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Con P?.ft5mouth Journ.nl C IV. Klli:KUA. roblUUer. (i.AlT.-MOy.il. : SVUHA-PKa. The News Condensed. Important Intelligence From All Parts. CONGRESSIONAL. Kegulur Session. Thb senate lield a short session on the 27th arid adjourned without transacting any im portant business In the house a resolution was offered to print the tariff bill, and Mr. Wil son vaid the senate bill, which Is now a law. would increase the basU of taxation 33.0WJ.OOU over the McKiatty law. The death of Con gressman Shaw, of Wisconsin, was announced, and a committee was appointed to attend the funeral. OSI.T a score of senators were present on t he last day of the second session of the Fifty third congress on the C8th. The committee appointed to call upon the president announced he had no further communication to make to congress. Resolutions of thanks were tendered Vice President Stevenson and the senate ad journed sine die In the house the resigna- tion of Representative Oates, recently elected governor of Alabama, to take effect December S, was presented. The committee appointed to wait upon the president reported that the president had no further communication to make to congress, and the speaker declared the second session of the Fifty-third congress adjourned. DOMESTIC. The town of Guerneville, Cal., was destro3-ed by fire. Lightning from an almost cloudless sky killed William Carr. aged 20, who was bathing at Atlantic City, N. J. The steamer New York made the passage from Southampton to New York in six days eight hours and thirty eight minutes, breaking1 all previous records. At Washington park, Chicago, Di rectly paced a mile in C:10?4, lowering the world's record for two-3'ear-olds a quarter of a second. Ax incendiary tire in the yards of the Paepeke-Leicht Lumber company In Chicago destroyed 515,000 worth of property, including twenty-seven horses. Hen Kershaw and his brother John and Robert Thomas were drowned at Waltham, Mass., by the overturning of their canoe. Adam A. Parrott, his wife and two of their three children were drowned while attempting to ford the Scioto river in a wagon near Portsmouth, O. Twenty- persons were badly injured by the falling of a bridge in Fairmount park at Kansas City. Abe Buzzard, the notortous Penn sylvania outlaw, was sentenced to eleven years imprisonment for bur glary. Thomas XV. JIeathcote, chairman of the Pullman strikers' committee, de clared the strike at an end. Mistaking a party of young men for burglars, Stephen Albright, of Allen town, Fa., fired at them, wounding six. The new democratic tariff bill passed by the Fifty-third congress became a law without the signature of President Cleveland. In a letter to Representa tive Catchinjs, of Mississippi, the president gave reasons why he did not sign the measure. The Diamond Drill company of Reading. Pa., failed for $115,000. Geronimo and his band of Apaches are to be removed to Oklahoma from Alabama, the climate of which has greatly reduced their numbers. Chaklie Bennett, the maimed base ball player, is 86,000 richer as a result of a benefit game played in Boston. The expense to the state of Illinois caused by the calling out of the mili tia during the late strike is placed by the adjutant general at 350,000. The national encampment of Knights of Pythias commenced in Washington. At Springfield, Mass., Ilarry Tyler lowered the bicycle record for an un paced mile to 2:07 2-5, a cut of 2 3-5 seconds. After a pastorate of forty years Rev. Thomas K. Beecher, brother of Ilenry Ward Beecher, has retired from the pastorate of the Park church at Elmira, N. Y. Coejaree, a Seminole Indian, was executed at Wewo, O. T., by being shot to death. His crime was murder. Miss Mary DssnA, a sister of Breck inridge's first wife, in an open letter calls on the men and women of Ken tucky to defeat the congressman. Mrs. Charles Null wrecked the windows and fixtures of a saloon at Delaware, O., whose proprietor had sold her hnsband liquor. - Forest fires invaded the settlement in Michigan known as Finland and completely wiped it out of existence. Nearly every house in Vesper, Wis., was destroyed by fire, together with 8,000,000 feet of lumber. The loss was put at S150.000. Recent rains have so benefited corn that it is now believed it will be an average crop. Vegetation generally has been greatly improved. Frank Melbourne, the rainmaker, committed suicide at a hotel in Den ver. The League of American Wheelmen has decided to enter polities in the in terest of good roads and to prevent the enactment of discriminatory laws. Tramps entered two Lake Shore trains at the depot at Erie, Pa., and robbed the passengers. Five were cap tured. The first direct steamship line be tween America and the west coast of Africa has been chartered in New Jer- Bey. TnE Eaton & Stevens Manufacturing company, boots and shoes, failed in Boston for S2G0,000. Fifteex thousand Knights of Pythias joined in the parade at the encampment in Washington. In a runaway near Fairland, Ind., Mrs. Lizzie Newton, aged 65, was killed and James Gray, aged 73, was fatally injured. At an old settler's reunion at Chand- lerville. 111., Ed Oliver fatally wounded Anna Carlock and then killed himself. The date for the forthcoming con vention of the National Woman's Christian Temperance union, to be held in Cleveland, O., has been set for Fri day. November 16. v a biavPle until you see us. th. A stage coach rolled down a hill near Meeker. Col., and its five occu pants were badly injured. The St. Denis hotel, two livery stables and three residences were burned at Columbus, Ind., causing a loss of nearly 100,000. Numa Dudoussat, a New Orleans al derman, was caught in the act of re ceiving a bribe and was arrested. John Jones, an El wood (Ind.) tin plate worker, has fallen heir to $4, 000,030 by the death of an uncle in Wales. Forest fires continued in rage in northern Wisconsin and Mi&iigan and in the former state several towns were endangered. The steamer Northwest ran on Bar point. Lake Erie, while going at full speed and a paDic was created umong her 150 passengers. She was in no danger. It is claimed the state of Tennessee has been defrauded out of S4.000.000 in taxes by derelict officials, and suits will be entered. The International Migration society of Birmingham, Ala., has arranged for the transportation of 5,000 negroes to Liberia prior to November 1. Fire wiped out the business portion of Elliston, a railroad and logging camp near Helena, Mont. The business portion of Burdick, Ind., was wiped out by fire. Madison Cheadi.k. a farmer in Mor gan county, O., charged with theft, was taken from his house by white caps, beaten almost to insensibility and then hanged to the limb of a tree. A tramp cut him down in time to save his life. E. D. McNitt, minus both legs and one arm, wanted to marry Mrs. Martin, who had left her husband in Arkansas. She refused and both were found dead at Bonham, Tex. A slate quarry at Steinsville, Fa., caved in, killing David Williams, aged 55, and Edward Daniels, aged 30. A fire originated in the Brooks' Bros.' lumber yard in St- Paul, causing a loss of SI 10,000. The house of C J. Freebcrg, a farm er near Fairmont. Minn., was burned, and his wife and child perished in the flames. A freight and passenger train col lided at Tower Hill, III., doing damage to the extent of SIOO.ODO. No one was injured. Fire destroyed the Brooklyn (N. Y.) biscuit works, the loss being over 5200,000. After devoting fourteen days in Chicago to the investigation of the re cent strike the labor commission ad journed, to meet again in Washington September 20. Lord Clinton trotted a mile at Day ton. O.. m 2:12, breaking the world's record for time over a half-mile track. Bv the forest fires in Michigan the Diamond Match company lo6t 90,000, 000 feet of lumber in the Trout creek district, and the Nester estate 20,000, 000 feet. Census office statistics indicate that nearly one-half the families in the United States own their own homes. Richard McAvor and George Thomas were killed at Hartford. Kan., in a quarrel over some chickens. Mary Hopkins, once a society leader in Lawrence, Kan., was in jail at Guth rie, O. T., on a charge of stealing horses. Three men were killed and a fourth injured by the explosion of a thrash ing machine boiler at Elbow Lake, Minn. During a drunken brawl amongChil cat Indians at Juneau, in Alaska, six were murdered and a large number seriously wounded. Over 30,000 Sunday school children marched in the annual rally day parade in Detroit, Mich. An, English syndicate is said to have purchased thirty-four paper mills in Wisconsin. The deal involves S14, 000.000. Flint Grover, a private in the regu lar army at Fort Mj-er, Va., has fallen heir to a fortune of 500,000. Walter B. Richie, of Ohio, was elected supreme chancellor of the Knights of Pythias at the Washing ton conclave. Parke & Lacey, dealers in ma chinery at Portland, Ore., failed for S125.000. Mrs. Lizzie Bent, of Lynn, Mass., has recovered her daughter, who was stolen from her thirteen years ago. Five persons were drowned by a cloudburst at Walde, Tex. It is claimed that there is a defect in the sugar schedule of the new tariff bill admitting adulterated goods cheaper than the pure article. PERSONAL AND POLITICAL. The following congressional nomi nations were made: Illinois, Thir teenth district, N. M. Barnett (pop.). Iowa, Fourth district, Rev. C. A. Mar shall, (pop.); Fifth, W. P. Daniels (dem.). Wisconsin, Second district, E. Sauerhering (rep.). Minnesota, Sixth district, C. A. Towne (rep.). Nebraska, Second district, D. Clem Weaver (pop.); Third, George D. Meikeljohn (rep.) re nominated. Virginia, Third district, J. M. Gregory (pop.). Maryland, Fifth district, Charles E. Coffin (rep.). Mis souri, Second district, C. II. Loomis, (rep.). Tennessee, Sixth district, Eli T. Morris (dem.). Indiana. Ninth dis trict, A. G. Burkhardt (dem.). North Carolina, Fifth district, J. Cornish (dem.) renominated. South Carolina, Second district. W.J. Talbert (dem.); Third, A. C. Latimer (dem.); Fourth, G. E. Wilson (dem.); Fifth. T. J. Strait (dem.); Sixth, J. McLaurin (dem.) all renominated; Seventh, J. XV. Stokes (pop.). Pennsylvania, Twelfth dis trict, V. II. Hines (dem.); Twenty second, J. A. Wakefield (dem.); Twenty-third, James Sample (dem.). In convention at Reno the republic ans of Nevada nominated A. C. Cleve land for governor. The terms of thirteen republican and nine democratic United States senators expire next March and the legislatures which choose their suc cessors are to be elected this fall. Celia LEionTox Thaxter, the au thoress and poetess, died suddenly at Appledore, Isle of Shoals, N. 11., aged 68 years. , M ' mMWf "ii ' I in "in - ' "(Constipation and sick headache psr- I maoently cured, an XV. C. Howells, consul at Toronto and Quebec under President Grant, and one of the oldest journalists in Ohio, died at his home in Jefferson, aged 87 years. The democrats in state convention at Dover, Del., nominated Ebe W. Tun nel, of Sussex county, for governor Nominations for congress were made as follows: Iowa, Tenth district, J. F. Babcock (dem.). Illinois.Ninth district, D. F. Thompson (dem ); Thirteenth, W. L. Barnes (pop.). Michigan. Fifth district, W. A. Smith (rep.); Sixth, G. L. Kilbourne (dem ): Eighth, F. O. Crosby (pop.). Minnesota, First dis trict, J. A. Tawney (rep.) renominated. West Virginia, Seeond district, William L.Wilson (dem. ) renominated; Fourth, James C'upehart (dem.). Maryland, First district, A. S. Dryden (rep.). North Carolina. Third district, Cyrus Thompson (pop.); Tenth. T. C. Milli ken (rep.). Mississippi, First district, J. M. Allen (dem.) renominated. Texas, J. O. Abbott (dem.) on the 3,3'JSth ballot. Pennsylvania, Twelfth district, W. II. Hines (dem.) renomi nated. John C. Gault, a veteran railroad man, died in Chicago Trom paralysis, aged 05 3'ears. Oliver Wendell I Ioi.sies celebrated his S.Uh birthday at Beverly Farms, near Boston. The following congressional nom inations were reported: Iowa, Seventh district, J. R. Bancroft (dem.). Illi nois, Sixth district, James J. Linehan (pop.); Tenth, John Olsen (dem.). In diana, Twelfth district. Freeman Kel ley (pop.). Wisconsin. Third district, CM. Bullett (pop.); Fifth, S. S. Bar ney (rep.). Mississippi, First district, L. A. Brown (pop.); Second, John 0. K3-le (dem.) renominated. Tennessee, Eighth district, J. A. McCamm (rep.). Texas, Thirteenth district, B. B. Ken yon (rep.). William Revell Moody, eldest son of the revivalist, was married to Miss ! Mary Whittle, eldest daughter of Maj. I). XV. Whittle, at East Northfield, Mass. President Cleveland arrived at Buz zard's Hay, Mass., where he will spend a brief vacation. The republicans of North Carolina met in state convention at Raleigh and i indorsed the populist state ticket FOREIGN. In her speech proroguing the British parliament the queen said strict neu trality would be observed in the war between China and Japan. Six persons were killed anil much property destroyed by a dynamite ex plosion in the mines at Minillos, Mexico. More than 8,000,000 feet of lumber, ready for the American market, was destroyed by fire at Ottawa, Out., the loss being S200.000. A terrirle hurricane swept over the Sea of Azov, in Russia, and many ves sels were sunk and over 1,000 persons drowned. In a wrestling match at Liverpool for the championship of the world Cannon defeated Mclnerney. Tawhiao II., the Maori king is dead. His death was due to influenza. The police of Milan arrested an an archist in whose possession were pa pers detailing the plans of a conspiracy to stab the king of Greece. Abbe Bruneau was guillotined at Lavall, France for murder. British and German gunboats de stroyed the stronghold of the Samoan rebels at Latuanuu anddrove themout. Mexican troops were ambushed by Yaqui Indians near Loa Guesimes, and twelve soldiers and one woman were killed. LATER. The exchanges at the leading clear ing houses in the United States during the week ended on the 31st ult. aggre gated 5744,230,241, against SS13,4'Jii,631 the previous week. The decrease, com pared with the corresponding week in 1S93, wasl4.C. ' Colorado prohibitionists nominated a full ticket for state officers, headed by George Richardson for governor. Congressmen were nominated as fol lows: Virginia. Eighth district, J. G. Mason (pop.). Texas, Fourth district, D. B. Culberson (dem.) renominated. North Carolina, Third district, Cyrus Thompson (pop.); Sixth, O. II. Doekery j (rep.). One thousand Chinese were burned or drowned during a fire among the flower boats on the Canton river. Chaney Matthews, a negress 110 years of age, died at Little Rock. She was the oldest resident of Arkansas as far as was known. There were ICS business failures in the United States in the seven days ended on the 31st ult., against 284 the week previous and 350 in the corre sponding time in 1893. Judge John E. Hanna, aged 90, the oldest practicing lawj-er in Ohio, died at his home in McConnellsville. In an open letter to the republicans of New York ex-Vice President Morton announced his candidacy for the guber natorial nomination. By the bursting of an artesian well basin the town of Uvalde, Tex., was inundated and it was thought 200 per sons were drowned. The property loss was estimated at SI. 500,000. George F. Newland and his wife were fatally burned at Saratoga, N. Y. The total receipts from all sources at the treasury in Washington during August amounted to 841,021.330, and the disbursements to 531,088,804, leav ing a surplus for the month of S9.332, 620. The business portion of the village of Roberts, 111., was destroyed by fire. Robert J., owned by C. J. Hamlin, of Buffalo, N. Y., broke the world's nacinir record on the track at Fort Wayne, Ind., making a mile in 2:03J. j The town of New Castle, Fa., was literally flooded with counterfeit quar ters and dimes. Both eastward and westward Atlan tic records were broken, the former by the Campania, which made the trip from New York to Queenstown in 5 days 10 hours and 47 minutes, the lat- j ter by the Lucania, which made the trip from Queenstown to New York in I 5 days 8 hours and 88 minutes. A TORRENTS TRACK. It Is Marked by Loss of Life and Devastation. Flood Sweep Away Property falned at 1,500,000 In Texas A V hole Families Drowned Earthquake Adda Ita Terrors. WOE IX TEXAS. Uvalde. Tex., Sept. 1. A terrible catastrophe befell this thriving town Thursday night and there is mourn ing in many households. The calami ty was entirely unexpected. The treacherous Leona river, swollen to a raging torrent by recent rains, rushed down upon the town, submerging and wrecking many houses and drowning a number of people. In this arid sec tion such destructiveness by the ele ments has never before been chron icled. In the excitement of the day it is not definitely known how many have been drowned. It is feared that 200 or 300 people may have been drowned in the lowlands south of Uvalde. Among those known to have per ished are the following: Mrs. Joe Hatch, Miss Mattie Edwards child of Mr. Maley, two Mexicans. News reaches here that three families living below town were drowned. The names have not yet been learned. Great apprehension is felt for the families living on the ditch south of here, where from seventy five to 100 families live, and the land ly ing 15 feet lower than here it is feared they have been destroyed. One Mexi can family living on the ranch of L. Schwartz, 5 miles below town, is sup posed to have been lost, no vestige of the ranch buildings being left. It was about 2 o'clock in the morn ing when the flood came. The weath er had been threatening and there were ominous clouds to the north and east of town. The atmosphere had been close during the evening and predic tions of a storm were freely made. As the hours wore on the dark clouds rose higher and higher. Just as the storm broke over the city in all its fury a torrent of water rushed down the Leona river, over flowing the banks of that stream and flooding the low lands on either side to a depth of several feet. The east side of the city is built on low land and was directly in the path of this water. All the houses in the heart of the town were submerged and in the darkness throughout the downpour of rain could be heard the cries of dis tress from the ill-fated inhabitants in their wild efforts to save their lives. There were a number of miraculous escapes, and the rescuers and the rescued performed many heroic acts. As soon as those in the higher part of town were made aware of the terrible flood and dire consequences the work of rescuing was begun and carried out as rapidly as possible in the darkness. An earthquake shock of some sec onds' duration was distinctly felt dur ing the night. At one place near the city about a quarter of a mile of huge cracks appear on each side of the Leona river, having apparently no bottom. According to reports received at the Southern Pacific offices the ter rible flood was augmented by a most remarkable phenomenon which was caused by the earthquake. A track-walker of the Southern Pa cific wading through water up to his neck with his lantern elevated above his head, succeeded in feeling his way far enough east to intercept a west bound train and prevenv its plunging into the raging river where the rail road bridge had been destro3ed. The loss to the Southern Pacific company is enormous, 40 miles of track and many bridges having been washed away. Over 100 car loads of material and 300 laborers left San An tonio for the scene of the wreck Friday evening. The damage to the Southern Pacific extends eastward about 75 miles from this city. A rough esti mate of the loss to property in general and the railroad companj' will, as far as known, reach Sl.500,000. St. Louis, Sept. 1. Dispatches from southwestern Texas report very heavy rains in that section and heavy dam age done to railroads and other prop erty. Three bridges on the Southern Pacific road over the Sago river were swept away and several washouts oc curred. The Rio Grande is higher than for five years. The storm extended into Mexico and several miles of track of the Mexican International and the Monterej- & Mexican Gulf railroad are washed out. The cities are badly flooded and three children drowned. It will require several days to repair the damage to railroads. TWO OCEAN RECORDS BROKEN. Lucania Makes a New Westward Mark and the Campania One CJoing Eastward. New York, Sept. 1. The Cunard liner Lucania, which sailed from Queenstown at 12:45 p. m. August 20, passed in at Sandy Hook at 5:18 o'clock Friday afiernoon. She had lowered the record of the steamer Campania by forty minutes. London, Sept. 1. The Cunard line steamer Campania, which sailed from New York August 25, arrived at Queenstown Friday, bringing with her another new transatlantic record of speed. She passed Daunt's liock at 5:34 a. m., having made the passage to that point in 5 days 10 hours and 47 minutes. Heretofore the eastward rec ord has been 5 days 12 hours and 7 minutes. BITS OF INFORMATION. There are six hundred and forty eight million Buddhists. Denmark's dikes are over seven cen turies old. Is Canton, China, three hundred thousand people live in house boats. The Moslems believe in the existence of "seven great hot hells." The most densely populated spot on earth is the island of Malta. The alphabet was invented about 1500 B. C. by the Phoenicians. A scientist has said that there are one hundred different kinds of sugar. FLEET ROBERT J. TTa Breaks the Pacing Keeord, Going o Mile In 2:03 3-4. Fort Wayne, Ind., Sept. 1. Robert J., the handsome bay gelding owned by C. J. L'aralin, of Buffalo, N. Y., Friday afternoon traveled the fastest mile ever credited to a harness horse, going it in 2:03 He was on the pro gramme to beat 2:00, the track record made by Joe Patchen Thursday. It was not even intimated to the 5,000 persons present that the great gelding would attempt to beat the records of 2:04 made by Mascot and Flying Jib at Terre Haute. The track was in good shape except that on the back stretch it was a little rough and under the conditions the time made by Robert J. is the more wonderful. It was 4:30 when Ed (Jeers, the "silent man from Tennessee," drove on the track ready for the effort. The association had selected S. A. Brown, of Kalamazoo, Mich.; A. L. Thomas, of Joliet, 111., and T. C. Steele, of Petersburg, Tenn., as timers, and these gentlemen were in the timers' stand when the mile was paced. On the second score Ed Geers nodded for the word and Starter Frank Walk er sent the gelding away, moving like a machine, with the runner about ten lengths back. The first quarter was reached in 30,3 seconds, and the horsemen who had their watches on tie great pacer felt that something wonderful , as to be expected. On the back-stretch Robert J. kept up his rapid gait and reached the half in 1:013. This was a 2:03 gait, and horsemen were excited. When the third quarter was passed in 1:33?X there was slight hope that 2:04 would be equaled. To beat the record Robert J. must travel the last quarter in 30 seconds. Few thought he could do it. No gamer horse ever lived, however, and down the stretch he came at a lightning clip without a skip or a wobble. At the distance flag Geers began to lift the gelding along at every stride. The runner was at his wheel, and as he began to move up faster and faster went Robert J. and passed under the wire in :30. As the watches clicked the horsemen looked at each other and presently be gan to cheer. The large audience knew something wonderful had been accomplished and hats, handkerchiefs and parasols went into the air. The word was whispereu alxwut that the time was 2:0?,?4 and that the Fort Wayne track had the harness record. When Geer drove up to the judges' fetand to dismount he was given a per fect ovation and doffed his cap in rec ognition. Presently Starter Walker announced the mile by quarters as follows: :30?4, l:01)s. 1:33?4, 2:03.s, and there was a tremendous cheer. Hamlin and Ed Geers were congratulated from every Ride, and the crowd gave three cheers for the liorse, the owner, the driver and the track. The wonderful mile is the sole themof conversation among the horsemen in attendance upon the races, and the opinion among them is general that the mile will not be equaled this year. Fantasy, Hamlin's sensational filly, started to beat her record of 2:07 made at Rochester. She succeeded in her effort, and Geers drove her an evenly-rated mile as follows: :o2-(, 1:03, 1:SS), 2:07. This is the record for 4-year-old mares, and was made so easily that horsemen assert that the great 4-year-old is the peer of Alix and Nancy Hanks. During the first heart of the 2:20 pace II. C. Sanders' Anderson Belle, by Bell Boj", dropped dead at the head of the stretch. FATALLY BURNED. A Man and Wife Saturated with Mazing Alcohol. Saratoga, N. Y., Sept- 1. On Fri day morning a fire started in the labo ratory of Farr & Brightman, manufac turers of fluid extracts, etc.. -by the overheating of a case of alcohol, caus ing its vapor to ignite. The burning fluid was thrown upon the garments of George F. Newland and his wife, Mrs. Newland. and at once enveloped them in flames. Before the fire could be extinguished Mrs. Newland was se verely and probably fatallj- burned, and Mr. Newland was badly burned on the right hip, the lower part of the abdomen and both hands and arms as far as the elbows. Wallace French and Oscar Guernsey, employed in the laboratory, sustained severe burns on their hands and arms in saving Mr. and Mrs. Newland from death in the flames. The buildin; w as but slightly damaged. A THOUSAND PERISH. Awful Loss of Life by a Klre Horror in China. Hong Kong, Sept. 1. A terrible fire has occurred on the Canton river. A flower boat caught fire, and the flames spread until hundreds of those craft were destroyed. The progress of the fire was so rapid that at least 1.000 native perished in the flames. The flower loats were moored stem and stern, in rows. and large numbers of natives lived upon them. The spread of the con flagration from one boat to another w..s so rapid that the unfortunate Chi nese had no time to cut tliein from their moorings, a strong wind ma terially helping the increase of the fire. Many hundreds of persons on board the flower boats leaped over board and were drowned, while sev eral hundred others remained on board the craft and perished in the flames. INDUSTRIAL AND STATISTICAL. Or the 1,134.813 flax spindles in the United Kingdom 840,013 are in the north of Ireland and are fully occu pied. Recent figures show that the total value of the matches made and con sumed every year throughout the world is but little if anything short of S200, 000,000. TnE cotton seed mills of the south turned out cotton seed oil worth $41, 000,000 last year, $6,000,000 worth of oil cake and meal and over $5,000,000 worth of other grades of oiL BUSINESS BRIGHTENS. A Gradual Improvement Shown in the Commercial World. New York, Sept. 1. R. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of trade says: "Tbe activity which came with exha-isted stocks and the pressure of delayed fall de mands, and which was Increased by the re moval of uncertainty about tlie tariff, has con tinued with heavy entries of foreign goods since the bill became a law. The pain is not yet what was expected, and business, if good In comparison with last year, is still poor In comparison with years preceding. Pre sumably there has not been time to feel tho full effects of the change, and a gradual rain will be more healthy and encouraging than a. spasmodic rise, but the expansion of commer cial loans has suddenly ceased, prices of man ufactured products show weakness rather than strength, ond there has been a reaction in the stock market, prices of railway stocks averaging 32 cents and of trust stock 11 per share lower than a week ago. "The price of wheat has risen a shade Uurir.j? the week. Corn advanced 3!J cents, while pork has risen 25 cents per barrel and lard F5 cents per 100 pounds. Fears of frost, the crop being late, are argued as a reason for quota tions otherwise unwarranted. Cotton has declined an eighth for the week, but the year closes with every indica tion of a yield materially exceeding the world's maximum consumption of American and with l.cou.ouo bales of old cotton in si;.'ht. The demands for products of iron and steel ha. increased, but prices tend downward where any change appears, as there is not enough business yet to employ the works in operation. Failures are still few and small. For ll,e third week of August reported liabilities wcri t2S)6sX, but for three weeks only f.'2l MM. of which t2.Ho 3 '8 were manufacturing and i 3 -M -414 of trading concerns. The average is only $11,521 per firm failing. The failures this week have been 16 in the L'nited states, against :;i last year, and -10 in Canada, against l9 la-.t year." Uradstreet says: "At all but a few of the cities from whira the special telegrams received favored influ ences are shown to have been at work, recit ing in still further improvement in the busi ness situation since the settlement of the tariff question. The free wool clause of the new tariff resulted in heavy with drawals of that staple and renewed activity among manufacturers. Next most con spicuous withdrawals from bond are dry goods, crockery and glassware. At Philadelphia, as at New York, sugar is advancing on speculative demand, and it is declared grocers will carry heavier stocks. The outlook for iron and steel is not for an early advance in prices, clue to in creasing output. New Knglaud woolen mills are now reporting orders for heavy woolens. "Thus far funds to move crops have not gone west as freely as anticipated. All western cen ters covered, except Cincinnati, Cleveland. De troit and Omaha report distinct gains in the vol ume of business this week. The relatively favor able condition of trade in the region tributary to the three larger Minnesota ciliesduring Au gust is based on a better wheat crop than pre dicted and practical depletion of country store keepers' stocks. "At Cleveland previous gains in the business situation are retained, notably firmness in lake freights and in the demand for money. Cincin nati manufacturers are quiet and there is only a moderate demand for groceries arid dry goods. Louisville has felt the stimulus more, reporting a healthful gain this week, notably in tea and tobacco. Detroit's interior trade is less active than it would have been except for the drought. Chicago reports gains in the de mand in all lines, particularly in dry goods, clothing and shoes, and in iron and steel. St. Louis' volume of business continues to in crease. "The surprisingly favorable news is received that Kansas City merchants, notwithstanding the effects of the drought, have been having a larger trade and making better collections. At Omaha no material change is noted except that country merchants being compelled to buy nearer home helps Omaha jobbers. A large business in staples has been transacted at Milwaukee. At St. Paul and Minneapolis the Improved business of the month of August is continued. Activity characterizes trade at San Francisco in all lines. Grain vessels are in demand, with wheat and bags lower and freight higher. WAITE IS NOT UUILTY. Denver Folice Officials. However, Held for Withholding the Likens Letter. Denver. Col., Sept. 1. United States Commissioner Hinsdale heard testi mony for the defense in the case of Gov. Waite, President Mullins, of the fire and police board; Chief of Police Armstrong- and Police Matron Dwyer, charged with conspiring1 to withhold a letter from ex-Matron Likens. The prosecution arraigned the ac cused severely, charging that Mrs. Kate Dwyer and President Mullins were the leading conspirators, but that Chief of Police Armstrong and i Gov. Waite, in allowing themselves to be used in carrying out the plot, were equally guilty, whether they acted in nocently or not. Gov. Waite declared that he had never had anything to do in the mat ter whatever, and was greatly sur- ; prised when he learned that he had been charged with an unlawful act. ! "The letter was handed to me to read," he said, "and I had to take it in my hands to do so. I immedi ately returned it to the person who handed it to me and this is my entire and only connection with it. It might have been a forgery for all I know, and it did not attract my atten tion to any extent, as I considered it of little importance. I did not think it ; wise to remove Mrs. Likens and op- I posed it in every way." I After the arguments Commissioner ' Hinsdale summed up the case, said he could not see that the probable guilt ' of the accused had been established, and discharged the governor. The other defendants, Mrs. Dwyer and Messrs. Mullins and Armstrong, were held to the grand jury in bonds of SoOO. Enormous Fruit Shipment. Cheyenne, W.vo.. Sept 1. The en ormous fruit business handled by the Union Pacific this year is without par allel in the history of the traffic Shipments over the Wyoming division now average nine or ten trains each day and the oflieials think the rush will con tinue at least a month. One hundred and sixty-seven special trains of Cali fornia green fruit have already been shipped over the line to the eastern markets. Few shipments were made until the 15th of July, after the strike was declared off. Coke Plant Resumes. Uniontow.v, Pa., Sept. 1. The coke plant of the Stewart Iron company, near here, has started up iu fulL This plant was one of the first in the region to close down after the strike began, and is the last in this section to start up. Superintendent Van Dusen said he had hired his men from the ranks of the strikers. Charged with Embezzlement. Little Rock, Ark., Sept. 1. J. L. Ray, accused of appropriating 5100,000 of Arkansas scrip, and for whom of ficers had been searching for two years, was arrested at Memphis, Tenn. r r 9 ',t t V ft