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Division of the 81, 100000 Appro-
priatiOn.

CHICAGO, June IA Washington
special says: Last winter Congress
appropriated 100000 for repairing
four old monitors. To-day Secretary
Chandler divided the sum into four
equal parts and awarded the contracts
to John Roach, of Chester; William
Cramp, Philadelphia; The. HOllings-
worth, of Wilmington, and s. Ecor, OF
San Francisco. These men were fa-
vOred contractors under the reign of
Robeson. 1t is said the money first
appropriated is inadequate. and that
$3,OOO,OOO more will be required. The
Ordnance Department has accepted
the proposal Of an eastern firm for
the conversion of fifty 1O-inch smooth
bore Roman guns into 8-inch muZzle-
loading rifles at cost of $780,
GOO. When Thompson was
Secretary of the Navy he
persuaded Congress to appropriate
$25O,OOO to establish a coaling
station at Chinquin bay,
in Central America. This occasioned
much criticism. 1t was said to be a
step in the direction of enforcing the
Monroe doctrine, and the English and
r Tencn peOplo autCteu ~ 0cSCIy
menace to their interests on the
lsthmus. Thompson went out of the
Cabinet and into the Panama Canal
company before the station was
established. Recently Secretary
Chandler discovered that if some
thing was not done before the close
of the fiscal year, the money would
have to be covered back into the
treasury. For some time Freling-
huysen opposed the consummation of
the project, but Chandler fully carried
his point, and the coaling station is to
be established. Now the French and
English press will be called out
again.
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London Notes.

LONDON, June 2.-The steamer
Belgravia, which left Queenstown on
Thursday for New York, took 700
State aided emigrants, and the Phoe-
nician, which sailed from Glasgow
May 80 for Boston, took 29O of the
same class of passengers.
Owing to the fact that grave impu-
tations have been introduced to the
questions put in the Commons on
Irish affairs, it is contemplated to
cell the attention of Gladstone to the
necessity of modifying the rules re-
lating to the question.
Lord Derby, Colonial Secretary,
in reply to a deputation, said the
Cabinet would defer their decision
relative to the annexation Of New
Guinea to Queensland until 9hey had
received full report on the matter
from the Queensland government.
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Foreign News.

PARIS, June AT a meeting of
400 merchants, De Lesseps presiding,
resolution was adopted requesting
the government to insure the repre-
sentation Of France at the Boston
exhibition.
PORTSMOUTH, Eng, June 2.-It is
reported that the men of war Shan
non and Ruyter will proceed to
China to reinforce the British squad
ron there.
VIENNA, June "A correspondent
reports that Turkey is seeking coali-
tion with Russia against British in
fuence in Egypt.
BERLIN, June I'm the Reich
stag to-day copyright of the conven-
tion with France and treaty of COM
merce with Italy passed the first and
second readings.
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Brooklyn Bird ge Disaster.

New YORK, June 1.-At special
meeting of the Bridge Trustees they
referred the matter of the disaster to
a committee to report the mayors
of New York and Brooklyn are ap-
pointed on this committee. The chief
engineer, Martin, made report of
the accident and said central rail
should be put up Immediately in the
middle Of the walk up the stairs.
This he said would be simply an ex-
pertinent, as the accident was the re-
suit OF a panic. The trustees have
decided to increase the police force,
and have made requisition on the
two cities for aids from the regular
force. In special hours when there
was likely to be crowd, they would
have about twenty men on duty at
one time. The question of an inclined
plane was discussed but no action
was taken and the matter was refer
red to the special committee.
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A New Story of Lincoln.

mentioned that President Arthur
was a Mason.
Eyes" said the doctor, "eight Of
our Presidents have been members
of the fraternity, Washington, Jack
son, Pierce, Buchanan, Andrew
johnson, Garfield, and now Arthur"
"Mr. Lincoln was not a Mason"
"No; but he thought kindly of the
order. Toward the close of the war
one of our leading Masons called on
Lincoln for some favor. He said.
when the visitor took his leave IL
have heard so much of the good
deeds of Masonry during the war
that if I were not so old I would
still knock at the door of tho lodge"
I could not forbear telling the doc
tor q story which 1 had heard. of Mr..
Lincoln. It was just after he was
nominated in 1860 that a prominent
Mason called on him at Springfield
and said "Of course you expect all
the Masons to vote against you, Dir.
Lincoln?"
mo; why?'
because all the other Presidential
candidates are Masons."
"Bless me!' exclaimed Old Abe,
lis that so?"
"Certainly," said the visitor; "Bell
has taken all the degrees, and is
member of the Grand Lodge of Ten
nessee. Breckinridge is an officer of
the Grand Lodge Of Kentucky. And
Douglas; why, he is Grand Orator OF
the Grand Lodge of Illinois-right
I,arn ,,n6or vO11r noaQlD
Mr.. Lincoln turned around In his
chair, without turning the chair, laid
his legs across the top of the other
table. laughed, rubbed his face, stuck
his fingers through his hair, and
said, John, you have been down in
Egypt good deal yourself?"
"Well, yes," admitted the visitor,
".orry to say I have frequented that
locality"
II am reminded" said Mr.. Lin
coin, "of an incident that occurred
in the old Shawneetown Court
House. An old woman who was
real hard case was witness, and the
lawyer, bound to get even asked her,
Are YOU virtuous woman. madam"
She was slightly surprised, and said,
THAT, sir, is very hard question to
ask lady who is a witness before q
public court He rose and repeated
the question stelnly. She still
evadcd it; but, when he presisted,
she finally answered, This much |
will say; that have great respect
for the institution Nv A. Crotat,
in Pioneer Press.
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Penitent1ary Troubles.

We have not mentioned all the at
tempts recently made to escape from
the penitentiary. They were ''quite
too frequent" and were all discov-
cred in good time. But, on Sunday
last, one McKeever, a fifteen-year
man sent up from Miles City
for murder in the second degree,
made a dash for liberty that came
near being successful. He had
procured a case knife, made it into n
saw, obtained access to the "steam-
boat by an athletic change of base
worthy of McClellan's genius, and
had, when discovered, window bar
80 nearly discovered that in ten min
utes more he could have wrenched it
aside and reached the enclosure
where the guards could not see. He
now languishes i'll irons.-New
North,Uest, June 1st.
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Of tha Free Trade
Conference.

DETROIT, June LATTER the after
noon session the members of the
American Free Trade League held a
meeting, and after some consideration
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent, Hon. David A. Wells, Norwich,
Conn.,; Vice-Presldents, Thomas Hol-
land, New York, and Charles Francis
Adams, Boston; Secretary, r. r. Bow
ker, New York; Western Secretary,
Henry J. Philpot, Des Moines, Iowa;
Treasurer, George F. Peabody, New
York. An executive committee was
named as follows: I. M. ohearman,
Brooklyn; VIM. T. Brownlee, Detroit;
a. L. Earle, New York; III. r. 3.
Stapler, New York; E. G. Taylor,
Kansas City; EN-. Shepard, Brook
lyn. One vacancy was left to be
filled by the committee. This COM
mittee will have power to name the
members of the National Free Trade
Committee, from the States in which
there are no State free trade leagues.
The conference, ON reassembling
this evening. was addressed by T. NJ.
Sheraman in a lengthy and carefully
prepared speech. Hs was followed
mcre briefly by Springer, of Illinois,
after which the conference finally
adjourned.
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A Centennial Celebration.

NEwBURaH, N. Y, June AT
fishkill ::village this afternoon was
celebrated the centennial anniversary
OF the virtual disbanding of the revo-
iatlonary army by Washington's Or
uer OF June End, 1888, furloughlng
non-commissioned officers and sol.
olers, who then struck their tents and
marched 10 the Old Cantonment, and
rom there left for their homes. The
weather was beautiful and there was
= very large attendance. Addresses
y Ex- Judge John Mariel, of Fish.
.xlll; Judge Theodore WestbroOk, OF
y ene Supreme Court, Kingston; John
y. Graham, Newburgh; Benson ).
tossing, historian, and others were
made. Salutes were fired. There was
procession and vocal and instru-
mental music. Much enthusiasm
Was manifested.
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HonOrs to Garibaldi.

ROME, June 2.-The anniversary
of the death of Gen. Garibaldi was
commemorated to-day throughout
Italy. The Syndie of Rome un-
yelled the bust OF Garibaldi in the
capitol. A number of persons we're
formed in procession, and marched
to the capitol to witness the unveil-
ing ceremony. In passing the Aus
trian embassies the processionists
shouted "Vive, vive Oberdank."
The Chamber of Deputies to-day
passed a bill providing for the erec-
ton of national monument to Carl
baldi on Joneculam Hill.
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An Explanation.

PARIS, June I'm the Senate to-
day Challemel Lacour, Minister of
Foreign Affairs, replying to ques-
ton of Comte de st. Vallier, said all
necessary measures weuld be taken
to insure the success of the expedi-
ton against Tonquin by the end OF
tine month. He stated there would
be a small army thore capable of
coping with the enemy. The gov
ernment must endeavor to smooth
the difference with China. There
was no reason to believe that China
would seek rupture with France, or
that she would intervene where she
had no right or interest.
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Hanging Of Cafrey.

DUBLIN, June 2.-Thos. Caffrey,
the fourth Phoenix Park murderer.
was hanged at Kilmainham Jail this
The condemned prisoner
wrote letter to his mother last even
ing in which he said: Il hope you
Will never have cause tO blush for my
name. As L am paying the penalty
of my crime in this world, hope l
will not have to suffer for it in the
next" He was composed on the
scaffOld and death was instantaneous.
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Department Officers Doings.

WASHINGTON, June 2.-Burchard,
director of the mint, left Washing
ton this evening upon an official visit
to the mining regions in the western
state. and territories for tho purpose
Of collecting statistics there of min
eral productions. He will also super
intend the annual estimate accounts
of officers and changes in western
mints and assay Offices.
The Secretary of the Interior ap-
pointed the following assistant super
intendents of the Yellowstone Ma
tional Park: VIM. Connor, Indiana;
G. l.. Henderson and VIM. Cham
bers, Iowa; d. E. SAWYER. Mime.
sofa; ]. w. Weimer, Kansas, Darrell
McGowan, Penn; Edmund l.. Fish,
OF New York, and James H. Dean,
Maryland,
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ROME AS PAUL SAW 1T.
The Apostles Visit to the Eternal
City in the Year A. D. 81.

In 81 A. D. the lifelong wish of
Paul's heart was to be gratified. He
was to ''see Rome" of which he
claimed to be citizen, and he was to
be judged by that Caesar to whom he
had appealed. That Caesar was Nero.
We may come upon Paul's vessel,
the corn ship Castor and Pollux, as it
is passing, in the early spring of the
year 81, through the Straits of Mes
sina. Leaving the bright cone of
Stromboli on the left Paul makes a
direct run of $50 miles to Putloll.
We know the view that burst upon
tho apostle as he entered the Bay of
Naples, and made for the busy,
thriving mart which is now the
sleepy and struggling Puzzuoli. The
Bay of Naples was the same, but
Vesuvius was green and smokeless,
dotted with vineyards and crowded
with villages and plantations. Pom
peii and Herculaneum stood far down
the slope, thronged with Roman
villas and pleasure gardens. CaprB
lay off the mainland, gllttering as
you approached it, with the marble
palaces of Tiberius and the baths and
villas OF his satellites. The Apostle
Paul, like Peter, like John, shortly
afterwards, must have passed along
Neapolis to Puteoli. Built out into
the blue waters on marble piers and
arches, as we can still see them in the
fading frescoes found aJ Pompeii,
stood Bala and Cuma, haunts of
splendor, vice, and luxury. On the
right, among the hills, and hard
upon the Appian way which leads to
Capua, and over the large round
stones on which you are still jolted
when you visit the roaring Solfatarrt!
the apostle might have noted the
signs of that volcanic disturbance
which, in a few years, was destined
to explode and overwhelnl Pompeii
and Herculaneum, and later on, by
another upheaval, the shining colon
nades and villas of Bai@. Through
tho clear water on calm days you
may still look down upon the shat
tered marble blocks at the bottom of
the sea, which St. Paul saw glowing
erect like alabaster in the spring sun
Of the year 81 a. d. Did he or St.
Peter or st. John visit their fresceed
Courts-lounge in their baths and
porticoes? Did they walk over to
Pompeii or Herculaneum, or survey
with admiration the brOnZes and
statues of GrBco- Roman art speci-
mems of which we have of late 50
laboriously recovered? No. To those
mystic seers there was something
profoundly distasteful in the gayety
and wealth of those fashionable
watering places. All this "world,"
they were persuaded, was on the
point of ''passing away, with the lust
thereof" st. Peter prophesied, per-
haps, in view of the rumblings of the
Solfatarre and other smoking signs
of volcanic agency, that the "ele-
ments would shortly melt with fever
heat, and all those things would then
be dissolved" And as regards BaiR,
Curise, Herculaneum and Pompeii
he was not far wrong.-Qood Words.
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TERRITORIAL NEWS.
Quilted From the Columns of Our
."s Exchanges.
The lower Musselshell is said to be
alive with h0rsa thieves

The lower Musselshell is said to be
alive with herse thieves.
The mines near Clancy have tenn
porarily suspended operations.
The spring session of the Missoula
District Court opens June 18th with
q lengthy criminal docket.
The little Spanish smelter at Bar
ker is running in full blast, and is
turning out a ton of bullion day.
Mr.. Hill, of Clancy, is inventing
an attachment to sewing macnine.
by which it will be run with elec-
tricity.
Sixty-fve grading outfits bound
for the end Of the Canadian Pacific
railroad track, passed through Ben
ton last week.
VIM. Foster, proprietor of tho
Phoenix Exchange at Benton, has
skipped, leaving numerous creditors
to mourn his loss. .t.
The Northern Pacific is under con-
tract to deliver 10000 head of young
Iowa and Illinois cattle to points
in Montana before tho 10th Of June.
An enterplising citizen of Deer
Lodge is building a 1ume for dis
tance of seven miles. through which
he intends to float cut cord wood to
the Valley City. tp:
A Benton Chinaman purchased a
Piegan squaw for two sacks of flour,
and took prompt possession Of his
purchase. He got two-year old kid
in the bargain. This is something Of
a new departure for John.
In excavating the cellar of N. J.
house stbis week a one
pound piece of wash quartz was found
which contained about one onnce Of
free gold, and was broken into speci-
mens as handsome as the celebrated
ones from the Cable mine. 1t indi-
Gates that there is very rich vein of
quartz somewhere on the headwatels
Of Cottonwood Creek.-Nev NortI-
Wcst.
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A Starving Family.

NORTH ADAMS. June "A family
Of fifteen Irish emigrants. shipped
here from Boston recently with just
money enough to pay their fare, has
been discovered on the verge of star
vation in miserable tenement total
ly destitute of furniture. Six were
sent the Beaver mills to learn spin
ming. Their condition became known
to the operatives, who assisted them
and notified the authorities.
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The Great Fete at Peterofsky

Moscow, June 2. - The fetc at
Peteroffsky Park to-day was on q
grand scale. The land upon which
the entertainment was given en-
braced about four hundred hectares.
There were four immense theatefs in
which performances were given, a
circus performance, ballets, panto-
mines and professions of horsemen.
It is estimated that fully forty wag-
ons loaded with barrels of beer ar
rived on the grounds during the
morning. and by noon this supply
was exhausted. The Car and Gar
ina on their arrival in the Park were
received with deafening cheers:
Large numbers of peasants walked
from distant provinces to attend the
fete. One feature Of this immense
gathering was the lack of disturb
bnces. the people throughout the day
aehaving in q most orderly manner.
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Will of Amasa Stone.

CLEVELAND, O., June l. Amasa
Stones will is not yet on record, OF
accessible. but trustworthy informa-
tion is that he leaves 100000 to the
Adelbert College, making his contri-
button to that institution $500, 600. He
leaves property valued at 81, ,0OOO to
his widow and the remainder of his
fortune, variously estimated at from
$6,OOO,OO0 to $12,O00,OOO, to his two
daughters, Mrs. Col. Hay and Mrs.
Samuel Mather, whose husbands are
executors of the estate,
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Quick Time-Fast Track.

CLEVELAND, June 2.-The five
year-old trotter Joice trotted mile
here to-day, going in the middle of
the track, in 2:l62, the greatest per-
formance of any horse this time of
year. The first and last quarter
were made in 81 seconds. Splan,
Hickok and Bither say the track is
the fastest they ever saw, and have
written Blair to bring Maud s. here,
and she can beat her record without
q doubt.
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Postmasters Attention !

WASHINGTON, June 2.-The follow
ing order was issued to day: Post
masters at first and second-class
offices will hereafter give personal
attention to the business Of their
Office, and not absent themselves
therefrom without authority granted
upon written application to this de-
partment. A violation of this order
will be sufficient to cause removal.
[Signed, w. O. GRESHAM,
Postmaster Genl.
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The Chicago Undertaker's Case.

CHICAGO, June 2.-In addition to
returning an indictment against the
county undertaken for traficking in
the bodi of the pauper dead, the
Grand Jury to-day submitted final
report to the Court, in which very
severe criticism is passed upon the
Board Of County Commissioners OF
Cook county. The report declares
that the Board caused the compensa-
ton Of the county undertaken to
be placed 50 low as to be Inconsistent,
not only with the observance of the
rules of common decency but also
with State law, and that in letting
contracts at these rates for the burial
OF paupers it amounted merely as IL
cense to traffic in the dead. The re-
port concludes by asserting that this
course Of policy HAS made the board
an object of contempt in the eyes OF
Is honorable constituency.
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Ordnance Contract,

BOSTON, June 1.-The South Boston
Iron Works has made contracts
with the War Department. aggregat-
ing $3.50 to construct four 12-inch
rifle guns at $4,000 each, also one
large mortar, and to convert so ten
inch smoothbores into 8-inch rifle
cannon at an average cost of $500
each.
HARRISBURG, June 2.-The govern
or has signed the free oil pipe bill.
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The Chinese Consul.

NEW YORK, June 2.-The new Chi
nese Consulate opened here yesterday.
The new Consul, Ow Yeang Ming,
who reached the city this morning
from Washington, is OF medium hight
and build, with thin, intellectual
face and quite pleasant manners. He
speaks a little English, but relies
mainly upon his interpreter. His
house, a substantial four-story build
ing, with heavy mahogony doors, has
been refitted at cost OF $1,000. The
furniture is Of ebony, upholstered in
crimson velvet with raised figures,
and large ebony-framed pier glass
stands between the windows.
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Indictment Found - Adulterated
Lard.

CHICAGO, June 2.-The Grand
Jury has returned an indictment
against Francis Chaffee, county un-
dsrtaker, for illegally disposing of the
bodies of pauper dead.
McGeoch, Everingiam & Co., one
of the heaviest firms of operators on
the Chicago Board Of Trade, refused
to accept the delivery of 1000 Jierces
of lard, representing $3.50, 900, from
Fowler Bros. yesterday, claiming
that it was adulterated, although it
had passed the usual inspection.
McGeoch claims now, according to
an interview this morning, that
10000 tierces received from the same
firm on May 1st proved worthless,
and that $lOO, 900 worth of adulterated
lard is on the local market.
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An Apology for Tabor.

No one in Colorado pretends that
Tabor was fit for the Senate, but the
States excuse is that it was ''such q
little one" Denver, however, Is not
inclined to be so very ugly at Tabor's
sentimental infatuation. Its feeling
is one of pity rather than condemns
ton. He has done q great deal for
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Crowds Of pleasure seekers will
throng the promenades and fill the
boats on the beautiful lakelet at Pop
lar Grove to-day. A pleasant drive
excellent music, dancing, boating
and good cheer generally are the at
fractions offered at the grand OPEN
ing of Poplar Grove to-day.
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The Pope Aroused.

DUBLIN, June "A dispatch to
the Mail from Rome says: The Pope
will, if necessary, follow up his re-
cent circular to the Irish bishops in
relation to the agitation in ireland
and the Parnell fund by the suspen-
sion from their functions of all &C.
clesiastics who disobey his COM
mands.
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The Salvation Army.

g NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, June 2.-The
pSalvatlon Army have been notihed
~ the chief Of police that they must
Stop street singing in the future M
aei os penalty of arrest. Capt. Palmer,
vnlef OF the salvationists, say 1t ID
enelr Intention to sing until the may
of stops them rs that official gave
the city. ~ ~