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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-26
GENERAL PAINE SAILS FOR HOME

[By Gable to The Associated Press.l
LIVERPOOL Aug. 26 1S97.-General
Charles Jackson Paine of Massachusetts,
one of the United States Monetary Com
missioners, is a passenger on board the
Cunard line steamship Aurania Captain
Mckay, which left Queenstown yesterday
for New York. General Paine will re-
turn to England during the month of Sep
tember
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-26
WILL NOT MODIFY GRAIN DUTIES

[By Cable to The Associated Press.l
PARIS; Aug. 26, 1Ss7.-The Cabinet de-
cided this morning that there is no
ground at present for modifying the du-
ties on cereals.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-26
WHEAT LIKE A ROCKET.

CHICAGO. Aug. 2s, 1ss7-Wheat shot
upward today as if a volcano had burst
under the. market. September. which
closed last night at 96l4 started today on
the regular board with sales all the way
from 9S1z to 81. Within five minutes 1t was
selling at a03.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-26
CHOLERA JOINS THE ENEMY.

[By Cable to The Associated Press.l
LONDON, Aug. 26. 1S97-A special de-
spatch from Bombay says that cholera
has broken out in the Northamptonshire
Regiment
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-26
WEATHER INDICATIONS

NEW YORK. Aug. 26. 1s97.-Local fore
cast for New York city and vicinity for
the thirty-six hours ending eight P. M.
Friday:--Fair tonight and Friday; cooler
tonight; southwest winds.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-26
| To0LHARDY EToEIANS.

BY Cable TO The Associated Press.l
DOVER. Eng, Aug. IS, 1s97.--c. X
Phillips. John Phillips. II. s. Mcgee and
tempted to row from here TO Calais this
morning in an outrigger twenty-nine feet
long and two and one-half feet wide. The
baat was a swaamped 9Ee when ,sas about eightt
With the greatest difficulty
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-26

The proper Way I'd build health is to make the
blQpd rich and pure BY taking Hood Sarsa-
SaFilla. Ihs one true blood ruriaer.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-02

reserve, has retired from his candidacy
for assistant secretary of the navy.
His name has most favorable considera-
ton in Washington for minister to
Japan. where he was in charge of the
ordnance department during the
Chinese war and was decorated with
the order of the Sun by the emperor.
Ottawa, Ont, March 27.-Members
of parliament from every quarter of
the Dominion rep5rt decided feeling
of evaporation in their constituencies
in regard to the attitude of the govern
ing party in the United States, and
the announcement of a tariff bill that
will reduce materially the duties on
goods imported mainly from Great
Britain and retain the present duties
on those goods coming from the United
States has been received with general
favor. A prominent liberal member
from Ontario, who has heretofore been
solicitous for closer relations with the
United States, says that his con ,titu
ents are very pronounced in favor of
retaliatory tariff and an alien labor
law against the United States, with a
discriminating tariff in the interest of
British manufacturers
DallCs, Tex, March 30.-An enor-
nous body of water is pouring past
Dallas to-day. Trinity river has risen
fully As feet in the past thirtysix
hours and is still rising. The over
flow is doing vast damage to farm
property along the river banks. John
Jist and Miss Ruby Smith were
drowned in a branch of the Trinity
near Era in Cook county yesterday.
Miss Smiths body was recovered.
Railroad managers estimate the dam
age to property OF the various lines in
Texas at not less than half million
dollars. The railroads are blocked
and are being patched up to send trains
northward and eastward To-Day. The
general property loss in Texas from
the storm is estimated at from ST $780,
900 to 81, 900, 900.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-02
tNTUCKY DEADLOCK
End of the Senatorial Contest
Not Yet In View.
Il, Ter MAKING A HARD FIGHT
Came Within Three Votes of Securing
the Ize---Bradley's Friends Hard
at Work - Thirteen Ballots
Taken So Far.

Frankfort, KY, March 31.-Every-
thing now points to long and bitter
struggle before the senatorship ques.
ton is settled. DIR. Hunters desperate
play TO be elected senator yesterday by
attempting to enforce continuous bal.
lotting, was a failure. The Bradley
coalition had a secret caucus early in
the morning. Forty-eight silver demo.
Gratis reported ready to vote for Brad.
ley for senator and said nine gold
democrats were willing to do likewise.
The republicans present said they had
enough votes to complete the work.
Promptly at noon the legislature met in
joint session and the sixth ballot was
ordered. 1t resulted: uunter, 60;
Black burn, 43; Davie, 10; Boyle, q;
Stone l. There We're 124 votes cast,
making CD necessary to Il choice, six
pairs being announced. The clerk was
ordered to take another ballot. There
was no change in the seventh ballot.
An attempt to adjourn failed. There
was no change in the eighth ballot. In
the ninth ballot the only change was a
gold democratic vote for IL. l.. Martin
and Blackburn. Tenth eleventh and
twelfth ballots were the same as the
eighth. Attempts to adjourn delayed
the thirteenth ballot one hour. Nearly
every member was eating apples or
smoking. There were no changes on
the thirteenth ballot and the joint ses-
sion adjourned until noon to-day.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-02
The situation at Helena.

Helena, Ark, March 31-The river
rose here two and half inches during
the last twenty-four hours. The Iron
Mountain trains have been shut out OF
Helena owing to back water in the st.
Francis river having flooded the track
across the Laguillo river bridge north
of Mariana. Fifty thousand bags of
sand for use here in repairing the
levee were thus stopped. Work on the
whole line of levees is being rapidly
pushed in order to be ready for the
bad weather yet to arrive. Camp Black,
established by the relief committee for
the care of the colored refugees, is now
a village of nearly 200 souls. The res
cue steamer Maude came up from be-
low last night and reported the levee
below as being in good condition and
ready for eighteen inches more OF
water
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-02
NEW YORK MARKETS.

Wheat-Trade moderately active.
May, 7s1sc.; July, 77lsc.; Sept,
743Sc.
Corn-Market dull; no change.
May, 30Ac.; July, 313sc
Pork-Market quiet, but steady.
Extra prime, nominal. short clear,
81. O0@1O. so; mess, 50 p. 40 so; family.
S9.65@10.50
Lard-MarlSet steady; prices firmer.
Prime, western. "a. 40
Eggs-Market moderately active.
State and Pennsylvania, fresh, 1ohc.;
western, fresh, 10c.; southern ga
@9$lc.
Butter-Trade firm; fair demand.
Creamery, western extras, l9c.; state
and Pennsylvania, extras 17@l9c.
creamery, western seconds, Ice; state
dairy, half-frkin tubs, fresh factory,
l6c.; state dairy, half-tirl1in tubs. fall
made, extras, 11@12}3c.; western, imi'
tation creamery, seconds to tirsts, 100
Ice; western factory, tirsts to ex'
tras, 10@12c.
Cheese-Firm, but prices unchanged
Cream, large size, fall made, colored
12l5c; large, common to choice, par
skins. 59Sc.
Potatoes-Prices remain stationary
Long Island, in bulk, per barrel, 81 OF
@S1.25; New Jersey, round. choice, pc,
barrel. Soc QSl.O0. Sweet potatoes
Sl.OOMSl.75
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-02
Hot FIFatine at spInalonra.

London. March 31.-A dispatch to
the Central News from Athens states
that strong force of insurgents last
night attacked the Turkish troops at
Spinalongo, Crete. The troops made
desperate defense of their positions,
but could not withstand the deter.
mined onslaught of the Christians, and
were finally compelled to retreat.
There was heavy fighting throughout
the engagement The dispatch adds
that vessel lying in the harbor of
Spinalonga, laden with ammunition
and other stores for the Turks, was
captured by the insurgents.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-02
Crown Prince Takes Command.

Athens, March 31.-Crown Prince
Constantine has formally assumed COM
mand of the Greek troops in Thessaly.
He issued an order to the army in
which he expresses his conviction that
at this critical hour, when the father
land was being weighed in the bal.
ance, all would do their duty, be faith
full to their oath, exhibit patience and
tirmness and obey the law and their
commanders
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-02
18TH WILL BIZ SHOT
Drumhead Court-martial for Ri
vera and His Chief of Staff.
OFFICIAL REPORT OF THEIR CAPTURE
Tho Latest News from Cuba and the
Sentence of Luis severe Blows to
the Friends of the Patriots
in This Country.

London, March 30.-A dispatch re-
heived here from Havana, in reporting
the capture of Gen. Ruis Rivera. the
ipsurgent leader, and his chief of staff.
states that both of the prisoners will
be tried by drumhead court-martial.
which means that they will be shot
Havana, March 30.-Gen. Hernandez
Velasco, who is operating in the hills
of the province of Pinar del Rio, has
sent report to the government which
has caused much elation to all classes
of loyal Spaniards. He says that while
his command was in the vicinity of Ca
bezadas, in the Rio Hondo district
Sunday they encountered party OF
rebels, 100 strong, who were under the
command of Ruis Rivera, who was APP
pointed to the command of the insur-
gents in Pinar del Rio after the death
of Antonio Maceo. The rebels occu-
pied strong position and fought stub
bornly, but after an engagement which
lasted an hour they were defeated
and dispersed. Before the rebel posi-
ton was captured a grenade which
was thrown by the Spaniards fell
among the insurgents and, exploding,
wounded many of them. This caused
panic, and many of the rebels fled.
Shortly after the explosion the Span
ish infantry penetrated the rebel posi-
ton. They found Gen Bocallao, chief
of staff to Gen. Rivera, attempt
ing to carry the latter, who had
been wounded by three Mauser bull
let's, to a place of safety. Both were
made prisoners. Lieut.. Terry, of the
insurgent party, who had been badly
wounded by fragment of a shell, was
also captured. The rebels also carried
some of their dead with them, but left
on the field ten bodies that they were
unable to remove. The Spanish loss
was only one man killed and one lieu
tenant and twenty-fveprivates slightly
wounded.
Rivera Cool and Self-pOssessed.
Gen. Velasco sent Gen. Rivera, Col.
Bascallao and Lieut. Terry, in charge
of two companies of troops, to San
Cristobal, at which place the party ar
rived to o'clock Sunday evening.
Lieut.. Terry was SO badly injured,
however, that he died on the road.
Speaking to soldier at San Cristobal,
Gen. Rivera said that he had been
kindly treated by his captors He com
plains greatly of the pain of his
wounds, but is cool and self-possessed
He has one bullet still lodged in his
4 thigh. He is lodged at the quarters of
F the Guardia civil. Gen. Velasco is still
operating in the vicinity of Cabezadas.
T Private advices had been received
4 here to effect that c. c. Crosby, the
correspondent of Chicago newspaper,
was killed while witnessing the recent
combat at Juan Criollo, near Arroyo
Blanco. 1t is stated that he was with
the rebels.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-02
PROFESSORS OF MATHEMATICS.
Henry NJ. Paul and George A. Hill To he
Appointed by the President.

Washington, March 3O.-The presi-
dent will appoint Henry NJ. Paul and
George A. Hill as professors of mathe-
MATES in the navy, thus filling two of
the most sought civilian life appoint
ments for which vacancies now exist.
These names have just been certified
to Secretary Long after exhaustive ex-
animation. Both men are now on
duty at the naval observatory in Wash
ington. Mr.. Hill was appointed an
expert computer in the Nautical Alma
nae Office August s. 1892, on account of
his scientific attachments and mathe-
NAUTICAL ability. Mr. Paul became an
assistant astronomer at the observa-
tory July IS, 1875, after winning in a
competitive examination. He accepted
the chair of astronomy in the Imperial
japanese university at Toxic in 1888,
but returned to duty at the naval OBJ
servatory in 1888.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-02
APPLICANTS FOR OFFICE.
1898 Letters Received by the Postoffice
Department in One Week.

Washington, March 3O-A report for
the week ending March 81 last, made
by the appointment division of the
postotfice department on mail matter
received, gives an indication of the
number of applications for postoffices
that are being forwarded from all
parts of the country. For the week
mentioned there were 1888 letters,
an increase over the previous week of
2O,4 Since the appointment of Mr.
Bristow as fourth assistant postmaster
general the mail has increased, especi-
ally from Kansas, When he assumes
his duties it is expected the applica-
tons will increase over the present rate
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-02

New Orleans, March 31.--A special
dated Viclsburg, says: The high water
record at this place of 1862 has been
broken, the gauge reading 1913. A
third crevasse is reported in Mississippi
seven miles above Arkansas City. Its
waters added to these crevasses will
complete the inundation of the lower
Mississippi delta The Louisiana levees
are holding, but Lake Providence re-
ports that the water is running over
Pitchers Point levee for two miles.
The break at Funnison, or Perthshire,
short distance below Australia is
serious and damaging. The, water is
going through with terrific force.
President Maxwell of the Fifth Louisi-
ana district says that unless unforeseen
events occur, the Louisiana levees will
hold. Information just received states
that the large levees at Homichitto and
Isiaquena county is in dangerous
condition.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-02

Albany, March 3O.-The following
nominations were received in the SEN
ate from the governor last night:
Earl S. Batcheller of Gloversville,
Homer I. Fowler OF Rome and William
II. Cloher, jr., of Utica to be managers
of the Rome Custodial asylum. All
were reappointments, and upon motion
of Senator Coggeshall, the nomina-
tions We're Immediately confirmed.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-02
Death OF William I.lin.

New Bedford, Mass, March. 3d.
William Islip, who died at Pomona,
CAL, yesterday, was native of this
city. He left here on whaling voyage
in 1888, when a lad of IS years, and
went to California around the Horn.
He claimed that gold was found and
mined in the mountains in Ventura
county in 1s43, and always maintained
that he saw gold nuggets brought
from there as early as 1s45.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-02
To Annex Hawaii.

Washington, March 30.-Representa-
tive Spaulding of Michigan has intro
duced in the house a joint resolution
providing for the annexation of Ha-
wall. This is the plan of the admins
tration for accomplishing the result
which it is feared might fail if at
tempted through the medium of a
treaty of annexation. Senator Frye
will have charge o. the matter in the
senate.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-02
PRESIDENTIAL Mora NATIc. -
senate To Consider Another ImporIa II,
Batch This Afternoon.

Washington, March 30.-The fol-
nominations by the president will be
favorably acted upon by the senate,
probably this afternoon: Charlemagne
Tower of Pennsylvania, to be envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipo-
Tertiary of the United States to Aus
tria- Hungary. William S Shellenber-
ger of Pennsylvania, to be second as
sistant postmaster-general James d..
Gill of Massachusetts, to be collector
of internal revenue for the Third dis
trict of Massachusetts. Henry Clay
Evans of Tennessee, to be commits
sioner of pensions; Arson Burlingame
johnson of Colorado, to be consul of the
United States at Fuchan, China.
Thomas Ryan of Kansas, to be first as
sistant secretary of the interior,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-02
Blockade No. Enforced Severely.

London, March 31-The Canea cor
respondent of the Standard telegraphs
that the blockade of Crete by the
powers is not enforced as severely as
would be in the case of actual war.
Provisions are landed daily. Hitherto
only half a dozen small craft, which
had already landed their cargoes, have
been captured.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-02
MANY ARE HOMELESS
People Fleeing for Their Lives from
the Floods in the South.
THOUSANDS OF ANIMALS DROWNED
Leevees Swept Away and Vast Stretches
of Farm Land Are Submergkd---
High Water Record of 1899
at Vicksburg Broken.

st. Louis, March 31.-A special from
Baton Rouge, La, says that the break
IN the levee ten miles below Green
vile, Miss, is the worst SO far to oc-
cur. Thousands of feet of the levee,
weakened and softened by the high
waters, are melting away like sand.
The break is now 5000 feet wide and
water is rushing into Mississippi
with frightful velocity. The inhabi.
tants are fleeing for their lives. leaving
all behind. Cattle, horses and other
live stock are drowning by the thou
sands and houses and barns are being
washed away like driftwood. 1t is
estimated that fully 1000 people are
already homeless and at the mercy of
charity. The waters have already
reached fifteen miles inland and the
destruction of hundreds of more farm
houses is inevitable. Several cases of
drowning are reported. The historic
and famous plantations of Jefferson
Davis, and his brother, Joseph Davis,
six miles below Vicksburg, are doomed
to become sea of water and destruc-
ton. SiXty-two miles below Vicks-
burg is the historic plantation of Gen.
Zachariah Taylor. With the threat
ened rise of three more feet it will be
total ruin. The household goods
are being removed and the stock driven
to places of safety. The little church
upon the plantation, in which Jeffer-
son Davis married Gen. Taylor's
daughter, is threatened with destruc-
ton. The water has surrounded it to
tho danfh of txuo foot
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-02
FORMER Amba.saaorlcoming Home.

London, March 3O.-Wayne Mac
veagh, the retiring United States
ambassador to Italy, with his wife and
daughter, will sail from Southampton
for New York ON April 10 on the
steamship New York. Thomas +.
Bayard, late United States ambassa-
dor to the court o. St James, with his
family, will sail for New York either
en- May or May Is
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-02
penth OF HON. Geo. I. Conrsrse

Columbus, o., March 31.-Hon. Geo.
L. Converse, who died yesterday, rep
resented this district in congress for
many years. Though a democrat he
was a protectionist and worked with
Randall for duty on wool, which
caused his defeat for reelection by
Hon. j. ii. Outhwaite.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-02
Cuban Resolution. voted Down.

Boston, March 3O-In the house
yesterday afternoon quick vote on
ne resolutions in favor of Scuba Lii
re- and memorializing congress in
hvor OF the struggling Cubans robbed
he galleries of expected speeches. The
esolutions were rejected without a
FORD of discussion by a vote of 81 to
Mr.. Keenan, served notice that to-
Iav he would move reconsideration.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-02
Refused To Take Part in the blockade

Athens, March 31.-It is reported
here that Russia has refused to take
part in a blockade of the ports of
Greece upon the ground that such ac-
ton would now be too late to be
effective in maintaining peace
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-02
WIN Increa.. Capital Stock.

Boston, March 31.-At the annual
meeting of the stockholders of the
American Bell Telephone company the
old directors were reelected and it was
voted to increase the capital stock
from sea, $50. OOOlto sec. OILS 600.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-02
suv.r polIars and FractIopal Cesa

Washington, March 3O.-The issue of
standard silver dollars from the minis
and treasury offices for the week ended
March 81 was $40l, 300. The shipment
of fractional silver coin from March /
to 81 aggregated s67s, 9s9.so.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-02
E1-AssembIyman Kills Himself.

Corning, N. Y, March 31.-Charles
Frederick Houghton, vice-president of
the Corning Glass works and one of
the most prominent citizens of Steu-
ben county, who committed suicide
Monday, and whose body was found
yesterday, was temporarily insane
when he committed the act.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-02
Pnnnma Canal scnndnl.

Paris, March 3o-The chamber of
deputies, by unanimous vote, has
suspended the right of parliamentary
immunity in the cases of deputies Ma
quet, Boyer and Maret, against whom
the public prosecutor began proceed
lngs on Saturday for completely in the
Panama canal scandal.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-02
Ireland Unduiy Taxed.

London, March 31.-Sir Edward
Clarke, has given his support to the
motion made by Hon. Edward Blake
for readjustment of the taxation in
Ireland. He believed, he said, that it
had already been proved that Irelsad
was unduly taxed.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-02
Suicide Of Jockey Campbell.

New York, March 3O-Archie Camp
DELL, well-known jockey, Shot and
killed himself in skiff at Robbins Reef,
near State Island yesterday afternoon.
Dependency over illness uniting him
to ride is considered as the motive for
nuicide.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-02
Aid for the Railroads.

Washington, March 81. = Senator
oraier has introduced in the senate a
Poulhed form of the Patterson pool
NJ oil, which permits railroads under
Froaln restrictions to pool in the mat
Pr of transportation of Freight
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-02
Medford, Mass, Postmaster Resigns.

Medford, Mass, March 31.-The re-
'gnatlon of Frank T. Spinneo, post
tHas sr here has been mailed to Presi-
IN: Nc kinlsy, to take effect as soon
possible. Continued ill-hcalth is
Nuse.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-02
New J.rs-y Marriage License Bill.

Trenton, March 3l.-The senate last
night passed the marriage license bill,
amended SO as to only apply to non
residents and cutting the fee from 81
to fifty cents. The vote was II to l.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-02
The Lows At New York.

New York, March 31.-The new bat
tleship Iowa arrived at Quarantine
early this morning. She will be locked
at once preparatory to making her
trial trip.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-02
THE CRETAN TROUBLE.

Foreign WarshIps Again lombard Chris
tians---BIockade Not Rigidly Enforced.
Canea, March 31.-The insurgents
last night attacked the town of Izze-
din, which caused the warships TO
lombard them. Later the place was
occupied by mixed detachment of in
ternational troops.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-02

~ 49,. ~ Az p M ~ III Ds M
On account OF the ice closing the Susona
hanna River, the ferry service between Column
bla and Wrighisvile, Is discontinued for the
prisent and all connections for and from
points east and west OF Columb a are made via
Harrisburg and York.
Additi nal trains leave Frederick for Bruce
Vile 7,50. o so a. m. and 500 %. m. week-d
returning, leave Bruceville for Frederick 838
1910 a. m and 45 D. m.
Trains leave Hanover for Gettysburg at 0.40
A. M, 1888 and AZ p. NJ. week days; feturn-
ing, arrive al Hanover from q gettysburg O. 20 Al.
M. and 430 p. M, week days
/ TRAINS LEAVE YORK FOR THE NORTH.
Pacific and Northern Express, daily 1.b2 o. m.
News Express, daily ................... 6.54 q. M
Niagara Express and Mail week days 10. $50 8. 10.
Chicago Express and Fast Line, daily l.62 D. M
Chicago and ". Louis Express, daily 8 "a B. %.
Western aud Southwestern Ex p.daily lO. 50 5. M,
For time tables and further Information an.
ply TO ticket agent at the station.
]. B. HUTCHINSON,
General Manager.
1.R. WOOD.
General Passenger Agent