BRITAIN'S LARGE SHARE. Compare! with 1806 A Small Increase ia Im- porta from Eiglsnl it Shows. The forthcoming annual report of the bureau of statistics will show the valuation of the Imports and domestic exports of the United States by coun tries for the year ended June 30. IM7. The largest trade was done with Great Rrltain, the Imports aggregating lt7. 947.80. and the exports. JIT8.44S.59i. The next In volume was with Germany, the imports being JllO.210,914. ur.d the ex ports. Si:3.;M.4j3. France is the third in the list, with imports amounting to $f7.f30.ir,l. and exports. $r.6,i!)7.63l. The trade with other Kuropenn coun tries is stated to have been as follow: Helirlum. imports, $ll.us.414: export, J.12.iki,(I.'4; the Netherlands, imports, tlS.KM.IJti; exports. J.'.0.C6J.116; Italy, Imports, -$l.Uii7.3.".2; exports, SJ1.3W, 761; tspHln, imports. $1,6.!l.M72: exports, J10,Rs;ll; Switzerland. lJ.S19.7fi; ex ports, J7.3i'tt: Austria-Hungary. Im ports. $s,11S.328; exports. J3.7j9.70n; Denmark, imports, :!jti.jj; exports, S10.1S'i.4.r.1. The imports from the Dominion of Canada during the year amounted to H(l.3'V.t.ai7. nnd the exports, J3S.463 04S. The imports from Mexico amounted to SIK,"il1,72, and the exports aggregated J22.726.r.:l. Tin' Imports from Japan amounted to J.'4,Wi!,7.'i6, and the ex port. J13.233.970. The imports from China reached a total of I20.403.sfi2 and the exports aggregated $1 l.Klfi.sSS. The percentage, as compared with I'M, show a small Increase in the Im ports from Great Britain, while the percentage of exports remains the same. The Imports from Germany show an increase of nearly 2.50 per cent. There was also a slight lncrea.se In the exports. The Imports from Bri tish North America Increased from S.2! per cent, to 5.33, while the exports decreased from 6H2 to 6.2R. The Im ports from Japan decreased from 3 26 per cent, to 3.14, and the exports In crease.) from .87 to 1.26. About the name changes In our trade with China are noted. COMPETING WITH EUROPE. American Engine Builders to Receive Quite a Number of Orders from Japan. A Ptatement prepared by the treasury department shows that for the first time in the history of tra, relations with Jnpan the United StWes Is en titled to be considered as a serious competitor with Kurope. In the supply of machinery, rails, nails and pig iron the United states assumed a leading place. The British representative at Tokio has pointed nut that Amerlcnn railway engine builders are likely to receive a great number of orders dur ing the present year. An unusual de mand for metals, textiles and raw ma terjals is noted. Our own official statis tics show that our exports to Japan have risen from J3.2SS.2S2. to J13.233.H70 for the fiscal year Just closed. This In crease wus mainly in cotton and manu factures of cotton, manufactures of iron nnd steel, including machinery, mineral oil refined, nlnnufaetured to bacco, lumber and wheat Hour. The increase In our manufactures of Iron and steel and in raw cotton is especial ly noticeable. During the year Just ended the value of Japanese goods brought Into the United States was J24,0"!,7."6. a decrease of J1.SOO.000 com pared with last year. Of the 1,13,343,173 pounds of tea .Imported by the United States during the fiscal year 1S!7, Japan supplied 4."i.46'i,161 pound aroV-Oilnh r6,4S3.'.24 pounds. Japanese tens have decreased one-hnlf in price In 15 years. The import of chief value, raw silk, was lust year valued at $10,010,633. CAPITAL 0LEANINQ3. Available cash balances In treasury J220,915,1S3; gold reserve, J143.032.32l. The commission of Kthan A. Hitch cock of Missouri as minister to Russia whs made out at 'he White House Fri day. The appointment dates from Aug. 10. The Secretary of the Treasury has awarded to McArlhtir Bros. Company, of Chicago, the contract for the foun dation work for the new postolllce building at their bid of J208.453. The State Department has received a report concerning the condition of Lawrence M. Cottrell, an American cltzen, reported to be In 111 health and destitute circumstances at Madras, near Calcutta. Through the Consul General at London it was found that the condition of Cottrell was as repres ented, and he was brought to London. He was offered transportation home, but refused It. even going so far as to deny his Identity. The ordinance Bureau of the War Department awarded the contract for building rive disappearing gun car riages to the Bethlehem Iron Compa ny, of g thlohem, l'a., at J2S.560 each. This Wi the lowest bid and the quick est time offered. The first canlape to be ready in four months, nnd one is to be completed every five weeks thereafter. These carriages are to be not only disappearing, but they are to bo set on a swivel for all-around firing. They will mount twelve-inch guns. LOST HEB 0AB. Young Women Have a Narrow Escape jrom Drifting Toward the Ocean. Miss Hutchinson, a member of a wealthy St. Louis family, and Miss Cavanaugh, i f New York, guests of the Munnatawket hotel, had a thrilling ex perience on Long Island sound recent ly. They Ftarted from the hotel In a lowl.oat. Intending to skirt the shore for half a mile or so. A brink wind was blowing and the ladles had barely got cut of sight when Miss Cavanaugh, who was rowing, lost an oar. The boat drifted toward the Atlantic ocean. Darkness soon came and the waves threatened to swamp the frail craft. For more than eight hours the young women were tossed about the sound and thin their boat drifted ashore bet ween Mystic and Stonlngton on the Connecticut shore. They managed to find a fisherman's cabin, where they were cared for. They arrived at the hotel safe and sound and were received with rejoicing by the hotel guests, who had given them up for lost. Expensive Strike in London. The great strike and lockout In the engineering trades at London Is now entering Its seventh week and the dif ficulty Is more serious than ever. The number of operatives who have achieved their purpose owing to the smaller employers yielding is insig nificant, compared with the growing aggregate of the unemployed Many worker In the allied trades have al ready beeen rendered Idle by the strike and the conflict Is rapidly approach ing a stage when the independent In dustries will be at a complete standstill. TXXSI TXIXQjUM. A six-weeks' strike of 19,000 coal min ers In Belgium failed. The assignee of F. R. Cordley & Co. of Boston, finds unsecured liabilities of $365,423. Germany Indorses Spain's proposition for an International penal colony for anarchists. Birmingham. Ala.. Is exerting every effort to have the proposed government armor plant located there. Chicago bakers have raised the price of bread 1 cent a loaf. This will make a pound loaf cost I cents. A derrick scoop on the steamer Fltx gerald at Chicago fell, crushing the head of Andrew Kruper to a Jelly. President McKlnley visited the collar factory at Troy, N. Y., last week where 2.000 women and girls are employed. Henry Hammett. aged (2, of Dan ville, III., committed suicide and his wife died of grief a few hours after, The Joseph Ladue Gold Mining and Development Company was organised In Trenton, N. J., with a capital of j.H'0,000. While running at full speed, a Pitts burg trolley car crushed out the life of s-year-old Willie Hoffman a lew days ago. Simon Rarents, an aged citizen of Allegheny. Pa., committed suicide by hanging Wednesday, Barents was 63 years of age. Miss Hemming, the negro girl who graduated from Vassar last com mencement, will bo employed In the boston public library. One man was Instantly killed and another setiously hurt In the elevator shaft of the Hotel Waldorf at Isew iork a few days ago. The fastest battleship afloat was launched in Kngland the other day The Yashima is owned by Japan, and nt the trial trip made 19.46 knots an hour. John T. Long, a workman In the Cin cinnati Southern railroad shops at Chattanooga was Instantly killed by the handle of a Jack striking him in the head. The Paris Figaro publishes a report to the effect that the bey of Tunis, Sa dl All, will shortly abdicate In favor of his son and take up his residence at Nice. Capt.-Oen. Weyler has not resigned, but the Spanish government, It Is an nounced, will shortly consider the re sults obtained by the campaign in Cu ba. A special dispatch from Madrid says there is no doubt the Spanish govern ment will be willing to extend the commercial treaty with the United States. With n view to using oil for marine engines, the secretary of the navy has ordered Lieutenant Nathan, Sargent to Investigate the oil fields of Penn sylvania. After a separation of 43 years, Mrs. Julia Trlver and Mrs. Barbara Haller, sisters, met a few days ago at Bridge port, Conn. Each had thought the otheV dead. A mosquito with a deadly sting bit Otto Miller's IS-months'-old child on the check at Union Hill, N. J., a few days ago. The child died from the re sults of the bite. Miss Mary McLean, daughter of the Rev. J. K. McLean of the Pacific Theo logical seminary, has accepted the chair of professor of Kngllsh literature In Stanford university. The man In whose arms Garfield died at Klberon, N. J., 16 years ago next mcuith. Brigadier-General David (5. Swarm. IT. s. A., retired, died at Washington. Tuesday. Three men, armed with Winchesters, went Into the Plneville bank, at Springfield, Mo., Tuesday, forced the cashier to hold up his hands and se cured about $600, mostly silver. Having missed a train Andrew Her nltz, of Wllklnsburg, Pa., Mew into such a rage that he adjusted a rope around hla neck and allowed himself to be strangled to death last Sunday. The government of Peru has ordered Its postage stamps made In the United States. The first order is for" 1,000.000 ii-cent stamps anil another for 2,000,000 stamps of other denominations will fol low. John K. Nowlln, a revenue Informer, who had been arrested for. breaking into a sprlnghouse at Richmond. Va., was taken from the officers In Runney bng, Franklin county, the other night, and shut to death. Charles G. Dawes, of Evanston, 111., a member of the Republican Executive Committee of that State, and a close personal friend of President McKln ley, will succeed Mr. Eckels as comp troller of the currency. Millionaire Benjamin Douglass of St. Francisco had made arrangements to marry his 37-yeiir-old housekeeper. This shocked the friends of the aged financier and the prospective bride was induced to leave the city. Two thousand cloakmakers nt New York, employed by Bauman & Sper ling. Wendorff & Co., the Syndicate Cloak Co., Bernstein & Newman, Ru bin & Well and Bloom Bros., are on strike for an Increase of wages. A son chopped at his father's neck with an ux until the head was severed from the body. The act was commit ted at Winnipeg. Man., liy Adam Guga as the result of, a quarrel over the. ownership of some chickens. Claus Siivckl23, the sugar king, Is becoming a philanthropist, according to a rumor In circulation in New York. It Is reported that he has made a do nation of J10.00O to the Salvation army tu establish them In the business of raising sugar beets. ThV queen re'gent of Spain Friday conferred the premiership upon Gen. Azcarraga, who is also minister of war. The cabinet will not be modified. The police at Havana hnve discover ed a printing outfit which has been used to print proclamations Issued by fin insurgents' leaders. The proprie ties of the establishment, Peralta Bros., have been arrested and are con fined Intomuntcado. James Reynolds, known oj "Catalpa Jim," died at his home in New Haven, Conn., a few days ago. He was one of the leading spirits in the old Fenian brotherhood and his fitting out of the Catalpa expedition made his name widely known throughout the country. A passenger train on the Santa Fe was held up the other day between Oklahoma and Edmond by a half dozen masked highwaymen. Trie rob bers secured between J3C0 and $600 from valuable packages In the safe and escaped. The passengers were not molested. Johnson M. Murdy. the sculptor, died In a sanitarium at Geneva, N. Y., the other day, aged 64 years. One of the best known of his works is a marble bust of Frederick Douglass In the ca pital at Washington. He also made a btatue of Washington Irving that is considered a masterpiece. Albert Rial of Koster & Dial, music hall proprietors, died Saturday night at New York of nervous trouble, from which he had suffered since February last. When stricken with his fatal ill ness Mr. Dial had Just returned from England. He was born in Berlin, Ger many, 64 years ago, and came to the United States vrhen 21 years old. IBID! FQUR MEN SHOT, An Endeavor to Influence the Km to Work, Terminates ia Blot While non-union men were trying to Influence some of the striking miners to return- to work, a riot ensued at Turtle Creek. Pa.. Sunday. Four Italians were shot, though not seri ously wounded. It is said that between twenty and thirty shots were fired. Both sides are said to have Joined in the use of powder and ball. The first lasted but a short time, but It was long enough to wound several of the strikers. The ultimatum of the striking miners is that they will go to work for 6S cents pending arbitration, and If this rate Is given, the Pittsburg district will alone be considered by the arbi trators. This proposition was made to a committee of the operators Monday night by M. D. Ratchford, national pre sident of the United Mine Workers. Several hundred miners, headed by three brass bands, flagged a mixed freight and passenger train on the Cincinnati. Hamilton and Dayton Rail road at Wellston. O., Monday. The train came to a stop and was boarded by the men. The trainmen refused to proceed and backed their train to the depot, where they were ordered by of ficials of the road to proceed. The mi ners were en route to Oak Hill, where there was a mine In full operation. Ar riving at Oak Hill the strikers march ed to the mines and demanded that the men come out. This the men did, but not before being assured that no harm ws Intended If they conducted them selves right. The men then held a meeting ind Informed the strikers that they would not work until the strike was settled. They were then compell ed to march with the strikers through the principal streets.of Oak Hill. Returning to Wellston the strikers captured a Baltimore and Ohio South western freight train. Its conductor at first refused to move his train, but went on to Wellston when Informed that the miners were going to stay on boanf until he did move. This Is the second time that the strikers have ta ken the men out of Oak Hltl mine, and they Informed them that If they were compelled to make a third trip they would make It unpleasant for them. Trouble Is feared If any further at tempt to mine coal Is made. Influenced by rapacious persons Mrs. Angell, of Plattslmrg. N. Y brought suit against the Gould estate for J5, 000.000, claiming to be the widow of Jay Gould. She now denies that she wns ever married to the deceased mil lionaire. An Injunction of the court, restrain ing the Fairmont, W. Va.. miners from marching, sucn marching being re garded as an effort to intimidate the working miners, was disregarded. As a result 200 miners were arrest ed, and 27 placed In Jail at Clarksburg. There were no accommodations for the remainder. The trlnl was postponed until necessary papers could be secur ed. ASSASSIN CARR0TED. Murderer of Canovas Execnted-Rofnied Spiritual Advice bf a Priest. Michael Anglolillo, who shot and kill ed Senor Cnnovan del Casilllo, the prime minister of Spain, nt the baths of Santa Angueda August 8, was exe cuted Friday morning at San Sebastian according to the sentence of the court- martial Imposed upon him Mondi.y last after his trial on the previous Sun day, which sentence was confirmed by the Supreme Council of war. Anglolil lo heard calmly the news that he was to be executed, but he appeared to be surprised at and bitterly complained of the frequent visits of the priests, de claring they would obtain nothing from him. He declined to unter the chapel, saying he was comfortable enough In his cell. An executioner from Uurges performed the garroting Just prior td which a priest exhorted the anarchist to repent, to which Anglolillo responded "Since you cannot get me nut of prison, leave me in peace. I, myself, will settle with God." WILL FIND GRAVES. Thousands of Poorly, Equipped Gold Hunters Bushing on to Death. Edward Marsden, a native Alaskan Indian, who is also a missionary, is at Youngstown, O., nnd has received let ters from friends and relatives near the Klondyke gold fields, telling of the great sufferings and hardships that are dally overtaking hundreds of people who have already reached the gold fields, or are on their way from the coast. The letters state that hordes of people have arrived there and others are on the way, who are Illy equipped to be In such a country at all. Mr. Marsdun said that the writer of eveiy letter he received wrote sadly of the prospects and predicted that thousands of unknown graves would be filled be fore spring unless something Is done at once to get to the interior enormous supplies of provisions and clothing and other things, to which the people of the United States have been accus tomed. A Jealous Ony William Rooney, aged about 25. of Philadelphia, shot and Instantly killed Alphnnso Plcnrd, of the same age, and shot and seriously wounded Vernoa Cullhelm, aged about 19, Monday night. The motive for the crime was jealousy. Immediately after shooting l'lcard and the girl Rooney attempted to escape, but was captured by Police man Tyson and a citizen. When taken Into the police station Rooney's only excuse was that he 'did not propose to be made a guy of by a woman." Boy Blown dp. Pasquale Palmlere, a 3-yar-old Italian boy, was Instantly killed by the explosion of some unknown substance at Newark, N. J., the other day. He was playing In the street, and was noticed to pick up something and chew on It. There was a terrible ex plosion, and the boy's head was blown from his body. The Italians have been celebrating the feast of St. Rocco, and It is supposed the boy picked up a piece of fireworks that had failed to explode. Continuous Sermon. C. T. Russell, the leader of a new sect, called simply "The Christians," who halls from Allegheny, Pa., deliv ered a continuous sermon in Park Square hall, Boston, a few days ago, lasting from dawn to twilight without an appreciable break. It was a re markable performance In many res pects. When he concluded he was still In good voice and spirits and some of his patient audience were Jeft. There were several controversies with his hearers, all of which he settled to his own satisfaction. Mr. Russell Is editor of "Zlon's Watch Tower." REIGN OF TERROR. lavidort Sain a lank a&a Gendarmes art hot Down la tho Attack Having suffered Innumerable Injur ies and injustices at the hands of the Turks, the Armenians have at last undertaken to assert themselves. A dispatch to the New York World states that the wildest excitement reigned In Constantinople Wednesday, ana mat the people were panic-stuck en over a series of bomb explosions and an Invasion of the Imperial Otto man Bank. Many were killed and many others injured. The explosions are attributed to the Armenians. A bomb was thrown Just outside the police headquarters in the Pera district. It failed to explode. Al most at the same moment an Armen ian, whose name. It Is believed, is Gar avebet, was arrested at the Imperial Ottoman Rank, In the Galata district. He was carrying a package of explos ives, which he was trying to Ignite. A second bomb was exploded In a private road between the office of tho Grand Visler and the State Council House. One man was killed and sev eral others were severely Injured. The Armenian who was arrested at the Im perial Ottoman Bank was trying. It Is reported, to place the bundle of ex plosives near one of the main entranc es. The crowd who saw him delivered by the bank officials to the police would have made short work of him If they had not prevented. Then the riot became general. Shops were sacked, bazaars looted and the wildest excitement prevailed. The movement, which was revolutionary, was started by the Hulntchadlsts, a secret society of Armenians. There were riots In the Galata quar ter, and the Turks killed many Ar menians. Tho street between Dolma- begtche and Tophanes resembled a field of battle. Fifty bodies were counted there. Hundreds of Musselmen armed with cudgels and led by the softas (students) overran the quarter and killed or battered all the Armenians they met. Many shops in Galata were plunder ed and the panic spread over the whole city, especially In the Pera quarter, where the two bombs were thrown in to a group of soldiers, several of whom were wounded. Bombs, bullets and other missiles rained upon passers-by. A bomb thrown from a bank roof killed four Turkish women driving past In a carriage. Sir Edgar Vlneent. Governor of the bank, went to the Ylldls Kiosk for an audience with the Sultan on the sub ject, and while he wns there the Sul tan received a message from the riot ers announcing that they were willing to surrender if allowed to leave the rcuntry. He then returned to tho bank and parleyed with the leaders through the open windows. The Armenians declared that they had seized the bank to make n demon stration against the Powers which had abandoned the Armenian cause. They finally surrendered nnd were sent away on Sir Edgar's yacht Gulnar guarded by the Rrltlsh guardshlp Imogene and two British gunboats. STUDENTS RESPONSIBLE. Jewish Synagogues Attacked and Pour Per sons Injured During a Disturbance. The disturbances begun on Friday at I'llsen, Bohemia, by tho opponents of the Hebrews, were resumed Sunday. They arose from a quarrel of a Ger man Hebrew student named Hart niann and a JtohemJan student named Schmidt. While the police were .escort Ing Hartmann from the town hall an anti-Hebrew mob attacked them and then smashed all the windows In the synagogue, the Hebrew schools and the houses of the best known Heb rews. . The authorities called out the mili tary to suppress the riots, and the troops paraded the town until 11 In the evening, when a regular sys tem of military patrol was established. Thus far only five persons have been Injured In the riots. It Is expected that many additional arrests will be made. An order has been Issued forbidding public meetings of any kind, . . rectlng all householders to close their houses at 9 oelock In the evening nnd wnrnlig the heads of families to keep their apprentices and assistants in doors after 7:30 P. M. The police have made 29 arrests. ADVENTURES IN CUBA. Ira C. Farley Botnrns to Now York After Hav ing Left Macao's Band. Ira C. Farley, of Cleveland, has been released from Hoffman Island and Is now In New York. He has several times refused to talk, but his adven tures In Cuba, as described by his friends, were remarkable. Farley, like nearly all Americans who have fought with the Cubans, Is much ema ciated. He is but a shadow of his former self, weighing scarcely 100 pounds. Farley reached Cuba by a fil ibustering expedition. He made his way into the Interior and Joined Ma ceo's band. The chieftain took a fancy to him and made him an adjutant. Af ter Maceo's death Farley left the Cub ans, got through the lints and after many adventures reached Havana. There he was arrested as a suspect, but by pretending not to understand a word of Spanish he was released. Far ley expects to return to Cleveland shortly. Of course he thinks the Cubans will win. FROM ACROSS THE SEA. Indications point to Senor Sagasta tu be the new Spanish premier. Information from Costa Rica Is that the coinage ratio established by tho government between gold and silver Is 32 to 1. A bomb explosion in a suburb of Con stantinople. Several Americans were ni rested, and It Is said incriminating documents were found. Prince Henri of Orleans, who was wounded on Sunday morning In a duel with swords fought with the Count of Turin, near Paris, has passed all dan ger of a serious outcome from his wound. The Czar a few days ago received at the Peterhof palace a number of distinguished physicians. Including the American delegates, Messrs. Steven son, Kayer and Terma, who are on their way to the international congress of medicine, which is to be held at Moscow, A convention is to be agreed upon between Spain and the United States for the settlement of all claims on ac count of wrongs and injuries commit ted In Cuba. The result of this com mission will be the appointment of a claims commission. There Is great excitement over a most extraordinary state of affairs on board the British battleship Royal Sovereign, which Is about to sail for three years' Bervlce with the Mediter ranean squadron. Fifty men have de serted, all the cells on board ship are full, and the supply of Irons is not sufficient for the largo number under going punishment. reit io o:;e cciio CHEERING IN NEW YORK, Ivory Xarkst in the World Kotos aa Increase Except Pari. Just before the regular closing Satur day at New York wheat branched out into excited trading, with an attendant rise to the highest point of the market, Sl.05 for September. Later on the curb it held very strongly at that figure on light offerings. Corn was also very active and strong at 36 H cents for Sep tember. It was reported that nearly a million bushels of corn had been mark ed for export. Wheat scored a sensational advance Friday at every market In the world with the exception of Paris. During the regular session of the Chicago board of trade September wheat gained 6c and December 6Hc On the curb, after regular hours, another advance of 3c was made, September selling freely at 96c. The advance was by no means merely a Chicago bulge. Liverpool started It, the English markets showing a gain equivalent to 44 4?4c per bushel. Every American market followed the example. New York gaining bc, St. Louis 4c and the northwestern markets 6c. The strength of the English mar kits was attributed to unsettled weather and covering by shorts. The official report of the Hungarian crop, showing it the smallest In ten years, might have had some Influence. Beer bohm, the noted English statlstlcan. estimated European necessities at 3f4. 000.000 bushels, with lS'i.OOO.OOO bushels of that amount required from America. September wheat In tho New York market reached tho long-talked-of goal of tl per bushel. Naturally enough the incident created a tremendous sen sation on the Moor of the exchange and was greeted with prolonged cheers from half a thousand throats, being re-echoed from the crowded galleries. Cash wheat Friday sold at a dollar In Minneapolis, the first time since the summer of 1S90. The price of cash wheat had Just passed the dollar point when from down the hallway came the sound of miartial music. There was a rush for the door and the crowd broke Into a cheer as up the corridor came C. A. Plllsbury at the head of a band of music which was pounding out a dol lar memorial march. Mr. Plllsbury led his band through tho doorway and on to the floor, while hats went up aid cheers proclaimed the entire satisfac tion with which a majority received the news of dollar wheat. Cash wheat sold for 1 a bushel on- sample at St. Louis lust week. The on ly carload sold nt that price came from Sedgwick county, Kan. It was choice Krade and was bought for seeding pur poses. ord has been received at Philadel phia that the Russian government is meditating the promulgation of a de cree prohibiting the export of wheat, owing to tho small crops In Southern Russia, and this report Is causing some uneasiness to those Interested. SORROW FOR JOHN P. L0VELL. A General Expression of Sympathy Called Oat by His Death. Seldom has there been such a general expression of sympathy over the loss of one whose life lias been devoted to business pursuits, as has been called forth by the recent death 'at Cottage City. Mass., of that venerable land mark of the business world, the late John P. Lovell, founder and President of the John I'. Lovell Arms Company of Boston. Almost numberless mes sages and letters of condolence, on the death of his honored father, have been received by Colonel Benjamin 8. Lovell treasurer of tho Lovell Arms Company. The wide scope covered by these com munications 1s in itself evidence of the great regard In which he was held by the leaders In business and public life. These expressions of sympathy have not been confined to NcwKngland, but they have come from every prominent business centre of the North, East, West and South in fact, from every portion of the Union; because the name of John P. Lovell, and the corporation created by him, have been for more than a half century tho synonym of honest dealing and business Integrity. Even from England, from firms with whom Mr. Lovell had enjoyed the pleasantest business relations for more than fifty years. Colonel Lovell has re ceived messages of sympathy. CRUELTIES IK CUBA. Spain Fours that Atrocities will Prevent Far ther Loans Being Granted. The correspondent of the London Dally Chronicle In a letter from Cuba tells of further cruelty and distress In that island. He says the paciflccs are dying by the hundreds, their bodies tainting the air close to a Spanish fort. The Chronicle correspondent continu ing remarks that a private letter has been received at Havana from Senor Sagasta the Liberal leader In Spain, In which he says: "The atrocities are rais ing a thrill of horror in Europe and I fear It Is Impossible to raise fresh loans, without which we cannot retain Coba." The correspondent further says: "German syndicates are buying the devastated estates at nominal sums and Intend to go extensively Into coffee planting, abandoning sugar. This will directly concern the United States and French sugar trusts and will probably lead to extensive sugar growing In Georgia and Florida." INNOCENT ITALIANS LYNCHED. Ne jro Mnrderer Confesses to Crimes for which Others are Punished. . Richard Creole, the negro arrested on the Wilmington plantation In St. Charles parish, near New Orleans, charged with the robbery and murder of Louis Sciegler, la staggering the authorities with the extent of his con fessions. Creole admitted five more murders, one of which was the murder of Alexis, a Spaniard, last June, which was attlbuted to two Italians, who were lynched. The United States De partment of State paid damages to the Italian government only the other day for these lynched Italians, whom, Creole now declares, were Innocent, he being the murderer. Including; the other two crimes, he confesses In all to seven murders, all being committed with the idea of robbing his victims. Ordered All Dogs Killed. A big black dog was found in the northern part ot Qulntman, Qa., the other day, with every syptorm of hydrophobia. It ran the full length of the town and bit many dogs before be ing killed. By the time the dog reached the center of town 100 people were after htm with, pistols, guns and, sticks. Mayor Bennett im mediately Issued an order to the police to kill every dog found In the streets during the nest sixty days. t , TRADE IMPROVING. AtTknltnrt Shows Great Ciu. Marked Advane U Wh? 0. Pun St Co.. in their w-l, vlewoJfthe trade, reports as fa?.' Not for several year. f graphic reports from various rin all parts of the count k." cl,ls coursglng or shown as unifJ! 1 provement as this week. Th ,'1 are called crasy by some-but present the people whose confld.,7 1 the future is stronr "na(Ilr Nothing appears to check i. ciTuH of Injury to crops are not ... ?m supported to have much lnflUen one temnorarv hlnitran. ... - l of bituminous coal miners ,k.'.,r, week '"-""He Within! The demanil for mntnH .uin. x-... " . "nprov lo he iW ibout $.'.00,000 more than w during the week, anil n Pf . . as recti, merclal loans are much larger inn ' lng considerable iron and steel n and the course of foreign exchsns!" generally Interpreted as an IndicTK that specie Imports cannot be hag J The crrpfltpKf irnln 1. t.A . flllttirA rnin V, o a a .1 . ' Rl . .. ... uuiuiiceq a llrti, price, but Is moving verv lnr. that the Inst year's surplus mnv L nil Imtler V,on mar v lurl n, unir.D (III? new rrnn .... 1 v ........ uuw expect P.J ......v, -j, oourc oi an estlmal w,c irop pyer ernu- 1.... .UA . . , . ' ""J wwfc e.ou.ia uimnvi IS UechlPfly after a few weeks of suspension hi Othor farm r,tA n ... . ...... '.wuu..ia ait; lining; fcii also, but wheat has advanced Hc me . era ,mi Buium iransaetlnns iicavy imrunanfs lor export. Ttw r.m. estimate of the yield Is entirely dJ r.a,u.u, cir,.i txa an mimission t the crop will be larger than th. Inst year, and Is commonlv n.. mm uiu yieiu win oe o.iu.uw.WO busl or more, tnnugn recent rennn. t.t Jury Indicating the possibility of Boinewnai smaller outcome neipea tne advance in prices. wt receipts ror the week were l,m bushels, against 3,974.173 lost year i for three weeks, 11.340,267 hnih, against iu,oi,ij last year, while lantlc exports are about douhln year's 3,i0o,2K7 bushels, against l .m last year, and for three weeks, 9,sio bushels, against 6.102,6f.O Inst ' v. flour Included for both years, it is to notice that corn exports cnntln more tnan double last years, alio inree weens, b.dio.uii uusnels, agalnd 4,ii,zsi last year. The Iron and steel Industry In j, of the still unsettled strike of tho I tuminous coal miners, nnd the onorid ous purchases of ore at Clevelan.l iJ also ot Dlliets at flttsburg, shmv m utmost confidence Inline future. Mad additional establishments have bed worn ciuring tne past week and. whi; no material cnange in prices has curred, the reports Indicate fewer i cessions to secure business and a mud steamer tone. Failures for the week have beon In the United States, against 280 Q year, and 30 In Canada, against i' id year. BOMB FOR FAURE. Attempt to Assassinate the French Preside: Not Successful. President Faure of France had narrow escape from death or serloJ li:jury to-day, presumably nt the nana of anarchists. . A leaden tube, ten incl es long, filled with gus mwil-r aiil nails, was placed under a flower sttl on the route which the president following. . Fortunately the enwne destruction did not explode until (lv minutes after M. Faure had passed thl point at which It was placed. The (i plosion caused material dnmage and great excitement prevailed when was learned that the president M been in danger. The explosion tool place at the corner of the IVmlevirl De Magenta and the Rue ile Lafaytiia The president was on his way to tfc Gare Du Nord when the bomb wasn plodcd, evidently by some person persons who had learned of his routl beforehand. It was learned Inter thai the president's train had left the nil tlon at the Gare du Nord before theei plosion took place. A previous attenapi to assassinate President Faure bl means of a bomb was made on Jum 13 last while the president wus " H way to the race meeting at Low Champs. SCHOOL REPORT. Education Given to 16,000,000 Persons nisi titntions Throughout the United Stitei The report of the United States I'oa mlssioner of Education, Dr. WilM T. Harris, for the year ended JU !J lf6, has Just been completed. It bnttj lh prtuentlonfLl nro?rpss of the cnuci try up to that date and embraci tl latest statistics me ouieau i fiml Thi. rpnort shows a total PC rollriient In that year In the nnd rulieges, both public aim fim nt T.-l7 t.'l7 n mils Tills Was an It crease of 30S,S75. The number I" Pub lie Institutions waa 14.4H.U.1, ana " private Institutions 1.53l.8:'6. In addition to all these there 418,000 pupils in the various !PM sehoola and Institutions. IncludW business colleges, music consi-rvati rles, Indian and reform scnoois, m-s lng the grand total enrollment fur 'J whole country 16,415,197. me uiva tha 178 nchofila for secondary VA higher education of the colored 1 had slightly over 40,000 students 1 rolled, an Increase of over " teen' In number, mostly hifih sfhjj mi - n- AA4 ,,..lln In ttlP W1 intfre were i,i,vj& .u.im ... - , 11 In thp If ary grades and 1.455 In the r'P3 departments. There were 4,7fiJ "J ed students studying for teacWJ Industrial training Is a rro"" feature In nearly all of these kw tfilllnna nt Pintail. Bids for supplying the C.overnnH .....u A. A.,n the tMtm Willi JUipi VtMUO WM.a.'B beginning December 1 next veTf ed at tne oeiomce uepm ui - i days ago. The estimated """''JLJ quired during that period Is l.SW.iw" of the ordinary or single largo j nrri- MIMM OOO nf the double or WJ cards, and 250,000,000 of the "'"J site. AJbert uaggeti, oi ""-J filed the lowest bid. of 23.9a ""J thousand ror me urumuiy .- - -the lowest bids on the other two tn 40 and 18 cents per thousand rwj tlvely. were by Russell & Lode1! Rensselaer, w. x. Most Fay a License. When Mayor Rice heard that ter, the "Divine Healer" would n pay from all comers In the '"'fj. sent him word that If he IntenJ tarry on his business longer -streets of Canton. O., he would ' J take out a permit, costing i- g same as any other street venow. manager made the announcemem he would not pay the fee, and j will close up his "healing' ww ment. The mayor says he vt making enough money to Pf keeping of two managers nd slice for the city. '
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