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f / / WASHINGTON GOSSIP. Happenings from Day to Day in the National Capital Appoinlments in tlic Various Dcpart- i«enls---Otlier Notes of Interest. The sergeant-at-arms of the senate wis notified Wednesday of the death of Senator Stanford, of California. The president made the following appointments Wednesday : Charles B. Lowery, of Mississippi, to be assist ant attorney general, vice Leonard W. Colby, resigned; Benjamin II. Kidge- by, of Kentucky, to be consul at Ge neva, Switzerland; C. D. MacDonald, of Massachusetts, to be consul at Ham ilton, Canada. No warrants were served Tuesday morning on the defendants in the ver dict of the coroner’s jury over the vic tims of tiie Ford’s theater disaster but Col. F. C. AinesworthjWm. E. Covert, superintendent of the theatre build ing, and Francis Sasse, it3 engineer, appeared voluntarily in the criminal court before Judge MeComas and gave bail in the sum of $10,000 each for their appearance. The president, Monday, appointed Milton A. Smith to be postmaster at Anniston, Ala., vice S. B. Randolph, removed; Win. S. Norwood at Titus ville, Fla., vice R. C. Scrimagow, re moved ; R. H. Moses at Carrollton, Ga., vice C. H. Murrell, removed; Thos. A. Baily at Darien, Ga., vice C. L. Jackson, office become presidential; Joseph Doar at Georgetown, S. C., J. N. Speery, removed. Secretary Carlisle has awarded a silver life-saving medal to Edward P. Wise, of Milwaukee, Wis., for rescu ing a man from drowning in the Mil waukee river in August, 1890. He has also awarded a silver life-saving medal to Martin Iv. Hudson, keeper of the Pilot Island lighthouse, Wisconsin, for assisting in saving the lives of seven men and one woman from the ship wrecked schooner, A. P. Reynolds, October, 1892. It seems to be throughly understood in Washington that Colonel Blount has resigned the Hawaiian mission. The state department has never yet ac knowledged it nor yet positively de nied it. His resignation is unexplain able, unless he returns with the inten tion of entering local policies again. Proctor Knott is fixed upon by the political prognosticators of tho capital as the mnn who will bo intrusted to finish the work begun by Blount. Upon tho recommendation of com missioner Loeliren, of the pension office, Secretary Smith lias dropped from the rolls of tho pension office the names of twenty-eight special ex aminers now in the field, the terms of their ono year appointment havin: expired. Of the special examiners still retained on tho rolls, sixty are re publicans and thirty democrats. Those whoso services were dispensed with uro regarded as below the average in efficiency. Tho death of Lelnnd Stanford will make no difference in the political complexion of tho senate, at least for tho prdbent. Tho California legisla ture will not be in session until next winter, and the present governor, Martin, is a republican. It is believed that H. M. DeYoung, or Herbert Mester will bo appointed to succeed Stanford. Three populists hold the balance of power in the legislature and when it meets, lively times may be ex pected. Tho following appointments were made Monday: John J. Essary, of Tennessee, to be collector of internal revenue for tho Seeoud district of _Tennessee; Hopo Elias, of North Carolina, for tho Fifth district of North Carolina; Charles M. Wallace, of Virginia, to bo collector of customs for the district of Richmond, Ya.; Robert B. Glenn, of North Carolina, to bo United States attorney for the Western district of North Carolina; William Perry Murphy, of South Car olina, for the district of South Caro lina. Comptroller Eekles has appointed Frederick N. Pauley a temporary bank examiner, and placed him in charge of tho First National bank and the Con solidated National bank, of San Diego, Cal., which closed their doors for bus iness Wednesday. The capital of the First National bank is $300,000, and at the date of the last report the re sources were stated at about $780,000. The capital of tho Consolidated Na tional "bank is $250,000, and at the date of the last report the nominal re sources were stated at about $1,220.- 000. There will be no pension deficiency for the current fiscal year, which ends June 30. That is assured by figures obtained from the treasury department Thursday. They show the appropri ations for-pensions were: For the 45 seal year 1892-93, $140,737,350; deficiency year 1893 and prior years; $14,144,- 884; total, $100,S82,23L'; expended for pensions: For eleven:months, ended May 31st, $147,916,360 ; for June up to Thursday- §10,380,000. Estimates for nextjyght days of June, $1,000,- OOO^-'Total, $159,310,366. This will leave a surplus of about $1,500,000, which will be turned into the treasury. Patrick H. Winston, United States attorney; Thomas R. Brown, United States marshal; Andrew Watson, Uni ted States collector at Fort Townsend; C. J. Mulkey, United States special agent, and six special inspectors of customs iu Pungent Sound district, all in the state of Washington, have been dismissed as a result of reports made to Secretary Carlisle by Special Treas ury Agents Wood and Lewis. They are charged with being connected with one of the most extensive and sueeess- tul conspiracies ever formed to smug gle Chinese and opium into the United States across the northwestern terri tory. A lialrli of New forstift The president made the following appointments Thursday: Darius H. Ingraham, of Maine, consul general at Halifax, Nova Scotia. E. Spencer Pratt, of Alabama, consul general at Singapore, Straits Settlements. To be consuls—W r . S. Campbell, of New York, at New Castle, England ; John B. Mobley, of Texas, at Baracoa, Cuba; W:u. F. Kemmler, of Ohio, at Hargen, Switzerland; Chas. H. Ben- diet, of Minnesota, at Cape Tow.n : Africa; James A. Demarest, of New Jersey, at Brockville, Canada; Joel Linsley, of Vermont, at Coaticook, Canada: Henry M. Smythe, of Vir ginia, at Fuehow, China; Thomas C. Jones, of Kentucky, at Funchal, Ma deira; Jesse W. Parks, of Tennessee, at Piedras Negros, Mexico; John H. Ooppinger, of Illinois, at Toronto, Canada. • Sold Kxports Oroiipril. For the past three weeks no gold lias been exported from New York to Eu rope, and, as a consequence, the treas ury department has been guining gold during that period, tho net gold bal ance on Wednesday was $94,005,030. During the current month the treasury department has redeemed nearly $6,- 000,000 of gold certificates, the amount outstanding now being $98,070,000, against $104,000,000, on the first of June. While the receipts and expend itures of the treasury department have kept about even during the month,the stated balance is $20,420,415. Of this amount $12,253,000 is in subsidiary silver and minor coin and $11,921,000 in national bank depositories. This statement shows that the treasury is provided with a good working cur- runev balance, so much so, indeed, that it is determined to declare a quarterly interest on Jnly 1st on the United States 4 per cent bonds and Pacific railroad bonds. The only ob ject of anticipating the interest would be to relieve the money market to the extent of the '•interest paid. This would release $7,000,000 now iu the treasury and put a like amount in cir culation in the business centers of the country. New Quarantine Regulations. Secretary Carlisle has instructed all treasury officers and consular officers that the quarantine regulations of the treasury department, approved by the secretary of the treasury February 24, 1893, and April 4, 1893, with subse quent circular additions and amend ments, supercede all circular quaran tine regulations previously issued ; and all quarantine circulars issued prior to the dates of approval, and said regulations are hereby re voked. Collectors of customs in en forcing the provisions of the quaran tine laws und regulations, deny entry to vessels or detaining the same are di rected to report immediately by tele graph to the supervising surgeon gen eral of the Marine hospital service, the reason therefor and other neces sary information. While the quaran tine rules cannot bo rolnxed, no un necessary detention to vessels shall be caused in inforcing the same, as it is the purpose of the department to fa cilitate commerce in every proper way consistent with the public safety. One of the first matters that will be pre sented to tho next congress will be a bill already framed, providing for the establishing of a national board of health, with headquarters in Washing ton. This board, ns devised by the projectors, is to co-operate with the state and municipal authorities in the matter of sanitary improvement; is to be presided over by a physician whoso tenure shall only be determined by death, misdemeanor or inefficiency. Its executive committee will be chosen by the president of the United States, from the state and territorial representatives and in addition to have as assistants, the surgeon general of the army, navy and ma rine hospital service. The body of the national board is to consist of a representative of the medical profes sion of each state and territory, ap pointed by tho president on account of his special fitness, and for a term not less than six years. The national board is to meet in the city not oftener than once in two years unless specially convened in some great emergency. The boldest feature of the proposition and the one likely to result in serious .controversy, is that which bestows up on the board, legislative, judicial and executive powers of an independent character. LIZZIE BORDEN ACQUITTED. Mnaiiofl of Oae of tlie Most Famous Murder Trials on Record. Hiss Borden the Recipient of Over whelming Congratulations. WEATHER CROP BULLETIN. The Weather More Favorable Through out the South. The weekly weather bulletin issued from the department of agriculture, Washington, states that the western cotton region extending from Louisi ana to Texas, has been favored with fine weather, and crops in this region have been improved, although in east ern regions cotton has been injured by wet weather. Sugar and rice planta tions iu portions of Louisiana are be ing flooded, owing to recent breaks in the levees. Generally tho weather has been more favorable throughout the south, where crop conditions have im proved. The harvesting of wheat is progressing as far north as central Il linois, Indiana, Kansas and Ohio and the recent warm weather has produced normal seasonable conditions through out the central valleys, but the situa tion is retarded by from fifteen to twenty days in the northwest. SPECIAL TELEGRAPH RE OORTS. Mississippi—All conditions very fa vorable ; crops clean and growing well, except in extreme north; corn small and stand of cotton poor. Louisiana—Generally favorable week for crops; crops somewhat grassy and need dry weather; cotton blooms re ported quite generally; overHow-KPster falling in extreme northeast, but ris- g in Caldwell parish". Texas—Cotton injured by wet weather and grass over parts of east Texas;. worms are reported from some sections, but have damaged crops very little; corn good; wheat threshed turn ing out well. -Arkansas—Corn and cotton clean and growing nicely; cotton blooming in southern part; wheat-harvesting and hay-making fully under way; good crop of wheat and oats. Tennessee—Wheat harvest progress ing favorably; farmers well up with their work ; corn, tobacco and cotton improving and growing nicely; peach crop large; some already on market; hay good; stock healthy. Kentucky—Wheat harvest com menced; crop fair, but damaged from rust in places; oats and hay fine; corn small, but condition good; rain need ed to finish setting tobacco. Mb suuri—Everything propitious aii-:. outlook improving daily; wheat and clover harvest has begun and will be general l>y the first of next week. A KANSAS CYCLONE. The famous Borden murder trial at New Bedford, Mass., was ended Tues day, and Miss Lizzie Borden was de clared “not guilty” by a jury of twelve men who held her destiny in their hands. On this last day of the trial, which has been a sensational one throughout, the court room was crowd ed. The court opened at 9 o’clock and the last argument was closed. Before the judge’s charge was made the chief justice addressed Miss Bor den by name, telling her that she now had a voice and could 6ay to the jury what she chose to say. She arose somewhat agitated and said to the jury: “I am innocent, but I will leave my case in your hands and in the hands of my counsel.” Judge Dowey then charged the jury. He read his charge rapidly, and among other things embodied words of cau tion to make a decision oniy on the law. The court defined the degree of murder and said the degree was to be determined by the jury. THE VERDICT “NOT GUILTY. ” At the conclusion of the charge the attorneys consulted a few minutes. The jury was allowed to retire, and counsel agreed upon what exhibits were to be put into the case, after which they were brought in again, the oath administered by the clerk of the court and the jury took tho case. It was just 4:30 o’clock when the specta tors, who had kept their seat patiently during the retirement of the jury, no ticed a movement indicating their re turn. A moment later the twelve men filed into their seats and were polled. Miss Borden was asked to stand up, and the foreman was asked to return the verdict, which he announced “Not guilty.” Then the dignity and decorum of the courtroom vanished. A cheer went up which might have been heard a half a mile away through the open windows, nnd there was no attempt to check it. The stately justices look ed straight ahead at tho bare walls dur ing the tremendous excitement which lasted fully a minute. LIZZIE WEEPS FOR JOT. Miss Borden’s head went down upon the rails in front of her, and the tears came where they had refused to come for many a long day, as she heard the sweetest words ever poured into her willing ears. Governor Robinson turned to the rapidly dissolving jury as they filed out of their seats, and gleamed on them with a fatherly interest in his kindly eye, and stood up as Mr. Knowlton nnd Mr. Moody came over and shook hands with the counsel for the defense. As soon as possible the room was cleared, although it was a hard task, since everybody wanted to shako hands with Miss Borden. When the specta tors had finally gone, she was tuken to the room of the justices and allowed to recover her composure, with only the eyes of friends upon her and the caresses of devoted admirers. At the expiration of an hour she was placed in a carriage and driven to the sta tion. where she took the train for Fall River, her home no longer, probably, but still the objective point for tho immediate present. Miss Borden received an ovation on her arrival at Fall River. She in tended to stop at the Borden home stead, but on account of the crowd accepted the hospitality of Mr. Holmes, whose house was thronged with people eager to congratulate her upon her acquittal. The crowd at the Borden homestead numbered 2,000, and remained until after midnight, a band playing “Auld Lang Syne,” which created intense excitement. Lizzie says she is the “happiest woman in the world.” Mrs. Churchill told Dr. Bowen that Mrs. Borden had been murdered. According to Bridget’s testimony, when she went up stairs to lie down Mr. Borden was in the sitting room alive and well. From fifteen to twenty minutes later, that is, at from five minutes before eleven to fifteen min utes after eleven, he was lying dead, with about a dozen cuts, made by an axe or hatchet, on his head and face. THE ACCUSED GIRL’S STORT. When Lizzie Borden was called upon to testify she said her father com plained of being ill and lay on the sofa. She adjusted the pillows for him. She was preparing to do some ironing, and as her flatirons were not hot enough she went into the barnyard to pass the time she would have to wait before she could use them. In the yard she picked up some pears that had fallen from the trees. Then she went into the barn for sink ers for her fish line, as she intended to go to Marion the next day to fish. She knew there were sinkers in a little box up stairs in the barn, and she went there to get them. That was the first time in three months she had been in the barn. Up stairs in the barn she ate four pears, and after looking for the sinkers returned to the house. When she got there she found her father murdered and sum moned Bridget. THErR HEADS AND FACES CHOPPED. The heads and faces of Mr. and Mrs. Borden were so chopped and hacked that they were beaten almost out of human resemblance. Lizzie Borden wore a blue dress when the neighbors entered the house and found her father and her step mother murdered. She were a blue dress about the house in the morning. In two rooms blood from the murder ed ones had spattered and spurted over everything for many feet around the dead bodies. In the minds of the authorities there never was doubt that the murderer of Mr. and Mrs. Borden was smeared and splashed with blood. With the excep tion of a single drop of blood the size of a pin head on her white underskirt, not a specli ot blood was lound on the clothing Lizzie wore before or after the murder. SENATOR STANFORD DEAR. SENATOR STANFORD’S WEALTH A Careful Estimate Places the Fig ures at About $35,000,000. A careful estimate of the late Sena tor Stanford’s property indicate that its value is somewhere in the neigh borhood of $35,000,000. The estate consists in a large part of one-fourth shares in the Pacific Improvement Company, the legal association through which Stanford, Huntington, Hopkins, Senrles and Crocker own and control the Southern Pacific Com pany. Its nominal assets, in the way of railroad property, amount to $220,000,000, but the actual value is about $20 per share, or $42,- 000,000, of which Stanford’s holdings are worth $10,000,000. Besides this the Pacific Improvement Company owns a large block of Southern Pacific bonds, on which the interest is 5 or 6 per cent annually. Stanford’s share of these bonds is said to be $14,000,- 000 net. From the stock and bonds alone tho Stanford estate is said to receive an income of nearly $1,- 000,090 annually. Then there is the San Francisco cable road property that pays 10 per cent annually on $12,000,000, of which Stanford’s share is $3,000,000. He leaves 100,000 acres of land, including the great vineyard, the Palo Alto property, the stock farm, and other real estate worth $6,000,000, andother personal property $1,000,000, making the aggregate value of the estate about $35,000,000, on which there is an an nual income of perhaps $3,000,000. VERDICT OF THE JURY. A Number of People Killed and Much Property Destroyed. The most death-dealing cyclone that ever visited eastern Kansas passed through Williamstown and the sur rounding country in Jefferson county Wednesday night. It-came from the southeast and took in a scope of coun try half a mile wide and about six miles long. Not a house, barn or tree was left standing in its path. It was accompanied by a terrible rain and midnight darkness. Eleven bodies have so far been discovered, and it is known that at least five more were killed. The bodies of the victims were horribly mangled. Three per sons arc known to be fatally injured, and many others are seriously injured. Complete details cannot be obtaiued, but it is probable that at least twenty persons have been killed nnd thirty houses blown down. The Grand Old Man Honored. A Berlin special says: Thirty-five hundred Mecklenbnrgers went to Freideriesrhue Sunday to pay homage to Prince Bismarck. With them were 5,000 Hamburgers. The prince made a long speech in which he alluded to the day of. Waterloo and to Germany’s share iu the battle. He was enthnsi- tically cheered. Mor.v of the Crime. The trial of Lizzie Borden for the murder of her father and stepmother, is one of the most remarkable of the age. Mr. Borden and his wife were murdered on the morning of August 4, 1892, in their house. No. 92 Second street, Fall River. Th« crime was committed, it is .supposed, between half past ten-and a quarter-past eleven o’clock. There were that morning in the house, which is iu the heart of the city, five persons—Mr. Borden and his wife, Lizzie Borden, the servant, Bridget Sullivan, and John V. Morse, Lizzie’s uncle. Morse, who was the guest of the Bordens, left the house early and did not return until after the murders were discovered. Emma Borden, Lizzie’s sister, was away on a visit to New Bed ford. Thus it is known that at the time the murder was committed there were four persons iu the house. Liz zie Borden and Bridget Sullivan are the only survivors, the other two hav ing been Mr. Borden and his wife. THE SERVANT GIRL’S STORT. Mr. Borden, according to Bridget Sullivan’s story, was in the house at half-past ten. He went to the dining room, sat down and took a key and went upstairs by the back way. He returned in a few minutes, placed the key on a shelf and sat down in the sit ting room. Bridget says she remain ed down stairs until five minutes to eleven o’clock, when she went upstairs to lie down. Bridget saw Lizzie Borden pass through the sitting room into the din ing room carrying an ironing board a few minutes after Mr. Borden went into the sitting room. Bridget de clares that all this time she did not not know where Mrs. Borden was. Lizzie had told her Mrs. Borden had gone out or was preparing to go out. The servant says she had been lying down only ten cr fifteen minutes when Lizzie called her. Lizzie’s voice told her that something had happened. She sprnng from the bed nnd hurried down stairs. She says she found Liz zie leaning with her back against the back door. Lizzie, according to Bridget, said her father was dead. There is considerable dispute as to whether Bridget meant that Lizzie had said her father was hurt and not dead. Lizzie hurried Briget after Dr. Bowen, who lives diagonally across , wiU form an overwhelming plebiscite the street. Dr. Bowen was away from ! the armv bil , home, and when the frightened servant Ainesworth, Covert, Sass and Dent Re sponsible for the Disaster. The taking of testimony in the Ford theater case by the coroner’s jury was concluded Monday afternoon. After being out two hours the jury returned a verdict setting forth that Frederick K. Loftus came to his death by the disaster at Ford’s theater building on June 9, 1893,. They recite the fact that George-W. Dent was the contrac tor under the government for the work in progress which caused the disaster and all the circumstances con nected with the accident, and find that Frederick 0. Ainesworth, in charge of the building; William G. Covert, the superintendent; Francis Soss, the en gineer, and George W. Dent, the con tractor, are responsible for the killing of Loftus. The jury further found that the failure of the government of the United States to provide for skilled superintendence of the work of repair and alterations of its buildings in charge of the war department is most unbusinesslike and reprehensible, and are of the opinion that if sneh superin tendence had been provided in the case of the work on the Ford theater building the awful tragedy might have been averted. Coroner Patterson decided not to issue warrants for the commitment of Colonel Ainesworth, Dent, Covert one Sass until Tuesday morning, in order to give them an opportunity of ob taining bail. Colonel Ainesworth has already secured a bondsman. The Dread Sammons Was Unexpected and Cams WM’e He Slept A Brief Sketch of the Millionaire Californian’s Life. A Special from San Francisco an nounces the death of Senator Leland Stanford at his home in Palo Alto, at one o’clock Wednesday morning. Dispatches from Menlo Park give further particulars to the effect that the senator’s death was wholly unex pected. Governor Stanford was in the best of spirits Tuesday. He -took a drive around his stock farm, and seem ed as well as ever. He retired shortly after 10 o’clock, and about midnight his valet, going in the governor’s bed room discovered that he was dead. A SKETCH OF HIS LIFE. Leland Stanford was born in Water- vliet, Albany county, N. Y., March 9, 1824. His ancestors settled in the Mo hawk valley in 1720. He was brought up ou a farm, but when 20 years old began the study of law, and was ad mitted to practice in 1849 in 'Port Washington, Wis. In 1852 he went to California and began mining opera tions with his three brothers. In 1857 he rebioved to Son Francisco and engaged in mercantile pursuits on a large scale, laying the foundation of a fortune that has recently been esti mated at more than $50,000,000. In 1860 Mr. Stanford made his en trance into public life as a delegate to the Chicago convention that nom inated Abraham Lincoln to the presi dency. He was an earnest advocate of a Pacific railroad, and was elected president of the Central Pacific com pany when it was organized in 1861. The same year he was elected governor of California, and served from Decem ber, 1801, till 1863. As president of the Pacific road he superintended its construction over the mountains,build ing 530 miles in 293 days, and on May 10, 1869, drove the last spike at Prom ontory Point, Utah. He also beeamo interested in other roads on the Pacific slope, and in the development of the agriculture and manufactures of Cali fornia. In 1885 he was elected to the United States senate for the full term of six years from March 4, 1886. In memory of his only son, Mr. Stanford has given the state of Califarnia $20,- 000,000 to be used in founding at Palo Alto a university whose curriculum shall not only include the usual colle giate studies, but comprise instruction in telegraphy, typesetting, typewrit ing, journalism, bookkeeping, farm ing, civil engineering and other prac tical branches of education. The corner stone was laid on May 14, 1887. Included in the trust fund for the maintenance of tho university is Mr. Stanford’s estate at Vina, Tehama county, California, which is said to be the largest vineyard in the world. It comprises 30,000 acres, 3,500 of which are planted with bearing vines. It is divided into 500-acre tracts, and most of the labor is performed by Chinamen. Hood’s 5 ^ Cures “ I cordial’y recommed Hood’s Sarsaparilla all suffering with indigestion, impure blood, humors, loss of appetite, or run down, or out of order generally. Mt trill merely It elf you if there is any help for you. I have found it a very gri at benefit for malaria, chill* and fever, rheumatism, kidney complaint and ca tarrh, even trlten I eonnidered tnymelf incurable.” Hbniiy S. Foster. Scarbor ough, N. Y. N. H.—Be sure to get Hood’*, GROWTH OF THE SOUTH. The THE ARMY BILL DOOMED. Latest Returns of Germany’s Elections Indicate a Socialist Vic ory. Cable dispatches from Berlin state that returns from 348 of the districts in which elections for members of the reichstag were held on Thursday, re ceived up to 5 o’clock Saturday even ing, show the election of forty-nine centrists, thirty-seven conservatives, twenty-four social democrats, seventeen national liberals, nine Centrists in fa vor of the bill, three Bichterists, fonr volkesparte, thirteen poles, six Alsa tians, three anti-Semites and three wild, with re-ballots necessary. An analysis of the re-ballots shows that the social democrats and national liberals will figure chiefly in them, while Richterists and centrists are a long way behind. The defeat of the Richterists appears to be irretrievable. Their organ admits the crushing character of the disaster, bnt The Berlin Freissinige Zeitung finds com fort in predicting that the ultimate poll of the party combined with the volkesparte, centrists and socialists came back Lizzie sent her after Mrs. Russell, who live6 in Borden street. When Bridget came back with Mrs. Russell Dr. Bowen and Mrs. Chnreh- hill were in the house. Mrs. Churchill and Bridget went up j stairs to look for Mrs. Bowen, who they believed had come iu while they were down stairs. On the floor of j the bedroom, between the bed and j Killed in a Wreck. A New York special says: A train on the Long Island railroad, on which were abont a thousand people return ing from the Sheepshead Bay races, was derailed in a tnnnel a short dis tance from Pnrkvilie L. I., Tuesday. Three persons were killed outright, seven died soon after being removed to the hospital, and about one hnn- the bureau, they found Mrs. Borden’s j ^ were 1 J -,/ rt ., ] m so body. They rushed down stairs, and I ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ' Industrial Development Daring the Past Week. The review of tho industrial situation in tin South for the past week shows the organization or a cotton nianufac?tiring company at Ports mouth, Ya , by T. VV. W hisnaut and associates, and of one at Island Ford, N. C., bj T Dr. Shaw Yount, of New Stirling, N. C.; of a cigarette machine manufa •fnrin-r company, with $50,000 capital, at Richmond, Ya., by \Vm. P. DeSas- saure and other* ; auu t>f a cotton c mpress company wiih £25,00) capital, at Birmingham, Ala., by the Birmingham Compress and Stor age Company. Thirteen new industries were established or incorporated during the week, together with four enlarg< men's of manufactories and twenty important now buildings. Amoug the now in dustries not above referred to are agncubural implement works at Galveston, Taxis, brick works at Magnolia, Ark., a distill?]y at King ston, N. C., an < h cfric lighting plan* c.t Cleve land, Tenu., and flouring mills at Elkin and Mebano, N. C. Ic • factories are to be built at ^fiftiachicola and Tallaha see. Fla., coal and coke compauie* have be n organized at Gill iam. Jones and McDowell, W. Ya., a pottery is to be built a: Irondale, Ala., and a shoe factory at Cut hbert. G u The woodworking plants for the week include a barrel factory at Winterville, N. C.; a furni- ni!ure factory at Berkley, Ya ; saw and planing mills at Moner* al, Ark.; Astor, FI*.; Gleudor.t and Dogtown, Miss.; Caperon, Ya., and Davis, W. Ya.; a spoke factory at Roanoke, Va., and vari ty works at Rocky 31onnt, N. C., and Wolf Creek," Tenu. Water works are to 1 e built at Perry. Ga., Falmouth, Ky., and SLstersville, W. Ya. Tho enlargements include bottling works at Par.s, Texas, a cotton mill at Columbus, Ga., a knit ting mill at Kinston, N. C.. ani a handle fac tory at Clarendon, Ark. Among the new buildings of the ^ week are business houses at Louisville, Ky., Windsor, N. C., Taylor and Orange, Texas, churches at Atlai tn, Ga., Covington, Ky., Dallas, Texas, Lambert’s Point ani Norfolk, Va., a court house a) Braideu Town, Fla., factory buildings at Ta Jadega, Al l., and Louisville, Ky., and a school bui.ding at Lynchburg, Va.—Trades man (Chattauooga. Tenu.) the" EARTH TREMBLED. Some of the Seaboard Cities Tisited by a Light Shock. A slight earthquake shock moving from the northwest to the southeast, was felt at Charleston, S. C., at 11.05 Tuesday night. First there was a tremor, then a faint roar and then came the wave. The people got out of bed and ran into the streets as they did in former earthquake times. Though considerable alarm was felt, there was no damage to person property. At Savanti ah the shock was felt quite severely. It lasted from ten to fifteen seconds. Buildings all over the city were shaken considerably during that time, but no damage was done so far as has been learned. At Brunswick the shock was felt about 11 o’clock. Newspaper workers on The Times and correspondents at their desks felt a perceptible rocking of the building and hurried down to investigate the cause. The shock was perceptible in every section of the city. Augusta was shaken for several sec onds by an earthquake. It was quite severe and generally felt. People rushed out of their houses and lined the streets. They were a little fright ened, but not seriously. No damage was done. At Columbia, S. C., the quake was severe and sharp, and was felt all over the city, causing great excitement. At Wilmington, N. C., the shock was felt at 11:15, and lasted but a few seconds. Hundreds of people were aroused from sleep and many rushed in terror to the streets. The Contractor Condemned. Contractor George W. Dent was severely condemned by the evidence given Saturday at the coroner’s in quest over the remains of the Ford’s theater victims, although some of those who gave testimony against his methods, spoke highly of his ability as a practical mechanic and bricklayer. The United States government also came in for its share of condemnation for its methods of doing the work of construction. Severnl expert winesses testified that the best contractors did not care to do work for the govern ment. Distribution of Sexes. The distribution of the sexes is some cases very uneven, considered by States, but in the aggregate the divis ion is a surprisingly close one. Thus, in tho entire country there are 32,000,- 000 men and 31,000,000 women. Men are in the majority in all the states and territories except in the District of Columbia, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, North Carplina, Maryland, Connecticut, Now Hampshire, New York, South Carolina, Virginia and New Jersey, in which there are more women than men. The District of Columbia has the largest proportionate excess of femalo population and Mon tana contains the largest per cent of men. In New Jersey the two sexes are most nearly equally represented. The Sultan’s Gift. The Sultan of Turkey has sent a magnificent present to President Cleve land as an evidence of the good will that exists between their respective countries. It is a superb and artistic ally wrought gold medal set with cost ly diamonds. The design is commem orative of tho four hundredth anniver sary of the discevery of America, and it has pictured on it the Columbian caravels. The medal is said to have cost over $20,000. The President will not accept it as a personal gift, but has decided that he will have it placed in the museum of the State depart ment. Cost of the Suez Canal. Worth Knowing. In the United States the average life for farmers is sixty-four years, for lawyers, fifty-two; merchants, forty- eight; mechanics, forty-seven; seaman, forty-six; laborers, forty four. Assuming the working ago to be from twenty to sixty years, and count ing only male workers, 440 persons in this country live on the labor of every 100 workers. The United States has more miles of railroad track than Europe, Asia and Africa combined, by nearly 10,000 miles and yet Europe alone has 235, 000,000 more population than Ameri ca. The new buildings erected in St. Louis in 1890, 1891 and 1892, placed side by side, would extend over one hundred miles. Every known style of architecture is represented and some of the new buildings are palatial in style and decoration. A lake of ink, over an acre in extent has just been unearthed in that ex tremely volcanic region on the eastern boundary of Lower California. In the liquid state it is a dull gruy tint, bnt when dry it assumes a very deep black. That it would make an ex tremely durable stamping ink one of the explorers who fell in by mistake has discovered to his cost. The ink dried with wonderful rapidity and left an indelible stain upon his garments. The Gould estate is said to have in creased in value about $6,000,000 since the death of Jay Gould. The other day it was stated that it had decreased exactly this amount in value. George Gould is said to be the equal of his father in shrewd deal ing. The amount of stock that is held as a family estate, in which all the heirs participate, is S30,000,000 of Western Union, S15,000,000 of Man hattan and $25,000,000 of Missouri Pacific. KNOWLEDGE Brings comfort and improvement and tends to personal enjoyment when rightly used. The many, who five bet- tei .nan others and enjoy life more, with less expenditure, by more promptly The Panama Silk Tree. The Suez canal, with almost 100 miles of continuous digging, cost about $100,000,000. Of this sum $30,000,000 was wasted in interest, commissions, changes of location and bad management. That canal has now a traffic of nearly 9,000,000 tons an nually, and it must be speedily en larged to accommodate the commerce that is crowding through it to the western coast of the Pacific ocean. Good as a Clock. Daughter—“The clock has stopped, and I promised my music teacher to practice a full hour every day.” “Father—“Well, never mind; be gin your practice, and I’ll let you know when the hour is tip. I’m going out.” “But if you go out how am I to know?” “You’ll see me come in.”—Street A- Smith’s Good News. One of the greatest curiosities of the Panama isthmus is the vegetable silk tree. It is a plant that grows from 15 to 20 feet high, and in appearance does not differ greatly from other trees, but the inner bark is a perfect silky fiber, long, smooth and strong. The natives separated it by some method best known to themselves, the process somewhat resembling that of beating flax. When once it is separated and spun into threads, it can be woven into a fabric so closely resembling silk that it is difficult for any one not familiar with it to distinguish between the two. This species of 6ilk goods is in high favor on the isthmus, and a Colombian belle is never happier than when she is arrayed in a gayly colored dress made from the trees in her father’s yard.— Si. Louis Globe-Democrat. The Ruliug Passion. The Ministers and Tobacco. An Edinburg contemporary jleciares that any one visiting the smoke-room of the assemblies of Scotch churches would be surprised to find how many ministers smoke. Dr. Norman Mac- lead, who is fond of his cigarette, has been heard to observe that if smoking were allowed in the assembly there wonuhl be much less talking and busi ness would be greatly facilitated. A Good Test. Bishop—“How are you succeeding here?” Struggling Pastor—“The standard of morality is rising gradually.” “I am glad to hear that.” “Yes, I am no longer obliged to de mand cash in advance.—New York Weekly. “So Scribble, the reporter on Daily Hooter, has got married. ” “Yes. I was at the wedding at the Little Church Around the Corner.” “Was Scribble nervous?” “Nervous? Not much. While the minister was praying Scribble yanked out a notebook and took down the prayer in shorthand for the after noon issne of The Hooter.”—Texas Siftings. Supremely Delightful To tlie emaciated and debilitated invali 1 is the sense ot returning health and strength produced by Hostetler's Stomach Bi: ters. When that promoter of vigor is L'ste i by per sons in feeble health, its restorative and vital izing potency soon evinces itself in improved appetite, digestion and night y repos-, tne sole conditions under whicli strength an I nerve quietude is vouchsafed to the human system. Try it and be convin ed. 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 to the taste, the refreshing and truly beneficial properties of a perfect lax ative ; effectually cleansing the system, dispelling colds, headaches and fevers and 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 nnd 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 Svrup 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. Do Not Be Deceived with Pastes. Enamels and Paints which Btatn the hands, Injun* the iron and hum red. The Rising Sun Stove Polish Is Brilliant, Odor less. Durable, and the consumer pays for no tin or glass package with e^ery purchase. ‘Aueust “One of my neighbors, Mr. John Gilbert, has been sick for a long time. All thought him pastrecovery. He was horribly emaciated from the inaction of his liver and kidneys. It is difficult to describe his appear ance and the miserable state of his health at that time. Help from any source seemed impossible. He tried your August Flower and the effect upon him was magical. It restored him to perfect health to the great astonishment of his family and friends.” JohnQuibell, Holt, Out.# A light suspension bridge was built at Niag ara Fal s in 1848 and removed in 1854. Ladies medium a tonic, or children who want building up, should take Brown’s Iron Pitt rs. It is pleasant to take, cures Malari •, Indigestion, Biliousness and Liver Complaints, makes the Blood rich and pure. J. S. Parker, Fredonia, N. Y., says: “Shall not call on you for the $100 reward, for I be lieve Hall’s Catarrh Cure wilt cure any ca te of catarrh. Was very bad.” Write him for par ticulars. Sold by Druggists, 75c. We Care Rapture. No matter of how long standing. Write for free treatise, testimonials, etc., to S. J, Hollensworth & Co., Owego, Tioga Co., N. Y. Price $1; by mail, $1.15. The St. Louis water tower is tho highest in the world. The everage weight of 20,000 Bos ton men was 142 pounds; women, 125 pounds. At Cincinnati the average of the same number of men was 154 pounds; of Women 131. Many persons are broken down from over work or household car^s. Brown’s Iron Bit ters rebuilds the s^tem, aids digestion, re moves excess of bile, and cures malaria. A splendid tonic for women and children. China has many stone bridges 3,003 years old. A wonderful stomach corrector—Beecbam’s Pills. Beecham’s—no others. 25 cents a box. • Do You Sleep Peacefully 1 2 “Good; Heavens,t My Dear Fellow,: • My constitution was all gone years ago.and I am • 0 living on the by-laws,” said Mr. Choate, to aj • brother lawyer who lamented that he not only • • worked too much, but had no Just economy of • • labor. But If, when fatigued, at the end of each • J day’s mental toll, he had sought repose and • • peaceful sleep on a • •PILGRIM iSPRING :BED •THE BEST BED MADE. • How like men of narrower capacity—who better • • ap rcclate the necessity of sound sleep as a pre- • f requisite to sound health—might he not have • 0 prolonged his li f e of usefulness for many years. J • The “Pilgrim” is made of highly tempered • • steel wire ; Is the perfection of ease and will • • Inst n lifetime. Beware of cheap imitations, • 0 •* for they are not what they seem.” • Exhibited at No. 31 Warren Street, New York; £ • No. 2 Hamilton Place, Boston. • • For sale by all reliable Dealers. • z See Brass Tag Registered Trademark on all * • Genuine Pilgrims. • Send for Money Saving Primer, Free. « • Atln* Tack Corporation, Boston. • • Warehouses— Boston, New York, Philadelphia, 2 • Chicago, Baltimore, San Francisco, Lynn- - • Factop.ies—Taunton, Mass.; Fair/.ven, • Whitman. Mnss ? Diixbnrv. : Plvr If afflicted with sore eyes use Dr. Isaac Thomp son’s Eye-water-Druggist* sell at 25c per bottle. All other baking powders are shown by the latest United States Government Report to fce inferior to the Royal in both Purity and Strength. (See Bulletin 13, Chemical Division of U. S. Agricultural Dept) Delicate Women Or Debilitated Women, should uso BRADFiELD’S FEMALE REGULATOR. Every ingredient possesses superb Tonic properties and exerts a wonderful influ ence in toning up and strengthening her system, by driving through the proper channels all impurities. Health and strength guaranteed to result from its use. “ My wife, who was bedridden for eigh. teen months, after using Brad fie Id 9 9 Female Regulator for two months Is getting well.” J. M. John sox. Malvern, Ark. Bbaditeld Regulator Co.. Atlanta, Ga. Sold by Druggist* at $1.00 per bottle. CANCER Cured Permanent! j HOMES FOR THE POOR AND RICH ALIKE Large and small farms in Alabama, South I Caro’.ir a and Georgia, for sale on Ion c time, t Special advantages offered to ten o- more pur- : chasers forming a co ony. Write for particu lars to T. J. FELDER. Atlanta. Ga. If «*y on* doubts that I we can cure the m st ob- I ■ Unite case in 29 to 60 I days, let him wr te for I particulars and 5nve?ti- I ttte our reliab llty. Our I financial backing is » $500,000. When mercury, iodide potassium, sarsaparilla or Hot Springs fail, wo guarantee a cure—and our Made Cyphilene i«t the on!y thing that will cure permanently. Positive proof sens scaled, tree. Cook Bukoi Co., Chicago, Hi. BLOOD POISON I A SPECIALTY. J. N. Klein, BelleTille.N. J. * Piso's Remedy for Catarrh is tb? Best, Easiest to Use, and Cheapest. Sold by druggists or sent by mall, 5Cc. K. T. Hazel tine, Warren, Pa. AN ASTONISHING TOWIC FOR WOMEN. agcES-MKETa It Strengthen* the Weak, Quiets th# Nerves, Relieves Monthly Suffering and Cures FEMALE DISEA8E8. ASK YOUR DRUGGIST ABOUT IT. SI.OO PER BOTTLE. CHATTANOOGA NED. CO., Chattanoogi, Twin. YOUR OWN HARNESS WITH THOMSON'S! SLOTTED CLBMCH RIVETS. No tools reqalrtd. Only a hammer needed to drive rmc inch th< m easily and quickly, leaving the clinch ftcsoiutrly wnooth. Requiring no ho e to be made 'n th • :eaihvr no-- r»urr tor tne Rivets. They are strong, fontrh and durable. Million* now In use. Su eitoth-*. uniform *r assorted, nut np in boxes. yonr dealer Tor them, or send 40c. in stamps for a oox of lOu, assorted aizes. Man'fd by JUDSGN L. THOMSON MFG. CO., WAL/THAJi, MASS. ■ For Indigestion, BillousncMU = Headache. Constipation, Bad iComplexion, Offensive Breath, I and ail disorders of the Stomach, £ Liver and Bowels, I RIPANS TA3ULES = act gently yet promptly. Perfect ■ digestion follows their nse. Sold \ = by druggists or sent by mail. Box = (6 vials‘,75c. Package (4 boxes), $2. _ B For free pamples-addr^s = BirA>* CIIEMICAI. CO., New York. = n|A MA^CV made by selling an UIVI Hwl i«L> T entirely newjiatented article. No Competition. Exclusive Territory. Quick Sales. No Capital Required. Painter Preferred. References Exchanged. Address. THU PALM LETTER CO., 15 and 17 Hammond fib, Cincinnati, Ohio. A. N. U Twenty-five, *98,