CFF FOR THE POLAR REGIONS PEARY'S SHIP STARTED. The Bold Artlo Explorer, Accompanied By Hla Wlfe.Satla From Brooklyn on Uii Beoond Attempt to Solve the Mystery of the North Pole. After laying In the New Yorit Harbor for 1hrte day Lieutenant I'cnry'a Artie ship, the Falcon, cast off her mooring anil backed off into the middle of the Fast River from the foot of Hoi k street, Brooklyn, bound for the North Cole. There were fully 200 people on Kxcuslon Dock, Jut under the east rler or the big bridge, as the whaler moved away and they all raited theit bait and cheered the brute little craft that i to take an American Xdi ticn to the neareat navigable point to lIF.tTF.KAST rT.ART. the North Pole. The Kalron win decked with buntint from head to foot, and Lieu tenant leiry's personal linn hung from the taffrail. The Eskimo dogs ran about the quarter deck, and the Colorado burros "tuck their big earn no over the bulwark and wagged farewell to the cheer. After iome maneuvering the bells in the engine room rant: " ahead," and the queer ahip (taried up stream. The bin Hound stenmera were jnsi rounding ths Knltery, mid as they pa-aed the gayly decked Kulcnn they blew their whistles three times before going ahead. The Falcon answered each salute, hut made no attempt to keep up with the big white side wheelers. MRS, PEART. Lieutenant K. E. I'eiiry and his North Greenland party mini her thirteen. Lleuten ant Peary's yuc't. the Falcon, is a ship within a ship. Her timbers are doublt throughout and her bow is protected witb Iron, so that it can ram the Ice, hhe lias twe crows' nests, one on the fore und the other on the mitten mast. The snip is 311 torn net and 102 feet long. She has twenty-ail feet beam and draws seventeen feet of watei when .vaded. Hhe was considered the beat of the whaling fleet at Hi. Johns. The Falcon will carry an intereMing car go. In the bole is a house which will farm the winter quarters of the party. It will be B3iMfeet and 71 feet high. The walls which are a loot thick, will be lined on the inside with red flunneL The house will con lain two bath rooms, as well as a separata sleeping room for Lieutenant Teary, whe will be accompanied by bis wife. It is to b ligbted with electricity, the engine supply Ing power to the dvnamo being run by oil The stores will be piled In boxes around the house to a height of five feet, and wili be protected by an extension of tue corru gated iron roof covering the house. Then will be windows of thick glass in the root', but they will let in but little light, for tha bouse will be entirely covered with snow during the most of the long Arclio winter. Air will be supplied by ventilators, which will extend high above the roof. The exploring Party will consist ol Lieutenant Peary, bis wife and her maid, his colored servant, Matthew Henaon; 8, J. Kntreken, of Westchester, l'enn., who be longed to the party which went to Peary's relief on bis tint expedition; Edward As imp, a Norwegian, who accompanied him before; Pool or Vincent, F. vY. Stokes, of Philadelphia, ' artist of the expedition; George H, C'arr, Chicago; J. V. Davidson, of Austen, Minn.; E. B. Iluldwln, of Nash ville, Tenn.; Hugh J. Lee. Menden, Conn,, and George H. Clark, of Brookline, Mans. The Falcon on leaving New York sailed direct to Boston and Portland, Me. Lieuten ant Peary's home. She will then go to Ht. Johns, and from there to the winter camp above Wbale'a Sound, Greenland. The fieri y will remain in the Arctic regiona bout two and one-half years. The expe dition is expected to coat (21,000, which Lieutenant Peary has already raised. A SAD BTJNDAY IN fOMEKOY, IA, Mournful Belativea Deok tha Graves of tbe Cyolone Vlotims Witb Flow ers. The Death List Increased. Sunday was sad day in Pomeroy, All day long people with flowers passed down tbe winding road that leads to the cemetery deioai;iiig their perfumed burdens upon the 40 odd new made graves, where lie all that is mortal of what were lust Sunday happy nd prosperous ople. Tbe total number of persons killed by tbe tornado here and elsewhere la plated Sit 80. Tbe tnjured.so the doctors report, are do ing as well as could be expected, but the outlook for the recovery of munv is not re garded as favorable and it is estimated that fully 20 will be unable to survive their in juries. Among those who are very low and for whom little hopes are entertained for their recovery are: Mrs. John Davy and her sjster-ln-law, Kate Davy; Kay keefer, a boy; Joseph lie Mars, Mike (Juinlan, whose wife was killed; tire. Henry Uulke, who lost her husband, nd l'.mms Spies. These people are all in jured internally, besides having broken bonee. Many complaints are made of tbe work of tbe human vultures wbo commenced oper ations immediately afer tbe storm and who have kept busy ever since. It is estimated that (J0.0U0 has been stolen from tbe ruins Money is coming from all tbe towns in the Hi ale. There was received up to 8 o' clock this evening (0,000 and about as much ion bail beau promised, LATER SEWS WAIFS. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Rro Ct.irr, Col. The Eagle County Bank las suspended payment. Its capital la MX HO and assets 140,000. The liabilities are 134,000. l.KST.trn, Mix The bank of Lescur made in assignment. The liabilities are (223,000 ind assets the same. ltio IUriiw, Mi II The Northern Nation al bunk here, witb a capital of 1100,000, has impended. DISASTER, ACCtKKNTS AND r ATAMTIRS. By the capsizing of the sailing yacht ?heapeake near Hie life-saving sta tion, Chicago, nine people were thrown nto the water and four of them Irowned. Their bodies are not yet recovered. The dead are: Themlstotlet Finmbolis, William It. Cornish, Kthel B. liac, Harvey Marlow. Those who were rescued arc: George tiray, Kdith Compton, Frederick Avery, William Avery and Wil liam Elliott. The residence of Jacob Lohnese, a farmet living six miles south of I'ekin, Ills., burned totlie ground the remit of an explosion of a gasoline can, Mrs. Lohnese, who was about to be confined, and an 18 months old child were burned to death. roRrioN. OH Skegness. watering place on the east coast of England, a parly went for a Say's sail in a yacht. They were enlighten a heavy squall when some distance of! hore, the yacht capsized and ,20 men and women were drowned. When the Spanish steamer Don Juan burned in East Indian water, 14.) Chinese passengers perished. The Russian crop report Indicates that the prospects of winter and summer wheat have improved greatly since tbe beginning of June. By the burning of the Russian steamer Altons near Nomanov, July 4, nearly 50 ailway builders and sailors lost their lives. fRIMrSAMl rrNAl.TIM. C. W. Moslcr, President of the defunct Capital National bank, of Lincoln, Neb., has been sentenced to live years in the peniten tiary. It is estimated that Mcslcr embei iledoverW.OnO. Bninherger, who murdered six member of the Kreider family ut Cando, N. 1)., on lust Friday, was captured at Deloraine Hun day. K. Brightbill lelt Cando with the remains of the six murdered people and the four survivors of tho Kreidor fumily for Pennsylvania. WASHINGTON. The postofllce department has prepared a comparative statement of change of post masters from March 4 to July 3, 1803. The total number of changes of fourth class postmasters was 8,11V I. In the same period In the last administration the number was 11,100. There have been 3,220 removals thus far In the administration and 7,040 In the last. The presidential appointments of postmasters for this administration bus been t.'tl, as against 578 in tho Inst, CIICII.KIU ADVICKS. Dr. KeTpnter.the cholera expert who was sent by the government to Europe to in vestigate tbe disease and its causes, has re turned. He says: Cholera must be eaten. It cannot be absorbed or breathed. The ccrms must be taken into the stomach. If people realize this and govern themselves accordingly they can escape, in case the germs should reach this country. Jt'Ml'IAL, At Columbia, 8. C Judge Hudson in an Injunction to restrain county dispensers from opening in Darlington, has decided against the Stale. He declared the law un constitutional. SIX PERSONS BLAIN By a Farm Hand in North Dakota, Furl cue over a Dispute In Wages- His Employer, Wife and Four Little Girls Shot or Butchered. Ed. S. Krieder. a farmer living within a mile of Cunde, Towner county, N, D., his wife and four daughters were brutally mur dered at their borne by Albert Baumberger, nephew of Krieder, Baumberger went direct to his uncle's room, shot bim dead; then to the kitchen, where Mrs.Krieder was preparing the morning meaj, and shot her in the head. He then went upst.ira, where three 1 1 1 tie children had (led, and deliber ately shot until lie brought them aH down, Baumberger returned to the kitchen, took a knife from Mrs. Krieder's band and nearly severed her head from her body. He pro ceeded upstairs, and, finding one of tbe lit tle girls yet alive, he held her in bis arms and cut Iter throat, Baumberger then found the eldest girl, and was preparing to murder her when he remembered that he hud not had any break fast. He ordered the girl to cook hiin some meat and potatoes, which she did. With one foot resting on the head of tbe murder ed mother, be ate his break fust, and then pulled out bis watch nU said: "Well. I did tbe whole job inside of 30 minutes" He then carried tbe little girl to the barn, tied her tlriuly witb a rope and returned to the house. where he searched until he found all the valuables the fa lly possessed. They consisted of a gold watch and 130 in money, which he took and tied. (sheriff McCune, assisted by scores of men re after the murderer, if Baumberger ia caught be will l.e lynched. The only mo tive for the crime is a slight dispute which occurred over wages. Iron Mines Closinsr. A dispatch from Ishpeming, Mich.. ssvs: Tbe only change of tbe week in tbe Iron ore market has been increased stagnation and closing down of more mines. Wintbrop mine let out 4a0 men Thursday and the Schlesinger syndicate is reducing its force t all its extensive properties. Several of the smaller Mesaha range mines have clos ed down during the week. Detailed esti mates show that Lake Huperlor iron ore mines are employing 8,000 men leas than year ago, . A Year of Odd Name. It ia year of odd names for men of sud den faine.Here is list that suggests itaelf at atcond'1 thought: Zlmrl Dwlggins. bank er; Dahomey Dodds, warrior; Hoke Bmltb, Journalist and statesman; Sylvester Pen noyer, wbo told tbe president "to mind bis own business;" Stanhope Sams, poet nd atatesman;Col.Pod Dlamuke.statesman, Col. Dink Botts, offloe-aeeker, And the year it ytt young. ENGLAND'S ROYAL WEDDING. PRINCE GEORGE AND PRINCESS MAY Married With All the Pomp and Cere mony Due an Heir to the Throne. Prince Ueorge, of Wales, the Duke of York, and Princess Victoria .May, of Teck, were married at noon Thursday, In Ht. James Palace, at London, with all the pomp and ceremony of royalty. The Mont, Rev erend Edward White Benson, Archbishop of canterbury and Primate of all England, performed the ceremony, which was wit nessed by (juren Victotia, the Prince of c-, l ( PHINCE9S MAY AND Wales, the highest nobility of England.and many poienlatts or their representatives of Europe. Among the civilian guests were Mr. and Mrs. (ilatstnne. All London was in holiday attire, the dec orations in Ht, James street leuding to the palace being especially magnificent. The streets from the .Mansion House to Buck- COLUMBIAN FAIR NEWS ITEMS A STORM STRIKES TEE FAIR. A l-nrg Amout of Olais Broken. Lots of Panic Stricken People, But Nobody I-.ju-c i by the Pig Hh. w A wiiuTsV'rm oneriiLTe force, followed by a heavy downpour of rain, passed over the White City shortly before 0 o'clock Sunday evening, doing considerable dam age to the different buiidlngs and theexhib 1 s stored within. Some damuge. principally in broken glass, was done in nearly all the buildings. The greatest dumsge was done to the French section end the New York Htato exhthit. The cotton sheeting use I to sub due the glare of the sun under the gl as roofs held a considerable amount or the broken glass, and this accounts for tbe total absence of injury to the visitors. i wo sections or ne ronr ot the a Transpor tation buildings, 17 by 10 f.et. were dis lodged bv the gnle and the carriage ex libit ol h New York and Chicago firm was con siderably damaged. A large amount of class was broken in the two domes of Machinery ball, but no damage was sustained by tha machinery. A email section of the glas root in the northwest corner of the Electrical building was also smashed. ARRIVAL OF TIIK CARAVEL. The Columbian caravels arrived at Chi cago on Friday and were received by a fleet nt government and local vessels, cannonad ing and every (vossible sign of welcome. Vpon the landing of dipt. Concnsand his crew a reception was given them in the Administration building, where Sieeches were made by Senator Hherman, President Palmer, ("apt. Concus, Secretary Herbert and others. MONEY rot KINO INTO riltCAOO. Chicago is beginning to realize In sub stantial way upon its investment in the Col umbian Expo.ition. Within the last 120 days ot the Fair it is estimated that a sum ranging from :!0.oiM).uOO to firiO.OOO.oilO will he brought to Chicago and left here. The ciiy is already experiencing the receipt or liberal sums of money from all quart ers. SCNDAY't ATTENDAXCX AT TIIK HIR. The i aid admissions at the VN orld's Fair on Sunday, numbered only 43,623. The paid admissions to the; World's Fair Weduesiav went 70.221. WEATHER CROP BULLETIN. Fair Crops in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia. Tbe department ot Agriculturo at Wash ington bas issued the following: During the past week tbe weather was especially fuvorable to the corn crop. Reports from the cotton region Indicate that tbe cotto crop is improving, but that the plant it small. Reports from tbe spring wheat re gion indicate improved conditions in that section owing to recent rains. In Pennsylvania corn has good color, but fields are very uneven; bay crop generally light; wheat harvest commenced, crop aver age; oats light; rye fair. In West Virginia most wheat is in shock, corn is growing rapidly and looking well; bay is being harvested,- but tbe crop is light; stock ia doing well; potatoes about made. In Ohio wheat, oiover, rye and barley harvest in progress; corn and tobacco grow ing rapidly; potatoes doing well;oats headed well; timothy improving. Tbe drought is adecting tbe cro in the northern portion. The Visible Supply of Grata. Tbe statement of the visible supply ol grain in store and afloat on last Saturday, as compiled at the New York produce ex change, is as follows: Wheat, 02,317,000 bu.; decrease. 705,000 bu. Com, 8,070,' 00 bu.; in crease, 751,000 bu.Oats.3,900,000 bu.;lncreA 240,000 bu. Ky, 812,000 bu.; decrease, 15,000 bu. Hurley, 401,000 bu., decrease, 41,000 bu. Base Ball Keoord. The following table shows tbe standing of tbe diSereut base ball cluba up to date: w. l. r'et. w. I.. I'ct. Pbiladel'a 80 'JO .001 Baltimore 27 81 .406 Boaton.... 87 22 .027 New York 27 32 .4atl Brooklyn. 84 25 .676 81. Louis.. 20 82 .440 Clever nd. 80 23 .600 Wasb'n... 25 80 .4111 Pittsburg. 33 27 .AatljCtiicago... 24 85 .407 Ciiiviu'U.. 20 81 ,483 Xouiav'le. It) 83 ,327 Ingham Palace were thronged with over onO.OOO persons watching the prnresslona. The roval party left Buckingham Palace In four processions. Her Majesty rode In the handsome glare each used at the open ing of Parliament and on other sieclal occa sions. The bride wore the veil which was worn by tier mother on the occasion of her own marriage. Her wedding gown was of silver hrncaile.in perfect harmony with the brides maids' toilets of white and silver I nee. The Queen was attired In a black dress with a train. The bodice was of brbche silk, with lace. On her head was a small diamond crown and around her neck a nrckluce of diamonds with pendant attached. After the wedding service the Duke and Duchess of York left Buckingham Palace, driving through the Mall in the citv and thence proceeded to Hnndrlugham. The progress through the decorated and crowded street was a most triumphant one. The Duke of York's present to the bride consisted of an pen j-etaled rose In pesrls I'KINUE UEOHGE. end diamonds and a five row pearl necklace The Duke and Duchess of Teck gave tu their daughter a suite of Jewel", comprising tiara, necklet and hrooche. of lurqnoivei and ilia nonds. The present of the Princesi of Wales is probably the most valuable, ever given on a similar occn-don. It con sisted mostly of lewelrv anil precious stoliel the whom being valued at H.'iVi.ixxt. BIG ENDEAVOR MEETINGS- A MAMMOTH DRILL HALL. Unable to Accommodate the Crowd. Urowthol the Oreat Christian Society. The Christian Endeavor Societies of the V. H.tnet in general convention at Montreal Canada, on Thursday. Addresses of welcome were made to the delegates by liev. J. Macgilllvary, General ('ecretary Budge and A. A. Ayer. Bey. Dr. 5. P. Henson of Ch'rogo, replied. At 10 o'clock the delegates were welcom ed to the city by representatives of Mont real's religious life. At C 30 there had been prayer meetings in half doien of the larg est city churches, but it was not until If o'clock, when the first meeting was held In Drill Ilall.ihat Montreal had an opportuni ty of fully appreciating the great multitude that had entered the city gates within the past 21 hours, The Drill Hull Is a vast structure regiment can maneuver with ease on its spacious lloor but it wus filled to overflowing with delegate'. On tho plat form were repiesentative clergymen of all tbe leading cities of the continent For a quarter of an hour the multitude sang gospel hymns with dash and spirit,and then Bev. Dr. Clarke, the father of the movement, led the audience In repeating the Twenty third Psalm after which Kev.F. B. Keene, of the Protestant Mission, Japan, offered prayer. Senator Des Jardlns. the msvor of Mon treal, wearing his chain of office, was pre sented and got a warm welcome from the convention. Alter prefacing his remarks by a few words of welcome, he said: While I am a Human Csthiille niyx-lf. and whlti Montreal Im m Ho nail t'atlinUccltv, In that the great er iMirtliin of tier i-itlaenv limfe.a that fullh, none will extend s bearll- r welcome thau we will. The great crow I cheered the Senator al most into astonishment. "It is not buttle of creeds nowadays," continued the Sena tor, "but a battle let ween belief and un belief," and there wus another greut out burst of applause When Mr. Des Jardines sat down Presi dent Carr called upon the choir to sing"tiod Have the tjtieen," the audience Joining in nnd waving their hamlkerchiels and Ameri can and riti-li tlg. As they finished President Clark shouted "My Country 'Tie oi lues, anil again mere was another out burst of opplaiis-, THIt SOCIETY' GROWTH. At the evening meeting (ieueral Sec retary John Willis Baer read his report. l riling the growth ot tbe society, he wld: ..ew York still lends w.th 2,985 societies. Pennsylvania is a good secntid with 2.02X, Illinois iliird with 1,822, Ohio fourth with 1,708 and Iowa fifth with 1.1-0. Massachu tells aud Indiana are not fur behind, how ever. In Ca'.iadn we find 1.8M2 societies. Ontario lead with 1,072 societies. Nova Scotia has 302. Quebec 135, Manitoba 04 and New Brunswick Ml, and so on through the Dominion, The growth In the South has been enormous. Maryland. Tennessee and Texas each have over 200 societies and tieorgia. Florida, West Virginia and Arkan sas each have over 100. Virginia and South Carolina are not very far heh'nd. "if we think our growth has been re markable, what can we say of the history of tfe movement in England, with over 000 locieliea.Australia over Ml. inula 71. Turkey IKKirand penecuted, still has 41. New Zea land 30, Japan 45, Scotland 3d. Mexico 22, West Indies 10. Africa 15. China 14, Ireland 10. France II. hamti 0, Sandwich Islands ft, Bermuda 8. Braz.l 2. Persia 2. and Chili, Co luinbo. Norway and Spain each 1, in all neatly 1 000 societies in foreign liiiulr, tusk ing a grand total enrollment fur the world nt 20.2x4 local socittics, with a membership uf 1.577.040. 'l he net gain III local societies Is the larrest ever made in the history of tbe movement. Mure societies have been or-i-aiilzed since Mir New Yolk convention than mere organized during reveu yeurs of the society's early history, Tbe banner for I he greatest propori innate luciease during the year goes io New Mexico. The greatest ubeolutn Increase was In Pennsylvania, be ing a gain of .07 societies." Bev Francis E. Clarke, president of the United Societies, delivered Ins annual ad dieaa reviewing the year's work. He closed with predicting the eventual universal brotherhood in Christ. While thf meetings were In progress in tho Drill Hall, oveitlow meetings were held in big tern, San FianciMo was chosen as the mtetiiui place next year. LATE TELEGRAPHIC JOTTINGS OTH FROM BOMB AND ABROAD. What la Oolng On the World Over. Important Events Briefly Chronicled. t-'lnanrtnl aad f'nmmerrlnt, Bm.timoiik, Mn. The Individual banks f tins city and the Clearing l!otie associa tion have refused to longer assume respons. bllliy for checks, etc., deposited with them mull after collection bus been made by them. The I'list National Bank or Han Diego, Cel.. which susiiendeil a month ngo, has re turned. At.liiqi-EHyi K, N. M. The a'lheqtierqtte National Han't suspended and the New Mexico Having Bunk and Trust Coin) any, an adjunct, also closed. floLiiRt, Cot.o, The Jefferson County bank In .his city ha made nn assignment. Piiii.Lii-sitt'Rii, Mont. The First National bank closed its doors. Ward's bank of Foierville, N. Y has fulled. There were t75,uf of deposit. The body of the proprietor was found in the rear it l is house, He co iiinittcil suicide. WiNNirwi, Man. The Commercial bank it Manitoba has been declared Insolvent ind liquidators have been appointed, The bills of the bunk are as good as gold under .lie Dominion law, Tbe American Loan and trust Company Emails, Neb., went Into the hands of a re ceiver. The company has a paid up capital it t tno.ooo. The cause of the failure was the failure at Houston, Tex., of the Omaha tnd Hnudoti Improvement Company. The Flnley county bank of Garden City, Ka., lias failed. The American National bank, of Pueblo, Col., was not opened Wednesday morning. Notices on the door stated that the bank will resume as soon as It can secure money on its paper. After the suspension of the American National bant became known, the Central National and the Weitern National closed, t hese are all sound con-H-rns and assets are ample. New York. The New Jersey Sheep nnd Wool Company and the (inu-evort Market "hex,! Company failed Thursday morning. It is feared tho failures will u licet many imnll concerns. The liabilities will exceed 1500,000. Omaha, Ni:b.--TIic National bank nT Ash land clo ed its (jor. The closing of tho American. Having Hunk of this city are sup posed to be the cause of the failure. Nr.w York. A run started on tbe JelTer ion County Savings baiik. Governor Flower was present and In a speech gave assurance ;lmt the bank was entirely safe. The speech bad an excellent effect. Omaha, Nr.n The Ametican savings bank impended with deposits of II 3S.0J0 and aa lets of 2jO,0C0. IMsnsterai -leelitent anal Fnmllilea At Ottawa, Out., Mrs. Paul Martin, with her 3 year old daughter, attempted to board t train while it was moving. The mother slipped and fell under the wheels, dragging the child with her. Both were instantly killed. At Buffalo, Sunday night, Danny and Myrtle McCarthy, nged nsecti ly 13 and 10 years, children of Dennis McCarthy,, saloon keeper, burned to death through the explosion of a Innip, The house of Joseph Cross, near (lage town, Mich., was struck by lightning and of 10 people in the bouse, Mr. Bubcock.wife and child, of Hilverwood; Mr. Frost of Fob toria, and 0-year old ton of Mr. Robertp.s tenant, were killed, Mrs. Boberis was so badly hurt that she may die. At Little Fulls. Minn., Fred Denny, wife and two children were drowned while cross ing the river in a faulty boat. Andrew Dcbney, farmer residing six miles north of Clarks, Neb., shot bis wife live times, Inflicting fatal wounds, and then Jumped into tbo Loup nv.r and drowned himself. In a runaway near Oregon City, Ore., M. P. Bradley, wife an 1 four children were thrown over a precipice forty feet Mrs, Bradley was killed and two children fatally injured. favllnl. f.atorwed tatnrr!i1. The rolling and tin mills at Irondale, O. have signed the scale. The 1,500 hundred miners nt Dillonvala Laurelton and Long Huns near Steuuen ville, O., who went on strike July 1 be cause of the discharge of checkweighman, returned to work, having won the strike. Tbe Joint committee- on arbitration at Chicago between the Carpenters' and Build era' association and the United Carpenters' council bas declared In favor of a reduction in trje minimum rate ot carpenters' wages from 40 to 35 cents an hour until October 1, n account ot existing financial conditions At Cincinnati, 0 the furniture lockout bas ended in victory for the manufactur en. Several factories opened Thursday and tbe rest will do so Mouduy. About 2,000 men were affected. Tbe Indianapolis News denies the truth f tbe statements that bave been published dating that tbere Is great industrial de pression In that city. It says the factories hat bave closed bave done so to make re oaiis. Wassilnslwa New. Upon request of Secretary Hoke Smith, Qovernor Wilson, of Indian Territory, bus respited until August 4 the nine Choctaw Indians sentenced todeuth for murder dur ing election riots. Meanwhile tbe Interior lepartment will investigate the case. The treasury gold has Increased 1700,000 luring tbe past two days, standing now at 36,770,943. Creee. The crops throughout the province of Ontario are reported as follows: Spring and fall wheat an barley, reduced acreage; peas damaged by spring rains, but will return fair average; other grains above tbe average of last teaaon. Hay promises the largest srop in many years. Applet almost total failure. keler. Advices. Since early ill June over f 5,000 deaths Have occurred In Mecca from cholera. The London 1 nnret says that there have been 704 deaths from cholera In the south ern part of France since May, and during the past four weeks 13 A death from the tumedisrnse In Marseille, 13 in Cetle and 51 in Toulon. Mlseellnnene. Charles Forbes, arrested at Port Huron, for robbing the mailt, hid 339 letters anil 1000 In enclosures on his person. It is intimated that he stole 300 letters daily fof :he past two years. With the proceeds of bin robbery be opened several bank ao jonntn. one amounting fo 3.000. Peary s expedition sailed from New York Sunday night. Assistant Secretary Hamlin, In view of the repeated violation of the law as to tha alb of goods on exhibition at the World Fair without the payment of duty, has In itmcted Collector Clurk to hereafter strictly tnforce the law BEYOND OUR BORDERS. At St. Petersburg a ukase Just Issue! de crees that hereafter Jews, who change their name for any purpose, especially with criminal Intent, shall be punished under the criminal coife. The statement of the Imperial Band of ftcrmniiy shows a decrease In specie of lO.f.OO.OuO n atks. The steamer Alfons, emptnytd In tbe river trade on the Volga, was approaching llotnahnv when her boilers exploded, k 1 11 ii g 20 of the passengers. Among the deed is lien. Petrushewakl. The bout burned to die water's edge and then sank. While attempting In remove 21 lepers 'mm Kalalun valley, Hawaii, Sheriff Stalls was shot and killed by the lepers. BUSINESS IS IMPHOVINO. The Banks Hopeful of an Early Finan cial Settlement by Congress. The Crop Prospicta Also Bettor. It. O. Dun A Co s "Weekly Iteview of Trade" snys. The tone In business Hrcles has percep tibly improved, ibis is partly because bnnke have been rtndcred more hopeful of tin early financial settlement by the calling of nn extra sesslou of Congress; partly because of some recovery in prices from the sudden depression which followed the decision to close the India silver mints, and partly be cause crop prospect? hiivo improved In spite ot dismal reports from tome sections. Money has grown easier but It is still hard nt most points to get accommodation, as hanks are preparing for Jurger demands. Foreign trade shows littlo change, exports being much below lust year and imports qulto large, ritocks aro dull and inactive, with some signs of more disposition to buy, but prices are only a fraction higher. The mercantile failures during the week num ber 324 in the l ulled Htutcs against l-'t last yrur and 23 in Canada against IS. TIIK tlfMNr.SSIlAROMETr.tl. Bank clearings tola It for the week ending July G. o. telegraphed to bruUstreet, are ns follows: New York 1002,481, 2l D 5.7 Boston iKM'AiiU D 10.2 Chicago tiO.MIS.fHt II 7.5 Philadelphia 7l.723.7Hn I 2.4 St. Louis 20,212,0011 I) 0.5 Baltimore 15,311,340 I 2.1 Han Francisco 13,070,074 I 5.7 Pittsburg 12,4.Vi.l2 D 15.0 Cincini.iiti ll,42!l,45li D 2S.0 Cleveland 5,U10,D5S D 1.0 Totals. U. ft ."jjT,0.iHO2.382 I) 8.5 Kxclusiveof New York 4 IH,021,101 D 11.0 1 indicate!! increase, V decrease. JUBTICE BLATOtfFOBD DEAD. He Dies at Newport, After Deollne of Several Weeks, of Old Age. A Review of Ilia Life, Associate Justico Illntcliford. of the Uni ted Htutes Suproa e Court, died at Newport, II. I., after a decline of sevcrul weeks. Old age was the cause. Suiuiiel Itlatchfnrd, the son of Ilichard Milford illatchford. a distiiigiiishel lawyer, was born In New York oti March IHh, 1X20. nnd graduated at Coln-nhia college in 1837, Two years luter h In came private secretary to Governor William II. H.murd. and was secretary on tho tiovernor s n -ilitary staff until 1HU. He. was admitted in IN 12, ami in Itili wa made a counsellor of the Su preme Court of the Culled States. In the same year he formed a law partnership at Auburn, N. V.. with W. H. Heward and Christopher Morgan. In lWi-j, while resid ing in New York City he was apKiinted dis trict Judge of the United Htutes Court fur tha Southern district of New York. In ls2 he was appointed an Asscciato Justice of tho United Status Supreme Court, BPOTTEH8 AREN'T ILLEGAL. The First Deoislon by tha Ohio State Board of Arbitration. The State Board of Arbitration for the set tlement of labor dispute! rendered its first decision at Columbus, O., in the grievance 3f the Columbus Street Kuilway employes' union against tho ttreet railway ompany, arising from the discharge of conductors charged with "knocking down furej." The decision was unaiiimotidy in favor ol the company. The board held that tha company was warranted in employing de lectives to ascertain the honesty and limes of employes, and that such methods were reputable. GUN COTTON EXPLODES. Two Men Killed and Three Berlously Injured by a Fire. A fire started at the United States torpedo nation on Uoats Island, Newport, R. 1., In ihe gun cotton factory, situated on tbe site )l tbe old Fort George. An explosion oc stirred, killing two men and injuring three. The killed are: Frank Loughlin, Newport, leremlatl Harrington, Newport, Tbe injured are: Michael Bergman, New port; John T. Harrington, Newport; Ensign E. Cnpehart, attached to I'-e nation. The factory is a wreck. A Week's Exports and Import. Tbe imports of specie at tbe port of New York for the past week were 1.181.400 of which 11,151,515 were gold and 20,!4 silver, The exports ot specie of the week wero (1,003.070 of wbicn 11,001,070 were silver and 12,000) gold. All the silver went to Europe ar.d all the gold to South America. The imports) exclusive ot specie for the week were) 12,802,350 of which 2.012,047 were dry goods and 110,210,403 general niercuau disc. The Deoreasa in Cumulation. Tbe monthly circulation statement Issued by the Treasury Depurtmqnt at Washington shows net decree in circulation since lone 1 ot (2,425,400. and tinea July 1, 1802, jf (0,310,077, making tbe 'amount of all kinds of money iu circulation July 1, 1803 11,503,720 411. The amount of circulutiuu. per capita Is placed at (23 80.