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Titat is Going On the World Over.
Important Events Briefly Chronicled.
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Washington News.
Congressman Springer, of Illinois, is
radi’ ~d with having secured another posi-
tive ruling from the administration, this
time from P#stmaster General Bissell. Mr.
Springer is said to have put the casein this
manner: ‘I understand, Mr. Postmaster
General,” he said. “that you have deter-
mined to retain Repubiican Po-tmaste:s the
full term of four years when nothing can
be proved against their character or ability.
But suppose tha a postmaster appointed by
Mr. Harrison served three years and died,
aml a Republican successor was appointed,
wiil this man be allowed to serve four years,
dating from the issue of the original com-
mission. or will he be allowed to serve four
years dating from the issue of his own com-
“He will 1e allowed.” said Mr.
Ris ell, slowlv and positively, ‘to serve out
four years of his own.”
Internal Revenue Commissioner Mason
submitted his last monthly report, the new
Commissioner, Mr. Miller. relieving him to-
morrow: For the nine months of the fiscal
year ending March 31. 1893, the aggregate
receints from Intérnal Revenue sources
were £120.510.016 95; a gain over the corre-
sponding period of 1892 of $7.208,078. The
principal items of increase were: Spirits,
$3,959.707: tobacco, $1,170.71; fermented
liquors. $1,833,949; oleomargarine, $266,-
The aggregate receipts for March
were $53,863 5+ greater than for March,
1862.
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Disasters, Accidents and Fatalities '
The twine mill of Benjamin Moons, near
Providence, R. I. was destrcyed by an ex-
vlosion. Emory Clark and Samuel Peery
were killed outright, and Amos Farrington
was fatally hurt, Others were seriously
injured.
An explosion occurred in the Rusk-Ivane
mine at Denver, Col., in which four men
were killed and four injured. The identi-
fied dead are: George Young, Collin E.
Rolley and P. McGovern.
Clark Robinson and Benjamin Dowe
were killed at Lima, O., by a nitro-glyce-
rine explosion at the glycerine works, The
glycerice caught fire from friction.
A cyclone at Lyndon, Kas., Tuesday night
blew down the court house and jail and the
Methodist church, killing Henry Hirsh,who
was standing on a street corner.
Daniel Erickson, of Bradford, Minn.
went home late at night intoxicated, and in
attempting tostrike a light, set the house
a fire. His wife and two children were
cremated.
L. D. Reithman, an old and wealthy real
estate man of Denver, Col., was killed while
shoveling snow off his roof, by coming in
contact with a live electric light wire.
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Fires
Cossville, the county seat of Barry
County, Mo., was visited by a disastrous
fire. entailing a loss of over $200,000, on
which there is about $30,000 insurance. The
~ business portion of the town was cleaned
out.
At Plymouth, Mich., one business block.
Loss, $60,000.
At Enon, near Springfield, O., the Colum-
bian paper mills. Loss $70,000. Insurance
$40,000.
Near Denver, Col., three acres of build-
ings on the Windsor farm. Loss $40,000;
covered by insurance.
The Ocean View hotel and a number of
business houses at Rendondo, Cal, were
destroyed by fire. Loss about $60,000.
Forty houses at Slivno, a village of Bo-
hemia, have been destroyed by fire. Four
persons were killed and 4C injured.
Warden, Wash., has been wiped out by
fire. It contained 1,000 inhabitants, most
of whom are shelterless.
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Crime and Penalties.
Three persons were killed at a serenade
near Ness City, Kansas. A young man
named Anderson was married end a crowd
of neighbors serenadei Anderson and his
bride with tin pans, cowbells and shotguns
A drunken cowboy fireda load of buck
shot into the cottage where the wedding was
being celebrated slightly wounding the
bride. This angered Anderson and he tired
both barrels of a shot gun into the crowd
outside. * Two men were instantly killed
and a third fatally injured.
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Judicial.
Marriep WoMEN's Ricars.—Justice Blat-
ford, for the Supreme Court of the United
States, at Washington, delivered an opinion
as to the powers of married women in dis-
posing of real estate. It was, in brief, that
a married woman may not dispose of prop-
erty the title to which vests in her name
under a power of attorney given to her
husband, although he joins in the deed
executed by him as such agent or attorney.
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Cholera Advices,
Paris—Cholera has broken out again in
the lunatic asylum in Guimpor, department
of Finistro. Five patients have died of the
disease.
St. PeTERSBURG—The official cholera sta-
tistics show that from March 13 to March
27 there were 460 new cases and 120 deaths
in the Government of Pocolia, and from
March 27 to April 13, 113 new casesand 33
deaths in the Government of Oofa. Else-
where in the Empire 15 new cases and sev:
en deaths are reported.
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Legislative.
The New York Assembly has passed the
Anti-conspiracy bill directed against em-
ployes. The vote stood 69 to 54.
The bill to prohibit combinations formed
to advance the price of necessaries of life
was passed in the New Yorx assembly and
now goes to the governor.
Capital. Labor and Industrial,
All the plasters in Buffalo, N. Y., with
the exception of About 40, went on strike to
enforce their demand for 83 50 a day,which
the master masons refused to grant. Work
js stopped on nearly every building in
course of construction.
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Miscellaneons.
A live bald headed eagle from the Rock-
jes was present the other day when Carter
Harrison was inaugurated World's Fair
Mayor of Chicago.
BEYOND OUR BORDERS.
The Hohenzollern palace at Sigmaringen,
on the Danube, was partly burned and
many priceless works of art destroyed.
‘Tne Dowager Duchess of Sutherland was
committed to Holland prison under a sen-
tence of imprisonment for six weeks for
contempt of court.
The failure is announced of the Austra-
lian joint stock bank with liabilities
amounting to $65.000,000. The deposits
amount to $55,000,000. The bank has 20g
branches in Australia. The failure was due
to the heavy withdrawal of deposits,
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THECONDITION OF BUSINESS.
The Volume of TradeH as Been Retard-
ed by the Weather, While the Fi-
nancial ‘Conditions Have
Acted as a Damper
R.G. Dun & Co's “Weekly Review of
Trade’ says: Monetary doubts have over-
shadowed all other influences at New York,
but have not greatly affected trade at most
other points. Wheat receipts have been
2,200,000 bushels at Western ports in four
days, and Atlanta exports not 600,000
bushels. The stocks and receipts seem to
have broken the Western corner and forced
heavy liquidation. At Chicago, navigation
opens with heavy shipments, and though
weather retards business, its volume is fair
and collections are saiisfactory. Currency
does not return as was expected and larg
sums are tied up in Fair preparations, so
that bankers are conservative.
Reports from other cities show extensive
embarrassment from severe storms and the
backward spring, with some signs of
shrinkage in trade from other causes, The
tardy spring makes clothing quiet and the
advance in shoes retards uving. The
building trade is active and the demand for
lumber large, but sales of wool are moder-
ate. ;
Pig iron is a shade firm for foundry, but
Bessemer is weaker at Pittsburg and Birm-
ingham. No. 2isoffred at $9, Trade in
bar is dull, with the price as low as ever,
and a cut to 1.6 cents in beams and chan-
nels is reported. Collections throughout the
country are at most points slower than
usnal.
The business failures during the last seven
days number, for the United States, 180;
Canada, 28; total 208, as compared with 209
last week, 223 the week previous to the last
and 201 for the corresponding week of last
year.
THE BURINESS BAROMETER.
Bank clearings totals for the week ending
April 20, as telegraphed to Bradstreets, are
as follows:
New: York............. .$706,610,098 I 26.5
i ... 111,577,086 1 24.6
. 104,635,720 I 13.0
Philadelphia ...o0vvveee. 74,709,774 D 17.7
St. Louis... eines 26.2271715 1 1.5
Pittsburg. . 16,713,100 I 10.6
Baltimore.... .... . 15613470 1 1.5
San Francisco ........... 15,674,371 I 10.0
Cincinnati . ide. lvoe a. 34,115,580 'T 5.0
Cleveland ..... ana vabees 6,237,611 I 10.0
(I indicat2s increase, I) decrease.)
The aggregate of clearings of 80 of the
principal cities of the country is $1,242 015,-
634, an increase of 18.6 per cent. The totals
exclusive of New York City amount to
$535,405,546, and shows an increase of 9.8
per cent.
Official Crop Bulletin.
The Department of Agriculture at Wash-
ington has issued the following Weather
Crop Bulletin: The past week has been
cooler than usual, except in the South At-
lantic States, and in the vicinity of the low-
er lakes, where a slight excess in tempera-
‘ture was 1eported. The greater portion of
the wheat belt, which was deficient in
moisture at last report, received during the
last week from one to two inches more
than the usual amount of rain rall,
and although some damage is reported from
floods in Tennessee tbe increased moisture
is likely to prove favorable in this region.
The spring wheat also received about one
inch more than the'normal rain fall, but in
this section the moisiure was aiready in
excess.
Generally the week was co'd and not fa-
vorable to farm work throughout the prin-
cipal agricultural States, except in the east
portion of the cotton region, where the
weather was generally favorable for farm
work, but where tain is needed, Special
telegraphic reports:
Pennsylvania—Cool, wet weather delayed
work generally; little progress in northern
portion; in southern portion crop growing
finely; good stand of wheat and grass; out-
look favorable.
Tennessee—All crops looking well; low-
lands badlv washed by floods on 13th and
14th; some damage to corn by cut-worms
tobacco plants improving since rain.
Kentucky—Excessive rains retarded farm
work; grasses and meadows improved.
Missouri—Frelds generally look fair, but
work retarded and ground too wet and cold
ior germinating.
I1linois—Oat seeding complete. Frit in-
jured by frosts, especially in southern
counties; wheat improving; meadows and
pastures good in southern portions. :
Indiana—Rain fall excessive; tempera-
ture and sunshine deficient; favorable to
crops but not to plowing and seeding; wheat
itaproved.
Ohio—W€heat, oats, clover and grass
made splendid growth; farm work, plowing
and seeding stopped by heavy rains.
Michigan—Crops have advanced slowly
owing to high winds and cool nights; plow-
ing for oats general; some potatoes and
early vegetables planted; meadows and
pastures in fine condition; fruit prospects
excellent.
Wisconsin—Little farming done during
the past week owing to freezing weather.
The season is, however, ten days early. All
crops and conditions are favorable. Cran-
berry vines wintered well.
Minnesota—Snow on the ground in the
northwest. Nothing done and . little pro-
gress made elsewhere, The soil is too wet
and cold. Potatoes are being planted in the
southern counties. The weather during the
week was very unfavorable for seeding.
Jowa—In the southwestern district dry,
cold winds have injured winter wheat. Seed-
ing is practically completed. Plowing is in
progress. Corn planting has begun in the
southeastern district.
A FATAL MINE EXPLOSION.
Three Men Killed and Two More Will
Probably Die.
A most disastrous fire occurred at Tower,
Minn. J. B,Kattles, who leaves a wife and
four children, was instantly killed. Charles
Nelson had a gas pipe driven through his
chest and died afterwards. He leaves a wife
and five children. Jacob Kashavir was
killed by having both legs blown off. Nine
others were seriously injured, of whom two
will probably die. The fire Was caused by
“aq explosion of dynamite.
IMITATES A DOG.
An Iilinois Woman Goes Mad
Bite Ten Years Old.
Alton, Ills., has a curiosity in the nature
of a woman affected with hydrophobia to
such an extent that she imitates the action
of a dog. The woman is the wife of Rich-
ard Isom, colored, and ten years ago was
bitten by a dog. She barks at intervals and
before being tied crawled about on all fours
The authorities are in a dilemma to know
what shall be done with her.
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‘HOME RULE VICTORY
JOHN BULL LOCOMOTIVE AND TRAIN.
The famous John Bull engine, with its antique passenger coaches, which have so long done duty as chicken houses. arrived in
Chicago on Saturday for the World's Fair, after an eventful irip from New York city, over the Pennsylvania lines. Thousands of
people congregated at the different stations to watch the old train pass, arid at many
Several weeks ago it was taken to the shops near Je
of its eventful existence.
As the iliustration shows,
essential principles of locomotion by steam is the same in
ble features ot the John Bull is the pilot, commonly known as the cow-catcher.
pilot attached, but when tne engine was
pilot in order to assist the machine in taking
Mr. Stevens set himself the task of planning one,
first pilot was a frame one made of oak, eigh
it from Stevenson, the English inventor.
curves.
v r t by four feet, pinned together at the corners.
wheels 26 inches in diameter, while the other end was fastened to an extension of the axle outside of the forward driving-wheels, as it
was found that a play cf about one inch on each side of the pedestal of the front wheels was necessary in order to get around the curves.
Robert L. Stevens, the founder of the Camden & Amboy 1ailroad, was responsible for the importation of the engine, as he ordered
It was completed in May, 1831, and arrived in Anierica three months later.
points perfect ovations were given. :
rsey City, overhauled and placed in a condition for the most momentous trip
the engine presents a strange contrast {o the magnificent locomotives of the present day. While the
the old and new, the mechanism is entirely different.
One of the most nota -
As originally constructed in England there was no
placed in service on the Camden & Amboy road it was found absolutely necessary to provide a
and although it was a crude and awkward affair, it served the purpose. The
Under the forward end were a ir of
Isaac Dripps, a
young mechanic, made the first experimental trip, and after many trials considerable change was made in the machinery. Wood was
originally used for fuel.
The John Bull weighs 22 000 pounds, exclusive of the tender,
Jocomotive in use on the Pennsylvania railroad at the present time weighs 176,000 pounds, or more than’ five times as much as its origi-
nal predecessor.
The curious contrivance, resembling a poke bonnet, which surmounts the tender, was called the ig-top.
brakeman, who not only kept a sharp lookout for other trai
occasion required, and worked the brakes on the locomotiv
was no bell-cord nor gong on the locomotive, 0 all commu
these original features are rerained in the restored engine.
Hardly less unique than the locomotive itself are the passenger coaches on the historic train.
South Amboy bought one of the discarded coaches of the old Camden and Amboy railroad.
ing it on posts in the ground, converted it into a chicken coop.
tive of the Pennsylvania railvoad, looking for relics,
farmer. realizing that lapse of time had endowed his
interest on the original purchase-money, but the matter was adjusted, and tbs passenger coach of
en coop is once more fixed upon its trucks, and went to Chicago us a part of the John Bull train.
pristine glory of its palmy days.
so romantic. It was found some years ago in a lumber yard in a N
away in the Meadows shops by a far-sighted official of the company,
refitted and reupholstered, so that it appears
requisition some day. he Penusylvania
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now in all the
New Jersey town
and 32,200 including the tender.
ns approached on the same track, but signal
e and tender by a long lever which extended up between the knees.
nications between engineer and brakemen was by word of mouth. All
It served in this capacity until a few
happened upon it. and entered into negotiations
hennery with increased value, demanded a
The ordinary standard passenger
In it sat the forward
ed tothe rear brakeman when
There
Some 25 vears ago a farmer neat
He removed it from its trucks, and, plant.
months ago, when a representa
tor its purchase. The thrifty
price which represented compound
30 years ago transformed into a chick
After its recovery the coach was
The history of the other coach is not quite
} 8mong a mass of rubbish, and quietly tucke:
who foresaw that just such an occasion us this would bring it inte
teople claim the John Bull to be the first locomotive in running service in this country.
IT PASSES SECOND READING.
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Balfour and Mr. Gladstone Made
the Closing Speeches. Great
Enthusiasm,
Mr.
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The members of the house of commons
rushed to their seats on Friday for the final
encounter over the second reading of the
Irish home-rule bili. Prime Minister Glad~
stone, as soon as be arrived, was presented
with a beautiful bouquet of flowers sent from
Ireland and accompanied by the inscription
**All blessings and power to the friend of
poor and distressed Ireland. May God pros- |
per you.”
Upon the opening of business in the »
house Wm. O'Brien (Nationalist), member
from Cork city, asked if Mr. Gladstone had
received a resolution adopted and signed by
the mayor and alderman of Cork approving
the establishment of an Irish parliament in
Dublin.
Mr. Gladstone replied: “Yes. I had much
pleasure in receiving the resolution, all the
more as 1 am informed that it expresses the
uniform views of all corporate bodies in
Ireland,” :
Mr. T. W. Russell, the Liberal me-nber
who opposes home rule for Ireland and who
represents the south division of Tyrone,
asked if Mr. Gladstone knew that half the
members of the municipal council of Cork
were absent when the resolution was adopt-
ed.
Mz. O'Brien sprang to his feet and with
considerable vehemence said: ‘That is not a
fact.
Mr. Gladstone ca'mly replied to Mr. Rus-
sell’s question: **The resolution expresses
the feeling of a great majority of the Irish
municipal councils,” and added that the
home-rule bill was certain to pass its second
reading to-night and that it would go to the
committee on May 4. This statement was
received with cheers by the supporters of
the measure.
Sir Henry James, Liberal Unionist, spoke
in opposition to the bill during most of the
session. Early in ¢ghe evening the debate
was monopolized by minor members, At
10 o'clock Mr. Gladstone entered hurriedly
and was greeted with cheers. The members
began to return rapidly. At 10:30 Mr. Bal-
four was received with cheers. All the mem-
bers had taken their places and the house
waited expectantly for the heavy guns of
the final debate on the second reading.
Mr. Balfour rose shortly before 11 o'clock
He made a long, elcquent and impassioned
speech in opposition, closing with these
words amid cheers:
“If you commit this great political crime
you make yourselves responsible for an irre-
pairable national disaster and all hopes of a
peaceful and united Ireland will vanish
forever.”
Mr. Gladstone rose and the cheering was *
repeated, but not by the same throats. Like
Mr, Balfour he was in splendid form. His
voice was clearer and fuller than before
during the session and his movements have
evidence of unusual energy and earnestness
He said:
“You cannot be surprised that we have
undertaken the solution of this great
question, and. as on the one hand it is not
the least of the arduous efforts of theLiberal
party, so, ou the other hand, it will have its
place in history—aye, and nct remote, but
early historv—as not the ieast durable,
fruitful and blessed among its accomplished
acts.
Before the cheering ceased George Bart-
ley, Conservative for North Islington, rose
to continue the debate. Mr. Morley, chief
secretary for Ireland, moved the closure and
it was adopted. Then the members divided
and soon foliowed the announcement that
the bill had passed the second reading by a
vote of 347 to 304, which was the signal for
more cheers and hat waving. There was
another demonstration when Mr. Gladstone
left the house. Crowds had gathered out-
side the building and as the prime minister
rode away he was followed by their cheers.
The division was taken on strict party
lines. Every Nationalist member voted
with the majority. The dissident Liberals,
to a man, went with the opposition, The
prince of Wales remained until the result of
the division was announced,
DETAILS OF THE ZANTE CALAM-
TY.
The List of Dead Increasing. Sufferings
of the Homeless.
The details of the calamity that has be-
fallen Zante show that since the beginning
of April there have been a total of 100
earthquake shocks, averaging five every
day. When the terrific shock came on
Monday morning last, the city of Zante was
practically wholly destroyed.There are not in
the city 50 houses that are gafe for people to
live in. It is now known that 150 persons
lost their lives in the disaster and this list is
likely to be added to when the ruins are
cleared away, if thisis ever done, H. Dra-
gumaii, Acting Minister of Interior,who has
made a journey through villages lying in
the vicinity of the capital, reports that he
found scarcely a house standing. The suf-
fering among the homeless people is great.
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A MESSAGE IN RHYME,
The Mayor of Lancaster, Pa., Gives His
Inaugural in Doggerel.
The Hon. H. W. Carpenter, Mayor of
Lancaster, Pa., has perpetrated an innova-
tion. His inaugural address is in poetry.
Here is the remarkable document :
To All Whom It May Concern:
“We've never in Lancaster had an inaugural,
So the first one wehave is given in doggerel.
1 have studied and pondered and thought
twould be nice .
To give the saloonists a little advice.
It is cheaper than fines, and, I trust,
effective— : :
And as to my office you know it’s elective—
Bo I hope in the future you'll close up your
more
oors.
The first time it’s my fault, the next time
its yours
That you opened on Sunday, or after the
our
Allowed by the Council—I'll apply all the
owers
Contained in the State or municipal code
And 'twill be your own fault if you're sent
o’er the road.
I believe to start early; be open and frank,
So I'll not be compelied to give you a yank
That will quite incommode you in person
and purse,
And I know after one dose that you'll get
no worse.
Don’t fool with the “cops’’ or entice them
to drink,
Or from any duty to skirmish or shrink.
T'm a friend to saloonists, one, each and all.
And for my sake and yours don’t one of you
a
Into the belief that ‘Carp’ will be easy,
For if you depart I'll make it quite breezy
Both in your neighborhood and that of the
all.
Now i you presume that I ever will
quai
Or throw up my hands when once well in
ine,
For I think to be right is both just and
divine. 3
And if after two years of quiet and care
You make up your minds to oust me from
there
Put shoulder to wheel, and work with a
wi
To quit me from office that I fail to fill,
Don’t think for a moment that “Carp” is a
00 —
You'll make a mistake if you break o’er the
rule—
A mistake it will be you will find to your
SOTrow
When you settle up the morn of the morrow.
Here’s another good subject: I think the
police
Need a little attention, instruction and
grease”
To oil up their jointe and hasten their ways
So they get in their thirty instead of ten
ays
Every month, and take care to let alone
booze
And try to dispense with their sweet nightly
snooze,
For I'll be around—I'm not hard to keep,
And no one can tell at what hourr I sleep.
I'll run the department, or *‘bust’” up the
ranch,
I'll have no lieutenants or ‘‘reference
branch.”
There is an old saying''a new broom sweeps
clean,”
But I give you my word that I say what 1
mean—
You “keep up your trace’ and “hoe your
own row,’
And I will assure you things smoothly will
£0.
The closing bell will be rung to-night and
regularly hereafter at 11 o’clock standard
time. All who are interested in its ringing
will govern themselves accordingly, and all
who do not interest themselves in its ring.
ing, will be governed accordingly.
H. W. CARPENTER,
April 18, ’93. Mayor, City of Lancaster.
NO EPIDEMIC OF CHOLERA.
The Opinion of a New York Newspaper,
After a Careful Investigation.
The New York ‘World’thus summarizes
a four column article on the subject of the
likelihood of cholera epidemic this sum-
mer:
The “World’’ has gathered the opinions
of the leading physicians of New York and
the health officials on the probabilities of a
cholera epidemic this summer. On the
whole a careful review of what these medi:
cal experts say leads to the conclusion that
a cholera epidemic is not probable. There is
an almost unaniicous belief that wa will
bave some cases of cholera during the hot
months. The doctors, however, point -out
very clearly in the interviews which follow
the reason why these sporadic cases are not
likely to become epidemic.”’
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Ten Silver Miners Lose Their Lives.
At Butte, Mont,, fire broke out in the
shaft of Silver Bow mine, on the Butte and
Boston properties, near the 500-foot level,
Ten men are known to have been entombed
on that level and are supposed to be dead.
The Eskimos Desert the Fair.
The Eskimos have deserted at Chicazo
They have flown from their huts in the
Fair grounds, and will start an exhibition
of their own outside the Exposition fences.
They grew weary of their managers.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND SPEAKS
He States That the Redemption of Any
Kind of Treasury No es Except in
Gold Has Not Been Contem-
plated.
The President at Washington authorized
the following statement:
The inclination on the part of the public
to accept newspaper reports concerning the
intentions of those charged with the man-
agement of our national finances seems to
justify emphatic contradiction of the state-
ment that the redemption of any kind of
Treasury notes, except in gold, has at any
time been determined upon or contemplat-
ed by the Secretary of the Treasury or any
other member of the present administration
The President and his Cabinet are absolute-
ly harmonious in the determination to ex-
ercise every power conferred upon them
to maintain the public credit, to keep the
public faith and to preserve the parity be-
tween gold and silver, and between all fi-
nancial obligations of the Government.
While the law of 1830 forcing the pur-
chase of a fixed amount of silver every
month provides that the Secretary of the
Treasury, in his discretion. may redeem in
either go!d or silver the Treasury - notes
given in payment of silver purchase, yet
the declaration of the policy of the Govern-
ment to maintain the parity between the
two merals seems so clearly to regulate this
Jisgretion, as to dictate their redemption in
old.
Of course, perplexities and difficulties have
grown out of an unfortunate financial poli-
cy, which we found in vogue, and embar-
rassments have arisen from ill-advised
financial legislation confronting us at eyery
turn, but with cheerful confidence among
the people and a patriotic disposition to co-
operate, threaten<d danger will be averted
pending a legislative return to a better and
sounder financial pan. The strong credit
of the country, still unimpaired, and the
good sense of our people, which has never
failed in time of need, are at hand to save
us from disaster,
The Gold Reserve Again Intact.
The amount of gold taken from the
Treasury's reserve fund Friday was made
good Saturday and about $700,000 free gold
added to the Treasury resources. It is ex-
pected that this will be increased shortly”
as there is a disposition shown by the
Western bankers to help the treasury swell
its gold balance.’ Several bankers in New
York, too. are stated to have turned in gold
for greenbacks.
MORE STRANGE FINDS.
Bones of a Supposed Chief of a Vanished
Race Found in the Martins Ferry
Mound.
At Martins Ferry, O., more human skulls
and bones were found in the lower part of
the big mound in Walnut Grove Saturday
than any day since the work of removal
was begun. Most of these were in a good
state of preservation, some remarkably
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About four feet above the bottom of the
tumulus is a fourteen-inch stratum of dark
earth which bears evidenca of fires having
been kindled. In this was found thousands
of burned stones, burned bones, bone dust,
burned mussle shell, bits of charcoal, etc.
The fires must have been intense and there
is no doubt but what the basin was used
for cremations. At the hottom of this strata
is a layer of stone, carefully put in there,
and just above the strata was unearthed the
bones of what are supposed to be a great
chief of a missing race. The burial had
been made with greater care than burials
now-a days. Over the remains was a
cement covering, eight feet long, three and
one half feet wide and nearly an inch thick
made of clay, small pieces of stone, etc.,
with a smoot surface of white material on
either side. ;
ITIS NEARLY READY.
The Fair Will Open on Time as 1t Ap-
pears Now.
The arrangements for the World's Fair
opening ceremonies at Chicago, are about
completed. Secretary Culp received a tele-
gram saying that Rev. W. H. Milburn, the
blind chaplain of the house of representa-
tives will offer the opening prayer. Invita-
tations will probably be issued to Red
Cloud and some of the other Indian chiefs,
who came to town to occupy seats on the
platform as representatives of the race of
original Americans. ?
Alarming reports to the contrary,
fierce storms of the past week did
damage to the stately White city.
the
little
— ——
General Beale Dead.
General Edward Fitzgerald Beale died at
Washington, D. C., Saturday noon.
General Beale was born in WashingtonFeb-
ruary 4, 1823. He was educated at George-
town college, and graduated fiom the Naval
academy in 1842, He served with distinc-
tion iu the Mexican war,and was commend-
ed by Commodore Stockton. He was ap-
pointed superintendent or Idian affairs for
California and New Mexico and commis-
sioned surveyor general for California, but
declined the position in order that he might
actively serve in the Federal army during
the civil war. In 1876 he was appointed
United States minister to Austria, but re-
signed after a year's service and devoted
himself to sheep raising in southern Cali-
fornia,
AWFUL LIST OF DISASTERS,
oe ine
HEAVY WINDS AND ENOW
STORMS.
et
Mississippi Visited By a Tornado. Fire:
Adds to the Horror. Many
Lives Lost at Milwaukee.
—_———
MErIDAN, Miss.—A frightful tornado
passed over Jasper and Clarke counties
Thursday afternoon. A settlement of cab-
ins inhabited by colored people wus de.
stroyed and many of the unfortunate in-
mates lost their lives.
Dr. T. J. Krouse, one of the largest plan-
tation owners in the South, was a heavy
loser. Every stick of timber on his place
was carried away and cvery house demol-
ished. Mis son had his skull crushed. A
negro on Dr. Krouse’s plantation, named
Henry German, with his wife and nine chil-
dren, were imprisoned under the ruins of
his cabin, and fire originating from the
kitchen, slowly roasted the unfortunate
wretches, who piteously begged that death
might come and release them from their
sufferings.
The latest reports received show that over
40 people were killed by yesterday's tornado
and over 200 severely injured, some of
whom are likely to die.
Onicaco.—High winds, approaching cy-
clones in severity, and accompanied with
rain, snow and hail, have again played hav-
oc with the telegraph wires throughout the
West. Throughout Iowa, Wisconsin,
Western lilinois, Nebraska and Missouri
the wires are practically useless and com-
munication is cut off from Mississippi and
Louisiana. :
West Superior, Wis.,.—A heavy north-
we:t wind has prevailed here for almost 48
hours. Thursday morning it began snow-
ing, and the storm has continued all day.
By noon the electrie cars had been taken off
it being impossible to get through the
drifts. Trains on all railroads are delayed.
IsaPEMING, M1cH.—Nearly a foot of snow
fell here Thurnday. Trains are delayed and
Fason roads ate impassable.
MinNearorLis, Micu.—The rain storm
which prevailed here all day Thursday
turned to snow at night, and Friday from 8
to 10 inches of snow covers the ground. The
Street car Bystem is completely blocked. as
the snow is damp and packs, Advices from
Points throueh the State, from Dakota and
NY isconsin indicate that the storm is gener-
al.
St. Pavr, MisxN.—In the 23 hours ending
at 5 o'clock Thursday evening there was a
fall of 30 inches of snow at St. Cloud, 26
inches at Sleepy Eye and 16 inches here.
AN AWFUL LAKE DISASTER.
. MiLwAvukge—Fourteen men lost their
lives Thursday in the fierce storm which
lashed Lake Michigan. They were employ-
ed in the construction of the new water
works intake tunnel, being enga in
bricking up a shaft in the crib 3, feet
from the shore. The hurricane swept awa:
the frail structure which had been buiit
apon the top of the crib to shelter the men
and dashed them into the seething lake.
. Through the heroic efforts of the life say-
ing crew, one man,James Miller, was saved.
He is lying at the Emergency Hospital too
weak to tell his awful story. The work was
in charge of Shailor & Schniglon, Chicago
contractors, whose loss will be about $10,-
Work upon the tunnel will be delay-
ed for several months. 2
Following are the names of some of the
men who were in the crib: Peter Jones,
Chicago; John and William Pressner, Chi-
cago; Harry Miller; John McBride, Michael
Dwyer, George Gregg. John Peetsoold,
Agustus Lacovitiz, Joseph Mueller, miner;
William Priestly, miner, Ebenezer Allen,
cook; George Wholly, miner; Xrederick
Spanner, miner,
The storm was not confined to Milwaukee
or the lake shore. Reports from all points
in the State indicate that the gale was wide-
spread and the velocity of the wind almost
unprecedented. The wind blew 85 miles an
hour here. Three hundred feet of the Gov-
ernment break water is washed away. This
means a loss of a good many thousands of
dollar. The schooner Loraine, of Racine,
bound for Racine, went ashore off the city
early this morning and is pounding badly.
Three men comprising the crew were taken
off by the life saving crew,
ref etl sees.
THE COLUMUS CARAVELS
Received at Fortress Monroe With
Great Thunder of Salutes and Dis-
" play of Flags.
The three Columbus caravels arrived at
Ft. Monroe, Va , Friday morning in tow of
the three Spanish warships and were re-
ceived with great thunder of salutes and dis-
play of the flags of the countries represent-
ed by the fleets and dropped anchor at
the end of the American line of ve-secls. The
day could not have been more beautiful or
the scene more impressive as they came in
the roads, decorated from jibboom to taff-
rail with the flags of Castle and Arragon
and Queen Isabelia standing out and fut
terring in the gentle breeze. At the head of
the fleet was the unprotected cruiser, Infanta
Isabel, towing the flagship Santa Maria
which displayed the flug of an admiral
Behind and a mile astern came the tcrpedo
vessel Nueva jopana, with the Nina in her
charge, and in the latter's wake was the big
black protected cruiser Reina Regente, with
the Pinta.” They were towed by as least a
quarter of a mile of hawser and look like so
many ducks setting on the water with the
feathers of their tails plucked, When off
the fort the Stars and Str.pes were broken
ouy and saluted by the leader, the fort
quickly responding. Before the Santa
Maria was abreast ot the Philadelphia the
Dutch frigate Van Speyk ran up the Span.
ish colors and saluted them with thirteen
rounds. Then the Russian ship General
Admiral saluted, and later every flagshi
in the harbor honored these curicus-looking
crafts and the country from which they
came.
THE GOLD RESERVE DEPLETED.
Friday’s Heavy Gold Engagements Ex.
haust the Free Gold. The Matter
Discussed at a Cabinet
Meeting.
At the cabinet meeting Friday morning
the financial situation, it is understood, was
almost the exclusive topic of disscussion.
When the Treasury Department closed its
doors in the afternoon the gold reserve of
$100,000,000 had been depleted to the ex-
tent of $2,500,200 to $3.000,000,
When the day opened there was in the
Treasury $185,000 of tree gold. This amount
was increased by gold offers from the West,
aggregating about $1,250,000. he large
shipment of gold from New York. amount—
ing to more than $5,000,000, cut this down
to such an extent that when the cabinet
met Secretary Carlisle found that the orders
for gold up to that time had wiped out’ the
free gold, and invaded the gold reserve to.
the extent of $2.557,000." As far as it can
be officially ascertained.this is the amount
taken out of the gold reserve Friday for ex-
port, although it is nnofficially stated that
¥700.000 in gold, exclusive of that taken out
at New York, Las been withdrawn from the
sub-treasury, at Boston, for export to Can-
ada, making about $6 000.000 1n gold taken
out of the country for shipment to-morrow
It is believed that this depletion is but
temporary and that within a few days the
depieted reserve will be restored to its ¢=>
ginal figure-~$100,000,000,
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