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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-08-07
NJ. =. snndny schooI Convention.

A convention of Sunday Schools and
Young Peoples Christian Societies con-
nected with the NJ. T.. church met at
Mortified July 18th and Both for the pur-
pose OF organizing .'Dstrict Epworth
League" Nine of these societies were
represented and reported either by dele
cate or pastor. Delegates represented sew
eral 5. s. A cordial welcome was given
delegates and visitors by the resident pas
tor, Rev. j. Hamilton which was respond
ed to by Rev. S. w. Smithers OF Barre.
The pastors OF twelve NJ. E. churches in
Montpelier district were present and en-
gagged in discussions on the following
subjects, 'sRelation OF Epworth League TO
Church and 5. s., COLLECTS and work OF
the Epworth League" 1.-THE benefit OF
junior Leagues and how conducted,
'sShould we have a District League.
sfPastor's relation to and work in >. 3, +.
sOur duty to those outside the 5. ;. aud
how to reach and bring them in" Ad-
dresses we're given BY $. w. Smithers on
the "Epworth League" and by w. X.
Davenport on the strength of Youth.
The constitution OF the Epworth League
was read and a district organization was
effected with the following officers. Pres,
W. 5. Smithers OF Barre, LIST V. p, lnez
Moody OF Waterbury, End v p, Mrs. i.
c. Cochran OF Groton, Bird V. P, Lucia
NanDyke OF Rochester, Cor. Sec, Clara T.
Harwood OF Mortified, Rec. Sec, Frank
Angel Of Randolph, Treas, Walter Lance
OF Cabot. These officers with the follow
ing added names to make up on Executive
Com, Susie Atkins, Cabot, Lizzie Knapp,
Mortified, b. B. Turner, Barre, A. c. Bal
ley, w Randolph, A. B. Truax, -Montpe-
lier. The following resolution was adopt
ed "Resolved that this convention of SIS.
workers recommend to each pastor and ).
). Supt. 10 organize their school into
Temperance society, such as may seem
best adapted TO their school. The minutes
were left with Rec. Sec. of District League.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-08-07
A safe investments.

Is one which is guaranteed to bring You sat.
isfactory results. or in case of failure a return
OF purchase price. On this safe plan you can
buy from our advertised druggist a bottle d
Dr. Kings New Discovery for Consumption.
or Chest, such as Consumption. Inflammation
Of Lungs, Bronchitis. Asthma, Mhooping
Cough. Group, etc. etc. Il IS pleasant and a
greeable to taste, perfectly safe and can always
be depended upon. Trial bottles free at
GLApDING's PARLoR DRUG STORE.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-08-07

If you wish to save your turkeys
when they have the cholera give them
Maxham's Balm. 1t has never been
known to fail of curing in a single case
when given in season. Also give it to
your horse for the collie. E. +. Evans,
West Randolph, J. I. Tower & Son,
Rochester, j. V. Babcock, Montpe-
lier, II. V. Chapman, Woodstock, G..
l. Abbott & CO., Quechee, c. M.
Trask & Co., W. r. Junction, w. p.
Smith, East Bethel sell it or f. A.
Markham, Bethel viii send a large bot
tie, transportation charges paid, on
receipt of one dollar.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-08-07

We desire to say to our citizens that foI
Discovery for Consumption. DR.. Kings New
Life Pills. Bncklen's Arnica Salve and Flee
the Bitters and have ntver handled remedies
that sell as WE'LL OF that have given such uni
yersal satisfaction We do not hesitate to
guarantee them every time and We stand ready
to refund the purchase price, if satisfactory
results do not follow their use. These rene
dies have won their great popularity purely ON
their merits X. G. Morton. druggist
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-08-07

Mrs. @. NJ. Ford and daughter, Annie
visited her parents over Sunday.
Mr.. Morrill, of Burlington was in town
last week.
Milo Wilson, wife and daughter of w.
Randolph visited at A. j. lambs over
Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Kennedy has returned home
from MoTetown.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-08-07

BUCKLEN'S ARNICA SALVE.-The
best salye in the world for cuts, bruises, sores.
ulcers. salt rheum fever sores, letter. chapped
hands, chilblains, eorns and all skin eruptions,
and positively cures piles or no pay required.
Ii is guaranteed to give full satisfaction. or
money refunded, Price - cents pc rbox.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-08-07
GREAT CLUB OFFERS

We club the following mo.t !.
lent papers with the eigit n.@. y !,
Al: AID at the following very low Z
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first column gives the regular H..
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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-08-07
PROBATE CoURT-HARTFoRD DISTRICT
Record of business done.

Record of business done.
Selma Connors estate, Hartford
Admr. settles his account. Residue
decreed according to terms of.will.
July 2S.-David Packard's estate,
Stockbridge Commissioners report
returned.
Warren c. Adams and Walter n.
ii. Adams, minors. Jos. IL. Adams
of Cavendish appointed Guardian.
July 23.-James Hazards estate,
Woodstock. Jasper Hazen appointed
admir-. Geo. w. Paul, A. L. Wood
apps. and Comrs.
John LETTERS estate, Woodstock. W..
j. Boyce, admir-, settles his account.
Residue assigned to the widow.
July 25.-Isaac Northrop's estate,
Royalton. License granted admr. to
sell real estate.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-08-07

There are
many white soaps,
each
represented to be
"just as good as the Ivory.r
They are not,
but like
all counterfeits,
they lack
the peculiar
and remarkable
qualities of
the genuine.
ASK tor
Ivory Soap
and
insist upon having it.
It's sold everywhere.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-08-07

ISAAC NEWTON manufacturer and deal
err in good carriages and sleighs; also sec
ond- hand wagons for sale. Call and see
him at West Randolph, VI. SI6-sS4
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-08-07

The Good Templars Reunion will be
held at this place in the M. f. church
Friday afternoon and eve, Aug. Sth.
Clayton Allen has gone to So. Royalton
to work in the shoe shop.
There is talk of starting a cheese facto-
ry here and a meeting win be held not far
in the future.
Chas. Allen of Bethel visited his parents
last Sunday.
The Pierces of Boston are at Mrs. f. W.
Aliens for a short stay.
Subscriptions are being received for E.
A. Davis who was so badly injured the 4th
of July.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-08-07

WANTED.-An active man, Democrat, in
politics to take charge of a canvass for
this county. Large pay by commission.
M. F. SULLIVAN,
Brattleboro, VT.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-08-07
North Royalton.


A harness was stolen from c. Brown,
Sunday night
Mrs. Hannah Barnes has been moved 10
the town farm.
Archie Wallace has been working for
P. Holmes.
Faber Benedict is cutting his hay on the
Clifford lot
Fred Young and family have been visit
ing at Horace Hunters.
Mr.. John Carpenter of Goodland. Ind,
says: ~ tried Chamberlain's Collie, Chol-
era and Diarrhoea Remedy for diarrhoea
and severe cramps and pains in the stom-
ach, with the best results. In the worst
cases never had to give more than the
third dose to effect a cure. In most cases
one will do it. Besides its other good
qualities it is pleasant to take 25 and so
cent bottles for sale.
During the epidemic of fiux in this
county last summer, had hard work to
keep a supply of Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy on hand.
People often came ten or twelve miles in
the night to get bottle of the Remedy.
have been selling patent medicines for the
last ten years and find that it has given
better satisfaction in cases of diarrhoea
and fux, than any other medicine | have
ever handled. H. Benham, Druggist,
Golconda, Pope Co., Illinois. Over five
hundred bottles of this remedy were sold
in that county during the epidemic refer
red to. II was perfect success and was
the only remedy that did cure the worst
cases. Dozens of persons there viii certi-
fy that it saved their lives. In four other
epidemics of bowel complaint this remedy
has been equally successful. % and 80
cent bottles for sale.
As general Imminent for sprains and
bruises or for rheumatism, lame back,
deep seated OF muscular pains Chamber
lain's Pain Balm is unrivalled. For sale
by E. E. Evans s Co.. w Randolph and
N. ]. Sargent & Son, So. Royalton.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1890-07-17
SIXTEEN TRANS-CONTINEN-
TAI PASSENGER TRAINS
DAILY

Under the new train schedule which
the Northern Pacific Railroad inaugura-
ties June 18th, 1890, there will be sixteen
trans-continental passenger trains moving
daily on this great line, eight east bound
and eight west bound, exclusive of 1903
local, main and branch line passenger
trains running daily west of st. Paul.
Ashland and Duluth in Wisconsin, Min
nesota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho,
Oregon and Washington ont its 49,. O miles
of track.
Chas s. Fee, General Passenger Agent
of the line at St. Paul, oun that
under the new arrangement the first
through train, the Pacific Express, leaves
St. Paul at 9:15 a. m., daily, with a through
Pullman Palace Sleeping Car, leaving
Chicago daily at $50 p. m. via the Chica-
90. Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, run
ming via Helena and Tacoma direct to
Portland, and making close connections
at st. Paul with all trains leaving St.
Louis in the forenoon and Chicago in the
afternoon of the previous day, arriving at
Tacoma 1850 a. m. of the third day and
Portland the same afternoon.
The second through train, No. 1, the
Pacific Mail, leaving st. Paul at 4:15 p.
M, daily, making close connections with
the "Fast MAIL" and all night trains out
of Chicago, will carry a through Pullman
Palace Sleeping Car and n or more
Pullman Tourist Sleeping Cars leaving
Chicago at 10:45 p. m. daily via the Wis
consin Central line, running through to
Portland via Helena and Tacoma. Both
trains out of St. Paul will carry Pullman
Tourist Sleeping Cars and Dining Cars,
but free %colonist sleepers will be run only
train Nc. l, leaving St. Paul at 4:l5
p. m.
The Northern Pacific now operates the
equipment of dining cars of any
in the world, twenty-four, and
also the longest Pullman sleeping car
inc in existence, namely: Chicago to
Portland via Tacoma, and is the only line
these sleepers to the principal
;rade centres and pleasure resorts in Nor
,hern Minnesota, North Dakota, Manito-
"a, Montana and Washington.
The recently completed Butte Air Line
If the Northern Pacific makes this the
route between Chicago and Butte
" 12O miles and enables this company to
announce a through Pullman Sleeping
Jar service between st. Paul and Tacoma
md Portland via Butte, west on the 4:15
}. m. train, east from Portland on the 700
j. m. Atlantic Mail,
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1890-07-17

In Montana. Free lands
New Towns, New Rail
ways, New Mines, Low
Rates. Largest area of
good vacant land.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1890-07-17
moi! Eft IL ny a rien de change!
alors que ms vie sc brise!

Et les heures s'6coul4rent. ct
une femme dc chambre, ahuit heu-
res, entra chez ellie pour rhabiller,
apportant les blanches ct immacu-
lees parures de p6pous6e, la robe
de neige, lie long voile, les souliers
de satin ct la couronne qui devalt
ceindre son front virginia..
&c fut un Grange marriage que
celui-lAl Pendant la matinee, de
tous les environs arriverent DIES
amis du marquis, ct blentot les
chambres du chateau furent occu-
pees. A neuf heures, ainsi que
l'avait ordonn6 Norbert, Gabrielle
etait prete, plus blanche que ses
vetements. Son pAre vint la prem
Dire, guilleret, Fair radieux, heu-
reux parce quill croyalt sa file
heureuse. Devant lui, Gabrielle
ne souriait-elle pas toujours? Les
voitures attendaient dams la grande
cour d'honneur.
La jeune file descendit, dt fail
lante, mals puisant dams son amour
flial les dernieres forces qui lui
restaient. Ellie monta, avec son
pere, dams la premiere voiture. Et
lie marquis murmura q son oreille,
au moment Oh il lui tendait la main,
alors gu ellie mettait Ia pointe de
son soulier sur le marchs pied:
-Souvenez-vous, Gabrielle, que
je suis arm6!
Oui, CO fut un marriage Grange
ct traglque. Tous les paysans de
Corbigny s'etaient 6chelonn6s lie
long de la rue du village que sui
Wait lie cortege, tirant DIES coups de
fusil, des coups de pistolet, DIES pc
tards. Des ]eunes files attendaient
a la porte de l6glise rustique, ayec
DIES bouquets de feurs. LIE villa,
&c, ainsl que lie chateau, etalt en-
fete ct celebrate cette union. Ga
brjelle ne fut, pendant la c6r6mo,
ME ct jusqu'a la fin de la journ6e
cruelle, qu'une machine inconscien-
te san 6nergie, sans pens6e.
LIE soir, il y cut bal ct illumina-
tions. Tout le pays 6tait ID, dan
SAINT ct s'amusant, ct de temps q
autre des Girls s'6levaient, dominant
la musique du bal, le choc DIES YER
res lie bruit DIES danseurs:
--Vive monsieur Norbert! Vlve
monsieur le marquis!
Et un homme silencieux traver-
So la fete, sombre ct fatal, contem-
pla avec ironie tout celia qui 6tait
son @uvre ct, rencontrant Norbert,
lui prit le bras:
-Vous le voyez, je mai pas man
que a ma parole, mails l'heure du
repos nest pas venue. Nous avons
d'autres h6ritiers ad6couvrir,av ant
d'entrer en- possession de la fortu
ne.
Get homme, c'6tait Rouquin. Et
il a]outa plus bas, q l'oreille du
marquis frissonnant:
EFT ceux Ia, il faudra qu'ils
meurent.
FIN DE LA PREMIERE PARTIE.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1890-07-17

The regions tributary to Great
GOT,D Northern Ry. line in Montana
<1SHAr' produce all the precious and
OOAL, baser metals. New towns and
railways are being built.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1890-07-17

possible amour! Dtpuls uu an, II
ma pas SUPPLE, il ma rien dit, ses
yeux seuls, parfols, lmploraient un
pardon, mails ne rencontraient
qu'un impitoyable m6oris.
Et le matln meme du jour Oh
deva1t SO bonner q l'hotel la memo.
rable fete don't le Paris viveur ct
elegant s'entretensit, CO matin-la,
Norbert fit demander d Gabrielle
81 ellie consentait q lie recevoir. Ga
brielle etait lev6e depuis peu; ellie
6tait en- peignoir. Ellie devint pa
lie, en- entendant la femme de
chambre qui lui transmettait cette
demande. C'6tait la premiere fois
que Norbert lui adreesait une aus
81 Strange requete. Ellie fit un 81
gne qu'elle recevrait son mari, ct
ellie attendlt pelotonn6e au fond
dun canape, serrant autour de So
taille les dentelles de son peignoir,
6evreuse ct ayant frold. II EXTRA
ct derriAre lui referma la porte
Son visage 6nergique retl6tait une
profonde agitation. Ellie ne fl pas
un geste en- lie voyant, a pe1ne tour
nat ellie la t6te en- lentendant en-
trer, ct IL resta debout devant ellie.
Gabrielle, dit-il, dune voix
quill essayait %d'affesmir, mails qui
6tait, malgr6 lui, tremblante, ma
d6marche doit vous sembler etran-
ge, je le c%omprends, mails vous me
rendrez au moins la justice le re-
conna1tre, que, depuis notrs maria
60, c'est la premiere tentative que
je fails dun rapprochement entire
nous.
Ellie SO dressa debout, ct violem-
ment.
I'm rapprochement? s'ecria-t-
ellie. Cest folie que d'y penser,
monsieur, ct, 81 tel est robjet de
votre presence chez moi, je ne
vous retiens pas.
-Ecoutez-moi, Gabrielle, JUS:
qu'au bout.
-Avez-vous done trouv6 dams
ma conduite un motif d'espeler.
Mon, obi non vous vous etes
montree sans defalllanve ct sans
pitie. Vous n'avez pas Gu un mo.
ment de faiblesse, non, Gabrielle.
Eth bien?
dependant il faut que vous
m'6coutiez
Et humblement, .suppliant, tres
bas:
NE me refurez pas!
Ellie cut un geste d'indifference
et de lassitude, qui voulait dire:
"A quot bon? Tout CO que
]'entendrai changera-t-il quelque
chose d &c que je suis, q CO que je
veux roster?
--Ainsi, Gabrielle, vcs senti.
ments 3 mon 6gard re sont pas
modif6s depuis un an?
Mon.
dependant vous n'ignorez pas
que je vons aime?
-Vous me l'avez dit. Je ne yous
crols pas.
Que faudrait. ii faire pour vous
le p%rouver?
"a continuer.)
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1890-07-17
DEUXIEME PARTIE.
LES AM0URS PARlSlENNES

Une aimee s'est pass6e depuis CO
marriage ct depuis IN an Paris re
tentit du nom de Norbert. LIE
marquis est apparu un jour, com
me un m6teore, ct il a ebloui la
grande Vile, 81 fastueuse ct 81 diff.
fcile q admiration. Apres avoir
veget6 dams la pauvret6 de sea de-
butts, apres avoir disparu quelque
temps, sans que les anciens amls
de son monde eussent devin6 &c
quill atait devenu, VOLTA quill sur
gissait soudaln, fort dune fortune
immense, ct produisant au soleil
parisien une creature fr6le ct blon-
de, aux yeux tristes ct reveurs, pa
lie. delicate ct disbursement jolie:
Gabrielle, So femme. Go fut COM
me un coup do theatre, suivi, du
reste, q BRET d6lai, d'autres surpr1-
ses non moins wives. Paris SO las
sc vite lorsque lon ne tient pas ga
curiosite on eveil; Paris n'eut pas
lie temps de sc fatiguer, car, CONNIE
sill n'avait attendu que CO moment
pour fan prendre l'essor q sa gran
de Intelligence jusqu'alors obscur-
Gle par la misere, lie marquis OAR
genital suit occuper Paris chaque
jour par une revelation nouvrlIe.
II await rachet6 lie We'll ct splen-
dide hotel do la rue de GrenelIe
Saint German, Oh ses ancetres
avaient habit6, Oh lul-meme 6tait
ne, ct IL l'avait meubl6 avec IN lu-
xe inoui. Sa maison fut severe
ment ct replacement tenue.. Lies
plus beaux chevaux, les plus riches
6quipages furent les stems. Null
ne put rivaliser avec lui de Deepen.
ses, ct null ne put 6galer son goot
exquis. II 6blouissait ct charmalt.
En- meme temps ct CONNIE sill await
Gu a ceur d'attirer a lui les pau
vres CONNIE IL await fat des riches,
il achetalt, derriere les Invalldes,
un wastes terrain Oh il falsait cons
trulre un h0l ltal; IL fondait DIES
Establishments de charlie, subven-
tionnait les bureaux de bienfaisap.
ce, ct, par des dons magnifques
que laissait tomber q tous ceux qui
souffraient So main g6n6reuse,
montrait que la bont6 do son ame
6tait in6puisable CONNIE ga fortu-
Mais il ne sen tenait pas Ia. Get.
te m%agni6cence, toute princi4re
qu'elle fot, ne pouvait absorber ses
hautes faculties. Ii montra bient6t,
en- 90 lancant dams de grandes af
fairies 6nanoi4res, des qualities
d'homme politique ct d'organisa
teur de premier ordre, qul attire
rent sur lui l'attedtion du gouver-
nemert. Quelque temps spres
son marriage, ct CONNIE il Atait en-
core q Bois- Tordu, une dizsine de
fermiers tres infuents dams la con
tree 6talent venus lui offrir la de-
putation; il await accept6. C'6tait
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1890-07-17

Finest resorts in Ameri-
ca along Great Northern
Ry. Line in Minnesota,
Dakotas and Montana.
Best climate for health
seekers.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1890-07-17

Home seekers will find the
last ofthe public domain of FRI
agricultural and grazing
value along the Great Nor 49,.
them Ry. in North Dakota Lam
and Montana.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1890-07-17

100 or more, along the
Great Northern Ry. Line.
Business chances. Write
F.. 1. Whitney, St. Paul,
Mimi, for Books, Maps,& sc.
Write now.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1890-07-17

Along the Great Northern Ry
Line in Montana are free VOTING
ranches and pasturage,m mines
of precious metals, iron and -.1,
coal, and new cities and towns NAN!
Now is your chance.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1890-07-17

La California Wine House, No.
253 ct 255 Ave. Sud, s'est assure
les services de NJ. Swibert Tur-
geon qui SO fera un plaisir de SER
viz ses compatriotes ct amis.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1890-07-17

Go to the Great Reservation
of Montana and get a good free MILK
homestead. Low rates and free ,,I.1Tn
Sleepers on Great Northern A'A
R'v Line. Gonow.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1890-07-17

Surrounded by a fine agri-
cultural and grazing coun-
try,close to mines of precious
metals, iron and coal, posses
sing a water power unequal
ed in America, it is Monta-
mas industrial centre.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1890-07-17

Settlers on free Government
lands along the Great North TOW
ern Ry. Line in North Dako-
ia and Montana get low rates Mans
and fine markets for pro- RAIE
ducts.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1890-07-17

Montana produces the fl
nest Horses and Cattle. HORSES
Free ranges yet in Mouse 0AmTT-I
Milk and Sun River Val III
leys & Sweet Grass Hills.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-01
Madison Street Property.

Boston Heights Addition, consisting of I04 lots,
all cleared, one block from Madison street
cable power house and facing Madison street.
CouIters Addition, consisting of 1872 lots, all
cleared, three blocks from Madison street.
Yeslers Second Addition, supplemental 90 lots
The cable road now building Madison street which will
be in operation in February will greatly increase the
value of the above property.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-01
Salmon Bay Property.

2O Lots in Sanders addition to Gilman Park One tract
with 300 feet water front $50 feet deep Two tracts
each $50 feet water 'front.' 500 feet deep One tract
LOS feet water 'front.' $50 feet deep All cleared and
ready for occupancy.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-06-29
The Reichstag Passes the Army Bill to a
Third Reading

The Reichstag Passes the Army Bill to a
Third Reading.
Copyright by New York Associated Press. 1890.
BERLIN, June 2Sth.-- The Reichstas
passed the army bill TO third reading
without amendment. The efforts of the
minority, consisting of the Freissinnige
(Socialistl and Velks parties, aided BY a
few Centrists, were futile.
The House then passed to second resd.
ing the Budget Committees report. strik-
ing out the credit demanded by the Gov
errment for raising the pay of The officers
below the rank of Colonel.
The Government now having secured
the passage of the army bill, the House
can adjourn early in July until November.
The British Ambassador and Chancellor
Caprivi have held a conference on the sub.
ject of the French opposition to the East
African agreement.
The English Government has prepared 8
reply TO France, to the effect that if the
Sultan accepts the protection of England
or any other Power, the treaty of 1885,
gives France no right to object, and fur.
Their, that the agreement does not attack
the independence of the Sultan
The renewal of the Dreibund until 1895
is effectively assured. the communities.
lions which have already been exchanged
committing the Governments TO an exten.
sion of the period upon the immediate
payment OF thirty million francs war in.
demnity. Thepolicy otthe Bulgarian Prime
Minister is obscured, while Russia is re-
ported to be preparing to back up her de,
mand by sending the Black sea fleet into
Turkish waters.
The recent story of the undermining OF
the Cars palace at Gatschina proves &c
have been exaggerated. A barrel half full
of dynamite was found in the wine cellar
and there is no clue as to how il came
there. The Chief of the private police ha.
been dismissed on account of it.