LABOR NEWS.
4 CRUSADE AO MNST THE nUN3.
An Effort to bo Mndo to Oet Them Out oi
the ConnollsviUo Coke Region.
With tin' beginning of of I10 it is quit
likely ii movement will lio inrMr)r.tt-l
whic h will ril theConnc'.lsvilto coko relgon
of the Slav" iiii'l "Ilmi," two very un
desirable lu-.-s of resident who have been
more than usually unruly (luring thu var
Just closing.
Thii clit-es Imve fully ilemonstru'ed
their usclcssness us resident and it ii minor
"d that the Order of Fnited American Me
chanics will begin a i ruu Ic :iiititit thc.it
w Inch w ill eventually oust them from thu
region. The busino men of Cotmellsville,
nml itnlti-1 of all tin; towns in tho region, aro
also interest. s in tlni matter.
The 1 1 11 ii ami hi, kiudro I spirit nro not
taxpayer, and they argue that If they were
replaced by an cntclligctit mid law abiding
Imh.Iv of worker therm-incs woull he much
improved, for it is claimed that the .r'ii .;
of the Hun nii'l his degradations keep capi
tal und i iitcrpric away,
A 1119 I HON IT A NT.
$2,000,000 To He Invested In a Mammoth
I'lant at Cleveland.
A new inn wurks is to he starte I up in
Cleveland wit h a capital stock of ihi.ki
Jl.ooi.ooii i, f which has already been sub
crihcl and 1111 uppl'.-Vion for 11 charter
ha been ma le thai will he i-siied Ibis week.
The man at the hen I of the company is 11.
Pa.kus, who. until re. ently, w.i.t with the
II. P. N.i 1 Company, -if l'l. vchunl. The
t levi l.iuil H illing Mill C imp.iuy hat lieen
furnishing the II. I'. Nail t 'oiupany with
M.ick. such as w ire ro Is for manufacturing
wire nulls. l!.n kus win the ieiirr.il .Mana
ger of the II. p. Nail Company, mi l
it i!i- ute nn-i-ig between him und
the other officers, he re-igncl and
11 iw seeks to g. t even with the
II. P, Nad Company hy erecting a mill to
compete The t .cveluiid H illing mill, which
fiirnishc I the wire rods t.i the II. P. Nail
Company lor iiiutiufaciur.ng wire nail", get
theirore from Michigan via the lakes, hut
their worki are some distance from the lake
mi I 11 large expense ii incurred in hauling
the ore to their works, co-ting uhoiit $..'-'
1 rr ton for hauling.
The new linn, which will probably beciill
e I the Cleveland Wire Nail Company, and
will manufacture billctts, niercliant steel,
wire rods, wire nail and plum and possibly
barbed wirf, will have their Works located
on the lake shore and of course can suvothis
i'X'iie.
The company has 11 members some of the
Wealthiest capitalists in Clevi'land. Mr.
corge A. I.aughlin, of the Cleveland Axle
Manufacturing Company, ii one, and, it
i1 reported Thomas I.. Johnson, the railway
man. is another. Mr.ltackus i.i 11I-0 very
wealthy.
It ii c.vtod there will he a hig light he
twecn the Cleveland Polling Mill liompany
Mid the new concern.
The .'I'M men employed in the shops of tho
Philadelphia and Heading I lad road Com
pany, in Heading, liuvo been put on three
quarter time.
The 4,'0 employes of the I.nkuwunna
Iron ami Coal Company have hceu iuforuied
thut there will ho an increase of wages on
mid after January I. The amount of the in-cmi-c
is not Muted, hut it is presumed that
the Pi per cent, reduction which went into
ellis t a year ago w ill he res orcd.
There appears to I e a general awakening
throughout the two Virginias to the value of
the different mineral dep.. -its found in their
mountains. In old Virginia capitalists aid
prospictii g, large real estate transfers have
recently been made, furnace companies or
ganize I and new indu-triul plan!- located at
ilillereut K,ints. All the ol le-furnai e, in
cluding some out of hlaM for s ve:ul years
lite in full operation again,
The American Pridge Co, of l.'oatioke,
Va., has recently been awarded 11 large con
tract lor work 011 the Noith Carolina cxloti
hion of the Noifolk A- Western. Several
other large order have been received, w hich
will keep the company hu-y for some time.
A new Inimdry ."-1 1 . 1 m I feet is being limit,
and work is .soon to be commenced on a
smith und hammer shop 7" lint feet. An
add'tiou w ill ulscj he made t tho iiiuin
building.
The Hucyrus, O., I'oimdry anil Manu
facturing Company, have just taken n con
tract to build live large steam shovels for the
Northern Pacific Kailroad Company. This
u believed to be the largest order for Meant
shovels ever placed by any railroad in this
country at one time, and makes 11 steam
hhnvels Hold hy the ltiicyrus Works to the
Northern Pacific road. lit sides the fores,
going the company has orders for 11 steam
hovels for spring delivery.
1'AHDONFD MURDEHEItS.
Tho liiirnard Ui-olhors, Who Escupod
Hanging, Resume 'j heir Deviltry,
At the last term of the Tennessee Supremo
Court, the live llariiard.s were convicted of
the murder of Henry Sutton and sentenced
to be hanged. Thu case attracted wide af
tent ion, rsiccially as in 11 few weeks all Were
pardoned Py the (lovernor of tin1 Stale,
lew days ago t lire of tne Uaniards and Hill
l'ugate, who boxsls of having kill.d si
men, went to the house of Samuel Williams,
the father-in-law of the murdered man, with
the determination of killing him. For
tunately he was away. On his return he
lied to Sneedyville, the county neat, for pro
tection. Tho Parnar.ls are camping at a
distillery near Williams' house with homis
ciilal lutei.it. The county otlicials are taking
MepH to arrest thum, and this will ccrlamlv
h ad to u bloody battle, i he aecne of the
trouble is miles away from a telegraph line
mid in the heart of the Ciimbe-land moun
tains. In Hancock county in the last twenty
years over fifty liicn have been ki.ied ami
Hot one murderer executed.
Another Coal .Itogion Crash.
Too much Coal was taken out of tho Mi
Creel mine, which uudurlics the heart of
thu town of Plains, Pa., and In conse.pienco
the earth's surface weakened with its load
of houses. Tho earth caved in a distance of
nine feet. Tho sacro I Heart Catholic church,
Father Phillips's residence, the Homo of tho
listers of Charily unJ seven dwelling were
tarried Uuwn unit wrecked,
REVIEW or TRADE.
Our Financial A flairs-Condition of ths
Markets.
H.O. Dun & Co.'s Wffkly oVnVw of TratU
ays: A pause in business is usual tt the
end of the year. Hut this year unseasonable
weather and much pressure for money at
the Past make the dullness border on de
pression. Whilo prosiects for tho future
re generally reganhsl with great confidence,
the proeut shito of trade Is
not quito satisfactory, nd in 101110
quarters tho delay of collections causes
fear of commercial embarrassments Tins
Is more particularly noticeable in tbecloth
lug mid furnishing trudes at Philadelphia,
mid in many lines of business at Cleveland,
Detroit and Milwaukee. Sales of dry good
are also fulling oir at Chicago, thoiuh pay
meiits are reMrtel good, and the clothing
trade there is dull and the shoe trade quiet.
Hut at Western oinis, with scarcely un exs
ception, tho open weather and had erudi
tion of country roads are noliosl as causes of
Unusually slow collect! oin. In other re-r-pe-ts.
the resrts of trade are generally sat
isfuctory. The holiday business liao been
lurge at nearly every point rcorting.
'J'ho weak points of the s.tuation are tlioo
trades which are most allectisl hy two suc
cessive mild winters. The anthraviro coat
tradb Is stagnant, In tho ubsenccof iteiunml,
nnd the situation is nlmost without prece
dent. More than half of the Heading coal
mines havo closisl, throwing t,ii miners
out of work, nnd it is stated that Jo, 0.0 min
ers urc workingon thre r-ipiaiters time. The
bituminous coal trade is more active, hut
lin king cars. No definite relief in the woolen
goods business can he exMs..(e until pro
longed cold weather has cause I a wuil sus
tained demand, ami the clothing business in
all parts of the country must necessarily do
1 x 1 1 1 to a great extent iip ui the weather. To
a greater ur less extent many nth-r kinds of
business are disturbed und sometimes put to
strain by absence of the demand incident to
the season, mid in ull quarter the delay of
collections is felt.
On the other hand, the iron business con
tinues to prosper. '1 hough sales of pig nro
not very large, prices nro very linn at Phila
delphia, and (l'J .VJ is quoted here for No. 1.
Sales of 3o,oiD tons of steel rails are reported,
w ith the price steady at $.k) Kast un 1 tj .0
ul Chicago, liar iron is linn at 1' cents, und
confidence in the future is in all hraiichei of
the iron mid steel business tin. Iiiuin shed.
A larger demand (or copper has enabled tho
syndicate to advance Lake to . with sales
of 7fi0,uin pounds, but lead is quiet lit t3.s7,
and tin has been depressed at London by
rqicruliilive realizing, being quoted at '.T
cents hero. In sjas'ulutivo markets there
has been but little change, except in torn,
which Las dropjied -J cents.
LATE NEWS CONDENSED.
The mild winter has been a bad thing fot
tho anthracite coal miners. At least ,")
men and boys uru now idle, und tho re
mainder have gone on three-quarter time,
If there is 110 change in the general trado it
will not bo long bel'oro all tho mines will bo !
shut down completely. Destitution among
tho miners commenced with the holiday I
season, and them will bo great suiTcring. I
lhus fur this year tho anthracite companies
have sent to market about three million
tons of coal less than last year. That means
at least IVUO.OiO taken oil' tho wagui of tho
miners.
It Is becoming doubtful whether there
will be 11 World's Puir in I '..'. New York is
disposed to u-k for a two years' postponement,
mul many persons think there are plenty of
reasons for post poiiemet. The St. Louis
World's Pair lobby have dosed shop in
Washington, llel'ore doing so they made a
canvass of the luenihi rs of Congress le; fol
lows: Chicagi, 71, St. Louis, 7.'; New York.
Id; Washington, .'H, and .'0 undecidisl.
Mr. liladstine celehr K' 1 Ins s it It birthday
Sunday. His brain is as strung an. I active
as it ever was, his body is vigorous, and his
inllueiice slill paramount in iin;;i.iud.
HoberMi rrett is in very o.ir he lit h. At
times he is very ni l Ii depre se 1 and ocei
fionully becomes v ry excited. Me i- -rill at
his c untry place, " I'pl in Is," near Clous
ville, Md. A consultation of s -verul d.K pirs
from New York, Philadelphia and Haiti
more was held t I'pl il ls two weeks ago,
hut Mr. liarrett's friends have not he.ui en
couraged by the reports from his physicians.
BTKUCK HY ATRMN.
A Younn Lady Killed and Her Eso rl
Fatally Injured Near Kdewojd.
Miss Mamie Cauiphell was kihud by being
truck by the Oyster Express 011 the Penn
sylvania railroad, and her escort, l'.enjani iu
I-ovvtt, Jr., receive I injuries that nro ex
Icct.l to terminate fatally, thu couple
had been to u Christmas eve dance at the
Huz.ard farm, near Swissvule, with 11
number of other young eoplo of Wil
kinshiirg. Tho iiierriuieiit continue)
until ne.irly dawn, when many of the
dancers startoti to walk home, Miss Camps
bell and Mr. Loett going on tho railroad
tracks. Near Kdgcw.Mxl they tcpd fr.nu
theeastbouud track to avoid a freight train,
and the Oyster Express strucit und hurled
them aside. They werL-taken to tho West
J'eiin Hospital, where Miss Campbell was
found to havo sustaiinsl a fracture of tho
skull und internal injuries. She died ut 3
p. 111. Mr Lovctt receive 1 a sca'p wound, a
broken arm and leg, 11 crushed foot and ins
tcrual injuries, and ho is iu a critical cuudis.
tiou.
The Influenza.
The influenza is no new thing, If it Is the
fashion. It has operated often and exten
sively in Europe and to some extent in the
Americas. In 1311 records show that it pre
vailed in France, in Pii.':) in Italy, in U2 and
15". 7 it existd throughout Europe, and again
In H75. Hetween 17.0 nnd 1733 it broke out
In Germany and spread over tho rest of Eu
rove nnd throughout North America and in
tho northern half of South America.
In 1775 it spread over both Europe
and the Amer'n 11s again with greater violence
than before. In 180 , 1830 and 1H7 it pre
vailed in Europe, and in 1H0O und 1830 in the
colder half of North America. In most of its
visitations heretofore it lias r.jt been so
harmless us iu this, the mortality in several
being frightful. In no other epidemic,
tho igh, has it spread with such lightning
like rapidity as In this, which fact the quick
and extensive railroad and steamship facili
ties of to ilay are responsible for.
FIRE VICTIMS. (
1
BUtvNED IN A DWELLING HOUSE.
I.
Only Two Awaken Boon Enough to
Escape tho Flames. 1
CHARRED ItrMAIKS OATHERKD t'f IK A DOX.
A calamity not surpassed In the annals of
the country occurred 8unlsy mornins; at
Hiirontown, Micb. A family named 0'roes
consisting of the parents nnd eight children,
with a visitor, were consumed in a burning
dwelling. The elder Gross and wife
returned from n dance near by at 3 o'clock.
At-!:30ason Theodore, Jr.. returned from
the Huron Mcam mills, where he is employs
ed. He went into the house and to bed.
Shortly after he was awakened by his broth
er Nicholas, who heard screams coming from
an adjoining room occupied by thsir three
sisters and three little brothers.
They ran to the partition door und found
tho room a mns of flames. Smoke and
fire were ascending the stairway, and the
Ix'.vs e!cned by jumping through a window.
They reached the ground seriously cut by
glass and in a semi-nude condition. One
attempted to enter the house on tht ground
floor, whero tho father, mother and two
children slept, but was driven back by tho
flames that enveloped the building. It was
impossible for the speUators, who quickly
gathered, to save the inmates. They wero
compelled to stand by mid hi'ar their
agonizing cries.
In the course of three hours a noarching
party went over the ruins and (Sscovpred
the charred rcnia lis of the eleven bodic,
distinguished only hy the size of the bones.
They were gathered in a sleigh hot and de
posited in the public hall. Tho victl is
were; Theodora Cross, aged 57; bis wife,
aged 4-1; Catherine, John, Toney, Mary,
Lizzie, Joseph, Michael, Inie all children
of Mr. mid Mr-. Cross, and
Lena Erhst of Lake Linden, a guest. I
The ages of the young people ranged from
two to twenty-two years, There is no re
liable information as to how the Tiro started.
Theoil, re Cross, Jr., says that itmlj-lit liuvo
originated from the lump that he supposed
ho extinguished before he went to bed.
There arc rumors that tho dreadful calamity
occurred through tho carelessness of the
parents, who nre alleged to hare returned
homo intoxicated from the dance.
ONE KILLED, TWO INJURED.
A Storm Causes Much Damage at Syra
cuse. A severe wind storm, accompanied by
thunder mid lightning, reached Syracuse,
N. Y., nbutit M o'clock Wednesday morning
from tho northwest und did considerable
daiiKge,
About hundred feet of the brick wall of
tho People's Street KaiUay barn, in the
northern part of the city, was blown down.
Churles A. Nichols, foreman, was struck by
tho fulling wull, and was doid when his
bixly wus taken from the ruins. Joseph Fork
heinier and (files Wood, employes, were
seriously injured.
An Oswego dispatch says: A violent rain
and li il storm, fro 11 the Northwest accom
panied by thunder and lightning, passed over
this section Wednesday morning. No se
rious da migo is rcHined here.
' (40,000 Worth of Damage Done.
A terr.lic northwest wind has been blow
ing and thousands of oil derricks have
been leveled to the ground throughout tho
McUeun mid Allegheny oil fields. The
house of John Carroll, lit the head of San
ford sirect, llradford, Pa., was blown fro in
its foundation and left reclining on tho
hillside at an angle of lodegrees. The family
were in the house ut the time but escaped
unhurt. John Evans's house, 111 course of
const rui tion at No. lot Jackson uvtiiue, wus
lilted from its underpinning and badly
w arpe l The losses, so far as can ho estimat
ed, will reach at 1 ast IM.UOO.
A terrible w iud and rain storm swept over
the Mohawk valley, New Yoik, followed by
a resplendent rainbow. In tho uftcruoou u
blizzard struck tho same section, leveling
truos, telegraph wires, etc.
TEN KILLED IN A WRECK.
A Chesapeake, and Ohio Train Derailod
Near Whitv Sulphor (Springs.
A Chesupeuke und Ohio vestibule tralu
was wrecked near White Sulpher Springs
while running 4u to ft miles un hour. Tho
accident occurred ut what is considered tho
ingnesi iniiuiiiu i 111111 .-lines over Jarey s
Kuu w hich is llid feet high. Every person
in the smoking cur, except tho conductor,
was killed.
The list of killed is: Halo Morrison,
Charleston, J. W. Thomas, Lexington, Ky.j
O. II. Itarksdule, Profit. Va. J. West, How
nrdsville, Va.; E. Wilson, Caldwell. Kns.;
Nelson Lcuth. colored, Clarcmont, W. Va.;
H. Palbknii, South Dakota; Edward Hrown,
colored, Allegheny, Va; Kidder Kidd, Hun
liibul, Mo.; unknown whilo man.
The cause of the accident is uot known,
but it is said the rui Is spread. Only one
doctor was ut the scene for n long time, mid
he ixiuld only wait 011 one sulfercr at a time.
The ladies of tho neighborhood turned out
111 force and rendered vul liable assistance.
A TOUCH OP WINTER.
Things Dogin to Looks Natural in the
Northwest.
Winter wont her Is reported as having sot
in generally throughout tho Northwest.
Heavy snow hits fallen over a wide re,
ami trains will undoubtedly ho delayed at
many points. Tho general snowl'ull which
reuched 8L Paul, Minnesota, early Saturday
evening strengthened to the blliairdy per-
iiU'iou und raged furiously until morning.
Luto sleepers wero awukeiioJ by the sounds
of sleigh bells, mid all day long both cities
wore a gala upeuraiice, clothed in glisten,
ing whilo under u cloudless sky.
A special from Huron, 8. I) reports the
nearest approach to a blizzard since the
Memorable 12th of January, 1SS7. Snow
has drifted badly.
Tho Influenza in Europe.
The situation in regard to the influenza
epidemic in Paris shows no sign of improve
ment. Tho epidemic is increasing ut Munich.
In lleriin tho disease is ucconipsnied by
dengue fever. Tho ordinary symptoms af
fecting tho 11 oso, lyryux ur windpi)e ure an
ient, but tho patients sulTer from rheumatic
pains and the temperature is high, of eu
reaching 104 degrees. These symptoms dis
appear ttlr three days.
PLANTATIONS DEPOPULATED.
Georgia Negroes Oolng to Promised
Land in Arkansas.
Great excitement has prevailed during the
past week st Cedartown, Georgia, because
of the wholesale exodus of negroes. Hun
dreds have already left their work in the
fields to go to Arkansas, lured by the ex
travagsnt promises mode by railroad emi
gration gents.
For some time there have been rumors of
a gene al exodus. Little attention was paid
to these reports until last Monday, when
the citizens of Cedartown found thoir
depot crowded with colore I people
waiting to be transported to their
new homes In tho Southwest. It was learned
that the IV) or more farm laborers who wert
collected at the depot were only the pioneers
in the great exodus which will soon depopu
late Itartow and Polk counties of thoir farm
hands.
The emigration scheme has been worked
with great skill, and had been a profound
secret until matters had gone too far fot
white inllueiice to have any ed'ect. Three
months ago a section of country from above
Cedartown to Ktat'isboMugh, in Harrow
County, wits llo.vled with circulars and
phamplets, which set firth in glowing terms
the advantage ottered colore! emigrants to
Arkansas. The hih wages pul l, the good
home which were given away, and the eauo
with which a living could be maid wero all
luminously depicted.
After this sort oflilpratu.ro hud leij given
tl 1110 to circulate and havo its c licet a no.v
element 111 the organize 1 plan to obtain
workiiu'tnen for Kansas was iulro luec I.
Two negroes, uauie l Spradling, w ho had
once lived iu Polk county suddenly disup
(toured. They stated thut they hud just re
turned from Arkansas and knew ull about
tho promised land. That there were draw
backs to perfect happiness there these two
admitted, hut they claimed that wages were
high and work plentiful; that neither man,
woman nor child could p.s.-'ibly siilfer want
a. long as they had two arms and wero will
ing to use them moderately.
A month or more wits given tho two Sprad
ling to do theiridiaro of the work, and then
one of the muster schemers commence.
playing his part, This time the
actor was a w hite man named Henry Jerrell.
Ho described himself as a largo plantation
owner in Arkansas, with tin mouse crops
thut he was unable to garner for lack of
hands. He mude mcst extravagant promises,
and tho result was that many people living
near Cedartown were awake. led Sunday
night by the sound of wagon passing their
houses. From every direction travelers com
luenced making their way to tho dcxt,
and when the sun roso between
150 and 3 of them were waiting
on the platform of the dc-iot.
Every effort to make them change their
minds failol, and now many plantations are
without a single lub iror and planters can do
nothing. This is suid to bo but tho begin
ning. INDIA WANTS HOME RULE.
A Native Congross Draws Up a Schome
of Representative Institutions.
Tho native Congress hn agreed upon a
phn of pol tical organization for ImPa ;
which is to bo presented to Parliament. The j
essential feature! aro that there shall be al
popular electoral or representative body
formed upon the basis of 12 members for
every million of tho population, this great
body being controlled by an Inner one
forme 1 of selected jhtsoiis from ill own
number, and an Imperial Council constitute
ed upon tho basis of one member for every
live m llion of the pipuUtion Provincial
councils are also propo e 1. Mr. Ilradluugh
will fraiue tho hill und introduce it into
Parliament.
coLDHLoonrn assassin.
Uo Arronnos Fumituro cf His Victim So
lie Can Shoot Him as He bleeps.
Charles Mason is under arrest at Prunbys
town, charged with a cold blooded attempt
to assassinate Joseph Crillith at his home a
few ni'les frmn tirafioii, W.Vu Friday even
ing while liritllth was ubseut fnuu his
home someone, supposed to be Mason, en
tered the room, moved tho bed opposite the
windows and so arranged the furniture us to
give an iinub-tructcd view of the bed when
(irifllth came home. Tho assassin rested a
revolver on the window edge und tired four
shots at him us ho wit lying in bis!, Thren
balls took eM'cct, one in the side, one in tho
thigh and the third iu the ankle. 'J he
wounds ure dangerous.
A BAND OF II 'USE-THIEVES.
They Havo Run Oil' 200 Ilorsoa in the
Past Six Weeks.
What amounts to u, panic exists among
the farmers of avidsou and adjoinine coun
ties In Middle Tennessee. A well-organized
band of horse thieves hits been ojierating
there for months, without lei or hindrance.
It is estimated that w ith'ii the prist six weeks
20 horses have been M en and run into
Kentucky fastnosses where it Is next to lm
possible to follow them or tho thieves, Not
one of these animals bus been recovered or
is likely to be. it is supposed thu thieves
havo u regular underground route into Cin
cinnati w here the stolen hoiscx are sold.
More Uodios Found.
Three more bodies wero found Saturday,
one at Coopersdale, the others at Nineveh,
Pa. Th high water bus loosened tho debris
along the bunk of tho river, and bodies are
coming to tho surface. In consequence the
Committee on Seurch for the Keud havs bo
gun a systematic seurch ulong the river from
Coopt-rsdulo to Nineveh. Tho three bodies
have as yet been unidentified.
Three Children Burned,
during the temporary absence of Mrs.
Lena Bchlp from her homo ut .'0:1 Pierce
trcet, Omaha, Nebraska, tho house caught
fire, and hor throe children, a boy of 7, a
girl of 4 and 0-months-old baby boy, who
were locked in the house, were burned to
death. A hundred people witnessed the
casualty, but were unable to save tho Im
prisoned children.
Four Young Men Killed.
A terrible accident occurred ou the Frazer
river road, 1). C. Six young men, out sloigh
riding, were driving along the road, when a
tree fell, crushing the sleigh, killing four ol
the occupants and the horses. Tho names
of the deud are: James Lawson, C. P. Camp.
I bell. Jos. Lock land J. V. Hodwell. Thi
j other two wcuped with severe bruises.
RACE RIOTS.
BLACKS AND WHITES AT WAR
Ten Msn Killed In a Race Riot at Jeasup.
Oeorgia.
Theraes) riot at Jessup, Christmss, was
started by the whipping of Emma Jones,
Sally llopp and Hannah ft'althnm, negro
women of bad reputo who were subjected to
several lashes on the bsck and were ordered
to leave town. Hob Hrewer, the
noted negro desperado, armed himself
with a Winchester, and, declaring
himself the champion of tho women, threat
ened to take the town in retaliation. Sev
eral negroes rallied to his support, among
them Hill Hop-is, Hill Fluett, Pete Jackson,
Wade Roford, John Puford and Tom Muller.
As soon ns the whites learned of tho atti
tude of the blacks they at once armed, and
a lively skirmish was had on tha streets dur
ing ths afternoon, in which several person
on both sides were wounded, William Wood,
8r., father of Heputy Sheriff Wood, receiv
ing a wound Iu the hoad t hat will probably
prove fatal.
The blacks seeing they were outnumbered
scattered, and the leaders took to the
swamps. They were followed hy a posc of
citizens led by Deputy Marshals Harnhill
md Wood. When Hearing the swamp tha
negroes ntope l and poured u fatal vo'ley In
to the ranks of their pursuers. Uur.ihill and
Wood fell dead, bullets piercing their hearts
The volley was exchanged und in his excite
meat one of tho white men discharged his
pi-.TC prematurely and killel Henry Andcr
1 n, hotel keeper. Tin whites then made a
Charge and captured It tppalld Ja 'Ksoil, who
were taken to jail. Fluett escaped over tho
hills nnd Muller and the two Ifofords, with
Hob Itrewer, got into tho swamps.
(rent excitement prevailed during the lif
ter noon und it wus generally believisl that
there would be tr.. utile alter dink. About
3 o'clock a rcpiest wus sent to the Governor
for military.
At midnight a largo crowd gathered
sround thejuiland the doors were bur-.t open.
No one was on guxr I inside, and llopp und
Jackson were shot down iu their cells, their
b dies being riddled with bullets. An hour
later it was rumored that Flurtthad sue
reoded in returning to his cabin. A num
ber of whites at once w lit there and de
manded his appearance. 11a oncd tho
door, and a volley was poured at him, re
sulting in his instant death.
There was a c inllict at Ci.irksvillo, Tcnn
between olllcers and a colored mob, two
members of which w,rc shot, 0110 being fa
tally and theother seriously wounded. Frank
Morrison, a sptvltt policeman, attempted to
srre-st Hob .McCutcheon, colored, when oth
er iiegrix-s interfered. Several policemen
came to tho assistance of Morrison, where
upon Joe Focmau, colore I. ussault
ed Chiof of Police Stafford with
stick, striking him over the
head. The olUcers drew their revolvers and
fired. Ono bullet struck Jos Meriwether,
colorod, In the buck. Ho will die. Foemuii
tried to escape, but was pursue 1 by tho
Ch ef, who shot hiiu in tho stomach. Ho
wilt recover.
Tho reports of the revolver drew an Im
mense crowd of negroes to tha scone, and
Chief of I'olico Stafford had t j bo taken to
ja I for safety . The excitement rapidly in
crease 1 and a largo number of extra otllccrs
wero sworn in to keep the peace. The
Clark-villo City Guards wero called out and
lodged Iu tho court house, where they are
in readiness to respond to a cull.
THOUSANDS OUT OF WORK.
More Colliorios Shut down iu tka Anthra
cite Region.
Fo'lowing tho announcement thut the
Pennsylvania Coal Company hud closed
down it. U collieries, and the 1)., L. it W,
six of its mines, comes tho news that the
Hill Coal und Iron Company, working the
Erie Uuilroud mines of Forest City, (iermain
und Pleasant Valley, with nearly ;i,iXK work
men, hud uls i shut down.
Individual operators ull though the valley,
unablo to secure curs, have a'so ordered a
shutdown until the trado con. it. 01 s aro im
proved. Tho individual collieries numbered
u dozen or more, und will uvcrugo 2M men
und boys employed ut ouch
Tho announcement was ulso made last
evening that tho lcluware and Hudson
Canal Compnny will, at tho end of tho week,
shut down 15 of its colleries about 0110 hull
it oH.-rates between Curhondule and Ply
mouth. The closing of these works ami the
individual mines will cause the idleness of
over 113,iJ.M men und boys, and to this num
ber is cpiilo lik ly to he added largo num
ber of workmen who will be thrown out ol
employment by the shut down of tho mines
In the Lehigh Vulley and M'ilkcshurre, and
the Susquehanna Coal Company's in thu
Wyoming region.
Only the stillest of winter weather can
bring areuctlou and sturt the mines golr.g,
As the weather is stiffening up c nsiderahly
the outlook Is more hopeful. A promlneu.
coal dealer suid the trade was never in so
stagnant condition us it is at present, und tho
year will closo w ith nearly 3,0o0,0i)0 bushels
loss output than was the record of KS,s. The
outlook for tho coming year is anything but
encouraging to those who eroded the many
now breakers in this region the past season.
PA GOT KILLED.
Ue Attempted to Bhoot his Daughter's
Intended Husband.
Arthur Craig, of Indianapolis, arrived In
Newman, near Tuscola, III., wilh a viow of
wedding Mi-s Hattie Sutton, a pretty teach
er iu the Newman schools. Hor futher, De
tective John Sutton, who bitterly opposed
the mutch, confronted young Craig, and,
placing a cockod revolver at his head, suid:
"(lit, or I'll kill you." He pulled the
trigger, but the weuHin bulked him. Us
tried again, but before he succeeded two
bullets from Craig's revolver pierced tho
angry detective's brain, and he foil a corpse.
Craig gave himself up. A jury was culled,
and the evidence showing that he acted In
elrdlunce, be was acquitted. He at once
eturiicd to Indianapolis fearing trouble from
the dead man's friends. The young lady is
suid to exonorato her lover from all blame,
'iho utl'ulrs creates much excitement owing
to the prominence of ad parties, Craig is a
nephew of '.ho representative of tho Thirty
second Illinois district, while Sutton wus a
minu4;t C'ruuil Army muii.
A MILD "WINTER.
LAKE NAVIGATION STILL 0plfr
Bees and Grasshoppers, Wna p.
and Clover Blossoms. Wn
ASI BALI, AKD TtWKIS OS Cnnum..
tAT.
PnntftClatis came this year
sleigh and bells. He wore' . ., " 7?
linen duster and esrrin.1 n,l
ran. There was no
InAw l .. M
Ktutw. am! Chriitnun lv i .1. ...
' 111 II, n T- . .
J Will ;ir 1
Wru ft mrnt iinimiinl mi it i. v
brreres as balmy as thoso in JUI14 ,
York, Philadelphia. Washing, ,,,, ?., '
it iirrvi ti.t
S.H Witt, it
Prt tlm tliermimintnr Timt e . - tlr
" v ""un.i ;,
It was the warmest fhrisn,a. K
St Plilln.1eli.hlfi '"r'nf'l
1I1.TV1 1
...vii.iiiili, nnnns (lUting
ff'tn Hit
1 no people rushed to the tint k
fln.l ..... t
ikiMi of ill 1-1,1,1 !..... . . '"'ir
.,. u.c(.g..,,,iKrl nu t n; -j,;,
oarsmen were out rowing strii. j , '.,
waist. In various part of Ohio daii,"
nun omor uowers arc hloonuiK. bh,I.
where grains and grasses nre grow,.-, ;,
urmntly. At Pittsburgh the tl,e-,'
"loriic'-f
registered as high a '' degrees and tl
nif-jj
tenieraliire ror tho day was in i,.,
A renorl from Chicaeo i.e..
n.. 1..,. i. .!...... - . '
...j miner, Ol Will-ii it j, .
part, has been a most unusual i.-i p i,
I..I..I.J -i.... 1 .. V "i
.- t irni noil warm. Kin tl .'f.n
ter indicating In tin neiirhh. i r.x
grees aliover.oro in the shade iu u.
iilxiir)t f r1rwtiwttt t.,v.t ....i . e '
Inist tit iiinrLti it rtl.stt
... ......... , i'iariH, 1
I-
nntnminn tvsrsa n nti liws ..
; ; 'inpp-i t r
nmafc. iiiiieioiis urill Were sc-i
parks. In fuet, the winter so fir :l.
.11 '.hi
' ''"II
most reniurkubln one. Scarcely
lias tallcn, an l imt very few fr..-'
rurred. nnd Ihouch the .,,tir.. ...
' I. iv
unusually cool, bringing the avera ;.(.'
j ear iiiiicu oeioir me normal, t t m ---r.
I ore dtiritiiF ths-itniher h.id I....... . . i . '
overcome mi 1,11s una nring t!i" .vi'-i, y
the year to one degree above the ti i-nui.
The great lakes to day nro us free ! til i,( a
iney were in miu slimmer, mi l i.a.l-
In f. tilii!t,1 .!.,,.
.. i. . . . 1
u, even on iiiu norm Mioro ..;
Hutierior. a couiilff of hteiitf i.i..;... -
. . - -. , - -'.'" f' -' iarr
uetweeu nuiuiu ana 1'ort Arlluir. n:, t.;.
iuicnigan a nan uor.cn steam harex e,
carrying lumber, mostly from M ...... ,
much the same as though n:uig.r.: ;i
not been formally closed by the e:.j ;rvij
01 insurance on J'ecemher 1,
a naveriy 'la.; special savs: "Ti..
ha bit'ti tho warmest December 1l.1v ki n
in this section of Iowa. The tlier:',:. .
regisierci.1 .0 uerees mr several lio-j.
niiddlcot tno ouy on the north ni.Ie ..f b.y.
ings. Country roads uro good."
A LIQUOR PROBLuM.
An Interesting Case to Bo Decide i Byihi
Supremo Court.
An important eao to rroh!ijr...na j
now pending before the I'liitcd MaiaS'ii-
promo Court, it involves the .,i;tMi
whether tho right to import li.j-.i ritit.i
Stute carries with it the right to sell ur'
liipiors in tho original packages c :.'ti:y
the laws of the State.
The cuso is thut of Cus Seisey AC
pluintiffs in error, vs. A. J. lla din, .'wui
hie, defendant in error, Jroni the supreiic
Court of Iow a. This case is a vital o:i t
prohibitory States, as it calls in i'ic!;.intli
constitutionality of State prohibitory a.
A ouautitv oflmuor was si-i.c I I:it
by A. J. Hardin, City Marshal of Kr t.i.
Iowa, from tho brewery of tins S:-rr t
Co., mid was repleviinsl in a suit bro .;':b'
the hitler In the SuK rior Court oi' Kni
The Superior Court decide 1 that tin' I,
Hi list bo returned, us the Mlin.' d f-"
which were sold in original package. sl
violation of the l'nite.1 Stutei C.m-ti "..
und thut tho Iowa Prohib tory l.i.v :::r:..
on the Constitution of the Tinted aMsi
wits, therefore, unconstitutional.
Tho caso wus m. pealed to ti," .;-c"
Court of Iowa, and that court r -'rv-: 'Jt
decision of the Superior Court a:i'l -.'-judgment
ugaiust Scisey .fc Co f- r t '
of the beer. J he linal brief and iirj'.n
havo just been receive I by the t'l'-n
the Supreme Court. As the case li
forwarded on the diK'ket under rule N '-
a decision niuv be exnected within t''.-:'';J
nilletv davs.
Ciov. l.urrubechus shown his intere -
the case by requesting th" Attoriiey-'i-'
of Iowu, John V. Stone, to submit a'i
incut in the case, w hich he lias I :i.
tho Supremo Court of the l'ii:tnl '
thall decide thut liquors can be "M ;a
ginul packages, there is iin iiiinent ..
tliut tho saloons ma V be opened iu -- f
I hlbltorv States, for. If the right M rj?
carries with it the right to sell, lep:
JS
be imiorted 111 as small qiiaiiti n'
ordinury drink ami then dnuS 61
premises whero purchitsisl.
Tho oucstion iu tho case resolves it
Hiuply this: When does the I'liif''"-
Constitution ceaso to protect liipi"
when does the Statu take hold of tluw' j
1'rohibitiouisU cluiir. that the ''
Ukes hold ofimported liquors as
they aro delivered to theowuer t coii-'P
u-IoIa tln.il iiiiiioiieiitM claim that I--''-'
law is unconstitutional if it takes h .1
1. tl.. mot In eiiiitrol llieill while t.li'J 1
the bunds of tho Importer, b it '""'
admit that the man lie sells to In" 1
to resell, and that the linHirter camW
the original package and then sell.
MANY DEATHS.
Influonea's Terrible Work in th C
Paris.
Tlie large number of deaths rni!:t" '
influenxa in Purls is exciting the is"''
jireliension. It wosroporte-l Friilajr nior-'i
that 6S0 ileuths from tho disease Ui
red within the nast 21 hours. All
lu)H ttpt.it. tliia rurwirt lull Hfillie
of '
1 - - .j
doubt, the figures, cluimiug that tli'?1
high.
The hosnltuls in Vienna aro crew-
patients suffering from inlluetu a
panied by Inflammation of the lunMj
I I. ei . .. ,.,vl l.V 1
f lay jioriioniviB. 1 UCfC utv v.--
of Influenza in Prairiie.
The Czar is making favorable pf
ward recovery from his attack of i" , 1
He has never been in a critio.il co'A
and no fours have been felt ut ta IJi
soma of his illnou.