THE M1DDLEEDRGH POST.
GEO. W. WAGI.VsEI.I.EI., Editcr.
Ainu III E. COO I XII, Manager.
M l Ll 1 1 lion, I a.. M A "4. 1MU
It i estimated tbnt, of the general
lumber product, thirtv-five per cent,
pom into tiiuKliiit,'', forty-five per
rout, iijto rnilron.l an,, miaoellatiooui.
use, and twenty per cetit. into l.oxc.
The Into 1 nvi.l liti.l.cy FieM aiil
thai ii goo.l constitution, bar.1 work
Hii l p! iity of McroiM! woro neeeasary
t long; life. Many mill expect tho
firs, to tnn.e up fcr h luck of t brother
two requisite", remarks the Atlaut i
I'oii'-titutiiiii.
I.fT'l NVoKi Ii y is uoU'l saving
tlm! I i ii!) A Tnr H'uii 1m lons th'j
honor of having wntti u the must per.
fort description of it Imttlo iu the
l.ng.isli language. This American in
Cnptuin ('Initios Kiup, Mill the episo.lo
jlccorilx'il i tlic cavalry fight of (Jet
t vhI.'it,; in "Hot wot 11 tin- Lines."
An noeotnit in just mil Jo puMi,; ly
tin1 Now York Times if how nn Kiiglish
tiiitiiesciipt 1 from t lie Mutalir.u warrior
I y inoHiiK of h st riiti'jrio dodging letirne 1
from football play. The young sol Iter
run tho gantlet of forty Matubelos,
frbootitsg olio h'Tsi IllllU during hi
Hcrimiii:i'.;i- among tlioni. After this it
is urged tli:it footlmll should lie part
of tho regular training of soldiers.
Accorilitix t' t ho ii-s--.M:u ut linU of
the Patriot of Col'unliin real rstat..
h-ti.l nt ?il,."ii,nn.l is owin il by l.Vl
I'frmiiH who arc wind r rchiilciiK Tho
t eul value of this ropirty i f:ii'.1 to
l.o about ;?:1imiomhiii, Wiihhin-t.tii
bun been mmlo n beautiful oity, iui'1
rich men nil over th- ooiiiitry, note
the Atlanta Com-t itut 10:1, nro KccKing
In me tlicro ilurin nt least half of tho
i1
In view of tho wiiloNjireu.l foiir of
iipinlicit is uud itn frecpieiit ooour
rotico after the victim has kwiiIIowoJ
the hooiIh of fruit, it in interesting tc
loi.ru from the t'hii';o Honihl thai
botantn believe that Hooilless prapef
uro a possibility. Tho Ho-calloil "our
rants ' of Zaate uro reully hihiiII neoil
leas grajii-a, CoreleHtt ujijiIom, utoneh.'K"
cberriea ami 1-lumn, ami eveu soeilleH.i
utrawberriea ami raKpbcrriea uro all
lOHKibilitiea of bml propagati'
Returns jnat maJe to Parliament
of at-eidiiitH to railway employee in
(irrut Uritain ehow that the percent
age of aceiilents in projiortiou to the
number of per-ons employoil bte:nlily
ilecreiiseil, with ono blight oxooption,
from the your l7:i t l1, but th'-rj
wan nu increase iig.iin in lxs'.i, js'j,;
uiul bS'.ll, itifl HKiiiu a ilccrca.i v
IMi'J. During lS'.U there wero :isl,.
tl-0 persons oiuploye.l on tho priiK'i
Iul railroads of (beat Britain, ami in
the ooium! of the year Mi of tliesu
were killed, and 'SJT injure,, a pro
portion of one killed in Til and one
injured iu 1UH. Iu IsT.l the pr.-por-tioti
of killed to employed on all the
ruilrouds of the United Kingdom win
oi.e iu 'i,V., in is;; ,,n,. iu j,,
17 one in h;i, an 1 in I'-'.'louoiu
A Washington eorrefjiuudi-nt Kays in
tho Atlanta Cynbtiiuti.ni: "The idcu
thut Cungrohsuiuu Hi.-ed by reason of
his EreutiichH is quite iuaceesiblo to
ordinary people ia u mihta!;.., ai two
little 1hvh, whose Uuiuoh arc ou Capitol
Hill, can testify. ( Ine of the boys is
a bright little fellow, who was s-Oecto I
by his teadier to take part in n debate
lit Hohool (,u u cirtaiu l'riduy after
te)on. The subject f,, debate wa-i
fcomo politicul iptcstioii, an 1 the child,
without confiding his plan to anv but
n fellow debater of ubo'lt his ,,vn iii'o,
ktnrted out for the Capital OUc day l,t
week. At the dour of the Louse h-,
found a scrap of manilla pajn r upon
which he inscribed his name un.l heut
ittoMr. Keed. That gentleman quickly
responded and the hoys explained that
they ha 1 come for his view on this
certain weighty question. Instead of
explaining to him that thin wan his
busy day, ami that much in ha would
be delighted to talk to them they
nhould coma in houio other dav, ho
took thorn into a committee rooiii, Hat
down with them, and made them a lit
tle upteeh. While he wuh talking,
ome newspaper correspondent ap
roached him, but he aaid, "Don't you
oe I'm busy. Ml talk to you later."
He anawercd all the questious the bovs
naked him, drew them out on their
view, ami then diHinibsed them with
the invitation to come ucain, aiui
whenever he could help them he would
be glad to do bo. It is ueedlobi to add
that Mr. Keed low has u more ardent
admirers iu tho country tuau these
two boy."
RDIH WROUGHT BY FLOODS
THE WORST SINCE 1889.
John-town A rain Buffered Oreatly FrctD
thtConcmaugh.
The torrent of rnin which fell throughout
rnn l hiiIj Sunday nnl Sunday nljtht
wised tin' greatest nul n.it disastrous
floods since th" memorable flood of lH8f,
j following are reports from various points lu
tin- State;
Jolt xstow:.--The Ooneniaugh Valley fo
I a distance of i!ft'fii mile wu visited Monday
i horning about .1 o'clock liy the most ilisns-
rou flood experienced Jn" .Hrt with the ex
I f-pti'in of tli- flood of Miiy 31. lfMl. The
, los In tliN valley nlolie n vorlouslvestitniip d
,t from 473.MK 'to j(Kl.(HKi. mid It In doubt
til If It will full iiiiicli Ih,iw tin- latter figure.
' !t li ii 1 been ruining for iteverHl days In lotu
. .he Coiicmiiugh utid Stony 'rek valleys,
t-ut li danger was uhtlel h'",I. lis tho rain
; cased Sunday evening, A''out H o'clock,
I however, heavy rain again start",! in the
I I oh'u.iiigh valley imd about I o'clock the
t flood ciiliniiiated when a lurge cloud htirsted
I hear l.ls-iishurg above Wllnioro. Then th"
fri'liet aveiei the ( 'oikmiiuul'Ii river tfi twice
i its natural -iz". It wiie about .1 o .'l.e'k ts-f, r"
' Hie water r'a -lieil Its hlnlc -t point and the
i JaMn.rfe wa i' iaiilet"'.
I H 'l i iim-Ht iei. - At 8 o'-lu-k Monday
I .ii'Tiiing a 'hri klni l'com "tlve tore dowii
1 rude lilt,, liny-port, this cn'illly. eotiveyiMT
I tli" warniiii that III,' Klttaiilimi Point reeer
I voir, live miles up tin. Alleuh.-iiy liiountiilus,
I the lead i, f .Ml",,i,a's wnler -apply, and In
J which sii,(ii(i.ip(ni ni,in of w ater are stored,
j wii- a', out to l.reak. The Warnlnif Ineninii-
live was sent ky Mupt. ihiniilir l . of the Penn
sylvania roil I. an I Hi" peopl" of I i.iysport,
' I 'nil 'amille ali-l III" l iner part of this place,
! who vre in tli" direct llu. f the cx;" t I
, flood, l'iiliie,!ial"ly left their lu llies and fled
to III" hnK
I , t.'l.'ir'aphlc ines-'iite re.'clve.l later from
Kittaiiiiihir l y tic local ois'r.in r rend: 'J'h"
I darn ha-I i, r-t. I r (iod's il;-1 tell liays
1 j oit j.. . ,, y." 'I'Ms . c jid wartil'nir
i lut.'i.-iilcl tie. aliir.n. and the street nf th
! town in canie cr, w l.- i with l. ricking worn n,
! wi.iliui: I alae- it'll pmiic-stri "kcu men, half
i eiail all I In their nik'ht uarnv-ut.-. '1 h l.-al
I hotel, w.-rc .-rowd.'d with r-f . and .'.00.1
l .,,e s-tit the night In n p.-ltliig rata on
III" hill tops. M;,,y licchlM urn, I iu
their Might, mid there are r--i of ca-""- of
ic 'von- pro--tn.tioii.
Wii i.uM-r, n i. At shortly after eii"
o', oci Monday allenmou the water Iu
the river lc rc hit-. r,'U"hcd a height of Ml
fe.. (1l .live low water. oi. fo,,t IiIl-Ii'T than
the i: ,-trou-. II 1 of ISS'.l. The elitll'e.'ltv
I- under water from four !
water I-. -till n-iiig at the rate
Jll f-et. 'ill,.
I ii iU''!n" an
the Im m.jij.
Vl-.clv that
.way. n well
hour. All the ,,gs at
which hroke at one
morning, have n ..wept
: a inativ aw li:l!!s ii'i'l liou."
III the lower
j part of the city. AH telegraph and telephone
I eominuiili'iitloti with tl:" outer world Is now
j -n-peildeil. the unices Is'lng ll'iinled and
lo.ed as this dl-pateli is helng sent. In the
I'li-iii.ss portion "f the city the water ha
r-a lie.l a depth of eight fe.-t, and shows no
-igns of r ling. The loss has already
reai'hed more ihaii irl.lMMI.Odi) and miles re
lief coin"- It will l- three time- that amount.
ll.titlilsht itu. At luidliiglit .Monday the
Sus,uchaiiiia river was within two feet u
high as in the unpre lente I Hood of lssj
and rapidiy rl-ing. It hint rii-di (l feet slic e
7 o'clock Sunday morning. Acr.w of terri
tory in this city are inundated, and hundreds
of people have cither Is-ou compelled to seek
refuge in second stories of their housws or
leave entirely. All tho islands u Hie river
opposite Harrishurg are covered with several
f.s-t of water. Water on the rciinsylvania
railroad tracks, east of this city. Is nearly
three Ht deep. Advleen from the north
1 1- h of the river, showing that it Is rising
reach l depth of llvo year ago during to
night. liiAiUNii.--KeHrt received show that the
flood is likely t; prove as dl-trous us that ol
lss;i. Three liridges have Is-eii curried away
en the Pine (irove division of the Heading
railroad at SudlsTg. Moiiy Cps-k and
I 'iiuphlu lilld traflle Is eompletely checked.
A wa-hoiit is reported on th" Utile Schavl-
j kill, near New Ihnggolil, ami a Pridge ha'
I u cH'rieil away mi the ts.'iiuylkill l.ra'icu
at Middieport. The reports from th al
regions. cs.ceuil)y in th" vicinity of sheuau
doali. say that maliv of III" collerhs have
licen iioo'ied and It may take a week to pump
tin-Ill out. 1 lie Sctniylhllt ruer III tills sec.
I (ton is ii let al.ovc low water mark, hut no
serious damage i- reported iu this immediate
W"lnity. At llamhurg and slioeiuaker.vlll",
I imrth of IL, . i 1 1 1 i -r . th" lowlands are thisiuorn-
ing covc psl wuh throe to live f.s't ot water
and crops arc ruined.
Si'.tti'oitr. The waters of tho Juniata river
I have swooleli her" until the flood reaches to
Second street. All pr ipertc s along Pronl
-tre t have water on the llr-t floors. The
water is jri f.-et al ov low water mark, an I
will have to come up at e i-t live feet to lu
lls higli as .Inn.. , lss;i. Many families have
'lU'iti loii.-.l th.-ir homes and sought shelter
with tri.-nd mi higher ground. Almiit
.'i.en:i worth of lumlsT Iiils Is-eu sw.-j.t
away from sweger A Slireflh-r'a planing and
-aw nulls, rietchi-r s planing null stands In
s..ii.. four fe. t of water, and much valuahle
machinery has s n dami. 'd. The water
m cm to l,e lalliug, ' nt il may rise again
when the waters ot tie
lot I I, ranches conic down.
l'llll.VIU.I.I ll a. Tin' lug
iips-r Juiuatu
tu at Williams-
port, containing million
I i cot of timlicr,
hrokc l-t wen 1 and '.' o'ci
ing. '1 h- river ha- ov.-rllo
M, n, lav inorit-
"I its hanks, and
tin- lower lloorsof houses imd l,iisine.s iila
I. ear th" river sid"-a-" ll I d, 'J'lui West
cm I iti-'ii otllce tlti'ie ha- I ceu washed out
and telegraphic coti.mtil.
a is now en.
lively c'.t
At II' iid.ivshurg it'll,!
'I
:e the Juniata
g the I!. Mid d
V.as al.it -t i.s high ii-I"-'.'.
a'el much lo- l:a- h
railio.ids have s.i'l. reil
,.ii I all l'ahi" arc great .y
tta-l.oiits and l.'in.l-iide-.
ha- 'Uc-'.v hat n'-ut.-.l. a't
Wl'l o ., p.- III go. n l.i
'i - i-tailied. The
.- '. rely, as usual,
layc.l Is'cause of
! i now the storm
I i: i- hoped that all
COXtY FOR C0:,URE83.
Populit Nominate the Commonwea
Chiimiuon Amid Cheers.
The populists l tin. i:igin..,.,tii Ohio I'on-r.-ssioi,
at district lin t at the t'untou City
Hail. I'lic meeting wa- .-itlit to make it
nomination for l ongr. ss in McKluley'a old
Jistrict.
1 lie. delegates and visiting Populists all
Wore hudges with the words "Keep oft the
gnus." very conspicuously printed In hold
red Ink ngiuusl a Line haekground. Thou
(he Humiliation (or Congress was iu order
ami "J. h. Coxey of the I'nltcd Wates." was
nominated. There wit uo ci most, and
oxey'a iioiniuatiou was made t.y aeelami,.
lion, amid sturdy cheers, a telegram was
cut tu Covy, ut his caiup near Wuslilngton,
liituriiiing him of urn Boiiiiuutluu,.
Poise Meld At Say.
The pose which biirrouudej the house ol
Jam.-, luylor, father tl,.. ,urU'ren ol
.M.-ek. unn his fumlly, near lirowuiug, have
not yet warche.i ti, building .,r the murder-
rs, owing to a threat hy ohl man Taylor to
shoot the first man who st" s uis.n hta door
sui. Albert iayior. a brother of the mur
derer. i,m M.,.U arrc-te.i to prevent him
from carrying food aud ammunition to th
i.eicgcil. ricnd and relatives uro worklnu
every menus to deceive the pursuum.
1 lie mum body are puis.uug a trull with
bloudlioiimls. ma 0 fur wlUlul, reiiult T)ll)
wiieot Willimu Taylor ha also Iss-n arrest
ed, having Ik cu tukcu iu charge at Browning,
win her mio had guue to draw money from
tii" link. tih h.,,1 money and amaiunJtlou
vwtli her when euught.
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
lummarlxd Proceeding- of Onr lw
Makers st Waihinrton.
one nrsi nrn !tr TwnsTT-nrrii tki.
f-'rATE. At the o. niiig ,( the senate to.
day Mr. Allen introduced and asked the con
sideration ( a resolution calling upon the
secretary id trehPury (or Information a to
the total number of persons engaged In pro
tected Industries; the numls r of sti' li persons:
Whose wage are claimed to be affected by
roteillou: the iiumlrf-r whow wages are not
kftect-'il. The riwdutloii went over. The
tariff bill was taken up at noon. Three
Items in the e'.ieml.'al sebiulule were pa"S",
and then the senate went Into executive ea
Holi. Jlot-sr. speaker Crisp was not Intherhnlr
When the house met to-dnv, as lei had bis-n
called awny by the death of Mr. Crisp'
mother. In a letter he designated Mr. Iiock
ery, of Missouri, us speaker pro tern. Among
the bills pr.'smte,! was one from tlm
committee on labor, reported by Mr.
Medium, making abor day a holiday. It
was plneed on the citiendar. 'jjle IBval n
I roprlatlons bill was taken up. Mr. Cum
mlng's substitute, providing that hereafter no
cadet shall Is appointed who was not a r-s-d.-nt
of the eoi.gre-sional district ie is ii.
pointed to n'pnsM'iit. was nureed to. Iiiscus
hii of nriimr plate th.-n ennsnn.-Hl the
balance of th" time until adiotiriiment.
Ota: niM'iir.ii aiii Twr.x rv-stxiii dat.
Skmati:. Mr. Allen' resolution calling
npon the s.s r.-tary of the treasury (or Infor
mation a to the ntimls-r of s-rsons dln-etly
jfl'S'ted by protective duties and by rom-t.
lion with foreign labors lu the I'nlt.'d state
siis discussisi lu the Semite to-, lav until )i
) clock, when the taritT bill was taken up.
M 0 ll.'i the senate went Into executive session
nd shortly afterward adjourned.
HofsK.- In the House tiedav the Joint r'S
Million authorir.ing nn invcsligatlon of the
Industrial depression was reported from the
.'"tumlttee on liil.or. 'J hen the house went
illto coiumittec of the Whole on the agrlenl.
turnl appropriation bill. At 5 p. m.thu house
Adjourned.
or. ItrNMll tl AMI TWrNTV-SKVrNTII HAT.
SiNrr. The Semite dlspos.-il of I. 'i Items
III the chemical c;u,,e (, the tarilt bill to
day, and th.-n adjourned.
Hot si-.- After tin. call of committee the
House went Into eommittee of the whole to
consider the agricultural appropriation bill,
li. preseiitative ll.-rmali I ll. p.. ( ire. ofTered
an amendment raising the sum for irrlgatiou
ii. v. -ligation from h.ihi to '.1.0(K). An
amendment was adopted nut horn-lug the
secretary of agriculture to Impiim as to the
feasibility of dl-plnylug weallu-r signals from
the postal curs. At a o'clock the bill was
pn-sei in spit- of Mr. Marh's effort to re
commit it. At 5.01 p. in. the house adjourn
ed. ONK IH'MUO li AM TWI TY-I llillTII I'AV.
Si.nati:.- The Semite mud" vry good
progress on the tarltl bill to-day, ' having
reiici..,l th,. metal schedule. Among the
iimcuduichts agreed to wre the following:
clays, iinwrought, tl per ton: clays. wrought,
$2 per ton: cast polished looking glas, etc..
not exceeding 'JtM'ill sciiare inches, ..) cent
per s.pilire foot; above thill. .'IS i i nts; spec,
lac!,. 4(1 per cent. Mr. Morgan's resolution
culling upon the senate (or Information a to
the existence of the sugar trust In violation of
the law was adopted. At 4 'i) the senate
Went Illto executive session.
Hot sK. Soon alt. r the house met to-day
It found its. lf with a llbnster on it bands,
caused by a motion to consider appropriation
bills running counter to private bills. Tho
evening session wus devoted to private bills.
At 10:110 the house adjourned.
ONK Ht'MiHFn AMI TWrSIV-MNTII DAY.
Sfmate. - The ses-lou of th" Semite to-day
wa dull and extremely uninteresting. Hut lit
tle progress was mad" on the tariff bill, only
two hours Is'lng sKiit upon it. (lulllnger tit
llvcrcd another Installment of hi serial
speeches. Some amendments offered to para
graphs HH, !!, 'JO and !! of the glassware
schtsliilo passu, 1 over yesterday. Increasing
the rate on plain, cut and window-gloss
were agreed to aud the tariff bill was laid
aside ut the request of Mr. AMr'tri, who ii
slred to obtain certain Information yw h.'litg
printed Ix.fore pns'e.sllug with the metal
a'bedulo.
GorsK.. The lower house of Congress was
not tu session to-day.
REVIEW OF TRADE.
The Obstacles to Improvement Do Not
Lessen. Though the Volume of
Trade is Amaiing.
It. Q. Dun A Co.' ' W.s-kly I!eew of
Trade," N'.-w York, says the obstacles to Im
provement do Hot lessen. The strikes of fon I
miners and coke workers have not ceased,
'"it hav uiscd the stoppage o( numerous
works this week and embarriibsmeiit to some
railroads, pro dings In the Senate do not
Indicate that the Intent form of tariff revision
hits made tlual action more probable. Vet
the reciqicrativw force of the country i so
great that observers ar nstantly amazed
at the volume of business being transacted
the fuming, being transported, the nuuils-r
of work resuming operation, ami the gen
eral soundness i trade, notwithstanding
Ihllucnce which in any other laud would
produce dire disaster.
Once more the sales of wool 4.f,3i',,500
pound for the w.n-k at the tin., chief murk
i ts, against 'J.Oiti.OOU last year. Indicates
preparation (or more manufacture, and re
sumption of works by some mill is announc
ed, although there are muny others which
expect to dose with this liionih. The miners'
strike results lu better prices (or Hi-ssemer
iron, steel and many M.-el products. The
market has Is-eu the U-st (or months, with
strn -turnl Iron and iilate stilTcr.
Last March shortly alter wheat fell for n
slngti. day b.-iow btl cents, for tins first time
prices of all commodities were the lowest
ever recorded in this country. Hut this week
even that low water mark has been pnM.il
and th" average of prices Is lU.'i per cent,
lower than a year ago. Exports of wheat
were but 7H1.7'J7 against 2,U'.0.1iil bushel Just
year, mid the fact that gold goes Instead of
wheat at 57 cents, or cotton at 7.1!i cents, hus
more weight Hum the rapidly brightening
prospects of yield next fall.
Customs r ipt wre again 82 per cent.
less than a year ago uml internal revenue 7
iter cent, lew, uud t heproportioti paid iu gold
lUsighltlecllt.
The sdundiicb of the eommercinl world
wn shown In the diminishing importance ol
failures, the liabilities reported for the second
week ol May amounting to onlv ti,'.i:i7,5MM, ol
which I.t'.H),H.ia were of trading and 412,
GOtf of manufacturing concern. The failures
this week have Issm z.'u in the Lnited State
against 247 Inst year, uud 'it in Cuuuda
against 14 last year.
A WONDERFUL ACHIEVEMENT.
Tin Plat Rolled Thinner Than Oold at
Ellwood City, Pa.
Exierlment have been made during the
past few day at the Ellwood tin plate mill at
Dlwood. Pa., the result of which will surprise
he mechanical ami industrial world. Super
ntendent Itichard has Ihs-u prosecuting this
icries of exiierinients with the oltahce ol
iiiveral skilled workmen, and they have sue.
.-ceded ill rolling out several sheets of Hn to
me thinness ol the 2()0.o0fth of an inch .'hen
t I considered that the difficulty o( roiling
(old plate to the 150,000th of nu im-h make
.he proof so very exs'iislve, the (act ol
roiling tlu plate to tho 60.00(1 ot on lush thln
er is manifestly a remarkable achievement.
It is so wonderful that specimens of this
slate, bcbide which the airiest tissue is like
Miller plute will be exhibited as a marvel of
aieehanlcal achievement In the lending cities
f this country. The new Improved roll in
.he tin plat mill are the first to be used la
:his pait of the country.
Walked Off a Roof.
Jueob Rchroeder, a prominent contractor
of Akron, O., got up in his sleep, uiade hi
way out of the window onto the roof and
walked off. The full broke his ueek. lie
Was (ound next mornlnif, btlff uud cold, Ivlug
In the pelting rain with only Ul night clothes.
DESTRDCTION BT FLOODS.
IMMENSE DAMAGE DONE
MINNESOTA AND WIS
CONSIN. IN
Ccrtn Lives Loet So Far as the Present
Report Show, But There Kay
Be More.
A million dollar will sohrerly cover the
damage done by the great storm Wednesday
In Minnesota and Wisconsin. The dowupout
of rr.ln wo the gronb-st ever known In thin
section, and in many place wn a destruc
tive n n water spout. The damage Is greatest
along the St. Croix. Enngailc and Chippewa
rlvcrs.w here the rise In the water wa so rapid
that bridge could not resist It and ilor.cn of
them w.-re washed awav. In several place
dam wen- washed out, and the swift flow
ing flood did large damage to business prop
erty. r r
i'lm death list so far include seven, on
I eing killed by lightning near Anoka. Minn.,
i.i.d another ner New lllchmond. Wl. A
Woman and two children were drowned in
the Eatigiille river, near Ppringvalley. Wl.
HsIIwhv traftlc wa In a tntn of paralysis
all day lcnue of her lost bridge. Report
from the farming district indicate that the
lo to farmers will be very lurge. Hundred
of acre of grain are reported ruined In
(loodhue, Washington, pine and Ronton
counties. At Stillwater rain fell In solid
shis ts from 11 at night until 3 o'clock in tho
morning, and the damage done will amount
to at least flOO.bOO.
At St. Cloud one result of the deluge
was the drowning of two men. lu the morn
ing John Mooncy and Andrew Hwanberg, In
attempting to cross a rivulet on horseback in
the town of Mlmlan. llentou county, t
their lives. The water wa 1'i foot deep slid
their horsi- became n.lred in th muddy
bottom, throwing off their ridel. Theii
bodies linve not been reeovrr
At llloomer, n dam. saw mi!!, planing mill,
bridges, ho. is- and fi.IKKI.000 feet of log
were carried away. In that city great dam
ng wa done to street. brid'g and the
r.uirou'i compuiil.-. I he V is -ouslu Central
trucks fiom Stanley. Wis,, to Chippewa Kali,
a distance o( llj mile, have been washed out.
Not a piece of track half a mile in length 1
leu.
Chippewa Tall suffers the Iom of five
bridge, cutting oft truffle with the Omaha
r"iid, and the loss of the gn works. Chlppcwn
i iiy, six nines norm oi i nipis-wa rails, lose
a saw mill, dam, bam and lumls'r vnrda.and
the city Is completely wiped out, together
Willi tl.OIKI.OOO Kit of logs. The Chippewa
riv-r is iu icei at.ove low wilier inara.
At River Palls, Wis., the heaviest storm
ever known In that vicinity struck tho plaee.
'J he rlv.-r rose fully 20 feet, ami (our hridcea
were crusiie.i ami carried away tn a few
minute. The residence o( Swan Hrolander
was carried iiwny, but he with hi wife and
several small children were rescued through
the bravery of citizens. The dums o( l'rarle
mid (Ireeuwood mill were carried out, the
large starch fuetory, owned by 8. J. Mealy,
ot Montl.'ello, Minn., wa entirely wep
nwiiy. also Poster ifro.' aw mill. Thirty
thousand dollars w ill not cover th loss to
the city.
1 he great dam across Black river, near
Muck River Falls, was in danger, and the
wesi wing was mown up to save tne remain
der of the structure. The mill district ot
(ilenwood 1 a scene of ruin. The big dam
ami sluice-way of the Ulcnwood Manufactur
ing company wa curried away. Every bridge
rn the whole length of Tiffany creek Is gone.
Many dwelling in the lower part of the vil
lage uro uud.-r water.
A MAD MAN'S DIRE DEEDS.
Killed Hla Motiier and Cut Two Woman
and Two Men.
At Albany, N. Y., Eugene Ilratly killed his
mother, aged 65, in a lit of violence, and at
tempted to kill four other persons. With
three knives In bis hand be ran wildly about
the streets, cutt lug right and left, assaulting
everyone he met. Refore tlm police over
powered him he had cut hi sister-in-law,
Mr. Jume liradv, Alfred J. V. Werner,
Mrs. John Kelly and Patrick Rice. Sirs,
lielli v's wounds are serious, but It If not
thought they will prove fatal. The wound
ol the others are not serious.
llugetie ilrndy begau quarreling with hi
mother and sisters, and they determined that
he was not iu his right mind, a Rrady's
father had bwu insane. The daughter,
Jennie, w'cnt to a near-by lumber yard and
got two employes to come to the house.
When the men entered the house Hrady ran
upstairs uud jumped from a secoud tory
window. '1 he men ran outside and picked
him up. He was unconscious and it wus
thought bo was seriously injured. Ho was
earned Into the house, pluceii ou a lounge
uiul hi head bathed. lie revived iu a few
minute aud liefore he could be stopM-d,
jumK-d up and grabbed a common case
knife, scan opener and a carving knife. Ho
then run out of the house aud begun a wild
I'base through the neighborhood. His
mother and sister followed.
The mother emue up running and caught
hold of her son urm. The iufurhited luuu
became calm aud dropped all but tho carving
knife. The two then walked buck to the
house, and when thcyreu 'hed the yard Hrady
threw his arm around hi mother s neck and
kissed her. He then plunged the long knife
into her breast, piercing her heart. She died
lu a few minute. His lstcr-ln-luv was
standing near and he slashed at her. the
knife catching her ou the right arm.
Hrady th.-n started on another wild chase
for a number of block. He was followed by
II doen llicll. but when I,.. iir,i4i.l I....... .I...9T.
they lied. A. J. V. Werner, who tried to tou
llill, V.4....I.....I I. ...I I ... I i . 1 r
....... ,".,,, i,,iMi. woitiiu ou i no arm.
On (ialisevoort street l'iifri..b l.-i.... n....j ....!...
I'miti
ing the stoop of a house. As he wa bend-
tifam 11... .1.. . I .1... t . , .
i"."i, inn,!, 'iiing-, inn Kiiliu into III
right hip. The wound I not lerious. The
murderer's next victim wa Mr. John Kelly,
who ran into her house as Hrady approach
ed. The hitter followed uml plunged the
kulfe Into her back twio. a she wa ruuuing
up the stulr. H-r wounds uro not fatal.
A Hrady emerged from the Kelly real,
ience, Rols-rt Schneider threw a cobblestone
at him. which Strilell I, In, mi th.. I, .....I ..j
. . , ----- 44v ii.-nu aim
itnggered him for a moment. The police
I-,....., , nKou cniiiij Mioug Jim. 1 utroliuiin
Clinch Is-iug nearest to Hrady, caught hold
Jf him as he stumbled and struck him with
til fist. Hrady dropisjd the knife and wa
ihrowu to the ground. It took four men to
ft him into tho patrol wagon, lie was lock
td up. Hrady 1 about Si yea old.
DE OAMA ABANDONS HIS TRIP.
The Portugese Government Will Not
Harbor Criminal.
It Is rciorted that Admiral da Oama ii
lack lu Moiitlvldeo, having been advised bj
Senaor Ruy HarUosa to abiiudou his trip tc
Lisbon, (leu. Sllveria Martins wa also ad
vised by Rarbosa, who is iu Usbon, that il
would Ije useless for Admiral da (Jama tc
troceed there as the Portugese goverumeul
ad decided to deliver the cadets eonllued or
the war ships Pedro III to Rrar.ii. President
I'iexoto haw Instructed Minister Moutiero, thl
Hriulliuu representative, to preseut a protest
against Uruguay any longer sheltering rebels
it is thought that a similar protest will 1)
presented to the Argentine government.
Politician Killed.
Tbe ITon. IT. C. Ruodgras, of Chattanooga,
Tenu., was n uomlnated for Congress,
lr. A. A. Jrilllth, a delegate from Japer,
Tenu., while returning from the convention,
was shot and killed by John I.. Htlckley,
delegate from White county, btkklcy was
very drunk ut the time
. FEOMINENT PEOPLE.
Tolstoi, th Rolm oovcllst, wa horn at
faba. August 2". 112.
rorasria Ilr.nav Moni.tT died rocaotly at
Carlsbrooke, Isle of Wight.
Ma. rtn. a risine London novelist, is a
clrrk in tbe Hank of England.
Im Klne of Oreeee I an escellent swim
mer and has a perfect passion for Ashing.
PiuKft BisnAacit would rather have nr
sure lor rheumatism than all tbe titles in
Europe.
rstrr-(TCAsrT. of France, reiterated
hi decision not to tirnannt bltunlf tnr rn.
election.
OrnraAt. O. 0. HowAnn ha been elected
rreeldeut of the National Temperance Ho
olety, to uH?eed John Wanimnker.
Ma. V. S. 0at aay that she ha not
ret decided whether she will reld perma
nently In New York or in Washington.
TnrATMt!T with rHIrtdonnt ha so
trenirthoned one of Mr. Gladstone's eye
ihnt he I enabled to read and write without
difficulty.
Tnc King of Dahomey xr.i educated In
France and spieak French fluently. II he
;nme a bartiarian because he was disappoint
ed in a love aff.ttr.
Tar. Austrian Empress" brother. Iuk
Charles Theodore, of Ravsri. ha rwmmed
t Mernn hi free practice as an oculist (or
tbe benefit of the poor.
rsorr.sson Otisr, a celebrate! Oermatt
llstorian, 1 a vegetarian, whose favor it
(Inner I buttertxi rolls and radishes, washed
iown with eold water.
Thf. Cr-arowitz of Russia I said to be dis
inclined to marry. He w.tuts to renounce
ibe succession to the throne in favor ol hi
(Otingest brother, the (ir.tn t Duke Michael.
Umtei) Statm KRNATons raocToa Anr
Dcnois nro a ardent trout angler as Kona
:or Quay 1 a tarpon fisherman. The foroier
took in tho opening of the so.ason In Ver
mont. Ear. JoBor.Msr-1, the firearm inventor. Is
a portly. wel!-poll man. with daric eve
nd full gray bear I. Il o?cupies the pos.
lion In the Norway Armory o( bessemager.
sr guntnaker.
Lir.i-TrAiT rrABv' title loneofcourtey
only, lie is a civil engineer and not a lint
officer. He has spent more than one-ipinrtet
rf hi time sines ho entoreJ tho navy in the
Arctic regions.
M. E. !:aAt.., President of the 'Ilig
Four' railroads, worked hi way through
Harvard Law School, sleeping on 'the lloor
of a friend's law office an 1 e.itiug bis meal
Wherovcr ho could get them.
CAr, ZAnRAiis's record of forty year'
leadership of the Hjston II in lei and II iy.n
Hoclety Is said to bM unsurp'isse.l In the his
lory ol music, no other coa luetor ever hav
ing had chargj for so lon f n tltiu of any
musical society.
Okbiiard Oape. the Anierloaa Consul nt
Chlsttnnla, Norway, who w.i nppolnte 1 In
1H6! by General Grant, is the old"it consul
In the service, with the ex -ptlon of Consul
Hprague, nt Gibraltar. He will culelirate hi
Jubilee on Juns 'ii.
Do. John A. Akprkw, of Worcester,
Mass., has been In praet.ee over sixty years,
during forty-eight of which he autwered
ealls day and night, an 1 now, at the ng of
ninety-one, be still ha a large oflbte prac
tice, aud be include ntnon? his patient
some ol tbe third genvstiou he hu. trjatel.
THE NATIONAL GAME.
Tatnc is no cessation lathe b.nabnll boom.
A hall team bus bson forme J tn the City ol
Mexico.
Twitchell is batting better than any of
tbe Louisville players.
Tai University of Pennsylvania baseball
team defeated Yale at Philadelphia.
Boct" Ewina' fast Oldlug tor C'.?7C'.a7ii
is the subject of quite general comment.
Ansox, the twenty-year hero of the dia
mond, Is one more playing first base for
Chicago.
Jon Clark.) I pitching for Cleveland
as well as he ever did in hi beat days on tbe
diamond.
M.'ALr.EB, of tho Clevel.an 1. w i the first
plaver this saasou to anhouuoe that he bat
Charley horse.
Tri RER. ofRoston. is playing tho fielding
game of his life thi year, au.l bus yjt to
make an error.
The New York can make more hit nnd
get fewer runs than any other team iu tne
League except rittburg.
Bi'cklet has fully recovered lb u of hi
arm, and his fine work behind tbe bat U oao
cause of St. Louis's success.
Khtoart' reeorJ of thM ho-ni run In
one irume at Cln.limiit I l. ll..ta i... .....
- , (ii.u,4j i j miuu
home run record ot this season.
It Is a pleasure to see MoGraw, tho Haiti-
mra mirj uaseman. tnrow. 'e hardly
makes an effort, but the ball goes tike a shot.
Thi seems to tie the day of small men
rthvHtcallv In tliA I.maomi4 vuu.;u h ,
the star players are men of small or medium
A NEW slldin. Old h-is liivnn Irivanl.l l.n .
Cincinnati mau. It I coutru,-te,l ou the
Eneumatlc-tire principle. Tne Clmlnuatl
avenioptel them.
Coooa. the vounir catcher nt -a r-ni...,.
s'tv of IVnnsvlvHiilf. la slut.l ... tt. i.i.
- - J - 1 X..4.V. 441 jU,l
clubmato, yoan Goe .-klo, on the Phlladet.
iltlu lu.mi i.. .... I i . i
iu U4 iud vu vi ui uuivdriiiy eu
ro? r,
St A RT f VlA VAUrnn aw.Mt-,fUI.an-n fi-a
...w , -.4,, .... . --' - ivj-itivi4 k( nrt
bas'nuiiD, probably pUy4l ball louirer tlitu
ttltf nllia, I4W. 44 44n.l4.44n,... I IH..4 . k V . . ,
.4. . nun i in .tiiionai
game. Ho played ball for twouty-sight con
secutive season.
TllE SUn I more linthnsin-na In e,,i.i..
ton's right Held thau on any other ground
In the country, it ha killed off a lot of
right fielders, Radrord aloue mastering it
by using smoked goggiej,
A TELicuaAi'HW baseball system ha been
inveuted la St. Louis by n mau named Vel
lurli. Hy a ytetn of key In the scorer'
stand, the instant a decision is made by the
umpire, strikes, balls, outs, fair and fouls
are shown Instantly to the public. Tle
schema cuu be worked by electric, conacj.
uou in a number ol place nt one time.
While onr National game is this year en
joying at home perhaps a greater popularity
than ever before. It I also winning extraor
dfnary favor abroad. Not only has It be
come a permanent and conspicuous Institu
tion in Canada, Australia and New Z jland,
but in couservatlveold England itself it has
won a forwarJ place among ou:-o(-dooi
sport.
A oood authority record that there art
now mora baseball clubs in England than
tber are cricket clubs lu America. Howuvei
that may be, there are twtweeu forty and
fifty organised nines In England, nutted iu a
National Hasebnll Association, with a splen
did Held in th metropolis, knowu as the
London Baseball Park, lu whlcu thre oi
four game can be t.lwred at the same time.
How They 8U.1.L
Tbe following table show, tbe standing of
the dlflereut clubs compOjing tbe .National
Base Bail League t
Hub. W. L-Prttl Club. W.L.Pct.
Cleveland. 17 6 77 1 iJrooklyn . 10 11478
Baltimore ,18 7 btti
New York. 11 1.1 45H
HL Louis. . 10 14 417
Louisville, 6 13 816
rhlejiuo . . A IK VHl!
Pittsburg . 15 7 6s'J
Phlladel'a . 17 8 60
Boeton ... 14 10 53
Cliiciuuati.il 11 600
I Washington 8 22 120
Murdered Vp in th Air.
Tbe body of a man witb a bullet bole ovei
bis heart was found by a brakeman on top ol
a box car ot a Union Pacific train near Mis
souri valley, Neb. A boy tramp, (ound is
one o( the cars, said he heard two men quar
reling over the possession ol a hat. heard
tbot tired and saw one of tbe men jump from
il.e truin and run uwuy.
KEYSTONE STATE CDLtR
TI1E STATE COURT REVERSED
I ii'lBI in TAI IHH1K CAPER, I
TlsMHtlMHt-
eelved nt the Attorney General ileit-lj
that the United Mate Supreme Ccii 1 1
versed the Subrcm Court of renii.v!. M
thre cawes 011 ntpesls Uken bv tS J
York, l ake Eric A VVeeteru Railway" i J
anv. which inviiivtsit ! t ..-
loan for lHsfl. 17 nnd 1. ' The ,!j
claim w-iu .'l-4ft luiii o. a.44.1. -t
. w.. I 44 .71... , ' IW, , , J
SifHlfi nnnrl. A11I . I .... ,. . I
. ..... ... 4 44, 44 4 I U I 414- H lOIS tf) .1
Hill fill) tor 04.nl ..... Tk '1
-ale I the case. It I not known PJ
the dis'lsion will (.fleet the tn rn 1
uelieri.ltv r,r r.ntv. n.n.lla. I., .....i.... 1
li 4 . ' ... -mil ,
tlons. 1 he Erie oumpnuy Is a ,N
corporation.
S( HALL MALE llt.XtlUL.
T . ,, . . ....
ii.i.ni'i i.rniA. novernor 1'atti- a
poiu.e.i i ,.. .K,tiu v. s.-linll of Norn.
to l-e brigadier general commandlni-tt,.
iiegiment. Nnttoniil Guard of Penn-v,.
to rin'cfsi'd PoUrt I', liechert. u-tiii .',..
Siitunlay lt. t ol. S"hnll Is com i.ar .
u:e isixin i.egimcnt. ji, o. l'.. an, I n- k
eon. manning officer of the brigade i,,
i'1 ",.14'tiv,,, .i, isi-iirtn H4,
Not-riptown, of which place he i p,,.
by app. Iiitiiniit of Pr-.ideut Hair: . i
has an enviable war rword, uj
iiiivmg s ervr,i thirty year in the .
Guard, iu which he has held eyij'
from second lieutetiant to colonel.
Ls-eoi itctoii .loitN iir-AniiT':i n.
I'MontoW. -F.x-Ileputy Collect, ,r ;..,
Johns, whose I v, ml wnsfurfeitcd In ll:, I
Miit- s court at i'lttsburg by hi failure t
t or lor trial, was reurreic,l at Ins ;
i.ficKw.i-i ey I'opuiv .Tiarsiiaii (ia-l.
I'lttsburg. H" renewed his bail l-i 1 1,
of t-l.ono for trial at the next term ot
J. V. Thompson going on lit bond.
wn carrying In arm in n sling us u r-
Ih" pst.. shot wound whlcu ptcv i.l
utt. iiiii;ii-'o nt court this term.
m-TLi:r. to nave a ei.ectiiu- it:
I'.t-Ti.FH. A charter hu lw.-i
nt liiirrisburgtothe Hutler Traetioti t ',
with u capital stock of (rv.VnOi. .!
Hurtman. President of the Rata r i ,
Natlo.inl Hunk. Is President. .1. V. lo"
1. G. Smith, of the National Hank. ni. .
Berg, of the I unking house of .lol.u 1
Co., lorm the board of director.
it. A o. t irk l r oitiit. in-nf: :.
"cott IUv.--Thc Hu'itlmorc an 1
ticket office here was robbed iiji. n
Agent I-ord was at dinner. The th.e,
th" ol.b.e through a window. Tie.
Hav.-u ( tlii'i, bus hei u robbed several
within the past few months.
I'ASSLU A I'OH'iKII CHECK.
Joiinstow, John Curletori. a e.i-in-..
traveler. Is under arrest here charged
passing what look like a forgdehe: k.
In his favor on tho First National Rani
Philadelphia. A telegram disclosed tie
tual the paper was worthless.
KILLED WHILE COIM-LINO ( Alls.
Ai.toona. J. H. Suvder. a car Insneet,
the l cnii-vlvaiila Railroad Passenger sta
in this city, was caught by au engn,e i
trying to make a coupling ami . rcsiic l
death. He was 37 yours old. ami has l
the company's service for 15 year.
I Kl l l.lllltll UANOISO TO KTAI-.VINO.
lioLltiAYsMt'Ho. Ilisaiiolntmeut Irom
of work, aud fear of starvation, jmil
...1.-. .... .4-1 I . 4 . 1
iiunu jiock, a local mecnunic, to coil
suicide. Hi brother discovered him iH
suspended from the rafter iu an outln
cold and tlT. 1
. i---- r
HIS HEAD HAWEIllro.
Dvboi. J. M. Speers wa knielat J
lumber mill Monday moruiug. lie w
cleaning some mu' hinciy neur tfu- saw, wti
he was r aught by tbe teeth of tho saw u
his beud cut into.
Al'blTon (iCNERAL (ill CO, I foil in C;ij i'
Park, Hurrisburg. about three month .,
nnd sprained his ankle. It has been getu
worse aud lie will have to use i-ri.t -hi s.
The grand Jury of Crawford eo-.nty t
recommended the removal of the keeper
the county almshouse, Joseph Morris,
charges of ueglect and Incompetence.
The marriage of Miss Sue Tho'n
daughter of Speaker 'i homp in. I i lr.
M. Raker, of W.irrcu, Pa., o-.- irrc l tli.
'i hiirsilay.
The remains of Joseph Worry, of Wihn -who
disappeared on the 'Jlith of ln-t .lal.u.i
wore found In tho Coiieniaiigh liver ill S
merviile,
I'H"K. I.KoMAiti) II. Eato. of Pittsburg. !
organirol a branch of the Western Poll
vunlu Humane society at Cotitu llsviile.
JrtisE Mis'ltK. a boy 11 years old, wl
plowing in u field u.-ar H.irgetts'.owu, v
kicked to death by a hors -.
I'loblm t Patton, of Hurre, was draw:
by falling from a bridge
ALMOST A HURRICANE.
Great Damage Don by a Rain and IT.
Storm.
A fearful storm of hull, ruin nnd w ind pr.'
ed over Ktoubouvlllo, Ohio, Thursday. T
bull did great damage to the crop uud I
green-houses, conservatories, etc. Mu
damage wa done by tbe wind north of t
city. Tho heavy rain gorged all the sow
causing big overflow. Down the river fr.
l'leasiiut Height the water did ext -n-.
dumiige. 'The damage will i,'regto tin
sands of dollar. i,iiiidsli.te occurred .
the Pan Handle road below Welisburg, U'
Mingo, and on the Cumberland prun -h, u
a washout on tho Clevelaud A P..t.bnrg
Riddle' ruu, uour Hrllllaut. Tin tow.-r
the lt.-llalicc engine house w.is stun1
dumiiged uud set ou llro by lightii.nj.
She Nursed Blaine.
The Tlttsburg Department of Cbarlti
wa culled upon to bury Mrs. Jouuuii i'rt
mau, a poor colored woman, who died lu t
city at the age of 2 year, shewn a nnti
of Brownsville, and 00 years ugo was a st-r
ant in the family of Ephrhuu L. Hlaiue L
James G. was a child, she had u.iiiiy st
rle to tell ubout Hlaiue' boyhood nnd I.
wonderful precocity. She euuie to P.ttshu
a few year ugo and found a home w.th
C,llllP.4 rillllllu H Mlllll 44tl-.44lt Vl.4. I'll
where she was kindly cured fur duni g b
.1....11..1
uuuijuiuif ycurn.
-Commonwealer
Sentenc-d.
At Helena, Mont., ull the Coxeylte capti
edat Forsythe bv the militia have appi-ar
before Federal Judge Kuowl.w. Forty-tbi
Including tbe leaders, were sentenced to' I
couaty jail for thirty day to six mouths ui
others have beeen liberated on promise not
luterfere with Northern Paoillo tiuius. 'Tl
liberated amount to about 200.
James O. McMakej, of Centr Barrlngtoi
uo., Is afflicted with a strange malady whl(
th dootors ar unable to our. At precise
4 o'clock every day b begins to luuch ar
does not eeas for an lmtaut until 6:
o'clock. Then he is eompletely exuauste
H has tried to restrain himself by tymg t
bis jaws, but without avail.
Enthusiastic. cros-oountry riders
Berks County, Pennsylvania, wanted a f
chase, but couldn't procure a fox, so th,
look u cat, clipped her olaw and startej h
off. The hounds tor th poor creature
piece. Th hunters ar under arrest. Oi
ol them 1 a magistrate of the town ol Iiat
ins.