I
ALL AMERICA CELEBRATED
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBU3 CAT.
Our Nation's Fonr Hundredth Annlver"
ary. Dedication of th World! Fair
Bu.ldiBte. A General Holiday.
N Thursday, Chicago
saw the grand, st pa
geant 1 lie nation ever
beheld, and went home
gratified nml contented
tlnit tlicy I hi' I renmu
fur their T-e inii nt 11
lalinn. No mie who
inw the parade has any
doubt, fur It wiw H"l
imly complete nii'l nie
3 ) ( l ces-ful, lint wn
SfM' r' v '"". -vp'
.SL .A l ' ,,,e i""iii?.
' 3 -.' place.
ces. ful, lit was In
ul il
rcey
twill
11. e Hu rt noticeable part "f Hie f1it:v
w is a long double limit. The frmit part t
the tloat ! mmle to represent mi i-iund in
a cliniuie here palms army. A hulf dozen
Indians In ll wealth nl' lawny cloth ntlia
nienteil Willi colli filnge und feathers, re
tiined on the island. On lliv nur u
c 1 1 it i h t o I 1 1 k
mom TttK rotirriAiT ofkiuai.i.v acchtkd hy
IIF.nh ia very llltle definite informnlion about tlio family und
tli early life of Cliritopher t'oluiiibus, the (treat navigator,
(j inn aiinen a new neniispiiera to our K'obit, llii birthplace is
T i mil Inavn witl, .(..lui.. .1 1. 1.- I- 1 ... I
n,.wn, 111. vcil.1,,,1
bom at or near tienoa; and there Is n vnn ill ion of a decade in the
dale given for that event, some writers plac ing it in the year ll.'t!
und other In 14hl. He in s:tld to have been the son of a wool vomb-
J er. and that lie aeiuiru
arhool in I'avlu. Jin nanlicnl experience beitau atan early age, for
when he was but It he sailed with a relative of the mma tmme.who
erved as an Admiral in the tienoese service. He was also with the ntival exoedilion lit
Ml out by the liiike of t'alaleria in Ufl t to make a descent upon Naples. These exiedi
ions were semi-pirntirnl in their nature, and ei mi oHcaslon Culuinhus narrowly Mi:aped
death when the enemy set two ships allre. Hu swum to shore, uiui alter this experience
tiis mind took a religious hnt.
llesettled in l.ldion In UTOand msrrleil the daushter of I'nlestrcllo, an Italian nnvl
ralor. His falher-in-law's rliarts and maps ha I a great farintiiion for t' llumriiis, who
beeame a map-maker hiiuwll'. In I lie years between 1I7U and 1 Kl he mu hi several voy
anes, and in the latter year ho laid before the King of 1'ortugal his scheme nf sailing in
cearvh of inn western route to India. I tie discouragements Coluiulins eucounterrd ami
the sssinunce he finally secured from (Jueen Isabel I. are matters of frequent repetition.
It was ii) y. iirs ago to-day. at 2 o'clock in the morning, that his hones wero re.ili.ed, and
lie got his lirM glimpse tit the Western World. The navigator made lour exwliiions to
the laud he discovered. From the third hu wus sent home in chums bv llovadilla. nu
officer apisiinted by Ferdinand to sue -sped him, the king having listened to calumnious
stories. This action aroused sncli Indignation in Hii.iin that tlie king tlisavowe t all con
net lion Willi it. but r!'used any redrss. Columbus's last exiediiio:i was made in l.'ioi,
and be returned to Ppaiti in l.'iOl, Neglected by the monnrcli to whose emoire he had
added such vast territories, Columbus died in Poveny in Irani, Furdiiiaud tried to iitunfl
tor his monstrous injustice by giving the uavi itor'i remains a pompous funeral and
trectiiiga magnillrent monument to his meiuorv.
Columbus himself never knew the extern of his discoveries, but died iutlio belief that
tlie land lie found was the easlcrn shore of Asia.
working mitdel of the Run'u Maria that
fiitclivd i nd plunged ns it in a mighty sea.
A plumed Chriflopher Columbus stood on
the quarter dirk and gazed at the island
through a )astf board mailing tube.
The next noticeable fiatu.u of the parade
Was a gnat procession of curriagci, lot) or
moie, containing the Governors with their
staffs. 'The inuiuu bo sot Carlisle, 1'a , up
aret in line after the Governors. The
kebool band led, and men came I wilI'iIcs
with a banner on the right marked "Print
era.'' Kucli lad in this company held a
short staff oil the top of which was some
, Implement o( the craft a stick, a ta.se, a
rule. etc.
There were two stunning floats stunning
in widely diveise ways in the Jailer part
of the parade The lirst was brought out
hy Farrugut I'oi', O. A. It. Un post had a
pretty good imitation of a monitor, with a
caution in the turret, Irom which a salute
was tired as the reviewing stand was passed.
'J he other float heuded the Cmholic Fore t
srs. It was a long tsuck buried out of sight
ia bunting, and beunug in front three
pretty girls, dressed, one til while, another
in pink aud the third lu a fuiui shade ol
grceu.
The first of tlie procession passed the re
viewing i,taiid at ta!U o clock, the lunt di-
elsion at 8:18. It had taken less than three
liwurs to review the parade. Nevertheless,
eiierts figure out a host of Sj.ouU strong.
The inarch was made with scarce a break of
bait., i'robably mors than bUO.uuO people
saw the parade.
DEDICATION OK TUB WOltLD'3 FA Hi
Dl'Il.DlNGii.
' fijarTTTHOtsAxu rtori.i ustim to gckai
IIBATOUS ANU MtSIC.
There were from 00,000 to 100,000 people
' in the great hall of luanulaclures and lib
eral aru at Chicago. '1 he graud chorus of
,JCW voices was the largest ersr Mseiubled,
Thousands were In their tents ly 10:30
ti'rliick, and were compelled to wait over
three bouts. The inienor of the building,
whose lliKir space covers 40 acres, whs deco
rated Willi banner and plants. The mind
lor the olstingulsued guests and speakers
wa- drape I in Irunt with red. while and
vcllow. There was displayed fur Hie lirst
time the olll. iul blue and White ting of the
efpoeitlnu.
iho great chorus began the exercises by
tinging the "f nliinihiun Man h" by Prni.
John K. I'alno tit tinibriilgc. Tlila was
followed by a pruver by Hisliop Fowler ot
the Methodist church. Director Ueneriil
Davis spoke Ini' lly, mid presented Mayor
Wiislilmrnc, w ho dclivere I tint address of
welcome. Mrs. S.irnh t.'. Lcinnync ot New
YolK, III a strong voice, tccilcd selections
lioui Miss Monroe's dulicainry od". A por
tion of Hie ode win mini? Iv the chorus, un
der the dire, lion ot Theodore Thomas.
J he director of work ol Hip exposition, D.
II. Itiiiiiham, spoke n lew word", efler
which I reunion! Ilu'iiilioihani presented
the medals id the exposition lo Iho ma-let
in Wt! ol construction. I Ih' worn ol Ihi!
hourd nl lady managers was the subject ol
nn address by Mr. Toller Pa'ticr. Her
levble voice twis not heard hy tho.e farther
Ihmi Ml Ice! away, l ie-, .lent 1 1 i :ii:ln ! limn
now formally lendered the c.v position build
ings lo I'riK.deiit laliiicr ol I Ihi Wnilda
Columbian commis. on. Ill lurn e Sena
tor I'ulmer lormally presented the build-hc-sto
Vice I'n-siilciil Motion lor dedbn.
I ii hi. livery man and tinman in too im
mense iridii me nnw and u great cheer
greeted Hie vice pie-iiletil.
"lie iiil'lri"" ol I In vice predilent was
loliri und he linilivd a lollnw;: "In the
- VOk'
nK:-.V'.'..r
,t V.
it cor. r i n u s.
the ai-Axinii oovhixmknt a most rnniiEit
. , lliou.l IIO IB BlipHI?.e( III IlllVtJ UetMl
l u tute for utronomy ami geoKraphy at
name of I lie govetnment of the L'nitcd
Mutes 1 hereby dedicate these buildings and
their appurtenances intended by the con
gress ol the t' nited Mutes for the use of the
world's Columbian exposition, to the
world's progress in ait, in science, in agri
culture and in tiiuiiMiactures. I dedicate
Iheiu lo humanity. UoU save the Lulled
Hlales of America!"
As he pronounced the dedicatory words
the members of the diplomatic corps arose
simultaneously to their feet in graceful ap
proval of the sentiment, and the example
wus Instantly followed bv the thousands
assembled beneath the roof. The "Halle
lujah" chorus thut followed, added to the
solemnity of the scone.
When Jlenry Wattcrson advanced to de
liver the formal dedicatory oration, the
gre at editor received an ovation worthy to
crown a life time of glory. A dead silence
reigned over acres of Immunity as he
delivered his masterly udtlross. The heart of
every hearer was thrilled by tbeelotiucnt
scutencta. and at every point the great
America was interrupted by the tribute of
cheering thousands. At the close, as the
chorus struck up the ''ritur Hpanglcd Hau
lier," liiohnp Fowler shouted "Kverybo ly
to his feet," and the suggestion found au in
stant resKnse,
Hcarccly wus the ovation 'ended when
Chauncey M. Depew advanced to deliver the
Columbian oration. It was nearly min
ute before the applause subsided. The twi
light of approaching dusk was stealing
through the building as Mr, Depew con.
eluded his oration, aud the mellowing scene
was favorable to tho fervent words of Cardi
nal Gibbous as be uttered the closing invo
i atiun.
ALL OVlClt THK LAND.
HOW COLUUBl'S DAT WAS rBI.RBBATEO Tilt
I. A 11(1 K CITIKS.
Was'iimiton Columbus dav was gener
ally observed. throughout the Union. Bucre-
tnry Foster wired to (ha
President from Chicago that
the German charge d'affaires) desired to
have the congratulation and well wishes of
F.mpcror William cmiveved to the Presl
iletn. In the cities public buildings, schools
and business houses were closed.
PiTTsiu iiii, Pa. With H.'i.isio men march,
lug, and over a ri.lHsi pe'sous cheering thrift
on, Pittsburg certainly has nn npnlogies to
nller Christopher Coliinihtis in connection
with the celebration "fllic4"nth anniver
sary id the day wn liiiule the first linpmtaut
move townnl mnking this a great country
by discovering it.
It Was n i- Uit ions day. The went her was
Jii-t suited In the occasion. There stern
more flans living, more bunds playing, nioro
men mulching and more vehicles mid tlouts
In line I , nu rilislmiv has ever seen before.
There was so much nf It t lint it would break
the back nl an average iicrson to look lit il
all. .Many slaved nt their jsists, Imncvrr,
nml for lour hours watched the seeinimrlv
endless iiriny of gorgeous uniforms, dint
tlitig banners, glistening nwords mid bay
onets, wnv lug plumes, preltv Hunt", hiiiul
some men, lovely school children, nwktvnrd
riders, mitiipie silk hats and the Ion;; dis
play ol advertising wagons.
Ci.ivkiwii Fxereises were h Id In the
morning in all the public, nml pnrwlilnt
schools and public, meetings were held in
I lie afternoon. Ten thousand school boys
paraded at li o'c'ock.
Hiiiioir. n,nir,ichi.ol children nnd the
'rami Army joined in an iilternoon tele
bratson in Ifecreatioti park.
li:.vi:t; Col,. Uishop t Inutile of Santa
Fc 'poke on the share, which Cathodes bad
in Hie discovery of America.
St. Pm'I.. The school children nnd veter.
nns lnined in pattiotic ecu monies, includ
ing (lag rnisings.
Sr I.oi is Hehofil children nml details nt
veterans, at eaeli school house, raised and
aimed tbn Hag. A great parade was held
in the afternoon.
I'llll tl'l t.flll . Columbus day was ob
served here bv the clo-dug of hanks, schools
and public institutions, nod hy celebrations
with paraibsi mid appropriate exercises by
1'ie school children in each of the .t- set'ti uis
of thee. ty.
Nliv Voiik Columbus day was not
I'cneriillv nbserved us u holiday III Ibis city.
Not nun's) than half of the business linusej
were closed.
I n lo stn Wist Viiiiunia In the
liui keye slate Hie discoverer of t Ills c. 1111111-7
was appropriate y honored. Fvety town
almost, large nml small, had jiarades,
Ss'echts mid lireworks, a.i l some hud nil
ttirce. West Vjritinui also did the tiroper
thing for Columbus, heeling having one
of Hie largest demonstrations It its history.
l.ot'i-vti i r. Services of the most iuipos
fng character were held at the cathedral of
the Assumption and every other Catholic
congregation in the diocese. In the evening
there wus a splendid pageant, consisting of
11 tiirchliudit proci'ssinii, in wh.cli Ju.i'JOmen
t ok putt.
In San Francisco harbor Hie French man-of-war
liiibonrdieii, the lirilish shin How
than, the American ship America und the
revenue cutters Hush and Patterson diss
plaveil their colors. At Mare island navv
yard ships in coinmission were dressed with
the national Mag at Iho fore and miy..eii mid
Spanish and Italian Hags side by side t the
luain !ak.
The anniversary win enthusiastically tele,
liratcd in New Orlea'is. Special servicrs
nere held in nil churcliRt and school'. A
grand civic mid military procession inarch
ed through the luJ iifiioil streets.
01 1 mhTa'n fii at.
Scionton hud 1,000 men In line.
Cnuiden, N. J., had a procession three
mills long.
Cleveland had 10.000 marchers ill its pro
cession. At Norfolk, Vn.,rnitid Slates troops from
Fortress Monroe assisted in the demons! ru
lion. At Plautiton, Va.. the day was observed
by a Hag raising und patriotic cxeicise ut
tlie public schools.
lnditinnpolis had l.p 010 In lis day parade
and nt night had a historical procession of
tare interest.
Milwaukee had a labor mass meeting
and a procession of societies lu which near
ly 1U,0U0 men participated.
Hiill iuore had special church services and
the ringing ol chimes by day, and a night
parade with u0,0Otl men in line.
At Uoston a statue ol'Columhua creeled
In the C11thedr.il grounds, was unveiled.
Addresses itere made in live languages.
At St. Louis the public schools hail flnu
raisings under the auspices of the Grand
Avinvnf lb 1 Hcpublic. 'ihvie wusulsou
purutle of U divisions.
Advices from all suiiill towns throughout
the Middle, Atlantic and New F.uglatiil
Suites say that Columbus Hay wus celebrat
ed greater than any event since tho Lenten
uiul celebration day ol lw'll.
I HE CROP BULLETIN.
Reports Recelv-U from tho Faunayl.
vanla and Ohio Agente.
The crop bullelin issued at Washington
by tho ngrlciilturul department contains the
following reports lrom state intents:
Pi iinsylvaiiiu. Ill many sections of the
state, buckwheat, corn and Hituioes have
suffered svverly from the long continued
drouglit;but while the potato crop is slmrt.it
is very sujierior in iiumity. This is due 10
the greuter cure exercised' by funnurs in the
Selection of seed. The tobacco crop bus
sustuined damage from hail storms.
Ohio The yield of wheat for the slate
continue the predictions ol September 1 re
garding quantity, but tho average quality
is worse tbuu expected, in the. southeast
ern K)rtion, however, both yield and qual
ity of wheat und outs are reputed above
theuverage. The condition 01 corn has im
proved very materially in the northern n'c
tiou of tho state, due to the favorable
weather for maturing. 'The H,tuto pros
pect is not promising, except 111 some
lavored localities. Tobacco is reiorted of
good color and woll housed, und u hotter
crop thun expected.
THE END DRAWS NEAR.
There la Rsally No Hope Left For Mrs.
Harrison's Recovery.
l)r. Gardner reports Mrs. President Harri
son's condition as unchanged. While the
change in Mrs. Hurrison's condition from
duy to day Is not preemptible to any degree,
the physician and nurses have noticed
steady progress in the disease. There is
never improvement, except of on ephem
eral, intermittent character, and as euch
day passes the bare possibility of a change
for the better grows less, until there Is now
little, If any, hope.
Friday was the thirty-ninth anniversary
of the marriage of the President and Mrs.
Harrison, but the illness of the latter pre
cluded any recognition of the occasion out
aide of the family circle, and there it was
marked with an extreme sadness.
flEVOXD Ol'U BORDERS,
At Oldham, near Manchester,' Kngland
th body of the wife ot a man named Mel,
lor was found In the cellar of their house
Her throat bad been out and the body cov
ered with slab wounds, A grave bad beet
dug in the kitchen.
-Oamilh Frux Michael Rodsskt, thai
French historian, died iu Paris the other
WrtlTILAW MID'i LftTTER.
He formally Accepts the Vie Presiden
tial Nomination.
Hon. Whllelaw Re id hat formally ac
cepted the Repnbllciin nomination (or the
vice presidency.' His loiter of acceptance
to Hon. W. T. Diirbln, Andersen, Ind., was
given nut at New York on Wedne-day and
contains ft.fiOO words, and in It he accepts
the principles of the llepitblican platform
ns Hindu at Minneapolis. He believes the
purly plat forms more Important this yesi
tA ytt
wntTFt.AW nrio.
Ihmi usual, and says that tltn real Issues on
stated in the platforms of both parlies re
late to tariff and the currency. lis
discusses the tariff question at length, and
maintains that the present turilT has work
ed well and claims that a protective tariff ia
eonslitutlon.il, citing several of the early
tariffs to prove Ilia statement. He declares
that victory in the coining election carries
Willi It majorities In both houses of con
gress. It is his belief that the exKilieticy
of a protective tariff has been vindicated by
the experience nf at least 30 years, and lie
uses census lli;iires In his lllua rations of
the growth of this country under protec
tion. On the currency question, Mr. Held elates
the Itepuhlicans demand Hint every dollar,
paiwr, silver or gold, be kept us good us any
other dollar, anil charges tho Democratic
party'.wilh wishing to br. nk tho national
currency by a real of the 10 per cent
Stale bank lux. Ho goes over the groom'
fully In tins charge unci claims ull llnun.
cial success to the Itenuhlicuii party.
A BRIGHT BUSINESS SKY.
Trade Conditions Are Full of Eucour'
aire merit.
P.. (). Dun fc Co.'s Weekly Ilevlew ol
Trade says: Thorn is still no cloud in tho
business sky, unless the slate of foreign
trudobeono. All home tradx Is of enor
mous volume, making an aggregate of bunk
exchanges outside New York thus far in
October never equalled In the same mouth
of uny previous year; the excess over lust
year being about 14 ercciit and over 1H 10,
when October transactions were the largest
on record, the excess this yeur thus fur, is
about II per cent. Prices are low, but mer
chants are pressing for more business at the
same rules. All domett lo industries are
crowded with orders, and w; rks as a rule
are fully employed, many lelng pushed to
overtime by the urgent demands resulting
from an unprecedented distribution of
goods. Money markets are fairly supplied,
aud there is reason lo hope that some re
turn ol gold from 1 .111 ope is not far distant.
A good sign Is Hint exports of minor pro
ducts are nearly ns Inrgo this yeur, in Sc
temher. lis they over have been. When it
is remembered that lust year s exiorts were
the uremest ever known In September, by
aboil el 4,000,1101), the tiecreu e seems less
surprising.
1 111 ports Inst mon h were (72.(111.1.032 in
value, uguinst (lil.WilT.'il last year, but hero
again tlie comparison Is with un exception
able month, lor 111 IK'O September imports
were C7.".t:i! 1.741! in value., Net cxnorls of
specie lust mouth were 2,3I4 l-'i gold, and
td.llsl.iHKI silver, which woit.d have been in
creased hud money not bleu so cheap
ubroad.
The mon' y markets are nowhere striu
get, not withstand ng the unusual tUlay of
returns lrom IheWe-t or troui urnpo. In
tins market money has risen lrom -4 to U
per cent 011 cull, and there Is u more nctive
mill tiriuer market lit Chicago, but nothing
like monetary pressure Is reported from
a,ny qua rtcr.
'the iron industry feels the impulse of nn
Increasing ileuiuliil, csptcinlly lor plates
nml structural lorius, such works Icing nil
crowded, mill 11 gi enter ueiiiiind from snip
varus is exiected. while the market for bur
is moderately good. Notwithstanding the
liirnest product 011 of pig. iho murkct. is
si longer nnd some trades have slightly
udvuuced I
ANOTHER RECORD BROKEN.
The City of Paris Ia Now ths Nancy
Hanks of tho Oosao,
The steamship City of Puris, commanded
by Cuptuiu Frederick Wittkins, on her -'Ull
voyuge to New York has uguin broken the
record from Qiieeustowu, which wus mad
by her when she tuaile the run in July in G
days, 15 hours and .r.M minu'es. She a'so
beats the record for a single day's run by
cover ng 510 miloi against tho record of
miles made by the Teutonic. This time she
covered a distunce ol'2,7t)J miles in 6 days,
14 hours aud 24 minutes, beuliug the record
by one hour und 34 minutes.
A CINCINNATI CELEBRATION.
Over 16.000 School Children Inaugurate
the Festivities.
Wednesday afternoon at Cincinnati, Cur.
Held Place an interesting thoroughfares for
blocks about it were ci owded with a mass
of people lo witness the inauguration of the
Columbus day celebration by a parudeof
children of the public schools. Nothing on
the cluborate program will elicit such a
apontuueity of enthi'siusm us did this pro
cessional feature. There about 10,000
school children in line, and they were
greeted by a continuous roar of cheering
The youngsters were ull provided with uni
form cas and each one carried a final)
American Hag.
Smuaa-linsTOhlnamsn a New Wy,
At Wtndso, Out., Chinumen are being
smuggled into the I'nitol States via the
new route. Formerly they were landed in
Detrolt.but now they are put aboard a steam
yacht and taken down the river aud aoroej
the lake to Toledo and vlciulty.
Anvicr.s from St. Petersburg, announce,
that train was derailed near 1'ensa, eight
carriages being smashed Into apliuteri aud
SO BsrsoDf titled.
LATE TELEGRAPHIC TICKS
JT&OK MART POINTS.
Isnportant News Items Received aa W
So to Press.
n nil it I. f.nhitr aitit Initnatrlnl,
The llos'on granite manufacturers and
Hie Uoston brunch of Iho cutlers' union
liBve settled their difference. What the
terms of agreement were cannot be ascer
tained, but the men will return to work for
nu mbers of the New Kflgland Manufactur
ers Association nt once.
The water In tho river is so low at Mno.
tins, Conn., that nine lactories, Including
cotlon. twino mid hosierv mills, have been
obliged to shut down, und 1,,'itio employes
ure Idle.
10" cignrtnnkeisi at Dunn it Co s factory in
I phtiitii. Ph., et iih k for higher wnges.
Wink nt the lai lory is temporarily sus
pended. The bricklayers' union of Poslon will
espib Ish 1111 eight hour day on November 1.
To fain this without a strike tho men have
agreed to give up one hour's pay, but It is
expected (hat the leduc Ion in time will
soon cause an increase in wages.
The differences between the te'fgraphers
of the Mi-fouri Piiciliu system, some Ii7.Mii
number, and Iho uieniigeinriil of the road
were nmlciihly adjusted by the aid of mut
ual concessions. As a result of the Until con
ference the iernP)r have secured and ac
cepted a minimum of (.i0 per mouth on
main lines and fl'i on branches, or a total
of about (l.'ilX)l per year. The original de
mand was for ti I. ten mid r wis oiler, after
t mouth's debate, ( IS, ho). Alt danger of a
Hike is now averted.
The strike or the Denver A I!lo Grnnile
railroad was declared oil' at Denver, and
every effort is being made lo restore the
trains In their regular scbediilo time. The
railroad company warned the men to return
to work immediately or there would be no
settlement, promising to investigate and af
fix ilillereuces.
At Toledo, ()., the .lotirnevnieu Tailors'
union, 30 members, struck in nil the shoiS
against being compelled to work with non
union men. As the shops ure rushed with
work, they hope to curry their point.
IMsnsiers. Areltlems nint I' iiutlliles.
At Chicago two lives were lost and 1.1
builiPngs burned In a iho at Knglewood
suburb. Tho loss Is (HO.WiO. The fire
started in a bakery. While in a hysterial
cond. lion, Mrs. W. Itutler. one of the vic
tims, though not really in dang.-r, juniied
from n third story window of the Hotel
Kent, und, striking her head, was instantly
killed. Another unfortuiiutc was an em
ploye In the bakery, John llowutd, who
wus roasted to death.
lly n collision o-i tho Lehigh Volley rail
road of Wavcrly, N. Y., between two en
gines Kngineer Patrick l.avlri and his fire
man. 11:11110 unknown, tin I IM'.vard Pass-
more, brukemsti. were killed.
.lames Keating, a lineman, was Instantly
killed by electricity while at work at Mai
den, Muss. Mis body wus suspended in
mid air across the wires, and the firemen
bad to be summoned to take it down.
A powder hotie at Mutuford, Tex., ex
ploded, killing three people.
A cage containing III workmen wus dart
ed down over 70) feet to the bottom of the
Co. by ore mine at Hesse ner, Michigan. One
man wus instantly killed r.ud all the others
had legs broken. Four of tho injured will
die.
A Snn Francisco electrician, Otis Krrick.
ton, in touching a live wiro received 3,4o0
volts in his body, but though terribly in
jured he will live. Firo rolled from his
eyes und mouth.
1'nllllrul.
The Minnesota Democratic State Commit
tee has fulled in its ollortt to hnv- the
People's party electors, Indorsed by tlie
Democrats, printed on the tickets of both
parties on tho olflciut ha! lot. Therefore,
Democrats desiring to vote for Iheiu in lift
vote the People's party ticket.
Tho Independent Colore 1 Republican
party of Delnivure bus lllcd its tickes. This
makes four tickets lis tho li'-l l In that
Slate.
The Populists and r.ept-.blicans of Arkan
sas huve combined on the Presidential and
Congressional ticket, the former supiiort
Ing Harrison and lioid, while the latter attp
port the Populists' Congressional nominee,
.tltsrollnaeau.
An exchange of telephonic messages took
place Wednesday between a telephone
operator in the American exchange. New
York City.and another operator iu the office
of the sumo company in Quincy street,
Chicago, This exchange of messages was
over the longest telephone lines ever success
fully used.
Financial and CttNiinerclal.
J. Coon it Co., bankers, of Alvington
Ont huvo usslguod. I. labilities, $00,000:
assets, (JO.OtVJ.
IV. E. Carl has been appointed receiver
fur the People's bunk of Middlesborougu,
Ky., which has failed for (.8,000; nominal
assets, (TH.ChK), practically worthless. De
positors will lose all.
ftaallarv.
At the meeting of tlie Philadelphia Health
Hoard SO new casoi of diphtheria were re
ported as occurring during the past '.'1 hours.
Five buve been sent to the Municipal Hospi
tal und 15 houses are quarantined.
MANY CHILDREN INJURED.
Four Hundred Uttls Ones Fall from a
Weak Stand at a Columbian Coloi
bration.
At Weat Winsted, Conn., 400 school
children were seated on temporary aeuts 1.1
feet high Thursduy afternoon reheatsing
for the Columbus Day celebration, when
the benches collasped and ths children fell
to the floor. Muny received broken limbs
but noue were killed. The community is
excited and Indiauant, and there have been
threaths of lynching Carpenter Curtis,
while there are said to he many lawsuits In
tor for him.
FIFTY THOUSAND DROWNED
AND ONX MILLION PEOPLE
m
Liable to Starve to Dsath, Through th
Yillow River Flood In China.
Letters received nt San Francisco, Cel.,
from Chin F11, In China, bilng terrib'e o
counts of the lo-s of life and property,
caused by tho breaking of the banks of the
Yellow ilvcr, which is called "China's sor
row." It Is estimated Unit the flooded district Is
l"0 miles long by !;o wide, and Hint over
6n,(i00 people have lucn drowned and that
fully l.issi.iso will starve to death unln
theChlneso Covernment furn'shes thein
food from now till next spring.
These llginet furnish seme Idea of Hie
enormity of the calamity, In which In sin
gle villages the whi le less of life lit John
town la surpassed. The wink of strength
ening the embankment nf the river was
Kiorly done thnst ye irs ago. flll l the high
wnter Ibis sensiin swept away the dykes ns
though they were mmln of straw. Ill srv
end districts the water Is 11 feet deep, nnd
whole fnmilies ure w rched 011 the roofs
of their houses.
SARDINIA'S DISASTER.
Many Villagse Submergnd and Hundred
of Lives Lost.
The latest advices from Cagllarl give an
appalling account of the terrible storm and
Hood in Sardinia Thursday und Friday a
calamity in which hundreds of lives weru
Inst and hundreds of thousands of doliurs'
worth of procrty destroyed. The first In
dications of the approaching hurricann
were not iced Thursday afternoon. The
heat of the atmosphere became oppressive,
and cuttle ami other animals grew restless
and hurriedly sought shelter. Soon heavy,
black clouds tinged w ith red apiieured. The
fieasants working in the Held became terri
fied and took refuge in their homes.
As the darkness of night enrne 011 the cy
clone burst iiihiii the plain ill lull form. In
cessant Hashes of lightning-anil heavy peals)
nf thunder accompanied the shrieking nf
the wind, while limi t subterranean rumb
lings added their terror to the storm. Puin
fell In torrents, and the lowlands were
Hooded in a very short time. The river
Mannu and other s reams intersecting the)
district siHin overllnwed their banks.
Scores ol dwellings nnd barns were de
molished by the raging Hood, nnd hundreds
of iienple who had sought refuge on the
roofs of biiildimrs were drowned. Inmost
nf the villages there were many huts built
of mud which collapsed ill a few moments,
forming rafts to which many peasants
clung during the n glil until they were
rescuisl.
On Friday innrniivr Iho rescue began In
earnest. Downs ot persons were then found
huddled together nn elevations of hind and
iu the upper parts of the houses that ure
still siauiliiig. The buildings still standing
were loinid to lie seriously dminued. Survi
vors sav that the exs'iienco ofthiit night
was terrible In the extreme. 'I lie whole
night long the air wa- tilled with the heart
rending shrieks of drowning human
beings und the terrllled cries of sheep und
inltle, mingling with the ceaseless din ol
alarm bells in neighboring villages. ozns
of lives were saved by soldiers, line hun
dred bodiii have bwn recovered nt Sun
Spcrnle alone. Tho total d'tith roll must
icuch setcrni iiunur us.
ShVEN WERE KILLED.
Awful Accident at a Columbian Cebbra
tion.
Seven persons were killed outright, or
died almost immediately after, and at leust
live others were fatally injured and a num
ber of others seriously wounded in an ox
plosion at l,os Angeles, Cul.
A man named Wilson hud agreed to tire a
national salute of '.'1 gnus. The gnus were
crude affairs, made of gas pipe. It is thought
Wilson used giant powder iu the guns.
They exploded, and the broken pieces of
Iron pipe were hurled among the crowd.
The killed were: Frank Ford, Agrata
Cohen, I.0111S Otlen, Antonio Magneto. Vic
tor Cussuuo und two daughters of Theodora
Hupp.
Among the badly wounded are: Herman
Kammert, Kd. Crilllth. Mike Cullan, II.
Hunker und II. J. Lloyd.
Wilson has been urrested for criminal
care.ossncss.
TATE BUILDINGS DEDICATED.
New York, Ohio and Othera Dedicate
Their World s Fair Building!.
The great military parade having been
finally abandoned the exercises Satur lay in
the way of World's Fair matters were ex
ceedingly simple, consisting of the dedica
tion of several State buildingr, Massachu
setts and Iowa dedicated their buildings In
the morning, and In the afternoon Itliode
Island, New Y'ork and Ohio held similar
exercises.
The Pennsylvania State buildings will not
be completed before next April, so their
ded cution had to be OBtponed until that
time.
She Was Christened Victoria Lonlee.
The ceremony of christening the infant
Princess born to the tlermjii Fuiperor and
Fm press on September l.'l took place H1111
duy evening in the Jusper Uallery of the
Potsdam Palace. Dr. Dry under. Superin
tendent of the Lutheran Church, officiated.
There were IS godparents. The names be
stowed on the child were Victoria Louise,
the first being the name of tlie Fmperors
mother and the other thut of his father's
sister, the Orand Duchess of Baden. The
water used was brought from the river Jor
dan. To murk the duy.soo women who were
imprisoned for various offenses huve been
relcused.
Three Rids Thieves K lied.
A Vnlon PuciHc freight trulti was derail
etl at Havens siding, near Chirks, Neb. Four
teen curs of gruiu and coul were ditched. In
clearing away the wreck, the bodies of three
men who hud been steuling a ride, were
found. Two were identified as Adolpli
Fitter and Joseph Fautelk, mechanics of
Omaha.
1
Run Down at a Crossing.
At I-acrosse, Wis., three men in a furni
wagon Frederick Zimmerman, age 60; hi
sou, uged 1, and Lorenzo Stritimatter, aged
3.') tried to cross the truck ahead of a hue
lingtou last freight. The engine struck the
wagon, throwing the lirst and last named
high in the ulr and killing them instantly.
The youug man jutnfied and escaped.
AfKT tr.nx Moox, aged 107, was buried
la Robertson county, Ten 11. She was a col
ored woman of great intelligence and widely
les peeled.
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