Newspaper Page Text
Vt V-v V,fe-j3:Vfr',rf' -Wail jS ?v . . - i J -r. ! I ailtj ftagk i "The Eagle has the largest bona fide circulation of any paper in Kansas." Bates' Han dy Guide. Some men consider their ad vertising an ftrnpnsp? others to. gard it as an investmen?ai&e:or2cai who advertise. I I vol. xiv, :no. 155. WICHITA KANSAS. SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 16. 1891. WHOLE NO. 21Sa riiMJfaiJiWMriiw'wwwwwwiJ3SSwg JljMiipaJ BITTING BROS. BIG SALE rai. - if . . OF JJSH. JEiLEKrHispun: Perhaps you can afford to wear rather rough clothing fab rics, for your business may be of a nature which warrants it, but you display nothing but good sense if you are choice about the selection of your col lars, cuffs, shirts and ties. They make up just those features of masculine attire about which it is not out of place to be a trifle fastidious if not positively dain ty. Just think of what a little outlay will do in this direction. For 2oc you get choice of hun dreds of silk lined Teck Scarfs, Four-in - ITand. Puff, String, Flat, Outing, AVindsors, Etc., from 4c each to finest goods. Outing, night and dress shirts. Summer underwear. 200 pairs mens working pants CO cents. 100 doz. Outing Shirts 25c. Mail orders promptly filled. BITTING BEOS, One-Price Clothiers, Halters. Furnishers. 126 & 128 -Douglas Ave. Old Price $7.00. New Price $4.00. Mens Hand-Sewed Calf Shoes, Button. Lace and Congress CfOpen till 11 o'clock to- nignt. r L SHOBER GO. 312 East Douglas Ave. A. E. SHOBER, Manager. m&i&tnTO&tt&maEW IX BLACK Are Stylish, Durable, Neat, for men and boys. 50c, 75c, SI. 00. I buy hats direct from the makers and retail them at Wholesale Prices. "We can prove to you that our store is the best place in town to buy hats. See if ic isn't. G0LDSTAKDT, Fashionable Hatter. 204 Douglas Ave. iS ! n2S2K23IS352S55aCT5&Ji FARMS. If you want to sell your Farm for cash, call on us at once. Blactwelder & Holbrook, Sedrrwick Block. aasflgigssBgMKagp Outing Shirts. "We have what you want. DATIS -:- & -:- POUTS 14G X. MAIN STUKET Kasj&aS5g5:agaEcga J. R HOLLIDAY, "TICHIT1 . GROCERY Bull: Seeds a Specialty. All Goods Warranted. Tel. 295. 217 Enst Douglas. CHICAGO LUMBER UllOLESAlL MSD RETAIL. CO. LUMBER DEALERS! Comer First Street and Lawrence ATemie. CLkcco Yards, 351 h and Iron streets. Chicago. j. fcraitli. palrman. Geo. L. Vrj.lt, and ueo, W. Cxwc lteeideat Partcem. STRAW HATS . . . I BELTS. SEE OUR WINDOW. Velvet Belts 10c. Leather Belts with Silver buck les 14c. Velvet bodice belts 19c. Elegant line of Leather and Vel vet belts 25c, 39c, 49c. Handsome Leather belts, 3 col ors, 69c, 75c, 98c. Solid Grilt belts, all the rage $1.25. New Demi Flouncing just in. New Parasols, rufflledjust in. Big cuts in Jackets: GLOBE, 150 R MAIN ST M. B. COHN, O. O. PAGE & CO HARDWARE MERCHANTS. Kubber and Leather Belting, Hyd rant Hose, Packing, Etc. Agents for Favorite Store and Range Co. Rest in the World. 51Q East Douglas Avenue DRESSED BEEF TRAFFIC. Chicago, May 15. The special commit tee appointed by the Trunk Line and Cen tral Traffic association to report a plan for a division of the dressed boef, provisions and live stock traffic between here and the seaboard had a conference with repre sentatives of several of the largest ship ping firms. None of the shippers seemed to have a clear idea, of why they had been invited to the meeting, bnt Chairman Blanchard explained to them what the railroads desired to do, and assured them that their co-operation was of the greatest importance in the carrying out a plan to divide the business equitably am one the several competing lines. Tne following resolution was then offered and adopted: "Resolved, That it. is the sense of the meeting that the division of dressed meats and live stock traffic by the co-operative action of the forwarders and carriers is practicable and desirable, as the measure best calculated to secure the stability of uniform and reasonable rates" A good deal of eloquence was expressed by the railroad men in the effort to con vince the shippers that the adoption of such a scheme would conduce to their interests. It was soon evident that none of them took kindly to the proposition, suit was that no conclusion was reached with them, and the meeting adjourned subject to the cnll of the chairman. The managers are not discouraged, how ever, and hope to put their scheme into operation at an early day, in spite of the disposition ot tne snippers to throw cold water upon it. Railroad men are now generally agreed that a division of traffic by agreement among the lines interested is not a viola tion of the pooling clause of the interstate commerce law, and they believe that a l proper enforcement of such a measure will prove a safeguard against the manipula tion of rates. THE CINCINNATI CONFERENCE. TOPEKA, Kan., May 15. W. T. Right mire, national secretary of the Citizens' Industrial Alliance, has received a num ber of disnatches announcing the number of delegates which will attend the Cincin nati conference from the northern and western states. California reports two hundred delegates. California, Wyoming, Colorado and Oklahoma delegates will ' join the Kansas delegation at Kansas ' City Saturday night and leave Sunday morning. Iowa, Nebraska, Texas and ' Arkansas will join at St. Louis. They will arrive in Cincinnati Monday morning. Jerry Simpson is expected to arrive at Topeka tomorrow. Mrs. Peil'er and daughter will leave for I Cincinnati tomorrow afternoon. J Secretary Rightmire says that the Citi zens' Alliance organized by Beaumont in uiu uuini aim easb iuiu me luzeiis -industrial Alliance organized in the south and west will unquestionably be amal gamated. Chicago, May 15. The Western Pas senger association has authorized a rate of one fare for the round trip to persons de siring to attend the Farmers' Alliance rrmvpnf.Tnn nf. Oinnlnnnf-.i nn th IQi-h incf The tickets will be on sale on the 17th and ISth. This completes the special rate ar rangements for the Alliance convention Irom all points. THE NORTHWESTERN SWITCHMEN. Chicago. May 15. The situation of the ' Chicago and Northwestern road, as affect ed by the discharge of its switchmen, has developed no new features this morning. No delay in the movement of trains is re ported from any point. In this city all passenger and freight business is being handled with the usual promptness. Trains are arriving and departing on time. Grand Master Sweeney of the Switch men's union, claims that the present trouble between the switchmen and the Northwestern is not a lockout but a strike by the switchmen. He tays that the road is greatly crippled, and only pisenger trains are being moved, and with great difficulty. He said that he would have a conference today with the officials of the Northwestern, and would try. by present ing the switchmen's case fainy" and can didly, to come to a settlement of the trouble. Grand Master Sargent, who is president of the Federated Order of Railway Em ployes, telegraphed lat night to the Grand Pacific hotel to have room prepared for a meeting of the grand council Saturday morning. THE TICKET BROKERS. Kansas Cut, Mo., Mav 15. The defeat i t -, ..,;,,',- . - ",l, ""IS , inlr.p?rate nut .-iut.ti(.nu xlllkL'b Jlu&clf rt?MH;i4llIUU, nnd place each member under bond to ob serve the rule, may disrupt the associa tion. The Multord people are sore, but say they have held their trump card until the la-'t, Mulford claims that the contract with the association has been violated, and he intends to reume operations under his articles of incorporation and kill the American Ticket Brokers' association. A following of 100 or more is claimed for him. but the opposition denies that there are over fifty who would go out with Mul for. , MURDERERS INDICTED. DEADWOOD, S. D.. May 15. The grand jury of Meade county, in session at Stur gis, has returned live indictment for mur der against the assailants of Few Tails, a friendlv Indian, and his band, killed last winter by cowboys, while on a limiting I expedition. . in and those who took part in the discussion,! a,nu tne gunman oar company, anu matie treaty ports, setting forth that if they are ofEUe question said they'saAv-'no"!!60,136 r,IUl1i89' ,"1TB . ' i1,1 "J '2e'sTi!oWoT sending exhibits--to Chicago, whv they should enter into co-operation . nai matle 130 speeches since they left Rn articles sent for exhibition purposes wiKi t.h railrnmk in tliia mnkter Tho , Washington On the 14th OI April last, and will hft nil nwpd tn h oxnnrtPfl frtu nf RETURN OF THE PRESIDENT TO THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. The Contest for the Nebraska Gov ernorship to be Settled by the Supreme Court. A Claim That the Burden of Taxation is Less at Present Than in the Early Days of the Eepublio The Advance in Prices of Agricultural Products China Concludes to Take Part in the Columbian Exposition. Commissioner Eaum's Son Discharged by Secretary Noble-Capital Notes. AtTOONA, Pennv May 15. The elegant special train bearing the presidential party arrived here at 9:45 this morning. The travelers were tired and fatigued by their long journey, but were much re freshed by the warmth of their reception at this place. The president and party stood on the rear platform and were loudly cheered by the large crowd gathered at the depot. The president delivered a short address, and was followed by Sec retary Rush. Mr. M cKee, the president's son-in-law, joined the narty at Pittsburg. HARRISBUKG, Pa., May 15. The presi dent's train rolled into the station here at 1:15. and remn'ne(i bere fifteen minutes. Postmaster General Wanamaker took leave of the party here and boarded a train for New York, wheuce his family sails for Europe tomorrew. Adjutant General McClelland hid stationed a bat tery near the state arsenal overlooking the railroad track, and when the train hove in Richf. tho mnnnn heean booming a presi dential salute of twenty-one guns. A great cheer went up, and before the train came to a standstill women and children pressed around it, and the visitors looked down upon a sea of upturned faces. Gov ernor Pattison, Speaker Thompson, of the house of representatives, Secretary o tne Commonwealth Harrity. Adjutant Gen eral McClelland nnd Private Secretary Tate were among the first to board the train. The greetings of the president and the governor were exceedingly cordial. After the exchange of courtesies the crowd was addressed briefly by the presi dent. He was followed by Postmaster General Wanamaker and Secretary Rusk. At the conclusion of the speech making the train steamed south toward Washing ton, where it is due at 5:30 this afternoon. Washington, May 15. The president and party arrived in Washington at 5:30 this evening, exactly on scedule time. When the train was nearing the natianal capital, and the journey was almost at an end, the president summoned to the ob servation car every person who bad ac companied him on the trip, including the ladies and all the employes ot tne railroad he thought this a good occasion to muke the number around MO. He then referred to the unprecedented excellence and perfection of the railroad service throughout the entire trip, and said that the fact that they had been able to travel over ten thousand miles of terri tory in a splendidly equipped train with out an accident or mishap of any kind, without one minute's variation from the prearranged schedule, must always be re garded as a most remarkable achievement. He said that Mr. George W. Boyd, of the Pennsylvania road, was entitled to great credit for his excellent management of the trip. He then returned his thanks individual ly to the conductors, the engineer and fire man, the chef and his assistants, the brakemen, the waiters and porters, and in fact, every person who had rendered serv ice to thepavty on the trip. The president gave all the employes a substantial token of his appreciation of their attentions. The postmaster general, the secretary of agriculture and the other gentlemen of the party also remembered the employes in the same way. The arrival in Washington was unmark ed by any demonstration beyond the pres ence of a small knot of officials and sev eral hundred travelers. The president's grandchildren were at tho station and his first creeting was to them. The company broke up in a few minutes and the presi dent, and his family proceeded to the White House. The president stood the trip "better than any one else, notwith standing the greater labor performed by him, and there is nothing whatever in his appearanco to indicate that he has besn subjected to any unusual strain. MEXICAN TAX REVISION. Washington, Mav 15. The bureau of the American republics has important in formation from the City of Mexico regard ing the revision of the Mexican system of taxation. Realizing that the imposition of taxes on imported merchandise by the state and municipal authorities through out the republic impeded commerce, the Mexican government called at the capital an economic conference with delegates from each state, to confer as to the best method of removing this obstacle without an embarrassing loss of revenue. The conference, which has been in session since last December, has reached certain conclusions. It is proposed: First That all interior customs houses be abolished. Second In place of the existing inter national duties an indirect tax. to be in force for twentv years is to be substituted, and is to be collected from the consumer at a rate not to exceed S per cent advalorem on all articles except tobacco and spirits, and shall be paid in the form of stamps, which the ceneral government shall issue to the several tatps. Third The tax upon tobacco and spirits shall be determined from time to time. Fourth The law authorizing the states to impose a tax of 5 per cent on the import duties levied upon imported merchandise is to be replaced. Before this system goes into effect it must be appoved by the federal congress and ratified by the several states. THE BURDEN OF TAXATION. Washington, May 15. The recent state ment of Mr. James K. Magie. the political economist, of this city, that the burden of taxation today is les than one-third of that of the early day of the republic, has been adversely "criticised in several quar ters. One of Mr. Magie' opponents quoted the estimate of Thomas Paine that the total per capita tax of the people of this country about the year 17&) did not excetd $i 25. Mr. Magie in reply to thi say: "Unfortunately we hare but few .-tatis-tics of that early" period of the character needed to sustain my statement, but the few we have, and which form the basis of our estimate, sustain the truth of my 5tatement. It must be remembered that at this period road, street and school taxes did not enter into the computation, and that if these taxes had been added, instead of J1.25 the acgregate would probably have reached nearly $4. If we call the sum fS.50, which I claim is a very moderate estimate. and pursue the line of calculation indicated my article, on the basis of LOOO.0.0 bod- I ulation at that time, we will find the aggregate taxation to have been S14,000,000. On the basis of taxation being 15 per cent of the product, the figures show an annual product of about $100,000,000. "There are no figures or statistics in ex istence which will justify the raising of this estimate, and they readily confirm my statement that taxation at that period was fully 15 per cent of the product. I have called attention to the fact that road, street, and school taxes were un known to the government at that e.-trly period, but they existed all the same, and every able-bodied man was required to work upon the road or streets from three to ten days in the year. School houses were then built by the people, and not by the government, but they were built all the same, and the teacher was hired and paid all the same. Even jury duty in that early period was required or the people without pay, while now these and other expenses which might be named are paid by taxation. "All economic writers at this day esti mate our production at ten times the vol ume per capita which existed 100 years ago. So, if with a population of 4,000,000 the vol ume of production was $100,000,000 annu ally, multiplied by ten it would be $1,000, 000,000; and the same ratio applied to this day carries our volume of annual produc tion above $16,000,000,000. But I am in possession ot statistics wnicn justify my claim that our annual production at this time is above $20,000,000,000, and as the whole volume of taxation does not reach $1,000,000,000, my claim holds good that the burden of taxation at the present time is less than 5 per cent of the product." THE NEBRASKA GOVERNORSHIP. Washington. May 15. Justice Brewer, of the United States supreme court, today granted the application of counsel for Mr. Boyd, who was elected governor of Ne braska, for a writ of error to the supreme court to test the questions invoved in the decision of the majority of the supreme court of Nebraska, who decided that he was not an American citizeu, and there fore not eligible to the office of governor of Nebraska. The supreme court meets again on the 25th instant, and it is the in tention of Mr. Boyd's counsel to move to advance the case on the docket and secure as speedy a hearing as possible. It is Mr. Boyd's contention that be was a citizen by virtue of the action of his father in taking out naturalization papers, and also from the fact that he was an inhabitant of Ne braska at the time the state was admitted to the union. CHINA AND THE FAIR. Washington, May IB. The department of state has been officially informed of the acceptance by the government of China of the invitation to participate in the world's Columbian exposition. Mr. Oeuby, the United States minister at Pekin, writes under date of April 1, to' the secretary of state, saying that the prince and ministers huve requested that the secretary of state shall see that space is reserved at Chicago for the Chinese government A communi cation from the Chinese foreign office to Minister Denby says: "In regard to this matter the Yamen some time ago addressed a note to the United States minister to the effect that, as China is a longdistance from the west ern countries, the emperor had not de puted official representatives to the expo sition held in these countries of recent years, but having now received the kindly sentiments from the United States govern ment, the prince and ministers have the honor to state that action will be taken in the premises as formerly mentioned, and they will lose no time in addressing the ministers superintendent of northern and southern trade, as well as instruct the in spector general of customs to issue notifi cations to the Chinese merchants at the duty. GREEN B. RAUM, JR. Washington, May 15. Green B. Raum, Jr., a son of the commissioner of pensions, has tendered his resignation as the assis tant chief clerk of the pension bureau and tne same nas neen accepted, je or some time past rumors affecting the official conduct of Mr. Raum, Jr., have found their way to Secretary Noble, but not un til just before his departure for St. Louis, about one week ago, did he come into pos session of facts that would warrant him in taking official action in the matter. He then learned upon what appeared to be perfectly trustworthy testimony that Raum, Jr., had been a party to certain ir regular and unlawful proceedings in con nection with three appointments to minor positions in the pension office. The tem porary appropriation to his own uses of $72 belonging to the government is also charged against him. DUN'S REVIEW. All Indications Favorable Except the Ex ports of Gold to Enrope. New York, May 15. R. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade says: "In every respect the outlook is more fa vorable, except in the large exports of gold and the advance in the Bank of Eng land's rate to 5 per eent, obviously for the purpose of drainins more gold from this country. It is a most favorable symptom that the countinued exports of gold cause no panic in this market, and it is a signifi cant fact that the exports in April were about double last year's in value as to cot ton, nnd showed an increase in oil and Erovisions, but a decrease in cattle and readstuff3. Yet in breadstuffs the de crease was wholly in corn, and the -"sur-plus of wheat available for export was, May 1, about 39.000.000 bushels. The ex ports of wheat from Atlantic ports have been much smaller than a year ago, until last week, when an increase of 10 per cent appears. In corn the decrease is heavy, of course. "The speculative markets have acted peculiarly during the pat week, wheat advancing 4 cents per bushel on reports (not substantiated) of injury to crops in the northwest, while corn declined 3 cents and oats 2' cents on moderate sales. Pork, lard and hogs are also lower, and a heavy decline appears in butter. Cotton, coffee aud oil are unchanged, and this is the more remarkablo as to cotton, because much the largest crop ever produced is come to market much more rapidly than sver before at this season. The final pros pect just now turns largely upon the ex port of gold. Merchandise exports are for the time comparatively small 412,740.000 in two weeks from New York, againfct ?15.639,O0Q last year; while import con tinue remarkaoly large. "The business failures occurrring throughout the country durinc the week number 237, compared with 242 last week, and 212 for the corresponding week lu&t year." AGRICULTURAL PRICES. Washington, May 15. The report of the statistician of the department of agri culture, now in press, shows an mcrea." since April of last year of more thn 100 per cent in the price cf corn and ots, 30 per cent and more in wheat in primitive markets. 32 per cent in Chicago for choice beeves and 34 for Texans, and advanced values on all cereals and meats. The elimination of the surplus of corn and oats, through the under production of last year insures good prices for those crops and tne shortage of the wheat of tha world for two years with the low foreign prospect for the growing crop, promises the largest foreign demand for ten years at remunerative prices. THE CORFU RIOTERS. ATHENS, May 15. As a result of the In vestigation made Into the anti-Hebrew troubles at Corfu, the Governor of that island and the mayor of Corfu, its capital, have been dismissed. Greek warships, having infantry and artillery on board, are n route from thj city to Coriu. IJ. THE GROWTH OF REPUBLICANISM IN THE SOUTH SEAS. Provisions of the Constitution Adopted by the Australian Federation Convention. Points in tho Expeoted Encyclical Letter of tha Pope Dealing With the World-Wide Labor Question. How American Dape3 are Worked by the Agents of Mythical Estates in England. Advice of the American Legation in London The Chilian Re bellionCondition of Con tinental Workmen- SAN Francisco, May 15. The steam ship Alameda brings advices regarding the Australian federation' convention, which concluded its sittings April 9. hav ing prepared a draft of. the constitution for the proposed federation, which will be submitted to the people of the colonies for their approval. As soon as these colonies haTe accepted the constitutions as it stands (for they cannot amend it), a bill will be sent to England for the' imperial parliament, and, If satisfactory, the queen, by proclamation, may appoint a day when the commonwealth of Australia is to be established and will appoint a governor general. On his arrival the constitutional process of forming a ministry will be gone throuzh with and a parliament be elected. The' powers of parliament, as to the making of laws, Include the regulation of coinage, trade and commerce, and are, in general, the same as those of the senate and congress under the constitution of the United States. Appropriation or tax ation bills muBt be sent down by message from the governor. The governor general Is to assent to all measures nnd have power .of reserving any bill for the queen's ap proval, and the queen may disallow it within two years after its receipt. The executive power of the commonwealth is to be vested in the queen and oxarcisod by the governor general, as the queen's repre sentative. The supreme court is to consist of a chief justice and not less than four other justices, to be appointed by parliament and hold office during good behavior. As soon as a uniform tariff has been imposed intercolonial free trade is to prevail be tween all the colonies. The states are to retain the powers which they at present possess, with the exception of those ex pressly delegated to the federal parlia ment. THE EXPECTED ENCYCLICAL. Rome, May 15. The Latin text of the fiapal encyclical letter about to be pub ished analyzes and refutes the socialist theories in favor of the abolition of pri vate property and upholds the principles of the church as the main element in the solution of social questions. The true solution, the pope says, is to be found in the gospel, which, rightly stud ied, would teach employers and employed to become unitsd, while fulfilling their respective duties. The church has always sought to promote the application of the principles stated in the tzospel and to give moral and material help as inculcated in the doctrines of Christ. The state should intervene to regulate private property in order to insure the public peace and the moral and material welfare of the working people. The pope comments on the necessity of Sunday rest and deals at length with the subjects of strikes, of wages and the hours of labor for men, women and children. In conclusion the pope dilates on work ingmen's societies, including associations for mutual aid and insurance, and treats sick benefit funds of, of technical education and mixed syndicates of employers and employed. The state, he declares, ought to countenanco all such institutions as calculated to improve existing social con ditions. He praises the good work that such institutions have already achieved and calls upon Catholics to assist in their formation, urging that all should be ani mated by a Christian spirit. Cardinal Manning nnd Archbishop Walsh are collaborating in the prepara tion of the English translation. MYTHICAL ESTATES. LONDON, May 15. In spite of the re peated warnings which have been sent out from time to time Dy the United states legation here and by the press of America concerning the fraudulent character of so called estate agents in America, recent developments have shown that the warn ings have been unheeded and that the number of dupes is increasing instead of decreasing. During the past week more letters than ever before have been received from Americans inquiring afterimaginary estates or fabulous sums awaiting the writers in the Bank of England. This correspondence, as far back as Mr. Lowell's time, grew to such enormous proportions that all letter of this des cription have to be answered by printed circulars. Mr. Lowell, in his circulars, says: The pretended prosecution of these pre tended claims to English property is car ried on with such persistence and ingenuity by the men engaged in it that we despair of being able to make their victims under stand what an utter imposture and delu sion the whole business is. I cannot too strongly advise you, since you have ad dressed us on the subject, to have nothing to do with such schemes and especially to remit no money to these agents." In the case of many estates, such as the Jennincs, Lawrence-Town ley or Chaef the Home, Bradford, Hyde, Hedges and othere, circulars have bad to be printed to answer the numerous applicants. The plan gen erally adopted by the estate agtnta is to insert advertisements in the country papers to tbe effect that a large property has been left by a person of the same name with that of some well known family of the district or or some exceedingly common name likely to occur anywhere. The modus operandi usually adopted by those agents is to a!c first for a remittance of 3 or 3 to cover tbe cost of copying tbe will upon which the claims are reported to be based; then a larger sum for the ex penses of instituting inquiries, and at each successive stage more black mails are levied, the correspondence being so clever ly conducted that several years frequently elapse before the fraud is discovered During Mr. Lowell's trm of office .s onr minister here, nearly all the letters have come from small country towns, bowing that the agents find tbra the most profitable field. Texas, Kaunas, Iowa and the far west stem to Irs espec ially productive for them, although tetters are received from 11 parts of the United States- Among the letters recently re ceived at tbe legation are communications from claimants to ome thirty-five estates. Of all claims investigated by EnglUb solicitors, not one has been found to tare any validity whatever. In any case the legation here U utterly powerless to help cUimanU or ven inves tigate these cases, as, under positive in. sir-action from the state department, no : one attached to the legation can take any part in tbe investigation of claim of this character, and in a report drawn up by Sir. White, secretary of Ita tics, it la plainly stated that the time of any one wishing to prosecute claims will be wasted by addressing the legation on the subject. Claimants should also bear in mind that a statute of limitations fixes a period within which unclaimed estates revert to the crown and this period is twenty years. The limit within which action can be broucht for the recovery of real property is twelve years. There are no large sums of money awaiting claimants in the Bank of Eng land. There are few amounts of 1.000, and none exceeding that sum by more than 100 or 200. The amount of money in chancery belonging to unknown parties is leas than I,0C0.O0O. EUROPEAN LABOR. LONDON, May 15. A Berlin dispatch says that the workmen dismissed from the em ployment at Bielitz, Silesia, for leaving work without permission ou May day as sembled yesterday to the number of sev eral thousand and demanded to be put back to work. This the emplovers refused, whereupon many of the working people became'demonstrative. and a riot being apprehended the garrison was called out. The people, however, dispersed without doing any violence. Vienna advices state that ntPesth. Hun gary, hundreds of families of workincmen are without shelter, havinc been turned on the street for non-payment of rent. Tho land owners in Hungarj- are form ing combinations with a pledge not to ni fdoy or allow their tenants to empiov any aborers who take part in labor agitations. As a consequence many of tho laboring classes are preparing to emigrate. Rome advices state that the misery among the workinc classes is very great. Owing to the decline iu values and the stagnation of buildinc interests, thous ands are out of employment who have usually enough work at tins time of year. All who can are emigrating, mostly to Ncrth and South America, but the very poor who cannot obtnin monev to emi grate remain and infest the city every where. The multitude of beggars has never been so great and they are more than usually importunate. King Hum bert cives away larce sums from liis per sonal income in charity, but that does not affect to any appreciable uegrue the amount of squalor aud misery. THE CHILIAN WAR. PANAMA. May 15. The Nacion and other Chilian government organs describe the recent engagements in the Tnrapaca desert. On tho 7th inst. a battle was fought, in which the government troops were defeated. Col. Robles was severely wounded several times, and, with other officers, was taken to an ambulance. Aftor the defeat tho ambulance fell into the hands of the insurgents. A major ordered that all of tho wounded men bo killed. Although wounded,. they fought gallnntly for their lives, but were literally cut aud shot lo pieces. The sailors from the fleet did terrible execution with their cutlaes. A WIFE MURDERER. London, May 15. A dispatch from Chester says that R. C. Duncan, of Wash ington. C.who is charged with attempting to kill his wife last Monday evening, has been remanded without bail to await the result of his wife's injuries. It is thought that she cannot live through the day. The motive for the crimo is still a mystery. New York, May 15. Richard C. Dun can, who attempted to kill hia wife last Monday, near Chester, England, is the son of an Episcopal clergyman, of Earlvillo. Md. lie went to Europe over a year ngo on a pleasure trip. He was of a quiet dis position. His relatives have not heard from him for a number of weeks, and were not aware that ho was married. THE CZAROWITCH'S WOUND. BERLIN, May 15. The Japanese embassy in this city has received advices from Tokio stating that,tuu mikado's nhysicun reports that the czarowitch's wound is trifling. The latest advices concerning the affair are to the effect that tho cznro' witch and Prince George were returning incocuito from a place of amusomeut. when they came in contact with the police oflicers. Tho princes were without escort at the time. The slightness of the wound is due to the fact that the police u-e blunt swords. LONDON, May 15. The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Chronicle- .says that it is reported that tho czarowitch is more seriously wounded than it is admitted by the authorities. The correspondent adds that the assailant of the czarowitch is n Nihilist, who escaped from Sagbaln-n. an island off the ea3t coast of A-in belonging to Russia, and who succeeded in entering the Japanese police service. Tokio, May 15. The czarowitch's fover has subsided. St. PKTERBCT.G, May 15. The czaro witch's assailant was a polleeman, who was especially detailed to pretect him. The policeman was overpowered with the assistance of his own companions. The czarowitch'a wound is situated on the right temple. A FIGHT WITH SMUGGLERS. GIBRALTAR, May 15 A patrol of Span ish soldiers and a number of the tobacco company's guards yesterday rvening sur prised a smugcler near the frontier and promptly attempted his capture. Tho smuggler, Feeing himself surronnded, drew a revolver and opened Sm upon the soldiers and guards. The latter returned the fire, and alter a sharp exchange of shots, the smuggler rolled over mortally wounded and dJ-d soon after. Today the inhabitants of the village, bFng in sym pathy with the dead smuggler, attacked a number of the tobacco com pany'n gu.-trdn with stones nnd fired upon the company's employes, wounding two of them severely. The oflicials replied by firing upon their ashailants.killing two of them aud wound ing many others. THE FRENCH TARIFF. Paris, May 15 An important meeting of the chamber of commerce was hdd yev terday. Among tbow present were M. Roche, minister of commerce, industry and the colonies, M. Ribot, minister of foreign affairs, and M. Yves Guyot, minister of public works. M Coustem, president of th chamber of commerce, during the noure of the meeting said tbe new tariff propowd by the customs committee of the chAmb-r of deputies was simply a prohibitive tariff. The jrovemrnent, be added, ought not to bind itself to a fixed minimum tariff, but should have liberty to conclude treaties of commerce. It ought to protect French in dustries in such a manner as not to jeopardize the export trade of France. The speech was warmly applauded. M M. Roche nnd Ribot alo addres?d tbe chamber of commerce and concurred In the remarks made by it president. THE MANIPUR MASSACRE. LONDON, May 15. The Manipnr dis patches were pr-entd to parliament late yesterday, tb government having held them back. In order to prevent a dis cussion before the Whitsuntide recess, A native eye witness depones th.t after a half hour's confnb the nandi and feet of each person of Commlsrioner Quinton's party were cut off, and then all wre ex ecuted in the pr-&eace of 1,000 l!nipnrx, incicdtngUbe sensputty and the jubraj, who stood only six pice distant. A ROYAL RUNAWAY. BERLIN, May 15 While Emperor WUJ lam was ont driving today in Potsdam bts hor bolted, and the carriAg- in wfefc-h be wrs ieated was hurled againu. a tree. An adjutant in attendance caught tbe fall ing emperor In his e.rtti and so rrcced hina from harm; but although tbe etatveror m nnburt, :t U considered that be bad a very narrow ecap from trions lejnry or even death. ITALIAN ANARCHISTS. ROME. May 15, Sixteen anarcbiit wre arrtsttsd in TornL They bud in tfacir po eewlon pbvn to pillage and detny with dynamite bunk, factories and other property. ft THE CONTEST FOR THE GREAT BROOKLYN HANDICAP. TennY tho Favorite Once Lauded a Winner by Jockey Barnes. More The Fight for Sapremacy Witnessed by Over Thirty Thousand Turf Enthusiasts- List of the Racing Cracks Entered for the Contest The Hidcra, Weights and Odds Giveu The Winning Jockey's Record of Past Successes Notes. Grayesend, N. Y., May IS. What is known as tho legitimate racing reason was inaugurated in this tate today, when tho Brooklyn Jockey club threw opm its gates for a fourteen-day meeting. Tho program offered for the opening day was a grand oue, full of quality and equine star?. The feature of this grand program was tho Brooklyn handicap, for which thw very best hordes in training wero eligible to start. Everybody had a favorite. There was Tenuv, the gnme and speedy on ot Rayon D'Or and Bell of Mnywood. Then there was Burlington who galloped down tlu Morris Park collide as a 3-year-old in 2:07 with 105 pounds on his buck. Besides theso two ginnts of tho turf, there was the royally bred Prince Royal, tho holder of the in lie-and a-sixteenth rec ord; Castaway, winner of lastiyear's hand icap; Loantaka, who has Hlwny been acknowledged a speedy horse; Eon, the victor of a match race with Racelnnd; Banquet, the holder of tho mile-nnd a quarter record ever a (straight track Judge Morrow, one of the best 3-year-olds of last vear's; Scnorita, a grand nice mare; fnclo Bob, the winner of tho la.st American derby, and a ho.t cf other hlgh-ciaN horses, every one of which hnd at om time or other proved a right to be consid ered high class. All of these wero to meet in the richest Brooklyn handicap that wad ever run. The crowd began to arrive at 10 o'clock, and at 2 the people numbered fully 50.000. r'or a time it looked us though the pleas ure of this immense throng would be sadly marred by rain, but nbout noon the sun shone in n faint, half-hearted way through tho haze, and everyone hevid a high of relief. With a dry track tbero was no question of n grand race. The conditions nnd the opening situation as to horse, rider, weight and cash chancu ia here given. The Brooklyn Jockey club handicap, for 8-year olds and upward; $200 each, half for feit, or 50 if declared: tho club to add an amount necessary to make the gross valua of the stakes $20,000, of which tho second shall receive $1,500, nnd tho third 11,600, mile and a quarter. Starters Tonny, 123 pounds; jockoy, Barnes, a to 1 against; Burlington, 120 (Miller), 20 to 1; RUey, 120 iTaylorj, A to 2, Judge Morrow, 118 (( Covington). 0 to 1; Demuib. 118 (McLaughlin). 2 to 1; Princo Royal, 117 (Garrison), 12 to 1: Tea Tray, 110 (Moore;, 7 to 1, Castaway II . 115 (Tnrnl), SO to 1. Sunoritn, 114 Ilnyward), b to 1; LoanUkn, 112 (l!-rgen). 40 to 1; Banquet. 103 (Hamil ton), 10 to 1, Eon Lnmlon), 20 to 1, Santi ago, 118 (M. Bergen), 200 to 1; Cotmin Jeems, 10 (Fitzgerald). CO to 1, Russell, 105 (Llttlefluld- 20 to 1; Uncle Bob. 100 (Klyun), 25 to 1; Snunterer, 100 (Martin). 40 to 1; Once Again. 100 (btrenson). 100 to I, Carroll, 17 (A, Covington). N to 1; King Thomas, JC((J. Bill), 40 to 1; Nelly Bly. &3 (Wpber), 50 to 1. Every ono was full of excitement and tlm crush in the letting ring was tremen dous One hundred and eighteen book makers wero doing bnlnc, but even they could not oven begin to Mipply tho speculative wants of tho crowd. Tbo field that went to the post was the be3 that ever faced n starter In this country As they went to the post each homo wnn loudly cheered and they all looked to bo in the bust of nhape. Aftr two breaks starter Caldwell sent them off all together iu a close bunch and all well in motion and the great handicap race was on. Ah they aweps toward the stand Rujell took the lead under a strong pull, with Nellio Bly, Once Again and Santiago lapped ou him, aud Riley nnd E.lng Thomas bringing np the rear. They ran in this order around the lower turn. As they started up the bnck utrech Santiago wont up to Russell's head and tb two ran locked tor a quarter, while the whit aud red of Burlington commenced to occupy n. prominent position, and Tonny, tbe favor ite, also moved up. As they struck tb the upper turn the pace commenced to quicken, and Russell f-!! back bntn, leaving Santiago Iu fronU H. In turn, gave way to Loantat who piloted tba field into the .stretch. "Now they're in the trtcb," nbouted the crowd, and then the race began la earnest. Loantak wxrn gave up and Tnny showed in front, closely presed by Judge Morrow, who hsd bren in the rucSe f"r a mile, with Burlington, Eon, Princo Royal and Tea Tray. Then Jocky nd horses gathered themelves togtnr for the final fight. Amid th flash of red nnd blue and gold and yellow could now Ixj sen tbe gleaming bUck fac of Jockey Barnes. It was a picture Jn ebony wst in gaudy colors. The littls jockey was riding a he never rode before, lie ttcmzd to Hit himself above bis horse and try to puch the great sway-back alone a little faster T-nny, Tea Tray, I'rincf Royal and Jndg Morrow wero all in a bunch, and tbe p6 tatont held tbrir breath. The thirty thousand volcs rolngld f n one long about. Bsrnes realized tout tl, critical moment had corns. Tbrr ix teetstbs from the finish Btrnes wBt to the whip, and for the fraction of a keoond the favorite faltered. Tho cry, and a d pairingonelt wm, went np. Tany w beaten " It did look like it, but the paxn litte away-btck rspondwl nobly and with henvlog fdfc sad dutnd;d ncrCrih L came on like a pi"ce of perfect sitcbuira, rapidly devouring ground fct vry tride. i be race was net hl yst, fcowevrr, for Grrion wxs whipping llki a demon on Prince Royal, fairly Ufifng him vertfe ground, and TeaTray wa rRPldly taorlnj up from the rear. The t xatstnat ts la tenjte. Hat. bonnu, bandaarcbiefx. unbrel'as and psrol were thrown Into tbe Jr. atd cries r.t "Ti-nayl Tennjrl" '" Prince Royal w.ss" Com on Te Tray " were heard on all&We. Uwutt gr,itd strung', bat Teuoy hetd hl actag onbU mu' and boaccusg lite an Iadia ruvoer Lil passl tbe fiaUh two zood ieegrto in front of Prince Roy!, who btS Ten Try a abort h-l for Ksconc mony. The time. 2. M, wsjs nothing out of th common. Barnes, who rod tho winner, was piscd to a noral horv?-tbo fir he b-nd xeigbod ont and carried to the dre.- ias r4. He ha. won tht Futurity, Ja n-vr Ch&spiou and Brooklyn, and y tiuu s ambition ia now to ndo the win ner of the sober baa, Tb ouif-r winner were Xlnjpton, Lonj at rest, O&ric. Verbena and BeuedicUae. A Fl.NE RAIN. .Htrrcniysoy. rum.. My ULAU western vaojw U having wwkicg rtin. It &urtl la abot 6 o'rfcck and is pocring dowa steadily. This rate in.urcs the b-aet whe crop tbl Motion of th uutr rain?,), . A