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1 «M tLTKE, Editor c«i Publisher. T, • - - ILLINOIS. DAYBREAK. UNKNOWN SCHOONER CREW GO DOWN • Y!£'-!r Jterlon* Blot on Chicago'* Dig Ditch-- Another Grade Crossing Horror--Dead- look la Rhode Island's Legislature-^ HI* Drain of Cash to Italy. , _ • ji-u't. f, jt To Itavy Jones' Locker. ; • THE steel steamer Corsica #as in Collision with an unknown schooner Sfteen miles off Thunder Bay Island «n Lake Huron, at daybreak Friday morning, in a fog. The schooner iras cut in two and went to the bot­ tom instantly. Her entire crew was lost. Captain William Cumming. of the Corsica, thought his boat would remaim '"•float until he could bring it into bar- tow, but the water continued to gain so tfcpidly on the pumps, which were set m work, that he was forced to give up •til idea of reaching a harbor. It be- Came a question whether his boat would ffcmaln afloat until he could reach the |*each. toward which he iwas heading With the full power of the engines. In that effort Capt. Cumming was success­ ful, and the Corsica was run ashore in Thunder Bay, just be'ow Ossineke. The bows are all crushed in for a con­ siderable distance, and twenty-four big ft*®1 plates are loosened. • ?7\ ' • Qnarry Men Riot. A brigs of terror existed atX««MMt, Til , Friday. The thirty-eight saloons were crowded with 2,000 striking quar- lymen and canal laborers. Thursday night they marched through the princi­ pal streets demanding higher wages and cursing their bosses. Supervisor G. A. Weimer and a force of Deputy Sheriffs attempted to quiet the excite­ ment. Mayor J. W. McCarty passei word around among the 500 members of the Citizens' Protective Association to be ready for an instant call to arms. Several bosses are in bed with bruised bodies and broken arms. One negro, while fleeing from the mob of excited Poles and Swedes, was killed by a Santa Fe train. Charles Burnes, gen­ eral drainage foreman, is momentarily expected to die from wounds in'iicted by the strikers. Foreman Powderly is not expected to live, and Foreman Larson had his arm broken by a strik­ ing negro connected with the quarry , ptxifee at Joliet. "BREVITIES. adjacent streets for a trolley system of electric rallwayn was held in abey­ ance. FiorREB furnished by the Bureau of Admission of the- World's Fair show that 1,557,425 people passed through the gates during the month of May. THE little town of Ellettsville, Ind., was surprised Monday by the failure of the Worley Bank, a private institution. The liabilities are about $35,000 and the assets will reach 550,000. It is be* lieved that the bank will pay all obliga. tions. The depositors are all local. H;. WASHINGTON "V .•*5lth w liK £%R THE homeopathic faculty of the Min- : > Besota State University have been? ' asked to resign to facilitate a reorgan* si. Station. - V' * FIBE at Columbus, Chio, destroyed tlie Case Manufacturing Company's yards and the Neil wheel works. Loss, $180,000. ITALIAN laborers in America send v Some about $20,000,000 a year, accord- " ttig to the testimony of an Italian bank- before the Senate Committee on Im­ migration. _ THE assignee of H. H. Warner, who t Recently failed at Rochester, X. Y., re- 'i ports that the assets will not exceed 00,000. The liabilities are estimated ; fit $503,000. A FREIGHT train came in collision a motor car at the Main street grossing, Council Bluffs, Iowa, and one v.? man was killed and several other per- ;|;:^'s?ions injured. THE £ nights of Pythias Supreme . fx>dge loses $70,000 by the action of ^ Supreme Master of Exchequer Willey, s;/->|rho will be dishonorably discharged at ' the meeting in Chicago. I'. THE Nohe limit bill has been defeated^ In the Illinois House of Representatives by a vote of 49 to 61. It sought to re- , jpnove the limit of $5,000 damages for ^ . death ID railroad accidents. * THE furniture of Mrs. Frank Leslie's L 1 |vew York residence was sold at auction. : ;'the expects her decree of divorce from *Willie" Wilde to be handed down in a t t lew days and she will sail for Europe. AECHBISHOP KEXBICK, of St Louis, , . lias been overruled at Borne in the mat- - |er of certain disputes arising in Kan- . aas, and a bishop is now to be named . • • lor the newly created see of Con- eordia. •' ^ THE J. H. McLa'n Machine Company,. |f| .jjrtoX Canton, Ohio, has fa led, and. per- ^r ^onal assignments have been made by •the two principal owners. President J. H. McLain and his son, Frank C. Mc- Lain. The liabilities are $150,000. v Is a row over their partnership affairs ~lat St. Paul, Minn., George Trenton beat H. W. Covington on the head in |5V' - their carpenter shop on St. Peter street it is feared the injuries will prove ' iatal. Trenton was arrested and claims <K - Covington was the aggr ssor. j?' ONE woman was killed and two men a "woman were seriously injured ~'?r Friday evening in a collision between a train and a street car at a Bock Island cross'ag in Chicago. The cause of the accident, it appears, is found in the same old story--a careless gatemen. ' THERE is now a suspicion at Indian­ apolis that the deahs by poison in tho Koester family were the work of one who would inherit the property, the Bervant girl now under arrest being per­ haps in guilty collusion with the heir, whom she may have expected to marry. THE May session of the Rhode Island Legislature, which is held in Newport only for the installation of State officers --the legislative session being regularly held at Providence in January--now promises to end in hopeless deadlock and dissolution, the incumbent Slate officers holding over until further action (if any can be hadi next winter. C. C. BESTON, Treasurer of the Broadway Theater in Denver, Colo,, and Harry Watcham, advertising agent of the Brown Palace Hotel, had a fight in the foyer of the theater as the climax of an old dissension. Benton was the aggressor and was arrest-d. He was released on $1,000 bail. EtjDOBA, Ark., was dastroyed bv a cyclone Thursday. Friedlander, "the leading merchant of the village, was killed outright, his store having blown . down on him. About twenty dwellings were destroyed, one negro child being /.Mftfl «^;*d-y«r.al negroes injured. ':F C • V -WESTERN. THE greatest ecclesiastical trial of modern times, as it is termed, was be­ gun Monday ih the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church,/at Washington, when Dr. Briggs, the Union Seminary professor, faced his accusers and his 50U judges. The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America sat as a high court. The issue is one which a large portion or the church regard as one of the gravest that has ever risen in the church. To their minds the most serious conse­ quences will ensue if the church does not through its hiahest authority, pro­ nounce anathema against Dr. Briggs. In his defense Dr. Briggs said, in part, that he had been accused of teaching that many of the Old Testament predic­ tions have been reversed by history, and that the great body of the Messi­ anic prediction had not been, and would, not be fulfilled, which was contrary to the essence of the Holy Scripture and of the standards of the church, that God is true, omniscient, ana unchange­ able. This he had repudiated. What he said was this: "Kuenan had shown that if we insist upon the fulfillment of the details of the prophecy of the Old Testament, many of the pre­ dictions had been reversed by his­ tory, and the great body of. the Messianic prediction has not, only never been fulfilled, but cannot now be fulfilled for the reason that its own time has passed forever." All de­ pended on the word "if," which the com­ mittee had omitted. He had disclaimed this charge before and disclaimed it now. He also disclaimed that he was guilty of teaching, as charged in charge 7, that the process of redemption ex­ tended to the world to come in the case of many who died in sin, stating that he had repudiated the Roman Catholic doctrine of purgatory, also the doctrine of future probation and regeneration after death or any beginning of Chris­ tian life after death. ANOTHER step has been made by the General Assembly at Washington, in convicting Prof. Briggs of heresy. Wednesday night it sustained the ap­ peal from the New York Presbytery by the following vote: To sustain, 298; to sustain in part, 85; total, 383; not to lie*. EXPENSES AT THE FAIR 8Ef£ WHAT IT W||.U. COST TO Visitor* Jby Spend n* H«c|i Mo«<y M ItMV tfrioone-The Stan Who Wishe* to Eoono- •lit Will BM tlM £xpo*ltt«na«artaaU Price. One Day for 90 Cent*. World's Fair correspondence: if a man is fond of: Pink catalogues, with pages full of italic type, cactus Sprouts and hyacinth bulbs, liberty bells made out of glass, imported as­ paragus at 10 cents a slalk. cigars cost­ ing 20 cents each and wearing gold la­ bels, sedan chairs carried by Turks at $1 an hour, Japanese vases, with yel­ low catfish chasing red butterflies over a pink landscape, effervescent drink at $2.75 a pint, and other luxuries, he can manase to spend quite a roll of money in one brief day at the F&ir. It is im­ possible to say just what is the expense of seeing the Exposition unless you know your man. In spite of all that has been printed and circulated about extortion* extras and sideshows, the visitor .who keeps books and trims his expenses down to necessities can get along without wasting any more money than he would at a toll game or a circus. On the other hand, the person who feels that he has silver coin to feed to J the fishes can find what is commonly known as "action." Be­ tween these two there Is the happy medium--the man who is willing to seo what is worth seeing, and expend a rea­ sonable sum where it will do the most good. A paper recently made an edi­ torial announcement that in order to get any satisfaction out of a day at the Fair the visitor would have to part with $36. It would keep a man busy to spend that much. He would be com­ pelled to eat numerous meals and pick out the most expensive articles on the bill of faro. He would have to chase ZSSraSM.0 %, DR. BRIGGS A HERETIC. jalitotttd to -a [ -- f and something to drink. This Would cost 60 cents to 75 cents. In oiitf day of ordinary sight-seeing, it is impossi­ ble to take in more than one or two of the smaller shows, such as the Esqul BU»H 18 THE VERDICT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. maux village, Hagen beck's animals, mm BOO EJ COUBT » GSaxAir CASR.B. ' FOREIGN. ' • • t _ _ _ _ * THE Italian Chamber of. Deputies voted confidence in the Cabinet. The majority was overwhelming. ' THE Austria-Hungarian military bud­ get shows an increase of 10,000,000 francs. The Government explains the increase was rendered necessary by the pace set by other powers in expen­ ditures upon their armies. The credits in question will be spread, if need be, over several years. PACLCS METER, a converted Jew and ex-Russian Talmudist, who assert­ ed that he was an eye-witness to a ter­ rible massacre of Jews in Russia, has been arrested at the request of the German Supreme Tribunal at Leipsic, with a view to his extradition to Ger­ many on a charge as yet not made known. Turkish theater or a big panorama. These cost 25 cents to 50 cents each. Any one who has some definite part of the grounds in view and do AS not care to ramble aimlessly can reach his des­ tination sooner by the elevated road, ox mi \v III GENERAL VENICE RIGHT AT HOME. FATHEB MCGLTXN is on his way to Rome to have an audience with the Pope. GOVEBNOB FLOWEB of New York,who Is now in Chicago, is reported to have said: "The telephone and telegraph annihilate distance, and so far as pub­ lic business goes it makes little differ­ ence whether I ^m in Albany or Chi­ cago." FOLLOWING is the standing of the clubs of the National League: w. U 9c.l W. L. Vc. Pittsbnra- .. ,l» 9 .679 Washington 14 15 .481 Phlladelp'U.lS M .616 New York.. . 14 16 .467 Broofeiya....17 11 .607«t, Louis...13 15 AU Bcs:on IS 13 .600 Cincinnati. .14 17 .482 Cleveland...15 10 .546:Cbic«ffo.....lO IS .307 Baltimore ..IS IS .HBtLouisvUle.. 5 IS .290 R, G. Drsr & Co.'s weekly review of trade says: lu two ways there baa been quite from one end of the plaieaiice to the ether, patronizing evqty show and scat­ tering tips among the Egyptians. Hts pockets would be loaded down with souvenirs. Specially chartered palan­ quins and roiling chairs would be at his service. At eventide the ambulance would carry him to the emergency hos­ pital free of charge, and no one would pity him. On a Wnimani Bvh Let it .be supposed that the visitor starts from down-town to put in the en­ tire day at the grounds and i etwn in the evening. This will make three items of expense absolutely necessary I --transportation, admission to the parK | and some kind of luncheon at, the noon hour. The round trip to the grounds will cost at least 10 cents, the cheapest routes being the cable and the "L" roads. By the boats it is 15 ccnts one j way, or 25 cents for the round Irip. The yellow trains on the Illinois Cen ceoeraf improvement during the last week. ^ tral charge 10 cent^ a single tnp. A Better weather throughout mo»t of tbe country has stimulated retail trade, and the large distribution of goods has made Jotbinn trade more active. Mone­ tary anxieties have curiously abated at maay widely separated points, large loans solicited at New York a week or two a*o to provide for extreme emergencies iu dif­ ferent cities have not been wanted, aiid threatening failures at sevejal points have passed without causing: much disturbanca Yet the actual conditions do not seemed to. have changed materially. There is no definite im: rovement in financial affair* abroad, and the prospectof continued out- go of go'.d for some time to come has not altered. Speculative markets show com­ parative activity. Stock* have fallen off to some extent from tbe rapid recovery ot last week, the average being atout 81 pei share lOAer than a week aga lunch of sandwiches and fruit may be procured at any aown-town counter for 15 or 20 cents. On the grounds a sand­ wich and cup of coffee costs 20 oents and no more, "Provided tbe lrugal vis- MARKET REPORTS. •U5 •JM 3.50 3.00 .65 .43 .36 3.00 3.00 .66 TCBSDAT saw over 123,000 paid ad­ missions to tbe World's Fair. BAPTIST preachers, attending the Baptist anniversary in Denver, Col., occupied 127 pulpits in that city Sunday. C. C. DALEY & Co. , live-stock com­ mission merchants at St. Loui-°, have made an assignment. Liabilities, $29, 000; a-sets, $45,000. THE Mayor of San Francisco was •roused from bed on Sunday morning, •MDMl with a force of 400 police an at tempt to capture Market, Folsom, and CHICAGO. CATTLE--Common to Prime.... $3.23 HOGS--Shipping Grades 3.00 SHEpp--fair to Choice 4.00 WHEAT--No. 2 Spring 68 COBN--No. '2 OATS--No. 2 BYE--No. 2 BUTTEB--Choice Creamery Eoos--Prefh POTATOES--New. per bn INDIANAPOLIS. CATTLE--Shipping Ho«s--Choice Light SHEEP--L ommon to Prime WHEAT--No. 2 . . . Coax--No. 'i White OATS--No. 2 "White ST. LOUIS. CATTLE HOU8... WHEAT--No. 2 Red COBN--No. 2 OATS -No. 2 BYE-NO, 2 CXNUNKAT1. CATTLBI..... Hoos SHEEP WHEAT--No. 2 Bed COBN--No. i OATS--No. 2 Mixed RYE--No. I DETBOXT. CATTLS. Hoos SHEEP WHEAT--No. 2 Bed COBN--No. 2 Yellow OATS--No. 2 White. TOLEDO. WHEAT--No. 2 Cony--No. 2 Yellow OATS--No. 2 White BYE. BUFFALO. CATTLE--Common to Prime... Hoas--Best Grades WHEAT--No. 1 Hard No. 2 Bed MILWAUKEE. WHEAT--No. i Spring COBN--No. 3 OATS--No. 2 White ii.".'." RYE--No. L BABLEY--No. 2 ""I POBK--Mess "• NEW YOB£ CATTLE HOOK BHEEP WHEAT--No. 2 Bed... " COBN--No. i \ OATS--Mixed Western... BUTTEB--Creamery . ® 6.25 S7.25 5.50 # .60 .40 <3 .41 .80 @ .31 .53 @ .55 .18}£@ .19}$ .13 # .14 @ .00 5.50 <3 7.23 @ 4.50 .66 & .43 ® .37 & 5.00 (§ 7.23 & .«6 >4 .3«S}4<!$ .37*$ .30 <§ JMIH .56 & .57 8.00 @ 5.* 3.00 (£ 7.25 3.00 ® 5.25 .67 & .68 .44^4® .4556 :s'l .34 64 .62 & & 5.00 &1M <9 4.25 & .72 3.00 3.00 3.0) .71 .43 & ai •69 & JS2 @ J57 & &JQ & 4.00 & .*73*4® •St -35 0 .68 <§ M @ 20.60 .44 .33)4 .70 .41 MT .32 A •5'J 5.60 7.50 .76 -.74!$ .42 .36 .60 .62 ($21.00 3.(0 3.00 3.00 (§ 6.00 @8.00 <S 5.00 .76)4® . I f# ••49 & .50 38 ($• .40 .17 (<$ 19 POBK--New Mess 22!25 <&Ti.n a launch than with a rolling-chair and a hoy. Taking a Liberal View. The following would be the estimate of expenses of one who spends his money ireely but without extravagance: Car fare $ .20 Admission 50 Guide book 28 Launch ride .25 Lunch .60 Sideshows >79 ' Total. These expenses would naturally be reduced after the fifth or sixth day on the grounds, as the visitor would by that time be supplied with the neces­ sary guide-books to the different build­ ings apd would have seen ail that he cared to see in the pay-shows along the plaisanoe. Instead of finding the Ex­ position a drain upon his finances he would be compelled to use some dili­ gence to get rid of $2 a day, for his time and attention would be directed to tho art galleries and other displays which are offered without money and without price. Here is an exact copy of what one man spent in six days at the Fair, counting from the time h£ left his hotel until he returned in the evening. Carfare i Admissions Launches and electric «road........... Lunches.. Admission to small shows Gnide-books. Small sundries After a Loa# and Ezelttat Session the Finding of til* New York Presbytery Is OfsrraW-JUl Crop* Bepoe*** T«r Backward. A Deeblve Despite his masterly defense and tbe heroic efforts of his friends, the enemies of Dr. Charles A. Briggs triumphed in :the General Assembly of the Presbyte­ rian Church at Washington, and the ap­ peal from the verdict of the New York Presbytery acquitting him of the charge of heresy was sustained by a vote of 383 to llti. The Clerk announced that •499 n.en responded to. their names on "the final roll-calL Of these 116 voted not to sustain the appeal, 85 to sustain in part (which is equivalent, however, iin the summing up to sustain), and 298 voted to sustain wholly, making the vote 383 to 116. Dr. Briggs was not present when the voting was taking place, as he had been excused by the Moderator, at his own request, from the morning session, giving as his reason the fact that he had become very weary from the long sessions. Dr. Brown sat at the table and re­ corded the \ote for his own purpose, while in tho galleries, one of the most ^interested of the hundreds of people who crowded the church, sat Professor :8raith, of Cincinnati, pencil and roll- call in hand. Thirty-four votes were taken, one for each specification, lefors the roll was called. All the specifica­ tions under the first, second/third and fifth grounds of the appeal were sus­ tained. Two under the fourth ground were lost. These related to the charge that Dr. George Alexander,, Bev. Mr. Arreghi, Dr. Henry M. Field of the Evangelist, President Hastings of "Union Seminary and Dr. Henry Van Dyke made epeeches at the Presbytery trial ta'ring the manifestations of preju­ dice. The other specification lost was that Professor Brown, Dr. Field, Dr. Hastings, Dr. Van Dyke and Dr. J. H. Mcllvaine took jart in the trial after manifestations of prejudice in the con­ duct of the case. Three or four of the specifications were sustained by appar­ ently so close a vote that the commis­ sioners were counted. The one relat­ ing to the directors, officers and pro­ fessors of the seminary who had voted to acquit Dr. Briggs in the presbytery was sustained by a vote of 233 to 234* PIVB MEN KILLED IN A WRECK. ! TO CUT OFF PENSIONS* Walter Main's Circus Train Dltcbed Neat Tyrone, Pa. Walter Main's circus was wrecked on the Tyrone and Clearfield branch of the Pennsylvania Railway at Vail Station, about five miles north of Tyrone. Five persons were killed and ten injured. The circus was en route to Lewistown from Houtsdale. The engineer lost control of the train when coing down the mountain, and it jumped the track when going at a speed of forty miles an hour, throwing fourteen cars over a thirty-foot embankment. The most of the animals are badly hurt and a num­ ber escaped to the woo ls, but were re­ captured. Those killed are: William Fock, Newport, Ky.; William Henry, brakeman, of Tyrone; Frank Train, of Annapolis; Wm. Multainey, Geneva, Ohio; John S. Layer, of Houtsdale, Pa. The cars rushed down the grade at a ;right!ul speed, which increased every mo rent, while above the rattle and rush of the runaway train arose the shrill cries and roars of the caged ani­ mals that were as frantic with fear of the impending disaster as their human attendants. The flying train struck a sharp curve. The cars leaped clear of the roadbed and with one tremendous crash the wreck was complete. The screams of the wounded men. the hide­ ous cries of the Injured and terror- crazed animals, and the unearthly shrieks of the mangled horses arose in chorus from the pile of death and disas­ ter. From the ^menagerie section the lions, tigers, leopards, hyenas, wild cats, wolves and other dangerous ani­ mals were liberated, and »soon scattered to the cover of the woodsn in all direc­ tions. There were 175 persons with the circus and 173 horses. - When the news of the wreck reached Tyrone a relief party with physicians and surgeons was promptly organized and sent by special train to the scene. As soon as tho injured and killed were cared for the living started out to capture the es­ caped animals. The elephants made little trouble, but the members of the big cat family were out for liberty or blood. In the capture of some of the smaller brutes several of the employes had their clothing nearly stripped off, and were so clawed and bitten and bloody that they looked to have been hurt more than they were. Several of the larger feline animals refused to be taken alive and, having tasted the fruits of freedom and of some of the farmers' live stock in that vicinity, had to be killed. Engineer Btcven Cresswell has dis­ appeared. The killed and Injured, ex-The members of the New York synod 'voted almost solidly against sustaining j cept Brian and Haverly, were helpers the appeal, which was a vote for Dr. | about the circus and cook tents. The Briggs. One of the professor's able supporters, who did not wish to speak for publication, said that the present was only the beginning of the trouble. UNITED PRESBYTERIANS. BI*&r of .the Preachers M&r Not Attend the Fair. The thirly-ninth general assembly of the United Presbyterian Church of North America, held at Monmouth, 111., was dissolved Wednesday evening. Most of the delegates originally intend­ ed visiting the World's Fair before re­ turning home, but the bar of the assem­ bly deprived many. The special com­ mittee.on young people's work reported 664 societies, 23,092 members, and con­ tributions of $30,000. Xenia, Ohio, and Albany. Oregon, presented Invitations for the next meeting of the general as­ sembly. The latter place was chosen. The committee on missions will meet a week previous to the assembly at Port­ land, Oregon. A special committee was appointed to formulate plans of union with the Holland Christian Reform 'Church. The board of education com­ mittee reported having distribut­ ed aid to theological students ag­ gregating $783. A resolution ol the committee prevailed that in the fu­ ture no aid be given beneficiaries un­ less they are absolute abstainers from tobacco. Appropriations aggregating $314,453 were voted for the various boards, including General Assembly ex­ penses. The committee on reform sub­ mitted the following resolutions, whioh were adopted: We nrge upon our people to break the bonds of parti sanship and in the exercise of the elective franchise make the overthrow of the liquor traffic the foremost consideration; that a bureau of reform be established at Washing­ ton to influence national legislation; that Christians should patronize only such papers as are tnendiy to the Sabbath and Christian reform. Statistics show eleven synods, sixty- two presbyteries, 805 ministers and 935 congregations; total contributions, $1,- 400,000. ALL CROPS VERY BACKWARD. loss to Proprietor Main is $150,000. CONGRESSIONAL CONTESTS. Seats Farm $1.10 3.00 .70 3.00 2.75 1.33 ZOO Total fH^O ̂No Kegard (or Expenses. It is pretty hard to make any esti­ mate for the people who wish to pur­ chase everything that suits tbeir fancy and see the eights from beginning to end. regardless of the outlay. They would go in for rolling chairs, symphony concerts, and a luncheon of several coursed. They would find opportunities tatip the attendants, buy flowers in the horticultural building, and gather knick- knacks at the foreign ba&aars. In going to the Exposition they might prefer to swing down Michigan boulevard on a tally-ho beside a man in a plush hat, who toots a long horn. These visitors will'keep no expense account. If they did the daily entries might be about as follows: .!... FA.00 3.50 L'25 l.w ..... .w ..... a.00 SLABS BLOWERS 15 TUB MIPWAY PLAISAXCB. itor puts up with this "snack," his ac­ tual expenses for the day will be: Car fare (Illinois Central) 4 .& Admission Lunch .20 Tally-ho, round trip Rolling chair, all day Luncheon Plaisance shows Gondola ride Tips and sundries Total ? .so I This IS-a bolrock programme, but I hundreds of people who have visited j the Fair have spent no more. The ex- 1 tras which afford the most satisfaction : are cheap. 1 or 10 cents the intramural1 road will oarry a oossenger the entire ! leng'h of the ground and give him an eleva ed view oi the buildings. One of,, the steam or electric launches will carry ; him around the lagoon system and bring Him back to the starting place for 25 oenta. Then it is a good thing to have a guide book. Outside the fence are sold some fairly good books at 10 cents each. The oflicial guide is 25 oents. Theee three extras come on the first day at the Fair and assiet the visitor in getting the lay of the ground and locating buildings. Added to the above table they would makoi Necessary expenses £:.90 Elevated road.....:... .. .10 Launch ride.... - >25 Ovlde book.. .25 .Total $10.25 The great beauty about the big show at Jackson Park is that the man who | spends 5tt oents is bound to see as many ! sights »nd get as much out of his day as the pampered millionaire who spends $10.25. The concessioner has no hold ' on tbe landscapes and dotnas. The I humble sandwich and nut-brown sinker i stand ready to welcome the poor man ' who flees from fricandeau of veal at 85 1 oents. If a traveler came into Chicago, engaged the bridal chamber at the ho­ tel and had a box at the theater every night he could figure out that living waa hi§h in this city. It's the same way at Jackson Park, People who crave lux­ uries are the only ones who will spend any large sums. The plain and unas­ suming folk from Peotone, Chebanse, and Indian Mound will carry a few bites of lunch in a paper box and drink water freely Irom the blue tanks, and see tho. Fair proper just as thoroughly as the spendthrift who will lot go of a small fortune during his visit Th^ above proves very conclusively the statement made In a previous letter that the weekly expenses of the visitor to the Columbian Exposition need not exceed $25. Total. :.... .*1.50 After these sta?les(.so to apeak, the ' st- "i . THE sheep. United States have 43,000,000 Work Has Proceeded as Well aa Common In the Northwest. Generally the week has been favor­ able to crops in the Atlantic ooast and Gulf States, and the condition of cotton is reported to have been decidedly im­ proved in the Carolinas, Georgia, Florida, and Texas. In the West and JJorthwest, however, while the weather has been favorable for the prosecution of farm work, it has been too cool for rapid advancement of vegetation and quick germinatiorf of seeds. Special telegraphic reports show the following conditions: Illinois--Rainfall excessive in southern and oentral portion, retarding planting! meadows and pastures good; wheat and rye beading; eight counties report cut worms and army worms in corn and meadows; much corn being replanted. Indiana--Weather favorable to crops and farm work; plowing and corn planting nearly finished; in most eounties wheat, oats, rye, and grass in good condition. Michigan--Cool weather retarded crop growth considerably; (trass - making heavy growth; early potatoes, rye, and barley doing well; planting corn. Wisconsin--All crops rromlseexoelient yield except apples; corn and potato planting about finished; dairies and cheeee factories in full operation. , , . Minnesota--Wheat and grass growing nicely; too cool for oorn: corn planting progressing slowly: barley and flax seeding general Iowa--Weather favorable to grass and small grain, but too coal for quick germination; nom­ inal growth of oorn. Notes of Current Event*. INSURANCE companies lose $100,000 by a fire In Santiago, Chili. THE business portion of NewtaL, Miss., burned. The loss is $50,000. SEVERAL incendiary fires, causing small losses, occurred in Cleveland. Ex-Gov. FORAKEK, of Ohio, deliv­ ered the Memorial Day address at New York. FOTTB cases of small-pox were discov­ ered in a Bohemian boardinghouse in New York. DAVID STARR JORDAN has resigned the presidency of Leland Stanford, Jr., /University. CHILDREN decorated the graves of the soldier dead at Gettysburg on Dec­ oration Day. THE dam of the great reservoir at Austin, Tex., was swept away, causing a loss of $50,00(1. E. NELSON BLAKE, of Massachusetts, was elected President of the Baptist H^me Missionary Society. THE authorities of New Orleans wern scored by the grand jury for non-en­ forcement of the gambling laws. Miss LATTBA WEAVER, daughtier of Gen. J. B. Weaver, was married at Des Moines, Iowa, to A. H. Ketchum, son of Mrs. Harriet Ketchum, the Iowa sculp­ tor. THE Brazilian Conerees has refused to appint an intervenor to settle the troubles in the Stato of Bio Grande do Sul. This refusal Is based on the ground that the national army should be used to suppress the rebellion. _ that Will Be the Bone of Conten­ tion in This Con<rre?s. The parties contesting for seats in the Fifty-third Congress have been no­ tified by the clerk of the house to be present in person or by attorney the 5th of June, when he will open the sealed packets Containing the evidence in such cases. The contesting parties may then select what portions of the record in their respective cases they desire to have printed. The olosest contest, acoording to a W ashington dispatch, is that of Charles E. Belknap, Republican, against Goorge F. Eichardson. Democrat, of Michigan. Richardson beat hik opponent ten votes in a total of a little over 40,c0i) votes cast. , Thomas E. Watson, Farmers' Alliance, of Georgia, contests the seat of J. & C. Black, Democrat, althouzb he was beaten by over 5,(t00. P, H. Thrasher, populist, of Tennessee, claims to have been elected, but according to the returns B. A. Enloe, Democrat, received 118 major­ ity. In the case of Lewis Stewart, Democrat,' of Illinois against Robert A. Childs, Republican, and holder of the certificate of election, the differenoe Is only 37 votes. John J. O'Neill, Demo­ crat, of St. Louis, was beaten by Chas. F. Joy, Republican, by 67 votes. W. B. English, Democrat, of California, claims the scat of S. G. Hllborn, Re­ publican, who had 33 majority. The seat of James E. Cobb, Democrat, of Alabama, is contested by a Populist, Martin W, Whatley, who was defeated by 1,839 majority. J. T. Good. Populist, of Vir­ ginia, contests the election of J. F. Jlppes, Democrat, who got.nearly 3,000 majority. Kansas furnishes a contest with H. L. Moore, Democratic Popu­ list, against E. H. Funston, Republican, whose majority was 83, and North Carolina the case of A. H. Williams, Populist and Prohibition candidate, against Thomas Settle, Republican, whose majority was 614. PASSENGERS IN A PANIC. IMPORTANT RULING MADfc BV . SECRETARY SMITH. "H ' . > ; • / • • . Applicant* Unit Be Incapacitated1 fc*\ Manual Labor--Partial DlaabUlty Kot «f Service Origin Will Xot B« 8offlelent«» Establish m Claim >?• y.':M Oolllston of Steamers In the Chicago River" Causes Much Fright. Passengers on the World's Fair steamer R. G. Stewart escaped an im­ promptu lake bath and were given a good fright. On the trip from Jackson Park to the State street bridge, the Stewart met in the Chicago river the large freight steamer Buffalo. The latter tried its steel against the former's side. The Buffalo was making its way without » tug out into the lake, and as the Stewart lounded the pier at the life-saving station its captain saw tbe Buffaloi coming toward him. He blew one blast on the whistle as a signal to the captain of the Buffalo that he was going to cross tbe river and go up along the north bank. The captain of the Buffalo blew two whistles, a signal to the Stewart to stay on the south side of the river and not attempt to cross his bow. The Stewart did not reply to this signal, and neither vessel checked lta speed. The Stewart shot out into the river, ana the Buffalo struck her on the port side, a little aft of amidships. The passenger steamer careened until her sides were at an angle of forty-five de­ grees to the water. A panic ensued among her passengers. The Stewart finally wriggled out from under the sharp stem of the Buffalo and righted herself. In a short time the docks were reached and the passengers walked thankfully ashore. WOMAN CRUELLY MURDERED. Cltlsera of Fall River, Mrs*., Intensely Ex­ cited Over an Atrocious Crime. Fall River, Mass., is in a state of in­ tense excitement, due to the discovery of an atrocious murder. The victim was Miss Bertha Manchester, aged 22. Miss Manchester lived at a farm-house, four miles from the city, and was last seen alive about 7:30 in the morning when her father, Stephen Manchester, le.tfor the city, accompanied by his son and hired boy, to deliver milk on his regular route. About 2 o'clock in the alternoon they arrived home. Freddy, hl6 12-year-old boy, ran ahead into the house to get something to eat. He opened the kitchen door and saw hia murdered sister lying in a pool of bloo«J on the floor. He ran back to the barn and told his father, who immediately notified the police. A hasty examina­ tion was made and a bloody ax wa-a found in the woodpile near the back fenoe. • _____ FRANK MOORE, suspected of ih« Pacific (Mo.) train robbery, shot P. T, Stephens, a Pullman conductor, at St. Louis. Moore was not identified as tht train robber. | CHOLERA has appeared at Nismes and ! Oette in Southern France. These places are situated within seventy-five or 100 miles of Marseilles. Cette is directly on the sea coast. i f-Ml: Annul* Ramn'i Rule. ri V A Washington dispatch says that thp most important pension decision ©v«ft sent out from the office of the Secretary of the Interior to the Commissioner of Pensions has just been filed. It to claimed by those high in authority ia the Pension Bureau that it will reduc* the payment of pensions under the act of June 27, 1890, between $15,000,090. and $20,000,000. It; involves the repeal^ of an order passed by Gen. Raum an®* approved by Assistant Secretary Bus* sey and a return to the language of th$r statue requiring the disability, not dt'-" service origin, to be such as to prevent^ the applicant from earning a suppoife^; % by manual labor. Secretary Hok®>* Smith has been considering the princi­ ples Involved in the decision for several. weeks, and so important did he deem it . that when it was called to his attention from the Pension Board of Appeals ho submitted the questions involved to the- Attorney General and the Commissioner 4 of Pensions,rboth of whom concurred li^ the correctness of the decision. "•' Haste of tli© Decision. V* The decision is In the case ofottif Bennett who sought a pension under the old law, alleging that while in the ser­ vice at Raleigh, N. C., he was prostraffe ed by snnstroke which resulted in pa*- . tial deafness in both ears. His appli­ cation was denied on the ground thafc while the applicant has slicht deafness, as alleged, it was not of sufficient sever1* ity to warrant any rating. The test!** mony showed that Bennett could hear i|>. watch tick at the distance of half an Inch from either ear. Bennett subse­ quently applied for and received a pen­ sion of $12 a month under the act of Juno 27,1890. This act allows a pension ra g­ ing from $6 to $12 per month to ex-sol­ diers or sailors suffering from any diSr' ability of a permanent character nofc the result of their own vicious habits^ which incapacitates them for the per* formanoeor manual labor to such a de­ gree as to render them unable to earn 4 support. The inability to earn a sup­ port is therefore made the basis of tin> law. Curing Commissioner Paum's ad­ ministration an order was issued, known as order No. *l&ivVrbieh directed that all claims for a pension under the act of Juno 27, 1890, should be rated the saoiis as like disabilities of service origin, and that all cases showing a pensionable disability, which, if of service origin. Would be rated at or above $12 a month, should be rated at $12 a month. The Standard of Disability. The only requ'rement to obtafo a * pension under the law applicable to pensions of service origin is disability by reason of wounds received or disease contracted while in the service and In line of duty. "Incapacity to perform manual labor," says the Secretary, "which is the foundation to the right to pension under the act of June 27, 1890, fixes an entirely different standard of disability from that just mentioned, con­ tained in the Revised Statutes, covering injuries of service origin. Disabilities incurred while in active service and in­ capacity coming upon an applicant long after service ceased are made by the law to stand upon an entirely different fp.oj- ing. Those incurred during service and in line of duty are pensionable without regard to capacity to earn a support, and are graded without reference to this condition. Disabilities resulting from causes other than of service origin are only pensionable when- incapacity to labot joins with incapacity to earn * support, and the grades of rating are dependent upon these two conditions. . When by order No. 164 it was declared that disabilities under the act of June 27, 1890, should be rated as if of ser­ vice origin, the very principle which governed the rating under the act of June '27, 1890, was displaced and a rule applicable to a different act wap substi­ tuted." ' CHRISTIANS AT FAULT. Plain Talk to the Unlt-ed Presbyterian As­ sembly About the World's Fair. In presenting a partial report on re­ form to the United Presbyterian Assem­ bly at Monmouth, I1L, Hev. W. J. Rob­ inson, D. D., cf Alleghany, said that crime was on the increase; that this was a nation of Sabbath desecrators legalized by the action of the Govern- . ment; that the World's Fair gates will be opened on Sunday because the Gov­ ernment was power.ess to prevent It. He thought that this deplorable con­ dition of " the country was caused by the lack of interest manifested among the Christian people. He main­ tained that the professors of religion were not united and that they neither worked nor voted as they prayed. The question of the federation of churches was taken up and much interest mani­ fested in the matter. This discussion is pursuant to a plan of the committee appointed by the conference of Presby­ terian organizations held in New York City on March 2. At that conference the following bodies were represented: The Presbyterian Church, United Pres­ byterian Church, the Reformed Church in America, the Reformed Presbyterian Church, General Synod and Associated Reformed Synod in the South. Enopmons Lose by Fire. The Baltimore sugar refinery wa& started in 1891. In 1892 it shut down for remodeling. Monday it was to be reopened, but Sunday it was destroyed by fire. The estimated damages are over $1,000,000. Cnrrencles Condensed. THE Dunkards will meet next year at Johnstown, Pa. THE -Michigan Legislature has ad­ journed sine die. THE health of the Queen of Holland Is rapidly failing. RAINS In Kansas have materially Im­ proved crop prospects. A MAD dog created a panic on the fair grounds at Crawfordsville, Ind. THE Cordage Trust will be reorgan­ ized by issuing $6,000,000 bonds. The Italian Chamber or Deputies voted confidence in the new cabinet. FIRE damaged the Rochester, Minn., High School building to the extent of $8,o00. TEN eloping Kentucky couples were- married at Jeffersonville, Ind., in one day. SOME unknown person demolished all the tombstones In the cemetery at New Munich, Minn. THE Congressional reapportionment bill was passed by the Illinois House after a stormy session. THE Daughters of the, American Revolution will hold their national con­ gress at St. Paul. CALLS have been made on the gov­ ernment for tents for the use of lower Mississippi flood sufferers. Ui* to date 11.278 Chinese have reg­ istered under the Geary law. ' In Cali­ fornia the registration is 4,8-31. CHOCTAW and Chickasaw Indians, who are to receive $2, -291,450 from the government, ask to be paid in silver. PHESIDENT HITGHITT, of the North­ western, will be asked to arbitrate th* Question of Western passenger rates.