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I'\ V- -v.. -v.-w . < .. -., SKc^Kcdma jj^ji JnteUigfttw. VOLUME XLV?NUMBER 198. WHEELING, W. YA? SATURDAY, APRIL 10. 1897. PRICE TWO CENTS.-{f?V"^?. IS NO WORSE. The Situation in the Overflowed Mississippi Delta. 1IRST CRY OF DISTRESS SENT To tl?e OuUldc World by (irccuville for 40.000 Sufferers. _______________ GREENVILLE ENTIRELY CUT OFF prom ttaa Owtalde World-Flood Condition ln(*?n?nit liCrlllnl--Tb?iiu uili af lUfageoaat ll?Utsa~ Another lilvrr oik IUmpag?~P?opl? at Hsiut Points Kill! Looking to tU? Federal tiSTfrumrnt f*r ItrlUf-SltHKUou at S?m Orituu. MEMPHIS. Tenn.. April s.?Notwithstanding the high wind* and heavy rain storm* reported from tli?? overflowed MK-isalppl delta lart night, the situation In the flood stricken eectfdn, If nut i is certainly no wot < to-night The water which has been pouring through flve bis crevawea t?"' more than a week, is rapidly flowing Into the a|j?innl anuln nf ? UOlnt ttt'<IVt? miles north ?>r Vlcksbiirpr and Is sweep-1 tog southward with terrible force. The ftrsln on the J/oul*lai?a leVees will b? something terrific for ?? week rind if they withstand the powerful pressure far thai length of time *11 will be well. The Sunflower river, which traverse# the counties of Coahoma, Uollvar and Sunflower In Mississippi Is on it ramp.u' to-nigh:. Two-third* of the water from the Flower Lak* crevasse 1# rushing pell niell Into this stream and a lat;;* area will he inundated from the overflow. T!ie TultaUatchle and Coldivater rivers a. cr uluaUv fulling. At Helena the river la slow\y falling ii.i.l indications are that the big stream will continue to decline. The back waters below the Arkansas Midland levoe are on a aland to-night. The number of refugees are Increasing hi Helena aln-..-: every hour. The steamer Man J. arrived there late this afternoon, with more thnn a hundred flood sufferer*, - .veiling the lut already there to .1.000 people. At Rosendale nothing of special Inhaa occurred In the situation. After a stormy night that caused btfild...c :?> rock ?nd sway like boughs of J the sun came out bright and Iiik a piild I ::i inui orciiwu north wind Is blowing In the Hogue Phalla country much ?sring i- reported. .Vennbera of the Itosedale relief committee .will visit that section to-morrow and distribute provisions to the needy. \- fjreenvllle til*? situation has not changed. Al! the levees along the Misf snipp] front satisfactorily withstood the terrible wind of last night. crt or DirrKEss >?nt l'p from drtrnvlIU far 10.000 Flood Snffutn. JACKSON. April 9.?The Assoched Press reporter Jit Greenville, tho centre of the flooded district, telegraphs V / ,i. m. ftfl follows: The flrst cry of distress from thr >') *ufftr#*rs of the Mississippi valley v.n sent out yesterday evening by the tlxen* of Oreenvllle. when they appealed to the government for supplies to feed 40,000 people In this county rtlonr. This means that the delta people. in Washington county at b-ast. have thrown up th* sponge and have but little hope, if any. of making crops thi- year. Thl? message was addressed to Con man Calchings ami Oovernor McKatirln. and asked for IIC5.OO0 for Immediate use jo ration thnsr- who will *)"n be destitute for thirty days. Hepotts from the Sunflower and Talluhatehle river bottom* bring tiding* ?.f th" spreading of the waters every mo.. ? . <~m.-.1.f?A?l.A?na . .uintv ttK tr&t*r had risen thirty feet last night and was still rising at the rate oC nix Inches an hour. A wind storm which prevailed all last night caused fresh alarm on the river front. and levee guards were stationed -ill al >nc the lln?? of lov?v?a hero. The iiv.r I# gtJN Stationary ut a mark highf r than ever before and there la no prospect of relief. The Western Union and Southern telephone wires from her?? are down and there Is no Communication flvT these routes. Skiffs and yawls and M?fts are making trips dally Into the Interior **Hh food and general plantation supplies. BED BIVEBTPEOFLE Orelinc (ongrm?loii?l AM, mn l'ru?|ftli Areltrtghf. WASHINGTON, D. C.. April J>.-The P?-opIo nf the submerged district of the l!"'l river of the north have declined th<- Rov^rnment aid voted them by Congress on Wednesday. When the flood ?'?m* In the Ked river a quarter of n million dollars worth of property was destroyed nt Fargo, N. D., and fifty mile* of fortlfo territory wore inutnln*' ! Au appeal was made to Congress " ? f>r the Red tlver of th? horth iv.n a I'll A t he appropriation of flBO.OOO ' !' (in* Ml*sIkkI;>pl flood fiufT'-'ri".*. Aft'-r tha of th? rMalution. lt?p' <entatlve John.*<i!j of North Dakota. ^ *nt to tho war department and plaood mtv Alter und'*r who*? direction ? ftnrt v.'hh to be distributed. Ir? com"uiul.'iiinn with the relief odmmlltee* i-'arao. Hut v-nerdav thw prospect* nt: tf lte?| river of the r. i. :h were ' tishi i .mil thl* mornlnu It?*pr?,H?*ntu /KinHfln, of North f'akotn. .fi-elrthr ilkjtrlnt t"!< : itn >rti the Tr,n '?r of Kargo. r. ij, lined '1 from Yi:isr?*H!?. ^'ater ncfidlnf fast. DamoRe not ar< *' i> ' XjM'fieiJ." LIVES IN DANOER. AtUamat <;ovrrnor Itcrclvrs a I'tlifnl Appral for Help. MTTLB HOOK, Ark., April D.?Oovf,r:!'ir June* to-day received ? letter from people m If land No. 73, White ' "r, in which It xald that the p??opl?. th*?re a i ? In ImminentiIoiirv of perlahlnis T?ii? inhabitants tr?? on housetop*, on and all manner of floats and nr? llrely without food Tln?r'? are Maid to I,. t)ilrty*Avc famine* around the I*' ' i an I the letter iitut** tJj.it unlet* ' > y .^Ive Immediate ftiicoor they will "Mainly perlah. One family near tint l?land ha* Just lout alx children In th?flood. \ 11 i! T n?f* frmti (" II T4lfi<-U liiirn inipeotoi -if Laconla leveediitrict, fivts graphic <lrH<*rl|?tlof* ti?** ?uff?rlnpm r thf victim* of the flood In t.i.it dh;'i t and urged the Kovnnor in help ' fhom At I);ilV*n;)? i I'llnp. oni hundred nnd nveiity-flvr' ?pi" nri' ?i^ ?l4iiiand in ImmAdla!* ' ' I ??f fond; forty ot Avenue: fifty or '"ventynt K?tffii*on Iwmdhift; one hundred and ilfiy at Mljior Knowiton: one hundred and fifty at llenrkc nnd two hundred at I*aconlii. The appeal* were referred to the relief committees. Heeretary Alger to-day telegraphed Governor Joneit, taking for information ?" to where rations ihould be ?ent for distribution. The governor replied by telegraph, Mating that the relief committee* preferred money and aiming that mefney be sent Initead of ratlotia. H?ki the ailHMlou U'orM-fnprecwIeuthI hub# of w*n?r. view ORLEANS. Aorll .?The river at New Orleans Is well over the 18 fast mark. The highest previous record was 17.9. In 189.1 It Is now 18.2. The engineers expected an 18.0. hut that was upon the arrival of the Hood wave, and that Is still enroute. Lust night city engineer Hell predicted thut the river would go a foot hither, and the Isvgs board aecured consent to blockade nuny streets leading to the levee, few placs will bo raised at once, and work on the line begun with renewed energy, for time Is short. The worst feature of the situation Is th'* dally storm. Last evening's blow was Ihu worst ?o far. doing considerable damage anil tearing a steamship and a steamboat sway from mooring*". All the levee boaril ba>?o their hope of holding tjie line upon fair weather, but April In ulwa.is .n stormy month here, ami this month is far fr ?m proving an exception. The drenching and battering rhe banks iii.? receiving i? beginning t > tell, and the danger calls are becoming frtuuent, relief trains now going out by night as well as day. With the greatest flood and th* stormiest month coming together, th" Louisiana I -vees have borne the brant magnificently. and even If they fall ? stand indefinitely, the advocute* of the eystcsn will feel encouraged to urge upon Conirress Its extension and perfection. situation at Vlckttearg. VICKSBl'KO, Misc.. April 5.?Information from nil points on the Louisiana *ide from the Arkansas state line,down to the lower end of the district, some two hundred and fifty miles, is that while the high winds have done considerable dnmua?> no serious result* followed U?t night* storm along the entire front line of the levee banks that are now put to such a suvere strain by the waters romlng out of the Yazoo, Grtwi * larmlugly W ?r??. GRAND FORKS. N. D., April 8.~The situation still continues to grow alarminarly worse and the probabilities are that the surrounding country will be Hooded, as the river to still rising from one to two inch"-* an hour. At 6 o'clock this morning the water hud reached 45 feet .1 Inches,, considerably above the 'fl'J mark. From 7 to ll o'clock this morning water has risen two and one-quarter inches. StrifM ofCalra KlooUtd. CAIRO. Ills., April 9.?Tho streets of f*oir?i j*rf flooded. The heavy rains have railed the Swp tvater until Jt first, filled fbo gutter* and the down-town bualne** streets. then overflowed th?* sidewalk*, and finally covered the fl?>ors of several business houses and is still rising. Till: MAS. C. A. AiIJmiIuimi: (oinmttUe l(?|>orta Against Auikl|tmalliif wlllt lit# V. IT. t\ A. DETROIT, Mich., April 9-The Imports nt buslne** feature of to-day's session of the International Anso elation of Young Women's Christian Association* was the report of the "adjustment committee." appointed two years ago to confer with a like committee from th* conference of the other Y. W. C. A. In regard to uniting the two bodies. Mf*s ft. P. Morse, of Orange, N. J . chairman of tht? committee, reported Uiftt a' the meeting of tho representative* of both associations held last year in Cleveland. It had been found wholly impracticable to amalgamate the ajr/woH n thing. The chief reason for this is inability to come together on the ICvangellcnl question. The association now in convention now requires that its Active members be members of churches; the other Association has no such rule. Miss Merso's report stated ithat the committee* had agreed to recommend that the Associations old each other In certain way* and thye at all events are not to conflict with each other. The report suggest* a rule prohibiting organization of a local association in any community where an association of the other organisation of the same name exists. In Chicago, for instance, where both associations have large membership.*, they are to work. If not together, at least In tiie nplrit of Chrisdan sympathy and mutual helpfulness. The report was accepted and will doubtleiis be adopted at to-morrow's business nession. This afternoon's programme included an address by Prof. Oraham Taylor, warden of Chicago Commons, who ttpoke upon "Life's Adaptation to Need." SEVENTEEN MISSING A nit All 31 my I lav* Perished In lit* Knox KNOXVILLE, Tenn., April 9?Of the fifty-two puests who were Sleeping In the Hotel Knox yesterday mornlnK when the fire broke out only thirty-five have been accounted for. The hotel was destroyed and It will perhaps never be known how many lives w>re lout. ... Tl??* v <>rk o.* iw-nrohlnii for the remains Jn the ruins wan be Run lato thla noon, nnil lh? dev*lopm?nt? Inillr*le . . .... ...in ?.r. intirh lure inm mr uri utuu ~ ,?r thnn It wttH at llrnt thought. < hftrrea r*'tn<iln? were found In different JoculMe* of t lie ruin*. Where one of the noaleii Ij. UMPPOJTU to liav Voen cremated were found u number <?f pocket-knlve*. rutin nt shear*, etc , which lead* to the belief'that Week*, the cutlery drtominer for the l;m heater houio*, had attempted tu carry otit hlw "ample cane 0< th?* injured, perhaps only one will dlr .1 C it. Uotlr. "t Tonnewee. u civil cilnwi "li" II'-h I" " W critical i-uiidliiun nt the city lioiipltiil. lie Irl* hnliil linn r unil his llmbu arc bwlly ''UMi?r/ K<>I>lin'>. McMillan, ><og?n, K/il Hmlwn nn.l Hl'k?. *11 or Kn-,xviu,'. wimi shi hi" moiit painfully hurl, mo recuverlnit. An iilm.mt correct Mtlniule ..f th? l'?mn ati.l Innui-.ince li?? i. i. ? .ih.M*1 ) ?itu\ lolH. 1,011.000, In* Hurance, $614,109 70. Onii, flmul'i If nnmtin. Ni:\V YORK. April 9.?The work of opening the filed canket containing the remain* of tli" late General t'. S. Grant wnn be*uu to-day. Ttie <>utrr i-nm* which wlosoH !?o cn*ket I?? fastened by lf?0 holt*, tho head* of which are nearly one Inch In diameter. Thf head* imiHt be drilled thrmiRh and pounded down before the cum' can be opened. It ? ?* estimated by fhe men In charge that the work would take three dn>n to perform, but one of the workmen experienced in that line of work Muld he thought by putting In 11 lot of overtime the work might he concluded by tomorrow night. Whenever the cane* may be removed the public will not be Riven an opportunity t?. view the removal of the caaket. That will be done under cover of night and fit an hour which will not bo nmde public. THE" BODY FOUND. Kcmuliis <iencrnl FillIcrtoil Finally Kcoovcicil AHTKR SEVERAL WEEKS'SEARCH. Til* Baltimore A. Ohio lloatl IU? Ilatl a J'orce of Man at Work Looking for tha Rod/ of the Kama hi V?(aran Evar Klnca tha Accldant at Oaklaart, In Which lla Parlahad?Party Laavea WaihliiKtou to laka (hargaor It. Special Dispatch to tha Iiit*lllg?nc*r. OAKLAND. Mil., April 9.-The body of Cleneral Joseph 8. Fullerton, of 8t. Loul*. who waa klllrd In the railway accident at -the Youghlogheny river bridge, one ml!? weft of town, wast found this morning about eight miles below here, by Joseph Klm?r, a farm r, when out dm k hunting. The remains were brought here this evening mid will bs sent to Chllllcothe, Ohio, fur burial. The Baltlmor? & Ohio Railroad Company has hud n force of men searching for the body since the day of the accident. and the recovery was duo to their untiring vigilance. Immediately upon the receipt of Information that the body had been found the railroad officials sent a representative of the com puny with an undertaker from Oakland to the Bpot. and the body was removed to Oakland. The body is In a fair state of preservation, considering that It has been In the river for twenty days. A cursory examination dJsclosed a fracture of the vertebrae of the itninal col umn In the neck. There were also several bruise* on the body. A dispatch from Washington nay*: As soon uk definite Information was received here. General Pullerton's friends and relatives were notified and an undertaker and assistant left to-nlghi for Oakland to embalm th? remains. The Baltimore St Ohio ha* placed a special car at the disposal of the friends of the friends of the iste general and will take them to Chiillcuthe, where the interment will take place Sunday. The party going from here will Include the late general'* brother and his slsterr. with the exception of one who is at Lexington, Ky.. a number of members of the Loyal Legion and Gen. if V. Boynion, a close personal friend. They will leave during the afternoon. On reaching Oakland another special car with the remain* on board will be attached to the train. Starr I* lug for ? Body. pedal Dispatch to the Intelligencer. MOKGANTOWN, W. Va? April 9.? During the February flood William Tate, a #on of W. H. Tate, of Park, fell off the railroad bridge at Grnftnn. Into the Tygarts Valley river. Since then his father and his uncle, C. P. Goodwin, have kept up n frultleiH search for the body. They reached Morgantotn thl* ecenlng. having examined every pile of drift along the Tygart Valley and Monongahcla rivers, between here and Orafton. They lntond to go on to Pittsburgh, one on each side of tho river. WESTON BOARD. I'ccallar Rffbrt to Kmbaraaa tl?? Slat* \?linlnutratlun Riaintil but Valla-Led by a Republican, mat Ilia Majority Nip* II In the IInil. Special Dispatch to the Intelligencer. WESTON, W. V*., April 9-The board oI directoro of tlie hospital will complete their work and adjourn tonight. This morning three members, !? <! by Mr. Floyd, oI Kanawha, renewed their fight to remove a part of the officials, and replace them with Republicans. In tho hope of controlling the entire Democratio majority, It was argued that such a cause would embarrass the Rejmbllcana nnd cause very serious disaffection In the party. On the other hand, Republican members contended that the contemplated act was an Insult to the present administration, and an Impunity which would surely be resented by the Incoming board, which, being Republican, is entitled to decide what particular Republicans shall constitute the new official family at that Institution. Some of the Democrats acquiesced in thU view and the effort failed. It is understood that the Incoming board at Its June meeting will replace the present officials Bt-nerally with Republicans. The board decided to create new position and accordingly fleeted Dr. Lorltla R Hullnrd, of Parkersburir. ns an assistant physician. In the female department. She Is expected here to enter upon her duties, May 1. SfittlUUD tilAIVUb Itruught * ItXI Kuotru Clurlti. (ou X*wip>|wr Man. Special Dispatch to th? Intelll*enc#r. CHARLESTON, W. Vn , April 9 ? Excitement here la Intense over the arrest of John L. Fehr, manager of the Wont Virginian, on a charge brought by Arthur Lee Hmlth. a lad thirteen yearn of agp. The boy ntate* that Fehr Inveigled hlin Into hie private room over the office of the Went Virginian, under a pretence of giving him a poalt nnd after locking the door, com* pelled him to commit an unmentionable net. Me further atateB that Fehr gave him 2."? eenta. The boy was taken aerloualy alek, which canned the matter to come out. Fehr wns arrested and placed In the city lockup, but was released on bond. The grand Jury has the caae under consideration. MR. BBYAN'8 CONDITION. SulTrrlii( from th? KlTrrti at (lie A<r)iJr?t 1 1.1. >? 'IV*v?l. JACKSONVIU.R. Fla . April William .). Bryan panned tnmugh early thla niurnlnK on route from St. Aintu*Kni* in Tallahaifee, where he ivlll apeak ihlM afternoon, II'1 aaomed to Buffering considerably from the effects of tho aocldent at Ht. Auuumlne la?t nlghi. but h|M vlKoroua phyalque enabled hltn to keen lip und moving A ullehl rtlscolornlion was seen 111 Hive the left eye. Ills face ?n? pale. Theae are the only outward evidences of Hie accident, alt li'iiiRh a tinge of tmln would occasionally lie jteen I" aweep acroits hla face. Ills llrnhs were nl!<o bandaged 111 nevernl places where he received Blight niu tmir ivhll'* it) Jjti'k.inn vlllr* iviin upcnt juicily at tbo rftllwoy utmlon Ti\f heavy downpour of rain nrovallin* and rm h" tlwrtby ?ccttrcrt necmed to !?* very aRtnoable to hi in. lifiiiiMlt;- IJtailluil*. FRANFOHT. Ky.. April -After the continuous bMllotlng, tho Joint aemdon adjourn"! n? 2:IW ?? 111 ronult. Hunter never ui?lne<l but one llepuhll<1111 \i?(f nil ??H n?M # ! rluprt I) mil I W'ti votea to nn election. Kxrltomrnt %\?m rauHod by one Htpubllmn bolter n??iluf for Itlm. and another announcing that he would do ?o If bin vote was needed. A BLACK EYE Krr llir Sugar Trust?A DrcUlon In lit* ArhiirkU Woolaon Injunction Knit. TOLEDO, Ohio, April 9-Jn the Ar- < buckle-Woolson Injunction suit, the circuit court to-day overruled plaintiff'* motion (or u new trial and (ranted fifty day* in which to flic a bill of exceptions. The common pleas court Home time since dissolved the injunction to restrain defense from cutting prices of ?1 coffee. The court reviewed the facts and found that In ull probability the American Sugar Hcflnlng Company or sugar , trust, bought the stock of the Woolson ' company, und did so for the purpose of retaliating against the ArbuckleH for j attempting to enter the sugar business. The court finds Hint the company Is being run In the interest of the sugar trust and not for the benefit of the Woolson company; that the declines in coffee were made for the purpose of forcing losses on Arbuckle Bros., and forcing thern out of the sugar business. But the court held that the plaintiffs are not prosecuting the case In Rood faith for the Interest of the Woolson Spice company, but to protect their greater interest us Arbuckle Uro*., coffee roasters, and therefore, though an ordinary stockholder might have relief, the plaintiff's cannot. THE TA1IFF BILL Sciiftt* Commute* Making Itapiil I'rugrcaa-ll#4a?lug Many Artlt-.lra. WASHINGTON. April 9.-The Kepubllcan senators who aro acting a* a sub- i committee of the senate committee on | finance Jn the preparation of the tariff f hill arc Inclined In their estimates now t?? i postpone the date of Its presentation to ] the r<? nBt- a little beyond the limit originally ilx-'d by them. They oxjiiv.su the opinion that it nmy be two weeks from the present tlmo before It will bo in shape to be report.?d. Home of them postponed the time until two weeks from next Montis y The committee <# making very satisfactory progress with the bill, and many of the schedules have received final attention, among them being chemicals and cottons. None of the more puxxlin* question?, however, have been disponed of. The committee his deemed ii wisest to leave the rates on wool, sugar, hides, coal, lead ore, lumber find all the other imp ?rtont subjects until the simpler matters can be determined. While no detailed confirmation can be secured, it i? understood that many reductions in duties have been made. SPITEFUL IIMPION. The Popullat SUti(D?i> Annoiiurii lliat lie wilt Ohairact Bnilnui. WASHINGTON'. April >.-R#*presentstlve Simpson, of Kansas, declared that he will carry into effect his threat t? block any business which the house may attempt to do by unanimous oonsent before the speaker has appointed committees. lie says he will also csll for a. quorum to approve the Journal each time the house meet*. There Is no legislation for the house in project until the tarlfT or nnnraoriaiian bin* are returned to It by the senate. except the small matters of routine business which are likely t<? arise * nnd which have been considered recently by unanimous concent. Should additional measure* for the relief of the sufferers by the Mississippi floods be brought forward Air. Simpson propose* < to compel the presence of a. quorum, and . the action of a committee on them or the 1 adoption of a special rule for their con- 1 alderatlon. The Democrats do not Intend to abet Mr. Simpson in his obstructive tactica. < International I'oaUl CongrtM. WASHINGTON', D. C. April f?.-The postoince department has leaded the J old Corcoran Art Gallery building at the corner of Seventeenth street ond Pennsylvania avenue for the use of ; the International postal Congress, which is to amembb here on May 5. It Is expected that the Congress will be in , session six or night weeks. The entire < building will be titled and furnished . expressly for the Congress. The Union embraces the whole world. , excepting the Chinese empire. Coreo ] and the Orange Free state. These lat- < tor countries expected to Join the union j during this Congress ami will be repre- , sen ted by delegates. Each nation ran . send as many delegates as It desires to, , but will have but one vote. SfcoHtl District Pofttofllir*. Sperlnl Dispatch to the Intelligencer. WASHINGTON, D. C\, April ? -Hon. 1 A. O. Dayton Jus deolded upon a ttum- j ber of hlr. recommendations for post- ' office appointments in his district in < addition to the list previously publish- 1 ed In the Intelligencer, there being ' among them Bolivar, Jefferson county. 1 C. H. Itadcn; Shepherds/oivn. w. a. i " UffArunn I CDSpiinr; nenruci n* ?, ? county. A. Trump; Parson*. Tucker i county. William ! ". Squire*; Alpfnu, i Randolph county. Emll Knuttl; Bayard, Grant county, John F. xydegg*?r. liar rati for IIIIm. WASHINGTON, D. C.. April 9.-Sec- , rotary Bliss is carrying out the policy of j the administration In restoring to the < closnifled government service old war t veterans who are held to have been , improperly removed from ofllce by the . Inst administration. To-day In* rein-, < Htated Cnpt. Henry O. Potter, of Ohio. t to his Old position as chief of the mln- j ral division of the general land ofllee, j nnd Cnpt. <leorg? Railway, of I'nJjfor- j nla. ns ?'hl#?f or acrounta division. gen eral land office. STANFORD'S INSURANCE I Provide* for l.nlmiil Munforil I'ulvcrtliy. < A Itrmnrbattlfl (uiilian. SAN FRAXCfSCO, April Mrs. Le. ( land Stanford to-day tdgned th?? 0011- t tract by which ln?r life i.? Insured f.?r * $1,000,000. The policy which is s.tld to { be th'? turnout ever i.?*ued, wan written by a New York company. IJy the terms v of the contract Mr*. Stanford Is t.< r pay an annual premium of liTrt.oOt), and uhon Imt death $1,000,000 will ha paid by 1 the ootnpany to the Leland Stanford,Jr.. I rnivcrflity. Should iho live t-n y.-ars ? and continue her onnual payment* of premium*, the University will receive at her death $2,000,000 instead of $1,000,<100. _ 1 TELEGRAPHIC BRIEF8. A batnlllon from each regiment uf tli ' Ohio National iJtiard will attend tin* dedication of the Ciiant monument in I New York. At Dlllonvale, the l?ong run Jurt eant ' of Mel/alre un the Wheeling & Lak?? Krie ( railroad, the two largest coal mines wt 1 placed In operation to.day. over S00 1 men were given work. ' prospects at that the reorganization , uf ih<- urate ?Mminlttw?A will i?< ni.nl. , himii Jj is >? J*|hul" laajt :? ? any InvUII- . ,,ut? institution ?? *llver U^publlran* .1 n?1 the IV?|?ulHl.i inlffht !?? ?I!*.h- ( trout* i?? ill? t*%?iff l?lll. Churchill mil Averlll. iwo ?>' 1 !i<* n(ll- . OITX "f til" (Iffunol > <llol>.' Sav- < Inff'i Manx. for wnom wnrr.tms ?.? > .mi, i sUiTonf?li?rp.l themselves. Pi.-.^dcivt ? Spalding. who cannot In* found, w.1.1 ap- < pointed treasurer of th# University at ; ?lover nor Altftold'1* solicitation. The i bank owes the University $409,000. 1 LOOKS LIKE WAR. jrecli Irregular* Invade Turkey, anil 1'lulitliiR Pi'uki'cmch. HIE SITUATION VERY CRITICAL If a Kegulur <>rcck filiform Is Found Among Invaders ADVANCE OF THE TURKISH ARMY lulofirttM will It* Ordcrad?GaneraU of Dlvlelona In Undlntii for Inetaut Action ? War Preparation* Throughout tlia Tarkleh Kuiplre r#nlliim-Powiri Serin to be Idling Their Hold Over the Situation ? The Concert" ProhabJf a Failure. KLASSONA, Macedonia, Apni v.? Hands of Greek brigands have entered Turkey at Kranin, in the vicinity of T rob In a. The Turkish troops have been engaged with tlicm and the fight has been proceeding since 5 o'clock this morning. A dlHpatrh received at the Turkish headquarters here from Grevena says that the fighting between the Greeks and Turks continues. The Turks, following out the Instructions of Edhem Pasha, have surrounded the Greek iregulars and a greater part of the Turksh division stationed at Grevena, under tlakki Pasha is not advancing. It Is Impossible to distinguish whether the Invaders are supported by any uibstantlnal portion of the Greek reguar army, as the Greeks have taken up l position In the middle of a forest, but the -correspondent of the Associated ??/ni-nu/l f?,o? (h? mnmont tli? rurklah officers ascertain the presence >f tlie uniforms of the Greek regulara n the ranks of the aggressors, Edham Pasha will order the advance of the en% lire Turkish army. The situation Js most serious. In the meanwhile Edham Pasha remains at he general headquarters awaiting lews. Ho has already notified his gen rals of divisions to hold themselves in eadlness for instant action, and the reserves have already left the encamp*, went here in order to move closer to [he first line of defense. Ore vena la elghten hours' march from lere and Krania is ten mils southwestward of Orevena. The correspondent of the Associated Press was enabled (his morning to make i close investigation of the Turkish line >f defence. It revealed that everything s In excellent shape of preparation. The ranspor: service is excellent. Four housand pack horses are employed and mormous masses ot war stores, ponoons, cannon, tents, medicines, ammuUtlon and in fact, everything needed for t large army has been gathered here. WAB PREPARATIONS riiroHglioai Tarklttt Km pi rc iantlane. I'omn l/oslug Tlttlr llultl. CONSTANTINOPLE, April 9. ? The war preparations throughout the rurklsh empire continue to be steadl !y pressed, although there is not much ihange In the eastern situation. A rery pessimistic feeling prevails here at the failure of the powers' attempts to coerce Greec. The blockade of the Piraeus seems as far off as ever, and the war part/ is bringing pressure to bear upon the government with the result ihat the porte has despatched circulars lo the representatives abroad, netting forth Turkey's growing impatience at the prolongation of the crisis, which is pressing heavjly upon an already embarrassed exchequer. The belief prevails here that the powers are losing their hold over the course )C events, and that their so-called con;ert Is a failure. A new danger has arisen through the provinces of a pamphlet reciting allei d Christian atrocities on Mussulmans n Crete and elsewhere. Thl? is ho inflaming the Turks aRalnst the Greeks tlrnt the Grecian minister has drawn he attention of the porte to the matter, rhe government has promised to take ihe measures necessary to prevent outureaks upon the part of the populace. A aisp&tch from Larissa says: In ?plte of official intelligence received \iere yesterday saying that the powers have ununited to settle the Cretan luestion by a plebiscite of the inland, [here is no cessation of war preparations. Troops are being forwarded daiv to the frontier and the advance posts ire being strengthened. The transport irrangemants are admirable, the troops ire full of enthusiasm and they are splendid ly equipped. A l'roni|it l(ra|iuitBf. CHICAGO, April 9.?Lady Henry Somerset has cabled MIss? Francis Wlllard, resident the \\\ C. T. I'.. aakln? that 11,500 be spent for ivfllte ribbon nurses in 'reto, a* the need there | i urgent and nough money bus been s.-nt In to supiort the Armenian orphans for three ^ ars. In th<? exlxvney Mls? Svilllard rabled consent, feeling that It N all one a use of suffering Christians slain by Moslem kwoixIs and the hldeousness of :ho situation Is incalculably magnified jecausw English bullmh ;jj ? helping on lie slaughter of the Christians. A ('?itnriimliuii. LONDON". April 9.?The correspondent of the Times nt Oct*vena says that it f? o'clock tJilH (Friday) morning IroeU bandits crossed the frontier be Wl'fll ,?it' I f* w I ? .11111 I llilllD MII-J ucountdred tho Turkish troops. Tho lkhtiuj: lasted throughout tho day with Mni" lots of life and ? number c?f minor H-oaltlen. Tho Athens correspondent of tho l'lni"M says U If repotted there that tho nvndets consisted of 2."00 o.irofully tlcko.l mon who had boon equipped by ho Tothnlko I'etalrln. THE CUBAN WAR. ImiirKmii tlolil tit* Port of HMtr?Wry lrr ' Purify'11*" H>' Aitmliilatriilloii. HAVANA. April 9.?Tho Innurgenta continue to hold tho port of Bane* nnd It s reported tho entrance is closed with orpedoes. KllCbteen iH'lllloal prisoner# have ar iv 1 h??ro on the #toa:nor Coniott. from 'irdenen. Wliil'' Ooncrnl \Wyi?*r l* Into fatlpn l?l<* In ptirfhlriR rhc wor k nf purlfyinc tin* administration of puba. the nlllury op -rntlonn continue i;.*noral Llnarox ha* oroM?*d the Mand ?<n*r*l tlmoi* In Santiago dp Culm and In ;lu> Manxanlllo dlffttict he ha* broken up in In.iurgifM *trunxhofld. The surrender of liiiuirffent* In Bur.U M.na continues niul thou.* who have not inrnid-rrtl are being pursued night and I ty with the objtvt. the Sp.wlnrdH wv, if compelling ilencml Maxima to light. In Hpltoof ih?* effort of the Spanl ?h ,i.i?: ?. however, Ootm x succed* in !u ltiifl: them and thi? Spanish oHieers In i:'i lip ;> anxiously awaiting for the amy season t?> put un end to their opera* Lions, mi-ODBEB isopT Fonnn rioalliiK li? til* IIliver 1Vhfril?y !* ?* Illoi h'a To'Mi <*>1 f'N?(or>? The? body of Wll Ham Kallourtf, who w?? drowned in \Vl ?eling creek, on the waning ot March 5, wa .t r?i:over?d in the river a: the foot of ?*or:leth Htreet, near liloch liroi.' to bate . factory, yesterday morning about rJo'cloci:. by George Power* and anoth>- young man namnd (lifgner. The younn iwn were in a jklff, and notlcj th?* boi y floating down the river, and recognlz d it u.< beinj: Falioure. Coroner Sohultr.H was notified. an<>afti!r detailing a constable to watch t)\& body, telephoned to Frank <\ Schroeder, to whone undcttakirg estabilnhm-nt the remaina were nhortiy afterwards removed. Through ?otne j.nnious arrangement made, thf; remains were tak*n to th?? undertaking . cabilahment of Alex Frew. The body \va* In a fair Htati> of preservation, c.?n*jd*?rini: tile several week* in wcter. in the cloth-"-* s.f *h,. wi*vii found .1 l;?ck Knife. match box. tooth pit .i. blank check \> ?ok, a bill of purchase and two orw dollar bills. Relatives of the dead man deny that h* had Jewelry on his p?r*on ,r. the : liiif* of his death. c< ntrary to rumor*. Fa 1 lourmet hla (death In the creek. Just fast of the stone bridge, and was seen luNt by Janitor William Charnock, of the IIearnp Tabernacle, who **w the deceased go Into th?? creek at the bank, back of the Tabernacle. It ha* been supposed by some that Falloure committed milclde. and by many others that h?s accident ally walked Into the water. Since hla death, hla widow ha* offered a reward of 1100 for the Recovery of hi* body. Last night Justlcejsciiujtze impanene<i a Jury of Inquest. The testimony of tho two boys who fount! the body was taken, and ? certificate w? laaued to them for the reward offered f|r the recovery of the body, and the furthlr hearing: adjourned over until to-day. I CHRISTIAN I ENDEAVOB Kxcarilon to 8au Fraiirstro and Itctnrn and Ytllowilon* National Park. The Joint Traffic Association announces by circular, to-day, rates and conditions for the Christian Endeavor convention ot Fan Francisco, Cal., in July next, which will nuke the round trip rate from Wheeling to the coast and return only SS2 75. permitting diver?* routes going and returning, west of St. Louis and Chicago, with stopover privilege ai Colorado common points.such sw Denver,Colorado Springs, etc., and went th?rm>f on going trip. Alto specified stop-overs on return trip. By paying $7 60 additional, passengers may return via Sbaata route a.nd Portia?i or T-uirot Sound Dolnts, and (he northern liics. or Jtl additional via wteamer lines between San Francisco and Portland or Puget Sound points. Stop-over will be granted at Livingston to permit u trip through the Yellowstone Xatlonu' Park. The dates of sale for these low rate tickets have been fixed as follow?: June 21, 22. 28. 29 and 30. ?nd July 1 and 2. good to return until August IS, 1897. These rates and conditions are unuiually liberal and from present indication will be availed of by hundreds of people. The low rate is not confined to nvmbers of the Christian Endeavor Societies, but Is open to the public. A sj?-cia.I par:v !* being organized at Wheeling and surrounding towns, to go over the Pennsylvania lines and local ticket agent. John <!. Tomllnson, is prepared jo furnish full and complete Information to ail wh6 may apply. POLICE COMHTTKE. 'I'll# Worklionu Oris a Rftklut; Ov#r bjr .Uniiltfri of ibr Committee. The council committee on police and city prison, met last night Those present were: Chairman Davison, Arndt, Bucey. Bradbury. Horkhelmer; absentees: Chew. Ebeling and Zwlcker. The following appropriation# for the coming year were recommended: For police department, $26J.10; far city prison. $3. ?00. The appropriation for the police department is the sntne as last year, and in adopting It. there was little discussion. No Attempt was made to cut down the appropriation, as the police department, on account of row having to keep two horse; for the ambulance, will have a smaller margin to go on than Inst year. In making out the estimate for 13ic? city prison, however, the discussion waxed exceedingly interesting at times. Mr. Horkhelmer was an advocate for cutting down the expenses of Superintendent McGannon's hostelry, un,i >m m?t the superintendent through a rattling flrr of questions. Mayor Butts was present and expressed himself also. The discussion ended In the appropriation being reduced from $4,100. which It was la?t year, to $:l,500 for the coming ymi The guards at the workhouse petitioned the committee for permission to go home for their meals. At present their meaJs ore furnished them at the Institution by the city. The guards added to their petition a request for more salary la case the permission to eat at home was granted, because the city would then be relieved from the expense of feeding them. The committee rejected the? petition. The axe was then sunk deeper by the adoption of a resolution. rutting off the guards' rations hereafter. So the guards got It In the neck for their little petition. Then the committee adjourned. One thing brought out last night was that the expenses for the work house, for March, were $?."> less than the average month last year. Commit Ire on CImIiiii. The council committee on claims met last night, and discussed the claims of several parties against the city for damages. Revolutions were adopted, employing Attorneys Boyco and Russell tu assist City Solicitor Xoftbltt In the Carey case; and Attorney Hoyce to > m fho i'ltV So rciiui'i * - ----- Ucltor In the ]lab?rulleld case, nnd McQannon case. m South hlilt I'lrt UM NluUt. About 11:30 o'clock lust night the Are department south of the creek bad ;> ran to th>< corner of Thirty-second and McColloch streets. The scene of the Are Wis un old frame dwelling house, on the old Wilson estate, nnd before the firemen reached It the Interior of the utructure wftn j? muss of names. un account of th#? Are being entirely in the Inside It wiis Honi-' time before It wan extinguished. und the house Is about ' '"Thehouse ban benn vacant for some lime nlld*the Are la thought to be of Jncendlnrv orlRln. Some neighbors st'itetl that a strange man and woman wore Ho?n nuiim ?>"< ft o'clock ycsicray afternoon anil comIns out 1tlKt li'foiv ?l|i|>cr linn- It wan t * opinion thru Hint I hoy ytm parties mine t" move Into tlif houm>. The propy |, Mid to lwlonir li) >lw. William S, liivirtfi K'''' m t\ tnihtr KorrcAtt f??r Tu-Unv. For We?t Vlrslni*?Generally fair: a hIIkM rist* m tempetauita! northwester. ''FVjr \Vwt?ern Pon1?ylvnn!n and Ohio? Oenernllv fairs portlbly local enowa on tin. InlK'X In llic morning:. northerly wind*; ? ell?l" rUo In temperature. I imhI TO?i|WiMtu*. Th* ifT^pTnturo fMttrtUy ?? ob*erv*r bv V tlnfrit'.M. ?orn??r MarK?! *n<1 Kourternth mnfi*. t\A* us follotv?: :?. ? .?p- ? Oh . << p. in 4 ! \ > >' I >Veathi?r~Clung'ta. THE IMPROVEMENT Which to Gradually Coming Shown Im Decreased Failure* DURING PAST THREE MONTHS. It. (I. Dan* Conyuy'i VTMltlf B<vfeir of Trndt-Caua mf tfu IntiwCalkpM of Wbnt-OtMral KftKt ?f(luVlMll. " '-? '-?? Ci^u itaaalttila crem* ? Irmm ladaetrf llaaprnd-Ko ffoubto DeellM to Hatched Prmtocti. NEW YORK. April fc-R G. Dun ? Co.'u weekly review of trade vlll say: Out of 4.006 tallartt, with liabilities of I60.7C2.C61, in the first quart wr, 71 banlrin* failure? covered more thaa a fifth of the amouat, IU.744.6C0. and M45 failures, with liabilities of IS5.M7.8M. oc nearly three-fifths are classified this week according to branches of business. i?M|V r,?7 fniiurM and less than u flfth*of the liabilities f 12.060,Olfl, In bra lichen of manufacture or trade not specified. Only two of the thirteen manufacturing classes and only four of thirteen trading classes show liabilities for the quarter larger than last year, only tlve manufacturing: and three trading show large average liabilities. For the month of March only three manufacturing and four trading classes show larger amounts than last year, and only two manufacturing and live trading show a large average of liabilities. In almost every case, also, it is shown that the increase is due to one or two exceptionally large failures in that class. The returns, compared with those of three previous years, disclose much Improvement already, and a bright prospect for more Improvement hereafter. A sudden collapse in the wheat market, exceeding three cents In a day, appears to have no other causo than a belated perception that past acceptlon and estimates of yield and consumption, official and other, have been misleading. Floods and other unfavorable weather for teedlngr have no weight. Expectation of great scarcity and high r"'"?a 11V* n hnhblo. and for a time the only support was the taking of prices by speculator* for a fall. Receipts have not warranted hopes of a great advantage, nor do they warrant much expectation of decline. Wee tern receipts are smaller than last year, and Atlantic exports not large, though M per cent larger than a year ago. Corn receipts continue heavy and exports for the week were 3,323,337 bushels, against 1,142,710 Ja?t year, and against Atlantic exports of wheat amounting, flour included, to only 1,521*122 bushels, against 967.553 Inst year. In splto of floods, which must have materially affected the prospect, cotton has only advanced an eighth during tha week. The fate of thoso who were absolutely certain that the crop of 18*6 was very short haa left but little confidence for further speculation. Receipts thua far still indicate a supply of American considerably greater than has ever been consumed In one year, but uncertainty about the coming crop Induces much buying. The demand for cotton goods does not increase, although salon of fair magnitude continue, but print cloths are dull. Speculation in wool has been checked by the possibility that duties may take effect April 1, and some largo shipments from abroad have been countermanded, while trader? here are Jess disposed to aelL But trading between dealers makes up more than half the sales of 12,739,400 pounds for the week, and since soles in nix weeke at three markets have been 76,464, 00 pounds. It la not Improbable that many m411s have, as Is claimed, a full year's supply. The demand for mea'a goods haa diminished, tha first round of purchases having been completed by many buyers with results fairly encouraging, and the demand for dress goods, especially of tha lower grades, has caused an advance of 5 per cent in some lines. The Iron Industry Is hampered by the contest between Mesaba ore interests, which prevents as yet any settlement of ore prices, and Icada many to expect further define in finished products. The Illinois steel works, the Lake Erie works at Cleveland, and the works of Oliver & Co. and Byers & Co.. at Pittsburgh. are sioppea ay iaoor aiincuiuev, ana some furnaces have stopped because the production of pig bad outrun the dein and for finished product?, and heavy stocks remained unsold. Bessemer pie at Pittsburgh brings only J10, and Grey forge only $8 75, the lowest on record, but no quotable decline Is seen In finished products, and nails are strong. A Record Breaker. BOSTON, Masa.April 9.?The receipts ot foreign wool at this port this week will total 40,000 bales, a record-breaking jjuiuwcr* lUconrlnf From Their Panic. CHICAGO, April 9.?The legahadvisera of the western roads are rapidly recovering from the panic Into which Oiejr were thrown by the rccont decision of the supreme court regarding right of railroads to form association*. They have advised the committed that i#? now working on the agreement of the Western Passenger Association that there Is nothing in the decision to prevent thoivads from granting reduced rates whenever they choose, and they now declare that the road* can agree to make or maintain any and all kinds of rates as long a? the rates do not interfere with the convenience of any Individual road. Flic In nil (lobbies an latautl, CAPE TOWN, April 9,-Th.- Argus, of this city, announced to-day that it had received trustworthy Information from Pretoria, the capital of the Transvaal, that the llritlsh have secured Inyack island. at tho entranco of Dclogoa bay, and that a squadron of warships from this fort will proceed to take possession of tlie island and proclaim It British territory. A Tr?t Ctir. DAYTON", O., April 9.-Col. J. B. Thomas, governor of the soldiers homo, was arretted charged with violating a state law by serving: oleomargarine at that institution without display in# a placard stating the fact. It will bo ? test can*, oa It Is a question whether the lawran be enforced In tho home, w hich is a United Htntee reservation. He will have a hearing on Tuesday. Bis Bond lain*. PITTSBURGH. April 9.-At a meeting of stockholders of the Pittsburgh. Besse met* ? i<akc rcri?? railroad una nere today, it wa? decided to Issue 910,000,000 worth of bonds, secured toy a mortgnpo .?f th?? property and franchise of th*> railroad. Secretary Frank fays the work Is pro(rrr\*."ln#r rapidly and thf l!n<* la <>xpocted to bo In full operation by August T. Hnow Morta In Ohio. WAPAKONETA. O.. April 9-Th* . wound here in oovered with www to ihf d*pth of Ave Jncftet and etlll (mowing. The fruit crop will bo badly damftfed b-? cauee nil fruit trees arc budding:. Jt i turning: colder and th?? wheat iu the Held will probably be ruined.