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PoR7kAND's FEMALE BURGLAR
Taught Stenography to a Fashionable
Class BY Day and Stole
at M0ht

PORTLAND, Or, Jan. 80 On the
night of January 26, between 10 and II
O'Clock, the show window of the pawn
broking establishment of L. A. Meyers on
First street, between Morrison and Yam
hill was robbed of mandolin, three UNI
brellas and quantity of jewelry.
This crime was considered an extraordi-
nary one, because OF the stores promi-
nent location, the early houF and the
time REQUIRED to cut out the glass pane.
When the robbery was reported at police
headouarters Detectives Welsh and Sim.
mons were put on the trail. Early this
morning they got tracer, on the strength
of whicn they visited the home OF Mrs.
Edith A. Brown at IrVington, where, after
a short colloquy, Mrs. Brown surrendered
nearly all the property stolen from Meyers
Mrs. Brown was taken by the detectives to
the Central Police Station where she con-
fessed to having done the work single
banded.
Mrs. Brown is about 35 years old. Ten
or twelve years ago she married a WelI-
known Southern Pacific train dispatcher
named Dudley, from whom she has been
separated for some years. OF late she has
been teaching stenography and typewFlt-
ing in the Hamilton building. with a fash
ionable class.
A little more than year ago Detective
Welsh arrested this woman for larceny In
the rooms of Mrs. Biver, in the Hamilton
building, but as she made restitution and
begged for her reputation that charge
against her was not pressed.
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,reat heavyweight champion will finish

great heavy weight champion will finish
training at that point.
CHICAGO, Ill, Jan. 30.-James ]. Cor
bett left the city tonight for Kansas City,
where he will play at fighting before the
footlights for the last time before doing
some real fighting in the Nevada ring
with Robert Fitzsimmons as the other
star attraction. Before leaving Corbett
said to a reporter for the United Asso-
ciated Presses:
II shall leave Kansas City a week from
tomorrow, the day after l close my the
atrical engagement in that city. am
going direct to California for about
week, not to train, but to see my folks in
San Francisco. OF course shall be train
ing all the time, as l am now. After my
visit shall go into the mountains OF Ne
vada for four weeks hard training under
Charlie Whites orders, and do nothing
else and go nowhere else until step into
the ring for the fight. don't know where
my training quarters will be, because l
have not been notified by Stuart exactly
where the fight is to be, but they will be
close to the battle ground. My old home
in California is only a nights ride from
Nevada and l can soon get there when
nv quarters are prepare ~
DALLAS, TEX, Jan. 30.-Bob Fitzsim-
mons tonight telegraphed Dan Stuart
that he will start from New York for Ne
vada next Tuesday to get ready to fight
Jim Corbett.
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FRESNO F0RGERY CASE.
Sheriff Scott Tells of the Futile search
for William Wootton, the Missing

FRESNO CAL, Jan. 30.-The most I'M
portant witness in the Sanders trial TO-
day was Sheriff Jay Scott, who testihed
that he had made thorough search lor
Wootton in the southern part OF the state,
whence came letters purporting TO have
been signed by the raneher to various per-
sons in this county.
Not trace of the missing rancher could
he find. No one had seen Wootton in
the cities where the letters had been
mailed. No one could be found who had
seen John Knausch or r. l.. Graves,
the TWO capitalists of whom Sanders
tells.
Attorney Snort resumed the cross-ex-
animation of George Wlseman when court
convened in the morning.
81 have bad news for you," the witness
had said to Sanders. "Uncle Billy (Woot-
ton) is sick
Sanders had then replied, hanging his
head sadly:
well, it can't b. helped"
''What do you think of him?" the wit
ness had asked his son, who was standing
near. He referred to Sanders.
Give him rope enough and he'll hang
himself" was the young mans reply.
Attorney Short quickly moved that this
testimony of the witness be stricken out,
and the court so ordered.
Prior Nance and wife testified that they
lived in Hills Valley, and from their place
led the trail across the mountain to
Wootton's house. 1t was over this trail
that, Sanders says, Knausch and Graves
walked with their bag OF $50, 900 in gold,
when they came to Wootton's place and
bought the ranch from him.
Nance and his wife both swore that they
were positive that no one had gone over
the trail that day.
Sheriff Scott then told the story in de-
tail of his futile search for Wootton
Knausch and Graves throughout South
ern California.
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THATCHER GAINS
At SAL I LAKE
Genes Within Three Votes
of Being Elected
Senator.
His Followers Claim He Will
Win on the First Ballot
Monday.
The Opposition's Motion to Adjourn
Carried by M jority of
But One.

SALT LAKE, UTAH, Jan. 30.-In the
Senatorial contest Moses Thatcher to-day
gained nine votes, making his total
twenty-eigh t-only three short of the
number required to elect. two members
being absent. Five ballots were taken.
the first resulting: Thatcher CD "a. Hen
derson (D.) IA, Rawlins CD Is, Mrs. E.
B. Wells (R.) )3, Kellogg (Pop.) 4, scattering
3. The next four ballots were sub
stantially alike as follows: Thatcher 2S
Henderson IA, Rawlins IA, Wells 3, scat
tering 2.
The four Populists voted for Thatcher.
At the end of the fifth ballot the Rawlins
and Henderson men were demorslized,
and prevented the election of Thatcher
only by a motion to adjourn, which was
carried by majority OF but one. The
Thatcher men declare their candidate will
be elected on Monday, while the Rawlins
and Henderson factions assert that he has
poled his full strength and that on the
next ballot he will lose votes.
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CITY to eject a tenant in order to give them
the building in which to store the mach,
ines with which, they said, they proposed
to establish shirt factory.
Shortly after their arrival they went TO
a broker and said that they needed more
money IN order to bring an additional lot
of machinery from San Francisco:
Fred Buttrick, clerk of the Stockton
Savings Bank, advanced them $3.50, TAX
ing the sewing machines as security.
Since then nothing has been seen OF the
young men who were to engage In the
manufacturing business here. and Buttrick
has been nursing his wrath.
To-day the agent who negotiated the
loan took the machines off the bank
clerks hands, not wishing TO be party
to any fraud. Buttrck, however, is still
looking for the alleged manufacturers,
and, if they return 10 Stockton, has sew
eral things to say to them.
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SESSTON OE TIE HOUSE.
after Much Discuss ION the AgrfcmItwra
appropriation Bin Is Passed.

after Much Discuss tOH the agricultural
appropriation Bin Is Passed.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 30.-The
agricultural appropriation bill was al
most the sole object of discussion in the
House to-day, this being'the third day it
has been on the parliamentary stocks. As
usual, the distribution of seeds gave rise
to an animated discussion, which lasted
two hours and comprised the usual mo-
tions to strike out the appropriation
($l20, ,000) altogether.
This failed-39 to 70-Speaker Reed cast
ing one of the affirmative votes, the first
time in this Congress that he has exer-
cised the privileges OF an ordinary MEM
Der.
An amendment was made giving the
members larger control over the selection
of the seeds purchased by the department.
On points of order the proposed re-
arrangement of the salaries in the
Weather Bureau ana Bureau of Animal
Industry recommended by the chiefs, the
Secretary and the Committee on Agrl-
culture were stricken out of the bill and
the provisions of the present law inserted
in place of them.
The bill was passed and after the passage
of two or three private bills the House, at
4:55, adjourned until Monday.
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reached Washington from New York at
7:45 this morning.
EOUAL SUFFRAGISTS ADJOURN.
Wester'n States Selected as Battle Grounds
of the Fsstttre.


of the Future.
DES MONIES, Iowa, Jan. 30.-With q
meeting of the executive committee to-
day the annual convention of the Ma
tional American Woman Suffrage Associa-
ton concluded. The policy of the asso-
citation for the coming year was outlined,
and it was practically determined to re-
move the national headquarters from
Philadelphia to New Y ork and to place it
in charge of the committee on organlza-
ton. of W ich Carrie Lane Chapman Gait
is chairman. Mrs. Avery, corresponding
secretary, will continue to do her work
from Philadelphia, her home.
1t was determined TO drop efforts in the
East and devote all attention 70 the
Western States. Washington, Oregon,
California and Nevada will be made the
backgrounds.
A chief effort will be made'to induce the
enfranchised women in States that 81
ready have equal suffrage TO take an in
terest in the cause in other States. At
present they are of almost no help to the
organization.
The next meeting will be held in Wash
ington in January, 1898. Tomorrow
nearly all the leading pulpits of the city
will be occupied either morning or even
ing by prominent members OF the con-
vention. -e~
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To Renn.ifu Snnta cr,.n

SANTA CRUZ, CAL, Jan. 30.-The
Santa Cruz Improvement Society, an or
ganization composed of women, and which
accom- plished great deal of good in this
town few years ago, has been revived,
and is planning some valuable work. The
society found that it had a balance OF
more than $500 in its treasury. The work
proposed for the present is the beautifying
OF a triangular, piece of land on Center
street. along he narrow-gauge railroad
track, that catches the eye of passengers
coming into the city by that route. The
new officers elected are Mrs H. NJ. Black
burn, president; Mrs. E. A. de Wolfe, first
e-president; Mrs. Louisa Drennon, sec
ond vice. president; Mrs. Duncan Nc
Pherson, treasurer; Miss S. A. Tyreli,
secretary.
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Los Amqere. Herald Transfer.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Jan. 30.-There
will be a change OF importance in the
management and ownership of the Daily
Herald ON Monday. although no official
action will be taken by the board of direc-
tors until the following day. Telfair
Creighton and w. S. Creighton, who have
owned a controlling interest and con-
Quoted the paper for the past year, will
retire in favor of Abbott Kinney, we'll
known capitalist, who will take their
stock. According to the agreement KIN
ney gives the Creightons four months in
which to redeem their stock. w. j.
Spaulding takes hold of the paper on
Monday as general manager. The Herald
is Democratic and will so continue.>
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PROBING BRIBERY CHARGES.

The Olympia Investt0afioh Regarded as
in the Nature of a Farce.
OLYMPIA, WASH, Jan. 30.-The in
vestigation by the House committee on
the charges of bribery preferred against
certain mem bers in connection with the
Senatorial contest, was farce in so far as
to-night's proceedings were concerned.
Assem- blyman Warner, who is one of the
mem bers under suspicion, was not al
lowed to attend the meeting, being in
formed that nothing concerning him
W ould come up during the evening. He
insisted upon being admitted to the
meeting cham ber, but was finally elected
in spite of his vigoraus protest.
Senator-elect Turner and six others
known to be friendly TO him were exam
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sevem Person. Burned to Death.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Jan. 31.-A fire
that broke out at midnight in the large
wheel workshop of Fred Schaefer, 40
Newark street, Hoboken. made four fami-
lies homeless and burned seven persons to
death.
structure. The rear was occupied by
Charles Schroeder, his wife and five chill
dren. When the fire was under control
the entire Schroeder family was found
burned to death. Two alarms were sent
in, the firemen fighting hard to save the
adjoining property. The loss cannot be
estimated. Schaefer, however, will be
the heaviest loser.
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Receiver for ths Dime Bank.

CHICAGO, ILL, Jan. 30.-Judge Free
man to-day appointed Ralf Metcalf re-
ceiver for the Dime Savings Bank, re-
quiring hirl to give a bond for 100000
There was no opposition on the part of
the directors, who consented to the ap-
pointment.
The court proceedings came as a big sur
prise, and have gwen rise to the rumor
that the affairs of the bank are in de-
plorable condition. The directors, how
ever, assert that all the 1900 depositors
will be paid in full. There Is due depos-
itors $265, 900. and only $i20 900 in cash on
are assets consisting OF securities and real
estate,
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sferee call d it a draw.
RACING nt.N.r Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS, La, Jan. 30.-Results: One
mile-Trilby won, Samson second, Terra
Archer third. Time, :44A.
Six furlongs-R Q. Ban won, May Ashley
second, Hano Bell third. Time, :16.
One mile-Lnrd Willowbrook won, Maddox
second. 4 third. Time. :45Z.
six furlongs-Gaston won Sim w second
Squire G third. Time, :1515.
Six furlongs-Loyal Princess won, Renaud
second, Whit third. Time, 1:17.
Seven furlongs-ProYident won Annie Teu-
ton second, Princess Bonnie third. Time,
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Julian Gotta .n,ne Bondss.

SAN DIEGO, CAL, Jan. 3o.-The Hell
vetia gold mine, one of the largest in the
Julian distric:. and owned by County
Clerk w. III. Holcomb and others, was
bonded to-day for $40000 to a party of
Denver capitalists now on the ground
with large force of men. Machinery is
at work driving n 1200-foot tunnel to tap
ledge 700 feet below the surface The
contract calls for the expenditure of
$4,000. This is the largest mining move
nent in the district since the shutdown
of the Stonewall mine in 1891.
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of Cincinnati, one of the leading aomeo-
pathic physicians of the country. A. E.
Neresheimer, the vice president of the So
ciety, is a wholesale diamond merchant Of
New York.
"The institution will be on the lines OF
the schools in which Plato, Pythagoras,
Solon and Euclid studied. Its first effect
will be on the intellect and next on the
usefulness OF man.
THE unknown laws of nature will be
probed and the science of the soul will be
taught. The college will be open to Chris
tian, Hlndoo, Buddhist or man of any
other creed"
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An Ao,d Woman Burned to Death.

COLORADO SPRINGS, CoLo., Jan. 3d.
Mrs. Kate Hitchcock, aged GA years, was
burned to death in fire which started at
$3.50 clock to-nigh. The old lady, who
was rheumatic, occupied small frame
building at f09 South Weber street. By
the time the department had arrived the
house was com pietely eEveloped in flames
and it was not discovered until the fire had
been subdued that human life had been
lost. The overturning and explosion OF an
oil lamp is supposed to have been the
cause OF the fire. The woman had three
sons living in Illinois.
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SWIEDLERS AT STOCKTON
Two Suave Strangers Induce Bank CLERK
TO Loon\ Them Several Hundred
Dollars.

STOCKTON, CAL.. Jan. 80. = Several
weeks ago two well-dressed young
strangers dropped into Stockton and put
up at the leading hotel. They seemed to
have plenty of means and said that they
proposed to engage in manufacturing here
So plausible were they that they induced
the owner of the premises at the corner of
Washington and California streets in this
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ined. but nothing of importance was ad-
duced The opponents of Senator Wilson
assert that he has brought about the in
vestigation for the purpose OF d1scredlting
Senator Turner in Congress. 1t is known
that Turner and Wilson have long been
unfriendly, ana the fact that Henry Will
son. a brother of the Senator, is here in
consultation with the members OF the
House committee and others. furnishes
sufficient pabulum for all manner OF
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GOVERNOR sADLER GIVES REASONS.

CARSON 3A majority the favored
Capitol
the bill decisive majority
find
r. Cover
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strange liant in the Hearens.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Jan. 3o.-A. E.
Douglass of the Lowell Observatory, City
of Mexico, writes to Mayor Snyder ask
ing Tor information concerning celestial
phenomenon on the night of Novemb Der 8,
1896. 1t took the form of curious lrregu.
lar light streak, Is degrees in length. 1t
was seen in Arizona and California and
moved slowly across the sky. The as
tronomer intim ates that the phenomenon
in question is of rare occurrence, but one
or two other cases having ever been re-
ported.
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Aeut.uce of Banh Wyecrer..

DENVER, Colo, Jan. 3O.-This morn
ing Judge Hallett in the United States
Court sentenced G. H. Dow, the former
president of the Commercial Bank of this
city, S. B. McClerkeD, the teller, and DR..
o. E. Miller, customer, to the peniten-
tiary al Leavenworth, Kan, for wrecking
the bank. Dr. Miller was sentenced to
ten years, Dow to seven years, and
McClerken to five years.
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ashes. 1t was located about eight miles
northeast of this city. The structure
burned about midnight, and all its con.
tents. including fine organ and most OF
the pupils books, were destroyed. The
total loss is $500, with an insurance OF
$500. This is the sixth schoolhouse in
this county burned within year.
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Harry Ruuaet,. Body Found

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Jan. 5o.--The
body OF Harry Rundel, who was drowned
month ago in Elizabeth Lake, was re-
covered to-day. Rundel was on the. way
to Randsburg and stopped to shoot ducks.
He went out alone in a boat and never
came back. His fate was mystery until
to-day.
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.CORBETT COMING
TO CALIFORNIA
Will Visit His Relatives
Before Beginning to F.
Train.
Has Decided to Establish His
Quarters in the Nevada
- Mountains.
Manager Brady Wires TO Reno t
Learn if Accommodation Can
Be Provided

RENO, New. Jan. So.-A telegram was
received here to-day from William a.
Brady. manager for James ]. Corbett,
asking if suitable training accommoda-
tions for the champion pugilist could be
secured at Steamboat Springs, few miles
south of Reno. He was answered that
everything desirable in the way Of quar-
ters could be found there, consequently it
is regarded as almost certain that the
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qhe Alliance Goe. A.hors.

SAVANNAH, GA, Jan. 31.-The United
States steamer Alliance went ashore. at
9:3O O'Clock last night just inside the Vir-
ginia capes. The vessel was coming up to
Hampton roads when the accident oc-
Cured. The Alliance at this hour Il 80,
January 81 lies easily and wrecking tugs
have gone from this city to pull her off.
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Death. Rather Than Suffering.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Jan. 3o.-Mathew W
Burkhardt, German, q years old, at
tempted suicide to-day by firing bullet
through his body, just missing the heart.
He said he had such pain in his heart
that he wanted to die. He will live only
day or two. Burkhardt was almost cad
from consumption.
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Rescued the Cre,v mt Ser.

LONDON, ENG, Jan. 30.-The British
ship Port Douglas, Captain Trask, from
San Francisco September 80, which ar
the crew of the British ship Oronsay. Can
tain Cook, which was abandoned at sea
while on a voyage from Melbourne for
Tonuon
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Struck bu mn ay..,.,. cor

Los ANGELES (CAL.) J, Jan. 3o-Ebene
ezer Spencer, well-known old resident OF
this city, was knocked down by an cleo
trio car on Grand avenue and Fourteenth
streets this evening and severely cut
about the head. He may die.
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Death of Mrs. Welch.

SAN JOSE. CAL. Jan. 3O.-Mrs. J. M.
Weloh, wife of City Attorney Welch, died
this morning, after an illness OF several
months. The funeral will take place on
Monday. Mrs. WEIGH was a daughter of
Samuel Loomis, formerly of Wrights, but
now residing at Oroville with his son
Fred. Another brother of Mrs. WeIch
lives at Oakland ana an unmarried sister
at Santa Cruz. Mrs. Welch was woman
of bright intellect and devoted wife and
mother. She leaves four children, the
youngest two years old.
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4 Aa,nointen M Rf.hnn

DUBUQUE, Iowa, Jan. 30.-very Rev.
Thomas M. Llnehan OF Fort Dodge, Iowa,
received from Arch bishop Hennessey here
to-day the Papal bull announcing his ap-
pointment TO the Bishopric OF Cheyenne,
10 succeed Bishop Burke, resigned.
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BOLD KANSAS CITY ROBBERT.
Three Masked Mon Get As0ay With $1,000
WoTth of CT.1GcifGeS.

WOTth or C7'NclVceS.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-, Jan. 30.-Shortly
before clock this evening three masked
men entered the Catholic bookstore OF
John A. Heilman, corner of Eleventh
street and Baltimore avenue, and robbed
him of $1,000 worth of crucifxes and
church fixtures and $50 in cash.
The store is within half block of one
of the busiest streetsin the city, and many
people were passing the door at the time.
Heilman was at work on his cashbo ok
when the men entered, and as he locke d
up he gGzed into three looking
revolvers. He was told to keep quiet,
and, while one of them guarded him, the
others took the contents of the safe and
placed them in valise which they had
with them. They then cut the telephone
wire and backed out, locking the door,
thinking to make Heilman prisoner.
He got out however, and gave the alarm
to the insurance patrol in the rear of the
store, but the robbers had escaped,
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S0NG BIRDS OF MILL VALLEY.
Large Number of Imported Singers to Be
Gwen Their Liberty in Marin


MILL VALLEY, CAL, Jan. 30.-lt Will
be pleasing information to the lovers of
birds to know that the attempt of the citi-
zens of Mill Valley in raising and import
ing feathered songsters has met with
greater success than the projectors OF the
enterprise expected. Anton Michalitschke,
the secretary of the Society for the Accii-
nation and Protection of Singing Birds of
Mill Valley, has just flied report of the
work accomplished by the organization
since its inception.
The birds now confined in a large aviary
on the Barkan property in, Mill Valley
will be given their liberty on the 18th of
/ February. Since their arrival in Mill
Valley only six have died. One, thrush
and two hnches died the first week.. hav-
ing been unable 10 stand the long. trip
from Europe. The same mum ber and kind
were killed by sparrow hawks, who made
violent attacks upon the birds IN the avi-
ary, compelling he society to erect extra
nets as safeguards.
The birds have found Mill Valley cli-
mate suitable, and the skylarks which
were released last September are fire.
quently seen flying overhead. They are
also increasing in number, and the mem
bers of the bird society are having small
houses built in the trees on their prop
erty, where the imported songsters can
live and find protection from the bluejays
and sparrow-hawks. Mr.. Michalitschke
in. his report advises the society to in
crease the bounty paid for the scalps of
bluejays killed in Mill Valley.
The birds which will be released in Feb
ruary are of different varieties gold
hnches, thrushes. skylarks and chaffinches
being the most prominent. The success
| which has crowned the work of the So
ciety has encouraged the members to
make arrangements for the i'm portation
of another large consignment of the
| feathered beauties in the fall. In the mean
| time the slaughter of sparrow hawks
bIueiays and other obnoxious birds will
| be prosecuted unmercifully.
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Evans Attempts Suicide.

SPRINGFIELD. ONO, Jan. 3O.-Louis
c. Evans. the millionaire president of the
A. G. Evans Manufacturing Company, at
tempted to commit suicide to-day.
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Gross I, Snre nt Ho,ne.

LOS ANGELES, CAL. Jan. 30.-J. E.
Gross, who was put on Clerk Duckworth's s
payroll by Captain Cross of LosAngeles
and was reported missing in Sacramento,
is here. He shows a telegram calling him
home because of sickness in his family.