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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. ROUTINE OF ROUSE AND SENATE BRIEFLY CHRONICLED. OONDENSKD 8C11BDUL1 OP PA8SKN0KR THATW1S Siiiniitnry of BUM and Uoaolutlon* Prosontod and Acted Upon. Northbound. October 6, 1805. No. as Dully Lv. A tlanta C. T. " Atlanta K. T. " Noroross " Buford " Uaineavillo... *' I.ula " Cornelia • 4 Mt. Airy M Toccoa " Westminster. " Bencca... " Central •' Oroenvlllo.... " Spartanburg. " Gaffneys '* .Blacksburg... 11 King’s Mt 11 Gastonia Ar. Charlotte Ar. Danville Ar. Richmond.. Ar. Washington. " Bal’in’el* It K " Philadelphia " New York Southbound. LtN. Y. PRR .. " Philadelphia " Baltimore •* Washington. Richmond.... “ Danville.... " Charlotte... “ Gastonia..... 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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, 7 2Sp 5 25* 6 7la 7 10a "A" a. ] "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, ft*.