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Mcintyre Court-MartiaI.

DENVER, Oct. SIN the court
martial of Chaplain Mcintyre to-day
the attorneys on both sides summed UP
the evidence and made their argu-
ments. There were no sensational fea-
lures developed. The court took the
case under advisement. According to
the custom in court-martial trials, the
finding Of the court martial Will be
sent, with the records of the trial, to
the authorities at Washington who,
after reviewing the case, will make
public the decision.
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A Leather Firm Assigns.

BOSTON, Oct. S.-The leather firm or
Hickman. Bissell & Co. of this city
assigned to-day to George w. Brown,
OF the firm of Pullivant, Brown & Fyfe
of this city. The firm has been deal
ing largely in hides and both sole and
upper leather They have been doing
business of 100000 year.
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Covert Cloths.
75C per yard.

One of the much sought for
weaves for strict style and de-
penda bility is the above named
44-inch wide fabric. We are
showing a very pretty line of
colorings, olive, myrtle, navy,
brown, gray and new blues, also
mixtures and two-toned effects.
For a serviceable and stylish
winter street costume at a mod
crate price they cannot be ex-
celIed.
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Not Guilty OF Murder.

CAMDEN On. J), Oct. Sc. III.
Shaw, who has been on trial for the
past week, charged with the murder Of
his mother, was found not guilty by
the jury in the Camden Court to-day.
The jury, which had been out all night,
came into court at 1880 with the YER
dict. There were 1000 persons in the
courtroom when the verdict was an
nounced. Shaw tainted, and had TO be
carried from the dock. He was released
this afternoon.
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Will Have to Serve Time in Prison

CINCINNATI. Oct. S.-The United
States Court of Appeals to-day refused
a rehearing in the case of Banker Mar
Gus A. Spur of Nashville, and he VIII
be compelled to serve two years in the
New York Penitentiary for false certlfi-
cation of checks.
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Accident to a Child.

Friday night October 7th, the little
daughter of Arthur Schrader of 1914
Twenty-fifth street, fell from a table
and dislocated her left shoulder The
dislocation was reduced next morning,
and the little girl is now comfortable.
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NATIONAL GUARD.
The Plan of Reorganization That
Has Been Agreed On.

At recent meeting of the Board of
Location and Organization held Octo-
Der 9th at the Attorney Generals Office
in San Francisco, the board decided to
admit eighteen companies of infantry
in the Second Brigade and seven COM
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Grim, No. 43I-Department Two
Filed October 4 1881

People, respondent; w. G. Griffith,
appellant. Murder. Reversed.
The indictment must negative the
presumption of innocence If the allie
cations can be true and the defendant
still be innocent, the presumption still
prevails. and a verdict of guilty as
charged does not constitute a convic-
ton of a crime.
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Roman PlaidS,
81 per yard.

The new Roman bengaline
plaids, "A inches wide, are nov
elites, rich in their combina-
tions of coIorings and their at
tractive corded effects. They
have been adopted by correct
dressers as the correct thing for
a smart separate waist, or for
an extremely rich and striking
separate skirt. They also find
favor for misses and children's
wear.
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Three Boys Burned to Death.

GREEN BAY CWis.). Oct. S.-Three
boys have been burned to death in a
barn near this city, in which they were
sleeping.
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Hotel Arrivals.

Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel
Yesterday: Dave Levy, Rio Vista: A
]. Smith and. wife. San Jose; ]. P. Lip
gpencourt, Los Angeles; B. G.. West,
Chicago; w. II. Afford, j. G. Haber,
yisalia; E. S. Chapman and wife. sGa ak
land: E. Berge A. p. Van Duzer, San
Francisco: j. F. Washburn and Wifi.
Putney; B. j.. Ryan, Nebraska NJ. ].
McNulty, Frank MCGOWAN. Fresno
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Who Knows Jasper Drake?

s District Attorney Ryan has received
letter from P. ]. Mead of 112 Boy
ington avenue, Stevens Point, Wis,
requesting information concerning Jas
per Drake, his uncle.
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Conhagration in New South Wales

enormous fire at Red Fern, the prin-
cipal suburb of Sydney, has destroyed
the whole of the area covered by the
shops and dwellings.
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The army of Germany boasts eight
women Colonelsl
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POisOr1!

"Adulterated teas are dangerous
to health. Some Of them are act
ually poisonous especially green teas
which contain copperas and prussian
hllle o-New York Herald.
A Schilling & Company San Francisco T.
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SHAFTER AND HIS ARMY.
GHAPHIC PICTURES OF THE CY-
CLONIC CAMPAIGN.

Stories of Men Right in It-Selec-
ton Of Leader and Picked
Troops-Inside History of the
Expedition-How Shafter Ward
ed OFF Disaster-Trying Voyage
on Transports-The Fighting
Regiments.
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THEY'RE OFF FOR PARIS
The Peace Commissioners Quietly
Leave Washington.
BRADFORD Is WITH THEM
As Chief OF the Bureau of Naval Equip
ment.H He Knows All About Coaling
Stations-Spain Appoints Her
Peace Commissioners.

Washington, Sept. 16.-The peace
commissioners, with the exception of
Senator Gray, Who is expected to join
the party at New York tomorrow, left
Washington at 4 o'clock this afternoon
without any ceremonies. The commits
sioners were accompanied by a consid-
cradle staff Of attaches and Savoy, the
faithful and trusted messenger, who
has stood guard at the doors Of the sec
retaries and assistant secretaries of
state for many years, and who in Paris
will still be on guard at the doors of
the rooms which the commissioners will
axe up as their headquarters. Before
leaving the state department Secretary
Day held a reception and aid farewell
TO all Of the employees individually.
Captain Bradford. thief of II bu-
reau Of equipment Of the navy depart
ment, was notified at the last minute
that the president desired his attend
ance upon the commissioner at Paris
in the capacity OF an expert, for no one
i'm the United States navy is so well in
formed as this officer as to the needs
of the navy i'm the matters of coaling
naval stations. He will follow the
commissioners or the next steamer
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Washington. Sept. l6.-The contract
made 10y the postofiCe department for
stamped envelopes and wrappers will. as
calculated by Third Assistant Postmaster
General Merritt, save the consumers OF
these articles at least $1,000. 600 yearly.
There Is "a very marked difference hetween
the prices which will go into effect Jan.
I next. and those which prevail under
the present contract. About 20 different
kinds Of envelopes and are to
be supplied. There are five which are
more generally used than the others.
Commercial size envelopes are among
these. The present contract price is Sl.6R.
and there has been q reduction OF 40 cents
per thousand on them. on extra letter
size there viii Toe a reduction OF 60 cents
per thousand. Extra size for enclosing cir
culars will be S.OS per thousand. a reduc-
ti0u n \ cents. The price Of newspaper
wrappers per thousand. 81. will remain the
same and LEGAL size wrappers will be 9
cents lower. the present price being ST.
per thousand.
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Otis IS NOT ALARMED
No Necessity, in His Opinion, for
Additional Reinforcements.
AGUINAlD0 Is EXClTABlE
The Better eader Are Amenable to
Reason and Anxious 10 Be Respected
by the Civilized World Auton-
omy Under America Desired.

New York. Sept. ia dispatch 20
the Herald from Manila says: The in
surgents changed their plans last night
and instead Of ~evacuating all the su-
burbs of the city. as ordered by Otis,
moved from Ermita TO Santana, where
they appear to be concentrating. II is
reported, but not confirmed, that
Aguinaldo ordered this place held at all
, costs. The former rebel chief, Abelo
Artacho. who was condemned to death
by Aguinaldo for ~treachery IN May.
and was reprieved and escaped, is
leading.
A Jesuit priest has been shot while
p~ersuading the rebels to desert Aguin-
aldo. A a meeting Of the rebel leaders
in Malolos. a majority will vote for
autonomy under American protection.
Coasting steamers are trading with
the province under Spanish rule.
Aguinaldo demands 50 per cent freight
receipts of the steamer trading with
rebel provinces. All Spaniards in north
ern province are now prisoners. Tho
rebels seized the stocks and cash OF
the tobacco estate belonging TO the
Company Tabecelera in Cagayan pro-
vince and also those of Copran in
Camarines province. The losses are
enormous. Aguinaldo denies the story
of the shipment of arms from Japan.
The arms were probably shipped by
priests for Artacho.
Washington. Sept. 16.-Thc following
dispatches were received from Otis:
in my opinion. based upon present
indications. no further force is re-
auired. The insurgent leaders are In
an excited frame Of mind h better
portion are amenable TO reason and de-
sire to make an approved reputation
before the civilized world. OTIS
THE insurgents acceded to the de
mand and evacuated the entire city Of
Manila except a small force in n Of
the outlying districts. No difficulty Is
anticipated. They express a strong de-
sire to maintain friendly intercourse
with the United States They organ
lied congress Thursday at Malolos TO
frame a plan OF government. \ mill.
tary government is being perfected
gradually and a large force is policing
and cleaning the city. The health Of
the command is satisfactory. Trade
and commerce are active. The treasury
receipts since August II are S5i0. 00n.
The Philippine monthly exchanges will
aggregate at least $3.50. 600, nearly one
half Is required to subsist the $1,000
Spanish prisoners. OTIS"
The Manila dispatch stating that
Aguinaldo had assembled all Of the FIJI
ipinos at Maloios gives no a]pprehcn-
sion 10 war department officials. as
they feel satisfied that the opportunity
for a crisis was passed when Aguin-
aldo removed his forces from the SUI
burbs Of Manila. So the American
forces in and about Manila are left
untrammeled. There is no disposition
10 restrict Aguinaldo in holding meet
ings Of his followers outside of the i'm
mediate field Of American operations.
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the time than can continue. but
though IL has passed there If evidence
That the consuming demand il very
large. How large can only be judged
after some weeks of waiting. But once
more 1t looks as II those who wait long
est are likely to pay most.
The business OF the country is ex-
panding so that payments through
clearing houses in the second week in
september were 22.5 per cent larger
than i'm 1892, n for two weeks IL pei
cent larger. From these and railway
returns. and such trade reports as are
II must be concluded that
much more business is being done than
In the best of past years, though not
always with much profit. Wheat has
gone onward much more freely and
h prices advanced 2 cents. IL is sup
posed that the advance is largely u
TO milling demand coming upon a
narrow supply. Exports are large.
3,OO1, 914 bushels. flour included, from
Atlantic, and pol ,051 bushels from Pa
cihc ports, and for two weeks 5,697, 800
bushels from both coasts. against
J. !69.s53 bushels last year. Receipts OF
wheat for two weeks of september
have been 1868, 1896 bushels, against
IA, 697 ,106 bushels last year.
The foreign demand will be smaller
and the American crops larger than
last year. The slight yielding in corn
was u rather to the government re-
port, which is not entirely discredited,
of n change in movement, which has
been small compared with last year.
The exports for the two weeks have
been 4,351, 33l bushels, against 7,075,363
bushels last year.
Bar mills are crowded with the gen
eral railway demand for automatic
couplers. and orders for street cars to
Japan n plate mills are crowded west
Of Philadelphia, while the foundry con
sumption is heavy and the rail mills
are not yet ready to accept orders,
which they cannot deliver for months,
being engaged far ahead.
Important cotton mills have stopped
and print cloths hold zoo cents, with
other cotton goods unyiclding. but
cheap material hinders operations.
Woolen mills represent rather better
orders, although much machinery is
idle, those who have not old wool bid
ding much below the current prices,
which are so far maintained that sales
for two weeks have been only $685., 300
pounds. against 5000, 400 pounds last
year and f7.015, 100 pounds in the same
week of 1892.
1t is worthy Of notice that $500 900
pounds of Australian wool was sold at
Boston for shipment to Europe. While
the mills cannot buy at present prices
except for mixture with other woods.
many insist, just as they did eight
months ago, that the old stocks must
be about exhausted.
Failures for the week were ia i'm
the United States, against 20i last
year, and % in Canada, against 40 last
year.
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IN CENTRAL AMERICA.
Agriculture and Commerce In the Re
pubIics south of IL.

publics south of IL.
Managua. Nicaragua. Sent. 1.-The
constitution forming delegates from
Salvador. Honduras and Nicaragua. in
their attempt to formulate a compact
acceptable TO those three states. have
separated into distinct groups on the
question Of the article authorizing the
government organized to collect and
dispose of all import duties. The dele
gates from Salvador declare that the
imports and exports of the country ex-
coed those of Honduras and Mica
ragua combined, although Salvador
has less than one-fourth the area II
either of the other states, n conse-
quently that the burden of taxation
will, under the proposed article. have
10 be borne by Salvador. which un-
equal mode Of taxation she declines TO
ssume.
One of the delegates from Hondu-
ras proposed as a substitute that each
state should contribute its proper pro
rata of the necessary expenses Of the
federation. Already two of the most
prominent members Of the constitu-
uonal convention from Salvador have
resigned.
The civil court has decided that the
Bank of Central America. limited. has
no legal standing ia Nicaragua: that is
that the Bank Of Nicaragua had no
right to change SITS name to the London
Bank of Central America. limited. and
its headquarters from Managua TO
London. England.
Cotton growing has revived again in
Western Nicaragua, owing to the low
price offered for the excellent quality
Of coffee, said 90 equal Mocha. grown
in this country. In 1Ees-C7 many cot
ton planters in the southern part OF
the United States pmigratad Co Mica
agu Brazil and other Central and
South American countries and engaged
in the work Of planting cotton. pruduc-
ing excellent qualities Of fine, long cot
ton fibre. The planters who came To
Nicaragua, however. abandoned their
plantations after a few years Of hard
work because Of the difficulties which
they encountered. especially In regard
to inferior transportation facilities
There were no dirt roads OF railroads
then (there is but one railroad now
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DRUNK AND DlSORDeRLY.
Many soldiers Disgracing Their Uniforms
at the Presidio.

San Francisco. Sept. 16.-There was
another roundup OF drunken n dis
orderly Tennessee soldiers late last
night by a provost guard from the reg
iment. Major Mcguire commanded the
guard and Adjutant Polk and Lieuten-
ant Chapman Of Company z assisted
him. The men did not carry rifles. but
each of them had a big army revolver
strapped to his hip beneath his over
coat. All the saloons I'm the tenderloin
district were raided and many intoNi-
Gated men sent back to camp.
General Miller has strengthened the
guards at the entrances TO the Preside.
The lines of the Tennessee camp have
been closed except TO the very few
members Of the regiment TO whom
passes are given. At intervals OF one
and one-half hours a roll is called in
each company. and against every man
away without leave. charges are pre-
ferred before a summary court. Colonel
Smith Of the Tennessee regiment has
asked permission TO send his more tur-
bulent men TO AlcatraZ island. Those
who were arrested the other night for
disorderly conduct were discharged
With light sentences or reprimands in
the police court.
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SAD SCENES At VIENNA
The Emperor Kneels Down and
Repeatedly Kisses the Coffin.
THOUSANDS ARE IN LINE
A Steady Procession Passes the Casket
Containing the Dead-An Attempt
ON h Life OF the Prince of
Naples by Anarchists.

Vienna, Sept. 16.-The public was per-
mitted to view the casket containing the
remains of the late empress of Austria
to-day 1t reposed on a catafalque in
the chapel of Hofburg, where masses
for the repose of the soul of the de-
ceased were celebrated necessarily at
three affairs until noon.
On the caske were four wreaths sent
by the children n grandchildren of
the deceased, while many other floral
offerings were upon the walls of the
chapel. At the head of the casket were
the imperial crown. the coronet of an
a~rchduchess and the jeweied orders of
the late empress.
AT the foot of the casket were a black
fan n a pair Of white gloves. Life
guardsmen were stationed at each cor
ner of the catafalque. There was a
steady procession of people until the
church was closed at 5 o'clock, among
them Prince Albert of Belgium and
other p~ersonages of high rank. Even
after the doors were closed thousands
remained outside. Both houses of the
Austrian and Hungarian parliaments
deposited wreaths "a the casket
After the blessing OF the remains, En-
peror Francis Joseph knelt down and
repeatedly kissed the coffin. He asked
the a of honor whether her maj
esty suffered much. They replied tina
she did not.
Count Nigra, the Italian ambassador,
has again protested against the attacks
that are being made upon Italians
throughout Austria. Count Goluchow-
ski, the Austro-Hungarian foreign min
lister, has replied that the emperor has
given personal directions with a view
of preventing a renewal of the at
taCks.
1t t%ranspires that a painful scene oc-
CURED at the church. The emperor
was Frustrated with grief. Upon ar
irving at the Hofburg chapel on
Thursday night his majesty became
almost unconscious from the intensity
of his emotion. Many of those present
wept in sympathy.
The Neue Weiner Tageblatt publishes
a report of an attempted anarchist out
rage on the Prince of Naples at Loe-
ben. Syria. during the course of the
princes journey TO this city. One an
archist, named Yizzi, was arrested.
Another named Gabliko escaped.
Geneva, Sept. 16.-An Italian named
Giovanni Silva has been arrested on
suspicion of being an accomplice of the
assassin Of Empress Elizabeth. 1t APP
pears thai he infinitely described the
circumstances of the crime and justi-
fed IT on Saturday last before the de-
tails were known to the public.
Potsdam, Sept. 16.-Emperor William
has started for Vienna.
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and the rates for the ocean ~transporta-
ton OF exports were high.
During the past W months the gov
eminent Of Nicaragua has been ex-
porting all the silver IL required for
custom duties. taxes. etc. or could OBJ
tain by exchanging its paper money
for silver in Eastern Nicaragua n
paying out its paper money until silver
was at a premium and increased in
price in eastern as well as Western
Nicaragua. In the latter section Of the
country the premium is II per cent or
more. 1t is, therefore. considered at
an early day only d~epreCiattng paper
currency can be expected as the cir
culating medium Of Nicaragua. The
silver sent from New York. Mobile and
other cities to Nicaragua to purchase
banana plantations and "cocoanuts viii.
Il is asserted, be promptly exported
and sold as a base for needed foreign
pNgHduE
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SPAlN'S CON MISSlONERS.
Rios l. Chief and the Names of the Others
Are withheld.

Madrid, Sept. 16.-The Spanish peace
committee has been appointed. Senior
Montero Rios, president of the senate,
win preside. The other names are with
held until the queen regent has given
her approval. Duke Almodovar de Rios.
the foreign minister; Senior Moret, for
mel secretary of the colonies, are en-
gagged in drafting the instructions to the
committee. The queen regent mas signed
the joint bill passed by the cortes au-
thorizing the cession of national terri
tory under the terms of the protocol.
General August, former captain gen
eral of the Philippines. accompanied by
his family. arrived to-day at Genoa
and is about starting for Spain.
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AFFAIRS IN CUBA.
Trouble with the Spanish Bank-Ar
Economic soup Kitchen.

Trouble With the Spanish nix
Economic Soup Kitchen.
Havana. Sept. 16.-Captains Hart and
Coster and DR.. Lame yesterday visited
the civil governor n requested that
sanitary improvements be made at Del
gado. where the Trocha hotel is stu
ated. so as to prevent an increase of
malaria, which is already prevalent.
They also requested that the streets be
lighted with electricity. The civil gov
ernor at once recommended to the nay
or that he should comply with the com
m~issioners' requests.
Admiral Sampson and his staff came
ashore this afternoon and drove around
the town. No official business has yet
been undertaken and no sessions of the
commission have been held yet. Robert
p. Porter left to-day for Cienfuegos,
where he goes to make a survey and
report upon the conditions existing
there. Before leaving he visited Cen
eral Mayo Rodriguez at the insurgents
camp. upon invitation of a number of
prominent Cubans, where he enjoyed a
typical Cuban feast. He was accom-
panied by Senior Benjamin Guerrer,
treasurer of the Cuban junta In New
York.
Captain Bondy, the Swedish military
attache, left this morning for Europe
by the steamer Fayette. Major Lever
son. the British attache. will leave to-
morrow on the steamer Santiago for
New York.
The trouble between the municipality
and the Spanish bank continues, the
bank refusing TO deliver sums of money
collected which should be applied to the
payment of interest due on the loans
to 49, 900, 900 and 49, 600, 900, which il was
ordered by a cabinet decision to be
turned over TO the municipality to be
] n .n1iaa ~ chair A~nanan1 GaNannnAfnn
temporarily the payment of the inter
est due on the bonds of the above
loan. Senior Ricardo Galbis, governor
of the bank. protested to the captain
general against the decision, maintain
ing that the Banco Espanol was an
establishment of credit which guaran-
teed the aforesaid payments of interest
and could not afford to bear SPANS
credit by such an arbitrary decision,
and especially as most or the bonds
ssued for these loans were held
abroad, and he fatty refused to deliver
the sum collected under this head. The
reason of the protest is unknown but
a decision is awaited with interest, as
affecting the national credit.
An economic soup kitchen which has
no connection with the government
kitchens, which have been ordered
closed. was opened yesterday in the
san Larzo ward, where a meal con-
sisting of a regular ration can be had
at the cost of three cents.
AdVices from Matanzas report a ter
rible condition of neglect at the San
carlos cemetery there. T~wenty-nine
bodies gathered between the Sd and
18th inst. are unburied and in an ad-
vanced stage of decomposition. infect
ing the whole neighborhood and Gre
ating a fearful stencil. The bodies had
been left unburied because no proper
documents accompanied them making
their burial regular.