Democratic Press, Volume 1, Number 23, Decatur, Adams County, 21 March 1895 — Page 2

democratic Press. DECATUR, IND. Democratic Frew vo.. - Publisher*. AROUND THE WORLD. INTELLIGENCE FROM ALL PARTS OF THE GLOBE. Mews from Foreign Shores— Domestic Happenings—Personal Pointers— Labor Notea PeUtieal Oo urreut es—Fires, Accidents, Crimes, Etc. THURSTON SICST GO. The Hawaiian Political Minister Olijoetionabtw. Intimations hate been made in generally well informed circles for some days past to the effect that Mr. Thurston, the llawai- ■ ian minister, has not been altogether persona grata to the ruling authorities in Washington but so guarded hare these suggestions been and so reticent are all prominent officials who have twn spoken to on the subject that no basis for a public * Assertion of them could tie obtained from ■ any proper authority . That the relation! between the reprewntative of Hawaii and tile Secretary of State have seemed somewhat strained of late, appeared very evident to thow* who have given close attention to that phaseof the situation; but even this had not taken a shape to warrant a positive assertion as coming from unquestionable authority that the official presence of Minister Tlmrston was no longer desirable in Washington. Positive public official utterance on the matter of this government's request for Mr. Thurston's recall is not furthcoming at this moment; but enough is known to justify the assertion that such d<vnand has been made, with a request for its early compliance. The Reims RegenSe Wreck Found. A special trom Cadiz says: The missing war ship Reina Regente, has lieen found near the Straits of Gibralter. The ship had sunk in shoal u aterand lies half submerged. From the best information obtainable here at this time, it is regarded as probable that all on board the Reina Regente were lost. Not a single survivor has been reported as having arrived at any port, nor has a ; single body been found that could lie Identified as that of one of the officers or ' crew of the lost ship. The Alfonso XIII is taking dicers and diving appliances for the purpose of removing the bodies from the sunken ship and examining the condition of the vessel, with a view to ascertaining the possibilities of raising her. Until something further is heard from the . Alfonso XIII nothing ean be definitely known, but all hands are undoubtedly tost. Brutal Work. New Castle (Pa.) special: Word has reached this city that five masked robbers : entered the bouse of John McMillin, near Watts Mills, bound and gagged the hired i man and three women and then waited nearly two hours for the return of McMillin. When he came he was bound to a board and leaned heard downward against the wall, while the robbers threatened him with instant death unless he divulged the hiding place of his money. McMillin hud deposited $1,009 in a bank the day previous. Afterburning his feet with hot coils and whipping him unmercifully the villains finally believed his story and departed. Mrs McMillin and daughters wim were' compelled to witness the torture <f MoMillin, are in a very serious condition from fright. A Bad Fire, The newspaper building on Ontario street, Cleveland, occupied by the World, ■ tiie A. N. Kellogg Newspaiier company, and the United Press, was completely destroyed by fire. The total loss was i about $150,090. It is thought that the tire ' started through the carelessness of the ' World porter, who was sa d to have been smoking in the building shortly before the blaze was discovered. Tlie World loss is about $75,000, ttic property being partly insured. The A. N. Kellogg company’s loss is about s2s,Quo an t the building was valued at about $60,000. Battle tn Cuba. Santiago special: Rumors are in circulation of a prolonged fight near Jiguani, in which many were, killed on both sides. Darkness put an end to the fight. Both then retired. It is said that the Spanish government will have *2,000 of their troops sent from Spain into Porto Rico, and bring soldiers from Porto Rico to Santiago, as they are better aociimated. Many of •the wounded Spanish soldiers are in the ■hospital here. Ohto Alligator KiiledL The other hay while walking along Paint Greek, Edward Monoe of Chillicothe, Ohio, discovered an alligator sunning itself on the bank of the stream, and, liefore it could retreat into the water, he killed it with a club. The alligator measures over three feet in length. Its pres noe in this climate, especially at this time of year, is a mystery. Child Cremated, At Paris, Ky., the infant child of John Morton, colored, was accidentally burned to death by its clothing igniting from an open fireplace. Morton’s sister-in-law, Lucy Morton, only two weeks since, had two children burned to deaih, which she had locked in a cabin while they were asleep, and after a short absence returned to find Uie cabin and children burned to ashes. Death From Faith Cure, At Dayton, Ohio, little Leilla Mead, rrrapHiianirhtiar nf th£» jate Houk, is dead from typhoid fever. Her mother and grandmother are faith curists and refrained trom giving the child the slightest medical attention. The coroner has ordered tie remains held pending a decision as to bolding an autopsy. Acrid.-ntally Killed. While felling trees on a farm about three miles from Fort Wayne, Ind., John Monn was eruslied to death. A tree fell rather suddeiitly aud caught him beneath its ponderous weight Death was instantaneous. Dwelling Houses Burned. Two adjoining dwelling hou-ee, at Pique, Ohio, one owned by John Dietrick and the the oilier by Harley Manson, together with nearly all of the contents, were totally destroyed by fire. Loss $5, 0). Partly insured. Fatally Injured. Henry Byers, a Cincinnati barber who had jiL-t arrived at Columbus, Ohio, to f.".k • a situation with W. C. Munsey, fell d own a stairway in the Marsetli Block ■receiving injuries which will prove fatal, *

TERRIBLE CYCLONE Swept Over the Fiji l.landa With txew of Life. > Particulars have arrived by the Australian mail of a terrible hurricane which swept over the Fiji Islands a few weeks ago, and the first effects of which are still a topic of interesting discussion. It wCs in this storm that several large vessels came to grief with lamentable loss of life, and buildings in Suva, the capital of Fiji, suffered very severely. The town is comparatively in debris, having been the center of the hurricane. Most of the damage appears to have been done about 9 o'clock in the morning of February 7. when the force of the wind was terriffic. The hurricane was accompanied ; by a fearful driving rain, penetrating every- I thing. The storm continued until i> o'clock ' Monday afternoon and then gradually ’ calmed down. During the lull some ven- I tured out to see the extent of the damage done. The town was stripped of foliage . and on every hand were houses with veran- j das blown down, roofs half off, bare walls ■ standing or damage of some other form ap- I parent. The most serious reports of dam- I I age come from plantations in the group I ; which have suffered terribly. The coco- ; nut plantations will take fully five years to i recover and banana plantations have been totally ruined. DINS ESTIMATE. The False or Trade for the Pass IVerk. R. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review of | Trade says: Substantially all indications of the state of business are rather more favorable. Farm products are a little higher, railroad earnings a shade better, clearing house exchanges a small percentage larger in comparison with two years I ago than in February, and most of the industries show a somewhat better front, I though their gain is not large. Money markets continue undisturbed, the aperations of the syndicate still prevent exports of gold and withdrawals from the treasury have of late practically ceased. There is not much enthusiasm about the situation, however, liecause the gain is slow, and business is yet a long way from what was once considered a prosperous condition. Further, the gain is in some cases due to obviously temporary causes, j and in some to causes which do not make prosperity. A Vendetta Near Portsmouth. A three-cornered vendetta has broken loose on Carey’s Run. three miles below j Portsmouth, Ohio, which is fast assuming , : important proportions. The Joneses, the • I Emnetts and the Seymours, who have been ; . ■ on the outs, came together the other night , with shot guns and corncutters. Thecause of the revival of hostilities was a barbed ; wire stretched by Emnett between two j trees so as to catch the Jones boys, who t were in the habit of driving their cattle t . past this place plage after nightfall. The ' t wire did the work, and the Joneses, with ' < the Seymours, a couple of shotguns and ■ ( some eomeutters. came back and stormed t the Fmnett house, at the dead of night, s The family was driven out, all save the i ( old man. who fired from a window and se- t verely wounded one of the Joneses, who was 1 left on the field. Both sides have called in j their forces, and are arming for a final set- I tlement. In the meantime Squire Boss I Foster's Court is busy with peace warrants. ' and he threatens to make a demand for the ! ! militia if need lie to put down the threat- ■ I ened disturbance. ' Spain Ask-* for Time. 1 Up to a late hour Sunday night the State : Department officials will not admit that ' j any reply has yet been received from the . Spanish Government in answer to the demand for an apology and reparation made by the Secretary of Slate. There is, however, good ground for belief that a ' , ' cablegram of some length was sent by the ; Spanish Foreign Office to the Ministered ■ , Spain resident in Washington, and that its , contents have been communicated to j . I Secretary Gresham. The purport of this | , ’ communication is believed to be a , concession on the i art of Spain that, if the facts be as represented by the Captain of I the American steamer, Spain is ready and 1 willing to make the fullest apology, , However, in view of some uncertainty as to the ease, the Spanish Government asks I the United States to join with it in the fullest investigation of all the circumstances. Alarming Epidemic, An alarming epidemic is raging among horses in Halifax, X. S.. and the disease is ■ easily contract! t iy human beings who come in contact w.th the infected animals, ; Veterinarians pronounce the affection equi- ' nal smallpox and many of the most valuable horses in Halifax are victims. The government veterinary surgeon has the disease in his right hand. Another man more seriously affected will have to have his right arm amputated to prevent blood poisoning and still another horseman is believed to be fatally ill as the result of handling diseased horses. The government veterinary surgeon says the disease is atmospheric and any animal is liable to contract it. Wane, Raised, Mount Pleasant (Pa.) special: Not since the halcyon days ot the old syndicate has Connellsville coke workers received such good news as came to almost ten thousand employes of the Fricke and Southwestern Company recently, when notices were jiosted at all the iron works stating , that an advance in wages averaging alxiut 15 per eent.will go into effect on April next. ■ The rate of mining per 100 bushels goes from 78 to 90 cents, drawing from 43 to 50 cents and so on down through the different kinds of labor. The yard laborer is the only person who gets no advance, his pay remaining at $1.3) per day. Fifty I’eriah. A cablegram irons Troppau, Austrian Silesia, says: An explosion of fire damp took place in the Hoheuegge Mine belonging to the estate of the late Archduke Albrecht of Austria. At the time ot the explosion there were 280 miners below. Os this number 160 have been rescued, many of them slightly injured. Hopes are expressed that the remaining 120 miners will be rescued. Later.—Twelve bodies have been found, aud a number of miners, fifteen of whom were injured, were rescued, and it is now believed that not more than fifty perished. Three Babies Killed. At Welch, W. Va.,Vicy Blankinship, an 8-year-old boy, was burned to death by his clothes taking fire at a grate. At Charleston. W. Va., Reed Lewis, 9 , years old, was run down and killed by a i Kanawha and Michi ran train. At Huntington, VV. Va., Georgia Quinn, ' a 7-year-old girl, was ground to a shapeless mass by a Chesapeake and Ohio train, while crossing the track. Bank Bobbers Thwarted. A fruitless attempt was made to burglarize A. Wasmutli’s bank, at Roanoke, Ind. Burglars succeeded in blowing off the out.ide door of the large s..le, with nitro- (

j glycerine, and were at work on the inner door when they were discovered by Chris : Regadanz. who was awakened by the explosion. Regadanz gave the alarm and the thieves fled, followed by several shots tired by Regadanz. The bank contained a large sum of money, as it is the only banking establishment within ten miles. This is the second attempt to rob the place. A MnK u >ar Accident. The French steamer Armenie, which left Marseilles Feb. 27. arrived at Constantinople.cThe Armenie had lon board 166 jars of sulphuric acid, which was stored in the deck saloon. While rounding Cape Mataphan during a gale the Armenie was struck i by a heavy sea. which swept over her ! decks and broke ninety-seven of the jars I of aeid.OA frightful explosion followed, i demolishing the deck house. The cabins , were filled with the fumes of the acid and ' tw o passengers died from suffocation. Four . others were seriously injured. Wreckage Coming In. St. Joseph (Mich.) special: Wreckage i from the steamer Chicora, w Inch was lost . with twenty-four persons on board several I weeks ago, is coming ashore at this port. Parts from around the engine room have been found, this being the first wreckage found from that part of the boat. The chair which Engineer McClure used lias also been found. Many are now advancing the theory that she went down not far from this port. The ice is breaking up allowing the wreckage, which has been under it, to rise. Forced to Close. The National bank of Kansas City, Mo., failed to open its doors Monday morning, i The direct cause of the failure was the ■ unfavorable statement of the hank's affairs | given out March 5. In the panic of 1893 the bank suspended, but through an arrangement between depositors and the stockholders it was permitted to resume its business. The steady withdrawal of deposits since that time has placed the bank in an embarrassing position and necessitated another suspension. Declared a Draw. In the presence of 1,800 people, at the Suffolk Athletic Club, Boston. Jake Kilrain, of Baltimore, and Steve O'Donnell, of Australia. Corbett’s sparring partner, fought eight rounds, and at the close. Referee Patsy Shepard, amid shouts of •■Kilrain," declared the contest a draw. It took Referee Shepard five minutes to make up his mind what decision to make. Kilrain bad the best of the last round, and at times it looked as if be was going to put O'Donnell out. China Asks Help. The Chinese Envoy has solicited the intervention of Russia for the protection of the integrity of China’s continental territories, in the event of Japan insisting upon concessions on the Chinese mainland. A Chinese Envoy has gone to Berlin in order to make the same request of Germany, and similar instructions have been sent to the Chinese Envoy at London and Paris. It is added that no request for assistance has been made to the United States, Italy, or Austria. Four Miners Killed. News comes from Minas Prietos, Sonora Mexico, that an explosion of giant powder had occurred in the Verde mine there which killed four miners and fatally wounded one. The men were blown with terrific force against the sides of the mine and crushed out of all semblance to humanity. The killed are: John Masse, John Roa, Bartola Senig, and Angel Capalini. Will Protect Christians. Constantinople special: The Porte, replying to a protest from Sir Philip Currie, the British Minister, assured him that measures would be taken to protect Christians in Asia .-mor. The Porte lias also as ured Mr. Terrell, the American Minister, to the same effect. Fatal Dleep. Gerhart Sonnetield, a prominent farmer residing in the southern part of Clay county, Indiana,diol after a constant sleep of three days aud nights. An autopsy was held, and the physicians decided that softening of the brain caused his death. Mangled by Cars. Jacob Huber a well-know wealthy merchant tailor of Indianapolis, while attempting to board the trailer of an electric train, missed his hold and fell beneath the wheels. The car passed over his leg mangling it in a horrible manner. A Miner Killed. Vest Wolfe, while at work in a small mine near Floodwood, Ohio, was killed by a fall of slate. The accident happened in a small mine operated by himself and brother. He is a married man about 35 years old. A Bad DUasier. A special cable from Shanghai says: A terrible disaster has befallen the Chinese truops in Manchuria. Their entire supply of provisions for three months has been captured near Niu Chwar.g by the Japanese. THE MARKETS. Chicago—Cattle, common to prime. s3.7s'lz(i .50: Legs, shipping grades. $.3.00 @5.00; sheep, fair to choice, wheat. No. 2 red, 55fe5ljc; corn. No. 2, i 4467 45c: oats. No. 2. 28'y2Dc; rye. No. 2. 53<(i,54c; butter, choice creamery, IS@ IS’oe: eggs, fresh, H'<il2c; potatoes, car i lots, per bushel, 75@85c. Indianapolis -Cattle, shipping, $3,006? 5.50; hogs, choice light, s3.oo<y 1.75; sheep, common to prime, $2.00<«4.50: wheat. No. 2 red, 54(<15.7c; com. No. 1 white, dltfii. 44c; oats. No. 2 white, 336r34e. St. Louis—Cattle. $3.00616.00; hogs, $3.00644.75; wheat, No. 2 red, 5861.5(; l ic; corn, No. 2, 436z44c; oats. No. 2, 30@31c; rye. No. 2. 57@59c. Cincinnati—Cattle. $3.50615.50; hogs. $3.00675.00; sheep, $2.50'(/4.75; wheat. No. 2, corn. No. 2 mixed. 46@47c; oats. No. 2 mixed, 324i33c; rye. No. 2. 566158 c. Detroit—Cattle, $2,506(5.50; hogs. $4.00 @4.50; sheep. [email protected]; wheat. No. 1 white, 60@60t.'_' > ; corn. No. 2 yellow. 45 @45%c; oats, No. 2 white, 34@35c; rye. No. 2, 546(5t1c. Toledo—Wheat, No. 2 red, 59@G0c; corn. No. 2 yellow, 46@46%c; oats, No. 2 white. 33@34e; rye. No. 2. 54@55c. Buffalo—Cattle. $2.50616.00; hogs. $3.00 @5.00; sheep. [email protected]; wheat. No. 2 i red. 61616112 C; corn, No. 2 yellow, 4864 40c: oats. No. 2 white, 35@36c. | Milwaukee —Wheat. No. 2 spring. 58@ 58'lc; corn. No. 3, 44@44%c; oats. No. 2 white. 326733 c: barley, No. 2,526755 c; rye. No. 1, 53@55c; pork, mess, $11.756a 12.25. New York—Cattle. [email protected]; hogs. [email protected]; sheep, $3.00675.00; wheat. No. 2 red, 636764 c: corn. No. 2, 51 -ts2e; oats, white Western, 376143 c; butter, creamery, 15@20c; eggs, Western. 14@ I 15c.

TREASURY IS GAINING THE INCOME TAX EXPECTED TO MAKE ACCOUNTS BALANCE. Receipts for Four Months to June 30 Equal Expenses — Complete Statement of Government Finances from 18102 to 1?<!»5, Both Inclusive. Deficit Is Now $38,000,000. Washington correspondence: An analysis of the Federal treasury's condition shows the Government's finances are now working into better slm)>e. The treasury has run behind about $38.000,0110 thus far this current fiscal year (since July 1. 1804). but unless calculations are sadly at fault the record for the last four months of the year, to June 30. will show an income equal to the outgo. Customs and internal revenue receipts are on a bed-rock hard-times basis. Any change must be in the direction of increase. The deficit last year (July. INK), to June 1804. inclusive) was $70.NJO.OOO in round figures. This year (July, 1804. to June. 18115. inclusive) the shortage will approximate $38.(XM).000. Next year (1.805-6) there should be a handsome surplus, with revenue laws unchanged. To delve somewhat into detail it may be stated tlmt receipts from customs are running about SIOO,OOO a day ahead of last year. Occasional spurts to $300,000 or $400.0u0 a day incr. ase suggest a growing drift in the direction of enlarged revenues from that source, but SIOO,OOO a day is a fair average of the daily increase, and there is really nothing in sight to justify expectation of a further swell for several mouths. The customs receipts for the first eight months of the current fiscal year (July. LSIH. to March. 1805) aggregated $90,920,111.60, as compared with $91,615,138.07 during the corresponding period of ISIB-4. A monthly average of $13,000,000 during the four last months of the fiscal year will put the footings for the year above $150,000,000, or $18,000,000 over last year. The receipts from "internal revenue” for the first eight months of the fiscal year were nearly $5,000,000 ahead of 1893-94 for the corresponding period, the total to March 1, 1594. and IN»S. respectively, being $100,501,913.69 and $95.2.80,239.9(1. More than one-half of the revenue of the first eight months of the present fiscal year was collected in July and August. 1 and on Sept. 1 last the amount collected | was $18,000,000 greater than on the corresponding date of the preceding year. , This difference dwindled to $5,000,000 during the succeeding four months, and the internal revenue receipts are now running SIOO,OOO a day behind last year on an average. At the present rate of decrease the revenues from that source would aggregate not more than $13.8,(lOO.HOO for the entire fiscal year, against $146,722,760.17 for the year 1893-04, a tailing off of $0,000,000 approximately. The Secretary of the Treasury relies I with confidence on getting in $15,000.0(10 i from income tax payments before the end of June, which would swell the cash coming in through internal revenue channels to the neighborhood of $153,000,000, or $(>.000,000 above last year’s total. In addition to revenue from customs and internal taxation the Government derives about $15,000,000 a year from miscellaneous sources. The treasury books at the end of the current year, June 30. should show something like this: Received from customs. .. .$150,000,000 Received from internal revenue 153,000.000 Received from miscellaneous sources 15.000.000 Total $318,000,000 The expenses of carrying on the Government from July 1. 1894, t o March 1. 1895, were $247,173,679,33. It is believed that the total ex[>enses for the year ean be kept within $355,000,000. or $10,000,000 below the year 1893-94. If these expectations are fulfilled the deficit for the entire year will approximate $38.000,000. Now $38,000,000 is just about the shortage at the present writing. It will be seen, therefore, that it is the hope and purpose of the treasury to keep the Government on an even financial keel during the remainder of the fiscal year. Whatever it may run behind during March, April and May will be made up in June from the income tax. Receipts and Disbursements. The following sumarization of the Governmental receipts and disbursements by months for the last two years will prove of great value to readers of this paper in arriving at an intelligible understanding of the present treasury situation. These figures are obtained from the records of J. Worthington Ford, treasury statistician, and are officialRECEIPTS FROM CUSTOMS Months- ISUS-91. 1893. m Julys 8.427.. A5.46 $ 14,683,:»>!>'16 August ll.soi.nl t. 21 12,144 UM >s September.... 1'...'>64.au0.3(i 12.58U.77t; 15 October 11.1162.118.17 10.99 U 531’4-, November .... 10.260.6U2.56 logls css I’l4 December .... 11.21K.0Hi.4') 9.153-15-m January 17.361.916.25 11,4.’. (.803 14 February .... 13,334.691.90 H 1.390 Vs rt M.inii 11 -MR’d io,I7<L«UL3O Nay U.TUS.Ojts June 8.858.876.121 , TotalJ 131.807 7MBS 1- irst 8 mos. fiscal rear. ..» 99.920,111.60 91 615 138 <l7 KE(T.II*TS FROM INTERNAL REVENUE Months— 1805-04. 1893-94 July .... $ 2.-..2>0.487.05 $ 14.65., 12754 August 27,14)2,278.80 10.562.9ii7 33 Sent ember ... , 6.182.14947 11.4*; >.3S:, October 6.103.430.22 12,73(’>’40 >4s November .... 7.774.074.32 12.054.069 58 December .... U.U1U,12.056.323 15 1 January 9.034.9.14.® 10.711649 21 February 8,86(1,480 93 11.050.403 911 Marell 12.80.8 4“7 April 11.363.144 02 Ma.v 12.041.te50.53 June 15.178.808.21 Total $140,722,760.17 I- irst 8 mos. fiscal sear. .$100,501,913.69 95.280.239 96 RECEIPTS FROM ALL SOURt ES Months— 1895-I*4. 1893-94 July $ 34.80>.*.:t3<).-5 $ 30.005.776 19 August 40.407.605.81 23.890.885 30 September.... 22.621.228.88 24.582.756 10 October 19.139.240.10 24.553,394.07 November.... 19 411.403.98 23.979 40u no December .... 21.8tW.136.52 22.312 <r'7 <w January 27.804.309.71 24.082 7;;s 97 February ffi.888,057.00 22.2t59.29 i 4i; March 24.842,707 To April 22.692. :iC.4,26 May 23,066,994.32 lune 26.485.925.72 T0ta15293.f164.360.89 First 8 mos. fiscal rear.. .$208,947,412.05 $196 576 ">77 99 RECORD OF ESPENDITURES Months— 1895-6*4. 1893-94 July $ 36. C, |s.B.-,2..-.-, $ 39.675. S' CO August 31.(gu;.i;3;i.55 .Tt.ro.', 228 4s September... 30.223.018 61 25.4,8.u10 17 October 32.713.0:51.83 29.58 s 7-1" November ... 2' 477.155.79 31.302.ii2t; 41 December ... 27.1 ".5.4®. 55 30.0. - -at .’,l January 34.523.417.00 3!.:« (I-.*.-,9 February 25.696,015.1.3 26,725 :’,7.: si March 31.137.5. it -4 April 32,072.83042 Ma.v 2.1.779,140.82 June 25.557,021 23 Total •Eight mouths.

Much encoura^ ement can from a compari*. n the completed Treasury DepartineCv returns of our foreign commerce for Erin uar N an tirst right months of the fiscal y< * ar » figures for the corresponding of the year immediately preceu’ The returns, as published, warrant f* lo con ’ < lusioa that Europe i® recovering from the panicky desire to throw back VP°B this country its holdings of American entities, that the tide has actually turned and that trade relations are again becoming normal. From June 30, 1803, to March 1. Europe paid an adverse merchandise trade balance of $218,000,000 with $53,000,000 in gold and $65,000,00U in stocks and bonds of American production. The corresponding eight months of 1804-5 (bringing the calculation down to within a fortnight) show a merchandise trade balance against Europe of $92.(MM>,000. That balance was paid off with American securities, while not gold demands upon this country for $42,000,0(0 additional go to show that securities to that value were also thrown back upon the markets, indicating a total security backflow of $134,000,000, or $31,000,000 less than during the corresponding period of 1893-4. Now the prospect would be blue, indeed. if there was any likelihood that foreign holdings of our obligations were coming back for any considerable length of time at even the diminished rate of $17,000,000 a month, but the returns for February very clearly mark a turn in the tide. They show that this country imported $4,067,000 more gold than it exerted, and that it bought merchandise in excess of exports by $2.017.<MM). thus creating an adverse balance of $6,084,000, which must have been paid with securities. Our securities are beginning to find their way back to European investors. The trade balances indicate that during the last twenty months, or since July 1, 1893, this country has been obliged to buy back its paper to the market value of $376.000.000 ($242,000,(MK) in the full fiscal year 1893-94 and $134,000,000 during the first eight months of 1594415). and the prospwt of getting out from under a part of this load will be a source of satisfaction to the business world. The process is not likely to be rapid at first, however. DEAD IN THE RUINS Five Lives Probably Lost in Toledo Roundhouse Fire. At Toledo, Ohio, the roof of the Wabash Railway round-house fell in during a fire, killing three men and injuring many more. The dead are: John A. Boner, John Learv. John J. Preston, and the fatally injured F. Howard, P. McDonough. Shortly before 10 o’clock in the forenoon people in the vicinity noticed a small blaze in the cupola of the building, evidently kindled from a spark from some passing locomotive An alarm was sent in and soon the department responded with three engines and hose carts. When the fire started there were only three people in the building. They were: Levy Meade, foreman; Jack Finlay, an engineer, and a machinist named George Towers. The round-house whistles wore at once sounded and as many of the employes of the company reside in the vicinity they were soon on the spot. There was apparently no immediate danger, a? the fire was still confined to the top of the structure. They rushed inside and endeavored to get the engines out to prevent their destruction. As nearly all of them had no water in the boilers considerable delay was occasioned in getting them in shape to move. Suddenly the roof was observed to be sagging. A cry of alarm wont up. but the roar of the flames evidently prevented the men on the inside from hearing it, and as the cross bar tics of iron supporting the roof gave way the building collapsed and fell a mass of ruins. It was known that several people were in the building when it fell and the collapse aiding materially in extinguishing the Hames, a search of the ruins was made as soon as possible, revealing the extent oi the trage<ly. The loss of six engines destroyed is estimated at $40,f)00; building storeroom and miscellaneous slock. SIO,OUO. Total, SI<M),O9O. It is understood an investigation will be made as to the condition of the building, which has been used about forty years. It was one of the railway landmarks.

Airi^’ } ; The Massachusetts Legislature proposed to fine every non-voter $5. The Gerry whipping post bill was defeated in the New York Assembly by » vote of 5.3 to 57. Minnesota Populist leaders have announced their opposition to joining forces with the new silver party. Both houses of the Oklahoma legislature have passed a divorce bill which is unequalled for its liberality. A general fight was narrowly averted during the disenssion of the penitentiary bill in the Oklahoma legislature. Dr. Parkhurst excoriates the I.exow Committee for its utter failure to convict corrupt New York police offirinla Bill granting women the right to vote for certain township officers was defeated in the Illinois Senate by one vote. Michigan legislators have decided to submit the question of increasing the sal* aries of State officers to a popular vote. The bill to grant full municipal suffrage to women was defeated in the lower branch of the Massachusetts Legislature. Lower house of the Wisconsin Assembly decided to apjioint a committee to inquire into alleged tax dodging by the railroads. There is a strong probability that Mrs. Mary Ellen Lease will be nominated for Mayor of Vi ichita. Kan., to op(»ose a Republican. Dr. Hay. superintendent of the Nebraska InsaiH- Asylum, refuses to give up control o* ‘i.e institution to his succ* ssar Dr. A bl: it. The Kansas Legislature bas passed the Eicksttin anti-bribery lac. It ap. plies equally to the give ra: I I •- of bribes. The penalties attn> ■ 1 are sl.ebO fine and seven years in the r ,*l. 3. tiary, or both.

Apologize or Fisht. The American people are with Mr. I Gresham in this.—Utica Herald. Jh? American people are proud of their tlag. and believe that it shouW be protected from insult everywhere, whether an land or sea.—Cleveland Leader. The incident should be settled in away to convince Spain that rerkletw firing upon American merchant and passenger chips will not be tolerated.—«ashvill9 American. If there should be any show es hesitation in making proper apology and in duly punishing the bumptious eemmander of th? Spanish war vessel, the United States is in a position to bring proper pressure to bear.—Philadelphia Record. Our war vessels should be jiosted ©u the Cuban coast with public instructions to quote the language of forty years ago to ‘’prevent the exercise of the assumed right of visitation and search and repel the interference by force.”—Philadelphia Press. The incident must be satisfactorily explained or an apology must be forthcoming to wipe out the insult to our flag. It is time that foreign nations be made to realize that the American flag must be rcsjM'cted anywhere and everywhere.— Mlwaukee Sentinel. Refusal on the part of Spain to comply with the requirements of the United States could have but one meaning. Back of Secretary Gresham’s stern ultimatum are the guns of the new navy and the invincible potency of the American people. In case of war Cuba would be wrested from Spanish misgovernment iu a twinkling of an eye, and Spain would lose her last stronghold in the new world.—New York Advertiser. The peremptory demand addressed to the Spanish Government by our Department of State, and signed “Grtwham,” will surprise and delight every Americas heart. Somebody is concerned, then, about the dignity of the United States of America. There is somebody connected with the Cleveland administration who is not utterly indifferent to the sentiment now manifesting itself so vigorously outside of official circles. There is so ne person in Washington who holds old-fash-ioned notions about the honor of the flag. —New York Sun (Dem.). Fashion’s Maker Dead. He was a man with an idea. There* art few such iu each grueraiioii.—Pittsburg Dmpatch. In the fame and fortune attained by Worth there is a significant lesson for poor printers.—Grand Rapids Democrat. The death of Worth, the famous manmilliner and dressmaker, will fill the feminine world with regret. But there are others. —Rochester Herald. Ix»t us hope the man or woman on whi.m the Worth mantle falls will not have such expansive ideas when it comes to originating styles in sleeves. —Exchange. The feminine world may grieve, but it cannot go into sackcloth and ashes. Mr. Worth having neglected to art th? fashion in that kind of apparel.—Kansas City Journal. With the death of Worth, the great Paris dressmaker, goes his reputation for style and fashion. Perhaps aristocratic Americans will n »w look at home for their ideal modiste. —Grand Rapids Herald. Now that Worth is dead those in this country who have been accrediting their home-made dresses to him will have to select his Parisian successor or give their own dressmakers their just dues. —Detroit Free Press Oriental Peace. In affairs of diplomacy as in war Japan is very well able to take care of herself.— Indianapolis News. This war has added another to the great powers of the world on laud and sea. There is reason to hojie that it has also added another to the great, progressive, intellectual, and achieving nations, alert to push humanity forward.—New York World. China is united, the great wall is a monument of their bee-like enterprise and activity, and yet that nation is not gn at because it rejected instead of absorbing what the rest of the world had to offer. Happy Japan, poor China.—Milwaukee Journal. China’s habitual fondness for trickery and falsehood will prevent many observers of passing events from believing that she is sincere in her present desire for peace. This may prove t« be true. It is barely possible that China may be simply scheming to persuade Japan to make such extortionate demands as to force European (>owers to step in between her and her foe.—New York Advertiser. Garza’s Latest Death. There are reas .ns for believing that Catarino Garza has finally met a permanent death.—-Washington Post. A man like Garza, who dies so often, only swells the death rate without benefiting the undertakers—Wheeling Register. With Garza dead and Bill Cook in prison, the- wild West and bloody border will become monotonously tame and uninteresting.—Detroit Journal. The Mexican bandit Garza, prominent in the Colombian revolution, is said to have been really killed, which will deprive him of th? distinction of rivaling the late Mr. Bill Dalton in the number and variety of his deaths.—Baltimore Herald. It is reported that Garza has been killed in a fight. In a man of prudence and experience it is remarkable that he should have gotten into a fight. He had made a specialty of revolutions and should have stuck to that —Washington Star. That Legislative Ficht. V. ill the Home Missionary Society phase send its bravest workers to lloosierdom.—Detroit Journal. The Legislature is gone, and a large sigh of relief is ascending from Indiana without regard to race, color or previous condition of servitude.—lndianapolis Sentinel. The Indiana Legislature is doing its utmost to show that physical culture is after all an important consideration in educating a young man for his responsibilities as a citizen.—Washington Star.