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THE RECORD-UNION.VOLUME LXXXI.--NO. 12. SACRAMENTO, SATURDAY MORNING-, MARCH 7, 1891. WHOLE NO. 15,410.

COAST CHRONICLES.

A Schooner Captain Suicides byCutting His Throat

TWO COUNTIES IN IDAHO IN ASTATE OF ANARCHY.

Brutal Fight at Glen Ellen, Sonoma

County—One of the Participants in

tho Greenwood Murder Believed to

Have Boon Captured In Santa Clara

County.

Special to the R_.cord-U_.ion.

San Francisco, March 6. — CharlesNorton, Captain of the coasting schoonerFree Trade, committed suicide about 8o'clock this morning by cutting histhroat on board the vessel and then jump-ing overboard.

It seems that about a week ago Nortoncut his left hand. He did not think muchof the injury, and prepared to start on atrip up the coast. Tho vessel was lyingout in tho stream, but blood-poisoningdeveloped, and during the past threedays he had been under medical treat-ment. He had the injury dressed lastnight, and then went to liis home at 322Bitch street. During the night he sutl'oredgreatly from his injured hand, and to-ward morning became somewhat deliri-ous.

He got up, however, about 7 o'clockand went to Meiggs' wharf, where hotook a boat and was pulled out to thevessel. He immediately went to hiscabin, where lie procured a razor and cuthis throat from ear to ear. He then ranon deck and jumped overboard. A boatwaa lowered and he was rescued beforehr sank from sight, and being still alivewas taken to the Receiving Hospital fortreatment. He died thore about 0 o'clockand the body was taken to the Morgue.

On February 10th Norton was marriedto the daughter of Richard Doughertv,livingat 322 Ilitehstreet.

He was a native ofSweden and 39 yearsof age.

HAWAIIAN _S____U__DS.

Rumor of a Conspiracy to Seizo thoGovernment.

Chicago, March O.—C. H. Gladding, ofSan Francisco, an importer of sugar andthoroughly acquainted with Hawaiian af-fairs. is in the city. In speaking of thodispatches which said that General Vol-ney V. Ashford was at the head of thoconspiracy to seize the Government, hesaid:

"Ibelieve the report, for I know whatkind of a man tho General is. Some threemonths ago I had a talk with him at SanFrancisco. He told me at that time thattin-native party was weak, and that themissionary party is not overstrung.

" 'What is wanted,' he said, 'is some en-terprising man to head a movement tosecure sympathizers from both parties.'

"Irelieve now that the enterprisingman he had in his mind was none otherthan himself. He was in London, lamcertain, two weeks before the King'sdeath, but he must have reached Hono-lulu on the steamer Charleston, whichconveyed Kalakaua's body home, for heseems to have been on board during thecritical periods.

"The General, although ho has not beenofficially connected with tho army formany years, had the entire confidenceand respect of tho soldiers, and also alarge following among the missionaryparty.

"liis brother lor several years heldsome high officialposition at Honolulu,and was probably in sympathy with themovement to take possession of the Gov-ernment.

"Iwouldn't be at all surprised to learnwhen tho next steamer arrives from Hon-olulu that Volney V. Aahlbrd, the llli-noisan, i.s handiing tho reins of the Ha-waiian Kingdom. King VolneyI. doesn'tsound bad."

Mr. HotVnung. Hawaiian Charge d'Af-fairesatthe English court, who is in thecity to-night, laughs at tho story ofAshford getting up a revolution. Hosays such a thing is extremely improba-ble. He does not think that the Queenasked the Ministry to resign, but if shedid it was probably on tho advice ofWilcox. HotVnung does not anticipateany trouble.

Speaking of commercial matters, hesaid that Hawaii may negotiate a recipro-cal treaty with Australia, which wouldtake much trade away from the UnitedStates.

BRITAL FIGHT.

One of the Participants Has an EyeKicked Out.

Sonoma, March o.—Yesterday a mostbrutal fight took place in Glen Ellen be-t\\ ivn two mon named Collins andBurke, employes at the Home for Feeble-Mioded < 'hildreu. The latter was knockeddown by Collins, and while prostrated onthe ground was kicked in the face in amost brutal manner. One of Burkeseyes WMkicked out, so that it hung onthe man's cheek by a mere shred offlesh. It was replaced in the socket, butit is thought that the sight of the organ isdestroyed. Collins was arrested aud isnow in jail.

Washington Ix-prislature.

Oi-YMi-iA, Marcli o.—The Senate to-dayamended and passed tho World's Fairbillby increasing the amount of the ap-propriation from §50,000 to §100,000. It isthought that the Houso will not concurin the amendment, and as there is onlyone more day of the session, it is prob-able there willbe no appropriation madeat all, owing to the amount of businessunfinished. A strong pressure is beingbrought upon the Governor to call anextra session.

THK HOUSE CONCURRED.Olympia (Wash... March »>.—The House

to-night concurred in the Senate amend-ment increasing from 850,000 to §100,000the appropriation for the World's Fairexhibit.

Decided In Favor ofDefendant.Los Angeles, March o.—ln the United

States Circuit Court this morning a de-rision was rendered in the case of theUnited States vs. the Southern PacificRailroad Company, the Court givingjudgment for the railroad. The case iu-volvesa large area of lands claimed bythe Government to have been illegallypatented to tho railroad company, byreaaon of boing embraced in the limits ofa Mexican grant to San Jose.

Judge Rose held against the rail-road and Circuit Judge Sawyer in itslavor. Where the Judees dissent theopinionofthe Circuit Judge prevails, anda decree was therefore rendered againstthe Government. J. H. Call, counsel forthe Government, at once gave notice ofan appeal to the Supreme Court of theUnited States.

In a State of Anarchy.

Boise City (Idaho), March 6.—Dis-patches from Bellevue state that Alturasand Logan Counties are in a state of an-archy because all officers have beenlegislated out ofoffice by the passage of alaw creating Alta and Logan Counties.Itwillbe some timo before tho new offi-

cers t<vbo appointed by the Governor canqualify. Justices of the Peace are throw-ing cases out of court for alleged want ofjurisdiction, and no legal paper can berecorded. Absconding creditors have theright ot way out oftho country, and eventhe Treasurer ofLogan County refuses toreceipt for money offered to be paid intothe treasury.

Suicide nt Napa.Napa, March 6.—This morning about 7

o'clock a man named Christian, a French-man, committed suicide at the cream oftartar works in Spanishtown. Ho used adouble-barreled shotgun for the purpose,pulling the trigger with one of his toesafter pointing the muzzle to his throat.The top of his head was blown otl'.Christian had been drinking very freelyof green wine for a week past. Hisbrother, the owner of the works, was inSan Francisco at the time. He has anumber of near relatives livingin HayesValley.

Drowned In Stockton Channel.Stockton, March 6.—Charles H. Aek-

erson, an old resident of San Francisco,os.-aped from the Pacific Hospital here onthe 22d ultimo, and all trace of him waslost until to-day, when his body wasfound in the Stockton Channel, abouttwo miles from tho city. He was ChiefEngineer of tlio San Francisco Fire De-partment many years ago, but of Liteyears had been a successful contractor.His mind became unsettled some timeago by reason of overwork. He wasbrought here by his family last Decem-ber.

Destructive "Whirlwind.Marysville, March 6.—Word reached

here this evening that a tornado or whirl-wind started at Brown's Valley yester-day and passed between here and Wheat-land. It tore up everything in its course,demolished a tank house, barns andfences, took fence panels 150 yards in theair, and moved a 1,000-pound barlev-crusher twenty feet. It wen', very slowly,and in a zigzag course. No lives werelost. It was going south at last accounts.

A Drummer Suicides.Susanville, March 6.—Julius Drey-

fus, last employed as a drummer for H. Le-baron Smith, clothior, of San Francisco,committed suicide this morning by shoot-ing himself with a 44-caliber British bull-dog pistol. The causo was despondencyover want ofmoney and employment. Hohas been here several months. He wasaged 00 years. He has a family in SanFrancisco, and was a brother of JacobDreyfus of Austin, Nevada.

The Greenwood Troaredy.San Jose, March 6.—A man who is sup-

posed to be one of the Napa murdererswas arrestedat Gilroyyesterday. Hegivesthe name of Frank Smith, and answersperfectly the description of one of themen who murdered Mrs. Greenwood.

talFa Shooting.San Francisco, March o.—Filmore S.

Bookman, a street contractor, was shotand probably fatally wounded by J. M.Daly to-night. No cause is known forthe shooting, but it is thought that Buck-man owed Daly money. Daly was ar-rested.

Arrested for Embezzlement.Seattle (Wash.), March t—Edwin

Tonkin, city agent of the Northern Pa-cific Railroad in this city, was arrestedthis evening for embezzlement. He issaid to be five thousand dollars short inhis accounts. The money was lost ingambling.Woman and Five Children Drowned.B Clifton (A. T.), March o.—The mailcontractor on the Green route reportsthat a Mexican woman and five childrenwere drowned at Solomonville, while en-deavoring to cross the Gila River on araft.

Death of a Wealthy Citizen.Marysville, March o.—Herman Ber"-,

the wealthiest man in Sutter county, diedof pneumonia hero this afternoon, agedod years.

OUR DEFENSELESS COASTS.

AN ARTICLE ON THE SUBJECT BY

EX-SENATOR INGALLS.

The United States Equal to Any Emer-gency In Case Trouble Should

I Occur,

ial to the Record-Union.Washington, March 6.—An article

contributed to the New York Truth, byex-Senator Ingalls, wliieh created ranchcomment, is in substance as follows:

"The annual shriek about our defense-less coasts, and the bombardment of NewYork, Philadelphia and Boston, has notbeen omitted. A yearly pamphlet de-scribing blood-curdling incidents and theappalling consequences of war with Chileand Spain in 1905 havo boenisent to eachSenator and Representative in Congress.Editorial estimates in the metropolitanpress of the amount of property withintho reach of Italian iron-clads in thelower bay, and the ransom that can beextorted from merchants and bankers,have all been submitted and filed awayfor use again in IK>2. Their purpose is toreconcile the people to the passage ofthenaval appropriation bill, and to enor-mous and profligate expenditures in timeofpeace for ships, fortifications and mu-nitions ofwar.

"The capacity of the United States tocreate a navy iv an emergency wasdemonstrated in the rebellion. Tiie duelbetween the Monitor and Merrhnac inHampton Roads revolutionized navalwarfare, and the problem lias since beento construct armor that no projectilecould penetrate, and then to invent pro-jectiles which no armor could resist.

"The European nations have been con-ducting these expensive experimentshitherto, and the ships of 1880 are alreadyantiquated. Dynamite and other explo-sives complicate the situation, and thenavy we are now building at a cost of$50,000,000 will be as worthless in btuOasRoman galleys. England. France anilItaly would gladly sell us their fleets at50 percent, of their cost. Tbe millions weare squandering on vessels hail better bespent for earth-works and powerful gunsto command every road-bed, channel andharbor which a hostile fleet couldthreaten or assail.

"Is there any necessity for spendingmillions every year for "naval defense?Our policy is pacific. Our only enemy isEngland, and she is under bond to keeppeace. No other nation is so vulnerable,and none so detested. She has incurredthe resentment of the human race bycenturies of injustice. England kickedus when we were helpless and feeble. Shesacked and burned a defenseless capital.She kicked Ireland, she kicked Egypt,she kicked Hindoos, Zulus, lloers andChinese, but she is not in the habit ofkicking her equals. In our civilwar she

flshe could, short of open hostility,

troy the Union, and then apologizedlidthe damages,tely we had another contentionseal poaching in Behring Sea. Abellicould easily have been found, if

wanted, and we were assured that dangerwas imminent. Immense appropriationswere promptly voted for fortifications

Stlienavy, and then, when the

nal hair was standing on end, Eng-suddenly came into our Supreme

t as a suitor and submitted thewhole controversy to that great tribunal.It was reassuring, but itwas laughable,nevertheless."

IN FOREIGN LANDS.

Australian Colonies Consideringthe Question of Federation.

TARIFF DUTIES THE PRINCIPALDRAWBACK.

Latest Returns From tho CanadianElections Givo tho Conservativesa Majority ofTwenty-four Over the

Liberals, With Five Constituencies"Vet to Hear From.

Special to the Record-Union.Sydney, March 6.—At to-day's session

ofthe Australian Federation ConventionMonro advocated uniform duties betweentho federated colonies, but he added thatthe interests of Victoria, a protectionistcolony, must be guarded, and the confer-ence would fail to do its duty if it al-lowed the important manufactures whichhave been created in the colony of Vic-toria to be ruthlessly dealt with.

Mcllwraith said that if the resolutionsin regard to the tariffpassed, FederalGovernment could readily be formed,even though all colonies did not join inthe federation. The resolutions impliedfree trade within the federation and pro-tection against the world. Absolute freetrade was impossible, owing to the ne-cessity of raising a revenue.

Deakin of Victoria said the work offorming a common tariff was a questioninvolvingmillions of pounds invested inindustries built up by protection, and aguarantee must be obtained that thefederation would preserve those interests.The Constitution should require that theexisting tariffs should only be reduced toa certain percentage in a certain numberOf years.

GERMANY'S NAVY.Discussion in the Relchstng Over the

Building of New Ironclads.Berlin, March 6.—During the debate

on tho motion for the second reading ofthe navy budget in the Reichstag to-day,Herr Richter said it was impossible forthe country to bear the rapidly increas-ing burdens which were imposed upon it.

Dr. Windthorst, leader of the Center,said ho would support the decision of thocommittee. Germany, however, couldnot bear to support a navy equal instrength to that of England. In con-clusion, Dr. Winthorst said: "Let theGovernment submit not fine words, buta practical scheme for strengthening thenavy, Tho Government's proposals havecreated terror throughout Germany."

Chancellor Caprivi said tho ministrywero unanimous in the opinion that moremoney would not bo desired. Tho Chan-cellor proposed that the vote for two newironclads be returned to the Budget Com-mittee, where an agreement could be ar-rived at. Windthorst agreed.

Herr Richter contended that the reve-lations of the committee in regard to thenavy, especially in regard to the newironclads, not exceeding fifteen knots anhour, evoked universal astonishment.

Admiral Hollmanu, Secretary of Statefor the Marino Department, did not dcuvRichter's statements, and admitted that a.speed of seventeen knots was not at-tained. The department, ho said, con-sider fifteen knots satisfactory, especiallyas the vessels were wellbuilt and wellarmed.

Richter denied that the Radicals wishedto express the idea that thoy had no con-fidence in the navy. They simplywished to ventilate the whole question ofthe navy budget in the interests of theservice.

CANADIAN ELECTIONS.Sir John Maedonald Claims a Majority

of from 33 to 35.Toronto, March o.—Tho latest returns

from yesterday's elections show a Gov-ernment majority of twenty-one with sixconstituencies to be heard from. Accord-ing to the revised returns there willbo115 Conservatives and 04 Liberals.

SIR JOHN'S ESTIMATES.Ottawa, March (s.—Sir John Maedon-

ald was completely exhausted to-day.He expects to be all right again in a fewdays. In an interview with an Associ-ated Press correspondent to-day, ho esti-mated his majority at between 33 and 35.

ENGLISH OPINION.London, March 6.—The Globe this

evening, referring to the Canadian elec-tions, says: The Canadian Governmentnow has free hands and can conclude thenegotiations with the United Stateswhich were pending before the elections.The Globe adds: The most gratifyingfeature of tho result is its significance asa protest against annexation.

The St. James Gazette says it is a sourceof pride and pleasure to Englishmen tonote the response made to the annexationcry, adding: "Though England maysometimes be proud ofthe progress madeby Anglo-Saxon America, sho has morefondness for the fair young daughter ofthe empire for adhering to the old Hag."

INDIFFERENT AS TO THE RESULT.Washington, March o.—Secretary

Blame said this morning that ho badnothing to say in regard to the Canadianelection, except that there seemed to bein some quarters a belief that PresidentHarrison's Administration is interestedin the election. "As a matter offact," hesaid, "the administration is utterly in-dill'erent as to the result. None of theCabinet took any interest in the matter,and cared less about it than the Canadiansusually do about our elections."

Latkr. —The followingtable shows thelirtestest standing of tho parties in theDominion:

Province. Con. Lib.Ontario 45 45Quebec _>8 36>ova Scotia 16 • 5New Urunswick

_13 2 IBritish Columbia. 5 0'

Manitoba „_. 4 1Northwest Territory 4 oMan Kdward Island „ 2 4 ITotal 117 93

Conservative majority, 24. There arefive constituencies to hear from yet.

CHILE REVOLUTION.The Insurgents Maintaining a Strict

Blockade at Iquique.New York, March 6.—An Iquique let-

ter of February 9th to the Herald says:The insurgents are maintaining a strictblockade oil this town, and it is only aquestion of a few hours or days whenthey willhave complete control of every-thing in town.

The German steamship Bianea arrivedat Callao on the 21st of January, and re-ported that she had sighted tho Chileancorvette Abtad doing guard duty in theStraits of Magellan. The officers of theBianea also reported having seen Ad-miral Lynch sailing through the straitstoward the Pacific

While the Bianea was lying at Caronelits oflicers saw the Esmeraldos fire re-peatedly on the forts of tho tower. Thiswas due to the fact that the people of thetown had fired on the boat from the fort.The shells from the guns of the Esmer-aldos drove the. rebel troops on the shorei inlaud. Quite a number were killedand

wounded, and the townspeople abandonedthe port.

The Secretary ofWar has been activelyengaged for some time in dividing theland forces, aud is arranging them so thatthe coast can bo protected against therebel navy. He lias at last accomplishedhis task. General Joso Francisco Gonais General in Chief.

ASan Diego letter of February 6thsays:Everything is at sixes and sevens here.Great insecurity is felt by everyone. Co-quille and Serena have succumbed to thorevolutionists, and now the inhabitants ofthose places are lending the rebels all aidin their power. The sailors and marinersfrom the men-of-war Huascar and Ama-zona landed at Taltal, and, aided by thepopulace, drove the Government officialsout and took complete possession of bothplaces.

AtPiesagua the same result is reported.The steamers Cachapoal, Aconragua,Liniari, Atata and Amazonas, belongingto the South America Steamship Com-pany, have been captured, armed andpressed into the revolutionary party.

Tho Cachapoal was sent to Pisagua, andthero opeued tire on tho Governmen.forces, and during the combat tho rebelsdestroyed 250,000 rounds of cartridges andcaptured fifty-three prisoners withinfour hours after the siege commencedalong the coast.

The Champion is in Valparaiso, thoAcorn in Coquimbo and the Pheasant inIquique. Ihe Warspito is momentarilyexpected.

No foreign newspapers are permitted toenter the republic save under a severecensorship on the nart of tho Govern-ment.

The port of Arica has just beenblockaded by the insurgents, who havealso taken possession of the telegraphlines. Ten thousand dollars have justbeen paid by the Government to.tlie WestCoast Cable Company for damages sus-tained through tho forced suspension ofits cable service.

London, March G.—A dispatch to thoExchange Telegraph Company fromChile says information received fromofficial sources shows the Chilean insur-gents are short of ammunition, and theytherefore refrain from making an attackupon the Capital, where tbe troops arowell armed and are prepared to make adefense. President Balmaceda's parti-sans are of the opinion that a vigorouseffort upon the part of the Governmenttroops willquell tho rebellion.

Natives Defeated.Berlin, March 6.—The Tageblatt pub-

lishes a dispatch from Zanzibar, statingthat Wissmann has defeated tho Kiboshtribe, and in so doing he killed 200,wounded 60 and captured fifty of thotribe's men. Tho German loss was twomen killed and fifteen wounded. TheGermans captured 00,000 head of cattleand a quantity of ammunition and ivory.

Tho Old Czechs Retire.Pbaoue, March 6.—A manifesto has

been issued by the Old Czechs upon thorecent elections. They declare that, sincethe result of the elections shows the do-sire of tho people to adopt a policy differ-ent from that followed by the men whohave grown gray in the ser>'ico of the na-tion, tho leaders of the Old Czech partywillretire from public life.

Tho Massownh Massacre.Paris, March 6.—Lieutenant Livraghi,

Chief of Police of Massowah, who is ac-cused of murdering rich uatives for thepurpose of plunder, asserts that exaltedpersonages instructed the Massowah po-lice to assassinate 800 Inatives. The pub-lic is much excited over the affair anddemand a stringent inquiry.

LONDON GOSSIP.

PARNELL ASSURED OF STRONGSUPPORT IN AMERICA.

Tho Rumors That Burdcttc-Coutts Is to

Be Named in a Divorce Suit

Denied.

[Copyright, 1891, by N. Y. Associated Press.]London, March 6.—Parnell's delegates

to America willleave on Sunday. Theyaro greatly hastened by cable assurancesof warm and widespread support of theirAmerica compatriots.

United Ireland contrasts tho departuroand prospects of O'Connor, Kelly, Red-mond and Harrison with tho partial col-lapse of tho McCarthyites' missionpreparations. Tho McCarthyites at firstarranged to send Abraham, Kenney andFlynn to act with O'Connor. Abrahamrefused, Kenney and Flynn were sur-prised, and T. P. O'Connor packed up histraps to come home. Now a single em-bassador, Mr. Fox, goes to represent thofailing faction. The firmest Englishfriends of tho McCarthyites aro beginningto despair of their ability to mako head-way against tho vigor of the Parnellites.

Parnell has shown his usual skill intheselection of his emissaries. All, except-ing Harrison, are trusted Nationalists,and can appeal with a confidence basedupon past personal history to Irish-Americans.

Parnell's speech at darken well pointedto a bid for the labor vote. It was alsomeant to entice Davitt, but only stirredup Davitt's bile.

Writing to tho Labor World, Davittpredicts that Parnell willnot humbugthe workmen. He denounces him formaking a hypocritical proi'essioii of in-terest in labor whilst actively fomentingracial feuds between the English andIrish democracies, and accuses him ofbeing ready to wreck the home rulemovement to pave the way for a compactlike that of 1888.

Philadelphia papers havo been receivedhere in which Mr. Burdett-Coutts isnamed as a defendant in a divorce suit,and frank allusions are made to the par-ties concerned. Even tho most carelessgossipers would not have associated Bur-dett-Contts with a scandal in England,where his character and modo of lifehaveplaced him above suspicion.

The mistakes made by the Americanpapers have been as great a shock to theBaroness as to her husband. The latterto-night writes the Associated Press tostato that the report that there is a prob-abilityof his being implicated in a di-vorce suit is absolutely untrue. Withreference to the affair as linked withanother name, it is now known that uopublicity is probable.

Since the San Francisco fracas, whenMr. Mackay vindicated his wile's honor,the other party, instead of prosecutingMackay on the spot, has done nothing inthe way of vindication, unless inspiringsuggestions emanated in some of theAmerican and European papers thatMackay assaulted him from behind.

Mackay's London solicitors, in prose-cuting the Anglo-French paper for libel,believe that they have hit upon the originof the incitement to the libelous article,and it willadd additional interest to theproceedings ifproof is produced connect-ing the San Francisco incident with thepress attacks in Paris.

The work of taking the census of thoBritish Empire began Thursday in India.It is expected to show 280,000,000 inhabi-tants in India, against 254,000,000 in 1881.The British Isles willbe taken a monthhence, and itis estimated that the popu-lation will show an increase of 15 percent.

Lord Lytton has come from Paris tohave a conference withLord Salisbury onpossible issues arising from EmpressFrederick's visit to Paris. He does notfear that the relations between Franceand Germany have been seriouslystrained. He tacitly blames the Empressibr her imprudence.

EASTERN HAPPENINGS.

iidemnedMurderer Kills Him-

self to Evade Capture.

_>RE DISCOVERED OP VALUE TOIRON-WORKERS.

Persons Instantly Killed Whiloing to Cross a Railroad Track

rront ofa Train—Fatal Explosion

Pennsylvania—Another Sensation

ated in tho llennessy Murder

to the RncoitD-tTxiox.ecus; (Iowa), March 6.—Dan Porter,_ed to be hanged for murder atr, 111., on March 20th, and who1 from jail on Sunday, shot andhimself to-day to evade capture.farmers armed with Winchestersicked a suspicious-looking negro,.roved to be Porter, through thoo a house near Fairmount, Mo.l tlicfarmers demanding Porter'stier, he gave up a revolver andbut told tho captors to shoot himwould shoot himself. One of thos then tired a shot, but withoutPotter then pulled a revolver from

ket and shot himself in the head,instantly,body willbo taken to Quincy to-

A DESPERADO EXECUTED.Seville (Mo.), March o.—John Os-liingtou was hanged at 10 o'clockoriiing for the murder of Sheriffr, of Cooper County. Turlingtoniesperado of the worst kind. Hiss one series of crimes. Itwas onego this month, when confined inire for assault, that he shot andSheriff Cramer, for which crimoay suffered the extreme penalty.

A NEGRO HANGED.castle (Del.), March o.—Shakes-Reeves, alias Jacob Sharker (col-ivas hanged hero at 10:50 o'clockorning, for folonious assault com-upon little Gracie Clark, a white

leven years old, near Newcastle,tbeae its, 1890.

XEW METAL.An Ore Discovered Which Will Provo

Renefleial to Iron-Workers.Boston, March o.—George A. Clarke, an

experienced iron-worker of this city,claims to have discovered ore in theRocky Mountains which ho believes isnew to the world. He says of it:

"Itook specimens ofthe ore to assayersin Cincinnati, Chicago and Boston, andno one of them could tell me the name ofthe mineral. Then I began here a seriesof experiments, mixing it with molteniron. It combined perfectly with iron,

IdIfound tliat only a small quantity

is necessary to increase the fluidity ofa metal. It rendered tho iron ductiled in low grades acted as a purifier,ie product of tho alloy was a homo-neons metal ofvery fine pores, capablea higher finish than before. I found itvo tho metal a greater density and a_at increase iv its tensile strength. Itnon-corrosive."Clarke produced a handful of the ore ofthe substance that looked like fine sand-

stone, save that itwas black, and manypieces of it presented highly polishedsurfaces as smooth as bits of glass. Clarkerefused to state the locality ofthe find.

THE IIENNESST MURDER.One of tho Accused Creates a Sensa-

tion by His Actions.New Orleans, March 6.—When Politz

was brought into court this morning hisface blanched and he looked badly fright-

-I*l.He was taken into the private

ice of the Sheriff, where he created aisation aud fell into a furious rage,ving his hands in the air and beatingbreast. "Mama, mama, my wife, my

l'e," he screamed, and then threw hinl-f violentlyon tlio lounge and cried.i lay there for a long time, whilo twonities tried vainly to pacify him. Sud-dy he jumped up agaiu, and onceire he tore his hair and pleaded forrcy. Then he began to act like a ray-. maniac, and it required the combined)rts of two deputies to prevent himin doing himself harm. He made a<h for the window and attempted toow himself out, but was held andally overpowered by tho officers andurely handcuffed. It is said thatlitz's mind is giving way under theat strain, and that ho is unable to con-

trol himself.

WHISKY-MAKING.Now Process Discovered by a Japanese

Chemist.

I!ntCAGO,March o.—The Takamine

rmeut Company, organized by theisky trust to exploit the now processwhisky-making invented by the

>aneso chemist, Takamine, has in-ased its capital stock to tea millions.a salient point in the process is a mi-be or ferment cell of superior power,duced from tho fungus growth on.. Its use permits the completion ofnentation in forty-two hours, asinst seventy-two heretofore, besidesa'.ly cheapening it and enlarging theume of production from alike quan-

\u25a0of grain. A calculation based on theput of maltsters, brewers, distillers[ others usin_r ferments, makes therly value of the discovery equal to

WASHINGTON' NOTES.Morrow's Name Being Pressed for tho

E"idereship of tho Ninth District.lsiiington, March 6.—lt is believedMorrow willsurely be appointed toew Circuit Judgeship of the Ninthn Francisco District. It is said thatdent Harrison regards him as a very

able lawyer, and entertains a warm per-

Sl regard for him. A meeting willbeat Senator Stanford's house to-mor-morning, and from there the Cali-

fornia delegation will go to the WhiteHouse to urge Morrow's appointment.

Another matter that will be settled to-morrow morning will be the InternalRevenue Collector for the Southern Cali-fornia District. The principal candidatesare Representative Vandever and H. Z.Osborne of Los Angeles, Quinn of SanFrancisco, who is backed by Senator-elect Cutting, and H. J. McCusick ofOakland.

Cutting arrived here to-night fromNew York, but returned immediately.He willbe back again to-morrow, andwillpress Quinn for the appointment

EMATILLAINDIAN RESERVATION.

Instructions Given to Land Oflicers inRelation to Sale ofLnnd.

Washington, March 6.—The Com-missioner of the General Land Office to-day issued instructions to the Registerand Receiver of the Land Ofliee at LaGrande, Oregon, in regard to the sale of aportiou of the UmatUla Indian Reserva-

The Commissioner says the law directs

that these lands bo offered for sale to thehighest bidder, at not less than the ap-praised value, and in no case less than§1 25 per acre. The lands are classifiedas timbered and untimbered, and theamount allowed to each purchaser is lim-ited to 160 of untimbered land and an ad-ditional forty acres of timbered lands.No person willbe permitted to purchasetimber land unless he is also a purchaserof uiuimbered lands.

The instructions stato that the terms ofpayment for tho uutimbered lands arcone-third of tho purchase price in cashand one-third in two years from the dateof sale, with interest at o per cent. Tholand officers are instructed to call atten-tion to the improvements on tho land asbeing offered at the appraised valuationthereof in addition to the prico of theland, and that such improvements mustbe paid for in full at the time of purchase.Every purchaser is required to make anaffidavit that tho land is bought for hisown use and occupation.

Good Reason for Disappearing-.Yankton (S. D.), March G.—Frank

Buck, a German, who for several yearsoperated a private bank at Freeman,Hutchinson county, South Dakota, mys-teriously disappeared two weeks ago.Fears wero entertained that ho had beenmurdered aud robbed. To-day he washeard from in Canada. He is alleged tobe a defaulter in a largo stun, and theSioux City (Iowa) banks and loaningcompanies are victims.

Fiendish Deed.Louisville (Ky.), March 6.—Near

Mount Sterling this morning, WilliamFerguson, a farmer, 7S years old, and hisson-in-law, B. C. Watts, were found deadfrom poisoning. A grand-daughter,Grace Boyd, is dying from tho samecauso. Tne poison was arsenic, and wasput in tho coffee, evidently by someenemy of tho family, who slipped ivfrom outside whilo breakfast was cook-ing.

Speedy Work.Port Huron (Mich), March 6.—Dan.

McMahon, a farm hand, who yesterdaykilled Annie Murphy aud then attemptedsuicide, was brought into court thismorning. His wounds had been dressedand the doctors declared him convales-cent. He pleaded guilty, was sentencedto imprisonment for life, and was takento prison on tho afternoon train.

Sheep nnd "Wool.Boston, March 6.—Tho Boston Com-

mercial Bulletin will publish to-morrowstatistical articles based upon the Agri-cultural Department reports, in whicli itis shown that the total number of sheepin the country to-day is 43,-.51,130, against44,330,072 in IS9O, aiid consequently thowool clip willbe five millionpounds lessthan last year, when it was 270,000,000pounds.

Fatal Explosion.Pottsville (Pa.), March 6.—The burst-

ing of a fly-wheel in Weldy's powderworks, near Tamaqua, this afternoon,caused a terrific explosion and the fatal in-juryoftwoemployes. For a lime there wasgreat excitement, as it was supposed thefire would communicate with the powderhouse, in which a large quantity otpowder was stored.

Terrible Accident.Lima (O.), March 6.—At Sharkey's

Crossing this evening Lyman Hyde andtwo daughters, aged 10 and 23, were in-stantly killed while trying to cross infront ofa freight train. 'The horse balkedwhile on the track, and the frightened oc-cupants became too bewildered to attemptto save themselves.

Death of Ex-Senator Hill.Atlanta (Ga.), March o.—Ex-United

States Senator Joseph Hill died at Madi- ]son to-day. Ho twice represented hisdistrict in Congress, and was UnitedStates Senator from Georgia when thewar broke out, and again in 1668.

REPUBLICAN FEAST.

DINNER GIVEX BY TnE FEDERALCLUB AT NEW YORK.

Speeches by Congressmen Reed andLodgo Enthusiastlcally

Recelved.

Special to the R_rcor.D-UNroN.

New York, March 6.—Chauncey De-pew presided to-night at a dinner givenby the Federal Club, at which mauynotables were present.

Mr. Depew, in his remarks, said: "Iam hero to-night much to my surprise.TheCorouor's juryholds me responsiblefor all the accidents on the railroad. Dis-missing this, however, I willsay that we'are here to-night as Republicans. There areno mugwumps to doubt our faith in thisworldand tho next. We aro present togive greeting to Republican leaders inCongress. Wo welcome Reed and Lodge,and regret that McKinley is not here. ARepublican properly constituted hasnothing to defend. Tho Republicanparty always won its victories by beingaggressive. We are happy in the fact thatthe party of Garfield and Blame, of Lin-coln and Grant, is the party of Mc-Kinley and Reed."

Dcpew then introduced Speaker Reed,who was received with great applause.He said, in part: "Half the struggie inlife is to get a hearing. When ChristopherColumbus discovered America it tookhim three months, but it took half hislife to get a chanco to discover it. An ad-vertisement is au absolute prerequisite tothe sale of goods, and your best advertis-ers are your enemies. Iwillchallengethe world to point to an equal of theFitly-first Congress forthe great good ithas done. We have dono more thanpassed great measures. We have shownto the people that itis possible to have aresponsible government. This countryto-day, with its 00,000,000 of people, can-not be governed as when it had 3,000,000.Our Government has got to be the growthofthe necessities of our people, and can-not be.adopted from any other land."

Mr. Reed spoke of the increased workof Congress, comparing the work of thoone just closed with its predecessors, andadded: "What I claim for the House ofRepresentatives is not what it has done,but what it has rendered possible for alltime to be done."

Tremendous applause followed Reed'sspeech.

Congressman Lodge, in his remarks,said that he was not content with thevalue ofthe declaration, "Iam a Repub-lican." The Republican platform statedthe party to be the party of honest money.The declaration to that effect was toovague to suit the speaker, but the killingof the proposition for free silver showedthat the party was in favor of honest fi-nance. It was also a party for civil serv-ice reform, and these facts explainedwhat he meant when he said "I am aRepublican."

Of the last Congress Lodge said: "Wehave given the minority rule a deadlyblow; we have crippled obstruction; wehave proved to the American people thatthe House can legislate, and mado it im-possible for any majority in mture toescape responsibility by the miserableexcuse that the minority would not let itlegislate."

CivilSer%ice Commissioner Roosevelt,General Woodford and Judge Annouxaiso spoke.

THE LATE SENATOR HEARST.

Preparations Completed for Bring-ing His Remains to Califoruia.

THE FUNERAL TRAINLEAVES WASH-INGTON THIS EVENING.

ommlttces From the Senate and HouseWill Accompany the Body to San

Francisco, Wlioro tho IntermentWill Tako Place on Friday Noxt.

pcclal to the Record-Union.Washington, March 6.—The funeral

rain carrying the remains of the latoenator Hearst, which leaves here to-

norrow evening, will be an imposingflair. In a composite car, which will l>»eavily draped with black, will be car-ied tho body. Tho catafalque open

which the body will rest is also elabo-rately draped with mourning emblems.

Next to the composite car willbo a six-teen-section Pullman sleeper, in whichthe House committee will travel. Thocommittee, as finally nu„o up, is com-posed of Representatives McComas,Cluuie, Gibson, Washington, Millikeu,Sherman, Rocker, Geary nnd Hutch.

Another Pullman sleeper will be forthe use of the Senatorial committee,which consists of Senators Stanford,Pugh, Stockbridge, Vance, Falkner,Bate, Berry and Sawyer.

The Pullman dining-car "Capitol" willbe a permanent attachment.Mrs. Hearst, Mr. W. R. Hearst. Mrs.Follansbee, John WTederburn. and per-

haps one or two others, willoccupy pri-vate Pullman cars.

Senator and Mrs. Stanford and a few ofthe wives and daughters of the commit-tee members willbe in Senator Stanford'sprivate car, which will bring up tho rearof the train.

The occupants of the two private carswillhave their meals prepared and servedprivately, each car being eomi.letelyequipped with cooking and dining facili-.

The train will be run to Chicago as tho.,second section of the Wrestern Express,.which leaves the Pennsylvania depot atTrw o'clock. From Chicago tho route,willbe over the Chicago and Northwest- \u25a0

em. Union Pacific, and Southern Pacific*to San Francisco, arriving at the latter 1place on Thursday next at 12:15 r. m.

After the interment, which willproba-jbly take place on Friday, the party go,southward, and although there have been Ino definite arrangements as to the return,the party willprohably leave Los Angeleson the following Monday or Tuesday for-the East via New Orleans.

Allthe funeral arrangements willbe inthe hands of Sergeant-at-Arms Valentino,ofthe Senate, assisted by Captain Merritt.The dotails of tho trip and all railroadmutters willbe attended to by Col. RobertA. Parke, of the Pennsylvania Railroad,who accompanies the train on its long

WORLD'S FAIR.Sketch of the Plan for Mexlcors Ex-

hibit nt tho Exposition.Washington, Marcli 6.—Lieutenant A.

C. Baker, the Commissioner sent on be-half of the Columbian Exposition toMexico, forwards an interesting sketchof the plan for the Mexican exhibit at tho-'exhibition, prepared and submitted to'tho Government of Mexico by well- -known artists ofthat republic.

This plan represents the history of-Mexico from tho Aztecs to the presenttime, and is a history of tho human raceand human habitation in this country.

Lieutenant Baker says the exact draw-ings and plans of tho grounds will bo-sgiven, and the artistic skill of thoso en-'gaged upon the enterprise warrants theassurance that it will be carried out in amanner creditable to the Republic o**

There has been received at the Latin-American Bureau of tho Columbian.Exposition five of the Cuban newspapers?which givo interesting accounts of themeetings of tho Commissioners to theexposition appointed by tho Governor-General ofCuba.. .

QUEER COMPLICATIONS.Tlio President's Risrht to Appoint tho;

New Judgo of Idaho Questioned.Washington, March (i.—A queer com-

plication surrounded the question of the**United States District Judge for Idaho.*Tho President appointed Mr. Beattio for'the place. Ho failed of confirmation.The point has been made that as this is a)new oftico, it can only be filled by and.with the advice and consent of the Senate, jand the President's attempt to tillit hay- 'ing failed, he cannot appoint a man nowand have him serve until the Senate can Jact on the nomination.

Under this view no vacancy such astho President is authorized to filluntil*the Senate can pass upon it exists. An-other view is that itis a vacancy withinthe meaning ofthe law, and ho bas to fill'

The question is under consideration atthe Department ofJustice.

Remains of Mrs. Miller.Washington, March C—The remains

of Mrs. Miller, widow of tho late SenatorMiller,ofCalifornia, are to be taken toSan Francisco for interment. The body -is now in the Hutchinson vault at RookCreek Cemetery. Mrs. Colver, daughterof the deceased, will accompany hermother's remains, which will be trans-ported in the Sullivan private car "Wan-derer," leaving hero on Thursday, tho

Customs Duties.Washington, March 6.—The Col-

lector of Customs at San Francisco hasbeen authorized to refund certain moneyserroneously collected by him on accountof expense incurred in weighing coal en- -'tered fordraw-back, providing tbo claim-ants aro not barred by the limitations.:found in Section 2932 of the Revised'Statutes, orSection 1-1 of the Customs Ad-ministrative Act.

Medals of Honor.Washington, March «.—Secretary

Proctor to-day awarded medals of honorto the foUowing-named enlisted men forgallantry in the action ofWounded Knee:First Sergeant Jacob Trautman, Troop 1,Seventh Cavalry, and Corporal Paul H.Wi iucr and privates Joshua B. Hartzog,<;<->. Green and John Flood, ail of LightBattery E, First Artillery.

Senator Dubois' Seat.Washington, March 6.—lmportant

steps have been taken ivtho settlement of'the contest over the seat of Senator Du-bois of Idaho. His name has been put onthe roll of Senators, and he willreceive-Jus pay as the duly elected United States-Senator from that State. Senator Ed-munds says tho law aud precedents sus-tain this action.

Now Cruisers Accepted.Washington, March 6.—The cruisersPhiladelphia and San Francisco havebeen formally accepted by the Secretary

of tho Navy.