Tombstone epitaph., 1892-05-22

sf0ssa~e- ess ctSA.NSS " The chamber of commerce organized | this morning for relief work Before noon the ladies had several soup and | lunch houses opened for the flood 1 sufferers. It is impossible to estimate the loss of property but it will be large. There is only one wire working | out of the city and that runs to Omaha This makes it impossible to tell the story of the flood Thirty dead bodies have already been recovered.
 CITY OF MEXICo-Exaggerated re- ports of rioting here have been tele- grarhed abroad. The facts are as follows The students were divided into two bands, "re-electionists" and "antire-electionists." The latter hoot- ed and yelled and threw few stone The police were suG ciently strong io quell the disturbance. Six persons were wounded and one killed while resisting arrest Seyenty-six students have been made prisoners. The num- Der of students does not exceed 400, and the number of their following is even less.
 WAsHISGToS-After the transaction Of routine business the House went into committee of tine whole, Mr. Lester of Georgia in the chair, on the sundry civil bill. Mr. Smith of Ari- | zona moved tn increase from $l00OO1 to S400 900 the appropriation for sur veying the public lands After some debate compromise was arrived at and the appropriation fixed at $2OO. 900. | SANTA RosA-The robbers of the Cazadero stage were seen above Fort Ross, late Tuesday evening, inquiring the nearest road to Healdsburg. Deputy Sheriff Gould of Fort Ross is on the trail and two deputies have gone out from Healdsburg, while Doc Stanley of Ukiah will come down t';e coast. The robbers seem 10 be penned, and .bere is little chance of their getting away.
 SIOUX CITY, Ia. .-Huudreds of cattle have perished in the recent cold rains in northern Nebraska and on the Niobrara ranges. For several days the Indians from the reservation have been busy skinning the dead animals. In Holt and Knox covnties not less than 2,OO0 perished.
 CALcUTrA--The Indian Currency association, composed of all classes, has been formed at Simlo to petition parliament 10 establish gold mone- tary standard, since a true solution of bimetaliism is unattainable.
 NEW YoRK-1he Posts cable says Copper shares brought good prices, under the belief that the negotiations to restrict the output were proceeding satisfactorily.
 WAsHING-oS-The silver question was the feature of interest in the house to-day, and much to the disap- pointment of the silverites. the speak CT sustained the point Of order raised against Mir. Bartine's free coinage amendment to the sundry civil bill and the house clinched the matter by upbolding Mir. Crisp's decision. Later on Mir Bland offered an amendment for the coinage of all silver bullion , purchased and now in the treasury in- to standard silver dollers. Points of order were raised against the amend uaent and the speaker reserved his decision.
 CRIHUAHUA-Last weeks duel, in which one of Mexico's brightest edi- tors fell, has engendered bitter feelings between the factions represented. Numerous challenges have been ac- cepted. The authorities are doing their best to prevent mere bloodshcd. A proposed duel between Luis Terraz- | ,a ,r oa, nf ax-f.ny Tavrazas and