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Bolivia.
The House committee On Indian affairs has
examined the Ute chief Ouray and his vile in
| regard to the Meeker massacre, but failed to
obtain any Satisfactory information from them.
j. n. Goodwin has presented to the House
interooeanio committee his plan foE an Attain
tic-Pacihc ship railway. Instead Of q cradle, as
advocated by Eads land which he asserts
would make . vessel unseaworthy), he pro-
poses q caisson with water to 1oat the largest
ship, which, with the appropriate railroad,
would cost only 1857, 0C0, 900.
President James B. ANGEL, Of Michigan
University, has been nominated minister to
China, in place of George F. Seward, resigned.
John F. Swift, of California, and VIM. q.
Prescott, Of South Carolina, have also been
nominated to assist Mr.. Angel in negotiating
a new treaty with China.
81. E. Paine, commissioner Of patents, has
rendered his resignation, to take effect as soon
az the unfinished business OF his Office can be
disposed Of. Mr.. Paine says the reason of his
resigning is because the position is unremun-
eraive.
Foreign News.
A notable sale OF paintings and other art
treasures belonging to Prince Demidof, an
eccentric Russian nobleman, has just taken
place in Paris. The sale OF paintings by old
Flemish and Dutch masters lasted three days,
and in many instances small fortunes were
paid Tor single pictures. The total price re-
ceived for them was $751; 1866, the highest
sum paid for o single painting being $40, 900
for Hobbema's landscape, called "The Wind
mill" The next highest price paid was
$50, 900 for Antony Van Dyck's "Portrait OF
Anne Cavendish, Lady Rich"
The refusal Of the French government to
give up one Hartman, charged with assisting
in the attempt to assassinate the car at Mos
cow, has caused muoh disappointment in
Russia, and a rupture Of diplomatic relations
between the two countries is threatened.
Prince Bismarck has presented in the Ger
Germany during 1879, showing that 80 1927
persons, two-thirds OF whom were males.
emigrated last year to the United States and
British North America.
While the remains OF the late Recorder
Sexton, Of Montreal, were lying in state tha
drapery near the catatalque caught fire from
some burning tapers, and the interior OF the
house was completely Quilted. Several women
in the house had TO be lowered from an upper
story, nfty feet from the ground, in their
night clothes by means OF q rope. The corpse
was also saved from unprecedented crema-
ton.
The American horse Parole has Just won
another victory on an English track, coming
in hrst in the race for the Liverpool spring
cup; but the rnce was given to the second
horse on the claim OF a foul.
From the text OF an editorial in the London
Times concerning tho United States and the
interoceanic canal it appears that British
public opinion is much exercised by the firm
position taken by tie American government.
The Times attacks the Monroe doctrine and
asserts that the United States on ght to make
up its mind either to let N. de Lesseps build
the canal or to charge itself with the task.
The arrival OF Mr.. Parnell, the Irish land
a~ritator, in Queenstown from his trip to the
United States, was made the occasion OF q de-
monstration in his honor. A large crowd,
with bands OF music, tar barrels and torches,
accompanied him 10 the station on his de.
porture for Dublin.
BY q collision between two passenger trains
at the railroad station in Halle, Sa1ony, seven
persons we're killed and a large number
wounded. .
The Duchess of Marlborough has written n
letter to the Lord Mayo OF London stating
that there is now no lear OF famine in Ireland,
but thut there is dire restitution in the noun
famous parts and on the sea coast. There IS
great need OF clothing and seed.
The annual eight-oared boat-race on the
Thames between crews representing Oxford
and Cambridge universities was won easily
this year by Oxford who was four lengths
ahead at the finish.
Two persons we're killed and twenty in
jured by a railroad accident near Wakefield,
England.
The emperor of Germany has just celebrated
his eighty-third birthday.
The grape crop in France has been seriously
injured by cold, and will probably be ve' y
Door again this year.
The queens speech announcing the DISCO
luton OF parliament was read in the British
house OF lords by the lord high chancellor. 1t
formally announces that parliament is dis
solved and that writs for a new general cleo
ton OF representatives have been issued. The
queen says that her foreign relations are
favorable to the maintenance of peace in
Europe and expresses confidence in the
speedy settlement OF affairs in Afghan
istan. Referring to the measures tor
the relief of the distress in Ireland, she says
she trusts that they will be accepted by her
Irish subjects as proof OF the ready Sympathy
OF the imperial parliament.
The entire business part OF the town OF
SANTANA, in the West Indian island OF Santo
Domingo, as we'll as about fifty dwelling
houses, has been destroyed by fire, involving
AN estimated loss OF $780, 900.
The Greek brigands who captured Colonel
Syngc, the Englishman, have been paid the
$50, 900 which they demanded for his release.
An international dog show will be held at
HARLEM, in Holland, from the twenty-si1th
to the twenty-eighth OF June.