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i HULE SCENE SCORES OF DEAD AND DYING AND HUNDREDS INJURED Tlie OM Fori Opera Hesse iE Whinston City Collapses AND ? AERIES BOWN IN ITS KUINS OVER 400 CLERKS Wao Were Employed ia the Record and Pensions Office* Ford's old theatre, the braiding in which Abraham Lincoln was assassi? nated and which has been nsed by the government for many years as part of the office of the surgeon general of the army, collapsed Friday morning at 9:50 o'clock with a terrible resnlt in loss of life and injury. The building stood on 10th street Northwest, be? tween ? and F streets., and not far from Pennsylvania avenue. It had been condemned at least fif? teen years ago and had been repaired, propped np and renovated from year to year. There were 475 persons, mostly government clerks, employed in the building, and nearly all of these were ot work when the building fell. CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. An excavation for an electric light plant was being made in the cellar of Sie structure-a three-story affair and, according to the best information attainable, the workmen on Friday morning had dug beneath the founda? tion supports in front of the building, weakening them to such an extent that the walls gave way before they could be jacked. This explanation of the cause for the accident is the only one advanced, but it seems somewhat strange, in view of the fact that the top floor gave way first. WITHOUT A WABNTNG. Men who were in the building say the crash came without a warning. Those on the top floor were suddenly precipitated to the floor below and the weight of the falling timbers and fnr rdture carried the second and first floors with it. Fortunately, only the forward half of the floors gave way. The outer edges of the floor and the rear part of the structure remained in? tact. The walls did not falL The news that the building had fall? en spread with lightning-like rapidity, and soon Tenth street and the adjacent thoroughfares were crowded with peo? ple. Within an hour the news was known all over Washington and hun? dreds of anxious relatives and friends swarmed to the vicinity of the old theater. Women appealed anxiously to every bystander for information about some particular person, white men came with tears in their eyes and imploringly besought the policemen to let them through the police lines that they might obtain some knowledge ; of their friends and relatives. A general fire alarm was turned in a few minutes after the crash, and then all the ambulances in the city were summoned. As quickly as possible the police and firemen formed a rescue brigade, and ready hands assisted them to take out the killed and wound? ed. In less than an hour, about twen? ty-five people had ^been taken out and every few minutes thereafter some still form would be borne on a stretcher from the building. ATJTJ THE HOSPTTATiS UTILIZED. All the hospitals in the city were utilized in caring for the injured and scores of physicians volunteered their services for this work. The commis? sioners of the District of Columbia took possession of the building and vicinity in person and helped direct the police and rescuers. Col. Corbin, assistant adjutant general, of the army, was sent by Major General Schofield to represent the war depart? ment and to decide if it was necessary to call out the troops. Owing to the excellent police regulations, the res? cuers were not hindered in their work by anxious crowds, and it was not long before the debris had been cleared away to such an extent that the work of rescue could be carried on without hindrance. Both the military and naval autho? rities took prompt action. General Schofield ordered two troops of calvary from Fort Myer, just across the river, and two companies of infantry from the arsenal to the scene of the disaster. The secretary of the navy ordered out all the naval medical officers stationed at Washington and also opened the hospital to receive the injured. The commandant at the navy yard was ordered to render all the assistance in his power. About half past ll o'clock a com? pany of the Fourth United States Ar? tillery, from the Washington barracks arrived on the scene of the accident, and the men were distributed about the ruined structure to guard against interference with the workmen. Clerks who escaped were pressed into service and went willingly to work removing bundles of valuable docu? ments. A great deal of the work of the pension office is dependent on these records, and their value to the govern? ment and to individuals is inestimable. They cannot be replaced. TAKING OCT THE BODIES. Every few minutes during the first two hours after the accident dead and wounded men were taken ont of the debris. THE FIRST BODY FOUND. Those who were early on the scent found the body of a colored man in an alley in the rear of the building, where John Wilkes Booth had Iiis horse tethered the night he killed Lin? coln. This was George M. Arnold, a well-known colored elerk, appointed from Virginia. There were many very narrow es? capes from death. A number of clerks whose desks rested directly upon the line where the fioors broke away, saved themselves, while the desks at which they sat were precipitated down the awful chasm. Within a very few moments a hun dared or more men, stripped for hard work, jumped into the building and began throwing out the wreckage in front and under the floors. SCENES AT THE HOSPITAL. Most of those first taken out of the ruins were carried to the Emergency hospital. About 10:30 o'clock the dead and injured began to arrive fast- ! er than the corps of surgeons could at? tend to their injuries. Carried in on stretchers, they were dumped at tin most convenient places. Those wi j o were most seriously injured were at? tended to, while the others, groaning and crying from the pain of broken -, limbs, lay iimpless, beseeching the doctors to dress their wounds. HEARTRENDING INCIDENTS. Shortly after the arrival of the firs* unfortunates, a crowd began to as? semble in front of the hospital, many of them being the wives, daughters and relatives of the dead and injured. Their weeping and frantic cries for in? formation, were heartrending. They greatly interfered with the work of the physicians and Dr. Keer, in charge of of the hospital, determined to shut them out. Load after load of wounded, blind from the debris* aud with limbs bro? ken and maimed, were dumped at the door. They had to remain outside for some time, as the force and facili? ties of the hospital were unequal to the emergency. As quickly as the surgeons, who were shortly reinforced by the young men graduates of the citv? could do so, thev examined and dressed the wounds and they were then sent upstairs to more comfortable quarters. Priests and ministers were soon on the spot, and being at once admitted to the cots of the injured, where they administered spiritual consolation. THRILLING EXPERIENCES. The hairbreadth escapes narrated by the survivors were numberless. One of the most thrilling scenes of the whole affair was the sight of a dozen men who were left in the corner of the third stoiy, clambering down on a hose pipe to the ground. Between 10 o'clock and noon the ambulances were kept busy carrying away the dead and injured. The faces of many of the victims were covered with pieces of cloth, an old coat, newspaper, or whatever could be had, but some of the mangled bodies were carried out with their faces exposed to the gaze of the great throng that sur? rounded the building. THE CAPITAL IN GLOOM, The terible catastrophe has cast a frightful pall over the whole city. Polities and the affairs of government are completely lost in the discussion of this, probably the most shocking ac? cident in the history ol' the govern? ment. AT THE MORGUE. At the morgue the sight was one horrible to behold. The little build? ing was not near large enough to hold the dead bodies brought from the wrecked building. When the morgue was filled the stable was turned into a reception roo n for the bodies. Blank? ets were spread on the floor and the remains were laid ont as respectfully as possible under the circumstances. The president was informed of the sad event just ns he reached the en? trance to the white house by one of the clerks, and he at once interested himself in relief measures and noted with satisfaction* what had been done by Assistant Secretary of War Grant. LIST OF THE DEAD. The following list of the dead thus far reported, with the names of their states, contains twenty-two names, in? cluding the unknown and one proba? ble duplication, only twenty-one bod? ies having been taken from the ruins. The li?t of the dead is : Unknown man, evidently a clerk ; George Allen, Pennsylvania; George W. Arnold, Virginia ; J. W. Boody, New Y >rk ; Samuel P. Barnes, Penn? sylvania ; John Bussius, District of Co? lumbia ; Jeremiah Daley, Pennsylvania ; James B. Fagin, Kansas ; Joseph B. Gage, Michigan; David C. Jordan, Missouri : M. M. Jarvis, Michigan ; J. Boyd Jones, Wisconsin: F. B. Loftus. New York; F. B, Mender, -; B. F. Miller, New York; Howards. Miller, Ohio ; J. H. M'Fall, Wisconsin; E. G. Shall; Kansas: William M. Scriever, Maryland ; H. S. Wood,-; F. B. Williams, Wiscon? sin ; J. E. Chapin, South Carolina ; One man taken from the ruins was identified by a bystander as old man McAnley, who lives in Virginia, but this identifiction was not verified. LIST OF INJURED. The injured are: A. L. Ames, Iowa: L. C. Calvert, Maryland ; S. J. Dewy, New York ; Louis Dusapy, George W. Davis, Missouri; H. B. Esterling, Fort Scott, Kas. ; Washington- Fry, W. S. G?stin, Ohio; Dr. James H. Howard (colored), Aiaryland; C. F. Hathaway, Ohio : J. X. Hammer, Tenn. ; George Haudy^ (colored), Thomas Hynes, Missouri ; J. G. Johns, W. Kugler, New Jersey ; Clifton Lowe, Iowa : William L. Ecture, District of Columbia : E. Leger, Mississippi ; Frank Metcalfe, Massachusetts ; G. M. McLaughlin, Tennessee ; J. P. Mc? Cormick, Wisconsin : M. McLaughlin, B. M. Petrick,- Pody, police ofiicer; G. L. Pi nce, Texas ; P. K. Pendleton, Alabama; Charles Robinson, Col? orado; A. C. Black, Indiana; Charles B. Moor*-, District of Columbia: B. F. Driscoll, Nev. York; J. A. Miller, District <>f Columbia ; J. A. Ste-wart, J. F. Sims, J. D. Shadbolt, (colored), Missouri; F. B. Smith, Tennessee; R. A. Smith, Connecticut; F. IF. Sams, Illinois; William M. Smith,-Baker, South Carolina; William E. King, Mississippi ; C. A. Johnson, Missouri ; P. U. Summer, Ohio; John H. Thomas, Sedalia, Mo. ; F. W. Test, Dlinois; C. B. Weller; N. T. Worley, Tennessee; James A. White, ?>f Georgia; A. G. Young, of Peunsylania. VALUABLE PAPERS BURIED. It is thought that when the debris is cleared away all th?- pap? rs of value will n covered. The Washington Star, commenting on tin- accident says : Xhire is iunoccnt bio^ion the bead of that intangible p W"T ? >wn RS the p<Wt rnment of tbe Tiiit <i "tates. Thc auserlv fingers ;iro rtd wi li the Wo ?!, which I tit a f w hoar- aijo con rsc (1 through tir b??d:ea of men. Tlio widows and the orphans weep fbv iii- hus? bands and fat! ers sacri?iced on tlc altar of leg? islative economy and : draini*:rative disregard. At a meeting of citizens Friday af? ternoon, ?>?,50(> was subscribed. Pres? ident Cleveland, who had been asked ? to preside over tin- meeting was unable to do s ?, because of a pressing official business engagement, but sent his check for ?100, and Secretary Thurber his for $25. The newspapers of tho citv are actively engaged in th" good work, and the clerks in the depart? ments are contributing liberally. I w ENTY-FOUR DEAD. Thc total number of dead is now known t<> be twenty-four, and the in? jured, so far as aseerta i ned,aggregates fifty-two. ile- hospitals reportall pa tients doing nicely Another Train Robbed. ?>t. Louis has still another train ? robbery to its credit. At 9:30 o'clock Thursday night six men held up and ' robbed the Mobile and Ohio south- I bound passenger train. The robbery took place >it Forest Lawn, a small J Motion in [llinois, Indow East! St. Louis, and is the same locality as tie- robbers attempted a couple of weeks ago. Several shot? were exchanged, but ;t ?-- not thought anyone was hur?. The passengers ? were badly frightened, but not mo- j Jested. All the money m the express car was taken, but it :s not known how much it is ,, WASHINGTON GOSSIP. Happeniis fia Dty fe Day il tte Monal Capital Appointments in the Varions Depart? ments-Other Kot?s of Interest. The comptroller of the currency has i appointed W. H. S. Burgwyn, of Hend ! erson, North Carolina, a national bank examiner. The president, on Monday, ap? pointed Charles W. Dayton, of New Tor kand city to be po* ?master of that city. Charles H. Mansar, of Mis? souri, to be second comptroller of the ! treasury. The president, Tuesday, made the following appointments: Clinton C Duncan, of Georgia, to be Indian in? spector; Frank Flynt* of Georgia, to be principal clerk of surveys in the general land office. The proclamation for an early ses? sion was discussed at the cabinet meet? ing Tuesday and it is expected to be given out immediately. A large num? ber of the senators still maintain that I it will be found to be absolutely nec ! essary to call it much earlier. Surgeon General Wyman, of the marine hospital service, received a dispatch Thursday from Mr. New? berry, the United States charge d*af faires at Constantinople, dated from Pera, relative to the cholera outbreak in Asiatic Turkey? which stated: "Latest news shows a rapid spread westward into Mesapotamia trade routes. This will soon bring in the ' Mediterranean ports." Secretary Carlisle, Thursday, ap ! pointed Worthington Ford? of New York, chief of the bureau of statistics of the treasury department. Mr. Ford, is aVout forty years of age, and during the last Cleveland administration served as chief of the burean of sta? tistics of the department of state. Mr. Ford is appointed to his present posi? tion on the recommendation of Edward Atkinson and Davis A. Wells. Comptroller of the Currency Eckels stated Wednesday that he had been I watching the New York and Chicago banks closelv, because a break there would be a serious thing, and that he was satisfied the New York and Chi? cago banks were in a strong condition. As to Philadelphia the same thing is true. A telegram from Chicago re ' ceived Wednesday afternoon states that the financial situation is more t cheerful. The first negro to be recognized by this administration is Henry Clay Smith, of Birmingham. Tuesday he was promised the consulate at Tama tave, Madagascar, in place of the pres? ent republican consul, John L.Walter. Quincy sent for him and told him he was ready to make the appointment, and gave him his commission. Smith has been an unfaltering democrat for years, and the appointment was a re? cognition of his services in the demo? cratic ranks. The postmaster general formally an? nounced Wednesday that disease germs or other things of like character, no . matter how securely put up, are of the nature of poisons and extremely dan? gerous to health and that they are therefore absolutely unmailablc. Post* masters are instructed to see that no such things are allowed entry into the mails. This action has been taken in consequence of propositions made by medical journals to make analysis of such matter if sent to them tightly sealed through the mails. Henry Clay Smith, the negro who was appointed consul to Tamative, Madagascar, is a native Georgian. He was born and brought up in Carters ville. He received his commission Wednesday and received his instruc? tions. His duties are of a two-fold character. He not only has his consu? lar duties but judicial as well. He sits as an associate judge of thc supreme bench of Madagascar in all cases where Americans are concerned, and is thc sole judge of the inferior in all crimi? nal and civil cases between Americans. Attorney General Olney hus ap? pointed A. G. Stafford special assistant to the United States attorney for the northern district of Illinois, to aid in investigating the alleged violations of the interstate commerce law. Mr. Stafford is at present employed in the interstate commerce commission. He has also appointed Edward Baxter as? sistant to the United States district attorney for the middle district of Tennessee to assist in the prosecution of the case growing out of the failure of the Commercial National bank of Nashville, Tenn. The ofiieial records of the postoffice department show that during the first three mouths of thc- presc-ut mlmiiris tration, ended June 3d, the total num? ber of fourth-class postmasters ap? pointed were 0,537, of which 4,072 were to fill vacancies caused by resig? nations and death and 1,885 byre- : mov?is. During the corresponding period in Harrison's administration the total number appointed was S,225, or 1,686 more than were appointed dur? ing the last three months. Of these 2,05!) were to lill vacancies caused by resignations and death and 5,507 by ' remo vals. The number (d' appoint- : ments made on resignations was,there? fore, 2,013 greater during thc first : quarter of the present administration than during the last. Ol" !uterc.??i io .Hitlers. The department of agriculture is in? formed that the exhibit ot' milled pro- '. ducts to be held at Mainz, Germany, in August next, is :t matter that will be of great interest to millers in this 1 country, it is expected t.. mring to? gether thousands ?f bakers from all parts of Germany and continental Eu? rope. At the same time, the national 1 association of bilkers will meet there, of which three-fourths of the bakers in Germany Mr.- members, ami Switzerland, Holland and Austria will be represented. An excel? lent opportunity will 1M- afforded American cereals, in view ot thc re? cent modification by Germany of the discriminating tariff imposed upon milled as compared willi unmilled products, which was an almost effectual barrier to the introduction of Ameri? can flour materials, etc., into that country. The duty is now the same on cereals, whether milled or unmilled ; ?lid this dutv is considera!v less than that levied on Russian cereals Before the reduction was made, the tariff was j about three time as ?Teat as it is at present. Thr Royinn Kxtra?tirion Treaty. The Russian extradition treaty, which has been the subject of corre? spondence between the two contract? ing parties for more than six years, niel ha- been amended again and again 'ind was threatened with tie feat ?II its final stages, has .?it 1 :r-l been formally proclaimed ami wid henceforth be the law of tlc land un tii it i^ superceded by another treaty. The ratifications were exchanged in St. Petersburg nearly two months ago, but because it was fl Pessary to ob? serve extraordinary precautions to se? cure the safe transmission of the doc? ument to the United States the.treaty was not received at the department until a late day last week. The treaty was in. the French language and it was necessary to translate the docu? ment into English and make very care? ful comparisons between the transla? tion and the original This work was completed Monday and the 'president j saw it for the first time Tuesday when ! Secretary Gresham carried it to the cabinet meeting. All that remained to be done was to malle the official proclamation and that was done Tues- i day afternoon. The proclamation simply recited the provisions of the treaty and the announcement that it would go into effect twenty days from date-that is to say on June 24th. Appoint itt oui M Announced; The president Thursday made the following appointments : To be col? lectors Of internal revenue-James L. Dogget, of Texas, for the fourth dis? trict of'Texas; Frank P. Bond, of Tennessee, for the tenth district of Tennessee. Joseph Donnell, of Wis? consin, to be consul general oi the United States, at Nueve Laredo* Mexi? co. To be consul general of the Uni? ted States-Van Leer Polk, of Ten? nessee? at Calcutta* ludia; J; Partelloj of the District of Columbia, atSonnes bery* Germany ; Marshall P-. Thatch? er, of Michigan) at Windsor* Ont-. ; AV. H. Seymour, of Alabama* at Paler? mo, Italy ; John Patton* of Michigan, at Amherstburg, Ont. ; Fredrick Opp, of Texas, at Preslau, Germany, Alex? ander Rosenthal, of New York, at Leg? horn, Italy; W. H. Jacks, of Indiana, at London, Ont. ; Claude Thomas, of Kentucky* at Marseilles, France; Pulaski F-. Hyatt, of Pennsylvania, at Santiago de Cuba; Francis H. Under? wood, of Massachusetts, at Teck, Scot? land ; Newton Ashe, of Iowa, at Dublin, Ireland ; James L. Child, of Missouri, at Tankow, China; William H. Roberson, of the District of Columbia, at Ham? burg, Germany; Louis A. Rettaliata, of Maryland, pt Messina, Italy ; Charles A. O'Connor, of New Hamp? shire, at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia ; Ju? lius Ball, of New York, Magdeburg, Germany; Frank C. Mc Ghee, of Mis? sissippi, at Huddersfield, England. W. Boynton, of Illinois, to be marshal of the United States, for the southern district of Illinois ; John W. McAdam, of Michigan, to be inspector. Tho President's Views. President Cleveland in reply to a direct question by a representative of the Associated Tress Monday evening said that he intended to call an extra session of congress not earlier than the 1st or later than the 15th of Sep? tember, unless some unexpected con? tingencies should necessitate an earlier meeting. He further said: "While; there has been no mystery nor secrecy j in regard to my intention in this mat- j ter, I think it not amiss that our people ! should be informed authoritatively that the time is at hand when their repre sentatives in congress will be called upon to deal with a financial condition which is the only menace to the coun? try's welfare and prosperity. It is well for the people to take up the sub? ject for themselves and arrive nt their own conclusions as to the merits of a i financial policy which obliges us to i purchase idle silver bullion with gold taken from our reserve. One does not ' need the eye of a financier to see that this gold thus subtracted from the gov? ernment's stock is eagerlv seized bv i other nations for the purpose o? strengthening their credit at our ex? pense. It does not need the art of i statesmanship to detect the danger ? that awaits upon the continuance of j this action. Already the timidity o? j capital is painfully apparent, and none of us fail to see that fear and ap- j prehension in monetary circles will ultimately bring suffering to every ! humble home in our land. I think that between now and the meeting o? > congress much depends upon the ac? tion of those engaged in financial operations and business en? terprises. Our national re? sources and national credit are j abundantly sufficient to justify them j in the utmost faith and confidence, j If, instead of being frightened, they i are conservative and contribute their j share of help and steadiness, they will j perform a patriotic duty, and at thc same time protect their own interests, j The things just now needed are cool- j ness and calmness in financial circles j and sturdy reflection among our peo pie." A BANK ROBBED. Six Desperadoes Force *he Cashier to j Fork Over $10,000. A special from Bentonville, Ark., says: This town was thrown into the ? wildest excitement about 3 o'clock j Monday afternoon by a band of six ? robbers rushing in and with drawn Winchesters robbing the Peoples' bank of all the gold and currency, amounting to about $10,000. At the point of their guns they compelled the cashier to hand out all the cash in the vault and two of their num? ber stood guard at the door and fired into the streets at every man that showed his head. Thecitizens,however, as soon as possible got what arms they could and commenced a fusilade on the j robbers,finally wounding two of them, j Three citizens were wounded in the light. . _ ; Thc robbers quickly mounted their : horses,which were in waiting nt a con- ! venient point, and made their escape. As soon as possible the sheriff and posse started in pursuit of the robbers, j About twelve miles west of Benton- i ville is a postoffice and a couple of | stores, forming the village of Decatur, j Here the robbers continued their dep- j redations by robbing the stores. While thus engaged the sheriff and posse came up. A running tight ensued,and j three of the citizens' horses were shot, but no one was injured. The sheriff i and most of his men then gave np : the pursuit and returned to Benton? ville. LIZZIE BORDEN ON TRIAL. The Court Room Thronged with Inter- j ested Spectators. The long-anticipated Borden mur- j der trial ??egan at New Bedford, Mass., ; Mondav evening. At on early hour ? . . every available shady spot on the conn try street near the court hons.- was preempted, and patiently thc sitters ' and standers waited until the bell on the courthouse tolled, signifying the opening of the court. Al precise- ! ly 10:58 Miss Lizzie A. Borden, I the prisoner, came slowly into the courtroom and was shown to her seat m the dock. She wns at tired in a very becoming cos- : tumo of black brocaded stuff and nore ' v pretty shad?: hal relieved by a touch : here and there of blue. Every'seat in the room was occupied by talesmen j ri 1111 newspaper men, no outsiders be- | ing admitted np to that time, and | w ithin the box inclosnre were a few of *he prominent men of the county, who had been accorded seats by courtesy, j THROUGHOUT THE SOUTE. Mes ci Her Progress ni Prosperity "Briefly Epitomized And Important Happenings from Day to Day Tersely Told. Ex-Mayor M. J. Calson was con? firmed as permanent receiver for Mey? er & Ullman at Brunswick, Ga., Wed? nesday by .Judge Stewart, sitting in chancery. The Times-Herald) the only after? noon newspaper in Dallas?, Texas, was sold at receiver's sale. Tuesdays for $?5j0?0; Tin; paper was anti-Cleve? land and for free silver. It will be con? tinued as a democratic daily. Karaner & Ingram, of Florence, the largest hardware firm in northwest Alabama, were attached Monday for $1,700 for rent. This will cause other creditors to press their claims. D?r? ing the boom the firm did an immense business, but the dull season and stop? ping of building effected them serious? ly. The firm had a commercial rating of $10,000 to $15? 000 and owed about $3-, 500, The officers and stockholders of the Brunswick, Ga-.j State bank have de? cided to reopen. The preliminaries have all been arranged and the Bruns? wick will open its doors about the 20th instant. Judge A. J. Crovatt, the vice-president;, has engineered this most excellent work and has won the gratitude ef depositors and stockhold? ers generally. The institution will be newly ollicered. The jury investigating the origin of the recent extensive fires in Waco, Texas, returned a verdict Wednesday, charging Rufus Bowen, Arvie Hous? ton and Louis Powell, members of the fire department, with setting the buildings on fire. Houston confessed to the charge and Bowen and Powell deny it. The only motive advanced is the desire to procure additional fire apparatus and a larger force. A Chattanooga dispatch says : The suit of the Catholic Knights of America against the Fidelity and Casualty Com? pany, of New York, for $50,000, the amount of defaulting Treasurer O'Brien's bond, was concluded Tues? day and resulted in a verdict for $15, 700 for the knights. This was the amount which was stolen, between the last examination by the knights of O'Brien's books and the discovery of his shortage. According to a Washington special of Monday dividends have been de? clared in favor of the creditors of in? solvent national banks as follows; First National bank, Palatka, Fla., second dividend, 10 per cent., making in all 45 per cent, on the claims proved amounting to $274,303. First Nation? al bank, Wilmington, N. C., third dividend, 10 per cent., making in all 40 per cent, on claims proved amount? ing to $530,483. Jackson, Miss., is much rejoiced over the information that the presi? dent has determined to appoint D. P. Porter postmaster, of that city, vice W. H. Gibbs, to be removed. This is the most important i)ostoftice in thc state, and Col. Porter, who has been assistant secretary of state and also j secretary of the senate since 1876, is being congratulated by his numerous friends throughout the state. His ap? pointment will be announced in a few days. Mrs. Jefferson Davis and her daugh? ter, Miss Winnie, will, it is now pret? ty well settled, make their home in Bichmond, after a few months. It has been an open secret ever since she selected the city as the final resting place of her husband that it was her. wish to again become a resident of Virginia's capital, where, during her residence of nearly four years, while the war was in progress, she formed many strong attachments and was the recipient of universal kindness. D. B. Loveman, one of the leading dry goods merchants of Chattanooga and of the south made an assignment Thursday. He named as assignees, Hon. Clay Evans, of Chattanooga, late first assistant postmaster-general, and Louis Black, of Cleveland, O. The deed of trust conveys his entire es? tate, real and personal, including a number of tracts of land in the city and suburbs. The preferred creditors and the amounts due them make up a list of thirty individuals, firms and an aggregate indebtedness of $131,780 A Raleigh, N. C., sjiecial of Monday says: The commissioner of agricul? ture states that the June crop reports now coming in show that thc increased acreage in cotton will not be so great as was believed a month ago. The talk about great damage to the fruit crop by frost is found to have been without foundation. The trees are loaded with fruit,particularly peaches. Wheat is ripening rapidly and is au exceedingly large and fine crop. A great improvement in crops has oc? curred in the past few days. Advices of Tuesday from Columbus, Miss., aro to the effect that the enor? mous rainfall of the past three weeks has injur<al the corn and cotton crops fully 30 per cent. High winds have accompanied the rain and the ground is beaten down in places and the crops completely ruined. lomb and Tuxa pilla rivers are very high and have submerged crops to the lowlands. From the present outlook it is safe to predict as high floods as were had last vear. No work has been done for two weeks, and thc crops are more backward than they have boen in years. A Montgomery, Ala., special says : In the matter <>i the intervention of tin- state <>?' Alabama asking the re? ceiver of the Centra! railroad of Geor? gia be directed td pay certain taxes one to Hie statt: of Alabama, Judge Bruce, ol'the United States court, on Monday, granted the order and di? rected the said receiver to pay the propel- tax collectors within twenty days from date all state, county and municipal taxes, which have been law? fully levied and assessed against said j property, of which he is receiver within this state. The total amount of this indebtedness ?lue is nearly $50,000. Mexican Cern Importations. A San Antonio sneeial says: Gen? era! Warren T. Suttor, consul general of the United States for north Mexico, has just completed his report, which shows that tho importation of corn in? to xico during the fourteen months emlin- February 2H,18'>3, were 353, 800.000 [?muds, valued at $6,000, 000. Mr. Suiter states that but for the nea rn ? ss of the United States and the unlimited supply, thousands of the ; very poor of Mexico must have died j for lat k oi' food. As .: was there was j much revere suffering and the effect will I"- i ci i for years. The Caravals on the More. A New York special says: The three caravels, towed by a tug,passed around the battery into the East river at 12:2U Tuesday on the way to Chicago. BUSINESS BATHER DULL. Bun & Co's Report of Trade for the Past Week. R. G. Dun &. Co. 's review of trade ? for the past week says: More dis? heartening conditions have prevailed during the past week and those who saw the beginning of a permanent re? covery in the better tone a week ago are disappointed. The money mar? kets have been closer, especially in the interior, and manufacturing and trade are more affected than before. Some j important failures have occurred, in- j eluding one bank at Milwaukee. Gold has gone out again in large j amounts, the exports fot the week be ing about ?5$000} OOO and the treasury gold reserve has been drawn down to ! about S'JOjOOOjOOO. In neatly all the departments of | trad J the uncertainty about the future ? has a depressing influence, which is now clearly perceived in the decrease of new business, and while most of the manufacturing works are yet employed on full orders, as these run . out the number of works that are closed has increased-. Cotton and corn are moving liberal? ly, but loans are curtailed to the mini? mum and there is no market for local securities, save at the buyers' prices. At Little Rock trade is dull, with col? lections slow and at Knoxville not im? proved. Atlanta reports fair trade, close money and slow collections. Augusta reports a slight improvement in trade; with improved farm pros? pects, but tight money and slow col? lections. Columbus; Ga., reports col? lections less favorable and money very tight, and at Macon trade is quiet, col? lections slow and money close. Mobile finds trade reasonably good with larger shipments of vegetables and money easy. At New Orleans business is only fair, but building materials are very active and crop prospects, though backward, are promising. Jackson? ville notes a little falling off and at Charleston trade in dry goods and shoes is dull and in groceries fair, but jobbers are cautious in selling. The uncertainty about freights, la? bor, crops and finances make the iron trade gloomy. The prospect of trouble with the amalgated associa? tion sustains the ?>resent demand for finished products, and higher freight rates raise the price of pig, not to the advantage of the seller. The structu? ral mills are yet well employed, but at prices which return scanty profits. The export of products still fall be? low last year's in value and there is much withdrawal of money loaned in this country on foreign account. The fact that So", OOO, OOO of such loans ma? ture within the next week leads to the expectation of further exports of gold. Money on call at New York has some? what advanced, but there is a strong complaint of the difficulty in getting commercial loans. The failures during the past week have been 238 in the United States against 175 last year, and 21 in Cana? da, against 32 last year. EDWIN BOOTH DEAD. The Car tain of Life Rnng Down on the Yeteran Actor. Edwin Booth, the actor, died at New York early Wednesday morning. At the time of his death he was uncon? scious, in which condition he remained since Sunday last. When the end came Mrs. Edwin A. Grooseman, the tragedian's daughter, had her hand clasped in that of her father. Around the bed stood Mr. Booth's brother-in law, Superintendent McGonigle, of the Players' Club ; Mr. Grosseman, William Bishpham and Charles E. Carrill. An intimation of Mr. Booth's death was the raising of the flag, which floats over the Players' Club at half mast. When the early dawn broke the stars and stripes were discerned clinging listlessly to the flag staff under which lay the mortal remains of America's greatest Hamlet. Edwin Booth was born in Belair, near Baltimore, Md., on November 13, 1833, and was the son of Junius Brutus Booth, the elder an English actor who obtained his reputation, however, main? ly in the United States. He was named Edwin Booth out of compliment to his father's friends, Edwin Forest and Thomas Flynn, both great actors. Al? though the elder Booth at first object? ed to his son going on the stage he did finally consent and the young man's first appearance in any part occurred in 1849 at the Boston Museum, when he appeared as Tressel in "Richard III." He made a success in this small part and from that time forward no question was raised as to his continu? ing on the stage, and his wonderfully successful career from that time on is well-known to all. Mr. Booth's first serious illness came on April 3, 1889, when he was stricken with incipient paralysis while playing in "Othello," in the Lyceum theater in Rochester. The last four years of Mr. Booth's life have been passed in the Piavers club._ SHAKY ELEVATORS. Two Large Companies in a Bad Way Financially. A Minneapolis special says: A ru? mor gained currency Wednesday that two of the best known elevator com? panies in the northwest-the Northern Pacific ami the Red River Valley-were temporarily embarrassed, and subse? quent events proved that, although the crash is not absolute, the predica? ment in which the two aboved named corporations find themselves is a se? rious one. The situation is attributed to the prevailing uncertainty and the lack of confidence which is felt by thc banks. The facts in the case, as yet, will not warrant the assertion that it is a business failure, although the state? ment comes direct from the general manager of the Northern Pacific ele? vator that the corporation will ask for the appointment of a receiver. A BANKER DISAPPEARS. His Firm was Hie Largest cf i?s Kind in the Northwest. Herman Schaffner & Co., private bankers at Chicago, made a complete assignment Saturday. Schaffner & Co. has been the largest private COL? cern in the city and in the northwest dealing exclusively in commercial p!L per. The lunn was also about the oldest of its kind in Chicago. No statement of the affairs of the bank was filed in court on the application for a receiver. The doors were closed early in the day. To add to the ex? citement it was reported that Schaff? ner had committed suicide. At last accounts his whereabouts are un? known. The Run Subsiding. A special of Wednesday states that the fury among Chicago saving bank depositors ha> about run its course. At the savings institutions where there was stilt enough (if a gathering lo be called a crowd, there was no sign of a panicky alarm which beset the deposi? tors Monday, and before thc closing hour Wednesday afternoon, it was thought that there would be no further run. TELIMC MSm. ls Ms of tte World Mensed Mo Pitty and Pointed Paragragas. Interesting1 and Instructire te All Classes of Readers. A Milwaukee special of Monday Rays: The failure of Frank A. Lap pen & Co. and the Plankinton bank will be investigated by the grand jury. One million dollars in gold was withdrawn from the nubtteasury in New York for export Tuesday. This leaves the net gold in the treasury ?89,334,320: J. M. Jenkins, treasurer of Clark county, Indiana, resigned Tuesday, assigning as a reason therefor that his physical condition would not admit of his further continuance in office. An examination of his books shows a shortage of ten or twelve thousand dollars; The supreme court of Nebraska has rendered its decision in the impeach? ment cases, finding the three state offi? cials, Attorney General Hartings; Com? missioner of Public Lands and Build? ings Humphrey and Secretary of State Allen not guilty, and the five charges of impeachment preferred by the leg? islature are not sustained. A New York special of Sunday says : Edwin Booth is worse. The following bulletin was posted during the day at the Players' club: i4In regard to Mr. Booth's condition; it may be stated that he has gradually grown weaker during the past twenty-four hours, and that there is now very little hope cf even a partial recovery." The State bank of Manitowoc, Wis., didn't open for business Tuesday morning. There has been a continu? ed run on the institution for the past three weeks and the officers have made a fight against the failure which was made inevitable. The president of the institution, it is understood, has turn? ed over all his personal property to cover any possible loss by the depos? itors. Hon. William J. Bryan, of Nebraska, has accepted an invitation of the Young Men's Democratic League of Atlanta to stop o**er in that city while on his way to deliver the commence? ment address of the Girls' Industrial Colege at Milledgeville Julv 14th. While in Atlanta he will be royally en? tertained by the league, and will be tendered an elegant banquet. A mortgage for $8,000,000 was filed Tuesday afternoon in the recordor's office at St. Louis, Mo. It is given by the Distiling and Cattle Feeding Com? pany, of New York and Peoria, 111., to the Central Trust Company o?: New York. The company will issue 8,000 bonds at $1,000 each at 6 per cent, pay? able semi-annually. The money is to be used in the x>ayment of debts auth? orized by the company. Joseph Rathbone & Co., Chicago lumber dealers, made a voluntary as? signment Wednesday morning. The assets are scheduled at $500,000 and liabilities at $250,000. Robert F. Shanklin, assignee, is now in posses? sion of the company's property. The firm is composed of Joseph Rathbone and Martin Brille. Inability to real? ize on commercial paper is given as the cause of the assignment. The through night express to New? ark on the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western railroad collided with a runaway engine on an iron bridge ^near Cortlandt, N. Y., Monday night. The two engines came together with terrific force. Engineer Isaac Wal? lace was killed instantly. Fireman Bertscherwood was taken from the wreck badly burned and died at the hospital. None of the passengers were were injured. A Knoxville, Tennessee, special of Thursday says: Rogan Cole, Willis Cole and Alex Guffey are on trial in the Greene county circuit court charged with the double murder last February of Thomas Johnson and his aged wife. The prisoners were moon? shiners, and because the Johnsons in? formed the officers of their where? abouts, they were both cruelly mur? dered by having their heads shot off. The trial is attracting much attention. A disastrous conflagration occurred at San Francisco Wednesdav morning, which destroyed thirteen residences in the western addition, near the en? trances to Golden Gate park. Three firemen perished in the flames while in discarge of their duty. Another was fatally injured, several badly bruised and burned. The names of the killed are : Richard Windrow, Ed? ward Davis and Charles Madison. The loss to property is estimated at $100, 000. A few days ago some old and musky documents were found in the City of Mexico by which it was learned that treasure, consisting of jewels and gold coin, amounting in value to $2,0o0, 000, is buried in the city. The docu? ments state that the wealth was se? creted by order of Emperor Maximil? ian. The discovery of these docu? ments produced a sensation among those who were permitted to share the secret, and preparation* were at once made for unearthing the treasure. According to a New York telegram of Wednesday the direct liabilities of E. Wyman, ai scheduled, is $591,000; contingent liabilities $315,000. ' The sign?e estimates the real estate in his poss sion as sufficient to pay the direct indebtedness unsecured by col? lateral, together with interests in vari? ous companies, can be applied to the liquidation of such contingent liabili? ties as may bc found to exist if the re? alizations upon the assets which these represent are sufficient. A cable dispatch from Madrid states that despite the denials of the French local authorities, the Spanish consuls in France continue to report the spread of the cholera epidemic at sev? eral ports. Four fresh cases, they say, developed Sunday in Marseilles, two in Cette and one case in Toulouse. Between May 22d and June 1st there were fourteen cases and eleven deaths in Marseilles. The Spanish govern? ment has ordered that all vessels ar? riving from Marseilles be detained seven davs in a naran tine._ AS TO HAWAII. Mr. Blonnt Hints That a Protectorate Will be Established. The latest advices from Honolulu are to the effect that the annexation party of Hawaii have settled it in theil own minds that the United States ii going to establish a protectorate ovei the islands. Annexation, except a^ something in the future, is not now discussed, and the cry. "annexation oi nothing," is TU) longer heard. It U reported that Minister Blonnt ha> dropped a hint tiru a protectorate i> the proper thing to look for. If thi constant protest of the royalists are tc be believed, they have no intention ol making a move until after the decision of the United States is known. WIND AND FL?ME. A Dual Visitation of Ute Elements Upon Omaha, Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska, received a dual visitation from the elements Saturday evening. All dav rain had fallen in termittingly, the storm blowing from the southeast. Shortly before dark the wind went to the north, and in a few moments one of the most severe storms ever experienced broke upon the city. The rain was accompanied by a heavy elecrical display and high winds, and in the midst of the flood came a fire that entailed a loss of near? ly a quarter of a million dollars, with the additional horror of four deaths and many persons injured. The dead known are George Coulter. B. J. Mor? ris, Mr. Cox and Mr. Morrissey} all firemen. "When the storm was at its height flames burst from the fifth floor of the building occupied by the Shiv? erick Furniture company, on Farnnin street. In response to a general alarm all the companies of the city fire de? partment responded, but the fire waa beyond control. The loss will be fully $200,000. West of the Shiverick building was a structure occupied hf ?d Maurer's saloon and restaurant* On top of this building six firemen had gathered that they might better fight the flames. While they were there the west wall of the Shiverick block fell Outward. The firemen heard the cry bf horror from the crowd and leaped from the building only to be buried bf bricks on the sidewalk. The Shiv? erick buiding is a complete wreck? The loss on the building and stock will teach $200; OOO; fully insured. Maurer loses Oil building" and stock $$5;OOO: He is ?iso insured. The damage from the storm is distributed all over the city. _ GROWTH OF THE SOUTH. The Industrial Development Daring the Past Week. The review of the industrial situation in the south for the past week shows the organization of a brick and tile manufacturing company with $100,0C0 capital, at New Orleans, La., by the Southern Brick and Tile company; of a cotton mill company with $100,000 capital, at Lauren?, S. C., by J. H. Traynham and asso? ciates; of an ice factory at Denison, Texas, with ?50,000, by the Choctaw Ice company; of a $50,000 cotton baying and manufacturing j company at Dublin, Texas, by A. A. Chapman I and others; and of the building of an oil mill, costing $50,000, at Meridian, Miss., by Charles E. Pt ase, of Dayton, Ohio. ' There is a ko reported the formation, at Van demere, N- C.,of tlie Bay Biver Lumber Com gury, with $30,000 capital; of a box factory at ichmond, Va,, with $24,000 capital, by the Aileghany Box Company, and of a $20,000 lumber mill at Claremont, Ya., by John Holkr. Forry-thrce new industries were established or incorporated during the week, together with nine enlargements of manufactories, and four? teen important new buildings. Among the new industries not above referred to are e?ctric lighting plan's at Ope'ousas, La., and Bi ck port, Tex. ; flour and grist mills at Falmouth and Crider, Ky., Hartshorn, Deaiville and Mt. Holly, N. C., and Porsland and Virtue. Ttnu., and a machine shop at Ocala, Fla. Mines are to be opened at H* flin, Ala-, Newe nub, Tenn., and WeL?burg, W. Ya., and a qnarrv at Quarry, Tex. An oil and gas company is reported at Mound^ville, W. Va.; a phosphate comrany reorganization at Ocala, ?la.; and the building of cotton mills at Bellmont, N. C.; Johnston and Bock Hill, S. C., and knitting m Ils at Brookhaven, Miss., and Newport News. Ya. Saw and planing mills are to be built at Cedar Valley, N. C., Paris, G imp, Sweetwater, and Johnson City. Tenn., Reeder's Mills, Ala., LeCompte, La, Conree, Texas, and Pickens, W. Ya., and a wheel factory at Durham, N. C. Water works and an electric lighting system are io be established at Quincy, Fla., and water works at Newporc, Tenu. The enlargements for the week include electric lighting plants at Atlanta, Ga., and Fernand na, Fla-, iron works at Washington, Ga., and Chattanooga, Tenn., cotton mills ai Roc kins;barn, N. C., and a car? riage factory at New Berne, N. C. Among im? portant new buildings are business houses a*, Covington, Ky., Lewisburg, Tenn., Taylor and Wichita Falls, Texas; churches at Bellevue, Ky.. Orangfcburg. S. C., and Lynchburg, Ya.; college an i school buildings at New Orleans, lia-, and Qn&jah, Texa?; jails at Paducah, Texas, and Logan, W. Va, and residences at Asheville, N. C., and Roanoke, Ya.-Trades? man (Chattanooga, Tenn. BOON TO CONSUMPTIVES, A Wonderf al Discovery by a Cincinnati Physician. The New York Recorder in its issue of Monday details the cure of several consumptive patients at Ward's island under the direction of the city authori? ties. As only charity patients in the last stage of consumption are admitted there, the Recorder claims that the cure, for which it awarded Dr. W. B. Amick, of Cincinnati, $1,000, has ac? complished something almost miracu? lous. It says also that the Cincinnati doctor has agreed to keep the hospital supplied with medicines sufficient for all consumptive cases at his own ex? pense. As only the third-stage cases are taken there no more severe test could be invited. While it is now generally admitted that the Amick discovery is a certain spe? cific in the earlier stages of consump? tion, Dr. Amick has rever heretofore claimed that it would cure more than 20 per cent of third-stage consump? tives. In this test just made by the city three out of four were either cured or astonishingly benefited. It is easy enough for any sufferers from. the disease to test the new discovery through their family physician, for Amick sends medicines for the pur? pose free of cost and invites an impar? tial test of it by the medical profession everywhere. A VIRGlN?A~S?NSATI0N. Political Faed in Which Congressman O'Ferrall Figures as Principal. Virginia democrats experienced the greatest sensation they have felt for many years Wednesday. There ap? peared in a Richmond paper a savage attack on Congressman Charles T. O'Ferrall, the leading candidate for the democratic nomination for gov? ernor, by Colonel W. B. Alexander, of Winchester. Alexander has once or twice opposed O'Ferrall for the con? gressional nominotion, and is any? thing but an admirer of the congress? man. L;p to ten years ago such a pub? lication in the state meant a challenge to a duel, but if O'Ferrall fights he will disqualify himself for governor. The congressman is in Washington, and it is said he will confer with his friends before taking any action. He and Alexander are both as brave as lions, and trouble is feared. The Kaiser Replies. The Carlsruhe Zeitung in its issue of Monday says that the German emperor replied to a telegram from the Grand Duke Frederick and the congress o! military unions of Baden, pledging their support to him as the military chief of the empire, in the following language : Your resolution of solf-saer fice and loyal co? operation strengthens the confident hope that wnere the ssf-'ty of the empire is a'stake the German people will regardless of political dif? ferences, unite in a lirra resolve to mainttin what was won in a memorable time with th: active co-operation of your royal highness. The Homestead Trials Ended. All of the charges of murder, etc., against H. C. Frick and others of the Carnegie Steel company officials, aa well as the Pinkerton detectives, wer*.? dropped in c?>uri at Pittsburg, Pa., Saturday morning. Th turn all tbi strikers who had been arrested and as yet untried, have b^en released on their own recognizance. This virtual? ly ends all of the Homestead cases in connection with the pig strike of tat