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minister ey teacher refuses 70 speak on thss
question be is ruse- Ay tie LIQUOR Interest
ne 1zEnkSr1 who Tuzss fer rrshiaz,iQa i
frser than the total aSsSrzircr who carries
wafer on hota shoulders and then votes
foE llS ssor, or - pat IL in the AArrnless Germs
of Riza license. Just ss the Ssloen keepxr
s1lss answer fos every gisss he sells, =, ve
fsaszss answer sur voting for ls4nor. II is
sllply question Of whether or nor we
are IN favor OF the sslooa- Il tsnt . cues
uon Of aigh license. The 4aihhle that pro-
siols1on does uos pr0hlh3t nss nothing 70
90 with II The lsw sgsinsg Sealing does
not Prevent stealing The same power
i1xf pass the snaen3mens In our coslSrsszs-
sca VIII attend 70 the enforcement az II.
y u our duty - make il as diascRlt 70 get
Aiqaor IS II Is 20 set poison License
means TIA TIE city state and saloon keeper
ssaA Sc into partnership 20 ruin men
20 u1tiG up taiis, aarash0Esex. hospitals
3nd houses OF correction. and 70 keep an
taxes. Gods going 70 connf the votes
Vote fo- proAlhstion and yea viii hs vet.
ing for him, for order, far religion ana gsar
TIE highest civilization He WI see every
ballot When yoa 80 home tonight 70
down on yoar knees. every Que Of yos,.
and pray God 10 help ypu 10 carry the
amendment
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PUBLIC LAND LAWS
Rules Governing Settlement
of Oklahoma.
Mexican Grants yeid Iniexs Con-
nrsned Dy the United States
Special Commission.

NASHIS1ToS. April 1.-The ceraaa iSssoz,
er OF the general land office. with the sp-
proval OF Secretary Noble. has issued Ia
registers and receivers OF the newly-estsb.
ished land ofiee In Oklahoma letter "A
instructions. tlf special interest 10 persons
desiring 10 sstsie in that territory. The
most important features of the letter are
! the following;
All except rsseryed lands are made sab
1ect TO entry by actual settlers under the
homestead laws, with certain rsodffses-
t.ons: Attention IS directed 10 the general
cirealar ot January ]. isss. containing the
homestead ia'ss and official regulafi,,Ts
fnsreuader- These laws aud regulations
are modified by the special ur0yisionS ~
March :, l,sa, In the following particulars
ylz. /. The rule stated under the title
oniy One Homestead Privilege 20 the
same Person Permitted" Is so modified A.
70 admit OF Homestead entry being made
oy any one who. prior 20 the passage of the
act. had made homestead entry hnf failed
nom any eausss 60 secure title in fee 10 the
land embraced therein, or who. having Sc.
cured such title. did 50 by what Is
known as continuation or his Homestead
entry. With regard to q person making
homestead entry and failing 20 acquire
title hereunder or committing IL after the
passage of said act of March ?. iSse. the fiie
as 70 the second homestead Is operative
a1A WILL u1 CLlOFcfI IN relation 10 these
Jaws as wei rs others; the statute provides
for disposal Of these lands to actual settlers
under the homestead laws only, and while
providing that Rights OF honorahly dis
charged union soldiers and sailors IN the
late civil war shall not be abridged. =
makes no mention of the sections under
which soldiers and sailors. their widows
and orphan children. are permitted. 10
make additional entries In certain eases,
free from the requirement OF actual settle
ment on The entered tract. therefore II Is
held that soldiers or sailors additional
entries cannot be made on these lands nm
der said sections. unless the party claiming
VIII, IN addition TO the proof required
make affidavit that the entry Is made for
actual settlement and cultivation. Entries
VIII not be subject 20 conmutation
Any person applying 10 enter or Gle for
homestead viii be required first 20 make
afadayit. IN addition TO the other require
menss, that be did not violate the law by
entering upon and occupying any portion
OF the lands prior TO April p Townsite
entries may be allowed, but the limits OF
TIE area In any such entry town shall be
half section, ,oF so acres is maximum.
- a afs44rx f.s... -.
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SENATE EEADY TO ADJoURS.
AL Important Onices hat Land Com
missioner and Public Printer
F5lled

WASHINGTON, April Lit seems 10 be the
universal expectation among the senators
thai the Senate viii adjourn the presen;
special session sine die tomorrow. Presi.
dent Harrison hes sent In about $50 nomin-
afisns since the 5th Of March, all of which.
with very few exceptions, have been re-
ported from committee, and will he con
nrnned before adjournment.
vi the Offices yet 70 be filles the most inn
porfanf are commissioner of the general
land effiee and public printer. II is be-
lieved they VIII be fiiled within 4 few
DAYS Editor Osborne of the los Angels
EreRfng Expyszs, is believed TO be the man
ssiected for public printer, bat 30 satisfac-
tory guess can be mace as to the land corr
missioner. The general opinion is that w
X Meredith of Chicago, who was sun
posed 70 be the coming man for pnhlie
printer. viii succeed z. o. Graves As sg-
and printing
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The Pacific Railroad Debts.

WASHINGTON. April Following is a
statemen. OF the debt of Pacific railroads
for bonds issued aud interest paid by the
United States. under the conditions of the
sinking fund act of May :, 1873: PRINCIPAL
outstanding, Sls,62I.5i2: interest accrued
and not yet paid, S9e9 .3s52 6s; interest pait.
by the United States, sSl. SAT $50 42; interes,
repaid by companies By transportation
service, szl .9al ,l7a 10; by cash payment OF
Per cent OF net earnings. 81 ihs He- 30:
balance OF interest paid by the United
States, $57 .9sa o6o 4s: sinking fund bonds.
yle,5z6,6oo: cash, sIsaa5o rs; total. $40, 7s7 !
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BEN BUTLER DIsoRDERLy.
Threasened With a Fine for Con-
tempt of Court.

BALTIMORE. April LA Washington
special 10 the Amsrieaa SAYS. Hon. Bepi,
z. Butter came to Washington to he In the
equity court. where he Is arguing a case.
He took little notice of his colleagues. con-
lining bis attention to the work before him.
and when he came in contact with
r. i. Browning. counsel on the other
siae, ne lost his temper. Browning
had the floor and had patsed
momensarily 10 refer TO some papers. when
Butler attempted 10 address the court
Browning interrupted with: II have not
yielded the floor" Butler made several
vain attempts TO fix the attention of the
court and falling, said: Your honor. /
don't propose t. be snapped az by q cur. .
10 this browning replied. "And may it
please your honor, / don't propose to be
bullied by a bulldog" The contestants
quieted Gown when the judge Threatened
10 ane them both for contempt of court.
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BUFFALO. April LA remarkable ieat oi
railroading was performed to-day on the
Erie road. A locomotive of American
manufacture pulled the Buffalo day ex.
press the entire distance from Jersey City
to Buffalo. 4ls miles. This is the greatest
left Jersey City at 9 :2a5 q. N. and arrived az
Buffalo exactly on time, 1880 u. m. A
speed of over a mile minute was attained
ON several occasions. The train viii leave
Buffalo at $50 a. IN. and viii reach New
York ~ II rs o. IN. The same engine will
take the train back.
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The Confederate soldiers. Home

NEW YORK, April si.-Maior stewart,
member of the hoard of directors of the
National Confederate soldiers home at
Austin. Tex, has received telegram from
the president of the board OF directors at
Austin, stating that the Texas legislature
had passed a bin leasing the old capitol
building a. Austin for 10 years at SIS per
annum. The state constitution forbids the
property being given, aud hence this noms-
nal rental. This income will maintain Il
inmates annually. as the cost Is A. bout s.
per month per capita. Up to this date
about $lNJ has been sent 10 Treasurer
Chauncey NJ Depew Tor the home,
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Death of John Henry Pour.

OTTAWA, April Hon. John Henry
Pope. minister of railways, died this after.
noon. after long and painful illness.
John Henry Pope was born in 1924 in
the Eastern townships, Quebec. He OBJ
tnined high scbool education, and iu
early life was farmer He represented
Compton in the Canada assembly and
later in the Dominion parliamen from 1857
10 ISIS and from 1882 TO ISL. He was
minister of agriculture from October 1871.
till November 1873. He was reapposnfed
minister of agriculture in fs7s. and minis
ter OF railways and Ga. ais in 1865 He
took an active part in the negotiations
that resulted In the Pacific railway con
tract
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SACRIFICED HIS INFANT.
Terrible Crime of Religious Lu.
natie Ia Missouri

Jackson, Mo-, April I--sherlT join
HUSKY of Boliinger county has plzced II
jail Amanda iasaser, charged with murder
and her husband. Monroe. as accessory
Tie husband recently became raligioul
innatle, claiming to have received from
God command 10 preach, nuf arst e
offer bis II inonihs-olc child as sacrifice
he made bis wife strsngle the infant
claiming the Almighty had promised Il
rssnrrect the child on Thursday.
when Lssater was arrested he had beer
carrying the dead infant In his arms Ia,
two s3avS
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Burned Her Children to Deat,,,

MILWAUKEE. WIS. April Margaret
Kenlen aud her three children, aged 2. 4
and years, were burned to death in their
bed early this morning There il every In.
dication that the neither deliberately com
mitted the horrible deed They alf oceu,
pied the same bed The smoke from q
Are haiit beneath It smothered them.
Mrs. kenlen's body was terribly disfgured
The clothing and hair were burned of,
and her feet were nearly gone. The child
rem were horribly burned. The charred
body of one OF the children feli through tu
fha hasernapt
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Carpentera sirisr for shorter Hanr.

BUFFALO. April Light hundred ear.
peuters and painters struck for nine hours.
beginning today.
ST. Lofts. April Twelve hundred ear
penteFs struck this morning for eight hours
q day and 10 cents per hour.
DRxERR, April Lover 90 painters
struck this morning for q reduction Of
hours. frofa nsEe 10 eight aud 81 Is per
day, as heretofore received. The employ,
ing arms refuse the demand aud have tels-
grArhnh fnF men.
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STANLEY and rmin in Good H..,,h

LONDON, April la letter from Henry
NJ. Stanley has been received by friend oi
the expisrer in Elenburg. II Is dated
smaspature. september L. stanley saws hs
is weh and in coed spirits. He met Emiu
fassA on the shores of the Albert Nyanxa
They were together aS days. When STANLEY
left, Ernin Pasha was enjoyinR good health
Sir Frsacss De Wif1tou. president OF the
Etaia hey commission. says that the letter
from Stanley win make Ave newspspe,
columns. 80 Il viii not be published before
IN morrow, aud the government is srnor
art Of Us contents
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Regardless OF Nationality.
SEw NogK, April Lin sn interview
Rear.Admiral ShRfeldt said: American
interests are small in China, Russell & Co.
being the only really bag American house
In that country. There are certainly few
travellers and the missionaries 10 be taken
into consideration, and in ny opinion the
greatest danger Is 81 Canton, where doubt
less an English eun-Soat Is stationed.
whicn would give all protection necessary.
Tor though sTa against foreign assistance,
must say that the English navy is slwavz
most kindly and cousidersss with tue
American nation.
II ~ a great mistake To suppose that the
present Chinese 0sthuFSt sgainsf Euro
peans Is owing 20 America having forbid
Gen the Importation OF Chinese saboreYS
Australia aud the Philippine islands have
done the same thing. The ordinary China
man makes no discrimination between the
several barbarian nations They are all
the oEtcasts of the world 10 him. aud sim
ply come - China as her ssrvanfx The
mandarins curb tile dormant hatred, bur
the ever present desire of the populacs Is
10 extermiDate The intrndersN
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CHICAGO, April Thomas Vines, the
clerk who packed himself in trunk and
was shipped 10 81. Louis with several thous
and dollars stolen from his employer, ha,
an initator in the very Inan who succeeded
20 his desk in the Office of the Adams &
Westlake Manufacturing company. The
new euiprit is Herbert Cham hers, de
cidedly pvepossessing. wel.-dEcssed young
fellow. Chambers was arrested for steal
ing $500. He acknowledged his guii;, lay
ing III "a t.xtravRgaut living
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Onlcars sworn In.

WASHINGTON, April I.--Three United
States ministers took the oath of Office at
the department of state to-day. They
were: Wns. n. scruggs, who goes to venezu-
ella Lansing B. Miner, minister 10 Central
America. and John Hicks, who will repre-
sent the United States at Peru. c. T..
Mitchell, commissioner of patents, and A.
ID. Hazen. third assistant postmaster-gen.
eral, also took the oath of Office and
entered upon their new duties.
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west Virginia Train Accident.

WHEELING. w. Va. April LA loeolno.
tive and II cars of Baltimore IS Ohio
freight train went through burning
bridge over Hart creek, 80 miles east OF
this city, this morning Burning tImbers
from the bridge set tire 70 the cars sud
they were burned The eab0o~e did not
leave the track. and all tbs crew escaped.
though two unknovrs feaI9ps stealing q
ride went down With ~ wreck and were
burned. The engineer atsd fireman saved
themselves by jamping.
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LoSpos. April The committee OF the
house Of commons by vote Of Isl 20 IS
tonight approved the proposals recently
ssfbsnifted by Lord gieorge Hamilton. hrs;
lord Of the admiralty. for increasing the
strength OF the navy.
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Ma TosK. April l-.fn secor1snee ~ssh
the aeslan o. tss4 trasseez ef Columbia col.
lcge isis &fsagsaoaa, fsast suststuss0n wIi.
ssrs,lssssy soes Mzss a college ios wnrsea.
i ass asesixd - axss tse new sssss os
leaYzs.sg barnard e9iseg2
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chicago & Alton Meeting.

cHesso. April 1.-The chicago 4 Alton
stockholders met to-day Ia annual session
and unanimously reelected the Old hoard
af directors aud officers OF the company.
The only Vacancy was that c&nse1 by the
death Of ioEenEa Blackstone. The position
WAS illed by the election ef the late direct
or's son, w. Blackstone. The old officers
were reelected at subsequent meeting.
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.yehn srsrht.s seat.

i.sspoS, April / The eldest son of John
/ Bright, the liberal nnionist, viii contest
I the seat in the commons made yaeast by
& the death of his father.
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Panama RaiIroaa Flaanee..

New YORK, April 1.-The statement OF
the Panama railroad for the year ending
December 81 shows Eruss earnings of
$s.asf, $50. an increase OF s201 .076 operating
expenSer. including Interest charges,
&, s4a ia. decrease Of $ssg SD, aud net
earnings of 81. .l50455t. xn increase OF
$50 7fg
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Religion. Bigosry IN Canada.

AoSRTEAI~ April The evangelical
alliance has prepared a petition 10 the
queen setting forth that the federal gov
ern5neut has failed to do It's duty IN the
Jesuit msfter. aud asking her 20 fnterpase
La behalf OF the protestants OF Canaea
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EDWIN +. ALLIs IS DEAD.
millionaire Who ~as the work
ingman-s Friend.

MILWAUKEE. April lie. p. Ailis, head
of the grea. Reliance Works, ons
of the largest fenndries and machins
shops in this country, died
suddenly tonight. He employed
1900 men, with whom he always maintained
the kindest regard. even during the great
labor sgitations OF the past few years. Al
one time he was the greeabaek candidate
for governor.
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THE czAn is ALARMED.
n Great Nihilist Conspiracy Being
unearthed.

ST. PETERSBURG. April Russian news
papers have been prohibited from publish
Ing reports of the discovery of the Illicit
manufacturing of bombs at Zurich. The
police are said 10 have discovered in the
suburbs OF -. Petersburg an important
clue TO an alleged conspiracy against the
alarmed
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Nzw yoMK. April s.-Fxiiuses fog Erss
quarter 81 lsss. - reported by + g. Dan d
Co.'S mercantile agency, number %@2t. ss
axzsaSs rs ss- tAe corresponding tbfes
Eaos.hs u issz1 Tbe liabilities Tor the itfsf
anarser 0i Is.a wese 81 1ss 90 a. &gsinsf
szs .sssg .sss for Tie Elzss quarter of fssn.
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LkxIssToS, XIV. April i.-Brfty shea, q
servant girl In the family Of John II. Wal
folk, vas tozEd ia her room this morning
dead. her brains having been beAsen out
win a binEf instrument. A post Fnortem
EXAMINATION disclosed the fscf that she
vas pregnant, and heg lover, Thomas
OsBrien, was arrested on suspicion OF hav-
ing murdered her.
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Financial Crisi. in Belgium.

BErssELs. April i.--The debts OF Wander
/ sselea, who recently committed suicide.
amount % $4,000 His assets are placed
- s3s0esso. Other nrms are said 20 be on
/ the xerge OF hAnkrupfrY.
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Rosers earress DO ne.ter.

BALTIMORE. April Robert Garrett has
not sfaproyei alseh oa bis soathern trip.
and viii he brsynghf home In week e.
/ two "a his coaafry AoEae, the change being
made 70 Afford atm more seeiDsicu. since
starting on his s0aEhera trip he has been
I 10 rs5sssi=nt dread Of imaginary impending
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Oshorn WIN ne Public printer,

CHICAGO, April LA Washington special
says: The senate committee on printing
favor Osborn Of California for public
printer, and his nomination by the presi-
dent viii probably be sent 70 the senate
to-norrow
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J1cxseyvEzLE. Fla. April l. "A message
from ex-pSslarns Cleveland At fapiser
EaIes says tlse gsaxsy viii rrseh Taekson-
vile, Thursday faorusng and leave tsese
fos sae SSY-A AZ neca the same e4y.
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xa.agssewn Iron works Bmrnsa

YoexEszowNs q AFgss 1.-The tslenExss
srgsn @afks ~ Arsas, Be- 8 Ess. ausned
ffssx asszsne. The Irue vefks Of fsaeHr,
D0alseH ( 60 wesn fseFEssasy GeSsnyes1.
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PAEgs. April i--fseaa-epairr. advocate
general. hss been appointed procurer-
general. Sisplsctrg BoneteE.
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a Million psiI.rs Conn,.ss.a.

sax piEsos April t.--It Is said that W. j.
Lyons. real estate broker Of this city, win
bsgin suit against Cor. wxtermsn he.
breach Of contract The basis OF th& salt
Il q contract alleged by Lyons 70 have bean
signed BY Waterman. whereby be e&TUe1 to
s...i TO A. McIaughiin OF Chicago, hrosSk
iiag Of st0af y. so acres. the G10neWsIl
uttne, and about II, 900 bead Of stock. for 3
consideration Of 9l.0e0 80. II il sisted
that Lyons negotiated . sale Of the mine
fsir 500 u , and would have cleared . mil-
iioa dollars on the Transaction II the K0aF-
efrskraef
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Ta Prosecute Boaiangsr.

I l.ospos. April f.--coaniess Josephine
RliAesxSkI raEnfnifse4 suicide today by
shooting hersg4s with revolver.
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MiIros, Cal, April 1.-The siAgc from
Asrphy's 10 Mlltoa was held ap b. Ions
hishwaysnan this morning rear Angela
The driver wks ordered 70 throw out the
Wells Fargo 4 CO. s treasure box and Hsia
tag, which he did. They were rifled bF
the rubbes. bus only . small amount wap
secured. another mail bag, supposed 90
hive contained valuable regEst<red pocls-
ages. WAS not tGnehcd. five passcnGese
oh the stage sssre ufmofeHsed-
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The presisent to-day no minated Jas. W.
Huston OF Indiana To be treasurer OF the
United states: Ellis II. Roberts OF New
York, assistant treasurer at New York:
YIN. +. Wharton of Massachusetts. assist
an; secretary OF state: George IL. shields OF
Missouri. assistant attorney general vice
Zachariah Montgomery, resigned: Capt
George II. White, Z. ; N, chief of the bu-
rean of yards and decks, 10 I'll vacancy;
L. Bradford Prince OF santa Fe. governor
OF New Mexico; Lewis A. Walker of Hese.
na, secretary af Montana; Charles A. SEQ
hey of Montana, Indian agent a; Fort Peck
aF4s.sfV Manfana
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S5 TO $40 EACH.
Colony and villa lots In MeCalis Colony.
adjoining Trayer, with perpetual water
rights, only
Sl00 PER ACRE.

Trsser Is thriving business town of 1900
population. on The line of The Southern Pa.
citc raiiroad--only ~ faiies sonth of fres-
no, and also on the line OF the san Joaquin
Valley railroad. Ii is about half way be-
tween san Francisco aud Los Angeles, in
The direct line of progress and increasing
population, aud Is bound to become one OF
the leading cities in the san Joaquin val
ley. T7aver has live weekly Paper. four
good hotels, three churches, a large graded
school. Is stores. machine shops. brew
cry. i've livery stables, one of che largest
aouriEr mills in that part Of the state.
and three large grain warehouses. with an
aggregate capacity of y 100 tons Of wheat.
aud IS the principal grain shipping point
Tor large farming country. 1t Is also a
central distributing point ui Importance.
The climate Is magnificent aud most benes
hcsal III al eases ~ bronchial aud pulmon-
sgy Affections In climate, soil, and pro-
daetsans L is fully the esaal Of Los Angeles
os san Diego The scenery Is grand-a
wide sweep OF fertile plaln. tesninetsDg st
the foot Of the saow-ciRd eleTFas, The clear
air rohb3ng distance ct SIS dimuess and
bringing the mountains 81 near that they
are never falling source OF delight t0 low
ers OF the picturesque.