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SOFIA ASSASSIN STILL FREE.
Prince Ferdfnand's Term Nearly Ex-
pired-PlOts Against H;s Ttfc


SorrA, March 29.-Thc men arrested on
suspicion of being concerned in the MUIR
der of Minister Baltchieff are detained.
but the examination has shown that the
actual assassin has not yet been captured
The funeral of Minister Baltchief took
place today with great pomp
vienna, March 29.-Bendorff, who forced
Prince Alexander to resign the Bulgarian
throne, was lately at Bucharest passing
under an assumed name. He there had
an interview with kraylaf and left
Bucharest Thursday with two other men.
1t was noticed the party were we'll pro-
vided with money. 1t Is supposed it was
Bendorff and his companions who shot
Baitchief last night.
Prince Ferdinands legal commission
from the Porte as governor of Roumania
expires April 5, when Turkey can refuse
to renominate him, although the Porte is
not likely to interfere with him while
Stamboulof is premier. This fact prob
ably explains the attempt on the latter's
life, as his death would have enabled Russia
TO interfere, and would have placed Prince
Ferdinand in predicament.
Ii is now rumored that Muttkurooff.
brother-in-law of Stambouloif, who died
recently, committed snieide because he was
involved in the plot. Premier stambouloff,
speaking of the murder of Baltchieff. in
an interview, said:
happened to step back, or should have been
shot, had known OF the existence OF a pot
for some time. The man actually confessed TO
me that he had lain in wal, for Prince Ferdi-
naud, but that his courage gave way and he
failed TO fire the fatal shot.
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NIcAKAGUA CANAL srSpIcArr.
American and European Capitalists to
Take New Interest In the Big Ditch.

American and European C8pftaliste to
Take New Interest In the big Ditch.
New YoRK, March 20.-[Special. lit Is
believed on Wall street that new syndi-
cate of American and European capitalists
is being formed for the purpose Of supply
ing funds to aid in the completion of the
Nicaragua canal. The understanding II
that members of the syndicate will pur-
chase large block of shares in the canal
company, and in addition to this invest
ment take large amount of bonds. Ex-
perts differ in their opinions as to the
amount of money which viii be required
to iinish the sbig ditch.'' Some Of these
gentlemen think the figures given by the
companys chief engineer are not much
more than half enough.
Perhaps when Warner Miller and his
party, who arc now in Nicaragua making
an investigation of affairs, return to New
York, some definite and reliable informa-
tion in regard to the condition and pros
poets of the enterprise viii be made
public. It is said that much Of the
machinery and appliances, which were
purchased at great expense for the work,
will have to be replaced by others Of more
modern and improved patterns. This
would involve a very heavy outlay of
money on the part of the company. There
is considerable anxiety in certain quarters
to know if all of the cash which will be
required will be Forthcoming or not. Pro-
moters Of the canal have gone SO far that
they cannot we'll afford to halt or give up
the work
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SUNDAY LAW IN TACOMA.
Big Mass IA Getting Of Citizens TO Discuss
Proposed Ordinance.

AsA6 N0oSb-1u Cetin8 Oh GIt1xeOo 60 O1oc0oo
Proposed Ordnance.
TACOMA, March 10 fSpecial.l - One
thousand people were present at the
citizens mass-mceting this afternoon at
the First Presbyterian church, called by
the Anti-Sunday Saloon Association. Rev.
B. S. McLafferty presided. Addresses
were made by Rev. J. M. Patterson.
Rev. Mr.. Mcmillan, Rev. George B. Wild
ing, Rev. Mr.. Conover, Rev. Mr.. Brown
and Professor Powellson. Resolutions IA
voring the adoption of the ordinance In
troduced at the city council last evening
were adopted. The ordinance provides for
the shutting up of all saloons and bar
rooms on Sunday, and making violators of
the same punishable by from a SO to 500
fine, and revocation Of license If the oflense
is repeated.
Rev. Mr.. Patterson said the association
would carry its point if it had to wait until
the mayor, city clerk and other city Of
fcials who opposed the proposition, were
executed. The question was. he said,
whether Tacoma would be city of ruff
fans, drinking, rowdyish men, or Of cult
ure and advancement
The association claims that majority of
the city council and the mayor favor the
new Sunday saloon closing ordinance.
The prosecution of violators of the Sun
day law, begun last week, will be vig-
orously continued this week.
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FOUND DEAD AT OLYMPIA.
Body Of > woodsman Discovered. but
Not Identified.

Not Identified.
OLYMPIA, March 20.-fSpecial. l-Coroner
Armstrong today brought into the city the
remains of man found in the woods three
miles west of here. Two young men were
hunting this morning and had, their guns
aimed toward the top Of . tree when one of
them suddenly gazed on the dscompoaed
body Ola man hut a. few feet away They
Immediately notified the coroner. The
body was lying in a natural position with
the head resting on small stone and the
feet drawn up.
The man evidently had been q wood
chopper, and was attired in blue coat
and trousers, and wore o heavy rubber
coat and rubber boots. BY his side was an
empty half-pints whisky flask. There was
nothing whatever on his clothing by
which tue man could be identified. In his
pockets were found new pair of socks, a
comb, q pair of gloves, q tobacco pouch
and copy of the PosT-INrELLrGENcER
dated January 10, 1891. The coroner
thinks the man died on the day following
that date, as the paper had not been un-
folded, and the condition of the body
would indicate that the man had been
dead about two months.
The coroner expresses the opinion that
he was taken suddenly i'll from natural
causes, for had he been poisoned he would
not have died in a natural position. He
was about 55 years Of age, five feet five
inches in height, with gray hair and gray
beard about four inches long. The body
has not yet been identified.
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BRITISH GUIANA IS COZ.
0ho Prefers Trade With the Cnite&
States and Repels Canadisn advances.

0ho Prefers Trade With the United
States and Repels Canadian Advances.
WASHINGTON CIrY, March 29-The Bur-
eau of American Republics furnishes the
following: 1t having been denied by Of
hcials OF the Dominion of Canada that
ovcrturcs for reciprocity treaty with
British Guiana had been rejected, the Bur-
eau Of American Republics furnishes the
following extracts from the annual ad-
dresses Of his excellency. yiscount Cor
mopston, governor general Of British
Guiann. to the colonial authorities:
The passage Of the Mckinley tariff act has, as
yon are aware, led the government OF Canada to
make proposals for reciprocal trade relations
between that colony and the BIitiah
West Indies and British Guiana. On
this subject l received from the Honor
able George F. Foster, finance minister. Of
the Dominion, a letter, in which be proposes
that in return for dinerential treatment OF our
sugars and fruits, exported to Canada, cquivA-
lent di1erential treatment should be accorded
to certain products imported into this colony.
replied that, while anxious in every way
TO facilitate and promote the extension II
commercial relations between British Guiana
and Canada, Icould not encourage the govern
ment of the Dominion to believe that the con-
sent Of this government would be given to any
diGeTential treatment which will exclude the
sugars of this colony from admission to the mar
ket Of the United States on the most favorable
terynx
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Preparations for Prosperous Salmon
Season-Tra0ac Alliance OrganIxed.

Prennrafioma Tnp prneun-ov. e.1-~u
season-Tramc AlIi.nce Or~..I.eA.
c.runAxrr N.,cb n-Isr.c;.I 1-car-
nervmen are rreyay;re rem, for I Is,rre ,.sct ~.
coming sen.on THE Chinese &C., h.va
arrived and nrc hnsv m.r;r. csns Ths
1raro,, f;sh cor, ~; ss;o,,.-s ~. lr.r.,,..
on suard in Portland and .tr;ct rnss.nrss
are he;nc talsn - ,,r.~srt t;sh;rr d,,.;rr
the close sea.on o
Material for the re~ courthou.. ha.
arrived N csthisr.t s,a r,a.an. -. -
work lav;nr hricL for the sonndas;on
4 ret;t;on !. h.;n0 c;rcrl.t.d M 'fcr . r.~
road between srarokawa and csthI.m.t
e,,d Il yv;il ~ .,,h,s,;s.a,I =, az. ,.,,..4.
comrn;.sioncrs a. their newt r,.ss;rs
Bands far school ',3;.fr;ct NJ a.. IL
vert;.ad .f,,r ..I. fo- ~. ,,,,r,,s. - MIL,
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Reciprocity Treaty Under Way
Across the Bio Grande.
BRAZILIAN ORDERS ISSUED.
British Guiana Rejects Canadian
Advances for Trade.
Dominfon Omcials Denied That Over
lures Had Been Made, but the Cow
ernor-Genersl's Address Confirms the
ststement-United states Preferred.

WASHINGTON CIry, March c9-.Senor
Romero, the Mexican minister, said today
that the United States department Of state
and the Mexican government were in cor
respondcnce on the subject Of arcciprocity
treaty between the two countries.
Brazilian newspapers which arrived here
on Saturday contained little else than .
discussion of the reciprocity treaty with
the United States. While remonstrances
against the treaty are very loud and earnest
they come. friends ofthe treatyclaim. almost
entirely from English, French and Ger
man importers, who fear the loss OF large
share of the trade to merchants and
manufacturers of the United States. The
Brazilian government is prepared to carry
the treaty into effect OH April 1, and the
necessary instructio $ have been issued to
all collectors of customs.
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TACOMA TRADE QUESTIONS.
Trouble Innpending for Owners Of Stern
Wheel Steamboats,.

TACOMA, March 29.-[Special. Taco
mans interested III Puget sound steam
boats are uneasy. In the first place, it is
said government officials, with head
quarters at Port Townsend, propose to
prevent stern-whecl boats from navigating
the Straits of Fuca, and the animus for
this movement is said by parties interested
in the Pacinc Navigation Company, a
local corporation, to be the tacit refusal of
the Puget Sound Steamboat Association
to cut rates to Port Townsend. Some
time ago the Port Townsend folks, so the
local steamboat men say, made threat
that they would prevent stern-wheel
steamers crossing the straits if the passen-
ger and freight rates to that port were not
reduced % per cent. below the Bellingham
bay rates. At the time the passenger rate
TO Bellingham bay was the same as that TO
Port Townsend, and the merchants of the
latter place howlcd, it is said, because
every visitor who came to Port Townsend
went on TO Bellingham bay points, be-
cause it did not cost any more. and as
result Port Townsend suffered much.
Finally the demand made by Port Town
send was met by the association, but not
with the best OF feeling on the part of the Ia
coma members of the association. From
time to time hints of the proposed interfer-
ence of Port Townsend officials with stern
wheel boats crossing the straits have come
to the Tacoma steamboat men, but little
attention was paid 10 the proposition, as it
was considered perfectly safe for stern
wheelers to navigate on the straits; how
ever, the shutting out of this class of boats
has for a few days past seemed more of a
certainty. At the meeting OF the Chamber
of Commerce executive committee last
week President Bennett, of the Pacinc
Navigation Company called the attention
Of the chamber to the effort being made to
prevent stern-wheelers from passing over
the straits. Should this be done, Mr.. Ben
nett said, il would be very harmful 10 Ia
coma's commercial interests. He asked
tha, the chamber act, and the committee
on TRANSPORTATION was instructed TO inves-
tigate and report at the next general meet
ing.
secondly, the constant complaints that
Tacoma merchants are dilatory IN ship
ming orders 70 yashon island, Sidney and
other west passage points have aroused
the shippers and steamboatmen as we'll
seattle merchants, it is claimed. gain GUS
tom at the expense of Tacoma merchants,
by promptness in nliing orders. The fol-
lowing letter is far sample Of the COM
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plant referred to. it being written by a
good friend of Tacoma:

pialnt referred to, 1t being written by a
good friend of Tacoma:
ind that the people along vashon complain
&C tue miserable service accorded them By the
Tacoma merchants. They so to Tacoma, make
an order Tor groceries, meat, etc, and then 1t is
DAYS before the articles are finally received Of
the home landing, the captain invariably laying
tne blame on the expressmen and merchants for
being dilatory in delivering goods. A case in
point was that OF n lady who went 70 Tacoma
friday and left an order for a quarter OF beef.
Inc meat wns not delivered and she was
Obliged 10 return without accomplishing
the object OF her visit, and she said the
meat might spell ON the wharf at Tacoma or be
tardily sent on Monday, the next trip the
steamer makes along the east sido Of yashon
island. The above is one of large number of
cases where People have lost their patience.
They told me that that morning friday the
Esteia transferred seven vashon island passen-
gers to the steamer Greyhound, which took them
TO Seattle to trade and do business alleging that
they went to Seattle because they could rely
that there the goods were promptly delivered.
In the interest Of this boat which gives us con-
necticn with Tacoma, am constrained to send
you this letter. 1t may be that your merchants
have such trade that they cannot attend to such
as come from vashon or Sidney, but doubt IL.
The trade and business OF seven people per day,
as referred to In this letter, amounts to about
1900 people per year, and doubt II Tacoma
merchants have figured this matter out q IL sp-
pears to an outsider
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TEN TRAIN-LoADs OF ORANGES.


C8l1fOrnto Fruit Takes Possession OF tho
Markets Through to Now York.
SAcRAMENTo, March 29-Today and to-
night ten special orange trains passed
eastward from the southern part Of the
state, comprising sixty carloads.
z. +. Platt, who returned today from
Los Angeles, says that California oranges
now are taking possession Of the markets
of the United States to greater extent
than was deemed possible earlier in the
season. Large shipments are made daily
to ell parts of the Union, even as far east
as New York and Boston. The Florida
crop being virtually out of the market it
leaves the field open for California fruit.
A private company here today forwarded
east the first full special train shipped by
one firm. 1t was from Los Angeles and
consisted Of seventeen cars. Railroad men
pronounce it model. The train was COM
posed Of new cars of uniforms pattern with
passenger train trucks, and air brakes. 1t
is expected to reach New York in eight
davS
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SPANISH STEAMER ASHORE.
Second Casualty Near Cape Hatferas-
Investigating Dictator Disaster.


NORFOLK, Va, March CA telegram
from the Hattcras lifc-saving station says
aSpanish steamer bound from Galveston,
Tex, is ashore five miles south of that sta
ton. The vessel is lying easy, close to the
beach. The captain and crew are on
board, and there is no present necessity for
leaving the scip. There is a strong prob
ability that both the vessel and cargo will
be saved. 1t is not known whether or not
this is the cotton steamer before reported
ashore at Ocracoke inlet.
Lieutenant Walker, of the United States
life-saving service. arrived at the beach
this morning, and is making an inyesti-
CATION into the loss of life in connection
with the bark Dictator Friday. There is
disposition here now to censure the Seatick
station life-saving crew for not attempting
to launch the lifeboat. as it was shown
that even smaller boats could make the
trip in safety, the bark's dingy coming
ashore without capsizing and bringing
four men ashore. Only two bodies of those
lost on the Dictator SD far have been re-
covered.
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new HoxoLULU COUNCIL.

8aeen's Appointments Made Public
Mtssionary Schooner Lost.
I Ban FRAScIsco, March 2g.--The British
steamer Elon arrived from Honolulu to-
sday with news up to March Is. The queen
mas announced the members Of her privy
fcouncil. Among the members are the
qeen's husband, John Dominos-and about
siorty other prominent men of the king
sdom.
Ihe missionary schooner Phoebe Chap
man was lost on the west coast of That
november 30, 1880. She was bound from
Honolulu to Pitcairns island. The crew,
numbering sixteen, were drowned.
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No CENTRAL AMERICAN WAR.
President Barrillas Denies Reports OF
Trouble-G eneral Miles In Mexien

CITY OF MEXICO, March a3.-President
Barrillas, of Guatemala. teiegraphs that
letters published in the United States on
the near probability Of a Central American
war are groundless. He says Guatemala
viii not provoke war and would make
every honorable effort 10 avoid one.
General Miles, Of the United States
army. was serenaded by the military last
night. and today he received visit from
the military authorities. He will be re-
ceiyed by President Diaz when the latter
returns from Puebla.
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John Plankinton. Of Milwaukee, Dead.

MILWAUKEE, March -. = Hon. John
Plankinton, prominent and wealthy citi-
zen of this city, died at his home at $50
tonight of pneumonia He built up
great fortune in the packing business, in
which he was long associated with r. d.
Armour, Of Chicago. He was the owner
of the Plankinton house, and many large
business blocks in the city, and his fortune
was counted in millions. He was man
of great public spirit, and gave money and
ard to every enterprise that promised to
advance the city's interests, while his pri-
vate charges were large.
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Blaine Baptist Church dedicated.

BLAINE, WASH. March o9.-TSpecial.l- +
The tine new Baptist church recently COM
pleted at cost of 81 800 was dedicated this
afternoon at p. N. The Methodist and
Presbyterian congregations united in the
service. Rev. John Sunderlin. of Seattle,
Rev. d. J. Pierce, of Fairhaven. and Rev
Bliss, Of Whatcom, assisted in the service.
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Colombia and Peru viii Attend the Fair

CHICAGO, March 29.-The Latin-Ameri-
can department of the Worlds Columbian
exposition has information from Colom-
bia that that republic will be fully repre-
sented at the Chicago exposition.
Lieutenant Stafford, of the United States
navy, special commissioners for the
Worlds Columbian exposition to Peru, re-
ports that the president of Peru has as
sured him that Peru would accept the in
vita,ion to make display at the exposi-
tion
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TACOMA, March 29.-Especial. l--Tomor-
row the steamer Fairhaven will be beached
to have the injuries sustained in the coli
lision Friday night with the Premier re-
paired. The Olympian is still anchored
ON the reservation side OF the bay, where
she has been for nearly o month.
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x
End of Long and Busy Life. FILLED
With HiEh Honors.
New York, March 9.-Dr. Howard
crosby died at 5:4J this evening.
His end was peaceful. As the bells were
ringing for ycsper service Of Easter day he
asked by signs for paper, and wrote few
lines to his loved ones, to his absent son
and daughter in Egypt, and three menu
bers Of his family at home. The first
words of this, his last writing, were, 81
know have to &C"
Howard CROSBY, born in New York, February
y. ls.s, was the son Of William Bedlow Crosby,
the wealthy philanthropist, and grandson OF Dr.
~ .nezer Crosby, surgeon for General Washing.
tons guards through the Revolutionary war;
He gradnated at the university OF the city Of
New York In 1911, and became professor OF
Gfcek there seven years later. He was called to
kptgers college In 1859. occupying the same
psDiessorshtp, and two years afterward entered
tnc ministry of the Presbyterian church, con-
Huuing his duties In the college while be was
NNtpr OF the church at New brunswick. In
592 he became pastor Of the Fourth avenue
Rfeabyterian church, in New York city, aud held
the place up to the time of his death. He was
CHANCELLOR Of the university Of New York from
1870 70 1881, and member Of its council contin-
ueusly since 1854. He was chosen moderator OF
- 8SuSfdA eescHADly OI tue freSD1tcTioa cQufc0
q the United States IN 1873, and was o delegate
Nauy times to that body. In 1877 he was . dele
nte % the first Presbyterian general council. at
4dinburgh. DR.. Crosby took a lively interest
and exerted q benefcent influence in public af-
fadrs, In addition to his work as an educator and
aeiergyman. and was particularly active and
eaxnest In advocating temperance as distin-
gHtshed from total abstinence. In 1877 he took
the principal part in founding the Society for
the Prevention of Crime, whose chief object Is
the reduction of the number of saloons and the
restriction OF the liquor traffic, Through this
society of which he was president from its
oEgant5a1ion, and apart from 1t, he did
much tn this great work, influencing legislation
md tho municipal Eovernment Of bis own city
IN % lar - 1t has relation to the regulation OF
intempsfsnce and crime. He was also actively
interested In the welfare OF the Indians and in
t11o procurement of an international copyright
INV. His published works include LANDS Of
t,e N0aIem," written after tour Ia the East ia
16iis "EchoIIa of the New Testament. !. "SociaI
Hint" "Life OF Jasus,' s.Biblc ccmpnuieu,'s -.
..HeAlthy Christian, = Thoughts on the Penta-
teuEh, !" Notes On Joshua" "Commentary on
Nehemiah, !" sThe. Christian Preactcr,s ssThe
Humanity of Chris" and Commentary on the
New Testament" He also wrote largely for
periodicals, and was member of the American
committee to revise the New Testament. He
received the degree OF d. D. from Harvard In
1850, and that of IL. D. from Columbia In 1871.
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Theft of Bond. Denied.

PHILADELPHIA, March 9.-Ihomas
Cochrane, formerly president of the Guar
antee Trust and Deposit Company, de-
clared today there was no foundation for
the charges made at Columbus, Ohio. yes
terday, relative to an alleged misappropri-
alton OF $l15,o0O in bonds of the Shawnee
and Iron Point Coke and Iron Company.
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Todav,s weather,

SAY FRAScIsco, March 29.--Forecast till
s o. m. Monday for Washington-Ligh
rains; winds generally southerIy. fresh 10
brisk. and high OF the coast; warmer, ex-
cept nearly stationary temperature at Spo-
kane Falls
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Argentine Political Question Settled.
BUExos ArREs. March D.-Goycrnor
Costa has joined the Roca Mitre coalition,
thus settling the Argentine political ques-
ton. The elections pissed of quietly.