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FSpanish Residents in Cuba Want to
be Under Our Flag.
The Situation In the Island Said to be at
Present Terrible.
II the War Should Continue An
other Year the Island Will Dis
appear From Among the Pro-
ducing Countries Of the World.

HAVANA, Feb. 12.-The annexation
sentiment is growing stronger among
the Spanish residents, and if it were
not for the strict censorship exercised.
this sentiment would be manifested
through the newspapers. Several mer-
chants and planters, some native Span
iards and members of the Conservative
party, upon being interviewed, declared
that the situation in Cuba was terrible,
and that if the war should continue for
another year the island would disappear
from among the producing countries
of the world.
Captain Sigsbee of the warship Maine
paid visit to-day to Senior Galvez,
President of the Council Of Secretaries.
and DR.. Congosto, the Secretary Gen.
eral of Cuba. Senior GalveZ. accompa-
nied by Senores Gown and Rodriguez,
respectively Secretary of the Interior
and Secretary of Commerce, later in
the day returned the visit, a salute be-
ing fired from the Cabanas fortress as
the party Went aboard the Maine.
1t has been resolved to open negotia-
tions with the insurgents in the belief
that the revolution could not be sup.
pressed by force of arms. Anticipating
that the insurgents would not accept
the new terms, it was resolved that the
Colonial Government would open ne
gotiations, thus saving the Madrid Gov
eminent from the responsibility. The
following propositions will be formally
rendered to the insurgents:
First-The volunteers will be dissolv-
ed and Cuban militia formed.
Second-The insurgent Colonels and
Generals will be recognized.
Third-Cuba will be called on to paw
only 500. 600 out Of the 5000, 600, :
600 Indebtedness due for both wars.
Fourth-Cuba will pay 100000 a
year for the crown list.
Fifth-Cuba will make her own treat
les without interference by the Madrid
Government
Slxth-Spanish products will have
only 10 per cent. margin of protec-
ton over similar products from other
countries.
Seventh-No exiles or deportations
will be made even in war time to Spain,
Africa or penal settlements elsewhere.
Eighth-Death sentences for rebellion
shall be abolished.
Ninth-Martial law cannot be ordered
by the Captain General without the as
sent of both the House and the Senate
If those bodies are in session, or with
out the assent of a majority of the
Cabinet If they are not in session.
Tenth-The Archbishop of Santiago
de Cuba shall be native Cuban.
Eleventh-The actual insurgent par
ty shall have three seats in the first
Cabinet.
Twelfth-An armistice of fifteen days
shall be granted for the discussion of
the terms of peace.
These terms are accepted by the au-
tomist party in full, with the exceptions
of Senors Galvez, Montero, Zayas and
Delonte
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A BLAZE AT NEW YORK.
Another Fire Breaks Out at the
Empire State Metrouolis.

NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-The fire lines
which We're drawn around the scene
of the Nassau-street fire last night were
not removed until after a. m. to-day
AT that hour tons of water were still
being poured on the smoldering en-
bers.
About 8 o'clock this morning the
building at 81 Park Row caught fire,
owing, it is said, to sparks blown from
the Nassau-street fire. The "Cateras,"
a hotel publication, was damaged to
the. extent of $4,000, and the office of
William Steinitz suffered in a similar
manner. The total loss was about
81, 600
The police to-day stated that the
Nassau Chambers building had been
damaged to the extent of 100000, and
it's tenants $500 The damage to
the tenants at 10 and 112 Nassau
street is $4,000; at 11S, $4,000, and
at 122, $1,000. The Vanderbilt build
ing is said to be damaged to the ex-
tent of $1,000, and its tenants 5000,
making a total for last nights fire of
$244 ,O00
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tary Public that she paid w. c. Kreig,
brother of Councilman Julius Kreig,
500 in money and note for $50 to Sc
cure her husbands appointment on the
force.
She further deposed that she after
ward saw Councilman Kreig: that he
told her he had received only half of
the money, and that she could take her
own time in paying the note This
note was afterwards exchanged for or
ders on the City Treasury, payable TO
w. c. kreig, who collected them.
Officer Scuily was interviewed, and
'admitted that 500 was paid to w. C.
kreig for the purpose of securing the
appointment, but said that he had never
had any conversation with the Coun-
Gilman about the matter. Scully has
been suspended, and the case will come
before the Council on Monday evening.
HARE CHASING.
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OUR FRUITS IN GERMANY.
Two Small Lots Shipped From In
fected Districts Stopped.

BERLIN, Feb. 1.-THE Government
expert examination to ascertain wheth-
er the San Jose scale may exist in dried
fruit continues. The expert reports
to the United States Embassy to-day
shows that out of 1000 packages of
fruit which arrived at Hamburg this
week. two small lots shipped from in
fected California districts were stopped
No Northern fruit has so far been
found infested. The lots stopped dur
ing the past few days were Sonoma ap-
pies. During the coming week 800
packages are expected Afterward
there will be few struggling lots. The
Government tests are quite fair. Sam
pies are only taken for the purpose OF
examination. This examination takes
a long time.
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A BURGLAR SUICIDES.
Took His Own Life Rather Than be
Taken to Prison.

SAN FRAONCISCO, Feb. 12.-At 4:30
O'Clock this morning Officers Peters and
Capels and a special policeman named
Rodriguez encountered a couple of burg
lars as they We're leaving a cigar store on
Montgomery street with their booty,
Seeing the officers, one of the men,
Edward Solomon, remained standing,
while the other. Charles Nelson, took to
his heels and dashed up Green street.
While Peters took Solomon into custody,
the other officers gave chase to Nell
son. who turned. and deliberately aim
ing at Rodriguez, fired at him, the bull
let just missing the officers head. Rod
riguez then dropped upon one knee and
took a shot at the fugitive, but missed
him. Capels then fired at the fleeing
burglar but claims to have also
missed.
Just then Nelson turned the corner of
Union and Powell streets, and immedi-
ately afterward the officers heard a sim
gle shot. Increasing their pace, they,
too, turned the corner but were sur
prised to find Nelson dead on the side
walk with a bullet hole in his breast,
while a smoking revolver in his right
hand indicated that he had committed
suicide rather than be captured
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AN IMPORTANT SUIT.
Will Decide the Legality of the
Terris Irrigation District.

RIVERSIDE, Feb. 12.-An important
suit which was brought TO determine
the legality of the Perris Irrigation Dis
trict and TO set aside the bond issue Of
the district will be decided by Judge
Noyes of the Superior Court on Mon
day
The suit was brought in the name Of
the State for the residents Of the dis
trict, and much depends upon which
way the case is decided. If against
the settlers, then it means that many
of them will have to quit their lands,
for they cannot pay the bonds and in
terest. If the decision should be
against the settlers. it will mean quite
a setback to the progress of the Per-
ris Valley, and indirectly against the
interests of the county. While, OF
course, the text of the decision is un-
known as yet, it is rumored that 1t is
against the settlers, and that it will up
hold the legality Of both the district
and bonds.
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SEATTLE, Feb. 12.-Hector c. Boil
long was shot and killed this morning
by Andrew Amen, who few minutes
afterwards blew out his own brains.
Amen and Bollong were partners in
a livery stable. Both men lived over
the livery stable. This morning Boz
long got up and started down the nall
way to the kitchen for his breakfast
Amen opened his door and fired at
Bollong with a revolver several times
Bollong staggered down the hallway to
the kitchen When he got into the
kitchen he leaned against the wall for
a few moments, and then sank to the
floor and died.
Amen returned to his own room, and
soon the crowd that gathered in the
hallway heard two more shots fired
Officers broke into the room, and found
Amen lying on the bed bathed in blood.
The motive for the murder of Bot
long by Amen seems to have been
disagreement over business matters.
Both men came from the little town OF
Schuyler, Neb. Bollong has a brother
in San Bernardino County, Cal, and
two sisters living in San Francisco.
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BIG FIRE AT CLEVELAND,
The Losses Estimated at Nearly
100000.

CLEVELAND, Feb. 12-The large
Hoyt building, on the northwest corner
of st. Clair and Bank streets. owned by
the Hoyt estate and occupied principals
ly by manufacturers of clothing, whole
sale hatters and furriers, was practical
ly destroyed by fire, with its contents.
this morning.
The fire originated in the rear end of
the building. and was caused by an ex-
plosion of gasoline. 1t spread quickly,
and upon the arrival OF the fire depart
ment it was evident that the structure
could not be esaved. A terrific explo-
sion rent the fourth-fioor wall to pieces
soon after the fire started. The flames
then ragged with unabated fury until 9
O clock.
The loss is estimated at 1915 600.
which is well covered by insurance. The
building cost 100000.
The following are the estimates of the
principal losses: Buckeye Wolf Com
pany, S100.OO0, fully insured Hexter &.
westheim. $4,000, covered by insur-
ance; A. Hexter & Co., $4,000: to S75,-
GOO, fully insured; A. L. Bassett & Co.,
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MURDERED AN INDIAN.
A White Man and q Half-Breed
Taken to North Yakima.

TACOMA, Feb. PA special to the
Ledger from North Yakima, Wash,
says:
Thomas Haines, white, and Charley
Ross, half-breed, were brought to this
city this morning from Fort Simcoe
to escape lynching at the hands of In
dams on the reservation. One or both
of the prisoners killed Watoose Ben
son, an Indian, on Friday last, though
the body was only discovered Thursday
of this week. They had a trial before
the Indian Supreme Court at the fort,
and .he evidence found against Ross
was very strong.
Haines had been selling whisky to
both Indians, and in a drunken quar-
rel Ross broke the back of Benson
and nearly scalped him. and the hair
all came out on tep of his head when
the body was dressed.
Ross was wearing part of Benson's
clothes when arrested, and his gloves
were found by the body Of Benson.
The trial of Ross and Haines is set
for Thursday, when United States At
torney Gay will arrive to prosecute
the case.
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wILMERDING TRADE SCHOOL
The University Regents Purchase a
Site at San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 12-The
Wilmerding Trade School, with a hand
some endowment of 100000 is now an
established fact. The site accepted
by the Regents was paid for to-day, and
the deed recorded by which Captain
James Mcdonald and e. d. Sawyer
transfer to the University a block of
land at Seventeenth and Solano streets
for $4,000. The market value of the
property is about $4,000 Mr.. Will
merding did not specify the location for
the school for which he amply provid-
ed. Other cities appealed to the Re-
gents, and it became necessary for a
citizens committee TO present the claims
of this city, which they have success
fully done.
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HARE CHASING.
Result Of the Coursing at Ingle-
side Yesterday.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 12.-The
coursing at Ingleside to-day resulted as
follows:
Van Media beat Prince of Fashion, At
Last beat Sea Spray, Diana beat Her
cules. Nelly Daley beat Van Brulle,
Magic beat Sweet Lips, Glenwood beat
Sylvanus. Fireman beat st. Nicholas.
Pat Malloy beat Wayfarer, Nelly beat
Duke OF Oak Grove, Swinnerton beat
Sly Boy, Old Glory beat Rapid, Con-
nemara beat Anna DAILY, Grasshopper
beat Fleetwood, Lord Byron beat Lo-
gan, Gallagher beat Prince of Fashion
in a bye, High Born Lady beat Com
edy, Laurelwood beat Bend Along,
Harkaway beat Damsel, Tod Sloan beat
Silkwood, Flashlight beat Myrtle, Susie
beat Mialmo, Ranger beat Molly Bawn
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MURDER AT SANTA MONICA.
Man Found Dead With Big Cash
in the Back of His Head,

Los ANGELES, Feb II. = Charles
Collins, 90 years of age, q mechanic
until recently in the employ of Grant
Bros, contractors, was found dead
among the sand hills south of Santa
Monica to-day. A three-inch cash in
the back of his head explained the
cause of death. The wound was evil
IDENTIFY made with an ak.
Pedro Garcia, a haIf-breed Mexican.
was arrested tonight, but charge of
murder will not be filed against him
until after the Coroner's inquest, which
will be held tomorrow.
Garcia and Collins quarreled recently,
and as Garcia, who was in straight
ened circumstances, has exhibited con-
siderable money since the murder, the
authorities are convinced that he COM
mitted the crime
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COAST AND EASTERN RACES.
JUDGE DENNY BREAKS THE
TWO-MILE RECORD.
Goes the Distance in a Race In
3:26h, Cutting a Full Second
OF the Record.

OAKLAND, Feb. 12.-The two-mile
worlds record. held jointly by Ten
Brock and Newton, was broken at the
Oakland track this afternoon by Judge
Denny, the gallant son of Fonso, who
defeated a crack field in the wonderful
time of 3:261a cutting a full second
from the former best record. Marplot
made a game fight for the first place,
but Denny drew away in the stretch,
winning by three lengths. Denny was
ridden by Charley Thorpe, and was a
hot favorite at II to 20. The Gunst
stake, valued at 81, 100, was captured
by Fleur de Lis, ridden by Tod Sloan.
Traverser took the place money. The
coast record for mile and sixteenth
was broken in this race, being made in
1862. Results:
Six furlongs. selling. Morinel (Spen-
cer). l. to /, won; Good Friend Con
ley), S TO 1, second; Blarney Stone Oh.
MARTINI. to 1, third. Time-1: 14A
Valencierne, Chihuahua, DR.. Bernays,
Bow and Arrow, Watomba, Abinet. Ca
tawba, Miss Remsen. Royal Prize,
Kaiserin and Ideal also ran.
Three and a half furlongs, Sanity
(Clawson) l to ,, won; Buena Ven
tura ,Conley) 3 to /, second; Foxey
O'Coanor), 10 to 1. third. Time-0:42
Odd Eyes. Rey Hooker, Ellen Wood
and Magdalenes also ran.
Six and a half furlongs the Filtration
stakes, value $1,000, Napamax
CThorpe). 2 to 1. won; Torsida (Conley),
: to 5, second; st. Calatine IT Sloan),
= to !. third. Time-1:21. Allie Bell
also ran.
Mile and a sixteenth, all ages. the
Gunst stakes. value 81. 800, Fleur De
Lis ct. Sloan), 4 to 5. won; Traverser
tClawsonl, ) to ,. second; Ostler Joe
CTuberville), 6 TO /. third. Time-1 :4614
Libertine also ran.
Two miles. selling, Judge Denny
(Thorpe). IL to -, won; Marplot
(Woods), IL to 5, second; Collins
Oones), s to /, third. Time-3: 26l2
Dick Beban also ran.
One mile, Paul Griggs Dorsey, to
8. won. Iincoln III. CT. Sloan), 6 to 3.
second; Los Prietos Gray, 8 to /,
third. Time-1:41. Flashlight. Prince
Tyrant, Draught and Little Chris also
ran.
RESULTS At NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. l2-Weather
fine: track good. Results:
Seven furlongss Pat Morrissey won,
Colonel Gay second. Elkin third. Time
Il :301a
Six furlongs, selling, Little Music
won, Mr.. Easton second. Bertha Nell
third. Time-1.24b
Six furlongs. handicap. Labouret won.
Dorah Wood second, Queen Nab third.
Time-1.16ia
Half mile. the Bayonet stakes. ST.
900. two-year-old fillies, May Hemp
stead ven. May Beach second, Dolly
Regent third. Time-0.50.
Mile and sixteenth, Robert Bonner
won. Royal Choice second, yannessa
third. Tme-1:51L
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DUNHAM'S SECURITIES.
They Will be Given Over to Jacob
SchessIer

SAN JOSE, Feb. 12.-Sheriff Lyndon
has levied upon the mortgages and coin
in the Garden City Bank belonging to j.
c. Dunham, the murderer. This is UNI
der the judgment of Jacob Schessler
against Durham for killing his daugh
ter and sole support, Minnie. The judg-
ment is for $4,000. The Sheriff secures
SJiO in coin, and notes and mortgages
for Sl,4OO. The interest will run the to-
tai to about $500. The matter has
been tied up in litigation, but the money
will now probably be paid to Schessler
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Lincoln Day at San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 12-At sun
rise this morning the United States
ship Mohican fired a salute in honor of
Lincoln day. In the afternoon the
children of the public schools, many of
them in uniform, marched to the Min
ing Fair at the Mechanics Pavilion,
where a programme of patriotic exer-
cises was carried out and a bust of
Lincoln unveiled. This evening Mayor
Phelan presided at a mass meeting at
Metropolitan Hall, and an oration was
delivered by Samuel NJ Shortridge.
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PRESIDENT DOLE.
Hawaii's Chief Magistrate Visit
ing His Brother at Riverside.

RIVERSIDE, Feb. 12.-Sanford B..
Dole, President of the Hawaiian Repub-
lie. arrived in this city this evening en-
route home from the East. Mr.. Dole
came here to visit his brother, George
II. Dole, who is prominent resident.
President Dole is accompanied by his
wife and his Secretary, and 1t is his
intention to remain here for a week or
more, after which he will leave for San
Francisco.
This is President Dole's first visit here
since 1891, at which time he invested
quite largely in orange grove proper
ty President and Mrs. Dole will be
given a reception by the citizens at the
Hotel Glenwood some evening this
week.
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Epworth League.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 12.-The Cal
ifornia Conference of the Epworth
League will be held in this city on
April 21st. 22d, 23d and 24th, at the
How ard-street Methodist Episcopal
Church, between Second and Third
streets. The programme will be one OF
the most complete. ever presented to a
league convention
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State Teachers Association.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 12.-The Ex-
ecutive Committee of the State Teach
ers' Association met in this city to-day
at the office of City School Superinten-
dent Webster Charles w. Childs of
San Jose. President of the association,
said that John SWEET and DIR. David
Starr Jordan had consented TO deliver
addresses al the next annual meeting
to be held in Santa Rosa. He also an
nounced that he was in communication
with President Eliot of Harvard and
President c. Stanley Hall OF the Chi
cago University, with the view to in
duce one or the other OF the two dis
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opening game of the College Alumni
League to-day at Central Park, the
Stanford nine defeated the Berkeley
Stanford alumni after spirited con-
test by score Of 5 to 3. The game
looked like whitewash until the ninth
inning, when the alumni scored three
runs through two bases on balls, two
wild pitches by flanagan andsa a hit by
ALLEN,
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Canadian Customs Law.

OTTAWA (Ont), Feb. 12.-It is Off
cially announced that the Government
is going to ask Parliament to change
the customs law by abolishing the re-
ciprocity clause, and making the min
imum tariff apply solely to Great Bri-
tain and possibly the colonies. This
becomes necessary, as with the Ger
man and Belgian treaties out Of the
way the present tariff would apply to
nearly all the world.
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RUNAWAY CARS.
Run Into and Wreck an Engine
Near Northam, Orange County.

FULLERTON, Feb y. - Two cars
broke loose from the east-bound freight
here at 6 o'clock this evening and ran
three miles west near Northam, where
the caboose collided with the Santa
Ana and Riverside train from Los An
geles. AS soon as the engineer on the
passenger train saw the runaway cars
he reversed his engine. but the caboose
struck ii with terrible force. throwing
the front trucks off the track and
breaking a pipe in the engine. which
caused all the steam TO escape. The
caboose was completely wrecked. The
track is being cleared tonight. No
one was injured in the accident
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campaign and the Serbo- Turkish war;
AT the outbreak of the war between Tur-
key and Russia he was placed in COM
mand of the fifth army corps, which did
great fighting. He has several times
been Minister of War; and has also oc-
cupied the post of Grand Marshal of
the palace. Osman Pasha is in personal
appearance and character typical SOL
dier of the Ottoman empire.
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OSMAN PASHA DEAD.
The Uncle of the Khedive Expires
With a Stroke of ApOplexy.

CAIRO, Feb. 12-Osman Pasha, un-
Gle of the Khedive, is dead. His death
was due to apoplexy.
Osman Pasha won great distinction in
the Russo-Turkish war by his defense
of Plevna against the Russians. He
was born at Tokat, Asia Minor, in 1882,
and received his education at the mill
tary schools of Constantinople. He has
had great experience as a fighter, and
was in the Crimean war, the Cretan
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Rev. J. A. Never Dead.

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 12-Very Rev.
A. ]. Meyer, c. NJ, who has been i'll for
several days, died at the Sisters Hos
pital this morning. He was resident of
st. Vincent's College of this city and
pastor of St. Vincent's Church. He was
in former years the incumbent of impor-
tant church positions in Baltimore, St.
Louis, Brooklyn and Los Angeles. The
funeral will be held next Tuesday.
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Accidentally Killed.

NAPA, Feb. 12.-James L. Davis, a
resident of Trubodys, while out hunt
ing to-day with a friend, was killed by
the accidental discharge of a gun in the
hands of friend. Davis was native
of Wisconsin, aged "a. and married. He
leaves a widow and daughter.
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Was a Member Of the Donner Part,

SAN JUAN, Feb. 12.-Mrs. Samuel
Breen, a member of the famous DON
ner party, which was snowbound in the
Sierras in pioneer days of California,
is dead, aged 9S years. She had long
been a resident of this town, and was
the mother of large family, one of
her sons James F. Breen, being Su-
perior Judge.
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Mrs. P1yler in Jail.

SANTA CRUZ, Feb. 12.-Mrs. George
F. Plyler was brought here from San
Jose this evening to answer to the
charge of mayhem. She appeared in
court unaccompanied by counsel. Judge
Smith fixed Monday morning as the
time for arraignment. AS she had not
furnished bail, she was placed in Jail.
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Cultivation of Tobacco.

ST. HELENA, Feb. 12.-An effort is
being made to interest the ranchers of
this county in the cultivation of to-
bacco. The soil is well adapted for
the purpose, and it is proposed to util-
ize the unsued wine cellars for drying
houses
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The Galatee Floated.

HULL (England), Feb. 12.-The Brit
ish warship Galatee, which was in col
lison February 10th with the passenger
steamer Marbella, has been foated with
the assistance Of tugs and docked.
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The Ordinance Void.

DENVER, Feb 12.-Police Magistrate
Ellis to-day declared the ordinance fix
ing the license fee for cigarette dealers
at 81 zoo per year to be excessive, and
therefore void. There is no municipal
tax on tobacco or cigar dealers.
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Aid for the Salvation Army.

SALINAS, Feb. 12.-The Board of
Supervisors Of Monterey County has
made an allowance of 81, 600 to the Citi-
zens' Colonization Society of San Fran
cisco to aid the Salvation Army colony
al Soledad
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The Buccaneer Has Left Havana.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-Consul-
General Lee has cabled the State De-
partment that Mr. Hearst's yacht, the
Buccaneer, left Havana at p. m. yes
terday.
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Forgery Charges Against Figel.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 12.-Several
charges of forgery and embezzlement
against Theodore Figel were placed on
the reserve calendar by JudgesCook to-
day, pending the outcome of the trial
of the defendant for the murder OF
Isaac Hoffman,
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yaouima Bay to be Improved.

WASHINGTON. Feb 12-Acting
Secretary Meiklejohn to-day approved
the project for the Improvement of
Yaquina Bay, Oregon.
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Going to Klondike.

ST. HELENA, Feb 12.-Thirty resi-
dents of this section have already
started for the Klondike, and quite as
many more are preparing to leave with
in the next few weeks.
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Condition Of the Treasury.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-To-d days
statement of the condition of the treas
ury shows: Available cash balance,
$21LS7S, 139; gold reserve, S165, SO. .OO3