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investigation Of De Lesseps' Deals.

AOooOPo
New YORK, March 29-Count Ferdinand
de Lesseps, the great French engineer of
the Suez canal. has been charged
by the court of France with swind-
ling and breach of trust. As
transactions upon which the accusation
based occurred in New York. the greater
portion OF the testimony to be used
in the trial must be taken here.
Viscomte Paul Dabzac, consul general
of France, has, it transpires in this city.
received letter interrogatory for the
examination of many of the
most prominent American financiers.
Subp9nas have been served on
many of them. The alleged swindle and
breach of trust specifically set up
against Count de Lesseps oc-
CURED in a deal through which
he and other trustees of the Universal
Interoceanic Panama Canal Company
obtained control of the Panama railroad
more than ten years ago. the deal in
volved the purchase of 6s, 54 shares of the
railroad company's stock
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San Francisco, March 80 Dial Hawkins
knocked out "spider" Gallagher in four rounds
tonight at the California Athletic Club. Gala
CHER was the favorite IN the betting with those
who had never seen him perform, but at nc
stage of the fight was he in it with Hawkins
though the latter was nervous and nearly los,
his head after receiving several left jabs on the
nose. Hawkins blows seemed like those of 9
sledge hammer when compared with those
of his Hail-like opponent, and he won the fight
by boring in, smashing Gallagher in the wind
with his left and landing with his right On the
nose and cheek. Hawkins sent him down twics
in the third round, and punched him so hard In
the fourth that he collapsed and fell to the fooI
on his face, his seconds throwing up the sponge
Happy Joe, San Francisco colored bantam
got the decision from Billy Patterson, of Port
land, in a clever eight-round 60.
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could not be included under the limitations OF
I he town charter. But now that South Benz
has been advanced to . city of the third class
the addition Of this territory will b legal
There will probably be no opposition to ="
annexation.
Invitations have been sent out BY Gayel
Lodge, No. IS, F. & A. NJ, Of this place to all the
Masons in the county to attend . grand banquet
at the Allbee house, in South Bend. on wednes.
day, April 6. Several of the higher onhcen OF
that organization in the state are also expected
1t will be the first general Masonic gathering
ever held in this county and will Be largely At
tended, as the Masons are numerous and strong
in the county
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In the Commons.

LONDON, March 29-In the commons to-
day Balfour, replying to questions, said
the scif-governed British colonies were
legally free to form commercial leagues.
Great Britain, under existing treaties,
could only become party to such league
providing Belgium and the nations COM
posing the continental zollverein were
treated similarly to Great Britain.
Goschen declined TO accede to the propo-
sition of Cameron, Radical, that the post
Office acquire and work telephones in con-
nection with government telegraphs. The
house rejected the proposition by de-
cisiye vote
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GREAT rInrIN MAsDALAY.
rhree-Ouarters efthe Famous Burmese
CITY r. IN Ashes.


City Ii IN Ashes.
R.xoooS. March "a great fire is raging in
wsndslsv Tbree-ourt<rs of the town Is al
,..dv destroved DIT loss is reported.
Iater adyices statseat the loss OF life may
.ssch 20 IN aDo ewes sre missing. Many
recnIs have fed b the open conrtry
"a ara camp,n out without food
q shelter Calls f0fid have been sent by the
suthoaitics The - Of the city will be de-
stroycd before nmning, AMI about
e5nfo families vii be home cas-.
Chief Secretary hames has appealed
n the Enplish in naeoon for aid. The total
number Of those sevsIy burned is thought to
be about 2.506
fMandalsy is the gungest Of the four capitals
which have At varlous periods been
the seat Of government of his.
toric modern DInah, which have all
been located In thefyeat bend oil the great IRA
waddi river OF hese Ara was the Oldest:
later from Is2In 1887, when the capital
waa removed i Amanpura, "Ihe city
81 Immortality" lhich rsmained the capital
Until 1859, when Endalay was chosen, though
lmorapura ~ Import Of Mandalay and part
81 that city, beiH connected by 21s,miie
yards and warehous Msndalay forms II reg
iilar quadrangle, nth bflek ramparts with
GATES on the bnr sidcs and fankcd
81 towers with sftd roofs In the center of
Shis big square snthe rcyal palaces and the
quarters for u sacrod white elephant,
The mathemS1nl center, occupied
By the royd throse. is surmounied
b . seven spid tower :, mbolizlng Mount
uere, central WlHii dthc globe. Facing
I'll the houses tho ''Kine's palisadc,'
whore his subefs tab refuge when the
police announces y approach of the golden
fest" The tovnis bun on 90 uniform
plan and OF suA li&t and cheap ma
tsriAi that II nnch resembles show
town. The walls dhan6lay rest on over fifty
bodies, for in Duma Z was the law and
custom that u foundation OF every
building must hes"liN stone" Manda!ay
hill II crowned by sshrin1uith statue which
indicates the spot u1ere u king received divine
commands TO buiidhh pahce Near the hill Is
lofty pagoda whqs Tn Bnddhists worship,
and few miles abou thstown is the uncom.
pleted pagoda of Magun.f stone, which was
70 have been 500 - Md, but was shattered
b. an earthquake ~ 100-ton bell stili lies
y nc neixhhorho1 population OF Man
{ffN11h IcungnoA - Lies Distant Manda-
H Nmo largest md nj important town OF
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Russians stir ruroomans to Revolt.

vienna, March 29.-Advices are re-
ceived here from Balkh to the effect that
the Russians recently sent $1,000 disguised
rifles TO Turkcstan and sold them to the
Turcomans for mere song. 1t is an
open secret that the Turcomans intend to
revolt against the ameer of Atghanistan.
who has reinforced the Balkh garrison
and garrisoned other cities.
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Enrontery OF Mexican Bandits.

GUANAJUATo. Mex, March 29.-The
killing of six bandits who were found tear
ing up the tracks of the Mexican Central
last week stopped the depredations of the
bandits until Sunday, when five of the
same band rode into the town of Perdito
and held up a number of citizents in the
streets at midday, securing considerable
amount of money. One man resisted be-
ing robbed, and was shot and fatally
wounded by the bandits They then
coolly rode out of town. The band Is I'M
der the leadership of Jean Fiento, one of
the most desperate men of his class in the
renublic
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Gar Quarrel. with Duke Vladimir

LONDON, March 29.-The Times Berlin
correspondent says it is reported on good
authority from st. Petersburg that the
car had serious quarrel with his brother,
Grand Duke Vladimir, who has resigned
all his offices, intending to live abroad.
The quarrel is due to the car presenting
the crown estate of Pavlovsk, tenanted by
his uncle, the late Grand Duke Constan-
tine, to the younger Grand Duke Constan-
tine, instead of Vladimir, who also
claimed IL
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Crews for British Warships.

MONTREAL, Que, March 29.-London adj
vices say the admiralty today notified the
Canadian Pacific of their intention
to send 203 seamen and two
officers in the middle of May
from Halifax to Vancouver for recommis-
sion of the Nymphe and Warspite this
summer. This action at the present mo-
ment will probably arouse a misconcep-
ton unless it is clearly stated that the
course was decided upon before the Berlin g
sea dispute assumed a critical stage.
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A wonderful Gun-Carriage Tested.

SANDY Hook, N. Y. March GA new
disappearing gun-carriage at the proving
grounds was today put through proving
test. The machine is triumph for
American skill and genius, and the first
carriage of the kind that has been success
full. A large number of tests have been
made by England, Germany, France and
Russia to find just such carriage as this,
but all have been unsuccessful. The test
proper began at 2 o'clock. The
gun was mounted on the parapet
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VANCOUVER, B. C., March 29.-[Special. +
The council met again in special session to
meet the promoters of the Burrard Inlet
& Fraser Valley Railway. The promoters,
it was stated, said that it would be impos-
sible to let the city have the stock, and the
bylaw will therefore be submitted on a
straight bonus of 100000 This will be
bitterly opposed by some, but the friends
of the scheme are confident that it will
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Earfhnunke In ChiIe

VALPARAISO, March 29-[New York Her
odd Special. A severe shock of earth
quake occurred at africa this afternoon
and caused great alarm among its inhabi-
tants. 1t was accompanied by heavy
tidal wave. The shock was felt at both
Valparaiso and Santiago.
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SOUTH BEND, March SD.-l3peciAl. The CITY
council has voted 10 erde. special election
TO DO held on April So, at which the an
nexaiion of what Is called Alta Vista addition
viii be voted upon. This addition is now one
Of the most populouS portions O. the city. bu,
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Indorse Popular Election OF Senators

JACKSON, Miss, March 29-The legisla-
ture today adopted Joint resolution in
dorsing the election of United States sena-
tors by direct vote of the people.
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New YORK, March 29.-Some one threw
an empty whisky bottle at Jim Corbett
from the gallery of Miners Eighth avenue
theater tonight. The missile missed its
mark by several feet, but the action of the
miscreant caused considerable excitement.
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spokane-Portland Bali Clubs at Peace


SPOKANE. March 3o.-lSpecial 1.-The fight for
players between the Spokane and Portland base.
ball teams terminated this morning. At 10
O'Clock Manager John s. Barnes, of Portland,
met the directors of the Spokane club, and
when the conference broke up an amicable SET
Element of the controversy which arose over the
Spokane's ex-manager signing Stencil. Turner
and Polhemus with Portland, had been effected.
Pursuant to the agreement, Secretary Kennedy
issued notice releasing all claims to any OF
the players that played with Spokane during
the season of 1891 except Klopf, Mannassau and
Polhemus, and granting to the Portland club
the right to sign any of the Spokane players Of
last year except the aforementioned three.
Manager Beard, Strauss, Mari, Cline and Recci-
Gus, of the spokane team, aud Stencil, Of the
Portland team, arrived in this city from the
East on the Northern Pacific at noon today.
California Baseball.
Los ANGELES. March 3O.-san Jose Z, Los An
geles 6
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LONDON, March 30.-The trial began toosy ~
the Staffordshire assizes Of the leaders OF tne
Walsch anarchist conspiracy. Attofney-uen
utter his address the court adjourned.
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PARIS, March 30 Tho foreign once mas
learned through the French minister 70 1rea.
Britain that the general elections In England
will be held In July.
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Uerm.n Preparatious for War.

BERLIN, March 3o-The reichstae today passed
bill allowing the government to declare sta.e
of siege In Alsace-Loraine in the event Oh war.
The House also passed credit ior cons.ruc''on
Of q complete system OF strategic railways
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Boomers and Sooners After Reserves.
KINGFIsHER, o. T., March 29.-The Chey-
enne and Arapahoe boomers are increasing
daily. Forty-seven men are already in
line before the land Office. United States
Marshal Grimes swore in large number
of deputies to prevent disorder.
BRowN's VALLEY, MIMI. March o.
Agent McCussick is ,powerless to Keep
settlers off the reservation till the opening
day. They are swarmIng on the borders,
and the crowd is increasing with every
train. A colonel is here to see how many
soldiers are required to enforce the depart
ment orders. The orders have been disre-
garded, and selections of lands are being
made daily
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Great Business Enterprises.

PIrreBURe, March 29.-According to the
Pittsburg Post, another pipe line from the
Pennsylvania oil fields to the seaboard is
to be built with English capital,
and its promoters are English aristo-
Gratis. 1t is said that even English
royalty is interested, namely: The
Prince of Wales and Mr.. Wilson, of
Tranby Croft fame. A charter has al
ready been taken out in the state of New
Jersey by Mr.. Wilson, and the name of
the company is the English Pipe Line
Company. The capital stock is $4,000
600.
BosToN, NJ arch 29.-The Bell Telephone
Company today reelected the directors
and voted to increase the capital from $751;
600, 900 to $17, 500, 900.
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house of the reichssrath, with treason for his
utterances at q meeting of workingmen. claim
ing that he melted them to revolt against the
government
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Rustlers Terrorizing Range Districts.
CHEYENNE. Wyo., March 29.-Word
comes today of holder outrages by the
range rustlers. They have been shoot
ing down horses and cattle for
fortnight and scores of car
casses lie on the feeding grounds. Prairie
pirates select the property of the large
owners who are vigorously endeayoring
to stop stock stealing. Charles = Ford
is here. afraid for his life to
visit his ranch. The thieves are running
Johnson, Datrona and Converse counties.
Nearly every prominent ranch owner has
been warned that he will be killed if he
visits the rustlers' district.
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My friend look here, You know how wcsx
anu nervous your wife Is, and YOU know that
carter iron Pulls wtd relieve her now why not
Dc lair about II and buy her box
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The sale OF HUI tract lots takes place next
Monday. Ben Z. snipes, owner, 6l5 Bailey build.
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Railroad magnates Confer with Gould


Ell PAso, Tex, March 29.-There is no
longer any reason to doubt that SOME rail-
road scheme is on foot, nor that big rail-
ROAD magnates and millionaires are COM
ing to FL Paso for their health alone.
C. P. Huntington is expected, and
Roswell Miller, president of the Chicago
Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad, arrived
yesterday and held an interview with
Jay Gould, aboard the latter's car Atlanta.
James L. Howe, vice president of the
Wabash, came out of Mexico and
spent the greater, part of the day
with Mr., Could G. w. Silman,
representing Edward Searles' interests in
the Southern Pacific. was here yesterday.
A. N. Towne. general manager and second
vice president of the Southern Pacific, will
reach Ell Paso tonight at II o'clock by
special train, and just what is contem-
plated is known only to few interested,
but there is great deal of speculation.
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Port T0wnsend News.

PoRr TOWNSEND, March 29.-lSpecial. +
Robert C. Hill has been reappointed
cashier of the First National bank vice d.
A. Slocum, who goes to Louisiana to man
age an investment company.
w. ]. Rohde, judge of the police court,
will tender his resignation to the city
council shortly. He will remove to Chi
cago and engage in the practice OF law
with his brother.
Thomas E. Murphy, the temperance
evangelist, will return to Port Townsend
next Friday and remain q week as the
guest of Lieutenant Kimball, U. 8. A.
The new city hall was thrown open to
inspection today by the city council. A
reception was held during the day and
evening by the municipal officers.
Mrs. Alice Houghton and Mrs. Slaugh-
ter,superintendento of women's and superin-
tendent of art department of the Washing
ton Worlds fair commission, arrived here
this evening to organize an auxiliary
branch of the commission in this city.
Thorough organization will be effected in
the course of few days.
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The Russan f.w,n.

ST. PETERSBURG, Mech so-R.r,r,. 49,,
American agents in e dis;ra.ssa pV r.svi rom
contradict we s'atenat circulated in tho
.n.'ea ssa' =, Una. inc a.sau,s are in no fur
need of corn, especially ned corr n,, IA ulsen1
Ct the American agents, sllI i.s,a az a pns, pug
the German. American pnp,e far sd "r ~ 70
there are In tho distressed nrox go ne a., saS W.
German coan'sts in ds,res, who sn,s SYO" ~
s1 s k,m' nsr. N the rni,cd states Tor aid
there was not drop Of M, e. 80, sears ana
in 1891. The oolonists lava h usn.'s,'Wo GAYS
By spotted typhus feva TSn 1se.ns.ea
h doing all in its nower s ~ 1ie
the sufferers and has exnnSs, ,,c ~, re ie'iese
eles Aid myst be speedy % DC eec:iye It 'pu
rrnnna ,ns,.n cn. WIN Sad shipload of ua
n grin, a.r, sna we PEASANTS Will be enabled
Emery Smith, United State m,nis,"s enas .,,'
see that it will be properly ds,,,h,,,at ''e' Will
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LONDON. March @rw. Dlnkelspiel, formerly
sss0s o. ah me ss Mss Nh LIE Insurance Com
connection with insrance r,a,s ho'orIey IN
started in business IRE has failed with li, ho
lies amounting to slapoo and asset. No, mo..,,
10 sd Baron vSn a s, member Of parliament
He has claim for COCO srains, pinrnI. 's9ls'
pinkclspiel succeeds in doing a yerv Isrgc
business in England, ID prohsblv co, The Nl,r
ora Lie INTO trouble here as in
include Colonel Nora. thc ni,ss,a -, s,n
90: Sir William Inner, $500: Fisher ssS,
Smith. sisooc; s scIssy. S., 500; J. 3
. n.own, $3.50 o., bier Dollar. livery
ls75; Redfern. tailor. sr; NM 60, 'so.o '',
dressmaker, S,dco. sue Of these debts . uySi
-, $50 ,.ort,.y', eapiefs method was 10
duck, on promise OF n,p-.naa s : 49, :,
he allowed his name \. go ~, n nv'.,'s !,
lived in tho West End INV. ''A~e'sp'ei
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Demon Deemins's D,,.ns. ,n.,

nav. t ,ss asIG ,i @-ceunsel for Deeuipr
~; s,'ae aeisnse wan Produce evidence in tho
aud guards have arrived a, Asei.,4, '',!s
Melbourne. A'"' eh route 10
AElBouRSE, March So-The r,,,,s ho,,-
saey have discovered proofs thot Dce,ni,
dercd man named Keays. si,b wsc.
% the Cape of Goo5 Nope Rom A.
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LOOPH0LE IN mINEsE LAW.
2ongolians Become kitish Subjects and
Cross Canadian Beaer Jnmolested.

OIOss O1nhuhau n08er G0mOlested.
MONTREAL, March al recently discovered
lcophoie In the United sizes Chinese exclusion
1aw has already begun toahow its effects in the
arrival OF Chinese from tsstern points to take
out papers as Britsh citens in the superior
court In order to 20 10 thsUnited States as Brit-
hh subjects Three Chine who had taken the
oath Of allegiance to tho tueen have gone To
Boston from here. The uated States officers on
this side Of the line tritds stop them, but had
% let them 60 through vim the papers OF citi.
geuship were exhibited A. a treaty between
at Britain and the uritsd states provides
= the latter shall adns s1thin its borders.
y the right Of resldsa4 Any British subiee,
~ not apparent that afyshinr can now n,
I|ae TO stor tifs gkinese - wish to go h ,hs
ited Slater As British sAjects.
womsDent united sizes treasury oe,o;.,
kyin the city sAid then was nothing 10 NC.
al The United States froa being flooded with
british Chimes by tens d thousands befora
|ms plan could b adopts to nut a ston IN Z,
Anadians also view the stuat,on wi,h p,a-,,'
ksde and labor councils have sent 10 ottawa
>legates who saw the cstnet minister's ana a
u will come into the Home this week ast,,r
Aat the head tax "a the Chinese he inc,csso';
tFum $50 to 800 cad and ,Aat furth., ro.,s,o
:&ons b put on II vesseh carving them ,
Hi viii Be- framed 30 thu only one cbirosa
sassnser snaii % erried ssevery 100 registered
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rged with Treason
police have charged
leader In the lower
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Hoods SarsapariIIa
Officer A. H. Braley
Of the Fall River Police

that concluded TO write this voluntary state.
ment" +. J. TEMPLE, Ridgeway. Mich
HOOPS Pulls ac,ens.ly promptly and en-
eiently on the Liver and bowels. Best diasss ti-.
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THE TRADE IN CHICAGO.

Chicago, March 1 (spcclal.-Thc foreign news was
against wheat bulls today. IL counted sufficiently Ia
close the market weak. Early I'm the day, however.
there was a show Of strength. possibly due chiefly t.
the fact that the crowd had played the bear news n
little too vehementy. May opened at 80 10, sold
between 80 "a and 90 SO and closed at 80 IA cents
the seaboaM clearances were light: Minneapolis and
lover and the Mark Lane specials said that since
september ! European supplies had been &c. 900 900
bushels In excess OF ordinary requirements The only
In the English visible. 100000 bushels. Private adj
vices from Kansas reported some crop damage AS
whole however, the Signal Service map showed very
much nilder weather than expected The seller OF the
day was Partridge. There was moderate buying by
Armour; but the chief buying was by scapers. The
temper Is getting more bullish on corn. To-day Nav
sold from IL Is to AZ "a and closed at AZ 5-S cents
The receipts, ESQ cars. were small the estimate for
IL is claimed that all but about 300 900 bushels OF the
contract In store here Is already chartered 10 20
into vessels. The current receipts Of contract do not
exceed ten a day and there Is apparently no
prospect Of an Increase. II IS claimed that long
Interest exists OF about 100000 bushels Oats were
without special feature Provisions were steady for
lard and ribs. Pork was lower. The hog receipts
were very light Il 900 prices ut the yards were ja 10
cents higher the estimate for Wednesday was "a 900
Provision stocks were larger t!ian expected-57 roo
600 pounds short RIBS. $4,000 uerces prime lard
lso.ooo barrels new pork. $4,000 old pork