General Boulanger has written a characteristic letter to the electors of the Depar-me of Nord, in which he says that the 15th of April will lepçelugh beexmarked in the annals of France ns the date of her trae deliverance. He praises the electors for their percev rance and patriotism, umi says that day whér st td his profession of What faith, although the politicians did not, France demands," says he, "and what the electors have affirmed through my name, is the necessity of a constituent Assembly, b.fure which all ambitions will be effaced, and which wil give the people the large place they ought to Dccupy ler a republic. This has always been prom sed them, but systematically withheld. We will labor to make the republic respected and indestrucubic."
NEW YORK, April 17th. Commodore Gerry predicts a lively yachting season, o yacht has been built to race with the Volunteer for the America Cup, but many new yachts have been built, and the changes in the rig of others promise a series of interesting experiments to determine which type of yachts is really the best. The keel and center-board question will be locally tested. The American Yacht Club will probably be called upon to delen its cup in the international steam yacht race. Sir William Pierce, head of the firm of John Eller & Co. of the Clyde, is building a steath yacht about the size of the Atlanta, and has written an intimation that he would probably send a challenge,
ST. PETERSBURG, April 17th. The election of General Boulanger is viewed with concern in official circles. It is feared that the internal disorders of France will paralyze her action abroad at a time when international questions will require to be dealt with.
LONDON, April 17th. John Baring the banker, is dead At the Newmarket Craven meeting to-day the Crawford Plate, three-fourths of a mile, was won by Dazzle. The Newmarket Biennial Stakes for three-year-olds was won by Anarchy.
ODESSA, April 17thị
Ferty thousand foreign Jews residing in the province of Khorson have been ordered to cross the frontier.
BRUSSELS, April 17th.
The Independence Belge reports that the establishment of a Regency for Belgium is
inminent.
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WASHINGTON, April 18th. " Perry Belmont to-day induced a bill in the House which had been prepared in the State Department to carry out the provisions of the proposed Chinese exclusión treaty which was recently negotiated, and which is now before the Senate Commitee on Foreign Affairs The bill provides that fram and nfter the date of its passage it shall be unlawful for any Chinese per- son who is a subject of China.or any other power to enter the United States except Chinese officials, teachers, studcuts, merchats o naveliers for pleasure or curiosity, with the permission of their Government faintained, and their identity and personaldescription fully established by certifieites in triplicate, to be issued by the diplomatic o consular representatives of the United States, one to be given to the applicant, letter of one to the Captain of the ship, with transmissal, and one sent, umier seal to the Collector of the Port which they propose in enter. Similar precautions are provided for Chinese entitled to enter the United States by land
Chinese diplomatic or consular officers and their attendants are to be admitted under special instructions of the Secretary of the Treasury, Masters of vessels are required to post lists of all the Chinese on board on their manifesto and report them at the time of entry and before landing under penalty All return certificates heretofore, issued to Chinese laboreis shall expire six months from the date of this Act. No Chinese laborer shall hereafter be permitted to return except he has a lawful wife or child or parent in the United States, or property or debts of $1,000 or upward. His wife must trave been acquired at least a year before his application for leave. The property must be shown to be bona fide. Promissory notes or other acknow- ledgements will not be accepted as proof of debis.undex.this Act..
Application to leave and return must be made under oath, with penalties of perjury, a month in advance, with full description in proof of the family, property and debts, ando full description of the applicant's person shall be taken, numbered and retained by the collector, and a certificate correspondingly numbered shall be given the applicant. The right to return under this certificate shall be limited to one year, and available only at the part from which lie departed. Fine and imprisonment are imposed on ia ters of vessels landing Chinese in violation of the act, and a forfeiture of the vessel is provided for. Any Chinese found unlawfully in the United States shall be removed to the country from which he came at the cast of the United States, and the person who brought him here shall be held liable to the United States for the expense. The act of May 6, 181, is repealed.
killed and eighty wontafel in Budescht. In many places vendent officials, under threas of death, told the peasants to help themselves to maize, lands, and anything they fancied.
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LONDON, April 21st.
The French delegates to the Sugar Bounty Conference have presented dimands for special immunity to France. It is improbable that the demands will be granted.
Au address signed by Goo scientists and authors of Europe and America was to-day presented to Rev. Dr. James Martineau on the occasion of his eighty-third birthday.
WASHINGTON, April aand.
and only abuse saved his memory from being laughed out of the public inind. The obloquy his enemics heaped upon him in his humiliation returned, however, to avenge if not restore, the jumbled chicitain,
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His voice alone saved President Garfield fram in a dying coalition at last reports.
defeat in 1880. It must be conceded that'
nistration he was fate treated him a little hardly when the Admi- so potential in elevating purposely wounded his pride and then rubbed At Jarrow to-day Wood defeated Rowe of salt into his hurts. That he spitted himself in by the bitterness of a bruised spirit can be palliated, though it be inexcusable from a practical point Lynn, Mass., in a twenty-mile bicycle race one foot
Hongling, 22nd May, 1888 His proud silence 'and dignified- of view, demeanor during his retirem nt from politics did much to restore him to public favor, and it 15 quite certain that during the past two or three years his quiescence has been from choice and not from lack of opportunity to le-enter the political arena. It must have been consoling to his vanity to know that his enemies' begged his help before he asked for consideration or quarter. The bill prepared at the State Department.
Mr. Conkling was born in Albany, New York, and introduced in the House by Belmont to in 1839. His father, Aired Conkling, served a carry out the provisions of the new Chinese tern in Congress; was appointed United States treaty which is gow before the Senate, is District Judge in 1815, and was sent as Minister no1 cunsidered satisfactory by the Pacific to Mexico in 1852. After receiving an academic coast delegation. Representative Morrow has education, young Coakting studied law at Utica, in the office of Francis Kernan, who afterward thefore drafted a tall which is intended to
defeated him for Congress, and wiin turn give effect to the proposed treaty in case it is ratified by the Senate. Murrow's bill is offered beaten by his former pupil. In 1847 he was for consideration only in the event that the new appointed District Attorney of Oneida county, be ty is ratified, tie will introduce it in the though a few months short of his mujority, Te It provides that Chinese soon became prominent in local politics and House Junnorrow: laborers shall be, absolutely prohibited from
at the bar. He married Julia Seymour, sister of coming to this country. It allows ninety days ex-Governor Horatio Seymour and in 1858 was after the law takes effect in which hinamen elected Mayor ol-Utica-In the same year he who are entitled to chase to this country under was elected to Congress, and was re-elected in the existing law may return, After that period 1860. Francis Kenan, afterward his colleague all Chinese laborers except those entitled to enter the Senate, defeated him in 1862, bus was in General Boulanger ignored the appeals of under the proposed treaty are absolutely excluded.turn defeated by Mr. Conkling in 1864. He was hundreds of friends to avoid publicity to-day. Any master of a ship who bring a Chiunman elected again in 1866, but before taking his seat "On entering the Chamber of Deputes a crownol lawfully cutitled to Jand shall be deemed. was elected United States Senator to succeed of deputies craned forward to see him, and guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to Ira Harris. During the last session of his term Loulanger, thinking they manifested sympathy a fine. It also provides that any Chinese person in the Lower House occurred the debate between for him, stiled. A storm instantly broke, the not entitled to be in this country may be arrested himself and Mr. Blaine, which terminated in the d puties.crying, "A bas le dictateur ! A bas, and deported. The bill has been very carefully latter making a bitter satirical personal attack d:awn and will effectually carry out its intent. on his antagonist," a proceeding which began Boulanger 1" Toward midnight there was an
the cumily that finally retired Conkling from uproarious Boulangerist demuestratio
public life and balked Blaine of the Presidency. Place de Bourse. A strong body of police drove
In 1873 Mr. Conkling was again elected Senator, the crowd back and made several arrests.
and in 1879 was re-elected for a third term. He was the prime moyer in the scheme to nominate General Grant for a third terms in 1880, and led the famous 306 delegation, which voted so long and solidly for their chief When Garfield, who
of his relutions with Blaine, was nominated, Conkling returned home and look no put in the of Cargo are hereby requested to send in tags campaign. Seeing that Garfield was doomed to Bill of Lading for Countersignature, and to take defeat without Conkling's aid, mutual friends inmediate delivery of their Goods from along. brought about an understanding, which became side. celebrated as the Treaty of Mentor. Conkling Cargo impeding the discharge of the Vessel took the slump and Garfield was elected. The will be landed and stored at Consignees' risk nomination by the President of William H
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Hongkong, 21st May, 1888. caused Conkling and his colleague, T. C. Platt, to resign on May 16th, 1881. The result is well known. They went back to the New York Legislature for a vindication by a re-election, but the power of the administration was too great and they were defeated after a four weeks' deadlock. Platt made peace with Blaine, but Conkling remained silent and implacable to the TRPARTMENT O end of his life. In 1884, when his voice would probably have elected Blaine, no power could induce him to open his lips. He refused to stab his enemy in the dark, but he declined to aid him even to save the Republican party from defeat."
PARIS, Apni 19h.
PARIS, April 17th. Sinall crowds collected in portions of Paris last night cheering for General Boulanger. The police dispersed them without any trouble.
The Journal des Debuts says the election of General Boulanger in the Department of the Noid shows the country is wearied out and profoundly disgusted with the conduct and policy of the Government. The majority of electors, it
The Chamber of Deputies gave a vote of can says, can no longer endure a Government which fidence to the Government to-day. Gen rall does not gavers, bur leaves-the-country-a-prey--Boulangen was cheered by an immense crowd to vacations, dissensions of politicians and the assembled outside of the Partiaracat buildings tyranny of Electoral Committees. The Opportun on his arrival. The lobbies were thronged and ists attempted to hold a conference at Bordeaux much excitement prevailed. The Chamber.ad Last evening, but were disturbed by supporters journed until Saturday, of General Boulanger, and were compelled to -suspend-proceedings.
In view of the threats made during the past", few days by alarmists over the revival of Bou langer sentiment, as á precautionary measure, troops will be kept in the barracks all day Thursday, and in addition to extra brigades of police an exceptionally large force will be detailed to guard the Chamber of Deputies.
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BUCHAREST, April 19th. Boulanger that he is unnecessadly playing a Details of the raising of pensants which have dangerous game in aiming at the dictatorship. reached this city describe the revelt as wide- They should, it says, after declaring war, send spread. The peasants are destroying houses him to conduct operations, telling him if he is and property in most of the villages. The bouses victorious the sovereignty of France will fall to of the landowners and farmers have been sacked subsequently visited the several police stations was particularly distasteful to Conkling on account The above Steamer having arrived, Consignee: hini, while, if defeated, he will avoid the further and wrecked, the granaries, pillaged and the disgrace of being a usurper, ....
local officials barbarously treated. A number LONDON, April 18th. of them have been killed. The territorial troops The Paris correspondent of the Times is Joined in the pillage and fired upon the troops informed that startling revelations are about to of the line. Since instructions were sent to the be made regarding Boulanger's election expenses. troops to adopt severe measures for the The stories about Bennett and others giving suppression of the revolt a host of insurgents Boulanger money the Times correspondent says have been killed and wounded or taken prisoners
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ODESSA, April 19th.
are absurd.
The case of Mr. Peters against Mr. Bradlaugh for Asco damages for libel in stating that Lord Salisbury gave him (Peters) as to promote a meeting of workingmen in Trafalgar square, caine up to-day. Lord Salisbury testified that the money was given Peters to provide a free breakfast for the starving poor. A verdict was awarded to the plaintiff for £300.
Galdwin Smith has a communicatión in the Times making an assault on the American newspapers, which, he says; support Home Rule merely to please their subscribers, from which he draws the conclusion that the editors write to please the minority and not the majority of their
readers.
In the House of Canimons this afternoon the Right Hon. Edward Heneage moved the passage of a bill to legalize marriage, with a deceased wife's sister. The motion occasioned sharp | debate, but was finally carried by a vote of 239
to 181.
Ris in Roumania are spreading. Soldiers have been sent to thirty villages to restore order. Robbery, murder and other outrages are being committed. The Government is powerless.
There are reports from Lugano, Switzerland, that renewed activity prevails among the Nihilista, who are reorganizing with the intention of presently beginning new operations.
At Newmarket Craven meeting to-day the Fitzwilliam Plate" was won by Lord Randolph Churchill's brown colt, by Retreat out of White Lily
It is again stated that the Duke of Marlborough will visit the United States next summer, where he is expected to marry a rich widow.
BERLIN, April 18th, The Bundesrath to-day voted to expel from the country Bernstein, editor, Gotbelar, publisher, and two sub-editors of the Social Democrat.
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LONDON, April 19th,
The explanation of the banishment of certain: monks and priests from the Alexander Nevesky Monastery at St. Petersburg is that the Czar dropped in unexpectedly and found them slightly inebriated.
To-day at the Newmarket Craven Meeting the race for the Craven Stakes was won by Orbit.
The Canadian Gonette explains the action of the Dominion Government as repects the Atlantic mail service, and says it has now given its wordi that the new service shall be. fully up to the standard of the requirements as to line arrange mente with the Imperial Government. As regards Pacific mail service, the Government will now proceed and it is expected will reach speedy conclusions.
Labouchere opened a subscription in the Commons to-night to pay the damages awarded to Peters in the libel suit against Bradlaugh. Within an hour 50 had been subscribed by over fifty members, that being the amount of the damages and costs,
La Cocar deuse says that the nomination of General Boulanger for the Chamber of Deputies in the Department of Isère is contrary to the wishes of the General and his committee.
A crowd of anti-Boulanger students set fire to several bales of newspapers of La Lanterne and L'Intransigeant in a wagon in Doulevard St. Mich Is, and then maltreated the horse and driver. About 1,000 market porters volunteered to defend the printing presses of the journals, which, the students threaten, to attack. It is estimated that 10,000 persons were parading in the Latin quarter last evening in favor of Boulanger. They were mainly tradesmen and working people who gathered to defy the students, who are all opportunists. The police bad hard
work to krep the crowds moving..
Premier Floquet's tour of the police stations was due to the idea that the police were only awaiting a chance to declare for Boulanger.
DUBLIN, April 22nd.
A crowd of 500 persons rescued a prisoner at Abbey feale to day and stoned the police. Fifteen officers were injured, four severely. The police of their assailants. were subsequently re-enforced and arrested five
BERLIN, April 22nd. United States Minister Pendleton is rapidly recovering. Pendleton's physician advises him to abstain from work for a long time.
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Conkling, one of the leading figures in the modern history of the United States. The Alia new Russian tea-firms have started in Hankow, A Chinese letter from Hankow says; Two the inspruck railway station on Monday, and that they shall take luncheon together.
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preciative obituary of the departed statesman: The Chausses have all arrived. The weather: Rio de Janeiro letter says The new
The death of Roscoe Conkling will scarcely has been so unseasonably cold and wet that the Ministry have already made public through a
make a ripple le politics, though the country teas have deteriorated to quality, and an old semi-official organ that the principal and more A correspondent of the fun prints a terrible wil wake up to learn, with regret that it has lost hand says that this season's crop will fall short one of its strongest individualities. If not of the last by about: 200,000 packages. The immediate objects in their programme will be picture of the condition of things in Cuba, He the abolition of sinvery this year and measures says Within the past month the following great man, Conkling possessed some qualities Ningchow tea, having been earlier picked, hai for the improvement of the finances and currency persons have been kidnapped while engaged in of greatness, and these qualities were of such a not suffered damage from the climate. of the country. The wholesale emancipatory their daily labor: Jose Ruffek, Antonio Alentedo, character as to then his imperious versonally: Hunan the weather has been favourable, but in mavenient, which was initiated last December Angel Menendez, Jose Sierra, Felipe Garcia and prominently in the foreground of American Hupeh very bad. About to chops di tea In the province of San Paulo, has already prowealthy planter named Senhor Galandere politics. With all the commanding qualities of have attived at Hankow, and when the Kingg
freedom of 70,000 of its 208,000 slaves. Adama, who was obliged-to-pay-a-ransom-of-a-natural leader of men, -he-had-a-hearly con- yung comes in there will be many musters of Accounts have been received from the south. $17,000 in gold. This is only one month's tempt for the commonalty, He could neither: Ningchows and Kimuns ready. western frontier of San Paulo of the poisoning"&cord. Leath-stalks - grm-and-unopposed-brook opposition nur divide the honors of leader of the Indians en massa. According to state through the once flourishing island. Handcuffed ship. Although a petish vanity dwarfed an ments forwarded thence to a San Paulo paper a and outraged by her cruel masters, Cuba is fast otherwise noble nature and maried his imperious certain Joaquin Bueno, who has seventy armed sinking into a condition of viter. Lawlessness, ambition, there was enough of the godlike fire of men under his command, recently assaulted a despair and ruin."
genius and dignity of courageous and unsullied
Tientsin, May 12th, 1888. manhood in him to command the respect of his His Excellency the Hal-kuan Troiaj Choufu làiga: Lixlinn“ village, and while the frightened Indians were absent polsoned with strychinine The report from St. Petersburg, that the compeers and then hatred of greaner and more has been, by telegraphy received, on, she die men. He never bowed his head under "instant from Peking, appointed. Provinciņi-judge not only all the food and drink abandoned by Russian Government is withdrawing troops from the fugitives, but also the wells and springs the western frontier of the country in view of the the sturdiest stroke of's foe, but his greatness of Chibli (Au Cha Sil). The post is a very Hangkong, 22nd May, 1898. According to Bueno's own declaration he found pacific disposition of Germany and Austria, is withered at the first, severe wound dealt to his honourable one, and two more promotions will when he returned a few days later 3,000 corpses datly denied here. It is stated on the contrary pride, Like, Achilles, his vital spot lay in bla make him Futal of a province. Choo-fu will of Indians in the village. He also boasted that by the most reliable authority that Russia bas heel and his enemy found it out. Men of probably vacate his post of Tastal on his return In another village he had poisoned Boo Indians recommenced the movement of her forces with different mould would have concealed the hurt, or from Port Arthur, so as to take up his new and that he was about to treat alimilarly knother renewed energy, and the direction of her vigorous called it a scratch, and faced the adversary with position without delay. in which 6,000 Indians resided. matai military measures is chiefly toward the Austrian the smiling tactics of the diplomatist. But: On Sunday the 6th instant, at 3.55 aim, there
Mr. Roscoe Conkling died at 1.50a.m. At frontier
Conkling, rejecting all surgery, and sympathy; was an earthquake of rather long duration here. the bedelde of the dying man were Mrs. Conkling,
BUCHAREST, April 20th | lay in the public sight and with a cultur mixture The shock was a gentle but distinct vibration. Judge Cox, Dr. Anderson and Mrs. Oakman, Further pariculare about the tevalt n of herolom and mor 1 weakness, let his hope There have been several light shocks during the BONS HALL Zealand Street, on FR Mr. Conkling, passed away without moving a Roumania show that many persons were killed and his political future bleed to death amid tbo, ust few weeks, nearly all at night time.--Câfigur lagth Instant, at 8.30 for 9 P.M. precise Thab. He looked as though peacefully sleeping, and wounded in Kalarasch and that twenty were sters of tile enemies? It was pathetic, yet absund, 1. TYmrs.
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