Tombstone epitaph., 1892-06-05
BY WIRE.

night highlander war broke out in the Chinese quarter. For while perfect slseets of flame shot from each side of the ftreet, and the air was full of flying bullets. When the smoke of battle cleared away. two dead China men were found, while another was shot through the thigh. How many others were wounded and got away is not known and maybe more were killed.
 CHIcAGo-May corn was cornered to-day and the price at one time reached collar bushei, some brok- CTS offering S2 A large business Is being done at the first named price. Coster and Martin Jid all the buying and the excitement was intense.
 PARIs-In the chamber oi deputies to-day Nj. Soubeyran moved an inter pellation iu favor of silver standard of currency. He argued that il silver was demonetized it would no longer have any value in France. In Austria, he said, measures are pending tbat will withdraw 5TO,OOO,OoO francs in gold from Paris and London.
 CHIcAGo-A large number of poli- ticians were in the city to-day on the way to Minneapolis. Chairman Ciarkson and his party arrived this evening. and the chairman ut once locked himselfin with several nation al lcommi!teemen. Congressman Allen of Michigan, an Alger advocate, was also there. and tue conference lasted Il long time. Aliens presence gave rise 10 the rumor that final arrangements were made to spring Q Blaine-Alger ticket. No arrangements were made in regard to the temporary chairman chip, and Clarkson denied that there would be any official conference till after their arrival at Minneapolis.
 STocKToS-Mrs. Sarah Althea Terry is said by ihe asylum doctors to be improving physicaily, but is growing worse mentally. Sine was moved a few days ago to ward in the rear oi the asylum building, on account of her nervousness. She spends most ol her time talking about spiritual com- munications and sings great deal. She is careless abou, her personal ap- pearance; her hair is usually dishevel> cd and her clothes di=arranged. SAN FRANCISCO Physicians have examined Billy Murphy and John Murphy Of Boston. who fought fort, rounds at the Pacific club last night without results, and find Billy Mur- phys right hand broken, while the Bostonian has a spraincd wrist. The contest. which was 10 have gone on again tonight has accordingly been post poned for week to enable the men to get into c cIndiiion.
 WAsHIyGToN-Eight European gov, ernments have accepted the invitation to participate in q monetary confer ence. There is no longer any doub, that such meeting will take place. The president will probably transmit the correspondence on the subject to congress m few days.
 WAsHISGToN-The silver question came up unexpectedly tbIs afternoon in the Senate, in connection with the bill to regulate the manner in which property shall be sold under order of U. S. courts.
 Teller offered an amendment requir- ing that legal tender money be re- ccived in payment of judgment. Sherman held that it would involve violation of the specific contract re- quiring gold payments and objected 10 the confederation Of the bill. The yeas and nays were called on consideration. The vote resulted: Yeas 9, nays F. No quorum and call of the senate was ordered.
 Hill and Huntson of Virginia, the