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What He Made.

Professor B, who conducts the
clinic of nervous diseases at - Med
ical College of Chicago, is himself a
nervous and easily irritated man. Re-
Gently, at the close of a long clinic, when
teacher and students We're well tired
out, the assistant rushed in and asked
to have exhibited very interesting
case which had just arrived.
"Well, be quick about it, said the
doctor, and proceeded to emphasize
some previous remarks concerning the
influence of occupation upon nervous
conditions, which point he proposed to
illustrate in the case to be presented.
The patient, an awkward Swede, hav-
ing been hustled into a chair, was now
confronted by Professor B, with the
admonition to be brief and accurate in
his replies as time was limited.
"Now, sir, what do you do?" he be-
gan.
Jaw am not vera we'll"
mo! 1 say, what do you do?"
"Oh, vas. Aw verk."
"Yes, I know; but what kind of
work?''
"Oh. eet es hard verk.''
Eyes; but do you shovel illustrating
with gesture), cor drive car, or work at
a machine, or do
ooh. yas. Aw verk at masheen."
"Ah What kind of a machine?'
BY this time the class was grinning
broadly and whispering pleasantries, all
of which caused the professor to redden
and break into volley at the poor
Swede.
low, look here, sir; want no more
of this. You answer the questions ]
ask you, or go home. What do you
make on this machine?"
A ray of intelligence lit up the face
of the Swede. and with a confident smile
he said: "Oh, now aw understan' yo'
Yo' want to know vat aw max on the
masheen. Eesn't et?"
''Yes, sir; that is it. What do you
make?"
law max II cents an hour" And
he and the class was dismissed.-Har-
per's Drawer.
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WAS A CoLD-BLooDED CRIME
The Murder of the Captain and
Mate of the Olive Pecker.

BOSTON, Aug. 2O.-A cable dispatch
to the Herald from Buenos Ayres
says:
sOnIy meager details of the terrible
murder at sea on board the three
1nasted schooner Olive Pecker have as
yet been received here. The crew or
six men are at Bahia, over 1000 miles
distant. and will be sent to the United
States for trial at the earliest possible
date. They are Vim. Horsburgh, eng1-
neer. who acted as second mate at sea;
]. Anderson, cook; a seaman, name un-
known; Manuel Barriatt, John Lend
and NJ. Barstad.
1.-THE outrage occurred about 1Zo
miles off the South American coast,
probably on Friday night. Complaints
were made by the men on account OF
the hard work and insufficient food.
John Lend and companion, whose
name is not clearly given in the tele-
grams received here, sneaked up to the
cabin while Captain Whitman and First
Mate Saunders were asleep, and killed
both in their bunks. They then kindled
a fire on the after hold. 1t was only
when the schooner was in flames that
the remainder of the crew knew any
thing of the tragedy, and when an alarm
was given there was barely time to take
to the boats, the Captain and First
Mate being missed only as the party
left the burning vessel.
The murderers have no sympathy
among the other men, and the crime was
reported to the Bahia authorities, and
Consul Shute Immediately arrested the
men when they reached shore"
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LONDON, Aug. 20.-The correspond
ent of the DAILY Chronicle" in letter
from Cuba, tells of further cruelty IN
that Island. He says the pacificos are
dying by the hundreds, their bodies
tainting the air close to Spanish fort.
The "Chronicle' correspondent re-
marks that a private letter has been re-
ceived at Havana from Senor Sagasta'
the Liberal leader in Spain, in which
he says:
'"The atrocities are raising a thrhl
of horror in Europe, and fear 1t Is
impossible to raise fresh loans, without
which we cannot retain Cuba"
The correspondent further says:
German syndicates are buying the
devastated plantations at nominal
sums. and intend to raise coffee ex-
tensively, abandoning sugar. This Will
directly concern the United States ano
Trench sugar trusts, and viii probably
lead to extensive sugar growing IN
Georgia and Florida"
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und talk for US when we're tired, III
eat for US, und-vell, all What We va
done"
THAT 'ud be nice" said Reilly. 'bu
Oi don't want no machinery men t.
eat for me. l kin do me own eatin' an
drinkin' I wouldn't moind havin' one
that 'ud pay me rent an give th' oul6
woman tn weeks wages, an pay th'
Doctors bills; Oh wouldn't moind that.
But one thing, Sinkers; Oh wudnt want
a machine that 'ud talk Dootch. If I
had one to do that I'd break it's damn
Dootch neck of it,"
"Now you're commencin' again -
said the Sinker Man; "pooty soon your
say What my vife's a Dutch talxin' ma.
chine, und dot I'm yet worse. Mebb
you got a Irish talkin' machine in you,
house, but you dassent tell her dot"
How'd on, yer bunch av knottec
sauercrowd,' shouted Reilly; ''if yer
say one word about Mary Ellen TT
lick yer round this room till thel
won't be enough av yer left ter max
a bowl av hassenpfeffer shtew."
Please" said Sinkers. Il don't sale
something bout your Mary Jane, only
dot she's a nice lady-der incest in de-
hull Irish fair"
"All roight," said Reilly; that's suhi-
cient. But don't talk that way again
For Why I should? We are friends
man to man should let not vomans II
terfere in our business. If my wife talk
something back to me tonight I'll tel
her dot I'm der one What married he
und dot she did not marry me-
"And Oi'll tell mine tn same," sa. 4
Reilly, as they shook hands and parte
-New York Sun.
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YOUNG MEMS INSTITUTE.
Officers Elected by the Grand Coun
Gil at Santa Rosa.

SANTA ROSA, Aug. 20-The Young
Mems Institute elected officers to-day
as follows: Grand President, Sam
Haskins, San Francisco; First Vice
President, George d. Pyne, Virginia,
New; Second Vice-President, w. E.
Lannigan, Los Angeles; Grand Secre-
tary, George A. Stanley, San Francisco;
Grand Treasurer, w. T. Aggeler, San
Jose; Grand Chaplain, Rev. NJ. d. Slat-
terry. Napa; Grand Marshal, M. G.. Cal
lahan. Livermore; Grand Inside Senti-
mel, F. A. Sullivan. San Francisco;
Grand Outside Sentinel, Harry Burke,
San Francisco; Grand Directors-W. c.
Noonan, San Francisco; p. Princevalle,
Redwood City; H. Pinkham, ]. Rugle-
burg. Z. B. Thomas, d. z. Hayden,
San Francisco; r. Hammond, Oakland
J. McNiff, Oakland.
San Jose was selected as the place
for holding the next Grand Council
meeting
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REILLY WASN'T THERE.
And for the Simple Reason That
He Wasn't Invited.

'fVas you on der celebration oOf der
Postal Officer" asked the Sinker Man
as Sarsaparilla Reilly pulled up a chair
to get a cops club sandwich in the
little restaurant.
you name the interinauguoration
av tn new Postmaster, Mr.. Van Cott, p"
said Reilly.
"Der blowout" said Sinkers; ''der
serenation nit der letter carrier band -
mo-" remarked Reilly. 'Oi WASH t
there, cause Oh wasn't invoited, and
whin a mans not invoited to a place
it names that they don't want him 10
come unless he's a policeman, dyer
see? But what's about it?''
''Vell, 1 we're linking dot I wish he
we're me und / vas him, so dot 1 could
git him's salary dough und he could git
my work dough-"
"Anny workin' man 'ud take th'
Postmaster's job off av lis hands, -
said Reilly.
Sure" rejoined Sinkers, for Why
not; even mems What don't work. would
like to have it. Shust look at der
profits from der postal stamps und Ger
money from postal cards alone. What
My, Reilly, a man could get rich in one
day mitout waiting sooner. I could get
dem stamps printed less as a t'ousand
for fifty cents. Dot would be nine dol
lar und fifty cents for profit Und when
1 make two-cent stamps I make twice
so much as before und more besides.
cause dey would only cost fifty cents
for shust so much as it would be for
ten-cent stamps a t'ousand, as for one
cent stamps. Amt it?"
"Oh, no." said Reilly, 'it wu'dn't be
all profit, bekase ye'd have ter pay tn
cIarks and tn letter carriers and tn
| drivers av the mail wagons. An tuin
look at tn terrible amount yer be
payin' out on money orders
What's a order money!" asked Sink
ers.
"a money order? Wei. whin Dim
in Boston an you're in New York, you
can send me S. by money order, an
Oi'l git it in Boston by telegraph in
one minute"
MY how We are Improvement pat
ents,' said Sinkers. "Pooty soon mebbe
| someone will git up a machine for
| bathing in Coney Island when We are
| in Hoboken. Really, Reilly, times are
much vonderfulluller as What dey we're
| when I we're a boy. amt it? Shust
| tink: We can talk on telephones tc
people What We don't see. what are not
where We are. und can look into our
| hearts nit der Exerson Rays, und We
/ can talk to ourself nit der phonom-
! graph und We can shoot cannon balls
eighteen million hundred miles midout
ease. und now We can money telegram
| to somebody what amt dere at all
Ach, my, Reilly, l get so astonishment
sometimes 1 t'ink I'm goin' to Berlin or
a lectric water boat Mebbe after w
live out ven see yet machinery men:
vhat'H do our work, und cry for us
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BAD TRAIN ACCIDENT.
Nineteen Persons More or Less Sc
riousIy Injured.

TOLEDO co.. Aug. 20.-A special to
the "CommerciaP' from Lima, o., says:
A terrible smash-up occurred here
tonight about 1890 o'clock at the
junction of the Lima Northern and the
Lake Erie and Western roads, in the
eastern portion Of the city.
A Lake Erie freight crashed into a
Lima Northern passenger train, car
rying a large number of excursionists
on their return from Toledo, the train
being a special excursion given by a
store of this city. The Lake Erie train
was knocked off the track and badly
demolished, and two coaches of the
Lima Northern overturned, badly in
juring a large number of Lima citi-
zens. Relief trains were hurried to the
scene, and all the physicians pressed
into service. Nineteen persons were
more or less seriously injured.
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PRESIDENT DIAZ.
An Italian Anarchist Who Would
Take His Life.

SAN ANTONIO CTexas), Aug. 20.-F.
P. Gonzales, editor of "El Critic del
Pueblo."a a Spanish paper published in
the town of Beeville, is in receipt of a
letter Of recent date from an influential
friend in Mexico. in which it is stated
that the authorities have discovered an
Italian anarchist, who has just arrived
in that country with the intention OF
taking the life of President Diaz.
The anarchist, the letter says, is kept
under the strictest surveillance and
will be arrested the first demonstration
he makes or as soon as the chain OF
evidence can be linked a little closer.
The letter is from an official i'll the
City of Mexico. and Mr.. Gonzales
Vouches for it's reliability.
1t is believed that the anarchist who
has marked President Diaz for his vic
tim belongs to the bloody band whose
aim is to assassinate the rulers of all
the great nations, and that his coming
to America is in pursuance of general
plan.
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BEET SUGAR FACTORY.
A Large One May be Established
in Contra Costa County.

OAKLAND, Aug. 20.-A large beet
sugar factory may be established at
Crockett. Contra Costa County. The
proposed site is where the Starr Flour
Mills stand. Agents of the California
Beet-S Sugar and Refining Company have
been interviewing farmers in that vicin-
ity.
An investment of 100000 in the
enterprise is contemplated, it is under
stood. The location under considera-
tion is favorable for transportation by
rail and water and manufactured pro-
ducts. The site was selected for the
Starr Mills for that reason.
1t is stated that contracts for machin-
cry have been arranged, and that as
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Paw Dirt on Laurel Creek.

FRESNO, Aug. 20.-It is reliably re-
ported that party of ten prospectors,
under the leadership of a man named
Bennett, have just uncovered some very
rich pay dirt on Laurel Creek, near the
locality where Louis Robordore last
week struck a $40, 900 pocket. There
has been surface mining done on Laurel
Creek before, but Bennett was the first
man to go down to bedrock. He found
the dirt SO rich then that he immedi-
ately organized a party Of relatives and
friends, who made many locations, and
are now packing lumber UP the noun
tain trails to build their cabins.
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TRADE WITH JAPAN.
The United States Serious Com
petitor With Europe.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.-A state
ment prepared by the Treasury Depart
ment shows that for the first time in
the history of trade relations with ia
pan the United States is entitled to be
considered as a serious competitor with
Europe.
A recent British representative from
the Legation at Toxic reviews the for
eign trade of Japan during the past
year. In the supply OF machinery,
nails. rails and pig iron, the United
States assumed a leading place.
The British representative pointed
out that American railway builders
were likely to receive a great number
of orders during the year. An un-
usual demand for metals, textiles and
raw materials is noted, going to show
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EASTERN BALL TOSSERS.
Two Teams to Come to California
This Winter.

NEW YORK, Aug. 20.-The trip of
the Baltimore team of the National
League and a team of All America
players to California and the West
next winter is now an assured thing.
Final arrangements were completed in
Brooklyn to-day.
The team will start from New York
about October 10th, and will go south
by the way of Virginia, Tennessee, Al
ALBANIA, New Orleans, Texas, and
thence to the coast. Each player
signed will deposit a forfeit of 800
with the management as a guarantee
of good faith regarding his behavior.
The teams will play about six weeks
on the coast.
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SALE
THIS
FORMING.

Imported Organdies and Dimi-
ties. The last chance to get Use
quality for 10c. 'Tis warm
weather yet. You can have a
new suit for September worth
S2 so for 81.
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Kenney DECLARED Insane.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20-After an
examination before a jury in Judge
Dunne's court, Eugene Kenney who
shot and killed Patrick Dolan, a saloon
keeper, on February 18th last will be
committed to one of the State asylums
for the care of the insane. In the event
of Kenney recovering his reason, he will
be returned to the custody of the Sher-
iff, and some disposition made Of the
murder charge.
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oregon's Railroad Commission.

SALEM (Or), Aug. 20. - Governor
Lord to-day appointed A. I. Wagner
of this city State Railroad Commis-
sioner in the place of H. Thompson.
After the last Legislature had failed
to organize and elect Railroad Com
nnissioners, Governor Lord held that
the odd commission had terminated and
refused to accept the new board that
they offered. The question will be
taken to the State Supreme Court.
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British Warship Damaged.

PLYMOUTH (England), Aug. 20
The twin screw torpedoboat destroyer
Thrasher and the second-class twin
screw cruiser Phaeton, which started
yesterday for the Pacific station, have
returned to Plymouth, both being dam
aged through the rough weather which
they encountered. Last night the
Thrasher got across the bows of the
Phaeton. and the coxswain of the tor
pedo-b boat destroyer was knocked over
board and drowned.
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COLONS FOR COSTA RIGA.
The United States Mint Asked to
Coin a Large Number.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.-Informa-
ton comes from Costa Rica that the
Government has asked the United
States Mint Bureau to coin 100000
colons, under the former Government s
new system of coinage favorable to gold.
1t will also seek to secure gold bars suf-
ficient to coin an additional 4OO,OOO
colons. The colon is equivalent to 46
cents. The ration at which the Costa
Rican coinage is made is 81 to l as be-
tween gold and silver. The Bank of
Costa Rica sold its supply of silver be-
fore recent declines and is said to have
made considerable profit thereby.
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Case of Russell Ward.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20.-W Rus
sell Ward of Santa Monica, who recent
ly eloped from Los Angles with Mrs.
John Bradbury, appeared before Judge
Cook to-day for arraignment upon the
charge of adultery. His attorney, af-
ter the reading Of the complaint, moved
the court to set aside the order of
Judge Low holding the defendant to
answer upon technical grounds, out the
matter went over until Thursday next.
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Damage Suit in Alameda County.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20-Mrs.
Sarah Freeman has sued Mrs. Eva
Bryson for $40, 900 damages for alleged
alienation of the affections of her hus-
band, Thomas B. Freeman, a. we'll
known carriagemaker Of Oakland, and
from whom she wants a divorce. The
proceedings have been instituted in Ala
media County.
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The Hillside Wreck.

SAN JOSE, Aug. 20-A temporary
track has been laid around the wreck
at Hillsdale, so that trains passed this
morning without serious delay. The
debris of the freight and cars is now
being cleared away. The loss to the
company will be considerable, as cars
of flour are mixed in a confused heap
with petroleum, hay and general mer-
chandise. The trainmen generally are
of the opinion that the wreck was
caused by a broken brakebeam.
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MYSTERIOUS DEATH.
Colored Man at Stockton Believed
to Have Been Poisoned.

STOCKTON, Aug. 20.-Melvin Rob-
inson, colored, aged 20 years, died mys-
teriously this morning. The circum-
stances were so peculiar that the at
tending physician refused to sign the
death certificate, deeming the case a.
proper one for investigation. Robin
son and several companions ate lunch
con which they found in lodging
house kept by a woman named Tur-
ner. When they returned later another
repast was ready for them. Robinson
ate some salad, and was taken sick.
Death resulted. It is said that the Sec
ond meal was poisoned.
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Militia at Santa Cruz.

SANTA CRUZ, Aug. 20-General
James reviewed the brigade to-day,
after which a luncheon in his honor
was given. Company E, Sixth Regi-
ment, Visalia, was awarded the gold
medal for target shooting, having made
the highest score of both regimental
competitions. Other scores to-day
were: Company E, visalia, 143; Com
pany F, Fresno, 122; Company A.
Stockton, 1I6; Company c, Fresno, 81.
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The Indian Mints.

LONDON, Aug. 20.-The Pail Mall
Gazette" this afternoon says: There
never existed the least reason for sup
posing that the British Government
contemplated reopening the Indian
mints." 1t thinks, however, that the two
shilling piece and the silver dollar and
wheat are respectively lower and high
er than they should legitimately be.
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A Paving Mine.

SEATTLE, Aug. 20.-With seven mil
lion tons of ore in sight, the principal
Treadwell mine on Douglass Island,
Alaska, is soon to have the largest
stamp mill in the world. 1t has been
decided to double the capacity of the
plant, making the number of stamps
800 The next largest mill in size, To-
Gated in South Africa, has $50 stamps.
The Treadwell mine will mine its pro-
duct at a cost of 81 a ton, and will pro-
duce $125,000 a month.
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soon as the site is selected work will
commence. The new factory viii
handle beets from the bay counties. If
the raw product is to be ready in the
season of 1898, contracts with the farm
ers must be made soon.
The Starr Mills property belongs to
George w. McNear, who, it is said,
has become interested in the beet-sugar
enterprise. Mr.. McNear's representa-
tives in this city neither affirm nor deny
the report that he has taken first place
among the organizers of the company.
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Large Grain Cron.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20. = The
grain crop gathered this year in the
valleys adjacent to San Luis Obispo
is so large that several large steamers
will be needed to move it to a shipping
point The steamer Umatilla, which
arrived with passengers from the north
to-day, will go to Port Hartford and
load grain, returning TO take her place
on the Puget Sound route next week.
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Struck by a Train.

OAKLAND, Aug. 20-James Cum
ningham was found near the railroad
track this morning badly mangled.
having been struck by a Berkeley local
train last night. Both Of his legs We're
amputated, and he died at the Receiv-
ing Hospital this afternoon. He was
a farmer from Contra Costa County.
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81 am told your wife would rather
cook than eat
The other man glanced nervously over
his shoulder.
What she cooks, yes" he replied, in
a hoarse whisper.-Detroit Journal.
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A BIG FIRE.
Flames Raging ON Mount Tamal-
pals in Marin County.

MILL VALLEY, Aug. 20.-A big fire
is raging on Mount Tamalpais, just
west of Mill Valley.
A general alarm has been sounded in
the valley, and the bells ringing and
the whistles blowing. The flames are
working in this direction, and with the
strong westerly wind blowing there is
some danger that the fire will reach the
hills near the valley.
There is a general demand for volun-
teers to fight the fire, and most of the
able bodied men in the valley are hur-
rying to the scene.
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An Ex-Chief of Police Dead.

ATLANTA (Ga.), Aug. 20.-Arthur B.
Connolly, for sixteen years Chief Of Po-
lice of Atlanta, died this morning, after
a long illness. He began his career on
the force as a patrolman, and was chief
eight successive terms. He was known
throughout the country as an able and
vigilant Official.
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Accident to a Boating Party.

SANTA CRUZ, Aug. 20.-A party OF
five were out boating to-day, when the
high wind and heavy sea capsized the
boat three miles from shore. The par
ty comprised Mr.. and Mrs. w. Rails
back, Mrs. Ray and two cavalrymen
from Salinas, all Of whom managed to
cling to the overturned boat until res
cued by boats sent out from the wharf
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Silver Higher.

NEW YORK, Aug. 20.-There was a
sharp recovery in the price of silver to-
day, bar silver opening in London at
2415d. an advance of 7-16d. The open
ing price here for bar silver was 52Ac, a
rise of sc. The Mexican dollars were
quoted at 4015c, against 395sc. Yester-
days low level invited buying, which in
duced the recovery, but the market is
reported rather weak at the price.
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Bounty ON Ground Squirrels.

MONTEREY, Aug. 20.-An ordinance
providing a bounty of cents for every
ground squirrel killed in Monterey
County has just passed the Board of
Supervisors, and will go into effect at
once. The tails instead of the scalps will
be used as evidence, and bounties will
be paid for tails only.
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PearY's Expedition.

ST. JOHNS (N. F.), Aug. 20-A mes
sage has been received from Turnavik,
on the coast of Labrador, dated July
2Sth, stating that the steamer Hope,
with Lieutenant r. F. Peary's expedi-
ton, had touched there that day, and
sailed again on its way to Greenland.
All on board. were reported to be we'll
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the growth of manufactures in japan.
Our own statistics sustain the truth
of the British representative, the Treas
ury Department statistics showing that
there has been a great increase in our
exports to Japan, which have risen from
s., ,2SS, ,282 in 1892 to S13, 233, $40 for
the fiscal year just closed.
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Indians Badly Injured.

UKIAH, Aug. 20-By the collapse OF
a bridge at Sherwood Valley a wagon
load Of Indians from Fort Bragg, COM
ing to work in the hop fields, were
thrown to the bottom of gulch twen-
ty-five feet deep. All were more or
less in jured, and several will probably
die.
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not confine its operations to trade with
this city. 1t is authoritatively an
nounced that vessels will also be dis
patched from the East for Redondo,
Los Angeles, Portland and Seattle.
Four ships have already been char
tered, and six more will soon be In
commission.
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The Distinction.

You charge dollar a day more at
one of your hotels than at the other
remarked the man who travels.
Yes" replied the proprietor"
But I don't see any difference"
There is a difference, though. AT one
we print the bill of fare in French and
at the other in English. Washington
Star.
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Very Hot Weather.

RIVERSIDE, Aug. 2O.-The past two
days have been the hottest experienced
in this city for some years. The ther-
mometer ranged from 104 to 110 de-
grees, according to location.