State of Dade news. (Trenton, Ga.) 1891-1901, June 26, 1891, Image 1

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VOL. I. A speech in favor of cremation was made in the Mexican congress the other day- , Geners! Greely, of polar fame, thinks that it is safer to make an Arctic ex pendition than to undertake a trans african journey like Mr. Stanley’s. ' ♦ The San Francisco Chronicle believes that the offering of prizes lor efficiency in the railway mail service might be ex tended with profit to all branches of the postal service. Australia has now 4,750,000 01 people, 1,500,000 more than the population of the American colonies when they de clared their independence, and the same as Ireland at the present time. It is said there is a tract of forest trees in Southern Oregon embracing about 16,000 square miles, which, cut and sold at $lO per 1000 feet, would pay our na tional debt twice over. It is estimated that the amount of merchantable timber standing will reach 400,000,000,000 feet. The British Museum has just come into possession of an almost complete collec tion of fhe horns of the animals of India and Central Asia, Mr. A. O. Hume having presented to it his accumulations of many years. There are nearly three hundred specimens, and one species only —the little four-horned antelope—is *un represeuted. A census bulletin estimates the nation al debts of the world at $25,636,976,- 000. That is enough, estimates the San Francisco Examiner , to buy out any nation on the globe except the United States, Great Britian or France. It is an amount of inconceivable by the side of it the American debt , ap pears insignificant. Says the New York Sun: “The crim inal reports give almost daily evidence that the stiletto is still used by Italian malefactors here and hereabouts. The Federal authorities at the Barge Office ought to be empowered to take this hideous weapon away from all immi grants who are found carrying it when under inspection.” There are ten American sea postoflices in operation and regular weekly trips are now made between Bremen and Ham burg and New York. Passengers on the ocean postal ships are allowed to mail letters on board just as they would on land, American stamps being sold on the outward trip and German the homeward voyage. __ ■ ....... \ News from Pennsylvania reports Hron derfully rich discoveries in the anthracite coal regions, chronicles the Chicago Times. Where foimerly it was believed the supply would soon give out it is now announced that new and richer veins have been discovered, and the coal miners rejoice accordingly. Nature has been very kind to them amd their'de scendants. Baron Hirsch’s fortune is variously es timated from $100,000,000 to $150,000,- 000. The philanthropist's father was a Bavarian banker. The foundation of his fortune was a railway contract with the Turkish Government. It has since been enlarged by other railway manoeuvres in eastern Europe and by speculations on the Paris bourse. His son used to be a well-known figure at Newmarket, and the Baron himself has of late years gonel on the turf. After the gangs of Chinese that'were employed in building the Canadian Pa cific Railroad b -.d been discharged, nearly all of them, asserts the New York Sun , made their way surreptitiously to this country. We now learn that the Chinese laborers who have been engaged in building the Tehuantepec railroad in Central America are making their way through Mexico to the United States. It is thus that our Chinese population is •slightly increased from time to time. A strange spectacle was witnessed the other day in Cincinnati. People passing along one of the streets were astonished to see scores of women hard at work in front of their residences with shovels and brooms. They had got tired of waiting for the city authorities to clean their streets,and had sallied out to do it them selves. Every speck of dirt was re moved from curbstone to curbstone, and, highly satisfied with their work, they re tired in triumph to their household af fairs. THE WIDE WORLD. GENERAL TELEGRAPHIC AND CABLE CULLINGS Of Brief Items of Interest From Various Sources. 'Count deLaunay, Italian ambassador at Berlin, has been recalled. I). P. Grier & Cos., one of the largest grain firms in St. Louis, made an assign ment Saturday. The Russian government has forbidden the Jews to emigrate, and 100 Jews are detained at the frontier. Sixty earthquake shocks were experi enced in the province of Bengal, India, Friday, and many buildings were de stroyed . TVi- ■-.! -* : -i: a;__ al._ X bUUlti Ul iUtjUll j IUO Manipur massacre has found the regent guilty of warring upon the forces of the empress of India, and sentenced him to death. Anton Karl, an old and trusted officer of the United States geological survey, was arrested in Washington, Monday, charged with embezzlincr $3,600 of gov ernment funds. While bathing in Doak’s pond, near Washington, Po„ Monday, afternoon, .Tohu McKeown, Walter Jones and John Chanlis, boys ranging in age from eight to thirteen years, were drowned. A dispatch of Tuesday, from Grand Rapids, Mich., says: The street car drivers’ strike, which has been pending since May, has been declared off, the men conceding everything. G. IT. Thoussen’s picture frame factory at St. Louis was damaged by fire Satur day night to the extent of about $70,000, two-thirds of which is on the stock, and one-third on the building. The loss is covered by insurance. A cablegram of Tuesday, from Rome, Italy, says: Premier Rudini has con sented to delay the issue of the green book on the New Orleans affair in order to facilitate negotiations with the Wash ington government. A London cablegram of Monday, states that all efforts made to avert the pend ing lockout of 25,000 tin-plate workers in Wales have proved fruitless. Unless there is a change in the situation of af fairs very soon the works will be closed. A dispatch from Berne, Switzerland, says: Tuesday evening a servant girl visited the zoological gardens, and, un seen by any one, took off her clothing and jumped into the bears’ pit. Her mangled body was found in the pit the next morning. The firm of Whitcomb & Paine, man ufacturers of calf boots, at Holbrook, Mass., are to close their factory indefi nitely. This is caused by the unsettled state of business throughout the countrv. They have been turning out about 100 cases of boots per day. A cablegram of Friday from Liverpool, says: The bulk of 600 bales of cotton in the burning hold of the steamship City of Richmond, which caught on fire while at sea, has been taken out. The cotton when taken out was still burning and was almost completely destroyed. On Friday, the North American Com mercial Company, by its attorney, filed with the acting secretary of the treasury a protest against the action of the government in preventing that com pany from taking the number of seals stipulated in their contract with the gov ernment. A London cablegram of Monday says: Alarmed by the recent Wesleyan discus sions on inspiration and Sabbath keep ing, Mr. Spurgeon, with a number of other ministers, has signed a manifesto dec aringfor thorough Calvinism and ac cepting both testaments as the word of God, saying that the two must stand or fall together. The state of Pennsylvania, through Attorney General Hensel, made a formal demand upon Mayor Stuart Friday, as representative of the city of Philadelphia, for $622,013, that amonut being due the state from taxes collected by ex-City Treasurer Bardsley, and by him embez zled. The demand was referred to the city solicitor by Mayor Stuart. A dispatch of Friday from Victoria, B. C., says: The steamer Queen, which has arrived from Sitka, reports that the revenue cutter Bear, has reached Alaska from Icy bay, bringing the news of the drowning of Lieutenant Robinson and four of the crew of the Bear, and A. C. Moore, of the Russell party. The Bear left Sitka on the morning of the 10th for Behring sea. A Washington dispatch of Monday says: Of 665,000 ounces of silver offered for sale to the treasury department, 315,- 000 ounces were purchased at 100.50 to 102.75. The purchase of silver at local mints up to the close of business on last Saturday aggregated 379,000 ounces. Acting Secretary Spaulding has accepted the offer of Harvey Fisk & Sons, of New York, to take $2,400,000 of per cent, loan of the District of Columbia at $100,531. On the 29th of June there will be a celebration at Port Royal of the com mencement of work on the great naval dry dock, for which the government has ap propriated $500,000. The people of that vicinity look upon this as the beginning of a great future for Port Royal, for they think the great dry dock will be followed by a naval and general coaling station, and eventually by great ship yards, which will consume immense quantities of iron and steel. The board of managers of the World's Fair for North Carolina met for orgm ization at Raleigh Friday, and elected Elias Carr, of Edgecomb county, presi- TRENTON, GA„ FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1891. dent. He is president of the State Alliance. Mrs. George W. Ividder, of Wilmington, was elected vice president; Peter M. Wilson, of Winston, executive commissioner, to have charge of the collection and display of the North Caro lina exhibit, and Thomas K. Bruner, of Raleigh, secretary. The board will rnoet again October 21st. A Washington dispatch of Sunday says: The work of the census office is practically at a standhill, and it is repor ted that Superintendent Porter is about to resign. It is even said his resignation has already been written, and that it has been placed in the hands of his friends. Another dispatch of Monday says: Despite the denials sent out from Wash ington regarding the obstruction of the work in the census office on account of the exhaustion of the appropriation, the facts fire exactly as % stated in previous dispatches. All the departments are crippled, and work from this out will proceed at a snail pace. WIND AND RAIN Wreak Death and Disaster in the Northwest. A Little Rock, Ark., dispatch of Sat urday says: A destructive storm is re ported in the eastern portion of Critten den county, some miles from Marion. A large area of country was devastated. Dwellings and barns were unroofed and blown down, fencing carried away and large patches of timber leveled. Mrs. Sarah Shadick was struck by a flying piece of timber and her neck broken. A stavemaker, named Stanley, was crushed by falling trees, and two boys, sons of a millman named Hollinsworth, are miss ing and it is believed were killed. THE DAMAGE IS KANSAS. The heavy storms which swept through Kansas Saturday have, as far as heard from, done incalculable damage to the growing crops. At Fort Scott large dams broke about fifteen minutes after the storm began, and bottom lands were completely flooded, houses swept away like straws, and it is feared mauy lives are lost. Many men, women and children could be seen on the rooftops and in trees by spectators, but it was impossible to reach them. A RAILROAD TRAIN DITCHED. A Kansas City Star special reports a terrible rain and wind storm in the vicinity of Osceola Saturday night. About six inches of water fell. A pas senger train on the Kansas City, Osceola and Southern road was ditched three miles from Osceola, killing the engineer and a passenger. At Emporia three and a half inches fell in three hours. Nearly every cellar in the town was flooded, and the lower floors of many houses were covered with water to the depth of several inches. Wheat and corn have suffered consider able damage. HEMMED IN BY WATER, A dispatch from Peoria says: Addi tional particulars of the flood which washed out Farm Creek and Copperas creek valleys verify the first reports of heavy damages. The people on fhe Fon du Lac were completely hemmed in by the angry waters. Farmers for five or six miles up the river and a mile and a half back to the hills have lost all their crops In many places the water is stand ing 9 feet deep over the cornfields. Along the Toledo, Peoria and Western road is a terrible scene of wreckage. The household furniture of the people in Farmdale and Hilton was alt washed away. China, baby carriages, wagons, dead cattle, pianos, tables and fences are piled ten feet high against raiiroud testles. The iron bridge, 800 feet long, over Ten Mile Creek, just completed, was washed away and has not yet been located. In Fon du Lac township, where two big brickyards stood, there is now ten feet of water. The loss to crops, live stock and gardens will be enormous. TORNADO IN KENTUCKY. A tornado is reported from the coun ties of Munroe, Metcalf and Washington in Southern Kentucky. About fifty farm houses were swept away, and the loss to the crops destroyed will amount to $25,000. Near Tompkinsville, James Payne’s house was wrecked and several members of his family injured. Sam McPherson’s house and Jacob Bartlett's distillery were destroyed near Spring field. The damage amounted to SIO,OOO. FRANCE WANTS INDEMNITY Fop the Killing: of Rigaud in Hayti. A cablegram from Paris says: At a cabinet council held Saturday it was decided to demand reparation from Hayti for the shooting of M. Rigaud, on Cor pus Christi day on the ground that he was a French subject. The Haytiou minister at Paris has receivcdja letter from the Haytien secretary of slate, from Port an Prince, in which the secretary says Rigaud was shot after convincing proof having been furnished that He was not a French subject. The secretary’s letter concludes with the remark that the “Country is now tranquil and will stay so.” A GIGANTIC PETITION In Behalf of the Jews to be Sent the Czar. A petition containing 300,000 Daines will, within a few weeks be sent from Philadelphia to St. Petersburg, Russia, praying the czar to deal kindly with his political prisoners. This gigantic under taking and its successful termination is due to the efforts of the Siberian Exile Petition Association, which embraces amoDg its membership men of all shades of political opinion, men noted in art, literature and science from one end of the United States to the other. THROUGH DIXIE. NEWS OF THE SOUTH BRIEFLY PARAGRAPHED Forming an Epitome of Daily Happenings Here and There. Fire, on Monday, destroyed one of the principal business blocks at Jefferson, ; Texas. Loss $75,000; insurance $35,000. | A third large cotton factory will be . built at Huntsville, Ala., and the present Huntsville cotton factory will double its ; capacity to 20,000 spindles. An understanding having been arrived at between the men and master mechanic of the Ceutral Railroad shops at Savan nah, the machinists returned to work Saturday. The Chattanooga Southern Railway has been completed from Chattanooga to Gadsden, Ala., a distance of seventy-two miles, and a regular train service com menced Monday. An incendiary fire Sunday night burned the postoffice at McClannahan Springs, Morgan county, Ala. All the postoffice records, stamps, etc., were burned, to gether with the stock of goods in the store where the postoffice was kept. A slight shock of earthquake occurred at Charleston, S. C., at 11.27 o’clock Tuesday night. There was a distinct boom ana shock. No damage was done, and the earthquake was so slight that it escaped the notice of half the population. The ladies of Montgomery, Ala., in aiding the effort of Southern papers to raise funds for a monument to Jefferson Davis, are making arrangements for a grand entertainment, the proceeds to be given for the benefit of the Davis monu ment fund. A committee was appointed by the Davis Monument Association and Chamber of Commerce of Richmond, Friday, to wait upon Mrs. Jefferson Davis who is now in New York, with the view of securing her consent for the interment of the remains of her husband in Richmond. A Louisville, Ky., dispatch says: The East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia railroad, on Friday, applied to the federal court for protection against seventeen brakemen who have struck for higher wages. The company claims that the strikers have interfered seriously with their business. A Charlotte telegram states that a white man by the name of John S. Perry, aims Stafford, of county, was ar rested Saturday for ifWting the negroes to burn Charlotte in case of Brabham’s being hung. He made incendiary speeches and had the negroes very much excited. At New Orleans, on applica tion of counsel for McCrystal and Coo ney, two of the jury bribers, JudA Marr, after reviewing the testimony of wit nesses in the case, decided to grant the accused anew trial on the ground that the testimony did not warrant the ver dict. David Little Reid died at his home at Reidville, N. C., Friday morning. He served as governor from 1851 to 1855. He then served four years in the United States senate; was a delegate to the peace convention in Washington, in February, 1861, and after serving in the Confederate congress retired to private life. Anew Orleans dispatch says: A fast express on the Illinois Central railroad, was wrecked Friday five miles south of the city. Six persons were killed and twenty more or less hurt. The wreck knocked down all the wires of the West ern Union Company on the Illinois Ceu tral railroad, cutting off telegraphic communication. A construction train belonging to a company which is building a road from Richmond, Ky., to Beattyville, left the track Tuesday at Million and killed four men—Abner Hagen, Mat West, Joseph Swopes and William DeWitt, ail colored. Six were wounded, one losing an arm. Conductor Stevens was seriously hurt. The men who remained in the cars were not hurt, but those who jumped ofit were caught under the car as it turned over. A Jackson, Miss., dispatch of Satur day says: Governor Stone, acting as chairman of a public meeting, has ap pointed a committee, of which ex-Gov ernor Lowry is chairman, to confer with Mrs. Davis with the view of making Mississippi the final resting place of the remains of Jefferson Davis. A commit tee was also organized to collect money to the Jeff Davis monument. One thou sand dollars has already been collected. PHILADELPHIA’S REPLY To the Demand that She Make Good Bardsley’s Stealings. A Philadelphia dispatch says: In re plying Saturday to the demand of Attor ney General Hensel that the city pay over to the state so me $600,000 collected by ex-City Treasurer Bardsley, City Comptroller Thompson said that the city cannot recognize the claim of the state, as Bardsley was the state’s fiscal agent. Tn conclusion the city comptroller signfi cantly says that other discrepancies have been discovered for which the state is liable to the city. It was learned Satur day that other discrepancies to which Comptroller Thompson referred is another embezzlement of $224,000 of the state funds by Bardsley, making a total of $069,000. It was also learned that tho books of the Keystone bank do not show what has become of the million dollart that Bardsley had deposited there to his credit as city treasurer and to his several private accounts. Be sv re to suscribe lt>r this paper as it contains the latest navs. WEATHER CROP REPORT. Conditiun of Cotton for June— Excess of Rainfall. The June report of the agricultural de partment on the condition of the cotton crop issued Saturday is very discourag ing. The acreage is placed at 97.7 per cent of the area of last year and the aver age condition is 85.7 of that of ’9O. The reduction of area is attributed in some districts to concerted contraction on ac count of low prices, but it is evidently due principally to unfavorable conditions for planting and germination. The areas as compared with those of last year are given as follows: Virginia, 96; North Caroliua, 94; South Carolina, 96; Geor gia, 95; Florida, 99; Alabama, 96; Mississippi, 95; Louisiana, 96; Texas, 105; Arkansas, 96; Tennessee, 95. The general condition is the lowest for June [ since 1874. though it is only a fraction lower than that of 1883 and 1889, the latter a year of good yield through fa vorable later conditions. The state aver ages of conditions are: Virginia, 78; North Carolina, 75; South Carolina, 80; Georgia, 80; Florida, 90; Alabama, 89; Mississippi, Louisiana, 88; Texas, 91; Arkansas, 88; Tennessee, 73. The temperature of May was quite too low for cotton, the cool nights checking germina tion and retarding growth. Of course, these conditions make the crop late in development, in some places a few days, in others a week or two later thanin seasons of early development. WEATHER FOR THE PAST WEEK. The temperature during the past week has been normal in the gulf region, above normal north of the Mississippi, and be low to the westward. This mean daily temperature in Indiana and Ohio has been six degrees in excess. Rainfall during the week has been largely in excess in all districts except on the iuimedi ite lower lakes coast, in the Ohio valley; middle Atlantic states, except in few localities in the interior of Georgia and South Caro lina. Arkansas—Weather favorable foi all crops; corn never looked better. Aver age yield of wheat and oats; cotton much improved. More sunshine is much needed. Virginia and North Carolina—Weather during the week very favorable for crops. Good wheat harvest already be gun in North Carolina, is repoted. Corn is a little late, but improving. South Carolina—Rainfall and tempera ture are beneficiel to most crops. Cotton is three weeks late. Almost too much rain for sandy laud. Kentucky and Tenm ssee—Local show ers beneficial to all crops, except increas ing weeds in some localities. Wheat harvesting slightly retarded in Tennessee, though large yield is promised. Corn oats, and inealows promising; fruits fine. Louisiana and Mississippi—Rainfall of the week has greatly benetitted all crops. Cotton and late corn growing finely. Rice planting in Louisiana renewed. Texas—Crops in the southeast suffering for rain. Corn abovd the average; cotton growing nicely. Warmth and rain have greatly improved crops since last week in nearly every section of the country. Too much rain iu some localities has caused some damages from the floods. BROKEN BANKS. The Sax Bank at Nashville and Florence National Closes. The doors of the Nashville Savings bank, of which Julius Sax is president and Max Sax cashier, were closed Mon day. The suspension was quite a sur prise to the public at large, and im mediately a number of prominent gen tlemen, including bankers, called and volunteered assistance, which, how ever, was declined. It is estimated that the nominal assets are about $600,000, with liabilities about the same, and it is stated that the depositors’ account is above $200,000. A majority of the de positors were Hebrews. The failure was brought about by poor collections and inability to negotiate loans on account of the tight money market. The Messrs. Sax have been engaged in business in Nashville since 1863, when they began as brokers. THE FLORENCE NATIONAL CLOSES. The Florence National bank of Flor ence, Ala., closed its doors Monday. The immediate cause was the spread of false reports, which caused a run on the bank. Some confusion seems to have resulted by reason of Flanigan, cashier of the Alabama Banking and Trust Com pany, having been for a time also president of the Florence National bank. Its books showed SIO,OOO deposited in the Traders’ Na tional bank of Boston, but a draft on the bank for $6,000 went to protest. It de veloped that the SIO,OOO had been appropriated to paying certificates of deposit to the Alabama Banking and Trust company, on an order of Flanni gan. The bank expects to resume again in a few days, as soon as things are straightened out. PATTISON’s VETO Of Pennsylvania’s Re-appor tionment Bills. A dispatch from Harrisburg, Pa., says: Both b 11s dividing the state into con gressional and legislative districts were vetoed Tuesday morniog by the gov ernor. lie gives his reasons in extenso, his main objection to both bills being that they are unfair and contain mauy irregularities that are contrary to the constitutional iequipments. He is will ing, he says, to postpone the reappor tionmen!: ot the state to a legislature which shall be elected by people thor oughly awakened to a sense of how their representatives have failed to meet this duty. TRADE REVIEW. Report on Business by R. G. Dun & Go. Messrs. R. G. Duu & Co.’s, review of trade for week ending June 19th, says: While crop reports continue remarkably favorable, the volume of business at present transacted is not ns large us it has been in other years at this time. This is in part because the exceptionally hot weather at many points has induced something like midsummer dullness, but a more important cause undoubtedly is that in many branches has been waiting for a certainty of improvement, and definite orders before undertaking new risks. There is also some hoitation owing tb recent failures, particularly in Philadelphia. Credits have been more cautidusly given in the woollen and boot and shoe trades, and this has lessened the volume of transactions. Hence, it is en couraging to find that there is actual im provement in the demand for consump tion in several of the more important trades, and that manufacturers already begin to feel the effects. Crop prospects have improved during the past week, particularly in southern and northwestern regions, where there has been a lack of rain, and there is now scarcely a single commercial center from which crop re ports are not highly favorable. Business is improved at Louisville, de cidedly at Montgomery and slightly at New Orleans. Trade is small at Memphis, but crop prospects good; dull at Nash ville, better than usual for the season at Atlanta, and much better than last year at Jacksonvlle. Reports from all quarters indicate little complaint as to collections. Regarding money, they show almost everywhere an ample supply for legiti mate and safe business, but it is fre- quently mentioned that there is no sup ply tof speculation, and at St. Louis the market is stiller at 7 and 8 per cent.; at Kansas City lirm at 8 to 10, and Detroit strong at 7, rather stringent at Cleveland; tight at Little Rock and Atlanta, close at Nashville, and in good demand with firm rates at New Orleans. From all other points reports indicate compar ative ease. It is another hopeful indica tion that the demand for manufactured iron and steel improves. Business failures occurring throughout the country during the past week number, for the United States, 224; Canadu, 29; total, 258, against 244 last week. A BREAK FOR LIBERTY. Deadly Conflict Between Priso ners and Guards. Seven convicts at Cole City, Ga., made a break for liberty Monday morning. A desperate conflict was the result. The convicts were armed and led by one of the worst characters who have ever been in that or any other convict camp. They were only overpowered after a battle that resulted in the death of three convicts, the mortal wounding of tw r o others and the death of two of the guards. The affair was one of the most desperate in the history of the Georgia peniten tiary. At 6 o’clock Captain J. M. More land, assistant warden at Slope camp, went into the stockade where 200 con victs were confined. He was accompa nied by Jesse Rankin, night guard. After the convicts had been counted and a majority sent off to the coal mines, seven asked to remain behind in order to be furnished with overalls, claiming that they had been in a w’et place in the mines. The seven were: J. M. Laus downe, 8. 11. Lansdowoe, father and son; Sam Green, Wilson Palmer, John Rutherford, Abe Wayman and George Ward. As the assist ant warden started for the gate, Wilson Palmer, aburley white con vict serving his term for safe .flowing, drew a revolver and ordered the officer’s hands up. After relieving the officer of his pistol, Palmer fired his revolver with in a foot of the officer’s face, iuflicting a fatal wound. Rankin, in the meantime, had been overpowdered, but struggling to his feet, managed to escape by knock ing down a convict. The seven desperate men made a rush for Captain More land’s office, where they knew the arms were kept. They secured a double-barreled shotgun and barricaded the door. By this time the guards were aroused, and a general fusiiade ensued, resulting in the death of Pat Rawiin and Jesse Rankin, two guards, and of Sam Green, Wilson, Palmer and George Ward. Jack Landsdowne was killed and his son Seab desperately wounded. The latest advices from the scene are that quiet has been restored. John Ruther ford and Abe Wayman escaped. AN APPARENT DEFICIT Is Revealed by the United States . Treasurer’s Report. A Washington dispatch says: The treasurer’s statement, issued Saturday morning, but bearing date of the 18th instant, shows an overdraft of $634,733, against which there are $23,287,167 on deposit in the national banks and $20,- 199,040 on fractional silver. The appar ent deficit is SIOO,OOO less than appeared in Friday’s statement. The following statement was prepared in the secretaryVs office, as showing the actual situation to date: Available cash balance June Ist, exclusive of deposits in national banks, $10,138,473; receipts to June 20th, #20,- 073,260; total, $30,210,734. Payments to Juue 20th, including $18,312,155 for pensions, $26,771,800, leaving au avail able balance on June 20th of $3,438,934. TiKKS THE BEE. Straws show the way the wild wind blows, And the tape measure shows us our inches. But the bun is snatched by the corn, which shows The spot where anew shoe pinches. NO. 9.