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Nicaraguans Seize Lead Lands
Belonging to Americans
WITHDRAWAL OF BINGHAMS EXEa
QUATUR CANCELLED.
A Village in Russia Nearly Wiped Out
by Fire - Five Thousand Homeless
People Camped on the Fields Ad-
joining the PIace-Another Severe
Earthquake Shock In Eastern
special to the REcoRp-UxroS.
Greece.

Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.
NEW ORLEANS, May --latest advices
from Bluefelds report that in answer to
the demands of the British Minister,
Mr.. Costing. Nicaragua cancelled her
withdrawal of Consul Bingham's exc
quatur. Bingham refused to receive it
unless accompanied by ample apology on
the part of the Nicaraguan Government
and to come through the hands of Min
lister Gosling. In reply, Consul Bingham
has been called to Managua, the Capital,
and ali boats on the San Juan River and
the lakes are held at his disposal.
Minister Baker and Captain Watson
have both fully approved of the action
and course Of Consul Braida. The MUIR
6erer of Wilson, the American killed, has
not yet been captured, and has roamed at
large until Captain Wilson requested that
he be arrested and tried.
The Nicaraguans have taken charge Of
lead lands of Bluefields Bluffs belonging
to Americans, and say that all leases over
eight years will be cancelled as illegal,
although improvements amounting to-
over 100000 have been put there by
Americans, through her previous Conn
missioner to the Mosquito Reservation.
General Isador Urtrehos forced the Mos
quito Government to issue a lease for.
fifty years for eIghty-four acres Of said
Bluffs lands in 1866 and 1867.
The Americans have been frequently
told by the Nlcaraguans: ~ our Govern
ment will do nothing for you; L know
that" and relying on that assumption,
they have insulted Consul Braida, Ameri-
can citizens and the Government of the
United States. Had the Government at
Washington acted as promptly as Eng
land did, the proper respect would have
been shown American interests, Ameri-
can citizens and the country.
The action OF Nicaragua in canceling
Consul Bingham's exequatur, and his
being called to Managua, smell strongly
that England is enforcing her treaty
rights; is obtaining something better
from Nicaragua, and. as usual, by her
vigorous policy is getting ahead of the
United States. Lacayo has given official
employment to several renegade Ameri-
cans, and uses the fact of their presence
in his cabinet as an argument that Ameri-
cans are with him.
The American population at Bluefields
and vicinity is composed of some sturdy
classes that built up the west and in
vested S3,000,000 under treaty rights
which they expected the United States
would enforce. Over S500,000 is invested
| by Boston capitalists alone, which
largely controls the mahogany trade.
The trouble has naturally affected COM
merce, and the business of Bluefelds has
fallen Oft from % to so per cent. Minister
| Baker, after his arrival at Blueiieds
called on the Mosquito officials for state
ment as to the condition of affairs before
the invasion. He also called conference
of American merchants for the day after
the vessel left. From Minister Bakers
action the Americans derive great hope
| as to the tenor OF his report to Washing
ton.
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DUTY ON BARLEY.
fasteners Want Low Rate al
Vvesterners a High One.

fasteners Want a Low Rate and
Westerners a High One.
WASHINGTON, May Representatives
Lockwood, Tracy and other New York
members are closely watching the barley
item of the tariff bill, and relying mainly
on Senator Murphy's familiarity with the
brewing business TO secure an arrange
ment of the barley schedule satisfactory
to New York. Several conferences have
been had with the Senator, during which
the barley tariff has been discussed.
The New York brewers draw their
supply of barley from the great crops of
Canada, and with a nominal duty the
Eastern men have prospect of COM
manding the brewery business of the
country. But the Western interests, par
ticularly those centered in Milwaukee,
st. Louis and Cincinnati, draw their sup
plies mainly from American farmers,
and can get along without the low duty
barleys of Canada, With the Canadian
crop kept out by high duty, the West
erners have a prospect OF commanding
the market. The Western men were we'll
satisfied with the high rate of forty per
cent. fixed in the Senate bill, but now the
Eastern men are at work to bring the
rate down, and they feel they will sue
ceed.
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THE CALIFoRNIANs WIN.
Company b, First Infantry, Defeats the
Carson Guard.

Company b, First Infantry, Defeats the
Carson Guard.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 6.-The tele-
graphic team match between Company B,
First Infantry Regiment, National Guard
of California, Captain Irving B. Cook,
and Company F, First Regiment Nevada
National Guard, better known as the
Carson Guard, came off to-day. The
San Francisco team Of thirty men shot at
Shell Mound Park. Captain p. j. Dunno
represented the Carson Company, and
Lieutenant-Governor Poujade of Nevada
acted for Company B at Carson. The
scores were exchanged by wire, and the
targets forwarded by express.
The shooting by the San Francisco
team was very close, but two or three bad
scores brought down the average. The
total points were ], l,223, making the
average 40.766s.
The shooting was rapid, and although
twenty minutes was allowed to each
pair, or five hours as the limit to a COM
pany to be completed. the score was
made in three hours fifty-three minutes
and thirty seconds. including stoppages.
1t was rather windy at the Shell Mound
range. and not a good day for high
scores.
The total score of the Carson Guard was
1,2l3. The highest individual score was
46,
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REV. DE wIrr TALMAGE.
Celebration of the Twenty-Fifth An
nfyerSaPy of His Pastorate

Celebration of the Twenty-Fifth An
niversary of His Passionate.
BROOKLYN, May Ga celebration of
the twenty-f1fth anniversary of the pas
torate of the Rev. De Witt Talmage was
begun at the Brooklyn Tabernacle to-
day. At the morning service DIR. Tall
mage preached an eloquent sermon. TAX
ing for the text of his discourse the
words: zone generation cometh and an
other passeth away" During the SER
mon DIR. Talmage spoke of the ordeal by
fire through which the church had
passed, and also of the good work ac-
complished in the raising of over 81 .00O,-
600 for charitable purposes during the
past third of a century. He referred to
the fact that but two or three OF the or
iginal twenty five who had extended him
the call to come to Brooklyn were alive.
The church was crowded to its utmost
capacity. The celebration will continue
on Thursday and Friday of this week.
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BREcKINRIDGE TRIAL.
Postal Authorities to Pass Upon the
Question of Its Obscenity.

Postal Authorities to Pass Upon the
Question of Its Obscenity.
WASHINGTON, May 6.-The question
of the obscenity of the Breckenridge
trial is to be passed upon by the postal
authorities. The story of the trial as told
in book form was recently submitted to
Postmaster General Bissell by the pub
fishers to determine whether the trans
mission of the books through the mails
would not be violation of the postal
regulations, and in accordance with the
policy of the department. The unotfi-
cial request was ignored, pending COM
plant of the Postmaster at Chicago. AT
first Assistant Postmaster General Jones
received from Postmaster Hesing copy
of the book, accompanied by a request
to pass upon the question of violating the
law. 1t is felt at the Department that
passing upon the question would involve
the legality of the transmission of news
paper reports of the trial through the
mails. Definite action will be taken
within few days.
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ROUGH ON BRECKENRIDGE.
The ''Courier-Journal'' Says He Shoult
be Beaten for denomination.

The "Courier-Journalo Says He Should
be Beaten for Renomination.
LOUISVILLE (ky.), May 6.-The Courier
Journal, in all editorial, declares that
Breckenridge should be beaten for re-
nomination. The paper says: The situa-
ton in the Ashland district is unprece-
dented, and makes it imperative that
every journal which has the good of the
party at heart, which cherishes the honor
of its State and which appreciates its OBJ
| legations to society, shall protest with all
| its power against the recollection to Con-
gress of Colonel w. G. Breckinridge. We
do not underrate what he has done for his
party and the cause of tariff reform in the
past. But If his ability for future useful
| ness were not destroyed by the miserable
| scandal which has darkened his name,
the party could not afford to accept his
services at the price it would be forced to
pay. 1t is idle to attempt to obscure the
issue with sophistical distinction be-
tween Colonel Breckinridge's public and
private life. 1t has gone far beyond the
possibility OF. The question simply is,
do the people of Kentucky propose to
| send as representative to Congress the
man whom Colonel Breckenridge con-
fessed himself to be in his testimony be-
fore Washington jury? 1t is question
which transcends the limit of the Ashland
district, and of Kentucky itself. 1t is a
question with the people of the entire
nation, who are deeply interested. That
part of his speech yesterday devoted
to the scandal in which he figured were
better passed over in pity. 1t is strange
exhibition of marvellous effrontery,
wretched taste and morally and mentally
oblique casu;stry.
NO DECENT CHRISTIAN CAN AFFORD TO
VOTE FOR HIM.
LEXINGTON (Ky.), May 6.-The town
is wild with excitement tonight over the
sensational scenes witnessed in the
Methodist Church South tonight. After
Preacher MORRISON had finished his ser
mon, the pastor, Rev. E. l.. Southgate,
began to talk about the attack made upon
him yesterday by Colonel Breckenridge
| at the Opera house. He said that he wa
| willing to lay down his life, if need be,
in defense of the virtue of the women of
| the congregation. With this he broke
down, and Morrison arose and said the
city of Lexington was a "Sodom and
| Gomorrah''; that so many of her people
wanted to honor this man (meaning
| Breckinridge) even by returning him to
| Congress.
! Southgate then added that he was sorry
his original remarks before the Y. NJ. G.
A. had not been printed in every paper
in the land. 81 repeat those remarks"
he said, land | again say that no decent
Christian can afford to vote for this
man"
! His remarks were greeted with ap-
| plause.
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Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
CLEVELAND, May Ga lively fight oc-
CURED this afternoon at the Standard
Foundry, where strike has been in pro-
gress several weeks. Ever since the
trouble began the non-union men who
took the place of the strikers have kept a
constant watch on the building. This
afternoon about 1000 idle men assembled
in the vicinity, and about 5 O'Clock an
assault was made on the building with a
volley of stones AND other missiles. The
guard inside, who were armed with rifles,
opened fire on the crowd, and the battle
ragged fully fifteen minutes before the
police arrived. 1t is said at least 100 shots
were fired. A large force of police was
summoned as soon as the trouble was re-
ported. and the mob was dispersed with
out difficulty. The officers have been
trying to ascertain if anybody was shot,
but thus far have been unable to find a
single person who was injured
ALL Is NOT HARMONY.
ST. PAUL, May 6.-The Globe says all
is not harmony In the Northern Pacific
Railroad circles, and on the authority OF
leading members of the American Rail-
way Union it is stated that the company
is acting in bad faith, and is not waiting
for complete adjustment OF all the diff
ferences by arbitration before beginning
to follow the same course that led up to
the strike in some particulars. 1t is
quietly suggested that the road could be
tied up again in a few hours time. The
Great Northern Employees Conference
Committee is said to be again sembling
in this city. and the officials and the COM
mittee will go over the ground upon
which the new disputes have arisen.
STRIKE OF NEW MEXICO MINERS.
BLossBURG On. NJ, May 6.-Four hun
dred miners employed in the Santa Fe's
mine at this place have gone out, and will
not resume work until the strike in the
East is settled. The committee of miners
which induced the men to strike has gone
to Los Cerrillos, which is the only re-
naming colliery on the Santa Fe system
in operation.
COLORADO MINES CLOSE DOWN.
TRINIDAD (Col.). May Gall the mines
in this district are closed down, with the
exception of the Sopris, at which place
about 150 men are still at work. Trouble
has been anticipated at this mine and
about fifty deputies are on duty. Gen.
eral Manager kebler of the Fuel Com
pany is here, and has announced that the
company proposed to operate the Sopris
and Berwin mines at all hazards, but that
if the Eagle miners did not return TO
work on Monday that plant would be
closed down for the summer. 1t is said
that the Grey Creek miners will go to
work Monday, although this mas not yet
been definitely settled.
COAL OPERATORS ORGANIZE.
PITTsBURG (Kas.), May 6.-At a large
mass meeting of strip pit coal operators
ofthis district an organization was agreed
upon and the following significant reso-
luton adopted:
ResolUed, That we are utterly opposed
to strikes in any form, and that we will
not stop our work at the dictation of any
one.
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People Who Have Been Duped COM
nlainfnsr to Officials

KANSAS CIrY, May 6.-Almost every
mail brings a score of letters addressed to
the public officials by the victims of
swindling lottery concerns, each of which
has been doing an extensive business
across the State line under the pretense of
being the successor to the expatriated
Louisiana Lottery. The letters were from
all sections of the United States and Can
ada, and the victims all tell the same
story of how they have been duped
through answering nicely worded circu-
lars of winning fortunes "by the turn of
the wheel" The principal concerns mem
TONED in the complaints are ''the Louisi-
ana Lottery Company Of New Orleans
and Kansas City," and "E. Fox & Co. !"
also claiming to be Louisiana Lottery.
Their business is carried on through the
express companies. and the following ex-
tract from one of their circulars shows
their method: 'If some well-known man
like yourself should draw S75, ,000, $50, 900,
$4,000 or even $1,000, it would be the
means ofselling thousands of our tickets
in your part of the country and would
create an old-time boom for us again.
Now we give you the inclosed So ticket
free, hoping it may win such prize as
the above.o The winning number, the
complaining writers say, they are unable
to get, though they had long ago paid for
the tickets
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KIDNAPERS.
An Organized Band Believed to Be al
Work at st. Joseph, Mo.

An Organized Band Believed to Be at
Work at st. Joseph, Mo.
ST. JOSEPH, May 6.-The police are
working upon the theory that an organ
lied band of kidnapers are at work in
this city. In addition to the mysterious
disappearance of w. II. Harrison, a
well-known travelling man, and two lit
tie daughters of Patrick Gay, the disap-
pearance of three other small children are
now reported. Yesterday evening Mrs.
Gays two little daughters left home to
gather greens. At night they failed to
reappear. and although a search for them
has been kept up ever since, nothing in
the nature of clew to their whereabouts
has been discovered. Besides these, one
other child is also missing. All are un-
der the age of Y years. These mysteri-
Gus disappearances, the strangest part Of
which IS that they all occurred in broad
daylight, have so alarmed parents that
the little ones are guarded with the ut
most zeal.
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STORMS IN THE EAST.
Great Damage to Property in Illino
Iowa and West Virginia.

Great Damage to Property in Illinois.
Iowa and West Virginia.
CHICAGO, May 6.-Dispatches received
tonight show that yesterdays storm was
more widespread than at first reported.
At Fairbury, ILL.,. great trees, fences and
weak structures were leveled to the
ground. Signs in the business part OF
town were torn loose and hurled through
the glass windows. The front of Cap
mans agricultural warehouse was en-
tirely blown out and some Of the stock
injured.
Maine Station, near Abba, Ia, was
visited by cyclone and heavy hail,
which caused damage One woman was
so badly injured that she died this after
noon. Over dozen houses were blown
down and much damage done to fruits
and small grain.
In the vicinity of Cerro Gordo the wind
assumed the proportions of small
cyclone, tearing roofs from houses and
extensively damaging others.
From Ladora, Iowa. it is reported that
a waterspout and hailstorm occurred, en-
tirely destroying early garden stuff and
doing great damage to corn and wheat.
At Brooklyn the loss of glass in dwell
ing, will amount TO several thousand dol
iured by the hail. Crops are badly dam
aged and considerable stock killed.
ARcoLA Qll.), May 6.-The worst hail
storm that has visited this section for
years fell to-day. Much damage was
done to growing crops.
HURRICANE IN WEST VIRGINIA.
HUNTINGTON CIV. Va.), May Ga ter
rible hurricane and thunderstorm passed
over this region abOut ) O'Clock this even
ing, doing considerable damage. At
Central City, two miles west Of here, the
Ohio River Railroad shops and round
house were demolished, with a loss OF
S30, 900. J. r. Burkhardt, the Superin-
tendent, was buried beneath the debris,
but was extricated and will probably re-
cover. Other employees received light in
juries. Many other buildings in the town
were demolished, including the hand
some residence of John Crider.
STORM IN PENNSYLVANIA.
WILKESBARRE, May 6.-Later reports
show that to-day's storm will cause a loss
of over $40, 900 in this county.
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COSTLY FIRE IN INDIANA.
The Whitley Reaper and Mower
Works at Muncie Burned.

MUNcIE qnd.1, May 6.-The William
n. Whitley Reaper and Mower Works
were destroyed by fire this morning.
The factory buildings, which cover five
acres, were located just north of Muncie.
The loss on the buildings. which were Of
wood and galvanized iron, is not great.
The destruction of 1000 machines, ready
for shipment and 500 almost completed
the pattern of which were an accumula-
ton that has cost thousands OF dollars,
and costly new machinery that filled the
factory brings the loss up to about S245,-
900. without cent of insurance.
Whitley moved his factory here from
Springfield, Ohio. and has since furnished
employment to from 800 to 500 men, q
majority of whom came here with him
from Springfield. Mr.. Whitley arrived
from Chicago this evening while the fire
was in progress. He said that the factory
would probably be rebuilt on much
larger scale.
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Land Swindle.

DENVER, May 6.-County Clerk Garrett
of Georgetown has received commune
cation from William Bentley of Aums-
vile, Or, asking about land purchased
by him. supposedly from j. r. Ward.
The land is l. 900 feet above sea level, in
the region of eternal snow. and is aoso-
lutely useless for tilling, and title to it
rests in the United States Government.
Ward has been working this scheme in
the East for about four years. This Is
the first deal heard of in the West.
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EARTHQUAKES IN GREECE.
Severe Shock at Thebes, Atalanta and
Layidia.

severe SHOCK at 1nSDeS, ACalanCa ana
Layidia.
ATHENS, May Ga severe earthquake
shock was felt at clock this morning
at Thebes, Atalanta and Lavidia. The
shock was slightly felt here. and also i'll
the northern part of the island of Euboa
King George and the members of his
party landed to-day at Stylida, and SUBJ
sequently proceeded to Laminia, where
Te Deum was sung in the Cathedral.
The prophecy made by Professor
Faalb few days ago that there would
be a destructive earthquake on Friday or
Sunday caused panic in this city. X
large number of persons believed the
prophecy, and thought their buildings
would be destroyed. A great many Of
them encamped IN the fields about the
city, while many others fled for safety to
the hills, where they remained Friday
and Saturday nights. At the Piraus
many inhabitants passed the night in
boats, believing the water would be-
safer than the land in the event OF heavy
earthquake.
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The RevoIt in SaIyadnr.

New YORK. May 6.-The World prints
the following Central American dis
patches:
SAN SALVADOR. May 6.-General An
tonic Ezeta has attacked the rebels again
and has dislodged them from their posi-
ton at Santa Ana, killing 2l4. The main
body of the rebels is reported to be going
toward the Guatemalan frontier.
GUATEMALA, May 6.-Notwithstand-
ing the strict censorship of kilograms in
Salvador. late news has been received
here that General Ezeta has not taken
santa Ana, but fighting is still going on
there.
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CONFEDERATION IN RUSSIA.
Nearly Whole Village Destroyed by
Fire

BERLIN, May 6.-Advices have reached
here from Stephanie, a town in the gov
ernment of Volhynia. Russia, showing
that nearly the whole village has been de-
stroyed by fire. The chimney of one of
the houses caught fire during a high
wind and the sparks were carried to the
roofs of other houses, setting fire to them,
The flames spread with great rapidity.
and the place being very deficient as re-
gard means for fighting fire, little could
be done. The inhabitants were panic
stricken and could do little. Then at
tempts were made to save personal prop
erty, and mucn furniture, bedding and
other household effects were taken from
the burning buildings. Five thousand
people camped in the fields near the
burning town, each family standing
guard over the property they had hastily
removed. While thus encanped q cy-
clone broke over the place. breaking up
the rescued property and sweeping by far
the greater portion of it away.
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STEAMER GROUNDED.
The La Champagne stuck in the Mud
on Long Island Shore.

The La Champagne stuck in the Mud
on Long Island Shore.
New YORK, May 6.-The La Cham
pagne, which arrived this morning from
Havre, while proceeding up the bay dur
ing thick weather, grounded on the Long
Island shore, south of Fort Hamilton,
close to the wooden dock recently built
by the United States Government. The
vessel lies in position on mud bottom,
hard and fast, within 200 feet of the shore.
Health Officer Jenkins and Deputy
Sanborn proceeded to the scene, boarded
the vessel, and after inspecting the pas
sengers granted her clean bill of health,
and permission to transfer her passen-
gers. 1t will be impossible to haul the
ship off. even at high water, this evening,
as she went ashore at the top of high
water. In fact the tide had just COM
menced to run out as the vessel grounded.
She will be lightened of her cargo before
being hauled of. All of the cabin pas
sengers were taken up by the tug Rosa
and were landed at the French pier in
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THE KINGS FORCES DEFEATED.
Death Blow to the Slave Trade in
Uganda, Africa.


Uganda, Africa.
ZANZIBAR, May 6.-Advices have been
received here from Mengo, Uganda, to
the effect that the native expedition,
under the command of Colonel Colville,
sent against the King of Unirrorio, has
completely defeated the Kings forces. In
November last King Karibarra attacked
Chief Altoru, who was British ally.
The chief applied to the British for aid,
and force of 200 Nubians, commanded
by Major Owen, was sent to bis assist
ance. This force met Karibarra's forces,
and after fight that lasted three hours
the latter fled, leaving at least fifty on
the field. War was then declared, and q
force of 400 Nubians and 10000 Wayan-
dota natives were sent against him. Five
thousand of the latter carried arms. This
force was too strong for Karibarra. and
though he gave battle he was routed.
The expedition has established chain
of forts from the Albert Nyanza, on the
banks of which Karibarra's headquarters
were situated, to Uganda. 1t is ex pected
that the success OF the expedition will
prove death blow to the slave trade of
this region and will bring Arab influence
to an end.