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Having on Board the Idaho. North Dakota
and Wyoming Soldiers.
The Vessel Will Lay in the Stream
Until This Morning, Her Late
Arrival Prec1uding the Federal
Quarantine Officer Making an
Inspection and Giving Her a
Clean Bill of Health.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 29.-The
United States transport Grant, bear
ing the Idaho, North Dakota and Wy
oming volunteers. arrived here tonight
shortly before midnight. The Grant
left Manila on August 1st, touched at
Nagasaki and Yokohama. and left the
latter port for San Francisco on Au-
gust 18th.
Owing to the lateness of the hour the
Federal quarantine officer did not board
the transport, and pending his lnspec-
ton she will lie in stream. She will
be boarded at an early hour tomorrow.
Idaho has the largest delegation here
for the reception of the returning SOL
diers, the Welcome Committee from
that State being headed by Governor
Steunenberg and United States Sena-
tor Shoup. The reception plans include
a breakfast for the boys upon the day
of their debarkation, and a banquet at
the Preside after they reach their tent
ing ground.
Before the Grant was sighted orders
had been given by Major General Shaf-
ter to Colonel Duboce of the First Cali
foTnia Infantry and to Major Rice Of
the California Artillery to hold their
commands in readiness TO escort the
men coming in on the Grant from the
wharf to the PresidiO.
The ship lands at San Francisco thir-
ty officers and 516 enlisted men of the
First North Dakota Infantry, =. S. v;
2S officers and 445 enlisted men of the
First Idaho Infantry, u. S. v; II Off
GERS and 243 enlisted men of the First
Wyoming Infantry; officers and 81
enlisted men of Battery A, Wyoming
Light Artillery, u. S. V; 5 officers and
81 discharged soldiers; - convalescent
patients; Z naval prisoners; = naval
hospital patients and 4 civilian passen-
gers. The transport carried in addi-
ton a crew of 156 men, making total
on board of 1,619 persons.
During the voyage there were five
deaths, as follows: August I'd, Ser
geant Benjamin Moore. Company H.
First Wyoming, died of dysentery and
was buried at sea; August Sd, Hospital
Steward Frederick Durham, an insane
patient, eluded his guards and jumped
overheard at midnight "a boat was
lowered but no trace of the man could
be found); August 9th. Thomas Olson,
Corporal Company F. Wyoming regi-
ment, died at Nagasaki on board ship,
buried at Nagasaki; fireman, Robert
Starall, died and was buried 1T sea
August 18th; August 10th, David Har-
rold, Corporal Company K, First North
Dakota, died at sea; body on board.
On August 18th, at Nagasaki, an al
legged case of smallpox was discovered
on the Grant, The vessel with troops
and all hands was ordered to the quar-
antine station. where the suspect was
taken ashore. All hands went ashore,
and passengers and ship We're fumi-
gated. The ship was released the next
day, August 18th. and returned to
Yokohama, sailing thence for San Fran
cisco on the following day.
At Yokohama a Mr. Coakley. ci-
william passenger. and Captain Clark of
the Wyoming Light Artillery were left
behind, as were also two passengers,
one a refrigerating engineer and one an
oiler from the crew.
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THE INSURANCE COMPACT.
Rumors OF Trouble Causing Un-
easiness With Underwriters.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 29.-Well
defined rumors of possible trouble in
the insurance compact have been caus
ing a great deal of uneasiness among
the fire underwriters. 1t is all over
the old question of compensation to
agents. Some of the managers claim
that the rules of the union establishing
a uniform rate of commissions are be-
ing violated, and that as a result their
business is suffering.
AS has been the usual case when the
union was on the verge of disruption,
the trouble has started in Oakland. 1t
is claimed that the offending managers
have been using the plate glass and
casualty companies-that they repre-
sent as a side line to their regular fire
business, through which to work extra
dollars into their agents pockets for
their fire insurance policies.
The casualty and plate glass compa-
nies are not members of the compact.
Agents who are allowed ID per cent.
commission under union rules have
been paid a salary as representatives
of the casualty companies, for whom
they do practically no business. This
salary, of course, is in business. and
is charged against the casualty COM
panies merely to get around the COM
pact provision. 1t is claimed that
this method has been employed in Oak
land and throughout Alameda County
for some time.
The managers who have been losing
business are becoming restless and dis
satisfied with the conditions, and are
threatening to withdraw from the COM
pact if existing evils are not remedied.
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THE POSTMAN'S STORY.

The postman was lounging on the
custom house steps idly tossing some
coins up in the air. The reporter, pass
ing him, noticed the CLINT of gold and
stopped.
Struck it rich?" he asked pleasantly,
nodding at the gold pieces. Been to
the Klondike?"
mo, but somebody else has the
postman replied, holding up a handful
of So gold pieces for inspection.
"Who?" The reporter put the ques-
tion eagerly, for he scented some news.
"Oh that's another story laughed
the postman teasingly.
Come, now, you've got your gold
pieces and story. Out with the story
like a good chap, and give me a chance
to earn a gold piece and I'll be salts
fed" begged the newspaper man. sit
ting down on the steps beside his
friend.
''Well, if you'll solemnly promise to
fix it so nobody can find out the par
ticipants in the story, I'll tell it. But
for fear you might forget, as you fell
loys sometimes do" added the post
man laughingly, ''Ill not mention any
names at all.
''Oh, I'll take crumbs willingly" his
companion replied, taking out his note
book, so please proceed to scatter
them"
well, first noticed her on my route
about six months ago"
"A woman in the case, of course"
murmured the reporter, but thought
you were a married man.
''Widower," responded the other,
briefly But I tell you right now you
needn't look for any romance about
me in this tale. for I'm not in it, at
least not in that way. My heart is
buried in my little woman's grave and
there it will stay"
Il beg your pardon" the reporter said
so gently that the postman grasped his
hand, shook it and went on with his
story. I've seen women anxious for
letters, but never saw one before who
seemed so crazy about it. When [ was
q square off I could see her leaning out
of her window eagerly watching for me.
Sometimes she would walk down to
meet me, pretending that she was go
ing downtown and feared she would
miss her mail. But she always turned
back home again in a hopeless kind
of way when she found there was no
mail for her.
This kind of thing kept up for about
four months, during which time she
never got SO much as a postal card,
although she looked for something ev-
cry delivery, when I began to notice a
change in her appearance
eat first / thought it was only on
account of her disappointed expecta-
tions but I found out that there was
another cause. and a terrible one, to
blame. I saw her pick up an apple
child threw away on the street and af-
ter looking around to see whether any
one was looking, and not seeing me,
devour it ravenously. Then / knew
that grim poverty had her in it's grip
starving. OF course I dared say moth
ing at the time. for. in spite of her
poverty she was a real lady, but l
thought about it all day and could
hardly sleep that night for thinking
Of it.
Il waited day or two, thinking the
letter she kept expecting would come,
but as she seemed to get weaker and
still there was no letter. I made up my
mind TO speak and offer her help Of
course, I knew it was delicate mat
ter but I thought if I told her the
truth about myself and. convinced her
that was actuated by the best of mo-
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OHIO DEMOCRACY.
Mclean Controls the Democrats to
the State Convention.

GAINESVILLE CO). Aug 29.-There
was an unusually large attendance at
the Democratic State convention to-
day. The only clubs in attendance in
bodies were those from Cincinnati and
Columbus. the homes of Mclean and
Kilbourne. There were many others
here from the eighty-eight counties in
the interest of these two leaders, and
Of other candidates for Governor The
new State Central Committee selected
to-day will hold over for the Presi-
Dental year and the interest in the con-
troll of the party machine for the Presi-
dency attracted many at this time.
There were those present who are Will
ing to have a strong declaration against
Mckinley and imperialism, but they
protest against any declaration against
the war in the Philippines.
There is no opposition to a declara-
tion against Hanna and bossism or the
usual issues. The Chicago platform will
be reaffirmed with a strong Endorsement
of Bryan. There is an unusual fight
for the Committee on Permanent Or
ganization, as the Mclean men object
ed to a clean slate. which included Con-
gressman ]. A Norton of Tiftin for
Permanent Chairman and Hon. Thomas
]. Cogan of Cincinnati for Secretary.
The preliminary meetings at i p. m.
We're in some cases much more spirited
than expected, and a few continued till
evening. The Kilbourne men contest
ed every place on the long lists. The
results showed that the Mclean men
carried fourteen of the twenty-one Con-
gresssional districts to five for the
combined opposition. with the two
Cleveland districts contested. As the
Mclean men control the Committee on
Credentials, they claim that they have
the convention sixteen to five by dis
tricts. as we'll as 16 to l for free silver
The Mclean men carried the Toledo
district by only three votes and two
other districts by only one vote each,
one of the latter being the district of
Congressman Norton. who is the Nc
Lean man for Permanent Chairman.
The other close shave was in the F'if-
teenth District. in which GAINESVILLE is
located and also Marietta. the home of
General A. ]. Warner. who will pre-
sent Rilbournes name.
At the district meeting General War
ner spoke most bitterly against the Nc
Lean men After a free for-all fight
the anti Mclean men bolted and left
the room before this district meeting
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To the Right Portland.

The other day Colonel Bleckley, the
Missouri Pacific agent here, received a
letter from a gentleman at Portland.
Or, thanking him for a favor perform
ed by Colonel Bleckley over ten years
ago. The mans name is withheld. He
had played the Wichita boom. He had
won. But it fascinated him, and he
knew he must get away with his money
or he would not get away at all. So,
under inspiration, he rushed into Colo
mel Bleckley's office one morning and
said sharply:
Give me ticket to Portland
Colonel Bleckley looked at him coolly
and asked:
Maine or Oregon?"
81 don't give a darn which,
Colonel Bleckley reflected. His COM
mission on a ticket to Portland, Or,
was $3.50 more than his commission
on a ticket to Portland, Me. He said
to the man:
Il get more for ticket to Portland,
Or, and I'll send you to Oregon"
"Go ahead" said the man.
Sex that man got away from the boom
and went to Portland, Or. Out there he
went into business. and now owns one
of the big establishments of that city.
He ascribes his lucky strike to Colonel
Bleckley, and his recent letter was one
of gratitude that he had not sent him
to Portland, Me.-Wichita Eagle.
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was concluded. The Mclean men con-
troll the contests. the construction OF
the platform and everything else to-
night, as they will *he convention to-
morrow, and tonight are holding the
most noisy Publications.
There have been several unpleasant
passages between leaders. notably one
between Congressman John j. Lentz
and Allan w. Thurman.
The Mclean men organized the State
Committee tonight, fourteen to five,
with two contested absentees. The
Committee on Credentials and on Res
olutions announced at midnight that
they would be in session all night
The Mclean men were not giving
anything away, and were taking every
thing in the Committee on Credentials.
There were about 100 votes contested.
The Committee on Resolutions spent
the night hearing reports of labor or
ganiZations, tax reformerS and other
specialists, including even the latter
day interpreters of the Golden ltule." /"
1t was after II q. M. when a sub
committee was appointed to draft u
platform
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DIED FROM HER INJURIES.
Mrs. Naomi Baker the Victim OF
San Francisco Eootpads.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 29.-"Please
find Mrs. Naomi Baker and tell her TO
come home''
This request was contained in a letter
the Chief of Police received to-day
from John Baker of Oxnard, Ventura
County, Cal. While the Chief was
reading the letter Mrs. Naomi Baker
was breathing her last in a ward at -he
City and County Hospital.
Mrs. Baker, who had lived here for
several weeks, was attacked and
robbed by three footpads. One of the
men snatched her purse and kicked her.
The woman screamed, a crowd gath
ered and the three men were arrested.
Among the men in the crowd was Fred
Murray. He knew the young woman,
and led her away. The police tried to
find her, but they were unsuccessful,
and the prisoners were released.
For a time Mrs. Baker seemed to re-
coverfrom the beating she received, but
there came a relapse, and she was con-
veyed to the City and County Hospital.
Yesterday morning she died. The po-
lice tonight arrested one of the men.
He gave the name of Berkwitz.
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BATTLESHIP ALABAMA.
Develops a Maximum Speed of Over
Seventeen Knots.

LEWES Del). Aug. 29-The build
ers' trial trip of the battleship Ala
bama to-day resulted in the develop
ment of a maximum speed of III
knots. There was a drizzling rain part
of the run. and a fog hung over the
water throughout the day. On the first
run the Alabama. under 1897 revolu-
tions per minute, averaged 14.25 knots
per hour over a course of liz knots
She steamed over the course twice in a
moderate sea, half way against the
wind. On the second run, under forced
draught. 114A revolutions per minute
the average speed was 1858 and on
this run the Alabama attained q maxi
mum Of ia, or Ia knots, above the
required 16 knots. The trial was made
in open sea and in shoal water between
the northwest and southeast five faith
oms lights. The wind was from the
northeast about thirty miles an hour.
The trial was satisfactory in every
respect, and Edwin S. Framp said the
builders were delighted with the show
ing made. Several officers of the Rus
sian navy, who were aboard, expressed
favorable opinions of the Alabama s
seagoing qualities.
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RIoTING AT CLEVELAND.
More Trouble Connected With the
Strike in the Ohio City.

CLEVELAND, Aug. 29.-Rioting and
disorders broke out tonight in cOnnec-
ton with the strike on the lines of the
Big Consolidated Street Railway, and
four cars were nearly demolished while
the crews were compelled to fee for
their lives. 1t was only after determined
efforts on the part of the thirty police
men under Captain Bradley that order
was finally restored.
The first rioting of the evening oc-
CURED on Central avenue near the c.
and P Railroad crossing, where an
eastbound car jumped the track at the
derailing switch 1t was about 6
O'clock and workingmen We're return
ing home from the factories and mills
in the vicinity. A mob of several hun
dred people soon gathered, and the law
less element began to stone the car and
5000 gathered at the corner of Central
Another eastbound car soon arrived
at the crossing, and was brought to a
standstill. The motormen and con-
ductors were pulled from the car, and
only succeeded in escaping after pass
ing through a gauntlet of rocks and
stones.
The crew of the first car Jared as
badly and even worse, the motorman
being badly injured.
A westbound car was also stopped at
the crossing, and the crew was nearly
mobbed by the now frantic crowd The
front and rear vestibules of all the cars
We're utterly demolished while every
window was broken. They presented a
dilapidated appearance when taken to
the barns bV the Wreckinp crews
Later in the evening a mob of about
5000 gathered at the corner of General
and Lincoln avenues, which is a resi-
dence portion of the city. The crew of
this car was saved from serious in
jury by the arrival of a detachment of
police.
1t is expected many arrests will fol-
low the outrages
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CHOYNSKI THE WINNER.
Gets the Decision in His Fight
With Jimmy Ryan.

DUBUQUE ATHLETIC CLUB, DU-
BUQUE Qa.), Aug. 29.-Joe ChoynskI
was given the decision over Australian
Jimmy Ryan at the end of a twenty
round go here tonight for the light
heavyweight championship of the world.
Choynski demonstrated great clever
ness throughout.
In the opening bout between Clar-
ence Forbes ana Con Suftield, for the
lightweight championship of the West,
Suffield was knocked out in the elev-
enth round.
The auditorium was filled with 5000
people when the fstic carnival opened
tonight. At 10 p. m. the preliminary
bout was called. 1t was a twenty
round go between Clarence Forbes and
Con Suffield of Chicago for the 1OS-
pound championship of the West
George Siler acted as referee. The bout
was a spirited one, with Forbes on the
aggressive from the first, but Suffield
put up good fight and the game was
fast with little clinching. The eleventh
and decisive round was opened by Suf-
field swinging his right to the jaw.
Forbes uppercut Suffield on the jaw,
anu lie NGHL QOWn Oh OIIS hISS. w iACA
Suffield got up Forbes s chased him
around the ring, swung a heavy right
to the jaw, and had Suffield dazed, but
Suffield managed to get in a heavy
right on Forbes nose. Forbes ended
the mill with heavy right on the jaw.
knocking Sufffeld through the ropes.
He was counted out
The main event of the evening was
then called, Joe Choynsh VS.. Austria
liam Jimmy" Ryan, for the light heavy
weight championship of the world
Choynski's superiority as a boxer was
evident from the first, though the pun
ishment he gave Ryan was not suffi-
cient TO do more than bring blood and
cause unimportant bruises. The pun
ishment was not all on one side, though
Choynski showed little effect of what
he received Neither man seemed to
have much the best of it during the
first ten rounds, and it was apparent
that unless an accidental blow ended
it the fight would go the limit
At the end of the tenth round Ryan's
nose was bleeding freely from the ef-
fects of Joe's left jabs. Choynski's left
seemed to be always ready to meet
Ryan's ducks. Both were fighting vi
ciously when the bell tapped at the end
of the twentieth round.
Choynski was given the decision.
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.ngton and returned before the men, are

ington and returned before the men, are
paid off.
Colonel Duboce said the work Of mus
terlng out would begin about the 2Otn
of September. Meanwhile the boys Will
spend their time visiting friends and
relatives, except for the few hours
they are required to stay in camp.
Next Sunday afternoon 4 memorial
service in honor of the fallen heroes
will be held at the Alhambra Theater.
Short addresses will be made by DIR.
b. F. Cherrington Of Plymouth Congre-
gational Church DR.. Robert Mckenzie,
Rabbi VoorsanGer, Professor David
Starr Jordan Of Stanford University,
Professor T. r. Bacon Of the Univer-
sity of California and Father McKin-
non, who was with the boys during
their campaign. Music by the band of
the First California Regiment will open
and close the service. and the Loring
Club, comprising 100 male voices, will
lead the singing.
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TROOPS FOR PHILIPPINES.
All Haste Being Used to Dispatch
Soldiers to Manila.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 29-All
haste is being used to dispatch troops
now waiting here to Manila. It is ex-
pected that the entire casual detach-
ment now at the Presidio will set sail
within about two weeks.
The Puebla left to-day with $50 re-
cruits, the Warren goes on the 1st, and
the Columbia oHcthe 9th with as many
recruits and casuals as they can carry.
If these assignments do not take up all
the recruits now at the Preside, the
remainder will be shipped on the Sher-
man which will be ready in about ten
days. The Leelanaw will leave with
her horses on the 31st of this month
The Colorado Regiment turned over
their arms to-day. They have been rs
sured by the citizens of their State OF
special train to Denver, and expect
to leave about the 9th of September.
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LONDON, Aug. 30.-The Pretoria
correspondent of the Daily Chronicle" !"
telegraphing Tuesday, says:
Events have taken an alarming turn.
Great Britain, at the request of the
Uitlanders' council, has enlarged the
original demands of Sir Alfred Miner,
the British High Commissioner, and IS
adopting the view of Cecil Rhodes that
President Kruger will never withstand
an ultimatum
1 have, however, high authority for
asserting that President Kruger, the
Volksraad and the nation will unitedly
resist an unconditional demand for Civ
ing effect to the Miner program, but
Will concede reforms on the conditions
already reported.
The Cape Town correspondent of the
Daily Mair' says: "a pitiable scene
was witnessed at the railway station
to-day on the arrival from Johannes
burg of 100 children, whose parents are
too poor to come themselves. 1t is es-
timated that $4,000 people have left
the Transvaal since the crisis began
In the House of Assembly to-day the
Government announced that it was
considering a proposal to afford great
facilities for women and children to
leave johannesburg. Bechuanaland is
in a state of ferment, owing to the fears
of a Boer raid. Colonel Baden Powell S
forces there are wholly inadequate to
protect such an extended frontier and
the Beers appear to be quietly conceu-
trating in the western part of the
Transvaal. A Boer spy has been ar
rested in Ramattabama camp. in Brit
ish Bechunaland."
The Johannesburg correspondent of
the Morning Post" says: President
Kruger, in the course of an interview
to-day CTuesday) regarding the crisis,
said he considered the Boer position
best defined by Psalm So"
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Case of Mrs. Botkin.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. ga furth-
er stay of fifteen days in the case of
Mrs. Cordelia Botkin was granted by
Judge Cook to-day SO as to permit the
completion Of the bill of exceptions on
the appeal which is to be taken to the
Supreme Court. The bill of exceptions
is very bulky document.
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CALIFORNIA VOLUNTEERS.
Will Probably Not be Mustered
Ont BEFORE goth of Sentemher.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 29.-Prepar-
atory work for the mastering out pro-
cess is assuming shape in the camps
of the California regiment and the
Heavy Artillery Captains and clerks
were busy to-day making up the COM
pany rolls that must be sent to Wash
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Dreyfus Trial Resumed.

RENNES, Aug. 30.-Paul Meyer,
head of the "Ecole de Paris was the
first witness before The Dreyfus court
martial this morning, his testimony
being favorable to the accused.
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Increase in Wages.

SANTA ROSA, Aug. 29.-The Sonoma
Lumber Company, whose mills are To-
Gated at Guerneville. has advanced the
wages of its go employees 10 per cent
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The CONTROVERSY
OVER TRANSVAAL.
Events Said to Have Assumed an
Alarming Turn.
Great Britain EnIargeS on the Original De-
randS Of Sir Alfred MiIner.

The President of the South African
Republic, However, 1t Is Said
on High Authority, Will Resist
an Unconditional Demand for
Giving Effect to the Milner Pro-
gram, but is Willing to COncede
Reforms
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self to look after, so I'm going to get
nv little woman a monument that will
make her smile, if she can look down
and see it,
He brushed some tears from his eyes,
Jumped up and, saying abruptly
I'm off, good-by," disappearedein the
building.
Queer fellow. that" grumbled the
reporter. II wanted to ask some ques-
tions. But I've got a good story out
of him all the same. Chicago News.
Remedy Is Easy.
'Is Alice worried about her broken
engagement"
mo She had part of her silver
marked with the young mans name,
but she can easily get engaged to an
other man named Smith,