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Mail Orders Promptly Filled.
B. ILSON eco.
Corner Sixth and J Sts.,
SACRAMENTO.

NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO DIS
Incorporate. State OF California County
of Sacramento In the Superior Court
In the matter OF the application of
PARKER TRANSPORTATION COM
PANY Ia Corporation), for voluntary dis
solution.
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed Clerk of said Superior Court, that
a verified application, in writing, of the
Parker Transportation Company, cor
poration, praying for its voluntary disso-
luton in conformity with Title 8, Part >,
of the Code of Civil Procedure of said
State has been presented to said Superior
Court and by the order of a Judge of said
Court fled and the same has been set
for hearing by said Court before Depart
ment No. One thereof, at its courtroom, in
the City of Sacramento, in said county, on
the Sth day of March, 1898, at 1.30 O'Clock
p. M. and notice of such hearing has been
directed by publication in the Sacramento
daily ..Record-Unon," a newspaper pub
lished in said County of Sacra mento. as
often as said paper is published for Pc
riod of thirty days prior to said date of
hearing.
Notice is also given that at any time
before the expiration of said publication
any person may file objections to said ap-
plcatiorl.
Dated, February 4, 1898.
(Seal) W. E. HAMILTON
Clerk Of said Superior Court.
BY s. H Gallup, Deputy.
Miller & Brown, Attorneys for Petition
erS. f4-1m
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The Governor Has Taken No Official
COgnizance Of His Confession.
Believed That His Sentence Will be Com
nuted to Life Imprisonment.
Parties Just Returned From Daw-
SON City Report Everything
Quiet at the Klondike City and
Miners Very Busy-Robber1es
and Ho1d-Ups of Daily Occur
renee at Dyea and Skaguay.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 1O.-Govern-
or Budd has as yet taken no Official
coeniZance of the confession and plea
for mercy made by Salter d. Worden
Before it was presented he had re-
prieyed the death sentence of the con-
demned man, postponing the date OF
execution from February 1st to June
18th. AS stated at the time, this was
done chiefly for the purpose of giving
several medical experts an opportunity
of examining into Worden's mental
condition, the plea of insanity having
been set up by his counsel. His volun-
tary confession is regarded as virtual
abandonment of this plea, and it is on
his personal appeal for clemency that
the Governor is now expected to act
The prevailing impression is that Wor-
den will not die on the galloWs, but
will receive a Communication of sentence
TO life Imprisonment.
Harry Knox. Compton, Hatch and
other members of the American Rail-
way Union whom Wordens confession
duplicates in the Yolo trestle tram
wreck, which caused the death of En-
gineer Clark and four United States
soldiers, persist in their denials of his
statement. AT the time of the TRACE
dy, during the great strike OF 1891, II
was impossible to secure evidence
against them, and at this late day there
are not likely to be any prosecutions
based solely on the assertions of Wor-
den. They admit their former asso-
citation with the condemned man, bat
emphatically assert that the charges
he makes are merely put forward in
last attempt to save his own life.
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SOCIAL EVENTS.

The ''Nail' Club, a social organiza-
tion of fifteen young men, gave a
'klondike' party to their Vice-Presi-
dent, Master James Plunkett, last even
ing at the residence of his parents, 329
0 street. The parlors were handsome
ly decorated with flowers and smilax,
and a bunch of mistletoe suspended
over the pOrtiereS draped between the
apartments gave the olden excuse for
youthful sweethearts, and many were
the little maids enticed by ardent
swains to stand beneath it. The SOU
venirs presented We're minute picks and
shovels. A tempting repast ended the
evenings pleasure. Those present
were: Edna Stegeman, Mabel Punk
EFT, Amy Fromelt, Grace Richardson.
Leonard, Rosie Lynn, Jessie Gill, Mary
Cox, Eta Horton, Lillian Lampee. Mag
gle Wara, Annie Marks, Esther Marks.
Myrtle Somers, Nellie Lauser, Elsie
Featherson. Nellie McCollum, Annie
Keating, Ella Cochran, Lille Sanders,
Olga Turner, Pearl Noyes, May Glaek-
en-, Mamie Kennedy and Messrs. Fred
Schmidt, Bert Plunkett John Nc
Gushin, Henry Steigler, John Lyman,
George Knox. Clarence Hurlbut, John
Campbell, John Jenkins, Albert Der
man, Frank Featherson, Kersey
Chambers. Joe Brona, Willie Beck.
Charles Keil and James Plunkett.
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ton of the league, and Simpson Taber-
nacle was we'll filled to-day to listen
to DR.. Boards exposition upon phase
of this subject. While highly sugges-
tive, the urgent demands of the audi
ence for further light upon remedial
measures indicated the widespread IN
terest taken in the subject.
The days exercises began with exer-
cises of song conducted by Professor
Excel Professor T. Nicholson then
spoke to the school of the English
Bible" Miss Alice A. Brown read
paper on The Junior Tree" which was
an urgent plea for the junior depart
ment.
"A Model Cabinet" was next con-
Quoted by the Rev. T. M. Larkin, be-
ing a full showing of league officers
upon the platform.
During the afternoon session DIR. j.
n. Beard made his second address IN
the school of sociology. his subject be-
ing The Man and the Machine, or the
Rich and the Poor
During the evening session Bishop
McCabe discoursed upon the Bright
Side of Libby Prison"
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NOT so BAD.
Occidental B. and L. Association s
Affairs in Fair Shape.

The stockholders of the Occidental
Building and Loan Association held
meeting on Wednesday night and heard
a report from NJ. K. Beard, the acting
Secretary, regarding the condition or its
affairs, which had been represented 10
be in bad shape.
Matters We're considered at some
length, and the general sentiment was
that the association was not in tight
place at ALL Grove l.. Johnson figured
it out that it was less than SlO,OUU be-
hind, and his motion that they go right
ahead with the business was warmly
applauded.
Lest some stockholders might not
want to pay in their monthly INSTALL
ments pending a more thorough inves-
tigation of affairs, it was decided that
all moneys should be paid to President
johnson and Secretary Beard, and by
them be deposited in bank until furth-
er action be taken. If, on a more thor
ough investigation of the values of the
associations securities it should be
deemed advisable TO cease business and
go into liquidation, these new pay
ments will be returned.
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THE HENLEY CASE.
1t Is Nearly Finished and Will be
Concluded To-Day.

The case of young Oscar Henley, on
trial before Judge Gaddis of Yolo for
manslaughter. Will be concluded to-day
in Department Three of the Superior
Court and Will doubtless be in the
hands of the jury before evening.
The defendant was on the stand yes
terday and testified that John Scott,
the deceased, had insulted two young
women friends Of his, Birdie Schulze
and May WenZel. by applying the foul
est of epithets TO them. He tHen-
ley) had just arrived on the spot and
hearing Scott's words ordered him
away. Scott refused to go, and he
gave him a couple of shoves. The man
fell over on the cement walk and did
not get up. The witness said he then
got in his buggy and drove away with
young Keileher. as people gathered
about to assist Scott. He said he had
no intention of injuring Scott, but
merely wished him to go away.
The young women referred to testi-
fed to substantially the same effect.
The testimony generally did not differ
materially from that given at the in
quest Some of the witnesses for the
prosecution declared that Henley struck
Scott, while others said he merely
pushed him.
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WINE INDUSTRY.
California Corporations Efforts to
Prevent a Break in Prices

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 10.-The
California Winemakers' Corporation
recognizes that the situation is such
that something must be done, if a break
in wine prices is TO be prevented. 1t
has accordingly employed j. r. Miller
CT Healdsburg and Charles A. Wetmore
of Livermore to so among the wine
makers and induce those which still
act apart to pool their products with
those Of the corporation. \ series Of
meetings will be held in the dry wine
districts, the first of which VIII take
place At st. Helena on Saturday.
The corporation now holds about six
" per cent. of the last seasons vim
tage. This is sufficient 10 influence the
market. but not enough TO maintain
prices at the figures desired. To do
This from ~ 10 30 per cent. of the p
Go00Oo gallons Is deemed necessary.
Prices have not yet been much affect
ed for the reason that the advance OF
railroad freights from 81 TO 81 80 has
temporarily stopped heavy shipments
to the East.
dispatch from Santa Rosa saws to-
night that 100000 gallons We're trans
ferred 10 the corporation to-day by the
1talian-Swiss Colony and other pro-
Cucers
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FIGEL MURDER TRIAL.
Counsel Argue Matters Of Evidence
in Dispute.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10.-In the
Figel murder trial to-day the story
of the purchase Of the second revolver
Aliens gun store
Figel the witness said, came into the
store at 6:05 o'clock on the afternoon
of June 1st. Figel bought 3S-calibrc
revolver and box of cartridges at the
same time, remarking that he had sold
a }2-ca .iber gun because it was too
small Justin said that when he iden
titled the box of cartridges at the Cor
orner's inquest it was still sealed, not
having been opened. 1t was opened
afterwards.
AT 3:3o O'Clock the jury was excused
until tomorrow morning. in order that
counsel might argue certain matters of
evidence that We're in dispute as to
their admissibility.
Murphy proposed to prove embeZzle-
nent and forgery as motive for the
murder.
Barnes argued that motive for the
murder could not be logically and legal
~ deduced from the embezzlements.
The logical presumption was that Hoff
man was the man above all others
whom Figel would wish to live.
Barnes agreed that If at the conciu-
Sion of the trial on the murder charge
there was any doubt Of the innocence
of Figel he would consent 10 the trial
of the nine embezzlement and forgery
charges. The arguments viii be con-
1inued tomorrow.
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HARE AND HOUNDS.
Drawings for the Coursing Events
at Ing1eside.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10.-The
draw for the coursing at Ingleside Park
on Saturday and Sunday results to-
night as follows:
Prince of Fashion VS.. Van Media; At
Last VS.. Spray; Hercules VS.. Diana;
Won Brulle VS.. Nelly DAILY; Sweet Lips
VS.. Magis; Glenwood VS.. Sylvanus,
Fireman VS.. st. Nicholas; Wayfarer VS..
Pat Molloy; Nellie B. VS.. Duke of Oak
Grove; Swinnerton VS.. Sly Boy; Old
Glory VS.. Rapid; Annie DAILY VS.. Cen
nemara Grasshopper VS.. Fleetwood;
Lord Byron VS.. Logan; Rosewood VS..
Gallagher; High Born Lady VS.. Com
edy; Bend Along VS.. Laurelwood; Dam
sci vs.. Harkaway H.; Tod Sloan vs..
Silkwood; Flashlight VS.. Myrtle j.;
Mialmo VS.. Susie; Molly Bawn VS.. Ran
ger
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THE PITTSBURC
HOLOCAUST.
('ssgd asIId moIJ psnunuoO

Suddenly above the roar of the flames
and the putting of the fire engines
Which We're everywhere, came the more
powerful noise of the first explosion.
The din of falling walls foretold de-
struction and death in thunderous
tones. Those within the fire lines
were seen to fall in all directions.
Those outside the lines We're not with
out the reach of danger. The great
puff of air created by the explosion
seemed to make everything sway and
shake.
1t was on the Mulberry alley side
where the least danger was anticipat-
ed, the greatest volume of smoke and
preliminary outbursts of flames having
come out of the Pike-street side, where
the force of the explosion was the most
severe, and there the greatst number
of fatalities took place. The falling
walls crushed in the rear of buildings
having fronts on Pennsylvania avenue.
The side of the Hoeveler building on
Pike street was crushed in and entry
made for the flames.
At the Thirteenth-stre end of the
warehouse the most terrible effect of
the explosion was manifest. The en-
tire front was piled into the street.
Explosion followed explosion for
about half an hour between II and l
O'Clock. After each report like the
shot Of cannon, the fire burst through
the walls in all directions. Burned
out walls came topping down, and fire
men, policeman and spectators were
rendered almost powerless to act by
the sense of awe and terror was the
scene.
The explosions were caused by the
bursting of large tanks filled with am
monia, used in the manufacture of ice.
All day long tiremen, policemen and
other city employees have been working
at the risk of their lives, but up to
nightfall but little progress has been
made in clearing away the debris. The
work will be continued without cessa-
ton until it is known no bodies remain
buried. Blackened walls towering
midst heaps Of smouldering rubbish,
| threatened to topple over at any min
ute.
Twenty streams are constantly play
ing on the still burning ruins.
heavy pail of smoke overhangs the
desolate scene, and the tired policemen
have hard work to keep the hundreds
of curious on-lookers from getting
within the rope Gordon.
Many of the people who fled panic
stricken from their homes last night are
plucking up courage enough to return
to places not jeopardized by the fire
weakened walls.
Mayor Ford this afternoon, realizing
that some of the worst features of the
calamity are yet to come, so far as the
dead and heads of families are con-
cerned, and that many will be in need
of aid, issued a public letter suggest
ing subscriptions from the citizens for
distribution among the needy victims.
There is no reason to change last
nights estimate of the aggregate loss
of property. 1t is difficult to get fig
ures, but insurance experts say that 1t
will be at least 81 800 600, and may be
more. The total insurance is Vari-
ousy estimated at from SSO0, 900 10
$1,250,000
The cause of the fire has not yet
been discovered.
THE HENLEY CASE.
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POLL TAXES.
Shall the Rate for Chinese and
Japs be Increased?

Supervisor Curtis yesterday moved
that an annual road poll tax be levied
on all persons outside the city who are
not exempt by law.
County Assessor Berkey was present
and asked to be allowed to make few
remarks He did not think there should
be any road poll tax. and gave several
reasons why he did not favor ii. RE
called attention to provisions in the
revenue law, which state that, in ad
dition to the 81 regular poll tax, the
Supervisors may in their discretion levy
a higher rate on aliens who are not ELI
gible TO citizenship.
There was. an informal discussion
concerning POLL taxes in general ana
Mr. Curtis withdrew his motion, bur
no action was taken in the matter ex-
cept to make a request on the District
Attorne.- for a written opinion in the
matter
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LATEST FROM ALASKA.
Robberies and HoldUps Occur
Daily at Dyea and Skaguay.

SEATTLE, Feb. 10.-W. Kenney who
left Dawson City January 18th, ar
rived here tonight on the steamer City
of Topeka He reports everything
quiet at Dawson. All of the miners
are busy at work.
DR.. Rufus Smith of Dyea, who was
also a passenger on the City of Tope-
ka, brings with him two petitions which
are signed by the leading citizens of
Skaguay and Dyea, asking the War
Department to declare martial law in
those places.
DR.. Smith states that robberies and
hold-ups are of daily occurrence. In
his opinion the lawless element out
numbers the law abiding two to one.
The officers of the City of Topeka
report that a body can be seen float
ing around in the wreck OF the steamer
Corona. 1t could not be identified.
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MRS. HEBER'S BENEFIT.
The Concert Last Night at the Ger
man Lutheran Church.

There was 4 good attendance at the
concert given in the German Lutheran
Church last evening for the benefit of
Mrs. +. l.. Heber, the elderly and in
firm teacher of music. but many more
tickets were sold than were represented.
The programme consisted of the fol-
lowing numbers, which were greatly en-
joyed:
Il Would That My Love- (Mendels-
sohnl, Mesdames Coppersmith and Shee-
han, bass solo, Horace Crocker; soprano
solo. An, i Have Sighed to Rest Me"
WerdD, Mrs. O. Wilhelm, contralto
solo. My Little Love" (Hawley), Mrs
Il. II. Hawley; recitation. Miss NJ. Con-
nelly; tenor solo, r. 7. Cohn; soprano
sclo, Mrs. Mary Ross.
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ATHLETIC CLUB BALL.
Some of the Features of the Com
ing Masquerade.

The Sacramento Athletic Clubs
masque ball to be given at the Old
Pavilion on Wednesday evening. the
10th inst, promises to be the event of
the season.
The committee has arranged a novel
and attractive entertainment. under
double calcium lights before the grand
march The fun will commence a 5
O'clock and last until $3.50.
The entertainment Will consist of the
following features Little 5-year-old
Bob Shenck. in his great trapeZe act,
figure marching and drill by juveniles;
bag punching by J. Pendergast, the
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No Fiesta This Year.

Los ANGELES, Feb. 1O.-There viii
be no fiesta this year. The commit
tee of thirty in whose hands the call
ing or abandoning of fiesta was left
decided to-day to abandon the attempt
to hold this year the annual festival.
The direct cause of the collapse of the
fiesta of 1898 was the refusal of the
transportation companies to contribute
toward the expense fund.
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School Director Waller Indicted.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 1O.-The
Grand Jury to-day returned an indict-
ment against Samuel L. Waller, MEM
ber of the City Board of Education,
charging him with felony. His bail
has been fixed at 81, -. He will be ar
rested tomorrow morning. The charge
against him was preferred by Eli [.
Sheperd, an attorney, and is that Wal
ler demanded $500 to secure the ap-
pointment of Sheperd's daughter as a
teacher in the school department.
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PERSONAL MENTION.

J. Z. Sexton of Placerville is visiting
the city.
Hon. Grove l.. Johnson is up from
San Francisco.
Miss Winnie Clayton of Santa Cruz is
here on visit to friends.
Miss Anna Burke is on a visit to Miss
Addie Walker of Butte City.
Mrs ]. Leonard of Stockton is visiting
Miss Josephine NJ. Todman of 1920 N
street.
Mrs. William Elder. wife of the man
ager of the State House Hotel, is very
i'll from pneumonia.
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Big Eight in pyramids, the great
triple brother act, Roman cestus fight
ing by Professor Johnson and ]. w.
Gray, a fake boxing bout, wire per-
formers and the Juvenile pantomime,
double trapeZe act, etc.
The floor space for groups and statues
is about all taken, and those who in
tend TO compete should not wait until
the last moment, unless they wish to
take chances on being too late.
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A Pioneer Teacher Dead.

SAN JOSE. Feb. 1o.-Mrs. f. j. Bas-
sett, a 0ioneer school teacher of San
Jose, died to-day, aged 20 years. She
came here in the early fifties, and taught
for twenty-five years She leaves three
daughters. Mrs. o. A. Hale, Wife of the
senior member of the firm Of Q. A. Hale
& Co. Mrs. David Goodsell of Portland,
Or and Mrs C II. Field.
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The Charity Party.

The party given at Turner Hall last
evening by the Catholic Ladies' Relief
Society was a very pleasant affair and
we'll attended. G. Edward Hook was
Floor Director, assisted by John Cippa.
T. p. Flahive, w. II. Braun, George n.
Ryan. VIM. O'Neil. J. w. Heating. r. W.
McAuliffe, John +. Lynn and J. j.
Byrne.
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Fire at Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10.-Fire this
afternoon destroyed the Smith ware
house, which extends from upper Main
street to New High street on Bellevue
avenue. A large quantity of goods was
stored in the place, including the hard
ware stock of Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son. This loss VIII reach 5000. par
TALLY covered by insurance and Smith 5
loss is at least $1,000 more with no in
Stlrance
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Sold Counterfeit Pills.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10--George
Brown, who was recently convicted of
having counterfeited Carter's Little
Liver Pills and selling them with bogus
labels, was to-day sentenced by Judge
Joachimsen TO pay fine OF $500 for the
first offense. and TO be imprisoned in The
County Jail for two days for the second.
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Australians Bound for Klondike.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10-Amorg
the passengers on the steamship Mar
iposa which arrived to-day from Aus
,ralian ports, We're fifty stalwart min
ers. who are on their way to the Alas
kan gold fields. Some of them stated
that at least 5000 people would leave
Australia for the gold fields during the
next few months
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Change of Judges.

Governor Budd has appointed Judge
E. A. Davis of Marysville, Yuba Coun-
ty, to hear certain case set for trial
in Department No. Of the Superior
Court of San Francisco, for February
26 1898. Judge E. A. Belcher of that
department being disqualified. as were
the other Judges of San Francisco.
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Suicide in Arizona.

KINGMAN, Feb. 10.-Yesterday Fred
Ayers. near Pine Springs. Mohave Coun-
ty. Arizona, tied a string to the trigger
of his gun. placed the muZZle to his
head, and blew out his brains. No cause
Is given for the act. The suicide came
frcm Michigan two years ago, and was
unmarried.
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More Gold From Australia.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1O.-The
steamer Mariposa brought f45ooo0 in
coined sovereigns and f65. 600 in bullion
to- day from Australia and New Zea-
land. This brings the amount of gold
imported from Australia during the past
seven months up to nearly S13,000.0 900.
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Railroad Land Taxes.

TACOMA. Feb. 10.-Judge Sanford of
the United States Court to-day granted
an injunction restraining the Treasurer
of Lewis County from selling Northern
Pacific Railroads lands for delinquent
taxes Of 1891.
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EPWORTH LEAGUE.
Papers Read Before the Assembly
Mt Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1.-The attend
ance at the assembly Of the Epworth
League of the School of Methodists is
increasing.
At the present time the discussion of
social reforms is occupying the attea
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Alleged Embexxlemeut.

John Baker was arrested yesterday on
warrant sworn to by Mrs. j.. Gran
dali, charging him with having embez-
zied Sc 30 which he had collected for
her He furnished bonds for his ap-
pearance in court to-day.
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Extension Tables
Reduced in Price.

We have great many fine Oak
Extension tables that we have de-
cided TO close out at reduced
prices. They are six and eight
feet long when extended and hard
ly any two alike. Made OF selected
oak. heavy legs. with brackets and
good finish. Reduced to s. Is
and $S 3 each.
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En- Route to Repressa.

Deputy Sheriff White of Los Angeles
came up yesterday with a prisoner
named Frank Clark, who will spend
the summer at Repressa, the State re-
sort on the green banks of the Ameri-
can Riypr
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lCambriC EmbrOideries
at SpeCia! Prices.

Cambria Embroideries, good
heavy cloth and in choice designs.
Width OF cloth 5 to II inches wide.
Special prices &c, sc, IOc, IIc. I2c.
I5c and IoSc yard.
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Lui Sam was yesterday arrested on a
charge of fast driving. 1t is alleged
that the Chinaman was driving violent
ly after a white man who he said had
drawn revolver on him.