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ANIC IN WALL STREET. ting Scenes WMcli Recall the Black Friday of ’12. j Failnrcs Among the Stock Oper ators—The Worst is OTcn New York special of Friday says: was the worst day Wall street has in this week of woe. Hopes in- red in Thursday evening that the ic had rnn its course were prema- The stock market opened amid at excitement and with prices about same ns Thursday’s closing. It very soon apparent that many eks must be sold out regardless of The discrimination of the against certain stocks, espec- y Industrials as collaterals in loans, compelled their holders to throw m overbourd. .’he slaughter of industries was nw- and it was very quickly seen that .re must be more failures. No house gely interested in these stocks could expected to remain solvent. A PANIC IN THE AIR. >y 9 :30 o’clock the galleries of the :k exchange began to fill. Thurs- ’s exciting events had attracted eryono’s attention, and the public d awakened to the fact that a panic i in the air. On the floor at 9 :50 block, a broker yelled: “What will : Je price of cordage be?” and the cry •hoed back and forth through the alleries. Everybody was aroused and Sme were in danger of tumbling over lo railing to the floor beneath in their Jideavor to get a view of the cordage ’ owd, which was swelling in numbers cry second. Pandemonium was im minent, when, at 10 o’clock a wooden allot fell and with it three sharp blows ion the chairman’s desk, the market jencd. EVERYBODY GONE CRAZY. “Nineteen for cordage,” came on no instant, nndthe sale of 5,000 shares that figure was, in a moment, re- orded on the tickers. The sugar crowd, Paul crowd and Chicago gas crowd a high old time. For thejrf interests lay with the which was most con- int • of numbers, and on -eater demonstrations with waved aloft. many, more ladies pres- s than on the day jefore, and wild pushing and yelling )f the brokers below stirred them up o such a high state of excitement that many of them cried out in very sym pathy. THE PANIC COMES. Tho panic already foreshadowed at last last dropped out full-fledged, The. sight became indescribable. The crowd 1 swayed backward and forward and it looked for a moment lis though the rush below was to be reproduced above. »" “DEACON” white’s FAII/CRE. ' Tho excitement on the stock ex change was most intense, and prices fell so rapidly that it was a difficult matter to keep track of them. Tho announcement of tho suspension of S. V. White added to tho general demon stations which seemed to have set in. DIG DROPS IN PRICES. American sugar which opened at 85 had dropped to 03 at 11 o’clock. Chi cago gas fell from 7-1 to 05, general electric from 80 to 00. National Cor dage 19 to IS 1-1. Whiskey trust from 22 1-4 to 21 1-1; load from 33 to 28. United States rubber from 45 to 40. Western Union from 83 to 81 1-1 and Manhattan from 120 to 120. The appointment of receivers for National Cordage at a late hour Thursday night was the occasion for further break 'in the preferred stock Friday morning at 45. The common opened at 9 to 21, five thousand shares changing hands at this price. General electric was another weak spot, and in the first few minutes of business tho stock broke fivo points to seventy-five. The fact that certain people have thought it necessary to issue a statement that the company is all right is viewed with suspicion in some quarters. At 10:15 a. m. stock was Belliug at 09. Sugar was also at tacked and broke to 76, while Chicago gas dropped to 60. Manhattan sold down 5 1-2 to 1.21. Considering the panic in the industrial group, the general list held fairly well. DEACON WHITE FAILS AGAIN. S. V. White & Co. announced their suspension at 10:15 o’clock on account of the terrific drop in Cordage and Chicago gas. were actually above Thursday night’s IWHITECAPISM PARALYZED The failure of Ferris & Kimball was announced on stock exchange shortly after 12 o'clock. At that hour the nervous tension in financial circles showed no signs of relaxing. The failure of S. Y. White caused a fresh outbreak of the selling fever. Barely, if ever, in the history of the stock ex change were there such wild fluctua tions witnessed. At the office of Ferris & Kimbill, whoso failure was announced at 12 :45 o’clock, it was stated that no statement of the' condition of the firm would be given out until later inrihe-afternoon. The shrinkage in Industrials carried down the concern. A feature of the market for railway and miscellaneous bonds was a break in security corporation 6’s to 82. The last previously reported sale was 96. This is the collateral company that was organized to finance for the National Cordage. The failure of B. L. Smith & Co. Thursday brought out these bonds, : The following stocks were sold out under the rule at the New York ex change Friday presumably for S. V. White: 2,100 American sugar, 700 At chison, 300 Cordage, 100. Lead, 100 Erie, 200 New York and New England and fifty Western Union. AFTER THE BATTLE. After the gavel had fallen and the battle was over for the day the men went away into quieter spots and looked the situation over from a dis tance. In well-informed financial quarters, the feeling grew that. th# worst has been seen in Wall street, and from this time on matters will im prove. On this theory, which had, to some extent, obtained before the close, and on the fact that certain houses whose names had been named as being in, the storm of the early part of the day, pulled through all right, it was seen that there had been a revolution in sentiment and prices bounded up almqpt as rapidly as they had dropped early in the day. WHITE EXPECTS TO RESUME. Mr. White says that he expects to resume joayments at once. It is stated that *the Havemeyers, the wealthy sugar men, have but up money enough —$1,000,000—to place Mr. White on his feet again. . His losses, it is said are in sugar and Manhattan Elevated stocks. He has a large amount of sugar privileges out on which the losses are heavy." • • Tenninatiofl oftlie Famous Mississippi White Cap Trials. Governor Stone Upholds Judge Chris man in Enforcing the law. THE WEEK’S BUSINESS. LONDON BUYING HEAVILY. Seen at a distance of 3,000 miles, the disposition had a different aspect. While our own brokers were in a dazed condition and throwing over their stocks regardless of prices, foreign houses were quietly at work picking up tie dividend payers. Their pur chases were heavy enough to demoral ize the foreign exchanges. It was es timated that up to noon London’? purchases of securities in the local market aggregated fnlly sixty thousand shares, consisting of tit. Paul, Lorn ville and Nashville, Wabash preferred and other interior national favorites. Money at this time was ejose and stock exchange borrowers were paying 11 and 12 per cent. At 1 o’clock the battle had been on three hours and many of those in the early engagement had gone outside to the sutler's camp for food; They heard how London and other ccmtere were lying back in comparative eaiety and absorbing the fruits of their sacrifices. A CHANGE FOR THE BETTER. The result was a change for tihe bet ter in thc.^toek market and a steadied ton* characterized the next • dealings:-’ Tho foreign buying was felt inside to have been on a heavy scale and the New; Yorkers saw that European pur chasers had certainly picked up some very cheap stocks. The example ‘ set by the foreigners and the confidence- they displayed/in our .securities- re"- vivea the drooping courage, of-home, operators and a great rally resulted. At i :30 o’clock p. m. money sold off According to RepoK of Dnn & Co’s. Agency. B. G. Dun & Co.’s review of trade for the past week says: Had business in Wall street been unsound the - col lapse of prices during the past wdbk might have caused a panic. Nearly gll stocks fell, but the Industrials were more seriously depressed and while the average decline in all stocks was about $6 per shnre for the week, Cord age fell 43 ptfints, Sugar 40 and Man hattnh 2G.'"- Several failures occurred without general disturbance and tbe appointment of receivers for the Cord age Coinpnny was in some sense a re lief. Other speculative markets are, on the whole, rather stronger than week ago. At nearly all points the backward season and bad weather with slow collections give cause of com plaints. At Pittsburg the iron trade is still more 'depressed, but business in glass is fairly good. Trade at Cincinnati is quiet,''Collections are very slow and money in active demaud. At Cleve land business is fair to quiet and at Detroit the backward season causes a shrinkage of 10 to 15 pence in orders. At Fort Wayne slow collections are reported and at Indianapolis money is close. Chicago reports a shrinking trade, slow collections, money compar atively tight, a decrease of 15 per cent on eastward shipments, but an increase in real estate and building. Trade improves at Milwaukee. At Miuneap nil’s and St. Paul trade is dull anil col lections are 6low. At St. Louis busi ness is active und collections heavy. Grain receipts are large and the river export'trade unusually heavy. Money is in healthy demand and country ad vices are good. Kansas City reports better trade and at Omaha groceries are in active demand and dry goods are in fair demand. At St. Joseph better trade is reported, but at Halt Lake collections are slow and in obey close. At most southern points trade is im proving, though at Louisville money is lose. At Nashville the financial situ ation is quiet. At Little Bock collec tions are slow. At Macon trade is good and at Knoxville and Columbus somewhat improved. At Augusta bus iness is dull, but cojjgqtjyng fair, and at Savanuah trade improves, especially in naval stores. Bjisiness is gaining at ^few Orleans, though crop prospects are less favorable on account of th» storms. Pile iron trade shows no improve ment. There is pressure to -sell from the west. Southern No. 2 is sold at $8.50. Birmingham and Bessemer has fallen to $13.40 at Pittsburg. Bar is eut again and structural iron is slow. Sales of 15,000,000 pounds of lake copper to American consumers at 11 cents are reported. Tin and lead are weak aud coal dull. Iu tbe boot and shoo trade there has rarely been such dullness. Beceipts of cattle at the west are slightly lower than a yein; flgo. Wool sales at Boston, Philadelphia and New York for the year are 2,500,000 pouuds less than last year to date. Trade iu woolens is narrow and disappointing and in cot tons waiting" and uncertain. Speculative markets have been rather strong; wheat has advanced 1 cent; corn 1 3-8 cents and pork 75 .cents per barrel,’ with scarcely any discoverable reason, though" .western .'reports regsrding the eqming , crops run satisfactorily. Oil lias.dropped nearly 9 cents per barrel, but cotton is unchanged. Prices of /commod ities average 4-10 of 1 per cent, lower than a wt*ek ago, and tha. ^-aideney is downward as monetary difficulties in- eYease. a sport small last weekend for tho.«y»st four weqksJinve been about 84,00(j,000 ■ be.- lojv those' pf last year. So’ifatt imports for ,the : past month were probably $10,- 000,000 or more greater than exports. , Among tlu"*failnres of the week only one is reported of rating abo.ve $200,- p09j onlj^one Between’ $125,000 and £2,00,000: tyrq'lyfi^Sn $40,000 aud $75,000; and "eight’ betweet $.10,000 andcJ4fMffi0i.andiH^aJl.o|f^ fifteen of rating exceeding $10,000 out of 24? in all .tl}£ United States and Canada. to 18 to 20 per cent and the pressure- - ’ A'’Chicagp-\fi'spatch ofaFriday says: against the market wa^ lifted and just” previous to 2 o’clock money on call; fell to 6 per cent-, owing to the heavy offerings of funds. by commission houses. As a result, the market for’ stocks "became comparatively caliri and* brokers enjoyed the only real resting spell they have had during the week. Indication pointed then to the fact that considerable amounts of stock had'4«*twtaW:n up and paid fo.r. '.if Si Up to 2. o’clock Friday evening tin* sales,-of -Kst6d‘..:gtoel:s were 444,970 shares and of huh-sted stocks 201,'851 shares. At ’that VouV tlie markafcyvas somewhat feverish, although some stocks; K PAY-AND MARC& The President of World’s Fair Decides a -Knotty Problem,’ Those fvho were afraid that Chief Burn ham's Guards would raise a row if at tempts were made to parade through i lie fair grounds, were relieved yester- fl*}| when President Higginbotham "Ijave it out that any body of men, no matter how large, would be permitted to march inside the big fence, provided they had paid their entrance fee. ’’onset} iteotlv the commercial iravel- reiwj'Avho" intend .to .bring one hundred thousand men to th'edair, .and the Cath olic .Knights of America, together with the foreign countries and vari ous states can proceed with’ their cele brations, r A special from Brookhaven, Miss., says: Whiteeapism reeieved its death blow in south Mississippi Monday. Since the mob came to town last Thurs day for the purpose of liberating the indicted white caps in jail, and an at tempt to assaissnate the judge of the court when he threw himself in the breach, the community has been in fever of excitement and a fresh assault was expected at any moment. The sheriff deemed it best to reinforce the citizen soldiery by telegraphing Governor Stone, for two companies of state troops. As Monday was the day for which the white caps trials had been set, it was expected on all sides that things would reach a crisis. Numer ous reports had been received that the attack would be renewed just before daylight or during the day. Governor Stone who hurried to the scene of the trouble when the first outbreak occur red, had promised to return and ad dress the people in support of law and order. Contrary to general expectation, no outbreak occurred during the night and at ah early hour people began to arrive from the country in large num bers. The urban population were al ready up and on the alert, and by 9 o’clock one of the largest crowds ever seen in town was assembled. The courthouse and jail were heavily guard- ed^until the hour of opening court and no-one was allowed to pass pickets ex cept persons connected with the court and the military. At 10:30 o’clock the order was given to allow the crowd to enter the court house, aud in a little while, all availa ble sitting room was completely filled, while hundreds had to remain on the outside. A picked guard of half a dozen men with "Winchesters and big revolvers stood at the right of the judge’s bench facing*"the audience. Judge Chrisman, who has been the central fignre of the occasion all the way through, stood near the entrance to the courtroom and with easy grace and calm demeanor helped the sheriff to direct the. crowd to the seats. At length, Judge .Chnsmau announced that before the regular business of tbe court Was proceeded with, Governor Stone' who had come during the night,’ would deliver his address. GOVERNOR STONT? TALKS. The governor said he had come as the chief executive officer of the com monwealth, to render whatever assist ance he could by his presence and counsel in vindicating and upholding ,tl\e majesty of the law. This he was determined to do at cost. He wanted the lawless element of Lincoln county to understand that he, the governor, and the whole law abiding element of Mississippi, stood at Judge Chrisman’s back and would render him all needed assistance in bringing the guilty to justice. Ho expressed the utmost con fidence in Judge Chrisman’s integrity, judgment and mercy, and would give him all needed support in the discharge of his official duties. At the conclusion of Governor stone’s speech Judge Chrisman ascended the bench and called the white cop eases. About two hundred witnesses hau been summoned, principally for the defense and most of them were found to be pre sent. Tho counsel for the defense were loth to go to trial and first made a motion for a change of venue on the ground of undue prejudice against tho accused, but this was also a motion for a continuance of the cases until next term. FLEAS OF GUILTY AND SENTENCES. But few realized the sensation that was about to follow. The attorney for the defense came forward and announc ed to the judge that six of the nine prisoners who had been placed on trial wished to plead guilty. The state’s attorneys stepped forward aud said’that he was willing to accept the pleas and would enter nol pros as to the remaining three, as the testimony did not justify their further prosecu tion. Judge Chrisman called the men before him who had plead guilty and ■Raid that he would not accept their plea unless it was made in entire good faith and not under the idea that they could not get justice if the trial pro ceeded. ’ Ench one declared that he was acting in nerfeet sincerity and good faith, and begged for the mercy of the court. Judge Chrisman then pronounced the sentence of two years on ench in the penitentiary, but promised that if their friends would desist from other awlessness and conducted themselves properly he would use his influence with the governor to have the sentence shortened after they had served one year. The Tull limit of the law would have been ten years. All tbe convicted ineA have families except one and are poor. Their wives anti children were iu court and the sobs and scenes which followed were heartrending and moved many stern men to tears. This breaks the back of whiteeapism in Lincoln county. Many members of the mob have already signified their intention of coming-in next Friday and pleading guilty and throwing themselves on the mercy of the court. All trAoJis were withdrawn Monday evening and things have assumed their normal condition. EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE. SUNDAY AT THE FAIR. The Gates Were Closed Except to Those Haring Passes. A Chicago dispatch says: The rule to close the gates of the world’s fair on the seventh day was rigidly enforced Sunday, so far as the ticket-pur- chasing public was concerned. The fortunate hands who held passes, were admitted; - however, and allowed to wander about the grounds at their will. It was a beautiful day and hundreds of workingmen, some of them with fami lies, went to the fair grounds under the pprehension that the gates were to be open, and when " those toilers were turned away, they were left in any thing but a good humor. . It was high ly aggravating to them to see the fa vored-hands, even thousands enter the grounds on passes, while they who worked all the week were excluded. The validity of the law of congress closing the gates is to be tested in the courts. Joint Meeling.-at Yashnlle of Baptist Societies. A Nashville, Tenn.. special of Thurs day says: A thousand delegates are here ready for the Southern Baptist convention. The session bids fair to be the greatest as well as the largest in the history of the body. THE EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE. Thursday morning the American Bap tist Educational Society and the South ern Baptist Educational conference met ih joint session at the First Baptist church,and were called to order by Dr, AY. B. Bothwell, of William Jewell col lege, Missouri, president of the South ern Baptist Educational conference. After prayer by Dr. George Cooper,, Kev. C. S. Gardner, of the Edgefield Baptist church, of Nashville, welcom ed the visitors. Dr. Bothwell respond ed to their address, felicitating him self and his brethren that they had met in Nashville. The delegates were then enrolled. Dr. A. J. Emerson, president of Howard Payne college, Texas, read an able paper on “Higher Education in Texas,” and officers were elected for the ensuing year. The Southern Bap tist re-eleeted Dr. Bothweil president unanimously. Dr. Thomas Hume, of the University of North Carolina was selected secretary. Dr. H. H. Harris, of Bichmond col lege, Bichmond, A a., read a paper on college examinations and degrees which was heard with great interest. In the afternoon the American Bap tist Educational Society met, Dr. Ed ward Johnson presiding. After hymn and a prayer by Dr. M. M. Bi ley, of Kentucky, the delegates were read and Treasurer Joshua Leverin: made his report. The report of Corresponding Seere tary Kev. F. T. Gates, of Brooklyn proved a paper of special interest. The objects and policy of the society were outlined. Only eleven colleges out of sixty-seven white colleges in the south were endowed and only seven had en dowments over $100,000. The ciety raised last year $331,000, below the average of the first three years. He spoke of the university of Chicago, which had an endowment of $7,000,000 and was constantly adding to this vast sum. Kesolutions in-memory of Dr. B. L Dudley, of Georgetown, Ky., president of the American Baptist Educational Society were adopt ed by a rising vote. Officers were elected as follows President, Dr. Edward Judson,of New York; vice presidents, W. B. Both- well, •’ of Missouri, and W. J. Northen, of Georgia ; recording secre tary, H. M. AVharton, of Maryland; acting corresponding secretary, H L. Moorehouse, of New York; treasu rer, Joshua Levering, of Baltimore; auditor, William. AI. Isaac, of New York. To'fill vacancies in the execu tive board: G.W. Murry, New York Eugene Levering, Maryland; J. Poll ard, Maryland; E. L. Hedstrom, New York; H. M. Porter, Pennsylvania; Joshua Levering, Alary land; L. B. Ely, Alissouri; J. A. Hoyle, South Carolina; F. T. Gates, New York; H. AI. AIcDonald, Georgia; 4Y. C. Belt ing, New York; J. B. Gambell, Missis sippi. Papers were read by Professor A. F. Williams, of Bethel college, Ky., on “Loyal Kelationof Baptist Schools to the Denomination,” by Secretary Hume, for Dr. Noah K. Daves, of the University of Virginia, on “Interme diate Education iu Baptist Colleges.” THE NIGHT SESSION. At the night session President Will- iam B. Harper, of the University of Chicago, read a paper on “The Be- quirements of Collegiate Education and College Professors.” He referred to the necessity of specialists which had grown up in the past fifty years, and said its only danger was in the outgrowth of narrow-minded men. Dr. J. L. AI. Curry, ex-minister to Spain and agent of the Peabody edu cational fund, made a speech that might be taken to be political, but said it was not done in a political way. Ho only wanted to defend the south. The finger of scorn was pointed at the south for its poorly endowed schools. He would point to the fact that more money went back to the north ern states than they paid for taxes. Illinois, for example paid $3,885,000 received $9,445,000; Aliehigan paid $2,000,000 and got back $7,400,000. Colleges, he said, would never reach their highest developments until there is co-education. BIG BLAZE IN PITTSBURG. Six People Rescued From a Burning Building—Firemen Injured. Thursday morning fire started in the basement of B. F. Glockler’s six story stone building at Pittsburg, Pa., aud in a short time the entire structure was in flames, and the adjoining build ing belonging to the Glocklers, and occupied by Abram Arnfeld, cloth ing dealer, was burning fiercely. Glockler’s stoek of hardware, valued at $50,000, was a total loss, on which there was $0,000 insurance. His loss on the buildings is $70,000, insurance $20,000. Arufold’s loss on stock, $50,000, fully insured. Two firemen were seriously injured by the falling walls. Six members of Glockler’s family, Frederick Greyer, the janitor of the building, with bis wife and two children, were all rescued by the fire men. Their means of exit were cut off by the flames. . They had a narrow escape. » GERMAN ARMY BILL A Xevr Counterfeit Five. The chief of the secret service of the treasury department has issued a circular describing a new counterfeit $5 silver certificate said to be in cir culation, It is of the series of" 1886, heck letter 13 B, bearing the signa ture of AV. S. Rosecrans, register, and E. H. Nebeker, treasurer, and has a small, scalloped seal. The portrait of Graut is poorly engraved, having a scratched appearance, and some of the lettering is irregular. Defeated aud the Reichstag Dissolved. Great Excitement. A special cable dispatch from Berlin says: The army bill was rejected in the Reichstag Saturday by a vote of 210 against 162 in favor of the bill. The rescript signed by the Kaiser dis solving the Reichstag was immediately promulgated and the Reichstag was dissolved. Immediately upon the re sult of the vote being announced, CEancellor Caprivi read the imperial mes.agi decreeing the dissclu.ion of- Keiehstag. The social democratic members of the Reichstag displayed wildest enthusiasm over the result. They hurrahed -repeatedly, following cheer with cheer. Great confusion and uproar prevailed in the house, and public excitement is at the highest pitch in Berlin. A FRIGHTFUL WRECK On tbs Bif Four Road Caused by Defect iye Air Erases. Ten Sen Crushed to Death and Manj Others Badly Injured. One of the most horrible wrecks in the history of railroading occurred on the Big Four road in Lafayette, Ind., at 1:15 o’clock Sunday morning, as n result of which ten men are now dead and many more injured. The tram was the east-bound passenger, leavin; Chicago at 9 o’clock p. m. The acci dent- was caused by the failure of The nirbreakes to work. The engineer un doubtedly discovered this before reaching the cut beyond tho AVabash river, as vigorous whistling for brakes could be heard when the train was still a mile west of the city. The en gineer’s desperate effort to stop the train was shown by the large amount of sand thrown by him on the bridge through which the train came just before the fatal crash. The en gine dashed out of the bridge over tbe AVabash river at a speed not less than sixty iniles an hour, crashing into the depot building, carrying off a portion of the depot and train sheds several hundred feet, the engine when it left the track being followed by the bag gage car, two postal cars and express car apd piled in one promiscouns mass, a total and complete wreck, burying a score or more of victims in tbe awful pile of debris. The trucks of the first day coach were dragged out and the side of the car knocked into fragments, but no passengers in this ear were in jured. The chair ear aud two Pull man sleepers remained on the track. The wreck was a most complete one, the engine and cars being torn to pieces and piled up together with their contents. A large crowd of citizens fa hered very quickly at the scene of the dis aster and assisted iu rescuing the vic tims, and a large force of local physic ians gave the necessary attention to the wounded. Several victims of the wreck were persons standing in the depot .waiting for the train. A hack- man, a mail cart driver and passengers were struck. LIST OF DEAD. Michael AVelch, eugineer, Indian apolis, frightfully mangled, head crushed, limb torn from body, found under the engine; fireman Alclnnis, of Indianapolis; -E. D. Alyres, of Lo- gansport, mall clerk; Mr. McAIahon, of Cincinnati, express messenger; A. B. Chadwick, of Cincinnati, mail clerk ; Charles Meyers, of LaFayette, hackman ; John Lennon, of LaFayette, mail cart driver; Jesse H. Long of Lebannon, Ind., mail clerk; Charles S. Cahill, passenger, had just bought a ticket to 'Indianapolis.; Otto Gessel- sou, Alhambra hotel, Chicago. Passengers going to the train were frightfully crushed and mangled, limbs being severed iu several instances and heads and bodies terribly injured. The list of injured is a large one and sev eral more people may die. The wreck was caused by the failure of the airbrakes to work properly. High bluffs rise on the west banks of the AVabash, just opposite the city, and there is a long and steep grade at that point. The ill-fated train must have been a mile up grade from the river when the engineer made the discovery that there was something wrong with the airbrakes, for he began to shrilly blow the whistle for handbrakes. The speed had by that time increased so terrifically,however, that its control was beyond human agency. AVith almost lightning like speed tho engine dashed around the curves and across tho long bridge, although the man at the throttle had reversed the machinery and immense streams of fire were being dashed off from the driving wheels running in an opposite direction to that of the swiftly flying cars that followed. Just after leaving the east end of the Ion bridge over the AVabash, the tracks describe a semi-circle at the midway point of which the union station is lo cated. AVhen ihe engine struck that sharp curve, it left the track, followed by the cars in an awful swirl, and they piled upon each other 100 feet away, after crashing through the train sheds and bringing down tons of structural iron to add to the terror of the situa tion. The Testimonials Life in Hawaii. We publish are not purchased, nor are they written up in ouruffice, nor are they from our employes. They axe facts, proving that Hood's Sarsaparilla possesses absolute 31 EitiT, and that Hood's Cures Jfr«. E. 3f. Burt West Kendall, X. Y. Three Great Enemies WILL OPEN ON SUNDAY. A Cirenlation Law. Gov. Flower, of New York, has signed the bill introduced at the re quest of the World which makes it a misdemeanor for the proprietor or publisher of a newspaper to misrepre- .sent his paper's circulation for the purpose of securing advertising pat ronage. Snowstorms in the Orient. A heavy snow storm began at noon Saturday in Vienna, Austria. There was a creat suowfall throughput Hun gary Friday, and railway traffic is blocked bv the snowdrift. Always keep posted on all puM : c nut ters, to be able to do this subscribe new. The AVorld’s Fair Gates Will Not Close on That Day. A Chicago special of Friday says: Jackson park will be open on next Sunday, and the payment of 50 cents will entitle any member of the great public to enter just as it hns for the past six months. There will be no formal action taken and there will be no official announcement made, but the gates will be open. Superintendent Tucker, of the bu reau of admissions, understands that his force is expected to work Sunday and has made arrangements according- ingly. It has been the rule in the past to have the gates open on Sunday, and as there has been no order to make a change, Tucker will continue as usual. THE SAME AS ANY OTHER DAY. One gentleman, intimately con nected with the government of the fair, said: “Yes, the grounds will be opened next Sunday. I just had a talk with Superintendent Tucker, and I know that he expects to have his ticket sell ers and gate-keepers on duty that day. “He has had no instruction to close the gates on Sunday, and. his last or ders given, several weeks ago, were to admit the public on Sunday the same as any other day.” I- ALL EXCEPT MACHINERY HALL. He holds, and of course he will be upheld in his opinion, that he has no authority to close the gates until he is officially instructed to do so. The entire force of guards will be on duty and the public will not be al lowed. to enter any of the buildings but the horticultural hall and green houses, and will then wait for developments. vThe parks will be open every Sun- May during, the period of the exist ence of the fair, and in a few weeks exhibit buildings will be open, but the machinery will never be turned on Sunday. Neuralgia, Rheumatism and Dyspepsia Another Victory for Hood’s. “ For over 20 years I have suffered with neu ralgia, rheumatism and dyspepsia. Many times I could not turn in bed. Several physicians have treated me and I have tried different remedies, but all failed to give me permanent relief. Five years ago I began to take Hood's Of the people of the Hawaiian Islands it can be truly said that they are the most amiable, careless, irresponsible people in the world. The neurest ap proach to work of any of them is in their employment as cowboys on the stock ranches. They are wonderfully expert horsemen anti also become adept in the use of the lasso. A native man, or a native woman for that matter, is never so happy as when on a spirited horse, going at a hard gallop, decked out with flowery leis and streamers of bright colored cloth, in screaming con versation with a whole troop of com panions. They ride their horses to death, they kill their babies with neg lect and improper food, and yet it can not be said that thereisa grain of con scions cruelty in their nature. There is no record of any violence ever done by them to a woman, white woman is absolutely safe among ! them without any protection and j exempt from insult or even disrespect beyond what may come from an uncon- j seious usage of etiquette. Many I them pass the greater part of their : lives squatted on woven grass mats be | fore the doors of their huts chatting inconsequentially and eating their meal i of fox when the inclination comes to j them.—Washington Star. parilla Vy U T 6 S Sarsaparilla and it has done me a vast amount of good. Since beginning to take it I have not had a sick day. I am 72 years old and enjoy good health,which I attribute to Hood's Sarsa parilla." Mrs. E. M. Bckt, W. Kendall, X'. Y. Presidents Who Married Widows. Hood’s Pills cure all Liver Ills, Biliousness, Jaundice, Indigestion, Sick Headache. 25 cents. A furious Fiddle. One of the queerest musical instru ments ever known, and perhaps the only one of its kind, has reached here from Greenville, East Tennessee. The queer instrument is a violin made from a gourd, aud it is thirtv-nine vears old. The strangest, weirdest music that ever was heard comes from it. The tones are fine and soft and float on the air as from the land of spirits. James Anderson Taylor, governor of Tennes see, and uncle of the famous Taylor boys who fiddled their way through Tennessee during a recent gubernato rial campaign, used to play on it. He made music from the gourd fiddle at the reception to Andrew Johnson by the people of Greenviile, his native town, just after he was made president of the United States. He played the “Old A’irginia Reel,” the “Fishers’ Hornpipe” and many other things, and tho president “hoed it down” with everybody present and enjoyed it more than he could tell. The gourd grew at Johnsville in the Three of the first four presidents of the United States married widowi The wife of John Quincy Adams, who received her education in England created a great sensation in the na tion’s capital. The wife of Martin A’an Buren, Hannah Hoes, lived but short time after her marriuge, dyin; about seventeen years before her hus band’s election to the presidency, President Tyler’s second wife was an ardent Roman Catholic, and Mrs, Polk was a calm mannered Presbyte rian. Mrs. Millard Fillmore had been a school teacher, and the courtship was carried on under difficultses, as the lover could rarely afford the expense of a journey to see his fiance. Airs. Franklin Pierce was the devout dan; ter of a clergyman and made the AA'hite House a center for charitable and religious enterprises.—Detroit Free Frees. Odors and Tastes in Milk. Odors and tastes in milk may be pro duced directly by the food eaten by the cow. If a cow eats garlic or tur nips the milk flavor is directly affected, These odors and tastes are greatest as soon as the milk is drawn and can then be readily distinguished from those due to bacteria growth. If a dairyman lias trouble in the milk and it appears directly after milking, he may look for the cause iu what the cow has eaten. If, however, the trouble ap pears later, and continues to grow worse, the cause is some form of fer- said state, and it, with the neck, uhich mentation needing greater enre in the is of poplar, is sixteen inches long, management of the dairy or the barn AVortli a Dollar Airs. Hayseed—“Did ye send a dol lar to that man that advertised a sure The keys are common violin keys, the strings catcut and the sounding board of leather from a stitch down shoe, while the bridge is of poplar. The bow is of a dark wood, aud the hairs an q eaS y wa y to make money?” black, being plucked from a horse’s ; ^[ T H — “I did ” tail. The older the fiddle grows the . “Wot does he sav' 1 ” better it is, so H. C. Atkinson says, i “He writes, ‘Bent a lot of rooms iu who owns it. fenn Francisco Exam- a new World’s Fair hotel, cash in ad vance, and don’t build the hotel. ’ ” Wliat- an Inch of Rain Means. AVe often hear people declare that during a certain heavy shower “at least foot of water fell.” That such a phenomenal shower would be impossi ble I shall now attempt to prove. An acre is equal to 6,272,640 square inches. An inch of water over the surface of an inch would mean 6,272,- 640 cubic inches, which, at the usually estimated rate of 227 inches to the alion. means 22,000. This immense quantity of water would weigh 220,000 pounds or exactly 100 tons! Just think of it, and this calculation is on the basis of only an ineh of rainfall, not a foot. Yet many reliable(?) men will tell you that they have seen wooden buckets of 10 and 12 inches in height rained full iu less than an hour. Such declarations arc simply nonsense of the most nonsensical kind.—St. Louis Republic. Little Girl—“A\ T ’enyour feet is cold you mus’ put zem in cold, awful cold water—mamma saysso.” Little Boy—“AVot good does that do?” Little Girl—“I don’t know, hut I ’spects it makes us think our feets wasn’t so cold as we thought they was.” Tliu Opening of the (/’nmpnign. To open the campaign with any hopes of speedy success, attack the enemy, malaria, before it has a chance to intrench. An ob stinate foe ’twill prove if you don’t go right at it. If you are prudent, too, you will have fi rtilied, upon the first intimation of it3 pres enoe in your neighborhood. Hostetter’s .Stom acli Bitters is the medicinal ammunition that you require. Every form of malarial fever yields to this fine preventive and remedy. As niling face is like a ray of sunshine, and ondt rful the amount of eloud-dispelling power it'll as. Malaria cured and eradicated from the sys tem by Brown’s Iron Bitters, which enriches the blood, tones the nerve- 5 , aid» dige'tion. Act* like a charm on persons in gcnerall ill health, giving uew energy and strength. If you can’t make money honrstly in your occupation, ch inge your occupation. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O., Props, of Hall's Catarrh Cure, offer $100 reward for any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by taking Hall’s Catarrh Cure. Send for testimonials, free. Sold by Druggists, 75c. Bad wr ting steals va’uable time from the one who is compelled to read it. Mala ria, Biliousness and General Debifit*'. Gives strength, aids Digestion, tone* the ni’ves- creates appetite. The best tonic for cursing Mothers, weak women and children. If you have lost a great opportunity, don’t cry over it, but hunt up another. Beecham’s Pills correct bad effects of over eating. Beecham’s—no others. 25 cents a box. If afflicted with sore eyes u^e Dr. Isaac Thomp son’s Eye-water.Druggists sell at 25c per bottle. U. S. Government Baking Powder Tests. The report of the analyses of Baking Powders, made by the U. S. Government (Chemical Division, Ag’l Dep’t), shows the Royal superior to all other powders, and gives its leavening strength and the strength of each of the other cream of tartar powders tested as follows: LEAVENING &AS. KNOWLEDGE Brings comfort and improvement and tends to personal enjoyment when rightly used. The many, wliSiiVeToeU - ' ter than others and enjoy life more, with less expenditure, by more promptly the world’s best products to the needs of physical being, will attest heaitr the value to health of the pure liquid laxative principles embraced in the remedy, Syrup of Figs. Its excellence is due to its presenting in the form most acceptable and pleas ant tc the taste, the refreshing and truly beneficial properties of a jierfect lax ative; effectually cleansing the system, dispelling colds, headaches and fevera id perms permanently curing constipation. It has given satisfaction to millions and met with the approval of the medical profession, because it acts on the Kid neys, Liver and Bowels without weak ening them and it is perfectly free from every objectionable substance. Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug gists in 50c and $1 bottles, but it is man ufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only, whose name is printed on every package, also the name, Syrup of Figs, and being well informed, you will not accept any substitute if offered. Unlike the Dutch Pieces No Alkalies — OR — Other Clieiniea are used in tho preparation of which is absolutely^ pure and soluble. It has more, than three tin \ the strength of Cocoa miii i with Starch, Arrowroot 'Sugar, and is far more eco nomical, costing less than one cent a cup. It is delicious, nourishing, and easily DIGESTED. Sold by Grocers eYerynhere. W. RAKER & CO., Dorchester, Mass. Flower “What is August Flower for?” As easily answered as asked. It is for Dyspepsia. It is a special rem edy for the Stomach and Liver.— Nothing more thau this. We 1 August Flower cures Dyspej We kuow it will. We have reasons for knowing it. To-day it has an honored place in every town and country store, possesses one of the largest manufacturing plants in the country, and sells everywhere. The reason is simple. It does one thing, and does i t ri glit. 11 cures dyspepsia® A remedy which, If used by Wives about to experience the painful ordeal attendant upon Child-birth, prl an infallible £pef fic for,andobviaw tho tortures ofc<fn- tho dangers then to both mother ahfl j child. Sold by nil J druggists. Sent by I express on receipt ] of price, $1.50 perl bottle, charges pro- J paid. BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO., Atlanta. Ga. I DIAMONDS, WATCHES and SILVERWARE. Nrnd for our Catalogue. «T. r*. Stovons cla Bro., 47 Whitehall St., Atlanta, Ga. AN ASTONISHING TONIC FOR WOMEN. McELREE’S OF h Strengthens the Weak, Quiets 1 Nerves, Relieves Monthly Suffering and Cures FEMALE DiSEAl ASK YOUR DRUGGIST ABO’, 81.00 PER BOTTLE. CHATTANOOGA HED. CO., Ct*t!anoog ROYAL, Absolutely Pure, Per cent Cubic in. per oz. The OTHER POWDERS TESTED are reported to con tain both lime and sulphuric acid, and to be of the following strengths respectively, . . . 13.06 . 160.6 /12.58 . . . 151.1 11.13 . . . 133.6 \ 10.28 . . . 123.2 J 9.53 . . . 114. 9.29 . . . 111.6 1 8.03 . . . 98.5 f 7.28. . . 87.4 \ 4.98. . . 65.5 MEND YOUR OWN HARNE5 H THOMSON'S SLOTTED CL3NCH RiVETS. Royal Baking Powder is absolutely pure, and of greater leavening power than any other powder. No tools required. Only a hammer needed to drlv md c ineh them easily and rjuickiy. leaving the cllnc abso utely smooth. Requiring n-« lie e to be made •he leather nor burr for the Rivets. They are •trong.| touch and durable. Millions now in ua* enrthv oniform assorted, put up In boxes. Ash your dealer for them, or fcend 40c. In stamps tor a oox ol 100. assorte 1 sizes. Man'fd by JUDSON L. THOMSON MFG. CO.. wn.Tirui. .hash. Nemesis. EIGHT PEOPLE CREMATED. Be- A Town in Poland Visited by s’motive Fire. A cable dispatch of'Friday from Vi enna, Austria, says: The town of Ko- woai, in Poland, about eighty miles south of Warsaw, has been visited bv a destructive conflagration, resulting in the loss of many lives. The town has a population of between three or four thousand. Fire boke out, and spread rapidly, consuming 116 houses, including the infirmary aud asylum. No less than “eighty persons perished in the calamitous visitation and tfiree hundred families mane honjelessas^well is destitute. ^ Little Brother—“If yon mock any body that stutters, you’ll become stutterer yourself. “Little Sister—“Will I?” “Yes, you will; and if you mock anybody that limps, you’ll get lame, ’cause that’s punishment. ” “Then I guess that’s why ladies has to begin wearin’ lioopskirts, They’s been laughin’ at folks that used to wear ’em.”—Street <fc Smith’s Good News. HOWES FOR THE POOR AND RICH ALIKE Do Not Be Deceived with Enamels and Paints which stain the baru!<?. Injure the Iron and hum red. The RIsiut Sun Stove Polish Is Brilliant, Odor less. Durable, and the consumer pays for no tin rchase. I-arse and ..mall farm- in Alabama, South Curd'.: a and (Harris, for -a] j on lonr tinir. Special advantOK s offered to tin o ■ more pnr- cba.er. torini 'Ea co ony. Write for particu lars to T. .1. FEI.DEH. Atlanta. Ga. If nny one doubts that i or glass package with every puree Official Soap. Official soap is an interesting out come of modern life. A somewhat conspicuous soapmaker of this city now makes to order for clubs and doubtless for private persons toilet soap marked with the name of the purchaser. Upon one side of the cake, perhaps properly the obverse, appears in large letters the name of the club, upon the other side in less conspicu ous letters you may read the name of the coapmaker.—New York Sun. BLOOD POISOii j A SPECIALTY. j pa:ticulam and iwre t» our reliab lity. i tnclal Lacking i-idide potassium, sarsaparilla guarantee & cure—and our Mai _ thlnj that will cure permanent;-. P. sitive proof seat sealed, free, coox Kxxznr Co., Chicago, 111. $'00,000. When mercury. Hot Springs fall, wo Mac-ic l vphileno is tho c Cures Consumption, Coughs, Croup, Sore Throat* Sold bv all Druggists on a Guarantee. BSGYSLI Complete line of hign. an 1 ch^an prad* Bicyclei dries of all kind.?. Immense Bnrxainslii oiid[ Baud Bicycles, Pneu. .TrLiuN Caesar was ashamed of his bald head, ami when it became shinny he constantly wore a laurel wreath iu the hope of concealing j/he deformity. AN IDEAL FAMILY MEDICINE! ■ For Indigent lee, BUlonur.it, = Headache, Constipation, Bud |Complexion. Offennlvc Breath, I and all disorders of the Stomach, e Liver and Bowels, I RIPANS TABULES = act gently yet promptly. Ferfei ■ digestlull follows their nf»e. Boi druggists or sent by maiL Be rials‘,75c. Packoce<4 boxes), _ I For free samples-ccu.-». t _ . ■ JpIPAVS CHKMI^AI^Ce., KewjTork. J o:» Tired. W on v ex dus vely bi ycle houa* j n .. ■out*). Ad W, Bll YC’liK !>r.!”T, LOWRv Ilinv. CO., t:. P. Cha : fanf, .Miinr-, * No. S3 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Plso's Remedy for Catarrh Is the Jest. Rosiest to Use, and Cheapest. nan Sold by druggists or sent by moil, 50c. K. T. Uazeltine, Warren. Pa. Morphine ITablt Cure*! | n to 20 days. No pay till cured TEPHEN3. Lebanon .Ohio* Nine r ga. '93.