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Foreign Flashes.

Stanley has arrived at Paris from Cannes.
Advices from Lagos state that the king of
Dahomey, with an army, is encamped near
Porto Novo. The Dahomeyans have burned
eight villages and caused panic in the dis
trict.
A train was thrown from the track in the
Werbig depot. One person was killed and
sixteen were more or less seriously injured.
During his stay in Brussels Stanley will
occupy apartments in the royal palace, on
invitation of King Leopold.
The London jury in the case of Sir George
Elliott, sued by Mrs. Alice Hairs, widow
for breach of promise and seduction, were
unable to agree, and were discharged.
The bill extending the modus vivendi of
the Atlantic fisheries was discussed at
length at Ottawa, but no action taken.
President Carnot was received at Toulon
with unbounded enthusiasm. While walk
ing through the streets great crowd gath
cred and number of most enthusiastic ad-
mirers lifted him to their shoulders and car
ried him in triumph to the prefecteue.
The Steamer Northcote ran down and
sank cutter off Ostend, Belgium, and five
of those on board were drowned.
The strike in Austria has extended to all
the industrial centers in East Silesia. Six
ty persons were arrested in Wittkowitz yes-
terday. They attacked and wounded two
sentries during the night and twenty es-
capped. Coal is becoming scarce and fears
of famine are entertained. The strikers
in Ostrau are attacking the factories in the
vicinity and damaging buildings and CON-
pelling those at work to desist under threats
of violence.
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SILVER AND CIRCULATION.

Window Before the Republican Commit
tee-Willing to Compromise.
WASHINGTON, April l8.-The senate re-
publican silver committee held a meeting
this morning, at which Secretary Window
saidDthe reason for his advocating redemp-
tioRin bullion was that it would make the
certificates more valuable. To request their
redemption i'll silver dollars would be, in
his opinion, to discredit them, while to re-
quire their redemption in gold coin might
seriously embarrass the government. He
was willing. however, as measure of COM
promise. to give tho holders of certifi-
Gates the option of the currency
IN which it should be redeemed.
After the secretary had given his
views upon the bill and the basis for them.
discussion took place upon the subject of
sutiiciency of circulation. Secretary VIM
dom had stated to the committee that the
total circulation is 81 ,426 COG, 600 an average
of T2l 20 per capita on the basis of 65 ,OOO.-
600 OF population. Actually. however, the
sum is subject to dirninution by the
amounts tied UP in various ways, reserves
held for the redemption of notes. ETC., so
that the per capita amount of circulation
was cons derably less. The secretary agreed
with the senators as he had with the repre-
sentatives that an addition to the circula-
ton is necessary. but in the conference to-
day no definite sum was named.
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LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS,
BIZ for the Admission of New Mexic
Court Of Claims Bill,

Bill for the Admission OF New Mexico
Court Of Claims Bill.
WASHINGTON, April, 18.-In the senate to-
day, Platt, by request, introduced bill fol
the admission of New Mexico. He said hi
did not in doing SO intend to commit him
self one way or the other; referred.
Hawley tried to call up the worlds fai,
bill. urging the Importance of speedy action
but on. motion Of Dolph, the senate went
into executive session.
When the doors were reopened, Plumb
asked unanimous consent to have the land
forfeiture bill laid before the senate, Mon
day, as unfinished business. The clerk read
the title of the pension examiners bill az
unfinished business, but that was not in &C.
cord with Plumb's purpose, and he mani
tested considerable displeasure.
Among bills passed were the follow
ing: Senate bill, authorizing the construo-
tion Of a bridge across the Missouri river
between the city of Chamberlain and Ly-
man county, S. D.; senate bill, increasing
the pension of Gen. Milroy's widow to $75
a month.
On motion of Hawley, the senate agreed
to consider the worlds fair bill immedi-
ately after morning business Monday.
The house occupied the day discussing
the court of claims bill, but accomplished
nothing.
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REAL STREET CARS.
Butte In Ecstasy Over the Prospect of an
Electric Railway.

Butte In Ecstasy Over the Prospect of an
Electric Railway.
BUTTE. April 1S.-[Special. THE electric
railway for Butte is at last certainty. For
two months the scheme for building the
road has been under consideration but
nothing definite was determined on. For
the last two days the promoters of the
scheme have been in session in this city and
the result became known this evening when
the contracts were let. L. C. Trent, of the
Fraser d Chalmers company, got the con-
tract for building 175-horse power engine,
while the Sprague Electric company walked
away with the contract for the electric
plant, and will put in the overhead line
system. Competition was sharp and half a
dozen electric outfits bid on the contracts.
The work is to be done within ninety days.
The surveying and construction will be-
done under the supervision of the firm Of
Ray d Leonard. The line to South Butte
and Meaderville will be built at one, and
the lines to Walkerville aud Centerville
will be completed. The survey is the most
important ever began in Butte. Hoges &
Brownlee. who are supposed to represent
Marcus DAILY in the enterprise, have teen
the leading promoters of the project and
have been assisted by Gen. G. s. Warren
and G. w. Dickinson of Helena.
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National CAPITAL Nvtes.


The postmaster-general favors the house
bill providing for fifteen days annual
leave of absence for clerks and employees
attached to first and second-class post
offices, after a service of one year, but not
for third-class offices. He estimates
the additional cost at about S195,OOO per
year.
A postofdce has been established at Fre-
mont, King county, WASH, Thomas G.
Ralston, postmaster. Railway postal serv-
ice has been established between Spokane
Falls and Olmira, Wash., on the line Of the
Northern Pacific, a distance Of a1O8 miles
The service between Spokane Falls and
Cheney, WASH, will be in addition to the
Spokane Falls and Portland service.
E. o. Graves, formerly chief of the bureau
of engraving and printing but now presi-
dent of the First National bank of Wash
ington. at Seattle, is in the city. He speaks
in glowing terms of the far northwest
state, and says that in securing an entrance
of the Great Northern railway, Seattle has
made grand stride forward.
Pension examining boards have been ap-
pointed in Washington as follows: For
Gray's Harbor country, Drs. A. II. Bush,
Montesano; John South, Houquin M. L.
Price, Aberdeen, with headquarters at
Montesano; for Garfield and Asotin countless
Drs. q. w. Black, T. G. Frary, j. L. Deni-
son, with headquarters at Pomeroy.
The formal adjournment of the PAN
American congress will occur Saturday,
April 10.
The house at it's evening session passed
fifty private pension bills.
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A Building For Every Town.

n DulAuAuK EOr Livery 1OWu.
The house committee ON postoffices and
post roads to-day authorized report to the
house In modified form of the Blount bill
to provide for the erection of postofice
buildings. As amended it authorizes the
postmaster general to construct at his dis
cretion buildings at any place at which the
gross receipts of the postotiice for two years
or more preceding should have exceeded
$4,000, or in county seats. g.. 600 each year.
The cost of such buildings is not to exceed
~, 500 in any case. Where the receipts
amount to $4,000, they entitle the place to
building not exceeding 81, 500 in cost. The
postmaster general is authorized to receive
donations of ground as sites for the erec-
tion of such buildings, and when necessary
to purchase ground at price not to exceed
5000. The bill appropriates for the fiscal
year 1891, $2,OO0.O0O. Nearly 1900 places in
the country would be affected by the pas
sage of this bill.
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Fulfilled the Spirit of the Law.

WASHINGTON, April 18.-[Special.] 1.-The
interior department to-day, in discussing
the case of John A. Burgess ys. f. d. Hega-
boom, involving the latter's timber culture
entry in sec. 2, township 13O, range AZ. of
the Fergus Falls district, uses these words:
1.-THE timber culture act is not run in cast
iron mould and must be construed in the
light of reason. Where it is made to appear
from the testimony and the circumstances
surrounding the case that the entryman has
made reasonable efforts to comply with the
letter as well as the spirit of the act. he
should not be despoiled of his entry upon
purely technical grounds and for insupera-
bic causes, due to the elements.'' In the
particular case under review Hegaboom ne
elected to plant trees required within the
time specified on account of heavy rains,
The department sustains his claim notwith-
standing violation of the letter of the law.
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MEXICAN OUTLAWS.

They Run or Twenty-seven Horses-A
Deputy Killed.
Ell PAso, April 1s-Night before last
party Of Mexican outlaws raided the ranch
Of John Barnes, ten miles northeast Of Ell
Paso, and got away with twenty seven
horses. Barnes tracked the thieves to
Mountain Pass, eight miles north Of Ell
Paso, came to this city for help and re-
turned with Deputy United States Marshal
Fusselman. Of Presidio codfty, and George
Herald, to capture the outlaws, who were
overtaken in the mountains. A fight en-
sued and Fusselman was shot dead from his
horse with three rife balls in his head. His
remains were brought in this morning. A
posse chased the outlaws to the Rio Grande
and lost them in the brush where the horses
could not go. The outlaws were led by
noted Mexican cut -throats
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MEXICAN FINANCES.
Arranging the Payment of Heavy Railroad
SuhaidiaS.

Arranging the Payment of Heavy Railroad
Subsidies.
Cry OF MEXICO, April 18.-Finance Min
lister Dublan. under date of April Is, sent a
communication to congress in which, after
mentioning the great progress made in
railroad building, and the consequent large
amount in subsidies granted by the govern
ment, which have been and are being paid
by the custom house, he demands authority
to negotiate loan not to exceed the amount
actually owing to the railroads for subsid-
les. The loan is to be negotiated with
banks. railroads themselves or private par
ties. The minister promises that subsidies
will not be increased nor new ones granted,
and states that the scheme is merely the
conversion of debt to railroads. It is be.
ieved the proposals will be approved by
congress. The states loan is already ali
but arranged, merel., awaiting the clearing
up of legal technicalities.
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Getting Ready for the Fair.

CHICAGO, April 1s.-Woahington Porter
of Chicago, who has extensive fruit inter-
ests in California, and who has just returned
from there says: California will probably
appropriate $10O0,000 for her exhibit at the
Worlds Fair. At least Gov. Waterman says
he will favor an appropriation of such an
amount, and it seems safe to suppose that
he echoes the general sentiment of his state.
The fruit interests of California will raise
81, 600 goo for their exhibits and the growers
in the southern part of the state will ask for
several acres of space, in which to lay out a
grove of orange and lemon trees, which will
bloom and bear fruit during the hot months
of the fair.
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TROUBLE AVERTED.
A Move Made by the Pan Handle that
Will Avoid . Strike,

A Move Made by the Pan Handle that
viii Avoid Strike.
PrrTsBuRa, April 18.-A new feature Of
the strike situation is the probability of a
strike of the street railway employees at the
same time other railway employees go out.
They are considering the advisability of
making simultaneous demand for higher
wages. As result of the conference to- day
it is said by leading men of both sides that
the difficulty will probably be settled with
out strike.
move that will likely break the back
bone of the threatened strike was made to-
night by the Pan Handle company. com
mlttee Of employees presented demand for
change of wages and hours. Superintend-
ent Turner promised to see that the demand
was conceded. It is probable the other
roads will follow suit and avert a strike
The question of recognition of the fedora
ton, however. is still unsettled and may
cause trouble.
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Hiscock Has a Scheme,

Senator Hiscock to-day introduced bill
providing that national banks may secure
their circulation by deposits of government
state, railway and municipal bonds at par
market value and not in default of interest
for ten years past, the amount of circuia
tion not to exceed 80 per cent of their mar
ket value, except on government bonds, up
ON which face value will be issued. Also,
by first mortgage loans on improved real
estate at not exceeding 80 per cent assessed
value, properly guaranteed; certificates OF
deposit of gold and silver coin or bullion;
storage wal rants and warehouse receipts
for pig iron. cotton and wheat in RESPONSE
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A Judges Righteous WRATH,

New York, April 1s.-The generel term Of
the supreme court has affirmed the decision
of the special term setting aside certain
confessed judgments and assignment OF
Schwab Son, lace merchants. Judge Bar
rett's opinion is very severe in criticism of
the sheriff's Office methods. He says: 1.-THE
sheriff's sale was sham. Preferred credit
ors pretended to purchase the bulk of the
goods, but never paid penny or received a
penny's worth Of goods. The pretended
partnership between the brothers was as
transparent as the sale and all that pre-
ceded it,"
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Sanders and Power Will Take What
is Doled Out to
Them.
w. A. Clark Serves Notice That
Montana Democrats are
in the Ring.
Carter Will be the First Sacrifice to the
Wrath of an Outraged State-san-
ders Next

WASHINGTON, April 18.-[Special. 1.-THE
admission of the Montana senators viii
cause another slight reorganization of the
senate committees, as places must be made
for Sanders and Power. These gentlemen
have not stated any preference they may
have on committees, but they will be satis.
fed with such places rs may be provided
for them. Sanders will probably have a
place on the committee on mines and min
ing. and Power on either the public lands
or Indian affairs.
w. A. Clark left to-day for New York and
in short time will return to Montana. He
says he is still ready for fight, and that
three years hence they will give Sanders a
rattle for succession. Meantime, they in
tend to make it extremely interesting for
Carter, who goes before the people this
fall.
# the bill which was favorably reported
to-day by the house committee on post
Offices and post roads should become a law
every town Of 5000 inhabitants would be
entitled to . public building. As to the
money required for this purpose, it has
been shown by members opposed to the
sixteen millions appropriation for three
line-of-battle ships that this sum would
build the postofioes provided for in the
bill which has been favorably reported.
Quite number Of northwestern men voted
for the sixteen million bill and explain their
votes by saying that Reed is speaker,
Boutelle is chairman Of the navy commit
tee, Milliken is chairman of the public
buildings and grounds committee. All OF
these men are from Maine, and the only
way they can stand in on their building
bills is to vote as the men from Maine
direct,
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CATTLE ON THE COAST.

Extensive Stock Yards and Packing Houses
to be Built
SAN FRANCISCO, April 18.-The Union
Stock Yards company of San Francisco has
been incorporated with capital of two and
a half millions to establish stock yards for
collecting stock of all kinds for sale. A
number of packing houses are to be estab-
lished at various coast cities. Two of
these, costing $400, 600 each, will be erected
at the stock yards, which will be located at
Point Pinole. The head of the company is
d. J. Hedges, president of the stock yards
of Sioux City, Ia. It is also stated that
packing houses will be established at Los
Angeles, San Diego, Portland. Seattle and
tacnma
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Thinks He Was Drunk.

New YORK, April 1s.-Henry B. Clarke,
formerly property man in one of the lead
ing New York theatres, and a member of
the Actors Athletic Association of America,
was arrested this afternoon on charge of
larceny, by J. Barton Key, author. 1t
seems that recently a number of umbrellas
had been stolen from the club house of the
Five As among them one designed as a
present to Corbett, the man who bested
Kilrain. The value of the property stolen
is placed at $175. Clarke said he must
have been drunk when he took the um-
brellas.
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Outlnnk I,nnroxin~

New ORLEANS, April 1s.-Dispatches from
various points in Mississippi and Louis
lana report the river situation practically
unchanged to-day. From Arkansas points
comes the report that the river is falling
quite rapidly and the outlook much more
encouraging.
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A Farce Ended,

In executive session, the senate disposed
of the report and recommendations of the
Dolph special committee to find the leaks
by which the proceedings of the executive
session become public. The report recited
the failure OF the inquiry to establish the
completely of anyone with newspaper men,
and recommended that the latter be cited
before the senate to be dealt with for con-
tempt. The report was discussed nearly
four hours, and at its close the recommen-
dations of the committee were rejected by
3 vote of 35 to q. This is supposed to end
the latest farce in connection with execu-
tive sessions of the senate.
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Her Reason DethrOned.

KALAMAZOO, Mich, April ia small
house occupied by E. L. Tells, colored, at
Belmont, burned this morning. The fire
was discovered by Z. j. Post, who burst in
the door and discovered Mrs. Tells lying on
the floor with her two daughters, years
and IL months old, clasped in her arms. He
called her to come out, but instead she ran
and jumped for her bed, leaving the children
burning on the floor. He could not enter
because of the heat. Mrs. Tells has been
slightly demented for some time, and it is
probable she set the house on ire after kill
ing the children
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Stricken Kansas.

ArcHIsos, April 1s.-Farmers living in the
eastern half of this county report that a
sort of wire worm is doing great damage .o
wheat. Whether it has appeared further
west or in any other county is not known.
It resembles closely the wire worm common
in Ireland.
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Chauncey's Plain Talk.

NEW YORK, April 18.-Chauncey M. De-
pew presided at the regular meeting of the
New York association of Yale alumni to-
night and made an impromptu speech upon
the south, touching upon some things he
had seen during his recent trip. In discuss
ing the race problem, he said that education
and accumulation would solve it, as it
would remedy the evils of New York City's
bad government. There are in New York
over 100, 600 persons as ignorant and litter
ate as any negroes in the south.
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Jack Ketch's Good Job.

BIRMINGHAM, April 18.-Ben Elsey, COL
ored, was hanged this afternoon. His neck
was broken. Elsey was executed for the
murder of J. ". Meadows, railroad con-
duction, in January. 1889. In addition:..to
this, he murdered and robbed an old farmer
five years ago, shot a policeman in Atlanta,
and in December, 1888, robbed and murder
ed an italian peddler near this city.
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Gen.Aleer.,s Tnur.

DENVER, April 1s.-The Grand Army en-
campment to-day elected D. l.. Holden, OF
Pueblo, commander of the department of
Colorado and Wyoming. Gen. AIger and
party will leave tomorrow morning. On
arriving at Cheyenne he will be given re-
ception by the Grand Army men of that
city.
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Mansfield En.joined,

NFw YORK, April 18.-In the suit of Play
wright Gunter against Actor Mansfield, the
court of common pleas to-day entered an
order directing Mansfield to return all eff
fects and enjoining him from producing
Prince KARL" "The Dutch Courier,n OF
similar plays under any title.
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. Cuban bandits.

HAVANA, April 18.-A reign of terror pre-
walls in Santiago, Cuba, owing to tho dar-
ing raids of two bodies of bandits who have
been ravaging the country. The outlaws re-
Gently engaged in n conflict with the guards
and three of the latter were killed. Troops
are now pursuing the bandits.
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Want to BE Tried Onick.

DUBUQUE, Iowa, April 18.-R. Z. Graves
and ]. Il. Harris, president and cashier of
the defunct Commercial Bank, who were
indicted last week as mentioned in these
dispatches, arrived in the city this eyeuin o
and will demand immediate trial. II not
granted they will file bail bonds and return
west.
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No Law Aeain.t Chin.,ne,,n. =, !.

OTTAWA, April 18.-In the commons to-
night a member drew attention to the re-
ported detention of a Ch1naman at
Suspension Bridge. The minister of Justice
said he had not heard of the case. He added
that there was no law keeping out China
men, but if a Chinaman failed to paw dutv
he would be liable to the penalty.
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Shot by 3sOy.

TExARKANA, Ark. April 18.-To-day B. X.
Sweet and L, w. Stewart had Il row in the
formers saloon. Stewart got the worst of
the fight, and as he was leaving the place
an 11-year-old boy of Sweets seized a re-
yolver from the bar and shot Stewart, kill
ing him instantly. The boy was arrested,
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Harrassinr An Editor.

New YORK, April 18.-Bernard F. Martin.
deputy commissioner of public works, got
out another warrant to-day for the arrest OF
Editor Godkin, of the Post, on another
charge of libel, growing out of the recent
corruption stories. Godkin gave bail.