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Newspaper Page TextVOL. XXV111—No. n: OH,IAIN'S, UEOKPIA: FRIDAY MORN I ML .MAY IL |.v-'i. I‘KM K FIN' K CENTS \mw |\ lt!L flbi. WIND. RAIN AND HAIL DO THEIR WORK OF DESTRUCTION. Kli.nj |.h (■*> ini-1 }! ui'li Nr 'tump tft U r.|if. rlv - I .A ii. rioudiul Ii) Witter it it t lUlInmil ami Tel- mi ni'll < i.nimiil.Ii'iltlnii 1 iif.-rrii|ifi ll II.ums N»tI'jit Amiy itiul-evcnil frillii' llit'hcil. Cincinnati, May 13.—There has been an unusual electrical disturbance for the past three nights. On Monday night there was almost uninterrupted lightning from It p. in. until 6 a. in. Tuesday night a similar condition existed, and accompanied |,v heavy rains and hail over a very narrow range. Last night there was another electrical storm with wind, heavy rain and hail. The Exenia storm however, was much more furious. The counties of Montgomery, Clarke, Butler, Warren and Greenville, adjacent, in Ohio, form an eievati d plateau with but shallow valleys and low hills. In these counties are the towns of Davton, Springfield, Hamilton, Lebanon and Xenia. In an eastern county of In diana adjoining this district is Comic-rs- viile. At all these places the rain of last night was the heaviest ever known. Day- tor. measured four and a half inches in about three hours. Xenia was situated so as to get the worst results. Shawnee river traverses a portion of the city ad jacent to the Little Miami rail road which lies lower than the main portion of the city. The railroad embankment rises above the general level, and the stream flows through it in a large culvert. Last night's rainfall was entirely too much for the capacity of that culvert. The water rose and at last swept away the embankment and with accumulated force rushed upon the small cottages lo cated in the lowlands, and without warn ing bore them from their foundations. At Springfield the flood was nearly equal in volume, but the drainage was better. East High street bridge was undermined and is a mass of ruins. In the eastern and southeastern portions of the city many families were driven from home by the en croaching flood. A dozen bridges over streams were washed away. The losses cannot be estimated, but will be exceeding ly heavy. ' At Lebanon, Ohio, the Methodist Episco pal church, the Lebanon house, the grist mill, the Watch house and several resi dences were unroofed. Shade trees are nearly all uprooted, and nearly every rail road across the state crippled. Some will require several days for repairs. Carried Everythin* lief ire It. Indianapolis, Ind., May 13.—A storm passed over Kempton. 39 miles east of La- Fayette, on the Lake Erie and Western railroad, last evening, unroofing houses, tearing down trees and fences and carry ing everything before it. One man was killed and a number reported seriously- wounded. There are several washouts be low here on the Louisville, New Albany and Chicago and the Wabash roans. Trains are from eight to twelve hours late. A number of buildings were struck by light ning and considerable property destroyed. No one injured. ik.oCod all the store cellars, destroying goods, especially in groceries, shoe houses and hardware stores. No loss of life ;*• re ported in Dayton, but, much damage was done. Washouts are reported on every road out of Dayton this morning. No train* ’.ave arrived since last night at S o'clock. All kinds of extravugent rumors are afloat. Terrlhle IIiiTi-ienoe in Spain, Madrid. May 13.- A terrible hurricane has just swept across the middle of Spain. In this city TO persons are known to have been instantly killed and 2 r Ki others have been seriously injured. The wind struck the city with the suddenness of lightning. Trains of cars and cabs were overturned and broken into splinters, roofs were dis lodged and telegraph wires everywhere torn from tluir poles. Parks in and about the city Were devastated and in some cases entirely denuded. One chun h tower was blown down. A number of houses in the suburbs were entirely wreck ed, and of the many cottages on the outskirts of the capital which were blown from their foundations and wrecked, some were so completely and quickly broken up and scattered by the wind that they may be said to have simply vanished before the storm. Telegraphic communication lias been so completely cut off that it is impos sible as yet to obtain news from the prov inces. but it is believed that the ruin wrought by the hurricane has been wide spread. Tin* Wiii'il Ever Known. Cincinnati, May 13.—Only the merest outlines of the great disaster |at Xenia were obtainable. From this it appears Hint the rainfall last night was the worst* ever known in that part of the state, it was a lengthened cloud burst, beginning nt 8 o’clock and continuing until after ten. The Shawnee river, which runs through a portion of the town with cottages built on its banks, rose to an unpreedented height. From 50 to 100 buildings were swept from their founda tions and the inmates suddenly found themselves in an angry flood. How many lives were lost is not yet known, but at, 12:30 rescuing parties hnu secured twenty- four bodies. It was estimated that a num ber more would be found. The storm is described as the most disastrous ever known on the Little Miami road. The nearest approach any train could make to the city was three miles. Bridges were all washed away. The track was also taken away in many places, and trees swept down and fences destroyed. The crops were also ruin ell. It will require days to repair the railroads. Ilrownei) in ti Creek. Winchester, Va., May 13.—Ely Hen- kle, of Baltimore, general superintendent of the Washington telephone company, and William C. R. Stamps, manager of tlie lines in this city, nearly lost their lives last night at 11 o r clock while crossing the Opeouan creek coming from Berryville. Henkle cut the horse from the wagon and with Stamps, who has only one hand, clung to the animal and were brought safely to the bank. Henry Mavhew. re pairer of the lines, remained in the wagon and was drowned. lUjton lHoiatsil. Dayton. Ohio. May 13.—Dayton is iso lated. There are no trains or mails in or out. Telegraph and telephone wires are all down. A storm of wind, rain and hail struck Dayton and vicinity last night. Small streams became rushing torrents and the main river a mighty flood, rising nine feet in three hours, inundating fifty acres of houses in the fourth ward, drowning horses and cows. Merchandise in the cellars is ruined, bridges in all directions are swept away. Farm buildings and dwellings are demol ished. All kinds 0 f crops are totally ruined. The greatest destruction is in the truck east from the Big Miami to the Lit tle Miami, and southeast of Connersviile. Tlie brick Reform church, four miles south of Davton was raised. Fail-mount is ~ a total wreck. The church at Beavertown where prayer meeting was in progress was demolished, and a number ol panic strick en worshippers seriously hurt. The dv. e 11- ings there were twisted from thtir founda tions. At Shaker Village, three miles east, many buildings were unroofed, barns bit wn down and cattle injured. A special train with Superintendent 1 Tucker was wrecked near Osborne. Tucker and six others were injured. They were brought to Dayton. The north bound freight train on the Cincinnati. Hamilton <£ Dayton dashed into a washout at Possum Run." five utiles south of Dayton, and a thirty ton locomotive was carried one hundred and fifty feet down the mignty torrent before sinking, and then rolled over and over. At daylight a farmer, a mile across the waters, noticing a signal of distress, res cued the freight crew from tree- tops, Engineer John MeCutcheon and his fireman being seriously injured. The rain fall was four and a n.Jf inches in three hours. Additional disasters reported by country people are constantly coming in. Tin- Eirii t In llutli-r i ..iintv. Hamilton, Ohio. May 13.—The wind and thunder storm which passed over But ler county Wednesday night lias cut off Hamilton from ail telegraph, telephone, railroad and mail communication with the outside world, except with Cincinnati. Reports from the surrounding county come in slowly and very meagre. Four barns were struck by lightning and the buildings and contents lost. SeveraJ bridges in this county were carried away, two railroad bridges on the Cincinnati, Richmond and Chicago and two on the Hamilton and Dayton. No trains are run ning on either of these roads. The loss on giam, fences, houses and cattle in Butler county is very heavy. The roof of Schwab s big brewery was carried off. So far no loss of life is reported. It Wan (*enrral. Chicago, May 13. — Dispatches from Mount Carroll, Gilesburg. Rockford, Mar shall. Luscola and Streat, Illinois, and other points in western Iowa, southern Wiscon sin. and northern Indiana, indicate that the storm of last evening was general throughout the localities named. In every place it is reported as a severe electrical storm accompanied by a furious gale and a heavy fall of large * hail stones. Great damage was done to buildings in the towns and the crops and fruit in the country. No lives were lost except such as have been reported. trunnion Ration Interrupted. Chicago, May 13.—No further particu lars of yesterday's storms in Indiana and Illinois are as yet obtainable, owing to the interruption of telegraphic communica tion. The wires were swept down by the score. In one place in Illinois over a hun dred poles were blown down. Wind ant Itaiu. New York. May 13.—The hurricane in the vicinity of Cincinnati last night pros trated ail the telegraph wires near that city, at this hour, 10:20 a m, there is but one wire open between New York and Cincinnati and that is by the way of In dianapolis. The storm isreported to ha* e been quite severe in southern Ohio. A D-iirfnl Elm-d. Cincinnati. May 13.—There is no tele graphic communication with Xenia and Dayton but from railroad officials it is as certained that lull, f'-ll so rapidly that tin culvert under the rniiroad choked up. creating an immense reservoir whit h final ly broke the embankment, rushed through Xenia, te aring down trees and washing away house s. Twentv persons are re ported killed and large numljers injured. A- feAi ful wind blew down tin trees and tele graph poles until there was no communi cation with Cincinnati whate-wr. Tin- Little Miami railroad started eastem trains two hours lute this morning. They go by the way of Muskingum Valley. 1 iitn U.. l Tr .kid. Indianapolis. Inp., May 13.—The Wa bash, St l.oue and I'acifie cast bound pas senger train struck a w ashout siv miles be low Lafayette at 2:30 this morning, throw ing the whole train of seven coaches from the track. The cars were piled upon each other promiscuously, but no one was hurt except the baggage man, whose injuries are not serious. The baggage and express cars are a total wreck. The trains were de layed about six hours. k l.i-t« ii-ini It! i-«. Indianapolis, Ind.. May 13.—A special from Attica to the Journal gives a list of casualties by yesterday’s storm. < file lady was killed, two ladies and ten men fatally injured and six others badly hurt. Killi-il lij l.ielitnlnir, Columbus, O., May 13.—Several acci- der.G from lightning yesterday and last night arc- reported, most of them fatal to on., or more persons. The foundations of sc *.ral houses at Springfield, O., were washed nut and the houses fell. At Day- ton, ().. the drainage of the city led the water to the main street where business mucks occupy all the ground. The thoroughfares became a river and Indianapolis, Ind., May 13.—The east bourn: passenger train on the Indianapo lis. Bloomington and Western railroad, which left here at 8 o'clockyastj night, ran luto a washout near New Castle. Henry county, towards midnight. Tin- engine, baggage ear and first passenger ear plunged into an abyss. J. V . Treynar. engineer. James Hudson, fireman, both of this cite, and an unknown passenger, were instantly killed. The baggage ma.-tcr and conduc tor were severely injured. All of the pas sengers were more or le-s bruised, but none seriously hurt. k H iii lii rN I an-. Lanark. III.. May 13. — Yesterday's rain storm brought a cyclone sandwiched between the les.i destructive portions. For a space four rods wide every thing above tlie ground was swept away, while on either side no worse harm was caused than could be done by an unlimited down pmir of rain. A butcher drove It is wagon under a shed for shelter ; the shed was blown away, and a flying stone killed I he butcher. Ii In *i ii Eium im Miriirlmrs. Rochester, Ills., May 13.- Yesterday'- storm was a hurricane and the air wa- filled with fragments of houses, tci.ee.- and trees. The government fleet lying up litre was blown from its moorings and a part of it carried down tlit river. k Itri.lcc lli-nii II—nn. Attica, Ind., May 13.—The bridge ov. r tlie Wabash river was blown clown yester day. Several persons were on it at tin* time and all are supposed to be killed. Two brick houses were blown to pieces and a great many frame houses and build ings. Ac rlilelltllll) shnl. Raleigh, N. C., May 1-1.—To-day at tin ponds, twenty-five miles from this city. To bias Fowle. son of Hon. D. G. Fowle, acci dentally shot himself in the left breast u itli a shot gun. Tlie entire charge entered just above the heart, causing injuries consid ered fatal. YESTERDAY'S PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE. j Another IViisInii Mui’ Kriii mi* IfiMMivieil l.nmlti sp'.iii.*. in l*- Eiivur—Iterri I'liiuiis bTlmet- liillti Unit -Hie CMr.e-»e ItiJtii.iwf; IIIm-ii'ai'iI ill (In' !ioil-e--l).lii'i >i n- Ennll tin I njiilnl. Washington. May 13.— In tb< morning hour the house in committee of the whole resumed the consideration of the Chinese indemnity joint resolution. Rice, of Massachusetts, argued in sup port of the proposition, contending that the obligation of this government to pay damages rested not on good will or spirit of benevolence, but upon international law. There were many precedents for his position. Clements, ofGeorgia, supported tlie res olution, though he did not regard that there was any distinct obligation under the international law upon the L’nited States to pay indemnity and he announced his approval of the principles of restricting Chinese immigration, and added that con gress might well consider whether the time had not come when the patriotism and wisdom of congress dietatt d lUserimi- ; nation against another class of immigrants as well as against the Chinese. The morn ing hour expired before a vote was reached. The house then went into n committee of tlie whole on the diplomatic and con- , sular appropriation bill. | Belmont moved to Increase from f 130.500 to £150,000 the appropriation fur contingent expenses at the United States consulates. The motion was agreed to. the Hill was rc- ' ported to the house and passed. Then a contest for precedence arose be tween the interstate commerce bill and the bill enlarging the powers and duties of the department of agriculture. The latter eamc out victorious, and was considered in tlie committee of the whole until 5 o’clock, when the house adjourned. NEVA'l K. Frve called up the Staten Islandl bridge bill, nut the senate decided instead to pro- ’ ceed to bills on the calendar in their or der. At 2 o'clock the general pension bill was placed before the senate. Blair explained that it was intended to provide for those disabled, union soldiers : of the late war who had found it difficult i or impossible without their own j fault, whether by loss of pa- ! pers or the death of witnesses, ! to provelItheir cases under the existing law. He said it provided aid for all sol diers who having served three months or . more had become disabled since their ser- | vice from any cause not to their own i vicious conduct, and who were now de- i pendent for support on their own manual labor, or on contributions of others not legally liable for their support. The highest pension under the bill, Mr. Blair added, would be £24 a mouth for total helplessness and proportionately less for less disability. Blair did not believe the amount of money involved would exceed £15.000,000 a year. Brown said he was willing to vote pen sions to Union soldiers as liberal as any government in the world had paid to it's soldiers. He asked Elair what pension the governments of Europe had paid their soldiers. Blair did not know, but said England never permitted an old soldier to want. This bill stopped short of the Mexican bill, which Blair believed Brown favored. Brown said he very heartily favored the ; Mexican pension bill. Berry said the senate was asked to vote i on this bill with eyes closed. The commit- : tee gave no estimate of the runout of money ! it involved. Even the personal opinion of Blair upon it was admittedly indefinite. Berry said the senate could not sav whether the amount called for by the. bill would be $25,000,000 or f50.000.00t.. We were not informed whether additional taxes would not have to be levied or bonds issued in order to provide the money. If the hill became a law two years would not elapse before 90. if not 90 per cent., of the soldiers of the late war would be proving themselves entitled to a pension under it. Berry thought it time to call a halt. He did not believe tile union soldiers wanted this bill. As a rule they were men able to take care of themselves. The democrats and republicans, however, had vied with oil- another -*. hetlniv tiirougli sympathy ur from a desirt to-t- cure the soldier'- vote in givingpensionsto soldiers of the late war. wbib Mexi. u; soldiers were negUetcii mid ignored Ber ry judged ol the uni."ii soldiers by there opponents in saying that ii. didii t u.-’ic-. c union soldiers want-d this bill. The soldiers ol'the south, hi said, returned /’rum the war 'o fim : r 5 y lone chimneys standing to nunK pin-c when happy holi es had stood yet snltiicrs In.,! w. .-iked their way nut of tluir diflii'intii s. He Berry had never known ail Arkansas soldier to beg !'■-r bread i ' boi m e lei, i:.t- (in in the public fir support, lb- knee, it was regarded as u little h .-s than ;;eii.-nn fur one wliu had ' eon in the eon- ted' rati army to vote against a lull of the character now under debuts-, but if t i- senators through mis. .nisi ructio i were not at liberty to vote against a meas ure that they l.eiievi d hurtful 1 o i. ■ J -oj.je of the country, they were not free 01 indt - pendent leui-fiator.- and were nnwi :*iiv (u confidence. H- Berry was opposed ti tle Hill, not that he is not as low,'; .. eili/i n and as proud of liis Au.crii an -. in.'* a-hip and of his i .mii.ry as the un-i, ti -I had followed General Gr„i,t. Eul because lie- condition ol' the *■•.idiers din on m-nl it and tin condition oi'tlicpeople and their finances did not warrant it. Logan differed with Berry us to lie- nj - piic at ini: of the parallel s, eight In in - lirav. it by t hut senator be! wei 11 M ex lean i i,-rs aiid the s-.Idiers i nvi led'ey this bill. I.o- country? It is no wonder tlint my friend ti'om Arkansas Berry was alarmed hsi I lie democriitic party would he destroyed i if p, nvi'.ui ! ills sb.mfid puss." Logan sug- ! nested that the lust way for tier democrats to keep in now, r waste support deserving | pension bills. The senator from Arkansas j has said it was lime to call a bait. Did lie mean time to rail a halt onliitlsu.skii,g pay 1 for property taken by the army? Logan laid heard nobody asking for a ‘dealt" on lhat. If, however, tlu* senator meant to call a halt mi pension hills he should eon- I fine the cull to bills for undeserving pen sions ami should support bills for thuso t hat ■ were deserving. Logan said the United States government had agreed to pay a 1 bounty to Union soldiers scaled according i to their service in war and within a few .days. Before its conclusion regiment after regiment was mustered out within ten .days of the expiration of their time for the purpose of depriving i hem of that bounty. It would not be time to call a “halt." Logan thought, till we had done those soldi*, rs justice. Vest obtained tile (loop and will speak to-niorriiw. ! A number of amendments were submit ted to be printed. At 4:50 the senate went into executive sessioifand fifteen minutes later adjourned. Tit II, Itiki-^tleilfi'il. Washington. D. (A, Mav 13. In the house to-day, Rice, of Massachusetts, from the committee on foreign ad'airs, reported buck t he resolution requesting the presi dent to inform I lie house wlini steps nave been taken by him to have the seizure of the fishing schooner David J. Adams in vestigated and communicate at the earliest practicable day what were the circum stances under which the seizure was made. Adopted. Tii In* tavonilib Hi'jim-fpil. Washington, Ma.v 13.- The senate com mittee on commerce to-day ordered a favorable report upon Senator Frye's bill to limit the commercial privileges of ves sels of foreign countries in ports of the United States to such purposes as arc-ac corded to American vessels in ports of such 1 foreign countries. The bill will be re- i ported as an amendment to the shipping j bill. It is a retaliatory measure suggested by the seizure of the schooner "David Ad ams" in Dighy harbor, Nova Scotia. Si-nflilla Out Miuil. j Washington, May 13.—The United ! States fish commission to-morrow sends a car load of young shad south for stocking the tributaries of the gulf in Florida and : Georgia. Senuturial Contirinations, 1 Washington. May 13.—A list of sena- i torial confirmations, 200 or 300 in number, embracing nearly all branches of the civil j service, were made public to-day. Among them are: L. F. Youman, district attor ney, South Carolina; and the following i collectors of customs: T. D. Joyvey, Charleston, S. C'.; B. H. Ward, George town, S. C'.; H. W. Richardson. Beaufort, S. C\; C. H. Robinson, Wilmington, N. C.; J. A. Richardson. Pamleco, N. C\; and to be surveyor of customs, A. M. Walluce, At lanta. FIREMEN HOLD A TOURNEY. I ill' \AI DISCUSSION OF GLADSTONE'S MEAS URE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. i*li. s I nr nil.I A mi invi III* !l,INI. Hull* Hill nt-l.lli*. l**-.-| *i ml I .-I ii-, Cnnn* Hi 1. 1 ,i n I i v; - ii Will i.l Hi* **il mil Inn '■! I*ri.,*i.|., Aairotta'K 1,addins Take a Holiday and Attrart a Thn.oz of Vivltors. Augusta, May 11.—the ninety-first an nual tourney of the Augusta Are depart ment took place to-day, and proved suc cessful in every feature. The parade was fine and attracted the admiration cf all. It extended in length probably a mile. Tlie floral decorations of hose carriages and engines even surpassed former efforts and proved a valuable auxiliary to the success of the- day. Delegations from every sec tion were on hand, and the streets were densely thronged as ever on a like oc casion. In the reel contests Alert No. 9 captured the first prize for the all through race in 22 1 *5 seconds. The pti/e for the fast est run to the plug was scoured l,y Augusta No. 5—10(1 yards in 12, seconds. The prize for the era', test was won by No. 5 in 22 1-5 seconds! To-night the places of amuse ment are filled to overflowing and ninny private residences arc thrown open for the entertainment of visiting firemen. The day passed without an accident. in the IfiOyards free-for-all contest Bryan, late manager of the Charleston base br.ll club, won, and in the luh .cards free-for-aii Ramsey, of tile Mechanics, won in 2.8 sec onds. Tin-1e were six entries. In the steamer contests Georgia veil first prize, with u93 fi et. < itizen No. 5 won second prize \\ i* ii 27s ft—1 H inches. Clinch won third prize with 278 feet in inches. No bin k.-t •o..n st was had. TURF NEWS. lie !•; (II; It ii *-*•*-. W.tMiiNf ' on. Mac i.?■. — At the Ivy City London. May 13. ScUienmclicr «S Scliult, rice merchants of this city, have failed, with liabilities amounting to £1S3,HOO. The firm lias no assets. The failure is due to it foiling market. in the house op commons. Gladstone, in the house of eommnnsthis afte rnoon, replying to .Sir Miehuei Hicks Beach, conservative, stated that tlie gov ernment would propose that the debate on the home rule bill should lie from day to day, beginning Monday next. The gov ernment would not take to-morrow Fri day i for such debate because John Moldy, chief secretary for Ireland, would then take iieeasinn to move the second reading : i f his bill relating to tlie purelmrsc and use of arms in Ireland. The debate on Gladstone's Irish Hill was then resumed by Sir Henry James, ex- attiirney-general and ot present liberal member for Bury. He criticized the measure. He said he was only influenced by a desire to arrive nl a right and just conclusion concerning the best way to govern Irelahd. (Cries of hear! hear! , from Gladstone.) The premier's scheme contained live conditions, the unity of the empire, the supremacy of the imperial I parliament, safeguards for the right of the j Irish minority, the upholding of social ] order and a final settlement of the Irish question, but the Hill offered no security | relations for the fulfillment of the con ditions, because whatever Irish bill Eng land might pass could lie repealed tlie next day by tile Dublin parliament. Thu speaker said lie depreentea jthe threat of the Ulster loyalists to resort to arms. Every one should discourage such threats, but the government had mentioned what the dyna miters and assassins would do unless the Hill was passed. Here John Money corrected the speak er. stating tHat what had been said was i that the dynamiters and assassins would lie delighted if tlie hill were rejected. Sir llenry, continuing, said the veto pro vision in Gladstone's lull was inadequate to protect the loyalist minority, iiecau.se the judges ami police in Ireland would be the minions of tin* majority. The minority should not be thus depressed. [Cheers.] The speaker did not believe that the Hill would prove a final settlement of the Irish question, but did believe that the Irishmen would use it simply as a vantage ground for warfare upon England to obtain event ually a total separation icrios of “no! no!” from the Parnellites. i In conclusion, Sir Henry said: “We have, indeed, now come to the parting of the roads. As the premier says each mem ber must make his choice. I have made mine. I believe that the bill will lead to confusion and chaos. I hope tlie house will maintain an unbroken union as at present exists between three kingdoms." [Cheers.] Campbell Bannerman. secretary for war. said he did not believe that the Irish would exhibit all the evils with none of the vir tues of a nation. The very fact that all the rival schemes for reform of the govern ment in Ireland had been withdrawn to give the present one entire p< Ksession of the field testified to the soundness of the bill. The late government had allowed tliiiigs in Ireland to drift until English rule in Ireland had come to be despised, lie believed a majority of the house favor ed the cardinal principle of the Hill. If.so, he would ask what could lie more deplor able than a failure of the house to give legislative efleet to that principle? In conclusion Bannerman declared that the government was quite readyjto consider ali suggestions for the retention of Irish rep resentatives at Westminster. [Laughter from the opposition benches.. CHANGES IN TIIK ARMY. Dublin. Ma.v lft.—'The Freeman's Jour nal says that sir Frederick Roberts. e"m- nmnder of the Indian aimy, will is iv- eidled from India to take chief eoiunmnd ol i he army in Ireland. The Journal also sa\>: tha! tin garrisons in ( Mer *.vii 1 in creased. MAKING WARLIKE I'KKI'M'.A'I IONS. ARM Will Mav 18. A large m-oric;, ..: of loyalists lias b. -n form, il here !'• : tin purpose iifarming and drilling tin- u|- jionenls ot Jiuim- rule Thi~ nrgni'i. ,1 :• m inis arranged for in* pur. h n- ..f.ii. a .. ..- I'uml.er of rifie- at £> sh'lliug*. Mich. Diuntili. s id'war mate 1 iid hit’e al"-j.i;* of tiie Columbia and Greenville rail- rum! t : coiicid tax due by that mad on account of salaries of tiie ratiri 'ii comniiHslonern, the state supreme court Imvilip- decided that the railroads v re iiab'.e for t heir proportionate share of tlie salaries of the commissioners, ail ap- pcul was taken to the United States circuit court, and Judge Bond granted a tempo rary injunction. On amotion for a per- |ietua! injunction, Chief Justice Waite re- si rvi d Ins decision in tlie case. Deputy United Slates Marshal Hpritling was no* quitted of tlie idinrui- of presenting false accounts against the government. Am Kxlfiishf l ockout. Chicago, May 13. An extensive lockout of striking tailors in this city was inaugu rated by tiie association of clothing manu facturers and wholesale dealers to-day. This means that 2ii,iXl(l to 25,000 sewing people, men and women, will be denied work. The employers arc resolved that it will continue until the strikers with draw the demands they have made,through the boss tailors for increase of pay. A large meeting of the association of inanufactur- i rs wa.- held last night and all the mem bers, including tliirty-onc firms, pledged till mselves to give out no more work until the strikers recede from their present po- 1 sit ion. It is claimed by the employers that the demands of the employes, who nil work by the piece, represent an advance of from 20 to 35 per cent. THE NEW BISHOP. !tblu>|i ltei-kcr in lie Fcnmiliy Installeil .Next Suinhty. Savanna'n News. On next Sunday Bishop Becker, of Wil mington, Del, will he formally installed as bishop of the see of Savannah. Hissuc- 1 ec'isor will lie elected at a meeting held in Baltimore this week. It is thought here that tlie bishop will come to Savannah from Baltimore, and it is hoped that Archbishop Gibbons will also come, i The day of Bishop Becker’s arrival here is not yet known, but he is not expected earlier than Thursday, and he may not get here until Saturday. The installation ser mon will be preached by Bishop Moore, of St. Augustine, Fla. Bishop Northrop, of I Charleston, may also be present, and a number of priests from neighboring cities arc expected. Tlie services will be con ducted in the Cathedral at 10:30 o’clock in the morning. I A dispatch to the News from Washing- t ton, received last night, says: “Bishop i Becker, accompanied by Father Keilcy, I left here for Baltimore this afternoon, en route to his now field of labor at Savannah, Ga. At Baltimore he will attend the con sistory of Bishops, at which it is expected that his successor for this diocese will be nominated. After leaving Baltimore and before proceeding to Savannah, Bishop Becker will visit other stations in his new diocese, which embraces the state of Geor gia.” | A COOL SUICIDER. An Antnihta Man llrovin*. Himself In I lie N.T&nn.k Hirer. Augusta, Ga., May 13.—Dragoud Iiled committed suicide by drowning in the Savannah river to-day, after making the coulist preparations. He tied a rope around his body, fastened the other end of it to a tree on the bank, drove a stick in the ground, and hung his hat upon it to attract attention, and tlic-n jumped into the water and was drowned. He was discovered by simie children playing on the hank, ana the body was drawn out by tlie rope. Illes’ face was hauiy eaten oy cancer, and it is supposed tlint led to his suicide. Tin- Mu*J'*ui Ei-ntlv.l. Petersburg, Va.. May 18.—This was the greatest day of the musical festival. An orchestral recital was given this morn ing by 7.. 'Trim's orchestra and to-night Hayden's masterpiece, “Oratorio of the (J'eutir.n" was rendered by a chorus of tiim hundred void the solo parts being taken by .Madrtint Louise l’yke, Dr. Mar lin am! Charles 11. Thompson, of New York. The rendition was admirable. Many visitors arrived in the city to-day lu attend tile ol..! ol'io. Til. IV, i.li-'l I* iliupinmi. !3.—The police 1* it? t.m.-i.il ri-aclfi that tfc**ir NY* uikU P,„p »t ii V» |:t tin Th tr*.. ♦» <i to tl.o ].t. sion*. J ■ tii.- • i.iun Koldicrs ofth*• : il. %vurv.a-; of tiie 1 larger min.i.tr of soldiers i.i lhut war. J.ogun <\i kd that :i:e.e\vu' t>10'slightest di.sp'»sUiuj; on tic port ofn.iy- bodv t*» rceard ii treason for f.v-C’onl'cder- at«i* to '»p;-< h»* tin’s bi!l. II.- wa* glud to know tint t.oiw <*t tin. f«>nf(-» .crate solo iurn were obliged :<> look to tlie pubJie P»r sup port. but tL«- fact that the disabled union soldier was to get. a pension was not t<* be taken as any indication that, anything wrong was going t.* be done. Jji all nations nnci b.v all governments pensions laid b..-en given to the wounded and disabled. Our i. r «»v< rnirwiit would U- unworthy the mim» of a republic il‘ it permitted mwi wi.fi fought and siifb-r. d for it and saved it for us all to be negl* cted in their indpless- l.ogan would at the proper time move that n<» peewjon hen-aflor he paid to any soldier should tie Je^.s titan W» hud s-*n)e pensions of one and two dollars a month. Tell.il* interposed to say that there were over 2d.0Q0 cases ol *2a month pon.-dons. At tin’s Logan remarked: ‘*\Vlmt a magnanimous pension! Ore-d (ind! Mr. President, is not this robbery 7 Js not thi« dedro;» ing the peace of the j». oplc of this morning again math- the tr«»ck heavy. First race, mile dash for thr»*o-year*o!d>. purse and selling rac*.; Tuny Fo.-ter ’Aon. Duke oi \V* niiK-ri'liiii'l 2d, Frank V.’ard 3d; time I.-jO. F«.eoi.d race. Ur. ctwood st. k»*s. tor tw.»- year-o'd*. five furl- tig- Pl'mipotenth.j v won. Young l/do 2n. V 1 ' l'li"nl<eth 2.1: time 1:0."),. Third r-i.-c. on- miie for tlire.-\car old**: did not fill, and J*.i.ve <e Dale- f\es- had a i(«m >omc wall; over. Fourth rare WilliarrFs hot.1 stakes, for three-year olds, aj;d a furlong, eti- traiac, cinb added fUK'Ki; J’uras Erdiuii won. ivavauie 2d; time 2.02. Fifth ia. e. handi« f}> sweepstakes, mile and a fujh'ng; Drake Carter won, Knigra 2rl, Wandering U\: time 2:' 1. Sixth rac . . \t; a me- f..?- be.dm liois.s tin. < -..nrii tcrs of i mile: Sou moir won Lord I*o».*i• 2d, Fooni" ’M: tin." 1 21. ’. !! to:. Kv.. May 13 Wi.rrant.s for -t nf.several men ulin w* helling t hr- coining l‘. ‘ IS "I t h* belli ii;e club have bo ll taken out bv tin order h ag"", who claim that pool r. vioiating ihe rr Cent emutm.-ut k.v le.gi'hdure (orbiddmg the - mis outside of tlie race < A }•: w thet ru d'xnina Iv favor* SUJ;po.t trading ' slowh u then a n minat* d i; 1;. Mav id. To-day was again ' market, there being pre- r ii. wstiHoat. Tne <>\» ning s e. iall.v for coal stocks, in regard m.ors have b»*en alinosi entiic- .. of late, but tlie market h.eked dciitly, for al’t.-r a ft w minutes ■am.' dull! and prices went olf i after 12 o’clock. There was , of small fractions which cul- rly in the last hmir, wl.eli prices again resinned a downward movement. The market < los.-d heavy at a slight ad vance over the lowest price*. F.vmything • •ii the list is lower to-night, although for only fractional amounts. Hales, 21S.M00 shares. III. S,*o|| |.,|M C’oi.rMii's. (>.. M iy 13.- Tlie l<gi L lture to-day i a^'-ed the li'pior tax bill which is a rt- na. tmmt of i lie .Se tt law and w!lir 11 goes into efleet from date. >n tie. mt *. ii!"• i ' *. Hi( H.njomi. Va.. May 13. In the M K g» • erul co! f»* re rice to-day t i!. committee on . pi.scop.c y reported in favor of . M et ing four new bishops. Dr. Winth Id, of Arkansas, moved to amend by substituting three. I>r. Mai tin, of Kcniuck.\, <-fler» d .ii aiuendnu nt to this, calling for li < hi-*imps. During the discussion a great arh iy of \ i< v s vw re expressed. In put ting the (juration the point of order was rab< (| bv Mr. Tlioinburg, of Arkansas, who objected to the j*n.do ing bidioo's decision, that the high -t hur.ihi r must be vot< d nj>on first, then Tin ot rs ii. order to tin lowest nuiiil.L r. .a I* firir.Mtively only, 'fliortil'iirg appealed t. the house, taking tbe position tnat paiT.i- n:ent,«i.\ u.-age r. quired that the neg.tli • a‘ w.-ll as th.- idirm itive vote should !•«.* t aken. The at pe 11 w as sustained bv the eonlereiH-c. 'flie vote lesulted in the con- .■•iision toiled four new bishojis'fucsrhiN’ next at 11 O l lock. Tin* l |ibriijni! ('timnfinii. (’ilAKl.r-TON, May 13. In tin Kpismpal dioc* *>«x11 convention to-d iy, dobaie on or ganization wascontinued Two additi**i ;il *»norals were taken on tin- ruling of the bishop, tl at the reports of the commit tee on credentials could not h.* confirmed hy a vote of th** convention. A vote on all ap peals H likely to he reached to-morrow. \ fimiit i on if n.-'isiou. (‘HAKI.KSTON, S. (’.. May 13. Tn tin l’nit* d States circuit c«.ui ; t b> »'ay, (’I.i* 1 J u-it ice Wait*! beard tin- case of ! I’M * id , 'frust company, of New York f t lie first rnorigagc bomlhold. ('olumb’a and (ireenvdllo i :i • • ('.(). Mar^hail. county I re a *. hind county, for levying on . *• - The southern lo-da.v .sold to a h *10,000 paid up under tlie same The incorpo- i'dude George Ii. ) .: IL IL nieh- Ai*>n d hank and I the Dixie. a.-*! night old* ?’. <] the withdrawal : M. Lot;F of the remaining two .•» of militia. ThU leaves that ir*-!y urprut* utul so far as milj- \\ »t> ! *M > w illi!«•. Ai: to a goat may la- called a nanny er-ary jjoeni. Lowdi (‘il i/.en. An intelligent bull always charges at a -.1 hag. There are some really good points n i bull. Hutfalo Comm, rcial. 'fhe new (-ditioii of Welister’s dictionary - t.» ri< tin. dude. \Ye didn’t suppose it \.«*% possible. Norristown Herald. J-’isli are -o plenty in some parts of Can- da th.it in order to t* 11 u lir<t-"huss lie the j,i rt-nu.ii ha- to swear he didn’t catch i. v. Texas Siftings. si hwatlea. "i, i». big interviewed, savs: N.i. yoc n. v« r can reswli tlie pole with a id 1 hx>n: icit you an re i*di the balloon with i/«»!•*. it it -.ail.T pretty low.” Fuck. In France a certificate of birth must be -reduced hefbr. a marriage can take place, ’on have to proM* that you have been bom r voii can't g.-t marrietl. that’s all there in boat it. Detroit Flee Press. A Philadelphia gentleman, after being bowl! about the city yestcnlay by a citizen fine I Lib, said to liD 'diaper.me : * Boston -n’t laid out s,, wdl *us Philadelphia.” St ” re|»!ie*i t!i** latter, **but it will be Ac n it is ft*, dead." Bo.stoli Post. Iihhtii.ii Murni)*^ l.eiur H'ikI. Ex-Gi,v. Eli II. Murray, nl' Utah, is well . i * li 11 i~ 1 i* • 11 wit Ii that territory to ..iki■ ii iii.-i jlei'iiiain nt lvsidenee. Murray ia-, a linin' head; '.vith tiie destruction of HJyiutinv 1*01111' stuteliood and senator- h;i>s. sjii iuu'li'-id Ri iiuliliean. l.i. mill -.... til.. ICiiits. Il is mil nut of iilacc at this season to call ii. mi,iu tiltin' fiu't tlmt Uhioago is unex- i lli .1 ,i stimuli. 1 !' res.u'i. The climate is • •littlitful. and there is always something ;oing ou here.. - Chicago Tribune.