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The San Juan times. (Farmington, N.M.) 1891-1900, 1898-09-23

On the 19th inst. the following dis
patch was received at the New York
Office of the Associated Press:
THE Philippine government desires
to inform the American government
and people that the many rumors cir
culated regarding strained relations
between the Philippine and American
forces are base, malicioul slanders Of
an enemy to both parties; are without
any truth, and are circulated for the
purpose of prejudicinG the appeal Of
the Philippines for their release from
the oppression and cruelty of Spain.
The relations of you and our people
and you have been and will continue
to be of the most friendly nature, and
we have withdrawn our forces from
the suburbs Of Manila as sn additional
evidence of our confid ence in the great
American republic. AGuINALDo."
The San Juan times. (Farmington, N.M.) 1891-1900, 1898-09-23

Miss Winnie Davis. daughter OF the
confederacy, died at EarriGansett Pier,
R. l., Sunday. Her remains will be
inferred at Richnond, Va.
The San Juan times. (Farmington, N.M.) 1891-1900, 1898-09-23

General Otis on the 10Th cabled the
war department as follows: Affairs
are much more satisfactory. The de-
mands for the withdrawal Of the in
surgent forces were complied with,
and all are withdrawn or Withdrawing
today, except small forces 10 outlying
districts, which are not obeylng the
insurgent leaders.
The San Juan times. (Farmington, N.M.) 1891-1900, 1898-09-23

Brigadier General T. A. Haskell of
the regular army dropped dead at Col
umbus, Ohio, last Friday. Death was
said to have been caused by appoplexy
The San Juan times. (Farmington, N.M.) 1891-1900, 1898-09-23

A London dispatch Of Sept. II, says:
Advices were received here late to-
night saying that terrible hurricane
has swept over the Barbados, In the
Windward group Of the lesser Antil-
les. Two hundred persons have been
wounded and 10000 rendered homeless
The record-union., 1898-09-29

Bold throughout the world. PoTrER DKro AND CuzE.
Corr, Sole Props Boston.
~ How TO Cure Baby's Skin Diseases mailed frsa.
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MENACE TO NAVIGATION.
A Big Log Raft Drifting About OF
Point Arena.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2S.-The
steamship Progress is in port, and the
remains of the big Columbia log raft
are drifting about off Point Reyes. The
bulky mass of lumber presents serious
menace to navigation. Quite heavy
sea is running, and the waves are
breaking over the raft.
The steamer Humboldt arrived this
afternoon and reported that she met the
raft, slowed up and steered close to 1t.
She discovered that it was a raft of
piles. The section made up of lumber is
still to be heard from, and may have
been picked up by the tugs. Tugs from
the city will put out to secure the pile
raft, if the sea is not too heavy to rem
der it impracticable to make fast to the
float.
The Progress arrived dragging a
mass of chains and chocks astern,
showing that the raft had broken away
from the steamer, and that the sea was
probably too rough for the steamer to
stand by the logs.
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YUKON TIDINGS.
The Winter Rush From Dawson
Has Fairly Begun.

SEATTLE, Sept 2S.-The steamer
City of Seattle arrived to-day from
Alaska with forty Klondikers, who
bring Dawson advices up to September
18th. The winter rush from Dawson
has fairly begun. Five steamers heav-
ny loaded with passengers were ready
to leave for ST. Michel when the Seattle
left. The upper river steamers had
full passenger lists. Many others were
making preparations to come out on
the first ice The upper river steamers
will make one more trip before the
season closes.
There was considerable disappoint-
ment among claim owners on account
Of the statement of Commissioner Ogll-
vie that the royalty would not be re-
duced by him. Ogilvie has also made
ii known that he will not investigate
the Gold Commissioners office, unless
positive proof of fraud is submitted.
The approach of winter was begin
ming to check the rayages OF typhoid
and there was decrease in the num-
Der of deaths.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2S.-The
following communication from Gener-
al Merriam was received to-day by Col
onel Berry of the Seventh Regiment,
California Volunteers:
Headquarters, Department of Cali
fornia, Sept. 9th.
ITO the Commanding Officer Seventh
California Volunteers: Sir-The de-
partment commander, under authority
of the War Department, designates
your regiment to be sent to Manila as
soon as returning transports are avail
able. Any enlisted man Of the regi-
ment preferring discharge may make
applications therefor in writing not
later than October 1st. giving reasons
in full, such applications to be address,
ed to the Adjutant General at these
headquarters, and forwarded through
immediate commanders. Very respect
fully, J. B. BABCOCK,
"Adjutant General"
After the terms Of this order were
made known to the men of the Seventh
numerous applications for discharge
from the service were sent in, footing
up as follows: Company A. 60, Com
pany B TO, Company c SO, Company D
10, Company Z 30, Company 90,
Company 81, Company H So, Com
pany 1 rs, Company X 70, Company L
9S, Company NJ 81.
The list is by no means complete. The
men in the hospital have not yet regis
tered their names, and many others de-
sirous of discharge were not in camp
at the time the lists were opened. The
band of the regiment was unit in
wanting to start for home.
Colonel Berry is pleased with the
prospect of departure to Manila, al
though granting that there may be
little more than a CorporaPs squad
left of the regiment if the present or
der operates. He believes that the
men have asked for discharges merely
because they fear more disappolnt-
mentS.
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Flames Raging in the Prairie and
in the Forests.
Thousands Of Acres Of Grazirg Land A.
ready Burned Over.
A Band Of Five Thousand Head
Of Cattle Surrounded by Fire,
and Thought to Have Perished
mining Camps Threatened and
Many Ranches Doomed.

DENVER (Col), Sept 2S.-A prairie
fire, probably started by spark from
a locomotive, has burned over thou
sands of acres of grazing lands be-
tween Kiowa and Bijou Creeks, in Nor
of tons of hay.
Ranchman w. c. Miller and his wife
and child had a narrow escape from
being burned to death. The woman
and child were badly burned Had it
not been for the prompt work of the
railroad men and others at Corona,
the town would have been entirely de-
stroyed.
Thousands of head of cattle are
threatened with destruction by the for
est fires. In Eagle County, where the
flames seem to be spreading more rap
idly than elsewhere, ranch property has
been burned, and the farmers with
their stock have been trying to get out
of the path of the fires for a week
past. One large bunch of about 5000
head is now entirely surrounded by
fire, and there is no chance for them
to escape. The report came from Game
Warden Slaughter, who directed his
letter two days ago. 1t is probable
that the cattle have been destroyed
by this time.
Dispatches from various points in the
fire belt indicate that the fires are
spreading, and that unless something
is done to check their further progress
the loss will be almost beyond COM
putation. AS it is now some mining
camps are threatened with destruction
and many ranches are doomed
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CHINESE SLAVE GIRLS.
Twenty-Four Who Will Likely be
Ordered DepOrted.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 28.-Twen-
ty-four Chinese slave girls were in
Judge De Haven's court to-day. They
were arrested by the police in raid
on Chinatown dens yesterday, and all
must prove that they are in this coun-
try legally or they will be deported.
That is why they appeared before Judge
De Haven to-day.
On the motion of Assistant United
States Attorney Bert Schlesinger. the
two dozen cases were referred to Com
missioner Heacock for hearing. Each
girl is claimed by a husband or a
father, who knows only enough English
to declare that his female relative is a
native daughter.
AS the prisoners have no certificates
the burden of proving their right to
live in the United States rests on them
and not on the Government.
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he forced men to take the gold treat
ment for drunkenness against their

he forced men to take the gold treat
ment for drunkenness against their
will.
Colonel S. G. Cooke of Harrington,
Kan, the 4ocal manager, testified that
he had ordered Governor Smith to dis
charge the brutal police officer, and to
cease the system of forcing the soldiers
to take the cure for drunkenness. The
order, he said, had been djsobeyed
Later Colonel Cooke stated that he had
investigated some complaints made by
pensioners that their pensions had been
withheld from them by order of the
Governor and against the law. He had
obeyed. An investigation of this had
also been made by Ex-Governor CLICK,
Pension Commissioner Governor Smith
had been let off with a reprimand.
Further charges against the govern
ing of the Soldiers Home were made
that he had abused and insulted Off
GERS under him. had caused men carried
on Government payrolls to do chores
about his house, and had turned Gov
ernment property over to his own pri-
Vate use.
Before becoming Governor of the
Leavenworth Home Smith was for
three years treasurer of the National
Soldiers Home at Togas, Me. Charges
preferred against him there by the Gov
ernor of that home led to his transfer
in 1885 to Leavenworth.
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DECLARED A DRAW.
Lavigne Comes Near Losing His
Championship Title to Erne.

NEW YORK, Sept 2S.-'.Kid' La
vigne, lightweight champion pugilist of
the world, came very near losing his
title tonight at the Greater New York
Athletic Club in a twenty-round bout
with Frank Erne of Buffalo. Erne
proved a tartar for the Saginaw boxer,
who is not the Lavigne of three years
ago by any means.
Erne's wonderful improvement was
a surprise to the 1000 people who wit
messed the fight. He drew Lavigne to
him, and sent back as good as he got
in many of the rounds, while in some
of them he outpointed the champion.
1t was generally understood that a de-
cision was to be given on points, and
the statement made at the end of the
bout that both men had agreed to call
it a draw in the case the men were
good and strong at the end of the
twentieth round was a source of keen
disappointment to a host of Erne's
friends, who looked for a favorable de
cision. Had the bout been decided
upon points, Erne certainly would have
got the championship honors and the
winners slice Of the 5000 purse,
which the club hung up for the con-
test.
The men who laid odds of three to
one on Lavigne looked sick toward the
end of the bout, particularly in the last
two rounds, when Erne was getting
the better of his opponent, and if the
men We're to meet again even money
would be the ruling odds. Erne, on
his showing tonight, has the cham
pionship almost at his mercy
Erne's principal second was Kid
Mccoy. Jim Corbett, who was to have
seconded Lavigne, was unable to be
present. owing to injuries received from
Kid Mccoy in their fight to-day in
a Broadway hotel.
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VAIN SEARCH FOR WEALTH.
Twenty-Five Prospectors Return
From Kotzebue Sound.

Z
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2S.-The
whaling bark Northern Light arrived
to-day from Kotzebue Sound with
twenty-five passengers, prospectors who
have been making what appears to
have been. a vain search for wealth.
Many of them are disguised with the
hardships of life in the far north, and
the most enthusiastic can tell of moth
ing but reported strikes made further
up the country than they had cared to
travel.
When the Northern Light left KotZe-
bue Sound the following vessels were in
port: Bark Alaska, barkentine Cath
crime Sugden, barkentine J. Falkenburg,
bark Mermaid and schooner Louisa D.
Soon after the vessel left this city
on her trip to the north it was discov-
cred that holes had been bored in her
bow, but the resulting leak was soon
stopped.
Charles Gleaves, son of the Surveyor
General of this State, who came down
on the vessel tells of five men of the
bark Mermaid, who essayed the trip
from the Kowak River to ST. Michael
in a large open boat The party was
seen on the river, and five days after
the boat was found on the beach of the
sound, with board knocked out of
the bottom, and the oars afterward
drifted in at different points along the
line. Nothing more was seen of the
occupants, and it is supposed they were
drowned
There are 1000 people in Kotzebue,
all Well provisioned for a two years
prospecting trip, and Mate Tilton of the
Northern Light makes the prediction
that out of the number not more than
seventyf five will return this fall.
Mate Tilton is the man who tramped
over the ice to bring the world news
from the imprisoned fleet of whalers.
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A Jap's Narrow Escape.

SAN DIEGO. Sept. 2S-The steamer
Alice Blanchard which arrived here to-
day from Clipperton Island brought
among other passengers a japanese
named 7. Matsu, who had a remarkable
escape from death just before leaving
the island. There are about seventy
five Japanese at Clipperton. Recently
part of them went on strike. Matsu,
whose duty it was to- furnish fish for
the colony, declined to join the strikers
and they tried to kill him, when he
jumped into the sea and swan for the
Blanchard Just as he was hauled from
the water a shark snapped at. him,
grazing his leg. ffs4 80 ss1a.
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SAN FRANCISCO POLITICS.
Nominations Made by Republican
and Democratic Conventions.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2S.-The Re-
publican Municipal Convention met to-
night in Native Sons Hall, with Mer-
ton c. Allen in the chair. The follow
ing nominations We're made: Mayor
Charles L. Patton; City and County
Attorney, W. T. Fitzgerald; Auditor,
Asa r. Wells; Assessor, John d. Siebe;
Treasurer, l. J. Truman; Surveyor,
Charles Tilton. The convention then
adjourned until to- morrow night
The Republican Legislative, Judicial
and Educational Convention assembled
in the banquet hall of the Native Sons
building, Senator Wolfe presiding.
Nominations were made as follows:
Judges, of the Superior Court-James
M. Trout, Davis Louderback and Hen
ry N. Clement; Police Judges-H. l..
Joachimsen, A. B. Treadwell, Charles
A. Low and Thomas Graham; Justices
of the Peace-T. T. Dunno, Joseph +.
Barry, F. H. Kerringan, G. c. Grozlng-
err G. w. F. Cook; Superintendent of
Schools, r. H. Webster.
Senators-T District, F, H.
Burnett; Twenty second District, S. N.
Bettmar; Twentyfourth District, Leon
Dennery. Assemblymen-Twen ninth
District, Charles keneally; Ihlrty- -hrst,
Thomas Brophy; Thirty-fourth, E. 1.
Robinson Thirty-fifth, w. H. Cobb;
Thirty sixth, H. H. Merrill; Thirty
seventh, w. H. Richards; Fortieth, H.
NJ Miller; Forty-first, H. c. Dibble: !:
Forty-second, l.. A. Henri; Forty
third, Fred Lundquist; Forty fifth, Eu-
gene Sullivan.
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2S. = The
Democratic Municipal Convention to-
night made the following nominations !:
Recorder, Michael Meagher; Surveyor,
M Beanfeld; Coroner, DR.. E. E.a Hill !;
Police Judges-C. f. Conlan, E. p. Mo-
gan, w. P. Burke, Finley Cook; JUS
tices of the Peace-L. Stone, J. H.
Cabinro, T. J. Burke, H. McClaughey,
A. j. Fritz. Adjourned until. tomorrow
evening.
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SOUTHERN METHoD1sTs.
The Annual Conference Opens at
Oakland.

OAKLAND, Sept 2S.-The annual
conference of the Methodist Church
South met here to-day, Bishop Hendrix
presiding.
The usual standing committees were
appointed, and will report Tomorrow
At the morning session a committee
of thirteen elders was appointed to
try the Rev. P. ]. Briggs, formerly of
this city but now of Texas. on a
charge of immortality. The trial was
begun in the afternoon, but nothing
sensational was developed.
Something of a sensation was created
during the morning session when the
jury to try DIR. Briggs was selected
Dr. Carpenter Immediately filed
counter charges against Rev. DR.. La
mar While he would not state the
specific charges against Lamar. DIR.
Carpenter admitted that they were of a
very serious character.
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Mrs. Shields Attempts Suicide.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2S-Mrs.
Margaret Shields, who surrendered
herself last night and confessed to hav-
ing fired her house, attempted suicide
this morning by strangulation. She oc-
cupies the same cell with Mrs. Botkin,
accused Of the poisoning of Mrs. j. P.
Dunning and Mrs. Dean of Delaware,
and when the prison matron was MAX
ing her rounds this morning she dis
covered Mrs. Shields with a towel
bound around her neck and arranging
to cover her mouth and nose. The
bandage was removed before the
would-be suicide had lost conscious
ness.
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PULLMAN PALACE CAR co.
Railroad Commission POSTPONE the
Investigation.

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 2S.-The
Board of Railroad Commissioners were
to have begun an investigation to-day
into the business of the Pullman Pal
ace Car Company in this State. with
view to ascertaining the reasonable
of its fares for berths, but postponed
the matter for two weeks at the re-
quest of Attorney T. c. Coogan, who
appeared for the Pullman people Mr..
Coogan said he desired further instruc-
tlons from the company's general coun-
sci in Chicago before acting in the mat
ter. He was unable to say whether
the Pullman people would deny the
boards jurisdiction in the proposed in
vestiga ton
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Milner Granted a New Trial

RIVERSIDE, Sept. 2S-After months
or weary waiting in Jail, John F. Mil
ner, the alleged murderer of S. H. Dar-
ran at Banning, will be granted a new
trlaIs he supreme Court has handed
down an opinion in which it rules that
the lower court erred in admitting the
testimony of DR.. j. G. King in regard
to the range of the buckshot which
caused Darrah's death. Miner was con-
victed of manslaughter about a year
ago, and sentenced to State Prison for
six years
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Claims Laforest as Her Husband.

SAN JOSE, Sept. 2S.-Emile Laforest,
accused by a woman claiming to be his
wife, of failure to provide for his four
minor children, has returned to San
Francisco, having furnished 500 cash
bail. The woman claims they were
married in Canada, and Laforest fled to
this State, she eventually following
him. Laforest's explanation differs
from that of Alice Laforest. He says
that he was never married to the Wo-
man. 1t is said that Laforest is en-
ployed by Wells, Fargo & Co. in San
Francisco
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Estate of c. f. Crocker.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2S.-The es-
tate of the late Charles F. Crocker, the
railroad magnate, was finally dis
tlibuted to-day. By a decree signed
by Probate Judge Coffey, the vast es-
tate of nearly $S,000000 in value
passes out of the jurisdiction of the
courts and into the hands of the three
children, each of whom will enjoy his or
her share on coming of age. The COM
missions of the executors amounted to
$40, 600, and $4,000 was paid out in
attorney fees.
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P1y1er Mayhem Case.

SANTA CRUZ, Sept. 2S.-In the Ply
Ter mayhem case to-day several wit
nesses from San Jose testified to the
sanity of Plyler. Some had business
transactions with him at the time he
had discovered his wife's unfaithful-
ness, and it is their belief that he was
perfectly sane. Mrs. Plyler was re-
called, and said she was unable to
identify the two men who We're with
her husband in the room where the
crime was committed. Owing to the
absence of witness the case went over
until tomorrow.
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Suicide at Seattle,

SEATTLE, Sept. 2S.-C. NJ. Mcclure
committed suicide to-day in a base
ment lodging house by means of
laudanum. Mcclure came here from
Butte, Mont, where he claimed to have
been engaged in the newspaper busi-
ness. He also worked on the Times"
in Denver. He leaves a wife in Mo-
berly, Mo. Dependency over failure to
find employment is assigned as the
cause
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Joseph McCloskey and Frank Dean, the
accomplices of Charles Becker and
James Cregan in forging So, ZOO
check on the Crocker- w oOlworth Bank
on December is, 1895.
Another strong and new feature of
the case against the forgers, which
Chief Lees will present at the ap-
preaching trial, is found on the face of
the check itself Enlarged photographs
plainly show that the check was raised
from $12 TO SO, 600.
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Man Killed at the Tesla Mine

OAKLAND, Sept. 2S.-Coroner Bald
win-,was notified by telephone to-day
that man had been killed at the Tesla
mine. presumably by accident. An
other report was that the man had
committed suicide. Constable Taylor
of Livermore left for the mines, but up
to late hour had notssreturned to
Livermore AS there is no telephone
connection with Tesla, it is impossible
to secure any particulars
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A Candidate for Sheriff Insane.

OAKLAND, Sept 2S.-George C.
Hunt, the Independent candidate for
Sheriff, whose friends thought would
regain his reason with rest and quiet.
became violent at his home to-day, and
it was with great difficulty that he
was restrained from doing injury to
himself and members of the family. He
was declared insane and removed to an
asylum this evening.
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Gage at Riverside.

RIVERSIDE, Sept. 2S.-Hon. Henry
T. Gage. Republican candidate for Gov
erflor, and General w. H. L. Barnes
addressed a large audience at the
opera-house this evening. People from
all the nearby places, including q large
delegation from San Bernardino, .came
to hear the addresses. Both speeches
elected great applause.
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Association Of Congregationalists

L SANTA CRUZ, Sept. 2S.-At the
meeting of the Santa Clara Association
of Congregational Churches at Sooue.
to-day there was an open parliament on
How to Develop the Spirit of Unity"
Rev. K. H Kennedy of San Mateo was
elected Moderator, and Rev F. H. Marr
of Redwood City Scribe. Reports from
churches were read and conservation
services were led by Rev. P. R. Adams
OF Santa Cruz. The National Council,
recently held at Portland, was discuss
ed, and the days exercises were con-
Guided by praise service and temper
ance rally.
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MURDER OF CAPTAIN BROOKS.
Articles Found in the Bay which
May Clear the Mysterx..

SAN RAFAEL. Sept. 2S.-A coat in
the pockets of which was found towel
marked with blood and several slips of
paper ON which there was writing were
taken from the water off Sausalito to-
day. These articles may clear up the
mysterious death of Captain John Moss
Brooks Of the Chispa. who was mur-
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THREE PEOPLE KILLED.
Half a Ton of Powder Explodes at
Road Building Camp.

NEW WHATCOM (Wash), Sept. 2S.
Half ton of powder exploded at
Llnds road-building camp, seventeen
miles north of here, and killed three
people-Gus Swanson, Mike Gee and
a siX-year-old son of John McCulloch
McCulloch was fatally injured, and
Dan Sandstrom seriously hurt.
Three horses We're killed. The cook
house, stable and shops We're blown to
pieces
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Superior Judge of Kings County.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2S.-Gover-
nor Budd has appointed Dixon L. Phil
lips Of Hanford, Superior Judge of
Kings County, to fill the vacancy,
caused by the death of Judge Justin
Jacobs. The oath of office was admin
istered to him to-day by Supreme JUS
tice Garoutte. NJ. L. Short and Horace
L. Smith, both of Hanford, also were
candidates for the position.
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Grand Lodge Of Masons.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2S-The
forty-ninth annual communication of
the Grand Lodge of Free and Accented
Masons will be convened in this city
Tuesday, October 11th, in the Masonic
Temple. The session will continue
during the week. Grand Secretary
Johnson reports the order in this State
to be in a fiourishing condition. The
increase in. membership over the pre-
vious year is large.
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Fell From a Second Story Window.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2S.-Gustav
Wacker, a feeble old German. en-
ployed as janitor in a large business
block, was killed to-day. He was wash
ing windows on the outside, when in
some unaccountable manner he lost his
balance, falling from the second WIN
dow to the sidewalk, breaking his neck.
He was a Grand Army veteran and an
Odd Fellow, and a member of the A.
O. L w