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TO END HER LIFE.
Unsuccessful Attempt of
LeOnia Currant.
Her Mother Had Accused Her of I'M
proper Conduct and Then
Slapped Her Face.

Leonia Currant, a petite brunette, 70
years OF age, attempted to end ner Hle ias1
night by swallowing dose OF caIooilc
acid in the Milton House, corner Oh 1hlro
and Howard streets.
She was driven TO the Receiving hos
pital in the patrol wagon, where Dr. COS
tigan. after vigorous use of the stomach
pump and the application of other rem
edies, pronounced her out of danger.
LeOnia at first refused to say why she
swallowed the deadly stuff, but afterWard
was more communicative. She and her
mother conduct the Milton House. while
her brother runs another lodglng-house on
the corner of Mission and Third streets.
Last night her mother accused her OF be-
ing in one of the male dodgers rooms. she
denied it, telling her mother that she was
mistaken.
You lie," retorted Mrs. Currant, and at
the same time struck the girl ringing
blow in the face with her open hand.
The unjust accusation and the uneX-
pected blow drove the girl frantic. She
went into room occupied by girl friend,
who had bottle of carbOlic acid on her
dreSsln g-table, and before she could be
prevented she seized it, pulled out the
cork and swallowed about quarter OF an
ounce. Then she fell shrieklng 10 the
floor and telephone message was
promptly dispatched to the Southern
police station for the patrol wagon.
Mrs. CGrrant after seeing her daughter
writing in agony, became hysterlcal and
so iii that she had to be put to bed ana
medical attendance summoned.
AS soon as the yOung'giTPs father was
apDrised of the attempted suicide he bur
ried to the hospital, and when he saw her
he began to scold her. and then burst into
tears as he saw her tremble and her eyes
fill. Then he told her that he torgave
her and she soon fell asleep.
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TOOK THE SACK.
Police Attend a Lottery
Drawing.
Sergeant Esola Makes More Enemies
in Chinatown-He SeiZes Cash
Slips and Tickets.

Police Sergeant Esola's list of enemies
in Chinatown is growing like the unlucky
prophets gourd. He has had charge of
the squad but two weeks, yet the gamblers
and lottery dealers, the opium sellers and
smokers hate him with hatred that
honored few of his predecessors, for he
is doing what they could not or would not
do. He is driving the criminals from their
dens and breaking up the games from
which not only the proprietors but many
of the police reaped q golden harvest in
the past.
In the good old days, when the young
sergeants name was unknown, the Chi
Dese lotteries held their drawings at places
that were well-known to their associates
and patrons, but within few short weeks
all this has been changed. Only the faith
full know the time and places at which the
drawings arc held. In some instances the
work is done in a hallway-but few min
utes are reQuired-and in other instances
table at popular restaurant, where the
police would never think of looking for a
lottery. is selected. Two drawings. under
the new regime. are never held IN the
same place.
The MingyLay Yuen Company has held
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REPUBLICANS AT WORK.
Full State Ticket Likely to be
Elected in Oregon.

ELECTED III OTeSOH'
PORTLAND, June 3-Or5gon will TO-
morrow vote for full State ticket, men,
6ers of Congress and members OF the Leg
islature, which is to choose successor 10
Senator Dolph in the United States Senate.
The Republicans have made thorough
canvass of the State during the past SIX
weeks. both in the way OF sendlhe out
speakers and organizing clubs. Inc DEM
ocrats have never had any chance oil WIN
ming and have consequently not conducted
an aggressive campaign on the stare tlcket'
The Populists have not been idle. Gov
eTnOr PennOyer. who is an avOWed caod-
date for the United States Senate, has
traverSed the State from one end 10 the
other in behalf of the Populists, making
speeches in almost every county seat
The three-cornered contest will undoubt-
edly result favorably to the Republicans,
and tonight there seems little doubt that
the entire Republican State ticket will be
elected. with one exception, that OF Super
intendent of Schools. The prominent edu-
Gators of the State have sent cut circulars
advising voters TO support the Democratic
nominee. The Legislature will. in all
probability, be very close. In many coun-
ties the Democrats and Populsts have
fused on the Legislative ticket aud the
majority heretofore held by tie Republi-
cans will surely be reduced if not over
come.
FORT BRAGG, June 3.-The Republican
convention yesterday In It's platform in-
dorsed the party. Republican administra-
ton, protection, free coinage of silver at a
ratio of 16 TO 1. Representatives were
pledged to work for such measure. and
| denounced the Democratic administration
for repeating the purchasing clause of the
! Sherman act The convention was op-
posed to pauper labor and foreign immi'
|
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wEKERLE STILL THE MAN.
They Can't Form a Cabinet in Hun
gary Without Him.

BUDA PEsTH, June 3.-The President
and Vice. President of the Diet, Count
Tiseca and Baron Podmanisky all de-
clined to enter the cabin which Count
Herdervsry was trying to form.
Reports from all parts of the country
tell of demonstrations of sympathy and
confidence in DR.. Wekerle. A grand torch
light procession in his honor is heing or
ganized for Tuesday night. 1t is reported
that at the meeting of the Liberal party
held on Saturday DIR. Wekerle expressed
his readiness to resume office. 1t is be.
lieved the Emperor will be obliged to re-
summon him.
VIENNA, June 3.-The Emperor has
started for Buda Pssth in Difference tC
Count Hedervary's desire that his Majesty
show himself to the people
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TYNAN'S BOOK.
Opinions of Prominent lrishmen on
His Work.

New YORK, June 4-The World this
morning prints interviews with several
prominent Irishmen on the subject of
Tynan's book.
Patrick Ford, editor of the Irish World,
for manv years prominent in Irish national
affairs, says Tynan's book is nothing more
than an effort to discredit the Irish
leaders in the interest of The Tory party.
He says lyman never knew Parnell.
Il knew lyman when he came to this
country after the Phenix Park murders"
he said. Il considered him good, hon.
est man, but somewhat of a crank
on the question of physical force.
He could see straight on that
question. 1t seems to me his book is ex-
tremey well timed for some purpo SEES.
The Government forces in Parliament are
in a shaky condition. The present
condition started in with only
q small majority in Parliament, has
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COLLEGE CHAMPIONS PREPARING
The Yale Athletes Who Will Meet
the OxfordS

NEW HAVEN. Conn, June 3-The date
upon which the Yale athletic team will
leave to compete with Oxford on July IA.
will either be June 20 IT %. The Yale
cam began Its preparatory practice yester-
day for the meeting. Those who are to 90
are: Captain Hickok. hammer and shot
Cady, hurdles and sDrints; Sanford. quar-
ter mile and sprints; Sheldon, jumps aud
low hurdles; Morgan. mile run; Woodhill.
half mile
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AGAINST THE INCOME TAX.
Vigorous Protests Received From
All Over the Union.

NEW YORK, June 3.-The New York
Business Mems Association. under whose
auspices the meeting to protest against
the income tax. was held in Carnegie
Music Hall last Friday night, continue to
be flooded with kilograms from boards of
trade, national banks and commercial
bodies generally. All of them indorse
the association in its opposition to the in
come-tax measure. The messages came
from Maine to Texas. Among the more
important are protests from w. Ii.
Dimond. president of the San Francisco
Chamber Of Commerce; Porter Peck,
president of the Minnehaha National
Bank al Sioux Falls, S. OAK; Frank Muir
ply, president of the Merchants National
Bank of Omaha.
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NEGRO Democratic Leaeue.

WASHINGTON, June &C. II. j. Taylor,
president of the Negro Democratic
National League. has issued call for a
convention to be held in Indianapolis on
August next The session will last at
least three days and will be private except
TO delegates and those securing admission
by tickeIs from the President.
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Drowned in the Slough.

STOCKTON, June "a young man
named j. L. Walbridge fell out of a row.
boat while fishing about three miles from
town to-day. The unfortunate man was
fishing while companion was rowing and
in some unexplaiDable way fell into the
water and was drowned. The deceased
was q years of age and leaves widow and
one child. The body has not been re-
covered.
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Hanged With His Shirt Sleeve.

O'KEAN. Ark, June "a man was
found to-day hanging to limb Of small
tree two miles north of here, and hun
dred yards from the Iron Mountain tracks.
Papers on the body bore the name of G.
w. Houston of Liberty. III. His skull
was crushed. He was hanged with his
shirt sleeve. There was $50 on his person.
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head. once in the neck and once In the
wrist. She is dangerously wounded and
not expected to live. Hill accused MS
wife of unfaithfuluess and she refused TO
live with him. The presence oil the
clothes was explained by the landlady 10
that she had no other place to put them.
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TO BEGIN AT ONCE.
The Southern Pacific viii Extend
the Coast Line Southwark.

SAN LUIS OBIsPo. June 3.-AIl the
stock, teams and grading material OF
Contractor Charles Erickson have been
moved south OF San Luis Obspo and the
work of continuing the Southern Pacific
south will begin at once. Stone g. Nc
Murtrie have the contract to build to Santa
Ynez crossing, and Erickson, Higbee and
Bernard are principal sub-contractors.
II is stated that the roadbed will be finished
to Oeeano aud Grover In October.
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The Cuban Budget.

MADRID, June SIT is stated that the
Cuban budget will show surplus OF $685.
600, attained by raising the tariff on Amer
lean imports, lowering the export duty on
tobacco and sugar, and admitting Spanish
wine. with a view 70 excluding French and
other wines.
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Awful Death of a Child.

SAN JOSE. June 3.-Elmore Patzer. the
six-year-o adopted child of Mr. and Mrs.
Patzer of the Vienna dye works, met his
death in an accident this afternoon which
was shocking in the extreme. The boy
was swinging in a hammock, one end OF
which was fastened to the framework of
an old press. The frame fell upon him
and crushed him to death.
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Y. M. c. A. Celebration.

The fftieth anniversary of the organiZa-
tion of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation in the world was celebrated
yesterday at Y. NJ. c. A. Hall. Rev. j..
A. Duff of EnRlewoOd, H., delivered an
interesting address and specially ar
ranged programme of music was given.
George w. Gibbs presided.
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HIS RAGE GROUNDLEss.
A Deserted Husband Wounds His
Wife and Son.

BALTIMORE, June 3.-George Hill. 40
years of age, a furniture-ma ker of Phila-
delphia, came here to-day and attempted
TO kill his wife, Rachel, and their young
est son. A bout noon Hill called to see his
wife, and finding mems garments in the
room shot her four times-twice in the
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Death of a Charitable Man.

PITTsBURG, June 3-Dr. w. A. Passa-
want. the founder of the Passavant Hospi-
tai and a veteran On chaitable work 10
this and other cities. died tonight in his
seventy-sixih year.
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All Interest TO Re paid

PARIS. June ga dispatch from Buepos
Ayres says that in consequence OF the fall
in gold premium all fears of a suspension
of the payment Of the interest on the
a ational debt have been dispelled,
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Trial of the Minneanolis.

WASHINGTON. June 3.-Mr. Cramp states
the preliminary builders trial of the
triple screw cruiser Minneapolis will take
place next Tuesday. The course will prob
ably be about ten miles long, off the five
fathomS bank.
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LOWRIE BELL RESIGNS.
To Become a Railroad Man at
HIGHER Salary

EISH0I DdIdIy.
WASHINGTON, June 81. Lowrie Bell,
Second Assistant Postmaser-G General, has
resigned to accept the position of general
traffic manager Of the Central Railroad of
New Jersey at much higher salary. His
formal resignation was sent to Postmaster
General Bissell last Thursday, and is to
take effect June 30, the close of the present
fiscal year. Mr.. Bell entered the service
as general superintendent of the railway
service.
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Died From Opium Poisoning.

BALTIMORE. June 3.-Wilton NJ. Busbee,
young attorney and member Of one of
the most prominent North Carolina FAM
lilies, died here to-day in the City Hospital
from opium poisoning. He had been on
spree.
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Banker Wins the Scratch Race.

PARIS. June Sin the amateur scratch
race al the Velodrome to-day Banker and
Nelson finished first and second respec-
lively. The distance was 1000 metres.
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Part sixteen eff " Picturesque Cali
fornia" is now ready for distributIon.
1t contains beautiful pictures of the ex-
treme southern part of the State.
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ASK your grocer for Red. White ana Blue Table
Caret cts. 81 doz. loo each. Deposit for emptIes
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Japan's Diet Dissolved.

YOKOHAMA. June 3.-The Mikado has
dissolved the Diet
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SUGAR THE THEME

Senators Still Sticking
on Sweets.
TALKS ON THE TARIFF BILL.
An Attempt to Be Made to Hold
Night Sessions.
TO PRESS TOWARD THE GOAL.
In the House the Statesmen VIII
WrestIe With the State
Bank Tax.
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The only one that
regulates the bowels.
Midland can be taken
indefinitely if needed.
tyl cod tt
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CHAPTER V.

THE SECOND LECTURE, AND ITS RESULTS.
We will now go back few years and
relate what had betallen the Reformer.
Shortly after the lecture, recorded in 3
foregoing chapter, the following appeared
in most of the newspapers throughout
the country:
The Rampant Radical Reformer and Hyber-
bolic Hypnotizer will lecture on the Both
inst. ITO ladies only through his tremendous
telephone, constructed for mis- exclusive use.
Ladies who have husbands Will please borrow
their husbands telephones and receivers; and
ladies who have no husbands, or telephones.
will be provided with them-telephones. not
husbands-on application to the lecturer S
agents. who can be found in the center OF
ali communities.
On the appointed day millions of ladies
were holding receivers to their eyes in
anxious expectation when the Rampant
Reformer's voice, which sounded diminu-
lively small, was heard.
'Dedr Ladies: 1t is with much diff
dence that suggest reforms to you, who
are so perfect in yourselves; but duty is
paramount; and my desire to see Para
disc on earth fit for such angelic creatures
to inhabit is my excuse"
A litter from millions of voices greeted
the speaker, and made his nerves tingle
in most discomposing manner, but he
went on bravely:
Don't you think you could abandon
such practices as hanging weights in
your ears, and wearing trail dresses, and
tight corsets, and high-heeled shoes,
which are palpably injurious to health
and comfort, and you who have hus-
bands in mediocre circumstances, and
you younger Indies, who may marry
men who are not excessively rich, don't
you think you could wear cheaper ma
terials than silks, and satins, and furs
and laces? which are all very costly; and
tax the energies of those who love you to
their utmost to procure them for you?
II assure you, you would look lust as
lovely dressed in becoming manner in
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able and redeemable when desired in
metal; but let none but the General Gov
ernmen issue coin OF any KIND.
Il cannot foresee any great detrlment
to the country if coin should accumulate
until there was a surplus for business
transactions. Undoubtedly 1t would reg
ulate itself, the same as any other over
production.
81 am not taking into account. in my
advocated reform, the effect upon lndl-
viduais, or cliques, but the effect on the
general whole people.
Men should divest themselves OF SELF
interest when working for reforms, tor
self-interest is the greatest obstacle to re-
form; and IL is because OF this that so
many reforms come by force instead OF
MANY would-be reformers mistake
selt-interest for reform, and do not hesl-
tate to trample on the constitutional
rights of individuals to attain their OBJ
iects. Woe to those who attempt to climb
by making steps OF the personal rights OF
individuals" yelled the reformer.
Lay this down as an infallible test: no
object is reform which requires the dlsre-
gard of individual constitutional rights TO
attain it; and no method to attain de-
sirable object or end which permits such
disregard is excusable." And again he
There were numerous organizations for
merltorlous purposes, which were about
to ask the Rampant Radical Reformer's $
opinions but the hint he had given them
smote their conScIences and they re-
Trained,
Again the Rampant Reformer's voice
rang out in piercing tones Look at the
present undesirable condition of the most
magnificent country on earth, land
abounding in all of life's necessaries and
luXuries, a land possessing all the re-
quisites for establishing an earthly Para
disc, but which presents to the observer
only disorder and discord and discomfort
to many, caused by erroneous methods III
managing affairs, errors not so much OF
ignorance as OF selfishness of men and
cliques, well-intentioned, perhaps; but
when L admit this the line of the poet
comes to my mind which asserts with
more vim than elegance Hell is paved
with good intentions; men and clIques
who hope that their own prosperity Will
not be a detriment to the prosperity OF
others, but who expect all others TO
achieve their own prosperity with their
own efforts, as they think they have done,
apparently not comprehending that So
ciety is so interviewer that mutual help
by all grades, from lowest to highest, is
an absolute necessity In order to have
perfect whole"
He waved his magic wand Of common
sense until he thought its influence had
taken effect and then continued
LAS our country, instead Of growing
into prosperous paradise, as it should
have done if its affairs had been rightly
managed, has grown into tramplng-
ground for the INDECENT and the unem-
ployed. provide a chance for these to
work in every county, and insist on the
healthy earning their own living, and en-
courage as many as possible to settle
down on small farms, where they can
live independently on the product Of
their own labor, and by abandoning their
competence"
The Rampant Radical Reformer waved
his magic wand of common sense until
his hearers were all hypnotized, and they
Immediately commenced the proposed re-
forms.
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CHAPTER ".

THE RESULT OF THE FIRST LECTURE.
A few wears had passed, and the Hyper
bolic Hypnotizers radical reforms had
all been adopted, and the change in the
social condition of the country was Won
derful, Instead of discord, discomfort
and discomfort to many, peace and tram
quiIlity seemed to reign in the midst of
business activity.
The establishment of labor centers in
every county had rid the country of in
digent tramps, and also, what was unex-
pected, had reduced the number Of con-
victs in the States prisons materially;
and the States had been obliged to con-
struct good roads and other needed pub
lie works, in order to furnish sufficient
employment for this class of laborers, and
the cost of the Improvements was found
to be very low.
1t was astonishing how soon these en-
ployment stations had become self-sup-
porting, and more, relieving the taXpay-
ers from exorbitant taxes to an uneX-
pected extent.
The only objection to the system was
the ascertained fact that too many pre-
ferred to remain in such comfortable
quarters, even with half-price pay for
their labor, rather than to make COM
Portable homes for themselves.
The other reforms had worked equally
we'll. The court calendars were cleared
of cases, and all litigation was executed
promptly and with surprising dispatch.
Under the new jury system no unjust
decision was ever heard of, and criminal
complaints had decreased in number
perceptibly, but civil cases had increased
somewhat, because of less expense, and
the universal confidence in court decis-
ions.
The Rampant Radical Reformer had
foreseen that lucrative recompense for
services of lawyers would fall of to a
great extent, and it had troubled him,
because he could not foresee what occupa-
ton could be substituted, but the diff
Guilty had worked itself out satisfactorily
to all parties, for many of them took to
preaching the Gospel - and excellent
preachers they were-and some of them
adopted literature as a partial employ
ment, and they proved to be very enter
tanning writers, and the remuneration for
legal services was still ample; so in real
ity they were quite as happy as before,
and good deal more useful to society.
Another thing which had troubled the
Rampant Reformer was what occupa-
tions politicians could turn to, but he re-
fecteds that many of them had paid out
more money to obtain their offices than
the offices were worth, and that con-
sequently to deprive them of public
offices was really no detriment TO them
nnanclalIy, anu ILLS proNeu 10 Do tHe re-
suit.
Legislatures still had to convene to ap-
propriate the revenues and consider
questions of State policy. On the whole,
the reforms were considered perfectly
satisfactory; and inquiries began to be
made, "W hat became of that little imp
who gave US the lecture? We always
knew that things ought to be done
in this way, but he was the first one to
tell us so. Let US hunt him up, and see if
he still carries his wand, and let him
know we think justas he does" And SO
the hunt began.