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war Inevitable.

CoNsrANrtNoPIE, April 9,-War 10 re.
rarded here as inevitable. The Turks are
hsstening the last preparations necessary
for sailing asot The situation in the
Eastern Roumanian question sunchapged.
Tho Prince and Czar are both innexible.
The Porte 10 ready to acquiesce In the
views Of either, provided peace 10 secured
thereby, but fears 10 take any initiative
herself, ioreseeing that complications
would result In either case. Russia is
working very hard 10 win the Turks 10
her side. All pressure respecting the pay
ment Of the arrears Of the war indemnity
ls at ali end. Strong hints have even been
given 10 make things pleasant II Turkey
behaves we'll In the present crisis towards
Russia. As to her earnestness Russia has
announced her intention Of recalling the
special agent sent 10 collect the indemnity.
Russia has officially informed the Porte
that she has retired from the naval dem.
onstration al guda Bay.
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THE SOUTH SWAMPED
BY FnE oyERFLowINa nIvlRs.
Chattanooga in blro plstrSAS with the Water
Sill Rislng-Elvs ThouSaad People
HOmSlOss-MOntEomSry, Alabama, In
tho Same Pllght-LlysS Lost.

CHATTANOOGA, TENN, April 2.-Therr
is no improvement in the condition o
affairs here tonight, The flooded terri
tory has been largely increased and ut |
y, NJ. the river reached Rtty,two feet anC
is still rising an inch an hour. The riyel
has been falling all day at London, Rock,
wood, Dayton and Charleston, and it IL
expected to reach its maximum at this
point before morning, No gas and nc
electric lights, no. water in the reservoir
and the river still rising is the situation
nov.
1t is estimated that 5000 people are
homeless in this city, though they have
all comfortable temporary quarters and
the relief committee Ia supplying the
necessities OF life, The fifth ward il com
pletely. under water and hundreds OF crafts
Of every description are passing
10 and fro from the Market street
railroad crossing to Lookout mountain
aud Missionary Ridge, Ths water uuw
pbAuuo lVVt ueSp III tne UHlUu u6pOb,
and has entered the lover floors OF the
Read house and some stores on Market
street. The Express companies lave
moved to higher quarters, aud Ut this
writing the water lacks eleven inches OF
entering the Times counting room, which
is about the average height Of all,
A Col0red man and q white child were
drowned to-day. The city Is poliCed TO.
night by the military All the railroads
on the Chattanooga aide Of the river are
under water, in some places ten feet
Heavy washouts have occurred on the
Cincinnati Southern and Western and
Atlantic roads. All roads report
that their lines are open except
about Chattanooga, and In consequence
no connections can bs made. Trains are
running on the East Tennessee road to
Tenn, on the Western & At.
lantic TO Dallas, aud on the Cincinnati
Southern 10 Rathburn. No mail has
reached orlett Chattanooga since Monday.
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soNE Of the New YorkInewspapers are
edliylug the public by accusing each other
oigelting some Of Jake sharp'S money to
help the Broadway railway steal. The
probability is that not one Of these great
newspapers was bribed, and the annoying
feature of It all is that they are willing 10
dlscredlt their calling by making chGfges
which not one Of them believes to be true
@agsinst the other.
We hear good deal about "hirelinG
press" In fact the prets has the mis-.
fortune to Be often suspected, and the
good fortune generally to be able to stand
the closest investigation. Seeing that
newspapers are business enterprises, that
some Of them have q hard struggle for ex'
l,tencc, and that they are conducted BY
human beings, the instances in which
they abuse the public confidence ioi
money arc wonderfully rare.
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nu,Insas Faliures.

NEW YoRx, April 2.-The mercantile
agency Of R. G. Dun & Co reports that tue
business failures in the United States for
the first quarter Of 1885 number S,2O3,
with capital slightly over $29,OOO,0OO.
The failures for the first three months Of
1885 numbered 1908, with liabilities Of
$46O00,00O The liabilities for the last
quarter, $4,000, 900, are less than In any
similar period since 1873. The decline In
tho Middle States Is very marked, the
liabilities for the first quarter Of 1885 being
81, $50, 900, as compared with $l7.7l3,OO0
In theftst quarter Of 1885, and $l3, 100000
for the frat quarter OF 1884.
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THE WHAT MApKET.
wheat Crop in Six sta.su,

TOLEDO. o., April 2.-During the past
three days o. A.iKing & Co., have received
seventeen hundred reports, covering
every important wheat county in Ohio,
Indiana, illinois, Michigan, Kansas and
Missouri. They say the present prospects
Of the growing crop are very favorableIln
Indiana, Missouri, illinois and Ohio, fair
70 good in Michigan and poor in Kansas.
All show an important improvement
since the recent rains. The crops aver.
age even better than two years ago. The
area sown Is larger than the amount har-
vested on the plast crop. Reserves Of old
wheat arc moderate, but Michigan has
over one.iourth Of the last crop remaining.
Halt Of the farmers are disposed TO sell.
Country roads are bad.
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HOLD THE KEY.
rho Transfer rsAnlIters Refuse to worh
No Freight HAudlcd In East st. Louis.

rho Transfer TeanItsrs Refuse To Work.
No Freight Handled In East 81. Louis.
sr. LOUIS, April 2.-The transfer men
we're present at their stables this morning,
but refused to 60 to work. Phey told the
Superintendent, as they told him the first
day, that they would not take out their
teams until the strike is settled. They do
aot any longer, it Is understood, excuse
their action by saying they are afraid and
nave been intimtdated, but openly de.
llare that they are laying of because they
are in sympathy with the strikers.
In the present attitude of the strike the
teamsters Of the Transfer Company Deem
70 hold the key to tho situation. The
strikers place great reliance In the team
sters. The yards over the river are with.
out freight, aud there Is none being re-
ceiyed anywhere except by the Wabash.
Az long as the teamsters refuse TO haul
ANYTHING the railroads will have nothing,
or at any event, very little To move and
there will b9 no necessity for the strikers
% 20 near tho yards, or to do anything In
the way Of psIuadlng engineers to leave
their engines. "As long as the transfer
teamsters stick to III" said aetriker, I'VE
are ell right. 1fthey 90 back on us we
arc RoIie,"
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UNFIT OFFtUtALs.
protninsnt Democrats who are Making
ElaAasd IN a. d y.s, tfnataas

Prominent Democrats who are Making a
Record That 10 Very UneiSAn.
WARRINGTON, April 2.-1t ls reported
that there will be raised a loud rumpul
about the heads Of certain prominent
Democratic officials ere long. From every
part Of the country comes information
that the soldiers are becoming disguSted
with the way Commissioner Of Pensions
Black ID conducting the affairs Of bis office,
In order 10 get little reputation for him.
self he has tried 10 blacken the character
Of brave cotnfade In arms, hiB ptedeces.
cor, Colonel Dudley, and thus far has at.
tefly failed 10 au6gtantate hib charges,
In no instance has he made out what he
alleged against the Colonel. Besides all
this, there have been we'll grounded re.
ports that the present Commissioner oI
Pensions has been removing OK. Union
soldiers and appointing In their places
those who wore the gray. This 10 exOlt.
Ing Indignation all over the land, and Il ID
proposed 10 investigate 10 zee how True
The reports may be. II the several hun.
dred thoueand ex.eoldlefs Of the county
open up their batteries upon Oommis.
Glonef Black he will probably hear anne
thing drop,
Another official who ID provoking a stii
among Ehe people By hil peculiar methods
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THE sTRthT OAa STRIKE
AZ PittSbuFgh ina F4ir way of Settlement,
RsSUmpllon Probable To-day,

At PittAbuEgh ina F4ir way Of Settlement
Resumption Probable To.dRy.
PITTsBuRaH, April 1.-The street cal
troubles are in a fair way of adjustment
and a resumption Of traffic within the next
twenty-fous is looked for, Numerous
conferences of the strikers and street car
officials were held to-day, but no agree.
ment was reached until this evening, when
1t Is understood y compromise was pro.
yided which struck both sides fRvorably,
barring few unimportGnt points. These,
It Is thought, can be settled smicably and
the strike ended tomorrow.
At a meeting OF the Allegheny Council
tonight resolution was adopted instraGt-
ing the City Solicitor to examine the
ordinances granting the right Of way To
street railway companies In that city and
see II they cannot be compelled to start
their cars under threats Of u forfeiture Of
privileges,
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rhs tit0nlnn Mnr pntlr.

ATHENS, April 2.-rhe Prime Minister'S
ttoublais that he has SO large a majority
in The Chamber that Il he should conclude
for peace in his own mind and continue
shrinking responsibility the Chamber
may vote war, thinking II is best 10 please
him In his declared policy 90 far. Alto.
gether II looks az II Greece was about 10
beat its brains against a stone wall, The
war party Continues 70 amuse itself with
bubmstglnE . torpedo vessel and showing
how II could explode tfigate II II could
cat 10 one.
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cHATrANooa 4 rLooHps.
Gas and Water worES SabmorEs -Rallway
Trafilo Stopped.

1
Traiiio Stopped.
CHATTANOOGA TENN, ,Aptil2.-A colored
man was drowned at 10 A. NJ. Both gas
works are inundated aud there will be
no gas tonight. The water works are
under water The supply in the ressr.
voiB will be exhausted In twenty.iour
hours. The river is hity.ons feet and
rising. The water az 9 A. NJ reached
Market and Eighth streets. Business ID
entirely suspended. Relief committees
have been organized and homes aud goods
are supplied 70 oil the needy. The dam.
age 10 the railroads IL great.
No trains are running and none ate ex.
peCLed to move before Sunday. Telegraph
communication ID cut OF ID many dlrec.
tlons. The rivers above are slowly fall.
ing. Floods are general throughout east
and middle Tennessee, north Georgia and
north Alabama. Rome, Ga, and Gads.
den, Ala, have suffered great damage.
The river at Chattanooga al noon was
feet and 2 inches lower than The highest
point Of 1876, aud rising All inch an hour.
Local rains are indicated,
AT 10 A. NJ. the back waters reached the
street gutter In front Of the Times office.
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The Ilellian sltIkerl.

BRussEls, April 2,--AbOut $4,000 bttik.
ers refuse 10 return 10 work In the Char.
letoi districts The men are noionger riot
efs, however. There 10 more OF lees Agita.
ton among the strikers d Matchlehnes,
Fleurls and Ohatellneau, and at these
points troops are still needed 10 preserve
order. The miners al Coutcelles and Dan
ord went out on q strike to-day. They aft
dlBotdefly and many Of them have been
arrested,
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LABOR UGUATE,
ThO Discussion ReusWsu on Congressman
O'Noill's Arbitration Bul,

rhO Discussion Renewed on Congressman
O'Eoills Arbitration Bnl.
WASHINGTON, d. O., april 9.-The0 0'Neill
Labor Arbitration bill was considered III
the House to-day Mr.. Willis, Of Ken.
lucky, expected to vote for the bill. It,
opponents agreed that 1t was harmless
measure and then proceeded to pour oul
the vials Of their wrath upon 1t, They de-
nounced, they epitheted it; they called II
Trojan horse, they called it fraud and
trick. He believed that the bill had somt
meat in II.
Mr. O'Neill, Of Missouri, declared that
the Knights Of Labor were in favorof arbi-
tration. He stood here appealing for law,
for justice and for right, for to-day tht
country was almost on the verge OF a vol,
Cano. People were standing idle and Bui.
ierlng for food In the West on account ol
the strike, while constitutional craukb
stood quibbling on the illor Of the House,
He appealed to the members to stand by
Gho Committee on Labor, 10 vote down
amendments and to put their heels on
that class who could suggest nothing,
6hO were obstruCtlonisls and DarnaCleS Oh
q party aud who ought 10 have better
sense.
Mr.. Breckenridge, Of Kentucky, spoke
At length on the bill and In conclusion
said: "They for whom you seek to leRls.
late will turn to rend you when they TAXI
this bill up and find that in the future II
will provide means by which strikes can
be made punishable by arrest For volun,
tary arbitration will give place to inyoluu-
tary arbitration; involuntary arbitration
Tlll give place to federal Jurisdiction anu
federal jurisdiction will be held by capi.
cal. They will find out that 1t has been d
mare and a sham-worao than sham,
because II has baen delusion and dis.
aster.m
Alter some further discussion the com.
mittee rose. Mr.. 0'Neill, OF Missouri, gave
notice that he would tomorrow ask tht
House to set aside the special order Of
that day (the consideration of the repor,
from the Coinage Committed and proceed
70 conolusion on the Arbitration bill.
fhe first and second sections Of the bill as
agreed upon provides for q Board Of Arbi-
LrationwhlCh shall possess the power be.
.onging 10 the United states Commissioner
appointed by the Circuit Court ol
the United States, but in no case
shall any witness be compelled to disCll 81
the secrets or produce the records or pro-
ceedings Of any labor organization ol
which he may be an officer or member,
and any order, finding, conclusion oraward
made by a majority Of the arbitrators
shall be Of the same force and elect as IL
all the arbitrators concurred therein OF
united in making the same.
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TRR numerous captures Of the renegade
Apache chief Geronimo, and his subse
qucnt escapes from the military, are as
great burlesque on warfare as the late
skirmiShes Of the British army in Egypt,
Here is bloodthirsty savage who has
been guilty Of the most revolving acts and
naneless crimes, and after months Of tire.
some search for him he is finally captured,
and with the news Of his capture comes
the intelligence OF his escape. There
seems to be too much sympathy with this
red.handed butcher among the army OF.
lcep, for he is treated as an honorable
oe There are some good Apaches.bu'
they are dead. The blood Of murdered
women and children and the smoking
ruins that followed the torch Of this cut
throat and incendlary rascals cry for more
vigorous action than has been displayed
by bis So.Called Capton.
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PlTTsBuRaH, April IA youngstown,
Ohio, special says; Fifty Italians in the
limestone quarry OF Gust & Graham, near
Edenburg, struck yesterday for an ad-
vance Of ten cents per ton, To-day the
strikers went to the Carbon CompRny's
quarry, at Carbon, and to tine Bri0r Hill
quarry, near Lowellville, and induced all
the quarrymen to quit work. These Ital'
ians look the places Of American work.
men several years ago, and are now strlk'
ing for the same rate as was formerly
paid the native workmen.
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AuOol,t A Ds sOlO.

ST. i,ouis, Mo-, April 9 "A Post. .Dt,patch
special from De Soto, Mo-, says everything
Il quiet there, awaiting orders from head
quarters. No movement To tesume work
viii be made until an agreement ID arrived
Al, No further arrests have been made
here, and II 10 understood that the sheriff
hRs received orders 10 make no more for
Ihe pfaaenL,
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NIJ.tStlous isSplosiOn.

CHICAGO, April IAN explosion cccuf'
rcd atan early hour this morning In the
new tank house Of Swift 4 Co.,, the pack.
Ing h'm The house was q new three.
story brick building, located on genter.
avenue, near Fotty.Afth street. Ont. ot
the immense tanks containing fatty oils,
mysleriouAly blew up, completely wfecking
lhe building, The nightwatchman, Da.
va MOoreReld, was on the third hoot q
We time, and he was butied q the ruins,
lie was rescued In AboulshAli an hour "
u almost unconscious conditions. he
~ hken 10 the county hospital and mey
1e, Tue loss on the building Will De II
lhe nolghbofhood Of $4,000,
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.OlNctNNATl, o, April AT half.paul
eight o'clock this evening the snow which
had been falling nearly all day measured
nearly four inches in depth and was still
falling. This fact, together with reported
rains up the river, causes considerable ap,
prehension as to q food, and business
houses in the bottoms have been busy all
day removing good 8 from the cellars and
arst floors. Many cellars are already
flooded, and the mills on the Licking rivel
have closed The river at s o'clock wa
80 feet 0 inches and rising two inches al
hnttF
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Tax city has at this time no business o.
Uez.raordiuary a character that 1t need
An assistant to the City Solicitor. II thu
Solicitor does not tlnd 1t desirable or con.
yenleHt to attend to the duties Of his Of
er,. Council will have no difficulty ii
aaiinq alawyer who will be glad to carr
,bo salary.
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COMMISSIONERS BLACK during the las.
campaign heard some irresponsible Demo
cratic stumpspeaker say something abou
The alleged mismanagemsnt Of the Pen
sion Office, and he gulped the story dow.
and after a feeble digestion he threw 1t VI
to the Senate. Since the committee, how
ever has been asking the why's anc
vherciorcs Of his wild assertions he hOl
been hunting for hole to hide himself
in. 1t doesn't pay to tie to the politlca
romsnceru. Commissioner Black has found
this out, as many others have before him
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EVERY American citizen who is an adj
voclte Of the purity Of the ballot vii
await the result Of the Cincinnati election
next Monday with keen interest to set
what effect the recent exposure Of tht
"boodlo gang frauds" will have on tht
honest voters mind, 1t is claimed tina,
tue democracy will receive something ii
the nature Of black eyei in fact, a well
periled rehuke.
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LONDON, April 9,-sir Horace Rum.
boldt, the British Minister 10 Greece, has
been ordered 10 join with other foreign
diplomatic representatives at Athens ID
sending 10 the Greek government a final
strong femonsLranCe against GfeeCe's war
like attitude. This remembrance will be
tantamount 10 an tltlmAtum, and II
Greece ignotes II the foreign fleets will
act forthwith. All the foreign squadron
in the waters Of Greece are being rein.
fnfNad.
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Republican ssaatO.lAl Caucus.

'peoIdI UI1pdEcN 70 He IRltIIl0e0cer.
WASHINGTON, D. O., April 2.-The Re.
publican Senatorial caucus adjourned this
afternoon without reaching any decision
rhe result will probably be that each
domination will be considered on its indI.
vidual merits, as no time was appointed
for any further caucus. More than ma.
jority Of the Republicans expressed them.
selves In favor Of open executive sessions
Mr.. Edmunds Is said TO have lost bis ten.
per when the liberal element refused Ia
Join him In his proposed policy OF whole.
sale reflections, and said some ill.natured
things. Sherman, Morrill,, Hoar, Logan
and Others are among those taking issue
with him.
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IT is an easy thing in London to get TO-
ysther mass meeting to condemn ANY.
tbIns or anybody Condemnation viii
no, rnllIs Mr.. Gladstone's feathers il he
oet,ths votes to pass his Irish measure.
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iI.plenIs tjhailSpss on paper,

ptrrsBuSau, Pa April g.--1n speaking
Of Edward Hahlan's challenge, John
Teemer, the champion oarsman, said 10.
day that when HAnlan accompanied BID
challenge with d forfeit, placed In come
responsible persons hands, be would con.
slider u, but not before, 10 he was moi
recognizing anything as challenge when
there IA no deposit,
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Know all men by these presents, that Is
ilsnybody has gas going to waste, here isa
chance to market his product, We have
NO companies in the field, and there may
Ina more to follow.
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Special Dtspatth 10 lt MtelltCaeer.
WASHINGTON, April 2.-ssnator Kennu
was suddenly attacked with illness this
morning, at his residence, while playing
with bis children. A physician was sum.
moned and at last accounts this evening
the patient was doing we'll. His sickness
lb the result Of bilious attack of very
severe nature.
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,MpoarEp WORKERS,

Ehs iSalsh,a Against Contract Women Ia.
bOfOfa ttom sootiaad.
Nnw YohE, April 2,-Messn. Barbour,
Of patterson, have been making arrange.
mentS iof bringing out workers from Scot.
iAnd Al wholesale, but the Knights ol
labor have no intention Of permlttlhE
Iris and propose trying 10 prevent II BY
An appeal 10 the law iofbiddihg the I'm.
poriasIon Of contfao. labor, lnotder thai
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PoR snaOob worth a cool half million,
epAldorman Kirk Is in rather an un'
ulosssnt predicament, It may be thai
his money will not save him II he h
uIty, 1t did not: use to be 80 in New
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A sudden YlrLn1n. spnsm.

New YoRK, April 2.-The political or
ganlEatlonS are casting out those con,
nected with the Broadway surface railroad
scandal. AT the meeting Of the Tammany
Committee on Organization tonight the
reaignations Of ex.Aldermen Kirk, Full
graft and Dempsy, and "Billy" Maloney
we're rendered and accepted. The County
Democratic Executive Committee tonight
passed resolutions calling on the District
Committees to retire all persons from the
organization In any way connected with
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TnrRs is nothing in Mr. o'Nsill's labor
bill to help labor, but speeches for home
consumption are always in order, and
nome gentlemen talk very well as convsn
tinn time draws near.
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NEw YoRK, April 1.-The following dis
patch was received at the office OF The
Missouri Pacific Railroad Company this
morning. !, ~,
M. Jav Gould, PreidenL
While there may still be some trouble
ata few points, think the worst Is over,
but things may mot run smoothly for some
DAYS. 1'have plenty Of force to run trains
Sna do repairs. 1 am gradually recon.
Stynetins nv force with new men, About
thlFly men are at work to.dSy Business
Il fuiIy resumed at the Kansas City yards
and A large business is being done there.
T'be total loads moved In the system yes
teFday was 8,00S, an increase Of S64 loads
over the day before.
tslgned n. NJ. HoHiE,
nothing had been heard concerning Mt.
Irons, OF that Of the strikers.