The Courier-Journal from Louisville, Kentucky • Page 1

Priur 2 Cents TO city an" Price 2 Cents TO CITY AND MAIL SUBSCRIBER! VOLUME XXC. NEW SERIES NO. 8,875 LOUISYILLE, TUESDAY APRIL 18, 1893. RETAIL PRICE FIVE CENTS. News and Comment.

TIB wEATHEB. Indications far Kentucky iixUy It- Inrml thowenc la toe Ohio valley, south erly winds, (lightly wnrmcr. k. Kentucky hod better look out, or her la ui el, so fur as fLe lior cooo-rn will I taken iom her at the Worll's Fair. Neither the thorough! red nor the trottiug breeding interest's of this State will he represeitcd by txhiMt at Chi- fdjo, tnt Senator Stanford, th.

California. millionaire, to have on exhibition there tf.y colt from Palo Alto. lliej- will be in charge trainer who will ive the public ait insight into the piitnary volution of a inuring burse. Czar Reed showed legudativa bodies some new points in the way of securing a quorum, but a performance at Nevr Albany last night went him one better. lax member of the Council stayed away to prevent a quorum.

Warrants were issued for their arrest. Councilman Mathes was captured, taken before a Magistrate and put under bond for ob structing legislation aud tlien dragged into the Council, chamber. He refused to vote, but the quorum was counted. The and of Zante, in the Ionian was visited by an earthquake early yesterday morning that was terrible in its result. Twenty dead bodies have been found and many more are buried in the debris.

The ehock was very de structive all over the island and thou sands of the natives were rendered homeless. Clement Scott, a dr-unatio critic on the London Telegraph, Sir Edwin Arnold's paper, bus arrived at San Franc sco from Japan and China. His views regarding the Japanese women differ materially from those of his chief. lie says that the women of Japan are lacking in real courtesy, honesty, virtue and beauty. The free gold in the United States Tieasury Ins been reduced to the small sum of (40,560.

Secretary Carlisle and the President theld a long consultation yesterday, presumably in regard to the financial situation, but there has been no announcement of the policy to bo adopted. John Schardt, the defaulting cashier of the Mechanics' Savings Bank and Trust Company, of Nashville, died laat night, and the 80,000 insurance on his life will be collected by the bank. It is probable that the defalcation is nearer than a first announced. The President has appointed E. II.

Lannon ITnited Stales Marelial for Delaware. The nomination, was seat to the Senate last Saturday, but failed of con- tirniatioaw, It deveolpe that there were six other nominations for minor, posi tions that were not confirmed. The annual meeting of the Poljlechnlfl Fociety was held last evening. President Young and the other officers bcin re-1 elected. The Secretary's report showed! that there waa a small gain in member ship the past year and a large increase In the number of books read.

The Government of Belgium has call ed out the army to protect it from the horde of strikers who are creating dis cord all over-the country. Yesterday there were more bloody meetings between I lo tors and police, and several of the strikers were killed. The Citron Stake at Memphis wu ye-derday with ridiculous ease by the Troubadonr colt Lookout, who, with tle great King Lee In questionable shape, appears the most dangerous candidate for Louisville Derby honors. Lookout for Lookout. young" bloods of Union county.

Ky- appear bent upon acquiring fame as Khootutta. The latest fad in that re gion is the (election of a neighbor's front door for a target, regardha of the effects of the bulk-ts after pacing through tho portal. The St. Louis' breweis have made ponce, after a contest lasting three wontla. Yesterday the price of beet wns ni.ed from 4 to 8 a barrel.

The fight 'said to have cost them In the aggregate $500,000 a month. Gov. Brown's predicted "veto ot the Louisville charier is expected by noon to-day. Another delegation from Louis ville willed on tho Executive yesterday to protect aguintit the veto of the measure. Owenslioro, minister are making war upon Sabbath' breakers, and have decided not to insert church notices in Sunday newpupera.

D. W. Bagley, a banker of Jackson ville, TexaK, has assigned. Hi liaWli- ties are atout and his axsets about ft 12,000.1 The second game of the chees tourna ment in progress at Kokomo, was won yeeterday by tho Kcntuckian, Show alter. Yesterday, for the fini time on Mon- dav in three months, both branches" of the General Assembly had a quorum, A ftrtko affecting al.ont 2.M30 men waa inaugurated in.

the sliop of the Union lacific railway ai Oiucha yesterday. A cyclone near Purl Sunday; cauMcl much devatation and tho loss of several lives. The British warship, headed by the Blake, arrived ia Hampton Koud yes terday. MR. CONN'S KICK The Indiana Congressman At Outs With Headsman Maxwell.

ncAYithdraws All His Kccom- mcndations I or rest-Ui-ce ppointmcnts. Wall Street Operators EicitedBe- cause Secretary Carlisle Ig-. nores Their Advice. WbyBepablicana Cropped the Beach Investigation and Permittedthe Sciiate To Adjourn. ME.

0LNX.Y AND CAPT. STOKE. Washington, April 1 1. Special.) Mr, Maxwell, of the decapitation division ol the Pcst-ofBee Department, and Congress man Conn, of the Thirteenth Indiana district, have had a falling out because Mr. Maxwell sail that Congressional recommendations for Postmaster appoint ments were not necessarily finaL Where upon Mr.

Conn withdrew all cf his recommendations and announced to Mr. Maxwell that he could appoint tho Post master to suit huns-if. This will entail 'upon Mr. Maxwell a great deal of labor and nc little trouble, and give Mr. Conn an easy time of it.

But what aliout his friends in the district, who worked for him early and late, the post-office being the objective point in view Will not they be the loers and won't tbey walk up in single file and say: "You should have recommended me. anyhow, and if you had I woul-1 have been ap pointed Yea. indeed, and Mx. Conn, if he remains in his present obstinate JAME3 IT. EClvEIA (Conuroucr of Uw Currency.) and angry mood and refuses to reconsid er his resolution, will find oat in the lung run, say about next convention time, that be has mada a large sixed mistake.

Wall street is very much excited these days about the "serious condition of the Treasury," and the seeming indif ference" of Secretary Carlisle to pro tect the publio credit" of the country and restore confidence in. businj-ss circle." Wall street is also tearfully exercised because the Secretaiv of the Treasury dues not communicate to the street a day in advance just what course bo in noins to take, issu bonus or draw on the reserve cold. Wall street has heretofore had such a direct and reliable line with the Treasury at Washington that its operators feel lonely anu broKe up nuwa lays with no one to give thera straight tips, which are so necessary aldinii them to carry on aiicavKiuiiy their gambling enterprises. In the meantime while Wall street is Buttering and making desperato efforts to repeat the lllack Friaar sensation, isecretary Oarlisi-. as serene as a -May morning.

tits steady in the boat, ready to do the wi-M thing as soon as tue conuiucn which confronts hiui approaches the emergency period. The Senate has rarely, in all its ex- perience, had more lively and exciting epio.lea than many which have occurred be'iind dosed doors in the special session just cIohL A previously stated, an un usual amount of tun? has been conttumed in secret seesion over the discussion of matters not of an executive character, The ubject principally talked of has been the ease of Mr. ltuach, the Senator from orth itakoto. la open session allusions were -frequently made to the au tenements innahitea oy various other Senator besides Mr. Roach, but in the security of cloea doors the polite allusion and intimations which ouaght tli oublie ear developed into the pain Mt and bluntest of statements.

A halt score of winced peraeptaoly wlien remind of lu tiieir own uvea hearinz a UiHifledly unpalatable Uavor Not.ioA was distinctly ana uneouivocaoiy ervet that If newiJpaiwr chareb against Mr. Koaeb were to be investigated, con bintcney and justice absolutely reiuired thn investisration or similar Charges asuinsl all other Senator. The charges against Mr. Koach are light as air u-iien comnarea wnn ruose win Imve bmn brought against other Senators. 11m ardor of Mr.

Hoar and several of his colleagues on the ItepubbYan aide -who have been hot foot alter Mr. Koach sen- aiblv con lei in the face of such a situa tion, and an un-ir oiuer in open i.n tliev unnonditlonallv surrenuerM. They had loudly threatened no sine die adjournment would be permitted until if resolution to InvesUfate Mr. Roach ha 1 oaitd. But tne resolution was not pnssed.

and the Senate has adjourned sine die, witll no oojeciions jioib uiuto. Attorney General Olney continues to be talked about; The stories about his shabby and. offensive treatment of pub-lie men having business with him are on every one's tongue, and as they go front mouth to mouth they ure adud to that the original lias grown almost out of proportion. There can be no question a sMr. Olney a jconzeaieaneaa.

in fact, the atmosphere of the Department of Justioe is to tldrt and frigid tha( tha flame ot a match would freeze IUo latent story now going' the round is the Attorney General's trentn-ent of Ker rerentative Stone, ot Kentucky, and f-r once tho Attorney is unjustly criticised. a dazeu more gentlemen nave gone to apt. Stone to learn if the storv tr.ie. Ua report had it that -Mr. Ulney had inxolted C'apU and that t' Cap tain was prevent! from striking tlx? At.

toraey Geiteral by th preAi'nce of a third party, etc he facta in tiie eni-e aro Capfc. btone went to see Mr. Olney aoum days ago in the interest ot worthv Kentucky Democrat who want. ed to bfl appointed an Assistant Atrrruey lieneraL lha Captain bad mid on several previous vinta to the Department of Justice that he desired to this matter with the Attorney General whenever he (Mr. Olney i had the lehoire to listen him, an 1 Attorney Gen.

eral signitied on thia oeesion that he would ibfteu to what he iiad to say. After making a Tew preliinimiry remarks, the Attorney General said This is about the fourth time you have mentioned thia Ys. sir." was the nlv. WeiL then, ht's it." Thia ws spoken in an uritahle voice and Mr. Olney anted oa thouah much annoyed.

Capu poUe up, taying the Attorney Gen-ei nl saiJ le was ready to I tear him, and uitlrtr.nu re he had a rit-i't to dh-cuxk tho Mtlject, At this Mr. Ol.iey amilerl and lieciuna as pleatiant as a sunshiny day, when CacU Stone bid bint ttoo.1 day p.irtcl in the beat of brnnnr. all the stories to the contrary are faUes pur and simple. after all. I apt.

Stone may have iecured the appointment of hiii eandr.Iate, whose name ne u.sn care juxt cow to make public, John W. Langley, of Kentucky, who is a member of the Board of Pension Appeal, Interior Department, says the Washington Post, enjoys the distinction of being the grandson of one of the oldest and moat remarkable men now living. Ilia name Jamea B. Click, and he Uvea in the mountains of Eastern Kentucky. io3 years old, enjoy excellent health, bos good eyesight, a full set of teeth, and ia as active, both in mind and body, aa a man of tifty.

lie lias been known all through the mountain country for almunt half a century sa Uncle Jimmy Click." I'ncie Jimmy went to th Big Sandy Valley when a youth, while the valley was etill the habitation of the wild beast and the Indian, and tells many harrowing stories of his early adventures, lie has been an enthusiastic Democrat ever since hi youth, and in tlie last campaign created much eathuskiMn by heading a Democratic procession on horseback, carrying in his hand an iminene9 Cleveland and Stevenson banner. lie has several hundred descendants, nearly all of whom have adopted his political views. Mr. Ltngk-y is one of the few black aieep in the fjiuily, but the old ma.i contends that he will yet live to see ltiin cast off his dusty garmenta and return to the fold of hia ancestry, a It seems that nearly all the prominent Democrats in Richmond are desirous of succeeding Collector Bumham. There are more applicaata for thia Collectorship from Richmond than from any other town in the district.

IVrhapa thia is due to the fact that Richmond is tho home of Gov. McCreary, and the Democrats of that place are anxious that one of their number shall capture thia juicy plum, hence so many candidates. The lateat application received at the Treas ury for the Collectoruup of the Rich mond district arrived to-day. It is from f. Miller, of Kichmocd.

lie bent on aoaie very strong letters backing ap his application, and no uouot he lee la that be ia right in it. Of 131 fourth-class postmasters ap pointed to-day. Kentucky got ten, of whoui four were to fill vacancies caused by removals. Those appoin are: W. Roberta.

Sr. lkhorn. Meade county W. A Grnn. Gritwrn's landing Da- iet county S.

Mai lor, Kuttiwa, Lyan county; Gilbert Adams, Mmnt Caruiel. Flemin coantv: J. H. Obenchaln. Hilt- ville, JUancock county; J.

M. flioiury. ltepton, Critrenden county; W. U. uar-ver.

isliaron Grove. Todd count F. W. Sthnan, Slaughu-rville. Webeter couaty: Minn.

Sntlivan, Union county; J. M. Denham, Valley, Lewis county. EoVrt Murphy, of Fulton, is at the National. Mr.

Murphy ia after a position in the Internal Revenue Service. Nfw, that the-Commission -r of the Internal lit- en a is appoi nte perhaps some of thrte mi.iot amiointaients will be xorth comma witbin the next rw weefts. Them are several hniidred Kentuckians on thu lookout fr the positions. Hon. John Rhea, of RnnellvUle, and Col.

Dick Wintersmltli will call on the CommhftioDcr of Indian Affairs to-morrow in of J. lice Young, of Louis- vi lie, who wants th poMtion Indian Azeot. biacKbnrn and vor- hee eie ike at work trying to get the appointuieot Icr air. loung. Api'licatioos received.

to43ay fkom Tennetee, Democrats L. Meewarmer of and Summer A. Wilaon, of Sa-Aville, want to be Surveyor. A good many fellows will be disappointed when this appointment is made, as there are alracst half hundred candidates in the field. B.

G. Wood, of Nashville, wants to be Supervising Inspector of tteam vessels for the sixth diatrict. a Miss Lucile, the daughter of Senator Blackburn, who has been ill with grip and heart trouble for several weeks past, took a turn for tie worse to-day, and' thia evening she is considered in dangerous condition. The many friends ot tlie Black burns throughout Kentucky will regret to bear of Uielr trouble. -ess 1 A friend of Marshal Force has kindly suggested hia name for Deputy Con troller.

The friend failed to give Mr, Foree'ft post-ofltce. address, and alio failed to state what Controller he wanted Force appointed Deputy for. It will now be in order for Mr. Force to make formal application aud name the ofrce he wants. a a Among the ifouritji-clasa appointed in Indiana are: J.

W. Clark- Jlutlt-rville. Jennings county; vice J. W. Meyers, removed, and James Sulli van, 1 lay den.

countrvice J. Van Eoper removed. The Tradesmen' National Bank ot Sew York has been approved the reserve agent for the Boyle National Bank of Danville, Jvy. a a a E. K.

Coppe was to-day appointed a fourth-class postmaster at Lee Valley, Hawkins county, vice Calloway Cope, removed. SWALLOWED A CHICKEN BONE." Crawford Bell Bleeds Death Near Celombat, lad. Col ambus, April 17. Special Crawford Bell, aged who lived near here, swallowed- piece of chicken bone on Easter. Sunday.

Physicians were called, bat the bone passed down his throat. A drfy or so later it be gaut -to. pain him in the center cf the breast. To-night he started to walk across the floor and fell. Blood flowed from his mouth and he died beiura physician could to calkd- BEYOAD TDE LAW John Schardt, the Defanlt- ing Cashier, Dies At Nashville.

The Mechanics' Sayings Bank and Trust Company Makes An Assignment. Shortag.3 Probably Nearer 000 Than $40,000, As' First Announced. Schardt's Lire Insured For 180,000 and the Bank Holds the Policies. DUECTRCS TOOLED TIFTECX 3I0XTHS SashvUle, Tenn AprU H. (Special.) John Schardt.

the defaulting edtJiier of Mechanics' Savings Bank and Trust Company, is dead. lie has boeu suffering for some time with congestion of the bowels and was probably hurried to hia grave by the discovery ot hia shortage. He was too ill to go to the lank Saturday and grew wcrse ail night snd veaterdav. Last night about 10 o'clock ho became unconscious, and from that time on knew no more. Hi tam ily have been gathered at his bedwdo all day.

and to-niht just before clcelc he peacefully passed away. The bank mad an assignment at 2 o'clock thia morning for the beneffc of all creditors with James T. as assignee. All the property of the bank ct every description is conveyed, and the assignee lias two years to wind np its affairs-; Deposits received Saturday afternoon will be returned, and they were not entered upon the books of the bank. The officers of the bank express confi dence in the belief that the assets will pay all of the debts.

It to learned that Schardt's abortagv had been going on at leaf fifteen months. and that he had sucee4i.iUy run tho gantlet of at two searching ex aminations of hia book. His system was simple, but could only be detected by a very close exandnutiun and footing np the daily balance and the general ledger. All deposits were entered, bat the totals were made incorroct to cor. respond with the Bfruros on the book I 1 11 .1 iir.

Dcnarci was am before he became eaahier, and when pro January, a ruid examination waa matle, but nothing to excite, sua-' pieiou wis fonnd. Saturday Scharat unable to woric. and James 1. Richardson, a director, whose (suspicion had been by the increase of liuhilitiet, looked over the books, and found tlie discrepancy in addition. On that day alao Theo Cooley, agent of the Guarantee Company of North America, had notified the bank that Schardt was speculating, and had better be watched.

Mr. Richardson worked on the books all day, and became satisfied there waa a ah jrtage. lio notified the llesident, and all other depowits werj kept separate, to be re turned. A meeting of stockholders calkd, and an alignment decided upon. Mr.

Eichardson and Lath- erly went out to see Mr. Schardt, who. insisted that the books were all right. lie waa naked expl nn some ot the di- crepancies. He hesitated, and being aslu If he waa not a defaulter, threw up hia hands and declared Yes, my Go3, it is true; only too true! Be then stated the amount was 000 or more.

The assignment shows liabilities ot ovw 1200,000,. while the assets will not pan out over $150,000, If that. There waa an individual sur plus of and it ia probable the defalcation is nearer $0,000 than Sctard's death will, of course. lead to the collection of the $80,001 life insurance which he turned over to the bank. Schardt's life insurance is in the following companies: aluiuid Ufa In.

of X. 935,000 Tinted States Life Ins. N. Pennsylvania Mutual Life Co Fhlla- delibUt 10,000 Aetna Life Ins. Co S.000 llartford.

Ctna 6,000 New York Life Insurance Co 0,000 NorthVestern Mutual Lite Insur ance Milwaukee I0.COO There were 0C0 depositors in tlie tank, most of them being workltigmen and women. The failure caused absolutely no excitement, and there were few people who drew deposits from other banks, SIX NEGROES FROM GHENT To Be Tried at Madison, TfcU Week. Madison. April 1 T. (Special.) Marshall Travis, John Sander, Aler Tenn.

Robert Schools, Reuben Jones and Perry Anderson, the six negroes from Ghtnt, who have been in jail here for two months on a change of venue from Switzerland county, win be tried here this week for the murder of Oscar Leap, during the political excitement on Novtniber 6 laat at Vevay, -where: tha Erst-named (Travis) was hustled off to Madison tefere an infuriated mob. They demanded senarata trial, Evidence lor the StaV wa heard this afternoon In tuo caw or Marsnau iravis. tho nrt taken np. I'ubilo opinion ia LUCY WILKERSON ACQUiTTED. Sks Killed George Brooks Sedaced iter and Failed to Carry Oatllii Promise.

Owensboro, Ky, April IT. (Spc-viilj -Somewhak ol a surpriso jias tc caaioned.ln Clivuit Co art bringing a yetaict not guilty in caw of Lacy WUkenon for kiilin; George Brool-, botfi colored, two yar SKV. ill. U.J4 IUW ad shot roki i-o pack, fxcru tho of which he died. Tb evid.nrg i.ir.v-d that.

Brooks had seduced the "jian and failed to keep his proniiro i lii.ivvy her, and it was chimed by th i-iiut siM ri root leu over the mat- till her mind was- affected. The proved an' exceptionally good racier cy wie best people in the city, UURA REYNOLDS SHOT. -orge A. Hale Waa Drank When lie INd It. UIjssow, Ky, April 17.

(Special.) A. Hale, a young wuyloye, of thj fe Waiter HuiL of thia place, white Wr the intluenc-j of liuuor veaterdav ruooa, qnarreljd with Laura ly- --s wuuuu living lu nv couuirjr, urawinir a Diettl tlireo suois her, uo allot taking effect and Uiuj a painful wound in her side. ie Hiiootni a kepv iniet by tnosu know ofit until thia atierniKin. i was arrewtnl tliis evening by SUil ieina Collfain, ar.d rclczweU on bail BHfwer to-niurrow for examin tiun. ii wuuian will -cover.

KiVCLVcS FINANCIALLY. A. U. l'ateitof Rochenter, and 11. II.

airier, of Sew York, Ia atoaey Troabte. rochester, N. Y-. April 17-A. G.

Vu' -a, a wholesale coal merchant of thia and 11. H. Warner, of New York, are involved financially. They indorsed 1 each other and notes have been g- i to protest. To-day the Bank of Munroe tiled two mortgages of $100,000 i.

tv held the "property of Yates Warner as collateral security. This 'ernoon A. G. Yates filed a general as- fcr the benetlt of the creditor it Uuffv. ot malt wbikv renown.

preferences are to tlie i 1 licadins Coal and Iron Coinpny for jI, amount not suited, alia it ,,9 i. i xned. The amount of ilr. Vates' paer tiiouisht to be nearly si.uoo.nou. or v.M-u 100,000 ia due to Kocheatir L.irks.

Mr. Yates said to-niffht that he could ily guewa at either his liabilities or a -sets. Ot the statement from 11. H. NVarner.

sent out from Xew York thia i moon, he auid Fwry word ot Mr. statement la false. New April 17IL II. Warner, Tri bident of the Warm Investment Com pany, waa seen and shown the diepatch fro'n Rochester. He said I was tho iiidiiwr of some papr for A.

(.. ates. 1 understand that two nieces of Sj.OoO favh have been protected. I stand ready pay every dollar I owe." LEO BT THE CRUISER ELAKE. Tie British Fleet Arrives Ia Hamp- ton Roads' and Silates the American Flas.

Jrcirat H.ptUt ana Cbmal Ex- c'aaaga Fsraial Cafla Tae Weather rrrftcU v. t7lW.r..r 8 AW' tills" morning; frtrnlr, Com- of toe army pot, was ioianuod Ivour AUiuir 1 (Ubcrardi that too Uiitiah vessels expected to take part in the coming meeting ana navai review w.re coming front the Capes, and tliat would -bo along in an hour. Thn was a notilicntion toatand by to salute visrtora after they had Hml twenty guns in honor of the American colors, aud the fort wa prompt in doing tins. Many of tho hotel viaitors were awaken ed by the terriiia bombardment which ensued and the reverberation of tbe big fcuus of the Biake and the answers that tame quickly back from the military post and the flagship ITiiladelphia. Hardly had the smoice aisuppeurea rrom me muzzWs of the guns wheji the lilake beaa a aeries of garutes to the rrencn.

Russian and Italian Hags. these o-remonies the flags on all the sliij were fonstantly changing from one country to lu.it ot another. lhe appearance which the nve Wtfi-wi ship- presented, as they moved pst the outer end of the United States fleet to the anchoraxa grounds designated tnn by lfcar Admiral oiierardi was a tieautum one. At the DeM or tne vuuors was the big armored cruiser Blake, a counter. riwt of our own snip new iotk.

or L'OO tons di--placement and 20,000 horse heavily armored and the mow f.oTnkffihlrt shio that will be in the view. In her wake was the protected eruixer Majrich'nne, and behind her came tlie. big armored cruupr AiUdtraliJ, wltn her siks fairlv filled with hiirh-power guns, ext was the cruiser Tartar; in the rear was the little tarkentine-ripged eruiser Partridge. At the masthead of the l3Uke was the pennant of Vice Ad mi ml J. Hopkins.

K. lomm.iim er-in-C'hiet of the Meet. Uhe iJlako glowed down lust, as she panned the Isewjrk, and when abreast ot the Phil -delthia. her signal was displayed to the other ships to anchor. At 11 clock Aaimrai Hopkins wa Itiiuufolnhi i rill uiHn Admiral tiherardi, after whieh he returned, and soon afterward received the return visit.

J-aier in wis aay Aumirai Hopkins called on Col. Frank, and CoC Frank returned tne cam The weather here continues perfect, and the water is smooth tor the Koaos. steam launches and gigs are ly ing constantly to the ahiM, carrying anxious to see tho new arrival. The Dutch fristate VanSpeylt arrived lrvte this alternoon, and an-hored in the lioada. i Tlie Hussard, a small French gunboat, also joined the fleet in the lioadi tuis aiternoon.

The Keatacklaa Wins. KoVomo, Ind April 17. The second game of the chees tournament was won ly Siiowalter. He chose the white, starting an open game, which I uker refused, preferring a French defm-e. At the seventh move tShowalter iutroduced a play of his own invention, moving oueen to- Kt V.

Thia startled Lasker. but he recovered hitnelf and played a rood up-hiii game, woicn lastea Kr tiiirty-four hours. Shooting at a Lexlagtort Depot. Lexinsrton. Kyv April 1 7.

(Special.) Oliver ChenaoU and lsaae Scott, both young negroes, became involved in a quarrel at the Cincinnati Southern de pot about 111 ciocK this morning. bo na al shot Scott, inflicting what is bo-lieved to be a fatal wound. After a long chaaa Chenault was captured -nd landed In tha station bouse. Tas Woodraff Csm Coatlaaed. lit'JaEoct, Axk April -Ihe ci5 of the State against ex-State Treasurer William E.

Woodruff, charred wit embezzling, came-up toduy ia the Circuit Court, uwing to tne aDseoce ol tn important witness lor the Mate continuance was taken natd July a. DEATH AT ZANTE The Island Visited By An Earthquake of Terrihle Destruction. DCSOlaUon Spread Broadcast ana Many t'orpses Jiunea In the Tebris. Survivore, Terror-Stricieii, Flea To the Plains and Hillaides For Safety. Bclglam'i Army Called Oat To Sop- press the Horde of Riotous MORE BL00DTMEETINQ3 Athens.

April 17. The island of Zan te, one ot tiie principal Ionian islands, waa visited by a most destructive earth quake thia morning, resulting in great' loss ol lire and property. The atuick appears to have been most violent in the city of Zante, the greater part of which waa destroyed. The people are panic-stricken, and the authorities help- le.j;. The streets are itnpaiMftble, be ing filled with masses of stone and tim ber, the wreckage of the houtes, which were thrown down by the earthquake.

Thus far the bodies of twenty persons. killed by falling walls, have )eeii re moved from the debris, and it is feared- many more dead are still in the ruins. The number ot persona injured runs np into the hundreds. 1 lie city present a scene of desolation, and it is doubtful it it ever recovers from the series of misfortunes fcutt have be fallen it within the past tree months. Uiiere ts too and to ibor an enormous amount of suffering, and outside aid will be urgently required to prevent sickness ar.J starvation, ino shock occurred at JO in the morning.

Most ot the build- inga that stood erexX after Vie shocks of February and March were either thrown down or shattcTod so as to bs unsafe tor occupancy. The Church, of SU Dionysiua and the Government offices were thrown down. Advices from the interkr show that tlie who's island has been devastated. Many villages have been detroyud, and it ia thought that the hiss of life has been very great' News of the disaster coates slowly, as communication witu tho interior of the island has been eatlv interroptt! by toe- destruction yt many of the telesTaph. lm The full extent, of the calamity can Dot be estimated at present Mnoe this morning two more heavy shocks liave shaken the whol.) ia and of iante.

llie p-oplo are fleeing from all the towns to und satety on ths plains and hillsides. All are terror- stricken. Thousands are without shel ter and few have suUicient food. Tlw Miiuttr retudent has telecraphed to the Britiwii Foreign, Ofli a request for war ships to bo sent at ouoe to Zante with men and building material, that temporary slieds may be erected for slieterless at once on the plains and hill sides, Tha GreeiK Govern-ment tiaf. letted promptly In rendering aid to the su.Terers.

The Greek ironclad. Hydra an 1 re-zia. have evlready started for Zante liaving on board a detachment or engineers, a.4 well as provisions and retuediea for th? survivors of the calamity. A larze num ber of tents that we.e taken to Zante to H.ielter tlie people who were rendered homeless by the fornvr earthquakes have again been set up, and under them some of the women aud clii-urca have taken refuse. It is pointed out here tfiat tlie Zante disaster is confirmation of tlie warning ot a lew oays ago cy Jfror.

fain, who predicted the former earthquakes, that disturoances more serious uian the I cent ones would occur on April 16 or 17 I His prediction has proved true, for thia morning's s'ukJc is the worst that has ever bated Zante, which is noted lor its earthquakes. 1 WAR IN BELGIUM. Troop Called Oat to Soppress the Rlotoas Wrikera. BrusTs, April 1 7. The industrial rev- olution against the Chamber of Deputies is in full progress.

The feeling of un rest continues to spread. There is no I JS Excited meetings in favor of nnivenwl suffrage are being held tiiroughout the country. Everywhere impassioned ap peals are made to those who live by toil to join the great demonstration now in progreie. In tlie Chazleroi dirtrict, where 30,000 miners are employed, work in the mines may bo said to be at a stand still, for 20,000 of tlie miners have quit work and are riotous. Most ot tbeso miners are miserably poor, and they and their imilies are bound to suffer.

The cotton, yarn, lace, linen and woolen mill and factories in Grammoat, in ci FUu-ders. are affected by the movement, a iitg-i number of the operatives in thee industries having joined in tho strike movement. Tho Governor of the province of Brabant, in which Brussels is situated, has instructed all Mayors of cities and towns within bis adminh-trative district that they must prohibit all publio demount ra tion 5 lor universal suurage. ino vny Council ot BrUMela has voted thanks and eongiatulation to the police and civio guard for their valiant conduct) in np pressing recen disturbances here, 'lhe Government has issued a decree calling out all the militia tor the defense of the State. Ibis mean tiie mobilization of some 45,090 troop, against the working' men.

The striirera or Socialhits at Mons have resorted to the use of dynamite to eniorse their demands for universal suflragiek A bomb, which had been placed cloje to tho lletit Waelnas church, exploded this morning with groat violence, shattering the stained windows of the church and doing other damage. ia no (lew to the perpetrator, but tha act is aewraiiy swriuai The explosion teems to have acted as inraitiv to the strikers to commit further outrages. The strikers Indulged In all manner of threats against the Uov- rnmeaaj and as the day wore an vueyj breamn emlMtldened, and determined to take pomev-Km of tlie town for a labor proeerKion. Wlwn tlie mob atteiurtel to so thrstiigli the streets they were mot Dy a strong uetaeiiuieut ji tlie civio guards. No attention was paid to the order to li-per.

A desperate hand-to-liand cmtli. nimied. Tlie main body of the strilrew was broken np, but groups of structlii nte-i touhl be seen in Uu aide stroets leading from tlie main thor- outtlifare. llie hit tie waa louir and bit terly contented, btit hnullv the auurd were virtorinuii. It is knrwn that four of the miners fro killed.

Many of tlie rioters wero wounded, and a number were taken to the hospital. Fourteen soldiers wer wounded, three fatally. The killing of the four atrikers has added irreatlv to the excitement In tlie town, and there ia aanger oi a more iwrious outbreak. Men ami women fnen the adlHC-nt minins villa pe aie flotking i.ito and tim autluirities are unvioiisly awaiting tlie events of the niulit. is the ccMiter ot the treat Uoiinuge eoul mining dia- mc.

urce-rjortiih ol mi tne miners In titlgium are eninljyed in this dutriet. a. tuouituna ut the duck laborers in. Antwerp ioimd tlie strike movement to. day, and much excitement prevails tliere.

Many ot the men emnloved in loading and dinekarging vessels and ia other work about the wharves did not quit work in obedi'ni'e to the order of tue men engineering tlie strike. Tins iunained the strikeris who to-day mode an attaik on the workers. The latter biuda weak attempt to defend tlietn- selves, out -They would ia all probability have been driven awav had It not been for. the gendarmes, who took a hand in tue an ray. llie strikers wtro iriiiea.

with revolvers and uaed them. The gendarmes, who aim had li rearm h. were quick to renpond. and it ia thoucht that several strikers were wounded. A number of rin leaders amonz the strikers were captured.

Anotner encounter occurred this afternoon, in whieh a saiiadron of Dolire vurt overwiielined with showers of stones and timbers and retired ia confusion. While tlie reserves were being summoned the strikers threw up barricades in the ride streets, and women and children hastened 'from the house uitli iiren arm. When another squadron of poiiv. supported by a detarluuent of the civic guord, tried half an hour later to drive imefc the mob they were met with volleys from tlie revolver, and rifles of the men behind tlie barricadea. ilunv ot the roldiers were wounded and were removed to the hospital.

military wero summoned, and, after two charge's, car-rn-d I lie barricade. The strikers re. treated firing. Crowd are still gather ing in the nortlteru district this even ing and more llguting ia expected. Tho roncert halls of tlie eity are emntv.

feever-d theaters are clo-d. The petroleum- reservoirs are auarded bv militia iuxtraordinary military rteaaures will be adopted to-Jiionow" to preserve order in thia city. Srrotwr re-en forcenu-nts of chasseurs and caroinerrs are amrinir with every- train this evening. All officers 1iave city 'mnt on which ia marked a neutral 4ooe. from which tho crowds ate to lie excluded.

Jn thia sone are titf Palais l- 1 Nation. wh're Par- liamnt roeeta all tlis -Ministerial bureaus and the royal palace. It is reported ttiat the Premier has proDosed to the Kmir that Parliament le dissolved an 1 a general election be Iwiii. Janmn. tho Kal- leal leader In the Chamber, is sai to have demanded aa amir-nee with the Kin.

tie anxk'tr as to tut events of to-morrow is intense. The news from Mons and Ant werp has stricken the morn' prosperous claMes with panic It'iere is a aenerul tendency to urge the Deputies to thr-ida the questioii of suflraitc. and not to be too sparing- of eonocauions to the popular demand. CITlZEiiS OF E'JFFULO FR3TEST. The "Sneak Bill" Denounced At a Public Meeting- At the Ker- chants' Exchange.

Licit. Ctv. Skwhaa aaa Tares Legfidatart Eead Oat cf Iks Cltclaaa Dcastncy far Tk Ir lets. Buffalo, N. AprU 17.

The dry Hall waa under guard all last night to prevent any attempt to enter the Mayor's ofiiee and action under the provision of the bill pa.aed by the Legis lature last week providing for the ap pointment of new Police and Commissioner. The injunction papers secured from Judge Green, of the Su preme Court, were served on Mayor Bishop at 1 o'clock this morning, and on tho Controller and President of the Common Council shortly before a o'clock. It was feared that the two latter of ficials might endeavor to steal jk march on the opposition and make the new appointments Delore. the order at tlie court could oe served on ttunn, Dnt no such attempt waa made, and action ia now postponed until the court decides upon the points at iwue. The order is made returnable Ann! At noon today a public meeting was held at tlie lerchant' Exchange to pro-tent against the Sneak bill, as it is callixl here.

It was attended by he principal buinen men of the eity, Doine- crats and alike, ine tjt- chanse was crowded. Ine iYetudont ol tbo rxrhanee, (ieorge Clinton, a (rran-l- ptn ol Oov. uevvitt t.unton, and a stun 'n Democrat, was in tlie chair, lie made an earnest speech, declaring that the time for the peoi-le of Buffalo to declare their right bad come, lie waa followed by Ansler ileox. attorney for the Courier liXtnocrut), and one of tlie Yil ing Democrats of the city. He derlared the neak bill a tyrannous, outrageous and diabolical pieco ot leulslation, a thousand times wor, he said, than the British tyianny wliich eaused the Aaior lean revolution.

If yoa tolerate It," Mr. Wilcox saidV we mistnt as wen loia our nanus ani permit the word 'slave' to be stamped upon oar toreneaa. jb measure was passed with the aid of deliberate lying by a class ol persona wno ougnt to oe behind prison bar. and now here else. A leeialator who betrays his trut and deceives hia constituents is even worve than one who engineers such a ballot box outrage as that oi Lift Soveuiber 1 don't believe a bill thus passed by fraud is a law.

The time, has ome to tight; we must not longer recognise political nartiea when such outrages are done. We must drive these men out of the eitv A speech was made by Henry A. Richmond, in which be said 1 have spent thousands of dollars for the Democratic party. A have worked for it for twenty-ttve rears, but. so help ine 4iod.

if Uiia outo-age is Democracy, 1 am no lunger a Democrat." (ireat acnlaiise and cheers followed this. A committee of five was appointed to draft resolutions. Speeches were made by many business men. At short, but exceedingly bitter meeting of the Cleveland Democracy tonight, laeut. Gov.

Sheehan, A -uibly-Twn ttoldbevtt Clhan and Senator Endrees were read out ot the ranks of that organization for their action in the pastdng of the Police bill, and resolutions ia condemnation and urging Mr. Ouen-tlier not to waver in hi intention to introduce a repealing wu were moualy adopted, a. PUBLIC PLUNDER. Eesnlt of tho Investigation of the National Weather Bureau. Startling Disclosures of Cor- rnption Among Officers and Employes.

Discharge and Crimiiial Prosecu ticn of the Guilty Persons Eecommended, It Well That the People Toted Pat Honest Men In Places of Trust. NEWS OF THE CAPITAL. Washington, Apiil 17. Secretary Mor ton this aftermmn received the report ot Assistant Attorney General Colby, who conducted tlie investigation into the charges of illegal and fraudulent disposal of public property in the Weather Bureau. The Secretary read the report and announced that after going through tlie immense amount of testimony In tha cae be would take the matter under advisement.

The recommendations are as follows: The Immediate discharge of the eflc'al and eaiyloyea guilty of ttarft. an ibeaifcmsot cr cf tbo nnauthorirtd sale at Clo.cnun.nt propnity and their proaacudoa aacrcfor. crinilnauy and civilly. Tbo entire torgiilradoa of tho exaoaavo management aad control of tha baron and the olactal 'paratuai. as much aa practtc.

Ulc, so far as prop -r rexponnbUlty Is eon- -corno-t, of the from that rh 14 purely actenttlc edueallonai. Tne OKitblWimenI of such regolMloa kluUl icaulra a strict accointaOihur front cx.h emil ye charge! wl-Ji Uis poMnsloa or ewiiuul tJ. uvu-uhkiii propenr am ma mb -t-. lug In one I ot ths control aad lor the wiolo prupcrty of ta bureau. Ttuit a rir-fiil Inventory be taken of tha Coveriiment jtr i ny in bureau, tiis ahort.

aee thereof sum mi.u-u aou uut amiiiuycs HiMMHuulo limrtler, rcquirea aa posn rvl aaiMs-a. Amonir the nrincinal flodinzs of tact by the Assistant Attorney General were these That tn Fotiruarv. 1R03. a number of Ursaa ami Iron mokbt, excenllua HfM to vaiua. wild by 11.

fc. anuu-i, captain oi vm w.icn, wlth'ut legal authority aud no return aiada thefef-tr. Tliat In Ortoner. a amber ot yaraa cf eurpet bcloiwlitir to tha J't-pnin) era oiKpoHtMt of ny r-axi li. r.

urauoon aim uu return: m-uto therrtor. Tim Li tlie aU K. t- nruinta sold wlili-Mit k-tX autiHiniy a i-a. tifr ol wood ar lutisber lUnwUm a VaaUov. arumeut aud otad.

tto return. r-tur. ThJt Joi.n J. Kvan. an employ at tha luiesu, ha4 In ill cellar of hi rerAtfeiiee in Fe3ru.i an tshowa by the twUmouy ot Lewis Iloylenmaler, a guatully ot uew proieny, tn be worUt-tit loo to -r00.

cuiisiAtana of pencils. pens and nvejes and outer aup-pllei tn unbroken pat kaaa and boxoa, taaeo. ont the Weather liuieau and offered ts sell Um jne to auid llif'jitiiuvler. that larga new pui-ea or unoicsm pw rural for in ilw bureau wars, durlaf 1he rear iw-j. takn thewfrnm i and dlipowdi of bv employ of the Government without authoriiy and bo returns aiada t-rear.

That on Oereniber 17, ax or aevca case- of type were, witnmtt au in oniy. laaea frmo the bureau and dinpoaM of by em- ploy i of Um lioverniuett aad no racurna aiate therefor. That many outer articles of property ds bMiginr to the Government, such a auttlon. err. vQit minpiie.

nirniiura. oouna reco cawnicai material ana war rr Uiermomelerx wrro t.ikea there from In the nMinthM of Julv and Ainr.it, lriie, dlspmd of without legal authority ana no rcturus tuadn thcrrfor. Th.t seven carneta romp lets for rooms or undetermined dlmensUHM. and 78 yards of moaiovd carpet hav entlivly dlaappnirod fnm tha WeatlKf Iturean. and inona ei uio c(brirs and ertpl-ives thereof could or would furnish any Information In rez nl to such protx-rtV or arronut for Ma abaeace.

The evklear also khow that tlwve hat ben a deert In the rriea ported of tlis mlei of naticr made ay empio.es tha bnreau, from GS.n eenLt per lOO pnunda. or an prtor to 'July, l. jnai, to d.4 ecnta pr hundrwt pouud. since we tranofer to the Agricultural Denartmrnt, wlthwiit any cbange tae aiaraet piua Tlie almwt that the property of the rirernment a been removed boot the bureaa fitm time to time, at tan re of empl'ivea or- nC'i-ern, for Bat at their pHvate reshirieen. witnou Tnvt do-ln ph.n.

requMtlona mads there Tor, or any record kept of dlsimdUoa the bare su. It further apneara from tha trsUmony (Kat of the Watch Brmnnon praa tired loHiilna money at hiKh rates of lnt-r e-it to flk-r nnd emploven of the bureau both ti Ih-r-e nhve and below mm in ran a. tho plMine hU unrrlo officer, ande him. An Intent.irv made during the rovu ration IU-m of carpet alone dls. Crowd the or nn-enr.

of nva rem- pleta ulimeMirrH carpets oad in varmu. ufltrn of. the biirenu. and IAH yard of niea''d carpet. -enty-lx yarns ar ram lato-r, hiwevr.

were rrtumed after notlra on the day of tlie Inventory by the Captain nf the Van-h. pr having wen in bis private pi.e.Jnn and at hi private rcwicnen fur more tli.tA Hlx mmiuis. Secretary lleinert has reseinoeii ine or- di-r placing Paymtister J. C. Sullivan on furlough for certain utterance accredit ed to him in a publiplied interview rorard- tlie lring N- murter, and whieh were con-itrued as rellecting apon the actfnn of the Tnitetl Statea.

The Secre- tnrv ha piihiiHiitvi tne teiier to mr. Sullivan for jtlfr information and guid-n of ofti.vT. who are cautioned aboat talking too ireeiy. FAILED IN THE SENATE. Treaty Ceding Oaa at the Galapagos I.laads Net Ka tilled.

April treaty between the Govemment of the United States and Ecuador by which tha United States is given the right to ao- oulre a coaling station on one of the Galapagos island, failed of ratification by the Senate because of the- presauro of other business. It Is anderstood that there was no objections to the provisions tha to. tlie Senate Committee on Foreign Relation, and that It would have been reported to the Senate las week If adjournment had not been Im Whilo It has not been definitely" ascertained which Wind ot the Galapagos Archipelago has txn selected for hm station. It IS ueuevt-u iiui. i.uiimm Inland ia the kite determined on.

Chat hum is oue of the three InbaMtaldo Wanda in the group aad was used from H29 until eon years aso as a convict settlement- llie treaty does not beoonia.