THE VIGILANTS VICTORY.
THW AMERICAN YACHT BP! ATS
THE VALKYRIE BY ft MINUTES.
Tho First Day's IUce Ranlterl In No
Contest. R.ili s of the Itaue.
"No race" was the result of the lirM tlav's
competition between the Vigilant anil the
Valkyrie at New York. Tho (rreatest fleet
of boats that ever passed the Narrows went
through on its way to the Hook Tljur-dnv
morning to accompany the great racers in
their International race from the Handy
Hook Uxhtftlilp f,ir the American cup. Al
most every lace within 600 miles of New
York wcro represented by one or more
boats and every one. had aboard all it could
hold comfortably. Thousands of enthusi
astic iiersnns had a tluliirMfnl dny'e outing,
bnt the first ellort to pull off the interna
tional race was a failure.
This was mainly due to lack of wind, but
Americans saw Lord Dunraveii'i Valkyrie,
the prule nf.lireat Itritmn, sail past the
Vuciianr. the pride of America, and Were
comix-lied to acknowledge that the KukIisIi
boat had outgeneraled the American at
every point. When the wind held siendily
the Viiiilant held her own; but when it be
came a drifting mutch, the Valyrie fcaineil
the advantaue. Throughout the contest, it
was more of a drifting match limn a nice
The wind at no time reached the diunitv ol
ailing breexe. I he race win postponed.
tii srvosn imv.
On Saturday the second attempt was
made and resulted In a nice to a finish be
, tween the S'lgilunt mid Vulkyrle. of the
aeries for the American cup and was won
by tho ViKilant. The day wax a beautiful
one and although the wind at times was
trifle light, the sport was lino and I very
one, especially Americans, felt s:itilied.
Thursday's scene so fur as the lleet is con
cerned, was repealed. Hut on Saturday there
was a pretty finish anil nil attending demon
strations of enthusiasm consequent upon a
native boat scoring n victory.
When the ViKilant, riding the waves like
a victor unapproached, drew near the finish
lino with all suits spread, leading the Lug
Halt truck by two miles.all the crart in the
vicinity of Sandy Hook drew up in line and
screamed her welcome that could be heard
miles away to tho mainland. Her gallant
race is detailed below.
Following is tbo olliciul summary of the
race:
Course IS miles to windward,
boat. Start, Finish. Kiiip'sM.P'rr'ct d
lime. time. j
alkyrie .ll.'.'. on :t.::s.2i 4.1-4.2', 4.1 l.M
Vigilant.. 11. 'J.'..riO .30.47 4.03.47 4.0O.47
Outer murk
ViKilant.. 1.50...
Valkyrie.. l.W.ftil.
ViKilant wini-; corrected limo 5 minutes
48 seconds.
The American cup defender had surpassed
Ihe expectation-! of her wnniii-t friends.
Kvcry pull of wind that struck her seemed
to li" her wh'-e hull clean out ot the water
am: ilu lieehd n to lewiird II at 'ho shin
iok oronzi' be ow the water linn could no
seen Hashing in Ihe sunshine. I lie sea was
penect.y ca m and the light wind from tno
outhweit only caii-ed a ripple. The Val
kyrie snick pluck i ly to the race, although
theie W -s onlv a t"ir chance for her to win.
Ata'j eie euudt' have siuick more
wind, lor win, 1, 1 i,i uiimiti-s shecn-ot upon
the leader and wits only three -q-iuitura of a
mile behind. Holh re stanuiiig directly
lor tho lightship, with the wind on the port
quarter.
At 8 :2S the Volant was a mile from the
liKhtship; at H2I she had begun to pass the
excursion sieamers, wiiich were drawn up
i ' line ami saluted tier as she mm l,y to the
line, u w liner in 7 minutes i7 bi emu's.
CONIIITIONR OK Till: I:I K.
The rucinir rules, time allowance anil sys
tem of men- u cmuM of the New York Yac.h'
Club shall goem. with the proviso that
any exce o Ion I wat-r line over Bo fee;
hall be countc I double in calculating the
MiliiiK length, and also that the load water
line length shall not exceed Mi. 7 feet. Hest
three out of tivo races, outside of head
lands, over course euch thirtv inimical
miles in length mid with a time limit of six
hours.
The first, third and fifth races shull be to
the wiiuiward or to the leeward and return.
The second and fourth races shall be around
an equilateral triutigle, one leg (and the
first if the wind permit) being to wind
ward. One duy shall intervene between
each raciiiK day. A race postponed or not
finished within the time limit shall be de
cided before the next race 111 the aeries ia
taken up.
The races will be started off Sandy Hook
lightship, the preparatory signal beinK
made at 11:15 a n. ami the start (from a
signul Klin) at 11:25. Hut if on the duy of
tbe race to windward or leeward the course
cannot be luid from the liKhtship then the
race will be aturied at about 11:45 Jrom
eome point further out at sea.
The Kegatta Committee shall have dis
cretionary power to declare the race off in
case of fog. Thej may also, on account of
other weather conditions postpone the start
or declare the race off for the day, provided
that both yachts ure sent,
In case or serious accidentto either yacht,
prior to the starting signal she shall have
suflicient lime, to repair before beinK re
quired to start; if accident occur duriiiK the
race, she shull havesultlulent time to repair
before being required to aturt in the next
race.
Manual power only shall beused In work
ing the competing yachts.
INTERKSTINGILUOA D FIGUREi
1HIKHSTATK COMMKRCE I OJIMISStOK STATISTICS
roH A YEAB.
The fifth statistical report of the Inter
state Commerce commission 1ms Just been
submitted for the year ended June 30,
1893, The total railway milvuKe ot tbe
country was 171.56V1.52, being uu increase
during tbe yeur of 3,1(10.78 uailci, the small
est for a number of years.
The total number of employes In the ser
vice of railways was Hill.-114, being au in
crei se ot 87,130 over the previous year. The
capitalisation of the ltU.3H7.7u miles cover
ed by tlis report was 10.1'Jij.747.131. The
total number of passengers curried was
Mu,B.M.:ill. The gross earnings were 1,
171.407,843. The operating expenses were
0780.H97.uUU.
The number of ruilway employes killed
WOS&664, being less than the number kill
ed during tbe previous year. Th number
of employes injured however was In excess
of tbe number injured during the previous
year, being -2,-2b". The number of passen
gers killed whs largely in excess of the
number killed during tbe previous year.be
ing3;0 in as against I3 in in 1801.
wuile ihe total number of passengers Injur
ed was a.,,J7 iii lmi- as against Vcl i u lelil.
Most of the casualties to employes resulted
from coupling,
THE CHOLERA EPIDEMIC.
The Boourge Is Now Coins; Its Deadliest
Work in Italy.
At St. Petersburg between October 8 and
8, 106 new cases of cholera and 38 deaths
were registered. Tweuty fresh cases and
Is deaths were reported in Moscow be
tween September 30 and Ooctober 4.
On Friday there were five fresh esses of
cholera and three deaths in Leghorn, Italy,
nd 10 fresh cues and 21 deaths in Palermo.
LATER NEWS WAIFS.
WAsnmoTox.
A communication from the Secretary 01
the Treasury was presented to tho senat
Increasing an estimate su bmitted as lo th
cost of deportation of Chinese. The com
munlcatlon Mates that the steamship com
panies have Increased their rate for steerag
passengers from 185 to5l, so that the total
cost of deporting Chinese would be 7,3i)0,
Ooo and the sum require d for the current
fitcal year would be IHIM.OOO.
Mrs. Cleveland has entirely recovered bet
health. She attended a theatre party dor
Ing tho last week. Almost ber only wish
now is to spend the autumn In her count!)
house and the chanKe will be mado shortly.
Baby Esther Is nourishing.
There was a still further reduction In the
net gold reserve of the treasury Saturday
Ihe figures being HM.lM.I.'ifl, about a hail
million lower than It was in June last whet,
it touched the lowest point In Its history H
that time. The currency balance, howevet
shows an incronso and on Saturday it stood
at H0,2ai,447.
riXAXctAt. and row Mr a-1 At.,
The national bank of Kansis City, which
failed during the past summer has openeri
its doors for business.
The Safe Pemit Trust and Hankins
Company ol Nashville. Tcnn., made n gen
eral asslgnn-cnt of all its properly ".Saturday
night. Inability to realize on assets It
assigned as Ihe caue. The assets an
t'JO-I.OM 5T and liabilities about 20l,00n.
CIUMKSANIl I-KNAI.TIKS,
At Hartford, Conn., John C'ronln. a la
hirer, for an unknown reason shot and in
stantly killed Albert Skinner, a joiner, whe
leaves a widow and two children.
late Thursday night John Wadwood.
being refused a drink at a Livingstone. 111.,
saloon, shot and killed Perry Reynolds, the
proprietor, and his bartender John Die. son
and wounded the letter's father.
CAPITAL AXn LABOR.
The employes of the Idlo Warren iron mill
at Warren, O., have been notified to seek
work elsewhere as It is not likely to resume
work for a long time.
The South steel mills of Scrnnton, Tn.,
have resumed work cm, loying 800 men.
T le Pottstown, I'n., Iron Company has
issued a notice reducing the pnddlers to tH
per ton.
Chess, Cook A Co.'s rolling mill at ltrad
Inck, Pa., presumed operations employing
150 hands,
The Kast Strondsburg, Pa., glass works
have resumed work with non-union men,
tftcr three month's idleness.
oi:i:i:ix.
At Rurcelnnn. Spurn, Pallas, the anarchist
s-lio threw the bomb nt Cnpt, tien. du Cain
ios anil staff, was executed by being shot in
'.lie back by a squad of soldiers. Pullas
ihowed no ign of lliiii hin.; and met death
orovely.
A newly built houe in the town ol
Roost, lli.ssia.collnpsed. killing 37 persons
MltCKU.ANKOl'.S.
The American Kxpress Company has
tendered its service for free transportation
of donations of all kinds to the Louisiana
itorm sufferers.
At the New York State Pemocratic con
irention, in session at Saratoga, Ihe follow
ing ticket wus nominaeed by acclamation
Secretary of State, Cord Meyer, of tjuccni
!Otinty; Comptroller. Prank Campbell, ol
Steuben county (renominated); Treasurer,
Hugh Puffy, ol'CoiirtlundcoiintyijAltorncy
3eneral, Simon V. Itosendale, of Albany
renominated); State Surveyor, Martin
Schench. of Rensselaer county (renominat
id); Associate Judueof tbe Court of Appeals.
Isaac H. Muynard, of New York City.
Tbe Republican State convention of New
l'ork met at Syracuse and nominated the
'ollowing ticket: Secretary or Suite, (Jen
ral John Palmer, of Albany; Comptroller
lames A Roberts, of Duffalo; Treasurer,
Addison C'olvin, of Warren c ounty; Attor
aey General. Theodore Han cock, of Syra
rase; State engineer, Campbell W. Adams
if Oneida.
The Massachusetts Republican Conven
lion at Boston Saturday nominated Freder
ick I. Greenhalge for governor, re-nomlnat-Id
Lieut. Gov. Wolcott, Secretary of State
IVilllam M. Olin and Auditor John W
Kimball and named Col. Henry M. Phillip!
for State Treasurer and H. M. Knowlton
for Attorney General.
WEATHER CROP BULLETIN,
Maturing Vsg.tatio 1 Greatly Aide! in
the Middle Atlantio States.
Tbe weekly crop report issued by tbt
Weather Bureau states that the week hat
been cooler than usual in all sections with
tbe exception of the cotton region land tin
lower Mississippi and lower Missouri val
leys. Freezing temperature occurred during
the week in the northern aud central Rocky
mountain regions, the upper Mlsjouri val
ley and in Minnesota, while frosts were
general in tbe districts east of the Missis
sippi northward to the Ohio valley and
Northern Virginia.
There was decidedly lees than the usual
amount or rain from the upper Ohio valley
and lake region eastward to the Atlautit
coast from Eastern Texas to the south At
lantic coast, except in the Southern portions
of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama
where the rainfall was excessive. Over tb
western portions of the Carolines, Southern
irKinia, tbe loner Ohio Valley and gener
ally to the westwaid ot the Mississippi the
rumfull has been excessive.
In the middle Atlantic states the pas!
week has been very favorable for maturing
crops and for the work of securing the
same and the absence of heavy rains, with
generally fair weather over tbe greater por
tion pf the cotton region has been very fav
orable for cotton picking, which is now be
ing rapidly pushed. Wheat seeding has
progressed favoranly. and wheal that has
ciuie up is looking well,
WOJtliD B rAIE iTTIntASCB
The following are tbe olliciul figures for
the paid admissions to the fair:
May (month) LOW. 037
June (month) 2,075,113
July (month) 2.7U0.2O3
August (month) , 8,5.ti,2HH
September (month) 4,658,403
October (to date) 1,108,203
Total .16,778,203
The total attendance for the post week is
411.012 000. '
Aaiiu men will aeoompan every train
hauling express or mall can from Ohloaao
to o&jr bolut east, wset or south la bttunT
L LOSS OF LIFE
Over Two Tlioumnd Lives Lost
In a Southern Storm.
A TALE OF DESTRUCTION
From Louisiana That Rivals the Stories
of Wholesale Losses of Life by
Flood and Earthquake In
the Orient.
The great storm between New Orleans ami
Mobile last week has parsed and the
loss of lire, to say nothing of the destruc
tion of properly, is treniendius. From
Hnyou Cook, the great oyster field which
leads to the gulf, it is reported that
the settlements of the fishermen have been
completely demolished and that the loss of
life l as rcachel the appalling figure of
250.
(rand Isle, a summer resort, lying In the
gulf, Is Mild to have been utterly destroyed,
and It is knnn that the loss of life is large.
Many wople were there spending tho sea
son. The hotel and the two long rows of
cottages which constituted the resort are no
more.
In the parish of Plaque Mine the villages
of Ifohemia. on the Mississippi, and Shell
Peach, on Lake llorgue, were wiped cutand
at least four lives lost In each place. On
both sides of the river the sugar, rice and
orange crnis suffered a great deal of dam-a.-e,
and on the west side the loss of life is
reported to have been great. It is feared
that the grand total will pale into Insignifi
cance the mi in her of deaths reported from
the storm which recently devastated tbe
Atlantic Coast.
At Orand Bay, Ala., four churches were
destroyed and the churches at .Hrranton
suffered a like fate. Houses have been
scattered, crops ruined, and desolation ap
pears on every hand.
Train crews arriving at New Orleans on
the Urand Is and road, report the track
covered with debris In which dead bodies
are profusely IntermiiiR ed, and one of Ihe
passeniiers asserts ttiat he counted no less
tnan H7 bodies on his journey to the city
from that part of the destroyed district.
The country throughout is ascene of wreck
and deva-tation.
Tony Necoviteh, one of li e survivors, re
ports thai 7 bodies had neen found there
up to the time of leaving, and from infor
mation Volunteered ly other arrivals, it is
estimated that His 1 people perished on Ha
vou to ik and in that tection of Ihe coun
try, The deaths at other mints all Ilia n
fro 11 HayoiK'ook to Ur.ind Isle and Chen
icre. will swell the total to more than 1,200,
according to the best inlnrmation now ob
tainable.
At tirand Hnyou not los than 20 perished.
It is learned that the loss of life on llosarin
and l.inion Islands has been greater. No
definite i ti formation has yet been received
from (itand Island. The tracks are com
pletely washed away, and as there is no
communication by telegraph, it Is impos
sible to verify the report that there has
been great loss or lile at that point. The
houses on (irund Isle are built on a ridce
that riinstnrough the mid lie of the Island
and as many of them are sheltered bv the
trees, it is dillicult to calculate what the re
sult of the storm has been. Theie are only
about 2) residents on the island, aud no
one has arrived from there.
ovra (100 LOST ON ONE island.
From the mesKer details nt hand It Is
highly probable that the greatest destruc
tion to life occurred nt ('Meniere; a settle
ment of 1,400 people, mostly fishermen, on
Ihe mainland, west of (fraud Island. Here
tho wind and waves dealt out death in an
appalling manner. Bodies and wreckage
are strewn everywhere and Ihe pictures
from descriptions by one or two relugees
are heartrending. The loss of life there is
variously estimated at from 500 to 800.
A IIARKOWIWl TALK Or WOE,
Matthew Schurb. of (ioldsborn. Just op
posite New Orleans, was one of the surviv
ors of the Chcniere calamity, and arrived
Wednesday morning, bringing with him a
harrowing story of his experiences and the
loss of life. Mr. Schurb went to the Island
about four weeks ego with Ueorga Thomp
son and a negro bricklayer named Louis
Hoberts for the purpose of constructing a
school house.
Schurb on Sunday nltrht had an experi
ence severe enough to turn a man's hair
gray, and when be reached New Orleans on
Wednesday morning he showed the result
of the peril he had been through. He was
almost nakod ; what clothes he had were
lorn into shreds, his lace was bruised and
he had not yet recovered from the excite
ment he bad undergone and the frightful
scenes of death he had witnessed. He esti
mates that the losaot life on (irand Isle aud
Chenlere.Caminai'a and in 1 ho (irand Lake,
Adams, Cook Chan n and Tristet Bavou
settlements will reach 800, When he 'loft
Cheniere Island he counted but five houses
landing out of a total of about 300, while
the land was covered with corn.
The wind beg-n to blow hard on Sunday
evening and at 7 o'clock it bad reached the
proportions of a hurricane. From that time
on it continued 10 increase in velocity and
as it increased the waves covered tbe land
and got into the houses of hundreds of resi
dents of tho islsnd. By 0 o'clock there was
an average depth of five feet of water, and
at midnight a depth of 8 feet of water, while
1 he current was as swift as the Mississippi
rl-er when that mighty torrent ia bunk full.
No person could stand up against it.
Ah tbe wind increased the houses began
to go to pieces. The wind picked the roots
of! as though thev had been shaved from
rafters with a greut curving knife. One by
one the houses were torn down, crushing
the occupants as they fell. Scburb, Thomp
son and the negro bricklayer were in a
house in which there were fully 25 people,
all huddled together and terror stricken at
the mighty agony of the elements. Suddenly
there was s fearful cracking of timbers anil
the roof caved in burving nearlv every one
of the party, only Schurb aud tbe br.cklay
er escaping.
Schurb clung lo soma floating debris un
til he saw a light I winkling in a house. He
broke away from the timber and swam to
tbe house and was admitted. He hod hardly
entered when the structure went to pieces,
and out of the 10 who were in It only Schurb
a woman and a child got out. Scburb suc
ceeded in getting tbem to a tree, and there
tbe party stayed unti!4 o'clock In the morn
inK, when the wind began to abate.
Tbe negro bricklayer managed to reach a
pole to which tiahing smacks are usually
lied, and clung to it during the whole terri
ble night. Anally being saved. Thompson
was lost sight of and was probably drowned.
Bchurb says that while he remained In
the tree waves washed over him that were
mountain high, but he and tbe woman and
ber babe clung tenaciously to tbe limbs for
support, and saved themselves from being
washed away into tbe awful, howling golf
round them. The wind was highest about
midnight aud continued for couple of
hours. Then It beirsn to abate In severity
until 4 o'clock when It was blowing with
only moderate velocity, finally dying out to
light breese.
. HOHBOMS BEVIAI.ED BY DAYBREAK.
When daylight broke the picture of deso
lation was awful to behold. Only here and
there stood a house. Everywhere there
were only brick foundations to mark where
the homes stood. Trees lay prostrate Upon
Ihe ground. Timber was lodged in pUet,i
Indiscriminate confusion, where they hnil
been lb Miss by the mighty rush of waters.
Kiiined chimneys suggested stritkrn
hearths; furniture, bedding, clothes, stoves,
kitchen utensils aud oilier household goods
were scattered In promiscuous confusion
wherever the vision was able to reach, and
here, there and everywhere were the ghastly
faces of corpais turned upward to tho peace
ful skies now brisht, and bearing no traces
of the terrible night.
Many of the men, women and children
had lived through the night, but, mortally
wounded and without anything to quench
Iheir thir-t and no medical assistance at
hand, had given tin the struggle. There
were broken arms and legs; bruised and
battered bodies, faces slashed out of all
human resemblance. Many a pile of
debris was the temnnrarv iirnvanf a fmll
t hen I ere lies across from Orand Isle and
Is separated from the island by Cheniere
hay. Its head is stuck out in the gulf and
when the storm came up the mighty w .ves
nt the ocean wa-bed over the face of the
si no en land and swept everything before
them. Cheniere was even more thickly
settled than tirand Isle. It was the
home of fishermen and storekeepers, and it
comprised a colony ol 1,400 souls, with
churches and schools and evidences of
modern civilization. Nearly all Its residents
were white people, the Spanish race largely
predominating.
Scores or bodies had already begun to
how signs of decomposition. Pnder the
circumstances, for the safety oMhe rest of
ihe colony, It became necessary to take
prompt steis to bnrv those who hud lost
their lives. Ihe living were immediately
organised for a worA of duty and charity,
I'nere was no time to build codlns. If there
had been there were no tools with which to
Construct them, no hoards that could t
nailed together as receptacles lor the bodies
lying every wheie; so the living merely
limned up spades and commenced the work
ot digging d tches in which to deposit the
remains. Mr. Schurb assisted in the work
and interred not less than 5tj persons In a
lew hours some of them having not a mark
upon their perious to snow what had caused
death; others were badiy lacerated.
I'KOI-I.K I'KlllSlllNli 1ST Til. U . -.
Bebe liiiiido proved himself a hero. Hi
wi,s the head 01 a family that, besides him
self consisted of bis wile and two children.
I heir house had been torn 10 pieces bv the
burricaiie.and they were in I i.mnlmte peril
01 losing their live. Just about this tiim
me uvuer nan purieuirom tier moorings
and was sweeping down past the Cheniere
with the tide. Many planks had been blown
Irom her and weredrilting ashore. Handr
s am about in the wuier until he gathered
siiillcientto make an improvised raft with
this raft he succeeded .11 laving himself
nnd family from a watery grave or worse
ileal h.
It will never I e known how many were
lost in the storm. The mightv waves swenl
with such irresistible lorce over the hind
ami at such a depth that it Is possible thnt
noiny bo lies ami perhaps many who were
still living, were carried into tho marshes.
I nless steps are taken immediately loor
ran ze relief parties it Is not unlikely that
many will perish from starvation and
Hurst, 'ihe waves destroyed all the provis
ions on the Cheniere Island. The re-ult i
that fresh water is so sc.itce that It is not
siilllcient to relieve the thirst of the hun
dreds that are without anything to eut, and
""wij an-, iiuog 10 wear.
tl, .100,000 LO-S N 1: A R MOIIILE.
A dispatch from Mobile savs: Reports of
oaniaKe by the storm are coming in slowly.
lEailroad.-hipping and mills are the heaviest
liwersJ he amount aggregating nearly ff 1,000,.
WM. The loss of human lite cannot be esti
mated. On f ariners Island onlv two farm
boost s are slandin t out of a total of 23.
These tounsand settlemeiitsextend alonn
the Mia-issippi irom Pointe a la llache, 4;
miles below Now Orleans, to the (lulf ol
Hayou Haraliira and the ovslor reefs be
tween there and tho mouth of the Missis
sippi and on the island stretching from Ihe
Mississippi to the mainland at Cheniere
Camina.la. Bay St. Lodis and Pearl Kivei
are in Mississippi.
j ue pecuniary iiamngc, while heavy, If
not so large ns micht he expected, as the
Ulnar plantations and the richer positions
01 I'liiqtieiiiinc parish were not worsted by
Ihe storm, and it was the smaller farms and
hshlng settlements which suffered most.
The damage is estimated as lollows:
New Orleans 3no iks): Plaquemlno, par
ish, houses, etc., lOnO nno; orange crop
2N),ni; olhercrops 250,OO0; cattle, etc.,
eJoo,(Ksi; shipping, schooners, luggers, etc.,
siiii.tHX); lishing settlements 40,iki0; r il
roads (!hni.(NN); miscellaneous 50,0i n):
rottil 3,5!t0.000. Between here and Mobi.e
the amount of damage done is placed at
5 i.OOO and in and around Mnbilo 1300,000.
j rand totul damage, f 4,300,000.
ox MISSlKSiri'l'l si 1 OUR.
Biloxl, Miss., isscarcelvleFsthan a wreck
On every side aie scattered vessels, piers
and bat 11 houses Those houses fronting on
the beich wcro blown down or so badlv
iamagod as to be uninhabitable. I'p iii
Ihe town great trees were torn up, the
itreets were filled with debris of wrecked
barns, carriages fences, etc Many of the
streets are so blocked with wreckage as to
be impassable. The canning industry, the
lead, ug industry of the place, has been
wiied out. all tbe factories having been
lilber swept aay or rendered useless,
1
LATER DETAILS.
The Intest advices from New Orleans are
s follows: As the news from the outlying
and exposed points on the gulf comes in the
great storm of Saturday night is shown to
have been the moat destructive of human
lite that ever occurred in this country Only
Johnstown's tumble Hood exceeds it in
horror. As the figures now stand it is be
lieved nearly 2,000 persons have been
drowned or crusned by falling houses, and
the proierty loss will reach about 5,000,
000. 1
Half the population of the region over
which tbe hurricane swept Is dead. Ever -thing
ia wrecked. One honse in 10 is stand
ing, and the surviving population is left in
the most destitute situation, without food
or even clothing, for the moat of them were
sleeping in bed when their houses were
crushed by the wind or the waves.
The deaths so far reported are as fol
lows: Cheniere Camina.la, 820, fishermen from
the settlement at sea in their boats, 240;
Bayou Cleallon,40; Oyster Bayou, 23; Bayou
Cook, 87; fishing settlement around Bayou
Cook, 43; Bird Island, 63; Simon Island. Ill;
Bosarlo Inland, 20; Kaior Island. 5; St.Walo,
25; All Yaleys, Adunis bay, 2IW; fishing
camp around Duisy poetoltice, 20. (iranj
llayou, 26; Tropical Beud, 10; Pass A' Lou'
tre, 40. Pointe a la llache, 5; Grand Pralrlt
0; Bartholomy, 7; Fort St. Phillip, 0; Hospi
tal bay, a; Sholl Beach, 12; (irund Bank, 8;
Urand Isle, 10; Cures. 3; Point Pleasant, 6;
Sixty-Mile Point, 3; Devil s Flat, 1; Bolivar
Point, 2; Happy Jai k.2; Nicholls postofHce,
8; Faitulings, 2; B'Cusaes, 6; Stock Flcths.1,
Quarantine. 2; Eadsport, 1; i'earl Uiver, 1;
near Point Pleasant, 2: Bay St. Louia, 2;
Back Bay, 2; lost on Webre, 20; lost uu the
Ws or at aea. 45. Total. l.li-Sa
THE DEATH LIST GROWS.
Over 8. BOO People Are Now Beported
to Have Perished in ibe New Orleans
Sistriot During the Teriible
Storm.
The return to New Orleans of relief par
ties, sent out in all directions, confirms the
awful stories of death and destruction
previously sent out. A corrected list of
those who have lost their lives in what may
be called the New Orleans district, '.wells
the total to 2.541. This will be increased
some two or three hundred when newt
from the Louisiana coast is all In.
The only station from which returns havf
not been receive I as yet i" St Bernard on
Lake Uorgogue marsh. This marsh is 1
dead level with the ocean, more wu'er tbsu
land, covering 1,300 square miles. lis o ly
Inhabitants were some 200 fishermen who
lived In cabins built on piles. It is prob
able that all have perished.
PCDLIC DEBT STATEMENT.
It Bhows sn looreese of 834,703 for the
Mo th Just closed.
The pub lo debt statement issned a few
days sro shows the net Increase of the pub
lic debt, less cash In Ihe tieasnry, during
the month of Septi niher to have beenlKII,-
03. Tho Interest-bearing debt increased
H50 000; the debt on which 'Merest has
ceased since maturity decreased 100,
770, and tho debt bearing no Interest In
crease 1 1487,130. There wasa reduction cl
f40S,277 In the cash balance of the Treas
ury. The imprest bi arlngdebt is .3.037.
740; the debt on which intenat has ceased
since maturity, tl.imi,7:i), and the debt
bearing no Interest 1374,304 204, a total debt
of !!!, 8W1.775. The certificates and Treas
ury no re offset by an equal amount of
cash In the Treasury amount to t570,22.,
303, an Increase during the month of f4,"
610.42,
Tbe gold reserve fo day stands at f)3,5,
172 and the net cash halaiiceat 13,20i.4'U;
the total cash balance in the treaniy Sep
tember 30 being 1IM.H75 tm (against llof.
2F3 010 on August 31.
i lie compsralive stntement of tecclnts
and expenditures of the I'ntied Stoles a'so
Issued to-dav, ehows the total receipts lor
September, lH'.i.'l.tohuve been 121,512 o')0 and
the expe ditures S25.47K olo. Since July 1
the receipts have been 7!,370.4I7 nn
expenditures ! 4.V.U27. During the three
months of the li-cal vear the receipts Irom
customs fell off over )I3 00.),0)i as sompar
ed with the corresponding period ol 1MIJ,
and the internal rtvenue nceipts fell olf
during the fame time nearly o.0o(ri, 3 ho
receipts from both Items wero much better
during September than tbe two previous
months, and It was timieceisary therelore
for the department lo draw very heavily on
the cash balance. The expenditure for
t ensions for Ihne months were 3,500,OU0
less than for the same time last yrar.
The totul Increase in the circulation ol
national bank notes since September 80,
192, ha been 3." 01 1.521 and the increase
during the month of September 13.710,201.
The total outstanding Scpleiu ber 30 wal
l-DM.502.172.
'Ihe amount of silver offered for sale tc
the Treasury Department aggregated 420,
DUO ounces at from 74 J to ".'i cents per ounce.
All tbn offers were declined and 74 1 cents
tier ounce tendered.
The receipts Irom customs at New York
during the month ol Septe nlier amounted
10 7.'i4,K(0. ns compared with receipts ag
gregating t 1.3:15.317 the same month lust
year; of ihe former amount 58. 1 per cent
was paid In gild coin whereas at the smut
tinio last year not any was paid in gold.
The total god In ihe Treasury, coin and
bullion on Sentemher 30 was tl73.2!0.771.
The tiniow7lio-rveinost fined faitb
Ix when God's hiiiitl Is not In Bluht.
MAKKETS.
PirrsiiiMo.
THE WHOLESALE PIUCKS AltE OIVEN HE LOW,
omiN, ri.oru and ri:m.
WHEAT No. 1 Bed I (17 I (IS
No. 2 lied (til (17
COHN No. 2 Yellow ear... 54 55
High Mixed ear 52 53
No. 2 Yellow Shelled 4M 40
Shelled Mixed 47 4X
OATH No. 1 White 30 3t:J
No. 2 White ar ,Hi
No. 3 White 34 8.1
Mixed 32 33
P.YK No. 1 54 M
No. 2 Western. New 51 M
FLol'K Fancy winter pat? 4 00 4 25
Fancy Spring patents 4 25 4 50
Fancy Sirtiiulit winter.... 3 50 3 75
XXX Makers 3 25 3 2i
live Flour 3 is) S Ml
HAY Baled No. 1 Tim'y.. H no 14 25
Haled No. 2 Timothy 12 50 13 5)
Mixed Clover 11 50 12.0
Timothy from country... 1H () 211OI
FKi:i) No. 1 W'li Mil W T is 60 18 50
No. 2 White Middlings IH 00 17 50
Brown Middlings 15 00 HI 00
Bran, bulk 15 ftO 10 00
6TII.VW Wheut 6 50 (1 00
Oats 0 50 7 00
miHY I'liomvr.
IIFTTKB Flgin Creamery 33
Fancy Creamery 20
Fancy country roll 25
Low grmle & cooking..,. 0
CHKKSK Ohio, new 10
New York, new Ill
Wisconsin Swiss 4
Llmburger (l'all makeL,. 11
3.3 J
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20
15
l"f
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Hi
12
rnciT and vehetabi.es.
APPLES Fancy, V bid... 3 00 8 50
Fair to choice. hhl.... 2 60 3 00
tiliAl'KS-concord.mtiy b'sk 8 10
Delaware, por.y basket... 10 12
Catawba, jKiny basket.... 12 15
Niagara, ony basket 10 12
PKACHKS, perorate 125 175
PEAKS per bbl 2 00 4 50
BEANS
NY4 M(new)Dcamjy bbl 1 95 2 05
Lima Beans 41 4
POTATOES
Fancy V bu 00 05
Sweet, per bbl 2 00 Iii
CA HHAOK per hundred.. 8 00 4 00
rol'LTItY ETC.
Live chickens V pr
Live Ducks V pr
Live Turkeys $Ib
Dressed chickens fl lb....
Pressed ducks yih
Dressed turkeys V D...,
EOliH Pa Ohio fresh....
FEATHERS
Extra liveUeese K lb
No 1 Extra live geese lb
Mixed
65 70
40 65
9 10
12 13
10 11
15 HI
21 22
85 CO
4H 60
25 35
i 41
7 00 7 25
1 75 1 85
1 40 1 70
I 1
17 18
12 14
50 1 00
5 00 5 50
MIM'EI.LANIOl'S.
TAI.LOW-Country , V lb . . .
City
SEEDS Clover
Timothy prime
Blue grass
RA(IS Country mixed....
dOXKY White clover....
Buckwheat
MAPI.ESYKUP, new crop.
CINCINNATI.
FI.OI'R
WHEAT No. 2 Red M
RYE No. 2
COU.V-Mixed
OATS
FiOS
BUTTER
PHILADELPHIA?
FI.OI'R
WHEAT No. 2. Red
COKN-No, 2, Mixed
OATS-No. 2, White
BUTTER Creamery Extra.
EOOS-Pa., Firsts...
! 75(313 25
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10
18
51
32
17
31
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f0rt?l3 75
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NSW VOUK
Fl-Orit Patents
WHEAT No Sited ,
RYE Western ,
COKN-No. 2
OATS-Mixed Western..
BUTTER Creamery
tUUS state aud i'enn...
LIVE-STOCK HEPOKT.
EAST LIUKUTY, PITTSBUHU STOCK YARDS.
CATTLI. " " '
Prime Steers I 4 40 to 8 23
Good butcher 3 75 to 4 3)
"?"on -. 8 SO to 8 65
Hulls and dry cows 2 00 to 8 25
Veal Calves , 5 00 to 6 25
Fresh cows, per head 20 00 to 45 00
SHEEP.
Prime 93 to 100-D sheep....!
Uood mixed
Common 70 to 75 lb sheep...
'Jholce Lambs
8 73 to 4 00
3 40 to 8 00
1 75 to 8 25
B 00 to 6 25
7 00 to T 10
6 80 to 0 00
6 60 to 7 00
6 00 lo tl 00
uoua.
Prime Phila...
Prima Yorkers
Heavy
nougns
44 40
80 37
26 81
21 22
2 00 4 AO
70 70
60 65
48 4h
84 84
10 30
22 23
Ltnoy .Prison in isfis.
"I hsve been a sufferer from chronla
ilarrhoeaevo- since I came out of I.lbby
Prison In 105 and at times It was very se
rereand my lust attack of it lasted me over
six weeks rturint wtiicn time 1 tried all the
remedies I had previously ued and had
lateral doctors treat mn for the same but
nothing would stop it. I was induced to try
I bottle of Thurston's Blackberry Cordial
ind after using less than half a bottle was
relieved and am once more regular. Thanks
to your Cordial, I cheerfully recommend It
In all the "old boys" who aro troubled with
'.hat dretded disease or anyone else for sum
mer complaints. This testimony Is unsolic
ited. Yours truly, J. L, Blyron, Traveling
Salesman. '
Thursion's Blackberry Cordial Is prepared
bv I hurston Chemxal Co., Orand Rapids,
Ohio.
The first law degree is believed to have
been conferred by the University of Parle
mll40.
A wonderful stomach eorr-etor-Peeeha e
Pill. UoecbatuV-uo others. 2i cents a box.
. KKOWLEDGE
Brings comfort nnd Improvement nnd
tendn to ncreonal enjoyment when
rightly used. Tho many, who livo bet
ter than others mid enjoy life more, with
lesa expenditure, by more promptly
adapting tlio worlil'a lx-st products to
tlio needs of physical being, will attest
tho valuo to health of tlio pure' liquid
laxntivo principles embraced In the)
remedy, Pyrup of Figs.
Its excellence is duo to Itn presenting
In tlio form moft acceptable, and plena
Bt:t to tho tnste, tho refreshing nnd truly
beneficial properties of n perfect lnx
ntivej effectually cleansing tlio system,
dispelling cold, headaches nnd fevers .
nnd permanently curing constipation.
It hns given satisfaction to millions and
met with tlio npprnvnl of tho medicnl
profession, because it nets on tlio Kid
neys, Liver nnd Bowels without weak
ening them nnd it is perfectly freo from
every objectionable substance.
Pyrup of Figs is for snlo by nil drugs
fists in ODc and $t bottles, but it is tutin
nfnctiired by tlio California Fig f-yrtip
Co. only, whose nnme is printed on every
package, also tlio name, Syrup of Figs,
nnd being well Informed, vou wilt uut
mtcotit any avtbstituto if oflercd.
Hli el "t
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I THAT CURES!
PIIKf.Pfl B WKTX8,
issfsicsisHn, n. v.
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HA BLOOD PURIFIER THAT CURES. U
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it-rl lyrue. ea nf mo nvull rhrnfl,M
and ti'l ilvtn up hdf tint thf r tu any hHp fori!
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yrnir flAKHAI'AIULLA of my Uru.flrt, which Iff
made him fiiarantp If I wai nut orneitlrMf hrif
ehotlld rrflinil th llanna I loft that alnse th Ink. E l
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'1
to men my rat, t nad ivh taken mora thai.
rh my
healr of on iVittle when lo my
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Grirrst Mr. W. lli li vHI-knnwn In this sec-M
tlansiiil his ilalAMtst l Ipup.
Hmi.rtlullr, IllAA. SMITtt.
NlL'hulY.a., N. Y. llrui,l.
Dsns Ssrsspsillls Co.. Belfast, at sins, j
This Traes Msrt is oa ths tiest '
WATERPROOF COAT
fUuitrated
In the World 1
Afcia.ofue
A. J. TOWCR, PO?TON. MASS.
CtA HO davnia: bynrilve anta afllln
Ciii f t nur iitMihlrtea. Want!, AKnti to -fit
IlieBfst Tvnwrltr In itn wrll; erlulvn i4rrtttrs
vtl.. AcJ.lri-M N. TVl'WHITKKCU.. lUiau. Xm
"Mothers
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makes child birth easy.
Colvtn, La, Deo. B, 18M.-lf r wuTe used
KOTHXB'S rKIXMO before he third
oaflnement, and aaye eh would not be
without it (or hundreds of dollare.
DOCK HUXI,
Sent bv express oa receipt of price, HJH per bo
Ue, buuk " To Uotlws " maited UmT '
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