Show BY TELEGRAPH in ff nut ramna aamna UMON tan tax aas rz AMERICAN 7 who tho 1 treasury Depart departments department mentIs is informed of thear the arrival at san francisco of a large cargo of teas teay tea ten consigned to merchants at chicago and has directed that samples be ipa forwarded to new york for inspection before the tea is delivered second assistant postmaster general elmer declines to be at all alarmed at senator Van VanWyck lz outcry of tho the letting of a mail contract on the route from niobrara Nio brara to deadwood there where la Is nothings he bald baid in the oba objection cation that the route toute runs inns through the tho black nills nilis country count rys where the government has no right of way congress ho he baye says created a postal route through the reservation which it ic had the tho right to doas it hl had d dono done in many other cases caseb in regard to the general utility of the route elmer mys gays tho the department had information to justify it in letting the contract and service was asked for by the tho whole nebraska Ne braska brabha delegation except van wyck that ie by manderson and valentine he heerema beema a little curious of the virtue that leads van wyck wyc k to object to the expenditure of a considerable bum sum of money in ha ilis own state the star route trials show that this kind of virtue is not very common but ehdy they also show that beveral several congressmen have got themselves into warm water for being too urgent for postal service bervice in thoin their districts which circum circumstances st nees d da not justify one of elmers predecessors is on trial for being too willing to accommodate statesmen of this class ane the civil service commission announces that a competitive examination for admission to the public service at ban san francisco will bo be held between the of june and the ard 3rd of july any person wishing to be examined tor for the bervice service in any department in washington should bend tend a written request to the civil service commission that places for the proper application in blank may be supplied the president I 1 has appointed wm win W thomas of maine minister resident for sweden and norway davjd david M dunn of indiana U 13 consul at valparaiso the treasury department has haa purchased ounces of silver for delivery at the philadelphia new ora ori orieana ieans feane and san francisco mints captain michael V sheridan seventh cavalry is appointed majur and 13 noi mol t t adjutant general to fill the vacancy cau causti td by ehn bhe death of general mitchell the president has designated st vincent minn as a port from which imported merchandise dhe may be chipped in bond in transit through the united states and from the british possessions in north america bids nida for the new now steel cruisers will be opened at the navy department july secretary chandler has given notice that the maximum amounts which the tho navy depart mant will pay for the tho construction of thebe vessels are as aa follows fon por the ton ship chip the chicago sl 1 for tho the ton chips bos ton and atlanta 93 sach pach for the dispatch boat not yet yat yet vat named and no bids bida in excess of these figures will be considered in the star route trial to daymer rick nick criticized criticised the tho evidence of the defense defonse at length and in closing for the day said since they had be gun to bury men ho he bigat as aa well it up he would bury dor bey along bide side of feredell Ke Re redell his fel low conspirators should bo be mourners over them therm he would erect an aichs archs arch one end resting on the grave of donsey dorsey the other end on that of feredell Re redell rodell and on the keystone of the arch should be written the epitaph epitaphs they cithey were delightful an and d lovely in their lives and in death were not separated ll and it notwithstanding couri counsels bela beia prayers gabriel when he passes over these graves should blow and the corrupt rind buried dorsey should arise an immortal spirit and como come into that last grand court before the great searcher of hearts before whom we must all appear and the tho great searcher and alp ali Knower should ask him were you not in tho the flesh known as aa stephen W Do dorsey the spirit would answer answers ci 1 I dont remember an AD uproarious burst bursi of laughter greeted merricks bally sally and after vainly rapping for order judco wylie sd j fumed court CHICAGO othere w was nearly a panic at the afternoon performance of circus the tha place was completely puked packed with over oter people the grand entry was being made when one of the elephants attached to the chariots became frightened and went bellowing around the ring rings dashing into the procession and smashing one or two lighter chariots to add to the confusion fus ionone one of the lady charl chari loters otere abandoned her hen horses and they went dashing around the ring the wild beasts were frightened at the uproar and began beito bello bellowing win g and bea beating t about their thein cages the rest of the elephants became frightened and unmanageable the vast audience composed compo bed eed largely of women and children were greatly terrified 3 rose upon the beats bents and those near the exits made a rush aud and a jam for afew a few moments a general panic seemed inevitable but the con continued ainu playing ot of the band reassured the frightened multitudes somewhat and the employees succeeded in getting the unruly animals pacified and restored cs quiet no one seriously inured ared Denv denvor erThree T ahrea suicides have occurred Athis in thib this city in the last three days kiew mew york 7 the death rate rises with the thermometer deaths today to day against 80 three days ago nine cases of bun mun sunstroke stroke to day none fatal brooklyn 7 thib this morning the new york elre eire apparatus App kratus com corm panya banys works on Go canal took aro from spontaneous combustion among cotton waste the buil bull building dlug diug was totally destroyed loss st amula 7 information is received here this evening that a band of to striking miners left belleville ills lils this attern afternoon oon bearing a banner having bread or blood inscribed thereon in bold letters nobody seemed to know their destination or what their particular mission was but various the theories soon got into circulation and one of them was that the strikers had bad gone to to liberate the miners who were put in ali ail all au there yesterday in default of ball for rowdy conduct another one was that they had gone to Collins vIlie where abbey and other machine mines are aie situated and which were the scene of the first riotous demonstration made by the strikers str etil ikena kena nearly two weeks ago the latter theory is probably correct asb abs very late to night dispatches were received from collinsville Col Coi linsville stating that beveral several strangers had hed arrived in town who are regarded reg aided as aa the advance guard ot the main body of strikers A dispatch has been received there that a demonstration would probably be made at the abbey mines or collins coiling villo pits but whether a hostile one nr s eriv grey a quiet conference with the machine workers la Is not known at this writing st bt louis louls 7 sixteen striking coal miners who Interfered with the working of new now men at the mine near Pinckey ville IlL lil were arrested yesterday on warrants sworn out by the owners of the mine and 11 14 were wera lodged in jail in default of ball baltimore 7 charles oharles 0 fulton editor and proprietor of the ameri can cany cans died this morning benver DENVER 7 silverton two attempts were made yesterday to bum the city with the evident object to create a stampede of citizens to the limits of the town and then rob tiie tile first national bank seventy three indictments are thus far found by the grand jury against gamblers and others connected with these plots the city was patrolled last night by bodies of armed men A vigilance committee has been formed and the city placarded pla carded with hotl notices ces to the effect that the first rs man found connected connect edwIth with or a shooting affray will be hung huog all is excitement dubuque Da buque 7 the notorious barber boys were removed ft thom from orn the j jall jail ali all at waverly last evening by the sheriff and quickly carried by wagon 22 miles Waterloo to thence by rail ts to independence where they at a late hour last night the anticipated raid on therall the jail at WA vellYs for the pur pase asse of lynching lunching lyn ching the boys occurred the rho rhe party were admitted to the jail convinced that the prisoners briso ners were removed and de departed partok chagrined san francisco 7 70 70 0 H street secretary of the immigration asso clation elation of california during his re ra cent trip south discovered land frauds midway between ban san louls louis obispo and monterey Mont crey erey tracts of fertile end arabie ambie land are claimed by applicants as timber land thus obtaining a free gift of the land from the government 8 information from t Collins densville OEns vuie vilie ills Is received to the efrece effect that the miners who were expected to arrive there some time last night or early this morning have not yet turned up and all la Is quiet there inquiry at belleville pinckneyville and other places in the mining districts failed to reveal the presence of the s strikers and there is no information at any of thebe points of a band or body of men moving about the country it begins to look aa all though the rt re potts of last night were arry much exaggerated or that the strikers after moving out of belleville broke up and went quietly to their homes vas sheriff donck ley and y F W walter fought a ho duel yesterday near patrick court house walter walten was fatally wounded he was the opponent of dunckley Donck ley at the last election NL new NEW w 8 Busi business nebs ness failures during the past seven days daya as against last week Inc increase renze renae 22 distribution of failures allures aa nii follow new now england states 23 middle states 22 western states 66 56 southern states 28 26 pacific states and territories 17 new york city 10 and canada 19 cleveland cit Cli EVELAND 8 in the closing session of the american medical association a resolution was offered by burgeon surgeon general keller haller that in the very near future futures if not now cremation will become a sanitary necessity in larae large cities and populous district districts a referred to the section thonon on hygiene A committee committe eon on surgical bervice aboard ocean vessels was appointed RE BEADING ADiNa pa 8 last nights storm was the severest for years A force of mencas men was kept at work all night repairing the washout at perkiomen Perk lomen men junction on the reading railroad two barns banus were struck by lightning and the church at amity villa was damaged cattle and hones were killed in various parts of the country WASU washington INGTON S B the tho suit to recover counsel feeby teeb teea brought by J S bigelow attorney of this city 1 against bettie E mason wife ot 0 I 1 sergeant Mason who Is now berving serving out his sentence for attempting to shoot Gul oui guiteau came up in court today on a motion to dissolve the order restraining mrs maeon from using the money collected for her some time ago by public subscription among the papers submitted by mrs mm masons counsel was a letter ietter from aiom counsel of bigelow offering in behalf of his client to relinquish all claims tor for the case was submitted without argument merrick closed his argument in the star route case and the court adjourned until monday it la Is be lieveld ife lie ved the case will go to the jury ua on tuesday Tue iday merrien merrick concluded bla lis address as follows the people regardless gard less of party would pay an ev tribute to the administration that thai had had the high ligh moral courage to punish corruption in members of its ita own political household he demanded from the jury a verdict of guilty against all the defendants not a verdict based on sympathies but on facts and evidence and law he demanded this verdict in behalf of the people of the united states whose publio treasury these defendants had robbed he demanded a verdict in vindication of the official trusts defendant had disregarded of the law of the land which they lad bad spurned with contempt he demanded this verdict in vindication of the truth bj honor and virtue of the american people which these men had stained and blackened by a verdict of guilty that injury to virtue and truth and honor might be redeemed and that to too a by a jury taken from the people peo I 1 showing their appreciation of virtue outraged and honor disrel disregarded r ed merrick thanked the court and jury for their patient attention and took his seat an attempt at applause was checked by the court w wio alo da to asked it both sides were prepared prepare to submit their prayers atter alten a short discussion discue sion blon counsel on oa both sides agreed to submit their prayers in bemon beason to procure their publication in the next issue of the record records and then the question arose as to the time to be allowed for argument at Inger sug bug suggestion it was decided to limit the argument to monday the time to bo be equally divided between the prosecution and the de defence fenee the thu attendance of the jury lury being unnecessary during the argument on the praye prayers they were excused until tuesday the president has appointed the following government directors of thu the union pacific railroad rall rali road noad company george F haven havens new now york watson parrish Par riah nebraska colgate hoyt new york yorks and arthur I 1 L I 1 couger conger ohio secretary teller hs alV approved roved rosed the tiie action of indian agent wilcox in refusing to receive the indians who recently applied for ad mission to the ban carlos carloa reserva reservation secretary teller has reviewed his decision in the case of wm chandler vs va village of bault bauit st marle marie mich and now decides that porter porte filed scrip is locatable loca table upon the tract in question questions evidence being produced that the indians indiana did not reside on the tracts tract as wes was suppo supposed zed at the time of the first decision Pou getic arTic ersie ersle N Y 0 8 wm S stevene stevens once a noted oarsman was found drowned today to day ho he has been missing since december ath new kew orleans 8 heavy rains raina this afternoon flooded the street and many of the lower floors of the bu business elness rio llo honawa ubea rainfall today to day 21 Sc inches the greater part fell in lebs less than an hour ottawa sone S 8 one man was killed and four probably fatally injured by the caving of the roof of the phosphate mine at west templeton springfield 1 58 tb A ah heavy eavy vin win d storm accompanied by rafn rain struck the bouth south southwest portion of the city at 8 welock this evening several houses bouses it blew down barns fences etc and did quite a large amount of damage IN no 0 persons injured specials to the state register from bluffs chapin jacksonville berlin and other points along the wabash railroad west vest of the city report the heavy eat rain rainstorm storm this evening that has fallen for years tha thu whole country is flooded great damage to crops new now york 8 A panic that might have resulted in a dreadful loss ol of life occurred in the primary school at fifth street this afternoon A scholar shouted cirei I A scene soene of wild excitement and confusion contusion fol lowed hundreds eds of children in different lerent dlf dif eims cims booma crowded towards the stairs glaira and all efforts of 0 the teaches teachers to preserve ord order orden er were ineffectual A number of children were crushed |