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NEWS NOTES FROM LONDON.

FALSE RUMOR IN PARIS Paris advices state that the
official closing quotation OF three per cent renes to-day
80 francs 422 centmcs but they afterward became
Nat and quoted at 50 francs III centnes I'm
quencc OF the circulation OF that the Emperor OF
Germany was dead.
IN BEHALF OF WORKISGMEN.-Mr. Powell, secretary
OF the Church OF England Workingmcns Society, will
start for the United States today aboard the steamship
Etrura. He goes mission fer his society and VIII
take with him letter from the Archbishop OF Canter
bury TO The clergy OF America
DIAMOND RoBBERY.-The Office OF Alex ander Brothers,
diamond merchants, entered by thicf last evening
and robbed OF diamonds worth 10000 The robber
seizee bag of diamonds and attempted to away
with It, Mr. Alexander Intercepted him and desperate
struggle ensued The rODber drew revolver and fired
the jeweler The bullet pierced Mr. Aexanders hand
when the thief managed 10 escape with his booty.
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CHIEF WHITE CAP CAPTURED.

WIXNIPEG, May 23.-A Humboldt dispatch
says: A scouting party Of the Toronto Body Guaru
started three days ago and captured Chiof White Cal
and some OF his band They brought into camp
and placed under guard, awaiting orders from Genera
Middleton. White Caps brother and scout nameu
Peter Mcdonald assisted In following up the trall'
Attorney General Hamilton, when asked how RcI
alleged American citizenship would affect his trial ana
punishment said " Iie can be tried by courtmar'ia
Just the same II he British subject No right OF
citizenship gives protection in OF such an ohehce
Rcl could also be tried In the civil courts ana con
dcmned, and in either the sentence could DC cAc
cutrd with perfect safety even II he was an Aher,n M
citizen He foTeits all protection by violating the Jaw
of the country In which the act providing for punish
ment In such cases WAS passed. military couItt
martial is likely 10 he adopted in Rcfs case and dOupt
less in any case the sentence viii he executed
QUEBEC, May 23.-Nnccllctte, "a warder III the Bchu-
fort asylum, letter to the press denies the satemoV
that licl not insane when an Inmate ni the asylum.
lie that the physicians of the asylum can prove a
he suffered from mania, and Rcs keeper can eb
tify tO having escaped narrowly receiving death DoW
from him lit OF madness He also states mat hicl
admitted the the other patients on an oreT
from the Governments and did not leave the asylum ol
his free WILL hut regularly discharged, the same
a ether patients.
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Tucson, Ari., May 23.-Advices now show
that the energetic taken TO head OF Geronimo
aud his band OF half hundred Chrcahua Indians who
LETT their reservation fow days ago, were put on foot
none too soon. Tclegraphc advees to the effect
that the Indians have already begun TO mark their
nght with blood. Reports are received to the effect
that two men were killed Eagle Creek on Tuesday
night, while fresh horror Is reported from the little
mining camp Alma, In the Sierra der Aguida Mount
aims the Rio san Francisco Hero party ot miners
were surprised work and four OF them were killed
and scalIIcd. The Rio San Francisco traverses New
Me Xco aud Arizona ia sOuthwestcrly direction, empty
ing into the Rio Glh In Arizona. COnrmatOry adyiccs
are also received OF the statement tnat the fugitiye5
been sighted by Captain smith and his scouts on
the upper Eagle Creek.
WAsIINGToN, May 23.-A dispatch received at the
War DEPARTMENT to-day from General Bradley saying
that the Apacbes have gone In the direction OF Fort
'rubcrssa aud OjOcaente In New Mexico Three COM
panios cavalry from Fort Bayard aud two compHpcs
from Fort Mlngate are IN pursuit.
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STRONG PROTEST AGAINST TIE ARCADE BILL

STRONG PROTEST AGAINST TIE ARCADE BILL
Mayor Grace yesterday received a strong pro-
test against the Arcade Railroad bill 1t is signed by
Henry Hilton for himself and Mrs A. 7. Stewart. o. H.
Potter T. s. Jaray, Gaorge II. Potts, A. Z. Man. W. p
81 John ]. j. Williams Amos Il. Emo and others. The
protest forth that the bill was pushed through both
branches OF the Les sature In the last week Ct the
session without aorng opportunity for any hearing on
nehaf OF the city, and with little warning To property
owners The interests OF the city and OF many OF its
orgest taxpayers are affected to enormous extent
II gives corporation the power to open aud excayate
the most important thoroughtac in the city from curb TO
curb and from end to end and to use 1t Tor all time ID
come without tolls tribute compensation Of any kint
tn tho CITY, II enables the company TO remove entirely
tho sewers water pipes, gas and heating pipes and
and other appliances, and destroy most OF the
wants and nod possession forever for storage purposes
oS a mace of BOO aud under each intcrsecilug
street The operation OF construction 1t Is alleged VIII
most Of tue buildings IN Broadway and render
thcm unenantabe and drive the occur ants from the
street The has shown no financial strength aud
no guarantees against the immense loss, damage
and injury that It may niiiet upon pablo and private
uronerty The petitioners ask the Mayor 10 use Ills
inausace to have Governor Hill gcto the measure.
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the idea of war; The affair. they say, may drag
along slowly but an ultimate arrangement is GER
tain by mutual consent. The farce of mediation is
in the meanwhile abandoned The Afghans arc
preparing with great vigor to defend their frontier
Their troops are concentrating rapidly on Herat,
and rfed small arms are being rapidly substituted
Tor the antiquated and obsolete weapons hitherto
in use. There is pretty general belief the Con-
tlnent that Prince Bismarck who is always on the
alert to win the smallest possible advantage for
Germany. is inspiring tho tardiness of Russian
negotiations, hoping to bring pressure to bear
on England in Egypt. He is credited with the de-
termination. to end in one way or another tho
present anomalous situation in the land of the Milo
either TO bring about British protedOrate and re.
spOnsbity, or full restoration Of international
or rather multiple control The latter alternative
is sacrifice of British interests. These have just
received rGdc shock in the protest of the Powers
against tho Khcdival decree, cutting the coupons
an expodient resorted to under financial conven-
ton in disregard of preliminary precaution to OBJ
tain consent of the Powers to that measure This
is distinct slap in the face to England, who was
virtually responsible for the convention and tho
financial cXpedcnts which it embodied.
Suakm remains garrsoned by tho Indian
tngent. sthenod by a British battalion. which will
hold the place at all hazards until decision is
that it should relieve tine British garrison by
Tul ksh troops. No proposition has been made to
any other Power to occupy Suakim
To return again moment to the Cabinet diff
Guilty, would add that there false rumor
current yesterday base on the absence of MesSrs
Dixie and Chamberlain from the House. that both
had resigned. There was an equally erroneous re-
port that the split had been patched up. Mr.
Gadston3's task during the recess is to persuade
his Wing colleagues if possible to coucede Radical
demands. Recess exercises statesmen cen
triGuga force, curious to foreigners. London is to-
day clean empty. Legislature. Ministers, Minis
tcrialists Opposition. etc. are all scattered to tie
winds. as if driven by the plague. Mr.. Gladstone
is at lIawardcn Mr.. Chamberlain at Paris, aud Sir
Charles Dixie at Dublin. Just before adjourn-
ment Lord Randolph Churchill vainly beoought
Lords Salisbury to oppose the Personal Crimes Act.
There is nothing fresh about the Anglo Russian
officially beyond what have written.
ARCHIBALD FORBES
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soME LII a. AMArEUR pErEcrIyE WOKE.

LEXINGTON. Ky, May 23.-About ten days
ago man calling himself Charles Green, who had
worked months for Grandson Clark stoeknan, of
Jasper County. ILL.,. forged the atters to order
and on IL obtained ~ 900 from MddlcswOrth. Graybil
Il CO.. OF indianapolis with whom Clark dealt largely.
On discovering the forgery on Saturday. Mr. Graybill
went upon the trail First going to Illinois, Graybill
was fortunate enough to discover that Green had
cciyed letters at little pest Office called Font List and
sent letters Ass Georgia Rowland, Wadcsyille Va
Grayb went straight to Virginia, and there heard OF
Georgia Rowland aud her father, George Rowland,
tOriOus character he at set down Green.
ON Thursday last the daughter posted letter at Wades-
willie addressed 10 j. ]. Harris, No 90 East Mainst.,
Lexington Ky, aud with this cew Graybili here,
arriving yesterday and after informing the police has
his In custody Rowland, which Is the prs-
Oncrs right namc takes the matter cOOy He has been
relieved Of silver watch and $40 OF the mOne;, which
he had pocket in mis- drawers The prisoner Offers
to 20 wherever wanted without rcquistOn. He has
frequently the East, euded many OF the most noted
officers. including Boston and Washington detectives.
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THE PLYMOUTH EPIDEMIO ABATJyo

WLKEsBARRE, May 23.-Reports from Ply
mouth this evening OF an encouraging nature. The
epidemic believed to DO steadily abating The Relief
Committee reports that the total OF contrbu-
ons received up to $l3,GS4 30. There Is stl
great need OF more money, as fully two months must
eapsc before the work OF the Relief Committee will have
ceased one death occurred this afternoon few new
are reported but OF a mild form.
PHILADELPHIA, May % (SpeciaD.-At the
meeting Of the Plymouth Relief Committee at the
Mayors office to-day, the treasurer stated that the
receipts to date $9.19s Al James Rice profess
sona nurse was engaged for work among the afflicted
and left for tho stricken town this afternoon.
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SALE OF A VILLAGE.

BINGHAMToS, y. Y, May 23 (SpecidD.-
Campve. station on the Erie, seventeen miles west Of
this city and i've miles cast OF Oswcgo. sold ycstcr
day. II WAS built in the Fisk by spcculator and
merchant named Ross Mcneil IIo owned nearly all the
village, and tho thiry-hye acres sold yesterday
had In the last few years erected buildings at
a cost OF over ten times the amount the land aud build
ings brought All trains the Eric at time stopped
there the company had erected ng station, but
now only one accommodation makes the stop.
The property went for $1,000. the
claim under WI ich It sold being something over
5000. James y. Jcrmaln Of Albany, held tho $1,000
mortgage aud -. B Yates, Of Upper Lisc, the
who took IT OIL MS hands at - 900.
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cELEnRA rING KR. PHELPSS APpolxrnENr.

NEw-HAvEY, May % (SpeciaD. is
excitement among the Yale students arrest Of
the first Scroll and Keys who was ever pulled"
In NewHaven. Ever since March 25, detectives havo
been trying to learn OF the Yale who kicked and
pounded Policeman George +. selleck. who has been
laid up since. The students were celebrating the
appointment Of Mr. Phelps Minister to England with
bonfire and the policeman attempted to quell some of
the Objectionable features OF their display. In twink
ling ne knocked down and stripped Of his club
and much OF his clothing aud treated In shame man.
ner Emile Adoph Schultz. jr., senior ana the son OF
"a rich merchant in HODokcn, ~ j., was the leader
il Is now Bad, ana he arrested to day
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nov TIE SQ0hhz1RS WEGE SQUEEZED.

CHICAGO May 23.-C. fl. Brown was given
Judgment for 70 to-day. before Justice Hammer,
against John IL. Redhclcr, lawyer, George Ryal.
agent OF the American Protective Association both OF
whom came recently from Philadelphia. and C. A. Cook,
OF this city. Brown declares that on May IL, Cook in
trolucei him to the other two defendants who cX-
planned that they would advance him 500, which he
to lose in n gambling room kept by Martin and
SKA ;lc, who arc operating what Is known as an
Automatic grain register" Having lost the money,
the defendants would to recover and the plan was,
Brown alleges, to squeeze Martin and skagle, who
would willingly pay 900 to $4,000 not to he prose
cutcd. It said that similar game hal been played
-. Louis. After keeping him idle for four or five
days and giving him the 500, Brown says that he
grew discouraged and gan the present suit TO secure
the payment of his wages The defendants denied, IN
general way. the statements made by Brown, but tho
judge. after hearing the testimony allowed the claim It
was DECEASED that Martin and skage taking In $500
"A
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AN ACCUSATION AGAINST A PRIEST

OswEGO, May % (SpecidD.- sensation was
occnsoned here this afternoon by the publication OF
elaborate statements duplicating the Rev Daniel OCOn
nell pastor OF 81. Johns Church, In tho dcfdcaon Of
Crawford recently city treasured Crawford Is
now living in Hamilton Ontario, and interviews with
him Father OCOnnell or having induced him
speculate Ia bucket shops and that he let
Father OCOnne have between $4,000 and ~ 900 OF
the city moneys to invest In deals OF wheat and pork
Father OCOnnel that Crawford s indebted tO
him for $4,000 and that the report affecting his morality
Is false In every particular.
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DRIVEN RAcK BY THE SALVADOR TRooPs.

LA LIBERTAD, May 23 via GalvestOn.-The
mediation Honduras, which had for Its object settle
ment difficulties existing between Salvador and
Guatemala has failed The revolutionary forces led by
Mencndez. who has been cnndestnely armed and as
sisted by Guatemala, have been driven back by the sal
vador troops TO the town Of Santana. -Four hundred
Guatemaan troops crossed the frontier OF Salvador this
morning. This invasion cOmplcates matters and
probably will result in reOpening the whole CnetIal
American question. 1t is expected that the original al
lance against Guatemala will be renewed. The army OF
Salvador Is being recruited 10y fOrcblc means. seventy
taken from here to-day under military
guard, amid the hearrending cries OF people Of both
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p1sGRAcEruL CONDITION OF THE ALEEr.

HALIFAX, May % (SpeciaD.-The Govern
inspector Smith yesterday inspected the
boiler and engines OF the Arctic steamer Alert and found
them all sated up and generally IN rusty condition.
He is disgusted at the state OF the machinery and the
whole hull OF the vessel Her return by tho United
States under such circums severely
commented upon by Imperial and Dominion naval OIL
cials here. Men are working day and night and VIII
work on Sunday get ready to sail on Tuesday.
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ENGLAND, GERMANY AND THE soUDAY

BERLIN, May 23.-The Earl of Roscbcry
who arrived here yesterday received at the railway
station by Count Herbert Bismarck who accompanied
him the Kaiserhof Hotel where apartments had been
secured for him. Prince Bismarck who had gone TO his
Schoenhausen estate has returned TO Berlin and viii
have conference with the Earl OF ROsebcry to-day 1t
is stated that this conference Will be about Egyptian az
fairs only.
CAIRO, May 23-The general exodus OF tho natives
from DOngOa s due quite much the OF the
Mudir of the Shagich tribe which Is in alliance
with the Madi II is expected that Shcik Sala VIII be
asked 70 organize government AT DOngOla.
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GRIEF OVER VICTOR HUGUS DEATH.
THE BODY TO LIE IN sTATr-sYMPATnY n OTIIEi
COUNTRIES.

COUNTRIES.
PARIS, May 23.-The street in front of Victor
Hugos house throngcd with people last night up to
a late hour. A register had been placed outside the
house and people waited for hours for opportunity TO
inscrbe their The crowd maintained a rcyercnt
silence, conversation being carried on In hushed
tones. The official dcputation appointed by
the Academy to attend the funeral will con-
sist Of the last four members elected TO the
Forty I;nmortals" These PailerOn, Mazadc, Cop
pee Lesseps. The clerical papers denounco Mr.
Lockroy for Withholding Archbishop Guiberts letter
from the dying poet They declare that the answer
turned by Mr.. Lockroy entirely unauthor-
ized and they think that had NJ. HUGO seen
the Archbshops letter he might have accepted
the religious services which therein offered. Tho
funeral ill take place before Wednesday.
president Grevy has sent TO NJ Lockroy, son-in-law
of Victor Hugo, letter of coincidence.
NJ Allain large Minister OF the INTERIOR has author
lied the friends Of Victor Hugo to allow the poets body
to lie in for three days under the Arc de Tomphe
The body will be conveyed tiiher tomorrow ana placed
Hugo beqIeathed 81 900 to the poor He left re-
quest that his body should bo conveyed 10 the grave
pauper hearse," without religious rites. Ia the
document containing this request Hugo ahrin' MS De
Lief in God fund for national monument
to the dead poet has already been opened.
BERLIN. May 23.-The news ot Victor IIugo's dcath
received here with many expressions of grief and
sympathy on the part Of educated Germans. These
tribute IIugo's antGerman iccngto spirit OF genu-
Inc patriotism.
VIENNA, May 23.-The news Of Victor Hugo's death
has created deep impression Of GRIEF among all classes
Ii Ia expected that tho various Literary and artistic
ceties will send delegates to his funeral
LONDON, May 23.-The Times devOtes an editorial ar
tce to death OF Victor Hugo In this it says; This
is that touches the whole civilized world
Victor Hugo was. by common consent, the great poet
since Goethe. To ALL reasts in literature the
chief OF romanticts until the last being regarded
differently from oSher POstcrity will doubtless
modify this judgment but 1t WILL at the tinc ad
nit that much may be urged In its support"
The Standard says: "VicUr Hugo did not attain the
highest literary rank. but he generous and
nifcent lyrist whose music will long haunt the OF
mankind"
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BISGHtMrov, May % (SpecidD.-1his after
noon Willie Conrad. age ten, while pliyng about the
mrace Noyos's comb factory, fell into the swift
current ard sucked under. His fall by
large number OF people. but dared to spring I'm
after him OF being drawn into the machinery he
low. The boy could he fanty seen In tho urbd tide
fifteen feet below and slowly being rolled along 10
his doom. when Bernard shannahan. enploye Of the
factory ran through the crowd and took header ana
brought the boy up After exciting struggle tho two
landed and tho boy brought back TO c. Shan
nahan wGs greatly exhausted, but after changing his
clothing, resumed work.
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4 WHOLESALE UIGAR.DEALER INDICTED.

ST. LouIs, May 23 (SpeciaD. Jacob |. Mayer,
n Wholesale cgar-dealor who failed here month ago,
was indicted to-day by tho Grand Jury on two counts OF
fraud one charge ia that on March % Mayer unlaw-
,lIv ATTAINED NJ 400 from the Mechanics Bank and the
second ho frauduently obtained from the firm OF
Litchenston Brothers, New-lork cigars ana toDaeco
valued al S22 600 and 81 1000 United States bonds
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A RUSSIAN AGENT AT CABUL.

BERLIN, May est is reported here that
Russia has had for several months agent at Cabu
the capital OF Afghanisan Ths agent the report states
has all along been disguised as native.
The Schiesisehe Gd-ene states that the Car has pre-
sented General KomaroG with 100, 900 roubcs.
sMLA, India May 23.-Colonel stewart and the otheo
British officers who accompanied him remained In Herat
five days.
SINGAPORE, May 23.-The Council OF Singapore pro
tests against the delay in the prosecution Of the work
the defcnccs OF the colony and declares that the peO
pie Of the colony willing TO dcfray all expenses.
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ORANGE ouTRAGEs AT CoNcEpCIoN BAY.

ST. JoHNs N. +. May 23.-Dispatches from
various parts OF Conception Bay Orange per-
secution OF Roman Catholics continues unreentinsy.
At Broad Cove John Connel constrained to sacri
fee all his property oncseyenth Its value and fee for
his life The Saint Johns Gates OF the Roman Catholic
Cathedral at arbOr the gates OF the Convent
were removed on Wednesday night and flung over the
embaDk kInent into the sea.
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,yExoEPrroyAL INDIANA VERDICT

INDIANAPOLIS, May 23.-ln an accident On
the Indiana Bloomington and Western Railroad WIZ
lam C. Whitehead was injured badly that he has nos
since been able to leave his bed, and his death ohJ
moter Of a short tine. Ina suit TO recover damages tle
nrv ,o,av awarded him $l7 800, tho largest sum ever
naed ia 4 verdict Ia this state Tor personal aaxss'
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THE PRISONERS HALL AND FOX.

MONTREAL, May 23 (SpeciaD.-In the exam
nation of Hall and Fox accused Of forgery, John s.
Wood, OF Pinkertons men, made the following state
mcnt: al know the prisoner. who is known In New
York by name o; Hall. have known him for over
eleven years and the first time him was when
he was in Sing Sing was then an officer In
that peDitentary As 10 the other prisoner Fox, saw
ahouth I'm
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LIGHTNING KILLS A WOMAN.

PIrTsBURG, May 23 (SpecidD.-A heavy rain
fell I'm Western Pennsylvania tonight Al Braddock
.even miles east of this city, tracks OF the Baltimore
and ohio Railroad we're submerged Tho lower part Of
the town was flooded IL the greatest rain fall ever
expertenced there. At wampum Albert Guys wife
struck by lightning and killed His house took fire and
WAS totally destroyed.
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4 CARPENTER KILLED BY MACHINERY

Boston, May % (SpeciaD.-The shaft that
runs the marble machine In the marble manufacory OF
Charles f. Hall & Co.. of No 81 Charfestown-st, makes
10 revolutions n minute j. +. stearns, carpenter,
married. age thirty-hye, was at work on
staging the shafting this morning,
superintending the work OF two mechanics.
AS he turned TO reach for tool side OF his jumper
caught the key OF the snaft and ho was twisted
around over the shafting at the rate OF 40 times
minute. The machinery stopped but not bone III
tha ma "a hndv rptuu
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FALL RIVER PRINT CLOTHS.

FALL RIVER, Mass, May % tSpeciaD. D.-Ths
market for PRINT cloths is reported to be dull to-day Ut
3 cents for 56 and ga cents for CAS- An increase OF
1000 pieces Is reported from last week The weekly
report s as follows; Production, ll3000 pieces dcv'
ered, 200; stock, 37,3o0 sales, 10000.
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yACcINArEp FoR YEIIow PEvER

CRY OF MEXICO, May %, via Galveston
The Government has permitted the garrison at Vera
Cruz to bo vacenated with yellow fever virus according
to DR.. Carmonss system. Experiments were first made
on prisoners who volunteered for the purpose. Persons