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IMPORTANT DECISION.
Rendered by Justice of the Peace
Dunn at San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 25.-The
first case, as far as known, in Cali
fornia Jurisprudence, where civil
action has been brought for pecuniary
redress against a witness for disobey-
ing a subpoena was decided to-day by
Justice of the Peace Dunn. His judg-
ment is that James L. Meagher, the de-
fendant, must pay to plaintiff, j. A.
Waldtenfel, the sum of SIT as for
feiture and damages.
The action was brought under Section
1892 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
which reads as follows:
"A witness disobeying a subpoena also
forfeits to the party aggrieved the sum
of 500 and all damages which he may
sustain by the failure of the witness to
attend which forfeiture and damages
may be recovered in a civil action
The evidence showed that an action
was pending in the Superior Court on
July 9TH. 1899, in which it was neces-
sary that the deposition of Meagher
should be taken. He refused to obey a
summons, on the ground of non-resi-
dence, but the court held that, al
though he did business in New York,
this city was constructively his resi-
dence.
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CRIPPLED PROSECUTORS.
Terrible Condition of Survivors of
the Edmonton Trail.

WRANGEL (Alaska), Aug. % (via
Seattle, Aug. 25).-The Stickeen River
steamer Strathcona has arrived here
with thirty-three survivors of the Ed
monton route. Many are suffering
from scurvy and frozen limbs. Several
are on crutches, and all are broken
down physically and financially.
Most of the Edmonton trail survivors
are without money, and in accordance
with instructions recently received
from Washington, those in need will
be cared for and transported to Seattle
at once.
The steamer Strathcona will make
another trip to Glenora shortly to bring
down thirty or more stragglers. Most
of those left on the trail are sick and
wounded, and are now being brought in
on stretchers with medical attendance.
Five Of the party are in a pitiable con-
dition. They can scarcely hobble along
on crutches. Harris lost five toes on
one foot and one on the other from
Frost Mccullough lost two toes, and
was frost bitten. Holden and Barton
are in a deplorable condition with
scurvy, and Ober Holden is so badly
crippled from scurvy as to be almost
unable to get around.
Mccullough is an old man. but has
lots of grit left. He left wife and ten
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OUT ON A STRIKE.
Patternmakers at the Union Iron
Works Quit Work.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 25.-About
half of the forty patternmakers en-
ployed by the Union Iron Works have
gone out on a strike because a demand
for an increase of % cents a day in
their wages, made several weeks ago,
has been refused The men assert that
they will have the support of the va
rious associated labor bodies in this
city in the movement. and confidently
declare that the men of several other
departments of the iron works will lend
their support to insure the success of
the strike should this become necessary.
The scale of wages for patternmak-
ers at the Union Iron Works has been
SD per day. The same rate formerly
prevailed in the foundry. Recently
however, the wages of the foundrymen
were raised, and the pattern makers
now demand a similar increase. The
iron works at present are rushed with
work for the Government, having on
hand the building of the battleships
Ohio and Wyoming, as well as three
torpedo boats. The managers assert
that the scale of wages paid is on a
par with that of any similar institution
in the world,
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Thirty-Fifth Regiment.

VANCOUVER BARRACKS (Wash), i,
Aug. 25.-Four hundred and twenty
three recruits in addition to the 1,30O
new men composing the Thirty-fifth
Regiment, u. S. V, have reported to
Lieutenant Colonel Plummer. This, in
Guiding Company B, Twenty-fourth In
fantry, aggregates upwards of 1,S0O
men, the largest number ever Quartered
at Vancouver Barracks at one time.
Recruits continue to arrive in small
squads. The enlisted men of the Thir-
ty-fifth Regiment are now undergoing
re-eXamination. About 10 per cent. Of
companies thus far examined have
failed to pass the physical test.
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GEORGIA RACE WAR.
Action to be Taken Against Armed
Negroes Near Darien.


DARIEN (Ga), August %, Midnight.
A conference was held at II o'clock
tonight between Sheriff Blount, mill
tary officials and a Citizens Committee.
and it was decided to take decisive ac-
ton at daylight against the negroes
who are massed and armed in Della
CELLS Swamp, twelve miles from this
city.
The Sheriff wired Colonel Lawton.
who is in Savannah tonight, to send
the militia at once, and he received a
ready, and that the Liberty County
troop will start from Hainesville for
Darien at 2 O'Clock. The Mcintosh
Dragons are at their armory here with
horses ready. The citizens move from
Darien on a special train for the
swamp at 3 o'clock, and the militia,
about $50 in number, one hour later.
The negroes are armed in defiance of
the law, and the purpose of the militia
is to surround the swamp and relieve
the blacks of their firearms, and arrest
them. The two special trains are be-
ing prepared.
Governor Gambler gave Colonel Law
ton plenary power in the matter, and it
was not found necessary to call upon
the Chief Executive of the State for the
militia.
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R0XAL ss*;ss ss*Sss
W ABSOLUTELY PURE
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
NaasaKMep powpeRo HEwvoR
GOLF TOURNAMENT.
Maud Wins the Silver Cup in the
Mems Contest.

DEL MONTE, Aug. 25.-This morn
ing the second match in the semi finals
of mems golf contest for the Del Monte
cup was played r. M. Fitzgerald of the
Oakland Golf Club and G. E. Maud OF
Riverside being the contestants. Fitz-
gerald fell out after a very close play,
leaving Maud to face E. B. Tufts OF
Los Angeles in the final match this af-
ternoon.
Maud finished at 5 up and 2 to play,
thus winning the tournament and q
handsome silver cup as a prize. South
ern California has been victorious, but
as John Lawson. the northern player,
did not enter. the north still regards
her laurelS as secure.
The golf contests will be finished with
to-morrow's team match, north VS..
south, six men on side.
To-day the Burlingame baseball nine
was defeated by a team composed of
members of the Alumni of the Stanford
and Berkeley Universities. the score be-
ing 10 to IA.
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HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.
Trade Increasing Since United
States Assumed Sovereignty.

WASHINGTON, August %. = The
Treasury Department has received
from the Auditor general of Hawaii a
comparative statement of the imports
into the islands for June 1898 and 1895,
and the receipts and expenditures for
July, 1898 and 1899. 1t shows a net
increase in the importations from the
United States since the islands came
under our sovereignty
Imports from the United States up to
June, 1898, the last months of the old
regime, were $500, ,S03; all others. 1888, :
995; in June, 1899, they were slap,
65S; all others. 1884, ,494. Total in
crease for six months, $3,616,1 ,151.
At the same time the Government ye-
ceipts increased and the expenditures
diminished. In July, 1898, the receipts
were S1S3, ,79S and the expenditures,
1924, 900, while in July, 1899, the re-
ceipts We're $207, ,125, and the expendit-
ures, $172,3S2.
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WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Favorable for Fair in California
To-Day With West Winds.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 25.-The fol-
lowing maximum temperatures were
reported from stations in California to-
day: Eureka 81, Red Bluff 92, Sacra-
mento S4, Fresno SO, San Luis Obispo
-, independence SS Los Angeles 16,
San Diego 20, Yuma 104.
San Francisco data Maximum tenn
perature 64, minimum %, mean 81
The weather is cloudy over Wash
ington and Oregon, and clear in the
remaining portions of the Pacific slope.
Light rain has fallen along the Wash
ington coast and in Northwestern Ore
gon.
The temperature has fallen over
eastern portions of Washington and
Oregon, and remained stationary else
where west of the Rockies.
The pressure has risen over Eastern
Washington and Eastern Oregon, and
fallen in the remaining districts.
Conditions are favorable for fair
weather in California Saturday, with
fresh westerly winds on the coast.
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Washington City TO Have a Real
Hawaiian Luau,
Including All the DeIicacies Of an Elahor-
ate Island Feast.
Tt is to be Given in Honor of For
mer Queen Li1iuokalani, and
Will Take Place on the Ami
versary of Her Birth, September
Second.

SAN FRANCISCO, August %. - The
steamer Alameda, from Australia via
Apia and Honolulu, brings the follow
ing from the latter place under date of
August 18th:
Washington City will have a real
Luau, with poi, fish, other delicacies,
leis, music and dancing Prince David
Kawananaloa puts up for the Luau. BY
the Doric he shipped two boxes, weigh
ing 1,200 pounds, containing all re-
quired for putting on an elaborate
feast. He left for Washington by the
same steamer Poi, fish, sea-weed,
ETC., were frozen in ice by the Hawaiian
Electric Company, and then securely
packed to keep a month or so. From
San Francisco the cases will go by ex-
press to Washington. They will not be
opened until the day of the Luau.
The feast is to be given in honor of
former Queen Liliuokalani, and will
take place on her birthday, September
I'd. All the Hawaiians in Washington
and those visiting in the East at the
time will be invited to be present. Ar
rangements will also probably be made
to take the quintette club and native
dancers from Omaha to Washington for
the day. There will be some promi-
nent American guests, chiefly members
of Congress.
The Luau is a novelty, and will doubt
less create considerable sensation in
Washington. Nothing of the kind, on
so large a scale. has ever been attempt
ed before If the weather is fine the
feast will take place in true Hawaiian
style under a lanai on. some fit lawn.
Otherwise a house will be used for the
purpose.
Prince David will spend about five
months in the East, visiting all of the
big cities and points of interest.
The cruiser Boston sailed for San Fran
cisco August 18th. There was cheer
ing along the wharves as she sailed out
of the channel with her great flag fly
ing and her long homeward bound pen
nant streaming in the wind
The ship Tacoma left on the 10th.
with her cargo of cavalry horses for
Manila.
The trouble which has arisen over the
importation of labor from Madeira 10
the Hawaiian Islands has resulted in
the authorities at Washington asking
information from Special Agent Sewell.
Consul Jones letter complaining to the
Administration of the contract system
of the Hawaiian Islands has been for
warded here from Washington, and is
so replete with misinformation that the
local authorities will pay but little at
tention to the letter save to correct the
letter of Consul Jones and return it to
Washington. To correct it, however,
will be to practically rewrite it, for
there are very few words of actual fact
in it,
The incident is important because it
shuts off number of laborers the
planters had calculated upon for the
next quarter. Moreover it will doubt
less intercept any further shipments
that might be attempted. In fact, Ma
deira, as a labor market, may in future
be regarded as closed.
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BLACK JACK.
Has Been Identified as the Camp
Verde Murderer.

JEROME (Ariz.), Aug. %. = The man
who held up the express train on the
Union Pacific on the 18th, and was
captured at Trinidad, Colo, has been
identified by the officers of this (Yava-
paD county as the Camp Verde mur-
derer and a requisition was made to-
day for his return to Arizona.
The accused proves to be the notori-
Gus Black Jack. and is now in the
hands Of the United States officers at
Santa Fe, n. NJ.
When captured Black Jack had the
handmade purse. 45 Colt revolver, sad
die and blanket described .minutely by
those at the scene of the crime. The
officials state that the identification is
firmly established.
The murder for which Black Jack is
wanted here is one of the most afro
cious crimes known in the history of
the Territory. On July : r. NJ. Rodg-
ers and Clinton Wingfield were shot and
instantly killed in an attempt to rob
their store at Camp Verde. Since then
Sheriff Munds and posse with blood
hounds have been on the trail, which
led into New Mexico and through to
Colorado.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 2o.-George w.
Van Sicilen, a lawyer of this city, has
received an interesting letter from Gen
eral p. J. Joubert, Commander-in-C Chief
in the South African republic, in which
the General says:
Your highly esteemed letter of June
18th is at hand. I am very glad to
learn from it that a person can still be
found, and that, too, in the United
States of the greatest republic of Amer
lea, who thinks the Transvaal may
perhaps be in the right; for as one
reads the newspapers. he must come to
the conclusion that the world is now
entirely filled with the English version
of the so-called Transvaal tyranny and
the grievances of the Uitlanders, so
that one must form the opinion that
hardly any person in this world can be
found who would feel inclined to speak
a good word for the bad Transvaal
Boer, and also that the Transvaal Boer
and his Government must be consider
ed to be as bad and guilty in the eyes
of Almighty God as they are in the eyes
of the great Chamberlain and of Rider
Haggard, the famous Englishman, ac-
cordlng to which the Transvaal must
cease to be not only an independent
government, but also land inhabited
by human beings.
Now 1 Will not insist that the Trans
vaal Government is infa1libIe and per
feet, but as compared with England of
olden times and even with England of
the present day, we have no reason TO
feel ashamed. It is said that England
in her beginning was nothing more than
a nest Of robbers and a meeting place
for all scoundrels. Now, if it is true
that England has conquered Canada
and Ireland in the manner described
by the French author Elias Regnault
and e. Wander Maarten. then we are
always able voluntarily to stand the
test of comparison, and we never could
entertain the least fear in submitting
all our disputes with England to arbi-
tratlon before any foreign court of JUS
tice or body of arbitrators
But this England never will do nor
dare to do. The plan of Chamberlain
is not to come to an understanding or
to a settlement of any dispute with u.s.
1t is impossible to dispel from the
minds of the Beers the idea that he.
Chamberlain, has been deeply involved
with Rhodes in the raid and rayages
of jameson upon the republic in 1896
and that it is this failure that even at
this moment lies in his throat, a lump
SO hard that he is unable to swallow it.
and this he uses as a false pretense
to declare war against us for the So
called grievances of the Uitlanders in
regard to the right to vote in order
that he may annihilate our small peo-
pie and annex our country if God will
permit him to do so.
You speak of arbitration, but Mr..
Haggard says that arms must arbitrate.
and Chamberlain refuses arbitration
because he knows very well that he
never can gain hereby.
1T is my ardent wish that there
should be an opportunity in our coun-
try or in any European country to see
any of these acting as arbitrators be-
tween us. How worthy of the grace of
the great God of heaven would such a
country make herself"
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Not to Part With Mime.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. %. Mrs.
Hearst, when seen in regard to a spe-
cial dispatch from Deadwood, S. D.,
stating that it was her intention to sell
her interest in the famous Homestake
mine, denied most positively that there
is a word of truth in the statement. Il
have never had the slightest intention
of selling my interest or any portion
thereof. 1t is valuable property, and
I have no desire to dispose of it. That
is one piece of property that I positive
ly would not dispose of, and besides it
has been quoted at one-half its actual
value" 1t is believed here that the
object of the dispatch was to affect the
value of the stock of the mine. The
matter will be thoroughly investigated.
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The Murder of L. w. Mardis.

SANTA ROSA, Aug. pa few days
ago the San Francisco papers published
the news that L. W. Mardis, former
resident of this city, had been murder
ed by Indians at Kotzebound Sound.
From a letter received in this city to-
day by his widow it is learned that Mr..
Mardis was murdered by Southerner
named Roger Pickering while the two
were out on a prospecting trip together,
and not by Indians as stated. The let
ter containing the information was
written by Miss Nettie Stora, friend
of Mrs. Mardis, from Cape Nome. Pick
ering and his younger brother were aft
erward murdered by Indians on the
Notack River.
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The Letter Probably a Hoax.

PARIS, Aug. pa dispatch from
Lyons says a bag has been found in
the river Rhine there containing u pa
per with this penciled inscription:
Labor to Lorimier. Basic: Nothing
will be done. Dreyfus is innocent. Vol
untary suicide. Orders executed"
The bag was handed over to the po-
lice, but no explanation in the matter
has been forthcoming. There is a oos-
sibility that the letter is a hoax Lori
mier was the late Lieutenant Colonel
Henry's Secretary, and he committed
suicide at Basle. Switzerland
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Collision on the Bay.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 25.-There
was a collision on the bay to-day be-
tween the steamer Weeot and the Gov
ernment steamer General Mcdowell.
The plates of both vessels were dented,
and the McDowelPs guard was broken.
The Weeot was going from the long
wharf at Oakland to the Vallejo street
wharf and had the Mcdowell on her
port bow. She gave a signal indicating
that she would go to starboard and the
Mcdowell responded, accepting the
route. The Mcdowell. however, failed
to change her course. and the collision
was the result.
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conscious appearance of having been
startled excessively by the occurrence,
or in any way of having suffered by it.
Later, however. in fact before his re-
turn to the flagship, serious heart
trouble developed, and in consequence
he was regarded as extremely i'll up to
the date of the letters of the 18th. No
one but his physician is allowed access
to him, and all business of the fleet is
forbidden. 1t is hoped. however, that
the enforced quiet may restore him to
his previous health.
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Passenger Agreement Violated.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. %. = 1t is an
nounced at the Southern Pacific Rail
way office here that General Traffic and
Passenger Agent Mccormick of San
Francisco has notified the Rio Grande
Western and the Colorado Midland
Railway Companies that hereafter it
will refuse to honor their second-class
tickets over the Southern Pacific. This
action is said to be the result of dis
covery that the roads mentioned have
violated the agreement between all
Western roads entered into at Chicago
a short time ago. 1t is also said that
some rate cutting has been discovered
in this city, and the matter is being in
VeStigated.
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TRIAL OF DREYFUs.
The Hearing in Progress To-Day at
ReuneS.

RENNES, Aug. 26.-The opening O.
the sixth session of the third week o.
the second trial by court martial Of
Captain Alfred Dreyfus of the Artillery
charged with treason. occurred at ar
early hour this Saturday morning.
M. Bertillon. the handwriting expert
who is at the head of the anthropomet-
ric department of the Prefecture OF Pc.
lice of Paris, resumed his testimony
regarding the handwriting of Dreyfus
and his reasons for believing the ar.
tillery officer guilty
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The VALLEY Road.

FRESNO, Aug. 25.-The Valley Road
to-day purchased forty-three acres of
land from w. d. Foote and wife. The
land adjoins the roundhouse, being be-
tween the Valley Road track and the
Pollasky, and is valuable property. The
company will construct repair shops on
this land and also use n portion of it
for a switch yard. The handsome brick
depot is nearing completion and as soon
as it is finished Fresno will be made
the division headquarters.
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Bryan Speaks in Missouri.

Upton (Mo.), Aug. 25.-W. j. Bryan
to-day spoke to an audience of ever g.
600 persons, assembled from this and
adjoining counties in behalf Of Shackle-
ford, the Democratic candidate for cleo
ton to succeed Richard Bland in Con-
gress. Mr.. Bryan spoke particularly of
the Importance to the Democratic party
of carrying the Bland district; of it's
influence for good or bad, which the
result in the district SO long represent
ed by the silver leader might have on
the prospects of the party in the ap-
preaching national campaign.
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Guerin Still Barricaded.

PARIS, Aug. 25.-M. Guerin and his
followers, who are still besieged in the
headquarters of the Anti-Semite
League, created some excitement this
afternoon by distributing in the win
dows of buildings circulars denouncing
the Jews. When the police prevented
the people from picking up the circu-
lars, the Guerinites bombarded the po-
lice with bricks. The police to-day
deluged the walls of the neighborhood
of M Guerin's fort with disinfectants,
owing to the abominable stencil since
the water supply was cut off.
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Historic warship Constitution.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-The Navy
Department does not look with favor
upon the suggestion to have the historic
warship Constitution take part in the
Dewey demonstration at New York 1t
is stated that the venerable craft is
not in a condition to undergo such SER
vice, and that she is far too valuable
as a relic to subject her to take the
risks of a trip from Boston
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THE FUTURITY.
Entries and Jockeys for the Big
Race at Sheepshead To-day.

NEW YORK, Aug. 25.-The rich Fu-
turity, worth about $4,000 to the win
ner, will be run at Sheepshead to-mor-
row, the opening day of the fall meet
ing. The number of entries on the card
is twenty-five, just one less than the
Futurity record. but it is not certain
that all those named will go to the
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Rotchford Again Defeated.

CHICAGO, Aug. 25.-Billy Rotchford
again met defeat tonight at the hands
of Harry Forbes in one of the most bit
ter six-round fights ever seen here. 1t
was Forbes fight in nearly every round.
Both men were badly cut up at the fin
ish. The referees decision IN favor oss
Forbes was favorably recei1 ed.
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The Ohio Arrives at Manila.

WASHINGTON, August %. = The
following has been received at the War
Department:
Manila, August %. Adjutant Gem !
eral, Washington Transport Ohio ar
rived this morning. No casualties.
Five sick left at Honolulu. OTIS.
The transport Ohio sailed from San
Francisco July Goth with Companies C
and l., Nineteenth United States In
fantry and recruits. Eleven officers
and 126 enlisted men.
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The Shamrock Not Damaped.

NEW YORK, August %. = There is
absolutely no truth in the statement
made in some of the morning papers
that the hull of the Shamrock is twist
ed, or that she has sprung a leak" So
said David Barrie, Sir Thomas Lipton's
representative, this afternoon. II will
say now" continued he, that the hull
of the yacht is without blemish."
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Craven-Fair Case.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 25.-The ap-
plication of Mrs. Nettie r. Chaven for
a family allowance from the estate of
the late Senator James G.. Fair, basing
her claim on the allegation that she is
the widow of the decedent, was to have
been heard by Judge Trout to-day,
but owing to the fact that several Of
the score of lawyers in the case were
celebrating the return of the California
volunteers, continuance of a week
VIZ, erTo cd
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children in Philadelphia. He never
heard from home for months until he
reached G1enora, where he learned that
two Of his daughters had died and the
mortgage on his home had been fore
closed. While on the trail last winter
struggling to get back to civilization
Mccullough broke through the ice and
was badly frozen before he reached
camp. One night he fell asleep by his
camp fire. and his clothing took fire
and nearly burned him up.