THE NEWS, The Pioneer Furnace, owned by the Cleve land CHff Company, in Negaunee, Mich, will close down permanently. This is the oldest furnace in the Lake Superior district, It has turned out over $30,000,000 worth of pig iron, and been in operation forty-one years, Its closing down will leave only one charcoal furnace of nineteen in the upper peninsula, ~The arrival of the United States ship Mohican at Port Townsend, Ore- gon, completed the fleet ordered for duty in the Behring Sea.-——John Wilson, while ab- ducting Myrtle Summers, his niece, from Mulberry, Ark., was killed by the girl's father, who was discharged subsequently by the coroner's jury. —~George Harris’ mother, in Lansing, poisoned him to prevent his growing up to become a thief, —— William J, Burke was sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering his mother, in Rockford, IIL Epstein's Dime Museum, eighty-three years sold the Philadelphia and Seashore Reiroads tali-ts, who have had in contemplation the building of a road to Cape May, connecting is supposed that the syndicate will extend the road from Sea Isle to Cape May. 239 sued in Philadelphia against Edwin J. Charles E. Howlet, Howlet & Son, paper Edward Hughes his home, in Minersville. Pu., charged with the murder of his wife, delicate woman, had been abuse from her husband for a long time, - The suits against the Economite Society have cution upon a judgment for $39, was is. and trading as Edwin J bag was arrested at Mrs, Hughes, who was a suffering gether with toe Feuchts, who Judge Wickham, of Beaver. and the appointment of a receiver and an in tion restraining President Duss from di ing of the society's withdrew the suits, suits wore went before demanded june Spos- property, v President Duss says the with withdrawn it any terms, Col. David C, Houston, an army officer, died at St. of jaundice, rick building at Illinois and Dearboro streets in Chie eccupied by the I'rice Baking Powder Com- pany, was almost Vincent's Hospital, in New York, The five-story 1 ago, totally destroyed by fire, The loss on the building is twen y thousand 1 dol ars, and on machinery i sto k thousand dollars; Insured. I'he First National Bank and the Oglethorpe Na- tional Bank of Brunswick, Ga. «i ti doors, and M. Ulman, president of the ater committed sule de. William C. Lanford, a pioneer lawyer ol the Northeast, died at Spokane, Washington Fe was appointed associate justice of the Supreme Court of Wash Territory daring Cleveland's first admisisiration. —- and eveuty fa.ly ngton Y.ou French, who muctdered Henry Fowler, was taken from the jal Ind., and lynched. The body of murderer Pal lister, who escaped from Sing. was found floating the Hudson. The machinists employed at ‘he Grant tive Works, Chieago, to the number of seventy five, went out on a strike rather than to « order of the firm tha: they would have to work by the piece, The E. K. Warren fea hertone whip factory Three Oaks, Mich. , of the largest concerns of the kind in the country, was sold to a synd cate of English eapitalists Tripp, of South Dakota, recently appointed minister to Austria, sailed from New York BF Clarke, tha real estate agent, is missing from his Chicago home, and about twenty-five of his creditors have instituted a search to dis- Clarke made a vol- untary assignment May 1. Since that time he has not been seen in Chicago, An inves. tigation of his business methods is being con ducted by the attorneys who represent var- fous creditors, and it is claimed that he is short over $50,000. Two tramps and a passenger were killed in a wreck on the Pan Handle near Frazersburg, u. The schooner Pelican foundered off Ashta- in Seymour, in {.oeom omply with an at one Judge eover his whereabouts. men were drowned, Conneaut, 0.-—-A boat belonging to the life- saving crew at Cleveland, Ohio, capsized in four men were drowned. - ous points in Pennsylvania and Ohio, Newcastle, Pa., several planing mills and houses were washed away, and at Meadville, Pa., considerable damage was done, — Tramps took possession of a place on the Detroit, Grand Haven and Milwaukee Rail- road, and held up the residents, A pitched battle followed, which ended in the eapture of three tramps. —— Willlam Cox, a burglar, who eseaped from the Hudson county peni- tentiary, at Snake Hill, N. J., twelve yom sg, was recaptured at Jersey City, just as be landed from a steamship, By an ex- plosion in C. I. Pope's glucose factory, at Geneva, IIL, six men were killed and one seriously injured. Mrs, MeBride, of Mem» phis, testified that Judge Dubolse, tried to hug her.—A New York syndieate, backed by millions, bas secured control of the banke rupt Sheridan Coal Company, at Bheridan, ©., one mile above Ashland, Ky., and will reopen the mines at once ~The Bouth Carolina Supreme Court has decided in favor of the «tate in the Chester liquor ease, The points in the ease did not touch upon the constitutionality of the law, but simply as to whether the City of Chester should not be compelled to jssue loeenses for a year, in- stead of 8'x months, The decsion is looked upon, however, as practically settling the legality of the dispensary lsw,.-—Judge Pardes, of the United States Ciroult Court of Now Orleans, has appointed R, J. Lowery and HH. M. Comer receivers of the Savannah and Western Rallroad, SN —————. Lem ——————— Rev. Dn. Davi WH. of 8t. Barthols omow's, New York, his he wanted a collection rei of ir pore Ar the National Convention of th " Clarus, of Cedar Rapids. Told, ) ho, y OWA, Was re- alocted Grand Chief Conductor for ¥ RULE OF THE WOMEN. | APA RS HN RH I AO EH Their Congress Begins at the | World’s Fair. TWO PEDLERS HANGED. s in This Country. Harris Blank and Isane Hosenwig § i Brilliant Gathering of the Fair SexTrom | Every Bection of the World. Over twelve months of lanfinite labor, in- | vol ing correspondence wih every portion | ot the eivil zed globe, culm nated in ono of | the most truly representative and bri laut | gatherings of women that had ever assem bled, | The sceve was the hall of the Columbus, | in the new Art Inst tute, on the ake front, now occupied for the first time, and the event, the opal g of the World s Women | Congress, the flist of a seiles of World's | Fair Congresses, that wi | constantly succrel each other, woek a tor week, until the end of October, Nea ly :eveuty © gaizitivs e-mposed « xelusively of women, together with many hundreds of societies a d assoc | ations, are represents iin (the congress and | the 101 of tuose that will paiticipate consists of 5 000, There will be as many as twenty of ticse | eongresses in each cay, in addition to the meetieg. in the halls of Columbus and Was iogton, which have a seat ng ospacity ol 8.000 each, and every subject 0 1 t rest to the sex, rom re igl n § @ rr.age prospects, | {8 to be elaborately ¢iscus ed, The dele ates were prompt ia getting to the Art Paluce and prior to the © ening procsecings proper iniulgel iu an impr mia r eeption, w chwaisnoted for itsla k ot ers ony. ‘I he representat ves from Russian wore lotro duced, Bo th Amar fratériz wth French sisters, stirs in theat ical word +X changed onflaences with the women who hase made th ir cark ta the pulpit, and the two rival Wo ist leaders 0. the Temperance Un ons exchanged ments, Prior to the oprniag proper, thers were the a spices of the Congr ss Auxii or:aaiz tion resp nsiole or the gs ing. The Congresss proper assembled shorty alter ele en o'clock, with an ad ress «f w | come by Mis harles Hearotin, v ce-presi. dent of the Woman » Bragch oi Auk fary. Mrs. Henrotin's hearty and cordial address of welcome was followed by an address on | the World's Fair Congress of Representative Women by Mrs, May Wright Sewell, of In- diapapolis, who outlined the objects of the congress, and alluded to the subject that will be presented in tho various convention halls, Au address of length was delivered by President Charles C, Booney, of the World's Congress Auxiliary. He pald a tribute to the late Secretary Biaine for the ea untiring co-operation which both personally snd through the St partment, 10 the movament also eulogin Cardioal Manning, Lord Tennyson and Jo C. Whitier, all of whom bad furnished their co-operation, but had passed away before their promise could be fulfilled. A number of foreign representatives were then introauced and responded on behalf of their respective countries. Most of the rep- resentatives spoke in the language of thew own fy. Marie SBiromberz resp for Russia; Sig. Mugnussen for lee Mme, Quesada, for South America ; Isabelle Bogelot, Ernest Urban and Cecilie Jia: for France: Jane Cobden Unwin, Florenes Fenwick Miller, Marie Fisher, Lott Laura Ormiston Chante, for Engl Elizabeth Tilley, Mrs. Dr. Todd, Harvie and Dr. Emily Howard Stone, « Canada, Inthe afternoon there was a public reception to the women of all nations io Lhe same | , and welcome exer eonting . and the delegates (rom Germany, Beleium, Denmark, Sweden, Switzeriand, Australia, Finland, Greece, Spain, Dobemia and Scotland were presentad, x ne ai ensth an «Ou phi - of the C brie! ceremonies ngre s und r tiie 456 ris ent ana iven Do fe hs count Mre the Reg wero Gstting the Fair in Shape. In point of weather third week of the as susp. ciously as the second week ol The wind again blew strong and cold from the lake, clouds hung over the White City, and oconsionally made way for a glimpse of the #hin to be seen, but no rain fell Very little remains to Le done to give the Exposi- tion a full-dress appearance, and, consider. fn that the ofMcias have po eontrol over the state and foreign commissioners, and exhibits are in the bullaings, although not installed, no blame can be attached to the directors for the tardine s in that dir ction. Th« foreigu- ers, especially in the Liberal Arts Building, are waiting for the dust and dirt to be ree moved from incomplete sections before they wiil expose their costly works of art, and some exhibitors have 1emoved their goods from the cases aad boo'hs temporary te causs of the dus: and ditt which sccumu- inten, For the first time in many weeks, the (wo railroad tracks leading to the Manufne ues, Fleet: rity and Mines and Mising Builaings are unoccupied, Train after train. Josded with exaibits, have been pushed in on thess tracks in a never-ending rush, and the empty tracks seem to indicate that the exhibits «xp about all in the uildints, The tracks, howe ever, will be kept in position for some tims, in order to facilitate the delivery of aay lale arrivals, A RICH GOLD STRIKE. A Lucky Strike That Will Make Two Brothers Wealthy. A despatch from Baker City, Ore, says :— One of the richest gold strikes ever made in this section of the country, not excepting the famous White Swan mine, which is yielding $1,000 a day with a ten-stamp mill, was un. covered on Thursday. The lucky finders are James and Samuel Baisley. The latter was one of the discover. ers of the Whites Bwan. The new find is sit. uated about three miles south of the White Swan and Virtue mines, Over #i,000 in gold was pounded out on Thursday im a hand mortar. The ledge in which this pocket haa been found has been uncovered 160 foot, and proves to be a pay chute for that distance, and varies in width from 2 to 10 feet, There is enough rich ore in sight to make the owners an immense fortunes, The city is greatly excited nver the find and people are constantly leaving to be on the ground and stake off claims, A sample one of piece weighing 10 pounds and containing over $100 in gold has Leen placed on exhibition at the National Bank and has been viewed by hun Areds of people. All say it is the greatest find ever made in the Northwest, and from all indications the mother lode of the Virtue wad White Swan district has been found, ATE HIS OWN DAUGHTER. Ld Horrible Cannibalism Among Stazving Indians. Det ils confirmed vague rumors of Indian cannibalism in the interior of the country on the south of Labrador current in Quebec for some days past, "The parish priest of Seven Islands, on the const, Is authority for the report that some of his Indian converts made confession to Bim concerning one of their companions, who, last winter, killed and ate his own daughter to prevent dying of hunger, an | attendance, the Exposition did not opea sad, March oung tain, Both followed the sume occupation tim, Wyoming county, IR, murderers were 3 mon, nn route in Wyoming He was to return at the Jew. sh Not his brother feared that date, Holland, o! Towanda, visited Marks was las seen going up the moun. Marks was not with them, but one of the others drove his team A search for the body loeated it in a box, The body was wrapped in an old bed quilt, and at the coroner's inquest two bullet wounds were fourd, During the deep snow at that time the murderers stayod near Mo hoopany, and from there went 0 where they leit thelr horses, an the river, shipped thelr gos Hester street, New York, general alarm sent oy y, when a mess asking ntreal fia destination nwig. had se for They sal awniting : bark. They ¥ sradited, Up 0 their | ing taken Watches, identified at the January tern court other Pe We 0] The an important featur of the country, ¢ Hebrews oniy in America prepared that only tenced to Lis 51 in New York, wi for x00 verted to Protest brews obtained permi according 10 the rites « AN IO A BATTLE WITH TRAMPS. They Held Up People and Robbed Them of Their Possessions, with revol About Grand np, armed with considerable fon of the jewelry Detroit, oad be junction an i rdon LO avers raaen i made iife a bu wiv in the neigh. ¥ i % 5 borhood, loon kenpe as held up at sint of a roy if 8 gold i son and tattle with wiateh an notified thres weds and tive Durr mark. volver, the saloon keepers wa i burglars’ tools, After the i esoaped in the darkness, and, man Starr, who was afiracted snd bastening 10 the him, and at the point « him to throw up his | lieved him of his hand large squad of policemen for the other tramps, but HE WANTS AN OFFICR. On bis persen were they ver com while they iver A hed all night unsuocessiul ROSH, vf Brew ands, uffs and reve wir Were A Full-Blooded Chinese Applys for ‘a Post Office in Michigau, Willie Woo, a full-blooded at West Harriaville, Mich. , the post office in that village and is using all legitimate means to stain his ambition. He has forwarded two large petitions signed | y the citizens of the viliage to Congressman Weadoook, and also letters of recommenda tion from Judge Simpson and other influen. tial Democrats in his behalf, He thinks he bas a good chance of getting the office from the fact that he is the only Democrat who wants it, and he does not think that he shoald be debarred from the benefits of a Democratic Administration on account of race, He has already ob tained bondsmen who will go his security if he succesds in gaining the office, Woo I= an American citizen, having taken his flual papers in 1880 at Tavas City. He cams to this country some fourteen years ago, when only 14 years old, Chinese living is in the race for DOZENS PERIZH. Russia. Porovitches, government of Novgorod, be swept from her course Ly the currents, papio-stricken, Jump overboard, overcrowded and swamped, Dozens of per. sons are known to have beon drowned, and MANY more are missing. About a filth of the passengers made &9 affort to leave the boat aid were saved A FATAL FOLDING BED. Wife of a Missionary Buffocated Befory Aid Arrived. Mrs. J. BE. Clough, wife of a Baptist mis. slonary in India, died in Evanston, near Chicago, as the result of injuries received from a folding bed, which closed upon her while her daughter stood by powerless to prevent it. That she, tcg, was not orushod to death was dus to luek Mra, Clough retired at the usual hour, and her daughter, Gratin, was seated on the bed. The bed broke and &s 8 fell the headpiece dropped over on the mattress, suffocating | and fatally tujuring Mes. Clough. WORLD'S FAIR PRICE rt hs | It Will Cost $18.10 {0 See Kverythin | | at the Big Show. The following isn full list of pric tie side shows at the World's Pair Constantinople stroet scene, Turkish theatr (two pet,ormances dally), admission 50 cents ! Yerstan tent, admission 2% cents ; panorams | Syrian photos, admission 206 cenis ; Turkis | restaurant, native musical performances i iribe of Bedouins, admission 26 cents. { Cairo strect--Lgyptian smusements, misgion 25 cents, reserved Egyptian temple, 26 cents, Dutelhi East India village Two (one on each side street), native bands, jug glers, snake charmers, dancers (male ag female’), 25 cents. | German village and town of fimes German and Bavarian buasid natatorium, with uso of baths, Esquimaux village, 20 cons, Moorish palace--cale in cents, Panorama of Bernese Alps, 50 cents Panorama of voleano ol Mount Kilaa cents, Algerian village, 20 cents, Hungarian concert pavilion and cents, Venetian glasswaro and mosaie Chinese village theatre, josshio garden, 20 cents, Japanese tea samples of high-g 1d 50 cents, inn building, 50 « Ruins of the oliff dw: Costumed conte, Typical Irish tants, 20 cents, Model of 8t, PEDLE, ad | seals 26 conis | theatre | , wip Capt BO cents, 9 connection 4 hou sr Pape AB natives villa NRE On Barre sliding rails Constanta carriers, #1 an Filectrie Intran § Steam aun ——————— LYNCHING IN INDIANA. A Mirderer Taken From the Jail a: Hanged in the Yard. doek the other n 32 a mob in Ded- up the who murdered ro gt Bevmour, from his in the jail appeals met with At 2100 of 100 men appeared before the J ford, Ind, keys and took John tor 1. F. Pr eel] and hanged him his fife } 38 3 i x foroed the sheri ¥ to give Terral, Condu ‘ yard, Terrell § Tow i S01 bang i # silence, 1 be Irn orderly manner, only sound heard, pnoehing heir man the mob requested that body not be taken down until daylight after which It dis read : The moh banged Terrellto a treein the jail yard within twelve foot of the raliroad track. He was dressed as though he had been expecting them, They complete! the job at 2.50 o'clock. There were forty-throe men at the jail masked, and about fifty or sixty standing guard at different points over the city. ted in the most cries being “hing was condu Terrell's After iy the the aI — WAITING FOR THE WORD. Ban Francisco Officials Prepariog for Chinese Deportation. Congressman Geary, author of the Chines United Judges Federal States District ttorney Morrow and MoRkenus, othet cfficials, Mr. Geary the opinion that the administration will proceed to enforoe his He that all Chitose in Ran Praucisco could je ported for a sum not exceeding #15 per hoad “And I have no doubt” that arrangements could be made for their passage to China, he sald, without the chartering of many vessals, or without the veo of the naval lor of the United States,” On loaving the federal officinale Mr, Geary visited the office of Chief of Police Crowley, Carter, and is of measure. hedieoves be ngain discussed, It is undoubtodiy the in- tention to have the police act with the fed. eral officials in making arrests when word ia roosived from Washington, olad Contract ~The Penalty. A new feature in politics has been intro- duced into the spring campaign at Luray, Ye. A Droaddus, Republican, and 8 J, Richey, Democrat, opposing candidates for clerk of the Page county courts, entorad into a written agreement, sworn 10 and sabsorib- od belore a notary, obligating themselves pot to levy or produce votes for money, , mor through any other unlawful an PENNSYLVANIA ITEMS, ———— " Epitome of News Gleanod from Various Parts of the Btate, The great flood in Erie will cause a loss to manufacturing establishments Much dam. | residences | on many roads was en- | { Meadville is suffering from the greatest The high water has | wuseds a suspension of railroad traffic and | industries were compelled to shut | Blank and Rosenwelg, the murderers hung | Tunkhannock are, it 5 sald, the first Mrs, Alice B. Goodley has decided to | against Bamuel Ls John Wunch, of Reading, was elecled Grand in session at Reading. Mod president of the Btate Medical Lodge of Dr. H. GQ. was elected mick, of Williamsport, Society. Govensor Parrvox notified that he bad trint of issues on the Benale vetoed the bill authorizing the the statement and affidavit defense and the taking of judgment lo, The House Lill prohibiting ths employment of worke ind reading bill ealle the amount admitted to be dus therein, citizens on public In the House sec judicial apportionment The Beuste resolutd On failed to pass of the Bepate was postponed, ing for an investigation of The s fuoorporation of wholesals Bate instiuition was aiso postponed Resnte bill permit. i ment and yn companies was defeated A Provisi party of Philadelphia In men appeared be. fore the of anitne Lill Ae Tur Delawa ymmittee de ballot at the approaching | Tur Fayette ( county eight in the deputies ralded notorious Lisienring district and afix a brisk battle, In which © s law-hroaks ers was probably fatally eight Arrests, & Ci irers of Gorrary in ” fieading isd and nre were fl Weeks AZO npuisory arbiira. House H ota i thelr passed the thao Ban % must a nonevivania al Pe Lae price © will be pa 4 to reditors of tf & « wkalfellow Bank wii s- Bare. . The metqinre Iron ¥ig ir Assreiation met at Pi and maintain prices I'ux Berks County Fair will be held Bep tember 14h 10 15th, at Beading. Lisvrexaxt Hinny Breese, who fired the agread inclusive mine at Petersbhurs, was buried with military honors by Lincoln Post, G. A. KR, Moos of the Metropolitan Life Insur- nupany at Norristown were robbed #100 in siiver was secured, Tue anes LA Jonsx Marraew, of Newmantown, razed an Within the walls were found of 1776, 1784, 1801, 1808 an. old building. wapper comms other dates, As two freight trains were entering the main line of the Pennsylvania Railroad from the Trenton tenin ran into that ahead, the engine and two oars being wrecked. The broken cars A wenpen has resulted Frank Tepes Awsmiony has appointed U. 8 Reaban Eagleman, Thomas Kern, Benjamin Kern and O. ¥, Fatzinger damage that will be i i Turnpike Ly reason of the tracks of the Lehigh Valley Traction Company passing over it. Tuner of Abraham 8. Shimer's hired men Turkey Island at the ford, were carried away drowned before they reached the shore al Chain Dam, a mile and s-half below. The ree was drowned and the wagon demol ished, Ex-Brraxzn George V. Lawrence, the most venerable member of the House of Represen- intives, was stricken with apsplexy at Hare risburg. . Tux unmarried women of the Moravian Church at Bethlehem, or the single sisters, colobrated their choir day In the Moravian Church with special musionl and religions ecapemonies, “ I 5 SEs - THEIR LIVES DASHED OUT, ' - - ———— Ten Timbermen killed in Red Jacket os Perpendicular Shaft. Ten timbermen wore dashed to pieces in Red Jacket perpendicular shaft of the Caiu- met and Heola at Houghton, Mich. The miners were coming up in the cage to dinner and the engineer hoisted the cage against the timbers of the shalt when the coupling-pin | ward over 3,000 feet to the bom. yof NOTES AMD COMMENTS, Tuy American Cultivator cisims that “ile white man’s covetousness of lands Certain it is that in most parts where forests had to bie cleared off the land today only repre sents the cost of i t. By this rule the unimproved land as weld by Indians had little or no appreciable value, It may prove ihe same with of the Western Indian reservations only lately brought into market, While out of reach the Chero- kee strip was fondly pictured as finest jeultural country that the sun The Indings at least impression for a pretty Now i “Bre 1 Mu h of +i Y thie value, improvements maGe on i x ) i Lhe ROME the ever shope upon, sold it under this good sum of money, ake, will not be taken up, for reason that, if preempted, nobody would be likel goon 1 Dig pric for it. Jestern stops Liu finds it induct an Eastern tenderfoot to come along and buy his property at the boom pri : ch Eastern capital has gone it ready The if more Eastern capit 2 sen 3 4% wy fied v 0 GevelopD the resources « i have been a mist % y come slong and pay a ‘ The ¥ boomer booming if he does n¢ prices whole country V wl = f they are ng better in people Ww ho nave . Chron ‘ “:.a found chiefly $4 4d 5 » nothing rth th invalids, mon sea lr 4 5 # nk abou to be who have nothing to their livers, and they devote their minds to their aches and pains with great assiduity. He would like to recommend work, but he knows that his driac patients would get angrs at such a sugeestion and woald another physician. hypochon- neorsre engage Trere exn scarcely be a better gange of the general prosperity of the State than the amount the savings of the great class of wageworkers and persons receiving salaries. These people com- prise the bulk of the savings-bank de- positors. According to the report of the Superintendent of Banking, issued recently, there was an increase in the deposits last year, as compared with the previous year, of nearly $41,000,000. of A satunat element by which the eity of Boise, Idaho, derives a great benefit, js a great volume of hot water that gushes out of several deep artesian wells. The water possesses no medicinal value, but a six-inch pipe has been laid from the springs into the city, and hot water will be conducted into nearly every residence and business house in the city. The cost of heating with hot water is estimated to be 50 per cent. less than with coal, Tung is no proof of the extinction of the buffalo so convincing and saddening as the great piles of skulls, horns, { bones of these animals that are seq the railroad tracks on the North plains. The sale of these bo farmers and ranchmen who find gives them asmall return in ready Most of the bones are shipped to East, where they sre converted into bone charcoal, which is used for filtering in the sugar refineries, Ir worrn be interesting to know how the word “key,” which is the character Spanish- should crept so far north as the coast of New Jersey, where it is found in Key East and West, The word is from the same
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