THE MIDDLSBURGH POST. n:o. w. vm,::nsi.i.i i n. ni.tr. Alil llt li i:. Ui(ll':!i, Manas' r. MiKi-i.riii it-ii, V 'it ., l-i-i. The fact was liroiii'ht out in ft Philn dolphin court tho other day that it cer tain money-lender "f Hint city hits been in th. Uiil.it of charging 1 JO ) jut cetit. for tai' use of niMti' V. The college dullards have put nti- j other shiuin 'Xn:iiilo nl which to ! point with pride, remarks the New j York Commercial Advertiser. I'reini.r lloselu ry took no honors atf.,rd, and Made s;icii name ii:;l place lis ho von ntn'iug hit .Vllows ly driiirfin.! ; rlari t it, ute.ikfa-t n:i 1 l:i;t:iiliiti.'; a . football t"itn. Ill Hj . it of the interest 1 m ; Mt in tho flirt' duell.-rs ii' the V. t, th.r.' nro still s:u- ;':u x: tit !- of their work in Ktistcr'1 (.'tab. :s vi'' im.-s-plore 1. Tho u;;r i-i 'li :r,:u this side 18 over t!i' raises ir.i I hi.-Ii mesas of Western ('.dorado, a c;uiit r y most diflicilt t tr.ivi r- , a:i I poopi.' I chiefly by miners to eaer for gold and silver t lull' time or thought t t-thnngr tpliy. This may explain t ho f.i "l , tlio Cnicag Herald anggosts, tin! m. ititcrcstiu ,' a region remains neglected. Modelling in clay, which was n popular fal in ni iav 'honls two or three year''. :r,'o, has liei'ii generally abandoned. It was found, explains the Huston t':il 1 iv.it r, th.it -.vli-rj lare uniiili.'rs of ehil Iren, each i 1 i - r the otlu r, handled tiie suae clay, . skin discuses n !t- . t i 1 1 15 one were e i"l- miuiie.tte 1 t all. Tin r.; is rcaily no instru tioa in ait cam" I ly t-i'li'T-a'.nu.-iug their puinis in this way. Til.; youn .'i-r sch lar- like it, but it is better t let tlieai iln I thei. ami ment in th.; m i 1 pie-., waie'i thiv will niako without any instru Jtion. Tii it kiu 1 of p'.av in -iy not bo you 1 for tho clothes, lc.it it never injured health. Tho Hattk Sain-rintcndojit of Xew York lualiC", whut tin Hostoa ('tilti valor catecnis, an excellent rocom memlatioa for tiij pitrpjse of innkius the banks of that State aafo fo.1 their ilcjiositori. It is that banks which have uot accumulate.! a surplus e vml ' rv j"Ti Vsili. i"i lue caiiii.il tock tihu; i,o rciuire.l to set ajmri nt least ten ,t,r ce.it' of net enrnings be fore ayurt dividends, and that thin be aci'tiuml.'ited until it anion nU to tweiity per cent, of their caiiitul. It is iputo commo'i for h.n'iW leriks t ) pay all their annual earning in divi leu.N. When losses oucttr. as t'uey must in nil institutions, the t).m ! ;otues insolvent. If the St ite oMires the biuk to mtintaiu n burplus o: twenty percent, it will be less Ji!,,lv (0 be HWaniped betaeen the time alien the bank examiner make his rounds; and looks into the condition if all the batiks under his charge. In rep.irtitl,,' to the Stat'.) D;iift ment at Washington upon the jir.es pects of emar.jiny; the American ''ue.it trade, tho l"n it-vl States (!.miil at Hons Koii', t'hini, saysthat littlo ciu be done at that phue, us the Chines.; aso the cliea-icr rice in prefori'uce to flour. Ho believes, however, that tiie openin to tr ado of new districts in the Yellow lliver region auil tho re duction of duties at t'antoa wiiti'u!t in some in.;rease. The Constil nt New rahtie-ou-Ty ne, llnejlnnd, has no sar. pcatious t iilVer, there be inn no duty on wheat or Hour nu I no obstacle to the oxtetision of Hade, winch is very important and Ion entablisUod, Tiie Bources of supply are well kiu.v:i t dealers in ( ireat IJrit.iin, and t';" u.'ly quchtions they eon-i h r uro inaitty ml east of delivery. Th. C.i'is.il i.t Lie'e, l'.el";i'itii, sui;eyts the forma tiuu of aeu.'ies in cities of over I ) , HOJ inhaoitaiita t. push th tral;. The Itel'iiu millers all ad. nit t'.ie ujeriority of American "ruin, uu I but for its higher price it would con trol the market. As it is, altiiou h no effort has been mild.', tip trado Inn increased in tin last dvo yoirsat tho rate of ten per cent, per nutnm. Tho Consul at Matau;:as, Calm, reports that we uow have the entirj wheat au I flour trado there, and any iucreaso must come from increase. 1 e Kirunri tion by the wot kint; classes, who at preaeut use very little tioitr. In thi-.'O years the trade has increased tixty mine per cent. The Consul at Chris tiania, Norway, thinks that much might be done to increase trade with that country could trausportatoii thither be facilitated. Now American wheat ia delivered at the pleasure of the railroads, ia ofteu two or three months on the road, and purchasers re driven to the nse of German whent. f HE PEACE ARMY MARCHING OS TO WASHINGTON. Scenes and Incidents Along the nouta. The Army Growing Footsore and Weary. CYif y Artny ! tho Commonweal Tia'1 a rough time of it n Wcdms.lay, (which was lti eleventh .lay out) 'in Allegheny an 1 Titttshurg. There was a scries of adverse tinpp ning wlileli materially weakened the for'."". In the first place. Astrologer Kirk land, tlin Pittsburg eyelonp deserted, and then It ruined. When the Allegheny police court .vnvi fe'd In the morning there' were arraign i d 40 Individuals who hud ant the night in Central station. (K these as Were mentlsr 'd the iirmy, moM ( them lielonging to tho h' l.o eui.tiiigeiit wlio hud preferred taking the elinti f iM'ing sent up t.) sleeping on the ' I'l ground id the ,HM Isi'd nrk. 'J hew a7 pilgrims nre not likely to l.e in Washington Ii May I. When the Coxey nrmy Is !''hedaled t" gather "ii the steps of the t'n' ttol.for Mag istrate M 'K' lw at 'ii 'eehi-.ed them vagrant? niel - tit' I ni to 30 ili.va tu. U to tho W"'k leaise. ! im.g 'he .l.iy 2J etln-r memhers of tho nrti.y Wi-re g:itlM-r ! In l y the pollen and they w r'1 "lit to the W rk !o;;e. 'J'ho paM'l" aii.ioi.ii ! o t.ik" pl.iei' thpeigll tlm l-riii-'ipal -t;-eet of Allegheny and l'ltt-lnirg wa de.-!np-il otl, l!r-t. I inisethe Allegheny "li. e o'ti f .rl.ld iiiiythlng of the kitid ill tl ir 1'iiliitt'h k : an 1 s' 'ncl. leemise a at mint Intin uti . ii wa- given t'ie nrmy that its prcs- i ii e in 1'itt-l.urg woiiM not he ngr"i uhle. In tii.' itit- rti"" n ii great ir.asn meeting was held on the M"ii"ng:ilielu arf, l ittsl.iirg. It i- ' -ti l.ate.l Iln;( .illy M.nilll pen e wept ITe-ei.t. It wiu tie largest gathering aeen In 1'itt-t'iirg ( r niany yearx. 'I he itusIi was; j... fr-il'i' iir. ;inl oey s eiirriage that one of iln- l.. "Is wa- smashed. Then thera was a r i-h and s.-ramhle to sivure the spoke and itherpi s .t relies. After the ti ting t'oxey g:lV" t ail to foyer the rlailll of !i;lHI,o whi-ii M. II. rvorson hud im attaehuient u-,-ii'-. ugau-al l.im. i:i tie-1 wi'fi day th t'oKnnonweal enmp ! i'i II vi.. -t. i,.!. p.i.. in in, old lee h i.-, mi I wl.i h v.:-. ii !ed Tamp loinr-te., 1 ,o ir:i y i!."e. ir ti: Ailegle iiy shortly Is foro 1" 11 and reliel'.l d II M e-teji'd l'for" I o' -loek ii tiie ii..'l-t i' e. .1 sotntui',', tlrizzlhi-i riiii. 1 he le.it'iri of ih,. ,.,v were the str-ligth id e ii'M.V ii. It l.lli-ehe.'l ..lit of Allegheny, lie. r tl o or!.. lights of the p... f that eity. jt.it th" i. ami i r "I reeruit enrolled at ll.ni.e- if a I 'J ( . i'" re oor '.'no of lliem tii'tieiwei.!er are growing In Tl'er-i w. re III) In line when tin lie.l " it "f Millie"! 'll'l OH t ll I T .lav's tramp, and there was o,er . nth Iii mi eroi-d the llivr- an l eiit 'red MeK-t f port shortly I lie C, treng'll. ir-.iv 'i.ar. hii :."n .i )!! 1 It on i n l.-.' "for. i; o' i'e." k ill til i evening. !! Ililie.i. f ! .'a i'.iti per man end n pint of .:le" Was -er.e.. Itef.llM reil'-'lltlg "it t'i liitiiii Wiis met l y a delegji. :.p.ives iren the Westinghoiis- ior iks who hil l eotii.i ovr fr en W i. i i 1 1 g 1 1 1 g with them a l.r.i.-. l...iel. l I'lli 'll ' v.iiddv ' I"K.esj i"'l of e ir.i's" v.-. l.i 'rding, i Atnld n I I. flii pefv an I !' Irl?.'llng rntn, ever r.n i with mud, 2.Vt nigged Hil1.! ring . reatiires eoinposing tiie nrmy or the foiirie'iith ilny out, left M''Keesport', l'a., f. r bliiil Hi. jVfiire the n.areli wa iM-gur the men were put through simple marching movements ly Smith. They miidealnii showing. Smith has I ti having the?clnllj very morning, mid the order kept l v th nu n on the road has improved greatly. Then; was a new formation of the line, neeessitated ly the liability of the wagons getting stuek In the mud. The ( "inn.i nweah-rs were di vided into live hipiuds of ahoiit 60 men ei. h. pefore i n.'l sijiiad was a wagon, to tie' wheel. of w hi' li the memhern of the s.pia.l were exMe:ed t" place their shoulilers if the .Mon.'iigal.i la valley mud got too strong. At 2.110 the army rein-lied Klizahi'ili, where it ivii met l y an interested crowd. The river Wtts eross-0 to Bin r.lSi'lllietll. wlie,. allllu II had 1'i'cii p pared hy the eitiz-iis. At t o'eoek the nrmy Hied out of :iiiilth on It. way to Motioiigiihela ity. reii. tdi,). ihert Uhollt o'eloek. utter a Ih r.e struggle witli muddy roads, midnight darkness end heavy rain, mid eumped in a I urn. On the hltei nth day the army's path wa Cp I' lid down the steepest o) hiihl, ( ver I t roads. T" add to the l.urdshlps, rations l:a Ism light the nst two dns. yet ilrsplteit all '.he iiiii.y hiiiii. togeiher an. I is cheerful. Tl: am ariiM d at Jlrowiisville, l a., niter weary mar -h on r roails and over steep lulls, with 'Ji;s men in In,,.. At M Ks'spori the (or 'i's were materially reduced. Fir-t u ti.iy.fM foreigners who had joined ai H 'ti estead w.'P- "lired" hy Marshal Iirowne. tt ho de. lnreil they hild hei'll illdll i to joj', I y Wall street wgents with instru 'tii lis to in. ite the army to do unlawful tilings and iherel.y give the authorities an excuse V i iTcakmg it up. Then there were many de fertn us. The leaders do i...t u.ind them, though. 'J'hey are glad to see the force re. d.i. i !. f. r It tin alis loss trouble In earing f, the men in the mountains. J lie army si.;! mil. !, V night in ii hall liir.'.l for its use t the town i ouia il ( llrowiisville and guard, i I v s . . I.J oli. e, it hiiVillg Pci a ileeided thai iU-'.L" V:l'-'i ,'','.'1 rifi"-' v,-ay to care to' th. .' iilidesirahle g'l. .is. Jlie pe pe ol 1 ir. iWllsVII i" all. I liri. Igepo-l "'!:; .!: i ox..ite. on ilit-ir vay r-iuh i:.g on tl:. :r -I t. . i f i-i i-he, I v f. -11 I ,.e I. i . rning tii I-. i .-. i. ,ti. Ii day's in r h. 'J n oua t . .-..ugh I. ,t" I V, ' re I .le e I..", the I .M 'ii lav :g ill , r. ii;ii suu I' :i i.vn with r- ii !. i s , n ! on V"li I'.i-' :gh t : 'J I I... U"': i.ao rv I ai.. I. ' it! 1 ll-i'l II I".' til 1 : lli. ..I p. I . I. P'.t.lto. . seven;. es. p.! -lied. i'lie i v.:!i ;l.n ",e '. 1 kef. y I .I'. I p. I: Wld l.e In ndt'e I ii ,. i I". I. tl :i I in:: ". WIT'' ce.- , I. a u-iiiii. I'. !.!!. aV,vJ I" I ,:... w.,ir.e!.,i i t " V.'..: 1 . 1 1 . ! . ),, M !l lie-. I...f at i a 11 ' ll :'v ii I t- l.t" i j. ,:. i ..ii led i vi': v i..v i.:'ht t:i'" ie:'iiii t M:'. l'o ;,', ' .v.cre l i -:iiy r.'ii' ll- I ''allipe I in l.o'ir M- ... N.CI..I ill p II. 'le I .,;: 'i t . . M's . .! ir-.'. 1 1.. ' Veiling i.e : s o . ii'.t, i I.' . i t'l .ea lv .' "I l!'C ! .:.:. irvo I !. tl. I ,!' I a' I' ll'. I'. . I.i.'l oil toe l i.i et'uuu Is. SCALDED TO DEATH. Eatarn'O Stemn From n Derailed Engln Kills Seven Men. . n i: II Wi le i'l.'d near VeW Esau. ()" . I. ; ,:.a . .."tv. M, h.. hv the derailing of i. olive stru-k a ti'-'i wua tov. the trii 'k, an ivnliaiikiiient. it. g train. The lo 'Ol Ii had I !l I I. W ! lh r'.u was tl.r-c.vii i'i..vn 'id logging . a1.. il.i.: U II. en Were llll-oW,, i; upon the enghi". I lg a'.otlie ,Ts-k and s.-aitiii'i stmiMi in ' terrii.iv l... .y ifl'lition to th:r other inpitie-. (ly uno, !': 1 1 ta.lk. r. -..i." I i.ljve and he was I.. ;:'!' iioi.rc.l. Tie- d.-ad are: A Slii'luud". . ''--' Viel"f-. ni. Ilreinait; Martin l yn !i, I r il l, M iey. Alien t'riteliett, Aah i i.a'i I'nl heti, K.ueiy Ste;in.s. All the Xi 't.ll.s V.ere mnilie I l'."e'pt the ilireo I.Lst l.ai:;".. Iowa lit 1 11 Prohibition. Ill the fowii I! .use the ipiestioii of eoilHtltM tioiial pr. .Iiihilioii was considered and Co's er's res .liition was siii.stituted fort lie seiiat'i resolution, it lohiits Dm inaiiiita.'ture and i-iil" ,.l Ij.pior for any pur Mist mid leaves tin) legislature to iv. t laws for its enforeeaien. ( hiissclt called up the liiiior manufacturing law, and it was lost, yems -U. nuys M. Tin settle.! it hut liipior inaiiufa.'turing will not le ! yally earri' d on in the htulo. Mo.t Euapet the BUtfb. The AssiK'iuted 1'res.s hu. through Its oor-rospoii'len:- U an thH coiintle ot New York in which fruit-raising is au Industry magnitude, collected data regarding tlm ef-fts-t of the recent cold snap. In the main triu and vine wintered well. Only In a few lo enlitii w there any eonsideral.la damage done I y the cold Weather ol tho last fewdavi ot Mnrcti, und for the most part the injur FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS. fammarlaad Prooeedinjs of Oar Law Makers at Washington. sisrirTn iat. Pf.atf. Senator A!linn. repiiMiean, of Iowa, dissected the Wi!. in hill in the senate. After routine huslin'? tho senate proceeded to the consideration of executive l.usine ami later tii" donrs were reopened and the luarite nt S '.'O. ndjourneil. Ilofur.-The deii'llocii which lias prevailed tn the House for the week pot over the Joy O'Neill contested eleiitlon ea-e waa ended hy the pn.stng of a resolution seating O'Neill l.y IMIoia. Mr. O Nelll wa sw. rn In. The House th'ti procwded to the consideration ol the Kiiglish-IIillMirn ease and after a Icnghty ilehatu the house adjourueil without action. MrTT-nnT rAT. Kt.'T.-In the HeiiateMr, Allln. Ttepuh. Il.'ali, of I. w a, sjs'ke iigaliist the Wilson tar iff hill, and Mr. Mill., 1 lemo rii.. of Texa, made a hrlef defense of it. After an exeeu. tive session the Semite Bljourtl'sl. llori: 'l'lie House after n lengthy dehnta voted to sent Wiirrn 1. r.nglish, Ix'ino. crat, a llepresentative from the ' hlrd liis-Iri.-t of ( al.foriil.i, in place of Samuel O. Hills. rn, if'put'li.'iin. The llou.-e then ad journ) OL Ntxrrr-frre)Jn tat. Pr?cATr. The seimt'i tis.k up the Itulnn li. stle Pill, appropriating a million ilolinr. At 2 o'clock the taritl hill Was laid U'fore the finite as ih" unlit. I.shed liiisim-ss and the llifsiim thistle hill went ovr without action. Mr. Teller of Kansas was recognized to speak, hilt lit 2:0H p. 111. til'' Semite wnt into execu tive session, which lasted until 5:10, when the teiiate adjourned. Ilorsl'. In the house the senate hill to givfl rfleet to the award of the 1'uiis tiihuual, pr. .-"ril.ing regulations for the protection of fur seals In Ih'hrlug sen. wa passed. Ilopre cnt.itlve Iiiinphy, of New Y'.rk. intPsluced Into the I, on- a PHI providing for th ap pointment hy the pp'sident of a commission to consist of four or more p.einotm to ho sclccfed from the different departments 1. 1 the government to examine and report upon the fcasihility and desirability of constructing n hoiilevapl from Hie Atlautle to the Tacllhi ocean. The commissioners lire to I" selected from the war. agricultural, postoftl.'o and tnteri'jr Uepartmeuts. MMM-rmnn iat. Pfnate. The tariff till discussion Was continued hy Mr. Teller, and after n short ex ecutive mksIoii the finite adjourned. Ilofse. Tli house went Into committee ol the whole, Mr. liatuh In the chair, and tlm consideration of the postoftVe appropriation t ill was resuine.l. Alter a lengthy delate tlm committee rose and the house at 8 o'clock took a recess until H o'clock. The evening oslou was devoted to pension Mils. MM lV-lol lllll I'At. Si vatp. 'I lie journal wa read and ar 'p'ed and routine I. usiiie.s progressed un til I. 'JO p. m. when the senate went into e. eeiitive s. .stoti and eoi.sideri d the Chinese tn atv indire tlv t..r two l.oiits on a motion I V senator M.t' In II. of do gi n. to dchnte.the tp'iily in opi'ii .ss. ti. Put without a ml" lisl.llig illl.Vtl ii.g. Iloi-.i 'l he House f.dlcl fo secure ipior ti'ii for the cou.i,..riiti..n of a contvit-d elee tioii case ami ii.ljounied. mnt iv-i ii rn .v. Si:Ntrt:-Tlie pen ling t.irilt hill lining laid Is '. re the senate ;.- un:l'ii-:i" I laisiiie., .Mr. Hill i iein. i of New V"t k, recording t " n oti given, a I In I the somite upon tne s.ii,- ject. ll.s ope,!ig welit,.. el.-i.rly ill-li at. i d the n .gregi-te t-me in r, gM, totl'ie admin, l-'.ratioii wni'ii poiv i.. I tne whole speech. Tatri ! Wai-li w.i -v.-irn in as s,., itor from lieotgia t" s"i v i; tne t -i.ii . the lute Senator I 'o.!.'!tt. The ..-t:.i-e i lj.mrtied altet iurtlier d l-at" on the tar.li I. ill. HofsK Tl.e.oi,se w.s d"p-.plll.lted f. wl.iv. Tbr fourth ol tne lie' ice's were in the senate ehiimi'i'i' li-'cnin to sen nor Hill's "I h on tne i.i' .a. 1; it lime a -tiiiil i.iisi- tii-.s was tun.: '-.acted. At 5.10 tho house ml jo.irmd. "WEATHER CROP BU'jLETIN An Unusually Warm ..ch, With Frigid Wave Following. The weather crop bulletin for the month of Mardl has just I n Issued l.y the United States de urtmeiit of ngrloulttire. A portion uf tho report rends: The month of March was warmer thnn usual over the entire region east ofthe Rocky mountains niid slightly cooler to the west ward. The excess in temperature ranged Ironi tl degrees to 1(1 degrees per d.'iv over the j northern state. Virginia, North Carolina ainl i Kentucky, while the excess was only from J degree. to !i degps'S per day in the gulf Hale. This gP'at excess of tetnperat'ire was 1 due to the unusually warm wcitleT w hich I revailed during th" lr-t three we,-ks of the im nth, during w lich occurred the highest ' lemperiiture r nh'd in March since the I i stiilili.-hnieiit of the weather h.ireau ovr a large area in the southern and middle Atlantic state. This warm period was followed l.ythe most decided eld wave of the month, which cur- I ri''d the ine of freezing weather southward to the gu f eo ist aii.leiiusi'd frosts which prov- e. injurii us t i limits and vegetation over the ' a.tri-'iiltiiiul districts ot the central vallevs I rial eatein states. The hist decud" of March, IS'.'I. was characterized hy the most P-miirk. ' able temperature extremes occurring iu March that have heen recorded since the i s. tal-lishinc'it of the weather laireau. YYirtin Ix days ovr a hirge portion of the eountrv, east ol the llo. ky mouiilains, Imtli the high est and lowest temperatures yet ulservd .luring Maidi were reported. '1 he month of March was unusually dry nv- r all section ''u-t of the Mississippi river, mid over the greater portion of the Atlantic c .nst states the preeipita'ioii for the month was hut little mure Uiojj oLe-iuurtU cl lh i.mi.iI iimoiiKt. TIIX ELAND CILL DEAD. The House Rc-fues to Pas it Over the Veto. Mr. bland' at; t to pass the seigniorage hii over the Tn si 1. :.t's v to was made in fie h .!,.. n W.-.hics l. iy. It hud he ii foreseen that if del ii!.; v.erc nil. .wed the angry fro,, s Iv.r rv:,i.ic,a!s v,-o ! attack Mr. Cievel..n,l 1 iin..-n rigly. I So, ...s soon ns Mr. pJioi-1 moved to pa- the ' hill there were era s ,, "Vote, vote!' .Mr. Maud was I'M. lenity overawe,! l y the i li. s ol "vote'' and Sp.'ui.'er Crisp's p.jrpo-o to rush things through, aii-l said Ii" was w III i:ig to lake a v te at ".ice. hut Mr. C. VV. St l.e o Telilisyivaul:l.s,ii. it had heen ugicd that ilel-ate siio.ild l e had. and tmit Mr.lntig ley, of Maine, desired to speak. Hut amid tin greatest confusion the speaker pi.t tn,, pi" -lion and ordered the call'. Only on,, namo hud I u e.nled when Mr. lungh y demanded lec.igiiiti, ii. 'the speaker pctemptori) y ro l.i""d lo interrupt the call. lieiieral Traci y. Democrat, of New York, pleaded that tho T.epuhlieuns I e given alieur uig. hut the speaker ordered him to 't dow n. li.mrke c'o kraii, Deinoi'rat, of New York Went to Mr. Crisp's desk and openly expostu lated, I ul the speaker would not yield. Meanwhile tii" cull was got!!" on nmld a very pandemonium, oa the jirst cull tho ite. pui.liciins refused to vote.l.iit as it became ap jiarcnt that a quorum was dangerously near, nil. I that the hill inignt override the, vcto.Trii cey, ol New York, llat ler, ci Ohio, mid other nli-Hilver Dcmoi r.its went unumg tliem, l it adiug with theintosavetlie eouutry'a cred it. So on the second call they voted, and the result on th" bill was lit to 11 1, less than the ueccsnury two-thuds, und tiie seiguiotagu measure (ii llnally. Mr. Crisp voted to over tiJo the veto. . Shot Three People. At the mouth of ttinOuuley river near Charleston, V. Va., Louise Drown was killed, Jamoa Drown, her husband, fatully wounded, and harah Uaney seriously wounded by JameaBnittb. Hmilh went to hoot the Haney woman aud shot tho other two in the dark, while trying to murder Iter. He es flapec" and has gone to kill man who, he olsims, alienated 8aruU'a ufleetions from bun. LATEST KSWS SUMMARIZED FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. What le Transpiring the World Orer. Important Events Briefly Told. CArtTAi., lapob Ann isnrsTntAi. What was designed to be the greatwt strike ever known to the Connellsville, Ta., eoke region lias completely collapsed and there Is hot now left enough of the recent uprising ol illscol.t-nted foreigners to make a creditable death struggle to a labor dispute. The strik ers stMj( no show In the presence ol the plain law administered In heroin ds by eourogeous official. A a result L. Tt. Invls, president of fhe Mine Workers Ass'S'lation, luuiicl Darby, scis'tary of the association, aud 13T nt their followers are now crowded Into the 1'nlontown, Ta., jail, charged With killing Jo.eph II. Taddis'k, rhlel engineer of the H. C. Krl'k Coke Company. Deputy shorlfl mount, dun. 1 armed are hunting down others ot the strikers for whom warrants nro out for complicity In the murder of Taddoek. Organized labor won Its greatest victory at Omnlia, Net'., when In the fntted States Cir cuit C uirt Judge Hcniy ('. Caldwell handed dow n Ids decision pi the I'nioii Tueifh) wag s -hediih ntcst. In the legal opinion this declaration of the court stauds out most prominently! "A corporation is organized e tpitul: it is apiial consisting of money and propt rty. Orgaiilwd labor i organized eiipt tul; it is capital consisting of brains mid nius cle. hat it is lawful f r one to do It is law ful f. r the other t" d ". It is lawful for tho stockholders ninl ,.lll"i-ts ol a ,,rs. ration to lu-soi'lat" and conler together for the purpose of reducing win.', s of its employes, or of de mising some other mean of making their In vestments protllaMe. It is cpiully lawful for organize 1 hilsir to associate, consult and eonli-r witii a view to ma nta'M or iucreaso wiwes. T'th iei from t!ic prompting of en. lightened seltlshll' ss, il'e I til" ll'ln ll of Isltll is lawful when no illegal or criminal u.euna are used or threat' l.ed." The Ohio Stat" nvi ntlon of mine workers In session at Columbus, has ibs'ided to favor a general strike May 1, unless the eper ittms restore the old ale. Ah u.t TOO unlrti ciu jmters of Iudianapo I s. Im I., stui k f. r JO cuts au hour and e ght hoi is a ,!:.y. The tip s were lighted !n the furnace of the Valet. titie iron company at llellefonte, Ta., ami :i. lovmi nt Will thus 1 given to tho ."oO opernt -as of the .:; plant. The faruaeo has I , en I. !l" since last August. Owing t ' the coke strike tho IMmnr.t fur mice at Wheeling, V. Va., wide hwu.s to have started iq. VVclues lay, will remain cold Inde finitely. riiiMi.s a.ii i ..Ai.rii;s. Mr. A'tgust a Schmidt, of Kokomo, Ind., was seiiten,.,.,! to prison for killing one of her tenants, she is tin- daughter of Durouessa Schii.gling, of Hermans'. William T. ell, forn.er New Y'ork agent of the Lehigh and Wllkvsbarm Coal Company pleaded guilty to the embezzlement of !I3, 000 aud was sentenced lour years to Stab's prison. HXANl 1AL A1 COMHEBCIAU The Mound City, Kan., Dank has closed Itr ibxrs, and State Dank Exanilner DriedeuthiC is in charge. This is the oldest bank iu the y. a i'iAsrrRs, acciiokts ano katai.itics. To children of Mr. and Mrx, Clark, who p side near Olade Springs, Va., were burneS I death during the temporary ubseuce of llcir j iii.-i.ts. r.uisi.AriVE. The Iowa fi'iiat" passisl the House bill giving women the right to vote for town, city au. I M'luxil olll.'ers und cu all questions ol Issuing bonds. The Massachusetts S"nato defeated, by a vote of til to ill, the bill granting municipal siilT rage to women. A proposition to submit th" qui stlon to n popular vote at tho next Mate election was also defeated. A Are of alleged incendiary origin destroy, od tho business portion of Har.fuid, Kan. WASHINOToN SEWS. The animal distribution ol seeds by the Agricultural Department has bis-u practical ly completed. The work was commen.'ed Inst autumn and about 9,000,000 small paper bags of need have been distributed during, the ieanoii. Prof. i!ro-.v:i-Se,tmr.l, the eminent physl ?Ian and hysiologi.-t, the supposi-d iuwutor A the elixir of life, did ut pari. Senator Kyle introduced a bill Iu the senate lo prevent tii" manufai'turtt of clothing In un healthy phi -, s. It ia directed ngalnst the Sweating system. t i.i.i-rios. Kansas Citv.-Th" result of tho election here is a sweeping victory" for the licpuhli I'ans, the entire ticket being elected. Lincoln, Nu. 'iho ltei.ubllcuns electivl th'ir entire city ti -kef, tin ntbers of llio il.-at J .f Icliication aud six out of seven eaudl lute fi r niciuliers of the City Council. DesulM fr m over the State s!,o.v that the main Issue wus license or no license ol saloons, vdth license gem rally successful. In tho larger towns where party Kin s were strictly diawu llcpublicaus won the day. Sr. Tai'l, Minx. The principal ellies ot Minnesota, outside ol St. Paul and Miuueu;s oils, held elections. Tho ltepubllcans wore generally s jecessful. I.i avi nwoiuh, Kas. Tho r.epiihll.'atw oar. ry tho city by from 30.) to 400 majority. DfcNvr.ii. Denver suburbs went la-publican, as did ulso Colorado Springs aud Pueblo, but the milling camps generally elected Teoplo's I artv ticket Oai.kniiiuio, Ii.L.-Tlie CItizena ticket, which was supported by the American Pro tective Association, carried every ward, Toi'iKA, Kan. Ifeturti from point whore straight pnrty fight wero made, show heavy Itepublicau gain without single ex ception. roiirioN. In the house of commons at London, the Behrliig sea bill was j laced on the second reading and pawed. Dy the eavlag.ln of one of the shaft of Koehole mine, near Bret.la.1, 11 mcu' were killed and large number inlured. LATER NEWS NOTES. Fonr men were drowned In the Chatta hooenle river opposite Columbus, Oa. JTv9 men were out fishing when the bont was capelxej and all except one man went down. A Lehigh Valley engine was wrecked nenr Datavla, N. Y., ly tho breaking of a side rod. Engineer King was Instantly killed and John M. Kooney fatally Injured. James L. Wyrlek. J. T. Hill, alias Abort Manker and Thomas Drndy were hanged nt Newport, Ark., for robbing an express train and murdering Conductor W. P. McNaliy. The contractors of Indianapolis are one by one granting 30 cents per hour, which tho carpenters struck tor. As the result ol the official count the Dem ocratic representation In Ithodo Island Is re duced to live In a total of 101 mcmhera of the legislature. The net gold reserve In the Treasury nt tho close ol business Monday wa tl05,ii"5,70l nn-l tho cash balance tU.1.27.1..1in. Three n:m wr kill's! by abolerexploon at Lancaster, Ind., Saturday. They were Christian and Lewis Weter und Clifton Win hart. Two others were frightfully In lured. Three men were killed at the new Wct Inghouse works, llrintoii, Ta.. ticur 1'iits burg.) by an linexpiK ted explosion of blast ing powder. The dead n, en iov Croalloiis. ' Nine r ten men were w. i.inlc-l, th" m"-t s"rloiisy being the for "man, Owen luigan. At Dubuque. Ia.. 22) girls in.pi. yi'. in (1 lover s overall fa -lory str i.-k leans,, company n fuM-d to restore wag, red fie cod last fall. The Imva I.egMature a Ijoun.cd sin- ,,. . on Saturday. Ilev. Cli'iui-nt v. T. I., w i i. e il ire l. was on Saturday, ut Chattanooga., Tenn., senten 2S years in th" penitentiary on 1 1 e . n,t-i ol forgery an I pr-vuiing faise j.en-ioii uhld avits. A new Nil wa. lutr i I.i In th.. providing for the ,;,, ,.. ,.f th.. seigniorage In th Treasury, whl h. it Is s,-,,, will meet the President's obj- ".ion to t!i,. Dl.md I ill. It gives nuthority to i--.ie :l per it. bond, to protect the go! I r"-'rv.' an l provide for th" coinage into standard silvr dollar of ... MO, 21 j ouii". of silvr luiili.iii and to ss,i silver certi'l at" n tin At Martins Terry, O.. works closed down fo. The wateho.is ur- pa - coin. Ill" I.tiig''.!(ii nail an in b I'.ult" -top. to th- rofs, i tin r- Is v-ry poor sale for tl Ir prod ii -is. Se 'ret Servi -i! officer have new counterfeit 20 I'nitel S:a' .IU over--1 a ;cs llole.sej ies or it:i, check h tter "C. The I ark Y"liiu.iit. from Tiinldad, laden ith sitgi.n, Is udioiv near Chatham, Mass., and will be a total loss, fcix of the crew of nine wre drf.wned. I ; ' S's'ond division" of the s veiillcl la. iluj ltd army luu been organized at San Fraintlsco. It left for Washington with 500 meu, nud to recruit 250 more at Oakland. At Akron, O., tho Werner plant, tho largest printing and lithographing establishment in th) world, cl.ised down, nnd be'twee n 000 mjilnyee ure out of work. The hufrj n was tho result of a refusal on the part of tho company to grant tlm demands of the pn-ssmcu's and feeder's unions asking a restoration c.f the io -r cent, cut In wages made last September, und which at the timo It was the announced Intention of the com pany to restore at the end of six mouths. The 1'nitcd State Supreme Court decided that lager beer was not a "spirituous llipio r" within the meaning of the statute prohibiting the iiiti. dii.'tion of "spirituous liquors or wine" into the Indian Territory. Four prisoners escaped from the JtufTalo, N.Y., JUI while the corridor wa being clean ed. THE WKISKT WAR ENDED. Cowardly Troop Dismissed in Disgrace by the Governor. At Porllngtou, 8. ('., everything Is quiet and business Is tieing revived, lien. Hich oourg has brokcu camp and left for home. The eniburgo on the Western Union oflleo bus been raised. ' The Coroner's jury find that M.T.cndoa nnd Cain did the killing of the eitit-u and that Iledllioud killed Constable Topper. Mo l.etidcn and Cain have lieeu given to the military uuj warrants will be issued lor them. Oovernor Tillman has issued a proelurna tiou restoring the civil status iu Darling ton aud Florence counties. i iov. Tillman, in a general order to tho troops, gave a scathing rebuke to the Ncw Is'rry liilhf .who responded to the Oovcruors' call by going to Darlington and doing guard Jutv, but disbanding next day. He said: "Your resignations are not accepted, but you ure dismissed from the service of the Htuto as unworthy to wear its uniform. You do not deserve it, but 1 will pay your hotel bills, and I trust 1 may never be bothered with any more such baud box und hcliday boldiers." COLD WAVE EFFECTS; Fruit and Wheat Considerably Injured by the Cold Snap. The "Farmers' ltcvlew," Chicago, says Iteport from correspondent in 10 states aa to the injury done to wheat aud fruit by the recent cold weather shows the damage to wheat is small in the aggregate, but very bad in some localities where the plant luut made rapid growth. The disaster to fruit was Widespread, the slates when the trees were niost forward suffering most. In the north ern section ol a numU-r of state the larger fruit were saved, for the reiuson that they had been held back iu development. The 10 states reported are as follows Illinois, Indi ana, Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, Missouri, "ansa, Nebraska, Iowa and i.;oiiniu. TWELVE PERSONS KILLED. Frightful Result of the Explosion of Firework Factory. . A fire yesterday in the fireworks factory of C. N. Itomulue A Co., in ll'ainlford, a suburb of Petersburg, Vn., caused a series of explo sions 'hlch killed 13 persons ami wounded six others. 'Jlie killed aret Charles N. Do main, John D. Iiluu.l, Capt. James W.T'osh, James W. Perkins, James itowluud, Hubert Dowlaud. John F. Norris. T.dwurd Travlor, William Parker, Quiney Liiiilsuy and James Try ant, employes ul the fa'-tory, andThouiu Woodtolk, colored. Confidence Rapidly Growing. Peports from the 3,777 national bank la the country under the recent call of the Na tional government have been received by the comptroller ol the currency. A summary thows the lawful money reserve on February 2H, 1MU4, tohavbeut4!M,l)0,2jl. Mr. Tickle regurd the tluuneiu) situation as quite en eouraging. The loan indicate rapidly increasing confidence and rtturn ol normal buauitb activity. A TALE FROM THE MOU? TAINS. MOW A FARMKK'si XViyg 1TAI fATif A icsmarkakl Mrr l a Hr "a's . cre frsni lUsib Tl a Htt w U'errfs, (r rM f.'is.c-r.ia'ua, 7J., HrpHhlimn) Naarly flv mile north ol the towa of B Wick, In Columbia Couuty, Pa., right at th. foot of a pur of the North Mountain, li ih! home of Amos Cops, a sturJy youni farmef A 8'ranton newspaper rn,n droyt f Berwick to the Cope frm in orlcr that tb, accuracy ol au Inter dating rumor might u dntermioed. Hs had nearly reached the Urtn whea h, ohsrrei o woman coming toward him froa th fields nsar by an walking nom.win, rapiJIy. He was not cer:am that he was a the right road and, aw.xitlag her coming, ia. qulr.d as to w.iere Ames Cope Uve!. ria, told that the farm bouse just ahead was the pine, he sii l he had come out to e M- ('ope. and ws fairly startled when the r. piled, "1 am Mrs. Cops," She was about thirty year old her sr flashed with brightness. an1 her cheks wrs of that healthful glow thst I so com mis among the wives and daughter of farmsn She had been out gathering raspberrls un j was clcmi up a day' picking of about forf iuarts. Hdng nsked concerning her si', uess an I recovrj-, she stated explicitly na nnrserv.lly that she regarded hsr pfes-nt health better tban It had been In years. "All of last year, and part of the previous on she said. "1 just moped about the hous- un able to do anything, in hed perhaps mors than half the time, and was trentd by allthi doctors of the nearby tewn. Hoam of tlim doctoral me for dysp-psiii, other for jn. flammntioii of the Hoam-'h and rbeumathm . wdiio pieurisv oi ins lert si.ie. n 1 even in llammntlon of the brain (for there weretiir. wUcu I knew not what I was dolnglengags,! the attention of other-? They all seemed at s-s. but I did everything they dirsoted, but without nvai. "Clerlne and stomach troubles also at (en led the gunerul bresking down of my trength tin J ho ly, an 1 just before Imh Christmas I was forced to bod from which I did nut nrisi? until during last Mar"h. Thsn none of my trh-nds thought I would ever get wen. .iieaicines wuiiout stint were bought und taken, go mu -h si that I llnnilv lost u hupt ol lil nud was ready to resign myself io v.ey.i s win. ii was in. n my uusiinncl rea l of a nu'dk-lne euil.'d Hr. Williams' Pink Tills. He got the pills, and to pleas? him 1 began their use just as the directions sail thoy should bit taken, liit.'oro the lirst tox was uscj 1 could feel a decide! change : mv an. petite was returning t 1 was no longer dls iressT I by gase on my stoniaoh : I cou'.d feel liie bloo 1 p.is-ing through my veins, aud lliernwns no moro cf that terrible pain in the region of the heart. My hea 1 became clonrer and clearer, uui before tho 'jcond box was used was out of bed. I am now using the sixth box. and am so much im proved that I i-x'l tnat any of the drudgery on tho far u that is a woman's work I can now perform. We bought the Pink Tills at lr. . R'vignii A Co.' drug store on Front St.. in D'-rwick. ' Mrs. Kama Tosten. n neighbor of Mr. Cope, ninl Mrs. Jacob Wise, a lady wlio llvo oil the road lending from Derwict to tho farm, both eonllrmd thestory of Mrs. Cope's sick uess. The reporter next visited Amos Copo where he was working In the field. He fully eorro'jirated every statement made by his wife, aud seemed most happy that Tink Tills had ben the means ot bringing good health to his sud'erln wife. When Berwick wa reached the reporter found Dr. h. Deagan, one of the best known and most popular practicing physicians in Arm ot lteagan A. Co. He spoke freedy of Mrs. Cope's long Illness nnd of her final cure by br. Williams' Pink Tills. Mr. J. W. Diet rick, the druggist, statod that there were many persons in the town now using Pr. Williams' Pink Tills. An analysis of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills ihows that they contain, in a condensed form, all tho elements necessary to give new life und richness to the blood and rastore sbnttTod nnrvcs. 'i'iiry are an unfailing peciflj for such diseases as locomotor ataxia, partial paralysis, St. Vitus' danee, sciatica, ueuralgia, rheumatism, nervous headache, the after uffe'ts of la grippe, pal pitatlou of the heart, pale and sallow com idexious. and ull forms of weakness elthet iu male, or female. Tink Pills are told by all dealers, ur wdl be sont post paid on receipt of price, (60 cents a box or six boxes foi 2.5U-they aru never SJld In bulk or by tb 100) by ad ireasiug Dr. Williams' Medicine C'j.npuuy, .SoUeuc'tady, N. Y.er Droukville, Outano, Aikm'T twenty-two hundred persona were killed iltuitiej llSSll l.y the iloadly ear-coupler. Scattered us these un fortunate leirips were over a pifat ex tent of country and tho wo callod acci dents extondinej over a year of time, no ono Kive j the matter special atten tion. SVhen will this horrible and useless slaughter cease? A i'ii-t -.!. : dro-ior ink. a req:u-t fnr n free ;s lo .ie '.'in iiiitilali!eai'ti,-itis.-:ii'MVt -..Vie. m 1 1. A i--l' Ni r e ami Hnnu i't'e i; lueiil, I I.ivir TilN. lie.: Toi'.ius l'lasie:, l'.'c; Hal llye. I'ls-. Ii. A. Hall. Liau ie? ton. Is. C. KNOWLEDGE Brtnps comfort nnd improvement and teudu t.) iK.ronul ciijoynicnt whea rightly ttseu. Tlio many, who live bet ter thun others and i njoy life more, with les txiHtiditure, by nioro iironiptly adapting the necJa the world s iH-st product to the necJa of tihysical la ing, will nttebt the valuo to health of the j uro liquid laxativo irincidcH cmbiatcd iu tlio remedy, Syrup of Figs. It excellence is duo to Its presenting in tho form most acceptable und pleas ant to tho taste, tho refreshing nnd truly beneficial projiertie of n i?rfcct lax otivo; efTectuully cleansing tho lysteci. dispelling colds, headache und fever ml permanently curing constipation. It has given satisfac tion to million and met with the approval of tho medical profession, because it act on tho Kid Beys, Liver and Bowels without weak ening them aud it is perfectly free fiom very objectionablo substance. Syrup of Fip ia for aulo by all drug plsU in 50c and fl bottle, but it i man ufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only, whose name is printed on every package, also the nuinc, Syrup of Fig, and being well informed, you will not fccce.pt any suUttitute if ottered. ffW him 1 mu it
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