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FRENCH GOSSIP.
Paris Papers Still Have Their Little
Filings at Stanley.

PARIS, December 22d.-The influenza, grip
Pc or "denRue,' for the Academy OF Medicine
seems In doubt as to what 10 call t. still reigns
Paris alone who are suffering from the cpl
dem C.
Politics is very dull The Deputies are still
hammering away at yeritication and invalda-
ton of their own elections, and think more of
their coming New Years holidays than of the
affairs of the State. The Conservatives or the
Rights in the French Chamber are at present in
quite ferment, due to the process of reorgan-
iZatiOn.
When the legislative body reassembles in jan
uary, after the approaching recess, the Right
will be divided into the following sections
Royalist Right, headed by Jacques Piou; Inde
pendent Right. headed by the Baron De Mackan
and De Cassagnae; the business group headed
by Baron Reille, and finally the group in favor
OF an appeal to the people, presided over by NJ.
Joibois.
The French papers still have their little fling
at Stanley. In conversation with Partisan
Journalist, the French African explorer Burdo
has passed the following severe judgment upon
Stanley and his last expedition: stanley is the
man who said at Manchester, Our enemy is
France Stanley is the man who ieered at the
ragged clothes and naked feet of De BraZZa. II
was Stanley who, only the other day, on reach
ing the coast rejoiced that the first white man
he met was German. With clustering obtru-
siveness he rescued people who never asked to
be rescued. 1t is unquestionably Stanley who
has caused the loss of the Soudan to civilization.
In Short l regard Stanley as emphatically a
dangerous mhn ana the enemy OF al rFencn-
men,"
A perfect tempest of discord broke out on
Thursday at meeting of the Society of French
Artists. 1t seems that a subcommittee, after
doing great deal of lobbying among the most
prominent artists and art critics, decided to re-
commend a commission of ninety, Supreme
Court in the artistic world, to declare the de-
cisions of awards by the committee of the ex-
hibition simply null and void. The alleged
reasons for this was that an excessive number
of decorations. medals and honorable mentions
had been accorded to foreign artists.
"Honors altogether out of proportion to their
merits,' say the sub committee, "render so
many foreigners exempt from jury examination
at the Paris Salon as to be most unfair to french
artists, who will be necessary left out in the
cold.' 1t is believed. however, that "sour
grapes has great deal to do with it, and that
the real reason is an effort to satisfy diseon-
tented painters who did not get decorations and
honors to which they felt they were entitled
Henri Rochefort is suffering from paralysis in
the head. He articulates only with difficulty
but he retains his intelligence perfectly and his
mind is as active as ever.
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FONSECA DYING.
He is Said to Have Been Mortally
Wounded by Mutineers.

NEW YORK, December 22d.-A private cable
gram from Rio Janeiro states that President
Fonseca is dying.
General Deodoro da Fonseca was the chief
spirit i'll the military movement which brought
the Imperial regime to an end, and for which
no popular demand had been made. Hence it
is that newspapers dated just previous to the
revolution give no indication that momentous
change of administration was impending. In
short, editors then did not know that we'll
devised military usurpation was about to take
place. Happily, little bloodshed accomplished
the revolution, which seems to have been at all
points successful. The outlook, however, is not
altogether satisfactory. While Marshal da Fon-
SEGA and his colleagues may be acting in per-
feet good faith, and are only awaiting
the deliberate choice of the Brazilian
people as to who their rulers shall be,
1t must be admitted upon reflection that
they may abuse their power, which rests upon
bayonets and the helpless acquie scenee rather
than the expressed will of the people. Fonseca
is as common a name in Brazil as Smith is in
this country. The Fonseca now at the head of
the Provisional Government is 63 years old. He
fought in the war with Paraguay, and was
wounded at the battle of Itororo. After the
war he organized military club at Rio de ia
neiro and the secret of his strength is his care
fully fostered popularity in the army. At one
time the Imperial authorities found it expedi-
eDt to send him to a distant Province for
time. He is now SUP rene, and every friend of
Brazil hopes that he will be spared and prove
to be another Washington, the father of pros
porous republic.l
LATER-A cablegram from Rio states that
Fonseca is not dying, but seriously i'll.
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A particle is applied into each nostril and Ia
agreeable. Price, 80 cents at Druggists; by
mail, registered so cents. ELY BROTHERS
So Warren street. New York. MWF&y1y
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CAPTAIN o'Kane slyIy remarks: 81 watched
she rolled a good Bit
The Admiral was up in AIMS at once. mo. a.
bit. The Chicago was as steady as rock. To-
day, OF course, we all rolled bit after we got
most of our coal ont. By-the.by Captain. how
much coal have you in the bnnkers2''
zone hundred and ten tons, said Howell
zone hundred and fifty tons,r said O'Kane.
The conversation fell on the Yorktown at
was thought she would have beaten u.s." re-
marked O'Kane. THAT was no5 my opinion
said the Admiral.
After good-humored argument it was agreed
to give the missing vessel time TO -eseh Lisbon.
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THE NEW SQUADRON.
Three of the American Frigates Arrive
Safe in Lisbon.

Safe in Lisbon.
LISBON, December 22d-The pride of the
| American navy was sighted at 9 o'clock thi.
| morning, off Octares, but the Signal Station
| reported only three frigates instead of four
| Two hours later the Chicago, carrying the pen.
| nant of Admiral Walker, glided gracefully into
the sunlit harbor. Immediately behind came
| the Boston and Atlanta. The Yorktown was
a salute of twenty-one guns, which was replied
| to by Portuguese war ship. This is the first
American squadron visiting the Tagus in five
years. Just as the Chicago was dropping anchor
her starboard chain snapped and she lost her
big anchor, owing to defective tackle and faulty
welding.
The flagship was in perfect trim. Her decks
were white as snow and her brass as bright as
gold. The Admiral said he had as good pas
sage as could be expected across the Atlantic at
this time of year He met with pretty heavy
weather, and lost the Yorktown in midocesn,
in gale of binding hail and mist Being
much smaller, she possibly hove to. The other
ships came under easy steam, to save coal.
The weather experienced was a thorough test
of their seawolthinets. and the vessels have
shown themselves frst-elsss seaships.
Just at this moment Captain James O'Kane
arrived from the Boston to make his report. His
first words were: Admiral | am ready to sail
boilers not one leaks. We blew out our pack
ing but it was remedled. | thought you were
going to leave me" NO. said the Admiral,
mot bit of it. We understood your signals,
and slowed down until you signaled that the
boilers were all right. How did your ship be-
havoc
"SpIendidly,' said Captain O'Kane. ave
shipped no water TO speak of, and had no trouble
at ell, but want a day or two to overhaul the
conden- err
At this point Captain John Howell, of the At
lanta came in and reported that everything
was all right. To the Admiral he said thai
nothing WAS broken. The ship behaved splen-
didly. Then Captain Robinson, of the Chicago
Joined the party in the Admirars cabin. He
said that as far as the Chicago went, be was
perfectly satisfied of her seaworthiness and
speed.
Then all mixed in a general conversation
The Admiral said: Ny ship is dry as bone
We could have been here two days earlier il we
had wished. We arrived off the coast yester.
day noon but did not want to come in. We
passed the time turning in circles to regulate
| the eompasses and then headed out again, but
came on at four knots an hour"
Said Captain O'Kane: The Boston is very
| fast. She would have been ahead of every
| thing, bnt it was against etiquette to head the
| flagship. The Atlanta had terrible trouble Il
1 keep up with me-
f! Not BIT of it," reported Howell. 81 thinl
| the Atlanta showed herself very smart. At 81
| events. we had not to stop for her. We csa re
I port not single b-esssge."
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SETTLED AT LAST.
a Celebrated Will Case AmicabIy Ar
ranged Out of Court.

MISSEAPoLIs Mimi, December 22d.-The ia
nous Hosford will case has been settled out OF
Court. The contestants and the widow, Mrs.
Carrie B. Hosford, after litigation for three
gether last night and reached an amicable set
Element. By the terms of settlement Mrs. Hos
ford pays to each of the five stepdaughters who
what it is calculated would be the outlay for
attorneys if litigation was continued and an.
other trial had.
The case is a peculiar and sensational one
involving property worth half a million OF
more
Judge Hosford died in Minneapolis thre,
years ago very suddenly.
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THE SILVER COMMITTEE.

1t Seems to be Made in the Interest oil
Silver Men.
NEW YORK, December 22d.-A special dis
patch from Washington, referring to the make.
up OF the House Coinage Committee, says re-
porter endeayored to ascertain the leanings oil
the members, but several of them are out of the
city, and could not be seen personally.
Carter, Bartine, Bland and Joseph are for free
coinage of silver The latter, however has nc
vote on the committee, as he is a Delegate and
not representative, but his influence will be
felt.
Williams is said to be very strong silver
man, though not committed TO unlimited coin
age as yet. Those who believe in silver, though
not free coinage, are Conger Wickham, Com
stock and Taylor. Mutchler is conservative
but rather friendly otherwise
The antisilyer men are Walter Knapp, Tracy
and Wilcox. This is a much stronger silver
committee than was anticipated from Reed, and
1t is reasonable to expect from it legislation OF
an advanced character.
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CHATTANOOGA Tenn }, December 2d.-The
Cincinnati Southern Railway will build shops
here at once and employ 500 men.
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MEXICO.
The National Loan Creates CONSIDERABLE,
Excitement

Excitement.
CITY OF MExICo, December 22d.-The an
noul cement of the success of the Mexican loan
created considerable excitement. The press
took up the question and demanded an expla-
nation from the Government, which has been
denying that negotiations for loan were on
foot Now the official gazette says it is true the
Government negotiated loan, but it is intended
for the construction of the Tehuantepec Rail
road. The loan was placed in different Eu-
ropean money centers, and in Germany was
taken ten times over.
On the Monterey and Gulf Railroad work is
progressing rapidly. The Oft cials of the Next
can Railroad TO Vera CRUZ say the Interoceanic
Railroad is not hurting their business.
An English company recently made an offer
for the Government tt legraph lines, which was
refused The same company now asks for the
concession of a line to the Guatemalan frontier.
with branches through the country east ard
west. IL also proposes to establish lines through.
out Central America.
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for o'Seilrs getting drunk and threatening

for o'Neilps getting drunk and threatening
murder.
During his wife's temporary absence to the
depot with her son-in-law he entered the house
and began to threaten the life of every member
OF the family. He began to carry out his threats
as soon as his wife and son in-Iaw returned
from the depot by brandishing a gun in his
%lies face and saying, annie, your last hour
has come" and firing. The shot went over her
head and also passed over the head of Harris,
who was behind her
AT this Juncture Harris pulled revolver and
fired twice, both shots taking effect in the abdo-
men; ONeill made an ante-mortem statement
that ne fired the first shot. Harris awaited the
arrival OF an officer and was taken to Jail and
locked up. He is % years of age. He came to
Butte from Wyoming. He bears an excellent
reputation He is machinist
O'Neill was about AZ, boiler-maker, and has
been in the employ OF the Montana Union Rail
road Tor year past. Besides Mrs. Harris, 81
years of age, he leaves two sons, 10 and IL re-
speetively, and daughter Is years old.
Y, Neill died this afternoon. An inquest was
held, when a verdict of justifable homicide
was rendered
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EAST OF TIE ROCKIES.
4 Drunken Man Murders His Wife and
Little Ones.
MORE RIOTING IN MISSISSIPPI.
A Would-be Murderer Shot Dead by
His Henry George
Going to Australia.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REcoRD-UN1oNl
EAST OF TIE ROCKIES.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO TIE RzcoRD-us1osl
CRUEL SHIP OFFICERS.
A Mate Said to Have Thrown a Seaman
0Yerhnard.

Overheard.
NEW YORK, December 22d.-When the Amer
lean ship Robert L. Belknap dropped anchor
this morning off Bedloe's island after a long
passage from San Francisco, dozen sailors
jumped over the side into a small boat and
huIriedly pulled to the Battery. They were
greatly excited and seemed glad to be liberated
from the clipper which they characterized as
the "hottest" they had ever sailed in.
They stated that the first mate had been in
irons for nearly two months. While off the
Horn the mate quarrelled with seaman and
the latter was thrown overheard by him and
drowned. The mate was considered a severe
character and never allowed the forecastle
hands any peace while at liberty. He often
picked quarIels with the men and maltIeated
them on the slightest proyocation.
The Belknap is under command of Captain
Staples, who is considered a hard master and
has been in the habit of carrying with him
brutal officers. The vessel left New York a
year ago for San Francisco, and on her arrival
at the Golden Gate her crew told pitiful story
of cruelty on the part of the Captain and Off
GERS. The Belknap is considered the finest clip
per in the American feet.
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LOUISVILLE (Ky.), December 22d.-The town
of HinevIlle, Ky, was visited by a destructive
storm of wind and rain early this morning
Several buildings and three business houses
were swept away by the cyclone, which passed
through the center OF the town. Grant and
James North. brothers, received severe injuries
They were the only ones hurt, though seYsra
people had miraculous escapes. The los s es
timated a. about $50 600.
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A CLOSE CALL.
Sufferings of Boston Man Who Tried to
Initiate the Savior.

Sufferinss of Boston Man Who Tried to
Initiate the Savior.
Boston, December 22d.-"Professor' Oldrieve
who started Friday afternoon to walk ON the
water from this city to Boston light was picked
up in the lower barbor this afternoon by the
revenue cutter Hamlin.
he says that alter passing Governors Island
at o'clock Saturday he had TO struggle against
the wind and tide, ard he wandered about
vainly endeayOring to reach land until 1905
O'Clock this morning. When almost exhausted
he made a landing at Apple .IsiA.s<i
There ne remaiued until O'Clock with no
shelter and with the wind blowing almost gale
across the bleak island. At 10 o clock he rugged
a raft and started for Governors Island. The
tide was too swift, however, and he was forced
to put out to sea.
& He drifted down the channel and out past
buoy No. 6, where he was picked up by the rev.
enue cutter on her inward trip. The professor
was terribly exhausted, and was more dead
than alive.
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GEORGE HAS A CALL.
The Single Tax Reformer win Sail for
Australia.

Australia.
New YORK, December 22d.-Henry George
ana the slDgle.taX men are very jubilant just
now over the announcement of the conversion
TO their doctrines of Sir Henry Parkes, Prime
Minister of New South Wales.
The Australian reformers are going to take
advantage of this sudden windtall and make
hay while the sun shines. They have sent a
Macedonian cry to Henry George TO stump the
colonies in the interest of single tax.
Yes, shall leave for Australia February 8th
sailing from San Francisco" said Mr.. George.
81 shall leave New York about January 10Th.
and shall make a halfdozen speeches in the
West before sa' ling
us the single-tax idea far advanced in Aus
tralia+'
Very far; further. probably, than in any
other p ace in the world. In South Australia, at
the last session of the Parliament, bill was
carried through the Lower House empowering
municipalities to adopt the single tax in munic-
ipal taxation wherever they chose to. The bill
was lost, however, in the Upper House."
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A DRINK OLE WHISKY.
Its Refusal Causes One Young Man t,
Fatally Stab Annthar

Fatally Stab Another.
ELLENsBURG (Wash. }, December 22d-A stab
bling atfray took place at the St. Paul Saloon
this evening. A Frenchman walked into the
saloon and asked the barkeeper, ]. 8. Griggs, TO
give him drink. Griggs, thinking he was full
enough, told him he could not do so. One
word led to another, whereupon the young
Frenchman asked the barkeeper to step out
doors, calling him a vile name. young man
man. and he had no sooner stepped outside
than the Frenchman drew a long bladed knife
and stabbed his victim just above the heart.
Frank Fisher is young man about % years
of age. His parents are living at 42l North
Pearl street, Albany, n y. The Frenchmsn is
about the same age, and was jagged by the
officers. Fisher is not expected to live
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CUNNING PRISONER.
An American Dynhmit.r's Plan to Escape
from Prison.

LONDON, December 2ld.-One of the American
dynamiters, undergoing life sentence at the
Chatham prison. almost effected his escape OF
last Thursday. He was employed with other.
in the dockyard making new foundation FOL
the 1l0-ton guns, and managed to evade the
vigilance of the guards.
When he was missed search revealed his
convict clothing under pile of timber. Mean
while man carrying a tin dinner pail and
dressed in the garbof an ordinary workman had
presented himself at the outside gate. He was
stopped by the police because he had no pass.
While he was searching his pockets Tor the
document the guard found him and he was
placed in confinement 1t is not known how he
secured his workman's suit nor how it was pos
sible for him to change his clothes unobserved
but the report is that it was DR.. Gallagher.
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The consumption of tobacco is increasing
in France. Tobacco is now grown in
twenty-five departments in France. In
the central departments there are few
smokers, but in the northeast and south
east of the country everybody smokes.
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MATTISON DEAD.
Death of an Ex-Congressman Who was
Prominent Thirty Years Ago,

Prominent Thirty Years Ago.
UTICA IN. ", December 22d.-Hon. Orsamus
B. Mattison died day aged 81. He was a rep
resentative in Congress from this district in
the thirty-first thirty-thlrd, thirty-fourth and
thirty fifth Congresses. While in Congress in
1856 and 1867 Mattison was charged with declar-
ing that large number of the members of Con-
gress were purchaseable. The affair caused a
great excitement in Congress and throughout
the country, and a resolution ordering his ex-
pulsion was offered in the House. but after a
long and bitter debate it was killed. Before it
could be called up again Mattison resigned his
seat About this time a number of Congres s.
men and other prominent persons in the Ma
tional Hotel in Washington were poisoned. 1t
was believed to be a pro-slavery PLOT to murder
the President-elect, Buchanan, and Vice-Presi-
dent Breckenridge. Mattison was one of those
poisoned and came very near dying In fact,
his health was affected permanently,
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HORRIBLE CRIME.
A Drunken Brute Murders His Wife an,
Three Little Ones.

NILES (Ohio), December 22d.-The community
was startled this evening by the discovery OF
one of the most wholesale butcheries which
ever occurred in this section of the State. The
victims five in number, are Charles Shelar and
wife and three children, and the crime Is sup
posed to have taken place at an early hour this
morning. When the inhuman deed was discov-
cred at o'clock this evening all five of the bod
les were stiff and cold in death, with their
tbroats cut from ear to ear. Shelar and his wife
were lying together across the foot of the bed,
and the children on the floor in different parts
of the house. Shelar of late drank heavily and
it is rumored that he and his wife did not live
happily. The theory advanced is that Shelar,
in fit of m adness cut the Threats of his wife
and children and then his own. Shelar pur-
chased a razor Saturday morning.
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EMPEROR JOSEPH.
He Attends the Funeral of the Arch
bishop of Vienna.

VIENNA, December 2lst.-The Austrian En-.
peror, ten princes of the blood and nineteen
bishops attended the fGneral of the late Cardi-
nal Ganglbauer. Archbishop of Vienna, who,
although one of the greatest princes of the
church, died no richer than the average sue
eessful farmer. The poor of Vienna will be
poorer tens of thousands of forms yearly
From the Cardinals funeral the Emperor
went to his palace, there receiving deputation
OF Moravian peasants, who complained that
they had been unable TO sell their potatoes since
the new Spirits Excise Act came into force. His
Majesty gravely promised to look into this pro
salc matter, and half an hour later he was
praying ut his dead sons tomb
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QUEEN VICTORIA.
She VIII Visit Dublin During the Coming
Season

LONDON December 22d.-The opening of Par
lament by the Queen in person is associated
with the announcement of her Majesty's inten-
ton to make a visit of state to Ireland and a
progress of the country in the summer. 1t is
believed that this would be attended with
agreeable results, and it cannot be longer put
off, If it is 10 reflect, as is undoubtedly the pur-
pose, any glory upon Balfour and Salisbury.
A new volume of the Queens journals is now
being prepared by Sir Theodore Martin. 1t con-
tains outline of a novel written by the
Queen, and selection of some original verses
from the same royal pen. Some fthese verses
had been set to musi6 by the Prince Consort.
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JUsTIFIABLE HoMIcIDE.
A Would be Drunken Murderer Gets His
Ouietus

BUTTE (Mont.l, December 22d.-Arthur O'Neil
was fatally shot last evening at South Butte by
wife lived unhappily and Mrs O'Nein went to
Rawlins, Wy. T., recently. returning this morn
ing to visit Mrs. Harris and two other children,
O'Neill. Her return was the signal, it seems