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KILLING OF CALEB DORSEY. n
The Trial of Newcomer for the rIur-
der Begun in Earnest.

SONORA, Aug. 1.-THE trial of John
T. Newcomer for the murder of Caleb
Dorsey began in earnest to-day, the
twelfth juror being sworn in during the
morning hours.
The District Attorney made a short
opening address reciting the main facts
of the killing, and then called Thomas
F. Dorsey, d brother of the murdered
man, to the stand. Mr.. Dorsey identi-
fed a map of the mine and detailed his
conversation with Newcomer shortly
after the killing, in which the latter told
him that he had shot Colonel Dorsey in
self-defense.
Samuel Bateman described the finding
Of the body and identified Dorsey's eff
feCtS.
Charles Owens stated that Newcomer
had met him on the day of the murder
after the shooting, and informed him
that Colonel Dorsey was then up in the
woods cutting firewood. This was the
only testimony that in any way re-
neoted upon the veracity of the prisoner
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MEETING OF WHEELMEN.
Fast Time Made by Two Cyclers at
Louisville.

LOUISVILLE, Aug 11-Bright and
early this morning the local and visiting
cyclists We're aStir, and there were sew
eral thousand in line when, at q o'clock,
the signal was given from headquarters
for the start on the century run over the
original century course to Frakfort
and return. For those who preferred to
sleep late and take their breakfasts at
leisure a second programme had been
prepared covering runs to New Albany,
Jeffersonville, the Falls of the Ohio and
Shippingport, distance of twenty five
miles The start was made at 3 o'clock,
and there was a large number of parti
cipants.
At 10 O'Clock the annual meeting of the
Kentucky division was called to order
at Iroquois Park by Chief Consul John
w. Clendening.
This afternoon the visitors took in the
stock farms and other points of interest
about the city.
The interest of the wheelmen in CEN
tired in the coming performances of
Tom Cooper, Eddie Bald and other
crack riders who are here. Cooper par
ticuarly is attractinf g great deal of
attention, and many say he is bound to
break some records this week.
The visitors, who now number 5000,
were entertained tonight by a smoker
at headquarters.
Paced by triplet to-day Arthur
Gardner went a practice mile in LAG,
the fastest mile that has been done in
training this year.
Otto Zeigler went a mile unpaced in
2:0025, equaling the Denver time of
Sanger and Clark, about which the rae
ing board had SO much trouble early in
the year. There are over 200 entries in
the races.
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TROUBLE EXPECTED.
Italians Threaten to Drive Workmen
Out of Pennsylvania Ouarries.

NEWCASTLE Ga), Aug. 1.-THE
superintendent of the Carbon lime
stone quarries notified Sheriff Becker
this morning that $50 armed Italians
were marching toward Newcastle from
the scene of the strike at Carbon and
Hill Town.
A visit was made to Hill Town. where
the strikers We're found in state of
great excitement. There were about
HOO in line armed with guns, revolvers.
picks and clubs, and the leader, Ben
jamin Allerhouse said it was their in
tention to march to Newcastle and
compel the men employed in the Sheep
Hill quarries to quit work. The gang
marched to BeSsemer, where they
stopped force who We're operating a.
steam shovel. 1t was decided to stop
the raid on the Newcastle quarries un-
til tomorrow.
The strikers held a meeting tonight
to complete their organization for the
raid.
Sheriff Becker will organize a force
in case of trouble.
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Will Cease Employing Chinese.

SISSONS, Aug. 11.-At a meeting of
citizens this afternoon w. w. Vanars-
dale, manager of the Siskiyou Lumber
and Mercatile Company, explained how
it was that he had been obliged to en-
ploy so many Chinese. He promised to
avoid engaging Mongolians in the fu-
ture when it was practicable to hire
white men. A motion permitting Mr..
Vanarsdale to engage seventy-five Chi
nese to November 10Th only was passed,
it being provided that no Chinese are to
be employed after that date. No further
trouble is expected.
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COAST CIRCUIT RACES.
Opening Day of the Willows Meeting
Most Encouraging.

WILLOWS, Aug 11.-The opening
day of the Willows race meeting was
most encouraging. The attendance was
large, and the events were exciting and
smoothly conducted. Summaries:
Trotting, 2:40 class, Alias won, Mllie
L. second, Wow third Best time
2:21
Pacing, 2:25 class, Bernard won, Es-
telle Wilkes second, Linwood third.
Best time-2:114.
Running, six furlongs, Sea Spray
won, Howard second, Warrago third.
Time-1:1412.
AT BUTTE.
BUTTE (Mont), Aug 11-Silver day
brought out fully 10000 people Half
the receipts We're donated to the silver
campaign fund. Business in the city
was almost entirely suspended, and the
employees at the mines were given
half holiday. Summaries:
Pacing, 2:20 class, three in five, purse
5000, Bill Frasier won, Lady Waldstein
second, Black Cloud third. Best time
2:15.
Trotting, free-for- all. two in three,
purse $500, Ottinger won, Robbie P
second, Bourbon Wilkes, Jr., third. Best
time-2:1214.
Running, five furlongs, $500, May W.
won, Quicksilver second, Bill Howard
third. Time-1:0 Ola.
One mile, selling, $500, Hello won,
Hiram Argo second, Latonia third.
Time-1 :46.
Five furlongs, purse $3.50 Blue Sign
won, Mamie D. second, Cyrus King
third. Time-1:0 :03%
Five and a half furlongs, purse $3.50
Tammany won, Model second, Addie
NJ. third. Time-1:09A
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BANK FAILURE.
WOrkingmen DepOsitors to the
Amount of 100000.

CHICAGO, Aug. 11-North & Taylor.
private bankers, who did business at
9o9 West Madison street, suspended to-
day. The banks depositors are work
ing men, and the total amount of their
savings is placed at $100,000 The firm
had capital of $4,000. Charles A.
North and Louis D. Taylor, the partners,
have been in business for several years.
They were compelled to discontinue be-
cause of the extraordinary condition of
the money market and inability to real
ize on securities. Depositors are prom
ised full payment. The Equitable Trust
Company was appointed receiver.
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BeIleviIle Regatta.

BELLEVILLE (Ont), Aug. 1.-THE
Relleville regatta commenced this
morning. The attendance was COM
paratively small and the wind blew too
strongly for racing in shallow boats.
Shortly after o'clock the professional
single scull race, threequarterS of
mile with turn, was called. Hanlon
won, Durham second. Time-1:51 40.
Hackett and Bubear, who also started,
dropped out soon after the start. The
water was so rough that the profession
al four-oared and amateur single
souls were not called.
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SIGHTED A BIG BALLOON.
Indians Claim to Have Seen One Trav'
cling in Northerly Direction.

VICTORIA (B. CO, Aug. 11.-Infor-
nation was received by the Indian
agent here to-day stating that two par
ties of Northern Indians, in different To-
calities widely separated, sighted on the
morning of August Sd what appeared to
be large balloon. The Indians of the
north. in common with other inhabl-
tants of the northern chimes, had been
notified of the proposed Polar balloon
expedition of Professor Andree, and the
natural conclusion arrived at was that
the balloon seen was that of the Nor
wegian explorer When sighted the ball
loon was in latitude 80. Is, longitude
127 so, travelling in a northerly direc-
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POLITICS IN WASHINGTON.
Three Parties to Hold State Conyer-
tions at EIlensburg To-Day.

ELLENSBURG (Wash). Aug. H.
With a view to fusion on national cleo
tors and State officers IS well, the three
parties. Democratic, Populist and Free
Silver Republicans, will hold their State
convention tomorrow No other State
has ever assembled as many conven-
tions, political fusion being the object.
at the same time and place. There Will
be over 900 delegates, several hundred
of whom are on the ground already
This quiet, but prosperous agricultural
town, is groaning under the weight Of
the big menagerie.
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WORK OF CUBAN REBELS.
Wreck Train and Destroy Valuable
Plantations.

HAVANA, Aug. 11.-Rebels wrecked
a passenger train near Navajas, Prov
lnce OF Matanzas, by exploding four
dynamite bombs under it as 1t was
passing A number of passengers and
soldiers who were acting as guards
were injured.
The insurgents have destroyed the su-
gar estate of Hueca, in the Manzanillo
district, owned by Jose Rigney, an
American, and the San Miguel estate at
Asopardo, Province of MatanZas. The
losses occasioned by the destruction of
the properties are estimated at 81 ,O00,-
GOO in each case
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STORM IN MICHIGAN.
Several Lives Thought TO Have Been
Lost on the Lake.

BENTON HARBOR tMich). Aug. IL.
A furious electric storm dccompa-
ried by high wind and rain tonight did
thousands of dollars worth of damage
10 fruit trees. Many buildings in this
city and ST. Joseph were slightly dam
aged The storm caused a panic at
the summer hotels. 1t is said that
several lives were lost in the lake, as
a number of small boats were out and
all are not accounted for at late hour
tonight.
MUSKEGON (Mich), Aug. 11.-This
city caught the southern edge of a cy-
clone which came up from the west
shortly before Z O'Clock tonight. A
deluge Of rain accompanied the winds.
Much minor damage was done.
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Highest Of N n Leavening Powz-Lae U. s Govt Repos
R>!a!!! q! fs%assz fRskiaRs
ABSOLUTEEX PURE

that this deficit will be lessened some
what before the end OF August.
The gold reserve at the close of busi-
ness to-day stood $1Ql ,104 ,2S1, a de-
crease since August 4th, when the re-
serve reached its maximum, of So, 160,-
ooO Then the reserve stood at $110,-
tS2,OOO, built up from $50, ,699, 900 on
July I'D, its lowest recent point, by
national banks contributing S26, 6,3OO,-
600.
Since July 23d the legal tender notes
held by the Treasury which were paid
out for the gold paid iii, which are re-
deemable in gold on presentation, have
decreased from SS7 100000 to $G9, ,2J0.-
900. Since July 1st the Treasury has
redeemed in gold S2l 100000 of legal
tender notes presented for redemption.
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FIRE IN IOWA.
Flames Break Out in Prison Dining
Room.

ANAMOSA 0a), Aug. 11.-At 8
o'clock this morning fire started in the
cellar of the prison dining-room The
oven had been hot and some kindling
lying near by took fire. The cellar was
full Of barrels, boxes, etc The fire was
soon beyond control. The entire entry
building was destroyed, including the
large library-room of 1900 volumes,
the tailor shop, dining-room and chap
el. The total loss will reach about S20,-
0G0. By great effort the engine-room
and dynamo was saved. The fire is
still burning
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The st. Paul Cannot be Saved.

MONTERREY, Aug. 11.-AIl movables
have been transferred from the steam
ship St Paul, which grounded near
Point Pinos on Saturday night last, and
the steamship will be abandoned. The
underwriters inspector states that
there is no prospect of saving the hull
or machinery.
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\ Washington Rancher Murdered.

PORT TOWNSEND CWash), Aug.
11-Joe Sofie shot and killed Sam
Fernie, an aged rancher. near Sequim
Bay to-day. Sofie then shot himself
in the foot, it is thought to give the
impression that he killed Fernie in
self-defense, and escaped to the woods.
An old feud existed between the two
men for years. Many ranchers threaten
to lynch Sofie if he is captured
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Another Pioneer Gone.

REDWOOD CITY, Aug. 11-Henry
Newton Bishop died last night at his
hcme in Belmont. He was rs years
old Mr.. Bishop was pioneer of this
State coming to the coast in 1S49 with
the late Senator Sharon and Colonel
E. D. Frye. He had lived in this
county since 1868, having been man
ager of the Sharon property for the
last twenty years.
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III this city to-day, a resolution was
pSssed censuring the Dubuque Qowa)
Association in extending fellowship to
DR.. C. O. Brown of the First Congrega-
tional Church of San Francisco while
that gentleman was under discipline for
unminsterial conduct. The resolution
requests the Dubuque Association to
rescind the action in the matter. The
vote WAS. Ayes - nays 10
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Guilty of the Charge.

TACOMA (Wash), Aug. 11-Cashier
w. T. Peters of the Columbia National
Bank charged with falsifying the books
and apprOpriating the funds of the
bank, was to-day found guilty. Presi-
dent Henry Oliver of the Columbia. Ma
tional Bank, who is under indictment
for embezzlement, will be tried in Feb
ruarY next
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Surgeon of stevenson's Regiment

SANTA CRUZ, Aug. 11.-Dr w. C.
Parker died this morning, aged 13 years
He came to California in 1916. as sur
geon of Stevenson's regiment, and was
for some years surgeon at the Presidio
He was prominent in San Francisco in
early days. He came to Santa Cruz
twelve years ago. and recently was in
the real estate business, having retired
from medical practice
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Accident at Mare Island.

VALLEJO, Aug. In. G.. Hilton,
foreman shipwright in the construction
department of the navy-yard fell from
the top gun-deck of the Hartford this
afternoon TO the deck below, q distance
OF eight feet, sustaining injuries which
may prove fatal
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was broken in two places and the elbow
crushed There is a bad indention of
the back of the skull. He was sitting
on the end of the cross-ties ner Sar-
gents The man was brought here and
put in the hospital. He is about 40
years old, and dressed like prosperous
ranchar or 1abOrer
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Reliable.

Junior Parther-You think this new
man is trustworthy?
Senior Partner-Beyond a doubt He
was cashier of a leading summer hotel
and his accounts We're found correct to
q cent.-Puck.
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CONDITION OF THE TREASURY.
Large Deficit i'm Receipts So Far for
August.

WASHINGTON, Aug 11.-With one
third of August past tie Treasury sit
ua ton does not show that Improvement
which was reasonably hoped for The
receipts foot up S9,360, 600 and the ex
penditures S19655, ,000 leaving deficit
so far of $10.295, 600 1t is probable
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Struck by a Train.

SAN JOSE, Aug. 11.-An unknown
man was hit by the north bound train
due here at 11:13 to-day. His left arm
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Case of DIR. Brown.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 11.-At the
quarterly meeting of the Bay Confer
ence of Congregational Churches, held
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-28
TO IMPROVE A BAD MEMORY.

A Few Simple Rules by Which One May
Recall Minute Facts.
You can cultivate your memory just as
you can cultivate your muscle, and 1t will
improve steadily up to certain point.
The science Of memories, as 1t Is called,
has recently been studied anew In Europe,
where some surprising results have been
achieved In the experiments that were
tried.
1t has been found, for instance, that
man who had poor memory from youth
was enabled to 80 strengthen his mind by
assiduous cultivation that he could with
out the slightest apparent trouble, recall
minute facts, giving dates and names. He
could recite whole passages, word for word,
after reading q book.
A French scientist, however, has point
ed out that this is done ut the expense of
the other intellectual powers and that the
whole Of the mans mental energy had
been diverted to q single channel He was
90 busy remembering dates and names in
history that he forgot his dinner.
1t has also been claimed that a memory
for minute facts is cultivated at the ex-
pense of the Judgment and that a due
bcuSo pIOpOIvAOu VI Adh 10 CFchoo AuAoAy
accompanies the recollection Of names and
dates.
Here are four fundamental facts to be
borne il mind by those who would i'm
prove bad memory:
First.-That our remembrance Of any
thing depends principally on the force,
duration or iteration Of attention We de-
vote to 1t.
Second.-That the habit Of attention
increases with acts Of attention.
Third.-That ideas are recalled by ideas
which by likeness, contrast or otherwise
are adapted to suggest them.
Fourth. the faculty of remeln-
bering is strengthened by efforts of re-
Numbering.
Some mon have remarkable memory
for names Others can as readily recall
dates or numbers. There are others who
can neither recall names nor dates, but
who never forget face.-New York Jour
-
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-28

at was Now England doctrine that q
child must repent Of and be punished for
not only his own sins, but those of his first
parent. This was the foundation Of the
condemnation Of unborn and unbaptized
Wgglesworth, wrote Oliver Wendell
Holmes. As though 1t were proposed to
hang our most popular Edinburgh preach
er, children, as taught in the DAY of
DOOM" the celebrated poem of Michael,
because his ancestor was a sheep stealer
and was duly hanged for being SO. 1t
seems strange to me to remember that
when had an Edinburgh parish, a most
deplorable preacher, whose church was
empty, found bitter fault with the prayer
book of the Church Service society because
the confessions provided merely made men
ton of Our own wrongdoing, but said
nothing of the fact that we were very
wicked to start with in consequence of
Adams fall. 1 ventured to say that
thought it enough to confess tho ill we had
ourselves done without confessing that
done by somebody else. l suggested that
ii lot Of watches went to the matchmaker
to confess their sins, 1t would suffice If
they stated humbly that they had not kept
time nearly SO well as they might have
done, while if they stated that they were
very badly made to begin with it appeared
that this would be oonfessing the watch
makers shortcoming, who had made them
SO.
The venerable parson with the empty
kirk (mine was fulD did not attempt to OK
plain my difficulty. But he at once pro-
ceeded to bully me- He asseyerated that
what had said was "blasphemous" and
that if dared to say it again should be
deposed and deprived Of my living. 1t was
much easier to do that than to answer
what had suggested. His threat produced
no effect whatever. AS for the accusation
of blasrhomy, could not say tn quoque.
For held that he was blasphemer-if
the thing be possible-and that was not.
-Longman's Magazine
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-28
BowsER ON A BIKE.
ne TAKES TO CYCLING 70 STRENGTHS.
EN- HIS CHEST.


A Double wabbie Becomes His Portion
and he Imaginss That Some Ono Hit Him
with House-The Fine italian Hand Of
MIRA Rowan Plainly yisib,e Again,
MRS. Bowser. /" said he the other
day with great dignity, 30 you know
that ! must 40 something ror myself oi
die within year? Flowing and NOV
Ing are all right, but they don't seem
to give me strength. " ,a
"Eonsensel You are q strong ana
healthy man."
II may seem to be; put' aias' ! am
not l have no mere muscle IMAM a
baby, and l can't walk q httie wi1nou'
feeling faint"
And you want some more Anu'ah
clubs or another punching pagr
mo, ma'am, don'& Inc DOCTOR has
recommended dilerent sort Oh eS.i,
else Mr. Kane, our nelgnoor' Will
bring his bicycle here TINS evening, ana
intend to take IT out on the ROAD ana
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-28

President Kruger, it is reported, at the
time Johannesburg was merely Ferreiras
mining camp was one day riding over the
Witwatcrs and in ordinary burgher attire.
He off saddled near q wagon outspanned
and owned by German. The Teuton did
not recognize the president and held forth
on the many things he would do were he
ruler of the state. Suddenly Dom Paul,
to the great establishment of the German,
who was very small man, took off his
coat, and, holding 1t out toward the
stranger, said, PUT this on" But"
replied the latter, it's too big" Just
so" replied his honor, with a grim smile.
"I'm Paul Kruger, and If you could fill
my jacket you might do greater things"
The Teuton collapsed London News.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-28

Dere mister editur how old mus you
be to jine tho younited states armery i
wan to le've home every darn cigaret l
usen to git my sister steles an now she
has took the hull shootin match pockets
cigarets al all an have only one other
pare she rides wheel am desperit an
can not stan it no longer, Respectively,
william Thomas Murphy.
think id ruther be pirate. New
York Sunday World.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-28
TO TIT TOURIST


Horace; Epist. !, Ill
Now that you've "dene" me continent
ask, my trispd-snd dopS ressat
The question, hAuehhly content 4
70 dub It "siity"-
Saw you one picture 10 prefer.
Despite the praise Of Baedeker,
To Piocsdilly9
Nay, after oil is said and dono,
A rustic life at Paddleton
"a place which all the railways shun),
Though not exciting,
After month VI foreign fare,
BY force OF contrast, declare,
Would seem inviting.
like to see the pillows foam,
Knowing tbst may stay OF home.
Ii ever desired to roam. =,
That time Is over.
like excessively 70 stand
And watch the aeasick tftppers land,
Dripping at Dovef!
The gain which travelling supplies
To those who wish to rhapsodize
Is soon acquired by tho wise
With far less worry.
], too can praise each foreign part,
Because, you see, I've learnt by heart
Extracts from Murray
Then wherefore leave the club behind
For bad hotels2 Too soon. you'll find
"They change their shy, but not their mind
Who cross tho ocean"
Tho happiness which you applaud
Comes not from that exploded fraud,
Perpetual motionl
"A. O. D. in London World.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-28

Queerest ole Teller you ever did SEQ
Good han at givih advice;
"Purty good worl' that we live in. says he,
"But take heer to ask it its price!'
When the new preacher come an went talkin
eroun'
Bout flxin his sermonts up nice.
~ reckun," he'd tell him, "they kivver the
groun',
And now what's yer price = what's yer
pricef"
When he r,In fer the Office an talked to the
folks,
He gavo EN- good votin advice,
But after he'd done with his stories an jokes
He asked 'em, "Now, what is yer priceP"
And when the folks tol' him his time WIZ at
han
An wuz wrtin his epitaph nice,
He sent fer the coffin an funeral man,
An his last words wu2, What is yer priceP"
IF. l.. Stanton in Chicago Tmes.Herald.