unn si wjisigion.
IMPORTANT SUGAR DATA.
Agricultural Department Issues a Report
cb tho Sugar Bret
Tiifc is mi'h Information fur thofe iden
Iilicd with sugar iutr sts m n report j'lt-1 tJ
uedlyt!.e agricultural deportment ou the
ugar beet, lu reviewing the Cost of manu
facture. Il says thai iu 113 factories report
ing in (i-r!r..iiiy, tl;o mean n't profit for
each facti ry im .12,240 for the prist year.
The price reported paid fur beet is ui-milly
fictitious, ti.i' I l i t growers owning the f.i'-to-rjr
and referring t.i r-Imr" in tin' general
ITbtiix rather ttiuii .i charge u Inch price fi r
the beets. First class ted rarely sell fur
kn t li la 11 ?j u t :i.
Western H"' t Sugar Company of Wat
scimdc, Cal.. stated tlutt in the season IHs.
V tli cost i-I manufacturing sugar from I ho
beets nmouutc 1 vsd.so per tmi of sugar.
'J ho d-puriim-tit hold. mm Hint the best ma
chinery a:cl if;'- most economical pni'TiMK,
tect sugar 'fin h" n:;i le !n this country nt a
cost of tr, ::i il In 1 :ont per outid, when
tli pri.- i f Is does nut exceed $5 a ton.
1 ri tn n ImU" mini it Is stated thai in
I'.urope tli" ru.-t of frc-ting a fiii't'iry with
ih" mu-t modern mucniiiory of u capacity of
at !-:i-t ::00 ton .I beets "j . i r day in about
rvOO.con. lu this country, owing to Inerea..
ni o.si if truns ortiitioti ami the higher
prij of luhor, tho o ist j rohnbly would lt
r.so,(u-i. I In- report discountenance cheap
manufacturing processes
r if !! :i hope In Inrir.'
cstnbiisnii.g i li
pted: ds i lint tii'
RELIEVING DISTRESS.
The President RscommeaJ Federal Ail
For luffirti
The Trosideut sent the following message
to the Senate anil the House of Kef resents
lives: .
To the ('engross of the I'nited States:
Information which p.ae receutiy come to
me from the governors of Arkansas, Missis
sippi and Louisiana, and from prominent
eitl.em i f these Siatib and T'liin-wc, war
rants the conclusion that wide-spread dis
icrss, involving tin- destruction of a large
amount of property and loss oi liuuiun life,
has rtiiltftl from the Hoods which have sub
merged that section of the country. 'I hrw
urn .-tatd, on r'iluhl authority, to lit the
uioft di-atructlvei tluods that havnevrr ili'Vas
talrd the Mi.slflpi'l vuUry, tun waUT teiu
inm h lili'iT lhau the higint since It has
r'-lirlied Imlore.
J'ctails of tho extent of the ravage of tho
iloo.l are 'iveu and the l'usldeut eiijs
lurther
IKE LMEST FCREtGH IKTILIIGEKGL
SLAUGHTERING NATIVES.
French Expedition in Africa Hark Thiir
Paths Wits Stood and Flamst.
The correspondent of tho AMtociated Tress
wriiiiiK frru lirauavilie, Africa, gays that
; Jlrri.hand"s exjiedition, on Its Journey up th
Mi-nlanie river.toward the ciiator,burneil
every villiiL'e on tho Matiyauga road, killing
a few hundred tiatives uml laWljj: ail their
i live stork fur food. . On the pretext of ro
' lieviiiu nioii who had U'eu stoppsd ut tbo
i croisini; of the yuullo river, war was deelar
1 ed on tlm native. The llrst real skirml.-U
I was with a chief named Molyalla. who kill
, ed u French soldier uhout a year ago. Slohy
I alia showed resntauoe.but his Hint locks were
i ..t ,iinl .t tl-.i mmli'm rMli Af ill i Vlll 111
I nder the circun:Maaccs the citizens of I .. Jn,,n.u n,i ,i. l,,:.,! . - olT and
i:o-oi.eiailon and , ij,,,,.,.,., to HrazzavillP. The nativts cay
over 1U0 men were killed in urn village, oui
Merehaud soldiers assert that the number
DUN'S TRADE REVIEW.
these States look fur the
wippo-t of tbo national government in re- j
lu vlug the pressing cases oi lestunilou tor
food, clothing and .'belter, which are beyond
tim reach of local efforts The authorities
who have coiiisi'.uiii.-ated with the executive
recognize that their llrt and niot.1 energetic
duty is lo provide us fur as sslbie tho
means of earing for their own iitbens; but
nearly nil of them agree in the opinion that,
lifter their rebourees have been exhausted, a
sum aggregating nt leuet tl0,CKjO. and
possibly ?X),000 will be reiuir'd for Ini
llieiiiHle use.
l'riK'i.'dents urn n t wanting that in such
emergencies as tilts I ougress lias taken
prompt, generous aud intelligent action, In-
iind holds out no vulvitis tl.oexpi'uiluuroof cohsldernole sums
of successfully or money, with satisfn 'tory results, lu 1Ki4,
hid I ci t sugar factory, but j .'.iO,(ion was appropriated, and lu IXHZ,
ip'Tiitivo lactorv rr.etiioil t,w wis ai-o npproprinie'i kt n-iu'i iu
h
plU'll'i'd III I-II rope. In Will
inrnii r l.oid p.irt or major;!
mil i'v. i tualiy c..:ii" into u
I'T.sl'l u,.'.ric ton, of l"'ol-
lo'niuiii '.I' tori' s in l.S'j.'j-'.i.. iin riMvcre J,-I'Sj.li-.'l
'o h- giown b sliiireliiddi-rs,
s.,.v"n . (.( Mu;ar factories am noiv shown
la I ? in o cruti. a i:i this country and lo ir
other- are I milling or coi.ti'iiipiating.
'1 h" rat" of iii'Va-i' In sugar consumption
fur twenty-three ji'llr" has l i t 11 J7S per i.'enl
l!l tl.e I ;.i 1 St:l''e: 1 li III France; l.V.t 111
viermui.y; lu 111 Au.stiu, uiol 'J'J iu Fnglaud,
WORK ON THE TARIFF,
I!ie Ei.l w.:i
bi Heady
Weeks.
The !;' ul iienn sub-fom :nitt''ii of the
Sinn;!' I iiiarici' committee expect to have th
larill bi.l lendy to report iu about two weeks.
Many of th n iie.lulcs hnvc received linal
attention, aii.ori; tliem l'"ing cliemicals and
cottons. J he comtuitteu has deemed It wis
est to Wnv" t.'ie rati s on wool, sugar, hides,
toal. lend ore, lumber and all the other Im
portant siiij' rt- until the simpler mailers
ran bn det mi mined. It is understood that
many reduction in duties lime beeu made.
'I he ili-j-i f itioi, i f th "omniltlee is to make
nqH.lt" general r"dii. tl iii,l.ut this Is found to
tie a tasK i; 1 1 iisy t" iiccomplti.li because of
the Insistence of Senator upon having tho
strongest protection for the ar.icles iu which
the; are artlcuiarly inler' slid.
UMP0!J IS OESTEEPEROUS.
Ictii'.i That He Will Block Business Dot t
P. ied ftivts In
Ueprc; .'btative Jerry Himpson declares iie
will carry into elT"et his threat to block auv
business waich the, llou- may attempt to do
by unanimous consent before tho speaker
Las appointed co:iritt(-s. lie says tie will
also call for a iiuurtim to npprovu the journal
teen, l line tne House meets.
bect-prowiii ' ! 'he s.imo dirocliou, oesidts large sums in
of the stock, ! other ways.
here, of 11.-i Ihe ( i:i;;ens' lle'.icf Committee of Jlcm
l"lierei to tu'i' i phis. will. -ii hiiii taken prompt action, ban
already eared for from ii.OOU to T.MMI
refugees from the Hooded districts, and they
uie still ainving lu that city lu large num
; bers daiiy. Supplies ami provisions have
1 I n sent to the various points In Arkansas
( mid Mississippi by this committee, l.ut the
j utmost that can be done by these efforts is to
! partly relieve the most aeeute ciien of suf
; feriug. No action has yet been taken fur the
i great majority o'l the iiihabitantR living in
j the interior, whoo condition has already
been desctllied.
I "I nder l!f. so conditions, nr.d having ex
erted themselves to the fullest extent, the
local authorities nave reluctautiy confessed
their Inability to lurther cope with this dis
tressing situation unaided 'iy relief from tho
government.
"It lias, therefore, seemed to mo that the
representatives of the eopie should bo
promptly informed of the nature and extent
of the suffering uml needs of these stricken
people, and 1 have communicated these facts
in the hope mid belief that the legislative
branch of the government will promptly re
enforce the work ol the local authorities in
the States uumud.
YVU.I.I M Mi KIM. FY.
FxeculiTo Mansion, April T, 18U7.
in About Two :
i SEVENTEEN HISSING.
i
Only 35 of 62 Persons in the Burned Hotel
at Knoxvills Accounted For.
i The entire block between L'uion and
I lieservoir streets, on tlify street, Knoxvllle, .m.IltlUtvi.,,of , f'rcign embassies on Sat
ieun.. Wltu the exception ot inn .Mctilie" j urday that, ill conseiuenco of the tireek lll-
buildlng the largest and Irandsomest block
in the city was destroved bv fire at n loss
estimated at from tl.odu.MO to I..MiO,(Klll.
Of l!i guests who were sleeping In th
whs not mora than '& or 60. After the battle
the village was burned. '
Continuing their march, the Tillages along
the Maiiyauga rond were surrounded ut
night, and, as daylight approached, the
natives'" were awakened by the blast of a
trumpet,' mid, us they came out of their huts
were shot down on ail rides. Village after
village was destroyed tn this manner, no
ipinrter lieing given." The natives used clay
balls in their oil muskets, having burned
them dry to tu consistency of brick. In
shooting they do not put the gnu to the
shoulder or look along the sight, polntiug at
th" object ns one would with n stick and
then tiring. Several of Merchniid's men
were struck by these clay balls, but wet" not
wounded serbuisly.
( apt. Iihnnis has charge of a force which
is marching to the cii'.iatorlal hikes and the
source of the Nile on Henry M. Stanlev s old
trail, up the Atuw imi river The object of
the Men-hand expedition is to march to the
headwaters of the Mubatigi, cross over to the
headwaters of the Nile and attack the
Hcrvishes or Arabs, while t'apt. Mianis will
attack them from another point. The ex
pedition while eiidi avoiing to couiuer tho
Arabs, will also look nfler the French uml
llelgiiiti Interests In this section and check
mate the F.iulish in attempting to occupy
the territory. If the plan is successful It wll
connect tho French Congo with I.ake Tchad.
PUSHING THE WAR.
Greek Insurgents Have Captured the Town
of Kranio.
Tlie Turkish garrison of IJaltitio, number
ing about (WO men, which was besieged by
tho (ireek insurgents, has cu'. its way
through the ( reeks, with u loss ot ill) men
killed. The lighting was stubborn. It was
only at the fourth attempt that thn Turks
were able to issue from their barracks.
The Insurgents continued their march Into
Macedonia, and have captured the town of
Kraiila. Further, they pursued the lurks
close to Ciprlc, wlil'-h is only two hours dis
tance from tircvenu.
Throughout the operations which have
hi.hrrto been so successful fir the insur-
' gents, the latter lest only three chiefs killed
1 arid lour men wounded.
J he Turkish government Informed tlierep-
k Ctserful Viw cf the Situation Thert
Will B Ho tearcity of Wheal.
' Out of oN,0'J failures with liabilities ot
CGU,752,6M in the first quarter, 74 banking
failures covered more than, a fifth ot the
amount, 12.7U.GjO, and 3,315 fuliurea with
llnblilties ot !U.47,M2, or nearly threw.
tilths, are classified this week according to
I rauubcv ot business, leaving only 61)7 full
urea and less than a tilth of the liabilities,
1 12,000,019. in branches ot manufacture or
trade not specified. (July two of the thirteen
trading classes and only four of thirteen
trading classes show liabilities for the quar
ter larger than lust year, and only live manu
facturing and three, trading show larger
average liabilities. For th ) moultl of March
only three manufacturing and tout trading
i lsse show larger amounts than last year,
and only two muuiifa'-turingund live trading
show a larger average of liabilities. lu al
most every case, also, it is shown that tho
increase Is due to one or two exceptionally
large failures lu that class. The returns
compnred with those of three previous years
UiS'-iose much improvement already, and a
bright prospect for monsdicrenfter.
A sudden Col apse iu the wheat market,
exceeding 3 ts lu a dny, appears to have
no other cAu:e than ft belated perception
that past accwpllon and i-s'.imutes of yield
and consumption, official and other, have
been misleading. Floods and ether un
favorable weather for scedini; have no
weight. Expectation of great scarcity and
high prices l.urst llko n bubble, nud'for a
time the only support was the taking cf pro
Ills by speculators for n fall, ltei-eipts have
not warranted hopes of n great advantage,
nor do they now wurrnut much expectation
of d'-cllnc. Western receipts are smaller
tbau last year, and Atlantic exports not
large, though over tiO per cent lurger than a
yenr ago. Corn receipts continue heavy ami
exports for the week were H.:ll:H,:i:i7 bushels
ugnlnst 1.1 U. 710 bushels last year.
The demand for cotton goods does not In
crease, although sales of fair magnitude con
tinue, but print cloths are dull. Speculation
in wool hai been chi eked by thn possibility
that duti--s may take elTvct April 1, and some
large shipments from abroad have been
con fiterni Hiiileil ivhlltl trailers here art less
disposed to sell. Hut trading between deal- '
ers makes up more than half the sales of j
l'J.iil'.i.'iUO pounds for the week, and since
sides lu six weeks at three ir.arkejs have been
"li, li;i,i;00 pounds it Is not Improbable that !
many mills have, as Is claimed, a full year's j
supply. The demand for men s goods has I
diminished, the llrst round of piui-hasi-H hav
ing been cumplolcd by many buyers with re
sults f -.l.-ly encouraging and the demand for
dross genii-, especially of the lower grade",
bns caused nu advance of 6 per cent in ec-nie
lines.
'I he iron industry Is hampered by tho con- t
lest betweej Mesaba or interests, which i
prevent as yet any settlement of ore prices i
mid leads many to expect further decline in !
Ilnlslied products. The Illinois steel works, I
the Fake Frio works at Cleveland and tho
works of Oliver & Co. and livers A Co. at j
Pittsburg are stopped l y labor difficulties, j
and somo furnaces have stopped because tho I
production of pig hud outrun tho ilemaiel
for finished products, und heavy stocks re
mained uiu-old.
MANY MILLIONS IMPERILED
Something of the Talue of Land Flooded
by the KissisaippL
MORE TROUBLE FORSrV1
. ; ., vs
Ttaro it am- Uprising Nov ( . J
. ef Forts Ri.. 4 K
. A dispatch from Havana san
u I 1 . . V. .
thestnanbih irovernmiit w
r o "-' CMVnH., 1
I vasioii of Jlaceiloiila. hilhem 1 asiia, the
) Turkish commander-iii-chlef, was tnarchliig
I on the (ireek he;iditiiirters at l.nrlssiu Ac
I curilifiL' tn ltiiLhentie iiifiirmatiiiu fibtalned
5 hitvo been accounted for. The hotel reg
i ister was 'lestrojed. and It will perhaps
I n-rer bo known how many lives wore lost.
'Those known to haw perished In the
flames nre A. E. Weeks of Locke, y.t
ilrummeri (i. Y. Iloherts, ot rula-kl, ieun,
There is no iegisiatlou for the House In I lightning rod agent; V.. A. Williams, Spring
,ii i .. .... u ....a. ..;..,!.. l.oi.. 1 i. .i.l ........on..
j t in, ii ,i,i t,iii yisy ('j ',('; ii iiiiu on, . to ',, ihmfi,, ,-iii'-i. iii.-i i-iiiiiiw
are returned to It l y the Senate, except the
small ii. alters cf routine business wht'-h are
Ilk el v t o arise, ninl Wlll'-Il have been e?n-
fldered re-i-ntly by unanimous coti-ent.
should ii'tditi inal measures for the relief of
th sufferers l y tnu Misi-sipi flu "is be
brougnt forward", Mr. M npson proposes n,
rim pel tl.e r u f a on rum an d tl.e
Ctlvn I ' II Ci.;;,:nU'.e,. id til'i... I h" I 'I'll. O-
rat. i!o ;n t Inter. I to ab' i Mr. S.u.ps u Hi
L.s oiv.tt;. tr.- i.t'.'ti.v.
Etii Distnbation.
f-c:re:.-i:y .'. Agriculture Wilson )ia initial-)
a Lew sv-tef: of 1 'iMrllci'lon In bis
itepartii.ent." Ill aim is to diversify, so far
, p. s-, 1 1-, the larm products r.f the coun
try, an 1 1 1 tuis end he is m.iklr.g a specialty
f s-ie -i:ng ii'-w a:id vaniu'Me seeds from ml
parts i : t. W orld and Utting th' -m in tie
Land i f farmers likely tou-e them to ad
Tantage. has begun th" Wors with sugar
leets and leguminous plants of all sorts
Wiuie sugar t- Is u.-e now widely cultivated
In th W ft, tl.e l.e-t seed at pr-sent conies
from anr-a-l. A large suf ply of these h.-h-grade
!, has b'-en t rdered and wnl be
li e. .s.y iijlribut'.'d.
.... 1
President Takes a Trip.
President M K;i,ley, Mrs. McKinley, M.-s.
baxt' n. tr, I r-si tsrit s secretary. Mr. Porter
and Ir. I' rter. with It. I!te. the l'resj.
deni's ptyi-lan. ond Mrs. llates, romposed
a va aii'.ii party that startM Wednesday
sf'.erno'n on tii- I nltel Stat-s steexship.
I'.spal'-n.
rtJf:5ATI0NS CONFIEMED
A?-jiT.t. CriilT and Gn. Wha'.on Past
Iht Sesate.
Tc s-ta! ha .i1hii 1 tfct foliowlr.g
Bt3iir;a:i -:. 'ihe-dor" I'.oo" ve!, i f S'-n
Vor. to (.-. stunt m-'fimt of the navy :
7 1- ins. W. i r:.b-r. '. W-.t Virginia. ., t
ti.ir I '. in? : 'ary of .tate I enton Ji.
! (r"f,. '. 'ii f.Vs:., to l.- t rotary of
t:. i I..'' 1 -""it' ll .e..u',on. ity of Me'.i' O,
an- A. - i r v. :..fj-r..e. i. to or,,. ; ,f th-
Hotel Knox when the lire broke out only ! Monday, however.the Turkish army had not
j sturteii, unu 11 IS supposed uiai ai me iitsi
j moment F.dhem I'aslia u orders to aJvance
i were cuiiutuimauded. Nevertheless the
: Turkish government still seems to have the
i Intention of attempting to seize and hold La
1 rissa until the (i rucks shall have evueuated
! the Island of Crete.
, It is pointed out that Kninln, tho town of
' Macedonia, which is in ihe hands of tho
, Greek insurgents, and the scene of tho pres
ent invasion, is un Important strategic posi
tion, threatening Edhi-Mi Fiu-hu's eouimillii-i-atinii
n ull .lauina, tho Turkish headquar
ters iu Albania.
MASSACRE OF PRISONERS.
Telegrams have been pouring in from dif
ferent cities inquiring about people sup
posed to luive been ,i Kiioxvlile. '1 ho work
of searching for the remaiu in the nuns was
begun an I the development already iinli--a:o
that tin- list oi dead wiil be much larg' r
than il was at llrst tliuught.
i liurre i remains were found In different
localities of th" ruin. Where one of these
bodl'-s is supposed to bin" I n cre
mated were found a number of po'h'-t
knives, shears, ra.ors. etc., which leads to
the beii' f that Weeks, the cutlery drummer
for tl.e lloches'er house, had attempted to
carry out Ins .-ample en-e.
i il tl ' injured perhaps only or." will die
I ( . II. Ilogie, ol Tciios.-ce, aeivll engineer,
lie ml.uied llair.es.
ALL STICK TOGETHER.
Democrats, 8i!ver Republicans and Populists
Combine.
I he Iietno'-rats, sliver Republicans and
I'upullsts lu the senate reached an ngroe
tnent on a permnnent coalition. The dea'
was completeil in a big conference held In
Senator liorman's committee room. Ihe
idea of the combination is to stand together
in senate reorganization. t was decided to
hold out .'or the assignment of ail piece
hitherto hold on committees by Jieraocials,
w hile tho l!"pubii"ns wnl bo permuted to
take the laces before b' Id Ty Jlcpubllouii
This scheme. If earned tl. rough, would
give the combination about "0 vacancies and
tl.e liepubll'-ai.s W). It Wis deeided to make
no concessions. Ah parties connected deny
that it Is tne intention of the new combine to
Work as a body against tho passage ot the
I'liigley bill. Ihe li'-ptioiii-uti senators laugh
, nt the catnhln".
The folio.iing seLutors attended the con
f' r'-r. '-: lJe:noe;ts Senatorn lormaii,
i ocre, Waitliaii, Jol.es of A ri ansa and
M .rphy. Siher li' lile-ans -.Sermtor- ( an
noi. and Mai.'l'-. I'opuilsU S'-nators Alc n
and I'e'.tigrew.
EAKTKQCAKE
Terrible Story of Fiendish Cruelty From
the Philipuin.
Tim American whaling, bark. Oniric W.
Morgan, brings a story from Yokohama of a
massacre at the southern island of (iuauv A
Spanish vessel brought from the I'liliipplii'
i-.ioii niu iniil drauitht, 11,300 tons: und
capacity of V2,!1)0 tons.
iirlsoii'rs.
to that point 400
I scarce and the guard small, mid the Instir-
j gent prisoner tried to escape. -r0 discour
age such attempts, tho Spanish soldier
amused themselves by bring into the burn.
I On the first night 75 prisoners were killed.
1 he second night M lost their llo. and the
; third bi, making IW In nil.
Those who survive are to be shot by mar
tial law later. They saved themseive lor
the time by making barricades of the bodies
of their dead companions. The corpses were
so riddled with bullets that the clothing on
1 them was iu tatters.
BRINGING TURKEY TO BOOK.
QUEEN OF THE NAVY.
Made Over 17 Knots an Hour, and Earned
$200,000 Premiums.
The battleship Iowa, the last of the prem-
I lum-nuiit oiuucsnips oi me navy, earned ior
her builders, William Cramp A hon.of I'lilla
ib'lphlu, i 200,000 by making an averugo of
17 knots an hour over the regular govern
ment courso olT the Massachusetts coast, In
the four hours' speed trial required by thn
government under the contract. The Iowa
(.roved herself to bo superior to either thu
iiAuinn or Massachusetts hy ( considerable
fraction of a knot, und N the iUeeu ot the
American navy, if not the most formidable
battleship admit.
Throughout tho trial the boat behaved ad
mirably. The heavy turrets, placed Willi
ubovi) the water line, gave her n much
1 greater roll than tho Indiana or Massachu
setts, but except for this she was much
steadier than the other battleships.
I The lown is ofllclully known as "sou-going
battleship No. 1.'' I he contract or ber eon
i struct ion was unard'-d February 11, li'.'.t.
I i he Iowa is larger than th" Indiana in
length, beam and deck inea.-uii un lit, but
, the dl-pusltlon of the buttery Is the Name ex
j cept that she curries four Ill-Inch guns and
six l-iii'-h guns, and ln r secondary battery
! is .'2 rapid lire und machine guns. The di
I iiienslons are; Length on the loadwnt-r
' lll.e, illiO feet: extra hrea.lth, 11 feet a'j
! inches: iiioided depths, ;!0 feet ! inches:
mean draught, l!4 feet; displacement on
a full coal
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KILLS 7 W0 HUNDRED
With Te:-
HAEiiIlC.1 t BIO MAJORITY.
Ck.cfs 5w Mayor Hti 2,222 Iter Vctts
Itia Ai. Olktr Caai4Ua
n ;'.r.iT i,- It, i Memf., on. (Ins Ii
afo.'. rtr If. lfrrlori, l-u.tr t',
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S. i . S. I-; v..' r., W. Hnm.li.
fa.:.' A frj.ltie'f ato u 'sn f.'l'ite. li.110
ivlt "ij. j.vt. f , : i.i l-'of. 't. if.
-t;. I ro!.;M'.oi.M, Va i. I.
p.a'-..''. i-.i'j'i. ! I.'. P. ifowarl
Hhrr:" '. ; rrf- l';, ''.''i Hmi'.ViU :.
y.rij .-I "f.l
'..'! f :f -n. !".'J) a,' nafia show
Trie iiltad of Formosa Shaken
rib'.s Conie.-)tiencts.
A'-eordli.g to in.nl udvi' e rec ivi il by lb"
i'i i:nr I rnnre's of Ja( an, a s-ver" earth
'j.iak o-eurr'-d at (iirau, Formosa, r-conlh.
i,ul Vn h'Usi a were to )! d over and
i. bout 'iU la rsons weie l.lin 1 or budlv In
;jii. Thu mortality from eurth.juai.H I.
said to le nicfru-if,g sluiriiiiigly of lutein
I rrr.ona. An order will I n Issue I
i-ff' -t that i,y eiirihipjako proof
ri.ty be erected v.ithin crtain limits.
to tne
h'iises.
' i: jri'i'te s.'Jer rr.er.. )
i-1 Tit' .';,'iti'lei;(. Ann-
n.i't 1 : : fit. tw.l :.ti a tt.r.i !
HfH '.: i 1). "M"i;.
Cenirtl Jn.lertor.'i Body.
I n body cf (I'-neral JoM-pli b. Fullerton
of St. I.ouis, who was killed lu a railroad
S'-"id nt on Ihe lla.tlrnore A Jhlo road, lo ur
iMklsnd. Md.. was found In thn Voughlo
gl.ei.y rusr, ej;ht mil's below the bridge,
where the t '-l'lmt 'curr"1. Ih body was
found br a farmer ui was d nk bunting,
i l. body wa se,t to ( bllli'iotb", O., lor
1uHnl. it err.la.lmed at Oakland. A
.all srr. y of men i,v l.-en aiar'-hlng for
If e iKly eef :r,e the ac'-Men?. 1 ullerton
w in tl. i.ej,er I kralne whl' h went over
the. I.k.k Into the f!vr.
il.- l'4 lM'U ill W'e
u 4 ium Ifvt a'f. '14 A. Vi'rA at
Ijv-rj. I . wl "'Sj.auy arj'1
i vA 4 1:1'. i) ' ' 'f sb'.b-y-lxi.
. ti!') "I.' H'tu li,'d ,f fifi-
SV-ft Hiri i'J Af "1l I'fl lAuit ll.p oe,,
A ta.vnu,J (JUs'is )JrtwJ. 'fta.
USII IM llf UtU tt.'-H ifM-M'ft
l-prl, it.KIf,) fUll.t ki Xtt UU
Ul.lZ ULEORAXt
J.ady Henry Y'lll'i'-K bus et,l,i ?J).
I inn. Millard aiklngi'ifet Ihe W. I ', T. I,',
in tl.e sio p u I l, i for abite ribbon
1,'liva In ' I' li.
Arthur U'iM.ii, u l. ftit' of the lllooiiilng
ton. Jib. i oof Uim, l eir Ui Sm.Wi by lbs
OmUb iA , bf!ln nlfi lu I'libau'lpbta.
I k U'Mirt JII ne )ef Hjf'i.
Th President Will Send Ex-Secretary Fes
ter to Settle Amerioan Claims.
The udoptlon of a vigorous policy to se
cure from the Turkish government a settle
ment of the claims preferred by the United
State on account of the destruction of
American missionary property and out rags
to American missionaries during the upris
ing against the Armenian In the thu full of
lsti.'i, i being considered by tho rsw admin
istration and probably will be put Into
operation soon. Fresldent MeKlnley's pro
gram cont' rrinla'.'ti the sending to Constanti
nople ot John W. l ost' r, foimcr Secretary
of Stat", a a special envoy, with the rank of
ambassador, to secure Iroin the suilau the
payment of the claims and u speedy trial of
thou, Amen 'an oili-o-iis against w hom
-barge him- been made by Turkish oflb'ials.
J I. o President probably will send to ( nn
'rc a me-mige recommending that authori
ty he glvii him to commission a special am
bassador to Turkey for this purpnse. The
; rogram meets the nprroval of leaders in
i ongrcsn of both parties.
I lain. s amounting to 1 160,000 Lave boon ;
pr". -nteil by Minister Terrell, on account of ,
tiio damage done to the l.uphrate college (
at llirpoot, which Is the properly of thai
j American boat d of foreign missions,! llic
Marash 'I lieological semluiuy, ami the rsl-!
denei) of un Arneri'-iiu missionary at Has- I
I o,u'-y, a suburb ol ( oiisliintlnoplu lieniou
siraicn han been made on aceoillit of the
, treatment of llev. (i. I', haapp, an Amsrl
ran nilsalonarv who was stationed at I'.ltlls.
, Slid was expelled from the Turkish einiiiru I
on a charge ol exciting Armenians to rebel- 1
lion.
Have Abolished Slavery.
1 be Kultau of Zanzibar haa Issued a decrnei
abolishing slavery. It proildca that enllng
rights over coiicublii'-a shall reinalii us be
1 foie, unless tier freedom Is claimed by a con-
eullije on account of cruelty. 'I he govcrii
I Hu nt will pay eoiiipen.atlon for all slavea
j legally held. 'Ihe siilluii explained (be !-
-ree to leading Arabs Is foru lasulug It, on
, tlm theory that the eompeutalloii and harem
clause would feeoiiuli Iheiu to the measure.
No feislaiic Is Hs"'til. as lbs Arabs have
I been com pi lly cowed by lb feceiit bom-
bardment,
yrssb Outrsgis Reported.
Tbs lndoo Daily Chronicle publishes an
FIVE DROWNED AT SEA.
Barkentine Sunk off 8avannah by a New
York Steamship.
The 1'iant steamship I.a (irande Duchcsse,
which arrived at Savannah, (la., Sunday
from New York, collided Friday with the
American barkentine Nellie Smith, bound
from ( una to New York, cutting the barken
tine lu two. Tho barki-iitlun sunk lu live
minutes.
l ire went down with the wreck as follows:
Captain liodge, of l'eiiiioily, Muss.; First
. Mute Asson, of llostoii; Second Mate Nelson,
j ul Ilrooklyn; Martin Simons: Huns --- ,
seaman. Wliifleld S. liuddedgc, Stewart:
Frank Conway, hidsiiiiin, and Lars llrtr
I vnsan. seainan, were saved and w retaken to
New Yors.
The llrst mate, Asson, wiih nt the helm,
. llnrvasan, who was on the lookout, In his
statement to the muster of thn steamer, suld
! that the collision would not have mrrcil
I till I the mate stood by the wheel, but instead
of doing so, he ran toward the captain and
the crash came before he could ciinngo the
, Vessel's course.
IVu urn tit I'M tlidr ilvn awl waiiv . fcauact truiu a Mler from an occasional eor-
tU-iitud ooilars worth of bsjluliiiga wm do. j respondent In Asia Minor d"lailng that '4,.
mufi lo liuxiios Ayrm by a Ore llaibul CM persons have perlshxj by Mueeu uisssa.
j Uttu a a-sptosiou nt flrork, arm u lofcar,
' AN ALABAMA CYCLONE.
i
Former 8uffr Heavily From Wind and
Rain.
I A cyclone passed over a portion of luile
I county, Ala., h aving wreck ninl disaster iu
' its path. Many house were demolished, A
! Mis. l owers was cuiighi by the falling tlm
i ber of her homo ami died before sho could
! be rescued. Phis i the only fatality report
' ed. For many miles the farmers aro suffer
I lug everything they hud was swept away
j by the wind or ruined by the torrents of rain,
i'lha clth.eiis ol (J.'.ark liuvu sent several
I wagon loads of supplies to those In need.
Broke Bryan' Platform.
W, J. Ilryan was Injured at St. Augustine,
Fin., by the eiivliig-iu of the pliiK.a from
which lie was speaking, Neatly 400 men and
women were preclpated llboiil il) feet to the
ground and many of them Injured, but uoiim
fatally. Mr. liryun was picked up uncoil
clous and removed to a physician s office,
whore an examination revealed that he had
not received any Injuries of a serious ehar-ni-ler.
He hud Just finished a ' speech from
tho piax.ii of a holl when thu crowd llocknd
urouud him and so great was thn strain that
one aoi'ilou ol the plssit, 40 feut S'piuro, lull
through,
BRIEF MENTION.
Col. A. T. Win, of Saginaw, was idnciuil
ibpurimeiit cominaniler of the Michigan
liisiid Army ol lbs Itepiibllc.
The "Upen Hoard of Jlrokers," a New
Yoik bllio! pool couneru, was- raldud and
liloaei by lbs police oil Hatiirday.
A Hlg Voiir freight train was biirnsd In
Indianapolis lu ooiissipinuie of the exploslou
lu var lossleil with whisky. Olio Cfuushaw
IM aurlouely lujurud
A statement relative to thu agricultural
interests ot tho submerged districts o
the Misstssipil valley' south ot Cairo,
III., bus been issued by the depart
ment of agriculture. The total area under
water April 6, was about 15.H00 square miles,
of which iJoO square miles was in Missis
sippi, 4. W0 lu Arkansas. 1,750 in Missouri,
l.iOO in ' Teiiuese aud 450 in Louisiana.
This regiou contulned In ls'.K), bo far as cao
be determined in view ot tbe Indefinite
boundary lines of the florid, a population of
:)7'.i.(is5, of which l!Mi.4H!, or about one-half,,
was In Mississippi, 100,226 ill Arkansas, uud
the remainder about eiiuaily divided be
tween Missouri nud Tennessee. Taklugthe.
euttre region, the colored population out
numbered the whites in the proportion of 12
to 7.
The Hooded districts contained, It Is esti
mated, about 3 H,. r 00 farms, of which about
IS.Stn are iu Mississl pi, uenrly 10.000 in
Arkansas, and u like number about equally
divided between Missouri and Tennessee.
Tlje-e (turns contiilu n total area of about
:i'),000 seres, one-half of which is in Mis
sissippi uud rather over one-fourth in Ar
kruisus, the proportions In Missouri and Ten
nessee being about the same, as in the case
of the number of (arms. The total value of
these farms, with their improvement, farm
Implements, etc., is close upon iii. 000,000,
aud here also the proportion iu the dllTercnt
states lire about the same as above noted.
Tho live stock on hiiud January 1 ot tho
present year was valued at ov- r 7,500,00O,
divided in very much the same proportions
its other tut in property. It is estimated that
of the crop of lust year over t:l,760.000
worth remained on hand iu the submerged
region of the last of the mouth, cotton repre
seutinc; about two-third of this amount and
corn practically all the remainder. The larg
est interests nt stake so far tiro those of the
stute of Mississippi, whose Hooded districts
represent an Invested capital iu ugricnlturn
alone close upon i 42,0(10,000. 0er 1,000
farms containing 2,000,000 ncres of land of
at nu average value ot about t is an acre are
under water in tbo country lying between the
Mississippi and the Yn.oo rivers, including
some of the most productive lauds of the
state. Thn livu stock even at the present
low prices, is worth nearly (.'1,300,000, and
the inrmi ts n.ed pltialcis are estimated to
line al oui i-2,uo0,0U0 worth of crops of lust
ynir still on hand.
Arkansas stand next in the extent of Its
imperiled interests, nearlv 10,000 farms con
taining 1.000,000 acres of laud worth 14,000,
01 10 being submerged. These farms contain
live stock to tho value of over l,.'iOO,000,und
crops unsold and uueotisumi'.l lo the value
of over 100,000, the entiro ttsrieulturiil in
terests of tho lauds representing a value nut
far short ol 417,00(1,000.
Thu agricultural interest affected In Mis
souri represent a total of rather over t'J.000,
000. tho 5,1100 submerged farms containing
an area of ubout 470.000 acres, worth about
7,2.')0,OO0, thu live stock representing nearly
1, 1(10,0011 more, and the crops ou hand an
other tMlO.OOO. Tennessee! Is not far behind
Missouri lu the extent of its pnperilled in
terests, the number and acreage of the sub
merged farms being nearly the same, aud the
eiiire vaiue, including 1,200,000 for live
stock and (400,000 for tho crops ou hnud,
being over H,60U,000.
What effect the Hood will have upon the
crops of the present season depends upon
the length of Us coiitiuuuucu und tho prac
ticability of wheat planting 'alter tho sub
sidence of the Hood.
The counties wholly or partially submerg
ed aro among the largest cotton producing
countries In the Culled States Yu.oo coun
ty, which alone has produced over 50,000
bali-s In n season, is oue-hiilf under water,
while liollvar, Coahoma, Issaquena, Wash
ington, ( with a productive) capacity of 100,.
OuO bales i, nnd other famous counties are
puitiully submerged.
The weather bareuu predicts a further ex
tension ot thu flooded area, but no attempt,
of course, bus been made to estimate the
serious possibilities of such extent Ion. Tho
, weather bureau published a map ot tne
i Hooded country ou April, 10, and says:
I "Tho flood water now in western Missis-
slppi is just beginning to return to the Mis
! siesippl river through the Yazoo at n poiut
! just north of Yicksburg. It is expected that
I ibis Hood will pass into the Mississippi be
I tween tho mouth of the Ynzuo and Millikens
; landing, a few mile to the north. Tho grad
ual Increasing strain expected during the
I next few days on the Louisiana side, oppo- i
site the place where the liutoo Hood re
turned t the Mississippi, renders it possl
: ble that tho levees may break and tho Hood
pour through into northeastern Louisiana,
in which case it is possible that, much, if
not all, of the urea lu Loillsiina formerly
covered by Hoods, will be Hooded again this
year. Heroic, work Is now being done on
the levees of northciin Louisiana, and it is
hoped they will beheld intuct."
DANIEL W. V00RHEES DEAD.
Th Tall Sycamore of th Wabash Dies
From an AHeotion of th Heart.
Daniel Woolsey Voorhcss, ex-l'nlted States
Senator from Indiana, died iu his rooms lu
Washington, Saturday morning from rheu
matism of the heart. Ho hod been ill ever
since lust summer and consequently took no
part lu the liu.t Presidential campaign. He
was born in Liberty, township, llutler coun
ty, Ohio, September 211, 1H27, but his parents
. removed wnen lie was n i-iiiiu to the wauusn
J valley of Indiana. He was graduated frmn
! Indiana Asbury (How Del'auwi university In
I IHI'J, and two years later hegau the practice
I of law. From 1N5H, when he was appointed
; Ciotcd States district attorney for Indiana,
' he bad n I most continuously held olllce. He
1 served lu the llouseof Itcprcsc utatlvca from
101 until 172. When lie was il'Tealod lor re
election, ami in 177 was appointed l ulled
States Senator to (III the vacancy caused by
the death of Oliver I'. Morton. He was ap
pointed to the f inance committee, and lu al
most his llrst speech Id the Senate favored
the free coinage of sliver and the preserva
tion of the greenback currency. He was re
elected to the Senate In 1H7U and IMN5, and
retired March 4, 107, when he was succeed
ed bv Chsrle W. Fairbanks, Kepubllcaii.
Mr. Voorlicn was always a strenuous lieino
erat and early In his political career gained
the name of "llui Jail Sycamore of the
Wabash." He was an eloquent and effective
orator, both ou the political huntings ami
before a Jury.
Relief For India.
In execution of thn act of Congress auth
orizing the Secretary of the Navy to trans
port contributions for lh relief of the suffer
ing poor ot India, Secretary Long has taken
steps Immediately lo procure a ship or
steamer from the merchant marine. No
naval vessel la uvallubla tor this purpose, an
the choice will be made from American
merchant ships, a number ol which have
beeu offered.
Crime of Toll Oat Raider.
In Meyer county, al Cnrulshvllle, Ky,,
(Ulekeepiir Atkinson was wounded mortal
ly while defending Ida property, aud his
luiiilly wars warned Hint they would he kill
ad If any more lolls were colluded, Lust
Thursday In this county the last of .1.1 Rater,
live lu number, were torn down. Due g e
keeper was hanged until altuust dead and his
home burned,
Rhod Island Eleolion.
Return reuelvsd Indicate that thu llepub.
1 1 can candidal fur governor, (ieuersl f.llshu
I iyr, wo irlven a plurality ut mora than
KI.OOO Voles In Ilia Slate aieeilun, Willis the
plurality for liennelt, secretary nf stall, ami
(.'lark., general Irimaurer, are over U.OoO,
IB ...I I'nMn I T. i
revolutionists number 500 ,n
and that they are divided inn-"
otH-ratiug near Yauco and th.
tobacco district in the south 0 ,v
The band near Adjuutas 54,1,1
fortitlcd In tho mountains 10
r ironi
The revolutionists demand tne'ti"
dependence ot Porto l:ie
cording to the program ol ihr ( ,yJA
tlonary party, which in each ef H
advocates the freedom of s, ... H
.'"in , ,
l'orto liieo.
Tne Spanish authorities
ii. .. 1
hum liMMt-ii anvthln.. i ' I
though It is said that a tll-nati-ii k 1
eclved from Oen. Marlu ,ims r 7,
uxmrnl ..I l'.,rtr llio ,..n. "
rhere. '
What is positively known I
Ititlonary party In 1'orlo Hi,.0 h "l
active for Ihe past four m.,..nu rl
people of Yauco. and A junta, t. M
now Aiinoiincml n heim ... -' "a
. .. ,(1 lt.i(J1. ,
Anthiluinutli. ail rtn,vt.a .. I - . imi.
posed to the acceptance I y tts...
party ot the scheme of reform, i,."'
to the island bv the a.... '
i.m-rj! ,ij
V WILL NOT BE SHOT.
Snaniih Hiniater Talki nf re. .
-r . tl.
conn 01 Ktvera.
Advices received by the lotui, J
at Washington state thn: ,
ill,..,... ...I,., u l,-ln.. 1 .
.,i,o,i. niiviaijiiiH nouilUi'.l U''a.'HJ
is not iu a serious con.liti. i
. I11...I . o J
nouuiia iiru 110b useiy to pruV'. 4.1
llllllll ii'l lllllb lit 110 llllii' ni4.,j
ho.-iiiiii' ii. ii", neiierai IW-v.-r ,.J
l.l.,U ..I ol..,IO, .. III....... ,. ' ' 1
,'., ri......h ..... .... lll.'Ul.u,
dined to the belief that the i, .
be shot, but shown that iini 'h j
nu iiiu . ui. oi 11m , auill st'
l II... l',.i,u.l UI..I.-. 11 "'(
........ iii.oi .".in. lie iivlMl
u liellmr tiki referi.i.i.., .. o. ., 1
OU PUHpK'lOII, OI H HI I UK nUt'!hT !l,;J
XI'll.II(Hl, Or iO lllO lTO!,'MNtll,ii( Mm
..t.. ..1.I..I. v. ... . 1
ihi'.iuih! iW'l Fft'iinira. 1 In-niii,ifrJ
.'fivna worn mill vi t(it i-
il.i. IM.IIls.s.iswu ..nr..- .
tuv a u:ii L'l'iuv-D U(it" f 1 1 r ' U 10 at;j-
ANNA DICKINSON mi
Verdict in Her Favor in thi Fictui
Suit.
Aunn Dickinson lias trinm; I..-J
enemies and is cleared of tl,.-
insanity by a verdict iu ln-r f.ivur r
by the jury. She sued (ii urge li. ,
r. Johns, llilcnian, br. iii.r1
wood, Joliu t ourtright, Allen r.
Henry llrydi-n for slOij.iw ai-el
llliee;ei IISSIIUU HIU1 nailery Uli tl
prisoiiiiieiii, moon resuueii in tic' H
lion in li lunutlc asylum on IVI.rnnO
Ihe case has been on tnul idH'I
States court nt Scratiton, In. i.;,
iiuuge Ai-iiesou since .uari'ii j.'.niit al
to the jury rrlduy afteriii.'.u, kJ
the pluiutill being return. ,1.
Insured For a Million.
Mrs. Lelnud Stanford sign.! tb"
by which her life is insiinii l.il.i
ihe policy, which is sni.l to let
ever Issued, was writt- n l v it Nr 1.-
pany. liy thn terms uf the jil
Stanford Is to pay an iuumr.1 p-n
fno.ouo, ana uion in r demri ti.wi
be paid by the comni'.ny tu tlisUml
lord, Jr., university. Should 11
years uud continue her iiimiuil urj
premiums the unlvertotv mil resisJ
death (2,000,000 Instead o! l.l'M
Cuban Pnaonrrs Fnil
Jose uonzait'B i un do, a u.i
Ainerican, s who tins been imp
(luuuiijay on a charge ! .'(.il
beeu liberated. Joseph 1!. IM. us
nan. who has been nripr:-oi i
do Cubu, has beeu gnil.ti d nu iM
lease and wiil be turin il . viruurl
coiiMiil on the unl rstuialing Vjli
tho island by the lirst sfiiuiir.
Three People Kiiltl
Northbound special on tic
way, No. :lo, and local s"Uliii ouriJ;
tram No. 11 collided at HarriHtrtil
town about thirteen miles ncrtii u.' i
N. C, killing three persons ml tl
six. 1 lie killed lire: i. n iLna
ol Charlotte, aged U5: postal .'inial
Titus Kudv. ol Forest Hill. ( otical
Uouiildson, llreinan ou N". X
Women Can go tog
irthn Hindi mltlllii i.f I 111. -flrfv "
of its complement of men, tic iiJ
expected to recruit the rniii-- "1
so desire they needn't wait lrtkJ
to Co II in I,, tl.e front I hrV A
militia providing Gov. A. Ism WJ
iiHHHed l.v t Ins Icaiuliitiiri'. Ivn
says he will sign the bill.
Weyler is SaliiM
Capt.-Gen. Weyler arrived it!
com pan led bv Ills stalT. H" 1
Sauetl Sp'rlius by the way of t'
I'rncefl. 'l'ho civil und ll.bltkt1
of the town Imraedlnlely
and the captain-general, in J"'
conversation, exuressed Ii '!
islleil wllh (he oneratliili ' ' 'tlt"a
Ravnlt o Alricmi
lllur.nlihna fi',,m I'ri'torin
say that tha whole of i.aziiu'.M
revolt. Tweuty-Hve ihoupai.'i J
l.u...l n..ul..u. ll.ii l'..rlllL"l-r
The principal rising Is only a-'j
from tho Transvaal border. lt'rJ
troops are mobilizing rapi"'.1 I
tlou Is regurdeil as mosi sen
Spain Has Hany Csst"!
Hiunlsh Minister ! ' a rJ
Vice that lO.IIO'J rebels ll.tJ
lu IHillyJkUUM un rpiiiitirt'ii. "
...u.u..2.k. I., ttia .-.. V lt;i '
iiuunu'BTtn in iiiv i' -
the remainder of the Muicl f '1
surrender the minister r k!
ly settling the rebellion.
LATE BBEVirltt
The Illinois Hteel CoiuM"
places of the 110 rail-strai"
.-d out of Ihe sled mill '" 6
ln In Ilia llirnwllik- oUt "r"
4,000 men.
den. Julio Hanguiiiy
t .. - . i .. I. .il IS1
lieanun '"a wurius
their apprehension on lbs
... i.'.'t.. . ........ ...i.h'J''1
unu aliening a i u
d to Ihe t uitod Slates n!o-
At the meeting ot the J'"
iir'-siii ' T, i"" ' in..-- -i
I . .. ...... .1.... .feu Sr1
.ioiiii n aisou, t ibii i- -
Ills ai'ouser, Iir. K"nn"lr
said to he unsouud In bli
Tint slrlkn at the fs -t'-ry f
M... ll ....... ,,HI.V al li" -1
eiim.-ii :,.w,"-"i airmF
1...... ,l....l.r...l ..n alter ''Tii
over lliree year. I hi" u'lhpi,
company, it I "''"V J
naiica ol thu Idle ..ik" ' 'J
National I'llnl tl- "u"
The Iron orn prodii'-;" 'tU
have llliaily ai ueded la I
Inrasla. The objeel of
Is called the llcssenicr 'r" Vj
uonssrvo tha lulerests y"LJ
ai... .. llu....inliir. i
unlila range. The new s'
1.40ou for Chspl"
special low phosphorus