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Petition to Compel Trial for the Murder Of
Minnie Williams.
Attorney-Genera1 Fitzgerald VIII
Advise Warden Hale to Garry
Out the Execution, Irrespective
of Any Legal Proceedings That
May be Instituted After the
Present Quibble Has Been De-
cided.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 22.-The at
torneys for Theodore DurTant to-day
filed another document with the Clerk
Of the Supreme Court. This time it
was petition for q writ of mandate TO
compel Judge Bahrs to set a date ior
the trial of Durrant for the murder OF
Minnie Williams.
1t had been understood that Acting
Attorney-General Carter would to-day
file with the Supreme Court Il motion
to vacate the order of probable cause.
After a consultation with the Chief
Justice he announced that such a course
would not be followed, and it is prob
able that other action defining the next
move of the prosecution Will soon be
taken.
Acting Attorney General Carter has
received word from his chief to the
effect that he Will advise Warden Hale
of San Quentin Prison to carry out the
execution of DurTant, irrespective OF
any legal proceeding that may be in
stituted by the prisoners attorneys,
after the present legal quibble shall
have been decided Durrant will be
resentenced as soon as the controversy
now pending is settled, after which the
AttorneyG General of the State believes
that no legal step can accomplish fur
ther delay in the postDonement of the
tardy execution of the Emmanuel
Church murderer.
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1rNDor1RrEDLY MURDERED.
A Canadian Farmer Meets With
Foul Play.

MONTREAL, Nov. 26.-The BODY Oh
Isador Poirier, a farmer, was iooho
last Monday at his house at St tanute'
Poirer had been undoubtedly murdered,
the body showing many STAB Wouha5
and his throat had been cut
Mrs. Poirer, when questioned as 10
the killing of her husband, SAID ne had
killed himself. The woman at hrst
made a good showing of grief, but later
treated the matter very hghtly. De
tectiyes were sent for, and yesterday
Mrs. Poirer and a man named Samuel
Rarstow. who had been paying atteh-
tions to her. We're arrested, cha1 ged
with the crime.
Barstow made a full confession 10
Detective McGaskell. In his confession
he saws that ON Sunday evening, urged
on by Mrs. Porter, he stabbed Polfer
with a butcher-kndfe. Porter was IN
bed asleep at the time.
Mrs. Poirer absolutely denies any
completely in the affair. She claims
that she does not know anything about
the murder, and that she was ut ner
fathers house at the time that Bar
stow says he stabbed her husband.
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The Town Of Chesterfield, Indiana,
Almost Wiped Out.
Every House Moved From Its Foundation
and Badly Damaged.
Da1esville, Two Miles Distant,
Also Suffers-Many People In
jured-Almost a Miracle That
No Deaths Resulted-The Jar of
the Gylceriue Explosion Felt for
Fifteen Miles IN All Directions.

ANDERSONVILLE Qnd), N0v DC
Chesterfield, Ind, was almost wiped off
the map at an early hour this morning
by the explosion of eighty quarts OF
nitro glycerine in an open field a halt
mile from the town.
Marion Mansey and Sam Maguie
were working at a gas well near by
when the explosion occurred. Mansey
was thrown fifty feet, but not fatally
injured. Mcguire was thrown a hun
dred feet in the air and badly injured,
but will recover.
James Colds house, 300 rods dis
tant, was torn to pieces.
The explosion tore a hole in the
ground down to the water line. A
three-ton engine was torn TO frag-
ments, and every animal in the neigh
hood was killed instantly.
The little town Of Chesterfield is
mass of ruins. Every house was moved
from its foundation, windows shattered
doors smashed in, every light put out,
and the plastering shaken from the
walls. Several people were shaken out
Of bed.
At Dalesville, two miles away, and ut
Yorktown, five miles distant, the dam
age vas almost as great. Many people
were injured, and it is a miracle that
none We're killed outright. The jar of
the explosion was felt for fifteen miles
in all directions.
The gas in the well was blown out
and a workman named Cooper lighted
it and caused another explosion, in
which he was fatally burned.
The damage cannot be estimated.
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SHOCKING TRAGEDY.
Horrible Death of Woman at
Erie, Pa.

ERIE Pa), Nov. 26.--rne wife of
Antonio Milagno died to-day a most
horrible death. Thanksgiving day An
tonic became drunk, and went to the
cellar to get more liquor. He fell, and
his wife came to his assistance with
lamp, but he threw a hammer at her
head, and missed the mark. He then
came up stairs with a can of oil and
tar, which he threw in his wife's face.
In an instant the mixture caught fire
from a lamp, and she was envelopei in
flames, Help arrived in time TO pre-
vent her from burning up where she
stood.
The woman was laid on her bed. and
when the officers arrived they found
Antonio standing over her plucking the
cooked flesh from her breast and arms
In fiendish glee. and cursing like a de-
mon. When he was arrested he raved.
and had to be subjected to rough
treatment before he could be taken TO
the police station.
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LOWERING COURT MARTIAL.
RESULT OF THE TRIAL OF THE
ARMY CAPTAIN.
His Punishment to be a Reprimand
by the Reviewing Authority
the Verdict Rendered.

! CHICAGO, Nov. 26.-The Tribune
to-day prints the following:
The finding of the court martial is
that the accused is guilty as charged
IN the specifications, and that he be
reprimanded by the reviewing author
ity. The court is thus lenient in view
of the good character of the accused,
as shown in the evidence"
The foregoing is, according to the
statement of a man who knows the
exact verdict of the court-martial,
which has just completed it's labors in
the case of Captain Leonard Lowering
of Fort Sheridan. charged with brutal
treatment of Private Charles Ham
mond
1t took the court-martia1 one hour to
reach its decision. The first ballot re-
suited in seven members of the court
martial voting guilty" and five mot
guilty" The usual court-martial is
composed of thirteen members, but
Major Randolph, who had been detailed
TO attend the court, was unable to do
so, and so twelve men sat as jury
/ to decide the fate of Captain Lowering
There was vigorous effort made to
have those parts of the specifications
N4Aai e sAii, SdPtdil I<OhSIiIIS Will CIuei-
ty'' and brutality stricken out. 1t
was finally decided TO consider the
charges as they We're set forth in the
specifications, and the decision was
reached without making the changes.
A majority is conclusive in court
martial findings, and so, after the fact
of guilt was established the only thing
to be considered was the measure of
punishment.
The officers had made up their minds
that Hammond's career as soldier
was not creditable, and this weighed
strongly in bringing them to an agree
ment as 10 the punishment to be meted
out to Lowering. The evidence showed
that Captain Lowering had been con-
nected with the United States military
service for twenty-five years, and that
his record had been good one. A
number Of the officers came out plainly
and said they would not vote for a
finding Of guilty if Captain Lowering
was to be given a humiliating punish
ment. 1t was argued that Hammond's
record, when placed by the side of Cap
tain Coverings, was of such a char
acter as unavoidably to gain sympathy
from the court for the officer.
The finding of a court-martial is Sc
cret, under a solemn oath. The men,
berS of court are sworn not to di-
vulge finding nor to discuss 1t until
ii has reached the proper authority,
which, in this case, is President McKin-
ley. The Lowering court-martial is the
result of a direct order issued by the
President. and he will be the reviewing
officer in the case unless he surrenders
the responsibility to General Alger.
Lieutenant-Colonel Hunter, Judge
Advocate Of the court, completed his
record to-day. and this, with the find
ing, viii be forwarded to Washington.
1t will probably be placed in the hands
of the President on Monday, and after
its inspection by General Alger and
General Miles, the finding may be made
public. The public announcement will
probably be given out on Thursday of
next week. 1t is, of course, known that
the President may change the sentence
recommended by the court-martial.
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A STEAMER STRANDED.
Strikes on a Rocky Bottom on
North Manitou Island.

GREEN HAVEN (Mich.), Nov. 90
This afternoon a yawl containing the
mate and portion of the crew Of the
steamer Gogebic arrived here. The
Gogebic stranded on North Manitou
Island last night during the snow
storm. The steamer was empty and
bound from Chicago for port 81 Lake
Erie She struck on a rock bottom af.l
was pounding heavily SO the Captain
scuttled her. Her situation was 50
dangerous that the mate and some of
the crew volunteered to go for help,
and they reached this port after a per-
ilous trip in their little boat.
The wrecker Favorite has been dis
patched from Cheboygan, and unless
fine weather sets in it is thought she
will be too late to render aid.
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Count Badeni's house. The ponce re-
peatedly charged the crowd, but re-
Trained from using arms. The students
resisted with sticks. The Police In
spector was severely injured by kick
from horse, another was thrown from
his horse and SO badly hurt that it was
necessary to remove him to hospital.
A few students and some citizens re-
ceived Slight injuries.
Not until IL o'clock was quiet re-
stored.
To-day's edition of most of the even
ing papers have been confscated, and
the police have freely arrested persons
Offering papers for sale in the streets.
A serious riot is reported at Gratz.
the Capital City Of Styria. 1t appears
that the students and a large body of
Workmen attacked three newspaper Of
fees, doing some damage. The police,
with the assistance Of the troops. have
restored order, and twenty arrests have
been made Of the ringleaders.
The cool attitude maintained by Herr
Abrahamovics, the President of the
Chamber, greatly enra aged his oppo-
nents.
Samuel L. Clemens mark Twaln)
was among those lied from the
gallery of the Unterhaus to-day
The names Of the members suspend
ed were Herr Schoenerer Seriner, Rie-
ger, Resell, NJ. Kosakiowicz, Schrammel,
Weller. Linge, Verttauff, Hybes and
Bener.
The scenes throughout the sitting and
after%ard were as disorderly as those
of the earliest part of the day, and the
house finally adjourned until to-mor-
row.
Large crowds gathered this evening
about the university building and the
Parliament, owing to the announcement
that the students would make a demon
stration. This, however, was prevented
by the police, who promptly dispersed
the gathering.
More than forty arrests were made
There was no violent resistance. Thus
far order has been preserved.
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AUTONOMY FOR CUBA.
The Decree Officially Published at
Madrid

MADRID, Nov. 27.-The "Official Ga
zette" publishes this morning (Satur-
day. the royal DEGREES granting au
tonomy to Cuba and Porto Rico, thus
removing the anxiety that had begun
to be expressed on all sides as the re-
suit of the Governments reticence and
unexplained delay.
Article 1 explains the principles of the
future governments of the two islands.
Article 2 DEGREES that the Govern
ment of each island shall be composed
of an insular Parliament, divided into
two chambers, while a Governor-Gen
eral, representing the home Govern
ment, shall exercise in its name the
supreme authority.
Article 3 declares that the faculty of
making laws of colonial affairs rests
with the insular chambers and the Gov
ernor- General.
Article 4 directs that the insular rep
resentation shall be composed of two
corporations with equal power, q Cham
Der of Representatives and a Council
of Administration.
Article 5 provides that the Council Of
Administration shall consist of thirty
five members, of whom eighteen shall
be elected and seventeen nominated by
the home Government.
Article 6 provides that the members
of the Council of Administration must
be Spaniards over 30 years of age. who
were born on the island, and who have
resided there continuously for four
years. 1t specifies numerous officials.
such as Senators, Presidents of courts
and of Chambers Of Commerce and 9TH
er bodies, as eligible to election to the
Council.
Articles to IA, inclusive, deal with
nominations and the conditions of
election to Councils.
Article 10 empowers the throne or the
Governor General to convoke. SUSPEND
or dissolve the Chambers, with an OBJ
legation to reassemble them within
three months.
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BATTLEsHIP IOWA.
Naval Board Makes a Favorable
Report of Her Recent Trial.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-The Naval
Trial Board has made a report upon the
recent two days trial of the big battle
ship Iowa at sea that thoroughly sus-
tains Commodore Dewey's comment
that the ship was as fine type of
ship of her class as there is in the
world. The board says in part:
THE vessel under all circumstances
behaved well, being very steady and
rolling and pitching but a few degrees
Her high free board forward adds
greatly not only to the comfort of the
men, but to her sea going efficiency and
the power of the firing of her guns un-
der all circumstances. Altogether her
sea going qualities appear to be excel
lent. The speed was 13.45 knots, but
this was under natural draught, and
with a poor quality of coal. The ma
chinery worked well in every particu-
lar"
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SLOAN'S MOUNT IN FRONT.
WINS THE ELLSMERE HANDI-
CAP AT MANCHESTER.
Horses That Came First Under the
Wire at the Oakland and
Pim1ico Tracks.

LONDON, Nov. 26.-With Tod Sloan
in the saddle D. Seymour's four-year-
old bay mare Sapling finished first IN
the race for the Ellsmere Welter hand
leap at the second days racing of the
Manchester November meeting to-day.
This event is of 105 sovereigns, added
to a sweepstake of 5 sovereigns each
for starters, for three-year-olds and up
wards. There were twenty starters. in
GLIDING Richard Croker's Georgiana,
which was unplaced. Distance six fur
longs.
In the race for the Orsdal Nursery
handicap Sloan rode Poivarde, and fin
ished third. Sloan also rode w. T.
Lees four-year- chestnut colt Royal
Flush in the race for the Lancashire
handicap, but was unplaced. This race
is of 1000 sovereigns for three-year-
olds ard upward, distance one mile.
The Craven's chestnut colt Walter
Heade, ridden by Sloan, and Richard
Croker's brown filly Rhode were among
the starters in the race for the Egling-
ton Nursery hardicap, but both were
unplaced.
RACES AT OAKLAND.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 26.-Results
at Oakland. Weather fine track heavy:
Five furlongs, two-year-old maidens,
Toto, 3 to 2, won; Hertha, 8 to /, sec
ond; Moringa, to /, third. Time
105. Fallen Princess, Bessie Lee This
be II, Iron Heels, Sunshine, Rosa and
Morabella also ran.
Six furlongs, Caliente, 3 to B. won;
r. @. Fan, to 1, second; Silver State,
40 TO /, third. Time-1:17a. Alvero,
Ricardo, Last Chance, Hazel D., Moni-
tor, Elano, Senator Mahoney and
Charlie Boots also ran.
Six furlongs, -year-olds, Fonsa-
vannah, to 2, won; Morellito, 4 to 1,
second: Soscol, 100 to l, third. Time
ILL. Marplot, Sybaris and Lord Mar
mion also ran.
One mile, three-year-o and upward,
Fortunate, 3 to 3, won; Earl Cochran,
10 to ], second; Coda, to l, third.
Time-1:4714. Navy Blue, Alvin E.,
Paul Pry and Marcie A. also ran.
Five furlongs, two-year- -olds, Al Ko-
ran, to /, won; Rebel Jack, 6 to /,
second: P. A .Finnegan, 8 to l, third.
Time-1:04 Notice Me, Savoy, Bo-
dacio, Eroica, Novia and Roulette
Wheel also ran.
AT PIMLICO.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 26.-The track
was heavy at Pimlico. Results:
Six and half furlongs, Byron Cross
won, Booker second, Laurel Leaf tbird.
Time :25H
Six furlongs, Prompt won. Trokergo
second, Summer Sea third. Time
lisa.
One mile, X-Ray won, Esherdown
second, Easter Tide third. Time
1:46A.
Six furlongs, selling, Lady Disdain
won, Rabicea second, Sanger third.
Time-1:17.
Mile and a sixteenth, selling. Squan
won. Rossifer second, King L. third
Time-1.51.
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VALLEY ROAD.
Work Ordered Commenced on the
Tunnel in Contra Costa County.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 26.-The Di-
rectors of the San Joaquin Valley Rail-
road lave ordered work commenced on
the tunnel in Contra Costa County for
the road that is to run from Stockton
west to Point Richmond.
The tunnel is to be one mile in length,
and Will cost about S500,000 The work
will be prosecuted night and day, and
the Directors believe that the tunnel
can be bored in 500 days.
By that time it is expected to have
all the other work between Point Rich
mond and Stockton completed, as well
as ferry service to this city. A steel
yfaduct a quarter of a mile long is TO
be constructed across the Alhambra
Valley in Contra Costa County.
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THE WEBER MURDER.
Suit to Prevent Payment of the
Reward Offered by the State.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 26.-John J.
O'Malley commenced suit to-day
against the State of California and
Chief of Police Lees to prevent the
payment to Lees of a reward of LOCO
offered by the State for the arrest and
conviction of the murderer of Frances
H. l.. Weber and his wife, Lizzie NJ
Weber, who We're butchered in their
home in Sacramento December %, 1894
O'Malley who holds the assigned
claim Of Vladislaw Zakrewskei. alleges
that the reward for the arrest and con-
viction of Ivan Kovalev who was hang
ed for the crime, belongs to Zakrewskei,
who arrested Kovalev and gave the
most damaging testimony against him.
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TANNING WON.
The San Franciscan Now Holds the
Diamond Trophy.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 26.-The twenty
five live-bird shoot under the auspices
of the ST. Louis Trap Shooters League
was completed to-day. Tanning Of
San Francisco. Charles Budd of Des
Moines. and w. S. Sergeant of Joplin.
Mo-. tied for first money, each scoring
twenty-five straight. The big end of
the purse was divided among the first
three.
trophy Tanning won, scoring IA out Of
10. Sergeant fell down on his seventh
bird, while Budd dropped out on his
twelfth. Twenty-three experts shot in
the event.
Fred Gilbert and Harvey McMurchia
divided second money in the twenty
five-live-bird event. each scoring "a.
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The BROOKLYN Docked.

NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-The armored
e=:;;nser Brooklyn was drydocked to-day
in the timber dock at the New Y York navy
yard in Brooklyn. Because of the ships
immense displacement, the task of get
ting her into the dock was looked for
ward to with some anxiety. 1t turned
out, however. that with the exception
of the port bilge keel fouling the side
of the dock and cutting through the tim
ber for a foot, the Brooklyn was docked
in tip-top fashion. 1t is the same dock
that the Texas smashed with her bilge
keels eighteen months ago.
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LONDON, Nov. 26.-The conference
between the representatives of the en-
ployers and delegates of the striking
engineers that began Wednesday morn
ing behind closed doors, after many
weeks of negotiation, has tagen de-
cided step toward a settlement OF the
points in dispute by an acceptance on
both sides of the general principle of
non-interference in the management of
either the trades unions or the employ
ers' workshops. An adjournment was
taken to Tuesday next, when the dis
cuSsion of details will proceed.
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Ex-ColIector WelIburn.

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 26.-The
United States Grand Jury to-day be-
gan the examination Of witnesses
against Oscar M. Welburn, ex-Colec-
tor of Internal Revenue, the Govern
ment having decided to try once more
to secure his conviction. The matter
viii be taken up again on Tuesday.
The Nellie O'Brien case, which was not
embraced in the former indictments,
and & new case not yet mentioned, are
the subject matters of the present in
veStigation.
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SAN PEDRO HARBOR.
Orders Issued for Advertisements
for Proposals to Do the Work.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-Orders
were issued to-day by Secretary Alger
to advertise for proposals for the
building of the breakwaters at San
Pedro Harbor. Cal. This is irrespective
of the decision of the Comptroller Of
the Treasury, who has been asked
whether any available fund for the ex-
penses Of advertising is on hand.
OF the $4,000 appropriated by Con-
gress for the expenses of the commits
sion and other things, about SIT, 900 re-
mains. If it shall be held, as seems
proable, that this is applicable to the
general expenses of the San Pedro pro-
ject, there will be sufficient means TO
advertise the project, but not to pay
civil engineer, inspectors and other
necessary expenses of the general plan.
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Ohio Legislation.

CINCINNATI, Nov. 26-At the re-
cent election the fusion ticket which
carried this county contained nine
Democrats and five Republican mem
bers of the Legislature. There has been
some doubt as to how the Republican
fusionists would vote on joint ballot for
United States Senator. AT q meeting of
these fusionists here they decided to
vote for the Republican caucus nominee
which will make the Legislature stand
so Republicans TO 60 Democrats on joint
ballot for United States Senator.
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Steamers for the Alaskan Route.

PORTLAND, Nov. 26.-The Pacific
Coast Steamship Company to-day an
nounced that three steamers would be
placed on the route between this city
and Dyea and Skaguay, Alaska. giving
a five days service from Portland. The
steamer George w. Elder is already on
the run, and the steamer Oregon is
undergoing repairs preparatory to en-
tering the trade. The third steamer
has not yet been decided upon
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No Lynching Occurred.

SAVANNAH (Ga.), Nov. 26.-It de-
velops to-day that the reports of lynch
ings near Blackshear and Screven last
night were false and that the news
paper correspondent who sent them out
from WaycroSs was imposed upon.
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Condition Of the Treasury.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 26.-To-day's
statement of the condition of the
treasury shows: Available cash bal
ance, S215, 149. .459; gold reserve, $1o6,-
6.4 51O.
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snowstorm in Wisconsin.

MADISON CWis.). Nov. 26.-The first
snowstorm of the season came last
night in the form of a blizzard, which
lasted eight hours. The wind is still
blowing a gale. The storm knocked out
telephone and trolley companies.
The record-union., 1897-11-27
Black Sand Mining.

EUREKA, Nov. 26.-The Standard
Beach Mining Company has leased 125
acres of land for black sand mining,
and has purchased valuable machinery
for the work. The results thus far are
most encouraging.
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No Yellow Fever in Mazatlan.

CITY OF MEXICO, Nov. 26.-The
Board of Health reports that there IS
no longer any yellow fever at Mazat-
lan Vera Cruz is healthy, and has
been able to show a clean bill OF
health.
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A Painter Seriously Injured.

ARROYO GRANDE, Nov. 26.-Gus
Hslleson, an aged German painter, fell
from the roof Of a building to-day,
breaking his leg and sustaining such
injuries as with his advanced age will
terminate fatally.
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Two Girls Drowned.

DULUTH (Minn.), Nov. 26.-Miss
Louise La Sale and Miss Jennie Sher-
ess. girls each about II years of age,
We're drowned in the ST. Louis River to-
night, while skating.
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Thrown From a Horse and Killed.

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Nov. 26.-The
twelve-year-old son of Manuel Nunez,
a prominent ranch owner, was killed to-
day by being thrown from his horse.
the fall fracturing his skull.
The record-union., 1897-11-27
Fire in Humboldt County.

EUREKA, Nov. 26.-An overturned
lamp this morning destroyed the home
of c. d. Richardson, near Indianola.
Mrs. Richardson was alone in the house
with her children, and narrowly escaped
with her babies.
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Dark flannel shirts are best for heavy
wheeling, and also healthier when one
is heated
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expedition. Both men were
under sentence of death.
The Government has also released
from prison Juan Arias, Augustin Cossi.
Emil Betancourt and Rosendo Betan-
court.
No American citizen is now confined
in prison in the island of Cuba.
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The bicycle, as well as the Bible. now
forms a part of the missionary's outfit.