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DWNES AT SACRAMENTO
The Congregational Association
Listens to Interesting
Papers.
Members Engage in General Discus.
sion and Make Many Lively
Points.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Oct. s.-The
Congregational Association has been in
session all day, and in the main have been
engaged in transacting routine business.
Three papers were presented and read
one by Rev. w. w. Scudder on "Men and
the Church." one by Rev. II. Melville
Tinney on educational methods. and the
other by DR.. Mclean of Oakland, entitled
.'The Wheel and the Spirit Within the
Wheels" showing how the wheels that
brought us to Sacramento forty years ago
were changed much and were vastly differ.
ent from the wheels that brought US here
now. His discourse from Ezekiel showed
much of application to our times and
methods in intricate yet comprehensive
| figures.
At the conclusion of the three papers, a
general discussion by members brought
out many lively points, aud was much
| enjoyed. Professors Lloyd and Nash,
Revs. Ooombe, Maar, Butler, Robbins and
Mrs. French, presented many different
| phases of the work, while Rev. L. Il. Cal
lock made an earnest plea that the church
be the head in all things, and unity and
sanctify secular agencies Tor doing the
| work of the kingdom.
DR.. Mclean then made report OF his
efforts with the Methodist Episcopal Con-
ference at Pacific Grove in the matter Of
Interde enominational comfy. The Meth
odist Conference decided that their fun
damental principles forbade any such ar
arrangement, while DR.. Ollie, who wa.
appointed committee on fraternal reia
| tions. sent a letter to the association
| which was read, and his hope OF a Chris
tian unity in the near future was cheereC
vigorously.
/ The evening was consumed by the regu
lar programmes.
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of Florida, whose reference to the night
like silence of Senator Hill was applauded.
S. V. Bowles, secretary, and Isidor Loupel
both made short speeches.
Resolutions were adopted pledging sup
port to the National and State tickets ana
promising that free silver and other ANTI
American heresies" in the Chicago plat
form shall be buried $50 deep that they
will not again menace the institutions we
hold in such honor and esteem"
Preside mt Green favored meeting OF
the league only IN the years when Gov
ernor and State officers are to be chosen,
or not oftener than every second year.
Mr.. Wood odmansee of Ohio, president OF
the National League of Clubs, than re-
viewed the work of league clubs through
out the country. He stated that he had
lust come from Nebraska, and said that If
Mr.. Bryan understood the condition OF
affairs there he would hasten back in an
endeavor to save its electoral vote for
himself.
-Four delegates at large to the Republi-
can National League in July next were
named: Mayor George E. Green of Bing-
hamton, James P. Foster of New York,
General A. E. McAlpin of Sing Sing,
Judge w. E. Werner of Rochester. State
Treasurer Addison B. Golvin of Glenns
Falls was chosen president.
The selection of a secretary was left to
the president, and the executive commit
tee was authorized to name a treasurer.
At $50 the convention adjourned, after
extending vote of thanks to Hon. George
E. Green for his work in behalf of the
league as president during the past four
wears
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SAN DIEGO WATER DEAL.
A Powerful Combination Against
the Wright Irrigation
Act.
Colonel J. P. Jones Tells What the
Capitalists Are Doing in
the Matter.

SAN DIEGO, CALL, Oct, 8.-Additional
details were learned to-day of the reported
com bination of capitalists to lobby for the
repeal of the Wright irrigation act in the
next Legislature, in case the Supreme
Court finds it constitutional. Colonel ].
P. Jones, ex-presldent of the Linda Vista
irrigation district, the largest, in the State,
consented to talk.
''It is a fact that there is such combi-
nation" he said. ''It took shape origi-
naiiy in the Central irrigation district in
the vicinity of Coluss, where they have
expended $40, 900 on the development o
water and the works are not yet completed.
''The farmers In the district are tired
now, and will not vote for any more
bonds. The people running the thing are
desirous of throwing the district in the
hands of the bondhelders, who are ia
complete the works and charge for water
as may be arranged hereafter. I am told,
on what consider authority, that Haggin
and Carr, and also Miller, OF Miller q
Lux, are among the heavy movers in the
com bination to repeal the Wright act.
"The result of the repeal will be to give
private parties splendid chance to come
in where districts have been mismanaged,
buy up valuable water rights for q song
and secure monopoly of the water sup
ply. admit that in some cases the re-
suit would be to bring water more quickly.
but at the same time it would be out of
the peoples hands and in those of private
corporations, which the majority of irri-
gationists in this State do not want.
sI am told that Miller has already spent
$50, 900 or more in taking steps to defeat
the Wright act. This plan is part of the
one which was made public some time
ago, when it was mentioned that capital
lists were buying up irrigation bonds, or
at least securing options upon them. This
has been denied, but l happen to know
personally that it is true"
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sunk IN THE
RIVER HUMBER
Loss of the Swedish Steamer
Alexander After a
Collision.
Ten of the Crew Drowned, but
the Captain and Pilot
Escape.
GALES IN THE IRISH CHANNEL
No Abatement in the Fury of the
Winds and Great Damage Is
Done to Shipping.

LONDON, Enc, Oct. S.-A dispatch to
Lloyds from Hull says that the Swedish
steamer Alexander and the British
steamer Emden of the Goole Company
came into collision in the Hum Der this
morning, the former sinking. The cap
tain, two seamen and the pilot of the
Alexander were saved, but Ths remainder
of the crew, some ten in number, were
drowned. The Emden proceeded for
Goole.
The gale still continues with unabated
fury in the Irish Channel and at many
other points along the Irish and Welsh
coasts, its force being felt with serious re-
suits at Dublin and Wicklow, The gale
has also been felt severely at Belfast.
Several persons have been admitted to the
Belfast hospitals suffering from the eff
feets of injuries received in the streets
by flying fragments OF buildings, limbs ot
trees, etc.. which the gale carried through
the streets with great violence. Many
houses in the lower portion of Bristol
have been inundated by the water from
the harbor, which has overhoweo the
docks.
At Tenby, Wales, 200 feet of the pier and
large portion of the landing stage were
carried away by the force of the wind and
water. A lifeboat was launched at
o'clock this morning for the purpose of
putting out to the rescue of a vessel in the
Carmathen Bay. The boat with its crew
disappeared in the darkness and up to
noon to-day it had not returned nor had
any tidings of it been received. The town
of Llenduno, Wales, is flooded for quar-
ter OF mile above high water mark.
The crew of the British coasting schooner
Lady Agnes was rescued by means OF a
line from the life-savers on shore, as it
was impossible for the men to launch
lifeboat.
An abnormally high tide greatly dam
aged the Cambrian Railway, between
Aberystwith and Machcreith and Towyn
and yarmouth. For the distance of mile
between the latter places the line was en-
tireIy destroyed. 1t will take fully a week
to get the line in running order. The
railway was also flooded between Bar
mouth and Dolgelly and yarmouth and
Port Madoc.
The seawall at Swansea was partly de-
stroyed by the heavy sea pounding
gainst it. A number of small houses at
Pc nclawd dock were demolished.
A large unknown ship was lost OF
Skinner Island ana all on board perished
he river Severn rose seven feet above
t. normal height at Newman, and the
| lower portion of the town was flooded.
| M any animals were drowned
| The seawalI and the railway at White
maven were badly damaged and many
| houses were badly flooded. The deluge OF
| rain was accompanied by thunder.
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SLAIN BY THE MATADELES
Pascoe st. Leger Grenfell Among
the White Men Sacri-
feed.
Surprised by the Blacks and Put to
Death During a Journey in
Cart.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Oct. 8.-Among the
lives OF white men sacrificed to the fury OF
the Matabeles during their recent uprising
near Buluwayo. Africa, was that of Pascoe
st. Leger Grenfell, a notice of whose death
appears in this mornings Herald.
Grenfell, who was 35 years old. was the
eldest SON of Pascoe Dupre Grenfell OF Will
ton Park, Beaconsfield, England. men,
ber OF the London banking firm of Morton,
Rose & Co. Young Grenfell leaves q
widow in this city, the sister of H. E.
Ashmore.
Pascoe st. Leger Grenfell was in New
York up to last winter, when he was called
away upon an important mission Ia
Africa by his father in London. He
reached Buluwayo toward the end ol
March. There was not then the slightest
in TINA in that section of the country
OF the terrible native uprising. In the
companion ship of Robert White, the man
ager of the Gourley diamond mines, Mr.
Grenfell left Buluwayo about March %
The country was so quiet that they tlav.
eled in a bullock cart, accompanied only
by native Cape hoy. They were bound
for Guelo, three days journey distant.
The little party had just reached the
GourIey mines when il was surprised by
the Matabeles. The details of what hap,
pened were not known until month
later, when the commanding officer OF a
detachment sent out to queil the outbreak
came upon the bodies OF the two white
men lying stripped and mutilated in the
brush The little Cape boy had disap-
peared and has not since been heard OF
Information of the tragedy reached
Claude Grenfell, cousin OF the dead man
who owns large estate in the neighb bor-
hood of Buluwayo. He sent word to the
family in London. 1t was calculated that
the two men had met their death on OF
about March 25. The news reached the
widow in this city last Sunday by letter
from Mr.. Grenfell OF London.
Pascoe s. Leger Grenfell was the eldest
OF eight brothers. One of the latter,
Lieutenant Harold Grenfell. is in the Life
Guards. He went out to Africa shortly
before his brother, and was present during
the Transyaal raid
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DEMOCRATS ace BoAsgFUL.
They Ihin6 Georgia and Florida ShosU
tho Aation's Sentiment.

They Ihin6 Georgia and Florida ShosU
tho Aation's Sentiment.
CHICAGO. ILL.,, Oct. SIT is officially
announced that the Democratic managers
are we'll pleased with the result of the
elections in Georgia and Florida. They
say they would have been satisfied with
less maiorities considering the conditions
existing in those States, but their private
advices indicate 20, 600 Democratic major
ity in Florida and As 900 in Georgia with
a possibility that these figures may be
increased when the full returns are in.
Secretary Walsh received very pleasant
news from Iowa in q letter from Des
Moines which reads: 1.-THE following
prominent men haze come out for Bryan
and Sewall in Des Moines this week: Rev.
3. O. Ailsworth, president of Drake Uni
yersity Rav. III. o. Breeden, pastor Chris
tian Church; Rev. DR.. Tilden, pastor First
Baptist Church; Judge Spurrier, Judge of
County Court; w. w. Lyons, prominent
real estate dealer; Colonel d. M. Fox,
others, 100 in all in this week. II the tide
does not turn Iowa is sure for Bryan"
Chairman Jones to-day gave out the fol-
lowing statement regarding the Georgia
election: ssThe Georgia election means
that the solid South, as well as the solid
West, will cast 1t vote for Mr.. Bryan.
Considering the fact that the Republicans,
Populists and Prohibitionists were ar
raigned against the Democrats majority
of 10000 would have been deemed a great
victory, yet we have doubled that ma
jority. 1t means 10000 to 10000 majority
for Bryan in Novem Der. 1t shows that
the people cannot be diverted from our
great cause by local or even National issues
of less importance. am more than con-
large proportion of the Central Western
States, thus assuring him an overwhelm-
ing ma ajority in the electoral college,"
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BRYANIsM Is DEaoUNcED.
Sound Money democrats of Connecftcs'
Hold "a Contention.

Sound Money Democr0 ats of Connecftcssi
Hold "a Conrention.
HARTFORD, CONN, Oct. SIT was
nearly IL o'clock to-day before w. ]. Mills
of New Haven, committee for the Ma
tional Democratic Committee in this
State, called the State Convention to
order. There were about 250 delegates in
attendance.
After few preliminaries, such as the
appointment of committees, ETC., Mr.
Mills announced that Ex-Governor
Thomas Waller of New London had
been selected as temporary chairman OF
the convention. The mention OF Walters
name was received with hearty applause.
As he approached the rostrum, the ex.
Governor was greeted with renewed cheer
ing. He spoke in part as follows:
take pleasure in reporting that the mem.
bers of the delegation OF which was chair
man were as earnestly opposed as was TO the
Tillmanism and the 16-to-l-ism OF the Chicago
platform, though one or two of them, who
have since their return been lost, strayed or
stolen" were not quite SO intense. / am for
the defeat OF the Chicago usurpers and their
Popuiist allies, first OF all, by somebody, sure;
by National Democrats under the blue and
gray and the leadership of Palmer ana
be done; If not, by National patriots from
whatever party they come or whatever banner
they bear; If 1t Is not red and has not upon II
the 16 to l hieroglypnics or the faces OF either
Altgeld or Tillman. This is not an ordinary
political contest in which we are enlisted and
IN which the laws OF party discipline prevail.
1t is a sectional socialist warfare, in which
every man must do what his conscience die
tates is best tor the good for his country and
his party, too with respect but without regard
to what others do.
The resolutions reported by the commit
tee on platform were adopted. The finan-
cial plank Is rs follows:
While we favor the most liberal use of silver
consistent with the maintenance of the gold
standard. We are unalterably opposed to the
free coinage of silver as detrimental to the
business interests OF our country. We believe
the safety OF our National finances requires a
system OF sound banking, by which a bank
note currency ample 10 supply the needs OF
the whole country snail be created, safely Sc
cured and always and everywhere redeemable
in gold.
The following State ticket was nomi-
mated: For Governor, Joel A. Sperry
Lieutenant Governor, William Waldo.
hyde; Secretary of State, Judge William
Belcher; State Treasurer, George y. Hoyt
Controller, Hobart Curtis.
The following were nominated for Con-
gress: First District, e. Henry Hyde; Sec
ond District, III. Holton Wood; Third Dis
trict, Henry w. Hammond; Fourth Dis
trict, Morris w. Seymour.
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CLARA MORAIS, ESCAPE.
The Actress Has q LireIy Time With I
Ruu1Dav Team.

The Actress Has a Lirely Time With a
Runas1ay Team.
YONKERS, N. Y, Oct. 8.-Actress Clara
Morris, who in private life is Mrs. E. G.
Harriott is being congratulated on her es-
cape from death while attempting to con.
troll team OF runaway horses last night.
Mrs. Harriott and her husband had been
driving about the Bronx Park for an hour
and had separated, Mrs. Harriott remain
ing in her carriage.
She is clever horsewoman, but her
horses were frightened by railway train
and dashed along the country road for
nearly mile. Mrs. Harrott guided them
clear of obstacles until the gateway OPEN
ing into her grounds was reached. Here
one of the wheels coliided with post and
Mrs, Harriott was thrown violently to the
ground. Ait ough severely ruised, she
Is not suffering any serious results.
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An Interesting Decision.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Oct. S.-Justice
Beekman of the Supreme Court has just
rendered an interesting decision in the
case of the State of South Dakota against
John T, McChesney. When William
Walter Taylor was elected Treasurer OF
the State he gave $780, bonds, with
seventeen sureties. When he defaulted
for 1886, ,023 his bondsmen showed that the
bond required by law was but $3.50, 200.
That amount was paid by the bondsmen,
and the State then brought suit to recover
the 100000 in addition for which bonds
had been given. McChesney, one of the
State could only collect the legal amount
of the bond, and the decision rendered by
Justice Beekman sustained this view OF
the case,
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Refnrns Fro,. Florida.

JACKSONVILLE. FLA. Oct. S.-Com-
plete returns from thirty-four counties
give Bioxham CD majority over all of
13.423. The same counties in 1s92-there
being no Republican ticket in the field
gave Democratic majorities of %, $50. The
remaining eleven counties gave Demo-
cratic majorities aggregating 1880 in
1895. The indications are that the Demo-
cratic ticket is elected by a majority of
5000. In 1892 the majority for Mitchell
CD over Baskin (Pop.) Was %, 1893.
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DISEASES OF CATTLE.
Possibility of Germany PlG cling an E
6arQo os American Beef.

Possibility of Germany Placing an Ens-
targo on Americans Beef.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Oct. 8.-From
inquiries made to-day it develops that
the German Government is making on its
own account an investigation of the health
of American cattle, possibly with a view
of again placing an embargo upon Ameri-
can beef The State Board of Health re-
ceived letter from the German Consul ct
Cincinnati asking statement of how
much. if any, tuberculosis existed among
the cattle in Indiana. The letter also
wanted to know what measures were be.
ing taken to weed out or prevent the dis.
ease, and stated that the German Govern.
ment had last year expended over $400, ,00(
in stamping out the tuberculosis anon 6
German cattle.
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The Ho,nnn,s A. Z. a

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. s.-The
Women's A. P. A.. now in session in this
city, have elected the following officers:
Supreme president, Carrie C. Comstock OF
Detroit; supreme ice-president. M. E.
Richardson OF Oakland, CAL; supreme
second ice-president, Frances Klock OF
Denver; supreme secretary, NJ. Belle
Kempler of Saginaw, Mich; suprem e
treasurer, Mary Davisson OF Blooming gton,
Ill The president, secretary and treas
urer were reelected by reclamation and
have already served four years.
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SEARCHING FoR MURDERERs.
Arrests by- the Wholesale May Be Made
in Norfhsresterfl Ioara

ArrestS by the Wholesale May BE Made
in N0rthsrestern Iosca.
ESTHERvILLE, Iowa, Oct. s.-Two
men suspected of having committed the
murders at Sherburne, Minn., yesterday
were arrested at Swea City, near here,
this morning. They give the names oi
Armstrong and Graetlingery, and tally
with the descriptions sent out. Both are
bicyclists. 4 large and well-armed posse
is securing the timber north and west oil
this place, and still another man answer
ing the description of one of the murder
ers was seen eight miles north OF here last
night.
In addition to the posses at work in this
vicinity others are securing the woods and
guarding the roads and crossings all along
Northwest and North Central Iowa, and
the whole country is aroused.
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HARRIsox,s RETURN HOME.
Cheered by a Croscd Upon His Arrtual
at I,edinnaDoEiS.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Oct. S.-Generai
Harrison and his wife arrived to-day and
were greeted at the station by crowd OF
1000 people. The appearance OF the ex-
President was the signal for cheers, and
IN reply to calls for speech he was con-
Quoted to Jackson place, directly in front
of the depot, where he spoke for five min
utes. Fl remarks were confined almost
entirely to thanking his hearers for the
ardor with which he was received nome
again after an absence of several months.
He was frequently interrupted by cheers.
After this altogether unexpected incident
in connection with his arrival, the ex-
President and his wife were driven TO their
home.
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Pearv,s Paraphernolsa.

NEW YORK, N. Y. Oct. g. All the
paraphernalia of the last Peary expedi-
tion to Greenland, together with two
Polar bears. eight Esluimau dogs and a
quantity OF skins, minerals and fossils
from the frozen north, reached here yes
terday in two cars that came through from
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Bertna SEQ Ctatr.s Cor. n.tssto,s.

OTTAWA, ONT, Oct. s.-The Bering
Sea Claims Commission will meet in Vic
toria, B. c.. early IN November, and the
taking of evidence will begin about No
vember 10, by which time sealing schoon-
ers will have returned from their season s
work. Justice King will represent Cam
ada, with Premier Peters OF Prince Ed
ward Island as chief council and Mr..
Beique as assistant council.
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of Interest to ths Coast.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. s.-A Post.
office was established to-day at Ordon,
CAL, with Thomas Z. Downes as Post
master.
Pensions have been granted as follows
California: Original-John Wells, Court
land; Original widow-Mareda Lowe
fmother). Bakersfield; Original widow
Isabella Callaghan, San Francisco.
Oregon: Original-G. P. Lampman,
Pine
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North A,nsr,can Bee-Keepers.

LINCOLN. NEBR., Oct. S.-The twenty.
eighth annual convention of the North
American Bee-keepers began yesterday al
the State University. A large number oil
Nebraska bee-keepers are present and all
sessions have been interesting Papers
have been read bv e. Whitcomb, Friend,
Nebr.; Professor Lawrence Brunn, Chi.
cago; L. D. Stilson, York, Nebr. A. 1.
Root, Media. Ohio; Rev. E. o. Steppe,
Ohio, and others. Papers by A. ]. Cook,
Claremont, CAL, and T. G. Newman oi
Los Angeles were read by the secretary.
Lieutenant-Governor Moore and Charles
L. Mclean of the university made
speeches.
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Sydney, Nova Scotia. The cars were in
charge of Matt Henson, faithful colored
man, who was in Lieutenant Peary's
party. One of the Esquimau dogs died
YESTERDAY. The cars were unloaded at pie r
so East River, and all the properly was
taken to the Museum OF Natural History
in Central Park. where it will be added to
the collection.
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Hiu Wi,t Not Take the stump.

NEW YORK. N. Y, Oct. 8.-Chairman
Elliot Danforth of the Democratic State
Committee said to-day tt at while he be-
lieved Senator Hill will support and vote
for the National and State tickets he
would not make public statement to that
effect, nor would he take the stump.
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Lord Absrdeen,s Trim.

OTTAWA, 0NT., Oct. s.-Lord and Lady
Aberdeen and suite left here last evening
for British Columbia. The trip is purely
holiday one, and the party will be away
two months. most of which will be spent
on Lord Aberdeens ranch in Alberta.
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Mmrdered His O,cn Bnhe.

NEWARK, N. J., Oct. s.-John Warga,
a laborer, while in q drunken condition
this afternoon ran into his home on
Rutgers street, picked up shis eight
month old child and dashed out Its
brains on the floor. The man then seized
his six-vear-old son and fed. The police
are in pursuit of hi1u. 1t is believed that
Warga is in New York City.
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For a Plug Tobacco Trust.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Oct. 8-An effort is
being made again by the. representatives
of English capitalists to acquire the prop
critics of all the manufacturers Of plug to-
bacco in this country in order to form
plug tobacco trust. All that prevents the
contamination of the zeal. so it is said, is
the refusal of one of the large manu-
facturers to set price on his property.
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Engineers Sent Home.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. s.--A cable
gram to the Navy Department from Ad-
miral McNair, commanding the Asiatic
station, announces that assistant en-
gineers Robert Z. Carney, of the Mono
cacy, and ID. E. Dismukes of the Detroit
have been invalided home, being physi-
cally unable to perform active duties.
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movement, and reviewed the consequences
OF the war, denying that the demonetiza-
tion of silver had aught to do with events
which have followed.
The evening was closed by speech by
Hon. J. +. Irish OF California.