Till: DEFENSE. PROVING THAT WHITE 13 RLACK. fur. ciioMM si-sri-crs tryiimi tj save Tima KI'i'KS. rntr' k I'iimn, livery stal.lo keeper and on hit of tin' famous white liorw, i the first witncs culled Thursday. Ic testified tlint his burse was in a (linn1 museum in Chicago, mill 1 1 : i 1 been fir three weeks Thin, hi- mill, wa thcsume horse thut he had 1 1' Ciiughlin's fr. vml huvu on the even ing of tho murder. Imis P.U'leiibeiidcr, of Hoboken, N. J., then railed to the witnes chair, lie testified that he was u real potato ugctit nrnl that he ivnliii Hohoken fur years, with the exception df the period between Aug. t, l.s, mi l May vl, Is-vi. when ho lived in t 'hicag-. I Mi ring that time In' li veil tie;ir the Windsor Theatre ll.it, in which I'r. ( 'rointi livi.il with tin.1 1 'on U li lis. On the evening of the murder tin; witne-.s was in Jiii-ki'i's cigar More, ..ppo-ite Ir. Croiiiu's residence, lie wa positive that In1 wui in t he cig ir mure lit 7 u'c'ih k. ami may have remained there un til nr ! oYlK'k. Alter he hail been there a few minutes he noticed the horse mid buggy in fri.nt of lr. Crouiu's hiI'hv. It wui an ordinary side b.ir htiggy, ami hud the tup tip. The witness then C mtinueil: "I s.iw I'r. Cronin an I another man roiu from the house and start to the buggy. Tlie driver started fur the Imne while the doctor sta'to I fur the buggy. There wu some man ( in the pidcwalk, near the house, who called to )r. i'ruiiiii aii'l Httrartcl hi attention, (u the doctor turned annul I h;it s'ill kept going to ward the buggy. Then the driver went tothe ln.r-e's head and unhitched the horse, went to the buggy and gut in and s it mi the west tide, (hen lr. ( 'ronin gi it in; he win talking In this man ull thu whi'e, n, it sceme I to me, hut I could li t hear anything be said from that di-tiuue; then they shiltied their Bents and this man gut in front of the 1 . tur. and then they at duwn und went oil'." The witness also te.-tiliod that i'r, I 'ronin hud what api'C.ired to be a small chest or box which might have contained his in-tni-lucnts or medicine. The witness was stand ing in the dour of the cigar More I" . king at the horse for about hi minutes and saw it In fore the men came down ami all the inci dents of their dciartiire, "What was the color of that horse?1' asked the lawer. "It was gray; a speckled gray with dark legs. The horse which I saw at the llimn Museum was not the horse that drove Dr. ('ronin away and did not resemble it. The horc I suw was a white horse, but the horse J aw take Ir. (.'ronin away on the night of Muy 4 was a spreckled iray. The legs of the borne that took Ir. Trunin away were dark, w hile the legs of this horse are white." The cro--s-cxainiiiatiou of the witness was then begun, and the lirst (iestion asked the witness, after ascertaining that ho left Chi cago May 22, wan whether the finding of the body (if ir. (.'ronin bad anything todo with Ids departure. The witness said "No," and the consul for tbo defense called upon the - t'oitfl n5"iinAH tli a y.Uiii-- froiu sucl.-Y.-wa ttons. The witness said that he bad known Dr. Crouin by sight for several months. He could not say who pointed him out to him. lie could nut dcso'iho how the man was .dressed who wan talking to Dr. ('ronin when be Saw hi ill. The lirst witness railed in the Cronin case, Friday, was Dr. Andrews, hut Mr. Hynei not being present to conduct the examina tion, Mrs, Hnertel, the (icrman woman who pave such damaging evidence iigainM the de fence, was called to the whir" stand. Mr. I'orreM explained that ha wanted to tdiow that her story of having been locked out of her house on the night, of May -I by her husband was very improbably if not untrue. twin,' to Mm. Ho -rtel'H inability tA speak English, about all Mr. Forrest could get out if her, was that she did not sec the lock, that she bad not bought any key, that her liushaud told her he put on a new lock and that she could not get in. Mr. Forrest final ly gave up trying to make her understand. The State did not cross examine. The next witness wn August Sulzman He testified that ho helpe 1 Hoerlel rut the new lock on the door after May 8. Witn's liad workisl at live or six places In Chicago during the past two years, but could not r-.-member the names of any of them or when tie began or quit work at any place Pr. li'lmund Andrews, Professor of Sum! ery in tlto Hush Medical College ever sine the wullego was founded, wa? the next wit- tiess. Th" defense iistr?'! Mm i.u 0)m hvi.,1. t helical nuistiotl which was put to Dr. Moyer, setting forth the finding of a ho ly in a catch bahin and minutely describes the wounds, abrasion, etc., as found on the body of Dr. Crmiin and asked him if bo could firm an opinion us to the cause of the man's death. Dr. Andrews said "No." John Stift, a policeman, was recalled and Corrected his testimony that it was Monday morning, the Oth of May, when he issued the order to 11 ml out what horse went out from the livery stable. Jacob Ixwenstein, who was a member of the police force from IS.! to May, 1H 0, and a partner of Cougliliu's on the police force Irom 1.". to tbetime witness was discharged, gave considerable testiumy tending to bhow the enmity which exists lietweeu John ('. (iarrity, one of the witness for the prosecu tion, and ('oitghliu. After this testimony the Court took a re cess until 3 o'clock to take denhltioii of Lynch, the distiller, who is ill. It is believed lht Lynch's testimony will practically finish he list of witneuebs for tho defense. There wilt certainly not be more than one or two more. liudenbeudcr, the witness from Holxiken, N. J who testified that It was not a white Imne w hich took Dr. Cronin away May 4, i under arrest. After Court adjournal Friday afternoon, Oilicer l.indville, with his prisoner, was ut the corner of Clark and Michigan streets, go ing to the State's Attorney's old e when Mr. Qualey, one of the counsel for the defense, an J Mr. Forrest's clerk endeavored to take the prisoner away. A crowd soon collected, but the prisoner was safely lauded in the Bale's Attorney's otllce. As he wat ascend lug the stepe on the west side of the Criminal Court building, Mr. Qualey shouted to Hudeu- Uitltrthat lie would be taken care of and y keeo kit uou b shut, THE ARMY TOO 8 MALL. SECRKTABY MOTTO II rolJITS) OfT FiATVRf.S THAT COL'LD bt. IMI'ROVrD. In the annual report of the Secretary of War he refers to the condition of the army as follows: From our great Increase of population, the relative strength of the army is rapidly dim inishing. In iftTo.with an enlisted strength of not quite lo,' 00 turgor than now, the ratio of enlisted men to putation was 1-11 of 1 tier cut. or one man out of 1,1' fi; In IS 0, with the enlisted strength l.nnti less than It Is now, l-'-M ol 1 nr cent. At the present time, with a population of C,oto,0 H, it is XM.nun, or lew than l-liiof 1 per cent, leing o e miiB for every of npu- lation. The ntith trize 1 strength ol tho army is ti'iw 3o,m, but only i'l.'Oiis appro priated for. (Mi the full basis of .TO.Ouo, itf relative strength to population would still be considerably less than in l.v , and one half what it was in 1"7). l'ublio attention lias been called to the matter of desertion, and tho impression doubtless prevails that it Is on the increase. This is not entirely correct. In considering th.) statistics it must be borne In mind that nearly three-fourths (hist year i s-r cent) of the desertions occur during the first year of enlistment, so that the percentage of deser tions to enlistments is the m ire correct guido t ban the Hrcelitage to the total strength. The atihjis't has been carefully considered by many otlicers of the army, an I bycnlistel men as well, and I have received many able and iiitcreting reports from bath (.Hi rers and men. The causes assigned aro too numerous to recapitulate; re-tlcsmcsss under i he restraints ot'decipline, lisnppi liniment at the details of the service, and of its lack of in l;l 'enients, dissipation, an I in some cases, ill treatment are generally the causes found to exi-t, while some desert ers iindoulite lly are professional reiieaters an I belong to the vicious or criminal classes. It is a:i unfortunate fact that there is at present a tendency in publie opinion tout least palliate the oi'-nsi of desertion, and with the legal ditllculties n w in the way of securing their recapture, the st itistics show that only one out of every live deserters is arrested and brought to trial. The attention uf Congress is therefore invite I to the recom mendation of Acting Judge Advocate (Jen fill for iH-rmitting an I directing the arrest of deserters by civil ollb.'ei'S and otherwise rendering their capture more certain and sure. A SPLIT IN MONTANA. TWO LKlilSI.ATI IIKS OH'. AM. 'P THE THICK UP Tilt liOVKIINolt, Members of the Lower House of the Mon tana legislature organized separately the Republicans in a halt and the Dcmocrstsin the court house. The llepublicans, num bering two more than a quorum, were called to order by the Statu Auditor and sworn by Chief Justice Itlake. They elected A. C. Wilier Speaker, Hcnjamiii Webster Chief Clerk, niid also tilled the minor i llhvg. The Democrats were sworn by a notary. They kept the doors closed, admitting only those holding certificates of election from County Clerks. The Siliate also mot at the couri holicc, but Iho Democratic' members not at tending there was no quorum. Lient.-Oov. Kichards called the llepublicans to order and Judge Hunt administered the oath. In a caucus of licpubliean Senators and Representatives in the evening the action of the Republican House members in organiz ing separately from the Democratic members was explained. It was stated that the Re publican action was based upon Iho pn mise of the Governor that none would hs permit ted to participate in the lloti-e organization or recognized as having rights as members except those holding certificates of election from County Clerks. Without notice from the (I'overnor that he had s cured rooms for tho members of tho resj eilive Houses he by proclamation ordered th.' members t t meet in certain designated placi-s that until the last moment before tho hiur apjiointed were locked and guarded against the admis sion of all persons, with no prospect or promise hut that s'ich places would continue to be under tin! Governor's perso nl control. Rather than to submit to such inquisitorial supervision and restrictions the Republi cans, with the olllcer designated by law to call the House to order, proceo led to or eS.uii.ecUcrtliere. As the Senate contains an equal number of Republicans and Demo crats there could bo no contest of the right of tho Lieutenant -Governor to preside over the convention, and the Democratic members by staying away prevented organ: ition. KOT 0XE ESCAPF WORKING TOCIKTIIER. J KMOIITS ASB FKIIITIHTIONISTS AORKK ON Tllf. KIUIIT-IIOl'H QCtsTlON. The action taken by the General Assem bly, at Atlanta, on the eight-hour question, shows that the Knights i f Labor and the American Federation of Labor are working in harmony. Mr. Samuel Gompcr, President of the American Federation of Labor, forwarded a btter to tho Convention In which lie said that his men wore opposed to a general strike, but would undertake one unless the manufatuiers agreed to the reduction of la bor hours. The Committee on the State of the Order made its report on the question, and it Mas decided not to endorse any general strike. The Oommittee.beMidcs its resirt, submitted the following resolutions, which we e adopted: li!ttlwil. That we coincide with the last expreiwed views of ttie President of the American Federation of Lab ir, express, ng the sentiments of that organization that no general strike should be inaugurated upon May I, IS 0, and that the movement should be confined to such trades as are in condi tion to put tho plan in operation on May i, 1KU0. "Hfjuitr I, That we cidl upon the Resi dent of the American Federation of Labor to indicate the trade or trades organized within the folds of that society wh cb is or are prepared u successfully inaugurate tho H-hour movement May 1. INt, coninleut thut the Knights of Labor will lend their moral supiKirt to the movement ia favor of such trade or trade. " To Tin Nati'hal Gas to Chicago Notice of iucorjioratioii has bev'ii tiled in Porter county, lnd., by the Indiana Natural Gas ud Oil Company, organized in Chicago with a capital stock of i'x) ',0 0. The live Directors elected aro Patrick A. McFwan, John I). Cobra, Anecito Hoyos, Frederick B. Wiiu'.on and Robert C. Hell. They will pipe natural gas from lndiauuto Chicago, Many farmers will fight their having right of way for the pipes, etc. Some fanners prosse to tell the land and not lease the right of way. Two vrnrr.s wrbcked ahd k LOST. The tug Fearlese, of Coos Bay, Capt, Jlimes Hill commanding, ran onto the North Spit, at the mouth of Umpqna river, Tuesday evening and soon went to pieces, not oue of the crew or passengers escaping. The Fearless was on her return trip from At ria, w here she had gone to take a lot of Chinamen lately discharged from the can neries on C(M)s Hay. At 8 r. tt. Tuesday she was seen off Uper Ten Mil?, steaming slow ly down the coast, just outside the breakers, which were running very high, and at 0 o'clock her whistle was beard off the mouth of the Umpqna. Before 7 o'clock she gave three sharp whistles, which was the last beard of ber until the next morning, when her pilot bouse, with the end stove in, a small boat, one sido of her hull, and numerous small pieces were discovered coming up the river with the tide. The steamer Juno at once steamed down to the mouth of thd river and put a searching party ashore, and the beach was patrolled for miles to tho south, but no bmlies were discovered. Othur par ties from Iho north repcrted that they bad seen no bodies in that direction. Tbe gen eral impression ofseafeating men is that she sprung a leak and the captain, in attempting to get into the river In order to save the lives of thme on board, either miscalcu lated his poiitiun or was blown out of his Course by his heavy wind prevailing Rt the time. The number lost is estimated at from 10 to 1.") souls. Tho Fearless was not con sidered seaworthy. She was built in Coo? Hay, about 17 years ago, and was owned b Si:non A Co. The revenue steamer Dexter arrived at New Loudon, Colin., with Captain Jenny and 1 1 of the crew of tho Old Dominion line steamer Manhattan; also the dead body of Chief Kngineer Haydcn. Cuptaiu Jenny reports as follows: The Manhattan was bound from New York for Wet Point, Va., and when off Fen wick Island light, coast of Maryland, was run into by an unknown four-masted schooner and the Manhattan sunk soon after. Tho party brought here in tho Dexter managed to get into th Ijfeboat, except Mr. Haydcn, who was drowned in the attempt. The rest of tho crew and three passengers, 10 all told, got on a life raft and it is not knowu whether they have been saveJ or not. MEXICAN PRODUCTS. VIMSTIR RYAN'S UK PORT TO Tll STATE OS I'AlilMt.NT. Thomas Ryan, U. S. Minister to Mexico, in a report to tho Department of State on Mexican products and exnirts, says: The productions of sugar, corn and wheat are remarkably small; the avcrago value of the sugar product is about 6) cents per pound and the export thereof : J cents per pound, aggregating only f 107,'.'7i, said to be the in ok t inferior grade; the average value of the coffee product is 21 cents per pound, about one-half of which Is exported at a val ue of 11.0 cents per pound, and the value of the hennequeu (hemp) export Is inort than twice the combined value rif the "Viitirw ex port of sugar, coffee, corn, wheat and ixtlo (fibre). The nntlve sugar product coming Into the City of Mexico has stcudily decreased from 8,584,WS kilograms in 1 M to -I.(st,si7, kil ograms in 1 88. There has been a stcudy in crease in beef consumption in the Cupital from .V),7.rd beeves slaughtered in 17' to Kl.. IMH slaughtered in 1 v, and an increase of mutton consttmj t;on from OJ.Oiil sheep iu 1S73 tol30.2C1iu tin: nlws km in ruing?, ll.TTER TO M UWI.1MTI:TII MM VlCTOItW NVAN.A. Tho letter which Dr. Schwelnfurth has re ceived from Kmin Pasha is dated "Mission Station I'ssai.brio, Victoria Nyanza, August Jt." Kmin expresses ' ho hope that he will soon be able to give un account of the mili tary revolution, theiinprisoumeut of himself and Jeppson at Dulile, tho arrival of tho Mahdists at L:ido, the utpture and destruc tion of Redjaf, tho masscro of the soldier-and ollloers sunt against tho Mah dists, tho departure from Wadulai and flight to Tonguru, the Mahdists' attack on Dutile and tboir complete defeat, tho final union with Stanley and tho highly interesting march, geographically mid otherwUo, from the Albert Nyaiua, Kmin romises to send some good specimons of plants which he has collected on his travels. He asks to be re membered to Dr. Junker and other friends, and in conclusion says he will try to writo again, but thut his eyes trouble him greatly. WA.RNKI) IN TIME. 1K0TUKB ATTEMPT TO HOB TIIR KANSAS CITI MAIL AND KXl'KklSS. An attempt was mado near Marietta, I. T., Monday night, t rob the Kansas City mail and express. Two maxkol men were discovered concealed iu the thick bush near the Siaiita Fe track, about U p. m., and the fact was telegraphed to this city and also to the conductor of the southbound Kansas City train. Ollicers went to where the masked men were seen, but failed to find them. The south bound train soon after arrived with 3) armed men aboard, who made search for the supposed robbers, but failed to discover them. This makes the second attempt to rob the Kansas City train at the same point in the last two weeks. IS. V. Hunch, the notorious train robber, Is known to have been in that community and tbe attempted robberies are belieyed to , be bis work. FORGED NOTES. 4! CKEXPKCTKD CONFKVHIOM MOM Till OLA MollUAM IRON CO.' TKEASURKR. At Philadelphia the Glamorgan Iron Com pany's secretary-treasurer, Charles 11. Wig ton, who was charged with forging a note for 1 10,000, astounded his friends by unking a coufo stdoii to having reissued paid notes indorsed by A. Pardee it Co., aggregating t iG, .V '. Major John R. Fell, a member of tho linn referred to, statea that tho notes are for sums of l.'i.ox), $10,1 00, three of M.OOO each, and one of f S,5on, and have been nego tiated through concerns in liellefonte, Lew istown, Alioona and other towns in the State. Tbe Major is not positive whether JI,5J0 represents the entire amount of young Wigtou's forgerioi, but he is iucliued to Mieve that it Uou, SNAP SHOTS. HOME AND FOREIGS" JOTTIWaS. m ma lot mart sunn or momiht RIlfLT PVT. The captors of Holxhay, th lone highway man, are now fighting for tbe reward offered for blm, f 2,000. There are five claimants. Charles Larkln, of Stanford, Conn,, pro fessional base ball player, was found dead at the Occidental Hotel in Quincy, 111. The grand Jury at Washington, D. C, re fused to indict Mrs. Annie M. Rowland for emhetzlement while acting as matron of Dr Hammond's sanitarium. The first fast mail train from Omaha to Portland made the trip In fifty hours and twenty-four minutes, the best time ever made between the two points. Fred Rrunnl ng and wife, a dissipated cou ple, were found dead in their house at Pros cott, Ont. Ilrunning is supposed to bave killed his wife and then took poison The Chicago Gns Trust, it Is said, has lit the last few days obtained absolute control of 40,-00 acres of gas lands in Indiana, and President Hillings is satisfied that inside of a I year the city will be supplied with natural In his closing address to tbe K. of L. Gen eral Assembly, Mr. Powderly said the pres ent conservative policy of the order had ro- I suited in placing it in better condition than ever De-ore. lie a-ne l mat. ins sniary oe re duced from $3,000 toJ,'lK), but the Finance Committee and the Assembly refused to al low it to be done. At a recent murder trial In Missouri, he Jury brought In a verdict of mu'der in the second degree, and tixisl thedcfiiiidant's pun ishment at a term of irj years iu the eul entiary. The Knights of Labor In General Assembly adopted a resolution in favor of making elec tion days in all tho States legal holidays. The Qiiinncbang and Juniata, which hare been condemned by a boa d of survey, were stricken from tho list of vessels in the Navy. They will bo advertised mid sold. Geronimo, tho Apache chief, has embraced Christianity. New York City World'! fair subscription to date 11,07-1.1 17. An exjiedition with stores has gono from Zanzibar for liagamoyo to meet Stanley and bis party. Advices from the squadron fleet state that in heavy seas the Yorktown proved to be the roller of tho fleot. The proposed marriage of Prince Ferdi nand of llulgaria to the Princess d'Alcncon has been abandoned. The French election bureau by a vote of 13 to 12 hits invalidated the elections of M. Naquet and General Roulangor, Dr. Talmage has secured a corner-stone for his new church In llrooklyu from Mars Hill, where St. Paul preached to Atlic. nians. Dr. Talmage peached there to many people, taking as bis text; "Then Paul stood in the midst of Mors Hill and said: 'Ye men of Athens, I perccivo that in all things ye are too superstitious.' " A new oil well was struck in the Shanno pin, (Pa ) dl trict, yielding 10 bun els an hour. Stephen Petttis, Secretary and Treasurer of the Hrooklyn F.levated Railroad, commission merchant and member of the Cotton Fx change, was idiot down on Fulton street. New York, by Mrs. Hannah Sotithw irfh, a young wid iw, who emptied the ike cham bers of a Ilo-caliber Smith it Wesson in Pet tua's bead and boJy. Last month one faction of Samoa elected Mataafa king and Mali etna vice king; the other elected Mallctoa king and Taniasese vice king. America, Germany and Lsugland may have to settle it. Edward A. Greene.t Co., wool commlssioi merchants of Philadelphia, aro sending cir culars to M)rsoiis interested iu a high tarilf on wool soliciting their aid in defeating Koed for speakership. Miss Caroline Fitzgerald of Litchfield, Conn., wan married at I-ondon Saturday to LordKdmund Fitzmaurlco, formerly mem ber of parliament and under secretary of state in Gladstone's cabinet. Tho charters of about 700 trusts doing business iu Missouri, and who have fulled to comply with tho uutl-trust law, have been evoked John O'Brien, a submarine tunnel ex pert, is under arrest at Cleveland for having destroyed tho water works tunnel to supply work for himself. Major Oenoral O. 0. Howard, U. S. A., In i recent seech said the country will not be ready foraervico eusions until l"t)5 thirty years afUr tbe close of the war. Tbe Ch'ppewa Indian Commission has completed iut work. Over , 00,00 1 acres of Minnesota lands will bo ceiled to the Gov ernment, for which tbu Indians will iet over S.fi.OOO.OuO. HANK FAILURE. The I a wren co Rank, located at Penn ave nue and Butler street, Pittsburgh, failed to meet its obligations and closed its doors. The first Intimation of the distress was when tbe checks of tho bank failed to pass the Clearing-house. The bank is not a member of the Clearing-house, but bas had its busi ness there transacted through the Union National Dank. President Young places tbe liabilities of the bank at between W 0,000 and f 700,' 00, nearly all In shape of deposits. The failure bo attributee to indiscrete invest ments made by himself. He indignantly denies the report that the disaster was brought about through any speculation or dishonesty. MASSACRE BULL DISCREDITED. The Eiuin Pasha Relief Committee has received a cable dispatch from Zanzibar Stating that letters from Dr. Peters, bearing date of October 8, have reucbud (.amoo. East Africa. According to the lo ters the ex pedltlon under command of I)'. Potent was then at Korkorro and everything was pro ceeding satisfactorily. It is argued by the committee th -t tho receipt of these letters hows that tho report of tho massacre of Dr. Peters and tho members of tho expedition by nail res waa untrue. OUR SEW WAVr. WnATnAetKRR AcrvmrLtsntn a sen what re CONTEMPLATED. Commodore Wilson, Chief of Bnrenu of Construction and Repair, in his annual re-p-irt gives the following statement of the con dition of the navy: The United States has at present four steel cruisers and a stee. dispatch vessel in corn mission. Ihe Baltimore, Vesuvius, Petrel and Charleston havo had their trial trips and may be expected soon to take their place in the cruising fleet. There are twenty-oni wooden steamers and seven iron steamers et ill useful and serviceable. With the com' pletion of the vessels now building and ap propriations for, the United States will possess ten armored vessels, thirteen single-turrcted monitors, twenty-one steel cru irs or gunboats, two dynamite cruisers, a piactice cruiser for cadets, and armored ram, one first-class torpedo boat and seven Iron steamers. Tbe work of rebuilding the navy is progressing very satisfactorily, and tho results accomplished during the past six months are sufficient guaranty of the pur me of the Department to advance the work with the utmost rapidity and of its energy and success in the performance of the work. The vessels already under contract and building at navy yard aro progressing favor ably and soma uro rapidly Hearing comple tion. The progress mado on tho armored cruiser Maine at tho New York navy yard deserves special mention and is very credit able to that yard. It will thus be seen that as far as lies within its power the Department is vlgoroit ly endeav oring to satisfy the popular demand and es tablish a navy worthy of the United Slates and commensurate with its importance as a maritime power." The estimates f..r tho coming fiseat year include fl.OuO.OOO on ncc unit of hulls and outlits for new ships heretofore ordered by Congress; 1750,00 for repairs and improve ments st navy yarns, including $,." ,000 for League Island; H.ooo.ism to complete ves sels on stocks, labor in navy yards, etc. The exiwnditures during the year 1S s-9 include for repairs on vessels at navy yards I3i" i,30d; construction and repair, $770,043, labor at navy yards and stations, material, etc., $H, 903; civil establishment, $.'. 'J S; stoel cruis ers, $10 284; repairs of vessels, $12 ,1(51; In crease of the navy, $748,125. The Commodore in urging increased efficiency of navy yards, says t hat after eight or nine years there will bo no wooden vessels remaining in active service. A deficiency appropriation will be necessary in order that the work of construction and repair may be carried on during the remainder ol the pres ent fiscal year without interruption. The thirteen single turret ed monitors are said to be now in a worse than useless state and It is recommended that something be doue with them. To put them in condition for efficient service in harbor and coast defense wdll cost, It is estimated, $105,0 0. The Commodore calls attention to the difficulty of getting sat. Isfactory bids for the construction of vessels, when tbe cost is limited by the act author izing them to be built, and recommends that in the future the burem be not crippled by such legislation. TnECOSDITJOXopjaJ nwui.s FINANCIAL tl. ays: The Rratilian revolmj JT KCN A co R. O. Dun ft Co's U'm.. .. ys: The Rratilian p..m,... "?" 1 prlslngly little Influcnc. ... Vet: coffee Is onlv .. i "U'U week, and the netO,,,-., m -i be so ernorallv austni nv 1 a i . 1 rraJ of closinir ofnort I...... 'e'l-iiJ has almost ceased. The RauUf i for the week $l,05l,i,j. The great Industrie! are m.t progress. Though the sale of .. r' tX reported last week ... . tity and to a speculator, an ' t''' j - j re.icliM il Heeled for renewals onlv "'1 '" nnilaiill,l ... ' ' In I "'"(Si "11U pig j,,, of manufactured Iron ,n,j ,,H utiii previous quotations, ti,,;1 ..r... u. i . ""eot'eia with APn. t... " M ' ,'" "''women k.k;, b. to any great extent, and lt , , , ' settle I that no advanr. .... . :' prices will be attempt,,!. i 1 , i wool-,, nxtT'fi York, Philadelphia an I It,,.. ... r.-u im mini ani corn .iiv j I of a cent and isirk pr,.,!,,, ;, ,. wltlle, with sales of .1 H on !,,,'' he'd only t cent of it, a lvatic f,,',. general course of prices I, i,.,,,, ,!. . The accounts fri.ni other ,.;,., ";, bite of business are alm: n,,;,, r''. favorable character ris .,i;,. ..i. cmbiace some items of i iri.ii j,,. .. mcago ttiodressssl be-r nv-ije, .. those (,( lust year at.d ofpr v . ' than double. The Minn .a,,j, w kct is very active. Itusiness is un.. .vansas i.uy. rutsliarg (,., ,. pricea for sonio firms of iii.iuufi, - glass is active and Urn, u , ' 3.ism.o,lbilslielsco;;,W, tliero, delphia notes that aoc. .tints are fr'a. latr snapo. The business fai!uns )",'iirrin't! the country duriinr the last her for the Unitcil States Jt"i, nll, , or a total of:;7, as ooinp vvi , lasi weeK ami ai7 the wwk pn-v,... last, tor tho corresji.nding w,et year the figures were ti. Ktt.i.ri in a Witf.cK. At livti,;.' a freight train on the Lehigh W:- f !.... .1 1 i uu.-.iuvj iiii4. i iiu uiuer euu nl n I i ger train, which was stuinliiiea: ;. Two cars were tclescoiied. K. v. , Ilethlchem, a railway (MKalelitk rj from tr.e rums dead, and Join, v, of lletl.clem, was fatally mj'.rt; suuiii maciier, oi Jlouenilaiiu, ,i, . . . i i cm on. nun an unanowu woman. I about ihe head. COMMERCIAL. PITTS lll'IMtl. TITE MORMON OATH. INTKSTKlATION AS TO TIIK PITNRMS OP LATTail PA SAINTS POK ClTIZe.NHIIIP. In the Investigation in regard to the spirit of the Mormon Church toward the Govern ment and as to the oaths taken by tho Mor mons In the Endowment house, for the pur pxseof determining whether tho member ship In that Church is incompatible with citizenship. Henry W. Lawrence, the Pres ident of the Chamber of Commerce, and one of tho most prominent business men in the Territory, testified that ho became a meuibei In hischildliood.olllciated in the Endowment. h use In this city for several years, and wa excommunicated in IWU) for having the spirit of apostucy, which was shown by the fact that ho questioned tho right of the priesthood to dictate in temporal affairs. Iu the Eudowniout-houso ritual persons go ing through always took tho following oath: "You each and all of you agree to avenge tbe blood of the prophets J iseph and Hiram who have sealed thoir testimony with their blood, and that you will teach your children and vour chihlreu's children to tho third and fourth generation. This you do in the presence of God and tho Ministering Augei." The witness said there was another cov enant to obey the priesthood in all things, and the penalty of death was attached to tho violation of the covenants and for revealing the secrets of the bouse. Other witnesses gave similar testimony. IIEAVT RAINS IN CHINA. P1PTEEN MILLION ACKF.S OP RICK R0t NED COT TON CHOP ALSO PA II AO KD. Consul General Leonard, at Shanghai, flat reiortedto the Department of State tho results of 7. cent heavy rains In the YsngUe valley, China. The rains prevailed continu ously for more than a month in September and October, and on the 18th of October, tbe date of the dispatch, 15,000,000 acres of rice had been ruined. Within a week the retail price of rice b. d ncroasod from $3 6) to $4 50 a pscul of .S3 pounds. However, he says, a total failure of the rice crop in tbe Yangtae valley would not cuuse distress or starvation, as other food produce can be utilized. The cotton crop, Mr. Leonard says, ta greatly damaged by the rains, resulting in an increase of 3d par cent, in the price of raw cotton. UNCLE 8AM ON GUARD. The Uuited States Government baa or dered Jtear admiral Gillies, who is stationed at Mor tlvldro with the vessel Richmond and Tallapoosa, to proceed to liruzilian waters, Secretary Tracy has cabled him to sail for liruill at once. Tbe dispatch contained a warning about yellow fever, but gave no de tailed instructions to tbe Admiral. ' No fear Is entertained. In tbe Btate and Navy Depart ments concerning United States interests in Drazil, but it was thought best to have a couple of war ships conveniently located in tbe event of serious disturbance air APPi.rH b,t Clt'l.'l JJ UTTER 'reiimcry Countrv roll CTIEE5E Ohio full cream... Now York r.nna POULTRY r'liickcn- Turkeys, , J ., POTATOES-hVse.. bKKDej Clover, conn' . ... Timothy Ulue gross Millet WHEAT No. 2 red No. 3 red CORN No. 2 yellow ear Mixed ear Hhelled mixed OATS-New No. 'J white RYE New No. '1 (liioa;iil I'x PLUL'K Fancy winter i it'i. Fancy spring pit's.. Clear'winter live Hour HAY Timothy Loose, irom wagons... MIDDLINGS White.. Itran Choplee-l ml.TlMiihl. W' TIE AT No. 2 red I RYE CORN OATS Western lU'TTKR EGGS HAY Western CINCINNATI. WHEAT No. 2 Red I RYE CORN OATrf EGGH PORK II UTTER rillUl'KI.I'HIl. FLOUR Fitmilv WHEAT No. :i. Red CORN No. 2, Mixed OAra-Ungraded White RYE No. 2 U UTTER 'reamer v Extra. CHEESE N. Y. Full I'riaoi.. kkw yi'i;K. CATTLE SHEEP, LAM 11S,. Hogs Live FLOUR Patents WHEAT No. 2 Red ... RYE State ;' CORN Ungraded Mixed OAT'S Mixed Western., UUTTER-4'reamery .... Factory CHEESE State lact-rj Sklms-Ught Western . EGGS State and Penf- LIVK-STfK't ,,n VL'h'I'.S it ' WTKBnr mw , caova xasw, ""1 .1 1 1 rArrie. The supply has Iw" I's'eM lo prime iiuw.u r1- -- at an advance of to I coarse Heavy snippi ' .; ....i... i-nnllll' UOlllllluu n.;i- . r , give uie loiuinuiH - . , I IKI to 1000 lbs.. $i "t 100 His., fJ 'Ot.(v("i Mito 120) His., r-."-,'j ....... - , i. u.k I ' K'S 1 I IJiSJ ICS., M. . llli.'t Jll- (Slllltl 1 .....i..llllll! I TiimOppk-ml Vote op New Jehsey. The erllliijd returns at hand of the recent eleo ilou in this State show that the plurality of AbbeU(Deui.) lor Governor is ll.iVl, which with oue exception is the largest plurality ever given in tbe State for any candidate. Theescoption waa in tho election of 1807, when Joel Parker received 14,5(i7 plurality. The total prohibition vote was 0,83. 1400 His S.u. i . l.hl 1200 lbs.. 3 Psn3 40;. era and reesler. '',K"'"Vl ls., V. ."i -: i , C2 fX; bulla and fit cow'. '', cows and springers, I--1 " H IK .. .. l,.,,-i tl ine reoei pis - . fair and the market ers, while good seiw -We quote sales a to""? CM 05: best Yorkers, ' en t.. t Mil' roillttlS, ff c TherwN-iptsofslMetT'W We quoUi sales as to'- Indiana wetliers. 5 lbs., $4 7fK(iandS00. V $I40(..4U; laiP togo; . $3 22(iv;;goodyear 4 oo; lair mj f"",, " ,-L,icl good lam 1. . A lbs., f 6(c0 .. heavy n tilled f!"'t surr I mis in I It givon 1 r iw foi. il ('levei 1 van I, in, 'HISS. 'I 'I the Mill 1 '.V prellli, 'Xllctlv ""t lesy il I saW ClIl.vC ),v ''hen it :i the .0! r a i... '. 1, w' H:l 1 -'If Mil in f t ha.) "Hie in,;,,, "1 u lni "nU'r "'Hie l it to I ;' hud IWCUliu, 4 llllt.,1,.. meat rIIIL'sn V lifii,.. --..i.-r i 'ied , I... 1 new n ' b drv. .... "i'-HkeUbi '''Ml of th "! l 'iuoR n pri '.. i t tu :!.. ; ( i ;iuli . int. i i tli il. wit 1 ar h '.em I : UIID ;gu f . flu em t! '7, t con M'il. .is far 'ul Ci "ir ii I Alinin Mm rv Ji. r.-ci : IiiijM Mtly ,i I'loriu :s of II III t (' lie t uitl .' of si I ' I'iicei'i -'ot. Hit llll '' Was i "', wli a ijini slldUt 1. 1 ii- Hm !lie i-vi tile i; try whe "ven si 't in lir markal, '"T, tiie ts '.I.-, fnnn i Hlowc 'liiwti lialf r ll "milys
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