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Ihlrty-Six Buildings at Granitevi|le,
New York,
Through an Explosion Which 0cc urred n
the Rocket Charging Room.
No Lives Lost and But Three of the
Employees at Work Injured-The
Wreck Complete Within Few
Minutes After the First Explo-
sion.

NEW YORK, June S.-Thirty-six
buildings, comprising almost the entire
plant of the Nordlinger-C Charlton Fire
works Company at Graniteville, Rich
mond Borough, were blown up this af-
ternoon and the entire fireworks plant
practically wiped out of existence. AL
though the fires which followed the ex-
plosion lasted for several hours, the
wreck was complete within a few min
utes. No lives were lost, and but three
persons were injured. two Of them Sc
riously. The property loss viii not ex-
coed $35,00O
The first explosion occurred in the
rocket charging room. This was a
small building about twelve feet square.
No one was I'M the building at the time,
and the first intimation the 115 en-
ployes in the works had Of what was
to follow was the bursi ling of the sides
of the building, accompanied by an
explosion. The roof of the building
shot into the air. and rockets exploded
and flew in all directions. They carried
the fire into all parts of the works
The operators ingthe various buildings
rushed out into the yards. The flying
rockets, many of them of the greatest
power made it almost as dangerous for
the employees to be out of the buildings
as to be in them. As they rushed out
explosion followed explosion. as the
buildings flew into the air. After a
score of explosions. three heavy Cnes
that shook the ground for miles occur
red These were the three storehouses
In which supplies for the Fourth of
July We're being held.
Through flying rockets. burning splin-
ters and balls of fire the employees rush
ed to safety.
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COMPANIONS OF THE FOREST
Work of the Grand Circle at San
Francisco Completed.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 8. = The
Grand Circle of Companions of the
Forest of America closed it's sessions
tonight. A proposition to disband the
circle was defeated, with only one vote
in the affirmative.
The following officers were elected:
Mrs. Flora Jacobs of San Francisco,
Grand Chief Companion; Mrs. c. w.
Aggie of MERGED, Sub-Chief Compan-
ion; Miss Alice Ticoulet of San Fran
cisco. Treasurer; A. NJ Martin of
Watsonvilfe, Marshal; Miss Agnes D.
Bremen of Alameda, Financial Secre-
tary; Miss Lizzie Atwood, Recording
Secretary; Miss Mae Bailey of San
Francisco, Right Guard; Miss jose
phine Aust of San Diego. Left Guard (;
Miss Jennie Workura of Santa Bar
bara, Inside Guard; Mrs. M. Melehan
of Petaluma, Outside Guard; Mrs. Dom
nallen of San Francisco, Organist; Mrs.
]. w. Shaffer of Kern City, Mrs. R.
Kemp Vance of San Francisco, Trus-
tees.
Oakland was chosen as the next place
of meeting.
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MEDICAL CONVENTION.
Yesterdays Session of the Ameri.
can Association at Columbus.

COLUMBUS (O), June S-The inter-
est in to-day's session of the American
Medical Association Convention CEN
tered largely in the address of Surgeon
General Sternberg of the United States
army. General Sternberg was accorded
close attention and was warmly ap,
plauded. The subject of his address
was Sanitary Conditions of the War.
The business session of the asSocia-
ton to-day was full of interest and con-
siderable feeling was developed. The
nominating committee made its report,
which was adopted after the name CT
Dr. Walter Wyman of the Hospital Ma
rine Corps was added to, the Judiciary
Council
The officers elected are as follows:
President. Dr. w. w. Keene, Philadel-
phia; First Vice President, DR.. C. A.
Whealen. ST. Paul; Second Vice Presi-
dent. DR.. E. Ferguson, New York;
Third Vice President, Dr. c. M. Allen,
Alberts, Mo-; Fourth Vice President,
w. E. Middleton, Davenport, Ia. Secre-
tary. DR.. G. H. Simmons, Chicago;
Treasurer, DR.. w. H. Newman, Chica-
go; Librarian, DR.. w. c. Webster, Chi
cago.
Atlantic City, N. j., was chosen as
the place of next meeting.
The report of the Board Of Trustees
was the one over which the discussion
occurred. In urging that the editor of
the official journal be made Secretary
of the association, it was stated that
delay had occurred on the part of the
present Secretary in transmitting the
minutes of the meeting, and inaccura-
cies were said to be too frequent.
Secretary Atkinson rose to question
of privilege and denounced the reAec-
ton on his work as false, but in the
face of this debate was cut off by the
adoption of the report.
The financial report of the trustees
showed total receipts $50, 231, and ex-
penditures $50, 500
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FATAL LANDSLIDE.
Twenty-Eight Persons Reported
Killed in Arkausas,

Killed In Arkansas.
LITTLE ROCK (Ark.). June SIT is
reported here tonight that a landslide
occurred at Ross Hollow and engulfed
twenty -eight men, all of whom are sup
posed to have been killed.
Ross Hollow is pass between two
small mountain ranges about twenty
line Of the Choctaw and Memphis Rail-
way, now under construction from Lit
tie Rock to Howell.
A large force of graders has been en-
gagged in grading the road through the
pass, and. according to the report, it
was part of this force of men that
were caught under the falling earth.
The report cannot be confirmed to-
night. None of the officials of the road
nor any of the contractors who are at
present in this city have received news
of the accident. The report was
brought by farmers travelling from the,
locality.
The scene Of the accident is twenty
eight miles from here, over rough
stretch of country, and it is impossible
to get news from there tonight. Ac-
cording to the farmers bringing the
news. large force of men were en-
gagged in excavating in deep cut when
ened by heavy rain, suddenly came
down upon them, burying twenty-eight
men in tons Of earth
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|croppings. These lodes run north and
south and east and west, or nearly so;
the character Of the rock is good, and
the surface diggings have been very
rich In the vicinity of where they inter-
sect. The tunnel Is noNT in a distance
of 800 feet, and an upraise is being
made to the surface to admit of proper
ventilation. The work of development
is being thoroughly done and will be
permanent. The cost of mining and
milling the ore will not exceed $1.50 a
ton, and the rock pays from So to $3.50
a ton, with q large body to draw from.
The prospects Seem to US bright for Mr..
Marsh and his partners, and we believe
the Butte Mountain will make good
record for itself.
PLACER AND QUARTZ NEWS.
/ Yreka journal: Hadley- & Tucker have
been finding some exceedingly rich
pockets of quartz on Scott River, which
may lead to finding permanent lodges
by further efforts in search and deyel-
|opments.
Several more quartz claims have late
ly been located on Patterson Creek, in
Scott Valley; in the neighborhood of
the Sheba mine and around the Good
ale place, at the lower end Of Scott VAL
ley, also ON Shackelford Creek, where
good quartz mines have been worked
for many years with good results
Henry Harris, the Humbug miner
has shown US some very rich quartz
from the old Mocking Bird mine at
Humbug, which will yield at the rate Of
$500 to 5000 a ton. He has a couple of
tons out of this quartz, and thinks some
of it will pay even better. The ledge Is
about three feet wide, and should it
continue as rich on further development
may lay Cripple Creek in the shade.
The miners of the Golden Star, or old
Spencer mine, at Humbug. are now
working on the upraise to the old works
from the new tunnel lately run into the
mountain on q low level. and expect to
to be able to drain heSupper levels be-
sides stopping down ore from where so
much rich paying quartz had been real
ICED by the old company formerly work
ing the mine.
The. Yreka Mining Company, working
the Old Greenhorn blue gravel mime, is
reported to be taking out richer pay.
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that the remains of Mr.. Daily would be
taken to Havre on Friday morning. and
they would be shipped to New York
from there by way of Southampton.
LONDON, June S.3The flags on
Days Theater were half-masted to-
day on account Of the death Of Au-
gustin DAILY, and among the large col
ony Of American actors and actresses
here his demise is the subject of great
regret.
I, Charles Frohman said: II regard Sir
Henry Irving and Mr.. Daily as having
done more for the elevation of the stage
in their respective countries than any
managers of the time, and America s
loss in this respect is irreparable."
Mr.. DAILY left on Saturday, having APP
parently fully regained his health, and
insisted on a little outing in Paris.
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HEAT AT NEW YORK.
Thermometer Registered Ninety
One, With Many Deaths,

NEW YORK, June S.-The cool furry
which struck this city last night had
but little effect upon the temperature
that was to follow to-day. The ther-
mometer ranged almost as high as yes
terday. AT l O'Clock. when the temper
allure was at it's highest point, it stood
at 81 degrees degrees below the, rec
ord made two days ago.
The record of fatal prostrations was
somewhat smaller than the list of yes
terday, nineteen persons dying in New
York and vicinity to-day OF these four
We're women. Aside from this there
We're twenty-one prosfrations the vic
TINS of which are still in the hospitals,
with more or less hope Of recovery
Yesterdays official list numbered twen-
ty-sixa and Tuesdays seven, making a
total of fifty-two deaths recorded
PHILADELPHIA, June S.-There
We're four deaths in this city and an
unusually large number of prostrations
due to the heat to-day
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A Young Man Drowned.

SAN FRANCISCO. June S.-Henry
Wahning, a young gardener. employed
at Golden Gate Park, was drowned in
the reservoir of Strawberry Hill to-day.
The young man desired to pick soma
strawberries that We're at the edge of
the reservoir, and held on to a wooden
picket while he bent over to secure the
fruit The picket broke. and Wahning
fell into the reservoir. He sank in
eight feet of water. Deceased was
about 10 years Of age.
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Yda Adds storLe Tr,a1

SANTA BARBARA, June S.-A SEN
sation was sprung by the prosecution in
the Yda Adds Storke case to-day. Mrs.
Matte Goss, an old friend of the de-
PENDANT, testified that Mrs. Stor4se asked
her to copy anonymous letters, saying
that she could not disguise her hand
writing The defendant also dec AIRED
to the witness that she intended giving
several people bad scare and hoped
to live long enough to accomplish the
ruin of DR.. Winchester and drive hin,
from town. The evidence was not
shaken by cross examination,
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Labor Troubles on the comstock.

SAN FRANCISCO. June S.-The
question of unionism has arisen among
the miners on the Comstoci., and as
a consequence the work of the Com
stock Pumping Association is in danger
of being stopped. The trouble is over
demand by the miners that the eiec-
tricians of the pump plari, who work
underground, should join the Miners
Union. 1t is said that only three or
four men will be affected by the ulti-
matum of the miners. The pumping
association was formed to open up the
old drifts and put the mines again in
shape to work the low grade ore For
over sixteen years the lower levels have
been abandoned. and work has been
carried on only in the upper levels and
in the ore of lighter grade.
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The Seal Herds.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 8. - Not
withstanding the objections of the
United States Government, the Cali
fornia Fish Commissioners have decid-
ed not to abandon the work of reduc-
ing the seal herds, and operations will
be continued at the rookeries not I'M
der Federal control.
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Will Not Go to Stanford.

Charles r. Brown has decided to remain
with the First Congregational Church
of Oakland, and will refuse the offer
made him to take the pastorate of the
new chapel to be erected at Stanford
University.
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Reed Has Not Yet Resigned.

AUGUSTA CMe), June S.-Secretary
OF State Bryon H. Boyd and Private
Secretary Smith say that Governor
Powers has positively not received any
notification from Hon. Thomas B. Reed
of the latter's resignation as Congress
man from Maine.
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Abandon's Pulpit for Public Office.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 8.-Rev. j..
N. T. Goss of this city has been APP
pointed Customs Inspector by Col
Hector Jackson His name was taken
from the eligible list. He is an Episco-
pal minister, originally from Ouray,
Colorado, and will abandon the pulpit
to enter the Government service.
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The Tacoma Arrives.

TACOMA, June S.-The Northern Pa
cific liner Tacoma arrived to-day from
the Orient making the passage from
Yokohama in fifteen days, three days
ahead of her schedule. She brought
ninety-ndne passengers for Tacoma. The
new tea crop had just begun to arrive
when she left, snd Glenogle, the next
liner to leave, will have a heavy cargo.
There is large fleet of tramp steamers
on the other side, but are held at high
rates.
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The Valley Road.

VISALIA, June S.-The Valley Road
at this point is making records for fast
time. 1t is just twelve miles between
Visa1ia and Tulare. and the country is
nearly as level as a floor. 1t is a COM
mon occurrence for passenger trains to
cover this distance at the rate of a
mile a minute. Yesterday freight
train tied the record made by passen-
ger trains, having dashed over the track
from here to Tulare in just twelve min
uteS.
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FALMOUTH (England), June S.-A
change in the wind has somewhat shift
ed the position of the American liner
Paris, now on the rocks near The Man
acles. seriously hampering salvage op-
erations. The heavy sea has stopped
the work. which is not likely to be re-
sumed for fortnight.
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Special omcer Carrolrs Condition.

At an early hour this morning Spe-
cial Officer Carrolls condition was very
favorable The statement in another
column to the effect that the patient
had been neglected by Assistant City
Physician Ogden is denied by the lat
ter, who states that Mr. Carroll had
the services of another physi-
clan, who had dressed his wounds, con-
DR.. Ogden considered he was
no longer connected with the case.
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Mar.hal1 Win. Both eam.,

LONDON. June S.-The American
chess-player, Marshall won both of
his adjourned games with Jones and
lesser tonight, and thereby took the
lead in the minor tournament of the In
ternational Congress now progressing
in this CITY
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Gold for Eurore

NEW YORK, June S.-The National
city Bank will ship $1,0OO,OOO gold to
EUROPE on steamers sailing Saturday.
Inc total amount shipped by this insti-
tuition Is SO, 100000.
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than ever, and has good supply OF
water to keep full shifts busy night
and day in operating the sluices.
Tim Austin & Co., working the deep
bedrock diggings on the flats north OF
the Yreka High School, continue to find
very good prospects, and are now drift
ing north, again.
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A British Bark's Narrow Escape.

SAN FRANCISCO, June S.-The Brit
ish bark Wynford, which has just ar
rived here after a long voyage from
Hamburg, narrowly escaped founder
ing in a hurricane off Cape Horn. Con,
siderable damage was done to the ship.
and two members Of the crew were in
jured, and the whole starboard watch
had a. narrow escape from drowning.
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Remains Of Augustin DAILY.

PARIS, June S.-The remains of Au-
gustin Daily, who died suddenly yester-
day afternoon at the Hotel Continental.
were embalmed to-day to be sent to
London, where the body will arrive
on Saturday morning. The funeral SER
vices will take place at church in
London. and then the body will be sent
to New York. There will be no SER
ligious ceremony there
Later in the day it was announced
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Ex-Pre.ident Harrison Banouetted.

PARIS, June S.-General Horace Por-
ter. United States ambassador, gave
dinner this evening in honor of former
PRESIDENT Benjamin Harrison and Mrs.
Harrison. The eighteen guests present
included M. del Case, the Minister of
Foreign Affairs. and Mime. del Case;
senator and Mrs. H. c. Dodge, Henry
Vfgnaud. Secretary of the Embassy;
captain Grocer, United States Army.
and Mesdames Cameron and Cuyler.
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Inspection of Ocean Steamers.

SAN FRANCISCO, June S.-The SUI
pervising inspector general Of the
steamboat service has issued warn
ing notice about the inspection Of yes
sells under the new law. Only about a
third of the vessels on the coast have
been inspected. and every owner who
fails to comply with the law this mon, h
will be subject to a $500 fine in addi-
ton to having his craft tied up. This
is an important move in the direction
Of taking governmental precaution to
permit only seaworthy vessels to carry
passengers.
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Don't force your eyes to overworl.
Don't neglect them when they cry for
help. Don't abuse them year after
year. A little glass aid at the proper
time will preserve your vision for old
age. Chinn. optician. 526 X.
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Cruiser New Orleans.

NEWPORT Or. ID June S.-The
cruiser New Orleans. Captain Edwin
Longneeker, arrived to-day from New
orleans and Joined the North Atlantic
squadron.
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Fatal Accident in British Columbia

H. JeH of Tendon. Ont, manager of the
Surprise miness onszTexada Island, was
killed by premature dynamite explo-
sion Manday.ss s.sss
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THE INDUSTRIAL
COMMISSION
Resumes Its Investigation Of the
Big Trusts in the East.
The Standard OIL Company Receiving sps-
claI Attention at Yesterdays Hearing.

w. n. Clark, Former Employe Of
the Company, ON the Witness
Stand-Says Eight Grades Of Oil
Were Sold Out Of Only Two
Tanks-Much Of the Oil Sold
Adulterated.
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Few Cubans Paid Off Yesterday

HAVANA, June S.-Col Randall, in
paying Cuban soldiers at Matanzas yes
ferday. found that the majority of
them had turned over their arms some
time before to General Pedro Betan-
court, the Civil Governor Of Matanzas.
A few of them had certificates, but the
majority had not. Consequently Colonel
randall experienced difficulty and only
PAID thrty-seven men, though 300 were
IN waiting and wanting money.
The hackmen here have all struck for
higher pay, which causes great incon-
venaence to the general public.
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Earthquake Shock.

LOS ANGELES, June Sat 2:3O
this afterne4n there was an earthquake
shock of two or three seconds. dura-
ton at Cuyamaea Lake. No damage.
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DR.. HARDER at the synarorue.

Rev. DR.. r. Harder of Stockton will
lecture this evening in the Jewish Syn
agogue at 8 o'clock. DR.. Harber is a
scholar and said to be a very eloquent
man.
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Resulted in a Draw

NEWARK (Ohio). June. S.-Eddie
Gardner and Johnny Van Heest fought
a twenty-round draw here Tonight
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The Goeland Sent to Devils Island.

CAYENNE, June S.-The dispatch
boat Goeiand was sent to Devils Island
ahead officially to-day by order of the
Governor of French Guiana, leaving
mere at % O'Clock this morning This
was done on account of the great num-
per OF people who proposed to go to
lewis Island on board the Goeland.
IN addat1on, the Governor refuses all
persons permission to go to the island
py any other means of TRANSFORMATION.
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Pacific Coast
Mining News.

The following news items pertain to
the mining fields of the Pacific Coast
States:s.
:. s&MARIPOSA MINES.
Mining Press: The six-stamp mill
on the Porter mine is running on ore
averaging $40.
The Columbus Mining Company Is
drifting in good ore on Horseshoe Bend
Mountain.
The Mount Gaines plan, west of
Hornitos is running with electricity
from MERGED Fails, eight miles distant.
The mill is run by one motor, while a
second operates the air compressor,
whence the drills, pumps and hosting
engine are operated.
The Quail Mill and Mining Company,
incorporated by business men of So
NORA has taken over the bond held by
Kendall & Whitney on the Quail mine
of D. Bruschi, on Indian Gulch. They
have bought the boilers. hoist and four
stamp mill now on the Louisiana, and
will erect them on the Quail, where a
considerable amount of ore is blocked
out. Heavier machinery will be placed
on the Louisiana later.
At Boston, on the Sd inst, the direct
OrS OF the MERGED OTOlQ MI1llIlS COlIf-
pany authorized an increase in capital
stock of 5000 shares of $15 each, rails
ing the capitalization to $2.25O,OOO. The
stockholders will ratify this action at
Butte on June 9th. The proceeds, ac-
cording to a Boston interview, will be
used to build an electric power plant,
increase the milling facilities and do
development work. Work on the cleo
trio plant will begin at once, and out
standing cordwood contracts are cam
celled. The contest with the Eagle
Shawmutt Company in Tuolumne Coun-
ty over the Oak Flat ditch is settled,
and this will be used for power. Water
will be taken from the South Tuolumne
at Hardins, carried ten miles in the re-
built ditch to Colfax. and returned to
the river with a fall of nearly 1000
feet. The distance then to the mines
by air line is about fourteen miles.
There will be installed an excess Of
power over the needs of the country
and the surplus will be sold throughout
Mariposa and Tuolumne Counties. The
furnishing of cheaper power than steam
will be of greater benefit to Mariposa
County mining. Including the unpaid
So, which has been called in on the
old stock, MERGED will have available
for this work 81 ,O5O000.
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morrow for Alaska, will carry a large
amount of nail matter for Alaskan
ports. She will also take north several
Postoffice officials, who will be perma-
nently located in Skaguay, Circle City,
Valdez and other points in Alaska,
where they will expedite the delivery
of mail from the outside world. new
American mail route has been laid OUT
from Valdez to Copper Center, ana
thence to Eagle on the Yukon. Cont
tracts are also being made to carry
the mail twice a month from st. Mich
ael via Volovin Bay to the new gold
diggings in the Cape Nome country.
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Met With a Frightful Death.

SAN JOSE, June S.-Edward Payson
Taylor, Jr, aged IA, son of an Oakland
bookseller, met a frightful death at
4:3O O'Clock this afternoon. He came
to San Jose last Saturday to visit his
uncle, F. A. Taylor, the newspaper
agent, and this afternoon went out in a
cart with Taylor. On Lenzin avenue,
where there are three tracks they at
tempted to cross while switch engine
was making flying switch They saw
the engine pass and not observing the
cars on account Of a house in the cor
ner obStructing the view, supposed the
track was clear. The result was that
box car struck the cart and young
Taylor was thrown under the wheels
and his head nearly severed from his
body. His companion escaped unhurt.
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Try Wilson. Hall & Cos Crown"
Cream Soda. =
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Yosemite Valley Commissioners.

YOSEMITE, June S.-The Yosemite
Valley Commissioners were called to
order last night by Governor. Gage.
The usual concessions We're allowed,
including a tent permit to a photo
graph art company of Los Angeles.
Julius Starke of Santa Barbara has
applied for a permit to make curiOs
here. w. H. Chaffee has an applica
ton to do the same in the Mariposa
Big Tree Grove, and F. c. Nimmis
has one to do Photographic work in
the grove. All these will be acted on
later. j. T. Boysel was granted a pho
tographic permit at $40 year. w. G..
Henshaw of Oakland was elected Vice
President, and J. ]. Lermen Secretary.
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Mail Matter for Alaskan Ports.

SAN FRANCISCO, June s. - The
ol lbs I!M qoIuM 'sqlIea ismsels