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A YOUNG MANS RUSE
To Receive Financial Assistance From
His Father.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. ia spe-
cial to the Cali from Portland, Or,
says: w. S. Ferron of Salt Lake is here
in quest of his son, Henry Ferron, about
2e years old, whom he expected to find
here dangerously sick; but so far has
not been found in this city, sick or well.
The young man eloped from home
with variety actress six weeks ago, he
at that time being supplied with plenty
of funds. He and his putative wife
came to Portland and lived in clover
until Ferron's money dwindled to a low
figure. Then they suddenly disap-
peared from the circle of friends they
had made here, and no one knows what
became of them. He presumably wired
the intelligence of his feigned sickness
to his father, with the expectancy that
the message would bring a needed re-
mittance.
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SOUTHERN HARBOR.
The Commission Pays Another Visit
to San Pedro.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 19.-The Fed
eral Harbor Commission arrived at San
Pedro on a special train at 1870 o'clock
this morning under the guidance of
superintendent Muir of the Southern
Pacific, and proceeded by train out to
the end of the Southern Pacific track
at Point Firman, inspecting the harbor
from the bluff, and also the Govern
ment military reservation, through
which the Southern Pacific extension
runs. Returning about 1:45 they dis
missed their guide at the wharf and
embarked on the Coast Survey steamer
Gedney and Immediately steamed out
of the harbor and finished the day
coasting around San Pedro Bay. The
board returned to the city this even
ing.
Beginning Monday, the commission
will meet at the Chamber of Commerce
from 10 a. m. to l p. m. daily to trans
act business until the harbor question
is settled.
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Forty-thi Assembly District The
complaint alleges acts of misconduct
and neglect on the part of election off,
GERS throughout the district, but no spe-
cific charges or Intentional fraud are
made. One point on which the contest
ant relies is that Mr.. Dennery had not
resided in the district the length of
time required by the code.
SAN JOSE, Dec 19.-Another ground
is now presented in the contest for an
Assembly seat between j. D. Kelsey
and j. J. McLaurin. Kelsey has filed
an amended petition, in which he asks
that all the votes of Crandalville be
thrown out on account of irregularity.
in that the election officers neglected
to comply with the law in posting in
structions to voters in and about the
election booths. The hearing of the
contest will begin next Monday in Jus
tice Dryers court.
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Seven furlongs, purse, Camelia won,
Flashlight second, Viking third. Time
1921.
One mile, selling. Alvarado won, Doc
tor G. second, Kansim third. Time
1:4534.
The Folansbee handicap, seven fur
longs, $3.50 to the winner, Mount Nc
Gregor won, Chartreuse second, Gal
liant third. Time-1:3O.
Six furlongs, selling, Yemen won,
Kowalsky second, Tampa third. Time
-1:161b
Hurdle handicap, one and half
miles, over six obstacles, Reddington
won, Three Forks second, Haymarket
third. Tdme-2:53
AT NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 19.-Results:
Six furlongs, Issie o. won, Shuttlecock
second, Willie w. third. Time-1:1oH.
Five furlongs, Koenig won, Woodblrd
second, Tempesta third. Time-1:O1A.
One and one-sixteenth miles, Bridge
ton won. Uncle Abb second, Constant
third. Time-1 1872.
Six furlongs, May Ashley won, The
Sculptor second, Sky Blue third. Time
1:15.
Seven furlongs, Leonard B. won, Pc
trolene second, Dave Fac third. Time
1:29%.
Seven furlongs, Loudon won, Sam
son second, Nelson third. Time-1:3O.
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LOUISVILLE JOCKEY CLUB.
Rich Stakes to be Run For at the
Spring r1eeting.

LOUISVILLE (Ky.). Dec 19.-Secre-
tary Price to-day announced the spring
stakes of the New Louisville Jockey
Club. Including the fixed events, there
are ten stakes, as follows: Louisville
Futurity. $4,000, for -year-olds.
four and a half furlongs; Kentucky
Derby. $4,000. for three-year- olds, mile
and quarter: Clark stakes. 81, ,0O0 for
three -year-olds, mile and one-eighth;
Kentucky Oaks, So. 500, for three-year-
old filleis, mile and one-sixteenth; Du-
buntante stakes. 81 800, for two-year-
old fillies. four furlongs; Cadet stakes,
81 300, for two-year- colts and geld
ings, four and a half furlongs; Kingston
stakes, $1,000, selling, for two-year-
olds, five furlongs: Blue Grass stakes,
81 300. for three -year-olds. six and a
half furlongs; Corn Cracker stakes,
81 800. selling, for three-year- -olds, sew
en- furlongs; Frank Fehr stakes. 81 800,
selling, for three-year-olds and up
wards, one mile
With the exception of the fixed
events. entries for these stakes will
close January 18th.
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Besides Number of Others Seriously
Injured.
C0nvicts Set Fire to the State Penl-
Tertiary Near Jefferson City,
nissouri, in Hopes of Gaining Their
FreedOm-OnlyT Two Kissing, How
ever, Who it is Thought Will Not
Easily Escape.

BUDA PESTII, Dec. 19.-An explosion
of fire damp occurred to-day in a coal
mine at Resiczza, in the valley of the
Temes. A large number of men were
at work in the mine, and forty of them
We're killed outright.
Rescuing parties entered the mine as
soon as possible after the explosion, and
succeeded in taking out eighteen men
who were seriously injured. 1t is known
chat twenty seven miners are still en-
tombed, but whether they are alive or
not is uncertain. Efforts to reach the
part of the mine in which they were
working are being made, but the work of
rescue is greatly hampered by the bad
character of the wreckage and the
great volume of after damp.
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FLAMES IN A PRISON.
COnvicts Set Fire to the TiSS0uri
Penitentiary.

JEFFERSON CITY (Mo.), Dec. 20
AT about II: :45 last night a fire was
discovered in the State clothing de-
partment of the State Penitentiary. 1t
is not known how the fire originated,
but it is supposed that one of the con-
victs set it on fire by placing some
shavings under some of the boxes, and
as he was marching out for supper ne
dropped a lighted match. At l o'clock
this (Sunday) morning the fire was still
making headway. Fifteen trusty con-
victs have been released from their
cells for the purpose of aiding the city
fire department, and all of them are
working hard in the hope Of being re-
warded for their services by a pardon
or reduction of their sentences.
In transferring the convicts from the
burning cell building into number l,
two of the convicts were missed. They
cannot easily escape, however, unless
they should happen to get citizens
clothes which is not very likely.
Nobody but persons connected with
the prison and members Of the press
are being permitted to enter the in
side of the big gate. The convicts that
are in the cells are yelling and acting
like madmen. The Star Clothing Com
pany, which is located in the same
building, next door to the State cloth
ing department, is also on fire but both
the State department and Star Cloth
ing Company will soon be under con-
troll. The loss will not be large
The penitentiary is situated about
three miles from the city and contains
about $500 prisoners
At 1:50 the firemen succeeded in get
ting the fire under control and no more
danger is anticipated. The prison Off
Gals have succeeded in quieting the
prisoners and order again prevails.
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scribes the committees act as untimely
and insolent.
The Liberal advises the Government
to use expedition in recovering at Wash
ington the time lost in Cuba, inasmuch
as SPANS future is at stake.
Prime Minister Canovas del Castillo
had long conference to-day with the
Duke of Tetuan, Minister Of Foreign
Affairs, and Admiral Bergenger, Minis
ter Of Marine. The subject of their de-
liberations has not been divulged Off
cially, but it is rumored that they con-
sidered the question Of shortly intro
ducing political and administrative re-
forms in Cuba and Puerto Rico. The
granting of such reforms at present
would probably result in re-construc-
tion of the Cabinet.
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URGENT DEFICIENCY BILL.
The rIeasure Reported by the House
Committee Carries 1881 ,S62.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-The Ap-
propriations Committee to-day reported
to the House an urgent deficiency bill
The measure provides for meeting the
urgent demands of the Government.
and is divided as follows: Contingent
expenses independent of treasury,
S102, ,004: Navy Department. ST0O. 900;
Department of Justice. S51, 40: cleo
toral messengers. 5000; House of Rep
resentatives. S3,53S; total. 1881 ,S62.
The Navy Department. in requesting
the appropriations, states that its
available appropriation for repairs, ETC.,
is almost exhausted.
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Charged With Poisoning Live Stock.

MODESTO, Dec. 19.-Fred. Hickman,
a well-known farmer living near Oak
dale, was arrested last evening upon a
charge of poisoning live stock with
phosphorus. Several hundred dollars
worth of hogs belonging to neighbors
were destroyed. Hickman gave bail in
the sum of 81 600 He claims that the
poison was put out upon his own land
with the intention of killing squirrels
and rabbits, and that the hogs got it
aCcidentally
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GERMAN BARK WRECKED.
The POtrimpOS Goes Ashore Near
Long Beach, Oregon.

ASTORIA (Or), Dec. 19.-The Ger
man bark Potrimpos, from Mazatlan,
consigned to the Portland FIGURING
Mills, Portland, was driven ashore this
morning near Long Beach and will be
a total wreck. The officers and crew
were landed without difficulty.
The place where the vessel went
ashore is ten miles north of Fort Can
by and near where the Strathblane was
wrecked few years ago.
The bark went ashore during a heavy
gale
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A POstOffice Clerk Arrested.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. ia E. Peck,
Directory Clerk at the Postoffice. was
arrested to-day for opening mail. Peck
had been in office three years and was
regarded as one of the most efficient
disappeared with alarming frequency,
and Peck has been under surveillance
for eighteen months. He has prac-
tically admitted his guilt. A number of
opened letters were found on his person.
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Condition of Manager Fillmore.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 19.-J. A.
Fillmore, Manager of the Pacific Divis-
ion of the Southern Pacific Company, is
quite i'll at his home in this city. For a
week he had been confined to his house,
and to-day did not leave his bed. The
trouble is an attack of pneumonia, fol-
lowing very heavy cold which settled
on Mr.. FillmOre's chest a week ago.
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Steamship Disabled.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 19-The
steamer Coos Bay. which left here the
18th for San Pedro ,fouled some moor
ing lines near San Simeon this morning,
damaging her propeller and rudder to
such an extent that she is unable to pro-
ceed on her voyage. The steamer Coro-
ma, which left here to-day for the south,
will take the Coos Bays passengers on
board. The Santa Rosa will tow the dis
abled vessel to port
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Boy Accidentally Killed.

HEALDSBURG, Dec 19.-While out
hunting this afternoon Clifton Bush, the
twelve-year-old son of Giles Bush of
this city, was accidentally shot and
killed by his playmate, Edgar New
lands. The bullet penetrated the boys
brain, inflicting wound from which he
died within a few hours.
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Glove Fight at Toronto.

TORONTO (Ont.), Dec. 19.-Nearly
1000 people were at the Princess The
ater tonight to witness the twenty
round contest between ex-chanpion
lightweight Harry Gilmore of Chicago
and Jack Hanley of Philadelphia. Han
ley was too strong and too quick for
Gilmore and in the fourth round started
in to finish the fight. He poured in lefts
on Gilmore's face, and the Chicago man
was all but out when the bell rang.
When the men got up again the referee
stopped the fight and gave the decision
to Hanley.
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GUTHRIE (Ok.), Dec. 19.-The War
Department is concerned about the dis
appearance of a banu of $50 Kickapoo
Indians, who have not been seen since
they obtained permission two months
ago from Agent Thomas of the Sac and
Fox Agency to go to the Wichita coun-
try for reeds with which to build te-
pees. Agents have been sent in search
of them 1t is believed She Indians have
gone to Mexico.
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ELECTION CONTESTS.
One for Seat in the Senate and Two
in the Assembly.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 19.-John ].
Feeney's seat in the State Senate from
the Twenty-fifth Senatorial District is
to be contested by Thomas w. Chand-
Ter, Jr on the ground that the election
officers were guilty of fraud and neg
lect: that Mr.. Feeney had not resided
in the district year, and that he did
not comply with the purity of elections
law The papers were filed to-day
against Leon Dennery, who has been
declared elected Assemblyman from the
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Evidence of a Marine Disaster.

PORT TOWNSEND (Wash.), Dec 10.
The schooner Letitia, Captain Asp
lund, which arrived from Guaymas this
morning. reports having passed through
a considerable quantity of freshly sawn
lumber on Saturday last, twenty miles
southwest of Cape Flattery Two
brightly painted skiffs were observed
floating among the lumber, but the sea
was too rough to permit close exam
ination of them.
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Piyers and HarbOrs.

WASHINGTON, Dec 19.-Secretary
Lamont to-day sent to the House the
following reports of the Commission on
Rivers and Harbors: Napa River, Cali
fornia, $500, wanted for survey; Col
orado River, Arizona, is reported as
unworthy of Improvement. Regarding
Galveston Harbor. the engineer in
charge reports that further works to
prevent erosion at the easterly end OF
the harbor are necessary.
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Three Aged Women Incinerated.

NEWPORT OR. L., Dec. 19.-At about
1920 o'clock tonight Eliza Ann, Mar
tha and Charlotte Wilbour, aged re-
spectively 80. SO and S6 years, were
burned to death in their home on Spring
street The elder sister was an invalid
and the younger one was apparently
bathing her with alcohol, which was
somehow ignited and set fire to the
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Suicide at St. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 19.-James Glover,
a brother of ex-Congressman John M.
Glover, shot and killed himself at $50
o'clock this morning at his home, 6ll3
Ella avenue. The bullet entered his
temple on the right side, and lodged
in his BRAIN death following instantly.
Glover leaves a widow in destitute cir
cumstances No cause is known.
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Fatal Boiler Explosion.

PROVIDENCE Or. I.), Dec 19.-Two
boilers in the Kent Woolen Mills Com
pany's mill at Centerville to-day ex-
ploded, killing three persons and fatally
injuring another The dead are: Nilva-
nus Braul, fireman; Mrs. Braul, who
had just brought her husbands break
fast and Arthur Fisher. aged Is years,
dye house employe.
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Catholic Bishop Dead.

DUBLIN, Dec. 19.-The Most Rev.
James Lynch, D. D., Roman Catholic
Bishop Of Kildare and Leighton, died
at Tuuow, County Clare, to-day. He
was consecrated in 1866, and succeeded
Bishop Walsh.
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Three People Burned to Death.

ASHTABULA (O), Dec. 19.-At Shelf
field, seven miles from Ashtabula, early
this morning, Mr. and Mrs. Aelo were
awakened by neighbors and informed
their house was in flames. Both got
out of the burning building, but went
back to rescue a grandchild. The floors
fell in and the three were burned to
1cafb
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100000 Fire.

ELIZABETHPORT( On. j., Dec. 10
The furniture warehouse owned by Nc
Manus brothers was burned this after
noon, together with other buildings on
the block. Total loss estimated at $780,
900; insurance partial.
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TURF EVENTS.
Results of the Races at Oakland and
New Orleans.

OAKLAND, Dec. 19.-Weather fine:
track slow. Three favorites took purses.
Six furlongs. selling. La Flecha won,
Candor second, Jack Richalieu third
Tme--1.1S.
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Disappearance of Band of Indians.

Seven furlongs, Loudon won, Sam
son second, Nelson third. Time-1:3O.
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international bi-metallism, into which
league they might invite all the friends
of silver and there paralyze and rem
der abortive their demands for the
restoration of silver money in Eng
land. by postponing the reform to the
impossible day when it should be
simultaneously adopted by the com
'mercial nations of the world. thus
far this scheme has succeeded but too
well. All the advocates of silver
money in England-and they number
many thousands Of influential people
have been induced, in the hope OF cur
rency reform, TO join this delusiFe
league, though in doing so, they nave
in fact postponed such reform to the
Greek calends. Some of them, de-
tecting the cheat, are backing out OF
the league: but their discovery Of its
artful character comes too late. The
surreptitious alteration of the British
mint laws in 1870 (by which the
Queens prerogatiye to restore full legal
tender silver coins by proclamation,
was destroyed), an alteration effected
by Mr.. Crawford, then Governor of the
bank. cannot now be undone. The
Lancashire cotton trade has gone to
India and Japan, never to return.
British trade with India and British
influence in the Orient generally, has
received a fatal cheek.
Having pulled the wool over the
eyes of their own countrymen, the
managers of the bank and the league
are now turning their attention to the
United States. They are spreading
their baneful international literature
all over the country; it should be con
signed to the paper basket They are
parading Professor Walker as an
American, who is friendly to the re-
monetization of silver; he is nothing
of the sort. His recent declaration
(London cable dispatches dated July
49,, that if a b-metalic (nternationai)
convention was proposed to the Uni
ted States by the principal sound
money men of Europe, the Americans
would tumble head over heels in well
coming the proposal is little less than
an insult to the people of the United
States, who, in their great popular
conventions, namely those of the Dem
ocrats, the Populists and the National
Silver party, have again and again
expressly repndiated this artful for
eign heresv, and demanded the free
coinage of silver dollars at the ratio
of 10 to /, independent of any other
nation.
Money is an institution of law, and
to embarass its regulation and stability
by foreign treaties might lead to an
impairment of the sovereign power
Such impairment has befallen nearly
every State that has hitherto entered
into such a treaty. Scientific men
have shown that international none
tary unions can only benefit the capt.
talist State. whilst the patriots of all
climes. have denounced the proposal
as reasonable
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GOLD DEMOCRATS ORGANIZING
Little Has Been Said Yet as to the Pro.
bable Candidate.

Chicago, July 25-The Executive
Committee of the Sound Money League
met in executive session reconsider the
question of finances, and to provide for
a campaign fund for the newly launch
ed third party. The work of complet-
ing the provisional National commit
tee" is going forward.
During the next two weeks a mem
Der will be selected in every State in
the Union, and then on August z, they
viii meet at indianapolis TO determine
the place for holding the convention
and issuing the formal call. Organi-
cations of sound Money Democrats
will be formed in all States, except.
perhaps, few Western States where
the silver sentiment is strong, and in
these committeeman will be appointed
by The executive committee of five APP
pointed at yesterdays conference.
The question as to the place where
the convention will be held is receiving
considerable attention. Detroit finds
considerable favor, as do also Minneap-
lis, Chicago and indianapolis.
Little is said yet as to candidates.
Secretary John @. Carlisle's name
meets the approval of many of the del
egates to the Chicago conference.
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AN ADDRESS TO THE PUBLIC.
The Silver Committee Calls Upon All
Silver Men to Unite.

ST. Louis, Mo-, July 25-The Ma
tional committee of the Silver party
has issued an address to the public. 1t
is signed by the committee and reads:
ITO the American People:
"Inasmuch as it has been charged
upon the National Silver party, assem-
bled in st. Louis, that we are in con-
yention as regulators, revoluntionists
and anarchists, we submit the follow
ing to the candid Judgment of the peo-
pie:
"In our delegation are four veterans
of the Mexican war, 40 eX-Confederates
and 1876 Union army veterans of the
late war Of the 731 delegates attend
ing, are Prohibitionists; 40 are Popu-
lists; 146 Democrats, and 500 Republi-
cans. Under this composition of the
convention we appeal to all true pa
triots, without regard to previous party
utilization, to vote for Hon. VIM. j..
Bryan for President and Hon. Arthur
Sewall for Vice-President of the Uni
ted States The result of their election
will be the restoration of free coinage
for silver on equal terms with gold;
provided thereby a growing volume of
money which will tend to disseminate
rather than aggregate wealth, which
will relieve the present profound de-
preston and replace it with an easy
prosperity. We urge you to unite up
on this ticket as your sole hope of
escape from the rigors of a grinding
gold monopoly.
ours is poor mans campaign. We
therefore call for contributions toward
legitimate expenses, the same to be
sent to VIM. st. John, treasurer, 121
East 34th street. Contributions of 81
or more will be regularly acknowl-
edged"
ST. JOHN FOR TRAESU RER.
st. Louis, Mo-, July 25.-Chairman
Jones, of the Democratic National
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committee, to-day appointed VIM. P. st.
John, of New York, who presided over
the Silver convention, treasurer of the
Democratic National committee. The
letter of appointment reads as follows:
My Dear Sir: / have taken the liber-
ty of appointing you treasurer of the
Democratic National committee and
hope that you will, without delay, enter
upon the duties of the position.
Very respectfully,
JAMES X. JONES.
ITO VIM. p. ST. John, Esq"
Mr.. St. John announced that he
would accept the position.
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TYRRELL COUNTY POPuLISrs.
Resolutions Passed Endorsing Ncm'na-
ton of 8ryan ard SewalI

Columbia, n. c., July 25.-(speciaD
The Tyrrell county Peoples party
convention assembled in Columbia yes
terday to elect delegates to the several
conventions. With great unanimity,
resolutions were passed endorsing
Bryan and Sewall.
Lake Scuppernong, body of water,
eight miles long and six miles wide,
at the headwaters of the Scuppernong
river, overflowed its banks, owing to
heavy rains, and destroyed the crops
on the large farms on it's shores. The
damage is great.
q At Creswell, a small town in the
Eastern part of Washington county, a
thief entered the residence of Alfred
Alexander, while the inmates were
asleep and stole eighty dollars. En-
trance was effected by saving away
the shutters. This is the second rob-
berry in this town within a few days,
and in each instance the robber show
ed great familiarity with the premises.
A person is suspected, and his arrest
will speedily follow.