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They aio tlie famous Jt'iin D' A ..,: romancer, a notable AnnUnZIO new figure in litera ture that charming wiiter Anntnlp Franpp or tales now so popu iiadtoie rrdULa ,ar WU Uie plvllcl, people. i he distinguished au thor of "A Tragic luul,"' and ether Paul Bourget works. the renowned astron-TTlpmrnn-pinn omer, lately become Diammarion ., t,re'.lt t,gmcm me world s literature, the delightful writer Marcel Prevost UT&To the lieart the well-known trav Pipt.I'p T.nfi cler, whose sketches rierrtJ HUH or Constantinople and Morocco are fnmouh. widely known in Eu- Paul Hervieu Sl!tih JL,u'ud sketches These seven great wi Iters have pre paid an Cnequalled Literary Feast for leader- of the EASTER HERALD. J 11 ii SI OH Y OK 0 M 1' NAVY. A comprehensive ami able review, w rii tcu especially for tin liaMer HhHAI.l). by FORMER SECRETARY 311 LAIS Y A. HERBERT. The most famous thief-catcher in Ameri ca, THOMAS BYRNES, has written the sto'-y of the CLEVEREST CRIMINAL HE EVER SAW. In its DRAMATIC and ART features, tliei-Mie will be WITHOUT PARALLEL, and there will be no lack of fun and humor, either. HARRY FURN1SS, the ramouh English caricaturist, has con tiibutca a laughable page. Neither PAINS nor EXPENSE have been spared to make th's the FINEST MOLIUAYNEWSl'APA ERE VER ISSUE U Don't uiis it ueM Sunday. Order rrom you dealer in advance. Trice us usual. apl,2,3 Tin: .srisi'i-r.s for charity. Inaugural Funds. Disposed of by tlie Executive Committee. I The inaugural executive committee of lhU6-97 held ith final meeting last night. I Mr Normeut. of the auditing committee, reported th- accounts cori-t-ct, anl they were submitted as follows. Itcceipts -Subscriptions, $17,730.25; ball tickets, Sl7,b70, privileges, $5,flj2 55, concert tickets, $i2,'J72 50; supper tickets, $2,572; sale of soienirs, $4Hfc 10; talc of furniture, $59 50; refund of oerpaj xnents $1 7. Total, $1 1 0,61 7 90 Disbui semetits E.ecutive i oiumittee, 5,!l'7.22; public tomfoit, $1 ,2G5. 14; ciiic, $G0G G7; pai ks ana i enervations, .?4 ,540.3 1 ; fctreet decoiaiion, $L.00s :tO; comforts at ball, $2,051 25; finance, $7G4.57; military, $1!6 01; lireworks, $1107 75; music, $5,5)iil os; public ouler, $12K.GG; floor and promenade, $120 03; leciption, $2 75 ballioom decorations. $14,341. prinlimr, $103.02. banquet, $7.818 44. auditing, $15. badges, $2,025.97: nominations, and public buildings, $348.83: naviga tion and tickets, $5,248.33; carnages, $1,180.63: tieasurer's office. $195.99. grand marshal, $703.44; transportation, $117.38; expenses at Tension Office, $1, 285.35; icrund of subscriptions in full, $47, 730.25; total expenditures, $109, -173.61. Surplus, $7,344.29 The question of the disposition of the surplus encaged t'11' attention of the com mittee for some time, but it was decided that it be added to what is known us the centennial inaugural relier fund, which was created bj the committee of 1889, and amounts to $20,000. "With the addition made last night it is now over $33,000. This fund is invested in real estate and yields a lcvcnue at 5 1-2 percent, which Js disbursed by tlie Commissioners in charities It is said that there were Ilftj-Iive applications for the fund or some part of the fund, lnd hence the delicate task before the committee The committee adjourned at 10:20 p in , sine die. BAXTER AND HARNEY MEET. The Hout at Stetibner's Was De clared u Draw. Y. C Baxter, a clever young man of Nort hea st Washington, met" Black" Barney, n colored fighter, or Gloucester, N. J., last night at Stcubner's suburban roadhouse. Arter twehe rounds, owing to tlie dis turbance at the ring-side, the referee called it a draw. The decision was en tirely satisfactory to Barney and his friends. Baxter, however, wanted the contest o proceed. The Washington man showed plenty of fight, and was strong when the gon bounded for the thiiteeuth lound. He had the best of the bout, and during the en tire snaggle he hit his opponent on tne body at will. Barney is a strong fellow, but had no ecience. He frequently clinched to save nimseir in several rounds Baxter used Ids light with considerable effect on the body, and upper cat with his loft. Barney played for the face, and landed several hard blows, butfaUed to have the necessary Eteani In the pichminary bout Fletcher Wiight. of Chailottesvillc, Ya., had an easy time with Eugene Minor, of. Ohio. Before the second round "was finished the referee awaidedthefight to Wright. James Jayne and 1. McKccver attended to Fletchei, and Dick Hunt and Charles McDowell were in Minoi'b corner. 1 There wcie about 200 present, and the majoiity weie in favor of Butler in the etur bout. Came Near Being Asphyxiated. ' An electrotyper named John Hickey.came near being asphyxiated by gas last Mon day night. He has Just recovered from its effects. Collided "With the Ambulance. A delivery wagon collided with the new 'Emergency ambulance yesterday afternoon end brokelts glass. Dr. Howe was thrown to the ground and badly bruised. 32-Jnch Stock Boards. Sl per 100 Ft. Llbbey .. Co., Gtli fit. and New York ave. UPS HITCHED TO HOUSES The Vessels Pulled Until the Dwellings Fell. SAPPERS WORKED BENEATH British Marines Compel "Koliuii barJ Merchants to Surrender Small "Craft More Gunning on Blockhouses Turkish Prlsoncr.s. to He Surrendered. London, A pi 11 2. The Canea correspond ent of the Chronicle sends a dispatch to that paper In which he sajs that the fol lowing incidents Lave occurred duiing the current week: A force of British marines with guns went to Tiipeli, in Spahkiu, and seauhed the houses theie for provisions, which when ever they wore found weie dest roved lest they should be used by the insurgents. A sunilai expedition went to a Hinge near Seliuo searching foi flour ami gialn. Tv.o wai. ships, one ci which was J.iitish, ent armed boats to Ivclumbaii to seize small mercantile ciafi that were lying at that place. The peasants l erased to sui lemlerthe vessels, wheieupon the mniuiei thieaimed to destroy the village. Even tually the boats weie ieldcd. The most astounding incident reported, howeer, is the following: A Hriti-h de tachineut which was sent to Kissamo ICas telll passed chains around the houses of Christians. Cables were then attached to the chains and these were passed to waishipt, -which pulled upon them until the houses fell. Thecorrespondentof the Standard makes mention of this affair but adds that under cover of these houses the insurgents were attempting; to undermine the foi t. FUSED OX A BLOCKIIOl'SK Foreign Troops Garris-med tin; Place. Canea, April 2 The insurgents around Butsunaria today fired a number of lille fcliot-s at the blockhouse at that place, knowing it had lecently been gainsoned by foreign troops, who replaced the Tuiks pieviou-ly occupying the position The gai nson replied with the gunsin the block house, whereupon the insurgents returned The Turkish officials have accepted the offer made by Col. Vnssos, the commandei of tlie Greek aimy of occupation, to sur render the two Turkish oificers and forty sohhers who were captured by the in Mirgcnis at Malaxa. It Is expected that the prisoners will arrive heie tomorrow Col Vassos made the offer to sin render the captives through the Greek bishop ol Canea, saying that he feared that if they were kept in his camp they might be com pelled to eat food forbidden by their religion. The lelease, however, was made conditional upon the prisoners being tent out ol the island. TKKATED ONLY WITH GREEKS. Foreign Admirals. Fall to Get Interview- With the liisiirui'tit". London, April 2. The Canea concspond ent of the Daily News telegraphs that none of the messengers sent by the foreign admirals lune been able to reach the In surgents. All their communicatinis hitherto have been with agents of Greece The correspondent adds that in mter terviews he has had with various insurgent chiefs, the latter declared they had not seen the proclamation issued by the ad mirals stating that an autonomous form of government would be established in the island by the powers The insurgents only know that the Europeans have used violence toward them, whereas they support the Turk. The ic Fiilt is that the bitterness relt by the Christians is increasing, and disaster is sure to follow. The rowers Must Not Dictate. London, April 2. -The Hon. Philip J. Stanhope. M. P.. for Burnley, has received a letter from Mr. Gladstone, in which the ex-Prime Minister says he hopes that Par liament will firmly resist the claim of the Powers to choose a ruler for the Cretans. The Towers, Mr. Gladstone adds, are en titled to claim that whoever shall be se lcctedasprinceor Crete shall bedisposcdand able to fairly recognize Ottoman suzciainty In the island, but beyond that, the selec tion of a niler is purely a Cretan alfair. Col. Vassos' Lnst Protest. London, April 2 The Daily Telegraph will tomorrow publish an interview had by the correspondent in Crete with Col. Vassos. The Greek commander declared that the protest leeontly sent by him to the foreign admirals would he the last documentor the soit that would be sent. Col. Vassos said that lie does not regard the admirals as the true representatives of Europe's attitude. An "Ugly Fire in East Boston. Boston, April 2. The East Boston dis trict was visited by a fire tonight that caused about $50,000 damage and at one time bid fair to wipe out a largenumber of wooden and brick buildings along the water Hont. The territory is largely oc cupied by planing mills and wood-working establish ments and is considered a dan gerous one by the firemen Iowa Ready for Her Trial. New Vork, Apnl 2. The battleship Iowa, which went into the new dry dock at Brook lyn navy ynid on Wednesday afternoon, was hauled out of that dock today and tied up at the cob dock. She will remain there until tomorrow morning, when she leaves foi lier official trial trip olf the New England coast. Two Men lilovrn to Atoms. Celina, Ohio, Apiil 2. Cornelius o'Don nell and John Baird, two oil men of Penn sylvania, were blown to atomsnear here this afternoon by an aecidentaf explosion of nitro-glycerine. Only a finger was found of the two men. A Superioress Dead. Tiffin, Ohio, April 2. Mother Ignatius, known in private life as Catherine Leahy, tho superioress of the Ursuline Sisterhood in this section of the country, died today. She Tvas an aunt of Gen. P. A Collins, of Uoston, ex-consul general to London. A Receiver for Furriers. Cleveland, Ohio, April 2. George C. Diemer "was appointed receiver for the firm of Benedict & Ruedy, dealers in furs, by Judge White, of the probate court, to day, lie gave bond in the sum of $30,000. RIVERA SI TO SE KILLED Rumors from Havana that He "Was Shot at Sunrise. COURT-MARTIAL A MOCKERY Gen. Weyler Ordered a Trial as Soon as the News of Hlver.iV. Capture "Was Heard Execution Hastened for Fear the Cnlted States Might Protest. Key West, Fla., April 2. It was said here today on Havana information that Gen. Rivera's courtmartlal met yesteiday and that he was then sentenced to be shot at sunrise today. Passengers on the Olivette said that there were rumois in Havana to that effect. Henrico Tomno, a Cuban, who was on the vessel en route to his home In New York, said that he knew positively that Rivera's fate was but a matter of days or perhaps hours. He had a. inend, a close confidant of a palace official, who in formed linn in confidence thatWejler was afraid the United States Government would do something to save Rivera and he wanted to forestall such action. The news of the debate yesterday in Washington was cabled to Havana and then wiicd to Weyler. It was understood at the palace that Weyler intended to ar range matters so that he would not be balked again. The com t -martial was ordered the mo ment the news of Rivera's capture was lcccived and it was directed to use every diligence to make its leport. The sentence of death was practically pronounced be fore the court convened. The foim of .t trial was ordered in defetence to public opinion in the United States. The names of the ofliecrs of the cotnt have not been made known, it is said, but they were the most intense paitisans that Weyler has. Beveial cable incpiines sent over to Ha vana this morning have remained unan swered and it is the opinion here that something hab occurred, as the censor re fuses to allow any information about Ri vera to be sent out. It l believed here that Gen. Rivera was shot at sunnse. ILL IN A CUBAN DUNGEON. Correspondent Melton Suffering In Cabana Castle. Jacksonville, Fla., April 2Mr, George Eugene Bryson, New Yoik Journal coi re spondent at Havana, Cuba, leports that Ona- Melton, the United Press and Jack sonville Times-Union lcpresentativc, cap tured a year ago aboard the filibuster Competitor, on the const of Pinar Del Rio, is seriously ill in the dungeons of the Span ish military prison of the Cabana Castle, near Havana. Unless leleascd, he cannot live a fortnight. Mr. Bryson begs that the editors of all United Tress and Southern Associated Tress papers telegraph their respective Senators and Congressmen to urge Secre tary Sherman to make special effort to obtain Melton's prompt release. He also suggests that editors wire the Spanish minister at Washington, recommendingMel- Mnntels, Any Size, $1.00 Apiece. LlbDey&Co.,6th6t and New York ave. t BestNnilfs, per lteg:, TOO lbs., 1.60. Llbbey & Co., 6th Bt. andNev? Torkave. tf NO ADMITTANCE. HOUSE Of? REPRESENTATIVES . . ... - - ton as a fit subject for the queen s clem ency. CRUSADE ON GA.MHLURS. Thirty-nine Prominent Men in r Cieiifiiegos. Arrested. Havana. April 2. Consternation has been en used among many membeis or political, mililarj and ('IviljjirelCs here ) an oidei that has been IssueTl by Cnpi (Jen Weyler. Gambling hasbeenlndiilgediu byallclasscs of officials, and the cmI has grown to such proportions and has caused such a scandal that Gen. Weyler determined to ir.afci- an attempt to Mop it. Contraiy to usual "custom ho did not n.olest tho smaller -qfreiidcis, but issued an order calling forlie arrest of thirty nine prominent men in Ci'mfuvgos, whose gatnbliiu piocllvitlesvrerc well known to everybody. A moiigthfne taken into custody arc the elder of policeVif Santa Clara, who has been spending much of his time gambling In Cienfuejios. and the police delegates of the latter city It lb be lieved that more arrests will follow. A CUBAN MAS- MIJKT1NG. Sympathizers WJth the Patriots Gather in tlioT, V. I.. Hall. A Cuban mass meeting was heldac Union Veteran Legion's Halt last night under the joint auspices or The Legion or Loyal Women, the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Union Veteran Legion Gen. Yoder was tlie principal speaker. The crowd present was large and en thusiastic. ; . GOV. HASTINGS' VISIT. A Social One, He Says;, but Somo People Th'inlc Not. The call made by Gov. Hastings, of Penn sylvania', on Piesiderit McKinle. yester day has caused some politicians to do con siderable thinking. - The Governor was on his way to Old Toint; Comfoit, but when he leached this cityriic Mopped over Tor the day. Befoie visiting the Tiesident, Gov. Hastings called at the residence, of Senator Quay, No. 1G12 K street north west. The Senator -was not at heme, mid the distinguished visitor left his caul, after cxpicssnn; much disappointment at not seeing the Senator; ; When he visited the Wlule House he was accompanied by G. W. Afheiton, president of Pennsylvania Stat o College, and Col. J. L. Spaugh, of Philadelphia, a well known friend of Senator Quay and a local political leader. In sgard to his btopping over in this city, the governor said: "Our visit here is purely a personal one. We arc not heie to secure the ap pointment of any one, but simply by ap pointment to pay our respects to President McKinlcy." Some people who were aware of the governor's presfnee in the city said lnst night that it was undoubtedly caused by the feud that exists between Senutor Quay and State Senator Chris Mageeand his adherents, and that the President is anxious to have the dissensions in the State patched up, nndhe wants Gov: Bant ings to undertake the patching. Senator Quay, when seen at his home last night said he had. not the slightest idea of what brought the governor to this city, If it were" not to make a social call on the President. Gov. Hastings and pairy continued their journey to Old Point Comfort at 7 o'clock last night. Clothes Makers Strike. ' St. Louis, Mo April 2: Five hundred men, employed in clothing factories, struck today. The price for making a coat was reduced last fall frouj 65 to 50 centsrand the men were promised the rate would be restored in the 6prin, -which was not doue yesterday. j, THE WATERS GARRY DEATH Starvation and Suffering Attend ant on the Flood. MANY BODIES RECOVERED Three Corpses Found in the Attie of a Douse Where the Waters Touched the liaves White Man and Nero Starved to Heath River Rising Rapidly. St. Louis, Mo., April 2. The river at thispniut lias made a new record. Within thirty-six hours it has risen 4.7, and is still upward-bound, the gauge at 0 p. m. marking 28.7 reet. This is only 2 3 reet below the high water or 1S02, which was so disastrous. Profiting by the dire ex perience oT the flood, the people or East St. Louis have raised the levees and the railroads have built up their loadbeds. A rl.se to thirty-five feet would now he neces.-ary to repeat the overflow disasters of five ears ago. Merchants along the shipping front have begun to move their stocks to higher ground. The lumber district north of the Uads bridge is exposed and should the record gauge of thirty feet be leached there the loss will be very heavy. The corpse of little Nettie Tate, who drowned with her father Wednesday night, was found today one mile fiom her fath er's house. The railing water had lertthe body thirty feet from the stream. Contri butions are offered freely ror those de prived of their homes here and about firty families are homeless. A special from Cairo, Ills., to tho Scripps-Mcltae Press Asfociatiou, states that a report reached there last night that five persons were round dead yesterday at a point about thirty miles below New Madrid, Mo. The information was brought to Cairo by a commercial traveler, who states that a relief boat yesterday found the bodies of a young girl, nu aged woman, and a child in a Hooded house on the Missouri side of the river, at a point about thirty miles south or New Madrid. The people had either starved to death or died of fright. The water was at the eaves of the house and the victims were in the attic A negro and a white man are also re ported as having been found starved to death on the platform of la temporary refuge in the same locality. GREENVILLE NOW A VENICE. People Going From Houe to Houe in Boats. Jackson, Miss., April 2 The only change In the situation in the Delta is for the woise. The -water is still pouring through the breaks and encroaching upon places heretofore thought above the danger line Tlantations never before under water are now submeiged. The streets of Greenville are now navl gable only by boat, the flood from abo-e having met and Joined that fiom below. Nearly one thousand families in Green ville arc btirrounded by water, still some portions of the little city are IeTt drj . The levees there still hold, however. Citizens of Huntington telegraphed the governor this morning to send fifty tent- at once. They were forwarded by the first train, but will have to make sev eral miles of the journey by skiff. The State is doing nil in its power to assist its delta people, but fiom the depleted cou- dition or her treasury can offer little else than the labor or her S00 convicts. Thou sands of delta negroes are now homeless and will remain so till the rKods sub side, but planters are feeding ami car ing for their hands aa far as possible. 31 AN UHOWNIvD AT ST. PAUL. II e Attempted to Cross lv UrJtIi;e on Horseback. st Paul, Minn.. April 2. The flood m this region and other .Mississippi River points in the State and in South Dakota remains senous. The water rose here to da , si owing 2.4 reet above the daniit-r line. Mr Huddlesm was drowned Mils morning while trying to cross the South St Paul Belt Line bridge, although he had been warned of the danger. No teams have been allowed to cross the bridge, but he insisted on crossing on horseback, IeaMns las load on the other side. Horse and l'der were swept off into deep water, but the hfiise swam ashore, while Huddlc si.i wen! down. Thousands or feet or logs went througn on the Mississippi at Anoka. Miss., last night and sue running Tast today. Trains are delayed and one or two have not been heard from. Wagon bridges are down and dams hae gone out, letting great deluges mto the big river. R ELI EK BOATS OALLlvD OUT. Situation at Alton Growing Worse livery Hour. Alton, 111. .April 2. The Government Tore cast officials at St. Louis wired here today that a disastrousflood stage will be reached by Sunday. The river had already ri'-en to t wenty feet above low water mark, the highest j'oint touched for five years, and this intelligence caused a rnnic among those who have hoped against hope for relief. The lower levees m St. Charles county gave waytoday.and many splendid wheat farms are under water. Hundreds oframi lics have been compelled to move withm the past twenty-four hours, and several relief l.oats were called out this evening. THEY HAD NO QUORUM". Silver Democrats Blocked Yester day's Ihillotiug in Kentucky. Frankfort, Ky., April 2 -The silver Democrats prevented a quorum at today's Joint session, only sixty-five members, including gold Democrats, answering to their names. A ballot was taken, how ever. It resulted: Hunter, 5r; Davie, 7; Boyle, 1. When the ballot was taken the silver Democrats and two others refused to answer to their names. The Hunter people said the reason the opposition broke a quorum was that they feared :jome more members were coming to Hunter today. The real reason was that the gold Democrats were about to spring the name of Senator II. L. Martin and the Blackburn people were afraid ot the risk at this juncture. After the joint session Senator Martin said that the movement to make him a candidate was wholly unauthorized. Tnorc being no quorum, the joint session stood adjourned when the formal ballot was announced. Price of Coffee Reduced. New York, April 2 The WooUon Spice Companj , of Toledo, Ohio, have reduced the price of their brand of toasted coffee to 11 cents a pound, net. It is expected that the A t buckles will make a correspond ing reduction in order to keep on tlie same footing in the trade. Blinds, SI: Small Sizes-, 7fe a Pair. Libbey & Co. ,6th st. and New York ave- tf No.l Ceilliitr."lended,vL 25 per 100 ft. Liubey & Co.,Gth st. andNew York ave. tr SOME ABSURD SCHEDULES The Finance Committee Dissatis fied With the Tariff Bill. NOTABLE CASES IN POINT The Active Work of Revision to Besin Next Week Some Exumples of the Jilunderin of the Pinsi ley Tinkers How the Treasury Department Stands. The Republican Senators who are en gaged in formulating' the Senate program on the tarifr yesterday procured printed copies of the bill as reported to the Sen ate, and the various schedules are being carefully examined with the aid or ex perts for the purpose or determining the revenue that will be derived Already enough progress has been made to satisfy the Finance Committer that as a revenue producer the bill will by no menus Justify the predictions made by Chairman Dingli j and lit colleagues. High tlnties, tney ha e teeoine convinced, do not mean lanre revenues, ami to the experienced eye. Mr Dingley ami his associates have gone far astray In striving to rpach to the golden mean. The real work of the Finance Commit tee, will begin next week, when the chemical schedule will be taken up Tor scientific adjustment. This schedule as it passed the House, i m many points an a'p-su-dity, betraying the fact that the committee in many instances wasmduf. I to ravor special articles as independiM propositions and vrithoutcoii"ideririg either the raw materials from winch they art produced or their derivatives. A notnliu example of these blunders is found in the section devoted to ccal tar preparations. From time immemorial alizarin dyes havt. been on the free list, but all other c I tar colors have teen dutiable. The proprietors of a patent dye called Naphthazarin, manufactured abroad, in duced the committee to place is on the free list on the- ground that it was an alizarin dye This action was taken by the coi -iMittee Just before the bill passed v e House. The result is to enable the own ers of this patented article to evade half a million doHars' worth of duties annually as a reult f a false cla-ssiftation Ti.e chemical schedule shows very little tec hrl cal knowledge, and iafreelv denounced by experts without regard-to seifish interests The officials f the Treasury Depurr ment had several conferences yesterday with the view of deciding whether it w- advisable Tor the Department to take ar. action in consequence of the passage by the House or the retroactive Iause. Arter considerable discussion Assistant Setr' tary Howell prepared the fcllo Winn men, -randtitn which was given jo the press fr the purports of indicating the authority under which the department would acif it should hereafter be decided to direct collectors to prepare for the reticat!re operation of Hie new tariff law: "Under the last clause of thte secn l it is made the duty of the Seeretar t the Treasury to prescribe and enforce suitable regulations to carry out the pi -visions of this section, including the re tention in bonded warehouses of thel'nttcd State-1, or any other place where suili goods are stored of such goods until re quired for evidence on any trial Of course, this provision is not yet a law.bu unless action is taken to retain samples it will be difficult for the department, n case where it is uecessary to have sampu s of goods to determine the rate of duty to successfully maintain its position" tl at the importation win subject to the ra'ts applicable under the so-called Diugley bill. Section 219 of the Bevlsed Statuses provides that 'the Secretary r the Treas ury shall direct the superintendem e f the collection or the duties on imports and tonnage as he shall judge tft ' If a regu lation is issued providing for the reten tion of samples of imports from and aftt r April 1, t he regulation must be made under this statute, for obviously no action ran be taken by the Treasury Department un der the bill which passed the House until it has also passed the Senate, arm received the approval of the President." It is probable that the Treaury Depart ment will act In harmony with the Wavg and Means Committee in the attempt to keep up the appearance of gonl raith re garding the "scare-crow" provision of the Dingley bill, but the business nvn or tho country arc already recovering from then surprise at its passage by the House, and under the advice of competent counsel are prepanuirto proceed, as if nothing had hap pened It is quite possible that a test case which will determine the merits of the question may be brought in the event that the department decides to instruct col lectors to take samples of goods. Should such sampling be resisted the matter would be speedily brought iuto the courts, an5 the validity of the enttre section reviewed A STEAMER SITSK. The Emjhieor and Four Negroes Were Drowned. Montgomery, Ala., April 2. A special from Columbia, Ala., says The stean er Grigcs sunk about seven miles above here at midnight lass nighc. The Grigss had been to Smith's Eend for the recovery of what was K.ssihle from the steamer City of Columbus, which sunk Tuesday night. .She had on board the tr. w of the sunken boat and what freight could be taken from her. She was on her way up stream when she struck a los vhn h had one end on the bottom, and sunk be fore she could be ruu ashore. The loss on freight was light, but f e engineer and four negroes were drowned. Shot Himself Through the Head. Birmingham, Ala.. April 2 James M Tolk, a wcll-kuown young white man, shot himself through the head tonight in a room in Waddell House. The bullet en tered Just above the right ear and ranged slightly upward, passing out near the lert temple. He lived over an hour after the shooting but never regained consoui ness. Killed on the r.levated. - New York, April 2. White Patrick riati- agan, an employe of Hie Manhattan Lie vated P.ailroad, was crosing the tracks at Eighty-ninth street and Third avenue this cveninc, he was struck !v a locomo tive and received injuries which resulted in his death in a Tow minntes. The lower portion of his body was rrightfully man gled. Ivy Institute n-isincss College. Sth andR None better. 2& a year, day or wght. ?