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;copvrtghted. 1898, by James Gordon Bennett TN. september, 1896, I received a let fer from. c. E. Fisher. at Deland,
 Fla. in regard to a scheme he mad
 on foot. He was a diver by pro- A fession, but had been foorwalKer
 in q Brooklyn dry goods store. He referred to his friend Jernegan as 2 Baptist clergyman who had invented a process for making money out or the ocean. By the aid of electricity ne could abstract he gold held in solu- tion by ordinary sea water. This was not explained to me at that time. lie . would tell me nothing then, but he hinted strongly of great fortunes awaiting them all.
 He soon came to New York, accom- : panied by Jernegan, and asked 1T l : would give them a room in my house. They were anxious to establish them selves in a quiet place where they :. could, prosecute some important busi- ness connected with their experiment. But it must be with man they could trust.
 gave them my front parlor. Al :: though they remained a month, 7oth- ing except in the way of hints was aid of the. proposed scheme to make us all rich: They only reiterated that 1t was the biggest thing outside of bonanza gold mines for making fortunes
 :. Later Fisher asked me to go to lIi- .antic and 1 went. l was to do some detective work in connection with his gold producing scheme he said. In :. a cottage just outside of Mantle I : folind Jernegan. It belonged to A. B. Ryan, afterward president of the gold company. They were apparently put ting up some chemical machinery. s In a day or two, on returning to New York, received word from Fisher that the Mantle people had become suspicious and they proposed to move their works to Rhode Island. Follow ing the announcement came q second
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letter from Fisher, dated Providence. He wanted me to join him there and assist in some important experiments about to take place. connected with their great scheme for making gold. As he explained it. there was some div ing to be done and a life line to be held In the water. It was so important that only a man in whom he had im- plicit trust would be allowed to do the work He offered to pay my expenses and reimburse me for outlays, regard less of what they were, so I went to Providence.
 On reaching Providence Fisher fur ther explained that I was to go down the bay a mile or so to a point where their experiments were to be made and begin operations. To conceal the pur- pose of his operations, notwithstanding all that he had, hinted about their in tention of producing gold he declared they were only to make a geographi- cal survey. It would be necessary to do some diving to get the exact con- figuration of the bottom of the bay.
 I naturally believed this statement. I found that my duties were to help him (Fisher) put on his armor and then hold the life line while he made his dive He remained under from a half to three-Quarters of an hour at a time It should be explained that Jernegan was also there on the scene. Although he was exceedingly active in flying around the country in all directions, he was still mysterious and eyasive-al- ways limiting at great fortunes, but never explaining.
 I understood that we were to get things ready for Ryan, the MiddletoWn 1eweler and capitalist and also Pier son. the florist. both of whom were to put up money. Hence the necessity of having things ready for making the experiments perfect. The Idea was to paralyze them and produce gold From sea water there before their eyes
 One evening. after a day of experi- ments. we cross Narragansett Bay and began to make soundings from a little rocky island to wharf on shore
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The Journal des Sapeurs Pompiers has tabulated the losses by fire in this country and in Europe in 1897. As usual. it is in the United States that the fires were most numerous and the losses largest Last year the damage by fire aggregated STA ,O0O GOO. In Russia the losses amounted to $105, 100000; in Great Britain, s51, ,OOO, 900; in Germany, $30, 0o0,- 900; in France. $17.0OO,000; in Austria. $f6' 5000, ,O0O, and in Italy $6,000,00O. If the number of fires is compared with the amount paid for the support of the fire departments each fire cost, in Chi cago, $500; in London, $22O, and in Paris. $160.
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.H Diper Fixed lie "lReturns. While Rich
 Dupes Waited Above for Them.
fbe smndlers Were Clearing Up Hundreds 0
 =. Thousands Of Dollars When They : Were Discovered.
STORY OF ONE OF THE MEN WHO WORKED WITH THEM

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''I still owe, not counting obligations to P. & T., s1SS6 B including my obligations to R. and to White & M.
 Nov if in the land of our friends and with no more needs than we had, we have got through so much time and money in doing what was child's pay compared with the job before us, is 1t not reason able that we observe the strictest econ- omy?
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According to the Economista. there are more smokers in the United States than in all Europe; at any rate, more tobacco is consumed in this country. Last year Europe consumed 305,1s tons and the United States 318,170 tons.
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Men with wheels in their head are of 8 mechanical turn of mind.
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-"HE spirit of the Amezons does not survive only in the women war
 riors of Dahomey The Sun re-
 gently published story about wo-
The record-union., 1898-07-12
TURNER'S, KRIEs FEST.
Those Who Won Prizes An the Con
tests Yesterday.

tests Yesterday.
SAN JOSE. July 1.-THE Kries Fest
of the Turner's was continued with an
increased attendance to-day.
The sports at the park attracted an
immense attendance.
Loui Sceffler of San Francisco T. v.
won in the pole vaulting; . $40 feet
c. A. Schultz, San Francisco T. ",
was first in lifting an SO-pound weight.
putting it up 36 times.
The shooting for diplomas resulted in
a tie, 65 each between ]. Utshet, San
Francisco T. w., and J. Fournie, San
Jose T. v.
1t was shot off and resulted in vic
tory for the former, who made 63 to his
opponents sc. Los Angeles won the
athletic prize, A 2-3. Senior class prize
was won by F. Willenbuck, San Fran
cisco T. v.
o. Siebot, Vorwaerts, was the winner
in the first grade exercises, 61.3; w.
HEM, San Francisco, in second grade,
63, and Albert Kunze, San Francisco,
in the third grade, $50.
The San Jose Ladies' Club won the
club swinging contest.
Other prizes awarded were as follows:
Field sports, second grade, A. Kunze,
San Francisco Eintracht. ~ 5-10; third
grade, H. Breer, Los Angeles, 30.
Fencing contest, Mart Hecker, Los
Angeles, first prize, 14;A: John Heaps,
San Francisco. ana J. Haberfeller, San
Diego, tied for second, making IA each
Declamation-Pau Sauer, San Fran
cisco.
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THE GRAIN CROP.
Condition Of It Issued by the Agri-
cultural Department.

WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE July
grain crop report of the Department of
Agriculture says:
Preliminary returns to the statistician
of the Department of Agriculture
on the acreage of corn indicate reduc-
tion of per cent. from that harvested
last year. The average condition is
800, though 1.6 points higher than the
condition for the corresponding date of
last year. is. with the exception of 1892
and 1893, the lowest July condition in
ten years. the average for that period
being 91.3.
The condition of winter wheat, S3.1, is
5.1spoints lower than last month, but
is still 40 points higher than at the
corresponding date last year and 4.3
points higher than the average for the
past ten years.
The average condition of spring and
winter wheat combined is S9.4. which
is 40 points higher than at the cor
responding date last year. and g points
higher than on July /, 1896.
The average yield of barley is S5.7,
which is 60 points higher than last
month, but is % lower than on July
1st last year and 1.3 below the July
average for the past ten years.
The wood report indicates the aver
age weight per fleece as being 5.S
pounds, the same as last year.
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ATTEMPT TO MURDER.
An Insane Woman Tries to Shoot
Her Husband and Child.

SANTA CRUZ, July 11.-This morn
ing Mrs. E. Klotzley attempted to muir
der her husband and his six-year-old
child. Klotzley has charge of Bishop
Warren's place on the cliff drive The
couple had separated six weeks ago
after having been married two years.
She went to San Jose, and returned
last week. After asking klotZley II
he had his life insured, she fired at
him once and missed. Then she fired
twice at the child, and also missed,
the bullets whistling by the child's ear.
She again fired at Klotzley, the bullet
entering the left shoulder, but caused a
dangerous wound. She chased her hus-
band with the empty pistol until
neighbor grabbed the woman. After
ward she swallowed twelve morphine
pills and threw the box that contained
them into the water. The pistol has
not yet been found. While on her way
to town she was arrested and charged
with assault with a deadly weapon,
with bail at $500. She is now in
Jail. The woman is supposed to be
insane. She is 33 years old, and was
Mrs Bessie Scott of Oregon before
marriage. She refuses to make state
ment being in a daZed condition.
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FLEET OPENED FIRE.
Flag of Truce Sent From the City
but Not Known for What.

Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press }
OFF. SANTIAGO DE CUBA (via
Playa del Este), July 11.-At half past
nine this morning after several range
finding shots over the ridge protecting
Santiago from the sea, the United
States cruiser Newark opened fire into
the city with her S-inch guns. The
Signal Corps officers stationed on top
of the ridge reported the effect of the
shots.
The New York, Brooklyn and Indiana
participated in the firing at intervals
of five minutes. The bombardment
lasted two hours, when General Shafter
reported that the shells We're mostly
falling in the bay and doing but little
damage. The last shot, however.
struck a prominent church in the heart
of the city, which was heavily stored
with powder and ammunition, causing
a tremendous explosion. The extent of
the damage is not yet known.
When the warShips ceased firing and
before General Shafter had begun a
land attack, flag of truce was seen
coming from the city. The object of
this was not known to-day at noon.
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NATIONAL GUARD.
It Will be Recruited to Half It's
Strength Before the War.

LOS ANGELES, July 11.-Major
General John Dickinson, commanding
the National Guard of California, is in
the city, partly to consult with Cen
eral Last in regard to reorganization
of the Seventh Regiment, and also as
a member, of the National Committee Of
Investigation to inspect the State in
StitutiOnS. ~
In regard to the contemplated reor-
ganization. General Dickinson said that
the militia would be recruited up to
about -haIfgef it's strength before
the war, and old members who are
not among the volunteers would not be
granted leaves of absence. They are
no longer in the guard. The territorial
districts will remain the same with
the present general officers. The cav
airy, the General believes, will be re-
cruited up without difficulty, and will
go out at the next call as infantry.
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FOR THE NATIONAL GUARD.
Governor Will Soon Order the En-.
ment Of Men.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 1.-THE
Governor will soon order the enlist
ment in this city of men to form SIX
companies of the First Regiment of the
National Guard. Each of these COM
panies will be confined to minimum
of fifty men, Under the plan proposed
places will be left for 936 men when the
original First Infantry men return
from Manila.
The same course will be pursued with
the original Seventh Regiment. The
Sixth Regiment had nine companies,
one of which is left in Fresno. Three
new companies will be reorganized for
the rehabilitation of the regiment, one
of which will be located at Stockton.
The Fifth and Second Regiments had
eight companies each and two of each
are still in the National Guard. Four
new companies for each of these regi-
ments will be found in Santa Rosa,
Chino, Redding, San Rafael and other
towns.
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NO ORDERS YET.
It Is Not Known What Volunteers
Will he Next Sent to Manila.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 11.-No or
ders indicating what volunteers are to
form part of the next expedition have
been received at Camp Merritt About
six stewards and twenty men of the
Hospital Corps will be taken to Manila
by the Peru and the City of Puebla, but
Major Owen, in command of the field
hospital has not yet received orders to
select the men to go.
Brigad:er General H. G. Otis held a
brigade drill at the rear slope Of the
Presidio to-day. The Seventh Califor-
MIA, Montana and South Dakota Regi-
ments participated. Because of lack
of room on the grounds it was difficult
to perform an extended drill. The
Paymaster was welcomed by the men
to-day. The regiments remained in
camp to receive the money.
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THINKS US UNWISE.
We Should Not Insist on Uncondi-
tional Surrender Of Santiago.

LONDON, Juy 12.-The Times"
commenting editorially this morning on
the gloomy outlook for SPAIN" says:
Unless the new Cabinet is quickly
formed the delay may easily ensue in
confusion or even disorder which would
indefinitely complicate the whole prob
lem.
The Times" thinks the Government
at Washington unwiSe to insist upon
the unconditional surrender of Santi-
ago. 1t says: Besides risking an un-
necessary loss of life without probably
furthering the conquest of Cuba, the
United States may soon find themselves
in a position of serious moral respon-
sibility for the starving population"
The record-union., 1898-07-12
WOODBRIDGE CANAL.
Sale Deferred ON Petition to Make
Preferred Claims.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 1.-THE sale
for $11 900 of the Woodbridge Canal
property, which has been the subject
of SO much litigation lately, came up
before Judge Morrow this morning for
affirmation. w c. Chapman, receiver
of the property through his counsel,
Judge Fox, made a conditional bid of
S23. 600, with the understanding that
the property be sold to him subject to
all costs incurred by the receiver,
which amount to $4,000.
The contention was made by parties
represented by Attorney Cannon that
their claims, amounting to about 3d.
600, be decreed by the court to be pre-
ferred over the bonded Indebtedness.
as they represented money owed by
the defendant corporation. The whole
matter was referred back to Commits
sioner Heacock, who will hear it next
Monday at IL o'clock.
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eeneraI Otis Will Not Wait for the New
York Volunteers.
Ee Will Go to Assist in the An
nexation CeremOnies-A Woman
at Santa Cruz Attempts to MUIR
der Her Husband and Child
Decision Rendered Against In
terVenOrs,

SAN FRANCISCO, July n.-This
week will see an exodus of the Manila
forces. Thursday morning the Peru,
carrying Major General e. S. Otis ana
staff, six troops of the Fourth United
States Cavalry under command of Col
onel Kellogg and two batteries OF the
Sixth United States Artillerey, under
command of Major Grugan, and the
City of Puebla. with the Fourteenth
Infantry detachment, will steam out
of the harbor.
Major General Otis has decided not
to wait for the New York volunteers,
but Will proceed at once to Honolulu 10
assist, according to his orders, in the
ceremonies of occupying the city. The
Fourth Cavalry, Sixth Artillery and
Fourteenth Infantry, will have the
privilege of taking part in the cere-
monies. They will remain in Honolulu
until the other three vessels OF the
fleet of five destined for the fourth ex-
pedition come on, then the whole force
of troops with Major General +. S. Otis
and Brigadier General H. G.. Otis will
proceed to Manila.
The troops for the Rio Janeiro and st.
Paul have not yet been selected.
The fifth and probably last expedi-
tion to the Philippines will await the
returning transports of the first eXpedi-
tion, the Australia, City of Sydney and
Peking.
The question of transports is still
somewhat of a vexed one. Some means
of transporting the First New York
Volunteers which have been ordered
to garrison Honolulu, Will have to be
secured within the next few days, and
the problem is now before the Quarter
masters Department. None of the yes
sells of the Manila fleet will be de-
tached for this purpose, and it is
thought that one or more small vessels
adaptable for the short trip can be
chartered. The question will probably
be settled before the New York regi-
ment arrives on Thursday.
Private Dale of Company II, South
Dakota Volunteers. who was accident
oily shot Saturday while cleaning his
rifle, will probably recover.
Second Lieutenant Burdick of Com
pany II, South Dakota Volunteers, has
been made First Lieutenant, and Ser
geant Burdick of the same company
has been elevated TO the rank of Second
Lieutenant.
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SHARPSHOOTERS' UNION.
Biennial Tournament Came to an
End Yesterday

NEW YORK, July 1.-THE biennial
tournament of the National Sharp
shooters Union of America came to a
close to-day at Glendale. l.. /. The
first prize winners were:
Shooting King of the Festival Will
lam Hayes of Newark, N. j., score 3773;
man target. first prize, John Rebham,
Hudson Rifle Club, Jersey City; Stan
dard target, first prize. d. w. Nc
Laughlin of San Francisco, 4S points
honor target, first prize, John E. Kelley
of Boston, - points and $500 prize;
ring target first prize, Louis Flach,
New York, "A points: best shot on stick
target, f. D. Payne of Cincinnati, first
prize $500; best bulls'-eye in point tar
get, ]. c. Dimin of Ardimore, Pa, four
degrees, prize $500
The record-union., 1898-07-12
NATIONAL COUNCIL.
Congregationalists in Session Yes
terday at Portland.

OO0®0t1ona11StS In SeSS1O0 xes.
terday at Portland.
PORTLAND, July 1.-THE National
Council Of Congregational Churches to-
day took up the contest of the two del
egations from the State of Alabama.
Two bodies, one known as the '.Asso-
ciation''s of Alabama, and the other as
the Convention of Alabama, elected
delegates and each set of delegates
asked to be admitted to the national
council For twenty years the Asso-
citation of Alabama has been recognized
by the National Council, but the Com
mittee on Credentials to-day made a
report recommending that neither set
of delegates be seated and that the
contest be settled within the State of
Alabama. After a discussion covering
a portion of the forenoon and afternoon
sessions, an action on the report of the
Credentials Committee was, by close
vote, deferred until tomorrow.
Rev. w. E. Barton of Boston de,
livered an address on THE Work of the
Congregational Education Society,"
The triennial statement of the Amer
ican Board of Commissioners for For
eign Missions was read by DR.. E. E.
Strong of Massachusetts,.
Rev. L. II. Cobb of New York pre-
sented the report of the Congrega-
tional Church Building Society.
The council to-day sent the following
message to President Mckinley.
THE Triennial Council of Congrega-
tionAl Churches sends you most cordial
greeting and devoutly prays that di-
vine guidance may continue to be
vouchsafed unto you and that the God
of our fathers may give such full sue
cess to our army and navy that the
unselfish patriotism of our people may
speedily be crowned with the blessing
of a righteous peace"
Rev. w. S. Hunt of Utah read paper
on Mormonism and the Present Situa-
ton in Utah" He made a strong ap-
peal for funds to carry on educational
work in the churches of Utah.
The following officers were. reelected
for the ensuing three years: Secretary
Rev. Henry a. Hazen, Auburndale,
Mass: Register Rev. William H.
Moore, Hartford, Conn.,; Treasurer,
Samuel B. Forbes, Hartford, Conn.
Auditor, David N. Camp, New Britain,
Conn.
At the evening session the report of
the Congregational Home Mission So
ciety was presented. and a general dis
cussion of the subject occupied the
time of the council until adjournment
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AGAINST THE INTERvENORS
The Safe Deposit Company's Mort
gage Must be Satisfied First.

STOCKTON, July 11.-Judge Budd
rendered his decision this afternoon in
the case of the California Safe De-
posit Company, as trustees, against
the Stanislaus and San Joaquin Water
Company, T. J. Drais and Charles Of
fer, defendants, and the Changers
Union ct AL, intervenors The decis-
ion is in favor of the plaintiff.
This is the case in which the defend
ant corporation mortgaged it's prop
erty rights to the plaintiff to secure
the payment of interest and principal
of S35O,OO0 worth of bonds of the COM
pany. number of persons intervened,
claiming right to have the debts due
them from the water company paid in
preference to the payment of the mort
gage debt. The court ruled that they
have no such right, and that as the
receiver appointed by the court had
received no net income from the prop
erty the claims of the intervenors were
not preferred claims, and could not be
paid until after the mortgage had been
satisfied.
The record-union., 1898-07-12
COAST RACES.
Hijo Del Diablo Wins the Special
Mile Dash for PAGERS in 2:16.

OAKLAND. July 1.-THE races at
the trotting park resulted as follows:
Special for named horses, one mile
dash Hijo Del Diablo won, F. w. sec
ond, Delphi third. Time-2:16.
Special trotting, go class, one mile
DASH Silver Queen won, Favor second,
Lottie third Time-2:21.
Pacing, 2:30 class, one mile heats, =
in 3, Lolita won, Resort second, Harry
Raymon third. Best time-2:16.
Trotting, 2:13 class, mile dash,
Mammie Griffin won, Toggles second,
Clay S. third. Time-2:12.
Special trotting, 2:17 class. mile dash,
Our Jack won. Myrtle Thorn second ;
Silver Ring third. Time-2: ia.
AT BUTTE.
BUTTE (MontD, July 11.-Weather
clear, track fast. Attendance large.
Results:
Three and one-half furlongs, Dutch
wen, Lou Watkins second, Oman Wood
third. Time-0:404.
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Five furlongs, Taghairm won, Himera
second, Pallucas third. Time-1:O22H1a.
Five and one-half furlongs. Miss
Rowena won, Mekallah second. Dorah
Wood third. Time-1:O1A, breaking
State record by y Of second.
Six furlonss. Distinction won. Duke os
York II. second, Joe Levy third. Time
ILL.
Seven furlongs, Dolore won, Lochness
second, Queen Nubia third. Time
1:291a
Six furlongs, Alicia won, Estro sec
ond, Mike Rice third. Time-1:1GH.