,s REVOLUTION. THE FALL OF DOJt PEDRO. DFatii or tug unr.xr AMKT.ICI rxrii: A the liiRTii r a ur.n ulio. The revoliitionMs have sue 'reded In nvw throwing tho Eiii;iirj of Itraiil and is!at lishing a Republic, witli tiuuaial tin I'unscca l'rci.l.Mit. The Emperor has sailed for Lisbon. Ho was uoti'l.sl I iy the Provisional Uovcrnment it his dcp iitioii mn! informe 1 that hi! civil list would ho o otitiuiied. llii was treat ed with tho utmost courtesy. ISahla i.i wes tno new rcgiiup, but most n( tlie ntlipr jir.iviri.ci roc jgni.e th rcpi'lili '. Dr. Harboa, the new Minister if Kiiiitix-e, nnoiincif th it all contracts made. ly tlio late Imperial t jverniii'.iit will ho maintain ed by the new government. Tho opposition from Ilihla will not amount to much. The province, with n pro Viiici.il capital of Hie kiiik namo, n lj' miii the province of llio ilc Jaueiio on tin- rtli. Within in hoiiii'l irn'4 tho liberate I slave are in gretr proportion than el.vhere, hem e the opposition. It is probable, how I'vvr, that the city of It ihi.i will capitulate a soon ait tho iron dads ap ar ut tin port, A M VNirHTO l-xI KK. Snnh'ir '.tiMant, N-uor Ho ayurd nn Oeii.'ral D" I'oiiee:i. w lio comp .se the n..v ti"ViTiitif!it, have isiid a tii;i:iife-' to tho fleet that the liiuunhy has been iiholistivd and a l'rovi-i mill (ovcrnnient nrg:ini.s. The oll'n-l I, military mil eilthy iiohie classes an- tin; instigators and leaders In the revolt, (i.'iicral Ic l ousee.! was umler the Empire com m. He lent of the 1'roMnce of Mi-lia-geni. s. He Wat recently punished for in subordination. I he manifesto of the Pro visional liovcrnmcut d.-elarei that the nlc j.s-t of the new regno" is to promote jsmcc and liberty. The p.'rm an mm v of tne Senate Will he maintain. d an I all anterior legal Hi t! Will he r.rogiiir.ed by the lie ioveromeut. Tho Emperor was re.pitel hy the Pro Visional liovernmeiil to leave lSruz'i within "1 hour, llesailisl with hit family for Lis bon on hoard the packet Alarms, whieji by the orders of the President of the llepublns Mn irtcl hy the ironclad lliiichnelo. Dr. Ilarho.a announce that a pension or allowance will he paid the Emperor ilurinj; his exile in Europe. Viscount ('tiro Preto, the former Minister of tho Interior, and Senor Mayunrk, one ol tlielciding bankets of Hid. have hs-ii arreste I and are in prison. A Cabinet has hivn organized us follows: President, without portfolio Dodoro ilj oneca. .Minister of tho Interior AriVide T.obi. Minister of Foreign Allairs K.uiiitiu Ho rnyura. Mini-tor of I'inane. Dr. IWrboz.i.' Minister of .'.lot ice ('ami hm S.illcs, Minister of War llcnj-iiniii Constant. Minister of Marin.- Admiral Vandcrhnlta. Minister of Agriculture D.-initris Kiliero. Dr. Ilarhoza says Contracts entered into by tho Inicriiil (invcriiiucut will he main tained. The overthrow of tho monarchy has lemKrarily parulyisd busiucsi. On tho Ex changes nothing is doing. The new ll.i;of the United Stutos of Hruzil, which takes tho place of the Imjierial om blem with Its crown mil coll'oe le'f, ii com posed tif tfreen and &iU stripes, with a hluo field on w hich tire ''J star. To-day it U hoisted everywhere, nnd is recouizl in tvery province, with the exception of Haliia, Trom which r.-ports (onie of oppo-ition tc jjl'; pew ord t of things. Not it life has beeri I st hy tlm revolution 3D w Irch has overt irue I the Empire, and '.he only violence utteuiptod was the nhoot ill); of the Imperial Minister of Marine; hut his wound is not fatal mid he is now recov ering. Hii-ine-s in Kiu wa su-pen led 'J I , hours, and an Empire was ile-' roved and a Eepuhlic horn aliuoit belore the general public was aware that anything unusual was piini; on. The provi-iotukl iove iimeut has nu:iounc til that all obligations incurred hy the em pire at home or tihroad will he faith fully fulfilled by the republic. The wrongs done by tho Ministry of Dora Pelro will he r Khted by tho new Cahiuet, winch is Composed of men who have the confidence of the H'ople. Tno leaders in control of tho provisional government are representative Pira.ilians, known for their patriotism and integrity. Fonsis-a, the President, is recotf lii.ed as u bravo soldier and an honest citi zen, l'urhoia, the Minipter of Finance, is able and honest, tlioii-h poor. Ilocayuza Minister f Foreign Allairs, is a journalist, u urdent Eepuhllcan an I a p ,iular leader T!rn.il wns once a co'ony of Portugal. Diin islro, the present Eniieror, wa born De cember '.'. I -.'.I. Mis lathi-r, Doui Pedro L, was the first I'juperor of ltrar.il and was the ion of Kmgjohn VI. and (jueeu Dona Maria I of Po-tugal. I'"0 royal family tied the tio when tho French entered Portugal in 17, and when they relumed tho 1'riuce Ke gent remained and hecatro Kuiperor after the revolution of IS.'J, which severed the tied between Una I and the. mother country. Doiu Po-lro II. came to the throne in 1431. rhen he was U years old. 11 is tutlier Doiu Pedro I., abdicjiteil in his favor on account f disputes bet wevii himself ami tho Cham ber of Deputies. Until 1)iu 1'o.lro 11. was crowned In l"tl the country was governed by a regency, during the first year of which measures for tho improvement and outran chisemo 't of the empire were intrudiiced by tho (Joverment looting towaril tho aboli tion of I he slave tr.fle. which wis finally ac complished in 1 .'. Local self government lor 1110 province! was swurrsi hi i-i ujr amendments to the Constitution, iictween 1M1 anl 1M7 bnal uprisings occurred, but were quickly suppressed. War waa waged aitaiust the Argentine Republic in and against Paraguay from l-M to 111. The legislature cons s's of a Senate and Chamber of Deputies, composed, of oO and 1 ',', niombe'i respe-tivelv. Senators are elected for life and rcelT $l ..SO for tho sessi in of four mon'hs. The term of a Deputy ia limtel to four years, for which he receive annually H, i 0. Senators and Deimtias have been elected by a dlrei-t rote of the eople since I8s, To tie entitled to vote one must possess a yesrly income of tih Sorvaut and monks art denied the right of sull'r 'g. Protesuuta are now eligible to the legisla ture. Matters eoneorning tliearmy and navy and '.he .sesimut of taie are initiate J in tun Climber of Deputies. Should the Emperor fait to convene the legislative amihlv within two mouths af ter tho dato I'no I by law tho Hen te has the right t do so. i ho Emperor, through his Council of Min ister, nominates hishoW, majist rates, (iov ernr of provincen, ilHclares war and peace, and executea the measures enacted by the legislature. J he power to grant amnestiet tid pardons U aso pi ace-1 in hi in, as well a the right to dissolve the Chamber of Depu-tuea. hitch proTlnre; ha lort Litllntnr e'octe.1 biennially, which control municipal taxation, primary education, local Inip wts nii-l riruilnr matters. There am Oof tbese province, with an nren of .l.ffm.OiM sipiare miles Acconlim; lo the census of lH-j the Mipiilnlioii Is 12,!io.aKi.!)!l ier cent of which are Konisn Catholic, the estalillslied rcli pnn of the country. The constitution se cure freedom of worship. The blither pub lic m hools are under the control of the (toy eriinient. In l-l llliterary was r k .ne.1 at M jH-rcent., nlthoiiKh comji'ilsory education exists in suve-al of the provinces. DEFENCE IS THE CRONIX CASIi STIlOtl ErrollTS TO I'HOVK A!f Al.llll I'OR Tllli riuso.xuis. A number of witnesses for the defence ten IcBisl in tho Cronin trial Monday. Peter Koch, a lifinl-wH)I finisher, testitleil thnt ho had known Kunr.o for two or three yean. Kunie had worked for him some tune ami boarded at his house. Deleft bis employ between April H nnd 11. He had seen Couithlin aiel Kiinze together nn several occasion. On one of them Coughlin got Zunzo ilrutik and tried to take from him two pHers. They had a tussle nnd Coughliit ucceolej. The paers were a letter nnd a telegram from llurtows, the Whisky Trust mini. Kuti.o raid at the time that bo had another pas-r, but would not give It up for H.irO. Witm-s was further exatniiu-l with the view of showing that it was Lynch tho millionaire distiller, that was seen with Kuiize on Lincoln avenue, nnd that this was April M instead of May -I, nnd that Kunzo had changed bis namo because he feared troub'e on ai-coiint of n dynamite explosion at Lynch' li'il!cry and not, hcc.mo of any connection with the Cronin case. .lames Ilylnnd, n lalmrer, tc-tiflisl that on Sunday night, May f, bo and hi cousin, Jeremiah, called nt O'Siillivan's hou-e at 7 o'c1h, w ent out to a saloon and bad several classes of w ine. The witness greatly rcsein bled ( 'on lilin. and the puro-e of the t-sti-nioiiy was to show that it was Sunday night that I lie men were seen in the saloon hy tlm witness, Xicmall, and that tho men In-t-ok to he Coiuhliii and Kunr.e u ere the 11 hinds Jeremiah Hylaml c .rrohorateil his broth" i-r's testimony. Ivx-D-tective Michael Whel nil and Sergeant Slill't te-tiliisl that on the night of May they were in the company of Coughlin from S o'clock until midnight. Some of the answer nnd explanations untie cross examination were very lame. DAD II REM. KNoWl.i:, TAT t.OK A KSoWI CS Olll:TCUrN FAlTollV III lVKI. Knowles, Taylor A Knowle's China Works nt Ea-t Liverpool, Ohio, tho largest In the l iiited State were totally de-troyi-d by lire Mondtiv. 'I he loss will probably reach ft'OHmo, partly covered by insurance. Several panics wire injured in escaping from the works. The lire started by an explosion in the linking rooms, wh'ch were tilled with Mraw. A plumber was repairing a leaking gas main, when, in some manner, the escaping gns ignited nnd an explosion followed. The (lames at once broke out and nu elevator shaft leading to the sixth story furnished a means of com nniuicntiou to the uppi-r parts o the mam moth structure. To male; th-! fitun'ioii worse the water supply wa.s found ( be In adequate. Several ailj .ining dwelling houses were al-o c light in the Humes and des troyed. A workman by the name of Nicholson, fell through a skylight, breaking hi-arm nnd receiving internal injuries. Several other minor accident lire reported, as in anv of the employee were eomp- llc 1 to jump from tho windows to oi ape. During the pro;ivs ,,f the lire, the boiler burst, making n lerritic roar, that could be heard for m lc. Those works have b -cn in o-rition about one year and made w hat is known nsopa-ue china. It was ii new departure in this city, being a much liner grade of ware th. in wu.s formerly made. The iii.inn'acturo of this ware bad been inn le a success after consider able troublo. The lire occurred t the worst season for the linn's husincas. THE P.LACK CZAR. 4 riBSICCfTOII CAI.I.KO TO AC.or.Nr tv ma ittssiAN monarch. Much Interest is taken in IaiikIoii in the story that the Czar lias nt last fallen foul of I'i bedone.-tzctr, the Procurator General of the Holy Synod, who bits been so energeti cally conducting religious persecutions in Ru'sia that ho Ii s earned the familiar namo of the "lllack Oar." This sinister titlo would be most conspic uously justitled by his savage raid up m tho Lutheran clergy in tho Haltic province. Their cheif Lutheran minister in St. Peters burg, an able (.ierman named Dr. D ltou, w rote a pamphlet on this subject, ami uun-Ii-1 to liavo it broillit to the Czar's notice while ho was utayiug at Cocuh:igcti. The 0r read it, talked it over with bis Danish relatives, and, though he promise I nothing ut the time, the tlrst thing be did when be returned to Hussia vis to write tin authograph loiter to tho llocurator giving him a thrxu months' holiday in which to prepare u full und con vincing answer to the pamphlet. Pobo doiieatzelf, terror stricken, hastened to St. Petersburg!! and begged an Interview, but the Oar replied that he could not see him till a sutislactory reply had been written. There is great hope that this forcshudows an ab andonment of the sjlicy of iK-rsecutiou which has done to much to dhcruce the pres ent relL'll. TO TEST A NEW TOUPEDO. Secretary Tracy has appointed a board of officers to siipurvise a lost of a controllable automobile torpedo under the terms propos ed by Secrelury Whitney lust winter. The toriedo is contained lit a part of a device, which is driven through tho water by a carbine in an acid gas engine, and its move ments controlled by electricity from the ship from which it it started. Tho torpedo Is to be eiplodod by electricity also. Acmtor Fisiieu's Annual KtPoitT Firsv Auditor Fisher, in bis annual report to the Stcrctary of the Treasury iaye there lias been a decided increase In the work of the tlll eduring thepust lew years, with no cor responding Inoroase In tho clerical furce, und be recoiiuuenils tliat provision bo muile for an additional chief of division und two as sistants. Ho rcorts that during the past fis cal year there were examined and adjusted ',i&i accounts, representing t ,C70,Ul'J,7i WIII8KT AWD TO DA (XX). incrksrc ti rosso. rrios snows raox commimio.ikh mason's RKPoar. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Ma on In bis report say that 1:2X1 violations of In ternal rcventie law have been reported by the revenue agent durin the year, CVJ person Lave been arreted, property to the value of 113", 4o4 h:il been rejxirted by them for seiz ure, and I'M, 0)1 for assessments for unpaid tnxes ami penalties. The number of still teized wo 4V, resulting In tho arrest of CM IK-rsons and the death of one and the wound ing of two olllcer of the service. The increase in the quantity of tobacco and snufTand In the number of cigars and cigarettes for tho last fiscal year over those taxed during tha previous fiscal year was: Manufactured tobacco, ll,5:l,0l pounds; inukT, (WO.O-ll pounds; cigars, J,:5V!M; Brettes, i.W,;!t,.(. The export account shows an inctease in manufactured tobacco of II Hi pounds, nn Increase In the num ber of cigars exported of 'J and an in crease in the number of cigarettes exported of (!',!M,'J i. The namlier of cigars Im ported during the year was !)',Os7,-4 7. The vulue of tho mnnufactiircd tobacco Import 1 was tK',' M. Tho total number of iecinl taxpayers is given as 8 0,131, of whom ft9, 01.1 are dealers In manufactured tobacco. The whole number of grain distilleries registered during the year was 1,4 10, of which number l:Ai7 were operated, nn in crease of Hit in the number r.-gistercd and of l!r in the number overatedt as compared with the previous year. In the class of larger (listillerb- there w as nn increase of 'I in tka number registered, but therowus an increase) in the number operated. There wero 'A.VSi fruit distilleries registered nnd 3,072 operated, nu increa-e of -I I 'J in the number registered nnd of -6o in the number operated during the fiscal year The total number of grain, tnola--e und fruit distilleries registered and ooeiutcd during the year are 4, 57 J and 4,31'J resK-ctively. The number of gallons of spirits produced f.-om grain during ttie yvur (T.s.t'sl gal lons) shows nn increase of I0,4!t0,)l gallons over the product (l ..Is.s.tif) gallons) of tho previous year, and is 4.U!1,I.'0 gallons more than tho nvernge produced ( 3.7 0,3 1 gal lons) for the last ten years. The quantity of rum distilled from molasses during tho yenr (1. 471, 0M gallons) shows a decrease of 4 'JV l'.i.' gallon from tho product of the previous year (l.Kil.'JH! g illoiis) and I 4UI.M I gallons the nvernge pro-luct (l,H71,aii gallons) for the last ten years. TERRIBLE SCAFFOLD SCESE. Til It IIAX'IMt nni.IUKD TO RKAIIJUsr Till llol'E APTKK TIIK IIKOP fKLL, Joseph M. Hillmmi was hanged at Wood burg, X. J for the murder of Herman Ssida inau, a Polish jmldler. Tho mttire for the deed was robbjry. ILUimtn, lifter his conviction, told many con 11 cting Btories, implic.i ting various (lor sous, but all his svcallod OJnfaisions wore proven to be falweh o-nh. iVheu the Slieritr pulled the trigor hold ing the 4 impound wol,;lit on the other en I of the roH-, the bo ly shot up into the uir a distance of fifteen feet. Then eusuej proba bly one of the tu-xt horrible scenej ev-T vit tieo.; 1 at an ex cutioii. Tuo n&ntl failed to tighten and the roe slipel a'ound on the wretcho-1 man's neck. He prouned and r.hriekoil, and bis words con I I almost be dis tinguished us he struggled with h a anm und lina'ly su ceisled ill sutQcioutly freeing his hands to ul m nr. reach tin ropj. II.inn'maii Vim II so st i ) I by, an I rca :hiin up to the ii-Hiso lin illy sucje .led in getting it urouud so that the weigiit of the body rested on the throat and I f j was slowly strangled out of tho man. Tho struggle laslel I'o' twor three mintitci und until the hangman got the noose under the chin. Many of those present thought that the hang ng man would have to be taken down and strung up a sec ond tnno in urlerthit tho law might bo fully sati-H-sl, Thjs horrible alternative w fortunately a verle 1, it after Van Hiso read i sted the noose tho struggles soon ceased. F.XUAGED IV AKSpy NOW. THE NW DKPAltTI'ltK OK "WIMTK CKt" llKSPO KAIH1KS AT UALBSUU1KI, ILL. At Oaleshurg. III., Intense excitement was caused by a bold attempt to burn the rcsi. deuce of Attorney 0. A. Ltwrenco by mem ber of the bund of desperadoes whose White Cap ' letters have terrorized citizens here. Tho tiro was discovered by neighbor In time to prevent any serious result. A large tile bad been placed beside the huuso packed full of shaving-), kindlings anil paier satur ated with oil and covered with sacking also s unrated thoroughly. This mass hud been ignited The whole transaction la In perfect accord with tho letters daily sent Mr. Lawrence. Thursday a large ma s of combustible ma terial was found in his btrn with a paporof matches near by. At night o Ulcers pat oil od the premises and are still on duty, but in tpito of these precautions tho strange letters have been thrust through the blind and under tho doors. Many other citizens, in cluding the SherifTaud policoiueu, have re ceived like epistles, reeking with offensive and indecent terms too filthy to print, SOME ELECTRIC FIGURES. The Rrush Electric Light Company, recently purchased by the Thomson Houston Company, is capitalized for 12,000,' (KiO, there being 40,uo I shares at 160 per share. The rate ut which the Thomson-Houston Company bought 25,000 share is said ti be InM. The stock i now offered at tl'l In the Ronton market. The lirush Company' as sett were given a short time since at f 1 .750, 000 anil th Ponton font say It 1 thought to bo a conservative estimute. The Thomson lloustou Company bought the Rrush stock utthe rate or 13,000,000, and the point u mudethui It aid $1,251), 00 for the gooJ will of the company. A Wild CiiAsa Arratt a RoBitmo Too. fire started near the boiler room of the tug Peter Dalton while she was going down Luke Michigan. The llromau, engineer and cook were driven off by the llumof and got Into the lifeboat, and were afterward picked up Captain Jos. Lumorey stood In the pilot house until it caught tire, when he jumped over board and was rescued by a tug. Thou the Dalton ran wild around the luke, chased by two tugs, which tluulty overtook her and tried to put out the tire, but could not until she ran aground. The boat burnod to th water' edge. Ehe was valued at 17,0)0: KENTUCKY WARFARE. THE COURT WAS STAMPEDED. AHOTHta BATTLI Of FACTIOH At TBI BAZARB coiaT-tiotsE. At Hazard, Ken., the Clrc-iit Court con vened list Moudiy. Julgi Lilly. 'tho regular Judge, not being present the Rat elected Capt. W. L. Hurst, of Woiro county, to preside. There was a good crowd in at tendance and everything started serenely with apparently no danger of trouble be tween the warring fnctioii. Oeo. Evorjoli, the leader of the Eversol faction, came into town Monday evening with fifteen armed men. Rut us most of them were tinder bond tonpear at this term of court nothing was thought of it. The Eversole pirtv kept increa-ing in number until it reached thirty well nrmed men. There wero only a few of the French party in town. Rut it soon became apparent that there would be trouble. French was aware of the war-like preparations and placed him self with n strong force In vny reach oftho town, so a to be nb'o to reach his friends in the event of trouble. tiik a itti.k arms;. Thundny evening Wesley Whltaker, cif the Eversole faction, fired upon Henry Da vidson, one of tho French party, who was standing In the door of the Jailer resilience, a few yards from the coiirt-houe. Whilaker hud barricaded himself in a small log bouse on the opposite side of the street. Davidson was soon joined by Tom nod P.ill Smith and other. Wbitaker, in the meantime, bad also been joined hy several of his friends and a lively Tight took pluco between the four men oftho French party ami the Ever sole. The Court, which a a in bessiou, stampeded, Tho light lasted ah nit to min utes When the smoke cleared away it was found that Ed. Campbell, of the Eversole party, hnd been killed. This fight took place about 4 o'clock in the evening, and the parties then rested on their arms until dark, when the light was renew ed with increased fierceness. The French party had been reinforced by the Davidson boy, Jesse M nun, brother of E. C. Mor gan, who was killed by the Evorsolcs, and others. R. F. French, himself, came into tow n about 12 o'clo k with reinforcements lo tho relief of his beleagured friends. At daybreak the fight raged with now fury. The Evc tole party aa stationed in the court-house, and in J. C. Eversole' old fort. The 'French party occupied whut positions they could lind. Rut tho main fight took place between Jesse Fields and Tom Saiith, who occupied a strongly-fortified position com manding the enemy's works, and they kept up a steady fire on the Evers olcs. The buttle lasted about un hour, when tho Eyersole purty beut u hnsty retreat, fording the river on foot und disappearing in the mountains on the other side, leaving their dead. Ed. Campbell and John McKuight were killed; several also wounded on tho Eversole aide. Jesse Field on the French ido, received a llesh wound in the arm. Court broke up without ceremony, the Judge leavlug as quickly us possible. m'uaw expelled. Till KXtUIITS Or LMIiH WO'T HAVE HIM IV TIIK U olllli:il. At Wednesday's session of tho Knights of Labor convention at Atlanta, (ia., Homes L. McGuw, of Pittsburgh, ex-Socretary of the Insurance Ass ciution of the order, was ex pelled from the or Icr by un aim nt unani mous vote, only one voice being raised ag-inst it. 'I In) hearing of the charge against Met law took up the whole after noon. Tim ciiarg s wc-c villilicatiou an I lander of the g sneral ollloers and membxrs ofthoiir.lerundgiuee.il un worthiness. Tho case was p.-o-ec.itel hy Jiunei Campbell, President of L t il Assembly dm, Window (ilass Workers. Mitiaw was present and earnestly defended hiuise.f. but to no t-U'ect. In the disciH-iou of nis case it was charge I Ly deie.a es fr mi nil parts of the country tluit McOaw h il boon c.irr-in ; o i a system atic crusade of hIuii ler Hj.i.mt the mil :er and members of the order, tin 1 had, while sheltered under the. shield of lumi'j -rdiip, been engiged in a long and coiriiiue I cil'irt to disrupt an (destroy the order. His tracks, it wos alleged, had he -u cunningly covsro.1, but the cuiiiul.Uivo evilenco was too strong, and when it o.tiiw to a vote only ouo voice was raised in his favor. M0RMOX SECRET REVEALED. TIllltlBLI ACCUSATIONS MADC AOAINKT Tll CIILUCU. Several Mormons have lately applied for citizenship and objection has been raised on the ground that Mormons who puss through the Endowment House uro obliged to take oaths such a unlit them for citizenship. The Court is taking testimony on this point, and several apostate Mormon have made, under oath, terriblo accusation against the Church. They say that person admitted through the Endowment House wear to oboy the priesthood above all 0 her powers on earth, and to aim at the destruction oftho United States Government. 1 he penalty for violating or divulging oaths 1 to huve the bowels cut out and the throat and tongue cut, and several witnesses swore that he hid seen this done. They also testi fied that tho Mormon Church instigated the Mountain Meadow massacre. AMERICAN MIDLAND RAILROAD. WOHKOrSITHVKYINO hKOC! OM A LWETOCOH MXr.NKW YOIIK AND 1'IIIL'AUO. The surveying and eiiginooriu,? corp of the New York, Chicigo, Fort Wuyno and ChicQg i Railroad huve pased Valparaiso, lud., and will reach Chicago In a week. This line i to be a link In a railway system between New York und Chicago, and ulti mately west of Chicago, even as fur us the Pa tiiiccoaat, all really uii l-r one ni inaoiiieiit, of, and to bo sty e I, the 'American Midland,' The Chicago terminal will ie over mine belt ro. t. Hot wsn Chiov and Fort Wayne tin line will run north of the Pittsburgh. Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad, touching all ( e chief town that line does. The trunk lino will run nonh of Pittsburgh, with a branch line to thut city, and continue through I'ennsylvsnla between tho mutn lines of the Erie und Pennsylvania system. Thi line will bo aome 01 mile or more the shortest route between Chicago and New York. Jt will ho Uulshod next year, THEIR TLATFORM. TBI RtaOLCTIOXS inorTID IT TBI W. C. T. Hi OOKVEHTIOX. Owing to th discussion over the majority and minority reports on the non-partisan question, the reading of the protest prepared by Airs. J. Ellen Foster, and the confusion attendant npon the withdrawal of the Iowa delegation from W. C. T. U. Convention, the consideration of the complete report of the majority of the Committee on Resolution was not finished until nearly 1 o'clock Wed nesday morning. A finally adopted the resolution declare, In brief: We recognize the fact that the foundation of all our work lice in th gospel of Christ by men and women, and believe even greater efforts should be made along all evangelistic line. We rejoice in the effort being made generally for the enforcement of Sunday laws, and pledgo o ir hearty co-operation; the petition for a national Sunday Rest Law is reindorsc I; the action of President Harrison In forbidding military reviews and parados on Sunday, and the of Postmast er General Wanainaker for the reduc tion of Sunday postal work, are commended', the establishment of girl's In dustrial colleges and institutes in every State; to be supiorted by State appropriations is urged; Congres should enact a law abso lutely prohibiting the manufacture, tale or giving away of Intoxicating or alcoholic bev erages in the territory over which it ha juris diction, and the Inter-State Commerco Law hould bo nmendc 1 to prohibit the bring ing of liipior into Prohibition Slates; an educational test for citizenanip is favored, and previous declarations in favor of woman-suffrage are reiitllrmol; the Union rejoices in tho victory of its principles at the ballot box in the new S atcs of North and Houth Dakota, and is w;ccially glad that the Dominant party in South Dakota ha explicitly declared for National Prohibition. Tho majority resolution on the "non-partisan" ipu-stion and the resolution in reference to Vice President Morton's ap.irtmout house lu Washington were incorsir.it si in the above report. The Independent Order of Good Templars was recognized as fellow-workers, and the work of tbo Young Pe iplc's Chris tian Endeavor Society was indorsed. PENNSYLVANIA NOTES. Governor Reaver, In his proclnms. Ion recntnmen ing to the p-.-opla of Pennsylvania the general observance of the 'Jth of Novem ber, tho dato designated by tho President a Thanksgiving Day. savs: "Notuumiiidr.il )f the deep water of nllliction through which many parts of our Co union wealth have passed, w can rejoice with them lu the con itunt and abundant stream of charity which has Mowed from nil parts of the world for the allevia'ion of their suffering nnd the liitigation so far as such minist utions can avail, of lhir sorrow. Let the day be one of devout worship, of hallowed memories, of pleasiuit cheer, of social anient ies, und of large-hearted beneficence, and so shall wo honor God und be a help and a blessing to our fellowmen." A natural gas explosion at Mt. Morris ser-ioii-ly injured a niiiulier of boys. The little fellows had rigged up an ol I teed cutter anil placed it in un abandoned building. Natural gus was brought through a ie laid from a well nearby, the pipe being placed so that the escaping gus would strike n fan wheel und put tho cutter in motion. Four hoys, nninisl Donly, Fox, South und Rurris, visit ed the building in theevctiing to see how (he thing worked, .ho gas win turned in., und one of the boys, whose curiosity wus not sat isfied, struck a mutch to closer instiect tho new Invention. In nu instant there wus u Hash and explosion. The feed cutter was blown to pieces and the budding tired. The Humes sp ead so quickly that tho boys had to make their way th ough the lire to escape. They were all terribly burned about their heads and face, but it is thought none were fatally injured. An x up "un I pressure gas well was struck at Uranchton, near Grove City.Pa., recjiitly. A box has Iteen placed in the p istotlbe nt llocbesier, I'a., and ooplo are r-i losud tt deHisit in it b.il'ots na iilng thuir favorite city for the world's Fuir. Tbo Pennsylvania Railro id bus just finish ed tilling in the trestle on tho P., V. & C. road at Peter's creek. Over 1,500,0 0 cubic fuel of earth was require I. Joseph Darling, a workman at the Tenth street bridge, Roavor Falls, foil from the structure a distance of 3) leet, alighting upon a olio of rosks and breaking at arm nnd several ribs and resiviii numerous cuts and bruisos. Hi recovery is doubtful. David Davis, who WAi biirtel at Z ill art villa, was the father of 21 children. He was 81 years old and had beentwico married, by the first marriugo having 13 children and by i ho second marriag 8. His oldest son U now -'-7 years of ago and hit youngest 23. Frank McKay ad M: Mary Murphy eloped from Taylorstowu, lat Wednes day, notwithstanding tho vigilance of tho young lady's mother, who had beeu keeping clow watch on her daughter. There are 830 pupil eurolled at the Mou ongabola City public school. Joseph Smith, aged Ii), was struck by a train at Johnstown and instantly killed. The Altoona Homestead Loan and Trust Company was chartered at HarrUburg; capi tal, 115,000. Secretary Edge, of the State Roard of Agri culture, has arranged for over 50 farmers' in stitutes during tho winter season. Phillip Rauer, of Sharon hud his umbrell stolen at a church supper. He then look J. Ronacker'i umbrella horn with him and was arrested for larceny. A Jury found him not guilty and divided the costs, 13, between the two parties. The Diamond Rrlck Works, of Layton stn. lion, were destroyed by lire Sunday, the loss being 17,000 A KENTUCKY PLAGUE. There 1 a great excitement In Webster county, Ky., over the reappearance of the terrible spotted fever scourge that raged iu that county wlt i such fatal efloct lost win tor. Aiiumberofnowca.se have been ro IMirted from different village surrounding Dixo , the county seat, all being the s une disease In its most malignant form. Every, thing possible Is being done to prevent its eoro id and to keoo t'.iu terrified people from deserting tlie r lioiuui u they did in lurge nuiiiuor last year iilTERS TBI from 2.50 to 15.00 2.25 to 10.00 1.50 to 3.75 3.50 upward 3.00 " it it 1.00 to 5.00 20c in from Boys Cap8from5cup " Hats " 15oup ffllcre, Handkerchiefs, FDap nnd lino quality, wkin, Cloth and Kid oods, largo stock of ,1 olid ay goods of every J positively not bo un- ast favors, i would rc- a continuance ofpa- jBURGH, pa. s for Stoves ! Tlie BcavM XcwSiinsliic of '89. CrowR Cirrt' lator HowVcntilJ - tor. R(H1A0S merlv used by 1), T. Itlioads, deal takes this method of informing eccivtd a jt Line of Stoves, ry low rates. Also the very best qualiM ty stooK Kept. Spouting a Specialty. IF V I BARGAINS IN Hl'TTKIt Creamcrv Kxtrn., ClItKSE N. Y. Kull Cream., KKW youk. CATTT.K siii:i:i' I.AM IIS 3 40t 4 GO 4 oo b'a ft L' j 4 'Jj 4 Od t 2i 6 60 lions live, . . . KI.OUK 1'atents, 4 60 6 tO 83 A W II HAT No. 2Kod ... HYK State C)UX I'ngrailisl Mixed OA IS-Miiinl Western . UUTTISll Creamery ... l' actory .... CHEESE State Factors bklius Ught Western . . . EGGS-State ami l'onn. 13 e t t t t 8 20 2f 21 LIVE-STOCK. MOVIMKNT AND PKK'KS AT Till CIRTRA UUOVS VAHIM, KAMT LIUKBTV. CATTLE. Trime l..rsiiV'M.Coo lb. cuttle. In the absence. of sales, muy be quoted at 4 40ti.'s K:; good l,3.0to 1.4.JW tt). ifo. at 4.1.VU I '-HK-, fair 1,100 to I. 01 lb. do., i(r.'!jc: coiunioti heifers and utoers but little butter than last week, selling ut JOf'le; stocker and feeders, Ji'u'io for ) former, and 3nii to for latter: according to FULL able life lili! lllullilf I Hi,,: ' 1 if Zv- Iltiflpil0.noi!it7 ... 24 8 9 (iinlity and condition; bulls and dry cow, j. IK" ;ic ior coiumou io lair; export onus, oi which there wero but few, if any, on sale, 3 n, 04 i. V SIIKCP. Includeil In the sales were the following: la car black-faced Missouri sheep end lambs av-iBl eragiiig lbs. at .V; 2 cars good t3 lb. West ern sheep at 4.45c: 1 deck i'eni svlvanhi I lambs. T'J lb., at V3'c. deck Ohio (beep, K) lbs.. 4)c; 1 cur fuir Kentucky sheep, Ut) lb., a little rough, ut 4 3-4c; 1 deck common 7 lb. Ohio at 4c: 1 cur Texas sheep averaging; Nu lbs. at i.30o: and iambs averuging 70 lbs. ut ft.O c; 1 c irf.iir 7h lb. Ohioslieep at 4 Mo;. iicck go.xi o io minus at o a -o. i curi l.hli.itifihiinilii. ufiielr ni,Mtlv,iAi..s fit A l-4e.! I I ear c.niiiiwm Ohlonut 4c 1 Moo. The supply was light. Owing to the riling, pvri uiwirmuiu nv.tiiicr iiiv uiiciioiiiieo t'l hut - ers was not as lurge us it would oibe wisorr have been, und the demand was csiuipurul' llvoly light Inconsequence. And. notwith Handing the small supply (hero was nufd V iiiiotublo imitroveuiur.t in nnees us coninured u'irli t lie idiise iif iIim iveek. Vnrlfur. mi .1,1 Rtn.stM 3Uo(1.0 c. and l'liiln lelphio hogs ut -t.oTKoj (Gl t.ioc; one car oi lino eiccti iirougut 4.ioc but none of i he regular Kateru buyers paid ovrr 4.10c. The lutrkel aa Keiieru;ly re pjrtoj slow. rtsR' L. Lew"""' jled'1' r. nan. M the i L i'no w . nr as ;uici f eLlpnr -me ,thc mie ii'." W ike I.I1L til.' III 'la bin rrt I'll' V th. tl. ', , . .. 1 - - ' v v. .-. - - - J - . . . J. ) f "S . .
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