Th De Smet Leafle. published Saturdays BY IHURVN \ SHERWOOD. TRKMHi On»> Tf ir 50 Six Mon ha 75 Threw Mopib*. 40 Th® ceremony of unveiling the colos ml statue «f Washington, on Wall street •tops of the l• nitetl .Staten Rub-trea«ury building, in New York, will take place on the 2bth of next November, the eon tennial anniversary of the evacuation of New York by the Bntinh troops. It will l»e one of the most important feat uies of the celebration of that day. Evacuation Day proper is the 25th day of November, but, as it tails on Sunday this year ♦ h«* v elMitation takes plat e the d»v following. ./the changes in the money order sys tem, Including the reduction of the fee for order* not exceeding $lO from 10 cent® to 8 cents, have already gone into operation. The new t cent postal notes for sums not exceeding $ > will lieeotne available ten da vs hence, And on Octo ber 1, letter postage will drop to 2 cents The next step to the steady improve ment of the service should in* the re duction of “drop-letter,” or city postage from 2 cents to 1 cent, the extension of the carrier system to the smaller cities, # ami the reduction of the $lO money-or der fee to 5 cents. The influx of immigrants this year, while it is not likely to reach the phe nomenal figures of the past two years, will still be very large. During the tlrst seven months of 1 ms: t there arrived at all porta in tiie country nearly 870,1 MlO per sons. These are tli# months' during which immigration is always heaviest, ahf the greatest evils of the day, ®n i a most flagrant injustice, as well as a palabie viol ition of law, is the inequal ity of taxation, especially in the larger cities. The time will come when thi. e > growing form of oppression must be re dressed, or serious results may arise In Nf. l'atil, Minneapolis, and perhap other places, men of millions are not pitying one-tenth the rate of taxation that is expected from the comparatively poor. Small properties from s|noo t«. sllo,twin pay nearly all the taxes, while millions upon millions eithei wholly es cape taxation <>r pay a sum that is almost contemptible. Tlu* wheat crop ol Kogl.itid is to be below the average »is to quantity, with not n more than an ordinarily good qual ity. Tli ere ia no reason to believe that the competition from India will he tin* ubi tally large for the coming year, Our own surplus will not l>e fo great hut that Europe will want it, without question, at tolerably satisfactory prices. While commercial failures are unpleasantly frequent, and many industrial establish xnento are making little or no profit, or inde'd are standing idle, the hunting stin Is ripening the corn in millions of Acres, ami the only question so far as to the cotton crop is whether it will he six millions, phis, of hales, or reach the ear Her estimate of over seven millions of hales. Kxtraordinaries excepted, there will he enough for the demand, which demand is likely to he as large ns usual, Population*will soon overtake, i' it has not already, the speeding up of machin ery, and whoever may go too fast, the country at la rye will find itself, when the harvests are ended, rich in all sub stantia! things Judge Lawrence, first mntroilerofthe treasury of the l nited States, expresses the opinion that the postal telegraph system is more popular than any other proposition t<> reduce tniis, hut that it is very possible that A hill will he passed to reduce the present and establish a uniform system of telegraph tniis as the company’s are now manayed. It was suggested to Judge Lawrence that the constitutionality of his proposi tion that congress has a perfect right to /egulate the tariff charged by telegraph companies asjthey are now. had already been raised on the ground that the gov eminent had no right to interfere with private bnsinesa. “Oh, that is folly,” replied the judge, (.treat mo nopolies and corporations are very prone to fall hack on the constitu tion when congress speaks of interfering on behalf of the masses. There is no trouble about the constitution, Congress has a perfect right to say how much toils may he charged by the tetegraph com panies Judge Lawrence says, and ev erybody will agree with him, that it is an outrage that the company, which was in law a common carrier, should he al lowed to take property worth $15,000,000 water it to sso,o(Mi,ooo, :then tax the community to pay large dividends. The New York Mail intimates that there is a large amount of spurious and deleterious tea in the Country, which has been permitted to enter at the cus tom house in spite of stringent regula tions to the eontay. The law is impera tive on the subject, requiring the pro hibition of the landing of all tea made of refuse or exhausted leaves, or colored, mixed and adulterated with such dele terious substances as to make it unfit or dangerous for use, and it could be en forced by intelligent *;nd honest inspec tion. There is a steadily-growing com plaint concerning the adulteration and consequent poisoning of the articles of household food and consumption, and, w hile tome of it is exaggerated, there is enough foundation for it to require all the vigilance ami care that can be exer cised. The Chinese are particularly skillful in this sort of husineas, and there difference between genuine tea, in cost, to reward in Its manufacture and sale. perils and dangers of household living sre enough without Leaving • poisoned table, oraninluaiou of blue vitriol or some W>h«. Mbv ingredients in the tea pot. YOLUMK I. THK M:\VS !>• ISJIIKI GOSSIP FROM WASHINGTON Inspector ('. W. Holcomb, of the general land office, tins just reform'd fr®m s five months’ t rip of irs|»ectiori of surveyors gen eral offices him! distant land office* in Col orado, Wyoming, Rtuh, Nevada Oregon Washington .Territory, Idaho, Montana, Dakota and Minnesota. He reports the tiffins general I v in good condition, well mana.rdandd h**aiare businesfl The increase oi btlniness in t* ,s l«n I offices ot Washington and Oregon is repotted very great, and lurg tracts of that section are Pe ng 'akin up ny land entries. The August pub ic debt *»»tniieu( shows a rwiuction of something over $0 67<) * *0 for July. This Hiug oil however, is chiefly due to payment* on Hcoo.int ol 1 eli sion* whion aggregated $11,( n),< 1 ' for the ojaulh. Ihe interest Tearing d» t ' now atiioiiii h to the total
  • 4l COO. As vet it Is ton early to • ti mate the effect of this change in the tr iff law*. The consul general 01 the I’nited States at Koine, iimier ilaic of July -*il. h>s turnished tfie department of state wnh sn interesting account of a seri«s of cotitest* ftefween oinn billed reaping and binding machine* man ufactured itt several ootmirns, in width those ot ttie i’nited siatcs were successful, fne trials weie severe, ltie ground bring in many place- marshy and stony. T,e result clearly showed the superiority ot American machines. (ten. J.A. Kkin, colonel and assistant Uiiarteriuaster general, was placed on the retired list of the army recently. This will pron ote I.ieut. Cot. Alexander.l R<- rv * t i>e c- loml and assistant quarierinaster general. it alrn oa n \t: it s so tks. b. B. Hock, sutterimendent ol tiie Mil waukee A St. Paul railway, at Milwaukee*, ha* asked to he appointed guard an lor Ins si-ter. Mrs. Nellie Smith, who hss been 1 lost to self covtro 1 tt.rougl'i exossive drinking. Mr. Rock desires to commit hi- sister to ifie asylum. Track laying on the Duluth A Iron Range road was coin in met d the 21>th. Tht com pany hss a large force ot men at work, *oine .>OO, s*id the work is to he ruaiied as fast a* [Mtssihle. r Flint h of rit 1 me. Sylvester F. Fuller, tot away cashier of 1 In* Second National bank of Jeflerton. Ohio *:id If b. St. John his assistai t, were nr rested in Cleveland recently, on a * liarge o steanng fifty thousand dollars of the b ink’s im iiey. The defalcation was discoverei last December and they fled to Canada hn returning they weie found and raptured. At Trenton. lowa, two well-ei e<*ed oily tongned sha-per* swindled the Rev. Mr, Leper, a Campbellite minister ol iliat place, out of $750 by the old three card monte game. The reverend gentleman had drawn the money out ot the hank to go in to hnsine s with. A conductor of the Chicago A Alton road had a private detective, tint wa* shadow ing him under orders troin the rninp-tny.ar r«sled and titled $lO. Edward C. Meachan. a New York broker, has been arrested for stealing railroad bonds worth $8,500 from the office ot William E. Town, a lawyer. I'oatmatter Hersman of Marsliall, La has been arrested'or embezzlement ol $1 i //'-; r.isra i/rr nrrunn. Prof. Davidson writes from Km Krutois co that earthquake waves cominei << d on Sancelite tide gatiew at 10 o'clock on the morning of Aug. ‘Jo. They had increased in height and w’ereMill exhibited Tuesday. The height of the waves was one font, and the time fortv minutes. The crests were remarkable. The disturbances were pr.it> ably caused hy the same earthquake and tidal wave that dtstroyed Anjer and other towns in Java, Aug. 27. A fire al (Minton, lowa, recently. d«* stroyed the vegetable canning factory of B F. Henienway ACo, with nearly all it-* contents. The fire broke out at 1:30, and the buddings were all ablaze before dis cowry. Ihe factory was outside of the city limits, beyond nre protection. The loss is ss,ou > on buddings, $6,01*0 on machinery, and probably $5,0c0 on stock, including canned goods, cans, etc. There vhs only SI,OOO insurance. The owners ot the steamship Ludwig, sixlx days from A-twerp, have abandoned all hope ot her safety. There were seventy persons on board, twenty-four of whom were passengers, The new button factory at lonia, Mich., was destroyed by fire on the 28th. l/oss $15,000; insurance s2,s*»m. /; ni r:i * run in, v \r. ns. The czar and czarina of Russia were re ceived ai Copenhagen by the king of Ben mark and king of Greece on board the loyal packet recently. Their majesties were taken ashore and escorted to the roval palace by the principal civic a'd n.illitary authorities and foreign minister*. Immense crowds a: sembled at the landing place and along the route to the palace, warmly cheering the imj»erial visitors. They were received at the palace hy the qu-en of Denmark, the princess ot Wales and a brilliant court. A dispatch from Vardoe, Norway, state that the steamer <*hia arrived there having on boa.d tnemhers of the Dutch exp* lit ion ro the Arctic, which sailed in the steamer Verna. The Verna foundered July 3in lat itude 71 i north, longitude 63 esst The members ot the expedition were rescued near the lslnn i of Waigatz. The Arctic steamer Dijmhhna was ice-bound near Waigatz throughout the winter AH on hoard a r e ? elh The captain ia confident of searching open water. Mix Irishmen, stuqiected ot being con nected with the dynamite attempts at Glas gow on Jan. 20, when the largest gasometer in the city was blown up and the property destroyed, were arrested in Glasgow. Their names are Peter Cal aghan, Joseph Devauay. Patrick McCabe, Patrick Dunn, Terrance McDermott, and Henry MeCan. Kmce the cojvicti >n of Dr. Gallagher a*d otlrr dynamite ronspiruLu*. Cue police have closely pursue* clues obtained in re gaid to other members of the gang, and which, it is believed, will clearly establish the fact that relations exist between illegal societies in Kngland and America. The Canadian pilgrims to the shrine of otir Lady ot I.ourdee in France, have ar rived home at Montreal and celebrated their return by attending mass in the Bonseco irs church. Although order is restore I at Kzerzag, Hungary, the acene of the late attack U|>on Jews all sboi* are still c lose*! and Jewish families have tied and trade is sinqiended A heavy gale prevailed throughout Kng land on the Ist and j{ doing much dam age to properiy. Many wricks an i some 068 of li'e are reported Rinz ZAriUa. the Kpanis! radical, is resid ing in voluntary exile all* neva Gatewiyo asks Victor'a’a i rotection from Zulu anarchy. QEXKKAL YA II S IX It HI r l At this season of the yea r.and late* on in the fall, there is an ut.usual liability to fires along the lines of railroads This year the exceptional rank news ot growth thromrh the prairie r gion add*an addition al element of dauger tn this regard, and it ia suggested that farmers along the lines of The De Smet Leader. ro.,d- exercise greater rare in the protec tioi ol their fields from tiie hy means ot firebreaks The railroad locomotives are nil provided with spark arresters, ami on * tie part of •he toads as great care is exer cised as possible. Many ot the tires which occur are not set by locomotive spark-, hut iy persons o d gunning, spurks from pipes and ci: uts and ffoin other causes Very often in suich cases claims tor damage are brought cghirst tti»> railroad coMpaiiie* and the que tmn til liability In the matter of he-e fins is title ot the hioat difficult that (he claim agents have to ileal with. The ileal limp's convention in session in New lork decided to raise fund!! for a mem orial to Rev. Thomas H. flalla'idet, found • r id the first deaf mute school it) America. I'rof. Weeks of Hartforif, Conn., was hi* tainted treasur<*r. It was ilecided to hold the next convention at Washington, August, tSHB. At Die afternoon session Jerome T. El well read a papt r on fheoial systtm ol teaching iha* mutes, and pronounced ii a complete failure. At 7 o’clock the convet tio.i wa.- h iiiight to u close. A social r< - ception wes heht in the evening. Tin* fob owing dav a number attended a picnic, and Jonn T. Frem h of New York will j resent rne d< af and dumb tniiiis of St. Francis Xavier'* church a fKirirait in oil of \t>be De Leppe, the 01 initiator of thedeaf alptia bet. The assignees of C»p. Shinkle «»f Cincin nati will report to the next upeting of the creifitois that the total lisbiini - arc SIOO,- o<>o The principal creditor• arc Ihnry A Jones, $Ol TfNi; Champion <’oal .imhi 'or tip’ relict of the cyclone unfortunates at Rochester was met by the city council Inst Wednes day in an honorable acceptance oftheol ligation, and an additional $.8,000 was ap propriated *0 keep the lir*t sum cheerful company. An intelligent milltr at Highland, 111 , who has recently made two trips through the wilder wheat section, predict* that tin crop in this-ectiou will tall short J oouoo,- (KJU hush* Is, with a proportional shortage 111 France and England. North Namibia's exhibit at the ltoston exposition is said to lie marvelously com plete ami representative. It i* especially good in .-pecinu ns ot wood and the collec tion A>t precious stones, including hiddenite A. Marlin, lumber mill owner «»f New Orleans, has suspended, biahilities, sf»n, 0"O; assets, slo,ort» from Liverpool that Canadian ent'le are a *'ec'ed with Texas fever are em phatn ally denied hy Daiiadian cattle men. New Orh«’.s had 110 deaths last week and i* reported ordinarily healthy. PERSON AI- N Fit’S NOTES. M's Durheftf Eagle Harbor, M'ch., gave hirllito a t>oy on the propeller Manistee be tween Duluth and Ashland, on the night of the 27th This makes a second birth that i n. of t ntred on this steamer this season. Tte son of ex Senator Hitchcock of Ne hra*unty special: (hi the 2s*th inst., a shocking and perhaps fatal fid tit t *ok place between two brothers four milts west of here. Ephraim Washburn ami one Varney were binding wheat for Wallace W. Washburn in the latter’s field. Ephraim W shhurn was compelled on ac count of one man being suit to another patt o* the field to hind two stations, or he left behind the -eaper. He fell behind, a d Wallace and he had snpie words, upon which Wallace struck Kphraini tt|>on the head with a rake, breaking the rake. Ephraim went to the house tor his coat, when be was met by Wallace, armed with ait ax, who struck his brother Kphraini on tiie head, stunning him: Then he struck hun Hirsitt witti the butt ol the weapon, inakirg a slashing cut in his head, and then stepping over he hammered the senseless nodv with the fhd side of the ax. on the head and elsewhere. On seeing the assault with the ax Varney rushed hack, and when he reached the house Wallacede -ivted. Ephraitit’s skull is fractured, and he lies itt a :.*•!• J. Batey. Alma *eu n low i; II • \ Kvi lanu, Kerry. Indiana: EnuD 1! ff id" Dudley. Pos'oftic s Lsta'histi'xl—Dakota,*J**ftv*bnrg, Potter county .diuuusote, Domestic, Polk jonntv. P'Sothcos Discontinued—Dakota, Platte Creek, (’iiarlea Mix county. Hi octal Seme" Established—Dakota, Canby, Aurora oountv, from Plankington. 1 wa, Penroto, Woudburv eountv, fioni <"o. reetton rllle. Hpecial Service Discontinued—Dakota, Eliza, Hutchinson conn v, from Auburn; Ge rtrude, Pembina count?, Ironi Garden. Tner« are now 4b,041* poatnfflee* la tba Dinted States, of winch number 1,170 ar* lire-idsnttal oftic«s and 0,-72 monev order office* Since the year 1876 the number of poidollicea bae bes-i increased 4U par ceut Great filial Wave on the .Atlantic Halifax, N. 8. Special:—A veritable *em l*est rag*s benight on fh* coast of Nova Sco ria. All day the skv presented a threaten ing ap|*caram , e and as darkness mh in the wind which had m>» been very strong, be gan to increase in violence and at this hour. 11 o’clock, is blowing a furious gslc. The torm, will prove disastrous to shipping in ! he vicinity of the coast. To-day the sea! ran high, the platform leading from the road to the beach was washed away, and at one time it looked as if 'onsnlerahle dam age would be done. The sea also ran very high at Block island and at Narragausett pier, preventing the leaving ot the steamers. Atlantic (’uy. N. J., special: The tasters surged aud foamed and iashed the sea front until the fears fit the rwople were wrought up to a high pitch. The to'a 1 loss will not be less than s7s,(ktO. Lone; before h'gh ; water, which was at 6 o’clock, the hoard ; walk began to wash awav, and by high tide the iig her beach along! ne center of th- edv was amua of debris Ba it houses reatuur ants, phi.tiyrach ga Urn* and stotes With dwtilirgu attached, whuh were buih ao ia from the surf that it wza thought notes would reach them, wtry undermined and 1 DE SMET, KINGSBURY COUNTY, DAKOTA SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 8. IBBM. Postal Changes. roast. carrieii bodily into the ocean and beaten by the waves Into fragments. All railroa, it is alleged, was deprived of his liberty in order to prevent him bringing action against 'apt. Richie, ol the VA*ssei, for ill treatment while on the voyage from Hong Kong. In disniisaing the writ ol habeas corpus, under which the seaman was produced in court, Judge Potter Aites the. lavr and sav-’ “J. Fouk, the seaman is a C'hlmse laborer, ilndef* the mean ng ol the act, ami that to |>ermit him to land would enable the petitioner to go at lafge in the f'nited Slates, ami return or not to the ves ael. according to hia itleasure, ami the re sult would tie the effectual evasion of the law in question. On this ground, there fore. whatever I tie court or judge might thtriK fit the policy of the law, it had not the right to null fy an act of congress.” The w rit w s dismissed. A Triple Tragedy in Indian* IirDUNAPoua, Ind., Special Telegram, Ang 28. A horrible triple tragedv occurred herr at tiofio to-dav, on Court struct, within half a block of the court honao Jacob Rush, a rent*! ageut and attorney in a small way, some turn ago procured a divorce fur Samuel Aldeuberg and there was a general quarrel over the fee Finally, Isu*h sued A deiiborg for slauder. i u day the latt<*r uiet the former on the side walk, an I after Mine words drew a pistol, and at a distance of three feet shot him in the back, the ball going near through the l>ody and causing death Aid nhorg then shut Uaiwi, lo thu ground. The Inillet glanced, and, making a slight flesh wound on the arm >l», ‘2sc *>itra; ouistdn brauda. *25 u 50c t>nr bbl according to quality; ton grailrn. s2Hro flour, $3.75 per bbl. Gra ham. ♦ ! ft<> i"-r bbl. WHEAT Market quiet, though there wn a fair amount d - unchanged and quotably ate.idy No. 1 li.ird. +113; August, sll-: September. $1.07; October and the year. $1.05; No. 2 bard, *l.o*: No. 2 07c, all bida. C<>kn-Quiet for want of aupply. The demand wa* e»sv. Prices uuchanged except for year, that wm higher. No. 3 wax lower, in bid* Quotations No. -,48c bid. s(>c asked fc bid for old; Hep tetnoe-. 2tic bid, '2Bc aaked; October, 25c bid. 27c asked; year, 25c t*td, 20c aaked; No. 2 white 28c asked for uew; rejected, 27c aaked. MINNEAPOMA Fl.orit—There la no material chance in the si'u ution, which ia conaldered strong bv all. Minnesota patent a are quoted In ft os ton at *7.40«t7.75 and in New York at *7 25 <47.05. Local quotation! an- I's'ent*, *<> M) <«7; straight*. *5 oo<40; clear*, if 4 80<.2o; low grades, $2,250(3.25. Mu i,s'H'Fr- Yesterday’* shipment* were small and tlie local demand sum- to l>e lighter. Quotation*: Ilian, in hulk. *7.25: sack' d. *9.25 1- in" aborts ifl't.si*.n No. 1 Northern, new wide sold at *l.«*7. and then dropped to *1.04 at a single jurn:i Old No. 1 liaril auld at *l.lO in store, and a tin-* sample of No. 2 bard went at *l.ll Four ian <»f No. 1 Northern went ai *].d7, and throe tars of the same at *1 04 No 1 hatd seller September was offered at *1.07, with *l.'*s bid. For No. 1 Northern, seller Bep ternb i. *1.02 waa bid, and for No. 2. seller Hen teplcuthcr. *1 02 was asked and 95c ltd For No. 1 bard, seller October, 01,06 waa bid ead 01.07 asked Sa na of old by sample were at 88c aid <»•<( respective v Quotation*: No 1 bard, *1.10; N 2 hard. *1 12: No. 1 Northern. *1.12: No. '. N'.r beiu, *1 t>7; No. 1, *1 06; No. 2, *1.02; No. 3,07 c Millers'aaaociation prices: No. 1 hard, *1.10; No. 2 bard. *1.05; No. 1 regular, *1.03 No. 2. *1; No. 3, fhtc: No. 4,80 c, Cohn—''l Imre was n" trading. Posted waa offeree at 4 lc, and No. 2 >t 4!*o. Quotable at 48' for Na 2, and 4<*»t47c for condemm d. by namtile. Oath—Offering* were free, but bida were scarce A lot of rejected went, hr simple, at 25c. Quota* bie at 28c for No-2 mixed; white. 30c; rejected. 25c' 27c. by *amt' e Cnn aoo Market -F'onr quiet and unchanged Uegular win-it, unsettled and lower; *1 (lO>y fo| Augusi; *1 " 1.01 % Kepr-mber: *1.0_’\411.02% October; *1 04% o% tin year; No 2 spring, *1 'MiQ; No. 3 apring.lb* er: I'd I*' 1 *'- Octole-r; 47V't48c No vemlier; 4t><'(4'i I qc the year. Oata, steady; 27( cash and August; ‘iti'e- 26%c Bepteniber; JtiHd October; 20Qc November; 20c ttie year Kye. lower, nt s»i4*c. Barley, dull: 02*01: September Fork. In fair demand an 1 nominally unchanged: 01 l.fPJtytr 12 cash and Angus*: *ll 92V" 1 1 93 September; *12.0.5912.*/?October; *ll 6 >A 11.70 November; *ll 55." 11.00 the y.ai; *l2 .10i12.12V January. Lard, aleady; *8.35<04.37% caah. August and Septemlser: *B.32‘ bu; t'arley, t\o bu. Shipments— Flour, 3,rn, 238,000 bu; oata, 158,- uOO bu; rye, 58,000 bu; barley, 1,000 bu. New Y"Rft Mahket.—Flour, dull; receipt* 14,000 bnls; export*. 7.500 bbls. Wheat, cast lot* >o. an I op ion- % " %c lower, closing steadier; receipt*, 202.1 <>o t»u; exports, ItliM.tJoo be; tic graded, red, *1.009122: No. 4 red, *1(14% steamer No. 3 red, 01.03%: No. 3 red, *1 13td 1 14 V. delivered; steamer No. 2 red, *l.lO No. 2 r-d. *1.1*% 18V elevator, *1.194 12i*4 afloat; ungraded shite, 91c9*121; Na 2 re-1. Angus', ***•», 24.0B,iMM» he at *1 2140*1.21 'e. closing at *1214; December, sale*. 2(81,000 bu at *1.234(41.23 V, closing at *1.234: January, sales. 16.000 bu at *1.244, February. sa>ea, 50,(>u0 bu at *1.26%91.26V cloatug a: $1 26% Corn, apot iota opened lira and rloae-l a shade lower; options %<6%a dull and lower: receipt*. 76,475 bo: export*. 178.000 bu, ongrad<*5% afloat: No. 2, wbita,(t6c; Na 2 August, 63%'M>34c, cloaing at 634 c; Heptember. 62V9 834*. c.oatng at 62 V’! October. 63<4634c, doe* log at 63c; Sofanbar. 62%f*i'i;il Telvgram, St*jit, J. It ir» stated that Supt*rvl«ttig Architect Hill wui shortly re-lgu. wliKlnr the report of the investigating c<>uuniM*ioii 1* favorable <»r unfavor able. It is -aid that he lisa already made prelimin ary arrangement* to go into business here. Before he lt*ft for Heaton ho said in case the report w.ts unfavorable he Mould ask a congressional invcstigi t lon. It seem* to be understood that the report of The commission will reflect severely upon the geiitial administration of the office of tuperviaing architect, but not upon Mr. Hill personally. III* peel lull a,l Sleitm \ VV shhinutun, Hept. 3 —The following circular letter, which embodies the the recommendation* of the flu nervism* biaprctor general of ilhaiii vessels to which compare has be* 11 given by *he recent ***- plosion on 'he steamer Iliverdsle. Was issued to day to supervising inspectors of flteatn ve-aels Treasury Department, (Iffiee of Secret ary, lo Wmted States Inspectors GentU'iuen fn view of the web groiiuih dcomplaint* of the impropriety of local iDUPc 'or* investigating disasters to hull* a d boiler* of-‘earn ve*s< Is after certlflcstiou b;* themselves tl.at each hulls or boilers are tife, you are hereby directed whenever ac cident* occur to stA*sm vessel*, ihrougu al leged defect* to either luill or boiler, to conduit •ueb liivesttgathiu jw-raonally under authority con ferred by Sec. 4 l(»t» lU*v Ktat ,a* follows: “Each supervising inspector shall have full power in any district where, from distance or other cause, it is not convenient to resort to a local board to Inspect any steatn vtvaei and boil* is of such steamer, and t' giant certificates of approval and to perform ah duties imposed upon local boards ” Section 11*»7 of tin* Revised Statute* requires that “If the su pervising inspector ha* good rena oi to In hove there ha* been through negligence ot oilier cause, a failure of tto hoard Which inapemed the vessel to do Its duty, he shall report the facts in writing 10 tii* secretary of the treasury.” The question of supervising inspector* assum ing original jurisdiction 111 the investi gation of the conduct of Ip '-used officers of st< am vessels and revoking and suspending tlieli mi use* of such officers Independent of the provisions of hoc a. 44.'a0-.VJ of the Revised Statute# was submitted to tiie secretary of the treasury by the supervising inspector general of steam vessels, and the solo tor rendered an opinion in writing, approving the proposition You will be governed by Ihe term* of this circular letter m case of uc< idents to steamers such as referred to herein. In all case* where such accident* are to in* investigated wit Inn the Jun*- dictloii of a local board of inspectors who inspect ostal. Wisconsin- Albert Wil son, Rush Lake. Rostoffii e* establlstp'd : Dakota Month Letieau. Walworth county. fow» foka Station, Keokuk county Minnesota -Two Harbors, Lake countv The tree delivery system was established in forty -two cities and towns during the fiscal year ended June iSKt. But four postoffices have been added to the list since that date, although many urgent applications have been received for the establishment ol the system. Tbo department has beep unable to extend the privilege, except in rare instances, because of the meager appropria tion which lias been absorbed lo a considerable extent by the operation* ot the law providing for tiie youth promotion of letter carriers. David R. Dunulian ha been appointed post master of V*n Wert, Ohio, vice Harrison 11. Updt gruff, suspended for mismanagement, Jams* D. Htair ha* been transferred from Reoria, 111. to flu the vacancy caused bv the removal Chief UUrk Van Wert of the Omaha office tail way m til service. Chief Rostoffice Inspector D B. Parker yesterday tendered his resignation to take effect Oct. 1. Hi* successor will lie Inspector Alonzo (i. (Sharp ot '1 ouui *ee. Brevities Sapsnising Inspector Martin, of tiie customs division of the treasury, says it is not probable that any official tio'ice will he tafceu of the publica tion alleging 'hat > itmsive smuggling 1* being car ried on between Canada and the United State* iu the lake district* at Hault S'e. Mafic and on the Ht. Lawrence river hue. He thought the reports were a revival of the old stories which ban been investigated a year ago and found without founda tion The rtat.e department has received a copy of the toxt of tti*-treaty concluded between Germany ami Mexico, Ib'c. 3, 1882. It is in the usual form of tri-atiea of cotuttierce, and as Mexico has recently abr gated all her old commercial treaties wnli a view <>! placing bet relations witn foreign (lowers on a uniform basis, tins treaty, which ia the hrst of her m>w treaties, may b<< considered as indi cating liie character of those which are to follow. The leave of Hecuud Lieut. Alfred McC. Ogl«, Fourteenth infantry, is extended six montiis on surgeon's certificate of disability. '1 lie command ing general of the department of Dakota will as-ign an assistant quartermaster now serving within his command to duty at Bismarck to relieve ( apt. Kxra B Kirk, who will repair to Jeffersonville, I u<)., and report for duty. It is thought at the internal revenue bureau that claims tor rebate of taxes 011 tobacco, snuff and cigars growing out of the recent internal revenue a< t have nearly all been presented and will aggre gate about *35,000. The total annual decease m revenue from tobacca. snuff anil cigars is now computed at *Ki.iMd.ooo. I UK KJKK KKI'UKD. Itlitze among Tyiw** and Hags Cincinnati. Special Telegram, Sept. 3. Shortly before 3 p. m a fire broke out in tho iower story of McCall'* rag warehouse on Walnut street near Sixth. It ran up the elevator itr a twiukling and communicated with Drehman’s rag warehouse of tiie mint size, on the north, and the upper rooms of the T mes-Star newspaper «u tho south. The warehouses were almost wholly horned out and the upper rooms of the Tiines-Star, including the composing room, were aiso burned out. Ru mors of loss of life cannot tie verified. All the people escaped from tha Time«-Stsr office. Marv Flynn, working on the third floor of a rug warehouse, jumped to the ground, broke a log and received interna! injur'es Gus-llaber, employed on the third floor, managed to get down stairs, but fell unconscious on the first floor, and his head aud face were burned almost to a crisp. He was re moved to a hospital, and will die Mary Meiuken and Stella Meyers were cut off from the stairway on the second floor. They said another girl was on the same floor, afraid to jump. The gravest fears are entertained for the safety of five employes of the lag warehouse- Mrs. O'Donnell, Rose Liddie, Mary Burk. Anuie Lynch and Nellie Kelly. I Lev had not p-ported at their homes at thr usual hour, and are thought to he in tie-, ruins. Henry Hare tb’li. a spectator, was fatally eaiiahed again*! a wall by a hook and ladder wagon A portion of the wall fell while the flreuien were on the ladders One' fireman was knocked off by another, and fell twenty feet, sustaining painful injuries. The rag warehouse was completely ruiued. The loss on the building is estimated at *35,(5H1. and on the stock *3o,(N6t; partly insured. The building was owned by the heir* of Robert Crawford Three upper ataries of '.he Tim s-Star office, including the composing room, were entirely burned out. Los* to the company, *lo.O(Mi. The building was owned by G If. Holiater; loss. *lo,; both fully iusnred. A Htruss Hon A Co., whisky recti fiers. adjoining ioainen, suffered a loss on stoc.K of ♦ lO.insi; insured. The tire is still burning <9 o'clock . and engines are playing on the smoking rags. The Times-Htar lias received kind offers of assistapce from other newspaper*, and expect to proceed with publication as usual to-morrow. The Volksbla't will do the printing, and the Knqutrer has offered to lend type. Kxi'hitige- ot the Week Boston, Hapt. 3. —From thcPuat: The following table, cotnpilad from special dispatches to the Post from the manager*of twenty-eight leading cleartug houses of the Fluted Ktatss, gives the clearance* for the week ending Sept. 1, with the (lercentago of increase aud decrease, compared witn the corre sponding week of 1882: (•roes In- De exchange*. • reaae. crease. Xew York >645,071.547 ... IK. 1 Boston.. 4M.024,00 > J ia.l Philadelphia. . ..... 51.170,05 m 'J.M Chicago 45,J01>,932 17.6 Ht. Louis 16,273,1(10 4.0 Baltimore 12.203,6*7 lU.« Han Francisco 1.3,W,985 .... 4 3 Pittsburg 8,226.802 15.5 .... Cincinnati. 8,.160,i55) 1.1 .... New Orleans 4,9)9.539 9 2 Providence .(.mml.ws) .... u.q Louisville 5,516,072 1.4 .... Milwaukee 2,316,000 .... 42 7 Kan»a* City 2,219,«<5) 1.9 .... Clevelaud 1,74",987 ... 1 7 lu4ianapoU* 1.253, UDm 3.3 Hartford 1,291,367 11.7 New Haven 87*1,774 ... 6.9 Columbus. 1,239,025 .... 28 9 Peoria 1,131,531 9.8 Portland. 844.06:1 *2 .... Worcester. 501,616 341* .... Memphis. .701,616 12.6 ... Ht Joseph 4'Mi, 127 5(I .... Hpnngrteld 521.9 MM .... Jli.s Lowell. 3M.H18 4M.9 Hyraouse 359,948 14.0 .... Total MTT.MO226 . 15 4 Outside of N«w York 1232,936.677 49 The clearing bouse return* this week, although a little larger tu the aggrega e than they were last week, still are most unfavorable when compared with the returns at the corresponding time last year. The failing off ia still due in a great meas ure to the dull Mate of the apeculative market, but to a greater ex'eut to the actual cartallmeul of legitimate trade in variou. parts of the country. Dutin*** in the dry goods trade is rHtocted in a great falling off ia clearing* at such point* as New York and Roetoo. T e aggregate clearings, 0877.- 060,220, show a slight gain over last week'* aggre «ta. when the figures footed up 0866,380.355 hen 00m pared with the return# of tha corrv spoadJnf veek last year the figures show a bad falling I'ff, the percentage of lon* amounting to RT4 percent against a loss of 10.4 per cent last week and a gam of ’J per cent the previous week. FIKK AND DKA 111. UUiist 1 on* lllu/4- in it Cins'lniiMli Hi; Ware house auil I'rlnting Olth-e— Uve trmulr Diiiplitves I'roltahlv l.ost. Mr. JoHNR, Sept. :(. -Uapt. Nickerson, of the scliam eer Bessy, h'.u just arrived frout the Grand Banks. H» l«ft the fishing ledge twenty miles north of Rogers’shoals, atnl 120 mile* off Capo Spur. Nickerson describes Passing through a t»T fect sea of sliattereti dorie*, brokeu broom spars, guffs and olhtu g«ur of fishing \essels. N»> furtiier reliable particulars are yet to be had. The Bessy narrowly I'scapeii going down with all hands. She it badly s'rained and leaking. .Minor )li*liu|t« Theea*tbound passenger train on th<> Fort Sc< ft A Gulf r<>Hd wa* wrecked seven mill** west of Par sons, Kan*., yesterday morning The train wa* running at therate of about twentv five mile* an hour, when suddenly the rail* gave away, precipi tating both passenger toai he* nud a baggage cur down an embankment about fifteen f«at. The coach** rotleil ovef once or two®, throwing the passenger* under the seat*. (Juite a miinber of w*re Injured more cat lea* floriottsly An east-bound pa«uu>tiger train im the New snrk and Northeastern railroad, consisting of seven passenger coaches an I one baggage oar, jumped the tiack near New Britain, Conn., vesierdai fore noon, owing to the spreading of rails, and < olllding with two freight car* standing on a siding, smash ing them to piece* Engineer Allen wa* badiy cut about the lmau and arm*. No passengers sere In jured, although the tram was running twenty-five mill l # per hour A freight traiu wa* ditched at Wright City, on the Wabash railroad, yesterday. Fifteen cars were derailed and damaged, the locomotive badly injured, and the pacing horse Hanging Rock, amt hi* trainer, Frank Mason, killed. The engineer and fireman of the Main and gromu of the horse were slightly injured. Lord deadly, who accompanied the Hatch ex< ur moil to tin- Yellowstone, went into Ihe wilderness in searc.il of game, accompanied by two eiperi c-nced hunters lie sustained inure* by slipping down a precipice wlule pursuing game, lie was taken to the Mammoth spring* Hi* injuries are painful, hut not serious. A passenger traiu of the Day'ou • Young Woman in Com ix-ctlcul Soon To Ibs'iinir it llrlile- All lire Testimony Im 111 I lie ilame* Trial—Two IllgliWisyEiisuib'it In Ailßoiim. (•ALI.ATIN, Mo., Sent. ;j,-lu Frank Jaiuus' trial the procoodiiiKe didn’t begin till Into this morning Mrs. Frank Janies, accompanied by her lilllii boy, made hor first appealunc< in tlio court room during the trial, and took a hat Is-sido her husband. The court an nounced (hat each side would he given ten hours in wlnch to prosont ihnr argument*, which will permit tho case to go to tho jury Wednesday no >ll. The court, on motion, ex tended the tune of tho defense to twelve hours. Instructions for thu Htate and defendant were then read Iho itHtruetiou for murder in the second degree does not amount, to much, a* it can only tie returned separate from the robbery. TLo killing of McMillan by a member of the gang while nur ming robbery, if the defendant is believed to have bimti one of the party, is murder in the tlrst degree. The instruction* a* to credibility of witnesses are very clear and favorable to the defense. J lie jury is instructed that the test) niouv of ho associate m crime requires corrob oration t • the extent of certainty \\ l). Ham ilton, prosecuting attorney, opened the ease for tho State. John M. Gtovor will open for the defense. Out 1 aged oiml Mordui 9 o’clock, which whs the last soon of her until foaud this inot uiug. A post mor tem showed the deceased had been shockingly outraged. Her body aud limbs wire beaten, many bruises and oilier marks of violence in dicating a desperate encounter "Boston" White (colored), who figured prominently in the Btusli murder, is Busoeeted, also many others. Couldn't Naltc a .Man of Iflmaott LovumiJJt, Kv., Kept. 3 —John Htiuson, a young man who )iad just attained hey majority, was arrested this morning while attempting to throw himself head first from tlie top of a freight ear. lie said he tried to make a man of himself and had failed, ami was no good and wanted to dio. He was taken to jatl, and with in fifteen minutes had climbed to tho top cor ridor, ami threw himself to the atone Magging below, fracturing his Mkttll, and dying in a few minutes. He had been despondent tor some time, aud hade lus family good hyo tins morn ing, saying they would probably nee lum uo more. Double Hanging. FI.oRKNVK.Ariz., Hep*. 1 Rmlfield and Tuttle, who robbed the K'verald*.' stage ane*n arrested, but tbe sheriff and |H/sae left Agate Bay yesterday to search for turn. A man boarded a train at Hmithfleld, Flab, at a lat* hour Sunday night, covertug eight passengers and two tratu men with a revolver, relieved them of watches and money aud then made his escape in the darkness. Rev. Henry KoeHih.-r. a Lutheran clergyman from Chicago, was *en'eocr«l in the imituatpai court in Milwaukee yesterday to thirty days ia the bouse of correction for tteiug drunk aud disorderly. In New York, yesterday Police Offher Macuunrsrs was hel<) for the action of the grand jury, a coro ner's jury finding that he killed with his club John Hmith, a voting Heop'hinao. Bail was refused. t KIT (ill APH IF I liIFI.KV The reported rising In Ghilza* was unfonnded One block of bull'llngs, at Feruandina, Fla , waa bqrned. !,<>*«. 030.000 Admiral l\»-rre is en route home from Yladagas car, having tweu attacked by serious illri' Se. The hi»h‘

    f the remain* of Shakespeare. Two successful .wnnining entertainments have been given at Lambeth >n aid of the fatuity of Capl Webb, kllleliuthe Niagara river. A Dumber <1 peasants attending market at Gorf can. Hungary, destroyed Hungarian execution# at the poatoffice amt barracks. During the melee one was killed and several wounded. Charleston, H. C\. Is raridly growing in commer cial and industrial important- Her commerce during the past year rea< h»*l *75, 060.1 nni, while (5.5(8» persona were employed in manufacturing. A senna* anti-Jewiaft rioting took place at Hzigetoa. Hungary. Sunday mgbt. A mob com mitted terrible havoc 00 property. Oue i-r*"U waa killed aud four wouoded Troop* are en route. At Manche»ter, Flay oouuty, Kv., Marshal Mar cum, aaetsted by an ex-marshal, attempted to arrest John Jwnks, when A. Huvera loterferred and mort ally wounded Hacker, aud Jeuka' fatally stabbed Marcum As soou »* they beard of Hacker's death, hit bro.hera armed tbem**ivea and abol aud killed HMTere. Jenk* baa also been shot and s Ightiy woundeil He ba*since been arrested. Resolutions were pea*«d on Sunday bv the amal gamated Irish aud ( athclic aocieues of Fail River, Maes, in lotnt cob vent lou, to U>ycott the Daly Herald, bacaiier the Utter refused to pr nt an ap peal for aid 00 behalf of the featHe* of (be men executed for complicity ia the Pfemalx pa Hi aor dera NUMBER 32. FORTY THOUSAND DEAD. Victims os the Terrible Volcanic Eruption nnd Tidal Wares of the Island of Java. The latest advices fro in Batavia, the cap ital si Java, show that the volcanic erop tions in that island are much more serious than at drat indicated. The disturbances began on the Islaud of Krakatoa, In the elralt of flunda, about fifteen miles off the coast of Java The first eruptions were on Haturday night. On Bunday morning the disturb ances had extended beneath tbs waters si the strait, and these were soon boiling and hissing violently, while great waves dashed u|k>ii the Javanese shores, and the temper stars of the sea went np nearly an deg., even as far away from the original point of disturbance as Madura Tbs furious waves were lashed into mountains ol foam as thsy came rolling in. The threatening rumb lings gradually became more and mors dis tinct, and soon the Mali* Mem, the largest of the volcanoes of Java, was belch ng forth flames at a very alarming rate. Men, women and children rushed in terror from their tottering dwelling places, filling the sir with their shrieks of ■ orrnr. Hundreds were unable to get out before the houses fell and were burled beneath great mass s of rocks and mud whioh were piled up where a tew hours before ail had been peace, happiness and fancied security. With these terrible eruptions came sym pathetic demonstrations from tbs sea. Tbs overhanging clouda were ao sur charged with electrioity that at one time over fifteen huge waterspouts wars seen. As the eruptions increased in frequency and violence, tba disturbance of the waters sur rounding the barren coast became more and more violent. Hera the waves raahad in with terrific force np the steep, rocky in cline, breaking upon the overhanging crags, and receding rapidly, leading a lava flow cooled Just m( ihe moment when it was about to fall ovei the precipioe, and there remain ing quickly hardened by contact with the waters. The European and American quartf was first overwhelmed by rocks, mud and lava fro n the craters, and then the waters came np and swallowed the ruins, leaving nothing to mark the aite, and causing the loss of somewhere in the neigh borhood of ‘«),uuu inhabitants and those who had tried to Had a refuge there. Ban tam, once a prosperous and flourishing na tive city, but practically abandoned many years ago, was entirely covered several times by the waters, and theie must have been from 1,200 to 1,500 people drowned. At the last advices the eruptions were still continuing, although their violence had anated somewhat, and it is fearsd that the end of the disaster will show it to have been one of the most frightful ever known in the history ot volcanic eruptions. Java is an island in the Malayan archi pelago, the principal seat ot Dutch power ia the Kant, and after Humaira and Borneo, the largest in the flunda group. It is between the Java sea and the Indian ocean. The island is 630 miles long by 90 to 36 mi lee broad, end has an area of 49,730 square miles. The islaud is traversed throughout ita whole length by two chains of mountains, thickly set with volcanoes, active and ex tinct. varying from 6,000 to 12,000 feet in height. Mi>BK DISASTROUS THAW AT FOWT mOHTID London, special Cablegram, Ang. 29 —Fur thoe particulate of the great volcanic eruption in Java, winch have just reached London from IlaUvia show tlm disaster to have been even m r» widespread and more disantroua than re ported in yesterday's advices. At noon Hunday the eruptions amt shocks were supposed to have readied their greatest height But late in the afternoon and evouing the violence of the disturbances suddenly increased, and iho island seemed to bo aliout to he completely buried in a m isa of tiro and sulphurous ashes. At the i-arno tune enormous wavss began to dash with great force upon tba aboroe, com ing in some places far up into the interior, and great chasms opened into the earth and threat ened to eugulf a large portion of the islands, people and buildings. About midnight the most frightful scoue of the whole disturbance took place. Suddenly an enormous luminous cloud, similar to that which was seen on the (turning Gnutur, but much greater in extent, formed over the Kaudaug range of mountains, winch skirt the southeast coast of the island. The clond gradually increased in aixe nntil it formed a oanopy of lurid red and whitish gray over a wide extent of territory. During this time the eruptions inoreaaad and atreama of lava poured incessantly down the sides of the mountains into tba valleys, sweep ing everything before them. llere and there a stream of lava would enter an arm of the sea or come in contact with the waters or a river, then the nearest moan descent lava as it protruded from the great stream would sud denly prodnoe nciijNo hxat and hickbxixo TAPoaa, but tlm superficial consolidation that almost In stantly ens ied would prevent any further oon iArt Tbs Auurw ioat opened in this thin crust nn it eoli lui<-d would exult torrents of vapor, extending high into the air and making a tremendous busing and seething ooand av if a thousand locomotives Were simultane ously letting off steam. Here and there in tba lava streams were innumerable thin plate-like crystals of fc dspar, arranged in trains oue behind tho other in the direction of the flow of the cur rout, and feldepathie snhericlea were rapidly formed in the vitreone matter, resembling those which form in the slag of a glass furnace. One of tbs most singular freaks of tbs eruption waa the carrying in the midst of the molten lava of a tied ot solid ice of enormous aise, which had been emitted from one of the craters, oar* ned along hv the current, and landed on the extremity on Point Nt. Nicholas on the north east ooi uer of tiie island. '1 hie bed of ice wee •ttrrounded by a thick envelopo of sand end sooria, which are suen -nonconductors of heat that a red-hot stream of lava running over tf will not melt snow. It is supposed this ioe had formed the crust of some vast subter ranean lake. About 2 o’oloek Monday morn ing tiie great cloud suddenly broke into amall sections and quicklv vanished. At the asms time the most frightful rumblings were heard, aud the oolumua of fir<- and etnoke on the southeast comer of the island oeased to ascend, while the orators in the other parte of Java seemed to open their fiery throats still wider to let out the greatest quan tities of lava, rocks, pntnioe and ashes yet vomited out The hissing of these became so loud as to be almost deafening, and the waves washed up on the shores to au unprecedented height When daylight came it was seen that an ENORMOUS TRACT OF LAND RID DIHAFFKAEBD, extending from Point Capreccin. ou the south, to Negeiy Pafaoreang, ou the north, and west to a low point oovenng au extent of territory about fifty miles square. Ia this were situated tbs villages of Negery sad Negery Babawang. Of the people inhabiting these pisses and the natives scattered sparsely through the forests and on tba plains nous escaped a frightful death. '1 his section of the island was not so densely populated as the other portiooe, and the loss of life was comparatively email, al though It must have aggregated fully 13,000 souls. The entire Candeog range of mount ains, extending along the ooast in a aemi-ciroie for about sixty-five miles, had Roue out of eight The waters of Weloome bay, the Bonds straits and Pepper bay au the east, and of the Indian ocean on the eontb bad rushed tn aud formed a great sea of tur bulent waters. Here and there the peak of a high crater was expoted for a moment by the receding of a great wave, and occasionally a puff of browiiiah-grav smoke or a alight abower of rooks showed that the volcanoes sut! eoutiuoed iu active subaqueous eruption. Tba debris of the submerged and destreyed build lngv.wae tossed hither and thither over the tu flSUliuoOs waa ire—ins only sign left that there had ouoe been inhabited laud where all waa now a watte of water. TUB TOWN Of TANUUAWO, within twenty-five miles of the dty of Batavia, waa swept away by the lava atreama, aad folly half the population, mostly Javanese, number ing about 1,800, perished. At dpeclayk, near Point Salou, the red hot rooks set fire to the hoaeee and swap! away all the thickly-settled porks— of the town. About ten ha sears, belonging toKuropeons were destroyed The dee trac tion of property is very Urge, hut fives are known to have been lost Ike river Jaootra, ou the books of whioh Batavia Is situated, waa so completely dammed by the lava aad debris that iu course was changed, aad from Frsaaa Bastion it flowed dowa through Typers strap and Joined the waters of the rivet Emeiedrat ewolliug that abeam la —oh an ext—t tp ri— klgh foe Castors F«|e looking, whisk w— elm—i totally d-trogafl «$ tost itiiasMof uweiue, ave nuesott w* mouth of the Taogerua river, and t twenty mils* aaat of Batavia, was eamplewly ‘■•ndated, and the floating doek then was ttAaUjr destroyed, detain oiape and Treausoa. Wanto off the coast of Java which disappeared, are out of eight, and not a veatig# of t—m la hft Baby and Oberiba island*, off tba worth omst but small ia extern, lost the few hoaeee tad ia hsbitante on thorn. oi wars via this loss has bean largely tnoreeeed dees the last reports. The roof of the governor s house was erushed by a mass of heavy aad, and three of the retainers were killed. The town bridge wee destroyed. The Diamoad tad Peart bastions badly damaged, and the Boasau redoubt was destroyed. On Ueyemans, Maliber and Lions street, the principal avenues of the city. the damage la very great Fort Aatvm i» eutirely destroyed. Ihe town of Fagget was severely theken and only a few buildings were eft steadies. The segregate »—■ •» life from toe various tlements of the terrible distnrbaooee must be fully 75.000, but the number of those who perished can never, of eourse, be approximated. A violent sboek oecurred in tue islaud of Sumatra. Monday forenoon, and it was feared other violent disturbances might follow. Middle Island, ten miles off the Javanese coast, and half way between the extreme |>oiiite of Java and Sumatra, was almost wholly engulfed in the sea The small Island of Btngkle, prob ably originally only a coue blown np by an eruptive paroxysm, has entirely disappeared. It was uninhabited. TERRITORIAL NEWS. Note.—The items of news tinder this head are gleaned from our exchanges nnd from special telegrams, and are given our read ers simply as showing some of the impor •anl events now ..transpiring within the ter ritory. We do not vouch for the truth or falsity of these items or indorse the senti ments they express only in so far as they are In accord with the well-xirowu policy of this paper. Dakota Territorial New*. The Woman'H Temperance Union at •Sioux Falla appointed the following com mittee, who arc directed to make their headquarters at Sioux Falls during the constitutional convention: Sioux Falla, Mrs. Robinson, Mrs. Brown, Mr*. Carr; Yankton, Mr*. J. C. McVay; Vermillion, Mrs. K. B. Finley; Elk Point, Mr* My ers; Canton, Mr*. J. H. Russel; Beloit, Mrs. D. J. Carpenter: Flandrau, Mr*. H. A. McMillan; Mitchell, Mrs. C. E. Hagar; Chamberlain, Mrs. Judge I<*ng; Parker, Mrs. Cone; Mount Vernon, Miss Jamie Braucht. After a storm at Mitchell it was dis covered that the Episcopal church, a frame building, had been visited, light ning striking the roof and passing through the vestry, tumbling plaster up on the bed where the past tr, D. A. San ford, and wife, were sleeping, but neith er of the sleepers were hurt. The church waa damaged to the extent of S2OO. Tiie teachers of‘Minnehaha county will hold an institute at Sioux Falls,Hapt. 17. Fred Marcellais and Little Peter, es caped convicts from the Manitoba peni tentiary, were arrested at Pembina by custom otlicers for smuggling stolen horses. Alex Pi ten, arrested at Mitch ell, Dak., hy custom fnfticers for smug gling stolen cattle, had an examination, and was committed for trial at the next term of court at Fargo. The area tif Dakota Territory is 96,- 500,(MM), or just four times that of the state of Ohio. Her population is a quar ter of a million, and constant!v increas ing. An earnest move is being made to open the immense stone quarries at Dell Rapids, The richest of these quar ries are upon lands set apart for school sections, and no stone can be taken out without congressional action. A peti tion will be presented at the coming ses sion of congress, asking that these lands be put in position to l>e placed upon the market. The arguments in the United But— against A. Gibbs of Miner -ounty, or a charge of forging certain affidavits of contests and presenting them to the United States laud office in Mitchell waa concluded, and Gibbs was bound over to appear at the next term of the United States district court at Yankton. More head, the informant, was also bound over to appear as a witness. Tiie last spike on the Dakota Central railroad was driven on the evening of the 27th, about three miles south of 8* lem, and the construction train through Parxer, Dak., on the 28th. Workmen are engaged putting several hundred feet more of side track at Parker, and are also building a large coal house 900 feet long. A regular passenger and mail train will be put on the new road Sept. 10. The Milwaukee and St. Paul road , are also putting in 400 feet more of side track at Parker, and will build a spur from their main track to Clisby flouring mills. They will also move the stock yards several hundred feet further east. Wallace E. Humphrey, a pionesr of Ellsburv, fell dead recently from paralysis of the heart. A 200-barrel per day flouring mill haa just t>een completed at Wahpeton. The Aurora county fair will be held at Plankintou, commencing Oct. 3. Gov. Orday has tiled in Washington a protest against the affidavit of Wheel er Bowen, post-master of Yankton, and recommending Parker Hawyard, whole a brother-in-law of Delegate Raymond. John L. McGregor, of Helensburg: Scotland, has bought six quarter sections nine miles from Yanktou on the Scot land road. McGregor is a sporting man and when last heaid from was in Paris with several fast horses. The manage ment of the farm will be in the hands of Hugh L. Chiene of Sibley lowa, an old school mate of McGregor. The Commercial hotel, coating $30,000, was opened at Sioux Falls this week. The trotting premiums at Yankton fair, Sept. 25-28, aggregate 91,650. Marie Welkie died at Deadwood by morp'.ine taken for toothache. Jamestown people claim building im provements in that city this year will amount to $400,000. Not In Need ot Sympathy. From a Denver letter to the Louisville Cou rier JooraaL On the train there was a woman with three children, aged respectively five, seven and nine. I wondered what could induce a sane woman to Mart on a journey with such incumbrances. I pic tured her as a widow who waa being shipped west to her friends. I dwelt upon her past with a sort of morbid sat isfaction ; I turned a riotous imagination loose among her misfortunes, and pres ently, being weary of the silence I had preserved for several hand red miles, I went over to console with her. Con ceive if you can, my disgust whan I learned that she wss en route to a circus about sighty miles distant, bant on giv ing thorn urchins a holiday. Bho in formed me in the course or the conver sation that the trip cost her a hundred dollars all together, but she had cleared $7,000 on her ranch in Nebraska last year, and felt that she ceuld afford a holiday. Whenever I have notioad a woman at a theater orjeny other place of amusement with one baby I have inva riably regarded it as an incipient cnee of insanity; but when 1 found this ironed with her three bebiee going "eighty •files to a circus, M I was damb. Them Nebraska women are not remarkable for beauty, but the vdoat lack nerve. Thie one was evidently not suString for sym petoy, and I went beck to my place and the rapid disnolving views of the moat monotonous country under heaved. At the competitive shooting match ft Fort Meade, to select a taprtmwtNHve to participate in the eon teat at ?*t m duelling, Coiporal Ucapturejr, Company E, Seventh cavalry, woe the place. . v. r iff* ! TTfflnH