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DIXON AND PLIMMER.

They VIII Probably Meet at Austin to
Decide tho Championship.
NEW YORK, June 30.-That George
Dixon of Boston and Billy Plimmer. who
halls from England. will fight at Dallas
Tor the featherweight championship and
a purse of $500 during the week that
Corbett and titZsimmons decide their
match, is now practically assured. Joe
Vendig, who was chiefly instrumental III
bringing Corbett and FitZsimmons to-
gether, has been working hard recently
To bring Plimmer and the little colored
champion to all agreement regarding the
weight at which they should Tight
The boys have been anxious for some
years to meet In the ring and settle the
question Of superiority, but difference
OF opinion regarding weight has rendered
all efforts to mako match futile. Pllm-
mer has held that they should fight at ll5
pounds, weigh in at the ring side, while
Dixon has contended that the lighting
weight should be at lis pounds.
Vendig tonight made an announce
ment which indicates that compromise
regarding the weight question has been
reached, which will probably result in a
match. He said that Tom ORourke, the
manager Of George Dixon, and "Parson"
Davies, who is acting for Plinmer dur
ing the latter's absence In England, have
had an extended conference at which it
was decided to have the boys fight at 1l6
pounds, weigh in four hours before the
battle.
AS Plimmer gave Davies authority to
act for him, it is thought that the battle is
now an assured thing, and that articles
will soon be drawn up and signed. 1t
was also agreed at the conference that the
fight shall take place the night before the
COrbett- -FitZsimmons battle.
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Work to be Resumed at Higher W.
BULLETS FLEW THICK AND FAST.
RUNNING FIGHT BETWEEN BAN
DTS AND OFFICERS.
The Chief of Police and One of the
Desperadoes Shot Dead aud Sew
eral People Wounded.

Special to the RECORD UNION.
OKLAHOMA CITY, June 30.-As the re-
suit of a Jail delivery at this point at
o'clock this evening, two people are dead
and several are wounded more or less
severely.
When Jailer Carver entered the cor
ridor of the Jail at the usual time to-day to
lock the prisoners in their cells, Vice
Casey, Robert Christian and William
Christian made q savage attack on him
with weapons they had managed to Sc
cure. He was struck a terrific blow over
the right eye and knocked insensible.
The prisoners dashed over his body and
away to freedom, scattering the people
on crowded streets and keeping at bay
their pursuers with a rapid discharge of
rifles which they had obtained.
Casey jumped into passing vehicle
containing man, and at the point of q
pistol compelled him to Jump out. AL
most before he had time to obey, Chief
of Police Jones opened fire on the pris-
oner, who promptly returned the fire.
A perfect fusillade then took place between
the two Christians, Casey and several Of
ficers, in which Casey and Chief Jones
were instantly killed, one man shot
through the leg and woman slightly
wounded by stray bullet.
One of the Christian brothers then
mounted the dead officers horse, while
the other compelled man to get out of a
buggy and drove into the country, closely
pursued by posse of infuriated citizens
Bloodhounds were brought into requisi-
ton, and there is but little doub bt that they
will be captured before morning.
Vice Casey was 10 years old. he killed
Deputy Marshal Sam Ferris at Yukon,
o. T. last summer. Bob and William
Christian were noted thugs and desDer-
ADDE'S, and were confined on the charge of
killing Deputy Marshal Murray OF Te-
cumseh, o. T., several months ago.
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Bloody Drunken Fight Between
Italians at Peckyille.
ONE INSTANTLY KILLED AND THREE
OTHERS WOUNDED.
Two Women Fatally and a Boy Seri-
ously Burned by an Explosion OF
Gasoline-Two Firsmen Killed and
a Number of Others Injured While
Fighting Flames at Worcester,
Massachusetts.

SCRANTON pa, June 30.-In Peck
Vile. small village in this county, a
drunken fight occurred this evening
among Italians at the boarding house of
Angelo Camanetti. Mike Demarco was
stabbed through the heart and instantly
killed. His brother Nicolo Demarco was
stabbed in the right shoulder, and is eX-
pected to die, and Pasquel Maretti, who
killed Demarco. has a stab wound in the
head, and is not expected to recover. John
Carelo was shot in the shoulder, but his
wound is not dangerous. Charley Ward,
who used the revolver. and Peitro Ma
retti, a brother of Pasquel, were the only
ones in the room who escaped injury. and
they made their escape. Officers are
searching for them. The borough is wild
with excitement over the tragedy.
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A Young Man Run Over and Fa-
tally Injured at San Jose.
ACCIDENT DUE TO JUMPING FROM a
MOVING TRAIN
Monterey Bay swarming With Large
Schools OF Whales, Salmon and
Other Ffsh-COmmercial Travellers
Enjoying an Outing In and About
Santa Cruz.

SAN JOSE, June 3O.-John Leddy. a
young man of this city, was run over and
fatally injured while alighting from a
freight train at Fourth and Santa Clara
streets shortly after 10 o'clock this morn
ing Leddy and party of friends were
returning from q dance at thestourth-
street fruit cannery. A south-b bound
freight train was passing, and Leddy and
two companions jumped on the train to
ride to Santa Clara street. On reaching
Santa Clara street, two of the party
jumped off safely, but Leddy struck on
pile of dirt beside the track and rolled
under the cars, the wheels running dag
onally across his legs below the knees.
The foot of the left leg was cut of, and
the right leg from the knee down badly
mangled. Leddy died at the hospital
this evening.
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DISASTROUS FIRE.
An Entire Block of Houses at Roam
Oke, Ala, Burned.

An Entire Block of Houses at Roam
oke, Ala, Burned.
B1RMINGHAM(Ala.), }, June 30.-A special
from Roanoke, Ala, says: Roanoke suf-
fered the most disastrous fire in the his
tory of the town to-day. 1t commenced
in the dry goods store of Knowles IL
Tenant. The following are among those
burned, with their losses: White &
Aubrey, stock damaged, $1,000; insur-
ance. $1,000; building damaged, 500; no
insurance. w. Handley, old Masonic
building, $1,000; insurance. $500. Knowles
q Tennant, stock, $1,000; insurance, S3.
900; building, $1,000; insurance, $1,000.
Jones building, 5000; no insurance.
Griffin & Statterw hite, hardware stock,
81 200; insurance, 5000. An entire block of
several houses and three offices were
burned. No cause Is assigned.
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EPWORTH LEAGUE.
Last Day OF the Conference Consecrated
by Sermon and Song.

Last Day OF the Conference Consecrated
by Sermon and Song.
CHATTANOOGA (Tenn.), June 30.-The
last day of the International Conference of
the Epworth League was consecrated by
sermon and song. Every church and
chapel, from the river to the mountain
and for miles into the suburbs, and even
to Chickamauga, were surrendered TO the
Leaguers, and such q grand anthem of
praise and exhortation was never heard
betord in the Chattanooga Valley. Among
the eminent people who filled pulpits
were: Bishops Hendrix, Morrill,, Gallo
way. 0. 2. Fitzgerald, Thoburn of India,
Hargrave, e. r. Lave (colored). Rev. c. G.
McCabe, Rev. J. Ii. Potter of Canada.
Rev. L. d. Bovard of Alameda. Cal, Rev.
J. w. Hamilton of Boston and Rev. T.. j
Coulter of Indiana.
Chaplain G. G. McCabe preached to an
immense congregation at the Court
house. Oldtime platform meeting were
conducted at twelve points in the city
and subuIbs this afternoon.
An elaborate "watch-night" service
was held tonight in the assembly tent,
where standing-room was at a premium.
This meeting closes the most successful
religious gathering of single society
perhaps ever held on the American
continent.
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the rental and take possession of the
property. AS yet they have been unable
to learn who owns the ground and exc
cuted the lease. Being faded with age,
the name cannot be made out in the pa
pers, and for over forty years there has
boon no claimant for the rental. Nothing
has been found in the records to indicate
who the owner was. If he died without
an heir, the Denoy heirs declare the
property will revert 10 them under the
lease
The householders and those who have
built mills and factories on the land and
heid undisputed possession for years be-
lleve they have title to it, and will fight
every step made by the claimants.
There are nine living heirs to the
Denoy estate. Very recently the will of
Louis Denoy and papers substantiating
the Frank lin County title have been dis
covered, and upon these the claim will
be fought.
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RUSSIA READY FOR WAR.
Warships and Troops Massed. PrepaI
Ing for Trouble With .Ianan

Warships and Troops Massed. Prepar-
ine, for Trouble With Japan.
TACOMA, juno 80. - The steamship
Oscar H.. which arrived this evening
from VladivOstOck. brings news that
Russia has massed her entire Pacific fleet
at Vladivostock and has $4,000 troops
there ready to steam down the coast in
case of war with Japan. The entrance to
the harbor at Vladivostock is planted full
of torpedoes, and no vessel is allowed to
pass in or out without Russian naval
officer aboard.
The concentration of the forces was car
ried on secretly to prevent the spread of
any intelligence regarding the force she
has quartered there. Captain Ander-
son OF the ship says Russia has de-
cided to extend the transsiberian
railway from Vladivostock southwark
TO the Yellow Sea, through Manchuria
and Corea. In case of difficulties with
Japan, Russia will sweep down and cap
ture the open port of Corea, to which
she will run the railway.
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TWO FIREMEN KILLED.
Met With Death While Ffghtins
Flames at Worcester, Mass.

Met With Death While Fighting
Flames at Worcester, Mass.
WORCESTER (Mass.), June 30.-A sec
ond alarm was sounded at 5 O'Clock this
morning for fire in the three-story
frame building at No. l Bracket Court,
occupied as rag and mattress shop by
the Hubbard Manufacturing and Supply
Company. Hose No. t was at work on
the third floor when the building coll
lapsed, and the entire company was car
ried to the first floor, 8 distance of thirty
feet. Lieutenant John Boyle and Hose
man William 2. Brigham were killed
and buried in the debris. The injured
include: Deputy Chief Engineer George
3. Coleman. Captain ". n. Avery, John
p. Casey. L. Il. Bassford, Charles L.
Sweet, Ii. II. Hale, Fred w. AiarcomD
and Lieutenant W. II. Chadwick The
fire loss will amount to from $4,000 to
$4,000.
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WAS He POISONED.
a Contractors Death the elimination
of Strange Case.

a Contractors Death the elimination
of q Strange Case.
INDIANAPOLIS, June 30.-The death of
Brice Carter, wealthy and prominent
contractor OF this city, early this morn
ing, was the elimination of strange case
which has puzzled the police for several
years. Long ago Mrs. Carter complained
to the police that servant girl whom she
had just discharged was slowly poisoning
her husband, but detectives who investi-
pated reported that Mrs. Carter had no
grounds for her accusations. She applied
to the police, but no attention was paid,
and she told her story to the Grand Jury.
Mr.. Carter was called and said he be-
heved his wife was insane. At intervals
OF a lew months Mrs. Carter, who APP
peared to be sane on all matters, has re-
peated her act Early this morning she
was aroused by MIR. Carter. who
was suffering from stomach pains, and
before doctor arrived he was dead. An
autopsy revealed no poison, but the
stomach will be analyzed to clear the
mystery of his death.
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MANY MILLIONS INVOLVED.

Suit to Recover Title to Valuable
Property at South st. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, June 30.-Attorney Harrison
K. Bunce has prepared papers and will
shortly commence suit to recover title to
property valued at several million dol
lars, including two-thirds Of the ground
now occupied by Shaw's Garden, eight
sections of ground lying south of the
Garden and extending through Tower
Grove Park, and twelve sections COM
prising nearly half of Franklin County.
The prospective litigants are the heirs
of Louis Denoy, one of the pioneer set
tiers in the Mississippi Valley. They
claim title to the property through Span
ism and French grants. In addition TO
this they claim to have leases to several
blocks from Broadway to the river and
from Kansas to krauss streets. On this
property mills. factories and residences
have been built until it now comprises
one OF the best parts of South st. Louis.
Louis Denoy leased the land from tine
grantee in 1880 for ninety-nine years at a
monthly rental of 81, which was paid up
to 1850.
The heirs claim to have a clear title,
and are arranging to prove title, pay up
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AN INTERNAL MACHINE.
Case of Explosives Sent the Chief Elk
ecutive of Police at Berlin.

Case of Explosives Sent the Chief Ex-
ecutive of Police at Berlin.
BERLIN, June 30.-A wooden case
weighing twenty-five pounds arrived
Saturday night at the Parcel Office in
Oranienburger strasse il this city frorn
Fuerstenweld. The case was addressed
to the Chief Executive of Police, Colouel
Drause. The sender had given the name
of Thomas. y liquid trickling from tho
bottom of the case aroused the suspicious
Of the officials. The bottom was opened,
when it was discovered that the LIQUID
was benzine. The police were summoned
and they found that the case contained
five lires of benzine in several bottles,
Joined together with lint and connected
with an alarm clock set at 1880 There
was also in the case g tiye-cham mbered
loaded revolver, the trigger of which WAS
connected by a cord to the lid OF the case
and the clock Thus at 1880 o'clock. or
upon raising the lid. there would have
been an explosion. The police arc
searching for the sender OF the informal
machine.
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RARE SIGHT.

Monterey Bay Swarming With Large
Schools of Fish.
MONTEREY. June 30.-The visitors and
tourists at Monterey who were here last
week were treated to a rare sight. The
calm blue waters of Monterey Bay have
been somewhat tempest-tossed, and the
bay has been swarIning with large schools
OF whales and other fish which annually
pass through the bay en- route 10 the
waters OF the north. At times the salmon
would be so pressed that in places the
water would be one mass of living forms
entirely emerging from the water, while
IN other places tile water would be per-
fectly black for acres with millions of
sardines. Never before have so many
fish Of different varieties been in the bay.
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FIRE AT CHICAGO.
Causing a Loss of One Hundred and
Fifty Thousand Dollars.

Causing Loss of One Hundred and
Fifty Thousand Dollars.
CHICAGO, June 30.-Fire in the Com
mercial Traders building at Madison
and Franklin streets early this morning
caused damage of about $3.50, 900. Dur
ing its progress two persons were in
jured, but not seriously. A loss of $780,
900 was sustained by the American Col
lege of Dental Surgery, which occupied
the fourth and fifth floors of the north
half of the building. Other losses were:
A. A. Putnam. boots and shoes, $4,000;
the Consolidated Electric Company; j. j.
Wright u Co., dealers in printing ink; j.
G. Cosgrove; Bistral IL Curlett, cigars; j.
j. Murphy. saloon; NJ. Dohnerstag, tail
ors' trimmings, and Leonard Atkins
Company. boots and shoes. The build
ing is damaged to the extent Of $4,000.
Most of the losses are partly covered by
insurance.
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a ROBBER KILLED.

Shot While in the Act of Stealing q
Mirror.
OMAHA. June 3O.-Tony Hydock, sa-
loon-keeper of South Omaha, tonight at
l1:45 shot and instantly killed Charles
Taylor, colored man of Omaha. Hy
dock and his bartender. Frank Peterson,
and two other men were sitting in his sa-
loon playing cards when they heard an
unusual noise in barber shop next to
the saloon. Hydock went to investigate
and saw Taylor running away with a
mirror. lie fired twice ut the negro, the
second shot taking effect in the back OF
the head. Hydock gave himself up to
the police and says he shot only to
trighten the negro. whose object appar-
emily was robbery.
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RESCUED IN TIME.

Four Children saved From n Waterv
Grave at san Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 50. = Four
children constructed raft Of railroad
ties and embarked upon tie water OF
McGuire's pond this afternoon. When
about 200 feet from the shore the ties
commenced to part, and the children
huddled together on one side of the
floats. which had the effect OF spilung
them into The water, which was very
deep. john Frodsham and George
Crosthwaite hastily put oil to their as
sistance and diyed for the sinking
children, who one after another were
1rA ght to the shore. They were ap
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IDLE MONEY.

Millions in Banks at Mexico City Seek
ing Investment.
ST. LOUIS, June 30.-A morning paper
publishes the following special from the
City of Mexico: There is over So, 200. 600
lying idle in the banks in this capital
seeking Investment. Never before has
there been such a plethora of money as is
now manifest. and although appearances
all point to speculative business revival,
the accumulation keeps gaining every
day. a French company has been or
ganized with twenty million francs to
bring electrical power into this city from
a waterfall in Pueblo, 100 miles away.
1t is expected that 10000 horse power will
be realized.
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CALIFORNIA GIRL HoNoRED.
Granted Fellowship in the University
of Chicago.

Granted a Fellowship i'll the University
of Chicago.
BERKELEY, June 30.-Miss Catherine
FELTON,, medaist OF the class of '95, Uni
versity OF California, has been granted the
Fellowship in Political Economy at the
University of Chicago, held last year by
Miss Sadie Hardy, U. c., '93. who was
recently called to fill an instructors
position in Economics at Wellesley.
Miss FELTON, made specially OF economic
studies during the last two years OF her
university course. and shortly before her
graduation filed an application through
Professor Bernard Moses for the fellow
ship which was subsequently extended to
her. Ii was her wish, however, to spend
a year IN postgraduate study at Berkeley
before going East for more advanced
work, but since the opportunity OF going
Is now al hand. she Will accept the of1er
and leave Tor Chicago in October.
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BIG FOUR CIRCUIT RACES.
The Meeting In Michigan for Trotters
and pacerS BEGINS Tn-Dav.

The Meeting In Michigan for Trotters
and PAGERS Begins To-day.
GRAND RAPIDS (Mich.), June 30-The
Michigan Big Four Circuit will open
here tomorrow with race meet extend
ing over five days. The Grand Rapids
Driving Club has hung up $4,000 in
purses, and the field will be the largest
ever known in Michigan. Already there
are over 800 horses at the track, and
every train brings more. The greatest
events of the meeting will be match
race between Ryland T. and Sandy Jim
for purse of $4,000, the winner to take
all. The first days racing will be con-
fined to youngsters. and on Tuesday q
2:14 pace is the chief item of interest. On
this day, Sanger, Taylor and Johnson
will go a mile for $1,000. On Wednesday
the match race occurs. and on the 4th
there will be a PIP pace. with twelve
starters. The last day will be devoted to
trotters.
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parently dead, but were revived with
great difficulty

parently dead, but were revived with
great difficulty.
The half-drowned quartet were taken
to their respective homes, in the vicinity
of the pond. Two of them. boy of 10
and q girl of II. belong to the Farrell
family. residing on the Point Lobos
road. A third boy of 13 resides in Oak
land aud was visiting the Farrell
children. The fourth was a girl of 10
named Williams, living with her parents.
also on the point Lobos road. They will
recover, though the Farrell children we're
in precariOus condition at u late hour
this evening.
But for the timely assistance of Messrs.
Frodsham and Crosthwaite. it is prob
able that all four would have been
drowned.
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TRAGEDY IN A CHURCH.
A Woman Shoots Herself Through the
Heart.

RICHMOND (Va.), June 3O.-A sad and
startling tragedy occurred here this after
noon. While the last hymn of the serv-
ice, Awake My Soul, Stretch Every
Nerve" was being sung at DIR. Hodges
(the Second Presbyterian Church, a sharp
report was heard. as if coming from the
rear of the building. Two of the church
officials went out, and IN the infant class
room found Miss Minnie Wilkinson, a
lady of ABOUT 50 years, stretched dead on
the floor. She had shot herself through
the heart She WAS an earnest worker in
the church and was greatly loved by the
congregation. Recently she had been
suffering from melancholy, and had told
friends she did not wish to live.
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southern Pacific Extension.

SANTA BARBARA, June 3G-A solid
foundation flor piers to be set by the
Southern Pacific road at the mouth of
Santa Ynez River have been found at q
depth OF seventy feet. At the latest ad-
vices from the northern part of the
county, the contractors for the coast line
have orders 10 rush The grading.
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Professor Huxley Dead.

LONDON, June 30.-Professor Thomas
Henry Huxley, the scientist. died here
at 3:45 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The
Professor had been aiiing for some time
past and his death was not unexpected.
His END was peaceful and painless. The
name OF Huxley is connected with edu-
calionaI questions, and he was especially
interested in scientific and medical edu-
cation. He was q strong advocate OF
Darwin's theory and the evolutionist
doctrine generally.
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Canned Fruits Shipped East.

HEALDSBURG. June 30.-The first of
this seasons canned goods we're shipped
from here yesterday. One carload of
cherries and carload of apricots and
straw berries were sent to New York.
Fruit buyers are in the field offering SIS
to so per ton for canning peaches, but no
sales are being made at these figures.
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a Girl's Narrow Escape.

ORoVILLE. June 80. - Matte Dunn,
aged H. was playing this afternoon in
the ruins of yesterdays fire at Their
malito. Her dress caught fire, and but
for timely assistance of playmate in
getting her TO trough of water into
which size jumped, she would have been
burned to death. she may possibly re-
cover.
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burned that she did not regain conscious
ness and died this evening. Her mother.
Mrs. Mary Brown, who was standing
near the stove when her daughter was
fIling the reservoir with Oil, was fatally
burned and WAS scarcely alive tonight.
Arthur Brown, IL years of age. who
made brave attempt TO stifle the flames
on his SISTERS and mothers clothing, was
seriously burned about the exposed part
OF his body, but may recover. The
house caught fire, but the flames were eX-
tnguished
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Death of an Fx-Coneressman.

EVANSVILLE Qnd.), June 80. = Ex-
Congressman William F. Parret fell
downstairs at his residence this morn
ing at o'clock. and died at 6 a. NJ. He
was 20 years of age. He succeeded Gem
eral Hovey in Congress, and served two
terms, from 1888 to 1890 and from 1890 to
1892.
Work to be Resumed at Higher Wages.
ToNAwANDA On. ", June 30.-Work
will be resumed at the Ironton Iron
Works tomorrow with an advanced
schedule OF wages. The works have been
shut down for three or four weeks.
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EnnIovas, Pay Raised.

JOLIET Qll.). June 30.-The Joliet
Works of the Illinois Steel Company viii
raise the pay of their men tomorrow 10
per cent. on all labor except the tonnage
men. This will increase the wages paid
by other companies, as many are gov
erned by the Illinois Steel Company.