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MISSION SAN JUAN BAUTISTA.
A Large Crowd Attends the Centen-
'niaI Anniversary.

SAN JUAN, June 24.-San Juan con-
tanned the largest crowd in it's history
to-day, the occasion being the centen-
nial anniversary of the founding of
the Mission San Juan Bautista.
The programme opened with pom
tifical high mass, celebrated by Bishop
Montgomery, assisted by twenty
priests. Father Maestres of Monterey
delivered a sermon. After the relig
ious exercises a procession was formed
under the direction of Grand Marshal
Thomas Flint, Jr. and marched to the
plaza, where literary exercises were
held.
An oration was delivered by Judge
DOoling of Hollister and a poem, writ
ten by Miss Marsella Fitzgerald, was
read by Miss Kate A. Shaefer
When the literary exercises were con-
cluded the procession marched to
Breen's Grove, where the programme
included a barbecue and dancing.
This evening an open-air concert was
given, the festivities being concluded
with ball.
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600 SHOTS A MINUTE.
The New Automatic Hotchkiss rlitrail-
Ieuse Accomplishes This Feat.

A startling development in gun MAX
ing is the new automatic Hotchkiss
mitrailleuse. 1t fires off five or six
hundred infantry cartridges per min
ute.
This little marvel of mechanism per-
forms the most astonishing functions
with twice the rapidity and more than
the accuracy of human intelligence. 1t
loads a gun, closes the breech, fires,
opens the breech again, throws out the
empty shell and introduces 8 new
cartridge exactly as a soldier would
do. How it accomplishes all this may
be understood by a general description.
A gun barrel of extra strength is
screwed in front of a movable oreech
box, which contains the operating me-
chanism. Running on a parallel line
below this barrel is a hollow cylinder,
which communicates with the barrel
by means of an orifice perforated at a
short distance from the mouth. In
this cylinder is a cogged piston.
When the shot is fired, as soon as the
ball has passed the orifice communicate
ing between the barrel and the cylin-
der, the gases from the powder pene-
trate into the chamber in front Of the
piston and push it back to a position
where it is held by catch When the
trigger is once more pressed the catch
is released, and the liberated piston flies
back to its initial position by means of
spring.
The piston, therefore, is charged with
motion to and fro which must con-
tinue as long as the breech box is fur
nished with cartridges. 1t is this al
ternate movement of the piston which,
through an ingenious yet very simple
arrangement of cogs and pinions, forces
back the movable breech box. opens
the breech, extracts and rejects the
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PARIS HOLOCAUST.
1t Is Alleged to Have Been the Work
of Anarchists.

CHICAGO, June 24.-According to a
story which has reached Chicago from
Paris, via Washington, the terrible hol-
ocaust which wiped out over a hundred
lives at the French Capital on May 4th
was the work of anarchists thirsting
for revenge on the upper classes of
France
1t is claimed that, while the official
inquiry into the circumstances sur
rounding the catastrophe threw little
light on the cause of the fire the Secret
Service Department is working on a
clew that points to an anarchist con-
spiracy of stupendous magnitude.
II is said that Paris detectives have
not only satisfied themselves that an
archists were at the bottom of the aw-
ful crime, but that the leaders who
planned it fled to America as soon as
they had seen with what frightfuI sue
cess it had been executed. It is also as
serted that several persons are under
arrest in Paris on the suspicion of
knowing more about the affair than
they care to tell. A member of the
French Legation at Washington is said
TO be authority for the story.
WASHINGTON, June 24.-The off,
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Six Thousand People. it is Estimated,
Were Massacred.
The Baron and His Army Put to
Death, a Number of British Troops
Sharing the Same Fate-An Ex-
pedition to Subiugate the Tlah-
dists Terminates Tlost Disas-
trousIy.
trously.

BRUSSELS, June 24-The "Re-
forme' says it learns from a good
source that the Dhanis expedition to
the head waters of the Nile. including
NJ Baron Dhanis, has been assassinat-
ed.
Baron Dhanis last year enlisted g.
600 men in the Congo Free State to
take part in a secret expedition. The
British Government allowed a number
of it's Hussar troops to join the expedi-
ton, but it was Officially denied that
an Anglo-Belgian movement had been
concerted against the Mahdists.
The general impression, however, was
that this force was to act in conjunc-
tion with the Anglo-E Egyptian expedi-
tiOn up the Nile and take the Mahdists
between two fires and eventually com
plete the reconquest of the Soudan.
AT last NJ. Dhanis was reported to
have arrived at Lado, north of the
territory of the Congo Free State, on
the White Nile, and some 325 miles
north of the Victoria NyanZa. 1t was
then understood that the Dhanis expe-
dition would push on northward in the
direction of Khartoum.
Early in December last it was re-
ported that the expedition had met
with disaster, and that Baron Dhanis
had been killed. Later it was author
itatively stated that there was no
ground for the report and that when
last heard from in September the
Baron was at Stanley Falls, 600 miles
from the nearest Deryish force.
Baron Dhanis was born in London in
1862 of a Belgian father and mother of
English extraction. In 1884 he became
a Lieutenant in an infantry regiment
and later was intrusted with a mis-
sion to Zanzibar by the International
African Association. He soon display
ed considerable ability and was ap-
pointed by the Belgian Government to
the command of the expedition to Ka-
tanga.
He defeated Gongolutte, one of the
most aggressive of slave trading Arabs,
defeated Zefu and Munie Moharre and
captured Nyangwe and Kassongo.
Dhanis also inflicted a crushing blow
upon Rumalizt, completely overthrow
ing the Arab rule in that district. Lat
er he returned to Belgium and was
made Baron by King Leopold.
His appointment to the command of
the Anglo-Belgian secret expedition
against the Mahdists was the next
chapter in the career of this officer.
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Evidence Brought Out at the Inquest
Yesterday Before Coroner Hawkins.
Expert Kytka's Testimony Creates
Somewhat of a Sensation.
San Juan, San Benito County, Flocked
With People to Witness the Gen.
tennial Anniversary of the Found
ing of the Mission San Juan
RaufiSfa

SAN FRANCISCO, June 24.-When
the Hoffman inquest was resumed this
morning Coroner Hawkins announced
that he had twenty-four more witnesses
to call, but he expressed the hope that
they would not take very much time
of the weary jurors.
1t was shown this morning that al
though Hoffman had borrowed $50
from John Lauer, the teamster, few
minutes before he met his death, only
50 40 was found in his pockets when
he reached the Receiving Hospital.
Expert Theodore Kyrha created a
sensation by stating his conviction
that the signature upon the receipt for
50, 900 was genuine; but that he was
equally positive that the amount had
been raised from $500 to $500.
Other witnesses, business men, testi-
fed to the effect that they had spok-
en- to Hoffman at various times about
racing and betting men, and that the
deceased merchant had expressed sur
prise that his bookkeeper could afford
to bet as he did.
E. L. Atkinson, one of Figel's agents
in his racing ventures swore that Figel
had told him of Hoffman's strange re-
marks before the fire of 1895. He also
related the history of his connection
with Figel on the turf. and stated that
Ffgels winnings amounted to about
$4,000. The biggest winning ever
made for his principal was $500 on
The Bachelor; but upon what date he
could not remember.
William Taylor, another of Figel's
agents, testified to having purchased
Tempestuous for the bookkeeper, and
to having placed some of his bets for
him at different times. His winnings
amounted to about $1,000.
Taylor swore that one night while
doing some work for Figel he smelt
something burning. and upon investi-
cation found that some of the clothing
in the rear of the store was burning
After extinguishing the blaze he sent
for Hoffman and showed him the place
where the fire had been. Instead of be-
ing excited, Hoffman asked him why
he had not let it burn, adding that in
surance companies paid good prices.
The last witness called was J. s.
Lovery, the insurance adjuster, who
testified to the effect that he made an
investigation at the time of the big
fire at the store of Hoffman, Roths-
child & Co., and was satisfied that the
claims of that firm were just, and that
he could not see any motive for arson.
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COMMITTEES OF LOWER HOUSE.
Speaker Will Name Them the Day
the Present Session Closes.

NEW YORK, June pa special tG
the journal and Advertiser" from.
Washington says:
Speaker Reed will name his commit
tees the day the present session closes
This will give each Chairman time to
get his bills in shape for filing, appoint
his subcommittee, and have every
thing in shape for the regular session of
Congress when it meets in December.
BY following this course there will be
no waiting until after two days for the
House to organize.
The list as it stands to-day makes
but few changes in Chairnanships from
those of the last House. The Chairmen
of the most important committees are
given below: Accounts, B. B. O'Dell,
New York; Agriculture, J. w. Wads-
worth, New York; Appropriations, j
G. Cannon, IllinoisS Banking and Cur
rency, J. H Walker, Massachusetts; !;
Claims, c. N. Brumm, Pennsylvania, 4,
Coinage, Weights and Measures, c. W.
Stone, Pennsylvania; District of Co
lumbia, J. w. Babcock, Wisconsin; Ed
ucation, G. A. Grow, Pennsylvania;
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ANNEXATION OF HAWAII.
Protest of Japan Read to the Senate
Committee.

WASHINGTON, June 24.-The gist
of the protest made by Japan against
the annexation of Hawaii to the Unit
mittee follows: The acquisition of
Hawaii by annexation to the United
States would deprive resident Japan
ese in the islands of rights to which
they are entitled under the present
treaty with Japan.
There are 25,000 Japanese in the ISL
ands with large property rights, and
under present conditions they are en-
titled to become citizens of Hawaii. In
case of annexation these japanese
could not become citizens of the United
States, as decisions by the United
States Circuit Courts are to the effect
that no Asiatic can become a citizen of
the United States.
By annexation the Japanese now
residents of Hawaii would be subject
to any measures that might be adopt
ed by the United States. They would
lose the right to become citizens and
vote, and the large interests owned by
Japanese citizens in the islands would
be greatly jeopardized. Therefore the
Japanese Government must firmly pro-
test against the proposed annexation
Hawaiians in Washington insist that
the reason for the protest of Japan
against annexation is that Japan real
ly desire to acquire the islands her
self. The main point of contention be-
tween Japan and Hawaii over the
treaty between the two countries, it is
learned, is as to the wording Of the
treaty which Hawaii seeks to abrogate.
This treaty has a provision that it
may be terminated at any time by mu-
tual consent" This is construed by
the japanese Government to mean
that the treaty cannot be terminated
without the consent of both Govern
ments, and as long as Japan insists
upon keeping it in force it cannot be
abrogated The Hawaiian contention
is that the words have no such mean
ing and that any contract or agree
ment can be dissolved by mutual con-
sent as matter of course; that if the
claim of Japan was valid the treaty
would be in effect permanently.
1t IS understood that japan insists
that her present claims must be ac-
knoWledged and accepted by the Unit
ed States in case of annexation. al
though protesting against annexation.
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empty shell, pushes a new cartridge
into the charging chamber, closes the
breech, pulls the trigger and causes the
discharge In other words, it performs
automatically all the functions of a
gunner.
The cartridges are arranged one be-
hind the other on strips of brass, where
they are held in position by clasps.
There are thirty cartridges to every
strip. The strips themselves are so
arranged in pastboard boxes that as
soon as one is exhausted and automati-
ically rejected it is only necessary to
lift the lid of the box in order to in
troduce a new strip into the feeder The
successive and uninterrupted introduc-
ton of new strips makes the rapid fir
ing continuous
In order to cool the barrel, which be-
comes considerably heated when in use,
a radiator is fitted up to draw off a
large part of the heat.
A regulator placed at the extremity
of the gas cylinder gives elasticity to
the space occupied by the powder gases
in front of the piston and assures the
regularity of the mechanism. The
gun is furnished with a butt and
shoulder brace, so that the gunner may
take careful aim. When in use it is
mouted on tripod. the rear arm of
which contains a saddle, on which the
gunner may take his seat The gun
can be raised or lowered and turned to
the right or left at will The tripod
also can be made as high or as low as
needed, and the gunner may assume a
standing, sitting or recumbent posture
Two men can easily carry it from one
spot to another. Its total weight is
only fifty pounds.
In transporting it, the gun and its
tripod are separated, and each is
packed away in leather case. One
mule can carry both cases, one ar
ranged on either side, as well as a
strong box containing accessories and
sufficient ammunition to last for
period.
Another mule is laden with supple
mentary ammunition packed away in
two boxes, each containing thirty-two
strips of cartridges
The snitrailleuse can be mounted and
dismounted by any soldier of average
intelligence and without the use of any
tools The motive mechanism being
rectilinear allows of the use of the gun
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The Case of Laura Lee.

SAN FRANCISCO, June "a. - Laura
Lee, the half breed Chinese girl, sought
protection at the Chinese Methodist
Mission when she learned that she was
about to be sold into slavery by her
parents. She will remain there. until
the courts settle the matter of her
guardianship. Yee Yot and his white
wife called to-day at the office of the
Eureka Society for the Protection of
Children and reluctantly admitted to
Secretary Holbrook that Laura, their
daughter, was to be the wife Of the
Secretary of the Sam Yup Company
She denied that she was going to sell
her daughter, but admitted having Sc
cured money as a present
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Acquitted on a Forgery Charge.

RED BLUFF, June "a. - J. K. John
son was, by direction of the court, ac-
quilted to-day on the charge of for
gerry, which originated from Johnson
persuading Mrs. Catherine Stewart,
who cannot read or write, to sign a
note for $500, by representing to her
that the note was a receipt for $50 paid
her by Johnson. Johnson wrote Mrs.
Stewards name, and she made her
mark. The court decided that obtain
ing signature by fraud was not for
gerry. Immediately upon his discharge
Johnson was rearrested for grand lar
ceny, being charged with having stolen
a horse in Shasta County, whittier
Johnson was taken this afternoon by
the Sheriff
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KILLED IN A MINING SHAFT.
An Actress Meets With a Fatal Ac-
Cident in British Columbia.

Los ANGELES, June 24-Manager
Williams of the Columbia Opera Com
pany. who is now in this city, re-
ceived telegram from Frank Curtise,
member of the company, this morn
ing, sent from Rossland, B. c. The tel
egram states that Curtise's wife, who
was member of the company, and
known on the stage as Pauline Will
Jams, was killed in a mine shaft at
Rossland. TIL pair were married in
San Francisco two weeks ago, and
were on their wedding trip. The identi-
ty of the girl is not known even to
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BONDS ARE VOID.
Decision in the Case of a Coluss
County Irrigation District.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 24.-The
Supreme Court has decided that the
issuance of bonds of the Central Irri-
cation District of Colusa County was
void. The question was brought to the
Superior Court which held the issu-
ance valid, but the Supreme Court re-
versed that judgment upon the grounds
that in the notice given for the for
nation of the district, the persons in
terested did not sign the printed no.
tice of intention to petition the Super
visors calling for the vote to form
the district; also that the original petit
ton was not signed by the requisite
number of owners of agricultural
property whose property would be
benefited by the formation of an irri-
cation district
The court plainly states that because
the district was not properly formed
it of necessity follows that the issu-
ance of the bonds are illegal
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Charged With Forgery.

ASHLAND( Wis.,, June PA war
rant has been issued for the arrest of
Robert c. Heydelauff, Chief Engineer of
the State Senate on the charge of for
gerry. This proceeding is the result of
an inquiry carried on yesterday and to-
day before the court over the discovery
that country orders on which payment
had been made by County Treasurer
Nelson were fraudulent. They had been
raised from small amounts to sums of
considerable size, one being increased
from a trifling figure to 3,0S1 "a. There
are said to be many of the same kind.
Heydelauff protests his innocence.
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The Rate War to Northern Ports.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 24.-The
steamer Cleveland sailed to-day for
Puget Sound ports, Port Townsend.
Seattle and Tacoma, carrying passen-
gers at 50 and 81 80, which price in
cludes meals and berths. This is the
final reduction in the rate war, ap-
parently, as Goodale, Perkins & Co.
announce that their rates will not go
below $S and 81. The Cleveland's rate
is the lowest ever given on Puget
Sound steamers. The freight rate has
been lowered to 81 per ton.
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A 1urderer Escapes From Jail.

NELSON (B. c.. June "a - James
Wood, who murdered Samuel Wood last
October, and James Mcdonald, accused
Of the burglary of store here, escaped
from Jail tonight Wood succeeded in
grabbing Constable Wineart's pistol
from him when his back was turned.
and then forced him into a cell. He
also locked up a number of TRUSTEES.
Government Agent Gorple saw the men
escaping and gave the alarm. A large
number of citizens are hunting them.
Chief Of Police Hussy has offered $3.50
reward for their capture
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at any inclination, either above or be-
low the horizon. The cartridge is in
contact with the heated portion of the
gun only at the moment of discharge.
Two men are needed to manage it
with the most favorable results, but at
a pinch one man will suffice.
The firing can be conducted slowly at
the rate of one hundred cartridges a
minute, or rapidly, at the rate of six
hundred. This feature makes it unique
among modern implements of war
New York Herald
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Per Capita Tax on Immigrants.

SAN FRANCISCO, June go. l..
Spalding, acting Secretary of the
Treasury, under date of June 10th, has
notified the Collector of Customs that
the 81 per capita tax collected from
immigrants should not be demanded
from those in transit, even if tempo
rarily landed. The Gaelic brought
twenty-five Japanese passengers on
April 10th, and they were detained
here nine days pending the departure
of the steamer to Mexico. The money
so collected will be returned to the
steamship company.
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The Steamship Arizona.

TACOMA, June 24.-The steamship
Arizona, which held the record for
speed between New York and Liver
pool twelve years ago, is being re-en-
gined and refitted at Glasgow, Scot
land, at an expense of $500,000, for
service on the Tacoma -Hongkong line.
She will have accommodations for f1f-
ty first-class passengers, and will in
crease the Northern Pacific's fleet to
five regular steamers, the largest num-
Der operated by any of the trans-Pa-
cific lines
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the husband, who asks Williams for
information. Williams does not know
who the girl is, or where her folks
live.
William Neff, a hotel clerk from Phil
adelphia, who took morphine with sui
cidal intent at the Broadway Hotel
yesterday, died this morning.
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San Jose Normal School.

SAN JOSE, June 24.-The Governing
Board of the State Normal School will
meet tomorrow to elect four princi-
pals and fix five salaries. Governor
Budd said tonight: In the opinion
OF Attorney-General Fitzgerald, the
new law makes necessary this meet
ing. Hence 1 called it"
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Pool Held to Answer.

ROSEBURG, June 24.-The prelirni-
nary hearing of Albert Pool, charged
with holding up and robbing a South
ern Pacific train in Cow Creek Canyon
IN July, 1895, was held here to-day.
Pool was held to appear before the
Grand Jury. His bail was fixed at ST.
600
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Reduced Rates for the Congress.

SAN FRANCISCO. June 24.-The
Southern Pacific Company has an
nounced special round-trip rate to
Salt Lake on account of the Trans
Mississippi Congress, which NETS there
next month and for the Pioneer Jubilee
celebration some days later. The
round-trip rate for both events will
be S36 90, made up of of rate of $50
to Odgen and return, with 81 so add
ed for the trip from Ogden to Salt
Lake and return to Ogden
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Pleaded Guilty to Robbery.

PRESCOTT, June 24.-Abe Thomp-
son, indicted with Jim Parker for
train robbery, pleaded guilty to rob-
berry, and was sentenced to-day to five
years in the penitentiary Parker's
sentence was postponed until to-mor-
row. He and l.. c. Miller We're con-
Vlcted of the murder of Lee Norris.
The jury fixed the penalty in Miller's
case at Imprisonment for life.
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Sugar Beet Crop.

DECOTO, June 24.-The crop of su-
gar beets is light here owing to the
continued dry weather, but at Pleas
anton the yield will be large. The beet
sugar mill at Alvarado is being en-
larged, and it's capacity will be increas-
ed from 500 to 1000 tons per day.
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Just in Time.

''Wait-hold on, for heavens sakel"
cried George, as Amelia was about to
salute him in the usual way.
He extracted two cigars from the
upper left-hand pocket of his vest and
laid them on the piano
Now, then" said he, "come to my
armst'-Harper's Bazaar.
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Pioneer Fruit Grower Dead.

SAN JOSE, June 24.-J. H. Flick
niger, pioneer resident and fruit
grower, died this afternoon about $50
O'Clock, after long and painful ILL
ness.
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A Hot Day in Paris.

PARIS, June 24.-Today was the hot
test of the season. Several sunstrokes
were reported, and two deaths from
heat As a contrast to this, a heavy
snowfall was reported from Albertsville,
SaVOV
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This is genuine Havana cigar, is
lt?' SAID the baker to the tobacconist.
About as genuine as your Vienna
bread, l should Judge" replied the to-
bacco dealer.-Harpers Bazar.
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Guatemala Signs the Peace Treaty

TEGUCIGALPA (Honduras) June "A.
A treaty for the provisional union of
the five republics of Central America has
been signed by Guatemala
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The largest island in the world is
Australia.