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WINSTED (Conn.), Jan. 24.-The
wind blew a hurricane throughout
Northwestern Connecticut and the
southeastern part Of New York State
to-day. At Copaze, N. Y, the wind trav-
eled at the rate Of sixty miles an hour.
Upon the arrival here this afternoon
of train No. on the Philadelphia,
Reading and New England Railroad
from Campbell Hall, n. Y, the crew ana
passengers told a thrilling story OF their
ride between Copake and Norfolk, Conn
The wind blew with such force while the
train was rounding a curve at Copake
that the coach wheels on one side lett
the rails, and the roof was partially
raised from the rear passenger coach.
Passengers tainted and some left the
train before they reached the points
TO which they had purchased tickets.
Freight trains are stalled.
HIGH WIND AND HEAVY RAIN.
NEW YORK, Jan. PA high wind
storm accompanied by rain began mere
about midnight last night and eontin-
ued all day. The heaviest downpour OF
rain, accompanied by forty-mfle east
erly wind, occurred about O'Clock
this morning. Aside from blowing down
a few trees in the annexed district ana
ripping up some dilapidated fences, the
stern did little damage except to tele-
graph and telephone wires. The storm
was general throughout Eastern and
Southern New York State and along the
Jersey Coast, but no serious damage
has been reported.
WORST STORM IN YEARS.
TORONTO, Jan. 24-From about
midnight last night to about 10 O'Clock
this morning this city was completely
isolated from the outside world as FAR
as telegraphic and telephone service is
concerned. A storm of sleet and rain
set in Wednesday night, and continued
without abatement until last night,
when it changed to snow. The electric
railway system is badly demoralized.
All trains are late.
The storm kept up all afternoon with
unabated fury, but began to moderate
about o'clock this evening. Tele-
graphic and telephone communication
is still badly crippled, and in this city
miles of streets are practically impass-'
able, being strewn with debris of wires,
piles and trees. Many pedestrians had
narrow escapes from falling wires, and
several horses were killed by contact
with live wires. So far no loss of life is
reported.
The storm was the worst experienced
in this part of the country for years.
HEAVY STORM AT SEA.
PORTSMOUTH On. H), Jan. 24-The
worst easterly storm of the season as
sailed this city tonight. The streets
are filed with water and slush and are
almost impossible. There is a heavy
storm at sea. It is impossible to learn
whether any marine disasters have oc-
Cured. as a telephone line between this
city and Jerry's Point Life-Saving Sta
tion is down.
BLOWING A GALE
GLOUCESTER CNIass), Jan. 24-The
northwest storm that commenced this
afternoon has gradually increased and
tonight is blowing with great severity.
No disasters are yet reported
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Sensational Rumors Denied.
PORT TOWNSEND CWasb). Tan.

PORT TOWNSEND (Nash.), Jan. 81.
The dispatches recently sent out from
this city to the effect that Mrs. J. N,
Scott, wife of Judge Scott, and sister
in-law Of eT-President Harrison, had
been arrested for assaulting her servant
girl, are wholly untrue. The serving
woman was subject to fits of insanity,
and attacked her mistress with an ak
Mrs. Scott succeeded in defending her
self, and escaped from her assailant
after a severe struggle, the shock of
which has seriously Frustrated her.
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ENTIRE FAMILY DROWNED.
Swept Away While Attempting to
Ford a swollen stream.

Swept Away While Attempting to
Ford a swollen Stream.
FORT WORTH CTex.), Jan. 24.-News
was received here this morning of the
drowning of an entire family in Prairie
Dog Fork of Red River, in Randall
County, Wednesday. Joseph Wicker,
wife and two children attempted to
ford the stream in a covered wagon,
but the waters, swollen by recent rains,
swept the wagon down.
The father attempted to swim to shore
with one child on his back, but he sank
to the bottom with his human burden
The mother and other child remained
in the wagon until it was overturned,
and both We're drowned.
Another family in a second wagon
turned back in time to save themselves.
They could give no assistance to the
Vickers. Wicker was from Missouri.
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Orange-Growers Defrauded.

MARYSVILLE, Jan. PA. c. Ben
nett, a recent arrival who was fruit
buyer for Peycke Bros. of Omaha, has
disappeared, after defrauding several
local orange growers. He made pay
ments Of sight drafts, which were re-
turned to the banks unhonored. Ben
nett left on Wednesday by a river
steamer. He rode in the engine-room
to Sacramento, where all trace of him
was lost.
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NEW FUNDING BILL
plan to settle the Union Pacific Rail-
road Debt.

NEW YORK, Jan. 24-Attorney
Morgan. who represents the first mort
gage bondholders of the Union Pacific
Railroad, whose holdings amount to
over $5.000,O00, has prepared a bill he
will ask Congressman Powers, Chair
man of the Committee on Pacific Rail-
roads. to bring before Congress. The
plan includes the appointment of three
Government Commissioners, who shall
secure the cooperation of all the other
creditors they can enlist in bringing
about a foreclosure through the COM
pany's failure to pay the interest on
the last three coupons due and buying
in the road at the sale. An organiza-
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LATE ARCHITECT ATWOOD.
Marion singer, the Actress, Claims to
be His Widow.

WORCESTER Cdass.), Jan. "a
Marion Singer, variety actress, who
was last on the stage in Worcester in
De Wolf Hopper's Wang came here
December 22d, registered at the Bay
State House as Mrs. G. B. Atwood, and
the next day attended the funeral of G.
b. Atwood of Chicago at the house OF
his father, David Atwood, in Millbury
There she claimed TO be the widow Of
the dead man.
The presence Of the alleged wife of
Architect Atwood at the funeral has
been assiduously guarded by the family,
but the father admitted it to-day. Mr..
Atwood, the father, told a reporter that
ur to the time of the funeral he never
heard it intimated that his son was
married.
Mr.. Atwood could not credit the re-
port that his son had left an estate Of
$500 GOO He thinks he could have had
at most but a few thousand dollars
He says if the woman proves that she
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BURGLARS AT OAKLAND.
Three Places Entered, But the Thieves
Got Little.

Got Little.
OAKLAND. Jan. 24-Another at
tempt was made to crack a safe last
night. Burglars entered the Office of
the National Ice Company and bored a
hole into the safe. They then left, just
as in the two previous attempts, the
first part of the week. Detectives think
some crank is doing the work. Agent
c. H. Green Of the ice company had $500
in the safe.
Burglars broke into the produce store
of r. j. Williams, on San Pablo avenue,
last night and rified the cash drawer of
about S5. They got in by battering in
the back door. Neighbors heard them,
but thought that some one was work
ing in back yard.
The butcher shop of Louis Lundberg,
next door, was also broken into, but the
burglars We're scared away before they
got inside.
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Two Chinese Shot.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 24.-At 2
o'clock this morning Len Wong and
Hon Yu, two Chinese, were shot in a
disreputable house on Bartlett Alley.
Len Wong was shot through the right
side, and was taken to the Receiving
Hospital in a dying condition. Hon Yu
was shot in the left leg The men who
did the shooting escaped and are not
known to the police.
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lost, arrived here to-day after an un-
usually stormy voyage. She was blown
far out Of her course to the northward
and narrowly escaped being wrecked
on the west coast of Vancouver Island.
Boats were provisioned and lowered,
and all preparations concluded for
abandoning the vessel, when she sud-
denly struck lucky current, which
carried her out of danger
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TORPEDO BOAT ERICSSON.
Secretary Herbert Has Decided TO Ac-
cept the Little Vessel.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 24.-Secretary
Herbert to-day decided that he would
direct the preliminary acceptance of the
torpedo boat Ericsson, subject to an
other dock trial, the sum of $4,000 to
be deducted, however, from the con-
tract price for failure to complete the
vessel within the required time.
The Ericsson is now at New London,
Conn, and the trial will take place
there. 1t is not unlikely that, owing
to the unfortunate accidents which
caused the delay in completion, Con-
gress viii authorize the remission of the
$4,000
The department is satisfied that the
machinery of the little vessel is now in
perfect order, and that she can make
twenty-five knots an hour. which is a
half knot more than required by the
contract The Ericsson was built by
the Iowa Iron Works, Dubuque, Iowa.
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italian Cruiser at Vancouyer.

VANCOUVER (B. c., Jan. 24-The
italian cruiser Christofer. Colombo ar
rived this morning from Honolulu, hav-
ing on board as an active officer the
Duke of Abruzzi, nephew of King Hum
bert. The cruiser will leave for Esqui-
malt Tomorrow, where a reception will
be rendered the Duke and officers of
the Colombo on Sunday afternoon by
Lieutenant Governor Dewdney, Ad-
miral Stephenson of the British North
Pacific squadron and the city officials of
Victoria and Vancouver.
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PAY OF LAND OFFICIALS.
Fees in Coast States to be Equalized
With Those in the East.

With Those in the East.
WASHINGTON, Jan. pa bill
which has been f1ercely fought in past
Congresses, and which it is thought will
provoke a storm of criticism from the
localities affected, was ordered to be
favorably reported by the House Com
mittee ION Public Lands to-day. 1t
equalizes the fees paid to land officers
in the Pacific Coast and Rocky Mount
ain States, with those of similar Off
cials East. At present the land officials
in the extreme Western States receive
fees that are so per cent. greater than
those allowed other land officers.
Another important bill upon which
the committee agreed was one per-
mitting mining, prospecting and locat-
ing in the forest reservations near
Cripple Greek, Col
Another bill which will be favorably
reported amends the Revised Statutes
so that the fees for taking testimony
in contested land cases shall be reduced
from fifteen to ten cents per hundred
words.
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DeadIock Remains Unbroken.

FRANKFORT CKy). Jan. 24.-The
Senatorial deadlock remains unbroken.
The ballot to-day resulted as follows:
Hunter 81, Blackburn So, McCreary 4,
Carlisle /, NJ. w. Reed 1. Buckner =,
Wilson /, Hazelring 1. Burlington Pop)
voted for Blackburn, and seems i'm
NOVA BILE
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THE PISTOL FAILED TO Explode.
A Hotel Porter's Attempt to Murder a
Negro.

AUBURN, Jan. 24.-Eli, we'll
known negro of this place, is thankful
that he is alive. He had few words
this morning with v. Stepheser. porter
at the National Hotel, who was in
toxicated. Stepheser remarked that it
was h of world in which a white
man couldn't kill niggers," and going
to a hardware store, bought a pistol,
loaded it, and went back to the hotel.
Slipping up to Eli. he placed the gun at
his breast and pulled the trigger twice,
but it did not explode. Stepheser evi-
IDENTIFY didn't know much about pistols
as the safety was on. Some bystanders
took the gun away, and the Sheriff was
sent for.
The would-be murderer is now in jail
He is hard character, and has served
a term in the Nevada State Prison.
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In Dalmatia it is an exceedingly
auspicious omen for a cat to sneeze
when bride enters her new home.
In Wales it is believed that If fish
erman counts the fish he has caught he
will catch no more during the day.
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west River to be Opened to Commerce.

PEKIN, Jan. 24.-The Chinese Gov
ernment has agreed to comply with the
demand of Great Britain that the West
River be opened to commerce, but
makes the condition that China be
allowed to retain the territory ceded
under the Burmah-Chinese convention
of 1894. The matter has been referred
to Lord Salisbury, the British Prime
Minister
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In France it is believed that when
a white pigeon settles upon a chimney
the incident betokens speedy death to
some person of the household.
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The university men still assert them
selves in National legislation. Nearly
one-half of the National House MEM
bers are college graduates, and the
same is true of the Senate-BuffaIo
Commercial
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Trophy stolen.

WOODLAND, Jan. 24.-Company F's
armory was burglarized last night and
the Appeal cup, a big trophy won at
Marysville in May, 1898. was stolen
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The early woodsmen of America de-
voutly believed that a she bear licked
her cubs into shape, these being sup
posed to be born almost shapeless.
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Land Grants Approved.
Confessed on the scaffold.

CHICAGO, Jan. 24.-Henry c. Foster.
colored, was hanged in the County Jail
to-day for the murder of a saloon
keeper named George w. Wells. The
latter, when killed, was attempting to
save a citizen whom Foster had way
laid and was robbing on the street in
front of Wells saloon. On the scaffold
Foster confessed, and said he hoped his
execution would be a lesson to all.
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Wyckoff-So Muggson has moved into
his new home in Harlem-is he going to
have a ouse-warmlng2 Kurdler-I'm
afraid not; it's a steam heated fiat
Puck.
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ton would be made by issuing new first
mortgage bonds for the full amount of
the debt at rate which the Commits
sicners might decide was justified by
the net earnings of the road
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4 Hurricane in Northwestern Connecticut
and Southwestern New York.
The Wind Travelled at the Rate of
Sixty Miles an Hour.

The Crew and Passengers of Train
Have a Thrilling Ride Between
Copake and Norfolk, Conn.-The
Worst snow and sleet Storm Ex-
perienced in Years at Toronto,
Canada-An Entire Family Drowned
while Trying to Ford Stream in
Texas.
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EVENTS ON THE TURF.
Results of Yesterdays Races at the
Bay District Track.

bay D1SCr1cU Track.
SAN FRANCISCO, JAN 24.-The
weather was fine, but the track muddy
Five and half furlongs, selling,
Lucy Dog won, Conde second, Catch
En- third. Time-1 :0934.
Seven furlongs, inside course, Her
manita won, Zaragosa second, Regan
third. Time-1 3S&
Mile and a furlong, handicap, Logan
won, Little Cripple second, Fred. Gard
ner third Time-1:57.
Five and half furlongs, selling, The
Judge won, Chartreuse second, Duke
Stevens third Time-1 29a.
Five and a half furlongs, selling,
Summertime won, La Mascota second,
Easel third. Time-1 10.
Seven furlongs, inside course, Elsie
won, Catalogue second, Alexis third.
Time-1:3S
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THE WEEKLY UNION - THE BEST
weekly on the coast.
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TO-DAY,S ENTRIES.

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 24.-Follow-
ing are the entries and weights for the
Bay District races tomorrow:
First race, maiden three-year- olds,
about three quarters of a mile, Annie
B. Q02), Joe Terry Q07), Japan GOD.
Little Jimmie 900, Afflatus Q02), Globe
GOD, Harry Q. GOD, Miss Lucy (102),
Sir Collier GOD.
Second race, selling, eleven -sixteenths
of a mile, Monitor (97), Perhaps (9D,
Hyman Q0D, Mainstay QO3), Toano
Q10), George Miller (103), Sea Spray
(97), Major Cook Q02).
Third race, Norfolk Stakes, one mile,
Midas Q10), imp. Star Ruby Q10),
Favory GOD, Flashlight Q1), Herman
ita 600, Peter II. Q10), Rosebud q12).
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CHURCH NOTICE

STxTH-sTREET METHODIST CHURCH,
X and L-Rev. f. r. Ollie win preach at
10:15. Class meetings at $3.50. 1915 and
6:30. Bible school at 1915. Epworth
League at $50. No service at 7:30.
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Had an Unusually stormy Passage.
PORTLAND (Or.). Jan. 24.-The
British bark Lorton, long overdue from
Mazatlan, Mexico, and given up for
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Buttons.

200 dozen Fancy Metal Buttons,
assorted sizes. Regular prices, 35c
to 81. Will be Ioc per dozen.
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Ten dozen Assorted Black and
Gray. All broken lines. Sizes IS,
10, 22, 20 and 25 to 80. Regular
price, 81 SO. Will be 38c.
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BILLIARD TOURNAMENT.
sutton, the Canadian, Surprises Every
one by Good Playing.

Sutton, the Canadian, Surprises Every
one by Good Playing.
CHICAGO, Jan. 24.-Sutton, the Ca
madam, whose play in the billiard tour
nament had been amateurish, surprised
everyone this afternoon by beating Nc
Laughlin, who has taken rank with
Gallagher, in the closest and most ex-
citing contest of the series. Sutton ex-
plains his previous poor playing on the
ground that he was not accustomed to
American tables. He found his stroke
to-day, however, and his draw shots,
both long and short, combined with his
admirable position play, brought out
frequent applause. Score: Sutton 40O,
high run Sc, average 13 1929; Me-
Laughlin 391, high run so, average
Is 27-2S.
Maggolio was badly beaten in the
evening game with HatIey, the score
being 400 to 245. The play was the
slowest, and excepting a few brilliant
flashes from Hatleys cue there was
nothing to relieve the monotony of bad
breaks and ciphers for the spectators.
National Editorial Association.
ST. AUGUSTINE (Fla.), Jan. 24.-The
National Editorial Association com
pleted its labors this afternoon and ad-
journed sine die. The next convention
will be held at Galveston, Texas. The
following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, r. H. Thomas Of the Farmers
Friend" Mechanicsburg, Pal Vice.
Presidents, Louis Hahman of the
Democrat" Brazil, Ind; S. Craig of
the "Citrograph," Redlands, Cal, and
]. V. Gilmore of the Sugar Bowl" New
Orleans, La. A committee was named
to consider the question of erecting a
home for disabled editors in Florida.
Land Grants Approved.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24-The Sec
retary of the Interior has approved
the following grants of lands to States
and railroads: California school indem-
nifty list in the Sacramento Land Dis
trict, embracing 3, 393 acres; in Carson
City, New, Land District, 86,671 acres,
in part satisfaction of the grant of
June Is, 1890. giving the State 100000
acres of land. The selections now made
by the State on this grant aggregate
1,699014 acres.
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Ribbons.

100 pieces Assorted Fancy Rib
bon. Prices were 35c to 75c. Will
be I5c per yard.
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Photo Frames.

Fancy Ivorine, cabinet size, that
we're 25c, will be Ioc.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-30
OUR LONDON LETTER.

LONDON, Aug. 29.-The ministers
are resting from their labors, and their
works will not follow them till the re-
cess campaign begins. Mr. a. ]. Bal
four seems fated to be the first MEM
Der Of the cabinet to open the cam
paign by appearing before his Man
chester constituents.
Prior thereto, he VIII visit Mr. Glad
stone at Eawarden. His visit viii be-
zin tomorrow, and he will remain with
Mr.. Gladstone for several days. Con-
siderable interest pertains to The
meeting, and everybody is asking why
the conservative leader should thus
seek out and be received by The enc
statesman who is still regarded as a
sort OF spiritual head OF liberalism Mr.
Balfour's friends assert that both
statesmen have much in common III
their range of studies apart from poll
tics, and can certainly point 10 the fact
that Mr.. Gladstone has received Mr.
RalTour at Hs.warden once already
after the election of 1874. when meta
plx was more likely to De the SUBJ
1ect of thedl, discussion than politics.
BUT Mr.. Baafour has become leader Of
the house since, with a policy on edu-
cation which he already has asked Mr..
Gladstone to support publicly, know
ing he sympathizeS with it privately.
Tine conference, i'm well informed cir
cles. is believed to refer to how far Mr..
Gladstone VIII give his open support
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-30

Two centuries ago the Dutch Destroy
ed every nutmeg tree in the MoluccaS
in order to enjoy a monopoly of the
business, having planted the trees in
their own possessions.
In spite of their most earnest efforts,
however, the islands were being con-
stantly restocked. For a long time the
thing was d mystery, but at length III
was solved.
The doves of that quarter of the world
are Of large size and readily swallow
the seed of a nutmeg, with the fruit
of which they traverse wide stretches
of sea and land in a few hours and
deposit the seeds of the nutmeg not only
uninjured, but better tilted for gernni-
nation by the heat and moisture of the
birds system.
BY a similar process thousands OF
acres of land have been covered with
trees of different kinds, the birds act
ing as natures agents in the dissent.
nation of plants.
But in quite another manner do they
transport seeds from place TO place
Darwin found in six grains Of earth
adhering to the feet of a plover three
different kinds of seeds, and in mud
sticking to the feet of ducks and geese
shot in England he found the seeds Of
plants peculiar to the Victoria Nyanza,
in central Africa, thus proving not only
the extent of migration, but also the
possibility of plants appearing in
strange localities through the agency of
these BIRDS
In the mud sticking to the feet of a
Texas steer the seeds of five different
kinds of weeds and grass common in
Texas were found by a microscopic
after the arrival of the animal in New
YoTk7SL Louis G10be-Dem0Ia4
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-30

CoMBINATIoNsNo DIVIDED AND
roGF THERE

Some of the campaign pictures of
William Mckinley and William Jen-
nings Bryan which are floating about
the country make them look strangely
alike. 1t would seem as if the persons
who were responsible for these por-
traits had jumbled the features of the
two candidates for the particular pur-
pose Of being in a position to furnish
portraits of either Bryan or Mckinley
a a moments notice BY simply run
ming the pictures through q small
press, which prints the name in small
black type, the portraits are ready to
be thrust before the gaze of the public.
If the portraits are not convincing the
printed name leaves not the shadow of
doubt as to the identity OF the can
didafe and few kicks are heard.
The one source Of trouble in creating
these pictures seems to be the differ
ence in the hair of the two gentlemen.
Mr.. Bryan has a plentiful crop, curly
and heavy, which sweeps out at the
sides and the back and waves high in
the air on the top. Mr.. Mckinley's hair
is of slender calibre, particularly on the
top of the head. Moreover 1T is al
ways brushed smoothly; whereas Mr..
Bryan's hair looks as if he made a
practice Of running his fingers through