SUE FOR SHAM NAVALENGAGEMENTS. HAPPENINGS...

THE RECORD-UNION.

VOLUME LXXXI.--XO. 127. SACHAMEISTO, MONDAY MORXTNGr, JULY 20, 1801. AVnOLE KO. 3 5,525.

WILL SUE FOR MILLIONS.

Valuable New York Pity PropertyInvolved in Litigation.

RUSSIAN JEW PAUPERS DUMPEDINTO NEW YORK.

Quay Says That Ills Resignation From

the Chairmanship of the National

Republican Executive Committee la

Probnble, but Not Certain—-A Kntc

War likely Over tho Uraiid Army

Encampment.

Special to the Rkcord-Union.New Orleans, July 19.—The Pica-

yune's West Point, Miss., special says:Ninety-ninQ years ago Robert Ed-

wards, then a largo real estate owner ofNew York City, leased to tho city for a 1term of ninety-nine years a considerable jamount of real estate, on which Broad-way and several adjacent streets forsoinodistance are now located.

The lease specified that at tho end ofthat time the property, with all its im-provements, should revert to Edwards'heirs.

The lease having just expired suit Is tobe at once commenced to recover posses-sion ofthe property.

Colonel H. Clay King of Memphis andT. C. King of this city, his brother, areamong the heirs, and the latter is taking jactive steps to secure the power of attor- jney from all known descendants of the iEdwards family. Mr. King claims to !possess all documents necessary to prove ;a clear titlo to the property in question.

PROBABLE, BUT NOT CERTAIN.

Quay Glvos Information lletrardimz IllsKumored Resignation.

PrrTSBCRO, July 19.—1n response to atelegram sent to Hon. ML S. Quay by the \Associated Press correspondent of this icity, concerning a report published thismorning that he would resign the Chair- jmanship of the Republican National 'Executive Committee at the coming imeeting, the following was received to-night:

"K. Q., Rochester, Va., July 19th.—It isprobable, but not certain, that Iwill re-sign the Chairmanship of the ExecutiveCommittee on the '29th. M. S. (jvay."

THE SENATOR INTERVIEWED.Pittsbitro. July 19. in an interview i

to-day Mr. Quay said regarding the rumor :that he would retire from the chairman-Khip ofthe Republican National Commit- ',tee: "The time is approaching when !

work for the campaign of 1892 should bo jcommenced. 1 don't want to take chargeofthat work. Still, Idont say positivelyIwill resign from the chairmanship ofthe committee. It was my intention toivtire immediately after Harrison's elec-tion, but circumstances well known tomy colleagues on the committee pre-vented. My desire is to get out of a place jencumbered with so many duties. They I

> never abated, and tho "time now comeswhen Ifeel at liberty to do so. The com-ing campaign has the forecast of being an \u25a0

educational one, and Ithink willbe con- jducted with vigor by both parties. The Iman who manages the preliminary work ias Chairman of the Executive Committee |should be in a position now and hence- jforth to largely devote his time to itsduties."

Regarding his probable successor incase he resigns Senator Quay said that jwhile to his knowledge no letters havel>een sent to the members of the commit-tee asking to have General Clarkson suc-ceed him. it was generally conceded that jMr. Clarkson would be chosen. He waswell fitted for the position, but the Sena- itor didn't know what action the commit-tee would take.

Being asked his opinion of the nationaloutlook. Senator Quay said:

"It's too far ahead "to say much aboutit. I have no doubt that if Mr. Blame isa candidate he will receive the Republi- jcan nomination. Mr. Cleveland seems tobe in the lead on the Democratic side. |Pattison, I am told, is being favorablydiscussed by eminent Democrats outsideofPennsylvania, lie is popular, has aclean record, and would be a strongcandidate."

TIIOSE CONVICT MINERS.

Tho laborers Petition for an ExtraSession of tho .Legislature

Chattanooga (Term.), July i;».—At ameeting of working people here to-day,at which sixteen trades were represented,U was unanimously resolved that thopresent trouble at Brycevlllc is tho natu-

ral ontcomo of long and persistent viola-tions of the law on the part of the mineowners.

The violation is said to consist in re-fusing to permit miners to elect their owncheck-weight men, and attempting tocompel men to sign an agreement not toaffiliate With any labor organization.

It was also agreed to forward to the<;overnor the following petition: "We,the laborers and mechanic* of HamiltonCounty, in open meeting assembled, un-der tho auspices of the federation oftrades, petition your Excellency to call,at tho earliest moment, a special sessionofthe Legislator* to consider the peni-tentiary nnd convict lease system."

CLEVER ROBHERY.

ITow a $ 10.000 Case of Diamonds WasTaken from a Store.

New York, July 19.—Robert Howe, a

young bookmaker's clerk, has been ar-rested and charged with stealing a $10,000eSM of diamonds from a Twenty-eighth-stnvt Jewelry establishment.

The robbery occurred on February f!thlast. On that date Howe, or a man closelyresembling him, called at the store witha handsomely •dressed woman, who saidshe wanted t"o purchase some diamonds.While she was examining some rings theman walked about the store, and went >out lor a cigar, returning in a few min-utes. T 1••» woman, who made no pur-chase, tin n went out with him.

The diamonds were soon after missed,and the couple, having given false name-;,

the detectives were put on their track.Howe's confederate has not yet been ap- 'prehended.

MRS. DAMuvs SON.

lie Denies All of tho sensational Al- 'legations.

Abehpek.v (S. 1).), July 19.—James C. \Keed of New York, heir and alleged son j

of Mrs. May L Dayton, has filed ananswer to the allegations of Lytnan 0.iiayton, her husband, who contests the

will on the ground that Reed was not herson. He alleges first, that ho (Reod) wasthe son and only heir at law of the de-

ceased and thßt tne instrument offered\u2666"or ilro'bato is the last will and testament

•fsaid deceased. Second, the proponentdenies that at the time of executing thewill the said May I. Dayton was in any

wav influenced or persuaded, or that' '-:aid instrument did not contain a froe

and voluntary disposition of the prop-

erty lie also demes that fur upward of j

three years he or others concealed orseparated the testator from the contestant.The contestant's allegations of unsoundmind are also vigorously denied.

AERIAL, NAVIGATION.A French Inventor Who Is Building

A Now Air Ship.

New York, July 19.—Dr. Arthur DeBaussct, the French physician, engineerand scientist is here superintending thebuilding of a new air ship, which he willexhibit at the Chicago Fair.

The main part of the air ship is a steelcylinder, 72M feet long, the maximumdiameter being Hi feet. Attached to thocylinder is a car, 175 feet long, withaccommodations for200 passengers.

The ship will be propelled by eight fan-wheol screws, each capable of displacing900,000 cubic feet of air per minute. Thepropellers will bo worked by powerfuldynamo engines. Electricity will be sup-plied by two thirty-horse power genera-tors.

Minimum speed will be seventy milesper hoar, but Dr. De Bnnsoct claims thatthere is no reason in the world why Eu-rope should not be reached from Americain less than twenty-four hours. The in-ventor says tho invention has been in-dorsed in writing by such men as Lieu-tenant John i\ Finlev of the UnitedStates Army, William It. Paine of the jAmerican Society of Civil Engineers, jwho was the engineer of the Brooklynbridge, George \\. Nelvflleof the UnitedSlates Navy, and E. Colbert, mathemati- idan, as the only real solution of the prob-lem of aerial navigation.

Rate War Likely.Detroit (Mich.), July 19.—Ohio visitors

to the Grand Army encampment are com-ing at a rate of one cent per mile. TheColumbus, Hocking Valley and Toledo,Wheeling and Lake Erie, and Cincinnati,Hamilton and Dayton railroads agreedupon a one-cent rate, and the Transporta- !tion Committee of Ohio made these roadsthe officiallines. A prominent memberof the Michigan I'assonger Associationsaid last night that it would lead to a gen- !eral smash in rates on all lines. The (

Burlington and Ohio and BigFour would Ibe compelled to meet the rate or surrenderthe business, and, if several other bigroads follow, the passenger associations 'would have a merry war upon thoir jhands.

Steel Works IJurned.Sprixgfield (111.), July 19.—The plate

mill of the Springfield Iron Company |was burnod this morning. Itwas leasedto the Carbon Iron Company of Pitts-burg, and used in making the steel platefor the armored cruiser being constructed jby the Government at San Francisco, jThe light machinery was ruined and the \heavy machinery damaged. The loss is j|20,000. This temporarily throws out of 'employment 150 men employed by thoiron com pan v.

'A Despondent Mother.

Philadelphia, July 19.—The body ofMrs. Sarah Kramer, aged 35 years, of tin'sciiy, was found floating in the DelawareRiver this morning. Attached to thewaist of the dead woman, by means of astout rope was the body of her 5-monthsold son. She was sometimes subject tofits of despondency because the child wasborn club-footed, and it is supposed that !while in that condition last night she !took the deformed child in her arms jand jumped into the river.

Assassin Lynched.Arkansas City (Ark.), July 19.—Early

this morning John Warmer, a negrocharged with the assassination of Dr.Buckner, near Derrnott, Wednesdaynight, was taken from the calaboose byan armed mob, composed of both whitesand blacks, and hung. It is understoodthat before he was hung Warmer made aconfession implicating Horace Wade andSally Marion, both colored.

Not a Defaulter.New London, July 19.—Ex-Governor

Waller says that his son, Martin 8.,Secretary and Treasurer of the LongIsland Brick Company, has not ab-sconded. He has been away on businesslonger than usual and is now in Brook-lyn. He expects to meet him in NewYork to-morrow. The ex-Governor'ss»n is not a defaulter for a cent and hasno cause to run away, since he is a largestock holder.

Supposed Defaulter.Chicago, July 19.—Win. Lenthetrom,

manager of the Gary-Lombard LumberCompany, has been missing for morethan a week and is supposed to be a de-faulter to the extent offid,OOQ. He lefthere Saturday night with a youngwoman, with whom he had lately beenkeeping company, deserting his wife andfive children.

A Cool Murderer.Hartford (Vt.), July 19.—A man an-

swering tho description of Frank Almy,the murderer of Miss Christie Warden,at Hanover, N. 11., was arrested here thisafternoon. He was taken to Hanover atonce, volunteering to accompany the of-ficers without a requisition, sas-ing hedesired to clear himself as soon us possi-ble.

Five Rathers Drowned.L .risvn.i.i: < Ky.), July 19.—Ed Brown,

Walter Strader, John L. Meador, DickEaves and John Breme were drownedyesterday while swimming in the Ten-nessee River near Murray. Three otherswho wore in the party managed to savethemselves. All the drowned men werewell-known citizens, belonging to oldfamilies in the county.

Preparing: for Trouble.WILEKSBAKBS (Pa.), July 19.—A big

strike among the anthracite miners ispossible. The grievance is that tho com-panies willnot pay every two weeks, astho law provides. The companies arepreparing for trouble by bringing intothis section large numbers of laborersfresh from Europe.

A Woman Suicides.Nashville, (Term.), July 19.—Mrs.

Thomas Lockridge, wife of a prosperousfarmer living two miles from SpringHill, is reported to have killed herselfand two children to-<lay. She has beenin bad health some time and her mindit is supposed has been affected. None ofthe particulars are known.

Senator Hill's Son Demented.Nkw Yokk, July 19.—Roland, son of

United States Senator Hill, and who is aBoston newspaper man, has been takenin charge by the police of this city. Itisbelieved that his mind is unbalanced, hohaving acted very queerly while visitingthe Thirty-lifth street station house.

Aboard tho I'mlirla.Nkw Yokk, July 19.—Nearly 2,000

steerage passenger landed at the Bargooffice to-day. The I'mbria had on boarda new shaft for the steamer Servia, whichis at the pier in this city. The Servia willbe ready to sail forLiverpool on AugustIst.

Dumping-Ground for Paupers.New Yokk, July 19.—Thirty immi-

grants, all Russian Jews, are on the De-tention Bureau at the Barge Office. It isprobable that they will be sent back, asthey are all paupers and have been as-sisted to this country.

Alexander Clark.Chicago. July 19.—Memorial services

were hold this afternoon at the Ziott M.E. Church for the late Alexander Clark, jUnited Status Minister to Liberia,

SHAM NAVAL ENGAGEMENTS.

Contemplated Maneuvers of theSquadron of Evolution.

THE NAVAL MILITIAMUST DEFENDITS SEVERAL POSTS.

Neither Side Will Kno^v What tlio

Other's Movements Will Be—Two

Squadrons Will Fight—Something

About the Iloet-Sujrar Product ofCalifornia—Argentine's Exports and

Imports.

Spppini io the Recohd-Uniox.Washington, July 19.—Tho autumn

maneuvers of the squadron ofevolutionwill take place in September, probably utseveral plae.es between Portland and Del-aware Bay.

The naval militia willbe invited to jointhe maneuvers wherever its organisationwarrants such participation. Tho militiawillprobably be called upon to defendits locality when the attacking party potsIn an appearance.

The general scheme, as at present :u--ranged, contemplates the division of anenlarged Bquadron of evolution into twobodies of about equal efficiency. <>ueparty will represent the enemy, and itsmovements and intentions will be un-known to the other party, beyond thefact that some portion or portions of thecoast described will be subjected to anattack.

The other division willbe charged withtho defense of the coast.

The naval authorities were well pleased Iwith the recent exercises, in which thenaval militia took part. Both the squad-ron and militia were benefited.

CZJSVS LAND'S CANDIDACY.

Senator Morgan Does Not Think lieWill be Nominated*

Washington, July 19.—.Senator Mor-gan has just reached Washington fromhis home in Alabama and talks freelyabout political topics and the feeling inthe South where he has been since theadjournment of Congress;

He does not believe Cleveland will benominated.

"There is," he says, "an earnest andpatriotic following among the people ofthe South in regard to tho Presidentialcampaign next year. They feel gratefulto him for having given them a chancetor the wonderful prosperity they are de-veloping. They have perfect confidencein his integrity and fidelity to Demo-cratic principles and policies. They areproud of liis administration, and agreewith him in the suggestions in his tariffmessage to Congress. Believing thisway they are very deeply attached to himand would give him lip with great re-luctance.

"The Southern people," continuedMorgan, "regard the antagonism to re-monetizing silver and its free coinage asa blow to the rights secured them by thoConstitution. They always have'beenthorough themselves In this respect, andacted upon principle rather than refer-ence to mere expedient, and regard therefusal of men in their own party to re-

i store silver to its proper functions andrights as a denial of one of the funda-mental doctrines ofthe Democratic party.They deplore the apparent opposition ofCleveland to the free coinage of silverand its remonetization almost as a calam-ity. They might be willing to delay afinal demand for free coinage of silver,

I but it would be with great reluctance.This is the doctrine and purpose of the

I Democratic party, and those who think! that the Democrats will yield are alto-! gether mistaken."

BEET SUGAR.Something About Its Production and

Future In California.Washington, July in. The Commis-

sioner of Internal Revenue, in the courseofa report upon the outlook for the beet

: sugar production, has this to say: "TheWestern Beet Sugar Company of Cali-

! fornia proposes to make a very largeI amount of sugar. This company has itsj principal place of business at San Fran-cisco, Cal., and its factory is located atWatsonville, Santa Cruz County. Theestimated number of acres of beetsplanted is 2.500. The probable yield intons per acre is twelve. Tho estimatedquantity ofbeets to be used is .;O,<«K) tons,

< and the quantity of sugar capable of be-' ing produced every twenty-four hoursj *4,000 pounds. The quantity of sugarlproduced last season was 4,225,000!! pounds. The estimated quantity ofsugar to lc produced this year is 5,000,000pounds. The Alamcda Sugar Companyat Alvarado has l,lioo acres planted andoxiwcts to produce .'^OOO.OOO pounds ofsugar. Tho Chino "\ alley Beet SugarCompany has 2,500 acres planted and ex--1 pects a yield of 5,000,000 pounds. This isa total of 16,000,000 pounds for the State ofCalifornia alone, and leads all the otherStates in the production of sugar from

: beets.''

Argentine's Imports and Exports.Washington, July 19.—According to

official statistics received here the im-| ports of the Argentine Republic Tor thefiscal year were £19,758^291, against |42»---959,938 during the same period ofthe pre-reiling year. The exports wore $ft,202,-

--i oio, against §-10,521,01)2 for the precedingi year.

CAI.iroJIMV ! KUITS.

Results of Saturday's Sales—An Idea ofTills Year's Business.

Nkw York, July 19.—Porter BrothersCompany sold yesterday at auction foraccount of the California Fruit Union

j shippers, four carloads of California fruit,

i Tragedy prunes sold at $1 75@2 80;avenge, |2 57; German prunes, $1 lofn,\u25a01 40; average, j?l SO; Fountainbloau

! grapes, §1 gh rigs. $1 'SO; Purple Duano| plums, SU'i 1 96; average, $1 -20; Brad-i shaw plums, §1 80@2 Uu; average, $1 SO;apricots, TOedSl 45; average, SI iio;peaches. £1 lOf.i.'t 40; average, $1 47 ;Royal llatives. 96c@$l ;{l); average, $1 07;Washington plums, SI 10@2 25; average,

Si 4i»; Battlettpears, $2 ObOrl 35; average,I|B 26; German prunes, Si 2S@2 15; aver-age, Si 58. Four cars sold for $6,2i32,jgross.

Omaha, July 19. — Porter BrothersCompany sold to-day for account of

! California Fruit Union shippers, two car-i loads of California fruit, realizing forI peaches $1 50@l 75; apricots, $1 li")(«,l 50;! plums, $1 50@ 1 75; Bartlett pears, |2©

Minneapolis. July 19.—Porter Broth-ers Company sold for account of Califor-nia Fruit Union, Goodell refrigeratorl(i,l'>2, shipned from Newcastle,' as fol-lows: Peaches. $1 50 to *1 75; apricots.$ 1 26 to $1 50.

July 19.—Porter Bros. Com-pany sold yesterday at auction foraccountof California Fruit Union shippers, twocarloads of California fruit: Peachessold for ?2 10(a2 50; Bradshaw plums,

: $2 25; Tragedy prunes, §2 10(«.2 20; Bart-lett pears, $2 05(0,2 15: Royal Hatives, offcondition, Si.

The Karl Fruit Company sold yester-

day apricots at 81 So@2 25; Foster peaches,£> 00; Hale's Early, $1 GOfe'l 75; ]Bartlettpears, ?2 30; German prunes, 81 (x>(-i 1 80:rigs, crates, $2 10; boxes, jl 10(aA 35;Peach plums, §2 55; Tragedy prunes,$2 95.

Porter Bros. Company sold Early Craw-ford peaches at §2 50; Bartlett pears, $2(o)2 35; Bradshaw plums, §2 25.

this year's increase.Vacaville (Cal.^, July 19.—One hun-

dred and twenty thousand dollars havej assed over the counter ofthe Bank ofVac-aville, according to the statement ofEdward Fisher, the cashier, for the pay-ment of fruit shipped to Eastern points,as against 890,000 up to the same time lastyear. (>ne hundred and sixty-one cars ofgreen fruit and four cars of dried fruitwere shipped East this year, as againstninety-three up to the saino time lastyear.

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FOLLOWED TO AMERICA.

An Angry M'lfo Chastises Her Un-faithful Husband.

Nkw York, July 19.—A man givingthe name of Louis Centreaux was amongthe steerage passengers who arrived onthe La Bourgoyne from Havre to-day.Ho had with him a pretty little womanwhom he introduced as his wife, but afew minutes later his statements worefound to be false.

As soon as he landed an ang y womanmet him and began belaboring him withan umbrella. It proved to be his wife,whom he deserted in Paris two weeksago. Siio followed him to Havre andtook passage on the same steamer, butcould not find him on board.

The couple went off together, whilewife No. 2 disappeared.

WING LEF/S VICTIM.

Tho Runaway Couple Aro Captured inNew York City.

Nkw York, July 19.—Wing Lee, theChinese buradryman who eloped fromCamden, N. J., with Lizzie Sparrow, aged15, was arrested here Saturday night, be-ing found occupying apartments in Pellstreet with the girl.

Though living as man and wife, thecouple have not been married. The Chi-naman was held for trial ou a charge ofabduction, and the girl was placed in

care of the Society tor the Preventionof Cruelty to Children.

The police in arresting tho couple wereopposed by other Chinese residents of

i Toil street.

PERILS OF THE SEA.

DETAILS OF A DISASTER OX THENEWFOUNDLAND COAST.

Two Women and Five Children

Drowned—Hardships Endured

by the SurvlvoTs.

Spocial to the Recokd-Union.Halifax (N. S.), July 19.—Particulars

were received by mail to-day of a har-rowing disaster on the Newfoundlandcoast. .

The schooner Publico Belle was wreckedand two women and five children werelost.

Captain Samuel Butts ofthe lost ves-sel states that the Publico Belle, with acrew of four men, left Cat-alma on themorning of Wednesday, the Bth inst.,bound for St. Johns, with a cargo of lum-ber. There were also on board livewomen and five children as passengers.There came on a storm of wind and rainfrom 11:30 Wednesday night until day-light Thursday morning. The vessellost her main sail and foresail succes-sively, and ran ashore on a cliffat 2:.30o'clock Thursday morning.

The crew let go the anchor, whichchecked the vessel, but the chum parted.William Rose jumped ashore and theCaptain threw a line to him. By thismeans the rest ofthe crew got ashore.

The following passengers were saved:Mrs. Rachel Burton, Miss Julia Burtonand Miss Wells. Mrs. Freeman and MissCaroline Higgins were drowned and thefive children were also lost.

Regarding the disaster Miss Wellswrites: "IT was sitting on a locker andMiss Higgins was lying on part of it.All the others, tho children included,were in their berths. One of the crewcame down for a rope. We asked him ifthere was a chance to be saved, lie said,'Yes; don't say anything; it will be allright.' Tho water was then coiningthrough the cabin lloor and was soon upto the lookers. All the children weretaken out of' their berths and got readyto start for the deck. We were close intoland, but a heavy sea was breaking overthe rocks. When we reached the decktwo of the crew were ashore, havingtaken offtheir boots and jumped onto therocks.

"One old man had tied a ropo aroundhis waist, the other end held by a sailoron the rocks. He jumped and got ashore.The Captain was the only man then lefton board. We all went over to the sidewhere he was. He tied a rope aroundMiss Burton and she landed safely.While in the act of placing the ropearound Mrs. Burton a heavy sea cameand washed us all of the (lock. I caughtthe end of the rope which was in theCaptain's hand and was hauled ashorewith him, whilo a wave washed Mrs.Burton upon the rocks. But Inever sawMrs. Freeman or Miss Uiggius at all.Mrs. Freeman would in all probabilityhave been saved had she abandoned herchildren, but the mother's love was toostrong."

Miss Wells also told a story of thesevere privations met with beforo theparty finally came across some men, oneof whom took them to his house andcared lor them. She adds that it is herbelief that all could have been saved hadthey been warned sooner.

How to Kill a Cat.Anumber of people are interested in

learning the best way of painlessly kill-ing animals, and we may usefully notea communication on tho subject ffom acorrespondent of the English Mechanic.Ho writes: "The most merciful way ofdestroying cats is to chloroform them.Draw a sock (knitted one preferred, asbeing elastic) over pussy's head so thatthe toe of the sock is brought to her noseor nearly so: then pour about half a tea-spoonful of chloroform on the sock closeto her nose. Almost as soon as she be-comes frightened by the unusual smell ofchloroform she quietly goes offto sleep; alittle more chloroform is added, porhapstwice, and pussy never wakes again."

Tho First Armored Ships.The first account we have ofan armored

ship is in 1530. Itwas one of the fleets ofthe Knights ofSt. John, entirely sheathedwithlead, and is said to have successfullyresisted all the shot of that day. At thesiege of Gibraltar, in 1782, the Frenchand Spaniards em ployed light iron bomb-proofing over their decks. The firstprac-tical use of wrought-iron plates as a de-fense for the sides of vessels was by theFrench in the Crimean war, in 1853, to beused against the Russian forts in theBaltic.

<\u2666 .Patrick Mooro of Minersville, has an

odd collection of chicken eggs, the pro-duct of one^hen. Each egg differs fromthe other in formation, and none bears aresemblance to an ordinary hen's egg.One is shaped like an interrogation point, ione like the letter S, but the most curiousresembles a chick. The bead and wingsaro plainly developed by the raised sur-face of the shell.

HAPPENINGS ON THE COAST.

More Trouble Looked for at theWashington Coal Mines.

SAILOR MURDERED FOR HIS MONEYAT SAN PEDRO.

Unsuccessful Attempt at Suicide at

Glenbrook Park—Roberts and Mul-ler Fljjht to a Draw at Vacavllle—

Cochran, Martha Storry's Brutal

Cousin, Jumps Ills Bail and Flees

for Parts Unknown.

Spocial to the RecorivUjtiox.

Skatti.e (Wash.), July 19.—SheriffWorley and four deputies went to Oil-man to-day on account of further troublefrom the striking miners. Deputy Caseyesterday took out a number ofrepeatingrilles. The negro miners in tho com-pany's employ will move into the townto-morrow to take possession of theirhouses. The strikers declare that theywillmake it hot for the negroes.

SENSATIONAL, DEVELOPMENTS.

An Old Man Kept a Prisoner for Overa Year.

Oakland, July 19.—The most startlingsensation which lias involved Oaklandparties in some time came to li^ht yester-day. This is no more or less than thefact that an old man has been kept insolitary confinement in an outhouse afew miles from here for nearly a year bypersons who sought to get his property.

The notorious Red House on the SanPablo road, just beyond the county line,is the scene of the story. It was gener-ally believed that this den, which foryears had been tho scene of all sorts ofgambling, prize-fights and even felonies,had been effectually broken up by SheriffHale. Old Peter de Viou still runs theplace, however, and he is thought to belargely responsible forthe more shockingdetails of the confinement.

Secretary Theobald of the Humane So-ciety discovered the other day that DeVion had Gustavo dcs Rosier locked upin one of his old out-sheds for over ayear, and with the evident intention ofkeeping him there until he would die.The mystery of the plot has beeu some-what unraveled by Mrs. Raves of thiscity, who is tho niece ot Dcs Rosier. Shestates that K. F. Simpson, otherwiseknown as Frank Simpson, a contractorand builder of this place, has beeninterested in concealing her uncle, whoha^ property amounting to somethingover |2,000, and that Simpson has takenadvantage of tho nlfental weakness of the

' old mar..Mr. Theobald visited the Red House

yesterday and demanded that Dcs Rosiershould l>e produced. On a bed in thecorner of an out-house lay the emaciatedform of an old man fully70 years of age.His body, which was clothed only in anundershirt, was one mass of filth andsores.

Dcs Rosier, it appears, is somewhat de-mented. Simpson, who is no kin to theold man, persuaded him to deed all of hisproperty and money to him, he agreeingto care for the old man tho rest of hisdays.

An effort willnow be made to take theproperty away from Simpson and placeit in the hands of Dcs Rosier's relatives.

GONE TO THE SPRINGS.Cochran, Martha Storry's Brutal

Cousin, Jumps His Ball.Sax Rafael, July 19.—Charles Coch-

ran, the man who brutally assaulted hiscousin, Miss Martha Storry, has evi-dently lied.

Cochran was arrested Saturday on awarrant sVorn out by Constable Creed andwas subsequently released after deposit-ing $2,000 bail.

Yesterday District Attorney Cochranreceived word that the young lady wasrapidly growing worse, so that her deathwas considered imminent.

The District Attorney on hearing thisimmediately filed a complaint in.JusticeTroy's court and Constable Hawkins ofSan Rafael was sent to Sausalito to re-arrest tho assailant. Upon his arrivalthere he made a diligent search for Coch-ran, but he was nowhere to be found.

Probably Murdered.Sax Pedro, July 19.—Charles Eckman,

a sailor, was found dead with his throatcut this morning. lie was a union man,and was discharged from the schoonerMaria EL Smith yesterday. No moneywas found on his body, and as he wasknown to have had a considerable sumyesterday, foul play is suspected. Thebody was found in the part of townknown as "Stingray Hollow." Eckmanwas a native of Finland, aged 33.

Pnssenirer Trains Collide.Reno (Nev.), July 19.—The eastbound

passenger train No. 2 collided with pas-senger train No. 1. westbound, last nightat Clarks Station, twenty miles east ofReno. Three engines and a mail carwere badly wrecked, and a tramp, heal-ing his way west on a brakebeam, waskilled. The airbrakes of the eastboundtrain refused to work.

Unsuccessful Attempt nt Suicide.Nkvada City, July 19.—William A.

Findlcy, foreman of the Nevada CountyLead Association's ranch, near Glen-brook Park, last night attempted suicideby shooting himself in the loft breastabove the heart. The bullet followed therib around to the back, where itlies justunder the skin. He will probably re-cover.

It Was A 'Draw.Vacavili.e, July 19.—Tbo athletic

club here gave a boxing match last nightfor a five-hundred dollar purse, betweenRoberts and Muller (who defeatedRochotte of San Jose), before a largeattendance. Itwas a good light, but thematch was declared a draw. It will besettled some time during the week.

Chinese Doctors Preferred.CABBOH (Nev.), July 19.—Ah Sing, ono

of the Chinamen injured in the railroadat Lake Tahoe, was taken below to-nightin a badly mangled condition for medicaltreatment by Chinese physicians, as thebranch of the Chinese Six Companieshere willnot allow the local white physi-cians to handle tho case.

Yachting Party Lost.Victoria (B. C), July 19.—A sailing

yacht containing seven citizens of thisplace capsized off Victoria to-day. Onewas rescued, and is now on board thowarship Wai spite unconscious. Theothers were all drowned. Tho bodieshave not yet been recovered.

Hanged Hiftiseif.Sonora, July 19. — George Morgan,

aged 73 years, an old resident of thiscity and engaged in the hotel business inColumbia, committed suicide this after-noon by hanging.

luone Journey.

New Yokk, July 19. —Frank Vincent,author and traveler, will start out next

month on a forty thousand mile journey,which will take about three years. liewillgo around Africa, up the Congo andinto Asia, Russian Turkestan and Persia;will study the personal characteristics oftho natives, and devote attention to geo-graphical features.

Bltf Land Suit.St. Loiis, July 19.—The Attorney-

General of Texas is preparing to bringsuit against the Texas and Pacific Hail-way and Charles Canola, Simon Drakeana WilliamStrauss of New York for thorecovery of 700,000 acres of land.

Death at Niagara.

NIAGARA F.u.t.s, July 19.—Early thismorning two bodies were discovered Inthe whirlpool floating around in theeddies. One was entirely nude. It issupposed to bo tho body of a woman.Tho other was partly clothed.

FROM THE DARK AGES.Horrible Instruments of Tortnro Now

on Exhibition In I,ondon.

The Earl of Shrewsbury recently por-cbased the torture Implements of theCasiie of Nuremberg, and they ana nowon exhibition in London. Tho mostvaluable, as it is the rarest of the wholecollection, is the iron maiden [JSisermeJungfrau). This terror-inspiring tor-ture instrument is made of strong wood,bound together with iron bands. Itopens with two doors to allow the pris-oner to be placed inside. The entire doc*is fitted with long, sharp iron spikes, sothat when the doors are pressed to thesesharD prongs force their way into variousportions of tho victim's body. Twoentered hi> eyes, others pierced his back,his chest, and in {act, impaled him alivein such a manner that he lingered in themost agonizing torture. When death re-lieved the poor wretch from his agonies —perhaps alter days—a trap-door in thebase was pulled open and "the body wasallowed to fall into the moat or river be-low. Persons were condemned to deathby the embraces of the iron maiden forplots against the governing powers, par-ricide, and religious unbelief. The dateof this rare specimen is the fifteenth cen-tury. A great number of torture ma-chines were apparently constructed withsuch devilish ingenuity that they wouldtwist and rack the delicate human bodyto the point of madness, and yet notactually endanger life.

The torture-bench, about ten feet long,was used for stretching prisoners, thefeet being fastened to one end, tho handsto the other across a roller studded withspikes called a "spiked hare."

Tho torture-chair, the scat being com-pletely covered with sharp wooden spikes,body, arms and legs being strapped to theChair, and in Borne eases two heavy stoneweights attached to the feet.

The metal boots, which, being placedon tue prisoner's feet, molten lead or boil-ing oil was poured into them.

A ghastly relic in a black box of coffin-like appearance is the dried head of achild murderess still transfixed on arusty spear-head.

There are tongue-tearers.thumb-screws,mouth gags. Spanish gaiters for squeez-ing the legs to pulp, branding irons, foot-Bcrewß, iron chain gloves, tobo used whenred-hot; iron nippers, iron-wire whips,heavy stones to be worn around the neck,thief-catchers, and a large number of two-handled executioners' swords. Of thehumorous articles—if, indeed, humor canentjr into such grim companionship —womay instance the Bhant-masks, or branks,worn as signs of degradation for slightoffenses by men or women, those for thenobility having visors to them like hem-lets, so that the features were concealedtill; tho penance was over; wooden col-lars, with bells and tassels for BColdsjducking-stools and 'churn-shaped boxes,known as drunkards' cloaks—an un-comfortable garment fitting too tightlyaround the neck to allow tho head to bewithdrawn, and, while too heavy to walkabout in for any great length of time, yetnot quite short enough to permit thewearer to kneel down in them.

Among the pictures is one of Damien,of whom it may be remembered that,alter four horses had failed to pull himasunder, ho was afterward tortured withboiling oil, and, that not killinghim, wasfinally bound to a stake and burned todeath. Appropriately enough, theinstruments are in a scries of dungeoncorridors and cells that the Messrs. Tus-saud have erected in the basement oftheir establishment. Tho two cellsselected for illustration are copied fromthe Museum of Antiquities, formerly thePrison of the Inquisition, in Antwerp,and have all the semblance of reality.The first dungeon coll is a small roomabout eight foot by five, so constructedthat the air in it could bo pumped out, sothat the inmate died a slow, siulbcatingdeath; perhaps the refinement in cruellywas reached in tho plausible escape coll.Itwas a false beacon to an escaping pris-oner, a bait to a poor wretch who nodoubt thought he was about to regain hisfreedom, may bo a connivance bought;he would hurry down tho dark stone cor-ridor to where the rusty gate unlocked orcarelessly left ajar would welcome himto where the bit of shining sky seenthrough the barred window would glad-den his heart, and pushing open the gatewith eager hands would at once stop intoa deep well of water with perpendicularsides.

THE THIRTEEN SUPERSTITION.It Has Boen Traced liack to Old Xorse

Mythology.

Everyone knows the superstitiousdread that attaches to tho presence ofthirteen around the table at a meal; butfew know the supposed origin of thesuperstition. Of all these minor super-stitions, perhaps the most prevalent isthat of sitting thirteen at a table. Anidea of its prevalence among all nationsmay bo obtained by adverting to thewell-known facts that tho Turks havealmost expunged the number (18) fromtheir vocabular3'; that the Italians neveruse it in making up tho numbers of theirlotteries, and that the thirteenth card iaono of their games boars the figure ofdeath; that no house in Paris boars thonumber 13, and that in that city theQuartorzienes are recognized persons insociety who would hold themselves inreadiness to be invited to any dinnerwhich otherwise would have the fatalthirteen at the festal board.

The thirteen superstition, brieflystated, is that if thirteen persons, eitherby accident or design, dine together atthe samo table, ono will die within ayear. Its origin has boon traced back tothe old Norse mythology, in which occursthe story of tho gods sitting down to afeast with Loke in the Valhalla. Baldurwas the thirteenth at the table, and hadto die. It is hardly likely, though, thatso obscure a tradition connected with anancient faith limited to a comparativelysmall locale would be able to spread itspernicious inllnonce so broadcast over theearth. Tho popularly accepted originmay be taken as tho right one.

Tho Last Supper, which so immediatelypreceded the crucifixion of the Savior,must always have excited a sentiment ofawe in the breasts of the faithful, whichin an unenlightened age easily degene-rated into a feeling of superstitious terror.Leonardo da Vinci, in his famous paint-ing on the wall in the refectory of theDominican Convent ofSanta-Maria-della-Gracie in Milan, unwittingly, perhaps,gave tho first impulse to the superstitionin the minds of the ignorant masses whobehold the twelve Apostles and the Masterat table. To see before their eyes the fatalfeast itself must have affected them farmore profoundly than could the mosteloquent sermon on the subject. In thispicture, too, we see Judas in the act ofspilling the salt; thus it is fairto presumethat both superstitions have practicallythe same origin.—Be/ford's Magazine.

Itis said that in Munich, which con-sumes more beer than any other Germancity, tho family allowance of the amberriuid amounts to 565 quarts a year forevery man, woman and child.

WILL THE CABINET FALL?

The Political Outlook ia France isGetting Serious.

THE OPPOSITION PREDICTS A CRASHWITHIN THREE MONTHS.

It Is Not Now IJollovcd That Do Froy-einot Will Resljrn-A Proposed Rus-sian Exposition In Paris—Alleged

Troasonnblo Unions in Hanover—Troublo With Lazy Ex-Slaves InRrnzll.

Spceinl to the Rncoßrt-r.vrox.PAUB, .July id.—Tho press is generally

satisfied thai IV Kreycinot will not re-sign tho Premiership. /), ,\i, ,7c says;The ruptuie of the Cabinet on suchground would be incomprehensible,alike to the Chamber and tho country. Achange in the Government at presentwo,ild signally encourage a strike ofagitators.

La Justice holds that the rebuffsrecently experienced by the ministersmust not be attributed to any combina-tion against them. Strength in a re-publican < Government must lie measuredby the manner in which it responds topublic opinion, not by votes havingcharacter unworthy of serious considera-tion.

Several opposition organs predict thofall of the Cabinet within throe months,saying that Constance and Perry areplotting t«> oust De Freydnet and seizethe reins of Government.

UOmte l>o Haussonville, representingComteDe Harris, speaking at Neulouse,attacked Cardinal Lavigerio's movementin support oftho republic, saying that thoClericals, desirous of forming a CatholicRepublican party, were the vi.tims ofanillusion. Tiic watchword ofthe FrenchRepublic was now, as always, "Waragainst religion." It is his place, theysay, to lay down the lineof conduct fortiic clergy, inn tho policy ofCardinal La-vigore was not tho best way of defendingtho interests of tho church.

HAD A lIARI> TIME.Treatment of tho Now York's Crew at

Iteornoi>.London, July I<>.—Forty of tho crew of

tho wrecked British ship New York havearrived at Liverpool. The New Yorksailed from Swansea. February tith last,coal laden for San Francisco, she wasWrecked at New Year's Island, in thoPacific, April2Mb, and one of the crewwas drowned.

The Governor of Itcoraop, to whomthe shipwrecked men applied for assist-ance, not only refused to give them cloth-ing, but compelled them, while bare-tooted, to drag lumber over tho snow.

Alter five weeks of this hardship theyescaped to Goshia, thence to Sandy roinjb,Where the British Consul sent themhome.

Brazil's Domestic Service.Washington, July i;».—a letter to the

Bureau of American Republics says:"Since the emancipation of slaves in

Brazil tho domestic service, as regardsagricultural labor, has been greatly de-deinorali/.od. The former slaves refuseto work for love or money. The CityCouncil of Rio Janeiro attempted to reg-ulate the domestic service 1 >yan ordinance,prohibiting a servant leaving a house-hold unless thirty days' notice was given,but the measure has been disapproved bythe Minister of the Interior, whoso sanc-tion is necessary."

Bismarck Falling.Bkiu.in, July 19.—According to a ru-

mor the health of Prince Bismarck ismuch broken, and in the course of the lastsix months ho has aged in every way.His figure has become bowed when howalks, and ho frequently complains ofweakness with his sight and hearing.His wifeand family arc seriously alarmedat his condition, and it is said that thoPrincess has been warned by physiciansthat her husband is likely to drop deadfrom heart failure.

Argentine AVI11 Xot Treat.New- York, July 19.—Reports from

Caracas state that tho Venezuela Congressrefuses to negotiate a reciprocity treatyon the terms proposed by tho UnitedStates. Tho reasons given are that thotreaty stipulations would result in a seri-ous loss of revenue to Venezuela withoutany compensating advantages to her ownproducers in the shape of increased pricesfor agricultural products which theywould be permitted under the proposedtreaty to export to tho United States freoof diuy.

Rescinding tho Inhibition.Paris, July 10.—The decree rescinding

the prohibition ofAmerican pork, whichtakes immediate effect, simply enacts thatthe duty on American salt pork, hamsand bacon, which paid H francs beforeprohibition, will now bo 20 francs per 100kilos. In accordance with tho new tariffall prohibitions will be abolished. Thoimmediate application of tho decree isduo to the persistent pressure brought tobear by United* States Minister Reid, es-pecially during the past fow weeks.

Striking Railroad Mon.Parts, July 19.—Tho strike of railroad

men continues here. Large, bodies ofstrikers this morning surrounded thedepots and endeavored to prevent themen who have not struck from continu-ing work. The police managed to dis-perse the strikers and many railroaddepots are now occupied by troops.

Wholesale Arrests.Bkrt.in, July 19.—Tho polieo to-day

arrested many persons and seized a largonumber of documents in tho towns andvillages of Hanover. It is said that thodocuments prove tho existence of trea-sonable unions and clubs, subsidized bytho Duko of Cumberland. The clerical

•papers, however, say this is only an ex-cuse for the confiscation of Guelph funds.

Chilean, Revolution.Coquimbo, July 15.—Tho four insurgent

vessels, the Esmoralda, Cochrano. Ama-zons and Aconaguia arrived offthe bay-last night from Huaseo, and an attack onthe town is hourly expected. It is sup-posed that a land attack by troops fromHuaseo will be made on the town whiloBaliuaeeda's forces are repelling the warships. Many persons are seeking safetyby flight.

Proposed Russian Exposition.Paris, Juljt 19.—A project has boon

started with tho approval of severalFrench Ministers to hold a Russian ex-position on the Champ do Mars. It isproposed to invite the Czar to the in-auguration of the show.

There is a boy in Centreville, Ta., whosohair always curls a day or two before thearrival ofa storm. When his barometriclocks begin to kink the people* in hisneighborhood prepare for rain.