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PANAMA CANAL SCANDAL.
CIemenceau Before the Parliamentary
Commission.

C1emenceau Before the Parliamentary
Commission.
PARIS, Jan. 23.-Clemenceau was be-
fore the Parliamentary Commission to-
day. He said M. Stephane, despite the
statements to the contrary, had told
many persons that he had handed Clemen-
ceau Reinach's list of persons compro-
missed by the Panama bribery. Stepnane,
he said, was undoubtedly intriguing
against him.
Tie sub-commission appointed to ex-
anime the records of the underwriting
syndicates which helped to float the Pan
anna loans reported that they had found
evidences Of enormous frauds. So-called
underwriters employed many lobbyists
and other intermediates whose business
was 10 give bribes.
The report Of the autopsy On Reinach's
body states that no traces Of poison were
found, but that the examining physicians
were unable to assert that Beinach died of
natural causes. Reinach's body was not
exhumed until decomposition was far
advanced.
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DEMAND GENERAL AMNESTY.
Large Demonstration in Its Favor
Held at Dublin.

DUBLIN, Jan. 22.-A demonstration in
favor of granting amnesty to all political
prisoners and exiIes was held in LINER
ick to-day. The Mayor presided. A let
ter from John Daily, the released dyna-
mite convict of Portland Prison, was read.
A letter was read from Michael Davitt, in
which he urged the postponement of the
agitation until a more favorable period,
when the truth about the Dublin explo-
sion would prove an appeal for and not
an unjust argument against granting am
nesty. In spite of Davitts advice a res
olution was adopted calling upon Irish
men to present united demand for gen
eral amnesty upon the reassembling Of
Parliament.
Rival meetings of Parnellites and anti
Parnellites were held at Summerhill.
County Meath, to-day. The police had
great difficulty in preventing q collision
between the rival factions.
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GARzA REYor.urToN1srs.
Two of the Chief Leaders Captured
Near Rio Grande.

Two OF the Chiet Leaders Captured
Near Rfo Grande.
GALVESTON, Jan. pa special from
Rio Grande to the Neacs says: News was
received here late last night from an
authentic source that Lieutenant Dick
man, of Captain Hunters command, and
Walker. of Captain Chase's command.
acting in concert with Sheriff Smelly of
this county, and with State rangers,
captured General Francisco Bonavides.
chief in command of the remaining CARA
forces, and Prudencio Ganzales. next in
command. The capture was made on the
2lst, near Julian Querras' ranch, in this
county. Forty or more revolutionists
assembled at that place, known as Bena-
vides' assembled forces, with the inten-
ton of saeking Camargo. Sheriff Smelly
viii arrive here tomorrow, and more
viii be then learned about the matter.
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Suit tor Divorce.

BROOKLYN, Jan. William II. Lang
ley, one of Brooklyn's millionaires, is the
defendant in a suit brought in the Su-
preme Court by Mrs. Langley for abso
Lutte divorce. Mrs. Langley named no
correspondent in the complaint, but said
her husband had been unfaithful to her
on various occasions. She therefore asks
for the custody of her three children. with
reasonable provision for herself and
them, and demands reimbursement for
the cost of the action.
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TIE CHANLER EXPEDITION.
y Letter Received From the Leader
Reports All Wen.

LONDON, Jan. ga letter has been re-
ceived from William Astor Chanler,
dated at Hameye, River Tama, Novem-
Der I'D. This was the starting point Of
the expedition on its task of exploration.
The route pursued from the coast. the
letter stated, has been along the banks Of
the Tama, which Chanler describes as a
beautiful stream. The journey has been
uneventful and without fatigue. Chan
ler's health is good. III proposed in COM
pany with Lieutenant Hohnel, compan-
ion OF the expedition, to go in search Of
he supposed lake in the northwest.
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The Lead TRUST wins a suit.

New YORK. Jan. 23.-The action of
Thomas 81. Uncles to dissolve the Ma
tional Lead Company, known as the
Lead Trust, was dismissed by Justice
Andrews Of the Supreme Court to-day.
By the complaint the Judge said it APP
pears that Uncles became party to an
unlawful contract in connection with the
trust, and committed an indictable Of
fense. He therefore cannot ask relief in
a court of equity. The court says there
is reason to believe from the complaint
that the action was not brought in good
faith.
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Challenges for Fights.

NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-The champion
bantam-weight, Billy Plimmer, Of Eng
land to-day issued challenge to fight
feather-weight George Dixon at III
pounds for $500 to 5000 side and the
feather-weight championship of the
world. Sol Smith of san Francisco IS
also desirous of fighting Dixon. His
hacker, Jack Abrahams, has issued a
challenge, and will bet S3,5OO on the side,
to fight for the championship of the
world at lis pounds.
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cAPsIzED SCHOONER voLANr.
The Body of One of the Crew Found in
the On

The Body of One of the Crew Found in
the Cabin.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 23.-The capsized
schooner Nolant, which was towed into
port last Friday, was righted last night.
In the cabin was found the body of one
Of the crew, showing that the disaster to
the Nolant was a sudden one. The
schooner is being pumped out and it is
thought more bodies viii be found. The
Volant carried a crew of nine men, Of
whom nothing has been heard since they
sailed from San Pedro in December.
Both of the Volants masts were carried
away.
The body which was found in the
wreck of the schooner Volant to-day was
identified tonight as that Of Captain
Peterson, who commanded the vessel.
Further search for bodies will be made
Tomorrow
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a GASOLINE STOVE ExPLoDEs.
Very Seriously Burning a stockton
Lady.

STOCKTON, Jan. 23.-Mrs. c. W. Craw-
ford was seriously and perhaps fatally
burned here this afternoon by the explo-
sion of a gasoline stove. She had turned
out all the burners and was filling the
stove tank. There must have been a
spark of fire remaining. for the gasoline
caught fire and both tank and can ex-
ploded. Mrs. Crawford ran into the
street with her clothes ablaze. and would
have been burned alive but for neighbors.
who hurried to her assistance and pulled
off the blazing garments. Mrs. Craw-
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VISITING THE CAPITAL.
An Eloping Couple said to Be in This
City.

An ElopinG Couple said to Be in This
City.
SANTA Rosa, Jan. 23.-Mrs. William
Piggott, who left her Healdsburg home
in company with young man named
Bounds few days ago. has been located
in Sacramento. The parents of Bounds
received word from him giving the in
formation Saturday. 1t is reported Mrs.
Piggott will return here, procure di-
vorce from her husband and then marry
Bounds. Her relatives claim that Piggott
has never been a good husband to her,
and while they do not justify her course
in eloping with another man, they think
she did right in leaving her preacher
husband. Her children are at home with
her parents
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Attempt to Rob a PostofIice.

LIvERMoRE, Jan. 23.-An attempt was
made to rob the Postoffice here last night
An entrance was effected through a back
door. Evidently the thief was frightened
by some means, as nothing was found
disturbed or missing.
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ChoIern i'm Gernauv.

BERLIN, Jan. 23.-The cholera in the
Weilbin Lunatic Asylum at Halle grows
worse in type and more destructive. The
total number of cases since the beginning
of the outbreak is eighty-lour, of which
thirty-eight have already proved fatal.
There have been six new cases Of
cholera and one death in the Nielben IN
sane Asylum to-day.
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Fish-shipping Company.

san DIEGO, Jan. 23.-A company has
been formed here for the purpose OF ship
ping Holsters, fish, ETC., to the Eastern
markets. the first carload left to- night
for Philadelphia. The company states
that thirty tons per week viii be sent to
Chicago and a carload per week to Phila-
delphia.
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NEWSPAPER OFFICES NoBBED.
Type Pied Presses Destroyed and Five
Compositors Killed.

Iype FIed- TfeSses DESTROYED and Five
Compositors Killed.
PANAMA via Gaiveston). Jan. 23.-Tbe
artisans and laborers of Bogota united
on Sunday in the streets aud mobbed the
offices of newspapers which recently
criticised them severely. They destroyed
the presses and pied the type, killed five
colnpositors and mortally wounded two
editors. The mob then tried to set fire
to the offices, but were held at bay until
the police were summoned. The militia
and police charged the crowd, and after a
stubborn fight they were dispersed sew
eral being severely wounded.
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Scott Gives Up the Contest.

SAN Francisco, Jan. oh. H. Scott,
the Non-Partisan candidate for Sheriff in
the recent election, has given up the re-
count which has been in progress for
week, and Sheriff McDade will hold the
Office without contest.
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Fresno and Monterey Railway.

FRESNO, Jan. 23.-The directors Of the
Monterey and Fresno Railroad Company
met here tonight and elected the follow
ing officers: Colonel A. W. Jones of Kan
sas City, President; II. A. Greene Of Mon
terey, Nice-President; L. W. Moultrie of
Fresno, Secretary; L. G. White of Fresno.
Treasurer. There will be a public meet
ing tomorrow night, at which an at
tempt will be made to raise a bonus.
Persons behind the project say they will
begin on the road in May if they get the
necessary rights of way and bonds.
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IN Italian Bank Fails.

Rome, Jan. 23.-Ihe Guerrini Banking
Company suspended payment to-day and
closed its doors. The depositors will be
paid in full, as the assets exceeded the
liabilities by 100000 lire. The house
was founded fifty years ago, and always
enjoyed an exceptional reputation. The
suspension is due TO the impossibility Of
realizing on securities, since confidence
was shaken by the recent banking
troubles.
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ESTATE OF Ex-PREsIDENr HAYES.
The VIII Divides the Property Among
His Children.

FREMONT (O.), Jan. 23.-The will of ex-
President Hayes was filed for probate
this afternoon. 1t provides for the equal
distribution of the estate, whose value is
not correctly known, among his five
children, after the settlement of all just
debts and provision for bequests to the
Birchard Library of Fremont. a further
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WIN of Senator Mcdonald.

NoBLEsvILLE 1nd.), Jan. 23.-The trial
suit to overthrow the will of the late
Senator Joseph f. Mcdonald, on the
ground that the signature was forged, be-
gan here to-day. All the day was con-
sumed in securing jury, most of whom
are farmers. The suit was brought by
Malcolm Mcdonald against the widow.
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Long Standing Suit Dismissed.

VENTURA, Jan. 23.-The case of Latta-
lada VS.. Gaspar Orena, which has been
in the courts for four or five years, in
Guiding the Supreme Court, was dis
missed to-day in the Superior Court, the
plaintiff paving costs.
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Failure of a Dry Goods Firm.

SALT LAKE (Utah), Jan. 23.-Cohn
Brothers, one Of the oldest and largest
dry goods firms in the Territory, made
an assignment to-day. The Liabilities foot
up to $4,000, but as yet he assets have
not been made public.
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Lamp Chimney Works Burned.

ELwooD Qnd.), Jan. 23.-The McBeth
Lamp Chimney Works have been burned.
The loss is 100000: insured. An explo-
sion of natural gas was the cause Six
hundred persons were thrown out of en-
ployment. Florence Walk, a molder
was burned to death.
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Cutting Rates.

Los ANGELES, Jan. Recommending
January 10Th, the Santa Fe will meet the
Southern Pacific cut rate of 80 cents on
barley from California TO Chicago. The
Santa Fe will make the same rate to Chi
cago, St. Louis, Kansas City and Colorado
common points.
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TROUBLE BREWING.
The Egyptian Situation Assuming
Very Grave Phase.
ENGLAND TO SEND MORE TROOPS
TO THE FRONT.

France Has Given Notice to Great
Britain That She VIII Maintain the
Right OF the Khedive to Chose His
Ministry-The Sultan of Turkey
Teleeraphs His Congratulations on
the Attitude of the KhedIve Toward
the British.
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Visible Grain supply.

NEW York. Jan. 2S'-The following is
the visible supply of grain: Wheat,
252, 100000 bushels, an increase of III, 900;
corn, u, l76, 600 bushels, a decrease of "a
600; oats. 5,6l7, 900 bushels, decrease of
5000; rye, 1,OO0, 900 bushels, a decrease
of $1,000; barley, 2,O54,00 bushels, de-
crease of 81 600
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ELECTRIC LIcur SILT.

Alleged Infrineement on the Edison
Patent.
BosToN, Jan. I'm the United States
Circuit Court to-day, in the case of the
Edison Electric Lighting Company to
restrain the Beacon Lamp Company of
this city from manufacturing mean
descent lamps, alleged to infringe on Edi-
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Resigned From the ARMY.

New HAVEN Conn.,, Jan. 23.-Lieu-
tenant Totten, United States Army, has
forwarded his resignation to the War
Department. He was till recently Pro-
fessor of military science in Yale. He
will devote his time TO literary pursuits.
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VIII Contest Ended.

NAPA, Jan. 23.-This morning in the
Superior Court compromise in the con-
tested will Of Abram w. Norton, deceased,
was effected. The widow, the contesting
party, received $24, 600 in addition to the
amount left her by the provisions of the
Will.
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Guard Alexander Dismissed.

SAN RAFAEL, Jan.-23. This morning
Judge T. NJ. Angelotti of the Superior
Court dismissed w. A. Alexander, the
guard who killed convict Joe Marshall at
san Quentin, and who was charged with
murder.
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Cinnamon to be Deported.

DETROIT, Jan. 23.-Seventeen China
men, Illegally in the United States and
under sentence ofdeportation, left for San
Francisco in charge of United States
Marshal Van Buren, and deputies.
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The Case Against the Itata.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 23.-The case of
the United States VS.. the Chilean steamer
Itata was argued before the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals to-day. The
argument will be resumed tomorrow.
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Nevada Enyeloped i'm Fon.

RENO, Jan. 25.-For the past three days
Western Nevada has been enveloped in
thick, tresh-water fog. not unlike a pogo
nip. The air is very frosty and colds are
prevalent. The weather one week ago
was as perfect as could be-warm and
sunshine-but this fog must be the fore
runner of pneumonia.
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ARANsAs PASS ROAD.
The Transfer to the Southern Pacific
Did Not Take Place Yesterday.

The Transfer to the Southern PACIFIC
Did Not Take Place Yesterday.
GALVESTON (Tex.), Jan. pa special
from San Antonio to the Galveston NeloS
says: The transfer of the San Antonio
and Aransas Pass Railroad to the South
ern Pacific, which was to have been made
to-day, did not take place. President
Robinson has not received instructions,
and none of the Southern Pacific people
arrived, as expected, but they are ex-
pected tomorrow, and the transfer will
undoubtedly be made within a few days.
d. B. Robinson, the retiring President,
general officers,
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Carnegie at New York.

NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-Andrew Carnegie
arrived from Europe this morning. 1t is
understood he intends to go at once to
Pittsburg to adjust The troubles growing
out Of the Homestead strike.
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MURDERED And ROBBED.
A Chicago Clerk Believed to Have
Been Killed by a Companion.
HIS BODY FOUND IN THE MARSHES,
BUT VALUABLES MISSING.

The Two Chiefs In Command of the
Remaining Forces of the Cara
RevoIutionIsts Captured Near Rio
Grande-Hundreds of Poor People
Ruined by the Failure of the Capitol
National Bank of Nebraska.
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Death From Drink.

MODESTO, Jan. 23.-W. X. Slime, for two
terms Justice of the Peace in Lagrange,
in this county, dropped dead yesterday
afternoon. He was "a years old and
had been drinking heavily for some time,
which caused loss of appetite. He
leaves a wife and three small children.
His term expired the lst OF this month.
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Governor AItgeld,s Health.

SPRINGFIELD (nl.), Jan. Ex-Governor
Altgeld's physician reports the patient
very much improved this morning. He
says he will be able to leave the city for
the South in a few days.
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Death of Petaluma Citizen.

PETALUMA, Jan. 23.-George Ross, the
oldest photographer and one of the oldest
residents of Petaluma, died this morning
at about $50 o'clock. after long illness.
He was widely known and respected.
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Contested EIection Cases.

NAPA, Jan. 23.-The contested election
cases which will decide whether or not
the inmates of the Yountville Veterans
Home are entitled to vote Will open here
tomorrow.
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WANT THE PAPER SUPPRESSED
Because 1t Published AN Attack on the
Austrinn GoVernment.

PrTrsuURG, Jan. 23.-The police in this
city have received a copy of Hungarian
paper edited here by political exile from
Austria. containing an attack on the
Austrian Government, with a request
that the paper be suppressed. This. of
course, the police have no power 10 do,
nor can they exclude the paper from the
mails for Austria, which, under the inter-
national postal treaty, allows it 10 circu-
late in that country. As all the copies of
it are seized and burned on its arrival in
Austria, international complications may
arise.
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Tom Ochiltree ConTDr.

LONDON, Jan. 23.-Colonel Thomas
Ochiltree will sail for the United States
February 9th. lie will have in charge
seven horses belonging to Colonel North,
the nitrate king, and some racers belong
ing to others, which he will take to
Chicago.
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Fire in a Mine.

HAzLEToN PENN, Jan. 23.-A fire has
been raging since Sunday night in Evans
& Co.'s Beaver Meadow mines. The loss
will be heavy.
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provision gives the place known as Spie-
gel Grove and all his property connected
herewith to his children, to be held in
common, until all parties agree to a sale.
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Cattle-Thief Sentenced.

VENTURA, Jan. 23.-Andres Domin-
guez was sentenced to-day by the Supe-
rior Court to seven years in San Quentin
for cattle-stealing. Dominguez is lard
citizen.
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Herz Very hi.

LONDON, Jan. 23.-The illness of DIR.
Cornelius Herr, the alleged Panama
Canal corruptionist, now under arrest in
his hotel at Bournemouth, for extradition
to France, has reached critical stage.
He spent a restless night with much suf-
fering.
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Greggains LookIng for a Flght.

Boston, Jan. 23.-Joe Lewis, backer Of
Alex. Greggains, has posted forfeit of
$500 in the hands of Captain A. Cooke,
and has issued a challenge to fight any
middle-weight i'll the world before any
recognized athletic club in America, and
prefers Young Mitchell.
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Mnrder and snIclde.

PARKERsBURe CIV. Va, Jan. 23.-As
the result Of a serious quarrel, Nicholas
Haas, aged TO- killed his wife last night,
then blew his own head OFF, at his home
two miles from Marietta, Ohio.
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DynamIter GalIan.

LONDON, Jan. 23.-The report that
Dynamiter Gallan was recently released
from the Portland Prison some time ago
is confirmed. He sailed for the United
States Saturday.
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A County Treasurer Absconds.

DANvILLE Qn., Jan. 23.-Augustus
Cronkite of Williamsport, Ind, Treasurer
of Warren County, has disappeared, and
it is reported that he is short 100000 of
county funds. Dealings on the Chicago
Board of Trade caused the trouble.
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Death of an Editor.

Fort SCOTT (Kas.), Jan. 23.-Dr. F. S.
Dickman. editor and publisher of the
Western Medical Journal, died to-day.
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Elevator Burned.

INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 23.-Elevator No.
8, owned by Frederick Brusk & Co., was
burned tonight with its contents. The
loss may reach 100000
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Voluntarily Appeared to Answer.

CINCINNATI, Jan 23.-Thomas Ambrose
voluntarily appeared in the United States
Court to-day and surrendered for trial ON
a charge brought III 1850. He was the n
Clerk of the United States Court, and v..s
charged with false entries in his books
and defrauding the Government Of a large
sum. While perjury case was on trial
he suddenly fed and has never been ar
rested. He was to-day released on bond
of St. .OOO
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sons patent, the Beacon Company filed
about thirty affidavits alleging that the
lncandescent lamp was not invented by
Edison in 1879, as alleged, but by a
German-American named Henry Gobel.
The affidavits show that Gobel, after
having experimental for several years.
finally devised somewhat earlier than
1850 substantially the form ofincandescent
lamps now in use, and on which Edison
claims patent. The use of this lamp
was necessarily limited. The fact was
that dynamos were not then invented,
but Gobel made many of these lamps in
full anticipation of Edison's lamp, and
accordingly Edisons patent is invalid.
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Congressman-Elect Cannon.

VENTURA, Jan. 23.-Hon. Marion
Cannon, Congressman-elect returned to
Ventura to-dayA
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Tranquility Prevails in HaytI.

PARIS, Jan. 23.--The Haytian Legation
here has issued a denial of the reports
that a revolution was in progress i'll
Hayti. They declare tranquility prevails
everywhere in that country.
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LUCIUS Q. C. LAMAR.
The Associate Justice Suddenly
Expires at Macon, Georgia.
SEIZED WITH PAINS IN THE HEART.
He DIED SHORTLY AFTER

The Deadlock Over the United States
Senatorship in Montana, Nebraska.
Washington and North Dakota Still
Unbroken - National Democratic
Leaders to Take Hand in Trying
to Bring About an Agreement In
the Former State.
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ford's house was burned down behind
har
FORT BRAGG SALOON LICENSE

Keepers Refuse to Abide by the Pro-
visions of the Ordinance.
Fort BRAGG Cali, Jan. 23.-In Octo-
Der last the Trustees of this city passed
an ordinance requiring saloons to pay an
annual license of 5000. One proprietor
was arrested, and when the case was tried
the ordinance was defeated. Subse-
quently the Trustees reduced the license
to $500. A majority of the saloon men,
however, have refused again to pay, and
several have been arrested.