THE MIEBLEBDRGH POST.
CEO. W. WAGENHELLER, Editor.
AftTIH'R E, COOrER, Manager.
M. Id'et.urirh, Pa.. s t.-mt r J l, 1!4.
NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT.
28TH G. A. R.
Pittsburg Throneed With Boya in Blue
and Oay With Decorations.
Though thctweiity-cighth national encamp
ment now In progress in Pittsburg nmy In
aald to have commenced on Monday, the
10th Inst , the inflow of soldiers nnd visitors
btgnn on Saturday nnd Increased with '"l
successive hour. Many Posts arrived Sunday
evening and moot of them were attended with
cornet bands anl marched to t hl p resjssetive
ipiarters with music, flags ami banner.
Pittsburg and Allegheny am both hand
somely decorated. Many of the decorations
nre elaborate, some unique, and all beautl
(tt I. Several of the principal Mni'tn ar liter
ally lined with flags nnd bunting.
The principal features of the program fur
Monday were: Reunion Find Maine cavalry.
Naval Veteran's parade. Executive commit
tlm ex-prisoners. Rcunlou 1 wenty-third
army cnr. Naval veterans' eoiivc ntinn.
Meeting thirl army corps. Reunion eleventh
Pennsylvania ti'nTn'". Reunion twelfth
Ohio reserves. Reunion seventy-sixth Penn
sylvania Infantry. Reunion seeoul Ohio
cavalry, ld'unlon fourth Pennsylvania
airy. Reunion seventeenth I '.-n 11 y I v.ni in
ravalry. Ili'iinion onu hundred and thirty
fourth I 'niif-ylviui ia cavalry. Dog watch,
naval veterans.
Among tin distinguished visitors In nttn
dniieo on tho 'iK'nniiniii'iit are: Governor
I nt t i-.ri . of I'fiinnv I vitriia : Governor M.
Kitilfv, of (ihlo; Senator Jhn II. (ionton, of
e r.lu. o:n miiii'1'T-lti -hl'-f of the I lined
l onln derate Veteran: Ex-Gov. IVrpoint. of
West Virginia; Ex liov. Ilonrd, of Wiscon
sin: Ex-Gov. Luclen Fnir.'hllil. of Wisconsin;
I.X-OoV. John Scott, of Nevada: Geil.
Sickles; Corporal Iiiiiimt. tin) e-pcnsiou
commissioner.
Tll:siv's l'll"..l:M.
'I hi- great parade nnd review of the Grand
Army of tin- Republic. Council mis-ting of
the Ladle of th" G. A. R. Council meeting
of the Woman's Relief ('orp. Council meet
Ing of tin' Duiiirhters of Veterans. I'lilou
Ex-Prisoner of war.
Reunions of tin- following orifatiiatloh:
rirty-.l'lith Ohio Infantry. Kigl.ty-third
Pennsylvania liifuiitry. Second Pennsylvania
Heavy Artillery. I'irM I orp. Army of the
Potomac. Fifth New York Cavalry. Six
teenth pennsv Ivaiiin Cavalry. l'orly-itli
I't'iuioylvaiiin Infantry. Forty-wvond uhl.i
Infantry. I'l-nnoylvaiila Cavalry. Filty-Mflh
Ivnnaylvauhi liifuiitry. Kl-cntli I'fim-yl-vuiiia
i avulry.
tN ll'MNr Norix.
ilw Vlnfi'iit l'ot of Erie. r.x. went to the
eueatiiptnent on a hpivlnl train carryiiitr with
them Heveiul l.altlo lni and uNo old N"d, a
hore captured hy Ib-n F. t rnwfiird. of Com
pany C, i.lxteiitli ri'ulinent, l'eun"vlvnnia
cavalry, from i ieuerul Early'a lirik'nd'1. Ned
is 3U years old, and walked from North East
10 miles away Sunday morning. !
Allwrt Neat, of Indianapolis, lud.. mount- I
ed on his old gray hone Hill traveled all the
distance from Iinllauapolis overland. Seal
claims bis home Hill's at years of age an I
hat be and !
annual went tbr(Migh
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TICKINGS.
TELEGRAPHIC
Heavy rains nro quenching the forest fires
The oriental war is advancing the price of
ten.
The national convention of the Keeley
league ojK'iied Monday nt Colorado Springs, :
Col. ;
I'nited States Commissioner Iloul, nt
Italtlmore, has decided that the mulling ol '.
(xjetal card duns is not unlawful.
It is reported thut tho Chinese govern
aiett has arrauged to purchn.se half of the
veHls comprised in tho t liiliun army.
Cleveland llrms last week bought frutn
Cincinnati dealers Su.OU'J tous of pig iron,
eosting over t400.000. It Is material for wa
ter pipe.
Vnlon and non-union longslioresnien
fought a pitched battle in Savannah SaturJav.
Mart Cain, the union leader, was mortally
wounded.
Five bulls have been I! led lu St. I.ouii
against the Terminal Hallway Association
charging infringement of certain electrical
putents.
Minneapolis lias opened a big suUerlptloti
list for tho benefit of tho lire s.ifferers. A
Minnesota Fire Iiellef Cominlttuo has been
fornu'd.
Iowa is in what U thought to be the start
ing point of a regular wet spell, ami now the
crops are x i. d to bo all right if frost
doesn't come loo soon.
The office of editor of the I niled States
Geological Survey has been abolih"d l y tho
Secretary of the Interior, luvolvltig a saving
iu salary ft J J.t'.tm a year.
Governor Marklinm, of California, lias up.
Minted it court of inquiry to investigate tho
conduct of the stut ilitiu during the recent
A. It. V. strike wiien at b at onecompi ny re
fused to inlviuc,. upon the strikers.
The I'ope. is preparing an encyoli.'al letter
Itildresaed to the bishops and pie of tin)
l uited States. Tho letter will announce thn
tthoile supremacy of tile Apostolic llelegato
iu cbur.-h matters iu the I niled states, with
the simple right of appeal tu the I'ope. The.
eucy.'licul will not deal with ncljulitste ques
tiolis FIFTY HOUSES BURNED-
An Ohio Village Devastated by Fire
Monday Morning.
Twenty a res lu the heart of Idtltou, O
were devastated by fire early Monday in'orii-
mg. ifver :.u nouses w-re ii.,tr.
ed and the
Jim Is very heavy. Assistance
special train from Malllon.
was sent by
Orevllli. and
t anion. I lie villagi
water supply was soon
. ..,,. ,, ,, WM. and isterns
were
........... ,ui.ii soon ue,,,, to fall an I the
flames lan to die out. The llr. , ,4,,,,h.
ed to Ih- of incendiary origin. 1 he ,.
amounts to num t noihiui
Losses at Hinckley.
The total loss at Hinckley aud the imme II
ate vicinity is estimated at tsuo.ooo. uut ol
auut ou dwelling house, lu mo town but
about 'iii carried insurance, omiig to the
high rales wnlcli bate been n, t-t!e.t, Tu
puoilo bmldiugs, llreunuu Lumber Company
and the hotels wero wen insured.
MARCHING AGAINST SEOUL
CHINESE SURPRISED
-
The Japt Hare LandsJand Are Building
a Fort Near Port Arthur.
Them nppears to te a grndual phlftlng of
the eno of action from Coma farther horth
and within the territory which it properly
f Lliufe. The oombatnntH are Dgnp& 'n
ftrenntli Intr their reactive potltions and
rv.imntitiK tho utrenth of the enemy. Ac
cording to Clilno information the number
of -afanro In Corea U SI.000 men of whom
i0 are cavalry. The Chinese troor are
three dnyn' march from Knoul, where the
lIHi;ereiit forces are eipeeted to meet,
China Is said to havedireeted all her Euro
peaa auents nnd representative to bestir
themselves In too purchase of first rlasa
cruisers, battleships, ram and ammunition,
hliips from Chile are expected to arrive In
Chinese waters soon.
'I he Chinese who were landed from Junks
south of TatuiiK river, about M tnllea from
I'lhtf YahK, are said to be wandering In the
mountains north of Heoul and are m ported
In a Krent measure by friendly Coreaus. It
is reported that over tfO.000 Comans are up
In arms aKainst the Japanese Invaders, but
all are not provided with llmarois and a Riie
rlUu warfare among the mountains will be
curried on.
There was a tremendou excitement at
Tukslinn. n port on the west coast a few days,
atfo when It was reported that several Japan
ee warhl.s wem koIiik to attack thn place
Ten thouand soldiers wem hastily despatch
ed from the cnpitol, Tal I'oh Fu, and Kreat
preparations for reeistiiitf the expected ft t tack
but they were relieved when no enemy ap
peared, and things resumed their normal
elow-Koiiix course.
I'hi! attitude of the European powers Is
still a mutter of much Kosip, It I announced
that the czar's ifovernment will observe neu
trality ns long as ltusslan territory Is not in
terfered with. As to thH Itritish policy It Is
observed that Iter majesty's government as
represented by Admiral Freemantle, is deter
mined to have a force In thise waters suffi
cient to protect all llritlsh subjects and en
for'o the recoKiiition of llrltlsh rights. The
ships now on the scene are the Centurion,
Mereurv. Iladnuutcd, Severn, l'orpolso and
i ...i.o.. ..I-.. . H i..i i
j.iiiiitm. iiiii. .1111 iii.-u-i-v itr uiinr iiiiif
the llntlsh ling were at Cboetow at Iik-t ad
vices. A strong force of Japanese trooas have oe
etipied nn i.land in siK'iety bay, northeast of
1'ort Artthur. The Island Is a base of opera
tion", i'no Chinese were taken completely
by surprise, and, couseiiently were nble to
o!?er no opposition or prevent the landing of
laru'e iuantities of nmmunitioa, arms, pro
visions, etc., which nre lielng stored there,
Everything connected with the affair Indi
cates the purpose of the Japacese to stand a
S"ige.lf iifcrssary, until tin) force occupying
the Island shall have been reinforced suffic
iently to Justify un attack upon Tort Arthur.
FARMS FOR FIRE VICTIMS.
The Burned District will Again be Settled
-Food Will be Supplied
All the burned territory in northern Min
; cotn is ready for the plow, and a farm will
be given to the head of every burnt out family
i that does n'-t now own one. The women and
! children refugees will te provided for at Du-
luth uutil tho fathers can put up temporary
buildings in the burned district. Lumber
materials for these buildings will be sent
on at once. Tho state of Mlnueeota or Inde
uubi ra"" provwe iuuub loriow upcwuim
of life over winter.
If the saw mills are not to be rebuilt In the
turned district Hinckley will be rebuilt as i
- . - , . . 1.
lafnuuK IURU SUU JUU' VIOU VI iu nv ivivil.
llci.'.'rts come slowly from the searching
parfe.es, and the dead list in Tina county alone ly disastrous tires in Lewis and l ister eoua
wiii, "it 4s tho1frrwA-ortilS vvyutesAr Yli -Vzy. iw "ATAmn Vu'
Toe boai'f at Sandstone. M) or more In num
ber. wblfh wero temporarily covered with
earth, wyl be dug up, cio.iely examined, and
propc' burled in tho Iktle cemetery near
the oftK
Another problem for the survivors In that
neighborhood is the disposal of dead animals.
J The region aU.it Hinckley is littered with
the car-asses of 'torses, cows, hogs, deer an d
even a tew moose. l h terrible stench from
, them promises to bre. pestilence among the
tew people left.
A
Naval
PITTSBURG CRUISER.
Reserves Negotiating for an Ar
mored VettcL
r.y this time next year l'itt.-burg will M able
to boast of an armored cruiser. Negotiations
have ben pending for some time between
the board of governors of the naval reserves
and Cupt. Henderson, owner of the steamer
C. W. Ilatchelor, with a view to ptircnu-iug
this boat, satisfatory arrangements linv
teeu ma l" In mcaril to the price and iT is
understood tbl Linoant. efi.50 ', has been ob
tained I y tui senptiou from sevir.tl publi"
spirited citi.eus itU'l van be called tor at any
time.
I be plan as proposed is to mmove all the
upper deck of the boat Hud rebuild it after
i be pattern of one of tbe. modern men-of-war.
It is said the arneglo Company have ex-
pressed their in ntiou of contributing enough
armor plute to cover the boat. It will be
iiiarter-nich. us it is not thought advisable to
make it any heavier ou accouut of having
iich low water. The cruiser will be supplied
with several rapid-tiring gnus by the govern
ment and will t.e used aa u club bouse aud
armory by the reserves.
NOR vVAY IN TURMOIL.
Judges D.-sert Their Courtroom to Make
Campaign Speeches.
The most Important political eampuiga ii
' the history ol Norway Is now going on. Num
; erous meetings uro being held, aud the tw
: main parties, the Eight and the I.elt. are eou
I testing every inch of ground. Tho llmt flee,
tioiis to the storthing resulted lavorably totbr
illiillcnls. but later ou the Conservative were
. Mctnrious lu several districts. This alurtnej
1 the party of tin- Left, and they coujpro
1 tiiised with the Socialists, Inserting in their
platform one ol the main demauds of ti.i
Socialist party the demand lor uuiver-sj
' suffrage With the help ol the hoeialisls tin
I Left hopes now to roll up a good majority
I for its ciuiiliilates, who are iu favor of
I separate .Minister of Foreign Affair for Nor
I wuy mid also of separate consuls.
In some judicial courts ot the country be
I cases can be heard or takeu up. the reason
being that the Judge have dser1ed then
i benches, and are traveling through the covin-
try making speeches iu tho
Interest of tU
Radicals.
$1,000,000 LUMBER FRAUDS.
I Perpetrated Upon the State of Minnesota,
and Suits Will Begin.
j state Senator W. K. Dedon, of the Senator
ial committee which is investlgatlug the
i Irauds ugalnst tho state of Mlnnissota. In the
: cutting ol j iiie on school lauds, has Just re.
! turned from an extensive cruising through
t the country where the frauds aro alleged to
have tss-ii eommti,. Jfssaid:
"We are How re.nly with the evidence nec
essary to boglu suits aggregating 5O0,UO0 i
against various lumlier Unas in the Htate, I'p
I to ditto we have uncovered frauds wfilch will
j turn up to tl.O'JO.O'M ami thw iuvestig.itlou
( has crt the state fd.oo i. Oue firm that has
i cut over a s-x tlon settled with the Mate on a
i-asls of only t75.000 feet. Our .cal from
the stump show that over 7.0o'j if j feet wer.
actually cut. and the true figure is probably
tcarer b.OO'j.O'.O. 'J LU is a kiiupmj (u "
GREAT RALLY OF CLUBS.
Large Oatherinir at the State Lea-rue
Meeting.
There was a large gathering of prominent
publicans In Ilarrlsburg Wednesday to n.
tend the convention of the Htnto Len?uo ol
Itepubllcan clubs. The convention was to a
great extent a ratification meeting, Its only
busin-ss Ix-lug to elect olTlc-rs nnd delegates
to the National Icairiio convention in Cleve
land. The convention wns held In the opera
house which was comfortably filled.
The address of welcome on behalf of the
Iiauphin county delegation wns delivered by
A. Wilson Norrls. President lloblnon in re
sponding said the convention was the largest
In the history of tho league, 1.1 43 delegates
nnd alternates being present and closed his
address by predicting a complete Itepubllcan
victory In Novemlier. Letters were read from
a number of distinguished men. After nam
ing York as the place, of meeting next year
and naming Messrs. Martin, Mcgee, (,'oylo,
Eyre and Lyon as a committee to name dele,
gatea-at-large to the nntlonal convention the
convention took a recess.
The afternoon session was devoted to eulo
gies of candidates for the various places of
honor and profit In the organization. First
after the recess came (he report of the com
mittee on resolutions, which was nn endorse
ment of General Hastings and his associates
on the State ticket, a renewal of pledges of
fealty to tho principle of the Ilepublican
party, a pat on the baek for the minority In
congress, a slap at Iienioerullo rule, nnd con
demnation of the Cleveland foreign policv.
Thero was also a supplementary plank pro-
testing against the alleged outrnire In the
South, and praising tho llepubll''nn party aa
the party of Justice, humanity ami law.
Among the delegates-at-large elected to the
national convention are W. II. MvCleary,
Jobn lioyle, A. J. Pnrchlleld nnd Arch Mack
mil, I'lttsburg. Among thn alternates are
It. A. F. I.yon, Wet mop-land: M. lie Itosa,
rittshurg; John W. Crawford, lHHUi'pne;
Alexaxder Hall, I'lttsburg.
RECIPROCITY ABROGATED.
Spain Negotiating for a New Treaty
With Tne United States.
A cablegram from rtsdrld, Spain, says.
Tho ii.iztte published a degree cancelling
the reelproejty treaty between tho I'nited
State"
i.i i
and Cuba, the cancellation to tuke ef.
tho moment tkie I'nited States noi.ljei
the new customs tariff." Instructions have
been sent to the Spanish colonies that caroe,
which eleamd from the l ulled States before
the new tarill went Into effect are to pay th
old rate of duty. Negotiations nro In pro
gress here for a new commercial t maty lie.
tween tho l ulled States an 1 thu Spanish
colonies.
At the state department at Wadiingtou I).
C., It i a-s. r'.-il Hi it nothing h i I mi-dt-rtaken
by the department relatln-i to f.ir
ther treaty negotiations. Ii is possible that
tke Spanish uoverumeot mav have indicated
to the I'nited States minister at Madrid that
It was desirable to enter Into new treaty rela
tions, sluca the new tariff abrogated the
treaties made under the M.'Kinley law, but it
said that no initiative ib-ps have been taken
bjr this government
NEW YORK FORESTS BURNING
Disastrous Fires in Lewis and Ulster
Counties-No Rain for Many Weeks.
The sun has not been seen at 1'olgcville, N
Y., tor nearly a week, m dense it the smoke
overhead from forest lire both north and
south. A d07.cn fln-s aro burning In the
woods. Most of them nre north of the Canada
lakes in the neighborhood of Caroga but they
have not yet reached the valuable spruce tim
bers lying south of Caroga. Two fires are
burning In Oak Mountain, near Peveraui,
with a prospect of taking off most of the tim
ber, lie porta have been revived of extreme-
niuj tun excopuon 01
ie light shower, for
many weeks .snj the soil Is exceedingly dry.
Unless rain falls toon la the damage in the
Adirondack will be enormous.
THE NINA HEARD FROM.
When the Solitary Sailor Waa Sighted
August 26 He Was all Right.
Cnptnin Erietscb, who sailed from New
York four weeks ago fur yueenstown In the
fore-and-aft schooner Nina, a tiny craft of 2i
feet on the keel, was spoken August 26 by
tho steamer Mctiuutle, which arrived in llal
tlinore Monday. Ou being signaled by the
Nina, the Meuittitic hove to. The occupant
requested Captaiu Main to send an officer on
board the Nina to verify tho statement that
he was alone. Third Officer howan perform
ed tins office, ami found everything suugaud
comfortable on board. The on mariner
told the people ou tho Mecantic thai be was
lu the best ol health and spirits, and was glad
to bear a human voice aguin.
THOUSANDS OF DEATHS
Have Been Caused in Parts of the Aus
trian Empire by Cholera.
Thousands of deaths from ebolera h
i taken plaoe in parts of the Austrian empire
siucf tne outureas oi lue epidemic.
The official llgures are: 5.307 cases and
2 "00 deaths in Galicia. and MS case and 300
deaths in liiiekowina. In the former province
there were lt;0 hew cases and 10J deaths
Thursday and in the latter 10 uew cases aud
'J death.
The awful record of death is for one county
alone. The s-ourge is raging iu Hollaud
Germany and France, though with Lot such
tloleuce.
The tno-t intense alarm is felt throughout
Europe over tin' rapid spread of the disease.
1 be various governments are considering
means of putting down the epidemic.
CHOLERA IS LANDED.
An Immigrant on the Way to Pittsburg
Stricken.
John IVter Walther was removed from an
Immigrant triiu at Cuinberlaud, Md., Wed
neduy. He landed in New York Wednesday
from a Lloyd steamer and was ou bis way to
I'lttsburg wheu takeu sick. Physician pro
nounced it a ease of ebolera. lie was seut to
the pesi-house. outside the city limits. The
other Immigrant were aeut ou to Pittsburg
In a clowd cur.
Fell 626 Feet.
E. Iloed, superintendent and general man-
; ager of the iiob 1 ail mine, near Central City,
Col., while being drawu to the top ot the
shalt lu con, puny with W. h. Forbes aud
' Edward Ii. Kirov, was knocked from the
bucket and Instantly Wiled. Mr. ilond fell a
distance of &.' ten, lauding ou the top of his
bea on a trolley with such force as to betid
1 the axles.
Chairman Wils?n Has Mails L
Wm. L. WiUou. rhairmau of the ways and
means commit too ot the house aud author of
the new tariff bill, has secured paaag ou the
American liuer Paris for Liverpool, which
sailed at 11 o'clock Wednesday forenoon.
Oold and Silver Coinage.
A statement by the director of the mint
bows that tho coinage .luring the month ol
August was: Gold, kT,ru,Wi silver. W0,
000, of which 74,0O0 wus standard dollars.
Oen. Stonsuian Dsao.
Geaeral George Ktonemau, ex-governor ol
Cuiiforuiu, died at liutlulo. N'. Y.,ou Welue.
day morning ut the rendeuce ol his sister,
airs. Aku;auilu U. Willlau-s.
LATEST NEWS SUMMARIZED
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
What Is Transpiring the World Orep.
Important Events Briefly Told.
capital axd LAdoa.
The strike of the New Tork tailors affiliat
ed with the Federation of Labor Is practical
ly at an end. Many large contractors visited
the strikers' headquarters and signed the
agreement decided upon the previous nlgbt.
Window glassworkers at Anderson, Ind.,
are busy at tho reduced wag.
roaxm.
A Yokohama dispatch says that Marshal
Yamagata started for Coma on Thursday, to
assume command of the Japanese army In
that country. It is said that the Japanese
forces in torea will soon number 1UC,0J0.
Cholera is raging In the town and province
of Nliui Novgorod, lu Kussian i'oland there
are 5.0.0 fresh cases of cholera and 2.609
death sfrom that disease ou an average per
week.
Grave fears are felt for the safety of the
steamer Hollaud. which left South Manltou
Island tor Manitowoc Monday witu a crew of
14 men and a cargo of lumber.
Advices by steamer from Vener.ulan ports
are that I'resltteht Crespols in such fear of
assassination that he never apcnr In publlo
without a large escort of cavalry.
The llrltlsh cruiser Itiugaroomn, which
went ashore on tue Island of Malllcolla, In
the New Hebrides. Is likely to bo a total loss.
Uer position is critical
At Turin an anarchist named Salero ex
ploded a bomb In a Cafe Kan Carl, which
i rested much consternation, but Injured no
une. Salero was arrested.
England lias sent gunboats to punish Chief
Euva and bis rebellious tubjects la West
Africa.
The Peruvian Government Is having dlf
Vulty iu finding mouey for thn payineut of
troops.
New cases of cholera aro reported
luud.
in
Hoi-
WASUIMOTOV.
Attorney-General Gluey has reversed bis
predecessor s opinion, anil decided that once
proposal bus oecu submitted to the govern
i.cut lu response to a public advertisement It
.'anuot be recalled.
iimrs axd rrxu.ms.
William Murray, aged 'jr., a clerk in the
Notlh lirltish Mercantile Insurance company,
jf New York, was held lu tlO.OOO ban FrU
Jay lot stealing $lt,o00. wuicu ho lost on
nurses.
The body of Mrs. I. a France has been found
in the Packet river. near Uogausburg, N. Y.
Murder Is suspected. 'J Ue authorities are
looking for l.ouis 1'aul who hud been living
with her.
Watchman Harris, of Noblvsville, Ind.,
was killed Thursday night by three burglars
whom be discovered trying to open a sato,
1'be trio escaped.
Jty means of false keys the Jail at Mllnn.Mo
was cleared of all its prisoueM but oue at
laybreak Thursday morning.
Ilernnrd Altenlierger, the murderer of
Katie Hopp, was hanged at Jersey City
Thursday.
Wesley Warner was hanged at ML He J '
S.J., Thursday for tho murder of Li '
i cut.
in i..tl C'VUiiilir !-.
MlSCtLLAXIOCS.
r
Considerable excitement was caused on the
Door ot the flour aud corn exchange lu IialU
nore Friday by an offer of Russian barley
for feeding purpose at 1 rent a pouud, duty
pnid, due to the high prloe of corn.
Tho drouth in central Kentucky is de
scribed as something awful. Water Is so
scarce tbut it is sold. Sickness is prevalent,
tud deaths are uumerous. The shortago ol
(ood is painful.
About 300 Louisiana sugar planters met in
couvention at New Orleans, ou Ihursduy aud
Jeclded to join the Ilepublican purty. They
are Incensed ht losing the sugar bounty.
The greatest rata full Ih it has occurred at
Ottuwa, III., for forty years happened them
Thursday. The basements ol business houses
wus Hooded to the depth of threo foct.
A 3.000 dollar stalliou owned by Deuny
liowers, ol Greenville, pa., died at Youngv
towu, O., after wiuniug the first heut ol a
pacing race lu 2 33.
Colossal StMfllfttt of Wtiutilri-.ffin 1 lnrtln
Graut and Liberty eullghleiniig the world!
surmount the triumphal arches iu I'lttsburg
auu Aliegucuy.
Tho liquor dealers' national association,
w Ich has been in session at ht. Louis, ad
journed Friday after eK-. tiug William lleiitty,
ol Indiana, j resident.
Jobn Jacobs uud John Gmen were caught
iu the act of smuggling MM pounds ot opium
lutoSt, Clair, Mich., from Toronto,
Ilotrt J paced a mile, ut Indianapolis on
Thursday lu .iir t breaking tu world s
record for tho second time.
The worst ha'.l storm
Mechanics Falls, Me.,
apple crop Is ruined.
in its history visited
Weduiniuy. The
The corner stone of the Iowa Soldiers' aud
sailors' monument was laid ut lies Moines,
'Thursday.
The National Association ot
Engineers decld" to estab.l-h a
education.
Stationary
buruuu of
The lie-nocrats of New Hampshire have
uotmuutud Col. Henry I). Kent for governor.
Twenty more Chicago breweries have Join
ed the liigelow Trust.
Plans lor the CeutemJul Expositiau bull J
t Ualtimore aro bi lng prepare I,
The Ieii.ocniis of Wisconsin have nominat
ed Goorge W. Pccn for governor.
PlhtS, a UkESIS, PATALITIKS, ETC.
In a freight wreck on the Lehigh Valley
road lebar Wilktsbarre, Frank Gorman, ol
that city, was killed aud Fireman Mlley
Keade wat seriously injured.
Eugeue Liekson, a little boy living at Ht,
Louis, while luughiug heartily swuliowed a
II y. Koou after he became very Hi aud died
iu terrible agouy.
Oone Like l)t Cronln.
There is much excitement about Elkhart,
lud., over the (llap-arunc of Ir. W. A.
( ciukliug, of Cay polls, who is believed to
have beu dispisuid of lu the Croniu fashlou.
lie illu, eerwd Tuesday night of lost week
aud uo tru'sa bas since been fouud. He was
a prominent witness iu a murder eite that is
to be tried iu the eaoteru part of Michigan.
For several days previous to the dlsuppear
auc two fctmugo men bad been banging
about the place.
Zu Bois Threatened.
Forest lire have approachud Uu Pols,
lowu, so eloso thut a change ol wiud will lie
volve alight to keep Iheltauie from sweep.
itg into lowu. rroiu runs creek lo llidg'
u. .. u (l,ur-. lu ,. - ,.lt.,,j,l i,,,!..,,,,, UUU .f II -u
which is ragiug nil uloug the iiidgwuy mA
Ckhrhold road.
COHE AND IRON BOOMING
Pit'abarg Mills Refuse Orders for Immed
iate Deliveries.
The report of the operations and output of
the Connellaville coke region for the week
endlnp Keptemlier I .shows 13,7.14 active ovens
and 3.7M) idle ovens with a total estimated
proilu -t ion of 131.031 tons. In the active list
ot ovens there was a n"t gain of 1,0.11. The
resumption was pretty wall scattered
throughout the region, though the Trick
company blew In the majority of ovens.
The coke strike has ceased to be a factor in
the In n trnde.and the furnaces hare gener
ally returned west of the Allogheules. Ore
prices am exceeding! low. nnd llesemer pig
Is quoted nt til CiOiu I'lttsburg. Ttio I'ltts
burg steel mills have large contracts and for
snrly deliveries are practically out of the
market.
BURIED FOR RHEUMATISM.
The Disease Cured by Whiskey In a
Oi-ave.
A live man with no complaint except rheu
matism was buried lu Hheep Hill near New
Castle, Fa., Thursday. Holier! Jackson, a
farmer, heard this plan would cure hU com
plaint Ilefore descending to his grave he
took a drink of whisky and a square meal,
and bade all his friends farewell. Then he
was covered nnd bad communication with
the world ouly through a rublier boe.
About 12 o'clock a voice through the tube
asked tor more whiskey, and it was poure4
down to hint. At 0 o'clock the grave was opened
Jackson placed his bands on the sides of the
bole and leai-ed out. He appeared complete
ly cured and vaulted over a six rail fence to
snow his family that the pains had left blm.
DIED IN HIS UNIFORM.
A Veteran Expired From Heart Disease,
In Orant School, Pittsburg.
The first tragedy of the encampment oc
Jtirred Sunday evening In tho Third ward
choolhouse. In Grant street. I'lttsburg.
trills Treasler, a veteran from Snyder coun
ty, I'a , walked up two flights of stairs to his
quarters and fell dead from heart disease,
Tmaster's home Is at McClure, a short dis
tance northwest from ll.trrisburg. He was
a widower, 84 years old, and leaves two
grown sons and a dir'.ghter. He served as a
private In Company I of the one Hundred
ami Eighty-fourth rennsylvanla Volunteers,
and was a lucmlicr of McCluro 1'ost No. ll.Vi,
G. A. IL
DANGER NOTYET OVER.
Nothing Can Save Valuable Timber Lands
but Heavy itains.
It teems that the worst danger now la
Minnesota Is totbe southeast of Ilrnlnerd and
Little Falls, and that section is being watch
ed Anxiously. Reports received by the rail
roads from along tbeir lines do not indicate
that the end has yet come. The Northern
fai'ldc reports that along their lino from Lit
tle Falls to cutting all the small stntions.three
in Dumber, have been burned. Tho timber
all through that section Is ou fire. As tbs
timber in that section is much beuvier than
where the tires raged In Tine county. tho rail
road officials say nothing can save tho whole
couutry but a very beavy rain.
ENOCH ARDEN AGAIN.
The Long Absent Husband Returns, Finds
His Successor and Leaves Again.
Fifteen years ago E. McC'ormlck left bis
borne near Illnghampton, N. Y., for a businers
trip to Elgin, Ills. Us never wrote home af
ter 'ue left, It I laid, aud as loq llry could re-
real no fuctt 'ea'ardin wherea'uouts, he
f fasvpfjosed to be dead, lie left two sons,
I ' 'a vmm n n ,t tintli7ni Waa hAll"ffl
blm, bis wife married Mr. Puffer. Mr. Me
Cormlck arrived In Binghnmpton a few days
ago, aud after considerable Inquiry found
his wife and discovered the fact that she was
married agniu. The meeting was a great
turprise to Mrs. Puffer. Mr. McCormlck
will leave iu a tew days for the west, where
ho means to remain. According to law Mrs.
Puffer is legally married to ber second hus
band, not buvlng beard from her first hus
band iu seven vears.
MOROCCO TOWNS SACKED-
Defenaless Men and Women Killed or
Sold Into Slavery.
The "Mfllnhs," or Hebrew quarters of tho
towns ot Dcinunt, Tamellalt, Hidirnliiil
Aruesmes, Kalah and Timudt, near Mlorocoo
City have been sucked. A largo number of
defenseless men and women were killed uud
many women and children sold into slavery
at u aud $7 each.
The gates of Morrooco City have been
closed, aud Uo provisions can reach the be
seiged. Muley Mohammed, tho eldest son of the
late huitau, Is still in prison. The rebels
tbreateu to proclaim him Emperor, uud the
revolution is spreudlng.
TWENTY INDIANS BURNED.
Minnesota Hunters Overtaken by Foreat
Fires.
The bodies of 23 Chippewa Indians, bucks,
squaws and papooses from tho reservation
He upon the sands between Pokegama and
Opstead, a small settlement on tho eastern
shores of Lun Mllle Ijtes. 'They are scatter
ed over ten miles of couutry and will In all
probability prove food lor bu.vurds uud
wolves, as the couutry where they Hit la too
tar from I'lvilixation for burial ceremonies
They bad evidently turned west Irom their
bunting trip wbeu the I Ires swept through the
forest.
, A BIBLE HOUSE BURNED.
lbs Chines Owner in Japan Kager to
Collect Insurance Before the War.
Word bos been received by tie Hecretary
of tue American Illblu Society that the Libia
bouse at Yokomhama, Japau, biiruud August
1 The valuable plates of Japan liibles and
testaments were saved. T he lire occirred
soon after tho declaration of war, uud It is
thought the owner ol the building a Chins
man. resolved to Intra bis pnqierly in order
rolleei the Insurance, rather thuu take the
chances of having It seized.
A Btsady Volume of Bualness.
The Iron Trude Review says, taking tbs
siarket lu Us leugtlt aud breadth, the leading
jf careful observers Is thut uotbitig like a
soom heod lie looked for lu any dirm.'ilou,aud
tin the other bund no suWi slump lu raw
mauirlal prices an some buyers are prophesy
og. but a well-sustained volume of business,
Slid in the malu steady prices.
Reciprocity in Canada.
The secretary of the treasury, having re
ceived official information that C'auuda Im
poses uo export duty uud uo discriminating
Itiimpuge dues ou lumber, logs, timber uud
other articles nu utioud iu Cih fnto luii'bei
tebvdiils ol Ihu free tarilt Ntt, lias Inslriiolod
rolieetors of customs to admit sued articles
free ol duty wlteu Imported Irom Canada,
Revolutions in Hsytl,
An uprising ugalnst President ilippolyls
baa beguu lu Port SJ IVmco, li.iytl. BuVuie
flgbtiug baa ouu irred lu thu streets, Huveral
ji lbs ringleaders of the outbreak imve beeu
irretd aud shot. The revolt ut said to ue
'.:ll sptsudlug.
An Iowa Town Burned.
The town of Powt In Wright county, lows,
population l.'iOO, was wiped out by fire Jfon.
day night, only two business dwellings r
mainingand a good sham of the resident
being also consumed. Fire Pompanles from
Iowa Falls aud Clarion responded promptly
to appeals for help, but were powerless, i (,,
loss will reach lu0.OX).
Hundreds Die From Cholera.
A dispatch from Yieuna says: In Onliclt.
during thn past three days there were
new cases of cholera and 3l3 deaths. jn
llukowlna during the same period there
were 40 new cases and 25 deaths.
Oeneral Banka Dead.
Gen. Nathaniel P. II inks, after a long 11),
oess, died Irom brain trouble at the home ,(f
bis daughter In Waltluitn, Mass., on hatur
lay morning. Tho funeral took place Tuit
Jay afteruoon.
. MAKKUTH.
riTTSMl'ltlJ.
(THE WHOLESALE PntcES AflE OIVK P.ELOW)
Grain, flour and Peril.
WHEAT-NO' 1 Red R4 ft (If
No. 2 lied 6.1 U
COHN-No. 'J Yellow, ear... C.I f,
High Mixed, ear (i'J t,
No. 2 Yellow, (helled C2 1
OAT8- No. 1 White 84
No. 3 White 34 ;
No. 3 White 3 J :
Mlxeil HI ;
IlYE-No. I fill fx
No. 2 Western, new fit M
FLOt'lt Fancy Whiter pat. S 60 3 7f
Fancy (spring patcutt S fJ .1 71
Fancy Htritlght Winter a 75 8 ct
XXX linkers 2 Ml 2 7.'
live Hour 3 10 H 2f
HAV-ltaled N. 1 Tlury... 1175 12 if
Puled, No. 2 Timothy.... It) ,'0 11 ,M
Mixed Clover 1 1 00 MM
Tlmnthv from country 1ft 00 ltl ttc
ri'.El- No. 1 W h Md, tou.. 17 Ml Is (s.
No.a White Middlings.... HI Ml 17 M
llrown Middlings lti 00 17 0.
Ilnui, bulk 1') Ml 111 W
MltAW-Wheat S (III t U
Oat ft 2i 0 .'.0
alry Products.
H'TTER- Elgin Creamery.
Fancy Creumery
Fancy Country Hull ......
Low grade and cooking...
CHEESE - Ohio, new .... .
New York, new....'
Wisconsin Swiss
I.imbiirger, uew make. .. .
20 Co)
22
In
12
U
10
12
'.I
27
2;l
20
16
10
11
1.1
'J1-
Krult nnd Vegetables.
A rPI.ES - Fancv, "t" bbl .... 2 51 00
WATEIIMELON8-
2 7:
Georrtu, each 8 15
UliAPES -
Concords, 10-lb basket... 18 iC
do 6-lb basket... 10 11
PEACHES -
Fancy per bu J 60 1 75
Choice per bu 1 00 1 2o
I'EMts -
Hurt leltn, per bbls 2.10 3 0C
do per bu 1 00 1 K5
Seekel ier bbl 2 73 3 1-0
I'Ll'MM
Oauisoiis per bu 1 00 2 2j
tireen gages per bu 1 25 I .'4
Lltrgu blue, per bu 1 40 1 ii
Prunes, per bu 2 60 2 "i
CANTEI.Ol PES -
Ann Arundel, per sug bbL 2 50 3 Ov
liEASS-screeued per bu 1 40 1 .V
Limn, lb i
Potatoes
Fine State, on track, bbl.. 2 13 2 2!
From store, bbl 2 23 2 a:
CAHI1AGE-
Home grown, crates 1 75 2 Of
ONION8 j
Yellow, per bu 75 K
J'oultry, Ktc.
Live Chickens, pair .... $ CO t
Spring Chickens 25
- ile. Ijiwkt., 'f pair ....... .,40
Dressed Ducks, V lb.'... .' 10
Dressed Chickens, lb. mix 12
' " young select 14
Pressed Turkeys, lb.... 11
EGGS -Pa. and Ohio fresh.. 15
FEATHERS
F:xtra Live Geese, V lb 65
No. 1 Ex. Live Geese, lb 40
Country, large, packed.... 1)5
f.0-
l. y
.i
15
12
lti
CO
45
40
l isrtdlaneniia.
SEEDS-Clover, C2 lbs 75
Timothy, prime 2 65
lllue Orass 1 40
RAGS-Couutry mixed
U'o.NEY-While Clover ltl
Ruck wheat 11
MAPLE SYlll P-New 75
I ll'Elt- Country, sweet, tibl. fi 00
C PO
2 73
1 tJ
1
17
11
1 OU
0 6J
CINCINNATI.
FLOUR.
.. 2 55 fu 2
WHEAT No. 2 lied 60
ltE -No. 2
I'OHN-Mlxed .
.IATK M
EGGS 11
UL'TTER Ohio Creamery.. 19 it
rim aoi i riti a.
Ki.orn 3 so 3 n
WHEAT-No. 2 Red it ,
CORN- No. 2 Mixed C2 I t
'JATH-No. 'J White Ii
BETTER Creamery, extra. VI
IXiGS- Pa. Ilrsts IH
m:v oitit.
FLOt'R- r.ttents 3 63 4 15
IVHEAT-No.2 Red W
f!YE Statu fd
I'ORN - No, 2 67
DATS White Western '-
HITILH Creamery ill
EGGS State, and l'euii I'
( stile Market Iteports.
futile (ire Kihl nt llimr f;io'rs
IJtif ill' mI'I tit nef ir-oi, llmt . 20 f
'eii i'iiII;) i f frmu lirv live;,', mp
iMii'oss, Hull is tire ici km ue ii m.'i i Ji j
Ci iitrnl Stork Funis J'ittnliitrj, I'n.
(itik.
Extra, 1.4.V) to l.CtHMt 5 (M)in
Prime, l.ltlH) to 1 4llllh 4 l.ll'al
(iooil, J.'JIKl to l.MOUIt ,'iliilail
Tidy, 1,1150 to l.l.Mllh II ,'(('
Fair. 000 to l.OOOIti 2 :" '
Common, 70j to 0,0011 I Mif"1
IIOIIH.
Heavy Pbiliidelpblas 0 l'""'
( ommon to fair Yorkers uud pigs II nii'm
Grassers
n
4 2,V
HOii's
2 l"
1 Mi.
Roughs aud stags
SIIKt i.
Prime, 03 to 1 (silh
Good, H5 to tlillb
Fair. 70 lo Milb
t oinliioii. lift to 701b
Spring Lambs
Veal Calvi-s
Heavy calves
601
1 All"
..... 6 oois
... . 2M"
Chlcuio.-- Cattle receipt
72.551 for
VI ri- a . t I fa 1 1 I f Hiir iin is hoiih-
... si I K.u 'l' ....til.. T. .1.... i
1111111 nun uirw nivj t-niti' u' iiin'
U'iu wtt re.uHHiuljly m'tivu nl '
frlruutf for koclI to hvtit iMifB. N
midm'I to Hunt itu poorrr kimih nnd !
of mii'Ii hud to iniiku eoiKwiHituiii tu "iilt'
iinlfiitil I'atur iirliiiH lulri uurti iiii'hiii'
UU JllillllK" TCIII1U ! fill
ut to 1)5 rt.liO, the major part sold I io
35. I bu sheep and lamb markets wtiu
4-10 J.fjlJ aud 1.764.25 rebpucllvuly.
( inclniiii'l. Hogs In good ilcii iii J
higher at 4 75'sii 45; rucnlpls.
slilpliirlils, 400 bead, calllu si nail y al l-
reeell.ls . Hill llesili sill lillielllM. Hill '
Kboen steudy at tUd'H HO; receipts
head, shipments, 1 ,4UU head. .hiiiIj '
12 4116.
The Pstrolomn Market.
Itnflliod unchanged. Tim IMubcr 1
ranged us foliowai (liieued t2 1-', '
1)2 'i-ba, Hulnst, b3.)j uluasd bUu
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