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FEATURES OF THE FARR
TRANSCENDENT MERIT OF
THE VARIOUS BUILDINGS,
They Are Beautiful Beyond Anything
Ever Seen in This Country--The
Novel Fisheries Structure and Its
Varied Exhibits — Singalese and
Egyptians—A Huge Chunk of Coal.
1t is the transcendent merit of the build-
ings of the Fair at Chicago, says a New York
Sun correspondent, that they demand noth-
ing but to be represented as they are. Their
beauty of line, their harmonious proportions,
their grouping which has brought so vast a
plan irto such unity that from every point
the eye delights in new views of a perfect
whole, the lovely enrichment, the ennobling
GUARDS ON DUTY AT THE FAIR.
sense of largeness, freedom, which is conveyed
as they stand in their shining purity of color,
gain nothing, but lose, by the vagueness of
outline and atmospheric accessories that are
among the most common of studio proper-
ties.
The Fair buildings are beautiful beyond
anything that we have everseen in this coun-
try. This opinion has been too warmly ad-
vanced by foreigners taking the experiences
of their own countries as astandard, to make
it appear native and pardonably partial. But
their beauty is rational. coherent, studied.
and is best represented by showing them
frankly real. They demand nothing of any
art beyond that which is merely technical.
The commonplaceness and heavy exterior
He will grin familiarly ac the sight of oid
their meaning in this, their new piace, he
will be duller than most American boys who
creep under circus tents and through cracks
a
A JAPANESE FISHING SMACK.
in fences. One could wish for him no better
introduction into the vast, fertile, and pleas-
ant fields of architecture and artthan through
the Fisheries and their frogs
The only place on the vast exposition
grounds where there is any consciousness of
more than two or three persons gathered to-
gether is in the Government exhibit in the
Fisheries. This consists of tanks around
the centre and circumference of the circular
wing, with a passageway between. These
tanks are fitted up with such representations
of the vasty deep and the mountain pools as
are appropriate. The picturesque part is, in
fact, exceedingly attractive, and seemsto cop-
tent the inmates, who appear to feel at home.
Here the people of the prairies see the strange
inhabitants of the sea in their native element.
Many of the sh seem to enjoy their intro-
duction into society The big fish come for-
ward and press their noses against the glass,
and open their wide mouths in astonishment
at the crowds in front, then look at one an-
other, and, plainly convey their sentiments.
The tanks are supplied with air by means of
rubber tubes. When the water gets stale it
is replenished. A newspaper man was taking
a lady through. ‘Ugh, what creature is
that?” she exclaimed with a shiver.
*‘That’s no fish.
cleaning out the tank.”
+*Oh,” she said. making a quick recovery,
“I thought it was an elephant.”
THE SINGALESE AND EGYPTIANS,
The most agreeable hosts are the Singa-
“
lese. Their building might be taken for a
temple. It proves to be a bazar, fragrant
with all the scents of the Orient, and most
fascinating of all, huge baskets containing
blocks of sandal wood, none larger than the
fist, and rough hewn from the tree. The
Singalese keep up continuous hospitality in
steaming cups of tea. Here, among rugs,
idols, silken draperies the hard-handed sons
and daughters of the prairie sip their tea. It
is handed around with many genuflections
by men in clothing which they have never
seen equalled by even the village fire com-
pany or the brass band. These men are
brilliantly clad in red, embroidered in much
gold, and their heads wreathed in myriad
folds of fine white muslin. There are several
varieties of this costume. One is a garment
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ofthe Government Building have been atoned
for in the Fisheries, where the building and
the Government exhibit are two of the most
attractive features of the Fair The Fisheries
consist of a central rotunda and two colon-
nades leading to two circular wings. It takes
time to reach the wings, so interesting is the
architectural detail. The beauty, the rich-
ness, the novelty and the sportiveness of this
ornament appeals to the least accustomed
ye.
The balustrades are fish standing on their
neads in couples with fan tails expanded.
One is attracted by the beauty of the curves
and then laughs to see their meaning. Tad-
poles follow one another in solemn lines be-
tween raised spirals up the columns, and
wiggle waggles knot their tails decoratively,
and at regular intervals crabs escaping from
nets and lobsters from wicker baskets form
the capitals, shells and seaweed and finny
things unite in running ornament. Since the
days when elegant rusticity flourished in the
gardens of the little Trianon,and hoes, rakes,
pots, pans and baskets tied up among rib-
AISLE BETWEEN AQUARIA.
bons and flowers were introduced into the
decoration we now call Louis XVI. there has
been no such interesting and beautiful use of
new forms as are now seen in the Fisheries.
There is not a ragamuffin who may creep in-
to the Fair grounds and has caught fish with
a pin hook whose eye will not be caught by
the ornamentation of these two colonnades.
a red petticoat, and then changes its mind
above the knee and becomes trousers down
though frantic English, invites passersby to
the Turkish cafe chantant, wears close red
flannel trousers, and over these short white
skirts and a gay and gilded red zouave jac-
ket,
The upper class Egyptians are enviably
clad in striped silk skirts and blouses, and
way Plaisance smoking cigarettes, wear
dresses of pale green striped silks with long
full back ulsters flung wide open of pale blue
silk. All the charms of color and splendor of
dress on this most gay of promenades belong
to the men. The women, in tailor-made
gowns and shirt fronts and four-in-hand ties,
look on them with smiling admiration and
wonder how much they paid a yard for such
lovely silk.
A NOVEL EXCURSION.
A novel excursion was given by the Intra-
mural Elevated Railroad. At 9 o'clock a. m.
the officers of the road, which encircles the
grounds on the inside, had a train of four
cars brought to the Midway Plaisance gates,
and in response to invitations the population
of that cosmopolitan quarter embarked for a
ride about the grounds. The first car was
given up to the Iowa State Band, and Band-
master Phinney and his men were kept busy
tooting the airs of all Nations and varied war
dances during the trip. Hagenbeck’s animal
show sent forty men. King Bull, of the Lap-
land village, came on with the party, and sat
side by side with three swarthy seven-foot
Zulus, who were playing jackstones with the
natives of the Dahomey village on the seat
opposite. ‘Buffalo Bill's” Indians, in their
gaudy trappings, filled the last car. Nearly
every Nation on earth was represented, and
as they went around the park they sent up a
conglomeration of cheers and yells that al-
most caused the statues on the big buildings
to crumble. The train finally stopped at the
south end of the grounds, where the party
was photographed, and after a luncheon re-
turned to the starting point.
A HUGE CHUNK OF COAL.
The foundation of the Washington State
Building is made of huge logs, ten in num-
ber, each of which is 125 feet long, three feet
six inches by three feet in breadth. They
were cut from trees 340 feet in length. The
fir tree mast, or flagpole, at the Washington
State exhibit is 215 feet high and is only three
feet six inches in diameter at the base. This
tree was cut in two sections in order to aec-
complish its journey from Washington. From
the top of this high staff floats a sixteen-foot
banner bearing the stars and stripes. Wash-
friends, but if he does not get a new idea of |
It's a man in rubber boots |
to the sandals. The Turk who, in picturesque |
fascinating dandies, swinging along the Mid- |
ington also has the Lkonor of having the!
| largest chunk oT coa: ever hanaled or mined
by man. It isin the north wing of the State
Building, and bears this inscription :
I am the largest Jump of coal ever
. handled. I weigh 50.250 pounds. I
© am 26 feet long. 5 feet 4inches high and
. b feet 8 inches wide. I came from the
Roslin mines, Kittias County, Washing-
: ton. I was brought out of a slope 1070 :
| : feetlong with a dip of 18 degrees. I am :
. not anthracite : I am semi-bituminousin :
: character. My State has a coal area of :
. 1.000.000 acres. Beat me if you can :
: and you are entitled to the broom. :
SOUTH DAKOTA'S MINERAL, COTTAGE.
An interesting exhibit is the mineral cot-
tage in the South Dakota Building. It is
constructed entirely of minerals. is unique
in design and tasty in execution. The
minerals were gathered in Custer County by
the ladies of that district. and comprise
almost every useful mineral known. The
{ roof is of mica, from the mica mines, the
{ walls are of gold. silver. copper. tin. lead,
FISHING BOAT.
A NORWEGIAN
| zine and nickel ores, the whole resting on a
| foundation of the different building stones
| for which the Black Hills are noted.
WORLD'S FAIR NOTES.
A HERD of peacocks from Ohio have been
given a home on Wooded Island.
Tre Pennsylvania State Board gave a ban-
quet to the foreign commissioners.
A FIippLE and a chair made by Kit Carson
are exhibited in the California Building.
THE managers of the Dahomey Village
have sent to Africa for fifty more natives.
Tae American Bible Society's exhibit in-
cludes Bibles printed in 242 different lan-
guages.
THE total attendance at the World's Tair
in May was 1,077,283 a daily average of
38.000.
Susax B. ANTHONY addressed the National
Association of Women Stenographers at the
Art Institute.
Five more Samcan women have reached
Midway Plaisance ; they brought with thew
two large fishing cances.
Ar the opening of the German exhibit in
Machinery Hall, the Tyrolean girls in their
picturesque costumes served champagne.
NERO, the biggest of the lions in the Hag-
enheck arena, has been shipped hack to
Ham¥urg because he has become ungovern-
able, n
Ter grounds are gradually acquiring that
gala appearance so much desired by the offi-
cials and so necessary for the success of the
Fair
West VIRGINIA'S coal, coke and building
stone display has received its finishing
touches, and been thrown open without
ceremony.
Ox June 12 a congress of trainea nurses
held its opening session. It is hoped to in-
corporate American nurses into a society
similar to the Roya! British Nurses’ Associa-
tion.
Fraxce's musical exhibit, for want of space
in Manufactures Hall, has heen set up in the
Electrical Building. Among the fifty-five
pianos shown is one with a complete steel
frame.
Trc fifty foot anthracite needle. with the
name ‘‘Pennsylvania” on its base, which
stands in the center of the building, is one
of the sights of the Department of Mines and
Mining.
Ix the Transportation Building is a farm
wagon. strong and serviceable, but very light
in weight. The tires of the wheels are of
steel, but all the other metallic work is of
aluminium,
THE pavilion in which tho City of rars
has its municipal display forms a half circlo
in a colonade around a bronze fountain. It
is one of the most ornamental structures on
the grounds.
A LARGE coilection of English medals and
historical relics, including some famous
swords and valuable old letters, have been
placed in the United States Building and are
now on exibition.
Tre National League for Good Roads has
an exhibit in the Agricultural Building of
road making materials and sectional sam-
ples of approved roads. Around the build-
mg different kinds of roads are to be built,
Miss Kate MARSDEN aelivered two addresses
before the Medical Congress am her work
among the lepers of Siberia. Dr. Donald M«
Lennan. of Honolulu, sent a paper on lep-
rosy in the Hawaiian Islands, which was
| read. .
Tee changing coiors oi the lamps on he
| great tower in the Electricity Building, which
are moved to the strains of musie, changed
from gold to white and then to purple, tothe
| strains of the *‘Beautiful Blue Danube,” at
| the opening.
| Tae Wonder tree is a camera obscura
which was exhibited at the Paris Exposition ;
| it has now been set up in Midway Plaisance.
It gives the visitor the impression that he has
climbed a tree and is looking down on the
crowd beneath.
Hexry B. FULLER, author of the *~Cheva~
lier of Pensieri-Vani,” in reviewing the minor
architecture of the Exposition, pronounces
the Merchant Tailors’ structure *‘the rival, in
miniature, of the Art Palace itself, in the se-
vere beauty of its proportions.”
IN the New England log cabin in Midway
Plaisance the ceremony of ‘‘Hanging the
Crane” took place, the crane being fixed into
the fireplace while Longfellow’s poem *‘Hang-
ing the Crane” was recited. This was the
formal opening of the log cabin.
Epmuxp Russenrn. the Delsartean profes.
sor, is decorating a room for the San Fran-
,cisco women in the California Building. The
room is formed by partitions of red wood;
the general tone is a dull copper ; one end is
devoted to California’s musical instruments
portraits adorn the wall.
IN the Pennsylvania exhibit in the Mining
Building is a pavilion constructed to show
every use to which slate can be put ; a collec-
tion of seventy-eight varieties of building
stone in the State, samples of glass sands are
shown, and a primitive furnace used in the
infancy of the iron business.
Tre Javanese orchestra is largely made
up of bells. The players sit in front of a blue
and gold stand holding a dozen queer shaped
bells, made of brass and with & round pin-
nacle at the top of the dome and on this the
musician pounds. There are deep brass bells
on big stands and high treble bells on 3mall
stands. A big yellow and green drum and a
pair of huge cymbals accompany the bells.
Tue Samoan colony in Midway Plaisance
contains an old house which belonged to
Mataafa, tre king whose cause Robert Louis
Stevenson is championing. It is built of
bread fruit wood, the only wood which the
white ants of the island cannot eat. Itis
round, shaped something like a tent, the
sides being upright to a height of five
feet the peak then rising high in air. The
uprights are about four inches in diameter,
crossed by a circle of the wood every four
feet. The pieces of wood are all short and
joined together by thongs. The roof is of
twigs covered with thatch,
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EDWIN BOOTH.
TRAGEDIAN BOOTH IS DEAD
HE PASSED PEACEFULLY AWAY.
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A Review of His Wonderful Career on
the Stage and the Story of His Life.
Edwin Booth, the actor, died in the Play-
ers’ club in New York City, at 1:15 Wednes-
day morning.
His end was peaceful. He was uncon-
gcious for some minutes before he died.
The last four years of Mr. Booth’s life
have been passed at the Players’ Club, in
comparative retirement. During the sam-
mer months of 1891-2 he spent considerable
time with his daughter at Narragansett
Beach, It was in the latter year, while
making his annpal visit, that he was to
seriously ill at her home. His frie: ds par-
ticularly solicitous for his health just at the
time, had grave apprehensions that he would
not have sufficient streigth to warrant
attempting a return to New York, but with
cooler weather came an imrovement in his
condition and he returned to the Players
Club in October. Fron this time those who
knew him most intimately remarked a
steady decline in his health.
CAREER OF THE GREAT TRAGEDIAN,
Edwin Thomas Booth, the most emfnent
of the sons of Junius Brutus Booth, was
born at Belair, near Baltimore,Md., Novem-
ber 13, 1883. and was trained for the dra-
matic profession. Having tilled many minor
parts, he made his appearance on the stage
as ‘‘Tressell’”’ in “Richard III" in 1849, and
erformed the character of ‘Richard 111,”
in place of his father, wha had been sudden-
taken ill, in 18 1. After a tour through
alitornia, Australia, and the Sandwich
Islands, he reappeared at New York in 1857,
visited England and the continent in 1861,
and returning to New York commenced a
series of Shakesperean revivals at the Win-
ter Garden Theater in 1863. This establish-
ment was totally destroyed by fire, March
23, 1867, wben.in addition to the stage ef-
fects, of which he was the princinle owner,
Mr. Booth lost his valuable wardrobe, con-
taining relics of his father, Kemble and Mrs,
8iddons.
Mr. Booth, afrer a series of su:cessful en
gagements in Bo-ton, Philadelphia and
other large cities, commenced in 1868 the
erection of a new theatre in New York,
which,in the perfection of its arrangements
and the completeness of all its appoint-
ments, serpassed any other theatrical edifice
in the United States. It was opened in 1870
and was liberally patronized, but the cost of
the building, in which Mr. Booth had in-
vested all his means, prevented ultimate
pecuniary success, and, in 1873 it passed
from his hands. :
ATter nis rarrure as manager Mr. Booth
appeared before the public asthe most suc-
cessful tragic star in America. In 1861 he
visited England, but without making a pro-
fessional appearance. In 1880 he made the
voyage again with more profitable results.
After a series of performances at the Prin-
cess Theatre, London, he played in opposite
roles with Henry Irving. His reception, both
as an independent star and as a complement
to the reigning favorite at the Lyceum The-
ater, was encouraging in both a pecuniary
and artistic sense. Severs! years after his
return Mr. Booth formed an alliance with
Lawrence Barrett. and until the death of the
actor in March. 1891, the two were seen
together in a repertoire of Shakespearean
and other standard plays.
Mr.Booth was stricken with vertigo while
playing “Othello” with Barrett, April 3,
1889, in Rochester. Mr.Barrett, fearing that
the attack was of a much worse nature than
it really proved, made an address to the
audience, saying that Mr. Booth would
probably not be able to act again. He recov-
ered, however, in a few days.
Atter Mr.Booth gave his last performancs
at the Academy of Music in Brooklyn, on
April 8, 1»91, his health was generally poor.
The last time he was seen in public was on
April 3, when he attended Alexander
Salvini’s performance at the Manhattan
Opera House.
The 59th anniversary of his birth, which
occurred last November, was a sad occasion
to the actor and his friends. They gathered
at the Players’ Club with every accessory of
the merriest and most enjoyable of even-
ings, but he was too ill to make one of the
party. The knowledge was then borne in
upon his well wishers that they would
never again gee him in health.
Mr, Booth was twice married. His first
wife was Mary Devlin, an actress of repute,
to whom he was devote ily attached. After
ber death he married Mary Runnion.called
Mary McVicker. a daughter of the present
Mrs. McVicker by a former union, and a
step daughter of J. H. McVicker, the theat-
rical manager of Chicago. She was then 19,
he being 16 years her senior, and died at the
end of 1881,
Booth, who had inherited from his father
i the insanity of intemperance, conquered
that utterly, many years ago, and nobly and
grandly trod it beneath kis feet, and as he
matured in his career, through acting every
kind ot part, from a dandy negro up to
Hamlet, he at last made choice of the char-
acters that afford scope for his powers and
his aspirations, and so seitled upon a defi-
nite, re-tricted repertory. His characters
were ‘‘Hamlet,”” ‘‘Macbe:h,”” ‘Lear,”
“Othello,” *‘lago’’ ‘Richard 11,” ‘‘Richard
111,” Shylock,” ‘*‘Cardinal: Wolsey,”
“Benedick,” ‘*‘Petruchio,” ‘Richelieu,’
‘Lucius Brutus,”’ *‘Bertuccio,” ‘‘Ruy Blas’
end “Don Caesar de Bazan.” These he act
ed in customary usage, and to these he oc
casionally added ‘‘Marcus Brutus,” ‘An.
tony,” ‘‘Cassius,”’ “Claude Melnotte’’ and
the ‘‘Stranger.” Therange thus indicated
Is extraordinary, but more extraordinary
still was the evenness of the actor's average
excellence throughout the breadth of that
range.
3,000 PEOPLE HOMELESS.
Nearly Halfof Fargo Destroyed by Fire
Cities of the Northwest Sending
Food to the Sufferers. A
Neatly half of Fargo, N. D., was laid in
waste by a conflagration. The flames were
got under control early Friday morning.
Thirty-five stores and business blocks and
228 residences were burned, entailing a loss
of nearly £3.250,000, ‘Three thousand peo-
ple are home.ess, and all the ‘churches
schools and empty builings left are being
used for shelter. The women of the town
have organized to feed the unfortunates.
Relief trains with meat, flour and other
provisions arrived from Minneapolis, St,
Paul, Chicago, Duluth, Milwaukee and
other points. On Saturday the city was
practically a large camp, guarded by the
State militia and special policeman, Six
persons are reported killed, as fol lows: Wil-
liam Gilmore, a photographer; James F.
Linn, 8 years old; unknown man, three
children. identity not yet known.
The fire was driven by a fierce south gale,
which swept through the city like a prairie
fire. Firemen could do but little, even with
the help from Moorehead, Carselon, Grand
Forks and Jamestown. The fire destroyed
everything in a path 12 blocks long and 3
wide. But one hotel ir left, every grocery
but two. every bank except one, all the so-
ciety halls and all the machinery ware-
houses except the Walter A. Wood and the
Monitor Brill works are in ruins.
Among the principal firms burned out are:
Hersean, dry goods; Crane's restaurant;
Magill, farm machinery; Northern Pacific
elevator building; Western Union telegraph
office; Morton, real estate; Red River Valley
Naticnal Bank; Daily Forum; Merchants’
Btate Bank; Opera House; E. S. Tyler, real
estate; Plani & McCormick, Walter A. Woods,
Minnesota Chief, Deering and John Deer,
implement warehouses; Cole?’ livery; Grand
Hotel: Fleming's drug store; Veder & Lewis,
grocery store; Christian’s drug store; Sheri:
dan Hotel; Appel Bros.; Minneapolis Dry-
goods Company; Logan’s studio; American
Iron Works; Continental House, Van Brunt.
implement warehouse.
The Northern Pacific elevators, ‘mention.
ed in this list, are owned by the big grain
company of Minneapolis, which was on the
verge of failure before this fire added its
biow. A strong wind made the fire travel
ro quickly that hardly anything was saved.
The flames went through brick buildings as
easily as wooden ones. The loss will be
over $5.000,000, as practically the entire
business district of the ciiy is gutted.
WHOLESALE SLAUGHTER.
Prisoners Revolt and a “Shooting Takes
Place in Which Over 40 Men Are
Killed.
Fifty convicts while returning from the
quarries to Toarah prison, near Cairo, Ills.,
overpowered the guards and tried to escape.
They constituted the last squad of a gang of
600, and the guards ahead did not know of
the mutiny until the men had captured the
rifles of the rear guards. As the 50 convicts
fled, 11 of the adv-nce guards started in per-
suit. The 35 guards left with the other 550
convicts kept them quiet by firing repeated-
ly over their heads.
Hoslf a mile from the spot where the
mutiny broke ont the guards overtook the
fugitives and ordered them to surrender.
The convicts, who had arms, answered with
a volley which wounded two men and kill-
ed turee horses. The return volleys of the
guards killed thirty-nine convicts. The
other eleven convicts escaped. The convicts
are believed to have been encouraged to re-
volt by the recent action of the native
courts in punishing guards who shot at
runaway prisoners who had been com-
mitted to their charge.
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A Battleship Launched,
The battleship Massachus tts was launch-
&d at Cram J's shipyard, Philadelphia, in
the presence of Secretary of the Navy Her-
bert, a number of distinguished naval
and army officers, and a multitude of 15,000
people. Miss Lelia Herbert, daughter of
the naval department, christened the
vessel with the customar; bottle of cham-
pagne.
The Massachusetts is the second of the
three 10.200 ton battleships which were au-
thorized during Secretary Tracy's term as
head of the naval department. She is the
sister ship to the Indiana,recently iaunched
by the Cramps, and to the Oregon, now be-
ing built at San Francisco, and her .eading
characteristics are great battery vower and
her enormously heavy armor, which is 18
inches thick at the water line. The Cramps
secured the contract for the warship Octo
Ler 1, 1890, on a bid of $3,020,009,
iio RE
—WirLBUr Crakk fell 118 feet from a
smokestack in Williamsburg, N. Y., on
Wednesday, and broke his neck. He wai
alive and very inquisitive when picked up,
asking the first man who approached him!
“How far did I fall?’ His own impression
| appeared to be that it was a mile.
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LATE TELEGRAPHIC JOTTINGS
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BOTH FROM HOME AND ABROAD.
What is Going On the World Over
Important Events Briefly Chronicled.
Die meta
IDisaxters. Accidents and Fatalities
The night express on the Delaware, Lack-
awanna and Western Railway collided with
a runaway engine on the iron bridge near
Cortland, ¥, Y. Engineer Isaac P. Wallace
was instantly killed and Fireman Albert
Sherwood who died a few hours later, and
v/ho was charged with the care of the run
away engine, said he had no idea how it
started. Night watchman Chaffee, who was
supposed to care for the eng'ne, has been
arrested for manslaughter.
At St. Louis, a 50 gallon tank of inegaso}
exploded last night in the groce'y store ot
Samuel Rezepper. Sixteen persons were
injured, of whom the following are not ex-
pected to live: Samuel Rezepper, Beesie
Weishman. The property loss was abou
$10,000.
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Washington News, -
Postmaster General Bissell has prohibite
the transmission of disease germs, for medi
cal experiment, through the mails.
Prize For AN Essay ON MEN.—The an-
thropological Society, of Washington otfers
prizes of $150 and $75 for the besi
and second best essay on the ele
ments that go to make up the most
useful citizen of the United States, regard-
-less of occupation. The essays must noi
exceed 3,000 wordsin length. Competition
is open to all the world.
All the pension claims allowed under
Commissioner of P nsions Raum are to be
gone over by a board of revision, More
than 300,600 cases are involved and 23 mep
will beginithe work at once.
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Fires
In a fire that destroyed a dozen fine resi-
dences in San Francisco yesterday, three
firemen, named Windlow ,Davis and Madi:
son were killed and another fireman.named
Henlit, badly injured by a falling chimney.
Loss $169,000.
At Montreal, the magnificent Ville Marie
Convent, at Notre Dame de Grace, the larg-
est in America, was almost totally destroy-
ed by fire, Loss $1.000,i00; insurance
£100,000.
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Capital. Labor and Industrial,
About 250 employes of the Standard Oil
Company's refinery at Whitney, Ind.,
struck for nine hours’ work and 10 hours’
pay.
Three hundred miners struck at the Patter-
son colliery,Shamokin.Pa.,out of sympatuy
for one of the miners, Mingo Periman, wha
was discharged for having too much slate
in his coal. Seyen hundred hands were
thrown out of employment. .
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Crime and Penalties.
Sapoine Martello, who kiiled Giovanna
Parello, through jealousy, at Saratoga, in
March, 1892, was executed in the death
chair in the prison at Dannemora, N. Y.
At Grand Rapids, Mich., William M.
Grey, bookkeeper for undertaker O'Brien
was shot and killed by a woman named
Dora Veizy. She afterward shot and kill:
¢d herself.
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Cholera Advices,
Twenty deaths per day, from cholera are
reported in Bassorah, Turkey.
A death from cholera, the second in 10
lays, occurred yesterday in Nismes, France.
The cholera appears to be spreading in
ihe south of France, One death has occur-
red at Nimes and two at Montpellier,
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Financial and Commercial.
There were no exports of gold last week,
ind with the incre ce of grain shipments,
he balance of trade against the United
tates will soon be perceptibly diminished,
Conrad Mehaff, a private banker of Chica-
ro assigned. Assets, £90,000; liabilities, $60,-
00.
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Personal. .
The Duke de Veragua and party are the
ruests of the City of Columbus, O., and are
being entertained at the house of Henry
Chittenden. The Duke reviewed a parade
of 13,000 school children and wus presen'ed
with a gold key emblematic of the frecdom
of the city.
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BEYOND OUR BORDERS.
Five persons were killed and many
wounded by an explosion on board the
iteamer Houthandelbunalda, oft the coast
of Borneo, and the vessel sunk.
THE CONDITION OF BANKS.
Comptroller Eckels Issues a Statement
of Great Interest Just Now.
The abstract of the reports made to the
Comptroller of the Currency, showing the
condition of national banks in the United
States at the close of business on the 4th
day of May last, has been made public by
Comptroller Eckels. As compared with a
similar statement made March 6th, last, a
net decrease in gold holdings is shown of
$7,000,000 and of individual deposits of
nearly $2,000,000, An increase offundivid-
ed profits of $3,900,000 and of the surplus
fund of nearly $1,000,000 is shown. Loans
and discounts have increased $3,000,000, real
estate and mortgages owned have decreased
§500,000, and legal tender holdings have in
creased $13,000,000.
The net gold holdings of the Treasury at
the close of business. Saturday were $90,~
609,000,
“LECTRIC CARS COLLID,
Fourteen People Injured, Several Per?
haps Fatally.
Near Philadelphia, Pa., two trolley cars
on the Chester and Media railroad collided
and 14 « assengers were seriously injured,
several perha,s fatally.
The victims are: Jacob Minshall, W. H.
Neald, wife and two children. Mrs. Ker
shaw, James McMasters, Mrs. Mary C.
Adonis. Mrs. William Jones and two chil-
dren. Mrs. Rancliffe, Mr. Stout.
The cars met on a steep grade, and the
one descending could not be stopped. Both
notormen jumped. There were 100 pas-
gongers in the cars and nearly every one waa
wore or less hurt.
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the progress of the Northwest, in Si, Paul
was over three miles long, n ade up princi-
pally of historical floats. Over 300,000 visit.
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