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RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE.
Ex-Governor Foraker Slated for the
Chairmanship.

ST. LOUIS, June 13.-Ex-Governor
Foraker of Ohio, it is said tonight, will
be the choice of Mckinley men for the
Craftsmanship of the Committee on
Resolutions. The purpose is to enable
him to appoint the SUBJ committee which
Will draft the platform, and which in
turn 1t is understood will request him
to act as its Chairman, also. ex-officio.
Some Of the New England men desire
that the Craftsmanship shall be given
TO Senator Lodge of Massachusetts. but
the Mckinley people say that no neces-
sity exists for making this selection
No doubt exists that the platform will
declare Enthusiastically for sound money.
The only uncertainty is as to the phrase
ology. 1t is generally believed. how
ever, that it will oppose any suggestion
of free coinage at any ratio, and demand
the maintenance of the present stand
ard
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A Desperate Finish and the Track
Record Broken.
The Great American Stakes for
Twelve Thousand Five Hundred
Dollars for Two-Year- -Olds, at
Gravesend, Won by George Kessler
Results of the Racing Events on
Other Tracks.

OAKLEY RACE TRACK (O), June
13.-Ten thousand voices cheered Ben
Brush and Jockey Sims after they won
the Buckeye Stakes to-day and en-
riched Phil Dwyer $4,000 The flag
fell to a beautiful start, with Loki first
to show. Perkins Immediately went to
the front with Prince Lief and led into
the stretch, where he was challenged
by Ben Brush, and in a desperate fin
ish Sims brought Ben Brush under the
wire winner by head. The time beats
the track record. Summaries:
Seven furlongs. Bloomer won, Moylan
second, Fred Barr third. Time-1:26li.
Five furlongs, Martie Reed won,
Winker second, Rampage third. Time
i :024.
One and one-eighth miles. the Buck
eye Stakes, Ben Brush won, Prince
Lief second, Loki third. Time-1 :53
One mile, Budith won, Rey del Mar
second, Doorga third. Time-1 AZ
Five furlongs, Scarfpin won, Cherry
Leaf second, Viscount third. Time
I:01H
Six furlongs, Old Center won, Argen-
tina II. second, Remnant II. third. Time
-114A
AT GRAVESEND.
GRAVESEND, June 13.-Clear and
cool weather brought out 5000 persons
to the races to-day. The features of
the day were the great American
Stakes of S12,500 for wo-year-olds at
five furlongs, and the Boulevard Stakes
of $500 for three-year-old at mile.
In the firSt-named event Don de ORC
was a prohibitive favorite, but he fin
ished in the ruck. the honors being
carried off by George Kessler To win
the Boulevard Stakes was a mere pipe
opening gallop for Margrave. who was
a prohibitive favorite. In the first race
Ten of Hearts bolted and crashed into
the fence. A rail nearly three feet long
penetrated her chest, killing her in
stantly. Sheedy, who rode her, landed
in the grass uninjured Summaries:
Five furlongs, Mana H. won, Pleuruse
second, Minstrel II. third Time :04
Mile and quarter, Gold Crest won,
Sir Dixon, Jr., second, Lansdale third.
Tyne 2 .09a4.
Great American Stakes, five-eighths
of a mile, George Kessler won, Ar
buckle second, Rhodesia third. Time
102A
Boulevard Stakes, one mile, Margrave
won, Hamilton II. second, Voley third.
T:me-1 :42h
Three-fourths of a mile, Buckrene
won, Tinge second, Buckwa third.
Time-1:1515.
One and one-eighths miles, Charade
won, st. Maxim second, Lake Shore
third. Time-1 :56.
AT FORSYTHE.
CHICAGO, June 13.-The feature at
Forsythe to-day, the one and one-six-
teenth miles handicap. was won very
handily by Sunny. Favorites won four
of the events and hit the bookies hard.
Summaries:
Seven furlongs, Hinda won, Nero
second, DR.. Paske third. Time-1 :3234.
Five furlongs, Provident won, Terrific
second Vanessa third. Time-1:O4h.
Six furlongs, Ferryman II. won, Sim
mons second, Glenoid third. Time-1 rs.
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GRASSHOPPER PLAGUE.
Immense Damage Done in Portions of
Indiana.

SOUTH BEND Qnd), June 13.-
Grasshoppers are doing immense dam
age in portions of this county. Alex
ander Smith of Center Township has
eighty acres of wheat from which every
blade has been eaten. Another eighty
acres is being eaten up entire, as well
as fifteen acres of potatoes and large
field of oats.
NILES (Mich), June 13.-Reports
from peppermint growers in all parts
of Southwestern Michigan say that
grasshoppers are doing great injury to
the crop. The yield of oil will be con-
siderably less than last year.
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Jumped From the BROOKLYN Bridge

NEW YORK, June 13.-Patrick Sn,-
livan, p years of age, a painter. of 172
Wllloughby avenue, Brooklyn, jumped
from the middle of the Brooklyn bridge
INTO East River shortly after o'clock
tonight. He was picked up by a pass
ing tug and taken to the foot of East
IWenty-sixth street. There he was
placed under arrest on the charge of at
tempting suicide. The only injury he
sustained was a slight sprain to the
right leg, which is thought to have
been caused by striking against one of
the cables of the bridge as he jumped
over
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Judgment for the Government.

NEW YORK, June 13.-United
States District Attorney McFarlane has
entered judgment for $1O7, ,257 against
the North American Commercial Com
pany in action No. 1, brought by the
United States against the company to
recover rentals, royalties and taxes for
the sealing privileges on the islands of
ST George and st. Paul, Alaska. This
Action No. 1" was recently decided in
favor of the Government by Judge
Wallace in the United States Circuit
Court. Other suits against the COM
pany are pending, and will probably
be heard in the fall term.
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PRESIDENT OR NOTHING.
Morton Positively Declines the Sec
Ond Place on the Ticket.

ST. LOUIS, June 13.-Chauncey NJ.
Depew, who arrived this morning,
makes public the following telegram
from Governor Morton declining in ad-
vance the nomination for Vice-Presi-
dent:
Rhine Cliff, n. Y, June 18th.
Hon. Chauncey NJ. Depew, St Louis.
Mo-: Please announce that / stated
to you before you left New York that
/ would not under any circumstances
accept a nomination for Vice President.
LEVI p. MORTON.
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1t is also asserted that the platform
will contain a reference to Cuba. 1t
will recite the sympathy of the Repub-
lican party with the Cuban patriots,
and condemn President Cleveland for
having failed to recognize their bellig-
erency.
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class cruisers from shipbuilders on the
clyde and the Tyne. 1t is said that
orders Tor two second-class cruisers
have been placed by Japan in Amer
lea, and that several torpedo boats will
be built in French and German yards.
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Funeral of Jules Simon.

PARIS, June 13.-The funeral Of
Jules Simon, the distinguished French
statesman, took place to-day and was
attended by a large gathering OF no.
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table persons. President Faure, EN-
peror William of Germany and King
Leopold of Belgium were represented
at the obSeuuieS.
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New Warships for japan.

Government has ordered four ironclads
and four first-class and two second
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The San Francisco call., 1896-11-22

:"AMERIcA-J. F. NJ, City. "America," the
National anthem, was written by the late
Samuel Francis Smith, DID,, who for many
years was pastor of the First Baptist Church OF
Newton, Mass. In letter in which Dr. Smith
wrote about the anthem he said: "The song
was written at Andover, during my student
life, think in the winter of 1881 or 1882: 1t
celebration on Fourth of July in Park-street
Church, Boston. l had in my possession a
number of German song books, from which I
was selecting such music as pleased me, and,
finding God Save the King 1 proceeded to
give it the ring OF American Republican
Patriotism
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Ladies' Vests 2sc and 2sc.

Natural Gray, high neck, long sleeves.
These are the best bargains in Vests we've
offered. VIII compare with any 40c and
SOC Vest you can buy.
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than 5000 people participated in this.
They occupied sixty cars and formed 8
procession considerably more than a mile
in length.
While in San Francisco it would not be
possible to make up a single circuit of
electric track of forty miles it would yet
be an easy matter to run one or more cars
over such trackage for o distance of forty
nifty miles, passing over lines that par
alfel and cross other roads. With the ex-
listing lines it is possible, however, to
make one circuit OF about sixteen miles
along the following route: Start at the
ferry landing then along the following
streets: East Folsom Second, Brannan,
Third. Berry, Fourth, Kentucky, Solano,
Connecticut, Santa Clara, Kansas, Center,
Bryant. Twenty Mission, Sixteenth,
Church, Ridley, Fillmore, Page, Stanyan,
Oak, Deyisadero, O'Farrell, Hyde, Ellis,
Fourth, Mission, Third, Kearny, Broad
way, East to starting point.
- At the present time this route could not
be used without going back over consider
able ground in order to make the neces-
sary switches, but with the growth of the
pastime locally it would be an easy mat
ter to put in curves at the proper corners.
General Manager Vining of the Market
street Railway Company stated that if the
demand for party cars justified the COM
pany would follow the examp.e of Eastern
roads and be ready to provide special cars
for parties. He stated that the charge
would be about $40 tor a car which Will hold
from twenty-six to thirty-eight people,
the capacity of the car being arranged ac-
cordipg to the grades it would have 10
pass over,
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a Popular Eastern Fad
That Has Extended
to This City.
Chicago Holds the Records for
Monster Streetcar Ex-
curSions.
Vehicles in Service That Rival the
Travelling Palaces of the Steam
Railroads.

Few cities in the world are more favored
than San Francisco in the matter of
climate and artificial advantages for iu-
dulgence in trolley-car parties, which
have become a popular fad among all
classes of people in the East. 1t is gen.
orally acknowledged that this City has
one of the best systems of streetcar lines
IN the world. Recently many of the
former cable and horsecar lines have been
converted into electric roads, and it is the
latter that are favored for party excursions
about cities.
1t was only a month ago that the idea
was taken up here. and the party then
accommodated is yet the only one on the
record OF San Francisco, but the coming
year will probably see the trolley party in
full blast here.
In the East the part of street railway
company's business, which consists in
catering to the wants of pleasure lovers
among its patrons by providing special
cars which may be chartered by parties,
or arranging for the exclusive use by such
parties Tor special periods of the cars such
as are in daily use, has grown to magnifi-
cent proportions, and forms an i'm portant
part OF many com panies' revenue. MANY
com panleS are increasing their facilities as
rapidly as possible, for even now in some
cities the demand exceeds the supply.
Dates are made weeks in advance. and
companies are obliged to make large in
vestmenIs IN appropriate rolling stock.
The result has been 10 arouse g certain de-
gree of rivalry among different companies
as to the luxuriousness of the accommo.
dations furnished and the mum Der of at
fractions supplied, and many of the cars
now in service for this purpose rival in
beauty and completeness the travelling
palaces OF the steam roads, though the
latter are intended 10 house their patrons
for days consecutIveiy instead of for q few
hours. Here is description of one re-
Gently built for the Columbus Central
Railway Company of Columbus. Ohio.
which is said to be unequaIed in the
United States for beauty of design and
richness of finish:
1t is painted in rich dark Quaker
green, with trimmings tastefully traced
in gold. The interior is finished in the
choicest mahogany. There are beyeled
plate-giass windows, costly mirrors be
tween the windows and rich and prettiIv
draped curtains. The floor is covered with
soft dark green carpets, the wlndowshades
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are of dark green and the draperies
are rich in gold and green, set off resplen-
dantly by brasswork. The seating capa
city OF the car is eighteen persons. There
are four settees and ten large, comfortabi e
chairs, all of wicker and beautifully up
holstered. Numerous electric buttons COM
municate with the motorneer. The car is
lighted with gas, under the Pintsch sys-
tenn.
Milwaukee has party car for twenty
four, with tables for refreshments. This
was illuminated on a recent trip with 700
electric lights.
Chicago has the record for the largest
parties. On July Is of this year the Calu-
net Electric Srteet Railway of that city
took out party OF $500 people, who occu-
pied fifty-four cars. The excursion was
under the auspices Of the knights of Py-
thias, and Travelled over circuit of about
forty miles. But even this great event
was surpassed by that of September IL. on
the some line, under the direction OF the
Cook County Cyclists Association. More
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numerous are the applicants for place.
ut is now generally unders TODD by the
wlseheads,' said a well-known local poll
tlcian yesterday, "that the bosses have
pretty well rounded up the situation and
that caucus of importance will be held
In couple of days. AT this caucus about
everything of Importance will be deciced. {"
Mayor Phelan will have few appoint
ments of Importance, among them q
clerk, messengers, a number of places in
the License Collectors office and the clerk
ship of the City Hall Commissioners. 1t
is generally understood that Clerk MoCar-
thy is likely to succeed himself. The
Mayor will have something to say about
several other clerkships and concerning a
number of janitors and messengers and
minor places in the City Hall.
Being an ex-officio member Of the FL
nance Committee the Mayor will have con.
siderable influence in deciding the per-
sonnel of what are known as the "tep-
month men" in the Assessors and Tax
Collectors offices. The new Board of Su-
peryisors will have the appointment OF
the attaches of the Police Courts, of gas
inspectors. about thirty janitors, fire.
man, an engineer, carpenter, several ele-
keepers and many minor officers.
1t is generally understood that by rea-
son OF his pull with Lanigan E. p. Mogan
Will remain as prosecutor for Pol ice
Court 3
w. r. Hewitt will continue as superin-
tendent of the fire alarm station, as ne is
nephew of Rainey. 1t is said that Rainey
wants law passed requiring an inspector
or electrician to examine all IRE alarm
work and electric light wires in every
house in the City. This law may be il the
form of bill at Sacramento or of an ordi-
nance of the Board OF Supervisors. 1t is
generally supposed that this will give the
bosses fine opportunity to reap a harvest
es agents of various dealers IN supplies Of
the character needed.
Paddy Stevens is likely to continue as
patrol driver, as he is Lanigan's friend.
Ex-Assembiyman Healy will probably
continue as engineer of the Fourth tire ct
bridge.
1t Is said that Fire Commissioner Bohen
viii retain his seat, while Daniel Mahoney
is likely to succeed ]. w. Mcdonald An
other man likely to remain in his place is
Game Warden Mogan.
Supervisor Britt is likely to be chair
man of the FireCommittee, while the same
position on the FinanceCommittee viii go
to Clinton.
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An Appeal Is Granted.

LONDON, Eng, Nov. 21.-The judicial
committee of the Privy Council has al
lowed an appeal with costs to the Edison
Electric Company VS.. the Westminster
and Vancouver Tramways Companies
the Bank of British Colum bia and
others. The Edison Company appealed
against the decision of the Supreme Court
Of British Columbia granting a decision
IN favor OF the Bank of British Colum bia
against the Tramway Company to the
prejudice OF the Edison Company, who
are creditors of the Tramway Company.
The decision of the judicial committee of
the Privy Council declares the Judgment
Of the Supreme Court of British Colum bia
TO be null.
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NOTICE.

ofhciai Map of the Ciry and County Of
San Francisco.
OFFICE OF TIE CLERK OF THE BOARD
- OF Supervisors of the City and County OF San
francisco, November z, 1896.
In accordance with the provisions OF Reso-
Ia Ion No. 1887 (Third Series) of the Board Of
supervisor pu bic notice is hereby given that
the new official map Of the City and County or
San Francisco Is now open for public inspection
for period of thirty (30) days on and from this
date In the office of the City Engineer, third hoor
main corridor. City Hall.
And all parties interes ed affected are hereby
invited to examine the said map and file obiec.
tons, II any they have. TO the delineations as
made on said map with the Board Of Supervisors
on or before Thursday. the 18th day OF December.
1895. JN0. a. RUSSELL, Clerk
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Voorhees, CANNOT Recover.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Nov. 21.-A Sun
special from Indianapolis says: One OF
the leading physicians of this city to-day
SAID that the cause of Senator Voorhees,
conoltlon is pi aggressive paralysis, which
the leg
Inc muscles of the back and then the
splnal cord showed the same affection and
II l was not long before the Senator's mind
began to wane The Senator. he saws.
cannot possibly recover and will never
again De seen in Washington.
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STATE LEGIsLATURE-M. N, Lorin, Alamo eda
County, Cal The Legislature of the State of
California meets at noon on the first Monday
after the 1st day of January next succeeding
the election of its members, and since 1881
has met biennially. The Governor may by
proclamation convene the Legislature at any
time outside of the regular time for meeting
allowed to members for longer time than
sixty days.
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LOCAL States
FOR FAT BILLETS
Interest Is Growing Over
the City Political
Places.
Boss Rainey Has an Eve to a
New Electrical Po-
sition.
The Masters Have Rounded Up the
Herd and the Loaves Will Soon
Be Awarded.

Interest in the giving .of the various
local political places incident to the late
municipal election is growing in intensity
daily. An observer stationed within con-
venient distance OF the ST. George stables
where BOSS" Rainey holds levees daily,
might imagine he was looking at bureau
for the distribution of free meal tickets, so
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-22
PLANS and SPECIFICATIONS
For School Building.
OFFICE BoARD OF Epuc.rIoy

san FRANCIsCo, November IL 1896 7
ACCORDANCE WITH A RESOLUTION
l. adopted by the Beard of Education of the Citv
ana county OF San Francisco, November l6 S96
public notice Is hereby given to architects that
competitive plans and specifications for the erec-
tion OF II Ugh school building in the Mission dis
trct IN said City and County will be received ac-
tects" COPIES OF which can be Obtained at the Of
nee OF sad ooard) in open session Of the Board Of
Eoucatlon on Monday, November 80, 1896 at 3
racing south, by adepth of 81 feet having three
street irontages The said plans and specifcations
70 Arcnitects, and to be prepared that the cost
on tne building, excluding the architects commits
Sl5I,uOu The architect whose plans and snecif.
cations are adopted by the board VIII be appointed
sacnIlsct ana superintendent. Of the building at
OF sne structure. The architects submitting plans
ana ana speclncatlons determined by the board to be
Of $500 and $500 respectively. -
GEORGE BEANSTON, Secretary.
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Lr|t morphtn. nna Whf,kv.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, Nov. 2L-J. D. Farqu-
har, travelling salesman for Keokuk
(Iowa) pickle factory, was found dead in
bed at the Laclede Hotel to-day. Upon, a
table was glass containing the small
dregs OF dose Of morphine and whisky.
A ring on Farquhar's finger bore his name
coin, Nebr.''
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Santa Fe keceivership.

TOPEKA, KANs., Nov. 21-County At
torney Phinney of Jefferson County and
Attorneys Keeler and Hilton this after
noon filed motion in the Federal Court
here praying that the Santa Fe receiver
ship be demanded back to the District
Court of Jefferson County on the ground
that 1t was improperly removed and that
IL is not a removable case. Collusion be-
tween Assistant Attorney-General Gordon
and the defendant is also charged.
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Increase OF Go,d Bs,.;,,,

81. LOUIS. Mo-, Nov. 2l.-The prepon-
oerance OF gold receipts over demands at
the United States sub-treasury. which
began the day of election, continues and
Is INCREASING: For the past two days
S26o,OO0 has been received, and the total
SINCE 81 o No November is considerably over
Sl,ooo,oUo. The movement of silver is
toward the country and will average
SS5 600 day shipped from the sub-treasury.
The receipts of silver are normal.
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San Rafael Pioneer III.

SAN RAFAEL CAL, Nov. 90. C.
Hawkins, an old and weil-known citizen,
suffered stroke of paralysis to-day and
his friends are anxious. He was attacked
by paralysis some time ago, from which
he never entirely recovered and which
rendered him helpless for long time.
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Thefts of a Bookkeeper.

LEBANON, Pa, Nov. 21.-Harvey M.
Kline, oookkeeper of the Farmers Ma
tional Bank. is under arrest. He admits
stealing $500 from the bank. The bank
will not lose the money, Kline's bonds
men being responsible for the amount.
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Ferris Is Dyiu0,

PITTSBURG, Pa, Nov. 2L-George W.
G. Ferris of Pittsburg, who achieved fame
through the invention of the Ferris wheel.
is lying at the Mercy Hospital in a very
serious condition. The physicians in
charge say that his death is hourly ex-
pected.
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Failure of a Bank.

SAGINAW, MICH, Nov. 21.-The First
National Bank of East Saginaw is in the
hands of National Bank Examiner Cald-
we'll, who took charge of its affairs this
morning. Depositors will be paid in full.
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Los Anaeles Accfdent.

LOS ANGELES. CAL, Nov. 2L-J. B.
Glover, an old soldier, was struck by q
hook k-and-ladder truck tonight at the COR
ner of First and Main streets. He was
knocked down and run over.
Both legs were broken and the pelvis
crushed, in addition to other in juries- He
died at the Receiving Hospital several
hours after the accident. He had just
come from Nebraska to enter the soldiers
home near Santa Monica.
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Wfu Re EIentrocufsd.

CINCINNATI, OHIO. Nov. 21.-Willy
Haas who cut the throat of Mrs. Emma
Brader, his employers wife. at Covedale,
July 3, was convicted this morning OF
murder in the first degree and will be the
first victim killed in the electric chair in
Ohio,
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Suicide of a Wealthy Man

NEW YORK, N. Y, Nov. 21.-Helams
Romanne, ex-Commissloner of Agricul-
ture o. the State of New Jersey under Sec
retary Rusk, committed suicide last night
at the Romanne homestead on the Saddle
River In Bergen County, n. J. Nc cause
is assigned Tor the act. He was quite
wealthy
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Feu From a TRIM to Denth.

CUMBERLAND, MD, Nov. 2I.-The
body of an unknown man with the skull
crushed was found lying on the Baltimore
and Ohio track yesterday by a track
walker. 1t is supposed that the man fell
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Doimgs in A.sburn,s Court.

AUBURN. CAL. Nov. 21.-E. S.
Thorn pson was to-day acquitted OF the
charge'of arson, and Peter Banquier was
sentenced to seven years in the peniten-
tiary for an attem pit to kill his wife.
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oreaon,s Official Yote.

PORTLAND, Or, Nov. 21.-The total
vote of Oregon in the Presidential election,
which has just been canvassed at Salem.
was 1886 1t was divided as follows:
Mckinley, 4s,711; Bryan, 46, 739; lowering,
919; Palmer. 977
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Fteroe Fire at Ant,verp.

ANTWERP, BELGIUM, Nov. 21.-A mar
ket building called "La Cete," together
with a number of shops and dwellings in
the Rue Oudaen. in this city, were burned
last night. The loss is 10000 marks.