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GENERAL BROOKE TALKS.
Saws Funds Furnished Are Equal
to the acquisitions.

HAVANA. March Ex-Governor Cen
eral Brooke. referring to the complaints
made at Santiago that a large number
of laborers have been thrown out CT
work by an apparent reduction in the
financial allotment of Santiago PrlV1nce,
says that the funds furnished the sew
eral provinces by the authorities in Ha-
vana. have in all cases been equal to
the respective acquisitions.
General Gomez yesterday sent Gen
eral Brooke by the hand of Inspector
General Roloff Of the Cuban army,
statement of the number of the men in
the army. 1t is said that the total
reaches 4S.000-32 600 privates, 10000
non-c commissioned officers. and the rest
commanding officers. from Major Cen
erals to sub-Lieutenants.
General Brooke has received a tele-
gram from Washington saying that
paymasters with the $3.000,O00 will ar
rive here next week. 1t is not likely
that any trouble which the American
authorities cannot circumvent will arise
in connection with the actual payment.
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IN THE KANAwHA VALLEY.
Visited by One of the Worst Floods
in Local History.

CHARLESTON CIV. Va.), March o.
The Kanawha Valley was visited to-
day by one of the worst floods in local
history. After several days of heavy
rainfall the Kanawha Elk River has
covered almost the entire valley.
Charleston is almost entirely under
water. Four feet surround the State
Capitol. The Mayor and leading citi-
zens have opened a relief station and
are distributing provisions and cloth
ing among the suffering. COnsidera-
BILE damage has been caused to the coal
property and a dozen barges swept
away. The Black Cat Coal Triple,
near the east bank, was destroyed.
Tonight the waterworks, both gas
plants and the electric light works are
shut down and the city is in darkness.
Hundreds of families are quartered in
the Capitol, courthouse and other build
ings. Much distress prevails. For a
considerable distance the Kanawha and
Michigan Railway between here and
Point Pleasant, is under water and it
will be four or five days before traffic
is resumed The indications, however,
are that tonight the flood has reached
it's hight and will commence to fall by
morning.
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THE RANGERS FLAG.
Texas Legislature Thanks That Of
Indiana for It's Return.

AUSTIN (Texas), March B. The
House of the Texas Legislature has
adopted a resolution thanking the IN
diana Legislature for returning to the
Texas Terry Rangers the company flag
captured by the Indiana regiment from
the Rangers during the civil war.
The resolution also invites the Gov
ernor of Indiana and his staff and leg
1slators to come to Texas and be hon
ored guests at a public function to be
given by the Legislature to mark the
return of the flag to the Terry Rangers.
The invitation was wired them and ac-
ton as tosthe reception will be deferred
until such time as said honored guests
cam visit Texas.
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mia track record In a one-mile heat
race, w. F. Furman, the Los Angeles
rider won both first and second heats
from Downing of San Jose, with Leon
ert of Buffalo, third in both. The time
for the first heat was 2:12s and for
the second 2:15.
The attendance was good, day per-
feet and races closed at 6 o'clock. Tho
finals are: 100-miles won by John
Lawson, second John Chapman, third
Teddy Goodman, fourth Earl D. Stew
ems, fifth Charles Turville, sixth Chas.
s. Wells, seventh Julius, eighth Tom
Barnaby, ninth Nawn. Time: 334:3O.
One mile open-Furman won, Down
ing second, Leonert third. Time-2:l2N5.
One mile open amateur-Won by Rob
inson, second D. E. Francis. Time
2:18%.
Mile exhibition by o. Stevens, paced
by internal machine. Time-1 :4O25.
One-third mile exhibition by internal
machine. Time-O:2925.
Another meet may be given next
Sunday.
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LEFT THE COAST.
Genii Jack Higgins Takes Leave
of His Old Friends,

John M. Higgins, better known by
his friends as Big Jack" Higgins, left
last night for New York, via Portland
and the Canadian Pacific, there to re-
main. Mr.. Higgins has been a resi-
dent of Sacramento for a good many
years, the greater part of which time
he was employed in the bindery of the
State Printing Office.
He is of a genial and good-hearted
disposition and made hosts of friends
in Sacramento.
When it became. known yesterday
that he was to leave California for
good his friends gathered together and
presented him with an elegant elk's
tooth, neatly engraved: Presented to
j. NJ. Higgins by his friends, Sacra-
mento, 1899" A large crowd was at
the station to, wish him success and bid
him farewell
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CHANGE FOR BETTER.
Probably Due to the Arrival of the
Reinforcementx.

ReA110rcementS.
MANILA, March 6-1O:30 a. m.-The
United States transport Ohio arrived
yesterday.
In the last two days there has been
very noticeable change in Manila for
the better, probably due to the arrival
of reinforcements for the American
troops. Numbers of people are seen
upon the streets, and the amount of
business transacted in the stores has
marvelously increased. Yesterday the
Luneta was blocked with carriages for
the first time since the outbreak. and
the band of the Twentieth Regulars
played a number of airs, and it was
hard to believe that a state of war
existed.
Outside the city there was desultory
firing. throughout the day, and at vari-
GUS points the sharpshooters were most
annoying. At San Pedro Macati the
rebels are very active erecting in
trenchments in front of the position
occupied by the Washington troops, al
though two-gun battery of the Sixth
Artillery repeatedly. shelled' them. The
enemy are fully alive to the fact that
Mausers have much longer range
than the Springfields, and are continu
ously taking pot shots in compare
tive safety. The American soldiers dis
like this passive resistance, and are
eager for the excitement of an active
campaign
Despite the heat, the health of the
men in the trenches has improved re-
markedly.
Assistant Engineer Winship of the
gunboat Bennington was wounded in
both legs yesterday by a volley from
the shore.
The maritime steamer Ell Cano has
arrived from Iloilo with advices that
all is quiet there, and that business is
brisk The natives in the interior, the
steamer reports, are levying upon the
supplies in the hands of the natives
and seriously interfering with the work
upon the plantations
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THE VALENCIA SAILS.
Takes Out a Million and a Half to
Paw the Soldiers

SAN FRANCISCO, March 5. = The
transport steamer Valencia sailed to-
day for Manila via Honolulu. She car
ried about $50 recruits for the infantry
artillery and Hospital Corps, and was
laden with supplies of all kinds for the
troops in Hawaii and the Philippines.
The most important item of her cargo
was 100000 in coin, under the
charge of Major Eugene Coffin, Pay
master U. S. A. This vast sum will
be used for the payment of soldiers,
and all but a fraction of it will be dis
bursed at Manila. The Valencia also
carried to the Orient Surgeon r. j. Nc
Adory and Second Lieutenants Nuns
ton, Minis, Bushfeld, Bundill, Kerr,
Heron, Very, Maury, Harris, Foster
and .Somers. These officers were re-
Gently graduated from West Point,
ahead of their regular time, and have
been assigned to duty with various
companies in the Philippines.
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BOLD HIGHWAYMEN.
Capture and Rob Seven Bicyclists
Near Tacoma.

TACOMA (Wash.), March 5. = Two
armed highwaymen laid in ambush on
bicycle path two miles from the city
tonight and captured and robbed seven
men between 8 and IL o'clock, securing
several watches but less than $40 in
cash. They laid log across the path
and stopped the travellers as they came
to it.
The first man was a candymaker,
who had a bundle of aprons, which
they used to bind their prisoners as
they came one by one. After robbing
them they tied their hands and feet
and laid them in a row in the bush.
At II o'clock the footpads went away,
leaving the victims bound, but one
managed to roll over where another
could unite him with his teeth, and
they gave the alarm, but the robbers
had fled About o'clock two men,
presumably the same, held up T. o..
Abbott, prominent attorney, but a
few blocks from the same place, but
he broke away and escaped.
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GILBERT ARRESTED.
Claimed Not to Have Heard of the
Horrible Murder of His Family.

EMPORIA (Kan.). March 5.-John
Gilbert, the Enterprise farmer accused
of the brutal murder last Tuesday Of
his wife and four children, was arrest
ed on one of the principal streets here
to-day Gilbert claimed not to have
heard of the crime and feigned great
grief at the loss of his family. He had,
he said, deserted them because of diff
culties that had arisen, but intended to
return finally The Coroner's jury at
Enterprise had held Gilbert responsible
for the crime, which was most revolt
ing.
The Gilberts lived in a lonely cabin.
The children. the oldest of whom was
8 years of age, were killed while they
slept and the mother and wife only
gave up after a terrific struggle. The
heads of all had been mashed to pulp
with a hammer and lay in their own
blood when discovered by neighbors
forty-eight hours after the crime was
committed. Gilbert, it is asserted, was
in financial straits and had been drink
ing.
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SUPPOSED CouNrERFEITERs.
Arrested in Oakland and Their
Outfit CAPTURED.

OAKLAND, March 1.-Two men Civ
ing the names of Amos H. Vliet and
II. D. Pell were arrested to-day by
United States Secret Service Officers
Browne and Cronin on suspicion of be-
ing counterfeiters. The officers have
possession of their outfit, consisting of
metals. crucibles, plaster of paris and
other appliances used by counterfeiters.
They have also bogus dollar, which
they claim was made by the prisoners.
The accused men occupied an unfur-
nished cottage here. Pell has virtually
confessed his connection with thes
scheme to make money. He claims 10
be a carpenter, and says Vliet is a pi-
ano tuner. The officers think these are
the men who have recently been Cp-
Grating in San Francisco, Oakland and
San Jose. ~
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FATAL WRECK.
Newspaper Train in Pennsylvania
Derai1ed by a Land Slide.

HUNTINGTON Pa.), March 5.-The
first section of the fast newspaper train.
due here at o'clock, was wrecked one
mile east of this place at noon by
landslide, which resulted from last
nights heavy fan of rain. Engineer
Robert McCutchin and Fireman J. c.
Troce, both of Harrisburg, were in
stantly killed. McCutchin's body was
burned beyond recognition. The tender
OF the engine was driven half through
the express car, but the expressman
escaped injury. The passengers on the
train were unhurt. The wrecked train
was the Pennsylvania Railroad newspa-
per train from New York to Pittsburg
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A GIRLS SUSPICIOUS DEATH.
A Man in Custody in Whose Room
She Was Found Dead.

NEW YORK, March 6-Miss Mag
dalene Dorm, 20 years old, died last
night in a room occupied by James
]. Conley, at I'll West Eighty-second
street, under circumstances so sus-
picious that Conley was taken into
custody pending an investigation by
the Coroner.
Conley called at the home of Dr.
Brinker and urged him to accompany
him at once to his room to attend a
young woman who he said had fallen
seriously ill. When they arrived at
the place they found Miss Dorm lying
on the bed, dead Gas was flowing
from two gas jets. Conley seemed
greatly agitated, and explained that
the young woman had been visiting
him and was taken i'll. He left her to
go for the doctor. He says she must
have turned on the gas during his abb
sence, and in this way became asphyxi-
ated.
The police did not take kindly to this
theory, and placed Conley under arrest.
Conley was reticent about his relations
with Miss Dorm.
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HOTEL BURNED.
Several of the Guests Have Narrow
Escapes From the Flames.

LOS ANGELES, March 5.-The Flor
ence Hotel located on the corner Of
Main and Third streets, was partially
destroyed by fire this evening and sew
eral people were slightly burned and
otherwise injured in escaping from the
flames. Bonnie Whitman, a variety
actress, saved her life by jumping from
a third story window to the roof of a
one story building adjoining. She was
but slightly injured.
The cause of the fire is not known.
The loss to building and contents will
amount to $1,000. Insurance nominal.
The building is owned by ex-Mayor
Thorne and the hotel was run by B. F.
Sanders.
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IlllIl2l; E{l!li}3
The Test Of the Store
Is Dress Goods.

We are satisfied that you Judge all Of merchandise
by dress goods for Dress Goods Supremacy
No reason why the of Sacramento should not be
the best dressers the coast when they have their
command, from the Of the world the superlative
goodness and richness in stylish fabrics at such moderate
prices obtain here. fair portion Of spring dress
stuffs now in and display and brief list Of them
would read as folows-usng their everyday
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WAGES ADVANCED.
Pennsylvania Manufacturers Raise
Their Mems Paw.

PHILADELPHIA, March 5.-The
wages of all day laborers in the tin
plants of the Newcastle district have
been advanced from D to 10 per cent.
The advance will affect between / 200
and 1,500 men.
The Rees Hammond Brick Manufac-
turing Company at Jeanette has adj.
vanced the wages of its 30 employees
from . to 70 per cent, and the Wilt
amsport Nail Company has made a 10
per cent. advance
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THE WORLD PROBLEM.
Advent of the United States Hailed
as a New Power for Good,

LONDON. March 5.-In the introduc-
ton of his new history of British India
to be published tomorrow, Sir William
Hunter, former member of the Indian
Legislative Council, and former Presi-
dent of the Indian Educate Commits
sion, referring to the advent of the
United States as a colonizing power
says:
ment of their dependencies, will repre-
sent the political conscience of the
nineteenth century. l hail their advent
as new power for good, not alone for
the island races coming under their
care, but also in that great settlement
of European spheres of influence in
Asia, which, if we could see Alright
forms the world problem of our day."
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FITZ AND JEFFRIES.
May Decide the Championship at
Bergen Beach.

CHICAGO, March 5-Fitzsimmons
and Jeffries may decide the ring cham
pionship at Bergen Beach, near New
York Martin Julian said to-day that
the owners of the resort had Offered
$4,000 for the fight, and it would be
given them unless something better
should turn up this week Fitzsimmons
and Julian arrived in Chicago to-day
and will remain for a week
Offers for the fight will not be receiv-
ed after this week. The time really ex-
pires to-day, but has been extended for
few days. The proprietors of Bergen
Beach are SO anxious to secure the con-
test that they are willing to give the
gate receipts as a purse in case The
100000 is not accepted.
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san Francisco data: Maximum lVIl-
perature -, minimum 80, mean I'll.
The weather is partly cloudy over
Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana
and Northern Nevada; elsewhere on
the Pacific Slope it is clear. NO rain
is reported.
The pressure is highest over North
Dakota, from which section ii lsradu-
ally diminishes toward Southern Ari-
zona The barometer has fallen slight
ly over the entire Pacific Coast
The temperature has risen slightly IN
all districts. 1t was above 20 degrees
throughout California to-day.
Conditions are favorable for fair and
continued warm weather in California
on Monday
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A Bankers Suicide.

TYLER (Tex), March 5.-The body
OF ID. +. Ewing, member of the firm
OF the Tyler Banking Company, was
found in the Tyler Bottling Works this
morning. Near him was found an
empty morphine bottle, indicating sui
eide Deceased was under several in
dictments for violation of the State
banking laws. One of the cases against
him was to have been called in court
tomorrow
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Probably Fatally Wounded.

BRADFORD Pa.). March 5.-Thomas
Nolan, aged Is years, son of a well
known oil producer, was shot and prob
ably fatally wounded While trying to
effect an entrance into the house of for
mer Senator Lewis Emery, whose fam
lily is out of town. The shooting was
done by j. M. Houghton, who is guard
ing the house.
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Liberal Church Wins.

DAYTON 90, March 5.-The Circuit
Court of the State of Maryland, COM
posed of Judges Boyd, Stake and Sloan.
decided the church property case in
Smoketown, Md, in favor of the Liberal
Church. The case was tried at Hagers-
town. Nd, and the decision was unani-
nous. This adds another to the al
ready long list of decisions in favor of
the Liberal Church.
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There was large attendance at the
rcoursing yesterday and the. sport was
greatly enjoyed.
In the open stake Lanky Bob won
first. wideawalze second and Liddy
Hale third.
Pride of Glare and Arrah- Coon di-
vided the honors and! money in the club
stake.
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CoURsING AT STOCKTON.
The Hares Were Speedy and Gilt
Edge Won First Money.

STOCKTON, March 5. = The hares
were speedy at Goodwater Grove to-
day, and the large crowd in attendance
was well pleased with the correspond
ingly fast work of the dogs. A notice
able feature of to-day's sport was the
absence of disputes.
Gilt Edge, San Francisco dog, won
first money; Mission Tip second and
Red Cloud third. The latter two are
Stockton dogs.
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Attorney Seriously Iniured

LOS ANGELES, March 5.-Judge
Alexander Campbell, an attorney well
known on the coast, sustained a frac-
tured hip and a broken arm by falling
in alighting from a street car last
night His condition is pronounced
very serious. He is IS years old.
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More Smallpox in Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES, March 5.-To-day
marked the development of three new
cases of smallpox, one of which, while
it appeared in a part of the city that
has hitherto been free from the disease,
is directly traceable to the worst in
fected quarter. The other two cases
are in the worst infected locality.
There was one death from the disease
to- day.
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BALDWIN DENIES IT.
Says He Is Not a Candidate, but a
Friend of Senator Gear,

OMAHA, March "a telegram was
sent out from Sioux City March LIST,
attributing to Hon. John N. Baldwin of
Council Bluffs the statement that he
was not a candidate for the United
States Senate to succeed Senator Gear,
but that some of his friends had men
toned his name and if they should
bring him forward prominently he
would not "call them off,
Mr.. Baldwin is out with a card to-
day repudiating the interview He says
that he is firm friend of Senator Gear
and will do nothing to injure his
chances for reelection.
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Death of Mrs. Stevenson.

PEORIA Qll.), March GA telephone
message to the Herald" from Bloom
ington, Ill, says: Mrs. Sarah Steven
son, mother of the former Vice Presi-
dent Adlai E. Stevenson, died ait 23O
this morning after an Illness of several
weeks. She was 80 years of age.
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Delaware Deadlock.
WILMINGTO.

WILMINGTON Oel), March "a
party of Union (Addicks) Republican
Assemblymen left here to-day for
Washington to confer with members of
the National Republican Committee and
other Republican leaders on the Sena-
torial deadlock in this State.
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All Saloons Closed.

ST. LOUIS, March 5.-The order of
the Board of Police Commissioners that
all saloons be closed at midnight Sat
urday night and remained closed until
midnight Sunday was carried out to
the letter.
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Death Of James T. Rucker.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 5-James
T. Rucker, formerly a prominent citi-
zen of San Jose, but who, for the last
year, has resided in this city, is dead
of pneumonia after a brief illness. He
was a native of Santa Clara County,
and was a twin brother of Samuel N.
Rucker, ex-Mayor of San Jose. He was
interested in the furniture business in
this State. Oregon and Washington. He
leaves a wife and three children.
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WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Favorable for Continued Fair and
Warmer Weather TODAY.

Weather conditions and general fore
cast:
The following are the seasonal rain
falls to date, as compared with those
of same date last season, and rainfall
in last twenty-four hours:
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Company Els Scores.

The following scores were made yes
terday by members of Company E:
Sergeants Gardner 80. Gunter 46, Cor
porals Perkins 43, King 80, Privates
Reid 30, Smith 80, S. Ross 80, f. Ross
%, Sabin 80, Shearer 80, Connors SO, f.
A. Gardner 81
Pool neutrality-suspicious. AZ, Gardner
80, P. Cook ~, Gunter Sc.
A ten-shot match between Gunter and
Imhoff for an oyster supper resulted:
Gunter So Imhoff RI
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snowstorm in Ohio.

Topeka, March "a snowstorm
general throughout the State, started
at midnight and continued during the
morning. In the western part of the
State the storm was accompanied by
quite a heavy wind. No delay of trains
has been reported.
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Italy Takes Possession.

LONDON, March 6-The Rome cor
respondent of the Daily MALI says:
The Italian warships have landed
marines at San Nun Bay, thus virtu-
ally taking possession.
Italy will pay nearly 100000 for the
concession The Tsung Ii Yamen
wishes to reduce the lease to fifty years
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Running Full Blast.

j SANTA CRUZ, March 5.-The powder
mills are again running with a full
force of over 200 men The present
daily output is 700 kegs of blasting
powder and 5000 pounds of smokeless
powder for the Government Extensive
improvements are now under way
Over $4,000 is paid out monthly to
employees
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Found Dead in His Cabin.

HELENA (Mont.), March 5.-The
body of E. H. Eads, brother of the
famous engineer, James Buchanan
Eads, was found last evening in his
cabin up Mike Mining Gulch, eight
miles from Elliston. He was 20 years
of age and evidently had died from
exposure or some natural cause.
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A Strike Threatened.

NEW YORK, March st developed
at the meeting of the Central Fedora
ton tonight that strike of $4,000 or
10000 mechanics is threatened. The
strike, if it comes, will be due to
troubles among the workingmen. The
union will take steps to remove the
friction.
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TRANSPORT CITY
OF PUEBLO ARRIVES.
Had an Eysn'fuI Voyage From
Manila.
Struck BY a Typhoon After Leaving
hagasaki.

Hove to, Practically at the Mercy
of the Waves. for Twenty-Four
Hours-Supposed Counterfeiters
Arrested at Oakland With Their
Outft-Bo1d Highwaymen Rob
Seven Bicyclists Near Tacoma.
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Mrs. Crawford Died.

OAKLAND, March 5.-Mrs. T. o.
Crawford, who was severely burned at
the fire which destroyed her home in
Fruitvaei ON Saturday, died to-day at
the Fabiola Hospital.
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A Ten Per Cent. Increase.

BELLAIRE (O). March 5. The
wages of the 5000 employees of The
Riverside Iron Works will be increased
10 per cent, commencing tomorrow.
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Carlists Are Active.

MADRID, March 5.-The Carlists are
showing signs of reviving activity. A
band of 1900 deserters from the Span
ISL army is now gathered near the
French frontier refusing to return to
Spain. although the men have been
pardoned.
Carlist demonstrations, it is report
ed, have taken place at Valencia.
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Gold Miners Association.

ATLANTA (Ga), March 5.-Gold
miners at convention here formed a
association to be known as
the Southern Gold Miners Association.
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Louisville and Nashville Railroad
bridge this morning the Ryman line
steamer H. W. Buttorf was blown
against the stone piers and the star
board side. badly stove in. 1t was
just possible to get landing and take
off the eighteen passengers, when the
steamer careened and sunk. She was
valued at $4,000 and probably will be
a total loss.