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!t is estimated that more miles of ttril- I
road will be built in this country in 188? |
than during any year since 187S.
The rush of peeplc to Queenstown
eager to make their way from Ireland to
the United State3 will tend to make this
anotner lamous year oi lramijfRiuuu.
One of flic dynamite shells recently
made for the United States Navy will j
kill, it is thought, a thousand men, blow
up a mau-of-war or destroy a Government
building.
A correspondent of the Sric/tt{ric American
says: A fortune awaits the inventor
of a successful perfect dash or buggy
lamp, or a lamp to be attached to a
horse's breast. One that will not go out
when most needed, and with sufficiently
6trong reflector to light the road for some
distance ahead of the horse.
Not long ago the secretary and treasurer
of one of the largest street-car lin<?s
in Pittsburg was taken ill, and lits
daughter undertook to monage his business
Shft kent the books in pood shane.
attended to the collection of money, paid
the employes, and bought feed and stock
for the company. She did so well that
when her father died tha company elected
her to fill the position permanently.
A correspondent wants to know what
the Skjaeggedalfass is. One would naturally
fancy it to be an ejaculation
made by a Russian with a bone in his
throat. Another would suppose it so be
.-v the 8,000 active verbs the pig hyphenates
together when being led to slaughter by
the tail. But it is neither of these; it is
$h iply the name of a Norwegian waterfall,
that is noted for its wild and dazzling
beauty, where Norwegian couples
spend their honeymoen, and Norwegian
backmen amass many shekels of gold and
silver.
A gentleman interested in the com?
f *1, ? - 4- 11 I* {?
vi tuc rsa\D iuav it JO
going rapidly to large hulk. Twenty
years ago a propeller that could cany
50,000 bushels of grain or 1,000 tons of
coal was considered a monster, but there
are many now in the trade between
Buffalo aud Chicago and Cleveland and
Duluth that carry over 100,000 bushels
of grain in a single cargo. The Onoko,
one of the great iron propellers, takes
120,000 bushels of oats iu a single cargo.
These large vessels are fast crowding the
smaller propellers and sailing vessels oil
the lakes.
A Berlin correspondent writee that successful
experiments have been made at
Metz with a navigable balloon, propelled
by an electric motor. The balloon is the
invention of a German engineer named
Welker, who for some time was employed
in America, where he perfected lus dis/>Ar?ft??TT
nnrm r% r.n 4- .Vine
wvitij. x uu utiuiau vi v ? ?ji iiiuviiw liao
bought the invention, paying for it
1,000,000 marks down and another
1,000,000 which is to be paid in installments.
The speed of the balloon exceeds
that of a railway traiu, and it may
be stopped and directed at will, moving
aginst the wind.
Arbor, or tree-planting, days are grow ing
in favor. Pennsylvania held hers
April 22, New Jersey the 13th for southern
counties and the 22d in northern
counties, and on April 29 Connecticut
held her first trcc*2)lanting as appointed
by law. Some of the Western States,
notably Nebraska, have established arbor
days with profitable results. The need
of tree-planting, in order to replace the
growth cut away for various purposes, is
too obvious to require one word of argument.
Any regulation which impels
people to set trees where there is cone
to be commended.
The Registrar-General's ''Animal
Summary of Births and Deaths in London
and ether Great Towns,'' just issued,
shows that London is not only one of the
healthiest towns in England, but that it
is by far the healthiest capital in the
world. The following tablet shows the
death rate per thousaud in a number of
the great capitals of the world:
London. 19.9 Calcutta i ,v n
Christian ia 21.4 New-York ) '
Stockholm 21.9 Vienna [ ~
Geneva 22.5 Rome t *
Brussels 53.1 "Warsaw 2s. 1
Copenhagen 2:5.3 St. Petersburg H0.7
The Hague 24.3 Buda-Pe^th 37 9
Paris '24.(5 Cairo 47.3
Berlin 25.0
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Many efforts have boon mad< in vain
in recent years to introduce the onc-eoiit
piece into common use iu the South. The
"Sew Orleans Time*-Democrat recalls the
fact that several years ago "a newspaycr
imported some barrels of ihe coins and
put them forth, only to find out that lh.-y
returned in a very short lime." At la<t
the despised coin is reported to be wincing
favor in New Orleans. The 77?;/>
Democrut declares that ''a large number
of houses are now willing to accept it
and make their change accordingly, and
the public is beginning to recognize that
t cent is of some value after all.
Strange to say, at the beginning of this
movement, the small dealers still h'Od
back."
What Napoleon wittily said of Russia,
that it. is a d'sp>ti<m limited oniv by assassination.
still holds true, gays the
Cultioutor. The last Czar, the father of
the present on>?, was brutally murdered,
and there is never a moment when the i
autocrat is absolutely safe. Since the
iuvention of dynamite the position of
this poor creature has become more pitiable
than ever, as he may be blown to
atoms at aay moment, with no possibility
of previous warning. And even more
serious than this is the effect upon the
millions of Russian people who seem
driven to plots and dynamite as the only
means ior effecting reforms which in
happier lands are brought about by
popular education aud the enactment of
more ius>t and liberal i
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aa?gmwuj???
The ji&iidon JT?f? has informed its
readers that" Buffalo Bill" is not a wi'd
Indian, as many of thcra have supposed,
but the Hon. W. F. Cody in private life
and a "member of (he United States
Parliament.''
Professor Brown-Sequard," says the
Pall Mill Gazette, 1 'has bccu informing his
ctmlnnts that death bv throat-cuttin'i is
painless from the moment the skin of the
nock is severed, and that the severing of
the larynx produces complete anaesthesia.
Moreover, a blow delivered with violence
upon the larynx can produce instantaneous
death, with syncopal appearances; and M.
Brown-Sequard thinks that 'inasmuch as
most assassins seem to he cognizant of the
fact, honest people ought to be made
aware of it also.' Just what the conclusion
from these statements is, v:c do
not exactly see. Is it a pica for the introduct
ion of a new method of capital punishment,
or a veiled compliment to the extensive
and peculiar knowledge possessed by
the French assassin !*'
Every one has heard something of the
remarkable substance extracted from coal
tar which is 300 times as sweet as sugar,
anil most persons have probably looked
forward with apprehension to the time
when this interesting product should be
surreptitiously substituted for natural
sweetening in the food 'offered ihem to
eat, with results which they did not care
to investigate. It would'Seem that this
time is not veir far off, to judge from an
article in the <*ermau Sugar Manufacturers'
Journal which says that an establishment
for the production of the artificial
saccharine is nearly ready for business in
Westerhusen, near Magdeburg. The
material produced in the factory is to be
used, it is said, for mixing with glucose.
One part of the new .saecharine mixed
with 500 parts of glucose gives a compound
as sweet as the beet sugar universally
used onthe continent, and at a much
smaller prioe, sincc glucose can easily be
made out of rags, refu?c potatoes, or a
score of other inexpensive substances,
while the other ingredient of the imitated
su<?ar is nroduced with little difficultv
O ~ 4 from
another cheap material.
Within tihepast few years several towns
in the "Western-States have been experimenting
with-street pavements of brick.
Many miles of brick pavement, it is needless
to say, exist in Holland, and there
are remains of brick in the streets of
Nantucket, Mass., but elsewhere in the
United States this material has been
rarely, if ever, used for the purpose.
According to the Engineering Xeia>,
Bloomington, III., deserves the credit of
being the first modern town in his
country to introduce brick paving on an
extensive scale. The town is situated in
the clay region and bricks arc cheap
flioro oe nvill rrrtdrl iilld l?v I'.irpfltl
selections of material it has been found
possible to produce bricks so tough and
hard that in JJloomington, where seven
miles of streets are laid with them, they
have been found, after ten years' experience.
durable, as well as cheap and convenient.
In Amsterdam, where, although
canals intersect the city in all directions,
a good deal of traffic is carried on by
means of horses and wagons, the pavements
of small, whitish bricks chow little
feign of wear; and, partly on account of
their porosity and partly from the numerous
joints which exist between them,
they are in wet weather much dryer and
pleasautcr to walk over than stoec, or
eveu asphalt.
The whole number of persons in the
United States employed in the business
of taking and curing Ibh for market is
131,420, and of this number 37.000, or
about onc-fourtli. arc in the Xew England
State?. It will be surprising to many to
learn tbat the largest number credited to
one State belongs to Maryland?20,000;
next comes Massachusetts, with 20.000;
next Virginia, with 18,000; next Maine,
with 11,000. Taking the States in
group?, we find that the South Atlantic
States have 52,400 persons engaged in the
fishing business; the New England
States, 27,000; the Pacific States, lfi.800;
the Middle States, 15,000; the Gulf
States, 5,131, and the Lake district,
5,000. The whole capital invested is
f:)8,000,000, and of this, much the
largest proportion?$20,000.000?is in
the Xew England States: $0,000,000 in
South Atlantic States, $4,426,000 in the
Middle State41, $2,74#.000 in the l'aeilic
States: $1.345,000in the Lake region,
and $415,000 in the Gulf State:. The
?1.? -f .1 ........l j.,ci ncin
Yiliul U1 uiu ituiiuiii [uuuiat v*1")vvy
000?$14,270,000 of which belongs to
the New England States: $0,000,000 to
the South Atlantic States; 010.000 to
the Middle States; $7,484,000 to the Pacific
States. $l,7S4,000to the Lake district,
and $1,227,000 to the Gulf States.
The reports do not give the citizenship of
the persons engaged in the indu-try, but
it is known that while the 94,400 in all
other States than New England are
Americans,three-fourth? of theI{7,0U0 in
New England are foreign born and chiefly
alien*.
A London "Oath."'
Moody is the strongest adjective oath
in the low i>trcet calendars of London.
Yet the word has a history dating froin
the days of Queen Elizabeth. "When this
maiden Queen sat on the throne of
England a chivalrous oatli of the knights
was one in t lie name of the Queen. Uncovering
the head and looking toward her
astle, they would exclaim, when wishing
to intensify a statement: "J]y our
I^uly Bes?!"' On the other hand, the
Queen had many enemies among her subjects.
These would mutter under their
breath in accents of imprecation "JHoody
Bess!" the word coined by speaking *l?y
?our?lady'' quickly. Henceforth the
adjective indicated loathing and in-ult.
Low class Londoners do not often sweat
in the Reuse of taking God's name in
vain. Their swearing is mostly confined
to a reckless flinging about o? this sanguinaty
epithet, which I've written with
bated qreath. so accustomed have I grown
to regarding the word as the veriest h prosy
of spcech.?Troy Tlnus,
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AIMS OF ANARCHISTS.
A Combination of the Three
Principal Organizations.
; Plans for an Uprising m the
Country in 1889,
A Chicago dispatch gives the following
particular* about a proposed combination of
the throe leading pwiaiisuc organiziuion* ? ? j
this country:
A few (luys ago a report was published
about a projected combination of the three
principal Socialistic organizations in this
I country?the Rel International, the Black
I International, and the Socialistic Labor Party.
While theaimsand designs of theso-called
Black International, or the International
Working People's Association, thanks to the
Anarchists' trial, have become widely known,
nobody knew or hardly ever heard of the Red
International, or the International Workmen's
Association, as being a specific
organization of Socialists along the Pacific
coast. This organization was founded
in San Francisco in LSK5. It was organized
in all the principal cities throughout
the AVestem States after the model
of the Knights of Labor assemblies, and is by
far more secret than that organization. It is
now authoritatively announced by an organ
of the Socialists that the leader of the "Reds*'
proposes there shall be an uprising in 1889.
What would occur were the uprising he
counts on successful is thus outlined:
"The circumstances which may permit
decisive action will probably be these: In
1S8*J the present panic will approach a climax.
It will be widespread and alarming, accompanied
by closed factories, starring
workers, rioting, and the use of military
force. It may even, complicated by a bitter
niocc in<r result in a suuvresskm -of the
l ights of free speeuh. meeting, and press. I
Until then, unless the whole people are
aroused, it is the duty of tie wise Socialist to
hold aloof from riots in special localities. The
time is not vet ripe for success; we have
counted <?ur hea<ls and we know it. To strike
this year would be to uselessly slaughter our
best peoule and put back the cause a hundred
years. No, at present we must be wise as
serpents, but harmless as doves. We must
take advantage of it for agitation and
education only. We must speak much and
act not at. all. When the working people are
hungry their brains weaken. One year of
panic" means a trebling of our forces
at the very least. And while, with
our ]jre*ent 100,0 JO Socialists, forcible
action is impossible, with 400.000
(what next panic will give us if we manage
wiselji, we hold the game in our own hands.
We have, perh?p6. until 1KS9, time in which
to perfect our plans. That year in Europe
will surely bring grave results. In America,
if figures lie not. another panic, greater,
deeper and more widespread than the preceding,
will b? upon us. Then, and not till then,
may we risk a cast of the iron die. Then may
we-strike the strike to win.
I The article stat?s that they expect to liave
in the United States in 18S9 at least 500,(XX)
earnest Socialists, divided somewhat as
follows: Chicago, 25,000; New York,
25,000; in the New England factory
States, 100,000; in the central coal and
iron region, 100.000; in Colorado and
the Western States, 50.000; on the Pacific
coast, 50,000; in the Atlantic and Southern
cities, altogether, 100,000, and scattered at
various points in towns and villages, 50,000
more. The article proceeds as follows:
".The panic- comes, the public are excited,
outbreaks occur, the large centres revolt, the
places where but a few Socialists exist are
made points for rallying of the conservative
element. In those small places it should be
made the duty of the Socialists there presiding,
seeretely and with all the aid of scietue
in destructive warfare, to raise sufficient
turmoil to keep the conservatives
bus}' at home. Meanwhile,
in large centres Viold measures should bi*
taken. Our people should head, lend and control
tbe popular revolt: should seize the
places of * power: should lay hands upon the j
machinery of the Government. Once in !
stalled in power, the revolutionary committee
should follow this course of action. The
decrees should at mice 1*> promulgated and
enforced."'
It is proposed to make Chicago the headquarters
of the uprising in 1889 wliich is to
follow the -combination of the different
branches of the Internationalists, and quite i m
elaborate programme is outlined of the
manner in which the style of government
will be cluuige?l after the revolt has proved
snccessfnl. The year 1NS!> is also the one
decided in by the National Federation
of Trades and Labor Assemblies as the one in
which the eight-hour rule cho-ild go into
vffect.
r;.rr. miners were smothered to death by
the collapse of a pillar in an Ashland (Penn.)
mine.
A scaffold nt Montieello. 111., was thrown
J to the ground by the antics of a calf, one of
! the four men upon it being killed and one fatally
injured.
Turkic brothers named Haywanl were
ilrnwnmi in ChesriDoake Bav by the capsizing
of their boat.
The Government has been informed that
many Indians in the vicinity of Yuma, Arizona,
have died lately of moas'.es.
A coming bulletin of the Agricultural
Department will give full and explicit
directions how to tell the difference between
genuine butter ami oleomargarine.
The Nova Scotia legislature has adopted
resolutions against coercion in Ireland.
An* American party of prospectors have
discovered two of the seven silver mines in
Mexico worked by the .Spaniards over a
hundred years ago. The whereabouts of
these mines has been a mystery for many
years.
Mr. Gladstone, in a speech at a dinner
given by I-abor members of Parliament, tiei.i?
in 4.114* n/?r*n<nt inn
made by tho London Times that Parnell had
written a letter expressing approval of the
PJurnix Park murders.
A LONG LEAP.
A Youiie Man of Nineteen Jumps
From Brooklyn Bridge.
Emanuel De Freitns. a nimiteen-yeir old.
printer from Nova Scotia, has essayed ami
successfully accomplished the perilous feat
of jumping from tiie greet Brooklyn
Bridge into the East: River. At 4:55 p.m.
Wednesday, Officer Doyle, who was stationed
on t he bridge promenade, noticed a slight
built boy, not more than five feet four inches
tall, with smooth face and dressed in a dark
sack coat and dark trouseiS, and wearing
a soft white hat, climb over
the rail and upon one of the planks which
are placed across the iron structure through
whieli the southern track runs, and which
are used by tho olectrie light men.
The boy, who was J)e Fi vitas, ran
ouickiy * over the plank and dimnea
dutt u a ladder to the roadway, across which
he rushed and began climbing ui>on the parapet.
Doyle shouted to Bridge Policeman
Finn, who was about fifty feet, away from
De Freitas upon the roadway, and Finn
ran toward him. A wagon got in
his way, and. before he could reach
him the boy was on the parapet
and preparing" to jump. Finn sprang forward,
and bis Iiand caught De Freitas's heel
just, as he attempt -<1 to jump out into the air.
The heel slipped from his'grasp, but the slight
li.il.l li<? Ii-i I wiis yiifhcient to throw
i)e Freitas head forward. He Ml f'M' sonw
distance with lii< l*?dy slijilitly im-lined
forward, und then suddenly turned
completely over, liis J>>iy "initio
Imck to an inclined position. W lien
still some dNtanre above the river his body
turned an?l lie struck the water head first,
cutting it liken knife and disappearing from
view. He soon arose and was taken abonrd
a steam lighter close at hand.
Do Freita* was arrested soon afterward,
and stated that lie had made this jump to
satisfy himself il could be done, lie was
uninjured.
Tiik suit by the owner for damages from
the (irand Trunk Ilaihvay Company for killing
"Jumbo" is soon to come to trial in New
York. The amount asked is $100,000, and a
part of the testimony already taken by affidavit
is to the effect that the elephant was
worth $60,000 a year for circus purpose?.
NEWS SUMMARY
Knstci'U and Middle Stains.
The Delaware Legislature has adjourned
? i:- * *u,. ,.r !,,>
MIIU UK*. ^\IIIt/II? l/lio VHWllljj UI VII'- -n..i
won was tlu; defeat by tin; Senate of the
House High License bill.
Archbishop (.'orrigax, of New York, denounces
recent utterances of the ('tilh ilic
Herald, a staunch friend of Rov. Dr. Metrlynn,
as ' shockingly scandalous." and
warns its editor not to let any .such appear in
future.
Hex day laws against liquor selling liavc
been rigidly carried out in New York City.
Firstclass hotels and restaurants, as well a* the
smaller places, are prevented from serving
liquor to guests.
Miss Nancy Lesi.ey, a bright Philadelphia
belle, accidentally shot and killed herself
with a revolver which she carried while
visiting friends in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Fire in a big Brooklyn gas fixt ures manufactory
caused a loss of J'itK),0(K).
"Jake" Sharp, the man who is charged
with bribing the New York Aldermen to
grant his Broadway horse-car company a
charter, was hauled" up in court by the District-Attorney
on Monday, and his trial set
for an early day.
A fire at Allegheny City, Penn., resulted
in the death of two persons?a man aud a
woman?and fatal injuries to one man.
Numerous stove foundries in the East have
been closed because molders refusal tu work
on patterns made by a boycotted St. Louis
lirm.
Soutli and West.
Later reports of the devastation by the cyclone
in Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Texas
and Mississippi are heartrending, and the
number of 1 ivt*s lost, is much greater thati was
at first anticipated. The town of Preseott,
Kansas was wiped out of existence. 9
A flat car loaded with laborers collided
with an engine on a division of the Northern
Pacific railroad in "Washington Territory.
Six men wen-killed and eighteen injured.
Patrick 51. Hkn.vkssy, Sergeant-at-Arins
of the late Texas State Senate, but dismissed
far forging vouchers, has been convicted and
sentenced to two years' imprisonment.
Many prominent people, including several
members of President Cleveland's Cabinet,
were present at the unveiling of a statue to
John C. Calhoun iu Charleston, S. C. Military
companies from all parts of the State
part icipated in the parade.
Some boys were examining nil old shell
embedded in the side of the mountain at
Harper's Ferry, Va., when it exploded with
such tremendous force that several dwellings
100 yards awaj- were almost demolished.
Six persons were injured, two with probably
fatal result.
At least 400 children are down with measles
at Madison, "Wis. Many adults have also been
attacked.
Washington.
The President has appointed Edward F.
Bingham, of Ohio, tohe Chief Justi<* of the
.Supreme Court of the District of Columbia,
to till the vacancy caused by the death of
Chief Justice Cartter.
About 5,500,000 trade dollars ltave been redeemed
up to date.
Commissioner Mimjbk estimates that the
Internal Revenue receipts for the present
fiscal year will aggregate $118,000,000, as
against $110,902,*09 for the last fiscal year.
The Interstate Commerce Commission have
been receiving petitions from railroads all
over the country requesting the suspension of
the long and short haul clause of the law.
Ttik President has.directed tiie appointment
of Surgeon George M. Sternberg, U.
S. A., to investigate the merits of inoculation
for the prevention of yellow fever as
(iraaisen in aim nruzu.
(J enkrai. Grant's birthduy was oeleforated
under the auspices of a Grand Army Post in
a Washington church on Tuesday." Among
the speakers were the Mexican Minister , Senator
John Ij. Morgan, General HcnkJe aud
others.
.Tames H. Mark, chief clerk to the First
Assistant Postmaster-(Jeneral, is dead. He
was horn in Maryland in 1810, and had been
fifty-six veal's in'the continuous service of the
Postoftice Department, beginning wi:h the
administration of President Jackson.
President Cleveland's most initiinato
friends deny the statement recently made
that he had declared emphatically iliat he
would not accept a renommatiou.
Senator Bkck, a member of t-hs Senate
Finance Committee, thinks that owing to the
accumulation of the surplus revenue in the
Treasury, au extra session of Congress to relieve
the country of a possible financial stringency
is necessary.
Foreign.
A msASTRors tire has occurred at Arnaut
keire, Asm Minor, f ive nunarea iiou.v?s were
burned ami many persons lost their lives.
Stanley's expedition in Africa for the relief
of Emin Pasha has lieen heard froiii. All
of the party were well.
Two Mexican officers killed each other in a
dueL
RksotiUTCONR of sympathy with i reland
a nd of regret that coercion was about to be
restored have been carried in the Ontario Legislature
by 5!) yeas to 28 nays.
Thk 1,.>>0,000 slaves registered in Brazil in
!*?.'{ havo been reduced by a system of gradual
liberation to 7o0,000.
Four new Cardinals will soon be created
by the Pope.
In Ecuador l-ecently the Liberal leader,
Vargas Terres, was captured, trie*! by court
martial and shot.
Jvne 22 has l>oen officially set apart as the
day for observing the Queen's jubilee in
Canada.
Thrkr young men were drowned at St.
Romuald, Canada, by the ups.'ttiugol aboat.
? ~ 1..M
j'amaku l/amivf ? jiiautn , uiw invn jvi?4napped
by Cuban bandits, who demand
(M)i) for h?s ransom.
The yacht Thistle, the British vwl which
will come to America this summer to race for
the world's championship, lias just bei-u
launched at Glasgow.
THE NATIONAL GAME.
The Now York's new catcher, Brown,
appears to be an excellent base-runner.
The best base-runner in the Louisville Club
is to receive a gold medal at the end of the
season.
Jay Faats, of the Torontos, is ths tallest
man in the baseball profession, with six feet
three inches.
i he new rules are accompusmng wuac
they were expected to, viz.: Lightening the
umpire's duties.
ICtKKE, of the New Yorks, has shown up
better under the new rules than any other
League pitcher.
Four of the Chicago team are over six feet
in height. They are Anson, Baldwin, Darling
and Sullivan.
Syracuse has the honor of being the first
club this season to whip a National League
club?the Pittsburgh.
A K\snviLLE doctor has offered a $250
cup to the Tennessee Intercollegiate Baseball
Association as a prize.
The management of the Washington Baseball
Club has issued season ticket! to tho
President, members of his Cabinet and many
of tho prominent bureau offiears.
The Tndianapolis club is to issue a ladies'
season t icket at a prico of $l.r>, and complimentary
tickets will also lie issued t< > such of
the clergy as evince an interest in the game.
Ix the ranks of the Buffalo*, is 6: wit, the
finest colored second baseman in the .ountry,
with few equals among his while brethren,
and Jack liensen, the veteran centre fielder.
Ae. Kpauldixo, President of the Chicago
' lull 1V.IC <1... 1 m r.-,f . l.i'or
salary. He was called the ' Four thousand
dollar pitcher," from yetting that sum for 0110
season's work.
Of tiie men who have led the League in
batting since 1!>7!?, the Now Yorks contain
three, namely: Core, Connor and O'R'ourke,
while Anson belongs to Chicago. Brouthers
to Dctriot nnd Kelly to Boston.
Tub baseball craze in Macon, (5a.. has
gone so far that the teachers in the schools
entertained the pupils with anecdotes regarding
the lives of the member? of the
Dctriot team during their visit to the
Southern city. This is an absolute fact, says
a correspondent.
A TEMrLE and hospital, to be usf r! exclusively
for the benefit of the Chinese inhabitants
of New York and suburbs, will l? opened
shortly in tkat city. '
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FOREIGN AFFAIRS^
Interesting News Topics From
Other Lands.
Progress of Stanley's Expedition
For Emm Pasha's Relief.
Advices from the Stanley expedition for
the relief of Emin Pasha have been received
from Matadi on the Congo River. The entire
expedit ion landed at Banann at tlie mouth of
the river, and re-embarked aboard vessels
belonging to the Congo State, which were
awaiting the expedition. Next day the expedition
anchored at Boma, the seat of the general
administration of the Congo Free State,
and a cordial reception was given the whole
body. Mr. Stanley was confident of the success
of his enterprise, and hoped that in June
he would be able to render effectual assistonce
to Emin Pasha. The Free State had arranged
to victual the expedition from Matadi
tn I i^AnAlHvillo Sfanlov Ponl \f ?
Stanley hoped to march rapidly and to surprise
the enemies hedging i?min Pasha. The
expedition left Boma on March 21 and
arrived at Matadi on the 22d, and there
disembarked, the river being unnavigable
thence to Leopoldville on account of the Livingston
Falls. The expedition was to proceed
on foot for eighteen days along the
falls, and expected to reach Leopoldville on
April 19, where Mr. Stanley was to be met
by four steamers belonging to the Conga
State. The English and French mission
stations of the upper Congo
had also been requested to place their two
steamers at his service. The alliance made
with Tippoo Tib and his appointment to the
Governorship of Stanley Falls is regarded as
a master stroke by Mr" Stanley, who will be
able to use Tippoo's great influence to protect
the expedition after it leaves the Congo
stations.
The Sclmacbelcs Affair.
In the matter of the arrest of M. Schnaebeles,
a French Special Commissary, by the
Germans, a Rome d spatch says: The*Pope
has sent confidential notes to the French and
German Governments offering to act as
mediator in the Sihinaebeles affair.
A Berlin dispatch says: The tone of the
comments of the press on the Schnaebeles affair
and fresh rumors in relation to the arrest
are causing alarm in Berlin.
Paris advices are as follows: Further
papers relating to the Schnaebeles affair
have been despatched to Berlin, in
eluding tac-amues of two letters
from Commissary Gautsch, showing that
Schnaebeles was induced to cross the frontier
by false pretences. Prince Bismarck was
first made cognizant of the affair through the
French Government. It is said that Herr
von Leyden, the German Charge d'Affaires,
has informed M. Flourens. Minister
of Foreign Affairs, that Prince Bismarck
regretted that the Leipsic court had
ordered the arrest of M. Schnaebeles without
consulting the Chancellor, for an offence concerning
which Prince Bismarck reserved his
opinion.
Confederation in Central America.
The treaty concluded between the five republics
of Central America?Costa Rica, San
Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Guatemala?has
just been officially published. It consists
of thirty-two articles. In case difficulties
between two or more of the republics threaten
their peace the dispute is to be referred to ar
uuiuuuu. JLU xa piuviucu uiav i-ur ui
ail the States shall have equal rights in every
State with the citizens thereof. Citizens of
one republic can be naturalized in any of the
others on one year's residence; other
foreigners in three years. All articles indigenous
to or manufactured in any of the
signatory republics shaM be exempt from import.
export and municipal (octroi) taxes
after September 1!>, 1890. The diplomatic or
consular agents of any one republic arc required
to act for the citizens of any other republic
when called upon to do so, and the
legalization of a deed or paper by the consul of
one shall be sufficient evidence of its execution
in all. The five republics agree to enter
the Postal Union, and make all printed matter
free of postage. A uniform system of
coinage, weiglils and measures and of the
penal and civil codes is provided for. An international
congress of the five republics shall
be lveld every two yeai-s, beginmug September
15, 1>W8.
Gladstone Attacks the Budget.
In the British House of Commons Mr. Gladstone
contended that the main proposals of
tlm hiirlwt it-era at variance with sound
financial principles. The consumers would
J derive no benefit from the reduced tobacco
tax. Ho especially criticised the
proposed reduction of the sinking fund. He
believed the country was adding about
?100,000,0(10 yearly to its savings, yet it was
asked to shrink from the very moderate
effort that had hitherto been made to provide
a sinking fund.
Lord Randolph Churchill praised the
"weighty remarks'of Mr. Gladstone. Speaking
as a true friend of the Government, he
must condemn the policy of making grants
in aid of local taxation.
Mr. Goschen replied to the attacks upon
the budget. It is believed Gladstone's speech
will cause the < ?o\ eniment to modify its local
loan propolis, and probably its proposals relative
to the tobacco duty: but it is thought
that the main features of th9 sinking fund
and income tax reductions will >x? maintained.
Cmada's Fishing Campaign.
A Halifax dispatch .states that Captain
S ott, admiral of the Canadian fishery protection
fleet, starts 011 lis first cruise of the
season on the steamer Acadia, about May 10.
The Acadia is being refitted with new furnaces
and machinery at a cost of nearly $&),(>00,and
the improvements areexpected to Rive
her greater speed than before. An order has
beer, issued from the .Fishery Department
forbidding officers of the fishery cruisers to
allow themselves to be interviewed by )>ress
representatives in the future, it being claimed
that their ntterauces have frequently been
exaggerate ! an 1 misrepresented in the past.
The Afghan Rebels.
The Ghilzais have defeated tin Am"0"'s
troopsand killed 100 of them at Baboo Ca-tlo,
near Khelat.
Sir John (iorst, Parliament-try Secretary
of the Iudia Office, said in the British House
oi i.ommons mac inc Ameer <u .nguanisiaji
reports that tbo O-bilzai rebellion is not
spreading, and tbat his troops are meeting
with success in then- encounters with the
rebels.
Victor Hugo's Will.
Victor Hugo's will has been admitted to
probate, says a London dispatch. His property
in lSngland is valued at JW?5,(XW. His
daughter and grandctiildrea are the sole
heirs. Au annuity of ?400 is left to the will
! aw of bis son Charles.
REWSY GLEANINGS,
Thkiie are eight cas>s of contested election
in the Fifth Congress.
The osseous remains of a mast oil on have
been found at Tiro, Ohio.
The Sundav-schools of Brooklyn are to have
a great parade 011 May S3.
? -...ui:- .1-1.4 *om -
inr. oru!S> J'uuuu iicui wi v.ouaua ? (.n>,
I J540.Hfi; net debt, $&>,$?),831.
A PiTTSBUHG paper estimates that $.">0,000.000
aro invested in natural gas plants in Pennsylvania.
PuiLADEr.PiiiA roj>orts a great building
lioom under way. It. has 180,000 buildings or
one to every five inhabitants.
A PARTY of Chicago capitalists and United
States Arniv officers have purchased 5,000,000acres
of "land in Northern Mexico.
The fight on th-? Bartholdi Liljcrty Statue,
it i* stated officially, is visible twenty-three
miles b.'yoiul Sandy Hook on a clear night.
The Brooklyn Tal>ernacle (Rev. Dr. Talmnt'iO
is to be enlarged so as to accomm xlate
I 1,'fW persons in excess of its present capacity.
Thihty-thkek new hotels are to bo erected
in I.os Angeles County, California, this season.
They will cost from $o0,000 to $000,000
each.
J r is l>elieved that thousands will he added
this year to Alaska's population, as mining
and exploring are to be energetically prosecuted.
A Steam-tug of 700 tons burden is under
construction at Bangor, Maine. It is claimed
that she will be the largest boat of her kind
in this country.
Horses are smuggled across the Rio
Grande River from Mexico in great numbers.
Fifteen liuudred were seized in San Antonio
one dav recently, while in transit as contmLauJ.
'
- M? II
A TEEEIBIXJTORNADO,
Heavy Loss of Life and Great Do*
strnction of Property.
A terrific tornado has swept over t.he northern
part of Vernon County, Mo. It seemed
to come down the Marmaton River from the
Kansas line, dealing death and destruction
wherever it struck. Fences, houses, barns,
aud everything in the track of the storm,
which was half a mile wide, were carried
along and wrecked. Over thirty houses were
destroyed. About fifteen pei-sons were killed.
Among them were Mrs. E. Shrout, Miss
Shrout, daughter of Mrs. Shrout; May Stover,
J. C. Hawkins, John Miller and Mrs. John Miller.
Of the five members of the Miller
family, four were killed. The baby,
aged two years, was dropped in the yard
and found unhurt the next morning. Parts of j
at;ii,.,. I
the fields a mile from where the house formerly
stood. It is thought that the death roll
will be swelled to over twenty-five. The
wind was preceded by a heavy hail storm,
which did considerable damage. Many ot
the hailstones weighed from three to five
ounces, and some of them measured nine
inches in circumference. Tbey crashed
through the roofs of dwellings and barns,
leaving holes through which a mail's
arm could pass. Considerable injury to stock
is reportei from the hail. The storm entered
the county a short distance from Fort
Wcott, Kansas, and traversed nearly thirtyJive
miles.
A Little Rock (Ark.) dispatch says: Early
this morning a tornado, originating in the Indian
Territory, and moving almost due east,
passed through tha country four miles north
and along the line of the Little Rock and Fort
Smith Railroad. It was between a quarter
and a half mile wide, and near
Ozark, Franklin county, did great
damage to trees, houses and fences. Near
Coal Hill and Clarksville, Johnson county,
the damage was serious, and many person?
were injured. Four miles from Clarksville
John Reed's child, G. D. Rowley's daughter,
and a child of Mr. Petty were killed. A man
named Phillips was injured by falling timber.
The heavy rain was attended by
an interesting phenomenon in the northern
portion of the city. Balls of fire seemed
tn Iv fflllmc of on onrrlp nf .13 Hotrrtx*c TVwav
- struck the ground and bursting into myriads
of fiery flakes rebounded several hundred
feet toward the east and died away.
An Ozark, (Ark.) special gives the follow1
owing particulars: A heavy wind approached
from several directions, and the
currents met in this valley and passed up the
canyon oast of the town, about the head of
which the funnel appearance of the cyclone
was first seen. A track 300 yards wide was
laid almost bare. Timber ana all sorts of improvements
were blown in every direction.
The residence of Jonathan Worthy, where the
funnel first struck the ground, was blown forty
feet and levelled. Mr. Worthy was badly hurt
McCourt's church was destroyed, Mrs/James
Morrison was severely bruised. E. T. Woodruff,
John Alstott, Russell Munn, John Miller,
and J. A. McCourtare the principal sufferers.
From St. Paul. Minn., came the following
details: The storm which started in Montana
Wednesday night reached here this afternoon,
and is now general across Minnesota
as far west as Sioux City. Snow
and sleet, driven by a furious wind, have
yicvaucu, awu uic irui^iatuiv ii<? suaipiy
declined. At Yankton and other South
Dakota points a heavy fall of snow is reported,
but the weather is now clear.
A tornado also swept through a portion of
Kentucky, south of Cincinnati, the same
morning. At Paris houses were unroofed,
and at Saunders vi lie, near Lexington, the
roof of the Commonwealth Company's distillery
and warehouse was blown off. Near
Portsmouth. Ohio. Warren Carroll, on a raft
in the Ohio River, was struck by lightning
and killed.
During a thunderstorm which pa6?sd over
Sumter County, S. C., a house in which six
ueople were living was 'struck by lightning,
i'wo boys named Harvin were prostrated,
and shortly afterward died. Strange to say,
the four other persons in the house were not
affected by the stroke
MILLS WBEOEED.
A Fatal Boiler Explosion at Paterson,
N. J.
Consternation spread among the employes
in the mills and factories in the vicinity of
the Ivanhoe Paper Mills at Paterson, N. J.
the other afternoon. The earth and buildings
shook perceptibly and almost immediately
cauie a loud rumbling detonation. The
ref>ort and vibration were caused by the explosion
of a large Ixiiler in the Ivanhoe Mill.
A scene of great excitement ensued.
Added to the already great excitement in
the vicinity was the dashing up of the Are
engines. The mill had taken lire. The building
in which the explosion took place was a
two-story brick, seventy feet long and about
thirty feet wide. This was as completely
demolished as if it had been torn down
by hand, excepting at some points the beams
were left in dangerous positions. As fast as
the injured were taken out of the ruins they
were placed in the ambulance and sent to St.
Joseph's Hospital. Hacks were also pressed
| into service for the work.
i ue expioaeu ooner was a rotary one m
whic h rags are l>oiled. It had been in use a
long number of veal's. The boiler was of a
rather peculiar "construction and somewhat
resembled a huge submarine torpedo. It involved
on a huge shaft aud was located in
the mill fronting on Spruce street.
When the explosion took place one-half of
the 1 toiler shot across Spruce street, which is
about seventy-five feet wide, aud parsed
through the brick wall of the silk mill of J.
H. Booth & Co. Tliis half of the boiler went
through the wall with a terrific crash,
following it the roof of the silk mill
fell in. The boiler passed completely
through this mill and across an alley
way about ten feet wide and lodged
against the wall of another brick mill, making
a huge semi-circular hole in it. At the
time the boiler went through the Booth Miil
tne wails 01 rue paper mm were crumonng
in, aud the whole made a dull, roaring noise
that could be heard a long distance. The following
is a list of the persons killed and injured
by the accident:
Killed?Michael Burke, Itoilermau. aged
sixty, i if Jersey street; leaves a wife and fam
ily. Fatally injured?Maggie Van Silo, skuli
fractured and face and head badly lacerated.
James Simpson, chest crushed;" died next
day. William Jenkins, head crashed.
( Severely Injured?David Todd. Marie Farrell.
Ellen Faulkner, Bridget Cowan. Mrs.
Maggie Connolly, Sarah MoG ranger. LizMe
MeGranger, Bridget McCormick, Owen
Burke, Itnchel Levy and Mary Keisburg.
The pecuniary loss bv the explosion will
probably amount to $.'J<).00) to property, to
say nothing of the loss of life that will follow.
iue iwiier nnuseuuu me suit iimi ncio vviiipletely
wrecked. The damage done in the vicinity
to glass was immense. Windows in
house* .several blocks away were broken.
JOHN C,_CALH0UN,
A Statue of the .South Carolina i
Statesman Invetled at Charleston.
The celebration of the unveiling of the
statue of John C. Calhoun in Charleston, S. !
C.. a few days since, was an event to which
the people of the State have hooked forward
for many years, and large numbers came, to
the city from every part of South Carolina ,
to witness the proceedings. The <ntire
population of the city also turned
out. rho result being a parade and j
assemblage of sightseers such as is rarely
witness**! in t he South. The nnmlier of mm .
ill the ranks in the various military ami civic
organizations is estimated at .">,000. The line
of march entended from the Battery up Meeting
street to Marion square, the siK* of the
statute. The number of spectators along the
route was nut less than '.>0,000. and the crowd
that gathered around the statue was but lit11<*
less.
The statue was drap'.-d with boi !i th* State
and the national colors, which were drawn
away by six little children, vhilc thirty-live
young ladies and misses stood around as
sponsors. Most of them are relatives of Mr.
Calhoun. The children were Julia Calhoun,
groat-granddaughter of (lie statesman; William
Lowndes Calhoun, great-grandson; B.
Putnam Calhoun. Jr.. great-grandson, and
great-grand nephew of General Putnam: Sadie
Ancrum. great-grand niece: Floride Calhoun
Pickens and Floride Peyne Johnson.
The dedicatory prayer was made by the
Rev. Dr. C. C. l'iuckney. Then followed an
ode to Calhoun by Miss E. B. Cheeseborough.
Following this came the oration ol' Secretary
Lamar. which was followed by another Calhoun
ode written by Margaret J. Preston.
There was a host of distinguished men
from all parts of the country present. Secretary
Lamar, Senator Voorhees. Secretary
Fairchild, aud Postmaster Genera! Vilas were
aintfug the visitors of prominence.
- - ' F' X'
AN OHIO MOB'S WOBI (
Blowing Up Canal Property
With Dynamite.
The Governor Issues a Proclama- ,
tion and Calls Out the Military.
Northwestern Ohio lias bsen in a state of
excitement over the attempted destruction of
canal property in Paulding county. For
years the six mile reservoir of the old Wabash
Canal has been an eyesore to
Paulding people, who declare it a
nuisance because it renders useless ...
thousands of acr<*? which might be excellent,
farming land. Repeated attempts have been
made to abandon and drain it, but the Legislature
has refused on the ground that such
action would eventually abandon every canal
of the State. There was considerable scandal
over the matter in the late
Assembly, as thousands of dollars were A
supposed to have l)een spent to secure the property
for the railroad and land speculator*.
Recently the Paulding County people hav#
threatened to destroy the reservoir and State
property adj went thereto. . Abortive attempts
nave oeeu made to blow up the banks
witn dynamite, and the Canal Board have
had guards on duty day and night. ,
Columbus despatch gives "the following additional
particulars:
Governor Foraker received telegrams from ?
C. A. Flickinger and others in Defiance,
stating that a mob' of 200 men had
marched on the canal in a body, had
captured and put into confinement the
guards, holding them until daylight
and threatening death should they ever testify
against their captors. Then" the mob^
worked all night on the front and rear banks
of the reservoir, letting out the water. The
lock was blown up with dynamite, V
and several locks near by were similarly
destroyed The keepers house was
soaked in cod oil and burned to the ground.
This completely destroyed the reservoir and
adjacent canal system, and thousands of
dollars will not represent the cost of repair.
The Paulding Connty authorities are un-.
willing to interfere, local sympathy being
with the mob. Friends of the canal system
telegraphed for troops and the Governor
issued a proclamation commanding tb?
rioters to disperse and warning them that
further depredation would be at their peril.
The Adj. -General was at once sent to the scene
of the trouble and all the militia in Northwestern
Ohio were ordered to be in readiness.
A company from Napoleon, Henry County,.
was sent to the scene, and the entire militia
of Ohio will be forwarded to the place
if necessary. Governor Foraker _ also
telegraphed C. A. Flicltinger, a member
of the State Canal Board, to beginrepairs
at once on the destroyed property, and to
warn the mob against any interference with .
the work. As the property belongs to the State
the leaden of the mob are likely, if
convicted, to be severely.punished.
A Toledo dispatch says that Frederick River?,
of Company H., while on guard at
the canal had been shot and killed. >* : '
A /NT11T A mATiT A T I I im A A ?
A CJjJNAIUJilAL UrUUAfi.
Remarkable Scene of Turbulence in
the New York Senate.
An extraordinary scene of turbulence.aron
in the New York Senate chamber Friday.
Daring a roll-call upon a motion.to adjourn
Governor Hill's private secretary appeared \
with a message. Lieutenant-Governor Jones, <j
the Senate's presiding officer, reauested the
Clerk of that body to read the Governor1#
message. Upon the Clerk's refusal, "
Mr. Jones proceeded to read the mes
sage himself amid such a scene of clamor
that his voice could 1.0 . be heard. The Be- publicans
of the Senate, who comprise a majority,
denounced Mr. Jones's action, claiming
that the roll-call should have been proceeded
with, and threatened to impeach the Lieutenant-Governor.
They attacked Mr. JonesAT
conduct in speeches, and when be attempted
to reply refused to listen to his explanation.
The Senate then adjourned in diseraer.
PB0MHTE1IT PEOPLE.
" '?1
The Crown Prince of Germanv is suffering
from cancer of the tongue. " 4.
Hon. Jahes 'G. Blaito, has entirely recovered
from his recent illness.
The Duke of Argyll is considered the be*t
speaker in the House of Lords.
The Emperorof Japan has been making a ,v
a tour of the chief cities of his kingdom.
Idler Von Seyfried, a nobleman of long
descent, is the public executioner of Vienna.
Mayor Edwards, of Fargo, Dakota, i?
the heaviest Mayor in the United States. He
weighs 390 pounds.
Joaquin Miller has bought a tract of
land near Fruit Vale, CaL, and propose to#
establish a literary colony there.
President Cleveland will probably be
Sresant at the dedication of tne Soldiers'
lonument at New Haven on June 17.
Elizabeth Akers Allen, the author of
' Rock Me to Sleep, Mother," Is described as
as a handsome woman of imposing presence,
with gray hair and fresh complexion.
Paul Boyton, the swimmer, is 88 years of
acre. He is 5 feet 10 1-2 inches in heient. with
bronzed complexion, fair hair and large, blue
eyes. He speaks five languages fluently.
General George A. Sheridan, who is
attracting a good deal of attention by his attacks
on "Ingersollism," was about to enter
Yale College when the war broke out, but be
went to the front instead.
Miss Florence Greene of Montreal, who
saved her father last summer from being
tamed over the Lachine Rapids, has been
presented with the medal of the Royal Hu
mane Society of England.
Doorkeeper Doxelson of the House of
Representatives is said to be the handsomest
man at Washington. He is six feet tall, has
iron-gay hair, a small, curling moustacne, a
clear complexion and a pair of brilliant steelblue
eyes. He is a gonial and popular man.
JohnL. Blair, aft?r whom Blairstown, N.
J., was named, is eighty-five years of age, but
aoes hot iook over sixty, ne is naie ana nearly
and happy. He owns a great part of Blairstown,
a million acres of land in the far West,
and has owned a number of railroads. He fs
many times a millionaire. ,
THE MARKETS.
XKW TORK. 17
Beef, good to prime 7}y<?
Calves, oom'n to prime 4 &
Bhoep tyi
I^imbs S}-i@ 9}#
Hogs-Live
Dressed 7 & Si*
Flour?Ex. St., good to fancy 4 50 @ 4 05
West, good to c hoice 3 15 @ 3 95
Wheat?No. Red Wi? 05
Rye?State ,r>8 @ 61
Barlev?StaUj 00 <g> 05
Corn?Ungraded Mixed.... 41)3*(?, 50}*
ate?White State 37 <? :!7%
Mixed Western 35 @ 37
Hay?Med. to prime J>0 @ 85
Straw?No. 1, Rye 55 ($ 00
Lard?City Steam 7 15 @7 50
Butter?State Creamery.... 35 @ 25
Dairy ffi ??
West. Im. Creamery 16 2*"> '
l'actorj 12 (ft IS
I'lieesn ?State Factory 13,l?@ 14
Skims 11M@ l2;i
Western 13>?@ 13.^
Sggs ?State and Penn ? (g IS
BUKKALO.
>hoep Good to Choice 4 75 @ 5 50
- Western 5 50 (<D 0 2">
Jteers?Western 4 00 @ 5 00
logs?'Joed to Choice Yorks 5 40 @ 00
'lour 4 75 ($ 5 15
Vheat-No. 1 ?> <$ ?|f?
ovn-No. 2, Mixed 4t:V(& 43 _
ats?No. 2, Mixol 35! fa 3<i
iar.'oy Stale 'H e? *V*
BOSTOX.
kief ? Uoori to rhoi x *
logs-Live 5\'<gf '?
Northern Droned.... ^ia
\>rk - Ex. Priino. j?er lib]. ..12 00 (at 12 50
'lour?Spring Wheat pat's., 5 00 (o: 5 25
*oru?High Mixed 52 ? 53,
)ats?Extra U'liito 41 @ 42
{ye?State 60 @ 05
* WATKRTOWX (MASS.) CATTLE MARKET.
Jeef- Pressed weight ~
iheep?Live weight 5>^@ 5*.?
.ambi
logs?Northern 7 @ TjJ
1'H 1L A DELPHI A.
'lour- Penn.extra family... 3 00 @3 25
Vheat-No. 2, Red 'JO'*? 92.'?A
Lye?State ? @ 53
'orn?State Yellow 48^(05 40 >
iats Mixo l 3435
latter?Creamery Extra... ? (<5 25
thwe-N. V. FuU Cream.. 1415J^