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and essential during military occupation.
The customs duties, fees. etc., levied upon
exports and imports are to be the same as
prevailed under Chinese rule.
. A MURDERoUsN HUSBAND.
Jealousy Leads Him TO Commit a Hor-
rfbie Crane.

rible Crtsne.
INDIANAPOLIS, June A special to
the Sentinel from Evansville, Ind. says:
For some months Vs.entine Wissman
has been jealous Of his wife, and has had
frequent quarrels with her because of his
jealousy of one Erwin. Last night he
went into the room where his wife was
and told her he was going to kill her.
He snatched her baby from her arms
and dashed it to the floor. Then he got
razor. His wife ran out of the house, but
was stopped by high picket fence. and
he caught her. He Immediately began
to slash her with the razor. tie cut her
throat three times, slashed her several
times in the face, and then began hack
ing at her bosom. He cut one of her
breasts off, and then tried to cut off
hand. He cut the leaders and severed
the artery. In all he cut her in III
places. Neighbors frightened him away,
and carried the woman indoors and
called surgeons, who finally stopped the
flow of blood from her wounds.
WiSsman was captured this morning.
He was discovered on a fence stark naked
except as to his shirt, which he had tied
around the neck, and to which he had
a piece of wire fastened to the limb OF
tree. He was in the act of jumping from
the fence when taken.
The wife and child will die.
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THE HEATED SPELL.
1t Continues at Pittsburg, Witho
Any Signs of Abatement,


1t Continues at Pittsburg. Without
Any Signs of Abatement.
PITTsBURG (Pa.), June 4. = The hot
wave continues without any signs of
abatement. AT noon the mercury reached
950 in the shade. the highest point vet
touched at that hour. There were many
additional prostrations, but only one
death.
TWO MORE DEATHS AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, June 4.-The present heated
term will probably give place to cooler
weather this evening. The cold wave is
in sight, and will reach here tonight.
Five prostratiOns, two of which resulted
fatally, have been reported up to Q
o'clock this afternoon.
HOT DAY AT Los ANGELES.
Los ANGELES, June 4.-To-day was
the warmest June weather this city has
experienced tor nine years. The max
iinum temperature was 1902, and at :
o'clock in the afternoon the thermom
eter registered SS'.
WEATHER BUREAU BULLETIN.
WASHINGTON, June 4-The Weather
Bureau furnishes the following special
bulletin: "The period OF extremely hot
weather that has prevailed over the east
ern portion of the United States during
the past week has become remarkable for
its length and for the high temperature
occurring, the latter in many instances
exceeding any previously recorded by
the Weather Bureau during the period
between the 10Th of May and the 10th of
June"
A table is then given showing the num-
Der of days when the temperature rose to
or above 900 during the week ending
June Sd at many Eastern, central and
Southern cities. The bulletin continues:
"In marked contrast to this record OF ex-
treme heat is the fact that between the
18th and 18th of May at great mum ber
of stations in the foregoing list occurred
the coldest weather on record for the
month of May, with succession of heavy
frosts throughout the central and north
ern half OF the country east of the Rocky
Mountains
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FIGHT.
1t Is Now an Assured Fact-Will Take
Place In Texas.

1t Is Now an Assured Fact-Will Take
Place in Texas.
New YORK, June 1.-The fight be-
tween Corbett and FitZsimmons is now
an assured fact. Joe Vendig, the repre-
sentative of the Florida Athletic Club.
said tonight: "The money, $1,000, was
handed to the temporary stakeholder,
Phil Dwyer. to-day. There is absolutely
no chance for kick up this time, and L
am ready TO wager any amount at odds OF
ten to one that the principals enter the
ring, and l am sure there VIII be hight
worth looking at, not only from scien-
tltlc point, but one that will decide the
championship of the world"
Corbett is said to be going to work at
Asbury Park in preparation for the mill.
but FitZSimmons says he will train close
to the battle-ground, possibly at Calves
ton. The former has the call among the
sporting fraternity, his chances of WIN
ming being looked upon as the most
likely by betting men here.
THE FIGHT TO TAKE PLACE IN TEXAS.
DALLAS (Texas), June 4-Tbe NeaCS re-
ceived the following telegram from Dan
Stewart, who is now in Now York for the
purpose of having the Corbett-Fitzsim
mons fight pulled off at Dallas:
Everything is signed and the contest
is coming to Texas"
CoRBETT HAS THE CALL IN BETTING.
DALLAS (Tex.), June 4.-E. II. P.
Green, President of the Texas Midland
Railroad. and j. S. Grinnan, President of
the Board of Trade, both OF Terrell, Tex,
thirty miles east of Dallas. telegraphed
Corbett to-day offering training grounds
and every convenience he wants. They
ask Corbett to offer suggestions as to
what he needs for himself and trainers.
The first big bet recorded to-day on the
fight makes the odds to 2 ON Corbett.
Mr.. Green put up $1,000 against $1,000 by
John W. Dunn of Chicago, the we'll
known theatrical manager, who is here
on private business.
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GENERAL ROLLINS.
Believed to Have Met With Foul Play
in T,Oxvar (ioIifnrpfo

Believed to Have Met With Foul Play
in Lower California.
SAN DIEGO, juno 4.-General II. G..
Rollins, mining man, who spent some
time in this city year or more ago, SUBJ
sequently becoming interested in prop
critics in Lower California, is believed by
his friends in Los Angeles. where he was
at one time County Auditor, to have met
with foul play on the peninsula. He was
heard OF two months ago at Alamo, where
he was preparing for a prospecting trip
to the gulf coast, to be gone about six
months. Americans frequently go out
on long trips on the peninsula. The
present anxiety regarding General Rol
Inns, after an absence of only two months,
does not seem to be we'll founded.
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MOSQUITO TERRITORY.
General CabeZaS Asks an Investigation
of His Administration.

General CaDeZaS ASKS an investigation
of His Administration.
MANAGUA, June 4.-General Cabezas
has arrived here from Greytown and has
made application to the proper authori-
ties for public hearing of and investiga-
ten into the charges which have been
brought against his administration of the
Mosquito territory during the past six
teen months. In brief, the charges against
General CabeZas are that as Governor of
the Mosquito territory he misused a large
sum of money, estimated at 100000 soles,
of the Government funds. 1t is under
stood that the charges will be pressed by
a representative OF the customs depart
ment at Bluefelds and that the General
will be accorded the public trial which he
desires. General Duarte is now Governor
of the Mosquito territory.
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THROWN INTO PRISON.
Complaint Made of the Ex-Chief of t
Hawaiian Mounted Police.

Complaint Made of the Ex-Chief of the
Hawaiian Mounted Police.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 4.-Karl Kleeme,
ex-Chief of the Hawaiian Mounted
Police, has sent an affidavit to Washing
ton stating that he had been imprisoned
and exiled because he declared against
the immigration Of Japanese, which the
Dole Government favored.
He says he had no connection with the
insurrection, and no prior knowledge of
intended insurrection. In prison he suf-
fers from asthma and lack OF food. de
was told if he did not leave the country
he would be tried by military court,
and his two brothers would also be ar
rested. He was denied medicine brought
by his wife to him.
He says Captain Davis, who landed
arms for the natives, turned States evil
dence and informed against many revo-
lutionists to effect his own escape.
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Warning Stockmen.

WoLcoTT (Col.), June 4.-Advices re-
ceived to-day from Hayden state that the
cattlemen and ranchmen, armed and
masked, 800 strong, have decided to de-
scend upon the camp of the sheepmen on
Elkhead Creek. AT daylight tomorrow
the sheep camp will be visited by COM
mlttee serving notice on them to move
over onto Snake River divide within six
hours. At the expiration of that time
the main body will arrive 10 kill every
sheep In California Park, twenty miles
north of Hayden, in the Elkhead Mount
aims, and fifteen miles west of Hahn's
Peak.
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Japan Now in Control of Formosa.

SHANGHAI, June 4.-Lord Ii Chigg
Fang. son of the Viceroy, Ii Hung
Chang, and John w. Foster, who had
been to the Island of Formosa for the
purpose of formally transferring it to
Japan according to the terms of the
treaty, have returned. Foster, in an in
terview, said that Admiral Viscount Kai-
bayeta, formerly chief Of the Japanese
Navy Department. had been appointed
Governor of Formosa. The formal trans
fer was effected on June I'd. Foster will
return TO the United States on the first
steamer.
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Records Smashed.

PHILADELPHIA, June 4.-Three rec
ords were broken to-day at the third
series of the spring handicap athletic
sports OF the University of Pennsylvania.
Osgood clipped twelve seconds off his
two-mile bicycle record, going the dis
tance in 4:49 So. and Orton lowered the
two-mile running record to 9:41, knock
ing twenty-seven seconds off Jarvis rec
ord. Both record breakers were paced.
The third record to go to smash was the
one-mile walk, Fetterman going the dis
tance in 1888 1-5. beating the college rec
ord thirteen seconds,
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The Revolt In Cuba.

HAVANA, June s4.-Bands of insurgents
from the province of Puerto Principe
have invaded the province of Santa Clara.
General Huque is concentrating his
troops at Santo Espiritu, north OF Trini-
dad, in the province of Santa Clara. Cap
tain-General Martinez De Campos has
arrived at Santo Espiritu, where he met
with an enthusiastic reception. The in
surgent band commanded by Maceo has
burned the village OF Seville, near the
mines Of Jaraguaya, Santiago de Cuba.
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REMARKABLE SUIT
Brought by a Physician Against an
Oakland Lady.

Brought by a Physician Against an
Oakland Lady.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 4.-Dr. Arthur
Marten has brought a remarkable suit
against Mrs. Emily Maleton of Oakland.
The complaint states that the defend
ants husband is aged and feeble. His
wife came to Marten and implored him
to keep Maleton alive until he could make
will. and to influence him to make will
in her favor, promising him liberal
recompense.
Marten says that he did all of this in
fuencing Maleton TO make the will as
desired, and treating him SO that he still
lived. He wants $500 for curing Maleton
and $500 for his influence. Mrs. Maleton
refused to pay him because Maleton had
not died. and she was not benefited.
Maleton refused to pay for attendance. as
his wife made the bargain.
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The Allianca Incident.

WAsHINGToN, June 1.-The State De-
partment to-day received from United
States Minister Taylor at Madrid the
complete and final answer of Spain to
the demand of the late Secretary Gresham
for u dIsavowal OF intent in firing on the
United States merchant ship Allianca
The document was brought to the atten-
ton of the Cabinet by Acting Secretary
Uhl. The answer is said to be entirely
satisfactory TO this Government, as it
fully meets in letter and spirit the de-
mand made.
Spain, in its reply, disavows the act of
hrlng upon the Alliance, expresses re-
gret at the occurrence itself. and assures
this Government that measures have
been taken to prevent a repetition of the
same.
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Verdict for Defendant.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 4.-The suit of
Charles A. Loomis against Calvin Somers
for 100000 on a charge of malicious pros
ecution was ended this afternoon, the
jury giving verdict in favor of the de-
Iendant The charge of malicious pros
ecution was based on the actions of SOM
ers when Loomis was on trial for the
shooting of Detective McClintock.
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CRIMINAL LIBEL CHARGED.

Warrants Issued for the Arrest of
Members of the Civic Federation.
SAN Francisco, June 4-Warrants
have been issued for the arrest of /. J.
Freeman, President of the Civic Fedora
ton, and Rev. DR.. L. r. Ollie, G. f.
Gadu and ID. G. Dexter. also of the feder-
alton. They are charged with criminal
libel. The accused have been making
war on DIR. Marc Livingston, candidate
for Health Officer, and have caused to be
published and forwarded to Governor
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Disastrous Fire In virginia.

F'REDEgIcKsBURG (Va.), June 4.-The
worst fire ever known here occurred this
morning. The kingzia factory, the Ex-
celsior mill and six dwellings, were
burned. William Deshaso, engineer of
the Excelsior mill, was burned to.death.
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President CleveIand's Family.

WASHINGTON, June Mrs. Cleveland
and family returned to the White House
last evening from Woodley, and will re-
main there until Mrs. Cleveland's de-
parture for Gray Gables tomorrow. The
President is rapidly closing up the affairs
needing his attention, SO that he may join
Mrs. Cleveland at Gray Gables.
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Blinn-Naunary Weddfnp.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 4.-Irving Blinn,
the son of the Los Angeles lum Der dealer
and Miss Genevieve Nannary, the actress,
were united in wedlock at the home of
the brides parents in this city this even
ing by Rev. Father Cannon. The
groomsmen were DR.. Henry Smith and
Ii. Denison, and the bridesmaids were
Miss Ada Ramsdell and Miss Josie Sea-
brook
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Uprising In Colombia

Colon, June A new uprising
against the Government OF Colombia has
been discovered at Baranquilla, in the
Department of Bolivia. Capital of the
province of its own name. Martial law
has been declared in the Department. of
Bolivia.
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Sporting Events for the Fourth.

STOCKTON, June 4-The Stockton Ath-
letic Association tonight decided to give
State amateur regatta on the Fourth of
July. Valuable trophies will be offered
for barge races and other events. A field
day Of sports is also promised.
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Carloads OF salted Human Heads.

TANGIER (Morocco). June 4.-Four
carloads of salted heads of rebel
Rahamna tribesmen have arrived at
Rabat, on their way to Fez. But on their
arrival at Rabat the heads were found to
be in such bad condition that the Gov
ernment officials compelled number of
Jews to re-salt them.
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Bert Elder started from Tie Siding to at
tend circus here. with his wife and two
children, Mrs. Powell and baby, and
Mrs. Sherwin. The wagon was over
turned in La Prete Creek, all the occu-
pants being thrown into the water. Mrs.
Elder and her baby and Mrs. Powell and
her baby were carried away and drowned.
Their bodies have not yet been recovered.
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HARBoR COMMISSIONERS.

Cole Accuses Colnon of Trying to FIJI
all Good Places with Democrats.
SAN FRANCISCO, June AT meeting
of the Harbor Commissioners to-day,
President Colnon nominated Louis Hayes
for Superintendent of Dredgers.
Commissioner Cole attacked Colnon,
accusing the latter of trying to fill all the
good places with Democrats.
Cole looked for support to Chadbourne,
his Republican colleague, but to the gen.
eral surprise Chadbourne voted with
Colnon for Hayes. thereby disappointing
the army of politicians present.
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Non-Union Miners Beaten.

WHEELING (Va.), June 4.-Five hun
dred striking miners from Dillonyille at
tackled the non-union men of Gaylor
Company's works, which resumed work
this morning. aud beat twenty Of then.
terribly. One man viii die,
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Whipped and ordered to Leave.

ELKHARr (1nd.), June 4.-Word was
received here that the man Seeby, who
criminally assaulted his 7-year-old niece,
a few nights ago, a few miles from here,
was visited by a mob last night, and he
and his wife stripped, tied TO tree and
whipped, and then ordered TO leave the
neighborhood. Both have left tor parts
unknown. The child was found in a
ditch, where she had been left by Seeby
and his wife for dead. She will recover.
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TRAGEDY IN a HOSPITAL.
An Inmate shoots and Fatally Wound
@ Fellow Patient.

FGIlOW P&tfent.
CLEVELAND, June AT 4 O'Clock this
afternoon Bernard Connor, a patient in
st. Alexis Catholic Hospital. shot a fell
low patient named Timothy Donavan
four times, sent bullet through the leg
of a nurse named James Cantillon and
then tried to kill himself.
Connor is suffering from dyspepsia
and is very irritable. Donavan had wor-
ried him and he had threatened to kill
Donavan. This afternoon he sat up in
bed, drew revolver from beneath the
bedcothes and fired. One bullet struck
Donavan in the head, another broke his
left arm, third entered his shoulder and
the fourth plowed hole in the abdomen.
Cantlllon, the nurse, entered the room at
that time and Connor fired the last bullet
at him. Then the fellow tried to beat
out his own brains with the pistol. Dom
avan is still alive. but cannot recover.
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Employes, Wages Increased.

HARRISBURG (Pa.), June 4.-Notice of
a 10 per cent. increase in the wages of the
employees was posted to-day at the Penn
sylvania works at Steelton. The increase
will affect $500 men. The works are now
running full III every department for the
first time since the company passed into
the hands of receivers, two years ago.
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Emit Cron Not Ininrea.

DENVER, juno 4.-Reports which have
been circulated to the effect that fruit on
the west slope of the Rocky Mountains,
in Colorado, had been injured by the late
storms. are pronounced by the officials of
the Rio Grande Western to be entirely
uufouuded.
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Grange Divorce Suit

OAKLAND, June 4.-There was some
peculiar testimony in court to-day in the
divorce suit of Matte A. Grange against
Numa Grange of Alameda. One night
after she and her husband quarreled
Mrs. Grange testified that she heard him
pray as follows: "Oh, God, if there is
God or any power that. can hear my
prayer, implore you TO heap curses on
my WIFE" Mrs. Grange was awarded $40
month alimony pending the courts de-
cisiOn
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Four Persons Drowned.

DENVER, juno A special to the
Nescs from Douglass, Wyo., says: A
party of seven persons was swept away
while crossing swollen stream near
here to-day, four of them being drowned.
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Dispute over a small Bit of Land

SAN FRANCISCO, June Al. X. Prior
and Claus Spreckels are having an anus
ing dispute over an inch and a half of
ground. Spreckels recently purchased
some property on Market street, adioln-
ing fine building owned by Prior. 1t
was discovered that Priors building tres
passed one inch and half on SpreckeIs'
ground. Spreckels VIII not sell this
small section of land, and Prior will not
move his building. So far the parties
have failed to reach an agreement.
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Judgment on a Note,

SAN FRANCISCO, June ASA Fisk to-
day received judgment from Cameron II.
King for $50 on a promissory note, with
interest OF 1902 and a counsel fee of So.
The note was issued on March q, 1890,
and King gave his law library as se-
curIty, on chattel mortgage. Judge
Murphy stated that he gave judgment in
the case very much against his will, as he
was not IN favor OF interest at per cent.
a month. compounded monthly. Mr..
Fisk made no reply to the criticism, but
contentedly walked away with his judg-
ment.
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Patents to Mineral Lands.

SAN FRANCISCO, June A. Fl. Rick
etts Of the California Miners Association
says that President Cleveland has not
kept the promise he made to him in
Washington recently, that no more pat
ents TO mineral lands in California would
be made to railroads until the roads had
paid their debts to the Government. A
dispatch was received from Washington
which stated that Secretary Smith is con-
tlnulng to issue patents to railroads.
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SAN Joaoufu Valley Road.

SAN Francisco. June 1.-The directors
of the San Francisco and San Joaquin
Valley Road to-day appointed j. r.
Wilbur OF Stockton right of way agent OF
the road. 1t will be his business TO look
after rights of way. and transact all busi-
ness that may arise in that direction.
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VIII Enforce prompt Punishment.

ToULoN. June 1.-TWO French cruisers
have been dispatched to Jeddah to sup
port the three British cruisers sent to en-
force prompt punishment on those en-
gagged in the murderous assaults upon
the foreign consular officials there.
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ATTORNEY GENERAL OLNEY.
He Will Probably be Appointed
Secretary of State.
CLEVELAND SAID TO HAVE MADE
SUCH STATEMENT.

No Decision Yet Reached as to Who
VIII Succeed to tho Portfolio Made
Vacant by Olney Retiring From
the Department. of Justice, Though
the Names of Ex-Postmaster-Gen-
eral Dickinson and Solicitor-Gen-
eral Conrad are Prominently
Mentioned.
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Budd charges rejecting on Livingston's
character as Coroner.
Dr. Livingston, who says that he will
push the prosecution, states that the ac-
cused have been made the tools of other
candidates for the Office.
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Buried Alive.

Los ANGELES, June 4.-This afternoon
Michael Benovich, q workman engaged
in digging sewer, at the corner of Rose
and Third streets, was buried under a
mass of earth, and life was extinct be-
fore the excavators could rescue him.
Benovich was a single man, about 80
years of age.
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Oscar wilde Insane.

LONDON, June At is reported that
Oscar Wilde has become insane. and Is
| confined in padded room.
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Miss HARRINGTON'S DEATH.
Police Still Baffled as to the Identity
of the Murderer.
ONLY POSITIVE THE CRIME WAS
COMMITTED BY A MAN

The Federal Government to Make
Thorough Investigation or the
Cause of the Loss of the Colima,
Which Was Wrecked on the Mexi-
can Coast and Cost So Many Lives
The State Authorities May Also
Take q Hand In the Affair.
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Insurance War at stocktou

STOCKTON, June Am insurance war
was opened here to-day. when agents re-
siding IN Lodi and representing the Fire
mems Fund and the Home Mutual Com
panies offered to take insurance on
county property four miles south of
Stockton with 80 per cent. discount on
regular rates. Stockton agents, governed
by local ..association's rules, offered
20 per cent. rebate. The insurance was
given to the Lodi agents, and the Stock
ton agents are angry. They wanted to
open the competition to quote lower
prices, but could not.