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8 FRIGHTFUL TRAGEDY. A Maniac With a Gun Gets Loose on the Streets of Brockville, Ontario, Opening Fire on All Who Come Within Range. One Man Shot Dead, Two Are Fatally, Three Seriously and Several Others slightly Wounded Before the Crazy Man Was Brought Down With a Bullet, Overpowered aud Landed in Jail. BROCKVILLE March of the most terrible tragedies ever enacted in this vicinity took place here to-day. A maniac with a gun got loose on the streets, and as a result one man is dead, two are fatally, three seriously and several others slightly wounded.

It was shortly before noon a man named La Pointe appeared on Perth street armed with a gun. No attention was paid to him until he suddenly and without provocation opened fire on an old man named Peter Moore, who was approaching. The old man fell to the ground dead with a bullet in his brain. Chief of Police Ross, who was near by, heard the shot and ran toward the scene of the shooting. As soon as he appeared La Pointe fired at him.

The charge struck him in the breast, inflicting a wound that will undoubtedly prove fatal. The next victim of the maniac was an Indian, who came within shot, and who received a bad wound. Then Constable Lindsley, who had been informed of the scene, took a hand in the fight. He approached the place cautiously, and found La Pointe standing in the street and shooting at everybody he could see. Lindsley got a shot at him, but missed, and before he could get another shot La Pointe shot him in the head and neck, and he fell, fatally hurt.

By this time all that part of town was in a ferment, and it was evident that the only way La Pointe could be overcome would be to shoot him. A man succeeded in getting into the house opposite the place at which La Pointe was standing. He at the crazy man from an upstairs window and brought him down. But before La Pointe fell he fired a last shot in the window from which he had been but fortunately without effect. When he fell to the sidewalk he was quickly overpowered and jailed.

In addition to those who were killed or badly wounded, he succeeded in shooting six persors, inflicting wounds that will not prove serious. PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS. Thomas Fox Named for Postmastership at Sacramento. WASHINGTON, March President to-day sent to the Senate the following nominations: Postmasters California, Thomas Fox, Sacramento; Mary Bryce, Winters; Josephine J. Gaffney, Los Gatos; Lizzie M.

Calder, Willows. Montana- Daniel H. Brooks, Bozeman. United States Consuls J. Deitrich of Maryland, at Nantes, France; Richard L.

Miller of Virginia, at Hull, England; Ethelbert Watts of Pennsylvania, at Horgen, Switzerland. To be Indian Lane of Washington. Dripps, Eighth Cavalry, and William F. Creary, Third Infantry, and Corporals Edward Thartman, Seventh Infantry, and Howard W. French, First Cavalry, to be Second Lieutenants.

The Senate in executive session today confirmed the following nominations of Postmasters: Montana Sullivan, Fort Benton; Louis Schalk, Raw lins. POPULIST CANDIDATE. Governor Holcomb Thinks Senator Allen Should he the Nominee. LINCOLN March Peffer's indorsement of Governor Holcomb as a Populist candidate for President brought a response from that gentleman to-day. Governor Holcomb said: "The mention of one's name in connection with a position so exalted is an honor to be highly appreciated.

I am not, however, a candidate for President. I believe, however, in standing up for Nebraska, and am of the opinion that has an illustrious citizen well qualified to perform the functions of this most important office of the Government more satisfactorily to the great masses of the people than any President since the days of Abraham Lincoln. I am for Senator Allen, and believe him to be the choice of the people of Nebraska, and, I predict his unanimous nomination at SL July 22d next." OREGON SHORT LINE. Plan for the Reorganization of the system. BOSTON, March Boston News Bureau says: The plan for the reorganization of the Oregon Short Line and Utah Northern Railway Company, which plan has beeu agreed to by all the contending interests, will be officially issued to-morrow.

It calls for foreclosure and a new company, to be known as the Oregon Short Line Railroad Company. It preserves the entire system, and also the control of the block of Oregon Railway and Navigation stock which secured the $13,000,000 collateral trust bonds, the new Short Line Company paying the assessment on the Navigation stock. The annual fixed charges of the new company will be $1,853,270, as compared with $2,788,270 of the old company. THE CONTEST IN KENTUCKY. Death of a Democratic Outlook for Blackburn.

FRANKFORT, March Weissinger died at 11:30 o'clock this morning. The joint session of the Legislature at 12 o'clock was held merely in formal compliance with the law. When called to order, Carroll arose and explained that an agreement had been reached by which only two members for each side should vote. Senator Bennett voted for Boyle and Senator Bronston for Blackburn. The others failed to respond to their names with the exception of Poor, who voted for Pettit, in order that the Populists might be represented.

The session then adjourned until noon to-morrow. The vacancy caused by the death of Senator Weissinger cannot be filled in time for his successor to take his seat. The law requires eight days' notice for such election, and the Legislature ends by legislative limitation on March 17th. Senator Weissinger, shortly before his death, was visited by many of his colleagues of both houses, andamong the last words he uttered to those of his own SACRAIVLEXTO DAILY RECORD-ITN'IOX, TUESDAY, MABCH 10, 189(5. financial views was a request that they stand by their sound money principles to the last.

The promise was given to the dying Senator, and whatever hope the free silver Democrats may have been cherishing of the election of Senator Blackburn will never be realized. Senator Weissinger's friends look upon him as a martyr, and will never desert the cause for which they claim he died. Baltimore and Ohio Road. BALTIMORE. March Harlan to-day signed an order requiring the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company to show cause by March why it should not pay into court all the funds held in trust for the Baltimore and Ohio Employes' Relief Association, amounting to something like $400,000, and why a new trustee should not be appointed.

It is alleged that the company, instead of investing the money for the benefit of the association, has turned it into its own coffers, and now accounts for it with the floating debt. Germany-Austria-Italy Treaty, BERLIN, March Goluchowski, Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs, arrived here from Vienna at 9 o'clock this evening. On Wednesday he will take luncheon with Emperor William at the Schloss. The object of the Austrian Premier's visit to Berlin at the present time is to confer with Prince Hohenlohe, the German Imperial Chancellor, in regard to the situation in Italy as affecting the alliance between Germany, Austria and Italy. General Booth Arrives in London.

LONDON, March Booth; Commander of the Salvation Army, arrived in London this morning from India, where he has been visiting ln the interest of the army. He was met at the railway station by the chief officers ot" the organization, and after the exchange of greetings he proceeded to a hotel. Tore Flag Into shivds. LINCOLN March in the eighth grade of the Park School to-day at a supposed prearranged signal made a rush for the Spanish flag which hangs on the walls, pulled it down and tore it into shreds. The teachers were hardly given time to interpose objections, even were they so disposed.

Pardoned by the President. WASHINGTON, March President has granted pardons in the cases of Nathan Bloom, Oregon, who pleaded guilty of smuggling, and of M. Salisbury, Oregon, sentenced in January, 189(5, to $1300 fine for using a penalty envelope to avoid the payment of postage. Cardinal Gibbons En Route to St. Louis.

BALTIMORE, March Gibbons, accompanied by Rev. Father Fletcher of the Cathedral, left on the limited express over the Baltimore and Ohio for St. Louis this afternoon. His eminence will attend the obsequies of the late Archbishop Kenrick, which will take place Wednesday. Bank's Doors Closed.

OMAHA March State Bank of Bloomfleld, at Bloomfield, Knox County. closed its doors No statement was obtainable, but the failure was probably caused by slow collections. GENERAL RIOT ON THE ISLAND. Result of a Strike of Laborers at St. Kitts, West Indies.

Stores Looted, Buildings Burned and a Number of People Meet With Death. BOSTON, March 0. Osborne Grant, General Secretary of the Loyal Guianez Union of America, received the following 1 advices to-day from British Guiana: Yesterday a general strike took place the West Indian Island of St. Kitts amongst the estate laborers, which culminated in a general riot throughout the island. The principal buildings were destroyed by fires started by the rioters.

Stores were looted, managers and others beaten, and a good many of them killed. Some of them had to escape aboard vessels lying in port in order to save their lives. Sugar canefields were burned in all the parishes. The damage done to property is considerable, and the sugar industry is jeopardized greatly and the whole island in a state of bankruptcy. The rioting has increased, and the local authorities are handicapped and entirely unable to cope with the rioters, i Her majesty's ship of war Cordelia, which was lying at a neighboring island at the time, was sent for, and arrived in port last night and landed all the blue jackets and marines that were on board, but order was restored only in certain sections of the city.

Business is completely suspended. The rioters who were compelled to retreat before the British marines and blue jackets have joined ln the country districts in beating and killing sugar plantation authorities and destroying machinery, buildings and canefields on sugar estates. The Riot Act was read, but this did not help matters any. The British West Indian and North American squadrons have been sent for, but it will be some days before they can get the vessels together in St. Kitts harbor.

The trouble is due to low wages. There are no troops in St. Kitts with the exception of a corps of volunteers, which is insufficient to handle the riot. St. Lucia is the nearest military station where troops could be obtained, and the authoritiss have telegraphed there for a detachment of troops, which is expected to arrive in time to save the entire destruction of the island.

A good many of the special Constables who were sworn in yesterday joined the rioters last night, and nothing can be done until the arrival of troops from St. Lucia, The gigantic steam- yacht Susitania arrived in Barbadoes yesterday, having on board Arthur Chamberlain, brother of Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, and seventy other tourists, including several nctabilities. The steamer is making a round trip throughout the West Indies. The Hamburg-American liner Columbia arrived ln Barbadoes with the tourists from New York yesterday.

TWO CHILDREN KILLED. Ran Over by an Electric Car While Crossing a Street at Oakland. Both Dead Before Their Bodies Were Picked Up. Senator Goucher Continues to Assail, Through tho Editorial Columns of His Paper, Big Office-Holders of the Present Democratic Administration, National and State, for Denying a Fair Proportion of Patronage to Fresno Democrats. OAKLAND, March Anna, a little miss of 10 years, and Edith Emily, four years younger, the children of Frank E.

and Mrs. Booth, were instantly killed by an electric car at Eighth and Adeline streets to-night. Their father is employed at San Francisco, and his only two children used to go to Seventh and Adeline streets and walk home with him. At the time of the accident the children were going from Seventh street toward Eighth, and evidently did not see that there was a car approaching from each direction. The east-bound car had passed, and the girls had crossed the south track.

When they started to cross the north track the west-bound car came along and, before It could be stopped, the front wheels had passed over Katie and the second pair were on top of her younger sister. Both were dead before they were picked up. John McLean, the motorman of the fatal car, delivered himself to the police to-night, and was released on his own recognizance. He said the girls were not in sight when he reached the opposite crossing, and he was going at a rate of speed that would permit of his stopping within the car's length. CRAIG MUST HANG.

Judgment of tho Lower Court Sustained by the Supremo Court. SAN FRvANOISCO, March Supreme Court has affirmed the judgment of the lower court in the case of John Craig, convicted of murder in Los Angeles and sentenced to be hanged. The story of Craig's crime is a most cruel one. Craig was appointed to a position on the police force of Los Angeles through the influence of his father-in-law. William Hunter, a wealthy land-owner of the southern part of the State.

His wife was Emily Hunter. Craig began to drink and abuse his wife. her two children, left him and went to the home of her father, three miles north of Los Angeles. On June 25, 1894, Craig borrowed two revolvers in Los Angeles and said that he wished to settle matters with his wife. He then drove out to where she was staying, and going up to the house demanded admittance.

His wife refused to allow him in, and ordered him away. At this juncture George Hunter, a brother of Mrs. Craig, came up and his sister opened the door to let him in. Craig opened fire and shot Hunter in the head. As the injured man fell to the floor Mrs.

Craig stooped to catch him. Her husband fired and killed her instantly. Craig tried to kill a servant, but she escaped. He then drove to the home of William Hunter, where he found the old man and wife on the front porch. After a few moments' conversation Craig opened fire and killed both the old people.

He was tried for the murder of his wife, convicted and sentenced to be hanged. TO PROTECT THE SEALS. All Cutters on the Coast Ordered to Fit Out for Immediate Service. PORT TOWNSEND March was learned here to-day that the Treasury Department has issued orders to fit out and prepare for immediate service all revenue cutters now on the Pacific Coast. The Captain of the Corwin has received instructions to at once take aboard stores for a six-months' cruise in Behring Sea.

The Bear is to arrive here on April 11th, and all other cutters available for service are reported to have received orders to make this port before that date. Those who are familiar with the revenue cutter service express surprise at the receipt of such instructions at this early date. It is believed to be the intention of the Treasury Department to exercise more vigilance during the coming season than heretofore, and to prevent, if possible, the wholesale slaughter of seals within the protected zone. The last vessel of the patrol of 18535 left Port Townsend May but according to present plans the entire fleet of 1890 will sail for the north not later than April 15th. The cutter Wolcott is daily expected from Sitka, having left that port on the 3d inst.

INGLESIDE RACES. The Weather Fine and the Track Fast Yesterday. SAN FRANCISCO, March weather was fine and the track fast. Four furlongs, selling, Mary K. won, Gordon second, Ingleside third.

One and one-quarter miles, selling, Rey Del Bandidos won, Red Root second, Foremost third. Five furlongs. William Pinkerton won, Veragua second. Fleet third. Time Six furlongs, selling.

Gratify won, Tobey second. Pique third. 1:1 Seven furlongs, Derfargilla won. Vinctor second, Lobengula third. Time -1 SERIOUS SHOOTING AFFRAY.

A Discharged Cook's Attempt to Xi I Two Han at French Camp. STOCKTON, March morning Walter G. Mackay, formerly cook at the County Hospital at French Camp, went there and shot Bernard, the cook, ir. the back. The latter had recently taken Mackay's place.

He then attempted to shoot Ralph Farnsworth, another employe, and also said he intended to kill William Brown, the head nurse. Mackay was overpowered and taken to jail at Stockton. Cook is seriously wounded and may die. SENATOR GOUOHER. Continues to Assail the Bltr Bugs of the Democratic Party.

FRESNO, March 9. Goucher goes gunning for large game in the field of California Democracy in today's "Watchman." His leading editorial arraigns the three prominent Democrats in true Goucher style. It is as follows: "John Daggett of the United States Mint, John H. Wise, Collector of the Port at San Francisco, and J. H.

Budd, Governor of California, have seemed to take deep delight in denying a fair proportion of the patronage to the Democrats of Fresno County. They will not and they cannot give any just reason for this, but of course they may promptly deny that the neglect of Fresno was premeditated." After eulogizing the Democracy of Fresno and calling attention to the fact that two Fresno Republicans hold lucrative positions at the State Capitol, the Senator concludes: "But, go on, gentlemen; give the public places to the barroom rounders and dude tailor dummies of San Francisco. Fresno will prosper, and it asks no favors." "BUG" HOLLIDAY. The Ex-Baseball Player Brutally Assaults a Woman. LOS ANGELES, March Holliday, the well-known ex-baseball player of Cincinnati, Dcs Moines and other Eastern cities, was arrested tonight for assaulting an unknown woman, whom he kicked down a flight of stairs, and upon whose prostrate form he jumped and kicked in the most brutal manner before he was seized by a police officer.

The woman's wounds are serious, but she refuses to give her name, and declines to make any complaint against Holliday. She claims to be a respectable lady who called on the Hollidays and was kicked down stairs by "Bug," who was beastly intoxicated. Holliday was charged with ness, and locked up until he will have sobered up. COMUS AND PHEASANT. Unexpected Orders Received by tho British Warships.

VICTORIA (B. C), March pected orders were received by officers her majesty's ships Comus and Pheasant on Sunday. The Comus is now lin dry dock being overhauled. Work is being rapidly pushed to completion, it being expected that they will start on Saturday next for Honolulu. Their object in proceeding to that port is unknown except to the Admiral, who received cable advices Sunday on which immediate action was required.

It is understood that the vessels' work will simply be to protect British interests in case of revolution. The Pheasant had intended going to Behring Sea in a short time. Bank Fnllure at San Jose. SAN JOSE, March Commercial and Savings Bank did not open this morning. A notice was posted on the door stating that the directors considered it wise to go into liquidation.

The assets are reported to be far in excess of the liabilities, and it was said that all depositors would be paid in full. The bank's capital is capital paid up, $300,000. The surplus fund is Bernard D. Murphy is President. The Monadnock.

SAN FRANCISCO, March coast defense vessel Monadnock performed her first actual service since her keel was laid twenty-one years ago. The big fighter steamed down from Island Navy-yard and cruised about the bay, behaving splendidly. She is provisioned and coaled, and may proceed to sea to-morrow for a trial trip and test of her guns. Receptions at the White House. WASHINGTON, March Cleveland resumed his tri-weekly afternoon receptions to-day after an interval of two years.

The reception began at 1 p. m. and about 100 visitors, mostly strangers, called on the President. BOLD ROBBERY. Tray of Diamonds Stolen From a Denver Jewelry Establishment.

The Contents Worth All the Way From Five Thousand to Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars. DENVER. March tray of diamonds was stolen from the jewelry establishment of P. Gottlesleben, on Sixteenth street, at 5 o'clock this afternoon, and the thief managed to make good his escape, though he was followed for several blocks by the clerk who had waited on him. The cool nerve of the thief makes the feat simple enough.

About o'clock a well-dressed man of medium hight and age entered the store and asked to be plmwn some diamonds. At the time there were few customers in the store, while without a snow squall was driving the pedestrians to shelter. The robber stated that he wanted to buy a diamond for his wife, and the clerk, C. H. Leppla, produced a tray containing a large stock of gems.

Selecting one, he offered it to the robber, who took it in his hands and after it carefully asked to see another. The clerk selected another, but before passing it over the showcase held his hand out politely for the first one, which was returned. The robber suddenly looked towards a tray of watches and suggested that possibly a watch would do instead, evidently expecting that the clerk would step along and pull out a tray of watches. Instead of this, however, the clerk reached out for the second diamond, with the purpose of returning the diamonds first to the showcase. At this the robber drew a small piece of board from under his coat, and with an oath laid it over the tray, which he coolly drew out of the reach of the clerk, and turning ran out of the door, leaving his overcoait behind.

Leppla snatched up a revolver and ran out, catching sight of the robber a short distance up Sixteenth street. The robber turned at the corner of Araphoe and ran diagonally across towards the alley in the rear of the Postoffice. Leppla tired one shot, hoping to attract attention from bystanders, but no one offered to assist him in the pursuit. Emerging into Fifteenth street the robber made for the alley above. Greek George, a candy vender on Fifteenth street, started In pursuit, when the robber turned and fired a shot.

The bullet lodged in the candy vender's wrist. Leppla fired twice on Fifteenth street, but failed to bring down the robber, who dodged into the alley and was lost to view. Mr. Gottlesleben was unable to give the value of the contents of tho tray, but it may be $5,000 and it may be $25,000, but he declined to fix upon any sum. That there is an experienced gang of diamond robbers in Denver at this time there can be no doubt, as last week several valuable pins were nipped in the corridors of the Brown Palace Hotel by robbers mingling with the guests.

Among the losers is Hon. C. S. Thomas, a prominent attorney of this city, whose $250 sparkler was lifted from his shirt front. Rumor That Rhodes is Under Arrest.

LONDON, March the stock exchange to-day a sensational rumor that Cecil Rhodes, the former Prime Minister of Cape Colony, had been arrested, caused a slump in Kaffirs. It is considered improbable that there is any truth in the rumor. Mr. Rhodes left Suez on February 9th. He was going to Beira.

In their articles to-morrow the papers will allude to a rumor that Mr. Rhodes would be arrested at Beira, at which port he intended to land en route to Rhodesia, and this is given as the explanation of the decline in the prices of South African securities. Beyond these rumors there is nothing to show that the Government intends to place Mr. Rhodes under arrest. No Hope for Mrs.

Maybrick. LONDON. March The "Daily News" will say to-morrow that Sir Matthew White Ridley, the Home Secretary, after a careful examination of the additional evidence submitted to him, has decided that no alteration should be made on the sentence imposed on Mrs. Florence Maybrick, the American woman who is undergoing life imrisonment on conviction of having poisoned her husband. BICYCLE RECORDS BROKEN.

Three Lowered at the San Francisco Races Last Night. SAN FRANCISCO. March crowd at the bicycle races to-night was It lly as large and as interested as at I any of the previous meetings. The mile handicap race was a splendid etent, but it was the five-mile military relay and ten-mile club race'which attracted the people, and they stayed until the last event had been run. World's records are being broken with such regularity at the track now that it has ceased to create as much wonderment when one is lowered.

Three went to pieces to-night before the game had been going on fifteen minutes. Edwards of the Olympics went out for the quarter-mile living start unpaced record and brought it down from 0:29 3-5 to His time for the eighth was 0:14 another record. In the first heat of the mile handicap Weils was given a difficult ing, having to ride from scratch and overtake men 100 yards ahead of him. He failed to do it. but in the effort brought the mile in-door record down to 2:12 2-5, covering the half-mile in 1:04 4-5, making another new world's in-door record for that distance.

Summary: One mile handicap Ackerman (05) of San Francisco Road Club won. P. Metcalf (05) of Imperial second. Ten mile cup Birdsall, California Cycling Club, won Time 25:57 1-5. F.

L. Thiel, San Francisco Road Club, second. The last event was the five mile military, the contestants being riders from the Presidio, picked from the infantry and cavalry. The race was very exciting up to the finish, and the result in doubt up to the last. Blann and Donnelly made the best ride on the fourth relay, covering the mile in 3:07 and 3:07 1-5, respectively.

It was an interesting race, though the time made was slow. The fastest time was, 2:43. made by Kelter on the third relay. The message was duly handed to General Graham at the finish, who congratulated the men on their clever performance. Ex-Chancellor Bismarck.

LONDON. March who have recently visited Prince Bismarck at Friedrichsrhue describe the ex- Chancellor as being in unusually good health. His conversation is as animated and as witty as ever. He has accepted the proposition of the residents of Hamburg to hold the customary torchlight procession in his honor on the occasion of the eighty-first anniversary of his birth, which falls on April Ist. Floods in Germany.

BERLIN, Marqh Floods are reported 111 the Rhine, Saar and Neckar Rivers. At Freiburg, the hereditary- Grand Duke, accompanied by Councilor Siegat and Director Sonntag, was watching the work of salvage from a bridge over the river when the bridge collapsed. Herren Siegat and Sonntag Highest of all in Leavening U. S. Gov't Report ABSOLUTELY PURE TUB HOMPABETL.

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$1 a yard. Our line of Black Silks has arrived, and includes all the Novel- ties ot the season, in large and small designs and scroll effects, in I both gros grain and satin grounds. These are sold largely for dress skirts, and many are in the newest patterns for entire dresses. They range in price from $1 to $2 yard. PERSIAN TAFFETA SILKS, in charming combina- tions of new shadings.

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