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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-21
PcnnDt Market.

Farmers market steady; fancy, Sc. I:
strictly prime, 2Nc.; prime 2hc.; Span
ish, Soc; low grades Smelling stock. lE
@1Stc.
Hand Picked-Fancy, 4c.; extras,
&C.: third grade. PIC: No. Spanish
shelled. SIC: No. Virginia. 3iAc.: No. 2
Virginia, 2Hc.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-21
WHOLESALE QUOTATIONS.
ProvfhfOnA.

Norfolk. Va. Sept. 20, 1897.
Fieh-Mackerei, NO. 3. in kegs, 800:
new. small. $3.50, new, medium, $1,000:
Roe. half barrel $3.50. North1 Carolina
Cut Herring 1925; Potomac. in barrels,
$500. .3.sEe5i''
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-21

GTnIH.

Peas STEADY: biack-eye peas. new
crop, Sl.45 per bag: black, Sl.00@1 90
straight per bushel: clay roc. per bushel
White corn. 43c. mixed, 42c.
MIL Fced-Market steady; bran. S1i 90;
sh:pstuff or midd.ing. T1I.00; meal white
bolted. per 80 pounds, Csc
MICHIGAN. ohio. ana Indiana. No l,
Timothy hay. $3.50; No. 2, s12.50; mixed,
$3.50.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-21

The Courier-Journal reports: an
Western Kentucky a revival meeting
has had to be discontinued, both wor-
shippers and mourners being unable to
stay in the church on account of flea q -
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-21
The leading futures runrrd as follows.
Open. High. Clos
Wheat No. Q

Cash OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES was steady;
No. spring wheat. 92%G92hc.: No. 3
spring wheat, S1@91Mc.; No. red, 929s
Qs3Ssc:; No. 2 corn. 2sN @29c.; No. 2 oats,
1sMc.; No. white. 22N @p23c.; No. 3 white,
2nQ22Ac.; No. 2 rye, 47iAc. No. bar
ley nominal; No. 8. 30@43c.: No 4, POO
&c; No. fax seed. s1.05l4@1 prime
Timothy seed, s260@2621s.
Mess Pork, PSF barrel. Ss.5O@s.55; lard.
per 100fbs.. $40; short ribs sides 1oose),
s5.25Q5.50: dry sailed shoulders Gboxed),
6R@5%c.; short clear sides (boXed), 5ts
Q5&c.
Whisky. dstillers' finished goods, per
gallon. s1.22. ,a
Sugars-Cut loaf, UNCHANGED
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-21

observation-disclosures strong and 5.ad.
Yancing; mess pork, old, 1915; hams.
pork, new, 5000. Il
Bulk Meats-Figher; clear ribs, s815,
as to size and cut; fat, backs, SIC:
bellies: SIC. for small; TIC. heavy; pork,
Shoulders-Sugar-c 7c.
Bacon-Shoulders. TIC.
Breast-Sugar-cured, SIC,
Hams.Smithtiela, 14Q15c.; 8. c. slip
hams. lie.
Lard-Pure lard tierces. 5M@6hc.:
cases and tubs, Nc. over price of tierces:
compound. 4Tc.; tierces. in cases and
Cheese-Cream, 11c.; Western dairy,
Good Extra. s4.75 to $3.50: meal per bag
of 100 lbs. 94c.; per bag OF 92 lbs, SSc.
Salt-Firm: LIVERPOOL Fine. quo. al. 90,
Butter-New York State dairy, new
2oR21c.; fresh creamery, 22023c.; coun-
try. 14@15c.
Kerosene Oil-Firm: 11a degrees. TIC:
SO degrees. 1oc.; Red. $50 degrees. 1o1ac
Groceries.
Coffee-Green. steady; rio common,
skG11c.; fair, 12lsGDl3l:c.; good, l4bD
l6c.: choice. 17Ql7hc.: Laguayra, 20c.:
Js"a, 29030Iac.
SYrups ard MolasSes-Hlgher: syr-
ups. Bright, 1S@23c.: Fair Grades, 15c;
Port Rico, 10. zoe and 26c., as to grade.
New Orleans Molasses-uuiet: Far.
23Q2Sc.; Good, 25Q30c; Choice, Csc,
Flour-Market higher and very strong.
Western spring wheat. Best Patent Fam
iy. s5.75; Winter Wheat. Best Family,
s5.75; Choice Straight. Family. S5.25;
Good Family, S5.15: Fair Family, $500;
as to grade; G. A. 50@55c.. as to weight.
R!ce-Miiled. 4&@6Nc.: rough. clear
Of red. +agG0c.: with rod Csc.
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DEFICIT CUT DOWN.
Importations in Anticipation of the New
Tariff Duties Increase Receipts.


Importations in Anticipation of the New
Tariff Duties Increase Receipts.
The fiscal year Of 1897, which closed June
80, left the United States Treasury in good
condition to begin the new year. When Sec
retary Carlisle sent his annual report to Con-
gress last December he estimated that the re-
ceipts for the year would be less than the
expenditures by s64, 800 900. The year closes
with deficit OF little more than $50 ,OOO,-
600. On the books OF the department on
July 1t Is apparently s22 ,036, ,526, but when
the official figures for the year are made up
the deficit will be little II any more than
s20, 900 900.
This condition OF affairs so much more
favorable than Secretary Carlisle had ex-
pected has been brought about almost en-
tirely by the importations Of dutiable goods
since early in March in anticipation OF the
imposition Of higher duties In the pending
Tariff bill.
In the month Of June the excess OF re-
ceipts over expenditures was $10, ,2S6 ,595,
tremendous gain compared with the large
deficiencies ii previous months. The
available cash balance which, on the last
business day in May, was $231, 1893 sol, was
on July1, S237, ,452, ,199. The Withdrawals
OF gold for shipment abroad have been
more than balanced by a gain In demand
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A LAD FALLS 1900 FEET.
He Went Up With q Balloon Clutching q
Sandbag and Met His Death.

He Went Up With q Balloon Clutching Q
Sandbag and Met His Death.
An adventuresome six-year-old boy In
, Oakland, CAL, lost his life through his de.
sire to so up il balloon. Charles Conlon,
an amateur aeronaut, was advertised to as
cend In a hot-air balloon at Blair's Park
and descend by parachute. he had only
a trapeze bar from which his parachute
was slung. Onthe side Of the balloon were
several sandbags suspended by cords.
Young Bertrand Hill, a son Of Chauncey
Hill, Los Angeles architect, saw the in
fiating Of the balloon and other prepara-
tion. No one noticed the boy in the hurry
and excitement Of cutting loose the ropes;
but the crowd was Mortified, as soon as the
balloon rose clear OF the earth, to see lit
tie boy clutching one Of the sand bags. He
was fully thirty-hve feet above the aeron-
aut, and there was no way ofreaching him.
Apparently he shouted to the child to
hold tight, but 1t was plain the little fellow
was getting bewildered and dizzy. Groans
Of horror came from the men and screams
from the women and children as, when the
balloon had reached height Of about 1900
feet, the child was seen to fall.
Women tainted and men wept as the body
came whirling down. It struck nearly q
mile from the park. 1t Is believed the
boy was dead before the body struck the
ground
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BROUGHT DEATH TO SCORES.
Appalling Number of Fatalities Accom-
pany the Hot Wave in the West.


pany the Hot Wave in the West.
Aweek of terrific heat in the Central
West ended in tornado, which swept over
Kentucky and Southern Illinois. The
country had not had time to recover from
thu terrific hot spell Of the week before,
and in consequence the suffering in all Sec
ticns has been very great. The number OF
deaths that can be directly attributed to
the heat Is very large and those prostrated
ara beyond computation. In very many
ases manufacturing plants have been
closed on account of the weather.
Kentucky suffered from the most intense
heat wave experienced In its history.
Throughout Indiana the heat has been al
most as great as in Kentucky.
Here is list of deaths and prostrations
in various cities: Chicago-SiYteen dead,
fif:y prostrated. Louisville. Ky.-Ten
dead, twenty prostrated. Indianapolis
Two dead, twenty prostrated. Oshkosh,
WIs.-Two dead, four prostrated. Quincy,
TI.-Two dead, five prostrated. Toledo,
Ohio-One dead, ten prostrated. Milwau-
kee-Four dead. twenty prostrated. Ra-
cine, Wis.-Two dead, five prostrated.
DUBUQUE. Iowa-Two dead, nine prostra-
ted. Elkhart, Ind.-One dead. five pros
trated. Bloomington, nl.-Three dead,
fif:een prostrated. Olney, nl.-0ne dead,
two prostrated. Elwood, Ind.-One dead
tn zee prostrated. Burlington. Iowa-Two
dead, eleven prostrated. Cedar Rapids,
Iowa-Two dead, nine prostrated. Apple.
ton, Wis.-Three dead. eight prostrated.
Fifteen other cities-Thirteen dead, sew
enty-four prostrated.
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THE NEWS EplroMlzED.
Washington Items.

| Bigadier General H. G. Merriam has been
assigned by the War Department to cone
mand the Department OF Columbia, head
! quarters In Vancouver, Wash.
The President decided to spend most Of
his vacation at a summer hotel on Lake.
Champlain. Several members of his official
family will accompany him.
The Senate adjourned without transact-l
ing any business out OF respect to the
memory Of the late Senator Harris.
President Mckinley decided to revoke the.
order Of President Cleveland, issued last
| February reducing the number Of pension
agencies in the United States from eighteen
to nine.
| The Tariff bill was returned to the House,
which ron-concurred in the Senate
amendments. agreed to the conference
asked for by the Senate, and appointed
conferrees.
Gunboat No. was put in commission,
and Is now known as Helena. change IN
the comm ander OF the monitor Terror was
also made.
In the Senate, the Deficiency Appropria-
ton bill was considered, and amendments
were agreed to providing for representat3on
OF the United States at the Paris Exposition
Of 1900 and appropriating $500 900 TOR the
rebuilding OF the immigrant station on Eihs
Island, New York Harbor.
The Comptroller Of the Currency received
information Of the failnre of the First Ma
tioaal Bank of Mason, Texas. Bank Ex-y
aminer Johnson was placed in charge. The
bank had capital OF $4,000. and at the
date OF It's last report its liabilities amount
ed to about $4,000.
The Sar Francisco and the Raleigh have
been ordered to Tangier for protection OF
American citizens from annoyance In Mo-.
rocco.
! The Senate Foreign Relations Commit
tee reported resolution empowering the
! President to "employ such means or exes-
else such over as may be necessary to-
force Spain to settle the claims OF two
naturalized Americans for arrest In Cuba
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M'KINLEYs MOTHER HURT.
The Outing OF the Presidential Party al
Canton, Ohio.

The Outing OF the Presidential Party al
Canton, Ohio.
President and Mrs. Mckinley, accom-
panied by Judge Day, assistant Secretary
of State, and their personal friend, Mrs.
Ella Buckingham, returned to Washington
after pleasant visit Of forty-eight hours,
including the Fourth OF July, with the
Presidents mother at Canton, Ohio.
There was no demonstration, owing to
the request Of the President, whose desire
in going to Canton was to pass quiet
period with his mother and other rela-
tives.
The pleasure OF the visit was marred
slightly by an accident which befell the
venerable mother Of the President. While
walking across the front piazza Mrs. Nc
Kinley tripped on piece Of mating and
fell forward, striking her face on chair.
The President sprang to assist her, and
found that considerable cash had been
cut in her forehead.
The wound was dressed and the patient
Is as comfortable as could be expected. She
regards the accident more lightly than do
any of her family, bearing her pain with
the Spartan-like calmless Of her nature.
The accident was the only disagreeable
feature Of the trip, and it was not regarded
as serious enough to interfere with the de-
parture Of the President and his wife.
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After his address he formally opened the
convention by striking the railing In front
with shoemaker's hammer which was
used by William Carey, styled by Sidney
Smith "the consecrated cobbler." Thep
he called upon the audience to repeat at
successive strokes OF the hammer the
words:
"The world for Christ"
THE Nation for Christ"
"Myself for Christ"
The annual report was then submitted
by Secretary John Willis Baer. He said
that the organization now included 50,77
local societies and total membership OF
5000, 900 persons. Pennsylvania still led
with 3i43; New York, 3049; Ohio, 1888;
Illinois, 2O13; Ontario, 1888; Indiana, 1887;
Iowa, 1886, and Michigan, 1071. These lat
ter figures did not include the junior soci-
eties, the intermediate societies, or the
senior and mothers societies.
Among the junior societies Pennsylvania
also led with 1897; New York, 1855; ILL.,
nois, 993; Ohio, $40; California, 551; In
diana, $40; Iowa, 51S; Massachusetts,, ST.
this ending the list Of States with more
than 500 junior societies enrolled. The
junior badge banner, given to the
State that had made the largest
gain in junior societies during the
year, was first presented at Montreal to
New York. and at the three annual con-
ventions since that time to Pennsylvania,
but this year 1t went to Ohio. The other
junior badge banner, first given to the Dis
trict OF Columbia at Montreal for the great
est Iroportionate increase In number Of
junior societies, and held successfully by
Delaware, Assiniboia and Mexico, passed
from Mexico to Spain.
Commenting on this last item, the Secre-
tary said that he wished the banner might
be carried by way Of Cuba, and be an en-
blem Of liberty to the island.
Among the foreign nations England had
1925 societies, Australia, 2124; Scotland,
433; Wales, 3l1; India, $50; Ireland, 169;
Madagascar, SO; France, 65; Mexico, 100;
Japan, 66; West Indies, 63; Turkey. Al;
China, So; Africa, 81; Germany, 80; and so
societies. In addition, all Canada had 1890
socie.ies. The badge banner for the great
est proportionate increase in number OF So
cieties, which Oklahoma first secured at the
Minneapolis convention, which then was
taken by Manitoba, New Mevico, West Vir-
ginia Assiniboia, and which is now held by
Scott and, fell into the hands OF the loyal
Endeavorers on the Emerald Isle. India
was very little behind Ireland. The other
banner. the one given for the largest abso-
Lutte gain in total number OF societies, is for
the fourth consecutive year held by Eng
land.
President Mckinley sent this message:
"My best personal wishes for the success OF
your convention" The message was
cheeIed and then the benediction was pro-
nounced by the Rev. George F. Pentecost.
At Woodward's Pavilion the Rev. Howard
B. Grose, Of Boston, presided, and among
the speakers was the Rev. 500 Hoo Nam
Art, Chinese, who read tho opening
PRAYER.
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THE NORTHWEST oELUcEo.
Floods and Tornadoes Do Enormous
Damage.

i.is DaSndSes
Z Reports OF damage and loss of life by a
storm that was general come from parts Of
North Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota and Wis
eonsin. It had its origin in the Lake
Superior region.
The total loss of life Is hard to estimate,
however, as conflicting stories keep coming
In. SO far as known fully twenty-five
lives have been lost.
The damage to property cannot be esti-
mated, but 1t will undoubtedly be consider
ably over 81, ,000, 900. Reports received
from towns along the st. Paul and Duluth
Railroad stated that all streams were rising.
The tornado swept through Aiken
, County, Minnesota, cutting swath through
the woods, leveling the trees and every
thing else in its path. 1t struck the town
of Glenwood, and several people were killed
there. The list Of dead at that place so far
as known Is as follows: Tolif Lavan, Anna
Morrow, eight years old; Mrs. Samuel Nor
row, samuel Morrow, Oswald Morrow,
Robert MCGOWAN and an unknown man.
William Norris and wife were also reported
Killed. A one-year-old baby had leg and
arm broken.
Two men, William Sargent ard Charles
Wilson, are known to have been killed in g
wreck on the Great Northern near st.
Cloud. Four others are thought to be
buried under the cars. The train ran into
"a washout and was ditched, twenty cars
and engine being piled up.
Forty million logs have b-oken away in
st. Croix Lake, and the wa:er rose twenty
feet, flooding the entire country. People
fed to higher ground. The crops are
ruined.
Straight River at Faribault rose fifteen
feet in ten hours, and is near the danger
line. Two wrecks are reported on the Chi
-cago, Milwaukee and st. Paul road and
: four people were killed.
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BOSTON GIRL IS MISSING.

Grace Stevenson Left Her Home on Beacon
Street, on April 26.
Grace Stevenson disappeared from her
home on Beacon street, Brookline, suburb
Of Boston, Mass, on April 26, and since
that date her parents have received no in
formation concerning her.
She is the daughter OF james Stevenson,
the millionaire real estate operator and
owner. She is twenty-five years Of age and
very pretty.
The disappearance is the most rem arkable
ever occurring in the city. On Monday
evening, April 26, she left her mother,
brothers and sisters at her home, and was
seen to board Reservoir car bound into
tn, city She said she was only going out
To-. few minutes. No trace OF her has
beeL found since.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-07-15
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORERS
Two Mammoth Meetings Open the
Convention in San Francisco.
THE ATTENDANCE ENORMOUS.

The Convocation Called to Order With
"The Consecrated Cobbler's" Hammer
WELCOMED by Californians-Because
of Large Number of DeleGat$, in At!
tendance Meetings Held in Two Places.
sAs Francisco, Cal. (SpeciaD. great
Christian Endeavor Convention opened
Thursday in Mechanics Pavilion AND
Woodward's Pavilion. At Mechanics an
audience Of 5000 gathered. Addresses Of
welcome were made by Mayor Phelan Lieu
tenant Governor Jeter and Rolla V. Watt,
Chairman ofthe Local Reception Commit.
tee.
Father" Clark, the founder OF the move
ment, delivered the main address, in which
he outlined the work Of the year and the
growth Of the Endeavor movement. Dur.
ing the past year, he said he had travelled
10000 miles among more than score OF
countries In behalf Of Christian Endeavor.
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Foreign.

A cable despatch from Lisbon, PortugI, !,
saws that in commemoration Of the fonr
hundredth anniversary OF the departure OF
Vasco de Cana for the Indies the Geogfa-
phical Society has openedthe new Gecgra-s
phical Institute. ss
Owing to the drought In certain parts OF
Australia it will be necessary toSfmpot
thousands Of tons Of California wheat. The
colonies affected by the drought are New
South Wales and South Australisl
A cable dispatch from Parisgives the de-
tails of" the Suicide Of four women In q
crowded quarter Of the FrenS capital
| LoA Salisbury received tie United STATES
Monetary Gommissio9ersfn London,
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Prairie Fire in a City.

A Aspectacle unique for a city was furnished
at Cleveland, Ohio, when a strip Of land a
quarter Of a mile In breadth TOOK fire and
the flames hurried on to the lake. Itlooked
exactly like prairie fire. Atangled mass
of underbrush extending along the Gordon
estate, from St. Clair street to the lake,
took fire and jeopardized the existence OF
an entire block Of twenty houses. The fire
department had to fight the flames as
prairie fires are fought, by digging trenches
ar d banking up the dirt as protecting
wall. Thousands went out to see the pecu-
liar sight.
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Workmen Blown to Atoms.

While gang Of workmen were excavat-
I'M, on the line Of street railway in Lex
ington, KY, one Of them struck what aP-
peared to be Q piece Of pipe, but which
proved to be a sixty-four-pound dynamite
cartridge. A fearful explosion followed,
and Ave Of the six colored men in the gang
were blown to atoms. The other was 80
ba lily injured that ne cannot recover.
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Aged Couples Strange Death.

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Le Cluse, both
nearly seventy years old. were found dead
in their home in Bayport, Long Island.
Tn cir little granddaughter fou nd the bodies
side by side in kitchen. Whether 1t was
murder, suicide or from natural causes has
not been ascertained. There were two cuts
on the mans face and perhaps he was
stricken by heart disease while shaving and
the shock killed his wife.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-07-15
The Fourth in Europe.

The Fourth OF July was celebrA;ed BY
Americans in the important capitals Of Eu-
rope. The distinguished Americans IN Lon
don held banquet at the hensington
Palace Hotel, wbese Colonel Hay, Mr.
Reid. Bishop Potter, and others spoke.
Ambassador Porter presided at banquet
of the American Chamber OF Commerce IN
Paris, and General Draper held reception
Rapoo
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-07-15
Tragic Ending Of . Boat Race.

At the rowing regatta on the Charles
River, Boston, Mass, the most exciting
race was the senior eight-oared contest, In
which the Riverside crew won by SIX feet
over the Millstreams Of Chelsea. After the
Millstreams had returned to the boathouse
wharf, the coxwain, q. Sadler, Of Chelsea,
alighted, and Just as he was entering the
boathouse fell to the floor and expired al
most instantly, his death being due to
heart disease aggravated by the excitement
and heat of the day.
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Three Killed by Lightning.

During severe storm the residence OF 8.
E. North, four miles east Of Larimore, North
Dakota, was struck by lightning, and
North, his wife and three-year-old child
were .iIled. The only member OF the
family that escaped was fifteen-month-
old child
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-07-15
OKLAHOMA BRUSHING UP TO COME IN.
No Other Territory Ever Gained in Popu.
lation So Fast.

No Other Territory Ever Gained in Popu.
lation So Fast.
1t is probable that Oklahoma and the In
dian Territory will soon be admitted to tho
Union as one State. No other Territory
ever gained population so fast, and II tho
proposed new State were admitted now it
would outrank fifteen Of the present States
In point OF numbers. 1t Is believed that
there are 650000 people In Oklahoma and
the Indian Territory, and the number is
increasing very rapidly. OF the f50,000
people in these Territories $50, 900 are white
people. There are 60,00O individual farm
owners and 10000 persons engaged In other
occupations. 1t is natural that this great
population should clamor for Statehood, es.
pecially since Congress has conferred it
upon several Territories with not one-fftb
as much population as Oklahoma has.
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ominous Revolt in India.

The uneasiness caused by the recent
killing Of officials and the rioting Of the
natives at Chitpur, India. continues, al
though outwardly everything is now quiet.
Spies inform the police that further out
breaks are being organized. Isolated as
saults, especially upon European ladies,
continue. The native casualties duIing
the recent riot are said to have been very
large. A low estimate places the number
OF Killed at 60O
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Coinage for 2 Month.

The June monthly statement OF the d.
rector ofthe Mint shows the coinage at the
mints of the United States to have teen as
follows: Gold, s2,110,547; silver, 81, ,S56, 10y.
minor coins. sl75,051. Total, "a, 1872 ,352.
In addition to the domestic coinage there
were coined during June 1906, 14O for the
Government Of San Domingo. These pieces
contain thirty-five per cent. of silver and
sixty-ive per cent. Of nickel and copper.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-07-15
Edhem Pasha Resigns.

Edhsm Pasha, Commander Of the Turkish
army in Thessaly, has resigned. He gives
as the reason for his action that he cannot
guarantee the discipline Of the army under
the proposed arrangements for the conelu-
sion OF peace with Greece. His resignation
is believed to be merely formal. 1t is
thought that it is rendered in accordance
with instructions he has received from the
war marty.
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Sixty Soldiers Drowned.

Torrential rains have fallen in Roumania,
causing the rivers to rise and in some cases
to overflow their banks. Lake Bratfsch
became badly swollen, and fears were en-
tertained that 1t would overflow. A tenn
porary embankment was built to guard
against this, but the waters burst out and
deluged part of Galatz. Sixty soldiers
and many women and children were car
ried away by the torrent and drowned.
Great damage was done to property.