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The record-union., 1898-09-27
Ths Hardest Downpour Being in the South
ern San Joaquin Valley.
The Precipitation in Tulare County
the Heaviest in It's History
Considerable Damage Done to
Raisin Growers in Fresno Coun-
ty, but at Other Points the Rain
Was Most Beneficial.

FRESNO, Sept. 26.-Yesterday aft
ernoon it began raining at this place,
and by o'clock in the evening there
was a heavy downpour. For six con-
eecutive hours the storm continued, .93
of an inch of rain falling in all. At
l p. m. to-day is was still raining
hard.
The rain will do considerable dam
age The vineyardists had thirty-six
hours warning, and most of them
stacked their trays. but so heavy was
the rain that it soaked through the
stacks, and all raisins in the fields
will be more or less damaged. 1t is
impossible to- estimate, at this time,
how extensive the damage will be.
The rain will have a tendency to en-
courage early plowing for wheat. Feed
will be much benefited and stock will
be safe from now on. The rain will
also benefit those engaged in mining.
1t will also enable the electric power
plant of the San Joaquin Electric Com
pany, which has been practically idle
for several weeks on account of lack
of water, to continue operations.
The storm is a peculiar one, the
heaviest fall being north of Tehachapi
and south of Stockton.
SANTA BARBARA, Sept. 26.-Rain
thus far has amounted to over three
inches for the season The weather
is still threatening. The fall was
heavier than ever known for Septem-
Der. Some damage was done where
walnuts were on the ground on Pam
pas cut, but the good done is incalcu-
liable to orchards and ranges.
VISALIA, Sept 26.-The first rain
of the season commenced falling yes
terday evening and continued until
to-day noon. The total precipitation
was 3.54, the heaviest in the history
of the county 1t caused very little
damage in this district.
SAN JOSE, Sept. 26.-The rainfall
last night amounted to 2S of an
inch a total FOR the storm of 1.33
inches. The first last fall was on Sep
tember Both, when only .O3 fell. About
Rucker there has been but little rain.
The barometer is rising to-day.
SAN MIGUEL, Sept. 26.-As a re-
suit of the rainfall last evening and to-
day the farmers are beginning to feel
hopeful at the cessation of the long
drouth, though it is too early to say
that lie colli4AS "lileeA "iii AnFo Soiii
cient rainfall to insure crops. 1t is
still cloudy, with every appearance of
more rain.
YUBA CITY, Sept. 26-The first rain
of the season fell last night. Forty
one hundredths of an inch fell. No
damage to amount to anything was
done TO the fruit drying. The rain was
a general benefit. 1t is still cloudy.
STOCKTON, Sept. 26.-Twenty hun
dredths of an inch of rain fell here
last night. 1t began raining hard here
shortly after o'clock to-day with no
sign of a let up.
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 26.-At IL o'clock
tonight a very light rain is falling,
with prospects of a regular storm be-
fore morning.
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Purse for Corbett and Sharkey.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 26.-The
National Athletic Club of San Fran
cisco made an offer to Corbett and
Sharkey this evening of a purse of So
O00 for a twenty-round contest in No
vember or any month between October
and February. In making this offer
the club withdraWs it's offer of $4,000
for Corbett and Jeffries, and gives as
the reason therefor that Corbett an
nVnced to-day that he would meet
either Sharkey or Jeffries, so the Ma
tional Club prefers Corbett and Shar-
key as a drawing card.
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FIRE AT SAN JOSE.
The Hotel Vendome Suffers a Great
Amount of Damage

SAN JOSE, Sept. 2G.-Great damage
was caused by fire tonight to the Ho-
tel Vendcme in this city, which is one
OF the finest hotels on the coast
The fire started in an electric light
fuse flue in the rear portion of one of
the second-fioor galleries. A still alarm
at 10 O'Clock was followed by a gem
eral alarm.
In the meantime sixty guests who
were in their rooms on the various
floors were warned and taken to places
of safety by hotel employees
The rear portion of the structure was
soon wrapped in flames, and it was
only by hard work of the entire fire
department that the total destruction
Of the building was averted. The
front of the building remains intact,
the entire roof, however, being dam
aged by fire, and every portion of the
structure more or less damaged by
water and smoke
The loss is about $4,000. The build
ing and contents We're insured for $780,
OO0. There is no doubt that the no.
tel Will be rebuilt. 1t was erected in
1887 at a cost of about 100000
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THE OFFICIAL BALLOT CASE.
The Petition of the Peoples Party
Before the Supreme Court.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 26.-The Su-
preme Court sat in bank to-day to hear
arguments on the petition of Edward
Hutchinson and E. M Wardell, asking
the court to issue a writ of mandate
to compel L. H. Brown, Secretary Of
State, to place the Peoples Party name
opposite the names of the fusion nomi-
neeS.
Senator Stephen M. White, one of the
attorneys for the petitioners, asked for
a continuance until tomorrow, in order
that the parties might confer and agree
upon the facts of the case, and in the
absence of such an agreement that
commission be appointed to take testi-
mOny.
The court granted the continuance.
and, if necessary, testimony will be
taken before a commissioner.
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Big Depot for Military Supplies.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 26.-The i'm
preston prevails in military circles that
San Francisco will have the largest
depot for army supplies west of Phila-
delphia. The quarters for supplies
have already been swelled by the addi-
ton of the old Examiner" building on
Mission street. This was secured for
the purpose of storing arms, equip
ments, etc, released by the Sixth and
Seventh California Regiments when
mustered out. 1t is said that the build
ing now occupied by Wells, Fargo &
Co. will be utilized as soon as the COM
pany moves to its new location
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FROM THE FAR NORTH.
Seventeen Prospectors Known to
Have Been Drowned.

PORT TOWNSEND, Sept. 26.-The
steam schooner Fulton arrived tonight,
fourteen days from St. Michael, having
encountered several severe gales dur
ing the voyage. She brought fifty nine
miners from nearly every mining dis
trict in Alaska, and among the crowd,
according to the statement of the
purser, there is between $4,000 and
500, 900 in gold dust.
Among the passengers were John
Emerson of Minnesota and Charles
Daniels of Honolulu, who left Kotzebue
Sound August 2Sth. They have pros
pected nearly every stream emptying
into the sound, but found nothing be-
yond small colors. They had heard
nothing of the reported strike on the
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NEW Ell DORADO.
A Rich Strike Said to Have Been
Made in Northern California.

MEDFORD (Or), Sept. 26.-The
greatest mining excitement ever
known in Northern California has been
caused by rich strike claimed to have
been made in the Siskiyou Mountains.
one mile from the Jackson County line,
in Northern California, on what is
known as Sterling Butte.
William Angle and Jordan Brown are
the alleged discoverers. They came to
Medford last night claiming to have
fifty pounds of gold dust They say
they have been prospecting for about
six weeks, and struck the pay dirt two
weeks ago. They have taken out about
sixty pounds of gold, and are very en-
thusiastic as to future developments.
The mine is said to be 700 feet
above sea level. The altitude will
make it impossible to work more than
few weeks longer this winter. but it
is likely that hundreds of people will
be in the vicinity within the next few
DAYS
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METHODISTs.
Conference Appointments for the
Fresno District.

Fresno District.
SANTAN BARBARA, Sept. 90
Among the conference appointments at
the Methodist conference to-day were
the following:
Fresno District-Presiding Elder, T.
G. Miller; Arroyo Grande, w. B. Bell;
Bakersfield, J. NJ Rich; Estrella, P. A
Sigler; Fillmore A. Bembree; Fresno
A Graves; Goleta, G. w. Stowell;
Grangerville, J. A. Mcmillan; Hanford,
G. A. Miller; Hueneme, A. M. Osborne;
Kern, Stephen Gascoigne; Kernville, j.
G. Livingstone; Lompoc, j. c. Elliott;
Los Alamos, J. H. Henry; Pieru, B. A.
Johnson; Reedley and Traver, William
Dinwoodie; Sanger and Easton, G.. E.
Foster; San Luis Obispo, j. M. Hill;
Santa Barbara, c. A. Westenberg;
Santa Paula, Frederick Miller; San Mi
guel Alfred Ramey; Santa Maria and
Nipomo, S. S. Sampson; Selma, S. B.
Woolport; Tehachapi, c. H Woolley;
Tulare, S. H. Enyert; Ventura. E. S.
Chase; Visalia, j. H. Avery; Joaguina
and Lakeside, H N. Baker; West SAT-
icoy and Montalvo, F. w. Johnson;
Edward Thompson, Secretary Bible So
ciety.
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IllI22l;}7 l1![i};5;|l
Trimmed Millinery.

Millinery beauty is conferred
here this season, in our patterns
and in the output of our ever
busy work rooms. In millinery
beauty good taste and harmony
must prevail, and we've had
pleased callers to this beauty
array so impressed with the dis
tinctive perfection and the
marked fairness of prices, yield
to the combination as irresisti-
BILE and place an order for a
hat when no such intention
had been theirs when the visit
suggested itself. We're always
pleased to see callers, to show
our sty1es-buy or not-and
prices range to suit all-from
$3.50 to sig.
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Struck Her Brother by Mistake.

KENTON (Ohio). Sept. 26-George
Charlton, living two miles east Of town,
hearing noise in his chicken coop
about midnight, went out to investigate.
Soon his sister heard scuffie, and
grabbed an AK and ran to her
brothers assistance. Finding, as she
supposed the thief on top, she struck
him a fearful blow with the ak, but
soon to her horror discovered it was
her brother she had hit His skull was
crushed in, and the doctors have but
little hope of his recovery. The burg
lar, a junk peddler named Mike Smith,
was arrested
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NAVAL ESTIMATES.
Items for New Works at the Va
rious Navy Yards.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26.-As ap-
proved by the Acting Secretary of the
Navy, and prepared for transmission to
Congress through the Treasury De-
partment, the naval estimate includes
the following items for new works in
navy yards:
For Portsmouth, N. H.. 100000; for
Boston. 1861. 600; for New York. $612,-
O62; for League Island, S1o5,567: for
Washington S205,000; for Norfolk. So.
100000; for Port Royal, S. c., S145,O00;
for Key West, S11252O; for Mare ISL
and, 1891. $50; for Puget Sound. S55,-
500; for New London. $4,000; for gen.
eral preservation and repairs at all
yards, $45O.00
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THE CHINESE EMPEROR.
No Word Concerning His Reported
Death Received at Washington.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26.-Mr. WI
Ting Fang, the Chinese Minister, said
to-day that he had received no word
concerning the reported death of the
Emperor beyond the press reports.
The troublous condition of affairs in
China is exciting much apprehension
here, mainly because of the threatening
attitude of the great Powers and their
readiness to seize upon any preteXt for
further encroachments upon Chinese
territory. Following the return of the
Empress Dowager to power. which was
thought to be move in the interest of
Russia, a British fleet is said to be
headed for TIA Ku, leading to Pekin,
for. the purpose of demonstration.
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France to Recognize the Filipinos.

LONDON, Sept. pa special to the
Globe" from Hongkong published this
afternoon, says it is learned from
trustworthy Filipino source that France
has promised to recognize the Filipino
Republic. 1t is added that negotiations
on the subject are proceeding at Ma
Mia, where there are three French war
ShicS.
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Mrs. Langtry to Live in California

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 26.-The
Evening Post says that Lillian Lang
try is coming to California to live and
that she will soon remove her effects
from London to this State to take up
her permanent residence. Her attor-
neys in this city corroborate the story
and say that the Jersey Lily will prob
ably live on her splendid ranch in Lake
County. Mrs. Langtry has claimed this
State as her legal residence for many
years past.
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Inmates Of SoIdiers, Home.

plant in the action brought by Abbott
Kinney to bring about the disenfran-
ehisement of the I20 inmates of the Sol
diers' Home at Santa Monica has been
altered SO that the complaint is against
only five specified inmates of the home,
and the case will be brodght as test
case.
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New Oil Well at Coalirga.

FRESNO, Sept. 26-Word has been
received here from Ccalinga, announce
ing the opening of new oil we'll The
flow is 100 barrels per day. which is
large addition to the oil output of the
Coalinga district. The we'll is the prop
erty of Chanselor & Garfield.
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Cleveland Strike.

CINCINNATI, Sept. 26.-An applica-
ton was made to Judge Taft of the
United States Court for a restraining
order to prevent the striking workers
at the Cleveland Wire Mill Works from
interfering with the employees of the
company. Judge Taft refused to hear
the application without notice to the
parties implicated and set the hearing
for a preliminary for October 11th.
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Black
French CheviOt.
$l.5O yard.

Tailor made suits and also the
popular jacket or outing suits
are in great demand this season.
One, in looking for a cloth for
this purpose that will not
shrink OF spot in rainy weather,
will find in this fabric one
guaranteed against any such
fault. This weave is already
shrunk, sponged and ready for
the needle; it is all wool, full SO
inches wide, and has a quiet,
yet rich, elegance which will
also peculiarly adapt it to your
purpose.
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Handsome
Ready
Silk w aiStS.

In this line, style, dependable
ity and reasonableness of price
go hand in hand. They're all
of splendid qualities OF silk,
stylishly and well made, no
matter what the price. More
styles here to choose from, too,
at the modest prices we quote,
than you've ever chosen from
before, and they combine all the
latest points of attractiveness
in make and in coIors. There's
turquoise, cerise, royal blue, car
dinal, brown, pearl. gray and
black. Priced, $5, Sc and $3.50.
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Trinity Republicans Nominate.

WEAVERVILLE, Sept 26.-The Re-
publican County Convention met here
to-day and nominated the following
ticket: Sheriff, A. j. Danmtre; Coun-
ty Clerk and Recorder. George r. Wal
lace; Assessor, E. L. Newman; Treas
urer. A. ]. Davidson; Superintendent of
Schools. Lizzie II. Fox; Coroner and
Public Administrator, DR.. G. K. Os-
borne; District Attorney, D. ]. Hall;
upervisors-First District, j. Boyce;
Fourth District, G. w. Yocum.
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solano County Democrats.

SUISUN, Sept 26.AThe Democratic
County Central Committee of Solano
County met in Suisun to-day. Pernla-
nent organization was effected. Ra-
leigh Barcar of Vacaville was elected
Chairman, H. K. White of Benicia Sec
retary and J. A. Lamont of Vallejo
Treasurer. John Ryan of Benicia was
chosen nominee for Supervisor in the
Third District. Other vacancies, con-
sisting Of Clerk, Auditor and Surveyor,
were not filled, and the Republican
nominees for the same offices will
have no opposition.
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A Workman Killed.

clipping rust from the resurrected snip
Blairmore to-day, a man named Craig
was precipitated into the hold of the
vessel, by the staging on which he was
standing giving away, and killed. The
Bfairmore was capsized in the bay dur
ing a hurricane in 1895. She is being
refitted for service.
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SOUTHERN METHODISTS.
Preliminary Meeting of Annual
ConPerence to he Held To-Day

OAKLAND. Sept 26.-To-morrow af-
ternoon the forty-eighth annual con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South will hold its preliminary
meeting. and will organize on Wednes-
day morning in the Asbury Church.
Many important features are to come
before the conference, the chief of
which is the trial Of Rev DR.. Briggs,
which will be held in secret.
This will be the first annual confer
ence presided over by the new Bishop
T. r. Hendrix of Kansas City.
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Nevada Republicans.

CARSON (Nev), Sept. 26.-There was
no opposition to the following ticket at
the Republican County Convention to-
day: Senator, George H Mills; Assem-
blymen. Augustus Cults, Ed. T. Du-
puis, H. B. Van Eaten; Sheriff, Gilbert
Briggs; Clerk and Treasurer, George
Tyrrell: Auditor and Recorder, Charles
Peters; District Attorney, Sam Platt;
Commissioner dong term), j. F. Wood
bury; Commissioner (short term), Rob
ert Grimmon; Justice of the Peace, w.
Goodman; Constable, w. H. Christler.
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Jealousy Causes a Fatal Quarrel.

SANTA CRUZ, Sept. 26.-This after
noon a man named Hoover and j. Chi
leas engaged in a quarrel, when Hoover
threw Chileas to the floor and began
beating him. The latter drew a pistol
and fired, the shot not taking effect.
Hoover then brutally kicked Chileas on
the head, rendering him unconscious
Chileas is not expected to live, as his
skull is supposed to be fractured. Hoo
Yer is in jail. Jealousy was the sup
posed cause of the Quarrel.
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Republican Meeting at Eureka.

EUREKA (Cal), Sept. 26.-The Re-
publicans opened their campaign here
this evening at Rush Hall. An en-
thusiastic rally was held and the Hem
ry T. Gage Republican Club of Hum
boldt County was organized with 300
members. Speeches were made by J.
P. Monroe and T. III. Solvage. A drill
corps will be organized tomorrow, and
a lively campaign carried on by the
RapublicanS
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General Joe Wheeler.

NEW YORK, Sept. 26,-General
Wheeler took his final departure from
Camp Wikoff to-day. Tomorrow the
General will inspect the cadets at West
Point, after which he will go to Wash
ington. From that city he will start
for Huntsville to assume command of
the cavalry.
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The Iroquois to Go to Honolulu.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26.-The Navy
Department has decided to send the big
ocean going tug Iroquois, now at San
Francisco, to Honolulu for the use of
the naval station to be established
there. The vessel was purchased by the
Government during the war as an
auxiliary naval vessel, and it is said
that in addition to regular service as
harbor tug at Honolulu she will be
used as a dispatch boat running from
Honolulu to San Francisco.
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Black Dress Goods,

There are fine showings
OF novelties to-day-beauty of a
hundred sorts to see, and yet we
are tempted to but tell you a
word Of three fine black novel;
ties, which we are pround to
display and in which are rep
resented the three favorite
weaves Of the season, in which
are all the elegance that rich,
lustrous black goods can be pos
sessed Of.
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Mcguire at Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 26.-An enthu-
sfastic audience filled Hazards Pavil-
ion tonight and listened to the address
of Hon. James G.. Mcguire on the is
sues of the campaign. e. l.. Hutchi-
son, j. L. Murphy and Fred Baker also
addressed the meeting.
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FATAL WINDSTORM
:. IN ONTARIO.
A Cyclone Strikes Merriton With
Terrible Violence,
Wrecking Buildings, killing Three Persons
and Injuring Many Others.

Tonawanda, New York, Visited by
Terrific Windstorm, Smashing
Houses and Barns to Kindling
Wood, Uprooting Trees and In
juring Many Peop1e-The Prop
erty Damage Estimated at One
Hundred Thousand Dollars.
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Gage Speaks at San Diego

SAN DIEGO, Sept 26-The Repub-
hcans opened their campaign this even
ing with a mass meeting on the Plaza.
The speakers were Hon. III. r Gage of
Los Angeles and General w. II. I.
Barnes of San Francisco. The attend
ance was large. In the afternoon Mr..
Gage held public reception. which
was attended by hundreds of citizens.
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Darby Will be Admitted to Bail.

FRESNO, Sept. 26.-Frank Darby, ac-
cused Of killing Louis Boldini, whose
trial occupied the Superior Court all
last week, at the end of which the jury
failed to agree, asked this morning TO
be admitted to bail. Judge Webb grant
ed the request, fixing the bond at 3d.
000 The Judge stated from the bench
that the bond must be as good as cash
before he will accept it.
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MRS. EMMA A. HANCHETT.
Dies From the Immediate Results
Of a Surgical Operation.


SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 26.-Mrs.
Emma A. Hanchett, principal of the
Ninth Street School at Los Angeles,
died here to-day in a private hospital.
the immediate result of a surgical
operation.
The death of Mrs. Hanchett recalls
the mysterious disappearance of her
husband, Harry Jay Hanchett, who
some twelve years ago edited the
commercial columns of the 'Examin-
er." He gave up this position to take
charge of the citrus fair at Los An
geles. Suddenly he disappeared with
out apparent reason. Several persons
saw him in Eastern cities, but he de-
MED his identity. 1t was believed by
many that he had met with foul play
He has never been heard from.
Mrs. Hanchett leaves two sons, Rex
and Earl
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Health of Soldiers at Manila Good

WASHINGTON, Sept 26-The War
Department has received a dispatch
from Major General Otis at Manila, re-
porting the condition of the troops in
the Philippines. He says that the
health Of the men generally is good, and
that the percentage of sickness is
small.
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A Captain and Seaman Drowned.

CAHTO, Sept 26.-Advices just re-
ceived from Rockport give the meager
details of the drowning of Captain
Hanson of the steamer Scotia and one
seaman to-day. The ocean suddenly
became alarmingly rough, the steamer
had cut her moorings, intending to
anchor more safely out at sea, which
she succeeded in doing. The Captain,
having business ashore, took three sea-
men in small boat and endeavored to
land The boat was capsized by a
heavy sea. The names of the rescued
and drowned seaman are not available
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Suicide at Los Angeles.

SAN DIEGO. Sept 26.-S. B. Star
bird, "a years of age, committed suicide
at the residence of his daughter, Twen-
ty-second and F streets, this evening,
by shooting himself through the head
He had been an invalid for some time.
He came to this city about ten years
ago from Elsinore, where he was re-
ported to have made a considerable for
tune He is thought, however, to have
lost most of his property, and illhealth
made him Respondent.
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A Missionary Decorated.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 26.-Dr. M.
c. Harris, elder of the Methodist Epis-
copal Japanese Mission of the>~Pacific
Conference, has been decorated by the
Emperor Of Japan with the Order of
the Sacred Treasure. The honor was
conferred in recognition of services
rendered while laboring in the mission
ary field to subjects Of the Japanese
Empire
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Black Poplins,
Sl.25 ward.

This is an old style name, but
these are the new style poplins,
and Dame Fashion claims them
as favorites in the line of plain
weaves. They're a certain plain
richness which recommends
them to many stylish dressers
as against their rougher, rich
companions; 46 inches wide, of
a superior quality and weight
a stylish cloth for a stylish cos
tune.
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United States Coast SURVEY

SEATTLE (Wash), Sept. 26-The
United states coast survey parties, un-
der John Nelson and j. F1erner, have
returned from Alaska. Their summers
work is of great Importance, as its re-
suits will doubtless be considered in L.
termdning the international boundary.
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The Resolute Arrives at Key West.

KEY WEST Fla.), Sept. 26.-The
Resolute arrived here yesterday with
General Wade on board, having put in
for coal water and provisions. No
communication was allowed with the
shore, and the health authorities have
ordered the vessel to put to sea to-day
The Comal has also been ordered to
leave
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United States Minister Day.

LIMA Peru), Sept 26 Via Calves
ton, Texas, Sept. 20.-Colonel Richard
Day, the United States Minister to
Chile, arrived here safely last night
with G.. A. Bridgeman. the new United
States Consul at Bolivia.