T THOUSANDS OKOIIl MINERS OUT. WANT LIVING WAGES. Coil Supply Threatened Railroads Confiscat ing all the Fool In Sight. One hundred nnd fifty thousand miner In the .date of West Virginia, Illinois, uhlo, Pennsylvania nnd Indi ana me now striking fur higher Opcrntois hip becoming timid and there In h general belief ihHt the coal supply 'HI """' ' exhausted. Tin' minor nre receiving Rytnpnthy from organised labor throughout the entire country. Thu rat' there linvn been no act of violence reported, al though lulled State marshal arc present nt some of the mine. TIip railroads are commencing to con fiscate coal upon their track, no mat ter to whom the fuel I consigned. The rniln'ail to till by virtue of lin ing carrier of Culled HtatP Mall. At a tin cling hold In Pittsburg n few ilny ago. M. 1. Halclifiinl, prelilent of Ihn Culled Miner. reported that the strike nan general, with tho exception of the West Virginia Held, and that mi le the Went Ylrttlnla miner enn lie got out the trike would lie a failure. It was said that tho organization of the miner of Vet Virginia. was noccs ary: that hundred of organisers nhoulil be thrown Into the mining vil lage of the Mountain tate to preach the gopcl of iinlonim to the lirlnted tnlner who were Injuring themelve and their fellow miner by working nt thl critical time. The arbitration board of Ohio. In diana and llllnol had rpiiieted lov. Hastings, of rennylvanla. to assist them In cttllng the coal miner trlke. Gov. Hastings refused on the ground that neither the operator nor the alrlklng miner had requested htm to act In such capacity. Ten thousand coal miner. represent Ing 6! bic bltumlnou rnllrond coal mining plant of the Pittsburg coal dl.drlet, accepted the genpral strike or der of the national miner' executive board Tuesday and refused to go to work, Sixty-two mine are held to be absolutely Idle. Twenty-ix mine are known to have been operated. The or ganized miner' ofHclals claimed that the Panhandle plant of M. A. llannn A Co., where Ironclad contract are In fore, was Idle; the operators held It ai working. TROLLEY CARS COLLIDE. Twenty-five Perioni Injured In a Wreck at Pittsburg. Twenty-five people were seriously In jured In nn electric, car collision nt Pittsburg Tuesday evening. Knln on the Fourth necessitated a delay In the display of tlrew irks, nnd thousands of people went to Hehenloy Park the fol lowing evening to witness the exhibi tion. The street curs were crowded with people returning home, especially on the Forbes street line on which there are several steep blades. At Hobo the first car w as stopped to let off a pas senger. Two other car were moving slowly behind it. Then followed a fourth ear with a trnller. The motor man lost control of this ear and it dashed forward, crashing Into the car which were ahead. There were nt least 250 person in the wreck. The twenty five Injured were removed to their home and to the hospital as soon as possible. Tralllc on thu line was dc- : layed for several hours. ' V. A. Mauley, one of tho injured, I died tho dny of tho wreck. 1 THROUGH AM OPEN DRAW. Trolly Car Falli Into the River and Four Per one were Drowned. An Interurban electric car, bound for Fnglnnw from Rny City, Mich, crashed through the open draw of the high Iron bridge Wednesday and the seven pas sengers were carried down Into the rlvpr. A woman, Mrs. William McClel land, of Bay City, and three children were drowned. The three other pas sengers w ere men. They were seriously injured, but will recover. The body of the woman was recovered. The motor man and conductor escaped with Blight injuries by Jumping. The three mnlo passengers Jumped, but all were In jured. K. E. Oerkens. assistant gener al freight agent of tho Michigan Cen tral, and Frank Mayo, of Essexvllle, were badly Injured. It Is believed tho motorman was racing with an F. & P. M. train and could not stop the car af ter the bridge had begun to swing. T. P. Klump, a traveling man from Gen eva, was so badly injured that he can not recover. Counterfeiters Arretted. United States secret service agents at New York have made four more arrests in connection with the counterfeiting of about 1500,000 Costa Rtcan bank notes. The prisoners are Louis Haus man, Mrs. Betsy Chevln, Frederick Mora and Herman Dnhn. Hausman is the foreman of the Spanish-American printing company. Rlcardo de Reques ens is the president of the concern. The latter, with Mrs. Hieneman, of Pitts burg, were arrested some time ago as the principals in the counterfeiting scheme, whose object It Is said was to help on a revolutionary movement in Costa Klcs. Mrs. Chevln is the mother-in-law of De Requesens. Dohn, who is a lithographer, is believed to have printed the counterfeits at his place of business. A Fortunate Letter. W. P. Persons, of Los Angeles, Cal., out of work, attempted to murder his S-year-nld daughter Tuesday and then committed suicide. He told the child that she would be able to see her moth er, who is dead, If she took poison with him. He made her drink carbolic acid and drank prusslc acid himself. He had sent a letter to a friend named Ball, telling of the deed, which he ex pected would be delivered Tuesday, but it was delivered Monday night late and Ballhurrted to the room of Person In time to find him gasping his last breath. The girl was taken to the hos pital, and although her tongue and throat were burned her life was saved. Lives Lost in Cyolone A cyclone passed through Lowrle, Minn., Tuesday, causing loss of life and great destruction of property. The dead ate: Samuel Morrow and Annie Morrow, aged B years. Nine were In jured. From Lowrle the cyclone moved toward Reno, causing great destruct ion. The farm house and barn of Ives Lelgen were wrecked. All the build ings on Robert Peacock's farm were swept away, three persons injured. All buildings on Thomas Andrews' farm, Including a new brick dwelling, were a total wreck. The family escaped, taking refuge In the 'cellar. As Independent Ticket ' At the meeting of the State Execu tive committee of the National Demo crats at Columbus, O., the Htate Cen tral committee was Instructed to call a convention some time In September for the purpose of placing an Independ ent State ticket In the field. It was also decided to ask the county organi sations of the party to place Independ ent legislative tickets In the field. TKRSR TELEGRAMS. Hevpn persons died from bent at Ht. Loul Friday. Conductor Haley wn allot and killed at Viungton, o., by an unknown nitm Saturday night. The boiler of a thrphlng machine ex ploded at Haitsvllle, Tenn., and nine people lost their live. The sea-serpent Is said to be disport ing himself In the neighborhood of New London, Conn. "Tommy" Hums, the well-known diver, wb killed while diving from Rhyl pier, In London. Employe of the Morgan AY Wright tire company, of Chicago, have stolen l(,0H0 worth of tire. Dr. L. I. Craig w as drowned at Day ton, O., Friday, In the presence of hi wife. Hhe I erased by the shock. Henson Everett, a Yale student, and .Inme Treadwell were drowned Thurs day while bathing at Kingston, N. Y. Mrs. Augusta Nflck ha been commit ted without ball In New York on the charge of murdering William Golden Riippe. Col. .Inmcs Andrew, president of the littsburg Stool and lion Company, died a few dny ago at hi home In Al legheny. Ham cooked In a copper boiler poi soned 300 person at Poughkeepsle, N, Y. Prompt action of physicians pre vented fatalities. Mr. and Mr. Charle Le CIusp, each nearly 70 year old, were found dead In thPlr home In Hay port, N. Y. Heart disease I supposed to bo tho cause. Theodora Holla, an aged New Mexl enn woman, was murdered, being ac cused of witchcraft. Hhe una dragged to death, having been tied to two hor ses. Proprietor of the 2H breweries In De troit are each planning to sell out to an English syndicate. As a result beer will be advanced from $4 and $5 per barrel to $A. The convention of Reform Jewish Ha hlils nt Montreal paused a resolu tion strongly condemning the plan of establishing an Independent Jewish state In Palestine. A. Wlnebrenner, who wa arreted a few day ago for cruelty to hi step daughter, wan taken from Jail at Beat rice, Neb., by a mob, horsew hipped nnd tarred nnd feathered. It I said Mr. 1-anglry will shortly marry Prince Esterhnsy do Gnlnntha. Up Is aged tin. Ho In a great sports man, nnd the purchaser of horses for the Austrian government. Count De f ante-llano, Anna Oould'a husband, ha been refused membership in tho Jockey club of Paris, fine black ball was sulliclent to bur him, but ho received 2KN black balls. John Spencer, an eccentric Chicago sailor, willed $1,700 to his Newfound land dog the other dny. He said he did not want his dog kicked and cuffed about the world lis be hnd been. The Wcstlnghoiisp Electric Company of littsburg has secured a fl.fMHi.ooO contract. They will furnish electrical equipment for the Ht. Lawrence Pow er Co., of Mnssenn Spring, N. Y. Rev. Dr. Samuel II. Htilliday, pastor of the lieecher Memorial church In Brooklyn, nnd formerly asslstnnt to the Hev. Henry Ward Beecher, died at orange. N. J., a few days ago. A serious riot occurred at the Cres cent tin plate mills nt Cleveland a few days ago. Newcomers had arrived to take the places of striker at the mill nnd tunny were Injured In the light which dialled. A syndicate led by Kuhn, Loeb & Co. Is reported to nave purchased from the Chicago & Northwestern railroad com pany $20,000,000 of the refunding 3H per cent bonds, to be used In taking up out standing obligations. William Gillette, tho American actor, has been dangerously III In London for more than a week, and has been con tired to hi bed most of the time. He will be compelled to retire from the stage for the present. Twenty-two building burned Wed nisday at DeKalb Junction, N. Y., de stroying the village. Two hundred men fought the flames, and most of the household furniture was saved. Loss, $40,000; Insurance $21,000. Mr. Abble Myers, aged 70, of Bridge ton, N. J., wan shot at by Joseph Mor rison Haturday. Mrs. Myers made an affidavit that Morrison was hired to shoot her by relatives, who want to get possession of her farm. The B. & O. receivers have been granted permission by Judge Ooff of the United States Circuit Court at Baltimore to purchase $080,000 worth of steel rails. The rails will be obtained from tho Carnegie Company. Lightning struck a 4,000-barre! oil tank two miles south of Olean, N. Y., Saturday. A cannon was secured and shots fired at the surrounding tanks to allow the oil to escape and prevent other tanks from exploding. The loss will be large. Thomas H. Merrltt, aged 40, son of Frank Merrltt, of Louisville, Ky a well-known pension agent, was shot and Instantly killed at Lexington, by Jacob F. Harris, a commercial traveler. Harris saw Merrltt kissing Mrs. Har ris. While using a dynamite cartridge in making street excavations at Lexing ton, Ky., six negroes were blown to atoms. The Mlsrlsslppl river at Minneapolis Is within six Inches of the highest mark reached In the unprecedented tloods of April last. Between 4,000 and 5,000 men are out of employment as a result of the necessary closing down of tho Bawmllls, and there will he heavy losses on logs If tho rise continues. Raymond Green, aged 6. was playing around a mortar bed at Jeffersonvlllc, Ind., which had been filled with lime, and was undergoing the slacking pro cess. Tho child was attracted by the bubbling and leaped Into the mortar. He was almost burned to a crisp. No hope is entertained of his recovery. J. 8. Cathon. of Cleveland, dashed himself from the observatory top of the Equitable building,' Monday, to a grating Just below the second floor, about 200 feet. He was killed Instantly. The top of his head was crushed and almost every bone In his body was broken. He lived at 828 Superior street, Cleveland. No reason Is assigned for the deed. Bam Small's daughter Is going on the stage. Tragedian Robert Downing says that she will appear under his aus pices the coming season in plays like "Ingoniar," "Romeo and Juliet." Mr. Small does not oppose his daughter's ambition to be an actress. He takes a lllieral view of the stage and has many friends among theatrical people. John Henry Barker, colored, was electrocuted at New York, Tuesday, for wife murder. The crime was commit ted on August 30, 1895, Just outside of White Plains. Barker was Jealous of his wife and after being separated from her for some time roturned on tne date mentioned and shot her to death, after wards hacking her body with a Bpade. A disturbance waa created at Mon terey, Cal., over the display of a Portu guese Hag beside the American ensign instead of below It over Orion's gro cery store, Cltliens took down the Portuguese flag, and finding It again, removed it and burned it. Urton has complained tu the Portuguese govern- I ment. , . the in Bin wa mm. BONDS TAXED. is Weoke of Diseunion Results In a Hew Revenue Meaiuro. Ily the decisive Vote of 3. to 28 the tariff bill wa passed In tho senate Wednesday. , Tho culmination of tho long and arduous struggle hnd excited the keenest Interest, and tho floor and galleries of tho senate chamber were crowded by those anxious to witness the closing scene. An nnnlysl of the final vote show that the affirmative wa cat by thirty live Republican, two llver Republic cm, .lone of Nevada and Mantle, and one DemiH'rat, McEnory. Total, .IK. The negative vote wa cast by twenty-five Democrats, two Populists, Harris of Kansas and Turner, and one sliver Republican, Cannon. Total. 2. Eight Republican were paired for the bill and eight Democrat against It. Tho senator prpent and not voting were: Populists, five, vis.: Allen, Butler, lleltfpld, Kyle nnd Steward; llvpr Re publican two, Teller and l'ettlgrew. One of the most Important new pro vlslon added by the aenate I thnt placing a ntamp tax on bond, deben ture and certificate of stock. Anlde from these more Important changes, the bill, as It goes back to the house, ha 874 amendment, of various de gree of Importance, which must be re conciled between the two branches of congress. The tariff debate began on May 2R, on which day Mr. Aldrlch, In behalf of the finance committee, made the opening statement on the bill. Tho actual con sideration of the bill began the next day, May 211, when schedule A, relating to chemicals wa taken up. The de bate has been continuous since then, covering six week and one dny. It ha been notable In some respects, although It has lacked many of the dramatic and oratorical features marking past de bate. From the outset tho advocate of the bill refrained from set speeches, and the discussion was narrowed to a consideration of rales and schedule rather than general principles, Alli son has been In charge. Mr. Aldrlch' Illness took him from the chamber after the first day, and since then the bill has been In Immedi ate charge of Mr. Allison. The opposi tion has been directed In the main by Mr. Jones of Arkansas and Mr. West of Missouri, while Senators White, Caf fery, (Iray and Allen hnvo frequently figured In the debate. The bill, as It goes back to the house, re-enact tho anti-trust sections of the Wilson act, while the reciprocity and retaliatory provision are substituted for those of the house. Representative of the House and Sennte lire now In conference trying to reach an agreement on tho new tariff. FOR THE NATIONAL GUARDS. Honey to be Dietributed Among the Varioui State Organisation!. Secretary Alger ha Issued nn order allotting to the various atnte the nu ll mil appropriation to provide for the equipment of the militia out of the sum of $400,000 authorized by the Inst congress. Of thl amount the national guard of New York cornea In for the largest share, securing $111,000, with Pennsylvania next, with 127,000; then Illinois, which get $20,700; Ohio next with $19,000; Missouri, $14,0011; Mnssu cbusetl, $12,000; Kaunas and Georgia follow with big military organizations which entitle them to $12,000 each nnd various other states, ranging from $lo, ooo to I'tnh and Nevada which each will draw $2,000; Senator Harrii Dead. Senator Isham U. Harris, of Tennes see, died at his home In Washington Thursday. He had been III for some time. Probably no man In public life had been Identified with more of the history of thin country than had Senator Harris. He had almost com pleted hi 79th year, having been born In Tennessee In February, IMS, and first became a member of congress In 1K49. Hi congressional career thu began earlier than that of any member of either house, antedating Senators Mor rill and Sherman by seven yearn and Hon. Unlusha A. Grow, now a member of the house from Pennsylvania, by one year. Not Much Money Vied. Consul-General Lee's report to tho state department regarding the distri bution of rations, costing 25 cents each, to destitute Americans In Cuba, shows that up to thin time only $0,000 of the $M),000 appropriated by congressional resolutions have been required, and that he still has funds on hand to last several months. Very little money has been used to return Americans to this country, although it waa expected that numbers would take advantage of the opportunity afforded by congress for free transportation from the plague- rmaen island tnis summer. Getting Ahead of the Tariff. In connection with other heavy Im portations to circumvent the forth coming tariff increases, the bureau of American republics learns that a pro mlnent American wool buyer, In the Buenos Ayres (Argentine) market, esti mates hln actual purchase of the seen on'a clip at not far from $2,000,000 United States gold. He chartered a large steamer to load entirely with wool for the United States. Would laureate the Revenue. Secretary Gage has wrlttea a letter to Senator Allison, suggesting the ad vluablllty of putting a tax of 1 cent a pound on all refined sugar made from stock Imported prior to the passage of the pending tariff bill. It Is the opinion of the custom officials of the treasury tnat tnis auty would increase the gov ernment revenues by several millions, and that the hardship would fall on those best able to bear It. What action the senate committee will take on the suggestion is not known. Crop Report The July returns to the Statistician of the Department of Agriculture Indl cate the following average conditions Corn. 82.9; winter wheat. 81.2; spring w heat. 91.2; combined spring and win ter wheal, 84.9; oats, 87.fi; winter rye, w.o; spring rye, is. 6; Irish potatoes, 87.8. , The report on the average of corn shows a decrease of 1.2' per cent. as compared witn that of last year, This represents a decrease of about 1.- 000,000 acres. The condition is 9.3 points lower than last year. CAPITAL ROTES. The funeral services over the late Senator Inham it. Harris occurred in the Senate chamber Saturday. Presl dent MoKlnley and members of his cabinet were present. The pleading of a daughter persua ded freBiuent McKiniey to grant a par don In the case of K. H. Carter, who was sentenced at New York to six ytur'a Imprisonment fur embonllng $3VJ0tl, CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORERS. Hoet of Dellgatet Meet in Convention at San Franoiice. The proceeding of the Christian En deavor convention at San Ftanclco opened with prayer meeting from a.ao lo T.lli Thursday morning In the churches. At 9.S0 o'clock the Inaugural meetings were conducted In I he Me- chanlcs' pavilion and Woodwards' pa vilion, t ne former, which Becommo dntes an audience of ln.noo, was crowd ed. The aemblnge wa called to or der by Rev. E. R. Wilkn and the wel come of the committee of lx7 wn de. Ilverd by Holla V. Wntl. Hev. John Hemphill made the nddres of welcome on the part of the San Frnniinon pa- ior. lie compared Francis E. Clark, president of the Endeavoier. with 1'eler the Hermit, who preached the crusade In Europe several ceiiluiie Bgo. Lieut. Gov. Jeter then welcomed the delegate and their friend In be half of the StBte of California. Hev. Ira Lnudrcth, of Nashville, responded to the address of welcome. President tiHik delivered his annual message on 'A World Encircling Religious Move. inent: How Shnll It Fulfill God's De sign" On Sunday the Enden voror held meeting all over the city, all the pul- Ita being occupied by famous preach er. One of the feature of Sunday inietlng In the big hall wn the singing f "Throw out the Life Line," by nonie of Hun Francisco's uniformed police men. The convention will be held at Nash ville In IMift nnd In luno the general de sire Is to have the convention held In London. INHERITS A MILLION. Young Man Takes an Ooean Trip Which Waa Hot Contemplated. If. Corlne, of HI. Paul, a traveler for a shoe factory, dropped In a few day ago to see bis old friend, Edwin War ren de Leon, manager of the liquidation of claim department of the Traveler' Insurance Company at New York. While chatting a cablegram wa hmd- ed to him which Informed him that he had fallen heir to $l.oou.noo by the death of a relative In Stockholm. Sweden, Mr. Corlne called a cab and drove straight to Bowling Green to llnd out w hat stea mer sailed first for Europe. He learn ed that the Cunarder Etriuia wa lo sail at t p. in. so he drove to the pier and without any baggage boarded her. Mr. Corlne In 2lt yearn old. He was born In Stockholm and came to thin country neven yearn ago. Frinoe Drank Oerman Beer. John Christ, a Greek, ha Just re turned from his nntlve country whither no went Inst February In response to the call of King George. Prince Con- Htantln proved himself a terrible cow ard throughout the war. was the way Christ summed up the leader of the Greek nrmy. "Not only was be n cow ard, tun a stupid mail, too, German beer nnd cognac were his favorite bev erages, nml he took sulliclent to dis qualify nny man from commanding a large body of men. i he Greek soldiers distrusted him from the hour that they li Hini il lie whs drinking German beer. We knew that no true patriot would partake of the beverage of a hated nation. Germany was Greece's enemy, nnd we wunted nothing In common with her. Muit Have Our Hope. It In nltogether likely thut the sur plus stock of hops In the United States, held principally by brewers, will have some serious Inroads made Into It thin yenr for export to England, because of tho smnllnesn of the crop there, the av ernge being the smullest known In 20 years. Louis It. Seoiie, one of the large dealers In New York State nnd I'nclHc const hops, say that even with the most favorable crop reports In England that can possibly be made there must be large importations from the continent nnd the Tutted States, and the brewers will be obliged to use up considerable of their surplus of two years ago. On the Brink of a Chaam. The Christian Endeavor excursion train from Oregon had a narrow escape from a riightlul wreck Tuesday two mile from Cottonwood, Cal. Charles Hrodhurnt. a few minute before the train passed, had discovered that a trestle 20 feet long had been burned out. The train was rapidly approach ing, and In a few minutes more would have plunged through the trestle Into tho deep ravino below. Hrodhurst hur riedly flagged the train which was brought to a stop a few feet from the yawning chasm. The train then back ed to Cottonwood, where the Endeav orers celebrated their deliverance with hymns and prayers. They Died Without Regret, A great sensation has been caused In Pari by the discovery that four dress makers have committed suicide by in haling charcoal futries In a flat belong ing to the well-to-do Mme. Marechal. Mme. Marorhal has long suffered from melancholia because of the Insanity of her husband, and Is In supposed that nhe Instigated the act and persuaded the others, who were either deserted by their husbands or their lovers. The four met In the evening, partook of a sumptuous dinner with wine, sang and smoked until late, and concluded life with the statement in writing signed by all: "We die deliberately and with out any regrets." Warihlp on the Way. His majesty, the sultan of Morocco, Is to bo coerced by American cruisers In order that Just punishment may be Indicted on two of his subjects, who assaulted an American citizen. The cruisers San Francisco and Raleigh are now on their way to Tangier at the request of Consul General David N. Uurke, who asked for the warships be cause the Moorish government had Ig nored his request that the assailants of the American be punished. Admiral Seirtidge, who Is aboard the San Fran cisco, will take such steps as are neces sary for the punishment of the crim inals and the adequate protection of Americans and their Interests. Rockefeller Sued. John D. Rockefeller has been sued In the common pleas court at Cleveland by James Corrlgan, the vessel owner, for an accounting. Corrlgan. who waa In Rockefeller's debt gave the latter as collateral security. It In asserted, L'.fxW shares of Standard Oil Company stock. He now Insists that he was not al lowed what the stock was worth. The petition Is not on file In court, but It Is said the stock was credited at the rate of $138 a share. It sold yesterday for $318. A Heroie Young Oirl. Agnes Judnon, the pretty young daughter of the lighthouse keeper at Stratford Point, on Long Island sound, swam out half a mile Sunday and res cued two men whol had been upset In their ruwboata and were drow ning. The girl Is quite at home In the water. The Fatal Heat It Is estimated that 350 deaths result ed from the terrible heat last week. So long a reign of extreme heat ha not been known in the United States for many yearn. ' 87 deaths were reported from Chicago, many persona commit ting suicide to escae the suns fearful neat. POIRS' ADVICE 10 THE SULTRN. TO GIVE UP THESSALY. The Rulers Dissuade the Turk From Sending Troope Into Crete. Queen Victoria, Empero'1 William, Emperor Nicholas, Prenldent Fnure and King Humbert have replied lo the tel egrams, received by them from the sul tan, and nil give advice similar to Hint sent by Emperor Francis Joseph that he give up Thessnly. Emperor Wllllntn any In substance Ihnl he regrets his Inability lo iIIssimI nte himself from the views h"ld bv the other powers, Heplles to th" circular of the Turkish government lo the pow ers relative lo the frontier question hnve also been received bv the ambas sadors. They nil decline to admit tho Turkish pretensions. The porte has sent another circular to the power, proposing that. In view of the ilialoiiipil condition existing In Crete, Turkey send relnrorceiie'iits t-i the Island. To thl the power have nl o replied, endeavoring to dissuade the porto from such, a tep. Thl latest proposal on the part of the Turkish government I held to Indicate that the sultan does not Intend to yield In re gard to the frontier question. WANTS TO FIOHT. Turkey Siiiatiifled with the Inactivity of the Fowera. A few tlnyn ago the Porte dispatched a ilrcular to Its representatives abroad containing a skillful defense of the Turkish cane and declining to consider nny frontier lino In Thessaly north of the River Pernio, which It regard a the natural boundary. It appear that the Sullnn hnn con vinced hlinnelf thnt the Power will not renort to coercion, and ha decided to tet the alleged concert of Europe to the utmost. On Monday he summoned a council of Ministers for an extraor dinary sitting to the Ylldix Kiosk, with the result that after a heated discussion n report was drawn up In favor of re suming hostilities If peace should not be concluded within a week. The Min ister of War sent a telegram to Jfidhem Pasha announcing the decision. Thi Turk are rapidly strengthening their position In Thessnly, massing troops at Domoko, fortifying Volestlno and In other way Intrenching them selves more firmly. The Thessnllnn harvest has already been renped by thp Turkish soldiers and large quantltbs of grain have been stored nt Elnnsonn. According to a circumstantial report of a conversation between the Sultan and nn ofJIeer of bis household, Abdul Ham Id complained thnt the wnr hnd been forced upon him, nnd that when he was victorious Europe refused him either territory or Indemnity. Therefore, he Intended to resist to the utmost. After a discussion lasting over nn hour the Cabinet decided thnt the President should send to Congress a message recommending legislation pro viding for a commission to adjust the currency questions of the country. It Is the expectation of the President that the subject will receive the attention of Congress during the present extra session. King of Bulgaria. The Italia published a report of an Interview with M. Stolloff, the Rulga rlan premier. In which he say that Prince Ferdinand has no present In tention of proclaiming himself king of Bulgaria, but thnt this would come with the settlement of affair between Turkey and Greece. M. Stolloff hays tie is convinced that Turkey never be lieved in the possibility of her retain ing Thessuly. 200 Spaniarde Killed. Reports from Cuba say that whllo 200 Spanish soldiers were passing through a delllo a band of Insurgents fired a dynamite shell Into their midst. It tore an Immense hole In the ground. nml shook the walls of the canyon so mat iney reii inward, burying the Spa niards. Only three escaped. FROM ACROSS THE BRA. It la believed that Von Hulow will succeed Hohenluhe as the Gnrrnan chancellor. The cxar Is preventing the efforts of Emperor William to meet President Fuure In ItusBli. Refusing tho people to hold a public meeting In the town hall at Huda Pest, necessitated the calling out of troops to quell the resulting riot. Eight anarchists have been arrested In Rome on . suspicion of connection with the attempt of Pletro Acclarllo to assassinate King Humbert on April 23. Cant. Cel of the Rersagllert, at Rome. has Invented a rifle from which eighty shots a minute may be fired without removing the weapon from the should er. Tests ot the new arm are being made by the government. A great labor strike has been Inaugu rated In London. It will undoubtedly be the most serious uprising of the country. Over tuo.ooo engineers will strike and the agitation Is spreading to all the allied trades. Advices from the south of France show that the destruction by the floods will reach 200,000,000 francs in the ag gregate. Hardly a village has escaped damage and tne number ot persons drowned Is quite large. Emperor William, while walking up on the deck of his yacht at Odde, Nor way, recently, while one or the moats was being lowered, was struck a vio lent blow on the left eye by a rope. causing an extravasation of blood on the eyeball. It Is announced from Rome that the pope Intends making some Important changes In ecclesiastical music. He will sanction female voices at liturgical service. He will advise against the vi olin, while approving the harp and gen tler wind Instruments. The government of Colombia has of fered the monopoly of tbe production and sale of matches for a period of 23 years to public competition. The per son securing the contract must estab lish factories In certain departments; reduce the present price of matches from 10 to 20 per cent., and pay for his monopoly 640.000 francs per annum, making an advance payment of 8,000, 000 franca on account. The special commission sent to India to study the bubonic plague reports that In a majority of cases the bacilli enter the body through the skin, al though they sometimes enter through the lungs or by the tonsils. The rat appears to be the only animal spontan eously Infected, and it is unlikely that the disease will enter Europe under the present methods of supervision except perhaps, through rats In ships. THR IXW TARIFF. Chairman Biufloy Says it WiU Meet All Oevernmenl Xxpensea. Chairman Dlngley, of the Ways and Means committee, assumes that the new tariff law will, after the enormous stock of foreign goods now on hand ha been absorbed, produce sulMciont reve nue to comfortably meet the expense? gt the BovenununL TRADE REVIEW. Fuel Supply Threatened by ths Great Coal Miners' Strike. R. O. Dun Co'.a weekly review of Irade report: The strike of bituminous coal miner ha taken 76.000 men ot more from work and threaten to re Hict supplies of fuel In ome quarters, though the West Virginia and some other mines which declined to lake part claim to be able lo meet the eastern de mand for some month. At the Went the strike In by no mean unitedly u talned, and the Impression prevail thai It will not last long. The tin plate work hnve nettled the wage question and are again bny, and how a pro ducllon of 4.i00.iMio boxen yearly, with a capacity of 6,2MI,Oon boxen. The bar mllln hnve more trouble, but a general settlement of Iron and steel wage In expected without much delay. New order are small since the annual vaca tion began, but yet are large enough, the season considered, to afford some encouragement. Tin I stronger at Ml He, without concession, and copper, with a large export demand, at 11.20c for lake, w hile in lead sales of I .mm Ion or more leave the price about 8.7c. The cotton mill hnve a steady and increasing demand, and the quotation of middling upland have been ad vanced a sixteenth, aided by specula tive strength on reports of damage to the crop, especially In Texas and Ar knnsna. The woolen mills are getting decidedly more order for fall wnnt and beginning hopefully on spring good, but are cautious In contract made for future delivery. Some have made large purchase of wool, but by fur the greater pnrt of the alen, which amounted to 14.12U.'00 pound at the three chief market for the week, have been of a apoculntlve character. West ern pricea are held much above thoe of seaboard markets, Montana scourer) being sold, according In reports, at ths equivalent of 42c at the East, against like at Huston and 40e at Philadelphia. There I a better demand for domestic wool, In expectation of higher price. While the most cntitlou estimate of the wheat yield ha been advanced, that of the Orange Judd Farmer to r.7".nrfi0n bushels, prices have been lifted nearly H"4r here, although Atlan tic exports, flour Included, were for the week I.WH.sr.2 bushels, against 1.418.339 bushels last year. Western receipt are small, only 1,394. 812 bushels, against 2.97.1.40K bushels Inst yenr. and the dis position of farmer In hold for higher figures Is strengthened by many for eign report. It seem to be the fact that crop In other countries are le promising than usual, and the demnnd for American wheat Is supplemented, even at this season, by exports of 2, tiO.",.f,4 bushels of corn, against iVIO.nif) bushels for the same week last year. Each week raises the estimate, how ever, nnil If the weather continue fa vorable the crop mny prove a most Important factor In the future of na tional nnd International business. The prospect as to corn Is growing more cheerful with inch week, nnd nn Im mense crop Is now anticipated. Failure for the week have been 20 In the I'nlted States, ngnlnst 21 r, last yenr, ami M In Canada, ngalnrt i!3 last year. FIREMEN'S HARD WORK Saves a Man From Beinfr Buried by Quick ande in New York. A gang of firemen were engaged nearly all the forenoon of Tuesday In New York In a struggle to save a workman from being engulfed by quicksands in Henry street. The man's name In Jones, nnd he lives in Brook lyn. He wan nt work twelve feet down In the excavation, which Is thir teen feet nqunre and lined with planks. Without warning the planking gave way and the quicksand of the street poured In on him. flefore he could give the alarm, he was engulfed to the waist. Word was sent to a fire truck house for help. Twelve men were detailed, who hurried to the spot with shovels and began digging. The sand entered faster than It could be shoveled out. The Imperiled man called for a priest, and Futher Spellman wan sum moned. He at once prepared to ad minister this last consolation of relig ion of the Catholic church. For two hour the battle wa waged, but ap parently without avail. The slightest slacking of the tremendous labor of digging, and the sand would win the mastery. Just before 12 o'clock the man was almost free. The word passed through the crowd and a murmur of congratulation rose that changed to a groan as the sand fell In again. The firemen redoubled their efforts and at 12.20 the man waa freed. Many Drownings. Four pleasure-seekers In a skiff ware run down by a steamer on the river at Little Rock, Monday, and drowned. They were Joseph and John Dante, brothers, of Pine Bluff, and Misses Jo hanna Sanders and Mary Arber. Four people were drowned In St. Louis bay, at Duluth, Minn., Monday, by the capsizing of a row boat. A party of seven, three young ladles and four men. left Itasca, Wis., for Minnesota Point In a small boat. The others were saved with great difficulty. The dead are: Jennie McDonald, aged 17: Ida McDonald. 24: Daniel McDonald, 19; John MeCurry. 25. George Rellly, a ranchman, his wife and two children were drowned in the Rio Grands at San Antonio, Tex., while trying to cross the river In a skiff. No Work and Suioide. A man and woman, apparently dy ing, were found on a raft of logs above Cincinnati on Thursday. Near the raft the dead body of an Infant was taken from the water. The wrists of the man and woman were cut and bleeding. At the city hospital they regained con sciousness, but begged to be permitted to die. The man said they were out of work and wanted to die. The wom an corroborated this, saying her hus band gashed himself first with the ra zor, and then she cut her wrists. They had removed everything to give a clue to their names. The babe had been killed by-aiblow and then thrown into the river. A Suecoeeful Flying Machine. A paper was read before the Academy of Sciences In Paris recently recording tho experiments of the French areon aut. M. Tatln, at Carquenes in emula tion of Prof. Langley's experiments on the Potomac with a steam flying ma chine. M. Tatln's machine was nearly thrice as heavy as Prof. Langley'a and had a double Instead of a single pro peller. It attained a speed of 18 meters per second as agaknst Prof. Langley's 10, but the length ot the run waa only 140 meters as against Prof. Langley'a kilometer. BRI RF MRNTION. The ground about Leadvllle, Col., was covered by an Inch of snow on Sat urday morning. Seeking refuge from the heat five boys lost their lives swimming at Pltts btirp on the Fojith. A St. Louis man named Marzlaufl committed suicide on Saturday on ac count of the intense heat. The Akron, O., Iron and Steel Com pany's plant was destroyed by Are Sun day, causing a loss of $100,000. The village of Lake Ann. Mich., waa almost entirely wiped out by fire J' urday. '
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