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THE CLEVELAND PROGRESS.
Jiy JOE H. 1! ERSE.
DEVOTED TO THE MINING, AGRICULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS OE CLEVELAND,
WHITE COUNTY
AND NORTH-EAST GEORGIA.
TERMS: $1.00 Per Year
VOL. V.
CLEVELAND, WHITE COUNTY, GA,, FRIDAY
, MAY 21),
1896.
NO. 22.
THK 54TH CONGRESS.
PIEDMONT AIR LINE.
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Tho house disposed of tho Immigra
tion question Wednesday by passing
tho McCall educational test bill, to
gether with tho Corliss bill, intended
to protect tho lake cities from Cana
dian competition. Tho lattor was
agreed to 121 to 45—and the amended
bill was passed—195 to 2(i. The con
sular inspection bill propoaod by Mr.
Stone, of Pennsylvania, was re
jected—75 to 131.
The continuation of the dobato was
preceded by a sonsatioual outbreak in
the republican rauks against tho man
agement of the majority. It was pro-
cipitated by tho presentation of an
order from tho committee on rules by
Mr. Henderson, of Iowa, setting aside
*‘5. That he has ignored and re-
> fused to have enforced the ‘anti-trust
I law.’
“G. That he has sent United States
troops into the state of tllinois without
authority of law and in violation of
| tho constitution.
“7. That he has corrnptod politics
through the intarforenoo of federal
office holders.
“8. That he has used tho appoint
ing power to influence legislation
detrimental to tho welfare of tho peo
ple; therefore bo it,
‘•itosoived, t>y tne iiouso ot repro-
sentativos, That tho committoo on the
judiciary bo directoil to ascertain
whether those chnrgcs are true, and,
if so, to report to tho houso snob no-
tion by iinpoachmont or othorwisa as
shall bo proper in tho premises. And
said committee shall have authority
to send for persons and papers.”
Mr. nowsrd had risen to uddross
the house as tho clerk finished reading
tho document, bat Mr. Plngloy, of
Maiuo, leader of the majority, took
him off tho floor by raising tha ques
tion of consldsmtlon. The speaker
promptly put tho question and only
two or three scattering “Ayes" wen
hoard, Mr. Howurd apparently not
voting for his own proposition. The
Thursday and Friday, privato bill
days under tho rules, for tho oonaidor- rosult di(1 not H8em to 8Urpt j S0 Howard,
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"t”'p.m. ‘‘M"noon. "N" night.
Nob. 87 ami 38—Washington ami Southwestern
Veutihuled Limited, Through Pullman Sleeper*
bolwccn New York ami New Orleans, via Wash
ington, Atlanta and Montgomery, and also be-
tween New York anil Memphis, via Washington,
Atlanta and Birmingham. Dining Cars.
Nos. 35 and 30 United States Fast Mall, Pullman
Sleeping C&ra between Atlanta, New Orleans and
New York.
Nos. 81 and 82, Exposition Flyer, Through Pull-
81, and on these dates Pullman Bloeplng Car will
be operated between Richmond and Atlanta. On
Wednesdays and Saturdays connection from At
lanta to Richmond with through sleeping car
will be to leave Atlanta by train No. 82.
Noa. U and 12, Pullman Sleeping Car betweea
Blohmond, Danville and Greensboro.
W. A. TURK, 8. H. HARDWICK,
Qen’l Pans. Ag't, Asa’t dan'l Pass. Ag*t,
Washington, D. C. Atlanta, Qa.
W. B. RYDER, Superintendent, Chaalotti,
Noam Carolina.
». H. GREEN,
fien’l Sapt.,
Washington, D. C.
J. M. CULP,
TraQlo M'g’r,
Washixuton, Hi
JEFFERSON DAVIS MONUMENT.
Committee on Design Has Asked lor
a Report.
At a meoting of the board of direc
tors of the Jefferson Davis Monument
Association held at Richmond, Va.,
Thursday afternoon, it was resolved
that tho committee on design be asked
to examine the designs submitted to
them and mako their report to tho
board, the roport to be passod on by
tho board and tho Davis monument
committoe of tho United Confederate
Veterans at a mooting to bo bold in
Richmond at 12 noon on June 10th.
The monument corner stone will bo
laid on July 2d. Bishop John Gran
berry will preside, Mrs. Davis, Miss
Winnie DaviB and Mr. and Mrs. Hayes
liavo accepted tho invitation to be the
guests of tho board during the re
union.
The Virginia grand lodge of Masons
has accepted the invitation to perform
the ceremony of laying the corner
stone.
ation of measures reported from tho
committeo on labor. It was opposed
by Mr. Walker, of Massachusetts; Mr.
Pickier, of South Dakota, chairman
of tho committoo on invalid pensions,
and Mr. Mahon, of PounHylvania,
chairman of tho committoo on war
olaims, who protested against depriv-
who took his soat with a smilo on his
fnco.
THB SENATU.
“That statement is falso, ” deliber
ately spuko David B. Hill, extending
his list towards tho faoo of Senator Al
ton, the populist from Nebraska. Hill
iug the houso of tho opportunity to j mftd _ ho wag j u a fighting humor,
nnd ho scorned prepared for any sort
of a fight, But Allen was not iu a
similar humor, and tho souato barely
missod a full grown sonsation, at
Thursday’s session. Tho mnttor grow
out of a vicious light Souator Hill was
making to provuut the sonata tilling
up tho hill to provout furthor bond is-
suoh without spocifio authority of con
gress.
At 5 o’olock Sonutor Hntlor, of North
Carolina, sprung n surpriso upon tho
sonnto by moving that tho bond bill
ho taken up. Immediately Hill bognn
consider nnd disposo of tho bills on
tho privato cnleudnr.
Mr. Walker vohemently douounood
the “loaders” and assorted that their
reign would oomo to an end with this
congress; that iu tho next houso rules
would bo adopted by which Imsiuoss
could bo transacted iu accordanco
tborowith or nothing would be done.
Ho coudemnod in bitter terms tho
policy which prevented tho govern
ment from paying its honest dobtB,
denouncing it os a shaino nnd disgraoe,
such ns no othor country in the world
labored under, nnd assorting that tho to filibuster by making motions to ad
same policy had been pursued in all
the congresses of which ho had been n
niomber by dosign of tho leaders.
A bill to pension a Kausns ox-soldier
was passod by tho house Thursday,
over Cleveland’s veto, by a voto of 196
to 47.
Another day was givon to' tho con
sideration and disposal of conferenoe
reports on appropriation bills by tho
houso Saturday. Two of thorn wore
finnl, thnt upon tho river and hnrbor
appropriation hill, which was engrossed
and sent to tho president, and that on
tho legislative, oxocutivo and jndicial
appropriation bill.
Tho partial roport upon tho sundry i
civil bill presented Friday afternoon
was agrood to, tho house insisting up
on itB disagreement to ull the souato :
amondmouts except, thoso making ap
propriations as follows: Twelvo than- i
sand dollars to fit lq) tha bassmont of
the Dos Angulos, Cal., public building
so that the postal business can bo
couductod tliero; §75,000 to ro- ]
pair and rebuild tho pnblio build- ,
ing at St. Albans, Vt., partially !
destroyed by firo lust year just as ;
it was ready for completion; §375,000
for completing tho now postoffice build
ing at Washington, and increasing tho
limit of cost $413,000; $100,000 to
buy 17,000 foot of ground adjoining
the government printing offico and
erecting an additional heating plant.
Tho adoption of this last amendmont 1
is generally accepted as Bottling tho
jonrn and othor dilatory motions.
During tho roll call on ouo of thesd
motions, Senator Fitti-<row askod
unanimous consent to submit a coajj
foronoo report and liavo it printod in
Tho Beoord. It was agroed to. Im*
mediately Sonator Hill demanded Uj#.,
full reading of the roport. To this
there woro many objections. A dozen
senators hold that consent had not
boon givon oxoept for the printing of
tho report. But the presiding offioer
hold that any senator had a right to
demand n full reading of tho roport.
Hill insisted, his purpose boing to
delay.
Senator Allen mndo a brief talk, in
which ho said this was the second timo
ho had known of any senator having
violntod unanimous consent.
“I would nBk if tho sonator from Ne
braska refers to mo,” said Hill.
“I do,” responded Allen.
“Tho statement is false,” uttorod
Hill, with emphasis.
Allen lookod intontly at tho New
York senator soveral moments, then
responded, calmly:
"Tho senutor from New York can
never convinoo mo that his oonduct
has boon honest in this matter.”
“I cannot,” responded Hill.
This ended tho war of words. Then
the New Yorkor turned and suggested
that there was no quorum of tho son-
ate present, and ronewed his filibus
tering tactics.
Hill soemod dotorminod to provont a
long-disputed question of tho location vot „ npon taking up tho bond bill
of a now government printing office iu
favor of tho present site.
Upon tho Indian appropriation bill
tho houso voted again that it would
muko uo appropriation for tho educa
tion of children at tho contract sootn-
rian schools, and instructed its con
ferees to insist upon thoir disagree
ment to the senate amendments, ex
tending until Juno 30,1898, tho poriod
in which tho secretary of tho intorior
may provide government sohools.
Soveral tost votes upon motions of
Hill and Chandlor showed thirty-four
senators iu favor of taking up tho
bond bill to twolvo against it.
Finally a few of tho twelvo retired
from tho souato and left it without a
quorum, and adjournment was neces
sary.
Butler’s anti-bond bill was taken up
in the souato Friday and debated nearly
all day. Speeches in opposition wore
mado by senators Hill, Shorman, Lodge
President Cleveland’s message veto- | and otlier „. The measure was advo-
FMMUDIANS CALL ON OLNKY
Iu Regard to General Weyler’s Recent
Tobacco Order.
Secretary Olnoy was waited upon
Saturday by a delegation from Florida
in regard to the recent order issued by
General Weyler, prohibiting after ten
days tho exportation of Cuban tobacco
to the United States.
Tho secretary replied that ho was
awaiting the reply of the Spanish gov
ernment to the noto which he had ad
dressed to that government on the sub
ject.
No importance is attached at Wash
ington to the denial sent from Madrid
that snob a protest had been received.
It is understood on both sides that the
policy is to “diplomatically” deny
everything which might tend to em
bitter the relations between the two
governments.
Texas Sufferers to Receive Aid.
The citizens' relief committee of
Dallas, Texas, has raised nearly $1,300
for the cyclone sufferers at Sherman
and other northern Texas points. Ef
forts will be made to raise $5,000 in
cash in Dallas. Liberal donations of
clothing and geueral supplies are be
ing made.
ing tho bill regulating foes of receiv
ers and registers of land offices was
road and referred to tho committeo on
public lands.
Mr. Howard,of Alabama, introduced
a series of charges against President
Cleveland, upon which ho impeached
him of high crimes and misdemeanors,
and called upon the committoe on the
judiciary to inquire into the trnth of
them. But by an overwhelming vote
the houso refused to reconsider them.
At 5 :30 o’clock tha house adjourned.
Tho following is the bill of Impeach
ment of President Cleveland proposed
by Beprosontativo Howard, of Ala
bama, which tho houso almost unani
mously refusod to consider.
“Ido impeach Grover Cleveland,
president of the United States, of high
crimes and misdemeanors on the fol
lowing grounds:
“1. That ho has sold or directed tho
sale of bonds without authority of law.
“2, That ho sold, or aided in tho
salo of bonds at Icbs than their market
value,
“3. That he directed the misappro
priation of the proceeds of said bond
sales.
“4. That he directed tho secretary
of the treasury to disregard tho law,
which makes United Statos notes and
treasury notes redeemable in coin.
oated by Mills, of Texas; George, of
Mississippi; Toller, of Colorado, and
Allen, of Nebraska. No action on tho
bill was had, but the matter went over
until Saturday.
Tho final conference roport on tho
river and harbor bill was presented
and agreed to, a satisfactory compro
mise having bcou reached in tho mat
ter of tho deep sea harbor in southern
California, and at G o’clock p. m. the
senate adjourned.
The houso “filled cheese” bill was
taken np in tho senate Saturday and
gave tho opportunity for tho offering
of three important amendments on
which votes wore taken. The first was
offered by Mr. Mills, of Texas, pro
posing an internal revenue tax of 5
per cent, on all manufactures of iron,
steel, copper, zinc, wool, cotton and
other materials. The second was of
fered by Mr. Allen, of Nebraska, pro
posing nn additional tax of a dollar n
barrel on beer. The third wa3 offered
by Mr. Gray, of Delaware, proposing
an import duty of 10 cents per pound
on tea. They wero all (on motion of
Mr. Sherman, of Ohio,) laid on tho
i table, tho first by a voto of 42 to 10,
j tho second by a voto of 35 to 22, and
| tho last by a voto of 37 to 19.
The filled choose bill at tho close of
j tho morning hour wout over till Mon
day, and then the bill prohibiting the
isauo of Unltad States bonds without
tho oonsout of oongross was taken up,
aud Mr. Allon, of Nebraska, spoko
upon it, npon tho silvor question and
upon miscellaneous matters connected
with tho populist party. Tho bill
went ovar without aotion.
Tha oalondnr was olenred of all tho
privato pension bill*, and tho session
was spun out so ns to givo an oppor
tunity for tho signing of tho river und
hnrbor bill and sending it to tho presi
dent.
Souato bill to pay the widow of a
Gorman sailor, Georgo Pauls, who wns
drownod in Wilmington harbor, North
Oarolinn, in May, 1888,in oonsequonoo
of a collision of tho United States cut
ter Colfax with tho bark ou whioh bo
was serving $5,000, was passod.
Unanimous consent was askod by
Mr. Cockrell to have printod as a pnb
lio document a speech of Govoruor
Allgeld, of Illinois, in reply to Sooro-
tary Carli»l*’a “sound monoy" speech,
horotoforo so published, and altor con
siderable colloquy, unanimous oonsont
was givon.
At 5 :30 o’olock the vioe *prosidont
nnnouuood his signature to tho river
and harbor bill, and it was immediate
ly returned to tho house, so as to bo
presented to tho president during tho
evening. At 5:45 o’clock p. m. tho
senate adjouruod till Monday.
NICW COLORED BISHOPS.
Ordained at. the Conforonoo at Will-
mtngton, N. C.
Bovs. William Benjamin Dorrick,D.
D., of Now York; Joaiah Ilaynos Arm
strong, of Washington, D. C., aud
James Crawford Embry, D. D., woro
ordainod bishops Saturday at the gon-
eral conforonoo of tho African Metho
dist Episcopal ohureh with improssivo
aud interesting ceremonies.
Tho nowly olootod and ordained
bishops aro men of influsuoo and
ability, standing second to uono in the
United Statos. Dr. Derrick has es
tablished tho reputation as being the
leading negro orator in America, and
has boon in tho service of tho African
Methodist Episcopal cliuroh for the
past thirty-four yoars.
Bishop Armstrong is nn old church
worker. During the past four yoars
he has servod as financial socrotary of
ftlio groat church, and having roudered
such excollont service ho wns promoted
by tho gonornl conference to the office
,ofbishop. He was v at on.Qa .to qptqjr
upon the duties of his office.
Bishop Embry is tho theologian of
the connection. Ho has sorvod
general mnnagor of tho book conoern
and publication dopartmont for tho
past twolvo yoars, and wns promoted
on nocount of his ability.
Tho following general offloors liavo
boen eleoted for the noxt four years:
Bov. T. W. Hondorson, of Indinua
polis, Ind., general maungor of tho
book coneern and publication houso;
Bov. H. T, Johusou, D. D., Ph. D
Philadelphia, Pouu,, editor of Tho
Christian Recorder; Profossor H. T.
Koaling, A. M., editor of The African
Mothouist Epi»oopul Church Review ;
I’rofosBor John B. Hawkins A. M.,
Kittroll, N. G., secretary of education ;
Bov. M. B. Parks, D. D., ICnusaH City,
Mo., secretary of missions; 0. T
Shnffor, D. I)., Maryland, secretary
aud treasurer of tho ohureh
extension department; M. M. Moore,
D. D., Orlando, Fla., fiuauoial secre
tary; R. M. Chooks, Romo, Ga.,editor
of The Southern Christian Recorder
Rev. C. S. Smith, D. D., secretary of
tho Sunday School Union, Nauhvillo
Tonn.
Bishop Abram Grant will bo assign
ed to tho first Episoopal district, em
bracing tho New England statos, New
York, Now Jersoy and a part of Penn
sylvania.
Tho southern press was commonded
for its stand taken against lynching iu
tho past year,
II AM 1*10 N I NS FI TUTE.
The Groat Colored School Celebrates
Its Twenty-Ninth Anniversary.
Ilnmptou Instituto nnd its 1,000
students and tonchors colebratod its
20th anniversary at Fort Monroe, Va,
Trustees aud a thousand guests from
north aud south crowded tho shops,
class-rooms and grounds, nnd proved
as in former years tho interest this
groat industrial institute holds for the
people. The graduating exercises,
at which 29 negro and indinu
yonng mon and women received dip
lomas and fifteen young men trade
certificates, filled three hours of the
session. Plantation melodies by hun
dreds of voices, sensible, practicable
spooebos by members of the class and
old graduates hold tho closest interest.
An African studout from tho Trans
vaal aud Indians from tho wost and
north gave peculiar experiences, and
distinguished men from tho north
spoko with eloquence and fooling.
Booker T. Washington, one of
Hampton’s best known graduates, was
most enthusiastically received by both
races and delivered an eloquent, sensi
ble and practical address.
Olney Did Not Send a Letter.
The officials of the foreign offioe at
Madrid deny that United States Secre
tary of Statu Olney has addressed a
note to the Spanish government in ro-
gard to Captain Genoral Weyler’s re
cent edict prohibiting tho exportation
of tobacco from Cuba.
WASHINGTON NEWS
GOSSIP OF THE CAPITAL IN
PITIIY PARAGRAPHS.
Doings of the Chiefs anil Hoads of lilio
Various Departments.
Now,that the houso has acted on tho
immigration measures before it, Mr.
Lodgo, of Massachusetts, will sook to
pass ono of tho measures through tho
sonnto so that out of the conflicting
plans some law may bo secured that
will remedy what aro hold to be ex
isting evils in our prosont immigration
statutes.
The fact that tho Unitod States
ministor, Mr. Hannis Taylor, had ar
ranged with a transport ngoncy nt
Madrid to convoy his personal furni
ture on board tho steamer Condo Wi-
frodo, bound for Now Orleans, led to
the report that the minister was to
loavo Madrid, This, it is stated, is
not tho oaso. Mr. Taylor’s family is
returning to tho Unitod Statos, but
thoir departure linB nothiug to do with
politics and tho ministor is going to
reside nt tho logalion.
Senator Bacon mado a splondiil win
ning fight for tho Brunswick harbor
appropriation iu tho Benate Thursday.
Through his efforts tho conforonoo re
port on tho river and harbor bill,
whioh eliminated tho Bruuswick ap
propriation, wftB disagrood to ami sent
back to conference. Tho conforonoo
committoo ot once reinstated the
Brunswick provision, reported to tho
sonnto and tho report was adoptod. It
was a groat victory for Senator Bacon
and moans that Col. Goodyear will
oontiuno his work of deepening tho
Brunswick harbor by tho use of dy-
namlto.
Tim President Refuses Information,
Tho president sent a message to tho
sounte Saturday snyiug thnt he enuuot
communicate tho information asked
for by tho Morgan resolution in rela
tion to Cuba. Tho resolution wnR
adoptod by tho sonata on tho 16th
inst. in regard to the troatmnnt of
Amoricau citizens in Cnbn. It re
quested copies of tho correspondence
of tho state department upon that sub
ject,.
Tho president said ho considered it
incompatible with the public sorvioo to
sond tho information nt tho prosont
time. He forwardod litoral copies of
tho original text of tho protoool of cou-
feronoo and declarations concerning
judicial proooduro of 1877 signed by
Oalob Cushing on behalf of tho United
States, and Senor Oollantos us tho rep-
rosontativo of tho Spanish government,
which woro requested by the same res
olution.
Morgan’s Gillian Resolutions
Sonator Morgan’s foiut Cubau reso
lution again engaged tho attention of
tho committeo on foreign relations,
but notion was again postponed. Tho
committee is considering the question
in tho light of tho recent occurences
in Cuba involving American citizens,
and iu order to act intelligently, fool
that it is necessary to have all the in
formation obtainable on tho subject,
especially that bearing upon tho ro-
cont construction of tho treaty of 1795
and tho protoool. Thoy have decided
therefore not to aot until tho depart
ment can he communicated with.
Senator Morgan entered a protest
against this course of proooduro, con
tending for independent uction by
oongross nnd urging that tho stato do
partmont conkl have very littlo or no
information which was not already in
possession of tho committoe.
llow Appropriations Stand.
Six of tho great appropriation bills
are now laws—ono, tho agricultural,
without tho president’s approval. Tho
Indian bill has boon agreed to with
tho exception of four items, tho most
important of which is that relating to
appropriations for sectarian sohools.
Tho final report ou the legislative bill
was agreed to in tho houso Saturday,
but tho sennto has not acted upon it
There has been noconferouoe on tho
postoflice bill up to this tlmo. Wb
that ocourH thero will undoubtedly bo
a strugglo between tho two honses ou
tho question of subsidies authorized in
tho senato. The naval bill has boon
agreed to with tho exception of tho re
duction in tho number of battleships,
tho provisions as to the price to bo paid
for armor plate nnd the prohibition of
tho employment by government con
tract of naval officers on leave.
It is thought that tho agreement will
finally result in throe new battleships
as a oompromiso Detweon tno four au
thorized by the house and tho two au
thorized by the senate. Tho partial
report on tho sundry civil bill was
agreed to Saturday and ono moro con
ference will donbtless get this largo
budget out of tho way. Tho District
of Columbia and tho fortification bills
aro in conference. The river and har
bor bill awaits the prosidont's approval
or voto or non-action.
Weyler’s Tobacco Order.
From a revonuo point of viow tho
action of tho Spanish government in
prohibiting tho export of Cuban to
bacco will have but littlo effect in com
parison with tho injury it causes tho
manufacturers of tobncoo und inci
dentally their workmou.
From the latost official figures for
the last fiscal year it is hood that
5,679,252 pounds of wrappor tobacco,
valued at $7,219,877, was imported
into this country. Of other raw to-
hnooo thero was imported 20,989,009
pounds of tho value of $7,525,843.
The wrappor tobacco pays $1.50 per
ponuil duty aud tho other raw tobaooo,
largely “fillor," pays 25 couts per
pouud. Of tho 5,679,232 pounds of
wrapper tobaoco imported, only 28,133
pounds come from Cuba and 5,104,495
pounds from Sumatra iu the Dutch
East Indies, through tho Netherlands.
It Is in “fuller” tobaoco that tho
prohibition of Spain will be most se
verely folt, as from Cuba last year
there was importod into this country
of this class of tobacco 20,147,487
pounds. Of this quautity 12,858,581
pounds was brought into Now York,
nnd about 3,000,000 pounds into
Florida ports, so if tho same ratio ol
imports now obtains nH is probable,
New York will suffer from tho prohi
bition more than uny other ouo port
in tho Unitod States. Iu wrapper to
bacco also Now York is n largo con
sumer of tho imported product, thorc
having been imported there last voai
4,611,445 pounds of tho 5,679,252
pounds of this claxn of tobacco that
came into the United States.
Whether tho United Statos will doom
it advisable to resort to retaliatory
Kicnsnres, or, indeed, whether in this
absouco of reciprocity arrangements
which woro abolished by the last tariff
law, thoy have tho power to retaliate,
aro questions thnt nro now boing con
sidered by Secretary Olney and may
bo the subject of congressional aotion,
ns the senators aud congressmen from
New York nhd Florida are taking uu
active iutorost in tho matter aud each
day their mail is burdened with pro
tests from thoir pooplo.
I'uaiim xunes.
llradstreot’s HuhIiioss Review lor tho
Past YVock.
Bradstroot’s roport of business con
ditions for tho past week is as follows:
“Tho reactionary tondenoy In prices,
shrinkage in railroad oarniugs, tho
falling off in bank oloariugs and tho
foot that tho present constitutes the be
ginning of tho betwoon-seasons poriod,
include tho moro oonspiouous features
of tho gonoral business situation. On
the othor hand business failures have
fallen off sharply.
“Tho total number of bueit^ss fail
ures throughout the United (States this
week shows marked falling off from
tho weekly averago during the past
fonr months—216 as compared with
265 last week and 208 in tho liko wook
of 1895.
“Tho most favorable roport comes
from Kansas Oity, whoro tho avorago
movement of merchandise continues
rolativoly quite uotive, mercantile col
lections aro fair and the trado pros-
peots wore never bettor. Improvement
is ulso noted ou tho Paolflo coast, duo
to the weather, whioh lias rendered tho
crop outlook moro favorable nnd stim
ulated purchases in staple lines. Tho
boot and shoo industry is conspicuous
ly strong in that section, having ro
asted sufficiently to furnish moat fac
tories with orders for some timo ahead
and thus stimulate quotations for
hideB, leather and shoos.
“Tho iron and steel industry reports
a moderato inoreuso in request for raw
material, but nothing sufficient to
strengthen prices.
“At the south tho most enoouraging
roport comes from Savannah, where
excursions have resulted in an in
creased volnmo of business. Georgia,
South Carolina and tho general truok
farmers complain that want of rain has
injured tho crops. Wholesale mer
chants at Galveston aro not pnshing
business and report demand light.
“Genoral trado throughout the cen
tral wost has not mot anticipations.
Decreases iu prioes of staples aro for
wheat, flour, Indian corn, onts, lard,
sugar, live hogs, potroleum and foun
dry pig iron.
“Practically unchanged quotations
aro reported for pork, ooffoo, cotton
and print cloths.”
OKLAHOMA CYCLONE SWEET.
Five Lives Lost, at Cushing and Many
Houses Demolished.
Advices from Guthrio.Okla.,stato that
so far aB reported ten porions were klllod
and many injured in the cyoloue and
wator spout whioh dccondcd ou that
part of tho territory last Wednesday
night. Eight cyclones passed over a
radius of fifty milos in that section
during the last fivo days, but Guthrie
has always esoaped owing to its loca
tion. Fivo persons woro killed nt
Cushing. Thoy nro:
Twenty houses woro swept away at
Edmond and two persons killod, Har
vey Rich and his daughter. At Blaok
Bear John Rodgers and wife were
killed bv falling timbers. At tho same
place George White, a farmer, wne
killed and all tho mombors of hif
family injnrod by thoir houso boing
blown on them.
In the vicinity of Whito Eagle t
dozen houses wero destroyed and
many cattle killod. Soveral lives are
reported lost in tho Omgo country,
where tho proporty loss iu estimated to
be $75,000.
J. .^awes, of Boston, now 88 yoars
old, thinks ho is tho oldest aotivo pho
tographer in tho Unitod States,
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