NOMINATIONS. The President nf Mlchlpsn University for Minuter t Constantinople. The l"r'Ktil"iit wilt these iiomlimtlons to th" Senate: James II. Atigcll, (if Michigan, the In- MltiNti-r to Turkey: George i. itkli JiiIiii, nl Nebraska, to bo Assistant Secretary of War: John II. Wight iikI John V. Iloss In Im Commissioners of th" I'istrlct of l oliim llii: Scligiunti 1 1 r c . In be special financial agents ol the Nu y I i- nrtmctit lit London. Ir Aug-dl I" president ol tin' 1'tilversliy of Michigan t Aim Arbor, whb'h position lu bes ti-lil Hlti' i- 1 k I. II" win Hi" llrst great collegiate in-tructor to put Into practice Hi" co-education of ti n sexes. I'r. Aiiiii'II wus horn In s.dlu'ito, II. I., In Isjii, mid during llin war was editor nt 1 I'mvhb'iiee, (It. I.,i .1 ) r mil. Trim liwi In ls7l li" was 1'p-si il"iit of tli" ritiverdly of tiim 'lit. I'rom Jllll", 1-K', I T'chnllllv, INSJ, h" who Minis ter to i liirni. II" represented th" lulled Mates III preparing sum" of III" treaties Willi Chlllll lor Hie exclusion nt I hlliesc laborers, and wus mi" nt th" representatives of this this I'oiinlrv li: iiegotlntliig Hi" Sew Tnund Itiiul tr. nt which tiillcil nf riiilllriillnii dy th" somite. I r. AnK"ll Is a Cnngregatloiinl ist, iiml hi iioniliiiiili'ii wns sought especially liy th" members of this church, which has a greater iiuiiil"'r of misleitnrb-s in tho Turk ish ll"M Hu n nnv other ili-iinniimitloti. It Is exported l.y them Hint li" will glvn especial n'.li'lillnn to tin- protection of American ti If sinnnrics in Turkey. Tin- Senntn i-oiillrm'-'l Wnrn-n S. lines", Jr.,ol Aliil-ninn, to I'" I nlted Suites Attorney fur Hi" Middle district of Alabama: Thnmns II. Humes, nf Arknnsns, to In- lulled States Attnrin-v fnr Hi" Western district nf Arkans as: IMIuy I,. Sopor, to li" lulled Stntes At-InriH-y fnr the Snrllii-rii district nf I in Han Territory: 1.. O. Initio, to tic postmaster nl Colorado Springs, I'nl. 'I ll" iininlniitli'ii of cx-Congrossmnn Melkln Jnlin to (in Assistant Secretary ot Wnr wns brought nlmiit I'y th" ili'ollinitloii nf Jnmes Mnrtiii. nl Vi-riiU'lil, to whom llin place hint l"i-ii iilli'ri'il, Mr. Mi'lkli'jiilin has served two terms In Congress, representing the Third district of Nebraska. Il I" obout 40 veurs ohl Hinl anatlvcnl Wisconsin. II" tins li-"ii prominent In olltl-i In Nebraska, having i'""n n member nl Hi" Legislature mnl Lieutenant Governor of th," Hliilo. II" ha been 'hiiiriniin nf tho P.epiiblleuu Slute comuiittee in Nebraska. PRESIDENT M'KINLEY Recommends Hearty Participation In the Universal Exposition. Thn President sent the following nmssngo to Congress urging it to mnkn niilliil'l" pro. vlcion for nil"itmle rpprwiitntinn of the Vnlteil Hlnti-K nt the I'nrls fp ocitlon: "I triiiult lii'rcwilli for tin- i-oiihlilnriiHon of tho rccpi-i'tlvi' Iioubi-b of t'onuri'i-K a n-port of tlio Si'i'n-tiiry nf Htnto r"pr---'iilliiK th" npproprliiti'ne." of "iirly ni-tlnn inorilnr Hint the Rovcrniiii'iit nf thn t'nlt'-il Stnti miiv In" "unlii"l to tii-i-ept the Invitiilinii nf thnt nt thn Kn'Ui h ri'piihlli- to pnrtli'lpiit" in tin- iintv-T-"(ll I'MKHltlnll to till h' lil in I'm to in l'.HII,'. Tlio reunnimi'iiiiiitinim of thin report liiivn my moi-i mraiui npprnviii, nun I iirjr upon the t'ouKr"' f ii-li limi'ly prnviflnn for iliii tfri'nt liiti'riiiitlniiul "iili-rprlpo Hn will IUHiikIv ri'.-iiniiil to tho wnlrly t--xl I tll vM mnl f-tpi'i'tiitlnu of our In v-n tor mnl prndui'i-rn thut tlii-y innv hnvo nili iiwit" opportunity ntnln, nn In thn km, to fortify III" liiipiirtmit poiIiniin tin-y lavo won in llin noriil uironipi'tltiv" 11- liln of iliccovi-ry nii'l lii'liiFitry. Nor n r tho triull tioiiiil frii'ii-Nlilpii of thn I'liitml Htnu-rt Mini I'riuif'A ami thn nniliiul uilviiiitni:"i4 to fi'- rrun from tlii'ir i'iilnri;"il "oiiiiiit-i-i-iHl tnler- coiirdi' li't-H important fm-torn ilinti ilii- intii vlilunl inti-ri'i-li to l" fot-len-'l liy ri-nnweil f urt ti-i nt l hi In n emit l'rrii' li i'xpn.ition, Ki inlly w lii-n It l ri'mi-nilii-n-il Hint Hi" l-rwu'Ut ilUplny Ik proji-i'ti'il Willi li ili-urni- nf coiiipl't"iii'8 iiml on n foiiI" of nuii;nill"i'ni' bi-yoml nny nf tin- Kumpi'iin I'.xhililtionx thnt havo ninrk"-l thn "los" nf tlio iitury. lt Is prnpi-r thnt I nlioiilil i-mphnsi.u tlio nend ol nirly m-tion, for, If tho pn-m-ut n-n-iiinn pnH without HUiliiulo provinloiiH liciii mml", tlio poMtponnmi-nt ot tho inntti-r fnr nearly a yi'ar lonp'r i-oulil not lut op--rutn f2r"Htiy to tlin ilnoiilvuntiitfH i-f tlio I'lilti'il hlnti s, in vii-vv of th" "lubornto proparutlnns uln-nity nuikliiK ly otlo-r i;ovi'riiiiii-iit nml of tho iliinn-T tlini fiirllinr ili-lny inny p-i-iilt ill an lliaiii iiliitn alliitniriit of Hpnt'ii to this country na wntl an mi liir-omplrto orguul;'.u tioa ol the Ami-rk'iin exlilliit." FAIN AMD THE UNITED STATES. If Unci Sam Stop, lilibniUring and the Juntai, Cubans Will Oat Beforma. Doth political and diplomatic clreles in Madrid now anlmntely (llai-una the Improve ment in the prospects ot Hpnr.lsh rule In Cuba. This Is said to be In consequence of an active exehnnne of coullileiitini and un unofDcial communk-ntlona between the liolien Htntea nnd the Hpnnlsh tlovnriininut. hlnce rrosiUont McKluley and Heorntnry Sherman took oflloe It seems thnt thnsn hlh lu Hpanish diplomncy Intlmnted at WhsUIuk ton that Hpain could not entertain nny suk frcstuin of Amerioan meditation to obtain the submission of the Cuban Insurants. Hpuln has only asked the Amerli-an Kxeeutlve to continue to cheek and punish tlllbusterlnx eapedltiona and aepurntlsta, Juntas and propaganda wherever thn Kpaulsli Legation and consuls produce kulllvlent evidence, as was done recently In the case ef tho New York Jnutn correspondence. Hpnnlsb diplomacy was authorized to give unofUciul, confidential nnd verbal assuiniioes that if the American Government did thnt much, Spain considers herself equal to tho task of shortly reducing the rebellion to such a pass thnt the Madrid Government would then be justified lu the eyes of public opinion In Hpalu and her colonies to carry out West lndiun home rule, with a very liberal spirit. and in its wake to establish an extensive tariff reform that would make it very easy afterwards for a treaty ot commerce between the United States and Cuba and l'uerto ltlco In the kume way. CUBANS HOT TET IUDUED. Weyler Preparing for Further Days ef War la view of the approach of the rainy sea son, CapL Gen. Weyler baa ordered the erec tlon of an infirmary on the trocha and the extension of the military hospitals. New hospitals will be constructed at Trinidad, fiasilda, Isabella and Sagua. jhe captain seneral has ordered the demolition ot all Douses inside the cultivation zone, on the theory that the peasants will remain at night ia the block houses and remove tbelr fami lies to tne towns, la this way, aays Weyler, the regulars will not be exposed to the risk, la cases of Insurgent aggrassiou, of shootluu women and children. Tlw well-known mer chants have been rlned BOO each for Issuing fractional scrip without authority. . 1ATB BREVITIES. The British steamer Moyune, bound for India, was driven ashore on the Isle ot Wight The passengers were rescued with Ulfllculty. The Christian Herald of New York, edited by Rev. T. UeWItt Tulmage, will send a re lief boat down the Mississippi from Memphis. At Memphis, Teon., Tuesday night four prisoners escaped. The authorities are sus picious, since all doors were found to be locked after the escape. A GIGANTIC FRAUD. Bogm Bunking Firm WorkuA th OrT yr(t Iniarinot Bchem. (', Mnfonl Wooil-.of tlin bnnklnir firm off, Mnfotil Woods A Co., riltslmrif, Is iinili-rnr-ri-st mnl I'lniri'i'" nr" imuli-that n most Klgnn-lli- liisiiraiii-n friiinl hns In-i-n pfrpi-trntod on ni-nrly nil llio Inrtfi- Insiirnni-n nompnnli-s of th" I iiM, lii'-lniliiii; thn New inrk Mulnnl lliw-rv" Kiiinl, l iil-'llty Milliml l.lfo Insur iitii1" t niiipnny nf I'hlln'li-lphla, I'rnvlili'iit HiivIiiks liipurntii'o I niiipiiiiv nf N"v nrk mnl nlliiT". It is I'liiiriii'il linit In Hi" liolnli- lifirllnnd nf lfl(l pnlirits llllVO li""ll tak"ll nut on th" lives nl men, nceil iiimI il'repii in tunny ensi-s: in others nn ho-ii ilylntf nl eiin suiii j'tlnn nml nil iiiiimii'r nf ilisen-es. l.ln fonl Wnnils l Slllil to lilive lieen lilll'l" hnne. II in ry In must ol tin- pnll. les nml Hum" in W'llli'll III lllllll" KIIS lint llielillnneil 111" poll I'loS Itri- llll"k'"il to hnvo line l lloi:heil to him ns oretlitor ol Hi" persnii insnreil. Thn fiolli'li's i-lriliiieil lo ho in tho limnls of lie. ti'i-tlvi-II, H. 1'i rklns nr rnlil to nKUr"Kiite Hi-veriil (hoti'iinii ilnlinrs. Tim irniim was rmniiietK-nil In .lainmry. Ailverllsi Mients for men het ween ,M nnd in yenrs to m l ns enllei lnrs, silflieil liy I I In-"in.-il Woods A I o , I'linkers, were Inserted iii nil the daily piipers. Hiiiidreds nf Hired men out nf I'liipln) un lit respiniiled. .Many III n destltiit million, nut ot work, nml with families n their hnml, were will. Inirtodn luo-t anythliii; In p-l Hi" needed slliiatlmi. M-'H i f this kind nsuiilly slirn doelltlielils wittiolli liskllll! illestlonS, lllld it was n simple mailer, evidently, for Woods nml his fisrtm-r to et promlsory notes fnr n li v nmoiiiit nt miiin-y signed in tilmik. 't hn linn would then lllllll llioso notes for tlin nmnlllit limned ill 111" poliey they illillleeil Hi" men to Ink" out In vnrioiis oomiiniiies. This mild" !'. I.lufiird Woods a ernilitor nl tin- pnlli'v lioldi-r, nml when llin policy wns nssii;tieil to him ns uilei;"d bond tos"c-iirn thn emplovi-r, thn Insiirniieo oompnninn un der tlin law worn Ikhiii'I to reenmilro Ills nlli'ui'il rluhls In tlio premises. If thn man so Insured died llin mnoiuit of tho pull ey would tm paid to thn nlleed rreditor, w ho lind vlelimlireil hotii tlin mnn lusiirnd nml llin insuriinen eompniiy. "In ninny other ensen Woods would tin nind" lieiielieliiry dlrnet. He ooiild not per mit his ilii es to iiinke him betiellelnry In nil rnsos, w-ll knowiim Hint Hit) Insiirmien com pmiles would ;row siispli'ious nml mnkn n tlioroiuih Invpsiik'niloti. Ills Idea was to IU himself so thnt In- would ultimntnly Ri t tns money without nny Insuriinen eompnny R"-t-tliik' on to the sclii'tiio. Hint wns onn ol thn reiisons ho illviiind tin polleies In so m nny ii(T'reiit cnmpmiies, 'When Wnnds had snelirnd thnsn polleies, hml Ills men exnnilii' d or had thn cerullenlns transferred to him its t'enetteiury, lie put tlin npplli'iiiits for pnslilniiH nil Willi niu- i-M-usn or nnother, ti'llllii? many their polleies lind lint been ii-i'eptedi others Hint In-would Ret them work ns S' nn ns be henrd from his pnrlner, who wns in the l.nt, i-te. They enmn to his nfllen ilay after liny, nml went nwiiv Mlterly dlMiipnlnieil. Many who had ii"V-r drawn n sober lin-ntli smi'i- their boy hnod were on his lit mid Hid grnvv nns but n lew rburt mniiths nwny. CUT HIS THROAT. Eastrra Bunk Robbori Kill a Troubleiom Cashitr. While resisting Ihn entry of two despcrnto nnd ilelermlued rubbers, mid during a heroic but futile struggle to protect (loO.llliO or more In money nml securities,!!! the compart ments of the open vault of thn Great Kails National bank at Sniiierswnrtli, N, II., Cash ier .loicph A. Siiekney was struck down and brutally muidered near Ihn desk which ho had occupied fur years. After killing Ntlek ney. the murderers ransacked the vault mid lied with nil the ic-h it contained, with the exception of II & gold pi . As neur lis can bo estimated, about ell.nllO wns taken, but It is possible Hint the loss will considera bly cscecd this sum, ns no nun but tho denil cashier knew tin-exact amount that was lu Ihn liMtitutioii nt .tho time. Tim rubbers, niter knocking hlickin-v down w ith n black jack, cut his tlimat, Tlio must remarkable leature of the rubbery Is tho fact Hint 11)0, (1(10 In bunds ol tin) I'nlt. il States, which were kept in one of thn drnwers uf tlin big viiuit nml wntcli tlio rnhiicrs evlilentiy ex- ntniticii lins.ily, were not taken i"ltlu r was any ol I lie ncgoimiil" paper nml s irllles ol i ill" nuns m IIICl uollllllg IS Illll-Slllg CXCI'pl tlio CUstl, A MANIAC S DEED. Family cf Three Butchered and the Home Fired in Rhode Island, An nwful tragedy wns enacted In I'nseong 11, I. Kdwurd licynolils, his wile nnd adopt ed daughter, Hcrvllla, wen) butchered, nnd tho houso set on Urn to conceal the crime, Martin Mowry, the hired man, who Is evi dently a raving innninc, wns found In tho barn chattering like nn idiot, und It is be lieved he did tlin awful deed. W hen thn neighbors, aroused by the lire, got to the Reynold housn In the morning they found every door nml window locked, lirenking in, the mutilated body of Mrs. lley nolds wits found and drugged out belore be ing burned. It wns not until the house was burned to ashes and the emoers cooled, thnt thn charred remains of Reynolds and the girl were found. The house hud been suturuted with kerosene, Thn body of Mrs. Reynolds was horribly mutilated, she bad been stabbed twice nnd her head crushed in with some blunt Instru ment. From the location ot the two charred corpses In the ruins it is surmised that Rey nolds had been been called to the room of bis adopted daughter, and was met and kill ed by Mowry, who then killed the two wo men. Alter lenvliig tho bouse Mowry shot himself lu the head, but lulllctod no serious wound GOING) BACK TO SPAIN. 40,000 Troops to Leave Cuba- Not Knows What It Heine. According to Information received from trustworthy sources In Washington the withdrawal of at least a part ot the great army that Spain bos maintained for several years In the Island of Cuba will begin when the rainy season sets In, within a (uw days. The initial movement will be the depart ure of 10,000 Spanish troops from Havana for Spain, and within a short time after that 80,000 troops, It Is understood, will follow. Whether this movement Is to be construed In favor of or against the In surgents It la not possible now to sny. The Hpanish Insist positively that it means only that little or nothing remaiua of the In surrection; that Gomez has only about fifty or a hunured follows and that to watch these under the conditions in which the campaign boa been necessarily conducted a few thous and men are quite as effective ns the army of 180,000 men which has been maintained in Cuba. The Cuban contingent, on the other band, Insist that the Spanish financial re sources are exhausted, and thut the troops are to be withdrawn because of luck of money to keep them in service. Amerioan Ship Probably Lost The general opinion la shipping circles Is thut-some dire calamity hue befallen the American ship Sumuriu, 23 days out from Seattle for Sau Francisco, coal laden. Sev eral captains who started from Seattle at tne same tlmn are tlrnily convinced tbnt the So uiarlu Is at the bottom of the sea. The mus ter, Captain Mcltan, had on board his wife aud two children. The other vessels which started in company with the Samaria, made the trip lu 11 or U days. It Is knowu thut several days alter the Samaria suilad she was naught in a severe gale, which Captain tl well declares was the worse be ever encoun tered. The Samaria wus built In 1870, aud said it is she was under the disadvantage ot having poor shifting boards, ii latest nn THE WAR IS ON. Turkey Ends All Diplomatic Relation! With Oresos. Assim liny, tlin Turkish minister to tlreecn, tins banded to M. Kkoui-.cs, thn I -reck minis ter uf foreign nffnlrs, tlin following note: I ri consequent') of the nggresslvn nttltiidn of Urence, dlplnmntl" ri-liitiohs betw-efi thn king uf lie- Hellenes mid his Impcrinl mnjes Iv, the Sultan nf I iirkcy.mi'l lludr respective guvcriimeiils nre hereby broken niT. The llreck Minister lit Coiistantfnupln nml thn Greek eoii-iils have been ordered to quit Turkish territory. l-or tlin same reason tlin Turkish eniisuls In Greece bnvn been recall ed to Cuiistmittmipic. Within n fortnight from the dntn of this niinuuiiccnif nt nil Greek siibecis must leave Turkish territory. HHi'iiian subjects now mi lln-ck territory have been Invited to leave It within tlio miie period. MANY VILLAGES CAPTURED. Various Important Strntsgio Points Oreo pied by ths Orseks. Turkish reports thut tho Greek Irregulars hnvo been driven out of Macedonia urn falsn, Tho report of thn capture of Klpur by tlm Greeks Is continued. Greek Irregular hnvo won victories nt various points. Chief lmv ells has taken Mltnvoii, n town of coiisl'ler nbln strntegio Importance. An Italian force under Colonel ciprlmii bus captured .lovuf. After sharp lighting nnother column of Greek Irregulars drove Ihn Turkish regulars before llu iii mid took tho .Muccibnilaii vil lages of Aiiakoiitrn mid Kuniikoulrn. Tho Greek Irregulars now hold nil of thn four roads lending from the Thessalian fron tier In the direction nf Urevena, tho Turkish center. 1 hii ronds ol Thessnly are excellent for military operations, but on Ihn Turkish side of the frontier thn reverse is tlm ease, Kvery strategic point has been occupied by troops. At Trlkhaln there Is nnother Greek army corps numbering about ii,iMKl men. lu ail thn Greeks nnve nbout Hl.liuO regulnrn mid some .40,1100 Irregulars on tho frontier: but they count n grent deal on reinforcements to their nrmb s through risings in Kpirus, Albania and .Macedonia. 'The 'Turks, on the other hand, have nbout ir-0.000 good, well-equipped tronps In line. (If these 41 battalions are llcillfs raised in lloiimella, in nil nlinnt HO.niiO men, who arc divided into two reservn dubious. At Monastlr Hying columns bnvn been formed to wnteh the Servlnn frontier, nnd nil the supplies possible nre being pushed fur wnrd to thn three 'Turkish ilivlsiuns nt l.bis snnn, Gievena nml .Iniilna. Tho Turks are weak ill cavalry, having only nbout 8.000 mounted men on the IrontbT. 'J hey are, however, very strong; In artillery nml Infan try. 'J hu transport corps is well organized. Held telegraphs hnve ben laid bstween nil Important points, artesian wells have been bored at Kiassona and thn broken bridges In Macedonia have been repaired as much ns possible. 'Tho Turkish forces nt Saloiilea hnvo con structed n line of rodouhts round thn gulf nml down tlio Aegetn const ol hnterinii. Krupps nml Armstrong guns hnvn been mounted behind those defenses, and a linn of .'JO torpedoes has been Inid across thn l ay from Capn Kara, The discipline of the Turkish tronps is beyond praise. The Greeks however, nre ii"t In anything Ilka ihn statu of eltloli iicy (,f tlin Turks, nllhoiigli they mav nt present seem to be animated by more warlike enthusiasm. FAMINE IN CHINA. Nstlves Near Ichan? Are Dying By Hundreds, According to ndviccs brought by tho Gaelic, natives in the vicinity of l"hang ( lllllll, are dying by hundreds of starvation, 'The grain crop lust year was almost n total failure, ami as the penpln exchanged their luaii) for rice to last litem through the win ter, food has been scant fur a long time. Supplies are now completely exhausted ami tlm harvest of death has begun. Tho nttlclnl are milking efforts to furnish food for Hie stnrving people by sending lu rice, but the supplies tliey ur nble to contribute nre so sunt!!, nml Hie number of thnso in direct need Is so great, Hint llltlo good is accomp lished. Owing to thn illillciilly of transporting the ri'-e in Hie famine districts only liinse living along the waterways are aided. T'or those in Hie Interior there Is no help, nnd the mort li ily is great anil growibg steadily. J'.von In the sections that the relief supplies reach the amount given to each family is so stiiull that It serves barely to sustain life and dot-s not relieve the pangs of hunger. No estimate of the loss of III" Is given out, but It Is reported to bu very heavy. A WAR DECLARATION. Bow Turkey Will Regard Any Further Greek Raids. The Turkish government baa formally In formed the Greek government that any further raid of irregulnrs Into Turkish terri tory will be regnrded as a duclaruliou of war upon tho pnrt ol Greece. PROBABLE DOUBLE MURDER. Fatal Result of a Drunken Brawl at Bellalrs, a A terrible fight took place In a bonthouse south of Ilcllulre, 0,, In which Mrs. Yil Hams, Charles Horner, a man named Pee. Kles and one nnmnd Williams took part. All lid beou drinking. Williams accused Hor ner of Insulting his wife, und a light ensued, Wheu l'evplcs wont to separate them, W II ilums struck him a heavy blow across the lace, breaking his nose. 1 'copies aud Mrs. Williams ran outdoors, followed by Williams, who dealt his wifu a heavy blow over the head, knocking her down. He then dragged her back ou the boat I' pon entering be turned on Homer aud struck hltn three times over the head und face, knocking him insensible, l'eeploa said thut Mrs. Williams und Horner are both dead. Williams then untied the boat, float ed down the river and escaped. REVOLUTION IN HONDURAS. United States Consul Little Report! That One Hal Broken Out. United States Consul Little telegraphs from Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras, that a revolution has broken out, and that the ltepublio is now under mnrtiul law. juinisier nouriguesi, me minister nr tne Greater ltepublio, of Central America, has ruoeivud no telegram regarding the repotted uprising. There are two parties in Honduras, as there urn In the other two republics of the Greater llepubllc, thn Liberuls and the Con servatives. At present the Liberals are lu the supremacy lu Houduros, having regain ed powed by the overthrow of 1'resldcnt Vasqueg. The preseut executive is 1'resl dent Uoullle, The government of Hordutos Is much less stable than thut uf the other two vouutrles. There Is always a great deal of social und political agitation there, but it is usually kept under cover until a revolution breaks out. Chinese Laborsra for Cuba. A party of 1 Cliluaineo arrived lu Mon treal by the Canadian Tavlflo Uallroad iyvpi CWua via Vancouver. DUE TO WAR SCARES. Dun Says Oreeos and Turkey Art Making Buiiness Bad. An undeclared wnr between (ireceo nnd Turkey has bei-n morn responsible limn any other slngln cause fur thn changes In busi ness this week. Actual fighting with facts which seem to mnkn n formal deelnrntlun of war by I urkey Inevitable hnvn affected grnln mnrkets much nml stocks slightly. 'The pro gress ot Mississippi floods does not ehmigo the price of cotton, nnd Hi" settlement ol tho more Importiint labor difficulties has re vived works. suspended last week, 'llietem. fiorary decrease in exports mid large In crease In imports nl New York iil.0n per cent ) for tho month caused questions about the lliiitticlnl future which hiivn nut much lu-lluenei- ns yet. The Iticrense in imports, :,. 9WI.IKSI, or nver lu per cent from int vear, mnl I7,1'I,IK)II, or JH.! per eyit froin'Teb. ruary. If long continued, may embarrass some branches of business, but can hardly exhaust bnlances balance reni'iluing from tlio iiiipreefMiented excess of merchandise exports, t l:l,:iHI,.'il!l In nine months ending with March. 'Tin- wheat market, after lis decline of lie last week, wns prepared to rlsn with pros peels of T.iirupeun wnr nnd Increased pur chases of exports, nnd bus risen 4.H7" since last Krlday. Kxpurts for the W'-ek are very small, und for two weeks but little greater tliiin Inst yenr, whll" corn experts continue nver three times Inst yeur's ami for two weeks II.O.'U.OI.'i bushels, iigaliist l,ili:S, I'.l'l bushels Inst year, tlm price iidvaiiced less than le. Western receipts nl wheat aro larger fur thn week, nnd for two weeks as large ns last year, nml the government re port Indlcntes h corishh-riihle larger yield than Hint of JH'.ill, which tins sufllceil to meet nn extraordinary demand. Cotton hns scarcely changed during the week of unpre cedented Hoods, though this year's crop will bo mut'-rially diminished unless Hie wnb-r soon subsides. Hut there nre iitimemns in dications Hint in other par's of tlm South a large ncreag" is being planted. J h" output of pig Iron increases, though 15 liirnaci sstopped In March, ns others with lurger cnpseily started, mid the weekly pro duction April 1 was I7:I,H7U tons, against ll'.u.iHii tons in-t year. W hilu ao per cent below Hie greutest ever known, tin on t put is hi per cut lurger than October 1, mid slocks unsold inert-used scarcely any, though the largest on record. The demand for nniis nml wire continues heavy and In spite of heavy transactions In Hie past, In structural work nnd rails is still lair, while there is much doing In machinery for export to llussia, .lapaii nml South Africa. Hut bars and most other Mulshed products nre in nar row demand, mid llessemer pig is lower nt tli.Wl or less nt I'ittsburg, witli gray lorgo H.r,5 itb-ri) nnd only e5.75 nt llirmiiigbmn. I)"lay lu milking contracts fur Ink" urn re tards detiimid for products, but bard ore begun to sell nt ii.itt lorehupin. i'rlnt cloths sell slnwlv wirhoiit chnng". Woolen mills urn doing a little more, (hough much mnchlm-ry Is ldl, nnd there Is senrcely nny buying of qualities recently advaneeil. Speculation In won! turns largely to foreign, and Imports of -l.'i.llt bales thn past week nml l.r),L'4l! till) previous week lit Huston nloiie have not prevented higher quotations for tho heeler grades of domestic. Sales at tho three chief markets weru !l,i;oi.,0U(l pounds. failures for tlio week hnvn been 207 In the l ulled suites, against 2lii Inst year, and a(J lu Cunuda, against HU lust year. MOVING ON GREVfcNA. Greek Irregulars Driving ths Turks Eefors Them. Trustworthy reports confirm tho "etato ments that tho Greek Irregulars hnvn cup. tured llaltlno, III Macedonia. Tho Turks lost 40 men killed. 'ihn Insurgent chief, Knvelis, occupied a strong position in the mountains near Krnnln. His force was later attacked by a Turkish battalion from Yolimistl, but thn 'Turks were repulsed with severe loss. The Greeks then assumed the oirepsive, cut up tho Turkish detachment, captured 1H mules, a convoy of provision mid a large quantity of iimmuiiltiou and made prisoners ol 15 Turks. After this success tho Greeks advanced to Kipuri, nri the rnad to Orevena, threatening the eoinmuiilentions of tho '1 urklsh eenirai force at l.lassona. with .luiilna. the Turkish headquarters in Albania. In nil the skirmishes nnd lighting since crossing the frontier the Greeks lost ouiy ilvu men killed und bud II I Icon wounded. TRAOEDY ON A ROADSIDE. Two Women Killed and a Han Wounded in New York Stat). At Sacketta Harbor, 10 miles from Water town, N'. Y., Mrs, Wilbur Crotch and Miss May Pulley were murdered and Georgo Al len Is close to death's door. Thursday eve ning Allen engnged a rig of a livery man, went to thn barracks of Hie Ninth. Infantry mid took riding Mrs. Crouch nml Miss iiuilcy, two servants employed by Lieutenant Au derson. lietween 3 and 4 o'clock next morning th'-y were ou the mud leading to lirowus ville, when, according to Allen's story, Crouch leaped from the roadsiile mid begau llrlng. The horses rail buck to the livery barn. One of the women was between the bush board uud thn wheel, with her head hanging nearly -in the ground. The other was lying on her side, Tho clothing ot both was badly torn. In the rig was found a six-chambered re volver, with four loaded cartridges uud two empty chambers. The revolver Is the prop erty of Aileu. According to Allen's story he won thrown out of the buggy nml tell Into Mill creek. Me crawled to Hie kitchen dour of thn quarter. Crouch was arrested, but there was nothing about his appearance to point towurd bis guilt. The coroner's Jury decided that Crouch killed the women, aud be was taken to the Jefferson county Jail for safe keeping. He appears to be coiilldcnt that his innocence will be established, Allen was shot live times. After the shoot ing Allen says hu was driven a long dlstauca by Crouch and afterward fell out. He has been keeping company with Miss Uailey, and they wure to have been married Suturduy, MRS. TILT0N DEAD. The Once Well-Known Woman Panes Away. Mrs. Elizabeth It, Tllton.the wife of Henry Ward lleecher'e accuser, died ou Tuesduy lust at her home lu llrooklyn. The news of her death was not made public until Thurs day, Since the famous Ilcecher trial she bad lived in strict retirement. In recent years she bad shared her home with her widowed daughter. Lveu the fact of her death was kept secret, und there were uo external signs of luourniug about tiie huuse where the body lay. Theodore Tlllon, her husband, Is lu l'arls, where he has lived ever siuue the Heecber trial. For a loug time Mis. Tllton was almost totally blind, but less thau a year ago she underwent a dllllcult operation and regain ed her sight. Then, about u month ago, she suffered a paralytic stroke, from which she was slowly recovering, wheu lu the latter tart of last week shu wits agnlu stricken, 'ew weru admitted to the fuueral. Maluchi Exeter, a preacner of the Plymouth ilreth ren, to which sect Mrs. Tlllou belouged, of ficiated. 800 Arrests at Tokat It ia reported that IsUO arresta have lieen made at Tokat In the Sivaa district ot Arme nia, of persoua charged with complicity lu the recent massacre there, Ainoug those ar rested are the Mutessarlt aud the oblut of police anil gendarmerie. VICTIMS OF THE FLOOD. fifteen Bodies Found Floating About the Old Davlo Homestead. liefugees from Imvls Islnnd on the govern nent slenmer John II, Meigs nnd thn stcam--r Atlanta report the drowning of II per otis, nil colored, on Iiavls Island, YVndnes Iny evening, lionicr- Moor", Pete Clements uul wife nml Henry Garland wro Iriiwne.t on the inirricmin planta tion. 'Thn oilier seven nro reported Irowned nit other parts nf tlm Island, all Women nml children from thn I'ulmyrin pluer. 'I In- loss nf slock on th" Island has iteeii very great. 'I lie steamer Florenen re mains nt Ihn island to rescun people and ferry stock over lo the I. oulslimn mainland. It wns thought Hint nil nn I'nvls Island had escaped alter the crevasse, but Ifl bodies have I n found limiting nmund th" nbl Hrlcrllohl plantation, which was thn ho-tieof IciTersnn linvls, 'The surviving iiiluiiutmits are huddled In tents on thn top of the b-vee. I roin appearances this overflow will bo worse tbnn ever known before. Nineteen feet by April iHl.snys the Weather Iturenu, ns far ns New Orleans is concerned. It will probably com" sooner. It will not menu any danger to tho city, but wnter will cover Hie wlinrves 'The rullronds nrn already devatlng their tracks, and platforms have Ism-ii built nt depots, but the steamboats com plain that no provisions have Un mndo for. The entire wharf front will probably hnvo to be rebuilt mnl raised. SEVEN LIVES LOST. A Family Drowned Whils Seeking Safety From the Flood. A distressing accident has occurred ten miles west of Helena, Ark., resulting in tho Irowiiing of n family of seven negroes, Syl vester Sanders, a tenant on tlm ,Ion lllggins furrn, wlu-rn Hie current has been so swiff ns to threaten tho destruction uf the houses, left with his family, wife nnd five chlldrm, for high ground. I nlortiinnlely ho took Into his Mntbmit n Inrgn bull which be valued highly. When near thn I'nllcott place, nnd within n mil" of Hie hills, thn bull, which was almost starved, attempted to eat thn small limbs of the willow trees through which tho bunt wus being laboriously push ed. 'The animals action tipped Ihn limit and frightened Hie Inmates, whomsdn frantic ef forts lu right it. In the excitement the ani mal kicked tin- side of (he hunt to pieces, ami tin- entire family wns drowned. Some ne groes saw them, but were unable to render any assistance. CHINESE TRAFFIC. Sew Set of Treaties to b Made With all Ths Nations. China is to hnvn a new S'-t of treaties with rent nations of tho world which will In (iiitt'i measure emancipate her from tho onerous restriction she is now under nnd iiinbln her to adjust her own revenue to the nation's ii Is. Much of the credit for seciirlngtbo consent ol thn commercial powers to the negotiation of these treaties Is due to l.i Hung ( hang, who employed to Hie best advantage the op portunities afforded by his tour of tho world, still the change would have beau long de ferred had not the war with China waged :itisiicccssfiiliy with Japan so Involved the termor lu debt as to obligo her foreign del :ors to rcngnie the fact that China must rti given powers to raise additional reve nues. At present thn percentage of duty thnt may be collected on goods Imported into china from any great commercial nations is limited by treaty ami tiie amount of revenue thus derived is entirely Irisiiillclcnt to meet tlie present enlarged expenses of the Chinese, ioveriiinent. Klforts huv" been tnado to In rease the revenues by the imposition of 'l.eklng" taxes or d'ltb-s collected ou for "ign goods passing from one Chinese pro vince or district lo another. 'Tln-so taxes, However, have always been bitterly resisted ny foreign merchant's mid hayo given rise to oi mucli trouble that ou bi.tti sides there is a lisposi'.lon to abolish tbeiii. 'tho only recourse apparently Is an In )renso of tho tariff riites and this can be ac complished only by consent of the powers wlncli havo treaties Willi China, fixing thn maxiii, urn tarilT rales. It happens that Hie :lrst of these treaties to ruu Its course ami reuiilri) renewal Is that between China and (pain nnd this will serve as tiie tnodol upon a lucll the other treaties will bn fashioned us hey are renovated. Already negotiations nave been initiated between thn two gov- rnmeiits and because the Interests In the ('uited Staten are similar to those of Spain, die department of state is belni; consulted at svery step. PROBING THE CIVIL 8ERVICE. feiator Pritehard'i Committee Will Begin An Inquiry. Thn Senate Committee on Civil Service, of s-hlch Senator I'rltchard Is Chairman, da lidnd to enter a thorough Investigation of he extent to which the civil service law Is mforced and the effect of the enforcement u promoting the public welfare. Circulars tre to be sent to tlio various heads of depart ments asking replies to tho following ques lions: To what extent has civil service rules been promulgated In your department? To w lint extent, lu your opinion, should .''ollectors of Internal Hevenue and I'nlted States Marshals be Included lu the elaseitled lervlce'r Should the existing rules of the civil serv ice be modilted V Should the civil service luw bo amended, iontinued or repeale r The investigation is to take place under '.he authority conferred by the Aileu resolu :ion aud will be conducted by a sub-eommlt-.ee, consisting of Senators 1'ritchurd, Klklns lud Chilton. The committee will make ipeoial investigation of the effect of the nore receut civil service orders of l'resldeut Cluvelttud. Holman Dangerously I'.L William S. Holman, of Indiana, le lying laugerously 111 at bis home in Washington, ind small hopes ot bis recovery are enter tained. He had a bad fall ten days ago, and 01s present condition is the result of shock. The llrst thut any of bis colleagues in the House knew of his sickness was when It was tuuounced on Saturday that he was unable to preside over the llemocratlu caucus. Mr. Hollmau Is 75 years of age aud la serv ing his llitb term lu Congress, the longest House career of any member. There have een many representatives who have served louger continuously than Mr. Holman, but aoue who have his record ot actually taking is seat in a lutn term. Bread Food Commission. Senator llausbrougb.ot North Dakota, has Introduced a bill authorizing the appoint ment of a commission to introduce and pop ularise the bread foods of the L'ulteJ States among the peoples of the Orient, It provides that the Cuiuuiirslon shall consist of three persous to be appointed by the l'resldeut aud to be under the direction of the Seare- turv of Agriculture. The Commission shall ascertain and from time to time report to the Secretary of Agrl culture upon the best modes of lutroduclug aud popularising the bread foods of the L ui ted Mates among the peoples of Oriental cou uiriee, FOUGHT THE WHOLE DAY. Battles en the Greek Frontier in which th Losses cn Both Sides Were Heavy. A flcrcn battln began Frldny morning nt Karya, no-th of Tyrnnvoo, ar d S hours' ride) from Klnssoln, Macedonia. Tho Sixth army corps wns thn Turkish force engnged. The) Greeks crossed thn frontier 'Thursday even ing nml on Krlday morning became engaged with four 'Turkish battalions, which drove them back nfter soma shorn lighting. Thn Greeks then took up n position on a nrnst of hills and nt intervnis id about two hours re newed their attacks, thn 'Turks etniiilnig on Hie defensive, 'Tlm currespon Jent saw 4H Turkish wounded brought to thn renr and Hie bodies of llvo Turkish ollleers. 'il.eru wns a hot bnttlo In Mllouiut pass nil Snliirdiiy night. 'I ho Greeks encountered several Turkish Imitations, which repulsed them, nnd nt Ihn print of thn bayonet res cued the foree.garrlsonliig the Turkish block house, which t be (l reeks had encircled Is-forn entering the pass. Neshnd l'ahii. com ninmling tint hith division, occupied Mount Tnrnn with a great force, while Hair! l'asha commanding iln- sixth division, prepared to enter thn 'iehaishan pass, nml llaldar l'asha, with tho fourth division, occupied thn Mlloiina pass. Ilefnte dawn K.dlu-m I'nsha rode out to direct the disposition of these divisions. A general epgntrement enuicd Sunday morning, over ao,0(KI men Is-ing engnged. Thn combat turns on the possession of Hie Greek Muck houso, which was most ohstln ntely d fended. Several vigorous attacks were made by the Turks without successful about J o'clock, by a mngnlllcent dash, they took tlio block house at thn point of the bay onet. The Greeks nrn still defending their positions on the summit of Hie hill. The Turks nro lighting like lions, the Turkish artillery doing splendid execution under thn command of Itlu l'ashn. Hapii l'asha was killed. Thn Greeks have captured thn Turkish positions from N'er.eros to Koutra on thn Macedonian frontier, nnd thn Turks nrn in full retreat toward thn Interior, where their forces nre massing. The batteries nt Meueia censed llrlng at It o clock to-night. In thn lighting on the frontier, the Turks have occupied Ana and Kniloiina, but they have not succeeded in taking Knta. Tho en gagement at Mliouna pass was of the fiercest character, and the losses were heavy on both sides. The Turks destroyed two pieces of Greek artillery. 'The Greeks captured an entire battery from the Turks. 'ihn Turkish butteries nt III vera, on thn north shore of the Gulf of Art a. where, ac cording to Ihn treaty of Hcrlln, the Turks lind no right to erect fortifications, lire on and sunk thn Greek steamer .Macedonia as she was entering tho Gulf of Amhracio. Thn ship was run ashorn In shallow water and her crew escaf ed, but tho captain wns so verely wounded. Six hojirs previously thn Turkish forts nt I'reversn opened a hot Urn upon Actlum, which was garrisoned by 500 men. Tlm 'Turkish Iln- completely destroyed It, several of thn garrison being killed and wounded. The Greek commander commu nicated by teiegrnph with Athens nnd was ordered to open lire on I'revesa, and thn siiim- instructions wern sent to tho Greek licet in the Gulf of Anibraei.i. BIMETALLIC COMMISSION NAMED It is Composed of Bonn tor Woloott, ex-Vioe-President Stevenson and Oen. Paine. The President announced (ho appointment cf Senator T.dward (I. Walcott, of Colorado; Charles J. I'alne. of lloston, nnd ex-Vlee-l'resliieiit Adliit It. Stevenson as commis sioners to nn international monetary confer ence, '1 been appointments are made under the act approved March it, Inst, "for thn pro motion of nn Ibternntionul ugreemcnt for hi mntullisin," nml by its provisions do not re quire coiillrmnticn by tho senate. it has been generally conceded that Sena tor Wolcott would lie made a memb-ir of the commission. Ho has been an active leader In the movement for a monetary ngreement nnd widely known ns an ad vocal" of thn sil ver cause. His trip to Kumpo lust summer was generally coi ded to beat mast semi ollbdal, as Hie representative of the new ad ministration, ills tour extended over sev eral mouths nnd embraced the leading Kurn jenn capitals. Ho had audiences with thn more note. I llnanciers nnd niinisterrs, and it is believed then liild thn fnuiidiitions for the International conference which the commis sion will endeavor to bring to a conclusion. Senator Wolcutt is now serving Ills second term In the senate, having liccn elected to that body In li3. Wlilio a pronounced l.i meiallist he was a s'uiinch supporter of the St. Louis ticket. ;x-ico President Stevenson, tho Demo cratic member of the commission, though generally known ns nn advocate of blmetni ism, wns a staunch supporter of llrynn and the Cub-ago platform. Ho ami Senator Wol cott, however, are said lo bu In accord on the ilnaiicial question. Gen. ( lias. J. I'alne, who may he termed tlio minority member, is a Itepuhllcnn and wns a M'-Kinley man. He In one of the most prominent business men of Massachusetts, and Is said to be a deep student of the finan cial question. While he is classed as a sup porter of bimetallism based on International agreement, be is regarded as allied with the sound money faction. He Is a graduate of Harvard, being a mem ber of the class of 'fi.1. General Paine Is largely ldentilled with railroads and other large corporations, being a director of thn Chicago, llurlington A yulney railroad, and other large concerns, aud a director of the lloston Institute of technology; was an Inti mate friend aud associate of Prof, Ynlker, the financial author aud authority He Is a niau of great wealth, and probably better known to the public at large as one of the syndicate ol gentlemen who built the cup defending yachts, Puritan, Mayflower uud Vuluuteer, It is not yet announced when the commis sioners will meet and organize. When an organisation is e fleeted it is believed Senator Wolcott will be made president. It is autho ritatively stated that thn commissioners will not go abroad before May 1, by which time the new ambassadors will be at their posts and render tin) special envoys the assistance necessary in the consummation uf tbelr mis sion. It is a fnct not generally known that Gen. Paine accompanied Senator Wolcott on his European trip last summer and assisted him in that work. It is believed be wen' abroad with Senator Wolcott with the understand ing that he wus to lot muda a member of the eommisstou. TWENTY-ONE SAILORS SAVED. Cres of the Senta Brought Safely late Port. Capt Haavlg, Mate Hellisen and 19 sea men ot the Norwegian ship Senta, who were supposed to have been loat at sea, were brought into port at Philadelphia on the British steamship Suowflnke. No one was lost, but all experienced a distressing time. The abandoned ship was recently reported at London as. having been sighted by the steamer Idaho, uud It wus believed that all on board were lost. BRIEF MENTION. The Greater New York charter bill passed the Albany senate over Sluyur Stroug's veto by a vote of Hi to 10. A Salem (Moss.) man has Invented a col lapsible umbrella, which one may curry In bis pocket when folded. Arthur Chappell, a burglar, was shot dead at Spokane, Wash., by l'olicumau Mol'bee, who was badly wounded. A dispatch from Essen- on-the-Ruhr an nounces that ten persous were killed through -a explosion ol a Ur dump lu the Oberbttue ea nil. -
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