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Funeral of william Astor.

PARIS, April 2s.-The funeral of William
Aston took place today at the American
Episcopal church. The services were
Strictly private. Mrs. Astor and her two
daughters, Mrs. J. Coleman Drayton and
Mrs. Orme Wilson, with three friends,
were present. Mrs. Drayton will accom-
pany her mother on La Bourgogne, which
will convey the remains to New York.
NEW York, April ,7.-The will of Will
lam Aston leaves the bulk of his
fortune to his son, John Jacob,
whose wife was Miss Willing,
of Philadelphia. Mr.. Astor's entire
fortune amounts to SO, 600, 900 Each of
his three daughters viii receive s.. 000. 900,
and when the other requests have
been deducted there will still be
in the neighborhood of $50. 600, 600
TO be handed over to John Jacob. The
widow will receive an annual income
while she lives of $500, 900 At her death
this will go to her son, John Jacob.
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WITH FIRE AND BOMB.
Anarchists Terrorizing People
of a French Village.
COMMENT ON RAvAcHoL CASE.
A BfIi 60 Punish Immoral English
ClerEymen-Terrible storm On
the British Coast

PAHrs, April S.-The inhsbitsa.s Of the
town Of Lsngeec. in the department OF
Haate Loire, are in state of terror aris-
ing from .he destruction by inc-ndiary
fires of numb of buildings in town.
There ara no do1ots entertained that
these fires are the work of anarchists
Yesterday six houses were burned 10
the ground, and last night, despite the
vigiIence Of property-owners some one
suec,eded in pl,cing dynamite bomb in
house An explo ion occurred, the
house caught FIRE and was soon smolder-
ing ruin
LosDos, April 2s--The press of London,
Berlin, Vienna and Madrid = ringing with
contempt for the eowa.dice Of the
JURY in the Ravachol case The Tines
Paris correspondent teiegraphs long
communication in the following strain:
Ravschol conducted the sittings OF the
assize court with frmness and modera-
ton. He would not be too rough with
Judge Guese nor would he take ony unfair
advantage in order to escape the questions
of the police prosecutor.
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INDIANS srENDrsG MONET.
The Cnur d'A1enes Getting kio OF
Their $500, 900 Payment

lneh 110VyOBg ~ A<t@N
RocKYosn, April 1a-fSpecial II TX
ford i. enjoying calm after the threa-d2y
Indian rush, although the pulse OF busi-
ness enjoyed an enormous cash trade.
Last night the last of the Indians were
raid OF. and those who had
been in town during the en-
tire time loaded their wagons with
goods of every kind and drove of the best
teams the country affords. Nothing was
~ goad for the Indians, and enormous
prices were paid for things they fancied
Caueal and bis squav left town in 500
turnout consisting of q s295 canopy
top buggy and q 1875 span OF
horses and harness Others left town in
equally good rigs, although not 50 e1pen-
siye. The Indi.Ls were a~Sompanied by
their own police. and the most perfect or
der was kept while they were here.
The Indians intend to be honest, and
many cases are reported where they have
paid bills that had years sg, been placed
On the lost list and been forgotten. The
main purchase of the Indians con-
e,sted of the best horses and
vehicles obta.nable, farm machin-
eTy, barb wi-e, hardware. provisions
OF every kind, but canned chiefly. dry
goods of all sorts, lumber, shingles, glns,
sewing machines, ct, !. and on the whole
they showed good Judgment. Orders have
been issned by Agsnt Cole for all white
men 10 keep of the reservation.
This is done in order TO pro-
tect Indians against theft and
robbery, and white men caught there
may expect TO be dealt with seriously.
The whites who have been working for the
Iad:sas have found it advisable 10 leave.
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Demon Deeminr's Trial Begun.

MELBOURNE, April 2S.-The judge refused
to grant further postponement of the
Deeming trial. The Standard has an
'nounced that without reserve Deening
has confessed to the lawyers and doctors
who examined him that he committed a
majority of the Jack the Ripper" crimes
in Whitechapel. The article has created
sensation. When arraigned for tria
today he showed much depression. After
the selection Of a jury Deeming listened
closely to the prosecutors speech portray
ing his crimes. Counsel for the prisoner
asked the judge to disregard the plea of
not guilty previously entered by Deeming
The judge said that at a later stage of the
proceedings he would ask the jury con-
corning The request. The court then ad-
inurned
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Aberdeen Personal Items.

ABERDEEN, April 27.-ISpecial. Fl. r.
Wall, editor of the Herald, accompanied
by Mrs. Wall, returned yesterday from an
extended trip to Eastern cities.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". B. Fetterman left this
morning for Pennsylvania, and will be
absent month or more.
Frank III. Owen, editor of the Aberdeen
Bnlietin, accompanied by Mrs. Owen, will
leave in the morning for San Francisco.
where they will remain two months. Mr..
Owen will attend while absent the National
Press Association as a delegate from the
Washington State Press Association. C.
K. Bell, of the Bulletin Publishing Com
pany. will edit the paper in the absence Of
Mr. Oven
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. A racoma Man Robs himself.

TACOMA, April 2s.-lSpecial. Curious
circumstances are said TO be connected with
tie closing of Dan Nelson's cafe on Pacific
avenue. The place was closed yesterday.
Che proprietor. greatly agitated, reported
thai his place had been robbed OF ali the
sliyerware, eastors, etc, the night before.
He had his dishwasher arrested for steal
ing the silverware Th.u Nelson disap-
peared, and a. no one appeared against the
dishwasher he wss released. Later a
drunken man said he had helped Nelson
TO carry away all the valuabies contained
IL the restaurant. This was done at mid
night of Tuesday. He said the goods were
shipped to Spokane, having been packed in
trunk and valise. Nelson has not been
prospecting and could not pay his help
promptly. Parties holding a MORTGAGE
took what was left at the place. and there
il talk of an Investigation. Nelson owes
money to walters, grocers, bu: hers, etc..
IL Is said that he plays the s,lf-ro5ber at
wherever he goes, always having his prop
eftv heavily mortgaged Persons in the
&C P" which is next door to Nelson's
place, claim to have seen the silverware
carried away at midnight.
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

All the DeAoit bakeries employing non-union
men are being boycottst.
The vicinity OF Hopkinsville, KY, suffered
from q windstorm on Thursday.
sigfried Elbogen, who owns the largest sugar
refinery in Bohemia, has failed.
The Canadian house of commons has mega
lived motion to place binding twins on the
free list.
The Venuezelan consuIat Hamburg caused the
seizure OF fifty cases OF gunpowder intended for
the revolutionists.
The pope will appoint commission TO pre-
pare plan Tor official representation OF the
Vatican at the Worlds fair
The colossal panorama OF "The Cruciexion"
was burned a. Vienna on Thursday. The pant
ing and building cot $4,000
European copper producers will in ,rn tho
American committee tast they ars prepared 10
agree TO a limitation OF the output
Every lumber mill in the La c.esss Wis,
district has bsen closed, throwing 900 men out
of work, pending G settlement of the lumber
trouble
Tracklsying OF the Southern railway of Mex-
leo is preceding rapidly The rails for the Inter
Ocean railway have arrived ana trsck-lsying on
the extension from MstzAoras towards the Pa
eiie has commenced.
Fireman Wallace and Negro tramp were
killed and Enzinser Boltner, Of the freight
train, severely hurt IN a collision with Dassen-
ger train on the Louisville d Nashville road
near Hopkinsviile, KY, on Thursday night
". H. Wilson OF Cynthisns, KY, has sold on
private TENS TO D. T. Bsifington, OF Florence,
KY, the great young stallion, Oscar Williams.
two years old. by simmons. dam Little Thomas,
record 2:2s5l; second dam Beriaby o51allaa,
sire Jerome Tu-ns-, record 2:l57z
Ed Brown. alias "yaquero Bill" and Charles
Ballinger are now in jail. the former at Tucson
and the latter 3, san Bernsrlino, charged with
horse stealing. Detectives s-e satisfied that the
men were concerned in the robbery OF the
Southern Pacific express near Cs-es, Ca, on
September lost, al watch time petscaye Harris
was shot AID dangerously woupded.
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A Tennessee Negro Lynched.

NASHVILLE, April 2s-Henry Grlzzeard,
negro and ex-conyict, was hanged by
crowd of citizens near Goodlettsville this
morning for outraging Mary Bruce, white.
The crime was committed last night with
brutal violence. The country was aroused,
and male citizens gathered and arres.ed
Henry Grizzeard. E. P. 5. Grizzeard, John
Grizzeard. Mac Harper, Lee Cromes and
William Hatch. all negroes. Henry Griz-
zeard was identified as the ravisher and
hanged. Others we're jailed here this aft
ernoon. Reports during the day that four
men were hanged were false. Another
negro is under arrest at Gallatin and will
be taken TO Goodlettsvilie for Identification.
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Mount Vernon New..

Mourn VERNON. April Especial. J.
James Leadville. the McMurray petty
larcenist who escaped from the county Jail
on Sunday, was recaptured yesterday
near Burlington. He got out Of the stock
ade by means of a rope ladder. The Jail
stands on the edge of the woods. and
when prisoners get out into the stockade
they can easily climb over and hide in the
brush. Leadvile had but four more days
TO serve. He was heading for the British
line.
The county commissioners are discuss
ing the Beaver marsh ditch proposition
today.
The bonds for the bridge across the
Skagit river at this point, which were to
have been sold today. will be readvertised.
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and Miss Catharine, so badly burned
that her chances of recovery are
slight: Henry Hanton, fireman.
burned about the face and arms
DR.. Briggs had undertaken 70 clean q
lounge with naphtha. The fumes reached
candle near by and set the lounge, doc
ter and house on fire. simultaneously
the can containing the inhammabie stuff
exploded with a report that shook the
house and blew the doctors front window
out on the street. The fire spread with
great rapidity and the building was soon
Quilted. Loss, 81, goo. After the fire was
out the fremen came Unexpectedly upon
the bodies of two women in the wreck.
who had fallen on the third floor landing
REED CITY, Mich, April 2s.-The entire
business portion Of the town of Chass.
consisting of sixty-three stores and dwell
ings, were destroyed by FIRE last night
causing an estimated loss of SI00, eco, with
little or no insurance.
HUpsoy, O., April ga fire this morn
ing destroyed the business part of town.
Fifteen buildings were burned. Loss,
Sl0O l10
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agents furnished the bail. and the men
were allowed to return aboard for duty.
Fireman FInnegaa was discharged oy the
court. The government was very careful
not 10 produce ali the evidences. preferrlng
10 wait till the final trial Of the steamer.
Collector WATSON has received informa-
ton from Victoria that sloop Leesite, No
10, had been stolen from that place. and Is
supposed TO have come across laden with
smuggied Chinese and opium.
PoEr AseELEs. April 2s.-Tspecial IA
four-ton sloop was picked up on the outer
siGe Of the spit this morning. She Is
painted white. with q red bottom Moth
ing Of value was found on her. but enough
was found 70 show that che came from
Victoria. 1t is apparent that she has been
uSei in landing Cinnamon The custom
Lozse officers are on the alert.
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MARCH TO CARACAS.
Venezuelan Rebels Driving in
the Troops Of Palacio.
DICTATOR IN FEAR OF DEATH.
General Crespo's Son Held - Hostage
He WIN Be Executed when HIS
Fathers Army Appears

Ia iUYAkA, April g New York Her
aid Special IF the adEicvs received here
t day may be rcli,d upon, Cresp, has at
last begun TO make for his hsadquart .rs at
the southern end of Lake Valencia
1t is believed that, smut inecusly, Mora
stai ted toward Valencia. The plan ap-
pears to be an attack on Valencia, Vic
tor;a and Puerto Caoauo before mev-
ing upon Caracas. The situation IN
Caracas is unchanged, except that
the feeling Of alarm is becoming greater.
The supreme court judges remains in
prison. The streets are filed with soldiers
and arrests a startiingly frequent.
Pslacio is afraid of assassination. He
keeps within the Yellow House, and
is well guarded night and day. A
quantity of arms from Trinidad
intended for General Crespo were seized,
beng in charge of the generals son.
The young man, it is declared,
will be executed on the day that
his father comes within q league of
Caracas. President PaIacio also an
nounees that he will subject young Crespo
TO torture unless Mrs. Crespo divuIgss her
husbands plans. Mrs. Crespo says they
dare not do it.
Priacio has purchased large quantity Of
muskets and ammunition in Trinidad and
they are being landed at ports on
the Olinoco river and at this town.
This confirms the current reports
that Palacio has secured the active sup
port of Great Britain in consideration of
conceding to that country the disputed
territory between Venezuela and British
Guiana.
Government troops have crossed the
Andes and taken Guanare. Governor Iilas
and staff. returning from Crespo's camp.
were made captives. Palaeio's genei al
in-chief, Casanas, has been captured by
Crespo's soldiers.
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SHOT By DUELIsr MILLBAyK.
A Frenchman Who Jeered at the Bor-
rowe-Fox Meeting.

a = reucumbn w no 0eeFcQ AT kne Dur"
rowe-Fox Meeting.
BRUSSELS, April 2s.-There has been an
other duel as sequel to the Fox-Bo-rowe
meeting. Comments in the clubs, cafes
and public places generally were not re-
s.ricted. and as a result there were varied
comments. A duel took place on Wednes-
day evening between Harry Vane Mill
bank and Frenchman, whose name has
not been divulged. The duel occurred
about two miles FROM 0stend. The cause
of the affair was a remark made by
Frenchman regarding the character of the
Fox-Borrowe meeting. The Frenchman
was wounded in the hip. Whether the
wound is serious is not known. All the
details of the matter have been kept pro-
found secret.
Later advices state hat the Frenchman's
wound is of very dangerous character.
The weapons used were regulation dueling
pistols and the duel was fought at dis
lance of twelve PAGES. The wounded man
was taken aboard steam yacht lying off
Ostend and is being carefully attended to
By friends. Milibank escaped without in
jury. His seconds were L'Estrange and
Fornier.
) IMilibans IL the mcst celebrated duelist in
the world. and has killed two men on the field
OF houorl
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OLYMPIA ca nitol Neus.

OLYMPIA, April Is, - [Special.1- State
Treasurer Lindsey received SIS, 600 today
from Pierce county. He has issued calls
for general fund and military fund war
rants, the former for $4,000, being for
warrants Nos. 9.57i TO 8. $50, inclusive. the
latter issued on January 4. The military
warrants called in run from No. e9l to
No. 7l6, amounting to s7,oOo, and were is
sued prior 10 Febraaryl
The next term of the supreme court will
begin on May 9. There are ninetv-eisht
cases on the calendar, eighteen more than
On The last one
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A Hanged Negro Comes to Lie.

NV ORLEANS, April 2s.-The Picayune's
Hsrriston. Miss. special says: Coleman
Blackburn, colored, stands today without
rival for strength of neck. On the 10Th
inst. he was hanged for murder, and to-
day was able to walk around the room and
converse with friends. After having
hanged for thirty-six minutes, and being
pronounced dead by three local physicians,
the supposed corpse was turned over 10
relatives and taken to Franklin, thirty
miles distant. While en- route to the
family buryins-ground a noise was heard
in the coffin, and when it was opened the
supposed dead man was found to be breath
ing. Physicians were summoned, and the
patient IS pronounced now out of danger.
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1he Sew Mini..er to FRANCE.

WAsHrsGTos CRY, April 2S.-The presi-
dent has nominated Thomas Jefferson
Coolidge, OF Massachusetts,, to be minister
to France.
Coolidxei is about 50 years OF age. of fine
personal appearance and very wealthy.
He is prominent in Boston business and
social circles and is at the head of several
financial concerns of that city. Although
he has been frequently offered public Of
fee by the citizens of his state he has
never taken it, preferring active business
life. He was a member of the Pan-Ameri-
can congress several years ago.
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Brief Tacoma Nexs.

TAcoNA, April 2s.-Tspecial.l-M
A. L. Homer, Of the Nooksack oil boaring
syndicate, is confident oil will be struck
before fall. Owing to displacement of the
'abing. the first well, now e25 feet deep,
nay have to b abandoned and new one
ssarted.
The correct name OF the cook who SUD
cided at Day Bros. logging camp, near Gig
Harbor, was Ignatz Kuneman. For a
time it was thought the suicide was Rad
loft, the Seattle insurance swindler.
The Arnold Novelty Company has been
Incorporated, with 1850 capitul stock, to
manufacture electrical appliances. The
trustees are r. W. Kimball, F. W. Hicks,
\. Costello. w. s. Arnold, J. f. Small.
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EVERETT, April 2s.-TSpecial. THE bust
ness men of Everett, to the number of 100,
have just perfected an organisation for
board of trade. They have elected the fol-
lowing officers: Honorary president.
Henry Hewitt; acting president. Colonel
J. b. Hawley; treasurer, NJ Swartout.
The position of secretary was left open to
be filled as soon as a good man can be
found who will devote his whole time TO
the work. The association proposes to
open headquarters and pay special atten-
ton to securing industries. receiving VS.
itors, etc.
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chief wh,.. Gho.. Want. Justice.

C<aNsx,LArs, s. D., April % Several
thousand dollars were sent TO the Crow
Cre.k agency day or two ago by the gov
eInnent for distribution among the Indi-
ars White Ghost and other leaders
ret lsed > receive the money, and White
Ghost has sent letter to the commits
sioner of Indian affairs at Wasnlng:na
City, declsving that the COVE ,ment is not
keeping faith, and demanding an explana-
ton direct to himself and not through the
agent, whom he distrusts. and closing:
"Does the government wish more blood
shed snd viii it refuse US justice unless
demanded at the muzzle of the gun?"
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British Columbia Underwater. Organize

VICTORIA, April IA provincial board
of underwriters was formed here today,
after which representatives of the interest
dined at the Hotel Victoria. Rate book No.3
was agreed on for uniform risks through
out the cities. Uniform schemes of
reporting risks were also resolved
on for the entire province. The
question of how best to insure
the safety of buildings was discussed at
length, all agreeing on the necessity of
an expert to survey wires. 1t was
said that the city board should
see to this, following the example Of New
Westminster. The officers of the new
board are: Richard Hall. of Victoria.
president; II. I. Ceperlev, of Vancouver.
and c. A. Woods, of New West
minister, vice presidents; F. G. Richards,
of Victoria, secretary and treasurer;
executive committee: Messrs. Pierce, Nc
Kenzie and Ross, of New Westminster;
Ceperly, Samuels and Banfeld, of Van
couver, and Nicolles, Boggs and Mon
teith, of Victoria. The first meeting is TO
be held at Vancouver on May Is.
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To Discipline Immoral Clergyman.

LoNpoS. April 2S.--In the commons Ba'-
fonr moved second read g of the c.e-ry
discipline Alll this evening. He said the
bib did not deal vita qvesuons of doe
trine, but with immoral aets such as
bastardy and adultery. The hi provides
that the culp-lt shat be arr ,gned Ia
bishops court, which viii have power to
remove him nom office Gladstone suc-
ported the b., Ea.Ioar's motion VS.
adoptel-230 - u.
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FeudaI Murders in the souts.

DESIsos, Tex. April 2s-W T. sharman.
the only witness in an important murder
case here, was shot 10 death by an un-
known assassin while in bed last night.
The case in which he was a witness grew
ont of an old feud, and ne was the twentieth
victim. He had received number OF
warnings that his lite wes in danger
BlRAISGHaN. Ala, April sS-At Block
ton today Frank Dexter shot and killed
John Isle as the result of an old feud.
The men met in large crowd at the depot
and drew pistols Several people mar
rowly escaped being shot. and many
women tainted. Dexter fired three times
before Isle could fire.
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Italy Mus, Reduce Her arnx

LoNpoS. April 2&-The Berlin CORE
spondent of the Tines, referring to the ru-
NOR that Marquis di Rudini. the Italian
prime minister. when he visits Berlin will
intimate that Italy is unable to support
her military burdens. says it is stated that
Austria will support Italy in the latter's
demand for revision Of the dreibund with
a view to a simultaneous reduction of mil
itary forces, Austria desiring peace in or
der to carry out her delicate and difficult
task of currency reform.
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PARIS, Tex, April 28.-In the case of s.
s. Sands & Co. VS.. the Galveston, Harris
burg & SanAntonio railroad, the Southern
Pacific railroad. C. P. Huntington ct al,
Judge Bryant today remanded the case TO
the district court of Harris county. The
court says:
do not believe that the directors Of the Sal
weston. Harrisburg & San Antonio are the iegi.i-
mate, lawful or strictly legal directors. As to
the right of relief an inclined TO think that
plaintiffs made such q statement as entitled
them to relief, but whether receiver would be
q proper remedy is another question
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Furry on London Change.

LONDON, April 2s.--Large sales of Amer
lean railroad securities have taken place
in the last day or two. which indicated
that somebody was in difficulty, bnt the
brokers were unable TO ascertain whether
they were parties inside or outside of
the stock exchange 1t is supposed
that whoever is in trouble managed TO get
assistance, as the settlement closed with
out failure. A decidedly better feeling
now prevails. and business for new &C
count is brisker.