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tarn liiaiiiticalcr i. VAN SlYKE, Editor and Publlthif. licHKNBY, * - •. * ILLINOIS. e -- ^-1 sk • CIRCLING THE GLOBE. CONCISE HISTORY OP SEVEN DAYS' DOlNGSa ' *' M tkto!li*MR*e by Electric Wht ft«m It«y Quarter of the Civilized World, Km* "bracing; Foreign Affairs and Horn* w.p. P|, Owning) of an Important Katun. h* '* -- THE FLAMBTF^" : j- |B|pee Firemen Crrmated at Ash!and, Wis.-- Four Sprl<!n»1y Burned. AN Ashland (Wis.) dispatch aaj's: Three ftiemen met death in the burning of the S»f>06-ton steamer Iron King and a por­ tion of the Coltimbns and Hocking Coal Company's dock. Four others were in­ jured, one probably fatally. The dead «re: George Tantou, a merchant tailor and Secretary of tha city lire depart­ ment. Elias Bouehoeltz, an nuknown man, jumped thirty-five feet down into a sea of flame, and was cremated in sight of 500 people, who were powerless to help him. Jack lirothero cannot live, and J. J. Moore is badly burned and may die. The lire started in the Iron King while discharging coal. All the upper works and machinery were destroyed. Half a doze a firemen were holding a stream on the burning boat from a place on top of the coal dock, when the flames leaped from the boat to an immense mass of blacksmiths' coal directly under the firemen, and a terrible explosion of coal gas followed. The men, blinded by flame, rau through it and jumped to the dock forty feet below. The money loss is about $50,000. The coal dook is still burning. BASE-BALL. Balat'.ve Position* of the Various Clubs in the Leading Organizations. Players'. W. L. ji a1 National. W. • 9«iv' Boston 3ti Chicago 35 Phi'delphia.32 Brooklyn. ..3) Uew York.. .30 Pittsburg...28 Cleveland.. .23 Buffalo 17 American. W. Athletic 89 Louisville. ..33 Rochester.. .33 Bt. Louis....33 Columbus...31 Toledo 31 Syracuse 23 Brooklyn--15 .COO Cincinnati. .41 .593 Brooklyn. ..86 .516! Phi'iielphia. 37 .5151 Boston 3G .50S-| Chicago 30 .500 New \ork...36 .418 Cleveland.. .18 .321:Pittsburg.. .16 c.[ Western. W. .650|Minneapolis 36 .5tMsjMilwauKee. .33 .550 Kansas City.30 .550 Sioux City..29 .525 Denver 29 .525 Des Moines.22 .403, Omaha 21 .258 St. Paul 16 f>ct. .683 .600 .597 .581 .517 .419 .316 .271 ¥<2. .654 .634 .576 .537 .537 .392 .381 .296 ladies, Mts. Etiep and Miss Mary Hoi- raut, were thrown into the water aad drowned. ,OPPOSITE Broekville, N. Y., William Castleman, John Mayer, Annie McMahcn, t and Annie Graham were out row ng. Cas- tleman stood up and began rocking the boat. Suddenly it capsized and the whole party were thrown inio the river. Mayer and Mis* Graham were rescnod, but Castlemau and Miss McMahon were drowned. A DUN6AR (Pa.) dispatch says: En- trance into the Farm Hill mine has been effected, and it has been found that the twenty-nine men imprisone 1 in the workings had been burned to death. The search was made almost impossible by the dense smoke that filled the mine. The fans were kept nt work for some time, and the air partially cleared. The last exploring party entered the mine at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. They did not come out until 7 o'clock at night. Three of their number entered to within a few hundred feet of the subterrnnean fire und found the dinner buckets and blouses of two of the men. The explorers suffered from the intense he<t and black damp, aud scarcely escaped wi h their lives. They visited the places where the men i were known to have been at work. Their picks and shovels were found lying where they had been dropped. Otherwise no trace of the men could be found. The explorers then voted to abandon the work of recovery. The company will sow at­ tempt to save as much of the mine prop­ erty as they cftn. OVEB sixty CASES of poisoning resulted in New York City from eating ice-cream bought of Dietrich Briukman, of 1274 Third avenue, he and his family beinp amon^ those prostrated. All will recover. The symptoms are those of metal.ic poi­ soning. It is believed that a German b;>y employed by Briukman mixed poisonons matter with the cream. He was arrested. THE Peabody Institute at D nvers, Mass., has been burned to the ground. The loss is placed at $75,000. IlL-Iowa. W. L. $ c. i Interstate. W. L. >P c. Monmouth. .30 18 .625 Evansville . .36 17 .679 .612 Burlington. .35 19 ,600j Peoria 24 24 ,583jTerre Haute.25 26 ,500;Quincv 25 31 .48J: LndiaiiapolisH 40 ,346| .84*1 .654 .500 .490 .446 .215 Dubuque... .30 Ottawa 30 Ottumwa 28 Aurora 24 C'dr Rapids.24 Joliet 17 Hurling 12 y POUR PERSONS PERISH. IPifo Hen and Their Daughters Drownet^Near McKeesport, Pa. A PITTSBUBG dispatch says: While Mr. and Mrs. John Thompson, Eliza Thompson, 2 years old, Baby Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Bichard Smith, their little daughter Priscilla, and Robert Smith, 15 y ears of age, were rowing in a small flat boat on the Youghiogheny Biver near, McKeesport, the boat upset, throwing all the occupants into the river. Thompson swam to shore with his wife and baby. He then returned to SBVB his 2-jeir-old daughter Eliza, but both were drowned. Bichard Smith saved his wife, but drowned with his daughter Priscilla. Robert Smith, the 15-year-old boy, swam 5^#hore. .. . L^WVERJLY TUCKER 1^ DEAD. One of the South's Most Yatued Citii nt # Passes Away. TH2 Hon- Beverly Tucker died at ^Richmond, Va. He was born at Win­ chester, Va., June 8, 1829; He was, per­ haps, as well known personally to lead­ ing politicians throughout the country as any man of his time. Ho was a nephew of John Randolph of Boanoke. He was the editor of the Washington Sentinel from 1853 to 1850 and Consul to Liver­ pool under President Buchanan. He visited England and Canada during the war on a special mission for the Con­ federate Government. Since 1*70 he had WESTERN HAPPENINGS. WILLIAM AND CHARLES HOFFBAUB, aged 12 and 8 respectively, living at 1817 State street, Chicago, were walking along the Seventeenth street dock, when Will­ iam slipped aud fell into the water. Charles jumped in to save him and both were drowned. THREE distinct shocks of earthquake were felt at Santa Bosa, Cal. They were quite severe, people being awakened from their slumbers. The vibrations were from north to soutft. A TERRIFIC thunder-storm, with light­ ning and heavy rain, occurred at Colum­ bus, Ohio. Several persons were severe­ ly shocked by lightning, tnd the follow­ ing were killed: M. Stutz, aged d7 years; Willie Wise, aged 18. Three oth­ er members of the family were injured, but will recover. Andrew Feathers and Mrs. Messner are reported to have been killed while riding four miles in the country. A SEDAN (Kan.) special says: Mr. John S. Fraser, a prominent cattleman whose home is in Elk County, left Moline to come to a ranch near Sedan. Next day his riderless horse was found, and the day following the dead body of Fraser, with ten or twelve knife stabs in the chest and a terrible gash in the throat, was found in Deer Creek. Mr. Fraser rnd his partner, W. H. Gibson, who was mnrdered in Moline four or live weeks ago, brought to this county some 1,600 Texas cattle, and thereby incurred the enmity of ranchers who feared the intro­ duction of Texas fever. THE convention of the National Music Teachers' Association was held at De­ troit, opening with a business meeting in the Detroit Opera House. EX-CONGRESSMAN JOHN E. LAMB and Mies3 Esther Kent,) both of 'Terre Haute, Ind., were married at the bride's home. THE census gives Kansas City, Mo., a population of 135,000--an increase of 130 per cent, since 1880. THE site of the World's Columbian Exposition has been definitely estab­ lished. The National Commission after a session of over five hours, accepted the report of the Board of Directors favoring Jackson Park and the Lake Front. The vote stood 78 to 1L Three hours of speeches, motions, and points of order preceded the vote. The oppo­ sition presented its full strength. It AN AERONAUT'S DEATH. "rr.', ' resided almost continually in Washing- i m8d® nearly ali the speeches snd mo- Um city, > , • tions. SEATTLE'S (Wash.) fire, 'Which threat­ ened the destruction of the entire city, was gotten under control after property valued at $109,000 had been destroyel. THE Copeland Medical Institute, at Chicago, has been incorporated, the in­ corporators being August Waldejo, J. S. Harrison, and A. J. Horton. The object of the company is to promote medical education, and the capital stock is $500,000. Black's Palloon Takes Fire and He Falls to i h<* Earth. > ^IAt Beardstown, 111., on the Fourth, vJt/'lwof. Samuel BUck made a balloon as­ cension, and at the height of nearly half a mile made a jump with a para­ chute. The balloon took lire, and he had to jump before he was ready. The para­ chute had also taken tire, and the poor • fellow fell. He was probably dead be- 1 c fore he 1 struck the ground, but when § ' picked up he was a shapeless mass. fe* AWFUL ACCIDENT AT A CROSS-f>. * V ING. Iff A Train at Louisville Dashed into a Wagon- "*£-* load of People--Thre Killed. THE northern, bound express on the • Louisville and Southern Kentucky tttiuek a wagon containing twenty-one #'< persons returning from a picnic at the ^ • rreston street crossing, in Louisville Ky. Frank Pratt, aged 21; Ben Pratt) h- •,17; and Mary Noltmeyer, i years, were U ' instantly killed, and the remaining ^" .eighteen were all more or less seriously p»,- injured. . National Music Teach' rs' Convention. , AT Detroit, the National Music Teacb- ,«rs' Associaton elected J. H. Hahn, of t-'l, Detroit, President, and selected Minne- W- rapolis for the next place of meeting. 'j'. Idaho Now a State, FE PBESIDENT HARBISON has signed the k- }t- < bill for the admission of Idaho, and the lorty-third star on the American flag was added on the Fourth. their brains in flouring probabilities may take a hint. The official returns will ail be made out within the next thirty days aud the figure1) will be Known to a certainty. The contest t e- Chicago and Philadelphii for the position of second city in population is- wntohed with keen interest. The Qnakora H «y that their unofficial estimate of 1.040,000 has been largely increased by the later and more correct returns, and they hope to beat Chicago by showing 1,100,000k The official count of tbe dis­ trict of Columbia is through with, an'" the population IB placed at 22!»,7t)(i. The returns from the cities gi< en below have been announced ih a semi-official way thus f ir: Angeles, Cal. 59.000 5UC.000 Milwaukee 2«),0M 417,7'-20;Minntnjiolta.... 185,000 890,0. 'OiMaiich'Bt'r.N.H. 4:1,500 808,(KK) New York 1,627,2-_>7 848,0OO|New Orleana.... 24<>,0Q0 114,OUtl New Albanv '25, 45,000 Philadelphia.. .1,040.450 17,000 Pittsburg........ S5J,000 1B7.000 St. IX)U1H 440.0t»0 M,000| St. Pan 1, I38.C0J 12,700 210,000 K),000 40,000:Sioux City. 30,000 95, IX hi 135,0:*) 18). 000 5S.0J0 Sacrauu'iito..... Stockton, CaL.. Washington.... Wheel's, W, Va. Brooklyn.. Baltimore Boston.. ...i.... Buffalo.......... Cincinnati Cleveland ...... Columbus....... Chattanooga^,... Concord, N. H.. I^otroit Dos Moines Dubuque........ I)ftvoui>ort...... G. Rapids. Mich Indianapolis.... Louisviilo....... Lincoln, Neli,.., ^ POLITICAL PORRIDQB. * . j THE following nominations hare beeti sent to the Senate: General Appraisers of Merchandise, under the provisions of an act o' Congress approved J una iO, lbWi (ieoi>»o C. Tichmor, of the District of Columbia; George H. Sharpe, New York ; James A. Jewell. New York ; Charles H. Haiiu, Illinois ; Joseph B. Wilkinson, Jr., Louisiana; Louis R. Wahers, Assistant Treasurer of the United States at l'lil.a lelphia; Churlea Willner, Kur- vovor of Customs u.t Burlington, Iowa; Andrew l'auldixon, Ageuut lor viio Indiaus of the Crow Creei and Jjowcr Biule Agency in South Dakota. Army and Navy--Second Lieutenant Krt.uK I". Eastman, Fourteenth Infantry, First Lie.itouant: Second Lieutenant James O. Green, Twenty-lifth Infantry, First Lieutenant; As­ sistant JSnginser Frank W. Bartlett, Passed Assistant Knginecr : Second Lieutenant Henry C. Haines, AXarine Corps, First Lieutenant; Sec­ ond Lieutenant James S. Hahoney, Marine Corps, First Lieutenant. TO HENDRICKS' MEMORY THE STATUE TO HIS MEMORY UNVEILED AT INDIANAPOLIS. FOREIGN GOSSIP. A TESSEii has sailed from a Syrian port loaded with arms and ammunition for the insurgents in Crete. GERMANY, Italy and England will es­ tablish an international coart of justice at Zanzibar. CHANCELTJOB VON CAPBITI and Dr. Krauel, for Germany, and Sir E. B. Malet and Sir Percy Ande:son, for En­ gland, have signed the Anglo-German agreement. A CONSTANTINOPLE eable reports that fifty persons lost their live* in tbe recent riots at Erieroam. THE Pope is preparing an encjolical letter on the present state of social, political, and reUgioas life. SPECIAL dispatches from San Salvador state that the Provisional Government of that republic is preparing to repel Guatemalan forces. Different factions are trying to secare control of the Gov­ ernment, while the Guatemalan Cal inet fosters everything tending to produce dis­ cord in San Salvador. Piesident Diaz says that he has not yet been called on officially to interfere in the affair. THE Paris correspondent of the Lou­ don Times says that Gen. Hippolyte will be recognized by the European powers as President of iiayti, July 15. MICHAEL EYRAVD, who w^s recently arrested in Havana on the charge of mur­ der, and taken back to Paris, has made a lull confession to the police. life Forged His Employer's Namn. BWRJAMIN S. BENNETT, confidential clerk for "W. K. Hammond, of New York. • w;has been arrested at Denver on a charge •• :.:of forgery preferred by his late employer. '; He tied from his home with a dime museum ' whistler. His forgeries amount to $6,000. j Death of Ezra Farnsworth. EZRA FABNSWOBTH, one of the lead, ing Boston merchants, died aged 77. ' He was the leader in the consolidation of the Boston aud Worcester and Western JJ-' Railroads forming the present Boston Albany system. •V, j£. ' • ,• ? IT, EASTERN OCCURRENCES. THB Bev. Father Mollinger, the Pitts- burg, Pa., faith-curist, whose reputation : ; extends throughout the whole United States, is lying at tbe point of death and J will not likely recover. He attended 10,- * t)00 people St. Anthony's Day, but the j strain waB too much for him and he broke ft down the next day. His friends have si; now given up hope that he will recover, but do not anticipate his immediate de^ mill?. Father Mollinger iB said to be worth nearh £2,000,000. BT tbe capsizing of a skiff in the Alle­ gheny Biver, neat Tarentum, Pa., two vr s yfS, ' • SOUTHERN INCIDENT'S. AT Tacceburg, Ky., during a storm lightning killed Jerry Searles, his wife and his only child, thus annihilating the entire family. They had just; driven under a tree for shelter. The horse was also killed. THE New Orleans Cotton Exchange has issued a statement showing that 7,122,081 bales of the cotton crop of l&89-'90 have come into sight. Up to this time last' season the amount brought into sight was 6,838,673 bales, or 98.06 per cent, of the entire crop. There were brought into sight after June 20 last season *J!>,617 bales. The Northern mill takings and Canadian overland are 33,753 b les ahead of the corresponding forty-three weeks of l«st year, and the excess in foreign exports for the season is 86,ti22. During the lest week stocks have decreased 17,54* bales, snd are now 68,2(51 bales less than they were at this t me lust year. THE convicts at a coaling camp sixteen miles Bouth of Rusk, Texas, assaulted the guard in charge of the squad. He wat found dead in the road, with several bullets in his head. The convicts then visited other camps and liberated three other squads. A large for^e of officers is in pursuit, and it is feared that there will be bloodshed when the convicts are overtaken, as they have secured iirecu'ias from farmhouses, aud will fight till thoir ammunition iunb out. FRESH AND NEWSY. A CENTBAL AMEBIC AX special says that Honduras will make common cause with Guatemala against San Salvador, and the latter is seeking an alliance with Nicaragua and CjKta Kici. Mexico re­ mains neutral for the present, though she has been appexled to. Guatemala has declared the most rigid censorship over nil telegrams. Everything is to be feared from Barril'NB the tyrannical President. The Government probably will establish a larger garrison on the Northern and Southern front ers. * TWELVE HCNDBED carpenter; at Den­ ver hare gone on a strike out of sym­ pathy for tbe stiik ng mt^hine wood­ worker and bench m-U men, 600 of whom went out several weeks ago. The lesult is a stoppage of buildin?. THE Louisville andNashville Railrond his declared a regular semi-annual divi­ dend of 1 9-10 per cent, in scrip and 1-10 per cent, in cash, aud an extra dividend of 1 per cent. THE weather crop bulletin i suo.l by the rgricultural department saya: The weather during the past week has been especially favorable for growing crops through­ out th«5 principal corn an£ wheat States of the central valleys anil Northwest. Crop conditions are reported as very promising in Dakota. The harvesting of wheat is in progress as far north as the forty-second parallel, and th; condition of the corn crop is gfcii;'rally rcj,oriel as excel­ lent. Iowa reports a good yield of fill wheat, with small acreage. Missouri reports wheat harvest nearly finished ; yield 75 per cent, of the average, aud of fine quality. Michigan reuorts h iving in progress, with large yield ; corn and oats good ; Wheat ready for harvest in ten days. More rain is needed in Kentucky and Tennessee, although the crops were much improved in those States duiing the we< V. The weather wag especially favorable for Harvesting, and a large crop of hay is expected. Texas rejmrts improve­ ment in ' the cotton crop, notwithstanding the absenceo" rain during tholast two weeks. This crop is growing nicely, but the fruit crop in this State is almost a failure. In the middle Atlan­ tic StateH haying is in progress with a prospect of a large yield. Hains on the North Pacific coast greatly improved crops; grain promises better than for years. Keports from California stat ? that the outlook is good over the greater 1 ortion of the State, and that there will be a medium crop of fruit and grain. K&BSET RETORTS. ia ImmitnN Concourse of People Gather to.JDo Honor to the Indiana Statesman-- Ue<crlptIoa of the Monument--A Notable Occasion to Indianlans. Indianapolis (Ind.) dispatch: Not leas thaif 50,000 people witnessed tne unveil­ ing of the monument of Hoosierdom's favorite son, Thomas A. Hendricks. Long before the hour set for the%cere- mony immense throngs of visitors who had been pouring into Indianapolis for the last twenty-four hours gathered about the square in which the monu­ ment is located. Democratic clubs from all parts of the United States were present Those who arrived first inarched and counter­ marched through the city, being joined at almost every corner by new arrivals. As the great line of representative Democrats from the various States paraded the principal streets their ap­ pearance, enhanced by the gayly decor­ ated 'buildings, was the signal for thunderous cheers and deafening huzzas. At 2 o'clock it was almost impossible to get within 200 yards of the speakers' stand or the monument, so dense wad the crowd. Everything was in readi­ ness, however, and not a hitch occurred to mar the solemnity of the occasion. Mrs. Hendricks, widow of the dead statesman, pulled the cord, and the hiag- niliceut piece of bronze was exposed to the view of the thousands present. Indianapolis never >e ore witnessed such a grand and enthusiastic demon­ stration. and when the covering grac$T fully unfurled a cheer went up that was never heard bofore at Indiana's capital. The entire city was dressed in holi­ day attire. Flags and bunting were flying from every top-mast, lyid pictures of the dead statesman were visible in almost every residence and business house of the city. Tbe visitors numbered three Govern­ ors--Hill, of New York; Campbell, of Ohio, and Francis, of Missouri. Gov. Francis arrived during the night and did not leave his car until morning. At 1 o'clock the firing of the salute by Ger­ man veterans started the great proces- CATTLE--Prin le. CHICAOO. ........ 4.75 Fair to Good... Common HOGS--Shipping Grades......... 8HKKI> WHEAT-NO. 2 Red. V..... CORN--No. 2 .JSI... OATS--No. 3 ,!»«.. KYI:--No. 2 .;.... BUTTER--Choice CreameryAj... OHKEHE-- Full Cream, flats A. .. E«OH--Frosh S..,. POTATOES--Choice new. per brf. PORK--Mess MILWAUKEE. WHEAT--No. 2 Spring COBN--No. 3 OATS- No. 2 White X'.. KTK--No. ..... BABLET-SO. 2 Pons--Mess.... 4.0J 3.1X1 8.50 8.00 .85 .27 & .47 <© .14 .07j.i@ .10 & 3.25 1*2.5.) @ 5.25 & 4.75. @ 4.00 & 8.75 & 5.25 .86 .341$ .28 .48 .15 .03 .11 <S> 3.50 @13.0J .83 C4 . u a .46 ."48 12.25 THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. SENATOR SPOOSEB has introduced in the Senate on amendment to the sundry civil appropriation bill increasing the appropriation for the erection of th« public building at Milwaukee to $800,. 000. This is an increase of $400,000. SPEAKING on the subject of adjourn­ ment, Speaker lieed said, recently: "The question rests entirely with the Henate. For the first time in many years the House is ahead of the Senate with tho public business. We could wind up next week. Nearly all Senators agree in thinking that adjoarnment cannot take place before August, and several think that the session may run into Septem­ ber. SUPEBINTENDENT PORTEB, ®f th« census, makes af gues s" at the population of the United States. His guess, in round numbers, is 64,500.000. The Su­ perintendent has hud a good deal of official information before him in making the estimate, end those who are cudgeling .32'$@> •87>/V® .35 IT# . 2'J «• DETROIT! CATTMC ,|... 3.00 Hoos 3.00 Hunter J.. y.(*i WHKAT--Mo. 2 Ked. J... .87 COBX-- No. 2 Yellow .30 OATS--No. 2 White TOLEDO."' WHEAT COBN--Cash OATS--No. 2 White NEW YOHKif CATTLE .FI. 4.01 Hoos <p,> 4.U0 SHKEP 4.50 WHEAT--No. 2 Ited. .94 CoBK--No. a si .42 OATS--Mixed Western J. .33 POBK--Mess m 13.25 ST. LOUlh.L CATTT.B Hoos.... :&• WHEAT--Ne. 2 Bed ^ .81 .35 Vi .30 Ja (!}• .48 & .41) <912.75 & 4.53 (4 4.0J 4.75 *6 .88 #» .37 .895$ IS .93 .8J @ 5.00 <§ 4.50 C<9 0.00 (4 .06 & .48 & .36 <913.75 BDRNEDBt BLAZING GAS FEARFUL EXPLOSION -OF A TANK-CAR OF OIL. TIIE ITENDIIICKS MONUMENT. slon, the chief marshal bolng Gen. Fred­ erick Kriefler, ,a leading Republican. The chiefs of staffs were evenlv divided as to politics, and the entire affair was on an unpartisnn brs s. The line of march ended at the Slat s house grounds, th.e site of the monument. The ehorus, "Tho Model Republic," sung by 500 children, opened the exercise. Gov. Hovey delivered the address of welcome and installed Frederick Rand, president, of the monument association, as master of ceremonies. President Rand gave the history of the monument after an in­ vocation by the Rev. J. L. Jonckes. rec­ tor of St. Part's, (Hendricks') church. Mrs. Hendricks :it a signal amid music and cheers pulled the cord, revealing the handsomo proportions of the monu­ ment. Gen. Low Wallace read an ode written for th© occasion by James Whltcomb Riley, and Senator Turpie delivered a scholarly oration oulogistic of tho late-Vice-President. His concluding words were: "He had genius--the genius of statesmanship alikeMjefitting the majestic assemblies and the highest council of a freo peo­ ple. To genius belongs the hereafter. In the vast halls of the futrre its greet­ ings are heard; its audiences are heard, its posterity throngs to tho reception. In their midst it moves clad with radi­ ant halo of glory* and neither time nor chance nor change, nor things past or present, nor things to come of twhatever moment may dim or tarnish its unfad­ ing splendor." A male chorus rendered a hymn, "Tho True Patriot," and a chorus of school childien sang "The Star Span­ gled Banner."' TI10 benediction closing the exercises was impressively pro­ nounced by liishop Chatard of the Catholic diocese of Vincennes. The memorial In honor of flendricks is conceded to bo one of the finest works of art of the kind in this country. The monument occupies a position in the southeast corner of the new capltol grounds, facing Washington street, and may be approached from front and rear by a cement walk.leading from the cap­ ltol to the street. The base of the ped­ estal is 2itx22 feet, and consists of tliree courses of granite, each 12 inches thick. Each of the four sides of the monu­ ment contain a niche, but all except tho southwest face are barren of decora­ tions. The corners are ornamented with fluted columns surmounted wfth globes bearing bronze ornamentation. O11 the right and left side of the monument, as it is approachcd from Washington street, are the allegorical (igurea of Justice and History. These figures are of bronze and about ten feet high. On the front of the pedestal is tho only inscription which tbe monument contains, being the word "Hendricks" in raised,polished letters. Below tho name in a wreath of laurel and oak leaves made of bronzo. Tho wreath is the same that took the gold medal at the Paris exposition. Above this rests the dome or capstone upon which stands the figure of Hendricks. The figure Is of heroic size and rests on the left foot, with the right forward. The right hand is thrust in the half unbuttoned vest and the left grasps a roll of- parchment. The attltudo is that of a speaker^ advancing to address his audience. Tne statue is 14 feet 6 inches in height, and it and the bronze figures representing History and Justice were each cast in one piece and without seams. SIX MONTHS' FAILURES. Gas Generated by tit* Heat Covers Hits Acre* and Tlien Explodes With Fri(b<( >1 Kesults-- Flames 300 Feet High -- T^s List of Casualties. Louisville (Ky.) dispatch: Five acres of fire was the awful sight witnessed at the Standard Oil refinery at Fifth and G streets Monday. The lmtnenso struct­ ure was blazing at every point, and tho heat was so intense that even two hun­ dred vards away persons were overcome. Tho followiug is the list of the casual­ ties: ANDREW M'DO»AM>. aged IS, badly injured about the breast and face, but will recover. JOHN M'DONALD, aged 14, literally roasted alive, can't live but a short time. DAN O'NKII,. aged 12, burned almost to a crisp and will die. JOHN IVMNK, aged 23. frlchtfully burned all over the body and can't recover. SEVEIIEN SKENE, acred 41, terribly burn­ ed but will recover. J. S. PETTICO, aged 45, badly though not fatally hurned about the head and breast. ARTHUR YONKBKS, aged 18, slightly burned. It was at first reported that seven had lost their lives and later that three were killed and thirty-five wounded, but it is now believed that the above will cover the casualties, The fire broke out at 8:45 o'clock and was in many respects a remarkable one. The refinery is on the east side of the Louisville & Nashville railroad track, but tho tanks are scattered along It on both sides. On last Saturday a tank of ^prude oil came in on a flat car from Cleveland and it was to be turned into the refinery vats. Some of the men thought the iron tank was too hot for such a thing to bo done In safety. After consultati'oh it was postponed in the hope that the weather Monday would be cooler. It did not prove to be, and it became necessary to run the oil out of the car tank into another one in the yard. Inspector Skene took John Pettioro and another workman «and climbed on tho car. They mounted themanhcad and were about to unscrew the cap when they felt that there was a tremendous pressure from the inside against it. At first they decided not to open it, but they finally did so. In an instant there was a dull puff as the vapor escaped, filling the air all around. The gas is heavier than the air, and It sank to the ground, spreading out all over the locality, and moving with the the wind. Almost in a twinkling it reached one of the sheds under which there was a fire. There was a flash as the inflammable vapor ignited, and im­ mediately after there was a tremendous explosion. The tank was blown to pieces, and the hundreds of gallons of burning oil were scattered all over the great works. A wall of fire 300 feet high and Nearly 5< 0 feet long, moved with lightning rapidity to the other buildings. In less time than it takes to relate it, the can­ ning house, filled with thousands of gallons of canned oil, the cooper shop, carpenter shop, pump and engine houses, tho filling and lubricating houses, the storago houses, the paint and glue houses, and 'J00 feet of plat­ form were all ablaze and buriied furi­ ously. At the first Intimation of the existence of the fire all the men who could started t-.> run. Johnny Kline, however, stumbled and fell and his clothes caught fire. The men bravely returned to his assistance, but the fire that enveloped him could not be extinguished until he had been frightfully burned. Three littlo hoys, Daniel O'Noil, Andrew and John McDonald, wore walk­ ing along the railroad track when tho explosion occurred. Thev were slight­ ly to the east of thd tfenk, and the wind blew the blaze directly down upon them- Shrieking with pain they im­ pulsively jumped backward and into tbe clear space on the western side of the track. Their clothes wero on fire and thev ran down tho track with the bright blazes steaming after them. As soon as the bystanders recovered from the horrified shock occasioned by their awful condition, they pursued tho three boys. Covering them with coats, thev soon extinguished the flames and laid them under a tree near by. When an attempt was made to remove O'Noil's clothes a great piece of his flesh peeled off his face and oody at the slightest touch. Ho was conscious and never uttered a cry. The buildings and stocks so far as burned will be a total loss. There is no Insurance, according to the' statement of Edward L. jroodwin. vice president of the Standard ©il company. IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO. COBS--No. ii OATS--No. 2 BTE--No. 2.. i INDIANAPOuOk. CATTLE--Shipping. Hoos--Choice Ught 'ft* 8HKKP--Common to Prime.... WBKAT--No. lied COBN--No. 1 White OATS--No. ii White CINCINNATI^ Hoos WHEAT--No. 2 Bed COBN--No* 2 * OATS--Ne.-2 Mixed KTK--No. 2 BUFFALO. CATTLE--Good to Prime..'. Hoos--Hedtam end Heeff. > WHEAT--No. 1 Herd COBX--No. 2 4.00 8.50 .84 & 5.00 4.00 (<« .84 32'*® .33'.j iW & .!»>!} .44 © .4454 3.00 DT 4.50 *.00 M 4.00 3.00 <ai 6.00 M '4© ,84'ii .35 <0 .30 .30^(9 .91H 8.00 @ 4.00 .85 (if .86 .3814 .30 V* .315$ .53^«E» .54)4 4.50 8.00 .08 .sa <9 9,00 & 4.00 e m 0 M A Decrease of 402 Compared*with the Same Tine Ls§t Year. New York dispatch: Bradstreet's re­ ports tho number of business failures in the United States during tho last six months as 5,4cn, a decrease of 452 from the corresponding period of 1881. Of these there are reported from New Eng­ land 849; middle St^tesV14S; southern, 8'{5; western, 1,252; northwestern, 537; Pacific, 505; Territories, 41; Canada, 869. Tho western and northwestern States In detail are as fallows; Ohio, 210; Indi­ ana, 82; Illinois, 240; Missouri. 21<J; Michigan, J50; Kansas, 173; Kentucky, 92; Colorado so (a decrease of 107 com­ pared with 1889); Wisconsin, 89; Minne­ sota, 13^; Iowa, 118; Nebraska. 138; North Dakota, 3; South Dakota, 31; Montana, 22 fa decrease of 164). New York City failures, 30*s, an Increase of 3. Assets in Western States, $7,263,248; liabilities, $13,109,711; in Northwestern, 12,403,614; liabilities, |4,27M2fc , _ A Terrible Storm Hweept* Over a Ten­ nessee Town--Storms In Kentucky. Gallatin (Tenn.) dispatch: A terri­ ble tornado lias passed over the northern part of Gallatin. It could be heard some distance and the storm-king came with terrific force, up­ rooting trees, lifting roofs, and tearing awnings and signs from their fasten­ ings. A church, the African Methodist, was blown to pieces and the roof caved in on tho congregation; Their screams aud cries could be heard a great distance. Ten were taken from the debris, and two were so horribly crushed by tho roof and falling timbers that they will die. Granville Urown, the minister, was badly crushed in his pulpit. Ainoug the wounded and cripplcd arc: Ann Martin, Mrs. Mary Hoffman, Gilbert Woodford and child, Mary Hor­ ton, Mary Lowrcy, a child of Xannio Sawyer, Granville Itoech, G. ]frown. JMie first two will die. All the doctors or the place wero soon upon the scene and administered to the dvlng and In­ jured. The church was fille/1 aud that any escaped was a miracle. Gallatin's public school was damaged by part of the front blowing in, but the loss is not serious. Fencing and trees were swept away by the storm, and in many private residences carpets wore blown from the floors and furniture smashed into kindling wood. • Cattlettsbnrg (Ky.) dispatch: A terrific storm passed over this sec­ tion of the country, lightning and fire doing considerable daiua;c. It set fire to the East Kentucky normal college, and it was totally destroyed with alJ its contents. Loss 814,000 to $1 A,000; insurance S4,00-). Three young ladies were shocked by the lightning and one of them, Miss Calia May, par* tially paralyzed. HOW WE HAVE GROWN. GREAT GAINS SHOWN BY FHP ' CENSUS JUST TAKEN. 0NAL S0I0NS. m VlararM firman the Chief CI ties-Tbe Total Population of the United State* Beti- uiated at 64,500.000--Chicago in Second Place--Growth of Urban Population. The period for taking the census ended on the aOth of June. A Washington dis­ patch reports Superintendent Porter as saying that information received from all portions of the country indicates that •there has been no 6erioas hitch. All the returns are not yet in. In some of the sparsely settled sections it takes several days traveling to get one name. Where enumerators have been delayed by sick­ ness and other causes, they will be allowed an extension of time. Mr. Porter esti­ mates that of the 4.5,000. enumeration dis­ tricts into which the country is divided 90 per cent, have been completed. Some semi-official statistics of the cen- •iis have been furnished by Mr. Porter, who estimates the population of the nn«at6s to k® m round' numbers 64,500,000. The returns from th® cities given below have been announced in a "emi-official way thus tar: JrooUyn 930.-3701L. Angeles, CaL SO,000 ijaltimore....• •• .000,000: Milwaukee 200,000 *» »°in f'.7'20 Minneapolis ia5,030 Buffalo............ .6^0,000 M'nch'st'r, N.H. 43,000 Cincinnati lS».i,000j New York. 1,027 227 Cleveland .248,000,Now Orleans... 246J«0 S? i!?1 114,000,New AllMbny 25!q00 Chattanooga 45,000; Philadelphia... 1,040,450 " ... 250,000 ... 440,000 ... 138,00!) 35,000 26,500 12,700 230,000 99,000 looga Concord, N. H..., 17,010 Pittsburg.' Detroit l!)7,000iSt. Louis Des Moines 53,000;St. Paul; Dubuque 40,000;Sioux City...... Davenport 30,000 Sacramento.... G. Rapids, Mich. 95,0JO!Stockton, Cal.. Indianapolis 12>,000 Washington.. . Louisville. .188,000 Wheel g, W, Va. Lincoln, Neb..... 53,000 ILLINOIS TOWNS. It is thought that the population of Chi­ cago will reach not much below 1,200,000. The following table Bhows the population of the Illinois towns mentioned.' Bloomington 20.000 Belleville... 15,000 Cairo ..14,003 Dixon e,500 Decatur 19,030 East St. Louisv... 18,OO'J Freeport .....11,000 Galena.... 6,975 Galesburg .16,000 Joliet .23,350 IOWA TOWNS. The following shows the present popu­ lation of the principal towns in Iowa: Anamosa 2,830 Bloomfleld 1,900 Lincoln 6,125 Morrison.......... 2,500 Ottawa 11,500 Pontine 3,200 Peoria ,...41,320 Quincy.. 31,230 Kock island 15,000 Rockford. 23,500 Springfield 2o,50Q Burlington 27,300 Council Bluffs.... .21,403 Davenport. 30,000' Des Moines 54,000 DeWitt 1,800 Fairfield 3,<i00 Fort Dodge........ 6,000 Independence.... 3,600 Iowa City. 9,000 Keokuk 14,500 Marefaalltown 9,300 Muscatine 12,001 Oskaloosa 7,300 Ottumwa 16,003 Sioux City 33,000 Waterloo 7,00J WISCONSIN. The following is the showing of the principal cities and towns of Wisconsin: Appleton. 12,030 Menasha 4,800 Ashland 16,000 Bay City 32,256 Beloit Chippewa Falls. Eau Claire Green Bay. Hudson La Crosse Lake Geneva.... Madison Manitovoo Marinette 7,000 9,000 21,50J 32,000 3,00) 14,095 7,500 12.030 Milwaukee 203,000 Oconomowoc .... 3,700 Oshkosh 29.0J0 Portage, 5,145 Prairie du Chien. 3,100 lO.OOOtKacine <23,509 3,300 Sheboygan 18,000 Watertowa 8,870 Waukesha 6,000 Waupun 2,537 West Bay City... 16,250 West Superior... 13,030 THE HOOSIEB STATE. Indiana shows a gratifying increase in all of her cities. Here are tne figdres: Aurora 4,889 Logansport 13,70} Bloomington 4,400 Madison 9,403 Brazil 8,000 Marion. ......... 8,724 Connersvilte 6,5U0 Michigan Ofty... 11,175 Crawfordsville... 7,030 Muncie 5,219 Elkhart... 11,000 Plymouth. 3,400 Evansville 51,500 Peru 9 030 Fort Wayne 39,000 Richmond 15,500 Huntington. 8,755 South Bend 22,000 Indianapolis 110,000 Terre Haate 32.000 Kokomo 8,800 Valparaiso...... 5,500 Lafayette. 16,245 KANSAS CITIES. , The following are the estimates of the principal cities of Kansas: Topeka....... 31,000 Atchison 17,000 Lawrence. 10,9*92 Leavenworth 20,457 Emporia m.. 9,000 Wichita 24,000 Abilene ............ 5,200 Dodge City ,.1,800 - "MINNESOTA. Great gains in popnlatibn are reported from the various cities of Minnesota as follows: Duluth 40,000|Rtillwat«r........ 13,000 Fergus Falls 4,050 St. Peter......... 4,600 Minneapolis 1!)h,000 Winona 20,030 St. Paul 151,8U| NEBRASKA. The chief towns of Nebraska make the following showing: Beatrice...... .,..13,423;Lincoln 65,000 Fremont. -- 6,600!Nebraska City,.. 12,500 Hastings..... .. ... 13,335|Omaha 134,742 . MICHIGAN. An incret&e in the towns of Michigan is shown. The figures are as follows: Adrian 10,U»K)|Xian8iu^ 13,500 Battle Creek 15,500jMackinac 1,000 Escauaha... 8,000 Niles.....' 4,400 Grand liapids 66,000| Port Huron 14,000 Flint 10,503 Saginaw 50,000 Grand Haven 5,450,81. Joseph 4,200 Hillsdale 4,024 j So far as estimates of tbe census of leading cities have been made it is pos­ sible to divide them into groups. Those having between 25,000 and 50,000, thus far reported, nre Rockford, Quincy, Peoria, Springfield, Joliet, 111.; Dubuque, Sioux City, Davenport, Burlington, la.;. New Albany, Ind.; Wheeling, W. Va.; Birmingham, Ala.; Utica, N. Y.; Eliza­ beth, N. J.; Chattanooga, Tenn.; Du­ luth, Minn.; Oakland, Sacramento, Cal.; Dallas, San Antonio. Galveston, Houston, Fort Worth, Tex.; Salt Lake City. Those ranking between 50,000 and 100,000 are Lincoln, Neb.; Troy, N. Y.; Des Moines, la.; New Haven, Conn.; Nashville, Mem­ phis, Tenn.; Patersou, N. J.; Los Angeles, Cal.; and Bichmond, Va. Those, between 100,Q00 and 200,000 are Omaha, Denver, Albany, N. Y.; Detroit, Louisville, St. Paul, In­ dianapolis, Jersey City, Columbus, Ohio; Kansas City, Providence, 11. I., and Al­ leghany Citv, Pa. Those between 200,- 000 and 300,000 are Buit'alo, Pittsburg, Cleveland, New Orleans, Milwaukee, Washington, D. C., and Minneapolis. Those between 300,000 and 400,000 are San Francisco and Cincinnati. Those between 400,000 and .'00,000 are Balti­ more, St. Louis, and Boston. Brooklyn enjoys, a position alone between 800,000 and 900,000, and the three millionaire leaders in the century race are New York, Chicago and Philadelphia, in the order named. SENATE AND HOUSE OP REPRE- - 6ENTATIVES. . ; HISTORICAL. DEADLY LEMONADE. and Owr National I<aw-Mak©rs and What They' A*e Dolns: for the Good of the Country-. " Various Measures Proposed* Ulseaued* and Acted Upon, IK the Senate, on the 80th tilt., tbe Honae bill for th6 admission of Idaho as a (state vu taken up for consideration, ilie bill haviug been read, Mr. Merrill gave notice that he would the earliest practicable moment, move to take"-*- np thj tariff bill. Mr. Plait said th»t be;' could not consent to any suggestion thai, in­ terfered with the Idaho bill. Much as lie be-' V' I lieved in the tariff bill, ard anxious as hefted was to see it passed, he would not consent t»lYf«-'-i its being taken up until the Idaho bill was «.is-t » 3 posed ot. Mr. CUIIOEQ addressed the Senate .11 , ' favor of the admission of Idaho. The bill wa- .'j then laid a~ide. ilio House joint resolution ^ continuing the annual appropriatiuna for thirty * . :•$ days after the close of the fiscal year iif tho ap- •'£ Vi propriai ion bills have not tho-^ become law) vias---* reported by Mr. Allison a 1 pawscd. in the( ^ 14 House the Idebate on the general elec- * •? tion bill was resumed, Mr. Herbert.., •' s| of Alabama being accorded the floor.1'" •' The debate was suspended long enough to en- „ ' ' able Mr. Cannon of Illinois to report from the." • Committee on Appropriations a joint resolution."?; extending for thirty days, or until the billB now ': pending ijecome la.WH, the provisions of the ap- . uropritttiou acts of lfwj-'j;) iu pro rata amounts, s? Passed. The consideration of the election biliSv, wag then resumed. Mr. Lodge on behalf of ihev^.^r-C! committee submittod a series of amendments * ' mainly formal in their character, and they „ "rJj| w o r e a g r e e d t o . " i s THE Idaho admission bill was passed by the- {^©| Senate without division on the 1st inst. Th»' ^ conference committee on the legislative appro- 11 priation bill reported that tho House refused to agree to a Senate amendmor.t and declined further conference. The only alternative being ,• -4.^ failure of the bill, or a tycession on the j art of . the Senate. Tbe Senate gnally refused torecede, i ; This means that unless the Houso or Sena'.o.?: reeonsidero its action the leginiative bill will V' fail and a new legislative bill will have to be prepared and passed. Mr. Reagan ; addressed the Senate on his bill.?,1 to prevent transportation of merchandise in» ' bond through the ports and territory of the . 1 United States Into the Republic of Mexico, an I" to restore the privilege whenever the Zona \ .-•* Libre has been abolished. The Senate then went into secret session, aud at 6 o'clock ad- journe.1. The House resumed the considers- tion of the Federal election bill. Mr. ' Lodge offered an amendment providing , * that as soon as the cartilicate of tho board bus been mate public any person who was a candi- date for election may, by motion before the. . United States Circuit court having jurisdiction " >,§ in the district, contest the correctness of the certificate made by (he board, and demand an examination and compilation of the returns. The returning oflicers shall produce before the Circuit Court all returns, reports, tickets, and all evidence on which it acted in advance in awarding the certificates. Tha Circuit Court shall thereupon determine and certify the person shown entitled to tho certificate. Also an amen linent providing that if there shall be an appeal from the decision of the United States Board of Canvassers to the Circuit Court, the Clerk of the Houso of Representa­ tives shall place on the rolls as the Representa­ tive elect the name of the person certified by said court as entitled to the seat. The amend­ ments were agreed to. Mr. Buckalew iPa.) then moved to strike out section 38, which changes the law BO as to place the selection of jurors in the hands of the clerks of courts. After debate Mr. liuokalow's amendment was adopted--yeas." 140; nays, 134. At the evening session Messrs. Dockery (Mo.), Kil0'ore (Tex.), Hooker (Mo.) and Carleton (Ga.) spoKo in opposition to the bill, and Messrs. Kelley (lias.), iiwoonjy <Xowa), and Mudd (Md.) advocated it. IN the Senate, on the 2d inst., Mr. Hiacock called up his motion to reconsider the vote by which the Senate had refused to recede from the amendments to the legislative appropriation bill in reference to the pay of Senators' clerks and committee clerks. The motion was agreed to--yeas. 26; nays, 21. After debate the Senate receded from the amendments and the legisla­ tive bill now goes to the President for his sis/na­ ture. Mr. Cockrell offered a resolution (which was sgrjfd to) calling 011 the Secretary of the In­ terior for information as to the iiumber of pensioners borue on the list of each ptnsiou agency on the 1st of June, 1890, and as to the amount appropriated for clerk hire at each agency. After a short executive session the- tenatc) adjourned. The House resumed the con- siderHtion of the federal election bill. Mr. Rowell (111.) offered an amendment making it the duty of the Circuit Judges in each circuit, within one month after the passage of this act, to open a special term of tho Circuit * ourt in their respective circuits, and said Judges shall appoint lor each judicial district three discreet pej-oils bf good character and sianding, who shall be known as United States Juror Commis- sioneis. It shall be the duty ot guch coinmis- , ; sioners to organize as a board, and from time to time make tiom the qualified voters a list of? ' persons who, under the laws of the United btates and of the State, shall be eligible for jury duty without respect to race or color. Adojitwl'.. --yeas. 150; nays, 144. The hour of 2 o'elock jf having arrived, tho Speaker declared the pre-"; vious question ord (red on tho bill and penaicfe amendment. Mr; Springer moved to lay the bill 011 the table. Lost--yeas, 148; nays, 156. Mr. Springer made a number of dilatory mo- „ tions which were lost. The bill was ordered! engrossed and read a third time by a vote of yeas, 155; nays, 14S. The ques­ tion then recurred on the passage of the bill. As the call was in progress the great-i est interest was manifested 011 both sides of the House. As Mr. Coleman (La.) caBt his vote with the l)eiiiocrets he was greeted with applause ' from that side of tho house, and tho applaust was re-enforced with cheers when Mr. Lehlbacli (N. J.) also cast his vote against the measure. The Republicans retaliated in kind, and as the Southern Republicans, Messrs. Houk. Taylor (Tenn.), Waddill, Mudd (Md.i, aud Wilson (tfy.) recorded their vot.;s in the affirmative cheer after cheer was given. The bill was passed-- yeas, 156; nays, 149. The House then at #i98 a«t- journed. >. Illusions. The fact of our having two eyes makes some straDge illusions possible. Let a paper tube be placed to the left aye and tlie hand be placed by the right. side of it, and a hole w ill appear in the middle of the hand. This property oi the brain of combining the images ot the two retinas is occasionally of use in tracing the form of an object under the microscope without the aid of a drawing prism. That our judgment of distance depends largely upon our having two eyes may be shown by try­ ing to thread a needle with one eye closed. Pictures must be classed as optical illusions, for all artists attempt to make objects on a flat surface ap­ pear to have three dimensions. So well is this done attimos that we think the eyes of a picture follow us as we move about the room. The effect of neighboring forms in misleading the judgment may be shown by placing two exactly equal, somewhat horseshoe- shaped pieces of cardboard with the narrow part of the one opposed to the broad part of the other,when the latter will alwavs look larger. How big does* the sun'look? is a question which would get various answers. It is diffi­ cult to estimate the size of an object when there is nothing to compare it with. When we v see people walking: on the top of a small hill, the summit of which is sharply defined against ihe sky, they appear gigantic. The "Specter of the Brocken," a shadow cast by the rising su-, may aLo be mentioned. An amusing erior oi judgment is often made when one at­ tempts to show the distance front the floor a hat on a gentleman's head would reach. If a square is divided in one direction by parallel lines, it appears elongated in the direction ot the lines; in dress this is ,isefQl, for vertical stripes make a lady look much taller and thinner. One' Hundred People Made S'ck Four Killed by Drinking It. ' Wichita (Kan.) dispatch: One hun­ dred people were poisoned at a picnic here by drinking lemonade. One man and three children who partook of the beverage hove died, and others are t not expected to live, but are receiving j every attention possible to relieve them of their sufferings. A chcmical analysis of the lemonade has not beeji made, but it Is said that the man who supplied It used chemical acids and made a mistake in the drugs. Jessie Uonebreak, aged 15, was the first whose illness resulted fatally. Two daughters of- John Brassfield and a young man named Tborton Tunnel ton aro the other victims. George Kankin, who mixed the drugs, hastened a way. and has not been beard from sincfe A TAX was levied on funerals in Eng­ land in 1793. THE granting of licenses as a mode of levying money was introduced into England by Richard I., about 1190, but was then confined to such of the nobilitv as desired to enter into the lists of tournaments. LUSTRUM was an expiatory sacrifice made for the Roman people at the end of every live'years after the census had been taken, beginning 472 B. O. Every fifth year was called a lustrum. The last lustruvi took place A. D. 74. THB. "great conduit" was the first waterway of lead created in the city of London, being built in 1285. Stow says: "At the procession of Anne Boleyn, June 1, 1533, on the occasion of her marriage, it ran with white and claret wine." THE English "clearing-house sys­ tem" originated in 1775, in „London, when a building in Lombard street was set apart for the use of bankers as an exchange depot. The New York clearing-house, the first iu the United States, was established Oct. 1, 1853. THE Gesta Romanorum is the title of a collection of popular tales de­ rived from Oriental and classical sources, written in Latin by an un­ known author, about the middle of the fourteenth century. These tales were , - A largely drawn upon by the early Eng- j . ^ retreat l^to the hotel to get lish poets aad dramatists, including I of Ms *»ir.~rWaahMi Shakspe&re. ! f' Vr' A Shower of Rice. They were trying hard not to look like a bride and groom, but an incident happened that gave them clean away. They stepped out of the Ebbitt House, for a walk. The young man looked at ,™. the threatening sky, and then, with^fa the solicitude peculiar to young hus-^l" bands, concluded that he ' had better!;-,; 5"; raise his umbrella, and then his be-%' r i loved would be protected when thef4 '*• rain did come. So he unfastened thefr,?. ^ band of his natty umbrella, gave it a»>V.^! little flirt, and raised it. About ft pinti%"? of rice showered down on his head andj| f scattered over the pavement, 'tho ' spectators roared, the bride giggled-' -• nervously, and the young man beat a» thec-w r.. special, , : • " J