THE NEWS, S———— James O'Delrne, of Now York, and Mr, Van der Hoogt, o! Daliimore, represtntiog the Transvan! government, were in Mianne- Apolis seeking an laterview with President McKinley, Addresses were made at the Husntaville fadustrinl Convention by Booker T, Wash- mgton, Governor MacCorkle and Professor W. H. Council, Alexandria, Va., celebrated its sesqui-cen- tennial with day and night parades, lavish treet decorations and beautiful iliumina- ilons at night, President M Kinley participated in the welcome to the returned Minnesota Volun- seers in Minpeapolis aud was given a recep- ton in 8, Paul, Rev. Dr, J. Ritohie Smith, formerly of Baltimore, received a eall to the Market Square Presbyterian Church in Harrisburg, Pa, Frederick George and his three little daughters were killed |y an express train striking thelr wagon at I verside, N. J. Rockefeller has cornered the Inke ireight market and Carnegie will now have to pay donbie eharges on iron ore, Rev, Norman Plass was arrested fa Provl- dence, BR, I, on the charge of attempting to blackmail a saloon keeper, Ocean freight rates have advanced, as a rosuit of the Britlsh government chartering over eighty steamships, Rev, C. J. Woods, of York, Pa., and others rosd papers at the Protestant Episcopal Congress at St, Paul, Mion. Hugh Warwick, colored, was arrested in Lexington, Va., on the charge of felonlously sssaulting Lucy Creasy. Admiral Dewey was the guest of his native State—Vermont—and received the medal that was voted to him, The National Wholesale Druggists’ Asso. sation declded to ask Congress for a redue- tion of the war revenue tax, Another part of a dismembered human body was found in New York. The Minneapolis Produce Exchange was burned—loss £100,000, « The loteranstional Commercial opened in Philadelphia, Bepator Shoup, of Idaho, who has just re. turned from Alaska, is opposed to ceding an ineb of land to Canada in Alaska, Chairman Jones, of the Democratic Na- tional Committee, wilil soon resume active charge of campaign affairs, Confederate veterans ask no pensions from the Federal Government, declared Colonel Hall, of Macon, Ga, in bis address at the Blue and Gray Reunion ia Evapsvilie, lad, Seven-year-oid Kitty Shaughnessy, of Brooklyn, was badly bitten by rats, which invaded the child's bed, Thomas Morgan and Leuls Cameron, bill posters from Detroit, fliuminating gas in a New York botel, Captain Smith, U, Havana floance committes, students of the University of on ‘The e Cuba.” The promotion of a number of Pennsyl- vauia ralircad ofMicials was announced, Congress S. A, a member of th addressed the burg and Guif Railroad will be soid properly purchased by Ex-President well and bis associates, The annual reunion of the Army of the Tennessee began in Chicago, Montpelier was gally decked in honor of sui. tained at the Vermont capital, Jear-Admiral Howison was retired. Admiral, The drift of Rev. Dr. the Catholle Chureh, although be intimates no such purpose in his statement of the cAuses which led to bis withdrawal from the Epipcopal Chureh in New York, The upper portion of a woman's body from the waist line 10 the neck, was found on the beach pear the New York Quarantine Btation. The body of a young woman who had been strangied to death was found on a sireet in Lowell, Mass, New York. One Is dead dying. The Rev. J. A. Marsten, of Owensville, Ind., is voder arrest, nceused of using the malls fraudentiy, be having collected funds for the Bed Cross, and, it is said, not having forwarded them, Unlon Pacific stockboldsrs, meeting at Balt Lake, agreed 10 an Ineresse of the Company's preferred stock by $25.000 000 and the common stock by §7.718 000, The condition of cotton on October 10 was 62.4, ns compared with 68.5 Inst month: 75.4 on October 1, 1898; 70.0 at the corresponding and the cther ber average for the last 10 years, The crew of the schooner Thomas W. Holder, of Boston, which went sshore near the Caboon’s Hollow (Mase) Life-Savisg Station, was rescaed Incendiary fires have done great damage fn Mil Valley, near San Francisco, much of the band«ome scenery being destroyed, President McKinley, several members of his Cabinet, the Vien President of Mexico, Premier Laurter, of Caunds, and other dis tioguished gentlemen nitended the enre. wonies of the inylog of the coraerstone nat the federal building in Cbleago, the Presi. dent being the chief actor, At night the visitors were guests at an slabs rate banquet, at which President MeKinley mad« an opti. mistio speech In reply to the toast “The Nation,” Miss Edna McClellan, 105 West Seventy. seventl: street New York, bas started an endless chain to secures dimes to buy a Lowe or loving eup lor Admiral Schley, Captain Chadwick, of the flagship New York, was presented at Morgantown, his native towr, with a sword, the gift of his state, A special serviea of prayer asd thanks. giviag for the success of our arms and for safe return from the sea was given nt St, John's Churel, In Washington, st the re. quest of Admiral Dewey, who was present, President MeK'nley was kept busy attend. Jug the religious services on Sunday ia Chi. cago. In an address to the eclorrd people, be sald their race bad demonsteated Its pa- triotism by its sacriBoes, Hor, W. J. Bryan's poor health may com. pel hin to whithdraw temporarily from the campaign, He Is now In Towa, Beeretery of Agriculture Wilson says this year's corn crop will be between twenty. three and twenty-five hundred milllous of Hushelr, one of the largest in the history of the country, The thirtidth anniversary of Rev, ir, E. Erksine's pastorate at the B'g Spring Prose byterinn Chureb, at Newville, Pu,, was cel: ebrated with Impressive exerelans, The coroner's Inquest In Virglain devel. oped the fact that Enoch Clark, who died from the effects of a beating, bad been walking about with a fractured skull, DEATH BY DYNAMITE. Thomas, W. Va., Scene of a Distasrous Explosion. BUILDINGS WRECKED, Fire in the Offices of the Davis Coal and Coke Company Ignites Explosives- Nyecum, of Everett, Pa, Instantly Killed and Five Fellow Employes Injured Loss 820,000. Irn Cumberland, Md., (Special, }-~The Davis Coal and Coke Company bLullding, occupled Ly tbe Buxton & Landstreet Company, st Thomas, W, Va., caught fire in the cweilar and shortly afterwards an explosion oe curred, completely wrecking the bulldicg and seatteriug the debris in every direction, blocking the West Virginia Central Pittsburg Railroad tracks. Ira Nycum, of Everett, Pa,, was killed and buried under the ruins, Six other persons were badly injured. The explosion |» thought to have been eaused by powder and other explosives eatehing fire in the cellar, I'he loss will amount to about $45,000, with £15,000 insurance, Killed and Injured. The killed and Injured are: 4 Ira Nyouw, of Everett, and Kliled keeper, Injured--Leo Ott, superintendent; Theo, berland, of the engineering department James Cunningham, of Moorefield, W. Va. car shifter: William of Thomas, yard foreman, and Higgics, ol Thomas, W. Va. The body of Nyeum Everett for burial, He one ebiid. The injuries of the others are not serious, Tre volunteer fire department was called out, and, alter hard work, saved the buiidings nearby. The Lullding was a five brick structure, It belonged to the Buxton & Lasdstreet Company, conducting a general merchandise store, part of it belug cecapled by the Davis Coal and Coke Company, for its offices, Several of the Davis Coal and Coke Com- paoy’s office force detected the smoke, and, when they saw the headway gained Ly the fire, rushed in to save books and valuable papers of the company, and, just at this time he explosion of & number of kegs of pow. der occurred, was blow: 3 of. but escaped with rewark able slight Injuries, Pa., tim ¥a of Cum- of Thomas, W Bansbury, MeKensie, James 4 wiil taken 1« wile and be eaves a other Oue of the men U. 8, CONSUL IN CHARGE Macrum, of Pretoria, Will Look After British Interests By Cable, Mr. ”~ I ndon, ai Ullles The ( on um, the oiled States consul {a Pretoria, with the nent of bls government, bas taken charge of British interests in the Trassvaal, The Hague, ( By Cable.) —At the regaest of ie, the Duteh consul general In Lond 1 Mass, will take eharge of interests of Transvaalers in Great Britain. Mr. Greene, when bidding farewell] to the ' the Cape of the Englishman Roberts 8, who is im. wisoned at Pretoria, st On RK charge of at Jobannestury be Natal Light Horse, His friends are Bave the American consul on his behal!, and Three Children, Philadeiphia, Pa. (Speoial, Fredeorisk aged six years; Maggie, aged four, and Frieda, aged two), were lostantly kilied at Riverside, N. J., Uy an express train on the Baliroad. George was a huckster, after ouding bis day's business, took the children for a plessure trip in bis wagon. At the ralirosd crossing he failed to notice the approaching express train, which struck the centre of the vehicle, killing its four oe. cupants, George was ihrown to the other track and his body cut in two by a freight irain which reached the crossing at the moment. A widow and an eight-year-old son survive him, and, GREAT BRITAIN'E REPLY Text of Brief Answer to the Ultimatam Sent by Transvaal, London, (By Cable.)- Pollowing text of the British reply to the matum: “Chamberlain to Milner, High Commis. sioner, “Her Majesty's government bave received with great regret the peremptory demand of the South African Republic conveyed ir yout telegram of October 9. You will ir. form the government of the South Aftlenn Repubiie in reply that the conditions de. manded by the government of the South Afrlean Republic are such as ber Majenty's government deem it impossible to disenes,” is the oer with High Price for Cottonseed, Houston, Tex., (Special, }-Not sines the season for 1292 have coltonseed preducts reached such priess as are now being neko for them. Most of the mills 1a this state have soid thelr holdings two weeks atend, Prime erude oil fs selling for 25 mabige., aud prime yellow at 276.2%. Last Year, this date, prime crude was being offered on the market at 12@1215¢, nnd prime yellow at 15a 151», Seed and eake are we rth $20.5 per ton, while last year both were stagnant al 812.60 13 per ton, Sword for Lientonant Nalaon, Knoxville, Tenn., (Special.)~Thousands of Tennessoenns attended the presentation of a bandeome sword to Lieutenant Valen. tine Sevier Nelson, of this ety, who was with Dewey on the Olympis at the baitie of Manila Bay, The event was the feature of the street fair, Kitted Mia Father-in- Law, Washington, Ind, (Special, )—In a fit of anger William D. Dillion, a weil known far mer and politician, shot and killed bis futherdu-inw, Walter Boekley, bocanse Budkley upraided bim for mistreating lis wife, A A No Crashed to Death, Columbus, Ouln, (Special, )~Jacob Wi tenmeler, vice president of the Witte nmeler Btose Company, while visiting the som. pany's plant, was crushed to desth bya soven-lon store faillag upon Bim from a derrick, CUBAN FOURTH OF JULY, Anniversary of Beginning of the Cespedes Revolution, Havana, (Special,)—The anniversary of the beginning of the Cespedes revolution wns colsbrated here, A number of flags were flying, but many thut are usually hoisted on the occasion of Cuban celebrations were oonspleuously abe sent owing to the dislike of the foreign resi- deuts to the recent order of Mayor Lacoste prohibiting display of the Spanish flag. Generally there was an apparent Inck of enthusiasm, though there was a meager dis- piny of fireworks, The Boys’ Orphan Band minde a demonstration at night, and a ball wis given nt Jesus del Monte, Beunor Bagrario, the Spanish Consul-Gen- oral, Is not satisfied with the explanation of Benor Domiogo Mendoz Capote, Secretary of State in the Governor-General's eabinet, regarding the order prohibiting the flying of Bpauish flags, and declares that he will press his claims at Washington, He says he can see no ol ject in keeping a Spanish Con- #ul at Havaon if all Spaniards are to be dr prived of protection asd insulted with fm punity, Bautingo, Cuban, (By Cable, )--There was a Reneral celebration here of the “Cuban Fourth of July," the auniversary of the be- glovlog of the first revolution ngalnst Spain, All business were olosed, and the city was profusely decorated, Cuban flags were flown at half mast because it was also the anniversary of the death of General Cospedes., A procession marched to the cemetery, where the graves of Cespedes and Mart! wore decorated. bouses WILLIAM J. BRYAN ILL, He Suys That His Copdition Is Not horious, Chicago, (Speelal. A special to the Chronicie from Webster, lows, Says: “William Jeunings Bryan Is a very sick map, Friends who have spent Sunday with Bim at the farm of Frederick E. White, Demoeratie enndidats for Goversor of Is wa, threo miles from Webster, are that Mr. Bryan may have temporarily to aban. don bis campaign work pot only in lows, but in Kentucky and Oblo, “When Mr. Bryan awoke Monday he com. pisived about bis throat and lungs, but sald that he bad suffered from a similar ailment once before, and that it had yielded to treatment,” Neb., (Special in reply to a teiographic Inquiry as to Lis condition Hon. Wililam 8. Bryan reported as follows: “My condition was not serious snd I an much better, I expect tO resume my tous ut once," alrald OUmabe, Flight of Chinese Emperor. Yokoboms, Calle. {vin Sas Frapeleco, (By mperot of Chiva bas succeeded In send peal to the Emperor of from lmomi death at the hands of said that j§ { brought to bear upon th ion and It is misc fluences have e Empress Dowager to put nent dapger i i assassilie, werlul been inducing her 10 hesitate in ber ds sigu & new Ring on the throne, Nomination Accepted, (ierry Brown, for Siste Audi- piace of Joston, Mass, , (Special, }--] of Brockton, wes nominsaied tor Walter IL. on the Democratic ticket In Lyon, who deciinied the in BNinte, 4 # Bamasdel!l, of Lo serve, Mr. of the Populist party in th Brown is one of ieaders A Burglar Killed. Alameda, Col Chief of } of three { At midnl and killed one Sm iH lee Conrsde shot urgiars who were allem pling to rob ® JEWNeiry gic Ie. At Pittsburg the carpenters and paitiers’ bave withdrawn the Central Union creased from 8 1.310 25 thelr delegates from beoatse the duss were rete ABOUT NOTED FEOVLE, Paul de Lotgpre, the artist, Ia b gilding a studio near Ban Francisco, Three English lords are members of bar-Lords oleridge, Colin and Robert Ceell, the Charies F. Roe, who led the lard parade ia honor of Dewey, has been a regu- lar Armoy man and ls 8 gradusts of the Academy of West point, Col. Michael Cooney, Fourth Cavalry, has retired at bis own request, after 40 yaars' His regiment is now in the Philip. Len, service, pines, Adal! von Merss!, the painter, whe re. cently had a bad fall at Kissingen, in whieh he broke bh arm, is recovering rapid’y io spite of his #4 years, Ludwig Lobmeyr, the fas ginss.maker of Vieonna, his 700 birthday Deaputations from the upper and lower houses waited upon him, Miss Alice de Hotheobild, who was recent. iy naturalized in Eagiand, was sincerely d-. voted to her brother, the iate Baron Nathan. inl, and inherited a large life interest In his immense fortune, Laura Lyking, who practices law in Okina. hema City, sod Is very popular, is a balfs blood Shawnes woman who was graduated from the law department of the Carlisle Te. dian Sehool in 1808, The Prime Minister of Uganda, who bears the somewhat remarkable name of Kalekire Apollo, Is expected in England shortly, Ha I=, during his stay, to be a visitor to Rir Henry Stanley, One of the military leaders invalesd in tha lively Vanezneinn revolution is a West Point geadunsts, This is Col. Francisco Aleantiara, Ho in at the head of the Government's ar. tillory regiment, His father was at oae time President of Vanezaela, Lord Chief Justios Russell of England ls said always to have bet on every important sporting event, F. Marion Ceawlord fs now in Sielly, and does not expect to return 10 Amerion for at least a year, It ia reparted that the Queen Regant of Rpain may shortly pay a round of visits to the Earopean courts, C. J. Hamlin, of Baffale, has preeanted to ast Aurora, near that city, land costing $7,000, to be used as a public park and athistie fle'd, AL 76 yoars of are Judes Jackson, of the United States Distriet Court for West Vive winin is #till active on the beneh, Has was appointed by Lineoln, The Agricultars]l Department has nsked Prof. Harry B. Hirst, of the University of California, to eondnot a series of irrigation inveatigations in California, President Keuger, of tha Transvaal, sleeps sight hours each night, No matter how tived he foals upon retiring, he nightly sets an ninrm clock to allow him just that amount of rest, 8 eniiarbone and disioeated an ous Bayherw ‘an celebrated recently A A SO AA John Willis Baer, who has just declined the Prohibitionist nomination for the Gove ernorship of Massachusetts, Is well known nu the national searstary of the United Soe #igty of Christian Eadeavor, LARGEST ON RECORD. Secretary of Agriculture Talks of This Year's Corn Yield, MILLIONS OF BUSHELS. Thinks that Farmers Will Fina It More Profitable to Feed It to Rtock Than to Bhip It Abroad at Low Hates High Price of Meat— Now Getting Good Prices for Thelr Products, Chicago, (Bpecinl,)—*“This year's eorn erop will be cue of the largest in our his. tory,” sald Beoretary of Agriculture James Wihison, who was In Chicago with the Presi. dential party. “The total yield, it fs esti mated, will be between twenty-three and twenty-five bundred millions of bushels, There will be plenty for manufacturing and feeding, aod we will bave all the corn to sell that anybody wants to bur. To what ex- tent the crop will be shipped abroad wiil de- rend largely upon the price it will bring. The high prices offered for meats will incline the farmers to use thelr crop for feeding purposes,’ Continuing on the prospects prices, Bocretary Wilson said “Where stock Is to be found the corn will be fed unless the price be high, A consid- erable percentage of the crop will bs eribibed, us the farmers generally sre well off and are getting geod prices for thelr products, so ther can afford to hold thelr corn crop. Meats sre likely to be high, beeauss in the last few yours our population has grown faster than the meat.-produsing animals, Then tojudieious grazing on the semi-arl regions of the West has heen destructive, for good MUST LEAVE OR FIGHT. President Kruger Demands the Removal of All British Troope From the Border, War between Great Britain and the South Alriens or Transvaal Republic pow seems practically inevitable, The Transvaal Government has suddenly precipitated the crisis by sending to Great Britain an ultimatum consisting of four de- mands and requiring an immediate answer. If Great Dritnin does noi make a sstisfsce tory aoswer within the time limit, she 1s notified that ber course will be deemed a formal declaration of war, The demands are that the differences of the two Governments be settled by arbitra- tion or other amicable means; that troops on the border be Instuotiy withdrawn; that Sritlsh reinforcements sent to Bouth Africa since June 1 be withdrawn within a renson- able time, and that the British troops now on the seas shail not be landed in auy part Another note sent by the Trapsvas! Gov The London Times says it has reason to believe that the British Government's reply to President Kruger wii contain simply a cxpression of regret that he should over 60 per eesnt. of the animals they bad fifty years ago, of the United States for first-clnms meals In the quarter and on the boo! and a growlog demand not only neross the Atisntls, but in Great Britain communication 10 wake 0 Announcement that him at present, ls London there Is no sign of yielding to War is regarded as ipevita- ir feeling in Loudon was shown demonsiration in bonor of Bouth Wales Cily On he, The the who way to Lateers, thelr passed bouth Alriea, The situation on the Transvaal frontier eritical, British tro« Js mre their arms. It is stated in London fighting may have already begun It is reported that Great Britain bas booght sleeping on tbat ‘og territory, which has been the Transvaal's oniy outiet to the sea not countroiled by demand is growing in the Orient for animal products, and growing rapidly, “The British in the Traosvaa! war, should It ocour, will want our canned ments, They CARROL use our refrigerated meats over there, and {an order to feed their soidiers as well an the United will have to take the quarters to Cape of Good Hope In refrigerating snd then establish a plant for earine for chilled ineals similar to the bas at Manila, Sintes feeds bers they vessels, one the United States They m eanned meals, and they must come 10 { bleago to get them, “All this talk we have heard of embalmed bee! will not this troops, id the kinds that do known as canned roast beef, and this may result in salt being used in this preparation, but the fset re. males that srmies canned whers they eannot get ehil The Usited States is the only country prepared to supe piy it, and the growing demand for it in all Guarters of the giobe will help keep up the price of meats, ist have change They may ave tot have salt in then rea ire ed bee! HE FEARED DISGRACE, Officer About te be Arrested and is Be Heved to Have Taken Polson, Raleigh, N. C There is a sep. sation in military circles here. When Com- pany B of the Third Regiment was prepar- ing to go to New York to the Dewey parade, Lieut, Cinude Brougblon, a brother of Rev. Lon G. Broughton, a well known Baptist freschier, now al Atlante, collected money sulscribed 10 defray some of the expenses of the regiment, He tursed In $30, Lut the soidiers charge be appropriated $47, and started to have him arcestid. The warrant was made returnable in the aftersons, but Brooghton was reported sick, Three pby- sicians are attending Sim, and itis feared he bas taken poison. Boon after the ware rant was served he went to {Special.) to live, Hode to Death in Car, Warren, O,, (Special, A street car con the Trumbull line, contsiniag twenty-three propie, was stuck by the Cleveland and Pittsburg train of the Pitlsdurg asd West. ern Railroad at Niles, and badiy wrecked, Bert 8, Ward, of Deforest, was killed, and Joseph Allen, Strickland Holton, Eiia Me- Bride, Mrs, Samuel Certwright asd the 2- year-old daughter of Charies Lintz, of Niles, were badly Injured. Allen and Hoiton may die, FIELD OF LABOR, Syria bas no factories, Florida bas an ostrich farm, Coremakers have forty-seven unions, Nashville has few idie mes, indiana bas immense coal deposits, Steamer Ocoanio employs 500 mes, England has 84 033 union engineers, Losgshoremen have 124 loeal unions, 81, Louis has the largest drug house, Vienna police must be telegraphers, Grand Rapids is to have a labor temple, New York State has 18% 455 unionists, London bricklayers get 19 cents per hour, Moreland, Kans, ls a co-operative town, New York has a Hebrew Bakers’ unions, Georgla boasts a 149% pound watermelon, Wheeling made 06,250,000 stogies last year. City of Mexico is to have a department slore, Philadelphia painters now get 3 for eight houre, New York's Cigar Workers’ League Is twenty years oid, Bartenders held a national convention at Milwaukee, Unionists managed an industrial exposi- tion at Minneapolis, Brown & Miller, Jersey City, have volun. terally granted a nloe-bour day to thelr machinists, Dundes (Scotland) street rallway ome ployes demand the eight-hour day. Now York's factory inspector urges the ten-hour day for women, Beriln sewage farm laborers get $2.61 a wor k, seventeen-bour day, The Knights of Labor general assembly will mest in adnual session In Deston in November, Southampton has munieipal dwelling houses (edifices orocted and rented by the eity.) Omaba striking walters have been fore bidden by the ecurt Hwanlaes THIS IS THE ULTIMATUM. Answer, Cable, )—The text ¢ uitimatum, gionial Office, 1s Loudon, (By Transvaal G ceived by the part as follows “Her Majesty's unlawful intervention In the ioternal afalrs of his Republic, In con- filet with the London convention of 1884, by the extraordinary strengtheniog of roops in the neighborhood of the borders this Bepublie, bas caused ! things to nol feels tant vernment's British ( t of arise, 10 whieh obliged, ia only of this Republie, uth Africa, to make and this Government Jocls tallied upon and obliged t and with smpbaeis, for misation of this state of Guest ber Majesty's BBsUraAL Cos Uj Ut also of an end as ACH as earnestly, an immed things, and 1 Jress ale ters re. (roversment nthe {oliowiog four demands Four Demands Presented “1. That all points of me be regulated by friend ¥ ree tration or by whatever amicable way may spon by this Gq ber Majesty's Government, “4 That all ual d ures to arbi and nT 4 ' vernment troops on the borders of this “3 That all reinforcements of troops Alvies sinoe stall be removed from Bouth Africa within a reasonable time, 1« bengieed pop with this CGoversment and with mutual assurances and guarastee on the part of this Government that no attack upon or any portion of the pos sesrions of the British Government shall be made by this Republic during the further negoiistions wilkin a period of time to be subsequently agreed upon between the pov. eroments; and this Government wi on compliance therewith, be prepared 10 with. draw ihe armed burgbers of this Republic nih June 1 1800 the “4. That ber Majesty's troops which are tow on the high seas shall not be landed in “This Government presses for an imme. juesiions, and earnestly requesis ber Ma. jesly's Goverumest (0 relist an answer, “It desires further 10 «dd that in the un { being received by it withic the interval, it std will pot troops oocurring within the this Government will be that also as a formal declaration of war, “1 bave the honor to be, respectfully F, W. Retry, State Secretary,” Track Tanks for Freight Engines The use of track tanks Ly which loeo- motives of high speed passenger trains may take walter without stopping Is almost uni- versal on the larger Eastern roads, where fast expresses are the rule, The Baltimore & Obio Ralircad bas a sumber between Washington and Philadelphia, and intends Ww equip the entire main Hoe in the future, This dechiion was recently arrived at through the use of passenger locomotives, equipped with water secopse, on fast freight trains, It was found that much time was saved, danger [rom stopping, being rednced to a minimum and eort of ranning lessened, The transportation officials made some oni culations and the figures showed asaving of no gmall sum, if track tanks are used fog slow freights on the divisions where Lusi. tras is very beavy, If the experiment on this part of the road proves successful, track tanks will be ipstalisd on every divis. fon between Baltimore and Chicage, Asa starter, the 50 pew Vauciain Compound Eu- gines recently ordered with be fitted with water scoops, Yunston Back From Manila. Ban Frasecisco, (Spesial.)--Toe travsport Tartar, with the Kansas volunteers, inolad. ing Geseral Fonston, on beard, hes beso sighted two miles out, returning from Manila. Ad A THE AMEER HKEPORTED CRAZY, Ee al Sanctions Bratal Executions and Torture of the OfMcials In Afghanistan, London, (By Cable ~The Dally Tele. graph’s St. Petersburg correspondent says Russian accounts represent Abdarrabman Kuan, Ameer of Afghanistan, as insane, and likely to provoke a conflict between Hussin and England. These necounts say the Ameer In sanctioning brutal exventions and the torturing of officials daily, and that bis actions are resuliing in a general THE KEYSTONE STATE, News Gleaned from Various Parts. Latest MONUMENT TO MILES. Survivors of Beventy Ninth Pennsylvania Volunteers Honor Old Officer nt Lan Custer Highwaymen Hold-up Man st Wittiamsport and Stes! Watch snd Money —~¥Fipe Causes Fain! Fire. The survivors of the Seventy-sisth Pepn- Eylvanin Volunteers, whieh regiment was raised in Lancaster nnd viciplty for services in the Civil War, dedicated a mopument in Lancaster Cemetery to the memory of their old lieutenant colonel. David Miles, regiment was escoried 1o the cemetery by tha loeal Grand Army post and Company K, Fourth Regiment, §. G. P.. of Lancaster, beaded by the Iroquois Band. A large as- sembinge v remosy., The Programme was fnterspieed with music by the band and a quartetie, After an invoestion Bev, C. E. Haupt, the monument, a beauti- ful granite structure in form of a tail obelisk, was unveils granddasughbler s+ Aviu Mulien, of Lan The witnessed the ¢ ihe d by a of Colonel Miles, Mis cusler, The address was deliversd ey E. EK, Martin, of New York, and concluded with “taps,” sou and the benediction by Rev, map, Allerward over the grave of Gepersl HH. A re ihe ceremonies odd by a Lugler, tbe band the old colonel of the F bugiar sounded “taps, Hod. Up at Williamsport. Edward Taflord. of South Wi iamsport, was fo ying us on Bouthern Avenue, having Leen assaulted by bighwey- men and robbed An aitempt had previously been hold up H. J, Siraub, but cape, and going to bis home secured a re- ana UDCOLE of bis wateh and money. wade 10 he made his es- Yoiver, and with a neighbor returned place t curred, where the attempted arrived ying on the gr two ranping 4 County Detective Mubson arrested Bobart and John Fry, on susp! ing committed the crime. jedged that he ( claimed that {1 was fght, Be a charge of highway rot murder, When Taflord men they found Were sow wo Lhe street, Georges clon ol Johiart scknow- f the but UBIY an « sireel i on hav. was men, th men were « Incinerated ia Mis Home. James Eblouers, aged 6 wns burs to desth Ly a fire st bi Pach, iM. kis soa Rich not eq not o years, ne, atl Bown near Mabaso a0 Unusually mediately alarm eral pelgbbors res Bhinners ia forcipg the prostrate form « ' 1 the floor, enve julckiy se zed and carr but he was was reduced to € “re remains a mystery, Rireac) have been caused Ly the ner's pipe, pe Lreasing ~ fling fire to the carpet Filed from Blessing House the Ashiand Fool and of BF. K ¢ wash Fire badly damaged Billiard Hall sod res superintendent of the Conyog! detios ¥. ain 4 o ciork given, or asd the schools It broke out about 2 atl the time the a was Bret Kelley family bad not They fled from the building In their nigtt just as the fire department arrived, The pool and Lililard ball was conducted by Joshua Holt, snd bis Joss will reach §708, while Kelley's Is estiz ated at $900, which is partly covered by The fire #iarted In the pool room, and the canse Is a mystery, as Holt o alms that ail extinguished when be left the bullding ut 12 © COCK. "rm yet Leen sroused, mens insurance, Hghis were “Rescue of the Colors.” William Thomas Trego, an artist of North Wales, recently completed bis painiing, Heseue of the Co 01s,” commemointive of the heroism of the 104th Pennsylvania Volo unteers at Fair Oske, This regiment was largely recruited lu Backs County, the com- mander having been General W. W, H, Davie, of Doylestown, John Wenamaker, for whom the painting was executed, will present it to Bucks County on Ssturday, October 21. Tue sxercises will be the court bonuses, and the painting will there alter hang in the nrbitration room. beid in Fall of Rock Injures Three. William Kay bad both legs broken and his tead and back injured, Frank Sohoflstall bad an ankie broken and was interpally fa. jured and James Dartielt was bad!y Lruised at Greenwood Colliery, Tamaqua. The mien were engaged in Uimberiag at the head of the siope when a fail of roek cecurred, burying them beneath it. Kay and Schofl. stall were taken to the Ashiand Hospital, Livestock Lost in Flames. The large barn on the farm tenanted by Joseph Breinig, a sbort distance above Catasauqua, was destroyed by fre. Four horses, fourteen hogs and several calves perished in the flames. The farm is owned by the father