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certainty, that the number Of victims
killed and wounded amounts to 140.
LONDON, Dec. 16.-A special to the
Times from Berlin says Thomas has re-
peatedly torn the bandage from the
wound he inflicted on himself IN his at
tempted suicide. The number of killed
by the explosion already reaches 8O.snd
others of the injured are not expected
to recover. Forty corpses were buried
today, together with some chests filled
with unidentified fragments of bodies.
The total number of killed and
Eeunded is row estimated at 1905
BREMEN, Dec. 16.-Thomas has COM
fessed and revealed the names of his
accomplices. He died today from the
effects of injuries inflicted by himself.
His true name isWm. King Thompson.
LONDON, Dec 16.-The Times an
nounces that the Board of Trade has
ordered an official inquiry into the loss
of the Deutchland, to begin Monday
next at Poplar. Fourteen bodies of
victims were buried at Dover yesterday.
Shops at that place and Harwich were
closed during the funeral and deep
sympathy shown by all the inhabitants.
PARIS, Dec. 16.-It is currently re-
ported that NJ. Leon Say, Minister of
Finance: hassresigned.
WASHINGTON. Dec. Is. - House =
Springer, Of Illinois, offered the follow
ing resolution and moved the previous
question on its adoption: Resolved,
that, in the opinion Of thi5 House, the
precedent established by Washington
and other Presidents of the United
States, by retiring from the Presidential
office after their second term, has be-
come by universal concurrence part of
our Republican system Of government
and that any departure from this time
honored custom would be unwise, un
patriotic and fraught with peril to our
free institutions. The previous ques-
ton was seconded and the resolution
adopted. yeas, 232; nays, IS.
Bills and resolutions introduced and
referred: Providing that the heads of
departments shall occupy seats on the
floor of the House. Also a resolution
to amend the Constitution of the United
States for more than o single term; also.
resolution instructing the Committee
on Barking and Currency to report
bill repeating the National Banking law,
and substituting for National Bank Cur
rency, National Paper Money. issued
directly from the Treasury and made
legal for all debts, public or private.
including duties on imports and to be
interchangeable for registered bonds
bearing 1865 per cent. interest; refer
red to Committee on Banking and Cur,
lency, reducing the salary of the Presi-
dent of the United States after the Attn
of March. 1877.
Senate-M Mitchell submitted q resolu-
ton that tho President be requested to
furnish the Senate with statement of
the number of Military arrests in Alas
ka during the past three Years, together
| L., lota oF n1, or NJ
the arrest in each case was made; the
names Of the persons arrested, and the
period of the Imprisonment of each in
that territory before the trial or before
the surrender to the civil authorities for
trial. Agreed to.
New YORK, Dec. 16.--Gold closed at
1909.
CHICAGO, Dec. 16.- In the National
Transportation Convention, to-day, W.
C. Flagg proposed the following: Re-
solved, the railway system of the sew
eral states which have attempted to as
sert the arigbt of the public authorities
to control the railway transportation of
their states, should be prosecuted until
railway corporations are made to obey
the Governmental power that call them
into existence.
New YoRK, Dec. 1G.- Charles O'Con-
or's condition continues to improve
materially and his physicians entertain
hopes of his recovery.
Latest Cuban advices state that the
insurgents have captured the Spanish
gunboat Gracisso with several cannon
and large quantity of ammunition.
stores, etc., and burned the vessel to
the waters edge. This capture of arms
and supplies is very important to the
insurgents.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Dec. 16.-There is
stroug indication OF move in the
prosecution of. cases in the U. s. Court,
during the January term, against Har-
per and Smith and others. These cases
are for defrauding the Government in
regard to the revenue. 1 stated
however, that the indications are all for
outside show, to aid in some way the
all-prevailing excitement at st. Louis,
which is working in different direction
to what has been described. Two weeks
time will give some astonishing devel>
opements in regard to these revenue de-
velopements.
BERLIN. Dec. 16.-The Reichstag to-
day rejected the new taxes and in
creased the army estimates proposed by
the Government.
LONDON, Dec. 15.-The Admiralty
has arranged for Capt. Allan Young to
go to Smiths Sound next year. to COM
municate with the Arctic Expedition.
BRUssELs, Dec. 16.-A terrible explo~
sion occurred to~day in a coal mine at