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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10.-Will-
lam Meadows, an elderly laboring man,
who lived with his family at 14O3 Mis-
sion street, was killed to-day while
acting as rear brakeman on some gravel
cars used by Contractor John W. Fer
ris in grading fourteen blocks bounded
by Stanyan, Ashbury, Carl and Eight
eenth streets, on Clarendon Nights.
The accident occurred at 3 a. m.
There were four empty cars. They were
in charge of Meadows and a new work
man named W. Wood. Meadows had
been working with the graders nearly
year and was an old hand at managing
the brakes. The four cars had dumped
their loads from the steam paddy, about
a quarter of a mile away, when they
were started on their way, as usual,
toward the bottom of the curved in
cline, from which point they were to be
pulled UP hill to the steam paddy for
another load Just before reaching the
last curve on the bottom the four cars
jumped the track. They were going at
great speed, so great as to attract the
attention of the all the workmen. When
they jumped the track Wood, who was
the forward brakeman, was pitched
much cut up was badly shaken. He was
afterward allowed to go home, which
he was able to do without assistance.
Meadows was less fortunate. He was
caught between the cars as they rolled
over, and when the workmen ran to his
assistance he was found with one of the
wheels resting on his head. Everybody
thought he was dead, but the men lifted
HI,
was breathing. A man was dispatched
to telephone for the ambulance of the
Receiving Hospital. It responded quick
ly, but no sooner had Meadows reached
the City Hall than he died.
He leaves a wife, a. son and daugh-
ter. The family keep a rooming house.
The son came to the Receiving Hospital
just after his fathers body had been
taken 30 the Morgue, and he wept bit
terly.
Wood, the surviving brakeman, said
after the accident that he could not un-
derstand the apparent recklessness of
Meadows. Wood yelled out to him
when they were rounding the first curve
to put on the brakes, but the only an
swer he got was, "Oh, let her go, Bill. =
But when they began to approach the
lower curve Meadows tried to put on the
brakes. The oars had then attained
such headway that the brakes were not
able to do any good.
A reporter who went out to the scene
of the wreck spoke to several workmen
and superintendent T. Davidson, Fore
man Charles GoodaI and John w. Fer
ris himself. They all agreed that the
accident was caused by violation of
the rules to run slowly.
Mr.. Ferris said that every now and
then he had to caution the men from
coasting. They always had plenty of
time in which to get their cars around,
but some of them, either because they
liked to come down grade fast or be-
cause they grew careless, would fire.
quently go much faster than any pru-
dent man would think of going. The
track was examined before the dirt cars
put back and the rails were found
to be just as they had been laid, at the
proper distance apart and at the proper
incline around the curve.
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KENTUCKY sENAToRsHIP.
Hunter Comes Within One Vote of
Election.

Hunter Comes Within One Vote of
Election.
FRANKFORT (Ky), Feb. 10.-This
is expected to be the most interesting
week of the session of the Legislature
and it is claimed will see the end of the
prolonged Senatorial deadlock. The
contest cases may be taken up to-mor-
row.
Republicans have been discussing a
new scheme to-day. Governor Bradley
is to issue a proclamation calling the
Legislature to meet in Louisville in one
Of the large opera-houses there, and the
session of the Legislature would con-
tinue until the election of a Senator. was
effected There, it was argued, would
be ample police protection, not afforded
here. This story was denied by Off
cials, but comes from unquestionable
authority.
There were 102 members present
in the joint assembly to-day, and Hun
ter once more came within one vote of
an election. This happened as the re-
suit of pair between Senator Ogilvie
DemocraD and Representative Poor
(PopulisD. The vote stood: Hunter
81, Blackburn 46, scattering ). Neces-
Sary to a choice o.
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Hotel Arrivals.

Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel
yesterday: S. Long, w. L. Hobbs, w.
e. Cook, j. Hemingway, Chicago;
George f. Kleineberger, Frederick
Warde, Mrs. Isabella Waldron, Miss
Craig Garrick, Arthur f. Warde, Miss
Fanny GilIate, Frederick Warde Com
pany; N K Bigelow, S. e. Vernon,
New York; F. NJ. Leadbetter and wife,
Portland; L. l.. Blatchley, Sierra VAL
ley; T. E. Long, Pittsburg, Pa; FL. w.
Whittier, Philadelphia, Pa; r. H.
Beamer, woodlands; J. N. Gregg and
son. Red Bluff; w. S. Kimel, Silver
Creek, Ky; Ed. K. Jones, E. e. Stod-
dard, J. Eaves, E. L. Cutting, Mrs. B. p.
Searight, Miss ]. Searight, Miss Wor-
den, C. FL. Hill, George p. Thomas, Geo.
f. Foye. t. r. Tilley, S. Kahn, Onin
Taber, R. S. Alexander, T. v. Eddy,
San Francisco; G. E. De Cola and wife,
Ogden
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WINDOWS SHATTERED.
An Aerolite Bursts Over the City Q
Madrid

An Aerolite Bursts Over the City of
Madrid.
MADRID, Feb. 10.-An aerolite
burst over the city of Madrid this morn
ing causing great CONSERVATION among
the inhabitants. The first warning of
the explosion was a flash which illumi-
mated the sky which was almost imme-
diately followed by a tremendous re-
port, the vibrations from which shat
tered hundreds of windows. The aero
lite was accompanied by a great white
cloud and simultaneous with the ex-
plosion there was a trembling of the
earth resembling the sensation produced
by an arthquake. When the flash and
ensuing report took place the people
rushed panic-stricken into the streets,
and some minutes elapsed before the
excitement was allayed. 1t is esti-
mated that the meteoric body was
twenty miles above the earth when it
burst
The people in the suburbs of Madrid
were also panic-stricken by the ex-
plosion. The operatives in the factories,
the children in the schools and the en-
ployes and others in the markets
rushed into the streets in a wild stam-
pede, believing that the world was
about to be destroyed. Many of them
threw themselves prone upon the
ground and commended their souls to
God, while others in frenzy of terror
rushed hither and thither crying upon
the Virgin and saints to save them
Many persons We're injured in the
rushes by running into each other
The shock of the explosion was so
great in the city that it caused the col
lapse of one house, and threw down a
partition wall in the building occupied
by the American Legation Among
the superstitious this is believed to be
q dire portent
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LIVED AT SEATTLE.
Body of the Man Found Floating III
San Francisco Bay Identified.

Body of the Man Found Floating in
San Francisco Bay identified.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10.-The
body of an unknown man discovered
floating in the bay on Saturday last
was to-day identified as that of ]. Gran
ston Potter, a prominent grain mer-
chant of Tacoma, Wash, and formerly
connected with the Seattle Morning
Journal
A special tonight from Tacoma says:
The news of j. Cransto Potter a
well-known and popular society man
and capitalist, who was found drowned
in San Francisco is a shock to his many
friends here j. Cranstoun Potter was
well connected. being the son of Howard
Potter of Grown Bros. & Co, bankers
of New York, 80 years old. He stood six
feet high and was a prominent member
of the Tacoma Athletic Club, and took
a deep interest in all athletic sports,
besides being considerable of an athlete
himself He was generous to q fault,
and never turned an applicant away
without some substantial token of his
generosity He was associated with his
father in placing some very large loans
in this vicinity. Several local enter
prises were helped along by him, and
he, was remarkably successful in all his
business relations. He left for San
Francisco about ten days ago on the
steamer City of Everett, and intended
returning on her. He leaves a wife and
three children in this city, the oldest
being ) years old to-day.
Mr.. Potter has been seven years on
the Pacific Coast, six of which were
spent in Tacoma. His wife and family
are Frustrated over the sad news.
1t is not known up to the present time
whether deceased committed suicide or
met his death accidentally. The police
are investigating.
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Doses. aud has made a payment to bind

poses, and has made a payment to bind
the bargain.
The syndicate will take possession OF
the property on the 1st of April, when
large payment will be made.
The properties included in the deal are
the Bloss, McClary and Haskins mines
and water rights. Among the build
ings on the ground are the odd Fellows
Hall, a schoolhouse, hotel and several
residences.
Trinity Center District is rich and
promising mining section. The deal is
the largest ever made in the county
and will result in giving employment
to many men.
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nothing, but quietly reversed the ships
course; then he covered the golden let
ters of it's name with a sail cloth and
made some other changes, so that from
a distance the vessel presented an al
together different appearance. On re-
turning near the spot where the first
passenger had landed, the steamboat
was hailed, and it promptly arrested
its speed. A skiff approached, and a
few minutes later the second passen-
ger had his 10000 francs back and the
Captain had a man in irons.
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MURDER AT SAN FRANCISCO.
A Woman Choked to Death at an Early
Hour Yesterday.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10-May
Smith, young woman Of the town, was
found dead in her bed at lis o'clock
this morning in her room, 1857 Morton
street, one door from the corner of
Stockton. She had been choked to
death. Louis Spinas, who collects rents
from the women, and is also employed
in Herman Stolzenwald's saloon, next
door to where the woman lived, knocked
at the door of her apartment and fail
ing to get a reply unlocked it from the
outside AS he entered he saw the girl
lying motionless on the bed. He re-
moved a towel, which was tightly twist
ed around her neck, and noticed red
spots on the throat, as though made by
fingers. The girl gave no signs of life,
and Spinas cried out, "She is deadi'
Stolzenwald ran into the room, which
is only few steps from his bar, and
tried to arouse the woman, thinking
that she had tainted or was i'll. He
rubbed her wrist and found that her
body was still warm. Physicians were
at once summoned, but the girl was past
recovery.
The women occupying adjoining
rooms. separated from Mays only by
a partition, had heard no struggle nor
outcry, nor had she seen anyone enter
or leave the place. When the girl was
found one of her stockings was miss
ing. indicating that robbery was the
object of the murderer, as women of her
class are reputed to place their money
in their stockings.
None of her effects in the room were
disturbed, and the police, on searching,
found her purse, containing 81 80, in
the bureau drawer.
There is not the slightest clew to the
perpetrator Of the terrible crime, nor
the slightest suspicion as to his iden-
tity.
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FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT

Passenger Train on the Cincinnati and
- Muskingum Road Wrecked.
GAINESVILLE (O.). Feb. 10.-A pas
senger train on the Cincinnati and Mus
kingum Valley Railroad was wrecked
near Crooksville this morning. Thomas
Fisher, the baggage master, was in
stantly killed, and eight others were in
jured, two of whom, Alonzo Shrigley,
the engineer, and Captain John Bell,
the mail agent. will probably die.
The accident was caused by mis-
placed switch, which had been left par
TALLY open by a section man who had
been cleaning away snow and ice from
around the switch.
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patch from Constantinople dated Feb
ruary Sth, which reports that an at
tempt has been made by Turkish Off
GERS at Bitlis to arrest the Rev. George
Knapp, one of the American mission
aries there on a charge of sedition and
murder, based on an accusation wrung
from an Armenian prisoner. The dis
patch adds that Hon. A. w. Terrell, the
American Minister, insists to the Porte
that if the charge is maintained that
Mr. Knapp shall be brought to Constan-
tinople to be tried before him.
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TRAGEDY AT NEW YORK.
An Artist Murdered Scholars of the
Institute Suspected of the Crime.


Institute Suspected of the Crime.
NEW YORK, Feb. 10-The dead
body Of Max Eglau, an artist, 6S years
old, was found on the fourth floor of
the Deaf and Dumb Institute this after
noon. He was covered with blood,
which had flowed from half a dozen
wounds on his head and an ugly cut
the face. Near the body lay blood
stained iron shovel He had a room in
the institute, where he gave the deaf
mutes painting and drawing lessons.
On the dead man were found a gold
watch and chain, four bank books and
sixty cents in money, which gave rise
to the conclusion that Mr.. Eglau had
not been murdered for the sake of rob-
berry.
The police tonight arrested Peter
Wolff, Adolph Phandly and Edward
Eek on suspicion of being implicated in
the murder. They are about IS years
old, mutes, and scholars of the fnsti-
tute
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ROENTGEN PHOTOGRAPHY.
It's Practical Use Saves Young Lady's
Life.

L116s
BERLIN, Feb. 10.-The first practical
use of the Roentgen photography was
made to-day. A poor young seamstress
who swallowed a needle last week was
likely to lose her life. 1t was decided
to take her to the Central Roentgen
Photographic Association. A camera
holder, containing a sensitized plate,
was placed against a heavy block of
wood at one side of the barred breasts
of the patient. The light was turned
on, and after five minutes the current
was cut off. When the plate was de-
veloped it showed every bone OF the up
per part of the body, and the needle was
found lying point downward in the
lower right angle of the stomach The
patient was placed under the influence
of chloroform and the cause of her suf-
ferings was taken from the stomach.
Tonight she is pronounced out Of dam
ger
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The Captains Capture.

One night not long ago as Donau
steamer from Belgrade to Odessa
neared a small village in Bulgaria
young man approached the Captain and
requested to be put ashore. He landed.
Half an hour later another passenger
rushed up to the commander and de-
spairingly complained that his satcheI,
containing 10000 francs. had myster
iously disappeared. The Captain said
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Capital CITY wheeImen.

The Capital City Wheelmen could not
agree upon club emblem last night,
and reopened the competition for de-
signs for a week more.
The club received correspondence
from the Terminal Club of Stockton
soliciting a relay race on the Stockton
track at an early day. The matter was
referred to a committee of the racing
section
The record-union., 1896-02-11
COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
Certificates Granted and Renewed for


Certificates Granted and Renewed for
Several Teachers.
At the meeting of the County Board
of Education Miss Ethelda Armstrong
was granted a grammar grade certln-
cate on her normal school diploma.
Mrs. Jessie Fortson was granted
grammar grade certificate on her edu-
cational diploma, and the grammar
grade certificates of Misses Ottelia Ash
and Jennie Leonard have been renewed.
Mrs. Winifred G.. Den and Mrs. Pau
line Spencer were granted recommenda-
tions for life diplomas, and Mrs. F. A.
Ressiguie was granted a grammar
grade certificate on her Vermont nor
NAL school diploma.
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The Jury Disagreed.

FRESNO, Feb. 10-The jury in the
case of Clarke Wood, the alleged de-
faulting Deputy County Clerk, on trial
for embezzlement, was discharged to-
day, after announcing its inability to
agree. The jurors stood ten for ac-
quittal and two for conviction. 1t is
not believed the case will again come to
trial.
Wood failed to pay S340 of public
money which came into his hands His
defense was that he was still an an
officer of the county and the money
was still in his possession subject to
demand
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EVENTS ON THE TURF,
Results of the Races at the Ingleside
Track.

Results OF the Races at the 1HSieSlue
Track.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10.-Weather
fine and track fast. Six furlongs, sell
ing, Olive won. Morven second, Pique
third Time-1:15l5
Mile and a furlong, selling, Little
Cripple won, st. Lee second, Dungarven
third Time-1 5615.
Six furlongs, handicap, Bellicoso won,
Ferrier second, Grady third. Time-1:15.
One mile, handicap. Logan won, Ca
brillo second, Gallant third. Time
1:4212.
Five furlongs, selling, Claude Hill
won, Brametta second, Easel third.
Time OPP
Five furlongs, selling, Favory won,
Gold Bug second, Tim Murphy third.
Time-1 :0315.
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SEEKS HER FATHER.
Mrs. Clara Morgan of Iowa Wants to
Hear of Henry h. Swope.

Mrs. Clara Morgan Of Montezuma, Ia,
writes to Secretary Luther of the
Pioneer. Society for information of her
father. Henry K Swope who, she
thinks. came to Sacramento from Tuol-
umne County about 1860 He was
Sheriff of Tuolumne one term
Mrs Morgan writes that he was very
prominent in Masonic circles, ana
thinks that perhaps some of the mem
bers of that order may be able to in
form her whether or not he is alive, and
if not, where his body lies.
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Donovan discharged .

Dan Donovan was arraigned in the
Police Court yesterday for trying to
pass a Confederate note on H. Marks,
in payment for a coat. He claimed to
have found the bill. and the court al
lowed him to go with an admonition
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Land Grants Fpproved.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10-The Sec
retary Of the Interior has approved the
following land grants to railroads. Sup
Elemental list Of 36.71S acres to the
Central Pacific Railroad, successor to
the California and Oregon Railroad,
granted under the provisions of the Act
of July %, 1866 Another list to the
same road, under the same provisions,
containing 216.204, both in the Red
ding, Cal, land district. A third list to
this road contains 9,s,1S acres To the
Southern Pacific branch line, 5,249
acres.
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MINING DEAL.

A German Syndicate Bonds a Lot of
Property in Trinity County.
WEAVERyILLE, Feo. i0.-A Ger
man syndicate has bonded nearly the
whole of Trinity Center for mining pur-
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caschrone Ban.

The Spanish residents of the city will
give a casearone and domino ball at
Smiths Hall on Saturday evening, the
1r+b
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ambassador Uhl.

WASHINTON, Feb. 10.-The Senate
to-day confirmed the nomination of Ed
ward F. Uhl of Michigan to be Embas-
sador to Germany.
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Highest all Leavsning Pewer-Laet u Report
R!>A:'I! 2! &C.! &c. !
ABSOLUTELY PURE

yesterday by hanging. Burnham was
single man, 81 years old, a pioneer of
Butte County and was considered
wealthy
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CRUSHED TO DEATH.
William Meadows Meets With Shock
ing Accident at San Francisco.
Killed by Falling Between Two Over.
turned Cars.

A Butte County Pioneer Commits Sui
eide by Hanging Himself at Bidwell
Bar-A German Syndicate Buying
Up Mining Property in Trinity
County-A Woman Choked to Death
i at San Francisco.
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John A. Sutter rye whisky, 81 bottle.
3 K. Bloch & Co., sole controllers.
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Went 70 sleep ON the Track.

FRESNO, Feb. 10.-The San Fran
cisco train which left here at 2:43 this
morning. ran over and mangled Fred
Boyce. a young man formerly of this
citv. and a colored boy named Alex
ander Thompson, near Coils station.
The two lads were sleeping on the
track. Boyce is frightfully mangled and
will die. Thompson win probably sur
viye
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USE PONDS EXTRACT OINTMENT FOR PILES

GENUINE IN OUR
BOTTLES ONLY, BUFF
WRAPPERS. SEE OUR
NAME. PONDS EXTRACT
CO, NEW YORK AND
LONDON.
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Attempt to Arrest an American.

LONDON. Feb 10.-The DAILY
News" viii tomorrow publish a dis
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suicide eff a Butte Pioneer.
CHICO. Feb. 10.-Stephen B. Burn
ham of Bidwefl Bar committed suicide
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-13
JOS. S. MILLER RESIGNS
AS Commissioner of Internal Revenue to
Engage in Private Buslness-He
VIII Retire From Politics.

Washington, Nov. 12.-It is understood
that the resignation of Mr.. Joseph s. Mil
Ter, commissioner of internal revenue,
treasury department, is in the hands of
the President. Prior to the election Mr..
Miller had a conference with Secretary
Carlisle and the President during which
he intimated his desire to retire from the
public service and engage in private
business He was asked to postpone his
intention until after the election.
Mr.. Miller's relations with the Presi-
dent and Secretary Carlisle are said to be
very cordial. Mr.. Miller has been the
companion of the President. and also OF
Secretary Carlisle, on several hunting and
fishing expeditions.
Commissioner Miller was one of two
men who served under Mr.. Clevelands s
first administration who were re-appoint-
ed.
Mr.. Miller was some weeks ago elected
vice-president of the Baltimore Security
and Bond company, the intention being to
make him eventually the controlling
head. Mr.. Miller will remain in the of
flee until his successor qualities. He will
continue to reside In this city, for time
but will ultimately make New York city
his home.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-13
UNDER ONE FLAG.
Gen. John B. Gordon's Declaration
Brings Tears From Old Soldiers.

Gen. John B. Gordons Declaration
Brings Tears From Old Soldiers.
Rochester, N. Y, Nov. 12.-There was
touching scene at the conclusion of
Senator ]. B. Gordon's lecture on the
Last Days of the Confederaey," before
the Lincoln club last evening. General
Gordon spoke for two and one-half hours,
under appeals to go on! Go on!' In
concluding he said: "As / stand here to-
night in your presence and in the pres
ence of the Great God who is the Judge
of us all, as the selected chief of all the
living Confederate soldiers, 1 want to
present to you, my honor. the honor of all
the living Confederates, the honor of a
great people, that we are ready to join
with you in waving aloft this proud BAN
ner (here he caught up the American
flag from the table and held 1t above his
head, and we join with you all who
lived the flag in saying that by Gods
help there shall never come to it one
blot or stain; that as long as the ages re-
main, that flag shall be the proud and
potent emblem of human freedom in all
this world" The large audience arose
as one man and fairly went wild with en-
thusiasm. Old soldiers with empty
sleeves, and hobbbling on crutehes rush
ed forward with tears streaming down
their cheeks and greeted their former
foe. General Gordon was much affect
ed
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-13
BISMARCK STILL HowLING.

Berlin, Nov. 12.--Prince Bismarck is
continuing his attacks upon the admins
traton of his successor, Count Caprivi.
through the columns of his organ. the
Hamburger Nachrichten, which publishes
today another article on the Russo-Ger-
man treaty of neutrality. The ex-chan-
celor is not In favor of the proposed de-
bate on the treaty in the relchstag, but
thinks Il would be ma tier of special in
terest to know why Capriyi. In 1890, felt
compelled to cut the wires which still
united Germany to Russia. The ex-chan-
cellor Is of the opinion that the question
Of paramount Importance to all Germany
now is whether powerful neighbor like
Russia is i'm close touch with Germany
or with her opponents in Europe.