writ
ten and spoken of me in this connection,
l must insist upon my right not to be
placed in seeming antagonism to the
Republican party at this time. / am a
Republican and desire the success of that
party in the coming election.
June 25th. j. j. DEHAvEN.
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THE CLAIM A LEGAL ONE.
Decision of Peculiar Political Interes
lax- tlaa SIIrax.araac,

Rendered by the Supreme Court.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 26.-The State
Supreme Court rendered a decision
to-day of peculiar political inter-
est. In the Gubernatorial campaign in
1S90it was charged by the Democrats that
Markham, the Republican candidate,
favored the Chinese, and in support of
this assertion a letter was printed in
which Markham was said to have written
this sentence: II am glad that Irish
crowd are out, and hope the Cinnamon
will be all right"
The Republicans promptly charged
that the letter was a forgery, and Irwin
c. Stump, Chairman of the Republican
State Central Committee. publicly offered
81, 900 for the production of a genuine let
ter of Mark ham's handwriting contain
ing the statement. After five days Rus
sell j. Wilson, Chairman OF the Demo-
cratic Committee, produced the letter, and
demanded 81, 900. The genuineness of the
letter could not be disputed, but Stump
did not pay the money, and was sued by
Wilson. The lower court held that the
claim was legal one, and the Supreme
Court to-day affirmed the decision.
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REIGN OF TERROR.
Rumors of Contemplated Raid a
Colorado SprfugS-

Rumors of Contemplated Raid at
Colorado Springs.
COLORADO SPRINGS, June ga reign
of terror prevails here and rumors OF
contemplated raids on account OF the
Tarsney affair, fill the air.
The Jail and public buildings are
strongly guarded at night and Sheriff
Bowers received letter warning him
if he did not arrest Tarsney's assailants
the town would be burned.
w. III. Brooks, a Cripple Creek mine
owner, who was the first to require nine
hours for days work, has been warned
that he will receive the same treatment
given Tarsney.
THE PULLMAN BOYCOTT.
CHICAGO, June 26. = The threatened
strike to enforce the boycott of Pullman
cars was inaugurated at o'clock tonight,
when the American Railway Union or
dered the Illinois Central men out. The
switchmen were the first to obey, and
quietly walked out, tying up the sub
urban as well as express train service.
The o'clock train for st. Louis was al
lowed to pull out, as it was made up be-
fore the boycott went into effect, but that
train, the men asserted, was the last that
would be allowed to go out until
the Pullman strike was settled.
The union men were quiet and
orderly, but apparently determined to a
man to maintain the boycott. The strike,
it was asserted by an American Railway
Union officer to- night, will Immediately
extend to FIVE other roads. the st. Paul
and Kansas City, Wisconsin Central,
Northern Pacific, Southern Pacific and
Santa Fe.
Two trains on the Illinois Central that
were tied up at Grand Crossing, south OF
the city, were run out by a Central en-
ploye under police protection. A crowd
of ., 900 strikers and their friends gathered
about the station, and an extra detail OF
police was called to protect the switch
men. No attempt was made to run
suburban trains.
A largely attended meeting of railroad
men was held tonight, at which it was
decided by the switchmen. car inspectors
and brakemen's unions to announce to
their employers tomorrow that no more
Pullman cars will be handled until the
boycott is declared off.
Michigan Southern and Lake Shore
trains were allowed to pass Grand Cross
ing, but none carried Pullman cars.
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to the REcoRD-UN1oN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
SAVANNAH (Ga.l, June 26.-Train No.
of the Savannah, Florida and Western
Railroad. due to arrive at o'clock this
evening, was held up this side of Homer
vile at 10 A. NJ. by six masked men. The
safe in the express car was robbed of its
contents, 81, ,222 in cash.
Two of the men boarded the train at
bonneville, concealing themselves be-
hind the tender. AS soon as it started
they climbed over the tender. covered the
engineer and fireman with pistols, and
told Engineer Jenkins to stop where or
dered. About a mile from bonneville
the order was given and the train came to
standstill. Then four other masked
men joined the party, and while two
kept the engineer covered, the rest pro-
ceeded to the express cars. Conductor
Farris came out with train hand to in
vestigate the cause tor stopping, but was
ordered to return to his car.
While two of the men kept watch the
other two ordered the messenger to open
the door. He heard one OF the men light
ing fuse, and before he could reach the
ploded, breaking the door from its hinges
and completely stunning the messenger.
When he came to he was looking into The
barrel Of pistol, and was ordered to
throw up his hands. He did not hesitate
long, and when told TO open the safe he
did so. taking the packages out as ordered.
The robber there was only one in the
carr gathered up the money and went to
join his associates. They got on the en-
gine, made the fireman uncouple 1t from
the cars, and compelled both the engi-
neer and fireman to leave it. They then
ran the engine up TO point in the woods
near Argyle, eleven miles from the scene
of the robbery, where they left it and
took to the woods.
Sheriff Hurst OF this county and a posse
reached the scene about four hours later,
and with a pack Of hounds started in
pursuit of the robbers, and it is believed
they Will be captured.
The robbers did not enter the mail car
or any of the coaches. The passengers
were considerably alarmed for the time
being, but no one was hurt.
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DAN M,LEop WINS.
Defeats Moth in the Wrestling Match
at San Francisco.

SAN Francisco, June 26.-Dan Nc
Leod won the wrestling match with
Charles Moth at the Alcazar Theater to-
night, although the latter took the first
fall at Gr@co-Roman style. Then the
sturdy Scotchman went to work at his
man catch-as-catch-can, and handled the
big German in good style.
1t was alter 9 o'clock when the wrest-
lers appeared. Moth was the first to be
presented by Master of Ceremonies Jor-
dan, who stated that he was the champion
Greco-Roman wrestler of America The
German is very tall, with long, muscular
arms and legs. His skin is very dark,
but he looked tonight to be in excellent
condition. Mcleod appeared small by
comparison. One of his fingers was
sprained, and was bound to another with
sticking plaster.
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cARNors SUCCESSOR.
Casimir- Perier the Choice of the Re-
publican Senators.

publican Senators.
PARIS, June 26.-At the preliminary
meeting of the Republican Senators this
afternoon to decide upon candidate for
President, the vote resulted: M. CAST
mir Perier, IA; NJ. Dupuy, 10; scatter
ing, II.
Casimir-Perier is now serving his sec
ond term as President OF the Chamber of
Deputies. after having presided in the
Ministry previous to the present one. He
is grandson of the celebrated Minister
of Louis Philippe. and the most moder-
ate of Republicans. He has represented
the Department of Aube since 1886, and
has been Under Secretary of State Of War
and the Interior, and served bravely IN
regiment of mobiles during the war.
DEPUTIES COME TO BLOWS.
PARIS, June rs. AT a preliminary meet
ing of the Republican Representatives
and Senators, which was called to decide
upon candidate for the Presidency, the
members of the two chambers were un-
able to come to an agreement, and the
meeting eliminated in an uproar, during
which Deputies Berteaux and Sausette
came to blows. The result of the en-
counter is that both gentlemen have ap-
pointed seconds and duel will shortly
be fought.
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Two Miners HorrIbIy Disfieured,

FORT DODGE Qa.), June ga fatal ac-
cident occurred last night at the mining
town of Gustanea, whereby two miners
named Michaelson and Jones were hor-
ribly disfgured and fatally hurt, Mich
aelson having died since and Jones hav-
ing only few hours to live. The men,
one of whom had can of blasting pow
der, were holding some squibs over a
lamp. when spark from one fell into the
can and caused the explosion.
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EXCITEMENT AT LODI.
Letters Found Containing Threats t
Burn the Place.

LODI, June ga fire at Acampo, which
destroyed Sigelkoff's Hotel on Sunday
morning, has caused much excitement
here on account of two letters which were
found on the streets of Acampo, and in
which the statement was made that the
writer's had burned Gait. had commenced
on Acampo, and would soon go through
Lodi and Stockton, unless the ranchers
and all others who employ Cinnamon get
rid of them and put white men in their
places.
1t is believed that a regularly
organized band of incendiaries is
intesting this county, and many blame
that part of Coxey's army who came
from Vacaville and Napa Valley since
the recent outrages there.
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THE MURDERED PRESIDENT.
The Funeral Train Bearing His
Remains Arrives at Paris.
MET AT THE DEPOT BY THOUS.
ANDS OF PEOPLE.

Serious Rioting at Lyons and Grenoble
Italians Suffering at the Hands of
at San Francisco Called To Express
Sympathy for France Breaks Up In
Riot, Large Portion of the AS
semblage Hooting the Speakers
When Offering Coincidence Co the
Bereaved Republic.
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FORT MADISON Qa.), June 26.-Con-
siderable excitement prevailed over the
death last night of Joseph Turner, con-
vict in the Penitentiary, who died from
fracture of the skull, alleged to have been
caused by blow from a club in the hands
of Guard Scherelt.
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RIII Against uewston Dismissed

LONDON, June 26.-In the Old Bailey
to-day the Grand Jury threw out the bill
for manslaughter found against General
John Hewston of California by the Cor
oner's jury, June 5th, on the charge of
having caused the death of George Bur-
ton, street musician, May 30th, by pok-
ing the point of an umbrella into his eye.
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A Iucl.v Policeman.

New YORK, June 26.-Policeman Neu-
schaffer bought forty CLAIMS for 25 cents of
a street vender and took them home.
Upon opening one of them he found a
pearl weighing sixty-fve grains, perfect
in form and composition. 1t is about the
size of thumb nail, and is pronounced
one of the largest ever discovered. The
estimated value is 1000.
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Mills Resume Running.

SAN Francisco, June 26.-The Starr
Flour Mills at Vallejo resumed running
to-day under the management of the
Sperry FIGURING Company. The conn
bination has now under its control thir-
teen flour mills with daily capacity Of
II 600 barrels
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Fatal Channel Collision.

LONDON, June 26.-The steamers Croes-
hill and Nora +. collided in the British
Channel. The Nora Z. sank and several
of her crew are missing. The Croeshill
has been beached.
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WHOLE NO. 16,439.

gold, it is stated. is cue to the desire to
force the Government TO another bond
issue, and thus give a chance for getting
good interest for their idle capital.
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MATTERS POLITICAL.
Republican Leagues in National
Convention at Denver.
FORTY STATES AND TERRITORIES
REPRESENTED

Two Thousand Delegates Present ana
Four Thousand Visitors In the lily
-Standing-R Room at Premium
When the Convention was Calieo
to Order-A Newspaper Editor
Slated for the Democratic Nominal
ton for Governor of Pennsylvania.
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Case of Lepro-y at Niagara Falls, On,

TORONTO (Ont.), June 26.-Dr. Brice.
Secretary of the Provincial Board OF
Health, has been notified of a case of
leprosy in Niagara Falls. Ont. The
patient was examined and found tainted
with the disease. The man was at once
isolated. He will likely be sent to the
lazaretto in Tracidie, n. B. This is the
first case in Ontario.
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Mrs. Lease VIII visit England.

TOPEKA (Kan.), June 26.-Mrs. Mary
e. Lease announces that she will visit
England this fall for the purpose of set
Ting up an estate there in which she is
interested. She also stated that she had
an offer to make a lecture tour in Austria
liza which she was seriously considering.
Mrs. Lease is just recovering from her
illness, and will be unable TO fill engage
ments in this country, with the probable
exception of few in the East.
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Chocolate sticks.

Small Jacks father does not smoke,
and hence it was that when he saw his
uncle smoking cigar ne was full of won-
der. Later on, in candy shop, he asked
for ''some o. those chocolate sticks what
has smoke in 'em. .u-Harper's Young
People.
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Thomas a. Edison nm

ORANGE (N. J.), June 26.-Thomas A.
Edison is quite i'll. His ailment has taken
the form of acute bowel complaint.
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Young Minister-Pve been praying for
you long time Miss Dora. Dora aston
ished)-Why didn't you let pa know 1t.
I'd have been yours after the first prayer.
Amusing Journal
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BANDITS IN GEORGIA.
Passenger Train Held Up Near
bonneville by Masked Men.
EXPRESS CAR BLOWN OPEN AND
CONTENTS OF SAFE TAKEN.

Reign of Terror Existing at Colorado
Springs, and Rumors of Contem-
plated Raids, on Account of the
Tarnsey Affair, FIJI the Alr-The
Jail and Public Buildings Strongly
Guarded-Threats of Burning the
Town.