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/ fpgtntyflamtaAft 1. VAtt SLYKE, Editor and PaMlstor. § 1 - ILUNOtSk GOBBLED BY BRITAIN. GILBERT ISLANDS SEIZED BY A WARSHIP. ' OMWnnlly, Wanh.. Wiped Oat toy Fire-- , onoftth Woman Bank Thief--A Quar­ rel Ends la Murder-Hoyi Killed While i Vtatrlni Ik* Track. ' i t' John Rnll and HI* Inland*. pJ ^n jfEWS comes to Sari Francisco from "' the South Seas of a coup by the British f*> F * Government in its territory-grabbing 'if ^ * scheme in South Pacific waters. This <"" time it is the seizure of the Gilbert Isl- . ifi&^ends, a small but valuable group down \ ** under the equator. The agent of her > . - British Majesty was the warship Royalist j#' ' VjS^y I0 command of Capt.Edward H.M.Davis, also significantly styled "Deputy Com- v „ raissioner." Capt Davis related how a |Pi: * P^lBritish subject named Hong Sam, a - Chinese storekeeper, had been robbed " 101 tobacco and gin worth $60 on Jan. fc pi,,€ ? 1«. 1S92, and that the King-had neglect- f' ed or refused to give him redress. h ! This was only part of Great |l\\ *51 , "Britain's grievance. Capt. Davis told *'-how a white man was tried for the mur- vk » < der of a British subject, also a Chinese "'fjand King Tebureimoa had allowed him to go to another island. After hauling " Hhe King over the coals generally Capt. p^'sDavis calmly said: "If you will now \<t»ave your flag hauled down I will give < > . jyou a very nice one to put up.* - \ , ,Xhe King's flag was pulled down Sr.*" Vn<l instantly the British colors floated if from the staff. The war-ships off shore the change and fired the usual if ^tsaluto that evening. 1 he same per- _ formance was repeated on another part *>f the island. The few American resi- ' t relents were'furious but helpless. The I;, pext day the war-ship returned to , * jButaritari and reported the trial, con- ** < -'Victioii, and execution of the mur- •'/V" ' jderer before mentioned. Capt. Davis .^Icompelled the King of Tarawa to ^ '|shoot the prisoner. The real cause of \ Ithe seizure was King Tebureimoa's re- ,'lcent visit to the United States, when he '^Vainly begged the American Govern- to Hssume a protectorate. It is ^ "surmised that the Germans and British liave joined forces to drive American '?*'• ^.-.V (traders out of the South Seas. Coming Avr' 60 close to the annexation of Johnson " ' ^ Island tbiBact is, to say the least, sig­ nificant. A Town Destroyed. CONCOVCLIIY, county seat of Okana- gan County, Washington, was burned . *0 the ground Tuesday morning. Noth- ing remains of the town proper save a k .*!' ,, [uschool house, the court house, and a sr.' . drug store. Among the buildings burned ' were four saloons, three hotels, one % "restaurant, two general merchandise • " fetores, one hardware store, a butcher -fihop, blacksmith shop, the Okanagan ^Outlook printing office, six residences, and two vacant stores. The total loss •will reach $100,000, and the insurance is not over 15 per cent. The town will be J/'. v - are built. The sum of $600 was raised at ' .Ruby the next morning for the relief of the sufferers. " A Gatldwi Broker. SSKABKABIIT clever robbery was committed on one of the mos£ public streets of Montreal. A handsome wo­ man drove up to the door of the office of Nichols & Msrler, brokers, of Notre sDame street. She attracted the atten­ tion of the clerk, who came out of the office and talked to her as she sat in her carriage. She engaged him in conver­ sation for five minutes about financial matters and then drove off. When the clerk got back to the office he was hor­ rified to find that thieves had visited the place during his absence and had prac­ tically cleaned the establishment out. It is said that between $5,000 and $10,000 in money and bonds was stolen. Struck by a Train. Ox the Beading Bailroad at Liaurel Station, on the outskirts of Philadel­ phia, four little boys named James Powers, 12 years old; his brother, Thomas Powers, 10 years; John Duffy, 12 years; and Garret Dollard, 11 years, f were sitting on the track of the railroad ; talking when an express train suddenly shot around a curve, and before the 3 children could gain their feet the engine was upon them. The two Powers boys were killed and the other two lads were badly injured. BREVITIES, *chs contained no poison and the expert witness gave other testimony that plays *avoc with the eir^mstaaUal evidence m the case. , Two TBATNB on the Camden and Am- boy branch of the United Bailroad of New Jersey crashed together at White- hill, and three of the train hands were killed. The road Is a single track one, and neither engineer knew of the oth­ er's approach until they were within a few yards of each other. GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS, the distin­ guished author, and editor of Harper's Weekly, is dead. He breathed his last at 2:30 o'clock Wednesday morning, at his home in West New Brighton. At the time he was seated in his big easy ehatr with his eon, Dr. F. G. Curtis, of West Newton, Mass., standing by his side. Death was painless. Mr. Curtis Was conscious up to within a few min­ utes of the end. Then he sank into semi-unconsciousness. Just as he died he muttered something unintelligible, and his head fell over on his breast. Mrs. Curtis and his only living daugh­ ter, Elizabeth, were in the house at the time, but Dr. Curtis did not eurnnaon them to the side of the dying WESTERN. At Fresno, Cal., the body of Louis B. McWhirter, a well-known citizen, was found at the rear of his residence early Monday morning, and It was discovered that he had been assassinated by un­ known persons. McWhirter went to California from Tennessee five or six years ago, and has since been prominent in politics. He was for a time part owner of the Daily Democrat, a news­ paper of that city. » THE Denver, Colo., Evening Times received an anonymous letter in which the writer says that he is going to Pitts­ burg for the purpose of killing Frick, to Warner Miller: "The alarm about and danger of introduction of cholera has made It necessary that 1 should aban­ don for the present my trip to the north and go to Washington, to be sure that no official precaution is omitted to pro­ tect our peoplo against the threatening scourge. WHAT is known at Washington con­ firms the report from Loon Lake that Mrs. Harrison is making no prog­ ress toward permanent recovery. Since the President has been with her she has been more cheerful and more contented with her Surroundings, and at times has seemed to be Improving, yet at the end of a month Bhe is not much better, and her friends are beginning to despair of her recovery from a malady which they fear is the same that carried off her sister, Mrs. Scott Loid, less than three years ago. JRWICE MORSE, the cratic nominee for Governor of Michi­ gan, has sent his resignation to'Gov­ ernor Winans. ' KETURNS from the Demofjr^tio pri­ maries in South Carolina indicate the nomination of Tillman for Governor by about 10,000 majority. WISCONSIN Democrats hfve named the following ticket: <• For Governor GEORGE W. PECK For Lieutenant Governor ; CARL JONAS For Secretary of State... .T. J. CUNNINGHAM For State Treasurer JOHN HUNNER For AitOriiiy uC-Qcii! .. ..J. IJ. O'CONKOR For State 8upertntendeiit.OIiIVER E. WELLS For Railr'dGomm!sgk>n«»r,,TH08. THOMPSON Forlnsur'ce Commissioner. WILBUR. M. BOOl* THE Nebraska Democratic Stat* ticket is as follows: Governor, J. Ster­ ling Morton; Lieutenant Governor, S. N. Walback; Secretary of State, F. M. Crow; Auditor, Peter F. O'Sullivan; i Treasurer. Andrew Beckman; Attorney Lovejoy and Carnegie, when the latter , Genera Matthew Gerrin«;' Com mis- ! «i°°erot Public Land.. J.oob Wiggtoe; Superintendent of Schools, J. A. Horn- fr ' V V '• kill them and escape the law by taking his own life. The Denver boilermakers declared thjir strike off. Out of 217 strikers there was hardly one who did not want to go back to work, and nearly all secured employment. FIVE men from San Luis Obispo Coun­ ty, California, arrived in the night and went to Bank Manager Simmler's resi­ dence in CayUeos for the purpose of compelling him to open the safe, but anticipating an attempt at robbery Simmler was absent and his bed was occupied by a young man named Willie Waterman, who admitted the men to the bank. Four officers were waiting for them, but four of the robbers es­ caped. Two were shot. THE family of Henry Suits, near Gil- man, Iowa, is afflicted with hydropho­ bia. Some five weeks ago Suits' dog went mad, bit Suits, his 9-year-old son, and his daughter. Besides these a lot of live stock was bitten. Several cattle and one horse have since died, having all the symptoms of rabies. The daugh­ ter has felt no ill effects as yet and as her wound was slight it is hoped she will escape, but the father and son are suf­ fering the most violent convulsions, the boy especially being raving mad. Their death is only a question of time. SPANISH fever has not been stamped out In Kansas as supposed. Dr. Kieh- ards, an Emporia veterinary surgeon, was called to Greenwood County to ex­ amine some cattle owned by H. C. Jackson at his ranch on the south fork of the Verdigris. It was found that the cause of the death is Spanish fever. Many cattle in that vicinity have been exposed and it is feared that' heavy losses will ensue. Mr. Jackson has lost about forty head of fine steers that would average 1,300 pounds each. There has been reported to the authorities the loss of nearly 900 head of cattle which will average at the least $20 per head, making the total loss nearly $20,000. FRANK KiNZEYand Jerry Hutton were arrested Tuesday at their homes near Spring Creek, Kan., on the charge of murdering John S. Fraser. The murder was committed a little over two years ago and was most brutal and fiendish. W. H. Gibson and John S. Fraser brought several hundred head of Texas cattle into the county prior to March 1, 1890, and the fear of Texas fever breaking out among native cattle caused consider­ able excitement and the murder of John Fraser was the direct result There is no doubt that the murder was commit­ ted by several persons, but, although- done in broad daylight, it had been planned so carefully that their tracks were completely covered up, and the two arrests are the first that have been made. Thfe authorities think the evi­ dence at hand is very strong against the two men arrested. More arrests are expected to be made soon. berg^r. FOREIGN. £ : • LIEUT. Gov. BOTAL OR the British Northwest Territories has dissolved the legislative assembly. This kills all legislation passed this session, includ­ ing the school bill. BISHOP PABET announces that the new Protestant Theological School for colored people in Washington will be opened this month. The school will be in charge of a board of trustees, of which Bishop Paret is president. It was established by order of the Missionary Board. THE good-roads convention recently in session at Des Moines held an ad­ journed meeting at the State Fair Grounds in that city Thursday, when Gov. Boles, Captain Albert Head, ex- President of the State Agriculture So­ ciety, Henry Wallace, Colonel Scott of Nevada, and J. G. Berryhill delivered addresses. CONGRESSIONAL nominations: Elev­ enth Illinois. Truman Plautz (Dem.); Eleventh Missouri, John J. O'Neill (Dem.); Fifth Ohio, G.L.Griffith(JRep.); Seventh South Carolina,George W.Mur­ ray (Bep.); Third Minnesota, O. M. Hall (Dem.); Seventh Minnesota, Henry Feig (Bep.); First Colorado, Myron W. Eeed (People's); Nevada, F. G. New- lands (Silver Bep.); Twelfth Michigan, J. Maurice Finn (Dem.). SENATOR HALE is authority for the statement that Mr. Blaine will make no speeches during the campaign, but is now engaged in writing a letter that is likely to appear any day, which will be devoted to issues which are being dis­ cussed in which he takes a deep in­ terest. WM. F. KECK, who was sentenced to be hanged at AHentown, Pa., for the murder of the aged Nipech couple last November, has been informed that the Governor had granted him a reprieve of sixty days. The reprieve is granted in order to get his case before the Board Of Pardons. 8OUTHERN. THE troops of the Sultan of Morocco were defeated with heavy loss by the Anghera tribesmen; MARQUIS DE MORES IS on trial for manslaughter for having killed Captain Mayer, of the engineer corps, in a duel recently. A BERLIN banker named Broka and two guides who were accompanying him fell over a precipice whlla ascend­ ing Mount Grivola in the Aosta valley, Italy, and all three were dashed to death on the rocks. BEV. WII/LIAM WARE HOWLAND, for nearly fifty years missionary of the American Board on the Island of Oey- lon, is dead, aged 76 years. He had not visited his native country since 1861. He lived to see the Jaffna Mission grow until it has nine self-supporting churches, and 2,700 members, while there are 135 mission schools and 8.GH0 pupils. • IN GENERAL THE Equitable League, an order formed on the same lines as the Iron Hall, is likely to f >llow that organization in the courts. Several certificate holders at Baltimore allege that it is insolvent Mid demand a receiver. THE steamship Moravia of the Ham­ burg-American line from Hamburg, which arrived at New York Wednesday, had twenty-two deaths on board durir& the passage which the ship's doctor says were Irom cholerine. Twenty were of children and two of adults. Thir­ teen were natives of Poland, five of Prussia, one of Austria, and three of Hesse. All' were buried at sea. The Moravia has been ordered down to the lower bay. THE Northwestern Christian Advo­ cate of Chicago, the official paper of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the Northwest, announces that Mrs. John A. Logan has undertaken to raise $1,000,000 from the women of this coun­ try for the American University, the na­ tional institution founded by the Method­ ists in Washington, D.C. The university expects to secure a fund of $10,000,000 for buildings and endowment. Mrs. Logan's plan is to organize the women into State, Congressional, district, and local leagues, these leagues to co-oper­ ate with her in raising the money to aid in this great enterprise.* The million- dollar fund will be devoted to the bene­ fit of women students. THE storm on the lakes during Tues­ day and Wednesday was unusally se­ vere. One. if not two, sailing vessels have been lost with all hands, and many minor disasters have occurred. The schooner City of Toledo, lumber laden, capsized about sixteen miles north of Manistee, Mi h., about two miles out. The wrecked vessel drifted to., .within about half a mile from shore at Pier- port. All" hands, seven people, were lost. A party of five men, working in a quar­ ry on Wilson's Island, left Bayfield, Wis., in a small boat during the storm. It is supposed they have been drowned. The small schooner Lizzie Doak was driven ashore half/a mile south of the Gov. EAGLE, of Arkansas, is dan­ gerously ill at the residence.- of his brother-in-law, near Bichmond, Ky. Is a fight between strikers and North­ eastern switchmen in New Orleans one of the former and four of the latter re­ ceived bullet wounds. MAURICE MILLER fought Bob and John Carter at a dance near Haughton, La., and killed them both, receiving Ludington, Mich <1 piers. The crew went wounds which resulted in his own death a few hours later. DR. EXUM, the third paity candidate for Governor of North Carolina, was ar­ rested at Goldsboro, charged with using profane language in the postofflce In the presence of ladles. Ihe postmaster made the charge. Although Dr. Exum made a positive denial under oath, the mayor fined him. JUDGE WILLIAMSON, of the Fourth Judicial District of Mississippi, has charged the grand jury In Leflore Coun­ ty that it is an indictable offense for a man to screen himself by holding an open umbrella across his shoulder while taking a drink in a saloon. The anno- ashore safely in {the yawl. The Doak was bound from Muskegon for Pullman laden with sawdust. In endeavoring to inake Ludington port it missed the piers. The boat will be a total loss. MARKET REPORT81 CHICAGO. CATTLE--Common to Prime .... 13.50 Hoos--Shipping Grades 8.00 BHEKP--Fair to Choice.. 4.00 WHEAT -NO. 2 Spring .74 COBN--No. 3» 49 OATS--No. 2 BYE--No. 2 BUTTEB--Choice Creamery 23 EGOS--Fresh 17 POTATOES-- New, per bu. ES INDIANAPOLIS. CATTLE--Shipping A.25 ^ _ uuuu Hows--Choice Light 8.S0 tated code of the State abolished bar- ! Prlm® ^ _« i-i-i- «-- --•--«•- ' COBN--No. 1White '.to OATS--No. 2 White, new .36 ST. LOUIS. • CATTLE A.00 HOGH 3.60 W HEAT--No. 2 Red 70 CORF®--No. 2 .46 screens, since which time the umbrella has been used as a substitute. INDUSTRIAL* r EASTERN. SIMON WJNG, a Boston tailor, and Charles H. Matcheet, a Brooklyn car­ penter, have been nominated President and Vice President ,by the Socialistic party. The national convention, which met in New York, was small but select, consisting of eight delegates. EVIDENCE in the Borden murder case Is decidedly favorable to the 'defendant. The prosecution has endeavored to prove that she tried to purchase poison with the intention, presumably, of giv­ ing it to her father and mother. An ex- anplnation has shown that their etom- ',W • EIGHTEEN men are said to have de­ serted the ranks of the Pittsburg strikers. Forty or fifty colored puddlers were found in the mills hard at work. THE Penn Iron Company, at Lancas­ ter, Pa., started work Monday morning after two months' idleness, giving em­ ployment to 300 men. The puddlers ac­ cept a reduction from $4 to $3.65 a ton. BURGESS MCLUCKIE and four other ! leaders of the Homestead strikers have ; been arrested for conspiracy on war- 1 rants sworn out by Secrtary Lovejoy, of I the Carnegie Company. All furnished bail. | A BRUNSWICK, Ga., lumberman was 1 treated to a coat of tar and feathers for alleged intimacy with a neighbor's wife, i The mob gave him three minutes to leave town, but he didn't need them, one minute being enough. WASHINGTON. CI^PLERA brought Mr. Harrison's visit to Whitelaw Held at Ophir Farm to an ab­ rupt termination, and has postponed in­ definitely the President's proposed trip through the State on his returji to Loon Lake. Heaent the following dispatch OATO--Ko. 2. BXE-JNO. 2 60 CINCINNATI. CATTLE s,oo HOOK 3,00 BHEEF KM WHEAT-NO. 2 Red 74 CORK -NO. 2 50 OATS--No. 2 Mixed .34 RiE--No. 2 .62 DETROIT. CATTLE. 3.00 Hoos 8.00 SHEEP 8.00 WHEAT--No. 2 Red. 76 COBN--No. 2 Yellow 62 OATS--No. 2 White .30 TOLEDO. WHEAT--No. 2 tVA COBN--NO. 2 White • mh OATH--NO. 2 White. 36H BYE .SI - „ ^ BUFFALO. CATTLB--Comtnon to Prime 3.00 Hoos--Best Grades 4.00 WHEAT--No. l Hard .86 ! COBN--No. 2 M ' MILWAUKEE. WHEAT--No. 2 Spring .70 COBN--No. 3 77. 47V OATS--No. 2 White .35 KYE--NO. 1 59 BABLEY--No. 2 62 POBX--Mesi.. 10.00 NEW YOBK. OHTTLB &60 HOOB 8.00 KHKEP 8.60 W HEAT--1f«. ® Bed .80 COBS--No. '2 .67 OATS--Mixed Western .SB BUTTER--Creamery 17 l»OS4&--Old Mewk ILK . iiL I'AL « . rM. ADVANCE OF CHOLERA. THE SCOURGE SPREADING IN Q REAT BRITAIN. laHwi Spread the MIMM la Dwnd** M<I Akwdtw-CaiM in HwuuMp Md OU» gwr-MNMNi Adopted kf Aacriew CtttM. ; . Baftaad Will stop Traffle. London advices say: If all the deaths tlfct are being reported from Aelatlo oholera are true there is no doubt of Great Britain's having a visitation of the dreadful scourge. From Gravescnd. Swansea, Glasgow and Dundee, towns In England, Scotland and Wales, reports come of deaths from the disease show­ ing that the efforts of the health officials to keep it out of the country have proven fruitless. And now ooraes the report that a person has died from Asiatic cholera at Bolton, thfe large manufac­ turing town which lies twelve miles northwest of ManoHfester. The place is one of the principal seats of the English cotton manufacture and thousands of mill operatives live there. The permission given by the health officials at Middlesborough for the land­ ing of the crew of the steamer Gerona from Hamburg promises to have most serious results. The vessel was placed In quarantine after one of the crew had been attacked by cholera, but in the meantime a number of the ship's com­ pany had departed for their homes. Six of them went to Dundee, where they re­ side, while another of the crew went to Aberdeen. Among those who went to Dundee was Mr. Walker, the engineer of the Gerona. Shortly after his arrival there he was taken sick and died in a few hours. The physiotan who attended him says there is no doubt that His death was due to oholera. When it became known that Mr. Walker was dead the greatest excite­ ment prevailed in Dundee and also in Aberdeen, where the seventh member of the crew ashore had gone. Steps were at once taken by the health offi­ cers to isolate the remaining members of tha crew in Dundee and the one In Aberdeen until all danger of their spreading the: contagion is past. The residents of both places, however, be­ lieve that the men have been allowed to go about the towns long enough to spread the disease, if they carried the infection, and there is widespread anx­ iety prevailing In every quarter of the towns. An extraordinary watch will be kept in both pWoa for the first appear­ ance of choleraic disorders. A sailor arrived at Swansea from Cprt. He was found to be suffering with cholera, and was immediately re­ moved to the cholera hospital. The ap­ pearance of the disease in Swansea awakened the port authorities to the responsibilities of their position, and a meeting was summoned to decide upon measures for the prevention of any fur­ ther invasion. The London local government board has issued regulations requiring ship­ owners, under heavy penalties, to re­ tain aboard ship all foreign immigrants who are unable to Inform the port med­ ical officer of their destination and ad­ dress to enable the local authorities to watch them until all danger of cholera is passed. No immigrant in a dirty condition will be .allowed to land until all the sanitary regulations regarding bathing, etc., are complied with. The order will be rigidly executed. It will be the cause of considerable expense and^anooyanee to ship-owners, and will probably result in the cessation of thp immigration of destitute aliens, at whonlt the order is evidently aimed. It will, not interfere with immigrants In transit' across England en route for America. The schooner Helene, said to be des­ tined for America, and which had been detained at Dover, is now being towed to Gravesend with a yellow flag flying from her mast. The correspondent at Odessa says: "The cholera mortality begins to show marked fluctuations, contrasting with the previous steady Increase. The of­ ficial returns ignore Therson, Nicolaieff, Kiehneff and iqany other places where the outbreak is not wide-spread. There® fore, the mortality la much above the official figures. federal Authorities Crippled. The Federal authorities at Washing­ ton are doing all that can be done, so far as they have authority, to prevent the introduction of cholera into this country. The United States Gov­ ernment, however, has not unlimited jurisdiction over the quarantine of sea­ ports, for this is largely a matter de­ pending upon the action of the State and other local authorities. Efforts made from time to time in Congress to extend the Federal jurisdiction in this direction have encountered the opposi­ tion of those statesmen who are stick­ lers for Stafe rights, and measures for the prevention and suppression of epi­ demic diseases have been defeated by such opposition. There is an appropri­ ation made annually for the use of the marine hospital service for expenditure for sanitary purposes, but if the United States authorities had jurisdiction the ounce of prevention would be more effi­ cacious than a ton of cure. It avails nothtng if the authorities of New York and other large seaports en­ force a strict quarantine If the disease is permitted to gain an entrance through the remissness of the local authorities at New Orleans, Galveston or some other port of entry. The only way by which a general and stringent quaran­ tine can be established and successfully maintained, authorities say, is by an act of Congress and through the agency of the federal authority. General at­ tention having been aroused by the fprevalence of the cholera in Europe, it B believed that a public sentiment will be created that will induce Congress, at the coming session, to pass la meas­ ure that will place the question of estab­ lishing quarantine in charge of the federal authorities. £xpeeked In • Week. New York special: The sanitary authorities, after a conference with Mayor Grant and Health Officer Jenkins, have decided that it would be foolhardy not to expect the Asiatic scourge to appear here and they have acted as if they counted on its breaking out within the next week. As a result of the quarantine conference all Immi­ grants from infected ports will, after in dividual examinations and the fumiga­ tion and steaming of baggage, be sub Jected to a rigid quarantine of from two to five days. Of course the steamship companies, which will be taxed for this detention, will not be slow to act, and the result of the order will be a prac­ tical cessation of immigration from pQints that menace the United States with contagion. • , QUARANTINE CIRCULAR. Ii Much More Important *rh»n Commerce. • The following circular has been to- sued by the direction of the President after a conference with Secretary Pot­ ter, Attorney General Miller, Postmas­ ter General Wanamaker, Assistant Secretary Spauldlng and Dr. Wyman, Surgeon General of the Marine Hospital service: . ... . Quarantine Restrictions upon Immisnkioa to Aid In the Prevention of the Introduction of Cholera Into the United States, TBUIVIT DEPABTXEKT, 1 OvricsSuPEBVisiNo BUBO EON GER'II, I U. & MARINE HOSPITAL SERVICE, , f WASHINGTON, I>. 0., ) To Collectors of Customs, Medical Officers of the Marine Hospital Service, Foreign Steam­ ship Companies, State and Local Boards of Health: It having been offtoitUly declared that otaol- " Russia, in , Ing been made to appear that immigrants in large numbers are coming into the United States from the infected districts aforesaid, and that they and their personal effects are liable to introduce cholera into the United States, and that vessels conveying them are thereby n, direot menace to the public henlfclj; and it having been further shown that, under the law* of the several States quarantine detention may be impossible upon *".«««• vessels a sufficient lensrth of time to In­ sure ogatnnt the introduction of contagious diseased, it Is hereby ordered that no vessel from any quarantine port carrying immigrants shall be admitted to enter at any port of the United States until such vessel shall have undergone quarantine detention of twenty days (unless such detention is forbidden by the tews of the State or the regulations made thereunder), and of such greater number of days as may be fixed in each special case by the State authorities. ' This circular to take immediate effect except in cases of VCSBCIB afloat at this date, which *»1U be ma-ic. tic subject of special considera­ tion upon application to the department. WALTEI WIKAS, Supervising Surgeon- General, - United Stales Marina Hospital Bcrvloa. CHABLES FOSTER, Secretary of the Treasury. Approved: BENJAVIN HABBISON. FOR THE WORLD'S FAIR. Money to Be Spent by Nations, Colonies and States. The foreign nations and colonies which have thus far expressed their intention to participate in the Columbian Exposi­ tion are given below, with the amount of their respective appropriations, either made or officially proposed, as far as in­ formation concerning them has beeq re­ ceived at headquarters: Argentine Republic,, $100,000; Aus­ tria, $102,000; Belgium, $57,900; Bo­ livia; $30,700; Brazil, $600,000; China, $500,000; Colombia, $150,000; Costa Biea,; $150,000; Denmark, $67,000; Dan­ ish AVest Indies, $1,2'J0; Ecuador; $125,- 000; France, $733,400; Germany, $690,- 200; Great Britain, $291,990; Barbadoes, $5,840; Bermuda, $2,920; British Gui­ ana, $25,000; British Honduras, $7,500; Canada, $100,000; Cape Colony, $50,- 000; Ceylon, $63,000; Jamaica, $24,- 333; Leeward Islands, $6,000; New South Wales, $243,325; Tasmania, $10,000; Trinidad, $15,000; Victoria, $97,330; Greece, $57,900; Guatemala, $200,000; Haytl, $25,000; Honduras, $20,- 000; Japan, $630,765; Mexico, $50,000; Morocco, $150,000; Dutch Guiana, $10,- 000; West Indies, $5,000; Nicaragua, $30,000; Norway, $57,200; Orange Free State, $7,500; Paraguay, $100,000; Peru, $140,000; Ruesiav $46,320; Salvador, $12,500; San Domingo, $25,000; Spain, $14,000; Cuba, $25,000; Switzerland, $23,160; Sweden, $53,600; Uruguay. $24,000. Total. $5,936,063. The United States Federal Govern­ ment has appropriated from its treasury for the building of the -government structure $1,500,000, and lately $2,500,000 for the general expenses. - The States and Territories of the United States in the Columbian Exposi­ tion and their respective appropriations are as follows: Arizona, $30,000; California, $300,000; Colorado, $100,000; Delaware, $10,000; Idaho, $20,000; Illinois, $800,000; Indi­ ana, $75,000; Iowa, $130,000; Kentucky, $100,000; Louisiana, $35,000; Maine, $40,000; Maryland, $60,000; Massachu­ setts, $150,000; Michigan, $100,000; Minnesota, $50,f00; Missouri, $150,000; Montana, $50,000; Nebraska, $30,000; New Hampshire, $25,000; New Jersey, $70,000; New Mexico, $25,000; New York, $300,000; North Carolina, $25,000; North Dakota, 52">,000; Ohio, $125,000; Penn­ sylvania, $300,000; Rhode Island, $50,- 000; Vermont, $15,000; Washington, $100,000: West Virginia, $40,000; Wis­ consin, $">6,000; Wyoming, $30,000. To­ tal, $3,441,000. TRAIN ROBBERS DISAPPOINTED. Here and There ' IT appears that there are now 260 lepers in Louisiana. EN OIL AND buys $10,000,000 worth of toys or Germany annually. To FBKSHEP salt fish, lay it skin side up, always in an earthen vessel. IN South America there is a race of cats to which "meowing" is an un< learned accomplishment. A PHILADELPHIA saloon-beeper has had to suppress his parrot because it asked all the customers If it was hot enough for them. ONK of the most successful negro farmers of Terrell, Ga., weighs 335 pounds, lie wears a No. 14 shoe and is about 65 years old. THE SCOTS*® ARRIVES AN (NC0MIMO STEAMER RE­ PORTS, MANY DEATHS. Darlnff Deed Planned but Not Executed by Missouri Desperadoes. An attempt, which by the merest chance proved unsuccessful, was made at Kansas City, Mo., to hold up the Mis­ souri Pacific east-bound pussenger train. The train was late in leaving the Union depot, and a freight was sent out ahead of it on the passenger train's time. When they reached Dead Man's curve, near Lee's Summit, it was flagged and several masked men approached the en­ gine. When they saw the train was a freight they turned and took to the woods. Officers are scouring the local­ ity for the would-be bandits. No Speeches by Blaine. Senator Hale has stated to a news­ paper man that Mr. Blaine will make no speeches during the campaign, but is now engaged in writing a letter that was likely to appear at any day, which letter he devoted to some of the issues that are being discussed and in which he takes a deep interest. Exj^iltlan Points. THE World's Fair buildings will be dedicated on the 21st of October instead of the 12th. WILLIAM; .M. SINOEBLY, of Philadel­ phia, will bring his big steer, the largest in the world, to the Columbian Exposi­ tion. INFOBH AT ION has been received that arrangements are being made in Paris to have the celebrated band of the Re­ publican Guard and the Comedie Fran- calse actors attend the Fair. THE old whaling bark "Progress," with its extensive museum of marine curios and relics of whaling voyages, is now in the harbor at Chicago, and is being visited by hundreds of people. IT is announced that the Postmaster General of the United States has de­ cided to issue a new series of postage stamps, with designs appropriate to the commemoration of the discovery of America. ; THE Chicago Schuetzen-Verein has Issued an invitation to the sharpshoot­ ers of the world to^participate in a great internationaJTsharpshooters' con­ test in Chicago i/connection with the Exposition nexj^year. AN interesting exhibit is to come from the Black Hills, & D., which will display in novel form the minerals found in the Hills. The exhibit when arranged will be in the form of a two story and a half cottage. A HUOE octopus or devilfish has been captured outside of the Golden Gate," California, by some fishermen. It meas­ ured lourteen feet from the . end of the body to the end of the longest tentacle, and has eight arms, and, as is usual with the fish, there are over fcO') suckers on the arms. The body is nothing but a huge sack, and is soft and flabby; it is about two feet lon^. There are two eyes about an inch in diameter, and a faint resemblance to a beak and mouth. This specimen is one of the best in the country, and will be preserved and sent to Chicago for exhibition at the Eaposl- tion. •lie QMeew mt ik« Moravia Declare the Disease to Bo Cholerine--Health Inspector* Ordefrtlte Veeeel to So felffld- Quarantined. Died oa the Way. k«wToifcaj}eolal: • The scourge has reached! We# York. Quarantine officials discovered that the steamship Moravia, from Hamburg, had a graft deal of sickness on board and that twenty-two persons had died on theltrip over. The ship's physicians tolcrthe health officers that some of the passengers on the ship were suffering from cholerine, but that it was not gen­ uine Asiatic cholera. An immediate in­ spection of the passengers was made, and as a result the vessel was ordered to the lower bay. Thirteen of the per­ sons who died on the way over were Polanders. Twenty of them were chil­ dren. All the dead were burled at sea on the days that they died. As soon as the discovery was made that so many persons had died and that there was a great deal of sickness on board the quarantine officers refused to permit a person to leave the ship, or­ dered It to weigh anchor and proceed to the island selected for cholera patients. It was discovered by the officers who made the examination of the steerage passengers that there were three cases of measles on board. The health officials refused to permit anyone to board the vessel or allow anyone to leave. The news of the discovery was brought to quarantine station by the health boat. They Call ft ••Cholerine." Dr. Jenkins, the Health Officer, re­ ceived the report of the officials who boarded the vessel, and gave orders to isolate the steamer completely. He said that from the casual investigation made he# thought the disease was, as stated by the ship's surgeon, cholerine, but that the persons who had died came from the infected provinces of Germany and Russia. As far as he had been In­ formed there was little sickness on the vessel. When she dropped anchor at quarantine he had not time to make a thorough examination of the cause of the deaths and sickness on board, but will do so this afternoon. Some of the passengers on board of the Moravia did not know of the existence of the disease ou board. •- Ship's Officers Suppressed the NJW>. It is said that when the health officers first boarded the Moravia the ship's offi­ cers told them that there was no sick­ ness on|board other than the measles, and exhibited a clean bill of health from the health officers at Hamburg. The ship's officers appeared reticent, and the presence of cholerine or Asiatic ctiolera, as it might turn out to be, was not dis­ covered until the officers had nearly completed, their examination. DEATH OP GEO. WM. CURTIS. Ono of the Greatest Writers of tho Present Aire Passes Away. George "William Curtis died Wednes­ day morning at his home in Livingston, Staten Island. He was oonscious to the end and suffered no pain. Dr. Ffouk G. Curtis, his son, was in attendance, and Mrs. and Miss Curtis were present. Mr. Curtis became ill about two months ago, when he began to complain of pains in the abdomen. His ca?e has been a puzzling one to the physicians. They were of'opinion that there was a tendency to dropsy, with other compli­ cations, one of which was a cancer01 ta condition of the stomach. A tMcetch of His Career. George William Curtis was born in Providence, R. I., Feb. 24, 1824. The early years of hie life wero spent in New York City, where he was clerk in a mercantile house, and in West Roxbury and ConcortJ, Mass., where he worked, as a farmer. In 1846 he went to Eu­ rope and remained there four years studying and traveling. Returning to America, he became one of the editorial staff of the New York Tribune and a regular conlributor to Putnam's Month­ ly. Mr. Curtis was a special partner in the firm publishing the magazine, and when it berame involved in financial difficulties he sunk his private fortune in an attempt to save the creditors from loss, in which he finally succeeded. In 1853 he began in Harper's Monthly the series of papers entitled "The Edit­ or's Easy Chair." When Harper's Weekly was established ho became ite leading editorial writer, a position he held until recently, when illness com­ pelled him to retire. While engaged in these labors he also attained distinction as an orator and a lecturer. He took a keen interest in politics and was one of the most ardent advocates of civil-ser­ vice reform, being chairman of the com­ mission appointed by Gen. Grant to draw up rules for the regulation of the civil-service. Mr. Curtis was several times offered, foreign missions but de­ clined them. He was a Republican, but in 1884 supported Mr. Cleveland in pref­ erence to Mr. Blaine. Among the books written by Mr. Curtis "Potlphar Papers," "Prue andl," "The Howad.il in Syria" and "Lotus- Eating" are the best known. They are compilations of his essays and letters. Mr. Curtis was generally conceded to be one of ihe most accomplished aiid graceful writers of his day. World's Fair Notes. A "MODEL of the figure of Lot's wife In salt" will appear in the Kansas ex­ hibit to represent or illustrate the salt Industry of the State. THE German exhibit will contain an architectural display Including drawings illustrating 200 or more of the most notable buildings in the empire. ONTARIO, Canada, breeders of thor­ oughbred animals have already applied for space for 163 horses, 193 cattle, 278 sheep and 91 swine. THE colored women of Minnesota have offered to assist in the decoration of the State's building at the World's Fair, and the offer has been accepted. MBS. POTTER PALMEB and Arch­ bishop Ireland have agreed upon a pl*n for securing an exhibit of the work of the Catholic women of the world. THE Louisiana Board is making a special effort to secure for the Fair a comprehensive exhibit of the schools for the colored children. _ THE original of the famous Ramage portrait of Washington, painted from life in 1789, is offered for exhibition in the Woman's building. ^ , A SEPARATE building for the shoe and leather industry exhibit j8 sured fact, as the required $100,000 has all been raised. 1 he World's Happening*. A STREET in Germany is paved with India rubber. THIBTT-FOUR pounds of raw sugar make twenty-one of refined. IT is stated thjat the Prince of Wales Will visit Canada next year. THE average sunshine of London is only twenty hours per week. THERE are said to be 176,255^lniles of railroads In the United States. A MILWAUKEE minister marrlod nine couples on the Fourth of July. A DRUNKEN COW is the latest phenome­ non reported from Pasadena, Cal. GAINESVILLE, Fla., has a hen which cackled incessantly for three days. FOSTEfi'S FORECARJS. WHAT WE MAY EXPECT tN THt WAY OF WEATHER. A General Storm of. Mere tku ••verity and I.ocal Sterms of Baorgy May Be Looked torn Abont touber SO. Jaek Frost Coming.. , i My last bulletin gave forecasts of fe storm, wave to cross the continent from. 13th to 17th, and the next will rd*ch the Paolflc coast about the 18th, cross the* western mountains by the close of the< 19th, the great central valleys from 20th. to 22d, and the Eastern States about, the 23d. , This storm will be more of ordinary- severity in the-Jfississippi valley, and nothing will be lost by being on th» lookout for local storms of great energy about that time. A cool wave will follow this disturb­ ance, crossing the western mountain* about the 21st, the great central valleys- about the 23d, and the Eastern States- about the 25th. This cool wave will bring the first frosts of any note, and about the 23d to 25th light frosts may be expected as far south as Mebraska, Iowa, northern Illi­ nois, Michigan, northern Indiana, northern Ohio, New York, and the northern New England States. Rainfall will be generally well dis­ tributed, and the drouth will be broken in Mexican, Arizona, southern Califor­ nia and New Mexico before the month closss. The fall season promises Well for corn and cotton gathering. Local Forecasts. Weather changes move from west to east across the continent, and each lo­ cal forecast is made for within 250 miles east and west of the magnetic meridian mentioned, and for all the country be­ tween 25 and 50 degrees of north lati­ tude. These local weather changes will occur within twenty-four hours before or after sunset of the dates given: SAKTA FE, DENVER AND BT.tfig MERIDIAN. September-- ^ - 18--Moderating. 19--Warmer. 20--Storm wave on this meridian. 21--Wind changing. 22--Cooler and clearing. 23--Fair and cool, 24--Moderating. OAIiTESTON, KANSAS CITY AND A*OplS MERIDIAN. September-- 18--Fair and cool. 19--Moderating. 20--Warmer. 21--Storm wave on this meridian; 22--Wind changing. 23--Cooler and clearing. 24--Fair and cool. ATLANTA, CINCINNATI AND LANSINO> MERIDIAN. September-- 18--Cooler and olearlng. 19--Fair and cool. 20--Moderating. 21--Warmer. 22--Storm wave on this meridian. 23--Wind changing. 24--Cooler and clearing. > Copyrighted 1892, by W. X. Foster. CROP CONDITIONS. Ml , Rain Needed In Some States and Sna>litive> Wanted Elsewhere. The weather and crop report of the Department ofAgrloulture for the past week is as follows: New England---Temperature below; rain, with high winds accompanying, did slight damage to own, potatoes, to­ bacco, fruit, etc.; cranberries reported half crop. New York--Heavy rainfall flooded the St. Lawrence Valley; close of week too wet for corn and grapes; latter rotting; potatoes damaged by rain. New Jersey--Temperature and sun­ shine above normal; heavy showers have greatly benefitted all crops, especially in southern counties, where everything has suffered from drought. Pennsylvania -- Rains have greatly benefited crops, which, though not seri­ ously injured by drought, will not be above the average. Maryland and Delaware--Rainfall in­ sufficient; warm days, cool nights. Arkansas -- Cotton improving; iio worms reported; no serious damage done yet; corn, tobacco and peas improved; fruit continues to fall. Tennessee--Rains greatly benefited turnips, late crops and fall plowing, but damaged cotton in western counties and also retarded haymaking aud fodder saving. Kentucky -- Temperature ex^psslve; crops generally suffering for rain; seri­ ous injury in some sections; corn will be short; tobacco cutting begun. ^ Missouri--Rainfall insufficient, except in scattering counties; general rain needed to facilitate plowing, late corn, pastures and meadows. Illinois--Weather conditions improve^ by Eome showers and some heavy ralne, but more needed; thrashing^aearly com­ pleted. Indiana--Temperature excessive; corn has improved and is maturing fast, but needs rain, as do other crops. West Virginia--Drought broken Aug. 23; rainfall below average and was beneficial to corn, buckwheat, pastures, tobacco and gardens; fruit crop light; fall plowing progressing slowly. Ohio--Drought continues, except over northern section; early corn and pota­ toes maturing; buckwheat doing well; pastures short; fall plowing delayed; ground dry and hard; grapes rottjpg and falling off. Michigan--Weather generally favor­ able except in southern sections of counties where drought continues; har­ vesting and thrashing progressing. Wisconsin -- Showers benefited corn and potatoes; thrashing begun; yield below expectations; cranberries, small crop; tobacco excellent, some cutting. Minnesota--Harvest about completed; stacking and thrashing delayed and wheat in shock badly damaged by heavy rains; corn and potatoes doing well; flax will be a good crop. Iowa--A favorable week for matur­ ing unharvested crops. North Dakota--Slightly colder; colder than normal; excessive rain caused much damage; harvesting nearly fin­ ished and some thrashing being done* 3light damage by heat. South Dakota--Rainfall above aver­ age; cool weather has somewhat re­ tarded rapid growth of corn in northern and central portions; harvesting of all small grains about completed; thrash­ ing general. Nebraska--Cold, wet week, favorable for pasture and puts ground in good condition for fall plowing; corn improv- :-r ing in condition but backward and neede warm weather. Wyoming--Good weather for harvest­ ing; heavy frost morning of 23th did some damage. New Mexico--Nearly all grain har­ vested; fruits half gathered; rain needed badly to make winter feed on cattle ranges. Oregon--Woather very favorable for harvesting and thrashing; no rainfall reported, «<xc«Ji>t in tho northwest coun­ ties; <n>rn ami potatoes still suffering lor ruin; fruit ripening in quite large quantltieH. California--All conditions favorable; prune crop generally light; fruit drying progressing natisfestorily; hop pioking begun; grain hrrrart Md thrashing about completed. i.-:* ujv.