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.
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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.
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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.