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The record-union., 1897-03-14

SAN FRANCISCO, March 13.-The
importers of the city fear that Con-
gress will surely raise the tariff. In
consequence, a rapid rush is being
made to remove all goods now held in
the bonded warehouses. Monday, it is
thought. will mark the climax, as it is
considered that Tuesday the new bill
Will become law.
Since the 1st of the month, however,
the importers of cigars, tobacco and
woolens have been removing their
goods. Figures in the possession of
Auditor Cope at the custom house
show that in all since March LIST about
SS7,913 81 worth of goods have been
taken out of bond. 1t is anticipated
too that by Monday the limit already
reached will be greatly exceeded.
On March LIST goods valued at 81,
GAG p were removed, while on the day
following SIT, 800 21.were taken out
Daily the removals have continued,
yesterday marking the top notch,
when S19,622 II was recorded. The
total for the twelve days taken from
the warehouses direct is SS1, 149 II.
Taken from the rewarehouse lots, as it
is called, were goods valued at &c.
124 %. The reason for this rs that
though articles may remain in bond for
three years, the duty prevailing at the
time of the removal is the rate to Ec
paid
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DARING ROBBERY.
Five Thousand Pounds Stolen From a
Steamers Treasury.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 13.-The
next shipment of gold from Australia
to the United States similar to con-
signments made at stated periods by
the Oceanic Steamship line will be
short just $4,000 of the sum NEIL
toned in the bill of lading.
While at Melbourne, from London for
Sydney, en- route to San Francisco, a
daring robbery was committed on the
steamship Oceanic and $4,000 were
taken from the storeroom under the
noses of the steward and quartermas-
ter, who were guarding the treasure.
Robbery was expected, for the keys to
the strong room disappeared unac-
cCuntably, and so the vigilance of the
watch was increased, but the robbers
hid in the hold and made their way be-
tween the bulkhead and the room to an
iron door, which was forced open with
jimmies. and one box containing 5000
golden sovereigns extracted.
The best Australian detectives have
been working on the case, but no clew
to the robbery was secured.
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OPIUM SEIZURE.
A Revenue Officer Taking 1t Interest
ing for Smugglers.

SANTA ROSA, March 13.-Deputy
Collector of Internal Revenue T. j.
Dunn is making it very interesting for
opium smugglers in Sonoma County. He
made a seizure of over 5000 worth of
the drug at Sonoma this week. To-day
he made a raid in Chinatown here, cap
turing a complete opium cooking outfit,
showing that the business of preparing
the drug was being carried on to a large
extent in this vicinity.
1t is believed he came very close to
getting a big find of opium. The Chi
nese. however, were warned by confed-
crates in Sonoma. The officer is certain
that much of the opium that has been
struggled into the State lately came
through Sonoma County. 1t is believed
that ii was brought by small vessels
into Bodega and Tomales Bays. From
these points it was circulated by Chi
nese through other parts of the State
There is no doubt from the evidence
found here to-day that crude opium is
being worked on a large scale by Chi
nese in this section.
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he is taken back to Australia is well
grounded. The steamship Zealandia
from the antipodes to-day, brought in
formation showing that the Australian
police have under investigation a dozen
murders supposed to have been com
mitted by Ashe, alias Newman, alias
Butler. In addition to the murders,
he is wanted for two cases of forgery
and it appears that his career of crime
in the colonies has been SO varied that
it would require a page of newspaper
space to describe it.
A supposed victim of Butler named
Lesagh has been located. For eighteen
months he was supposed to be dead,
and the mountains We're searched for
the discovery of his remains. He was
name as a cook at Grafton, his silence
while the papers contained columns of
his supposed murder being due to the
fact that he could not read. and was
quite unconscious of the stir made by
his disappearance.
Remains have been found, however.
of another victim of Buffers cupidity,
c. Burgess. The remains We're identi-
fed, and on the body We're several let
ters from Butler, as we'll as other in
eliminating evidence.
The Sydney police have evidence that
Butler has been in prison several times
in Australia for robbery.
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LAND SWINDLERS.
How William Clarke and Harriet
Douglass Operated.

LOS ANGELES, March 13.-William
Clarke and a woman who gives the name
of Harriet N. Douglass have been ar
rested for carrying on land sWindling
scheme.
Clarke's plan was to ascertain from
the county records the names of non
resident property -owners, and negotiate
loans on the property belonging to them
Several days ago he applied to the Title
Guaranty Trust Company to negotiate
a loan on property in the name of Mrs.
Harriet n. Douglass, a resident of New
York, for 50 800, Offering to give mort
gage on the property as security Clarke
displayed a deed which bore a notarial
seal, and the loan was effected 1t was
later learned that the signature to the
deed was forgery, and was written by
the woman now under arrest, who has
been masquerading as the rightful
owner of the property.
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RAILWAY ACCIDENT In GEORGIA,
A PASSENGER TRAIN CRASHES
THROUGH A TRESTLE.
Several Wrecked Cars Burned-Five
People Badly and Two Others
Slightly Injured.

ROME (Ga), March ia frightful
passenger train wreck occurred here
early this morning on the approach to
the high bridge of the Southern Rail-
way over the Elowan River
The injured are Engineer James T.
Pittman, whose left leg is broken and
who is badly cut and bruised: Fireman
Alfred Kennedy, internally injured and
erson, badly lacerated; Baggagema ster
Winston, painfully bruised Two pas
sengers are slightly injured
The train wrecked was a passenger
from Chattanooga, composed of one
Pullman sleeper, a day coach, a bag
gage and express car and five cars of
perishable fast freight
About sixty feet from the bridge is a
trestle forty feet high, crossing the
Western and Atlantic Railroad track.
Heavy rains caused the trestle to give
way, and the freight cars, baggage car
and smoker fell out, while the engine
jumped the track and plunged into the
river.
The wreck caught fire, and the Fire
Department and citizens had much diff
f1culty in cutting out and rescuing the
passengers in the smoking car. The
Pullman and day coach did not leave
the track, and were pushed back out
Of the fire.
The escape of Engineer Pittman, who
bravely stuck to his post, was miracu-
lous. An abutment of the bridge tore
the tender from the engine, which
plunged down the bluff into the river
The engineer with his leg broken, chung
to the engine and called for help, but
no one heard him. Finally he fell into
the river and then swan ashore.
The record-union., 1897-03-14
SMITH-GARDNER FIGHT.
The Californian BeSts the Kansas CITY
PugiliSt.

NEW YORK, March 13-Solly Smith
of Los Angeles and Oscar Gardner of
Kansas City fought out their grudge
tonight at the Broadway Athletic
Club in a twenty-round bout at 120
pounds.
The battle was not uneven until the
eighth round, when Smith sent his right
hard on the chest, and sent Oscar to
the floor. From that on Solly rushed
the fighting, Furnishing Gardner Sc
verely. In the seventeenth Solly sent
Gardner to the floor with a right on the
cheek. In the eighteenth Smith swung
hard left on the jaw, which sent
Gardner to the floor. Smith then
jabbed his left on the fact, and upper
cut with his right which made Gard
ner clinch for safety. AT the end of
the bout Gardner was still fighting,
though his inferiority had been clearly
shown.
Smith was given the decision.
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BUENA VISTA FRUIT COMPANY.
Suit Brought Against the Share
holders For $500.

SAN JOSE, March 13.-About six
years ago the Buena Vista Fruit and
Vineyard Company was incorporated
in Tulare, with capital stock of S140.-
coo. The corporation did business for
a time and then died a natural death.
It's property in Tulare was taken in on
foreclosure Of a mortgage for $50 900.
There We're no other assists.
O. NJ. Keesling has sued the share
holders to collect So, 800 which he al
leges is due him by the defunct COM
pany. He asserts that many OF the
stockholders only paid from 10 to 30
per cent Of the par value of their stock.
He seeks to force them to pay up on at
least sufficient to meet his claim.
Those sued are John Toupy. +. p.
Thorndyke, J. a. Percy, F. Theunkaff.
l.. W McLachlin. e. a. Milling. + A.
Wellington. +. A. Wheeler, John Brady.
b. Thomas Laidlaw and II. y. Hobson.
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WAR RUMORS IN SANTA.
HOSTlLITIES MAY SOON BREAK
OUT AGAIN.
Leprosy Spreading Throu ghout the
lslands-Started There by
Hawaiian Refugees.

SAMOA, Feb. 24-Once more there
are rumors of war in Samoa. In the
present instance there would appear to
be more in the rumors than is generally
the case. but it is hoped that the ar
rival of enc or two warships. with
power to aid the Consuls in maintaining
firm attitude, will be sufficient to
quell the impending disturbance. So
far as can be judged, there is no pres
ent cause for a quarrel-nothing but
the old time jealousy between parties.
which is bitter as ever The departure
OF the President has come as a relief
to all here, both foreign and native.
and If something would occur to pre-
vent the advent of a successor to him
then our rejoicings would be enhanced.
Fancy the executive officer of a town of
10 voters receiving $1,000 yearly as
salary. True, there are other duties.
but as the President, to whom thew
are apportioned, is never able to per-
form them, the whole burden of his sal
airy falls upon the whites, who are the
most ong-suffering people possible to
imagine.
The leprosy question is giving US
much trouble. Owing TO two or three
lepers from Hawaii having managed to
reach Samoa, the disease has spread
and the authorities are concerned to
Isolate these already afflicted and pre-
vent the further spread of this loath-
some disease. One of the sufferers died
few weeks ago. and the authorities,
headed by United States Consul en-
eral Churchill. acted promptly. The
house in which he had lived with all
its Surroundings, was burned, and steps
are being taken to isolate the remain
ing sufferers.
BY latest reports it seems as though
the attempts to dispose of the interests
of the German Trading Company to a
British syndicate have fallen through,
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FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
Republican Officers of the Last Ses-
sion to be Reelected.

WASHINGTON, March 13.-The eau
Gus of Republican members elect of
the present Congress, which was held
tonight, voted by reclamation to re-
nominate ex-Speaker Reed and all Off
GERS of the last House to serve through
the Fifty-ffth Congress. An effort
to change the rules of the House had
been expected and a strong speech was
made in advocacy of such a change by
Walker of Massachusetts, but the at
tempt flashed in the pan. There We're
10 of the 203 Republicans present.
Mr.. Reeds name was presented by
Mr. Payne, who referred TO him as a
man of towering intellect, of sterling
Republicanism and a peer of the great
est parliamentarians.
Mr.. Dingley of Maine responded to a
call, promising that the tariff bill
should be ready in a week.
Mr.. Walker offered a motion for the
selection of the committee of seven, of
which the Speaker should be Chairman,
to revise the rules of the House.
Mr.. Mahany of New York declared
the whole tendency of the House rules
was despotic, and in conclusion said:
Il warn new members that it is an in
variable trick of leaders of the House,
self constituted and otherwise to
move the temporary adoption of the
rules of the last House, and when once
adopted, it is harder to move them than
to move Mount Aetna, and under them
new members will find it impossible to
represent their constituencies"
There was an exchange of sharp per-
sonalities between Mahany and Pitney
of New Jersey.
Walkers motion was buried under an
overwhelming vote.
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HALE & NORCROSS MINE.
Litigation to be Again Resumed on
r1Onday.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 13.-The
latest phase Of litigation over the af-
fairs of the Hale & Norcross Mining
Company will receive hearing before
Judge Slack on Monday. The case
was on the calendar for to-day, but
had to go over on account of other
business engaging the time of the
court.
On account Of the injunction issued
by Judge Slack, the directors have been
unable to hold their annual meeting,
and the injunction will remain in force
until the case is heard.
Robert Grayson and the other de-
PENDANTS to-day filed an answer deny
ing the charge that they are controlled
by Alvinza Hayward. They demand
an injunction to prevent further inter-
ference with an election they desire tu
be fixed by the court.
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that has been set for trial next week in
Judge Slack's court. The suit is that
Of the executors Of the Fair will against
Mrs. Nettie Craven to quiet title to the
property at Pine and Sansome streets,
and the Fair children were not parties
to it until yesterday afternoon, when
Virginia Fair interviewed by filing a
complaint charging that the Craven
deeds are forgeries. The object of this,
the latest move in the case, is to pre-
vent, if possible, a jury trial. The at
torneys opposed to the Craven interests
are fearful of a jury trial. They much
prefer to have the court determine the
case, but the executors and Mrs. Cra-
ven's attorneys stipulated some time
ago to jury trial. Now that Virginia
Fairs complaint has been filed, raising
new issues, the defendant must answer
and the questions involved must be
determined by the court.
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A NEW TREATY.

CHICAGO, March 12-The POSTS"
Washington special says: Secretary of
State Sherman is said to be contem-
plating negotiations for a treaty with
the five States composing the Greater
Central American Republic along the
lines of the celebrated Frelinghuysen-
Zavalla treaty, which, in effect, estab-
lished an American protectorate over
Nicaragua, and committed the Govern
ment to the construction of the great
waterway This treaty was pending
when Mr.. Cleveland went into the
White House twelve years ago. The
first thing the latter did was to with
draw the agreement between the two
Governments, his grounds for so doing
being that the treaty, if carried into
effect, would be a perpetual menace to
the nations policy, and would provoke
endless complications with other coun-
tries. 1t is now said to be Secretary
Sherman's purpose to resurrect the
Frelinghuysen-Zaval treaty and
frame a new agreement, embodying
many of its salient features.
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suddenly attacked by the Greeks should
war be declared. The Mussulman refu-
gees are Hooking into Salonica from var
lous parts of Thessaly. Seventy two
oattalions of Turkish infantry, six regi-
ments of cavalry and twenty batteries
OF artillery are already concentrated on
the Greek frontier.
NEW YORK, March ia dispatch
to the Herald" from St. Petersburg
says: The .Petersburger Zeitung" asks
Whether King George can really be in
earnest in talking of Greece's mission
being humanity, faith and freedom,
when his representatives in Crete have
massacred at least 400 Mussulmans in
Sitia alone
1t says that they have murdered thir-
ty-tWo women and seventy-one chill
dren, afterward amusing themselves by
cutting off the ears and noses of the lit
tie girls and wounding women and chill
dren, according to the latest dispatches.
With weapons the Christians in Crete
are unfortunately neither better nor
more cultivated than the Mohamme-
dams, whose numbers they doubt If
such brutal events can take place while
fitted for the task of pacihcation
ATHENS, March ia dispatch
from Canea says that last night and
to-day were given over to piIage of
houses not protected by police. The
houses of absent Christians were
opened by the Turkish authorities on
the preteXt they were TO be used as
lodging places for refugees. Everything
of value was Immediately removed.
The European detachments looked on
this work without interfering, having
received no orders to prevent. If or
ders are not issued soon three-quarters
of the town will be pludered by the
Turks tomorrow night
Ismael Pasha has requested the Porte
at Constantinople to send arms for
Mussulmans brought to Canea from Sc
limos.
LONDON, March 13.-Lloyds says
that for some days past there has been
a belief in high official circles that Sc
cret and rapid preparations are being
made by Great Britain for a sudden
declaration of hostilities. At the Horse
Guards, the officials have been engaged
in preparing the details of every bat
TALON which could be called upon at
moments notice for actual service
Inquiry at Aldershot shows that there
has been unusual activity. At Con
naught many secret consultations of
chief officers have been held. From
Colchester similar statements have
been received. At the Horse Guards
the arrangements for the Easter volun-
teeI' rnanauVerS USually cOUDDlptpd nv
now, have been practically ignored.
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State Prison Directors Will Ask the Coy.
ernOr to Commute
The Condemned Men to imprisonment
for Life.
Had Been Found Guilty and Sentenced
to be Hanged for the Murder of
G. I. Narramore, From Whom
They Had Leased a Ranch Near
Riverside.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 13-The
Board of Prison Directors, at their
meeting to-day, decided to recommend
to the Governor the Communication of the
sentences of John and Caesar Cum
mlngS to Imprisonment for life The
two men We're to have been hanged in
October last, but were granted a re-
spite by Governor Budd until April I'd,
the Prison Directors being directed in
the meantime to investigate the case.
The result of this investigation was
manifested yesterday in a resolution of
the board asking for a Communication of
sentence in the case of both brothers.
According to the report submitted by
Director James H. Wilkins, who investi-
gated the cases for the board, the two
men are not nearly as guilty of the
murder of which they were convicted as
certain other man who secured his
liberty by turning States evidence, and
it is considered that justice will be sub
served by life Imprisonment.
The case is one that has created con-
siderable attention and interest. The
Cummings brothers rented a ranch near
Riverside from man named c. T. Mar
ramore. The speculation proved an un-
profitable one for the young men. After
years hard work the sale of the pro-
ducts barely enabled them to meet the
rental, which amounted to 5000, and
they planned a way to get even with
the landlord He was lured to their
cabin to get his money and after the
money was paid over by one of the
brothers, and a receipt secured, the
other brother put in an appearance, ac-
companied by Mexican named Lopez,
both disguised as highwaymen. They
secured the $500, and bound and gagged
both Narramore and the younger Cum
mings. Narramore, who made some re-
sistance, was struck with a club, and
died three hours later.
The Prison Directors state that they
are satisfied that the fatal blow was
struck by the Mexican, and they de-
clared it would be a miscarriage Of jus
tice to permit the real murderer to go
free and infiict the death penalty on the
Two minor actors in the affair.
Governor Budd, it is understood, has
expressed a Willingness to commute the
sentences of the two young men on the
recommendation of the Prison Directors,
which he will now have in a few days.
Warden Hale in his monthly state
ment to the board reported the estimate
output of the jute mill to August LIST is
], 49,, 900 bags. There are orders on
file for 49,, 900 bags. The mill is now
turning out 5000 grain and 5000 sugar
bags per day. The contract for sugar
bags, it was stated, will be completed
early in August, and the entire force in
the jute mill will then be put to work
making grain bags, and the output
then will be from 1900 to 1900 grain
bags per day. The price of grain bags
has been advanced from 50 to 50 40,
and the Warden was instructed to fill
orders until further notice at this price.
This makes a total advance of 81 20 in
grain bags within period of three
months
The record-union., 1897-03-14
TURF EVENTS.
Results of Yesterdays Races at the
Oakland Track.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 13.-
Weather at Oakland fine; track fast
Six and a half furlongs, selling, Rapi-
do won Mulberry second, Podiga third.
Time-1:241a.
Six and a half furlongs, selling, SEN
ator Grady won Lovdal second, Midas
third. Time-1 :2112.
Four furlongs, Free Lady won, The
Cheat second, Thorpe third. Time
0:4S1a.
One and quarter miles, Howard S.
won, Lincoln II second, Judge Denny
third. Time 2:01&4.
One mile, David won, Lost Girl sec
ond, Aquinas third. Time-1 :42H.
Six furlongs, selling, Applause won,
Col. Wheeler second, McLight third.
Time-1:14
One and a half miles, handicap, over
six hurdles, Flashlight won, Tuxedo
second. AuteuiI third. Time-2: 1864.
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EGAN GETS A NEW TRIAL.
The Supreme Court Reverses the De-
cision of the Lower Court.

SAN FRANCISCO. March 13.-The
Supreme Court, in a decision rendered
to-day, reversed the lower court in the
matter Of James Eagan. convicted of
altering the election returns of this
city at the election in 1894, and ordered
a new trial. Eagan was an Inspector
of Election, and the particular charge
against him was subtracting votes
from NJ C. Haley for County Clerk and
adding them TO votes for c. f. Curry
The Supreme Court held that the evi-
dence was purely circumstantial and
that ii did not warrant a conviction. In
all probability the case will be nolle
prosecuted
The record-union., 1897-03-14
Murdered by Cannibals.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 13.-An-
other murder of trader by the Solo
mon Islands cannibals has just been
reported by Oceanic advices. Captain
Gibbings, a we'll known trader, pur-
chased a cargo of copra, and while he
was making his payments for the copra
two natives attacked him from behind
and held him, while a third cannibal
beheaded him. After the murder the
natives, who belonged to the Island of
Rendova, looted the vessel brought by
Gibbings and then fired the craft.
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BLAZE AT STOCKTON.
Works of Casket Manufacturing
Company Burned.

STOCKTON, March 13.-The works
of the Stockton Casket Manufacturing
Company were destroyed by fire to-
night. The loss is said to be $1,000,
and the insurance is $4,000. The works
were owned by DIR. G.. l.. Devinney of
this city. The business was started
several months ago, and after some
disagreement between the principal
owners Devinney succeeded to the bus
mess. There is a very large profit in
the business, and trade was said to be
good. 1t is not known how the fire
started, but people who We're in the
neighborhood say they heard an ex-
plosion shortly before the place was
found afire
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WADE'S DEATH
Upsets the Plans of President Ripley
of the Santa Fe SYSTEM.

LOS ANGELES, March 13.-The
death Of X. II. Wade has in a measure
upset the plans of President Ripley OF
the Santa + esystem in connection with
the consolidation in the near future
of the Santa Fe and Atlantic and Pa
ciffc Railroads. Mr.. Wade was to have
been made General Manager of all
Santa Fe lines west of Albuquerque,
\. M, the most flattering promotion in
his railroad career
President Ripley has not yet de-
cided upon successor of Mr.. Wade as
General Manager of the Southern Cal
ifornia Railway, though he has the
names of number of men in mind. He
is not at present in a position to say
whether the new manager will be a
Californian
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Railway Mail Clerks.

PORTLAND (Or) March 13.-Nearly
800 railway clerks, in charge of Louis
L. Frey, superintendent of the Sixth
Division, Chicago, arrived here on a
special train to-day. 1t had been in
tended to give the visitors an excursion
up the Columbia and through the re-
Gently completed Cascade locks, but a
snowstorm caused an abandonment Of
this plan. The party left for San Fran
cisco this evening.