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BATTLE AT TBACY CITY. Miners Male a Desperate Mort to Eft crate tte COBY?C?S. Ballets tty Thick ?nd Fast-The billed and Wounded. Another desperate attempt was made at midnight "Wednesday night to liber? ate the convicts at Tracy City, Tenn. The stockade was attacked by about seven hundred miners, but were re? pulsed by the guards. In the fight one miner was killed and five wounded, two of whom may die. TUB OLD GRIEVANCES. After the destruction of the stockade last summer and the liberation of the convicts, the miners at Tracy City were in high glee. For a time they labored under the impression that they had forever driven the convicts ont of the mountains of Grundy county and that they would no longer be forced to contend with that obnoxious class of labor. However, it was but a short time until the zebras again bobbed np at the mines in on increased number. The stockade had been rebuilt and strengthened, and an additional guard force had been employed. A spirit of revenge still lingered in the breasts of many of the younger and more head? strong element. They talked over their alleged wrongs while at work in the mines, discussed them in small groups and at last began to hold secret meetings in the wooded fastnesses. One Sunday about a month ago, a meeting was held by these malcontents, and at its conclusion a couple of dyna? mite cartridges were exploded as a sig? nal that the attack would soon be made. Some two weeks ago, another meeting at which there were about thirty miners were held and the plan of attack agreed upon, which was that attempted to be carried out on Wed? nesday night. Early in the day the Tracy City agents of the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company received what they deemed reliable information that the stockade would be attacked that night. This information was at once conveyed to the officials; at the stockade and to President Baxter in Nashville. That gentleman at once notified Adjutant General Fite and the troops were or? dered to be in readiness to move at a moment's notice. A telegram was sent to "Warden Burton, who was in Nashville on business, and he left at once for the scene of trouble, arriving there about ll o'clock. * Deputy Shriver had not been idle, and when his chief reached the stock? ade, he found about forty men on guard, amply supplied with ammuni? tion. Pickets had been posted outside of the stockade and spies had been de? tailed to ascertain the time and meth? od of attack. It had been brought to the attention of the deputy warden that the attack would be made at 1 o'clock in the morning of Wednes? day. Shortly after dark, great black clouds banked up against the sky and as the night wore on they began to roll and the light, liing to flash. It was an ominous scene, and just such a night as would suit the dark purposes of the malcon? tents. The convicts were restless as the guards" moved to and fro, and seemed to' realize that probably the long looked for opportunity to regain their liberty was about to come. They had heard of the threatened attack, and as thev lav in their cots, discussed it in whispers. THE "KNOCK AT THE GATE. A few minutes before ll o'clock "Wednesday night Deputy Shriver, Sheriff Sanders and ex-Sheriff DeJar nett heard a loud knock at the stock? ade gate. Instantly the ponderous gate swung back on its hinges and there, in the gloom, stood three men heavily armed. "Upon what terms will you release the convicts?" asked the taller of the men, a strapping young fellow of about twenty-five years. "They will not be released at ail," replied the brave deputy. .'Well, we'll have them," said the leader, at the same time saying that he and his companions represented seven hundred miners, and that theo had the dynamite and the arms to do it with. Then he held up in his hand a dynamite cartridge, and was on the eve of making a threatening move? ment when the deputy warden and the sheriff seized him and dragged him in? side the gate and closed it. As soon as their companion was seized, and before the guards could get their hands on them, the other two walked rapidly away, brandishing their arms as they went. Sheriff Sanders order? ed the guards to fire upon them, but . for some reason this was not done. SHOTS FROM EVEKY SIDE. The captured miner had hardly been f otten inside the little room near the gate before the guard heard the patter of the leaden hail from a score of weapons. By a preconcerted signal the shots came from every side of the stockade and the garrison was for a moment carried completely off their feet. The miners had closed on the stockade and were actually poking the muzzles of their, .guns through the ,porthG?tS. Iii an instant the guards were at their posts, and then the salute from the outside was answered by a volley from the "ins." The miners, however, had the advantage as the light on the inside enabled them to see every movement of the beleaguered guards. The latter, however, took to the upper portholes and then the bar? tle raged furiously for a few minutes. Fully five hundred shots were fired, and every man on the inside expected every moment to be his last. Deputy Shriver had t. nabed to the second story of the stocka*. \ where he could look down on the besiegers. He had hardly gotten into fhe room before a miner saw him in the lamplight and drew a bead on him. Shriver, how? ever, saw his game and both fired al? most simultaneously. Shriver was sh? ?t twice in the right side of the face, while his adversary, w ho proved to be a miner named Bob Irvine, fell dead in his tracks. In the meantime the captured leader, who proved to be a young miner named Joe Grantham, had been released by Sheriff Sanders and the guards upon a promise that he would go out and stop th^ tiring. He played the traitor, however, for after his're lease, Guard Wa&en received H full charge of several %hots in his ehest, stomach and bowels,, the shot coming from a gun stuck through one of the port holes. The leaden balls ??<>rn the stockade began to ; gr.w too hot, and ykeu irvine had fa&n a victim to Striver's unerring tam ?nd several others had bet-u seri? ously won mied, the besieging party broke\>r a near hill overlooking the stockai?? where for an hour or so they fired do u on t}ie gnar? About 2:30 o'clock ?j ni. rain began to fall am i he firing, thbugti continu- { 1 i jig at mtevak, had no iffect. By dav- ] light the n^ers had disappeared*. * ] AN ARKANSAS CYCLONE? A Town Nearly Annilated and Sereu People Killed. News WITS received bt Little Rock, Ark,, Tuesday of a fearful cyclone in Fourche valley, Scott county. The town of Boles was almost entirely de? stroyed. Seven persons were killed and a large number injured. The path of the storm was a half mile in width and everything was swept before it. A dispatch from Osage City, Mo., savs that a cyclone passed over that city Thursday morning. It is reported that the storm worked destruction of life and property. CARLISLE'S STATEMENT. He Has Sometiiiiig to Say in Regard to tile Financial Situation. Gold Will Be Faid for Certificates as Lons: as it is Available. A Washington special says : Secre? tary Carlisle, Thursday night, made the following statement regarding the financial situation. In the exercise of discretionary power conferred upon the secretary of the treasury by the act of July 14, 1890, he has been paying gold for the coin of treasury notes issued for the purchase of silver bullion, and he will continue to do so as long as the gold is lawfully available for that pur? pose. Under this process the govern? ment has been and is now paying gold for silver bullion and storing the silver in its vaults, where it is as useful for any purpose of circulation or redemp? tion as iron, lead or any other commod? ity. The government, in the first place, issued a coin treasury note in payment for silver bullion, and the coin treas? ury note is presented at a subtreasury and gold is paid out for it, so that the effect is precisely the same as if the gold was paid direct instead of silver in the first instance. About $800,000 of the gold, which was withdrawn from the subtreasury on last Tuesday for shipment abroad, was paid out on these coin treasury notes. Xo order has been ma<]e to stop the payment of gold upon these notes ; nor has any one been authorized to say that such an order would be issued. The pur? pose of the government is to preserve its own credit unimpaired and main? tain the parity of the two metals by all lawful means. "In view of the existing legislation, the only question for consideration is as to the measures that ought to be adopted to insure the accomplishment of these purposes, and upon this ques? tion, there is, of course, room for wide difference of opinion. The total stock of gold coin and gold bullion now in this country, including what is held by the treasurv as well as what is held by the banks and individuals, amounts to about $740,000,000. When I came into the treasury department on the 7th day of March, the amount of gold on hand had been reduced to $987,000, but by arrangements with western banks, it was increased until on the first of April it amounted to nearly $8,000,000. The heavy shipments be? gan to be made, and two day* ago we had only about $40,000, but now it amounts to $885,000, after deducting what was withdrawn from the sub treasury Thursday for shipments. "Arrangements are now in progress by which more gold is to be procured from the west, and I hope that a suf? ficient quantity will be secured to keep the gold reserve intact There i? ?i?A enottgh~in the country to'meet all the requirements of the situation, and if all who are really interested in main? taining a sound and stable currency would assist the secretarv of the treas ury to the extent of their ability, the existing difficulty would soon be re? moved." In addition to this statement, Secre? tary Carlisle said $800,000 in gold had been taken out of the sub-treasury in New York Thursday for export. The class of money paid into the sub treasury for this gold withdrawal in? cludes $400,000 in gold certificates, which to that amount did not reduce the gold reserve because they them? selves were practically gold. So the actual gold reduction of the day was. only $400,000, leaving the balance as stated above. This is the first consid? erable amount of gold certificates paid into the sub-treasury for gold export for many years and. encourages the treasury officials to hope that the banks, seeing the situation, will continue to present gold certificates in part pay? ment at least for gold withdrawn for export. SERVIA'S NEW KING. Alexander Takes Charge of Affairs and Arrests the Regents and Ministers. A cable dispatch of Friday from Bel' grade s' ate s that King Alexander hat ar' rested the regents and ministers of Ser' via. He has declared that he has at" tained his majority, and has assumed the governorship of the country. The arrests were made at a great banquet given at the pilace to celebrate King Alexander's success in passing the exami? nations prescribed for Servian students. At midnight, while the festivities were in progres?, the king proclaimed that he bad attained his majority and had, with the skuptian, assumed the govern? ment of the country. When the deposed regents and minister? heard the proclamation, they were dum founded. The king and his advisers, acted promptly, and soldiers in waiting placed the regents and ministers under arrest. The army is loyal to the king. Long before daybreak the king proceeded to the brrracks, where he waa received with joyous accl?mitions and expressions of loyalty. A new ministry was appointed with M. Doketch aa prime minister. The king theo issued a decree dissolving the .kuptian, and writs for a new election were sent to the various constituencies. The act of Altxander appears to meet with the approval of the population. FOURTEEN MEN DROWNED. Lake Michigan Swept bj Disastrously Heavy Gales. A special of Thursday from Milwau? kee, Wis., says: Lake Michigan is be? ing swept by one of the. worst easterly ?ale.s experienced io years. The sea is 'tinning very high, and tugs are nu ible to venture out of the harbor. Fourteen laborers employed in Lake runnel found aKr?ve'tl the icy waters >f Lake Michigan early Thursday norning. The dreadful storm raging throughout the night had lashed the ake int<? a seething mass ol' foam. Im? mense waves wer? rolled towards the >hor?j hy a furious east wind and car* ried aw av the house built on the top A the crib at the mouth of the tun? nel, iu which the men were employed, i he house on the crib contained ?wo stationary engine* au?! the tools usea >y the men. lt was built of heavy imbers fastened vc i th iron band*, lt vas swept into the roaring wat^r?, ?owever, like au eggshell, and its >arts were washed ashore. ILES OF WRICKED HOMES. Tte Result of a Terrific Cyclone iii Mis sissig ai ArEausas Houses Sen Mered to (be Four Winds aud Hundreds of People Killed. A Meridian, His?., special says: When a heavy cloud gathered Wednes? day afternoon ?nd threatening clouds lowered, the thought uppermost was that a cyclone was brewing and when time went by and Meridian escaped, as if by a miracle, news was anxiously awaited from other points. Kumors of cyclones throughout Jasper and Clarke counties were rife, but not until the delaved New Orleans and Northeastern train reached the city at 1 o'clock a. m., could particulars be obtained. From the conductor and others of the train crew and passengers, the follow? ing particulars were learned : The cyclone originated in Jasper county, thirty-five miles south of Me? ridian and traveled in a northeasterly direction with the peculiar whirling gy? ratory motions characteristic of cy? clones. A settlement of negro cabins was destroyed and many of the unfort? unate inmates perished. Colonel Berry's magnificent planta? tion was swept clean, but fortunately none of his family were injured. Sev? eral negroes on his plantation were se? riously hurt. Here the cyclone per? formed the freak of bodily lifting a house from the ground, sweeping away the floor and foundation, and replac the house were it originally stood. Dr. T. J. Krouse, a planter of large interests, was a heavy loser. Every stick of timber on his place Was car? ried away and every house demolished. Dr. Krous? was himself badly hurt, and his son is lying at the point of death from injuries received. Mrs. Krouse and Miss Lizze Krouse were resetted from the debris unhurt except from severe contusions. A WHOLE FAMILY BOASTED. A negro on Dr. Krouse's place with his wife and nine children, were imprisoned under the ruins of his cab? in and fire,originating from the kitchen stove, slowly roasted the unfortunate wretches who pitiousiy begged that death might come and release them from sufferings. After leaving Krouse's plac , the cy? clone cut a swath three hundred feet wide through a section of land densely timbered. The heavy oaks went down like a sheaf of wheat under a cloud of grasshoppers and all along the remain? der of the route the houses crumbled like air castles exj>osed to the score!? ing rays of .the noonday sun? Three mile? east of Barnett the wind struck a neighborhood of frugal farm? ers. Tom Lett's dwelling was engulfed and he escaped with a broken leg, while other members of his family were slightly bruised. John Smith had his house swept away and escaped with cuts and bruises. From here for a space of five miles the country is rather thinly settled, but now the remains of several negro cabins and a wide stretch of felled timber mark the cyclone's deadly march, while the luckless late inhabitants of the cabins are nursing their wounds in the brush. At other places in the track of the storm a number of dwelling? were demolished but no fatalities Occurred. Twenty miles east of Barnett the storm crossed the Mobile and Ohio railroad tracks, tearing down the tele? graph wires and obstructing the track. After crossing the Mobile and Ohio tracks north of Schubutta in nearly the same track pursued by the cyclone of a month ago, the storm struck Bob Floyd's plantation, unroofing and demolishing a number of negro cabins. The fury of the storm can t better imagined when it is stated that in some instances common j>ine shingles were driven through huge trees. Be yound Floyd's place, the cyclone still pursuing a northeasterly course, pass? ed through many thickly populated settlements, but reports are coming in slowly. Such as are coming, however, indicate an awful loss of life and prop? erty. Ail along the thirty miles of the cyclone's path is strewn the dead carcasses of horses, cattle and all de? scription of live stock, while the farm? ing lands, with crops just coming up, are so incumbered with debris that it will be impossible to till them this season. VERY HEAVY LOSSES. The loss in dollars cannot be esti? mated with accuracy, but it will reach into the hundreds of thousands. The distressing feature is that those visited "by the storm's fury are for the most part small holders, farmers with moderate means who lose all thef pos? sess in the world, and will be compelled to start anew. This is the third time a cyclone has traversed nearly the same track in the past two months, and ow? ing to that fact it is highly probably that the major portion of the waste thus created will not be rebuilt. HAVOC IN' FOURCHE VALLEY. News was received at Little Bock, Ark., Wednesday, of a fearful cyclone that swept down Fouche valley, Scott county, a few days ago, leaving death and havoc in its wake. The news of the terrible destruction was late in reachin^rtlie outside world on account of the absence of railroads and tele? graphic communication in the part of the state where it occurred. The town of Bolles?, sixteen miles northeast of Dallas, was almost swept off the map. Building, outhouses and fences were blown half a mile and scattered in fragments. Dozens of trees were up? rooted and carried in front of the storm. A number of lives were lost, but a correct report cannot be obtained. It is known that seven persons were kill? ed. Large houses were lifted off their foundations as if they were straws and dashed to piers. The path of the cy? clone was a half mile in width. At Qnitman, Miss., twenty-six miles Routh ??f Meridian, on the Mobile and railroad, the havoc wrought by the cyclone near that village is greater than at first reported. The storm barely missed Quitinan, passing two hundred yards north and tearing the timber around. Reports of casulties vere still coining in. Though but few were killvd outright, yet several of th^ wounded ar?- n<?t expected to live. A Kansas Town Wrecked. Tuesday afternoon, one of the worst .velones which ever visited Kansas, struck Osage City, aud in a short time Forty buildings were wrecked and sev? eral lives lost. About twenty persons were seriously injured, many of whom ?viii probably die. The part of the ilty devastated lies on the south si Je >f the tracks ol' the Santa Fe, and comprises both business and residence ^wildings. Fully one hundred houses, ?ams and stores in the suburbs niv completely demolished. Telegraph md telephone lines are all down, and he streets lined with debris. Damages estimated at $850.000. DISCUSSING GOLD. fceferct?ry Carlisle fej Stop the Pay? ment ? fc??ti for Treasury Notes. A Washington special says: The gold situation Tuesday is considered to be easier than it was Monday, and the treas? ury officials are more confident. In the minds of ail the impression has become stronger that it may not bc necessary for the secretary to take any action, which will change the present policy of the de? partment. This feeling was said to be due to the fact that the announcement was practically made that the government would only as a last resort turn to the issu? ance of bonds. This firm and determined position of Mr. Carlisle has. they say, already had its benficial effect and so soon as it becomes known that the secre? tary of the treasury has seriously consid? ered the advisabilty of stopping the pay? ment of gold coin for thc treasury notes issued under the act of July 14th, 1890, the situation will present a very differ? ent phase and the shipment of gold, which is looked upon as a means for forcing the administration to issue bonds, will come to an end. The cabinet meeting Tuesday was to consider, to some extent, the financial situation, and it is believed that the sec? retary will be upheld in his advice to stop for the present the payment of the gold treasury cotes. Under the silver act of 1890 the government is compelled to purchase each month 4,500,000 ounces of silver and at the same time issue notes for the bullion received. There is at present outstanding of these notes $i80, 000,000, and they are being Constantly redeemed in gola at the New "?ork sub-treasury. The redemption in gold of these notes has been a matter of accommodation on the part of the treasury department, as the law gives the secretary difcretion as Whether they shall be redeemed in gold or silver. Now, that the gold balance has been reduced, the secretary of the treasury is consider? ing the advisability of using his discre? tion and paying these notes in silver. ?f the secretary determines to take ad Vantage of the discretion given him by the law, it will be a more difficult mat? ter for the New York brokers to obtain the gold for shipment, as the stoppage of the payment on the gold certificates and the treasury notes would leave them with less upon which gold could be ob? tained. The subtreasury in New York at the end of each month makes a report to the department at Washington show? ing the amount of the treasury notes that have been redeemed in gold, rOVR MILLION A ?OXlS. In the reports of the ways ana means committee on the condition of the treas? ury up to January 31. 1893, a table ia given which shows that the subtreasury redeemed the following amounts of treas? ury notes in gold each month since June, 1892 : July, $o,108,900r August $5)019,000; September, $1.?59.?G0; October, $224, 200; November, $220,000; Decem? ber, $4,330,600; and January, $4, 438,900, or a total of $21,136,800 of treasury notes redeemed in gold for the past seven month? mentioned For February and March it is said that the redemption has averaged $4>000,000 each month From this it will bc seen that a considerable amount of gold c-m be saved to the government, hud &c the same lime the inability of brokers to o i tain gold for theie notes will cut off their m')st ample means of obtaining th metal, as it is said that this c:ass o? notes hts been largely presente ! by New York bankers in exchange for gold. TRADE REV??wT Report of Business for Past Week by Dun & Co* R. G. Dun & Co's weekly review says: The ruling fact in the business situaticnj^4h?"oiri^o^bf* f?l??^f?ToTJDv . ??OJT?csday, $1,000,000 more Saturday ? -with the prospect of a large amount Tuesday next. Treasury gold is again reduced below $2,000.000 in excess of the bullion fund, and there is more talk of bond issues, with the old doubt whether these would meet the real diffi? culty, which is the enormous excess of imports over exports of goods. Trade in cotton goods was rather di? ?ppointing in April thus far, with some shirtings reduced and print cloths dull. The boot and shoe trade is somewhat un? settled as to the advance of 2 1 2 to 5 cents, which some manufacturers obtain, but many buyers refuse. In the specula? tive markets, cotton 1-4 lower,the press? ure of enormous stocks here and abroad being felt as should have been expected, while reports of increased acreage come from the south. In wheat, the Chicago corner has forced above 80 cent?, while' 70 cents would buy at New York, and receipts at western ports of nearly 2,000,000 bushels in four days. Prices have advanced only 1-2 cent while corn declined 1-2 cent, and oats advanced 1-2 cent. Purk products are a shade stronger, also oil ; but coffee weaker. The outlook for iron at Pittsburg is not so bright, but the glass trade is fairly good. Trade at Cleveland is good; in manufactured iron, quite large, with a heavy decrease in wool, rye, barley, lard, fiour and cheese. ' Trade in Milwaukee is good and St. Paul and Minneapolis increasing, being es? pecially brisk in lumber. At St. Louis, free collection in all lines are noted. At Kansas City trade is good with large re? ceipts of cattle, and at St. Joseph active, while at Sioux City, business is larger in packing, dry goods and groceries, and at Denver fair. At most Southern points, trade is only fair, but sr mewh*t im? proved at Little Rock, very quiet at New Orleans, with tugaf strong and a large demand for building materials. At near? ly all points, both North and South, col? lections are rather slow with somewhat more active dim md for money at most points. The business failures occurring throughout the country during the last seven days, number 209, aa compared with totals of 223 last week. For the corresponding week last year, the figures were 226._ TO LIE IN STATE. The Train Bearing Jefferson Davis' Remains Will Stop in Atlanta. The train that is to carry all that is mortal of Jefferson Davis from New Or? leans to Richmond for its last rest will reach Atlanta on the afternoon of May 29th. The casket that contains the bones of the dead Ex-President of the confed? eracy will be taken to thc state capitol where it will lie in state for several hours that afternoon, The train will leave on the night of the 29'b, delaying but two or three hours in Atlanta, and will gc direct to Richmond, where thc dual burial will occur on the 30th. There will be quite an appropriate celebration of thc event at Richmond All of the camps of thc confederate sur? vivors will turn out from ?ll sections ol thc state that day to witness the inter? ment. It will be one of the grandest days Richmond has ever experienced since the days ol' fright ul warfare around the old city that was the home o? the confederacy. Fighting the Dispensary Law. A Columbia, S. C., special of Wed? nesday say's: The fight against the dis? pensary law in this state has been brought up in thc supreme court on a case from Chester, where two bar? keepers ask that thc city be compelled to issue them a license for the year. Thc new liquor luw goes into effect July 1st, and tho town refused to issue a license later than that date. The court reserved its decision until May 1st, when argument will beJiearjL^. . WASHINGTON GOSSIP. ipiiiiip from Cay to Day in fte National Capital Appointments in the Varions Depart? ments-Other Notes of Interest. ABOUT THE DEPARTMENTS. Secretary Herbert is confined to his rooms by grip. He was unable to go the navy department Wednesday. Georgia postmasters appointed Thursday were : Hancock, Burke county, J. Z. Daniels; Lang, Carroll county, W. T. Bichard. The president Thursday appointed the following postmasters: Thomas J. Boss, Flagstaff, Ariz; James H. Menefee, Arcati, Cal. ; George W. Harris, Wardner, Ida. ; John Eddy, Bloomington, Ul. ; Samuel A? Mc? Knight, Flora, 111. ; Albert J\ Ostran? der, Galesburg, 111. ; Harry E? Wescott* Lacon, 111. ; J. H; Brown* Leroy* 111. ; Alvin Scott* Jr., Naperville* Uh Assistant Secretary Spaulding* Tues? day* telegraphed the collector of cus? toms at Port Townsend, Washington, that there was no authority for taking bond for the iinportation of Chinese, claiming to be returning merchants. Chinese unable to prove to the satisfac? tion of the collectors bf customs that they are of the exempted class must not be permited to land; nor transfered to other vessels in the harbor pending examination; The cablegram long expected from Minister Egan, as to the nature of the crime committed by the refugees who sought an asylum in the United States legation at Santiago, Chile, was re? ceived Tuesday at the state depart? ment. Its contents were n?t made public, but there is a growing belief that the minister has not been sus? tained in granting the right of asylum to the refugeos under his protection on the ground that they are not political offenders. Assistant Secretary Hamlin decided a peculiar case Wednesday. An Amer? ican citizen moved to Canada tempor? arily, carrying wi?h him his effects* among which was a colt* two months old; He returned two years afterwards and the collector at Cape Vincent* N; Y.* charged him duty on the colt* as it had materially advanced in value. Mir. Hamlin decides that, in such cir? cumstances* when the value of the ani? mals has been increased by natural growth and not by any process of manufacture or other means* animals of domestic origin were entitled to free entrv. A telegram sent by Secretary Mor- ? ton to the president of the Chicago board of trade aild others in reference to the crop reports have been the sub? ject of much interpretation. The sec? retary authorizes the statement that there will be no radical change as to the basis and mode of compilation in the division of statistics * that the report relative to the conditions of growing crops for April, 1893* was j based on unusually full and detailed returns from a dual corps of corre? spondents and from other sources. Correspondents* viewers and apprais? ers report to the department condi? tions by percentage* using 100 as the standard* 100 representing a complete normal condition. World's Fair Po?toflice. Postmaster General 3isseli_h^._jgs-! -sirett~fr-nTjtra^ that there is now in operation in the gov? ernment buildings on the grounds of the World's Fair a branch of the Chicago postoffice;, known as the World's Fair Station. This station will make regular collections and de? liveries* through its own letter car? riers* to and from ail points of the fair grounds, and will transact money order and registry business as well as all other business pertaining to a first class office. Postmasters are instruct? ed to use every proper means to give publicity to this information in order that persons intending to visit the fair may* if tiley so desire, have their mail addressed to the World's Fair Station. The Classified Service. The ninth annual report of the civil service commission was issued Wednes? day. The commisioners urge that the classified service should be extended as rapidly as prcticable to cover every position in the public service to which it can be appropriately applied, as for instance, to clerks and other employes in navy yards, the almost entire body of officials in the District of Columbia, and the internal revenue serviccand the cus? tom houses with their employes. They earnestly desire that some such bill as that introduced in the last congress to take the fourth-class postmasters out of politics may become a law. The report shows a surprising growth of the num? ber of employes compared with the growth of population. The percentage of the growth of the public service in ten years has been nearly double that in population. State Railway Co m missioners. The fifth annual convention of state railway commissioners met at Wash? ington Wednesday at the rooms of the the interstate commerce commission. There was a large attendance, includ? ing besides the delegates a large num? ber of representatives from the Ameri? can Accounting Officer's Association. George M. Woodruff, of Connecticut, called the convention to order. Per manen organization was affected by the selection of Mr. Woodruff as chairman, William S. Cantell as vice chairman and Edward S. Moseley sec? retary. After an address by Wood? ruff, the committee appointed to ar? range an order of business submitted its report. Peter Adey presented thc report of the committee on reasonable rates, which was adopted. Similar ac? tion was taken on the report submit? ted by James C. Hill, of Virginia, on congressional action in regard to safe? ty appliances. The committee sug? gested that the acts for which it was appointed having been accomplished, it should bc discharged, which was or? dered. _ WIND AND SNOW IN IOWA. A Terrible Blizzard Sweeps Over the State Accompanied hy Snow. Advices from Marshalltown, Iowa, state that one of the worst blizzards ever known in central Iowa, this late in the season, began at 4 ??'clock Thursday morning, the wind blowing from the northwest with frightful ve? locity, the temperature gradually fall? ing and snow drifting three feet in [.?laces. Telegraph and telephone win - are down badiv and business is oaral ?zed._1_. Latest Se^rs from Hawaii. The Kansas City Times iu its i.-sue vi Sunday prints a special dispatch from i their correspondent in Honolulu, Hawaii, via San Francisco, under date of April Stn, in which he says: "The royalists profess to be in posseesion of facts rela? tive to the future actions of Mr. Biotint. in which the commissioner, in the natue Of the United States, will reinstate the deposed queen to the throne." NEWSPAPER MEN MEET. Nearly Every Paper of any Promi? nence in the South Represented. The editors and controllers of nearly every -daily newspaper published in the south, of any prominence, met in At? lanta Wednesday. Some few papers were represented by proxies, but the great majority were represented per? sonally by their proprietors. The oc? casion of the meeting was for the pur? pose of determining on a telegraphic news service for the afternoon news? papers. THROUGHOUT THE SOUTH Mes o? Her Progress aili Prosperity Briefly Epitomized And important Happenings from jbajr to Day Tersely told. W: j. Leonard; county judge Of Marshall county, Tenn., has been ar? rested charged with larceny; forgery and altering public records in connec? tion with the issuing and redemption Oi county bonds. Ah order of General Gordon; com? mander of camps of confederate veter? ans; will notify members that they are invited to the ceremonies in New Or? leans on the occasion of the removal of Mr. Davis's remains on May 31st. The business portion of the little town of Water Valley, in Graves county, Ky., was destroyed by fire Wednesday night. Three hundred per? sons lived in the village, and many of them are homeless. Twenty or thirty houses, including all stores, were burned. News, was received at Montgomery, Ala., that a severe cyclone swept over. Midland City, in Eenry county, on the .Alabama Midland railroad Wednesday, killing several, some reports say seven persons, destroying part of the toWn and doing considerable damage other? wise: Governor Turney; of Tennessee, has appointed Colonel William H. Car? roll to be coal oil inspector at Mem? phis. This is the best paying inspec? torship in the state; being worth about ??O;000 per annum. Colonel Carroll is chairman of the democratic execu? tive committee and managed the last canrpaign. A Nashville special of Tuesday states that the federal grand jury is engaged in ah investigation of the wrecking of the Commercial National bank. Mr. J ; P. Dobbins and Bank examiner Mc? Knight, it is understood, with several Commercial bank employes, nave testi? fied and a report is expected iii a few days. The Pelican sawmills at New Orleans were destroyed by fire Tuesday even I ing together with a million feet of lum I ber. There was no insurance. Thirty I cottages in th* vicinity and a jpile j driver were also burned. The total I loss foots np SI00; OOO. The cottages { were occupied by laboring people who lost all their furniture. Thc Lady Ensley Coal, Iron and Railroad Company went into the hands of a receiver Wednesday for the pur- ! pose of protecting unsecured creditors, This is one of the largest mining and manufacturing corporations in the south. The property ojf-tlie company consists of coal mine^^^g?Tse^eekj j cokToVTfiruH ?^p?r^PBW?PS^I ley furnace and two-thirds interest in the Lady Ensley furnace, Sheffield oro mines at Russelvil?e, and also seven? teen thousand acres of fine mineral lands in Franklin county. There is a movement on foot to hpve a subtreasury establised in Savannah, Ga. The bankers have held a meet? ing and decided it was advisable to take steps to have it establised, and are now at work securing information in regard to an application for a branch of the government treasury and the data necessary to make a showing that Savannah is the best place in that section for the establish? ment of a subtreasury. They will say nothing in regard to their movements, and, though the project is known now to be on foot, the exact status cannot be obtained. GROWTH OF THE SOUTH. The industrial Development Daring the Past Week. The review of i be industrial situation in the South fer the past week shows the following among tLe important new industries established during the lase seven days. Tiie Central Geor? gia Land Development" Co.,'of Atlanta, Ga., capital S500,' 00; a brewery at Houston, Texas, by the Amer can Brewing Co., capital$250.000; a cotton mill at Marietta, S. C., capital $250, 000, by Vf. Wilkins and associates, to be known as the Ketura Mill Co.; a brewery at Dallas, Texas, by the Dallas Brewing Co., capital $100,000 fa development company at Savannah. Ga., by Jobn R." Garrett and others, capital $100,000; an electrical manufacturing company at Dallas, Texas, by the Sutton-Sreele Electri? cal Co.. capital S100.000; engine works with $100,000 capital at Parkersburg, W. Va., by the Parkersburg Engine and Foundry Works; an oil rt finery at Houston. Texas, capital $100. 000. by the Houston Oil Henning and Manu? facturing Coniprmv; a phosphate company at Lnravilie, Fla., capital 11C0,000, by the Lura ville Phosphate Companv; a furniture factory at Charleston, W. Va., capital $100,000, by the Tins ow Furniture Company; a cotton cy? press at Taylor, Texas, capital $65,000, by Mc? Fadden & Co., and glass works at Morgantown, W. Va. capital ??O.OOO, by the Morgantown Glass Company. Sixty-time nw industries were established or incorporated during tho week, together with se\eu enlargements of manufactories, and twenty-four important new buildings. Amens she new industries not already refer? red to are brick works at Velas o, Texas, can? ning factories at Kev West. Fla., Barnesville and Fiovilla, Ga., Batesbnrg. S. C., and Ap? pleton, Texas; car shops at Beaumont, Texas; a construct on company at Richmond, Va., dis? tillers at Uuiontown, Ky., and Weatherford, Texas, ami an electric company with $30,000 capital at Houston, Texas. Flouring mills are tobe built at Richmond, Ky., Stier City, N. C.. and Scragg?, Va.; a machine shop at Gon? zales. Texas; tafe works at Atlanta, Ga., and marble works at Concord, Tenn. Mining com? panies har? been orgauized at Dal? las and Ei Paso, Texas, and Roaring KUM, W. Va.; a tannery at Dallas, Texas; a $50,000 cotfon mill at Cheraw, S. C-, bv the Cberaw Cotton Mill Company; one with thc same capital at Hampton, Ga., by W. F. Cummings, and associates, and others at Gads? den, Ala., Boil i fr; Spring and Raleigh, N. C.. Seneca, S. C., and Sim Marco?, Tcx3S;a barrel factorv. with $00,000 capital, at Hapevillo. Ga.. bv the Blount Stave and Barrel Co.; a furni? ture factory with $50JOOO capital, at Detroit, Texas, by the Detroit Furniture & Harrow Co., and otha- a: EUz-ibethtown, N. C., and Mem? phis. Tenn.; a $50,000 lumber company atNor io'.k, Ya., by the Cape Fear Lumber Co., and others at Darlington, S. C., and Everett's Sta? tion, Ga., and saw and planing mills at Vance burjr. Ky.. New Berne and Winston, N. C., Vicksburg, Miss., and Biucfied. W. Va. Tbs ( ulargemeuts f r the week include phos? phate works at Fort White, E.a.. pipe works at Gadsden. Ala., and cotton mills at" Charlotte, Gastonia and Kamocenr, N. C, and Greenville, S. C. Among the new buildings of the week, as reported to the Tradesman, are a bank building at Cuero. Texas; business houses at Alledale, 8. C., bristol and Loudon, Tenu., and Tylor. Tex-ts*.; court house at Bc len, Miss., Yorkville. S. C., 'ind Lockhart, T.\as; a hospi? tal at Bellevue, Kv.; hotel at Opclika. Ala., and Staunton, Va., and school buildings at Bis Stone G?p. Va., and Louisville, Ky. -Tradesman (Chattanooga, Tenn ) AMONG the Laos, a people inhabiting a district of Siam, the chewing ol a prep? aration < ulled '.meiair' almost uni versal, the practice being especially esteemed by those whose labor brings great bodily fatigue. Recent inmiiry flint *hi.s'fa|j|^H the Assam, tea-?3 TELEGRAPHIC GLEANINGS. i fte News o? tte WA Condensed Mo Fitly ai Pointed Paragraplis. Interesting and instructive to All Classes of Readers* A letter received in Zanzabar from Tippo Tib's son confirms the report of the death of Emin Pasha and all his people. The citizens of historie Lexington* Mass. * celebrated the 118th anniversary of the firing of the shot "heard round the -world*'' Wednesday: Eugene Kelly* treasurer of the Na? tional Federation of America* has for? warded $i3*000 to Justin McCarthy for the home rule fund; Count Bismarck-Schierstein, head of the noble and ancient house of Bi?? marck-Schoenha?sen, to which Prince Bismarck belongs, died Tuesday. M. M. Stadler & Co., Cincinnati clothing dealers, assigned Tuesday to p. Heinsheimer, Jr. Assets estima? ted at $40,000. Liabilities probably $50,000. The immense coal yards and docks of the Lehigh and Franklin coal com? pany of Illinois, has been seized by the sheriff on attachments aggregating $68,000. In New York, Wednesday, the Daughters of the Revolution assembled in the governor's room in the city hall and celebrated the 118th anniversary of the battle of Lexington. On the 26th of this month the birth? day of Odd Fellowship will be celebra? ted. On that day this order will have passed its 85th year, having been founded in Baltimore in 1819. General Shofield received a telegram Thursday from Captain Guthrie, at Antlers, I. T., stating that quiet pre? vailed there; The Locke men and the j ones partv are negotiating for peace; A rim was made on the Centrai Mickiga? Savings- bank at Lansing Tuesday and it closed its doors. The failure of the Lansing Iroh and En? gine works caused a feeling of insecu? rity amoiig bank depositors. A New York dispatch says : After A lingering illness of many months, Mrs; Almiiia Hancock* widow of Major General Winfield S. Hancock* died Thursday afternoon at the residence of tlie general's niece; Mrs. Griffin, No. ? Gfamercy park. A Little Rock* Ark., special says: The case against William E. Woodruff, the ex-state treasurer, charged with the embezzlement of about $5,000 of in? terest bearing scrip, was called iii th? circuit court Monday morning and the trial postponed until July, because of J the absence of Jerry C. South, one of the principal witnesses in the case; Thomas Barr & Co., the recently failed coffee brokers* have refused to sign the certificates of deposit releas^ ing the margins put up by New York traders. It was said on the exchange Thursday that these margins would foot Up about $300,000, and that two houses alone were involved to the ex? tent of $175,000 of this amount. The exhibit by Italy at the world's fair in Chicago* consisting largely of art treasures, has started from Porfc land* Me., for its destination. It filled enough cars to make six full freight trains. The royal commissioner from Italy to frbeJair reached New York last .vd will be in Chicago and ms ta^v^^kftit upon its arrival The official ^C?SC?^ statistics issued at St. Petersburg, ^Russis* Tbirsday, show that from March 13th to "March 27th, there were 460 cases and 120 deaths in the government of Podolia, and from March 27th to April 13th, 113 new cases and 35 deaths in the gov? ernment of Oofa. Elsewhere in the empire, fifteen new cases and seven deaths are reported. "Deacon" Lewis H. Bisbee is made the defendant in three suits begun at Chicago Monday, in the superior court, by Robt. Seaman, who sues to recover $125*000. Seaman is a wealthy iron merchant of New York, and he claims to have advanced this money to the deacon on joint account, and has been unable to secure an acounting. Mr. Bisbee is a well known lawyer of Chicago. The announcement of the failure of Thomas M. Parr & Co., coffee brokers, at New York, was made on the coffee exchange shortly afternoon Tuesday. With the announcement prices went off considerably, as it is not known how far the failure may reach. The cof? fee trade generally is suffering from the big drop of over 200 points, which has token place within the last three days. A London cable dispatch of Thurs? day says : The failure is announced of the Australian Joint Stock bank, with liabilities amounting to ?13,000, 000. The bank was incorporated by act of council in 1853. Its paid up capital was ?704,395, there being 78, 266 shares issued and paid up to ?9 a share. The reserve fund has been stated this year as ?500,000 and the further liabilities of shareholders are ?8,600,926. Cassville, county seat of Barry coun? ty. Missouri, was almost wholly de? stroyed by fire Tuesday morning. Twenty-six business buildings and a dozen dwellings were consumed. Two banks, the newspaper offices, two lum? ber yards and three hotels were includ? ed in the burned district. In fact, a small drug store and a small grocery was all that was left of the business part of the town. Loss, $150,000 ; in? surance, $20,000. A Washington special of Wednesday says : A report of Special Agent Noyes on the alleged illegal landing of 700 Chinamen from the steamer Haytien Retmblic at Portland. Ore., has been received at the treasury department. In connection with the investigation and as a result of it, several of the minor officials at Portland, Ore., and port Townsend, Wash., have been dis? missed from the government service. Tlie department declines to entirely make public the contents of Agent Noyes* report. Advices from Berlin, Germany, state that fire started Tuesday night in the eastern wing of Hohenzollern palace nt Sigmaringen, and did an immense amount of damage before the flames were extinguished. The palace stands on a rock" rising abruptly from the Danube, and it is extremely difficult to get sufficient water to the altitude of thc palace. The tire burned throughout the night, and that part of the structure known as Furstenbau was completely gutted. The palace contained a great number of priceless works of art, and many were c.e st roved. - _ ti_. Tr is claimed by the Cleveland (Ohio) Leader that by the annexatioa oi the subur? ban towns of WTest Cleveland and *?*gY*^ in theAate election, the city ot will That man ? t?Vvf^fl to f *ek an office ?iyffl are some good met^rf fl Whom office fits an?-io? for instance-forheJy??W| will represenTo?tr^^?^i^^^^^HI gracions manner?L v.ill.JM without hnmbhnlfey nsyfl woa ld bate kbp t i tv^ Ch?fl there, instead of EgT I nfl tion for each men aiW gjfl office- Office that eteise? gentility-office that d<W>t?| but is a kind of a gent saS dant perquisites. We T^tfl?fl Carterstule, to miss tjfc'e?ft^jB which be greetsbis?nate?yH&? the office we jrMffT^^fl^^jy^ serves anything thaih *^?k&iP Cleveland has madeXtaS^ Now, if he will kee^iftig^^g sagacity and appointsju ^WP*1^ Temple Graves ami 'CfrtJB^ffig* plac?s they seek, the go^l^g.^* approve it. I sm np, p^an, W^^? ? prominent ci?zem acd^tt?EJi^^ ??uppose Mr. Myrick wai "gilt?^E, an offensive partisan, til eV^^S? to be boycotted, th^3?^t^j*g to build" np a p^rty^otgE?BB many of ns will 'Mfl said that a public cfficfl means that the presideifl venges-no friends to 4H onrush.. If Mr. Clevelanolfl Mr. Myrick simply because Tefl it KTill mortify fats niend?u&9 ? wa3 one-not the first efl one from the **>*yi,utfTtg^^^B tifies me that Mr. Cteveiaadifl Myrick to bring the -files ot jfl spectiOD. It is said, too^fl Grave's applieation^|fl Gordon mad jfl Calhoun for thfl General Gordfl less fie Las fl large-heart efl fellow efl and nefl warm. and fl are not tnfl njing theifl Lord delivfl gurs and inafl heve that Gefl because Grave^B rejoice to see Jcfl that^ climb the MaterlsH that his tor. and tflJ bis sublimest, fl Ight^B is my friend UnderwM ronni man I ever khefl fill any place respectafefl from the chaplain of **fl editor of a country newfl He is the loving husb^B ther Of eleven childreBH Baptist preacher I eter ?m and gardener, and wiff?3fl panion-and yet be vc:rP^fl what I don't know ?^??ffl is in it or wants to to Christianity and ?** <sfl make sure of their3^. fl whether he was a^^fl land man nor do 1 ?^fl he is fit for f?ej?*w? men are professj^U ??PI deirradfid. .lhe?selves^ferfl "blood leis "S??T&y??g plans and ?cl personal advantage. V it is to see some of atm the filth of crimina order to get office at ta papers are full - from day to day and-3f3? would say "Gentlemen. am looking for," and men who have made dust about this bc good men in Atlanta ; but whose modesty their asking for them, is the loud-mouthed, the offices and get: that Mr. Cleveland was! slates and take a hand Of course he can't do where the ringa axe political rings that _ cret conclave are the itics. It is said " ed, thatis to^ dov broken pniiiiiiiyptne l?cerb " and leave bim clouded injfl unhappy memories. If L^J not get seared, how mnst*?~*| writhe under the ca-ds tb^9 publish-cards that accuse a betrayal of trust or c?~fl broken pledges. Sheridafij ?cienos bas no more to do wfl it lias with politics," and Sifl politician is one who would fl be could." So, 1 reckon it fl was a century or two ago-nfl And yet there are many goodfl men whose very virtues havfl men like Lamar and Black fl 'lumer, who have never befl stoop that they might winfl men in every ?tate and thfl that give character to the whfl our national and state asseifl But the average politicnfl one. He makes it himself fl But still, he has our ^^fl DESTROYED B^^d The City of ZanfcjJ People fl Ad v 1 ees~fr< m? ?B the effect that thefl the principal ?nfl by a most destrucfl morning, multi nfl and property. I^fl last '.he island sXis? damage ^^?g?^ pie are par^4tl^ken^ar^^^B ties beiphyf. The stree?, J^fl ble, beingTfiiiedwith ^^sesfl timber, "the wreckage of hxfl were thrown down by the eafl Thus far the bodies o? ?jsflffl killed by the falling waliifhaveB moved from the debrisjfed it il many more of the <?#r0W ct?tJ ruins. The number of f?as?M?i runs up i oto hundredsM '? ?&?J portion of the inhact?^.iwg the plains back of tob cfjj3||5iJ wander about in s^istracted^B^^ Iages \yere destroySB the less of life is verfl