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rnEsr. LOUIS 1RuNKrnAeEpr.
An Inquest Over the Body of Preller-some
Interesting Poiatsln the Case.

lntorestlnE fOlnth Ia the case.
ST. LOUIS; April 1s.-Coroner Nidele,
to-day began the inquest on the body o.
O. Arthur Preller, the victim of the South
ern Hotel trunk tragedy. a. L. Hunt
the cashier of the hotel, told Of the arriyai
Of Preller and Maxwell. When Maxwell
paid his first weeks bill. April Q, he did
not speak OF leaving. A. S. Aloe, On Opt.
clan, testified that two weeks ago last
Thursday two gentlemen came to his
store. lie was called from his Office TO
the front Of the store, and was asked by
the smaller Of the two II he desired to
purchase some magic lanterns that he had
brought from England. The man said the
lanterns were at his hotel, but not uu.
packed. He would show them in the
afternoon. In the afternoon he called
and said the trunk containing the Ian
terms had not yet arrived. When they
came he would let the witness know.
Witness had seen two photographs, the
ones supposed TO be Preller aud Maxwell,
The man believed 10 be Maxwell did
the talking. The next Monday the
man who had talked about tho Ian
terps called. He purchased field glass,
spectacles and a manicure outfit. Dues.
toned about the arrival Of the trunk, he
passed the thing of lightly. He had roll
ofbills at this time, and rendered in pay.
ment for his purchases a SlVOb A sales
man for Aloe testified that Maxwell, when
purchasing the articles, asked for change
fora $l00 bill, displaying large roll OF
money. Charles Berger testified that
Maxwell bought trunk at his store.
When he bought the trunk he said he
wanted no tray with 1t. Berger opened
the trunk containing the dead mans body
at the hotel, and noticed blood on the
floor near the trunk.
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striking sllusr, resume.

PirTsnrRan, April 1s.-The striking
coal miners OF Primrose, Briar Hill, jun.
bo aud Willow Grove pits, on the Pan.
handle railroad, have returned to work at
two and one.half cents per bushel, the
price offered blythe operators. The mines
named are among the largest on the Pan
handle road, employing about two thou.
sand mep, and the news Of the miners
surrender occasioned considerable sur
prise. The break in the strike practically
brings to n close the long.fought battle on
the railroad, and there will probably be a
general resumption next week at the re-
luction.
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TuxRr are those who approvothe course

TnERE are those who approvethe course
OF tho hgiher and ISTELLloENcER in de-
ciiniuE to print tue list OF the indicted,
aadtheFe are some who don't. This was
to be expected. In the days Of Rome's
brutal glory there wcro men and women
who were satisfied with nothing less than
tic killing Of the fallen gladiator. Tho
young men WHO are under indictment are
not in the heroic attitude of the wounded
gildiltOr, but they are down. Is 1t too
humane to let them up this timer Per-
hlps there arc some of them who will not
agiin be candid ,tes for censure.
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FOUND DEAp,

An Aged Quaker aud III. wife Discovered
Dead In He'd.
sPtpial ns,pateA TO Ne Is,tstgaoT,
sTrunssvlLLE, o. A.pril1o.-John Tai
bolt and wife: aged 70 and e5 years Qua
kers, living on small farm seventeen
miles from this city, were found dead in
their bed last evening. Everything about
the house was found as it had been left
the previous evening. The couple had
been in good health and murder was first
thoughtoi. No evidence was found lead
ing to such theory, neither is there any
evidence Of suicide. They were living
alone and were in moderate circum:
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rnEst. Louis Post, Dhpoteh publishes
glastIy picture Of the Maxwell.Prellel
trunk, opened TO show the remains Of the
murdered man. There is also a fac-simile
Of the inscriptiOn-"so perish all traitor
10 the great cause"-obtained, SO tht
paper explains, "by the Poa-DispGtch art
ist, who, in spite of the overpowerinl
stench, copied II by means of a piece o.
tracing paper." Surely the reporters
much yaunted nose for news" will moi
he expecIr,l to 20 further than this.
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CoLUsBUs, o., April lS.-oyer two hun
dred miners, mostly Poles and Huugari'
ans, who have been imported to take the
places Of the strikers the Hooking Val.
ley, left Car on Hill yesterday, bound for
their home across the sea. They assign
as the reason for their leaving their ina,
bilityto earn aliying. Some of them say
they have experienced days when the
value OF the powder they used in blasting
their output OF coal exceeded their wages.
The experienced miners are likely to 70.
main and take their chances on prospect
for b stter work in the near future.
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~ WIFE KILLER
Arrested After Trying to Commit Suicide.
He llepenLs HIS Act.

t''ea Alter Tryiug TO Commit Suicide.
uelspsnts His Act.
NEWnrRa, n. Y, April l0.-The would
u murderer and suicide, James E. Myers,
w lodged In the Newburg Jail, walking
a'R the station with an officers assist,
sa'e' Stopping at the entrance Of the jail
neTOlantSFily confessed his guilt to the
I general effect that familiarity between
: sSt'clay and Mp. Myers was more than
neeould bear, and he attacked his wife
WIN WIN the knife, cutting and slashlng he,
Is SSsSS. Barclay came between them and
" new at him, Myers asked the Office
nm snh apprehension II ho supposed ht
TSd TTSlld be hanged Tor what he had done,
us tle man will probably recover, while
''n M AlyeD has but one chance In a tliou
,.in, ShI LOT recovery, In her case both tht
Rsgplpe and R9ophagus are severed
Sa.y Sa.gtly Is still confined Of the polio,
SIalea, being hes Il as a witness, Myers 4
Ela MI On aeharg5 Of assault with intent &
~
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wanl Pay for rEtrn rYork,

CHICAGO, April 19.-Two hundred tsle,
graph operators in tue employ OF the
Western Union Company in this city held
a meeting this afternoon and unanimously
adopted, the following resolution:
Resolred, That the officers Of the West
ern Union Company arc respectfully 70.
quested TO restore the extras on the aame
6asls rs they were before the reduction
took place.
The operators present held that as ex-
tra pay Tor extra work was cut off during
the dull season, now when business is Ge,
tive 1t should he restored,
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WASHINGTON. April lS.-The President
to-day made the following appointments:
To be ministers resident and consuls gen.
eral-Wm. D. Bloxham, Of Florida, 10 Bo-
livia; Bayliss W. Hanna, OF Indiana, to
Persia; Walker Fearn, Of Louisiana, to
Roumania, Servia aud Greece. To be
consuls OF the United States-James Muir.
ray, Of New York, at st. John, n. D. /;
Boyd Winchester, OF Kentucky, at Nice,
France; Charles P. Kimball, OF illinois, at
Stuttgart, Germany.
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Imported Labor rest Case,

PirTsnURon, April 49, Concerning the
four Belgian glass.workers held in New
York at the instance oi the knights OF
Labor, charging they were imported con-
ttmy to the new anti,labor law, the Win,
dow-glass Workerp' Association here pro-
poses 70 make test case OF it. They say
they will carry il to the highest courts in
order to put an end to the importation OF
cheap laboT under contract. The Union
ls wealthy and numerically strong, and
the decision will be awaited with interest
by manufacturers and workmen generally.
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ENGLAND may dodge, but Afghanistan
declares that she will die rather than give
up a foot Of territory to Russia. The
Aishans are a hardy race, used to fight
ing, and the country has population Of
about four millions. The mountainous
character Of Aighanistan would give Rus
sia trouble, but with England out Of the
way Russia would conquer the country.
The Afghan Ameer knows that England
cannot stand aloOf while Russia occupies
"the gateway to India.n
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aold and sllrsr prodnetion,

WARRINGTON, April l9.-Mr. RnrchaTdI
Director Of the Mint in his special annual
report on the production OF gold and sill
verin the United States Tor the calendar
year Of 1884, which has been ordered
printed, estimates the production Of the
silver computed at the silver dollar coininp
rate, SIS, 10000. Total, SIa, 600, 600 Thii
shows an increase over the yield Of the
previous year Of about $500, COO In gold and
8, 400 600 in silver.
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I, ,be President intends 10 bc a ''real
ti,btyn Civil Service reformer he will
bys 10 assure the country that Miss
Srsel,s head is safe. Itmay be that there
i,.malirn influence in Washington which
,bs President isn't able to fight oil. That
voli please the hungry patriots of his
,,tv They want the fat things.
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Tin. is Nr. Gladstone's day in court.
Hs,to be heard from on the momentous
,azliop, peace or war. II it were tho
,,,p.lation Of classic, or a paper on
Cbprh and State, Mr.. Gladstone might
u ,lrteuded on to show the virile power
d,maa Of force.
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Fn,xcE has been drumming up recruits
in uSsizsrland for the Foreign Legion. 1t
i,wnplained that she has filled up the
nnks by false promises, and hurried OF
The nav recruits to suffer torture in Alge-
ii. and Tonquin. The native thirst for
glory seems to have been somewhat
slakeL by the Franco-P -Prussian disaster
and more recent discomiltures.
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ps ]. SruyrR sroSE's letter from suez
viIl le read with great interest, az all Of
II. h. Letters are. lie details ielicitously
81 r;,h A land rich in historic association.
",, S''. readers may expect more from the
,mr entertaining pen.
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Arming for the Fray,

ST. PErERsauRo, April1O.-The armlng
OF men.oi,war at Cronstadt continues.
Orders were Issued to-day to o,haye all put
to sea. Adyices from samaracana state
Gen. Komlroa's victory over the AiRhanl
has tayorably impressed the Inhabitants oi
BokhaIa,
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WOOL,
Tho Market Actiye-Ths Eject of a War In
Europe.


BosroS, April ls.-The Adrertiser in It's
weekly review Of the wool market says:
The market has been quite active; prices
are for most descriptions fairly steady, bu:
there is disposition among dealers 10 re-
duce their stock. The tone on the whole
is healthy, as the good demand and the
increased inquiry come from q moro ac-
tive improvement in woollen goods and
more orders TO manufacturers. Manuiac.
turers have shown more interest on the
Inarket than for some time. They have
been in the market In mNch larger nun.
Der than usual, and q great many sample
Pls!ssG have been taken, which should bring
larger sales later, For the first time for a
great many months the reports from the
cassimere mills are more encouraging, nj.
though everything indicates that Cheaper
goods are to he made up.
The war excitement has served IA n
topic ei Interest and discussion, but II Ia
n6t tholght clothing woods could be eE-
iected. Early In the week in London de.
Gifa6le woods declined ID, but this has
since been recovered, and Is not likely 10
reoccur, as the supply there ia very light.
The only direct effect OF any war would be-
in carpet woods, Of which large supplies
come from Russia. A warwould cause a
blockade Of ports, and supplies would be
cut OF. Tue effect can be best realized
when We state that official statistics show
that ior the last fiscal year the total i'm
ports Of carpet woQls from Russia on the
Hack Sea amounted to 10, 1852 sos pounds,
valued at 81, ,1Sl 200, and from Russia on
the Baltic 2,42G,SS7 poupda, valued at
500, 0,724. This makeS a total Of la, ass, $40
pounds, valued at Sl,433090, The total
impeita from all countries Including those
IRON Russial for the same time, amounted
TO 50, ,7(l ITO pounds.
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rusyKs travelling in the wake OF tho
p,ince aud Princess Of Wales plucked an
rn,,isb t, newspaper correspondent bare Of
IL, y,luables. In this country thieves
Inor In better than to waste their talents on
n.usnaper men.
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Mr. ProlInsil oy.ssT. O ,ndltIop.

NEWARK, N. j., April lO.-slr, frsliusl
huysen slept slmo.t all day from the eff
feet Of anodynes, but reused up several
times to take q little nourish'
nent and was partially consciou.
during the evening. At llP. ". ho fell
aIeep. The physicians think him little
walker than Yesterday. though the change
Is very slight.
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cotton SiIIl closea Down.

WILMINGTON, N. O., April l9-1n con.
sequence of the depression in the p6ttop
trade, the Wilmington cotton mill will
Shut down for sixty days unless business
improves. The mills manufacture print
cloth exclusively. About 1880 hands
will he thrown out OF employment.
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rTr Grand Jury las not robbed the
cai"t i of Police Of his opportunity. That
vg',' ~, ,a, migh. have made haul of gam
r,..s p,a.si Is,t saturday night il he had been
q, dsBosed.
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r,r spresl Of cholera is Spain is not
...osrarinr .nr to this side Of the Atlantic.
Tla yp,0 authorities are generally agreed that
~. .conrre will come along this summer,
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Pour Persons isurn ed 10 psatl,.

READNa, Pa. April l9.-About ioul
O'Clock this morning q fire occurred
in q farm building several miles from
this city in which four persons
Harry Wehtzell, aged IL; Charles Went.
zell, aged Is, sons Of the proprietor, and
Charles and Fred HelIinger, brothers
aged JIG and 90, burned 70 death.
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San FRASclsoo, oat., April l9-Th,
scpIlips match between Layberser, o
Pittsburgh, aud Stevenson, Of Vallejo
Cal, which wsa 10 have taken place 10
day, was, owing To hoisterous weather
postponed until the 2ath. !.
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Qks GstelGaeneen
=naeoi Ne.. 70 nnd - FOurtsenth street:

iony KELLY, it is said, has entirely re-
'U., ..,,his health. This means that once
Sa,,. 'sos. there is going to be some spirit in
y.w York politics.
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KLlled for Rs.I.tlnr Arre,t,

KANSAS CRY, April 1a-The Jo1rnars
Ellsworth, Kas., special says; Nike
Young, a noted horse thiei, wasahot dead
near Hookville, this county, yesterday
by the Sheriff Of Saline county while re-
plsting arrest,
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HoS. FRRplSANpC O. LATRopE, Mayor oi
Baltimore, says:-I concur In the recon.
mendation Of "Dr. Petzold's German hit,
teFs,p and have no doubt that the prepara'
ton will Justify the many endorsements
Of those who have usedit, was,
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To-day a new schedule goes into effect
on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, by
which the time from Cincinnati TO Balh.
more will be reduced forty minutes and
the retuFn trip by twenty minutes,
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STILL IMPROVING.
oENEnA1 GRANT GETTING pETrER
lie Eojoys tho Warm sunshine OF Yesterday
From His wlndow-Rssalt ofths Consul.
tnIOn of the Attending Physlelans.
They Declare the Patient Better.

NEW YoRE, Aprill0.-Everythingp passed
quietly at the Grant mansion last night.
Cyrus W. Field drove up to the house at
9:4O this morning, and had a short con.
versation with the General who, he said,
he found feeling and looking much tetter
than on his previous visit. He said the
Doctors would not allow the General to so
out Just at present, the air was SO chilly.
At 1880 the General appeared at the
front window, and seemed to enjoy the
bright sunshine which streamed in upon
him. 8
People passing on the other side OF the
street noticed his presence, most OF the
men lifting their hats, which the General
recognized with apparent pleasure. About
the same time jesse Grant went out for a
stroll with his little daughter Nellie. She
saw the upturned faces, looksdup 10 the
window where the General stood, and
quickly placing both chubby hands 70 her
lips threw kiss to him. yphere's grand.
pa, cried the child as she did so, and in
response General Grant nodded to the
child and smiled.
At o'clock the entire staff Of physi-
Ciaus met in consultation, after which this
bulletin was issued:
"At consultation held at this hour, e
II. ny Drs. Barker, Sands, Shrady and
Douglas were present. General Grant
was found to be in an improved condi-
ton, both general and local, as compared
with the last statement. The physicians
in attendance are and have been in entire
agreement concerning the management OF
this case.
tsigned) J.H. Douo1As, NJ. D.,
GEo. +. SuRADY, NJ. D."
Unless an unforeseen change for the
worse occurs there will not be another
general consultationina week. DR.. Shrady
will not call again until Wednesday. DR..
Douslas will be in charge and will remain
at nights il General Grant desires. The
other doctors are to be in readiness TO re.
spond 10 call IRON DR.. Douglas should u
change take place. The General this afI
ternoon for the first time in many days
slept an hour upon the bed. Gen. Nc
Cisllan, Sidney Dillon and Alex. s. Webb,
called in the afternoon.
Senator Leland Stanford, accompanied
residence re- @ g. at IS s @ o'clock Si tonight o. aud
they remained two hours. When
they emerged from the house
Doctor Newman said: "Grant is
wonderfully cheerful. He thought that
MrS. Stanford came with us and he walked
down stairs TO tho parlor to welcome her.
He found out his mistake and ascended
to ths li5rary'again by way OF the eleva-
tor"
Or. Douglas came about 0 80, and said
that there would be no bulletins issned
during the night. General Grant will be
without any medical attendant tonight.
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Flies, reaches, ants, bed.bugs, rats, mice,
gopheis, ehipmunks, cleared outby "Rough
on Rata 16c,
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A.RECoRD.

#s
For thelastten years we have
made the PRINCESS CACH-
EMIRE the prominent Black
Silk Of our House, and during
that time thousands Of yards
have been sold by US, and dur
ing the last year nearly six
thousand dollars wortho these
goods have been distributed in
this and neighboring towns, and
THIS is THEIR RECORD. In no
instance, either here or else
where, has there come to our
ears one word Of. complaint as
to their wearing qualities, and
those who have used them are
compelled to speak in the high
est terms Of the goods.
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REconp or aAMEs pLAYHn,
Following is complete record Of tn
games played last week,


Following is a complete record of fthe
games played last week,
April li.-Indianapolis, 10; Cincinnati q
April l1.-Louisyille, 8; Detroit, 5.
April list Louis Browns, 4 Lucas q
Aprill2.-IndianapoIis, II 1 CiRcin'ti, 10
April l2.-Lucas. 81 Picked Nine, !.
April last. LOUIS Browns, =; Milwau'
kee, a,
April l2,-Boston, y; Metropolitan, Q.
April S-St. Louis League, . Browns, 4,
April lS.-Baltimore, q; Providence, !.
April l3.-Chicago, 24i Atlanta, a.
April l4.-lloatan, Metropolitan, 4.
April 14,-Athlctic, q; National, 5.
April l4.-Pittsburgh, 4: Buffalo, 9.
April 15.-Louisville, Z; Cleveland, 8,
April l5.-Baltimore, 8; Providence, !,
April 16.-Buaalo, ! Fittahurah, o.
April lg.-St. Louis Browns, s; Lucas, 0.
April la.-NationRl, 8; Providence, 2.
April lG.-Louisville, IA; Cleveland, 8,
April l6.-Baltimore, O; Boston, a.
April nl17,--National, al Buffalo, q.
April lT.-Haltimore, d; Boston, Z,
Aprilla.-Milwaukee, 8 Indianapolis, l,
April la-losLon, Z Baltimore. 8.
April 1a.-Brooklyn, 12; Yale, 0.
April 1S,-Pittsbnrgh, Z !; Browns, Q,
April 1S.-Athletic, IS; Metropolitan, 2.
April 1s.-National, a; Buffalo, 3.
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BACKWARD SPRING
BRINGS SOME DISAPPOINTMENT
To The Merchants and the Trade 10 General.
Wool Active aud steady-rhs outlook
in IrOn-o.ders for Coke Failing
oG-supply Exceeds the Demand.

NEw YoRk, AprillS.-special kilograms
to Bradaoet's from the principal distrib-
uting points report that demands from
country merchants have thus far been dis
appointing. Spring trade is declared to
be fortnight late, even where the de-
mand Is most active. The dry goods trade
is moderately active from joboers' hands.
but manufacturers agents report 1t dull.
Boston advices report prices IN some lines
Of cotton goods as low as ever before, and
the outlook for improvement is uncertain.
Seasonable fabrics are in best demand.
Tho four weeks stoppage Of production Of
Fall River print cloth mills prior to July
l covers thirty.four factories and affects
L, ,225 employees, earning $4,000 weekly.
Tie weekly production OF those mills is
l3G,50O pieces. Stocks will be reduced
about $50, 900 pieces. Some Rhode Island
mills will also stop. The volume OF sales
of wool at Eastern markets has been fair
average, but prices are no better. Manu-.
facturers refuse to stock up in advance OF
early requirments.
! The industrial situation is practically
unchanged except for the strike OF l,500
tlax.spinners at Paterson, Nj.
( The iron and steel trades are unim-
proved. There is no material increase in
the demand for pig-iron, aud the compe-
tition between the mills renders nominal
quotations subject to reduction. Orders
for steel rails are light and prices arc as
low as ever.
The excessively cold weather during
February aud March benefited the snthra-
cite coal trade, and stocks have been re.
duced 10 percent. But trade at present is
only moderate.
Grocery staples have been quiet. Tea
Is lower and coffee easier. Others are
nominal. Dairy products have moved in
large volume both for home and for ex-
port.
There were 100 failures in the United
States during the last week, as compared
with Ia in the preceding week and with
los, 100 and SO respectively in the cor
responding weeks Of 1884, 1883 and 1882.
About 81 percent were those OF small
traders whose capital was less than s., 900.
Canada had nineteen-a decrease Of seven.