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made, hardly forms itself into a stream before It
enters a rich gravel bod, through which It flows
its entire course OF thirty miles TO its confluence
with Trinity River. There is not a great fall to
these water courses. For miles along Coffee
Creek tho fall is not over i've or six inches to tho
rod. The gold in the gravel beds is found near
bed rock, and as tho richest gravel lies
deeper than tho bed of tho creek, the
miners find It easy to elevate gravel from
bed rock TO their sluice boxes in order to secure
q dump for tailings. The small miners are all
men whose original capital consisted only Of
strong bodies and rugged constitutions. Print
tive elevating machinery Of all descriptions, OPP
Grated by hand power and also by water wheels.
line the banks Of the stream.
The first gulch flowing into Coffee Crock 10
Packers Gulch, and It is producing much coarse
gold from some d~igRings and gravel deposits.
Two miles below Adams Creek is the next
tributary to Coffee Greek. This has not boon
prospected to any extent, although producing
some gold near its confluence with the main
creek.
Next comes Hickory Creek, on the fork OF
which the rich strike was made by Murphy and
Burgess. Three-quarters of a mile below Pack
er's Gulch and on Hardscrabble Gulch a miner
named Heating not long since made q rich
strike, and still lower down on the north fork Of
Coffee Creek Pat Holland has placed a claim
and frequently turns up nuggets worth $40 or
$50 each.
Prof. Thomas Price Of this city. one of the best
mining experts on the coast, recently examined
the Coffee Creek district for a foreign syndicate
and reported that all the mines along the creek
would pay we'll.
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MURDER IN HAUPTMANN,S FAMILY.
Tho Son Vow Insane and Suspected or Having
Killed His Mother.

ST. LOUIS. Aug. 13.-Troubles come thick and
fast to the household OF Peter Hauptmann. the
Wholesale cigar manufacturers. He was called
from his place OF business to his home on Greer
avenue ten days ago to find his wife dead. her
throat having been cut by one of his children.
The crime WINS charged to his daughter Louisa,
25 years old, who for some time had been de-
mented. 1t was said that the daughter crcpt up
TO the parlor sofa. on which her mother was
sleeping, and struck the mortal blow with q
long knife.
The first one to look upon the scene was Will
liam Hauptman. the % year-old son. The mother
was gasping her last breath and could not
speak. William Hauptmann was committed to
the insane asylum to-day. The pitiable plight
of his mind has raised n doubt as TO who WAS
the real author OF Mrs. Hauptmann's death.
Members of the family had been aware for some
time that the young mans mind was unbal-
anced. The father concluded to deal gently and
carefully with him, in the ho-e that the malady
would wear away. On ono OCCASION = week or
two before his mothers oath, II is said. he be-
came fretfui about some, hing, few into a vio-
lent rare. and toll Ms mother that he intended
TO XIII her II she cN r interfcrod with him again.
Louisa Hauptmann is still at her home under
the care OF an attendant. She will be sent to r.
nriynte snnitarium. Since the death OF their
mother. she ana William Hauptmann have not
exchanged a word. and seldom have been per-
mItted in each others presence.
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SNAKE AROUND HER LEG.
Miss uoppin sat Down In the Tennis Court ana
Her mother Fried 1t on.

BRIpoEpoRr, Conn. Aug. l3.-Miss Clara Hop
pin Of New Haven, who is stopping at n cottage
at Pine Grove Camp Ground ut Canaan In Litch.
field county, was playing tennis on one of tho
courts near the grove yesterday. The ball
bounded into some high grass noar the court.
She went after It. and when she emerged one OF
her girl companions noticed something like
a vino trailing along behind her skirt. She
called Miss Hoppin's attention to 1t. Miss Hop
min looked around. but 1t seemed to have fallen
off, Nothing more was thought of it and the
game was continued.
After playing for about fifteen minutes Miss
Hoppin felt O peculiar sensation in one of hor
legs. She seemed to DO losing control Of It, She
raised her skirt and was astonished to see tho
head Of q snake, with its tongue darting out and
in. just above the top of the boots she wore. She
called to the girls to come, They gathered
about her. How TO get the snake of was the
question. There were no men in the neighbor-
hood to call for.
Ono Of tho girls started for tho grove for help.
Before she returned Mrs. Hoppin, the mother.
arrived, She did not hesitate TO attack the
! snake. She told her daughter to sit down and
| draw her skirts close about her above the knees.
| Then she secured a stout stick and went to work
to pry the snake of. At first It was not sue
| ~cessful, the snake clinging tenaciously. As the
work or removing the snake progressed Miss
Hoppin became nervous.
III certainly die" she said. Her girl companions
| 8 God around armed with stout sticks and with
their skirts held up to their knees and close
around them. When Mrs. Hoppin was about to
give up the job the snake let up on his hold a
little and she managed to get the stick in such a
position that she loosened the coil. The snake
gave up and slipped of tothe ground and darted
away into the weeds and escaped.
Just after the snake ran away a young min
lister, who is stopping at the grove. arrived with
the girl who had gone for help. He was armed
with a revolver and shotgun. Mrs. Hoppin
says the snake was fully three feet long. There
are deep ridges on Miss Hopkins leg where the
snake wound itself around: and for hours II was
badly swollen. Farmers living near the grove
say il was q garter snake. The tennis courts al
Pine Grove are deserted now.
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FIRE IN Il GUN AND POWDER STORE.
Explosions Followed by the whiEEinE or Buileta.
Roman Candies. and Rockets.

BNpIOulOuh EoiIoWeu u " tA1h VI e'h1t
Roman Candies, and Rockets.
PORT JERvIs, Aug. ia fire at noon to-day
consumed the gun and bicycle store Of John
Orben, and Cunniff's laundry. on Jersey avenue,
directly opposite the railway depot in this place,
causing a loss of $1,000. The building adjoin-
ing, owned by Jacob Bauer, and occupied as a
dwelling and news depot by Mrs. Hughes and
the barber shop OF David Ellis. was badly dam
aged. The sounding of the fire alarm was fol.
lowed by a pyrotechnic display at Orbcn's store,
which caused the spectators to fee in all d.
~rections.
Explosion after explosion was heard, and
bullets from Orben's stock of cartridges
went whizzing through the air. while an ex-
plosion Of gunpowder blew out the largo
window front. and roman candles and rockets
made their exit through the opening, making q
display the like of which was never before wit
messed in this town. One OF the bullets went
through the window Of the smoking room Of the
Erie depot, two hundred feet distant, and was
f fiat .iSss az ags an "a shs %ai 6u; MIfiny o'hef' struck
Fireman Thomas Harris wns hit in the head
by q bullet. which pierced his heavy fire helmet.
causing a slight wound, and be was also struck
by a rocket and burspd.s Frank cunnif, OF the
laundry had n narrow escape. a bullet whizzing
past his ear and grazing II. Fred Gilbert WINS
standing in the doorway of his barber shop, on
Orben's store, ana bullets and rockets came fly
ing past him and entered the shop. He quickly
locked his doors and fed TO less exposed quarters.
Fireman II. l. Davis was injured In the wrist
and back by falling In the cellar of the burning
Cunniff building. and John Eagcn. u merchant,
in trying to rescue Mr.. Cunnif. who was sup
posed to be- suffocated with smoke in his cellar,
was severely injured. This is Mr.. Orben's third
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CHINA TO MEET OUR DEMANDS.
Hereafter American Missionaries Will Have
Assurances OF Protection.

Hereafter American Missionaries Will Have
Assurances or Protection.
wAsHTNGToN.A Aug. 13.-Advices received late
ly from Mr.. DENLY. the United States Minister to
China, announce that recent demands of the
United States upon the Chinese Government are
about to be complied with. and that hereafter
American missionarics!can enter into China with
assurances of protection.
Mr.. DENLY, acting under instructions from his
Government, has communicated to the Tsung-
Li-Yamen a demand that this decree he issued,
and that Chinese officials hereafter be punished
when they fail to protect the Americans.
Tho Minister demands that missionaries have
tho privilege of going as far into China as
they wish; that they may be privileged to pur-
chase lands. which privilege has been here.
toiore refused them, and that the Governors Of
provinces BIO not only removed, hut adequately
punished for any disturbance against the mis-.
sionaries In their territory. China has
previous demands OF the United States for pun
ishment to the officials when missionary prop
erty has been damaged by simply. removing
them and sometimes pa ying a money indemnity.
Assistant Secretary Adee OF the department.
believes tho decree will soon be issued. and
that In future all missionaries will be com:
paratiyely safe even In tho remote regions or
the Chinese empire.
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COULDN'T SAVE n LoWESBURG
DR.. KapIan Got Her Oat or tho Surf. hat She
Died from shock.

ATLANTIC CITY. N. j., Aug. l3.-while Miss
Rachel Lowenburg of New York city was
bathing in the surf opposite the Surf House at
Sea Isle City this morning with a party of
friends, including DIR. Paul Kaplan of New
York, Philip Booze Of Trenton, and William
Kennedy of Philadelphia. she suddenly threw
up her hands and screamed for help. She had
got beyond her depth.
DR.. Kaplan was the first to hear her cries and
Immediately set out to rescue her. As soon as
no reached her she throw her arms around his
neck and tainted. Kennedy and Booze quickly
launched a fishing boat which they found near
by and went out 10 their exhausted companions.
Both were taken In the boat after q desperate
struggle and brought ashore.
DR., Davis was Immediately and
ing station and his crew worked hard 10 restore
Miss Lowenburg. Their efforts were without
avail. IT young woman died from tie shock.
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SEA LION AT HE'LL GATE.
Il Amuses Crowds Along the Shore with Ets
Queer Antics and Kludes Pursuit.

II Amubeo Sfo"ub htOnB n bnuFo WIZ U
Queer Antics and Kiudes Pursuit.
A seven-foot sea lion gave an exhibition Of
aquatic high leaping in He'll Gate. opposite East
River Park, between 5 and 6 O'Clock last even
ing. before an audience that crowded the park
sea wall. The lion, which is probably one of
three that escaped from Glen Island a few days
ago. was first seen by a small boy who was in
bathing of Eighty.fourth street.
The boy thought that a sea serpent was after
him. and when he had scrambled ashore he
screamed so loud that every one in the park
ran to the river side to see what was going on.
The boy pointed at the sea lion and the crowd
soon discovered the animal. Many of them
jumped to the conclusion that n sea serpent had
run up to the city from some resort on the
Jersey coast. and the park rapidly filled up with
persons anxious TO get q glimpse OF the monster.
The sea lion seemed to be in excellent health
and Spirits. 1t alternately dived Into the water
and spranR into the air.. When the Sound boats
passed up tho lion frisked about them and
seemed to enjoy rolling in the wakes they left
behind. The lion played around. the tugs that
passed up and down the river, and showed itself
once 10 a party Of men who were standing in the
bow OF an excursion steamer.
Sam McGingle and Pop Farrell put out from
EiRhty-fourth street in a yyawl TO catch the lion.
as Mr.. Starin has offered 500 reward for it's no.
turn. The creature swan away before they could
get out to 1t. and about 9 o'clock II disappeared.
Last night Capt. Selig of the He'll Gate life savers
and a party of men anxious to get the reward
that 1t might have come out OF the water to
sleep. One OF the lions that escaped from Glen
Island with II was shot, and the other was
netted at Larchmont-
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GOOD NEWS FOE FIFTH ArENUE
Commissioner Coiiis says It VIII Xot Ne Dto
turbed Again for Ten Years.

Commissioner Collis Says It Will Hot Ne Dte.
turbed Again for Ten Years.
A number of Fifth avenue storekeepers wrote
to Mayor Strong recently complaining of the
tearing up Of the street and the delay in putting
it in order. The Mayor turned the complaints
over to Commissioner Coils, who replied yester-
day. saying that the work Of laying two large
water mains from Eightieth street to Fourth
street was being pushed as rapidly as possible.
when we commenced work, he says. there
was no map or any data in existence showing
the location Of gas mains and other conduits In
the street and the cross streets. nor any evidences
on ale anywhere advising us where we would
find rock. This ~culpable negligence Of previous
administrations has compelled US to grope In
the dark, and gave US no opportunity to prepare
in advance for obstacles which We're met. The
rock excavation has, TO be handled with the
network Of pipes which are In, close proximity
found the extraordinary condition existing
that there were thirty blocks between
Waverley place and Fifty-flfth street
where there were no sewers. and that in fact
large hotels with a capacity OF o guests
were solely dependent upon twelve-inch terra
Gotta pipes upon side streets for drainage. I
have determined that when this fii.e avenue IL
rcpaveh with a smooth and noiscless pavement
from the Washington Arch to the Harlem
River 1t shall not be opened within the next
decade for the repair OF leaks"
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PRICE TWO CENTS.
MISS FAIRBANKS Welded.
TIE SENATOR'S DAUGHTER DEFIMD
PARENTAL AUTHORITY.

bho becomes the WIN or Dr. Allen OF Indiar.
apoiis at the House OF n Friend WHOM she
Learns That Her Father IL About TO Tane
Her Out OF Town-The Ceremony Hurriea.
INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. l3.-Miss Adelaide Fair
banks. daughter of Senator Fairbanks, and DE-.
Horace II. Allen, Jr., were married at tho resi-
dence Of a mutual friend to-day. They have
been engaged for several years, but Senator
Fairbanks has persistently refused TO give his
consent to their marriage. 1t is said that Mr0.
Fairbanks was also opposed to her daughters
marriage. but would have given way had the
Senator relented.
At noon to-day tho Rev. Mr. Ballard, Of Ne
mortal Presbyterian Church, was called upon
by Mr.. Augustin Boice and asked to oficiate %
the marriage of DR.. Allen and Miss Fairbanks.
DR.. Ballard knew that the parents OF the couple
were members OF the First Church. and he asked
why their pastor was not called. He was tol6
that tho couple hal long been lovers, that thsro
was no legal obstacle in their union, and Mr..
Boice asked as a personal favor that no would
accompany him and perform the emo
When Mr.. Ballard reached the Boice residence
he found the couple waiting, and the ceremony
was performed quickly. Thu only persons pres.
emit were Mr.. and Mrs. Boice and another mar
ried couple as witnesses.
Senator and Mrs. Fairbanks returned from
Washington last night and informed Miss AIDE
laide that they had arranged for her to mako On
extended trip East. She Immediately notified
DR.. Allen and upon consultation they decided
that the Eastern trip was designed to sep
at once. Mrs. Fairbanks. Went downtown
TO buy some little things for her daughters alb
sence and the Senator went to his office to meet
some business engagements. DR.. Allen hastened
to the clerks office with n friend TO secure Q
marriage license, and a few moments later the
senator's daughter was Mrs. Allen.
DR.. Allen Is % years old. a graduate Of Yale
and OF u New York medical college, and owns
the National Surgical Institute of this city, hav-
ing succeeded his father in its management q
few years ago. Miss Fairbanks Ia an only
daughter and is 20 years old.
DIR. and Mrs. Allen were at the residence of q
friend late this evening. 1t is not known what
the Senator will do. but 1t IN thought that the
daughter will be forgiven.
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ONE OF TWIN SISTERS DROWNED.
Both Jumped from n Boat and Tried TO Swim
Ashore. but One Went Down.

QuoGUE, n. V, Aug. 13.-Miss Grace Miller,
IA years of age. Of Springfield, Mass, was
drowned while bathing with her twin sister
Mary yesterday. The girls took a rowboat and
went out into deep water where bathing was
good, the water near the shore being very shall
low. They both jumped from the boat, and coon
discovered that the boat had drifted out OF
reach. Their they started to swim ashore.
Grace to the east shore and Mary TO the
west, a distance OF 800 yards. Mary
upon reaching the shore discovered that her
sister was not In sight. She ran up and down
the shore, callins loudly for her sister. She then
van to the boarding house Of George p. Stone,
where she and two other sisters were stopping,
and search was immediately made for. the
0ceidont was dragged with nets by the life
saving crews OF Taana and Quogue until late
short ,disi1nce trSm where the accident 9o'
quest this evening. returning II verdict OF
accidental drowning.
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He Went to sleep on Post While He Was Sup
posed to he Looking Out Tor HaIInE.

He Went TO sleep on POst while He Was Sup
posed to he Looking out Tor HnIlng.
WEST POINT, Aug. l3.-Cadet F. A. Pope. a
member OF the third class, who halls from Kan
sas, Is a prisoner in the guard tent at Camp
Warren. On Wednesday evening after supper
Pope was one of five extra guards placed in
company streets. This detail is outside the
regular guard. Lately tho hazing has been
fierce and tho commandant decided to have
extra guards in company streets Pope was as
signed to b Company street and told to look out
for hazing. Wednesday is hop night. and POPE
cursed his luck; he could not DO at the hop, the
music OF which he could hear In the distance.
All was quiet as he plodded up and down, wish
ing 1t were tattoo. 10 be relieved. Passing an
open tent he entered, and. placing his muskot
between his knees, FELL asleep.
In n short time b Company was very much
alive with noise and confusion. The officer in
charge hearing the racket sent his orderly TO
lind ont he cnuso. The orderly returned to say
there wa no sentinel in Il Company street.
After a long search they found Pope and car
rici lin of to the guardhousc.
W. c. Stacey of Ohio. who is in tho hospital
suffering from . case Of haZing, still refuses to
reveal the names OF his tormcntors. W. NJ.
Cody OF Michigan and + l.. Evnna of Ohio arc
in confinement for refusing to tell the names OF
their tormcntCrs.
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SHOT INTO THE CELL.
A LynchinE Party fries 10 XIII Four MEN In
Jail, but Fails.

CENTRAL CITY, Col, Aug. l3.-At . o'clock
this morning a mob from Russell Gulch. armed
and masked. broke into the Central City Jail
through a door in the rear, and demanded the
keys of the steel cell from the jailer. In this
cell were confined four men held on suspicion OF
the murder OF Alexander Goddard, an American
miner, who was stabbed during a saloon row
with Austrians on last Monday night. The
mob was after Domick Eek, believed to be
guilty OF the murder.
The jailer refused to give up the keys. where.
upon the mob fired through the bars into the
cage. The four prisoners escaped death by
hiding, behind the mattresses and bedding in
the cell. The members of the mob, supposing
they had killed all four. left the Jail. -Four
leaders hG We been arrested and a strong guard
placed about the jail, but further trouble Is
feared.
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HUMBERT,S NEPHEW TO L HI.
The Count or Turin's Seconds Arranging q Duel
with Henri OF Orleans.

Inc Count OF Turtu'n becOnuH ArrnuElnE q DueI
with Henri OF Orleans.
Special Gable Despatch TO THE Sun.
LONDON, Aug. ia despatch from Paris
confirms the statement already made from
Rome. that the Count Of Turin has challenged
Prince Henri of Orleans to a duel. The particu-
lars of the challenge are conflicting in some
respects, but the following details seem to be
well authenticated
King Humbcrt. as head OF the Italian army,
has assumed his officers quarrel with Prince
Henri. and has authorized the Count of Turin.
who is his nephew, to fight the Prince. The
challenge was sent by telegraph and the accept
ance was received by the same means. The
seconds of the Count of Turin are
the Marquis di Ginori and Gen. di Quin-
to. They arrived in Paris this morning and
had a conference with Col. Leontief and NJ.
Raoul Mourichon. the Princes seconds, at
which severe conditions for the meeting were
arranged. Nobody will be present when the
duel is fought except the principals. their sec.
onds. and physicians. The place of meeting will
be on the estate of the Due de Chartres at st.
Eirmin.
1t was ssnted that the Count of Turin had ar.
rived in Paris this evening, but this Is not con-
frmed. The duel is not likely to be fought be-
fore Monday, despite some assertions that it
will take place tomorrow.
The challenge of the Count of Turin received
precedence over that of Gen. Albertone. The
General has not abandoned his intention to
meet the Prince on the field OF honor to wipe
out the insult he offered TO the Italians who
were captured by King Menelek OF Abyssinia
during the late disastrous italian campaign in
that country. The challenge that was sent by
Lieut.. PM OF the Italian army, who was selected
by his companions TO meet the Prince. will prob
ably DO abandoned.
1t is said that the Count of Turin is acting out
Of kindness TO the Duchess OF Aosta princess
Helene OF Orleans>, whose position in Italy
might be made disaRreeahle by Prince Henri's
attacks upon the Italian army.
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A MURDER WITNESS KILLED.
William Miller. who Had Been Shot Free
sucntlS. Finished at Last.

KNOXVILLE. Tenn. Aug. 13.-At the close of
the night performance OF Clark's circus at
Cumberland Gap. Tenn. last night William
Miller was shot by an employee of the show.
from the effects OF which he died. 1t is not
known who fired the shot. Miller was the only
witness of the killing Of John Colson. a brother
OF Congressman Colson. by John Dugan. for
which the latter is now on trial at Barbourville.
Miller has had n remarkable career. having
been shot and cut in ten other difficulties.
When Mayor of llorrogato he was shot seven
times by the Town Marshal. and fingered be-
tween life and death for months. He was u
dangerous man, and the people are not sorry
that he il gone.
The Jury has been out all day in the Dugan
case. There may be trouble when the verdict
is announced.
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SANG HIS CONFESSION.
Fuhr, who Couldn't Make his
Guilt Known in Any Other way.


Guilt Known In Any Other Way.
Two men broke into the tailor shop of Louis
Rottman on the top floor of the building at 90
Orchard street yesterday morning. and after Sc
curing clothing valued at $3.50 they lowered it
to the yard in the rear and were proceeding to
carry 1t away when they were interrupted by
Policeman Haslinger of the Eldridge street
station, who succeeded in arresting one of the
men.
When taken to the police station. the prisoner
evinced a desire to make a clean breast OF the
affair. but stammered 30 badly that he was un
able to do 30. All sorts Of devices were used
without avail until Sergeant Cotton asked the
prisoner If he could sing. He nodded his head in
acguiesence.
"Then sing the story 10 u.s." said the sergeant.
To the tune OF Annie Laurie" the prisoner
said his name was Philip Fuhr and that he
lived at 70 Allen street. He gave the name of
his companion, who could not be found after
ward. and confessed his guilt.
Fuhr was arraigned in the Essex Market
Court later and was held for trial.