The News Condensed

The time was occupied in the senate on the 31st uit. by Senator Sherman in a speech agaiust the f ree coinage of silver bill In the house the post office appropriation bill was oonsidered. A resolution was adopted revoking all lea ves oí absence except those granted on account of sickness. On the lst it was agreed in the senate that no vote should be taken on the free coinage bill until after the 14th of June. The new senator from Virginia, Gen. Eppa Hunton, took the oath of office In the house a bill was reported limlting the amount of wearing apparel and personal effeets that may be admitted free oí dnty. The post office appropriation bill was further considered. Bills were passed in the senate on the 2d to hold terms of court in the district of Montana, providing for two additional associate justices of the supreme court for the terrltory of Oklahoma, and creatlng two additional land districta in Montana. Adjourned to the 6th Mr. Hatch reported the agrlcultural appropriation bill to the house. In committee of the whole the post office appropriation bill was further considered. The senate was not in session on the 3d The house further considered the post office appropriation bill and an amendment was adopted prohibiting the postmaster general from making contracta hereafter under the provisión of the act to provide for ocean mail service between the United Sta les and foreign ports. DOMESTIC. itf the United States the visible supply of gram on the 31st uit. was: Wheat, 29,448,000 bushels; eorn, 3,090,000 bushels; oats, 3,175,000 bushels; rye, 011,000 bushels; barley, 37e, 000 bushels. At Johnstown, Pa., a monument was unveiled to the unknown vietims of the great flood which almostdestroyed that city three years ago. W. A. Jokdan, president of the Commercial bank, and Alderman Henry Luchsinger, a well-known politician, were drowned in the river at St. Joseph, Mo. , by the capsizing of a boat. Miss Lillian Norfolk, one of the handsomest and wealthiest young women in Brooklyn, N. Y., committed suicide by strangling herself with her own hair. The Catholic and Lutheran churches and houses, barns and outbuildings were wreeked by a windstorm at Earlville. 111., but no lives were lost. A kainstobm deluged portions of lndianapolis and over thirty bridges and culverts in the city and vicinity were vvashed away. At Portland, Wabash and other Indiana towns heavy storms did great damage. The house of James Sullivan near lndependence, Kan., was demolished by a cy clone and Miss Lucy M. Cecil and a child were crushed to death. At Nobles ville, Ind., a passenger train on the Lake Erie & Western was wreeked and several persons were injured. Ex-Treasureb Nolani}, of Missouri, convicted of embezzling state funds, was senteneed to two years in the penitentiary. Pueing an electrical storm lightningstruck a tree on Hiram Howard's place near Marshal, Mo., and killed nineteen sheep which had sought shelter under the tree. lx a collision on the Cleveland fe Pittsburgh road near East Liverpool, O., the engineer was killed, two brakemen fatally injured and the wreek consumed by fire, the loss being over ?50,000. Beck Willis (eolored) was hanged at Campbellville, Ky., by a mob tor attempted criminal assault. Coloreo Christians throug-hout the country observed the 31st uit. as a day of "general supplication for divine interposition in behalf of the outrag-ed negroes of the southern states." The weather bureau man in Chicago reported twenty-one rainy days for the month of May, breaking the record. Thkee white men named McArthur were lynched by a inob near Litt'.e Rock, Ark., for being accomplices in the murder of Jailor Holmes. Twenty of the largest wall paper makers in the country have formeel a trust. Ax electrical storm killed severa) hundred acres of grass and cotton near Greenville, Tex. The cotton had the appearance of being burned. The public debt statement issued on the Ist showed the total debt to be (969,859,253; cash in the treasury, $126,!)i;,.,siö; debt less cash in thé treasury, 845,353,866. Increase during May, 87883,374. Fi.oods have caused great loss to the farmiüg interests throughout central Indiana, parts of Illinois. Iowa, Missouri and the southweBt. Tim govornment ■ receipts from all sources in May aggrég-ated S'20. 498, T98, against S2T,417,425 in May, 1891. Tuk southbound Santa Fe passenger train was held up by masked men near the station of Red Rock, Kan., in the Cberokee strip, and robbed of $"0,000. Thk commissioner of interual revenue reports the payment to date of 2,816 claims for sugar bounty, ainouuting to $7,271,095, leaving unsettled 815 claims $54,681. A co.nservative estímate of the amount of damages caused by the loss from the high waters from Kansas City toïvew Orleans reaches the enormou figure of 850,000,000. A cyclone destroyed several houses at Lott, Tex., and four persons were killed. The eoiuage of the mints during May aggregated 5,388,900 pieces, valued at $5,079,270. Of this amount $4.115,900 were in gold pieces, 8916,170 in silver and $47,200 in minor coins. A MAse-sflEKTiNff was held at Louisville to celébrate the lOOth anniversary of the admission of Kentucky into the union. The Chicago board of trade appointed a soliciting committee to aid the flood sufferers. Fully 6,000 persons in Illinois have lost everything and are in destitute circumstances. Moses Taylob, a farmer living at Neadmore, 111., in a fit of jealousy shot and killed his wife and F. Foster and then took his own life. The river at New Orleans was higher than ever known in its history, and the water was flnding its way over the ferry landings into the city streets. Bob Jackson, a negro at Port Jervis, N. Y., was lynehed by a mob because of a brutal assault on Miss Lena McMahon. C. G. Wilsojí, superintendent of the Iowa división of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, was drowned at Albia, Ja. The total money circulation of the country is placed at SI, 620,010,2:29 - a per capita circulation of $24.77, or $115, 278,509 more thau June 1, 1891. Charles Lyttle and Ben Yelly quar relied at Annona, Tex., and Lyttle shot and killed Yelly. The latter's sou then shot an-d killed his father's slayer Work has beg-un on the Wolfly cana in Arizona. It will be 70 miles in leng-th, and the largest irrigating cana in America, to cultivation 300,000 acres of desert lands. Mks. Sarah Warde and Mrs. Albert Gest committed suicide at Lima, O. Domestic troubles were the cause. Four persons were sunstruck in New York city and one died. At the leading clearing houses in the United States the exchanges during the week ended on the 3d aggregated 81,019,465,873, against 81,146.805,098 the previous week. The increase as compared with the corresponding week of 1891 was 6.1. Four men were drowned by the sinking of the steamboat John Matthew in the Arkansas river at Van Buren, Ark. A train on. the Alleghany Valley railroad was wrecked near Oil City, Pa., and Engineer Alex Reed was killed and twenty passengers injured. In the United States the business failures during the seven days ended on the 3d numbered 2Ü7, against las the week and 224 for the correspondinfT week last year. A cycloxe passed over Moorefield, Bannony and Springfield townships, in Ohio, and the damag-e to crops, forests, farm buildings andorchards would run up into the tens of thousands. Fbank G. Lexz, a wheelman. started at New York on a trip around the world on a bicyele. He expeets to reach New York again by June 4, 1893. The distance he will cover is 22,000 miles. Work on the East river tunnel began at Long Island City, and it is hoped to complete the work in two years. ExroBTS of wheat (and flour as wheat) from the United States during the past seven days aggregated ',891,000 bushels, or about 600,000 bushels more than the previous week. Reformed Presbyterians have been pledged by their synod not to visit the world's fair if the gates are opened on Sunday or if liquor is sold on the grounds. It was reported that a tornado swept over Reading, Pa., killing several persons and destroyiDg a vast amount of property. The winery at Santa Rosa, Cal., on the celebrated ranch of Thomas Lake Harris, widely known as the Mystic, was destroyed by fire. causing a loss of 5200,000. Two Brothers named Scott were reunited at Uuthrie, O. T., after a separation of fifty-nine years. The firm of Farmer, Little & Co., the celebrated New York type founders, has been dissolved. The new firm will be known as A. D. Farmer & Son. Xeptune Millek, of Lapageville, Ga., shot and killed his wife. He was his g-un and she angered him. PERSONAL AND POLITICAL. The republicans of the ïhirteenth Missouri district have nominated Thomas 15. Whitledgv for congress. Gen. Turner C. Mjop.EHEAD,a veteran of the civil and Mexican wars, died at Asbury Park, N. J. The republicans of the Twenty-second and Twenty-third Pennsylvania districts have renominated John Dalzell and V. A. Stone for congress. CONGRKSSMAN OUTHWAITE, of the Ninth Ohio district, was renominated for a fifth term by the democrats. The New York anti-HUl democrats met in ptate convention at vSyraeuse and elected delegates to Chicago who will contest the seventy-two seats claimed by the Hill deleo-ates and who were instrueted to vote for Cleveland. The platform declares for tariff reform and against the free coinag'e of silver. Thk follovving' ticket was nominated by the Illinois prohibitionists in convention at Springfield: Governor, R. R. Link, of Franklin county; lieutenant g-overnor, James Lamont, of Winnebago; secretary of state. John T. Killam, of Shelby; auditor of public accounts, S. D. Noe, of Vermillion; treasurer, T. S. Marshall, of Marión; attorney general, A. P. Wrig-ht, of La Salie: congressman at large, James Felter, of Sang-amon, and F. E. Andrews, of VVhiteside. The platform calis for the suppressicn of the liquor trame and f avors the present state compulsory education law. Thk Wisconsin prohibitionists in conrention at Madison nominated a ticket as follows: For governor, T. C. Richmond, of Madison; lieutenant g-overnor, G. A. Shepard, of La Crosse; secretetary of state, E. F. Russell, of Columbia; state treasurer, J. C. Martin, of Marquette; attorney general, F. A. Watkins, of Douplas; superintendent public instruction, C. W. Underwood, of Outagamie; railroad commissioner, J. E. Clayton, of Mihvaukee; insurance commissioner, Ole Ritan, of Barron. Congressmen: First district, J. S. Murdock, of Green county; Second, 6. S. Martin, of Madison; Third J. Thomas, of Hazel Green; Eighth, i . p. Zonne, of Appleton. John Wilson Tisdale, the oldest turfman in America, died at Crab Orehard Springs, Ky., ajfed 87 years. In convention at Des Moines the Iowa prohihitiotiists nominated the following state ticket: Secretary of state, S. H. Taft, Humboldt; auditor, A. B. Whitmore; treasurer, fi. M. Diehl. Deleates to the national conventicn were chosen and a platform adopted which declares for prohibition, state and national; woman suffrag-e, protection to American labor and stricter naturalization laws, and urges the closing- of the world's fair on Sundays and the refusal of the sale of liquors on the grounds. Congressiokal nominations were made as follows: Indiana, Ninth district, Daniel Waugh (rep.), renominated. Illinois, Ninth district, H. W. Snow (dem.). Texas, Ninth district, G. W. Pendleton. Miss Middie Mobgan, the foremost writer on horses and cattle in the United States, died in St. Francis hospital, at Jersey City, N. J., aged 64 years. TnE Minnesota prohibitionists in vention at Slinnéapolis nominated a full ticket with W. J. Dean, of Minneapolis, for governor. The platform declares that the liquor trame is the overshadov.ing question and demands the repeal of the lioense law. Waloott Hamlin, of Amherst, was nominated for governor by the Massachusetts prohibitionists in convention at Worcester. The platform holds the liquor traftic to be the prime issue before the American people. The Tennessee prohibitionists in convention at Nashville nominated Edward H. East, of that city, for governor. The Minnesota republicans will hold their state convention at St. Paul on July 28 to nomínate state ofKcers. In the Fifth Ohio district the democrats have nominated Dennis D. Donovan for congress. The democrats in convention atTampa, Fla.. nominated Judge Henry Mitchell for governor. In a speech the nominee declared that he was not a third party man and favored the frea coinage of silver. FOREJGN. A fire at Grinigar, India, destroyed 2,000 houses and made 80,000 persons homeless. The cholera epidemie in the same place caused 1,600 deaths in a week. In a prize fiht in London between Jackson (colored) and Slavin the iormer won in ten rounds. Twen'Ty leaders in a plot to dethrone Queen Liliokulani and to declare an Hawaiian republic were arrested at Honolulú and the greatest excitement prevailed. The grain sent froui Iowa for the relief of the famine suft'erers in Russia has been unloaded and dispatched to the distressed provinces. It filled 310 cars. Two huxdbed miners perished in a disaster at the Berkenhead silver mine in Bohemia. Flamks in Ullanow, in Galicia, destroyed 200 houses and two persons were burned to death. Michael Davitt was nominated to concest the election for North Meath, Ireland. At the raiload station, after She Domination, his supporters were attacked by Parnellites and Davitt himself received a severe wound on the ïead. FiRE destroyed 8150,000 worth of property on the Dundee docks in Scotland. At Sloborka, a Russian city borderïng on Germany, 300 houses were stroyed by ure, leaving hundreds of persons destitute. Throl'GH the oonfession of an anarchist the Parisian pólice were enj abled to seize a large quantity of dynainite. The museum at Stralsund, Prussia, famous for its colleetion of antiquities, vas destroyed by fire. SrX huxdkkd bales of cotton, recenty arrived from Ameriea, were ruined by fire on a wharf at St. Petersburg. Later advices say that over 400 pershed in the mine disaster at Przibram, Bohemia. Thus far there hare been over 3,000 deatlis from cholera at Serinager, India. LATER. Thebe was nosession of th'e Uhited Stute.s senate on thé tb. Tbe house passed th post office appropriation bill. Among the items inserted was one apprupriating Söi,000 for a branch office ou the grounds of the Columbian exposition. Charles Carr and his wffe were crnslied to death by an electric car at Omaha, Neb. Nearly every in "Jimtown," the maiu part of Creede camp, in Colorado, was destroyed by fire. The loss will be about $1,000,000. The stable at Woodtmrn farm, near Lexington, Ky., was burned, and nine valuable horses were cremated. A ci.oudburst flooded Oil City, Pa., and the country and leaking- oil tanks covered the inundation witli oil and benzine, which took fire, and soon everything was a sea of flatn.es. The loss of life in Oil City and Titusville was estimated at 150, and the property loss was placed as follows: Titusville, SI, 500,000; Oil City, $1.500.000; Corry, Stí0,000; Meadville', 8150,000, and surrounding country probably a million more. A cycloxe at McCook, Neb., destroyed the Congregational church and other building-s and injured many persons. A fire in the town of Kovno, Eussia, destroyed 300 houses, 2,000 persons of their homes. A passenger train collided with aa excursión train filled with negroes near Carrollton, Ky., and four persons wero killed and twenty-five were injured, several dangerously. Three men were instantly killed and two others hurt by lightning at Gainesville, üa. Secretary Blaine has resigned the secretaryship of state and the resignation has been accepted by President Harrison. A farmer named Loewe, aged 45 years, and his two sons, aged 11 and 13 years, were drowned by being carried over a dam in a boat near Milwaukee. In the National league the percentages of the baseball clubs f or the weekended on the 4th were: Boston, .725; Brooklyn, .632; Cincinnati, .610; Chicago, .590; Philadelphia, .525; Pittsburgh, .524; Cleveland, .500; New York, .487; Louisville, .446; Washington, .421; St. Louis, .341; Baltimore, .231. The percentages in clubs of the Western league were: Columbus, .735; Milwaukee, .654; Kansas City, .586; Toledo, .519; Minneapolis, .417; Omaha, 414; Fort Wayne, "54: lndianapolis, .190. Semper idem- Monkeys. Se-Nile men- Egyptians. Good for a ralse - Derrlcks. Creates a stir - The spoon. In their rite mind- Ritualista. Gets to the top- The Mansard. A juvemile outbreak - Measeis. Have a horse cry - Pool sellers. In duty bound- Imported goods. A song -without words- The housemaid's. Keeps a stiff upper lip- The rhinoceros. Pay domestic interest, only- Bonda ot matrimony. I