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A CarhOuSe Employe Caught in WindeTS
Of the Machinery.
HIS HEAD AND LEGS NEARLY TORN
FROM HIS BODY.
Two Masked Men Hold Up Store
Clerk at Freestone. Sonoma County,
Compelling Him to Open the Safe
and Hand Them Out One Hundred
and Fifty Dollars In Cash.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 21.-John
Wilson, aged 30, met a horrible death at
9:2p o'clock this morning at the Suffer-
street Railway carhouse, corner of Polk
and Sutter streets
Wilson was employed as a splicer at
the carhouse and was caught in the
Winders of the machinery and was
crushed to death before assistance
could reach him.
His head and legs were nearly torn
from his body, and the body was terri
bly, cut. Every bone in the unfortunate
mans body seemed to have been
broken.
Wilson was splicing rope and in
some way his clothing became entan-
gled and he was drawn between the
Winders.
After his body had passed through
the winders it was dropped into a pit
about fifteen feet below
Deceased was native of Ireland and
leaves widow and children.
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MOLD ROBBERS
Two Masked Men Hold Up a store
Clerk at FreeStOne.


Clerk at FreeStone.
SANTA ROSA Nov. 21-At about I
o'clock last night two masked men en-
tered the grocery store of L. p Ward, at
the little village of Freestone, about
twelve miles from here, and compelled
the clerk, named Richardson, to open
the safe and hand them out about $50
in cash, which was there at the time
Richardson was alone in the store at
the time, and was busy over the books
at desk near the SAFE which was in
the rear end of the store He heard no.
body come in, but was suddenly star
tied when a gruff voice said:
Open the safe or I will blow your
brains out
Looking up, Richardson found him
self looking down the two barrels of a
shotgun, with a couple of revolvers to
emphasize the command. Two men
had come into the store without his
hearing their approach, and one OF
them had him covered with the gun
while the other, with a revolver in each
hand, stood ready to enforce the COM
mand of his partner. There was no way
out of it, so Richardson opened the safe
and gave up the money. The robbers
then went away, but it was two hours
and a half before he could raise the
SheriffS office here by telephone and
get q party started in pursuit. A posse
was sent out at once, and the owner of
the store, Mr.. Ward, offers $3.50 reward
for the capture of the robbers.
Richardson did not recognize either
of the men who robbed him, and the Of
1icers have little to go upon.
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Not Due to the Boiler Of the Steamship
Blowing Up,
BUT TO THE EXPLOSION OF A GUAM
TITY OF GUNPOWDER.
OF the Foreigners on Board, Six Lost
Their Lives, the Third Engineer
Alone Being Saved-F1ve Hundred
Survivors Remain on the Boat for
Seventeen Hours Before Rescued.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 21.-The
following correspondence of the
United Press was received to-day per
steamer Rio Janeiro, under date of
Toxic, November 9th:
1t has been ascertained that the de
struction of the steamer Kungpai was
due to an explosion of gunpowder, and
not to the blowing up of her boilers, as
was at first supposed. OF the foreign
els on board at the time, six lost their
lives, the Third Engineer alone being
saved. About 800 Chinese perished.
The disaster occurred on the morning
ot October 14th. The steamer had on
board 700 soldiers when the powder eX
plOSiOn set her on fire. The crew
worked hard for more than half an
hour to eXtinguish the flames, but III
vain, and another explosion, probably
from the boilers; followed. The Cap
tain and Chief officer being wounded
by the first explosion, were laid N d
boat to be brought to shore, but sc
soldiers crOwding into the boat, the
davits broke and the boat was smashed
by the heavy sea running at the time.
The steamer sank in shallow wafer,
and the survivors, one foreigner and
200 soldiers, remained on the wreck
for seventeen hours, the sea being too
heavy for any boat to reach them.
The exact terms of the convention
concluded in Pekin on November 4th
for the restoration of the Liao TunS
peninsula to China are kept secret for
the present. The fact that China has
agreed to pay 30,OOO,0O0 taels; that the
money is to be at once handed over to
the japanese Legation in London, ana
that the evacuation of the peninsula is
to take place within three months. are
well known. But there is also clause
not yet published by which China
pledges herself not to cede the penln-
sCla to any other nation, or to grant a
foreign power any special privileges
connected with the territory The
withdrawal of the japanese troops will
commence at once, and it is probable
that the operation will be completed,
and that the restoration of the penin-
Sula will become an accomplished fact,
before the close of the year. Mean
while, as Japan has dismantled the
fortresses at Talien and Port Arthur,
and destroyed the dock yard at the
latter place, many years must elapCe
before the peninsula can recover its
old significance from a military point
OF view.
Some excitement has been caused in
the East by the action of a japanese
wan-ofWar which stopped and
searched a British steamer, the Thales,
near Annoy. The steamer was believed
to be carrying away the fugitive chief
of the Black Flags, Liu. Some Chinese
passengers We're taken out of by the
man-ofwar, despite the protest of the
Captain. The Thales is said to have
been only eighteen miles from Annoy
at the time.
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HANGED HIS MISTRESS.
Brutal Murder Committed by a Man
at Chicago.

CHICAGO, Nov. PA murder of
peculiar atrocity was committed early
this morning in house on Clark street.
Charles Moe has for a considerable time
been living there with a woman named
Annie Anderson. He was a degraded
brute and frequently abused the wo-
man. Three weeks ago he tried to kill
her because she did not earn enough
money to keep him drunk all the time
Last night the couple quarreled again
This morning Moe got up and began his
arrangements deliberately to kill the
woman, who lay sleeping in his bed
He secured a rope and threw it over
the gas jet Then making one end into
a moose he quitely approached the
sleeping woman and suddenly pushed
the rope over her head and drew it
tightly around her neck. Before she
could make any resistance he was tug
ging at the other end of the rope.
He pulled until she had been dragged
off the bed and was suspended in the
air. Then he tied the end of the rope
to the bed post and calmly watched the
convulsions of his victim as she slowly
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THEODORE DURRANT.
Ten O'Clock This Morning the Time
Set for His Sentence.

Ten O'Clock This Morning the Time
Set for His Sentence.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 2l.-To-mor-
row morning at 10 o'clock is the time
set for imposing the sentence of death
upon w. II. Il. Durrant for the murder
of Blanche Lamont. 1t is not thought,
however, that sentence will be pro-
nounced, for the reason that General
Dickinson's motion will take precedence.
and must be passed upon first
The motion will probably occupy some
time III argument, being based upon
lengthy bill of exceptions taken during
the progress of the long trial. 1t also
contains af1idavits claiming that new evil
dence has been discovered. General
Dickinson hopes TO show that the pos
tive testimony of Mrs. Leak, which
proved such a strong link in the chain of
circumstantial evidence, was prompted
by the police.
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the point where its path intersects the
ecliptic will be 213 degrees. After
December 18th the distance from the
sun will again increase. The object is
hot quite visible to the naked eye at
present, but it's brightness is increas-
ing very rapidly. 1t will undoubtedly
b. visible with telescope assistance in
q few weeks Unfortunately, however,
its approach to the sun will bring it
into the morning twilight, and the
difficulty of observation viii be in
creased thereby 1t is now one and
Cne-half times as far from the earth as
the sun is, but the distance is growing.
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Western Passenger AffnIrs.

CHICAGO. Nov. 2O.-Western passen-
ger affairs are in an unusually active state
just now. To-day there were three meet
ings. one of the Advisory Board of the
immigrant clearinghouse, one of the
new Western Association and third OF
the Chicago-St. Paul lines. No business
of general interest was transacted at
either. The Southern Pscific's repre-
sentative, who has been SO strongly urged
to take part III the deliberations OF The
Immigrant Committee, was not present
at to-day's meeting, but will probably be
tomorrow morning. Transcontinental
lines will meet tomorrow TO consider the
advisability of taking part in the Western
agreement, which is the most satisfactory
ever advanced
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c. p. Huntington at Santa Monica.

SANTA MONICA, Nov. 2l.-C. P.
Huntington and party reached here this
afternoon at o'clock in the special of
the President, Immediately going to Port
Los Angeles. where they remained few
moments, returning here, where the
train was side-tracked for the night. Mr.
Huntington is much pleased with the
improvements here since his last visit,
having only good words for the seaside
city and future port of the southern part
of the State. They Will remain over
night and part of tomorrow.
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tion. All the important lines were
represented. General PASSENGER
Agent Goodman represented the
Southern Pacific 1t was feared for
while that the Southern Pacific would
be unrepresented
Preliminary to the meeting of trans
continental lines, a meeting of the Ad-
Visory Committee of the Western I'M
migrant Claring- house was held, and
at this meeting the Southern Pacific
representative was also present. Moth
ing which can be announced as of an
authoritative nature was accom-
DIiShRd
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BURIED BY a CAEE-IN.
Two Boys Meet With Death at Loui
VilIe. KeuturEy

Two Boys Meet With Death at Louis
vile, Kentucky.
LOUISVILLE, Nov. 2l.-Six school
boys were buried by cave-in of sand
bank at Twenty-eighth and Grayson
streets this afternoon, two being killed
and two injured.
The dead are Howard Ramage, son OF a
police officer, and Louis Snow, son OF
laborer.
The injured are William Ramage, leg
broken; Walter Gambrall, arm frac-
tured. Otto Brand and Fred Baker were
unharmed and SOON resuscitated.
The boys, whose ages averaged about
Il years, had been engaged in the exca-
walton OF cave in the sandbank, there TO
Imagine themselves bandits. They had
undermined the slope TO a considerable
eqtent and all were at work when the
sand gave Way
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COLD WAVE BULLETIN.
Chilly Weather Sweeping Down on
Utah and Nevada.

Chilly Weather Sweeping Down on
Utah and Nevada.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 21.-The
Weather Bureau issued the following
special cold wave bulletin this afternoon:
Special reports received this forenoon
indicate that cold wave of considerable
severity is sweeping down on Utah and
Nevada. 1t will cause fall of more than
80 degrees in temperature, and Will prob
ably be accom- panied by high northerly
winds and snow by Friday night. Warn
ings have been sent to tab and Nevada.
The eastern section of California and
the central valleys have been warned
that frosts are probable Saturday MORN
ing. Along the California coast signals
are flying for northwest gales. Snow is
likely to fail in Northern Arizona by
Saturday morning, and trosts in South
ern Arizona by Saturday or Sunday.
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Shot Her Husband.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 2l.-Mrs.
Nellie Massie fired shot at her husband
Tonight, and he lies in the Receiving
Hospital lowering between life and death.
Her husband. ". Massie, is baggage
master OH the Los Angeles division of the
Southern Pacific.
The couple engaged in quarrel, and
Massie threatened TO 'fiil ner full of
lead" Fearing he would carry out his
threat, Mrs. Mass.e wrenched the re-
yolyer from his hand and fired at him.
She WAS taken to the city prison and
booked on the charge of assault to mur-
der.
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MURDERER MONTGOMERY.
Removed to the Albany Jail to Pre-
vent Lynching.

BROWNSVILLE (Or), Nov 21.-
Lloyd Montgomery, the alleged muir
derer of his father, mother and Nc
kercher, passed the night safely in Jail
Last night there was intense excite
ment in town and little was lacking to
.nflame the mob. Threats were openly
made.
The young man seemed scarcely to
realize his peril He was guarded all
night This morning at an early hour
he was quietly taken from his cell and
taken in buggy across the country to
Albany, where he will be kept to await
the action of the Grand Jury.
The funeral of the murdered persons
took place to-day
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Internal Revenue Receipts.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 2l.-The> report
of Joseph 5. Miller, Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue, was made public to-day.
1t states that the receipts for the fiscal
year have fallen below his estimates S27. =
133. coo. This he attributes to the decision
OF the Supreme Court declaring the in
come tax unconstitutional alter only
81, 900 had been collected. His estimate
Tor the year was Sl7I, 100000 and the actual
receipts Sl43, 20 700.
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Deps, Term ExnIrad

WOODSTOCK IlL). Nov. 2I.-At/mid-
night tonight Eugene V. Debs' six
months term ended, but the labor chief
tain did not leave his cell. preferring to
remain a prisoner until morning. Mr..
Debs said he would spent tomorrow in
paying social visits to local friends until
y. m, when a special train from Chi
cago will arrive with party OF 800. The
train will arrive al Chicago at 1870 d. IN.
and be met by the various labor organiza-
tions of that city.
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THE BOY TRAIN-wRECKERs.
They Now Disavow Any Connection
With the Crime.

They Now Disavow Any Connection
With the Crime.
ROME On. ", Nov. 21.-The four
boys arrested in connection with the
wrecking of the New York Central
mail train were interviewed to-day by
a reporter. They all appeared cheerful
and careless of their condition. Hill
dreth said he did not know what line OF
defense he should adopt until he saw
his father, who is a New York lawyer.
He said he was not guilty, and ex-
pected to prove his innocence. He
says he was SO frightened by the de-
tectives that he willingly answered
Yes" to everything he was asked.
The other boys now disavow any con-
nection with the affair, but they con-
tradict themselves and make a sorry
mess of their explanations The Dis
trict Attorney says he has ample evi-
dence to convict them of murder in the
first degree.
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TilIotson Acquitted.

SAN JOSE, Nov. 21.-The trial of ex-
Supervisor II. Tillotson for arson, which
has been on trial four days, terminated
this morning, the jury, after nine min
utes' deliberation, returning verdict of
not guilty. The large crowd present at
tempted to give vent to heir enthusiasm
by applauding, but the court quickly
suppressed it,
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PLACERVILLE Nov. 21.-Severin
Gorski, native of Poland naturalized
in San Francisco in 1855, died last night
at Ell Dorado. He was 20 years old He
was an amalgamator and millman of
ability and honesty. He was associ-
ated for many years with Mr. Pound
stone of the old Springfield and Poca-
r,1inpc
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Voted Itself oul OF Existence.

SAN BERNARDINO. Nov. 2I.-The
Citrus Belt Irrigation District has voted
itself out OF existence. The reason for
the disorganization of this company is
that it has no water and never voted
bonds. 1t has debt of over $4,000. The
San Francisco Savings Union has mort
gage on all the property, and will pay off
all warrants on the basis of fifty cents on
the dollar, provided creditors agree to ac-
cept that percentage as full payment Of
their claims.
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subornation of Perjury.

LOS ANGELES, Nov 21-Attorney
J. L. Murphy was arrested this morning
on a warrant from the District At
torney's Office charging him with su-
formation of perjury in the Mayne
case. A warrant has been sent after
Mrs. Shipton at San Diego. Both will
be tried on the charge of influencing
Della Shipton to swear to an affidavit
intended as the basis for q new trial for
Mayne. Murphy will give bonds.
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Auburn,s Board of Trade.

AUBURN, Nov. 21.-A Board OF Trade
was organized here last night. with the
following-named officers: President,
Nj. Stevens and w. a. Freeman; Secre-
tary, W. A. Shepard; Treasurer, d. W.
Lubbock; Executive Committee-L. 4. c.
Jordan, James Borland, j. NJ. Lowell,
George Allen, Fred. Brice. j. G. Wood
ard, J. c. Stafford The main object of
the organization is the promotion of pub
lie enterprises.
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Football Games.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Nov. d.
Reliance defeated Stanford at football to-
day. Score: to o. The game was short
and fast. Belmont defeated the San
Mateo preparatory school eleven this
afternoon to in hard-fought struggle.
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California Gets There.

ATLANTA (Ga.) Nov. 2l.-The awards
of medals and diplomas of merit for ex-
hibits at the exposition have been made.
The following are included in the distri-
button of gold medals which represent
the highest awards OF merit: California
State exhibit, California State Board OF
Trade Of san Francisco; Eiwood Cooper.
Santa Barbara, CAL; Department OF Ag-
riculture, Lucerne Vineyard, Cape of
California raISlnS.
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Bubear Again Wins.

GALVESTON (Tex.), Nov. 2l.-Ths
scull race to-day on Dickinson Bayou
was witnessed by the largest crowd that
has yet attended the races. A stiff breeze
was blowing down the course. which
made the return very difficult Fifty
yards from the line Bubear made
squirt, coming in ahead of Hanlon by
half boat length. Time-10:l7. This
gives Bubear two out of three heats.
Many people, however, are found back
ing Hanlon for the last two heats straight.
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THE NEW COMET.
1t is Good Many Millions of Miles
From the Earth.

LICK OBSERVATORY, Nov. 21.-
The comet discovered at the Lick OBJ
servatory on November 18th by C. d.
Perrine is now about 100000 miles
from the sun. The distance will de-
crease and reach a minimum of about
&c, 100000 miles on December 18th, at
which time its angular distance from
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Buried Alive.

OAKLAND, Nov. 21-F'ritz Weilder,
a sewer contractor 30 years of age
was buried under many tons of earth
by a cave-in of the new Mattie-street
sewer this morning, and before his fell
low laborers could remove the noun
tain of loose earth the unfortunat te
man was dead. Weilder is a native of
Switzerland and leaves q widow and g.
year-old boy, living on Summer street,
between Thirty-eighth and Thirty
ninth, in this city.
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Death Of a Portuguese Minister.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.-Senor
August de Sequeira Thedim, Portuguese
Minister to the United States, died at
his residence here this morning after a
brief Illness Death resulted from the
effects of a very severe hemorrhage
which came suddenly last Sunday even
ing. Complete arrangements for his
funeral have not yet been made, but
there will be a state funeral at st. Mat
thews Catholic Church Saturday MORN
NJ
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suspected Burglars Arrested.

AUBURN, Nov. 2l.-Sheriff Conroy
arrested at Arbuckle to-day Joe Sprout
and George Williams on suspicion of
having committed q burglary at Sheri-
dan. Deputy Sheriff Defender will
bring the prisoners to this place to-mor-
row
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LOS ANGELE S, Nov 21-I. w. Perry,
resident of this city, was found dead
on the desert, twenty-three miles east of
Yuma yesterday. There was nothing
to indicate the manner of his death.
His team was found near by.
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His injuries proved Fatal.

Los ANGELES, Nov. Joseph
Kirk. who was brutally assaulted by A.
l.. Nichols, a conductor on the Consoli-
dated Electric Railway, died this after
noon. Nichols was Immediately arrested
on the charge of murder. About a month
ago Kirk boarded Nichols car, having
with him little dog. Nichols kicked the
dog off the car, and in the quarrel which
ensued Kirk was badly beaten. Being
an old man, his injuries proved fatal.
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TROUBLES IN TURKEY.
News About Plots Against the Sultan
Entirely False
EFFORTS BEING MADE TO STOP
FURTHER DISTURBANCES

Orders Issued to Military Commands
ers to Protect the Innocent aud
Queu Disturbances OF Any one
Faction Against tho Other, Those
Taking Part in Riotous Demonstra-
tions Being Warued That They
VIII Meet With severest Punish-
ment.
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ALGER ON SHERMAN.
The General Replies to Charges of the
Ohio Senator.

DETROIT (Mich), Nov 21-General
Aiger has made reply to the charges
made against him by Senator John
Sherman in his second volume of Sena-
tor Sherman's recollections.
The General quotes the references
made to him on page 1,029 and 1,032 OF
the book. General Alger says he should
not intrude this matter at all upon the
public were it not for the fact that
the Senator has gone out of his way, it
seems to me, to insult my friends as
we'll as myself, this being, as far as I
know, the first time he has put him
self on record over his own name in the
matter, and what he writes would be
less Objectionable were it not that the
second word in the first paragraph is
written in the present tense. showing
the present state of his mind upon the
subject
General Alger says he met Senator
Sherman for the first time in his life
during the Ohio campaign of 1891, in q
Lake Shore train which he boarded at
Toledo. He continues: Il find among
my files the following autograph letter,
which speaks for itself:
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strangled to death. When her struggles
had ceased he stretched himself On
the bed and went to sleep, leaving the
woman hanging.
Moe is under arrest.
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Verdict of Not Guilty.

FRESNO. Nov. 2l.-The trial of ex-
Tax Collector and Treasurer L. A. Baker
was concluded to-day, the jury reaching
verdict of not guilty in tifty-five sec
ends. AS in the case Of Howell, the sole
evidence against Baker was given by one
Moore, an alleged expert from Los Auge-
les, who fell down badly under examina-
rion. 1t is possible that Moore may be
prosecuted for perjury.
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Peculiar Fatal Accident.

SANTA ROSA, Nov. 2l.-A peculiar
fatal accident occurred near Guerneville.
An Italian lumberman named Bsssolti
was cutting down big tree. In falling
the tree struck a stump that stood near.
A piece of the stump was thrown up,
striking Bassolti on the head, causing
instant death. Bassolti was about 80
years of age and unmarried.
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Queen Victoria saves her dining-room
carpet at Balmoral by covering the space
around the table with strips OF drugget
that Will wash.
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CHICAGO. Nov. 2I.-S. NJ. Moore re-
ceived this morning from Secretary
Strong OF the American Board of Com
missioners Tor Foreign Missions at Bos-
ton, the following telegram: Secretary
dwight cables from Constantinople that
missionaries are protected now" The
dispatch has reference 10 the missiona-
ries stationed at kharpuE, and 1t is be-
heved may be intended TO embrace all
portions OF Turkey.
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Negro Murderer Lyncbed

KNOXVILLE (Tenn.). Nov. 2l.-
Charles Hurd, the negro who murdered
Jasper d. Kelley near Hartman two
days ago, was taken from Jail at Warl-
burg by mob, who effected an entrance
by breaking down the jail door, and
lynohed him at midnight last night.
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TRANsCoNTINENrAL LINES.

Meeting Looking Toward Joining the
Western Association.
CHICAGO. Nov. 21-Tfansconti-
mental lines held a meeting to-day to
see what could be done toward joining
the new Western Passenger Associa-
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Senate Chamber.

General r. A Alger-Dear Sir:
Your very kind note of the 14th is re-
ceived l heartily reciprocate all that
you say, and assure you that since our
interview on the cars last summer
cherish no prejudice or unkindness for
the incident of the National Conven
ton Of 1888. / said so to Colonel Duff
field and / repeat it to you. Very
sincerely yours,