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The record-union., 1895-05-24
CROPS IN THE EAST.
Their Condition as Reported In Blu
lariu Issued by the GOYernment.

Their Condition as Reported In a Bull
leuin Issued by the Government.
CHICAGO, May 23.-The Government
crop bulletin says: The exceptionally
cool weather in the past week has been
very uniavorable for the best crops and
widespread injury has been done by
frosts. which have been general through
out the northern and central portions of
Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi.
The damage 10 the grape crop has been
sylvania and fruits generally have suf-
tered in all northern and central districts.
Corn has suffered seriously, so that
much replanting will be necessary. and
where not injured by frosts its growth
has been checked and the plant yellowed.
Cotton also suffered much from un-
seasonably cold weather throughout the
cotton regions. Its growth has been re-
tarded and the cold nights have killed
part of the crop in the Carolinas and
Georgia, rendering replanting necessary.
Spring wheat Is reported In excellent
condition and has not been un1avoraDly
affected in North Dakota.
Winter wheat suffered injury from
frost in Indiana and Missouri.
In Illinois the crop is less promising
than heretofore and no improvement has
been experienced in Kansas and Ne
braska.
More satisfactory reports are, however,
received from Arkansas, Tennessee and
kentucky. The plants are small but
plentiful in Maryland.
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MOSQUITO RESERVATION.

Colombia Preparing to Set Forth Its
Claims to the Territory.
Copyrighted, 1895, by the Associated Press.
Colon (Colombia), May 16.-As ex-
clusively cabled to the Associated Press
to-day, the Government of Colombia is
preparing to set forth in detail the Claims
of this republic to the Mosquito Territory.
General Renjifeo, Secretary of the Colom-
bian legation at Washington, who has
been fighting for the Government against
the rebels in the interior. left here to-day
on board the steamship City of Para, and
will take this respondence to New
York.
Under royal order of the King of
Spain in 1913 his majesty annexed the
Mosquito Coast to Santa Feido Bogola,
and when Colombia gained her independ-
ence In 1910 she became the rlghtiul pos
SCISSOR of the Mosquito Coast, assigned to
her by the Principles of Possidetis the
basis or principle of treaty which leaves
belligerents mutually in possession Of
what they acquire by arms during the
war;, and exercised dominion over that
territory up to 1924.
The Colombian Government is busly
occupied in collecting a forced loan of
Sl, ,0OO,OO0 to cover the expenses of the late
political troubles, and to prepare for
emergencies.
In consequence of the war in rates now
being waged between the Pacific Mail
steamship Company and the Panama
hallway Company, it is expected that
the price OF passages to New York will
again be reduced to $40.
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KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
Subordinate Lodges compelled to Pm,
sick Benefits.

subordinate Lodges compelled to Pay
sick Benefits.
MONTEREY, May 23.-The knights Of
Pythias considered the new constitution
to-day. Among the features adopted
were: Compelling subordinate lodges to
pay at least 81 per week sick bene fits;
denying sick benefits and vote to mem-
bers five months in arrears; requiring
subordinates to purchase stationery and
supplies Of the Grand Lodge only; per-
hitting subordinate lodges to Incorporate
Tor acquisition OF real estate with funds
other tnan trust funds, and providing that
property SO acquired shall not revert to
the Grand Lodge should the subordinate
lodge cease to exist.
The Rathbone Sisters to-day elected the
following Grand Officers: Chief. Mrs.
Mary ii. Weldon, Grass Valley; Senior,
Mrs. Lydia A. Monroe, Riverside; Junior,
Mrs. Mary A. Fitzgerald, Sacramento;
Manager. Mrs. Ada Mcclure, San Fran
cisco; Mistress of Records and Corre-
spondence. Mrs. Louise Holmes Oak
land; Mistress OF Finance, Mrs. Clara A.
Farno, Oakland; Protector, Mrs. Juliet
StibDins, Riverside: Outer Guard, Miss
Kate Lewis, Arroyo Grande; District
Deputy Chief for Southern California,
Mrs. Lydia Monroe; Supreme Repre-
sentative, Mrs. Madden, two years; Mrs.
hatZenSteln, four years.
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U. s. SUPREME COURT DOCKET.
Many Cases Already. Argued Which
iIaYe q OF Bean Decided.

Have Not Been Decided.
WAsHINGToN. May 23.-There are
sixty-four cases on the Supreme Court
docket which have been argued and have
not been decided. It is expected that
conclusions will be reached in majority
OF the cases before the final adjournment
on the Sd OF June, but it is understood
some of them will, as usual, 60 over un-
til the next term of court. The most i'm
portant of these cases are those concern
ing the validity OF judgments against
American citizens obtained in foreign
courts, that of the Consolidated Electric
Light Company VS.. the Mci\eesport
Electric Light Company, involving
contest with the Edison and Sawyer
Mann patents, and the Debs habeas
corpus case
Others of more than ordinary interest
are those of the United States VS.. the
Uuion Pacific Railroad Company and the
which the question involved is whether
the Union Pacific had the right under its
charter to transfer its telegraph line to the
Western Union Company; the constitu-
tionality OF the lottery law of the last
Congress. the South Carolina dlspensary
law cases, that of Lee Moon Sing, a
Chinaman, involving the Chinese Exclu-
sion Act, and the case of Burr and Hard
wick, involving the date on which the
present tariff law went into effect. The
day of final adjournment falls about two
weeks later this term than ordinarily,
owing to the rehearing in the income tax
cases and the presentation OF the South
Carolina tariff and lottery cases.
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WINTHROP ARRESTED.

His Connection With the Death or
Mrs. Mathews to be Inyes igated.
SAN Francisco, May 30. w. Win
throp. Assistant Superintendent of Lau-
rel Hill Cemetery, was arrested at mid
night in connection with the mysterious
death of Jennie Mathews last Saturday.
Shortly after Mrs. Mathews death her
little girl said that her mother had been
given pill by Winthrop just before she
died. Winthrop denied this statement.
Later a chemical analysis showed the
presence Of strychnine in the dead
woman's stomach.
1t is said that evidence has been dis
covered which proves that Winthrop is
deputized by Mrs. Mathews life insur-
ance policy to hold the money in trust as
the guardian of the little girl. Mrs.
Mathews life was insured for y, 900 few
days before her death, but even her hus-
band was not aware of the fact until she
died,
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OSCAR WILDE.
Old Bail ey Court Crowded During the
Trial Yesterday.

Old Bail ey Court Crowded During the
Trial Yesterday.
LONDON. May 23.-The Old Bailey
Court was again crowded to-day when
the trial of Oscar Wilde was resumed.
Wilde, looking haggard. stood for
some time at the foot of the jury box,
conversing with Rev. Stewart Headlam,
one OF his bondsmen. They were joined
by Lord Douglas of Hawick. whose eye
is still discolored as the result of his en-
counter with his father in Piccadilly.
The Marquis of Queensberry was also
in court, looking iaunty and confident
He watched Wilde closely and paid great
attention TO the evidence. Wilde, it was
noticed, carefully avoided the gaze of the
Marquis.
The evidence given at the previous
trial was repeated in detail.
Sir Edward Clarke, counsel for Wilde.
reviewed in full the evidence furnished
by his client when the latter was exaln-
ined upon the occasion OF the trial of the
Marquis of Queensberry on the charge of
libel. This occupied several hours, at
the expiration OF which time Sir Edward
addressed the jury on behalf of Wilde.
At the conclusion of the days proceed
ings the trial was adjourned until to-
morrow,
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A wOMAN's CRIME.
browns Herself and Two Children in
the Missouri River.

OfoWnS derSeII ana Two Children In
the Missouri River.
OMAHA, May pa Missouri River
fisherman to-day found the bodies of
Mrs. Ida Notzen aud her two young
children. Mrs. Notzen is the Omaha
school teacher whose mysterious disap-
pearance with her children last fall Gre
ated such IA sensation in Omaha. She
lett a letter stating that she would kill
herself and her children because she had
not been appointed TO position in the
office of the State Superintendent of
Public Instruction. Search al the time
revealed nothing that would indicate that
Mrs. \ otzen had carried out her threat.
She was very Intelligent woman OF 10
years of age, with good standing in
State educational circles. Her husband
is a Chicago merchant. she teaching in
Omaha and residing with her parents.
The bodies were found firmly tied to-
gether with heavy rope. Evidently
the miserable woman had taken her
children in her arms. twisted the rome
around them, AMI after binding their
three bodies together, leaped into the
river. The clothes of the children ware
tied around their necks. as ii having
been strangled before being carried into
the water.
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DICKINSON SHOWS FIGHT.

He Refuses to Give Up the Command
as Bri2adler-Gene to WarfieId.
SAN Francisco, May 23.- There is
trouble among the Brigadiers. General
Dickinson, who commanded the Second
Brigade. n. G. c.. refuses to give up
the command to General Warfield, re-
Gently appointed by Governor Budd.
Warfield called on Dickinson to-day
and demanded the documents pertain
ing to the office. Dickinson has evil
IDENTIFY made up bis mind to show fight.
He relies upon the law which says that
only three Brigadier-Generals snail be
retired whose commands have been abb
sorbed in the consolidation. and as his
command has been augmented, and not
merged, he is going to deny that under
the code the Governor has any right to
supplant him.
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Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.


PHOENIX (Ariz.), May 23.-Hon. Oakes
Murphy. Delegate to Congress, has writ
ten the Secretary of War that the Indians
are restless and threatening, and that
feeling Of insecurity prevails, which con-
dition is great injury to Arizona.
He urges the importance of strengthen
ing the military force at San Carlos and
vicinity, and in conclusion says: ut
seems only just and proper that SO
long as the possibility of danger exists
from the untamed Indians, ample and
effective protection should be afforded to
life and property. 1t is my Judgment,
however, that no protracted Apache war
will ever again occur, especially if an
adequate military force is maintained at
exposed points,"
The complaint of inadeeuacy of rations
and compensation for rights OF way
through the reservation by the Indians,
he states, is merely an excuse.
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UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM.

Report Of the Earnings and EXpendi-
lures for the Year 1874.
NEW YORK, May pa preliminary
report of the Union Pacific system for
the year 1894 shows: Gross earnings, S23,-
234.04O; decrease. S4,605,991. Operating
expenses, SIG, 75S, l2S; decrease. 81. l26, 07S.
Net earnings. S6.474, 1927; decrease, 50, 49,
913. Total net income. 1883. l69; decrease,
S3.30S. .6O7. Charges. $40. .397, 1896; decrease,
S34, 49, Deficit $4,002, 265; increase.
81, 9S4, 42S.
The percentage of operating expenses
and taxes to gross earnings was 10 per
cent. against 6S per cent in 1893. The
gross earnings per mile decreased 1926 in
1894, the operating expenses decreased
S2y7 and the net earnings S629 per mile.
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WESTERN PASSENGER TRAFFIC.

Representatives of Transcontincntal
Lines Meet to Consider the subject.
CHICAGO, May 23.-The meeting of the
transcontinental railroads lines to con-
slider the adoption of a passenger agree
ment on business between the Missouri
River and the Pacific Coast convened to-
day in the Office of Chairman Caldwell, of
the Western Lines Passenger Association.
All the lines interested in through traffic
were present except the Missouri Pacific,
Texas Pacific and the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas. The Canadian Pacific way
represented by Mr. Hibbard of the Sioux
line. The agreement, as recently out
lined, was taken up section by section.
Tomorrow it will be voted on as a
whole.
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The Death of General Martl.

WASHINGTON. May 23.-Official con-
firmation has been received here of the
death of General Marti, the Cuban
leader in battle with the Government
troops. Marti's death is regarded as the
most important event since General
Campos began this campaign. Marti is
personally known throughout the
United States, as he had long served as
President OF the Cuban party In this
country, He passed much of his time in
Washington, his last service being as
delegate to the Pam american Monetary
Conference.
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KINGS COUNTY,
Celebration of the Second Anniversary
OF It's Establishment.

celebration OF the Second Anniversary
Of Its establishment.
HANFoRD, May 23.-The celebration of
the second anniversary Of the establish
ment of Kings County took place to-day.
The attendance was in the neighborhood
of 10000 people; and the day was mark ed
by orderly conduct and joyous enthusi-
asm. The programme Of exercises in
cldded an exhibition drill OF the Han
ford Fire Department and display of
the workings OF the water system and
fire alarm. A run Of two blocks was
made and water thrown simultaneously
from five nOZzles in thirty seconds. At
the barbecue live oxen, fifteen sheep and
three hogs were cooked and served in
very palatial style. The literary exer-
cises included an Grafton by Hon. Justin
Jacobs, poem by Mrs. 2. Duncan and
a chorus of 100 voices conducted by Mrs.
w. E. Beeson. The day was free from
accidents, and innunerable sports in the
afternoon closed the exercises.
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Big Railway Deal.

KANSAS CITY, May 23.-The Times to-
morrow will say: One of the biggest
deals in railway circles consummated in
the West in years. and one OF the greatest
moment to Kansas City, is to be COM
pleted tomorrow, when articles of incor-
poration of the Kansas City and North
ern Railway Company will be filed in
the Recorders office. The new company
is being organized, it is claimed, for the
purpose of securing an inlet into Kansas
City for three Eastern railways. two of
which are believed to be the Baltimore
and Ohio Southwestern and the Chicago
and Northwestern.
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A MINISTER IN TROUBLE.

He VIII Have hance to Explain Boz
fore the Grand Jury.
STOCKTON, May 23.-Rev. Ray Palmer
is in trouble over his utterances. Last
Sunday night, in a speech at the Avon
Theater, he said that certain city officials
had told him they had given and received
bribes. Twenty indignant Office
ers demanding explanations, Palmer said
he referred to past officials. Now the
latter demand an Investigation. and
Palmer has been summoned before the
Grand Jury to explain. The general be-
lief is that Palmer talked Tor political
effect and that his statements had no
foundation in fact
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scuoFIELD FOR PRESIDENT.
1t is Said Thnt He Will Be the Silver
Il D.rty,a (.ordfIaro

ATLANTA (Ga.), May o3.-The special
representative of the Journal sent to
Houston 10 report the Confederate re-
union, wires the journal that the visit of
General Schofield has developed politi-
cal sensation. 1t is stated at Houston
that General Schoiield will be a candi-
date for President, and his visit first to
the military encampment at Memphis
and his going thence to the Confederate
reunion at Houston is in the interest of
his candidacy.
Generals Wheeler and Joe Johnson,
free silver leaders of Alabama, are said to
The record-union., 1895-05-24
Chinaman Murdered.

FRESNO, May 23.-Five Chinese were
working on the Sharon estate alfalfa
ranch irrigating. when Gwan Yee Sing
let the water overflow, and Cow All Yee,
enraged, killed Gwan by beating him
over the head with shovel. The mur-
derer tried to escape, but the other Chi
nese tied him hand and foot until be was
arrested
The record-union., 1895-05-24
Accidental Denth at Napa

NAPA, May 23.-Keernan Maher, an
aged inmate of the County Hospital, was
found dead last evening in a little stream
of water in the hospital grounds not over
six inches deep. But as he was subject
TO epileptic hts. it is presumed that one
of those came upon him and he fell help
less down III just enough water to cut off
his breath. The Coroner's jury found
verdict Of accidental death,
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WHERE IS PALMER.

Bicycle Dealer Skips Out and Leaves
Many Creditors Behind.
SANTA Rosa, May 23.-G. A. Palmer
came here year ago and opened bicy-
Gle shop in partnership with a local
banker. Ten days ago Palmer took his
trunk and tools to San Francisco and has
not returned. a few days previous the
Chief of Police Of San Jose had tele-
graphed asking Palmer's wherea bouts.
Several residents have paid him in ad-
vance for wheels not yet delivered. Many
other creditors are without redress.
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have planned this affair. It is said to be
scheme to capture the soldiers vote, and
will result in General Schofield's NOM
ination on the free silver ticket. This
is denied by General Schofield, but talk
in Houston has become SO open and gen.
eral that there appears to be much
foundation for the report. 1t is now be-
lieved that Speaker Crisp referred TO GEN.
eral Schofield when he alluded to the
wv Western man with war record"
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Anti-Treating A Bill.

LANSING tMich.). Nay 23.-The House
to-day passed, by a vote Of 70 TO IL, and
gave Immediate effect to the Waite anti
treating bill. 1t prohibits the purchase
OF spirtuous, malt, brewed, fermented or
vinous liquors for another by the drink
and sale thereof to person TO be given to
another as q treat.
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Talk of Another Railroad.

STOCKTON, May 23.-John W. Coleman
and John Tread well. directors of the San
Francisco and San Joaquin Coal Com
pany. are in the city to-day. with the
view OF determining the advisability of
building railroad from the Corral Hol-
low mines to this city, making tho
terminus here.
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Farmers Industrial Union.

SAN FRANCISCO, May pa case was
submitted on briefs in Judge Murphy's
court to-day involving the right of the
Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union
OF California to engage in the business of
insuring fire risks. The suit is based on
an action brought by Insurance Commits
sioner Higgins to enjoin the union from
insuriDg property against loss by fire.
The record-union., 1895-05-24
The Powder Works Explosion.

MARTINEZ, May 23.-The jury impan-
eled to hold the inquest on the powder
works case will commence its work to-
morrow. The Coroner shipped the frag-
ments of ten Cinnamon to San Francisco
tonight. A leg of white man was
found to-day, but the families of Venagas
and Dean will not claim it. The Coroner
is holding it here.
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Married a Native Girl.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 23.-The Ameri-
can brig Gallileo, from Tahiti, brings the
news that Jacob Lamb Doty, American
Consul to Tahiti, has married native
girl, the ceremony having been per-
formed according to the native customs.
DOty was page in the House of Repre-
sentatives, and was appointed Consul to
Tahiti during Cleveland's first admins
tratiOn.
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stabbed Through tho Heart.

SAN RAFAEL, May 23.-Jose Carlo, a
fisherman, was stabbed through the
heart yesterday by Raphael Aspostillo.
another fisherman. They had been ca
rousing with some other fishermen, and
during the scufile Carlo was stabbed.
Raphael and two others have been ar
rested.
The record-union., 1895-05-24
American Bicyclist Beaten.

PARIS, May 23.-The Belgian champion
bicyclist, Houben, to-day beat the Amer
lean. Banker, in three matches, distance
1000 meters.
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INDIANS RESTLESS.
Feeling of Insecurity Prevailing
in Arizona Territory.
THE GOVERNMENT URGED TO GIVE
CITIZENS PROTECTION

Brigadier-General Dickinson Refuses
to Give Up the Command of the
Second Brigade, n. G. CO, TO Gen.
by Governor Budd = Citizens of
Kings County Celebrate the second
Anniversary OF Its Establishment.
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Disastrous Earthquake.

LONDON, May 23.-The Standard has
further advices from Athens of the re-
cent earthquakes. The disastrous effect
was felt in the southwest portion of
Epirus. Seven villages were destroyed
and fifty deaths have already been re-
ported.
The record-union., 1895-05-24
British Cruiser Wild Swan.

SAN DIEGO, May %. = The British
cruiser Wild Swan received orders to-day
to proceed northward as soon as possible,
and accordingly sailed at 6 o'clock this
evening, having taken on coal. She in
tended to remain until Saturday.
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ope-thousandeth part of the immortality.
We have got ~ have women on the Po-
lice Board before States will be purified.
The city is the home and the home is the
city, and whatever affects one affects the
other"
Miss Phoebe Couzns complmented
Miss Shaw on her ambition to become a
policeman.
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Must Serve Her Sentence.

CARSON New, May 23.-The Supreme
Court has rendered decision, sustaining
and affirming the judgment of the Dis
trict Court in the case of Mrs. Hartley,
who killed Senator Foley in her studio at
Reno, and who was sentenced to eleven
years in the penitentiary.
The record-union., 1895-05-24
Forest Fires In Wisconsin,

SUPERIOR, May 23.-Fore.t fires have
broken out in the ghborhood of Top
side, forty miles east of here. The loss of
one settlers home and a valuable tract OF
pine is reported. The fires have been
famed all Gay by stiff southeast breeze,
and are raging throughout a dense
wooded belt, and the settlements sur
rounding Ino were in great danger of de-
struction at last reports.
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Opium seizure nt Los Angeles.

Los ANGELES, May 23.-Internal Reve-
nue Collector Noah to-day seized GAO taels
of opium in the shed back of the Presby-
terian Mission in Chinatown. He found
1900 cans ready to be filled.
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Military Must he Recalled From Corea.
ST. PETERSBURG. May 23.-It is stated
that the Russian Government has de-
clined 10 ar ee to the military occupation
OF Corea by the Japanese forces. and de-
mands that the Government at Toxic re-
call the garrisons there.
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A Lynching Anticipated.

HUNTINGTON (W. Va.), May 23.-Chas.
Ringo, who was rearrested at Point
Pleasant yesterday for the murder of his
two children here, was brought back
here to-day. The train was met in the
suburbs by a closed carriage, and Ringo
was rushed to the Jail in disguise. Two
thousand people had assem- bled at the
depot, and lynching is anticipated to-
night. The Jail is strongly guarded by
Deputy SheriffS,
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Revolution in Ecuador.

WASHINGTON, May -Cablegrams
received by the State Department to-day
from Ecuador announce that the revolu-
ton has broken out afresh in that coun-
try. Orders were cabled 10 the COM
mander of the United States steamship
Ranger, now at Panama, to proceed with
his snip to Guayaquil, Ecuador, at once,
where he will still be able 10 communi-
cate with the Navy Department by cable.
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ESTATE OF A DEAD B!GAMIsT.
1t is Causing Much Trouble In the
Probate Court.

It Is Causing Much Trouble In the
Probate Court.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 23.-The estate of
dead bigamist is causing trouble to the
Probate Court. When David Jaffe died
letters of administration were issued to
his widow. Annie Jaffe. In another de-
partment of the Probate Court letters
were issued to Fannie Levin OF Philadel-
phia, widow of Louis Levin. upon the
same property. When the two widows
found out that they had had the same
husband, they quietly divided the estate
between them. Now the widow of A.
Levet, another alias adopted by the same
man, claims a share OF the estate which.
has already been distributed.
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Jury In worthIneton Case Discharged.

SAN Francisco, May %. - Judge
Belcher, in discharging the jury in the
Worthington murder case for failure to
agree this morning, scored the jurors,
saying that the evidence was plain, and
the plea of insanity gauzy.
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Largo Wine Transfer.

SANTA Rosa, May ga big transfer of
wine has been made to the California
Winemakers' Corporation here, compris-
ing over 100000, by twenty Sonoma
wine-prowers.