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TIE first conversation by telephone BE-
tween London and Paris was exchanged
few days ago and was highly successful.
DANIEL MCLEAN, wholesale leather mer-
chant Of Toronto, Canada, has made an
assignment. His liabilities amount to about
100000.
Hon. W. E.GLADsToNE made two speeches
at Hastings, England, declaring that the
Liberal party would never support ParneH.
The Queen of Hawaii, being upheld by. the
Supreme Court, has announced Caolnet,
with Samuel Parker as Minister OF State.
PRINCE NAPOLEON died at Rome, Italy.
Napoleon Joseph Charles Bonaparte, popu.
larfy known as Plon Plon, was the second
son OF jerome Bonaparte by the lstters
second wife, Princess Catharine OF Wwsem-
berg and was born at Trieste, Illyria, Sep
tember 9. 1922. On tho same day the Prin-
cess Marianne Bonaparte died at Alacclo,
Corsica.
COLONEL S. MoUTKoURoFF, Bulgarian
Minister of War, died few days ago in
Naples, Italy
WILLIAM KRABLE, an agent OF the Chl,
nese Custom House, and his wife, both OF
whom were British subjects, have been muir
dered by the Tonquinese.
IHE Spanish MINISTER'S OF 8oreiSu auu w
lonial Affairs have drafted a scheme for
treaty of commerce with America In re-
sponse to the Washington Governments
proposal.
THE shortage Of hay and straw, resulting
from the short crops Of last season, together
with the severity Of the winter, has caused
q fodder famine in Prince Edward Island,
and unless extraordinary relief measures are
taken large numbers of cattle Will die OF
starvation,
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PROMINENT PEOPLE.

JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS, the Southern
humorist, has the largest yam orchard IN the
South, ard he is particularly proud OF the
fact that he bought it with money accrulng
from the sale of his books.
Ex-CoNaREssMAN MARTIN, OF Texas, says
that during his four years in Washington ne
never allowed his expenses to exceed soo
month. He takes home quite respectable
fortune saved from his salary.
MRS. HEARST, the California Senator'S
widow, is yet in the prime Of life. She Is
handsome woman, and has become ce!e-
bratei as one OF the most elaborate enter
taine1s in the National capital. Her nome
Is usually filled with guests.
MRS. MARGARET CUSTER CALHOUN. who
has been appointed State Librarian OF Mich.
igan. is sister Of General Custer. In that
fearful massacre of the Little Big Horn she
lost not only her brother but her husband as
well, and two younger brothers and anephew
besides.
MRS. FRANK LESLIE, Of New York City,
has made new will, by which the bulk OF
her fortune, amounting to at least $6Oo, ooO,
will be left in trust for the establishment OF
u great institution for the instruction or
women and the advancement OF higher edu'
cation of the sex.
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TIE NEWS EPITOMIZED.
Eastern and Middle States.

LYMANB. GoFF has declined the Republi-
can nomination for the Lieutenant Govern.
orship Of Rhode Island.
THE pilot boat, Hope No. /. was wrecked
on the point of Sandy Hook. N j. Several
ferryboats were in collision and steamships
and sailing vessels were delayed by the thick
fog on the waters AROUND New Yo.x City.
SUPERINTENDENT ROBERT P. PORTER, Of
the Eleventh United States Census, appeared
before the Assembly Census Committee in
New York City. and defended his figures
relative to New York's population.
AT the Morris Ridge colliery near Centrala,
Penn, Samuel Coax, q miner, and his labor
er, Thomas Corrigan, were engaged in min.
ing coal, when the re If suddenly fell upon
them, crushing their bodies in terrible
manner.
FIRE in Syracuse, N. Y, destroyed thir
teen buildings in the centre of the city, caus-
ing a loss Of 81, 900, 900.
The United States corvette Galena, while
being towed by the Government tug Nina,
from the Brooklyn Navy Yard to Ports.
mouth, N. H., to bs fitted up as training
ship was wrecked near Gay Head, Mass.
The officers and crew, seventy-seven in NUM-.
and breeches buoy. The navy tug Triana,
on her way to the assistance of the Galena,
also wrecked, was driven ashore near Guilty.
hunk, Mass.
THE private bank Of F. R. Weed & Co.,
Of Williamsport, Pa, closed its doors.
THE Walesville paper mills, located near
Utica, N. Y, owned by Thompson & Hoff-
man, were burned to the ground.
ALMOST the entire business portion Of
Highland, N. Y, was destroyed by fire a
| few nights ago. Loss over 500, 900. Clarence
Ellis, eight years old, living in tenement
house, was burned to death.
A TERRIFIC mine explosion occurred near
Ashland, Penn. Two men were blown to
atoms, another fatally injured and Others
seriously hurt.
WHILE James Pollock and son were riding
in carriage from Dallas, Penn, they were
overtaken by q whirlwind and the men and
carriage were lifted from the ground and
thrown against the trees. Each Of the men
weighed more than 200 pounds. They were
badly injured.
The remains of the late Major-Genera
John G. Fremont were removed to Sparkill
Rockland County, N. Y, where they were
buried.
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FOUR REACHED LAND.
The Wreck of the Steamer Mirama,
off Start Point, England.

The Wreck of the Steamer Mirama,
off Start Point, England.
The steamship which was wrecked of
Start Point, near Dartmouth, England, dur
ing the severe gale which swept over the
southern part of England, was the Mirama.
Of Liverpool, from London for ColomEo.
When the steamer struck upon the reef of
the Point the crew took to the boats, though
the heavy sea and the huge breakers made
the attempt to reach the shore des-
perate one. One Of the boats, contain.
tng the Captain, the chief engineer, the three
mates and the steward, was struck by
heavy sea and foundered, and all the officers
were drowned. The lifeboat, containing the
sailors and firemen twenty-five men in all,
capsized twice and twice righted herself.
Each time she went over q number
Of the men were drowned, while 9th.
ers succeeded in re-entering the boat, which
was almost filled with water, Lat which kept
afoat by reason Of her water-tight com.
partments. Finally all were washed of
and drowned except four stokers. These
men were afterward washed ashore and had
to climb precipitous cliff. One Of them
died from exhaustion. The three survivors
were terribly battered by the heavy surf,
AMI were half-dead.
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LATER NEWS.

AIN explosion at the Crescent Steel Works
Pittsburg, Penn, killed one man and fatally
injured four.
GENERAL PETER j. CLAssEN, convicted
Of embezzling the funds of the Sixth Ma
tional Bank, was sentenced by Judge Bens.
dict, in New York City, to ss.i11 Yeas In the
Erie County Penitentiary.
The Elizabsthport Cordage Works, the
second largest industry Of the city OF Eliza
beth, N. j., were completely destroyed by
fire. throwing 900 operatives out OF work,
and entailing loss of over 100000 on tbs
National Cordage Company, which owned
the plant.
THE wholesale boot and shoe firm Of ]. &
A. Simpkinson Company, Of Cincinnati,
Ohio, made an assignment. The liabilities
are s4OO, 900.
A BLAST was fired on the side of Lockout
Mountain, in Tennessee, which dislodged
100, 900 tons of rock. One hundred kegs OF
powder was the charge, and ledge OF rock
was broken up and thousands of tons rolled
down the mountain side. The railroad
track was destroyed for 200 yards.
AT Chattanooga, Tenn, Judge Joseph
Dobbs, of the Ninth Judiciary District, shot
and killed his dissipated son-in-law, Bud Cos
sett while he was insulting his wife, the
Judges daughter.
WILLIAM b. HEaNDoN, Abraham Lin
coins law partner and author OF Life OF
Lincoln" died at his home near Springfield,
ILL.,, of the grip. He was seventy-two yeare
old. His youngest son, William, died SIX
hours before him from the Same disease.
The work Of constructing guns for the
vessels is progressing rapidly at Washing
ton Navy Yard. There ara now seventy
two guns in various stages OF construction.
The two. ten-inch guns for the armored
cruiser Maine at New York are almost COM
p!eted, and the two twelve-inch guns for the
coast defence vessel will be finished in three
months
Mr.. CANNON, Chairman Of the House Ap-
preparations Committee made statement
Of the appropriations of the Fifty-frst Con
gress.
NAz1F EFFETJl has been appointed Turk
ish Minister Of Finance in place OF Agop
Pasha, who has resigned.
THE Wilkes Linen Works at Kirriemur,
Scotland, were partially destroyed by dre.
The loss is estimated at about $3.50, 900.
CHANCELLOR Won CAPRrvI, Of Germany,
has removed the embargo on American cat
tie landed at Hamburg.
THE Norwegian bark Imperator, Captain
Hole, was totally wrecked on March 16 to the
eastward Of Boavista, the easternmost OF the
Cape verd Islands. Twelve of the crew were
drowned.
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THE LABOR WORLD.
PFC iron is slack.

ZIG Iron IS SdCk.
DENVER, COL, has 5000 idle"
OMAHA, Neb., has labor palace.
BosroN contractors are organizing.
ST. PAUL (Minn.) carpenters want eight
hours.
TIE West is taking the lead in labor legis-
lation.
New YORK has 10000 Russian-Hebrew
workers.
THE indianapolis Trades Council has 5000
members.
P1rTsBURa's Trades Council holds open
meetings.
BROOKLYN wood-workers will demand
eight hours.
UNION retail clerks at San Francisco, CAL,
wear a button.
THERE are ss, 200 unemployed workmen in
Boston, Mass.
AUSTRALIA sent $4,000 to the London
dock strikers.
AMAcH1NE threatens to throw hundreds
Of stonecutters out.
The organized shos trades are coming
rapidly to the front
THE girls shoe filters union Of San Fran.
cisco has 800 members.
BOSTON paper WOTkerS Wdut luo SIaIo w
prohibit Sunday work.
INTERNATIONAL bakers and confectioneri
will meet at Indianapolis
OVER 80, 600 people are connected with the
stage in London, England.
GOVERNOR RUSSELL, Of Massachusetts
recommends labor legislation.
SAN FRANCISCO shoe hands want forty-6vt
cents pair for turned work,
A SAN FRANCISCO shoe strike secured
thirty-eight to forty nine cents.
THERE are in the world 800, 600 coal
miners ani 4, 600, 900 metal miners.
BUTTE (Mon.) claims to be the best organ
ICED union town for its population.
TRADE union statistics show that 1000. 00C
workers average $3.50 year wages.
The Brussels Belgium, Cooperative
Bakery will supply the city fremen.
INDIANAPOLIS colored plasterers won forty
cents an hour AMI the eight.hour day.
TYPEwR1rERs and stenographers are or
ganizing unions throughout the country.
IT is thought few foreign delegates will at
tend the Worlds Fair Labor Convention.
New York painters insist on the enforce
ment of IS. so and eight hours on April g.
THERE are now over loOU carpenters nnu
planning mill employees idle in indianapolis.
NEW YORK slipper makers working from
sixteen to eighteen hours day get Sl.25 to
$1.50.
FINES were imposed on $50 miners at Dur
ham, England, for leaving work without
giving notice.
TIE general fund Of ths International
Cigar-Makers' Union amounts to about
$500, 900 at present.
A BILL to distribute $50, 900 among ths un-
employed of San Francisco Is before the
California Legislature.
A CUT in wages of from thirty to sixty pei
cent. has been made in an Akron tOhiol
mower and reaper works
On the British railways 314 women were
employed in 1889, and IS, 463 were working
In the coal mines Of England.
By the efforts of union men $3.50 will ba
the lowest pay for unskilled men on tht
Worlds Fair work in Chicago.
The average salary paid to men clerks In
Washington is 1891 year. while that paid
to women in the same departments Is only
e369
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Foreign.

THE French ship Frere ct Soeur has been
wrecked on one Of the Scilly Islands. Three
of her crew were drowned.
Much distress prevails In England from
the heavy snow, and many villages are still
isolated; disastrous floods have occurred in
Spain. Floods have destroyed one-half Of
the winter crops in Southwest Russia. The
Vistula has inundated Warsaw, Poland.
COLONEL RoBLEs the Commander of the
Chilean Government troops was killed in
the defeat Of March 8. The Revolutionists
have destroyed Pisaqua, 1quique and other
ports.
DR.. LUDWIG W1NDTnoRsT, the leader Of
the Centre party in the German Reichstag,
died few days ago in Berlin. He was born
January II, 1912, at Kaldenhof, in the Prin-
cipality of Osnabruck.
SMALLPOX is prevalent in Vienna, Aus
tria, and suburbs, accompanied By an out
break Of measles.
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South and West.

IT is thought that one Of the Mississippi
creyasses was the work Of discharged labor
ers who used dynamite.
SETTLERS in Douglas and Lincoln Coun-
ties, Washington, aIe greatly alarmed atthe
work Of organized bands Of cattle and horse
thieves. No less than r. 900 head OF cattle
have been stolen besides several hundred
head Of horses. .....
A FIRE broke out at the Central Insane
ASYLUM, seven miles from Nashville, Tenn.
It Started in the rear of the male wing, which
has been destroyed There were twenty
eight patients in the wing and SIX OF them
were burned to death.
THE Jury in the Chief of Police Hennessy
murder case at New Orleans, La, has rem
dered the following verdict: Scoffedl Polltz
and Monasterio are adjudged guilty. The
Jury failed to agree as to Bagnetto ana the
Two Marchesis. Incardona and Matranga
were acquitted. The verdict was Missed oy
the spectators.
The telegraph operators employed by the
Union Pacific Company have been notified
that they must either quit their order or It's
service.
The two Houses Of the Kansas Legislature
finally got together on the various appropri-
alton bills and adjourned sine die.
A. MINOR GRIswoLD, the humorist, who is
widely known as "The Fat Contributor" and
the editor of Teras .Siftings, died suddenly
at tsheboygan Falls Wis, Of apople1y, aged
ifty-six.
TEN THOUSAND people are suffering from
the grip at Minneapolis, MINI.
FIFTEEN Scandinavians were arrested at
Sioux City. Iowa, for an attempt to lynch
one of their countrymen.
Two young women were killed by train
On the Norfolk and Western Railroad near
Roanoke, Va.
AT Sterling, KY, a mob lynched Mrs
Wigginton, whose husband and sons are
charged with poisoning two Of their neigh
bors.
OWEN GARRY, aged sixty. and his wife,
aged fifty-six, were burned to death In their
home at Rockford, Iii.
WHILE Officer James E. Penn was attempt.
ing to arrest two colored men in dance house
in Houston, Texas, for carrying concealed
weapons, he was shot and instantly killed,
and a bystander named Frank Michaels was
nortally wounded.
JAMES HELMIcK, th, Town Marshall at
Lynnvile, Tenn, attempted to arrest Turner
Alexander. Alexander struck the marshal
with a stick, knocking him senseless. When
Helmet recovered he shot his assailant, in
;tantly killing him.
NH. DEYoUNG's mama was withdrawn
from the California Ssnatorship contest.
The town Of North Washington, Iowa,
was almost totally destroyed by fire. The
loss is estimated at $50, ,000 The lire is sup
posed to have been the work Of incend:arles.
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Eraoce Names arbitrators.

Tho arbitrators chosen by France in the
settlement with England of the Newfound-
land question are Professor Martens, of the
St. Petersburg University; NJ. Rivier, the
Swiss Consul at Brussels and President OF
the Institute of International Law, and Nj:
Grau, e1-Judge of the Supreme Court OF
Norway. The expenses Of the arbitration
and tho arbitrators' fees will be equally
shared by France AMI England.
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What Led to Lynch Law.

David c. Hennessy, Chief Of the New Or
leans police, was shot dead near his house by
Italians on the night of last October Is. The
assassination was instigated by members Of
Italian secret societies, against which Hen
messy had collected evidence Of the blacklist
crimes. The motive was the suppression OF
the information in his possession,
The history Of the immediate series OF
events which eliminated In the murder
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Washington.

SIR JULIAN EAUNCEFoTE was In confer
ence with Secretary Blaine in regard to the
proposed arbitration.
SENATOR AND Mrs. STANFORD left WASH
ington for California, intending to make the
journey by leisurely stages.
ArroRNEY-GENERAL MILLER has rendered
an opinion that the President has the power
to appoint the nine Circuit Judges created
by the last Congress during the recess cf
Congress
LAND COMMISSIONER CROFT Las resigned
his office by letter to the President.
ACTING SECRETARY NErTLEToN issued n
warrant for $a213, 330S6 in favor of the
Governor of New York, as payment IN
full on account Of all claims arising in that
State under the Direct Tax. This is the first
payuent made under authority Of the Direct
Tax act.
SECRETARY BLAINE received telegram
from Governor Nichols, Louisiana, saying
that all is quiet at New Orleans, and that he
will reply to the Secretary's telegram by
letter.
The Department Of State is informed that
the rumors that the Brazilian Government
does not intend to carry out the recent reclp-
rocity agreement with the United States
are discrsdited by the action Of the authori-
ties at Rio de Janeiro in issuing instructions
to the officials throughout the country con-
cerning the free admission Of merchandise
from the United States.
ORDERS have been sent to the various re.
ceiviug ships Of the Navy to discontinue all
enlistments because the legal limit of S250
men and boys has been nearly reached.
1t is now impossible to give the vessels Of
tba TT,fad Statae Novv in commission their
full compliments Of men. The new cruise
Newark is about 100 men short and there is
scarcely vessel in the Navy with its full
complement Of men.
TIE Bureau of the American Republics has
information that overtures recently made by
the Government Of Canada to the Govern.
ment Of British Guiana for a reciprocity
treaty were rejected by the latter, on the
ground that an arrangement Of this char.
acter with the United States was pre-
ferred.
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The Italians Aroused.

The Italian Cabinet sent instructions by
cable to the Italian Minister at Washington,
Baron de Fava, to protest vehemently
against the murder Of Italians in the prison
at New Orleans. Baron Fava cabled in re
ply that he had presented the protest to the
Government of the United States, and re-
ceived in reply the promise that full salts
faction would be given.
Governor Nichols, Of Louisiana, has re-
ceived formal protest from Secretary
Blaine deploring the killing Of the eleven
Italians, and urging him to bring the offend
ers to justice.
The news from New Orleans aroused a
storm of indignation among the Italian col.
onies in Chicago. New York, Cincinnatland
Boston.
The eighty thousand Italians who COM
prise the colony in New York were frenzied
by rage over the death of their countrymen
in New Orleans by lynch law, and called
loudly for revenge.
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a Hundred Deryishes Killed.

A terrible disaster occurred at the arsenal
Of Omdurman, Egypt. From the reports re-
ceived it appears that about 100 dervishes
were killed by an explosion there, which de.
stroyed immense stores of ammunition, and
shattered the arsenal and buildings and
every thing in the Immediate neighborhood.
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Wholesale Poisoning.

A saloon keeper Of Marseilles France
named Moutet, has been arrested on the
charge Of poisoning with arsenic his wife,
mother-in-law, grandmother, infant and a
friend who had lent him money.
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Twen.v-Two Sailors Drowned.

The steamer Roxburgh Castle was in col.
lision with the British ship British Peer l2O
miles southwest of the Scilly Islands. The
Roxburgh Castle sank Immediately and OF
the twenty-four men aboard twenty,
two were drowned. Captain Tyrer and
one seaman, the only one rescued, have
been landed at Falmouth. The British Feer,
which was bound from Calcutta to London,
was greatly damaged, and has been towed
to Falmouth. The Roxburgh Castle was
screw steamer, of 1922 tons register, and was
owned in Newcastle.
The British steamer Atrato, from Batoum
for Calcutta, has been sunk in q collision
with the Turkish steamer Salonica. Her
crew have arrived at Constantinople.
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ABOUT 1000 of the contributors to the
stock Of the Columbian exhibition in Chi
cago have not paid their assessments and
suits will be brought to compel payment
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TEXAS, in q population Of 22SS,S2 hea
!. .74l. 1870 white Inhabitants, 492, 2,SS7 colored,
7Sa Indians, 7s7 Chinese, and three JapanasA
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FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
TOpfcs of Interest Transmitted
by the Cables.
Cruel Massacre of Wounded SOL
diers by Chilian Rebels.

A dispatch from Santiago gives an official
version Of the recent battle in Chill. From
this it appears that Colonel Robles, who COM
manded the Government troops being short
of provisions, rashly abandoned strong po-
sition on Mount Sebastopol, and, with 12oo
infantry, twenty-five cavalry and few
guns, attacked force OF $500 rebels. At
critical moment the enemy, by decoy
truce for a parley, opened fearful fire at
close quarters, killing or woundlng two
thirds Of the Government troops. Colonel
Robles was shot in the foot early in the bat
tie. He secured another mount after the
bullet had been extracted from his wound;
but he was again wounded, in the side, and
was placed in an ambulance. The rebels
captured the ambulance, and their leader
threatened to shoot all who were with the
wounded man unless Colonel Robles was in
dicated to him. An attendant pointed out
Colonel Robles, whereupon the Colonel was
fred at by the rebels, being riddled with
eleven balls besides being hacked with bay
onets and indescribably mutilated.
A general massacre Of wounded officers
ensued. OF the wounded men, 264 were
allowed to proceed to Valparaiso, but per-
mission was refused to send the body OF
Colonel Robles there. The loss OF the IN, IN
surgents is estimated at 300 killed and 4oo
wound. I'd. Their account Of the battle can
not be procured at present.
President Balmaceda admits the gravity
Of the disaster, which places the province OF
Tarapaca entirely in the hands Of the insur-
gents. The President says, however, that
the Government has 30. 0O0 troops at its dis
posal. The Government also has an ample
supply Of funds. The future scene of opera
tions will probably be nearer Valparaiso.
The French Government has acceded to
the recent request of the Chilian revolution
lists, who asked that the Chilian warShlps
just completed at Toulon and destined for
the service of President Balmaceda should
not bs allowed to depart.
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A Double Tragedy.

A tragedy has been enacted at Toplitz,,
Austria. which has caused q profound
sensation among the aristocratic sojourners
at that famous watering place. Lieutenant
Reinisch, an officer of high standing
In the. Austrian army, had successfully
Wooed the Young Baroness Schonau, but for
some reason the parents of the lady refused
to give their consent to the match. The
Lieutenant urged his fiancee to marry him
clandestinely, but she declined. The officer
called upon the Baroness and in a final in
terview renewed his plea for an elopement.
Finding her respect for parental mandates
greater than her desire to accede to his
wishes, the Lieutenant, mad with dlsapPoint-
ment and grief. drew a revolver and shot
the T Baroness m through the heart. The mother
of the unfortunate lady, hearing the shot
rushed into the room just as the Lieutenant
fred a second shot into his own breast and
fell dead beside the body of his victim.