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ceremonies were performed is known as the
President'sgu gun room, leading out ofthe recep-
ton room on the northeast corner OF Gray
Gables. On a little shelf close by the win
dow was the annunciator. It was OF black
rubber. with a small solid gold band around
the edge. with the following inscription en-
graved on it:
"Marion Cleveland, September l5. 1885,"
The knob Of the annunciator was white with
an engraved Masonic emblem-square and
compass-in gold. From until the button
was pressed the President remained beside
the operator. The special wire was d1scon-
for one minute the wire was left open, ana
at the end of twenty seconds Mr.. CleVe-
land pressed the button. This was at
6.56. His thumb was on the an
nunciator hardly second, and as soon
as Operator Viles could connect the teie-
graph KEY word was received from Atlanta
that the machinery had started. Those In
the room at the house beside the PRESIDENT
were Mrs. Cleveland, Mr.. Thurber and Misses
Ruth and Esther Cleveland and nurse:
Ruth was especially interested IN all that
was going on and stood beside her rather When
the button was pressed. while Esther SAT
in her mothers lap. At the request Of the
committee the President was asked to SEND
message before the button was pressed IN Or
der that 1t might be read to the vast assem-
blage. Mr. Cleveland wired the following at
about $50 o'clock:
"To the President and Board OF Direc-
tors Of the Cotton States and Interna.
ttonal Exposition, Atlanta, Ga: Fully ap::
preciating the value and Importance OF
the exposition inauguratei to-day, l am
especially gratifled to be related to Its
inception and progress and to participate IN
the opening ceremonies. I sincerely con-
gratulate those whose enterprise and energy
have accomplished such splendid results,
and heartily wish that the exposition tney
have set on foot will be completely success
full In consummating all the good results
contemplated by its promoters.
"GRovER CLEVELAND
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A FRlcHTFUL EARTHQUAKE.
Hundreds of Persons Reported Killed ana
Great Damage Done In Honduras. q.

Hundreds of Persons Reported Killed ana
Great Damage Done In Honduras.
A courier who arrived at Tegucigalpa, the
capital of Honduras, reported that disas-
trous earthquake had occurred at Yetspan
and the surrounding country. causing the
loss of hundreds OF lives and the destruction
Of many houses. At Yetapan, according 10
his report, sevanty-one houses were de-
stroyed and 153 dead bodies had been taken
from the ruins. At Covaiuanca thiIty-seven
houses were destroyed and ninety-hye dead
bodies had been recovered. At Cayuscat
twenty-nine houses were destroyed and III
bodies were taken from the ruins. -
The shocks commenced on Sunday, lasting
all day and night at intervals, causing much
damage and grsat fear among the 1nhaoit-
ants OF the city and neighborhood. BY Mon.
day the city was filled by an addition OF 35C0
people from the mountains and outlying VII.
fages. During Monday night sheets Oh
flames appeared at different points to the
northwest. rising to immense heights.
Tuesday morning the shocks ceased, quiet
was restored and people left town for their
homes. At 9 o'clock that night. however,
heavy rumbling noises were heard, shorty
after followed by reappearance OF the
-
again flocked to town and at midnight the
church tower fell. carrying with 1t the roofs
Of three houses. Nine people were killed and
eighteen injured.
Rumbling which sounded like the heaviest
cannouadine commenced and lasted over an
hour and half, the people rushing madly
through the streets, praying and crying;
Just before daylight another prolonged
shock occurred, which Is variously calculat-
ed to have lasted from two and quarter to
three minutes.
Many fleeing people were killed by rocks
which fell in perfect shower like hatl.
storm. Smoke from the mountains 10 the
northwest rose to an enormous height. fol-
lowed shortly after by the bursting flames
from the mountain sides and the throwing
out of rocks and lava. Shortly after streams
of molten lava set fire to numbtr OF houses
on the mountain side. Cattle grazing near
py fed and were killed, being engulfed IN
the lava which continued flowing In I'M
mense streams.
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At the beginning Of the ceremonies there
was big parade, headed by the United
States Fifth Infantry and the Washington
Artillery Of New Orleans, followed by sever
alregiments Of Georgia State troops. The
parade was about an hour In traversing the
distance OF three miles to the Exposition
grounds. reaching there about $50 O'Clock.
The exercises were held at the Auditorium.
It was crowded. The acoustic properties
were excellent, so that the speakers could
be distinctly heard in all parts OF the build
ing. President Collier was received en-
Enthusiastically when he arose to speak, as
did Mrs. Joseph Thompson, President Of the
Woman's Board. The grafton was by Judge
Emory Speer, of the United States Court.
The hit of the day was made by Booker T..
Washington, the representative OF the col
ored race, who, in twenty minutes speech,
evoked greater applause than all the others
put together. He seemed to have the ear OF
the audience, and pleased both white and
solored.
Ex-Governor Rufus B. Bullock acted as
master Of ceremonies at the exercises. After
President Golfers address Governor Bull
lock introduced Mrs: Joseph. Thompson,
President of the Woman's Board OF Mana
gers. AS Mrs. Thompson arose to deliver her
address, the ladies Of the Woman's Board
arose and waved their handkerchiefs.
Booker T. Washington. representative OF
=. the colored race, was received with cheers
by the audience. Almost every sentence
was applauded. His assertion that the
recognition of the colored race by this ex-
position would do more to secure the friend
ship of the two races than anything which
has happened since the colored man was
emancipated, was received with approval by
both white and colored.
The next speaker was George Brown, who
represented Governor Atkinson, the Cover
nor having recently been very III, and was
too weak to deliver an address. Next came
Judge Emory Speer, the orator Of the day.
Mayor King was interrupted in his address
Of welcome by the boom of the salute,
Just as President Cleveland touched the but
ton at Gray Gables. A great crowd o1
people gathered in the Machinery Hall be-
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Domestic.
RECORD OF THE LEAGUE CLUBS.

hECOhD Or Ih6 LEhoOE SLUbos
setfmore aGs w?H M sss f1aS wSa ss T 5s
Cleveland. 80 As .640INew York 81 81 .529
Philadel Ia 4S .607 Clncinnati.60 SO .504
Chicago. . ST Sc .545 Washing'n 80 10 1881
Brooklyn. sc 56 .541ISt. Louis. 81 81 .S06
Boston. 65 So .5S7 Louisville .32 81 .26O
In New York City the Americas Club
Committee replied to Lord Dunraven's last
letter, placing the responsibility on him for
failing to sail the Valkyrie over the course In
the last cup race.
The organist Of Emmanuel Church gave
strong evidence against Dulrant the alleged
San Francisco murderer who showed signs Of
breaking down.
Much damage was done by windstorms in
Michigan.
Charles A. Poole, formerly purser on the
Ward line; fatally shot Mrs. Charles Curtis.
Of Brooklyn. with whom he was hopelessly
In love, and then committed suicide.
The new battleshlp Maine was put in COM
mission at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
The New York Republican State Conven-
tion at Saratoga adopted unanimously res
olution offered by Warner Miller favoring
"the maintenance OF Sunday laws in the in.
terest Of labor and morality" and nominated
the old State ticket by acclamation. Celora
E. Martin was nominated for Judge OF the
Court of Appeals.
The University of Pennsylvania won the
international intercollegiate cricket match
in Philadelphia. defeating Oxford and Cam.
bridge, the English eleven, by 100 runs.
The bull-hght feature Of the Atlanta (Ga.)
Exposition was revived.
Jacob s. Johnson, the colored evangelist Of
Somerville, n. j.. was arrested, charged with
numbering the colored girl, Annie Beekman,
whose body was found Sunday.
Rear-Admiral Bunce's squadron of evolu-
tion arrived in port Mt New York and an
chored off Staten Island.
Diamonds worth 100000 were stolen from
the cottage Of q. Victor Newcombe at Long
Branch, n. ].
A fire of incendiary origin totally de-
stroyed valuable barns and outbuildings on
John D. Rockefeller's country seat, near
Tarrytown, N. Y.
The fourteenth annual National Encamp.
ment, Sons of Veterans, began at Knoxville,
Tenp., with religious services.
Louis Hoffman. of Chicago, Ill.,, In a
drunken fury. fatally shot and cut his wife
and then fired bullet into his own brain
and died soon after being taken to the hos
pital.
big fire in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, de-
stroyed an elevator. 100000 bushels Of grain
and spar yard. The loss Is nearly S100, 900.
Gold is going out again from this country
to Europe, 81, 200, 900 having been exported
from New York during the week.
Pennsylvania State League OF Republican
Clubs met in convention at York. The 567
delegates in attendance represented $50
clubs.
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Foreign Notes.

Mount Vesuvius is becoming more actively
eruptive, and the volume Of lava thrown out
threatens to overflow the roads leading to
Naples.
News received in London from the Congo
Free State says that affairs are In a condition
OF anarchy. Encounters between Belgian
forces and natives which have been repres.
ented as Belgian victories have been serious
reverses.
Fifty houses and the Dominican Monastery
at Friesach, Austria, were burned. The
town, anclently known as Yiruem, Is noted
as retaining its ancient character. It was
flourishing place in the time OF the early
Roman Emperors.
Lord Dunraven has written declining the
banquet offered him by the st. Lawrence
Yacht Club of Montreal, Canada.
Foreign gunboats were sent to Ku-Cheng.
China, to move the authc rifles to punish the
ringleaders OF the outrages.
A Berlin paper says that the island of
Chusan, Off the eastern coast of China, has
been ceded to Germany.
Ambassador Runyon at Berlin was in
formed that Louis Stern, a rich merchant Of
New York City, must serve his Jail sentence
for rufling the dignity of q petty German
official.
Miles Stapleton, tenth Baron Beaumont, is
dead. His death was caused by the acci-
dental discharge Of gun while shooting on
his estates, Carlton Towers, Selby, York
shire, England. He was found lying beside
hedge with his head shattered by the
charge from his gun. 1t is supposed the
gun caught In tile hedge.
The Italian bark Broomhall was sunk
in collision with tho British bark Condor
near Monterideo, Uruguay. Captain Re-
petto, the mate and five OF the crew OF the
Broomhall were drowned.
The German Government has decided to
expel all foreign Socialists from the country.
Ex-Queen Liliuokalani has been pardoned
by Hawaiian Government.
Jose Maceo's forces successfully withstood
an assault by Spanish troops under Canellas
and Garrdo in mountain defles, near Ra-
mon de Ia Yaguas. Cuba, and led them into
trap composed Of dynamite mine, which
was exploded. The Spanish Lieutenant.
Ruiz, was cut to pieces and many were
wounded.
new Austrian Cabinet has been formed,
with Count Daldeni us President OF the
Council and Minister OF the Interior.
Great Britain's Consul at Wenchow. in the
province of Chekiang, China, hos been
stoned by a mob.
The cholera situation in Honolulu, Hawaii,
is much worse thar it WIS at first supposed
to be
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The following subjects and speakers have
been, among others. definitely settled upon
"Bimetallism and How to Obtain It, Hon.
william Lawrence, Of Ohio, eX-Comptrollei
OF the Currency, President National Wool
Growers Association, etc.; "The Relation Oh
Agriculture and the Currency" hon. Geo.
D. Thomas, of Montana; "Road Improve
ment in the United States," General Roy
Stone, Chief Division of Road Inquiry, De.
partment of Agriculture; "Sheep Growing IN
the South" Colonel A. E. Shepard, Mara.
thon, Texas; "An Export Bounty on Farm
Products. David Lubin, of California; "Agri.
cultural Education" Professors Sanborn, OF
New Hampshire. and Knapp, Of louisiana
sThe Weather and Crop Service: Its Rela.
tlon to the Farm and the Market" John r.
Sage, Iowa, Director OF Weather Bureau,
Department OF Agriculture; Marketing
Cotton" Hon. Hector D. Lane, Alabama,
citation; 'Dairy Farming in the South"
Major Henry Z. Alvord, Chief Dairy Division,
Department OF Agriculture and late Presi.
dent National Association of Agricultural
Colleges and Experiment Stations; "Protec.
ton to American Shipping" W. ". Bates,
of Maryland, e1-United States Commis-
sioner OF Navigation. author Of "AmericaD
Shipping" etc., and Major D. G. Purse,
President Savannah Board OF Trade; and
'Recreations For Farmers Wives" by Miss
Alice French C"Octave Thanet"), Of
Arkansas.
As Secretary Of Agriculture Morton and
J. n. Brigham, Master OF the National
Grange, will meet at the Parliament, 1t Is ex.
pected that there will be at least one lively
session. The Agricultural Parliament will
be preceded by Southern Irrigation
Parliament, lasting three days, and will be
followed by Good Roads Parliament. last.
ing three days.
The President OF the Farmers National
Congress is Hon. B. F. Clayton, Of Iowa, who,
starting without means, has become the
owner Of more than IL, 600 acres OF land-the
results Of farming only. Mr.. Clayton is held
in high esteem by the farmers throughout
the country. The Chairman Of the Execu.
tive Committee is General Dennis Kenyon, ,oi
Illinois, who is worth half a million dollars.
all made from farming and stock-raising. An.
other Illinois delegate, j. B. Foley. who had
nothing twenty;years ago, cleared s22, 900 Of
his farm last year. The Yiue-President oil
the congress Is Major G. M. Ryals, OF Sa'
vannah, the largest truck farmer In the
South and highly respected throughout
Georgia, where he has held many positions
of trust and honor. The Secretary is Johr
NJ. Stabl, Of Chicago, whom tho Atlanta
Journal recently referred to as "one OF the
most brilliant men and ablest writer's Of the
country, IN editor, farmer and Christian
| gentleman" The Assistant Secretary II
Major ". G. WILDLY, of Atlanta, one OF thu
| best known planters and newspaper men o.
the South,
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THE AMERICAS CUP.

Lord Dunrayen refused to let Valkyrie III.
sail On the ground that he feared inter-
ference by the excursion feet ana that the
Regatta Committee OF the New York Yacht
Club would not give him the assurance OF
an open course, which he demanded.
Mr.. Iselin wrote to Lord DunrasIen. ofer-
Ing to resail the second race, which &as given
to Defender because she was run into at the
start by valkyrle LII. Injured as she was by
the collision, Defender kept right on, and was
defeated by only forty-seven seconds. LORD
Dunraven declined Mr.. Isenn's proposition
to resail the race.
Excursionists estimated at $4,000 went
down New York Bay to see the third race.
These and the members OF the Regatta and
Race Committees were greatly disappointed
and amazed at Lord Dunraven's action. IN
q letter to the Regatta Committee he had
said that he would not sail II the excursion
boats interfered with him. Extraordinary
pains were taken to keep the start clear, 80
that there should be no occasion for COM
plant on this ground.
Lord Dunraven refused to make any fur
ther exclamation Of his course, but when at
tention was called to the clear field allowed
at the start, friend Of the Talkyrie's owner
intimated that Lord Dunraven feared the
course would not be 80 clear at the finish,
and this was his motive for giving up the
race.
On the day after the third race 1t was an
nounced that Lord Dunraven was going to
Niagara Falls and that his yacht. Valkyrte
III, would be sailed back as soon as posi-
BILE into English waters. Defender, 1t was
stated, would not be raced again for some
time, and 1t was said further that there
would be no further test OF sailing qualities
between the American yacht and her trans
atlantic rival. 1t is not likely that there
will be another contest for the Americas
Cup for many years to come, If ever.
The trend Of public opinion In New YORK
seemed to be with Mr.. 1selin and against
Lord Dunraven, whose action was bitterly
resented by some members OF the New York
Yacht Club as an international insult. On
the other hand the English press generally
sided with Lord Dunraven and asserted
that owing to the many excursion boats.
fair race could not take place in the waters
In the vicinity Of New York.
A New York gentleman offered a Sl0.0oo
cup for race between Defender and Val
kyrie ILL.,. with the understanding that
written guarantees have to be secured from
the Captains Of all excursion boats that
the course would be kept clear. Lord Dun
raven daclinad TO race.
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fore the close OF the exercises in the
Auditolirr., waiting to see the influence
ofthe touch that came over the wires. The big
Frick engine was in readiness, and row OF
batteries rested near the engineer. Just rs
the President touched the button the whistle
sounded and the engine moved Of at lively
gait. The great crowd sent up shout that
shook the roof. Almost simultaneously hun
dreds of arc lights flashed out on the plaza.
and incandescent lights cleaned from the
eornices and domes of the'Womap's building
and the Government building. 1T WAS just
dusk.
Several thousand Grand Army members
came down from Chickamauga and were con-
spicuous on the streets. They received
marked attentions from the citizens. One OF
these, Lieutenant Franklin Berry, brotlGht
down from Massachusetts, the flag wlAich
waved from Kcnnesaw the famous signal,
Hold the fort for am coming
The Lieutenant went upon kennesuw
Mountain anil waved the same signal whic b
he received thirty-one years ago from Gen.
sral Sherman and waved to General Corse.
The exposition WIS much nearer compile
hon on the opening day than the public had
supposed. The Government exhibit Is COM
plete, and is said to be the finest ever gotten
together by the United States. All the Gov
ernment departments are strongly repre-
sented and make fine showing. The exhibi,
of fine arts is also completed. Every pic
,ure in it is in its place, and the build
ins is in perfect orter There is q
s,rou. display OF sculpture. The asr'
cultural exhibit was practically complete
Fourteen OF the seventeen engines began tc
move when President Cleveland tot. he'd the
button. The minerals and forestry display Is
complete. The exhibits in the Manutactu.
ing were in good shape and very near com
ple,ion. The European exhibits. occupying
half of the big Manufacturers Hall, wer'
nearly ali in place.
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REUNITED BY A RING.

In Picking It Up DR.. Mott Finds HIS
"Long Lost Wife,"
By the accidental dropping Of diamond
ring at the station at Winimac, Ind. o hus'
band and wife who had bsen separated fof
forty years were reunited.
Charles Mott, Of Boston, stepped from the
train, and as he walked toward the station q
woman leaned from the window OF car and
asked him to hand her diamond ring
which had slipped from her finger and nd was was
ring and on the inside read the inscriptions:
"CRarles Mott and Vera L. Burns" At the
same time the woman recognized him and
cried: "Charles, my husband!
DR.. Mott clasped the wife who fed from
him In anger forty years ago, and when tne
train departed they were sitting sae @ ny stue
nuorrel
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IN THE PULPIT 7e YEARS.
Death of Rev. DR.. Wakefield, the Veteran
Methodist Minister.

Death of Rev. DIR. Wakefield, the Veteran
Methodist Minister.
Rev. DR.. Samuel Wakefield, the veteran
Methodist minister, died a few days ago at
West Newton, Penn.
DR.. Wakefield was said to be the Oldest
Mason and the oldest pastor OF the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, and probably ths
Oldest OF any denomination In the World
having been ordained in 1917. He had been
q member OF the Masonic fraternity Tor al
most seventy-five years. All OF his children
are living. His career as Methodist minis
ter Is part OF the history Of Western Pennsyl-
vania. He preached occasionally In latter
wears and had had fairly good health untii
recently, but he was much broken oY M tne
death OF his wife some months ago. his
grandmother, Mary Wade, was preaehepr. pI.
having been ordained IN the ministry oy
John Calvert.
DR.. Wakefield published several oooHs on
theology and music when he was compare
Hyely Young, which made him widely
known. His principal theological WorK,
;;Wakefiela's Theology" has become CLASSIC
in the lifetime OF the Methodist Episeopal
Church.
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annual meeting thirty-six States were rep
resented by delegates, and the attendance
was from 1900 to 1000"
Having made it, in the language Of the
Southern Cultivator. "truly, in form and es-
sence, National and non-partisan," the of.
flcers Of the Congress considered how to in
crease its influence and usefulness, and
adopted the suggestion OF its Secretary, Hon.
John NJ. stahl, OF Chicago, and his first as
invite all other agricultural and allied bodies,
National in character, Mexico, the Central
American and the South American countries,
and the British provinces, to send honorary
delegates to the meeting at Atlanta. Nearly
all have accepted the invitation.