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STOCKTON, Sept. 10. = To-day was a
good day at the track. The talent mis-.
took in picking Warrago in the three
quarter mile dash, but Oracle s., the
favorite in the five-furlong dash, was an
easy winner. The talent was sadly be-
wildered in the special trot. which 1t took
six heats to decide MoJaye was
favorite at nrst, but when Edwin A. mad
tax en- the first heat, things changed. By
considerable hedging they managed 10
draw down little money, but 1t was no
day for the talent. There was no betting
ou the district trotting race, with Lady
Vestal, Mariposa and Jasper Ayres as
starters. Jasper sold fayorite, so TO -,
the night before, but no one would put
any money against him at the track.
Two instances of trotteys regainlng tneir
feet in Incredible short distances were
shown by Mojave in the hfth heat OF the
special trot and by Jasper Ayres IN The
second heat OF the district trottlng event.
Their phenomenal settling down scored 10
both res pective heats. The attendance was
larger to-day than yesterday. he rae
ing closed with darkness. In the ladies'
equestrienne exhibition contest, with
five entries, prizes for all, Miss Frankie
Cowell took first prize, Miss Mary Z.
Glenn second, Miss Alma Fusion third,
Miss Alice Ruth fourth and Miss Mabel
Colby fifth. summaries
Running, three-fourths OF mile, purse
$3.50, winner to be sold for $500, Linville
won, Warrago second. George l.. third.
Time 1:l5.
Running, five furlongs. purse 500,
Oracle ). won, Syndicate second, Harry
Lewis third. Time-l:023.
Special trottinp for named horses,
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Buried Under a Fallen WALL.

NASHVILLE (Tenn.), Sept. 10. - One
wall of the old Colonnade building fell in
this morning, burying six workmen
under the debris. It was thought at the
time that all had been crushed to death,
but after an hours hard work all were
dug out alive, although some were badly
injured. The men who were buried are:
John Weatherly, Ed Blair, Ed Hopkins.
George Vaughan, Austin Miller and A.
Jenpinps
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ALLEGED CUBAN FILIBUsTERs.

Another Postponement of Trial at
Wilmington, Delaware.
WILMINGToN, Sept. 19.-The United
States Courtroom was we'll filled at the
second days trial of the alleged Cuban
filibusters. A few minutes before 10
o'clock the District Attorney said that
evidence which ne had been expecting
yesterday when he asked for postpone
ment of the case had arrived. 1t consisted
of a number Of documents, but as they
would take him some time TO become
familiar with their contents. He then
asked for an adjournment until 10 A. NJ.
Tomorrow, which was granted. These
documents are supposed TO be from Cuba
and 10 relate to the prisoners.
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Outrages in China,

LONDON, Sept. 20.-A dispatch to the
Times from Hongkong says that the
Basic Mission at Moilio, west OF Swatana,
was wrecked on Monday. The foreign
ers had evacuated it on account of the
warning received from other stations
that thousands Of rebels were gathering
and looting the property of the wealthy
Chinese. The troops sent 20 the district
to quell the uprising were withdrawn re-
Gently. Placards announce that the
withdrawal was due to an English attack
on Canton because of the recent mas
SacrAS.
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water-yvorks for Nevada City.

NEVADA. Sept. l9-The Trustees last
evening called special election for Octo-
ber 2Sth. when proposition to bond the
city tor $50, 600 with which 10 construct
waIsr-works will be voted on. The pres
ent waterworks are owned by Mrs. +.
c. Huntington of New York 1t is
claimed the rates now charged for water
will be reduced one-third by the city
owning the works.
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savors Much OF Incendiarism.

TARRYTowN On. ". Sept 19.-An-
other barn belonging to John d. Rookie
feller at Oconto Hills was burned early
this morning. Coming so soon after the
fire which destroyed two other barns at
his summer residence at Tower Hill, this
tire has caused much talk of incendiar-
ism, but nothing has been discovered
upon which to base suspicion.
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Mare Islands New Iron Tug.

WASHINGTON. Sept. l9.-On Saturday
next or early next week the new iron
tug for the Mare Island Navy-yard will
be launched there. This is the first iron
vessel built at this yard for many years.
The tug will be christened the Unadilla,
after an Indian tribe OF New York State,
and after the old gunboat Unadilla, which
did good service during the war. The
old gun boat was christened by Mrs.
Hamilton Fish, and the bell Of the old
craft which she presented at the time is
now at the New \ ork Navyyard.
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Charged with Horrible Crime

SAN ANTONIO (Tex.), Sept. l9.-Ad-
vices have reached here of the arrest at
Mckinney Of young man named bod
Bates, charged with burning alive an old
lady near Wylie, Texas, three years ago.
The victim was in feeble health. and
Bates is alleged to have saturated her
dress with coal oil and then deliberately
setting fire to it, cremating her in her
own house. The horrible deed was COM
mitted so that he would come in posses
sion of her property, as he was the near
est relative.
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NIAGARA'S NEW BRIDGE.

1t viii be tho Largest Single Steel
Arch Structure In tho World.
NIAGARA FALLS N. W, Sept. l9.-The
first step in the construction of the
largest steel bridge In the world of sim
gle arch plan was taken to-day, when the
contract was let for the building of the
foundation for tbe mammoth arch, which
will be over $50 feet across, beside the
shore line parts. The bridge is to be con-
structed from the CLANS OF Engineer c. G.
Buck, who is the engineer of the new
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The Belgic Not Yet Floased.

LONDON. Sept. Is. The report that the
steamer Belgic, Captain Walker, from
San Francisco for Y ok ohama and Hong
kong, reported ashore at Kings Point,
Satayama Bay, had been foated is erro-
neous. Telegraphic advices from Yoko-
hama are to the effect that the prospects
of floating the vessel have become less
favorahle
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East River bridge. New York The con-
tract for the foundations was awarded to
B. p. Smith of Rochester. Work is to
commence Immediately. and the stone
struo Jure work will be completed by
winter. This will be left standing to see
what effect the rise and fall of the river
aud the ice jams will have upon it. The
contracts for the iron and steel work Will
be let this winter. and the superstructure
completed ready to put up early IN the
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Instantly Killed.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 19.-Joseph r. Crabb
of 1889 West Pine street, manager OF the
Tennet-Strbling Shoe Company's fac
tory, fell through an elevator shaft in the
factory this afternoon, a distance of fifty
feet, and alighting on his head, was
instantly killed. He leaves widow and
three small children.
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Body identified.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 19.-The body of
the man who shot himself at 81 Fourth
street last Saturday and was thoughtto to be
William c. Payne was to-day identified
as w. ii. Brown, q rancher of Winters,
who worked for a number OF years for
Theodore Schmeistea
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QUESTION OF IRRIGATION.
The Albuquerque Congress Brings
Its Sessions to a Close.
AFTER TIE ADOPTION OF A NUM-
BER OF RESOLUTIONS.

Thirty Buildings Destroyed by a Cy-
clone Which Swept Over the Door
County Peninsula, Wisconsin-A
Large Church Torn From Its Foun-
dation, Borne Through the Air
Several Rods and Dumped Bottom
Side Up, a Mass OF Debris.
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Halt the Town Burned.

ALDEN Mimi, Sept. 19.-Fire de-
stroyed half the business portion of the
town to-day, including the State Bank, a
newspaper office, Methodist church and
fifteen business houses. Ten families are
homeless, many escaping with little or
no clothing. Loss. $4,000. with but little
insurance.
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Aid for thu Treasury.

CLEVELAND Ohio, Sept. IA resolu
ton was adopted to-day by the directors
of the Central National Bank authorizing
the cashier to confer with the other bank
ers OF Cleveland with view of offering
81, l,000.000 gold coin to the treasury in ex-
change for legal tender notes.
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Victim of Attempted BiackmaiI.

DEADwooD IS. d., Sept. l9.-Banker
Stebbins, who was arrested in Cheyenne
for forgery in connection with the failure
OF bank. was tried here to-day and
found not guilty and released. 1t was
developed that he was the victim Of at
tempts to blackmail.
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CYCLONE IN WISCONSIN.

Thirty Buildings Destroyed, Farmers
Being the Priucipal Losers.
GREEN BAY (Wis.), Sept. l9.-Thirty
buildings were destroyed by cyclone
which swept over the Door County penin-
sula last night. Farmers were the prin-
cipal losers. The large Shiloh Church at
Clay Banks was torn from it's foundation
and borne through the air several rods,
and dumped bottom up, mass of debris.
The cyclone swept a path for twenty miles
through forests and farms, levellng all i'll
its way. only TWO persons are reported
to have been hurt.
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BANDITS TN WISCONSIN.
Masked Men Hold Up Passenger
Train Near Waupasa,
DERAILING AND WRECKING THE
ENGINE AND MAIL CAR.

The Robbers Force Their Way Into
the Express Car, ana, Failing to
Secure tho Key to the Safe From
the Messenger, Resort - nvnamite
to Accomplish Their ts- he Ex-
DIosive Was without lie How
ever, and the Bandit ye Up the
Job IN Despair.
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shot His Wife and Killed TIinself.

ARAPAHoE (Neb.). Sept. 49, = Peter
Kneisel, farmer living three miles from
here, shot his wife fatally and then
killed himself this morning. He left
note saying he was tired of living and
wanted his wife to die with him.
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a Burglar Captured.

VIsALIA, Sept. 19.-Zoro Meredith.
alias Elmer Golden, charged with bur-
glarizing Goldman's store last May. who
escaped from jail here on June ID, was
delivered to the Sheriff here this morning
by Constable Nance of Tulare. Meredith
was captured in Stockton
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Long Dry Smell Broken.

HEMINGFoRD (Neb.). Sept. 10. = The
long dry spell was broken to-day by the
arrival Of cool wave from the north
west. accompanied by a moist rain.
which threatens to turn into snow before
morning. The mercury fell 40' in an
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MARINE DISASTERS.
A Spanish Warship Sunk Off the
HarbOr of Havana.
THIRTY-FOUR LIVES REPORTED TO
HAVE BEEN LOST

The Steamship Edan. Bound FROM
New York for Amsterdam, Sunk ny
collision With Another Vessel Dur
ING a Dense Fog Off the South Coast
of England-All the Passengers and
Crew Rescued.
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Had n Good Bank Account.

Los ANGELES, Sept. 19.--This morning,
while examining the effects of Thomas
Reynolds, who met such horrible death
in a sewer last Monday, one of the under
takers II whose place the body had been
lying discovered handsome gold watch,
note for S400 against Seattle firm and a
bank book showing credit OF $1,000. 1t
is believed that Reynolds had wife and
family at Santa Cruz.
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snte-Crackers at Modesto.

MODESTO, Sept. 19.-An attempt was
made to crack the safe in the office of c.
n. Whitmore, at Ceres, this morning.
Charles Matterson heard the noise and
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entered the Office and was shot at twice
by the burglar. Matterson fired at the
fteeing man twice. one of the shots taking
eflAct
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STANFORD ESTATE SUIT.
Judge CARRIER Concludes His Argu
ment for Respondent.

Judge CARRIER Concludes His Argu-
ment for Respondent.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 19.-Judge Gar
Der concluded his argument before The
United States Court of Appeals to-day in
the case of the United States against
Jane L. Stanford, to recover some Sl5,-
600, 900 alleged to be due tho Government
as the proportionate obligation OF Leland
Stanford for the debts of the Central Pa
cific Railway Company. Judge Carl Der
dwelt upon that feature of the case relat
ing to the constitutional provision which
provides for the Liabilities OF the stock
holders, his argument going TO show that
it was not self-executing. but depended
upon legislative action to make it etfec-
tive, and said in conclusion: For these
reasons. if your honor please. notwith-
standing the very able argument of
counsel for the United States, submit
that the decision OF Judge Ross rests
upon too solid foundation to be over
turned"
Judge McKusick Will begin the con-
Guiding argument for the United States
Tomorrow.
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MAX TAKE PLACE IN THIS STATE.
san Bernardino Makes IL Big Bid fol-
the Corbett- FitZ simmons Fight.

san BernardfnO Makes n Big Bid Tor
the Corbett- Fitz simmons Fight.
san BERNARDINo. Sept. 19. - Just
Purdy. member of the Fiesta Commit
tee has wired Richard X. Fox of New
York, offering the use of the amphi-
theater, which is right in the heart of the
city. for the Corbett- Fitzsimmons fight,
with a purse of $4,000. IL is thought
probable that the offer will be accepted,
as it is believed that it cannot come off in
Texas, judging from the attitude of the
Governor. Railroads promise the cheap
est excursion rates, should the fight come
off here. The dispatch to Fox stated
that four finish fights took place i'll the
amphitheater last night and there would
be no trouble or interference by officers.
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STOCKTON'S FAIR MEETING.
Yesterday Good Day at the
Track-IncreaSed Attendance.
TALENT SADLY BEWILDERED IN
THE SPECIAL TROT.

l Burglar Who Last June Escaped
From Jail at VisaIia Captured at
Stockton-The Trustees of Nevada
City Call a Special Election to Vote
on q Proposition to Bond the City
to Construct New Water Works.
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PIANOS AND ORGANS.

CSONIS0S1 100 90 -'~--~N7-"-~-~
- the celebrated Estey pianos and organs
Piano tuning and repairing by experts a spe
ciaity.
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Furnishing a Bedroom.

In a bedroom just furnished the cur
tains, bed cover and canopy are of fine
white dimity scattered with little
sprigs of flower and leaf in pink and
olive. The bed cover is made with
deep lounce of the material, gathered
about an inch and half from the edge.
This part makes little ruf1e that
heads the f1ounce. The cover is laid
over one of pink sateen, also made with
founce. This founce has no head
ing. The drapery at the head of the
bed is simply long, wide scarf of the
dimity, with a ruf1e finger wide on
one side of it's length. On the back Of
the bedstead there is fastened wooden
brace that has a brass rod with a
hook at the end fastened to it. The
scarf drapery depends from the brass
arrangement, and is draped back grace
fully like a curtain at each side of the
headboard.
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RENovArlNo GRAPE.
Information Obtained from . Successful
Dyer and Cleaner.

Information Obtained from . Successful
Dyer and Cleaner.
To those who are in deep mourning
it may be useful to know how to reno
vate Grape.
I learned how from a fashionable
dressmaker, who, in turn, got her in
formation on the subject from an
equally successful dyer and cleaner.
Go into the kitchen, have the clothes
boiler two-thirds full of boiling water,
throw in five or ten cents worth of
gum arabic, place new sheet of heavy
brown wrapping paper, doubled, over
the top, arrange your Grape on this,
and await results. The fire in the
range must be brisk so that the water
will boil steadily while you are at
work. Feel the Grape and in a few
minutes you will find it moist and
sticky. Now with your two hands
press out the creases, smoothing here
and arranging there, SO that all parts
get an equal steaming, and all turned
in and rumpled places are renewed. II
your paper be too thick, try it single
and take another piece when it be-
comes wet. l have succeeded best with
it doubled, tripled and sometimes
If it be trimming you are doing over,
be particular about those creased and
wrinkled places; the careful manipula-
ton of your hands over the broad,
smooth surface of the paper and the
constant steam will make the material
stiff, crisp and like new.
If it be large piece of Grape, as, for
instance, a veil, be careful to fold it so
that the folds will not come immediate
ly in the back or in any part Of the
headgear where they will look badly.
1 always do over my own Grape, and
as dampness takes all the stiffness out
of it find this process a great econ
omy.
If one cannot conveniently get to a
kitchen and large boiler a small oil
stove or alcohol lamp with a wide open
sauce pan will accomplish wonders
with small pieces of Grape, and the re-
suit will repay you for your trouble. &
To do over small pieces of velvet
place a wet handkerchief over a hot
f1atiron standing ON its end and draw
the wrong side of the velvet over The
handkerchief. Have several irons on
the range and wet the handkerchief
each time you change your iron, until
the pieces are steamed to your satisfac-
ton. Take an old handkerchief and do
not burn your fingers. A large piece of
velvet could be successfully steamed
over a kitchen clothes boiler with
out the sheet of wrapping paper and
without the gum arabic.-Annie Mil
ford Barton, in Chicago Record.
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NEW LAMP SHADES.
Simplicity Almost to the Point OF Severity
Now the Fashion.

Simplicity Almost to the Point OF Severity
Now the Fashion.
The over-elaborate lamp shade has
had it's day Fashion now DEGREES a
shade simple to severity, whose con-
tracted dimensions are in quaint con-
trast to the widespread founces and
furbelows of it's predecessors. The
new shades are of paper or silk plainly
drawn over a smooth surface, and
are hand painted. They are finished at
the top and bottom with a prim quill
ing of narrow satin ribbon, and look
precise and Quakerfed to a degree,
after all the laces, chiffons and flower
wreaths which have clustered about
lamps for the last few seasons.
Many are made to button up at one
side, so that they may be taken off and
either rolled up or laid out smoothly
when it is desired to pack them. Sonic
of these shades are etched out in black
and white, and have old prints of French
gentlemen and ladies as their only dec
Grafton. The most gorgeous are out
lined in silver, as well as hand painted,
but demure unobtrusivenesS charac-
terizes them all
It is customary now for house fur
nishers to order a lamp shade made of
the same material as the wall drapery,
curtains, upholstery, or other appoint
ments of the room in which the lamp
is to be used, but the material is drawn
down in rigid flutes to fit the shade and
finished at the bottom with only mar
row gimp.-N. Y. Sun.
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THREE SIMPLE DESIGNS.
Valuable Hints for Ladies who Delight in
Dainty Liuen.

NAlQA016 nEACs 1QE LADIES EvH0 Delight IN
Dainty Linen.
A fine quality of linen will be found
good body material for both large and
small doilies. Seven inches square is a
good size, and to make it cut piece of
linen eight inches square.
The flowers may be worked in outline
stitch or solid with two shades of blue
silk. The leaves are to be green and
the stems darker shade of green or
light greenish brown.
When working small flowers do not
use a coarse grade of silk or linen floss
as it forms a ropy appearance on fine
linen and stands out too prominently
instead of lying fat as all fine embroid-
cry work should.
The design for q pretty linen dolly
having a spray of maidenhair fern en-
broidered in one corner is shown in the
illustration. AS it is simple to work
out, any clever girl should be able to
make one or a number of them in a
short time.
The>fern leaves may be worked solid
with shade of delicate green, while
the vines and stems should be indicated
with a darker shade of green to lend a
contrast.
After the design has been worked the
fringe can be made in the following
manner:
A short distance from each edge draw
q few threads and work line of hem
stitching. Ravel out the threads from
the stitching to the edge of the ma
terial, at each corner catching few of
the rawlings to form more threads. To
make them lie nicely around each cor
ner place the dolly fat on a marble
seat or on board and with stiff brush
smooth the threads out, then with a
small sharp pair of scissors trim off the
ends of the threads.
Take care when working the fern
leaves and stems not to draw the
threads too tight, as it will cause the
linen around them to pucker; this will
occur slightly in any case, however, but
can be remedied by washing the dolly
after the work is finished.
One of the most attractive features Of
large piece, such as a lambrequin,
scarf or table cover, is its border, and
particularly if a pretty design and nice
ly worked.
A neat and very simple running Dor
der to work Is shown in the i1ustra-
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DAINTY Whole-Wheat Gems.

A tested recipe for whole-wheat
gems calls for two cupfuls of the -four
mixed with teaspoonful of salt and
two teaspoonfuls of sugar. Separate
the whites and yolks of two eggs, beat
the yollzs light and add a cup of sweet
milk a little at time, beating all the
while. Stir this mixture into the -four,
and when smooth and light add cup
full of lukewarm water. Beat the
whites to a stiff froth and add to the
batter; fold them in lightly and quick
ly, and turn into hot gem pans that
have been thoroughly CREASED. Bake
in quick oven-from twenty to twenty
Ave minutes.
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WORK IN FLAT RELIEF.

held in the left hand and hit with a
hammer. This gives uniformly
scanned look to the wood, not unlike
the bark of a tree, and throws out the
design in strong relief. After the back
ground is finished the figures may be
accentuated with a chisel, and the
feathers, eyes, etc, indicated. A leaf
or flower pattern done in this way
makes a very effective decoration for a
manteL At the housefurnishing shops
very pretty undecorated wooden arti-
cles may be procured, which a pattern
in fat relief may beautify.-N. I.
Tribune
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ton, and in design it may be classed as
Renaissance.
A corner is shown, also, in the draw
ing, so you may not be puzzled to know
how to form one.
This design is adapted to a scarf,
mantel lambrequin, a bed spread, or to
the edge of any large piece that IS too
large to work design in the middle of.
On white linen this design looks well
worked with a delicate shade of salmon
pink silk or rope linen.
When transferring design, such as
a running border that has to be re
peated, care should be taken to have it
appear evenly along the edges of piece
of goods. Harry Adams, in Chicago
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For the summer Cottage.

In seeking material for refurnishing
the old or for decorating the new cot
tage there is nothing which fills the
bill so completely as denim It comes
in shades the tones and tints of which
rival the beauty of the most expensive
art fabric. Manufacturers seemingly
have realized the great possibilities of
this durable cloth and have added to
their stocks several new weaves which
are deliberately designed in geometrical
figures or are Japanese in effect.