1111 HI!
Something of a Turn in Tide
in the Race for Speaker,
ship Honors
HENDERSON IN THE LEAD
Westesn and Northwestern States Are
Said to be Very Nearly Solid
for the low Congressman.
Discussion Regarding the Keason for Se
lecting May 30 as National Memorial or
Decoration Day—ldea Originated Among
■Maryland Women Oilier News From
tlio National Capital.
Washington, June o.—Something of
a turn in the Speakership tide lias been
experienced here within the past day
or two, and among those best posted
in political affairs it is conceded that
the strong support for Col. Henderson,
of lowa, which is coming to the sur
face every day, gives liiui an encour
aging prospect to capture the coveted
honor. The western and nothwestern
States will go.it appears at present,
very nearly solid for the lowa man.
and the support that, has been pledged
to him by eastern admirers puis him
somewhat in the lead of other aspir
ants. The withdrawal of Hopkins
from the race has increased Hender
son's prospects to a considerable ox
tent. A good many Congressmen in
the Middle States have also pledged
themselves to support the Western
man.
New York. June 0.--Sixteen members
of the Sixty-fifth Congress, eompris
tlie Republican delegation from this
Stale, have swung into line for David
il. Henderson, of lowa, for Hie Speak
ersldp. The caucus of the New York
men will be held iu porlor D It of the
Pitli Avenue Hotel, when a formal en
dorsement of the lowan probably will
be recorded.
The President has begun his round
of diploma distributing, making his
first appearance in this capacity at
the commencement of the law school
of the Howard University, the large
colored institution of Washington.
The exercises were very interesting.
Prom now on the President will be iu
demand for commencements.
There has been a great deal of dis
cussiou this year as to why May "0
was selected as Decoration Day. Some
have said that it was on Gen. Grant's
suggestion that a National Memorial
Day was selected. I'lie idea originat
ed among the women of Maryland,
who put flowers upon the graves of
both Pliion and Confederate soldiers
once a year during the War of the
Rebellion. By the time the war was
over, the custom had spread to other
States, and it had almost become gen
eral among the Northern people, but
it was not until 1SI>!1 that Gen. John
A. l.ogau. as Commander-in-Chief of
the Grand Army of ilie Republic, ap
pointed May :!(» for that purpose. In
iiis order he called the day Memorial
Day. It is said that he selected May
:;n because it corresponds with the
date of the last honorable discharge
given a soldier in the Pnion Army in
the war between the States. Within
the last few years he name has grad
ually been obliged from Memorial Day
to Decoration Day.
Gold is coming into the United
States Treasury at such a rapid rate
that the clerks tind it difficult to count
it ami put it away In bags. In fact,
some one lias remarked iliat Uncle
Sam now has more gold than he can
count, and that for the first time in
his history there is more gold in the
Pnited States than any other country
in the world. It is said that with
what this Government now holds and
what is in circulation the total comes
very near one thousand million of dol
lars On the Ist day of May Uncle
Sain presented as a consolation purse
to Spain S2o.ikxi.oi hi, and since that
time the gold has been pouring in in
such a stream that the hole made is
li.arly filled and the Treasury state
ment for last month shows that there
is s2iil.'_ , Sl..",(li,(iV of gold coin and
bullion in the Treasury.
Now that Iho President's civil ser
vice order has been promulgated for
several days, those affected are begin
ning to understand that the President
was letting down Ihe bars and putting
in oltioe hordes of clerks that are now
carried on the temporary rolls have
found that they read the order wrong
ly. and that the bars are not to be let
down so very fast. The special sec
tion to which the civil service reform
ers took so much exception, was the
one allowing temporary clerks to be
transferred to the regular rolls by the
appointing power. This was thought
to affect a large number of clerks ap
pointed iu the War Department during
war times. Since the order was is
sued. Secretary Alger, at the War De
partment. and Assistant Secretary
Meiklojohn have been beselfljed by the
temporary clerks with requests to be
placed on the regular rolls. To their
ama/.eiiient. all these clerks have been
told that it was not the intention of
the President, nor Iho moaning of the
change iu the rules, to transfer them
to permanent places. This would be
creating new clerkships, a tiling which
the President never intended, nor
would the law allow.
hi ){»('«• to Stay.
Washington. June 112». —Representative
Charles P. Joy, of St. Louie, has an
nounced in Washington that he is to bo
a candidate for the Speakership to the
last, and said it would be premature
to speak of the effect of the withdraw
al of Hepresenative Hopkins. Mr. Joy
counts itiion the solid suppsrt of the
Miss art delegation.
Official* Will Investigate.
Wshington. June s.—News has bectl
received here which, it is believed, will
lead to an official Inquiry into the re
cent repair work on the cruiser Mont
gomery at the Norfolk Navy Yard,
which are said to have been very un
satisfactory.
l'.nnlt.v for Rivaling
Grand Rive. la.. .Tune s.—Because R.
W. Tioegor refused to satisfy a judg
ment against iiiin of SHOO for stealing
a kiss from hw. Mrs. May Hreuuer shot
and seriously wounded him.
THE NEWS IN BRIEK
'T | "J* 4 | |
Telegraphic Gleanings From All Parts
of the World.
A tin can containing: $120,000 in gold
lias been found by Portsmouth (Ohio)
workmen.
The Czar will shortly visit Siberia.
T.ondon is experiencing one of the
hottest Junes on record.
A Worcester (.Mass.) doctor declined
to treat it patient and she died. Now
ho has been indicted for manslaughter.
The body of an unidentified boy was
found in the water at the foot of East
One Hundred and First street. New
York.
A twenty-live per cent advance in
rates on all freight from the Atlantic
seaboard to points in 1 lie Northwest
is togo into effect June 20.
It has been decided that the Span
ish bank shall issue no more hills in
I'orto Rico. United States Currency
will be used there in the future.
Hlislia Baxter, the tenth Governor
of Arkansas, is dead at ills home in
Batesvillc. Mr. Baxter was born in
Rutherford count v, N. C., September 1,
1824.
Governor Poynter, of Nebraska, has
been evicted, the lease on his house
having expired. He now lives at a
hotel.
Henry Lower, a well-to-do real es
tate owner, of Olevelnud, 0.. who has
been suffering with what appeared to
l)e hydrophobia as the result of a cat's
bite received a month ago. died in
great agony.
Chas. Lester, a negro of Long Island,
has been arrested at Tarry town. N.
Y, on a charge of having criminally
assaulted Mary Connelhiu. the li-year
old daughter of Michael Connellan of
that place. The negro narrowly es
caped lynching at the hands of an in
furiated mob.
The recent President of the Greek
Catholic Church in America. John A.
Sniit, of New York, was defeated for
re-election at Cleveland. o. The new
president is the Rev. Cornelius l.au
risin, of Shenandoah. Pa. The Rev.
Theodore Danijanovitch. of New York,
is made first priest of the American
churches.
A Pittsburg tirm has sold i'ixi steel
cars to the Egyptian States Railway.
Edwin Leisy lias surrendered to the
Reading, l'a.. police acitsing himself
of a triple murder.
Jamaica lias sent a delegation to
Washington to plead for reciprocity in
trade relations.
Twenty-five cows at the Chicago
Stock Yards have been found suffering
from tuberculosis.
Bert Meyers, of Middletown. N. V.,
had his hat torn off by a boll of light
liing. lint not seriously injured.
llarry T. Phillips a Filipino, lias
been admitted to full citizenship iu the
Culled States, at. Tounton, Mass.
It is tiie universal opinio nboth in
France and the Flitted States that
Capi. Dreyfus will lie liberated as a
result of his next Court-martial.
A terrific blast discharged at "Indian
Head" on the Hudson river dislodged
over L'Oti.OOtl tons of rock and reduced
to ruins a considerable portion of New
Jersey's famous palisades.
The spring wheat crop in the north
west is reported to be fully up to the
average and t hat the yield will be as
great if not greater than that of last
year.
Yellow fever has broken out in the
South again. There are two cases of
the disease in New Orleans, and sev
eral ai Little Rock. Arkansas.
Jolianu Strauss, the waltz king, is
dead.
Adolpli Lnngcrniaii suicided with a
revolver at Newark. N. J.
John I». Crimmins. of New York, ap
proves Shcehau's plan to depose Crok
er as Tammany leader.
Ten thousand laborers will profit by
an agreement to raise wages and
shorten the hours of labor.
George K. Nash, of Columbus. Ohio,
lias been uominted by the Republicans
of ill,'it State for Governor.
The bodies of three babies, each
wrapped in a separate bundle, was
fouini in a Newtown. 1.. T.. field.
Our delegates at the Peace Congress
refused lo agree to arbitration »n mon
etary and interoconnic canal questions.
Messrs. Mazet. Moss and Clarke, in
New York, discussed action to lie taken
against witnesses who have defied
1 hem.
The baby. Marion Clark, kidnaped
from Central Park Sunday. May "_'l.
has been found and rctur'ied to her
parents. The kidnapers, George Beau
regard Harrows, his wife and Holla
Anderson, the nurse, have been arrest
ed. The Anderson woman has con
fessed. I'he child was found near
llaverstraw. N. Y.
Waller G. Walling, a performer with
Ilaverly's minstrels, was beaten and
robbed liv a negro tough at Conov isl
and. X. Y.
Names of Xew York financial institu
tions have been used without author
ity by builders of a Western railroad.
More of the Paris's passengers ar
rived on the St. Paul
Train robbers held up a Union Pa
cific train at Wilcox. Wyo.. and se
cured •_>,s.no(t in money and about half
1 hat amount in diamonds and jewelry.
Spain has ceded the Caroline. I.a-
I drone and Paleni Islands to Germany
' for S.~M M 1.1 H 111.
ICt'fthetl Into tiie lire ult em. '*
| Atlantic City, N. .T.. June Charles
Johnson, a prosperous merchant of
'Hartford. < mm., plunged fully dressed
into the fiirf near the Ocean Pier, and
.■was rescued, greatly exhausted. John
son struggled with his rescuers when
reached, breaking from their grasp
and turning toward the sea again.
When the reached the strand with him
finally Johnson fell prostrated on the
beach and gave no cause for his act.
of Col. *>« 4 o. N. Tfi rv.
'i Atlantic City, N. J.. June .">. -Colonel
George X. Terry, the first proprietor of
the Hoffman House. New York, and
. who was prominent in financial circles
■of that city, died here at the home of
ill friend. He was sixty-one years old
'and unmarried.
STONE SPEAKS
FOR M'KINLEY.
The Governor Says Pennsylvania
Demands the President's
Renomination.
REPUBLIGHN PARTY IK GOOD SHAPE.
Democrats Preparing for " l.lvet.v
Kite lit at Their State Convention
Next Week, and »Bl|* Crowd Is Kx
peeted at HarrUnurif.
(Spedat Correspondence.)
Harrisburg. June t>. —Governor Stone
lias returned from his fishing trip to
West Virginia very much benefited by
this brief period of recreation after
his arduous labors incident to the
llosing out of the work that devolved
upon him In scrutinizing the bills lef".
upon his desk by the legislature and
meeting the many serious problems
wltli which lie was tints confronted.
The governor has come out in a
strong declaration in favor of the re
election of President Mclvinley, main
tainlng that there can be no doubting
the fact that he Is the choice of the
Republicans of Pennsylvania.
"President McKiniev," salil Governor
Stone, enthusiastically, "is the natu
ral and logical choice of the people
of this state. He has made an ex
cellent president, a satistactorv presi
dent. lie has never acted from any
desire but the welfare of his country.
He has never done anything with a
view to his own aggrandizement. He
has worked for the honor of the great
Republican party and the benefit of
the people.
"He has been a wise president, ex
hibiting a clear foresight and a sure
wisdom in all his dealings. This state,
and all the states, have prospered, for
Mr. McKlnley has done well from a
business standpoint as he has from a
patriotic point of view."
M'KINLEY'S FOREIGN POLICY,
Concerning the foreign policy of the
president Governor Stone said:
"Throughout his administration
President McKinley has exhibited re
markable wisdom. Judgment and for
bearance In his relations with foreign
countries. Of the Spaulull war there
need be but little said now. The peo
ple are satisfied that it wts a righteous
war and that Mr. McKluley acted
rightly in regard to Spain in the mat
ter. Of the present war In the Phil
ippines the same nnißt be said. There
may be a few who would anil do criti
cize it adversely, as there were and are
those who criticized the Spanish war
adversely, but it is recognized and un
derstood that the rebellion must be
put down before anything can be done.
But not only in these two affairs has
Mr. McKinley given proof of his wis
dom. The able manner in which ho
lias conducted the negotiations with
Great Britain in our little dispute about
the boundary between this country and
Canada stamp him as a wise and de
termined man. He has earned for him
self and his country the admiration
and respect of Europe.
"Mr. McKinley," remarked the gov
ernor, "has won the confidence not
only of his party, but of the whole
country. He has been one of the
best presidents, if not the best, the
country has ever had, and the people
will insist upon his renomination and
re-election."
Asked what he thought of the pres
ent condition of the Republican party,
the governor replied:
"The Republican party was never
stronger or healthier than it is today.
In every state in the Union it has
become more solid, for it is satisfied
with the past and the outlook for the
future. In this state the party is
stronger than ever. There havebeendlf
ferences and unpleasantnesses, but the
decision of the counties has been given
from all parts of the state, and the
rule of the majority must be sustained.
In every other respect the Republican
party in Pennsylvania was never in
better shape to give Mr. McKinley an
unprecedented majority."
BUSINESS MEN PLEASED.
"Republicans of Pennsylvania are
pleased to see the leaders of the party
organization in this state declare so
promptly and enthusiastically iu favor
of the renomination of President Mc-
Kinley," remarked Charles H. Mulll.i,
the extensive paper manufacturer of
Cumlierland county, in commenting on
the interviews with Senator Penrose.
Governor Stone and State Chalrmau
Elkln, as voicing the sentiments of the
men at the head of the Republican or
ganization on tills question.
"This is what the business men of
the country desire." continued Mr.
Mullln. "With President McKinley the
nominee the Republican party can give
assurance to the business interests
that there shall be a continuance of the
conservative and safe administration
of public affairs, and the usual disturb
ance of the commercial world incident
to a presidential campaign will be
avoided."
"What is new politically in your own
particular locality?" Mr. Mullin was
asked.
"We have just had our delegate elec
tion iu Cumberland." replied the well
known manufacturer, smilingly, "and
you could have drawn your own con
clusions as to the result if you read
our resolutions, which not only com
mended the administration of Presi
dent McKinley, but also that of Gov
ernor Stone, and Indorsed the action
of the governor In appointing Colonel
Quay to the United States senatorship.
The insurgents outside of our county
assisted In the fight against the stal
wart delegates, as they did in Adams
county, but In neither case did tliey
get much satisfaction. As 1 view the
situation I do not think the Insurgents
will have over 20 delegates In the state
convention outside of the following of
Fllnn in Pittsburg and Martin In Phi'-
adelphla."
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION
Interest In the Democratic state con
vention. which will be held here a
week from tomorrow, commauds the
attention of politicians of both parties.
it is unusual tor the minority pars/
to lead off in the matter of making
state nominations. For years it has
been the policy of Democratic leaders
to hold off in order, as they said, "to
prollt by the mistakes of the enemy. 1 '
Under the rules of the Republican
party their state convention cannot be
held this year earlier than the last
week in August, although delegates to
the convention are now being elected
throughout the state. Seldom do the
Democrats find themselves in the posi
tion that a nomination for a state of
fice by this convention is virtually
equivalent to an election, as is the case
this year. They are now involved In
one of the prettiest struggles for d.
Judicial office ever witnessed in Penn
sylvania. The Democrats have the
naming of a supreme court Justice, to
be elected in November. If they give
Justice Smith, of the superior court,
this nomination they will also have an j
opportunity to nominate and elect r.
justice of the superior court to sue- j
ceed Smith.
The Philadelphia Democrats propose
to make h strong fight against the
nomination of either Representative
Crearv. of Columbia, or Dixon, of Elk, J
for state treasurer. They declare that '
these men subordinated the Demo
cratic party in the legislature to the
Fllnn-Martln Insurgent machiife. and
they are especially bitter against them
for helping David Martin knock out the
new court bill, by which the Democrats
in Philadelphia would have gotten a
new Judge.
HENDERSON FOR SPEAKER.
Pennsylvania Republicans are dei
lighted to know that General David
Bremner Henderson, of lowa, will sue- ;
ceed Thomas Brackett Reed as speaker ;
of the house of representatives. Gen- i
eral Henderson is a close persona! !
friend of Colonel Quay, Senator Pen
rose and General Bingham. He has
rooms at the same hotel with Senator
Penrose. Should General Bingham see
fit to remain in the field as a candidate
the Pennsylvania delegation will prob
ably give him a complimentary vote
and afterwards the bulk of them will
goto Henderson. If General Bingham
withdraws before the caucus of the
Keystone delegation during state con
vention week it is likely that the cau
cus will decide to support Henderson.
Whenever Pennsylvania has wanted
anything in congress Henderson has
stood shoulder to shoulder with the
Keystone representatives in fighting
for it. During the last congress, when
the Pennsylvanlans were struggling
against odds to secure as appropriation
of $»50,00U for the International ex
position at Philadelphia. General Hen
derson jumped In with a will and urged
his colleagues from the west to vote
for the appropriation. When the time
came for a vote Henderson sprang to
ills feet, or rather foot, for he lost a
leg in the. civil war, and waving his
cane aloft, shouted: "All up, boys."
His enthusiasm infected the other Re
publican members and the result was
that by a rising vote the appropria
tion was passed.
The election of General Henderson
to the speakership will give Pennsylva
nia a chance to retain the office of
clerk of the house, and Major Alex
ander McDowell, of Mercer count;',
will doubtless be re-elected to that po
sition.
Kittr.l i.tin Kinin
Kansas City. .Tune .".—Two people
were killed and several were injured
in a tierce storm general throughout
Kansas. A deluge of rain, amounting
to from three to four inches, was fol
lowed by n wind stortu approaching
the proportion of a tornado. Near Val
ley Centre Mrs. William Thompson,
sixty years id' age. was struck by light
ning mill killed and eleven miles
northeast of Stafford George W. Hit
ter was killed and two of his family
were injured, their house being blown
away.
llafttoring <iet'y»burg Park.
Gettysburg, l'a., June s—The Gettys
burg Battle rich! Commission lias be
gun the worß of restoring the battle
ground as nearly as possible to Its ap
pearance when the great battle oc
curred iu .Inly. 1803. The numerous
springs are being walled iu to preserve
them in their places, cannou are being
arranged in the position of every bat
tery that look part in the battle, and
all lie buildings on the tblrty-tive
square miles of the battle-ground are
being restored to their original appear
ance.
<2r«Mt Kim I'or Hough Kld««lra.
Fast l.as Vegas. N. M„ Jupe s.—■
Great preparations are being made
here I'or i lie Cough Riders reunion on
•luue L' 4. 'j."i and 2(5. An elaborate
three-days' programme is being ar
ranged for the entertainment of the
Bough Itlders. guests and visitors. On
tlie first da.\ there will be addresses by
Gov. Theodore Roosevelt, Lleut.-Col.
A. u. Broadie. President of the Regi
mental organization. and Lieut. J. D.
Carter Secretary of the organization.
I*i'i>l>:il>l> lapt. < rapo'i Body.
Providence. R. 1.. June 6.—A tiody
was found on Charlestown lieacli, «n
the southern coast of the State, liy
Capt. Charles Church, anil tlierd Is
every reason to believe that the re
mains are those of adventurous Capt,
Thomas Crapo. who on April 2Q left
this city iu a nine-foot dory, the .Vol
unteer. for a trip to Cuba. He tras
last seen by Capt. Church and the men
tit the life saving station at Point Ju
dith. which lie passed on May 3.
IC**|M'iitent \Vir<* Katturn*.
Wilmington, Del.. June R.~Samuel
Clark had a quarrel with his wife at
York. Pa., one week ago. He removed
to New Castle, where In- obtained work
in the Delaware Iron Works, ('lark
was surprised to sec his wife anil
daughter at the works. The woman
acknowledged she was In the wrong,
and the husband agreed to return
home. Then his wife informed him
that her father had died and left her
Aiiuihar \\ »<-,il- I'or I oh I .Minn-
Birmingham. Ala.. June .". —The Ten
nessee Coal ami Iron Company an
tiounced another advance of 2C. cents
a ton iu 1 lie wages of its U.tMNt coal
miners. This is the fourth advance
since March I. making the total In
crease lit cents a ton. or L'.'i per cent.
Higher prices for Iron, which control
the miners' w age scale cati-ed all Hiese
advances. Other operators will make
a like raise. lil.lMMi in all belug affected.
N.-.v A«r
Git A IN—Wheal: I'iifnvorable North
wi'st crop news inspired considerable
buying i'or limy; ui-couut. No. - red
dosed S.V\r. 112. <l. I(. afloat. allil N-c. ele
vator: No. I Northern I >ulitiU, 83% c.
spot, anil lo arrive 112. o. b. afloat.
Corn: 'i'lie market showed fdrtJvM
strength. reflect lug persistent rDnl in
the corn l»elt and a scarcity of local
sufferings.
Oats: The market showed moderate
steadiness in sympathy with corn. \o.
2 oats closed .'lie.: No. oats, .".tic,; No.
u whits clips.
It ye. Market quiet: No. J Western.
tit l jOHi.Vtsc. f.o.b. art oat: State rye. iwtc.
c. i. t'.. New York I'arlots.
Barley: Market dull. Feeding. :s7c. t
and malting. 4.V<i47c., both c. 1. t\. Buf
falo.
Beeves: l.lttle doing in live cattle,
1 tressed beef slow.
Calves: Trade dull. Ml:;ed calves
sold at S-t.CI!';, per I<H» lbs., led veal at
$4...". country dressed at ift.tSc.
Sheep: tiood sheep sold freely: com
mon sheep were dull: Veill'lil gs steady:
lambs tell oil' a 1 ritie. Medium io
choice sheep sifd at s.'>.7.V)(s.~».imi per
lon |lis.: Southern lambs a' Sti.t'C'.yc/
Hogs: Market tirin at s4.tKti(i:s4.|."> per
100 jtis. Country dressed lings steady
at 4'iHi , »c. per IT), for heavy to light
weights.
Beans: Marrow, choice, per bushel.
$1.1.V«.51.47 , ._.: do., medium, choice.
$1,311; do., pea. choice.
Butter: Creamery. Western, extra,
per ITi.. ISO/ ist.jc.; state extras. ISc.:
do., tirsts. \~(u I7'.jc.: do., thirds to sec
ouds. I.VD Iti'.jc.: State dairy, half-tlrkln
tubs, extras, 17c.: Western factory. ex
tras. i:ji«c.: do., tirsts. 13c.
Cheese. State, full cream, large,
white, fancy, per lb., .S'/jc.; light skims,
small, choice. 7f(i7V4c: part skims,
small, choice: (i'^tl^c.
Eggs: .Jersey and nearby, fancy, se
lected. per dozen, I.Vic.: State. Penn
sylvania and nearby, average, prime.
14'jfci 1.V.: Sotiihein. H*iis;!.4r>: culls,
S'J.ti •(■</.v.",.
Potatoes: Domestic. old, sl.mm/si.7."i;
sweet potatoes. per bbl.. sl.<Xk<ill'.fiO
!trlti«<*«l to Vim» ll«r ItM'Mlive*
Saratoga. X. Y.. .Intie Miss Min
nie Sullivan, of Allegheny City. Pa..
who i ante here recently, and would
not disclose the names of her relatives,
died very suddenly at the City
Hospital. She was twenty-eight years
of ace.
\Vj«* •» t '• • Im*.
Paris. .lutie .j.—lt was a premeditat
ed riot that took place on the weighing
urouud of the Antcttil race course. The
object of the rioters was lo insult Pres
ident l.oubet. and. perhaps, in the heal
of faction and tight to get rid of him.
Removed !
gptn'my new store in the3|GAREY BLOK
- where I will be pleased to meet all uf my old pat
tons and many new ones. We fit the young and
old of all nationalities and color with
Koots, Shoes,
Rubbers,
Fine Assortment at Popular Prices.
CALL OUST TTS
Remember ' GAREY'S BLOCK,
the Place, DUSHORE. DUSHORE.
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Binghamton, N. V., June o.—Frank
Ravel, an employe at the Sydney Nov
elty Works had an experience that
bearly cost htm his life. He was mend
ing; a belt and stood on a ladder which
leaned against a shaft that was mak
ing ;:so revolutions a minute. The lad
der slipped, throwing him against the
pulley, which caught his clothing and
! dragged him lengthwise onto the shaft.
I His head projected into an adjacent
i wheel, and he was whirled with
frightful velocity, his feet striking and
: tearing out the bridging overhead. As
soon us possible the machinery was
stopped and his body removed. He
was thought to be dead and the Cor
oner was summoned. Suddenly he
spoke. and his voice startled his fellow
I employes. It was found that though
budly bruised no bones were broken.
-Mr. Nevel is the lirst man ever
caught on a shaft who lived to tell his
j experience. He said he realized tliut
I death was near, but grasped the shaft
and clung to it while whirled about.
The sensation at iirst was something
delightful, but the rapid motion soon
caused 'dm to lose consciousness,
i When he regained it his head was still
| whirling. Mini lie thought he was still
! on the shaft. He made IJSO revolutions
| in thirty seconds. He will soon be able
; to attend to ills work again.
WIX.OUO.OOO In Ualtl £ipuUil.
Seattle. Wash. June !j.—The steam
ier Humboldt, seven days Skag
way. brings news of the opening of
, navigation on the chain of Alaskan
lakes and rivers to Dawson. Tlie^ Yu
kon is also clear of ice.
The steamers on the lakes, when
' navigation was iirst opened, charged
Slim for passage to Dawson, but the
Cauadian boats cut rates to SOS. and
: then tiie Americans dropped to $t2.5U.
The liirht is still going on.
The first shipments of gold dust will
■ nine out by the inland water route.
! anrl are expected at Hie Seattle (io\
'eminent Assay Office by June I.Y a
month sooner than by the old ocean
route. Miners arriving say that the
shipments tlii* season will lie SIB,OOO.
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Tlir I.Klertrle 1t..ml
Lima. Ohio. June 5. -The lougest
1 electric railway in the world. l-tlt miles,
will be litlill from Toledo to Dayton.
Work will commence at once, building
both ways from iliis city. A company
wilii hall' a million capital will be or-
I ganized for tin' purpose by l.iuia peo
pie
Rdurate Your Howela With Caacarata.
Canity Cathartic, cure constipuiiou forever.
10c, Uoc. It C. C. C. tail, UruKKi&is ref uiul money.