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DOWN ON STANLEY.
Feeling at Berlin Antagonistic to the Great
Explorer.

Feeling at Berlin Antagonistic to the Great
Explorer.
LONDON, April 1.-THE Times correspond
ent at Berlin says he notes growing anti
Stanley feeling there. Herr Reichard, while
lecturing recently. declared that Stanley,
while in search for Livingston, learned
from the Arabs at Zanzibar of Livingston's
location, but concealed the discovery in
order to enhance his feat. The lecturer
fertilizer declared that Stanley, by threat,
induced Emin to leave Wadi because
he himself had failed in commercial land
grabbing and speculation, utterly unre-
deemed by humane purpose or feeling for
Emin. The lecturer read letter from
Count Stellaire, whose son was the Zanzibar
agent of the German East Africa company,
who was informed that Stanley's PROPOSE
tion to Emin vast collect forces and found
stations, while Stanley would bring two
steamers from Mambya and join him in
an expedition to conquer Uganda and
Unyando, and create them provinces of the
Equatorial dominion, of which Emin, with
princely salary, should be ruler in the SER
vice of the British East African company.
Railways would be built from the coast
through the dominion s, connecting with the
sources Of supply, and this scheme. the
writer said, would prove the grave of all
commercial hopes of the Germans.
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The Worlds Fair Bill Reported.

Just before the senate adjourned this af-
ternoon Hawley reported the worlds fair
bill with the amendments agreed upon by
the committee. The following was pro-
posed as new section: The president is
hereby empowered and directed to hold ma
val review in NewYork harbor in April, 1893,
and extend to foreign nations an invitation
to send ships of war to join the United
States in rendezvous at Hampton Roads.
and proceed thence to said review. The
president is further empowered to make ar
rangements for unveiling the statue of
Christopher Columbus at Washington with
appropriate ceremonies under his general
direction, after said naval review. and not
less than five days before the opening of
said exposition, and invite the attendance
thereat of foreign representatives.
A review of the District of Columbia Ma
tional Guard, and the troops of several
branches of the regular army stationed at
Washington, was to-day given in honor of
the delegates to the Pan American confer
ence. The president, several members of
the cabinet, Gen. Schofeld. and other Off
GERS Of the regular army occupied the re-
viewing stand
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A, MONTANA HoMEsrEADER.

He Wins His Case Against the Northern
Pacific and Gets the Land.
WASHINGTON, April IL. 1.-[Special. ]-Secre-
tary Noble to-day rendered an elaborate
and exhaustive decision in the case Of the
Northern Pacific railroad company against
Mathew Roberts, who claims homestead
right in section 3, township 8, range 9, of
the Helena district. The case involved the
rights of homesteader on lands within the
limits of railroad grant, on which settle
ment had been made prior to the filing of
the map of definite location. The COM
pany held that the term homestead set
tier "could only be applied to those who
have made entry in the local land office of
lands claimed by them prior to the with
drawal of the lands granted to a corpora
tion." The secretary holds that the home
steader's legal rights date back to the time
of settlement. His ruling in the case is
precisely in line with the ruling of the de-
partment in the case of pre-emptions made
prior to the withdrawal of public land.
The settler gets the lands.
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The War ON Bucket Shops.

CHICAGO, April 11.-Ata mass meeting of
members of the Board of Trade a resolu-
tion was adopted that as the bucket shops
we're getting quotations by private wires,
the directors be authorized at their discre-
tion to compel the removal of all such wires
from the offices of members. The resolu-
tion also grants the directors authority to
do whatever else they may see fit to accom-
pllsh the desired end. The meeting then,
by vote, forbade any members or combina-
tion of members, directly or indirectly, to
collect or disseminate continuous quota
tions. A resolution was also adopted that
the telegraph companies be requested to re-
store the rates in force before the wires we're
the event of refusal that the board take
steps to organize telegraph company
among the different boards of trade
throughout the country.
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UNION PACIFIC MATTERS.
President Adams Pleased with tho North
western Alliance.

President Adams Pleased with the North
n western Alliance.
BosroN, April II. - [Special.l = Presi-
dent Adams, of the Union Pacific railroad.
spoke strongly to-day sustaining the Union
Pacific-Northwestern alliance, and declar-
ing the financial state of the company COM
Portable. The new Colorado and Texas
line is declared to he earning more than the
interest at present accruing. The floating
debt contracted by the purchase of the
Oregon Railway and Navigation stock is
being reduced and outside of the net earn
ings, the Union Pacific will have within the
next sixty days, from the proceeds of it's
bond subscriptions, etc., return of about
$5,50O,OOO. No plans for future bond issues
are now contemplated. There is no founda-
tion for the report of syndicate to pur-
chase the government interest in the Union
Pacific. calculation is made that by the
refunding of the $ss,240,5l2 of 81 and
per cent bond obligations of the company,
falling due at various dates up to 1899, the
company can save from $1,1s6,665 to $2,-
O69 ,O7O per year in interest, according as
new securities are issued at4 or s per cent.
This is assuming that a new bond could
redeem an old one at par at maturity.
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Jay Gould in Good Rumor.

DALLAS, Tex. April 11.-Jay Gould was
interviewed at considerable length by a
Dallas News reporter regarding the outlook
for his properties in this section, and the
condition of the country he has travelled
over recently. Mr.. Gould expresses him
self as perfectly satisfied with the outlook
affecting his interests. He says the inter-
est taken in the probable outcome of his
trip in the way of new railway develop
ment is not consistent with the disposition
in some quarters to hamper railroads.
With the Mexico company he is greatly
pleased. He regards the fostering of COM
mercial relations with Mexico as thing of
vast importance to the United States.
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To Irrigate, or Not?

WASHINGTON. April 11.-[Special. THE
conflict between the Powell irrigationists
and the anti-Powell geologists is increasing.
The other day the committee on agriculture
had before them Capt. Dutton, of the
United States army, and an experienced
man who knows all about the workings of
the irrigation movement. He says that of
the $25O,OOo appropriated last year for irri-
CATION surveys only $4,000 was spent on
irrigation surveys proper, the balance being
used on Topographic surveys for irrigation
purposes. Topographic surveys are not
necessary, but Major Powell insists that
topographic surveys must be made prior to
irrigation surveys. To this the irrigation
men object and insist that money appropri-
ated for irrigation must be used for THAT
purpose and not for the surveys which
Powell demands. The result of the investi-
CATION now being made may aid the men
who are trying to place irrigation under the
agricultural department..
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SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

The convict Ferdinand Ward, who was
deeply affected over the death of his wife,
was not granted permission to attend her
funeral.
BY the explosion of gas in No. slope of
the Susquehanna Coal company, at Nanti-
coke, three men were killed, four seriously
and two slightly injured yesterday.
Emmett Snodgrass and his brother, Squire
Snodgrass, met eight miles from Mt. Yer
non, KY, yesterday and at sight both men
began firing. Squire was killed and Emmet
badly wounded.
Mrs. Griffith and daughter, of Niles,
Michigan, brought to Oswego, Kan., some
time ago on suspicion Of being the notorious
Mrs. Bender and daughter, were released
to-day on writ of habeas corpus by Judge
Collins. Positive afidavits were produced
showing that they were in Michigan at the
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THE TWO THIEVES.
They Make n Bold Break for Liberty a
Sing Sing.

They Make Bold Break for Liberty at
Sing Sing.
SING SING, N. Y, April 11.-James Kelly
and Michael Feeny, convicts, made des-
perate attempt to escape this afternoon.
Keeper See told them to go to the old
female prison to clean it. Once inside they
grappled with See. and before he could
draw his revolver he was felled to the floor
by blow from a hammer. When he tried
to get up they told him if he moved
they would kill him. Then they took
his revolver and keys and bound his
hands and legs with rope, They then
went to Keeper Pierce's room and exchanged
their stripes for two suits of Pierces
clothes, after which they made their es-
cape through side door into the woods.
See succeeded in freeing himself after
some time, and getting out reported the
matter to the warden, who Immediately
started posse in pursuit of the prisoners.
Late this afternoon they were captured and
taken back to prison.
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Butte Republicans Neatly Check
mated in One of Their
Schemes.
Made Bold by Their Success in
Precinct "a, They Branch
Out
cratic Candidates for City Onces-Their
Villainy Will Not Profit Them,

BUTTE, April 11.-[Special. 1.-The demo-
Gratis of this city came near finding them-
selves in a bad box this morning by
neglecting to file certificates of the nomina-
tlons made at their recent city convention
with the city clerk in the time required by
law. The republicans had guarded this
point by filing their nominations last
Wednesday on the quiet, hoping that the
opposition might neglect that point. When
midnight last night came, and the demo-
Gratis had still neglected to make their fl
ing, the republican clerk, Graves, declared
that the three days limit fixed by law had
expired, and took his official ballot, con-
tanning the names of republican and inde-
pendent candidates, to the Miner for pub
lication, as is also required by law.
This put the democrats ON, and although
it was nearly 3 o'clock in the morning lead
ers of the party were awakened and formal
demand made of the clerk for filing the GER
tificatos required, and for place on the of
fetal ballot when published. This was re-
fused, and thereupon the Miner failed to
get the official ballot in its mornings issue,
thus losing to the republicans the three
days of publications before elections, as re-
NuAAVNs hoOuO AOOA tO-uuy u SoCOuu 1OTmAl
demand was made upon the clerk, and this
time he filed the certificate, having had
time to consult with wiser heads, though he
went through the empty form of protest.
This closes the matter. as the names
of all the candidates will appear
upon the official ballot, and the
Miner made good the publication point by
getting out an extra edition this afternoon.
Some of the republicans claim that the
filing to-day was illegal, and that any demo-
crat who may get a majority will be con-
tested, but the best lawyers in the city unite
in the opinion that day is clearly within
the time limit, and that everything is now
straight enough to stand investigation by
any court. 1t is easy to see that the repub-
licans feel they have lost APPOINT, while the
democrats are rejoicing at coming out 30
nicely from what at one time promised to
be serious muddle. It was only by some
such trick the republicans could hope to
succeed, as they have been ON the run for
several days, and know they have no chance
when the voting commences.
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Public Buildings for Washington.

WASHINGTON, April 11.-[Special. RE-
preventative Wilson received a long telegram
to-day from residents of Walla Walla in
sisting that the bill for public building
site at that place must be passed. He wired
back that Walla Walla was in the same
position as all other Washington cities.
Senator Squire told a member of the COM
mittee to-day that Seattle and Tacoma
must be treated the same as Spokane in the
matter of appropriations for sites; that
these cites were as large as Spokane, and in
addition to other claims they had custom
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Offices. He insisted that the action Of the
committee be reconsidered and that the
three cities be placed upon an equal footing.
and that 100000 was little enough for
site in any of them,
DEALING IN FUTURES.

Arguments Before the House Committee
Against the Anti-Option Bill.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE house COM
mittee on agriculture to-day heard argu-
ments against the Butterworth anti-option
bill. Murray Nelson, of the Chicago Board
of Trade, said that organization and all
other exchanges in the country, was in
sympathy with the first section of the bill,
to abolish trading in puts and calls, and
bucket shop dealings, but to enforce the
provisions against trades for future deliv-
cry would force out of business the small
dealers and concentrate trade in the hands
of large capitalists who were able to pur-
chase crops and hold them for rise. To
stop sales for future delivery would be to
interrupt and discourage the entire financial
system of the country. The bankers of the
country moved the crops and depend upon
the transactions of small dealers in the
country towns for the basis of their trans
actions. The bill would place the farmer
at the mercy of large capitalists, who would
buy cash grain at such price that he
could hold it until Gabriel blew his horn,
without sustaining loss.
George G. Martin, of the New York pro-
duce exchange, maintained that the farmer
never before received go great per cent of
value for his crops as now. In his opinion
the low prices prevalent are because of the
recent series of large crops. from which had
been accumulated in store 2OO.OOOOOO of
bushels of corn more than ever before in
the history of the country. The mer-
chant has suffered losses along with
the farmer. In 1876 the commission
on bushel of corn amounted to ~ cents,
now the entire crop was marketed on a
commission of u of cent. If the bill
passed three-quarters of the export trade of
the country would be prescribed. O. Bloss,
of the New York Cotton Exchange. read an
argument against the bill, prepared by a
committee of that exchange. If the future
system were wiped out, the exchanges of
New York and New Orleans would cease to
exist, and this would transfer the business
to Europe and build up exchanges there.
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Withdrawing Troops.

The secretary of war to-day issued an or
der directing the troops from the following
posts to be withdrawn as soon as tho de-
partment commanders concerned can pro-
vide suitable accommodations elsewhere:
Fort Maginnis, Mont; Fort Bridger, Wyo. +;
Fort Sidney, Neb.; Fort Crawford, COL;
Little Rock Barracks, Ark; Fort McDow-
ell, Fort Thomas. and Fort Verde, A. T..
The respective department commanders are
to report to the Acknowledgement of the
army the dates when the posts can be aban-
doned, with view to necessary arrange
other improvements, to be received by the
department. of the interior for Indian
school purposes or for disposal.
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CIRCULAR TO MINERS.

Advocates of Free Lead from Mexico Pre-
pare Manifesto.
DENVER, COL, April ia circular letter
is now being prepared by those opposed to
placing tariff upon Mexican lead ores
which is to be sent to the miners of the en-
tire country, in which it is shown that all
ores sold on the public market for some time
past have contained less than an average of
5 per cent lead. As it requires from two to
three times this amount of lead To melt the
same amount of ore, the circular puts the
question as to where the deficit is to come
from if Mexican fuxing ores are excluded
by duty.
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Trouble in New York,

NEW YORK, April 11.-This afternoon one
thousand workmen on downtown buildings
struck in obedience to the command of the
Central Labor Union. The strike resulted
from disagreement between the union
and Paulsen & Eagan, Green Point iron
works contractors. The carpenters and
house smiths were ordered out. The iron
workers refused to employ union men.
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A Lad Charged with Murde,

New YORK, April 11.-Jno. Costello, aged
II, was to-day charged in the police court
with the murder of his brother Thomas,
aged 9. The father was complainant. The
boys went out together last Sunday and
John returned alone, denying any knowl-
edge of the whereabouts of Thomas. Since
then efforts to find the miss ng boy have
been fruitless. The father caused the ar
rest of John on the strength of story told
by other boys that the brothers fought Sun
day and John threw Thomas into the river
at One Hundred and Eighteenth street.
The police are investigating.
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Let Him Down Easy.

Gen. Schofeld to-day issued formal
order approving the findings of the court
martial in the case of Lieut.. Steele, of the
Eighth cavalry, for striking Private Wild.
The seprimand provided for u, the verdict
of the court is not couched in severe Ian
guage, but takes rather the form of fatherly
advice to young officers about the necessity
of controlling their tempers, and deprecates
the bad taste shown by Steele in occupying
the double position of prosecuting witness
and Judge advocate in the trial of Wild for
insubordination.
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Tho House.,

In the house the contested election case
of Waddell VS.. Wise, for the Third district
of Virginia, was taken up and Lacey made
an argument in favor of the contestant.
O'Ferral, of Virginia, supported the resolu-
tion of the minority, declaring the seat va
cant. After considerable debate, and with
out disposing of the matter, the house took
a recess until evening.
The house at the evening session did no
business. Enloe, of Tennessee. gave notice
that until the house allow private bills to
be considered on Fridays, be would allow
no pension bills to be passed Friday night.
He then made long speech upon the pay
ment of southern war claims. After con-
siderable talk on this subject and on PEN
sions the house adjourned.
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He Stops the Roll Call to Close the
Montana Senatorial
Debate. ..
And Thereby Prevents Sanders
and Power from Grabbing
Their Plunder.
Democrats Now Say They Will Talk ~
Long as They Please-- Congress
ls sional Proceedings.

WASHINGTON, April 1l.-LSpecial. Had
it not been for Senator Evarts to-day San
ders and Power might have been now sworn
in. and Montana have had representatives
in the senate for the first time. The vener-
able New York lawyer has insisted all along
that he should close the debate on the Mon
tena case. The democrats refused to talk
any more to-day and the roll call was be-
gun, when Mr.. Evarts entered and began
his speech. He emptied the senate and
gallery, and was followed by democratic
orators, who now intend to talk until they
all get tired. Two or three new names
were called, and the announcement of pairs
were being made when Mr.. Evarts stopped
all further proceedings. The Montana case
would have been settled in ten minutes
more.
The western men in congress are more or
less stirred up over an order issued by Sec
retary Noble withdrawing from homestead
and pre-emDtion settlement all lands in the
so-called arid or irrigable lands west of the
hundredth meridian. This affects lands in
the western Dakotas, Nebraska and Kansas.
and also land III Montana, Idaho, Washing
ton and Oregon, though in the latter state
the area ia small. This withdrawal Is made
under the irrigation act of 1888, which ssys
that the secretary shall withdraw the
lands upon the request of the superintend-
ent of the geological survey when he states
that the lands are irrigable and needed for
reservoir purposes. A large delegation, in
cluding representatives from the Dakotas,
Montana and Washington. called on the
secretary and asked him to rescind the
order, stating that no examination had
made of the lands withdrawn. The score
tary said he would give the matter further
consideration.
Another order has also been issued deny
ing the issue of patents to homesteaders
and pre-emptors who have made entry and
proof since the passage of the irrigation
law Of 1888, in the district covered by the
withdrawal. Western men are generally of
the opinion that Major Powell is carrying
irrigation matters with high hand, and
they want to remove the control of it to the
agricultural department.
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A Question of Endurance.

CHICAGO, Apr! 1l.-Now that each side
in the carpenters strike has issued its ulti-
matum, the trouble seems to have settled
down to question of endurance, and the
general impression is that the light will be
protracted one. The boss carpenters say
they propose to go to work to fill the strik-
ers' places on Monday next.
About fifty small bosses not members of
the association have formed an organiza-
ton and appointed an arbitration commit
tee to meet similar committee of journey
men,
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The Short-stop Tourney.

CHICAGO, April 1.-THE afternoon game
of the billiard tournament, between Slosson
and Heiser, 500 and 25O points respectively,
was won by the former. Score: Slosson
500, average II 7-29, highest runs 17S, IS, 81,
SO; Heiser 112, average 25-29, highes runs
%, IL.
Schaefer beat Cation tonight, they play
ing 500 and $50 respectively. Score:
Schaefer 500, average q IT, %, highest runs
131, 70, AZ, "A; Cation 13i, average 2-22,
highest run "a.
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Split in the Conference.

CHICAGO, April 11.-Both factions of the
evangelical conference resumed their ses-
sions this morning. The anti -Esher faction
appointed standing committees and adopt
ed resolutions declaring vacant the Offices
held by seceders. At the first session a
deputy sheriff attempted to replevin the
books and papers of the conference, but
they could not be found. The Esher fac
ton formally organized, and devoted the
session to missionary work.