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KEYSTONE STATE CULLING
A M'.USKEN HACK MOT.
nCNJ AMI POI.ri IHTTl.t AT nttCSBtM. THRtl
MTVLI.T ASH MY OTIIFUS HAM.t
ixjt:r:i.
ScwAsra Saturday was pav day t the
mints nt Priccburg. :i prosperous borough
of thii county, and the several hundred
Huns and Polish employes begvi to drink
heavily. At night .1 Hun n 11 1 a V ettgag
fil in ftc?b In 'iryari I-'uilon saloon and
Ihrir Countrymen took sides with tlit'tu,
free fight resulting
The borough police arrested four Hun
garian and lodged them in Jail. At 9 o'
clock the Hungarian held sii Indignation
meeting, n 1 1 I then proce eded in a hotly to
Ihejiil, where they overpowered t lie kef per
mid liberated tin prisoners. Tli caused
the largest riot itmt ha occurred in this
region in lit years. The Polei took exeep.
tiim ami a rnce war commenced, laving,
three hours, during which thero was
rign of terror, nil the saloon in the town
being taken isicslori of und the ofllcers
driven off. Over .'Jo men were injured, three
filially and one l'o!e had hii ears cm off.
Many windows were broken in with stone
and club
Shortly before midnight Pepity Sheriff
Crag nrret.d several of the, rioters and re
stored 1 eace. Many arrets will follow.
THK rilOV Itl l.I.r.TlN.
tirroKTM iMiii-ATK Tn.r hain is fi:nrD
HAt'IV IN HUMS IMI'.TJ I T 1 MK ITiTH
In the weekly report of the Sts'e Weather
Pervic e. It Is said I hut rain is badly needed
for croj-s in the Southern section. Tobacco,
potatoes and jia-tiires are sulTering. The
corn crop looks well. Wheat and hay are
about housed and nuts nre being harvested.
I'ruit prospect are not improving K.iin is
Heeded Icitlly in Snuhwestvrn sect ion and
Corn and potatoes wit! be short unless
It comes soon. The fruit crop will bi light.
In the Northwest crops do not npear to
need rain In the Northeast drought con-
tinue. In dry sections the liny crop is said
10 bo from one half to two-thirds (da crop.
Corn, potatoes and tobacco nre in a period
when moisture is nio-t n e led. In many
plar, the ranfall has been barely
ulltcient to prevent di-iismr.
tho i.mi.r iikotii i-.its widwngp.
A i.l.rMowN While t hree brulhers.ticnrce
Willie and I ewisSichray, aged l.'l, ll and fl
years resptctively sons of (it-orge A. .Sooh
ray. weresitting on the bunks ol the l-eliinh
river in this city. .Willio t ippled into the
ttrcara. Tlie other brothers in trying to
rescue him full into Hit river. Assistance,
came and Willie was reicued. His two
brothers were drowned.
TO CATCH list;.
,' A mom the laws pasted by the recent leg
Idature ' ' Protection of nesrs-
-"papera .u.
ciaily against uanciously incuneu p-Jopu
who have in the pari been tree to (tetany
kind of malicious report they could into
the paper to serve their own purpose, and
then let the newspaper buar the brunt of it.
Following is 1 lie act:
"Any peisou who wilfully states, delivers
or transmits by any means whatever to the
editor, publisher, or reporter of any news
paier, magiiZ'ne, publication, periodical or
article f jr publication therein, any libelous
otatcme t cm ruing any wrson or corpor
ation and thereby secures the uctiial publi
cation of the same, is hereby declared guilty
ot .1 misdemeanor and upon e invictioh
shall he sentenced to pay a tine not exceed
ing live hundred dollars and undergo im
prisonment lor a p-rtod not exceeding two
years or eiihor or both at thu discretion of
the Court."
At Heaver f alls, the other ev in." Mrs.
Jane Smith was silting on her front potch
in her hare feet. A Oct t hicken saw one of
Mrs Smith's bure iel and nave it a tierce
ieck. The -Incken's hill penetrated an
artery and Mrs Smith almost bled to death
ht lore I lie How of b oil was staunched.
Mks Pm.t.v Itosr. nf ISutlor county, who
died last ShI unity after celebrating ner
hunilretltli anniversary, came of n iong
lived family. Her la her served ill thu rev
olutionary war and lived to be wi years old,
while her mother was a few ii.oulhs over
lOU when she died.
W1111 r. Mrs. W. II. Prick, of PufTaln.
8onier-et conntv, wis sitting in front of her
boose hoi 1111 her tuliy an utiflu swoogied
down as if to currv off or attack the child.
The mother screamed and run into the
house and the cuile (lew away. It bus been
Seuu befote
l.Asr year the llaney farm, near Mahoti
nutown. Lawrence county, was s'ocked
with iiiiiori.Hl bui( snappine loads. It v as
feared the cold ueaiher had killed them. but
last wrek tbey came to the surface 111 ureal
nuniljiir, mid are now pliiyinu hob with the
butts.
I.sr Ssturdav niht valuable hnre b
loiicimt t" J- vV. lionaware. a tireensburg
merchant, po l Hied t.p 111 the halter in
tome WAV mi'! lumped itself, heiii lo'.iud
dead in the morning
A mv lys ao a conductor lifted a ticket
from McVeytown to lewistown that was
Hold Amtiirtt ' 117. The interest on its
face value amounted to exactly its original
cost.
A l"iirioiiT wieck at lliver, on the 1'enn
evlvunia railroad, caused by the breaking
of an nxle killed 1 1 hordes, injured others
and delayed trattio live liO'iri
J -hi n V. 'AftArr, for extortim; money
from hii old soldier was mitfiivd by .ludttj
Itiiilliiitiou at I '.re to i) tine uud serve (hree
months at hard labor.
K. J. (ia noii. railroad contractor. I'oMs
vi I le. has ao'iued. J ui!inen's amounting to
nearly U .Hod have vhus tar bueu tiled, as
sets nominal.
At Work in one of the rpiarries at til h 311
iuctown is a mule that is known to be :il
yenrs old and bids fair to live many more
years.
At Marrisbura, John W. I) ver. who did
not hear the i'.oiiu. was killed by a street car
while Kalheriui; woj I in the suburbs of the
city.
Mavoh I H.liHooK, ot MrKeesport, has
issued an order lliai street l ikir will be
prollililled Irom tloiu hiis.ness.
Am 'hkii T 1.011 has sue I Mercer county
for Jr,iKIU for ullene l liluries received
while crossing a coo ity bri'lge.
Tim l-'avrlte cuiuty mutual insurance
conipsny. of I'liiouiowu. which luopeuded
in HT'.). lias btcu reor uiUii.
Ciniu is AM'Krvt . brukuman on l!i,t
PitiHbtirt; Western at Nev Castle, led
betwtvii can a J was killed
rULFILAJCD.
Blie drank from out her enrvlna; palms
draught she eould not urn
Full filled they were and running o'er,
There had been space for Dot one more
, Full filled with kiaees three.
A lover's klseee, newly pressed
i On soft palms, tenderly
With thirsty Hps she eager qnaffd,
And smllod, until for Joy she lan fthet)
s Through team, and could not sen.
Anna C. Eraekott, In Scrlbner.
How Cassie Saved the Spoons.
T ANNIR n. TKF.CM.VVi.
OWN in tho ruflk
itiff rnrl of the
Utrntwick fnrm two
young girls xvrro
tnilkiuf? mitl tnlk
iiiK chiM-rily. Tho
autumn cvomiiK
ai clotting over
them atiil nlrciuly
iu the uliBilowa of
tho 1aru it sa'us
nuite tlark.
The Rirln wore Koso ami Cnsio IWt-
SAU-k, nnil thoir lounaiit chatter fol
lowod their nrputs jon a journey
they liitd trmt inoruitiK ttntlertiiken.
They wto tilso pcculiitin an tt when
thoir brother, who had tlriveu thr-111 to
the htatioti twenty miles tlistant, wonlil
lolnclt. They were lrijltt, cnjialile
pirl with little tiniitlity about them,
Ht) that the fnct that they were com
paratively ftlorin njion nn isnluteil
furtn tlid not trouble them much. Es
pecially wuh this the enj with CnsMo,
tho ytlin-er nf the two. SSi lf-relii!;t
nu I full of resource, r-hfl would linve
luupht'il to scorn any one sttKehtiri
the tliout'lit of fear. She? wa.s biir, niol
strong, mid to her life wuh a i.-rniil
frolic, liml her sixteen years lnul been
0110 iitibrokeii K' ! time."
At tho house their yontior mt,
Fltrence, wus prepnriti the Mipprr
ami entcrtiiiiiltiK "th-.i baity," h boy of
three, who between tint fulling of
evening uml the pinion of huiiirer wm
growim; t-leepy r.litl low hpiriteil.
Out fro'ii tho kitchen's ojten tlonr
appetizing odors of coll'ee mul frying
litim Htolo to preet tho twopirlnftM they
cain towurd tho Iioiiho with their
briinnun paila of frothy milk.
"It mm lis kooiI," saitl Cassie, "und
I'm hungry ns a tramp "
"Oh, Cusnie, why tlid you py that?
I'vo unt been trying not to think
about trnmpa. I always feel creepy
when I'm about the burn after ilurk
uny way, and now "
"Well, my myiug that won't brin
any alone;,"
"They are positively th only things
in the world that I am afraid of."
'Well, then, I'm not afraid of them
And NMDlloSri Itlif-tllhl
surely three great, Mont girls ought to
be able to take care of themselves. "
Oh, Ciuwio tbur, please stop talking
about them. I feel as if tote wero step
ping on my heels. Leva r- .
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1 M '3 II
mncu 1
ne kitchen looked so bright
and
cheery ai they entered it, that Hose
seeiued to leave her fears 0 1 sido with
the duHkinuss, anil by the t no she had
stroiued the milk ami put ' it away she
had forgotten that trampH existed.
Case id had gone tip stairs to make
some needed changes iu her toilet, the
baby had roused front his tired nap,
and was taking a rather mournful in
terest in the preparations for supper,
when Rose, who had just Mopped to
nsk him whether he would have honey
or preserves, heard a stealthy step
Upon the poreh. A moment Inter, the
door was pushed slowly open and a
luntl walked in.
"Good evening, ladies. Is your pa
lit home?"
"N no," faltered Rose, trying to
settle to her own satisfaction whether
this du ty looking stranger might not
be some new neighbor, who hud come
on legitimate business or whether he
was her one horror 11 tramp.
"Any of your big brothers in?" with
rather a jocular manuer.
"N'-iio, sir."
"And I don't see any bulldog loufiii;,'
round," he added.
"Ourdord, he is dead," explained
the baby, solemnly.
"Wefl that's a giod thing. Will the
old gentleman be in sooti?''
"1 I don't know you I I hope
so. Is there any message you wuuid
likf to leave for him?"
liofore the man could answer, thu
boy's voice was again heard.
"My faver he's dorn orf. "
"Where's he gone, sonny?"
"He'H dorn on tho tars, so'h my
mover und my brover ho putted yeni
on and he won't be homo 'till I'm
asleep and he's doin' to briu' me a
drum uud put it in mv bud."
(Oh, how Rose longed to shake the
baby !)
"Will, then, ladies, since you are
likely to be alone, I think I'll stay uud
keep you company, and sinoo you
press me to, 1 will stay to tea andtipeuil
the evening. Don't go to nuy extru
work for me though. I'm rather
htitiiry, so you may dinh up that ham
at once, my dear." This to poor
Florence, who had shrunk ulmost into
Wivisibility behind the stove-pipe, and
who seemed glued to the spot. "I'vo
usually a very fair npputite and I am
sure 1 will relish it. "
He tossed his hat down beside the
chair which he drew tip to the table.
With the light falling full upon his
du ty, insolent face, Rose knew that
her greatest dread was before her.
With her knees almost sinkiug under
her, she started toward the stairs, for
she felt that she must let the intrepid
Cassie know, and find out what she
advised.
"Where are you going, my dear?"
asked the trump, suspiciously. "You've
not got any big cousiu or uncle or
an thing of that kind upstairs that
you uru going to call to tea, are yon?"
"Oh, no, there is no one upstairs
but luy poor sister," bhe muuagcd to
: MR!
(rasp. Bhe conld not haye told yon
why she said "poor Bister," twit it
was from the sense of calamity which
hail OYertaken them 1L
"In that case be spry, for I'm
hnngry and want yon to poor out my
tea for me. I like to have pretty
face opposite me at table." .
Rose dragged herself up the narrow,
unclosed stairs and into (Jessie's room.
"Well, Hose, too most be about
tnckered ont. Yon came n pa tain as
though yon were eighty," said Cassie,
looking up from the shoe she was fas
tening. "Why, what ails yon? You
look as if yon had seen a ghost 1"
"Oh, Cassie, there is one of them
downstairs," came in a whisper.
"What do yon mean, RoseBoBtsricL?
A ghost downstairs I .
"No no a tramp!"
"Whew!" and Cassio gave Tow
whistle. "And I s'potio you're seared?''
"Oh, Casie, I feel as if I were ettpk
ina;! Jo hurry down; he may be
killing poor littlo Vloreuce and the baby
what tdmll we do? The baby has
told him we ore nil alone. What can
we do try to think."
('nssic sat swinging the button heft'e
in her hand 11 ml thinking very hard
and fast.
"Does he know I'm here?"
"Ves, I've told him."
"Then it would be no use for me to
pretend to be Ned;" thinking uluud.
"I'm afraid not."
Another silence dedicate! to thought.
"Hose."
"Yes."
"I'm going to be crazy. I'm going
to clmse him oil tlm farm."
"Oh, Cassie, you can't. He's a great
big impudent wretch. Whnt folly to
I talk about cIiMsing littn o3 tho furm.
I "It's our only chance."
"Dt.n't count on me. I enn't help
you. I couldn't help chase a fly 1"
I "You can scream, I s'posn?"
I "l Mi, )-ck, I can do that."
I "Well, you d.i the screaming and
: I'll do the chasing. Hush down htairs
m l scream and scream and bang the
; tloor to, and just shriek: 'Shu's out
' die's out she's coming down stairs!'
: And you v. ill see what n perfectly beat;
j tiftil lunatic I will be it's a good
1 thing I Imve this old dress on and
I only 0110 t-hnc. Now uiuko a rush
mid scream."
j l'.ose's over straine.l nerves were her
best allies, ami ns sho flew down the
1 tail's it was the ensient thing in the
: world for her to give ouo piercing
i shriek after another. They resounded
I from the narrow stairway through thp
j kitchen, and fr the moment seemed
I to paralyze its inmates. As she burnt
' in upon them, Florence wuh transfixed
j midwav of the table ami the stove,
w ith tho jduttt'r of ham in her hands
the baby had climbed upon a chair
and the tramp had arisen with a be
wildered air from the table. As her
! "k'rt cleared the door, she turned ami
I "lie.l. lt and Hung koriwlf against
11, snrieaing: "flue out sue s oui 01
her room I" . ,
To the mvatiuedFlorenp thereome
. o-ioLv.
fright tad overthrown her sister's
reason, nod with a wail the rashed to
ward her crying: "dhe'a crazy 1 Oh,
she's crazy !"
"Who's crazy?" yelled the tramp.
The baby now wildly terrified set up
a loud weeping, while from the stair
way came a succession of blows and
angry demands that the door bo opened.
A moment more it was forced ajar, anil
a head crow lied with a mass of tossed
hair was thrust out, and quickly fol
lowed by a baud iu which was clutched
a gun.
"She's got the gun oh, Florence,
run to the baby," cried Rose.
"Who's that?" demanded the ap
puritiou, making a rush toward the
tramp.
"Here, keen o!T leave mo alone,"
backing away uud wur ling olT an ex
pected blow.
ISlie stood before li i 111 , tall, strong
uu 1 ugile.
"1 won't leave you alone. What do
you mean locking me into that room?
I'm mi inure crazy than you aro.
hat's this?" us she stumbled over the
hat which the tramp had put beside
the eh'iir and into which h had de
posited the silver spoons from the
table. "Oh, I see, -mi nre all in
league to fob me o" my gold and
precious stones!" und catching it up
on the ti. lizzie of the gun she gave it a
whirl which sent tho spoon glittering
iu every direction, theu advancing
upon him i.he thrust the hut und gnu
iito the face of the horrilied man.
With u volley of oaths he sprang back
ward, upsetting his chair aud falling
over it.
il,,'- ...... ,r-
j "Oh, don't kill him, Cassie, do:i't
1 kill him,"
"We'll have a merry tim" guyly
I dancing about him and prodding hi 111
' sharplv with the gun, us he tr.c i to
scramble to his feet.
"Keep oil with that gun, cau'tyon !"
he yelled. "Can't you hold her, you
screaming idiots?" uud half crawling,
half pushed, ho gained the kitchen
door which hud blood partly open
since he entered.
"Where nre you goiug, my pretty
maid? Don't you try to get away,"
shouted Cassio us she flitted lightly
after him. The tramp stayed not to
answer her question uor to obey her
comiuuutl, but clearing the door lied
wildly through the dusk.
"Here's your hat I'll tire it after
you," she called, aud a sharp report
rang out on the quiet eveirug air, then
ull was still.
The three girls stood for a moment
in the door watching thu dim outline
tleeing across the meadow iu the di
rection of the highway.
"He'll think twice before inviting
himself to supper another tim ," qui
etly remarked Cassia with a satiudod
smile.
'Oh, Cassie darling, you have saved
our lives," cried Florence, Hinging her
arms around her sister.
"I dou't know about that, but I've
saved the spoons anyway."
There, there, baby," going to the
till affected boy, "don't cry any
more, sister Cassie wan just making a
dirty old tramp hop ', she didn't really
hoot him, she was jnst playing
hoot"
"Oh, Cassie, yon splendid brave
girl, how ditl yon ever happen to
think to go crazy?" asked Rose, as she
looked over her shoulder from the
door which she was barricading.
"Well, I knew something had to be
done, and that jnst popped into my
nind. I was doing 'Ophelia' the other
day up in mv room, so I was in prac
tice, and didn't I make a sweetly pen
sive maniac. Now I hope you girls
will never again make disreajtcctful
comments noon anr littlo ttrivate the
atricals ;! win. If I had never cul
tivated my dramatic talents, what
would have become of you, I'd like to
kuow?"
It wm some time before the tidal
wave of excitement snlmided suflleieiit
ly for the girls to settle down for the
evening or for the baby to go to sleep.
Again and again they thought they
heard stealing footsteps, aud, although
the door was locked and doubly locked,
they drew up into battle lino when
ever the autumn wind shook down a
shower of leaves npon the roof.
JuM as the clock was on the stroke
of eight n pleasant sound come fitfully
to them. It was a softly whistled tune,
and the cheery cadence told of a mind
free from unpleasant doubts of wel
come. ".Surely that can't be Ned back al
readyha wasn't to start home till
II," saitl Rose, going to the window and
cuutiously peeping out under the cur
tain. "Right you are thert, Fister Rose,"
assented Cassie. It sounds uncom
monly like young Farmer Dunscomb'r
whistle to me."
"Well, whoever it is, I am deeply
thankful that somebody beside a tramp
is coming," interrupted Florence.
"And so am I," demurely agreed
Rose. "Do go to tho door, Cassie,
ami peep out and make surethat it isn't
that dreadful creature coming back."
"Are you a dreadful creature com
ing to murder us all!" demanded Cas
sie of the whistler, setting the door
slightly ajar and thrubtiug hor hoad
out.
"Well, I don't go ronnd giving my
self out as a dreadful creature'" re
sponded a jolly voice from the porch.
"Hello! What's this I'm breaking my
neck over?" as the owner of the voice
tripped upou an old slouch hat.
"Rriug that article of wearing ap
parel to mo if yon please," requested
Cassie as she opened the door letting a
flood of light out upon the visitor.
"That is a little token of remem
brance which I wish to keep. There?"
holding the hat out at arm's length,
"I have long wauted a gilt toasting
fork or rolling pin or something artis
tic for my room; now I shall em
broider these shot holes and gild the
brim and hang it up by long blue rib
bons, just whero my w aking orbs can
iieti upon it as they open In the morn
ing. Ah, this hat will ever have stir
ring memories for me, friend George,"
eyeiug the young man dramatically.
He looked at her a moment then
burst into a hearty laugh. "Is she
crazy, Rose?"
"Yes she's tho dearest and bravest
lunatic in the world, Oeorge," an
swered Rose. Courier-Journal.
Hints Concerning Ice,
A medical authority says that the
best ice is always cold and sometimel
a slight moisture may be observed
upon the surface. It is devoid ol
mi. ell and will melt when exposed tc
a temperature of 1 10 degrees Fuhreu
licit. Ice made of water is most do
siruble. It should be transparent ot
nearly so. and shoul I break into frag
ments when given a sharp blow.
Tough ice that will not break is gener
ally adulterated. Avoid soft ice, or
ice that has been subjected to exces
sive heat while tinder process of manu
facture. It sometime presents a fine
upe nance, but is uuhealthful. let
more than three days old should not t
purchased, us it is liable to turn soul
on your hands und will have to be
thrown uway. Aft-r having melted
ice loses many of its virtues aud should
hot be used. It should always be kept
iu a cool place and at a distance from
Ks fixtures to avoid cxplsious.
Wushiugton News.
A Hucket lor the Stomach.
The little electric lamp with which
the doctors go on exploring touri
through u man's stomach is iuterestiuq
em nigh. They have lately fashioned
another curious iustrumeut. This con
sists of a little rubber bucket with a
rope, ami pulley. Iu fact, it is a miuia
ture of the old oaken bucket of child
hood. When the stomachic juices re
fuse to do their duty the doctor comes
and loAera his little bucket into the
utomach. Then h-j winds it up on s
bwby w iudlassand examines his bucket
ful of stii:uieh juice. Iu this way he
Muds out just what is going oti iu that
important part of man. New York
Commercial Advertiser.
Fish Fdt-ked For Transpor.atlon.
Fish transported long distances in
hot weather are thus packed: They
are laid in tight layers in boxes and
loaded in retrigat.ir cars, which are
reduced to as low a temperature as
possible. The Moor of the cur is
covered to a depth of several inches
with chilled sawdust, upon which the
boxes are loaded, leaving a space of
some inches between the sides, ends
aud top of the cur, which space is
filled with cold sawdust. Theu thu
car is closed and the door sealed. No
ice is placed in the tanks of the refrig
erator car, 11a it has been f.und that
ice is unnecessary if the packing in
thorough.
It is ssitl that to keep the jaws in
rapid motion by chewing gum is the
best way to stop blooding of the nosti
COLUMBIAN FAIR NEWS ITEMS
A SUNDAY PAHt PROBABLE.
, , , , Sv
directors ma mis s isjcicrTtna- nuptso
THK HT. SI SO.
Rvervthlnn points ti open galsi for the
World a Fair again on 8uodar. It If not
beliavcd Ilia director feel warranted In vio
lating JtiU Btaln'i Injunction daring the
pendency of tlie Cllnnman bearing.
Jndeteln's citation to appear In responss
to et.ntempt prnvemtlnits was sniweretl Fri
day ni or "In ft by Director (Jrneral Uavls.and
with lew exception, the mniiera of tb
Council of ad m I nlrt ration and Directory nf
the World's Columbian Kiposltl jn. The
respondents appeared in court under a rule
to show cans why Ihev were actio la vio
lation of the Clinmiian Injunction by clos
ing lb World's Kairtiateson Monday. Ki
Judce .Sidney 81111th submitted the answer
of Director Oeneral Davis and lawyer
Kddy, one for the Council of Ad rintstrs
tion and on for the. Directory. Neither of
the documenis were read, but all were re
ceived and tiled without material sugces
lions. Jndus Hieln then asked Attorney
Maaon, representing C llngnian, If he bad
beenduly served with copies of the answer.
Upon his reply I it a in tho netrati v the court
rave bun until Monday morning at b:30
o'clock to formulate bis reply, mull which
lime proceedings were atljourned.
Director lieneral Davis's answer told court
I hat. as Hit bead of the World's Columbian
K 1 pot-ill on Company lie hail simply carried
out the rer)iireiurnti nf Hie Council of Ad
luinistratiou and ibe Directory.
The rewolis of the council of adminis
tration set up genernlly that the vigorous
opposition to opening the Fair galea which
rprang up throughout the country made it
tletirabl that they be clos tl; that on last
Haturdav the member found thamselvet
confronted by the old rue closing the gates,
which they believed lobe still in lores.
Counsel was sent fur and Lawyer Kddy gava
it as his opinion that the injunction bill
hail been so radically amended a to render
it Invalid I he guies on this advice were
ordered closed.
THK FAIR GKOl'.NDS DESERTED.
Titn roMn-ijionv si spay ophsino a rAtt.csi
in i-oist or srrKMxMec is itriTg or
llooll W KATHKH.
The world's fair wes open to the public on
Pniiday. that Is the gates were open, hut
Iher mil lit annul us well have been closed. for
the public did not seem to take advantage,
nf the tact Not sine the fair was open
has the attentlanc been ao light ai it was
on Sunday. The grounds and Midway
plsisauee were all practically deserted. Tlie
attendance up to .1 o'clock, including em
ployes and concessioners, wss scarcely It),,
om'and the olllclnls ut the bureau ol u.lnils
sinn did not think tlie total of tlie entire
iay and evening would run over linoo. if
that many. The weather was dcligbllul.
The grounds had much the same appear
sncc as they bail last Munduy, when the
gates were closed. Nearly all the state
building were closed and so were tunny of
the structures containing exhibits. In the
buililuiga that open a large ortioii of tlie
exhibits were revered. All the restaurants,
cigar etands and drinking water fountains
were closed. Thero was 110 attemrt 011 the
pari ot the management to make things at
tractive to visitors. Titers win no music
nor attraction of any variety beyond the
Iteauty and grandeur of Hie white city
itself. There were no religions exercises,
and many of the shows along the Midway
plaissnce had placard tacked up announc
ing that there would be no periormance.
CMKOMAR Pl SIItSU HIS CASat.
The case of Charles W. Clingmaii Vf. tha
World's Columbian Exposition company
was called in Judge Stein's court on Tues
day morning, and iikii statements by lbs
attorneys the Court issued an order requir
ing the officers snd directors of the fair who
have been notilied or the injuction closing
the fair to appear and show cause whv they
should ot be punished for contempt of
court. Arguments will be heard in a few
dava
rwT.i'ttr or tiik si-sdiy pir.
The imld admission to the World's Fair
grounds on .Sunday were ls.0.17.
Womkm will be interest! to know that
the authorities of Texas, having lieen pro
hibited by c.in-iitiuional enactment from
providing funds for erecting a State build
ing, or lor any similar purpose, the men of
the Mate proposal to raise iirnVi"nt money
to put up a building. Their ellort, however,
was fruitless; tlie women cune to the rescue
and by their determination raised tJj.uuO
and creeled snd furnished for Texas one
of the most hauibomu and convenient Stale
buildings that can be lound in the White
City.
StnntiA celebrated it forty-seventh an
niversary of Indepcndencti 'fhursduy by
dedicating us pavilion 111 Agricultural build
ing. Tim Dairy Kitchen, Hotel and Restau
rant. t Stuieiuid Mad. son streets was closed
by the SherilT Saturday aficruoon.
Tiik paid admissions at the World's
Fair yu Wodnwtd.iy were U1,!1.
Firm: educational congresses were in
tessiou on Thursday.
RAILROAD STATISTICS.
Some Interesting igurns From "Poor's
Rsilroad Manual."
The twenty-sixth annual number has
jnst been bMicd of "Poor's Kailioad Man
ual," for many years the rcccguized author
ity rn mutteia pertaining to railroad cor
poration. A summary of the o; erationsof
the various companies during tho fiscal
cat's reported is presented iu the introduc
tion, snd a comparison imula with the
operations nf previous years since issij.
"The total length of track completed up to
1 lot close of thtt fiscal t ears of the respective
companies wa ITI.siili miles, and tha opera
tion are repoited of l"0,i'7 miles, exclusive
of the elevated railroul. The total tratlio
revenue, including the idevated railroads
(l.'l.sU.u.'.'i), was l,,Jd."i,7iuj:i. and net
:i.)S.iits The total available revenue
was tlT.'l.&'M.rs.id, an excess over actual pay
ments of .V,;i')ii, ;tt;i. The capital atts k cr
mile of completed toad has decreased "Irom
tai.fCi.1 in lshiJ to sjs.ti) m I (".. while the
bonded indebtedness per mile has increased
iu the sums time from lis.Oi.' to l.il.stS.
The earnings per passenger mile have de
creased from 2.11 cents in lHMii to 2 Mi in
H'cj. and the railroads received only U,Dti7
pertuu per mile on freight last year in place
of 1.012 cents in DH(. The average tliclance
per pusiw-nger was milvs against ii.'Sl
miles iu IHS i, and the svoruge haul per ton
was 1IJ.T0 ugaiiist 109 4ti mites in 1H3U. The
interests anil dividends paid on the bonds,
stock and debt amounted to 3.01 per cent iu
ISJ.' against 3.) per cent iu IKW1,
MILLIONS TO BE SAVED.
100,000 Feuaions .Will be Suspended
Nearly 00 Par Cent. Liksly to Be
Terminated.
Attlie result of the examination now be
ing made of the pension cases allowed by
Commissioner Ruum under his interpreta
tion of the act of July 27, 18U0, 100,000 pen
sions will be sua- ended.
Of this enormous number it is probable
that nearly Is) er cent, will, upon further
j investigation and. In default of naw evidence
I tie drooped from the rolls, involving su
: annual saving to the Government of mors
' than ll,5J0,OO0,
An unknown enthusiast nearly suc
ceeded In stealing some 110,000 worth ol
stamps from the National rnilatellc Asso
ciation's exhibit in the World's Fair Feder
I al building.
NOT SO BAD AS BEPORTEl
NATIONAL BANK FAILUBrj
Greatly Exaggerated. Comptroller r.
kels Iaaues an Offlolsl Btatsmsnt,
Which Inspires Confidence.
Pennsylvania's Good
Report-
'Rent dispatches hsve appeared Ina,
newspapers," said comptroller or the Cr
rency hckeis to a reporter on Kriilur, ,
Washington, "that since January 'j,
j 200 national bank hsve failed, the folio
wg statement no ocen ) rrpareu Mint tt.
public may be proiierly informed. Ii,.
of 200 having closed their doom, b it v
hsve gone Into the hand of the conunr,,;,
of Ihe currency. Fourteen of this imruy
hsve already resumed business under fi,
able conditions and are (assessed ot t,, w.
fldencs of the communities where locit
and during the ensiling week It Is rxy-,,
I - . t ..llll... - 1 . I
several ouicre win iiair i:onineti With t;,
requirements of the com pt roller ami re-1,
ed, while prior to September 1 an
number will resume.
"Out of the total of 105 closed hut r,T (,,
rone Into Ibe bands of receivers, the .
either having reie ened or sre an, I a ,h
lisnds ni tlie examiners wun simtw p.1J(
pet-ta of reopening. Five of the lu', !,,,,
are ciipitalote I in the amount of l .'.,
each, 1 at tikJO.OM. Uat .0 ! i it (
000. and Ihe remaining at M'lO.n VI. , , ,,
sioo.isu ami less, uui an si more f ,
Vi.ooo. the iireairr iiutiilicr. however u .
from fiMt.nw to 1V.um. Py gc.nr ,,
sections inn tenures am uisiriiuiinl
ltd iocs: .ew i-.mtianii amies.
states. 1; milium ami Ansi4ippi
tales, 1 ; northwestern atstes. 0, ty,n
states, soiiinern suites. ..
The statement then goes on to slow ,
number of national bank in oper.it .
all the Stntes, w hicb is 3,7rt."i, of wli:,-,
are in 1'innsy ivsnls. ii in Ohio ui, t : ,.
West Virginia. There has been tt fa,
In I'entisvlvar.ln ner in West Vlr.-mi,. u
but J III Oliio. The sliuellicut contui :
"It I luttlier wo'tby of noto tint a,
national bunk havn fstl'tl 111 !:. ,,
llrooklvn.l'h ladelpbia .piitslitirg.lt.tlu ,,,
Washington, Huflalo, Cine niiiiti. ,-t. I.. I:.
New Orleans, San Francisco. Mintu i).., ,
SL Paul und numbers cl' 01 her great 1
mercial centers, un 1 that but one li:i 1,,.,
in Now York. 1 wo in Chicago bud ..m-j,
Milwaukee. The cause of the fai ir. ,
New Yor and t b'.i ago were due inr.er,
mismaiisgeiiieiit.us weru numbers 1 ( nil,'..,
btH-al scores have eiiused many of !u ,
m-pend. Niue of tlie banks taiicl
roll bod by ctllcials who are liuw un
arrest." tiik nrrt-Bxiso iOL.
The lsrge order-sid to have l.e:i p.t
by New York financial house for k- ;
abroad to be Imported into tha country s
legsrded at the treasury department a. ,
favorable symptom 01 returning con!'. Ii. t
tiohl in Ctlisitlerit'.iO ipllllilitle I al- r. r
i g here Irom the Wist Indies rr 1
present ind'ca ion the gold in tlie tr"a,n
will soon pa- flii ihsi.coi). It Is !.;
!7..V)U.Ul0 When the HS,0lXI.00 1 i
ed the tteastiry will aalu rcsunn n,-
susiiceof gold certificaies wliich to- l.ivri...
to 1 10 stlsHi:tied rhe;i tlie treasury g il l tj
reduced Itelow tl'HJ.oai.UiK).
Tlie gold certificate now outstar. Ii
aggregate '.I.O Ai.o J. whlih is nn uu-e o!,
small quantity lor the treasury to lut.
The dupariment, however, shows little .f
Iialllleresl w holni-r tlie gold is lni.i.
or SlT.VUiiO.OOOss it is Ihe !-o,lev ot vcntu
Carlisle to use the gold on hand the :uu
hedisM currency in meeting the oh igati-
of the treasury, bo lur lor several uui:
past the gold reserve ha U en ( nn.itftl s
avalisblv cash. On this basis the ifr ,1 iw
ash iu ihe ueasury to dav is tli'iOOj.wii
c a
MISSIONARIES MURDERED,
A. Chinese Mob of Fanatics Commit u
Awful Crime.
The steamship Km press of China urntr
at Vancouver. H. C, with new of ibt
murder of two Swedish mislon:ir fi b?
Chinese fanatics at Sing 1'u. Revs. Wivliua
snd Johnson, tha iuissionar,., orrivej u
Sing P11 last April and were the ou'.t
missionaries there. Hing Pu is un iitipir!
ant market place northeast of Ifirikotv 11I
contains about iiO.OUO i nhabitaniH. Tl.e
made no converts, but on the contrary tlm:
live were in danger almost iromth j I'a-i
They were warned by servant they weil
be killed July 1, but took no prec.iut.'ja
except to send s letter to a magistrate d
mantling protection.
Eurly in tho mornlng-of July 1 their how
wss surrounded bv a nioO comiHtseil "'
loafers, trade-men uud scholar, whoc'.im
ored for their biotvl, Stones werethrnwtiH
the house and the windows hatlere i in "u
til the missionaries could 110 longer renin
indoors, ltiey attempted to escape tt
the roots of houses, but were followed tit
the mob. Finally they could go no I if If
and dropped into the hands of the mid
Their auflering were short. Wlklio.mt
skull wa smashed with an ax.arHMr
Johnson was sneedilv beaten out of i'i
semblance to human shape by liainb.Hir -it
ami iron bars. The bodies wero striti
naked, subjected to revolting mutil.it; :''
and left on the street (or dogs to eat. 1'-'
mob then looteil und burned the niissioic
aries bouses.
Two missionaries from Hankow in com
panv with a mandarin and soldier left '''
Hing 1'u on July 4 to Investigate the niiun
ana recover me eoaiea.
t'nknown lluslinuils.
I'rotii un article on Unknown
JIusbutids of Fiiinou AVoiucn " wc
le.irn that Mr. Htnntih'-y Ward Nan
irt critic of th i London Times and
Is autlmr of i .lite .1 uun.v book a
hU wife: that tho husband of Mr
Loiiho of Kansas lives In Topeka, nnl
says: ' It's all r'uht for my wire M
make speeches, but It's the dmi
store, just tho satno, that kee
tiling u iiinnitiu';" that the h u.li.in I
tif Margaret lieiand is a husilltii; ail
vert Lsliitf uiiiitit, and won fatnu hv ii
vising the Ityiiu wt?djro" In foot bad;
that tho husband of Mrs. Van Ken:'
sclaer Cruder (.lulleti Cordon) U Ol
. 'an lleni cslacr CriiKcr, marine
01 the vast Tr ttitv church corpon
tlon In New Yoru c.U.y: and that, Mr.
llurttin N. Harrison is a New Vnts
atto ney, and that "when his wife
literary work j., i;ieni.luin;d he "
till tnli."
I'ttlUlnu: l"oniiicrVnHte.
Mi'. W. Smith, the largest tlea!"
In checso In New York City, run 1
factory which consume!) ten in 1111"
Rallous of mlllc a year, and he tries W
utllizo as much is nosslble of It.
he has perfected mean by which l
aavts the nillk-sujtar and expects to
turn out 300,000 pound of It thi
year, at the wlrb'esalo prlco of about
sixteen cents a 11011 nd. Some hereto
fore waste parts are utilized In the
production of poultry and duck w
and there Is also produced a lactose
vinegar which U iccouimended a
trooJ table condiment, and a propj
' lactic against cholera.
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