4
FEATURES OF THE FAIR
TRANSCENDENT MERIT OF
THE VARIOUS BUILDINGS.
Thrp Are Henuttfiil lieynntl Anything
Kxrr Seen in Till Country The
Novel Fisheries Structure nnit It
Varied KxhIMta Slngalcse nnd
Egyptian--A Huge Chunk of Coal.
Jt In the transcendent merit of the build
ing of the Fnlr at Chicago, say a Now York
Bun correspondent, that they demand noth
ing lnt to be represented ax they ore. Their
beauty of lino, their harmonious proportion,
Ihctr grouping which ha brought ao vast a
plan Ir.to such unity that from every point
(he eye delights In new views of a perfect
Whole, the lovely enrichment, the ennobling
nrxans ox pittt at Tnr tair.
Sense of largeness, freedom, which I conveyed
ns they stand In their shining purity of eolor,
gain nothing, but Inee, by the vagueness of
outline nnd atmospheric acceorie thnt are
among the moot common of etudlo proper
tied. The Fnlr building are beautiful beyond
anything that we have ever wen In thin coun
try. This opinion haa Ihmmi too warmly ad
vanced by foreigner taking thn experience
nf their own cou ntrlcs a a standard, to make
It appear native and pardonably partial. But
their beauty la rational, coherent, studied,
and la beet represented by showing them
frankly real. They demand nothing of any
art beyond that which I merely technical.
The commonplacenees and heavy exterior
A KCT10 OF TBI
of the 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 Fisheriea
consist of a central rotunda and two colon
nades leading to two oircular wings. It takes
time to reach the wings, ao Interesting is the
architectural detail. The beauty, the rich
ness, the novelty and the Rportlvenes of this
ornament appeals to the least accustomed
eye.
The balustrades are fish standing on tholr
Beads In eouplea with fan tails expanded.
One Is attracted by the beauty of the curve
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 decorative-,
and at regular Intervals orabs escaping from
nets and lobsters from wicker baskets form
the capitals, shells and seaweed and finny
things unite in running ornament. Hince the
days when elegant rusticity flourished in the
gardens of the little Trianon, and hoes, rakes,
pott, pans and baskets tied up among rib-
AISLE MTWBEX AQOABIA.
bons and flower were introduced Into the
decoration we now oall Louis XVI. there baa
been no such Interesting and beautiful useot
W forma a are now seen In the Fisheries,
is not a ragamuffin who may creep in
to the Fair ground and ha oaugut flab with
a pta hook whose sys will not be eaua-ht by
-am waawwwon ui was two OQKmuaflns
-rf??
Ha will grin tnmlliarly at the aight ot old
friend, hut If he doe not Ret a new Idea of
their meaning la this, their new place, he
will be daller than mot American boy who
creep nnder clreu tent and through cracks
A JAFAxur riMiixrt SMACK,
In fence. One could wish for him no better
IntrodiK'tlon Into the vat, fertile, and plea
ant fleldeof nrchitecturcandnrtthnnthrough
the Fleherle nnd their frog
The only place nn the vast exposition
ground when' there I any ennclune of
more thnn two or three person gathered to
gether la ill the Government exhibit III the
Fisheries, Thl conlt of tank around
the centre nnd circumference of the circular
wing, with a passageway between. Thee
tank an ntted up with such rcprcentntlon
of the vasty deep nnd the mountain pool a
an- appropriate. The pli-tnr.-snuo pnrt I, in
fac, exceedingly attractive, andecmtoeoii.
tent the inmate, who appear to feel nt home.
Here thcpeoplciyf the prairie ce the straiiire
inhabitant of t7ic 'a In their native element.
Many ol the I'sii cem to enjoy their intrri
duetlon Into society. The big llh come for
ward and pre their nnaa against the glas.
and open their wide mouth In astonishment
nt the crowd In front, then look nt one an
other, and plainly convey their sentiment.
The tank are supplied with air by mean ot
rubber tube. When thn water get stale It
Is replenished. A newspaper mnn wa taking
a lady through. "Ugh, what creature. 1
that? he exclaimed with a hlver.
"That's nn Nsh. It's a mnn in ru liber boots
cleaning out the tank."
Oh," he ald, making a quick recovery,
' I thought it was nn elephant."
THR SINOAM.SE An HOTt-TIAS.
The most agreeable host are the Ringa
lee. Their building might he taken for a
temple. It prove to Iw a bawir, fragrnnt
with all the scent of the Orient, and most
faseinntlng of nil, huge baskets containing
blocks of sandal wood, none larger than the
list, anil rough hewn from the tree. The
Hlngnlese keep up continuous hospitality In
steaming cups ol ten. Here, among rugs,
Idols, silken draperies tho hard-handed sons
nnd daughters of thn prairie sip their tea. It
is handed around with many genuflection
by men In clothing which they have never
seen equalled by even the village lire com-
Kany or the brass Imnd. These men lire
rilliantly clnil In red, embroidered in much
gold, anil their heads wreathed in myriad
folds ol line white muslin. There are several
varieties of this costume. One Is a garment
thnt, worn by a mnn, starts out frankly to be
FISHERIES BCILDIXO.
a red petticoat, and then changes its mind
above the knee and becomes trousers down
to the sandals. The Turk who, in picturesque
though frantic English, Invites passershy to
the Turkish eafe chantant, wears close red
flannel trousers, and over these short white
skirts and gay and gilded red lounve Jac
ket. The upper olasa Egyptians are enviably
clad In striped silk akirta and blouses, and
fascinating dandies, swinging along the Mid
way riaiaanae smoking cigarettes, wear
dresses ot pale green striped silk with long
full back ulsters flung wide open ot pale blue
silk. All the charms ot color and splendor of
dress on this most gay of promenade belong
to thn men. The women, in tailor-made
gowns and shirt fronts and four-ln-hand ties
look on them with smiling admiration and
wonder how much they paid a yard for such
lovely silk.
A XOVEL IXCUBSIOX.
A novel excursion was given by the Intra
mural Elevated Railroad. At t o'clock a. m.
the officer of the road, which encircles the
ground on the Inside, bad a train of four
oars brought to the Midway Flalsanoe gates,
and In response to Invitations the population
of that cosmopolitan quarter embarked for a
ride about the grounds. The flrst car was
given up to the Iowa Mate Band, and Band
master Phinney and his men were kept busy
tooting the airs ot all Nations and varied war
dances during the trip. Hageubeck' animal
ahow sent forty men. King Bull, of the Lap
land village, cume on with the party, and sat
side by aide with three swarthy seven-foot
Zulu, who were playing Jackstone with the
natives of the Dahomey village on the seat
opposite. "Buffalo Bill's" Indian, in their
gaudy trappings, tilled the last ear. Nearly
every Nation on earth waa represented, and
as they went around the park they cent up
conglomeration of cheer and yeli that al
most caused the statue on the big buildings
to crumble. The train Anally Mopped at the
south end of the grounds, where the party
was photographed, and after luncheon re
turned to the starting point.
A HUOE CHUNK OF COAI
The foundation of the Washington Rtnte
Building is made of huge logs, ten la num
ber, each of which I 126 feet long, three feet
six inches by three feet in breadth. They
were out from treea 840 feet in length. The
fir tree mast, or flagpole, at the Washington
BUte exhibit is S16 feet high and is only three
feet six Inches in diameter at the base. This
tree waa out in two sections bo order to ao
eompliab it Journey lrom Washington. From
the fop of this high staff floala a elxtaen-toot
banner bearing the Mara and stripee. Wash
ington also ha tfao luor of having tba
largest chunk oteoti ever finmtied ot mined
by man. It I In the north wing nf the Btat
Building, and bear this inscription i
; I am the largest lump of coal ever :
, handled. I weigh Afl.250 pound. I :
; am 86 feet long. 5 feet 4 Inches hlnh nnd :
; ft feet 8 Inches wide. I came from the :
: Iloelln mines, Klttin County, Washing-- :
; ton. I was hronirlit out of a slope 1070 :
; fcetlong with a dipof 18 degrees. Ism ;'
; not anthracite I am semi-hitumtnnns ill :
; character. My Htnte ha a coal area of ;
, 1.000,000 acre, llent mo If you can :
: and you are entitled to the broom,
DOPTR DAKOTA' MIKKIUr. rnTrAOC.
An Interesting exhibit Is the mineral cot
tntrn In the Month Dakota Building-. It is
constructed entirely of mineral. I unliiun
In design and tasty In execution. Ihn
mineral were gathered In t'uter County by
the ladle of that dlstrh-t, nnd comprise
almost every useful mineral known. The
roof I of mica, from the mica mince, the
wall are of gold, silver, copper, tin, lend,
A KoitwROMK nnmxa roat.
7.tm nnd nickel on, thn whole rewtintf nn a
finiiKluttnn of thn dlflVrvnt l-uiMliig stout
fur whi?h th Bluett HllU nr notvl.
WORLD'S FAIR NOTES.
A nr.an of peacocks from Ohio have been
given a home on Wooded lidand.
The Pennsylvania Mate linard gnvo n lnn
qui to the foreign commissioner.
A Finni.K and a chair mnde by Kit Carson
are exhibited in the California lliilldinir.
The mnnnger of the Dahomey Village
have sent to Africa for It fly more native.
The American lllble, rto-iety' exhibit In.
clndcM lliblcs printed lu 'ifi dllTcrcnt lan
guage. The tolnl attendance nt the World' Fair
In May wu l.OTT.xXI a dally average ot
3H.0OO.
Hi-sax B. Axthoxv nden ssed the National
Association o( Women HteuogrnpherR at the
Art Institute.
Five more Ramon n women linve reached
Midway I'lnisnnee s they brought with them
two Inrgc tlshing ciinom.
At the opening of tho Herman exhibit 111
Mnchliicry Hall, the Tyroleau girl In their
pMurcsipie costumes served champagne,
Neho, the hlggct of the Hon In tho Hag
enheel: arena, na been shipped back to
HaiiiLurg because he luw become ungovcru
uhle. The grounds arc gradually acquiring thnt
gain appearance so mu"h desired by tlicofti
cial and so neccssarv for the success of the
lair
West Viroijcia's coal, eoko nnd building
stoue display ha received It finishing
touches, and been thrown opeu without
ceremony.
On June 13 a congress nf trnineu nurses
held it opening session. It I hoped to In
corporate American nurse into it society
similar to the Itoynl British Num-s' Associa
tion. France's musical exhibit, for want oi space
in Manufacture Hall, ha been t up in the
Electrical Building. Among the llfty-llvn
pianos shown is one with a complete steel
frame.
The fifty font nnthraello needle, with the
name "Pennsylvania" on it base, which
stand lit the center of cho 1-jildinir. Ik one
ol the sights of the Department of Mine and
Mining.
In the Transportation Building 1 a farm
wagon, strong an 1 aerviceitblc, but very light
in weight. The tires of the wheels arc of
steel, hut nil tho other metal Ho work is of
aluminium.
The pavilion In which tho City ol l am
ho it municipal display form a half circle
In a colonKdo around a bronze fountain. It
is one of thn most ornamental structures ou
the grouudu.
A lahue collection ot English medals nnd
historical relies, Including sumo famous
sword nnd valuable old letters, have been
placed in the United Htntca Building und are
now on exhibition.
The National League for flood Bonds has
nn exhibit in tho Agricultural Building of
road making mntrials nnd sectional sam
ples ot approved roads. Around the build
ing different kinds of roads are to be built.
Miss K ate Marspem delivered two addresses
before tho Medical Congress urn her work
among the lepers of Hiberln. 1. Donald My
Lennau. of Honolulu, sent a paper on lei
rosy in the Hawaiian Islands, which was
road.
The changing coiors o( the lamps on kho
great tower in the Electricity Building, which
are moved to the strains ot music, chnngod
from gold to white und then to purple, tothe
strains of the "Beautiful Blue Duuuoe," nt
the opening.
Trk Wonder tree is a camera obseura
which was exhibited at the Paris Exposition)
it has now been set up iu Midway l'laisance.
It gives the visitor the Impression that he has
climbed a tree and is looking down on tho
orowd beneath.
Henry B. Kci.i.er. author ot the Thova.
Her of I'enslerl-Vanij" in reviewing the minor
architecture of tne Exposition, pronounce
the Merchant Tailors' structure "the rival, in
miniature, of the Art Palace itself, iu the se
vere beauty of it proportions,"
In the New England log cabin In Midway
rialsunce the otremouy of "Hanging the
Crnue" took place, the crane being llxed into
the fireplace while Longfellow's poem "Hang
ing the Crane" was recited . This was the
formal opeulng of the log cabin.
Edmund Russell, the Delsnrtean profes
sor, la decorating a room for the Kan Fran
claoo women in the California Building. Tha
room is formed by partitions ot red wood ;
the general tone is a dull copper -, one eud is
devoted to California' musical instrument
portrait adorn the wall.
In the Pennsylvania exhibit in tha Mining
Building 1 a pavilion constructed to show
every use to which slats can be put ; a collec
tion of seventy-eight varieties of building
stone in the Htate, samples of glass sand are
shown, and a primitive furnace used In the
Infancy of the irou business.
Tin Javanese orchestra is largely mads
up of bells. The players sit in front of a blue
and gold stand holding a doeen queer shaped
bolls, made of braes and with a round pin
nacle at the top of the dome and on this the
musician pound. There are deep bras bells
on big stand and high treble bells on small
stands. A big yellow and green drum and
pair of huge cymbal accompany the bells.
Tax Bamoan colony in Midway Plalsanca
contains an old house which belonged to
Mataafa, tie king whose cause Hubert Louis
Htevenson is championing. It is built of
bread fruit wood, the only wood which the
white nut ot the island oannot eat. It 1
round, shaped something like a tent, the
idea being upright to a height of five
feet the peak then rising high in air. Tha
upright arc about four inches in diameter,
crossed by a olrcle of the wood every four
feet. Tha pieoea of wood are all short and
joined together by thong. Tb root if ol
twig covered with thatch, -
fcnwtrt
TRAGEDIAN BOOTH IS DEAD.
HE PASSED PEACEFULLY AWAY.
A Review of Ilia Wonderful Career on
th Stage and the Story of Bl Llle.
Edwin Booth, the actor, died In the Play.
rV club in New York City, at 1:13 Wednes
day morning.
His end was peaceful. He was uncon
scious for some minute before he died.
The Inst four years of Mr. Booth' Ufa
have beeft passed at the Players' Club, In
romparativ retirement During the sum
mer months of 1801-2 he spent considerable
time with his daughter at Narragansett
Beach, It was In the latter year, whllt
making hit annnal visit, that he was to
seriously ill at her home. Hi frlerdt par
tlcularly lollcitou for his health Just at th
time.had grave upprelienslons that he would
not have sufficient streiilh to warraul
attempting a return to New York, but Willi
cooler weather cam an Im; rovemeut in hit
condition and he returned to the Player
Club in October. Fro n this time those who
knew htm most intimately remarked
teady decline In bl health.
CAREER Or THE (iREAT TRAOFMAN.
Edwin Thomas Booth, the most eminent
nf the sons of Junius Kruius Booth, was
born at llelair, near Baltiiuore,Md., Ncvem
bar l.'l, 1HH.-1. and wn trained for the dre
malic profession. Having tilled many minor
parts, ne made bis appearance on the itnge
as "l'reeH" in "Itichard 111" In 1MD, and
perlnrmed the character of "Kichard III,"
in place of his lather, who had been sudden
ly taken til, in 1H d. Afieratour through
California, Australia, and the Sandwich
Islands, he reappeared it New York In l-')",
Visited England and the continent In 1MI1,
and returning to New York commenced a
eries of Hhkeerean revivals at the Win
ter Harden Theater in 1H'I3. T,i, establish,
ment was (oiolly destroyed bv lire. March
2, 1.H07, when. In additiou to 'the Mage ef
fects, of which he was tho principle owner,
Mr. Booth lost his valuable wardrobe, con
taining relic of his f ether.Keiuule and Mrs.
Hiddoiis.
Mr. Booth, afrer a terle of in:cesful en
gageinents In Ito-ton. Philadelphia and
other large cities, commenced in 1SU8 the
ewtlon of a new theutre in New York,
which. in th perfection of its arrangements
and the completeness of all its appoint
menl,Hrpased any other theatrical edillce
in the United States. It was opened in 1H70
and was liberally patronized, but the cost of
the building, in which Mr. Booth bad in
vested all bis means, prevented ultimate
pecuniary success, and in 1073 it passed
from hi bands.
8,000 PEOPLE HOMELESS.
Nearly Half of Fargo Destroyed by Fir
Cities of th Northwest Bending
Food to th Sufferer.
Neatly half of Fargo, N. 1)., was laid In
waste by conflagration. The flame wer
got under control early Friday morning.
Thirty-live stores and business blocks and
228 residences were burned, entailing a loss
of nearly (3.210,000. Three thousand peo
ple are home en, and all the churches
schools and empty bulling left are being
uted for shelter. Tho women of the town
have organized to feed the unfortunates.
Belief train with meat, flour and other
provisions arrived from Minneapolis, St,
Paul, Chicago, Uulutli, Milwaukee ami
other point. On Saturday the city win
practically a large camp, guarded by the
State militia and special policeman. Six
person sre reported killed, at ful Iowa: Wil
lium Uilmore, a photographer; James F.
Linn, 8 years old; unknown man, three
children, identity not yet known.
The Are wa driven by a fierce south gale,
which swept tbroiuth th city like a prairie
lire. Firemen could do but-little, even with
the help from Moorthead. Corselon, Grand
Forks and Jamestown, 'f be lire destroyed
everything lu a path 12 blocks long and II
wide. But one hotel is left, every grocery
but two. every bank except one, all the ao
ciety ball and all the machinery ware
houses except th Walter A. Wood and th
Monitor Brill works are in ruins.
Among th principal firm burned out are:
Herseati, dry goods; Crane's reatanrant;
Hagill, farm machinery; Northern Pacific
elevator building: Western Union telegraph
office; Morton, real estate; Red liiver Valley
National Hank; Daily forum; Merchants'
Puts Bank; Opera House; E. S. Tyler, real
eitete; Plant it McCormick, Walter A. Woods,
Minnesota Chief, Deering and John Deer,
implement warehouses; Cole' livery; Grand
Hotel: Fleming' drug store; Veder i Lewis,
grocery store; Christian' drug store; Sheri
dan Hotel; Apel Bros ; Minneapolis Dry
goods Company; Logan' studio: American
iron Works; Continental House, Van Brunt,
implement warehouse.
Th Northern Paci lie elevator, mention
ed In this lst, are owned by the big grain
compuny of Minneapolis, which was ou the
verge ol failure before this firs added its
blow. A strong wind made the fir travel
so quickly that hardly anything waa saved.
The flame went through brick building a
easily a wooden one. Th loss will be
over Ul.0u0.0u0, as practically th entire
business district of lb oliy 1 gutted.
nooTtt.
ATtcf his mnlire as manager Mr. Booth
appeared before the public as the most suc
cessful tragic star in America. In 1801 he
visited England, but without making pro
fessional appearance, in 1880 he made th
voyage again with mora profitable results.
Alter a series of performance at the Prin
ces Theatre, 1-ondoii. he played In oppoiile
role with Henry Irving. Ill reception, both
as an independent star and ns a complement
to the reigning favorite at the Lyceum The.
ater. was encouraging in boih a ecuniary
and artistic sense. Several year after hi
return Mr. Booth formed an alliance with
I.nwreme Barrett, and until Ihedeath of the
actor in March. 18iil, the two were seen
together in a reiertolr of Shakespearean
and other standard plays.
Mr. Hoot h was stricken with vertigo while
iileying Othello" with Barrett. April S,
l8!l, in Hochestcr. Mr. Barrett, fearing that
the attack was of a much worse nnlurethan
It really proved, made an address to th
audience, snying that Mr. Booth would
probably not be able lo act again, lie recov
ered, however, in a few days.
Alter Mr. Ilojtli gave his lust performance
at the Academy ot Music In Brooklyn, on
April 3, DDI, his health was generally poor.
Th lust time he whs seen in public was on
April 3, when he attended Alexander
Salvini'i performance at th Manhattan
Opera House.
The With anniversary of his birth, which
occurred last November, wa a lad occasion
to the actor and his friends. They gathered
at the Players' Club with eerv accessory of
the merriest and most enjovahle of even
ing", but he wa too ill to make one of th
party. The knowledge was then borne in
upon hit well wishers that they would
never sea In see him in health.
Mr. Booth wj twice married. HI first
wife ws Mary Devlin, an actress of repute,
to whom he was devote tly attached. After
ber death he married Mary llunnion. called
Mary McVlcker. a daughter of tha present
Mrs. McVlcker by a former union, and a
tep daughter of J. 11. McVlcker, the theat
rical manager of Chicago. Kh was then 10,
lie being ID years her senior, and died at th
end of 1881,
Booth, wbo had Inherited from hi father
the insanity of intemperance, conquered
that utterly, many years ago, and nobly and
grandly trod It beneath hi feet, and ash
matured In hi career, through acting every
kind ol pari, from a dandy negro up to
litim'rt, tie at last made choice of the char.
acter thnt a fiord scop for his power and
his aspirations, and soseitled upon a defi
nite, re-tricted repertory. His character
were "Hamlet," "Macbeh." "Lear,"
"Othello," "lego" "Kichard II," "Kichard
III," ".Shyluck." "Cardinal Wolsey,"
"Benedick,'' "Peiruclilo," "Richelieu."
"Lucius Bruin," "llertuccio," "Buy Bias"
and "Don Caesar de Buran." These b act
ed iu customary usage, nnd to these he oc
casionally added "Marcus Brutus," "An.
tony," "Cassius," "Claude Melnotte" and
th "Stranger." The range thus Indicated
Is extraordinary, but more extraordinary
till was the evenness of the actor's average
excellence throughout th breadth ol thai
range.
WHOLESALE SLAUGHTER.
Prisoner Revolt and a Shooting Take
Place in Whloh Over 40 Hen Are
Killed.
Fifty convict while returning from tha
quarries to Toaroh prison, near Cairo, Ills.,
overpowered the guard and tried to escape.
They constituted the last squad of a gang of
GOO, and the guards obcad did not know of
the mutiny until the men had captured the
rifles of the rear guards. A the 50 convict
fled, 11 of the advnee guards alarted In per
uit. The 83 guards led with the other S50
convict kept them quiet by firing repeated
ly over their heads.
Half a mile from the spot where the
mutiny broke out the guardB overtook the
fugitives and ordered them to surrender.
The convicts, wbo had arms, answered with
a volley which wounded two men and kill
ed three horses. The return volleys of the
gusrds killed thirty-nine convicts. The
o her 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 bad been com
Hi i tied lo their charge.
A Battleship Launohed,
The battleship Massachu tta was launch.
1 at Crums shipyard, Philadelphia, In
th presence of Secretary of the Navy Her
bert, number ot distinguished naval
and army ofllceis, and a multitude of 15,000
people. Mis I-clia Herbert, daughter of
th naval department, christened th
vessel with the customary bottle of cham
pagne. The Massachusetts Is the second of th
three 10.200 ton battleships which wer au
thorized during Secretary Tracy's term as
head of the naval department. She is the
tl.iter ship to the Indiana. recently launched
by the Cramps, and to the Oregon, now be
ing built at San Francisco, and her oadina
characteristic are ureal battery t ower and
her enormously heavy armor, which i 18
Inches thick at the water line. The Cramp
secured th contract for the warship Octo
ber 1, 18U0, on a bid ot 13,020 OUO,
Wilbur Clark fell 118 feet from
smokestack in Williamsburg, N. Y., on
Wednesday, and broke hi neck. H wat
allv and very inquisitive when picked up,
asking the lint man wbo approached hlmj
"How far did I fatlT" Hit own impnloa
appeared to b that 11 wit mil.
LATE TELEGRAPHIC JOTTINGS
BOTBrBOH HOH1AHD ABROAD.
What I Oolng On th World Ov
Important Event Briefly Chronloled.
IHseattr, Aepliteats an4 ratalltte
Th night express on tho Delaware, Lack
wanna and Western Kail way collided wltb
a runov.sy engine on the iron bridge neat
Cortland, If, Y. Engineer Isaac P. Wallacs
was instantly killed and Fireman Albert
Sherwood who died a few hours later, and
who wa charged with the care of the run .
way engine, said lie had ho Idea bow II
started. Night watchman ChalTee.wlio wai
opposed to care for the eng'ne, liaa been
arrested for manslaughter.
At St. Louis, 50 gallon tank of Inegaio)
exploded last night In tho groccy store ol
Samuel Kezepper. Sixteen person wire
Injured, of whom the following are not ex
pected to live: Samuel Kezepper, Bcesl
Welshman. The property lost wai abon
I0.WJ.
Vt'aakinatna New,
Postmaster General Bissell haa prohibited
the transmission of disease germ, for medi
cal experiment, through the mail.
Priee For Ait Essay Oh M rx. The an
thropological Society, of Washington offers
prize of mi and 7S for th best
and second best essay on the ele
ment that go to make op the most
useful citizen of the I'nlted States, regard
less of occupation. The essay must not
ixceed 8,000 words In length. Competition
I open to all the world.
All the pension claim allowed nndet
Commissioner of P ndont Ranm are to be
(one over by a board of revision. More
than 300,000 case are Involved and 23 men
will begin the work at once.
I Ires
In fl re that destroyed dozen fine resi
dence in San Francisco yesterday, three
firemen, named Wlndlow , Davis and Madi
son were killed and another fireman. named
Henllt, badly Injured by a falling chimney.
Los f 100.000.
At Montreal, the magnificent Villa Marl
Convent, at Notre Dame de Grace, the larg
est In America, was almost totally destroy,
fd by fire, Los 11.000,100; Insurance
1100,000.
t aeltnl. Labor mm lstrll.
About 2."K) employe of the Standard Oil
Company' refinery t Whitney, Ind.,
truck for nine hour' work and 10 hour'
pay.
Three hundred miners lruck at the Tatter,
ion colliery, Phamokin, Pa., out of sympathy
for one of the miners, Mingo Periman, wb J
wa discharged for having too much slate
In his coal. Seven hundred hand were
thrown out ot employment.
Crtai an Pennine.
Papolne Martello, who killed Clovann
Parello, through jealousy, at Sxratoga. In
March, 18112, wa executed In the death
Jhalr in the prison at Dnnnemora, N. Y.
At Grand Rapid, Mich., William M.
3rey, bookkeeper for undertaker O'Brien
was shot und killed by a woman named
Dor Velzy. She afterward shot and kill
Id herself.
Cholera Advice.
Twenty deaths per day, from cholera are
reported In Bassorah, Turkey.
A death from cholera, the second in 10
lay, occurred yesterday in Nismes, France.
The cholera appear to be spreading in
th south of France. On death haa occur
red at Nimes and two at Montpellier.
Financial and Cemmerelal.
There were no exports of gold lat week,
ind with the Incre ee of grain shipments,
.he balance of trade against the United
State will soon be perceptibly diminished,
Conrad Mehaff, a private banker of Chlca
0 assigned. Assets, f 00,000; liabilities, 00,.
100.
Personal.
The Duke de Veragua and party are the
rtiesta of the City ot Columbus, O., and are
leing entertained at the house ot Henry
Chittenden. The Duke reviewed a parade
if 13.000 school children and ws presented
wilh gold key emblematlo.of tbe treedom
f the city.
BEYOND OUR BORDERS.
Five person were killed and many
wounded by an explosion on board the
iteamer Houtbandelhunalda, oft the coast
of Borneo, and the vessel sunk.
THE CONDITION OF BANKS.
Comptroller Eckel Issue a Statement,
of Oreat Interest Just Now.
The abstract of the report made to tha
Comptroller of the Currency, ahowing tbe
condition of national bank in tbe United
States at the close of business on the 4th
day of May last, has been made publio by
Comptroller Eckels. A compared with a
similar statement made March 6tb, last,
net decrease in gold holding is shown of
17,000,000 and of Individual deposit of
nearly 2,000.000. An increase oOindivid
ei profits of 13,000,000 and of tbe tnrplua
fund of nearly f 1.000,000 la shown. Loan
and discount have increased 13,000,000, real
estate and mortgage owned have decreased;
1500,000. and legal tender holdings bar in
creased 13,000,000,
The net gold holdings of the Treasury at
th close of business Saturday ware 190,
600,000, atLECTRIO CARS COLLIDst.
Fourteen People Injured, Several Per
hap Fatally.
Near Philadelphia. Pa., two trolley cart
on th Chester and Media railroad collided
and 14 assengers were seriously injured,
several rha, s latully.
The victims are: Jacob Mlnshall, W. H.
Neold. wile and two children. Mrs. Ker
shaw, James McMaster. Mrs. Mary C.
Adonis. Mm. William Jones and two chil
dren. Mrs. KancMffe, Mr. S'out.
The cars met on a strep grude, and the
one descending could not be stopped. Both
n olornien lumped. There were luO pass-tiger
in th car and ueatly very ou wag
uiur or less hurt.
. The Industrial parade, erublemallo ol
the progress of tbe Northwest, lu St. Paul
was over tlnee mile long, n ad up princi
pally of historical Boat. Over 300,000 Visit
or viewed tbe display.