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THOMAS QUACKENBUSH DEAD
Did Not Long Survive After Winning
His Suit Against rlrs. Abbott.

SAN FRANCISCO March 1.-When
Thomas NJ. Quackenbush proved that
he had not married a second time, his
life work was ended and his vitality
was exhaused. The final judgment in
his favor in the litigation with Mrs.
Nancy A. Abbott was filed on Satur-
day last. This morning he died
In September last Quackenbush, 16
years of age and breaking down in
health, learned that Mrs Nancy A.
Abbott, at whose boarding house he
had lived, was declaring herself his
wife. He determined TO prevent any of
his property reaching her, and immedi-
ately brought suit to have it adjudged
that she was not his wife She retorted
with suit for maintenance. The at
torneys for Quackenbush hastened the
suits to trial that judgment might be
obtained before he should die 1t was
the strangest race ever run with death.
In each of the two suits judgment
was given in his favor. The last paper
was filed on Saturday. This morning
about l O'Clock death came. Quacken-
bush had won by day
Quackenbush had the genius for
finance. He arrived in San Francisco
in 1S49 and left the vessel about 9
o'clock in the evening without one cent
to pay for a bed. But he had a pack
age containing $50 copies of the New
York Herald" of the date of his de-
parture. He cried the papers on the
streets, and before he sought a place
to sleep he had sold every paper for 81
a copy. From this $3.50 he gradually
increased his capital to 100000. all of
which he conveyed to his daughter.
Mrs. Swortfinger.
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PRESIDENT WOODRUFF.
Celebrates the Ninetieth Anniversary
of His Birth.

SALT LAKE. March IAN immense
crowd gathered at the Tabernacle to-
day to witness the ceremonies and cele-
bration of the ninetieth birthday of
President Woodruff of the Mormon
Church. The venerable President re-
celVed an ovation when he took the
stand to deliver his address of welcome.
Touching upon politics, President
Woodruff said: Il want to say upon
this occasion before God. angels and all
men that are before me, that never
in one instance have known any leader
of this church to attempt to dictate and
direct the affairs of the State as a
member of the church"
At the conclusion of the exercises a
reception was given, lasting for an
hour. The anniversary exercises were
attended by several persons who were
baptized by President Woodruff in
Great Britain nearly sixty years ago,
when he was filing a mission to that
country
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A MYSTERY OF THE SEA.
SINGULAR STORY OF A WRECKED
SCHOONER.
H0vered About Crescent CITY for
Several Days, Finally Going to
the Bottom.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 1.-The
maritime public is mystified over the
reports received here by mail from
Crescent City of the beaching of a
three-masted schooner fifteen miles be-
low the town. The vessel sunk out of
sight, all except her topmasts, soon
after striking, ana though Captain AL
len of the steamer Crescent City tried
to ascertain the name of the strange
vessel by cruising as near to the wreck
as the depth of water would permit,
he was not successful in learning the
derelict's name. Only after the sea
sends ashore drift from the sea mystery
will the public learn what sailing craft
has been lost What has become of the
vessel's crew Crescent City people can
not anyswer. They may have been
swept overheard and drowned, and
they may have taken to the boats and
pulled ashore at some out-of-th -theway
place.
The story of the wreck and of the
sighting of her by the beach people is
a queer sea narrative. The schooner
drifted along the coast, unnamed and
without visible crew, several days be-
fore her keel touched bottom. Her
spars We're clothed with the rags of
sails, but her hull sat we'll in the water
and did not appear to be water logged.
The vessel seemed to be ladened. but
did not have decllload of lumber such
as coasting schConers carry, which
leads many to believe that she drifted.
perhaps, from the Asiatic side on the
northern currents, and was probably
one of those waits of the ocean that
keep photographers busy mapping
possible courses" and which are NAM
ed on charts dangerous derelict."
One day last week, when the weather
was not very threatening and the sea
was comparatively smooth, the deni-
zens of the wooded country south of
Crescent City, whose farmhouses are
in many places a few hundred yards
from the breakers noticed a schooner
standing in shore. Suddenly the stran-
ger drifted out to sea and was lost from,
view in a few hours
For three days the modern Flying
Dutchman" came and went. On the
morning of the fourth day after tho
sighting of the queer derelict the
watchers saw the topmasts of the
schooner sticking out of the sea about
100 yards from shore and nearly in the
breakers. The steamer Crescent Citv
visited the spot, but could learn moth
ing beyond the fact that a schooner
had gone ashore, sunk and left only her
trucks above the sea to tell the wreck
ers where lies a marine mystery.
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and his clothes torn when he at last

and his clothes torn when he at last
accomplished it.
One of the train hands was sent away
to MOundSville to secure aid in clearing
away the obstruction. In an hour he
returned and in two hours thereafter
the earth and stcne had been thrown
down the mountain side and the train
proceeded. 1t was one of the narrowest
escapes ever recorded in railway his
tory.
Governor and Mrs. Tanner, who were
asleep in the rear coach, We're not ap-
prised of their narrow escape until the
morning. They both expressed the
greatest interest in the affair, and the
Governor inquired particularly con-
corning old Fitzpatrick.
Colonel John w. Gates, the magnate
of the Illinois Steel Company, knew
nothing of the accident until late in the
morning, when he arose. When inform
ed as to how close he came to taking
a ride to death down the mountain side
his cheek blanched and his lip trembled
nervously. He, too, inquired into all
the details. AS he is a Director in the
Baltimore and Ohio, there is little
doubt that old Fitzpatrick will hear
more of his herOiSm.
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BEGINS T0 LOOK LIKE WAR.
A SENSATIONAL STORY COr1ING
FROn FLORIDA.
The Government Said to be Taking
Arrangements for the Trans
portation of Troops.

CHICAGO, March IA special to the
Tribune" from Tallahassee. Fla, says:
From an incautious word dropped by
ascertained that the general Govern
ment has been making arrangement for
some days past toward the quick trans
portation of Federal troops through
Florida in case of necessity"
The story is that the railroads in this
State have been asked to cooperate
with the northern lines and have spe-
cial trains ready, at moments no.
tice to transport Government troops
to all points on the sea coast.
1t is also stated that the Washington
authorities have been in communica-
ton with the State officers in regard to
calling out the State troops if neces-
sary. and TO provide for their quick
transportation to points needed.
1t is understood that this has been
going on very quietly for the last week
and that all arrangements have been
complete. so that at a moments no.
tice the troops could be thrown into
Tampa, Key West, ST. Augustine and
other coast towns and Jacksonville.
In st. Augustine, il is said, the troops
have been warned to be in constant
readiness for instant movement. The
gums at the fort there have been in
working condition, and the troops have
been practicing with them constantly
for the past week or so.
Several torpedoes have been placed in
the outer harbor at Key West, st. Au-
gustine and Tampa Bay
The State troops officers have been
worked up over the reports of being
called upon for duty. and several have
sent in voluntary offers to the Govern
or. The State troops are composed of
twenty companies of about 100 men
each and four batteries.
WEYLER HAS NOT RESIGNED.
LONDON, March IA Madrid dis
patch says that the report that General
Weyler had resigned the Captain Cen
eralship OF Cuba on account of the fail
ure of the home Government to con-
suit him in regard to the release of Ju-
lio Sanguilly is untrue
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ARIZONA LEGISLATURE.
Two Bills Requiring Educational Quail
ifiCatiOnS for Voters Killed.

PHOENIX (Ariz.), March 1.-Among
the new bills introduced in the I.esis-
lature to-day was one pushed bv bar
bers generally establishing a Board of
Examiners in the tonsorial art and for
bidding the razor to inferior workmen.
Another new bill amends the law
passed this session allowing for the
purchase of the Atlantic and Pacific
Railroad. The law passed provided that
new corporation should assume all
debts as well as all privileges of the
old company. The bill brought out
to-day amends SO as to include only
such debts as shall have been speci-
fically mentioned in the foreclosure
judgment.
Two bills requiring educational quail
cations for voters We're killed.
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WORK OF INCENDIARIES.
Jesse ID. Carr's Barn, Near Salinas,
Burned Down.

SALINAS, March 1.--Jesse d. Carr's
barn was destroyed by fire tonight for
the third time within a period of three
years. The total loss for these particu-
lar three barns has been $4,000. partly
covered by insurance. In the building
were 200 or more tons of hay, several
hundred dollars worth of farming
tools. several wagons and fifty tons of
feed, all of which were destroyed. Carr
estimates his loss at $1,000. He is in
insured for $4,000 on the property and
5000 on the hay.
Salinas is stirred over the blaze. as
twenty-five mammoth barns have been
destroyed within the past few years
The fire is supposed to be due to incen-
diaryiSm.
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for great distance, and the water in
the immediate vicinity boils and seethes
and the spray is thrown high in the air
for hundreds of feet.
The volcano is situated in the big
arm OF the lake on the west side of a
long range of mountains, and is dis
tinctly visible from Brigham City.
The phenomenon is accounted for by
the tact that for the last six months
there have been felt several slight
shocks of earthquake in these regions.
and it is supposed the fire and lava
which have been confined in the sub
terranean depths have now found an
outlet and are spending their force.
A number of people have witnessed
the phenomenon, which has caused con-
siderable alarm in the vicinity.
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Respondent as the column marched
under it going to and from the Nc
Kinley house. Hundreds of incan-
descent lights sent their soft rays far
along the street on either side, and
made bright for the time the decora-
tions and statuary now worsted by the
weather. 1t was probably Illuminated
for the last time tonight, and the
marchers as they passed looked back
ward for last glimpse of what is now
the most conspicuous reminder of the
exciting campaign in Canton last fall,
in which hundreds of thousands of peo-
pie from all quarters of the country
participated. 1t will be with much re-
gret that the razing OF this structure
will be viewed by the Cantonians.
There was no detour from the direct
route to the station made by the col
umn. Along the line the carriage con-
tanning the President-elect and wife
was kept in a halo of brilliant light
from fiamheaux emitting lurid red rays,
replaced from time to time as they
burned dimly. At various points along
the line colored fires were also burned,
and though there was no organized
effort in that line, individuals at vari
Gus places sent sky rockets and Roman
candles through the air.
AS the head of the column reached
the train and halted, the rear pushed
forward and the crowds from the side
walks mingled with the marchers until
the platform and surrounding streets
were filed with a seething, surging
mass of humanity, each striving hero
ically to get nearest the point where
the President-elect would be last seen,
and some striving for a last handshake,
although the committee had arranged
that there should be none of this.
AS the train pulled out from the sta
ton amid a salute of cannon fired by
John c. Dueber, at Dueber Hights, it
was greeted by cheers from the as
sembled multitude.
From the rear platform of the train
the Major made the following address
to the friends who had assembled to
say farewell:
My neighbors, friends and fellow
citizens: On the eve of my departure
to the seat of Government, soon to as
sumo the duties of an arduous re-
sponsibility IS great as can devolve
upon any man. nothing could give me
greater pleasure than this farewell
greeting-this evidence of your friend
ship and sympathy, your good will, and,
L am sure, the prayers of all the peO-
pie with whom / have lived so long,
and whose confidence al ] estee are
dearer to me than any 'thly
honors. To all of us the future is q
sealed book; but if 1 can, by official
act or administration or utterance, to
any degree, add to the prosperity OF
our beloved country ar comfort
and well being of our ri, - citizen
ship, 1 will so devote the best I'D r1ost
unselfish efforts of my life. The as
sumption of the chief magistracy is of
such grave Importance that PARTISAN
ship cannot blind the judgment or ac-
cept any other considerations but for
the public good of all to every party
and every section. With this thought
uppermost in my mind / reluctantly
take leave of my friends and my
cherishing in my heart the
sweetest memories and the tenderest
thoughts of my old home-my home
now, and I trust, my home hereafter,
so long as I live. thank you and bid
you all good-by.'
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ERUPTION IN GREAT SALT LAKE.
Utah Citizens Alarmed at What Thev
Believe to be a Volcano.

SALT LAKE (Utah), March l.
What appears to be genuine volcano
has burst forth in the Great Salt Lake,
short distance south of Promontory
Station on the Central Pacific Railway.
The phenomenon recently appeared in
the shape of a small cloud lowering
over the water about a mile and a
quarter from the shore. 1t gradually
increased in dimensions and shot up so
high in the air that it is now visible
The record-union., 1897-03-02
Visible Supply of Grain.

NEW YORK, March 1.-The visible
supply of grain Saturday as complied
by the New York Produce Exchange
was as follows: Wheat, 43, 497 900
bushels. an increase of 1,41S,OOO; corn,
26. 1890 bushels, an increase of 5000:
oats. IS, ,1S7 900 bushels, an increase of
332, 900; rye, 3,5S2OOO bushels a de-
crease of 295, 900; barley, 1915 600
bushels, q decrease Of 81 900.
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INAUGURAL PARADE.
Five Hundred Blue Jackets Will Take
Part i'm 1t.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-Arrange-
ments have been perfected for the ma
val participation in the inaugural pa
rade. There will be 500 blue jackets in
line, under command of Captain Sands,
the commander of the cruiser Column
bia The battalion will be made up
from the crews of the New York, Indi-
ana and Columbia, now anchored at
Hampton Roads. A special steamer
has been chartered to bring the men up
the river to Washington. They will
arrive here Thursday morning, return
ing the same night.
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Santa Cruz for Good Roads.

SANTA CRUZ, March 1.-The Super
Vlsors contemplate the purchase Of a
rock crushing plant SO as to add to the
macadamized roads of the county. 1t
IS also proposed. to have a movable Jail
for the use of tramps, who will be re-
quired to break rock and to do the road
work, thereby saving the cost of hauling
the tramps to and from the County Jail.
With movable Jail the tramps can re-
main at any point until their work is
COMPLETED
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Central America Worlds Fair.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 1.-Charles
II. Clark, State Commissioner to The
Central American Worlds Fair, has
sailed on the steamship Acapulco for
Guatemala. The exposition will open
on the 10Th instant and close July 10th.
California's exhibit has been allotted
prominent space, 10000 feet in all, i'll
the main building. Visitors will be
ushered through an ornate arch, the
Golden Cate
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Two rIurderers Landed i'm Jail.

SAN BERNARDINO. March Com
stable keyes arrived from Bagdad this
morning with Gregorio Rede and Jose
Nunez, murderers of John Moss.
Piute Indian, and head medicine man
of the tribe. Moss was enticed to
house of Mexicans on the pretext to
hear some music. and vile there was
killed by Rede and Nunez with an ak,
and afterWard robbed of $50.
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WooIen rliIlS Resume.

SAN JOSE, March 1.-The San Jose
Woolen Mills resumed operations to-
day. after being idle since the last of
September Eighty hands We're put to
work and the full force of 125 will be
put on within week or ten days Tie
manager reports brisk demands for the
product, with orders rapidly accumu-
lating.
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Riot at kL xviIIe, Tenn.

KNOXVILLE (Tenn), March 1.-The
Citizens Railway Company com
menced tearing up the tracks on Du-
pont street this morning, and a fight
between the city and county officials
was precipitated. One laborer was
probably fatally shot. The fire COM
panies dispersed the crowd.
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Opposed to Senate Bill SO1.

Los ANGELES, March 1.-The CITY
Council passed resolutions deprecating
the passage of S. 3. 392 now under
consideration of the Legislature which
prohibits competing companies from
using Jointly more than five blocks of
street railway trao k of any competitor
Copies of the resolution We're mailed to
the legislators elected from this city.
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A Nevada Mine Closes Down.

SALT LAKE, March IA special to
the Tribune from Phoebe, New, says
the De la Mar mine closed down to-
day and all the miners were discharged.
The mill will be closed tomorrow. It
is claimed that the mine is closed on
account of a threatened strike by the
Miners Union.
The record-union., 1897-03-02
A Tlonastry Partially DESTROYED.

LONDON, March IA special from
Paris says: The Monastery st. Bernar,r
has been partially destroyed by an ava
lanche. The left wing was demolished.
The monks had to tunnel through the
snow In order to make an exit. There
was no loss of life.
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Gold Standard for Japan.

YOKOHAMA, March 1.-The Gov
ernment has decided to adopt the gold
standard. at ratio of 321s to 1. The
smallest gold piece will be of the value
of five yen. The silver yen viii grad
ually be withdrawn. The new law
comes into operation in October.
The record-union., 1897-03-02
The Three Friends a FiIibuster.

WASHINGTON, March The
United States Supreme Court has re-
versed the decision of the District Court
of Florida in the Three Friends case,
sustaining the contention of the Govern
ment The court was also ordered to
resume custody OF the steamer.
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MARCH COMES IN WITH
A BLAST At CARSON.
The Morning Opens With a Wet Snow,
Driven by Cold Westerly Winds,
Preventing Outdoor Work by the Big
Pugilists.

Doing But Little Hard
Training, Claiming That lie Is Now
Almost in Fighting Condition
Corbett Keeps Steadily at His
Work of Bag-Punching and Box
ing With Jeffries, rlcVey, Edgren,
Woods and Joe Corbett.
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DEDICATED TO-DAY.


PEORIA, Illinois, October 8 In the
presence Of large and distinguished
gathering, the Bradley polytechnic IN
stitute was formally dedicated this
afternoon, by Secretary OF the Treas
ury Lyman J Gsge. The institute ha .
been donated by Mrs. Lydia Bradley,
wealthy widow who has passed her
eighty second year, and who has en-
dowed ii with over S2,0OO,O0o. It is
to be one OF the affiliated schools Of
the university of Chicago, and nearly
200 students have been enrolled for the
opening term. The exercises COM
menced shortly after O'Clock with a
procession around the quadrangal,
after which tho visitors gathered In the
large hall OF the institute. An invoca.
ton was tffered by R'v A A Stevens,
and after the singing of patriotic music
Secretary Lyman j Gage delivered q
dedicatory ADDRESS. The venerable
doIc., s.s> Bradley, as founder Of the
tnssuifa.h 1. .sis.ssspted the deeds Of
accepted BY President Oliver J. Bailey
in behalf of the board. President
w r. Harper, OF the University of
Chicsgo, spoke briefly OF the faculty
and the proceedings we're brought to q
close by the singing of "America. y
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Taking in The sights.

NASHVILLE. Tenn, October THE
deleg ates to the eleventh convention Of
tht Uaited Typolhetae of America held
brief session, this morning, at which
special committees reported on the use
of arbitration as means of settlement
of trades differences, aud on the ques-
tion Of cheaper postage and the cor
rection of abuses in second-class and
free matter At noon. the delegates
took special train for the Hermitage.
the home and burial place of President
Apdrew jackson, where southern
barbecue was served at O'Clock
After the feast, the delegates went to
Belle Meade. the celebrated stock
farm, where they spent several hours.
On their return to the city, they will
view the exposition by electric light.
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WHERE ARB they ATf
Canadian A. o. U. W. Members Placed In .
Peculiar Preaicament.

TORONTO, On, October 8 Since
the Issue, by w. S. Robson, supreme
master Of the Ancient Order of United
Workmen in the United States, Of his
mandate forbidding all lodges IN that
country from associatlDg with all per-
sons claiming to belong to the grand
lodge OF Ontario, the supreme officers
OF this Jurisdiction have been delug
with communications from Canadians
residing ia the United states, asking
for advice and counsel as to their po-
sition in the premises. The situation
is, that there are large numbers OF
Canadians and Canadian American in
the states, who Joined the order while
residing 10 this province, and who,
since removing across the border, have
maintained their affilasion with the
Ontario grand lodge, remitting to II
their assessments and receiving from it
benefits iE the ordinary course OF
events.
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LAYMEN REVOLT.
They Demand Equal Representation With Min
listers Of the Methodist Church.

CHICAGO, Illinois. October 8.--A re-
volt'pt the laymen Of the Methodist
church against unequal representation
in the general conference, which has
been fomanted by Ex-Lieutenant- Gov
ernor William Cumoack, OF Indiana,
and other prominent laymen, received
an impetus, to-day, from largely at
tended conference II Illinois members
OF thu denomination, held in the first
church, in response to call signed by
150 prominent memoers of the Metho-
dist church in Chicago and vicinity.
II was decided to perfect an organiza-
tion to cooperate with those formed
10 Indianapolis and elsewhere, to Sc.
cure equal lay representation in the
general conference, and in general to
secure to the layman the same rights
and privileges exercised by the minis
terial element of that body. 1t was
also decided to send delegates to the
national convention to be held next
year,