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The record-union., 1897-11-02

PORT TOWNSEND, Nov. /. = The
schooner Pilot returned to-day from an
unlucky voyage to the halibut district
of southeastern Alaska, her crew of
four men having been on short rations
for two weeks, and subsisting on quar-
ter rations for the past eight days.
The Pilot left Port Townsend eight
weeks ago, but met with contrary
winds from that time till she arrived
home to-day.
Passing out through Dixon's En-
trance three weeks ago, a terrible storm
was encountered. For twenty-eight
hours Captain Johnson stood in the
storm with bare poles, and the little
craft was tossed about like a chip.
When the storm was first broken he
sighted little schooner heading north
ward with the American flag flying. She
appeared to be wanting assistance, but
gave no further indications as the Pi-
lot hove nearer, and Captain Johnson
again hove off. The schooner was
finally lost sight Of AT no time could
her name be distinguished, but her de-
scription fits the schooner Janus, which
left here September 9th with party
of twelve California men bound for
Copper River.
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ASHURST MURDER TRIAL.
The Case Nearly Ready to Go tc
the Jury.

EOLLISTER, Nov. 1.-The sixth day
of the trial of John Ashurst for the
killing of Frank Lynch near the new
IGria mines on September 10Th opened
to-day with a vigorous cross-examina-
ton of Dick Rogers by the prosecution.
Rogers was badly tangled up. Accord
ing to his testimony to-day, 1t was i'm
possible for him to have seen the shoot
ing as testified TO by him on the pre-
liminary examination.
Manuel Gonzales, keeper of the sa-
Icon where the shooting occurred, testi-
fed that Lynch. Orobueno and Ashurst
drank at his bar in the morning. Oro-
bueno jeered Ashurst about his cattle
being stolen. saying I've just thrown
$40 on the bar which got 1or your cat
tie"
lynch thereupon said: "I've stolen
your cattle for three years and will con-
tinue to do So"
Defendant John Ashurst testified to
being told by different parties of
Lynch's threats against him, and that
he thought the deceased was going to
shoot when he dismounted from his
horse. He considered Lynch a danger
Gus man and was in fear of assassina-
ton for eight years past He denied pos
ranch to kill Lynch.
Ashurst told a straight story, and
made good impression.
Arguments will commence tomorrow
at noon.
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Of $4,000, which it is alleged he earned
as commission on the consolidation of
the California Electric Light Company
with the Edison General Electric Com
pany.
Henderson's suit is brought to recover
this amount from the estate of George
H. Roe, deceased, by whom Henderson
was employed at the time of the eonsol-
idation, which, it is alleged, was ef-
fected mainly through the efforts of the
plaintiff. After the consolidation the
Beard of Directors of the California
Electric Company held a special meet
ing for the purpose of considering the
question of remunerating Henderson for
his services, and presented him with 500
shares of the Edison Company, which
were turned over to Roe for him.
Henderson alleges that Roe failed to
transfer the shares, but appropriated
them to his own use.
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ROBBERS FOILED.
Failed to Get Hold of Valuable
Bar of Geld.

PHOENIX (Ariz.), Nov IL. c. Kel-
lum, Assistant District Attorney Of
Ma1icopa County, returned last night
from Harrisburg, on the desert, 100
miles northwest of Phoenix, bringing
with him a $1,000 bar of bullion, the
product of mine in which he is in
terested.
He states that an attempt was made
to hold him up on the journey. In
stead of coming by the regular stage,
he followed it a short distance away
in a blackboard, accompanied by two
guards. A few miles from Harrisburg
the stage was stopped by two MeXi-
cans, who demanded the bar of bullion.
The hold-up was hardly accomplished
before Kellum's blackboard came up.
Sizing up the situation, the guards
jumped to the road and opened fire
upon the robbers. The latter returned
several shots, but soon retreated and
were lost in the darkness.
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DUNPHY ESTATE.
A Proceeding Which May Prove
the Beginning of Litigation.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. IA pro-
ceeding which may prove the beginning
of long -drawn-out litigation over the
estate of the late millionaire William
Dunphy was taken in Judge Slack's de-
partment Of the Superior Court to-day.
This was a petition on behalf of Mrs.
Mary Flood a daughter of William
Dunphy, for a citation commanding all
the heirs to appear in court on GER
tain day and assert such claim as they
may have in the estate. The citation
was issued, fixing Monday, January 10,
1S9S, as the day for such appearance.
William Dunphy died in September,
1892. leaving an estate valued at s.
500, 12S. 1t consisted of property in
San Francisco, cattle ranch of lO0,-
600 acres in Nevada, a farm of 10000
acres near Soledad, an enormous tract
of land in Texas, one-half Of the
Rancho Poso de Los Ositos, in Mon
terey County, a quartz mine in Fresno
County, and various pieces OF proper
ty in other portions of the State. Ry
his will, William Dunphy left the en-
tire estate to his widow and daughter
Jennie. as trustees, to hold it in trust
in equal shares for his widow, his son,
James c. Dunphy; his two daughters,
Jennie and Mrs. Flood, and his grand
daughter, Viola Piercy.
1t was supposed when the petition OF
Mrs. Flood was prepared that it was
an amicable arrangement to determine
the respective interests of the several
heirs in the estate. But it turns out
that Miss Jennie Dunphy one of the
trustees and devisees under the will,
may contest the proposed agreement
and arrangement, and thus provoke ex-
tensfve litigation.
This is said to be the first time that
a petition of this kind has been pre-
sented since the Blythe case.
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GOLDEN SURPRISED.
Pleased Under Arrest at the Re-
quest of Los Angeles Sheriff.

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 1T. G.
Golden was arrested tonight and is
being held pending the arrival of an
officer from Los Angeles. Captain Bo-
hen on Saturday received a dispatch
from Sheriff Burr of Los Angeles to
arrest Golden, as he was wanted on
a charge of murder. He had been
tallyman for the Blinn Lumber Com
pany.
Golden was surprised at his arrest.
He said he was a witness in the case
of Patrick Savage, who on Saturday
was held in Los Angeles for the muir
der of VIII Roche at San Pedro on Oc-
tober 9Th. He says that the police
may have come to the conclusion that
he was implicated in the crime.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 1T. g. Gold
en-, who was arrested tonight in San
Francisco upon telegraphic request of
Sheriff Burr, is wanted here to answer
to the charge of being accessory to the
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Some Good Paying Claims, but No
Big BOnanzas.
A Number Of Miners Return From the
Alaska Gold Fields.
Say the KIondike Fever is Raging
With Viru1ence at the Inlet,
and Majority Of Those Coming
Out Intend to Go to the Yukon.

PORT TOWNSEND CWash-), Nov. 1.
The schooner Norman Sunde, oper-
ated by the Copper River Trading and
Transportation Company of this place,
arrived this morning from Cooks Inlet.
She brought down sixteen passengers,
who have a total of S46, 600 in gold
dust taken from the placer mines of
Cooks Intent.
The names of the returning miners
bringing the largest amounts are: John
Rivers and wife of Helena, Mont,
$4,000; James H. Greenleaf of Port
Townsend, $1,000; Robert Duncan of
Seattle, $4,000; John Woods of Gray's
Harbor, 81 500; c. Creedon of Fresno,
Cal, $4,000; J. Frazier of Seattle,
$4,000; Grant and Crosier of Port An
geles, $4,000.
All except Grant and Crosier have
been at Cooks Inlet for two seasons.
The latter went in only seven months
ago, located their claims and washed
out $4,000 each.
The Copper River Mining and Trans
portation Company has completed ar
rangements for adding a fleet of steam
schooners to it's line, which viii be run
ming by the 1st of February. It will
dispatch schooner every fifteen days
for Copper River and Cooks Inlet
points.
A DIFFERENT STORY.
SEATTLE, Nov 1.-Several returning
miners from Cooks Inlet arriving at
Port Townsend to-day on the schooner
Norman Sunde, reached this city to-
night. Their story does not agree with
the one sent out from Port Townsend
in respect to the amount of gold brought
down on the Sunde. Instead of the
amount being $4,000, they say it will
not exceed $4,000.
They discredit the statement hereto
fore made that this years output of the
Cook Inlet region would reach S1,00O,-
900. One quarter of that figure, they
say, would be nearer the truth. The
country is not yet developed While
there is no big bonanza on Cooks Inlet,
there are plenty Of paying claims. Mills
Creek is the best of all. The Polly Min
ing Company, located there, averaged
during the season, with twenty men
working, 81 900 day, or $50 to the
man. Claims run all the way from %
cents to $50 day.
1t is significant fact, that in Cooks
Inlet the Klondike fever is raging with
virulence, and a majority of those COM
ing out intend to go to the Yukon.
On the downward trip the Sunde en-
countered a severe storm off Dixon's en-
trance. She was becalmed five days
when off Cape Flattery.
WILL TRY THE DALTON TRAIL.
VICTORIA (B. c., Nov. 1.-The
steamer City Of Seattle left here at noon
to-day with an outfit for the Humbert
Yukon expedition, which will attempt
to make the trip to Dawson by the Dali
ton trail. Messrs. Irwin, Noble and
Hale also went north on the Seattle
They will try to get to Dawson by the
Stickeen route. They are commission
cd to buy claims for British syndi-
cate.
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Kutner Receives a Passport.

FRESNO, Nov. IA. Kutner, the
well-known merchant Of San Francisco
and Fresno. who was several months
ago refused a passport by the Russian
Embassy at Washington to visit rela-
tives in Warsaw, Russia, on the ground
that he was mot a Christian" has re-
ceived through the Department OF State
a passport giving him the privilege or
spending one month in Warsaw. Ihe
concession came too late to be avail
able to Mr. Kutner at this time, but
it establishes precedent that will be
Of interest to all Jewish residents IN
the United States.
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CHINESE IMMIGRANTS.
Collector jackson Sustained by the
Treasury Department

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1.-Several
weeks ago forty-one Chinese arrived at
this port from Macao a Portuguese
possession in China, provided with GER
tfficates in conformity with the pro-
visions of the Gresham treaty. But the
certificates were in the Portuguese Ian
guage. The Chinese We're. admitted on
the strength of Collector Jackson's in
depreciation Of the law, which he was
to-day informed by wire has been sus-
tanned by the Treasury Department.
This ruling is to the effect that
Chinese may enter this country at will,
ON the sole condition that they bear
certificates, in any language, declaring
them to be students or persons within
the privileged class, and providing that
their certificates are issued by the
United States diplomatic or consular
representative at that port whence they
departed
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TOOK CARBOLIC ACID.
A Young Woman Commits Suicide
at San Jose.

SAN JOSE, Nov. Miss Rose Kell,
a young woman "a years of age, killed
herself this morning with carbolic acid.
She was a niece of Martin Kell, a we'll
known rancher of this county, but had
been living for the past month at the
residence Of Richard Delmoully.
At $50 this morning the family heard
groans in the room of Miss Kell and on
entering found her lying unconscious on
the bed with bottle beside her that
had contained carbolic acid. Efforts to
save her proved unsuccessful.
The cause of her suicide is not known.
She had been cheerful all the morning
and nothing had occurred, as far as
known, to change her mood. She had
received no letter in the meantime and
had seen no company. She did not leave
any letter indicating the cause of her
suicid.
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T0-DAY'S ELECTIONS
IN EASTERN STATES,
Continued from First Page.)

(Continued from FIRST PaBe.)
and, with the hold-over Senators, have
a clear working majority in both
houses. This means the reelection of
! w. J. Daniel to succeed himself as
United States Senator, he having been
! indorsed for reelection by the State
Democratic convention which met in
Roanoke.
The vote throughout the State prom
| ises to be light The canvass has been
spiritless In many of the Legislative
Districts the Democrats have no oppo-
sition.
IN NEW JERSEY.
NEW YORK, Nov 1.-The election
in New Jersey tomorrow promises to
be decided upon a very light vote
There is no State officer to be elected
this year, and the election hinges large
ly upon local issues. SIX counties elect
State Senator'S who will hold over to
vote for a successor to James Smith,
as United States Senator. The Demo-
Gratis will probably make gains, es-
pecially in the lower House
WEATHER INDICATIONS.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-Chief Moore
of the Weather Bureau has issued the
following election-day weather bulletin
and forecast:
A storm of marked energy is central
this morning in Western Tennessee.
Radiating from the center, it Will en-
brace the whole Mississippi Valley and
the region eastward to the Atlantic,
with dense cloudiness and rain.
Ohio-The storm center will move
from Western Tennessee northeast
ward, causing drenching rains all over
Ohio tonight, but it is practically GER
tain that il will pass over early in the
morning, leaving Tuesday clear and fine
overhead, with cool brisk west winds
and muddy roads.
Maryland-The storm center Will pass
to the center, causing heavy rains to
continue at least until the forenoon of
Tuesday in that State, but with
probability of clear weather in the af-
ternoon.
New York-The storm center will
probably enter the lower st. Lawrence
Valley Tuesday morning, doubtless
causing in New York State and city
brisk southeasterly to southwest winds,
and heavy rains during the greater part
of the day, but with a probability of
clearing in the afternoon.
Kentucky-Heavy rain to-day. but
surely clearing before Tuesday morning
Tuesday clear, fine and cool day.
Iowa--Clear and fine Tuesday
Massachusetts-Heav rain tonight
and Tuesday.
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TWO MEN MISSING.
Relatives Anxious to Hear From E.
A. Lowrey and r. S. Roamer.

PITTSBURG, Nov. 1.-The relatives
and friends of Emmott Charles Lowrey
and r. S. Roamer of Pittsburg, Pa
are very much exercised concernslg
them. They left Pittsburg on August
10th. Their destination was unknown,
but Lowrey, when parting from his
brother, promised to advise him of his
whereabouts. They were last seen to-
gether on a train near Youngstown, o.
Their prolonged silence excites appre-
hension of foul play or some unex-
planned misfortune. All practical means
of ascertaining their whereabouts have
been resorted to.
Lowrey is 20 years old, slender, five
feet six inches in hight, weighs about
10 pounds, has dark straight hair,
dark eyeIashes and gray eyes, is thin
faced, dressed in dark clothes and was
attending college.
Roamer is also well educated, dressed
in dark clothes, is about % years of
age, and about five feet ten inches in
hight.
They are young men of good habits.
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JUDGMENT FOR DEFENDANTS
Sonoma County Cannot Recover
From Halls Bondsmen.

SANTA ROSA, Nov 1.-The decision
of Judge Mannon of Mendocino County
who presided here in the trial of the
case of Sonoma County against ex-Re-
corder G. P. Hall and his bondsmen
to recover $1,000 for the alleged loss
of fee book No. 13, and for the cost
of making up a substitute, was re-
ceived here this afternoon.
Judge Mannon decided in favor of
the defendants, holding that the de-
fense had shown, by a preponderance
of evidence, that the missing fee book
was in the County Recorders Office
when Hall turned it over to his sue
cessor Recorder AtchisOn. The case
has created much interest all over
Northern California.
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SOUTHERN PACIFIC SYSTEM.
Officials of the Road Start on q
Tour Of Iuspectiou.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. IA large
party of Southern Pacific officials has
left here for Colfax on the Sacramento
Division of the railroad to begin there
what is to be an extensive tour of de-
tailed inspection of over 1000 miles of
the company's lines on this coast The
purpose of the examination Of the road
beds, the stations and the equipment
Of the different sections and divisions
is to make comparisons with conditions
found last year. and also to attempt
to raise the general standard of the
service.
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The Depaux Estate.

SANTA CRUZ, Nov. Judge Smith
to-day refused to grant special letters
on the Martina Cairo Depaux estate to
Alino M. Rosser, on the ground that the
Superior Court in 1896 removed M. Eliz-
abeth Peck from the office of special
Administrative, and from that order an
appeal was taken to the Supreme Court,
which is still undetermined. The pc
titioner asked for special letters, so as
to prosecute an action against hundreds
of property owners to quiet title.
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Los Angeles Grand Jury.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. IA new
Grand Jury for Los Angeles County
was sworn in this morning by Su-
perior Judge Smith, as follows: w. j.
Washburn foreman), David Bayles,
f. p. Boynton, Robinson Cahill, F. O.
Cass. J. E. Courtney, c. NJ. Davis, Mil
ton Frazier. G. H. Frost, Harrison Full
Ter. Elon Hart, George Irvine, E. NJ.
Kellar, John Kenealy, Russell King
cade, S. NJ. Landon F. w Partridge,
G. II. Pike and Charles Prayer.
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Horse Beater Murphy Guilty.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov Judge
Joachimsen found James Murphy, the
horse-beater, guilty this morning, and
ordered him to appear for sentence to-
morrow. The court fixed his bonds at
$500. and he was taken into custody.
Murphy and his son John testified that
the horse was not cruelty beaten. In
other words, they denied in toto the tes-
timony given by the prosecuting wit
neSses.
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Heir to a Fortune.

OAKLAND, Nov. 1.-The attempt of
A. H Newton, an aged man, to burn
the Oakland ferry buildings while he
was delirious from starvation and ex-
posure may indirectly lead to the re-
covery of a fortune for himself. 1t
appears that his real name is q. N.
Parkhurst, and that there is evidence
to sustain his claim that he is heir to
$4,000 worth of property in Lowell,
Mass.
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A Girl Eady Burned.

Los ANGELES, Nov. Miss Net
tie Tucker was badly burned Saturday
afternoon while attempting to stop a
leak Ill the gasoline stove while the
stove was burning. Her clothes took
fire, but We're promptly torn off by
members of the family, but not until
the young girls face and arms We're
badly burned She will recover, but
will be badly Scared
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Fire at Point San Pedro.

SAN RAFAEL, Nov. IA large fire
was dicovered at the Point San Pedro
fish camp this morning. and before help
could be secured about S500O worth
of property was destroyed. This is the
second fire at this place inside of a
month After the first fire Wong Woo
a Chinese, was arrested for arson, and
is now awaiting trial.
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British Ship Ashore.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1.-The Brit
ish ship Moreton, which left Tacoma
about three months ago for Delagoa
Bay, South Africa, went ashore at the
entrance Of Lorenzo Marquee on sun
day. The news of the disaster was re-
ceived at the Merchants Exchange to-
day. The dispatch announced that the
vessel was in a bad position, and that
water was flowing into her hold. 1t
was expected, however, that she would
be f1oated at the next high tide. The
vessel was loaded with lumber.
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Left Two Of Her Officers Behind.

SEATTLE Nov. 1-When the
steamer Portland sailed for San Fran
cisco this afternoon two of her officers
were left behind. Assistant Engineer
Daniel Donohue disappeared last night,
and he is thought to have been drowned.
An unsuccessful search for him was
made all day. Robert O'Donnell, chief
cook, while boarding the steamer last
night, fell through a trap door, and re-
ceived serious injuries.
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Cotton Hall.

SALINAS, Nov. 1.-Several years ago
the city of Monterey began an action
against the Monterey School District to
secure title for possession Of Cotton Hall.
cne of the historic buildings in the old
capital. To-day Judge Doran rem
dered decision in favor of the city,
who says title has never passed from
the city.
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Small Judgment for Brooks.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 1.-This af-
ternoon Judge Shaw gave a decision
in the suit of Marion Brooks against
Congressman c. A. Barlow, in which
the plaintiff wanted S2,0oO for SER
vices and money alleged to have been
advanced to Barlow during the last
campaign. Judge Shaw gives judgment
to Brooks for $40 without costs.
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Wade's Sentence Affirmed.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1.-The Su-
preme Court has affirmed the judgment
in the case of Stephen Wade, found
guilty of a felony under promise of
marriage in Santa Clara County, and
sentenced to pay a fine of $4,000, or
be imprisoned one day for every S4 of
the line.
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murder of William Roche at San Pc
dro on October 9th.
Roche was shot and killed by Pat
rick Savage, tailor, in a dispute over
a debt, and at the preliminary examin-
alton of Savage the evidence brought
out the fact that Golden handed Saw
age the pistol with which the murder
was committed. Savage was held to
answer before the Superior Court with
out ball.
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A Bride Goes Raving Mad.

OAKLAND, Nov. Mrs. Bella TAFT,
a bride of three months has gone raw
ing mad from homesickness. Such was
the official decision of the Lunacy Com
missioners to-day, who ordered her
sent to an insane asylum. She came
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San JOAQUIN Valley Road.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1.-The
San Joaquin Valley Railroad has let
the contract for grading forty miles of
road bed from the northern Kern Coun-
ty line into Bakersfield, and the work
will commence tomorrow. The track
is now laid within five miles of the Kern
County line.
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San Francisco Customs Receipts.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1.-THE Gus
toms duties collected at the port of San
Francisco for the month of October
amount to S432, 167 so. This is the lar
gest months collections since the Ding
ley tariff went into effect, and is $14O.-
600 more than the collections for Sep
tember.
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School Bond Election.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 1.-The City
Council to-day passed an ordinance call
ing an election on December Ith TO de-
eide the question of issuing school bonds
to the amount of 1899 600 and fire bonds
to the amount of S150,000, the bonds to
bear per cent interest.
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Delmas Going East to Reside.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1.-The
Post" this evening announces that d.
NJ. Delmas, the well-known attorney,
viii dissolve his partnership with S. NJ.
Shortridge, and permanently reside in
the East
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Struck by an Electric Car.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 1.-Edward
Sweeney. an elderly man. died to-day at
the Receiving Hospital from the effect
of injuries received last night by being
struck by an electric car.
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Seattle and the Paris Exposition

SEATTLE, Nov. 1.-At a meeting of
the Chamber of Commerce tonight
steps We're taken to enter the city Of
Seattle for a prize competition at the
Paris Exposition of 1900. Some East
ern city of the same size as Seattle is
asked to enter into competition with it,
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CLAIMS HE WAS swINDLED.
J. G. Henderson Casts Reflections
on the Character of a Dead Man.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 1-Serious
reflections upon the character of dead
man were contained in a complaint filed
with the County Clerk to-day in which
John c. Henderson. an electrical engi-
neer, claims to have been swindled out
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rather quiet and reserved. Anybody
possessing information corncerning
either will confer a favor by commune
eating with David Lowrey, No. 312
Fourth avenue. Pittsburg, Pa.
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Imnrisonment for Life.

OROVILLE, Nov. ii. S. Cude, who
shot and killed Walter Russell in Chi
co, was to-day sentenced to prison for
life. Cude is 20 years old.