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| for the erection Of a public building at Tex.
arkana, the act for the purchase OF. the
swords of the late General James Shields,
the act for public building at Birmingham,
Ala, the act for the construction Of rev.
snue cutter for Charleston, 8. C., etc.
THE total number of bills and resolu-
lions introduced in the United States Sen
ate and House up to late date was l., 56S, ex-
ceeding by more than 1000 the number pre-
sented in the first 100 days Of the last Con-
gress. So far the House had passed 425 bills,
and the Senate S31: and 155 House bills and
twenty-four Senate bills have been sent to
the President for his approval.
MISS ROSE ELIZABETH CLEVELAND has
gone to Washington. She was met at the
station by Mrs. Cleveland, and was driven
direct to the White House, where she will
remain for some time rs the guest Of the
President.
THE Pension Appropriation Bill, as passed
by the House, appropriates $50, ,2s0, 600. p.
The Senate has confirmed the nomination
of Thomas l.. Iurnstall, Of Alabama, to be
Consul at San Salvador.
In response to Secretary Fairchild's propo-
sition to buy Government bonds, 81, 1874 900
were offered him, but he only purchased $685.
600, at prices ranging from III to 125.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has promised to
attend the reunion Of the French Canadian
societies in Nashua, N. H., on June %.
THE President has vetoed three more
Pension bills, among them House Bill No.
S23. granting pension to Hannah Z. De-
witt, on the ground that he had already ap-
proved an act the precise duplicate OF it,
which was passed by Congress earlier in the
session, and because, in consequence there
of, the name Of the beneficiary, in both
cases, is already on the pension rolls
FREDERICK RAINE, United States Consul
General at Berlin, has given notice Of his in
tended resignation. 1t is his intention to re-
turn to Baltimore and assume control of the
German Correspondent, daily newspaper
owned by him in that city.
DR. E. H. BRYAN, the American Consul at
Lyons, France, has resigned, AMI will be
succeeded by Lauson V. Moore, the present
Vice Consul.
THE Senate has confirmed the following
nominations: W. T. Walthall, of Mississippi,
Consul at Demarara; James B. Coffin, Of
Massachusetts,, Consul at st. Helena; James
B. Chess of Indiana. Consul ut Durango;
Ezekiel E. Smith, of North Carolina, Minis
ter Resident and Consul General to Liberia.
Foreign.
A DESPATCH from Berlin says that an ex-
ternal ulcer has developed on the neck Of the
Emperor. Two internal assesses were
clearly visible
The town Of San Fernando, in the Philip
pine Islands has been partly destroyed by
fire, causing loss of 81 100000.
TIE Hon. Thomas White, Canadian Minis.
ter o. the Interior, is dead
AN affray has occurred between Turks and
Christians at Khania, Turkey. One Chris.
tian was killed and his body mutilated and
one Turk was wounded. Five hundred
Mussulmans threatened the Governor and the
Christian inhabitants, but ten Of the ring
leaders were arrested and quiet was restored
COUNT HERBERT BISMARCK has been ap-
pointed German Minister Of Foreign AZ
fairs.
AT Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, Captain
Ramon Arguelles, Of the Mexican Army. be-
coming enraged during dinner with Adolfo
Torres, railway clerk. threw a wine glass
in his face. Later in the day, the two meet
ing, Arguelles fred upon Torres, wonnding
him fatally. After falling the wounded
man fired twice, instantly killing Arsuelles
ABOUT 1900 students assembled In Paris
and marched to the Louvre, shouting: .sDown
with Boulangerm where they attacked the
following, attacked the students with loaded
sticks, and many were wounded. Finally the
police separated the combatants, and ar
rested large number Of them.
A CROWD Of five hundred persons rescued
a. prisoner who had been arrested for attend
ing Land League meeting at Abbeyfeale,
Ireland, and stoned the police. Fifteen Off
GERS were injured, four Of them severely.
The police were subsequently REINFORCED and
arrested five Of their.assailants. -
A PARTY Of students held an anti-Bou-
langerist meeting in Paris and General Bou.
LANCER was burned in effgy.