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The record-union., 1895-04-05
FIRE AT MODESTO.
a Two-story Hotel Completely Burned
Out.

MODESTO, April 4.-This morning at !
o'clock the Eureka Hotel, Joseph Arch
ambeault, proprietor, was discovered on
ire in the rear. The building, a two
story frame, was covered with sheet iron.
which confined the FIRE TO the building.
which was completely burned out In
the building was the harness shop con-
ducted by ArchambeaulL The stock was
saved. Most of the hotel furniture and
the bar fixtures were burned. the loss
IS $4,000: insurance. $1,000 on the build
ing, Sl,50O on the furniture and 500 on
the harness. The proprietor believes the
tlre was the work of an incendiary, as no
ire had been in the rear Of the building
since last evening,
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wINEMAKERs GRATEFUL.
People Beginning to Appreciate tn
California Article.

People Beginning to Appreciate the
California Article.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 1.-The wine
makers of California have great cause to
feel grateful over the gradual decrease of
foreign wine importstions, because it
means that the people are beginning to
appreciate the domestic article. The i'm
ports by sea are particularly pleasing to
the wine men, for wines, brandies and
champagnes show falling off in 1894
over 1875 OF about 80 per cent. OF course,
small percentage of this decrease is due
10 the financial depression, but the de-
nland Tor the home product is increased.
In the Item OF ordinary wines, the inn
ports OF 1884 amounted 10 only !, 90l bar
Tels, half-barrels and cases, as against
9,oli for 1893. Ports and sherries show a
corresponding decline, being I56 and 449
packages for 1894. compared with 306 and
1,olo packages Tor the preceding year.
In 1874 champsgnes took decided tum-
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THE INSURANCE WAR.
Ranks OF the Board OF Underwater,
Being Trimmed Out.

Ranks OF the Board OF Underwriters
Being Trimmed Out.
SAN Francisco, April 4.-SteadiIy the
ranks of the Board Of Fire Underwriters
are being thinued until now over one
fourth OF the membership has with
drawn The designations OF three moro
companies were sent into the Secretary
to-day, accompanied by the letter OF a
fourth, which mad been withheld in an
ticipation OF a change in the situation.
There are now fourteen companies ready
10 do business outside the board. tho
latest secedents being the Broadway OF
New York, the transatlantic OF Ham
burg, the sun of San Francisco and the
Nestchester Of New York.
The Board o. Fire Underwriters gus
pended rates to-day ~ the city OF san Jose.
and tomorrow viii probably take q sim
liar action in regard To Pasadena. Inc
more general this suspension becomes
the greater the likelihood OF a general
suspension. The secessiOns mentioned
also greatly aud 10 the probability OF a
suspension in this city.
The record-union., 1895-04-05
TWO Fishermen Rescued.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 1.-Two Italian
fisherman were capsized in their boat in
the surf opposite the Golden Gate Park
Life-sayiLg Station to-day. They clung
10 their boat while the life-saying crew
tried to launch the life boat The life
boat was capsized, and the captain seri-
ously hurt. The fishermen were appar-
entity doomed. when the steamer Gypsy
came along and launched a boat, which
rescued the two men.
The record-union., 1895-04-05

Treasurer's Office here last night. A fuse
was found this morning attached to the
vault door which had been plugged with
nitro-glycerine. The fuse appeared to
have been lighted. Half dozen horse
blankets covered the door. The outer
door leading to the office had been forced
with chisel, and an entrance TO the COR
OF tools was found near the vault, indi-
eating the work of professionals. There
is 1000 in the vault.
The Sheriff has telegraphed for an ex-
pert to open the vault as it is feared the
glycerine will explode if tampered with.
There is'no clew to the robbers.
The record-union., 1895-04-05
Postmistress Helm.

WASHINGTON, April 4.--No action has
yet been taken in the case Of Mrs. Helm,
Postmistress of Eizabethtown, KY,
whose office was recently Investigated by
the department. 1t is probable that the
report Of the Inspector VIII be considered
by the President and Postmaster q en-
eral.
Mrs. Helm is a sister of Mrs. Abraham
Lincoln, and her retention III the office is
asked by Senators Black burn and Lind
say, While the appointment of Mr.. Jop-
lin has been submitted by Mr.. Montgom-
cry, who lives at EliZabethtowu, and up
to March 4th was the Representative of
that district in Congress.
The record-union., 1895-04-05
Cattle Quarantine.

OTTAWA lOnt), April 4.-The Govern
ment has notified all quarantine officers
to exercise the greatest possible vigilance
IN examining and quarantining all cattle
Tom southwestern points in the United
States. Inis action is taken on inforna-
ton received by the Department of Agri-
culture from Pueblo. Col, that pleuro-
pneumonia exists in Western States.
The record-union., 1895-04-05
CROPS IN OREGON.
Great Damage Done to Early Soyvu
Wheat by Cold Weather.

Wheat by Cold Weather.
PENDLEToN (O.), April 4-Numerous 4
farmers who have been interviewed agree
that great damage has been done to wheat
by cold weather, and that at least one
half of the faLl-sown grain between PEN
dieton and Athena must be resown.
Dozens OF fields are now being plowed.
Last year sowing was not finished earlier
than April 20th, so they think there re-
mains ample time 10 put the seed in the
land. Various theories are advanced ac-
counting for the dying of the wheat. Ii
IS said the soil was too loose, and gave
the cold an opportunity TO reach the ten
der shoots. The freezing was in spots,
The record-union., 1895-04-05
Ex-Governor Marshall stiu Alfva.

Los ANGELES, April A press dis
patch received from 81. Paul to-day states
that ex-Librarian Gilman had received a
dispatch from Pasadena announcing tho
death IN that city OF William r. Marshall
x-Goyernor OF Minnesota. While Nh
Marshall is quite Ill, suffering from ner-
yous prostraIion and partial paralysis
OF the lower limbs, he still has a verv
substantial lease on life, and his phvsi-
clans are IN hopes OF his recovery.
The record-union., 1895-04-05
Soldiers Beaten by Civilians.

SAN Francisco, April 4.-The much
talked of polo game between officers
from the military post at Walla Walla
and members of the Burlingame Club,
occurred to-day at BurIingame. The
soldiers were beaten by the civilians.
The mon from the north were handi-
capped by not being accustomed to play
ing on the turf, and as their horses were
unshod they could not ride with the
dash and recklessness diplayed by the
Burlingame men.
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Youthful Rascalitr.

Los ANGELES, April 4.-David Smith.
a lad about u years old. is putting forth a
great many evidences of youthful ras-
caIity. To-day he was arrasted on COM
plaint of his mother, and from now on
his criminal tendencies will be given an
opportunity of displaying themselves in
Whittier. Mrs. Smith, who has an ac-
count with local bank, discovered that
her youthful offspring had forged her
name to half-dozen So checks, which he
succeeded in cashing, and as he seems
lncorrigible she asked that he be sent to
Whittier, which was done
The record-union., 1895-04-05
Rhode Island Election.

PROVIDENCE (R. L., April 4.-The fol-
lowing are the official returns of the State
election: For Governor: Lippitt (Rep.) J..
25,O92 S. T.; LittIefeld (Dem.l, l4,l9l;
Lippitt's plurality, 109Ol. Other Repub-
hcan candidates had about the same ma
Jority. The Republicans elected 81 mem
bers of the Senate, the Democrats 3. In
the House the Republicans have 81 MEM
perS, the Democrats .. All the towns
voting on the license voted "Yes."
The record-union., 1895-04-05
Ancient Order of United worknen

Los ANGELES. April The Grand
Lodge OF the Ancient Order OF United
Workmen spent all day to-day in secret
executive session. Tomorrow thedeIe-
gates will be shown over the city and en-
ylrons, and will be shown every courtesy
as the guests of the local orders and the
Chamber of Commerce.
The record-union., 1895-04-05
Chinese Laborers for Hawaii.

WASHINGTON, April 4.-In report to
the State Department Ellis Mills, United
States Consul-General at Honolulu, an
nounces the arrival there on March 18th
OF the German ship Independent with
Oh Japanese contract laborers, Ill being
women. The men are under contract to
work at ST. % and the women at IS per
month,
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Suspicious Death.

Los ANGELES, April 4.-Suspicious cir
cumstsnces attend the suicide Of Mrs.
Anita S. Ramsey, the eighteen -year-oId
bride, this morning. She had been mar
ried but five weeks. She took morphine.
Her father is y. w. Lehman, a well
known resident of Boyle Lights. The
Coroner will investigate this afternoon.
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THE NEW TELEPHONE COMPANY.
Names of the Persons Who Compose
the Board of Directors.

Names of the Persons Who Compose
the Board OF Directors.
DETROIT, April 4.-George William
Moore. a prominent local attorney, was
to- day shown dispatch from Chicago re-
garding the growth OF the telephone sys-
tenn. Mr.. Moore said the Standard Tele-
phone Company is stocked for SIT, ,000, 900.
The Board OF Directors include Thur
low Weed Barnes. President: John A.
Brill of the Brill Company, car builders.
Philadelphia: Carl +. Baker of II. Baker
& Co., New York; John w. Chandler OF
Boston, capitalist aud ex-Aie EN- Der OF
Congress; George Crocker, capitalist, San
francisco and New York: United States
senator Jones of Nevada; Henry Merse
of New York, President OF the Heller
Merse Company ALLEN I. Nye, General
The record-union., 1895-04-05
Heroic Deed of an Engineer.

BERKELEY, April 4.-"Dad" Bryant,
engineer of local Berkeley train, saved
a young child from death to-day. The
train was going down grade at the rate of
twenty miles an hour, when Bryant no.
ticed child on the track. He put on the
brakes, but the train could not he stopped
in time. Bryant climbed down on the
cow-catcher, and, seizing the child, lifted
her up on the engine.
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Jury in the strikers, Cases.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 4.-The jury
men in the case Of Mayne and Cassidy
charged with obstructing tAe United
States mails at Palo Alto, are still unable
to agree upon a verdict. At noon to-
morrow they will have been celebrating
for seventy-two hours. All sorts of con-
lectures were rife to-day as 10 how the
twelve stand and upon what points they
disagree, bat nothing was definitely
known
The record-union., 1895-04-05
Six Years at San Quentin.

SAN BERNARDINo, April &C. B.
Barnes, the man who robbed the Ontario
State Bank several months ago. after
locking the cashier in the vault, was to-
day sentenced to imprisonment in San
Quentin for six wears.
The record-union., 1895-04-05
Rich Strike in Idaho.

BOISE idaho, April News has
reached here of a remarkably rich strike
made in mine at Delamar. An air
shaft is being sunk. The result of sam
pies and assaying show the ore to aver
age so per ton in gold, and the shaft has
hardly been started. Chicago capitalists
have bought bonds, which they claim are
now worth twice the purchasing price.
The record-union., 1895-04-05
CHINESE SMUGGLING.
Collector Wise Discovers the Work
of a Traitor in His Camp.
ONGOLIANS LANDED ON FRAUDJJ-
LENT CERTIFICATES

sheriffs. Constables and Many Others
Chase Down n Bicycle Rider Who
Passed Through Yolo County Yes
terday, in Expectation of Capturing
the Murderer of Sheriff Bogard,
Only to Find That He Did Not
Answer the Description of the Man
Wanted.
The record-union., 1895-04-05

BILE, only 1859 cases being imported.
while the year before 17,64S cases came
in. In 1890 the imports of champagne
reached the high water mark of 2S, 79S
cases, which means falling off in four
years of about 80 per cent
The record-union., 1895-04-05
DON'T RIDE BICYCLES.
Unless You Don't Care to be Suspecte
as the Missing Train Robber.

Unless You Don't Care to be Suspected
as the Missing Train Robber.
WOODLAND, April ALL the Sheriffs
and Constables and men with nothing
else TO do chased lone bicycle rider
through 1olo County to-day, IN the be-
lief that they were on the trail of the es-
capped train robber. This morning
Ferryman Thayer took man across the
river. The man had a bicycle and ap-
peared tired and haggard. He said he
was without money, but begged to be
taken across as be had urgent business
at the farm Of Judge Fraser. five miles
from Grimes Landing. The ferryman
accommodated the stranger, and then
came TO the conclusion that he had been
entertaining the much wanted train rob-
/ ber. He reported his discovery TO the
people of Grimes Landing, and at once a
hue and cry was raised. Half a dozen
men started in hot pursuit, and as the
news spread officers and men started on
the same mission from knights Land
ing and Woodland. All that section OF
the country was in q state Of excitement.
and everybody was positive that the train
robber wheeIman was about to be cap
tured.
The pursuers overlook the bicyclist,
but he soon convinced them that he was
not the escaped train robber.
MISTAKEN FOR THE TRAIN ROBBER.
STOCKTON, April "A young man
named Nathan Hurst, who says he is a
resident of San Francisco, visited the
Sherin's s office to-day, and told an inter-
estlng story OF his experiences on trip
toward Virginia City on a bicycle. He
resembled the missing train robber some
what, and was stopped by officers tbir-
teen times, until he became tired of the
annoyances and returned to his home. At
each place ne procured letter of conf
dence from the arrestIng officer and went
on, but he had to go through the same
experience in each town. He left here
tonight on the steamer for San Fran
cisco.
The record-union., 1895-04-05
Death of Nevada State Senator

SANTA MONICA, April 4.-State Senator
Alexander Wise of Humboldt County,
Nevada, died at the Hotel Arcadia here
last night, aged 90 years. The body will
be sent 20 San Francisco.
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Narrowly Escaped Lynching.

ST. LOUIS, April 3.-Sheriff Archer and
deputy from Steelville. Mo-, reached st.
Louis this afternoon with A. NJ. Green
and the latter's five sons, having mar
rowly escaped mob gathered to lynch the
prisoners. Green and his sous are charged
with the murder of David Hildebrand, in
Crawford County. After the murder the
body was burned. To-day it was decided
1t was unsafe to let the prisoners remain
longer a. Steelville, as threats of lynch
ing were heard on every side.
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WANTS ANOTHER TERM.
Ex-President Harrison a Candidate for
Chief Executive,

- :" S9AtNOLI o AI'tA IN'OL1 d NH HLIIINIklUU IUI
Chief Executive.
CHICAGO, April General ]. S. Clark
son stated positively to-day that ex-
President Harrison is candidate for the
Presidency. General Harrison" he
said. sis not an active candidate perhaps,
but he certainly is receptive candidate
Indeed, ne is, L think, one of the most
prominent, If not the most prominent,
Presidential candidate now before the
public. AS 10 who will be the party's
choice in 1896, am, of course, unable to
say, but it is very certain that General
Harrison will accept the nomination If IL
is rendered to him"
The record-union., 1895-04-05
Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.

special to the RECORD-UNIoN.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 4.-Customs
Collector Wise has discovered the work
OF some traitor in his camp. He learned
to-day that someone in the Custom
house has been falsifying the records
there in order to facilitate the smuggling
OF Chinese into the country. a few
weeks ago Chinaman arrived here. pre-
sented his registration papers, which ap-
peared to be all right, and was admitted
without much questioning. The other
day another Chinese appeared and sought
admission on a certificate bearing the
same name. Investigation proved that
the second Chinamam was the one en-
titled to land. and that the first one had
been smuggled in. The Chinaman first
landed was apprehended, and is now
under arrest. A close inspection of the
Custom-house records shows that the
photograph of the original Chinaman had
been taken from the book, and that of
the Chinese who fraudulently entered
substituted. The discrepancy in the
ages of the two men and notes Of two
other distinguishing features between
them was also corrected. In fact, the
certificate was completely changed. No
arrests have been made
The Bulletin prints story tonight in
which 1t is alleged that the collier
Montserrat, which was lost in a recent
storm oil Cape t'lattery, had fallen into
the hands of gang OF men just arrested
here in connection with the Chinese
registration certificate frauds. The
Montserrat, it is stated, was to run be-
tween Portland, Or, and Honolulu and
China, She was to be under the COM
mand of Captain Ross, who had com
mand of the steamer Haytien Republic
when that vessel was seized for SNUG
CLING IN the north. Captain Black burn,
who was lost on the Montserrat. was to
take command of another steamer which
the combine had made arrangements to
get in Chicago. Two Scotchmen, said to
be from Victoria, b. c., were here to ar
range the details of the transfer of the
steamers and secure new crews for them.
Captain Ross is now in the north in COM
manu OF the schooner Maid OF Orleans
The record-union., 1895-04-05

Manager; Manning C. Palmer, President
of the Syracuse National Bank, Syracuse,
n. y; Felix Rakemann, Boston; John
E. Searles, Secretary Treasurer of the
American Sugar Refining Company, and
others.
The record-union., 1895-04-05
Proceedines to Oust NJ.

HTOCeeuIHSs 20 Oust NJ. h' dlSsgIns.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 4.-Henry S.
Gesford, who was appointed Insurance
Commissioner by Governor Budd, to-day
higgins, who hangs on to the place. The
action is based on three grounds: That
Governor Markham mad no right to ap-
point Higgins; that Higgins has never
properly qualified. and that he has ira
veled on railroad pass while holding
the Office.
The record-union., 1895-04-05
Committed a Burglary at SAN .Tose,

SAN JOSE, April THE robber shot at
Salinas is the man who burglarized the
residence Of f. a. Auzerais in san Jose
on March 10th. \ lot OF silverware stolen
from the residence was found upon him,
The record-union., 1895-04-05
Kelly Goes To Work

SAN FRANCISCO. April 4.-General
Kelly, who led the on to Washington
movement from California last wear. is
no longer an industrial. He has gone to
work at his trade, that of job printing,
The record-union., 1895-04-05
The Valley Railroad,

SAN Francisco, April 4. - Claus
Spreckels, President of the San'Francisco
and San Joaquin Valley Railroad Com
pany, filed with the Board of Harbor
Commissioners to-day the company's
formal application for the lease of China
Basin, the States waterfront property in
this city, which the railroad people de-
sire for terminal purposes. The applica-
ton was referred to Commissioner
Colnon, Chairman of the board and it is
probable that contract will soon be ex-
ecuted.
The record-union., 1895-04-05
SAFE CRACKERS IN ONO.

Attempt TO Blow Up the Vault in a
County TressUrer's Office.
ELYRIA lO.l, April Am attempt was
made 10 blow up the vault in the County
The record-union., 1895-04-05
An Old sacramentan Burned TO Death

BATTLE MOUNTAIN New, April A.
Louis f. Johnson, who has lived here for
twenty-five years, was burned to death
IN his cabin, which caught fire by the up
setting Of a lamp. He evidently tried 10
reach the door, but was overcome by the
smoke. lie kept hotel in Sacramento
in early days.
The record-union., 1895-04-05
SAMOAN ISLANDS.
Report of Commissioner Chambers
Made Public.
AMERICANS GET LITTLE IN THE Dis
TRIBUTION OF LANDS.

The Vast Bulk of the Acreage Claimed
by Them Rejected Because OF the
Inadequate Consideration Given for
1.-THE Claims Of the United States
to Pago-Pago Bay Confirmed, Du5
the Commissioner Says They Arc
Not so Valuable as the Public Has
Surmised.
The record-union., 1895-04-05
TRAIN ROBBERIBS CONTINUE.
Hold-Up in Oklahoma, Passengers
Being the Losers.
BANDITS GETTING NOTHING FROM
THE EXPRESS CAR.

Turn Their Attention to Occupants
of the Smoker, Relieving Them of
What Money and ValuabIes They
Chose to Give Up-A Posse Run
Down the Robbers and Succeed
in Killing One.
The record-union., 1895-04-05
The Monterey wnl sail To-dar.

VALLEJO, April 1.-The Monterey will
san Tor Callao tomorrow. She viii stop
at San Diego to take on coal, and at
Mazatlan ami Acapulco.
The record-union., 1895-04-05
Trust Deed for Railroad rronertr.

BAKERSFIELD, April "A trust deed
was recorded in the County Recorders
office to-day by the Southern Pacific
Company, transferring all its property.
including rolling stock in this and other
counties, to the Central Trust Company
OF New York, the consideration being
S5S ono 600
The herald., 1895-06-02

thousands CT people and absolutely no
attention was paid to architectural beau
ty. Some idea of the dimensions of the
structure can be gained from the fact
that when orders were gwen to repaint
it a few weeks ago more than 100 tons
OF white paint were ordered for the pur-
pose.
One of the odd features OF the stand is
its interior. Two weeks before the great
day a whole army of cooks are put to
work preparing the foods that will be
consumedFon Derby day. The kitchen
they WORK in is unique, particularly the
Giants grill. This enormous fireplace is
several yards wide ani as deep as an or
dinary sized room. and when the intiam-
mable contents are burning it looks like
great conhagration. Considerable in
genuity has been exercised in the utility
of this fireplace. Near the top are long
bars on which great legs of mutton are
roasted, and beneath the mutton are long
bars hung with roasting chickens so con-
trived that the drippings from the mutton
''bastes' the chickens. who in turn serve
some useful purpose in regard to dishes
beneath.
There will be other stakes than the
derby at Epsom that the Croker -Dwyer
horses can try for. and also at Ascot and
Newcastle, where 1great meetings are
held,
The herald., 1895-06-02
An Elephants Private Car

Memphis Commercial Appeal; The
Memphis Car and Foundry works is
building circus train OF six cars.
which, when completed, will make a
train as long as two ordinary trains of
that size. There is one elephant car and
five fiat cars in the course of construction.
They are nearly twice as long as the ordi-
nary car; the tim bers and the irons are
much heavier in every respect.
The elephant car is remarkable. This
animal is said to be savage, but OF an in
quiring mind. He wants to know what is
going on without, and he frequently
thrusts his trunk through and rips open
the side of car and views the landscape
al his will until the keeper can have him
moIe securely closed in The builders
fiatter themselves that Jumbo's kin will
not let himself out of this car. 1t is eight
feet clear on the inside and is fifty feet
long. Its sides are OF double thickness.
The outer wall is of cypress and the
inner of smoothly dressed oak. There IS
not a bolt head nor bar that he can get
hold of to twist out with his trunk. The
barred windows are covered with wrought
iron bars that are fastened under the
walls with bolts.
The herald., 1895-06-02
Tiger Hunting

The season for tiger hunting begins in
April and lasts until the monsoon. Dur
ing this time it is intensely ho.. Water
courses fail, springs go dry, pools evapor-
ate. Then wild beasts Of all kinds leave
those remoter tracts to which they retire
at other seasons, and gather about drink
ing places in foothills and jungly low
lands.
In beating for tiger the start is never
made early in the day. This creature
whose structure forms an unequaed
mechanism for offense. possesses little en-
durance in the heat of the sun, supports
thirst very badly. ana soon breaks down
from scorched feet il harried by day.
Therefore, when the lair is found, sports
men wait until the sun rises before going
out.
Their hunt is almost certain to be
among those ravines where the tiger al
ways lies up, and not unusually until
the last exit entity will he break out into
the burning plains. Still, tigers are not
organic machines, made to act by in
stinct in an invariable manner. Some
will assault at sight. others skulk and
dodge through nalas for long period be
fore the beateTs, and will not attack until
wounded. No human being who has not
seen tiger fight can conceive wnat their
charge is like.