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PASSENGER TRAIN DITCHED.
Timely Action OF the Engineer
Prevents a Serious Accident.

Los ANGELES, Feb. 1.-Southern
Pacific train No. II, which left San
Francisco at 4:30 p. m. yesterday, was
ditch-d about two miles south of Ra
VIENNA this morning at 11:20 O'Clock,
but aside from superficial bruises sus-
tanned by Fireman Her. no one was in
jured.
The train was running Ut the ra;e
of about twenty miles an hour, and
while rounding a sharp curve on an en-
bankment in the Soledad Canyon, be-
tween Ravenna and Lang, the forward
trucks Of the locomotive left the track
With remarkable quickness and pres
ence of mind Engineer Ferguson APP
piled the air brakes and brought the
cars to a sudden stop. but the engine
and tender broke from the coupling and
rolled down the embankment a disgnce
of forty feet.
Just before reaching the foot of the
embankment the engine turned bottom
side up, and in so doing Engineer Fer
guson, who had stuck to his post. was
thrown through the cab window a dis
lance of thirty feet and landed on his
head in a heap of sand. Aside from a
severe shaking up he was uninjured:
Fireman Ter was engaged in cleaning
the bell of the locomotive when The ac-
eident occurred, and Immediately jump
ed. He rolled down the embankment.
and was somewhat bruised and scratch
ed IN his rapid descent.
The passengers expressed their g.at-
ifude to Engineer Ferguson, whose
timely action in applying the brakes
prevented a serious disaster. and in rec
ognition of his bravery a sum OF money
was subscribed. which will be used
in the purchase of a token Of their a,-
probation. A purse was also made up
for Fireman Tier.
a wrecking train was dispatched
from this city to the scene of the ac-
cident. and the train is expected to
arrive here about > o'clock tomorrow
morning.
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Two Thousand Delegates Attend the
Convention at Portland.
Approve kcKinIey's Administration and the
Course of Secretary Gage.
4 Passenger Train Ditched Near
Ravenna, Los Angeles County,
the Quick Action Of the Engin-
Preventing What Might Have
Been a Serious Accident.

PORTLAND orr, Feb. 1.-The Re-
publican League of Oregon, in State
Convention. to-day indorsed the finan-
cial plank in the late national Repub-
lican platform, approved President Nc
klnley's administration and the course
of Secretary of the Treasury Gage on
the financial question. The resolution,
which was unanimously adopted, is as
follows:
Whereas, The paramount issue which
is now before the American people di-
Nidlng political parties and engrossing
the attention Of all patriotic citizens IS
the financial question: therefore be it
Resolved, That this League of Repub-
lican Clubs cordially approves and re-
affirms its belief in the financial plank of
| the last Republican National Conven-
ton; and be it further
Resolved, That we are in hearty ac-
o. the speech of President Mckinley at
New York on the 25th of January, 1898,
as correct exposition CT that plank and
the monetary policy of the Republican
party.
Resolved, That we are in hearty ac-
cord with the Administration and its
wise and efici mt scretary of the Treas
ury Lyman j. Gage, in their efforts to
resist silver monometallism and to give
additional stability and strength to our
present financial system"
The fractional fight among the dele
gates from the city of Portland threat
ened for a time this afternoon to disrupt
the convention, but their differences
were finally adjusted, and harmony
prevailed.
The Committee on Credentials worked
all day, and at $50 O'Clock tonight pre-
scented its report. 1t showed that 2OlS
delegates were entitled to seats in the
convention, 9G9 of these being from Null
tonomah County, which includes the
city of Portland
The committee in its report stated that
fraud had evidently been practiced, and
that rolls had been stuffed in the election
OF delegates from Multonomah County,
but that it was unable to segregate the
legal from the illegal delegates there
fore it was compelled to recommend that
al! delegates be given seats.
After an acrimonious debate of two
hours, on a motion TO throw out all del
egates from Muitonomah County, the
motion was voted down, and the report
of the Credentials Committee, seating all
the delega ties, was adopted.
Claude NJ. Catch, Mayor of Salem, was
elected President Of the league by ac-
clamton. He was called to the plat
form. and in brief address announced
his unqualified belief in the single gold
standard
Fourteen delegates We're elected to the
National Conference of the Republican
League, which meets in Omaha.
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WINE OUTLOOK.
Comment Upon the Statement
Made by Chas. A. Wetmore.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1.-The
statement made yesterday in Stockton
by Charles A Wetmore. the known
viticulturist, in which he stated that The
wine growers of California are con-
fronted With a serious condition Of
trade, has caused much comment.
Concerning the report that the Cali
fornia Wine Association had JUST
bought 100000 gallons of wine from the
Anglo California Bank at low figure,
l. Steinhardt says that the wine did
not belong. to the Anglo-California
Bank, but TO the estate of Z. GARNER,
and was sold by the trustees for the
best price obtainable, which, for the
bulk of the lot, was s cents, and for the
balance, including the choicest dry
wines and about 10000 gallons of port,
cents gallon.
Percy Morgan, Manager Of the Cali
fornia Wine Association. ridicules the
idea of the purchase of this wine being
Of any consequence. He said the cur
rent market price was offered, that the
wine was on u steady basis and the out
look good
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UNCLE SANS FINANCES.
Receipts and Expenditures for the
Month of January.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The month
ly comparative statement of the Gov
eminent receipts and expenditures
shows that for the month of January the
receipts aggregated S37.33333. 62S and the
expenditures $50 696.711 leaving a sur
plus for the month of S636,91I.
The miscellaneous receipts for Janu
airy include SS,53S 401 received during
the month from the sale of the Union
Pacific Railroad. Excluding this item,
the receipts amount to SIS. 40. 222222
leaving a felt for the month Of Sl9)l,-
ISL Deducting also the payments dur
ing November and December on account
of Pacific Railroad Indebtedness,
amounting to $40, 909, SD in receipts and
50 449. 1868 in expenditures, the receipts
and expenditures since July 1, 1897,
amount to $1S7 531,37s and S239, 439 2a1,
respectively, showing a deficit of SOL
S91 SOB
The receipts from customs .during Jan
uaIy amounted to l4,269, 1872, a gain as
COMPARED with January. 1897, of about
5000, O00 The internal revenue re-
ceipts also showed a gain of over 81 800. :
600 for the month.
Since July 1st the Government has
paid out on pension account near,y
$50. 000,000
The present net gold balance in the
treasury is the largest since August
1890 This accumulation becomes
somewhat brudensoTne, and for some
time past the Government has not en-
couraged it's deposit. Recently, how
ever, treasury notes and silver have
been coming in large quantities, and the
situation is consequently relieved. The
uncovered silver in the treasury. hay
ing served a purpose in the fall trade
is now being returned, and during the
last few weeks the supply has increased
from $500 to 81 S11 600 During the
same time the stock Of treasury notes
has increased from 81 ,900, 900 to 3,3S2.,
Uc0.
The receipts from customs and inter
nal revenue sources are both very en-
couraging to the officials, and altogether
the treasury situation is regarded as
entirely satisfactory.
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FATAL FIRE IN NEW YORK STATE.
ALVORD HOUSE OF GLOVERS-
VILE BURNED.
Six People Perish in the Flames
and Several People Injured
in Jumping.

GLOVERSVILLE On. ". Feb. l.
The Alvord House, q five-story brick
building, was destroyed by fire between
and s o'clock this morning. Six per-
sons persisted in the flames, and dozen
others were more or less injured in
making their escape.
The dead are: f. c. KimbaH of In
dianapolis, his wife and daughter; Ben
jamin +. Strickland, Henry c. Day,
Charles G. Rupert.
Mr.. Kimball was an agent for a glove
factory in this city, and Mr.. Strickland
and Mr.. Day were business men. Rup-
pert was bell boy in the hotel.
The fire started on the ground floor
about Z O'Clock, and shot up through
the upper stories with lightning-like
speed, the broad stairs and Railways
furnishing great hues which carried the
flames upward.
Almost Immediately after the flames
were discovered the alarm was sounded
through the house and the hig hotel
was soon the scene of the widest con-
fusion. There was a VIVID scramble on
the part of the guests TO escape from
the building with their personal prop
erty, but many We're forced to flee
without saving anything. A few of the
guests made their escape by the stair
ways, but the smoke soon cut off this
retreat.
The next resort of the imprisoned peo-
pie was the windows. AS their terror
stricken faces appeared the great crowd
below watched breathlessly, hoping
against hope that all would be saved.
The guests who were thus entrapped
did not long hesitate to take the risk
of jumping, though some We're rescued
from their pefilous positions by the
firemen. Others leaped from the wins
dows. several being more or less in
jured
Findlay Morrow. a travelling sales
man for an Albany house, clad only in
his shirt and drawers. jumped from a
window, landing safely in the snow.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Strauss of this
city, finding no escape by way of the
halls, stepped out of the window and
onto the narrow ledge or cornice, where
they stood for fifteen minutes awaiting
the rescuers. With the aid of lad
der. the hook and ladder company
men brought them safely to the ground
Mrs. Strauss lost her jewelry and ward
robe, valued at 81 600.
l.. G. Lambert. Chicago glove buy
err. jumped from a secondstory window
and broke his right arm besides receiv-
ing internal injuries.
Among the seriously injured are:
William Malonfck. travelling man, resi-
dence unknown, sprained ankle. Il. A.
Ross. travelling salesman, Rochester, N
Y, badly bruised.
The total loss on the building. furnl-
ture and property of guests will PROB
ably amount to S109.G0a, partly insured.
The fire started near the laundry. but
from what cause it is not known.
The firemen searched all day in the
ruins for the remains of victims, but
their efforts were unTew1rded- Electric
lights have been strung on the ruins
and a large force will continue the
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day by the Board Of Directors Of the.
San Joaquin Valley Railroad to Foley
Brothers & Muir of ST Paul, Mimi, con-
ditionally.
The reason for the proviso was that
no representative of the successful bid
ders was present to enter into deli
mite agreement. one of the terms OF
which is the filing of a bond in S1o000o
for the proper execution of the work
While the exact amount Of the contract
is withheld, it is stated by the railway
officials to approximate S35OOO0.
The construction of this tunnel is in
effect the starting. point of the direct
connection of the Valley Railway with
San Francisco. 1t is to be a work Of
great magnitude, permitting of the pas
sage of trains from Stockton to Point
Richmond. on the bay, through a range
of high hills lying between the tule
lands and the promontory. The tun-
mel proper viii be 300 feet, or a little
over one mile and a tenth in length.
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WILLIAMS AT LARGE.
Makes His Escape From the San
Bernardino Jail

SAN BERNARDINO. Feb. IA. Y
Williams, who was arrested in River
side a few days ago, charged with US
ing the United States mail for fraudu-
lent purposes, escaped Jail to-day.
Fred Porrard, Deputy Marshal, was
about to take MIN 10 Los Angeles, and
the jailer notified Williams to get ready
for the trip. Williams asked if he could
take a BATH and being granted the re-
quest, he hung a blanket across the al
ley-Way Of the jail, apparently to shut
out the view of other inmates. lie
then went to the window and removed
the iron bars which he had previously
sawed off and. using a rope made OF
Jail blankets. dropped to the ground
from the second story window, and
made good his escape. Officers were
waiting for him to come down, and dis
covered his escape within five minutes,
but no trace Of his Whereabouts can be
found anywhere.
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ATTEMPTED MURDER.
John w. Lynn Shoots and Probably
Fatally Wounds His Wife.

OAKLAND, Feb. John W. Lynn
shot his wife Martha Lynn five times
this morning, and probably fatally
wounded her. The victim refused TO
live with her husband, and this prompt
ed the attempt ST murder.
Lynn was arrested and placed in
cell in the City Prison. which contained
a gas jet. He tried to commit suicide
by placing his mouth over the tube, but
was prevented by the jailer.
The prisoner is feigning insanity. The
only statement he has made since the
shooting is as follows: God com
manded me to kill, and so l shot my
wife. and would have shot my boy, but
could not find him.
Lynn was keeper of insane at the .tg-
news Asylum. and prior to that time
had served FOR several years in a SINH
lar capacity at Ukah
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SAVED BY HIS WATCH.
A Fresno Citizen Owes His Life to
His Timepiece.

FRESNO, Feb. IA murderous a..
sault was made upon Thomas Maloncy.
saloonkeeper and politician, at O'Clock
this morning.
Maloney started to go to his rooms
above his saloon, when his assailait,
who had secreted himself in the pass
ageWay, opened fire upon him. The
first shot struck Maloney's watch,
which was in his upper left hand vest
pocket, smashing the watch which
saved the assaulted mans life but so
severe was the blow that Maloney was
knocked down. The bullet was found
in his pocket. Had it not struck the
watch he would have been killed on
the spot. Three other shots We're tired
by the assailant. and Maloney emptied
his revolver at him.
The would-be murderer escaped. The
police have been unable to locate HIM.
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YUKON RELIEF EXPEDITION.
Will Probably Not Sail From Port
land Until Friday.

PORTLAND tOr). Feb. 1.-The Gov
eminent Yukon relief expedition. which
was scheduled to sail from here to-
night on the steamer George w. FL
Ger. Will probably not leave before Fri
day. owing to the failure of the steamer
10 return from Alaska in time. The
Elder lay all day at Astoria discharg-
ing cargo of coal and she will not
arrive until tomorrow. General Mer-
Ram, commanding the Department of
the Columbia, will endeavor to hasten
the departure of the relief expedition.
owing TO the alarming condition of af
fairs in Alaska as set forth in the re-
port of Captain Ray.
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EX-COLLECTOR WELBURN.
Has Again Been Indicted by the
Federal Grand Jury.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1.-Ex-Col-
lector of Internal Revenue o. NJ Wei
burn has again been indicted The
Federal Grand jury, which has beea
investigating the charges against him
ever since it was impaneled last No
Vember, returned an indictment to the
United States District Court to-day
against the former official
AS Welburn is at large, the indict-
ment was placed on secret file so tha-
its actual contents cannot be known. A
bench warrant was issued and placed
in the hands of the United States Mar
shall. 1t is not known where Welburr
is at present. There is a rumor that
others besides Welburn have also been
indicted, but this statement cannot be
confirmed.
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Trans-Mississippi Exposition.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. IA Con-
ference Committee representing the
Chamber of Commerce. Board of Trade,
Merchants, Manufacturers and Miners
Associations and kindred bodies met
to-day at the San Francisco Board of
Trade rooms with Mayor Phelan and
A. {. McAusland of Omaha to take
further steps for the proper representa-
ton of California at the Trans Missis-
sippi and International Exposition at
Omaha After discussing the proper
course to pursue, committee was ap-
pointed to make preliminary arrange
ments and to consult with the Los An
geles Chamber of Commerce
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succession on StelZner's jaw. This
opened the fighting, and in the fifth
S'telzner brought his antagonist to his
knees with left on the neck. Casey
then assumed the aggressive, and up
to the ninth round appeared to have a
little the better of the contest.
Then Stelzner changed his tactics and
began TO lead. He landed hard on the
wind, ribs and jaw and Casey could
not return the punishment. The tenTh
round was all in StelZners favor, and
in the eleventh vicious right on the
jaw put Casey to sleep.
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Blizzard Raging at St. Johns.

ST. JOHNS On. F., Feb. IA bliz-
Zard is raging here to-day. A large
number of men have been driven off
by an ice foe in Trinity Bay, and it is
feared there will be 4 repetition of the
disaster of seven years ago, when forty
persisted. The thermometer shows 20
degrees below zero, and the cold is so
terrible that some loss of life must re-
suit. The Government is dispatching
steamer to the endangered men
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search all night. Two travelling men
who were reported missing We're ac-
counted for late tonight, leaving six
known victims.
DR.. D. D. Davis of Westfeld, n. Y.
jumped from the third story. He struck
the wires opposite the second story and
was thrown to the ground, but was
not seriously hurt.
j. II. Barry of Troy jumped from the
third story, and was only slightly in
jured
Elwood de Long, a fireman, was seri-
Ously frozen.
Andrew Watson of Toronto, Ont,
jumped from the fourth floor to a shed
and was only slightly hurt
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SAN JOSE. Feb. IA l.. Lowan-
stein, who had disposed of his jewalry
store here, was arrested at the depot
when about to take the train on the
start for the Klondike this morning on
a complaint charging him with obtain
ing money under false pretenses. The
complaint is made by Sigismund Salz.
an insurance, land and loan agent IF
Centerville, Alameda County Saiz
says that while he was drunk he was
robbed in dice game here Saturday Of
81 Ia by Lowenstein and others
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MRS. ROSA LAGERA.
Wanted in Cclusa County on a
Charge of Bigamy.

CARSON (Nev), Feb. IA Deputy
Sheriff from Colusa County, California
arrived here to-day with a warrant for
the arrest Of Mrs. Rosa Lagera, charged
with bigamy. 1t is charged that a
year ago Mrs. Lagera married one Null
len without having secured a divorce
from her first husband, residing in Coz
lusa. II is alleged that Mullen. in pro-
curing the marriage license, swore that
Mrs. LaSera was single. He was indict-
ed for perjury, and was arrested two
weeks ago to stand trial on that charge.
The officer has been unable to discover
the whereabouts of Mrs. Lagera.
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Selling Spurious Medicines.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1.-Warrants
were issued from the Police Court to-
day for the arrest of forty San Fran
cisco druggists charged with selling
pills under Counterfeit labels, which
they knew to be bogus. Complainant is
a pill manufacturing company of New
York, which claims thatjits goods hav-
ing been sold for one-third less here
than elsewhere, found upon investiga-
ton that it's labels were being counter
feited and a large business being done
in spurious medicines.
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Gift to the Volunteers of America.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1.-The Vol
unteers of America have received sub
stantial encouragement in their work
on the Pacific Coast. lady, who
wishes to conceal her identity, has deed
ed the organization an orange orchard
of twenty acres situated at ThermalitO.
near Oroville, Butte County. Colonel
Sturgeon, who has been in San Fran
cisco for two months as the leader of
the Volunteers. has the document max
ing over the land, which is valued at
$4,000. Just what disposition will be
made of it is unsettled.
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FAST RAILROAD RUN.
A Special Train Makes SIT Miles
in Eight Hours.

DENVER, Feb. IA special to the
Republican" from Cheyenne, Wyo.,
says:
A phenomenal railroad run was made
to-day between this place and Omaha
on the Union Pacific. The east-bound
passenger was delayed by al broken en-
CINE, and in order to get the United
States mail to Omaha for its Eastern
connections special train of an engine
and two mail cars was made up here
for a fast run The train left here at
7.45 this morning, and reached Omaha
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Los ANGELES. Feb. 1.-The pre-
liminary examination of Cardwall and
Harris, the Caiasbas ranchers. for the
murder of j. w. Hilton was begun this
morning. Coroner Campbell was on ,ne
stand all day. The defendants were
represented by five lawyers. and every
step was bitterly contested, and the
proceedings progressed very slowly.
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Edward Schiefelin's Estate.

OAKLAND, Feb. 1.-The appraisers
have fixed the value of the late Edward
l.. Schieffelin's estate at Sl42,G43. He
was the founder of Tombstone, AriZ..
and his remains are inferred at the
peak OF high hill overlooking the city.
The principal items in the appraisement
are as follows: Property in Los An
geles County, $4,000: life insurance
policies. collected, $4,000: bonds of the
University Of Arizona, $4,000: claims
against Pennsylvania banks, 100000.
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Orange Shipments.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 1.-Orange
shipments from Southern California are
now under full he2dway During the
season they range from forty to 120
carloads daily over the Southern Pa
citic and at present that line is carry
ing toward the East ninety carloads
every twenty-four hours. Three hum
dred boxes go to the car. containing
each on the average 200 oranges This
would make the present shipments of
that fruit over that line at present o.
100000 daily.
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CASEY PUT TO SLEEP.
Steiner Accomplishes the Feat in
the Eleventh Round.

VALLEJO. Feb. 1.-The Casey S.e,z-
ner glove contest tonight did not be-
gin until late hour. Stelzner won in
the eleventh round. Lon Agnew was
chosen referee, and the men We're to
fight twenty rounds for a decision
The fight was very slow until the
fourth round, when Casey became ag-
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Sized Her UD.

Superintendent think that lady
over there IS not being properly waited
upon.
Fioorwalker-Ch, she doesn't want TO
buy anything. Everything that has
been shown her she has declared per-
fectly lovely She hasn; found fault
in the least with apything.-Bos,o
transcript
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New Steamer Maui.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1.-The new
steamer Maui, built for the Wilder
Steamship Company of Honolulu oy
the Union Iron Works, had her trial trip
on the bay to-day. The vessel came
up to all the requirements, and she will
prove TO be a valuable addition to the
fleet.
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A Woman Commits Suicide.

Los ANGELES. Feb. 1.-Mrs. Fannie
Hickson, 81 years of age, committed
suicide this afternoon al the home of
Frank Prone, at Fruitlands. by shoot
ing herself through the head with
revolver Mrs Hickson's mind became
unbalanced through domestic trouble.
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Death of a Methodist Minister.

SAN JOSE Feb. Rev Thomas II.
Sinex. one OF the bestknown Methodist
ministers on the Pacific Coast. died at
Pacific Grove to-day. He was a ma
tive of Indiana. aged so years. He
had been a minister Of the Gospel for
fifty-tive years. The deceased came
to California thirty years ago.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. -Four
thousand cigars and three gallons CT
mescal were seized by customs inspec-
tors on the steamer Orizaba from Ma
zatlan to-day. The cigars We're en-
closed in flour sacks and evidently
smuggled.
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SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 1.-One more
juror. making n total of eight, was to-
day obtained TO try Theodore Figel The
prosecution has now only one peremp-
tory challenge remaining, while the de-
Tense has ten. Judge Cook has issued
q venire for 100 more jurors.
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Shortridge Continues to Improve.

SAN JOSE, Feb. 1.-The condition of
Charles A. Shortridge continues to i'm
prove. He was able to sit up to-day.
and his condition was such as to make
it certain there will be no difficulty in
removing him from Gilroy Hot Springs
to San Jose in few days.