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his resignation to Secretary Foster. |
will probably be accepted.

his resignation to Secretary Foster 1t
will probably be accepted.
At New York, naval officers say that
if the reports Of the gun trials of the
cruiser Vesuyius continue to be favor
there is little doubt that u second dyna-
mite gun vessel will be built.
At Springfield, the attorney general
has filed papers in the Sangamon Cir
cult court instituting formal proceedings
against ex-Auditor Payey and his bonds
men. The declaration recites in detail
the charge OF abstraction of records and
vouchers by eX-Auditor Pavey.
Edward I'll. NJ. Just, millionaire,
shirt-maker of New York, shot and
killed himself on the 4th. He never
recovered from the shock caused by the
drowning in mid-ocean OF his wife and
two children twenty years ago.
A wreck occurred on the night Of the
Sd on the Denver & Rio Grande Rail
road near Toltec, in Southern Colorado,
caused by a snow slide striking the
train. Three cars were thrown from
the track and eight persons were in
jured, getting off with serious bruises
At Topeka, Kan, a building occupied
by five weekly newspapers and the
Smith Trust company was destroyed
by fire on the night of the Sd. The
newspapers which were burned out
were the Christian Advocate, the Wait
and the Call, the EpWorthian and the
Populist.
At New York Frederick Williams has
asked for an injunction restraining
1Iios. J. Montgomery, Bernard Lande,
John Il. Powell and the United States
Trust company from transferring the
stock Of the Hydraulic Brake company
to anyone other than the Central Trust
company. The plaintiff lives in Gull
ford.
Joe Durringer, democratic politician
Of Buffalo, n. Y, has been indicted by
the grand jury for willfully making a
false return for the town of Cheektowa-
ga in the last election. A warrant has
been issued for his arrest
The Pacific Mail Steamship company
is declining freight for New York and
European points via the Isthmus of
Panama. The reason for this is that
the company's contract with the Pana-
ma Railroad company expired February
!, and the Pacific Mail cannot make a
rate on freight, as it is not known what
the Panama Railroad will choose to
charge for it's fractional share Of the
transportation.
The Mexican War department has re-
ceived dispatches from the federal and
military authorities of the state of Son
ora during the last few days stating
that the Navadjo Indians are commit
ting many depredations in the northern
part Of that state, and that the settlers
in the valleys Of the Sierra Nevada
Mountains have ben the victims of
many serious outrageS.
: Lee Camp, confederate veterans, Of
Richmond, Va, have decided to accept
the trust requested of them by the
Jefferson Davis Monument association
to take charge of the remains OF Mr.
Davis on arrival here, and also to enter
tain all visiting associations.
Late adviceS from Alaska are to the
effect that the citizens of that territory
are earnestly working for home rule. A
convention will meet in Juneau this
month to elect Il delegate who will carry
to Washington City Il petition asking
the following legislaton: A delegate
in Congress, home rule, modification of
= the present prohibitory liquor law and
Il law by which the public lands may be
taken up by actual settlers.
At Louisville. Ky, articles OF incor-
poration of Il mammoth concern have
been filed in the office of the county
clerk, Geo. III. Webb. The new corpor-
alton is styled the Louisville Il Nash
vile Rolling Stock Trust. The business
will be the buying, selling, leasing and
renting of railroad cars. The corpora
ton is capitalized at $1O,O0O.0OO, divided
into 10000 shares ut $1,000 each.
Both houses of the Illinois General
Assembly have now expressed them
selves in favor Of opening the Worlds
Fair on Sunday. The senate passed Il
resolution to that effect Il week ago,
and the house on the Sd adopted 4
resolution memOrializing Congress to
repeal the Worlds Fair Sunday closing
clause.