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opening of the Prussian diet, affirmed his
undying belief in the future OF Prussia,
and added hat the German Empire was
resting on Prussia's shoulders.
London, April 16th.-Sugar in stock on
the 18th inst. was 145 5000 tons last year
154,0W tons.
New York, April 17th.-London news
states that nearly all the trade societies
have signed a man ifestO calling a meeting
III Hyde Park for the 4th of May to sup.
port the 8 hours movement.
The Times, in an editorial, advises India
and other countries interested in the silver
question to take into account the ddm&ned
up volume of silver in the United States,
which it is possible to pour out into the
rest of the world.
The returns OF the FrenchBoard Of Trade
show an increase over the term ending
March SO, being in imports 10, 452, 900 francs,
and exports 81, 691, 600.
1t is stated that the Comte and COmtesse
Maulmont have been arrested on q charge
of embezzling charity funds.
Washington advices state that the tariff
bill has been reported to the House. At
the last moment the Committee decided to
recommend to make sugar below 16 Dutch
standard, and molaSses free of duty, and all
above dutiable at the rate of four.tenths of
a cent per pc Und, and to grant q bounty Of
2ctS. per pound to be paid from the treasury
fora period OF 10 years on sugar polariziDg
at 50 madein the States from cane, beet, or
sorghum produced in the States.
The delegates to the Pan-American Con.
gress gave a banquet to President Harri.
son yesterday.
CIV York, April 18th.-Mr. Goschen
pres enting the budget in the House of
Com mons said that The expenses had ex.
ceeded the estimates by ELI 600, while the
receipts were three millions over the es-
Inmates. He deplOred the consumption
of alcoholic drinks. Everybody he said
seemed bent on tOas ting the national pros.
perity and increasing the revenue. He
referred to rs and .'76, the two greatest
drin king years, showing that the increased
prosperity had increased the consumption
of alcohol. The national debt has been
reduced by +8,295,000 which was ex.
planned rs the result of the CONVEX.
sion of the 3 per cents. He also
made reference to the calling in of the
pre-VictOIian gold coin. The estimates for
the coming year arc for expenditure
esq ,S57 900, and for revenue 81, 400, 900.
The three millions SUI rplus will be devoted
to the construction and Improvement OF
military barracks, an 1O0, 900 TO the equip.
ment Of volunteers in India, and Colonial
postage will be reduced to twO.pence half.
penny, aud the duty on tea to two. pence
per pound.
The POStm aster General expressed a
hope that the negotiations between the
United States and England for the estab.
liShment of the parcel post would be sue
ceSsful.
A Paris despatch states that President
Carnot had a cordial reception on his ar.
rival at MarSeilles. The Italian squadron
sent to honour him is waiting his arrival at
TOulOn.
The Imperial Palace at Oranienbaum,
about twenty miles from St. Petersburg,
has been destroyed by fire. 7 servants lost
their lives.
Gable between St. Vincent and st. Lucia
interrupted, this does not interfere with
communication owing to duplicate system
OF cables.
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which must DEP nd upon the prospects of
the coming crop. If the Budget should be
submitted earlier, the Council must then
understand that more items than at present
must be made quite calculatOrily or approxi.
culatiVely.
No one else demanded the word 1st
discussion was closed.
The Council then proceeded to the 2nd
Discussion on the Draft of Budget with
Money Bills for 189O-9l.
The Committees Report reads as fol-
= lows:
WHE Undersigned were in the Colonial
J Councils Meeting OF Srd February a. q.
elected IS q Committee to report on;
The Draft Of Budget for the Muuicipa.
lily Of St. Croix for the financial year
from LIST April 1890 to 3lst March
1891, with Money Bills appertainins
thereto; and On
.-,. The Drafts OF Additional Grants to
the Budget for l889-9O sub Item D. 8.
Road. Department, d. II, Sanitary De-
partment, 3. Divers Expenses, and 3.
Building and other uncertain Expenses;
and we have now the honour to state, that
we have found nothing of Importance in che
said Drafts to comment upon but in
reference to the Additional Grant sub D. II.
Sanitary Departm ent for 1881. 38 to cover
expenses incurred toward prevention of the
spreading Of malignant tuberculose as found
to exist among the stock of horned cattle on
certain Eastend Estates, we cannot withhold
this remark, that we think it would have
been more correct, had this Draft been sub.
mitted to the Colonial Council before the
amounts had been expended.
st. Croix, the 2Oth March 1890.
p. u. ANDERSEN, Al E. STAKENANE,
Chairman. S~DokesmSm.
J. HEWITT. r. RAPHAHL.e
p. LUNNEY.
No amendments or notifications were
introduced.
The Spokesman (StGkemGnH) in introduce
ing the Report referred to the Remarks
therein, showing that the Comm ittee had
found nothing of Importance to comment
upon in the Draft. The few remarks he
had to make personally. would be made
under the several Items az they come on.
Ito be COmtinNed.)
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Copenhagen, foundered during a heavy
storm. She had on board Ia passengers
and u crew of II persons, all Of whom went
down with the ship. The Chief Engineer
E.. s. Dam, was q native of st. Croixs
, 1890-04-19
{ Mail Notes, 18th April.)

During Sunday and yesterday strong
NOrGherly winds prevailed here, with very
cool weather, the Thur. being yesterday
afternoon at 70 Fahr, an unusual thing
here. During some of the Squalls on Sun.
day night the wind blew with great force;
to-day there is less wind, but a heavy fall Of
rain. The German barque /" Meteor" con.
signed to MesSrs Wharam & Go, which
cleared since Saturday for Vieques left for
her destination this morning, the Captain
not deeming it safe to proceed there ear.
lier on account of the pc TT being exposed to
strong Northers.
, 1890-04-19

April 17-Per schr. Vigilant from St.
Observation-Disclosures Thomaf, George and
Cornelial Duncan, IWm. Henry, Joseph
Thomas.
April 18-Per schr. VigilGnt for st.
Thomas-Mrs. P. Pentheney, Margreth
Cruise, Victor Goodings s. child, Maud
Simmonds, Isabella Rita s. child, Julie
Williams. j. T. Quin Esqr, John Fabio,
Inger Hansen.
, 1890-04-19
CHRISTIANSTED
Cleared.

April. Cleared.
is 5 m. schr, W. Il. JONES'" 283 tons
9. G. Fourni Ter, master, for Cuba.
II schr. brig 1T. TownOr," 1877 tons,
G. E. Dayton, master for Frederik-
sted with part cargo sugar.
" Schr. brig "Rising Sum-" 93l tons
G. V. Decker, master, for New York
II; with sugar.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-01
THE TRUCKERS.
A BAD OUTLOOK FOR THEIR EARLY
VEGETABLES.
Yacht Sagamore--Pcrsopa1- Poiifioa'-ihe
Chamber of Commerce to Take
Action to Encourage Manu-
facturcrs to Locate
Schooner Floated.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dlsparcn.l

correspondence OF the HichnOnu bisP"~'"'
NoRFoLK, February %, 1890.
Norfolk county truckers have raised an
immense cabbage crop this winter, but INC
total loss of the crop is now threateneIii
Owing TO the continued warm weather all
sorts Of insects have swarmed III the helu-
and are now destroying the cabbage III
every direction. This of itself will prove
severe loss TO the truckers, but ~
everything put in the ground y
having its Growth forced ahead
rapidly bv the prevailing warmth
it is not unlikely that the frosts OF Mafch
and April will cut Oh the potatoes green
peas. Berries. and all other tender stun
making the ruin complete tor the season
The truckers are full Of nerve however
despite the unpromising outlook, ana are
disposed TO take all the chances. All are
now busy planting Irish potatoes ana snip
ping kale and spinach.
The magnificent barkentine-rigge
steam-yacht Sycamore, OF the new Iolh
Yacht-Cluh, il in port on her way 70 fI0rl-
da and will sail this afternoon. SO.
Judge WilliamF. Rhca. OF Bristol isVis't-
ing Norfolk. 49,.
Another effort was made by the Merritt
Wrcckng Company's tugs yesterday 70
baul tho stranded schooner b. I. Poole OF
Virginia Beach. but the effort was uhsuc
ccssiul.
Several of the Republican clerks IN the
nayv-yard who were formerly III the Gus,
tom.house viii he appointed 70 their Ola
places when Collector Banks reorganlzes
The force.
More spring showers through this Soc
tion to-day. Heavy fogs prevail on the
cOast.
The deadlock on the collcctorship
having been broken the Republicans are
now bringing 10 bear all the pressure pos
sible 10 secure the soft places they are
after.
A NEGRO express-driyer named jim Con-
nor was before Mayor Baird IN Portsmouth
this morning for careless driving. and was
fined fifty dollars He drove into crowd
and ran over boy.
The Chamber Of Commerce is making
active efforts 70 hold "A monster meeting
at an early dav 10 adopt measures TO en-
couraoe manufacturers to locate Their
plants here.
The painters are mt work to-day on the
bottom Of the sunbOat Petrol.
The Alliance took on two hundredsO ns
of coal to-day and sails tomorrow.
All the big stoam-fsheries on the Abe
marie sound put in their selncs yesterday
aud the season IL now in full blast ana
heavy business dong.
Contributions continue 20 come IN gradu-
ally for the Greenesvlle sufferers, 80 De
inI received yesterday.
4 very interesting revival Of rcligion is in
progress ut McKcndreo Methodist EpIsco-
pal church.
Tie steamer Hope. sunk with a cargo Of
merchandise in NCrth-l anding river, has
been raised 10y the wreckcrs and tOwed
into port.
The schooner Wyandotte, Of this port,
boachcd near Cape Henry during the late
H,,taI at,I fAt~aI
SCOTS creek.
The Chesapeake hay steamers arrived
tins evening ten hours late, having had TO
nnclnr ON nccnnnt Of the henvy fog.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-01
Condensed Telegrama.

The Cleveland-street scandal was dis
oussed yesterday il the House of Com
mons.
The Chattanooga river reached height
of thirty-seyen feet ten inches at o'clock
last night and Is rising slowly.
The official programme of the subjects
10 be considered by the international
Labor Conference IN England has been Is
sued.
A New Orleans Piodyn@s special from
Lake Providence says concerning the leyecs
of the Fifth district They are being Sc
verely pressed 10y wind and water. but the
neople III charge believe they can hold
them.
The North German Gazette, Prince Bis
marck's organ, confirms the report that
Prince Bismarck intended TO resign the
chancellorship, but says the results of the
recent election caused him to decide to re-
main III once.
The annual revenue 70 the Government
under its lease 10 the North American
Commercial Company. on a basis OF 100 900
seals per annum, will be about a. 900 0OO,
as against about $500 OOOunder the present
lease TO the Alaska Commercial Company.
The petition Of the Ballot Reform
League Of New York will be finished to-
morrow. It contains 5l,l44 signatures,
weighs Loo. pounds. and contains $50
pages II will be on exhibition two DAYS
and will be forwarded to Senator Saxton
Monday night.
In the suit Of Colonel William Wall
against Samuel Thomas and other trustees
of the American Cotton-Oi Trnst Com
pany to restrain them from disposing Of
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-01
AN EYEWITNESS
To the Giving Way of the Walnut Grove
Dam.
nv Telegraph 10 the Di8patch.l

by telegraph 10 the Di'pa'chJ
PRFscorr. ARR, February 2s.-Miner re-
turned YESTERDAY afternoon from the
Walnut Grove dam. He interviewed
Captain Hunt late of the United States
army, who was on watch with Superin-
tcndcnt Brown when the dam gave way.
Captain Hunt says that all day Friday
twenty men. being all who could be Sc
cured. were employed in blasting he waste
waterway 10 increase its capacity. The
4jon of the break was the swapping OF u
large steel cable connecting the tower IN
the middle of the dam with the bank. This
occasioned loud report and he said IT
seemed az If a ball of FIRE was shot from IT,.
The next instant the tower tOttered, ana
il seemed rs If the entire dam, containing
1000 tons OF rock, all moved bodily al
once. The roar of waters and the grind
ing Of the bOulders was perfectly deafen-
inc. The messenger sent 10 warn those
at the lower dam, and who failed TO do go
on account of becoming intoxicated, has
not been seen since. The first survivors
10 arrive in Prescott was Yesterday after
noon, when John Hardee, Ed. Davis,
and W. n. Russell came III. oil OF them
being more or less bruised and skinned from
climbing the steep hill among the cactus
and sharp rocks 70 escape the flood. John
Hardee gave his experience a. follows: !
was camped on "a barren creek with three
Others. Some time after midnight We We're
awakened by n deafcning roar, whom
Jumped out IF the bed and yelled at the
others: The dam has broken; run for
your lives.n | reached the high ground
and saw waves at least sixty feet high strike
the tent and it was gone. The distance
between the bluffs at this point Is about
two hundred yards, and the water filled
this space forty feet deep. A huge boulder.
weighing one hundred tons III front OF our
tent was swept away and the next day |
went down the cut five miles III search o.
bodies and saw no trace Of II.
Some lumber had been left on a higl
bluff near the lower dam. which was not
reached by the water. Collins are being
made Of this and then tioated down e
where the bodies are found. the latter
being buried whore found. Thlrty-seyeI
bodies in all have been recovered.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-01
watered whiskcy Seized in Chicago.

Collector Manner has seized in Chicago Q
number OF barrels of whiskey selected
from, various houses doing q wholesale
wbiskey business here. and the peculiar
methods they have been following to meet
competition in the trade have ut least the
elsment of novelty. The Collector said;
We discovered that a number of dealers
are in the habit of reducing the proof
standard Of whiskey and selling 1t to their
customers fully 20 per cent. below
the proof guaranteed by the United
States certificate. After the whiskey
is gagged and the proof found to be GER
tain standard, 20 OF 20 per cent. OF IT Is
Withdrawn from the barrels whichar then
filed up With water. The geuger's certih-
cate thus states that the whiskey is OF a
certain standard. when in fact II is adul-
terated. the Government stamp aiding con;
siderably in the Preparation OF the fraud
on the customer. We seized q number OF
barrels thus adulterated and have sent TO
Washington a detailed report OF the whole
matter. The parties interested claim that
| the practice IS generally followed ana Is
necessary in consequence of the keen COM
petition in the whiskey trade
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-01
CIVIL SERVICE.
The Investigation Continued-North caro-
lima to the Front.
lFrom our Regular Correspondent

lEInm OuE hob uihA NNiA'oL'tANN'-'
WASHINGTON. February 2s.--The inyesti-
cation of the CIvil-Serylce Commission
was continued to-day and Congressman
Ewart of North Carolina. acted as chlet
prosecutor. Editor HattOn, of the Wash
incton Post. who commenced the fight,
was on hand early, and the cOmmlsH0ners'
who are doing all they can TO break down
the testimony of the witnesses WHO
are exposing the humbug, were there
too. Mr.. Roosevelt brings with nm eacI.
day a painful cOunten1nce, for the PROOF
against LYMAN, of the cOmmlsslont j.
shocking to the nice young man rom &c"
York. who is regarde d AS professional re. re
former. The Mugwumps are DelttllnE
the investigation, and trying, 20 plcan
down the testimony showing that Lyman
Is totally unfit 70 have anything TO 90 WIN
the cause Of reform. 49,
A man named Mitchell was examined TINS
morning and some letters Of his PRODUCED
which 90 TO show that civll-servce REFORM
as administered under this Administrator
is travesty upon the word. Mltchel'
during the last Administration was spe--
cial examiner in the field. and because OF
looseness in his accounts Secretary Lamar
ordered hisremoval. Mr.. Vance, thenamem-
Der Of Congress from Connecticut. ana MI.
Burr, editor of the Hartford Times, wrote
letters asking for MitchelPs retention on
the ground that he was a Democrat ana
his family one of influence in the Demo
cratic party of the State. Mitchell was
bounced Notwithstanding these appeals III
his behalf When Tanner became Pension
Commissioner Mitchell applied to DO re-
instated, and wrote letter claiming 70
be Republican, and alleging that
he had been removed for politicai
reasons. He was put back under civil-serr-
vice regulations, having passed an exami.
ton. The commissioners claim there was
nothing irregular in this, but Messrs,;
Ewart and Hatton insist that as Mltcheil
had been discharged under former ad
ministration for tangling up his accounts
and Incorporating funds in his hands
il is poor sort of reform" Tor the
officers of tho Government TO lie,
him got back into the service without
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-01

and good prices always follow Breaks. how
ever. are small. and no heavy ones are looked
for. Offerings on Change: IS packages At y 70
sss: seven tsken In; average SIS Good aush-
iy now wrappers sold we'll Private sales; FIJI
ers, II: smokers, 8; wrappers, 81; darks 20;
scrap s0--total, rs
Revenue collections: Cigars and cigarettes.
siss.sO: tobacco, ss5JGsi-to.sl, si,0oo4h
Market rather quiet in appearance, with q very
strong undertono and firmcr prices. Mr.. :. w.
vensble. Of Petersburg. was among buyers OF
old wrappers to-day.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-01
DEATHS.

RLLIs-Died, February 4, leg), AZ tee resi-
asnce az Mr.. Ashby, No. lSO south sixth street,
Richmond. Va. after two woess saneriss from
Fills dsughtcr Of James h and Maria N.
VIiis. Of scottsyille, VA; aged twenty-ono years
ssven months and seventeen dsys
she fell asleep ~ jesus
urocious one from US has gone.
4 voice We loved "a stillod.
place il vacant IN our home
Which nevor can DO died
God In Hts wisdom has recalled
The boon His love hGs given;
And though the body siumDers here,
Tue soul Is safe In Heaven.
Remains we're Inferred ~ seotisvlile, Va
KIsRER.--Died. February ssth, al z A. NJ, et
the residence ot her parents, No. 1910 east Msin
street, LEoSohA. Infant daughter VI John and
Emily kinker.
funeral from the rcsidence THIS lSatardayl
MORNING, March Isk ~ Q O'Clock
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-01
THE RICHMOND MISREPRESENTATION, MARCH L. 1890.

the property Of the trust or IN perfecting
plan OF reorganization. an amended niii
Of complaint was fled in the office OF the
clerk Of the United States Circuit Court
yesterday.
The longest and most monotonous game
in the billiard tournament was played in
Chickering Hall Yesterday between DAILY
and Hester. Both of the men were nervous,
and the long game Of forty-four innings
did not improve their tempers. Score
DAILY. 500: HeIser 400
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-01

looking into his record. There woul noe
be half the strength in tho charges o. ios ,
the fact that tho ciyll-service refolerS
claim 10 be 30 much better than the ne
rality OF mankind. They ought to re nv
inflated over the exposures OF trigfy::
favorit:sm, and dark-lantern reform nh.
has been shown up since the investiglqi,
begun. II 10 said. and his distressed DIS
would indicate as much. that Mr.. Rse-
yelts tender young eiYil-service-rerin
heart IL bleeding daily, and as he is aan
Of money and influence he could helfhe
cause Of reform by doing all in his ITer
TO retire his colleague. Mr.. Lyman. ttne
shades Of private life.
The nomination Of John b. Eaves. OIL
lector of internal revenue for the Wessrh
district of North Carolina. which has Yen
held up go long. Will probably be rep0au
favorably from the Senate Finance IN
mittee on Tuesday next.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-01
>AnBsy tChot ~ fAo NJ ~
rlaas. at Z y NJ
Boy TRINITY METHODIST

CHURCH corner Broad and Twenfieo
streO,sl-Rev. Jsssk I. wuussy. Pastor.-sus-
DAY, March %, tho Pastor will presch 81 II
O'Clock A. ". and aintnister The sscrameus OF
the Lords supper. ASP. NJ. he will prearn On
"a Sea OF Meaning In q Drop Of Language
Sunday school AZ Dis A. N. Service on VIENNA
DAY EysSISG st O'Clock, Everybody vescomes
Polite usher. will provide stranssrs with ssesS
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-01
Id WEATHER FOR THE MIDDLE AND SOUTH

4
COLD WEATHER FOR THE MIDDLE AND SOUTH
ATLANTIC STATES.
WASHINGTON, February 2S-The signal ser
vice furnishes tho following special bulieun "
the press:
Tho temperature reported this morning from
Western Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Eastern
Kansas, and the entire Missouri valley ~ Iar
north as Fort Buford ~ lower han ever oeio.e
recorded by the signal service ~ ~ iats M. ~
I'm the winter ThefollOwing temperatures WIN
their differences as compared with the lowest
temperatures over reported Tor tho correspond
ing dates are eveu: Corpus Christi, ~ oe-
gree5-ll below: Fort smith, b-l1 beloW' ;.
LOUIS. ~ below: Kansas City. Zero-5 beloW,
Huron. 24-9 below: Fort Suliy. sO-S belO"'
81. Vincent, 4-J below. These temperature
conditions will move slowly eastward. WIN cies'-
Ing weather tonight and Saturday, PRODUCING
IN Wisconsin, the greater part OF the ONO sa,-
Icy, and from Tennessee scuthWard throusn
Alabama, Mississippi. and East Louisiana, the
coolest weather ever known Tor THIS season OF
year. Unusually cold weather may DO expecteu
Ia tho Middle and south Atlantic states du-
ring saturday and sunday, after which the tenn
peratura viii recover slowly. Frosts OF some Sc
verify will probably occur during tn3 noxt forty-
eight hours IN the interior portions OF GeorSla'
ana possibly Northern Florida, and thence
NORTHUMBERLAND freezing weather win IN
crea,ng severity may be expected. In
California and southern Oregon me pres
ent cold spel Is one Of the seyeress ever
know ~ tho emf Oh teDruafy, Win Ahiue
frosfs AZ the southern end ~ SAN Joaquin al
10y. In Northern oregon, Idaho, Washington,
Utah. and Southern Colorado IL - from 5 70 II
degrees colder than ever before recorded at so
late u date.
A FREEZING COLD WAVE.
ST. LOUTs, February 2S-pispatches from vart-
Gus cities ia Texas say that tho worst =" nortner
Of the seas prevailed in tho state yesterday
Seet AMI snow fell over large portions OF tho
state and tho mercury sank % twenty degrees
| below freezing point IN many places. Tho frui'
crop Is badly damaged. ard early vegetables
are destroyed. The same cold wave passed over
Arkansas ami reports rom that state are OF
much damage done 20 fruit aud vegetables.
The WEATHER IN RICHMOND YESTERDAY was
rainy IN the morning, cloudy In tho afternoon
| and light rain al night