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ORIENTAL ADVICES.
China Will Pay Balance of Indem-
nifty to Japan on May 9Th.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 30.-The fol-
lowing Oriental advices arrived to-day
per steamship Gaelic from Hongkong
via Honolulu:
The Chinese Government has inform
ed the Japanese Legation at Pekin that
it will pay the balance of the indem-
nifty arrears to Japan on May 9th, next.
The .tChuo Shimbun," however, says
that it is rumored that the Russian
Minister at Peking has advised the
Tsung Ii Yamen not to pay the whole
amount of the balance to Japan.
On March 9th, during some maneuv-
ers, the Japanese training ship Higei
and torpedo boat No. 26 collided off
Ogurogami Island The latter was so
badly damaged that she sank imme-
ditely and two of her officers were
drowned. The training ship escaped in
jury.
An imperial ordinance has been is
sued convoking the japanese Diet on
May Goth, next.
The Japan Mall says that it is ru-
mored that the American ship William
H. Mercy, from New York November
10th for Yokohama, collided with a
steamer and was seriously damaged at
sea.
Yokohama experienced a lively shak
ing upon Aoril 4th, several very severe
shocks of earthquake being felt at 8
p. M, accompanied by heavy rains.
The Ja0anese Government has just
issued war loan bonds to the extent of
10000, 900 yen at S9.94 per 100 yen Of
their face value.
A special meeting of the Japanese
Cabinet was held on March Both, as the
result Of a communication from the
British Government stating that it in
tended to lease Wei Hal Wei to japan.
According to the "Chugai Shogyo,"
the total exports from Japan to the
United States during the year 1897
were 52.436. .404 yen, and the imports
81, ,030,531 yen.
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merchants to reap harvest by selling
freely to both combatarftE At the same
time, it may be gathered from the fact
that Spain strenuously sought to induce
Germany TO proclaim neutrality, that
she regards neutrality as conducive to
her interests.
Mr.. White, while at Dresden, had
frequent conversations with the
Papal Nuncio, Mgr. Lorinzelli,
who told him that the Vati-
can had been ill-advised at it's recent
attempt at mediation Continuing, Mgr.
Lorinzelli said: What the Pope ought
to have done was to induce Spain to
give the Pope Cuba, he giving it to the
Cubans''
Despite denials, it is fact that many
Well known German officers, whose
aristocratic names, if published, would
create sensation in Germany, applied
at the United States Embassy for per-
mission to join the American forces. A
large percentage of the American stu
dents are en- route home to offer their
services to the Government
The German-American Club of Berlin,
at special meeting this week, adopted
resolutions expressing sympathy and
encouragement lin the righteous war
against tyrannical SPAIN
The Prussian Diet on Wednesday ex-
haustively debated the questions of
American meat imports. Members
characterized American meat inspec-
ton as a hoax. They said the meats
We're affected with trichinosis and pre-
served in acids which were ruinous to
health, and pleaded in favor of their
total exclusion.
The Minister of Agriculture, Baron
Won Hammerstein-L -Leexten, then an
nounced that an imperial decree to that
effect, which would be valid throughout
Germany, was to be passed.
1t is understood that a bill to this
effect will be presented to the Reichstag
and passed before adjournment.
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sTANFoRDs CHAMPIONS.
Won the Decisive Game Of the In.
tercollegiate Baseball Series.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 30.-The
decisive game of baseball for the inter-
collegiate championship was won by
the representatives of Stanford Univer-
sity to-day. The game was replete
with brilliant plays, which gave the ad-
herents to the cardinal on one side and
of the blue and gold on the other ample
opportunity to applaud the players.
The University of California men
went to pieces at critical stages of the
game and changed what seemed a cer-
tain victory in the earlier stages of the
game into defeat. The winning run
was scored by Murphy, who stole third
and scored on Harris hit Neither side
could score again, the figures remain
ing 6 to in favor of Stanford. Score:
Berkeley-Runs 5, hits 6, errors A.
Stanford-Runs 6, hits 6, errors :.
Batteries - Berkeley, Kaersberg and
Main; Stanford, Backett and Straher.
Umpire-Gagus.
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STEAMER PARIS.
The American Liner at Her Dock
at New York.

NEW YORK, April 30.-The Ameri-
can line steamer Paris arrived this
morning from Southampton, after a
rough passage of seven days, seven
hours and forty-five minutes, with nine
saloon, forty-two second-cabin and
ninety eight steerage passengers.
The Paris left Southampton April 22d
at p. m. After clearing the land Cap
tain Watkins shaped his course about
north, and after a run of thirty miles
headed for home, keeping a distance Of
thirty miles from the usual course
taken in previous trips.
Captain Watkins had no fear that a
Spanish war vessel would catch his
fleet steamer after she got sea-room,
but it was thought possible that some
craft of the enemy might be lurking in
the vicinity of the channel or in the
neighborhood of the Irish coast, to way
lay the American craft. At night every
light on board the Paris was extin-
guished, and headlights We're covered.
Strict watch was maintained to detect
the approach of vessels
Leaving The Lizard with the wind
southeast, then north northeast, very
light, the weather became overcast, and
a long westerly swell prevailed. This
condition of weather continued until
the wind became westerly, and, com
mencing on the 23d, increased to q gale.
Rough seas, with fog, rain and general
ly thick weather prevailed. On the
American coast a heavy northeast gale,
with high head seas, was encountered.
The Paris sighted the White Star
Line steamer Majestic on April 23d at
5:43 a. m, in latitude AZ degrees 80
minutes, longitude % degrees % min
utes, and at 1920 p. m. of the same day
passed a freight steamer of the White
Star Line, bound east. Nothing else
was seen.
The Paris brought sixteen cases of
munitions of war and a small quantity
of miscellaneous merchandise.
The Paris entered the Narrows
through the field of mines and torpe-
does at $50 this morning, and was sa-
luted by steam whistles of passing
craft as she went to her dock. 1t is
expected that the Paris will be received
by the naval authorities tomorrow
morning, when her name will be chang
ed to yale"
The Paris has crew of 2S9 and two
mail clerks. She also brought two stow
aways.
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ALASKAN ADVICES.
The Report OF Rich Strike OF
Ainsley Greek Confirmed.

SAN FRANCISCO. April 30.-The
Alaska Commercial Company Of this
city is in receipt of advices from its
agents at Dawson City confirming the
report of new rich strike at the mouth
of Ainsley Creek, eighteen miles up the
Yukon from that place The CORE
spondent says that the whole country
in the vicinity of Dawson is crazy with
excitement over the new strike.
The men who made it sank a hole
forty-five feet in depth on an island at
the mouth of Ainsley Creek, almost in
the middle of the Yukon River, and on
bedrock found pay dirt which averaged
from 81 to $S per pan.
The report of the strike has been
officially confirmed by two Canadian Of
ficials, Mr. McGregor, the mining in
spector, and Mr.. Wade, the Crown at
torney.
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trance of the Bay of Algeciras, on this
side of the straits.
EMPEROR JOSEPH DID NOT CON-
TRIBUTE
VIENNA, April 30-The newspapers
OF this city unanimously declare that
emperor Francis Joseph has not con-
trlbuted and will not contribute to the
Spanish national fund being raised for
the purpose of increasing the strength
OF the Spanish navy.
THE SENECA'S CARGO LIBERATED
LONDON, April 30-Advices from
lloilo says that the cargo of coal of
the bark Seneca, which was captured
at that place by the Spanish gunboat
Ell Cano, has been liberated
THE AMERICAN WAS NOT SEIZED.
BARCELONA, April 30.-The author
tiles here to-day prevented an Ameri-
can vessel from entering port, but al
though laden with coal, the vessel was
not seized. She proceeded for Mar
SeilleS
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Giant Powder Company. The location
of the torDedoes will be marked by
buoys, and a channel for the ingress
and egress will be left free, SO that the
pilots of the ports may steer their way
safely through the Instructions in the
day time. but at night vessels will not
be permitted to enter or leave the har-
Dor. Should Spanish warships make
their appearance off this coast the pro-
hibition to pass out even during day
light will be made absolute
This is going to be an obstacle in the
way of commerce. but it will effectually
prevent the destruction of shipping in
this port and render an attempt to
lombard San Francisco extremely
hazardous to the enemy's fleets.
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ENDED IN A FIGHT.
The Wrestling Contest Between
Roeber and Yousouf.

NEW YORK, April 3O.-The wrestling
bout between Yusouf, the Terrible
Turk and Ernest Roeber, the Amer
lean champion, ended in fight tonight
at the Metropolitan Opera a-house, and
Herman Wolff declared the match mo
contest"
When the men had been wrestling
eighteen minutes Roeber sprang to his
feet, and the Turk started after him.
Yousouf showed Roeber twice with
great force in ROBBERS corner, ana
Martin Julian, one of Roeber's seconds,
called foul" Some spectators caught
up this cry.
In the meantime Yousouf followed
Roeber, and again showed him. Roeber
struck the Turk on the shoulder. Billy
Brady, who looked after Yousouf's in
terests, then claimed foul for the
Turk Bob Fitzsimmons timekeeper
for Roeber, caught hold Of Brady. -Four
Police Captains interfered. Trouble was
threatened in various sections Of the
building, but the disturbances were
quelled, but the referee announced that
under the circumstances he was obliged
to declare the event mo contest"
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Los Meganos Ranch Contest.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 30.-The
contest over the Los Meganos ranch, in
Contra Costa County, promises to wax
warm Attorney Donsel Stoney, rep
resenting Charles E. Sanford, filed yes
terday a complaint in Martinez asking
for a partition Of the property. The suit
is brought against J. D. Bergin, George
Alivson and DR.. Ellinwood, beneficiar-
les by the will of the late Josephine
Sanford The property is located near
Mount Diablo, and comprises -13,0UO
acres, and is valued at 100000. The
complainant is entirely ignored in Jo-
sephine Sanfords will.
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JACOB GOODSELL.
The Missing Man Found in San
Francisco Hospital.

OAKLAND, April 3O-For the past
two months aged Jacob Goodsell who
left Los Angeles on the 18th of Feb
ruary for his home in this city, has been
an inmate of the City and County Hos
pital of San Francisco. For weeks his
two daughters have been searching for
him throughout the States A few days
ago q man named Sullivan, just dis
charged from the hospital, Informed the
Goodsells of the whereabouts of the
missing man. He was found wandering
about the streets of San Francisco last
month, apparently suffering from par
alysis, and was taken to the hospital.
where no effort was made to discover
his identity
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AT CLEVELAND
ChiIe-Peru Controversy.

BERLIN, April 30-A dispatch re-
ceived here from Santiago de Chile an
nounces that Chile and Peru have
chosen the Queen Regent of Spain as
partial arbitrator of their differences.
protocol has been drawn up, ar
ranging for a plebescite of the inhabi-
tants of Tacna and Aricoa to beside to
which country these provinces belong,
the Queen Regent determining the con-
ditionS of voting.
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The House non-concurred, and upon
motion of Cannon it was agreed to ask
the Senate for conference.
The Speaker named as conferrees upon
the part of the House Messrs Cannon,
w. A. Stone and Sayers.
The House passed the bill providing
for the organization of Naval Battal-
Jon, to consist of not more than four
companies, in the District of Columbia
AT 4:29 p. m. the House adjourned.
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ON THE DIAMOND.
Results of Yesterdays National
League Games.

WASHINGTON, April 30-The Sena-
tors were in good form to-day and al
though Sullivan pitched we'll, their op-
perfume hitting won. Attendance, q
600. Score:
Washington Z, hits II, errors 2: Bos-
ton 4. hits IL, errors 2 Batteries
Mercer and Mcclure; Klobedanz, Sulli-
van and Yeager. Umpire-Snyder.
AT BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, April 30.-The Orioles
could not bat Doheny to-day, but his
bases on balls, reinforced by errors. al
lowed them to win an interesting game
Attendance, 3100. Score:
Baltimore 4, hits g. errors 2: New
York 1, hits 6, errors f. Batteries
McJames and Clarke; Doheny and
Warner. Umpires-Emslie and An
drews
AT BROOKLYN.
NEW YORK, April 3O.-The Brook
lyn and Philadelphia teams opened at
Washington Park, the new home of the
Brooklyn Club in Brooklyn, in the pres
ence of fully 1900 people, Score:
Brooklyn 4, hits II, errors 2; Phila-
delphia &, hits II, errors q Batteries
Kennedy and Ryan; Wheeler and Nc
Farland. Umpires-Lynch and Connolly.
AT PITTsBURG.
PITTSBURG, April 30.-Pittsburg's
defeat was due largely to Cincinnati's
hard hitting, coupled with costly errors.
Attendance, 4,500. Score:
Pittsburg 2, hits Z, errors 6; Cincin-
natl II, hits Is, errors 1. Batteries
Rhines, Hastings and Schriever; Hill
and Peitz. Umpires-Swartwood and
Wood
AT CLEVELAND
CLEVELAND, April 30-The home
team played in a lifeless sort of way to-
day. Taylor did good work for the visi-
tors in the box. Score:
Cleveland 1, hits >, errors l. ST. Louis
4, hits ., errors O. Batteries-PoweH
and OConnor; Taylor and Clements
Umpires-O'Day and Mcdonald At
tendance, 400
NO GAME AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, April 30-Chicago Louis
vile game postponed on account Of
rain.
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STORMS IN THE EAST.
A Tornado Passes Over Portions of
Nebraska and South Dakota.

VALPARAISO CNeb.), April 30.-A
tornado passed over here this afternoon.
Three miles southeast outbuildings were
demolished Mr.. and Mrs. Curry were
injured, but not fatally. Some stock
was killed and many telegraph poles
blown down.
ELK POINT Is. d. April 3O.-A tor
nado passed west Of this place this af-
ternoon, doing much damage and killed
John Johnson, who was working on a
house five miles from town. The house
was leveled to the ground.
LEMARS Qa). April 30-A wind
storm passed over Maurice this after
noon. The elevators. depot and many
other buildings were blown down. Sew
eral farm houses and barns in the
track of the storm on the south edge
of Sioux County were blown down. Sew
eral people were injured.
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Supposed to Be a Spy.

SANTA CRUZ (Cal), April 30.-City
Clerk Wright says that last summer
he noticed Spaniard here, whom he
thinks visited the powder works and
made sketches of the bay shore. Wright
suspected the man to be a spy, and
communicated his suspicious to Lieu
tenant Governor Jeter, but before any
action could be taken the Spaniard dis
appeared.
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Ex-Treasurer Widber.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 30.-Ex-
City and County Treasurer Widber, the
confessed embezzler of more than S11l,-
900, appeared in Judge Cooks court to-
day as a prisoner at the bar OF JUS
'tice. He was arraigned in a formal
manner on an Indictment of the Grand
Jury charging him with the misappro-
priation of public funds. At the request
of the accused, as presented through his
attorney, the taking of Widber's plea
was continued until next Saturday.
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A Former sacramentan Dead.

SAN MIGUEL, April 30.-Justice of
the Peace j. G. Millman died here to-
day, aged II years. He was a native
of Indiana, came to California in 1851,
and resided for many years in Sacra-
mento and San Francisco. He was a
Past Master Mason and Past Noble
Grand of the Odd Fellows, which order
he joined forty years ago.
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Freight Train Wrecked.

LOS ANGELES, April 80. The
Southern Pacific north bound freight
which left here last night was wrecked
at Ravenna by the derailment of the
head engine at 8 o'clock this morning.
Three trainmen were injured. Besides
the two engines, eight cars left the
track. One engine is lying across the
track. delaying the north-bound ana
two south bound passengers trains.
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Guarding Powder Works.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 30.-Military
discipline prevails at the works of the
California Powder Company at Pinole,
and if constant vigilance counts for any
thing, there will be no explosion, acci-
dental or otherwise. at that plant.
Every foreman in the employ of the
company has taken the oath of a Dep
uty Marshal, dozens Of the most trusted
employees have been sworn in as Den
uty Sheriffs of Contra Costa County
and several secret agents of the United
States Government have been sent to
Pinole to assist in guarding the fac
tOry
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Bread Riots in Italy.

ROME, April 30.-Bread riots con-
tinue in various parts of Italy, and the
Cabinet, availing itself of the authority
which is retained under the conven-
tions with the railroads and navigation
companies, has decided to reduce the
transport rates on articles of consump-
ton 80 per cent
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Rain at Riverside.

RIVERSIDE, April 30-First rain for
some weeks is falling here tonight.
Rain BEGAN last night and up to the
present time a quarter of an inch has
fallen, with indications good for a con-
tinuance, which will be of great value
in reolenishing the water supply in res
ervoirs for summer irrigation.
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LIEUTENANT ADAMS.
The President Commutes the Sem
tence of the Naval Officer.

WASHINGTON, April 30-Lieuten-
antCommander Charles A. Adams of
the receiving ship Independence, Mare
Island, was convicted by court-martial
of intoxication and sentenced to dismiss
sal. The President has mitigated the
sentence by dropping the officer forty
nine numbers and putting him at the
foot of the list of Lieutenant Com
manders. The Communication was made
because of the courts recommendation
in view of the officers splendid sea rec
ord
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Sonoma County Crops.

SANTA ROSA, April 30.-This after
noon largely attended meeting of hor-
ticulturists of Sonoma County was held
here The reports presented show that
the prune crop of the county will be
very good. Apples. grapes, hay and
grain will produce fairly we'll.
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New Steamer Senator.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 30.-The
new steamer Senator was given trial
trip on the bay to-day. Her engines
worked excellently. and the trip was
successful throughout. The Senator is
owned by the Pacific Coast Steamship
Company, and will be used on the
Alaska run, if she is not purchased by
the United States Government and fit
ted as an auxiliary cruiser.
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Long Distance Fly Casting.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 3O.-Again
at Stow Lake Walter d. Mansfield has
broken the long distance fly casting rec
ord to-day, raising the mark to 12112
feet, five feet beyond his longest pre-
vious cast. which was the worlds rec
ord. There were two other remarkable
casts, one by w. E. Bachelor Of 1lo
feet and one by DR.. E. N. Lowry of ii
feet
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CRUISER SAN FRANCISCO.
Sails From New York, It is Thought
for Provincetown, Mass.

NEW YORK, April 30-At o'clock
this afternoon the cruiser San Fran
cisco had all the necessary ammuni-
ton aboard, and half an hour later,
assisted by two tugs, she backed out
into the middle of the river and headed
down for Tompkinsville The vessel
is in command of Captain Richard
Leahey, and from her main mast Com
modore Howelfs pennant fioated 1t is
thought she will go to Provincetown,
Mass.
The torpedo boat Scorpion left the
navy yard late this evening, but her
destination was not made known.
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McKane Completes His Term.

SING SING On. ", April 30.-John
Y. McKane. the former Gear of Coney
Island" completed a term of five years
in the State penitentiary here to-day.
His brother, Theodore, and a party of
friends accompanied him home to New
York. McKane's crime was a VIOLA
ton of the election laws.
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LIFE IMPRISONMENT.
Sentence Of Two Murderers Who
Confessed Their Crime,

MADISON (Wis), April 30-Wiu B..
Ester and William Fuller, the two rob-
bers arrested at Waukeshaw for the
murder of an aged couple and the burn
ing of the bodies at Blackearth We'd
nesday night, pleaded guilty to the
crime here to-day. They were sentenced
to life Imprisonment and We're taken
to Waupun Prison Immediately They
landed in prison thirty hours after the
crime was committed. Both made a
trict Attorney.
full confession to the Sheriff and Dis
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Struck by a Train and Killed.

OAKLAND, April 30.-Mrs. Nettie
Coolidge of San Francisco was run
down and killed by the Oregon express
at Crockett this morning. She was TAX
ing an early morning walk along the
track for exercise, and stepped in front
of the engine that killed her while try
ing to avoid another train.
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SUBMARINE rORPEDoEs.
Government Preparing to Place
Them in Golden Gate Harbor.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 30.-Five
hundred submarine torpedoes are to be
placed in San Francisco harbor almost
Immediately by the United States Gov
ernment as a protection to this city in
case a Spanish feet should attempt to
enter this port.
The manufacture of the explosive ma
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Rehring Sea Patrol.

PORT TOWNSEND (Wash.), April
30.-Word was received here to-day
that the Government has cancelled con-
tracts for the transportation of coal to
Behring Sea points. This would indi-
cate that the Behring Sea patrol is to
be abandoned this year
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The Early Christian.

Teacher-What do you know about
the early Christians?
Tommy-Our girl is one of 'em. She
gets up in the morning and goes to
church before breakfast.-Indianapo
Journal.
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Government Alaska Pack Train.

SEATTLE, April 30.-Lieutenant
Ryan, U. s. A. arrived here to-day from
Dyea, Alaska. with the Government
pack train, consisting of 100 mules,
which wss to have been used in con-
veying relief supplies to the Yukon.
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Condition of the Treasury.

WASHINGTON, April 30-To-day's
statement of the condition of the Treas
ury shows: Available cash balance,
$21S, ,93S, ,953; gold reserve, $50, ,9S5, $50.
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Arizona Recruits.

PHOENIX "a. To, April 30.-Thirty-
three recruits from Yuma. Tucson and
Bisbee left Phoenix tonight for Whip
pie Barracks to join the cowboy regi-
ment.
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The thickest known coal seam in the
world is the Wyoming, near Twin
Creek, in the Green River coal basin,
Wyoming. 1t is so feet thick, and up
ward of 800 feet Of solid coal underlie
4,0O0 acres.
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GERMAN PRESS
Is LESS HOSTILE.
A Very Notable Change in the
Tenor of Editorials
Relating to the War Between the United
States and Spain.

Newspapers Given a Hint by the
Government to Stop Their
Abuse of America as Being Di-
rectly Opposed to the Govern
ment's Attitude, Besides Being
Unpatriotic and Politically Un-
wise.
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APPROPRIATIONS
FOR THE NAVY.
House Session Devoted TO Consid-
Grafton of the Bill.
Conference Report Rejected After Three
Hours Of Debate.

The Ground For the Fight Against
Acceptance of the Report Was
the Senate Amendment to Com
pensate Naval Officers for Gov
ernment Use of Their Inven-
tions, and Authorizing Them to
Have Their Claims For Such
Compensation Adjudicated in
the Court of Claims,
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PANIC IN A
PLAY HOUSE.
Fire Breaks Out in a Building Ad-
joining the California Theater,
Causing a Wild Rush of Patrons to Es-
cape fancied Danger.

Many Ladies Faint During the
Panic, But Miracu1ous1y None
Were Injured, Although the
House Was Crowded-The Fire
Department House and a Livery
Stable Adjoining Gutted by the
Flames.
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GERMANY
STRICTLY
NEUTRAL.

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