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IN the House.

6TH DAY.-A resolution was adopted call
ing for committee of five 10 investigate
the authenticity of the so-called ballot box
contract which has appended the names of
several Senators and Representatives. and
which was published during the recent cam
paign in Ohio. Mr. Butterworth. of Ohio
who offered the resolution, said his name
was attached TO the contract and that n wa.
a forgery. Mr.. Breckenridge, OF Kentucky
made similar statement The committee
investigating the recent defalcatiOus of
Cashier Silcott, OF the House Sergeant-at-
Arms office, made preliminary report
stating that the shortage was $40 709.96, and
condemning the manner i'm which the Ser
geant-at-Arms conducted the affairs of his
office.
7TH DAY.-After considerable discussion
as 10 whether the clause in the Presidents
Message relating 70 coast defeuses and forti
hcations should be referred TO the Committee
on Appropriations or Military Affairs. the
House by rising vote decided ia favor of
the former The Ways and Means Commit
tee was granted leave TO sit during the see-
siOns OF the House. "A bin was passed ap-
propriating $50 900 10 meet a deficiency In
the appropriation for public printing and
binding, and $3.50 900 TO meet a deficiency i'm
the appropriation for the Census Bureau
A resolution was adopted instructing the
Resolutions Committee 10 take up the CIay.
ton breckenridge contest in the Second Ar
kansas District
STH DAY.-Mr Tracy introduced the fol.
lowing bills To refund duties paid by the
State Of New York ON arms imported i'm 1888
To enforce the eight-hour law on Government
premises. Constituting the port Of Albany
N. Y, port Of immediate transportation
CO.,. The session lasted only thirty minutes. in
order to avoid attempts at obstruction IL was
found necessary to adjourn
9TH DAY.-The Senate amendments to the
House joint resolution FOR the printing Of the
agricultural report were agreed TO Mr.
Mckinley, from the Committee on WAYS and
Means, reported n concurrent resolution for
holiday recess from December ~ until
January6. g. Agreed to-152. 3G. The Speak
or having laid before the House a message
from the fresiueut recommending that the
limit Of the international Marine CONFERENCE.
be extended for two months Mr. Hit intro
duced a joint resolution extending that au-
thOrity until March j, 1890 ON motion Of
Mr Eowcl tho Committee ON Elections was
granted leave 70 sit during the session Of the
House a resolution w9s adopted authOriz-
ing the Sergoant-at- Arms 30 offer reward
1t 1000 for the arrest and delivery 10 the
Marshal Of the District Of Columbia Of q n
5ilcott the absc0nding cashier. tho reward b.
be paid out Of the contingent fund Of the
House
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South ana West.

THE South Carolina Civil Rights law
which provided that the samc accommodn.
ton must be furnished for both races by
railroads hotels, theatres, etc, has been re
pealed 10y the State Legislature
THOMAS SPooNER was hanged mt Port Al
len, La, for the murder of Seth Sevearingen,
and Carter Williamson for the murder OF his
wife at Dorseyville La
A boiler at Randall Brothers & Co.'S
sawmil Covngton, Tenn. exploded com
pletely demolishing the building and killing
Fireman Jones and Mr. Stewart one OF the
hrm. Two OF the employees were seriously
injured.
HARRY WALTERS fell into vat in which
he was boiling maple syrup at Union Springs
Ala, and was scalded 30 death
So serious has the epidemic of diphtheria
In Canton District, w Va become that the
County Board Of Health has directed the
erection of a large hospital in the afflicted
district, and will send competent staff of
physicians 20 take charge of it. Many deaths
have occurred.
JOHN HENMER, aged eighty-fve while re-
turning from church at Chicago was struck
by train at n grcle crossing and Instantly
killed
FIVE prominent Mormon officials at Salt
lAie City, Utah have been arrested. charged
with conspiracy aud appropriation OF
public funds
BrownswOOd, Texas knocked down the ex-
press agent and robbed the safe of 5000
TWO brothers. Swedes named Berqlund
were INSTANTLY killed i'm the Cleveland mine.
near Ishpeming Mich, by tho unexpected
explosion of blast.
An election In the First Colorci BAPTIST
church, Kansas City, No, cndcd in a riot
Two men named Benjamin and knight were
fatally cut aud a number Of others seriously
hurt
FRANK Hurry, a Chicago travelling man
met X. H. Smith travelling man Of Louis
vile, at Mt Sterling, Ky. and demanded an
apology for remark made about his wife
nreply Smith shot him fatally
GEoRGE GUENTHER, aged seventy. Of st
Louis, Mo, was fatally beaten by his son
Emil. The boy bears a bad reputation. and
Is only seventeen years old The quarrel
arose over the refusal Of his mother 20 furnish
him with money.
Six bridges ON the California Southern
Railroad have been washed out at Snlidad
Canon, Cal. and the storm there has done
300 600 damage.
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THE NEWS EPIToMIzBD.
Eastern and Middle States.

Or f. G. HIGBEE State Superintendent
OF Public Schools of Pennsylvania. has died
at Lancaster, aged fifty-nine years
WARREN LELAND. JR., the well-known ho
tel proprietor of Long Branch. n. j.. has
made am assignment of all his property 20
Joseph McDermott a lawyer Of Freehold
$l69, GOO.
The injunction obtained by the electric
light companies, OF New York city. restrain.
ing the city from interfering with their prop-
erty was dissolved, and preparations were at
once made TO cut down defective wires.
THE State Grange, Patrons OF Husbandry.
which met at Harrisburg. Penn, decided I'm
favor OF giving farmers the same protection
enjoyed by manufacturers and against com
pulsory education.
TWO brothers. John and Alexander Nickel
lar, aged twenty-one and twenty seven wears
respectively, were buried alive by the cavo-in
OF sand nit near Casconyile. Micn.
THE Huron mine office and boarding house
at Hancock, Mich, has been burned and
two Finnish women and one child persisted in
the flames
a JOINT resolution was adopted in both
houses of the Legislature at Richmond. Va
urging Nirginia's Senators and Representa-.
uves I'm Congress 10 vote for holding the
Worlds Fair at Washington
THREE magazines, containing ten tons of
Clarendon, Penn. Three oil derricks We're
wrecked, twenty five thousand barrels of oil
burned, and windows shattered for a dis
tance of n mile around. Loss S7O, 600
THE American Federation of Labor i'm ses.
sion at Boston made provision FOR strike
fund IN preparation FOR the demand for the
eight-hour day ON May L.
ANOTHER man has been killed by nm
electric shock in New York city. and n
vigorous onslaught was made ON the over
head wires by city officials, with the result
that the town was left i'm comparative dark.
ness by night
FLOOD in the Conemaugh River carried
of several bridges and did other damage at
Johnstown Penn.
THREE mon were killed by coal train
running through an open drawbridge over
the Overpeck River near HaclSensaclx, N. J.
MISS ETA DURGIN, of Dover. NH.
while walking ON the track i'm tho railroad
yard, was run over and killed by a shifting
train.
THE delegates to the Pau-American Con.
gress visited New York city, and were en-.
tanned 10y the Mayor and prominent citizens
BOILER exploded at the Cambria Iron
Works, Johnstown, Penn aud Engineer
Henegan was roasted 10 death 10y escaping
ttonin
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Horace Boics will be famous ne the first
Democrat elected Governor Of Iowa He
was Republican until few years ago. In
the last National campaign no worked and
voted for Democratic President Tor the first
time. Mr.. Boies was born in Aurora, Erie
County, New York. December 9TH. 1927. and
was educated in the common schools and
academy in that town. He was admitted ~
the bar Ia November 1852, at Buffalo and
practiced In that county for fifteen years.
He was q member Of the New York Logis-
laturo Ia 1853 aud moved b. Waterloo, Ia,
iu April 1861, where he has practiced his pro
fossiOn over since. Ho divides his time be-
tween farming and the practice of law in
both ~ which cnlliugs he has been highly
successful
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II. cAarY

Lyman II. Casey, the second Senator elect.
Ell, was born at York, Livingston County.
Now York, In 1887 His family removed To-
fpsilanti, Michigan while he was still very
young. He prepared for course OF study In
the Michigan University, but never entered.
While still young man he went into business
in the hardware firm OF Teft Kellogg IL
Casey, In Toledo, Ohio. The firm prospered,
and In 1877 Mr.. Casey went abroad, and spent
i've years i'm European travel and study In
lso2 he settled In Darlington, Foster County,
Dakota, on farm which now contains 5000
acres. He Is Secretary and General Manager
OF the Casey Darlington Land Company n
concern which owns or controls 100, 900 acres
OF land, and whose capital is put at $500 600
In person the new Senator Is tall aud slender,
with blue eyes, q pale face, aud black mus.
tache. He lives In Jamestown and has
wife and three children.
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of the two Senators Just elected 90 repre-
sent tho State OF North Dakata in the DON
gress OF the United States, Gilbert A. Pierce
Hby Tar the best known. Although still a
young man, his journalistic work and his
position as Governor OF the Territory of pa
koto have given him large acquaintanca
throughout the Union. 10 was while no was
q aChlcago newspaper man. In 1888, that he
nrst visited Dakota, as a member of a news
paper excursion 60 Yellowstone Park. Mr.
rlerco was appointed Governor of Dakota. by
resident Arthur, his term beginning July
= 1864. Hoserved until superseded by Louis
N church. Since the expiration OF his term
M ooVernor no has lived In Bismarck His
nomination for Senator was made by accla1
nation, and the Legislature wished him 10
nave the long term but in the drawing at
washington, Senator Pierce drew n two-year.
ana Senator Casey four-year term.
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THE mangled body OF woman supposed
% be another Of Jack the Ripper'sN vic
inns, was found among the ballast of n veS-
vel which arrived at MiddeShorough Eng
and from London.
DURING the progress of am anti-Semitic
meeting at Vienna n riot occurred between
he Radical German Nationalists and
Austrian Conservatives. Five OF the parti.
.ipantS were injured
A PoRrUGuEsE force in Africa, under
Serpa Pinto picked quarrel with a savage
'ribe called Makololo, and butchercd hundreds
u them.
A SHOCK OF earthquake has been felt In
'rauada, Spain AT one theatre which was
'ull OF people, the audience became panic
stricken and fed from the building
DURING a fog in London eleven persons
wore drowned by walking into the river, ca
ials or docks
TuE Brazilian receipts from customs and ex-
Use for the first half of December are $40,
OO moro than during tho same period Of
1855
THERE is famine i'm the Austrian province
u Galcia, and peasants are killing their
lorses 20 save the feed.
BUsHIRIE the noted Arab who led the i'm
mrgcnts in their revolt against tho Govern
nent of Zanzibar, East Africa, and who was
'aptured 10y villagers of Magailla and handed
'vor to the authorities has been hanged.
a PROCLAMATION has been issued by Pro-
5lsional President FonseCa, declaring all
'orcgners shall bo considered citizens of
3razil after two years residence II they ac-
ept but shall not be eligible for President.
THH ship Reporter, Captain g. Spauldiug.
" Newburyport Mass, bound from Hong
Kong TO New York with general cargo. Is
4 total loss in the China Sea The captain
md crew were saved The ship was valued
40 $50,0 900.
THE Moorish Government has cabled 10
Washington demanding the recall of Consul
lewis. Great excitement prevails in Tan
giers owing to his action relative 60 the seizure
VI a case containing firearms
THE bark Tenby Castle has been wrecked
It Holyhel1, England Eleven persons were
s..owned.
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Washington.

ADJUTANT-GTNERAL HASTINGS. Of Penn.
sylvauia, has reported 10 the War Deperf.
ment that the National Guard Of his Sfato
comprises 600 commissioned officers and 1sef
ENLISTED men, and that the total number OF
men in the State available for duty is COO g03.
THE Pan-Amcricnn Convress held a slort
session at which the committee 10 have
charge of the different subjects b. bc consid.
cred by the Congress were appointed
SGcRETARY And Mrs BLAINE and their
son, walter, went ~ Baltimore 10 attend tho
dinner given by General Felix Agnus to Mr.
and Mrs. Emmons Blaine.
PRESIDENT HARRISON. ex- President Cloyo-
land and Justice Fuller viii participate in
tne centennial celebration in New York city
~ the FIRST sitting of the United States gu.
preme Court
FEANKLfy 3 GowEy. * President of the
Fmladolphia and Reading Railroad. com
mltted suicide ot Wormley's Hotel Washing
ton by shooting himself Boa the head He was
prominent Philadelphia lawyer
WoRD reached Washington that Che wife
or Representative Joseph Cannon. ~ Illinois
had dropped dead a. her homo iu Dauvillo
lli Upon receipt Of the news Mr. Cannon
was completely overcome and took the first
train for his home
CAPTAIN LoREvzo B SHEPARD. of Behr
ing Soa fame, has been appointed Chief of
lne bcVenue Marine division at Washington.
THE United States Supreme Court has de-
cided that the Law taxing telegraph receipts
ie unconstitutional
TwENrv-FrvE Sioux Indian Chiefs arrived
at Washington to consult with Secretary
Noble upon their agreement 10 cedc their
land in the DakOtas 20 the Government.
president HAHRIsON through Secretary
blainc telcgraphod bis congratuiatious o.
Henry M. Stanley at Zanzibar
THE Japauese Minister to this country has
been called home by bis Government
IHE President has nominated John W ia
eouus. prominent New YORK city Ropubh-
'hni for the Southern District of New York
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FOUR ROBBERS LYNOHED.
Speedy Justice bv an Arkansas VIgI
lance Committee.

-Four robbers have been lynched In Maumelle
Township, Ark, by vigilance committee
Henry Wright, a well-to-do farmer, went TO
Fletcher's store at Big Maumelle, and while
on tho way home four masked men stopped
MS team, drew their pistols and demanded
his money or his life
Wright was unarmed, but made a desper-
ate fight with his fists. He was knocked out
)f the rear Of tho wagon, falling 20 the
was found by his neighbors, who had gone in
search Of him, md, although fatally injured
be rallied sufficiently TO describe his assoil-
ants
A vigilance committee was at once organ
ized and the murderers were caught and
lynched.
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no.lon 80 MarFol.

There has been less business done In wool
during the past week, and the total sales have
been only 2 43t OOO pounds. In prices there
has been no material change Holders OF
desirable wool continue firm 10 their views.
Ohio and Pennsylvania hegccs are selling at
8fd8Jc for Xxx and Xxx and above 82f03jc
for Y and aud above and 3703scfOr No. 4.
Michigan X heec3s steady at 5Qc bat holders
refuseto give any more. Combings aud de-
laine feeces very firm and in good demand,
with sales Of No . Combing at 59Nf0c; un-
washed combing at 27050c Ohio fine delainc.
a. 8f085c Territory wOols have been selling
principally ct s. 70 00c for 6ne and 55 10 57o
Tor fne medium.
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ROASTED TO DEATH.
EIootrIoIty CIaims vlctim ln ohio.

Electricity Claims Victim in ohio.
Edward Dalton. foreman Of the improve
ment gang Of the Lake Shore Railroad who
resided at Elkhart Ind. met horrible
death az Toledo Ohio. He was engaged I'm
repairing n skyight in The roof of the old
Union Depot, and bon some manner fell upon
an electric wire on tho roof close bv Hie
. .'lotning was dampcned by the drizzling rain
Immediately prostratcd by the heavy rur
rent re lay there for half an honr
betore the current was shut on Whom
picked up it was found that he was torriblv
burned and swollen. htcrllly cooked Hc
was fortR years of ace and leave 4 f.,,,i,'
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Whites Prayer
Dear santa Claus.o prayeJ
lifffo fFM tu vordr frtfy

Dear santa Claus.' prayei
litIe WHl Boo words truly
shocking. "Ise been "a good
bot please 600 n heapiu
up this dockimg. / want
drum tp make pa sick.
uud drive my mamma era
zv ! want % doggio J can
luos .7 hc viii not get
lazy want 20 powder
gun ~ shoot right az my
sister Annie and big
trumpet ] can toot Just
awful loud at granny
want drcGic biz false
fac t1 scare in fts our ba-
br want % pony / cau
race round the parlor
maybe want little
hntchet too. so can do
some chopping upon our
grand piano new when
mamma goes shopping
want nice hard rub
her ball ~ smash on
into flinders the
great big mirror
in thc hall and
lofs and lots of
wiuderE And
candy hat'll
m
an night win
hold me and
make pa get The
doctor quick and new
or tr1 o. sr1ld me- Aud.
Santa Claus if pa says
ann naughty its story.
just say if be whips me
die and go o.
glory"
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KILLED IN A FIGHT.

Ono Brute Murders Another with
His Fists.
John Gallagher died at his home in Butte
City, Mont, from the effect Of injuries re-
coived from O. IT, Ward In brutal fight
with fists The cause Of the fight was dis.
puto between the two men over triainp
account connected with house which CAT
laghcr bad built for Ward A Hght was
formally arranged for the day named. To-
take place at q sporting resort two miles
from town Only The principals and dozen
others were present One hundred and five
rounds wore fought tho men fighting like
tigers Word knocked Gallagher down
ninety eight times GallaQhor's left arm was
OUT nc fought on with undimiuishcd fcrocitg
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The total was n, G3s, 93G in 1850. showing
an increase in the ten years in the whole
south OF over thrty-thres per cent The
Governors estimate the whites and blacks as
oilows: Whites, l2,2lS, 40; blacks, 1910. 72O
fhe white population, according Co these esti-
mates, has increased n little over 1890. 600
while the colored population shows an i'm
roase NJ about GO0. 900
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Morning Stars.
Evening Stars.
PIancts brightest.

Mercury, January 10, May Q, August 81.
and December 25, setting after the Sun; also
February 20, June % and October ls rising
before the Sun. Venus, October 20 Mars
May 2I Jupiter, July 10. Saturn, Fehru
airy IL. Uranus, April H.
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Season for 1900.

Winter begins December 81, $780, and
lasts 80 days.
Spring begins March 90, 1890, and lasts 90
days
Summer begins juno 81, 1890, and lasts 0s
days
Autumn begins September 22, 1890, and
lasts % days
Winter begins December 81, 1890.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-26

THREE little boys broke through the ice
while skating ot Port Hope. Ontario. and
we're drowned
AN artillery officer and sailor have been
rresled in ST Petersburg Tor completely
Nith an attempt ON the life Of the Car Of
Russia
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There will bo three Eclipses this year, two
OF the Sun and one OF tho Moon--neither OF
them visible In ths United Statcs--and
Lunar Appulse
1. A Lunar Appulse, June o. The nearest
approach OF the Moon 10 the Earth's shadow
occurs at In, 37min. morn. Washington
time. Whether n contact Of the Moon and
tho Earth's shadow (Umbral will occur Ia un-
certain, owing 10 the uncertainty OF atmos-
pheric conditions. IL contact occurs IL will
be visible throughout the United States.
.. An Annular Eclipse OF tho Sun, Juno ~,
visible generally through tho eastern conti-
nent
.. A Partial Eclipse OF the Moon, Noyem-
Der %, invisible I'm the United States
4. A Central Eclipse Of the Sun, December
H. visible ip the Indian and Southern Oceans.
Morning Stars. Evening Stars.
Venus, until Febru. Venus from Febru-
ary 1S, and after ary 1S, TO Decem-
December 3. Der 8.
Mars, until February Mars, after February
g. o.
Jupiter, from Janu- Jupiter, until Janu.
airy 10 TO May 1. airy 10, and after
Saturn, from August May 1.
10 to December &. Saturn, until Aug
uSt 30, and after
December6.
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MURDERED BY A WOMAN.
a Girl Shoots n Man Because lie
TCased Her

Louisa Epperson daughter Of wealthy
farmer Of Barkersville, Mo- shot and killed
julius Hofer, young mon employed by her
father, as he sat at the family table eating
bis dinner. Hofer had been in the habit off
teasing the girl about her admirers aud nf
the breakfast table Hofer made some rcnarke
which incensed the girl She told Hofer that if
pc repeated the remark she would shoot him
hofe promised ~ refrain. but at dinner be-
gan again On the same subject Tho uiI
without word arose, left the table. walked
Deliberately into another room. picked up "a
e5-caiibre revolver, and returning o. ihe
aining room, shot Hofer in the right side of
tho heed over Che ear, and be fen - the floor
dead The murdoress IS described as an un-
usually attractive girl about nineteen years
old
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Trying % ascertain his secrets some
persons broke open the trunk Of mapi.
clan at the PottstOwn railroad station.
but they got into tho wron trunk.
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4 NEvEn.rAmlNa a1aN.

Mr. McFlynn 10 Mrs. McFlynn-
"Begorra Bridget, Oi niver knew it TO
fail yit. There is yer white headed
Rurrrl an yer red horse. ~ Chicago
LcdgT
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Movements and Prices az tho Central
Drove Yards, East Liberty, Pa.

CATTLE.
The supply OF cattle has been liberal and
the offerings Of better quality than last
week On account Of the warm weather
butchers and dealers complained Of the dull
ness Of dressed meats, and consequently we
have had the dullcst market Of the season.
Good quality butcher grades and prime
heavy we're slow 90 last week prices while
common we're shade lower We give the
following as ruling prices Prime, 100 20
1000 10, ~ 2JC9f ~, good, 1910 70 $50 DO,
81 75084 no. good butcher grades, 1000 % 100
10. t3 1908 30. rough fat 100 10 1900 ID,
e. OO08 ~ good feeders, 100 10 lJ o Do,
e. 30n3 G5 good feeders 90 90 100 TO- - %
M OO common stockerB and FEEDER e. o 90
q lO. bulls and fat COWS, 9 20 % 80. few
good a. e. %. Fresh cows and sprngers, 80
20 so per head.
The receipts Of hogs were fair and The
market was DOLL weather soft and very un-
favorable We quote Philadelphia at s3 -
as -, Yorker e. OO03 7O, rOughs. ~ z5@
? go.
SHEEP
The supply Of sheep during the week has
Dccn heavy and the market slow at a decline
Of no to ~ per cwt from last week. We quote
prime Ohio and Indiana wCthcrs, no to j q
To-. a. sOW5 ~. good. 90 TO 100 ib. e. 1Odf CD;
fair 10 good mixed. 75 10 80 DO, 81 tOm4 Of
good yearlings. 75 o. ~ No. s4 50M5 o. fair
10 good 90 toG0 ID, 80 85t0f %. good lambs,
e. 0o006 O0. veal calves, i 90 10 lb, s. 5JW
6 80. heavy calves, g COOS 3d.
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THE S0UTH'S POPULATION.
An Increasc ofThirty-tbrcc Per Cent.
i'm Ten Scars--W Whites and Blacks.

The Chattanooga Tenul Trddesmdn has
eports from the Governors and State Comp
rollers of the Southern States giving their
stimatcs OF the present population of each
state These estimates are based largely
lpon careful inquiry instituted 10y the State
Comptrolers ON behalf of the Tiddesmdn.
The estimates are a. follows:
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THERE are now such large num1ar of
ioreiRn officers studying at Berlin that the
Herman 1overumcut has established ON iu-
ternational military academy for fheir nc.
commodauon. There are n great many
Turks and also several Chinese officers.
MonE than tiO. 000. O00 have Been oxnapSell
on the foriihcatiOns of Spezzis. whichis now
the strongest lnoritims fortress ~ italy.