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The record-union., 1896-03-28
THE BODY FOUND IN THE BOX
Very Little Can be Learned as to Its
Identity at Salt Lake.

Very Little Can be Learned as to Its
Identity at Salt Lake.
SALT LAKE CITY. March 27.-very
little can be cleaned tonight as to the
identity of the man whose remains
were found in a trunk sold at an auc-
ton as unclaimed in warehouse at
Chicago, and which are said to have
been shipped from here. The theory
has been advanced that the box was
shipped to Salt Lake from Laramie,
and the remains are those of a wealthy
rancher named Crawford, who disap-
peared mysteriously about three years
ago and has never been heard of since.
Crawford was in partnership with a
man named Booth, who was murdered
in his own barn about year ago. and
for the crime a man named Crocker
was recently convicted in the Wyo-
ming courts, but was granted a new
trial, which is now pending.
Late in the year 1892 or early in 1893
a Frenchman named Proshier Chazzen
came to Salt Lake from his native
country He appeared to be a man of
considerable means, and had thou
sands of dollars worth of diamonds
and jewelry. He lived with a rich
woman of the demi-monde, and for
safe-keeping placed his valuables in
a lock-box of a safety deposit COM
pany. He also had So, 500 to his credit
in the Deseret National Bank of this
city.
Early in the month of February, 1893,
about the time the mysterious box was
shipped, Chazzell disappeared, and so
far has not been seen since. The woman
with whom he lived, claiming to be his
wife, notified the police, who instituted
search, but in vain. The lock-box
which was known to contain his jew
elry was opened by order of the court,
and was found empty Certain COM
patriots of Chazzell were suspected of
numbering him, but nothing tangible
could be got hold of.
A few weeks after Chazzell's disap-
pearance they went to Chicago. About
a year ago the Chief of Police of this
city received a letter from a lady in
Paris, France, claiming to be a sister
of Chazzell, and asking for information
of her brother, of whom she had not
heard since early in 1893, when he was
in Salt Lake. There is at present S2,400
standing to his credit in the Deseret
National Bank of this city.
The detectives who worked princi-
pally on the case three years ago say
that they are convinced the body found
in the trunk at Chicago is that of
Proshier ChaZZell.
CHICAGO, March 2l.-At 3 o'clock
this afternoon a post mortem eXamina-
tion was made of the body found in the
box among some unclaimed freight 1t
resulted in finding two fractures in the
skull, which appear to have been made
with a hammer The inquest will be
held tomorrow morning.
The record-union., 1896-03-28
TROUBLES IN SOUTH AFRICA.
MANY PEOPLE KILLED BY THE
MATABELES.
The Outbreak Partly Due to Measures
Adopted to Stamp Out Kinder
pest in RhodeSia.

CAPE TOWN, March Pit is not at
all probable that the outbreak in Mata-
beleland will be very serious or long
continued, as vigorous methods are al
ready being taken to stamp it out. Ac-
cording to the latest reports received
from the district where the trouble oc
Cured, there have been seven white
men killed and large number wounded.
1t is feared that this statement is not
exaggerated, and that later reports will
show larger number of murders.
AS soon as the news of the outbreak
became generally known force of col
onists was organized, and under F. c.
Selur started for Matabeleland with the
intention of quelling the revolt.
Cecil J. Rhodes, late Prime Minister
of the Cape Colony, has started for
Buluwayo. 1t is reported that sharp
encounter has taken place between a
party Of mounted patrols and a force
of Matabeles at a point twenty-five
miles from Buluwayo.
Advices received here are to the eff
feet that several whites in outlying dis
tricts are reported to have been killed
by Matabeles.
1t is assumed that the outbreak is
partly due to the stringent measures
recently adopted to stamp out rinder-
pest in Rhodesia. The fondness of the
Kaffirs for their cattle is we'll known,
and the killing of them to stamp out
rinderpest has excited much discon-
tent.
A dispatch from johannesburg says
that the widest rumors are in circula-
ton there regarding the rising 1t is
hinted that the Beers stirred up the
Matabeles against the British, but this
rumor is declared here to be baseless.
PRETORIA, March 27.-President
Kruger has issued an official denial of
the reports that relations between Mr..
Chamberlain, the British Colonial Sec
retary, and himself are strained.
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SPEAKER REED THEIR CHOICE.
MASSACHUSETTS, REPUBLICANS
MEET IN CONVENTION.
Resolutions Adopted Urging the Dele
CATION to Support the Maine States
man for the Presidency.

BOSTON, March 27-The Republican
Convention to elect delegates to the
St Louis Convention was called to or
der shortly after 10 o'clock this morn
ing by the Chairman of the State Com
nittee. Most of the delegates wore
Reed badges, and Mr.. Lyman's refer
ence to the Maine statesman in his
opening address elected hearty ap-
plause. Senator Lodge also received a
warm greeting when he appeared on the
platform.
The Committee on Permanent Or
ganization reported as their choice for
Chairman Hon. Samuel w. McGold Of
Winchester. The speech of the Chair
man was frequently interrupted by ap-
plause and especially well received
were his insistency upon the policy of
protection and adhesion to the national
standing of the commercial world.
. Senator Lodge, in rising to present
the report Of the Committee on Reso-
lutions, was again warmly received
The platform declares for protection
and reciprocity, and demands especial
protection for our American marine
which it declares would revive our ship
ping and cause pay for American
freight to be paid to Americans. It in
s1stS upon the entire separation of
church and State, demands restrict
ed immigration and sympathizes with
the Cuban revolutionists.
The currency plank and that champi-
oning Reeds Presidential aspirations
are as follows:
1--WE are entirely opposed to the free
and unlimited coinage of silver and to
any change in the existing gold stand
ard except by International agreement.
Each dollar must be kept as good as
every other dollar. The credit of the
United States must be maintained at
the highest point, so that it cannot be
questioned anywhere, either at home or
abroad. Every promise must be rigidly
kept, and every obligation redeemable
III coin must be paid in gold.
I'VE are opposed to the unsound and
dangerous system of State banks. We
support the national banking SYSTEM
and believe that it should be SO amend
ed as to give it room for expansion and
opportunity to MT the demand of
growing business and population of the
country.
1--WE present to the National Conven-
ton for nomination as President, and
we urge all our delegates to give their
earnest, active support to a fearless
leader tried in many hard conflicts, a
man of national reputation, of unblem-
ished character, answering Republi-
canism and great abilities, the Hon.
Thomas B. Reed of Maine"
Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge of Nahant,
W. Murray Crane of Dalton, Hon. E.
s. Draper of Hopedale and Curtis Guild,
Jr., of Boston were unanimously elect
ell as delegates at large to the st. Louis
Convention
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resentatives, the Marquis interpreter
stated that his excellency would meet
them tomorrow at his hotel. AT pres
ent he did not feel disposed to talk with
out having consulted the Japanese Con-
sui and familiarized himself to some ex-
tent with the proper method of submit
ting to an interview.
Some amusement was created on
board the Coptic when several news
paper artists attempted to sketch the
Marquis. One of his aides resented the
action and proceeded to tear up the
sketches, after forcibly taking them
from the artist. 1t seems that his ex
cellency is far from pleased at certain
wretched portraits Of himself which
have been printed in American papers.
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A FARMERS MISTAKE.
Cuts the Levee to Irrigate His Land.
and Floods the Whole Country.

CutS the Levee TO lrr1gate His Land,
and Floods the Whole Country.
STOCKTON, March 27-Yesterday
w. 5. Montgomery, farmer living
about mile from Lockeford, cut the
levee of the Mokelumne River, which
runs through his land, and as a result
the whole country for miles around is
under water. Montgomery cut the
levee for the purpose of letting the
water on his land to irrigate it, but the
river rose suddenly, in consequence of
the recent rains, and the water spread
repaired. The loss will be very heavy
A number of farms are inundated
The break in the levee is now twenty
feet wide and eight feet deep. An at
tempt is being made to stop it, but it is
almost impossible to make any head
way, SO strong is the force of the water
The small levfe recently built by Mr.
Kerr on the side or fne main levee was
not strong enough to stop the rush of
waters, and was washed away. AS yet
it is impossible to estimate the loss. If
the river should fall in the next few
days and the water pass off the land,
the damage to the crops might not be so
great as is feared
A telephone message from Lockeford
late this evening says: The water is
still rising, and the trouble is greatly
aggravated by the heavy rainfall in the
upper country this afternoon. The
farmers are greatly alarmed. and it is
feared the levees below the original
break will give away before the pres
SIrta of water running through the pIaca
where the cut was made. The warm
weather for the past few days has start
ed a large volume of snow water down
from the mountains. The people about
Lockeford will make an effort to-mor-
row to stay the flood by placing arti-
fetal filling across the cut, and then
pumping the water back into its orig
inal channel.
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ARBITRARY ASSESSMENT.
Values MADEIRA County's Assessor
Places on Miller 81 Lux's Stock.

Places on Miller 81 Lux's Stock.
MADEIRA (Cal.), March 27.-The larg-
est arbitrary assessment ever made in
California was to-day placed on the rolls
of this county by Assessor Lou Hoskins.
The assessment was against Henry Mil
Ter, the cattle king.
Miller came here short time ago and
gave to the Assessor his statement of
the number of cattle owned or con-
trolled by the firm of Miller & Lux, and
which were in this county at II o'clock
on the first Monday in March of this
year. The statement was sworn to, and
was to the effect that the firm had only
5000 stock cattle and 500 calves in
this county at that time.
The Assessor declared that there
were in this county at that time 5000
stock cattle, 500 calves and 1,300 beef
cattle, in addition to the 5000 stock cat
tie and 800 calves sworn to by Miller.
The Assessor then made the assessment
arbitrary at the values and sums
named, being eight times the true and
assessable value of the stock: 500 calves,
$1,000; 5000 stock cattle, $320, 900;
1900 beef cattle, S20S,000.
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WHOLE NO. 16,9S9.

Pickler (Rep.) of South Dakota Bit
terly resented the criticism of Con-
molly, declaring that it was not fair, and
that his assertions were a base slander
upon the Invalid Pension Committee.
The committee had recommended moth
ing for which it had not the precedent
of many Congresses past.
After amending the bill so as to give
the man pensionable status and 1eav-
ing to the Pension Bureau the amount
to be paid him. the bill was laid aside
with a favorable recommendation.
The committee then rose, having fa-
vorably acted on four bills, and at 1880
O'Clock adjourned until Monday next.
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SENSATIONAL ELOPEMENT.
c. A. Sayre Runs Away With His Em-
ployers' Money and Woman.

LOS ANGELES, March Pit is re-
ported that c. A. Sayre, agent of c. F.
Weber & Co. of San Francisco, deal
ers in school furniture, has fled to
Mexico, taking with him $4,000 and a
certain Mrs Oliver the wife of a friend.
Sayre has his home at Nordhoff, where
his wifeand two children live. Mrs. Sayre
arrived here last night from that place
and went to the St. Lawrence House,
where Sayre and the divers all for
merly lived. She gives no idea of what
she intends to do. Oliver says there is
no doubt of the eIopement.
The record-union., 1896-03-28
TERRIFIC STORM AT STOCKTON.
A Prominent Real Estate Man Struck
by Lightning.

STOCKTON, March 27.-Stockton
was tonight visited by a terrific hail
storm, accompanied by thunder, light
ming and wind. The hail fell in large
quantities, and some of the fruit or
chards now in blossom will suffer Sc
verely.
Lyndall Miller, a prominent real
estate man, was on his way home when
overtaken by the storm, and took ref
uge under large tree. An electric cur
rent passed down the tree and struck
him, throwing him to the ground and
stunning him. He was taken to his
home, and will be confined to his room
for several days
A number of chimneys were cracked
and broken by the lightning.
The record-union., 1896-03-28
JUDGE e. e. CALHOUN.
A California Pioneer Passes Away in
MADEIRA County.

MADEIRA, March 27.-Judge e. E..
Calhoun, a pioneer of California, died
to-day at his residence at Hildreth.
He was native of Kentucky and IL
years Of age. He was well known in
politics in the early days of this State,
and was for long time Judge of the
County Court of Tu1are County
Judge Calhoun was the father of FL
eanor III. Calhoun, who gained fame and
distinction on the London and Paris
stage. Jessie, another gifted daughter,
was for a time Professor of Elocution
at the University of the Pacific, San
Jose, but resigned that position to en-
ter wider field of labor.
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Lived over a Century.

STOCKTON, March 27.-Mrs. Lucy
Auther, colored woman, died in this
city this morning at the remarkable
age of 1OS years, 3 months and % days.
She had been sick only a week, and re-
tanned all her faculties to the last Old
Mrs. Auther was born in Knox County.
Kentucky, a year before Washington
was inaugurated as the first President
of the United States
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Nominations Confirmed.

WASHINGTON, March 27.-The Sem
ate to-day. in executive session, con-
firmed the following nominations.
Frank w Roberts of Maine to be United
States Consul at Cape Town. Cape
Colony Postmasters: California
Dora Austin, Perry; w. A. Bucknam,
Truckee.
The record-union., 1896-03-28
SPRING VALLEY MINE SUIT.
Judge Prewett Decides the Case in
Favor of the BondholderS.


Favor of the Bondholders.
OROVILLE, March 27.-Judge Prev
ett of Placer County, sitting as court
OF equity, to-day handed down his de-
cision ir the big mining bond suit,
which involved the possession of the
famous Spring Valley Mine at Chero-
kee Flat. He has decided in favor of
the bondholders and against the Bank
Of California and Rideout and Smith
He orders the foreclosure of the bonds,
representing $150,000 in principal, with
S130,000 of interest that has accrued
since the suit was begun eight years
ago, and directs that Receiver Whit
comb, who is in charge of the property
shall proceed to advertise the sale of
the mine in accordance with these pro-
ceedingS.
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SNOW AT THE SUMMIT.
Nearly Five Feet Have Fallen During
the Present storm.

the Present Storm.
SUMMIT (Cal), March 27.-The heav-
lest snowstorm of the season has pre-
vailed here for the past two days. 1t is
estimated that nearly five feet of snow
have fallen since the storm COM
menced "Wednesday. Previous to the
snow, rain fell for about four days.
which robbed the Sierras of their white
mantle and caused mother earth to
manifest itself in many places where its
presence was hitherto unknown at this
season.
No damage has occurred to track or
sheds in this vicinity. Snow was settling
on the track this morning near Tunnel
Is, but fianger soon cleared the track
of all Instructions, and trains are run
ming as usual
The record-union., 1896-03-28
RUSSIA GRANTED
UNLIMITED POWER.
Reported Secret Treaty Concluded With
the Chinese Government.
Harbors Placed at the Cars Disposal
for Belligerent Purposes.

Russia be Challenged by Another
o oppose Russia's Action, But at
the Same Time is to Enjoy the
Pleasure of Openly Attacking the
Latter's Enemies, Should She SO
Desire.
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Committed IN selrDefense.

LOS ANGELES, March 27.-The jury
in the case of Louis J. Herman, on
trial for the murder of Thomas Carroll,
this evening brought in a verdict of not
guilty, holding that the homicide was
committed in self-defense-
The record-union., 1896-03-28

The catastrophe was so terrible that
it completely cowed the soldiers, and
they desisted from further acts of vio-
IencP
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-06
HOPE OF HUMANITY.

Dr.. j.. A. Anderson Argues That II
DwelIs in ReincRrnation.
DR.. J. A. Anderson lectured before the
Theosophical Society at Academy OF
Sciences Hall Sunday evening. Histopic
was "Reincarnation, the Hope of Human
ity." The hall was crowded.
After paying his respects to materialistic
scientists and to spritualists, DR.. Ander.
son said:
"Reincarnation means the procurement
of new ideals. If we know that as we
leave this earth so we will find it when we
return will we not seek for better thingsP
If we know that we live again and again
our horizon expands almost infinitely.
Reincarnation is that scope of human life
that is infinite.
I'VE come back, each of us, with just
that character which we have evolved.
This is the truth, the beauty of theosophy,
that we can make ourselves what we
choose. That which makes every man
different from every other man is simply
a conservation of the consciousness of the
past. Reincarnation is the very process
of evolution. Unless consciousness were
concerned it would be impossible for any
one to become greater than he was in the
past. This is the goal which theosophy
holds out to mankind. Is it not noble
one2 Let US then endeavor 10 live up to
something of our divine character"
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-06

mines on greater scale than at present.
II cannot give all the details of the con-
dition of the mine at present" said Mr..
Coram, 'as have not yet made up my
report. But l found the property in bet
ter shape considerably than l had ex-
pected. We have been doing development
work. and it was not to be expected that
we would show up large ore bodies. How
ever, L am more than satisfied with the
way things look.
I'VE have expended in all, up to the
present time, about $500,O00. I don't
but the payroll amounts 10 about $I3 900
monthly.
''It is our intention now to put in an
electrical plant, and we will get our power
from the Tuolumne River, bringing it by
pipe for distance of eleven miles. There
is fall in the river of 1740 feet, and we
have ditch that carries during the lowest
period 1920 inches of water.
THE falls will give us something like
5000 or 10, 900 horsepower for running the
machinery and carrying on the work of
the mines"
Mr.. Coram says that though the ma
chinery at the mine is heavy and the
workings deep neither can compare with
that of the copper mines in which he is
interested in the Lake Superior district
There is shaft there which is down $500
feet, or considerably over mile, and from
this there is an incline in the vein reach
ing great distance. The machinery
necessary for hoisting is of enormous
power. Mr.. Coram and Mr.. Palmer will
be here only day or two longer.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-06
DR.. H. c. FRENCH
SPEAKS HIS MIND
He Says Rev. W. Birch
Is Teaching Jellyish
Religion.
Congregational Pastors Hear the
Peoples Church Ar
raiigned.
THE PRESBYTERIAN QUIZ DAY
An Animated Discussion on Whether
Synod Shall Be Made a Repre-
sentative Body.

DR.. Hayes @. French, MD, and Pastor
William Birch will no longer labor to-
gether in brotherly love at the Peoples
Church, IN Metropolitan Temple, on Sun
day evenings. DR.. Birch is not attached
to any ministerial body in this City. He
sometimes attends the meetings of the
Presbyterians, sometimes those of the
Congrega gationalists. Yesterday he was at
the meeting of the Congregational Mon
day Club, of which DR.. French Is also
member. In the portion of the meeting
devoted TO reports from churches DR..
French aston;shed the brethren by getting
up and saying:
"Before knowing the nature of the doc
trine that would be taught at the Peoples
Church 1 allowed my name to go upon
the announcements, but having heard DR..
Birch at the Temple Sunday evening, Oc-
tober 4, l found his discourse glittering
negation so far as presenting any spiritual
truth. He spoke of the need of backbone
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-06
SUITS THAT CAME NOT
Sam Hirsch Charged With Swim.
ding People by a Cloth
ing Scheme.
He Led Detective Cody an Exciting
Chase Before He Was
Finally Captured.

Sam Hirsch was arrested by Detective
Cody last night after an exciting chase
and was booked at the City Prison on
four charges of obtaining money by false
pretenses.
Hirsch, who is chemist by profession,
bas been for some time calling upon
people representing himself as agent for
S. Tonner & Co., clothiers, 217-219 Pine
street, and for Pursch, Kaskel, We'll &
Co., % Sansome street. He carried with
him samples of cloth and offered to sup
ply suit at a cheap figure. He was al
ways well dressed and spoke fuently and
pleasantly and seldom failed in getting a
customer who would select sample for a
suit.
Hirsch would obtain deposit of from
81 to 81 and would instruct the customer
to call at the store with the sample and
get his measurement taken and pay the
balance when the suit was made. When
the customer would call at either of the
two stores he was told that Hirsch had no
authority from them to solicit custom.
The victims-nearly 100 altogether
sent in complaints TO police headquarters,
and on Saturday Chief Crowley detailed
Detective Cody on the case. He got an
accurate description of Hirsch from some
of the victims and last night about 6
o'clock he saw his man on McAliister
street, near Cough. Hirsch ran into 673
McAllister, shut the door almost in Cody S
face and ran through the kitchen in the
rear and out into the yard. He clim bed
over the fence into an alley and ran TO
Cough street, along Cough to Fulton,
down Fulton to Franklin, along Franklin
to McAliister, up McAllister TO Cough and
disappeared in Joost's hay barn.
Cody was close behind him all the time,
and as he is considered a sprinter Hirsch
must be no novice himself in that line.
Hirsch passed through the hay barn into
the livery stable, where Cody overlook
him.
D. R. Watkins. 1916 Fillmore street,
who is out So, f. Clifford and William
Handle, 2116 Fillmore. each out 81, ana
6. w. Hickey, 2122 Fillmore, out So so,
identified Hirsch in prison last night, and
these were the charges he was booked
upon
About tour months ago Hirsch played
the same game by representing himself as
agent for tea firms, but he got out of the
City in time. He has done the same work
in San Jose, Stockton, Sacramento, Fresno
and Oakland.
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The KING STILL LIVES.
Frank McManus, Monarch of
the Potrero, Is Con.
valescent.
He Has Been Operated Upon by DR.
Morse-Redu uct tion in His Splen.
did Proportions.

Frank McManus, king of the Po-
trero"-up to the time Jack WEIGH
thrashed him for the third time and
wrested from him his scepter-is still
among the living.
The King-for the title has clung to
him regardless of his many discomftures-
has just pulled out of the hardest battle
he ever had, battle with dropsy and
death. For the past six months he has
been very i'll, and DR.. Morse of the Board
of Health almost despalred of his life.
Recently successful operation called
tapping" was performed.
Last night during the bicycle parade the
King was around renewing acquaintances
and gathering in his stray subjects.
But he is such puny King now. From
the majestic weight of 235 pounds he has
been reduced to barely 160.