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nonwrap rLLitrors TURKS MAKE DENIAL. BRIGANDS ANp REBELS COMMIT JfHE OUtRAGES. General Booth in Chicago--Gotham Takes All the Bonds--China 3nea for Peace--Close Call for Shelbjrville-- Gaar Nicholas Has Hia Troubles. W:. "Va*.'/ • Deny Tnrkish Responsibility. ^ ! A letter from Mayroyeni Bey, the Sub­ lime Porte's representative at Washing- st . 7 ton, to the New York Herald regarding the reported Turkish outrages in Arme- : nla, says: "I have been, I admit, very , - • much surprised, I will not say with the unfairness, but with the hastiness of the „ New York daily press' criticisms and • V-" * publications of wild reports about the disturbances created by certain misguid- m */• f - r . - Armenians in some parts of Asiatic Turkey. "The assertions published by the London Daily News are entirely in­ correct. The facts ate as follows: Ar­ menian brigands, having "in their posses­ sion arms of foreign origin, in connection wiiu iuisuiscui liuicla, Iimut.u nud de­ stroyed Mussulman villages near Sas-> soun. In order to give an idea of the fe­ rocity displayed by these Armenian bands, the example, among many others, may be given of the burning alive of a ' Mussulman after his being forced to swallow some explosive matters. Regu­ lar troops were sent with instructions to protect peaceful inhabitants, and not- I withstanding the cali,Lmnies which were published against these troops, the truth is that they have not only protected all law-abiding subjects, including, of course, women and children, but also restored peace to the satisfaction of all. It has also been said that the Kurds had stolen all the furniture and cattle of the Arme­ nian fugitives. It is not so." v.; ' v ' her : .-J"! iU W tjo New Czar in Bad Health. '••• i'lBiaperor Nicholas is suffering greatly from insomnia, and is consequently Very much depressed in spirits. The Czarina has become very much emaciated as the result of lier vigil at the bedside of her | husband, and the subsequent tax upon her physical strength impose^ by the Journey to St. Petersburg and her par­ ticipation in the various ceremonies over the body of the late Czar. 7 BREVlTlB#. iSV 8&'-' ft He er of ves, irteenth Congles* He served on tH* fftjor only thre« yeae« when he was elected to the S[>eaitertbip. He also ea- | Joyed the distinction of having personally | known every President* of the United j States with the exception of Washington | find Jefferson. Mr. Winthrop was the i i-uosen counselor of weorge Peabody in a number of his benefactions and has been, «ver since 1867, at the head of this Pea- pody educational fund. The situation among the striking New York cloakmakers is despehite. They started out with strong faith in the out­ come. This confidence was justified em­ pirically by the supineness of the uiauu facturers in the past. But the firms, which had Buffered with many difficul­ ties all the year, finally determined by co-operation to make the fight. In short time the strikers had nothing but hope, based on the chances of an order for a general garmentmakers' strike. jVhen this failed and the firms still held out, the workingmen were reduced to charity, and that is their sole reliance now. Affiliated unions have sent them some aid, united labor generally will raise something for them at mass-meet­ ings soon, land business men, saloon­ keepers, and others are supplying some food and promises of clothing. Such ac­ tion will not help long, and as the strikers are disposed to hold out, it is probable that 9,000 or 10,000 able-bodied men and women, with a skill for which there is no market now, will be thrown on the charity of the community before the win­ ter is over. <#" A trust in plate glass industries is be­ ing formed in Pittsburg. Acase of leprosy has been discovefod in Grand Forks County, North Dakota. Montreal is to have a world's fair, to be held from May 24 to Oct. 31,1896. The international gas pipe between Detroit and "Windsor, Ont., has been completed. China has sent an officer>to Japan to negotiate terms of peace. It is said she offers $175,000,000 indemnity. The National Woman's Christian Tem- perance Union convention completed its - session at Cleveland and adjourned. yU, • The National Pish Commission will : • 'hereafter furnish gold fish only to State / - Commissions, to parks, and for public uses generally, and will refuse private ap­ plicants. Busts of Vice Presidents Stevenson, ;GeprgeJ(. Dallas, and Elbridge Gerry kfve been placed in the Vice Presidential |§fe;t miches in the Senate gallery at Washing* Ir' ' ton. Four members of the local b^urd <)f mediation of he American Railway Union at Los Angeles, Cal.f were con­ victed of conspiracy to obstruct the mails. A letter from Lieutenant Peary, the Greenland explorer, has been received at Dundee, Scotland. It was brought by a whaling vessel and was dated Cape York. May 29. The Anthracite Coal Company of Canada, it is rumored, will erect large coal bunkers at Vancouver, B. C., and ship extensively to San Francisco and Puget Sound. Frank Godfrey, assistant instructor ^ In the Young Men's Christian Associa- t tion gymnasium, while attempting a gf double somersault in Boston, fell and broke his neck. lit?'. Fonr thousand people, many of them 'W prominent in Chicago's social world, wel- General William Booth, of the & Salvation Army, at the Auditorium ^' Thursday evening. J ' New York bankers have subscribed for . *> i sav- all of the latest bond issue, and have dropped their scheming to raid the gold already in the treasury in order to pay for the bonds. The threat to reject all their bids accomplished this. At Shelbyville, Ind., the low-pressure natural gas mains, which furnish the domestic supply, were chrged from the hifjh-pressure reservoir, and about mid­ night many stoves melted. Pnfrnpt alarm saved the town. Three houses were burned. At Waco, Texas, John D. Rockefeller and fifteen of his Standard Oil business associates have been indicted by the Grand Jury for entering into a conspir­ acy to control the coal oil market. Gov. Hogg has indicated his purpose to issue a requisition on the Governor of New York for the parties. The New York Society for the Pre- ? Tention of Cruelty to Animals is up in . arms against President Cleveland. J. G Haynes, President of the society, says "A President of the United States who finds great pleasure in the shooting of aquirrels is quite capable of the inhu­ manity of having his horses' tails docked. J*ut if he has done so I shall make it my business, to see that justice is meted <®ut to him." But investigation proves the falsity of the story. G£n. John G. Mprgan has been re­ nominated for the Senate by a joint cau­ cus of Alabama Democratic legislators. Lancaster Bros., sawmill owners at Pine Ridge, Texas, have filed a deed of tj' 411181 preferring local creditors to the i L^-' «n<>unt of $30,000. W. M. ilobertson is /"% V named as assignee. Obituary: At Caldwell, Ohio, George I ; r' fy. , Washington Brown, 80; at North Adams, & * #r »a88-. Judge James T. Robinson, 72; at Bloommgtou, 111., Mrs. Napoleon B. at Topeka, Iud., Norman y VVvf / WESTERN. \ Wtftters, at IndifcnSfitith, lids granted Failey $50,000 for services as re­ ceiver for the Iron Hall. At Kansas City, Mo., Mrs. Fhalinufi Loving, an aged colored woman, lay down on her bed and went to sleep with her lighted pipe in her mouth. The pipe set the clothes afire and the old lady was burned to death. Engine No. 16, pulling a train on the Chicago Alley L road, blew out its crown Bheet Tuesday evening. The explosion jarred all the houses in the neighborhood, caused a stampede among the passengers, who crowded the front cars of the train, and started a frightful series of rumors of many people mangled and killed. All the reports simmered down though, it ap­ peared that only one man had been hurt. This was the fireman, William Aldrich, who had his clavicle and right arm frac­ tured by jumping from the cab. Only the cool action of the train guards pre­ vented many from leaping to the ground. The Portland, Ore., Savings Bank fail­ ed to open its doors Tuesday morning. The lack of public confidence and with­ drawal of deposits are given as reasons of the closing of the bank. O. N. Denny has been appointed receiver, and the bank will go into liquidation. The assets of the bank are given at $1,650,000; lia­ bilities, $1,430,000. The closing of the bank was doubtless precipitated by the death of Frank Dekum, the President, about a month ago. The bank first closed its do<>rs in the panic of 1893, but re­ sumed in May of this year, under an agreement with the depositors that they were to draw out quarterly 10 per cent, of their deposits. The Paterson Hotel at Harper, Kan., was burned to the ground about 4 o'clock Friday morning. Nearly forty guests were in the house at the time, and but for the bravery of a young girl many of them must have lost their lives. As it was, most of them escaped with only their night clothes and some of them had to be dragged out by the stronger ones. The heroine of the occasion was Maud Scher- merhorn, a waitress only 16 years old, who herself suffered dreadful burns and other injuries while saving others. She staggered up the stairway and from door to door calling upon the inmates to awaken. Before she had got far the smoke became overpowering and she sank on her knees and hands, and in this way crawled through the passages giving the alarm. Having reached the last door she fell exhausted and lay there in a stupor, burned and bleeding. The guests had all been aroused and were fleeing from the building. One fortunately had to pass the place where the young heroine lay, and as he passed her prostrate body he lifted it up and bore it Jo safety. The courts ansa mt the ItiiMaSv entered the hall, ani waa about to descend the steps. Whitworth, who was is the hall said: "Oh, Judge," and as he turned tired at him. Acklen rushed t» him, and as,he did so heard two shot* behind him. Turning, he saw that Whit­ worth had shot himself twice with a pis­ tol. Whitworth was cool and collected uuring the (shooting tiiiu also tiller the a! fair, and expressed no regrets, but de­ sired to know if he had killed his man, saying nobody who had treated him as Allison had done could live in the same country with him. The cause of the tragedy was the failure of Allison to settle or secure a large sum due from him to Whitworth for a money loan* said to be about $25,000. V.I" y vt -f;" " ST „ ".ir-'HH r-s :< . i •Mji .£LV r* ir Heafer, OG; L*tt4k* 49. EASTERN. y? WASHINGTON. '•"V » «•_ United States loan of $50,000,000 is hunted after everywhere by London financiers, who are desirous of taking a portion of it. The stock market will be only too pleased to take any amount of it- The big loan will be most welcomed by the investors who have idle money. The Rothschilds informed the Associated Press they are most cordially support­ ing the issue and that they have cabled to the Belmont banking house to sub­ scribe to the new loan promptly in their name. Considerable interest attaches to the stand which the President will take in his message to Congress regarding the strike last summer. The appointment by him of a commission to investigate the occurrence, the report which its members have submitted to him, and the severe criticisms which have been passed upon his action by Gov. Altgeld of Illinois, will afford a text for referring to this im­ portant event. It is expected that the President will recommend the appoint­ ment of a permanent strike commission. This has always been a favorite idea with him,, and as long ago as 188G, in a message to Congress relative to the Missouri Pacific troubles, he suggested voluntary arbitration as the best means of settling disputes. Mr. Cleveland also argued in that message that such a permanent commission would, by its very existence, prevent strikes, would have ample power to enforce its decis­ ions, and it could be easily engrafted upon the Bureau of Labor by the addi­ tion of two commissioners. It is thought that in his approaching message he will reiterate the views which he expressed eight years ago, in which case legislation by the present congress is not unlikely. SOUTHERN. An attempt was made to hold up a Yazoo and Mississippi Valley train near suspicions were aroused by the manner in which the signals were given and he would not stop. A volley was fi^ed into the cab, wounding the fireman. The American Skewer Company, a trust in the manufacture of this article of butchers' supplies, has closed down the works at Geneva,' Ohio, and Munde, Ind., and removed to Jackson, Tenn., where timber is more plentiful. _ There was a pitched battle in the main business' street of Lula, Miss., on Friday, (is the result of which two men are dead. J. W. Boyd and his brother Bob stood in a doorway until they saw J. W. Harman FOREIGN, Tokio dispatch: It is learned that the Japanese Government has sent its reply to the note of United States Ministor Dun asking whether a tender by the President of the United States of his good offices in the interest of restoring peace in the East would be agreeable to Japan. Although the friendly sentiment* which prompted the Government and people of the United States were deeply appreciated, the success of the Japan­ ese arms had been such that China should approach Japan directly on the subject. The Pall Mall Gazette publishes"* an in-T tervi^w with Herbert Biftmnrck in Berlm.; Referring to the health of his father; Prince Bismarck, the Count said: "Yoti should not forget that my father's age is beyond the allotted time of the Bible. Hfc has weathered many storms and has had little leisure in life. But his hardest trials have come within the past fout, years and at a,time of life when he should! be spared every aggravation of anxiety. Add to this his active, ever "busy intellect, his deep concern for every important question of the day, and more than all his concern for Germany's prosperity, to which he has devoted his life, to say nothing of the death of his friends, and I question if any other man has braved life's tempests with better result^. But he is fast getting old. He suffers ftojn no organic .disease. He is weakened by time, and cannot, even with the greatest precautions, continue much longer. We, of course, are very anxious about him and he is scarcely ever out of sight. Of ne­ cessity we are prepared for God's will." The entombment of the remains of the lat6 Czar Alexander III. took place at St. Petersburg Monday in the Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul. A thick fog enveloped the city, but the populace was astir at the earliest possible hour, and at the same time the troops detailed to take part in the funeral ceremonies com­ menced moving toward the positions assigned to them. The cathedral was packed with people, Including representa­ tives of all the imperial and royal fam­ ilies of Europe. The Czar and the Grand Dukes and the members of the royal fam­ ilies present took up positions on the right of the coffin, and the many military offi­ cers in attendance were grouped behind the bier. On the left were the foreign ambassadors and ministers and their staffs, while grouped around in different parts of the cathedral were countless delegations from Russian cities and elsewhere, including the numerous dele­ gations from France. The Czar, the im­ perial family and the royal mourners were received at the door of the cathe­ dral by the Metropolitan of St. Peters­ burg and by all the rftembers of the Holy Synod bearing crosses and holy water. The imperial party formed in a solemn procession, which marched up the aisle until the Czar and the other mourners reached their appointed plac<p$ v ! imm vamzoIa • 3 V. ̂ TREASURER MORGAN SUBMITS HIS ANNUAL REPORT. Toial Fiscal Receipts on All Acttnmta Were 9724,006,538 and the Total Expenditures $W>8,008.fVS2--Insuffi­ cient Revenues Im pair Gold Reserve. :is 1** Oqniocretlc, WCVAOA KtNSAS Arizona , * ' * v^ Present Political Map.--White States Democratic, black States RepubU- MISS WILCARD CHOSEN. IN GEN ERAl| . Ives, the "Young Napoleon T - ot IttUiarda/ demonstrated his right to < a Lawrence approaching. Then the 4l'* brothers, eached armed with a shotgun, stepped forth and opened fire on the others. Harmen fired twice at the Boyds, the title of champion billiardist of the' world Saturday night, at New York, by defeating Jacob Schaefer, the "Wizard," by the score of 3,600 to 3,074 points. Ives has been challenged by Eduard Fournil, the French expert, to play for $500 a side. Robert C. Winthrop died Friday night at Boston at the age of 84 years. Mr. Winthrop was the oldest surviving ex- United States Senator of Massachusetts, 4ie having served in 1850-'51. Mr. Win- but without effect. Each of the brothers had his man picked out, and at the first volley both of the men fell. The elder Boyd mounted a horse and rode away, while the other .escaped on foot. The tragedy is the result of an old feud. Har­ man was Mayor of Lula. Of the many tragedies that' Nash­ ville, Tenn., has experienced the most ap­ palling occurred on last Wednesday. Mexico is hurrying troops to the Guate­ malan frontier and war between the two countries is thought to be imminent. Con" Riordan, the victim of Fitzsim- mons' brutal blow, was buried Sunday. Fitzsimmons paid the funeral expenses and acted as pall bearer. At Winnipeg, Man., the Western Ca­ nadian Block was destroyed by fire, and the stores underneath, occupied by Wright Bros. & Mitchell, druggists, burned out. Loss, $85,000. The Grand Union Hotel, Princess street, was swept out of existence, in Addition to several stores and houses adjoining. The fire then crossed the street and consumed the warehouse of Merrick, Anderson & Co., which was filled with valuable stock. The loss in this connection wjll exceed $125,- 000. R. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade says: "In nearly all branches of business gradual improvement appears, and the hopeful feeling observed last week con­ tinues. It will take time to lift business from the depression, and the progress made, if less than the sanguine expected, is at least encouraging. The decision to offer $50,000,000 bonds for the replenish­ ment of the treasury reserve was, by bankers generally, approved. It is gen­ erally assumed that the bonds will be taken at once. The reported importation j of gold from London, with a loss on its I face of $7,500 at the present exchange ( rates, is presumably meant to affect bond subscriptions. There have already been some withdrawals of gold from the treas­ ury by redemption of notes to make pay­ ments for bonds, and goods rather than I gold are likely to come from Europe. Resumption of work and increase of working time have been more conspicu- i ous in the cotton industry than in others, ! but no increased demand for goods ap­ pears." MARKET REPORTS. OblrSiffo--Cattle, common to prlm^ $3.75@'0.50; hogs, shipping grades, $4<g5; sheep, fair to choice, $2@3.75; wheat, No. 2 red, 55@56c; corn, No. 2, 50^51 c; oats, No. 2, 28@29c; rye, No. 2, 50@51c; butter, choice creamery, 24%@25^c; eggs, fresh, 20%@21%c; potatoes, car lots, per bushel, G0<®70c. Indianapolis -- Cattle, shipping, $3@ 5.75; hogs, choice light, $4@5; sheep common to prime, $2<££{.25; wheat, No. 2 red, 50@50%c; corn, No. 2, white, 5K3 52c; oats, No. 2, white, 32<?p3c. St. Louis--Oattle, $3@G; hogs, $3@5; wheat, No. 2 red, 52@53c; corn, No. 2, 45@46c; oats, No. 2, 30(&31c; rye, No. 2, 52^154 c; Cincinnati--Cattle, $3.50@5.50; hogs, sheep, $2@3.25; wheat, No. 2 red, 54ry 54y_>c;' corn, No. 3, mixed, 44@45c; oats. No. 2 mixed, 32@33c; rye, No. 2, 52^54c. Detroit--Cattle, $2.50@5.50; hogs, $4® 4.75; sheep,$2@2.75; wheat, No. 1. whits, 57<£/58c; corn, No; 2, yellow,- 48@48^&; aatH; No. 2, white, 33@34c; rye. No, % 40@51c. Toledo--Wheat, No. 2, red, 55i£@56i4c; corn, No. 2, yellow, 49@50c; oats, No. 2, white, 32@32%c; rye) No. 2, 49@50c. Buffalo--Cattle, $2.50@5.25; begs, $4@ 5; sheep, $2.50@3.25; wheat, No. 1, white, 61@61V^c; corn, No. 2, yellow, 58@59c; oats, No. 2, white, 37<$37%c. Milwaukee--Wheat, No. 2, spring, 58® Woman's Christian Temperance Union Again Elects Her President. There was a slightly decreased attend­ ance at the convention of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, in session at Cleveland, Tuesday. Immediately af­ ter the devotional exercises Mrs. Camp­ bell, of Wisconsin, gave notice that at the next annual convention she would move to amend article 4 of the constitution by ithe substitution of the words "Vice President at large" after the word "Pres­ ident." After this notice was given MrB. EJ. Sturtevant Peel, of California, arose and' announced that Miss Jessie Acherman, around-the-world missionary of the un­ ion, was seated with the California dele­ gation, and Mrs. Peel desired that she be given a seat on the platform. Miss Acherman was by vote made a member of the convention and was escorted to the platform. After this reports from the Woman's Temperance Publishing Association were called for. The first given was that of Miss Margaret Sud- dith, managing editor of the Union Sig­ nal, the official organ of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, and after she had finished Mrs. Katherine Lent Stevenson reported for "books and leaf­ lets." Mrs. Caroline F. Crow next re­ ported, also for the Union Signal. Samuel Dickey, of the Prohibition par­ ty, then .spoke briefly and humorously. After Mr. Dickey had concluded the elec­ tion preliminaries were begun by the ap­ pointment of tellers by the chair. Each I teller represented different sections of the j country. Just before the tellers began to i pass about the audience Miss Alice Harris ' took a scat at the piano and be&an to sing, "Blest Be the Tie."' Instantly the convention arose and joined in the sing­ ing of the hymn. The first ballot taken was for Presi­ dent, and resulted in the unanimous choice of Miss Frances Willard. The President was then presented with two gavels sent by the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Churchhill, N. Y., the wood being taken from the house where Miss Willafd was born. Miss Wil­ lard then nominated Mrs. L. H. N. Ste­ vens for Vice President-at-Large, and she was also unanimously elected to that position. Then came the election of a Corresponding Secretary to fill the place of Mrs. Stevens, who had just been elect­ ed Vice President-at-Large. Of the 390 votes cast, Mrs. KatherineLent.,Steven­ son received 280, and was declared elect­ ed. Afterward her election was made unanimous. Mrs. Clara Hoffman was unanimously elected Recording Secreta- ry^ and she followed with a brief address of thanks for the honor. Next caihe the election of Treasurer, and Mrs. Helen H.: Barker was promptly re-elected by a ris­ ing vote. After a Bhort address by Mrs. Barker the convention took a recess. The feature of the afternoon session was the exercises in memory of Mrs. Mary A. Woodbridge, late Recording Secretary of the national organization who died about a month ago. i rVf'i MEET DEATH IN A MIN(, / Seven Men Killed and Many Injured by an Explosion at Collier*, W. Va. A 'most appalling mine disaster occur­ red Tuesday shortly after noon at the Blanch coal mines on the Panhandle Railroad at Collier's Station, W. Va. A new miner, an Italian, put off an over­ charge blast, which ignited the coal dust in the mine and a fearful explosion fol­ lowed, carrying death and destruction in its path. There were forty-eight men in the mine at the time and seven are known to be dead. After the explosion there was a terrific whirlwind in the mine, carrying every­ thing before it. Miners Donnelly and Roony were in the mine some distance from and going toward the mouth. The force of the explosion drove them nearly 100 yards out of the mouth of the mine and landed Roony on the railroad track, killing, him instantly. Donnelly landed in a gully, striking his head against a post. His brains were dashed out and scattered for yards around. His wife was the first to find him, and she swooned . . ... away. There is little hope that she will recover. - -- - The news of the disaster quickly spread, and in a few moments hundreds of people were crowded about the mouth of the mine. Many heart-i'eudefin&'sceues were enacted. The wives and children of the miners were frantic and strong men were overcome. In a short time a rescuing party was organized and went into the mines after the bodies. Prosecuting At­ torney Colton and Coroner Walkinsknw of Wcllsburg' were soon on the ground and took charge of the bodies. They will conduct a rigid investigation. This is the second accident of the kind which has occurred at this mine. Just two years ago a similar explosion occurred, in which three were killed and several injured. The miners charge that the accident was due to the inexperience of the Italian miners and declare they will not week ; with them any more. ~ reaching a conclusion the ministry gave the matter consideration for several days and finally stated to Mr. Dun that, al­ though the friendly sentiments which prompted the Government and people of the United States were deeply appreciat­ ed, the success of the Japanese arms had been such that China should approach Japan directly on the subject. In view of the absence of Japanese and Chinese diplomatic representatives at Pekin and •pokio respectively, this would imply that any communication between the two governments would be made through the American ministers to China and Japan, who, since the outbreak of the war, have had in charge the interests of th# |po countries. CORN YIELD VERY LIGHT. Present Indications Are that It Will Average bnt 19.7 Bushels Per Acre. The November returns to the Depart­ ment of Agriculture of the rate of yield per acre make the average of corn 19.7, which is about 1% bushels above the yield indicated by the condition figured in October. This is the lowest rate yield that has occurred since 1881, when it stood at 18.6 (bushels per acre. Last year the yield was 22.5 bushels upon a much larger harvested acreage. The rates for the years 1886, 1887 and 1890, which were years of comparatively low yield, were respectively 22, 20.1 and 20.7 bushels. The yield for the present year, which must be regarded as a preliminary and not final estimate, is less than the aver­ age for the ten years, 1870 to 1879, by 7.4 bushels, less than the average for the succeeding decade, 1880 to 1889, by 4.4 bushels, and less than the average for the four years 1890 to 1893 by 3.7 bush­ els, quality 79.4. The result is in harmony with reported indications during the growing season. The rates of yield of the principal corn States are as follows: New York, 28.2; Pennsylvania, 32; Ohio, 26.3; Michigan, 23.2; Indiana, 28.9; Illi­ nois, 28.8; Iowa, 15; Mississippi, 22; Kan­ sas, 11.2; Nebraska, 6. The average yield of buckwheat is 16.1 bushels per acre. The average yield in 1893 was 14.7 and in 1892 14.1 bushels. The average quality 90.3, 100 being the standard. The average yield per acre of potatoes is returned as 62. In 1892 the yield was 1.32 and 1892 1.17 tons. The quality is high, as shown by the percent­ age of 94.5. The crop of apples is report­ ed at 41.7 per cent, of an average product. The returns relative to the feeding of wheat to stock are not sufficient to justify a report at that date. The department hopes to be able to make a special report on tj»is subject in the near future. r; DIE UNDER A CHURCH. JAPAN STATES TERM& 58%c; corn, No. 3, 45@46c; oats, No. 2,, Accept the Offer or Mediation by white, 32@33c; barley, No. 2, 53@55c; | -- - - rye, No. 1, 50@51c; pork, mess, $12.25® • 12.75. i New York--Cattle, $3Q6; hogs, $3.50$ 5.25; sheep, $2@3; wheat, No. 2, red, 61(0 62c; corn, No. 2, 59@G0e; oats, white. Western, 37@41c; butter, creamery, 196 88c; «*•» Western, 28Q24*. the United States Government. It is learned that the Japanese Gov­ ernment has sent its reply to the note of United States Minister Dun asking whether a tender by the President of the United States of his good offices in the interest of restoring peace in the East Before Forty-seven Meet Death While Seeking Safety from an Earthquake. The earthquakes in Sicily and Southern Italy caused considerable damage to the telegraph lines aud details of the phe­ nomena are coming to hand slowly. It is known, however, that the Province of Reggio di Calabria suffered the severest damage by the seismic disturbances. Lit­ tle damage was done in Reggio, the cap­ ital of the province, but there was great loss of life and much damage to property elsewhere in the province. Seventeen communes were involved in the disturb­ ance, the centers of which were in the vicinity of Palmi, twenty-one miles north­ west of Reggio and Bagnara, on the Gulf of Gioja, almost directly opposite Punta del Faro, Sicily. The village of San Procopio, near Palmi, was almost entirely destroyed. Here sixty persons were killed. Forty-seven of these met their death in a church to which they had fled for refuge. At Bagnara seven persons were killed. Eight lost their lives at Mamerlino and San Eufemia, being crushed to death, while many others were injured. The inhabitants of these places are obliged to camp in the open air. * Prime Minister Crispi has sent a large sum of money for the relief of the suffer­ ers and has placed two vessels at the dis­ posal of the prefect of Bagnara. In the Calabrian towns of Triparni and Mileto many houses were destroyed and a num- Much damage was also done in the adjacent province of Cantanzaro. King Humbert has donated a large sum of money for the relief of the earthquake sufferers. _ Sixty lives were lest by the falling of the church at San Procopio. FIVE CRUSHED UNDER A TRAIN. Miners Meet Death While Riding Horn on Cars Loaded with Coal. Pittsburg dispatch: Five men lie at the bottom of Brush Creek, Westmore­ land County, with sixteen cars and their loads of coal piled on top of them The killed are: Wilson Brown, 40 years old, married; Thomas Jenkins, SO years old, married; William Jenkins, son of the above, 25 years old, single; Owen Owens, 35 years old, married; Martin Polakcsy, 30 years old, single. A train of twenty- five cars of coal pulled out of the West­ moreland Coal Company's works, three miles from Larimer, Pa. Just before reaching the main line, the trucks of one car broke down. The impetus of the train carried it bnto the bridgd across Brush Creek, and broke down the-struct­ ure. The disabled car went through and was followed by fifteen more cars, all loaded. A number of miners employed by the Westmoreland Coal Company .were riding on the train to their homes at Larimer. The men on the other .cars Jrtgped aad escaped wit* a few W»* . t ' Bona' Zsaae a Necessity. " - The Treasurer of tBe United Staten, Hon. H. D. Morgan, has submitted to Secretary Carlisle the annual report of the. operations and condition of the treas­ ury. The net ordinary revenues for the fiscal year ending June 30, cents omit­ ted, were, $297",722,019,; a decrease of $88,097,009 as compared with the year before. The net ordinary expenditures wore $367,525,279, a decrease of $15,- 952,674. The total tf?eeipts on all ac­ counts were $724,006,538, and the ex­ penditures $698,908,552. At the close of business on June 30, 1893, there stood on the books of the department charged to the treasurer a balance of $738,407,555. Adding to this receipts on all accounts gives $1,462,474,- 093 as total to be accounted for, and de­ ducting the expenditures leaves a balance of $763,565,540 on June 30, 1894. In addition to these balances, however, there were other liabilities, arising from the postal revenues, from disbursiner offi­ cers and from other sources, which brought the total to $776,041,808 at the former date, and to $804,854,753 at the latter. After setting aside the amounts treated as unavailable, the principal of which are the' deposits Spade with the States .under the law of|1866, there re­ mained the sum of $746,538,655 in 1893 and the sum of $775,310,559 in 1894 rep­ resented by lire assets in the several offices 6f the treasury and mint, together with deposits in national banks. Of these balances the sums of $584,593,920 and $616,155,820, respectively, were on deposit for the redemption of outstand­ ing certificates and treasury notes, leav­ ing $161,994,735 and $159,154,739 as the balances on account of the general fund. Impairment of the Gold Reserve. The treasurer remarks that the impair­ ment of the gold reserve rendering neces­ sary the issue of bonds in February, was caused chiefly by the depletion of the treasury resulting from insufficient rev­ enues. Even when the supply of paper had become so reduced that the treasury was obliged to pay out large sums of gold in the ordinary disbursements the coin was freely returned in the revenues. The proceeds of this loan were $58,660,000 in gold coin and certificates, but during the month of February there were redeemed $19,200,000 of notes in gold, presumably to meet subscriptions to the loan, so that the net gold proceeds were about $36,- 500,000. This, with a gain of $1,500,- 000 in gold from ordinary sources, brought up the reserve during the month from $65,000,000 to $106,500,000, while the net assets of the treasury, with an ex­ cess of $7,000,000 of expenditures over receipts for the month, increased from £125,000,000 to $177,000,000. During the succeeding months till the end of the first week in August the reserve was affected by deficient revenues and withdrawals of gold for export, the movement abroad having been stimulated by the necessity which the treasury was under of furnish­ ing to exporters new full weight after the supply of old pieces had become exhaust- cA The lowest point touched by the re­ serve was $52,189,500 on Aug. 7, 1894. Prior to July, 1892, the gold reserve' was but little affected by the withdrawals of coin, there never having been any con­ siderable demand for the redemption of notes. Even when gold exports were heavy the metal was furnished by bank­ ers from their vaults, or was obtained from the treasury for gold certificates, of course without impairment of the reserve. During the last two years, however, the treasury has been en lied upon to furnish nearly the whole of the requirements for exportation, and there have recently been considerable withdrawals for other uses. To the end of September last the total re­ demptions of United States notes in gold since the Resumption of specie payments were $181,300,000, and the total redemp­ tions of the treasury notes in gold from their first issue were $68,500,000. The two important events of the year affect­ ing the condition of the public debt were the issue of $50,000,000 of 5 per cent, bonds to replenish the gold reserve and the stoppage of the purchase of silver bullion by the issue of treasury notes. Retirement of Treasury Notes. With reference to the retirement of treasury notes the Treasurer says that prior to August, 1893, the treasury had been able to provide for the redemption of treasury notes in silver dollars out of the holdings of free silver, so that there had not been, up to that time, any im­ pairment of the total amount of the silver fund accumulated under the act. On the 3d of that month, however, the silver dollars and bullion in the treasury had become reduced to the amount required by law to be retained for the payment of outstanding treasury notes and certifi­ cates, and the demand for the redemp­ tion of notes continuing in consequence of the scarcity of the small denomina­ tions of currency, it became necessary to draw upon the dollars coined especially for that purpose. The silver fund being thus impaired, the notes so redeemed were canceled in order to preserve the re­ quired equality between the silver in the treasury and the notes outstanding. The total amount of the notes retired ih this way, up to Oct. 31, was $4,790,434. The imount of the new issues of United States paper currency put into circulation during the year was $350,959,100, hav­ ing been exceeded but once, in 1892. The amount of worn and mutilated notes re­ deemed was $319,002,290. This also has been exceeded but once, in 1893. The total paper circulation reached its high­ est point in May last, when it stood at $1,175,000,000. Since then there lias been a slight contraction, caused chiefly by the gradual redemption and retirement of gold certificates, the issue of which was suspended, as the law requires, when the gold reserve of the treasury fell be­ low $100,000,000. The management of the Columbian Exposition having finally declined to de­ fray the exiienses of recoining the Co­ lumbian half-dollars, which have found their way into the treasury, they have been offered to the public at par in ex­ change for gold or gold certificates, and a considerable sum of them has been distributed in that manner. The Isabella quarters in the treasury are retained for the requisition^ of the board of lady managers of the Exposi­ tion. The amount of counterfeit silver coin and fractional currency detected at the offices of the treasury during the year was $10,500, an increase of $900 over the year before. There was an increase during the year of $1,552,250 in the face value of the bonds held on account of the sinking funds of the Pacific railroads, which amounted, on June 30, to $18,960,000. Notwithstanding a change in the reg­ ulations, whereby senders of national bank notes for redemption were required to bear the charges for transportation, the redemptions were the heaviest since 1886, amounting to $105,000,000, or more than half of the average circulation. .... ithe ItM -ibeefr'lately is the largest In The train shed oovfei** 434,if feet of ground: are capable of h Iding : 09 cars shelter and the whole place ia luminated by 126 arc lights. Thet__ tion building proper covers an area of 8,806 square feet This station has the further di-stinc-i tion of being the most beautiful in the" country. The floors are for the HEW UN I OX 8TATIOW AT ST. L0t7l8. part composed of mosaic bricks im­ ported from Holland, and ornamented with fleur-de-li9 or some such dainty- design. The sides are either of enam­ eled brick, scagliola or tiling. The ceilings are usually ornamented by some graceful design or other, a wreath of roses or a group of cherubs. I a fact, the ornamentation, undor the di­ rection of J. D. Millet, whose work at: the fair was so highly prai?ed, has but served to emphasize more strongly the talents ol this artist. In the rotunda ornamentation is at v ^®tehti At each end, grouped in the form of a semi-circle, aie sevea THE NORTH ARCADES. GRAND HAtL. naiac-Uke figures, delicately inter­ woven with the design, whose extend­ ed aims tear torches glowing with ornamental electric lights. Along the south side, high from the ground, ex­ tend seven Jaree stained-glass windows that, especial'y in the late afternoon, cast a mild orange light over the hall, harmonizing perfectly with the other ornamentation, and imparting a deli­ cate richness of effect that one might expect to find in an eastern mosque, CHILI sends out wheat, nitrates, wine and guano. * , i LADIES' WAITING!- KOOM, FROM GRAND HALU but not in the railway station of an American city. NUMBEK OF ARRESTS MADE, 687 Work Done by the Secret Service De­ partment of the Treasury. William P. Hazen, the Chief of the Se­ cret Service of the Treasury Department^ in his annual report shows that during: the year the total number of arrests made was 687, nearly all of which were for violations of the statutes relating to ^counterfeiting United States money. Of those arested about 300 were either con­ victed or pleaded guilty, and 120 are now awaiting the action of grand juries. The fines collected amounted to $5,947. The amount of altered or counterfeit notes captured during the year was $21,300; coins, $10,755. There were also captured 134 plates from which counterfeit notes had been printed, 33 dies, 156 molds, and a large quantity of miscellaneous mat­ ter, consisting of tools, melting pots, etc. WHOLE CITY WAS IN DANGER. 8helby ville, Ind., Has a Narrow Es­ cape from Burning Down. At ShelbyVllle, Ind., by mistake the natural ga» was given high pressure in the low pressure mains, and at midnight it was discovered that over 500 stoves- and heaters in all parts of the city were melting under the intense heat, and build­ ings were igniting in every direction. The fire alarm was turned in, bells were rung, whistles sounded and the citizens- were aroused from their slumbers to dis­ cover themselves in the midst of a gen­ eral conflagration. The flow of gas was arrested and only three houses were burned. The destruction of these build­ ings amounted to considerable loss to the owners. If the alarm had been twenty minutes later nothing could have saved! the city from destruction. The Mean Thing. "Women jj'ay smart tricks on on# an­ other sometimes," said a smart Ameri­ can woman; "but the queerest I ever heas d of was perpetrated by one social leader in a Western city upon another. The.y were rivals, and hate.l each other accordingly, though outwardly they preserved the semblance of jleasant relations. Every chance that either got to give a dig at the other was eagerly seized. But the final and most effective stroke, after w.hich no calls were exchanged, was delivered by Mis. L. She sent out cards for a grand entertainment, and then took pains to find out what Mrs. Iter competitor, was going to wear. A gorgeous bro caded tatin was the materia' of Mrs. F.'s gown, it was ascertained. Accord­ ingly Mrs. L., whose husband was in tho dry business, obtuinsd s©v- era! hundred yards of the same iden- ti'-al stuff and draped the walls of all the rooms on the lower floor of her house with it. You may imagine the feelings of Mrs. P., on arriving in her superb new frock, which she expected to mako a sensation. 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