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THE M1DDLEEDRGH POST.
CEO. W. WAOEXSETXEn, Editor.
Airmen e. coorEn, Manager.
Mlddiel.urgh. I n., August HI. 1H!M.
Dark brown is tbc rrvniliii color
of the hair of tho pcujilo of English
nationality.
According to the official report of
the department of Agriculture tLoro
ftrcir,'2on,.m)2 horses in tbe United
Htates, or ono to about every four in
habitant. In the matter of woman's rights
Abyssinia in far ahead of Europe, tho
Detroit Freo 1'res notes. Tho house
and all its contents belong to her,
and if tho hiiHband offends she turns
him out until ho is duly repentant
And makes amends.
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The annual wool clip of Australia is
6.10,000,001) i.otiu.ls. Argentina yields
400,000,000 pouuds and tho United
.States UOO.OOO.OOI) pounds of wool.
Tho other great wool producing coun
tries aro respectively Ktissia, Great
liritain, France and Sjmi u.
Lieutenant Colonel A. 15. Suville,
of tho English Kervice, claims thnt the
cyclo possesses numerous itialitica
tions as a auitablo mount which are
not fulfilled in the body of any living
animal, and argues that eyelihts should
bo included among armed forces.
Tho Russian Ministry of Justico is
considering ti system of providing
Btatc-paid people's attorneys for tho
gratuitous defence of the poor in
criminal and civil coses. Tho argu
ment is that wherever tho State pro
vides a prosecutor, it ought also to
provide an advocate for the accused.
This practice already exists in Austro
Hungary in the form of cx-orllcio
counsel; but this is for criminal
cases only. An association exists in
Vienna to provide counsel for tho
poor in civil cases.
The rich frescoing on tho walls of
tho room of tho Committee on Naval
Affairs in the Capitol at Washington
uttracts a great deal of attention from
Yisitors. Conspicuous on the walla
are a hr.lf dozen female figures, which
show remarkable artistic skill, and are
ftlf - onderful for the peculiar beauty
Ml
ni of each figure.
Yip.
the lau.. w'mhumcaseaiiuiu
model was the artuit'a lovely wife.
A curious and interesting fact given
by the Registrar-General in his statis
tics for 1893 is that in the Celtie por
tion1', of tho United .Kingdom the pro
portions of the female births is much
higher thuu it is in the non-Celtic
portions. Tho highest proportions
are found in Cumberland, Cornwall
nud North Wales, whilo South Wales
is only a little way down in the list
ivnd has a proportion considerably
nbovs tho average for the whole coun
try. The proportion of female births
is higler in Ireland and Scotland thuu
in England.
The credentials of Thomas Staples
Martin, the next Senator from Vir
ginia, waieh have been l.reseuted to
the United States Senate, were en
grossed npou a huge sheet of bristol
board, nearly three feet square, to
which were attached several yards of
light blue ribbon bearing the golden
seal of tho State. The letters were
beautifully executed in pin and ink,
tbe body of tho credentials appearing
in oruate script, while thu important
clauses and words, such as tho new
Keuator's name, were made prominent
with all tho decoration of which tbe
arti-t wan espubl".
"nsBSBSSSBpaBBSBsassB
Tbo late President C iruot was noti
fied nearly every day during his term
of office that ho would bo assassinated.
More than 2i)00 such threats rcacho 1
him in seven years. As tho Atlanta
Constitution observe ho literally
faced death every day, and yet he
went about with a smiling face, shirk
ing none of his duties, and making
one of tho best rulers that Frauoo ever
bad. The French President was a
great man, a brave man, and inado of
the genuiuo martyr stuff. Few meu
could have endured his mental strain
for so mauy years without breaking
down. It would bo hard to llud u
nobler example for all men in what
ever station who bear great responsi
bilitiesand have important duties to
discharge. Life was sweet to Ciirnot,
but he never weighed it iu the balance
gainst principle und duty. Tho daily
tbreut of murder never catuo I him to
waver or holt, lie lived i nd died
Witluut fr und without reproach.
IHE GREAT AGONY OVER.
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THE SENATE BILL PASSES
rfce House Adopts the Mr sure by
Vote of 182 to 100
i mi long struggle over tne tariff Ml como
to close at 0 p. m. Monday, when the house
ny a voto of JSJ to 105 decided to discharge
iho house, ootifcrrcc from further oonsldern-
Jon or tbe bill, recede from Its .'opposition to
ho C.14 somite amendment and agree to tho
lamo. It was a complete victory for tho son
de. Dio house made an abeoluto surrender
Hie whole question as precipitated at tho
mm-us iifin Juki ooiore me House convened at
slili-h, after a thorough review of the situa
tion niiil speeches In favor of receding by
speaker t rlsp, Chairman Wilson and others
ri whs de-lil.-l to take the senate hill and lm-
Mediately afterward pass separate bills pine
Ilg colli. Irou lire, stlgnr end bnrhed wire .in
,he free lint, and by so doing place the house
"ii r-'..rii mm ni icusi partially overcomo tno
uiiiniiiinioii involved in Its defeat.
Tin- program arranged In the caucus was
rurru-d out lo the letter In tho home after
.HI Iron-elml Special order. The scenes In thn
i .bamtx-r throughout thn day and evening
1 were exciting and at times sensational. Tho
galleries were packed and the members np-
phiiidcd auk cheered their respective lenders
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I 'no. l murine irrnu 01 ino order
nut two hours were allowed for debate on
:he main proposition to recede and agroo to
i (in- senate amendments to the tariff bill.
A purlliimcuturv skirmish nr.x-oded thn
: oitdi.-il battle. The principal ssechc for and
igninsi me miun proposition were made by
Chairman Wilson and Speaker Crisp ou the
one iiiiiii. nun c-pcukcr Jteea nud Mr. lliir
rows en Iho other.
I There was no time for preparation and all
tin- h.NN-li.-H were hot from the forgo of the
t rain mid were greeted with rouud after
r.nui-I of cheers uud applause.
There was no attempt on thenar! of the
iiemocraiie ii-mursio ciBim a victory. J hey
in huiiou.-ii i ii (ii iii.-y were accepting inn lu
evitable. Justifying their action ou the ground
that the s.-tiiite bill wns lufluitcly better tluiu
lie im-y iiiil.
tllK I.IAIitMl I.oMmiN l-APFIIS RAT Tllf. SKriLK
MKNTOKTIIIt TIlollU.S Ni
iirsiSKs iiki'HEhsion.
The London "Ially News" In commenting
on tin- action on the tariH bill mivs: In
yielding tolhe Semite's obst ruction the Iloii.-e
only Moops to coiniier. the decision whs a
sudden but wise one. Ihe trolom.'ed sus
t .'ii.-i -ii Is remove.) mid n measure of certain
ty is s ire.l. I rco wool will tie the test by
wlili'li Aiuctli-aiis will judge freo trade. In
the meantime business will boubtl. n revive.
i lie 1' iiiy iiroiueio savs: "l li.-re enn
be llttl,- d'Hilit that the meiuiurn, partial as it
is, win give great imH-ti:s to many or our
Industries. 1 lie etl.-cts on the political and
liiilu-trial Munition in the Culled htntes can-
in d be iirotltnl.lv ilisi-iissed. but is is lik.-lv
tle-re will be trying tbsesfvlieathQ period of
n aujusiiiieLI eoil.es
Lie .ilornin IV. says: Kiirremter to
the sennte was Letter than prolonging a hope.
l-s strilggh-. Whether the settlement will
do iiiui'h to avert the discontent of tho pub
lic wiiu inn present majority us more than
doubtful. "
ENORMOUS OREJSHIPMENTS
The Pittsburg Company Have 1,100
Mon In Their Employ.
Moro than 1,100 men are now working at
the mines of the Pittsburg Company's Metro
politnn band and Iron Company, where the
six week s strike ended last week. As a re
sult the shipments of ore from the Oopoblc
range have grown largely and will be enor
moua for several weeks.
Hhlpineuts from tho Gogeble ha-p been op
to date 775,000 tons nud about T0o0 tons
are contracted for vessel room fr e remain
der of the season. Hhlnmeiits.fi , ihe other
J Lake Superior p. rtshaV , "yergl-fuKl the
iU'ajated oUrsitfu1of'Sinj-vjke tor the
cav..u to August Is 8,100.000 tou- fc or a trifle
over half of the shipments for the ontlro
season of 1H!'3. Hpcculutlon is ulready
lively as to the Meeaba's share of the output
of nejet season and it Is put at a vory high
figure.
This vear. the second iu which the range
mud.) shipments, it will exceed bv 20,000 long
at l.-ust nay of the older ranges of the United
Mates with an output not far from 1.700,000
tons und for tho season of lsiis mining men
expect the niiik-o will ship nil itstwo railroads
Will be ul le to Ii ii h vile.
Tne I to. keteli.-r road isgradunlly.but stoad
lly double tracking its Hue and will have two
tracks from its ore Junction to the Huluth
docks by the spring of 1S'J5. Thn Uuluth A
Iron range road has surveys and estimates of
a new Hue to Misaba and expects to build It
during the coming wilder.
With the new miues being opened and made
ready br business and with the contracts now
unfulllMe.l that will bo carried out next sens
on. the Meal. a should send out not far from
S.ooo.two tons. The Hockefoller contract made
lost fall with Mcrritt llros. of Uultith will not
be within 5 (0.0UO tons of completion this year
und will have to be gotten out under it next
year. The direct cost of the late Jrouwood
trike to tb-gebiu county is set ut tl'J5,0UO,
besides 1,5011 men l st six weeks' wages.
SHE WAS PLAYING DEPUTY.
Each Took Turns in Snapping a Loaded
Revolver.
Miss Lizzie liimii'ls, agej about 17, shot
aud instantly killed Hophia Wcivcr, a girl
aged 14 years, at Itridgeport, near Mt l'leas
iint. I'll. It seems that thu two girls Imd
been out for a walk, and when passing the
lmulcls rcsidi-ni-w Mit-s liiuiiels stepped Into
the open doorway and just us tho Weaver
girl started to follow her ill. Miss iKilne s
turned uround and without saying a w rJ
hi nt lu-r in the . ye, the ball ciietnitiug
Ihe I. ruin and musing instinit death. Miss
liinies claims it was an accident.
Tho girl told her story as follows: "We
had au old rusty revolver at our house," she
said "and when Sophia came we started to
play deputy. Sophia took the pistol llrst aud
aiming at me, siutped thu hammer. After n
littlo 1 took the revolver, and, aiming it
very carefully at hu head, pulled tho trigger.
My turn made the fourth timo the hammer
had fallen. Sophia fell in front of me, 'Unit
fourth time the hammer had bit u cartridge
that neither of ue hud seen In tho cylinder. I
couldu't understand I hail shot n v dearest
frieud until they told me I had k l ed her."
She said: "I did not menu to harm her. We
were foolish perhniM, but we were iu play."
THE ANARCHISTS ACQUITTED.
The End of the Great Trial of Thirty
at Paria, France
The great anarchist trial ended Sunday In
the itcipiittul of all DO prisoners ou tho charge
;d iiuarehy. but Ortiz wus convicted of burg
lary and Chei icatti and llerlaul of receiving
toleu property. Thn prlsouer Jean tlrave
.undo in his own behalf an ImprcMlve statu.
iiieut concluding with tho word.: "My com
.niinism i Proiidhou's. It belongs not to the
ilstory of erlme, but lo that of thought."
v-busiiuu I'uure spoke eloiiieutly. "My only
crime," ho said "is preuchiug, like Christ
'inlvcr::! bri-'ilne- "
Seven Men Killed by Lightning.
A crowd of meu were playing bail, nine
nines south of lie Kill I), Tex., whuu a shower
came up during the game, aud they nil run
to a largo oak. Llghtuiug struck the tree
and the following were klllsd: John Jacobs,
Waller Atchley, Tom llluuchard, Will Heutly.
Jolm Jackson, Chris petty and Will Walsu.
About a dozen others were hurt some lutally.
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
Baxnmariced Proceedings of Our Iaw
Maker at Waahlnrton.
oni nrsnartr s jisetietb dat.
Pr.SATr.. The senate held an Interesting ses
sion. The most important In the day's pro
ceedings was tne passage oi a resolution di
recting the preeldent lo take stej for the re
jenso of Am.-rlcnn citizens conHm-d In the
island of Cuba for participation In recent
rebellion.
The early adjournment of the senate wa
due to a desire to avoid irritating remarks,
whlfh, it was thought on the Iiemocrntir
side, would probably bo heard Inter In thf
dav from Iteiiublicnn senator, aud might
lead to a deliate, which at the present time,
wnen feeling is running iiign, mignt prove
disagreeable. There was also nothing be for
tho senate except the en lender, which con
tained a large number of bills that some of
the leading IiemoerntFe senators think might
a well remain on tne calendar.
Hot-sE. Tho house begun business by enn
curring In the senate amendments to the bill
authorizing state to tax tho notesof natlonnl
bnnks nud all varilies of notes circulating as
legal tender, tno same a otner notes are
taxed und.-r state laws. After other routine
business tho house adiourued for the l mo-
eratle enueus.
one HcsnnED aud Krsr.TT-rtnsT&At.
Pesate. The senate unanimously passer)
Representative Stone's bill permitting surety
and trust companies to go on the liotids of
any Vnlted St.it.-i official. This bill passed
Ihe house about two months ago and only the
president's signature Is necessary to make it
a law. Pittsburg and I'hllndclphin surety
conitianl.-s were strongly in favor of the bill.
If tho president signs, the bill postmasters,
marshals, contractors and all government
officials can give surety bond and not ke
compelled to solicit private bondsmen.
S.-uator Allen Introduced an nnli-lobbying
bill. It define a lobbyist a a person who
habltunllyendeaver to secure legislation in
congress by influencing member of congress,
nud it proposes a penalty of not lee than
t l.OOO, nor moro than f 5,000 and by im
prisonment in the Jail of the Iiistrlct of
Columbia, for not less than on" year nor
more than live years for conviction of lob.
hying In the Iiistrlct of Columbia or in Wash
ington. In the honsn Mr. llnlley presented a reso
lution providing for an Investigation by the
judiciary committee of the charges against
.ludg.) jilcks of thn Northern Ohio district
aud empowering thn cominitleo to summon
persons and hold its meeting a it chose.
The r.-olution pasted without division.
Mr. My.-r, from the committee on militia,
called up a bill to promote the eniciency of
tho militia. It provided for an elaborate sys
tem of national defense, including In the
mllltfa all able-bodied citizens of the I'nit.'d
States bo: w een the age of IS to 45. the organ
ized militia to be known as the national guard
and the unoiVatiizcd a reserve mllltin.
The house agreed to the conference asked
by the Senate on the Hill miun-hi-d bill and
the Stone immigration restriction bill, and
Congressmen lioVu.-r, 1'errv and William A.
Stone were np pointed a tiie house confer-re.-.
Th senate conferrees aro Senators
Hill. Faulkner and Chandler.
ONE ItfSI'llI I) A!n SISETT-SECOND IlAV.
Sr.SATr. The senate's session Insted little
moro than an hour and no business of import
auce was transacted, though an attempt was
made to consider tint chluesn treaty, which
Was prevented by the luck of s quorum.
Itol'BK. In the House as in the Sennte no
business of Importune.-was transacted. Tho
proceeding were cniiv.-d bv a n nttemi.t ou
the part of Mr. lloutelle, of Maine, to make
a speech on tho recognition of the iiepublicol
Hawaii, aud to crlticleu the administration's
course regurdh ss of rulings from the speaker
holdiug that Mr. lloutelle, who had arisen
nominally on n question of privilege, wns out
of order. A petition wns circulated among
members of the Houso urging tho house tariff
conferees to stand by free sugar and a perma
nent Income tax. ltenreseututlvo Illiind start
ed the petition, and It wus numerously signed.
OX BL'XnSKD AKD.tlSETr-TUID DAT.
Senate After much debate on a number nt
motions wniou were defeated
nesit was taken up. after
wblo , iH.mi.ift . .
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wont into executive semlon.
Hoi-sk. Tb.il house urns Ji4"-k.lMiti.--r..v
notcfug of importnnoe was done.
cse Bcsnnxn aso kimett-koubtr dat.
Rbsate. The routine duties having boon
disposeit of the elerk read a long veto mes
sage from tho president retiring a nnval offic
er. Mr. Hill's resolution directing the senate
tariff conferees to report ou tho situation and
his amendment to tho resolution, directing
the Senate conferee to returu tho tariff bill
t u tho custody of the secretory were discussed
nud then sidetracked by a motion to go into
executive s.t-siou. The vote ou the latter
motion was 'M to 3.1. Vice President Steven-
sou cast tlui d.-cidlng vote Iu favor of tho mo
tion for an executive sessiou.
Hoist. After an nuimuted discussion tho
house agreed to tin-senate amendment to give
arid land states 1.00,000 seres euch to bo re
claimed by irregatioo, but still relused the
senate's proposal to give ex-Senator Mahoue
tL'M),000 for a lot to build a printing olllce
on.
Henrcscutntlvo Hatigun, of Wlsoonslu. has
Introduced a resolution to I'.nd out whether
control of rullrouds by legislation short of
government ownership will sulllco to rcgu-
i He railroads in tno piir.iic inien-kts.
i-K lll'Mllit.n Mi NIM-.V-IIII4T li'V.
Sknait. - l!i the Semite the lion ,c r.-sobi-
tlo-.i xtciidlng until Augu. t )H tl.n npproprln
l:olis l.ir thu evnctiM-s ol tbn l-..v.ti.mi. .i iw
la'd i v r. 'l'he Sennte r.-ttm.-it tn inriui In
he In use nmeu'lmeiitn to tbo suiulrv civil
ii- repriation bill (or the purchaso ot nddi
tj'.Uiil pro crty ndjoiiilng the present sit.) of
the gm. Turnout t . r 1 1 1 1 : l - oltlce. mid tin. ..ft.x-t
f this lietien Is to send thu whole manor
t v r to ihe n. t Si sMun.
Hoi' -It..- -1 he II nisi) pll--i d t!l senate tin iff
I I I l-v a Vote of sj t ids I . ii t befoie It win
put through there w.is much slinri. talk. Wil
son, Heir-) ( oelirini nud Crisp nil took a
baud in Ii. Mr. Wilson said Unit it wns the
i si t le liouse could do. liecd twilled Hie
nuieiats witli iiiiau.loumt-iit of party
h''Ue Mr. Cochran fought the bill to thu
si-1.
'I lie announcement of the vol.. Wfis rnoiilif-
ek with chipping of hands und iutiutive eocu
rowing.
A motion to reconsider tlui v.itn mid l, lu
but million oil the table was mil, In l,v Mr
W IIm'H Slid agreed to. thus iniiklior I lie nn.
lion of the House t u concurring iu tho seuuto
linn iidm. nis llnal.
bi n, alter i.ossiuz senaruti) bills iibn-ln
o:ll. iron. Ii.iriie.l w.rn iin.l y i,. ir ,.i. il. fr..,,
list tho house adjourned uulll Wednesday.
THE NEW JAPANESE MINISTER
An Able Diplomat and Statesman and an
Amiable Gentleman.
Bhlnlcblro Knrluo, chief of the diplomatic
bureau of the department of foreign affulrs.
bus been appointed by the Japanese govern
ment to bo envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary to tho I'nlted States.
Mr. Kuriuo was one of tho students who
were sent to this country by the government
of Jnpuu ns soon ns that (loverumeut de
cided upon the policy of sending youug men
abroad to pursue the course of studies in
colleges and universities of Europe and Amer
ica. Iuthe summer of lsai, when certain
changes were Introduced in the organisation
of tlui department for 1'orelgn Affairs, bo was
nppoluted thief of tho dlpiomutio bureau.
His abilities and high character are recog
nized, uot only by his own tloverument but
also by the officials of tho foreign govern
nients whose duties havo brought them into
eontuet with him. In a socio way be is a
remarkably umstile peurleinan
Extra Postomce Help.
1'ostmaster O'Donuell. of l'lttsburg. report
that his requent lor extra help during tho U.
A. II. encampment bus been favorably acted
upou by the Ueijarliuent. lie hu been allow
ed tho li addiliouui curriers, aud it is prob
able bo will be utlowod lheix extra clerss.
FELL OYER A TRESTLE.
ELEVEN MEN ROASTED.
The Whole Mas of Debris and SoafTMd-
lna Burned.
A fearful wreck, Involving tbe loss ot 11
lives, one engine aud two cars, oocurrod on
tho Chicago, Hock Island k Paciffe railroad,
where it crosses on a high trustls the tracks
of the Union Tactile and the Burlington A
Missouri Hirer railroad and Halt Lake creek
nl-out four mile from Lincoln, Neb., shortly
nuer iu o ciock j nursdny nignt. All indica
tions H)iut to trainwreckers as tbe cause.
Tho dead are:
C. I), stannnrd, conductor, Council Bluff)
perished In the flames; leaves family.
William Craig, llretnun; burled under engine-
leaves family.
Ike Depnw, euglaeerjCouncll BlufTs; buried
under engine,
A grain dealer of Farbury. name unknown)
oilmen 10 ii.-Rin in ino wrecx,
live traveling men. names uuknown;burled
under ear and burned to death.
Two farmers, from Jsnsen, Neb., en route
lor soutn I'nsoia; nurned to death.
A the train struck the trestle the rails Im
mediately spread and tho engine, drawing
the two ears alter It, went thumping along
over the erosstie.t forabout 60 feet. Then
with a crash it fell 40feet to tho .bed of the
crs-k lielow.
The engliieburstand glowing coals spread
ing ignited the wooden supports and the
coaches behind It, and In a few minutes the
I rl Ige, dry a tinder from Its long exrsure
to the sun. wo a mas of flames. The coals
falling upon the eouche lying in the ditches
set them afire and live minutes after the first
warning the entire uins of cars with their
load of human freight below was one mass
of flames.
Willing hands were there to help, but little
could be done. The engine bad fallen first,
then the combination ear of cxrrcss coach
and smoker fell nrtlallv upon that, and the
rear coach fulling li-lilnd it telescoped that
ear, inns pinning in one in tno smoker so that
It was impossible to save them or for them to
cscupo.
BUSINESS IS DEFERRED.
Accumulating Demand Has Stimulated
Manufacturing.
It. O. Pun k Cos. "weekly Review ol
Trade," says: With change overy hour in
the prospect about the tariff, and a decision
expected every day, business has unpleasant
ly resembled gambling. Orders and pur
chose have been largely based upon in
dividual opinions regarding the legislative
outcome, and a vast amount of business has
liocn deferred bc-ause tho decision was yet
In the future. 'Ihe accumulating demand
which has stimulated trading and manufac
turing within the past week or two represents
to n great extent needs which have Iss-u post
poned walling for a settl .-ineut, but cm be
done no longer.
The startling advance In corn discloses a
general belief that the injury to this most Im
portant crop has been so great ns to effect
materially the tralllc of railroads, tho demand
for manufactured products and tho cost ol
meats for the coming year. Corn ha ad
vanced II cent iu two week and U cents
since Friday of hist week. Wheat lias risen
3li, cents In the fortnight, and 2' ; during the
w.-.-k although Western receipts have been
S.'i.'ll.UM bushels against 3,Htt,r94 last year.
The volume of domestic business through
clearing house is 4.7 per cent, smaller than a
year ago, aud 22.H per cent, smaller than in
1HU2.
A GREAT NEWS CENTER.
Collected la
i, ai, '"'J'ws.
?.''rc.i" - 1 ,.. & greatest"
greatest new oentor
In the world. Its geographical position Is
such that it Is tbe most convenient point for the
collection and distribution of tbo news ot the
country.
It used to be that the newsservice was man
aged by two great Bssjeint Ions the Western
Associated l'ross with headquarters at Chica
go, aud tho New York Associated l'ress with
beaibi'iarters at New York, and the news
collected by these two associations was
exchanged between New York and Chi
cago. Home timo ugo the Associated Press
was reorganised us a national association,
and the New York Association passed out of
existence. The reorganization of the service
on a national basis, led to the selection of
I'lltsburg ns the most udvuutageou polut for
handling tho news collected from nil points.
All the news of tho country comes to l'ltts
burg llrst, and the distribution is uttendea to.
Iloth from the Kast and West, news goes di
rect to l'lttsburg. but the West doe not get
Eastern news until It Is relayed ut l'lttsburg,
aud the Kast does not get tho Western news
until it is relayed at l'lttsburg.
FOUR WERE DROWNED.
They Tried to Cross the River in an Old
Boat.
Word has beeu received of a drowning acci
dent In Sydenham river, uear Thorneyhurst.
Out., by which four youug people lost their
lives. The uumus of the dead aro:
MISS HK1.WDOD, of Wnllaceburg. Ont.
Mil. JOHNSTON.
MISS I.. WIN TKltsJ.
MISS II. WIN I Kits, nil of Thorneyhurst,
Out.
No ono saw tho nccideut, aud it is not
known just bow It occurred. Tho party start
ed to cross tho river Iu au old (.ut-boilomed
boat, and it is supposed It capsir.cd when ball
way across. All tho bodies were recover
ed. RAIN IN THE WEST.
The Corn In Nebraska Will Yield
One
Third of An Average.
All day Sunday geuuruus ruins fell through
out Nebraska, and thu crop situation is ma
terially improved. Tho ruins extended iuto
Colorado. South Dakota, Knusus aud Iowa.
On tho Union I'lieilk- rulu fell west of North
l'lutto uud at (iothersbiirg, Grand Island,
Schuyler and oth.-r towns iu that vicinity.
Itniu fell along tho llurlingtou ut 1'lutut
mouth, Aurora, I'oncii, llreeley Ceutre, llur
well, I.ouii City, Hustings, Kearney, Curtis,
McC'ook. iieiiklemiiu and along the Sheridan
liuo. Tills given rulu to a largo section of
tno funning districts in Nebraska that have
boeu much damaged by tho drought. Tbe
best-informed agriculturists of thu stuto think
tho corn crop will yield ono third of an aver
age. HER NECK WAS BROKEN.
An Aeronaut Fall 70 Feat at Nashville,
Tenn.
Miss I.ula llandall au aeronaut who baa
boeu making ascensions ut Olendale Tark,
uear Nashville, (or tome weeks pust.met with
a fatal accident. Tho balloon in which hot
air Is uted, had asconded 3,500 foot, when
Ml.-s lt.iudiillcut loose and the puraeuuto fell
rupldly until it opened out, aud descended
more slowly. Just before it reached the
ground it wai caught by a stroug breer.e and
blowu ugiiiiist ihe top of a tree with sueh
force lliut MUs liundall's hold wus broken
uud she fell to the ground a distance of 70
tunc. 'Ihe purauhulu then lull on the pros
trate form of the unfortunate woman. Miss
ItuudaU's neck was broken aud bur body was
terribly mangled.
TO HANG HIMSELF.
Connecticut Courts Decide It to Be En
tlrely'Dseah
witnthe Hanging of "Jack' Cronln on
August 84, will be Inaugurated a new mode
ot execution In Connecticut. Tho old gal
lows which has been carted about to do duty
Since the hanging of Anderson, the Walling
ford murderer, has been used for tho Inst
time. In Its stead will be an Improved
automatic banging machine, which com
pletely revolutionize the stylo ot execution.
By the old method the condemned man was
dropped through an opening In the scaffold,
the drop being released at the proper time.
By the new machine the murderer is jerked
nign in air ana men arops and is susiiend.-d.
There are thus two chances to break tho
neck, while by the old way there was only
one chance, asd often this failed, and death
Was by strangulntlon.
It Is bellved by tho tests made that forty
seconds will be ample time. As the cord
tightens and Is pulled downward by the
piunger it siowiy opeus tne compound lever,
which nt a certain angle, perfectly adjusted,
pulls a bolt, and tho great dead weight I re
leased. This will weigh twice as inuci as
uronin, or sue pounds.
As the big weight falls down the grooved
track to the ground under the building tho
hempen rope running over pulleys on across
beam will quickly Jerk tne condemned mnu
seven feet Into the air. On the drop there
will ne a rebound, and tne man will I sus
pended with bis feet about two feet from tbo
Door.
That there may he no more bungling work
or delay Warden Woo.lbrl.lge ha arranged
for a shutting off of the me.-hnnlsm.or neonu
hurry it along, lly pressing his foot on a but
ton In the floor ho can close tho cvlinder con
taining tbe shot, while by pressing another
button he can pull out the sliding valve, re
leasing all the shot and dropping the dead
weight Instantly. As soon as ho hua a signal
from a man adjusting tho nooso he willeauso
the weight tn drop.
Tho mechanism will lm enclond by a par
tition along the entlro sl.le, so that nothing
can bo seen bv the condemned mnn except
tbe noose. Tho machine work nlse.slv,
and tho weight fall upon soft dirt The
warden has drilled his deputies In the
part that each may take until there is almost
perfect work.
NO CHINESE ON BOARD.
War News From Japan Uno-Slded and
Unreliable.
Tbe steamship City of Teklng, which ar
rived at Sau Francisco from Hong Kong ami
Yokohama, did not bnvo a single Chinese
pnsseuger on board. There were only a few
Japs. Tho Chinese government persist In
its refusal to allow any Chinese to Icavo tho
country. Among the passenger on tho Pek
ing was I.ieut. 1. I..W llson of the I'. S.steum-
rhip liiiltlmor". He states that It Is ulm-ist
Impossible to obtain any reliable information
from the Japance.) passengers a the govern
ment allow very little new of tmportuuen to
be published, and what the government does
allow to become public Is so oiio-sidcd us to
be unreliable. I.ieut. Vt llson sav both sides
are preparing for a long struggle and that
time alone will tell what will bo tho outcome.
GUARDING PACKING HOUSES.
The Strikers at South Omaha Quiet but
in an Ugly Mood.
Two companies of the Statu militia were
sent to South Omaha, and stationed as a
guars around the packing bouses. Tho
strikers were in an ugly mood, but soon with
drew to a distance nud awaited the coming of
tno new men on their way to work.
Several more companies from tho intcrlot
arrived, and were at once rushed Into South
Oiuiihiu Tbo strikers ate now (inlet and
offer little opposition to the soldiers. But the
troops nave uot relaxed their vigilance, nud
squads, of soldiers constantly patrol tho
street.' and a guttling gun Is uullinbered at
,tlie Uilersestlou,oi tb"lsttpjncpf Ur0TO!Ji,i!-
lares.
ENGLAND AGAIN INSULTED.
Chinese Soldiers Invade a Vessel Flying
the British Flag.
The British steamer Chung King, now at
Shanghai, while at Zung Ku, on the gulf of
rechlll, wns invaded by Chinese soldiers who
came aboard her with tho avowed purpose of
seizing the Japanese passengers. They found
00 Japanese, mostly women nnd children,
and at once begun to hunt them down. They
pursued tbo Japanese all over tho vessel,
bound them hand nud foot as they were
caught, and flung them on tho wharf. I,i
Hung Chang, when informed of this viola
tion of the British Hug, commanded that tho
Japanese lie returned nt once to tho Chung
King nnd the soldiers who made the raid be
punished severely.
GIANTS IN THOSE DAYS.
Burial Ground of Aborigines Discovered
near Aaainsviuo, Mich.
Tbe burial ground of an ancient rnA boa
been discovered ncur Adamsvlllo. The re-
mains lndicato that tbe aborigines
least seven feet tall and proportionately
formed- Tim lien, I ....I... .!.. - . '
. . .. uiuen-iii irom
that of the iudlan. Tho fore, or intellectual
part of the cranium was vory largo.
It Is notlcablo that, no mutter in what posl
tlon the bodi.-s wvm i.,.UVH..i i...
a ways toward the east. Muny think this In-
uicaies turn tney were sun worshipers. Hun
dreds of oeocle have lei,i ,h V...
. . - uw lUUUlUliUVU
remains.
RIFLE FACTORY DESTROYED.
A Firs at Han Toung, Cnina, Causes a
Loss of $1,000,000.
News from China says that a great cala
mity ban befallen tho Viceroy Chang, of Iiu
Kuung. in the total loss of the new rifle fac
tory which hud just been completed ut Han
Yung. Tho viceroy expected It to demon
strate thut Chinese workmen could turu out
lo good guns us foreiguer. Ho also expect
ed to till largo orders lor tho goverurueut to
supply the troops for Korea. Some workmeu
who hud beeu discharged set lire to tho build
ings and nothing was saved, the loss reaching
1 ,000,000.
TRIED TO HANG HIMSELF.
Because he Expected to bj Lynched for
HislCrime.
Tbe police ot Little ltoek, Ark., captured
the negro who murdered and robbed Thomas
W. O'Batinon. Ills name is Tom Wutklus,
After being locked in his cell Wutklus nt.
tempted to commit suicide by hanging. Ho
inuue a ropo out oi some strips ol bed cloth
ing, v uen discovered ne wus unconscious,
but was filially resuscitated. Whuu It was
learned that the murderer wus iu custody.
threats of lynching were made and the police
guarded the juil.
WESTMORELAND RUNAWAY.
A Woman and Several Children Badly
Injured.
Mrs. L. 8. Btoucr, of Alverton. Westmore
land county, I'n., was fatally lujured at thai
place by thu horses she was driving running
off, throwing hre out on a picket fence uuJ
very seriously injuring her. Her little sou.
J- ruuu. nnd his arm broueu aud her uluej,
Maggie Sloner, was terribly cut about the
bead. Several boys who were on the street
were run over by the muddeued utii.ual aud
considerably hurt.
KEYSTONE STATE tllLLii
DEATH OF SENATOR SLC;
An Old Philadelphia Firm AssitniJ
lerney usnerai nensei s xieeision.
as rnccAToa snor.
Frank D. Shlbley. principal of the i J
street ornminsr Scnool nt Lancaster, J
shot and probably fatally wounded by o,
Simmons, aged t4 years. Simmons It m.
giuifr. nuiieoruoa no aceuseu nis w,,i
ociug improper! iutlmate with Shliil. y
marge 11 is sai. , oeing entirely n:
foundation. Simmons afterward f'ir-ii
shots at Shlbley over the fence dividing
jams ui ui.-ir nuioiuiug nouses, x lie
shot missed, but the second took cn
Slilbley's head. Inflicting a dangerous wr J
Simmons then attempted to snoot bis wilr
tne woman escaped.
SHOT bXPCTI.
Gustavo Itosensenl, German, a doput;l
ma niniiiiuru nor, ureensoiirg, snot ,
lutally injured Andrew luce, a leiiow d- .
uusuui't.-iu warn urougm 10 vtreensourg
longed in Jail lo await tne result. Kei
and a colored man, named John Oant,
reioo at tne Standard Work, ltice intr
red In behalf of tho colored man.
lloseuseal raised his Winchester and lire ,
him. The ball entered llice's right side
iii ail probabilities will prove latul.
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A VI.llLAMl COMMITTEE.
Owing to the frequent occur ranee of p.
mieviiig ami nignwuy rooocry in tno vicii.
tho citizens ol liueoou. Moon nud Hope:
tow nsnips, iwuvcr county, Unve orguui?-
mutually assist Iu bringing to justice
highway robbers uud to Inquire into the
and by what muuus sown people live witii
wors.
It Is now asserted that tho amount st.
by Hariy A. Gardner, tne unscoud.-d ca
ul tne Second National Dunk at Altoo.i.n I
VIjO.OOO. T'lolustltuttou and lis books
sill! in tno bauds of llauk Examiner Mo
He is the only man wuo knows the se,-i
wnicii tnese nooks rcvcul uud lie is as
inoiithud as au oyster.
Lancaster is suffering from tho sec
water lainlim in two uunlu.-, both huv,
been caused by tbe replacing of Lr,
Joints at tne pumping stuiiou. The elect
curs were compelled to slop ruuuiug. Mn
facturers have oeeu warned not to Usu
water for motive purposes. Oniy the
lying sections oi the eny euu get water.
The Grand Lodge of tho American I'rob
lint Association, comprising I. present. in
irom an i.ouges turougliuut tbo Liu
Stales, assembled in unuual eouveutluu
vuiKsourre, August e. uud was in s-.
three days. Thu work Wus mostly ol a kc
cuiirn.'icr.
The annual Leslie family reunion, on
the greatest nKuirs ot Its stud ever held
Lawrence county, will tuku place August
ut .Moravia, wheru for years iho reunion I
beeu held. Several generations ot tne fa
from all portions of tno country will bo p
I'Ul,
The inula Hun of tho l'hlludclphia
jo.-u.ung jiuuway, will do reiuld Willi
steel rails ol BO pound to the yard, i ho wol
lias already begun, and will be continued
fur as riui-nixviiie. Tne old rails will bo p
dowu ou the railroad's brunches. 1
W illiam Corbette, aged 16 years, wus ki;ie
nt l'ittsnurg. Ho una a companion nunc
John Calliguu crawled under u Ireiglit cur t
escape the rain, and while uudtr the trui
was moved. Both were Irom Chicago.
Ex-secator II. K. Sloan, of Indinnn.lsdoai!
at the age of 5a years. As be was tuo Dome
cratle eaudldute tor Congressman-at-lnnr
hit-d!Gtil will necessitate another mooting i
the Demooratle State convention.
W. C. Haus, borough counsel for HlinroJ
was thrown irom a carrluga nud sustalue
serious injuries to ono lung. Iu addition to
broken cailar bone. His condition is crit
cnl.
Vour rtcililt.-rs wnrn rolili...! nt T ..m vn,
etto county, by tho negro miners. When col
stable Dun weut to Leinont to arrest the roi
uers no wus inreiiieueu Willi violence.
Simon Putterlleld, of Fnyelto. bus been ar
rested for illicit distilling. A quantity i
moonshine whisky was fouud ou his prcwlso
but the still could not bo fouud.
Chiirb-s Ewlng. uged 17. was accidental'!
shot by a companion, John Sclitiiidiiuiiiiu. i
ut Aitooua. 1 liey were playing with a pistol
Kwlug will likely die,
Johnny Whalen, a 14-year-old boy of I'ro
s;ct, butler county, swallowed a wider sunk.
IS luetics long. Ho goes from one couvulsn i
iuto unother.
John A Elliott, assignee of E. L. Cuuulti,
ham. of lleaver Fulls, suys wave will soon I ,
arranged whereby the tlO.OUO indobtedue.s
will be paid.
Michael Stanley, aged IS, commlttedsuielil,
by bunging himself In his father s barn u
1'uwsou. His father was a well-kuowu con
tractor.
The Enterprise pottery company, of N.-v
Brighton, owned by It, Folk aud hnniu.
I.eiby, has been placed In the hands of J. I
Mart.u, of lleaver as receiver.
A flro to the left of tho entrance to Keben
ley park, l'lttsburg. burned tho Kcbenlei
l'ark 1'lululug Mill nud Lumber compuuy i
mill, entailing a loss of rO.UJO.
Two children of David It.ivboald. of Lak.
Lomond, were drowned while tiluviiiif nlom
tho banks of tho luko. Their bodies wer
recovered.
I). A. Gardner has been made receiver .,
the flint glass works at Sow Brighton, vice L.
I). Ikiggn, and hopes to start tho plant Aug.
14.
Attorney Oenerul Huusel has decided ths
uomiuution papers sworn to before prothono
turics are legal, uuder tho ltakcr bulloi
law.
Three Allegheny policemen hud a lomr bui
successful struggle with a niaulao ou tin
slautiug roof of a throe story building.
Qiioen k Co.. nud old Incorporated Mills
phla II rm of ot.ticluns has uHsiirund. Tb.
ootnpauy had a capital stock ui two. 003.
The coke strike at Dunbar Is practleallv
broken. The Cambria Iron Company ha
600 out of 700 ovens in full operation.
The young Hluv coke workers nt Council.
Vllle have decided to become farmer m
northern Wisconsin.
Tbo 'Wealors of Jeffrey's urmv have been
released from the jail ut Uuioutowu. Then
woretiuoituom.
Ilun-lur IF, it StOnO worth nt IuiaI ..)
tolmeoo from the barber shop of Alton A
Curmody at Couueuut Lake.
Robert Harrison, a Ifomnalnml mv bli
above the heart with a base ball and killed.
John II. Craig, of Greensburg,was killed b)
train at a railroad crossing.
Not-I Maison. tho murder.r in Attnf.ViAn
county, must buug September 6.
The miners aro resumlmr in the noumtni.
nud In the Cleurlleld region.
Most ot the miners about Phllliiisburir nr,
resuming work.
Railroad Collision.
A disastrous head end collision ocnurre.l
on the Atchison, Topeka k Sunta Va railroad
U-tween Hurlnnd aud Glbbs.Mo , resulting Hi
two tralnnienbeiug killed uud sovurul pass
engers injured