FINANCE AND TRADE. DUN'S WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW. The Business Outlook Somewhat More Favorable. R. 0. Iun ot Co.'s weekly iTVTPw of trivia ays: The business out !.' is somewhat limrc favorable. While a lurge amount of money liai"'" into t!ie treasury, rates here remain moderate anil Ihi iu:irki-t easy. All Interior market an- itlso .easier, fur while Kansas City is linn at iiHiml rates, the de mand there is moderate, hih! though tlir Milwaukee market j f.tiriy active at ! to S -cr cent, the ""ifl ' is u lciiiate. At St. Imi, Detroit nml Pittsburg the market is fitiy at to 7 per rent; at Philadelphia rather stagnant at rl t i (i ht rent, at llostmi, be'ter supplied ut -') to i) T cent; at all other jMi.nt.it ho market is comp.tr ativpi y ciy. "'here is still tin really wlverw hango in thu iron trade hii-ine, nml the weekly out put ol furnai February 1, w a 17.!. 'I'd lull", ligainst IT !.;;- .lanuaiy I, a g tin nf pi 0 per cent, over the output of u ye.tr in; . The d. maml fur 104 dun not yet in .11 nt , n proba ble iidvanco in price, and nt I'itt .burgh lics aeiner is a l'ttle weaker, hut l her iron rather stronger bcni'ise of the increase of 1'.' T rent ciitne.li .1 in wage ..f 10.0 worker. This, with 11 reil i. rioi, of ;'. ) r, iitt in Wc-tirn. freights makes a .1; Iti-rem e ill favor of Suit), crn am! again! Western prodiier. hut there It re now rep-rt of a probable slr.koiu the Alabama enke Works. There is mi s':aii in the demand for har Iron, and the market ii 1 1 1 1 an I disappoint Inc. w itli no g: at ai ti ity ins1 rm turn! iron. Nails ilull. and o'. mill I aver. Copper i 1 1 , t tin arc lower abr-. a I. selling hero at lll-le for i ike an. I -Jii 1 2 lor .trail, an I lea I is lower at about t ! "- I. No relief appears in the null business, aiel the February tonnage lias heeu reilure I hv agreement to -,' on, nun, the outiiit iii January having .'JJn,ii ) luni In-low tlutt of la .t year. 'I lie textile in. lii-trie present a more hope ful a)M t. V',tli a st.tady an I strong ile. maiwl for good, cotton niuiiuf.u-t'irers have increased their takings of cot ton largely since January 1, so that tho aggregate now exi ceils that of the lut crop year to ilate. There is a better demand for woolen goods alio, though manufacturers pursue a con servative course. 'I he sieculativo market have not tcndi! tipwaril during the past we!k. In wheat, with sales of '.'.'.uon.iMj bushels here, there lias In-i ll a ilerhne of J of a cent, ami in corn, with sale of 1, 000,0 0 bushel, a ile cliue of if, thecurreiit price even at the sen C-rd being only li'ij.'. 1 tats are also lower anil ork iiroilttets unchanged, as is oil, with Mimll transactions. I he s.cculution in Cotton has been enorinoiis, miles reaching h'O.not) bale-for week, with an ailvanee of Je. Colli-e ha been steady w ith nioilerato sale, but sugar a sixteenth lower, 11ml sale tic I IT I1! jiouiiil below the trust r.ces, cm Mnue to weaken the relimsl, t 1m tl;;li the trust stock has lii-en vigorously advanced. The exports ol w heat am I Hour have fallen below thnseof the same time last year, while corn exports Continue large. The general level of prices, 11 otwil.'istuni ling the decline In breadstuff, is uhotit II .Tcent. liigliur than February 1. For the. past week the treasury bus taken In tl.tXKl.Ouii cash more that it has paid out, ml while its disbursements and pensions are expected to bu largo, further pun bases of bonds in l:tre,e amounts are not anticipated. If no further supplies of money return from the interior, a closer market will naturally result before April 1st. Ilvpoit.s id' mer chandise for half of February have been fully up to those of last year, but from this time soiiiu excess of exports over imports is ri ihable. The business failure1, number IVi.1, 11 com pared wi h a total of last week. Fort ltd corresponding wick of last year the figure were J.si). The Boiler of a Iiucouiotiro Fxplodes. A serious an J remarkable uoc'dgnt occurred t Dogulaa Station, on the 1'., Mi IC. it V. The engine hauling a gravel train exploded its boiler, resulting in the death of two per sons and the seriously injurin three others. The ciiginu had left the gravel train some distance from where thu accident occurred and at the time of the ex plosion was hauling the caboose and ono cur. The men who were Working on the train were also some distance from the eni'im? ami none hut the r-epular crew w as 011 the engine and caboose. This crew eeiiM-tcd of the engineer, fireman, conductor, brakeinan ami ll.ij;man. The en gine wu in motion mi I was just Hearing the end of the switch ut Iouh''us station, about 30 miles from rittsbur,di, when, with no warning, the boiler exploded, scalterinj? parts cf it iu ail dire. -lions, teirini; u i the tracks nd dcmolihlnnK the cub and caboose. The engineer and fireman were in their position and as the boiler. let g 1 tlu-v wrre thrown about '.0 feet, one to the right of the truck and the other up on the side of the Lill. The switchman, who was standing tit the switch lever, w as thrown olf his feel and instantly killed. The accident is a most flncular one and the third on record nf a similar character exploding of the boiler of u locomotive hile the engine was in motion. The record of the accideut tj: Killed instantly; CHAfi. JENKINd, flagman, of West New ton, JOHN I.rpWiG, engineer. Injured; JOHN .STKADM AN, fireman, face cut ant otherwise seriously injure.!. "VM. McKINI.KY. brakeinan, of West New ton, right side of face badly cut, rijjht eye out and hurt internally, CKuUCK KIsiT, i ductor, of West Newton, fats bruikud and badly burned. INTO A."niVER. A Drido, Drulegroom and Tea Wedding OuohU Drowned. A Terrible accident liappi'nl to a wed ding par y at I'outivy, France. The vehicle conveying the bride and bridegroom and number of thulr friends was upset, and thu whole party were precipitated into the river. The bride and bridegroom aud L-U others ol the party wero drownoJ. issTart Will Get $a,000 Miss Tart, of White Ilea- I.ake,Minn., will pet from Dr. Koiuan, of Ht. 1'aul, bu- cause he doctor would not ni" rry her after laving promised to do so. BIOT IN KANSAS. Bloody Termination of Rallroal Bond Election. An election was held Thursday at Hurin-r, Kanns, to vote on the roNsition U issue iPM.mX) In bonds to the Salina and (iulf road. The project wss bitterly resisted by ninny of the lea hug citi.c ns ami as bitterly n-lviK ated by others. For a week both parties had tnadu every effort to carry or defeat the proosition The fight over the bonds win compliosted and ma le hotter by the fact that Anthony, rival town, three miles w-t of Harper, promised to issue the bonds if the railroad company would locate its line at that place. Citizens living between llie two towns were also deeply interested in the stiug-'le, and w hen the election w held at Harper the town wa filled with interested outsider 11 n xioiis to take a hand in the matter. The company pref.-rr.sl to run Its line through Harper it the bond could be voted, and had m tit a large gan "f grader mid other em ployes to help eirry the project through. .Many stormy si ein- were w itne-sisl at the polls during the day, an l half a do.eu lights took place, hut a tteneral riot w.t prevented by the c.Miliie's of th" l--a h-r. Wtieti the polls closed it was believed that the bond had ea-ricl. The ballot werenot all count ed, aud d iring the night the boxes c mtain lug the votes were stolen slid disp is.-1 of s- elle, I nail v that thev have imt vet bei-n f und. Theoiilv war I Voting njaimit thf homls wa the f irst, and its I. ail-Ms were Molen. Win 11 the iill'air bis atne known there wa 1 great exciteut-iit. Th-- r.i: i r t-1 crowd bid a number of arrests ma le and warrant were sworn out for uthea who nm d not be found. An clfirt w o unli- I 1 arrrt lum I S ahin, who had been a c w'i y in his day, I He ma le a lUht, and, hi frieit I j liniinr, a Iriielred im-u ill a lew minutes became eu- 1 gaged ill a de-ra'e battle. When the ba'tle ended two men had r ceived tlieir death wo.m-1 an 1 1. early 11 d'-z- . en others were cut. bruised or shot, several 1 of them so ba.lly that there is little cbance of heir recover THE OUIO LAW-MAKER3. Soma Important Dills Introduced in th Qeneral Assembly. The Ilnuso passed the bill increasing tin bond of the Heoretary of Stato fro 111 Jli.OKJ to PKV"A. This is male uecessary through the operations of the Masie law, increasiiiji the fee for inr-orpurat'ons. Among iuiortiiiil bills introduced wen the following: To prohibit the ciuplovmeiit as teschc-rs of a brother-in-law, father-in-law or bruther of a member of the Hoard ol Education; amending section ft of the Com pulsory Education law so n to compel tht attendance at school of mi nun between tht ages of 14 and 18 wlio ran not rend or w rite to require that the counties w here there is 1 Grand Army Pot-t, the Soldiers' Ki licf Coin mission shall be chosen from that st; t mend section and allow County Com missioners to make nllowaucc to anv 1 lllei 1 of f'JOO instead of P, in lUu "f fir in citiei or townships having 1 '.tiou or more popula tlon; to amend section 1 of the ce.mpulort education law so as to compel li.-.-ii'ds of II S ucation to furnish indigent pupil wi I: books, and compel childien of sclnx I nge tt attend school the first sixteen weeks of tht school year, and the School K-mrd to receivt chihlreu who 11 v apart from their j aients THE WORLD DID NOT END. Cruat Fxeitomont Atnonit Memborsofa Ilehtioui Sect in AI ibuni.i. Intense excitement prevailed all day Sun Jay among the Siieniiatiites. a r -ligiou sect who have several llourishiog congr- ga'.iou in St. Clair county, ) mil-. Iroi.u llinuing htiui, Ahdiaina. Some weeks ago ihi- r 111 i 11 -iaUir, or prophet, as they call l.int.iol l thein thu world would come to an end at noon. Kvery member of t ho sect gathered at the churchus early in the morning a id spent the f.iren-on weeping ami praying. Several la-lies ('aimed, an 1 others had violent attacks of Ly-iteriia and were ri-tored wi'h ilillu-.ilty. When noon pisi-d aud n-ith ng happ.uic l the ox dement be ;;i to Mihsid-t. but ttie poilo remainisl at church a-el c-iuiinue.l thuir do otion until sunset. A dispatch from Jir-jtniiton, near the Shennaiiite sefleinent, Miys thu people are now dispersing lo their Iioiii'S and the excitement has pa.-sed over 'J'he jiroacher who predicted the end of thu tv.wM remained at the church praying after all bin followers had left. Ile anuoum ed Lla lUlentiuu of ruin-'' :ng there a. I night. THE NATIO.VAL MONUMENT. Prominent Connr.siu-n from Every State Asked to Meet the Cjmmitteu. invitations have be-n extendi-1 to over a hundred Senators and member of the House of i;epre.entativet to m H-t the c.imiiiittee apooiuie I by ihu !overnor of the tliirteeu original States and of which cx iveruor lirccii. of New Jerey, i Chairman. 011 Washintton's birth lay in ('irpcuters Hull, I'hlla delohia, to consider the proposed mon iiiuent to he eriiite-l in Fairinoiint Park, as 11 memorial of tht closu of the first century of the ( (institution. The mere prominent Congressmen of all the States and territories have been invite I and tin entire Cou;resioual delegations of Virginia and Neiv Jersey haw bee 1 asked, the tormer became I'n-si lent Washington was a Virginian, and New Jer-ey s Repre sentatives bei-Ause the suggestion of the pro p.nel memorial came from that State. WE3T VIRGINIA OUTLAWS. A Family Flogged and Driven From th HUte by White Caps. Tho White Cap spirit seems to be 0 uuiui! to the front again. At Kockport, Wood county, W. Va., Charles Smith and his wife were taken from their home and unmerci fully beitten on the back with hickory switch es and compelled to leave the county. The family pitsnd through Parke rsburg and told a horrible story of their hollering inn! treat ment. The wife says after w hipping bin husband the mob caught her while she wui trying to escape from the house with theii children and tied her to a treo She wiu then beaton until the blood came. Mrs Smith says the whole cause for the outr-igi.1 was her resistance of the improper solicita tioll of U citizen of her neighborhood. AI Clay Court House, a woman was also driven away by a mob who visited her house, liriiiji guns mid revolvers, aud tied a note of warn lug to her d-xir. NEWS IN BRIEF. BOMB AND FOREIGN JOTTINOS. The Pith of Many Important Matters id All Tarts of the World. A collision occurred on the Alsbvn tt Oreat Southern Hsilw.ty.ln which Engineer I Id ward Poolittle was killed. Doth engines were wrecked. John Joyce's saloon and contests won blown to atoms by dynamite, at Falrlsnd, Indiana. The teui-eranco element is charges) with tho deed. Hix IVinocrntlo Montana Ssmatorsj met at Hokaue Fall, Vihlng!on, and chartering a train, Mtartl for Ore ill to esc ape arrest. As a result of th third trial of the Nitvas rioter, only one, Edward Smith, will hanjr, and the others were either found guilty of manslaughter or discliargisl. The fire which broke out In the rear of J, llosetistein's clothliiif store, at Toronto, cotnplety destroyed live business hous-s and nil adjacent outbuildings. The elforts of tha citizens alone saved the entire block and tht ne. IT. P. church from destruction. Tho to tal los atiiouute-1 lo f .'.'I.T'Si, jartly Insured. A Windsor man is making a business of raising pole-iuls. A (Wen of Eastern manufacturers of straw wrapping pnper havn agreed to closo their factoriesfor 11 mouth as a means of reducing stock and maiuta uing p rices. To this titan .'i0 of tho 211 Presbyteries liavc vote-1 on tin1 question of the revision of the Westminster Confession of Faith, of which 31 vote! yen and II nav, and when the number of communicants l-i the several Tresbyteries Is taken the majority In favor Is even more overwhelming. The Philadelphia re about the only large Proshyturies which toted ne. George Wilson, alias 'Jack Sheppard,' George Austin, alias Spoil,' and Marcus Il.iyuioiid. three notorious ex convL-ts and professional thieve, stole a case of shawls value I at II U from the hallway of Victor it Acheias' store, New Yorf', on January 11. The three men were joimly indicted. Wil son and Kaytuoml plea-led guilty, but Aus tin demanded a trial and got one, Kay inond turned Stale s evidence, and when he got through Aus. in pleaded uuilty. Tho men were arraigned p -f-uc Judg i Martin for sen tence. Wil mi. iu addition to being a clev er thief, is 1111 accomplidif I jail breaker and graduate of Harvard 1'niversity. Kllruln, who is supposed to be In jail In Mississippi, headed a pugilistic combination traveling through the South. At lhillas, Texas, ti'i was offered to any s-rsoit who would light lie.cnab, a lightweight, lor four rounds A young man named James ac cepted, and was knocked senseless, lie never SHke again, but the performance continued some time before the serious character of the injury wa discovered. Kilrain then wept like a child. The entire party was arrested. Dr. Faul fiibicr, a pupil of Pasteur, will establish in New York a school for the treat lent of hydrophobia. Tho meeting of the stengerbund at New Orleans closed Saturday night, aud the next meeting will bu held at Cleveland The czar has forbidden Unemployment ot German actors in Itussiau theaters, a decree regards! as an allront to Germany It is believed there Is a definite movement to have lotn Pedro elected president of lira- zil. The old empur-ir is ii'it unwilling. The house nf commons) is to he nk si t investigate t he char 'hut I'yiiatiutc John l'.ily has been p nsoued an I er'ielly treaie I iu prison, Iu spite of a large amount of evidence, th" liaiigol (Me ) grand jury Saturday refused lo indict 11 single s.il-'oukf -pcr, a id the tem perance people are iu mourning. 1'eiil lie temperance crusaders atta 'ke l a "club room'' at SpickanNville, Mo., and complete y deuiolislied the outiit. No at tempt was ma le to interfere with tho . wo men's work. Mr. T. C. W. llurritt ol lUc'ne. Wis., who commenced a '.'I il iys' fast to cure dysnepsin, ha finished her seventeenth day. She is in good health, ha lost very little llesh, and Is confident she will hold out -1 days. Th amount nf the defalcation f Charles (!. lUvir-, agent at IJuebeu for liryanti Powers ix ltryaut, the extensive lumber firm of London, will, it is now thought, reach $.'0 1,00 -, possibly t J-Vi0 . His whereabouts are unknown. NEW LINE OK STEAMERS. Tho Cimicgio Firms to Furnish Steel Work for Tbroa Lake Vessols. The C.trnegiu firms have secure I contracts for furnishing steel for threo vessels to lie built by the American Bteel lUrge Com pany, composed of Cleveland, Chicago mid Detroit c -Enlists. This company will run a line of si. -el vessels on the lakes and has it capital stock of .i,i)oo,t Ou. Without the propelling machinery the ves sels will coft c7.",.V) eueh. Tho Carnegie i'ouipany is to furnish their material in about IK) days. The boats are to he on the plan of the modern i-teel ocean vessels. For the construction of each vi-ssel loon ton of steel will ho reipiirtsi, and they will register about lino tons. They ure calculated to carry 1st On tons of ore or c ml or lo-l.mw bushels of graiu. The design is entirely new and is expected to prove the best of lako boats. The World'a Fair. It Is now generally conceded that New York is out of the list of competitors for the World's Fair. This is owing u the fact that politiia rather than business, partisanship rather than local pride, husinllueuced the actum of those having the matter in charge. Tammany muiicd determined to run tin whole business in its own interest, and the liepublicuns werenot disnsd to kirmit that unscrupulous organization to expend lO.oou.i nki in a Presidential year in that stronghold of Democracy If they could pre vent it. His not yet ftellnitsilr determine I that there will be a Fair held in 1S.J, but tho World's Fuir Committee has taken action looking to a vote on that Important point at an early day. If it is decided to hold a Fulr then the selection of a place will be next iu order, and Chicago is so far in thu lead that there is not much doubt of tabling finally '.'h-isen. Some of tho New York papers have ulready declare iu favor of the enterprising Luke C.ty. rORTT-ONB KILLED. The Siberian Prison Horror Worse Than t first Reported. Further particulars of the Siberian horror have been received, and show that the cru elties were worso than at first reported. It now appears that Mine. Sihyda had younger sister, somo 10 years old, who went to Siberia to look after her comfort. Arriving there, she had the misfortune to please the eye of the director of the prison. She was detained by him ujion trumped tip charge of conniving at Mnio Hthyda's at tempted scape, and became a victim of his brutality. She was subjected to sucb atro cious treatment as to cause her death soon fter. Mme. Sihda indignant and torror stricken by this awful event, vehemently denounced the outrage. In doing this she attracted tht attention of the dins-tor. who then ap proached her with the same insults he hid lienKsl uion her sister. Thu inomt'otis revenge ol the director In having ln-r pub licly Itoggisl followed, and this pun shinent was accompanied by Inhuman incidents which probably had more to do in driving her to suicide than the eXioure to which she bad been subjected. The report nf a revolt in the main prison Is continued, and it is now ile'li;lt ly known that tho number of killed amounted '.o tl News of the airdr has been circulate I In Pussia, and it has i-.'spircd the Anarchists with new v g -r. I'Ikui le iruiug the particulars nml re.t'i- inglbe uii:M'r.s.ii r-ii- -t aiel vio i nt i- i-um: the case would aroii-e, the C.tr ihspi'ched sn olll. er to r pla e the d ns-lor and or-lor- I that olllcial to rep. i t at t. Peti-rshii EiailTV-FIVE YEARS OLD. Nineteen Now Membors AdmitUid to the Economy Society. The Harmony Society celebrated its eighty fifth anniversary on Saturday. Thu day was turned intoonc of j y and festivl y, and the st reels of the staid old town of Economy, usually so pit and souitirel.ke. put on a fete day appearance from early morn to dark. The occasion wa ma-1u memorable by the admission into the ranks of the so.-iety ol nineteen new members, as follows: Dr. Hon Jainin Fuiclit and w ife, Henry I'aicht ond wile, John Duss and wife, Julius Sickle and wife and stc laughter, Mis P.erlie Siiekle; C. Hermaiiils'larfer and wife, Mrt. lloern, Herman Fisher, Jacob Nicholas, Hugo Mil ler, I'Mwnnl Kellmau, Piastus Plat, and Sig inund Sticfvuter. The married folks among the above took the ohlig ttions of i'liba y, a did the un married folks among them The exercises of the morning were held iu the church, while in thu afternoon and evening a concert was held iu the town hall, iu which Otis' or chestra took part. ' One for all and all for one" is the motto of the Kconomites, so far as their worldly goods ure concerned. As n society they p is-e.ss great wealth. It has been islniKiiel (hat they ard worth t.'-","0 ',mito d iy Jonatlutu l-'iiz, tlieir d ce tse 1 leader, place I (heir val uation at. l.'i.ooo.o o, but there are good ground for believing Unit thu iiuiouut U greater than that. THE Unitlm j u.i. CASE. Decision of the Suprome Court of British Columbia. Justice Drake, of thu liritish Columbia Supreme Court, has just reuderu 1 a docisioit which declares that the G ivc rumen! of thu Vnited Stau's has no Jurisdiction over eh ring Seu outside of the marine league liurt Tlie ipieslion came before the Court iu u civil suit brought by Henry H ixh-r, of S -at-tle, Wash., against S il 1111 111 .lac ibs, of Vic toria, for violation ofa s-.iling contra f. .lacibs is the owner of the schooners Mol lie Adams and Web-ter. In January, Is0, Jacobs contracted lo sell to liax'er, iu Seat tie, at a stipulated price, all the suul-kiu taken by his two vi-ssels during that year The scho oner Web-ter wu lost iu a storm, but in April, !-', the Mollie Adams de livercd her season's catc'.i to Havter. A verbal agreement was then entered into by Jacobs and Haxter to the etr-ct that tb-i Mol lie Adams was to return 1111 1 take seal in Hi ring Sea and deliver the skins to llaxtcr at the price stipulated in the contract. The Adams went Pi Hering Sea and re turned lat November, but, instead of deliv ering tho skins to llaxtcr, Jacobs sold them in Victoria, Baxter then brought suit against Jacobs for damages by breach nf con tract. The defense held that tho contract was not valid, us sea'ing iu Iteriug Sea wa in violation of the I'nited States vtatutes, and culhsl Mr. Johns ui, of Port Towiiscud, as u legal expert, to establish in court the American law iu relation thereto. He read sections of the statutes governing such cases, the amendments unacted by Congress in lss'.l and thu Presi dent's pro -lamatiou. Hie Court, however, decide. I that the con tra:! was valid, and refusel to recognize thu jurisdiction of the I'nited States in llering Sea outside of one marine league from shore of American territory. It was held that thu law existing where the contract was mule hud no bearing iu court, llaxtcr was awarde I 1,101 damages. Uoth duf -iidant and plain titl'ure American Citizens and the sclioonur is an American vessel. NO RESPITE FOR CLARK. Governor Reaver Refuses to L jngor Post pone the Murdgrer's Penalty. District Attorney Huss received a telegram from Governor Heaver in wh eh the gov ernor stated that ho wou'd not grant further respito to George Clark, thu murderer of Drover McCausland, of Allegheny. Clark's attorney had written u letter to the governor, asking for u respite for Clark, and to tlx thu time of the execution of both Taylor and Chirk on the saiiui duto. Clark will bo exe cuted Wednesday, Feb. 20. The g iverimr says ho will give Taylor duo opportunity to prepare for death. Clark will be informed of the governor's final decision. Catholic Church Statistics. Hoffman's Cathoho directory for 1.:0 tab ulates the following interesting fuels: There, are in thu I'nited States Mo dioceses, including four vlcurutcs-upostnlic. Of these li! ure itrchirpiecopul, and Ti episcopal sees. There are M01I priests, "4.0 churches, STliI stations, l.ri3!i chu-ls, orphan asylums, with 2i.',7Gi orjihuus, theological seminar ies, with Pkil students, lir) colleges and (i'U seminaries, 3J07 parochial schools, with Got, Ho, pupils. Tho total (establishe I) U. C. population of the republic Is 0,301,307. PENNSYLVANIA. Rev. T. C. Jackson, of Lock Haven, has accepted the call as pastor of tho First Chris tian church of McKeosport. The citizens of Duquesne are all ready to make application for a borough charter. In March the matter will go before the grand Jury. Rev. S. M. Hell, of Oreensburg. has been appointed presiding elder of the Ulatrsville district M. E. church, vine Rev. A. C.John ston, sick. The jury In the libel suit against L. M. Truxell, of the Itellevir on Enlrrprijie, after deliberating 21 hours, found the defendant not entity, the prosecutor to pay one fourth and the defandant three-fourths of the costs. A meeting of the Forest Oil Company Stockholders was held at Oil City, nt which the capital stock was increased from ,-M,-OX)to l.'.tSXi.ooo, the Increaso to be used for buying up new property. The company now controls J,Ono acres, and the present daily production of the company's w-el's Is l.iWJ barrel. Ilcsides this the company r -ceivej royalties from e0 wells. A company composed of the stockholders of tho Pittsburg it Western railroad have do tennined to at oncu build tho lino from AI 'on to t'-orry, to couue with tho present narrow guage running to Akron, which will also U changed to a standard gua. The new line will give the llaltimorc it Ohio a shelter rout to Chicago by ,Vt mile. It will be known a. tho Pittsburg, Akron & Western railri nil. A gusher of the fird magnitude has been struck in tho Hundred f-st district of the Hutli-r field that has caused the wildest kind of excitement there. iH:kwo-hl it Co 's No. 1, on tha Eicholu farm at Little Creek, reached tho li.-st pay streat Wednesday, and the oil spouted over the dorric't. Tho well started Mowing JO barrels an hour, but in crease 1 to 'i0 barrels an hour, Tho well is loeatisl in the northwest part of the Hundred-Foot field, not fir frf.m the Cahel farm well, mid is the largest producer yet found in tho Hundred Foot sail 1. Ttie latest infor mation from the well is that it is increasing its II nv and there is no telling where it will reach. James Wiitnshy, a Winebrenarian preacher ut Aleppo, G-is-no county, left his sick wife last Sunday night and eloped with Miss Hello Knupp, a muntber of his church. Wainsby is itli iut ly) years old and wa sent to the charge at Alepp last fill by the West Virginia Eldership. Ho w as Well liked M a minister until some of his mis loings be anio known. Miss Ku ipp is a handsome young lady Jl years of age and belongs to good family. She had always borne a good name. Wainsby ha 1 bcjti holding a series of meet ings mid on Sunday evening preached to a largo c mgregttioii on the subject of the "Ho sin reetion of the dead." Tho couple took nil early train at Cameron, W. Va., for tho East. Money has been raised to hunt their up and bring them to justice. W. N. I'orter. was nominate 1 for Purges of Scoitdaie by the liepuhlicans. At Greenville, N, P. Leech has been nonii l u'i d for Purges by the Pepuhlicau Caucus. All the suits brought aguinst the patron,' of tho Fuller Cash Carrier Company, ol Mcadvill. have been dismissel. An order ha been given ut Cherrvlreo for !) wheelbarrows and L'.iuM picks to bu used in the construction of it railroad to that place. The hous-s of John Snyder, a bachelor liv ing alone on a farm near Saint Peter, was euteie I on Sa'ur.lav night by masked burg- lars, w ho bound Snyder hand and foot and carried ofl'$.no the saving of u lifet'iue. A number of tii"ii were engaged in clean ing out a gas well in the irap'-villu field Westmoreland coim'y, w hen thegss came in with a great mar, throwing 11 1111111 named Pilts Ito let aiel injuring him strhups fa tally. At Johnstown, Jerry Lynch wits danger tmsly idiot hy Joliu Craig in a drunken bruw I. William Vohn, foreman at Itridge No. 0 nfthu I'eiiiisyl vmiia railroad near Julius town, was crushed to death by hilling rock. '1 he Lake Shore it Michigan Southern Hallway Company is negotiating for dock facilities at 1 hie, und the prospects lire that the roud will divide iU Hull'ulo business with that port. Prof. D. J. Waller, D. D., w ho hits been appointed by Gov. Heaver Superintendent ! of Public Instruction to succeed the lute P.ev. Dr. II. E. Higbee, is, although a young man, one of the most prominent educators in the State. He will uko cliarg-s on the first of March. Prof. Walter is u graduate of the Lafayette College. He preached for some time in New York State, but his failing health compelled him to leave the miniMry. Vvbile in charge of an academy at Orange, ville, Columbia county, he was elected prin cipal ul the State Nor ual School at lilooms burg, w hich position ho has ever since held. The Johnstown stem nail company began working double time uu day, thu company being behind in orders. Curtis Wells, the head man at the Olillord shaft. Forest City, met a fearful death by falling down the shaft, a distance, ol'.'t-w feet. Falling slate killed Michael Hughes, a mi ner at Hill farm, near ihiuhur. A company has been organized to develop j the oil and gas territory in the vicinity ol j New Wilmington. I FOUR HUNDRED PERISH. A Fruitloss Search For the Missing j Sttiamor Dubury. j Sydney papers, which arrived by steamer, I report the arrival there, January 6, of tho 1 vessel that made a fruitless search for the lurge pasenger steamer Dubury, which it was feared had loundercd iu the recent ty phoon in the China Sea. No truce of the missing vessel was found, and there Is now no doubt that she sunk with her 400 Chinese passengers aud crew, The only traces of her ever seen were float- I Ind bundles of rattan that formed part of j her cargo. I A Gorman steamer, bound for Hong ; Kong, last month pick ml tip tho crew of u ' small Manilla hark which hud been drifting ' about iu tho China Sea for IK) days. Tho ves sel was iiumaiiageuble, utid those on board, 12 men and 2 women, ha I been without food or fresh water for 20 days. CONGRESSIONAL HWATB AND HOrSB. In the Penate Thursday a bill ,. appropriating .fiou.OUU for a public i.iT'' at 'Portland, Oregon. After furt 'f ,',,' business the Senate proceeded to ef th. bill providing temporary govern. ' forOklahoma. ' Brnii,tut In the Ho'l-e, as usual, the Ir-m..,.,. t Ull In tha .,.,i-,.-nl fll. """"nth l . roll .. nMwl Jl .J ."rnl. SS llenincrnts refraineil from v.. "'.'lie usual. ih Siwsker counted a on, ' " ile -lure-t the join nul approved by veas 141. tiavs 1 (M. Huckitlewi til?' of Mr Hiti. of Illinois, ihe fc-nat, Tn resolution was pas e.1 niinnhiinulTciinKr.!i lauiiK 1 no " op e 01 nu t niii-ii ,tati,s ,,1 p xil on the adoption of a republican 'f,irn'r government. The cons deration nf n. ... was then proceeded with. In the senate Friday the house t; ; l f,,r o relief of the sufferers hy the wriy ,..' Unileil Stattss steamers Trenton and V,' , lia and Ihe stranding of the I'ni'e.! i ,l steamer Nlilc at Atiitt. Saiuo-m ii,,,,,u ' ' ...... 1 ti... r.,11. .-:.. Lin. .. -..u. .... ......... ...s .....r. .,0 ill. (a, secretary of war. with a salary of f V ...i...r -...i.u.. , "-r LUC ll liri l,l n-iniii i.i ... r,,! W ll'l lU ) or served under assumed nanu s; tor.-'in,,! . incnnietu west Virginia the iii.-t,..v i to officer of the One Hundred and fi, .! !.! I . f: . - Urn . ioir.iri-Kmieiii.oi ..i-si irginia 1 1 1 i I i ( , n r i.rvini roiiflnrfsl ilorttov tl... .1 1.. 'r ., a '-.ui... r... .i-..t '"'"'"': "l l"'l"' S -. . 1 ii;:.-l tal tM.,l,A t.ltltaP .,.t'li... n.. .1 . 1 ...... .......,....,.,. s,.,n.t, ()rf concurrent resolution to invite iiiti-riiiiii,,n,i arbitration a loilill'erenei-s Imween natj,.,,', The bill todis lure unlawful trusts -,-,.( ' luminous in restraint 01 iraueainl pr .. ;, ,, lini-ln Iiim-ii rf..tctipil it tv-t. I..1 1 . . 1 ". : ' . i . 1 . n" : ' "" i-r nil- -l i-si-in . .mi. iiik-ios reio-i in IT t(. r.. stor from Iiuisiana (Mr tiili-ni. ... 1 .... elf hud ng'eed niion nil itmet.m--:;t t.. h. aiiopie.1 lotiie nui in relation to t,,. ,.;, iana State I'niversity and Agrieuhur al l ,, Ini-n 10, il nl lii r.-oiu.l tin, l.rl ...... . up and passed, with an ameuilun-iit n - -... ed by Mr. Ingalls. Altogether th e . :-() till. I'HSspo. I I... II a ..I.I.IA.I !. - ..1 . f The vole taken Friday resulted in I'll t'. r a- j Ml against the rules, the Deiu.s ra's v. . it'it ill: 11' ' 1 1 . '. e - - ' . . ,- - , .' h m- , ,1 . .. Mr. Onlbwiiite, of t bio, otVred an atn 'i . in, ill miiniu ,n. m..- . i.tt 1- . ,i - ii-i 11 1 H ,;ig members a iuorum iu Couimiiti-e ,,i nl(. Whole lleiilso oil' red an anu-nilai.-i.t the clause ol rule "i wincii provnie. t!,.i; 9 motionsor propositi! ins originatm -. .-i,,--... If ... W i 1 imr 11. .us..- 01 vim,,- iiii.iiir. a lax if fliargu Uhiii 1110 ptsipie snail tie tir-t i, u,-.l crei 111 t omniiiien m tin. no e. ir. viutii w ane s ursi anie-.u nn-nr. r.'.aMre XO a itoruui, was lost le.-s, i.i- n.iv. . Mr. Crisp, of Georgia, movisl to :;,,. the clausecoiiierring ui-on lie-s . .n.. : r M.wer to count a quorum. I he aiui-ii lnui.t was lost leas, igii; nays, i.m. M r. .'Jills, of Texas, inovej to i-:- tliechtuse that nodilatory iiiotionsluill Ii- tertuimM by tlie saKer. llie in ju.,n lost leas, hi; imys, i.n. Mr. Lawler, of Illinois, nffer.slnn -im-nl. inent, providing that no nieinli- r -hull more than ten minute upon any rv-t until all nicnibi rs who may i-h to have spoken. list. The hour of 5 o'clock having nrrive-1 tin Saker statctl that the previous i;-i..:i.,n was on lens 1 no the adoption i. tin- nn-s. Mr. Springer, of Illinois, impiir-.l wli.Un-rj motion to ris-ommit with mtrn-Imii- a in order, and received a m-mttive renlv. rules wero then adopted by a sir.. t lo-tr vine yeas, to; nuys, t t.i uuu un-11 ,, mdjourued. 110 inn proTining lor me aseerrn-ntn-iit ni 1110 mortgage inuenietiness ol tlie ciimtrr was taken up iu ttio houso Saturday. a!J uiueieleil so us to proviito pains au l ties loruny jierson or corporation wnu n isel to mtswer anv questions prop-iiiii.W; I he bill as amended was passed, llue-ti-s to the memory of the late Hon. Ui-lu-j lowiiaitond, ol Illinois were then hutuid to. In theScnatcMondiiv Mr. Dawes nr.-'cntM over -10 ict it ions from Massachusetts tilt ing that more than NSI.O-lo gallons ut int .ii- eating liquors are annually exp uti-l I'm-u iiiu t niievi riaiesi 10 Airica, iieiiiuni;..- the ieople of Africa and iletriin-'iit.ii in at legitimate commerce with that I iK-aul praying that under that sis-tioii of th- stitution w hich authorize- Congress mr ni luto commerce with foreign nations, iiu: sort of thing be stops-.l. lie a-le-l t:ui petitions bo referred 10 the oinmiii u l'ldueution and Labor, mid lui'-iil '.s careful consideration of that coaiiniii-. t.. the Mlibiect. So referred. Mr. i imn presentsl several po' it imis from 'i-;",-ii coiiiplaiuiui! of the uiirc-sion ol tin- !.' publican vole in that State. i:.l represent i ne; that the s..-e.i'.el lA-gishituro of Mississippi had re - it y enacted u law for establish ng a ii i tut ion for the State on the l-th of Aug :-i. lis!i, thu same not to tie Miiiuilielti.il. lieoplc lor ratification, and 'ha i' .itii avowed purpose of Democrats t i 1 1 Iraildlllent method to deprive in tnv liilr li- tent citizens of tlieir frani h se. le li-rr.MM tlie Committee on Privd-ge and ll.'s :. 'H Mr. Itlllir tiriMieliled 11 netitioic hil-h .1 In 1 . 'smcitizens. nruvinir for tie- i-en-i..iii'i; -f army nur.y-s. Mr. Frye, fnuu tit- Comi.-.itu-e on I'aeillil II ailr .ad-, r. ",-riid back udveiselv the Pacific Hailr.i.t 1 r--fund- iiiir bills referred to it. ami in lien nfpuso reporttsl nn original bill on the sul -j -1. In- bill coiitameil the terms nt an a ij i-i"'' ll with both tonitiiinies Ibe I' nii.n I'.i ill.' aul tho Central I'cilic. Iu the House. Monday, li ter the r.-il."; of the journal, Mr. Cards. e ro-e and ' that since tlie .iltli of January hi" side "!,;"' House had bis-u iirolesting everv in against the oj'proval of the jnuriitl mi ground that it contaiiusl an entry iiu-1 the directi-m of the Sp uUer. snon.ii.' tint names of curtain members present anl i"1 -sillily, IU- I 1 ilOUJf 11117 ll'lll.': .' ed a codo of rules or-vidui; K such a practice. Agninst this tiie liein- 'i'-' hud protesUMl, and would protest, a- an -coiisiitutiotial practice: bill it w.i a '.f-!: which could not be deci .ed in tics inns' and w henever the printer ease aros- it w - go to some other forum. It was tin- y ir- of his side of I ho House to see that llii,'"v-' sioii should be made in such suiipe as u I HTiiiil it to be finally and tlis-icly w lllulli. I lipp.-forM It, now htiiv no re.is ill S 'if the journal, the form ot wbi h Hi- II '-- had it right to prescribe, should let '"'i' proved. INDIANS IN DISTRKS3. The Grippe Epideraic.With Many D1"11" tnd Scarcity of Food. ReiHirts from tho Milluu Indian lec tion in advance of the report of ids u-itin-l commisMiou indicate a severe an l fa'1 l ileiuicofilisea.se. The grip is sai l to l'-'' been quile equal to an epidemic of 'n-1' pox, ai'. pi some encampments idere li liotbis-ii enough well Indians to feeJ hick even if they ha t sulllcient fool- 1,1 head chiefs were expecting aid from th Goveriiiiiuut in response to tele-grams ,'lliw Washington, but tiouo had coiii-j. An rlu nmtfl oliiejts lli .le ,tti ut 40 lo.'il. Ill'-- Agent P. II. Bchuler hussiuit me heal "i l."'- somo supplius from lirainerd, Miuu- TT a Tliomns Kane was hanged In the M T,p t Toronto, Out., forthe murder of hi In November lust. He met hi ful ft"''" Iv. The munlor for which Kami suilrrM the death penalty wus of the in i.t utfivi"" character. He and his wife hud heeiiun"" inif and (imirrello !. 11a attacked lief. ": after pummeling bur bmly in a shlt"' maimer, kuockoj hor brains out w-w " Irou. Tim murderer was u pIiMteftr.
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