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The record-union., 1891-03-19
Special to the REcoRD-UN1oN.


WASHINGTON. March 1S.-Messrs. AL
llson and Cannon, Chairmen respectively
OF the Senate and House Committees on
Appropriations, have prepared state
ments making q comparison of the appro-
priations of the Fifty-first with the
Fiftieth Congress. The statement of
Cannon shows that during the Fiftieth
Congress, covering the salaries of 1SS9-90,
the total appropriation, including def
ciencies, We're SSl7, 1868, $50. The appropri-
ations of the Fifty-first Congress, embrace
ing the fiscal year 1912, amount to S9SS,
4l0,l29 Net apparent increase $l70, Az, ,269.
Cannon says there should be added to
the appropriations of the Fiftieth and de-
Quoted from the Fifty-frst Congress S25,-
81 ,907 to meet the known deficiency for
pensions in the appropriations of the
former Congress.
Cannon argues against increasing the
number of committees having charge of
the appropriation bills, and says the sys-
tenn of distributing them among the vari-
Gus committees is vicious and tends to
extravaganza. He thinks one committee
OF the House should be charged with the
preparation of the money bills for its con-
sideration.
Senator Allison, in his statement, gives
IN detail the reasons which operated in
the several appropriation Acts to increase
the expenditure authorized by the pres
ent Congress over those of its predeces-
sors. He says an increase of 81 IA, ,473
under the agricultural appropriation Act
was caused by the establishment of agri-
cultural experiment stations and the
transfer of the weather bureau from the
War Department. Under the fortifica-
ton bill there was an increase of S2, 302, :
600 for continuing the construction Of bat
teries for the defense of the various har-
bors. In the Indian bill an increase of
81, ,307, 600 was made to carry into effect
the recent treaties negotiated with the
various Indian tribes. An increase of
81, 600 was made for the clerical force
in the various departments, mainly in the
Pension Office. The navy appropriations
show an increase of Sl4,0C0,000 for new
ships, Improvement of navy-yard plants,
etc. The pensions show an increase of
Sl13, ,3l2,000, including the deficiencies
The increase of So, ,66S, 900 under the Post
office bill is due to the growth of the
service throughout the country. The in
crease for sundry civil expenses OF S15,-
100000 was for river and harbor improve
ments, census expenses, public buildings,
life-saving service, etc. The deficiency
appropriations, exclusive of pensions,
were 1,726, 900 less than the Fiftieth Con-
gress, although 81 30, 900 for French spoil
lation claims are included.
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ALILA TRAIN ROBBERY.
Detectives Positive the Dalton Broth
ers are the Parties Wanted.

Detectives Positive the Dalton Broth
ers are the Parties Wanted.
MERGED, March 1S.- Detectives are
here to-day tracing up the history of
William Dalton, who has lately been ar
rested in San Luis Obispo, because of his
supposed connection with the Alila and
Pixley train robberies. Dalton is a
brother of the other Dalton's now in Jail
at Visalia. He resided near Livingston,
in this county, for about five years, and
was well known, having married the
daughter of a prominent rancher in that
neighborhood. No one ever suspected
him of being in the train-robbing busi-
ness. He was quite active in politics
when here. The whole Dalton family,
however, back in the Western States, are
not of the law-abiding class, and the Off
GERS claim that the robberies were COM
mitted by them without doubt.
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Special to the REcoRp-UN1oS.

Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.
New YORK, March 1S.-At an early
hour this morning the discovery was
made that the brick tenement house No.
81! Allen street was on fire. The build
ing was five stories high and was filled
with people.
The lower story was occupied by a
liquor saloon owned by Justice Alex
ander. The second floor was occupied
by the families of Solomon and Max
Goldstein, the third by that of Harris
Greenburg and the fourth by Marion
Ridsello and family. Bernard Jaster,
with his wife and children, lived on the
top floor.
AS soon as the fire was discovered an
alarm was turned in, but the flames
spread rapidly, and when the firemen
arrived the whole building seemed ablaze.
A few streams of water produced an
effect and the fire was soon under con-
troll. The outer walls were left standing.
but the whole interior was completely
gutted.
Most of the inmates were asleep when
the fire broke out and the flames spread
so rapidly that the escape of those in the
upper stories was cut off. Three MEM
Ders OF the JaSter family on the top floor
were burned to death-Bernard Jaster,
aged 56, Betsy Jaster, aged 13, and Sarah
| Jaster, aged 10. Minnie Jaster, aged 81,
was burned about the face, and Henry
Jaster, aged 19, was burned on the hands,
Abraham Goldstein, a boy three years
of age, was thrown from the third-story
| window and fell to the sidewalk. He
was injured internally and will probably
die. All the injured were removed to
Bellevue Hospital.
The building was owned by James r.
Griswold Of this city. The loss on the
| building is $4,000 and ON the furniture,
| $1,000; entirely covered by insurance.
Another body was recovered this even
ing-that of Philip Elchisky, tailor.
CoRDAGE WORKS BURNED.
ELIZABETH IN. J.), March 1S.-The
Elizabethport Steam Cordage Works
Were burned this afternoon. The loss is
100000. Six hundred persons are thrown
out of employment. The firm is well in
Sured.
When the fire broke out there were in
the works about five hundred operators,
mostly girls, ana a great panic ensued
All escaped without injury, however.
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National Leagne of Musicians,

MILWAUKEE, March 1S.-The conven.
ton OF the National League of Musicians
spent large portion of the morning in
wrangling over the report of the Commit.
tee on Credentials. The convention
adopted a resolution of thanks to Secre.
tary Tracy for his refusal to permit the
Marine Band of Washington to come in
competition with other musicians.
The convention unanimously indorsed
the low pitch for orchestras 1t is some.
times referred to as the French pitch. and
IS quarter-tone lower than the high
pitch.
dress, urged the establishment of musi-
clans home
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SENATOR HEARsT's WILL.
The Entire Estate Bequeathed to th
Widow.

The Entire Estate Bequeathed to the
Widow.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 1S.-The will
of the late Senator George Hearst was
filed for probate to-day by the widow,
Phoebe M. Hearst, who is made sole ex-
ecutrix. The will states that Senator
Hearst recognized the fact that his wife
is legally entitled to one-half of his entire
estate, in all being community property,
and he also bequeaths to her absolutely
the remaining one-half.
A provision is made that if Mrs. Hearst
marries again one-half of the estate re-
verts to his son, William r. Hearst.
The will was executed in this city in
1880, and was attested by Lloyd Tevis
and Irwin McAfee. William r. Hearst,
the only child Of the Senator, is recon-
mended to the care of his mother, with
confidence that she will suitably provide
for him.
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TIE MYSTERY SOLVED.
Abner Paggett Loses His Life in
Snow-Storm in Washington.

Abner Paggett Loses His Life in a
Snow-Storm in Washington.
SPOKANE FALLS (Wash.) March, 1S.-A
ReUiew special from Mullen says: The
mystery surrounding the disappearance
of Abner G. Paggett was solved to-day.
A rotary plow clearing the track of the
Northern Pacific lifted his body from a
drift into which it had sank over month
ago. Paggett was visiting relatives at
the Stegis House, over the divide, and
started out to walk to Mullen, a distance
of u miles, to take the train for Spokane.
He was caught in a mountain storm and
must have wandered about for several
days, as pistol shots We're heard three
days after by a solitary miner living in
cabin in one of the gulches.
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Postal ChanmeS.

WASHINGTON, March lS.-A new post
office has been established at Melville,
Clatsop County, Oregon, with Welthea S.
ingalls, as Postmaster.
G. D. Calkins has been appointed POST
master at Chula Vista, CAL
A daily exchange of through registered
pouches has been ordered to commence
March 23d between the above offices, the
pouches to leave Denver at 1890 A. NJ,
via Cheyenne and Denver r. P. o., and
San Francisco at Z p. NJ, via Ogden and
San Francisco r. p. o.
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NAVAL VESSELS.
The San Francisco VIII be Sent to
Chilean Waters,

1 Inc san francisco w III DC Sent to
Chilean Waters.
WASHINGTON, March 1S.-The report
of the court of inquiry on the Alert has
been received at the Navy Department
from Mare Island. Conflicting reports of
her condition have reached the depart
ment, and the Board Of Survey reported
her as requiring repairs estimated to cost
about $500. The second board examined
the vessel, and reported the hull in a bad
condition, and that the expense of max
ing the ship seaworthy would reach
$1,000.
1t is understood that the courts report
simply gives the facts, and makes no rec
concentrations. The general impression
at the department is that the vessel can
be put in seaworthy condition without
extensive repairs.
The San Francisco will be ready for sea
next week. She will join the Baltimore
and Pensacola at Chile.
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special to the REcoEp-uN1oN.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 1S.-As the
North Pacific Coast Railroad Company's
steamer Tamalpa1s was about abreast OF
Arch Rock on the 6:30 p. NJ. trip last night
the passengers were startled by a cry OF
man overheard" The man had jumped
over the railing. After lowering a boat
and searching the bay for about twenty
minutes nothing was seen of the unfortu-
nate man.
The description of the man shows that
he was well-dressed in black Prince
Albert coat and plug hat. He had gray
hair and mustache, was about five feet
nine inches in height. He was stranger
on the boat
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The Citrus Fair Closed.

Los ANGELES, March 1S.-The Citrus
Fair closed tonight, after a successful
run of eight days, the interest being sus-
tanned up to the last moment. The re-
ceipts were over S9,000 or an average of
over 81 900 day. The fair will be repro
duced in Chicago early in April. The
Secretary leaves tomorrow to complete
arrangements.
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New Colony for Merced.

MERGED, March 1S.-A syndicate of
farmers from Illinois have purchased
the entire Deane colony, consisting of 300
twenty-acre tracts. The colony is located
about three miles west of this city, and is
adapted for the culture of figs. prunes
and raisns. Every twenty-acre tract
will be occupied by a family. The peo-
pie are all Americans and Presbyterians
A number of them arrived here last Sun
day, and the work of Improvement will
begin at once. A church, school-house,
etc, are intended to be built during the
summer. The colonists who buy pay $50
per acre for the land, inclusive of water
rights.
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LABOR TROUBLES.
Several Leaders Arrested on a Charge
of Extortfon.

of EXtOrtfon.
ROCHESTER, On. ". March 1S.-At the
investigation of the clothing cutters lock-
out here by the State Board of Arbitra-
ton, a scheme by which money is ex-
torted from firms by the Clothing CUT
ters' National Union was shown by
voluminous correspondence between the
manufacturers in this city and Walter S.
Westerbrook, Secretary of the Cutters
Union, and James Hughes, Chairman of
the Executive Board of the Union.
Westerbrook has been arrested in New
York, Hughes is under arrest in Phila-
delphia, and James Mcclure in custody
in Chicago, on charges of extortion. They
will be brought here.
James A. Wright, District Organizer of
the knights of Labor, who arrived here
this morning from Philadelphia, together
with John G. Theim and Frederick A.
Archer, of this city, were arrested imme-
diately after the mornings session of the
Board of Arbitrators, on a charge of con-
spiracy.
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WORLDS FAIR.
Remarkable Collection of Antiquities
Secured for the Exposition.

NVNlufktlDle OOIISCClOn OF Ant1QuItIeS
Secured for the Exposition.
WASHINGTON, March 1S.-Lieutenant
Lemley. of the United States army, Spe-
cial Commissioner to the Republic of Co
lombia in the interest Of the Worlds
Columbian Exposition, reports that he
has secured for the exhibition the most
remarkable collection of antiquities which
has been gathered by famous collector
of that country during investigations for
the last thirty-fve or forty years. The
collection includes many articles of gold
and silver. The whole collection is esti-
mated to be worth Sl2O,000. Included in
the collection are a number of very
curiously hand-worked gold articles
found when, some weeks ago, two an
cient towns of the Guaca Indians were
unearthed.
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A Book-Keeper Suicides.

SPOKANE FALLS (Wash.), March 49,
Eugene Boardman, book-keeper for NJ
Seller & Co., committed suicide at Cmur
d'Alene City last night by jumping into
the lake.
Mr.. Boardman was sufferer from over
work, and went to the lake for his health.
His brother missed him from his side in
the night, and went in search of him,
finding his body in the water.
Mr.. Boardman leaves Il family here
During the day he had been in good
spirits. The rash act is believed to have
been the result OF an attack of temporary
insanity
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Probably Gone to Canada.

ST. LOUIS. March 14.-James S. Ensor,
q Notary Public and attorney-at-law,
well known in business and social circles,
has disappeared, and it is said he has ap-
propriated some So 900 loaned to him by
friends to whom he promised, so goes the
story, a return ON their investments OF 10
per cent. q month
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Thirty-Three Round Mill.

DENVER. March 1S.-Pat Allen, of
Omaha, and Lawrence Farrell, of Chicago,
heavy weights, fought thirty-three
round mill twenty miles from this city
this afternoon, for purse of $500. Far
rell won the fight after badly Furnishing
the Omaha man.
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Death Of Lincoln,s Partner.

SPRINGFIELD Qll), March 1s.-Wm.
fl. Henderson, Abraham Lincoln's law
partner and author of the Life of Lin
coln," died to-day of la grippe, at his res
idence, near this city, aged Y years. His
youngest son, William, died six hours
before, of the same disease.
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BREAK IN THE MISSISSIPPI LEvEE.

A Portion of the Southern Pacific
Road Inundated.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 1S.-News has
been received in railroad circles of this
city that the break in the Mississippi
levee above Crosse Tete has practically
closed the Sunset route between Lafayette
and New Orleans, a distance of 166 miles
As large proportion of what is known
as railroad traffic is sent to and from the
East from San Francisco over this route.
the break might readily have proved a
serious disaster to the Southern Pacific
Company. But the difficulty has been
fully and promptly met by tran
shipping freight at Galveston and divert
ing the passenger traffic over the other
southern roads by way of El Paso, San
Antonio and Houston.
Nearly the whole flooded space be-
tween Lafayette and New Orleans is ira
versed by the railroad on trestle-work,
and the assumption is that this is ali
gone. 1t will take at least twenty days to
reopen communication if the Mississippi
falls enough to permit the break to be
gotten at.
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GOVERNMENT EXPENSES.
Comparison of Appropriations for
the Past Two Congresses.
REASON FOR THE INCREASE THE
PAST SESSION.

The Special Commissioner to the Re-
public of Colombia Reports That
He Has Secured Remarkable Col
lection of Antiquities for Exhibi-
tion at the Worlds Fafr-The
Cruiser San Francisco to be Sent
to Join the Baltimore in Chilean
Waters.
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Dry Norther.

SoNoMA, March 18th. "A dry north
wind has been prevailing in this valley
for several days. 1t has had the effect of
retarding spring plowing and arresting
the growth of vegetation. AS these
northers are usually of short duration,
and are always followed by rain, no fears
are apprehended of serious damage to
crops.
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The Body Identified

New YORK, March 1.-THE body of
Tired Evans of England" the mysteri-
Gus Astor House suicide. has been dug
up and finally and fully identified as
Wright, the supposed murderer of Rut-
linger, the murdered man found on
Staten Island
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Two Deaths at Los Angeles.

Los ANGELES, March 1S.-John F.
Casey, formerly Chief Switchman for the
Santa Fe road at the Needles, died in the
City Jail here to-day, the result of pro-
tracted spree. He has prominent rela-
tives in Chicago.
Joseph Johnson, who was injured by a
piece of timber falling on him while put
ting up bridge, died at the hospital to-
day.
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Patrons of Husbandry.

LANSING, March 1S.-The supreme or
ganization of the Patrons of Husbandry
is holding meeting here. Unanimity
does not prevail, and it is doubtful
whether independent political action will
be adopted as recommended by the State
organization
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the two Harmon brothers in Laytonyille
last week, was held to-day in Justice
Pages court. Saul Harmon has died
from the effects of his wounds, and Copell
was held to answer before the Superior
Court on two charges, viz: murder and
assault to murder, with bail fixed at
5000 on the former charge and $1,000 on
the latter.
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One of the Heirs Found,

New York, March 1S.-Lawyer Bra
man has found Julia A. Putnam, whom
Charlotte o. Jones (colored) of Oakland
Cal, left half interest in an insurance
policy of s., 600, but has not yet traced her
other cousin and legatee, Sylvia John.
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Gompers in Portland.

PORTLAND, March 1S.-Samuel Com
pers, President of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, arrived here this morning
from San Francisco. He was met at the
depot by delegation from the Federated
Trades
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The Oldest Postmaster Dies.

DUBUQUE Qa.), March 1S.-Celestine
Kaltenbach, the oldest Postmaster in the
United States, died this morning, aged rs.
He was appointed Postmaster of Potosi,
Wis, in 1888, by President Van Buren,,
and has held the Office continuously.
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COAST CHRONICLES.
An Unknown Man Jumps From
a Bay Ferry Boat.
SENATOR HEARSTS WILL FILED FOR
PROBATE.

The Detectives are Confident the Dali
Nisalia. We're the Parties Who At
tempted to Commit the Train Rob-
berry at Alila-An Illinois Colony
Purchases Large Tract of Land
in MERGED County.
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The Creyasse Wideninp.

New ORLEANS, March 1S.-The Gre
vase at White Honse plantation is now
200 feet wide. The water is going through
with great force. A large portion of JEFF
ferson Parish will be inundated, and the
loss will be very great. Already the
Southern Pacific and Texas Pacific Rail
roads are cut into at this point by the
creVaSse.
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Tulare County Notes.

HANFoRD, March 1S.-The West Side
railroad construction force has reached
very near Kings River, at Kingston, and
part of the force came over to Armona to-
day to begin operations. 1t is expected
that the line will be completed to Armona
in April, including the bridge across
Kings River.
The sale of the Laguna Di Tache Ranch
of forty-nine thousand acres, is reported
to an English syndicate for one million
dollars
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EDUCATORS IN COUNCIL.
Second Days Proceedings of the Sta
Teachers, Institute.

Second Days Proceedings of the State
Teachers Institute.
SAN DIEGO, March 1S.-The State
Teachers Institute continued its
session to-day. Papers were read by c..
FL. Hayes of Riverside, Superintendent
I'll. MEG. Martin of Santa Rosa, D. Syle
of Santa Barbara and Superintendent
Molyneaux of Pomona. Hon. j. w. An
derson was visitor this afternoon, and
made short address.
The election of officers resulted w.
w. Seamans of Los Angeles, President /;
III. j. Baldwin of National City, Emily
Rice of Chico, C. M. Gayley and G. w.
Luckey of Ontario, Vice Presidents J.
p. Greeley of Santa Ana, Secretary j. 7.
Hamilton of San Francisco, Treasurer.
Riverside was selected unanimously as
the next place of meeting. The evening
session was largely attended, to listen to a
lecture on Evolution by Professor
John Dickinson of the University of
Southern California, at Los Angeles.
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THE SMELL MURDER.
A New Chapter in the Troubles I'm
folded.

A New Chapter in the Troubles I'm
folded.
CHICAGO, March 1S.-A new chapter in
the troubles of the Smell family was un-
folded to-day, which bids fair to have
sensational developments. A few DAYS
ago Hattie Juerst, nurse-girl employed
in the family of Albert J. Smell, son OF
the murdered millionaire, was arrested,
charged with larceny. Now comes a
story that the larceny was only part OF
the charge.
For several weeks Mrs. SnelPs health
has been falling rapidly. Finally, it was
noticed that tonic she was taking was
having decidedly bad effect. One day
she found in bottle white sediment,
which the doctor said was not part of the
tonic. Then wine was substituted, but
the same bad effects followed, and the doc
tor told Smell that his wife was being poi
soned. An examination disclosed the
presence in the wine of the same powder
found in the tonic.
Detectives were employed, and Hattie
JuerSts' arrest soon followed In her
Smells property and vial of white pow
der, apparently identical with that found
in the tonic and wine bottle Both DOW
ders have been submitted to a chemist,
and pending his report the attorney for
the Smells refuses TO talk further about
the case
Two gentlemen intimately acquainted
with Tascott, who has long been sought
for, left for Aberdeen, South Dakota. this
afternoon, to see if the suspect uunder ar
rest there is really the man.
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Jumped over Niagara Fails.

NIAGARA FALLS, March 1s-A man
jumped over the Niagara Falls at Pros
pect Point this afternoon. He came from
the West this morning, and had ticket
for New York, via the West Shore rail-
road. He was about 2l years of age, good
looking and well dressed.
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Fatal Explosions

PITTsBURG, March 1s.-The name of
the miner killed in the mine explosion at
Girardville, Pa, is Frederick Bonnhunt,
aged 40 years. Hans Wittaman and
John Gustayison were injured. Six
other workmen were burned and cut by
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Silver Purchases.

WASHINGTON. March 1S.-The amount
of silver offered for sale to the Treasury
to-day was 662, 900 ounces, and the amount
purchased 4l2,0O0 ounces, as follows:
1000 at S0.9S90, 5000 ounces at so. .9S9s,
10000 ounces at S09S99, and IS5, 200
ounces at $685.
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SOLUTIONS OF CoNDoLENCE.
Chile Revolution.

BUENos AYREs, March 1S-A dispatch
received here from Valparaiso states that
Mayor Valduvieso of that city has gone
over to the insurgents, after winning
over to their cause the garrison. which
deserted the fort after spiking the guns.
The eX-Government troops then seized
President Balmacedas transport, the
Nadia, which was anchored in the har-
Dor, and which was loaded with Gatling
guns, rifles and ammunition. After this
the Mayor and garrison embarked on
board the transport and departed north
ward to join the insurgents. This is a
tremendous blow to President Bal1na-
ceda's prestige, and his cause may now
be fairly said to be on the wane.
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General Johnston Improvinp,

WASHINGTON, March 1S.-The condi-
ton OF General Joseph E. Johnston, who
has been quite i'll for the past week, is re-. /.
ported by his physician to be improyeda
to-day, and no immediate danger is ap-<
Drehended
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Six years, Imprisonment-

New YORK, March 1s.-Judge Bene-
dict of the United States Court sentenced
General Peter A. Classen to six years.
imprisonment in the Penitentiary for
wrecking the Sixth National Bank.
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The Bill Killed.

LINCOLN (Neb.), March 1s.-In the
Senate this morning the report of the
committee to indefinitely postpone action
on the two-cent passenger rate was
adopted. This in effect kills the bill.