The indicator., 1897-03-20
TELEGRAPH C BREvlrlEs
f.. Senator Dolph. of oregon, died on the

Large numbers oi Nhul EIoNeis nv :"
Washington TO look after the wool schedule
OF the new tariff bill.
Queen Victoria started for the Riviera on
the 10th The hotel has set aside 100 rooms
for her accommodation.
The Missouri pool-room law has been de
clared unconstitutional by the Supreme
Court on the ground that 1t is class legisln
ton.
A free fight occurred on the streets Of Bir
mlughRm, Alabama, the other day over the
arrest of a Negro burglar \ little girl wa'
Killed. the negro fatally injured and scy
eral othe.s wounded.
The Quebec government has granted $500
40 toward the erection OF bridge acrosN
the St. Lawrence river opposite quebec. Tho
bridge Ia to cost SGooo,opO. The Dominion
government Is expected TO grant ut least
Sl,oouo00 toward the structure,
new agreement has been reached be.
tween the southern Pacific and the Santa
i'e concerning the use Of the formers track ,
by the latter from Moiave into San Fran
cisco. Under It It is claimed the Santa ts
Will effect n considerable saving in rentals.
\ dispatch received from Constantlnoplu
says that large qantitics Of Gras rides autl
cartridges are being smuggcd from Greece
into the Turkish island OF Chlos, OF Tho
west coast Of Asia Minor aud that they ar.
being sold to the inhabitants of Chios NJ
low prices.
A whirlwlnd visited the town Of NJ 1yl
Junction, ohio. saturday night. The wind
blew on the iron roof nf the cast house oi
the Junction Iron and Steel Company and
the tall brick walls fell In. Frank Hobson
and Larry Fahcy were caught under the
fnlllng walls. Fahcy was taken ont dead.
once more there are rumors Of war In
Samoa, with apparently more ground for
alarm than is usually the case, II is be
llevcd, however, that the arrival OF one OF
two warships with power TO aid the eonsul-
in maintaining tlrm attitude could qucl'
the impending disturbance. which is tho
outcome Of the old time bitter jealousy he
tween parties"
Professor Henry Drummond, the celebrated
writer on religions subjects, died at Tun
bridge Wolls, England, on the nth. Pro.
fessor Drummond was the author Of "Thc
Natural Law In the Spiritual World" and
"a Christian View of Happy Life" Ho
was Ia America four years ago. on a lectur
Ing tour At the time Of his death he was
professor of theology In Edinburgh Univcr.
sity.
The London Daily Nails Cape Town cor.
respondent states that Germany has recent.
ly landed large shipments Of munitions OF
war Mt Wnlfisch bay. circumstance which
cuuscs suspicion The Transvaal is also
nrmlng steadily. the shipments Of ammuni.
tlon, guns and military supplies from
France alone amounting to 200 tons month
ly. All are being lodged at important stra
tcgic points.
Captain General weylcr has ordered all
the regular Spanish troops to abandon the
towns in which the merchants and landed
propretors do not provide free of cost Ia
the government three volunteers for every
government soldier Of the garrison He has
been in communication on this subject with
the proprlctors, merchants and prominent
people who are most interested in preserv.
Ing their fortunes.
The Lowell observatory. moved last fall
TO the City of Mexico, is to he returned to
Flagstaff, Arizona. at once, the chnnge Of
location having been shown to be illad-
yised. Orders have been received for the
enlargement Of the observatory building.
which Is on hilltop near this point, SO as
to admit the reception of new 2iinch
glass. The old glass, with which such i'm
portant Mnrtian discoveries were made.
was of only eighteen inches diameter.
Ellis Mills, United States consul general
at Honolulu. has furnished the state do
pnriment with the results of a census iust
taken In Hawaii, showing total population
of 10000. The Hawailans head the list
with 3l02o, Japanese next with 81 iO7, Chi.
nese third with 2lGlG and the Portuguese
fourth with 15,l0i. Those part Hawaiinns
number $. 49,, Americans 3,0sG British
2.21o, Germans 1.432, and the remainder is
ui'ld"u among hall dozen natlonalltics
The London Times printed on Saturday
morning nearly page Of what purporte,l
to be the new tarim schedules. and. com.
mehting editorially upon them, said: "a
cursofy pcrusal is enough to show that n
long backward stride is being made in tle
direction of the Mckinley tarn. In what.
ever way the matter may he settled. 1t Will
involve serious annoyance and derangefnput
of business for British exporters ms we'll
as corresponding loss for Anssicans them.
selves"
The Yale students who several days ago
sent Yale flag and letter of good wishes
to PuGilist Corbett at Carson, Ncyadn. have
| printed an apologize card In the Yale
News. They disclaim. all intention to be
considered as speaking for the college. or
Tor amy Individual other than themselves in
the letter which has brought upon them "a
much criticism and censure, and express re
gret that ''unwilingly and unwttinrly'
lhey may he punished by the faculty.
Another threatening feature has been add
| ed to the situation in the Lcvant Removed
| outbreaks are threatening In Anatalia. Tn,
British ambassador Sir Phillip Currlr h,.
drawn the attention OF the Turkish govern
ment to the condition of things In the dis
| trict of Asia Minor and has rcauestcd tba,
| Immediate steps be taken to avert nm
| other catastrophe. 1t appears thnt the
cohhltloh OF the Christians there Is deplor
able. They are the victims of constant on
preston, outrage and murder, and the sltu
alton at Pnyns is so critical that another
Sassoun massacre Is feared
The New York Financier SAYS; "Tb.
total cash reserves Of the New York banks
according to their statements of March IAN
| We're SlI70 100000. The ionns of thc Nrv,
York banks are now s5Oj 0i2 500 n record
surpassed only In the fall OF 1898. and tb,
| deposits are SjfS.t0J, 500. which is higher
than has been touched since October. 1Snt
rms VIII serve to show the strength as nm
derlying what now seems like a decided re
vivnl in business. The statement for the
week is favorable in nearly every item. The
expansion in loans is due mainly to borrow
| ings by importers. who are taking goods out
of bond In anticipation of higher tarln du
| ties.
A dispatch from Cnnea on the 18th Inst
said: Last night and today We're given
| over to the plllAge of houses which were
not protected by the police. The houses OF
| absent Christians were opened by the Turk
Ish municipal authorities on the prctext
| that they were to be used as lodging place,
| for refugees Everything of value was i'm
mediately removed. The streets are full oi
stolen articles. The European detnch
ments looked on the work Of plllage with
out Interfering, having received no order,
| to prevent 1t. If orders are not issued Il
| the detachments soon, tbrec-uuarters Of til,
town will be plundered by the Turks to
morrow night.
| Mr.. Sherman has announced to his asso
| cintes that he Is in fair way to make al