Nsm—————— yoion t THE GREAT SEA FIGHT ‘China’s Squadron Suffers a Severo De- feat—The Graphic Story of the Buttle as Told to the Emperor of Japan—Threo War Ships Sunk and the Fleet Dispersed, Tae Tokio correspondent of the Central News telographs that Admiral Ito, who was in command of the Japanese fleot during the battle off the mouth of the Yalu River, has sent an officer to make a verbal report of the engagement to the Emperor, According to this officer's report, after acting in concert with the army at the Tai-Tong River, the principal Jap- nese squadron, comprising eleven war ships and the packet Salkio-Maru, lett that point on September 16, At dawn on the 17th they passed Hal-Yan-Tan and sighted Takushad Bay, in Manchooria, in the forenoon, There they found fourteen Chinese war ships—the Ting-Yuen, Chen- Yuen, Ching-Yoen, Chih-Yuen, Lal-Yuen, King-Yuen, Wi-Yuen, Yang-We!, Ohao-Yuen, Kwang-Kia, Kwang-Ting, Ping-Yoen and two others—and six torpedo boats, The Ohinnse fleet steamed out of the mouth of the river in battle formation, and when distant four thousand metres opened fire, The Japanese, fearing that their fire would do little execution at such a dis- tance, waited until within three thousand metres of the Chinese ships, and then brought their guns into play, The Jap- ansse maintained their line ofjbattle, bat the Chinese, after a short time, broke the for- mation, The action was extremeny hot at times, The Lai-Yuen sank first, stern foremost, and her bows rising stood for a minute and a haif out of water. The Chih-Yuen was the next vessel to go down, and she was fol- lowed in a short time by the Chao-Yuen. Many members of the crews of the sinking vessels clung to the rigging as their ships settled, and cried for help. It was a pitiful sight, The Yang-Wel was next disabled, and then the Japanese packet Saiklo-Maru, on board of which was Admiral Kabayama, the head a ———— ADMIRAL TING, CHINESE COMMANDER. of the Naval Command Barman, who was making a tour of inspection. Admiral EKabayama's presence was accidental, the meeting of the Chinese vessels by the Jap- aness floet being entirely unexpected, The Admiral was frequently in imminent peril, The steering gear of the Satkio-Maru was disabled by the explosion of ons of the enemy's shells, and that vessel was obliged to drop out of the line, She was pur- sued by the Chinese and was foreed to pass between the powerful Ting-Yoen and Chen- Yuen, hin a distance of eighty metres, | RR nanders of these vessels, thinking it ! was her intention to ram them, sheered off, leaving the packet room to eseape. The Chi- meso discharged two fish torpedoss at her, but they were aimed too low and passed be- neath her, doing no damage, Shortly after the mishap to the Salklo. Maru the flagship Matsusima's forward qulok firing gun was struck by a shell, and many casuaities resulted, The ship also was so severely injured as to necessitate her with drawing from the line of battle, and Admiral Ito shifted his flag to the Hashidate, An- other of the Chinese shells exploded in the sick bay of the Hiyel, killing and wounding many persons, including the surgeons, and setting the ship on fire, She, too, left the line of battle to extinguish the flames and transfer the wounded, which heing done she returned and again took part in the fight, Captain Sakamoto, of the Akagi, was aloft watching for torpedoes and signalling to the other vessels of the fleet, their location, when the mast was cut away bya shot from the enemy and he was killed. The Yoshino's forward bacbette was slightly damaged. All the ships of the Japaneses squadron carried new guns, and these did excellent service, They used no torpedoes, all the damage sustained by the Chinese vessas being inflicted by shot, In view of this fact, the sinking of double-bottomed vessels like the Lal-Yuen is considered re. markable, and it is the generally expressed opinion among nautical authorities that the ful thing since the time of Nelson, King-Yuen and Ping-Yuen, peared to be on fire, rotreat, They were pursusd by the Jap- anese ships, which laid their course paral- lel to that taken by the enemy. The night some distance from the Chinese, fear. ing that should they follow the enemy 200 closely they might be damaged by the latter's torpedo boats, Owing to this fact and the extreme darkness the Chinese succeaded in getting away and reaching a eale shelter, At daylight the Japaneso ves- sels endeavored to find the enemy, but were unable to do so, They thon returned to the soens of the previous day's action, where they found the Yang-Wel sshore and de sorted, and destroyed her with a fish tor- pede. None of the Japanese vessels were lost in the engagement and only three of them were seriously injured, All of them, with the exception of the Matsusima, remain on the station, All the official reports of the battle are very laconic and greatly wanting in scien tific and useful details, Admiral Ting’s Career, Admiral Ting, naval commander of the Chinese forces at the recent disastrous battle with the Japanese squadron off the mouth of the Yalu River, has been Vieeroy Id Hung Chang's trusty lieutenant in matters per. taining to the Chinese navy since its organi- zation In 1885, He ls, however, more of a soldier than a sallor, having won his spurs an a dashing cavalry commander, Before he was placed in command of the “Northern Squadron” he was ona of the de- partment commanders of the Chinese land forees, with his headquarters nt Tien-Tein, His rank nt that time was Brigadior-Gene eral, From a Brigadier-Genoral ho became at once a full Sodyal Aduiral, any preliminary training. or such olreums- stanoos his fallure as a naval commander was only to bo expected. His services to the Chinese navy consist ohiefly in devising a uniform for the offloers and men, which Is ¥nther a silat. Admiral a commanding appoat- anos, about atx feat tall, In ago ho ia from An- «between iy and sixty, Ho halls hui, the native provinee of 14 Hu hang. He is an inveterate bler, and serapla to duis fn his favorite amuse- by at the expense of diseipline aboard At sundown the Chinese floet were in full | FLORIDA STORM-SWEPT. The Damage to Property by the West India Hurricane. Despatohes Indicate that the lato storm was as severe in the interior of Florida as on the const, It struck Tampns and then traveled northeast for Jacksonville and St. Augus. tine, At Ocala and Orlando, Interior points, several son gulls and sen eels wore found after the storm passod, It is safe to say that the storm has cost Florida more than $1,000,000, though no ilves have boon lost, unless at Key West, Titusville, Jupiter and other east coast points, The damage to the orange growers 1s in- onleuable, Special despatohes say that in the large groves the ground is covered with | green oranges. The loss Is fully twenty per | | came from the w dont, At least fiity tin roofs in 8t. Anzustine wero blown away, The yasht club house on tho sea wall was demolished, and all the wharves and plers washod away save one, South Beaoh was badly damaged, At | | flashes of Hghtning nnd heavy eclnshes of thunder, The sky sud. | denly cleared, and the storm was | thought to be over, when suddenly a daylight the water that had dashed against the | sen wall at night, throwing spray hundreds of feet, rose twenty inches above it, cover. ing that part of the city, For an hour water was thrown fIRy feet high by the surf that rose and fell oa Bay street. Then for half an hour the wind and rain inereased and suddenly died down, later shifting to north- west and blowing steadlly through the day, Nearly all ithe windows in Bt. Augustine wore blown in and the houses flooded with water, The Ponce de Loon Hotel was dam- aged in this way. The loss on the hotel's furniture is heavy. A despatch from Palatka announces groat damage at that place to river craft, The steamer Princess, valued at $12,000, was sunk between Palatka and Pleolata, The steamer Edith was driven ashore, The steamer Debary was driven agalust the draw-bridge and wrecked. Tho steam yaoht Maude was sunk near Cresoent City, Between Green Cove Springs ad Palatka, on the 8t, John's, twelve wharves have com- pletely disappeared. At Tampa several largo cigar factories wore destroyed. The First Presbyterian Church and the Tampa Day Hotel wero bad- ly damaged. The total loss on batldings at Tampa is estimated at $50,000, FOUR WERE BURNED. Three Sons and a Daughter of B. B, work of the Japanese was the most suscess- Toward the close of the fight great confu- | sion wns observed on board the Tiog-Yuen, | These ships ap- | : being very dark, the pursuers kept at | Plerce Perish in Their Homes, B. Piece, of Wilmot, fire a fow nights ago. ranging from twenty. five to thirty-five years, and daughter of eight years perished fn the flames, THE MARKETS, Wholesale of Produce Quoted in New York. The residence of B. Wis., was destoyed by Three sons, at ages no Late Prices Country 40 MILE AND The market was fairly aclive week, the inereasod recel] BREAN not affecting trade to any ony ag® price received for the surplus at th piatiorms was £1.62 per can of 40 quarts I'he Exchange price still remains at 3% per quart, Receipts of the week, fluid EE TN ER 1,570,423 Condensed milk, gals as 12,960 Cream, gals. ... aks 43.677 BUTTER Creamery —Penn,, extras. ..8 BB @% 354 Western, extras. ..... -— fw 6 Western, firsts, ......cc000 2% @ NU Western, thirds to seconds 16 @ 2 Btate—Extra.......c.... 8 @ BY Lo A RRL 0 @ r Seconds. .... RR - @ 18 Western Im. Creamery, firsts, —- @ 19 Seconds... arvasassnsne =o if 4 Western Dalry..... iss sees MG 11 Factory, June, firking,.... MW @ 184 4 CHERSE, State—Fualloream, white faney ~~ @&@ 108 Full cream, good to prime, IW 54 State FPastory Part skims, Co NE Rp Ty® 5 Part skims, com. to prime, $d & 7 Poll ahi. «cones nessssnee 3 @ J EOOR, Btate & Penn Fresh. -— @ 2 Jersey —Faney, . .e 4b 2 @ 23 Westorn-—Freomh best... ...... 19 @ 19 Duck eggs—South & West,,, — @ Goose eggs . -— BEANE AND PEAS, Deans Marrow, 1584, choles @ 25 Medium, 1804, choles, ... 190 @ 19 Poa, 1584, choles ia @ 1% led kidney, 1804, choles ® 150 White Kidney, 1803, choles 220 @ 130 Biack turtle soup, 1993 195 @ 100 Lima, Cal,, 1598 # 60 lbs 27% @ IX Green peas, bbls, ¥ bush, @ 110 FRUITS AXD RERARIES FRESH. Tams, ¥ 10 ™ basket 0 @ 35 Prunes, ¥ basket MM o= 8 Penches, Phankot,.. ....... M o@ 175 Cranberries, Capo Cod, ¥bbM 600 @ 80) Quinces, ¥ bbl, when 10 @ 15 Apples, green, ¥ bbi..... 15 @ 185 Pears, Bartlett, ¥ bhi. .... i @ 45 Grapes, Del., ¥basket....... 14 @ 16 nora, State-1904, choles, Fh... fis@ 10 1804, common to fair....... 6 @ Pacific Const, choles, ..... ew 10 Common to prime. ........ 6 @ [ Old odds. ....... 2 @= FAT AND STRAW, | Hay-Good to choles # 100 1 - @ 1% Clover mixed, 5 @ 5 Straw--Long rye....... . Ww a 5 Short rye..... .- . ava ien - (@ LIVE POULTNY. Fowls, P®o.....oovt 0 ® 10 Spring chickens, ¥ I P @ 10 { Roosters old, ¥ib....... . 6 @ 6g i Tarkeys, ¥0...... FE Ss @ 10 Ducks, palr.......c.conv0s 40 @ WN f Goose, Boar. .....co0v sens 113 @ 1 81 Pigeons, ¥palr............ 0, @ 2 DRESSED POULTRY, Torkeys, Fib......c...0000 vs $s ® 9 Chickens, Phila, broilers, .... M4 @ XD Women, oo ccaivevvinniines « The 1 Joteey, BO I...c.c0 siivies @ Fowls, #8. ...o0ovvee - gi 9 Ducks, 8%... 00000 w 10 @ 16 Quilt, BI.coseessicnniics. M1°@ 18 Squabs, Vdos.......c0u.000. 10 @ 1% YEGETADLES Potatoes, Jersey, #bbl...... 125 @ 175 Bweets, #bbl. ...o000ui 150 @ 21% Cabbage, ¥ 100, ,........... 100 @ 600 Onlons-—Yellow, # bbl, 150 @ 17 Orange County, ¥ bbl,.... 10 @® 17 Squash, marrow, # bbl...,.. —- @ 75 Tarnips, Russia, Bbbl...... 0 @ 7 Egg plant, #0bl...... MN @ 10 Celery, P dom. roots ......... 10 @ 4 Btring beans, ¥ bag. ........ - @ ~~ Green peas, ¥ bag. ....... ‘ - (® Greencorn, ¥100........... 50 @100 Tomatoes, ¥ box. ..cbcovvne:. 25 @ 4 Caoumbers, ¥ 100 .......... 10 @ 150 Idina beans, ¥bag.......... M0 @ 100 Cauliflower, # bbl. ........ 10 @ 19 GRAIX, KTC, Flour—-Wintor Patents, ....., @ 2400 Bpeing Patolth, ee sess 300 @ B00 Wheat, No. 2 Red... coceeniies ~~ @ BAX Doootibor ....coconvnvinies =~ @ BY CortiNO. F..0v0ivvrarvirie wo == Onts-No, 2 White.c.eovvu ie. 4h Track mixed. ...covneeeses 38 884 Ryo—8tate.......coon0miians = nen Harty oN nginded Western... 00 @ 65 Lard--City ssuevernes TE 8B LIVE STOCK, Beoves, city dressed......... 634 10 Mileh oom, to good... «- —- Calves, city dressed. ........ # 12 EN 7 11 , #100 ed LLL TPO 250 a0 $100 Ms... «350 450 RopLive, ¥ 10 na. we BO 615 ERE Re ca EEE EEE 1 9 WRECKED BY A TORNADO. THE BUSINESS PART OF LIT- TLE ROCK DEVASTATED. Four Lives Lost and Many Persons Injured ~The State Insane Asylum and the Penitentiary Partly De- stroyed—The Loss Will Reach a Millon. torrifle eyelone swept over the business portion of Little Rock, Ark., at 7.80 o'clock p. m,, carrying death and destruction in its storm dark heavy ympanied by vivid path, Shortly after n wt nee heavy gale irom the southwest appeared, and in three minutes the city was badly dam. aged, Trees, telegraph, tek phone and alee trie light poles were nprooted and carried 200 varde, Theroofsof about thiriy of the lnrgest the city torn rninst buildings on were buildings in houses nnd hurled a | opposite side of the street, leaving the occu- pants at the erey of the ra‘n, which he- gan to descend in torrents When the ey- elon had wid It was discovered that the residence portion of the eity had entirely escaped, but Main street to Third, Markham strest rom Centre to Camberiand, and Second, trom Cumber- Innd, was almost a total wreek, Ths terri. | the town, tory covers the prineipal business p ywrtion of The Western Union wai offion | wreekod and the operators had narrow es- capes, Phe tornado eaused the ‘ollowing fatall. ties and injuries : Killed—Dr, J. T, Ingate, Jackson Boyd, son of Jackson Boyd, and J. F. Grimith. Injuared-C, T. John Eaton, Jerry Donahue, 8. O. Smith, Will Ward, John Brown, Fritz Reis, Mrs {.. Volmer, Mrs, J. Janks, Mrs, Luin Prow- tt. Joe Halloway, Joo Bwiit, John Fontereaus, W. D. Trotter, Miss Lucille West W. A. Langiord, John Ballan, Tom Forbes, « Houser, George B. Cross, © Prater, J. M. Ryan, J. C. Biges, I. D, Bow- | the east wall nko] A. Henry, Harvey, saviet ; G. ker, n- Jenks yviet ; Loo Hinson, con- Ring ot mviet ; J, J. Bmith, guard ; John Witt, guard Never in the f Little BR here such A scone srocked and {ings as was The tis Vindows out, tin roo’s carr i electric light wire and poles twisted off It wns at are the most comple n. The Sisto at a cot © i a prominence three part of the eoity, and built by t $500 000, are ¢ west of the husiness fered a splendid target for the fury of the hulidings, mile mii storm, damage $100,000, Tiere was one death thee, Dr, gate, second assistant physician, The ruin was not completa, but the is estimated at from &75,000 to J. T. In He and Dr. Robinson, the Superintendent, “were standing in the hall talking just before the storm struck, and as they separated to go to thelr rooms, the two towers which crowned the main office portion erashed through the three stories, burying Doctor Ingate under the debris of one of them, Rovinson had anarrow po but by p ing np against the wall while bricks and timbers wers flying about his head in the dark, the lights having been at once extin- | guished, he succended in getting out without injury. A heavy foroe of men worked ail night and forenoon in res nig the debris to 0 body of the physician, remains wer antilil o He was found ut ss of brick and timbers in t { the main build. ing, lying His remains were forwarded to hia Besides the destru n main ward wis completely | 3, 5 and 7 are blown off, and de mile east, Pan nd the but his MOCK, ie 5 is face, on nH un ek. The roof is ris has beens found hall a ium reigned after the 8 total wre had fary of the storn 1 spent. The cells in the south wing were ru pled by Inmates it the time, About fifteen escaped, but all but seven were recaptured, The following were miss. ing, and It was it known whather they wore killed or were at large: Quincy Jones, Dennis Callahan, William James MePaters, M. Miller, Will Sarratt, Joseph W, John- 4 son, George Wackerman, The storm fid lamage at the State penitentiary aggregating $30,000, The yf of the eell house was and carrie! outside south half of the ro COT pletely torn away the walls, The windows were all broken out, but very little damage was dons to the interior. Many of the convicts were it their cells at the time and were not hart The new workhouse, chapel and kitohen The third story and nd story were blown wall was cracked at the east about forty were badly wreeked, of the down. The west floor and inclined to the five degrees, It was in s building i death occurred, J. F. Griffith, a white man, from Clay County, was descending the stair way from the third story, when the wali eaved in, and buried him un jer the debris The two-story stable, blacksmith shop and woodshed that in the oentre of the yard ware badly wrecked, Several head of stock were Killed, I'he heaviest losers are Insane Asylam, £100,000 ; Penitentiary, #30.000; Dickinson Hardware Company, $2500; Dudley E, Jones Company, $4000; BR. KB $15,000; G, ¥. Baueum, #20000: J. H. Me- Carthy, $8000 ; Louis Volmer, $5000; Ralph sae th thi whers the only stool | opened. NEWSY GLEANINGS, Jarax has four Field Marshals, Peace has been rostored in Haytl, Tur foreign hop crop Is very large, Cnovrena Is raging throughout Russia, Tur South Is selling corn to the West, Gory Is accomulating in the Treasury, Tue Baltic Canal was officially opened, Omo is second in the production of pig fron, Tue long drought broken, Vexmsox has become plentiful in the Lon don market, Aorratiox for a separate Polish Kingdom has revived in Germany. Tux Treasury Department is puzzled to know how to keep liquor out of Alaska, Bourn Daxgora’s wheat crop, now being thrashed, is estimated at 30,000,000 bushels, Bruvxxrs of Princeton College formally decided to abolish hazing in all its forms, Tux collages foothall season Harvard refases in South Dakota fs has generally to meet Prine ton, Bears are plentier this year in the Maine | and Adirondack woods than for some time from the | the | Dr, 3 | the Distriet Rottaken, | i back. Farmers, who buy thelr own seed wheat, are now paying fiity cents a Lushel for th very best, " New fortifications are to be erected in Pensacola Harbor, Florida, at a cost of 1,000,000, Uxrrep Stares marshals in Kentucky have bagged 120 moonshiners as the result of six months’ work, Corrox in general looks better than ever known in Texas, and a erop of 2,500,000 bales is predisted. A xew’ celibate order of laymen of the Protestant Episcopal Chureh has been inst). tuted in Mew York, Tuavogvs Srevexs's will has boon sus tained, st Harrisburg, Penn, after twenty. #ix years’ litigation, Ir is estimated that the watermelon erop of Georgia yielded the State from £500,000 to @750,000 this year, Tux Chinese soldier is month, He gets 84, out of buy his food and clothing. maid off pal ! ones ¢ ich he has to Tuz SBonthern Exposition, w bold in Baltimore in 1897, expenditure of 85,000,000 Goverxmext officials sidering the scheme t in large cities by street onrs, Tux ref » have mall trar dally expenditare of th AVOrage Japaneses Government in connection with the war is estimated at §150,000 Forrexs farmers of Ga Ad. N. C.. w ssoorted four Mor orl gt the country have 3 Pola the hou i ar 1 Reromacaxs zalned enough votes in Connecticat town elections to alec Governor without recourse to the wisin ture, Tex Minnesota Rallway Commission has made a reduction in grain rates of fifteen per cent. It Is feared threo roads may be bank. rupted, A xew telephone is about to be brought out in New York City to compete with the present monopoly, and will make rents a mouth, Mrpicar schools alter Europ have been opened in China this year. instraoctéon lor the present will English. SUGAR MEN INDICTED. They Must Answer for Refusing to Reveal Trust Secrets, The Geand Jury of the Criminal Court of ofl Columbia returned indict. ments against HH, 0. Havemeyor, President, and John E. Searles, Secretary, of the Sagar an models The bo given ln Trust, and Allan Lewis Seymour, of Sey. mour Brothers & Yeung, brokers, of Wash ington City, These indictments are the direst result the rofusal of these gentlemen to answer questions asked by the Senate Sugar Scan dal Committee Mr. Havemevaor appears before the commithen in Jun ast, and, Inanswer to questions as to contribu. tions made by the Sagar Trost ‘or campalzn purposes, promised to open his Looks 1 he committee on the following day a his reappearance belore the commit tee, however, he doelined to submit his books for examination in accordance with advice from his counsel. He volunteere] the infor mation that the Trust made no to the National campaign fand, but did con tribute to State fands, Upon his refusal t answer further questions the nittes re ported the facts to the Senate, ani the was certified Ly the Viee-President to District Court for action, Mr. Seymour refused to answer questions in regard to stock purchased or sold by his firm, and was certified, as was Mr. Searles, for refusing to answer questions similar to those put to Mr. Havemeyer Corrected indictments were also returned against Brokers John W. MeCarthy and E. R Chapman These witnesses were indicted, together with Correspondents Sehriver and Edwards, last summer, but wnt ribations n TL | pertain defects were found in the papers. MURDERED HIS SISTER. Carr and His Vietim Had Trouble Over Their Mother's Property. William G. Carr, aged foriy-ene, an ome ploye in the Grove street mill of the Wash burn & Moon Manufacturing Company, mur dered his sister, Mrs, Ellen Luc'er, aged forty-four years, at Worcester, Mass, There had been trouble in the family over the disposition of property leit by the mother, who died last January, Angry words pansnd, and then the Woman sereamed and ran out of doors, Carr went out by another. door and yard, Here he fired ona shot from a re. wolvor at short range, The bullet entered ‘ d directly through the left temple and passed « y ug | away trom him. | the brain, Goodrich, #5000; A. Lofton, £2000, | Mre, C, P. Redmond, 810,000: Capitol Hotel, #2000: Arkansas Stacles, $2000; | Ball Telephone Company, 2000; Sam | Radoliph & Company, $5000 ; E, Elienbogen, | £4000 ; Arkansas Carpet and Parnitare Com- | pany, $20,000 ; Little Rock Tent and Awning Company, $2000 ; Wilson and Wath Station. ery Company, $15,000 , W, P, Homan, $2000 J. W. Bidelman, #1500, Several hundred others sustained losses ranging from $500 to $1200, WHEAT, FIFTY CENTS, Bread Can I3e Made Now at a Cent a Pound, Wheat never sold as lowas it did a fow days ago in Chieago, The reguler contract grade of the article was disposed of on } "Change at fifty cants per bushel, A bushel of wheat will yield about forty pounds of the best grads of flour, and that will make at least Afty pounds of bread. So that, without adding the cost of baking, bread could be made from wheat at this price at one eent a pound A man would need to hire an exe ees wagon to take home hall a dol t's worth of bread, and If his fam. fly did not consist of more than himself and wife and two children his fifty cents would k them all in bread for two weeks, estis their united bread appetites at three “i halt pods aos on the world's ob that the excess over 0oD~ sumption vo per cont, a I— CHINA HAS RATIFIED. Treaty Kept Secret to Influence Amer. fea’s Attitude, The Chinese Governmont, after a delay of | more than a month, hiss finally ratified the troaty with the United States providing for the exclusion of Chinese laborers from this country and recognizing the validity of the Geary law and other statutes relating to Chinese immigration, OMelal notieation of this important action has been withheld under elrcumstances ex eeadingly mystifying to the State Depart. ment, but it is supposed she intended to in« fluence America's attitude during the Japan Ohina war, ——— LOST IN THE FLOOD. More Than Seventy Houses in Sagua Ia Grande Swept Away. The Sagua River overflowed its banks and the city of Bagus Ia Grande, Cuba, is flooded, Many of the residents of the ofty have been drowned and the damage to property Is im. mense, Mors thea houses have bean oar ried a Siives by taking. whenoe met her in the | THE NATIONAL FINANCES PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT OF THE TREASURY, A Month’s Working of the New Tariff Law-—Recelpts and Expenditures in Detall—A Surplus of Between 850,000,000 and $60,000,000 is Indleated. Tho United Btates monthly debt statement shows n net Increase in the publio debt less cash In the Treasury during September of $8,152,700.84, The interest-bearing debt Increased $140 ; non-interest-bearing debt increased $824,182.95, and the cash in the Treasury decreased $7,228,387.89. The balance of the several classes of nt the close of business on Beptember 29 wore: Interest-bearing debt, $685,042,810 ; debt on which Interest has censed sines ma turity, $1,830,080,26 ; debt bearing no inter- est, $350,098 406.42 ; total, $1,017,566,886.68, The certifiontes and Treasury notes offset by an equal amount of eash in the Freasnury $612,480, 470, a decrease of $2,014,100. The total cash In the Treasury was $774,135 928, - 68 ; the gold resarve was #58.875,217, and the } debt | net onsh balance #61,044,402.85, In the month there Wis an incrosse In gold eoin and bars of $2,779, | B57.43, the total at the close being $128,065,706.92. Of silver thore was a de- crease of $5,850.977.84. Of the surplus there was in Nationa! bank depositaries §16,305.508.01, against $17,520,807.20 at the end of the previous month, The first month's recvipts of the Treasary Department, those for the month of Bep- tember, wnder the operation of the new Tariff law were made publie, The aggre- gate receipts for the month were $22,621,288, as compared with $24 582 756 for the month of Beptember, 1868, As compared with the month of Angust, 1504, when the receipts from internal revenue assumed abnoral pro- portions because of the large withdrawals of whisky in anticipation of the increased tax of twenty cents a gallon, they are in round figures $18 600.000 leas, According to the estimates upon whishthe new Tarlll bill was based, it was to produce from sugar $43,000,000 a year, and from the income tax placed at a minimum figure $15.- 000.000 n yonr., No revenue from either of these sources Is shown in the receipts of the uth of Beptember for the reason that the income tax does not become operative until Jauuury 1, 1805, and thres or fous months’ supply of sugar was Imported priot 10 the passage of the new law, anticipa- tion i valorem tax placed upon ft, Ui is of the estimates submitted, ar feh the Tari was framed, t ‘ fr hc principal = 3 be at tf " ' nue-~was put your, For the peésent fiscal your en $07,548,174, for the correspond the rr» 4 1 date, $50.797.243 has t at the rate of $140.000.000 a year, and ine ternal revenue, $58 944.1 $22,000,000 a year, slightly in excess of the estimate of S878 000 000, upon the Tarif blll was based, theses two ftems, leaving mise neous revenues of SW 0M0.000 as a From present indications, when from sugar and the incomes tax be- gins to be received and customs and internal retiue receipts assame thelr normal cone + & surpius for the Meal year of be- 850.000 000 and $60,000.000 at the esent ratio existing between recaipts and 6. or at the rte of eon pr expenditures is indicated, CRUSHED TO DEATH, Five Boys Who Stole a Ride on a Train Killed, An accident by which five boys lost thelr lives and two were injured, one seriously, occurred near Woodstock, 111, on the Chie espe & Northwestern Rallway. The dead are: Territ Davis, of Mount Morris, Ill. , E4 -, known us Milwankee EA4, of Milwaukee, Wis, ; Bert Little, of Free. port, LiL, and two unkn boys. The injured John Grady, of Fall River ; 8am Newman, of Freeport, ll, and known man, whose leg is broken, and » Is Injured internally, As a heavily Joaded freight was approach- ing W sok the axle of one of the cars in the center of the train broke, throwing the ear and two others from the track, The car eanusing the accident was loaded with lum- ber, It seems that the boys were riding on top of the lumber inside of the oar, and the oar lenving the track caused the lumber to slide over and veon them, killing five and injar- e others, The dead are all boys rang- ing in age from thirteen to twenty-one, and some appear to be of respectable families, Sam Newman and Dert Little, the twd Freeport (IIL) lads in the Woodstock wreok, were each thirtean years old. They rae away from hom» a month ago, wn Bre a odst ing ti FROM A LIVING TOMB. Four Imprisoned Miners Rescued Atter Fifty-four Hours. John J, Fanning, Willlam B. Mitchell, George Barney and Andrew Kiohesky, the four miners who were entombed In the slope | of the Northwest Coal Compaey at Carbon- | fale, Penn, alive and well and do no! seem much the worse for thelr long imprisonment, have been rescued. All are | Asx soon as an opening was made, refresh. ments wore passed through to the prisoners, and thelr hunger and thirst had been satis- fled belore they reached the surface, The men were without light and food for fifty. four hours, They procured water from a miniature well which they dug in their cell. In consequence of having been so long in | darkness, Fanning, when taken out of the shaft, was unable to see a lamp held two feet None of the mon could remember whether or not they bad slept, and said that the sen- sation was like that of a parson in a trance, There was rejoicing when the men were brought to the suriace and escorted to their homes, THE SAMOAN REBELLION. The Insurgent Chiefs Have Made Sub- mission to Malletoa, The rebellion in Samoan is at end, Tamassese and the rebel chiefs made sube mission to King Mallston on board the Dritish war ship Curacon on August 28, Submission and the surrender of 100 rifles ware the only torms imposed, It is not ex- pected that peace will last long. Ons British and two Gorman war ships will remain at Apia until the hurricans season, High Chief Mamen, Minister Metlnotine t to the United States in 1878, and who ® the treaty confirming the grant of Pago Pago Harbor to the United States, died after a short illness on Bep* “ber §, —— A FATAL WATERSPOUT. Houses and Bridges Carried Away by Floods In Venezuela, A waterspout near Valencia, Venesuels, killed more than 150 persons and caused a loss in crops of $400,000, Heavy rains oon. tinus, Many houses and bridges have been carried away. THE WAY OF THE WOR i LD, There once was a hermit who lived nears strenm, In a pleasant, commodious cave ; Folks glared on him dally, with wonder su. premse, And he lived on the presents they gave. But one morning he found, with such dread ful dismay, That he could hardly open his lips, A new hermit settled just over the way, And himself in a total eclipse, ~F, B, Opper, in Bt, Nicholas, —————————— HUMOR OF THE DAY, Lawyers help those who help thems selves, — Puck, Women are fonder of talking than of conversation.— Boston Transcript. Few people see things as they are, Most mortals see them as they want them. —Galveston News. The world is fnll f of people who i 3 £4] ire i go BOL hi r outstanding at the end of the month were | R¢YCT R8pire above pulling something down. — Milwaukee Journal. The cloaks and the coats You may air as you will, But the odor of camphor Will cling to t Chieazo Inter-Ocean, Jasper—*‘How did Mr. Blublood make his wealth?’ Jumpuppe—‘‘He didn't make it. He inherited it, and it made him.” —Puck. where was the igneay Teacher— “Johnny, Declaration of Independence & Johnny-~**At the bottom of the page, mum.” --Syracuse Post. Prospective Purchaser — “What min- erals are there in this spring?” Owner —*“Plenty of gold and silver, if you advertise it properly.” -Truth, “She is a great favorite with the ' “Yeu.” “Why doesn’t male sex she marry?” “‘Her numerous engage- ments prevent her,” — New York Presa, Nell— “Mr, Sillicus is only an apsl- ogy for a man Belle— “Well, wouldn't you secept an apology if it was offered 7”—Philadelphis Record. "Tis not for all the things { want! My pocket kl Alas! I'm poor, be 184 i i tt I do not need When a girl ass a dimple in r cheek she loesnt usually get 0 De more than seventeen years old before she learns how to work it. —Somer- ille Journal. “Call him a veteran joke writer? Why he is not more than twenty years old.” “That is so; but his jokes are veterans all the same "—Indian- spolis Journal She—*“I don’t see you with Miss Gotrox any more. Have you and had a misunderstonding?’ He—** an understanding. She rejected me.” —Brooklyn Life. Client— *‘T want to sue the railroad company for $50,000 damages. What is the first thing for me to do?” At- torney--**Give me a retainer for $500.” Detroit Free Press. “What! haven't baby yet?” Mamma—‘No.,” “Can't find anything good enough?” Mam- ma—*‘N---no; can't find out which unels is the richest.” --Chicago Inter. Ocean. “What's the matter with Jennings, Harlow?" “Oh, mental trou- ble. He suffers from a complete loss of memory.” Jove! he's in great luck, considering his past." — Harper's Bazar. you named the some ““Saffers? Patient—*‘Can you tell me, doctor, the cause of baldness?’ Physician-~ “Nothing easier, sir. It is due to the falling out of the hair. Will yon pay now, or shall I put it down to your ac- count ?’'-~Boston Transcript. Teacher —** “They builded better than they knew.’ Do you understand that?" Bright Boy- «“‘Yes'm ; they always do. Teacher---*“Who always do?” Bright Boy---“The architects, you know, Pop's new $5000 house cost most £10, 000, "Good News, Friend---“How did the count pro- pose to you, and you sccept, if he could not understand your language nor you his?" American Heiress---*‘It was very simple. He showed me his family tree and I showed him my bank book." New York Weekly. Miss Bellefield—*'Mr. Spatiers is a good sportsman.” Miss Bloomfield — “Is he? He never shoots anything.” Miss Bellefield—*‘That is why I call him good. I think it is real wicked to kill innocent animals and birds," — Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph. “Hast thou a lover?” asked he, “Oh, maiden of the Rhine?" She blushed in sweet confasion And softly faltered “Nein.” He felt rebuffed and knew nol What best to say, and then A sudden thought came to him; He pleaded, “Make it ten.” —Detroit Tribune, He—*"Now that we are engaged, I must know if any ona ever kissed yom before.” She--**Oh, George, how can you doubt me? bring you a heart as fresh and ardent as your own.” (George doesn’t know whether to be satisfied or not.)-<Baltimore Tele- gram. When one girl tells you that she ale ways prefers the summer at the sea- shore and ansther girl tells you that she always prefers to spend the sam- mer at the mountains, you may be pretty sue generaily that the first young lady tans and the second young lady freckles. Somerville Journal. Mr. Smallwort«*‘I see that a fe- male bank robber has been operating out West and has so far escaped ep. tare.” Mrs. Smallwort—'‘How do they know it is a woman if the robber has not been captured?’ Mr. Smalls wort— “The combination locks have all been picked with a hairpin." Chicago SI ——— The present price of beef in Paris in forty cents per pound, mutton being fuirty eight cents, veal thirty-six cents, the best horse meat sixteen cents per pound.
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