0! MANY NATIONS REPRESENTED. A Grand Farm! Fartioipata4 In by De tachments of Federal Soldier. Ma rinaa, National Gaardf and Civic Organisation. With mllltnry pomp and splendor, the like of which perhaps hn never been witnessed In thi cnunlry, there wn dedicated lu New York, luesday the magtilllcent monument erected hv the people of the hntlon to the memory of l'lysos H. Unnt, the hero of Appomattox. The mausoleum stands nt the hend f lllverMc drive, tho most beautiful driven uv of New York, on 11 sight overlook ing tin- grnnd nuil historic Hudson river, iiinl eomtnnwlltig a rare vi"W of that picturesque stream. Indeed, no wnrrlor of titil'iit or modern time sleep nnilil surroundings so impnssitig, po impressive nri'l no superb. '1 he dedicatory ceremonies took place In tli presence i'f n multitude of people, worthy of the coronation of n king. The six mile of streets which tlio marching soldier nnd civic bodies traversed wn Kuril with people estimated In the number of over l.Ono.OOO. It im ii t rilxi ! of thB populace to the grcnt Amorlcnn general that h.i no pnrnlli'l In American history, ami perhaps It la only equaled by thi' "rti'iiod funeral'' of Napu Imn, wlH'ii the body of thnt noted warrior wn transferred from Helena to I'nrla, and laid nt rest nniiT thi) dotno of th luvallde on the tanks of the Heine. A nil Europe honored Nnpoleon then, to did nil America honor i runt. Hlnndtng within the shadows ot tin1 monu ment, tho President iiml vice president, the members of Ida cabinet, nil living noted KMiomia of the country, tho d'plomutic corps, representing Grcnt llrltnln, Germnny, I rnnoe, Jiussln. I hltiu, ami other nations: tn inters of congress Biul senate, tho gov ernors of n score ot state, mender of dif ferent legislative bodle throughout the country, prominent ooiifoilernte soldiers with win in tiriuit crossed swords early in tie x 1 1 nil I cut upon honoring the mem ory of America's celebrated tioni-rul. ih parade thnt moved trom Mndlson Square to the tomb wna n dazzling spectacle. Kitty thousand lii'Mi innrclied In solid col umn nmld tlit- hurrnha ot the assembled multitude. In the North rlvi-r over 200 crntt of nil ! '-riptiona Joined In the demonstration. I he nnr ships of (lie North Atlantic squad ron w re assembled In double indented eol 1 1 oi ii Immediately oppult the monuinent, nnd 1'iiek ot them roile nt nnehor a lleet of foreiKii wnrahlii which Imd L'ulhered herein honor of the occasion. Itiiniedlntely hehlnd the vtMtine flilpawna n fleet of t'nlteil Xtntea revenue eiit'.erM, ninl further down the river wn nil l:nnjoiiM lleet ot merchnnl vessel. 'i lie route of the pnriido whh up Mndiann liven lie, from Twenty-third to I ilty-nlntli np'otn, tlience to the lioulevnnl, up thnt Ihoroutfliture to Heventy-econd street, then west t.. Ulvrsldii drive, up the went drive, vvnv to the tomli, nromid Ihe ( hiremoiit cir cle to the eiir.t drive, returnliii; to line Hun dred mid Nineteenth ftreet, punt the tirnnd nnirshnl'ii ntnnd.whero the tneu were dlrmlsi!- Itlshop John 1. Neivmnn offerfil thoprny- or nt the upenlii(t of the dediciitlou l ercmou lee. Speecliea were nindc by rrednt McKln ley, lien. Horm.-u l'orter nud Mnyor MtrotiK, ot New York. . VICTORY CONFIRMED. Oraeki Won a Decisive Triumph Great Loa to Turkiih Tioopi. The Turks nttneked Velestlno Junction Tuesday nlitht Inst with four npiadrona of cavalry and a battery of horse nrtlllery. Tho Inrge force of llreeka thnre easily bent the l urka off, but not before they hud displaced half a dozen rails nud cut the telegraph wins. The latter were repaired, and ou W e lnesilny tho truln service was resumed. KiKlitlnK wna renewed Wednesday lilnht, fjul without special results. Uu Thursday niKht the Turks assembled in jfrent force lu tho direction of Veleatino, and, u II was kuh pccteil Hint they were also between this point nd 1 rlkknla, a Kenernl attack was believed to be imminent. FiKhtiuK, however, occured only In the vicinity of Veleatino. '1 he Turks made an attack before dnwu, hut were sueoensfully repulsed. Three tlmea ' lu the course of the 'niornitiK was the attack repeated, but ench tiino from n dillerent di rection, and each time the result wna h re pulse. Apparently it wna Intended thnt these attacka should be simultaneous, but this plan fniled nwlnir to the Inck of proper ork'nnlr.ation. The Turks, however, pushed the attack with the utmost determination for el I hours, and only abandoned the utteuipt to tviM the juuetiou about noon, FLOOD KAVA0E8 IH IOWA. Sea Moines River bat Done Almeit In calculable Damage. At Ottumwa, la., the Vvt Moines river, which wna stationary at the high water mark established by tbe great flood ot 1893, sud denlv besan to climb and by 8 o'clock Mon day Lad added 15 inches to tbe record. Toe levees broke In many places, railroad em bankments were undermined and hundreds of families were compelled to quit their resi dences In great baste. In Ottumwa over 800 families were compelled to move, a large uumoer mulling tneir escape in uoata. At Eddvvlile. 18 miles north. 150 families vacated their domiciles, ami the principal streets are being navigated lu row boats. At South Ottumwu tho river Hows parallel with tne Dialu street, it trokn across tne atreet early Mouday morning, poured down the business and residence atroets, causing paulo and a acrambie tor higher ground. Five tbousnud people reside in the autiurb. (evernl bundled deserted their residence! And removed tbelr good. The water stand four feet deep lu F.ilrvlew. Farm laud are completely Inundated. FREE TRADE. A Conservative Member of Parliament Shccka Bin Colleague. Kir Charles . Howard Vincent, Coneervn. tlve. moved in tbe House of Common that, In vlaw of the great Increase in tbe import of manufactured article, and the conse quent losa of employment to the working people of that country, such good should nay a toll of 10 per cent., the proceeds to be devoted to a fund for providing pensions for deserving belple person over 1)6 year of age. Mr. Balfour, the Government leader, said it was dangerou to admit a resolution to protect manufacturer without also protect ilig husbandry. Beside, he said, much c-uM be said In favor of Great Britain's lmple fiscal system, while the question of old age pension woe premature. The motion of Kir Charle wa eventually negatived Willi aaivtsion. CAHIIBALISM AT IE A. Starving Shipwrecked Sailor Eat the Corps of a Companion. Tbe French llebing vessel, Valiant, bound from Bt, Mulo for Sllquelon, struck an Ico berir on the 16th. nud fouudered? Hh bad S fishermen on board nud all took to the bouts, but only on of these touts lias been beard from. W'heu it left tbe vessel it oom- pletemeut wa auvun nwii Three ot them cerisbed from hunger nud exposure. The bodle of tbe first two were thrown over board, but the survivors, lu their den pern. Won. were driven to vunuiballep, and ate A tu miro. . j nCNF.ll.Vt. GRANT'S MO N I'M EST. I'K.St lilt'TION OF THE TO.MI1. Tliefirant monument waa designated by Architect .lohii II. Iniucnn, whose plnn wna selecteil from many others submitted In com petition. It Is no mere copy of a r.uropenn model, but an crlcjlinl creation, dinnllled and Imposlni.-, suKKcsttve of the stretiRth ! nnd fortitude of a wnrrlor and of the simple force of tlenernl (irnnt'a ehnrncter. The Reneral style Is liorle. The tomb Is massive, yet well relieved by pillars nnd other embellishments. The Kround upon which It rests is HO feet above the river, nud the structure lifts Itself 175 feet In the air. The exterior of the buildiiiK (a of a lllllit Rrnnlte, nnd nil of the Interior is .Inlsheil in white marble. The porch Is approached by a llubt of steps 7(1 feet wide. At the entrnnee nre two massive bronze doors, sixteen feet four anil one half tnenea hiKh, of n unlte.i width or nine reet, nnd one and one-hn.f leet in thickness. While the doors are enlled bronze, thev nre In reality pounds, while the combined weight of the. doors Is three tons. i 'I'Iim iliwifs fin, SMVeeolv olnln. tmlh in tin. I both In de. ! sldii and decoration. lu each there me thru i deep panel, one Inrge and two smnller. The only oriinmentutioii consist of bronze rosette of different sizes. There nre.twt'iity slx of these In enyh of the larger panels, nnd twelve in each of the sinnlier. llosettes of larger sire embellish the side of the doors, nnd are placed between the panels. In order to prevent relic, hunter from chipping oil liny of '.hege rosettes they nre bolted Into the solid ash. TRADE REVIEW. European War Scire Did Not tut Long Enough. In spite of modernte improvement in most of the great Industries business 1 disap pointing. Kxpectatious of n speedy end of the wnr in Kuropo through Turkish victory ll vo helped to depress grain. Demands ot Australia and I'blna have caused export ot i?ll, 500,000 gold, merchandise nnd Imports nre greatly increased nnd final act! in of con- re on the revenue question seems more remote. Wheat rone Inst Saturday nearly 2 cent. but has fallen since thnt day about 2 cent. This i largely because Kuropenn market did not sustain the expectntioiieiv'it great loreign ilemanil alter tne outorenK ol tlio wnr, and because event appeared to fore- aliadow speedy peace, but the tiding from wnent growing state, tne receipt irom farm nnd tho enormous exports of corn nil had lnllnei.ee. The eip'iri of gold would not have much Influence if there were uot an extraordinary lucronnn In merchandise import and some lecrease In export from New York, largo for the Inst week, nud 5 per cent, for April. 1m- fiorta have Increased about 110 per cent, over ut year for tho week, and for four weeks have been 80 per cent, greater. At Helton Import of wool bave been extraordinary, nnd at Philadelphia they have amounted for the mouth tu rl.37H.O0O. The thought that this nhnormnl increase may eontluuu a long as notion on the revenue bill I deferred tend to affi ct exchange, but tbo main Influ ence at present I the exceptional demand lor reconstruction ol tne Austrian monetary system and for Japan. vi tne great ministries tne iron ana stoei manufacture la alower In advancing now. a It wna much the quicker in the winter. Part ly because the Increase In production lu pig wa then rapid, partly because enormous contructs taken when tbe dllTorunt pools broke down weut mainly to tho larger con cerns, and perhaps even more because possi bilities of new ueveiopmeui remain, mere is great hesitation now in placing orders, lie. fort ol pending negotiation pel ween tne llinol Steel and Minnesota Iron Companies polut to an important ohange a possible. BLUE AND GRAY. A Notable Dinner Party Given In New Tort Ono of the most pleasing Incident ot tbo great gathering In New York city was a mail dinner party given by General James iirani vt upon at nia nome in r.ot rteveuiy fourth street, liesldu lieing a reunlun of the surviving classmates of General Grant, the occasion was noted for the presence ot both union nnd confederate leader In tne great struggle of IW odd year ago. General Wilson Una lor guest General Christopher (.'. Augur, General Joseph J. lteyuolds, lienernl Wm. II F rnnkllu.lieneral Numuel C, French, llev. Dr. George Uethoo, General Himon 11. liuckunr, Generiil Long- street aud Admiral Danlul Amineu. The live guests llrs mentioned are the sole survivors ol the class oi wnicu uenerai oruui wa a member at West Point. Bringing tlioui to gether at this time was a hope fondly cher ished by General Wilon,and u wa delight ed when acceptance ot hi Invitations bad been received from all five. General Wilson's pleasure at tbe meeting of General Grant'a early companions waa lea genuine tbau the satisfaction that he aud all his guest felt when the distinguished confederate general, alike warm friends -of Grant, appears I In response to hi Invita tion. At tbe gathering were told many anecdote which eould have been brought out at no other time. The union over the eovereof the blue and gray promoted many Interesting stories and they were given with a completeness that would have been Impos sible uuder other circumstances. ALL TREATIES ANNULLED. The Port Argue That War Ba Mad Then Void. The question of protection of tho Greeks lu Turkey I still unsettled. The porta ar gue that the war ban virtually nnuuiled the trestle between Turkey aud Greece, nnd that Greclau suhjeets, therefore, lose the right to their foreign cerllllcate ot proteo ttvu. built of nsh. covered with a thick eoatlnir of ?. . ' ' . . . .... . ti.il i i ., . i i. V' .1 r v .,i L,. t. ... K 1,1 ! wlde.aiid on these rest the pillow blocks lomlet'i'o? brt'Va-: T ! """! .o'1 tu'-anrco KJ proper and Aa you enter upon the southern exposure fou see the opening of the ervpt before yon. t Is HO feet wide, in the center of the chamber I.ooklnir down Into the vnult thn prent snrcotihiiKua made for the remains of lien "ni1 ,l""lt l" , ""'D- . i ho siircoplmRua was tiiinle from one piece of Wisconsin porphyry, which Is snid to excel In benuty the I Inland porphyry, from which tiiesur c phiiKiis of Napoleon wna chiseled, lleslde this sarcophui;us Is u place for an other. Here an exact duplicate will some dny bold the remains of Mrs. Grunt. The sarcophagus for lienernl Grant's is of a dark red color nnd highly polished. The rnpstone simply bears the inscription, "ITya scs S. timid. ' The sarcophagus weigh ten tons. It is 10. 1 feet loufc, 5.0 feet wide nnd 4.M feet hlKh. The pedestal Is square in plnn, niensurlni; ten feet ten Inches each way. 1 he lower course Is mnde In pieces with n simple Hcotln Ita cover The totnl heluht ntiove tho floor of tlio crypt Is seven nnd ii half feet. I h block for the sureophiiuUH of Mrs. tirniit has been rpinrried hut not trimmed. The collln of tlenernl Grant i now herTiietlcnlly sealed In a steel case.aud thi will lie et into the great sarcophagus without opening. The monument a it MimdVto-diiv repre sents an expenditure ot nearly flmtMm. This came from MM'OII American citlens.nnd innu.i,-. ins si,i. uu.r, iiii.i uir ,."r : man mollest ottering, a Well as the largo aubscrlption of the rich. A 2,000,000 DOLLAR FIRE. Newport NeWe Hat a Conflagration at Early Morn. l ire broke out In tho ( hrsnpeake A Ohio llnllrond Company' pier No, 5 nt Newport N'ewe.Vn., nnd before tho llnme were check ed du'mngn to the extent of L,000,000 bad been done. Two of the company's Immense piers wero destroyed.three vessel burned to the water' edge, a tugboat entirely destroyed and eight persons Injured, Rome of them seriously. Tbe Hemes were discovered lu pier 5 about 4:15 Tuesday morning, and spread with such ra pidity thnt.it was impossible to make any headway against them. A tierce north wind fanned the Hume furiously nnd swept them acrofa the dock to pier 0, which was soon also burning furiously. The British steamship CHntonin, which whs loading with oil, tobacco nnd general merchandise lit pier 5, was soon ablaze. Tug pulled her out Into the middle of the river, .where nil lueffeetual buttle wa waged at terrible odd agnlnst the tlame thnt was rnglng in her Inflnuumihlo cargo. She wna burueil tu the water lino lit 10 o'clock, Tues day night. The Norwegian Menmslilp Hol velg, which was loading grain nt pier fi, next cnuglit fire. The crew mnnuged to escape by ullinbiug down the hawsers to the pier. Meanwhile the Chesapeake A Ohio's tug Wanderer, which had caught lire, was burn ed to tbe water s edge. The German snlllng ship, J. 1, BischolT, taking on staves from the north side of pier 0, also caught. The flames obtained such a hold ou her that they could not be conquered and she went to the bottom, Tbe crew of this vessel had a very narrow escape from being cremated. They were aroused by John Anderson, one of the crew, und were only rescued with the greatest dif ficulty, after the captain and boatswain had been badly burned. The heavy north wind and the heroic efforts of the fire department saved the large grain elevator of the Chesa peake A Ohio Company from destruction. The fire was rapidly spreading across the conveyors that connect the elevator with the piers, but with the aid ot a locomotive nnd an immense chain the conveyors' supports wero pulled out, the conveyors themselves torn down and this danger averted. At 1 o'clock Tuesday afternoon thn fire had spent Its lury una was wen unuur control, LOCOMOTIVES FOB CHINA. First Big Shipment Beady to Be Made to v the Orient A the result ot a contract entered into by the Baldwin Locomotive Works, of Philadel phia, with the Chinese Government, there are now 12 locomotives, nearly oompluted aud almost ready for shlpnieut, staudiug in the company's shops." This Is the first order of any magnitude ever received from China by any Ann rlcuu firm. Tbe ceutract for these locomotives, which Includes four passenger, four freight and four shifting engines, was received some mouths ugo and they baue been oouetructed upou general designs furnished by tbe Chi nese Government, while tbe various details were prepared by the llrm, lu appearance they reaemhle tbe ordinary Amerloun loco motive, although there are several feature thnt are distinctly English, principal nmong which la tbe mounting ol the tenders. These. Instead ot being mounted upon two-wheeled trucks like the lenders of tbe American en glues, are mouuted upon three pyramids ot two wheels eucn. The tender are also larg er. Tne engine are to be used on tb Imperi al railway ot North China. flNDINO IHI BODIES. Ghastly Dlsooverlei a Flooded Biver Beoede. The river at Memphis, Tenn.,' oontiuue to fall, and the water are receding slowly from the overflowed oouutles lu Arkansas across from tbe high blulT of Memphis. As Ihe river recede the bodle of mauy vlctima of the flood nre found. Each day the body of some person I discovered, bulf-eatun by llshes, aud Its quickly burled In tue mud. Iu the Mississippi county, Ark,, far lu tbe back eountry, when tha water trom tbe first big break lu the levee line rushed almost In a solid wall, the bodle of a farmer aud hi wife and two children wer found. FIFTY LIVES LOST. Ths C'ty at Outhrla Swtpt fcf Valley Torrent. Wednesday morning a mighty wave of wa ter six foot hlKh and a inlln wide swept down I'otton wood valley and struck Guth rie, o. T. A denfenlnir roar went up as the water crushed house nnd drove the per. pin from their homes. At tho first rush every boat and bridge were swept nwny. All West Guthrie Is submerged, nnd W of the business bouses bad ten feet of water In them. The liver was .10 feet nbov" ordinary level. Hevernl men who were trying to swim tho current to reach four women and a hnhy In ik tree were carrle I away. A womnn wading from Iter home with a baby on her head was swept away nnd lust. It Is believed that more than acorn of negroes were drowned In the negro settle ment, and persona who escaped from the flood estimate that fully 60 people have been drowned. Nine people were seen to drown: two wo womeu ami n child were carried nwny on a bridge; one mnn and two women on a house roof when it went to piece, nnd they per ished. Score are missing. A girl In n tree for hour gave up and fell into the water. Hundred 'f men nre building boats nt the lumberyard. Un I'lutt and George Willis swam the main current, cut a flathont from its mooring nnd saved 70 persons, making a landing several mile below thn city. It la believed that many were caught in bed in small houses and drowned. THE PRESIDENTIAL PARTY. Rebel General Longitreet Wrltei a Glowing Tribute to the Dead. President MeKinley, with Mrs. MeKlnley, and hi cnbliiet, Mrs. I. H. Grant and her family and n company of olllcinl peronage, including the nuilnissiidors, minister and at taches of tho diplomatic, corps and high of fleers of the army and navy, wero transport ed from Washington to New York In a spe cial trnlu of tho Pennsylvania, railroad, to pnrtlcipntn In the ceremonies at the tomb of Oenernl (Irani. The truln left WnshluKton nt 10:K0 Monday and steniue I Into Jetwy ( Ity ijopot lit a: I V. stopping only nt Wilmington for a moment ami aiGrny'a Ferry, a suburb of l'hlliidel phln, to change engines. From Jersey I. ity tne party was cnnveyeii ncrosn mo river on tne rerrv oont rittsourg to tlio root ot iweif ty-thiri! street, there to be ushered Into cur rlngi and escorted in procesHion by a de tachment or cavalry, sailors and police, to tlio hotels. Novcn cars made up the train, Tho private car of l'reslilent Frank Thomson, of tho l'eiiiisylvnnin road, nt tho end of thn train, was given to the presiib ntial party. It was i,,,,mely embellished Wh roses.'nnd In it W(.rt, I'roslilont .McKltl"'. Mr. .McKll ley, in Huxtoti i .Mm. MeKiolev'a nunti Kere- tury John Addison l'orter nnd wlfe.Iir. Bates, the presidents pliyslcian, una vt llilnui hiu. cinfr, the white bouse steward. The next car contained Mrs. Grant's party, the oaMnet families and a few other. Of tlio men who traveled on thi train, per haps none wn more spoken of than General Janu s l.ongstreet. His venerable race nnd tall figure, now somewhat bent with nge, brought buck to mind tho days wheu in tlie prime of life, he led the southern forces In many a tierce a. sault. General J, ongstreot said thnt it wa titling ou such nu occasion that he should seen k. fur he wa with Grunt nt West Point served In the same regiment with him before the wnr, and even Introduced him to tho nun who became bis wife. The general wrote this statement: "It wa my good fortune to know, n few others could, that Grant's heart went i lit in sympathy for the brave men and women ot the south during the distressing times of re construction, and tu my old comrades who followed the star nnd liars of the south and the gloom and glory of Appomattox I want to say General Grunt' heart went tu us In all of our woe. Ho nppreelsted the princi ple thnt nil governments derive their power from the conlldence nnd respect of tho peo ple, and his great mind and patriotic heart were lent toward the re-eatabllshment of cordlnl feeling between the two section of the land. If every old Confederate soldier or widow of a Confederate to whom he gave helping hnnd could leave n tear about hi tomb it would be baptized lu luve'a best of fering "To the Prnvo men on thn other side of the great strife my people send messengers to crown this august occasion. Wa turn from one setting star of the Confederacy to gracefully accept the glorious flag of the I nion, to put it about our hearthstones, and love It ns we love our noble women, we stand guurd nbnut It nnd uphold It forever; Its glories ure ours with undivided hearts, un divided people, undivided urms to protect its triumph. "Ou this Inspiring occasion, wo love to tell you that for all the grandeur and majesty of Grunt's character, for all the splendor of his generosity of his brave men and broken peo ple, his name shall be embalmed In tbe hearts of our children, and of our children' chil dren, with devotion ns warm as our southern sun. "We nre with you to-day nnd all day, brothers and friends. All passion is buried nnd gone, and with the ragged remnant of our once proud arm, we offer the loving trib ute to the chieftain who led you to victory, and renewed heartfelt alio lance to the grunt Union, j our unions our union. "Illustrious citizens of the republican dan ger, travel in victoiy, generous; we help to crown him with hi people's undying love, und in presence of the blghet ofllclals of statu and municipality, wa help dedicute this monument to bis name and fame, and lift them liko Incense to the powers above. itn was so easily a general that he tailed to note his own reserved powers. He will grow with bis own generation, nnd those who oome after until they learn to appreciate his worth." TERSE IELE0RAM1 The New Hampshire Banking company of Nashua, N. II.. suspended. The amount due depositors is 84U,iloX John A. Bautey. the defaulting ex-'nnto treasurer of Nebrusku, was arrested on a charge of embezzling DIMO.OOO. William P. Nicholls, president ot the de funct Bank ol Commerce, was convicted of the emUr.z.lement ol 20,000,at New Orieaus, La. General Milea received the consent ol the prestduut to his projected trip to Turkey and Greece, lie will be gone two or three) mouths. Tha gold prbdtictlou of California lust year was 17, 181.1162. and increase ovor 1NU5 of 1,K47,845, nnd of silver 4J2,430a de crease ot 177,353. Thomas Redmond, alia "Texas Tom," a follower ot the race tracks, wo sentenced in Chicago to life imprisoument, for tbe mur der ot John Stuart. O.fflclul of Utah are on their way to Wash ington to invite President MeKlnley to tbe celebration of the centennial anulversury ol the settlement of that state. Harry lb Butler.of Chicago, got Into a die- flute with his wife and bad begun to abuse ler when a boarder, Harry llnudall, inter fered, and fatally shot Butler, A column of Hpaui-h troops commanded by Cob Kstrucb, which has boeu operating agaiust tbe Insurgent In the vicinity of Millet. Guajabon aud Cbaraos, province ol Vlimr del itlu, has captured Uvo insurgents camps. A FOUR MILLION DOLLAR FIRE. Several large Establishments in Pittsburg .Ceetroysd. The most disastrous flro that tin visited Pittsburg since tho grent fire of 1N45, except ing during thn riot of 177, destroyed mil lion ot dollars worm or mercnnnuiso ana property Monday morning. A couple of minutes before midnight a burst of flnme leaping from the roof of the huge warehouse of T. c. Jenkins, at I'enn and Liberty ave nue nnd Cecil alley, gnvethe advance warn ing oi wr.at wns to be a night of destruction bv the (Ire demon. It wn n bnttle with fire, such a ha not been seen in 1'lttsburg for many year. A hole block wn atdar.e nt one time, nnd on the four side of It there wre lights with the llnme that had been Ignited In other square. 1 tie great establishment of T. .leiiklii. the wholesale grocer, and Joeih Home A Co., the dry goods llrm, were al most completely wiped out, together with a liuinlier of smailer establishments and many dwelling houses. One enlltn block and n portion of another wore completely in nshes. .ii". mini Ki-i. in uuiui'-ii Ul v i,ijov,iiuu. 'The building completely destroyed wero those of T. C, Jenkins, Joseph Home A Co.. thn Home office building, J. Hunch's build ing on I. ineity street: me Puildliig of J. J. Hall, on Liberty street, the J. W. Scott A Co. structure nnd the dwelling at 50i. 104 and 500 I'enn avenue. The building of the Surprise Clothing Company, the Methodist Hook Concern, the liuquesne thenter, Hcoble A I'arker and I. H. Voight were badly dam aged. READY FOR REFORMS. Weyler Says Fonr of the Sii Frovinoes Are in Shape to Rccsive Them at One. Genernl Weyler wired from Havana hi opinion thnt the state of four of the provin ces of Cuba out of six fully justified an nt tempt to enrry out the reform agreed upon, A the Minister of the Colonic ha complet ed tlie preparation of nil the regulation, the full text of the reform wn cnt to Havana by thn mull steamer Friday, whnae departure had been postponed 24 hours for that purpose. Queen Chrlststlnna wa deeply moved and much pleased when the Ministers, In council nt the pnlnce. Informed her that in conse quence of the Intelligence wired by General Weyler they had decided to re-ommond her to sign the deerees, which she did, nnd they will be published in the Madrid and Hiivunn Gazette, putting lu force definitely home rule reform in the provinces of ifnvnua, riiinr ci isio, jiatanx nnu ruinta inra. Tlie decision ol the cabinet wit so sudden that it caused profound surprise and very conflicting feeling in Madrid. Most of the people surmise that General Weyler nnd the government must tie In posesslon of data unknown n yet to the public, thnt will justi fy the step. What the Rtforras Comist Of. Tlio full scheme of tho reform planned for Cuba begin by declaring thnt the As semtdies of the six provinces of the Island shnli have the right to elect their president, and that the mayor and deputy mayors of the cities ef the province shad be chosen from nmong the membet of the as sembly. The provincial assemblies nr" given large power In the matter of taxes, appro priation for the municipalities and prov ince to Iw made separately. To offset this, the Governor General I given tbo right of Intervention nnd the power to suspend tho operation of law almost at will, making the so-called reform a mockery. It is provided that 20 member of the Council of Administration shall lie elected by the people, but the president of the body is the Governor lienernl, und his rulings nre to be binding nt all meeting. The Cortes, to be compoed of person who have lived nt least two years on the is land. I given the right to determine the amount of the imperial expense, the totul budget; but to the Governor Genernl is given the right to determine how this sum shall be raised. To the Council of Administration, under the leadership of tlio Governor General. Is given me right to IIX the rules tor imposing customs duties, to determine the duties ou exportntions and to arrange nil elasslllcntion of Huports.goods from Spain always to be ad- mitteii iree, nnu tiioee irom otner countries taxed. Beside this, tho Council of adtnlnt tsntion I "to be consulted" upon nil trentlus aiieeting i una. It Is nlso provided that all clerk In the gubile department must have resided ou the island for two years. The appointment ot them, however, is left to tlie Ouvc ruor-Gen- erul, who is to he a Spaniard. HEAVY GOLD SHIPMENTS. They Ocour Every Spring and the Treasury Can Stand It Easily. The total shipments ot gold to I'. u rope for the week ending May 1, Is 477,000. Kid der, Penbody A Co. will ship $700,000, mak ing the grand total of announced and actual shipments from April 27 to May 4, 7,227,000. A dispatch from Washington says: The withdrawal from the New York aub-treasury of 4,000,000 in gold coin and bullion for ex port ia not viewed with apprehension at the treasury uepartment. cm omcieis or the de partment calling attention to the fact that during the lost 20 years and mora there has been an annual outward movement ef gold from this country to hurope, usually begin, ning in April nr May, and ending In mid summer, and a corresponding return move ment during tno winter mouths. The last three years, however, have been marked by abnormal gold movements, baaed on abnormal conditions, which, It is said, no longer exist. Hevoral reasons are given for the present gold export movement, of which reaaon the heavy Importations to take advantage ot the proposed new tar I IT law la regarded as the weightiest The custom receipt for April aggregate ?i,,tt.i.ii, us compared witn ll,m.-. i;il tor April. 1WI6. The duties paid, of course, con. , tltute onv a fratlon of tho cost of thi tbe goods Imported, for which settlements must be mane in gold, ine money spent by American tourists abroad, which bus been estimated a high ns 100,000,000 a year, ia Is another factor in the problem. The de- demand for foreign bills ou this account baa liegun already large and la likely to continue for some months. Another factor Is tbe heavy purchase of gold on Austrian and Japanese account. During ine llrst ten nays in the preseut month thn Bunk uf Euglnud alone lost about 6,000, 000 to Japau and Austria Hungary The apprehension of a general conflict among the powers, growing out ot tbe war between Turkey od Greece, and tha recent decision of the supreme court agalnat rail road truffle combination, it I thought, may have bean contrlbutary causes to tbe prea ent necessity of shipping gold abroad. What' ever the cause, no alarm is felt aa to the out oome, the present stock of gold in the treas ury, 16:),354,li38, being regarded as ample to meet any emergency without In the least luipulrlug our credit at nome or abroad. CAPITAL N0TE1 The comptroller bos Issued a certificate authorizing the Ohio national bank, of Co lumbus, to begin busiuess with a capital ot iu,uuu. The president 1 receiving almost dally la. vitatlons from friends aud admirers nsklug him to spend his summer outlug at dilfereut resorts. Ha will remain at the white bouse until congress adlourus. Both houses ol tbe Iowa legislature have passed a law aaseu lor by James wusou secretary of airrluulture, autnoruliig the gor eruur to select oue or mora oouutles where hug cholera Is worst, Inspect all hogs, kill those aTooted, and keep diseased bogs out. The federal government pay all expense. Will BEIMTEEN TURKEY KND GREECE WILL NOT ACCEPT ORDERS. The Army to b) Reorganised and Strength ened.- The hern of the hour In Greece at present Is M. fin 1 1 1, who ho teen chosen to succeed M. Iiehnnnl a premier. In an Interview M. linili I credited with saying thnt he would not accept any definite mandate from either the king or chamber, and would not be hampered by a program. He will be guided solely by data supplied by a careful study of the situation. M. Knlll further say hi policy will be to reorganize the army and raise It to It maxi mum strength, equipping and forwarding numerous recruit and volunteer from Athena to the front, re-establishing order In the Interior and obtaining a satisfactory so lution of the foreign question affecting Greece. A soon as M. Ilulll takes the oatli of office It is his Intention to proceed to the Greek headquarter at l'harsalla nnd en deavor to Infuse courage In the heart of tbe troops. Hispntche from F.plrus announce that tbe Greek succeeded In regaining aome of tbe ground which they lost during the previous two days. Tho advisability of intervention fa being considered by the power, and their decision mny end tlie war. According to an official announcement nt St. Petersburg, where Em peror Francis Joseph, of Austria, ba tieon visiting the czar, the power favor a retnrn to the status quo, with the retention of tbe reigning Greek dynasty. It is snid nlso that Turkey, although eager for the annexation of territory, will not be allowed any concession as the result of her conquests, and that Greece will be required to evacuate Crete. WAR BULLETINS. Outline of the Situation of the Contending Forces. Athens, April 20. The king summoned M, Delyannl, the Premier, on Thursday, and called upon bim to tender his resignation. HI majesty subsequently entrusted tbe op position leaders with the task of forming a new cabinet. The Greeks hnre occupied the heights of Peniepigadia, north of Ana. and about half way Let ween that place and Jnninaln hplrus. anil entrenched themselves there. Advices from Larissa say during the stam pede of ihe soldiery and populace from that ity on approach or tne i urks, there was a serious encounter between Italian volunteer nnd Greek soldiers, during which many of the latter were wounded and several children were killed. The Frankfort Zeltung publishes a dis patch from Constantinople saying that owing to the Greek Foreign Minister having made til. paiihmI In ihu Ititaulu., M liil.t.tp nt AtliMna the Amluissadors of Great Britain, Prance and ltiissin at Constantinople have asked the Turkish Government .o grant Greece au armistice. NO MORE FIGHTING EXPECTED. Greece i Demeraliied and the Power are Abeat Beady to Intervene. F.verything now points to the conclusion of the campaign by the intervention of the powers. 1 here Is no conllrmatlon or tne re port tnnt me ureeic .Ministry ns l alien. It is probable that a coalition Cabinet will be formed. It is stated that preporutlnn are being made on King George's property at Smldstrup, Denmark, with a view of hav ing the castle ready for Its owner lu case of hi abdication or deposition. Everything sent from Athens hy tne peciul correspondents emphasises the In creasing gravity ot the situation there and the rapid development ol revolutionary reel ing. This condition of tlilug appears to have resulted largely from cessation 0f hos tilities in Fplrus. While there is no doubt that the Turks tire ovcupled in rsiubllshing their lines of communication, it Is equally evident that the Greek disaster In F.plrus I much more serious than was at llrst suppos ed. It now looks like a hopeless task to re new the advance upon Jnninii, ii lurkey Is in a position to seud overwhelming rein forcement. The Irregular co-operating with tbe Greek forces show up in a very bad light, a mere bandits, more inteut on piuuder than lighting. CRETAN BLOCKADE RELAXED. Foreign Admiral Inform the Insurgent of the Fall of Lariasa. A dispatch from Cnnea savs that the admi rals ot the foreign fleets visited the insur gents nt Akroiri aud bud a prolonged confer ence with the leader. Admiral Cunevnro Informed them of the fall of Larissa and of the retreat of the Greek army. J bey were greatly moved und essau to lie allowed to go to Greece to light fur King Geome. The admiral then announced their Inten tion to relax the blockade whtch, they said, was not lutended to atarve the Islanders into subjection. They aseureil the insurgent mat they would be permuted to come inio the town, provided they came unarmed, to purchase anything they might need, and, moreover, that they would he furnished with with nn escort to guard them against auy fear ot Mussulman attacks. TURKEY'S PEACE OFFER. Oreeoe to Surrender Thessaly and Pay In demnity. Tbe term of peace which Turkey ho of fered Greece have reached the Wuablngton legation. They ure na follows: The restoration or tne boundary llxed ny the treaty of mill, which gave to Tnrkey ml of Thessaly, Including its extensive sea const. The evacuation by Greece of Prevesa and other points in the province u, Kplru. ine witnurawai ot tue itreeg troops irom Crete and the acceptance of the plan of auto nomy offered the Isluud by the porte. The payment of war Indemnity large enough to cover the expense ol tbe mobilis ing or tne rurkisn troops. TURKS REPULSED. Their Marott on Tolo Cheoked by tb Ore elan. A special dlspatoh from Volo, the port of Tbessnly, announce that the Turkish ad vance foroea hava attacked the Greek at Velestlno, about eight miles west ot Voio, and on the railroad connecting the latter Elaeo with Larissa and P bursals. The Turks, owever, were repulsed with heavy los and driven back as far as Telierlts. Gen. Smolensk!, on hearing of tb attack upon Veleatino, made a forced march from Pharaala to support tbe Greek tott't at Ve lestlno. Tbe following semi-official announcement bas been madei "Pourparlers between Par la, London, Borne and Ht. Petersburg, with the view of attempting mediation between Turkey and Greece have been very active and are now assuming more precise form. It I hoped tbe opportunity to mediate will arise before lung. Germany und Austrlaara kept informed of the rrogrusa of the negoti ation and do nut disapprove of Ihetn." ' Pennsylvania Gold, 1 The directors of tho Tussey Mountain mining and smelting company, at a recent meeting, decided to pursue their mining fur uold on tbe mountains near Bedford, pa. L'The gold vein found thnre some lime ago It) r.li! to lii. thick Mild rich. I
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers