THE M1DDLEBUBGH POST. T. JL HARTXR, Kbit ajcd Pm'i, MIDDI.EBCfUiH. PA . FPU IV lS'M. TLo War Department nsk tKMI this yrnr for "' Xu rinictitnl rooking." Tli- royal fHiitil ! of Kttropp nre wort' closily coiiucctcil by li" ' kin dred ubil inarrmj.'O Buw t Lhii ever be fort. Tli Jiijintu ! have- 1 Nolionnl banks, with an aggregate capital ol f:t5,(M),nM f these sixty-nine paid, in 190, dividends of leu to twenty jx-r cctit. Cholera, according to Ir. Kmesl Hurt, of tin- l!ritish Medical Science, will become tinct within tlio next thirty J ears, ominto the advance til military science. "That might be called th1 apotheosis of nou and water," exclaims tho N'-w York Tele gram. f'olmn 1 .fohti T. C'r ik , Chairman nl th Missouri State Fish Commission, wye that the niutnint of money soul out of tin- State iintiiially for lish tliut roiihl ho easily raised in the stream, of Missouri runs into the miliums, St. Louis aloiin investing $l,)'i,ili)i iu this food product. 'Hip novel idea of a grand trans continental boulevard Bi cvii) veil ly l)r. John T. Nngle, of New York City, i onp that the Ihtroit Tree Press fecis should not be rejected witl.")tll consideration. lice eoiinileldl it would b u tiling of lieauty ami a favorite rebort, for those to whom it wan neceNsil.h', from one ocean to tho other. The work of its const met ion would lie a boon to the unemployed un.l a trilling expense to each of those contributing. It cunuot bo con dcmiiod as a chimerical or imprac ticable r-heiiie nuil inny iu timo b adopted. 'Hie colored )eoile of the South am Making grout eiliu-nt ioiial progress mid tlif facilities for such development now available for them are. large atnl are i in r using greatly. There are now inon than i!o,5(ll) schools for colored pct-on in the Southern States proper, liL 1 ih them nt least 2,250,000 colored people have learned to read, mid, generally, to write. ill Ihpai. M 1,, Last year thero tne Month 150 aohoc! xAmreil cliilcHtlOB of Col h. pool 1 and t.en .-olleyeH with i.oi-. diMitrtim l colored faoultie". Trent- Tt .r.-p- 1 ep- .1 I . I'.l it- ihIi i ii. 1 . :,e Ai-o-i :'-a:,. :.t-uotio region" ill nwakt n worl lwi lo inter--at r- n.nrks the New York Pros. It in hult a ciitury hnce the Soiitiieru poiur ri -,.oK Were explored. Menu tunc J.ieulpuntit IV try, ami lr. Natl have ileuioiii-tnited that loug iu- laud ioiimeVK iu the frozen regions are no lunger hh hazardous and im pritcliealilo uh wan ouco tho cane, While lcunkiud hurt jieHetrated thu .loi.Moht reiv-HHea of Africa mid almohl unlocked thoaeereUof tho North l'tde, the, hind of eternal ice at the southern ..ttromitv of the iclubo remains en- ahroudod in ulnioat tw much mystery tut if it were a distinct planet. Au mitdo mi from tho news returns of the year liy tho Chicago Triluun tho nuuibor of leal cxeputioiin of tho death Beiiteiico iu 1 Still wns 121!, iu ruin pared with '07 iu 1W2, V.i in 1 Sit I and 102 in Is'.M. Of this number ol 1 lit; only forty-nevcu were whites, w hile hpventy-rix wcro negroes, two wi-re Iu liatib and one. nChiuuman. One wonmu alone wuk of tho nttiiiber. Thirty three of the exeputioiiH were ill the North and the ret-t iu the South. J is filename timo the lynching were it trifle IchK numerous thuu iu IM'J'J, tho victims) here ntitiiberiug 200 (lOti men ami four women.) Of course, tho large majority of thene were Southern uegroee, 1 VI of the 200 bring of this ritei . while thirty whites, live Mexi can and seven Indians mtido up tho remainder. The Soiithcontributed 18:1 of these demonstrations of lawlessness-, The number of suicides continues to increase nt un ularming rate. Tho Tribune's figures for 1MIH tire 1 I'M ngainst :iS'ii in 1'.I2, 1. in 1 M'.tl , 2di0 in IMIO tttid 2221 in 18v. Of tho number for lust year :157H were men ft ud S.'iS w ci'nen. It has been observed beloic that among professional un l), physicians head tlio list of solf-iinti'-derers uud this is true f 1 S;i:i ton drilling extent, the number of doctors iu tho list rising from thirty-seven iu 1MW2 to lifty-three. Of iuurdern re tried, the uniulier of dell's for IH'.i:! ahows u blight falling off from tho pre vious year's record of C791, but a coti jiiderablo advance over the 1891 figure of 590(J. SEVERE WESTEBN WEATHER. THE COUNTRY AT THE WEItCY O. TUB ELEMENTS. AlLcstt HO Persons Frosen to Death in Oklahoma Territory. - t It been many vear InOf the Vpt hn ciirripnrrt niiib a blinunl a riEd without tiitermiftiioii Suitilay and Mondajr. I L mowfall na vrry tiaavy n i hnn Jnfip eomplitei) the work of blocltaling travel on all railromU. A cold rain which fro.e n taut a it fell. nlltl not a little' to tba terror!" of the utorni ami a raging, biting wlnit fori- ed a ttronn climit to the winter k t nar' tvmoritration. The wind at times ritiiiiK to a velocity of 75 miles an liour, Wkiiit Kv The wort lil iard that lliin "eetionof Kain-Hi lias experienced in inanv yeam. rommeneed Sunday morning, and bv nifttit it wai l't inrlie deep. All ! with the exception of the Cork Jk land liae hren nhnmloned. The Mii"ouri I'uritir eaRibound iirk In drift in the I lint iiiil nnil tlie I rifco ctlio :tnl turk in ailnfi in li-ef nwood county. TheSnnla Ke main line train" are all tied tin. 'I lie "iiflertnif cm the b; ik wentirn rn 1 e and in ttie Cherokee mrip will be (erriule. lUKdV, (. T A terrible norther, never before equaled in this part of the country, (truck iklulioma Sunday. In fonit liiuce on the railroiid track, the unow i I'i feet deep and traltlc baa been entirely tihnnilotied. '1 be wind blew I luilen ii n hour, the thermometer atood two ilc Kreei lielow yero, and the ftilfcrinir amnni; the pooilyclad and hnlf liouseil new nettlera on tiie (Urip and HinouR the cattlo on the Kriizuiii landxwill tie tearful. ii I n nr. t. T. A terrible bliz.ircl struck this territory early fMiuduy moruintf. lKirta of ilrath and iuf (nii(i come in from all pnrta of the territory. .Mrs. i-atini eticer, n UoiuesteHiler. twelve miles from t russ wa frozen still. All her fuel hud burned out. Many people are still liviiut in tenia and as fuel is scarce iticir condition is a ful. .lames MulliKun. Iiv iii(r lour miles south of Perry wns fiiund froen to death anil bis nartner, llurvpy Newcomli, died from exin.sure and cold fifieen minutes after l.cini; foiirul. At I'oiira Mrs. Jennie t riitner and her two children, l.i.ie and Salne. were discovered froen slitl in a coyote's burrow ten yards from their abode. ( ol. Henry Mellon, a cowboy, who was with ItutTnlo Id!! nt the World's f air, was discovered by a party of hunleis dead under his hore near Ncwkirlr. At Audarka two Indian imnils were found buried under a snow bank. I Min bcingtiikcn to a house one ol tlie children immediately expired. (aiu tly namel .enrs, rendinu on a claim near Uomlward was found froen to death. Word comes from l'ros that Sher man Stone and family consisting of wile and live children, were lound silting about a stove with their throats cut frovu ear to ear. The following note found on a table near by Stone Hives a horriblestory of mur der mid suicide ill cuiinei i"in witu the storm: "Wood nil pone Mollie frozei to death; the rc-t of us freezing. 1 Lave killed my family and now kill myself to prevent further suffering, tiod have mercy on us." Stone wus a homesteader and lited iu a tent. It is thought that after tlie snow melts hiiiidredHof dead tetters will be found along with the remains of thousands nt cattle. CuicAun Chicago was visited Monday by i'ie w ildet hurricane ever experienced in the iiy. The wind was strong all night, but almig toward 4 o'clock In the morning it suddenly increased In force and an hoi:r luter a small cyclone wa on the i in-. The ' ' ' " shed through "' men reeled ntr -i leet. On woman was caugoi oy ine storm and dnshed against a water ping and two or her ribs broken. Or Jackson street, near Michigan ovenue.a .nun was unocm-fi oown by the wind and his oven-oat spreading to thegalo and actitt'- iil. lie was carried along tne smoon. fineaie-n t"r ""i yanla. Tbe wind nmle s- t with hats, umbri'ims anu eo y uiiig r at w ou securely fastened. The lake was iiko tne sen oi u inun-i. The gale from the norihwe-t piled llie water In tremenuous waves on me euoo- l lie billows bent over the lirnkwaler ami piers Along tne souin snore ine snrny nas carried inland hundreds ot li-et and fell in drenching showers on the Illinois Central cur. At Lincoln l ark tin' "-a wan wos practically under wattr. A tide wan created In the river by the immeiise volume of water forced into It from the strong west ward current. Tele nlioiie and telecranh wires snffereil. Many wire were torn trom their fatenings and poles were blown d.'Wii while other wires were ruiulered useless liy being crss ed. In the central district of the city tho storm was nt its worst. The gale swept from north to eatt with a learlui velocity. 'Hie streets between the big business blocks be came paths tor the te;niest. The storm seemed to be coming from all directions at once and no matter whether one walked noith, south, east or west the wind and snow were against him, (in the lake Iront the storm had full play. The lake was oveibung w ith a dense wiiitu cloud of driving snow, liowu Michigan (unili-Yard I tie Hurricane sped without hindrance. Kvery movable object wss da.ihvd to pieces. Horses tugged bard nt the lew vehicles that were abroad, Locomo tion on foot was almost impossible. Pas sengers who left the Illinois Central trains at the Van Dun n station were blown a j block south before they munaged to y.ig zag llieir unsteady course acruks .Micuigan ave nue. Dm mia Nebraska Is snow bound In the strictest sense of the word Por the last iwentv-four hours a terrific blizzard has prevailed throughout the state, piling the lieavv tall of snow iu enormous drifts. '1 he fall lias been about twelve inches and fol lowing the eight inch snow of Thursday makes the depth at least -Ju inches. The, cold is extreuielv severe. With few excep-, lions uinaha trulllc ol every description is suspended. Trains in every direction were abandoned, The mail trains are being got throiigli with diiticully. The high wind piled the snow iu great units. Reports from the interior say slock is in good condition and farmers are pleased Willi llie immense snowfall, us it assures a line winter whekt crop. I1UUE BALKOr BILKS. Oood Prices Healmed in u 500,000 Sal of Imported 1'i.biica. The largest sale of silt goods ever held in New York City began W ednesday. The drygoods traiK- of the country was strongly represented. The total uumum reuii'.ed Irom the s ile exceeded over r'luO.OOtl. 1'oe goisls tdle'ed were black, colored iim! tuiiitv silks, ol popular, iiicl.ii ii un i line qi.iililies l lie terms of the sale wen- luvorab;o o. in-live buying and very rf'.od prices weie realizeil on almost every i1-li iplion ol goods. I liv gO'iits Weie snM i.;i fulir IliOillhs credit T hu silks wi rrf I roui the mills ol Schuar.cnbaeh. Hnber .V o , in Ocruuiny, Prance, liuly, Switzerland and ibis Cuuiiiry 4S- The Treut ury lislunce, ' Tim ni't Irensiire tin In i ice SuiuiusV was staled to be H17.11.'i,:i.'.'i. the lirst time it I,... l,vn MlmvM trm Hundred imllion dollar mark for months. This is an Increase ol :u .'ski OKI in one dav and Is accouuied lor siilalv on account of the IXVIIlSDl Ol the subscriptions for the new A pi. cent bond. Of Mt increase (2H,G.'Mi,'.KJl is in told and a,bti3,14u iu currency. FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Summarised, Proceeding of Our Law Maker at Washington. marT-Tnmn hat. frATr The House bill to repeat the Federal K'ection laws was debated In the Henate during most of the session. Mr. Chandler. Ke nbliran, of New Hampshire, leading off. 1 he discussion was psrneipit ed In by several other Senators and then the bill went over until to-morrow. Hoi'si The entire dav In the House wss given to discussion of the Hawaiian res olution. ronTv-roi-RTn iat. RfiiATr Although it had been the pur pose of tbe Senate to have a vote on the passing of tbe bill to repeal the l-'ederal election laws taken at 4 p. in. today, it be come nsccssary to postpone tbe clot of the general debate until 3 p. m, tomorrow and to have an agreement fur the taking of the vote before the Senate adjournment tomor row. Hot sr Consideration of the Hawaiian resolution was resumed in tbe House toda;, and nt .1.30 tbe voting began on th? landing resolutions of Mr. Met reary, Democrat of Kentucky, indorsing the Hawaiian policy of 1'resiiient Cleveland, but as no quorum was had It bouse was forced to adjourn. roRTr-nrni nAV. SrNAtr Tbe senate today passed the bill reealing the federal election laws, without amendment, a id having already passed the llonse it will now go to the President for signature. The bill is a simple repeal of all statutes relating to supervisors of elec tions and special deputy niarshiils. Horse liy a vote of 17i to ."7 the house today adopted the resolution condemir.g Minister Stevens and sustaining the Hawai ian policy of Mr. t'levelaud. ioktv-sixtii in v. SrNATr In the senate Senator Perkins (California i picented memorials of tne San r rancisro I number of Commerce praying lor the annexation of Hawaii, the laving ot a cable Ironi the I'nitedMaics to Hawaii mid fur the completion ot the Nicaragua canal under government control. Senator Wolcott (Colorado) presented n resolution providing for the admi-xooii of a constitu tional amendment prohibiting the state from deuynigiffrage to any person on account of rex. The resolution of Senator Stewart denying the right ol tlio Secretary of the Treasury to issue the t inted Stmes bonds nnd questioning their validity then came up as the regular order with vsrious pending amendments and was dicu-d pro ami con until adjournment. Hoi st-: The (leadloc on .Mr. Miami's silver seigniorage bill was broken alter l.itir bouts of continuous lilihiisteriug Onlay, w hen, liy n ote of J7H to 4, the House carried Mr. Illand's motion of going into committee of the whole fur thu coiitidera- tmn of his bill. A bill fioin t tie joint iMiumitti e on expenditures in Ihp tlepart i menrs to make uniform the inetlmdi of accounting m the departments wa taken up ami passed on luotioii ol .Mr. 1 lock try, sud then the House adjourned. OKIV-ervrNTII DAY. Sntf ?e nite not in session. Hoisk Ibedeba eontheHland bill for the coinage of seigniorage Iu the treasury was eoniinued today and is likely to con tinue tor several days yet. The speakers were Mr. Itland. who concluded his speech begun yesterday. Mr. McKeighain ol ..T. , & Klll!or' "f 1 "'' "or ., i " , ""d -,r- Stone of Pennsylvania - oi .'ino ngsinM it. j j ere ore .'r "ie usi .sspiagets for viht ut..n;M it. the bill at-' MANY KILLED IN BATTLE. Almost KOO Soldiers Kail in a i'iebt nt Nlctheroy. The latest news from llrail rends as fol lows: the insurgent fleet attacked Armacuo at H o'clock Wednesday evening and con' in tied llie fight until daybreak. The Insur gents landed troops and destroyed the I each and hi "bp fortso' -overnincnt With si m""ii'" t e .oc -mi. .-. -noy alio were forced to retreat before tho superior numbers of the government force. The government admits a loss of 2 n, but Titsl is nearer the tr ie loss, l ue insurgents succeeded bevond ttMiopes, having destroy ed the government position most menacing to the licet and having lost 'JTd men iu all. Many insurgents were tnken piisoiieis, in cluding several nuviil otticers 'Hie fisur cents hove captured Pesofundo, Alu'ieto, Monohav, Cruzultaand Solcdad. all in Km (irunde do Sill 1 lie couiuiBtiilers of tbe government vessels i irudentes, Snntus and Itahia have been remove!, as they were suspected of disloyalty. Attempts have been made on land recent ly lo help the insurgent licet, but they have collapsed, us the names of the plotters wete bctraved to the gotc rnmciii and the lead ers ol tbe conspiracy were arretted. Among the prisoners were 'M llueis two of them irenerals. Although the laige army long expected to reinforce tbe insurgent lleet hu not appeared, Admiral ila tiatna has gained nt remit Ii recently. Manv men have joined the fleet and abundant supplies have reach ed him from the nearby country. J tie in-urgent fleet has eea-ed interleiing witli loreign merchantinen uud a siii'ill amount of commerce is carried on. I'eixuto will not be u candidate for the presidency. PEIXOTO'S HAHH11NESS, Continues Imprisoning All Whom at He Suspects ol Enmity. Advices (torn Kn Janeiro state that Pres Ident Peiiolo conlinuis to throw into jail all persons whom he believes to be hostile to him and bis cuuse, including foreigners. The insurgents in llio harbor will remain on llie dulensive until reinforcements of troops srrive from the South. These are expected thortly. It is not true thut there have been any disputes between Admiral de Mcllo and Admiral da llama. 1 he two ollicers, it is -.lee'ared. are in perfect accord. Admiral de Mcllo will direct the lund operations ot the Insurgent forces until Santos bus been cul tured. Alter ttiul work tins been accom plished he will resume con: maud of the iipiadron, wliich he gave ui to Admirulda liama when he lei t Kio for the South, it is stated that da loiuia has asked recognition us belligerents lor bis followers troiu Kng'Htiil naiy. V runce a in tiermany. London advices suite da uumr. nas utveii .n hour notice that lie will blockade llio and bus d i tosed Ins lleet accoidinsly. A llerlin clispatcn says ine iieriiiau eruis r Marie, now in Cbileati waters, has Ueeu ordered to Kio Janeiro. 4 Big Money in Matches, The Chicago liiamoud Match Couipnny at its iiniiiial meeting Thursday, paid tpiu -terly uividends amounting to 'b.V'HiO and a special dividend of f T.VUKM. making tlie total dividends lor the vear l,Ul'.',tiO. The proiits Kr If'Jj wero estimated at 1,3.VJ, U00. All Quiet nt Hawaii. The schooner Bangor arrived ut San Fron cisco, Mmidav, 13 days Irom jloiiolulu. Her eaptuni reairt everything pnet at IIdiioP.Oi oii'l says it i geiiersllv under ki I ihero that Minister Willis is awaiting lurther iiiilrucliijiis from I'residcnl I ieve lulid. .holly i stioultl bate to marry such a bright woman. Why, last week her husbaud sent her a tele gram saying lie should tttuy lute at thu oftho and 6he sent an answer to the club that she would bit up. till 3. "Did uumiey'i marriage Involve any financial responsibility? "Uh, yes; bis wife requires him to earn enough to pay uls laundry bills." TICKINGS OFTHETELEGRAPB FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. What la Transpiring the World Over. Important Events Briefly Told. Wasklaetea Kesv, The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Thomas Moonlight of Kansas to be min ister to Itolivia. senator Allen lias introduced a bill re pealing all laws which have been enacted relating to tbe coinage or use of silver since January 1, 1K73, and to re-enact all law relating to stiver and In fore previous to tbnt by authorizing and directing toe issue or '. luted States legal tender nous and to prohibit the further issue of United. State Interest tearing bonds. A deiicieticy appropriation of 1490.030 for the expenses of the United States court, which has been asked by the Attorney tieneral, I being considered by the House Appropriation Committee and will probably be granted. A fund of ITOO.OOO in the United State Treasury will be kept there by tbe Hons Appropriation Committee for the purpose of flpbting cholrra next year, There are not enough men enlisted in th navy to properly man tbe United States ships wbirb po into commission before) th 1st of May. Nearly MR) men are needed and Congress will be asked to grant addi tional nuthoritv. f rtml. I. riber nnH laiteatrlat. The tenth annual (onvention of tb Master Painters' and Iecoratorsj' association of tbe country is iu session at Laltimorc, Md. The Hollow Cuhle Manufarturing Com pany, of llorrielisville, N. Y., has resumed work after a long Idleness. The conductors and guards of the South side ulley "L" road, in Chicago, bare acj tepted a reduction of 10 per cent. The Kiverside Mast furnace at Wheeling and the Jefferson Iron Works, at Mingo.O., have returned work, employing ii'Al n.en. The lUckland Silk Mill one of the largest in the country, and I tie Preston Prick Com pany ut Horm-llsvillc, N. Y. Lave resumed work. - - Mtianrlitl snS ( mmerrlnl. Inability to make collections, caused Isaac Tinr.ey, the oldest merchant tailor in oiingstown, O., to make an assignment. No statement has Li en given out, . M. 1.. I.aarowitz, dry goods dealer at Youngstown.o . mode an assignment, lie clain s usscts of .''J.(rX) and liabilities of Ifl.tSKJ. Kxectition aggregating about 18,000 wer issued at Indiana. la, ugainst E. J. Mil. dren and tbe Pluck Lick Manufacturing Company, operating fire brick works at lllm k l.ick. This throws several hundred men out of work. t rim aad I'eualllea. Two girls, Cbrisic Uuhrer and Maggi) Sanford. put two burglars to flight at ' St L:uisftcr a bloody CghL One of"- burg Urs "a h ' both girl we -it- j " ' 1 Charles Heine, a German Inventor, 32 vears of ape, bunged himself to a perpetual motion machine, in New York, upon which he had been ut work for 23 years. The execution of Will Purvi at Colum bia. Miss., wus a failure. Tbe roje brok ut the first drop, w'tlmut In any way injur ing Purvis. T he spectators interceded in such a manner us to induce the Sheriff to refuse to pro eed with the hanging. An effort will now be made to secure executive clemency. Purvis was a white cap. Jumes C. Nicholas, aged -Pi years wss murdered on a street at Clyde, N. Y by Kredrick Child, aged 2". years, in the pret ence of over 1U0 people. Disaster! Airldeat and l'ainlltl Py the ciipsizitig of u bout in Suiila Poa S.oumi, f lor.da, live men were drowned. Light person were killed by oneiplojion ti a tug boat neur Vancouver Island. Mlscetlnaeeaa. tieorge Williams of 4j West street, New- rk, N. J.. is dying of hiccoughs, ii was ttacked six weeks ago, and tbe longest rest ie has hud lu that time was thirty six inurs. Doctors have given up ail hope cf lis recovery. A NEW PROCESS By Which Ccmmcn Bed Ore of Alabama Can Be Made Into Bessemer. A plant is just reaching completion in Besien.tr, Ala. which, if it meet th ex pectation of preliminary tests, will revolt lionize furnace operation and iron produc tion in that section. It is afurnure proposed locoiiven the i ommoii red ores of tbe uia triil into Pie-etuer ores. The riant consists ol a furnace or kiln. so constructed that the ore ran be dumped Irom the trestie into the opening. Tbe or is then subjected to intense beat from the burning gun, which Is made in tbe retort in close proximity. The rousted ore. with all moisture expelled and much of lis pho phorous slid suiplmr libeiated, is passed throiigli tollers and crushed to a powder. It is then pussed uveru belt, winch is magnet iz! by a process invented by ICdison w hich separates me ore irom tbe silica anil sur plus calcium net miKiietizes it so mat i Msseses all of the irosrties of magnetic pi l;semer ore uud closely ui-'iiy with that ore. 1 lie product, alter these proressi., assays iu per cent pure metal and will n tiUe a genuine Bessemer pig The capacity 0'the kiin is 1ii tons per day. On it completion uud sai factory test a duplicate w ill t im mediately ttii.'t. Its success is regarded by iron mm us the solution of the future of this i:str:i.t tor if -I di es not prove a failure itsi.-elni.il w,.l le Unit at Bessemer si once. BEATS TILLMAN'S LAW An Iow a I'm r'-s'.tis.u to Grant Moncpoij i lonciiins ut Local Option. A joint committee of the Iowa llousi it ml Senate i now icnsiilering Nichols til.' piupcsihg the CoiI.eiiDurg system of hand ling the lii)tinr truttlc. I lie bill prornisei lirst lot ul option. If it ia decided to grant franchises coiuf unies can b formed com posed of at lesst 3 persons, with a capital not exceeding t.H'.bOJ wbicb cor ortioii is to t granted the exclusive right lo sell liquors in a city. '1 be regulation of sale ii veiy strict All profits over 10 per cent, aflei running expenses are deducted are to go lc tb stat and be divided, hu r rent lo tb town or city and 20 per tent to th school fund. Where th franchise proposition ,i deicaud tbe pieseni law will bold good. tATIH WBW8. camtal akd LAsna. Tbe contract for building tbe Ponthern racific Railroad bridge over the Mississippi at New Orleans has been awarded to the I boenlxville. Pa , Bridge Company at th cost of 13,000,000. Tbe Bear Spring Iron Fnrnnce.ln Stewart county, Tenn , will resume giving employ ment to 300 men. For tbe first time in many year Beat Fprlng Iron furnace at Clarksvllle, Tenn, will be put in oeratlon next week. Km ploy men t will be given to 300 men and IOC tons of pig will b the daily output. Tb 1,300 employes In th Washington mills Lawrence, .Mass,, are out on strike against the proposed reduciion in wage and propose to stay out until their demands r granted. Th Ohio coal miner in the Hocking Valley have agreed to accept a reduction of M) cent per ton. Tb poddler of th Hewart Iron Work, In Sharon, Pa., have refused a proposition to be given one month' work on half time if they would work strong iron at tb same price a soft iron, CMVrS A!t fgXHI.TIM. John W. Love, cashier of the First Na tional Bank at Watkin. N. Y,, has gone to ports unknown with f il.oj'j belonging to the lank. A wild eyed Anarchistic Frenchwoman attempted to shoot two clerks in the count ing room of the St. Louis Pot Dispatch. She w js overpowered ami landed in prison. fseven colored prisoners were given from 10 to 40 lushes nt the public w hipping post In the jail at Wilmington. Del., Saturday. Over 1,000 persons viewed the punish ment. rthrs. The Dul.ith, Minn , Board of Trade build ing burned down, l.tns t'M.Ooii; insured for 1 00,000. Colt' firearms manufacturing works at Hartford. Coun.. was partially destroyed by fire, involving a lots of nearly tJ.Vj.Ouo. In sured for I JUooo. usASTrss, loinrMi p rvr.w.inrs. N. B. Ouklty, a New York veterinary surgeon, by mistake served friends with aconite insti ad of whisky and u'so took a drink himself. As a result P. H Tracey is dead and Mr. Oakley and Frederick Wood will die. rOHKIUK. Colonel Oregoriff. an Austrian army offi cer has been sentenced to death in Pussia as an Austrian spy. Semi-official authority confirms the re port that after the military tribunuls in Palermo and Masra shall hove finished their work. King Humbert will declare an amnesty for all those convicted, except the men found guilty of niurdir, pillage or o.her crimes cf a serious nature. Mtscri i.AKroc. A 10 p r cent dividend will be paid L nlJ- ers of Columbian exposition st'ick. j Jibe 2 tli annual convention of the Na- i tional Woman's Suffrage convention -vill ' commence in AVushington 'J'ii" .xt I and last a wees ''ussn j presioe, a h hss for llie p. it 23 years. s mbTs. LEASE WINS. 3b e Alro Cefles the Governor to Prefer Hi Threatened Charges of Bribery. The Kansas State Supreme Court has de cided the suit of Mrs. Ltuse ujTuinst iov ernor Leweiliug in favor of the f irmer. The Court wos unanimous. the Populist member concurring with two la-publicans The Court b'llds tbat oeveruor i-eweinug nuo no autboriiy to appoint a auccessor .Mrs. Lease who was appointed for the term ol one year as a meiub r ot tne stute in am oi chanties and continued by the Semite, and that J. . r reeuorn, w hu lias been silling with the board fur eeverul weeks m a usiin- er a reporter saw .Mrs. lease just a ter me decision was tade. She said: 1 hud intended to resign mv place on tbe board as soon as ibis decision whs hande I down in my favor, as the salary connected with it is a mere pittance, out I iiuvecnaug- ed ii y mind una 1 propose to hold my place ut all hazards. iy reasons tor tins are simply tliese: 1 am informed that it is the plun of the administration to bring charges against tse for bribery in the letting of contracts lor supplies lor tne Stuie insti tutions. All such etiargi-s ore fulse ami 1 propose to mske them prove uny charges they may preter or bold their peuce." H.Xi'lHiiili PATENTS. Important Inventions Made Free by tbe Limitation Law. Among the imortant patents which have expired during the ast week by limi tation are tb following: Typewriter, J. T. Anderson: furnace and process for niaufac- turinc iron and steel B. Bayliss; ventilator for railway car windows A. Brandon-, rock drilling engine P. H. Biickiiiiusier; machine for rollinir metals of irregiilur shapes S. Duff; feed mechanism for sewing machine H. t-rgb; machine lor twisting and spool Ing barb fence wire J. 1-. Ciliddeii; steam boiler furnace B. Hershey: crsin binder K. Hortou; gas regulator h. . Martin; auto matic car fun J. It. Mciselllie; seed planter attachments fur hues J. K. Reynolds; com pound telegraph wire W. P.. Lice: hydruulic engine J. l. Kithurdion; telegraph insulator f. Seller: electro magnetic attachment lor lime locks W. W. Sliersr. IT IS NOW A LAW. The Federal Election Repeal Bill Signed by the President. President Cleveland Tuesduy signed the Federal elections real bill, and it is now a law, Pepresentative TncUer, of Virginia brought with bun to llie W hit llousu cold ten. especially purchased for use in signing the bill. It hss already been used by theviee President and Speaker Cris'p in signing lbs bill: and alter the President hod used it.it bt-.ame the property of Mr. Bud s Kaner.s Womeu Politician. A County Woman's Suffraiie Association rms been organized ul pin por iu, kun. Tno tueeting wus largely utteiided, comprising tb m cut prominent women in the city und county. A vigorous campaign will ;bu be gun immediately and continued until November, when the umendiiient propoi tion will be submitted to a vole of the peo ple. The same plan of organization uni work is being followed iu every county in th suite. Midwinter Fair to Last Till August. Tbe Midwinter Fair. Kan Francisco, will be extended a month beyond tbe time fl rat proposed. The wuiiager have decided that es mere wa o delay ol a month, in open ing, i should be mud up at tbe oilier end. 'Ib Fan wii' not close nntij ?-tr sud piobabJy not uuiil August. AN OLD SEA HERO SINKS. THE VETERAN WARSHIP KEAR. BAROE OOES TO THE BOTTOM. She Strikes the Roncador Reef and ft Lost. The-B p That Bunk th Beb WarVess. Alabama During th Rebellion. Tbe most femods ship of th naval r. vice, the old corvette Kearssrge, bss r ,,,, to the bolt om. Secretary Herbert ha re ceived a brief cabl ,messsg from Lieut Frederich Braiuard, of tb vessel, dated .i ... v,oiun as ioiiows: f "hesrsarge sailed from Port Au Print Haytt. January SO, for Bluefields, Ni(i- tua, and was wrecked on Boncador tef February 2. Tbe officers and crew art safe.' ' The Kearsarg wss ordered on January T, to Bluefields to protect American tiitrerp tbnt were alleged lo be endangered by ti,f troubles between Hondutss and Nicaise ;1. Boncador reef I situated about m i off the coast of Nicaragua, and I one of t most dangerous menace to navigation p, the world. 1 he Kearsnrge wss one of the historlid vessels of the American havy. She sa built at tbe Portsmouth navy yard, Hanibirp. in ls.1I. The event thut mmU her a household word wss the sinking omIk Confederate steamer Alabama off the po t of Cherbourg, France, on June l!.lHtii. Alahamn, alter playing havoc with Ai-.ni-can merchant ves-'els in two heuiispliei, entered the Kngl sh channel and put m'," the friendly ortof Cherbourg for res! and repairs Captain Winslow wasoii hertruil, however, and in a lew days the Kearsarge appeared i ff Cherbourg and hung abo it the entrance to tbe harbor, but keeping on ti,, high sea. Semmessaw be would eitlier have to have to go out and llifht or abaml.ii his ship in fort. Tbe Knglistt and i-rem ti visitors were immensely interested in iu impending battle and when on Sunday morning. June 1'. 1MH4, the Alabama stea-i ed out to sea every higli sot in t lip iieigliliorhood was occupied by eager watch ers. 1 he Kearsarge wus lu waiting and did not ktep them long in stispence. Caption Winslowopened o i the Alubatun as sl.e wns inanenvering, apparautly to get out ranve.und by aiirior seamnnshipoutsailed Olid overmutclied his adversary at every point. In un hour tbe Alabama was in a sinking condition and Captain Srmine struck his tlsg. The boats of the Kearsuigv put out to receive the surrendered othcer and crew, but tiiuny of thorn jumped inn tLe w ater and were' picked up by Kngli-di touts. ( npiuin Semmes was tuken ol! ly the Knglish yacht Jieerhoutid after h.s surre inter. I bis was probably the last sea fight tbal will ever be fought in the old style. .Neither of Ilia vsels were armor-plated, ami the gunswireol ordinary caliber. Cnptain Witisiow was promoted to cnir.moJore and in 1S7' was imde a rear admiral. '1 he navigation of a vessel rests entirely witli her commander and his assistants and llie admiral never interferes. He directs the gem rul movements ot the flag ship Irom p ace to place, but leaves the detuiis mul routes and management entirely to llie commanding otllter. Iherelore, it woit.J aipeur us thought 'ommunderlleyermiiti will be held responsible for the loss of the vts- i-l and on hint will devoLe thu task M showing that the accident was unavoidable i.xwtiy wlio wus nt fault will not bt- known here until further detail have been reach ed. The Kearurge has been continuously in service for years. Khe liuj been practi cally rebuilt. PENUION HULINQS. Assistant Secretary Keyaolds Benders Several Important Decisions. rsistant Secretary of tbe JnterinrJiey. nolds has rendered four v eclsious ol eonsid rublc importanc to pension attorneys. He iolds that where several applications are Med for u claimant at different times by liflereiit attorneys bused on separate disa bilities, the several applic.it ions pending dial! be considered at tbe udjudiculiou as tne cluim and allowed as siicti. if a contract for a fee of ll'.'i on account of ttch disability has been tiled the only fee illowed will be to tbe attorney filing the first contract. The former practice of iividing the fee on allowance of the claim between the attorneys tiling contracts bus been ordered discontinued. Tins is due to :be I set that tbe Commissioner ol Pensions las no power to vary the term of com met jr divide the lee neiween me utiurnevs oner urty tiling the first agreement under tne aw lias complied with tbe contract terms. Tins ruling will apply to claims already filed uud in which the attorney tiling con tract s'lb-eqnent to tbe first has performed no servile miu iu nvunm ....... Where a widow claims pension tor lierseii and her own children sud also declares fcr the soldier s child by a former wife, the claim v ill be considered iu entirety uud tbe rights of all tbe purties ar suoecl to a single adjudication, lu thce cases the at torney is entitled to uui one lee. Incases where in the same dic'uio'icii claimant aks lor increase and a leges a new disability and an uttorucy pro.ecuts ine claim under articles of ugreeuient, the con tract applies to the whole mutter pending unit the HUorn'-v is held to bo entitled to but one fee. Where an attorney dies leaving pension claims pending In winch he war entitled to recognition, llie depart ment holds that his tsrrsonsl representativ es will not be recognized to complete such clai ins BUIT OVEH MORMON PROPERTY. Tbe Spot Whore the Lord is Said to Have Appeared Is In Litigation. The loug delayed equity suit of the reor ganized Cburch of Jesus Christ of l-atti Day Saints against the Church of Christ, of Independence, Mo., to determine the title of the famous Mormon temple lot in Inde pendence has at last been uken up for trial in the Putted States Circuit Court. The suit i a contest between two factions of tlie Mormon Church to determine the nwnerhip ol a piece of ground In the city of Inuepeitencv on wh cli the Mormons expect to erect sjine day aUmple which shall be the linn niHcn.liceiit ever reared by the hand ot a mail uud from which un the last iav ot the world, it is believed, all good and laithlul I. Homers of Joseph Smith wot ii end direct lo Heaven. It is claimed that ii ib'.J au angel of the 1-ord appe red to lorepli Smith and informed him mat Jack ion county, .M"., was Ibe exact location of .be garden bl' L ien. 'I lie . ot wheie ll.e l ord is suj to ha . e oppeurid to Adam and Lvus identical with tne locnt on ot 'i'em ,ile hoi" end there the prophet determined :o en ct a ittnp e sud iiid cate it lor thut purpose, 1 In-properly is regarded by the rniiii -ml. lie Iscui in of llie cliurcb:is mere ,M-cnu limn u.l the lub.ed simiu ol V.As sund. Another World's Fair Blaze. The acnculliital bui.d.iu t the world's fuir grounds. Chicago, wus slightly daumg ed by tire Wednesday ufteruoon. After tha lire was out a section of glass about loj fed long tell from llie roof, narrowly missing a number of liremen who were underneath. There were only uboiil tlireo carloads of exhibits in the building and they were at ut no time in any danger. Tlie tire was of incendiary origin. F.arlier iu the day a blaze wus discovered iu a pile of rubbisU close to tb building. . i i i-v i i is a domestic emiuovea ai Atlantic City hotel, fell from a fourth sniff window to tb ground, a nutunc ot no i"- k,..l nnlw uliiniitffl TtinTt dae sli at bt work a usual.
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