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The record-union., 1897-03-25
MISSISSIPPI FLOOD DISTRICT.
THE SITUATION REMAINS PRAC.
TICALLY UNCHANGED.
Continued Fair Weather Most Favor.
able and Each Day of Sunshine
Welcomed.

MEMPHIS (Tenn.), March "a. - The
river bulletin issued by the Weather
Bureau tonight again announces a
slight fall in the river at Memphis, a
tenth of a foot. This has been the rec
ord for the past three days, including
to- day. The gauge, therefore, registers
36.S feet. The bureau predicts that for
the next twenty-fo four hours the river
will remain about stationary The fact
that the river continues to rise at Cairo
is sufficient evidence that no consider
able fall may be expected in the inn
mediate future.
The situation remains practically un-
changed since yesterday. The fact that
the levees below the city on the Mis-
sissippi side still remain intact, and
the good news that they will probably
withstand any further rise is calculated
to make the outlook more and more
cheering. The dispatches giving the
good news concerning the condition of
the levees below the city may be re-
lied upon as authentic, being received
by the railroad officials from their
agents at various points. In addition
to these there is a confirmatory mess
age from Major Dabney he himself
having completed a personal inspection
of the system of levees below Memphis
on the Mississippi side.
The work of the relief committee con-
tinues without any abatement The
committee is kept busy providing for
the wants of the 5000 destitute people
who are here, dependent upon charity
Nor has the stream of newcomers
make as many trips as they did during
the first few days following the over
flow, nor do they bring as many refu-
gees at each trip, they always bring
some additions to swell the crowd of
refugees.
The continued fair weather is most
favorable, and each day of sunshine is
welcomed as a harbinger of good It'd
ings to the extent that with no unto
ward rainfalls to swell the mighty vol
ume of waters, the end may be the
sooner expected.
News has been received by United
States Engineer Fitch that the levee
on the Arkansas side has broken in
two places below Memphis, one at
Dawson, which is about 1873 miles be-
low Memphis, and one not far from
Modoc. The report concerning these
breaks seems authentic, as Engineer
Fitch has acted upon them with
promptness. He has sent a boat with
barges and slSiffs to the assistance of
the people in the country affected by
these breaks. The details concerning
the break at Dawson are meager. The
break near MOdoc was not unexpected,
as the leyee seems to be weak in that
vicinity, several breaks having occurred
in spite of every effort to prevent such
disasters.
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JACKSON INDORSED.
Favored by the Republican Delegation
at Washington for Collector.

WASHINGTON, March 24.-The Re-
publican members of the California del
egation held a meeting in Representa-
tive Loud's committee-room this after
noon, in which a general discussion of
Federal appointments was had.
1t was finally decided not at this time
to take up the consideration of the
claims of any of the applicants except
those for the collectorship of customs
at San Francisco.
The term of the incumbent of that Of
flee will expire early in April, and it
was the opinion of the delegation that
definite action ought to be taken.
After a long discussion the applica-
tion of John P. Jackson was indorsed
for the place and his name will be pre-
sented to President Mckinley as the
choice of the delegation for Collector.
No other action was taken.
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EL0PED WITH HIS SERVANT.
WILFRED w. COLLIER DESERTS
HOME AND FAMILY.
Located After Many Years by His
Son at San Diego, but Died Be-
fore the Latter Arrived.

SAN DIEGO, March 24-John L. Col
lier left to-day for his home in Belvi-
dere, Boone County, H., sorely dis
appointed man. During thirty three
years of his life he has been vainly
searching for his father, who left home
in Belvidere in February, 1864, and was
not heard of again by his family until
few weeks ago, when the son learned
that he was located in San Diego
The fathers name was Wilford W.
Collier, and he had resided here quar-
ter of a century, his last place of resi-
dence being 547 National avenue. lie
died on January 22d last.
John l.. Collier, the son, who came
here only to find his father dead. tells
the following story:
My father was prosperous at Belvi-
dere up TO 1868, but my mother was an
invalid. i was the eldest of three chill
dren. We had a servant named Viola
Hambridge, and for some unaccounta-
bic reason my father then 40 years old,
became infatuated with her, and in
1868 they eloped and came to Califor
MIA, but returned in year In 1864
they eloped again, once more coming to
California, and never returned. Mother.
sistance, bore up under it all for thir-
teen years, finally dying in 1879. Her
last words to me We're full of faith in
the husband and father and she told
me never to give UP looking for him.
He would surely come home, she said.
But search as l might, never a trace of
father could be found until last New
Years Day.
Collier then related that on that day
ne mad learned from a circus man who
had recently been in San Diego, that
the runaway father was in this citv
Collier, the younger, satisfied himself
that this was the truth and then came
here. He found that his father had
been dead several weeks, as related
above
The elder Collier was quite prosperous
during a portion of the many wears of
his residence here. He built the first
wharf, that at the foot of Fifth street.
and during the boom he was supposed
to be worth considerable property. He
and the woman with whom he left Bel
vldere lived here as man and wife. and
were mighty esteemed. They have
grown-up children here, who are re-
spected members of the community IT
is thought Mr.. Collier left very little
property He had decided away some of
MS possessions little while before his
DEATH
The son from Belvidere has retained
attorney I'll. E. Doolittle to look after
his interests in the estate.
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DIXON THE WINNER.
Given the Decision in His Fight With
Frank Erne.

NEW YORK, March 24.-Six thou
sand people were packed in the Broad
way Athletic Club tonight to witness
the twenty-five-round bout between
George Dixon, the worlds champion
featherweight, and Frank Erne of Buff
falo. These two were matched to meet
at 122 pounds, but although Dixon was
at the weight, Erne was easily twelve
pounds heavier than his dusky adver-
sary. After the twenty-five rounds
We're completed Dixon was declared the
winner. He received an ovation. Erne
led very seldom, and Dixon forced the
fighting all through.
When some of the lightweight fighters
offered to take DiXons place on account
of Erne being so much overweight, the
little Boston boxer said: mo, no; not
on your life. l don't care if he weighs
a ton, l will fight him and lick him
Tom ORourke, Dixon's manager, as
serted before the boys donned the gloves
that there was evidently some job up
and he declared all bets off, Dixon
never looked better in his life, and his
work in the ring was worth that of his
best days. To-night's contest showed
plainly that the decision rendered
against him in favor of Erne last year
was not merited by Erne's fistic Prov
ess. These are sample rounds:
Round 24-Dixon kept leading, and
Erne simply clinched. Dixon swung
his left on the head. Dixon rushed, and
Erne jabbed his left on the ribs. Erne
landed left hand hook on the side of
Dixon's head when George was in his
own corner. AS the gong sounded
Erne sent his right to the ear.
Round 25-They shook hands for the
wind-up. Dixon swung his left on the
back of the neck, and Erne swung
right on the neck. They exchanged
right body blows. Erne swung his
right on the shoulder, and Dixon missed
a left swing for the head. Dixon then
whipped his left on the chest. They
rushed into a clinch, and exchanged
right jabs on the neck. Both rushed
and swung short rights on the jaw, and
at the end of the round they were
clinched.
The referees decision in favor of Dix
on was received with cheers, and
floral horse shoe was presented to him.
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Creek region, in which foul play was
suspected. An empty house had been
found on a ranch eight miles from any
human habitation, but the occupants
had disappeared. Dishes were on a
table covered with dust, just as they
had been left. From papers found it
was learned that the ranch was owned
by John Hanley.
The mystery has been cleared up,
for Hanley is engaged in the saloon
business here. He came here last July
on campaign trip, and liked the city
so We'll that he decided to locate He
says he left his house on the ranch
after breakfast. AS he did not return
to the ranch his long absence led to
rumors of foul play.
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Heaviest for March in the History of
the Weather Bureau.
Few Parts of Illinois, Kentucky,
Eastern Iowa and Southern Wis
consin Escape, the Fall in Many
Places Being a Foot and Over
Floods Anticipated in Many Dis
triCtS.

CHICAGO, March 24-During the
past twenty-four hours over eight inches
OF snow fell in the city, the heaviest
fall for the month of March in the his
tory of the Weather Bureau 1t melt
ed almost as rapidly as it fell and with
the wind blowing fifty-two miles an
hour, pedestrians found it hard work
to get around. The storm came from
Texas, passed over Kentucky and then
passed to the Western Ohio Valley. Chi
cago was it's northerly limit. Here the
flood waters broke with demoralizing
effect. The Desplaines River is nine
feet in depth at Riverside. Railroad
tracks parallel to the Illinois and Mich
igan are almost covered with water. At
Bridgeport the Chicago River rose a
foot, due to the overflow from the Des-
PLANES.
Few parts of Illinois, Eastern Iowa
and Southern Wisconsin escaped the
storm. Twelve inches of snow fell at
Rockford and Freeport and fourteen
inches at Galva. Rock River at Milan
is threatening great damage to farm
property from a sudden rise. The
Mississippi rose eight inches at Daven-
port. AT this place the snowstorm was
one of the heaviest on record for the
month of March. Over six inches of
damp snow covers the ground and it
will add greatly to the volume of water
in the Mississippi when it melts.
Milwaukee reports the storm one of
the worst of the winter Over six
inches of snow fell and seriously inter-
ferred with street car traffic Many
lines had to be abandoned
AT Elkton, Wis, trains were blockad
ed by a blizzard of snow and wind. Dams
on the Croix River are being washed
out, and lumbermen fear great damage.
Alton fears a serious flood, the Miss
issippi there being fifteen feet above
low water mark. Riverside, Summit,
Lyons and other small towns and viii
lagos west of Chicago on the bank of the
Hesssitines are flooded from the over
flow of the river. Many of the resi-
dents of these places are unable to leave
their homes except in row boats or
rafts Notwithstanding the heavy ov-
erflow it is not thought that the losses
in the vicinity will be very heavy, as
many of the residents had prepared
themselves for the flood.
-
blowing at the rate of forty-four miles
an hour from the northwest. At Mound
City the waves strike the levee and are
threatening their destruction. People
are working hard building bulkheads
but fear results. All goods are being
moved to places of safety.
The wind strikes Cairo levees where
they are strongest and is doing no dam
age yet. A big force of men are on
duty watching them. A big bark on
posts in the water in East Cairo, KY
with five horses, a great number of
hogs and 1900 bushels of corn were
blown into the backwater. All the live
animals were drowned.
CEDAR RAPIDS Qowa), March a.
The Cedar River last night reached it's
highest point since 1894. A large por-
ton of West Cedar Rapids is under
water. Several warehouses have been
flooded and considerable losses have
resulted. The mills have been COM
PEELED to close. The water is now slow
ly receding.
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INGLESIDE RACES.
Winners of the Seven Events Run
Off Yesterday.

SAN FRANCISCO, March "a
Weather fcggy at Ingleside; track fast.
Six furlongs, Brametta won, Perhaps
second, Sea Spray third. Time-1: 1874.
Six furlongs, selling, California won,
Yemen second, Midlo third. Time
1:13b.
One mile, handicap. Salvation won,
Installator second, Lobengula third.
Time-1 :40A.
Mile and a sixteenth, selling, Adolph
Spreckels won. McLight second, Fore
most third. Time-1 :50A.
Mile and a quarter, hurdle, Hyman
Won, Zaragosa second, Herman third.
Time not taken
Mile and a sixteenth, selling Rey del
I1erra won, AltamaX second, Babe
Murphy third. Time-1 :49lh.
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In the Ruins Were Found the Bodies
of Five Persons.
Two of the Victims Decapitated-Be-
lief That the Family Had First
Been Murdered, and the House
Fired to Conceal the Crime-NO
Clew to the Possible Assassin.

NASHVILLE (Tenn), March "a
Last night about 10 o'clock on Para
disc Ridge in this county, where there
is quite a settlement of thrifty Ger
mans, the house of Jacob AIDE was dis
covered on fire, and was in ruins before
help could reach the place. In the
ruins were found the almost entirely
consumed bodies of Jacob Ade, Mrs.
Jacob Ade, Lizzie Ade, aged 20. Henry
Ade, aged 13, and Rosa Moirer, aged 10
years.
All day a crowd has been at the
scene of the tragedy, neighbors, people
from this city and officers of the law,
all Investigating and surmising, but to-
night it is uncertain whether the fam
lily We're accidentally burned to death
or whether they We're murdered.
The murder theory is most generally
believed. 1t is based by some on rob-
berry, because AIDE was known to keep
money on hand, and to have had sew
eral hundred dollars on hand in the
house But if robbery was the mo-
tive the robbers failed, for in the ru-
ins to-day was found a tin can con-
taiping the remains of a large roll of
bills. There is no evidence to show
that Ade had any enemies in the neigh
borhood, though last Saturday he pros
ecuted a man for stealing hogs, and
had him bound over to the Criminal
Court. There is, however. no evidence
against this man.
Mr.. Ade was a welI-to-do farmer 1t
is supposed the family was murdered
and the house burned to conceal the
crime.
The belief that murder preceded the
fire is growing The principal evidence
is the fact that, though the girls face
was only slightly burned, the back of
her head was missing. 1t is thought she
was struck by some such instrument as
an ak.
The heads of two bodies were not
found.
Mr.. AIDE was over so years old, and
was considered rich by the truck gard
eners and small 1ar.ners among whom
he lived
There is no clew to the possible mur
derer.
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larly committed. They both considered
him insane. In crOss-examinlng the
witnesses Marten got into several dis
putes with the court, and as he re-
fused to be silenced, it was suggested
that he should get an attorney to rep
resent him. To this Marten agreed,
making first the point that he had been
calm and deliberate during the proceed
ings and had acted with every evidence
of sanity.
At the suggestion of Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Dunno the proceedings
were postponed until Friday, when
Marten promised to be represented by
an attorney. In the meantime it was
ordered that he be kept in custody.
The record-union., 1897-03-25
HUMBOLDT MINE SOLD.
6. D. Lane Purchases the Maston
Property at China Flat.

EUREKA (Cal) March 24.-The
Morning Times" says that the sale of
the Maston Mine has been consummat-
ed. The price paid was $15O.OOO. The
mine is located at China Flat. in this
county. comprising $500 acres of gravel
bar. 1t was bought by C. d. Lane,
third owner in the big Utica Mine at
Angels Camp.
Lane will take charge Of the property
on April lst, and it is expected actual
operations will be begun at once. The
gravel is very rich in gold and great
results are expected from systematic
working Of the mine.
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TALK OF ANOTHER RACE TRACK.
SpreckelS and Leake at the Head of a
New Organization.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 24-It was
announced this afternoon that San
Francisco is soon to have a new racing
organization, the promotion of the en-
terprise being credited to Adolph
Spreckels and Samuel Leake, respec-
lively President and Secretary of the
Pacific Coast Jockey Club until their
simultaneous resignation a fortnight
ago 1t is said they are now trying to
secure the ground on which to locate
another track. Spreckels refuses either
to deny or confirm the report, Leake
also stating that the enterprise was
rart of their private business If the
plans as mooted are carried out, there
will be three race tracks in the imme-
diate vicinity of this CITY.
The record-union., 1897-03-25
TrOtting Stock at Auction.

NEW YORK, March PA special
sale of trCtting stock, including a large
consignment from Mrs Leland Stan
rords stock farm at Palo Alto, Cal,
was begun by Peter Kellogg in Madi-
son Square Garden this morning. The
hrst lots offered We're not of high class.
ana low prices ruled, the highest dur
ing the day being S525. Many promi-
nent breeders and turf men attended
the evening sale, but the stock offered
was, with few exception of Indifferent
quality, and the prices were Door.
The record-union., 1897-03-25
GRANT MONUMENT PARADE.
Will be a Great Showing of United
States Troops.

NEW YORK, March 24.-Major- Gen
eral J. M. Dodge, Grand Marshal of the
Grant Monument Inaugural parade.
says the showing to be made by the
United States infantry, cavalry and ar
tillery on April 9th, will be the largest
ever seen in this country, with the ex-
ception of the parade in Washington
at the close of the war.
The North Atlantic squadron will re-
turn to this harbor for the spring rem
devious on April Goth. and the marines
and blue jackets will come ashore on the
morning of the April 9th and partici-
pate in the parade. The squadron will
anchor in the Hudson River opposite
Grants tomb and fire a salute
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Application for a Receiver.

PITTSBURG, March 24.-Application
mas been made in the county courts for
the appointment of Receiver for the
PlttsDurg Provision Company. The
concern has a capital of S240, 900, and
1T is alleged that it's affairs have been
mlsmanaged. The plaintiff is Isaac G..
Trauerman, a stockhOlder He asks
for an accounting, the appointment of
Receiver, and that the company be de-
clared inSolVent
The record-union., 1897-03-25
Burglars Take a Rich Haul.

COLORADO SPRINGS (Col), March
24.-Mfx w. p. Wight, wife of the we'll
known mining broker, was robbed last
night at her home of $4,000 worth of
jewelry. The robbery must have TAX
en- place between the hours of II mid
night and o'clock in the morning. The
jewelry, which consisted of diamond
rings and a pendant was in Mrs.
Wights boudoir just off her sleeping
apartments. The family retired at II
o'clock, and We're not disturbed. Mr..
Wight offers a reward of $500 for the
capture of the robbers.
The record-union., 1897-03-25
Remains of Bianther Buried.

HOUSTON (Texas), March 24.-Tbe
remains of Joseph Blanther, the Cali
lorhla murderer and suicide, We're to-
day buried in the cemetery here, the
only people attending being a few NOR
p1diy curious people. His personal eff
tects, which he had already packed
when arrested, were shipped to the
Chief of Police at San Francisco. Moth
ing has yet been heard of his wife. but
the officers have given up the search,
seeming to think she is alive and safe
wherever she is
The record-union., 1897-03-25
KENTUCKY SENATORSHIP
huner Comes Within Two Votes Of
Carrying Off the Prize.

FRANKFORT ,(Ky.), March 24.-On
joint ballot for United States Senator
to-day DR.. Hunter, the Republican
nominee, came within two votes of
election.
The first ballot was as follows: Hunt
er Rep) 6i; Blackburn (Silver Dem)
40, Davie tSound Money Dem.) IL. Nec-
essary to choice 80.
Tyler, Boyle, Stone and Buckner got
scattering votes. The vote shows a
slight gain for Hunter, but it is not
believed he can win now.
The record-union., 1897-03-25
Abandoned at Sea.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 24.-The
Merchants Exchange received advice
to-day of the British ship Androsa,
which left here on October 18th for
Liverpool, being abandoned at sea on
March Sth, 300 miles west of Falmouth
The crew We're to-day landed at Boston
The record-union., 1897-03-25
Must Keep Clean Shaven.

READING Pa.), March 24-Superin
tendent HaSSmore of the Reading and
Southwestern Street Railway has is
sued orders to all employees that on and
after April 1st they must dispense with
their mustaches and boards. The order
has caused much dissatisfaction.
The record-union., 1897-03-25
Died of the Black Plague.

LONDON, March PA dispatch to
the Daily Mall from Bombay says
sister of the Italian Consul and an Eng
lish broker named Brooks have died
from the black plague, and that several
other cases have broken out among the
Europeans residing in the city.
The record-union., 1897-03-25
Rubber Factory Closed.

BRISTOL OR. l., March 24.-The big
factory of the National India Rubber
Company, which is controlled by the
United States Rubber Company, closed
to-day for two weeks. Fourteen hun
dred employees are effected
The record-union., 1897-03-25
Bicycle Factory Burned.

READING (Pa.). March a. - The
large plant of the Acme Bicycle Works
was burned this morning. Valuable
was destroyed. The total
loss is $4,000, insured. The building
contained material for 5000 bicycles.
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MYSTERY CLEARED UP.
he Owner of the Deserted House
Tells Wf1y He Left II.

SANTA CRUZ, March EFFICIENTLY a
press dispatch appeared stating that
officers of Fresno County were investi-
eating a mysterious case in the Cantau
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Decisions Ju0iciaires Con
Cernant les 'JOurnauX.

10 Toute personne qui retire RS.
gulierement son journal du bureau
de poste, qu'elle ait souscrit on
non, que oe journal soft adress6
son nom on b celui dun autre eel
responsible du Placement.
20 Toute personne qui renvoi IN
journal est tenue de payer tous
les Averages qu'elle doit sur abon.
nement. autrement l'6diteur peut
cont1nuer d lie lu1 envoyer jusqu'a
90 quill ait pave. Dams &c cas-
rabonn6 est tenu de bonner en- on.
tire. lie prix de labon. ament JUS
qu'au moment du psien. Mt, quill
ait retire GU non lie journal du bu-
reau de poste.
80 Tout abonn6 peut etre pour
suivi pour Announcement dams le dis.
trict Oh lie journal Sc public, lors
meme quill demeurerait d dos cen.
taines de lieues de Get endroit.
10 Les tribunaux ont decide
que le fait de refuser de r~etirer un
Journal du bureau de, poste, on de
changer de residence ct de laisser
accumuler les num6ros q l'aLcienne
adresse constitute une pr6sompt1on
ct me preuve "prima facle" din.
tention de fraude.
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compIet forme le feuilleton du
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