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IN DARKEST AFRICA.
Stanley Writes Letter to His American
Friends.

Stanley Writes y Letter to His American
Friends.
LONDON, May 17th.-Henry NJ. Stanley
has written q letter addressed to his
American friends" warning them against
an alleged edition of his book tina: is ad-
vertised, and announcing that the only
book he will write on his trip is entitled
in Darkest Africa" 1t will be published
by the Scribners. Stanley has much that
is interesting to tell of the pigmies whom
he discovered in the forest, and whom he
declares to be the oldest inhabitants of the
globe. He says:
Near a place called Avetiko, on the
Uturi river, our hungry men found the
first male and female of the pigmies,
squatted in the midst of wild Eden peel.
ing plantaiHs. You can imagine what a
shock it was to the poor little creatures on
finding themselves suddenly surrounded
by gigantic Soudanese six feet four inches
in hight-nearly double their own hight
and weight and as black as coal-but my
own Zsnzibares, always more tender
hearted than the Soudanese, prevented
rifle and cutlass from extinguishing their
lives then and there, and brought them to
me as prizes, in the same spirit as they
would have brought big hawk-moth or q
mammoth long acorn for inspection.
As they stood tIemblingly before me I
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The Young German Emperor's Speech
Causing Excitement.


Causing Excitement.
Copyright, 1880, by New York Associated Press.l
BERLIN, May l7th.-The Emperors ut
terances az konigsburS sUthced 10 irritate
the Russian Government and dispel ell
decisions regarding the possibility Of re-
newal OF entente with Russia.
The newspapers here minimizad The ref
erence 70 war IN his speech OF Wednesday,
ont yesterday his final utterGnce when
leaving contained an aHuSl0n which il is
impossible 70 misunderstood.
Il shall lot allow said the Emperor,
my provinces here and in the cas-, 10 be
touched, Those attacking them via find
that my strength is THAI If rock
AS Russia IS the only possible frontier
sssailaat OF East Russia, his words. especi-
ally il view OF their following his FIRST ag-
gressive declaration, are now interpreted
here, as in ST. Petersburg, as aimed against
Russia.
Within official circles here the EN-
peror's deliverance caused no surprise, in
view of sdrjces from Paris pointing TO
closer relations between the French and
Russian Foreign Offices.
Whatever may be the CEsr's opinion of
the value OF the French alliance, the Cars
advisers cultivate it.
Another pregnant fact is Chancellor
Nat''NA : 10 place Que VI
the two new army corps on the Russian
frontier.
The Emperor did not, without fore
thought, say yesterday that if obliged to
draw the sword, those who troubled peace
would find the German blows as heavy as
they were twenty years ago. Both speeches
contain a yelled, but emphatic, declaration
of the solidity of the dreibund and the
vigilance of its chiefs against the common
enemy.
wIssMANN IN AFRICA.
The last reports from Major Wissman
announced the occupation of the country
from Lindi to Mikindani without fighting
and a general submission of the Arab
chiefs of the region toward the Bovuma
river. Wissmann is hopeful OF soon Sc
curing an open route to Lake Nyanza. His
arms will render safe the caravan route
to mission stations.
BISMARCK IRRITATED.
Bismarck is irritated over the press mis-
statements with reference to his relations
with the Emperor, with whom he MAIN
tains friendly communication.
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MEXICAN RUINS.
They Are Located in Mountain Locked
Country.


Country.
CRY OF MEXICO, May 17th.-Leopold
Batres, Inspector and Conservator of Arch
geological Monuments Of the Republic, has
received letter giving an account of some
most important and extensive ruins which
have been discovered by the Rico expedi-
ton at Huasteca, Vera Cruz, and at Canyon
de Papantila, State of Vera Cruz in
mountainous district, which appears never
to have been explored except by Indians.
The ruins are located in mountain. locked
country, densely covered with trees and
underground. The buildings discovered
are from four to five stories in hight, and
show decided evidences of the Greek
school of architecture, the cornices. win
dows and base indicating this The bases
bear relief figures, covering the sides of
each editice, which are freScoed in various
colors and which have withstood the raw
ages OF the elements and appear as bright
as the day they were painted.
The new ruins cover large extent of
country and are considered by Senior Batres
to be the most important discovery of the
last decade, if not the century. Numerous
idols are set up in the ancient city, and
slabs of marble, covered with Aztec or
Toltec hieroglyphics, are set in the edifces.
Senior Batres is now making arrange
ments to visit the ruins for the purpose of
bringing the inscribed slabs to the National
Museum. He will leave this city within
the next fifteen days.
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FIRE AND CYCLONE.
Hundreds of Lives Lost and Great d,
struction of Property.

Hundreds of Lives Lost and Great De-
struction of Property.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 17th.-Horrible
scenes are reported to have occurred during
the burning of Tomsk. the Capital of West
ern Siberia. The place was visited stimuli
taneously by confagration and cyclone,
the result being the destruction of three
quarters of the town and the loss of hun
dreds of lives. The cathedral is in ashes.
The falling walls crushed the adjacent
hospital, burying the inmates, who were
roasted alive. The garrison brutallv re-
fused to render assistance in saving lives
and property.
The Bishop and priests marched through
the burning city with sacred emblems and
administered absolution to the dying and
blessed the dead.
The panic-stricken sufferers huddled to-
gether in the streets. firmly believing that
the end of the world had come. Thew
abandoned themselves to stolid despair.
The storm was followed By sudden fall
10 temperature.
Soon the devastated city was buried be-
meath mantle of snow, and The stingipp
cold added to the sufferings of thousands
of sheiterless men, women and children.
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Marriage of the Youngest Daughter of
the Secretary of State.

Marriage of the Youngest Daughter OF
the Secretary of State.
WASHINGTON, May 17th.-Margaret Isa-
bella Blaine, daughter OF the Secretary of
State, was married at l o'clock this after
noon TO Walter Damrosch, of New York,
at the residences of the brides parents,
Madison Place. 1t was intended TO have
the marriage conducted as quietly as posi-
bic, but the best efforts of the family were
comparatively futile against the wishes of
influential friends, ana the ceremony was
attended by brilliancy and display not
contemplated.
The ceremony was performed by Rev
DR., Douglas, rector of st. Johns Episcopal
Church, of which the bride recently be-
came member. The decorations were
beautiful in their simplicity. Three hun
bred friends were in attendance, including
President and Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. Mckee
the Cabinet officers and the ladies of their
families, the members of the Supreme
Court. the entire diplomatic corps, many
members of Congress and other representa-
tives of official society a, the Capital. This
over, the entire company repaired to the
dining-room and partook of a wedding
breakfast.
The newly-married couple left the city
for New York, and will proceed straight to
their home on Madison avenue. 1t is
their purpose to sail for Europe early next
week
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The Effect AcCaliS's Sentence WIZ Hav,
To


On American Tars.
CHICAGO May i7th.-A dispatch to the
News from Washington says: The sentence
OF Commander McCaila has caused de-
Gided sensation in navy circles, and shud
der has passed elong the entire list of
officers who now or in the future may have
command of vessels. They claim its effect
will be to make the men insuberdinate and
mutineus, and that the discipline of the
service cannot be maintained.
1t rs no doubt true, as asserted, thst the
gallant tars on'Uncie Sans ships are e very
tough lot. Sailors are proverbially the
wickedest men in the world, and the con-
dition of our navy in the past has not been
such as to induce the enlistment of men
who have ary self-respect or self control OF
respect for anything but force.
The greate- advantages and higher wages
offered by land employments in this couu-
try have deprived the navy OF good men,
and the raen-of-war are now almost en-
tirely manned by foreigners or men who
have committed petty crimes on land and
enlisted under fictitious names to escape
Justice. They are, therefore, very difficult
to control, and the most severe penalties
have to be imposed for the smellest ofense
to maintsin any discipline whatever.
Commander McCalla had an unusually
tough crew, composed of drunken and des-
perate men, and he lacked petty officers of
abilitysend influence to assist in maintain
ing discipline and order. There is nc ques-
ton that he exceeded his authority in in
flicting punishm ants, but HE defenders say
that he was compelled to Go 80 ito, prevent
the fo-ecastle from capturing the-ship."
The sentence will have a wholesome
effect upon the martinets in the navy, who
are numerous, and, like the sentence of
= Lieutenant Steele of the army, who was re-
Gently tried On similar charges at'Chicago,
was intended as an example and q warning
to officers to adhere strictly to the regula.
tons. But, after all, the sentence is not a
severe one, and simply amounts to giving
Commander McCalla three years leave
with pay. Daring suspension he will re.
ceive the pay OF an officer on waiting or.
ders, which in the case of a ComGlander is
J s., 500 a year. Under ordinary circum.
stances an officer coming home from q
cruise such as thai of the Enterprise would
be given six or nine months leave of alb:
f, sence on similar pay, but Commander Nc.
Gala practically receives threesyears' leave
Theloss of pay will be nothing TO him, as
he is a man of considerable wealth, and
during the three years OF his-sentence will
be able to engage in outside business, but
no officer wants to have his record blotted
with such a sentence.
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CONGRE .sIONAL.
IN THE SENATE.

IN THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, May 17th.-This morning Blair,
from the Committee on Education and Labor.
reported bill authorizing the establishment of
educational and industrial schools from the
proceeds of sale of public lands and the for
feited portion of the railway grants.
Stewart gave notice that on Wednesday next
he would submit remarks on the Jones silver
bill.
The calendar was then taken up for the con-
sideration of bills not objected to.
The House bill was passed which amends the
Act of June 10, 1878, to aid vessels wrecked or
disabled in waters coterminous to the United
States and Canada.
Other bills were passed as follows: For re-
turn of second-class mail matter and for the
erection of a statue to Grant in Washington.
After a short executive session adjourned at
4:10 p. NJ.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, May 17tn.-The House this
morning was occupied in consideration of the
amendments to the tariff bill, voting down
nearly everything offered by the committee.
The amendments adopted were unimportant
Several Republicans voted with the Demo-
Gratis on the amendment for free duty on coal
oil cans, which was defeated Scenes of wild
confusion followed when Baype of PENNSYLVANIA
had the Clerk read letter from James E. Camp
bell of Pittsburg, replying to the charges made
Wednesday by Bynum of Indiana Mcmillan of
Tennessee and others, who denounced him as a
liar and perjurer in connection with the
statements by Campbell, charging Bynum with
having said that fifteen dollars is enough for
any workingman" and calling Bynum and
Wilson dishonorable men. The reading of the
letter created sensation in the House.
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Result of Carelessness.

CINCINNATI, May 17th.-Henry Freeman,
a farmer residing at Heinrich, Shelby
county, H., was robbed of $4,000 in the
railroad station at Delaware, O., yesterday.
Freeman was en- route home, and had the
money in satchel. He stopped in the
station to take lunch, and placed the
satchel on bench and forgot it, but before
the train started he remembered it and
found it. After the train was moving he
opened the satchel and found it filled
with bricks and papers. There is no clue.
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three or four miles distant. Mounting
horse he rode up to the cabin. where he
person wanted. He was brought to MERGED
and identified by the stage driver as The
man who stopped him. The driver also
recognized the shotgun found by Schofield
in the cabin The prisoner says his name
is John Frederick, and that he is s native
of Germany, 10 years of age. He is a
sailor aud has been only short time in
the country
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-18

The present vicar of Milton Mowbray,
Eng, has discontinued a venerable Gus
tom. By an old charter the vicar of the
parish is authorized to sit in the church at
a specified time, and at specified table,
and collect pence from every married
parishioner and 8 pence from every un-
married parishioner.
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1t appears that of the immigrants COM
ing to the country, more Italians 60 back
to their land than Of any other nationality.
They come here in the early spring, work
through the summer and fall, and then
take passage for home with nearly ali the
money they have earned here. They in
variably purchase return tickets and re-
turn to the United States the following
spring.
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C. p. HUNTINGTON,
Interviewed at Bakersfield-An Expen-
sive Murder Trial

SN6 A0rNtT 1fldL-
BAKERSFIELD, May 17th.-C. p Hunting
ton and his party of distinguished raiir. I'D
officials arrived ct $50 P ". A party of
fifteen of our leading citizens were await
ing him on the platform. He descended
from his car snd conversed with them for
ten minutes. He had intended to have
made a longer stay, but had suffered
great deal from the heat in coming up the
valley. His train was running in the d.
rection of the wind and quite as fast and
he was anxious to get into the cool air of
the Tehachapi mountains.
He was on his way to New York, but
said he would return in the fall to remain
a long time and would then give close at
tention to the railroad interests of the
State.
The jury in the Elliott murder trial,
after being out forty-two hours, was to.
day discharged, not being able to agree
They stood seven for acquittal and Eve for
conviction. The trial has been a very ex-
pensive one for Inyo county.
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aeventeen Rounds.

George Gregson of San Francisco and
Billy Lewis of this city, fought seventeen
rounds last night at Browns Comique,
when officer Carroll stopped them. Lewis,
as usual, resorted to unfair practices, and
got roundly Kissed therefor. There is talk
of the men meeting again next Saturday.
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'sHow do orators climb the ladder of
fame ?" inquired the cigarette editor. 1By
the rounds of applause, l suppose" re-
piled the picnic editor, YEARLY humming
strain from annie Laurie"
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-18
RELIGIOUS GATHERING.
The General Assembly Of the Presbyt,
riaSas at Saratoga

rialao at Saratoga
SARATOGA IN. ", May 17th.-The
morning session of the Presbyterian Gen.
.eral Assembly af.er devotional exercises
was led by the Moderator.
The reading of tie report of the Com
Inittee on 9Vertures and greetings of that
Assembly were sent to the Assemblies OF
the Southern PresbySerians, the Cumber-
land Presbyterians and the United Presby-
lerians
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matter may react and attract attention to
the fact that instead of laxity in such af-
fairs, New Mexico has the best of regular
tons for protecting stock from disease.
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f, BODIES RECOVERED.
: Two More of the Unfortunate Mi.ess
Identified.

Identified.
WILKEsRARRE PA, May 17th.-At noon
two more bodies of the Ashley mine vic
Tins were brought out and identified as
Robert Pritch and Michael Schalley.
The work is progressing rapidly, and
the victims supposed to be in the pit wiz
probably be recovered before night.
Great crowds are still surrounding the
opening.
At l O'Clock two more victims were
brought up. One was Michael Bennett,
the other was unrecognizable.
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STAGE RoBBEx ARRESTED.

Good Work.
MERGED, May 17th.-The stage robber OF
Thursday is now in Sheriff Warfield's lock-
up. His capture was effected Thursday
night about s o'clock by James 6chofeld, a
well-borer. who was at work in the Rotter-
dam colony. He was informed by Chi
nese that man answering 10 the descrip
ton Of the robber was in an old cabin
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CALIFORNIA AND COAST.
C. P. Huntington interviewed on Els
Trip to the South.
A BIG BONANZA IN THE IDAHO
Arrest of a Stage Robber-Wood.
land the Most Enterprising
Town in the State.
EX-sHERIFF ARNOLD.

,srEClAl DISTANCES ro THE EroaxD-usIos.l
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Charles Emory Smith, Minister of the
United States to Russia, has arrived at ST.
Petersburg.
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Warfare Against Christians,

LONDON, May 17th.-During holy week
the kurds in the District of Torpat Kols,
Armenia, rose against the Christians and
attacked them while at worship, and burned
their churches over their heads, shooting
them as they attempted to escape.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-18
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Both Houses Engage in Warm and
Acrimonious Debates.
BLAINE's DAUGHTER MARRIED
Lighthouse Keepers appointed-
The San Francisco Post
office Site.
pAnIRosuH-RLAINE.

iesolAL DnrArcHz TO rHz asookD-uNos.l
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Boulanger Heard From.

PARIS, May 17th.-Boulanger has writ
ten letter in which he says he no longer
desires any intermediary between himself
and his supporters, and therefore dissolves
the Boulanger National Committee. The
Boulangist journals publish the letter with
out comment.
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Stanley Engaged,

LONDON, May 17th.-The story of the
engagement of Stanley to Miss Tenant is
confirmed by both the interested parties.
The engagement was made previous to
Stanley's last departure for Africa. Miss
remnant is tall, handsome brunette, aged
TWENTY-FIVE
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In FOREIGN LANDS.
Williams Recent Speech Stirs Up ali
Russia.
PEACE OF EUROPE DISTURBED.
Successful Trial of the New French
Gunboat-Boulange Defines
His Position.
RUSSIA AROUSED.

lsrsclAI DISPATCHES TO TEE lrooro.vuos.l
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EAST OF THR ROCKIES.
The BifurGated Skirt Introduced by q
Brave New York Girl.
RAILWAY CONDUCTORS SESSION.
McCalIa's Sentence Discussed in
Naval Circles Cheap Fares
IN the West.
tsprrrtr r.sp. rr,r1rs NJ rxr prcnpr-rryreNl
EAST OF THR ROCKIES.
RAILWAY CONDUCTORS SESSION.
NAVAL CIRCLES.

ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO TEE EEcoED-uKIen.,
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BISMARCK IRRITATED.

Bismarck is irritated over the press mis-
statements with reference to his relations
with the Emperor, with whom he MAIN
tains friendly communication.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-24
HENRY cLAY.s ISLAND.
ITS Name Was slnnyquinon and It Mads
Him Very Popular.

ITS Name Was SIunyquipon and It Mado
Him Very Popular.
Fifty or sixty years ago tho Journey
from New York or Washington to Ken
lucky was not made in twenty hours in
vestiSulo train with dining-room at
tachmcnt. The traveller must tako
tho numbering twelve-passongor coach,
or do as representatives. to Congress
often did, go on horseback In those
days OF slow communication and high
postage tho receiving OF letter from
any distant point was really an event.
If tho letter was of any public interest
1T was passed about from ncighbor to
neighbor and read and ro-road till tho
paper was fairly worn out.
kentucky correspondent says that
when letters wore received from Horny
Clay at Washington by any Of his consti-
tuents, they were commonly sent to
Lexington to be publicly read from tho
courthouse steps, notice of tho coming
event having been sont out through tho
adjacent counties.
On ono occasion, when tho question
OF tho annexation of Texas was agi-
tating tho country, the news was cir
culated that n letter had been received
from Mr.. Clay calculating tho subject.
From near and far the people fiocked to
the place appointed.
Amid the brea thless silence. broken
only by occasional shouts and cheers,
tho stentorian voice OF the reader de-
livcred the clear, incisivc sentences.
And this" hc read ut tho end of
paragraph, this is tho sine Qwu nam"
And shortly aftcrward tho Same Latin
phrase was repeated.
The words were too much for the old
gray-hcadcd listener, an ilIitcra tie man,
as President Lincoln would have said,
but not an ignorant man. lie had left
his plow standing in tho furrow. and
had como ton miles to hear Mr. Clay's
opinions; and he wished TO understand
what he heard. Sine Qpo noni That
was something nc knew nothing about.
lie turned 10 u neighbour
What on earth does Mr.. Clay mean
by his 'SinnyQuinon?' he asked
FLUSH, you idiot" answered the 9TH
or man. Don't YOU know that SHINY
quinon is an island in Passamaquoddy
bay? Mr.. Clay won't give it up TO the
British, though they're all after it,"
Good for him.' responded the inGuir-
''5 i''''- iNV' h'iA i''tHliE MS 'o-cc anu
waving his tattcrcd old hat. no shouted:
"llurrah for Henry Clay, that won't
give up to The British! lIurrah for Sim
nyquinon. Down with the Hritishi lIur-
rah for Clay!"
With one accord the whole assembly
joined in tho cry, until the streets re-
sounded with cheers. They know not
why they shouted, any moro than did
the famous assembly ut Ephcsus, but
Mir. Clay and his Snnyquinon will long
be remembered in Lexington.-Yo
COmpaniOn
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-24
Room
---.----
MINERAL LAND.

offer for sale 2Ol acres OF Coal and
Iron Land, situated in the Catawba val
ley OF Virginia, eleven miles from Roam
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mcnts on this property is splendid Tho
ore is vein OF soft brown hemat:te 80
feet wide and assaying 30 per cent. mo-
tallic iron. And the coal prospects arc
finc-two shafts having been sunk. one
20 and the other % feet, through solid
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Lehman Il Mayer proved to possess re-
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