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Oregon City Courier. A. W. CHBNET, FublUner. CUBA IN THE SENATE. Senator BEGON CITY OREGON EVENTS OF THE DAY Jm Interacting Collection of Item! From the Two lleinUpheres Presented la Cuudeueetl Form. Tlie Brussels expedition ha boot formally opened. King Leopold an the diplorautio corps were present. rrince uismarck was honored at Friedriohsruhe, Oormnny by a toroh light procession givon by his townsmea ilie agricultural department crop re port puts the condition of wheat at 80.: gainst 81.4 lust month and 73 on Maj 1 last year. The interests of United States citl ens at Puerto Cortcz, the seat of thi revolution in Honduras, will be lookec fter by the cruiser Marblchead. Tht Teasel is now on her way there. A petition is now being circulated ii New York and signed by bankers anc Business men, urging President McKin ley to do all in his power to effect i poedy settlement of the Cuban insur - rection. Lewis L. McArthur, member of th legal firm of Bronatigh, McArthur, Fen' ton & Bronaugh, of Portland, Or., anc one of the prominent lawyers of th tate, died in VVulla Walla, Wash., oi lieart disease. The supreme court of the Unitec States has decided the Berliner patent case in favor of the Boll Telephone Company. Tho decision is against the government and has been ponding since 1891. According to the decision the Bell Company will control the paten) for ten years. Frank Bnrz, his two sons and i brother, Chris Bnrz, prosperous Ger man farmers of Redfield, S. D., were spbyxiated in a well on their farm. Frank Barz was overcome by gas while at work in the well. The others do oended one at a time in an attempt tc rescue him, and all mot the same fate, The British ship County of Had dington, which has just arrived out al Cardiff, VV ales, reports a terrible acoi dent which happened last December, just as the vessel was getting away from gc the Columbia river, after letting . uie tug's nawser. f our seamen were ent aloft to unfurl the main topgallant ail, and one of them named Edward Butt slipped and foil to the deok, break ng his neck and both of his legs, deatl being instantaneous. The body was buried at sea the same day, and the hip proceeded on her way, making a good run home, According to a dispatch to the Lon don News from St. Petersburg, a ter rible orime, the result of superstition has been committed at Tirespot, it the government of Kherson, where are number of hermitages occupied b sectarians. - Recently, seventeen of the iierraits disappeared, and it was be lieved that they hud emigrated in four ot the impending day of judgment. But a hormit named Kowaliu has con tensed that he walled them up alive in response to their earnest entreaties', that they might receive the martyr's crown. The police have examined the pot and verify the story, A collision oocurrcd at theGirdleness lighthouse, near Aberdeen, Scotland, between the British steamer Coldyne and the Grangoe. Tho Coldyne sank and eleven of her crew were drowned A ponderous rock, weigh inir ten tons, winie Doing swung from a tint car, crashed through the sides of two cars n the westbound Chicago & Alton passenger train near Chicago, wrecking the oars and injuring a number of poo pie. Another citizenship question has arisen between this government and Germany. An American citizen named Mayer has been impressed into military service by the Herman government. The state department has requested his release. Eight-year-old Emelia Kilssling.who drank soino lemonade which was, kept In a tin bucket over night, died at Danville, Cal., from the effects of the poison. Eighteen scholars who drank of the stuff are sick. The ladies of the Rebekuh lodge used a part of tho lemon ade at a social. Tho remainder was presented to the school children next day. Consul-General Molvor, at Kannga wn, Japan, reports to tho state depart ment that, according to ourrent reports, the Japanese government is about to end a commipsion to Washington for the purpose of influencing a reduction f the increased import duties, which, according to the American papers, it ia proved to levy on silk. The im perial diet has passed a bill allowing a bonus to exporters of raw silk. There will bo an encampment of the Oregon National Guard this year. It will lie the latter part of Juno or first of July. It will continue from six to ten days. An effort is being made by the agricultural board at Salem to have the encampment postponed until Sep tember 30, and to have it then held on the state fair grounds, in conjunction with the fair. The selection of a place Las been left to General Ucvbe. The effect of the action of the finance committee of the senate in throwing out the house provision in reference to the Hawaiian reciprocity treaty, has been the subject of some comment. One member of the committee says it is the intention of the committee to deal with the matter hereafter. The effect ot the bill as it stands, he says will no doubt be to impose a duty on Hawaiian agar. Soma amendment to regulate thia will 1 prepared, but just what form it will take has not been deter-gained. Some Opposition Shown to Morgan's ltcnolutlon, Washington, May 13. The Morgan Cuban resolutions was dismissed at considerable length in the senate. For the first timo since tho debate began, the opposition sentiment expressed it self. Tho speeches were not ot a kind to stimulate the galleries, being in the main calm Itnd dispassionate reviews of the situation in Cuba. Halo maintained that it would bo most unwise to embraass the president by the adoption of the resolution at a time when he was investigating the subject. He intimated nlso that the acceptance of the resolution would lend to the withdrawal of the Spanish minister, and a termination of diplo matic relations between Spain and the United States. The senator said few real Americans wore imprisoned in Cu ba. He had never heard of a genuine Yankee being among them. They were all Sanguillys or Delgados or liuizs. Returning to his associates, Hale said that no one ever heard of a Jones or a Smith or a Frye as a victim of one of these outrages. Tiie senator said the real motive for the Morgan resolution was shown in the recent statement of Morgan that the passage of the 'resolution would prevent Spain from making a loan, and thus prevent her from putting down the insurrection. Gallinger dissented from this state ment, showing the question of a loan was but one ground on which the friend of Cuba had favored the recogni tion of Cuban belligerency. There were, he said, other and higher grounds. Morgan also dissented. Kefeif ing to the reports that another Spanish loan ' was being negotiated, Turpie said: Spain is now on its last legs finan cially. Shall we fill up her treasuiy? Are we charged with supporting and maintaining the Spanish credit? It is our duty to support the armies and navies of Spain on land and sea in her vain efforts to subject the patriots of Cuba once more to the oppression of the Spanish yoke? I think not. But the senator from Maine says that if we pass the resolution, the Spanish minister will ask for his passports, breakup dip lomatic relations and go home. I do not sttaeh much importance to that consequence. Ministers havo hereto fore received their passports and gone away without destroying the political, geographical or physical equilibrium of the American hemisphere. I do not attach the slightest importance to the fact that the Spanish minister may be instructed to ask for his papers, sus pend diplomatic relations and go home Vest secured an agreement to a resO' lution directing the committee on com' mcrce to inquire into the causes of the recent floods on the Mississippi river and roiwrt to the senate next December. Among the favorable reports was one for a public building at Aberdeen, S, D., to cost lot), 000. Chandler, from the committee on census, reported a bill for taking the twelfth census. A resolution was agreed to reauest- ing the secretary of war for information as to the steps to locate a deep-water harbor at Port Los Angeles, or San Pedro, Cal., in accordance with the report of the commission. FAITH IN SUGAR BEETS Secretary "Wilson Says In' dustry Has a Future. TIIE FARMERS ARE INTERESTED twenty Thounand of Them Supplied With Meed for Experiment Butter Export Industry. THE FIRE ON THE LEONA. In the Home. Washington, May 12. The house tqday resumed the transaction of public business, which had been suspended since the Indian appropriation bill was sent to conference, three weeks ago. The consideration of the senate amend ments to the sundry civil appropriation bill was entered upon under a special order providing for a recess each day until disposed of. Simpson pursued his tactic of the last few weeks, attempting to harass the majority with points of no quorum, but without success. Nothing was done except discuss the various amend ments. GREECE'S GREAT MISTAKE On the Eve of Victory, the Retreat From I.arinmt Wa Ordered. London, May 13. The Athens corre spondent of the Daily Chronicle says: The real and only cause of the Greek retreat to Pharsala was the blunder of one of who mistook the retreat of tho enemy for a forward movement de signed to outflank the Greeks, and therefore ordered a hasty retreat. Crown Prince Constantino left Lorissa because he believed the exaggerated re ports of danger to his forces. It is a fact, however, that on tho evening of the retreat, Edhem Pasha, despairing of breaking tho Greek linos, had order ed his army to retire to Elassona, while the sultan had dispatched a special commissioner to the Greek government. The state of tho Turkish army at tho moment was simply pitiful, and terror reigned at the Yildia kiosk. Chicago, May 13. A spooial to the limes-Herald from Washington says: A map of the United States, with a broad red stripe running across it from the Atlantic to the Pacific, will soon ornament the walls of the office of the secretary of agriculture. This map particularly interests two great olasses Df citizens of the United States the farmers and the capitalists. Having distributed sugar-beet seed to about 20,000 farmers," said Secre tary Wilson, "I want to take up the practical end of this subject now and show to the capitalists as well as the farmers where they can afford to make such business investments as are likely to be a success financially and other wise, we are going into tho sugar business in this country in dead earnest." "You still have faith, then, in the beet-sugar enterprise, from a practical standpoint? ' "Undoubtedly; and it is evident that the people of the United States have faith in it. We have supplied in the last few weeks 20,000 farmers with sugar-beet seed for experiments during the coming season. They are scattered through practically every state north of the extreme southern line of states The people as far south as the Carol i nas, Tennessee and Texas believe that they can grow sugar-beets successfully, And we are quite willing to give them full opportunity to make that test every, where. If they succeed in extending the beet-sugar territory down to the very line of the cane-sugar area, there ought to be no difficulty in producing in the United States all of the $100 000.000 worth of sugar for which we are going abroad every year. ."The practical business end of the ex. periment," continued Secretary Wil son, "is the next thing to be taken up. We have supplied people in all parts of the country with sugar-beet seed, and they can now go on with their experi ments in growing them." "You think, then, that there is capi tal in the country ready to go into the beet-sugar manufacturing business?" "Undoubtedly, and plenty of it. A number of faotories are already in pro cess of erection, and people with capital are willing and ready to establish manv more, as soon as they determine what seotions of the country lire best adapted for practical beet-sugar production. hope to have a broad line extending across that map from the Atlantic to the Pacific in a comparatively short time, indicating the practical sugar- beet belt of the country in which cap italists as well as farmers may safely enter upon the work of supplying the people of the country with sugar. 1 Your other experiments in behalf of the farmers, Mr. Secretary, are mak ing good progress?" "Yes; our first shipment of butter to Europe in the experimental form is going forward now. The nutter has reached New York, several tons of it, from the best creameries in the United States, and in various forms as to size of package,, method of production, salt ing, method of packing, etc. Every pound of butter is so recorded as to its method of production and otherwise, that we know its history and will be able to judge by its reception and popu larity what ought to be done in future shipments. "There is now a gap between the point where refrigerator cars stop in Now York and refrigerator vessels start for Europe. AVe have men there now seeing that the shipments of butter are not exposed to tho sun in their passage from one refrigerator system to the other, and have indicated to the rail- raid people the necessity of covering this gap in somo way, which I feel as sured they will do. "Shipping our butter by American vessels, as we are doing, I have boen able to arrange to have tho refrigerator apartments set aside exclusively for the , butter, so that it si mil not absorb odors from meats, fruits or vegetables. In tliia u-.iv T lw.tu ti nut i.tt.i l.n .1... l..,. ... t...,. t i . : I SI Die in the best possible condition are going to have our fair share of the English butter market, or know the rea son why." Two 1.6 ree Break. Said to Have Been ('mined by the Care- 1miin of the Crew. New York, May 13. There was i grewsoino sight presented on tho Mai lory steamer Lcona today. Thirteen bodies, blackened by fire and smoke, were lying in the steamer's steerage. The men and women on deck looked as though they had passed through an aw ful ordeal. Nobody wus allowed cither to leave or board the vessel until after the coroner viewed the bodies and gave permission for their removal. Coroner Iloeher. as a mutter of form, placed Captain Wilder under arrest, lie wus paroled in sustody of Mr. Mai lory. Thomas Doylo, aged 67, of Patcrson, N. J., who was on his way to Vallejo, Cal., to see his uncle and aunt, will bo detained until the inquest. Doyle was among the steerage passengers who oc cupied bunks ou tho starboard side of the vessel. He said that among the passengers who could speak hnglisn was a young Irish girl, Lizzie Sullivan, on her way to Los Angeles, Cal. Doyle stated he was lying asleep early Sunday morning, when awakened by a suffocating feeling. The apart ment was filled with smoke. He made for the companion way leading to the upper deck. At the entrance to the cotnpanionway the steward was shout ing. Doyle started up, and found two men preceded him. lie fell back, hav ing lost his balance, and when he start ed up again was assisted by some one from behind, who pushed him up. On reaching the deck, Doyle says his first thought was for Lizzie Sulli van. He started into tho women's side of the steerage to rescue her, but was pulled back By members of the crew. The crew worked like beavers to put out the flames. The matches, burlaps, etc., which caught fire, Doyle says, were stored only a short distance from the steerage apartments. Samuel D. Schillraut, from Hungary, on his way to settle at Columbus, Tex., said: "Many lives might have been saved if the crew had done anything to help the smothering passengers." Sohilleraut says the general impres sion was that the fire wus caused by a lighted match dropped into the cargo. He declares he saw members of the crew smoking, and they were very care less in throwing away matches. Along the shore today it was thought strange the fire was not discovered earlier. It must have been smoldering for several days. The bodies of the victims were taken to the morgue today. MAY VISIT THE WEST. TIIE TURKS AT VOLO Found the Town Deserted on Their Arrival. SMOLENSKY'S ARMY CUT IN TWO President Invited to Attend the Salt Lake Celebration. Washington, May 13. By appoint ment, a large delegation of Western senators, representatives and prominent men called upon the president just be fore 10 this morning to invite him to attend the semicentenary celebration of the founding of Suit Lake City, Utah. There were among the oallers, Senators Cannon, Rawlins, Shoup, Perkins, White, Warren, Carter and Wilson, Representative King, Delegate Mark Smith, Judgo Barch and P. H. Lan- nan, proprietor of the Salt Lake Tri bune. , Tho president received the visitors cordially, had them shown into the cabinet room (a rather unusual cour tesy), and seated them at the cabinet table. Mr. Lannan presented the invitation to the celebration, plainly but neatly engrossed on one large sheet of paroh ment paper, bearing at the top a repre sentation of the buffalo skulls which formerly dotted the plains in every di rection and were used by pioneers as ignboards for the benefit of other travelers. On this skull was the in scription: "Pioneers camped here June 8, 1847. All well; made fifteen miles today. Brighum Young." The invitation itself began with the statement that the delegation had come in the name of the people of Utah and the whole intermonntain country, to urge the president to visit the state the 24th of next July, the fiftieth anni versary of the entry of the pioneers into the valley of the Great Salt lake. The formal invitation was read, and then the members of the delegation added strong verbal requests that the presi dent should make the trip. The president expressed a Btrong de- ire to accede to the invitation. It ould not, however, he said, be pos- now to make' an engagement so Coiintnntlne'i Army ' Occupies All the Defile Through Which the TurkUh Army Mut Pa. Athens, May 11. The Turks have completely occupied and burned Veles tino. At 7:30 o clock ihursday evening, tho defeat of the Greeks was complete and the pass to Volo open to the Turks. The searchlights of the warships on tho buy flashing up the mountain sides were of great assistance to the retreat ing Greeks, as they showed the roads. Over a dozen cannon were abandoned and captured by the Turks. Two hun dred wounded soldiers were brought to Volo. The correspondent is of the opinion that many Greek soldiers were left on tho field. It is Impossible to estimate the killed. Advices received from the frontier at 8 o'olock this afternoon are that Gen eral wmoionsKi's shattered army was cut in two. The left wing retired to Almyro. What was left of the right wing came toward Volo, broken and demoralized. The retreat across the mountains was almost as bad as the panio whioh re sulted in the change of base from Tyr navos to Volo. The scone of the more recent panio was wild and almost indescribable On Thursday and Fridav, the populaoe filled the streets of Volo with their household goods. Peasants from Sur rounding villages entered the town and added to the confusion. Brigandage be came common, Five steamers were filled with refugees. Scores of caiques carried fugitives to the islands. The correspondent succeeded in get ting on the lust steamer. On this boat were 1,800 men, women and children, packed thick as herrings. The press representative landed at Chains aid from that place drove to Athens. Dispatches received from Domokos, the headquarters of the Greek army, today say that Turkish cavalry, in making a reconnoisance, approached within a few miles of Domokos, but re treated on the approach of the Greeks, who followed the Turkish cavalry to the advance posts of the enemy's lines. Prinoe Constantino's forces occupy all the defiles through which the Turk ish troops must pass when they ad vance, notably those of Agorani and Tiamassi. The inhabitants of Domo kos are going to the interior. The admiral in command of the Greek squadron at Volo telegraphed to day saying that the French and British consuls at Volo, accompanied by the commanders of the British, Italian and French warships, had a conference at Velestino with Edhem Pasha, the Turkish commander. The latter prom ised to respect the inhabitants and property at Volo, provided the Greek squadron agreed to refrain from hostil ities and to retire beyond range. The Greek admiral accepted these terms. All foreigners at Volo have embarked for other ports and the town is now empty. TO PROTECT CITIZENS. Puerto Toe Marblehead Ordered to Cortei, Honduras. Washington, May The interest of the United States citizens at Puerto Cortez, the seat of the revolution in Honduras, will be looked after by the cruiser Marblchead. Tho vessel is now on her way from Key West, orders hav ing been given her commander yester day to proceed at once. These orders wero issued at the request of the state department officials, who felt that the United States should bo represented there by a warship, so that if occasion should arise there might be no delay in affording the necessary protection to citizens of this government. ' Latest information received by the minister of the Greater Republic in, this city is that the rebels at Puerto Cortez were awaiting the shipment ot arms from Belize, British Honduras, about which some trouble had arisen, owing to the representations made' to the officials of that country. Nicaragua and Salvador, it is said, already have dispatched troops to the scene of trou ble, but as the journey is a difficult one, it is probable that they have not yet arrived. StabDed at a Dance. . Lafayette, Or., May 11. A serious stabbing affray occurred about two miles north of here, on the Will Green place, at 2 o'olock this morning. A neighborhood dance was in progress, and the Garner brothers, of Lafayette, were there. They seemed to be dissat isfied with everything from early even ing until the dance ended in a row. It seems a certain dance was called while others wanted a different dance. Then the row began. The men were outside the house on a porch, and there were about six or seven of them, all fight ing. Pistols were brought out and knives were used. After a few blows Will Hill said he was stabbed in the abdomen, and went over to where Wirt Garner was standing, and, with several others, accused him of being the assail ant. Hills's abdomen was out, the gash being about two inches long. The doctors say there is very little hope of the man reovering. Some of those who participated in this row were, un der the influence of whisky. The Gar ner brothers were arrested this morning. SHOT FOUR MEN. Turks Entered Tolo. Velestino, May 11. The Greeks have evacuated Volo. Detachments of marines have landed from British, Rus sian, French, Austrian and German warships to guard the town. The foreign consuls huve arrived to confer with Edhem Pasha, the Turkish commander. As this dispatch is being sent, the Turkish troops are entering Volo. The Greeks, who fled to Almyros will re join the main body of the Greek forces at Domokos. Larissa, May 11. The reports that il. try , I t . . tiie lurKS nave occupied volo is con firmed. The Turkish troops entered that place this morning. Senintionfcl Affray In Which a Woman Acted the Leading Part. Little Rock, Ark., Moy 11. A sen sational shooting, in which a woman shot and seriously wounded four men, occurred at Lowell, Ark., today. The shooting was done by Mrs. DnerKng, and the wounded men are T. Bryant, of Lowell, and three citizens of Spring dale, names unknown. The shooting was the result of relig ious excitement caused by a woman known as Mrs. Benedict, who has been holding a series of "holiness meetings" in the noigborhood. Mrs. Benedict gathered about her some twenty eon verts, among them Mrs. Duerling, who de3erted her husband. Citizens of Springdale decided to run them out of Tye county. The posse followed Mrs. . Benedict and Mrs. Duerling to a house at Lowell, where the women fortified themselves, and when the men arrived Mrs. Duerling fired on them with a re volver. She was arrested and charged with attempted murder. w. I f.. in ...1. !-.. . l. .....11 , .. 4 . .. 1 1 . . . . ; . . T ubieiui luu vciLTuru'iuu u, uie lime set, congress was not in session, and the state of public business wouldper-mit. The ArrhhUhon at Nun Quentln. San Francisco, May 13. Archbishop Itiordan visited San Qiicntin peniten tiary todav and, in the presence of ,000 convicts, administered the sacra ment of communion and confirmation Natchez, Miss., May 12. Advices today state that the Deer Park private levee, some twenty miles below Nat- ( chez, on the Mississippi side, lias given way, flooding severul plantations. Also, that the Spencer private levee, near Jonesville, La., on the Cole river, has crevassed, letting the water onto several thousand acre heretofore pro tected by this levee. Vicksburg, Miss., May 13. A break in the levee occurred tonight at Baton o sixty-two, who constituted the tri ennial class. Great interest was man- 1 Rouge, a short distance below the mill fested by the prisoners, the majority ' break.. It was 150 feet wide at last of whom were present to witness the ; reports, A desperate effort is being ceremonies, and till devoutly followed the service from beginning to end. Plague on the Chlneae Frontier. Paris, May 13. It is reported that several cases of bubonic plague have been discovered by the Token officials on the Chinese frontier, and just with in the boundaries of the colony. Spe cial precautions are being taken to prevent the spread of the disease- made to close ful. t, with prospects doubt. Exploelna In a Mine. London, May 13. An explosion has ooonrred at Shaffel lead mine. Isle of Man. Twnty miners were killed. The Oregon Out of ork. Seattle, May 13. The battleship Oregon was taken out of the dry dock at the Puget sound naval station, Sat urday night, at 9 o'clock. She is now taking ou board coal and ammunition, which she discharged before entering the dock, and on getting this on board Should Amend Kevenue Tax Rates. Washington, May 13. In reply to a senate resolution inquiring as to the effect of the present rate of the internal revenue tax on distillation of spirits, collection of revenue, etc.. Secretary Gage today replied that according to tables of previous years the highest revenue rate would bo 70 cents a gal lon. He recommends a rate of 90 cents and if a reduction be made, to return to the bonded period of three years. Among other changes he recommends is that a special tux of not less than $500 or more than 1,000 a year be im posed on the industry of distilling, to be determined by the capacity of the distillery; that only stills having a ca pacity of twenty gallons or more shall be entitled to registry and permitted to operate. The secretary says the present rate of tax had the effect of greatly increasing illicit distilling. The MlaalBalpul Levees. New Orleans, May 11. The river gauge tonight is 19.5, nnd the water is steadily climbing higher. The south ern section of the slate enjoyed fine weather today, but the upper portion had storms. The lovees hold their own in good stylo, work being kept up steadily when needed. The Burton levee troubles are not over. Saturday's break was about closed today, but a new one has developed at the extreme southern end, and the large quantity of water passing through is causing un easiness. Both breaks, however, are said to be under control. Governor Foster and Congressman Robertsons addressed a meeting at Baton Rogue, ana tne city council voted appropria tions. Hlntorle College Hall Burned. Mount Vernon, O., May 11. Rosso hall, at Kenyou college, burned this i morning. The loss on the building, ' which was total, was only $10,000, but the hall had a historic interest. It was ', built fifty years ago with money raised in England by Bishop Mcllvaine. i Lords Gambier and Kenyon and Lady Rosso contributed most of the money, and the hall was named in honor of Lady Kosso. Mayor and Council In Jail. Omaha, May 11. A Dee special from Auburn, Xeb., says: . The mayor and city council are in jail, and are likely to remain there. Judge Stall had them cited to appear for contempt, and sent them to jail for disregarding the edict. The city attorney sought Child Burued to Death. Greeley, Cola, May 11. Virgil, the ! 4-year-oM son of O. T. Austin, a farm- , : 1 1 . . . i t, . i . , i . , . . . , - n cvame. nere a snort rr living iweive miles norineasi oi mis ! relief from the supreme court, which stay will be made, and the Oregon will city, was burned to death in an old WM denied. Judge Stnll todav offered then go to Portland to accept the silver stable today. It is supposed the child ; tl release the officials on bail, but ther ...... : . v. . . 1 I . I . - -. . 1 : : . I. . . i i ; : . i ..... J tcniw iv iTfitKuwu uj uio siaie ui m j'uiing miu uiikiici tuu igauogj ' decline! to give it. The trouble or j Oregon. I the building. igiuated in an effort to open street. Suburban Mail Delivery. Washington, May 11. A vigorous polioy of extending the mail facilities for the suburbs of the large cities as far as possible by both steam and eleotrio cars has been adopted by Second Assist ant Postmnster-General Shallenberger. Many of the big oities will have addi tional service for the suburbs if the residents of those places co-oporate with the department to make it a suc cess, and tho statement" will be a wel come announcement to numerous places, where feeling is evinced that the demands of the suburbs are not met. Mr. Shallenberger is giving the matter careful attention, and as an in itiative has just made contracts at Pittsburg for additional train service to various suburbs there, within a range ofabont thirty miles from the city, whereby from one to three mails a day will result from the use of accom modation trains. Electric cars will figure largely in the future po3tal oper ations, owing to the large number of settled districts where the steam, roads do not touch. Major McNamara Killed Hlmielf. Kansas City, May 11. Major Henry McNamara, a veteran of the Fenian army that invaded Canada in 1866, and again in 1870, and who was later prom inent in the Invincibles, the Clan-na-Gael and kindred Irish societies, killed himself last nightrather than suffer the disgrace of being sued for a $30 debt An acquaintance who loaned him the money threatened arrest if it were not paid. McNamara had been un able to secure work, and could not meet the demand. Major McNamara was 60 years old, and came West from Boston. He was a newspaper writer, and had done more or less work on dailies in the Southwest for years. He left a widow A Montreal Fire. Montreal. May 11. Fire last night wrecked the building of E. A. Small & Co., wholesale clothiers, on Beaver hill. The damage to the building and stock is $125,000. Shoe Factoring Destroyed. Seabrook, . J., May 11. Fire this morning burned the shoe factories of Poor & Dole and W. H. Bradford, and three adjoining buildings were also burned. Loss, $30,000. A Malthoune Earned. Detroit, May 11. The malthouse of Henry Reickel & Co., was burned to day, it is estimated that $50,000 worth of malt was destroyed. The loss on the building is $20,000, fuily insured.