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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-11
TELEPHONE COuP4NI"S DEFENCE.
ANOTHER HEARING on THE BRUSH BILL. Tc
RFDUCE RATES

ANOTHER HEARING on THE BRUSH Bill. Tc
REpUcE RATFS
Alrsrr March n Thos' orp.e'i 70 the bi1 e
Senator Brush reducing and restrictiag telephone
rates rad hearing before the Senate COMMITTEE
Finance this afternoon Tine New York T4lo-
phone COMPANY Was represented hy l. \. Roinsr
IS general naN' gen. VIII criticse@ the hU as
n4i-c derertlvo and loosely prepared 80 great
body 90 tclonhono-ueors 10 eaid had supported tho
bH IN arv vav or had s.nt representatives. ir us
favor. ~ onlv supporters were those v,ho d.
PENDED on sucn aglts iors for advertising th,ro-
selves ard for occupation as ofncers Of busyhody
Associations.
The rafes in %oN-rorN We're never correctly
s-t4l ~ ,hos, who spoke IN favor Of the bill Tho
a.ways ci:ed the 500 FAT rats AZ Il t were the onv
rato in existence. That retc was paid only by
relatively erna number % persors. oho raE- large
uso OF 'he TELEPHONE service. 7: was not paid and
never had been paid bv any Of those who support no
Telephone hi1 Tho Message rate system II charr-
ing had been introduced IN New-York four wears
ago. and rad bean an unexamped success. During
'hc frst sixteen wears Of The New-York company
existence up TO the end Of 1894 the system gained
:" 2ef stations under fat-rate charges During the
next three Yeas the gain was ll20. or 10 pr
cen ungrr rcssage-ra'e charges. The gain SIN
conthVd ~ the rate ~ over five hundred n month
- On; n illl increase had ncen experienced by
mat customers were satisfied There were over
niine,een ihonsand telephone stations in New-York
"rnsr , 6n'Ia az ave was below sb q year
yea. and this would mean going back 10 me old
Nat--ote system, for 81 would be impossible ~ oil
tho moderate users The benen Of he lo% rates q
me large Users did not pay in proportion TO the
service rendered. Tho hill would. Therefore herea,
;he relatively small class Of large users m tho
penSe Of tho large class, over ~ per cent M tho
Total subscribers. who make only a moderate use
% the service
Chairman Higgins said that while he svnnna
'hlzed with Senator RrUshs efforts 10 secure
reduction I'm telephone rates. he considered the bill
a. Imperfect In that 1t provided remedy IN ca se
the commission should FIX rates too low 10 insir.
the profits guaranteed by the bill.
Senator Brush received message announcing
TINT the Network Mercantile Exchange at a
meeting this morning adopted resolutions indors-
Ing his bill
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CHtRLES r FOWLER REIpPEtRS

charles =. Fowler. the travelling salesman who
disappeared ON January u. was seen Yesterday bv
friend on the streets Of this city. Ills friends
ha1 begun TO fear that ne had met with foul play
bur yesterday Fowler confessed that the cause OF
his disappearance was prolonged spree. He was
formerly connected with the H. r. Clafn COM
pany OF this city hut for some time had been ON
pioved by the commission house OF W w Corson
OF Boston when No disappeared on January u no
had Just started out on his route Tho Boston
house asked William n. Baker. the NeU-York man
aeer Of the Park Carpet Mills. Of Philadelphia 10
hunt for tho missing man. Mr. Baker was as
sisted in ha work nv the PENNSYLVANIA Rallroad
Company. and for some time followed several clows
with indifferent success H~ finally traced Fowler's
trunks to the CITY Iote New Brunswick y. j.
and found that he bad siayed there for fonr days
When he left. on January IS he did not pay his
bin, but borrow ed money from the proprietor. and
said he would return the next dat. MI Baker
lost All race Of him Al that point.
Fowers headquarters were I'm the Hartford Build
ing. Broadway and Sev.Dteenth-st.. and while In
the city he boarded in Isxineton-sve. near one
hundred r6 -twen'N -stXfh-st He IL ~aid 10 have
been hard drukrr some years ago but he had NOT
t1uch,d iinuor or late Mr.. Raker said Yesterday
that Fcw.eis escsSads would cos, him hi. place.
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FAVORABLE FOR THE CANiL.
RESULTS Of RORlNGs ALONG THE NICARAGUA
ROUTE WORK or THE COMMISSION

RESULTS OF RORlNGs ALONG THE NICARAGUA
ROUTE WORK or THE COMMISSION
San Carlos Nicaragua Foo THE Nicaragua
Canal Commissioners passed through here yaster-
day on ther return - Greytovn from their tour
~ inspa'ion ~ the western side % the LAKE"
TIE accounts NJ rho progress ~ the COMMISSIONS
work in that region all favorable. Everything
IL going forward I'm satisfactory manner and e. IL
probable that the party under j. ". . Walker will
nave finished its lahora In about 'hreA months.
The Commissioners were greatly pleased with inc
fne result ~ the hydrographc survey Of the eastern
end ~ Lake Niraragua which has Just been com
p"ted by Lieutenant Hams. = s y. and his party
~ naval officers and enlisted of the Navy In
addition 10 tAe soundinss Mr. Haaus ven, quit. OK
tensi1ely into Ito boring business thereby saving
mo CoInmssi0n consiGsrahi" expense. All the 70
quits Of this work are farorable 20 the canal No
drtasing will he necessary AZ ary point more dis
'ant from the entrance ~ the san Juan River thnu
eleven miles. and the bottom specimens obtained BY
Mr.. Hsnrs's borings show rho dredging within his
limit 10 10 very easy. The work on the San Juan
week the photographic party VIII move down the
river to now camp. which ia even now In process
of construction
The disturbed condition ~ tho country has inter
fefed somewhat with mo Commissioners work J
W. .. Walker was arrested as rebel the other dav
At Ri,as Ne WAS released very soon with profuse
apologies ths part nj tho Government
There has neen cOnsifera no fighting al Rivas and
~ OTHER points IN the western side ~ tho lake and
At san carlos and IN tho Immediate noishAorhood
there have bean eoVnral alarms hut nothing more
Tn" loss Of life hero is one COW. which failed 20
answer tn" halt 81 sentry on outpost duty There
Is now however. talk N war with Costn Rca This
work. In fact. IL NAV have 10 suspend In tho
event Of hostiiues The Government is moving
troops here and there In wav hard 10 understand
hut evidently showing IT is uneasy both regarding
AFFAIRS Internal ana external
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RJLLS PASSED BIT THE SENATE.
oF VAST EXrENsE

THE GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS AND OTHER
IMPORTANT MEASURES AMONG THEM.
Albany March ia real step toward early ad-
iournment was the passage h. me senate 'o-uaS
~ Tho General Appropriation Bill providing thu
nocossa~v money FOR ,the expenses OF the State
government. Among the other bills passed were
Senator Whites providing n uniform charter for
cities of the second class ,,.,.. -
senator Guys authorizing the dcternning ~
damages caused by changing street grades in the
Borough OF The Bronx. ,.,
Senator Pages. amending tho &C; INCORPORATING
the American Museum or 1isdoneoror 70
stamp spurious silycrware MS sterling o,,
Senator Stranahans. smHrqlnG me fnnI9 III III
GERS law by requiring that the senate shan con-
Nrm recess appointments before the appontee'
Senator Gantorq. providing that half the fees
cnIiarted from thea re licenses In New-Y ork CITY
snail 20 to the Actors Fund.
senator Pages. repfarg tho act authorAng the
oneration OF electrical conductors in the city OF
Ner-York and the construction Of subways
The Senate adjourned at 20 o'clock, in some
confusion Senator Bracket: had bill 10 intro
duce. several committees desired 10 report and
the clerk had a privileged communication. Sen
ator Ellsworth moved the adjournment and, on a
rather close vote, the motion was carried
These bills OF intercs: TO New-lcrk city were
introduced:
Ry Senator Cantor Authorizing the Board 81
aiio,y Rufus O. Beardeie- his legal represent Ia
i've the amount which the Board shall determine
sci 10 The Board 81 Education
nv Senator Page-To prevent scslping in theatre
Nv senator McCarror Providing thar no Tx
levied and confirmed. or attempted 10 hH levied
and confirmed. pIon property IN Inc former cry
Now-yo H. shall be hold or declared 70 hA invalid
because Of the failure of two Of tho assessors Of
;haj city to swear TO N" corrected assessment
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VOORHEES, THE GUEST OF HONOR
PROMINENT REPU BLICANS RE-
SPOND To NOASTS

The tventy-frst anniversary OF the Mnkarha
club the Republican organization OF the Greenyille
section q Jersey city celebrated by dinner
AT the Bevidere Hotel Jersey city. last evening
The cues. o. honor Governor Foster NJ Noor
hoes who Was accompanied by Congressman
Fowler The Governor and Congressman Fowler
were met Al the Greenv. station Of the Central
Railroad OF New-Jersey and we're escorted TO the
hotel by Frederick " Lockwood. Finance Com
missioner Reuben simpson and Counsellor Robert
Carey Tho Governors salute o. thirteen guns was
fred as he reached the hotel
The banquet ball was decorated with the Stars
and Stripes and with portraits OF Washington.
Lincoln. Grant GARFIELD. Blaine. Mckinley and
Hobart and the campaign banners Of the club for
the last quarte~ Of a century. Conspicuous among
those was one borne by the old Greenyille Cen
ternial HAYES and Wheeler club.
TO the rgh, OF the Governor sat Frederick NJ
Lockwood Congressman Fowler. Prosecutor Erwin
and Counsellor Robert Carey. vho toast
master To the left were Charles Merker presi-
dent Of the club. state Senator William NJ John
son Counsellor Isaac tioldenhorn. Mayor p T
Wanser President Henry Brautgam. az the FL
nanca BOARD. ey-Finauce Commissioners j. j. De'-
weller and Finance Commissioner Reuben Simpson
There We're about two hundred present. including
MANY leading Republicans OF Hudson County.
Charles Merker. president NJ the Mlnkawha CAB
delivered an address, OF welcome. Governor Voorhees,
rcs p0nded the toast. our Guest Charles y Tow
ley responded ~ the toast The Nations Honor.
Republicans" b. William VI Johnson. our County"
ny James s Erwin the countys new Prosecutor;
Where Are We A." nv william n Speer. ir :
The civ We Live In by President Henry Br9uii-
The chairman Of the Dinner committee vas Colonel
William n. ArmGfr0ng
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VONFT VOTED FOR Az INVESTIGATION.
CONTRACT AND DAY LABOR ON rrRrd~ WORK
70 pr IOOKED INTO ASSEMBLY
pRO,- EFDTNG$

Alhan, March 1n.-Tho Assembly Wavs and
Means Committee to-day reported favIraby tho
Delaney resolution. amended 10 provide for tho ap-
rolntn,ent OF a committee - three Assembly men
ord two Senators inquire INTO the contract and
da, labor s-sicrs state ana municipal work
Ito lfouse adopted the resolution hy 2 unanimous
vote II carries appropriation - 500
Vhsn no motion 70 discharge inc Committee on
Gas Electricity and Wa:rr supply from the fir.
rccr conyiieration Of the New-York Dollar Gas
bill had bco disposed of. the ihirA-readinc caler
oar vas taken I'D and these nils were passed.
Mr.. Cullnn's authorizing NeN.York Citv ~ az
pcrd s5cn in supplying coal 10 the POOR ~ the
horouehs ~ Brooklyn ami Queens.
Mr. simmorss. prohibiting the application Of
poison 20 fruit trses nile m blossom
Nr Marshall7 equalizing The salaries ~ mem
hors q the Fire Department in the various Dor
ougns 81 NeN-Aor CITY.
\ textbook bil % large scope mas been nitro
dIcoG b, Nj. Oliver. irs purpose being 10 make
uniform the textbooks us~d in public SCHOOLS tn
following other bills hav" been introduced in the
Assembly
By NJ GaiGer- Forhidaing the operation 81 rail-
vaNs IN Ashland Place. Brooklyn.
Ry Nr Ciihncy AnnoXing inc town NJ Cortland
Wo-fphceter County. TO the town ~ Norktogn
~ sir MrNcoNn Combining and lezalizing GER
tain taxes lowed IN BROOKLYN before consultation
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6O-62 West 23d St.
NO DOLLAR GAS BILL THIS fEAR.
REpr'RIICANs REGARD LAST YEARS. Ia"
As Az AGREEMENT WITH THE
CAS- COMPANIES

Alharv. March l0-The Republican leaders have
decided that there shall be no Jollargas leesia'on
this session. Senator Brown chairman OF the sen
ate committee In charge Of the Dollar Gas DILL SAID
tonight:
After careful! Investigation the kepunh'a"S
believe that # would he emineHty UNFAIR ~ pass
a Dollar Gas bill a this time Il s. year. win inc
coneAn, y. the gas companies and evidently n the
satisfaction OF the consumers We passed oI'
rroviding for yearly reduction Of fve cents
yea until dollar gas was reached. The gas com
panips believing they were being treated IN gooh
faith agreed to the bill Under the measure the
frs, reductions have heen made For the same Leg
islature to break that contract would ne unfair
and almost Illegal n the Legislature that
cone- in next voar want. 10 abrosate our contract
all well ard good but this Legislature cannot DO
II conscientousy."
In the Assembly to-day Mr. DoaTey. the Demo
cratic leader moved that the committee on 'as'
Electricity and Water be discharged from further
consideration OF his bill providing for dollar gas
I'm the horoushs or Manhattan and The Bronx lie
declared that he had voted against the graduated
reduction biii 81 last year. and under no obD-
cation moral or otherwise. TO refrain from pressing
tho present bli.
Mr. Trainor said that supervision % tho produc-
ton OF gas was made necessary by tho poor qual-
itv furnished. Even II the price were reduced 10
20 cents thousand foet. bills would be tfe same
or else poor gas would be furnished. Gas could be
proit3bly manufactured A. y cents thousand
feet and this had not been refuted by experts The
Gas furnished now MAS or poor quality. conia lnng
~ per cent Of injurious matter. asainst per cent
Mr. Nixon closed tho debate 10 MAR iaired that
Tho biz ~ SEED last yea a fair The
pervlsior Of the sas output in New-York was undec
the control Of the local authorities now. and II
they did not look after it Tammany Hall was to
4 can Of the house was moved. and the motion
10 discharge defeated by a vote OF @ to -. The
absentees were Messrs. Boand, Kelly. Gihney.
Laimbcer and weckes. Messrs. Davis and Adler
tFnfa
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Az IMPROVED FORM ~ THE AFrARAr's 'V'
PHOTOGRAPHIC THE EcLFSTS ~
r-PrTFRs SATELLITES l-=TD

An IMPROVED FORM ~ THE AFrARAr's fV'
PHOTOGRAPHIC THT EcLiFSTS ~
JrFGTBR's SATELLITES '-~TD
Boston March n ,Spccinn Frofessor Ff-s'r
Pickering ~ the Harvard OhsArva'o''. ''.i'! -
srad n statement deserihine tho as,ronomlci "O'
scientific triumph ~ thn recent SUCCESSION Pno'v
rrarhir observation ~ 10 o~c1i'arion - No ."
constellation, Aries ~ tho ohservstorv re 81"
appearanco 81 q bright star when occu'ef nv '1'
moon. Is always striking phenomenon The''
no celestial event which the time Is slsr'l ''0
OF more precise determination For many }S"'
ar ious plans have been suggested IN Vain o'''
NJ tho Harvard Obser, atory and elsewhere. -
-hich this time could DO determined with grN''"
accuracy than nv ordinary yisu1l Observation
on February sS Edward = KinE 'or m" hr'' ',''
succeeded IN sst.sfac,orily pho,osrsphng no ''
alton Of n star Tho apparatus used W's 'h Nv
proved form or that constructed Tor 7h"iNSr@pl'
ccllpscs ~ Jupi,er's satellites Tho Pr"
moved automaticay "very second ny ihe',,,,r,strs.
was given 10 the plato whenever the 'it'll -
closed and Of an equal amour, when u ~ T'.,c-k
Connecting the apparatus wiih the .S-n,,eiv tairt
ana hrish, we're oh,sinad every second y ~.
falnt images are three masnitudcs tiihieI liant
bright images. the ratio 81 the DURATION, W. or.
ono TO sixteen. 40 that The aosoiut" u''d"'''
% second and ga second ,- - .xo ,surs
Il is here assumed that. as inc tlrn"S u.sr,,orsl
short the chemical action Mas ~ or o,,,,,si
10 he time THIS assumption - N"rl0'h ~ "
measurement -. ..us,nn
since sati.fac tory images of No 81 coas'emlS,sA
Aries magnitude 81 we've eh,sined N ~" a. tsir,
a. the ninth magnitude can he observed I..ss,,,
graphically Measures were made 4 me lnlr" "a.
81 he las, hye images Of 10 y Ari.ss, ..bn.,rpon
not any diminuuor In hsht que 70 tnF ""-''
OF n lunar atmosrhare
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PEOPLE TO TOTE on CANAL QUESTION

4 BILL TO REFER THE 100000 DEMAND TO
THEM-PAvEY AMENDMENT CHANGED.
Albany. March 1a-A hill submitting to the peo-
pie the question whether 100000 shall b. ex-
pended for the completion OF the canal improve
ment has been prepared and. it is said. will he in
troduced tomorrow by Senator Cantor DEM
in the Senate. and Assembyman Hill CRc2J
in the Assembly. II was prepared by men inter
estei IN the of the canals.
The resolution OF Senator Pavey for amend
n1ent 10 the Constitution 10 permit the State to
transfer tho canals 10 the Federal Government
was reported from the Judiciary Committee NJ the
Senate this morning amended 10 impose con
GovorEmert shall maintain tire canals in per
petuity II r. stipulated that ii tho canals shall
he turned over to tho control OF the United States
and the National Government shall fail to make
the necessary appropra tons for their maintenance
they shall rever. TO the State. The resolution will
be reprinted and recOmmitted to the Judiciary
Committee.
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BILLS SIGNED BY THE GOrERyOR.

Albany. March lo.-Governor Black signed these
bills to-day.
Mr. Kcscys providing for tho protection ~ fur
hearing animals IN Livingston County
Nj. Murplys making the oNice OF county Clerk
OF Montgomery County selaried
Mir Murphy's making the office II Sheriff O.
Mont g0morV county snlartcd one.
Mr. Nsvaraughs, making the Office 81 County
Clerk OF Saratoga County = salart"d
MT. Graneys. extending Until MAY H. 1895 the
time for the collection ~ taxes in Wesichester
County.
Nh. Gbney's, amending tn" charter Of Feekskill
relating to street imprOvem' MS.
Mr.. citneys. amending The charter 81 Peekskill
lating TO the construction Of savers and drains
Mr.. Holberts. authorizing ChemunR County 10
allow certain claims FOR relief heretofore furnished
10 INDECENT soldiers
Mr.. Ten Eyck's. amending the game laws by
prov!fing that The open season for black and gray
squirrels snail re the same that for parfridces
9. J. tlarks. making the open season for wood.
her Is 80 ~ 100
Mr. sea-ss. prohibiting the killing Of elk in this
Mr. Kavanaush's making the once OF Sheriff OF
Saratoga County Eaiar.ed one.
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EClPTNG on THE NTIITAPT C0DF

Albany March io--Tho Legislatures Conr,it,oos
on Miiifar" Affairs gave a ioint hearing to.day on
no proposed military code Amendments were
suggested proyi6ns for three years enlistment IN
stead II i've and prohibiting Incarceration for
more than ten days fov non-payment Of nne \
proposed an,eudincn: tina seemed - ind some "a
vo- with n military present offered by
Aesemb, mar SChoeTeck l. provides hat \ man
who hes served IN fhe National Guard fer ten
Years and has received fu and honorable dis
charge shah be entitled 70 he placed on Tho state
civil Service list. tho honorably dis
charged veteran a m" civil War
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GREAT RUSH FOR ITPTOH,, STOCK

ENORMOUS OyERsr- Inscription FOR A LONDON
ENTERPRISE
London March io.-The location ~ the ioint
stock company which is 10 take over the business
here 81 Sir Thomas tombstone Upton tho we'll
known provision tea and coffee merchant. closed AZ
p m. to-day Tenders made 10 the amount
Of over t2aOoOr) for the r. 10000 asked or which
sum Upton for himself the directors and his
friends retains Il 10000
The notaiion is pronounced IN no tho most sensa-
tonal ever launched. Tho-e was ar extraordinary
rusl Of people VINO knew nothing oout Inc affairs
Of thu company. Bu' tho Zip WAS generally cir
cuiated That IL was = good gamble and tho craze
extended the West End. whore ladies' Of title
officers I'd public mon among the peope who
tesloccd SIR Thomas Upton implorng him 10 take
ihci- money. Extraordinary scenes wore witnessed
At tho Bank OF scotland. whore tle lisis vera
opened The police had 70 rezIlstc the crowds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-11
INDIES wHraT.GROwEPS' PROFIT

London March ll.-The Calcutta correspondent
Of The Times" saws:
Experts estimate that million tons OF wheat
Will he exported from Cawnpore. Wheat for April
delivery /. selling ~ rupees b annes per eighty
pounds. against m average rate In past wears 81
, rupees IL nnnas. No such price ever touched
before. and the guilty ators will oeneht greatly"
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Albany March n Charles r. Skinner. state ST.
nerintenden: %. Pubic Instrurfinn to-day an
proved TIA selection hy the BOARD ~ Managers ~
Rrockport Norma School of Professor Davil r.
smith vice president % he State Normal Scnoo at
Ypl1autl. Micl. ~ surcoed Or thlrlaa u Mclean
&c principal - Tho Normal School A. Rrockgort
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-11
ALASKA PACKERS MUST FAT DAMAGES

San Francisco. March IA Jury IN the Superior
CoTrt has rendered verilc- FOR So ~ damages n
favor ~ the Pacific Steam Whaling Company an'
acaiHst tho Alaska Fs -knrs Association. f0s
action instituted ~ collect tm"9 tna' ts
plaintiffs alleged they had l0s' because flev SRI
their employers were UnlsTfullv driven rom re
p.of able salmon hsherHs IN he open WARS - 'as
cream nosr 'he Karluk River Aaska, oy ne IN
poyes ~ tho Pa ckers' Association "h' o"r sf'
tensiN" carneries in thar vioinft
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JOHN WANAMAKER
Formerly A. T. Stewart & Co., Broadway ave. 9th and 10th
ANOTHER PLAN FOR RELIEF.
TWO EXPEDITIONS IN CHARGE OF RETNDZyR 10
LEAVE QUALIFICATIONS TO BE
FsTABf.ISHFD

Seattle March io.-Although the Government -
lief expedition TO tho Yukon has been abandoned
another plan has been substituted which has the
same destination IN view, and which will serve thu
same purpose.
The plan is 70 divide the herd ~ N3 reindeer row
here into two parts. The greater number. az. Will
leave here as soon as transportation arrangements
can be perfected for Pyramid Harhor Thence they
will proceed over the Dalton trail 70 the Yukon
River A. some point in American territory the re-
lief supply station will he established. under tbs
Immediate charge ~ William Wjellman The re-
naming reirdeer Will he sent 70 Prince william
sound together with abon; f''y herders under
command Of Captain !.bsrcronnhe The second sr:
petition will leave here for Prince William sound
some time in May. AMI will start for the interior OK
Alaksa IN June.
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ABANDONS TINE PROSEcrTIOvoFDR

Paris March lo.-A sensation has hean caused b.,
the announcement that Comtc Ferdinand Walsin
Esterhazy. the advice ~ counsel. has bandoned
his prosecution ~ Matthew Dreyfus brother %
the Inflated prisoner Of the Isle OF Devils for
defamation I'm accusing him or having written the
hordereau
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MANY PASSENGERS FOR TIE NORTH

WNNf FA"StNFtf" FVN TIT '''' TIT
Victoria r g.. March 'a-rh" steamers ''1''"
NAL Danub. and Tees have sailed for Al7'ki. ''''
ryin2 over ane Thousand passengers
Tacoma. March lo-Thn steamer Norm t'''
sailed for Alaska last night with x'r i've pis,
sengers eighty tons Of freight and eishN.N,,
horses. comprising fhe OUTFIT - NsN NrA parry v
korllkors
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sir Thomas Johnst.rn Upton "a tho proprietor %
ono ~ IN" most exte1siv" provision businesses in
Tho vorl. acludng branches IN Great Britain
NeU-Yorr Chicago. ireland ana Ccvlon
A. i1e time ~ tho Queens Ju1iloa last lime Mr.
rJrtop. VINO Ia! not beer knigntei then gave m,
siir ~ rs 90 the Princess II WaIess Tuhilea
Frrd FOR feedluC the o1tras' poor ~ London Mr.
linton made a knight a. the New Years dis
trihut on 81 honore.
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FIRE NOT 50 SERIOUS As REPORTED

Port Townsend March lo-rhe 'ug Sea Lion ar
rived here YESTERDAY from SksgIay having JAZZ
thar port after The steamer Humboldt She reports
that the fire on the steamer = hi'slaw was rot 80
serious had been reported. Beyond me destrhc-
zion NJ some hay, in which the fire originated, no
damage done.