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The record-union., 1898-03-01
NICARAGUA AND COSTA RIGA
Condition of Affairs Causing Seri-
Gus Fear at Washington.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2S.-The condi-
ton of affairs between Nicaragua and
Costa RIGA is beginning to arouse ser
ious apprehension in official circles, and
it is said to threaten to involve not only
these two countries in war. but also
to draw all the Central American re-
pub.fcS into an armed conflict
The Diet of the Greater Republic. in
Guiding Near qua. Honduras and Sal
vador, has submitted a demand on
Costa Rica for an explanation of the
entrance of an armed force of 500 men
from Costa Rica into Nicaragua. No
reply has been given, SO far as is known
to officials here. The Nicaraguan au-
thorities assert that the 800 men armed
entering from Costa RIGA We're not au-
thorized, but were acting with the
knowledge Of the President of Costa
Rica. If Costa RIGA gives no explana-
ton in response to the demand of the
Diet, = is feared serious trouble will
follow.
The real controversy between Nicara-
qua and Costa Rica is over the territory
adjacent to the interoceanic canal A
recent incident has intensified the feel
ing ofsthe Costa Ricans over the bound
airy matter. This was the arrest of NJ.
Bache. the Costa Rican Consul General
TO Nicaragua, on the charge of being a
rebel. He was tried. convicted and SEN
fenced to five years imprisonment, but
subsequently escaped.
ii is not generally known that Score
tary Sherman interviewed in this affair,
and requested President Zelaya to re-
lease Bache. President Zelaya prompt
ly assented, and a decree announced
that Rache would be liberated in ac-
cordance with Mr.. Sherman's request,
If the tribunal convicted him of g. rev,
olutionary movement. Since then Mic
aragua has published the secret cipher
dispatch alleged to have passed be-
tween Bache and the Nicaraguan rebels
in Salvador. and Nicaragua claims It
fully establishes that Costa Rican Off
Gals were working TO overthrow the
Zelaya Government.
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REINDEER FOR ALASKA.
The Landing at New York Causes
Unusual Excitement

NEW YORK, Feb. 2S.-The arrival
of the Allan line steamer Manitoban at
the Pennsylvania Railroad stock yard
piers in Jersey City caused an unusual
amount of excitement there to-day.
Never before has any vessel brought
to this port more interesting cargo
of living freight than that which the
liner Manitoban landed to-day. On
board the big vessel which left Alien,
Norway, February 18th We're ia Lap
landers and Firms. men, women and
children, together with J31 reindeer,
40 sleds, over 800 sets of harness and
$500 bags of moss With which the deer
will be fed. This motley group consti-
tutes the Government relief expedition
to the Kiondike sufferers, and they all
arrived safely, after voyage of twen-
ty-three days.
Among the most interesting of the
men was a Lap named BALTIC. who ac
companied Nansen across Greenland
Through the interpreter BALTIC showed 3
medal which was presented TO him by
King Oscar for his services on that oc-
casion. Each one of the party has
some particular hobby, but all of the
men can handle the little gray-colored
animal, the reindeer, on whom they
depend so much. These animals were
locked in wooden stalls, which were
erected aft Of the main deck and be-
tween decks. There were six or eight
in each stall. and every one of them
had been dehorned, that they might not
injure each other in transit
Prior to their being turned into the
open yards for days freedom, each
animal has to have a halter made of
stout thongs of skin put on its head.
The reindeer resented this. and when
herder or sailor went into a stall to
perform his task he generally had a
tough time Of it. He generally tackled
the biggest fellow first, and a rough
and-tumble wrestling match ensued.
The reindeer We're let out into the open
yards, where they playfuly frisked
about. watched carefully by the herd
ers
The two trains by which the whole
expedition will be brought westward
were made up to-day Each consists
of fourteen stock and five box cars for
supplies, two tourist cars, a cooking car
and three baggage cars. They will not
start until tomorrow evening and the
comfort of the passengers is being ar
ranged for in the meantime by F w
Barksdale of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company.
Colonies Kimball and Western and
Captain Little met the party on board
the steamer. and had a long talk with
Dr. Jackson.
Lieutenant Devore had not arrived
from Washington. but he will accom-
pany The entire outfit to Seattle A
j. Rafferty,, A. w. Gumaer and L. s
Kelley well-known in the West as
Yellowstone" Kelley, will have charge
of the Lapianders.
Wnen they reach Skaguay the party
will be split up into three divisions
Rafferty, who knows that territory
thoroughly, will take one party to Daw.
son City; Kelley another to Cooks In
let, and Gumaer the third up the Cop
per River. They expect to reach their
destination in about six weeks from
now.
When the trains pull out tomorrow
evening they will proceed over the
Pennsylvania Railroad 10 Chicago.
thence TO St. Paul via the Chicago. Mil
wauhee and st. Paul. and over the
Great Northern Railway to Seattle
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NEWSPAPER MEN INDICTED.
Charged With Use OF the Mails to
Further a Swindling Scheme.

Los ANGELES, Feb. 2S-The Fed
eral Grand Jury to-day indicted the
proprietors of the Farm, Field and
Fireside," a Chicago publication. for al
legged use of the mails to further a
swindling scheme. This paper has
doomed land colony scheme in the
Big Rock district. north of this city.
1t is claimed that the land is not as
represented, and the titles poor and de
fective- II. s. Sweet, one Of the owners
Of the Chicago paper, was the local
agent Of the land deal. Oliver Miller
Of Myrtle made the complaint. A form
er Grand jury also indicted the same
men, but they escaped trial on a tech
nicality.
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THOMAS FLANNELLY.
His Trial for the Murder OF Ills
Father Begun at Redwood CITY.

SAN JOSE, Feb. 2S.-The trial of
Thomas F'lannelly, charged with killing
his father, Patrick Flannelly at Red
wood City on October 26th last, was
commenced here this morning Dis
trict Attorney Walker of San Mateo
County and District Attorney Herring
ton appeared for the people, and Straus
and Riehl of this place for the defend
ant. 1t Will take from one to two
days to select the jury Developments
show that the defense vii claim
justifiable homicide in the main and
emotional insanity as a secondary con-
sideration.
AZ the adjournment of court three
jurors had been secured, and six had
been passed for peremptory challenge.
A jury will probably be secured to-mor-
row.
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Kimble." His bony fingers raked across
the strings again and he sang the
quaint song I had enjoyed often VII IN
a child:
You CANT guess what we had 70 supper,
Cum a rop-strop-bottle Mr.. kimble;
Black-eyed peas and bread and butter,
Cum rop-strop-bottle Mr.. kimble
Beefsteak ham and mutton chop,
Cum a rop-strop-bottle Mr.. kilnble;
Make a niggers lips go fippity-hop,
Cum rop-strop-bottle Mr.. kimble.
And after each verse he sang the
chorus:
Keemo, Kimo, Kilgo. kayro,
Fleero, Fliro. tlayoray;
Rop-strop, periwinkle, little yaller booSer
Cum a rop-strop-bo bottle Mr.. kimble.
Though age had left its telling mark
on the person of Nose. his rich voice
was as clear as a bell. and the minstrel
of to-day cannot equal it for genuine
melody-Louisville Courier journal.
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CHRISTENSEN'S WEALTH.
No Will Has Yet Been Found Dis
posing of the Estate

STOCKTON. Feb. 2s.-Old Peter
Christensen. a wealthy bachelor farm
er. who died a few weeks ago on his
lonely ranch near Waterloo, this coun-
". left an estate worth upwards of
500 coo and so far as known no heir
of his resides this side OF Denmark
Public Administrator Norton is in
charge Of the estate as administrator,
no viii having been found.
1t was known that the old man had
a viii prepared Tor him. but il was
thought i; had not been executed. Now
comes the story that he made a viii
several years ago. and left it with the
late Judge Baldwin Since the death
OF Baldwin the document was mailed
TO Christensen, and after lying in the
Postoffice here three days was sent 10
the dead letter Office. and is now in
Washington or course efforts are be-
ing made To get the important docu-
ment. which IT is said viii give large
requests TO cid friends of the eccentric
niser.
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NO CRIME COMMITTED.
Judge Budd Renders a Decision in
the Case of Beach and Peet.

STOCKTON. Feb. 2S.-Judge Budd
to-day gave his decision in the case Of
Beach and Peet. on the motion TO set
aside the information.
The court held that no crime had been
committed. as the statute did not APP
ply TO dead waters or waters which
had no communication with other
waters.
This decision is a very important one,
and means that a man may Kill the fish
in his own private pond by any means
he chooses. The prisoners wele dis
charged
After the reading of the opinion the
court incidentally stated that the At
torney-General had asked that the
court take judicial notice of certain
facts, but Judge Budd stated that If
the court were to take judicial notice
OF any fact ii would be that the fish
in this slough We're carp, and that such
fish destroyed feed for game birds, and
were pest and a nuisance.
The District Attorney viii appea;
from the decision of Judge Budd. or
the ground that an error was committed
by the court in allowing the evidence
taken at the preliminary examination
to be considered in the case.
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the forefinger of the nurse and drove
home an imaginary harpoon. and then
took in slack" on an ina ginary line
until the imaginary walrus was al
length landed
Then he fOndly showed how he would
drag the carcass to the ice hut. and
cut it up. and he made a putting sound
indicating fire. Next he munched
chuncks of imaginary walrus and then
rubbed his stomach and smile of con-
tentment stole over his features 1t
was all perfectly graphic, and it made
the visitor quite hungry to watch the
catching and the eating of the walrus
Then the snow began to melt. and
Julia threw it out of the window, while
Russian appeared refreshed by the
touch of the cold snow and his phan-
tom walrus dinner.
Down in the women's ward Aweba.
the little Eskimo girl. is easily the pet
of the ward. Nurses and patients
alike have taken the utmost liking to
her. They all say that she is extreme-
ly clever and affecticnate. and her
looks in no way belle tnis statement.
She has very intelligent face. and
might with the slightest stretch of
imagination, be called pretty.
Her views on the desira bility of snow
and ice entirely conceded with those Of
Russian, who, by the way is not her
father, although it has been frequently
stated that he is. On the subject OF
walrus she was reticent. but this NAV
nave been the fault of the nurse. who
stood beside Aweha's bed and said that
she didn't think she would like walrus
and also that Aweha was "a girl Of
great native refinement" Aweha
adores the nurse, and may have i'm
bibed some of her gastronomic views
about walrus.-Mail and Express.
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MINING FAIR.
A Large Sum Will be Turned Over
to Families of Maine Victims.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2S-The en-
tire receipts from to-day's attendance
at the Mining Fair, the largest exhibit
Of matters relating to mining ever
held on the Pacific Coast, which has
been attracting crowds to Mechanics
Pavilion for the past month. are to be
devoted to the relief of the families Of
the victims Of the Maine disaster
An extraordinary programme of a
military nature was presented for the
occasion. and while the result may not
equal that of the benefit given in New
York yesterday, the attendance amply
demonstrated the patriotism of the
people of this city and their apprecia-
ton of the naval heroes who met their
death in Havana harbor.
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FOX CONTEMPT CASE.
Argument Heard in Supreme Court
and Taken Under Amusement.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2S.-The Su-
preme Court to-day heard the argu-
nents in the petition Of NJ. w. Fox,
President of the Hale & Norcross Com
pany, for a writ of supersedeas, and
took the matter under advisement. The
suit was taken on an action COM
menced some time ago by G.. w. Gray
son. one of the stockholders Of the COM
pany, against the officers to set aside
their action in selling 10000 shares of
his stock for delinquent assessments.
The Superior Court gave judgment for
Grayson. and Fox declining TO transfer
the stock TO Grayson, as ordered by the
court, was cited for contempt. APP
pealed to the Supreme Court. and sub
sequently filed a writ of supersedeas.
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ANGELA r. SCOTS ESTATE
Appraised at Over Three Hundred
Thousand Dollars.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 2S.-The ap-
praisers of the estate of the late An
CELIA r. Scott filed a report to-day plac-
ing the value of the property at S:s06.-
l4l II. OF this amount S110,26o is
represented by vineyard and ether prop
erty in Santa Clara County. The wines
at the Pebbleside Vineyard and else
where are appraised at ST ,545 u. The
grape brandy on storage in the bonded
warehouse of the First Revenue Dis
trict is put down as worth $3,363 80.
The residence property was appraised
at $4,000. The total value of the
personal property of the estate is 500
0ol, and OF the real property 1913, GAO.
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LOCATING OF LANDS.
An Important Decision Rendered
by the u. S. Supreme Court.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S-The United
States Supreme Court to-day decided
that United States officials could not
take advantage of their offices to secure
advantages over others in the location
Of Government land.
The opinion was rendered by Justice
White. and was given in the case OF
Ransom Payne. who was a Deputy
United States Marshal in Oklahoma,
and or the ground when the land Of
that territory was thrown open to set
tlement, he took advantage of this
opportunity to locate a tract Of land.
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A Chinese Passenger Died Two Days Pre-
viOus, Presumably Of Smallpox.
The Trial of Theodore Figel,
Charged With the Murder OF
Isaac Hoffman, Nearing the End
Expected to Go to the Jury
the Latter End Of the Week
Strong Testimony Introduced
Yesterday to Esta blish an Alibi.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2S.-The O..
and Q. Steamship Doric arrived in port
to-day. one day ahead of schedule time
flying the yellow flag.
Immediately upon the appearance or
the vessel in the harbOr she was board
ed by United States Quarantine Officer
DR.. Rosenau who ordered the ship to
proceed to the quarantine station at
Angel Island. The passengers have all
been transferred to the station as well,
and will be held there for a number of
days.
Two days ago one of the Chinese pas
sengers died. The ships physician
was not able to fully determine, ac-
cording to his report, whether the death
of the Mongol had been due to small
poX or not However, he inclined to
the belief that it was. In order to be
on the safe side, the vessel and pas
sengers will be held in strict quarantine
and thoroughly fumigated. AS the cab
in passengers are always carefully seq
regated from those in the Storage,
there is no danger that any will con-
tract the disease
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JUMPED FROM A FERRYBoAT.
Two Young Women Attempt to
End Their Lives in the Bay.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. %. - Two
young women jumped from the ferry
boat Encinal this afternoon shortly af-
ter the vessel had left the city on the
1:4o trip. Both were intoxicated at
the time. and made a most dramatic
attempt TO end their lives in the waters
Of the bay. They jumped over the rail
together, but fortunately a boats crew
from the naval reserves sloop-of-war
Marion succeeded in picking them up.
The women We're landed al Folsom
street pier and conveyed to the ferry
Receiving Hospital. They gave the
names of Grace Parker and Miss Car
rillo, respectively.
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MURDER AT ENSENADA.
Crispin Cessna Shot and Killed by
a Customs Inspector.

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 2S.-The steamer
Carlos PachecO brought from Ensenada
this morning news of the murder of
CTiSpin Cessna last Saturday at En-
senada by Jose Nillasante.
Villasante who is a Customs In
spector at Ensenada, met Cessna at a
saloon there and in a row. the result
Of a long standing feud between the
men, shot the latter four times, twice
in the chest and twice from behind as
Cessna ran to get out of danger. One
Of the bullets penetrated Cesna's heart,
causing instant death.
Both men were intoxicated. and the
murderer is now under arrest at En-
Senada.
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PASSENGER RATE WAR.
Western Lines Will To-day Put
Into Effect Low Fares.

CHICAGO, Feb. 2S.-The Western
lines will put into effect cut rates 20
Puget Sound points tomorrow. From
Chicago to Seattle the first-class fare
viii be $50 80 and second class $31 so.
The regular rates are SOL 30 for first
class and sol 30 for second class The
cut rates Will apply through the st.
Paul ard the Missouri River gateway.
By the way Of ST. Paul the tickets Will
be sold at the fiat rate, but by the
Missouri River the rebate plan Will be
adopted.
Western passenger agents have spent
four days in arranging the details for
putting in the new rates, and have not
finished their work yet
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FEDERAL PATRONAGE.
Nominations Sent to the Senate b.
President Mckinley.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-The Presi-
dent to-day sent these nominations TO
the Senate:
State-Sol Berliner of New York. to
be Consul at Teneriffe. Canary Islands.
Interior-John c. Martin, Receiver of
Public Moneys, at Prescott, A. 7.
Navy-Captain Henry Is. Robson, to
be a Commodore; Captain Winfield ).
Schley, to be Commodore; Command
err Theodore F. Jewell to be Captain:
Commander William NJ. Folger, TO be
Captain; Lieutenant-C Commander An
drew Dunlap, TO be Commander;
Lieutenant-C Commander Richard Rush,
to be a Commander.
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General William Booth.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 2S.-General
William Booth, founder of the Saliva
ton Army, was given a rousing recep-
ton to-day upon the occasion OF his
second visit to this city. On his ar
rival from Oakland, where he spoke
last night, he was escorted TO the Cali
fornia Theater. where he led a monster
conservation meeting. which was at
tended by thousands of people of vari-
Gus denominations. General Booth also
conducted another large meeting later
on at the same place, where he deliv-
cred an address on Salvation"
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Wanted-An Autograph.

You arc the celebrated Chu1niev
JONES. l believe?'
That is my name, sir. What can
l do for your
Well. Mr.. Jones. came to ask you
for your autograph"
My autograph? Delighted. I'm sure.
Have you any preference as to its
FORM"
1T it is all the same to you, Mr.. Jones.
l should prefer it at the bottom of a
check for $50 made to the order Of
Snip Il Cuttun. tailors. You have the
bill, l believe. "-Harper's Bazaar.
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LOS ANGELES WATER SUPPLY.
Three Propositions Submitted to
the City Council.

LOS ANGELES. Feb. 2S.-The special
committee of the City Council appointed
10 investigate the practicability OF re-
ceiving the city water supply from
mountain sources other than the source
leased by the present City Water Com
rany reported to-day. Three proposi-
lions were submitted.
The Colorado and California Mineral
Development Company offer 10 s Il IN 81
holdings on Firu Alamos and Elizabeth
Creeks, together with 1000 acres OF
placer ground. for $4,000. The Pa
cific Land and Mining Company offer
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Believed to be James Wiilet.

REDWOOD CITY, Feb. 2s-Sheriff
Mansfield has received dispatch from
Sheriff Ruffner Of Prescott. Ariz. to the
effect that James Willet. the third Of
the trio accused OF the Baden murder.
had been captured. The message is
brief. but the Arizona officer declares
that he is positive no mistake has beer
made. and that the long-sought fugi-
tive is now safely behind the bars.
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Wife-Murderer Owens.

MODESTO. Feb. 2S.-George C. Ow-
ems. who was convicted by a jury on
February DIST, was brought into the
Superior Court this morning
for sentence. Judge Miner or
dered him taken to San Quentin Prison.
TO be kept until his sentence of death
shall be carried out, at time to be
herea fter named. The attorneys for
owens gave notice of appeal, ard the
date of hanging viii not be named until
the appe al is determined.
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Remittitur in the Ebanks Case.

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 2S.-The remittitur
in the thanks case, denying the appeal
to the United States Supreme Court for
q writ of habeas corpus, was received to-
day. 1t is the last step in the legal fight
that Thanks attorneys have been wag-
ing in his behalf, and the murderer will
soon be brought from San Quentin to re-
ce.ve sentence of death The crime for
which he is to hang was the murder of
Mrs Harriet Stiles near Oceanside two
and one half years ago.
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Fa;r VIII Contest

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. IS. - Next
Friday argument Will be heard by
Judge Stack on motion introduced
by Charles Fair through his attorneys
IN his contest of the alleged last vii
Of his father, James G.. Fair. Charles
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Idaho Silver Rcpuhlicans.

BOISE idaho, Feb. ga confer
enee Of Silver Republicans from all sec.
tons OF the State was held here to
day About fifty leading men OF th'
party were present. After discussion
a resolution was passed indorsing tn.
recent manifesto issued by the Ma,
tional Chairman Of the Silver party
recommending fusion.
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ton to appear to the heirs of the de-
ceased Senator and to the legatees UNI
der his alleged last will. SO the record
may proceed. The attorneys represent
ing both sides of the case appeared in
court this morning, but on motion Of
contestants counsel the case was con-
tinued till Friday.
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Marley Succeeds Fuller To-day.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2S.-To-m NOR
row John Marley of Santa Rosa will
succeed j. Il. Fuller as Bank Commits
sioner. Fuller's term expires at mid
night tonight. Marley has been. Sec
rotary OF the State Board of Examiners
but prefers his new position.
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forty acres with water rights al Monte
Vista for S25o. Coo, and the Hemet Land
Company offers its dam. reservoir site,
fumes and bitches, with 800 miners
inches capacity for $4,000. The re-
port was referred to the City Engineer
and City Attorney for reports.
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The Secretary Of the Interior refused 20
issue a patent on the ground that MIR.
Payne could not. with propriety, take
advantage of his official position TO
make n location. and that, therefore,
his location was illegally made.
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Mammals Objection.

No" said the girl slowly; Il do not
think mamma would allow me TO ac-
cept an Acme wheel from YOU"
You think not?"
II am sure she would not. Mamma
rides a Hummer. Puck.