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BULLETS INSTEAD OF FRUIT
1t Is All the Rage Now to Shoot
at Boy-Thieves in WASH
ington.
One Sensational Shooting In the
Rear of the Japanese Lega-
ton.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 8. - A
sensational story was circulated this morn
ing that lad, Oscar Reid of this city, had
been killed in the alley in the rear of the
japanese legation for an alleged attempt to
steal fruit from one of the peach trees in
the legation yard, the affair being to that
extent parallel to the Flagler shooting on
Washington Heights yesterday.
1t is claimed that the boys in that vicin-
ity have attempted to knock the fruit off
the trees with stones and that repeatedly
these missiles had landed against the house
to the annoyance of the occupants and to
the danger of the rear windows.
To-day five boys were in the aIley. and
refused to leave when ordered awav.
Thereupon four shots were fred from the
legation. No damage was done. for the
reason that the gun used was what is
known as cat rife and carries small
shot.
Oscar Reid, who was reported to have
been killed, felt one of the shots strike his
hand, hut there was not force enough To II
to break the skin. Harry Stewart. a vouro
American at the legation, confessed to
firing some of the shots. and said that the
remainder were fired by young Japanese.
whose name he declined to reveal
The boys, he said, had annoyed them
until they could endure it no longer.
So many stones had been thrown
into the garden to knock off the peaches.
that it had become dangerous to walk
there. The rifle was fired, he said, merely
TO frighten the boys. The latter disclaim
any intention of stealing the peaches, and
say they were there TO ask for them, and
received bullets instead of fruit.
Up to late hour tonight no arrests had
been made on account of the shooting at
the japanese legation. The police have
been investigating, but it is hardly prob
able that any attention will be taken of
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FIRE AIDED BY A GALE.
But Four Buildings Remain
Standing in the Business
Portion.
LOSS WILL REACH A MILLION.
Many People Rendered Homeless
and Compelled to Sleep Out
Of Doors,

SPOKANE, WASH, Aug. 3.-Sprague, a
railroad town of about 5000 population,
forty-three miles west of here, and the
point at which the Northern Pacific car
shops are located, was almost totally de-
stroyed by fire to-day.
The fire started in livery stable, and
with gale blowing, the flames spread rap
idly. In a short time the flames extended
along both sides of the Northern Pacific
tracks, burning every building belonging
to the railroad company, including the
depot, headquarters building, carshops,
roundhouse and ice and storage houses.
Seven engines were saved from the round
house, but three were destroyed.
The fire continued east with resistless
force, and soon the business portion of the
city was enveloped in flames. The fire
department was powerless to stay their
progress, and within two hours every ves-
tige of the city's business center, with the
exception of three small stores and the
First National Bank, was reduced to ashes.
Merchants attempted to save their goods.
but the fire spread with such rapidity that
nothing could be rescued from the devour-
ing elements.
as result UQcr0 Is HOT PROVISIONS
enough left to feed the sufferers for
twenty-four hours. Many people are rem
dered homeless and will be compelled to
sleep out of doors. A relief train is now
being made ready here to go to their aid.
1t is impossible to give the exact loss, as
communication with the stricken town is
greatly hindered by the wires being down,
but it is estimated that the amount of
property destroyed will easily foot up to
$1.o0O000.
The loss to the Northern Pacific Railroad
will be especially large. Sprague is prin-
cipally railroad town, the largest round
houses and shops on the road between
Helena and Tacoma being located there,
and at this time of the year they were
crowded with cars and material. Super
intendent Gilbert left here on special
train to get matters in shape for carrying
linemen to place the wires in order. The
cause of the fire is unknown, and it must
have gained quite q Roadway before being
discovered, as the building where it
started is on a corner and the next to burn
was across the street. The railroad men in
this city do not know the extent of the
railroads Ioss. AS the company has for some
talked of moving the shops to Spokane they
will probably not be rebuilt at Sprague.
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GOT AN INTERNAL DEVICE.
Peculiar Present Received by
a Prominent Michigan
Official.
It Was q Box Loaded With Nitro
Glycerine and Badly Injured
the Opener.

DETROIT, MICH, Aug. 3.-Early this
evening box about one foot square was
delivered by an expressman at the house
of D. w. HI. Moreland, a member of the
Water Commission and a prominent
Pingree official.
The family was suspicious of the con-
tents of the box and ordered it conveyed
into the back yard. Mr.. Moreland in
spected the box, but refused to open it.
William Takesbury, a delivery clerk,
happened along and volunteered to open
ii. He went at it with a hammer, Mr.
Moreland standing in the background.
Suddenly there was terrific explosion,
and the clerk received the full force OF the
internal machine for such it proved to be.
His face and hands were badly burned
An examination showed that the box
was loaded with nitro-gIycerine and was
strong enough to have killed dozen men.
By some lucky chance the machine did
not explode with full force.
Moreland is Pingree fourth-termer.
and claims that his enemies are attempt
ing TO destroy him. There is no clew to
the Identity OF the sender.
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democratic government An Indian will sacri-
flee his life-his liberty never. No Indian was
ever enslaved and it is suggestive fact that
the Improved Order of Red Men admitted no
slave-owner to membership.
Our fraternity is now established in forty
States in the Union and numbers 10000
members. II is especially numerous in the
New England States, ana near the old battle
grounds for liberty and independence; but it
is also rapidly spreading over the more West
ern States, and, judging by It's progress during
the past few years. is destined 10 become the
strongest fraternal order on the continent of
America, outside of which branches are not
permitted to be established
The distinctive aims of our order are: To
strengthen in the minds of our fellow-citizens
love of country and due regard for it's laws.
To keep alive the principles that animated the
founders of the Republic during the struggles
for liberty. To perpetuate the memory of that
great race of aborigines destined to soon pass
away and emulate their nobler traits of char
acter, their love of freedom, their unbounded
hospitality, their devotion to those who had
been kind to them. To extend a helping hand
to the needy, to for the sick and distressed.
to bury the dead and assist the widow and
arnhaD
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TO CORRAL THE "oAsrEE.n
Scene of Holmes 4dUeged Murders Sc
cured 6y q Dime Museum.

Scene of Holmes ALteged Murders Sc
cured by Dime M,tseuns.
CHICAGO, ILL, Aug. 3.-The police had
nothing new to announce in the Holmes
case to-day. Chief Badenoch was not in his
Office to-day and Inspector Fitzpatrick was
engaged with other matters. He said work
was being pursued on the case upon the
lines suggested in information gained
from the Quinlans. 1t was suggested to-
day that dime museum firm has secured
lease on the Holmes castle in Englewood
and would fence it in and charge visitors
10 cents admission to the house and
grounds.
LITTLE ROCK, ARK, Aug. 3.-Attor-
ney William Capps of Fort Worth. Texas,
who has been in Chicago for the past two
weeks working on the Holmes case in the
interest of the heirs of Minnie Williams,
arrived here this morning and met Deputy
Sheriff Rea of Fort Worth, who first dis
covered the location of Allen in the
penitentiary here. Mr.. Capps said:
II am fully satisfied that Allen can
throw great light upon the swindles of
Holmes at Fort Worth and also at other
points. There is no doubt of Allen having
been In the deals with Holmes. To-day
be admitted to me that he was the A. r.
BOND to whom Minnie William transferred
the property and who conveyed it to Ly-
man."
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more enduring and to bring under its protec-
tive shelter members from all classes Of popu-
lation, it was natural that new name should
be selected. The desire to retain the features
taken from the manners and customs OF the
Indians during the revolutionary struggles,
suggested the name of cred Men," and this
name the organization, formed at Fort Miffiin,
adopted.
Branches of the societies of Red Men were
established in Maryland, Pennsylvania and
New York and scattered over an extensive
territory, as far South as Charleston and New
Orleans. In 1884 reorganization of all these
different branches was effected; they were
brought under a central governing body and
the name changed to Improved Order of Red
Men, AS a distinctively American order,
whose origin and history were closely 1denti-
fed with the birth, traditions and develop
ment OF the United States, it is but natural
that its rituaistic features, well as its teach
ings and principles, should be originally and
distinctively American. Other societies had
been founded upon Old World customs and
traditions, or upon ancient history or biblical
lore, but those who desired to found dis
tinctively American fraternity, destined to
perpetuate the teachings inculcated during
the struggle for liberty and independence,
went to the aboriginal inhabitants, and from
their history. rites and ceremonies, constructed
the ritualistic work Of the Improved Order of
Red Men.
The ritualisttc work of the order is taken
from the League of the Iroquois. known other
wise as the Six Nations, q powerful Indian con.
federation who held sway over that vast terri
tory lying between the Hudson and Mississippi
rivers who composed the most enlightened and
advanced of all the North American Indian
tribes, and whose wise and just system of gov
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silver throats of the tribe. Hon. Alexan-
der Gordon, the white chief of Redwood,
will welcome the tribe, and Great Sachem
O. f. Seayey will answer. A banner will
be given the Seminoles. Thus will the
pleasure continue throughout the week.
Great Chief of Records Charles F. Burg
man has been commissioned to tell the
palefaces why the council of the tribe has
been called. Thus he has told the story in
the language of the Great Father:
The Great Council, which assemblies once
each .sgreat sun" Tor year,, is composed of the
great chiefs of the reservation, past great
sachems and representatives of the tribes. To
qualify as representative to the Great Council
a member must have passed the various stages
of promotion within the gift of the tribe to
which he attaches himself, until he becomes a
past sachem, displaying during this probation
airy period whatever of ability, virtue, man
hood and knowledge there is in him, enabling
him to ga Their such experience as will qualify
him to enter the legislative council, which
directs the governing forces of all the tribes;
provided always, of course, he is elected rep
resentative-if not he has, nevertheless, the
privilege of sitting in the Great Council, and
after receiving the past sachems degree re-
mains member without voice or vote, except
the Great Council of our order the brainiest
and most active minds of our tribes and class
of citizens who have been for years the active
participants in building up our glorious State.
The question is asked occasionally, Why do
you assume such a name and thereby create
the impression that you initiate the practice of
the aboriginal savages? To answer this ques-
ton we will have to call to mind bit of history
closely connected and identified with the early
struggles of the colonies. Every reader is, OF
course, familiar with the injurious acts of the
mother country which finally forced the col
onists into the struggle for independence which
resulted later In the establishment of the
United States of America. The navigation act
which effectively ruined the hip-building in
dustry of the colonies, the acts which made the
manufacture of home products impossible, the
quartering act and stamp act successfully
called forth the fercest indignation and re-
sentiment among the colonists, and societies
were formed to create powerful resist
ance against these injurious aggressions.
Among these stood prominently the st. Tamina
Society, previously known as the Sons of Lib
erty The various branches of this society, in
carrying out the active scheme of their propa-
ganda adopted the guise of Indians, to which
the occurrences of December Is, 1878, in Bos-
ton, designated as the "Boston Tea Party" and
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PRoF. MOSES NOT ARRESTED.
Mepican authorities DeaD His Reported
Detention on the Frontier.

lMenicass authorities Deny His Reported
Detention o., the Frontier.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. s.-Re-
ferring to telegram printed under San
Francisco date, saying that Bernard Moses,
a professor of history and political economy
of the University of California, had left
some time before for Mexico, and on his
reaching a small town on the frontier was
arrested by Mexican officials and placed in
Jail in spite of his protestations, because he
was mistaken for an absconding cashier of
bank IN the United States, the Mexican
Minister states he communicated with his
Government in order to ascertain the facts,
and has received a letter to the Governor
of the State of Chihuahua transmitting a
report from the Mayor of Paso del Norte,
who informs him that neither in his
office nor in the police headquarters ap-
pears any notice of MIR. Moses arrest.
1t also stated that Harry L. Floats of the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company,
friend of the professor, informed him that
Mr.. Moses was at Paso del Norte on his
way to the City of Mexico, and that in the
short time he was there he was not mo-
Tested by the authorities.
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Pacific Coast Pensions.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 3.-Pen-
sions have been granted as follows: Cali
fornia: Original - Newton A. Gaylor,
Veterans Home; William NJ Waterman,
Yountyille; Robert A. Kennedy, Pasa-
dena; Edward Stanton, San Francisco;
Samuel n. Thompson, San Leandro. Re-
issue-George w. Swift, Fresno. Original
widows, etc. = Bessie n. Field, Santa
Maria. Mexican War survivors, increase
Enos Prickett, Marysville. Mexican War
widows-Mary Catherine Sharp, Sacra-
mento.
Oregon: Original George B. Wood,
Nosier.
Washington: Original - John Flynn,
Tacoma,
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COMING SOCIAL FUNCTIONS.
Ttco Receptions to Occur During the Red
Mems Council.

REDWOOD CITY, CAL, Aug. 3.-Mrs
Moses Hopkins is preparing to entertain
200 of her personal friends on Wednesday
and Thursday of next week. During the
evening the magnificent grounds in front
of the Hopkins mansion will be illumin-
ated by 5000 japanese lanterns. An or
chestra from San Francisco will furnish
music. There will be large party down
from Burlingame and the elite of MenIo
Park will be present. A coaching party
has also been arranged and there will be a
notable gathering OF society folk and ele-
CANT equipages on the Hopkins premises.
wife will entertain the lady delegates to
Pocohontas Council, Improved Order of
Red Men. The affair will take the form of
a lawn fete
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Farmers, Institute at Aoasstz.

VANCOUVER, B. c., Aug. 3.-The pro-
yincial convention of farmers, fruit-growers
and dairymen closed three days session
at Agassiz this morning. Lieutenant
Governor Dewdney presided. Hon. James
Baker. Minister of Agriculture; J. Fletcher.
Entomologist of the Dominion Agricultural
Department; Professor Saunders, Superin-
tendent of Dominion Experimental Farm
ing, and other prominent persons were in
upon different interests were read and
discussed.
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"Dianao.d Joe,s. Tsdo,, Deaa.

DIES MONIES, Iowa, Aug. 3.-Mrs. Rev.
nolds, widow of Diamond Joe" Reynolds.
the steamboat king, died at her home at
McGregor, near Dubuque, to-day, where
she has lived quietly for many years. She
was childless and the millions OF the estate
Will go to her brothers, tie nearest of kin.
Joy Martin is one of them. Diamond
Joes" wife died without making will
and e. N. Hickey of Chicago is admins.
traitor of the estate.
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Premier Bo,reu at Toncourer.

VANCOUVER, B. c., Aug. 3.-sir Mac
kenzie Bowel, Premier of Canada, Hon.
T. M. Daily, Minister of the Interior, and
Hayter Reed. head of the Indian Depart
ment, arrived at Vancouver this afternoon.
The party leaves for the north on Mon
day on the Government steamer Quadra
for a ten days cruise, and will visit the In
dian reserve along the coast. The Premier
declined to discuss the Manitoba school
question or other political matters.
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he Metamora Tribe on Monday. The sig
nal fires are burning brightly, and flaming
arrows shot through the sky guide the
painted and feathered warriors toward the
gathering place of the tribe. From such
distance have these signals been trans
mitted that the Great Father at Washing
ton, seeing the blazing emblems, has dis
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repeated in one or two instances during the
early part OF 1774, bear witness.
After the close of the Revolutionary War
these societies, having accomplished their OBJ
ject-namely, the freedom of their country
from monarchial rule-beeame less prominent
in public affairs as organized bodies; and it
was not until the agitation among the people,
arising from the difference in opinion
in regard to adopting q permanent form
of government became the all-absorb-
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NEW RODS FROM PHGNIx.

Survey for the Castle Creek Hot Springs
Line Completed.
PHOENIX. ARIz., Aug. "a survey was
to-day completed for the tourists hve-mile
broad-gauge railway from Vulture static n,
the Castle Creek hot springs, sixty miles
north of Phoenix. The main promoter of
the road is Congressman N. o. Murphy
owner of the springs. A franchise has also
been granted for the construction by
Fowler Bros. of a nineteen-mile railway
westward from Phoenix. The construction
on both lines will commence in October.
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On
September
9th,
ADMISSION DAY,

We will give away two
wheels to the first and
second nearest guessers.
We have refilled the
barrel, and this time it
contains only nickeIs.
Now put on your think.
ing cap and guess the
amount of coin i'm the
barrel and ride a wheel
with us.
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DUNCAN MILLS AWAKENING.
Organization of an Improvement Club In
the S0nonsa VitLage.

OrgHntzUtfOh OF an Improvement CtuO tn
the Sononsa VitIdge.
DUNCAN MILLS, CAL, Aug. 3.-Dun-
can Mills is waking up. An improvement
club has been organized, with Alexander
Duncan president, William Fraser vice.
president, Mrs. Jean Pyatt secretary, Mrs.
Morris Newton treasurer and the follow
ing directors--I. E. Thayer. d. C. Knowles,
Frank Orr, James Orr, John ]. Dayton,
James Sherida, Albert Dayton, Samuel
Rien, George Morgan, G. Z. Field, &. B.
Decartv, J. la frankie, W. T. Mears,
Charles Rule. T. B. Moore, G.. w. Merk,
Morris Newton.
Stirring addresses were made at the
ss-meeting from which the organization
sprang and plans of improvement were
adopted. A committee consisting of
George Morgan, w. T. Mears and Morris
Newton was appointed to wait upon the
Supervisors at Santa Rosa and demand
promised improvements on roads.
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ing topic among all classes, and made it
necessary, in their opinion, for their con-
solidating their ranks, that they again assumed
O commanding influence, principally to pre-
vent the plans formulated by society of dis
tinctlv aristocratic tendencies and regarded as
harmful to the liberty and welfare OF the peo-
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coming, and great will be the feast. At
night the chiefs will visit Metamora Tribe;
the pipe of peace will be smoked.
When the sun again rises the Great
Council will catherine braves at Ger
mania Hall and the Council of the Daugh-
tiers of Pocahontas at the Red Mems tepee.
At dusk all will listen to the singing of the
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patched his long-rihes to the westward to
drive back the braves, thinking they are
on the warpath. But the palefaces have
been made the victims of Indian cunning,
and even now are wandering in the wilder
ness many miles to the east, where are no
braves save the few scouts sent to mis-
guide the Great Fathers army with false
signals.
The mission of the sachems and warriors
of the great tribe is one of peace. They
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the matter inasmuch as no one was in
iured. and as far as has been learned no
charges have been made against the
persons who did the shooting.
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Alta DISTRICT ELECTION.
The Project of TaD Issue Thought to
Haze Carried.

TRAvER, CAL, Aug. 3.-An election
was held to-day in the Alta irrigation
district to vote tax of $4,000 to pay the
running expenses of the district. It is
conceded from the incomplete returns that
the project has carried by safe majority
This will be the largest tax that has ever
been levied in the district.
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come to smoke the pipe of wisdom, to take
counsel from the medicine men and to
show their devotion to the guns of the
tepees-the Daughters of Pocahontas.
The great chiefs will pay a visit to Min
cola Council Monday afternoon. The
Mineola maidens have prepared for their
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GATHER FOR A POWWOW
The Metamora Tribe Has All
Prepared for the War
riors' Coming.
GREAT sAcHEMs TO CONFER.
Dusky Daughters Of Pocahontas
VIII Be There to Prepare
the Feast.

REDWOOD CITY, CAL. Aug. 3.-The
council of the Red Men will commence in
the long house on the hunting grounds of
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WAS THE
NEAREST GUESSER.

Owing to the Iateness of the
hour and the length of time
consumed in scrutinizing the
guessing blanks, it will be
impossible to deliver the
wheel to the lucky guesser
to-day.
Party will please call Mon
day to Guessing Department
and select such wheel as
mentioned on the guessing
blank.
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COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION

OF GraduateS OF San FFdnCISCO MOI
NAL School.
DY ORDER OF THE CITY BOARD OF Ex-
ID animation a competitive examination of the
graduates of the San Francisco Normal School of
May, 1895. in conformity with Section l66 of the
rules of the Board of Education, will be held at
the San Francisco Normal School building, on
Powell ST., near Clay ST., commencing on Saturday
morning, August 10, at o'clock
GEO. w. WADE,
Secretary City Board Of Examination.