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Washington.

TIE President has approved the act for
the erection Of public building at SPRING
field, Mo-, and the Urgent Deficiency Ap-
preparation bill.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND, accompanied by
Secretary Whitney, made flying trip to
New York City by special train, and attended
ex-Lieut. Governor Dorsheimer's funeral.
THE Postmaster General has transmitted
to the House a revised estimate Of postal ex-
penditures for the next fiscal year. The
original estimate is increased S5OO, 600.
A BILL appropriating s2o, 1000 to purchase
George Washington's sword from Miss lay
lor, Of Virginia, has been acted upon favora-
bly, by Senatorial Committee.
The last debt statement issued by the Sec
rosary of the Treasury shows that the reduc-
ton of the public debt during March
amounted to S11,5S6, ,559.6S. Total cash in
the Treasury, 1856, ,002G6.
The President has approved the act to re-
ward the Esquimau natives OF the Asiat'c
coast Of the Arctic Ocean for acts Of hui
manity to shipwrecked seamen.
THE President las sent the following nom:
inations to the Senate: George j. Denis, OF
California, to be Attorney Of the United
States for the Southern District Of California;
Ezekiel E. Smith, of Fayetteville, N. c., to
be Minister Resident and Consul General Of
Foreign
FIRES in the flooded districts OF Hungary
have added to the horror of the situation.
At Kikinda 1900 persons were rendered
shelterless and compelled to camp out in the
snow. Thirty eight houses were burned and
many lives were lost at Mezo Berray.
The Russian Government has decided to
put all convicts in solitary confinement and
to cease banishing them to Siberia.
A GREEK named Raptoporilos was arrested
in Paris for robbing the Numismatic Mu-
scum at Athens, Greece, of ancient medals
and coins of the value of ST, 000, 600. Most OF
the stolen property was recovered.
EMPEROR FREDERICK and Empress Vic
toria drove in q half-open carriage from
Charlottenburg to Berlin and paid visit to
the late Emperor Williams widow. They
received enthusiastic greetings along tho
road.
THE British bark Princess was wrecked of
Caminha, Portugal and twenty three persons
drowned A Portuguese life boat that went
to the rescue was fired upon and disabled by
Spaniards
THE Mexican Congress has begun its an
nual session.
Mr.. GILHooLY, Irish Member Of Parlia-
ment, who was recently sentenced to imprls-
onment for Home Rule agitation, refused to
wear prison clothes, and was knocked down
by the Irish police, who put the prison garb
on by force
AT Hethrarus in Hungary 12O houses have
been burned and 700 persons rendered home
less. Mezo-Bereny and Hundsdorf, two VII
lageS, have also been burned.
Dr. EMIL BEssELs, the Arctic explorer,
who was chief of the scientific corps OF the
Polaris Expedition, has died at Stuttgart,
Germany, of apople1y.
NJ. FLooUET has succeeded in forming a
new French Cabinet which is as follows: NJ.
Floquet. President Of the Council and Minis.
ter of the Interior; NJ. Goblet, Minister OF
Foreign Affairs: NJ. de Freycinet, Minister
of War; Admiral Krantz, Minister OF Marine;
NJ. Ricard, Minister of Justice; M: feytral,
Minister of Finance: N. Lockroy, Minister OF
Education: NJ Loubet, Minister OF fuohc
Works: NJ Viette, Minister OF Agriculture;
NJ. Legrand, Minister OF Commerce.
THE Abyssinans, under King John, cap
tured the village of Malental, the lnhabl-
tants of which were friendly to the Italians,
and massacred all the men, women and
children in the place.
KING HUMBERT of Italy has donated
5000 to the sufferers by the floods in Ger
many.
SENATOR JOHN HAMILTON, one Of the
weathiest men in Canada, is dead.