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False Alarm

Walla Walla, Wash.-Chris Ennis of
this city yesterday received an anony-
nous letter addressed to himself and
Father NJ. Flohr jointly, directing that
if the sum of $4,000 was not deposited
at designated spot in field adjoin-
ing the penitentiary grounds by 9
o'clock last night story would be
given circulation which would brand
them both as ghouls.
The letter was at once placed in the
hands of the police, and at the time
stated in the letter two officers re-
paired to the place where the demand
was made that the money be placed,
but no one appeared.
The statement made in the letter is
that Ennis and Father Flohr exhumed
the remains of George Thomas, who is
supposed to have committed suicide by
drowning himself in the Spokane river,
and who had been inferred in the Cath
Ollie cemetery contrary to the creed of
the Catholic church. Both Ennis and
the priest deny that anything of the
kind ever occurred.
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Wyoming's Illuminating Oil

Cheyenne, Wyo. - The following
analysis has been obtained by New
York experts of oil discovered recently
near Evanston, in the extreme south
western part of Wyoming: Gasoline,
III per cent. white Illuminating oil.
1874 per cent; yellow Illuminating oil,
27.1 per cent; paraffine, al per cent;
worthless gasoline, 2 per cent; pure
oil, 91.7 per cent.
This is, without doubt, the highest
grade Illuminating oil ever discovered
in the world. There is great excite
ment here over the report from New
York, and although thousand acres
have been filed on during the past
few weeks, there will be big rush to
the district.
Oil was first discovered in southwest
ern Wyoming twenty-five years ago,
but little attention was paid to the
matter until few months ago, when
the Union Pacific Railroad, while sink
ing a we'll for water in what is known
as Pioneer Hollow, struck a flow of oil.
Local experts pronounced the oil very
high grade and rush set in.
Matt Dougherty, formerly oil inspec-
tor of Nebraska and an expert, has ex-
amined the oil wells and he says the
product is the richest Illuminating Oil
ever found anywhere.
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PACIFIC COAST ITEMS
The Fruit Packers Wages Stolen at
Riverside
The Game Warden Comes Out Winner
A San Rafael Sensation-The Largest
Cattle Owner

Over $4,000 dozen eggs were shipped
from Livermore in March.
Ground has been broken for Berke-
ley's big furniture factory.
Santa Barbarans ask for the prohibi-
ton of the nickel-in-the-slot machines.
An eleven-story hotel will be the
next addition to San Francisco high
life.
Livermore boasts of growing he
finest frogs in the state. Breeders are
reported to be making money.
The city trustees of Hanford have
been Temporarily restrained from con-
tracing for the building of the sewer
system, on the grounds that the in
tended contract was not the lowest bid.
The game warden of Contra Costa
county has captured two valuable nets
belonging to salmon fishermen, who
had spread them contrary to law. One
of the nets is 24O0 feet long and worth
$500.
Arizona physicians are said to have
discovered that pure cider will cure
smallpox, driving away the eruption
in from five to fifteen days" The use
of hard cider generally results in an
eruption. San Francisco Post.
An Oakland sewing machine agent
was thrown down and sat upon by
three women. Later he was convicted
of disturbing the peace of his assail-
ants. If his tongue hung as glib as
tnat of Los Angeles sewing machine
agents, he deserved all he got.
The pay envelopes containing the
salaries of employees of the Fay Fruit
Company of Riverside were stolen last
week. The theft amounts to about sou
The envelopes were taken from the
cash drawer in the packing house, but
it is not known how the thief gained
access to the place.
A San Francisco woman is demand
ing a divorce because her HUSBAND
slams doors. calls her fool and re-
fuses to eat meals prepared by her.
The first two accusations should be In
vestigated, but on the latter it is
barely possible that the mans refusal
may be well grounded.
A. J. Harrell of Visalia is the largest
cattle owner west of the Missouri river.
He has just purchased 100000 acres OF
land and has an option on 100000 acres
more in Utah This comprises the
share in the Sparks-HarreIl Cattle
Company of John Sparks, and involves
81. 100, 900 in the transaction.-LosA An
geles Times.
San Rafael has a sensation in the de-
yotion of Miss Maggie Moran, a beau
tiful young woman, who possesses
fortune in her own name, to William
F. Wharburton, who is awaiting trial
for murder. She. supplants his prison
fare with such delicacies as she may be
permitted to bring. The two were to-
gether all last summer, and their en-
gagement was expected, but Miss Mo-
ran went east and only recently re-
turned, to find her sweetheart behind
prison bars.
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shipments to; the eastern markets for
the season now about to commence.
The old rates, which are still to con-
tinue in force. are S1.25 on the hundred
pounds to Chicago and west; $1.5O to
New York and Philadelphia, and S1.56
to Boston.
The question of giving the growers
and shippers six day service to Chi
cage is still in allegiance. Southern
Pacific officials announce that their
company will not be in a position to
give the growers final answer on the
question of a train service until the
season is about to start.
Owing to the early advance of the
season and the necessity Of shipping
oranges east under refrigeration at this
early date, it has been found necessary
to make large shipments of ice to the
southern part of the state to make up
a big deficiency in the ice supply. On
an average $50 tons of ice are now be-
ing shipped daily from Truckee to Los
Angeles.
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AMONG THE DERRICKS

TULARE COUNTY-A rig is in place
on La Mesa Chiquita, where drilling is
about to begin.
CAHUENGA-Cahuenga Oil Com
pany is preparing to drill six more
wells west of the city.
ONARCH-Monarch Oil Company
is still drilling in San Diego county,
having thousand feet of hole.
COALINGA = Confidence Oil Com
pany is bringing in it's No. well,
which is estimated at 100 barrel capac-
ity.
SHASTA COUNTY-Mount Shasta
Oil Company's drill has penetrated bit
uminized snale and developed consid-
cradle gas.
RAPID WORK-Kern River Mutual
Oil Company began drilling on its lease
on 1929, Kern river field, on Febru-
airy IS, and already has two holes down
to sand with prospects of a fine well
in each this week. The company has
good water well, tanks and field
buildings and drilling on No. will be
begun within a week.
ENCINITAS-Victo Oil Company
has succeeded in casing off the water
in it's well at Encinitas, San Diego
county, and has S35 feet of casing in
the well.
NACIAMENTO = Naciamento Oil
Company has tapped oil sand in North
ern San Luis Obispo county and it is
thought good well will be brought in
when drilling is resumed.
OIL EDITIONS Fresno Demo-
crat has issued a special oil edition of
much value. 1t covers the petroleum
industry in comprehensive way.
ASSESSMENT EXPECTED-It is
expected that the Kramer Consolidated
Oil Company will levy an assessment
in the course of few days to pay for
standard rig and bear the expense of
drilling.
SAN PEDRO-All the wells at San
Pedro have been abandoned, but the
Ellsworth company is preparing to
drill second hole
LIQUID ASPHALT-It is reported
by members of the company that the
Juanita Oil Company has drilled into a
stratum of Liquid asphalt at Summer
land.
EACI1AINGE DSdu-
mont, Tex, now has an exchange for
the sale of oil company stock.
SUNSET WELLS-A correspondent
of the San Francisco Chronicle has
counted thirty-six producing wells in
the Sunset field.
WASHINGTON - A half dozen oil
companies have been organized in
Washington to develop prospective oil
territory in that state.
WARTHAN CANYON-Arcola and
Coalinga Crude Oil companies each ex-
pect to begin drilling in Warthan can
yon, Fresno county, by the LIST of May.
INDICATING = A company has
bonded $500 acres of land between Bag
gulch and White river, Kern county,
and will drill for oil. This is untried
territory.
CARSON CITY-Carson City, New,
has put in a claim to oil, and there is
talk of drilling near the town. Drill
ing will also soon begin near Virginia
City.
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on the bull-ighters who had faxed
them and taken in their pesos.
The widest excitement prevailed
Guns and knives were pulled out, and
the cries of the angry mob could be
heard for radius of half mile. Sew
eral officers who were present endeav-
ored to Quell the disturbance, but were
thrown down and trampled on. One
officer pulled his gun and 1eveled it
upon the mob. but was shot down, re-
ceiving a fatal wound.
In the panic that followed the shoot
ing the bull-fghters managed to es-
cape to the town, where. they secured
the protection of the police force.
Seeing that it had been cheated out
of its prey, the mob tten turned it's at
tention to the arena, which it almost
totally wrecked.
The police were ordered out in full
force, but were met by the rioters and
hand to hand fight ensued. The
battle between the authorities an the
mob waged hot and heavy for about
ten minutes, and in the melee many
persons were seriously injured and sew
eral are reported to have been killed.
The riot was finally quelled, and
several MeXicans arrested as being the
leaders of the mob.
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CUBAN PAPER is SUSPENDED
Governor. General Wood Closes the Dis.
custom Office
PoFulace of Cuba Represented as Being
Crucified Between Two Thieves Who
We're Depicted and Labeled President
Mckinley and Governor General Wood

Havana, April 6.-The Discussion
has been Suppressed by order of Gov
ernor General Wood, and it's offices
have been closed and sealed. This ac-
ton was due to the publication in the
Discussion yesterday of an illustration
having the title of 1.-The Cuban Cav
airy" representing the Cuban public
personified in Cuban soldier being
crucifed between two thieves. Gen.
Wood being represented as one thief
and President Mckinley as the other,
being labeled with their names.
Senator Platt was represented as a
Roman soldier, giving vinegar and gall
in the form of the Platt amendment
with public opinion, as Mary Magdalen
as weeping at the foot of the cross.
Below was the following inscription:
Destiny will not reserve for us a
glorious. resurrection"
The picture caused much unfavorable
comment esterday, from the stand
point of decency. The editor of the
paper, Senior Coranado, was arrested
but was released on bail.
Senior Capote, president of the Gu
ban constitutional convention, has Wis
tied General Wood and told the latter
that the convention, individually and
and as a body, regretted the publica-
ton of this caricature. Senior Capote
who held Gen. Wood and President
Mckinley in the greatest respect and
were deeply grateful to them. On his
solicitation Gen. Wood allowed the
Discussion to continue publication, but
the judges of the correctional court
will prefer charges, the character of
which is to be determined later,
against editor Coranada.
Editor Coranada and Castellanos, the
cartoonist, will be tried on charge
of criminal libel. The former being
held under $1,000 bond and the latter
in the sum of $500.
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wife, and the wife was there as a prose.
cutting witness, though they had been
married only year. The wife's com.
plant was, in brief, that her husband
not only called her names because of
her alleged poor cookery, but on one oc-
casion when she served him with mince
pie he not only opened the window and
threw it out into the street, but pulled
her hair and Informed her that she was
a failure as pie-maker. He did not
taunt her for not making pie as mother
made it, but for utter, abject ignorance
of the whole subject, and he pathetical-
ly informed the court that his conduct
was justifiable because the pie tasted
as if it were made of sawdust. Judge
Tribune, took a wise view Of the SUBJ
jet. He did not lecture the wife for
her ignorance nor punish the husband
for the assault. He is from Massachu-
sets, where the pie was first known, if
not invented, in this country. He told
the youthful pair of the excellent mince
pie of his boyhood, and that he could
not find such pie anywhere save in his
own house, for Mrs. Crane had the re-
ceipt. He appealed to the welded pair
to make up their little quarrel and go
home and he would send them the re-
ceipt. They consented and left the
courtroom arm in arm, and peace has
prevailed in their home ever since the
arrival of the Judges pie prescription.
While the wisdom of the Judge is to be
commended, it is hardly correct for him
to assert that there are no good pies ex-
cept those made from the Massachu-
sets receipt. The knowledge of sue
cessful pie-making has spread to other
States, and, while good pies are not yet
the rule, still they may be found In
many localities. Much of the obloQuy
which has been visited upon pie has
grown out Of the Indifference of cooks
who will not take the pains to make
good ones. When properly constructed
pies are not only toothsome but whole
some, and good not. only for dessert at
the principal meal, but for three meals
a day or any one of them. Considering
the many virtues of pie, it is surprising
that mothers do not more frequently in
struct their daughters in the art Of
making them, and that the women's
clubs do not offer prizes for them in
stead of for paintings, and serve them
at their intellectual repasts instead Of
croquettes and salads.
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Woman Wants Ballot

San Francisco-Mrs. Ellen Sargent,
widow of the late Senator Sargent, is
determined to vote if the laws of the
and, which, she says, afford equal
tights to all regardless of sex, are
worth anything.
Mrs. Sargent today applied to the
Superior Court for writ of mandate
20 compel the board of election COM
nissioners to allow her to register, on
The ground that she is a taxpayer and
therefore privileged to cast her ballot.
This is the first action of the kind
ever brought in the local courts.
1t is alleged that the plaintiff is
female citizen, IA years of age; that
she is native of Massachusetts,; that
she has resided in California since
1854. 1t is also averred that the peti-
toner is a heavy taxpayer and that she
has been such for many years past.
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Sleep in the Cigarette.

Professor De Gubernatis, the we'll
known Italian orientalist, has been the
victim of a crime often read of in lurid
tales, but seldom experienced in real
life. The other day he was travelling
in first-class carriage in which there
was one other Individual. He went to
sleep and on arriving at Parma found
himself without his purse containing
1,400 france. He Immediately COM
planned to the station authorities and
not long after a certain Spaniard, AL
FREDDIE Garcia Of Barcelona, who de-
scribed himself as silk merchant, was
arrested.
In spite of his protestations of in
nocence his baggage was examined and
was found to contain, besides q knife,
money and scissors used by thieves for
cutting out pockets, case with some
cigarettes. This last object in the pos
session of a Spaniard is lot suspic-
ious circumstance, but one of the
police thought he would try them, and
to his establishment the room full of
people were soon all soundly and peace
fully sleeping. An examination proved
that the cigarettes contained a sub
stance, the smoke of which acts as
narcotic, while the smoker experiences
no inconvenience after having become
accustomed to it. The arrest of the pro-
fessors travelling companion was soon
effected, but Professor De Gubernatis
has not recovered a penny of his
money.
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DEPOPULATlON OF INDIA
Census Returns Show Ravages of Cholera
and Famine

London, April 6.-The depopulation
of India through cholera and famine
is assuming alarming proportions. The
latest advices from Simla say the CEN
sus returns of the central provinces
show a decrease of over million since
1896 from causes directly due to the
famine In western India things are
even worse. The Oodepoor state re
turns show decrease of $4,000, or As
per cent of the population; the state of
Bhopaul shows a decrease of SOS,00O,
the district of Banda shows a decrease
of $4,000, and So on. In Bombay city
the population has diminished by 3d.
900.
The localities which escaped the
plaque STOW a satisfactory, though
uncompensing increase. For instance,
Madras, which has gained per cent.
over 1891.
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War Tax Test

San Francisco-By vote of five to
two the Supreme Court decided today
that the action of Wells, Fargo & Co.,
in compelling the shippers to pay the
war tax in addition to the regular rate
for shipments, was illegal.
This decision was handed down in
the test case begun in 1898 by W. F.
Fitzgerald, then Acknowledgement of
the state, and bequeathed by him to
TREY L. Ford, his successor in office
The case will probably be taken to the
United States Supreme Court.
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INSURGENTS SURRENDER
Two Large Commands of FiIipinos Give
Up Their Arms

Washington-The War Department
received the following cablegram from
Gen. Macarthur, dated Manila, April {:
Nineteen officers and 173 men, with
1873 rifles and nine revolvers, Pablo
lessons command, surrendered at San
Fernando yesterday and took the
OATH"
The following other surrendars have
also occurred: Insurgent- General Are
jola, with thirty officers and 100 men,
at the town of Nueva Caceras, in the
province of South Camarines, Southern
Luzon; the remainder of the command
of Maj. Pablo Tecson, consisting OF
nineteen officers. 173 men and 1913
rifles, at the town of San Miguel de
Mayumo, Bulacan province, central Lu-
zon; and sixteen officers and seventy
men in Bulacan province and at other
points.
The wholesale grocery dealers of Ma
Mia report doubled sales of groceries
since the investigation into the alleged
commissary scandals were commenced.
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LUNcHEoNS ON WHEELS.
Distributing Kitchens Now Supply the
Wants of Busy Londoners.

Distributing Kitchens Now Supply the
Wants of Busy Londoners.
This is an age of luxury. The obs
tributing Kitchens, Limited" has made
it possible for the busy man or his
typist-or both-to sit down in the
office to a luxurious luncheon, or for
the budding barrister to give ban
quet in his own chambers. That is, If
the lunchers are prepared to be salts
fed with an entirely vegetarian meal.
BUSY men and women" says the
prospectus, insinuatingly, "who do not
wish to leave their Office, can have
dainty, light luncheons sent to them in
well-appointed trays, in which cutlery,
tablecloths, etc, are included. Dwell
lers in flats who find difficulty in pro-
curing good cooks will find a solution
in the system herein advocated.
Suppose you have chambers at Char
ingcross or Westminster, or anywhere
within a four-mile circuit of Victoria
street. Your maiden aunt has come up
from the country, or friend has look
ed in. The day is wet, and you do not
wish t. go out. Drop an order-form,
filed in, to the company. You can Or
der "a la Carte" or you can trust to the
establishment and call for table
dhoter' the price list comprises a
choice of over 1000 dishes. In any
case, at the time appointed conspicu-
Gus yellow cart will drive up to your
door. At the rear end of the van is a
stove, heated by trays of charcoal.
From the interior of the van the at
tendant will draw forth spotless nap
cry of the most attractive kind, dishes
and cutlery Of electro-plate, and your
luncheon or dinner carefully reposing
in its component parts in dishes placed
in block-tin case covered with green
baize. The man will call back for the
dishes later in the day.-Lordon Daily
Mail.
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Smallest Living Baby

NEW YORK.-The smallest baby In
this country, if not in the world, was
born about two weeks ago in Patter-
son, N. ]. When the child was born
it weighed about fourteen ounces. 1t
is the third child born to Mrs. and Mr..
Samuel Smith. The eldest, a girl of
4, is a perfectly formed child and
healthy. The second was born with
neither arms nor legs.
The last child is perfectly formed.
1t was thought at first that it would
not live, but as hope was about given
up it set up lusty yell, entirely out
of keeping with the size of its body.
1t was at once placed in a doll car
riage belonging to the eldest sister
and warmly covered up and placed near
the fire. The baby is fed milk with
an eye-dropper every half hour 1t is
thought that there is no doubt of its
living.
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Fight to Death

Santiago de Cuba, April 6.-Stench
and buzzards revealed the bodies of
two Cubans in the mountains sixteen
miles from this city last night by a
native coffee pack train, which arrived
here this morning. The men had
fought to the death with machetes and
knives. One man had his head at the
others throat; the other man had his
knife in his opponents breast. They
were both terribly mutilated.
The men were recognized as neigh
boring countrymen who were returning
from the city with mule loads of mer-
chandise. The fatal quarrel occurred
while they were eamped by the side
of the trail.
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In answer to an advertisement which

In answer to an advertisement which
offered, free of charge, a ''two-dollar
book on the secret of successful specu-
lation," Boston man a year ago for
warded his address. A package of at
tractive circulars came promptly from
4 New York investment broker" Since
that time the Bostonian has received
from the same person twenty-three let
tiers and two kilograms, all advising
him of special opportunities in the
stock-market. The NEWCOMERS prop
ositlOn sounds very fair He does not
want to handle any money, and agrees
to pay himself with percentage of the
profits made in transactions he advises.
He tells the investor to send his money
to any one of several firms, members
of the stock exchanges. The investor
is to authorize these people to "buy and
sell stocks for my account when ordered
to do so by the agent, who claims to
have peculiar facilities for forecasting
the course of the market. Many per-
sons yield to the agents artful and per-
sistent solicitation, and conclude to risk
a little. In the course of a few DAYS
the man who has parted with hundred
dollars or more is informed that the
stock bought for his account has unex-
pectedly fallen in price, and his money
is lost. AS a matter of fact, the inves-
tor has been swindled. The agent and
the broker are in collision. No stock
was either bought or sold. The broker
gave the agent a certificate of purchase
and sale, to make the transaction look
regular" and then the two thieves d.
vided the victims money. The stock
exchanges can sometimes discipline
such brokers, as they lately tried to do;
but it is almost impossible to bring the
law to bear on the advisers" and
agents" who are as adroit as they are
inscriptions. The only wav one can
get the better of them is to let them
alone.
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Mhat Pat Had Reen ,Atin.

1t was a son of ''the ould sod" who
had this little passage with the sales
man at one Of the downtown jewelry
stores the other day. He had come in
to purchase wedding ring for his
bride-to-be. Leaning far over the
counter, so that the clerk should be
able to hear his wants without the ne
cessity of informing all other buyers In
the store, Pat whispered to him, "Give
me the best wedding ring you have in
the shop"
Eighteen karats" queried the clerk.
Nor snapped Pat, drawing back in
an offended manner. "Atin' onions, IL
it's any of your dom business.-New
York Times.
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The Zionist movement for the Jewish
colonization Of Palestine meets a seri-
Gus check in the Sultan's decree that
no Jew who enters that land shall re-
main more than three months, or be
permitted to acquire landed property.
The London Spectator refers this ac-
ton of the Turk to Russian diplomacy,
which scents in Zionism a movement
of Germany to acquire a sphere of
influence" in southwestern Asia. "The
voice is the voice of Abdul-Hamid, but
the hands are those of the Russian for
eign minister"