tflL HE IE if T II n . u n f i iif rriifipr .4
. T ; I !, ' . : ' : ----- ' II ll i : ' 1 . - , i K
ESTABLISHED 1867;
FIRE -AXD MOOD.
. - - "
v-dfaT DESTRUCTION mnuttruu
G . "and SAVANNAH. - .
1)6 in thn Latter St.2SO.
to b 3".uw V T . V
fOO-Tbe U. 8. S. PBoU Sonk-A
Fir t PltUbaric. j
Norfolk, Vd., April 7.-The 'storm
0f ibaudet, lighmmg and haiL which
' JIke over be city, yesterday tnVning
cu"n ,,Tin thA wind filnopincr
be rate 6t fifty-four miles an hour
nrn a u,vuv'
&ttb
rind
5 o CiOCK mis moruiu. iuo
aroe from the northeast and
baroor ana us iriouia-
D-'e hTtide. which at high Water this
ri 1:30 o'clock, was eighteen
run?, at
inches tigbr
than ever recorded be-
l0Tne lower part of the city was
! Aided and a fire broke bat on water
,tr,et caused by slacking limeW the
harf of ba - Gamage & Son.
The entire block, with the exception
t Sayfc's! -jn - commission
me'rebaift was ih flames. All the
: potton ixcbaDe building, containing
about SOU bale's of cotton, and" the
Lrebou-e of J. W. Perry & Co., con
tiDing about GOO bales of cotton, were
totailv destroyed, Santos & Bro.,
coal dealers, lost everything except
tbeir ( Hice building. Batchelor &
Collins, coal lumber 'and lime, are
damaged to tho amount of $i,00U. '
J .-rb QU.-GauiHeh'slossiacludingthe
"batldic'was $70,000. The loss on
buildiiiSaod stock destroyed in this
tloek is estimated at $150 000, partly
in-ured. It- probable tbathe losses
U3tained by wholesale grocery mer
cba'ars from the water forced into
their warehouses by tbeunprect dented
title, wiil nearly equal this amonnt.
Hundred! of barrels, of sugar and
fljur aud othfer good are mined.
iSunpsuu'.s dry dock was fl ooded, aTld
the damage may reach $40,000.
Trie wues along the coast are all
down. No reports can be had from
shipping. It is feared that serious
daonye bas been done, as there was
eo uuruiog of the storm civen,
Dunutr the storm the roofs of the
Opera House, Masonic Temple and
mauy dwellings were torn off, and the
Virginia Railroad depot is Badly in.'
jare,d. aud the track for hundreds of
yards is seriously damacejl.
lu Portsmouth a fire destroyed the
lime and lumber yard of Frugi &
m. . . . ; . . :
flie United States-sbip PensacoJa
pack in! ibe dry dock last night, wh?re
she was beiug repaired for sea. Her
sea vatvp had been Opened for inspec
tion and unoiber one was being cut.
The tidet flooded the dock and she filled
with wajer, and petting off her keel
Ea,i) beiore she could be gotten into
poi-Jton again. A diver will have to
be sent down and her valves stopped
up and the ship pumped out.
?avantah, Ga.t April G At five
uutes to 7 o'clock to night fire broke
"'.out .in the show window ot D. H
"Hogau s dry poods store, corner of
Broughton audSBarnard streets, while
a mtn was lightmg a gas let. A
moment later the fire had iun to almost
every part of the building, and those
in it had hardly time to escape with
their lives. A high wind fanned the
fliines, andthere was no possibility of
. eherktng them. The building is one of
the. huest business' blocks lin the city,
and its destruction represents a loss,
.with its contents, of at least $100,000
lLe hie then jumped to the four
ptory Vnck building known as Odd
rellows .Hall. It was totailv destroyed.
It represents a loss of $125 000. Among
its -occupants was the Youug Men'
thristiau Association and several
storekeepers oil the ground floor. The
second and third stories of the base
ment brick. duelling immediately west
of -This ball were also destroyed: loss
.$S.t'00 ti$10,000. :
The fire next spread from the corner
of litrnard and State streets, through
twelve or fifteen brick dwelling
! bues, completely destroying them.
T-Lr?pre?,nt a loss of not less than
..t 5o,U0U, mcladiDg contents. The air
was hiw-d with sparks, one of which
iodgeel on the steeple of the Iodepend
atnlresbyteriaa Church, corner of
,ull and South Broad streets, four or
nve blocks from tde starting point of
me fire. The church was totally de
s'rojed, aS was also its handsome
f nek bunaay School building and four
or hve contiguous dwellings.-
' iyu !nllY ba80nly four fire engines
and all wero ioh ,
I
rsf rt .u . 1U me ousiness
part of the city. N0 alterant was
made to fight the fire 7 tw? I i
Th inCO i nre a tbe church.
dwells in the vicinity is afleS
Imhe meantime the jfire had com
niuuicated to the cupola on thelar?e
our story brick buiidinS use4 as a
"ore for paints, oils and builders' rna
ie"l? b.y Andrew Harlev. Th T
u wis bui ding and its contend nT
be
stre
?ltfrom this was the handsr
the
K the vannah GuaVds
U entiChTaS t0t,aJ,y destroyed.
oPr fit eUetsn a lofs of fully $S5.000.
also been w ' vden dwel,igs have
probably $15 000 n WhiCh 1S3 "
out bv iacIP, I ,mentioned as burned
socfa ed Zeht fire iQ dpatches to
fonr cpe8s Papers of this morn
Bard stSS ruxmi west from
BroB, 0Sn ' and facrD north oa
Tb'reec?nfLareet- .were destroyed.
P'opertv of V n ails were 'the
id f ur e d T K ' -D- Weed aDd were fullv
copied K t m 'J.wrB was oc-
W SuiVte8? loss is $15,000 to
itnv li -'wrrrA eaier, -iu ine next
( s vuivv IwtltVUg
covered by insurance. Cornwell &
Chipman'd stock of stoves and house
hold furnishing goods in toe next store
was completely destroved. Lindsav
& Moraan, furniture dealers, in next
store bad a stock valued at $55,000
and carried an insurance irf .mm
three fourths that amount. The build
ing occupied by the last named firm
was owned by the estate' ot-RAwittA
Hovell. The total number of bm-
iugs burned is estimated at fifty.
rni . .. . -
xue proepect is mat the larger and
finer ones will be replaoetl by new
ones equally as goods those de
fetroyed. The sites of many inferior
structures now crone will be covered
by buildings that will be a great im
provement over the old ones. Thn
loss of the Independent Presbyterian
Church and Chapel, the Guard's Ar
mory, Udd Fellows' building, Hanly's
building and Hogan Douglas block.
however, are generally to be regretted.
No los3 of life and serious iniurv to
person occurred.
Only partial reports of the insurance
are obtainable, but the principle com
panies are as follows: Williamsburg
City, $20,000: Fire Association of
Philadelphia, $0,009: Southern Mu
tual, $35,0$); Savannah Fire and Ma
rine Insurance, $20,000; Home Insur
ance, $0,400; Qaeen, $37,000: Phoenix
ot Brooklyn, 0 500; Pfcceaix of Lon
don, $3 600; Phceuix of Hartford. $9.-
500; Guard an, $13,500; Sun $10,000:
Niagara, $0S000; Atlanta Borne. $18.-
20C; Georgia Home, $14,300; Rocbes-
tei German, $45,500: Orient, $4,500;
w estern; $i uuu.
London, $11,000; Macon, $500; Conti
nental, $10 000; Queen, $37,100; Han
burg and Bremen, 3 500; Etna. $10.-
000; North British, $5,000; Norwich
Union, $8,500; Lancashire, $10 000;
Connecticut, 20,000; America, $5,700;
German American, $2,900; Germania.
$0,800; North American, $G 000: Royal,
o.uuUi Scottish Union and National
Lton and Westchester together $35.-
000. The total loss will acgreuate
$1,250,000.
Pittsburg, April 7. The extensive
axe, shovel and saw factories of Hub
bard & Co.. located at the foot of
Forty-eighth street, was totally burned
this morning. Loss fully $500,000.
The fire was discovered in the shovel
factory about 10:30 this morning, and
spread so rapidly that soon after tb(r
fire department arrived four immense
buildings were in fliuaes. The two
main buildings were each 32000 feet
long, and the other two buildings
formed as an L each being being
about 250 feet long;.
The building were all frame and
being more Or less saturated with
grease,, burned with such rapidity
that the most heroic efforts put forth
by the firemen failed to check the fire
in the least, and in two hours and a
half the entire plant, with its valuable
machinery was a mass of ruins. Only
a small section of what had been used
as the office was left standing, and
th:.s was so badly scorched and dam
aged that it was in danger of falling
at any time. " ' " r "
The wind was blowing a stiff breeze
and it was feared the adjoining foun
dry of McConway, Tooley & Co. would
go also, but after a noble fight the
firemen saved, it and prevented the
flimes from spreading further. The
loss is. nearly covered by insurance.
Mr. Murphy, general manager, states
that there ws an immense stock of
goods on band, which had been piled
up during tbe winter because of lack
ot orders, and that you dozen or axes
were boxed for shipment to morrow.
The firm employed 350 men, who
will be thrown out of employment
pending the rebuilding of the plant,
which will be done at once. The
large plant of the firm at Beaver Fills
will also be forced to close down, as
the stock' for the axe factory there is
furnished from the works in this city.,
The orierin of the fire is a mystery. No
fires were burning about the works to
day.
An Insane Woman Detained at Castle
v Garden.
New York, April 8.This morning
for the first time under the new regu
lation of tbe Board Of Emigration
Commissioners, compelling steamship
: boarding: officers to inspect and exam
ine kfirst class Dassenerers, a saloon
traveler was detained and plaoed in
confinement in Castle Garden, ihe
orisoner was Madame Albert L
Homme BouErhlinvale. an educated
and refined woman of nearly 70 years.
She occupied one of the most costly
suites of state rooms on the French
steamer La Gascogne. She had six
teen large trunks filled with property
on board. The boarding officer fonnd
that she was insane, and caused ne:
removal to Castle Garden. The phys
icians there said that her malady was
incurable. Her maiden name, busan
Kennedy, was marked on her baggage.
She said she was a widow, her hus
band, Albert L. Homme Bouglinvale,
having died in Fans ten years ago.
She comes of an excellent Cornish
family. Her brother Hugh Kennedy
was for many years British Consul at
Louisville, Ky.,"where her three nieces,
whom she was on her way to visltnow
reside. Another brother was a( grad
uate of the Royal College of Surgeons
at Dublin. She is a fluent conversa
tionalist and speaks French, Spanish
and German. Her relatives in Louis
ville have been telegraphed to and
they sent word that one of them would
come at once to this city.
Tbey Plead Not Ontlty.
New York, April 8 John O'Coii
nell, ex president, Thomas Riordan,
president, and Patrick S. Close; walk
ing, delegates of thex Ale and Porter
Brewery Employes: Association, who
are charged with felony in wrecking
Stevenson's brewery with dynamite on
February 8th last, were arraigned in
court to-day and . pleaded not guilty.
They furniihed bail m C5,CXX each to
await trial, ? . .
WILMINGTON. N. 0.:
IN THE HOLY LAND.
THE
AMERICAN PILGRIMS PROB
ABLY IN JERUSALEM
Bbnlacgr Said to Hare Been Ordered
to Leave BelgiumThe BnsMaa Goyet
nor of Turkestan Jaree Urki Jack
th Ripper" at Uli Work Again.
Bakfa. April 8. The nartv of
American. Catholic pilgrims reached
here yesterday from Ismailia; The sea
was fortunately smooth and the land
ing was made without delay. The
pilgrims proceeded at on ca tnwrrf
Jerusalem. They wiil reach there to
night and will remain until April 23.
when they will return to this Doint en
route for home.-
Paris. April 8. The Senate will
hold its first session as a tribunal for
the trial of General Bon!an?er on Fri .
day next.
Hamburg, April 8.The bodv of
a boy named Steinfatt was found at
an early hour this morning on a road
near this city. The boy's throat had
Deen cut and bis abdomen ncDed onen
and his entrails removed The bodv
was otherwise shockinerlv mntilatpd.
It had evidently been laid on the road
during the night.
Montreal, April 8. Andrew Man-
telle, for attempting an outrage on a
ten year old girl, was given fifteen
lashes on the bare back in the iail
jard this morning. He has vet to
serve eighteen months imprisonment
for the same offense.
St. Petersburg. AdhI 8. Gen.
Rosenbach, Governor of Turkestan,
has left Kerki, near the frontier of
Afghanistan, and is returning . to
Tashfcend. He reports that tranauil-
ity prevails along the Afghanistan
frontier. Ihe Amer of Afghanistan is
returning to Cabul.
Paris, April 8. The Mai Doredo
says that the Belgian authorities have
notified Boulanger to leave Belgium
and that he will go to-morrow to
Brighton.
AVashlncton Notes.
Washington, April 8. Owing to
Major Arms' absence from the city.
the Court Martial before which he is
to be tried will not meet until Thurs
day. -Meanwhile a messenger will be
sent to him in Virgiuia, bearing an
order to appear before the court for
trial. . , '
By direction of the President, ythe
Secretary of War has ordered that the
new military post near Denver shall
be known as Fort Logan, to honor the
memory of the late General John A.
Logan.
The President enjoyed a quiet time
this morning, and .with the exception
of Senators Morrill, Sherman, and
Voorhees, denied himself to all callers
on business. The three Senators
named called by appointment. At 1
o'clock the President went down 'to
the East Room and received several
hundred persons who desired to pay
their respects.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
.approved the bond Of Mr. Huston as
Treasurer ot the United States, but he
will not qualify and assume the duties
of the office until after Treasurer Hy
att is relieved of his duties at the New
York Sub-treasury, and probably not
until after the ..-count of the monejs
and securities at that office has been
completed; Assistant Secretary Rob
erts expects to take charge o"f the New
York Sub-treasury next Monday, and
the count will be prot ably co n i let-d in
about three weeks.1 The Washington
office will then be transferred. The
examination of the treasury vaults
will occupy several months owing to
the immense quantity of silver dollars
to be counted,
The Secretary of the State is in
formed that Ecuador willbe repre
sented in the Conference of American
States to meet at Washington October
4th next.
She Trusted Wll Bat Not Wlaely.
Chicago, I1L, April 8. A despatch
from Avoka, Minnesota, says: Noth
ing further is known of the where
abouts. of tbe absconding cashier
Pratt. As near as can be learned
now the amount of his stealing is
$35,000, from Mrs. Nell, $45 000? from
St. Paul and Minneapolis correspon
dent of the bank, aDd $25,000 raised
by the sate of his own nd other peo
ple's stock. Tne New York and Chi
cago correspondents of the bank are
yet to be heard from.
Mrs. Nell, who is nearly eighty
years old, has always trusted Pratt as
a son, and left the management of her
affairs almoit entirely in his hands.
She can hardly believe tht he has
robbed her, and attributes all h?a
trouble to the "woman in the case.
De-ath of a Former N val Sargeon.
Washixuton, April 8. Dr. J. H.
Kidder, of the Smithsonian Institute,
died this morning at his residence in
this city from an attack of pneumonia.
Dr; Kidder served as a surgeon in the
navy until he resigned about twelye
years ago, since wnicn iime ne nau
been connected with the scientific
branch of tfce Government service
under Prc-fessor B-iird. He was con
nected with tbe fish commission and
latterly was director of tbe Inter
national Exchange in the Smithsonian
Institution. He leaves a wife,daughter
of the late Postmaster General May-
nard, of Tennessee.and three children.
- i .
t ACPta tbe BexBy.'
Ltjmexbxjbg, April 8. The message
of the Duke of Nassan accepting the
of the Duchv of Lumexburg,
m rA in the Chamber of Deputies
to-dar..T The Clxariiber. inaniinonsly
I resolved .tfi2Bt to tbe regency
TUESDAY. APRIL 9. 1889.
SNOW-AND STORM.
UNPRECEDENTED WEATHER IN THE
CITY Or OAKS-
Alarm i rir Canned br a Orokca fTli
Ko Damaxa Doo by tbe tf tor mD suae
tl Fir in Sinltbfleld Anotber Jftef
boob Paper for IUUlsb.
. Raleigh, N. C., ApiU 8, 1SS0, ,
The weather iSaturday was un
matched in this latitude. Aftr the
thunder storm of Friday night the
morning; was rather soft. By noon a
gaie wiu Diowmg, and m an hoar and
a, Lalf the temperature dropped fifteen
degrees. , SooFttm -4 offi in the
afternoon snow flakes began to fly.
nor did they stop firing until 9 o'clock.
- " v a
They melttd as fast as they fell, as a
rule. Tne wind blew & gale and at
night was really frightful to timid
people. Yesterday was fair but cold
and not a bit spring-fike. Tbe blos
soms on t the peach trees seemed to
fairly shrink and shiver in the blast. -Last
evening the weather was so cold
that frost and ice were prt dieted for
this mornbg. But the wind rose after
midnight. In some places near here
frost is reported. Col. Heck said he
had been at his vineyard this morn,
Ing, but bad not observed any frost.
lie noticed that delicate plant?, etc,
were nipptd, but thought this was
caused by the very cold wind. .
Kight in the midst of the bowling
storm Saturday night the fire alaim
rang out 'J3." It was a terrible time
forati eaLd tbe firemen made quit k
me. There was no, fire. No alarm
was turned in. wire could be
seen to be broken. Here was a puz
zle; which it required half the day
yesterday to solve. It was found that
a nre alarm wire was at one point at
tached to the trunk of a tree. The
hih wind had broken the wire in such
a peculiar way that it would open and
close tne circuit and thus tap the
alarm each time. The stroke was a
perfect imitation of 23."
Just atter this damage bad been re
paired, yesterday afternoon, another
alarm was turned in. It was given on
account of a fire on the roof ot a ne
gro tenement, which was put out with
out damage. Tbe firemen have been
on the ragged edge three days now.
for to day is very windy and at the
same time cold. It was remarked to
day that the fear of trost was greater
for to-morrow morning..
The storm of Saturday did no dam
ege here, strauge to say. At Cary it
blew the roof off the old Page factory.
The worst news which came here
to-day was of the almost complete
destruction of the town of Smithfield,
the county. seat of, Johnston, by a fire
yesterday afternoon. It was stated
that the court bouse and jail atd a few
stores were spared. Of course there
was no fire department and no water
fcupply of xalue.
Why is if that any town of over 500
people is unfurnished with a hand
engine and some sort of a water sup
ply! Yet this protection from fire is
about one of the last things looked
after. ' '!
It was learned to-day that the heads
of several of the postal route agents
had fallen and that Republicans had
taken their places.
'Joshua G. Wright, of Wilmington,
was to-day appointed a notary public.
Raleigh is to have another afternoon
paper. It will
bo publrshed ny Mr.
D.-H. Browder, wh
ois in the office of
the Progressive Farmer. He has
ordered the material and says be has
a good opening. The newspaper bus
iness in this citv appears to be e quite
uncertain thing. Many a wreck has
occurred, and it is said that only three
of the papers here are really making
money: that is in a handsome style.
The executive committee of the
State Pre.-s Association has decided
that, i fficiallv. the Association will
not -visit Avoca. No doubt maDy
newspaper people will attend the cele
bration.
The Prohibitionists are at work
again, attempting to get op more pe
titions for a local option election here
They are discouraged, but will not yet
give up. It was generally thought
that the order for the holding of such
an election to be legal must be; made
at tbe April meeting of the board of
County. Commissioners, wnich was
held last week, and which rejected
the petitions then presented it, because
there I were not enough names of
r . - - -
voters.
The Durham Knights of Pythias
came here thiaifternoon on a visit to
the Raleiu'h Knights, and were hand
Rotnelv entertained.
The forest fires between here and
Hamlet are the largest ever known.
There was a fire at Laurinburg last
night, which burned the residence of a
man named Edwards.
The smoke of the Smithfield fire was
visible esterda. afternoon from hue.
Telegrams this afternoon put the Ios
by this Are at $IDU UUU., inis is prooa
bly an overestimate. ; j
Snlclde a K peered Cltlsen
Eaton, Pa., April 8. -Jacob Sandt,
Eminent Commander of the rlugn
Dcpajne Commandery of Knights
Tm olar. c- mmitted suicide at his
homo here this morning.: oy nan gmg.
The act is believed to have been due
to melancholy over the return of an
old sickness. He was m the grocery
hnsinets. and one of, Eaton's most
respected citizens. ,
ttecrotarr Trtey Vialta tbe Brooklyn Vmrj
r Yard. '
Kw York. Annl S. Gen. Benj. F.
Tracy, the newly - appointed Secre
tary of tho Navy, paid bis first official
visit to the navy yard today. The
place presented a holiday appearance
and t ha flags were flying. Commo
dore Ramsey welcomed the Secretary
ixdbe wis saluted on all h&ndV'
. r - .
Sin I HFTELD 18 ASHES.
A Dvaitatlr CoafUsraiSoi f4ay
Golds boro, Annl S fSpcqAL
Oo Sunday bight word came that a
terr.fic fire was raging at Sciifhfield.
but there was so means of romtauci -cation
open, and nothiog dtfioite was
learned until the arrival of the train
ihi morning. , .
Ctveo now theiDrornntionunearre.
and very unspecifie. for an event of
uch mgnitude and trora point so
near, but there U no direct line of
telegraph, and the people there are ail
Dgni8ed over their dread happening.
situ ro ia no conauion tor eaim cos.-
mantcation of facts and circamstances.
uZZ ur "eaOQu oanaay last in
orjlrl
mln ll?T. ot. carnage factory
The fire started on
ui m. m MTiii - am. jiBBrcH n be - as rm m
as wildfire to tbe livery stable of D.
v . t uUer. the Fostoffice. the tore of
Sasser, Woodall & Co.. druggists, H.
Uinneoburg, dry goods: Williamson
& Blake, general mercbandite, etc.
Hood s drug store, Feaeocfc Bros..
general merchandise, D. H. Grave.
grocer w. . Banders, grocer, ntfri
John Gurley hotel and safooa, are the
only business bouses lefr.
The fire broke but at 4 o'clock and
raged till it exhausted itelf, the wiod
being so high that all tffort on the
part of the citizens of the stricken
town to stop the fumes were without
avail.
The destruction was rapid by reason
of the wind storm that prevailed to
fan and spread the flames, and tbe
loss is estimated to be at tbe lowest
calculation $100,000. Fittv eight
buildings went up in smoke right in
the business centre of the town, and
the scene is aid to be one of great
desolation, sad to look upon, and upon
many hopeless rum is entailed, while
all the sufferers are heavy losers.
Tte burned area covers the terri
tory from Morgan's store, by the post-
office to the courthouse corner; all the
courthouse blocs; all. the street opprv
site the courthouse from Sasse'r
Woodalt's drug store, and Dsrinen
to and including Dr. Q. J,
Robinson's barn and tables', with h'"s
handsome fl jwer garden and beautiful
surroundings togeher with his apiary.
The loss to Dr. Robinson is very
heavy, incluning one of bis fiae hores
and a buggy, which were in his sta
ples, he being in the country-on a siek
call at the time and saving only the
team he was driving. -
Mr. lom noods drug store, m
which is Dr Kobinsoo'd office an
suite of rooms, up stairs, took nre
several times, bat by strenuous tfforts
it was saved, though the stock is much
damaged by water and draggage.
Mr. D, Wto Fuller is one of the
heaviest si.ftVrs, his loss being esti
mated at $10 000. .
Fled From Elinlra U.p.urtd at Sa que
.. Itanna.'
Elmira, N. Y., Anril 8. Ella C,
Whim is & music teacher in this ciiy,
who has sncceedtd in borrowing
amoanrs estimated at from $3 000 to
$15,000 from various ilmira, citizens.
She borrowed monev in sevtral cases
fiom friends, by representing that she
could invest it profitably; in other cases
by offering notes signed, sbme by ficti
tious names, and others signed by her
stlf and endorsed by her father, who,
the said was wealthy. Hei father i an
employe of the shops of the E;ie
road at ousquehana, Fa., and na
l.nn. fnwaiifl j nrAnurttt m All nf ltlrV 1 1
Urnrt cu n
.i.: u- ;
the second degree. '
SutQUEHANA. Pa., April 8. Miss
EtU Wnite, au Elmira musics each-r.
was arreted hero this morning by
Chief Little, of Elmiri, fori. defrauding
various people in that city, of sum
Mggregatmg $lu 000, on ncU ious
mining and silk mill stocks, and other
preteutes. one contexes that sue lost
the money in an Etmira bucket shop.
She waived a requisition.
Mm ! ii. .i i ii .iiMeabBb-eBeBBBiMiM-M
Will PrPTnt a DflcJeocj if be Cao.
Washington, April 8 -Secretary
Rusk finds thn roll of emoloye of the
Agricultural Department so largely lu
excess of the resources for the current
year that until after June 30, there
will be far more dismissals than ap
pointments. In tbe seed division alone
eighty of the employes have been dis
missed, and the force will be further
reduced. Secretary Rusk say he i
determined that there shall be no ce-
ficiency in his department for Congress
to orovide for if ne can eip it, ana
he thinks he can.
Preferred Deatb to a Life or Sbame.
Chattanooga, April 8 A young
girl, aged IS years, to-daycommitted
suicide nere under distressing circum
stances.. She had, been rescued from a
life of shame by the Women's Chris-
tian Union. She was importuned by
a man named Hodges to leave a
pleasant home and reenter a bagnio.
Hodges seemed to have a wonderful
influence oyer her and faying that she
would rather die than live the life he
wanted her to lead she fired pistol
shot into her heart. The affair
has
created a genuine sensation here.
Spark from tbe rel'ft-rapb.
Attorney General Miller has ap
pointed Wm E. Haisen, of Kentucky,
as special examiner in the Department
of Justice, vice Wm Fisher, resigned.
Mr. Haisen is a well known resident
of Covington, and is said to possess
excellent aaalincatios lor nis new
office. It ukes effect April loin.
The President bai designated As
sistant Secretary Tiehenor to act as
Secretary of tne Treasury in tbe
absence, of. Secretary Wiudom and
AssUUnt Secretary Bacheldor, V I j "
Rer. Beniamin Hall Kennedv.Pro -
lessor of Greek at uaaoririge, tog
. - .... m m
land, and a meciber ox tbe Uniyemty
Cocral, died yesterday.
RICE FIVE
bego..;ng anxious.
OKLAHOMABOOMERS FEARFUL OF
LOSING THEIR CLAIMS.
TboSaata ro tUllr4 Aaih-fUl Jtr.
rrbir tbat tbo UiMiM.ttr Tbbr
XJa TTtll B iHttrettd - Lf Cr4
CCtilx oa tbe n,dr. Vfal'.Ut
tbo SSod. -
Chicago, Apf.l S.A ditpaih froc
Arkansas city. Kansas. iar: Th
officials of thb bata Fe iUUrosd wcr.
baty yesterday iaveitigating thet tory,
that . the boosters coccatel la tha
woods of Oklahoma had 1 ad4 to
gether for the purpose of ieitroyici;
the railroad bndget oa tl night of
April 21, in order to obstruct tbe ic Sax
of homoteaders until tte car u cocce sl
ed in the country could in&e rerf.cl
their claimt.
It appears that the boomers iabidicr
are detperafe. Tney bate si lected acd
watched their claims for ye&rf, c
they now fear that tt cewcotaert,
with tbe assistance of rapid ' tranrit
may get tbe be t of Ibem. Thte was
a meeting of these boo!mr he'd in th
timber near Oklahoma! Citv UtTbcrs ,
day, and they cantaed tte itutncm.
After the meeting aj un;td tb
Ssnta Fe Agent receiyed notice thak
the bridges would bo ,burttd and tiy
trains ttQpped on Aptti 22. a the oU
boomers did not propose to jiNonsrdnfo
their chances bv allowing. a fibdf
tender feet 4o drop in the hud they
had picked out. DetactiVc bte beax
ttnt along the line through thn coau j
try every prcaution wjII fee takca
to prevenrailway obstruction. "' -'
There are tw iy a many pep!o now -on
the borders a n & Krcotaruo
dated under the homesivtl act in Ok
lahoma. Many otthun rvpriiMoloolJ
oniea and are here as-the a'dysal 'f
agents. , There ill be men fcerV.. J
iHsenting clohie from Wshingtnfy .
Califorr.it, 0tah, CjW.m!', Nebrks I
Iowaj Illinois, Iodiana, Wicouin aivd I
Alabama. The colonic numUvtlrcn
twenty to five hundred peroDuALsit
evening twenty ,esupy ynviifr
coaches pulled into this city on th
Santa Fe. attached' 'to th regular
fieight train, and, wen run into thf
yards to await the 22nd.
A railroader said that th Santa Fe
had four hundred cars already ea
gaged'.. by parties who dei red their
household goods removed to this point .
refore the 22d. The crowd Ji as in
created to such proportict. that pcr
ns who get their mail at the frcvi
delivery windows at the pott filed are
compelled to torm inton prom tiuc, and
then it is frequently fl zo or ts hours
before thej-all get 'through 'for their
mnil. As a contr quence tf this large
ilAux of people heie real o'nlo com
menced changing hatdj. Thn tale
ot Saturday amounted o K2 C00.
Tbe ltlTr Laud Tioabl. Sut Ttt KaSa
Chicago, April 8. A d.fpa?ch from
For Dodge, Iowa sayi; The riiustioe
in the river laud country row morr,
serious from dy to day, and ettry
day of dely xu the part of the mar
shals makes the work they havo'tQ
pejrform more icrious. All horn s of a
peaceful enforcement of the euctu u
nas been abandoned. MarrhaJ Iloi
brook. who orgauized a poso in the
city to commence evictions Monday,
bas sworn in fifteen instead i f hi, u
be had last jear, and instead of being
armed with shot guns they ate betbg
furnUhed with Winchester nflts.
Bradebaw, whore pon-e ot tlx were
forcibly ejected from tbe lnndThuri
da, is recruiting mtu lu Dabuqae
armed wlh Wmchesleis instead of
revolvers. j .
Yesterday when the tettlers who
have purchased their lands of th
River Land Company, and who jur
prosecuting the fetUJor ft r coLspiracy.
aoke, they found warnings pO'ttd
on the.r doors. Strangers fcoing ink?
the river land country are stopped by
armed men and compelled to tsie
tbeirbusineia before being allowrd to
proceed on their way. Among those
btopped to-day was Uuittd Stat
swtmp officer Torey, aLil.it wasdd
cult for him to convince tho tattlers
that he was not on river land tcsiut..
Indlaca Vt illlnc to uire up tblr IltMrr.
, . .
Chicago. Aprils A dispatch froa
Btsmarsk, Dakota, sajt: "The report
that the commission would soon be
appointed by the President to confer
I wuh tbe Indians for the opening of the
ureal oiocx reetvauou, is receivea
with much interest amoog the Ibdiass
at S:andiog Rock, who axe beaded by
Sitting Bull, Gall, John Gras atd
other noUrious chiefs. Tbe l&iUcs
are pleased with tbe action of the gov
ernment in increasing toe price to bo
I tbem from 50 cents; per acre U
$1 25. and many of them have cx-
pressed tbeir willingness to accept tk
term of the treaty. Even Sitting Bull
and Gall, who were so bitterly op
posed to tbe treaty submit' ed last year,
have given utterance to friendly ex
pressions, and there is little douot of
. , . .i t . i - - . .
1 IQCcets imong the whites who visit lite
retervation. A recent arrival f roa v
the Standing Rock sgeney ays be xt
positive tbat Sitting Ball and GsU wi2
accept the treaty.
Kaoebed Oet Ib tbe .Mol Kt4.
Chicago, April 8. Billy P. per, tbm
eolored light weight of Chicago, ted
Jimmy Conner, a light 1 weight cf
I New York, fought last night with two
i ounce cloves lor a purse oi iuj.
Conners was knocked out in Ibeseeood
round, being badly used n p. ,
Saw Xtltl Daretd lit Baaafort Ceuafy. ,
WajshinqtoV, C. April 8.
(SptciAi J -The steam saw mill of
Pamlico Lumber Company, at Blcrsfa
lCreek.in this coaatr, was bom el ca.'
. . m . ... t . a
I tna nJgnx or tne oia.- uausa nna-noxa.
I The. loa U anoat ziupu, fully t
faxed.
X x '1 : ' '
I . ,
- : .!: .
' : v v
" N. - -
t
t ?
I