THE MIDDLEBDRGH POST. C1LO. W. WAil .NsI.!.I.!.It. r..:.t r. A It Til I" li E. ( On Lit. Manag-r. MlM LM.t M H. l'A.. AllIILlit',, JMlJ American btigpies are superseding those of Kngliiib make in London ami Paris. The kuIt light, p-racefu) ve hicles in Lur) come from this coun 7 Sheet iron in rolled so tLin at the Pittsburg iron mills Hint twelve thou sand sheets arc rtrjuirivl to make a single inch in thickness. Light shines through one of these sheets m readily as it does through ordinary tissue paper. The Philadelphia Inquirer quotas statistics showing; that while New York received sixty-five ier cent, ol the World's Fair import, Philadel phia received only one-third of one per cent. It declares that Tarorua, El Taso and Laredo are commercially ahead of Philadelphia, and it wants to know why these things arc so. The pictnresqtie old University "buildings on Washington Square, New York City, are soon to lie torn down to give place to a ten-story modern truotnre. The Ions of thcoe buildings will be a serious blow to one of the prettiest bits of the great metropolis, which boasts of the Washington Memorial Arch and the Simpson Memorial Church. Some of the old personal name met with in this country originated in English work-houses, where it ncd to be a common thing, as Dickens in timates in "Oliver Twist, " to name foundlings for some utensil about the asjlum, or for anything else that might strike the stupid fancy of the authorities. Thus many persons were launched upon the world bearing the names of the days of the week, or some church or street near the asylum, and of a hundred and one other thing furnishing equally absurd cognomens. It is not to be disputed, maintain the St. Louis (ilobe-Dvmocrut, thai the railroad interests of the cuuutry are in a badly tangled ami very dis couraging condition. About one-fifth of the entire mileage, including sev ' lines of the liret importance, is in u-id if receivers, and - general shakineee prevails among tho com panies that still maintain the'r sol vency. ltoads that have beretoforf readily met all fin d charges, and paid reasonable dividends, are now hard pressed for menus to protect their credit and keep up the earning capaci ty of their property. The causes ol this unprecedented situation uro dif ferently stated by different ol servers. New York Life remarks : "Tli niii'n thousands of American who nr.- ilis g'.isted with the sickening d. -tails ( vivisection are not ilci ive-1 bv tin old argument of sacriticin animal to save human life. Jf that were tie.' question we should hold very diilVrent views on the subject. As it happens, however, the amiable viviiector, in niuety-iiiiie experiments out of a hu:i dred, has mi more thought of savim. human life than has the prolessional bull-tighter in killing his animal. It is entertainment, pure and simple. A live animal quivering on a tabli gives a keen edge to a lecture, unl furnishes inoro interest to the student thuu any number of dry words. Tc a scieutist so constituted an to enjoy this form of sport, the shrinking ol sensitive nerves from knife and pincers affords a pleasant excitement that uc dead body cun possibly supply." The breeding of game birds on Long Island has resulted, us might have been expected, in a great mcrease of foxes, observes the Boston Cultivator. Ono thousand Southern quail were turned out two or three years ago, but none of these birds cau be found now. A large number of Mongolian pheasants, set free about the same time, have entirely disappeared. Meantime foxes have so increased that their tracks are seen everywhere, and sportsmen are having great times in hunting these animals. In the mean time nobody has been allowed to kill either quail or phcueunt. The foxes have been tho only gainers by the bounteous provision w hich has been made for them. When w ill law makers learn that it is idle to prohibit the shooting of game birds by local sports men, while wild enemies of these birds are allowed to increase. In naturul sporting some foxes will bo tilled each year.und in that way there will be opportunity for tho gume birds to increase. Protection by law ilots not protect against wild animals that re beyond the reach of law. I A COLLAPSED REBELLION AND THE REBELS PARDONED Excepting the Leaders. Great Indigna tion at Admiral De Hello's Cowardly Flight. A itl'pnVh from Montevideo, say The rl ellieii of Admiral 1 M"llo walnut he government of President I'elxoto has etnv -tely ollui'il ainl the capture of tlie res'l admiral ly tin- fleet of president Ivixoto If look' (I upon lu-re as tslng only a quet.on of a few hours. Admiral le Mello, after sis talning a severe uVfrut at Ilia Orstida J y, losing from 4(H) i f(K) men. succeeded In putting to seu wltli the Keputillea auil trans ports nud attempted to make a lauding In (lis department of Ilocbu. Uruguay. Intending to surrender Ids whole for'e to the Uruguaytu authorities, lint at the lust moment a dis agreement took place Is-tween the rclwl id nilral auij (ii-n. Snlgudo. and (be latter w compaulcd ly 4IK) armed, sick ami wound d, Slid almost starving men, landed upsu Uruguayan territory uud tendered their sut mlssiou to the authorities. After Oen. S. I gado had icui' ashore. Admiral de Mello ee it su oiler to surrender to the Uruguay; u authorities If the latter would guarantee ijt-t to surmnder hi in t theKoveriimetit of lira;! I. I he I'ruifiiavau oDIi'luls were unsMe to irif u this pled(e and 'iiseueutly Admiral as Mello remained ou l-ourd the he'Ulllea. That rlil. Hfl'-rwiinU wnt to the province of Klu Uriitide 1 J H11I, aemirdlUK to report reeelred here aud atteaipted to make a land liir. Hut the rels-l were driven laelt tollielr Isiats I v the fore. of president I'elxoto and the whercalMiiitsotthe Il- iilill'-a If iow un known. 1'he llrnrilii.ii nilnlter at London has re eelved the followiiiK dlspKti'h from Kio de.lo neiro: - ' I lie lii-ur'-liti have ul-uliiloned all their ri'iiialiilntf vessels at I'aruna aud Kantu t athuhnu. 'I he attempt of the Insurgents to land at liio (iruude City was defeated. The retiels lost 01 XI nieu and nfterwardn landed lu the dertineut of ltoi'ha, I'ruyiuiy, whein-e Admiral d" M"llo and lien. Snlttado went south. The I riiK'iayau aulLnritles refused to allow the reoel chips to reinniu where they had aiii'hoP'd. and they eventually left after landing 4IKI diosriiied nien. The Insurgent troops were removed from the shores of lllo (ramie ! hul liy the liiuny-M wurship ll". piililii'a und L tin1 Insurgent transports. A Inter dispatch from lii.enos Ayres sny: "The remains of the llrnrillnn rel! He-teoui-iiiaiised I'V Admiral de Mdlo, wUi'-li arrived at this port, are the sulijcct ot extensive ex ellilliKe of tehvrapllic llieshases tietweenth" authorities of this plu'-u the JJraziliuL foxermui'iit. The reliel -tit. are the Iiepnlillca, Metero, Iris, I'riui" and Ks'raiii'a. They are in a very dilapidated condition aud tiie reliels ou tKiard ot ttieui are stifli-rlnk- from siekuess, wounds and proper food supplies. Their temporary wants have lieen su plil, with the consent ot the Uruy.illuti minister, a hu hus recclv.xl ml vices from lllo de Janeiro, fayuitf that a general minty will le yraiited to the iusnrfreiit niuk and Hie, and .hut the Ilrniliun novcriiun lit will pay the. nunniiitine enpeni4s of the ship" II they are mrreiulcrcil to the HrH.iliau tiiiul-tT. t'on eqnently the Arselitlli (loveriiiiii-nt. wltb the eonvllt of relic) leaders, is now superiu teudiUK the delivery of the live war vessels to tlioJiniiliHii tiiiiii-ter, and thW will liuvs tufu in-i'i'Mipli-li'-d I y the time this disjuitcb rcu'his the full. ii States. President Pclxoto's K"veriimciit has notifl sd the ifoverumeut of fruunay that the en. penscs and pa ac money home ot the Insur gents who landed In the department ol Il'H-ha. I'riiKiiuy, will he paid l y the llrall lau Kovernnieut and that they may all. with the exception of the leaders, return to lira.il with no fear of tieiuir severely punished for the part which they huvetak-'U 'u f"!1 '.'1.11. Nnlilnu Deems to le known of the ultimate destination of Admiral de Mello nud tteneral Sals-ado, though It t I-cIh-m-.I that thetornie; will tukethe earliest opportunity of est'iipluu to some foreign count ry u hcru he can liidu himself for the rest of liN lite, on all side the utmost contempt is expressed for Admir al de Mello. whose dcM-rtioii of Admiral du llama Is looked upon as a piece c( cowardly treachery whl h -v (1 the a liiilral's inest lu timiitc s.ipp. .rler. uiilemii. To s-ii-h 1111 ex lent do' - liii !! iiitr prevail that it is open ly stut' -l II. lit I in 1 oim.t proposes to seek out Admiral d - M- llo and cenpel him to meet Inn. 111 11: rial coml'.'it. II the r-del admiral lulls lr;t" t!ic lian-ls of pri -sident l'eoto them is little -loul.t I. ut that he will I'c promptly tried I y court martial uud slu t. 1 MELLO S MESSAGE OF SURRENDER 1 - - In T'.trninir Over Five Wur Vessels to the President of Argentina. The ..v Y'tk "ll'T.-iid -" I'.in-u-.s Ayres I 'al-ic says: The followim; N a translation of j tli" ti. 1 r'e ut l-y th" l;r.-t: i!l.-iu repel, 1 Ada.iral M'-ll", to the president of Arcntlim. hen In l-roinrlit his remaiuiiu snip- into the liatl'or ot liU' llos ,yre all-l oltercd li) -Mireiid'-r tliem: A'-o.ird til" J:r.iri!i.-in 'r:ii-'"- l!"piiiili--a, II.. rl-. r ..I pii'-in.s Avre-. April 10. is'.i. S.c-n I'ena. rr"iden!, Aleutian. A- I 1111 un iiilc to conCnu", mi a mtit of 1:11 ao-olut" la -k of re-.nir-'cs, the nuval re v It 'ii iin;iiraicd eiaht months niro for the purpose of dcfeiidiui; tin utitiitioio llru- ..l ii-fulii-i the military de-potisiu of l'r 's. d'-nt l'e"to. I now enter Artreutlne waters In order to solicit the protection of the Unn ( a -.'encrous sister rcpuMic in lichalf of myself, my oll.-er. my marines, my tr-mps Ulld II. ,V licet, colisistiliu' of the ItepllMica, I rano. Iri. .Mctcoro ami I'.speran.a. 1 l.i-i; to siirrciid'-r tin sc shi s to your ex cellency for any disposition you may s-'c lit to mal.cof theiii. With selilillients of the highest consideriv- tioii for your e.-elcii--v. 1 have the honor to l.c. etc., iSi-,-ii' d) 'i sroino Josk m: Mki.i.o, Jc,,r Admiral. FOR INDUSTRIAL VOLUNTEERS. Rev. Davis Want Congress to Enlia 600.000 Men. JJc-prcw-ntalivi! Pavis, a l'opulist of Kansas lias Introduced lu the house a long Mil recit. in- the woe of the unemployed aud direct lui the secretary of war to immediately en list ".MMJ.OOO iiii-u in an Industrial volunteer army to serve for the period o one year after enlistment." The nriuy is to he clothed and fed and paid as regular soldiers. Instead ofdrilliiiK. they, arc to I mploycd on pulilic works such us euiials, rivers and liurUirs. pulille highways, etc. To defray the ex'iises of this army the secretary of (he treasury is to Issue WKUliW (MMI of legal tender notes and certain other lorins of currency. 'The lull sH-cfes the following Issues of money to pav the armyi l ilty millions to replace the waste und de struction on notes under the act of 1H7Hj rl.Ml.lMKl.iMKi to replace national hank cur rency Mired- tTimu'OIUMKI annually hen-ufter to keep up the volume ol uioney. POLISH RIOTS IN DETROIT. Two Men Killed and About A Doreo Others Wounded. In a light which occurred lu (iro.sso Tola! township, Jut over the ea-teru city Hue, ol J'ctioit, Jlicli., let ween a force of Polish lie horns seeking employment on the city water works cxtcusiou, she: ill Collins was proho I ly fatally injured, two polish rioters wer shot dead, and half a dozen more wore wrl oiwiy injured, at least three fatally, a police otllccr was Imdly hurt, and 11s the n. suit tbu county jail Is tiled with it) of tho risers. FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS. I'jtnmarlssd Proceeding of Onr Law Xakera at Waahlnstoa cnr nrxi nr.n te fisst iat. TO sr.Htoll VA-"! s's MLMOMT. Pr.Nirr ll.eearl ntclou of the senate Was devoted to the n-loptloii of resolutions III memory of the te hci.atcl V-itKe.ati'l J U.S lipf.olntmeiit of a iiomrnitti e rf senators to u -coiii Hny the remain to Nmih ( nrollua. 1 he H"ii.ite then adjourned until .1:3(1. The for-U'siu ser tlou of the House TVr.S similarly o-cu led. The s, s ilver apsilnt'-l a eoiiiiinttis-to aconipnt.y the remains to North arolina. Itesoiutioii lu honor of the late tleiiein' II. W. Moctitu were also adopt ed and the house adjourned. When the su-nat" reconvened at 8:30 the ea? Wet wn Istii" Irotn tl.u 11. arid" room hy tiine eapitol policemen in uniform and laid li'fore the vlee-preslilclit'f rostrum. The lid was hidden hy a muss l Dowers. At i o'elis-k. the invited irints Isdiig all present, Itev. l'r. Mos'-r I'. Il"ge, of Itichtuond. Va., '(Tered praver, then ilMltven-d the sernmu. Tbe f uii'-i i.l -scort left the cnpltol l y the eastern disir. The nmaiiis were taken to Ashville, N. t. where the Ititerm ut Is to take place. At the conclusion ottbe services Uie s nit 1 ndioui n"d. osr nrsnstn a-ip srrosD mt. BrxATS. The agreement to consider trie tariff hill from 1 p. m. to .1 uninterrupted each day was continued until next Tuesday hy the senate. Kenstor Lodge offered a pro posed amendment levvlujr. discriminating duties against Great Ilrtulu until that nation agrees with the I'nltcd mates lu the use ot nlver eoluage. Senator Hmlth ss-.ke and ds votetl his Sies h to attacking tbo lucerne tax. At the close of Mr. Smith's speech the tenuis sdjuiirued. Hot ss. The house l.y nn overwhelming vote decided to adopt a ipioruiu-eounting rule, vhlch for all practical purposes Is the tame as that ex-hpenker Heed, of Maiue, In augurated during the Kitty-first congress. The Populists did not vote. The adoption of this rule .taken In conjun?tioD wltb tne deci sion to euforce the old law of JS4C to dock the salaries of memU-rs alwut save on ac count of suknme, w;l!. ll Is thought, put au end forever to parliamentary ot stru' tlon. Mr. C'atchlngs, from the eomtmttee on rules. Im mediately presented the report agreed upon list lefiire the house convened, it Was reud mm the clerk's desk as follows: " I' poll every roll call, and lefnre the le ftinuiug thereof, the speaker shall name two tnenili-rs. one each side of the -lending ipies tlon, If prai-ticntilc, who shall take their places ut the clerks desk, to tell the names of at least enough ineniU-rs w ho are In the hall of the house during the roll cull who do not respond, when added to those ri spoml Ing, to make a ipiorum. If a ipiorum do not res;i-nd on the roll call, when the names of those so noted as present shall Is- r. -ortci to the sker. who shall cause Ihe list to l-e called from the clerk's d sk and n-1 rded In the Journal, aud in determining the presence of a ipiorutn to do I'usincss th"M' w ho vote, those who answered present and those so r- t'orted present shall le consideri'd. Mem era noted may, when their names arc culled, record their votes notwithstanding the pro visions of clause 1 of tt-Ss rule. "Amend clause 1 of the riilesl yaddingthis to the following words: 'And on roll call should he not vote, he shall answer pri-scnt, so us to read. "Every iiii-mls'r shall lie pres ent within the hall of the house during lit Sittings, unless excused or necessarily pre vented, and shull vote on each iU-siiou put unless he has a direct personal or pecuniary interest In the event of such iiiis-tioii, and 011 roll call should he Hot votu he shall unswer 'pri-sent.' " The vote on the pnuige of the resolution wss.yeaa 212. nays 47. So ther.-solution was agreed to. The lispuldiciuis all Voted for the resolution Slid most of the I 'emocriits. The order of arrest of March 'it! was tbeu discharged uud the House adjourned. OSR Hl'XUIKII AMU IHISl'llAY. Bkmatp.. After routine Inudnes the vener al'le senator Morrill, of Vermont, who recent ly c di tirated his S4t!i birthday and Is the N'cUor of th sermie, was recognlwl and during his remarks ou the turllT 11 II w. -cordis! mori' n-spis-tful artei.tlou that bus fallen to the lot of the most of the speukers on the tariff pictlm. In spite of his ad vanced age he spoke clearly. Senator Turple, ami Senator Cameron followed Senutor M"i" rill lu opposition to the hill and alter an ex ecutive session, the senate adjourned. Hot-in -The diplomatic Mil and Hawaiian sITairs were disciissi-l In the House, hut Without linn! uction the Jl-iu-c adjourned. ON K IH'Mllll li AMI I'ol'IITH I AV. Sr.iu k -'1 he day In the senate vwis almost sutin lv coiisumeu I y a speech nirniiist the is'inliiig tarilt lull I v Senator l'i-rhiii. of l iillt ruin. Th" I'dT'-r rssolution for Hid llppoillt.licllt of 11 coil .tnittee l-L ComlllUlllcas lion- r r Hie purpose of hearing the griev ances ot 1 oxey's army w..- delmted hy W'-na- trs S iter und Ail'-n. Loth of whom favor. ed it. I..:t it went over witlnct action, Kiil"gi'--.w p'oi.oui; I on tin- lat" It'-pre- U'lltll'he V. . I'llo' lis. of Ol.lo. i;!ter which the -h.i'o adjourned. HolM 1 ,e hoi:sc W"l:t into comililttee of Whole and tl oti-ldi ration oftln- diplomat ic and con-nlar l-iil v:i- rei.iiii:e,. Mi-.l.acey dlTcp -I hi- :riii-iid:ii"'it to strike out the u proprlatiou for a minister to Hawaii. 'I lie umciidiii'-iit reopened the Hawaiian coutm v !, whi-'li was coiitiuiicl until adj-cirn- llictit. OM-. III'M-lll li AMI lir-ll 1T. Si:s.ti shortly alt-r the Semite was ei.it. eil t" ord'-r Hi" Poller resolution for the up. pointiii'-i.t of a reception ol c ovy's Army of tliet oiiiiiionwcal. to l.c known iii senate pur h in e as "the committee on comiiiunica tt us,"wei,t over without action, and the tar iff hill being laid belore Uie Senate. Jlr. lial- llngcr, o e- Hampshire, spoke against Hi" bill. Senator liolpli billowed in 11 sK'e.-h against the bill. Then the senate went Into executive s's.ion mid later adjourned. llocsK Nothing of public iiuportance was don" and alter routine business ihe house ud jouriicd. OSK IH'MiSKI) ANI SIXTH )AT. SrNAn: lu the scnatcthcre wi re a numts-r of visiting pcniisylvaniu laboring men lu the gallery wearing the badge of the delegation. When the tariilbill was laid iefere thu sen ate Mr. liolph resumed his speech. The del. egatcs in the gulli-ries closely following every won! and move 011 the floor and hud tbu pleasure of hearing Senator Quay read their petition., and memorials in opposition to the tariff hill. Senator Holph had yiel led to Senator (.may for the presentation ol his me morial. Senator t 'uiui.-rou sent to the desk another petition from workiugmen, which was not read. Alter the presentation the greater portion of the delegates iu the gallery tiled out uhd Senator l'olpb continued his speech, utter which the senute adjourned. HolsK.- Iu the bouse after routine busi ness and after eulogies ou the lute Senator (jibson, of Louisiunu, the bouse adjourned. ONE HCNIilll.l) AND StVISTH 1JAY. HtKATK- The Populist Senator from Kan sos. Mr. 1'clTer. introdm-ed u hill in the Sen ate to-day a hill entitled, "A liill to IHspose of Idle Labor and lUsuoiirage Idle Wealth iu the District of Columbia," its object Mug to Impose ou uil idle laud an uuuuul tax equal to its annual iucremeut lu value and to use the revenue thus obtained iu the con struction und niauugeiuent of public works so ss to give employment to Idle citir.eun. The bill win referred to the District Committee. Mr. 1'efTertheri moved to proceed to the eou sideratiou of his resolution for the appoint ment of a committee to give hearings to thu t'oxev unny. 'J he mot ion whs rejected. Senator WiisbU'iru, I!eputlic;in, of Mnuco. ta, tbeu made a speech of fre.a length iu tho Senate, in opposition to Hie turifl bill, and uf teru hri"l session tlieseuate. nd'ourued. Hoi sh. 'I'lio h'Kisii devoted tlie entire day to bu-11 i sm from the committee tu the IUs. tiict of Columbia. He Barely Escaped. A!lert I.. Pariuhar was attucked Lv seven Is-ars In the Dig Horn basin while 01. his wuv from lilsinark, H. 1). He killed four uud swam the river to escae Hie remaining threu. The finding of his horse aud wearing up pur el cuiUHHl a report of death. THOUSANDS GO ON STBIKET STORY OF A GREAT STRUGGLE In Western Pennsylvania. Eastern Ohio ant West Virginia Alon 40.030 Men Will Quit Work. On rsqtiet. the Pittsburg Ttmf, received the following Interesting summr.ry of the (rrent coal mlu-rs' strike from Patrick Me bride. K-cretary-Tr'as:irer of the United Mine Workers, Columbus, 0. t Vou ask. "Why and for what are the min ers striking?" "Why?" lleeanse they are forced to. "W hat for." To Improve trade conditions which havcheeu destroyed by the uubnslness like methods and recklessness of the coal operators. I suppose that while this answ r might be satisfactory to you It reipiii-c some explanation for the l-endlt of the general public. It is acknowledged by all who understand anything about the coal trade that it bas de veloped more rapidly than the necessities of the country require. The result of having too many men and too many mines has caus ed a keen competition between ope tutors to secure trade. The more unscrupulous have ought to secure trade without any regard to the workmen. The more resectahle among tbe operators have long deplored this fie-t, but the "pee was set and they eould do nothing but follow. While trade was In its normal condition, Ihe miners were able, with tbe assistance of reasonable operators, to maintain a fair price for their lat-or, but no ssmer hail de pn selou east Its blight upon the country than the unscrupulous operator sought to secure more than his share of the trade. The miner and his honest enmpetitor were at his mercy and he did not spare tbe lash. Wagi-s came down until men were in starvation, while having the name of Ifing at work. It was useless to strike In one lis-ulity, as those bar nscles on the trade wen- to Mi found every Whcis. The miners reduced th"lr wages to give the fair operator a ehuuee to exist, but they have been putl'-ntly preparing for the pr-seut mov ment. They seek, first, a general suspension to remove the surplus coal from the market. Tin y will ask the operators to msttheni and estaitllsh a scale of mining on a fair und eipntable basis that will let all sceure a share of the trade, if they sucreod in this move nient then their susis'iislou will eotue to un end, and every I .oily. Including th general public, will be Is-iielltt' d. If we tail to secure such a misilng thentbe fight will gn on until there is victory or de tent. If the latter ts In store for th" miners the present Is but Hie commencement (lf the tight, us another attempt will Is- made this year. I trust, however, that the sense of fair May among tbe coal operators of the country is such that before long n seule will be mode and peace uud harmony restored to tbe min ers of the country. Telegrams received from the eenters. la Ihe bituminous coiil districts of Pennsylvan ia, Eastern Ohio and West Virginia indicate that ill ols-ilieice to the order of the general 'iftleers cif the I'lntcd Mine Workers of Amer ica. Ti.OiK) minersare on u strike In astrugglu for uniform wages and more regular work. This number Is exclusife ol the 17.000 men in the Pittsh-.irg river and rail mad region, who will ulso ipiit work. In tbe eighth bituminous district, embrac lug rhlllipsburg and Huntingdon and con tiguous territory. nearly U.OnOmen have quit, and in tbeWhocilng district C.oon nieii..tohiis towu dtstri"t t'l.OOO men; Kaliueville, 000 men; West Newton, a.iMHi men. In the Kanawha region tho 1,000 miners will remain ut work in the hope of bettering their condition through tho strike in I'itU burg. WEATHER AND CROPS. Conditions as Shown hy tba P the Week Past. -"Port f' The Weather Ilureau, in its report of weather erop conditions fur the past week says: The week has biin cooler than usual, and generally unfavorable for farm work In the Atlantic coast aiel ( ihlo mli-v States.althoiiL'!i more favoral I" conditions prevailed in the Ohio 11II1 y during the latter part of the w-s-k. The week was also ci Mil n the spring wheat region und in the states eu the l'a.-i!l" oast. Although the weather was cool. In the iiikota, spring s 'cding is well advanced iu South liakota. where the ground l.s reported in excellent 'coiiiiitioti. with an abundant supply of moisture. It was slightly wanner than usual 111 the lake region, uud from the west liull coa-t iiorthwiird to the Mi-souri alley. AltholiL'll there has been an excess of ten. peral'in- since March 1, iu the di-trl'-ts east of the I'oiv.y mountains the n-h..iii i- o'i.ewhat n-tariicd owing to the frcc which 1 irred during the latter part of Man-h. 1 eh grams Indicate that tne general condition- l ave Improved throughout the states 1 f th 11tr.1l v.'ilh s and that the week ci-j-i-d with favorable weather, leaving thu ground in good condition lor plovwiig. QO V.TILLMAN DEFEATED. The Liquor Dispensary Law of 9. C, De clared Uiiconiititutioiial. The Supreme Court 1 f South Carolina, lit Columbia, divided that the famous Palmetto lispeii,ary liquor law, the attempted enforce ment of which has cost several lives, nud throwu the whole State Into turmoil, Is un constitutional. 71,,, decision was render-d in a composite case, coin posed ol a i'ii-h or iginatiug In liurliugtou to test tlie constitu tionality of the disH-usury law. and npicalcd to the Supreme Court by the State aud sever al minor caseti likewise appealed. Chief Justice Mclvi r and Associate Justice Mcliowau tiled an opinion utllrming Judio II uilson's decisions in the court liclow. that Ihe law Is uiicoiiMtitut'oiial. I ause it cn-ates a tnono o!y for the state. Justice pope tiled a dissenting opinion, ulllrming the constitu tionality of the law. Oov. Tillman said ulsnit the decision: "I haven't reud it and don't know its ten--. The matter is not iluislied. 1 will obey the court for the present, uud appol to the supreme court - the people." SUCCEEDS SENATOR VANCE. Tuoinaa J. Jarvis Appointed to Represent North Carolina in the Senate, llou. Thomas J. Jurvls hus been appointed nud him u-e'cptcd tbe Unified States He uutor slilp to succeed the late Senator Vunoe. Mr. Jarvis is a soldier, legislator nud an ex-Hoveruor of North Carolina. He was tioru iu Jurvlsburg, Currituck, county, N. C. Jan uary IS, ls:i. He ei.tx-red the Confederate army us u private in rose tocuptuiu and tbeu retired, his right a--:n having Iwu shattered. He was a member of the Consti tutional eouvelitiou of IsiH, M-rveil iu tlie Legislature iu lsc.s and ls7(l, was a 1 residen tial elector In 1M72, und iu lsTti was elected Lieutenant (iovernor, Iss-omlng (loveruor by tbeeleetloii of Oov. ViUhk to the Senate, was re-eUs'ted (loveruor iu ISM) uud wiu Minister to Lra.ll in IHhJ. Senator Vanes Laid to Rest. At Asheville, N. Cenator Z. B. Vance's remains were followed to the grave by a con course of 10,000 people on WedViesdiiy. 'i ht Imdy lay in statu from 8 until JO .80 a. m. lu the Kirst 1'resbyteriun church. Friday wus observed u;i Meiuoriul day throughout tho Stain. Touched a Live Wire. At I'lillit deli, bin. Amos Waters, aged 40 years, and John Lb-hardo, aged 41 years linemen for the Hull Telephone Comiinuy.' were killed by coming la eontuet with au .leetr(e light wire. William Pike uud WtUiiun Uonuruvh were seriously Injured. THE COXEY ARMY Still Marching- On to Washington. The "Unknown's" Identity Revealed. J he "nckcown" in Coxey army. It Is snl.l has turned out to be P. 11. Ikwznro. a faks Indian doiior and trani-e medium who was located last summer In a tent 00 a vacant lot In Chicago. noro is the rankest kind rf a fraud and Carl Drowns was his partner and assistant fakir in Chicago. On the west side these two ar well-known eharncters. The split In the army revealed the "unknown's" Identity. Ijt June IUvrzorro conducted a regular Indian medicine fake. Then Carl Lrownenp !eured on the scene lu ragged buckskin, flowing hair aud with not enough inonev iu bis pockets to purchase a bowl of soup. Ito. loro usd him as a lecturer, and later the two started an office on West Madison street, lioscoro'g n-nl occupation was a trance medium" and this scheme he utilized to sell his Indian remedies. To advertise his fakes Itow.oro started a paper railed tbe "American Patriot," In which h't tyied himself a "eombiuatiou doctor, pr het, magnetic healer, medium, fortuneteller and astrologer." During the entire summer tlooro and Him woe sold neslidne and e tured on tbe vacant lot. Kinally the ptopln In the vicinity, tiring of tbe tough erow.ls that flocked around borxoro's tent, eoin plained to tbe fKiUie and the "Oreat I n known" wus arrested. When the weather became too cold for tbe tent shew, Ilosaoro rented an old church. There be spent floo Id renovating tbe building, placed a stage In place of tbe rulprt and opened a variety hew. He still continued to sell his lake medicines, but business was or and he moved to a liosement and started a society .'ailed the "Association for tbe Preventluu of Cruelty to Humanity." Ccxey's Army ot tne Commonweal ts once more on land. Tbe 90-mile voyage on the Chesapeake and Ohio canal, while It gave to the men net from walking did not improve their n pearouee. At noon Thursday, when the entire outbt had becu unloaded from the canal Mats at WHUamsport. Md.. it looked worse than at any other stage of its existenee sot exceptiniraoy ol those fearful passages through mud. sluph and Ice. t'oxey'a army arrived at Hr.ueock. Md., on Wednesday afternoon. The reception ac corded the army there was anything but cordial. As tho boats passed under a bridge crossing tbe canal, llrowue asked if there was any reception eommlttte or any supply ol provisions. Tbe isipulace, who lined the bridge, shouted with one accord. "No." and xlso the request that the army stay outside Uie town. Tbe boats lay outside the limits, but the Commonwculers swarmed the town. Willinmsport was readied Thursday ater aoou. There the transrf)rts were unloaded ihe wheels and to put on the wagon leds, tnd the army marched for Washington via Uugerstowuand Lredericlx. After two days ot Inactivity at lingers town, Md., the" Army of the Commonwenl again moved forward and reuchisl ll-'oiies-hon ugh. where tbe night was spent in oniiip Ihitiici lloone. The u xt camp will l-e at Frederick, but what the programme will he lifter that cump ispiLseed is u matter shrouded lu deep mystery. The army Is now two days li'biml its scheduled time, and Itrowue is ap parently in no hurry to move with anything like rupidity. There were ntwiut 300 men in line when tbe nni.y n.ur tn-d out of Hag-rstowu u larger for. e thuu i.t any tin. slice the army li lt Pittsburg. Where the strange fuee came I rum no one M pcuts to know. Tbe only Mice who Joined are Col. A. K. Redstone, the Wrt-hingtou ugent el the eouiinoiiweul und J. S. Hurt left, private seerrtury of Congress man Collin, ol Wvoii.ing. HeiUtone says thv. no less than 1,000 men will inur-li oiit from Wash intou to Join th" army ut Hock ville. nud that on the day the army enters Washington there will Mi uu escort of 1A.OO0 Uiiu not including &00 women. 600 wheel men und some Urn ml Army men. H- i(1 rlines to ive out ul be may 'know aiiou, the other armies joining Ccxey lu nod about llo kville. At Hugerstown Jennie .- .-.-, -t-, Ki who had never known a day s sickness, saw tbe u.,ny av heard its bund, und sunk down on tbe j-uvc-mint dt-ud. IMPROVEMENT IN TRADE. It Is Not Large, But la Baaed on Actual Increase in Orders for Consumption. II. (J. Dun A Co.'s "Weekly Heview of Trude," Sew York, says: Lxti n-lvc storms checked Improvement iu business only for n lime, and numerous strik'-s have not yet ar rested it. IKstribution of products to con sumer seems larger, for people are able to buy. Hut it is li s-clear that the lucrcus of working force continues, or that orders for product- will further expand. '1 he improvement thus far realised s based on a"tu:ii increase in m'rs for cons imp. Hon, but part of this v,u to cover belate-i demands for the spring season. Acon-ider-able portion of the industrial force is st.ll um-mpli yed, and with wages mm-h low- r hau ay ar ago, eoivsiimption Is not as large. New orib-rs tor future distribution nre still materially restricted by unei rtuiniy ubout nctioii ut Washington and about the extent und 1 i.t'on.eof lubor dillleultles. i he great strike threatened by bituminous ?oa 11. iiiers and striken of ao,-lated em. ployi s ou soa.e railroads, make the future less hojiofui. uut of 2:i textile nud metal working concerns wlil-'h stopped iluring the past vv ek nliout u third closed business Is-, cuu-e of trouble utsmt wagi-s. Hxpurts iu Murch showed a moderate in-cn-as". with u great diereusn iu imports and in April thus fur exports from New Vorubuve tiecii about 40 per cent larger than last year, nud imports about 4S per cent, siniilli-r. Commercial loans do not increase and the rate for the Ixst paper drops to 2 2-4 cents, the lowest on record. The failures of the past week have been somewhat more Importaut than usual, but were 2li) in the l ulled htutes, against 1st! last year, and 40 lu Canada, ugaiiist 21 last year. For the first half of April liabilities reported huve lieen 4.1fiM,410, of which J . liO.MO were of manufacturing and tbe but once of trading concerns. OUTLAW DALTON KILLED. Eight Others Also Meet the Same Fate, Including Two Daltona. A terrible fight took place between the notorious outlaws "Hill" Dalton, "Hill" Iiooluu aud another outlaw, said to be Hitter Creek and a number of deputy marshals about 40 miles east of Perry, O., near Ewen Mountain, Thursday night. Tbe three out laws uud a woman aud her little girl were shot dead, its also were two deputy marshals. Marshal Nix, ot Oklahoma, has been plan ning for days to catch the Dalton gang and Maishul Hurrell Cox, with Heck Thomas uud Hill Tigheinnuu, of Perry uud a crowd of 14 tniirshuis. left some days ago for the eastern hurt of the Cherokee strip, in pursuit of the I'altons. 'Ihu marshals in.-t limit Miller, ono of tbe gaug and the Kght commenced. This wus Mi-Llroy's ranch, In miles this sido of Jiigulls. Dalton and lioolun were nearby wheu the light occurred uud went to Hruce Miller's ussistauc-e uud u regular fight tooU pluce. Messengers from the place of conflict say (hut eight persons iu all hud lieen killed. Tbe price for Daltou's capture, dead or alive is ti.tOO and the price for Uoolun's heud is 1,500. Cyclone Fatalities. Tn the recent evelnnn nf UiimmaM-lll. Mrs. Vul. Keel aud throe children, her hireli girl uud hired man, named Matsiuger, were silled and a large, number of others, it in tewed, were futully injured. I -ws's Bullet Proof Coat. At Per. .11 the lum.l.,.l, ...o.. inuur, X'owe. uveuu exhibition of his bullet proof eout efore tbe surci-on.' ......... , ... ,, .. - n . -"-ei'-oiuwiHPI-HIIIOII at HerUu. The bullets fired ut a 2.Vfoot runge fulled to peuetrute tbe coat or even turtle JLiowe, u Wttg imllXv LATEST HEWS SUMMARIZED FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. t7tat Is Irentrlring the World Over. Important Events Briefly Told. r-.sAsrrns. ArcmssTs asd r atai.itits. At HueratneLto, Cnl., the eutire electrlff plant of the Capitol (las Company, which holds contracts for the lighting of the city and the running of street ears was burned, twrnty-four dynamos were burned and half a dozen of the most powerful engines on the const were practically destroyed. The origin Cf the lire was the contact of electric wires at the switch hoard. Total loss tCO.OOO. Jerome, the largest mlulug eamp In Ari zona was burued. All the business houses are gone. Including the town records and tbe property of the postofllee. Ixiss 450,000. One fireman wus killed, oue fatally hnrt, and another seriously at a lire iu Kt. Louis by overhead wires. A fire si Hantu Cruz, Cal., destroyed 24 buildings, causing a lose of 2."5,00, Huns Hanson, a bartender In a Ciloucerier, S. J., saloon shot uud killed John Oleiher, driver for a brewery. Hanson says be did hut know the revolver was loaded. l!y the explosion of an oil ear In the Chi cago, Milwaukee aud Ht. Paul railroad yards at Chicago. Patrick Fit7.slmmons.John Kotite Joint Welnieldt and Charles Miller were futully burned. At Chicago, two children of a family nam ed Colicusky ate electric paste. One, a boy aged nine, Is dead, nnd a girl, aged 4, is dy ing. T.ine negro children were burued to death In a cabin ut Piueville, Ky. A truiu on the Iieluwaro A Hudson n: 1 1 rood Mruck a mil., wagon at the Eostsldc crossing at Saratoga, N. Y. Charles II. Collamer aud his wife, who w :ro lu the wagon, were both killed. Hy the explosion ot a loller nt the Hutch inson eh ctric light plant at Keokuk, lo. three men were instantly killed aud one fo ully Injured. The dead are James Sterritt, Patrick Kecfc and John Itowati, and tbe in jured Charles Jones. ( AI'lTAI. AM LABOR. The crisis has come in the Oreat No'thcm "trike. Judge SuiilMirii of the Vnitcd States Court of A ml at St. P1111I, Minu., grunted uu iujuutiou uallist the strikers in Minne sota uud North Itakotu ami cited ttiein to ap pear In his court lu Ht. Paul, April 27, to (how cause why each of them should not be enjoined and restrained from iuterfvring in any way with the operations of the road. Plillo pcttibone and Newton Lull, book binders and printers, of Chicago, wore lined for making fuctory girls work over eight hours. WASHIM'ToX NF.WS. Lieutenant Commander Don Itufncl (Inn-la Miuisilla, naval attache of the Argentine Le. gation, was thrown from his horse uud killed in Washington, V. C. I Senator Hour from the eomml " V." I l 1- 11.. - i 1 lll't. ciury mane u luvoraiue repon ou uis oiu iuk tbe suppression of tho lottery truffle. ' It provides a fine of oue thousand dollar aud impriwument. ( IlIMKS ASH ITNAI.TIFS. A lone highwayman robU-d the str.' Jliltoli, fill., of thu Wells-rnrgotrousiir: eontuinlng 2.000. At St. Louis lu a quarrel with I.o Ciurdiier, Hired 17, I.ulu Williams, uge drew 11 revolver uud llred nt I.orin.'.a. near Isix, rimla I 10, 'The lull missi'd its aim uli-l entered the he,. rt of Mamie Williams, aged IS, the sisler of killing hi r instantly. All parties lire e.L I.ulu .dor. yisil.l.LASKlllS. i:x-f'overin r uud United St;;to.-i s-vat'ir James Harvey died at Ids home iu J. in -'.ion City, Kan. The funeral S 'rvices of (icn. H'Try W. SlociKii. In, dh d rrlday, tin. k place iti t!:o hnr- h of the Mes-iah iu Hrooklyn, on Tues day. '1 he interment was lu (iremwood. Henry S. p. s "f New York, the "Napoleon of lltiuucc," died ut Aslivillc, N. C. Ives reached A-hville about two months ago from Florida i:i un almost dying condition nnd has hardly Ic'i his h.' l slive. Tho cu i,j uf his death wo.s con sumption. Col. A. M. H.irdy was uomiiiiite.l for c0n. gross by the l'cpulilicnns of the Second jen gresslonal district of Indiana. The output of the Minneapolis mills latt week was jT.MIO barrels greater than the prtv ceding week and 34, DU greaterthaiiHie s.i:no Week last your. roiiKias. In the H"t.se of Lords at London, th amendments to the Hering Kea bill, submit ted bv Lord Kimls'rly, were aeirepted. und tho as amended passed its third nnd final reading. Tbe House of Commons approved the amendments. Tho bill rutlfles the Tarls award which la sutisfuetory to the United Htutes. The celling of the Riverside school, in a suburb of Montreal, Canadu, fell. Three children were erusbed to deuth aud several Were budly Injured. Neil Huudee, Austrian flaliela, population 7,000, was almost wiped out by tire. A bill permitting the return of the Je:ilU to Germany passed third reudiug in th reichstag at Berlin by a vote of 108 to 145. The Belgian steamer De Ruyter, Captain Henry Meyer, which left Antwerp for Boston Murch 12, hus Isjcu posted as lost. Hci crew was 28 men and her curgo uugur wid gloss. Auother Boyal Wedding. Ilnrtiin u Tli u U-...1 . 1 1 .. ,.t .1... ni - . . . ...u " -.... xii on- j rile esa Josephine, daughter of the Couutof Flanders Ki.l l'-l.w.m 'l....l.. .. ... 1 " uuiiiv vi xioiieuKoneru-sig-murigeu. will he celebrated at li Betrothal of the Caarewltch. The Betrothal of tiiand Duke Nicholas Czuruwitch of Russia, to the Princess Alix ol Hsse, youngest alster of Urund Duke Hrneet I.cu: of Hesse, wus unuouuoed ut Coburg. Plunged 1,000 Feet to Death. Ricburd lluert, a miuer. met a horrible death nt Moiintnln Vl.ru- ,.iu ....... i- Mont. He feci 1,000 feet dow'u a shaft. '
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