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aSanst the Government for damages
probably reachiDg into the millions.
A BIG STRIKE CONTEMPLASED.
QUEBEC, June 30.-The knights of
Labor are organizing a mammoth
strike to occur simultaneously with
the abrogatiou of the Ship Laborer5
charter by the Provincial Parlia~
ment
SAN FHANCIsCo's ASSESSMENT.
San FRASCIsCo, June 30-The as
sessmegt roll OF personal property of |
San francisco was completed this |
morning. 1t amounts to S250,OOOCOO, |
an increase OF S20,000,000 over last
year
THE WAR IN TAHITI.
Adviees from Tahiti report tnat |
fighting between the French and |
Islanders of Riata, is still carried on.
There are several men of war in the |
waters and the island is being flooded |
with troops, so that the natives, hav-
ing smaller numbers and poorer
weapons, are sure to be suppressed.
SENSATION IN LONDON.
LONDON, June 30.-The announce
ment of the sudden marriage of the
Duke of Marlborough to Mrs. Ham
mersley in New York yesterday, Gre
ated sensation in social circles. The
naws was posted In both houses OF
parliament, and became a topic of
conversation 20 the exclusion Of pub
lie business.
A CHANCE FOR yEToES.
WASHINGTON, June 30-The Cincin-
natl exposition committee has been
Informed by the president that on
account of the pressure of business
ne cannot accept its Invitation to at
tend the exposition at this time. He
has now in his hands 13O bills that
must be examined and disposed of
during the coming week.
GREAT FIRES IN SWEDEN.
LONDON, June 30-Property has
been destroyed by fires at Sundsvall
and Umea, Sweden, valued at S45,-
0O0.000, and 12,000 persons rendesed
homeless. hing Oscar is visiting
the districts engaged in relieving the
wants of the suffers Forests and
standeng crops on farms in other
districts are also burned
SHERIDAN SAILS FOR NoNoUET.
WASHINGTON, June 30.-General
Sheridan was taken on board the
owatara this afternoon. The vessel
left the navy yard shortly before 2
P, m. for Nonquette,
General Sheridan was safely
aboard about noon His transfer
from his home to the vessel occupied
an hour, and was accomplished with
out the slightest obstacle or delay.
The General rested we'll last night
He bore the removal excellently, and
when the vessel steamed away, was
IN as good concition as before leaving
home. -
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE
TRUCKEE, Cal, June 30-A fire
early this morning In the business
part of town destroyed several build
lngs, causing loss of nearly $4,000 |
The hepubtic newspaper Office was
one of the places burned.
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
WASHINGTON, July I'm the house |
today, among the bills introduced |
and referred, was one by Anderson,
of Iowa, providing for the control and |
regulation of railroads to be acquired |
by the United States, under judicial |
foreclosure on forfeiture. Thus is a |
bill introduced by Mr. Anderson in
April last. 1t is very long measure,
and Anderson demanded its reading
IN full, IN order to consume time and
prevent, as long as possible, the offer
ing motion for the passage of the
Union Pacific funding bill.
by strict party vote the house
on elections today decided
the California contested election case
of Sullivan VS. FELTON, in favor of the
Sullivan, and will report
the resolution unseating FELTON,. The
will prepare a minority
report, which will probably be drawn
up by Rowell, of Illinois, favorable
to Felton's claim.
The senate committee Oh judiciary
has decided to report back tha nom
ination of Melville w. Fuller to be
chief justice, without any recon-
GIBRALTAR, July "A fog of un-
denseness prevails here.
Three British steamer, the Glen
Devon, Lionel and Earl of Dumfries,
have gone ashore since it set in, and
lno her steamer, the Resolution, has i
arrived here with her bows much da J
naged.
IRON WORKERS STRIKE
PITTsBURG, July 2-The great iron 7
ockout, which began Saturday, pre- Z
ented no new features yesterday i
urther than the amalgamated scale
" another firm The latest deser- v
ion from the ranks Of the manufact-
Irers was the rolling mill comgany of j
Tenn. This makes Z
light firms that have signed the scale y
oday. y
Gen. Harrison's course on the Chi il
ese question was honorable, just V
nd right. 1t never would be called
4 question, excest by meb whose re- at
ard for the obligations of their d.
ountry was subordinated to a dis Ii
osition to play the part of the pal Sc
y demaSogue to ignorance and syci
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