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GEO. W. WAonNSEt-LER, Editor.
ABTIH'It E. COOTLH, Manager.
Middici.urgh. I'n.. August v i.
GALL1TZ1H SCHOOL CiSE.
NUNS MAY TEACH.-
I Hay Alo Wim Their Reli-lous Garb and
, I B Called Biater.
Tlirre arc ilcvrn American cities Jti'ltr Barker, of t'.licnburg,ra,', filed hlsde
Ihat spread over more territory tlnn clslon Mondny morning In tho famous Onl
. , ., ,. "i i : I litsrin school Caen, In which W. T. Kerr, of
J Brie, while Hcrlin is cxcecUed id , . ... ... . ... , .
' . . the Junior Order of Amirioan Mechanics, of
urta by seventeen of our cities, j Pittsburg, sought to restralo the board of dl-
1 rtors of Oullltzin borough from having the
nuns iu teacher la the school. The Judge
reviewed I hi' cae at considerable length aul
Tliinri'fnnrkablo proiliotioii m rnnvlo j Med tin following decree.
on strci t electric railways that is ro-
i ,.i t . i . .iii ;,. . ' "Aim now, aukum w. mm piim naT-
by tlie ( h.-a'.'.. I.icnl : It ir:i t tax , irPVll)u,lv ,1Hr(, Bni, llllly ronM,,r.
iil. it in oril'r' uml ilwrnml a follow
, A . . ., . , Hint llm I'ri'lliiiliiHfjr injunction hi'retoforo
Ifjg to nun the- I'lictrii' htrei-t rmhvay ,.rat,., w dlwolvml In co far a the eame rw
btiHiurwi. A MM't-iliiT loth tlmu thnt : Mrnlnn th koIi.k.I dwtrlot of (Inllllr.ln iK.r-
I .tl oiiith, tli i-IkmiI illiwtora of aald dlftrd't
ty taxation nwaitH till! wholi! fysti'lU nlll tlii'lr auiN-onmirn from employlnir the
of cli-ptrioal ni.i.li.m.-o as ..prr.itinl nt I "' l;;fn'ln ' Wll 'J'"1 n
II 1 milil pudlli' m-liooU imit-r the pertlHoat' le-
prefi'lit. W' liuvo iliforinatioll which I mhm l,y tin- county etiperlntemlent In their
i .it .1 t ...in.:.. .. . 1.... 1 P'IIuIimih nniee.anil i rinlttliiif aald teach'm
lin.lH us t.i t.i lu ve that within twelve ,o rmln wh'e vr,,nrl;i( ,llfi KHf) o(
luotiths a :iew mnehine cumM of use ! the order of Hltera ot St Joneph.anil In sofar
1 i ... II ..llh. 1 1, . u.l.l ...... I, UM f.,.m ..riU.,. In
. I: A .!.:.. - I. r-il.M" ,i r'Wi., w i. .n .,..1,1 .u
Ilr riYIllllf irnurui inunn, I'K.ifc
nnd heut will tu- put brfore the public ;
that this tnachiiic will eontroTirt the
"priiii'iph'H f i h'ctrieity" wbich now
nbtuin ; will revolutionize nil railway
nuil othi'r tratiHpnrtiitioii cystiMn1' ; will
lo nwn -.Tit It fuel, gas nuil amulte;
will, in i-hurt, lm inanity uu-
tlreniueil-of lulvatitnes nt u very
lno.1. rate price. Yes, within the next
twt Ivi'inoiith we nro goi.i tuscu soiuo
v.ry wniub rfiil happiiiinns."
CoiiHiil Shi ri'lan lieinl, nt Tien Tsui,
Lit mi, reports to the Statu P.part
Hit lit at Wnsliiuton that be has re
ceived information from n trustworthy
ponrco tliattho tusteins oflieial of that
ort, representing the bi cotton mills
now beiiitf i reeteil at Slian'hai mid
flFcwheru in Central China, bus placed
orders with a European linn in Tien
Thin for mai'hiiury niiiouiitiii;,' to
lieiirly Sl.oilii.oon. It isMiid th it these
order will bo principally executed in
England. The Coii-ul desires to call
the attention of American manufac
turers of hucU machinery to the fact
that liuiDT mills nro now beiu built iu f,, w, r,it.-il at Va-han by the Jii:itic.o.
various parts of C'hitin, and they r I tie r-malinli r of tin- unity, It is said, has
i .. . i; i -iii. ..,....l,;n..r- iii 'iii' in Till t-p join tin-iiortle-rn forces,
yet to be supplied with m.iehin.n. skirml,. Jir I1.,rU.1, , mv taken
lie understands tbit certain kinds of .n. i- at 1'inir ninr. In the roviiii-e of Mihii
, . , , i rec. unit a Ki' iit nattln Is expected to lie
....... ...nil. . . iiiiimirimtiir.-.l in ..... . 1
I'UUUU Hill llllHi; ,.... ..... "
America give better r stilts, and are at
llnciiacitT of teachers while wcarlii)f the Kiirh
of mil. I onh-r, ami It Is also dimoived in so
tar h It rilrHlns the paid teachers from per
itiittliiit the pupils to address them hy the
title of MltT" or a vl-ltln prlent as "fath
er,' Hint the ssld preliminiiry Injunction is
riiiule pcrpetuul In no fur as it restrains the
defendants from erinlttintf the u"of the
ciitcchioin of the jtoiimu i-Htholic church as
hooks of instruction In SHid pulillo school
LmiliiltiKS at any time, whether durluir si'liool
ImiirMor otherwise, nnd from usiiift tin) cate
chism fur said purpose, therein, and from
irlvliiu ur piT'iilttuiK any rcllKlous sectarian
Instruction therein at nuy time, and from
iisiiiK or pcrmlttiuit the use of the puliile
sctiool property for any other than free, com
mon school purpose; and It is further order
ed and dcereeil tluit tli" defendants pay all
docket cost tuvcil in tliis eiwe, and the cost
of their witnesses nail service of suhpi'uas
thereon, and that the plaintiff pay the costs
of their witnesses nnd the service of siilipcuas
thereon. tv the court."
It Is understood that the case will Ik; carried
to the Hiiprcrnu court.
Mr. Wilkin, who was the attorney for the
.tr. i. P. A. M. when apprised of the decision
said:
"The dcci-ioii I imiiiust us. made our
whole llk'lit upon the legality of the use of
the nuns' (V-mi-Ii in tie- iw-hool room. The
catechism, everyone knows, ha no business
tin-re. We will uovv curry the matter to the
supreme court."
THE ORIENTAL WAR.
A-rtun The Chinese are Promieins us a
Bin Ilnttle.
It ! nsserte I at Munich il, China, that in.
stead of a law" ' 'liinesw army, only a small
fought there slmrtiv
(Tan-lice rent house, ,.n Americnn, is the
: r. r 1 1 ... I .,..1 .11.1..,,.
cheap if not cheaper than similar ma- ,,) ,jvi.er in all niatu-r of public! busl-
1., ;1...- In I'n, .lun 1 ur on li"'-s.
VUIUKIJ IlilHIU . liw.i J"C
the Continent. hero such superior
ity exists, observes tbo New York Tri
bune, American manufacturers shoiiliJ
be able to obtain fair share of the
' ' - on to bo placed, v
More Negro Itinera Leave.
Thursday 100 of the imported negro miners
nt the Unstouvllio mine, Washington county,
of the Pittsburg and Chicago Uaa Coal Com
pany left the plane and weut to Pittsburg,
accompanied by Orunulutr Cameron MUler
lie M Bleu t bore are about "a vnn fe-w.-A..
oraen nave ieasod a
Jjolulng the company's
lng and cxisxit to have
of the human intellect in tho pastl- tbo'j"j toward lha Houth lu
that the Rochester Tost-Eipress be- h-ml J 1
NEWiv 2ANINQS.
i
So marvelous bavebeeu the triaLiphs)
licvesthnt be would be a rash man
who uhotild undertake to prescribe
boundaries to its discoveries in the
future. For it may bo rcareely n de
cade before tho very achievements do
clnred to be impossible, will be ae
complished fact. Fifty years no Au
piste Comte, the famous fouuder in
France of the Fositivist school of phil
osophy, of wbich Frederic Harrison, id
England, is one of tho foremost ex
pounders, declared that there was
one field of knowledge that would for
ever remain beyond th ; reach of tho
bumau mind. This win the constitu
tion of the fixed stars aud tho ele
ments of which they are composed.
The ni arest of these stars being many
thousand of millious of miles from us,
Comte affirmed that the substances
constituting them must ever remain
locked in the secrecy of fathomless,
fpace. So probably they would had
luun been able to arm himself with no
more potent apparatus of discovery
than was known iu Comic's day, or
tlnili would then have been believed
possible. For to the most powerful
telejeopes these far away orbs reveal
themselves as little moro than sliinini?
dots, betraying none of the secrets of
their structure. I5ut Comte had
scarcely launched his prediction, be
fore astronomers begun to hit upon
Mid perfect the discovery of the Uow
Sr. Louis lms a Taxpayer' Leaguo.
Cuinesi are dssertiug Houtu Australia.
Ir.vi r will ship 20X1 anirohlits to Africa.
ARrun iu. gmnlto Is mvle In California.
ArsTiui.us Members of Parliament got 94
n day.
Cuii'Aoo saTcriagan epidemic of blcyole
thievery.
Hrix worms are destroying cotton In part
of Texas.
I California the honey prop'vets for 1334
aro not bright.
Ciiicat Diiitain has declared noutrallty In
the Korean war.
Pennsylvania has 2)0,0)3, 03J lovestelln
iron and steul mills
Discovtnv of rl!h gold minus nonr Moses,
Cal., caused a great stampede In the vi
cinity. OriiiNo the last twelve m onths there have
been 4Fiti lire la London e tunc 1 by parafllae
lamps.
Salt Laek (I'tah) dealers were fined tJC
for purchasing lUb that were captured with
a spear.
Fiiani'E and tho Congo Mtato havo at last
settled their ipi irrel. l'r ima gets another
slice of territory.
Fi.tiiiir of Iputy County An litor O. V.
Hinckley, of M jj.'ow, Idaho, reveals a t25,
00(1 duralcatiou.
Tar total value of the miner it production
of Canada in ISM was f 1 '.1,250,000, a iu.irter
of n million less than that for IS'JJ.
Hemovai. of the battle Hags of Iowa from
th arsenal to the State espltol was made the
occasion lor a (treat demonstration.
Jrixir. KiMRoBouoii ndjournnj his court at
Cynthiaua, Ky.. tho other day In order to
allow the lawyers to attend tho circus,
EioiiT auod men were pillbearers at the
funeral of Judge liugliHii, of lllchmond.
Mo. Their combined nges amounted to 597
years.
Ma ion Ciiaui.ks Woimi. of tho regular
........ ...Ill 1... iii.ii.l.inn -ll,.l I ... t .
( iiiiujt sin " i uiiii-iininiiiri. nt w:iiniia,
fur IkiiilmI sped nun analysis, w hich i Neb., for compelling u private to labor ou
wrenches even from sturs deep iu the ' Hu'"'"y:
are very iium-roiis in several Southern
states, will hoi. I a reauioa sojii at Hun
bolilt, Tcnu.
Tiik Metholist Eplscnpal Churoh has
2. 500.000 members, owus over 2-i.O tOobuiolies
and 10.0)0 ptrJoii:i,s, worth iu the oggre
gato I2'.,0(JO.O').). .
Calhoun Countv, Illinois, l cut off from
the world, as tho Mississippi nu I Illinois
I' i vers are so tow boats cauuot reach ti, aul
it has uo railroads.
The usi ot rails 100 feet Ion; has pissed
the experimental stage. Cper itlug oftlcl'ils
unite Iu claiming they are a deddel loi
provement over the shorter sir. ',
Fhau Satti.kh, of Stuttgart, who din I re
cently, aged ninety years, was o'msldere I
the oldest vegetarian Iu (icrmsiiy. ri le had
not tasted meat for forty-six years.
Tbomso, In Norway, has Just cele'irated Its
loooth anuivitrs iry. In that timi it has
growu from sixty jople to UO'Jl. T.n Inhab
itants are chlelly devote I to IW!uu,
An English curio hunter w io was anxious
to secure tho enrrlagu in walcli C'aruot w is
riding wheu Caserio st iblm I liliu, ofTuru 1
the town council of Lyons 10.00) lor It, but
tho offer was rulusej.
The biggest lead inin ever sf ruck in Iowi
has been illwovcre I by Joney. (iol niiorpt 4
Co.rin a claim oueo iioaudouo l ou nvtiuuii'.
of water. It eoutalu cives mil oi lead ere,
yleldlug 0),000 pyuuJn d:iily. --
recesses of illimitable space the nature
and number of thy elements of which
they are composed. .Many of these
ilementii ire the same us those known
tousou our earth ami iu oiiruin;
but some are strangers to our chemis
try, Comte us a posit ivist was not
piveu to modesty-imbed was noted
for dogmatii.in but even he under
rated the possible achiuvementi. of tho
human intellect. Iii view of his nulli
fied prophecy, it need liot be counted
rash to lay that before another half
century bus llown, the oft -ask nl ques
tions, "eau we couimiiuicato with
MarsV and "can wo know whether it
I-h inhabitaLtsV" may receive nu uf
liruiativo answer. For who can tell
with w hat new apparatus of discovery,
eclipsing aiy now possestel or
dreumed of, mini mry by taut time
iare uruicd LimsellV
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
Summarised Proceedlnra of Oar Lss
. Uakcra at Washington.
CMC HUNDKID AND NISITT-SUTH DAT.
Pknate. The only event of note In the
aeuate was the reeeptionof four house bills
plncing coal. Iron ore, barbed wire and suirsr
nn the fre list. They were read once. Mr.
Hill offered no amendment to each of them,
providing for the repeal of the Income tax.
Objection being mado to the second readings
all the bills went over.
House -Nut to session.
ONE BUNIiRED ASD NINETY-SEVENTH CAT.
Senate. The letter from Secretary Car
lisle to Senntor Harris was read. It shows
that without the smar tax there would ! n
Il licit In the national treasury of t'js.ooo.non.
The rcfiort ol the conferees on the su'idry
civil bill was adopted. Hie report on the
general dcllclcucy mil was considered. This
I the only appropriation awaiting the 11 mil
action of congress.
House. Three tariff speeehei were mad"
and the reptrt on the dellciency bill was con
sidered. ...... llt'Nllll:l) ANI NlNETT-FIOIUll IiAT,
Senate. The house bills plncing sugar,
coal. Iri.n ore and biirt' wire en the free list
Were referred to tho II nance committer by a
vote of .Mi to l!. Mr. Hill's bill for the evlil
si u and deportation of alien Anarchists was
passed. The Senate also passed tho bill
directing the Secretary of War to prepare a
oil otthe military telegraph operators of
the civil war and issue to them eeilltlcn'.cs of
bouornblo service In the military telegraph
service of the army of the Vnlted States.
House The House votedto reduce from
RMI.O (Mo tl,U74.;l(!thellem pla-eil In the gen
eral delleleney lull t.y the Semite tn pay a judge
ment ol.Ullied by the Southern I'netllc iiali
wny Com any iiL-alnst the 1'nilcd States for
the transportation of troop, mails and mer
chandise. The McMiib n lull to amend the
tariff tl l so n to take aleohol for the arts
IT 1 1 1 free list wa passed by tho House.
'Tho Hill bill airaiiist Anan hlsts' was referred
to the judiciary committee.
ONE lirNDHKII ANI XINETT-SINTII HAT.
Senate The senate held a brief but Inter,
estlng session which wa I a rifely devoted to
tho appointment of Mr. White of California
to the vacancy on tho llnniico committee. Tho
resolution, however, went over without ne
tioli as Mr. Cliandler objected. The confer
ence report on the last appropriation bill -th"
general delleleney --was adopted.
Wheu the senate II nance committee met the
lit-publican said If the liemocrnts wanted the
supplementary bill reiiorted they must havo
a majority with which to do it. Then the
Hcmoeratle steering committee d""iile on
Mr. White. Mr. Chandler's resolution forth"
invotigatioii of the Alabama clivtton went
over another day pending Mr. Morgan's re
tcru. House The committee on judiciary to
dny decided lo favorably report Senator
Hill's bill for the exclusion and deportation
of alien nmirelilsls, which passed the semit"
This action unravels the knot which the sen
ate committee on tmmlirrntiou tied when it
Joined the Hill bill Willi some features of
Representative W. A. Stone's bill for consular
inspect toil ubri.ad
TWO IIUNPHFTn IAT.
Si:nate. -The rcsol itioii of Mr. Murphy
declaring that It wa the eue of the Senate
that uo further turill legislation should be
enaeted lit this session ndopted by a vole of
27 to HI. The resolution of Mr. Harris for
the appointment of Senator White to the
vacancy of the finance Committee was agreed
to without opposition.
Mr. Sherman in spcaklm; of the errors in
thetnritl bill which recently passed the house
said: line of them, that providing for the
free entry of nlcohol used in the arts, would,
If uncorrected cost the liovernment 520,
000.000 or tHO.OOO.OOU of revenue annually.
House. Not In sessiou.
TWO nUM'BED ANll t'IBST PAT.
SiNATE.--Not In session.
House Less than 60 members were pres-
iii Wwvi.Vie VOID -no.. '.Wvs.'WnVi'lAi'uSutfi
indications that congress was on the eve of
adjournment. A bill was passed to incorpor
ate the Association of American Hortts. Mr.
MeCreary Jicni. Ky. ), chairman of the com
mittee on foreign affairs, asked consent for
the consideration of a Joint resol-.ition to eon
irratulnte the Hawaiian republic ou the as
sumption of the powers of self government.
The resolution was offered in lieu of the llou
telle resolution. I In iiur to th" absence of Mr,
liouti-lle, Mr. Payne, t.Kep., N. Y. ,) objectej.
A PRUDENT HOPEFULNESS.
DEMAND FOR PRODUCTS-
Nominated for Congress,
Seventh Mississippi district-A. M. New
man, Pop.
Plrst Virginia district -V. A. .tones. Pom.
Klghth Virginia district L K. Meredith,
Dem.
Klrst Nebraska district J It. Strode, Hep.
First Florida district 8. M. Sparkman,
l)em.
Sixth Mississippi C. H. Hawthorne, pop.
Fourth Missouri district - W. C. Klllsoii.
Dem. '
Sixth Virginia district - John Hampton
Hog", liep.
Tenth Teuncseo district -St. tieorge Tuck
er. Uemocrat.
Seventh Virginia district 11. J. Walker,
lie p.
Hfth Necraska. Pop., W, A. MeKelghan,
renominated.
First Maryland -Jntnisi E. Tail, Pop.
Third Missouri - Judge II. li. Ordln, Pop.
Fifth Kansas -C. I'. Hiadeuburg, Dem.
SH-oud Arkansas -C. it. lireukiurtdgo'i
district, Judge s. Little, Dem.
Fifth Iowa district 11. O. Cousins Hen.
Fourth Nebraska district -IC. J. limner
Hep.
Fourth WTsconsiu dUrlet Theobald Otjen
Itep.
Ninth Wisconsin dlstrl.-t Alexandar Stew
art Hep,
Wyoming II. A. Coffen Dem.
Fifth Virginia- U. W. Carnett Hep.
Idaho- llgar Wilson liep.
Filth Nebraska-Prof. W.K.Andrews Hep.
First Michigan district-James H. Dunn
Lalior.
Second Maryland district -J. I). Parker
1'ro.
Kifth Maryland district W'. H. Silk Pro.
Sixth Maryland district -A. O. Shownker
Pro.
Klghth ludlaua district O. W. Fnrrls
Hep.
Sixth Maryland district - Horace lllsley
Top. '
Ninth Michigan district -Norman II. Farus
worth, pop.
Sixth Mississippi district -C. H. Haw
thorne, pop.
First Florida distrl-t-S. It. Sparkman.
Dem. '
Tenth Virginia district -11. Tinker, re.
nominated, Dem.
Seventh Virginia district -Hubert J. Walk
er, of hheiiandah comity, Hep.
Sixth Virginia district -Coloue! John
Hampton Huge, Ju-p.
jjecoud Michigan district -O. I. Spuldlug,
Idaho Mr. Hallantyno, Dem.
Twenty-first Ohio district- Theodore K.
Uurtou. Hen,
St. Josi-ph, ji dUtrlct-W'illiaiu Klllson.
Dem,
COTTON OPERATIVES STRIKE.
They Expect to be Out Six Month or
More.
Monday morning thu rotten operatives at
New Bedford. Mass., inaugurated their strike
and nearly 11.0)0 lire idle. The machinery
of but Ave out of 27 mills in the city Is iu
motion, and it is thought that these mills will
soon be shut down with lue others.
'The uiuiiufttcturershave nothing to say, but
the notices of a reduction against which thu
help rebel are si l II posted.
Secretary Hoss, of the Spinner's Union,
said that the members of his union huve lined
up for a lung struggle and coulldently ex
pects It will be of six mouth duration.
Increase in Demand for Commercial
Loane Silver Stronrer.
R. O. Dun A Co'- "Weekly Ttcvlew of
Trade" says: The new tariff bill, if signed
by the President, as expected, provides
definite basis for business. No supplemental
legislation is thought possible until next
year, at least. It is not to be overlooked
that tbo effect of new duties upon new
branches ot Industry and trade if problemat
ical, and may be determined only after some
months of experience and meanwhile the
serious injury to corn, nnd some other con
ditions exercise a restraining fnfluence.
While it Is not wise to look for agrenfboom"
there is warrant for a reasonable and prud
ent hopefulness.
It is too early to look for effects of the new
situation In the great Industries, but the
gradual recovery which has appeared for
some time is seen In a tiettcr demand for
products. Speculation In wool has been
stopped. As woolen msnufai-tumr baa the
old duties, with free wool until January 1,
orders are expected to Isj governed by thi
consuming power of the people, with the ao
cumulated business so long deferred.
Unless exports Increase steadily and large
ly, the financial tituatlon may grow dlfllcult.
In July Imports exceeded exports 12, 537,1)14,
mainly liecause of the heavy sugar move
ment. With lower duties the arrivals ol
merchandise to meet the long delnyed de
mand will le large, while even phenomenally
low prices do not take out products freely at
present. Hullrond earnings In Augat are
about as large a last year in the height ol
the panic, but lii.O per cent less than the
year lieforc.
Compared with last venr. when business
was at Its worst. clearings show an Increase of
(i.4 per cent, though iu comparison with the
sumo week of Js;i the ileerense is a I C per
cent. 1'lie striking feature this week Is the
strong increase in demand for commercial
loans, deferred operation of nil sorts Is'lng
encouraged by netlou at Washington. Silver
Is also stronger ls-cnue of the Kaittcin de
mand, which the war Iu China is cxccted to
prolvug.
TELEGRAPHIC TICKINGS.
In P'lllmnn there nr" l.i'.oo families nenr to
starvation.
The King of Cori a sides wlt'i Japan. At
the battle of Vasliaa Core.vi soldier fought
with t!ieJiipii.niii a;aint the hiii 'se.
Col. A. J. Hill, of Vandcrbllt, Pa., shot
himself Monday, piodu'ing Instant death
lb- was year of nge, and hr.d been In HI
health for some time,
Mrs. H. p. Mormon, of Monet, Mo., gavo
birth on Monday to four children - threcgirls
and a hoy the combined weight of which is
l'i pounds, 'I he mother U a small womnu.
She Is doing well.
The Ilrst-clina pritish gunboat Hramlde II.
in Coiiseiiioicc of the disturbed condition
prevailing in certain parts of Morocco, lias
been ordered to proceed to Tangier to safe
guard Interest.
J. H. Tyers swam 1.00(1 yards in a choppy
sea at Soutliport, Lug., Sutiday.in 15 minutes
2 seconds and claimed tho world's record
This performance beats the Kuglish bath rec
ord by 3,'a seconds.
Pntrlek Burke telegraphs that ho ha found
five feet of CPftLiii,jMle-,ftnJ.-li-
iiausis will be Interested In the development.
Burke mado the most notable old-time dis
covery in the Masslllon dislriot
At Phua, Ohio, authorities are Investigat
ing the death of John W'lnnns, a Christian
scientist, who called in healers instead of
physicians. Flvo similar deaths have occur
red in this vicinity in u few months.
Saturday night the passenger train on the
Hildago railroad collided with a Fuhpio
train coming Into the City of Mexico. Several
persons were killed and a utimber badly
hurt. The watch failed to signal.
About midnight Sunday night a Wabash
freight train struck n horse near Jonesburg,
Mo. Tlie locomotive and 19 cars were ditch
ed. The engineer aud three tramps were
killed, and eight psrsons were Injured.
After being out on a strike for live days the
employes of the street car Unci of Sau An
tonio, Tex., were on Kuiiduy taken back oti
their own terms. Tho company agreed to
imy them tl.SO per day uud to employ meu
Instead of boys as conductors.
A largo crowd of people assembled at
Sherburne, Minn., to witness a balloon aa
ceiision und parachute leap by Prof, T.W'urd.
As the balloon was about to ascend Iee Palm
er, of Jackson, Boised a rojw and was carried
up Bbout 150 feet.wheu lie fell and was killed
The big ship nad sanitary canal at Chicago
which 10 yeurs ago was estlmute l to cost
i 10,000,000, will actually cost :IO.OOO,000 or
more. It I believed that moro thau a mil
lion lias already been stolen aud that several
millions will yet be stolen.
The Japanese assaulted and captured
Soughwan, a forttlled Chiueso town ou
August :i. 'The lighting lusted five hours.
Of tlie Chinese 1,000 were killed; of tho
Japanese, only 70. Mauy of tho Chinese
committed suicide rather thau be taken
prisouers. The Japanese fought like tigers.
EFFECT OF THE SENATE BILL.
FELL FROM A TIGHT ROPE.
A Rope V'uiker Meeta With a Serious
Accident at Philadelphia.
A wave of hourly auplauso for the feats of
Prof, Davison, a tight rope walker, t'ruud
to n rry of horror ut Hivorsido mansion, Fair
mont Park, Philadelphia. The daring
athlete plunged headlong to the ground,
sinking a lot of chairs, und was so badly
hurt that his chances of recovery are very
fclim. The athleto, completely blindfolded
stepped cautiously out on thu roe, balancing
himself with his arms and feeling every luch
ot the way, crept forward like a cat. When
be reached the middle of the rope, thus blind
folded, ho missed his footing, and with one
brief, frantic, struggle, to save himself, he
plunged strait dowu a5 feet to tho ground,
his wifo saw him full.
A Water Famine.
Tue citizens of Jtaukln, Pa., are Buffering
from a water famine. Most of the wells iu
that section have gouo Urv aud tlie rest are
iieurly exhausted. Many families have not
Uteu able to get enough water to wash clothe
for throe weks. The situation will become
serious units rain come oou.
Warship Must Give Notice.
The Tien-Tsiu correspondent of the London
Times'1 says that uuy warships trying to
cross the bar ut i'akuo without having giveu
previous notice will be llred upon by tue forts
no mutter what Ila they may fly, Nuvul
vessels giving previous notice w.ll do ndunt
td ut the d:-ruiiou of tue thiiivoe authorl
lies.
What It Accomplished in 'he Reduction
of Tariff Duties as Compared With
the McKlnley Bill.
The following Is a statement of the avr rage
id valorem rates of duty of the McKlnley
law anil of the senate bill on a number of
principal Items, ns compiled by the treasury
Jeparttnent, Wherever dut les are speclfl'! In
Ither bill, they nro reduced to the ad valorem
rates for purposes of comparison:
McKlnley Wilson
bill.
Camphor refined 13 20
Sumac, extract of.... 21 24
F.pson salts -'IS D4
Castor oil 100 33
Cod liver oil 05
Opium, prepared for
smoking 169 RS
Chromium colors 30 S4
Ochre lit 64
Sienna Ul 14
Umber 5 HO
Spirit varnishes 56
Ail other varnishes..,. 83
Whiting, dry 14'J 4
Oround in oil (putty) 1st 60
W hite lead f.9 21
Nitrate of potash 21 a J
Bicarbonate of soda. . . (10 47
Bichromate of soda.... 20
Chains 47 24
Firearms 41 to HO
Nails 23 to 44
Hallway fishplates 7i Jt
Hand, back and other
saws 40
Screws rttolll
Wheels 33 72
P Intes rolled
braElers copper 83
Cloldleaf 44 S7
Silver leaf 77 78
Lead Sheets HA 111
Nickel 2:1 77
Hold pens 30
Penholders and parts
of fO
Pins 30
Zinc in sheets 2') 19
Manufacturers of
metal 4.1
flooks and boxes 30
Casks and barrels 30
Block ot wood 35
Bice, cleaned Ill M
I'ncleaned Ii4 PI
Honey 41 03
Urnnge, lemons and
limes 12 to 31
Wire rods 34
Cast Iron vessel, eto J6 77
Mailable iron cast
ings 31 S3
Hollow waro 35 3J
Stry-hluB, or strich-
nine Ill 7f
.sulphur, sublimed..... 2S r,li
Sumac, ground Ill hi
China, painted, etc... (.0
China, plain f.5
Bottles, empty 70 17
Bottle, llilcd 71 44
Demijohns, empty 37 Ul
Manufacture of glass CO
Cylinder gla, pol-
lisucd, silvered 20URI
Plate glass, flatted, eto 49 to 04
I'lato glass, unsilver-
ed, cast, etc 88 to 174
Pinto glasses, cast, sil
vered. above 24x10. . . 29 39
Cylinder and crown
glass, silvered 4.1 89
Kpeetncles.lenscs CO
trained, or painted
window glass 45
Pooling slate 35
Iron oro 42 70
Iron in pigs, etc 20 to 41
Comflls, sweeetineuts
eto. 85
Nuts, not shelled, al-.
moods : 61 34
Shelled (almonds 42 4'i
ftttWrtsrTrot' SbelleV " VI W
Coal bituminous 22 72
Hlack, or cium ot
coal 28 8
Coke 20
Matches 84 M
liair cloth, or crino
line cloth 27 99
Hair cloth, or hair
Beating 23 22
Leather, bend or
belting and sole 10
Calfskins.Japauned. ... 30
Leather, all not pro
vided for 10
Boots and Shoes 25 20
Manufactures of In
dia rubber SO
Umbrellas, covered
with silk or alpaca . 65
Burrstoue, manufact
ured IS
Composition, metal,
copper 0 49
Tlattea of Copper, not
rolled, etc 11 80
Cider 1H 52
Binding twine ti 47
Paintings, In oil or
water color 15
Rtatuury 15
liuttenT plush 10
Spirits, distilled 91to3C7
Cotton cloth, not over
100 threads, not
blenched 85 17
Bleached 38 fiO
Dyed, colored, etc, . . '.. 40 SO
Cotton elotb, exceed
ing 100 threads, not
bleached 43 39
Bleached 6.1 27
Dyed etc 43 4
Cables, cordage and
twine 10 to 31
Bagging for cotton. .. . 3 J 62
Wooleu yarns 274 00
Shawls, woolen not
above 40 cents is-r
lb 150 30
Knit fabrics, not
above 40o per tb.. 130
Blankets 80 to 104
Hats of wool CO to 100
Flannels, not over 50a
per lt 85 to 101
Silks, partially manu
factured CO 50
Silks, webbings, gor
ing 60
Silk buttons 60
Silk dress goods 60
Silk ribbons 60
All other silk 60
Writing, drawing and
other paper. N.H. P. 25
Dolls aud other toys 35
F.mery 25 19
Firecrackers 147 32
Peanuts, uiiHlielled. ... 72 80
Lxliacm of meat 17 'J5
Scrap Iron 47 83
Scrup steel 4:1
Bur iron 25 to 53
Bars of rolled Iron Ul 77
Boiler or other plate
iron or steel , 61
Hails of steel 68 21
Iron or steel sheets,
commou or black . . ,. 25 to 70
Tin Plates 78 44
Tin. manufactures of . . 65
Keel ingots, etc 29 to 50
bill.
10
10
23 81
4.1 87
20
84 8',
20 no
IB 37
17 M
21 6C
69 5t
25
71 21
4 75
2 CO
10 M
80 24
25
30
80
23 to 30
25
25
83 to 67
41 30
20
30
30
l'i 3.1
14 20
23
23
25
14 59
35
20
20
25
8: 89
41 OH
22 42
12 to 32
22 C7
17 Uu
lfi 37
23 65
70 34
V0
10
35
30
62 f1
6:1 01
2. 43
33
1.1 to 41
37 to 4.)
83 to 122
31 21
27 79
35
35
20
22 77
15 to 21
30
30 80
28 28
M3
12 12
14 84
19
20
20 99
10 48
10
20
10
20
25
43
free
free
free
free
ireo
freo
free
frisj
C5 to 20 i
25 0t
20 53
30 fil
82 39
35
31 84
10 to 23
free
30
35
85
35
35
25 to 3t
20
20
43
45
45
43
43
20
23
20 13
60
20
13
28 47
23 fi'.i
10 to 32
44 'JJ
23
33 03
20 to 63
42 32
35
20 to 40
Hanged Himself.
John W'eluberuer. til years old, for many
years a resident of the West Kud, Pittsburg,
hanged himself ou Saturday night. He was
found by his 5-ye.ir-ol I grauiUou. W'elu
beruer has been despondent fur some timo
over the death ol hi wite.
Cholera in Oalucia.
The Loudon Times' despatch from Vienna
states that from Thursday to Saturday there
wers 237 new case of cholera aud 12U deaths
from the disease In Oulaela. In Bukowlua 88
new cases and 21 death were reported iu the
sains time.
HORRIBLE SUICIDE.
A Erakeman Oround tJ riecee-Coiv.y
Fir at New Castle.
BILLED UT POISON,
Lulu Scott, a colored girl, of New Casting
year oi age, nas ueen poisoueu io o."t!i
Parly In the spring she went to l'alin-vn .
O.,to work In a steam inunilry. it is n n.
ed a young colonxl man was paying ntii-..
lion to her, aud that he had lonm-rly Kt
keeping company with Kate Bell, ntioi
colons) girl In the same laundry. 'The luttcri
dny or two ngo almiultered a dose of p';i. t
to .iiis neon, wnicn proven laiai.
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' MUmiEllEB EISMIKor.B IRFE.
John Kismiuger, the convicted mar brn
of Samuel McCoy, who has been coiillne,! t
the couuty jail at Wayneburg since tiis
t' lico to death, awaiting the fixing of the ln
of execution, escaped Wednesday and leu
left no lra'-e of his going. Kismiuger Mm
and killed McCoy, robbing him of too, r. !tr
having been befriended by him In mauy wan
and spent the dny before the killing at M
Coy s Louse.
A HOT M.A.E AT NEW CASTLE.
David Huston's large livery barn at o
Ca-tle burned early Friday morning. Light
horse were roosted alive. The flames spn-n)
with such rapidity Hirst it wa lmoii,.. to
ave anytning, nuil osston nmi inmiiy wu
live over the ham i-s-apcd In ttielr ni.-'ii
clothing. Hood in . I. J. Dean's wholc.HM
house wer" damaged by water and sevi-r;il
adjoining house were badly scorched. L
ij.i.OiK), partially insured
Ml hi. r II ON A Til UN.
Jane Douglas, a negro, wa shot and fin.
allv Injured, ou a moving train near (lii-t"
villo Monday night by another negro unv..
Wm. Ileiljack, formerly of lemnoke. in-
murderer escaped. Douglas was among y,
negroes and Italians who were being talo n
from the coke region to the mill)- of tl:
Pittsburg and Chicago (las Coal Company.
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liUIINLU IIEBSKI.F TO liEATH.
Mrs. r.mlly Sparks, who relded with bi
sou iu Nottingham township, coinmitti.l
ucil" one day last week III a ulibpie Way.
She set lire to a straw stack near her son.
uouse and climbing upon It. wa burned to i,
.'rlsp. Bhewas of nu uusouml miml.
Tim Columbia county Democrats, iu
convention at Bloomsnurg I uos.lay unani
mously Instructed fort". II. Buckiilew to s i"
ed Simeon P. Wolverloli, the present I'.i,.
gressioiuil incumbent. This Insures Mr.
I'.iiekalew nomination, as Montour counlt
nil already Instructed for mm, and li" I.:
uo opposition iu thu remaining counties si.
the district.
Saturday night Oeorge Kelley an I Jof.i.
(allaghi-r of Coiniellsvllle. iuarrec over
nil sins" eoinesi, ieuy un-w n ri-i'uvr.
Gallagher tried to wrest the weapon from
nun. i ue pi-ioi wa ucnarg"u, me euie;
entering (lalhigher's chi-ek aud peiietnttli,
.. . . .i . i , . , .... ..
10 HI" oase oi ill" uraiu. 1 no wouuueii n,,iu
condition is critical. Kelly wa captured.
(1. A. H. members at New Castle are indlg-
.,,.l ul tin, iillm.i.1 ii. till l.nlile for Hut civllui
better rates ou traniKrtatiotito the PiUxburg
encampment. I'lWt loo neiu n mcciiug .-ion-.lav
nlirlit nl which members were In (avor if
niiirehiiu to the encampment. For the
round trip 1.53 Is the best rate the post Can
secure. A vl rute Is wanted.
Tho McCluro well on Dnnknrd creek, Is
down to 100 barrels a day. This Is the only
producing well east of the great gas belt uinl
north of Dunkard creek. The Duukard Oil
Company has considerable territory leased iu
,r.-'riiflw'.vA fiT.v ni ist-.. ssvt wnrr imti
iu ..,.. 117 ., . - .. .. ... ...... -
wells. Offers ol V 1,000 are ireeiy maae lor
10-ucre lease.
An out-growth ot the closing of tho Second
National Bunk of Altoonn was the failure
Wednesday ot M. M. Kelley, a pawn broke t
and loan agent at Hollidayslmrg. Au execu
tion for 3.000 wa Issued by Solomon Show-
alter. The liabilities exceed 10.0LM).
Hundreds of Slav eoko strikers In the soutli
end of the region upplied for their old places
Thursday morning. Some were taken back.
nnd others were refused employment. l ie
fuilure of the leaders to bring out tho 'olure'!
workmen Is the euase of the break.
Tho firm of F. W. Mitchell A Co.. wliid!
has been engaged Iu the banking business in
Oil City for over 20 years, will go out ol
business, and a notice is displayed iu tic
bnuk that no deposits will be accepted iu tie
bank on and after September 1.
While rowing iu Suylor's Lake a boat con
taining studcuts wa capsized, Captain Ma -k
was saved, but Caduts Towusend of Nazareth.
Pa., aud Webb, of the West ludien, wer
drowned.
Oliver P. Stoughton, n farmer und hor
dealer, of near New Castle, has failed. An e.
coition for 48.WI0 Iu favor of Colonel Oscar
L. Jackson, of New Castle, was Issaed iigaiu-:
him.
The planing and saw mills of 11 immoad
Crossly A Co., near Marliievllli', were turned
wedncmiay uignt togeiuer Willi aoj.OUil tec
of lumber, cuusing n total loss of luo,0K).
Oil was struck ut uoou Tuesday nboj:
seven inllon west of (ireeuboro on the fnrn.
ot Audrew Lantz, Iu Orceu township, Ji
Is regarded us uu important strike.
Jonas Kennedy, a brakeman, was killed a:
O. and B. Junction at Conni-ll-ville. He a!
tempt'-d to Jump ou the engine und fell uudei
Wliccls. Me wus iiuiniirrlcu.
Parly Tuesduy morning li. M. B. Youukibi
a well-known oil contractor nud operator,
was so badly burned that death resulted iu n
lew hours.
Tho private turuplko between the borough
of Washington ami Wlllluinspoi t to be con
ilcinneil with thu view of becoming pubh
property.
About 40 moulders at th" Baldwiu iu
(irahaiii stove work, at New Castle, ttraci.
Friday for an increase in wuge.
A 3-year-old daughter of Jeremiah S.n:
inous, of New Castle, was run over uud kiii
by nu electric car Friday nlvlii.
Henry A. Onrdner, tho iibsi-oiidlng enshle:
of the Second National bauk ol Aiiw.-nu, it-:
only ir'l.lSH) In thu bunk,
Motioiigahela mine haulers refused to n
eept the wagu scale, and tho river mines a
Cuiiforulii ure closed,
Tlie Huntingdon county Democrat hav.
named i'bumus 11. Adums us their choice lc
t'ougrcss.
Veuaugo couuty has uu epldomlij of Tex.i;
fever r.moug euttio.
A Fireman Suicides.
Rather thau be punished for reckless drivln,
J-ireinaii John c. l'eck, 44 years old.ofeiigiii
company 89, Hoxborough, Pa., committed
suicide Sunday by turning on the gas iu ti.'
room he occupied at the station. Not know
ing that his father wus dead, t)-year-oil
Johnnie peck crept Into the b"d where tli'
body lay aud weut to sleep. Peck had sen
ed in the lire department for a number
veur.
Mars Hub No Atmoanhara.
Trof. Campbell of Lick observatory lm de
monstrated with the spectroscope that th1
planet Mars presents uo evidence of bavnn:
au atmosphere, prof. Holdeu says that i'
Buy atmosfiherio Pressure exists II is uot o
great as ou our highest niouutaius, nud thu
popular fancies concerning that pluuet ur'1