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A Man Tries to Kill Himself While
Travelling on a Train.
TEMPORARY INSANITY THE ONLY
SOLUTION OF THE ACT.
\ Collision Between Two Steamers
Occurs at the Mouth of Chicago
River, Causing q Panic Among the
Passengers, Several of Whom Were
More or Less Injured.

BUFFALO, Aug. 30.-R. T. Allen Of
Omaha, Neb.. shot and badly wounded
himse.f on New York Central train
few niles out of Buffalo this morning.
He was travelling with his wife. lie had
been to New Jersey and was returning
home.
On leaving his wife for moment Allen
went to the toilet-room, and moment
later the passengers were startled by a
pistol shot. Several men rushed to the
spot and found Allen lying in his blood.
which had ooZed from bad wound IN
the left side. He was cared for as we'll as
he could be on the cars, and when the
train reached Buffalo was taken to the
Emergency Hospital. The doctors found
that the bullet had just touched the apex
of his heart. His aim was we'll directed.
and had not the bullet struck some hard
substance in his clothes and glanced OFT.
he would have been killed. No cause is
assigned for his act. lie had no financial
or business rouble, and his domestic re-
lations are understood to be perfectly
harmonious. Temporary insanity is the
only solution. The doctors at the hos
pital say he will recover.
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PRINCE BIS MARCk.
He Accepts the Present Which Ger
man Americans Took Him.

He Accepts the Present Which Ger
man Americans Took Him.
FRIEDRICHsRUHE, Aug. 20. - Prince
Bismarck received four of the German
American veterans in his room to-day,
and accepted the present which the vet
Grams brought over from America for
him. The rest of the veterans and
large mum Der of other Americans waited
outside the park walls while the eX
Chancellor received their representatives.
The veterans selected were Herren
Schleuker, schneider, Kalbitz and Jo-
CERT. The four took luncheon with the
Prince, VINO, wearing long coat and Il
SLOUGH hat, welcomed them as they en-
tered the castle, and led them into
room.
When the visitors went to the dining
room tor luncheon Herr Schleuker led
Countess Won RanLzau and Herr hablltZ
escorted Countess Won lNOlze. Prince
Bismarck sat opposite the guests and
drank his first ( lass of wine to the MEM
ory of Emperor William l., with whom,
he said, he was very intimate. Speaking
of Chicago he said 10 Herr Schleuker,
who resides in that city: IF you are
satisfied with your Mayor. we will drink
TO his health also"
In the meantime Chief Ranger Lange
had communicated to Prince Bismarck
the fact that the other veterans were out
side. Prince Bismarck mediately or
dered that the veterans with their ladies
be admitted to the yard. The gates were
opened anu the veterans marched into
the yard headed by a band playing patri-
otto airs, ana accompanied by the ladies of
the party. Prince bismarck appeared Oh
the yeranda ana saluted the banners car
ried by the veterans and addressed the
crowd. He began in rather weak voice,
which improved after few sentences
He said: II very heartily welcome you
here. You, of course, are now citizens OF
new country, but l think there Will al
ways be friendship between your great
Republic of States and the German En-
pire | do not see any reason why there
should be anything but peace and l
hope that you will never forget in your
new country your German native coun-
try. | give three cheers for the United
States and tho German Empire.'
The cheers were heartily given by the
crowd, after which Prince Bismarck
spoke TO the veterans singly and also ad-
dressed each lady. To Mrs. Sternbach
upon hearing that the ship which brought
her over had had a stormy passage. he
said: II was only once on the sea, and
then / was very i'll. | avoided the sea
after that"
One of the ladies told the Prince that he
was so worshiped in America that thou
sands of babies in Chicago were little
Bismarcks.
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A Hotel and Livery Stable We're
Destroyed by Flames.
HEROIC EFFORTS OF FIREMEN TO
SAVE OTHER BUILDINGS.
General satisfaction Over the Jury
Selected to Try the Durrant Case
No Permanent Peace Believed to
be Possible Under the Present Con-
dftions in Samoa-Cholera Causes
Many Deaths in Hawaii.

DECoTo (Cal.) Aug. 30.-This morning
at 7:30 o'clock fire broke out in the
kitchen of the Grand Hotel, two-story
building owned by Mrs. Astru of Niles.
Before it was discovered the fire had
made such headway that it could not be
extinguished without we'll organized
fire department..
Efforts were made to save the house
hold effects. but they were not very sue
cessful. The fire rapidly spread to the
Fashion Livery Stable, owned by Frank
Rose. Horses, harness, wagons and a
few tons of hay were saved, but the
building was lost. About forty tons Of
hay were burned, as near as can now be
estimated.
By hard fighting the residence of Mrs.
Murphy, adjoining the Fashion Stable,
was prevented from being entirely
burned. On this house the progress OF
the fire was stopped and it undoubtedly
saved several buildings adjoining.
The loss as far as can now be estimated
is as follows: Grand Hotel, So 0G0; insur-
ance, 500; Fashion Livery Stable, s., 000;
insurance, $780, Mrs. Murphy, $500, fully
insured.
The residence of Frank Rose, adjoining
the stable, was also burned. The loss is
not known at present, 1t was partly in
sured. The household effects were saved.
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WOODLAND RACES.
All the Merchants In the Yolo Count
City Witness the Event.

All the Merchants in the Yolo County
City Witness the Event.
WOODLAND, Aug. 30.-To-day was
business mans day at the fair. All the
merchants in town closed up at noon, and
everybody went out to witness what
turned out to be pretty fair days racing.
The decision of the judges on the filth
heat of the 2:24 trot, finished at dusk
last evening. and which was reserved uu-
til l o. clock to-day, was announced. The
protest was dismissed. The heat was
given to Lady o., Lady Thornhill second,
Ravenscroft third. Summaries:
Running, five-eighths OF a mile, purse
Sl5O. Nellie q. won, Middleton second.
Blue Bell third. Time-l:024. Little
Tough also ran.
Two-twenty trot First heat-Visalia
first, Doodle second, Myrtle Thorn third.
Time-2:l54. Second heat-Boodle first,
Myrtle Thorn second, Chico third. Time
-2:144. Third heat-Nisalia first, Doodle
second, Myrtle Thorn third. Time
2:l5l. Fourth heat-Visalia first, Doodle
second. Time-2:134.
Two-nineteen pace, all ages. First
heat, Chehalis first, Pathmont second,
Loupe third. Time-2:l24. Second heat
Chehalis first, Pathmont second. Time
2:l24. Third heat, Chehalis won, Path
mont second. Time-2:104.
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RArIoNs FOR SOLDIERS.

Experiments Being Made in the Pre-
paration of Condensed Food.
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 30.-The Armour
Packing Company OF this city is maxi ing
a series of experiments in the prepare
ton OF condensed food, TO be used by the
soldiers OF the United States army while
on forced marches. The experiments
are in conformity with the specifications
made public by the subsistence depart
ment of the army last June. Special
cans were made, consisting of two parts,
absolutely distinct from each other, but
fastened together by small solder buttons
and provided with key opener The
smaller can contains seven ounces of
bacon, and the larger can about twenty
eight ounces of hard bread, soup and
coffee, specially prepared. The coffee
and soup isin the form of square tablets
The entire packing weighs thirGy i've
ounces and contains about eighty ii We
cubic inches of food. The larger can is SO
shaped that soup and coffee can be cooked
in it by the individual soldier. The can
will hold ratiOns sufficient to last for q
day, and can be easily carried on the SOL
dier's back. If the experiment works,
the size of the can will be dou bled.
The first practical test OF the idea will
be made by troops leaving Fort Logan,
Col, on a forced march September Sth.
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DURRANT CASE.
Every body Seems to be Satisfied With
the Jury.


Every body Seems to be Satisfied With
the Jury.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 3O.-Every body
connected with the Durrant case ex-
presses satisfaction with the jury, the
last man of which was selected yester-
day. The jury is generally regarded as
an intelligent and fair-minded one.
So far as the case itself is concerned,
ground has hardly been broken on it,
though Attorney Deuprey has got into
| the record all the exceptions possible.
| He took two exceptions to the courts re-
| fusal TO allow challenges. Judge Muir
! ply stated. in connection with these, that
so long rs the defense had peremptory
challenges left it might exercise them,
and, falling TO do so, had no grounds for
exception. Deuprey has aIso taken gen.
eral exception to orders for the two
special venires this week. Judge Muir
ply ruled on this point that the law does
not make it imperative to use all or any
part of the names of the general venire
and that if SO minded he could have Or
dered special venires from the first, or at
any other point IN the proceedings Deu-
prey's methods show that he Is laying
the foundation for hard fight on the
trial, and, should it go against him, in
to preserve every point that might
strengthen his case on appeal, but his
carefulness has been fully met by Judge
| Murphy.
Judge Murphy has tried number of
sensational cases. but none of the import
ance Of this, and be is evidently deter
mined that if the Supreme Court does
not sustain him, it will not be because he
| failed to exercise caution.
| The opening address of District Attor-
ney Barnes will probably occupy the
opening session Monday, and it is ex~
pected that the taking of testimony will
| be begun in the afternoon.
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COLLISION ON A LAKE.
A Panic Ensues, ia Which MANY PEI
pie We're Injured.

A Panic Ensues, ia Which Many Peo-
pie We're Injured.
CHICAGO, Aug. 30.-The steamers Chris
topher Columbus, the whaleback, and
John a. Dix, both heavily loaded with
passengers. collided at the mouth of the
river at IL o'clock tonight. The John A.
Dix had her side broken in, and every
passenger on board was thrown from his
feet. A general commotion resulted, and
it was in the after scramble that the most
injury was done to those on board.
The steamers Christopher Columbus
and Virginia had come into the river and
were just tying up when the John A. Dix
came between them on its way up. AS
the wheel of ihe Dix got opposite the
stern of the whaleback the stern of the
latter boat swung around. There was a
crash, the Dix careened, men and women
screamed, and several hundred persons
were thrown into struggling mass to
one side of the boat. When the disa bled
boat righted itself it was discovered that a
large hole had been made in her side.
On the Christopher Columbus there
was not so much confusion as on the Dix,
though even on that boat, which already
mad It's nose fast to the wharf, the excite
ment was great.
The steamers had been out with excur-
sonlsts for a moonlight trip on the lake.
and both were heavily loaded,
When the collision occurred the steamer
Virginia pulled across the stream in an
swer to the appeals of the frightened pas
sengers, and took off all OH board, sew
eral women were completely prostrated.
and were removed to their homes after
being landed by the Virginia.
Alter the Dix was unlOaded she was
taken in tow by tug and pulled to South
Chicago, where she will go into the dry
dock tor repairs. The whaleback was
only slightly damaged.
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COLORADO NINE DISASTER.
1t VIII Be some Time Before the Shat
Can Be Drained.

1t VIII Be some Time Before the Shaft
Can Be Drained.
CENTRAL CITY (Col.), Aug. 30.-As the
Sleepy Hollow Niue was always dry, no
pumping plant is established there.
Efforts have been made to lower the
water with 500 gallon bucket, but this
apparently has no effect. Cornish pumps
will be put in. but it will even then tax g
sixty days to drain the mines and get to
the bodies of the drowned miners.
The water is now 800 feet deep in the
Sleepy Hollow shaft, and is still rising,
while it has lowered i'll the Fisk over a.
hundred feet.
The various mines on Bob Tail Hill
have been in dispute tor several years
over the question Of drainage, the Fisk
and Gregory lodes having pumping
plants, and when they worked the lower
levels they com mpletely drained the Sleepy
Hollow and Americus. Some time ago
they drew the pumps out of the lower
workings. and for weeks water has stood
in the Fisk 200 feet higher than the levels
worked by the flooded mines. 1t was
this tremendous weight of water which
burst through the intervening walls of
rock. Now the Hooded mines will both
have to establish pumping plants in
order to work at all.
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AFFAIRS IN SAMOA.
No Permanent Peace Under the Pres
enJ Conditions.

No Permanent Peace Under the Pres
enI Conditions.
APIA Samoa, Aug. l4.-Political mat
ters are quiet, but no permanent peace is
possible under the present conditions.
No taxes are being collected from the
natives.
Owing to some friction on the island of
Savii a few weeks ago, her maiesty's 8
steamship Rapid, Captain Sir Henry
Ogle (Bart.). commander. and her majes-
ty's steamship Buzzard, Commander
Shedder, went to the scene of the dis
turbance. but found no occasion TO ac-
lively interfere with the natives. The
commanders landed and held meetings
with some OF the principal chiefs, and all
expressed a desire for peace. The mon
ster war canoe Government, which had
been armed with three e-pounders,
remained at her moorings without max
ing any naval demonstration against the
Tumma party, aud the guns were spik ed
on the vessel so that the temptation to be
aggressive might be removed.
A treasury deficit of 5000 has been dis
covered. Herr h. Schmidt, Treasury Gus
todian OF Revenues, is blamed for care
leSsness, and on reporting the deficit to the
Municipal Council he so frightened them
by his pointed insinuatlons as to the culprit
that resolution was passed susDendlng
the whole OF the customs staff, and an in
vestigatIon committee was appointed, but
they have not as yet reported.
Her ma ajesty'S Consul Cusack Smith
will return to Samoa on duty. He will
leave London some time during the pres
ent month. Acting Consul Woodford' s
departure will be much regretted.
Her majesty's steamship Fake re-
turned to Samoa from SYDNEY on the Both
ult. Her majesty's steamship Rapid left
for Fiji and sydney on the 9th inst. The
BuzZard and Fake are the only ships of
war now in these waters.
On July 24th there was severe shock
of earthquake felt at Nukualopa, lasting
twenty seconds. the direction being from
north to south. No damage resulted.
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The Twenty-Sixth Triennial Con-
cIaye Comes to a Close.
GRAND OFFICERS INSTALLED AND
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
The White sloop Defender Wins the
Third Trial Race With the Vigilant
and is Formally Selected as the
Vessel to Compete With the VAL
kyrie for the Americas Cup.

BosToN, Aug 30.-It was late this
afternoon when the twenty sixth trlen-
NAL conclave OF the Grand Encampment
of knights Templar of the United States
was brought to close. Adjournment
was announced at $50 o'clock by Grand
Master Sir La Rue Thomas.
The session opened with the continua-
ton of Sir Knight Carron's speech III
favor of the proposition to make the city
of Washington the permanent headquar-
ters of the Templar body. He also adVo-
Gated the establishment there OF great
Templar temple. Strong opposition was
soon manifested, and by a vote OF oo to 10
the matter was referred to the next
knights Templar conclave at Pittsou
in October, 1898. Should no other city
bid for future conclaves, however, they
will be held at Washington.
4 humber OF Masonic law points were
then discussed.
The following officers were then in
stalled by Grand Master McCurdy
Grand Master W. LaRue Thomas OF
kentucky, Deputy Grand Master Reuben
II. Lloyd of California. Grand General
Henry b. Stoddard of Texas, Grand Cap
tain eneral George NJ. NJ oulden OF llll-
uois, Grand Senior Warden Henry w.
Rugg of Rhode Island, Grand Junior
Warden William Is. Melish of Ohio,
Grand Treasurer II. Wales Lines of Con-
necticut and Grand Recorder William III.
Mayo OF Missouri.
Grand Master Thomas appointed the
following officers: Grand Prelate. Cor
nelius Z. Wing of New York; Grand
Standard Bearer, Thomas Q. Morris OF
Tennessee; Grand Sword Bearer, Edgar
5. Dudley of Nebraska; Grand Warden,
Joseph A. Loke of Maine; Grand Captain
of the Guard, Frank II. Thomas of
Washington.
The following committees were ap-
pointed: Jurisprudence-J. II. Hopkins
OF Pennsylvania, John O. Smith OF Hill
nois, =. L. Carson OF Ohio, Joseph ".
Fellows Of New Hampshire, and B. q.
Hewitt of kentucky; Finance-W. II. II.
Soule of Massachusetts, George Davis OF
West Virginia, George Kendrick OF
Pennsylvania, Eli .. Birdsay of COnnec-
ticut. and Fred. Greenwood OF Virginia;
Testimonial TO Hugh McCurdy-John Q.
Smith OF Illinois. Henry L. Palmer OF
Wisconsin, and John y. Mora of Missis-
sippi.
a resolution of thanks to the Grand
Commanders of Massachusetts and
Rhode Island was adopted. Similar reso-
lutions were adopted in compliment to
the retiring Grand Master, McCurdy, and
the conclave was over.
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CHESS TOURNAMENT.
Results of the Games Played at Hast
fngs Yesterday.


ings Yesterday.
HASTINGS, Aug. 30.-The nineteenth
round of the international chess masters
tournament was played at Brassy Insti-
tute to-day. Results: Meises beat Ner-
gani in a Vienna game after fifty i've
moves; Bardelban beat Gunsberg in a
kings gambit after eighteen moves;
Teichmann beat Burn in queens gam
bit after twenty-Six moves; Albin beat
Walbrodt in french defense after forty
seven moves; Tschigorin beat Pollock in
an Evans gambit after forty moves;
hason beat Black burn in an Evans
garnbit after thlrty-seven moves;
Janowski beat Schlech,er in a
queens gambit after thirty-siX moves;
oteinitz beat Marco in a Ruy Lopez after
irty-eight moves; Schitfers beat Bird
IN TWO knights defense after sixty-one
moves; Pillsbury beat Tinsley in d
queens gambit after seventy-three moves;
Iarrasch beat Lasker in Ruy Lopez
after forty-nine moves.
The scores up to date are: Tschigorin
15 Lasker and Pillsbnry 143 each. Stein
itz and Tarrasch II each, SchIechter,
Teichman and Walbrodt 10 each, Bar
delban. Mason and Schiffers 81 each.
Gunsberg 9, Black burn, Burn and ia
nowski each, Pollock s, Albin, Bird and
Marco y each, Mieses {, Tinsley 81, Ner-
gani 3.
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FELL FIVE STORIES.
A Fatal Accident Occurs at Cleveland
Yesterday.

CLEVELAND (O.), Aug. 30.-James
Beck IN eister fell five stories from the top
of the World building to the sidewalk to-
day and was instantly killed. The body
of the falling man struck John Nickson,
who was walking on the sidewalk, with
terrific force, breaking mis- neck and both
legs, and he is dying.
Beckmeister was engaged with num-
ber of others in placing a large sign on
the building. The accident was caused
by the slipping of ropes supporting a
swinging scatfold. Two other men,
Lewis and CrOmler, who were on the
scaffold with Beck meister, had desper-
ate struggle tor their lives, which was
witnessed by number of horritied
spectators from the street.
Lewis was thrown from the scaffold
and caught with his hands narrow cop
ing under the windows. He managed
TO work along till he reached fire escape
and was there rescued. Cromler clung
to the rope for some time. and was finally
rescued by man in the building, who
stepped onto the window ledge and
swung him into the room.
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TREASURY RESERVE.
VIII Not be Permitted TO Go Below
the Hundred-MilIfon Mark

VIII Not be Permitted to Go Below
the Hundred-Million Mark.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 30.-It is generally
recognized here i'll official circles that the
Belmont Morgan bond syndicate will
not permit the treasury gold reserve to
fall below the 100000, ,000- mark. Four
times they have come to the rescue
when such result would have followed
constant drains on the reserve for export
to Europe. To-day at the last moment
the syndicate deposited $1,000. 900 in gold
in exchange for legal tenders, with out
which the gold reserve would nave
dropped below the limit.
AT 1:30 o'clock this afternoon Assistant
Jordan at New York telegraphed that
2,5000 900 in gold had been withdrawn for
export TO Europe. This reduced the
treasury gold reserve to 500, 456, 634. At
3:35 O'clock a telegram from Mr.. Jordan
announced that the syndicate had de-
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CHOLERA IN HAWAII.
Many Deaths Among the Natives an,
Chinese.

Mahy Deaths Among the Natives and
Chinese.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 30.-Officers of
the Oceanic Steamship Company's
steamer Monowai, which arrived here to-
day from Sydney, Australia, and way
ports, report that when the Monowai ar
rived off Honolulu she was met by a
small boat containing the American Con-
sui, the Pacific Mail agent and other
officials, who called out that cholera had
broken out there, and that there had been
eight deaths among the natives and Chi
nese. The epidemic broke out shortly
after the China steamer Belgic arrived at
Honolulu, and it is supposed that that
steamer brought it from China. Captain
Carey of the Monowai, Oh hearing this,
decided to have no communication with
the shore, aud proceeded on his voyage
TO this port.
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CUT HIS THROAT WITH A KNIFE.
Suicide of the Son of Wealthy Real
Estate Owner.


Estate Owner.
BINGHAMToN, Aug. 30.-William G.
Rich, the youngest son of I. G. Rich.
wealthy real estate owner, whose family
moves III the first circles of Binghamton
society, cut his throat last night with
razor. Young Rich, though in the best
of health physically. had for some time
developed morbid tendencies.
yesterday he did not come down to
breakfast, and when the meal was taken
to his room he refused TO eat, saying that
he did not feel we'll. He did not appear
at dinner or supper. His grandmother
called at his room, but found the door
locked. She summoned DIR. Farnham,
friend of the family, and panel Of the
door was removed. The young man was
found lying on the bed. his throat and
head horribly gashed. On the wall he
had traced in his own blood: Il have no
pain; it is better so. Poor mother"
With penknife he had cut several cords
on his thigh, while on his chest he had
carved a crown. The young mans pa
rents are at Richfeld Springs.
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Ex-Consul Waller.

PARIS, Aug. 30.-EStafete protests
papers relative to exConsul Waller. say
ing if the Frenchmen sold arms to the
enemies of the United States the Ameri-
cans would never tolerate any interter-
ence on the part OF the Cabinets of Eu-
rope. Moreover, our line OF conduct
should be clearly marked" continued
Estafete. 1--WE need pay no attention to
the idle mplaints of these American
papers. Indeed, Waller ought to have
been Immediately shot for his glaring
treasOnO
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swung TO IL Tree.

CINCINNATI, Aug. 30.-A special to the
Post from Jackson, Miss, says negro
farm hand about II years old betrayed the
I4-year- old daughter of John Mulligan, a
farmer of Simpson County. yesterday
the girl named the author of her shame,
who took to the woods. H was pursued,
captured and landed in the County Jail
at Oustville. While being taken from
the jail to the Justices Court Mulligan's s
neighbors met the officers, took the Dris-
oner ana hung him TO the limb of a tree,
where he swung twenty-four hours be-
fore being cut down.