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Bulsrzyo. Arrsl s---Yes;s-sssy's HxAt
Was VISIBLE ero-s tie town ard was the
most Determined that has Occurred. IL
caused great excisenert- Tfas Natahefes
evs3ectiy intended 10 crush The whites and
10 attack the rox,- The watte< were
equally dssrr-rsrsd &c be reaax for them.
A body Ss "a Asrabeies came within hslt
s rasie Of the tcwn and cur OF some Of TIE
peekets. killing tTo Maxim guns were
placed upon the roSfs Of the buildings 10
play upon them. The fighting Was aesser-
ate. ami the enemy retreated ia disorder.
amid an .ncessaat rita ssre. The friendly
Maeaeeies completed the roaf Of the enemy
with axsexazs and axes. Capt. MxeFarhne
and Administrator Darcan. who ASSISTED
in The fight. conpiimenteS the trcops. WHO
we're greeted wita Wild cheers ard the
singing Of God Save the Queea- while
returning here.
Paipzye. AprI =.-Ea-i Grey. capts.
White and Ssarker and Gen wtilouxhby
VIII start fer Baiaxayo soalght Earl
Grey has had two long Interviews with she
friendly chlef. klsrna. through whose
country the road from Mafeksng TO Bulu-
wayo runs Reports from persons leaving
RgIawayo should be suspected. as the po-
sltion Is exaggerated TO justify their De-
parturc- Earl Grry's arrival in Balaeayo
viii restore confidence.
NAfU ic"1s -.kFis -ss--Aue soefalrs OF
grain ard forage now on the road are am
pie for both the relief column and for b.
iuwayo.
Hon Cecil Rhodes has arrived a. E.nke,-
born. and he ID well. An o-scer has teie-
graphed TO the Chartered Company from
Gweio that everything has been looted
ard burned except Carrex.e's place Al Hope
Fountain. Five hundred Of the rebels were
killed in the Umxuxa battle. The Maxim
gun fired SEQ rounds and the Hotchkiss
gun l5e shells The victory was most de-
cisfve. and breaks mp the rebels circle In
that direction
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He Thinks the River and Har-
Dor Bill Is Extravagant.
oRAS's HARsoR. $4,000 MORE.
The House to Take . Vote On the
General Pension Bill Today.
Navy Abuses Discussed In tho Senate.
Especially the Practice al Retired
Naval OMlcers catering tho Em-
pioymenr OF Contractors fo< Cow
srnmeus Work.

wash.nx1ca CITY. April E.-speciai-The
a3dluoc cf 9i8.9og to fhe Grayss ha<oor
aSpruLfiat.on today was tie result OK
xSoe. strong talk made this morning be-
fore TIE senate commerce committee by
Representatives Hyee and Doo1istls. The
irSproven~nt sfsIl remains a.ster the con-
stnucas contract system
CONSERVATION spread today among com
gressmsn who had worked hard for appro-
priasionx oy representations which came
with considsrabs- zaihenticity direct from
tns White House. that the president hA3
declared he would veto the river and hAx-
bor bill. on the ground tha. the treasury
In its present depleted coalition could not
sSand the drain. and thai the proposed
burden Of tso.sc.aU In contracts to bs
paid hereafter Was merigagiag the future
TOO heavily. II
Ths total reductions male In the house
appropriations for next year amount to
ts3l-Es and the total Increases c.ed. &c,
making net increase over the house oil
OF GGs. .S1 and . total appropriation Of
G2. oA-G6. The increases made by the COM
mistee over fhs house e.iI under the con-
tfnuinS corsract system amount TO e,SA.-
<s. makinx . total for continuing coz
tra-ts OF -. II. "a
Ths restriction made In the new bill ~
% shs amount which car annually be ex-
pended under the contract system was
charged 70 read a. follows: THAT under
the authority 10 make contracts for ma
teytais and works under the provisions Of
this act. Ia addition to the sums appro-
prIased herein. the secretary Of war shall
not obiigate he government 10 pay. in
any one fiscal year. beginning July 4. 1887.
more than sfso,1oo upon the said contract
FOR any cne Of the works hereby placed in
the contract system. except as herein
otherwise specifically authorized TO do so:
provided. that any part OF the annual al
losrnent herein provided for not earned and
paid for. material furnished or work done
In one fiscal year, may be paid for. ma
terial furnished and work done under the
contracts II any such fiscal year. provided
further. that nothing herein contained
shall be SO construed as TO prevent the
secretary Of war from making contracts
for the whole or any part OF the works
placed under the contract system In such
manner as may be deemed best. payments.
however. TO be made as stated In that
section-"
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n.~cr r.<n Ga sid the swe o4c~rs
~ac a,pes-e< beko<e To naval ccrmitfse
tecl,ned 70 gre tn5oUo<ssn - 10 the eorf
Of armnr piaas. - = uouA be ansagOnss-
Tie - sAG1R ogrs9no - fne cAxregse Aao
BsthIrkem vur1DL Ue fns1Geed thAs II vas
fhss - errvoros esu;d ~ b gfven % The
govGynmeaf-
.sSo. vAi;e h i fsc~fvsng pay from The
Rpvernners.- fasex1ected rH.nan. pesa-.
s c.. Who was ~ insaressed listener 70
The dehafa
7 axrve win ysu IN that" sald Gray.
Then we are Uosnx - Srsng things
around al right ssid Tinman. Eghtiy.
He SD II was nevef decent nor in good
taste for thsss c0sssu 70 1rvs tsose n
seressed In ROBBINS the government Il
was now psuposed BY tfse naval bal thai
all material used N barsieshaps b Of
American rnaEufaesu1e. While IN full
sympathy win eFerY encouragement OF
American iurercRsx, -. fne senator said
he did nue believe = having this sensi-
ment ursd 70 further enrich lot Of mil
honasrez The arus1r manufacturers were
charging ~ pr - tor armor used BY
the United States. nrt ~ the same time
furnishing srrnor 70 Russia st e3s per ton.
II am unwilling 70 - these m;ilionasres
grow richer By shrastsng their hands in
The pockets Of UneIe Esm," declared TIL
mAn-
Hale posntes cot tHd1 the bureau ofyicsr
who took part in niaksng contracts for
arnoF was Ahle 10 lpck ahead 10 the time
when he would be ~ the retired list and
might enter into IL service OF the con-
tractors. In answsf to . question. Hale
said the experts beferu the naval commit
tee had shown fhaf the cost Of production
for armor was 80 per ton.
German called affenfion to the crave
suggestions Of irrsg.nnssty made some time
ago. resulting in a. inyestixatton BY the
naval COMMITTEES fu&plvkns the cost OF ar
NOR The ccraui,tn f0port os,xh, 10 be
as hand 10 permit intelligent cousidera-
don OF these propo6eo APPROPRIATIONS for
armor. German eslDsa ii the COMMITTEES
had not succeeded - Aeyecpine more
than the minor imuruaristy a to the re-
tired cfFtcers srrytnr cantractors
Chandler rspnsoASd thar ,hIs ws. nv mn
rncars an that the cpGnrpfttee had sxam-
fned into He wcuh ~. how.ver thar
no t,.putaticn a~asnsf avy h,sh oSlcizl 81
ts,e eoy<ruusnf vne fepusv0 There had
b>sa sone Ntselosur1ol - = fhe fnserest
of naval oGeern in - saats useA ~ the
eoverrme., 80 - r-,,-t.,v ~ ,n,. IN
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HAMMOND PLEADS GUILTY.
The UitIanders to BE senfenc d 1T Pre-
toria To-day.

Pretoria. April z7.-The trial was re-
sur,-t today OF the members of the ma
.;onal reform committee OF johannesburg.
John Hays Hammond. the American min
inz engineer. pleaded guilty TO hish urea
son. following the example Of the oisier
leaders OF the reform COMMITTEES. Ar-
Hammond was prevented by Illness from
being present AZ the time the other leaders
made thesr plea
In view of the plea OF guilty entered by
the defendants. there was nothing IN the
ray of sross-exansinatton TO elicit tesft-
usony on the question OF the ultimate re-
sponsibs1ity for the Jameson movement
B,lt counsel for the defense read a state
rnen-. which was signed by Messrs John
Hays Hammond. lionel Philips. George
Farrsr ard Col. Francis Rhodes. the lead
e-s of the reform committee. who have
pleaded guilty Of high treason This state
rnsnt reviews the recent history Of the fa-
tie agitation for Te3sess OF alleged lti-
lander grievances in the Traasgsaf The
statement admits that. IN the face Of rI-
nors current that the Beers were gong
to attack johannesburg. foreigners had
asked DR.. Jameson tn come bs, that they
aepiorsa the mistake he had made IA con-
srg when there WAS no urgent need OF his
presence. They maintained that their az
ton had rot been hostile 20 the republic,
It's officials having been protected ana Efe
ard property generally preserved
They. sent officers on December q the
statement says. TO fcrtsd the rnoFeTTassis :
On Janeson's part In addition 10 thls
signed statement. ;eisgrag5s were irtr"-
tzseed xhseh had passed between Hr f'eat.
Of .he Chartered South Africa Company.
and Dr. Jameson, Col Francis Hnorsss and
others. bot not Hen Cecai Enooes. 'assa
premier os Cape Colony FoisessnS 'he
presentation Of the documents. cecnses
made a speech Of two hours 11rAsaon n
s@AAs of the defense. combining as ics-
l9ws. ..Ef IN. sss-. Of the szord = 10 Dr.
used II VIII cause eternal rsEsery IN ths
gexas.ic, but ssO..5 The ca SIDE - ssn-
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EXPLOSION on DOUGLAS ISLAND.
Four Tons of Giant Powder Blow Away
q Treadwell Mine Employc.

Fort Townsend. April g7.-Tfie steamer
Ai-Ki arrived tonight from Juneau ana
Sitka with forty passengers and a light
cargo Of freight- From papers brought
down II Is learned that four tons OF giant
powder exploded In the magazine prop
erty OF the Treadwesl Mining Company at
I O'Clock on the morning oy the 18th. As
cry Night watchman william Cata was
there he alone was killed. A paper says:
"A visit 20 the spot in the norntng as
soon as II became light sslsciessl e. so1e
in the ground twelve or fifteen feet deep,
fifteen feet wide and about twice as hong
The snow covering q space forty acres
in extent was strewn with small bits OF
wood. not one piece Of which could be
found larger than ones finger. The awful
force Of the powder was shown by trees
and sturnps in tire immediate vicinity be-
ing uprootei and tossed down hill A
huge hank Of snow lying at the back OF
the house was showed Up the Hill en- uas<s
a distance Of several feet, and stump
three feet in diameter short distance
away was split IN twain
The most siiligens search for particles
Of the remains OF the unfortunate man
resulted In the finding OF one eye. a piecs
OF the skull with skin and hair attached.
the size of half dollar. and piece OF
sk.n about half. as large as the palm of
ones hand Other smaller Particles were
found. but II was impossible 10 tell from
What part OF the body they came
The explosion occurred OF Douglas
isiand three miles across the bay from
juneau, and in the latter city many win
dows were broken by the shock. cata
Was from Grass Valley. Cal Several
thin<rs connected with his death make IL a
rarsiczlsriy sal one Until about three
weeks ago he had been employed In the
Trsalweu rss. AT that time he receavef
word OF the probable fatal Illness cf bis
father. and also Of brother having bro
k.a leg. This weighed on his mind. and
ne seemed 10 have present[Tnsnt OF i'm
rsi S.irg danger. He was a young man
betweer s. and %. AMI was a member OF
The Mszorsc fraternity II Is estimated
that the damage 10 property VII amount
20 s,s 60
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Tacoma. April g.-special-CoHmence-
rneus lodge. knights os Pyihias. tendered
a reception tonight TO Mayor fswcest
spaeches Of coagratuiasion we're made by
members Of tire lodge. 20 Thseh Mayor
Fawcers responded Dsneiug eic>nd the
evening.
rso,-usroller Benham hss appointed l.
" Royr. chairman of the Lexo~ COM
mite. Of the Chamber Of cSmrn~rcs. Ls
deputy and clerk to fse city COUNCIL ihe
a,r.sn,uasu. caused sorns s1rprase-
y c. whitcenb. accused Of the larceny
os so worth % furHitar~. Was acquitted Dy
a Sary IA the superior court
TIE remainder ef the 30 asssSs men,
,n~-sss .yafr,ss pierce connty by the exseu-
,ty-s eo-nrt.ts~. OF the State Immigration
as=o.-.a..oa was raised to-day. and fAsr
start xzz made al tire Siss as~sssssry 10
carry on the xork Of the county orsanizA-
rsp1
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MELISE TO FORM A CABINET.
He Was n Member OF the Paris Com.
mune-socfaiisss Want Goblet

mune-socfa1ists Want Goblet.
Paris. April N.-Prssidsnt Faure to-day
asked II. Meilns 20 form a cabinet lie
informed President Faure that he would
give him q reply Tomorrow morning NJ
Hano;sux 10 nor disposed to accept tins
portfolio Of minister OF foreign affairs.
II he persists IN his refusal II is said thai
NJ. Mcisne will ask Baron de c0srcef, the
Frersch ambassador at t1ondon. 10 accept
thai post. and II .hs latter spcepes NJ.
Hanotaux viii replace Haron de- coarcei
In London NJ Meifne. IN pursuance OF hts
Efforts 20 form cablnes. has conferred
with Gen Elliot and ~ Barthou ana ".
Cochery. President razirc has BEEN in
conference with ~. Hanotaux. presumably
with regard to his acceptance os tho pozr
Of minister Of foreign affairs IN the cab
fnet. II Ia expected that the new ministry
will be formed tomorrow
The Radicals and socsaiiz,s protest
against Me1ine being NJ the head Of the
ministry. and demand sAA Goblet cahsses
NJ aeii1e was = snembsr 81 the Corr
nuna. bur took 90 part In sts atrocities.
and escaped conviction. He has been pres
.de-s OF the chamber OF depsIflas
London. Agrfi 2--Tne Paris correepgssf-
enc OF the Daily News says. II hear that
a Aeilne ministry may he forrrs7s sonavr-
ros. IL 80. beaver help it. NJ M~fsne has
chiefly consulted Conservatives wearing
Tire Republican cockade. NJ ranrs's Sit
uation fs not an sDviabls one. and II rnay
t-ecozne less 50. 9upTosr that the chamber
should stop the credit for the salaries Of
senator's an4 the president. Most civil
electors EozsIs rather enjoy the former.
sEd IL might be the most przcticzi way 70
ferce a revision OF ne constitution. Ths
senators 1aEtirg 70 draw soxn thunder
bolts on France because ttey rers desriy-
cd Of 5 frAes daily. free sunch and rse<it-
cal assistance would ses all Francs 10
laughing"
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London. April s7.-Ffrst Lord Of the
Treasury A. J. Baifour. replying 10 Sir
William vernon Harcour;. the liberal
leader. said In the house Of commons to-
day tha, arrangements for arbitration re-
specting Venezuelan and other questions
were matters Great Britain and the United
States had in view during the recent ne
gotiations. Baifour added that the last
rived on Friday and was now under con-
sideration. Baifour said the government
would deal with both the general question
of arbitration and also with the special
question connected with Venezuela. and II
was confidently hoped that by patience
and tact on both sides q peaceful and sat
isfactory solution OF the matters would be
attained.
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Ottawa, Ont. April Z.-Sir Mackenzie
Bowel left the privy council department
for Rideau Hall this morning to tender
his resignation as premier. Lord Aber-
deem will send for Sir Charles Tuppcr to
form a new cabinet.
Hugh John Macdonald. son of the late
Sir John A. Macdonald. has been appoint
ed minister OF the interior in the new min
fstry.
Sir Mackenzie Bowel and Mr.. Sandford
Fleming win sail May I for England to
represent Canada at the Pacific cable con-
ference. Sir Donald Smith. canada's new
high commissioner. will go with them.
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Russia Dcnie~ the Treaty With China.
London. April N.-Under Secretary OF
State for Foreign Affairs curzon. replying
10 > question regarding tie alleged Russo
Chinese secret treaty. said in the house OF
commons today that the government had
been informed by NJ. de Staei. Russian am
bassador to London. that there was not
the slightest foundation for newspaper
statements regarding the existence OF such
q treaty.
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Dr. Lueeer obllge. the Emprror.

Vienna. April z7.--At the expressed wish
OF Emperor Francis Joseph. DR.. LaeSer.
the anti-Semite leader. who for the third
time was recently elected burgomaster OF
this city. after his election had been an
nuiled by the emperor. today formally re-
nounced the burgomastership.
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The COATES azss Clark THREAD business
vii b. amaixAnass-d, and central
sstacy win ~ sssSS.ishsa n tbs C2.so
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ptssea. IL viii Usher IN peace ana COED
xs1i-
The trial adjourned uatii tmarrow. wsea
II 10 expected saexu,ent in the cases VIZ
be had.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-07-08

The system of bribery and corruption
which had grown up so appallingly In
the New York police force is not be-
lieved to exist TO any very serious ex-
tent in st. Louis. Gambling seems to
be suppressed so far as any open viola
tons of the law are concerned, but no
attempt is made to enforce the Sunday
closing law against saloons, or to sup
press disorderly houses. Nor is there
any pretense of a Sunday-closing pol
icy, and no liquor-seller in st. Louis
would for n moment think 1t neces-
sary to pay regular protection money
to the police for privilege that Is free
ly accorded to all saloon-keepers.
The Excise Department is also under
State rather than municipal control.
There are about two thousand licensed
saloons in st. Louis, the scale of license
fees varying in accordance with the
drinks sold A beer license costs much
less than a full license, which includes
distilled liquors. The average fee is
about five hundred dollars, and the
total income from liquor licenses APP
proaches million dollars. Part of this
money goes to the State Treasury and
part to the city.-Century.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-07-08
DANTE WAS A LUNATlC.
Claim That the Poet Was Subject to
Frequent Epi1eptic Fits.

And now Prof Lombroso has stirred
are vigorous and vindictive hornets, for
they have boiling In their veins the
proud, hot blood Of the Latin races,
quick to resent an insult that Is direct
ed against themselves or against any
object of their affection and esteem.
Lombroso says that Dante was merely
a crank, lunatic, an epileptic, whose
visions arose not from an ardent and
piercing Imagination, but from a disor-
dered brain.
If Dante were indeed an epileptlc he
Is only one Of many of the master
minds of the world who were similarly
afflicted. We need go no further than
Shakespeare to find that julius Caesar
had the failing sickness" So, ac-
cording to excellent authority, had Ma
poleon and Mahomet. And If Dante
was insane 1t is not a general idea that
genius and insanity are closely akin
There is hardly any couplet in literature
so hackneyed as Dryden's:
Great wit is sure to madness near allied,
And thin partitions do their bounds divide.
"On this subject" he said" l have
thought and written a good deal. The
verstimulation of the brain, brought
about by our high-pressure civilization
of to-day, is a fruitful source of ner-
vous disorder-of Insomnia, neuralgia
and hysteria. The development of brain
and nerves goes at the expense of the
body. Especially is this true of chill
dren. Their bodies are overtaxed in
order to develop their brains. The
nourlshment which should be distrib.
uted over bodily and mental organs
alike is all diverted to the brain. Chill
dren become abnormally precocious.
They burn with an overnight fire that
soon consumes them. My advice has
always been, build up the body first
and foremost; let the building of the
brain be a secondary consideration.
Then body and brain will be developed
on normal and healthy lines. There
may be less hectic brilliancy, but more
of what we call robust and dominating
force which makes man a power for
good, an instrument to achieve solid
happiness and substantial progress
both for himself and for his neighbor.'
New York Herald.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-07-08
Retween the Daya,

Between the days-the weary days
He drops the darkness and the dewsI
Over tired eyes His hand BE lays,
And strength, and hope, and life renews'
Thank God for rest between the days.
Else who could hear the battles stress,
Or who withstand the tempest's shock,
Who thread the dreary wilderness
Among the pitfalls and the rocks,
Came not the night with folded focks!
The white light scorches; and the plain
Stretches before US, parched with heat,
But, by and by, the fierce beams wane;
And lo the nightfall, cool and sweet,
With dews to battle the aching feet!
For He remembereth our frame!
Even for this l render praise.
o, tender Master, slow to blame
The falterer on life's stony ways
Abide with us-between the days!
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-07-08
Do All the Good You Can.

Neither mendicants nor milllonaires
are the happiest of mankind. The man
who has good business, and who can
make reasonable living and lay aside
something for the future; who can edu-
cate his children and can leave enough
to keep the wolf OF want from the door
of those he loves, ought to be the hap
plest of men. The time will come when
the truly intelligent man cannot be
happy, cannot be satisfied when mil
lions of his fellow-men arc hungry and
naked.
Many will be civilized when the pas
s!ons are dominated by the intellectual.
when reason occupies the throne and
when the hot blood of passion no longer
rises in successful revolt To cvilize
the world. to hasten the coming of the
colder. dawn of the perfect day, we
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1896-07-08
Liberty and Brotherh God.

The great twin principles Of Puritan
policy are liberty Of conscience and
brotherhood Of life. believe that these
are to be the great watchwords OF the
coming church, whose doors and mind
will be open to all new truth and new
methods In the kingdom of God, and
whose pews will be filled with the rich
and poor alike. Freedom In religious
discussion, In matters Of conscience. a
faith which trusts God and His people
in the administration Of it's affairs, a
sense Of brotherhood with all Christian
churches and workers-these have been
our characteristics In the years gone
by. And may they continue to be 50
In the years to come.-Dr. W. A. Davis.