THE MIDDLEBDRGH POST.
GEO. W. WAGENSF.LLER, Editor.
AETHCR E, COOTER, Manager.
Mlddlcburgh. Til.. August 2.
Statistic prove thnt nenrlr .two
thirds of nil the letter carrioil liy the
postal irrtice of the worM aro written,
cot to ami real ly English-sneaking
people.
In Fiji, which in in:i5 wa ft heathen
lanJ, there in a circuit which ha nix
teen minister, 310 local preacher
nil npward of 7000 member, with
27,000 adherent. Of the minister
all bnt ono are native.
The year 1S19 was une of "notablo
birth," bringing into the world" ouch
celebrities a Queen Victoria, John
Ruftkiu, Walt Whitman, Charle
Kingslcr, Julia Ward Howe, J. G.
Holland anil Cvru W. Fiil.1.
During the year ending Jnno 30
there were 290 passenger on all the
railroad in the United Htate killed,
a decrease of ecveuty-aevoa from the
previou year. The total of 290 in
cludes the victim of collision in
which crowded World' Fair train
were involved. The total number of
passenger carried during the year
WM5'.KI,5fl),fll2. It Bppears, there
fore, that the death rata due to nil
way accident was but one i'l 2,0')0,
00J. Thi i very low, maintains the
New York Mil and F.xpre. When a
nun' chance of being killed nre but
one iu 2,000,000 ho is not apt to
worry. It is gratifying to know that
even with the great increase of travel
last year the number of fatalities was
nearly twenty-live- per cent. loss than
in the previous year. These Htutc
tnenti ptove that railroad travel is not
only ccu-i-UiRtivcly sitfo, btu that it in
being made safer every year.
Ccrttinly nobody has been looking
for the prenont year to mako much of
a record a a year for railroad build
ing, aiu probably many will bo sur
prised to learn that there ha been
more than a nominal amount of new
road built, Bys the Ruilroo 1 Gazette. I
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let the, return of track laid in 1831 ;
up to ly 1 show an aggregate of
495 ,, fhi the p.uit,
fcr years. The tottl is 530 mile b
law the new mileage built in the first
balf of 1833, over 705 miles less in
' the corresponding period of the first
half of 1S91, when 1010 miles were
reported. Though the compurimns
with the work done in a similar
period of the previous years, which
wero poor years for railrovl building,
show plaiuly how groat the delinii
baa been actually, yet the resord m.iy
be regarded as very fair, if, iudoo I,
it is not to bo lojke.l at as au unex
pectedly good one, considering tin
conditions iu other industrial tlelds
that have existed for a year past. The
following table accounts for tho new
track laid, by States:
Arkansas r'Nnw York i
Amou-i ........ . , v:i North C'uroliua
Califoruiii. ....... It onto
ilolora lo 4S I'ennsYlvania .
Florida
5 South Carolina
n Texas
4 Virginia .
Georgia
Illinois
Louisiana...
Michigan ...
Missouri ...
MiunesoM. ..
New Jersey.
3H West Virgluiu. ..
22 Wisconsin s
ti Wyoming 21
6.
:i5i Total f nite l States 4J.'
Each State nud Territory is entitled
to o many delegates iu the Farmers'
National Congress, as it has national
Senators and Cotiressmeu, mi l eiK-li
State Bureau of Agriculture is entitled
to a delegate, nil to be voluutarily
appointed by the Ktato (iovernor.
The fourteenth annual cougrcss will
convcue at l'arkersburg, Went Vir
ginia, the ilrst wonk in O.'tjber. All
social and economical ijuoitimis
affecting tho farmer will be diHomsod
in n strictly non-political mauner.
This feature is so closely observed,
aud ao careful is the congress about
thi matter, Bays tho American Ari
culturint, that it is of its unwritten
laws that no ono shall use his connec
tion, oilioiul or otherwise, with the
congress to a dvauoe hi political for
tune in any way. It has recently
taken a stroug stand for free mail de
livery iu tho rural districts. The
Dutional character of its programme
is khowa by addresses from California,
Tcxu, Maine and Georgia, and other
State. The congress does not mcot
for pleasure, bnt for business. Every
farmer would bo greatly ediilod by
bearing it discussion of Iuuwav,
waterways and railways, of taxation,
mail dolivery, option trading and
farmers' organization. Tho Secretary
ia John M. Btahl, IJuiney, III. Those
highly intorosted iu the progress of
agriculturo aro attending tl.ete con-
vrKura ii infi.An.: - i .
-- i'iiviiiHj( uuuiicra iroiu I
f ti the country, aud mtinb
I - , .
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;MEH AND HORSES BURNED.
THREE FIREMEN KILLED.
Carta
Express Stibles and Several
Rotidence Burned -Two
Hundrel Hnt Di.
The warehouses and stables of the George
W. Knox Express company, occupying over
a quarter of a Hock at Second and I streets,
Northwest, Washington, D.C., were destroyed
Ly Tire Wednesday. Tbree firemen lost their
lives.
Over 200 heavy draft borse. ncnrlv all of
(lie company's express wagons and the con
tents el the lurge storage building wits
turned.
Th Adams Express company stable, ad
. lining tlie Knux building to the north, was
n!s entirely consumed. About l.V) horses
were In the Adams Express company's stalile,
tut all were taken out hy th hardest kind of
work on the part of citiErn anil policemen.
Eight two-story houses on the alloy north
of the Knox huilding and two small frame
bouses hack of the Adams stable were des
troyed. Six or eight other residence bouses
were more or loss damaged.
'1 he total loss will exceed (250,000. A to
the amount of insurance, no dellulte Infor
mation can yet be obtained.
'1 he bodies of the following firemen bave
r-n reentered :
SAMILL E. MASTIN. fireman. No. 1, of 800
Eighteenth street. Northwest.
MICHAEL FF.M'oN. aremaii, No. 1. of 23J
'J liirtecntli and a Half stre t. Southwest.
DENNIS lio.NAIU L. fireman No. 1.
l our firemen were badly Injured, and had
to be I taken to the Emergency hospital.
One of the Knox tiiMe employes was burned
and may die. Fully a dozen firemen and
policemen were overcome by the bent and
had to l.e carried to places of safety.
The injured ate:
J. (i. Vilon. fi:i3 Eleventh street, South
vt. broken b-g.
Jame Kellinl, 4fi2 Yirginln avenue. South
west, sprained buck: senously Injured.
Lin- iiii. 3J)2 I street, Northwest, burned
' about hniiils and face.
.lames A. Hooper, truck "A." 621 F street,
Northwest: hi'-crated Ion head.
P.dwnrd Cahill, citizen, shoulder broken.
I'liknown employe if Knox eompiiny,
probably fatally burned about head uiid
cheet.
'1 he fire was discovered nt 2.20 o'clock. A
number of mm who were sleeping In the
Knox building wcr awakened by smoke.
'Ihev found the entire rear olthe second Hour
of the building In flames, and had hardly
time to escape with their live, licforo they
bad left tic building the blaze had communi
cated to the three-story rear part of tlm
Admis Mnlilo, mid was darting out of the
windows of the second and ft r.-t floors of both
building" in the rear, A general alarm wax
turned in and the entire Urn department
of the city was on hand in short order.
Every "company and every fireman was
'needed. A hotter fire never raged. Flame.'
poured in great sheets from the doors and
I windows of the great Mutiiet. All this was iu
: a very few moments.
1 A hundred men ran Into the Adams stables
! and cut loose ttiu j;o horses they eoutalued.
i The nnimnls were cut loose and turned Into
l the street. The horses of tho Knox company
i eould not be reached. They were on the
second storvoi tn building, wtileii was a
seething mass of flame Iroui the very start
i lie most Ol llieiu milsv liuv Iierisuru iroul
,.,. ,rnm, h,.,t ,mt from th dense smoke
ft. ... n..... i...... . . i i
Vlu .1... It.tt.U M...kMll . 1. A...
tT" I ' 1 " HID IjmilTI- I 'W IICV .Mll..,
The Knox building was a for 'story struc
ture of brick. Ontjy fin Jkfipr were the
i 11 . and fourth
Nt run
t ' jierchandlw
red with the
building dTSthe Knox
eoiflv . vii second atreet and oon
lieoting with the stubles, separated only by a
thin brick wall, was used entirely for storage
purposes. It was was packed from basement
to roof with furniture and merchandise.
Fnmilii hud stored their entire household
belonging here; merchants had left carloads
of supplies hre, and there was load after
load of incoming ami outgoing freight. It is
in this building that the greatest loss occurr
ed. 'J ho iasurauce cannot begin to cover
it.
Just before 3 o'clock the most terrible inci
dent nf the (ire occurred. The llremen bad
carried their hose Into the burning warehouse
through one of the large rear d iors. Tills
door was held up by weighted ropi-s, anil the
men bad just entered the building when the
ropes burned through and tlie heavy wooden
door fell, pcuuiug them in. The' work of
cutting through the door was immediately
Ix'gali, nud was nil but finished when the
floor above fell with a vrash. The immense
weight burst out the door nud crushed two of
the (lremeii to death. The others were with
iliniculty drugged out of the debris alive. In
about live minutes the portion of the outside
wall immediately over the door gave wav,
llllii.g the wide alley but Injuring no one.
Massive iron girders over the door held,
leaving the doorway almost elenr. Id this
clearing, lying on his face, his head and rigid
urm exposed, lay Avistunt Foreman Mastin.
A 12-iuch beam lying across his shoulder bad
crushed out his life and now held him plnuad
to the grouud. It was not until all the top
pling walls around had fttili-u an hour later
that his body could be extricated. The great
beam hud to be chopped away from over the
body 'jofi.rcit could be removed.
MORE CHINESE LOSSES-
Japanese Warships Sir.' Several Steam-ei-3
::i Ta-u Huruor.
A di-ptit-hfroai I.I. yd's u-j-w. at Shangal
" rcp'Tt-d thnt several i hiuese steam
er have bi u d siii.ycl by .liij.auese war
ships which are Llo-Lii lin, t!:e luirhor ut
Taku. I- r,. -.1 es ,;iVe l- . j,, ,(,
-liawei..;iii . I.aiiiii I an.) the :;i:-.tsu Klaug
river.
It is stated by Japane,.. oill. i,,!. that the
( bun s.' transport sie ,,,,,-r, K ov Miung was
s ink u l.i.c tryn. to e.-. ;, e.
A !iHey'.i'li i;, sitjs the ; ,w Shuil
though i.llering no r-si-i.nie-, wa-, blowu uii
by n .lapnncsc t. r e lo I ,,t.
'J he stiitemi-nt thnt the 1'idno.e war vessel
l.i nyui n ran away i.. ...;,ii- l I v ( hiuese of-
le'llll". Who l.-eit lli.-.t tl. u'li.-eis o( the ship
ni-ri iy I l;..e 1 i:, lr m-tru. ie ns. iiUi-
uurslup af ,.r..t..,.lmk. ,lalifi r, V(.ps
have se. -ceiled 111 getting tliein all sufcly to
tkeii di stillation, ex. pi imj Kow Miuug. The
hine.se beet h,i- l ii otiiered to rcimiin on
Hie r,.(,sl o protect flip irtallll lillJisu
tnents which ure b iiig l el. j.iil.
move-
THE FAMOUS GORILLA DEAD.
The Semi-Human King Fxplrfs Without
Tain at Eayt-n, O.
hi -o, Ilamuu. A lin.i. y world-famous
gorilla, died at lmyton, o, Mr, UtMvy, his
owner, bought him from th Kill(? of v'onn.
gal for uu enormous ,:, ,iUl Sl.y,,rnl nUl,u,i.
ants were with the s-wu.humui king of the
African forest, wheu be expired
J. odor were suiumcnci when it wits found
( hio was sick unto .:. i.:1 Mll .,.jr .,
um.vaihn,-. .it was a wier.'. de.nu.vj .,.,..
' ""!"""; ' "er lace in
h. r hands In the r c.n, -r of ,,.r e-e. "i V-ars
Iropped through her llu-rs Hnd to all ,,.
.ca.ance she was sufl. r.ug tho keenest agon-
u.s,".'' 'r- lal'"y "rollH. bluLlf,
hut Siurr wept with the female gorilla.
I
i-o 'iicj
wit lout i. u In Hi- i. ...i
Smbuliued bv l-llilerlnL-.K I,' '," .i"13
shipped lo New York w, o .'.m V
1 u!.Uwtf)tiwii.
shi.,.v.t ... V .... " 11 Will OO
K
FIFTY-THIRDCONGRESS.
Summarised Proceedings of Our Law
Makera at Washington,
osf Bcsnsrt) Attn kcvestt-histr DAt.
Pksatk. Another dramatic scene occurred
In the senate to-day, but President Cleveland.
Instead of lieing, as on yesterdav, the object
of attack by the leader of his party, was dc
fended with vigor and vim. Mr. Cleveland's
champion to-day was his old political rival
and enemy, Kenntor David Ilennett Hill, of
New York. The Sew York senator spoko for
almost two hours to breathless pallerie and
a full senate. Several times the presiding
officer was u tiaMe to restrain the enthusiasm
bis remark evoked, notably when Mr. Hill
declared that personal considerations would
not prevent him from defending the
president whn bo w unjustly attacked.
Heimtor Caffrey, of Louisiana, followed
Mr. Hill and his speech was still In progress
when nt 3.05 o'clock Mr. Cockrell secured
recognition to move an adjournment, which
motion was adopted andthesenate adjourned.
Hofsir.-The house to-day passed by a t arty
vote the bill for the reinstatement of clerks
dismissed from the railway mall service be
tween March 15 aud May 1, 1DMI. The vote
was yeas 140, nays 63.
Hills were passed to Issue patent to the
Presbyterian lonrd of borne mission for
land io the Omaha Indian reservation for
church purposeej to authorise the secrWnrv
of the Interior to lease site In the Hot
Springs, (Arkansas) reservation for cold
water reservoirs, aid a number referring to
western laiuls. At 4 o'clock the house d
lourned. oi nrsDRrn ahb iiodtiith oat.
Smatb, The day was devot-vl to speech
making. Mr. (,'affery, Dsrnocr.it. of Louisi
ana, concluded his speech In furor of a tariff
on sugur, and staled that If the sugar growers
of bis stuto were not protected be eould Hot
Vote lor tlie bill, Speeches were made
by Mr. Daniel, Democrat, of Virginia,
mid by Mr. Iluutoii, Democrat, o
Virginia. Mr. Quay, tlei.ubllcn, of Penn
sylvania, moved to a-ncn I the pending mix
tions of Senators Vila and Gray so as to
plai-e sugar on the free list. TheSea ite then
adjourned,
Hocse Itills were pai'.od, providing pen
sions for widows nud Orphans of soldiers
who died or were killed In discharge of duty,
mid who did not therefore receive discharge
from the service, an I to extend during theii
lives the (tensions granted to insnne, id itlo
or nth"rwlc permanently helpless orphan
children of a deceased soldier.
nsr nrsnnrn asp fioiitt-hsst pat.
FtSArr.. Senator Vilas, of Wisconsin, re
plied nt great length to Senator Gorman's
attack on the piesident. Ho took up nil tho
charges against the president nud met them
with much skill and logic. In conclusion ho
eulogized the president's personal character
and public integrity. After some remarks by
Mr. Stewart against the interference of the
executive, Mr. Hill moved to place coal ntnl
Iron on tho free list, which motion was de
feaied by n vote of 05 to 6. ' he conference
report on the tarilT bill was called
up. and Mr. t,uny withdrew the sugar
amendments be hud offered. Mr. Wich
burne, of Minnesota, submitted a motion to
Instruct the Semite conferrees to recede from
that portmn of the sugar schedule pin-in
the .1; cent diflcrcutiul on sugars ulsjve lit
Dutch standard. Mr. Mills conh-tided that
the senate could not instruct Its ciiVrrcos to
do that which it could not do Itself. With
out dividing tlie point of order the siinute ad
journed ut 5:45 p. m. ,
Hofsr. -The plan ndvocated by th'i AmerU
enu Institute of Architects to se.-ure plans for
public bull. lint's by coniietition was Indorsed
by the committee on public buildings, which
.icclded by a unanimous vote to report the
bill. A commission nf three architects of
high standing appointed by tho president and
two member of the engineer corps of the
army, to discharge under the general din-e-tlon
of the secretary of the treasury all ad
ministrative duties relating to procuring de
signs and appointing architect, in provided
lor liv tlie bin. For buildings costing tlOO.-
000 the commission Is to vote for' five archi
tects to prepare designs lor competition and
for buildings of less cost one architect Is to be
empowered to prepare the plans. Of course
the commission selects the di-sign. Unsuc
cessful competitor arc to be paid for their
work and tho Architect when such plans
were adopted will siitvIs.i tho work of
building, and receive for remuneration 5 per
cent, of the cost of the work.
ONE lll'XPlir.D AXU fPIBTT-SiroNP PAT.
Sixatk -The senate after a week of sena
torial sieccbes. agreed to the further confer
ence on the tariff bill asked for by thi house
of repri-sentativeH. The test of strength came
oil Mr. Wushburne's motion that the senate
recede from that portion of the sugar amend
ment placing u dilTcrcntinl of one-eighth of u
centousugiirubovnNo.lt! Dutch standard.
After an hour and a ' ulf of debate uu the
pending points of order, the president pro.
tem., sustained the point of order, and ruled
the motion out. '1 he decision was immedi
ately appealed from an I a motion made to
lay the latter motion uu tho table. It. ith
motions resulted iu a tie. In case of a tie
the motion is lost, according to purlimeutary
law.
The failure to sustain the chair on the ni-
1 eiil brought the senate, to the direct vote on
the Wushhurne motion. Hut though the IU
publicans scored the victory iu securing the
vole on the one-eighth ditferentia!, the Vote
ou the Wiihliburne motion ulso rcmlted lu u
tio nud subseidently wns lost. After
these votes no attempt was made to delay
matters and the resolution to agree to the
further conference was agreed to without
division. Tho chair then reappointed the
conferees, Messrs. Vnorhee. Jones, Vest,
Harris, Sherman, Allison and Aldrich, aud
the senate after transuding a little routine
buslui Hs adjourned uutil Monday.
one iir.vpnvp asp r.itiiiTv-uiiiin pat.
Senate. Not in session.
Hoi he. A Joint resolution wns adopted
still (urilier extending the nppropiiutloi.s for
I until Augrst 14. Hud utter some private
bills were disposed of tho House adjourned.
two Towns' destroyed.
Foreat Fires Are Laying Waste F.iUroids
and Villages in Wisconsin.
Forest llres are producing great suffering
and loss throughout the vicinity of Ashlaud,
Wis., nud railroad companies have never lie
fore experienced such dauger from Hr-'s. On
the Wisconsin Central It Is impossible to
move trains. Phillips, the liea-liiiurtors of
the John jj. Davis Lumber ('jmpuiiv. a man
ufacturing town of 2.(1110 people, is totally de.
tr.ned by lire. Five hundred women and
children from Phillips uro iu the woo ls with
out shelter.
Communication with Fiflcld is now shut
off, and it is feared that town is also on lire.
Alontf the Ainalia lines the llres are racing
with terrible llorceue. Short Crossing, a
little villas eight Ulilcs west ef Ashland, Wits
destroyed. Not a building remulus standing,
and the homeless families were brought lo
Ashlund. A fust Omaha freight tralu of it)
oaded cars wits entiroiv burm.il.
C0REAN KING A PRISONER.
He Has Been Made a Captive by the Ja
panese. The king of Corea Is u Japanese prisoner
This was tho Important statement contained
In n telegram which Secretary Herbert hut
n Ived from dipt. Day, of the U. 8. H. Hal
time, uow at Chemulpo, Corea. dipt. Day,
beside stating t lint the king Is a en I'
ll v in tho bunds of the Jnpnnisu
rcpoit d he h.id dispatched a force of maiiiief
Irom his ship to Seoul, the cnpitul, to prutccl
the I' nited States legation.
There was no advices received at the stat
department confirming the report of the dec
laration of war between China nud Jupuu,
and Jupancso Minister Tauteo.who called at
t"8 department to arrange, nis farewell enlJ
Ajir, information to Unit eftucf .
the department to arrange, his farewell call
LATEST HEWS SUMMARIZED
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
What la Transpiring the World Over.
Important Event Briefly Told.
nnr.s, AcrintnTs, rATAi.tTtr.s, tT"t
The town of rneparte, In Iowa, ha been
nearly drstroyed by fire. The loss bat not
been ascertained.
Wilson Soule, son of the lnte Asa T. Soul
of "Hop Hitters'' fame, was killed at Iloehcs.
ter, N. V., by being thrown from a carriage.
The town of Cellna, In Ohio, baa been
destroyed bv fire, causing a loss estimated at
tlAO.010. The National hotel, the Citizens
bank, the postoftlee and several stores and
saloon are among the proerty burne.L
A fire, on Fulton street. In Sew York city,
gutted the six story building occupied hy the
New York Law Journal, causing a lss of
t 150,000.
A fire at I'elle Flalne, la., bos destroyed
property vifloed at 500.000.
The explosion of a boiler in a Lehigh Val
ley colliery killed three men, John. Miller
John LaubsiJi and Darby Shields.
CAI'ITAL AMD LABOB. '
It I the present outlook that the resolu
tion for an Investigation of lbs anse of the
great railroad strike, looking to legislation to
prevent recurrence of such troablee, will be
acted on this session.
The special reort of Mr. Wright, commis
sioner of labor, shows that the earnings of
the eople living In tbe slum dlstticts of
large cities are quite up to the average earn
ings of tbe ieople generally and at large.
rnmrs Aro rr.KALTit,
Mr. M. A. Hartly, a widow living at Tteno,
Si v., shot and killed State Senator M. D.
Foley.
Harrison Duncan, n negro gambler and
murderer, was banged at Clayton, Mo.,
July 27.
While In n drunken rago Mllford Dnnvor, a
butcher i.f Allegheny, I'a,. attempted to tnur
der his wife with a large butcher knife. He
cut her badly about the heud and face.
Wallets Hurt, a half.breed niurd?rcr, was
hanged nt lloylestown. Fit., July 2H. In Hep
tember i4, li'.S, he murdered Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel i F.ichlly, aged respectively B3 and
SO years.
John ruyavish. the Tolish reldept, of
rittsluirg, w ho was stabbed In n drunken riot
In a shanty liout. died from his Injuries in a
hospital. James llrowu Is In Jail, charged
with the cutting,
William Tyler, colored, was banged by a
mob to the crossurni of a telephone pole at
Cnrllsl , Ky. He was charged with crimin
ally assaulting a iL'-year-old girl wham bo
bail choked and lH-irfen.
s
Charles Wilson, colored, aged 24 years, was
hanged nt St. Louis, July 2ti, for the murder
nf a negro named Mose Hodges, on Novem
berH, lHiii. His shoes were removed on tbe
scaffold and be cnlli-d out good-bye.
Six men bave lieen arrested, three nf Den
ver aud three nt Colorado Spriugs, for com
plicity iu tho tarring aud feathering of Adju
tant (lenernl '1 arsney. More arrests are to
follow. The prisoners buve been released on
bull.
roBiios.
M. Rouvler, the French ex-minister of
fliiHnce Jij vkailmgni SI. Jourdaa ti moUI'
combat.
The news has been received that war be
tween China and Japan has been declared
and that severul China warship are In
trouble.
Queen Victoria will witness the private
mutch race on August 4 between the A igilaut
uu. I the ltrittnuuio. The l'riuee of Wales and
the Duke 1 1 York will be ou board tbe liritt
iinuiu during this race.
The American steamer City of Feklng,
Capt. Scarie, from Hong Kong, July 11, for
San Francisco via Yokohama, Is ashore In
Yeddo Hay. Japan. She was obliged to Jetti
son a portion of her cargo.
Th" duel between Clomcnccaii nud De.
ci.anel, was fought with swords in a secluded
spot at Iloulogueuir-Seiue. Two rounds
were fought in the second of which Clemen
man's sword pierced the check of bis antag
onist. The wound though painful Is not con
sidered serious.
Archduke William III, a second cousin of
I'.mperor Francis Joseph, was thrown from
Ids horse July 2S, aud fatally injured.
About 2,0(K) houses In Cottel, a town In
Ilulguriu buve liccu burned aud the homeless
people are camping out lu the llclds,
Japan orders all her troops to report Im
mediately. A hihi-so army bus entered
Corea. The wur is on.
MISl'EI.LAMKOr.
Mrs. U. 8. Grant cannot tea guest of bonor
at the eu. ampmeut.
The republican State convention of Illinois
Indorsed Senulor Cullom for re-election.
A national convention of Deaconesses will
be held nt Ocean Grove, on August 16.
Ilcpuhlicar.s of the Third senatorial dis
trict of West Virginia nominated Stewart X.
Heed for tho senate..
riiznhelh Ileck, one of the oldest members
of the Hurmouy society is dead. The sur
viving members of the society number 17.
The isthmus fever has aps ared on board
the V. S. warship lieuulnglou at Salvador,
which bus accordingly beeu ordered to loave
for Sun Fraucisco.
A strong gus well near Coffeyville, Kan.,
caught lire aud exploded. Jt shook the
ground like an earthquake, mid tore up 30
ucrts like a volcuuo.
Steve Kay, a Slav, residing In nttsborg,
lost 41.000 In money. It wits taken from tlie
pocket of his coat which bung iu bis room in
his boarding lioue.
In the school election at Soulh Amboy, N
J., the women took uu active purt as voters.
It was a contest Is'twcen Cutholics aud
1'rotestunts, the lormcr electing six out of the
nine trustees.
Lieutenant Commander Hurry Knox bat
been ordered to command tbe d.vu:imitef mis
er Vesuvius on August 1st. relieving Command
er Frank Curtis, who will take chu ge of steel
Inspection ut Fittsburg.
Judge Dennis, of Ilaltimore, ha decided
in favor of the pctitiou of James F. Farley, oi
Indiana, the general receiver of the Order ol
Iron Hall, to have the 100, 00 J in the bandt
ol the the local receivers distributed bv hint
self. Ordered to China,
Minister Charles T. Deuby ,who U in tlilr
couutry ou leave of absence, uu been order
ed bain to bis pest ut 1'eKiu, Chluu, on ac
count of the warlike situation between Chluu
nud Jupuu over Coruu. Miuislur Dcuby Is in
Detroit. Mich., where his wile, who is uow
there will join blm. 'J hey will then go by
the quickest route to Fekiu.
A Olrl Giuutesa.
A coffin 7 feet 0 luehes lu length for a 14
y car-old girl is u very uncommon sort of a
cotltu. lint thut Wus tho sl.u ordered for 0
girl who died u tew duys ago of consumption
up near Ft. Wuyno. The girl was 7 leet II
iuciu's iu height uud us probably tbe tall,
tbt girl of tier age iu tbe couutry.
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TELEGRAPHIC TICKINGS.
The Republican have nominated E. F.
Acheeon, of Washington eotinty, for Congrest
in the twenty-fourth district of I'ennsylvanla-
The only United f-'tatc troops still In strike
service are those pushing forward mall train
on the Northern Facino In the Ceur d'Alene
district,
A Pittsburg A Western freight train Jumped
from anlnoty-flve foot trutle near Hock Point
Th., Saturday nnd fifteen enr were wrecked
at a I os of 1,000. No one was hurt,
Thomas Downes, of Youngstown, was
killed by bis horse frelghtenlng at a steam
tbrcsber passing along the rood. Dow nee
wa a ruddier, and leaves a large family.
In a battle near Ht. Louis, Senegal, between
native and French, 600 natives were killed,
and their stronghold, All Karl, wu captured.
A European and eight native cn the French
Ido were killed.
Tbe railroad between Coatsaconlco and
Pnllna Cruze, Mexico, being built by the
Mexican government, ha mhd completed.
This opens up a new mean of transportation
between tbe Gulf of Mexico and tho Facffle
ocean.
The total loss of life at Phillips, Wis., from
burning aud drowning will, it is thought,
reach at lenst 40. A number of bodies have
been recovered Irom the ruins of the burned
buildings. Some were charred beyond recog
nition. The Cleveland, Lorain and Wheeling ralL
road has Just completed a deal for the Kldd
mines west of llrldgeport nnd nearly 2,000
acre of coal laud udjoluing. The com puny
will begin work at ou.-edeveloplng the prop
erty, and will give employment to from 400
lo COO bauds.
Tbe Point Dottle work at P.oehcster, Ta.,
bave resumed Ps-rutiotis lu nil departments,
giving employment to over 100 hands. The
factory hits b cn idle for a month or so, but
the management reports plenty of order
ahead. The fa-tory Is able to run pr. tty
steadily the year round, turning out an Im
meuse number of fruit jars as well as other
gicen glassware.
K ILLED FOUR PERSONS.
He Deliberately Ohot His Divorced Wife
and Her Parents and Brother.
J. O. Craig, an ex-poll -e oflb-er, of Lo
Angoles, Cal., instantly killed three person
and fatally wounded another.
Aliout S o'clock on the evening of tho mnr
der Craig hired a horse and buggy and drove
to the boiiH of his divorced wife in Corrllli
tos Cauyou. near Troplco, where she lived
with her uncle, brother uud three children.
lMoro Craig started be announced ho was
going there with the intention of seeing his
children, but murder wns evidently bis inten
tion for be hnd armed himself with two re
volver and bad been drinking heavily dur
ing the afternoon.
When he arrived nt tho home of his wlf he
delilM-ratly drew a revolver and shot her dead.
Her brother, George Hunter, who wn some
distance from the house, when the shooting
occurred, rushed to hi sister's assistance,
t'ralg shot him, Inflicting a wound which
proved fatal. Ho then jumped into his
buggy and drove rapidly back to Los
Angelee.
Arriving at tbe house of bl fnthcr-Jn-law.
William Hunter, he tied up hi horse, and,
without anv ceremony, ran into the bouse
aud shot and instantly killed bis father-in-law
and hi mother-in-law. He then applied
the pistol to his own head with tho intention
of ending bis existence, but only succeeded
la inflicting a slight IWh wound. Two of
the neighbor rushed iu and disarmed Craig,
detaining him uutil the arrival of the police,
Mrs. Critlg secured a divorce about two
months ago upon the grounds of crueltv, uud
Craig, who is reputed to be possessed of a
very large quarrelsome disposition, has never
lost au opportunity to make it unpleasant for
her and her family. He claims that li is wife
and her family have frequently threatened
his life, and that his shooting anticipated the
fulfillment of his threat. As a police officer
Craig bud the reputution of lieing verv quar
relsome aud aggreshe. He distinguished
himself while ou tho force bv participating in
numerous brawls. Ho bos three children, the
eldest being but S years old.
KILLED BY A WOMAN.
Mr. Hartley ia the Widow of a Once
Famous Man.
Mrs. A. Hartley, who shot uud killed Stato
Scuujor M. D. Foley, licno, Nev., is thewl.low
of the discoverer of the Meadow Lake mines.
Her husband woe known us "The Hermit of
Meadow Lake." It was during her absence
lu Fuglaud two years ago that her husband
died under suspicious circumstances uud was
thought to buve beeu poisoned by a com
panion. Bills Signea by the President.
Tho president has approved the following
bills: The uuval diplomatic aud consular
and military academy appropriations bills;
inscribing llinitutiousof time for completion
of title under the donation ad; extending the
time for final proof and payment on puiillo
lauds; authorizing the construction of a
bridge over the Mississij.pl river at Lexing
ton, Mo.
Two Men Killed.
While John Eveily, Frank Jones and Milt
Rlaek were, engaged iu ruuniiur a traction
engiiie. three miles south of Warsaw, ind., it
broke down. While lilu -k was repairing it,
Kverly aud Jones, who bad lost several
night's sleep, sitting up with a sick friend,
threw themsolver down in trout of the engine
to tuke a uup. Muck, not knowing where his
companions were, started tlie machine, kill
ing both instantly. They were unmarried.
British Veaiel Wrecked.
Word ha been received at Sun Francisco of
the wreck uud total disablement of the
British wooden bark William La Laeher. off
Cupe Ht. James, on Provost island, 600 mile
from Singapore. The vessel left Slugupore
for Hong Koug on May 4 to load lor this
place. Out of tbe crew of 17 uol a man was
left to UII the tale.
Murdr antt Suicide.
In
a disorderly bouse, on Clark street.
rittsburg, Samuel Ollveren Wednesday night
ast snot auu kiusa Ills wile, Annie Crowley,
an inmate of the bouse, to whom lie wo
married July 8. He then committed suicide
by shooting himself. He wu a uativoof
Ireland, about 80 years old, aud druuk when
be committed the crime.
Valuable Horses Boasted,
An incendiary lire Sunday morning de
stroyed a lurge buru ou the farm ol NiJIiolus
Kieiier, lour miles west or Tlitlu, O. Mr.
Kieffer Is a breeder ol line horses uud three
valuable horses, two of which were imported
stallions were burned to dcutU iu llio a.ublc,
together with a lot of buy, gritui and lurm
im implements. Loss uuout ei.UJO.
Jack Neely's Lonj Trip.
Jack Neely, of Alleghouy, I'n,, in rowlnj
down the Ohio river iu a skiff. Intending to
go to New Orleuns and return to Pittsburg by
October 25. Ho is uittklu tbe trip on a wuger.
lo win be must go and return In 00 days. He
started without a oeut and ut to make the
trii.' without cost.
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KEYSTONE STATE CULLIHH3
two irrr.sKtsxn proitn.
ErAvra. The residence c f Jas. MeCullonh
of llv.Kin township, was vtslp-d by twi
bnrglnr. Mr. MeCullongh grap; led witli
them and whs beaten Into unconsciousness.
HI dnuuhter and F.lmcr Lwlng. n young man
who wo the guest of tlie family, wero tied,
and Mr. M.'Cullough was forced to give the
burglars 50, all tbe money It) tho house.
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A MtosrtRorn fi.at.
The Tumbler compnnynl Rochester held II
twenty-second annual meeting on Wednesday
afternoon. The company Is oo-ois-ratlve.
There are fT0 naoee on the payroll. Last
year' sales amounted tit (r7'si.PiM, and a
dividend of 16 per cent, was declared on tho
cnpltal stock.
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A SI Lr.KPIO HOVE.
FnAXLi!. The commission having the
erection of the Home for Fceble-Mmded
Children In charge, have been eugagid In In
ssctlng the specifications for the buildings.
The architects will shortly advertise for
bids and the work will be commenced by
Septcinlier 1. Tho borne, when eorepli-ted,
will be one of the most ierfect In tbe world.
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IMTTSIiCao kXeosmo.
PirrsBfao. The exposition will open Sept,
B. nnd last 40 days, closing October 20. The
exhibit will be more numerous than ever
tiefore. and there will lie many interesting
new feature.
rOMMITTKn Sl'K-lPE.
HuKiMKitLP. William Placke, a carpenter,
hanged himself to a bediost with a eh thee
Hue. He was married and despondent over
lots of money aud failure to get work.
A ri At wkr.m.
IlnAPPocK. The spreading of rails caused
a disastrous wreck. Fireman Clias. Mo
Cuuley was fatalv injured. Damage to prop
erty about 420,000.
FATAL tXI'LOSION.
Mosojcoahula. The explosion of n boiler
at the Will mine probably fatally Injured a
man named Spence, and caused a loss of
eo.000.
Mi iiiirHK.u iii nisTnr.s.
Mt. I'Lr.ASAMT. William Freeman, a col-.r-sd
man from Shnriishiirg, shot his mistress,
Mrs. Tliuberlake. He is lu Jail ut Greens
ourg. I3onrnT Di'shab, a colored man, formerly
el Charleston, W. Vs., was shot and killed by
Phoebe Dungee, a lll-year-ohl colored girl at
r.-innonsburg. Dunbar was j -alous of
William ljuonies, another colored young
mini, and tried to force his way into the,
house, according to the girl's story, Phoebe
was arrested, as was gnomes, and both were
placed in jail nt W ashington.
Maiitin Gayloii, a farmer In Oreeue town
ship. Heaver county, attempted to pry up a
lurge stump, Win n the lever broke and the
flump fell back, breaking bis right leg uud
piiilouing him to the earth. This haps-ued
lu the morning. When found at 6 o'clock in
the evening be wus unconscious.
Mns. Woi.Fr, of Hear Itun, attempted sui
cide by shooting herself in tbe forehead. The
bullet did not go through her skull. She said
Mio bad been a burden to her family and
wanted to die. Siie will live. She is ubout
10 years old, and bos been nn invalid tor a
uuuibvr of years.
Wm. DfNSTAX. of Wnynesburg, found a
rusted revolver in a well on tbe Haltzell prop
erty. As John Elsminger, convicted of the
murder of Huckster McCoy, stopped there
the morning the crime was committed, the
wea;ou is believed by many to belong tothe
convicted man. " --s.,
Ix the eastern part of Lawrence couuty
the pasture Holds nre burned brown by the
drouth, and tbe corn Held are withered. It
bus beeu nearly two mouths since any rain
lei I in that section. Farmers in many in
stances have been compelled to feed new
hay.
At New Castle a snake charmer in the
ladies' watting of the K. A P. station upset a
box containing nine serpents, the smallest, a
blitcksunke six feet long, nud the longest u.
la-foot boa. The ladies and children in tho
room rau out iu terror.
Tub sheriffs of Westmoreland nnd Fnyette
counties have telegraphed to Gov. Pat'tlson
thut they are prepared to meet any probable
emergency thut muy result lroui the grout
strike in the Couucllsvlllu coko regious.
The four-story bull. Hug on Wood direct,
rittsluirg which contains old Lufuyetie Hail,
is to be replaced with a liuignillceut bunk
building. This hall is noted us the birth
pluo ol the Itcpuhlicuu party.
The post mortem examiniitionln the case
of W. V. Hard m an. the prominent oil iiiuii of
llutler. who died suddenly, disclosed the
(act that death bad resulted from au ophite
taken for iusomuia.
Miss Mart Hipple at Frew's mills, Lawn-nce.
county, was terribly burned and is In a
critical condition. Her dress caught liic, and
as it burned she ran ucross u Held to u neigh
boring house.
Govtasou Pattiso bos decided thut tho
situation iu the coke regious is not sulll
ciently serious to keep him ut the Cup.tol,
uud he will leave on a trip covering u week
or ten duys.
Mns. Anna Hunt, of New Castle, has begun
n 420,000 dumugu suit ngaiust George W.
Johnson, manager of the sheet mill in which
her husband was killed by the fulling of u
damper.
A fire at Beaver Fall destroyed tbo Dur
liugtou Fire Brick works, causing a los of
Vlu.OUO. Thirty men were throwu out of
employment,
H. C. Wilson has been appointed post
master at New Fugle, Woshingtou county,
and Mrs. Surah Pryor at Hruuchtou, llutler
couuty.
The Allegheny nud llutler Plunk lioad
company has two toll gales in the borough of
Ftua. Legal steps nre beiug tuki-n to remove
them.
Tue English-speaking white cokers nt
L'uiontowu have gone out again, mat will,
they say, remitiu out until the strike is
wou.
Two men George Milton P.oy and David
Iilnney died lu Pittsburg ou tiio suii.o day
while under tbe lullm-uce ol aues;lictics.
A compant bus been formed at Heaver
Palis to manufacture u patent scale and regis
ter. Tbe capital stock Is i&O.OO'J.
Mas. Mabv Coylc, a blind resident ol
Wilkesburre, visited the grave of a prict-t and
b id her sight restored.
A new Hebrew hospital Uto be erected in
Pittsburg. It will cost ut least t7S,0JO uud
may cost tJOO.OOJ.
Moke than a hundred searchlights will be
utilized In Pittsburg duriur the G. A. II. cn
caiiipiueut week.
A riHi in Allegheny city burned Smith's
br )oui factory and a largo tenement, euusiuir
a loss of (10,00 J.
A onEEK. named Francla Oeogy.fell from a
bridge ut Pruddock 25 fuet ruouiviug fatul lu
juries. Tue State League of Republican clubs will
hold a couveution at Hurrisburg Septem
ber 8. '
Tiiiikk churches aro being built at Eilwood
City t Methodist, Presbyterian and Catholio.
Tue Ely Novely Work ut Uirurd bave
b x-u burued. Loss (25,000.
A shock reauru'Uiug tin e.irtnq iVs sm
elted ail tho geysers In ten Norn b:nlu,
Yellowstone Park, Into great activity.
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