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D. c. Erter, Kansas City, express mes

D. c. Erter, Kansas City, express mes
senger, legs broken. will die
John began, Topeka, face mashed.
J. T. Butler. attorney. Chase county, nip
broken.
William Jones. Kansas city. logs and
arms broken.
Phil Schier, Kansas Ci.y. hip crushed.
William Patrick. Kansas city. leg and
arm broken.
C. d. Adams. City of Mexico. painfully
bruised.
Mike Sweeney, Gainesville. Texas, back
hurt
Ben Walters, St. Joseph, Nc. fireman,
on westbound train. missing.
Lateral midnight 1t becomes apparent
that the number OF dead Will not exceed
Ten or eleven. During the excitement early
in the evening it was reported that nearly
all OF the six postal clerks on the TWO
trains were killed or missing. Two Of the
clerks were killed. All OF the others save
ono are more or less seriously injured.
The dead were brought 10 Emperia. AL
midnight special train left Emporia Dear
inc seventeen OF the injured 10 Topeka
where they will be cared for in the ran
road hospital.
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The yellow Fever.

New Orleans has no new cases to rcpor
Biloxi and Ocean Springs tho only II
fecthi places.
Scranton has some suspects.
The situation Ia much improved.
DE- r. NJ. Swearingen is In the city.
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TODRTS FEATURES.
H.npOr.

Tho opera tors proposition may not have
fur sailing at Columbus.
All district presidents except Carson OF
Illinois favor settlement.
Indiana Delegates win probably hold the
balanc-e OF power
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labor productive industry
a
international AGREEMENT"
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! Us Your Cotton

u will find that we can
her than you anticipate.
ssess all the physical
les, but that after all
hot count for half in
ng Cotton. What tells.
sslfiCation, manner Of
Ing and judg m emit In
In no other business
personal attention, skill
kperlenCe count for so
Send for stencil and
Hons.
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ns Cotton Region Bulletin.
cotton region bulletin for the
Flour hours ending at a. IN. yes
! 18th meridian time:
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Not included in means.
Cotton BELT Bulletin

right to heavy Local rains occurred IN
West and Southwest Texas ana IN ths
New Orleans ard Savannah districts, with
continued warm temperatures
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HIS Annual Report

washington. September S.-secretary
rare &c at work on his annual report He
instructed the bureau chiefs to make their
Individual reports month or six weeks
eor,ier than has been customary in the
nost That of Comptroller TraceNell, the
frst TO be submitted. was laid bs'ore tire
secretary today
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bonds held by the school fund, which
were paid with interest by Foley, Buchol
and Brewster counties.
Agricultural aud Mechanical College IS
filed to overlooking with students.
Worm reports are very numerous: gen.
orally said To be doing damage.
A Hungarian farmer Mt Beeville has in
vented a machine TO clean cotton pests
from the plants.
Beaumont is TO have a new bank.
Engineer and fireman of Texas and
Pac nc passenger train were killed In a
wreck near El Paso.
sport.
Tho Mcr'oy.ftyan sAgAt WAS declared q
+, draw on account OF police interference.
| Efforts are boine made to revive pugi-
| ism IN New orleans.
PoIincni.
1t IL said Hon, A. w Gregg will be n
| candidate for congress in the Second.
Chairman Blake told the World Texas
democrats are stu faithful TO silver.
The Markets.
Cotton futures 2a4 points higher at New
| Orleans, ono point up at New York
| New Orleans spot cotton reduced l-i6c,
making mddling Glc.
wheat closed Nc off In the face of heavy
export demand.
| The stock market was Irregular bu'
there was less manipulation.
,,
|
Judge LoVe'' nus ao'',''s
| about recent arucic III t"' N'oee
crat about me h'sc"Hiso VI 'N''" CIV
| ployes OF the huh'i'isloh nii.s
isoaus 'i'""o r.,, ,,.,,a,s
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-15
WEALTH FL0A7ED IN THE STREAM.
Stockton Mans Tale of q Siberian
Waterway coIored Yellow by
Particles of Gold.

STOCKTON, CAL, Aug. a. Think Of
stream Of water ten feet wide running
over rocks yellow with gold" said Victor
Heck. night CLERK of the Commercial II O.
tel to-day. "They talk about Klondike
stories being greatly exaggerated, but
don't know about that. | know some
thin g, al bout the northern regions. and if l
had had chance to stay where l saw the
sight speak of no doubt would be rich
to-day-if 1 could have got out of the
country with my wealth.
ut was in Siberia. In 1866 the Western
Union Telegraph Company contem plated
running an overland line from San Fra n
cisco to st. Petersburg, Russia, and thence
over Europe. Men were advertised for TO
accompany party of explorers, and 1
was one who answered and was accepted.
We.left San Fran cisco and went up north,
crossed over the Aleutian islands and went
into the other continent.
81 was with George Kennan, the now
famous Russian traveller and writer. Ken
nan was at that time division superln-
tendent for the Western Union Company
in Siberia. We got up there in June, and
even then the weather was very cold. We
had to purchase fur clothes. / paid So go
for a suit-a very cheap price. considering
the present Klondike prices. Our expedi-
ton was one of exploration. Besides
picking out good pole lead for the line,
we were supposed to find where the near
est tim ber for the purpose was to be
found, and hat was to govern in a meas
ure the location of the poles. or, rather,
the tripoles on which the lins was 10 be
strung.
"One day Kennan and myself took a
trip away from a camp we had made, and
up a small creek. l noticed as We went
along, at place where the water broke
over natural small stone dam, that il
was OF a peculiar yellowish color. We
stopped the dogs which were driving and
| got out OF the furs and examined. The
water was extremely yellow-made so by
little particles floating in it. | tod Ken.
nan that it must be gold, but at that time
we thought there was nothing much in it.
when we got back to camp told Ken
nan that l would like to get my pay. and
/ would stay aid see what l could do on a
mining basis. Kennan had the money,
bui t was the agreement before the trip
that we we're to be returned TO San Fran
cisco if alive and receive our pay there
II could not induce him to do other
wiso than to live up to the company's
wishes, and so after eighteen months OF
it in Siberia we were returned. and got
my money at San Francisco. We never
got through to st. Petersburg. The news
of the success of Fields Transatlantic
cable killed the Western Union Com
pany's project
"a few Gays ago l read in the papers of
where Russian geologists had found rich
placer beds In the very spot where Ken
nan and myself were, and l always feel as
though | had been next door to fortune,
but could never move into the right
house."
Heck was formerly a member of the
City Council and later Deputy Count As
SCISSOR.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-15
MULLER ARRIVES At CAMP BUDD.
Tho General and His Staff Received
With Salute of Twenty
ono Guns.

SANTA CRUZ, CAL, Aug 14.-Briga.
dier-General Muller and staff, command
ing the Third Brigade, National Guard Of
California, which will go into camp to-
morrow, arrived here this evening. They
were met at the depot by the Fourth Cav
airy, U. S. A, and Troop c, cavalry, n.
g. c. General Muller RODE at the head of
the escort attended by the troop officers,
and upon ARRIVAL at Camp Budd a salute
OF twenty-one guns was fired.
A large number of Sacramento and
Fresno people came on the evening trains
and tonight around the cam Dfire at Camp
Budd there was large attendance of
visitors. The infantry companies of the
Third Brigade will arrive tomorrow
morning. one train at 8 o'clock and an.
other at 6 O'Clock. They will 60 into camp
i'm ediately.
Camp Budd is located within a stones
throw OF the bay, north of the Neptune
Bath-houses and the beach, and the brig
ade officers occupy a commanding posi-
tiop on raise OF ground at the north end
OF the camp, while 10 the rear is the site
occupied by the United States cavalry,
at the east end of Camp Budd the cavalry
troop, N. G. c., is located. Stabline has
been built to accomm odate the l25 horse.
The United States cavalry horses are pick.
eted out In true army style.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-15

A SHELTER ON WHEELS.
Novel Plant That win Soon Be Re-
ducing the Ore From arizona
Mines.

PRESCOTT, ARIZ., Aug, 14-For sew
e7al years the Prescott Mining Exchange
has been trying to induce capitalists to
put up a smelter here, and all sorts of in
ducements have been offered in the way
OF bonuses and assured patronage. Sew
eral syndicates have taken hold of the
matter seriously, but, for one reason or
another, all the plans have failed of full
tillment, and Prescott is still without a
smelter. But now the project seems TO be
an assured success. Prescott is to have a
smeIter at last, and long hauls OF Yavapai
ores Will cease to be q necessity.
The new SIN elter is to be sent out by the
Railway Gold Mining Company of Chi
cago. 1t will arrive here on wheels, and
will be ready to receive ore the minute
the wheels stop revolving. The president
of the Railway Gold Mining Company
has made a definite proposition to the
Prescott Mining Exchanae. That propo-
silion has been accepted and lis terms
com piled with, and the smelter on wheels
is to arrive mere on the lst OF Septem Der.
Most of the transcontinental lines are
said to be interes ed in the new scheme,
and the Bowman SyDdlcate's milling car
plant will be used not only in Prescott,
but at all other mining centers where re-
duction works are needed.
The outfit comprises a complete ore re-
duction plant on wheels. Quite train is
necessary to convey the entire plant, and
each part OF the process has its own spe-
ciaI car. There is a car carrying the busi-
ness manager and his office paraphernaIia
and bookkeepers and clerks another de-
voted to assayipg and scientific purposes
in connection with mining, another carry
ing cyanide process and others still car
rying every thing at all essential to the
successfI1I reduction of all kinds of ores.
The plan is to move the plant from one
locality to another iss soon as business be-
gins to slacken.
Prescott believes that the smelter once
at work here it will be kept so busy that it
will remain as a permanent fixture. In
that case other smeltets on wheels will be
sent out, and Phoenix will be the next
Arizona city to have her hearts ambition
gratified.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-15
Superior Judge Allen of
Los Angeles So
Declares.
important Ruling in the Case
of Homer Norman and
Janet Thompson.
The Court Declares That the Cir
Is Not the Wife Of the Young
Man.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Aug. 14.-In view
of the large mum ber of sea marriages that
have occurred recently on this coast, a
decision rendered to-day by Judge Allen
of the Superior Court is of general i'm
portance. 1t was the termination of the
habeas corpus proceedings brought by the
father OF Janet Thompson against Homer
Norman. The young couple, whose
homes are in Azusa, ran away and went
through the ceremonial of marriage on
the high seas, in which the captain of the
boat otficlated. In the Judges decision
he said:
LAS result families have been dis
gracsd, tragedies have been enacted and
estates have been wasted in bitter contro.
versies ensuing. The Legislature, in
amending the marriage law in 1895, evil
IDENTIFY had in view all of these difficulties
and sought by one stroke to define a
course of conduct, and no other, which
would result in marriage. No agreement,
contract or act of the parties not in strict
conformity to the existing marriage laws
of this State creates marriage in this
State or subjects the parties to its duties
and obligations unless it shall have been
entered into in some other jurisdiction,
under the laws of that jurisdiction, in
which case its validity will be recognized.
"ln my opinion, therefore," concluded
the court, "this attempted marriage
within the jurisdiction of the State OF
California vas never legally contracted; !;
that there never was marriage between
these parties; that Norman is not the
husband OF this girl, and has no authority
over her; but, that being a minor, her
father is entitled TO her custody and con-
troll; that she is being restrained, if not
by force, by false representations as to
her tr1e relations with Norman, and by
artifce and against her fathers will. 1t is
ordered that Janet Thompson be dis
charged from the custody of Homer Nor
man -
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-15
FUGITIVE TURNS PEMTEKT.
st. Louis EmbezzIer Returns After
-Four Years to Fay Back the
Money He Stole.

PORTLAND, Or, Aug. 14.-Sam T.
Irwin as for the past three or four years
been hanging about town, engaged IN nc
business, yet dressing well and living the
lie OF gentleman sport. he INDUCED
In no excesses, and was even admitted as
a guest in respectable families. He had
no chums. male nor female, and for man
OF his outward type he was very reserved
and kept out of crowds. His disposition
was genial, and the very few claiming to
know him intimately say that he was
man OF superior educa ton.
But IL seems that no one knew him
well, with the exception of Harry Wins
low, sporting man who recently arrived
from st. Louis, Mo. Winslow had known
Irwin in st. Louis years ago. Irwin re-
turned to that city on Monday night.
he is a fugitive from justice. said
Winslow to etective this morning. at
was about five years ago when he was
prominent in social and business circles
In ST. Louis, he at that time being assist
ant cashier OF bank. One morning he
disappeared and rumor had it that he was
defaulter to the extent OF $50, ,o0O There
was not much SAID about the affair In the
papers, but the detectives went on still
hunt for him, which, I presume, they have
never given up.
"a week ago I met him in saloon here
and while / knew him only by sight back
East | called him by his right name. be
almost toppled over, but, at once recov-
ering his self-possession, be insisted that
l was mistaken. But he had shown me
his hama by his manifestation of surprise
and eventually confessed his identity. l
am not out here looking for pank EN- bez-
zlers and that sort of fellows and passed
my word to him that his secret should be
mine. And so it would have been but for
his consent to release me.
Last Sunday he came 10 me saying.
that he could no longer endure the sus-
pense hanging over him and had con-
cluded 20 go home the next night and
face the music During his travels he
had picked up much more than the
sum he embezzled. With that he would
try 10 effect compromise with his former
principals. who would rather take the
money than TO convict him. And he
went"
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-15
DIED ON THE MEXICAN COAST
William lacy, Who Left los angeles
for Cruise on His Yacht,
Ruried at Guaymas.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Aug. Ia --Meager
news reached the city to- day of the death
of William Lacy, one of The prominent
capitalists of Los Angeles, who has been
largely interested iii shipping and foreign
commerce. Mr.. Lacy left here about a
fortnight ago for a cruise on his yacht,
the Penelope, to ports on the Mexican
coast, one OF his objective points being
his San FrancIsquito mine in Lower Cali
fornia. Thus far the only intelligence re-
ceiye1 in regard to his death was con-
tanned III telegraphic message from Cap
tain Larsen of the yacht Penelope, re-
ceived here today by William Lacy Jr. 1t
stated:
GUAYMAs, Mex, Aug. 13 (v1a Nogales);
To Lacy Manufacturing Company Los An
geleS: Arrived. Your father died. Buried In
camp Guaranteed for one day. Ed leaves
Sunday for home. Morrison in charge. Has
supplies for three months. Please instruct.
Z. L. LARSEN.
Though no details are given, it is sup
posed Mr.. Lacy must have died OF fever.
He was in rugged health when he left Los
Angeles.
Mr.. Lacy was the head OF the Puente
Oil COMPANY was connected with the
Lacy Pipe Manufacturing Company and
the Chino Oil Refinery; was large stock
holder in the First National Bank and
lately acquired the San Francisquito
mine, where he found his grave. His sis
ter is the wife of Sir Arthur Sullivan, the
comic-opera composer.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-15
GUILTY OF MO CRIME.
Fred Lucas, Arrested in Ph@nix for
Alleged Perjury Acquitted
With Honor.

PHOENIX, ARIz., Aug. 14-Fred Lucas,
the young man who was arrested in this
city two months ago and taken back to
Indiana on a requisitIon from the Gov
ernor, to answer to a charge of perjury
and obtaining money under false pre-.
lenses, mas been tried, acquitted with
honor, and is now on his way back TO
Phoenix, During residence OF several
months here he became quite prominent
in religious and social circles, so that the
sudden charge against him and his extra
dltion created quite a sensation. The
news of his release and exoneration has
peen received with much pleasure.
Quite dramatic scene was enacted in
the courtroom at indianapolis when tie
young man was brought in for trial. Lu-
cas- had been arrested and ind lCted on in
formation supplied by the Indiana Mutual
Building and Loan Association. 1t seems
that last winter Lucas went to Indian
apolis and procured from this association
the loan o. 5000, giving as security mort
gage upon a piece OF Huntington prop
erty, an abstract of which he exhibited as
proof of ownership. This abstract showed
on It's face that or December Is, 1895, the
deed to the perry had been recorded
with the proper officials IN Huntingt ton.
Later the associations agent discovered
that no such deed had been filed upon
that date and the conclusion was at once
jumped to that young Lucas had swindled
the association and fed to Arizona to
escape tue consequences.
An agent of the concern was sent out
here to find Lucas and bring him back to
a trial. Lucas was easily found and made
no resistance TO the legal processes served
upon him.
When the case came to trial it was the
District Attorney who, upon the showing
of Lucas counsel, moved the court for a
nolle proseoui. Lucas did own the prop
erty and the deed for it was regularly re-
wrong A clerical error had caused all
the trouble. The abstract should have
read 1884 instead of 1895" and the
Mutual Association should have been a
little more careful in jumping at conclu-
sions.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-15
F,md a Grave of Unnamed Dead.

UKIAH, CAL, Aug 14.--John knight
and his brother James Knight, who reside
in Knights Valley. about eight miles
south of this place, while out on hunt
ing trip yesterday came across a mound
indicating a newly m ade grave. Beside
the grave, which was marked by rude
cross, was found the outer wearing ap-
parel of man which. judging from its
appearance. had been cut from the body
with sharp knife. The spot where the
grave was discovered is about fourteen
miles from this place in southeast
erly direction and about four miles east oi
Eight-nile Valley. At which place mine,
from the southern country spent the
winter. he lett his camp this summer to
go on a prospecting tour and since that
time has never been heard from. 1t Il
probable that the mound discovered
marks his last resting place. Sheriff
johnson and two deputies left this even
ing for the scene of the discovery, and
developments are looked for on their
return tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-15
rRoPH1kS FoR THE GUARDS.
A.vards of Prizes Hon By the Aen n
Camp Santa Monica.

Avards of Prizes Hon By the Men nj
Camp Santa MonicG.
LOS ANGELES, CAL, Aug. H.-Noth-
ing remains of Camp Santa Monica but
the fagpole, which is expected to De in
proper position for the camp next year.
General" was sounded at Z o'clock this
morning and by noon all the citizen-sol-
diers OF the National Guard we're home
ward bound.
The official decision of the award OF
prizes was given out to-day. In competi-
tive drilling Com pany H of Ventura took
first prize with 326 points Company NJ OF
Riverside was second with 321 ana Com
pany Lof Santa Ana was third with 293.
The General Last trophy for rifle marks
manship was won by Captain Meacham
of Riverside, whose score was 67 out OF q
possible 75 st 20G ana 800 yards range.
Company NJ for the third time won the
Long Beach trophy with team of six
men, whose average score was 4219, ten
shots, at 800 yards. The same company
made the best record in silhouette prac-
tice, scoring $50 points. 1t stands a good
chance of gaming the State trophy.
Captain Darlington, .. S. A. who was
inspector, says that Camp Santa Monica
had the best guard duty he ever saw in q
National Guard camp.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-15
Ask Fer LAND DONATIONS.
Project for the Establishment of {
Sugcr Factory Submitted to
St0cktonians.

STOCKTON, CAL, Aug. AK. G. Korn,
president Of the rican Sugar Machin-
cry Company, and Fred w. Bolzendale,
secretary and treasurer of the company,
are in Stockton looking over the ground
and discussing oeet-sugar factory pro-
iect with Stockton capitalists. This
morning in company with local men they
inspected the proposed site on the Boggs
tract along Stockton Channel. The site
comprises 100 acres and is in every way
suitable for factory. Mr.. Korn said to-
day:
"The erection of beet-susar factory in
Stockton means that the value of Ian d in
this county will be enhanced at least so
per cent, and it will be of immense value
to the entire valley. Before We go ahead
with the work we would like TO have do
mated to the company, which will be COM
posed OF Stockton parties, comprising the
Stockton Beet Sugar Company, with a
capital stock of $1,000, 600, about 5000
acres of land. This land need not be situ-
ated in any one place, 1t could be do
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-15
Robbed an army Hospital.

SAN DIEGO, CAL, Aug. 14.-Joseph
Odhner, private belonging to Battery C,
Third United States Artillery, who was
sent to the United States Army Hospital
here from the Presidio about month ago,
was arrested to-day for grand larceny.
Odhner came for treatment for lung trou-
bic. He had been in the army but eight
cen months, but during his illness had
acquired the liquor habit, and when his
money gave out he proceeded to pawn his
belongings to get whisky. Finally he be-
gan stealing from the hospital, taking
five pairs of fine wool blankets. Odhner
will be tried by general court. m artial at
the Presidio next month,
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-15
INVASION OF ,HOPPERS.
Crops DESTROYED in n Section of British
CoIumbi0.

VICTORIA, B. c., Aug. IA veritable
plague of grasshoppers is reported in
Similkameen County, on the mainland of
this province, between the Central Pacific
Railroad and the boundary line. H. E.
Ward of that section, who has arrived
here to take char OF the mounted police
pack train for Klondike, states that the
nun per of pestiferous insects is simply
incredible.
'.The ground is black with them" he
says. "Ridins from Penticton north l
saw a strip of grazing country perhaps
thirty miles long, from which, for a width
of from four 10 six miles. they had eaten
all the vegetation, cleaning it off as
completely as if fire had pass Ell
over. 1t is cattle grazing coun-
try, and the cattle are already as
lean as if they had passed through a hard
winter. They must be driven to other
ranges or die. l expect the grassshoppers
will attack the pine trees next. They are
in such swarms that anything may be
looked for.
'Such plague is quite unusual in that
country. One Of the sufferers is Mr.. AlIi-
son of the famous Allison ranch, who
says his large garden and vegetable patch
was completely denuded within twenty
four hours"
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-15
7,co Years for Each 7beS,.

MODESTO, CAL, Aug. Thames N,
Phillips, the horsethief who broke iaiI
here last Saturday night and who re-
turned yesterday from Stockton in the
custody of Sheriff Purvis, was brought be-
fore Judge Minor this morning at 10
O'Clock. He pleaded guilty 10 the six
charges OF grand larceny against him,
and at 2 o'clock was sentenced TO twelve
years in San .Quentin-two years for each
charge