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CORPSES STREWN
ALONG The SHORE.
Continued from First rage,

that happened to be playing ''go' in a
TEN pie situated on high ground. Sucn
are the tales of death and ruin that come
from place after place, the terrible totals
at this writing being 29,073 killed, 7737
wounded and 1874 houses washed away or
wrecked.
In the Prefecture of Iwate, where So
towns and villages on the coast were Wis
tied by the wave, %, Alb persons were
killed and 6779 wounded out of total pop
ulation of 104.77l, SO that out of every
three inhabitants one was killed or
wounded. 1t is difficult yet to say
whether males or females preponderate
among the victims. Statistics from Mi
yagi Prefecture show that out of 1876
deaths in 20 villages 876 were males and
500 females. On the other hand, traveller
passing through the two hamlets of Tan
no-ura and Funa-koshi, the day after the
catastrophe, saw only 80 young men there.
Not living woman or child was visible.
On the road. however, within a distance of
some zoo yards, he counted corpses of
women and children TO the number of 80.
There were some remarkable escapes.
Men swept out to sea from one side of a
bay were thrown up alive on the opposite
beach; and in one case several persons
were deposited on an island nearly three
miles from the town whence the wave had
torn them. A few saved their lives bv
clinging to baulks of timber, and several
getting wedged among the wooden debris
OF wrecked buildings, were preserved up-
til the wave receded. AT an inn in O-ura a
traveller, apparently the only man in the
house, was grasped by four terrified women
and the combined weight of the five fur
nished steady point. But such bright in
cidents were rare, whereas of inexpressl.
blv sad happenings there are numbers.
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Populist Convention from this State, left
tonight for ST. Louis. He will, by reason
of his standing and ability, probably head
the Washington delegation, composed of
seventeen members, and a majority of
whom expect to gather at Spokane and
depart for st. Louis on the morning of
July Is. Judge Winsor goes at this time
in order TO be upon the ground early to
lend assistance to the movement to have
Bryan, the Democratic standard-b bearer,
either Endorsed or nominated outright
by the ST. Louis convention.
"I'm going to do what / can to have
Brysn nominated, provided he is willing
TO stand upon our platform, and of that
have no doubt. Since his nomination
have put in my time trying to ascertain
the sentiment of the Populists of this
State, and almost to man they favor the
selection of Bryan on the conditions
have indicated. As to Sewall, / hardly
know what to say. 1t may be that the
plan is to have him withdraw and Popu-
list named in his stead
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RiNc0N EAGLE DANCE.
Weird Orgies INDUCED In BY Indian
Braves on the Southern
Reservation

SAN DIEGO, CAL, July 12-The In
dams on the Rincon Reservation have just
concluded one of their annual ''eagle
dances" This custom is one dating back
to their aTbaric stage, but it is still kept
up with jealous ardor and regularity.
In the high, rocky cliffs on the upper
San Luis Rey eagles build their nests and
the growth of the Young birds is carefully
noted. When the birds are nearly ready
to fly man is let down by means of
rope suspended from the top of the cliff to
the cave where the nest is and the young
eagles are captured. Then the signal is
gwen that an eagle has been caught and
many Indians gather dance and rejoice
over its capture. A night is then set (gen-
orally three weeks from capture) for the
eagle dance.
At the appointed time the Indians,
young and old, from all over the reserva-
ton gather at the usual dancing place,
where huge piles of brush have been piled
up and campfires lighted. The eagle is
tied and weighted down with calico. The
dance begins and is kept up necessarily
throughout the night, accompanied by
the Indians weird music, shrieks and
whoops- In the course of the performance
messages are sent to departed relatives
and friends, to be delivered by the eagle to
those who nave gone to the Indian heaven.
Raiment and food are also sent as tokens
of remem brance and good cheer.
No ready-made clothing is ever sent.
Presumably the Indian believes that
clothes made here might not be correct"
in style in the land over there, or that the
angel indian has plenty OF time to make
his own clothes or plenty of gold to en-
| ploy tailor. New calico seems to be the
! favorite goods to send.
At the break OF day the brush pile is set
on fire, and eagle, calico and all are con-
signed to the flames, the breeze tanning
smoke, ashes and fumes heaveEward; the
dance ceases, the gathering disperses, and
the Indians return to their homes reioic-
! ing.
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ANOTHER DISASTER.
Fiue E5cursfonists Killed and ItCenty
Injured Near Chicago.

FiUe EEcursfonists Killed and Ttcenty
Injured Near Chicago.
CHICAGO, July 12.-An excursion train
on the Wisconsin Central ran into an open
switch at AItenheim, a suburb ten miles
west of this city, this evening, killing five
people and iniur1ng about twenty. The
names of the dead are:
Charles Ssmuels, Chicago.
Frederick Keitel, Chicago.
Fred Kerry, Chicago.
Miss Mary Arnold of Chicago.
Miss Hobart of Chicago.
Injured-Mrs. Fagin, Chicago, right leg
broken.
Edward Kelly, Chicago, left leg broken.
d. E. Alden. left arm broken.
]. II. Heater. conductor of the train,
badly bruised.
Peter Conner, injur ed internally.
Fred Gravel, badly bruised and internal
injuries.
Ten or fifteen others were injured, but
were taken away in carriages, patrol wa
CONS and other conveyances before their
names could be learned.
The train consisted of thirteen coaches
and was returning from Schiller Park,
where the Graded Assessment Club, a
lodge of the Ancient Order of United
Workmen, bad given picnic. The train
was coming down a grade. approaching
AItenheim station, and the speed was so
great that the engineer coulo not stop in
| time to avert the wreck.
! Standing on the sidetrack were a switch
engine and a passenger train waiting for
the excursion train to pass. When the
picnic train struck the engine and train
the baggage-car was telescoped by the
next coach. Those who met death were
riding IN the baggage-car, as no seats were
! TO be had in the coaches.
1t is not known who is guilty of leaving
| the switch open, but pending an investiga-
| ton the police arrested Conductor Heater,
James Grant and William Dolan, the
crew of the excursion train. and the crew
OF the sidetracked passenger train.
| Operator Knisner, who works the
| switches from tower, admitted tonight
that he had placed the switch in the right
| position, but neglected tos lock it, and il
had reopened. He was arrested.
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Imoendiarism at Galrestos.

GALVESTON, TEX, July 12.-There was
another disastrous fire on the wharf here
to-day and property valued at $3.50. 900 was
destroyed. The fire was of incendiary
origin. Owing TO this discovery it is be-
lieved the $780, 600 wharf fire of ten days
ago was also OF incendiary origin. The
property DESTROYED to-day was a shed
owned by the Morgan Steamship Com
pany, which contained 1000, 700 yards of
jute bagging.
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Had Been Discarded Near the
Scene of the Double
Butchery.
CUNNING OF THE MURDERER.
Donned Suit of Overalls Before He
Began the Work of
Death.

SANTA BARBARA, CAL, July H.
An important discovery has been made in
connection with the Richardson muir
ders. Officer Peter Storm, one of the
keenest men ever connected with the
local detective force, has been for days
quietly beating the neighborhood in the
vicinity of the Richardson place in the
hope that some evidence might be found
which would help to determine the iden-
tity of the murderer At noon to-day,
while searching in a field directly oppo-
site and below the Richardson place, he
found in ditch near a line of gum trees
bloody shirt, pair OF overalls and a
pair of shoes, which are now in possession
of the Coroner.
The overalls are pair of common blue
denines, somewhat worn, but neither
frayed nor ragged, so that there is no ap-
parent reason for their having been dis
carded. They would fit a small man of
about the height of Barnard, the sus-
pect killed while resisting arrest The
shirt is of blue calico, with white lily of
the valley figure, worn, but not frayed at
the wrists and collar. Upon the right cuff
and the font of the garment are stains
and clots of blood. The garment is slit
lengthwise, front and back. This NAV
have been done in hastily tearing it off or
by COW, which had been placidly chew
ing the left sleeve of the unsavory morseI,
perhaps attracted by the blood.
The shoes are large, but bore evidence of
having been lately worn by man with a
small foot, the leather being shrunk in a
manner to cause this impression. The
shirt seems to have No. IA collar and the
sleeves are short. Nothing was found in
the pockets of the overaIls, and no foot
steps could be traced from the place.
The garments will at once be handed
over for microscopical examination, to de-
| termine whether the blood is human. No
one who sees them, knowing that they
were found but stones throw from the
house of the tragedy, doubts that the
blood came from the murdered Richard.
son women. The apparent age of the
blood clots is the same as those now dry
ing in the lonely house above. 1t was
demonstrated beyond doubt that who
ever murdered these helpless victims must
have been spattered with their blood. The
| shirt is of peculiar pattern and of style
and make handled by local clothier. 1t
is believed that it will be easily identified.
Mrs. Peterson, Cyrus Barnard's STEP
mother, upon being questioned relstive to
| his possession of shirt of the color and
pattern described, vigorously denied that
he owned such a garment and declared
that having done all the young mans
washing she was in a position to speak
| positively. On the overalls are some
white spots, as though made by paint.
This is regarded as further evidence that
| they belonged to Barnard, as he often
worked as house painter.
arrested at Pasadena
| roc ANnrTCC - -, -
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DROWNED At BLACK DIAMOND.
James FitsgeraId's Resolve A0Ginst
Salicide Md too L0te.


Suicide Made too Late.
STOCKTON, CAL, July II. = AS the
steamer Mary Garrett. bound for Stockton
from San Francisco, was at the wharf at
Black Diamond last night James Fitz-
gerald, who was slightly under the inhu-
ence of liquor, stepped upon a stringer on
the outer edge OF the wharf. He looked
for few moments into the water, as
though deciding whether to make the
plunge or not, and attempted to step back.
In doing so he lost his balance and fell
headlong into the water near the side of
the steamer.
AS Fitzgerald came UP for the first time
friend, who saw him fall in, called out,
"Can you swim, Jim?' to which the man
in the water shouted, No" Then the
friend leaped into the river to rescue Fitz-
gerald, but he was 90 late, as the current
had carried the drowning man down
stream and beneath the surface Life pre-
servers were thrown from the Mary Gar
rett and oars and pieces of wood from the
wharf, but without avail. Fitzgerald was
not seen again.
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GIANT COUNTY WARFARE
Strife Bet4ceen Sheepne1s Likely to End
IN BJoodshed

StftTe BetfcceIl SheePTiefe Likely to End
IN BtoOdshed.
PORTLAND, Or. July 12-News comes
from Grant County that the sheep war, as
it is called, is becoming serious, and if the
sheepmen overstep the quarantine limits
there will be bloodshed. Early this spring
the people of Fox Valley decided that
sheep could not longer be promiscuously
herded in their valley and notified all to
that effect. As a result of their deter
mination two bands were fired upon and
many sheep killed and wounded
Last week band of sheep belonging to
Scharff Brothers was shot into, eight
being killed and about a dozen wounded.
The next night similar attack was made
on band belonging to John Nealan.
This time about fifteen sheep were killed
and about sixty wounded. The herder,
one of George Creighton's boys, was in
bed asleep when the shooting occurred.
A ball struck and killed his dog by the
bedside. The probability is that in a few
days not only sleeps blood, but human
blood may be shed.
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Los ANGEL Es, NEW DA1L1.
Free SiIver Democrats to Haze a Morni,,,
'Netrs pdper.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, July IL. - For
weeks past there has been talk of estab-
fishing free silver morning daily news
paper in Los Angeles. The nomination
of Bryan has revived this talk, and it now
seems probable that the new paper will
appear in the near future. At least two
arfe newspaper men have been spoken to
in connection with the enterprise. 1t is
said that ample capital will back the en-
terprise and that the full night report OF
the United Press will be taken. The office
will be in the quarters lately vacated by
the Evening Record.
A prominent official of the American
Protective Association will see that the
new venture receives recognition in that
organization. 1t is said that the gold pro-
clivities of the Herald, the Democratic
organ, will prevent it from strongly sup
porting the Presidential nominee, hence
the supposed necessity Cor an out-and-out
free silver daily.
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san jose Ineenatari.n. M.

SAN JOSE, CAL. July PA fire that
was probably of incendiary origin oc-
CURED tonight at the residence of Mrs. E.
Hughes at 351 South Fourth street.
w bile the family was sitting on the front
porch the fire broke out in two closets in
different parts of the house The blaze
was discovered an time to prevent it from
ing TO about $500. was covered by insur-
anQo
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Snn Rnfnel Mo,.rn.

SAN RAFAEL, CAL, July 12.-Captain
D. F. Bradford, an old resident of this
place, died at his summer home in Bolinas
yesterday. His death was the result of an
accident which occurred early last week
While fishing on Bolinas Bay his boat was
run into by q schooner and upset The
captain was well along in years, and from
the first it was feared he could not recover.
He leaves a widow and one son, William
B. Bradford.
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Taylor of Pasadena, formerly of Santa
Barbara County, has been arrested upon
charge OF having, by false pretenses, OBJ
tanned from B. c. Clay and c. Ehrenfeld
$500. 1t is alleged that he represented that
he was interested in boring for oil and had
a lease on seventeen acres of oil lands. He
is charged with having sold some of this
land without having owned an acre,
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Fire at Los Oiiros.

LOS OLIVOs, CAL, July 12.-Fire that
presumably started from hot ashes from a
locomotive destroyed the engine-house
and locomotive of the Pacific Coast Rail-
way at this place, spread to ad iaccnt stub
ble-felds and consumed a small dwelling
on the hill above, Only by the heroic eff
forts of the people was the beautiful
grain stubble were destroyed. The total
loss is about $4,000.
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Catholic Church Destroyed by Fire.

BROOKLYN, N. Y. July 1.-THE Ro-
man Catholic Church of the Visitation,
corner of Verona and Richards street, was
DESTROYED by fire tonight. Loss, $3.50, 900;
insurance, $50, 900.
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Los ANGELES REFORM CLUE.
Purity Ia Pc litics Its Platform for the
Campaign.

Il
Campaign.
LOS ANGELES, CAL, July 1.-THE
Fourth ward of this city is destined to
distinguish itself in a peculiar way politi-
cally. A unique club was formed in this
ward last evening. Though espousing
politics it is not allied to any party. 1t is
called the Fourth Ward Reform Club, and
already has signed membership of 1913
voters, all pledged to support no candidate
not Endorsed by the club.
The meeting last evening was opened by
Rev. Francis NJ. Larkin, who delivered an
adore IS describing and explaining the OBJ
ects and intention of the club. President
Parker read, for the benefit of non-mem-
bers present, the original pledges of the
club w hich every member has already
signed:
We, the undersigned residents, taxpayers
and voters of the Fourth Ward in the city of
Los Angeles State OF California, hereby sign
our names and pledge our support to this club
and the principles on which it is organized.
Our object Is not TO antagonize any particu-
lar party organization or individual, nor is il
to further the particular interest of any one
We are of the people and for the people; there
fore, believing that only. in union is there
strength and realizing that our officials are
not always the choice of the people, but of the
few political leaders, we pledge ourselves to
give neither promise nor support to any can
didate not Endorsed by our club.
]. A. Williams was elected vice-presi-
dent, J. G. Goodwin permanent secretary
and A. H. Liscomb treasurer. The meet
ing was largely attended and enthusiastic,
each member pledging himself to take
keen interests in the coming elections.
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EsPo USES BRT4N,s CAUSE.

Judge Winsor Departs for st. Los.is to
Fork for the Nebraskan.
SEATTLE, WASH, July 12.-Judge
Richard Winsor, delegate to the National
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Los Angeles Fiesta Incorporated.

Los ANGELES, CAL, July l2.-The
committee of thirty has decided to incor-
porate the annual celebration here under
the name OF La Fiesta de Los Angeles.
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Spokes of Their Silent Steeds
Adjusted to the Tune of
America"
THEIR EMBLEM A SUGAR BEET.
Electric Lamps Flash Out the Red,
White and B ne as They
Ride On.

ALVARADO, CAL, July 12-Alvarado,
the ''cradle of the American beet-sugar
industry" has organized a Mckinley BIZ
cycle Corps with fifty members. Many
striking and novel features have been
embodied in the uniforms and other para
phernalia, and when all the details have
been perfected no political gathering in
this good old Republican county will be
deemed a success without the Alvarado
Corps. Special pains are being taken to
train each member carefully in the ma
neuvering of his wheel, and when the en-
tire body of wheelmen displays irs in
tricate evolutions at the first public ap-
pearance it will be dazzling sight.
At the intersection of each spoke with
the rim is placed 3 small incandescent
electric lamp, the colors alternating red,
white and blue. a suitable device is
placed on one side of the hub to success
sively light the different colored lamps as
the wheels revolve. Electricity is supplied
by storage battery carried on the top
cross-bar. just back of the steering head.
The spokes are not all screwed to a uni
form tension las is customary with best
bicycle manufacturers, but are adjusted
wheel revolves and the spokes come in
contact with metallic finger. The vari-
Gus wheels have been tuned by mem Der
of the Alvarado Choral Society, who
should here be given credit for the origi-
nality of The idea and the painstaking
way in which it has been carried out
The first intention was to have the
wheels tuned to play some stirring cam
paign song, but this was found imprac-
ticable, owing to the many lady riders
who would be unable to ride so fast; so
compromise has been arranged and
America is played. Several practice
runs have been made on the unfrequented
roads beyond the pumping station, and il
is an inspiration to see fifty gaylY deco
rated wheels rushing down the road and
pouring forth our melodious National air.
Other tunes may be PLAYED later, as the
addition here sud there OF q false spoke
may give the desired effect.
The uniform consists of black stockings,
white coat and knickerbockers trimmed
with black, and uniform cap quite in
keeping with the general aspect of the
wheel, and with the great and promising
industry which has made Alvarado better
known in Germany and France than in
America-the beet-sugar factory. This car
resembles an inverted sugar beet, the root
forming the spike of the cap and the green
leaves dropping over the head. The bee
root is made of fine white porcelain anC
has small electric lamp concealed in The
center, directly opposite a transparent por
trait of Mckinley. Below this portrait i;
small sign, ''16 to 1'-i. e., sixteer
pounds of sugar for one dollar.
The clubs first public appearance will b,
made in about two weeks (if the condition
of the roads permit when they will rur
over to Mount Eden to participate in tn
dedication ceremonies of the McKinle,
wigwam now being erected in that village
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arrested at Pasadena.
Los ANGELES, CAL, July 12.-H. H.
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PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

The queen OF Portugal has put her
husband on strict course of diet since
his return home, az she found that his
majesty had increased over 20 pounds
inweiehtduring his wanderings around
the European courts.
Capt. Charles King, the military
novelist, with his half-pay salary and
his revenue from his books, is very
comfortably fixed in life. He il a hand
some, soldierly man of about so, with
gray hair and mustache and n bronzed
complexion that life as a civilian has
not bleached.
Sarah Siddons, the tragedy queen
OF England, is to have a monument
over her grave in old Paddington
churchyard, now a public garden. The
statue will represent the great actress
seated, attired in Grecian dress. 1t will
be unveiled by Henry Irving when he
returns to England.
William f. Gladstone's edition of
bishop Buffers works, which has been
in preparation for long time, Ia on the
eve OF publication in England. 1t will
consist of three volumes, the first two
containing Buffers writings, with CO.
pious notes by Mr.. Gladstone. The
third volume is made up of essays by
Mr.. Gladstone on topics connected with
Buffers arguments.
DIR. Fauvel. who recently died in
Paris, had larger practice in his spe-
cial branch-diseases Of the throat
than any other physician in the world.
Yet his fee was only ten dollars. Among
his patients were Gambetta, Queen Isa-
bella, the emperor of Brazil, the king
of Roumania, Theirs, Emperor Napo-
leon, Princess Clotilde, Comte de Paris
and the late empress of Russia.
Thurman and Edmunds were the
great lawyers of the senate during their
service in that body. AS one of their
associates on the Judiciary committee
observed: "Edmunds can pick to pieces
q bill, charter or proposition, but
Thurman can amend 1t so as to remove
it's evils and give vitality and useful
furious That is to say, the latter had
the constructive ability in which the
former was not 30 well equipped.
Owen Wister expected to be mu-
stefan before i'll health sent him roam
ing over the western plains to find
both health and material for profitable
tales of cowboys and Indians. The
comic opera, dido and Aeneas," which
he composed for the Hasty Pudding
club Of Harvard when youth Of 20,
is still regarded as classic of it's kind,
and he may write great play when he
has exhausted his present field, for the
art of Charles kemble and Fenny KEN
bic, his grandmother, is in his veins.
Mr.. Wister is IS years old, gentle
man Of very elegant leisure in Philadel-
phia, and his writing is done for amuse-
ment.