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TRAGEDY AT STOCKTON.
A Patient in the Asylum Dies From
Assault by a Fellow Inmate.

STOCKTON, March 21.-Bernard Nc
Dermott died at the Stockton State
Hospital last night at 11:30 from the
effects of an assault made ON him Sun
day afternoon by another patient by
the name of Thomas Strong
McDermott and Strong were both in
mates of ward on the second floor of
the south wing of the main building of
the mems departments. The ward is
in charge of Attendants Mcintosh and
Mcintyre, but only the first was in the
ward at the time of the assault as it
was the latter's afternoon off.
While Mcintosh was at one end of
the right angle he could not see what
was happening in the other wing. About
1915 o'clock he saw McDermott sitting
on a bench near a grated window in a.
sort of a stupor, as had been his Gus
tom of late. The attendant then went
to the other end of the ward. On his
return, five minutes later, he saw
Strong standing by McDermott, and the
latter had his head back against bar.
Strong had taken his suspenders off
and had made slipknot and thrown it
over McDermott's head, pulling it tight,
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INTERNAL REVENUE.
February's Collections Far Ahead
of the Same Month Last Year.

WASHINGTON, March 81 = The
monthly statement of the collections
of internal revenue shows that the total
receipts for February, 1899, were $19,-
64S,996, an increase as compared with
February, 1898. of $7.662, 40.
The receipts from the several sources
of revenue are given as follows, to-
gether with the increase as compared
with the same month in 1898: Spirits.
$S,O24, ,726, increase 81 ,O34 500; tobacco,
81, ,34S. .233, increase 81 ,6S6, ,499; ferment-
ed liquors, $3,7S7, $50, increase 81, $685.
253; oleomargarine, $159, 724 increase
$40, ,5S7; miscellaneous, So. .29S, ,492, in
crease SO, ,236,377.
OF the first amount SO, ,211 ,4S4 was
received from the sale of documentary
and proprietary stamps; mixed flour,
$57S; bankers, $6,635; billiard-rooms.
$4,03S; stock brokers, $9,966; commer-
cial brokers, So, 730; aggregate of spe-
cial taxes, $50, ,246.
For the eight months of the present
fiscal year the total received from in
ternal revenue sources We're $11S, 1885,
6S4, an increase as compared with the
same period of 1898 of $6S, ,299,0
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BRANDEs MURDER TRIAL.
Defendant Maintains His limo
cence While Testifying.

OAKLAND, March 21. = At the
Brandes murder trial to-day the de-
fendant was ON the stand. He main
tanned his innocence, and sobbed while
giving his testimony.
Drs. G. s. Eastman and H. S. Bu-
teau, as experts, testified that the dura
mater taken from the girls skull
showed beyond dispute evidence of in
fammation produced by blows upon the
head.
Amos Lunt testified regarding his ex
perience i'm hanging twenty men at San
Quentin.
Tomorrow J. E., Harvey, who,
Brandes testified, refused to go after
a doctor when he requested him at the
time his daughter was found dead, will
be recalled.
''We propose to show Harvey's true
connection with the present crime, if
such was committed said Brandes' at
torney, F. w. Sawyer, tonight 'sWhy
did he leave so soon after the girls
death He and Lillian Brandes occu-
pied rooms in the basement. We pro-
pose to give the jury something serious
to think about
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The Chitose Sails for japan.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 21-The
japanese cruiser .Chitose, the handi-
work of the Union Iron Works and the
first war vessel built in this port for a
foreign Power, sailed for the Orient to-
day. AS the big vessel passed down
the bay the vessels in the harbor dipped
their flags, and the bay and river
steamers saluted her with blasts from
their sirens. The battleship Iowa sa-
luted the vessel and her colors, and
thousands of people along the water
front waved their handkerchiefs in
adieu to the battleship and the little
brown men who swarmed upon her
decks to catch passing glimpse of the
water front and the city behind it.
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and causing strangulation. McDermott
lay in stupor from the time of the as
sault until his death last night.
The deceased was admitted April 16
1851, from San Francisco. although his
home was in this city. His father,
Bernard McDermott, lives in this city,
and a sister is now in San Francisco.
Strong was admitted to the asylum
on Christmas day from Modesto. On
August 3, 1898, he attempted to assault
a lady in that town. Since he has been
in the asylum he has made two other
assaults on patients. About two months
ago he struck a patient with a mop
when he was in the receiving ward.
About two weeks ago he struck an
other patient with his fists after he
had been transferred to the ward in
which McDermott was strangled. Since
then Strong has had to wear wristlets
attached to a waist strap.
The fact that he killed McDermott
did not worry him in tho least. In fact
he laughed, and thought it an exceed
ingly good joke.
The body of the deceased was turned
over to the family.
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RAvAGEs OF INFLUENZA.
Over Two Hundred Deaths at Ber-
lin So Far This Month.

BERLIN, March 21.-There has been
series of Snowstor1nS, accompanied
by severe cold weather, throughout
Germany A great amount of damage
has been done to vegetables. AT Ham
burg the thermometer registered de-
grees below the freezing point, and IN
the Harse Mountains it was 10 degrees
below the freezing point. An enormous
amount of snow fell in these mount
aims.
The weather has aggravated the IN
fluenza epidemic. In Berlin alone this
month there were over 20U deaths from
influenza The schools have been closeu
in East Prussia this week owing TO the
spread of the disease.
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Take Advantage of Low Rates.

ST. PAUL, March 21.-The homeseek-
ers' half-fare rate on the transcontl-
mental lines went into effect to-day, ana
the Northern Pacific and the Great
Northern were compelled to double their
facilities in order to handle the crowd.
Not less than 500 people took advantage
of the low rates, and the Great North
ern sent out an extra train at noon.
while the Northern Pacific was COM
PEELED to add a second section to It's
through trains. The railroad officials
report that many Of the travellers
bought only one-way tickets, which IS
taken as an Indication of an intention
to locate permanently in the West.
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Steamer Atlanta on the Beach.

RACINE (Wis), March q. The
Goodrich passenger steamer is on the
beach two miles south of this city. The
steamer was caught in the drift ice
which was driven in by the southeast
gale. She iA reported badly listed. The
fifty-three passengers who were on
board have all been landed safely, and
the vessel is resting easily, and has suf-
fered very little damage. Captain
Cochran says there is not the least
danger of the boat being wrecked, as
the ice extends into the lake five miles,
and is solid The passengers We're all
in good spirits when rescued, and did
not know the boat was ashore until they
awoke in the morning. The Atlanta
went ashore during a terrific wind
storm and snowstorm that swept the
lake during the night.
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A Salt Palace.

SALT LAKE, March 21-Something
new and fresh in the way of palaces is
to be erected in this city shortly. Cities
in cold climate erect ice palaces, but
Salt Lake intends to put up a salt pal-
ace. Millions of tons of rock salt are
available, and committee appointed
is to meet tomorrow night to complete
arrangements. 1T is said that there are
no difficulties in the way of making the
proposed palace entirely of salt. When
completed it will certainly be novelty,
and will doubtless attract visitors not
only from the interior mountain section,
but from all parts of the country.
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Meat Court of Inquiry.

CHICAGO. March 21.-The Govern
ment Court of Inquiry tonight exam
ined two witnesses with reference to
the beef question-Dr. Nicholas Sem
and Lieutenant Colonel A. w. Corliss.
DIR. Sem entirely disapproved of cam
ned roast beef as an army ration for
any length of time, and Colonel Cor
liss told of the soldiers dislike OF H.
The court will hold an all day session
tomorrow, and will leave for New
York tomorrow evening or Thursday
morning The remaining witnesses
will be those suggested by Major Lee
in behalf of Major General Miles.
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Charged With Arson.

WOODLAND, March 21-Chris Rem
bon was brought to the County Jail
this afternoon from Knights Landing
charged with arson. He attempted to
burn Snowball's Warehouse there Mon
day evening, in which grain was stored
valued at $4,000. Harvey Snowfall
says he saw him saturating sacks in
oil and placing them under the floor.
The fire was started, but was extin-
guished without damage. Rembon is
believed to be mentally unbalanced. He
has fancied grievance against the
SNOWFALL family. He win be examined
as to his mental condition first.
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The Battle of Los Cuasimas.

NEW YORK, March 21.-General Jo-
seph Wheeler, who is at present in
this city, refused to discuss any further
the subject of the battle of Las Quasi
mas. Il Think he said to a reporter,
1.-The statement which I sent to the
War Department, and which the de-
partment has seen fit to publish, COW
ers the whole ground of controversy.
I am in too delicate a position to say
anything further, even if there were
anything more to say. 1t was at least
due to the officers in my division that
the statement should be made, and
that those officers should not be allowed
to rest under a cloud of misunder-
standing"
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The Pope Much Improved.

ROME, March 21.-The Pope's physi-
clan, DIR. Lapponi and Professor Maz-
zoni visited his holiness at O'Clock this
Afternoon and found his general health
good and the seat of the recent opera
ton in excellent condition. While con-
versing with them the Pope expressed
deep grief at the false stories circu-
lated as to his health, especially the re-
ports about a second operation, which
had so disturbed Catholics deeply in
terested in his welfare
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Smallpox at Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES, March 21-Three
new cases of smallpox or varioloid We're
reported at the Health Office to-day.
All are in the families where cases had
previously developed, and where the
houses have been under quarantine.
There are also two suspects, both in
houses where the disease has before
manifested itself. These new cases are
not to be considered in the nature of a.
fresh outbreak, being nothing more
than was expected where patients are
kept at home and the rest of the family
are exposed to Infection.
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A Gale Sweeps Adriatic Sea.

TRIESTE, March 6.-The heaviest
gale which has swept the Adriatic Sea
for years is now raging, and has caused
a suspension of all shipping.
LONDON, March 21.-Severe weather
continues throughout England. In Lei
cestershire 20 degrees of frost have
been reported. Great loss has oc-
Cured among the livestock, and Lon
don has experienced the heaviest snow
fall of this winter
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ALI Quiet at Laredo.

LAREDO CTex), March 21-The day
here passed off without any further
street demonstrations against the work
of the Health Officer, and perfect quiet
now prevails. The Tenth Cavalry
Troop bivouaeked last night at Convent
and West Hidalgo streets, and the work
of removing the afflicted was resumed
this morning, and continued all day
Captain r. H. Rogers of the Rangers.
whose wounds proved serious, was
taken to San Antonio to-day.
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Bailey a Candidate for Senator.

HOUSTON (Texas), March 21.-The
POST will tomorrow print staff
special from Gainesville, Texas, in
which it is definitely and decisively an
nounced on authority of himself that
Congressman Joseph Bailey, Demo-
cratic leader in the late Congress. will
be a candidate for United States Sena-
tor to succeed Mr. Chiffon, whose term
expires March t. 1901. Mr.. Chiffon
will also stand for reelection, and there
are also mentioned other prominent
Democrats.
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Gardner Defeats Began.

HOT SPRINGS (Ark.), March 21.-
Oscar Gardner easily beat Fred Began
of the Pacific Coast in five rounds at
Wilmington Park this afternoon Bo-
gan was game but could not stand the
constant hanmering over the heart ad-
ministered by Gardner. In the fourth
round Began scored clean knock
dswn with an uppercut on the chin.
In the fifth Gardner swung a heavy
right on Bogan's ear, putting him out.
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Mrs. James S. Kirk, one of the victims
of the Windsor Hotel fire in New York,
took place to-day from the Kirk resi-
dence at Evanston. At the same hour
the funeral services of two other VIC
TINS of the Windsor disaster, Mrs. Isa-
bella Cobb Leland and her daughter,
Miss Helen Leland, We're held at the
Leland residence. The Chicago Hotel
Mems Association adopted resolutions
of coincidence ON the death of Mrs. Le-
land and Miss Leland, and attended in
a bOdV
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Advance in Wages.

CINCINNATI, March 21.-The John
b. Morris Foundry Company has mott
fed its employees that, beginning March
18th, wages of bench molde IS will be
increased from $3.50 to $15 per week:
of floor molders from SIS to S16.50. and
there viii be a 10 per cent advance on
piecework +.
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Congestion of Mails at skaguay.

WASHINGTON, March 21.-Regard-
ing the report from San Francisco Of
serious congestion of the mails at
Skaguay, it is stated at the Postoffice
Department that the contractor failed
to make the January and December
trips over and consequently $500
pounds of this mail accumulated. The
special postal agent now located at
Skaguay reported to the department
about fortnight ago that the mail
was being forwarded as radiply as pos
sible by temporary carriers. whose cost
will be charged against the contractor.
1t is alleged that there are about six
weeks in the autumn and a little less
in the spring. when it is impossi-
BILE to carry mail into that country.
owing to the breaking up of the ice and
the rushing waters.
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A Knockout Fight.

DENVER, March 21.-"Kid" Parker
of Denver knocked out Jack Carrig of
Chicago in the eleventh round here to-
night. The fight was a very pretty
one, and neither had the advantage till
the sixth, when Carrig received a cut
over the left eye the blood interfering
with his sight. In the eleventh Parker
landed a right swing under the left ear
which put Carrig out.
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City Librarian Removed.

LOS ANGELES, March 21.-The Di-
rectors of the City Public Library met
this afternoon and dismissed Mrs Har-
riet Wadleigh, City Librarian, giving
as a reason for such action 'incompe-
tency and failure to maintain discipline
in the force Charles D. Willard was
elected to fill the vacancy. Mr. Will
lard is at present managing editor Of
the Evening Express
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Former Mayor King Dead.

PHILADELPHIA. March 21.-Samuel
j. King. who was Mayor of this city
from 1881 to 1888, died at his home in
this city to-day, aged So. He had been
i'll for long time. Mr. King always
took an active interest in Democratic
politics, and although this city is over
Republican he was elected
on the reform ticket by large major
ity.
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Fatal Boiler Explosion.

CUMBERLAND (Md.), March IL
Three men were killed and several IN
jured, some fatally, by the explosion OF
the boiler in a sawmill at Hattie, Nd
near here. The dead: Pieaus WINK
head blown Off. Daniel Snyder, pody
blown 100 yards, picked up dead; John
Shuiz, horribly mangled- Anthony
Whitfield had q large coupling pin
driven through his neck. and is thougnt
to be fatally injured.
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Funeral of Editor Medi11.

CHICAGO, March 21-The burial
rites over the remains of Joseph Medill
who died at San Antonio, Tex, Friday,
We're held here to-day, Rev Robert
Collyer of New York officiating. The
obsequies were largely attended. Out
OF respect to the memory of Mr.. Medill
the City Hall was closed.
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The Democratic War Cry.

WICHITA Kan-) March 21.-Jerry
Simpson, who was in town to-day, ex-
presses the opinion that the Democratic
in 1900 will be arrttii-expansion
and anti-trust. with the money question
a subordinate third.
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Will Have No New Constitution.

CARSON, March 21.-Governor Sad
ler to-day vetoed the bill calling for a
Constitutional Convention in Nevada.
on the ground of defects in its en-
grossment OF 150 measures passed by
the Legislature, this is the only one
vetoed.
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reach Kingston in time, but upon meet
ing the Paris made arrangements to
take Mr. Sherman off the latter vessel
on Friday, the change to be made at
Caimanera, a few miles east of Santi-
ago.
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Suicide at Walla Walla.

WALLA WALLA, March I.-Sam-
uel Wilson, % years of age, has COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself in
the head. He was respondent. His
parents reside at Nevada, Mo.
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WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Scattering Light Rains or Snow
West Of the Rockies.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 21-Weath-
er conditions and general forecast: The
following are the seasonal rainfalls to
date as compared with those of the
same date last season, and rainfall in
the last twenty-four hours:
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san FTanclScO data. MaXlfmufn teIn-
perature 80 degrees; minimum, ~;
mean, 30.
Cloudy and threatening weather con-
tinues over the entire country west of
the Rockies. Scattering light rains or
SHOWS have fallen in all districts.
The pressure continues to rise over
the Pacific Slope.
The temperature has generally fallen
west of the Rocky Mountains during
the last twenty-four hours.
High westerly winds are reported
from the plateau region.
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Five Children Burned to Death.

WINNIPEG (Manitoba) March 21.-
During the absence of John Dian and
wife of Greenfell from their farm their
residence caught fire, and their five
children were burned to death.
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Strike ON White Railroad Ended.

SEATTLE, March 21.-Adviees re-
ceived from Skaguay to-day say that
the strike on White Pass Railroad is
ended, and nearly all of the strikers
have returned to work.
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Death of a Peta1uma Citizen.

PETALUMA, March 21.-Judge Cav
anaugh, who has resided here since
1852, is dead, aged "A. He was one
of the leading citizens of the county.
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second, The Elector third. Time
1 :414455
One mile, Maxine won, Box second,
Rappahannok third. Time-1 1875.
Mile and a sixteenth, selling, Maurice
won, Free Lance second, TWinkler
third Time-1 :51s6.
AT WINDSOR.
DETROIT, Aug. 2.-Weather pleas
ant and track fast at Windsor to-day.
Results:
Six furlongs, selling, Neckarinis won,
Leo Lake second, Lord Frazier third.
Time-1 1854.
Four and a half furlongs, HE Away
won, Grumble second, greensboro third
Time :56A.
Seven and half furlongs, Draw Lad
won, Dick Warren second, Pearl third.
Time-1 :3511a.
One mile, selling, Guilder won, Rot
terdam second, Frank Nichols third.
Time :43.
Mile and a sixteenth, selling, Saltie
Lamar won, Red Pirate second, Char
lotte M. third. Time-1 :4SA.
Six furlongs, selling. Eleanor Holmes
won, Percita second, Elsie Barnes
third. Time-1 :1534.
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THE GROWING OF TEA.
Experiments Made in South Caro-
lima Prove Successful.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2-Charles u
Shepard, who is in charge of the ex-
perimental tea garden at Summerville
S. c., has made report to the Secre-
tary of Agriculture, covering the pro-
gress made up to date.
He says there are now about fifty
acres of land under tea cultivation
and 1900 pounds were sold last year
at profit of % per cent. It is esti-
mated that when all the plants now
growing arrive at maturity they will
yield 10000 pounds annually.
DR.. Shepard expresses the opinion
that the fact that the tea plants lived
through last winter, when the most
intense cold in the history of the sec
ton was experienced, is a guarantee
that the weather conditions will prove
Satisfactory.
The labor problem, he says, has been
solved by establishing a school for the
education of negro children in tea
picking.
The quality of tea also has proved
satisfactory. Of the black tea he says
1T has distinctly characteristic fla
vor, and, like some of the choicer ORR
entail teas, it's liquor has more strength
than it's color indicates"
The green tea, he says, has attracted
keen interest in the trade and among
consumers, and he adds that "Oriental
teas can hardly furnish the like in
this country"
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policy of good government that would
prove fraught with evil to the Ameri-
can peope. q The enormities of that
platform call for the resistance of all
good citizens
las Republicans we make recogni-
ton of the loyalty and exalted patri-
otism of the sound money Democrats
and men of all parties who put aside
partisanship in order to maintain the
good faith Of the nation and in resist
ance to the Chicago platform and its
candidate.
ITO maintain the welfare of the peo-
pie is the object and aim of all Govern
ments. Industry and commerce should
be left free to pursue their methods ac-
cording to the natural laws of the
world, but when the business aggre-
cation known as trusts prove hurtful
to the people, they must be restrained
by laws. and if need be abolished
Confidence in the high purpose of the
President, the skill of the officers and
the heroism of the men in the army
and navy are expressed, and moral
and material support promised them
SO long as there is resistance to the
flag anywhere.