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Special to the REcoRD-Uxrox.

LONDON, Jan. ia hurriedly con-
Vened Cabinet Council was held this
afternoon. The unexpected call for a
conference caused a decided sensation.
Ii was conjectured that action would be
taken IN regard to the sudden spirit of in
dependence displayed by the Khedive of
Egypt in changing the Ministry without
having first obtained the consent of the
British Government. The British repre-
sentative at Cairo declines to recognize
the new Ministry and the Khedive re-
fuses to make any changes in it.
A long telegram from Cromer, British
representative at Cairo, was received at
the Foreign Office early this afternoon.
Soon afterward the Russian and French
ambassadors and German Charge d'Af-
ialres called upon Lord Rosebery. For
elgn Minister, and somewhat heated
conversation took place. NJ. Wadding-
ton, French ambassador and M. StaaI,
Russian Embassador, were subsequently
closeted with the Prime Minister for
some time. AT 3:I5 o'clock a summons
for Cabinet council at 5 o'clock oc-
Cured.
The Council rose at 6:35, after resolving
unanimously to treat the Khedive with
the utmost tirmness. The Ministers de-
cided to inform him in a distinct manner
that his position as ruler of Egypt de-
pends upon the good wilrof Great Britain,
and the British Government will refuse
to recognize the reactionary Ministry he
appointed.
1t is believed a ceremonious message
attributed the Kehdive's action to con-
certed Russian. French and Turkish in
trigues. Official information was given
this evening confirming the above re-
ported action taken by the Cabinet.
The Cairo correspondent to the DafIy
NerS says: Cromos this morning had.an
audience with the Khedive, and presented
an ultimatum demanding the dismissal
OF the new Ministry within twenty-four
hours. The Khedive convened the coun-
ell and presided in person. At the Khe-
dives request Fakri Pasha resigned.
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COSTLY BLAZE,
Handsome Club Residence at Chicago
Destroyed by Fire.

Destroyed by Fire.
CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-THE beautiful club
house of the Calmut Club, at Twentieth
street and Michigan avenue, was totally
destroyed by fire this evening, causing a
loss of $4,000, with sos, 600 insurance
So rapid was the fire in its progress that
scarcely any of the effects of the club
were saved. No. one OF the many beauti-
full paintings which adorned the walls
was taken from the building. Twenty
old members who resided in the house
lost all their personal property, and some
of them were forced to leave the building
in hurry.
Great excitement was occasioned among
the servants, sixteen of whom roomed on
the fifth floor. Kittie McCabe and Mag
gle Dewitt, two kitchen girls were sick in
bed across the hallway from the room
where the fire broke out in a lot Of shay
ings left there by carpenters. The girls
attempted to dress, but the flames drove
them out, and they tried to grope their
way out in the dense smoke. Miss Dewitt
was painfully burned on the hands and
face. Her companion, Miss McCabe, has
not been seen by anyone, and it is feared
she failed to reac hthe ground in safety.
Among the valuable paintings de-
stroyed was the noted "Peacemakers, !"
portrait of General Grant, and one on
canvass representing a conference be-
tween Lincoln, Grant, Sherman and Ad-
miral Porter, valued at $4,000.
r. II. Redfield, clerk of the club, died
at II O'Clock from, ovaro1,,;to,,,,,,4 :
brought on by the fire. Kittie McCabe
had not been found up to A. NJ, and it is
feared she perished in the flames.
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EXTREMELY COLD IN EUROPE.
RAILWAY TRAFFIC DELAYED ALL
OVER GERMANY.
In Italy, Franco and Austria the
Weather Is the Coolest Known in
Years-Storms in Spain.
speclal to the REcoRn-UNroN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
LONDON, Jan. 17.-Reports of extreme
cold from all parts of the Continent con-
tinue. The harbor of Kiel is completely
ice-bound. All over Germany railroad
traffic is delayed, and in some parts sus-
pended. Between Rome and Genoa rail
way communication is maintained only
with the greatest difficulty.
In Vienna this has been the coolest dav
of the winter, and few persons ventured
out, as the dazzling whiteness of the
snow is almost uncomfortable, and noses
and ears would freeze during five-min-
utes' walk. In the suburbs it is 70 below
zero.
In the south of France several small
railway accidents have been caused by
snow-drifts. No trains run on the rail-
ways between Castelnaudary and Mar
bonne, Chartres and Magny. A train
which left Chartres Saturday night is still
embedded in the snow. There is very
little abatement in the severely cold
weather at Paris. A heavy snowstorm
prevails and the snow is so deep that
street traffic is at standstilI. A num-
Der of persons have died from exposure.
The rivers Seine, Loire and Lolret are
frozen over.
High winds prevail along the coast of
Spain. Many fishing-boats are wrecked
Railway traffic is suspended in Galicia
and the Biscay provinces. All mails ar
rive at Madrid many hours late.
Immense snowdrifts are piled up along
the Swiss frontier, so that communica-
ton over the border is interrupted.
In Southern Italy the weather is Sc
verer than before in the last ten years.
Ice forms in the streets and the snow has
drifted along the highways.
A dispatch from Naples says Vesuvius
and other mountains thereabouts are COW
cred with snow.
At Prague the mercury is 90 below
zero centigrade. A soldier who was on
guard duty was found frozen to death at
his post this morning.
A dispatch from Trieste says the terrific
storm that set in yesterday morning is
still prevailing with no sign of abate-
ment The streets are Uttered with tiles.
bricks, trees, and 10 one, unless abso-
lutely compelled to do so, ventures out.
Last night the theaters were closed for
the reason that there were no audiences.
A very high sea is running in the harbor
and vessels at anchor are riding with ex-
ira long cables out. The watchhouse on
the breakwater has been swept away by
the sea
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ROYALIsTs PLOTTING.
Strong Evidence of Conspiracy
Against the Government

strong Evidence of Conspiracy
Against the Government.
PARIS, Jan. 1.-THE Government will
soon strike a blow. 1t is reported on ex-
cellent authority that there is now ample
evidence of a Royalist conspiracy. and
arrests are to be made at an early date.
The conspiracy has been Matched in Lon
don and Madrid, and the Count of Paris.
instead of having been especially close in
expenditures for the ROyalist cause, has
been unusually lavish. He is not him
self managing any of the details, and it is
not desirable that he should; but his Lead
ing representatives have been more active
than ever. The Royalist influence and
funds had much to do with the recent ac-
tivity in revolutionary circles in Paris. It
is reported much Of the applause Of the
Extremist speakers at Tivoli Vauxhau
was furnished by paid Royalist clacuuers.
The Royalist plan now appears to be to
overthrow the Republic by some means,
no matter what, and foment and promote
disorder, in the hope the people will turn
to the Count of Paris or the Duke Of Or
leas for rescue or protection.
THE TRIAL
LIZ OObtAbLOP was IOG JLlODgeu WEcn
the trial of Charles De Lesseps and his
associates was resumed to-day. Advo-
te-General Rau opened for the prose-
cution. He said ont Of 800, 100000 francs
first obtained, three-6fths were illegally
disposed of. The capital of the company
was so laid open to plunderers that 7OO.-
100000 francs was squandered, besides
sums expended in actually CARRYING out
the legitimate objects Of the COMPANY.
The speaker proceeded to analyze and
criticise the large sums paid out under
the heading of remuneration" to direct
ors of the company. the American Com
mittee and other high officials Of the
company. Rau declared that payments
were made on commissions outrageously
high. The books of the company were
kept in an irregular manner, and the
accounts were manipulated after the con-
clusion of the contracts. NJ. Rau en-
phasized that newspapers of all shades,
editors, directors and managers received
money, and all sorts of disgraceful trans
actions were concealed under the head
ing advertising expenses"
The Acknowledgement had not fin
ished his address when the court adj
journed.
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SAMOAN AFFAIRS.
DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENTS ON
THE SUBJECT.
The Chief Justice Shown Up in Very
Unfavorable Light, as is Also the
President of the Council.
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BERLIN, Jan. II. The Government has
issued its white book" containing the
diplomatic correspondence in regard to
Somoa from the spring of 1890, to Deem
Der 6, 1892. On September 8, 1892. the
German Nice-Consul at Apia exnressed
to his Government the fear of a revolt of
the natives. The financial resources of
the Government and the municipality
he said, were at the lowest ebb and the
position of the authorities was becoming
untenable. Trade had stagnated com
pletely and the sources of revenue wera
exhausted. December 3, 1892. the Ger
man Vice Consul-wrote that it was i'm
perative to disarm all the natives. as
serious disturbances were imminent.
Dispatches concerning Chief ,Justice
Cederkrenz show that official in a very
unfavorable light. Fromthe first. wrote
the German Vice-ConsuI, the Chief Jus-
tice refused to confine his activity to the
functions of his Office, and had interfered
with the whole administration. He was
always quarreling with the foreign Con-
suls at Apia and with the British and
American settlers. Even more recently.
since he has been forced to gradually con-
fine his attentions to his proper duties. he
has provoked incessant compliant by his
tardiness in the administration OF the
law. Baron Zenftvon Pilsach, President
Of the Municipal Council, is treated as
severely by the Vice-Consul as is the
Chief Justice. By arranging to assign
the customs receipts to the Samoan
Government, instead of having them
drawn as originally by the municipality.
the President of the Council had involved
the whole administration in such finan-
cial embarrassment that it was impossi-
bic to pay the salaries of the officials.
There were repeated conflicts between the
Consuls and municipality among other
deplorable results of the Presidents
activity in realizing this and similar
plans. The book closes with list of
amendments TO the Samoan law.
approved at meeting of Apians.
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LOUISIANA LOTTERY COMPANY
Granted q Fifty-Year Charter by tn,
Government of Honduras.

Granted Fifty-Year Charter by the
Government of Honduras.
TEGUIGALPA (Honduras), Jan. IT,
The Louisiana State Lottery has been
granted charter from the Republic of
Honduras, and will remove its business
to this country on the expiration of its
present charter, which will be January
l, 1894. The concession is a monopoly of
the lottery business for term of fifty
years. An important feature of the con-
cession is the granting of the right to Law
a cable line and a concession for a steam
ship line from any port on Honduras coasts
to any part of the world. The Honduras
Government, as a consideration for the
granting of the charter. is to have free
use of the cable and steamship line, and
receive a million dollars in American
gold coin and a graduated percentage
from one to three per cent. on the face
value of all tickets sold by the company.
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POSTAL MATTERS.
Number of Important Measures Act
Upon by the House Committee.

Number of Important Measures Acted
Upon by the House Committee.
WASHINGTON, Jan. II. - The House
Committee on Postoffice and Postroads
to-day acted favorably on a number of
important measures.
The Senate bill to reclassify and fix the
salaries of railway postal clerks received
favorable report. The bill fixes the
salaries of railway postal clerks as fol-
lows: First-class. $500 per annum; sec
ond class, Sl,C0); third class, $1,000:
fourth class, $1,000; fifth class, 81 800:
sixth class, $1,000, and seventh class.
81, 800.
A bill by Wilson of Missouri, for the
classification of first and second-class
postoffices, and fixing salaries of such.
was ordered favorably reported.
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SUFFERING IN BELGIUM,
Starving Workmen Appeal to the Min
istry for Aid.

istry for i'd.
BRUSSELS, Jan, 1.-Two hundred and
fifty starving unemployed workmen
tramped through the heavy snowdrifts a
distance of thirty-one miles from Client
to Brussels to-day to demand work from
the various departments and also from
the Chamber Of Deputies. Great crowds
of city workmen met the delegation and
marched with them TO the Ministry of
Public Works. On the way there they
sang revolutionary songs. and the temper
of the paraders showed that it would re-
quire but little to fan the embers of in
surrection into open flame.
The committee demanded and received
audience with the Minister They told
the Minister that their wives and children
were starving, through no fault of theirs,
and demanded work. The Minister prom
ised to expedite extensions of public
works and thus furnish employment to a
large number Of men.
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WOMAN sUFFRAGIsTs.
Conventions to be Held in Washing
ton Every Alternate Year.


ton Every Alternate Year.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.-At this morn
lng's session of the National American
Woman Suffrage Association Yesterdays
unfinished business, being amendments
to the constitution, was first taken up.
As to the place of holding the National
Conventions it was finally decided that
they should be held in Washington
every alternate year at the beginning of
the first session of each successive Con-
gress, and on intervening years conven-
tions should be held elsewhere in the dis
cretion OF the Executive Committee. The
report of the Committee on Press was
read by Chairman Harriet Taylor Upton
Of Ohio, and Laura NJ. Johns read the re-
port of the Kansas Constitutional Cam
paign Committee.
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Every National Banking Association that
shall transfer to the treasury bonds au-
thorized under this Act shall be entitled
to receive circulating notes equal in face
value to the par bonds 50 deposited, and
shall, in lieu of the tax assessed upon
circulating national bank notes under the
existing law, pay to the Treasurer OF the
United States on January 1st of each
year duty of one-quarter of one per
cent. upon the average amount of its
notes in circulation during the previous
year. The law providing for the pur-
chase Of silver bullion is repealed.
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GENUINE AsIArIC CHOLERA.
An Immigrant Dies From the Disease
While En- Route to st. Paul.

An Immigrant Dies From the Disease
While En- Route to st. Paul.
ST. PAUL (Minn.), Jan. I7.-According
to the Health Department this city has a
case of genuine Asiatic cholera Last
night the Health Department received
notification by wire of the death of one
Englebert Hoog, a German immigrant,
on the $500" train from the East The
Health Department had Commissioner
Sinks at the depot this morning when the
train rolled in, and the corpse was at once
removed. Coroner Whitcomb was called.
and was greatly surprised at the corpse.
He called DR.. Hoyt, chief of the Health
Department, to assist him in an examina-
ton. Both physicians were satisfied that
if the case was not absolutely one of
cholera it still bore such close resem-
blance to it that immediate steps must be
taken, and they therefore ordered the i'm
mediate disinfection of the body and all
baggage accompanying it, and the burial
of the former.
Hoog was young fellow from Baden,
Germany. He wasin company with four
immigrants-a man, woman and two chill
dren, who were bound for Wabash. All
bore clean health certificate from the
New York Health Department. The rest
of the party left this afternoon for their
destination
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BUTLER,s DEATH.

1t Was Due to the bursting of Blood
Vessel-A Very Large Brain.
BosToN, Jan. T.-It is stated the au-
topsy on the body of General Butler
showed that the cause of death was the
bursting of a small blood vessel in the
brain, caused by violent fit of coughing.
All his organs were in excellent eondi-
ton, and but for this accidental cause he
would probably have lived many years.
His brain weighed four ounces more than
that OF Daniel Webster, one of the largest
on record.
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FRIGHrFUL DISASTER.
Running Train In FIames-Forty-N
Deaths Result.

Running Train In Flames-Forty-Nfn
Deaths Result.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan ia remark
able accident occurred this morning on a
railway line between Slatousk and Sa-
mara. A train loaded with recruits was
going at full speed, when the forward car
took fire. For some reason the engineer
did not stop and the entire train was soon
in flames. AS many of the recruits as
could jumped from the car windows.
Some landed in the deep snow banks and
escaped injury; others struck the ground
and were killed; many were fearfully
burned before jumping, and numbers
were burned to death in the cars, which
were entirely consumed. When the roll
was called it was found forty-nine were
dead and twenty terribly burned or
otherwise injured.
An investigation is to be held to deter
mine the cause of the fire, but it is sup
posed the soldiers were skylarking in the
front car and upset a stove.
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Seyerest Weather for the Past
Quarter of Century.
THE COLD SPELL EXTENDS FROM
MAINE TO FLORIDA.
A German Emigrant Dies From a
a Train Bound for st. Paul-Im-
porrant Meeting of the Senate FL
nance Committee to Deal With the
Silver Question.
Special to the REcoRp-Ux1ox.

special to the RECORp-UNIoN.
New YORK, Jan. 17.-According to the
oldest inhabitants of Manhattan Island
the winter has not had an equal in point
of severity for the past twenty-five years.
The worst OF it is that the weather official
here says no thaw is in sight. The cold
spell to-day extended from Maine to
Florida. In Maryland and North and
South Carolina the present generation
has not before experienced such cold
weather or so much snow, and Alabama
tonight reports4l heavy fall, and still
showing.
At Newport, r. l., the inner harbor is
closed, and the ice is fast encroaching
upon the waters of the outer harbor
Communication with the torpedo station
is practically shut of. Vineyard Sound
is full of heavy ice, and navigation is not
safe to sailing vessels through Stone
house Shoals. Ice for five miles north of
Nantucket is heavily packed in.
A fleet of steamers from Providence
Fall River and New Haven, bound for
New York, is blocked in the ice off
Whiteston, L. l., and was unable to pro-
the Fall River lire, side-wheeler, came
along and broke new track through the
ice and led the other steamers in pro-
cession to New York.
Heavy ice piled into the Delaware
breallwater to-day and caused much
trouble to shipping. The German bark
Pacific, from Demerara with sugars, was
driven by ice on Cape Henlopen, where
she lies in leaking condition. Several
other vessels were forced ashore by the
ice, which is very heavy. and tugs find it
difficult work to rescue shipping. Much
damage is apprehended if the gorge con-
tinues
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Arlzona's plea for Statehood

PHGNIX (Ariz.), Jan. T7.-Governor
Murphy left tonight for Washington to
make another effort for Statehood. He
goes at the solicitation of the Arizona
Press Association, and is backed by a
resolution adopted by that body. He
carries also petitions from all political
parties and factions in the Territory.
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FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.

Sleigh Load of People Run Down by a
Freight Train-Eight People Killed.
PROVIDENCE (R. L., Jan. l7.-Word
has just reached here that freight train
crashed into large sleigh load of people
at Lonsdale, killing eight occupants and
injuring dozen others. A dispatch from
Lonsdale gives the following names of
the killed in the accident, Wilson Rob-
ert Cook, Henry Draper, Annie Wilson
and young lady friend, name unknown.
and Mrs. Gowan and the driver of the
sleigh, name unknown. All were resi-
idents Of Pawtucket. Of sixteen injured.
ten are believed to be fatally.
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Death of Detective Cofrev.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 17.-Detective
John Cofey died at his residence, 1,l69'
Valencia street, at noon to-day. He had
been confined to his bed for three months
past with heart disease. Detective Coffey
was born in England in 1929, and coming
to San Francisco was admitted to the local
detective force August 16. 1862.
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BLOCKADE OF ICE.

Oyster Merchants at Baltimore Reap
ing a Harvest.
BALTIMORE, Jan. I7.-Baltimore is un-
der blockade by ice. Only the largest
tugboats work their way through, and
then only under full head of steam.
Tugboatmen positively refuse to move
steamers from the piers, and work in
them is at standstill. Oyster commits
sion merchants yesterday received 81 20
per bushel for oysters of the kind known
as good straight-ups," the highest price
ever known i'll this market.
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ENGLAND CALLS A HALT.
Objection Raised to the Change of
the Ministry in Egypt
THE KHEDTVE TO BE TREATED WITH
THE UTMOST FIRMNESS

Strong Evidence Unearthed of a Roy
alist Conspiracy Against the French
Government = Forty-Nine Persons
Burned TO Death and Many Others
Injured by Fire Breaking out on q
Train in Which They Were Trav-
cling.
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mitted by the committee on training
ship were also adopted, with a slight
amendment to the bill. The recommend
alton for higher bay for letter-carriers
was referred to the trustres.
r. G. Sheath submitted a protest
against the appointment Of men from the
interior of the State as Harbor Commis-
sioners. This was discussed at length
and was tabled.
The meeting then adjourned
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Boy Drowned in Eel River.

RoHNERvILLE, Jan. 1.-THE fourteen
year-old son of ex-Supervisor Dobbyn is
missing. He was last seen trying to ford
Eel River above Scotia on horseback.
The horse was found in the river. 1t is
supposed the boy was swept off the horse.
The body has not been found yet.
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Prospectors Driven out by Indians.

DANDY CROSSING (Utah), Jan. 1.-THE
Navajos have driven out a party of pros
pectors crossing the San Juan River.
David Menzies' outfit made its way back
on foot, the horses and pack outfit hav-
ing been driven off by the Indians Men
zies says the Indians are massing and
mean trnub1a
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AGENT SHARP TURNS UP.
His Absence Due to Shortage in Ac
counts.

ST. HELENA, Jan. I7.-H. B. Shaap, the
missing express agent, made his appear
ance in town about O'Clock last evening.
having been induced by friends, whom it
seems were in the secret, to come from
his hiding-place in the hills, about five
miles from town. His friends are en-
deavorsng to help make good his short
age, and it is hoped he will be retained in
lls-Fargo's employ, as he has been
with the company twenty-four years. and
up to now has been considered trust
worthy. The Calistoga agent is in charge
of his Office.
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Q meeting then adiourned.
A PROBABLE SUICIDE.
The Body Found Near WaIIa Walla
Identified.

WALLA WALLA (Wash.), Jan. 1.-THE
body discovered near this city yesterday
has been identified as that of Edward j.
Seaton. who disappeared from this city
in June, 1891. Seaton was bookkeeper
tor Dodd Il Co., and was Master of the
Masonic Lodge at the time Of his disap-
pearance. He came from Chicago several
years ago, which place he left, render the
impression that he killed a policeman. 1t
is believed constant fear OF arrest drove
him insane and caused him to take his
own Life.
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TOO MUCH ALKALI DUST.
1t lnterferes With the Quail Dogs
Scenting Powers.
SECOND DAY OF THE FIELD TRIALS
AT BAKERSFIELD.

Navajo Indians Massing About the
Gold Fields in the San Juan Dis
trlct. and Trouble is Anticipated
Already One Party of Prospectors
Has Been Driven Off by the Red
skins-Young Boy Drowned While
Trying to Ford Eel River.
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RUTHERFORD B. HAYES DEAD.
The Ex-President Passes Away at
His Home at Fremont.
DEATH CAME SHORTLY BEFORE L
O'CLOCK LAST NIGHT.

Brief Sketch of the Career of a Man
Who Rose From an Humble Station
to the Highest ONCE In the Gift of
the People-An Able Lawyer, a
Fearless Soldier, a Wise Legislator
and Conservative President.