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The record-union., 1896-08-15
Two Hundred People Drowned and
Thousands Rendered Homeless.
An Immense Amount of Damage Done
to Property.
One Hundred and Twenty-Three
Deaths Attributed to Heat Occur
at New York City Within Twenty
Four HOurS-TWO Steamers Collide
in Detroit River and Both Sunk.

LONDON, Aug. IA dispatch from
Bombay to the News Agency states that
disastrous floods have been caused in
Southern India by the overlooking of
the river Kistna.
The damage to property is immense
and thousands of people have been rem
dered homeless, their houses being
swept away by the floods. 1t is feared
that many lives have been lost in the
oyerflowed district.
The water has washed out the railway
of the NiZam for a distance of seven
miles, and it will have to be almost COM
pletely rebuilt.
The worst disaster yet reported in
connection with the flood was the sink
ing of boat crowded with refugees
near Tatta, a town fifty miles south
west of Hyderabad. Two hundred per-
sons went down with the boat and were
drowned
The residents along the course of the
Kistna expect an overflow twice year.
They depend on it for the irrigation of
their fields. But the present flood was
much greater than they wanted or were
prepared for. All the land in that part
of India needs irrigation, so that the
densest population and the most highly
developed part of the country lies along
the river banks and makes the loss SO
much the greater when a flood takes
place.
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NOT THE DOGS FAULT.
She Blamed FidO For All of the Ex-
Citemeut

A well-dressed woman, leading q
into the ladies' cabin of a Gloucester
ferryboat the other day, says the Phil
adelphia Enquirer" AS soon as she
had seated herself the Skye terrier with
blinking eyes crawled under the seat
and proceeded to go to sleep.
A well-dressed Gloucesterite, carry
ing small market basket, entered the
ladies' cabin and deposited his $50
pounds of avoirdupois in the next seat
to the woman with the Skye terrier. He
showed his basket under the seat, and,
withdrawing a newspaper from his
pocket, settled himself to read
The boat was moving from the slip
when suddenly the woman began to
wriggle. She toyed impatiently with her
skirts, and. in a stage whisper audible
to those nearest her, said: Don't be
rude, Fido," and gave the dog chain a
little jerk. A moment later she turned
pale and, giving the chain hard jerk,
said, screechingly: Lie down, Fido;
behave yourself, sir!''
The passengers smiled. and the woman
gasped. She jumped up with Shrek
that would have done credit to a Sioux
Indian, and began to strike her skirts
and dance about as if executing a Com
manche war dance. AS she and the dog
swung around the cabin the animal re-
sembled rag pinwheel just set off.
The other passengers had by this time
become intensely interested in the per-
Torrance and stared at the woman in
open-eyed wonder. An idea suddenly
struck the addressed Gloucesterite.
He reached under the seat and calmly
withdrew his basket, and as he raised
the lid a look of wisdom overspread his
rotund features. To him, at least, the
mystery of the woman's actions was
made plain.
Madam, he said, without moving an
eyelash, when you are through with
my lobster will you kindly return it to
me?"
There was a last wild despairing
shrek as the woman collapsed into d
dead faint. Then the Gloucesterite
wrenched open the jaws of his lobster
and replaced the crustacean in his bas-
ket Some among the crowd continued
to roar, while others set about restoring
the unfortunate woman to conscious
ness.
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Others Now in Prison Likely to Suffer
the Same Fate.
Democrats, Populists and Silver Re-
publicans in Washington Reach an
Agreement as to the Division OF
Electors and State Officers, and
But One Ticket Will be Put in the
Field.
Field.

NOGALES "a. T.), Aug. 14.-Three of
the Yaqui Indian prisoners who were
captured after the battle here on the
18th instant were quietly taken out OF
town this afternoon by squad of Mex
lean soldiers and shot to death. They
were given hearing this morning and
acknowledged their connection with the
raid, but pleaded that they were forced
tc participate by their chiefs. Several
invitations were issued to American
officers by Mexican officials to witness
the execution, but otherwise the killing
was secret, and no one knew when the
men were taken out nor where the ex-
ecution took place.
number of other Indians now in
prison here are likely to receive similar
treatment The Mexican authorities
continue to bring in suspects, and there
are now six confined in the NogaleS
Jail.
The company of cavalry which left
here this morning found traces of a
band of Yaquis near Santa Cruz, and
Immediately sent back for re-enforce-
ments, to which request a company of
infantry left on a special train at 4
Z. m. for Calabasas. Nothing has been
heard from the latter party yet.
A company of United States cavalry
from Fort Grant are now bound for
Nogales, together with another COM
pany from Fort Crittenden. The latter
company reports having captured a
band of about thirty armed Yaquis near
Sonoita this afternoon.
Ranchers returning to this city report
that several predatory bands of In
dians are securing the range country
and stampeding cattle.
There have been many minor skir-
mishes to-day between Mexican SOL
diers and Yaquis, but no fatalities are
reported.
The record-union., 1896-08-15
NEWCOMER MURDER TRIAL.
The Case Expected to Go to the Jury
This Afternoon.

SONORA, Aug. 14.-The fifth day of
John T. Newcomers trial for the kill
ing of Caleb Dorsey opened with re-
view of the testimony by Attorney
Street of the prosecution.
Robinson and Waters, for the defense,
followed, dwelling upon the testimony
tending to prove that Newcomer shot
Dorsey in self defense. Waters, in
closing, told the jury that he desired
that his client should either be found
guilty of murder in the first degree or
acquitted, as there was no middle point
The case went over until Tomorrow
when District Attorney Otis will make
his closing argument. 1t is probable a
verdict will be rendered early to-mor
row afternoon, and the general opinion
is that Newcomer win go free.
The record-union., 1896-08-15
MONTPELIER BANK ROBBERS
The Three Idaho Desperadoes Still at
Large.

POCATELLO 0daho>, Aug. 14.-The
Montpelier bank robbers We're to-day
traced as far as Smiths Fork, about
forty miles from Montpelier, and moth
ing further has been heard from Sheriff
Davis and his poss~ a second party
was organized at midnight last night
and started with supplies to relieve the
pursuers. Thomas Mccarthy, the noted
bank robber, is thought to be the
leader, as he is known to have lived in
Star Valley for several months. The
robbers had horses staked out to re-
lieve the ones they started with, and
every thing proves that plans were brill
iantly laid and executed. Governor Nc
Connell will offer a reward of 81, 900 for
the capture Of the desperadoes.
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ELUDES THE AUTHORITIES.
Plans of the Filibuster Dauntless
Well Executed,

WASHINGTON, Aug. IA tele-
gram received to-day by the Treasury
Department from Customs Collector
Lamb of Brunswick, Georgia, says: The
plans for the filibustering trip of the
tug Dauntless We're so we'll executed
that with the greatest surveillance ex-
ercised, she could not be intercepted
as a filibuster. The tug, apparently un-
der ordinary circumstances, left her
wharf at 9:45 o'clock on the night of the
18th, ostensibly for Miamo, Florida, to
secure a tow. However, at 2:45 a. M,
with lights extinguished, she took
body of men from Jacksonville, SUP
posed to number 100, at Woodbine, the
junction of the Florida Central and
Peninsula Railroad with the Salt River,
in the customs district of St Marys,
passing out at Flandreaus at daylight
the same morning.
The record-union., 1896-08-15
Stopped a Celebration.

The face of the judge was sad rather
than severe as he looked upon the pris-
oner before him. for the Judge was Il
kindly man at heart, despite the fact
that he was Police Judge.
Drunk again?" he said, briefly and
with a tear in his voice.
Yes, your honor"
And / let you off only yesterday
morning on the same charge because
YOU had never been arrested before?"
Yes, your honor
The Judges face grew hard.
Whats the matter with you?" he
said sternly.
..Nothing-now, your honor" respond
ed the prisoner.
but you We're drunk again. What
do you mean by acting that way?''
II was celebrating, your honor"
Celebrating repeated the court, in
surprise. This is no time of the year
to be celebrating. Christmas and New
The record-union., 1896-08-15
Highest Of Leavening Powa-Iasese 8 Repen
R3&!a!!! a, fs%assa Rfskiaes

changed since Rhodesia's victory over
Cleophus and Challenger's fast time
Both of these youngsters loom up as
very promising candidates. There has
been quite an active demand for both
within the past twenty-four hours.
This has resulted in Ornament receding
a fraction of a point in the quotations.
The talent have a sneaking regard for
Octogan, the son of Rayon dor and Or
tega. Rodermond's boom seems to have
burst. Box, the Westerner, is not re-
garded with high favor, and Ogden is
an unknown uuantity
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Year have passed, and the Fourth of
July hasn't got here yet
I'm sober enough to be aware of that.
your honor"
Then what were you celebrating?
Got new boy at your house?" and a
hopeful look came into the Judges
eyes, for he really sought some excuse
for the prisoner.
No, your honor. was celebrating my
good luck in getting off so easily yester-
day
The Judge smiled almost radiantly
"Oh, is that it?" he said. We'll.
there is some good in you yet and to
stop any more celebrating on that score
I'll fine you $50 and costs. New York
Journal.
The record-union., 1896-08-15
Colvin Not Yet Captured.

FRESNO, Aug 14.-Cass Colvin, the
murderer of r. T. Totten, is still at
large. Four hundred men have been
engaged in the search for the assassin
WITHOUT success. The last trace OBJ
tanned of Colvin was at Simpsons s
Flat, the famous retreat of Evans and
Sontag. Every mountain road is
guarded, and the officers claim that it
will be impossible for the murderer to
&C
The record-union., 1896-08-15
TRAGEDY IN MONTANA.
A Wronged Husband Shoots and
Kills His Wife'S ParamOur,

BUTTE (Mont.), Aug. 14.-B. L. Bone
stel stayed away from home last night
and returning at ) o'clock this morning
he found his wife in company with
Frank Cole, a roomer in the house
BoneStel shot Cole twice, killing him
instantly. The slayer then gave him
self up to the police.
The woman, who was placed in Jail
also, conducted the lodging house in
which the tragedy occurred. Cole was
a printer.
The record-union., 1896-08-15
Concessions to Americans.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-Minister
Faker at Managua has informed the
Department of State that the Costa Ri
can and Nicaraguan Governments have
each granted to the International North
and South American Transportation
and Express Company, corporation
composed of citizens of the United
States, authority to do business in those
countries, and favorable concessions
have been made to encourage the COM
The record-union., 1896-08-15
An Illegal Grand jury.

HOLLISTER, Aug. 14.-A lengthy de-
cision was filed in the Superior Court
to-day by Judge Dorm of Monterey
County, which declares the Grand Jury
of San Benito County an illegal body,
dismisses all the indictments found. and
quashes all it's proceedings. Among
the indictments declared invalid are
those against E. B. Montgomery, ex-
County Treasurer, for alleged embez-
element of county funds.
The record-union., 1896-08-15
MURDERER CONKLING.
He Was Preparing to Escape From
Jail.

HOLLISTER, Aug. 14.-Word reached
Sheriff Holbrook last night that mur-
derer Conkling, just sentenced to life
Imprisonment, was preparing to escape.
He was at once searched and on his
person was found a key which he had
fitted to the lock of his cell door, 1t
was made of hard wod and worked per-
fectly. Conkling said he had had it
for some time, but hoped for an ac-
quittal on the second trial. The Jail
proper is a flimsy affair of brick, and
once out of his cell Conkling would have
been free in ten minutes
The record-union., 1896-08-15
Will Support BRYAN.

MILWAUKEE, Aug. 14.-Senator
John L. Mitchell of Wisconsin. who has
thus far been classed with the gold
standard Democrats, to-day authorizes
the announcement that he will support
Bryan and Sewall and the free silver
platform. Mitchell is in Washington,
and his determination to stand by the
Chicago nominees was wired by him to
his friends in Wisconsin
The record-union., 1896-08-15
Death of an Old Pioneer.

SANTA ROSA, Aug. 14.-George w.
Frazier, who was a member of the sec
ond party of white men to cross the
Sierras, died at his niece's home in Sc
hastopol this week His age was So
He came from Missouri sixty-six years
ago, accompanying the famous Joe
Walker in his hunting and trapping ex-
pedition. At one time he was banished
to San Bias by the main Government.
The record-union., 1896-08-15
Royal Yacht Club Races.

LONDON, Aug. 14.-The Royal Vic
toria Yacht Club races were held to-
day. The principal race was for the
Commodore's cup. The course was
around the Isle of Wight, about fifty
miles. The Clydebuilt forty-rater
Isolde won, Meteor second. The Brit
ANNA, Satanita and Caress also started.
The Satanita has been withdrawn from
the race for the cup given by James Cor
don Bennett, which will take place to-
morrow at Ryde. This leaves the Ailsa
to sail over the course alone.
The record-union., 1896-08-15
Manitoba School Question.

OTTAWA (Ont), Aug. 14.-It is un-
derstood that Hon. Wilfred Laurier has
decided to settle the Manitoba school
question by the appointment of a spe-
cial commission to hear the arguments
in the matter. There will be a repre-
sentative of the Dominion and Manitoba
Governments named, and these two will
choose a third Commissioner from the
bench.
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UnuuestiOnably True.

Neighbor-Well, Patrick, I'm glad
your master is dead. He was an old
skinfiint, anyway.
Patrick Gndignantly)-Faith and Oh
bet if he wor alive you'd not be afther
sayin' you wor glad he wor dead.-Bay
CITY Chat.
The record-union., 1896-08-15
TWO STEAMSHIPS SUNK.
They 1et in Collision on the Detroit
River

DETROIT (Mich), Aug. 15-Shortly
after ! O'Clock this Saturday morning
the large freight steamers William
Chislm and the Oceanic met in collision
in the Detroit River. Both sank in the
river. With their cargoes, they will be
a total loss 1t is reported that some
lives were lost, but no details can be
learned at this hour.
The record-union., 1896-08-15
Head.End Collision.

ST CLOUD CMinn.), Aug. 14.-A
head-end collision between two freight
trains on the Hinckley branch of the
Great Northern occurred this morning,
in which John Mohr, fireman, was in
stantly killed. The other trainmen es-
capped with slight injuries.
The record-union., 1896-08-15
nussulmans Nearly AnnihiIated.

LONDON, Aug. 14.-The Daily
News" will tomorrow publish a dis
patch from Athens saying that a body
of Christian insurgents attacked num-
her of marauding Mussulmans at Ka-
toviatia, near Gambia. 1t is stated that
the Mussulmans were nearly annihi-
lated. Troops were sent to attack the
Christians, but they We're defeated.
The record-union., 1896-08-15
Large Death Rate at New York.

NEW YORK, Aug. 14.-There were
81 deaths reported at the Bureau of
Vital Statistics for the twenty-four
hours from yesterday noon to to-day
noon, of which 153 were attributed to
the heat. The prostrations reported by
the police during the same period num-
bered Twenty-Five
The record-union., 1896-08-15
THE GREAT FUTURITY.
Richest Stake of the American Turf
to be Run To-Day.

NEW YORK. Aug. 14.-The great Flu
turity, the richest stake of the American
turf, will be run at Sheepshead Bay to-
morrow the opening day of the aut-
umn meeting of the Coney Island Jock
ey Club. The turn of the race has
The record-union., 1896-08-15
Terrific Storms in Mexico.

CHIHUAHUA (Mexico), Aug. IA
Advices were received here to-day of
terrific storms in the mountains west
of this city. Buildings on several
ranches We're destroyed, and at the
Borles ranch five persons We're killed.
The record-union., 1896-08-15

A bit of black velvet instead of the
usual red cloth on a desk is a very eff
fective background for paper and en-
velopeS.
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Bow Accidentally Killed.

RED BLUFF, Aug. 14.-Todd Wells,
a boy II years of age. was found dead
on the ranch of ]. w. Boyd, south of
Red Bluff, last evening. He had ap-
parently been riding a horse. and the
animal stumbled and fell upon him.
The record-union., 1896-08-15

Eleven thousand brass bands play
for the Salvation Army
The record-union., 1896-08-15

Until woman receives an itemized
bill she will never believe she has spent
so much money on her charge account
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-14
A General Organization for Local
Ends to Be Made Next
Tuesday.
INTEREST IN LEGAL WORK
The City Will Be Thoroughly and
Ably Organized by the County
Committee.

The Republican County Committee, at
its regular meeting in the Shiels building
last evening, provided for the creation OF
the official district Republican clubs which
will be recognized by the County Com
mittee as the official clubs wherever
municipal politics are concerned.
There will be at least one such club in
each Assembly district, and in districts
where the geographical distribution of
voters makes it more convenient two
clubs viii be organized.
While these Republican clubs will be
wholly apart from the many other general
clubs organized purely in the interest of
the National ticket, they will cooperate
with those clubs and lend all possible aid
to the general campaign clubs in the in
| terest of the Republican ticket generally,
while being organized with special. refer
ence to the local campaign.
Charles Manwaring called to order the
meeting, which was attended by thirty
three of the thirty-six members of the
County Committee, and an interested
lobby, which occupied every chair and
crowded the aisles and entrance, gave evil
dence of the general interest taken in Re-
publican party affairs.
Aside from the routine proceedings the
feature of the meeting was the report on
club organization presented by the COM
mittee on that work by Secretary John
Jackson, the chairman.
The report which was adopted recon-
mended the organization in each Assem-
| bly, district of one club, with the excep-
tion that two clubs should be organized in
districts where the County Committeeman
of such districts deemed it necessary.
Such clubs were to be organized by the
County Committeeman of the districts on
Tuesday evening, the 18th inst, at places
named by the County Committeeman and
by temporary officers and enrolling COM
mittees appointed by them.
The resolution adopted provided spe-
| cifically for the organization of many new
Republican district clubs next Tuesday
evening, and further provided that the
club rolls should be kept open at the
places designated by the County Commit
teemen, hereafter to be published, at times
ending at 10 P. NJ. on Friday, August 21,
when the rolls shall be closed and there
after investigat Such clubs shall be
permanently organized on Saturday even
| ing, August %, whereupon the rolls shall
be reported to the County Committee.
This plan of municipal club organiza-
ton met the hearty and unanimous ap-
proval of the members of the committee
and call of the roll by districts resulted
in the determination that two clubs should
be formed in the following districts:
Thirty-third. Thirty-sixth, Thirty-ninth,
Fortieth, Forty-second, Forty-third and
| Forty-fourth.
On motion of ]. M. Chretien the chair.
man was instructed to ppoint commit
tee OF three, OF which the chairman should
be one. to superintend the carrying out of
| the resolution.
No other business of Importance was
| transacted before adjournment.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-14

the general welfare of the masses in this
country.
The possibility of grave damage from
the competition of Japan and the Orient
vast regions sure TO prove menace in the
long run-shows the benign effects of a
protective tariff 1t is we'll to give some
details concerning the extent of the dan
ger. People will understand the question
better when they realize just how cheap
production can be carried on in the en-
pire of 1.-THE little brown men.
Japan has recently startled the world by
her naval achievements in her late war
with China, but her commercial and in
dustrial growth are not less marvellous.
Her people are patriotic and law-abiding,
and there are 10000, 900 of them to-day
waiting and ready 10 be led into the peace
full pursuits of manufacturing, trade and
commerce and agriculture. 1t is a we'll
known fact that fuel and labor are SO
cheap in Japan that even the cheapest
countries of Europe cannot compete with
her in the open fields.
These facts cause careful men to ask
what would become of this country if no
protection were offered against the abrics
and multitudinous wares of the Orient.
Some time-serving politicians say that
such a contingency is remote, but they
selling textiles, chemicals and metal goods
in American markets at prices that the
American manufacturer and producer
cannot hope to touch.
It is a notorious fact that Osaki is
already the Manchester of Japan and that
thousands of bales of cotton are con-
tinually being shipped to that point from
the United States. 1t is not so generally
known, however, that every bale shipped
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-14
FOURTH-sTREET CARS
Will Resume Operations on Monday
Many Changes in Transfers
Will Result.

On Monday next the recently recon
structed Fourth-street line of streetcars
will be in operation with electricity as the
motive power and will form one cont1nu-
Gus line with the Ellis-street road through
to the park.
With the resumption of traffic on Fourth
street number OF changes in transfers
will be made, taking effect August II.
The provisions temporarily made dur.
ing the reconstruction of the Fourth
street line for transfers between Fifth
street cars and Howard and Folsom-street
cars will be discontinued.
The Ellis-street line, extended down
Fourth street, will issue and receive trans
fers west of Powell street, as heretofore,
subject to the conditions that such trans
fers as are desired are to be asked for at
the time the fare is settled, and that pas
sengers travelling upon transfers will not
be given transfers in the opposite direc-
ton.
Cars bound east and south will receive
transfers from southbound Powell l-streets
cars and will issue transfers to north
bound Powell-street cars, to eastbound
Market-street cars, to east and west bound
Howard-street cars to westbound Folsom
street cars, to westbound Bryant-street
cars and to outbound Kentucky-street
cars.
Northbound cars of the Third-street
line Will issue transfers to westbound
Folsom-street cars and to Howard-street
cars both east and west bound.