ha 10W T0 SEE THE FAIR. USEFUL HINTS TO ECONOMIZE TIME AND TROUBLE, Exhibits That Are Ready and Those That Are Not—A Trip Through the Grounds and the Buildings—A Glance at the Various Buildings and Objects of Interest. After all complaints have been made and sraises sung about the World's Fair, it is srobable that the question will be asked by yy the average American: ‘How shall I see £?” What things are good to spend a long ime over, what should be merely glanced at, «nd what should be skipped entirely. Inthe irst place, says the New York Post's Chicago sorrespondent, the general advice may be ziven to keep away from the Midway Plais- ance until the end of your stay, on the same srineciple that more solid food should precede dessert. Once within that fascinating side- show, and there is a possibility of a visitor aot going anywhere else. The first thing necessary for a visitor to fo is to get the general effect of the architec- sure and the grounds. This is best accom- plished taking the Intramural Railway, ap slevated road which runs inside the fence of she Park and takes in the complete circuit of the Fair grounds. The fare is only ten sents, and the cars are comfortable and thus tar have not been crowded. But the Intram- aral does not afford one a satisfactory look at the lagoons and the basins, and to accom- plish this it is advisable that the fifty cents necessary for a trip in an electric launch or in one of the gondolas be expended. The more picturesque craft is, of course, the zondola, but it does not move quickly and its route is shorter than the route of the launches. nearest large one when he enters. and may look at it first. Outside it is exceedingly ornamental. Whereas the general tone of the other buildings is subdued and they are nearly all of plain cream color, the Transpor- tation Building is profuse in color, being of red, with white and blue stencillings, the white figures of angels of life-size. The en- trance is a study. being composed of arch upon arch of fretted metal work. Large flag- staffs succeed one another at frequent inter- vals around the whole structure. The exhib- its under its roof are so excellent and inter- esting that the visitor cannot but wish there were more of them. Particularly interest- - » he will nna the ‘Cransportation Bullang We centre, an exhibit tha excites a great aeal of curiosity from visitors, but which really illus- trates nothing in particular. To the right is the steel case containing the fac simile of the Declaration of Independence, the treaty of peace with Great Britain, and the treaty of friendship and alliance with France, and pho- tographic copies of the Declaration anc Con- stitution. Surmounting the case is a portrait of Jefferson, and this is surrounded by prints of the signers. The next arch contains Washington relics, prints of the framers of the Constitution and portraits, and around the corner in the east entrance is the rest of the exhibit of the State Department. If you are a student of American history, it is inter- rm —— a mE BOB, 7S |Z f a 7 l B 1s) 0] 3 sefeail 52 ® - UT ZANE e— TE SRS > or en THE GERMAN VILLAGE, MIDWAY PLAISANCE. | COLUMBIAN FAIR NEWS ITEMS] WORLD’S FAIR ORDERED OPEN ———— Director Burnham Has Issued an Offic- ial Mandate. ee Director of Works Burnham on Friday evening issued an official order to the eftect that the gates of the Worlds fair shall be opened Sunday. It says: “The park will also be opened to the public Sunday next, Mav 28, until 11 p. m., the buildings closing at 10 p. m.”’ At present it is the intention to shut down the operation of the exposition plant. —p———— OTHER WORLD'S FAIRS. COMPARISONS SHOWING THAT CHICAGO HAS THE BEST OF ALL, The following table taken from a Chicago is interesting as furnishing figures v which to compare the Columbian Expo- sition with the World's Fairs that have gone before: ing, especially to any one who has never beer abroad, are the English locomotives and rail way carriages. These are the finest used, and the first, second, and third class seo tions are thrown open so as to admit of the minutest inspection. In this section, also are a complete set of the locomotives usec from the beginning.which illustrate the evo- lution from the days of the discovery of the possibility of the steam railroad. Passing DAVIS. COLONEL GEORGE R. Director-General of the World's Columbiar Exposition, - The visitor having thus taken in the gen- eral effect of the World's Fair, has seen what will probably in years to come be regarded as its strongest attraction. He may now turn his attention to the individual groups oi through this fascinating section, the visito: comes upon carriages of every kind and va- riety, from the feather weight sulky with pneumatic tires to the heavy four-horse tally- ho coach, and from the lightest delivery wagon to the heaviest truck. The Transpor- tation Building may be said to be one inp which the progress made is sufficient to war- rant a visitor spending a good ¢Ceal of his time there. Having seen this building, you may come by the main entrance and turning to the right proceed about a rod, and then turn tc the lett and keep by the edge of the lagoon until you reach the bridge immediately in front of the Electricity Building, when you may cross over to Wooded Island and take a look at the Boone and Crockett Club’s cabin. It is a modest enough log hut, with an old canvas-covered wagon in front of it, and the doorway is ornamented with old horns. In- side there are bear and deer skins, some old harness and working utensils. The design is simple enough, being the illustration of the frontier hunter's cabin, and is well carried out. Having inspected this bit of the far west, you will do well to cross back by the way you came, as the other attraction of the island, the Japanese village, is not yet sufficiently complete to warrant a visitor in spending much time over it, when there are 50 many other more completed displays. The Mining Building which you find your- self in front of is hardly worth the expendi- ture of much time at present. A few of the exhibits are partly in place, but others are in buildings and the exhibits. If he is a New Yorkes, he will of course go to the New York | State buildings and register there, and take a | look at the one building in the grounds which he feels he has a right to call peculiarly his own. Back of New York's building and sur- rounding it may be seen the buildings of the other States, some of them peculiarly appro priate and representative, and others de signed apparently to illustrate precisely what | is not the prevailing style of architecture o: { the State whose name the building bears. There is not in all Montana a structure witl | the most distant resemblance to the Montans | State building ; Vermont, steadiest of all New England States, has run riot in Chicago witk a little Pompeiian palace; and other similas | instances might be named. But taken all ix | all, the State buildings are good and are well | worth inspection. The visitor, beginning at | the South Park gate, may pass among alj these structures in about half an hour, find a state of chaos. a The Electricity Building, whicn is co. ,- side of the Mining Building, may also he passed by. The outside is the best part of it. Inside there is now little to interest one, un- less he desires to make astudy of the process of installation. % Next to the Electricity Building is that of Manufactures and Liberal Arts, and into that you may safely turn with the intention of re- maining for an hour or a week. Ten days ago it was hardly an exaggeration to say that there were not twenty complete exhibits in place in this building, but now one-half of them are in place and the others begin to show signs of what they will soon be. Hou: after hour you may walk through rows ol exhibits, ranging from pyramids of tin paus to parlors of the rarest bronzes and china. Going up stairs among the liberal arts there is the same attraction. Where you will Vil lij== at, Wg, — _THR _GRRVAT ATTLIS ENGI ing himself finally in lowa’s pavilion on tne lake. If he will then turn to the right, he can walk by the lake nd see the French, German, Spanish, and several other foreign buildings. Continuing he will pass the Gov- ernment Building, the Manufactures, the basin which marks the spot known as the Court of Honor, where he has a fine view on the one side of the gold dome of the Admin- istration Building and on the other of the Casino and Music Hall, with the beautiful peristyle running between them. Going on and crossing the bridge, the Con- vent of Rabida is reached, and alittle beyond that is the Shoe and Leather Building, beyond which is the Forestry Building and the mountain of the cliff-dwellers. This route by the lake is not covered by either the In- tramural Railway or the launches, and is only to be taken by the pedestrian or the in- dividual who is willing to have himself wheeled in a chair and is willing to pay for the luxury. A man who has taken the In- tramural Railway, the trip of the launches, and the walk by the lake from the State Buildings to the Shoe and Leather Building, has seen the general effect of the exhibition go far as it is possible to do so in three trips. He may now turn his attention to the ex- NE IN MACHINERY HALL, put 1r you have a taste for anything artistic you will be able to gratify it here. ” Coming out at the north end of the Manu- factures Building you are immediately in ! [Inger Gepends upon your tas front of the Government Building, and if you enter it by the entrance immediately in front of you, you will find yourseif in the middle of THE TURKISH VILLAGE, MIDWAY PLAISANCE, the display of the Smithsonian Institution and National Museum. This is being perfected day by day, but to all appearances is almost perfect now. The truth is that the Govern- ment Buiiding is by far the most complete in its exhibits in the grounds. Passing through hibits. If he reaches the grounds by way of the elevated railroad or the Illinois Central For Cleaning Marble. Common dry salt is said to be one i of the best agents for cleaning mar- ! ble. such as washbasins, sink tixtures and the like. It requires no prepara- tion. and may ‘be rubbed directly up- on the tarnished surface, removing any incrustations or deposits at once, leaving the marble shining and clean. This is well worthy of remembrance, as it 1s often found to be provokingly hard to clean the marble thoroughly without injuring the surface. | i the Smithsonian exhibit you come into the rotunda. with the large California tree in the ~—IHEloreman ot the textileworks of Wm. Strange & Co., at Patterson, N,J;. boarded up the windows to prevent the girls employed there from flirting with men in the streets and neglecting their work. The girls struck and Mr. Strange had to order the removal of the boards, ‘Want the Gates Barred on Sunday. The General Synod of the Lutheran church n session at Canton, O., passed resolutions sondemning the opening of the World's fair on Sunday and advising all members of the church not to visit the Fair if the gates are unbarred on the Sabbath. esting, and it contains the most valuable sollection of autographs and State papers in ;he grounds. Opposite this is the small ex- hibit of the Department of Justice. Before procesding further toward the north entrance of the Government Building, you will do well to turn to your right at the 2nd of the State Department exhibit and go Into the War Department section, where you will see cannon and guns and uniforms and weapons of offence and defence innumerable. There is a group illustrating the Greely ex- pedition, which is particularly life-like and interesting. Passing across the Smithsonian exhibit you find yourself among the dis- plays of the Treasury and Postoffice Depart- ments, from which you pass into those of the Geological Survey, Patent Office and other bureaus of the Interior Department. Next to these is the interesting exhibit of the Fish Commission, and then that of the Agricultural Department. Coming out at the entrance nearest you, you will be within a few steps of the building devoted to fish and flsheries, and this, also, is well worth going through, for it is in a state of progress which very nearly approaches completion. When you leave the Fisheries Building, you must again pass among some of the foreign buildings, but they are hardly worth while entering at present, nearly all of them being far behindhand in their displays. You may turn to your left after proceeding for a STREET IN VIENNA, MIDWAY PLAISANCE. short distance,and enter the Building of Finn Arts. No other structure approaches this one. It is the best built, being fireproof; it is well lighted, and it is a triumph of art out- side gnd inside. Not all the pictures are hung, but there are enough on the walls to keep you busy for an indefinite length of time. Shut up the whole of the rest of the Fair, and this building with its contents is worth a journey to Chicago and a week of bad lodgings and hoard. The visitor who has followed the itinerary laid down here has not yet been in the Wo- man’s Building, but he may reach it by pass- ng to the left after leaving the Art Building, which will give him an opportunity to see he large California and Illinois State build- ngs, which he did not get a view of when he 00k the ride on the Intramural Railway. He 1eed not pause to enter them, as they are not yet sufficiently complete, but opposite the California Building he can enter the Wo- nen’s Building, whieh, if not thoroughly dnished yet, is still sufficiently finished to warrant as long an inspection as you are ible to give it. From the south side of the Woman's Build: ng you may pass in Horticultural Hall, which also warrants a visit, and from there pass by Choral Hall, which is not fully com- pleted. You are now back at the Transpor- ation Building whence you started out, and nave seen the chief things, with the excep ion of one or two. Turn then to your right ind pass in front of the Administration Build ng, then by Machinery Hall, and cross the sridge to La Rabida, which is worth seeing ind is wholly finished, Come back by the Forestry Building, and go out by the gate which let you in. You need not look intc ny of the buildings except La Rabida, as hey contain few completed exhibits, The roughly sketched route laid down here ipplies to a flying visit made at the present stage of the Fair. Later in the season it maj »e added to, but its general plan will doubt ess hold good at all times, LATER NEWS WAIFS, FINANCIAL, At Melbourne, Australia, the Mercantile Financial Trustees and Agency Company has suspended payment. Thenominal cap- | ital of the concern exceeds 20,000,000, and the Dritish deposits in the institution amout to 1,500,000, At Fostoria, O.,Ex-Secretary of the Treas- ary Charles Foster made an assignment of Lis large and diversified business interests | for the benef't of his creditors. This action is a shock that more than two score of busi- | ness enterprises, in which Mr. Foster is in- | terested, outside the concerns assigned, will severely feel. Mr. Foster places the liabili- ties at $600,000, and scarcely expects that | the sale of his holdings will realize sufficient ‘0 pay dollar for dollar. i CRIMES AND PENALTIES. Henry Ramsay, negro, was hanged in Richmond county, Ga., jail yard for the murder last October of Robert Y. Harris, marshal of Somerville. Robert Alexander. Louis and Howard Pugh, negro boys were hanged at Tucka- gee, Aal., for a criminal assaul® on Mrs, Cox, a farmer's wife. This is the first legal banging for this offense in the State, Se WASHINGTON. Reports received at the treasury depart- ment indicate a larger registration of Chinese than anticipated. Reports from 49 out of 65 internal revenue districts show that 11,273 have registered Ce CAPITAL AND LABOR. The Miners’ International Conference has agreed upon the necessity of a better in- spection of mines, and has also voted in favor of the equality of men employed on the surface and those employed under ground. | = |= | g' £52 |Attend- HELD IN | i 2 | ance. Cost. 148 mmm v.15 |(Daily.) London...... 1851] 21 [144] 41,952 $1,460, 00 Dublin ...... [1853] 1 [170] 6,765 400,000 New York.../1858] 6 [150{ 8.344] 640,000 Paris... ......{1855] 2431200} - 95812. ......... London...... [18621 234171} 36,316] 2,300,000 Paris.........|1867| 37 [217] 47,007| 4,000,000 Vienna...... [1873] 40 {186! 39,003(.......... Philadelphia. 1876, 60 |159] 62.333] 8,500,000 Paris......... 11878100 {194 82.644 8,000,000 Sydne; .118791 15 [216] © 6,300;.......... Melbourne ../1880] 29 [143 9,302| 1,2'1,000 Paris... ...... [1889 753183] 153,821| 8.300,000 Chicago..... {1893/2074.1831........ 132.500.000 PENNSYLVANIA WILL CLOSE. HER STATE BUILDINGS AT THE FAIR WILL BE LOCKED ON SUNDAY. Among the resolutions rdopted by the Executive Committee of the World's Fair Board at Harrisburg on Thursday last was one by Lieutenant Governor Watres, direct- ing the Executive Commissioner to keep the building at Chicago closed on Sundays dur- ing the continuance of the Fair. THE IRISH VILLAGE OPENED. The completion of the Irish village in the Midway Plaisance was celebrated Tuesday afternoon. A reproduction of Donegal Cas- tle forms the front of the village. Cottages, where various industries peculiar to Erin are to be seen, flank the village and make up a typical Irish scene. Irish pipers. horse shoers, heme spun workers, wood carvers, lacemakers and others gave exhibitions of their skill. Most of the villagers are from Donegal and other parts of Connaught. CONVEYING THE CARAVELS TO CHICAGO. The Navy Department at Washington completed arrangements for conveying the Columbus caravels, the Santa Maria, Pinta, and Nina, from New York to Chicago, They will be towed from New York to the mouth of the St. Lawrence, and from here to Chi- cago. The service will cost about £5,000. THE GERMAN BUILDING DEDICATED. The handsome German Government bulding was dedicated Tuesday. The open- ing was of an informal character, but thousands of people attended it. After hearing arguments all of Friday in the Clingman injunction suit against the directors of the Columbian exposition to prevent their closing the gates on Sunday, Judge Stein took the matter under ad- visement until Monday morning, Pending his decision, no action in the premises were taken by any court in Cock county. This leaves the Sunday opening resolution of the directoay undisturbed by legal pro- ceedings. The Federal district attorney filed his bill for an injunction on Saturday, but no action will be taken until next week and a temporary restraining orler was not asked pending the arguments Jon the bill. Chief Justice Fuller will occupy a seat on bench, Itis the earnest desire of the Gov- ernment, according to Mr. Mitchrist, that the decision shall be made by such an array of legal talent that no sh «dow of doubt will rest on the justness of the judge's conclu- sions, whatever they may be. The National World's fair commissioners adjourned on Friday until July 15. DUN’S WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW. Better Weather Stimulates Retai’ Trade and Liivened Up Other Lincs. R. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade says: In two ways there has been quite a gener- al improvement during the past week. Bet- ter weather throughout most of the country has stimulated retail trade, and the large distribution of goods has made jobbing trade mote active. Monetary anxieties have curiously abated at many widely separated points. Large loans solicited here a week or two ago, to provide for extreme emergen- ties in different cities, have not been want- >d and threatening failures at several points nave passed without causing much disturb- ance. Yet the actual conditions do not ~eem to have changed materially. Gold is still go- ing out and $2,000,000 more are to be shipped to-day. The Treasury reserve is azain re- dnced below the hundred million limit The large demand tor re-discounts and advances by Western and Southern banks, though considerably abated, lias been greater than Eastern banks could wholly meet. There's no definite improvement in financial atfairs abroad and the prospect of a continu- ed outgo of gold for some time to come has not altered. Wheat.and corn are both about at the same price as a week ago, although Western receipts of wheat in four days have becn 1.902.108 bushels and Atlantic exports 1,- 036,597 bushels, and corn receipts have been very large with insignificant exports. Mess pork is 25c higher, but other hog products a shade lower, and while coffee advanced half a cent. oil declines a cent. A naturzl cecline is seen in dairy products and pota- toes. Cotton is also an eighth lower. al- though the receipts have been smaller and the exports larger than for the same week last year. but the enormous stocks in sight are not diminishing more than usual at this season. Imports are still large for three weeks in May, exceeding last year’s by nearly $6,000,- 090. but exports have somewhat increased and for three weeks show a slight gain. Money on call is cheap and abundant, but loans on time for commerciel needs are yet made with some difficulty and sparingly. The failures for the last seven days num- ber for the United States 259, Canada 14, total 273, as compared with 261 last week, 280 the week previous and 198 for the corre- sponding week of last year. THE BUSINESS BAROMETER. Bank clearings totals for the week ending May 25, as telegraphed to Bradstreets, are as follows: New York... ............ $576,912,249 D 14.9 Chicago...... were 91.167.827 1 6.3 SOSION ceviaress-connnns 37. D.. 7.7 Philadelphia .ohe.......0 1 93 ft. Louis: LL i000... 000 111.2 Pittsburg. ..... D107 San Francisco . 3 D 24.2 Baltimore.... ee J. Tagg Cincinnati .s.....: se D 4.4 Cleveland ................ 1 LS (I indicates increase, D decrease.) The aggregate of clearings of 80 of the principal cities of the country is $1,043,014.- 447, a decrease of 9.3 per cent. The totals exclusive of New York City amount to £466,102,198, and shows a decrease of 1.7 per cent. all machinery not absolutely required for A SCENE OF SPLENDOR, Th> Ball in Honor of the Infanta the Most Select Event New York Has Known. Magnificent Deco- rations. On Friday the Infanta Eulalie made an in- formal trip up the Hudson as far as Yonk- ers on the dispatch boat Dolphin. The bail in her honor iz the evening at Madison Square Gardex, New York City, was carried out according to the elaborate plan arranged and wasa great success in every respect. The attendance was probably as fashionable and select as was ever gathered together in the city. Rich and mavnificent as have been the decorations of Madison Square Garden in times past, it is probable that those of to- ahs never been equaled; certainly never in this country have they been sur- passed. All the artistic skill of the florist was called into play to present a scene that will never be forgotten by those fortunate enongh to witness it. The ball took place in the Assembly room, and on this occasion its appearance was that of one vast floral bower. rom the street below to the inner- most recesses of the hall there was a pro- fusion of nature's choicest beauties, all combining to make a picture bewildering in its details. charming in its conception and harmonious in its development. The floral bower began with the entrance on the Madison Square side and extended to the stairway forming the ascent to the Assembly chamber above. The lobby it- self was trans'ormed into a veritable garden Trellises covered with vines concealed the walls and arches and shut off any glimpse of the ceiling. The corners of the hall were broken and concealed bv an exceedingly tasteful grouping of piants, in which many blooming flowers were intermingled. The entrance from Twenty-sixth street was treated in a similarly artistic way. The place of honor, the Assembly hall, was, of course, assigned to the Infanta and ber suite. And here all that artistic skill could do hac been acccmplished. This royal apartment, was made up by making the three boxes, at the south side nearest the stage into one, the whole being convert- ed into a gorgeous floral bower, with a pro- jecting canopy resembling in the exquisite- ness of its treatment the interior ofa sea- shell. The front stage presented a beautiful sight. Nine private boxes were arranged there, behind which there appeared a con- servatory effect that was delusive in its naturalness. It wascreated by an ingenious grouping of lofty palms, foliage plants and jardinieres of long-stemmed American in roses and lilac plants in full bloom. The greatest magnificence was in the room where Her Royal Highness received her guests. This large apartinent was fur- hished in the style of Louis XV with the costliest of furniture and tapestry so price- less that the committee took the precaution to have it insured for £200,000. The Princess stood on a dias. draped with elaborate Span- ish hangings of the seventh century. The banquet ball on the ground floor was arranged like a scene in Madrid, with ban: anas, pineapcles and orange trees in pro- fusion. PROMINENT PEOPLE. QUEEN VicTorIA employs four doctors. Ex-SPEAKER GALUSHA A. Grow isa wealthy coal miner on the Ohio River. Sir WirLrLiam HARCOURT is an enthusiastic amateur gardener. THE Czar of Russia is very fond of tapest and has all his own rooms hung with x Ji BANkER ROSENBERG’S will bequeathed over $500,000 to Galveston (Texas) charities. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND never wears gloves, no matter how cold the weather may be. EMirto CASTELAR, the Spanish statesman, announces that he has definitely retired from public life. Miss Rose CLEVELAND, sister of the Presi- dent, has returned to this country after two years spent in traveling in foreign lands. THE present Sultan of Morocco isdeseended from an Irish girl who became a member of the then royal harem more than a hundred years ago. GEORGE L1zoTTE and Mrs. Lizotte, the lat- ter a niece of Justice Harlan, have been on a wedding tour ever since their marriage in June, 1891. Thus far they have traveled 57,- 000 miles. WHEN the wife and daughters of the Chi- nese Minister to England were presented to Queen Victoria they were allowed to remain seated after their presentation, as their small feet unfitted them for long standing. CHEVALIER ANTON VON SCHMERLING, Prime Minister of Archduke John as Regent of the German Empire in 1848 and subsequently Premier of Austria from 1860 to 1865, is dead. He was born in Vienna on August 23, 1805. TrE young Earl of Dalhousie, who onlyre- cently celebrated his fifteenth birthday,is the owner of an estate of one hundred acd thirty- six thousand acres in Forfarshire, worth about two hundred thousand dollars per annum. Kine Huneerr, of Italy, gave $500,000 for the foundation of an institute forthe orphans of workingmen, in commemoration of his silver wedding. The receipts from the great historical tqurney, amounting to $40,000, were devote 1 to charity. CONGRESSMAN THOMAS J. GEARY, author of the famous Chinese exclusion law just af- firmed by the Supreme Court, hails from California, though a Massachusetts man by birth. He is thirty-nine years of age. He removed to California in 1863. Wirrian IF. SNopGrass, chief boatswain’s mate of the United States cruiser San -Fran- cisco, who trained the crews that carried off the international honors at the Hampton toads boat races, is a native of Philadelphia and entered the navy as an apprentice in 1866, when only thirteen years old. Tue Duponts, of powder-making fame, have retained to a remarkable degree after many generations of residence in this coun- try the physical characteristics of their French ancestors. Several of the family would infallibly be taken for native French- men in Paris, and are singularly foreign looking in this country. Tae Emperor William, of Germany, it is said, nearly petrified the officials at the Quirinal by informing them that he and the Empress would have a suite of seventy-three persons. The apartments prepared for them, both at the Quirinal and at the Royal Palace in Naples, were entirely redecorated and refurnished at enormous expense. TrE Hon. John Ballance, the recently de- ceased Premier of New Zealand, was born in a cabin in Glenavy. near Lough Neagh, Ire- land, and served with an iron monger till he was twenty-seven years old. Thirty years ago he went to New Zealand, and after a time engaged in journalism. from which he was called to various offices and finally te the Premiership. Three Boys Drowned. A sad drowning accident happened in the East river near the navy-yard, New York Three little Brooklyn boys were drowned, Four others were rescued in an exhausted condition. The drowned were Fred McGibney, aged 15; Thomas O'Brien, aged 5; ThomasKilisky; aged 9. The bodies were not recovered and it is believed that they were swept away with the tide. A -tugboat having several canal boats in tow was passing up river and a rowboat in which were the seven boys got between the tug and tow. The Lawser which connected the tug and tow had been slack, but it was suddenly made taut. The hawser caught the rowboat in such a way as to capsize it, throwing the boys into the water, Twelve Hundred Peopie Homeless. The village of Strammy, Austria has been entirely destroyed by fire and 1,200 persons are homeless. LATE TELEGRAPHIC JOTTINGS inl ens BOTE FROM HOME AND ABROAD, What is Going On the World Over. Important Events Briefly Chronicled. Ll eli Firee At Winton. Va.. Hanes & Company’s mammoth plug and twine factory, the sec. ond largest house of its kind in the South and other valuable property were burned. About ’ 00 people are thrown out of em- ployment. Loss, $200,000; insurance, $150,- 000. At Belding, Mich., fire broke out in Robi- ineon & Hudson’s grocery store, Fanned by a strong wind, it spread rapidly from store to store destroying a large number of buildings. among them the postoffice and the Leonard Holmes block. In the latter there were several families living. They barely escaped with their lives, saving noth- ing. Many are entirely destitute. In two hours the fire was under control, after de- stroying $150,000 worth of property, insnr- ed for $63,000. At Roeklin, Cal.,twenty five houses, Loss £75,000; insurance, two-thirds. Alice Irish, a chambermaid, was burned to death. re Crime and Penalties. William Sullivan the Leech murderer, was lynched at Coruna, Mich. At Lamar, Mo., Amos Avery was hanged. His crime was the murder of James A, Miles. a traveling photographer, to secure the latter's team and outfit. At Arcola, 11l,, ex-mayor A. B. Dimond wasshot and almost instantly killed by his partner, David Miller. The men quarreled over a business matter and both drew re- volvers and began firing. Dimond was shot through the breast, Miller was wound- ed in the hand. Both men were prominent citizens. Washington News, OVER 5,000 CHINESE REGISTERED. —Reports from 44 of the 63 internal revenue districts show that 5,413 Chinese have registered. The largest registration from a single district is from Colorado, where 1,500 registered, Owing to the small amount of gold bul- lion deposited and heavy expense, Secretary Carlisle has directed the suspension of the mint at Carson City, Nev Willlam E. Quinby, editor and chief pro- prietor of the Detroit “Free Press” was ap- pointed Minister to theNetheriands. Webster S.Ruckmann,of Pennsylvania, wasjappoint- ed Fourth Assistant Examiner in the Pat- ent Office. ip Ed Capital. L.abor and Industrial. The four hundred trammers in Calumey and Hecla, Mich., copper mines have refus- ed to go under ground unless Sunday night work is stopped, and they get the same wages as before, $63 per month. The com- pany will not comply, and ordered all dis- satisfied men tn get their settlement. There is no disturbance yet. ee Religious. In the General Synod of the Lutheran chureh in session at Canton, O., officers were elected as follows; President, Dr. C. Pablerto, Baltimore; Secretary, W. S.Frease York, Pa., Treasurer, Louis Mauss, Cincin- eati, et Legislative. The Michigan legislature has adjourned. The house passed the compulsory transpor- tation bill, which provides that railroads be required to issue free transportation to all state officers. In the senate the woman's suftrage bill was passed and will now be- come a law,as the signature of the governor is assured. rg BEYOND OUR BORDERS. A landslide has occurred at Vaerdalen, Norway. Fifty farms were destroyed and over 100 persons are missing. The wedding of the Duke of York and Princess May of Teck has been fixed for July 6. A dispatch from Grosstrelitz says that a terrible fire occurred at XKruppamuehle, where an explosion destroyed a large es- tablishment. Subsequently a fire started in the ruins, which wiped out 213 buildings, causing a loss of 12,000,000 marks. The Swiss crops will be a disastrous and complete failure. The drought has caused a loss to French farmers of $160,000. The infamous murderer Fritz Bunter ang his mistress, Dorothea Erbe, who rohbed and assassinated a number of servant girls, were executed with the sword at Madge- burg, the Kaiser, as usual, refusing to grant them a pardon. A serious plague of Jocusts is devastating all growing crops in the government of Saratov, Russia. THE CROP PROSPECTS. The Present Outlook in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio. The monthly crop report issued at Wash- ington contains the following: Pennsylvnnia—Floods and cool weather damaged and retarded crops in northwest- ern portion. but conditions have been im- proved by the reeent warmth. West Virginia—Wheat has made fine growth; oats and grass are growing nicely; corn and garden vegetables are seriously af- fected by excessive rains; fruit prospects are promising; stock is doing well. Ohio—Corn is half planted, with some coming up; wheat, oats, grass, rye, barley, potatoes and tobacco plants are growing finely; cherries, plums and pears are falline off badly; strawberries will yield a : crop. large Ten Laborers Blown to Pieces. A powder mill at St. Ingbert, Germany, exploded and the building was entirely wrecked. Ten laborers were killed outright and a large number wounded. A dynamite factory near Oppelm was destroyed by ar explosion with a loss of 1,000,000 marks. te orice Base Ball Record. The following table shows the standing of the different base ball clubs up to date : Ww. 1. Plat, W. IL. Pet. Clevel'nd. 11 5 .6S8/Baltimore 12 12 500 Pittsburg. 15 7 .682/Cincin’ti.. 11 14 440 Brooklyn. 13 9 .591 Wash’'n... 10 14 417 Philadel’a 12 10 .545 New York 10 14 .417 Boston.... 13 11 .542/ Chicago... 914 391 St. Louis.. 12 11 .522|Louisv'le. 4 11 .26T py _— stead: of th prove of bla only tion i in va cap e stone Sieh thet : marr: to ste La fathe sumy color crepe Her « and } sity doiz acc casl you kee;
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