a THE NEWS, —— Tire at Fort Wayne, Ind, caused a loss of $100,000, Some of the houses injured were the stores of Vordemark & Bros, shoes ; the Central Telephone Exchange, Wm. Myer & Bro., hatters, aud 8. B. Thing & Co., shoes, which were completely destroyed, and Mer. gentheim & Co.'s millinery and notion store was flooded, —— Mrs. Wm. Smith was burned to death at Hudson, Mich, —— By a collision on the Huntingdon and Broad Top road, pear Huntingdon, Wm, Sheath was killed and John Myers and 8. D. Worley badly burt, — Savage Trenholm, brother of W, 1. Trenholm, kilied himself at Fiat Rock, N. OC Wm. C. Whitney bas resigned as a de'egate to the New York State Constitution al Delegation. ——At Atlantie, Iowa, the grand jury rel urned fodictments against officials of the broken County Bank. ~The Newspapers Publishers’ Association elected officers at New York. The will of Mrs. Sarah B. Place, deceased, late of Gloversville, N. Y., couotains bequests as fol- lows: Oberlin College, #5000; American Board of Foreign Missions, $5,000: Woman's Board of Missions, $5,000; American Home Missionary Society, #5,000; American Mis- slopary Association, $1,001, — ~ William Wal- dor! Astor sent from London ten thousand dollars for the poor of New YorX city. Judgment has been rendered In the Dis- trict Court in Sioux City, Jowa. in favor of the Fidelity Loan and Trust Company against the SBloux City Street Rallway Com- pany for $558,000 on its trust bonds. A de- cree foreclosing the trust deed was given to secure the bonds issued, Information bas been received that the Mosquito flag was hauled down at Blueflelds by the Nicaragush officials, MR of the Hartford Life and Annuity Company, died in Hartford, Ct., of apoplexy, agel sixty six years. He was one of the best-known insur- ance men in the country. —'1he coal miners to the number of 583 are out strike in Lethbridge, N. W. T. Last week the « superintendent issued a schedule in which a gene: al reduction in prices wasgiven, Dr. F. M. Avott, a well-known physician, was shot by highwaymen fu Indiasapolis, and io nes Morley, actuary on a new turn shot and fatally wouaded one of his ns sallants, -The Maopsfleld coal region riot. ers were sentenced ig by Judge Ewing. Of thiriy-five foreigners cc Pittsburg the 30 vieted, seven were sentenced to the peniten- tiary for terms raaging from fifteen months 10 two years and six months, and twenty- for year. — thirty-five eight were sent to the workhouse terms one Englishman, rangiog from twe months {« Ezra Martin, an years of age, and a potter Ly trade, al 4 i tempted to mur his Clara er in Trenton, N. J., with a Martin next wife, butcher knife oan throat from ear, and died in an hour. the buildings of Miller & Peck Brothers, in Waterbury, Conn, Mrs, Aona Muti ing in W iimington, s}., re genee that by cut his ear 1 Fire destroyed and Conlon Js ues, a widow, resid many she he Arguments renderg $On, ¢ thon f Chi sand ur MEensuTres ¢ s tragedy vem ted at the Grand Central depot at oS being ens ton, Texas, R. Mitchell, and the trouble an old feud. Milton Sparks, D. L the central figure growing sutt 1 constable, and an omuibusdriver were Killed, was badly wounded, as was also her serving a yarks arried in AIMS, Joseph , a train robber twenty years’ sentence $n the prison at Chester, Tila, escaped with the assistance of a “trusty” oo ot C. EE. Ward. of Duluth, was found frozen to death near the village of Merritt, in Minnesota, on the Mes he range. Ward was a well-known railroad conductor. There will which ean be applied when toe World's Fair matters are —A syndicate of wealthy meu is said to be aaxious to control the natural gas product of Indiana. ~The Chieago Fire Undorwrit- ers’ Association has decided to advance twenty-five per cent. in mercantile risks, At Maysville, Mo., and then killed himsell, The wile may cover, — Lewis Hendricks, colored, charged with being concerned in the murder of Mrs, Jessie Rucker at Staunton, Ala, was caught near Jamison, Ala, and shot to death. Jobn Loakum and C. H. Craft were arrasted in Toxas and charged with wrecking a train. we Ans effort was made at Lancaster, Pa, 18 blow up with a tomb the Cherry street bridge over the Pennsylvania Railroad. Emil Schmidt died at Hackensack, N. J., of a stab wound made two weeks ago by Joha Roetcher. ——Tho City of Para, with her officers and crew of the wrecked ship Kear. sarge, arrived at Now York Thomas J, Jeffries napasome Jueen Anne mansion at Lower Merion, Pa, was destroyed by fire. The house was belcg prepared for a summer residences, aud was not quite flo. fehed. Loss $10,000, A daughter of Fred- erick 8 Mintzer, of Philadeiphia, died from the trouble eaused by a shoe pall which she swallowed three years ago.——A letter ro- ceived in San Francisco from the Island of Ristea, ond of the Bociety Group, relates the story of the hauling dowa of the French fing by a rebel, who was summarily dealt with by the commander of the French war. ship. ~The report that the steamer Millard of the Nicaragua Navigation Company, went down with all on board, bas been confirmed, cee'The million-dollar hotel in Middiesboro, Ky., constructed there a fow yoars since, in the palmy days of the “Maglio City,” is ad- by the reesiver for sale on March Abner 8, Keleer, the largest whole. id retail carpet dealer in Schuylkill ly, Pa., and also a real estate broker, mude an assigument In Pottsville for the benefit of his creditors, His liabilities smoant to nearly $100,000, i AAI 3 57.35 A doling vidend million stock di settled be over one to a fe Mus Lava M. Jouss, president of the Woian's Sulfeags Association of Kansas, gives her entire time to the Interest of the cause she represents. Sbe is on the road practically all the time traveling through Kansas. ou ; BOLD BANDITS Murderous Work of Train Wreck- ers in California. FIREMAN SHOT AND KILLED Not Content With Ditching the En~ gine, Three Maskad Rob ~ bers Fire Upon Wound- ed and Help- less Men. A gang of train robbers wrecked paesen goer train 29 on the Rallroad ut Roscoe Station, twelve miles porth of Los Angeles, Cal, 1 o'clock the other morning. The highwaymen blew open the express car with dynamite and fired several shots at the traiomen who at- tempted to escape. Those shot by the bers or injured in the wreck are: Fireman Arthur Masters shot and killed while ex‘ricating himself from the wrecked No. Soutnern tacifie al rob. locomotive, the train, shot and killed by the robbers, Engineer David Thomas probably fnjured by falling off iis jocomotive, 1 fatally irakeman Foster, cut on head bruised. The robbers escaped with Company, but the total amount of cash theres t in contained is believed 10 amount 10 not more than &1,000 None of the passengers, so far as known with the exception of the tramp Granger berry was the most dar was fpjured. Toe r jing and cool piece of work done ia the West for years, and ht is belleved that Ul and Morell, the outlaws fo officers has Leet planped aod [he train was exveuted ti Beside the b fruit for San miles north of L telegraphed back io ficating t evervihing i o was ail right, jooking men boarded the train ¢ eved, they were who were 0 swil 1 the explosion tore soe Messeoger Harry Edgar was The robbers then rifled the ear stents and mo horses, whi wer i nthe Ww north unting yds pearibhe railroad, galioped Foster, the brakeman, was io one of the passenger coaches at the time of the ae Work goon He quietly slipped from the train aod made his wuy toward the hoe saw country, which proved to Foster got a team at the ranek alter ar. us an as be heard the rifle shots fight across the be & farmhouse ing the neighborhood, drove to Burbank aad and Wells Fargo officials were notified of the robbery, and a train was ones to the scene, Dr, Alnsworih, the rallroad company’s surgeon. wes sent io Roseoe but found no one to care lor but Es gineer Thomas, The bodies of fAreman Mas. ters and Granger were bought back to city. The belief that Evans and Morell who es- eapod from the Fresno jail several monibs ago, participated in the robbery, is share i by many railroad and express officials, The job is such a col 1-blooded and despor. ate plece of work that officers familiar with the two desperadoes agree that it boars their trade-mark. It is not over six weeks ago that a previous attempt was made (0 hold up a Bouthern Pacific train al Roscoe Bia. tioa. By a mere nocident the plan was (rustrated, FELL INTO THE FIRE. the Eight Men Carried Down iz a Burning Building ~All Rescued. Eight firemen were carried down by a fall ing floor and some “of them were badly in- jured at Newark, N. J. The firemen were called shortly alter noon to the drug store at 170 Verona avenue, When they arrived they found the frame building occupied by the druggist wrapped in flames, While the fire was at its height a number of the men of the lpsurance patrol, No. 9 engine and No, 2 truck were at work on the second floor of No, 177. The men from the patrol reached the windows and climbed to pinces of safety. The Hremen were carried down Ly the floor into the flames Leneath, Their companions went to their rescue at onoo and all were taken out. Ax Etruscan tomb of the period 500 B. C, was opened in the prosence of Barca Blane, Minister Potter apd other noted pessuls, FFITY-THIRD CONGRESS, Banate, fd1i Day. The chief event in the Senate occurred in the executive session, and was the promptitude with which the Henate con- firmed the Supreme Court nomination of the President without referring it toa committee, In the open session of the Senate Senator Hale presented a resolution to investigate certain printing contracts, which was adopted. Senator Daniel oprned his argu- ment in support of the administration in the Hawalian mattor, 55rr Day. In the Senate, Senator Daniel, of Virginia, copeluded his speech on the Hawalian question, and, while supporting warmly the course that has been followed by the administration, he declared there was pow nothing to do but to recognize the new government, After the conclusion of Henator Daniel's speecn, the bill for auditional prin- ting ofMce facilities was taken up and dis- cussed in a desultory manner the remainder 56rn Day.—In the Senate some time was spont discussing whether Mr, Mills had Mr, McPherson's place on the finance committee, Mr. McPherson finally said Mr, Mills tem- siok. — Mr. White, of California, made a speech President's policy. 57TH. — Senator Pettigrew introduced a bill in the Senate providing that sergeant majors in the army shall be paid #34 per month the first year of enlistment Senator Hans borough offered an nmendment intended to be proposed by him to the Tariff bill putting s duty of two cents per pound on chocolate and of twenty-five per cent, ad valorem oun chocolate confectionary. 581m Day.—The United States Senate not iu session to-day. was House, tdi Day. —The filibustering over the Sil ver bill in the House continued until four o'clock, when an adjournment was had to give the Democrals an opportunity to con- sider the sl. uation lu caucus, 581s Day.-- The deadlock on Bland Seigniorage bill waspot broken in the House Rail-enll followed roll-esil until tour o'clock when it being apparent that Mr. Bland could not muster a quorum on his proposition, be moved an adjournment, Ste Day.-—In the House fruitiess work trying to g«t » qu Bland bill, on motion of Mr, Blas adjourned, The highest polled was 170, nine short the after four hours’ swum on the 14d the House or of 14 jrorum voles House was disorderly i Day The session of 1he ed by the most turbulent an i . Mr. Bland still declined to tain any propositions (oo compre with the opponents of the 11) SiS ure upon the reprasentalion ol ceriain Went p they woukd fi 3 ort the me ould give more additional oved that the debale continue until i did not geta volo on Exc avent Jieaa ie with fer wa ’ ern Case i sure if he time r debute Balur y. I pro ting o! arrest of pilanew the res order an ' . Was sudd § Mr. Cur npt to arrest him on sr ined this urnment, allie seeni evening Ghslaered, SUPRE] Ak La ¥ & COURT SEAT. White sapeedily echoes in #1 ise f ITprise Ory, ne because of sf the po pee, but al President ended the fight which f Me has inaugurated Ly his asloctic Mr Horablower and later of Pockh on moastion would to the Ssoate heonn be sant ® Known at the Capitol in that mysterions way in which rumors float through the Washington air, and it was also known that the fortunate nom a Henator tines wouid be The appearances of Mr. Pruden the execy- ook ended The nomination was written copies had not usg. isarn of thy of them had Senator Vilas, who was presiding, and informed of Senator ally are, tbe Benntors did not two Then the sows travels! Senator Caffrey moved that the Seaste go When the doors had been closed. ihe nomi- and the with out even the formality of a reference to the It bad been rumored that there might be opposition to the action of the President in going outside of the cir. mani festation of this feeliug, contrary, On the interesting sketeh est terms of the nominee ; Senator Pugh told how much it plessad him to see Heoator White's name sont in, and Seantor Hill also fell into line with some pleasant words, Alter these low speoches, the nomination was at ones coufllrmed, A BKETOR OF HIS LILE Edward Douglas White was born in the Par sh of Lafourchs, La, in November, 1845, and was educated st Mount St. Mary's, Md., at the Jesuit College in New Orleans and at Georgetown College, Washington, He soived in the Confederate Army, being taken prisoner at Vicksburg, and after the close of the war, in 1868, was licensed to practice law by the Supreme C'onrt of Louisi- ann. in 1874, he was elected a Siate Sen ator, and was appointed four years later ase soointe justice of the Supreme Court of Louisiana by Gov, Nicholls, He was elested to tho Senate to sucossd James B Eustis and took his saat Mareh 4 1891. The term does not expire until March 3, 1897, i { | About 30 persons were frozen 10. death in Oklahoma nnd Indian Territories during the recent blizzard, By tha explosion of the boiler of a Ssuta Fo shiiting engine at Temple Texus, three teninmen were fatally fojured, A fire started in the Colonnade between “he Agricultural and Machinery Butldings, at the World's Fale, and for a time threat- ened both structures, but it was conflued to the Colonnade, By the breaking out of molten iron and at the Brooke Iron Company's fur- Penna, Caivin Sheeler, cinder pace at Birdsboro, were seriously burned, Sheeler's injuries may result fatally, “he levee at Horn Lake Landing, on the Mississippi, 50 miles below Memphis, broke, and about 5,000 weres of valuable farm land | There is danger tbat the channel turned into Horn Lake aod further damage done. Beveral days ago the family of Churles Kruger, eight in number, of Michigan City, | Indinna, partook heartily of some pork, and | later were taken violently Hi, suffering irom trichnia, The died, and it is sald | there is no possiblity of auy ol the house were inundated, of the river may be nother hold recovering According to a despatch from New Casto, Penna., “Italians in ! Ellwood City are sald to be starving. and cats are being eaten aud the leuces are Leing torn They are now | endeavoring to get help for the poor author- the settlements near Doge down for luel | ities, Lut sre meeting with liltle sucecss, as | the treasuries bave been emptied for the re. { Hel of American cllizons, trained animals San Francisco, During a performance of at thie Mid-s\ inter Fal, i the electric Hgnis went out, at and, in the dark- ness, one of the keepers, Carle Thieman mutiisted two joubls was attacked and horably by fi mre entertained He by the coOiness 3 Gi Ons, Crruy jem was rescued sfi's recovery. certain deuth the from owner of the & s om to and bent the animals mw their vicina AI LEAPED 120 FEET. fki=BRunner's Great in Minnesota, ns to De BO iT ties s sk i-rucner space. Al Lhe i irnament ? Minn., Tor case © Gown a shoes, ——— FULLETS IN A CROWD. e M:«n Killed and Sev ral Wonndad a Railway Station, allio Texas, Jar death three men and badly wounded several sding ting grew oul of persons, in two women and a child The sli the famous Fort the Jarbird- Wood- BE. Mitchell, entral Ogure in and D. L Bend feud koows Pe murderer, as ker guarrel James has been a Miiton affair Sparks sitached witnesses in a Fort murder case, and Mrs. Sparks accompanied her husband, Mitchell, who aud Sutton and for his Inther espie 4 opened fire, it & socond shot Mitchell kept fired six shots, an Milton Sparks and Gleason, omnibus driver, were also killed man. tadly wounded, also which she carried. A brother of Sparks was mortally wounded sid Mrs McDowell, an | aged woman, received one of the bullets asd is not likely to live The waiting room was erowded, and when Mitehell began shooting there was a rush for the doors. The crowd was panic stricken, | and many persons were badly hurt in the crush. Mitchell was arrested, WHIPPED BY WHITECAPS. Two Men Nearly Meet Death at the Hands of a Mb. B. ¥. Williams and William Turley, living out on Brier Creek, W, Va, were carried out | of their house by an organized band of six. teen White Cappers and whipped almost 10 death with hickory switches, The victims were given twelve hours to leave the country, bul they went to Charles. ton and filed information which will lead to the arrest of fourteen of the most prominent citizens, Tho whipped men are tough char. actors, but they allege thot they had given information to Federal authorities concern- ing an alleged green goods transaction, and the whipping was in revenge, icin sO BIG STORM IN THE WEST. Heavy Falls of 8now Tie up Railroad Treffic in Colorado. A snow storm has been raging In the vielnity of Kokomo, Col,, for several days The snow is six foet desp on the level, the passenger train leaving Denver Sunday wns PENNSYLVANIA ITEMS, Epitome of News Gleaned from Various Parts of the Btate NorwiTisTANDIxG all of the efforts put forth by the officials of the Kingston Coal Company. the thirteen men imprisoned in the Gaylord Colliery have not been recov- ered, Jupex Worre, of Lewisburg, attempted to burn down the Wolle block. He ls not jp his right mind, E. 8B. Prigus, who attempted to get fsom E. E. Thateher, of West Chester, false protense, was arrested aod sent to jail Arrorxyy Gesesar Hexsrr bas decid ed that the State laws require that the cand! dates for the House of Representatives must file certifientes of election, Insurance Commissioner L ou Luper repoms that stock fire lusurance companies and mu- tus) companies bad o bad year in 1803, the losses exceeding 10 per cent, on premium lo- Comes Tur representatives of the salesmen of the Traveling Men's Club, composed of in plements, vehicle and phosphate industries, beld its spnual meeting in York. Tux second snouanl conferences of the Presbytery of Carlisle wus held at Chambersburg, Young People's Societies of the celebrated in and pri parades and eXeof Wasnixarox's birthday was many of the Biate towns by pubiie vale patriotic gelherings Wa Hanvixe able fatally wou of New nde a party of Danvill Eis boen missing Jopx W bome in West Dothilehs Station wier HA attempted suicide by sb be Eri ners are How Com- ared : State 404 old sol 1 sailors eighty-nine were during fen were f for natives of Peansylvania ¢ harged viola tle 225 Aare the others are The ites aggregate foreigoers ; 180 are from Plliadelphia, pensions received ¥ #2.214 un month, Bethishem high Valley Traction Company's ordinance, by the Town Council passed the Le- the Rapid Transit Company's refusal to ac- cept of union tracks having been previously officially announced. The traction wompany is to have the road finished and in operation along north Main street and from the bor- ough Linder street by Octobor L The ordinance contaipe a provision to the effect that it must be acoep’ed within thirty days or it shall become invalid, General Superintendent Edwards, of the Kingston Coal Company, announced that the search forthe entombed miners will be con- tinued until they are found, dead or alive, ro mat or what the expeose may be. Thomas Picton, one of the buried men, was elected to office in Plymouth. Father Gramlowicn was beseiged in St Stanislaus Roman Oatholic Church at Wilkes Barre alter refusing to officiate at a Polish funeral and was compelled 10 submit, Ax unknown miscreant badly wrecked the Cherry street bridge in Lancaster by a dy- namite bomb, Oxr man was killed by an explosion In a dynamite mill In Sunnytowa. Chester County Republicans held thelr convention and ladorsed the Gubernatorial candidacy ol Gen, Hastings, line to ——- KILLED BY GLANDERS, A Woman Contracts a Deadly Disease from a Horse's Sneeze, Mrs, Sophia Beresford, wile of a prosper. ous drayman, died a: her home in San Fran. cisco, Cal, of glanders. Four wooks ago the woman's husband unwittingly pur chased & diseased horse for the (amily to drive, A few days later whilo Mrs, Beresford was standing near the horses bead the animal sneezed in her face. Soon siterwards she was stricken with chills and pains and swell. ing of the forehead. She finally became so bad that she was removed to the hospital and there the truenature of the disease was discovered, The health authorities killed the horss and will cause the arrest of the CABLE SPARKS. Warsaw polies claim to have discovered 8 plot to secure the freelom of Poland Tux Pronswiek succession has besa settled by the Duke of Camberland agreeing with Empeer Willian that the former's son shall suceced to the title, Tuy Reichstag has adopted s proposal to fotroduce in Germany the Aus ralias method of polling. A very large tesjority of Te The American ship Willie Reed, Captain Forbes, which salled from Harwiek for New York, bas been wrecked off Bt. Valery. The of twenty-one men, Was Tuy Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, of Montreal, Can,, bas decided ousands of live chameleons flor #Lie there, Tur National Liveral Federation at its of the House legislation demanded of Lords in olstructing Opie, Trovste is expected between Spain and Ran Domingo because the government of ithe a Bpanieh ol b in svenoathy with revoiutionisis cing WORK R3. Tex Benley and Gerwig furnilore iactory, one of the largest in Parkersburg, WV, Va, loving 100 men. be snd Iron Works started up American Tube 450 The works had been die Jor several mosis utta Mili No. 6, rk wheas notified Ar Youngstown, O,, with met 4 War WeLaYers 10 WV AB Apory 20 Rew Bedford, M. tuetio wa 10 go luto ga, jell Ww of ure “Jet MONGaY. fur} t Chicago Iron and Stes] Compasy : ' pas] io ac The er, bins ssi: workmen WAKES, the cept a 15 pe fit fuction in ten have s : susider mat! Tar Alice Habber Mill at Woonsocke iE , owned by the tes Rutter Come ok shut down reed ¢ nEsigheq , Willi resgine Ww ¥ This resumption wi MARKETS. GRAIN, ETC, LOU B-~Baito, Best Pat.$ High Grade Extra WHEAT-N URN No. 2 White OATS—8Southern & Penn. Western White. ... RYE-No. 2.. HAY Ck Good to ice Timothy... Prime... i403 8 50 PPP. Wheat Blocks Oat Blocks. .. CAXNED TOMATOES -8tnd No. 3.8 No, 2 GOODS 8 POTATORS 8&4 VEGETABLES, POTATOES-—Burbanks..§8 55 @$ hina avaie ns in Yams. .... ws 18 PROVISIONS HOGEFRODUCTS-shids. § T@s Clear ribsides........ “ee 9" anda il Mess Pork, per bar.. LARD-—Crude Best refined 15 5 BUTTER. BUTTER—Fine Crmy....8 Under fine... ccoau.s Roll. wena ee CHEESE, CHEESE-—X.Y. Factory. N. Y.fiate........ “rasan Skim Choose. ....u.v0 EGGS, EGOS-8tate....ccccoveei® North Caroling. ..coovse POULTRY, CHICKENS-—Hens. ......8 Ducks, per B.cciscissnn TORACOO, TOBACCO--M4., Infer's® 150 @8 Sound common. ........« 300 Middling.. «.ccvvavivase B00 PROOF scvncanvserninnnes 000 LIVE STOCK. BEEF--Best Booves...... 8 435 @8 4H Good to Fair....cooveee 375 485 BHEERP.....covsvinnnison 28) 400 Hogs 550 50% FURS AND SKINS. 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