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MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
The Situation at PanaMa-The Rus
sian MissiOn-A NewSpa-
per Raised.
A White Woman Elopes With Negro
COachman-MOrmOn Walls
Sporting Events.
The Russian Mission.

WASHINGTON, April 21.- Mr..
Lawton has declined the Russian
mission. An intimate friend re-
celveG a telegram from him, request
ing him to convey to the President
his desire to decline. It is under
stood that he does this to relieve the
President of all embarrassment, and
to avoid u possible controversy in the
Senate at the next session. When
Mr.. Lawt0n came here a few weeks
ago, the friend who to-day received
his mes .age of declination, said to
him that st. Petersburg was not
particularly attractive place. He re-
minded Lawttn that one or two
American Ministers had been frozen
to death at that frigid post. He rep
resented 10 him that the place was
not worth contest. Lawton replied
that he had not come to fight
tor it, but on the contrary
he had come to say to the Presi-
dent that he wished to relieve
him from all embarrassment. Tue
President the next day responded,
that he proposed to act in accordance
with the opinion of his Attorney
General to whom the question had
been referred. This opinion was
favorable TO Mr.. Lawton's position.
1t declared that Andrew JOhnson's
proclamation removed Mr.. Lawton's
political disability and that the
fourteenth amendment could not,
and did not restore them. Upon this
opinion there can be no doubt the
President would have appointed NJ.
Lawton had the latter not declined
The place. The Russian mis- sion
may be offered to General J. b.
Gordon, of Geor. Ia.
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WASHINGTON, April 22.-Hon. A.
w. Wyman, Treasurer Of the Uuited
States, has rendered his resignation
to take effect on May 1st. Mr.. Wy
man tendered his resignation
through the Secretary of the Treas
ury on the Sd of April, but any an
nouncement Of the fact has been
withheld at the request of Secretary
Manning, who accepted the same TO-
day on behalf ofthe President The
Secretary expresses his confidence in
Treasurer Wyman and regrets his re-
.irement, which is entirely volunta-
ry. Mr.. Wyman was in March elec-
ted Vice President of the Omaha
National Bank. at Omaha, Nebraska,
and also is to have charge of an i'm
portant trust company there. G. ID.
jordan, f,rmerly cashier of the Third
National Bank of New York, was to-
day appointed his successor. and is
at present in the city preparing to
assume tie duties of the office.
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Decellllial Census.

WASHINGTON, April 81 In reply
to inquiries from several States con-
cerning the taking OF the semi-de-
cenniaI census the Secretary of the
Interior has prepared a circular In
which he quotes the act of March 3,
1879, providing for the taking of such
census. The circular states that If
the semi-decennial census is made
by the State authorities beginning on
the first Monday in June and the
result reported to the Secretary of
the Interior by tae first Gay OF Sep
tember following, such States will be
entitled, upon requisition of the
Governors thereof, to sum equal to
so per cent of the amount which
was paid to the United States Super
visors and enumerators employed
within such States or Territories in
the taking of the last United States
census. The scope of the census Will
he confined to subjects of population,
agriculture, industry and mortality.
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THE WAR IN MANITOBA.
The Fort Pitt Incident-GeMeral MIDI
lletOn Safe and Idle.

The Fort Pitt Incident-GeMeral Mid
dletOm Safe and Idle.
WINNIPEG, April 22.-The Gov
ernment telegraph line was repaired
this afternoon and communication
with the West restored. A message
received from Battleford says: Five
mounted policeman arrived here to-
day from Fort Pitt. They report
that in the attack by Indians, one
policeman was killed and one
wounded. All the other occupants
of the post, including the Hudson's
Bay factor, Mclean and family, have
taken refuge in the camp of friendly
Indians in the post.
General Middleton is at Clark's
Crossing and not moving. A report
came from Blackfoot Crossing that
a cowboy had
SHOT AN INDIAN
who was stealing cattle, The cowboy
was one of Stewards men.
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A DESPERADO JAILED.
Daring and Thrilling Capture Of 9
Horse ThieI and Murderer,

JAMESTOWN, Dakota, April o.
About three weeks ago Chief of Po-
lice Lewis, of jamestown, starte d out
for the Mouse river country, Col
with James Connolly, Of Miles City,
in search of Bill Smith, a Montana
horse thief, and the late notorious
Charles Rhodes, alias Roach, alias
Dutch Charley, whose terrible career
of crime has been brought to close
by one of the most daring and thrill
ing captures in the history CT the
Northwest. The full account of the
many murders committed by Rhodes
could not be obtained but they are
known to be several III number, and
distinguished by cold-blCoded cruelty
rarely found, except among the most
hardened and desperate criminals of
the frontier. He is wanted by the
authorities of Crested Butte, Col
orado; by the authorities of Washing
ton Territory for double murder,
and by the officers of Montana for the
murder If wealthy ranchman, and
it is also rumored that he is wanted
by the Canadian Government for
murder committed near Toronto.
The history of Billy the Kid shows
the desperate character of the
villains. Rhodes and several COM
paniOns had been playing stud poker
in cabin with Billy dealing the
cards. For some reason the boy left
the hut and was followed by Rhodes,
who having been playing out OF luck
picked Up his Winchester and re-
marked that he guessed he would go
out and shoot somebody to see ii that
would not make the cards run his
way. Reaching the front door he
found Billy seated on log and de-
liberately leveled his rifle ut him and
fired three bullets into the boys
breast. The men have been
living for month past in
the Turtle Mountain country,
halt mile from the border. II -ce iv-
ing infornAati Of the locality,
Lewis procured a couple tf teams
and the men drove to the shanty,
where the men were living early in
the afternoon, and represented that
he wanted to purchase a quantity OF
oats. Gaining entrance to the hut
he found Dutch Charley seated on
bench before The fire, with VIM
chester rifle and large navy levol-
yer close by. The chief stepped to
the fire, ana, after some conversation,
called attention srali book that lay
near the weapons. STEPPING for
ward as if to pick it np, he got be-
tween Rhodes and ,e AIMS, and
drew revolver. Rhodes threw up
his hands, and the men were quickly
ironed, and accompanied by the pris-
oners the officers start. d out on the
long return journey back, arriving
at Jamestown last evening.
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BARRlOS' DEATH,
Details Of His Last Battle-Arrival of
His Family I'm California.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 22.-Mrs.
Barries, wife of the late President of
Guatemala, and seven children, are
among the passengers on the steamer
"Granada," which has arrived from
Panama. Her son, AntonOi Barrios,
arrived yesterday from the east. The
engagement in which Barrios was
killed, was between one battalion of
Guatemalan troops and much
larger body of San Salvadorans. At
9 q. m. BarriOs gave the order to at
tack, but at 10 o'clock no advance
movement bad been made, as the
troops were under command of an
unpopular colonel and refused to
obey him. BarriGs was il his tent
with two of his officers when this in
formation was brought to him. On
the refusal of both these officers to
assume command, he left his tent
and it was while proceeding to the
front of the column that he was shot
by sharpshooters from tree. The
bullet entered the right shoulder,
passed through his heart and out at
the left side. Meanwhile the battle
had commenced and in a short me
both sides withdrew from the battle
field, but no. until q determined and
successful effort had been made to
recover Barrios' body.
A SON KILLED.
In the struggle for the rec very of
his dead body, his son, Venancio,
and his son-in-law were killed. Be-
fore taking the field against San
Salvador, Barrlos waited f)r news
from United States Minister Hall,
concerning the attitude of that
country. The cable dispatches were
held back and were only received by
mail nineteen days after they were
sent. Mr.. Parrot says if the cable
had been at San Jose, instead of at
La Libertad, in Salvador, the re-
suit would have been different, as
Barrios would not then have given
battle. Barrlos had repeatedly said
he would be guided by dispat ;hes
from the United States, but none
reached him. After waiting a long
Glue, Hc ucCanc SAdSpeAdCeu "uu
moved On Salvador.
KIND OF MONUMENT WANTED.
When the Government voted to
erect monument to Barrlos' men,
ory, and Mrs. Barrics was asked
about it, she replied that the best
monument that could be raised would
be a man who was equal to the occa-
sion, and who would carry out the
plans of Barrios. Mrs. Barrios was
to this city by Senor
who was Vice President of
Guatemala under Barrl0s. The busi-
ness of Guatemala is said to be COM
pletely demoralized.
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The canadian Pacific Strikers.

VICTORIA, B. c., April 21.-Later
reports from the scene OF the trouble
on the Canadian Pacific state that
when the strikers stopped work they
m.de for Delkilk en- ntdsse closing
ali the saloons along the road and
compelling the company's boarding
houses to support them curing
INCLINATION to stop work was offered
the choice of doing SO or swinging
from =, tree. The men at first were
desperate and quite capable of dong
anything. They threatened, but be-
came more peac ful after a few days
as ;ses that they would be paid last
Monday. Many claimed that they ,
had worked since last summer ana
others % for less periods without re-
ceiyiDg any wages.
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The War Feeling In Russia.

Inc w ar FCGlknS III xNuSSA@s
/, ST. PETERSBURG, April 23.-Every
one is speaking of war as inevitable.
London Views.
eLoNDoN, April 22.-That the gov
ernment expects war seems to be
fairly inferred from, first, last nights
announcement CT probable evacua-
tion tf Soudan; second, on the re-
peated references made by Gladstone
last evening to the necessity Of hold
ing all troops there in readiness for
service whenever they may be
wanted land these latter words were
observed to be spoken with empha-
sis) third, the demand for Ell ,OOO,-
600, meaning five pence half penny
increase in the pound in taxes, de-
mand never before made EXCEPT for
war; fourth, it would not have ex-
cited popular feeling by so readily
giving vent to Lumsden's be!ligerent
dispatches. LondOn's entire morn
ing press spare no words in giving
the lie to Komaroff, upon Lums-
denis testimony. This sentence from
the Chronicle, heretofore a peaceful
liberal paper, is a good instance of
the defiant tone of the rress: IA
more crushing rejoinder could hardly
be imagined. Not one sentence of
Komaroft's report remains. Not one
clause of it was exempt from the
grOssest aud most impudent pefver-
sion of truth" This, doubtless. will
also be the tone of John Bull to-day,
on change and elsewhere.
RESERVES RESPONDING.
p Troops are swarming to all the bar
racks throughout the United King
dom in response to the Governments
call for res rves. The war office in
London is besieged by military off,
GERS asking tor employment. 1t has
been decided to divide the Ports
mouth fleet up into the channel,
flying, and reserve squadrons. Fresh
orders have been received to increase
the number Of wOrkmen at Ports
mouth.
The Press Association asserts that
it is enabled to state that further
communications have been received
from st. Petersburg, to the effect that
the Rus ian Government has refused
to hold any further iEquiry in regard
to Genera, Konlaroff's report of the
engagement of March 30th. It is the
opinion, therefore, in English and
Russian diplomatic circles, that
peace cannot be maintained.
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General Grant.

NEW YORK, April 2l.-At 7 o'clock
this morning the curtains were
opened in General Grants residence.
At .S:2O, when DR.. Douglas left the
house, he stated that the General had
slept through the night without dis
turbing him even that he was much
improved alter his drive yesterday,
and that he would 60 out to-day. AS
far as can be Cleaned from the in
creased exercise taken by the General
the Doctor thinks he is gaining IN
strength. The swelling at the base
of the tongue, however, continues
with little slOughiug.
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PANAMA (via Galveston), April 22.
General Villa and his troops had
not left Buena Ventura at o'clock
this morning, but were getting up
steam at that hour. They will be
about three days in coming to Pan
anna. General Aizepurn and the
people generally continue active
preparations for resistance. The city
is quiet, but All uneasy feeling pre-
walls.
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A RIGHTEOUS YER lCT.
fsuddensiclk. and City Officials Held for
Murder.

New YORK, April % The cor
oner's jury completed its investiga-
tons to-day in the case of Walters,
the man who was killed by the fall
of the tenement house In Sixty
second street, some days ago. The
jury in its verdict holds Charles
Buddensick, the owner, and his as
sistant, French, and Building In
spectors Daily and Mackey, respon-
sible for Walters death, and assert
that Buddensick merits the severest
punishment that can be inflicted. 1t
has censured the City Building De-
partment for sustaining incompetent
men and urges legislation to put the
Department of Buildings under con-
troll of a single responsible head, ap~
pointed by the Mayor. The parties
named in the verdict will be arrested
and held without bail.
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The Union Pacific Pays Up.

WAsHINGToN, April 22.-ihe Sec
retary "f the Treasury has resolved
from the Union Pacific Railroad
Company $9l6, 7O4, of which $685.. .54l
is to be applied TO the sinking fund
account and $2S3, 1853 to the bond and
interest account, in accordance with
the awards made by the court of
claims and computations thereon
made by the officers of the Interior
DEPARTMENT.
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Utah's New Judge

WASHINGTON, April 2l.-Powers,
who was to-day appointed to fill the
vacancy on the Suprem Bench OF
Utah. IS resident at Kalamazoo,
Mlchl gan, where he has the reputa-
tiou of bei ng a good lawyer and a
staunch Democrat. Heis the author
of text book on "Chancery Practice
in the State of Michigan" and of the
"Powers' Supreme Court Practice"
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THE FIRE. RECORD.
Disn st rOus Fire ut Vicksburs Smaller
Fires at PhiIatielphia and Wheaton,

VIcKsBURG, Miss, April 22.-A
fire last night destroyed Fornautz's
dry goods store; Maurice Meyer l.
Co., dry goods; VIM. Brunsen, hard
ware, Warren & Searles, clothing;
Baum & Co., st ,tioners; Robt. Ernst,
jeweler; A. Westcot, hardware; Jos.
Hodeda, wholesale liquor; United
States signal office, telephone ex-
change, three residence on Mulberry
street, the Herald office and the
Western Union telegraph Off e.
Loss, S25O,OUO.
WHEATON, ILL.,, IN DANGER.
CHICAGO. April %. - News has
reached here OF a disastrous fire
which is raging at Wheaton, twenty
five miles west of this city, on the
Northwestern railroad, tue county,
seat of Dupage county. A steamer
has just been dispatched from this
city by special train. The fire was
brought under control after the
destruction of seven buildings.
APULLMAN SHOP BURNED.
PHILADELPHIA, April ga fire
occurred eaIly this morning in the
Pullman Palace Car Repair Gem
pany's shops. The building and
contents We're destroyed. Loss $780,
600. Insured.
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Grants Condition .

Grant is still improving. Throat
much improved, except at the main
point. Patient is stronger and has
greater des re for food. Took short
walk IN the afternoon. 1t is pro-
po: ed by the people of Che ttant og: to
tender General Grant the free use,
during convalescence, of a private
hotel on Lookout Mountain, in sight
of the battles of CElcanagua, Mis-
sion Ridge, Lookout Mountain and
Chattanooga,
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Held for Arson,

CUMBERLAND, Md, April 2l.-
VIM. f.. Haltman, one of the lead
in. business men of Homecoming.
Md, is under arrest on Il charge OF
arson. He is charged with having
set fire to his store Oh March 22nd,
which resulted in the burning of six
buildings and loss of $40, 900. Hart
mans loss was estimated ut IS 900
Insurance, 5000.
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FORT p TT SACKED.
Riel and Hit Followers Beginning to
Show Their Hands.

ST.. PAUL. April 2l.-The Globes
Winnipeg special says. There is in
tense excitement over the situation at
Fort Pitt. No further news of the
refugees. Battleford is in danger Of
attack by Indians at any time. The
following has been received from
Battleford by the operator at Clarkes
Crossing: A messenger who just re-
turned from Fort Pitt says he saw
the bodies of two policemen outside
the Fort and the party all gone. An
Indian told him they had gone down
the river to Battlefard. 1t would
have taken them only two days to
reach here.
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Great Rain in Texas,

ST.. LOUIS, April 23.-The Austin,
Texas, corresp p )ndent of the Post
Dispatch telegraphs that the heaviest
rain that ever fell there is now fall
ing and that the city is completely
flooded. Many buildings, stores, etc. i,
on Congress avenue are inundated
and the water is three feet deep on
the streets. The damage will be
great.
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FOREIGN TELEERAPHlC ER ELS.

A Vienna diSpat III says: TIE mag
nific mt new Theater Szegedan, in
Hungary, is on fire and is apparently
doomed TO complete destruction.
A terrible volcanic eruption Oc-
Cured yesterday al Passarvan prov
ince, in the east end OF the island of
Java. A number OF plantations were
devastated, and it is feared fully a
hundred persons were killed.
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France in a Fighting HulnOr.

PARIS, April 22.-The Journal
Des Dcbats says this morning in re-
gard to Gladst0ne's statement avow-
ing the responsibility of the suppress
sion of the Bosphore Egyptien !:
"France must look to England for
redress We will maintain our rights
and do not lack ample means to do
so.' 1t also stated that the French
fleet has been got in readiness for
the purpose Of making naval dem
ons' ration on Alexandria, to force
compliance with the demand Of
France, or retaliation for the sup
pressed newspaper, the Bosphore-
E0uDticn
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LumstteM and K0marOf at Issue.

LONDON, April 21.-Mr. Gladstone
IN the House of Commons, this af-
ternOon, announced that the Govern
ment had received Sir Peter Lums-
den's answer to the Governments
inquiries of the 10th inst. "The
me ssage arrived to-day" said Glad
stone, and it shows how seriously
Sir Peter Lumsden is at issue with
General Komaroff. We can't"
continued the Prime Minister, center
intO details or state the effect of this
difference in q few words. The
whole matter will be laid on the
table early tomorrow.
THE DARDANELLEs.
Mr.. Gladstone said the Govern
ment had received no c0mmunica-
tions from either Turkey, Austria,
France or Germany concerning the
closing of the DardanelIes.
PREPARING FOR WAR.
In the House of Lords Mr.. Gran
vile said the Government had come
to the conclusion that the position
of affairs justified putting the army
and navy and the whole auxiliary
forces of the nation in Immediate
readiness for service if required.
The Government has asked for q
credit of $55. .OOO, 600 for the army and
and navy account; $22, 500, 900 is for
war purposes in Soudan and $32 50O,-
OCO for other naval and military prep
aratiOns.
WHAT THE MONEY is FOR.
Earl Granville, in answer to ques-
tions concerning the probable dispo-
sitlon of troops. stated that the In
dian troops would be used to hold
the Soudan, and the British troops
would be ured in reserve as an army
corps to be called on in case of urgent
military service in India Or else
where.
Mr.. Gladstone explained that of
the $22,5OO,O wanted for Soudan.
So, 10000 would be devoted to the
Suakim & Berber railway; $4,000, 900
to the Nile or Wady Hal!a railway;
So, 5O0,OOO to the naval changes in
connect IN with the removal of
troops from the Soudan, and the bal
ance would be used to defray military
charges in connection with the Sou
dan. Gladstone said that although
the Suakim & Berber railway bad
been commenced, any considerable
extension of it would have to he sus-
pended. 1t would be necessary to
hold Port Suakim, and o! or two
places in the vicinity for health con-
sideraJions, until some permanent
shall have been effected
with Suakim and Berber. The rail-
way, he said, was merely work OF
necessity. The Nile rail-
way, however. would be completed
apart from military reasons. In re-
gard to interior steps in the SoudaE,
the Government had reserved entire
liberty of action, subject to the judy
ment OF Parliament.
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Too PrecOciOus.

NEW YORK, April p. "A stir was
caused in certain circles in Brook
lyn to day by the announcement that
Maud McAllister. aged Is, had BEEN
married to VIM. E. Darling, 10 years
of age, and Ella Jones, IL years old,
to Charles Peckham, aged 10. The
two young fellows FRI quented the
skating rink, where the girls met
them. The parents will institute
divorce proceedings.
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Jumping the Traces.

SPRINGFIELD, Ills., April o.
Representative George TOrienc", who
has heretofore supported General
Logan rs the Republican caucus
nominee tor the United States SEN
ate, this afternoon sent tothe Repub-
lican Electioneeriny Committee a
long communication. saying: "Ishall
consider myself at liberty after this
date to act as my judgment dictates.
[ believe that there is conspiracy to
defeat an election, and | do not in
tend, so far rs I have the power to
avoid it, that it sh al succeed
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AIniable Russia.

WARSAW, April 2l.-TEe Tagbtah
announces this morning that 1t is
the intention of Russia to INN edi-
ately make descent upon Herat,
G ,pture it and strongly fortify the
nlaoe 1t also states that the damage
thus done to Greet Britain in India
would far exceed any losses to Ru'-
sian commerce by the blockade OF
Russian ports.
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ShiDS Wrecked.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 2l.-Pri-
vate advices by the steamer Austria
liza, state that the British ships How
ard G. Troop and Lorenzo, loading
guano for the United Kingdom re-
spectively at Canton Island and Sgd
ney Island of the Phoenix group,
we're blown ashore during the gale of
March 9th, and totally wrecked The
Captains and crews proceeded to the
Fiji Islands. The Troop was owned
by Troop & Son, of Nova Scotia,
and the Lorenzo by Watson Bros,
of Glasgow. Insurance not known.