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; TIIE CHICAGO TRIBUN FRIDAY, Y o, 1881—TWELVE PAG ES ///——;——__—_—:_‘- elnring that i1t was not adopted he would resten his leadorship, “TOREIGN. T e e Home Rule Party in the Commons Goes to Pleces. r—— - 2 orces Action in Op- Pflmutilo::mto Gladstone’s . si ! e Land Bill. of tho Trish Vote Against TWEI‘Eurnnll—-Hia TLoadership at an Eod. I8 Ml for n Great Wel- e Celebration in the Strects of Vienna, _— Statement that the Kings World Are Quaking with Terror. Jozompanying of the Vietor 1Tugo, tho Glorlous, Lying gorfously 1N=The. Silver Conferenceé, Gladstone Magnanimously Moves for 2 Monument to Lord Beaconsfiald. spleimen, Midhat, Murad, and Othor Qreat OMcers Implieated In Assusiuntions —_— Bigmarck Displeased with tho Refusal of thp Reichtag to Pragtioally Abol- ish Itselfi GREAT BRITAIN. THE CALDERON POEM-—NO AWARD, 1oxnox, May 5—The Spanish Minister Bereannounces that the distinguished jurory, sto luclude United States Mintster Lowell, areunable to wward the prize on the poem of Catderon, as, although the compnsitions sent manmeritorious, they nre deficlent in thelr sputleation to tho subject. INTERNATIONAL COPTRIFHT. Earl Granville recently addressed o dis- salel to Jumes Russell Lowell, the Ameri- e Minister, on tho subject of copyright, sying it would bo satisfactory to England 1€ sreaty could be negotinted with Amerien on tho same busls as with other countries,— aamely: without any condition for the man- afacture of English books in Amerlens but it this condition is essentinl Lngland will nego- flate on that basis. A trenty providing that ‘bookg wrltten by Amerlean authors in En- gudshinll b manufactured In America In onler to nave copyright thare, would be cov- ered by an existing nct, but If it provides that’ tooks written by Ameriean authors in Amer- leasnall by ‘manufactured fn England* in orderto have copyright in England, suéh provislon would require tho sanction of Par- lament. Mintster Lowell replied ng follows: “ A treaty confirmed by the Senate would be law InAmeriea, Possibly supplementary legls- fation woulil be needed to enfores Ity pro- tislons [n detail, but I understnnd that this willfollow ag a mutter of course,” DILLON. 2 Dillonis 11l 1Is will be removed to the Infirmary to-dny. ‘Pliere s no eause for anx- lety regarding his condition. The statement that Dlllon wouid resign his seat In the llousa of Commons was # canard, Tho guestlon will be left for the declslon of tho Executlve Commtteo of the Land League, SICK AT IIEART, Adispatch just recelved hero from Dillon nysthat Ditlon 1s completely broken down nder bls Imprisonment, ‘To-duy his illness Was 50 serlous that ho had tobo romoved to Kilmalubnu Jad) to an Infirmary. 1is {luess causes excltoment among the people, who attribute I to llk-treatment by the au- Viortles, NEW CABLE, The steamer Favraday will sail to-day with 00 miles of cable to Iny the shora ends of the wew cable, She wlil commenco opora- tions at Penzance, thenco across to Cape Sable, and thon return for the Ueep-son sec- Son. Ity expeoted that tho two llnes will be fiuished this summer, DISSATISFACTION - sbeginnlng to provail nniong the rensonnblo katlon of the Irish membors of Parilament Rihe slow progress of the Land bill, RUMORS, Itisstated that tho llome-Rule membors M the Commons linve doclded to refrain o votlny on the seeond reading of the Urish Land bi1l, mhls rumored in the fobby.of the Commons '11’ Alternoon that Lord Setborne, Lord High ; ;nncellor. has reslgned on account of tho u&!ar the amendment of the Parllamoutary T Tul ome-Rulers intend to oppose b overnment mensuro In tho lluu:up.n i i oFTE HOABTING STORY, lIl!ho Comumons tho Chiaf ,Seeretary for nf! ‘I;Id] sald b had recelved no information bl flalruuuucd selzing and ronsting of o o i dreland, and did not bollove It, . m"\r-"llfli“ May 5—Gon, Logorot has recon- 50er1:1 g:l):r:u,] llJIKhluuu kitometres beyond A oot o intends lua\‘lng Iy col- Mt PARNELL'S AMENDMENT * :mslnx the second reading of the Land bill hss Uiat the Land blll In its present bty amaftl full to secure the tenant-farmors i tl’s.du(-llon In rents as\would afford holg MS vrotection to thelr property In n lmz!“ ud would leavo ovicted or rack- Baljro ;uams in a defenseless position, and Ann €14 no guarautes of the croatlon of o ent numbor of ocoupying owners to ablo for uw‘"“lmpnly, in land or mnke avail- T tres “l:]lr;x;lcn:l pu‘ln’nmulml any of the g and frof Seeuplers woro unjustly ovrlcmd\.v ek tocsee ol AN, ALADSTONE, n:uhb“":'f Alr. Parnelt, sald ho would plada o :h o the way of Justin MeCarthy's Al 1 tetlon of the Irish Exeeutive rarlly arresting o momber of Pavliu- b ':lmulnlmlnk the City of Dplin ls Hon et gt I:)Dowera granted by the Coer- "~ butho could-not facllitata It G!adsmn:,““‘u"o“ GIVES IN, y Milngyg, M'\(:ll‘l:wn::d; amlid clhicers, that ho town 10 Xty nn addross prayimg Blngigr o Mnrovhlen monfinent n West- ;mem, wlni’ :;: (::a m;amoryol Lord Beac- Igh seng, of the “}le btlon oxpressing. the Wlendig altts, o ol of Ny rare and 1 gy % ‘:-';rlzted labors An Parlinment WQum. it s ;:: of the State, ausuring EWpariucs ousa would make goud Wiig s atlending thereay, Egpl Uran- :d\xu., Shaltar votles In the Houso of L3 TV y 7 NERULELS SpLIT up 0N THE LAND 8 Py, LiLt. Uirtygre 3 to-night, In o meet t Tl Y B Voto of 17 to'13, adoptad Wsong to abstain from votlug on leavg 3y 0IDZ of thig Land bill, aua to beajy “: It 8 body when n division Fsolutigy o0 d ,fiflld 3, Parnell offored the g it that A, M, Sulllvan speandyd “as sdopted upon Parnell de- '8hnughiessy, THE RE O'Connor Power re- fused 1o not on the vesofution, THE DISCUSSION WAS A STORNY ONE. 'The Standard sayn: " Sullivan hine writ- ten to Parneff deelintng any longer to acknowledge s authorlity, It §s belloved that athers will follow his example.” The Tetegroph states that the Modernta Home-Rulo party, wish it undotstopd that thuy are 1 no wise bound by the deelsion of thie meeting, FRE WWPTURE COMPLETE, b8 sald that the rupture I the Parnellite eamp is complete, Tho P'hnex says’s * Rishe ard Lalor seconded Parnuil’s resolution, Fhe minority ngninst tho fesolution were Daly, T Sullivan, . MeCorn, Blake, O'Sullivan, O'Donoghue, Smithwick, AMarum, MeCarthy, Jolin <0’Connor Power, al Maefarlane, wiile “Riehnrd Powory, 0'8hea, nand Nolan abstained from vobing,” AUSTRIA, BPTION OF TIE DELGIAN PRINOKSS, Virxsa, May 5—"The wholoelty Is now duvoted to preparations for the reception of the Princess Stepnanle, who 1 to bo imarried to the Crown I'rince Rudolplt on the 10th Inst, ‘I'hie ronto of the procession to-morrow, whon the Princess will mako hor entry into tho clty, Is belng elaborately.decornted, I'ho Hlumination of private houses and the doms ot the Cathadral of 8t. Stephen by clectric gt will be n great fenturaof tho festivitles, VIENNA 11AS JUST NOW BUT ONE ‘THOUGHT and one eare; that is to prepare for the recep- twh of the futureCrown Princess of Anstrin, who will make her entry lnto the ity Mon day. "The tdwn Is alveady mnking its toilet for the oceaslon, Lverywhere nre “seanffoll- ngsy lndders, and stages, and paople at work oithem, and in baleonles and windows are othier peoplo hunging fustoons, wrenths, and draperies, and making preparations for it winations, "The weather fs fine ind promises 1o continue, The grentest netlvity relgns along the line of the britlal .procession, The marrlugo procession will nssomblo ab thehe- restnnum, a large edueptlonal estublisliment fur the nobility having groat state apart- ments, ‘L'he streot leading from the ‘Phoevest- anwn 18 at first rathor narrow, but wideny gradually until it opens into n tolerably spa- cious square, which has been chosen as the centre of the reception tostivil, amd ‘where the Durgomnster will present tho nddress of the town. Intho centro sf the “square an ornamental canopy is In course of cunstruce tion, under which tho state coach of the Trincess s to stop and tho address to bo presented, Allaround tho square tribunes are belng constructed for the nccominodn- tion of the Minlsters of State and othor high functionaries, members of the Austrian aud 1lungarlan Legisintures, representatives of fowns, and tho various deputations that will come up. THE ELIZABETIC BRIDOE, which the procession Is then ‘to cross, 13 the most ofnamental of tho bridges oyer tho river at Vienna, but the river ifself s not very ornmmental. It be- cotnes'at this ‘soasou of tho year a black and muddy stream, saturated with all the refuse of the numerous fnetories which uso its wa- ters. 8o, with a- view to disguiso this, the bridgo is being transformed into an ornne mentnl bower with flowers and wreaths, 'Tha footpath of the brldge will be converted Into {lawer beds, on both sldes of which 150 young girls dressed in white will throw rose leaves on the path of tho I’rincess, On the Ring it~ solf a Inrge tribune for spoctators will bo urected before the' musedtm bulldings, amd nlso a number of tribunes before the outer Burgthor, where, on tho ocension . OF THE BILVER WEDDING of the Emperor Francls Josoph, he recolved the ovations of the town.. On these trlbuncs members of the vavious gailds, numbering somio 5,000, nre to stand with flags and ban- ners, and other Insignin, ns the represonta- tion of the Viennn bourgeolsie. Along tho line of tho ‘rond, veterans, fire brigades, choral sociotics, and rltle ussociations will tuko thelr places. The cortdge of the Princess only consists of those speclnlly con- slilered ns attached to the Court, such ns ladlcs-bmwaiting, Privy Counctlors, and Chnmborlains, in conchies and on horseback, T'ho iden of illuminating tho Ring seoms to ba given up.+ Urials made with gas have not Leen encournging. Droparations at private liouses, however, for luminatlons ore elab- orate. A MORFE INTERESTING FEATURH of tha fostivities promises to bo tho Hluminn- tion of tho dome of the Cathodral of St Stephen with the electric light, Meantime the town s filllug with strangers, mostly from the provinces, Tho hotels are alrenady s0 full of nowceomers thut I find 1t difileult to get rooms, The Delglan Royal couple and thelr speeial friends, thg Crown Princo aud T'rince Welhelw, son of the Gorman Crown l’flncc, can alone bp cecommodated In the Burg., Fortho Duke of Flulory the vesl- donee of the Austrian Ministor residout hus been elearud out, and forthe Prince of Wales apartiments have beon taken at the Graml 1io- tel, Among the recont arrlvals Is a consid- orablo deputation of tho citizons of Brussols. THE PRINCE OF WALES passes through Purls to-dny en route, Tha Princo and Pringess Wilhelm leave . Berlin to-dny orto-morrow for thia city, IRhangabe, the Uellenic Minister nt Berlin, comes to ropresent the Ureek Royal famlly, The King of the Belginns, with his doughter, thoe Princess Clementing, thallelglan Ministor of Forelgn Affatrs, aud th principal ofiicors of tho Royal household, left Brussels Inst oven- Ing, and will join the Queen and Princess Stophanie at Augsburg, ‘The Count nnd Countess of Flandors, with the Austrian Minister to Belglum, and thelr households, left Brussels lust night, THE MEKTING of tho Archduko Rudoelph ands the Princess Stephanio, st Salsburk, was witucssed by an ynthusiustio crowd, ‘TAR KING-KILLERS, THRONES ALL TREMULING, Loynoy, May 5—A Vienun dispatoh says: * Beneath the pomp nitendhig tho propara- tlon for the fGtes on the entry of the Princess Stephanie Into Vieunn on' Mowday next, and the marringo the following day, 18 an undor- current of terror, based on theaballef fna genoral rovolutionary movemont of the Ni- hillsts in Itussin, Audtria, Germany, and Italy, ‘The Ninilists aro perfectly orgunizod, n ovmpleto communieation, led by intellocts close to every throne In Enrope, and able to forceast and thwart overy Guvernment move- men have an organization protectod by BIPENETRANLE MYSTERY, It ts feltnll oyer Kurope that some simulta- neous goneral movement ls boing prepared by theNijllists for a terriblo blow st Royalty, It s believed that the next few weeks will witness tragedies In many countrius that will shock tho worlid, The general expectation i3 that tho Ozar will be nssasinnted, and his ddeath will be the signal for a serles of trage- dles. The Nihilist ngants are ‘on the iy all over Europg."? y A 8t Petersburg, dispatoh says: # It ls found impossible for the dovernment to get ' INTO THE NDILISTIO CHICLE, the Nihillsts belug toa loysl to,0ne another, too well informed, and too Intelligently or- ganlzed. For instance, the Government has Jearned that ono of tho rules of the Nihlilsts 13 that:overy mmember shull return -to his lndgings every twelve hours, when one of his compnntons pays him a visit to see irall 18 7ight, When the visit of the luspector Is wade, 1f the lodger 18 absent It Is concluded he has been ayregted, and the inspeotor makes away with everything of a compro- mlslng nature; ‘The agme rule forblds any Nihilist arrested to tell his name or address U twenty-four houra ppss, . .« THE DIECOVENY OF THIS RULE waa nade by the police In the case of Isaleff, No tormont couldd: draw from himhis name oreaddross untll the doy after tha arrest, when he gave botlt. The police weni to his house and fotund nothing but a pile of ashes hefors Isulefs firoplace. THIS DISCOVERY tendy to hnerense the Government’s dismay nt the eompleteness of the danger snerouil- fg 1, ns, In order 1o oven find ont who the Nitlist Inspeetors are, it would have o nueertain the fdentity of every man found making nvisit,” THE TRIAT OF HEIR MOST, The tvinl of Herr Moat, st for Saturday next, hus been pestponed until the nest ses. slon of the Central Criminal Court. S 10ME BRCRETARY, i roply 1o a question In tho Commons whether Information recelved by the London volleo aftor the sciznro of Ilure Most's paper wig communiented to the Viennn nolieg and formed the ground of cortaln nr- rests in Austrin, denled any conneetion be- tween the two aifairs, but asserted that, it the poliee of one country obtained Jnformn- tlon regarding the erime of murder or al- tempt ot murder In another, 1t wonld be heir duty to communiente with the reapeet- ivo authoritles with u viow to provent such erime. ; UBEAT FUNCTIONAIIES 1IPLICATED IN THE MURDER OF ABDUL AZIZ, CoNBTANTINOILE, May b—'The prellminary Inauiry nto the death of tho Bultnn Ahdul Azlzhns been coneludid, ‘I'wenty persims aro bn prisonawalting teial for complielty In tho murider, 1t 1s rumored that Mahmoud Pasha amd Nowry I'nsha confess, and justify thelr partlepabion In tho murder on the ground of the necessities pf the State, 1tis also rimpred that Midhat Pasha, Mehemet Ruchdl Pusha, and Sulsimun asho, angd wven the ex-Suitan Murad, will be ‘(?‘Al with complicity in the murdor. Dr, G, D, Dickson writes that from careful examings tlon of the body of Abdul Azlz he s con® vinced that no fores was used and no striy- gle took place nt his death, nmd no wounds were Inflicted exeept fagged cuts In his fore- avm, which were undoubtedly made by scfs- sors, One of tha alleged tmurderors declared that Abdul Aziz wessitabbed In the shdomen with o daggur. LI NO MONE PUDLIO EXECUTIONS, 87, Prrsnssunc, May s—The Govern- ment hns definltly declded to discontinuo publie exeeutlons, ROCHRFONT, TAntg, May G5,—A mecting by tho Roche- fort Rudienls to protest agaiust the exeeution of 1lesse Helfmun has beon prohibited, FTRANCE. VICTOR HUGO 11T, . PAnis, May 5. —Vietor $1ugo is quito 111, THE MONETARY CONFERENCE, PAnis, May 5, —The second vlenary siiting of the Monetary Conference was held to-day, Fromantle, Lord Reay, and Siv Alexander ¥, Galt wero present, Vrolik was appointed o Viee-President. “Tho serles of questions submitted by Vrolik and reported by the "Committec wore unanimously adopted for discussion. The delegntes for Germany, Austrla, England, Indin, Canndn, Greece, Portugnl, Sweden, and Switzerland ox- plained the views of thelr respective Govarn- ments,” It Is understood that thelr state- ments contalped reservations of varlous de- grees of Importance, | Cernugehl, opening the general discussion, dwelt upon the necessity of coming to an understanding with the delegate for Gor- wany, whose statement, he sald, had altered the position ot affnirs, Tha specch of tho Uerinan delegate was owdored printed and . distributed umong tho memnbers of the Con- ference. Tho discussion will be. resumed Saturday. LORD HARTINGTON has offielally notifled Mr. Flagz, momber of Parlliment for Manchester and President of the Manchestor Chiamber of Conunerce, thut Lord Reay and Sir Loulis Mallet, Under Sec- retary for the Incllan Department, huve been appointed to represent Indin ot the Monetary Conference. Thurman and Evarts will yisit England to confer with the authoritles on tha currency. & take over the ceded territory, conslsts of threo nrny corps, —— BOUTII AFRICA. CAVE COLONY MINISTRY, Cark "Tows, May 6—Tha Opposition re- fuses to voto supplies, and the fall of the Ministry is consldered certain, 3 pobnabsin Skl NUSSIA, THE CZARINATS HEALTIL Viexsa, May 5.—A correspondent declares that tho recent rumors that the Czarinais il are untrue, ——— THE BAST, BXILED, CoxsraANTINOPLY, Moy 6.—~Tho Princo of Nividites hns been extled: to Syrfa, and the Albaninn leader, Hudo Pasha, to Erzeroum, i taat it MICHIGAN CROPS, THE MICIIUAN CENTRATL, Hpeciat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. CounwaTin, Mich,, Moy b—Inquiry and ob- aervation nmony farnaers in Branuh County tins ledtothoconclusion that in thisconnty thorowiil ho nbout five-eightns of u crop of wheat, tngoma Pplncos not to exceed 23 per cent ot a crop will bo hurvested, while In othors mora, ovon to s good #veruge, Tho prairies are Ladly scorched, whilo tho protected ficlds are luoking well and putting forwird n strong growth, Tho slight raing of tho pust week huve donv much to forwnrd tho crop. In' some cases wheat- flefds hnve boeon plowod ‘up for onts and corn. The prospoct I8 that wa shall hnvea lurger acrenge of spring crops than for mahy yoars, Fodder and the conrser wrainsof last: year have beon pretty well ex- hausted by the long wintor, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, BATTLE Citeek, Mich., May 5,—The whent crop in thls county will not turn out ono-third tho nmount that it did last yoar, Many furmers have plowed up thelr fielda to plant corn in its pluce. The wvernge yield, as it now louks, ls ostimated nt from olght to ten bushoels vor ucre, Furmers huving 1nst yeur's croprin thoir grana- rles are holding on to it for n big price next fall, Spectal Iisoateh to The Chicago Tribtne: Kanasazov, Mich, Moy 5—As tho senson ad- vaneey, it weeinys cortaly’ that tho nonnnl cotti- plaint of the furmers us to dlscournmng whent prospects would this year be more thun veritied, There 4 nu doubt "that tho total nereiee of whent Bown fn this State lust fall witl yield not more tun vne-baf o orop.. Calling u full crop lwculf'-n\'u bushels to the ucre, it s nltogothor probable that the yield will not average fu this Htnte more thun ten bLushois to the ucre, Tho yicld In this ocounty will not aver- age moro than Beven- or elght = bushels to tho ucro, Tho lower bulf of tho State, bulow a line drawn cast and west through Grand Rapids, will ylold much less in proportion thun the upper hnlf, the Granger's pper bnlf, The editor of Visitor, puhilshod in thig eounty, made a tour of tho suuthiorn half of tho Stute, und the result of the closs und necurnto obscrvation was that tho lower half of the Btate would produce ong- third of wvrop. The northorn balf s about s ususnl crop—tiot extri by any weans—und will mnko tho avorage in tho Btute ubout onu-hult o crap. Muny 1nrmoes bave hoped that raing nnd witrm weathor would put lite into the wheat, but, nt this thne, it cun sufely salil thero is now no hopa for most of the flelds, Muuy tlelds In whioh whout was sown urd bulng plowed up utd plantod to corn und other spring u"n.m Special IHpaten.to The Chicugo Tribuna JAcksoN, Mich., Moy O6.~Iteports from dif- forent portfons of Jugkson County ns to thu prospects of tha wheat rop ure somowhat dis- courniing, “In the enstern portion of the coune ty muny fields nro being plowed up. Good telds iro the exception, and much dmnnge from the wintor s evident. A comparison of roports frow ull parts of Jackson County {ndluates that nut more than hudl - tha avernge crop will by reaped. 'The general verdict of tho farmers is, * Prospects slun,” ipectal Dispateh toThe Chicago Tridune. ApuIAy,. Mich., BMay 6&-—~Whont in this couuty und generally throughout this, scetton Ia dolpg well, kud indications favor an exceptionn)fi' fluo barvest, desbite thu ox- tremity of “the past wiater, ‘Mimely rains, {usl sct in, buvo done much to forwand it. n tlhomulhcrn partof thecounty it isdolng very woll, In the northern aud more oxposed pro- cingty tho reporis arc oot so fovorable, A greater brondih than ever has been sown, and tho product Pmmlm broportionately well. dpeciar Diapateh (0 The Chicago Tiburies Derrorr, Mich, May &—Up to three days ngo tho prospects for wheat in this Btute woere un- tuvorable. Tho umln was sowed lite in many purts of tho Stato Jast fall, Winter cawo on nbout Novemnber 15,and tho grottud froze bufore tho whent hid cbinin sutlicient rout on top. ‘Thu wonther hus . been un- usunlly sovers. Buforo snow cnine »tho oxposed flelds wero frozsn hndli'. Tho heavy sturms of tho spring, fullowed by rrcexlmli wenthor, have caused the whout to besmothore: {u muny places, It bus boen estimated thut in most pirts of the State thore would only bo balf or two-thirds of u crop. This' {8 probably teo luw, ‘Thegood weather und rains of -the lnst wook bave made vrospacts somowhat boticr. Indleations now nro that there will bo two-thirds to throgesunriers of n erop. Special Dispatch ta The Chicago Tribune. ANN ARuoR, Mich,, May 6.—~Tho whent crop in this vieinity witl bo less thin tn AVerige crop. Tl ylold {i many flelds will not be muore thun 20 por cent of lusi year's, T'hese are mostly on low lands, which wore frozon over, Some fow flelds witl bo up to lnst yenr's averagoe, but this is far frum belug the generdl rule, Special Dispateh 10 The Chicago Tribune. DowAalAc, Mioh,, Muy 5—\Wieat Is badiy win- tor-killed fun muny places. Luto ruins and cool, olonay weatker nuve bottered tho condition somewhat.: With fuvorable conditions from this timo til) harvost probubly throe-quarters of o tatl crop will be harvestod, No 1l is reported, und the broudth sown fs 7mnlnr thin usual, Speclat Dispateh_to The Chicago Tribunie. Niugs, Mich., May 5.—Tho whcat prospoct, which looked very iscouraging n_short timo 0ko, s more hoveful now, Blany ficlds promise well, but fn_Jonulitics It 18 wintor-killed, Tho additional nerengo sown whi belp to briugup the yleld to ubout three-fourths ui uvorsge crop, TUNIS. FRANCE ANXIOUS FOR PEACE. Mapnin, May 6—"The Liberalist states that the Spanish Ambassador nt Paris has been privately tuformed that the Tunis affalr wonld bo settled within n week, as France Is anxlous to ayoid further complications, i UNTIIUE, Tuxis, May 5—1he rumored oocupation of Beju and Porto Farina by the Freneh is untrue, ‘Tho Bey persists In his refusal of the French demands, A VISITOM, An officer of the British tronclad Monarch visited the Doy yestorday, THE FRENCH FORCES. (on, Logerat's column has not advanced boyond Djerbadn. ¥ The concentration’of troops being com- plete. the French columns will Immedintely mtack tho principal position of the Krou- mir Dbotween Sidi, Abdallah, and Ben ; Djemet. TIIE CAPITAL. & 8pecial Dispatch to The Chicage Tridune, . GERMANY, LANsinG, Mich, Mny b—Interviews with ADOPTED, furniers In thig vicinity Quring tho past fow duys tend to show that tho prevalling opinlon L {4 thut wheat on tho ground has not been in- Jured as badly aa was at first supposod, yet tho erop witl ba very much lighter than usunl, Al- though it 1s too curly to mnako positive predio- tiou, yut, i tho surthern part of the county, farmers are somowhat discourakod, and cintin thut not mora thau hlf the usual erop will by borvested, In n few instances tho wheat has boou entirely destroyod, while othor flelds ure so budly Jojured “in places that tho ownors ary meditating tho rmnrluly of plowing the ground and planting with spring orops, 1t tha Kouthern purt of the county wheat 18 look- Ing botter, aud In some iuslgnces an Byorago wrop {8 uxpooted, In nu ousd, howover, can o largo yleid bo expeeted, 1n goueral, wheat on luw lunds seoms to bave sutfered most, nlthough this Iummnlvurmllr tho fugt. A woll-Informud tarner who has visited various portions of the county. xlnrh?r lm:‘ pust fow days llfl.‘dlul‘! about FRANKFORT-ON-THE-MLAIN, May 5—At & mepting of the bondholders of the Oregon & Californin Railrond: to-dny President Vil- Inrd’s plan for the reorganization of the rond was adopted,—5,825 to 19, ? . TIEMANCK AGAIN MAD, BrRrN, May 6,—Tho roport of the Com- mitteo was presented to the Relchstag to- day, recommeonding the rejection of the blll for blennlal budgetsand quadrennial Parlin- ments, nnd proposing Instend that the Rolchstng meet every yenr in October. Priuco Blamarck sald the proposal was in-’ consfderate to tho Minlsters aud an on- oranchment upon thorighta of the Kmporor, o did not fear the results of the next cfee- tlon. "The people, he declared, wero weary of onv=hulf o (vorago urop in tho finding themyelves dependent upon party | county, Boveral lloprosontatives -to tho polities, q Leglsluturo from northern and middio countics stuto that tho prospect loaks very poor, and one or twa havo commenced turniug hoir flelds undor aud will plunt vorn justesd Botter reports from southorii countios. o NORTHERN, Bpecial Dlapateh to The Chicago Tridune, EAsTBaqinaw, Mich., May 8.—~Whoat prose neots In Nortborn Michivan ave not futteriug, In somo seotions of Huglunw and Gonesoe Couns tios thoy furmers have plowed up the wheat flulds, and thoro aro very fow tioffls of woud- Jouking plant to bo found, Thore bns boen much ruln, uuvl wuny folds looking uupromisiue ut ny Fuvive with wiurm indica- dons point to u yield ut least onwethird lightor thun luu‘l. Tho avreago l4 considorably fue croused ovor last year, Prospects of a uowcrop “huve o tendenoy to rostrain farters from mur- keting old wheat in bing, and rovolpts st tnarkot points are tnited, aud only a fuw thousand lumml- aro in storo hore, ‘Tuscola . County ro- ports growing whent looking belter than ox- oted two weoks ugo, though muny fivlds aro mdly winteroik; Midlaud County veports tho plant looking tolorubly well on bigh grounds. — . GRAND RAVIDS, Bpscial Dispated to The Ohkagg Triduns. anaxp Rarips, Mich, May 5,~Tho scason hero (8 quito lato snd tho growing whoat fs not 80 far dovelopoed ue usunl, but the .vrop heroa- abouts is In fine urder and lovks most vnoourag- ing, Thore was some four tbat tlolds with logse soll op sandy kuolls would Lo “spotted," but SPAIN, i THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. 5 Bpeciud Cable, - TaAns, May 5.—A AMadrid dorrespondent telopraphs as follows: * Leter details of the municipal electiona In the Provinces show the return of o large numbor of the friends of Sefor Castelar, his partlsans having In most places combined with' the friends of Sefior Sagastn to defeut the Conservatives and Advanced Ropublicans, Muny rlots oc- curred in tho proyincial towns, Sefior Sa- gasta went to the Ialuce this morning. to communicate to the King the vesult, showing hu the Natlonn! vote had ratliled the act of of Rtoyal prerogatives that gave power to the Livorals In Fevruary, The King expressed lls sntlafaction with the futelligonce,”, o s ITALY. NOT NRADY FOI UNIVERSAL, SUPPIAGE, Roxk, May 5,—In the Chamber of Depu- tics to-day durlng devate on the Elrctoral Roform bill, Alinlster Depretis declared that the (overniment objected to unlversal suf- frage, aud would only aceept an enlnrge- ment of the franchiso based upon education- al nequirdents and taxatlon. g consld- ored scrutin de liste Indispensable, Blgnor Minghott! opposed the bill, * 1le wished that | this =~ county 8 UF- doma - distanoy the quallfying swount of taxaglon be10 Hre | Shot, o et e fustead of 20, as propused by the Govern- | fura good orop fi“’ u’:‘ Llfllll“%n % Thy blmu'dhxlh ment. To would profor universal suffrago | Sout; 8 fapdeted, 100, o B e twe to thia bil}, which he pronounced unfalr t0.| yoars siace, g tho peasant, : i . IOLTLAND, PEACE OVFERING, . - AMBTENDAN, May 8—"The King hasauthor- 1zedl the offer of the guod oftices of Mlolland, in conjunction with France, England and Italy, to Chil), Pery, sud Bolivis, foy the yestoration of pence, . GREEOR, TUK ARMY OF OCCUIATIGN. Loxvox, May 5.—Tha Greak force ordered .80 proceed to tho froatler, to be ready to e —— |OWA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH, Deg Moisgs, lu., May 8—Dr, R.J, Farquhar, of Davenpart, pas been sclected @8 Begretary of tho Htate Board of Henlth, vice L.J, Androws. The Bourd ndupted o resolution indorsing and wmu?uuugx.u uxlu |uul lImI"l &flmluy, 'rulu 'ex- i ) oplulon Joorotur, dutios 1oah L k0 i abccsnury for biia £ bo'a medicat raduste, SUICIDE, Lousvinie, Ky., May 5.—Abe Forcat, a well- koown ubrow citizen, shot hiwselt ta death at his homae in thia city st noon, Faially troubles WEO Bupposed (0 bo tho cause. TIHE CIINESE. Reception of the News of the Senate’s Action on the Treaties. pressfon of Universal Satistacs tion by the PPaclilc Coast People, Extraots from the Editorial Ooiumnx of the Leading Papers of San Eranotsso, THE ¢ALTAN 8AN Frasetseo, May i—~The Alta (Re- publican journal) snys: *The Pacifie coast will welcoma the act of ratification ns the dnwn of n better ers for its Industrial and social development. The possible heneft of unthmited eheap labor in the way of A more rapid opening up of manufacturing activity Is i n general view more than counterbal- anced by the evils rosulting from the pres- etice of many thousands of people, not only of forcign birth, but forelan to our socinl it politieal system: In their hubits, train- ing, morats, und asplrations. - California hns suffered most from the Chinese invasion, and s naturally comninined loudest, nad will reolca most henrtily over 4 promise of relfef, The xmu')' botny entllled, thoro arlsos n neceuslty for leglstation to carry its spirit into practical etfeot, Thore s little doubt that tho Bame netivity which Senatar Miller hus displayed wilf bo ropoated by him and other members of our delegntions ln Congreas, which will result in tho pussaga .of w bili slmilar to thut vetood by President Hayes, and wo nowd huve no feur that Prosident (3nrficid will veto it. ‘U'lio sotution of tho Chinese guostion been wull begun.”. THE ‘* EVENING BULLETIN," 8AN Fraxcisco, Muy 65,~The Evening Dulictin (Independent) says, regarding the action of the Senate: “Thetreaty provides o way for the Nmitation of Chingse lntmigra- tion, ‘The one longk step In advance leads to the next one—viz.: the neeessary leglslation onthe part of Congress. If that Is secured, n great ana beneficient work will have bean fecomplished. — An earnest wnd united Paeitle Const delegation can now seeure such # lhinit to Chinese Immigration ns will umount to . probibition, Chinoze Ininigranta nro permitted to land trom any one ship wo shall hnve no record of o fort- nlghtly arrival of a thousand, and golng Into r“mrunllne hecnusop thoy have brotght sith them ono of tho tost doadiy disonses known in the history of tho world, TMECEPTION OF TIIE NEWS, AN Fiancisco, May 5—The ratifieation of the Chinese Immigration treaty by tho Senato to-dny wns recelved with quiet but universal sntisfaction. ‘I'he recent incrense In Chinese ‘fmmlgrants—nearly 4,000 within the lust six wecks, with duother 1,000 on tho stemmor due to-morrow—has enused unensis ness on tho Pacile Const, and it wos fesred that auother delay to ratify the treaty, would allow of i bor dation by thils undesirablo clemont, With but n fuw exceptions, peopls heee think tho trenty will put un eud to the present great infux of Chlnutmen. TITE ' ¢ CIIRUNICLE,? Fraxciaco, Cal,, May 6.~The Chron- icle (Independent), aftor commenting on the hostllity towards the treaty oxhibited by Senator Farloy until he learned that the sen- thment of the people of this Stuto was not correctly ropresented, says: * The treaty is probably as falr n une ns could have been ob- tained h{' any Commission, and It would un- doubtedly serve to check coolle Iimmigration into tho United Stutes, Tad the counsuls of u fow politicluns been heeded, and the treaty in consequence been rejeoted, California wonld have bean dentod n romedy for a great evil per- haps for yours to come. As It }8 now, tho latlux noW tuay bo spoedily stopped.” TITE ¢ EXAMINER.”? SAN Frasuisco, May 6,—The Eraminer {Democratio) says: *1f the new treaties with Chinn which were ratitied yestorday nad contalned clavies more omphaticuily ro- striotive of Chincso mmigration and naturaliza- ton, wo conld rmlw oxultantly, We eannot I‘mll p bolluving® thut the treutles will prove o wllure,” . TNE “MORNING CALL,” SAN Fnaxcisco, May 5,—The Morning Call (Independent) says: ** Thoe tresties rat- ificd, Congress has power to stonp Ghinese imwmigration, There will be no difficulty on this seare, - ‘The treuty upond the way for legislution, which muy do everything that 18 nsked.’ 3 i et CRIMINAL NEWS. AN ALLEGED BIGAMIST. Spectal Dispateh 1o The Chicago Triduns INp1ANAroLs, Ind, Moy h—Uov. Porter to-dny granted, at the request of Gov, Cullom, of INlinoly, & warrant for the arrest of llenry” It Calnis, alins Honry Alfred Challis, yard- mnster of the Indlunapolls, Bloomington & Woestern Rallrond ot this cily, who wus wanpted In Chicago to answer.an Indietment for bigamy. ‘The complalnt Is made by his first wife, whose malden name was Ellza Sangmetster, and whom he married at Jollet, i, on tho 2th of April, 1873, and it 18 l\!lcxct‘ that on the 23th of Fobruary Inst bo murriod Cora Pawers, allns Corn MoPowors, Cilnis, who 18 4 mun of cunsidorsblo style'in his manner off living, wns arrestod, aud startod for Chlougo to- duy atlo'clock, ALLEGED LAND SWINDLERS, Wionmra, Kas, May &—United Statos Devuty Marshal Maher arresied In Sumner County and brought to this city yesterday Lon Wallace nmd W, Ostrander, charged with muklmi false entries ot Government lands, Tho Slarstal went back to-day to tuky inte eustody W. T, Johnson, chnrged ,with the enino offonso, The parties will bo arraignoed beforo United Btates Commissioner 1lution to- morrow, It s elalmed that theso purtics are voncorned ju a targo number of falso entrivs, ——— A CELERRA'LED CASE. 8pecial Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune GALENA, IIL, May 6,—The second trial of Fred Ohuy, for the murder of his fathor, Frederick Olim, nearly thres years ago, ins Just closed In theGreone County (Wisconsin) Circuit Court, tho jury rnu\mlnz a verdlet of Tho prisonor, who in an impussionud #poeo declured hia inunncence, wad sentencod t(o nix‘rtulnomunc to bard fubor in tho Btate I'rison or 1110, ® A GHASTLY REMINDER, i LEwistoN, Me., May B,—A skull, belleved to bo tho mssing head of Mrs, Llzzio Lowell, Dias been found in this elty, neay Switzorland Road, A headless skoleton, Wentifled ns Mrs, Lowell, was found nenr the aame suot ssven yenrs ayo, il her husbund, Jamos Lowell, cun- viotod of murdering her, Is how in Stuta Prison, A ruward for the discovery of tho houd was of- fored ut the timo, LIGNT SENTENCE, Bpacial Dispatch to The Chicaoo Tribune, Maxirowoe, Wik, May 6—August Burk- holz, the man who robbed Dr. O'Connell’s house of saveral hundred dollars’ worth ot property, pleaded gulity to a ghurgo of lar- couy within u dwolling-bouse lig the County Cuurt to-duy, and recolved o senlence of ono year in tho prison, —— KILLED WIILE RESISTING ARREST, Mesreius, Tenn, May 5.—~A negro burglar was shot and killed te-nlght by I'olice Oficer Plummer while resisting arrost, ‘Ihe negro uttermptod to shobt the uilivor twico beforo tived " ) Pou. BANK OFFICIALS INTIOTED, TreNTON, N, Jo, Moy 5—The Unitod States Grand Jury has Indicted five Directors of the defunct First Natlonal Bank of N ow::"l:. d atd d wbotting tho falsls POl BTIET BB Al oporia ot T Taak, ITAYS WHITE, Mesprms, Tenn, May 5—Ilays White, Sherlff Beattle's murderer, was sentended smd-y at Marlon, Ark., to bu huuged the 10th of unio. et Tho Waste Fulp of Gluvose-Factorles. New York Manutacturcrand thytider, One of vur most intelligent sclentitiv corress pondents, Mr, 1T, Btudnleska, Buperintendent of {Iw Loavenworth Bupar Compuuy, of Louven- worth, Kus., hus cullod our niteuiton to the pos- aiblliey of utillxlng tho immonse “quantitics of pulp runiuiniug frou the corn witer the exirec- Houn vt lLu starch, ‘Tbia pulp, which i3 ut preg- When no mora than fifteen fuet = Inun-- ont n waste product, consists nlmost wholly of celluloss or wandy fibre, and, in the ominlon of Mr. Studniozics, would be found to bo an excol- lont material from which to manafacture the cammoner grades of papor, suitadie for wrap ving Aol sowspitpar putposcs, Hu polnts ont hat In Indin very fine paper 18 manufaetyred from thy refuse of the augur-canc, whioh Is sim- lnr in chardotsr to cornspalp, In viow of these suugceations, it may prove to hie of apcelal §nterest to paper-manufucturers to turn their nttentlon to oxperimonts wpon tho adaptability of this raw tnateriul, ised at prés- ent only for feed, A, it the upinion of Mr, Atudnlezkn is found practicable, the result would hie the estublishment of n new Industry equally Important to tho manufacturers of paper and of ghieose, - The iminenso and constantly urnwlm{ pronortions of the glucose mantifnotire would uffor] the nasurance of an ll\nlmlm;l. nurpl,v of tho materinl, shotild 1ta adaptabllity fur the pur- pose of the paper-muker onco be demonstrited, Wa oateem Mr. Stodniezkn’ Iy and onnslder thom worthy of tho kpeclal nt- tontlon ol tha manufactirers of pupor. e ——— IIENNEPIN CANAL. The c;ming Convention to Be Held at Davenport. Facts Conocerning the Proposed Im- provement, and Its Cost. Wiho WHl De Presenty and What Will Do Done. The Excentive Committes of tho Illinols and Migslssippsl Kiver and Cannl Improvement Com~ wission met at tho Sherman House yesterduy for the purpose of completing arrangoments for the great Convention 10 bo held in Davenport, In., on tho %ith and 20th Inst, fuald of the all- water routo from tho gront Lnkes to the Upper Missisaippl, Thoro were preseut Mu), Jutnes M. Allen, of Ueneseo, [, . Prosident of the Commission; Edward Nuasoll, of Davenport, In, Secervtury; Col. TV Jo Iirowster, of Peru, 1iL; J. 1 Camp, of Dixon, Til.: and Whilam Dudley, of Henne- pli, Canal Commissloner Bhuw, John Went- worth, and Mayaor Harrison nlso took part fu the discussion. TITE OIECT OF TII COMMIKSION 1 to Impress upon the peuple by means of cane veutions and publie mectiugs, and through the inlluenco of the press, tha feasibility of con- | structiog . g ‘tanut the Ilinols River, to o point at or netr Mock luland, oh the .\n;s!sslmfl River. Thon by unlnrging tho Ilinols & Micbls K Cunul Lotween Cnicaio nid Lu Satle a con- tintous line of water commiinivation cun bg so- cured from tho head of nivigation on tho Mis- sisslppd viw Chicago, the Upper Lnkes, and tho ErieCannl to the Atantie Ocoan, The IHinoks Rivor bunds fur to tho West at Hoennepin, whilo at Kook lsland tho Miwsissippl Londs enstwurd, Jeaving n practlenble cut Trom ony stream to tho “other oily sixty-five niles i length, It is claimed that this cut can be made for less than $5,000.000, and that there arenogront ouginecring dilonlties 0 bu con- Jtonded ugainat iu its construction, THE PROPOSED ROUTE has been carofully nm\'eg.-d, As early a8 185 the Ucenernl. Asscmbly of Jowa voted money for tbis purpose. In 1870 0 BUrvoy wus mado lor the War Department by Mr. Low, who placed tho cost ut L0035, Including ‘w fecdor from tho Hock River to Dixon. This woull provide w prisn with sixty feot surfuce, thirty-six feet nt bot- tum, six feet deep, with lucks 108 fect long and twoiity-vic foet. wide, imitting bouate ot 260 Eu;!. ‘:_)r mrxcr than the lnrgest cinployed on tho rio Cinal 'This audition of this short and cheaply-con- structed link would removu the brewk now ox- {sung in tho cbuin of ail-watef routes of truna- portation from tho Uppcr Mississippl to tho custern Atlantie. This fink would muke tho dls- tance from the Misalssippl River -ut Itock 13lund to Chicago s follows: 1 s, P Missour] Rivar, nt Rock . Island, to Hennu- ‘blit, un tho [ilnofs Kived, by out 5 Hennepin to Lu Sulle, by slack tion on tho Hlinois River. La_sulle to Chicugo by Cannlieereerieressnons from Hennepin, on TOLA e vesvunsnirsrse sarsesen . Iu the roport of tho “Heieot Committee un Transportation Rontes to the Seabosrd,” in the United Stutes Senate Aprll 21, 1474, the Commit. tee quote extensively tho made by Col, llodnutt, eer, wno nfliring route and declurvs that It would be tho choapest cunn! ever constructed (n the Unitod States. He phices the entire cost uf construction, inctiding i nuvigable feeder thirty-clebt milus {n longih from tho Rock Itiver o Dixun, at $4,600,000, The Eenuto Committee estimatod thut tho saving on frelght-rates would ginount to fully i per cent in favor of the water route, aud thut the raduced cast of trunsportiug one year's cropof tho great Stutes of lown and Minutseta would mure than Py fur the cunal. At the mocting yesterday 2 THE SECHERAIY READ LETTERS In responso to {uvitations to the Convention fron a lurge number of repreaentutive men, np- proving tho objocts of the Conventlon and In sersoesesesssa 180 many cuses promising personnl - attendunce nt ita sceston, Awong those who thug themselves were tho Hon. uxrrvnxud Withiatn Windotn, Secrutary of tho Treasury; Gov, Cullom, ot 1lnois; Gov, Geur, of lowa; oy, Jerome, of Michlun: Gov. Bumlth, of Wis- consing Gov. Pillabury, of Minnesota; Senntors Davis and Logan, of [iinols; Senutor Alllson, of Towa: Senutar Sawyor,of Wisconsing Sunutor Ingrulle, of Kuneus; Congressnon Farwoll, Hene dendon,Howk,Cutlen, Moulten, Payson,and Smith, of lliidals; Cirventer, McCord, and Furwoll, o Towa; Dunncll, of Minoesotn, Gov, Cornell, ol New York, wroto t he sympathized with tho opjects of tho Couventian, and would np- point ten delegates tolt, and tho Governors of Michigan, Minneaotat, uud Wisoansin also promes isod to mend delegates, Tho Hon. Jumos F, Wilson, of Fatrtield, lu.; Mr. Charles Randolph, Segretury of tho Chleago Bourd of "Trado; J. Nallo, Bécrutury of the Turonto Board of U'radlo, prominent — gentiomen, also tholr approval ~of tho work deslro l{c bo presont at the Couvention. Mnps of the propased routo of tho canal ure boing prepared, and will shortly be distributed, ‘Tho anticipation [s that this will bo THE LARUEST CO! ENTION OF KIND uver held In the Uppor Misstssippl Valluy and tho must lmportant (n Its rusuits, Adilresses will Lo dellvorod ou tho Hrst duy (May 2ith) by Geur and tho - How, = Jawes B, of owa, tho on, Cnrtor M, Hurrelson, = of Chicago, and others, On tho seeond dny Conxressman liomlarson, of ililnols, Congressimen Curpenter and MeCord, of owa, and i hpmber of representatives from AMlunesotn, Wisconshs, Micblgun, and Now York will vounvluto thely views, Tho convention will_be boll ut tho lurtis Opern-louse at Duvenport, and tho citlzens witl mnke ample preparations for the reception of delegutes, Tho boautiful grounds of tho Government — Arsonnl at 00l Islnud will be thrown opon for the fnspoetion of dulo- ates. ‘Plic constitution of tho Convention witl 0 n8 follows: Tan delesutos from onch Btato-ut- largy, to bo appolnted by the Goverinor; five dalegutes from ecueh orgailzod Bourd of Frado; five dulewates “from “each olty or town In which no lourd of Trade Is o unizod; threg dolugutes from cuch Furmers' (llanco ur Farmors' Club, Reporta revelved from s number of these organizations indicato that tho attondanco will bu lurgy and that o wide-spread Intoredt 18 felt I the movewont. ‘he Davenport Conventlon, important thouxh ftadeliborations will doubticss by, is anly pre- Hinfnury to n greator oiie to bo hold tn this city in Septomber, by which time It s buped to buve tho movoment It full working order, FIRE RECORD. AT LAKE MILLS, WI8, Bpeclal Dispatehta The Chicago Tribune, FORT ATKINSON, Wis,, Muy 8,=0. A, Willlama & Co,"s fuuudry ana sooder works at Lake Milly was totally IIMKS yed by fivo lust night, Loss 2,000, and 0nily & small anount of nsurnnce. ‘uuse unknown, ‘Chis s u savere loss to Luka Mrllu. 8 it guvo omploywoent 1o 8 large numbor of ton, ——— AT ELIZABETIL, N, J, Firazaokti, Ni J,, Moy 8.—~Tho Aluro Olicloth Faclacy was sot on fivo early this morning aud destroyed, It was owned by the Equitable Life- 1nsurance Company, of Now York., Losa $23,000, 1t s boun unoccuplod for four yoara past, Sy - NEAR MONTREAL, CAN, MONTRRAL, By 5.—~A tannory owned by Ald. Mooney, four miles frown the.olty, and the larg- cat iu Canada, burnod this tnorning, Loss $100,- 000; partially insurcd, AT SPALRTA, ARK, BPANTA, Ark,, May 8.-A firo this morning co~ tiroly destroyod tho storo of J. 1. Waddie, Luss on stouk, uhmu. Insurance on tho bullding. The tire was the work of uu {nceadiury, —ecat——— BETTER BE AT WORK, Joseph Ovory, i strixing switchmun, 14 locked up ut tho West Twoifth Stroot Btatlon, churged with the lurceny of u watch und obiain and $30 cush frum Jumes Boyle, realding at the corner of Wegutworth ‘uvonue usnd Forty-suveuth Kugeno MoCarthy und Toddy Mulvell ‘aru locked up ‘on 0 BHINY churge ut tho 'I'wenty-second Biroul Btution. P e e K R [ or two it up 3 :!‘:lylil.\nlel astoep In ‘l‘nunlaon MI.INU.W West Twollth atreot, snd wus thore relloyod of bis woaey und valuables, Tho sulovnkecper sala 8 oplnlons very highe | Boylu's companions took his proporty osteuste bly for snfekeeping, and aa Ho; Iupca'gld t no satisfaction from the fellows hu crused tho are rest of thotrio, and then sent for the saloon- keeper to ldentify thom, Overy has boen {denté= - fied us tho ono wilo took the proporty. e ee—— THE LARGEST IN THE WORLD, ‘T'he Equitabla Life-Assuranco Soclety an- nounees this morning that. it fs dolng the Inrgest business dona by any company In the world. To lead all the Insurance institu. tlons of the United States and Europe lan bosition _of which any company may be prowd,: The Equitable Socjety hns won its position fulrly: for it has never beon back. ward In 1ts efforts to make Jifo insurnuca popular and safe. 1ts ‘Tontine pollcies have et with great favors sinee thoy offer to the insured not only an Indemnity, but also the - vilege of sloprlmz IHs Insurance without 3 1o himself nt a certain time of his own selection, Tn tho eoutse of events there are many perzons who find themselves no Jonger in need of life Insuranees and the privilege of withdrawing from It withont loss is a val nnbla peeullnrity of the Tontine plan, Tha Soclety shiows examples of dmrsunshuln in- sured for ten years, and then terminabing thelr Tontine polieles, and receiving eash In some fnstunces equal to the wiiole of the premivms paid; in others, nearly all, Tone tine life poligies may be issued on the ordi- nary rate, which I3 inuch lower than the dne dowment rate, and Is tho lowest mte chnrged, The Equitable has no arduous conditions in its policies which ara lncontestable after three yenrs, al payablo at maturity, with- out rehate of .Interest, immedintaly after the recelpt of satisfuclory proofs of death, 'This lc‘l ‘(\ ugxict which cannot bo too much appro~ i, ——e— Couldu’t Ntand the Ralxo. Mosea ftobinson hnd for many years patd taxes an his proverty at Enst Northtleld, Vi, at n° valuition of oniy $10,000. Wheon recently b was put up to 250,000, he beeamo fusane and . commitied suicldo, : —————— Every, Now-Englander will - welcomo the Bhakers' Suranpurilln a8 an old friond, to who, he or some onw of his family Is indebted for holp through the eritival poriods of sickness and de- Dility that come to overy obe BUSINESS NOTICES, Sir Jtobert Christison, Physician to her Majesty tho Quceer of 'um;lnnu. ’ap.oukllng ‘ol‘ the Coon plunt, saye: *The “Proportlea of this wonderful plunt are tho most remurkablo of any known to the medical world, From repeated rl!rsnlmllrh!la.hlm convinesd that its usc s ln%{-‘)y benefielul nod tonle” To butid up a I 1-down s¥stem, use tho Licblg Co.'s Coca Beet Tonle, Indorsod and_recommended by the furemost physicians of Europo and Americn. Overwroughtand feeble nerves are quicted, di- sestlon 18 prototed, and now tone and vigor in ull of tho orgnns of tho bndy follows its use. Be- Jvare of worthless imltations, — e ——— Arendia Reer, Iron, nnd -Wine, with Cinchona, the standard nedicinal tonio of this ')muressl"c wire. 1t enriches the blood, protmpte y invigorates the brain and nervous system, improves digestion, ete. Itesults A round form, bright oyes, happy stute of mind, Arend’s drug- stor, corner Mudison streot and Fifth uvenue. e —————— | _MILLINERY, B CARSO, PRE Wost Bl Dry ot MADISON AND PEORIA-STS: Miliery Dt The following Bargains are worthy the attention of buy- ers, and furnish further proof that “It Pays to Trade on the West Side.” Black and Brown Straw Hats, and Bonnets, 25¢c each, Rough-and«:Ready Straw Hats and Bonnets, 75¢. Fine Milan and Fancy Straw at 75¢, $1, $1.25, $1.75, and upwards. Boys’ Straw Hats, 1oc each, Boys' Trimmed Sailors, a5c.’ New Flowers in endless variety at 15¢, 25¢, 35¢, and soc Spray. Shaded and Plain Colored Roses 3c each. Ostrich Tips and Plumes in all the new shadings. . Ribbons, Pon-Pons, Ornaments, &c., very cheap, ‘ Our stock of TRIMMED HATS and BONNETS is unusually large and elegant, including the latest Parls and London Novelties, as well as our own equally stylish and less expensive productions.. + Our clegant Millinery and Shoc Parlors are an Second Floor. Take the clevator. CARSON, PIRIE & GO, DRESS GOODS. ’ Chas. Gossage & Co. Extensve and Sweepig “Reductions” Dress Goods! We invite inspection of a Lotr 100 Pcs. Silk and Wool Broecades, Heretofore sold at $1.75, $1.50, and $1.25, Now Reduced to 75 Cts. An opportunity to purchase really Cholce Goods at Low Prices ravely offered, 106-110 State-st. 56+-62 Washington=st.

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