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PARIS EXPOSITION.
Endeavor to Have an Exhibit of
American Fruits.

WASHINGTON, Aug. BIN view of
the growing Importance of the fruit in
dustry of this country, an especial eff
fort will be made to make an attractive
showing of fruits at the Paris EXPOSE
ton and Director Dodge of the Agri-
cultural Department, who will have
charge of the agricultural display, has
prepared a. circular which will be sent
broadcast over the country asking for
contributions to the proposed exhibit.
He says that arrangements are being
made for representative exhibits of
canned, preserved and evaporated
fruits, but that especial means will be
taken to maintain during the entire Pc
Rod of the exposition a display of fresh
fruits of various kinds suitable for ex-
port.
To accomplish this it will be neces-
sary to provide supply of choice spe-
cimens of the more durable fruits (such
as winter apples, pears, citrus fruits,
cranberries. nuts, etc. of the crop of
the present season for display at the
opening of the exposition and until spe-
cimens of the crop of next year are
available. 1t is intended that all the
more important fruit growing districts
of the United States shall be represent
ed in this exhibit and the active CO.
operation of growers and other per-
sons interested is therefore solicited.
The exhibit will be collective, but each
contributor will receive the fullest
credit for what he shows and the same
consideration from the jury of awards
that he would have if individual space
were allotted him. Collections made by
States, horticultural societies, boards
Of trade, shipping associations, railroad
companies, will have the same consid-
Grafton as those from individuals.
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Schmeer lost his grip and more runs
crossed the plate, making the total IA
to s. Score: Oakland 6s hits TO- err
rors 6; San Jose Ia, hits 10. errors 2.
Batteries-Steffani, LANCE and Ham
mond; Borchers and Kent. Umpire
William Long. II
The afternoon game ct Recreation
Park was more closely contested, but
again the Dudes were beaten, this time
by to score.
San Jose 3, hits 8, errors l.; Oakland
2, hits 6, errors 2. Batteries-Borchers,
Andrews and Kent; Moskiman and
Hammond. Umpire-William Long.
STOCKTON, Aug. 13.-The Terminal
City Wheelmen shut out the Will &
Finks to-day with an inning to spare
by score of Z to 0. ass
WATSONVILLE, Aug 13.-The second
baseball game of the series between the
local team and the Santa Cruz nine
was witnessed to-day by a large and
enthusiastic crowd. By good batting
the Watsonvilles secured II hits and
won the game by a score of s to 3.
Score:
jacksonville 8, hits II, errors 2; Santa
Cruz 3, hits 8, errors 4. Batteries-Har-
per and Morrow; Daubenbiss and Pace.
Umpire-Levy.
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ANTI-sEMITE LEAGUE.
Many Arrests Have Been Made by
the Government.

PARIS, Aug. Recommendations oc-
Cured this evening outside the offices
of the anti-Semfte League, where Jules
Guerin, President Of the league, and
Max Regis, the former Jew batting
Mayor of Algiers, for whom orders of
arrest were issued yesterday on a
charge of conspiring to bring about a
change of Government, are still be-
sieged by the police.
Fifty anti-Semites took up position
opposite and M. Guerin harangued
them from window. Finally the po-
lice closed the thoroughfare to prevent
the demonstration becoming serious.
In the course. of the evening M. God
frey, President Of the Committee Jeun-
nesse Royaliste, was arrested and a dis
patch from Saint Lee, Capital of the
department of Manche, announces the
arrest of M. LIE Meunet, Secretary OF
the League of Patriots.
1t appears that the report of the ar
rest of M. Mariel- Habert, member of
the Chamber of Deputies for Rambouil-
let and high official of the League of
Patriots was incorrect. He is still at
large. Out OF thirty seven warrants is
sued, some twenty-five have been
executed.
Those already arrested include Comte
de Sabran Ponies. Comte Chevally. M.
de Monicourt, Secretary Of the Jeun-
nesse Royalistes, and M. de Frechen-
court, Vice President of the Oeillet
Blanc, or White Carnation Society.
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CITY OFFICIAL ADVERTISING.

be improved by grading and macadamiz-
ing; constructing redwood curbs and a
brick catch basin and connecting the
catch basin to the sewer.
And notice is hereby given that all
persons Directing to said work are re-
quired to file their objections in writing,
in the Office of the Clerk of the Board
of Trustees, as required by law, stating
how much frontage on said streets is
represented by the party Directing,
and on what street the property so repre-
scented is located.
And the Clerk is hereby directed to
post this resolution conspicuously for two
days near the chamber door of this
board; also to publish the same for two
days in the Reconciliation" a daily
newspaper, as required by law.
The Record Union" a daily news
paper. is hereby designated as the paper
in which to publish the notices required by
law to be published by the Superintendent
of Streets of said city, in relation to the
work described aforesaid.
In Board of Trustees, Sacramento,
August, z, 1899, adopted by the following
vote:
Ayes-Trustees Tebbets, Kent, Paine,
Douglas, Devine, Dolan and Mckay.
Absent-Trustees Brown and Bentley.
d. MCKAY,
President of Board of Trustees.
NJ. ]. Desmond, Clerk of Board Of Trus-
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RECEPTION OF CALIFoRN1ANs
Electrical Display to surpass Any
thing Yet Seen.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13.-The
electrical display in course of, prepara-
ton as part of the welcome home to
the California volunteers will surpass
anything of the kind ever seen here.
Over 10000 incandescent lights will be
used on Market street from the ferry
depot to the city hall, and both of
these buildings will be outlined with
glittering globes. On both sides of the
street there will be unique iilunlna-
lions, and fireworks will be- exploded
from the roofs of buildings. The sup
ply of electrical appliances IN this city
has already been exraI listed and fresh
stocks have been ordered bYt telegraph
from Los Angeles. San Jose and Sac
ramento.
Preparations for the grand parade
are proceeding rapidly and It now ap-
pears as though every civic society in
the city will be represente5.ssTh Chi
nese also will participate. and prom
Use to eclipse the unique display they
made on the Fourth of July.
Theatrical performances for the ben
eft Of the reception fund VIII be held
nearly every night this week, the main
events, however, being the concert Of
the Arion Society of New York on
Tuesday night and the performance at
the Orpheum on Thursday afternoon
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THE DENVER MURDER.
Reward offered for the Murderer,
Dead or Alive.

DENVER, Aug. 13.-The country for
miles around here to-day swarmed with
detectives and policemen in search OF
the soldier who in the early hours this
morning murdered Police Officers Tom
Clifford and w. E. Griffith, while re-
sisting arrest. The two recruits who
were with the murderer at the time he
shot Clifford in cold blood, and were
arrested shortly afterward, have stead
fastly refused to give his name deny
ing any knowledge of him except that
he was a member of the same company
as they. However, the police learned
from other members of the company
who saw the three men together dur
ing Saturday night that the murderer's
name was Wellington c. Llewellyn, and
that he came from Globe, Ariz., short
time ago to enlist in the new Thirty
fourth Regiment. The three men were
all more or less intoxicated at the time
Of the murder of Clifford, and Llewellyn
had been threatening people with his
gun. Clifford started to arrest him,
and was killed. Later Llewellyn shot
Griffith, who was pursuing him.
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Before He Went Away to Europe This
Summer.
Now He Has Reached the Conc1u-
sion That We Have No Right to
Keep Them and Were Wrong to
Pay Spain $2O,OOO,OOO for
Them-He Says Humanity and
Not Politics is Involved.

NEW YORK. Aug. 13.-The Her
ald' tomorrow will say: Richard
Croker at the Democratic Club last
night said:
Il was wrong in the statements
made before ! went away concerning
the Philippine Islands. I based my
belief that we should not give up a
! foot of soil our soldiers have won on
information that was not complete. l
would not give two cents for a man
who, when he had been wrong, would
not at the very first chance set him
! self right. Such a man would not be
| fit for either politics or private life.
Publicly I made the statement that
1 did not believe that we should give
up the Philippines. which had cost US
so many lives. I am not ashamed now
to say to the public that l was wrong.
Il am not playing political game
| through that interview. No man was
responsible for my change of mind.
While I was in Europe 1 talked with
some of the best informed men there
or anywhere else on the subject of
colonial conquest I made investiga-
ton for myself. I reached the conclu-
sion that we have no right at all to
keep the Philippines. We were wrong
in the first place to pay $4,000, 900 for
them.
"On a question like this there should
be no dividing line between Democrats
and Republicans. Humanity not pol
itics, is involved, and I am convinced
that humanity is represented by the
| votes of American citizens at the next
Presidential election will record its
horror and execration of the men ond
party who are for private gain putting
bloody pages into history. Believing
these things now, I go straight to the
public and frankly say that I was
wrong.
Il said 1 believed William ]. Bryan
was one of the greatest men America
has produced. I believe that very
thing. But that don't mean that /
shall work for the nomination of Mr..
Bryan, or that think he is the only
man fitted for the nomination. He is
as good man and leader as could be
found, But 1 have no candidate"
will Tammany make another fight
against free silver. as it did at the last
election?' was asked.
Il don't know" said Mr.. Croker.
There's lots of time and every issue
may change except the ones against
trusts and against imperialism and
slaughter
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Commissioners have effected an agree
ment with the Crow Indians which will
become a treaty when ratified by Con-
gress. About a million acres Of land
will be purchased on the northern end
of the Crow reservation from Fort
Custer to Yellowstone River and from
Pryor Creek to the eastern boundary of
the reservation, embracing the lower
Big Horn and other smaller streams.
This leaves the Crows 2,50O, 900 acres
and will make them Independent in
time and furnish homes for thousands
OF civilized people. The price to be paid
is about 81 per acre in payments Con-
siderable land is arabic, but most of it
is excellent for grazing. The Northern
Pacific Railway runs along the north
ern border and the Burlington diagon-
ally through it from east to west.
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The American Car and Foundry Com
pany has lately bought $4,000 small
wooden coal cars from the Lehigh Val
ley Railroad. These used to be run over
the line, as we'll as the Philadelphia
aud Reading and other coal-carryins
roads, but are too small for present
uses, and they have to be discarded
for cars better adapted to present traf-
fic conditions. They were accordingly
sold to the Car and Foundry Company
for scrap, each car containing approx
fmately two and a half tons of scrap,
not counting the wheels and axles. The
company has also got hold of 5000 box
cars, which it was desired to break up.
Accordingly a piece of ground several
acres in extent was leased near De.
troit, Mich, and 125 men We're set to
work at recovering the scrap from
these cars. Portable tracks were laid
down, a derrick was erected, shears
for cutting cold iron were provided
and whole wreeking plant was fitted
up. At first it was the intention OF
the company to turn the cars over to
such people as might desire the privi-
lege, giving them all the wood they
might get for the tearing down of the
cars. This plan was not successful,
however, because 1t was soon discov-
cred that the wreckers We're taking
more iron-worth from one-half to one
cent a pound-than was desirable, and
so the process of burning the cars was
adopted.
Whenever it is possible to do this the
body of the car is lifted from the trucks
and swung over to the cremation pile.
In the case of the coal cars they will
not separate so conveniently. Accord
ingly a train of ten or fifteen cars Is
made up. Then a locomotive adjusts
itself, without coupling, to this train,
and with good start the train is sent
at great speed out on one of the portal
BILE tracks. When at full Roadway the
train is abandoned by the locomotive,
and the cars go pell-mell to the wreck
heap, piling one on top of the other,
four or five deep. 1t is a veritabls
railway wreck. contrived Intentionally
for purpose. Those in charge of the
work say they can destroy 100 cars
in day, but that it will probably be-
November or December before the
work is ted.-Manufacturer.
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SEALED PROPOSALS.

Bids will be received at the office of
the undersigned until 5 O'Clock p. m.
on Monday, August IA, 1899. for the
removal and sale of engine in City
Water Works, commonly known as
"Stevens" pump. Contractor will be
required to remove engine from build
ing, said engine to become the prop
erty of contractor. A certified check
in sum of 500, made payable to City
Clerk, must accompany each bid. The
Board of Trustees reserves the right
to reject any and all bids.
n. J. DES1OND,
City Clerk.
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SEALED PROPOSALS.

Bids will be received at the office of
the undersigned until O'Clock y. m.
on Monday, August IA, 1899, for
200 feet of six-inch castiron water
pipe, to weigh not less than thirty
one pounds to lineal foot, and to be
delivered at freight sheds in this city,
subject to approval of City Taper.
A certified check, made payable to
than ten per cent of aggregate of
proposal must accompany each bid.
The Board of Trustees reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
M. j. DESr1OND,
City Clerk.
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals will be received at the
office of the City Clerk at the southwest
corner of Fourth and J streets up to 5
O'clock D. m. of AUGUST %, 1899, for
the construction of a Temporary sewage
pumping plant at foot OF 3 street, in
of constructing steel pipe stump in the
brick sewer, engine room and boiler room
with concrete floor and a corrugated iron
building; the placing in position of three
boilers belonging to the old plant; also of
three pumps and two engines and motor;
iaving twenty-four inch discharge pipe
to levee and connecting to present dis
charge pipe through levee; also of con-
nacting to present twenty-four inch dis
charge pipe, and constructing. box in
said steel pipe stump of iron or steel to
contain gate and two strainers, all to
conform to plans and specifications on
file. a certified check, made payable to
ten per cent of aggregate of proposal
must accompany each bid: The Board
of Trustees reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
"'i' M. j. DESMOND. City Clerk.
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MINISTER BRYAN
Says We Want Nothing But Trade
and HARMONY.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 13.-Colonel
Charles Page Bryan, United States
Minister to Brazil, in an important
communication to the Argentine and
Brazilian press, asserts that the United
States wants nothing of South America
but trade and harmony.
Immense crowds, representing the
laboring classes and schools, have been
passing the Presidential palace this
evening, and cheering Dr. SALES, the
PRESIDENT of Brazil, and his guest, Gen.
eral Roca, President of Argentine. The
people have been shouting for union
between the two Governments
Tonight the President of Brazil gave
another reception and banquet, fol-
lowed by ball. At the banquet the
Argentine Minister Senior Porela, toast
ed the Eternal Union of Argentina and
BRAZIL
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THE PEOPLE HOPEFUL.


2 PONCE porto Rico). Aug. 13.-Al-
though the disasters which followed the
hurricane have not been over-esti-
mated, the people are hopeful and en-
deavoring to, make the best of the sit
uation Dead bodies are buried where
they are found.
Food supplies are being distributed
and repairs to bridges and roads are
being pushed forward under military
supervision with payments to workmen
daily.
1t is gathered from interviews with
merchants and planters, some of whom
owe European houses, that there will
be numerous failures.
The steamer Australia, with cargo,
was wrecked during the hurricane Off
Arroyo on the southeast coast and the
yasco off Arecibo, on the north coast.
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Secretary Root is Showing His
Methods.
II Familiarizing Himself With the
More Important Details and
Bringing Himself Into Touch
With Every Branch Of the Mill
tary Service and Made Careful
Inquiry Into the Military Stu
alton in the Field.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-Secretary
Root is beginning to get firm grasp
on the administration of the War De-
partment He has been at the head
Of affairs only ten days, yet this mas
been sufficient to show his methods ana
the information which his vigorous
personality exerts throughout the mill
tary establishment. At the outset Mr..
Root set about familiarizing himself
with the more important details of the
department. much as a lawyer prepares
his statement of fact as basis for his
here but those at Manila and Havana
have to be consulted by cable when
ever it has been necessary to add to
the completeness of the information at
hand here. In this way Mr.. Root has
speedily brought himself in touch with
every branch of the military service.
and has gathered a most complete and
analysed resume of military affairs.
While getting in hand his admins
tration, Mr.. Root has at the same time
made a careful inquiry into the mill
tary situation in the field. Probably
the most important military inquiry he
is pursuing is as to the exact fortified
lions of the insurrection in the Philip
pines since the day it began. For that
purpose of military map is now being
prepared by the Adjutant Generals
office for the private use of the Sec
rotary, showing the advance of our
forces from day to day throughout
General Otis campaign, the position
and movements on different occasions.
the retreat of the enemy, and it's posi-
tfon and force from time to time.
while going over the military phases
of the work the Secretary has conferred
with the commanding General, General
Miles, and with General Merritt, who
is in command, on the military prob
lens presented, and beside the military
results of these counsels it has estab-
lished cooperation between the execu-
tive head of the War Department and
the ranking officers of the army.
Concerning Cuba and Porto Rico, the
detailed administration of their affairs,
with its multitude of minor issues, is
being left largely with his assistants
and chiefs, and he is concerning him
self with the larger questions of the
reconstruction and future of these ISL
ands, and with the substitution of or
derby civil government for the military
regime now in force.
When former Premier Rivera argued
yesterday that an order be speedily is
sued for municipal elections in Porto
Rico, the Secretary replied that he
hoped these elections would occur as
soon as the present unhappy condition
of the island would permit. When it
was suggested that the desolation in
Porto Rico made opportune a remis-
sion of duties on articles of prime ne
cessity, the Secretary said he was al
ready comforting with General Davis,
Governor General of the island, as to
that STEP
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DUEL TO THE DEATH.
Two Texans Use Their Revolvers
and Both Go to the Morgue.

DALLAS (Tex.), Aug. 13.--A sensa-
tional duel to the death occurred here
to-day between Policeman A. II. Raw
Inns and Charles A. Daniels. Revolvers
were the weapons. the distance three
PAGES, and both of the principals are
dead. Eight or nine shots were fired,
and plate-glass windows for a block
around were shattered. Rawiins lived
ten minutes and Daniels lived exactly
an hour. The former was shot three
times and the latter once.
Rawlins was under the influence of
liquor at the time, and friend was
trying to induce him to go home, when
Daniels crossed the street and sat
down in front of a drug store. Raw
Inns pointed his finger at Daniels and
applied an epithet to him. This was
repeated three times before Daniels got
up from his chair and approached.
There was not a half dozen words
spoken before the shooting began.
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MERCIER's STATEMENT.
It Is Received With Ridicu1e at
Berlin.

BERLIN, Aug. 13.-The statements
of General MERCER before the court
martial at Rennes yesterday regarding
the imminence of war between Ger
many and France excites only ridicule
here. The general opinion is that the
former War Minister ought now to be
judged from a pathological view point.
The semi Official newspapers declare
that there was never any idea of war,
and that even had Count Won Munster,
the German ambassador in Paris, been
recalled, a Charge d'Affaires would
have been left to carry on Embassy
business
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RELIEF OF DERRY,
Protestant Celebration Of It Leads
to Serious Riots.

I LONDONDERRY. Aug. 13.-The
Protestant celebration of the anniver-
sary of the relief of Derry, besieged by
James ii. IS army III 1859, led to riotous
scenes here today An excursion party
composed of 400 members of. a '9S club
arrived from Belfast, but the police re-
fused to allow the excursionists to
enter the city.
The appearance Of nationalist band
to meet the party caused disorders and
stone throwing. Both mobs attacked
the police. Finally the riot act was
read and the Mayor of Londonderry
called out the garrison. Eight Consta-
bles We're seriously injured.
The rioting was renewed this evening,
on the departure of the excursionists in
the vicinity of the railway station. The
police made repeated baton charges and
several persons were injured.
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THE STATEMENT DIscRED1rED
Governor Bradley Does Not Believe
Berry Made It.

FRANKFORT Ry.), Aug. 13.-Gov-
ernor Bradley, discussing an interview
with Congressman A. S. Berry of New
port, in which the latter declared Bryan
might be shot if he persisted in coming
to the State in the interest of Goebel,
said:
Il cannot think Mr.. Berry made the
statement attributed to him. In any
event, such a statement is an insult to
Kentucky and wholly without founda-
ton or excuse. Mr.. Bryan would be in
no more danger in Kentucky than in
any other State in the Union"
Ex-senator Blackburn also discred-
tied the statement.
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GOLD FROM CAPE NOME.
A Good Place for Poor Man to
Stay Away From.

PORT TOWNSEND, Aug 13.-One
thousand dollars worth of gold 4, dust
from the Cape Nome mining district
was brought down by Captain Harkens
of the schooner Una, twenty seven
days from the mouth of Snake River.
The gold represents a few days work
on one of the claims owned by Captain
Harkens and partners. He does not
predict anything very great for the
country, owing to the shortnessf of the
mining, season which will not exceed
four months. A scarcity of wood pre-
vents winter mining and will make
wintering there very expensive. When
he left miners were experiencing much
difficulty on account of the frozen
grounds.
He says it is a good place for a poor
man to remain away from, as the coun-
try has been nearly all staked.
Up to the time of his departure not
to exceed $4,000 had been taken out
by mining operations just commenced.
There are about 5000 people at Anvil
City, but many are leaving.