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    THE HIDDLEBURGH POST.
GEO. W. WAOESSELLEIl, Editor.
ABTHCB E, COOPER, Manager.
Mlddlrburgh, Vk Xowmtar, I. 1894.
Ationt thtt war between China ami
Japan the Sun Francisco Chronicle
muse. lut wars are tint always won
lj the tiuinc-rioally fdrong. On tlio
contrary, history presents an nlmoNt
nuliroken n-poril of small and auda
cious jii oplis whipping toji heavy auj
luiubt ring ration".
Tlio HiiHsiim court have reversed
the assumption of tlio American
triluinuU Hint, when n huslianil and
wife aro drowned iu tho name disaster,
the wife dies first. Tho Russian doc
tors have testified unanimously that
the man would lie the Hrst to die, be
cause, the woman is mure agile and
keeps herself lunger uliovo water.
The (.rent wealth, either of the Mor
mon Clnircli or of tho individuals at
its In ad, has Been nnin demons) rated
By the recent investment of .10,M0(l,-(KMl-v
the '"I'M presidency" iu anew
corporation called thr I'tnh Company.
This in w coiiipany is ti operate coal
Mines, a railroad, a leitliitig leaeh
and picture resort at, the groat S.ilt
Lake, and Imihl, equip mid operate
telegraph nud telephone) lines. Thin
is purely a ehureh scheni", iu which
gentiles have Do part, and is like the
Zion co-operative company, to ho
innmived to ml 1 to tho wealth of the
Church.
In a recent article on "Playground
for City Schools," Jacob A. Kiis, the
well-known writer on the poor iu New
York, makes the suggestion that even
rchool hoii'-e in a bit,' city hhould t
nirrounded by it park, not for show,
but for t'.-e recreation of the pupils,
lie also httggcsts that a portion of
i-very school building should be util
ized in the evening as a boys' club, ai
with proper management such clubi
would draw from the stree ts the bright
lads who are now converted itito irre
claimable hoodlums. "Uoth thest
mtggrstions have the merit of strong
common sense," claims the Shu Fran
cisco Chronicle, "and they could be
realized very easily m nliuost nnj
American citv."
The London correspondent of the
Manchester (England) Courier etatei
that a Hruall number of expert
army officer av been. annouted
to test tho 'eapL.Uiu?''of aorae
ao-called bullet-proof material that
baa recently been brought before tho
notice of tho war ofllee. It ban been
uiggested that tho material might bo
useful for covering valises of soldiers
and for other purpo-es on the Held,
mich, for instance, n.s strengthening
earthworks, forming u strong protec
tion around the hospital tents, or a
covering for water barrels tmd am
munition boxes and wagons. The ob
ject of the experts will be to endeavor
to determine whether this materia'
ciin be utilized in this way. The ro
uult will bj awaited with some interest,
for already similar inquiries are lieing
made on behalf of the (Serman iinnv.
Answering the question of an es
teemed correspondent, the Chicago
J'.ecord says that tho total railway
mileiigo of tho world was, ut tho end
of year IST'J, UHl.Glii. This mileage
U divided among the acveral conti
nents as follows; Kurope, 1 4 l,:i-S0
iniletj America, SISJIO; Asia, ",:!,
'2'2'J; Africa, 7212; Australia, l'J,r,85 ;
Tho amount of railway mileage iu tho
Inore important nut ions ih ollieiully
given ns follows :
(icruuiny 27,45f
l,eut Itrilaiu an 1 lrulau I 'M W
Fraiic 'Jl.ois
The United States 174. 4-4
Mexico (',, iu,-,
Capo Colony . . ,
New South Wales , 'j,:i;i-j
Austria. l'.t'i'.'O
llussln. r.i.C.'ii
Argentine ltepublic n, c,:i
liritlsh India 17.7i;(
New Zculand ii.ni'i1
(Jiieeuslillld . ... . o
Italy tj'.i
The .Si therlaudu (inciu liu' l.uxeiii-
l'ur"l j.oir
Hcandluavln 7..1U
lirazll ,
Jupuu i,s7l
Victoria ... ...... . ",'jjt.
The countries having tho least rail
way mileage are designated us follows:
China, 124 miles; Hawaii, 5H; iYrsia,
34; Porto Kieo, Jl; San Domingo,
71 ; Malay States, K7 ; Itrillsh (i iiiann,
'22. The American continents imvu
more than one half the railway mileagi
of the world, und tho United Sti.tet
comes I'n tty near ixceuuiug JJuropc,
Asia, Africa and Australia combined.
The total capital invested in railroad
at the beginning of tho year J S'.l.'J h-,,
in lound nuiuler-, S32,15(,0l0,i)lli,
nn uv ra;e cjst a mile for tho cutin
wcrld of little more t'uuu $T),W),
A WHOLE CITY DESTROYED.
LA R10JA SHATTERED.
Churches, Schools and Publlo
All Thrown Down.
Edifice
A correspondent at La Wo a, capital of the
province ot the same name, telegraphs that
iho city has liwn ruined by the earthquake,
Tho churches, schools and public edifices are
oil thrown down. The people aro camping
out In tlio neighborhood. Comparatively few
were killed, ns there was a general rush iuto
the open when the lint shook enme.
At times tlio shocks lasted twcDty-sli so
onds. Tim scorn was a hdrrihlu one, wo
men shrieking and fainting on every liand ns
ill walls eaine crashing down. Two sisters
ot mercy were killed and many more are on
imli"il beneath tho ruins. The governor
(cars that tlio killed and wouudod throughout
tin- provlii -o must number at least 3,000, as
miuiv of the outlying tonus also suffered
greatly from tho earthquake.
From Snn Juan come reports that not a
house In town Is without nulling. It Is re
ported that in various parts of tho province
me Krouim optiui nnii n geyser oi uomug
Water ami rami spouted lortn.
Couriers eoiitliiii to arrive with news ol
the damage wrought in the various depart
ments nul towns. The village of lol Arbor-
don has been swallowed up in tho tinge gnps
which viii-ned In th Krolllid.
The national government sent special trains
wiiii iiui-iors, tents, mod aim every Kimi ot
U'sl.-tunce, ns well ns laborers to ionr awny
Hi wreckage. Th I,a I'rensn ha opnd n
Jciiine subscription n-t nun cue town oi l.n
tiojii has contributed 10.000 mflreis. It Is
estimated thai at least 20,000 persons nru
llolll'-l'-SS.
South of Buenos Ayrcs only n slight shock
was felt. Th wave appear to have pnssed
away seaward near tho mouth of tho l.n
l lal a river.
A REIGN OF TERROR.
A Baud of 200 rlrntee Operating on the
Lino River.
Chinese pnpers received by stcnmT contain
necounts of outrages by bandits and pirates
iu the orient, A band of men mnd" doporute
by the loss of crops and homes iu tho roern
overflow of the Mao river have established a
rlgn of t'-rror. This band consists of about
200 armed men. liy raids thev huv secured
several boats with which they carry on oper
iitlmis on th water.
During three weeks of th raids 20 men
were killed and more than three times that
nun ber .vore wounded by them. Tlclr oper
ations c over t a distance of nearly l'KI miles
atom; tho t.lao. I'or protection, boats now
travel In hatches, mid so powerful have the
robbers be -oiiie that thev do not hesitate to
to attack miMih'Ts l boats at the sum" time,
even iu d.ivlUht. I'our boats were attacked
by on ot the piratical crew bavins- 40 armed
men near Y-w I'linnx. All valuables mid
arms were taken, two sailors were killed and
two others wounded. Tho cjtruo boats nro
armiiic their crews and preparing to rctist
the pirates.
News from Sinirapor tells of tho rohliery
of n Chinese coasting vessel bound for Singa
pore for th island of I.uIukI by Malay
pirates. A number of them took pnssage on
the coa.t"i- end at nixlit attacked too ship's
clerk and robbed him of about tMli) in cash.
Th" nulsc mad aroused a member of th
crew nml ho linsteneil to the assistance of th
clerk, but was stabbed by tho Malays and
then thrown overboard. Tbo Maluys Jump
ed iuto th water and escaped.
LIKE AN Ea'rTHQUAKE.
Five ton of Dynamite Explode.Shock
Felt for Mile.
Chippewa
Falls, Wis., anik rJy
i t-unslaTby an explosion which
terribly V,
occurred
immit of a bill a niiln from
town, when
'ored In a small building
It is presumed tmt a
. Mintcr into the building
11 vo tons of d'
rlllo bullet
lodged in some
, pr, uio lu storag, and
that the person
was torn up to
distance, whjlo
in jnu. ino t;roiinii
rent depth for somo
trees and feuces for
many r ids were
torn nnd twisted and
quite a number of trees ero pulled out by
tho roots. The gliiis in every farmhouse for
miles around was shattered, lu the city the
efl'-'-t was iliMtstnus to ttie plate glass fronts
nnd windows iu number-, of dwellings were
blown out. The shock earn when tho poo
pi were mi their way t church aud threw
women and ehildred down and caused sev
eral women to faint. '1 lie villain of llloomcr
twelve miles distant from tho wen, appears
to have felt the force severely, Th scene of
liie ilua.-ler was visited by thousands.
CUT THE BARK IN TWO-
The I'ari Sink a Vessel and Her Entire
Crow.
The steauu-r Paris, from New York, which
arrived at Suutlurupton, Wednesday lilght,
reports having encountered territlo weather,
with mountainous seas, which swept In I
decks. On the morning of October 21 ut 1: 0
o'clock, during the height of u storm, the
earn Into collision, so miles trom the Hcllly
islands, with a bark or ftill-rlxcd ship, the
nam of which it was impossible to learu,
Tho ollleers of the purls believe the sailing
vessel was completely cut ill two.
The Paris stood lor live hours, until day
break, with her boats in readiness to rescuo
any of the crew of the unfortunat vessel tlu.t
might be seen, but saw no trace ol the ship
The ve-sel It is thought, must hnv founder d
immediately, all hands on board going dov n
with her. The lookout on board the I'mlg
believes the sunken vessel to huvo been a
ship of about .'..VW tons, Mio was nut secu
until the Paris was ho closu thut it wus impos
si bio to avert a collinlon.
SEVERELY SHAKEN.
Twenty Live Lost Through Earthquake
in ArKentlne,
Thu earlhquako which was folt throughout
Argentine republic Saturday was most severe
in the provinces of Sun Juau do la Froutern
and liioja. Many churches, thcutrea uud
private houses were destroyed. Twenty per
sons urn known to have perished. The lu-
iiaoiiaios ure iu u siaie oi pumu luariug a
repetition of the shock. The government is
sending aid to those who huvo lost their
homes, and everything possible will bo dune
to alleviate th sulb-riim. Though th shock
was felt In other parts of tho country it was
less severe than iu thu two provinces above
mentioned.
-I
Chinese Routed.
The Japanese Legation In Washington re
ceived a dispatch from Hiroshima, which
eonllrmsth news of a second victory ot the
Japanese army under Marshal Yamugita.
The dispatch rends i ,
before dawn of October 2d our a'my
under Marshal YnmngnU attacked Kin-lu-Cheng,
on of th important stronghilds
upon thu I'liinesu frontier. The place was
defended by lii,0U0 Chluesu under lions, Xin
and Song. They fled nftr offering on V a
slight resistance, uud the Japanese, f lives
took possession of th foriillcutiotis nndjtbo
city. They captured 'M largo Held guusjan
1 1 is use quantity of food aud more thuuliOO
tents,
Th Japanese loss was 20 killed ami I fi.1
wounded. The Chinese lost nioio thuu (100
killed. The exact number of their wouulud
Is uot kuowu.
o
llro.VMU
TELEGRAPHIC TICKINGS.
la Jamestown, N. T.
, every factory la
are rnnnlng over-
running full and many
time,
Prunkon Indians in Lake county, Cal., got
Into a fight which resultod In tho killing of
one buck and tho wounding of eight others.
The N'cw York police prevented Horr
Most from presenting his Anarchist play
"The Weavers."
A fire of unknown origin damaged the shoo
factory of John Mundell A Co., In Philadel
phia, ;)0,000, Insured
The Bremen Benato has acted with that of
HamYurg In prohibiting tho Importation of
live cattlo or fresh meat from the United
Mates.
The figures on the Importations of sngnr In
September show a remarkable falling off In
the quantity Imported during tho first month
tho new tnrlff Inw went iuto effect.
James Hill, lender of a gang ot cotton pir
ates near Cotton Plant, Ark., was captured by
(armors and made a confession Implicating
tovernl prominent people.
Tho United 8tatcs Court of Claims ren
dered judgments In favor of IDS letter car
riers for time served in excess of eight bojrs
a day. Out of the whole number of enses de
elded 100 enmo from Cbicngo, 01 enmo from
Now York nnd 4 from 1'rederlck, Md.
It has been determined Hint no troops enn
be usd to suppress tho lawless bnnds in In
dlnn Territory unless culled upon by th
courts to nslst the United States Mnrshn
Tho request for troops would then como
through tho Iepartmiit of Justice.
(ifllclal Government statistics Just compil
ed show that th low prie of wheat has de
veloped the pork packing interests In Wash
ington Stat, and places the number of bogs,
being fattened on wheat iu Whitman county
alono nt "5,000. Only from 1 to 20 cents per
bushel Is realised by the wheat farmers.
Th parties who robbed th Pnelfli! Ex
press company's olTle in Th I'alles, Tex., of
14,000, on October 12 bavo been place,)
under arrest nml all but "JO of the money
recovered. Frank Kllen and Otis Kavngu
young men of respectable parentage, living
ut the Italics, have made n confession of the
theft.
ROBBED UNCLE SAM.
Mother and Son Worked Their Fostofllco
Jobs Vlxoroualy.
Mrs. Addle It. Holland, postmistress at
North Ciraml Kaplds, Midi., and her son,
F. Marlon Holland, were arrested Tuesday
for robbing tho postolll', und held lu
42,000 ball each. It Is said that 1,0113 has
been eiubez.led.
The method of operation was for the son to
nuik out money orders signed by his
mother, drawn on various postofllces of
western Michigan, payable to Johu Sut
ton, a fictitious party. After the letter
of advice had Is-en scut, the son would visit
the olllce ou which the order was drawn nud
get th money, (irand Haven was frequently
tapped, and books show lie got if I, '200 there.
After the arrest the son made a full confes
sion, detnlling tho whole scheme. His mother
still denies u-jy knowledge of tho embezzle
ment. Tho arrest Is a Bcquel to the robbery of tlio
ofll'so reported to government authorities
Heptemljer 20, when the postmistress gave It
out that th North f Irand Uapids office had
been robbed of f 1,200. Mrs. Holland was ap
pointed postmistress six years ag?-... .. ....
CHEAPER BREAD.
.
Materials for a Pound Loaf Cost but Two
Centa
In view ot the crusiido for cheaper brend
Inaugurated iu u number of cities, including
Washington, where tho price bus been reduc
ed from 5 to 4 cents per loaf as a result of the
crusade, tho Agricultural department has
given out a bulletin on "The Cost of lln-nd"
taken from tho forthcoming report of Profess
or W. O. Atwater, ou tho nutritive value of
foods. It says:
In practice h 0 pounds of flour will make
from i:i:it- III? pounds of brcud, an average
being about l.'lii pounds.
Flour, such as Is used by bakers, is now
purchased in tho 1'u-uorn States nt not over
1-4.00 per barrel. Tills would make the cost
of the Hour put in a pound of bread about 1 1 1
cents. Allowing ! j eeut for the shortening
and salt which is certainly very liberal, tho
materials (or a pound of bread would cost
not more than 2 cents, of eours tlu-re
should be added to this the cost of 1 il. or, rent,
interest ou investment, expense of selling,
etc., to make the uctuul cost to the baker.
OKLAHOMA'S CONDITION.
Tho Territory Has 812,085 Population
With Few Foreigners.
The annual report of llovornor Itenfrowi
of Oklahoma territory, to tho seerotury of tho
Interior has beeu made public. According to
A census during the year, the population Is
JU.H:I5, n large number being engaged in ag
ricultural pursuits. Th percentage ot for
eigners i very small. 'I'he total valuation of
all taxable property is l'J,VM7,Sj:i. The ex
ueuses for the past year have been very heavy
and the revenues of tho territory aro Mill
limited ow ing to the fact that title to most of
;he land is in the I'uited States and th hind
is nou-laxahle. The public school population
Is very largo, nearly 70,0110 children being en
rolled and nil tho colleges ure iu u flourishing
.'oiidillou.
Notwithstanding that congress has declared
Oklahoma to be non-mineral iu chitrncter.the
governor says there aro indications of valu
ibls mineral deposits in many places in th
territory. There are TM churches, with 8,5o0
MunmunlcHUts. Niue tribes of Indians are iu
:ho territory.
THE COTTONSEED COMBINE.
Southern Owners to Prosecuted foi
Conopiracy to Control the Market.
Tho Federal Court will bo nskod by Tate
Brothers, of Memphis, to enter upon an in
vestigation of charges ugalust cottonseed nil
owners of the bouth, that they have nearly
all entered Into a gigantic conspiracy to eon
trol the market for cottonseed, and that thi
combine extends ull over the Woutheru cotton
States.
Two years ago cottonseed was worth 25 u
ton; last year IS, while now the market
I., f ,1 . ...L .,, ...
1'ie.e o. oiov 7,F a ion. j no nuns wiiicti are
alleged to bo in tho combine further decline
to purchase at riny price except from the pro
ducer. The sued fold at the Memphis mar
ket alone each year is worth iu tho neighbor
hood of i,u0J,OU0.
MANY LIVES LOST.
Three Thousand Houses Destroyed and
liOO People Killed.
Three thousand houses huvo been destroy
ed by a succession of violent earthquake
shocks under Yokohama, Jupun, As far ns
Is knowu 2(10 lives have boon lost aud a larj,
number of people have beeu Injured.
LATEST NEWS SUMMARIZED
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
What la Transpiring- the World Orer.
Important Events Briefly Told.
riHRS, ACCIDKTS, FATALITIES, BTC
A fire at Bella, Mo., caused a loss of
1 50,000.
F.d Itowney. a drug clerk, of Oreensburg,
Ind.. lost bis reason from smoking cigarettes.
He used as many as fifty a day.
WASIII5UTON.
The government has a claim agnlnt tho
National Lend Company for I :)0,009 or 4'l,
000. They aro charged with iiianuncturlng
White lead from pigs partly Imported and
partly domestic nnd In making exports se
cure a rebate of the duty originally paid on
Imported pigs on products ot both domestic
and imported.
CHIMES AD rtSALTIIS.
Tho whltecnp cases on trial nt Helena, Ark.,
resulted lu a verdict of acquittal.
The vault of the Farmers' National Bank
of Malvern, Kas., was blown open with
dvnamlte Thursday night and betweeu 110,
000 420,000 stoleu.
Henry Billings. Jack Billings, JSpruce Bil
lings and Jami-s Street, members of a gang ot
white cappers, who have committed many
outrage lu Tipton county, Tenu., were found
guilty nt Covington, Tenu., aud given terms
in the penitentiary.
.
CAPITAL AXD LAFIOR.
Weavers of th shovel mill nt Fall Biver,
Mass,, decided to return to work.
Oeorg B. Ilyd. ono of tho Inrgest lint
manufacturers of Newark gave in to tho
sirikers and about 1.4 '0 old employes return
id to work.
In St. I.ouis Judge Phillips overruled the
demurrer iu the strike Injunction suit of the
I'uited states against lno members of the
A. 11. f.
Employes ot the W stern New York nnd
reiinsylviinia railway will sue th compnny
for the reduction of a 10 per cent, cut in
wages made last April.
roitr.iii.
Snmonn factions, ut last accounts, were
resting ou their arms.
1'arls police have discovered that Auarch
Ists are preparing for a lrsh outrage.
It is climated that tho Brazilian budget
will show a deficit of fifteen thousand centos
of reis.
I'ortugul has signified Its intention of Join
ing the l nlted states uud tlreat Britain lu
rotectiug the seals.
News hits been received nt Simla, dated
October 20, from Cabul, saying that thu ameer
of Afghanistan was attending to business as
usual.
The Sultnn of Morocco has ordered Muley
Amtuto Mulillawith 1 400 troops to delimit
the Spanish nud Moorish frontier, au under
taking hitherto rendered Impossible by tho
Kills.
Chancellor Von Cnprlvl, owing to bis fnllure
to obtain the positive support of the (lerinun
ministers, has tendered Ills resignation to tbo
Emperor. Count Zu Euleuburg, president of
tho ministerial council, hns alsoreslgued.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Henry Nelson, a fnrmer, saved the Cleve
land aud l'lttsburg llycr from disaster near
l.arlvillo by discovering a broken rail. Th
traiu was filled witb passengers.
The Women's Christian Temperance Union,
of Anderson, Ind., will test tbo constitution
ality ot Indiana suffrage law by attempting
c rote aezt maatb '
Mrs. Mary Woodbrldge, world's secretary
of the W. ('. T. V., was stricken with apo
plexy iu Chicago, aud is not expected to re
cover. Miss Ethel Iugnlls, eldest daughter of ex
Senator Johu J. Iugnlls, nud lr. Edward
titles Blair wero married in Atchison, Kus.
Thirteen hundred wedding Invitations were
issued.
Flying Jib went an exhibition mile nt
Louisville, Ky.. iu 2:03';, which consider
ing the slowness of the track, was equal
to u 2.00', j clip. McDowell experienced con
siderable trouble iu getting htm dowu to a
pne. The time by quurters wus: :30'i
1:00';, BUI.1;, 2:30.','.
A consignment of a dr'jg, upon which the
attention of the medical profession the
world over is centered, has just comothrough
the Custom House nt Nw York. It is n
small quantity of the new remedy for diph
theria, the nnti-toxiu serum. This is tho
first portion of the drug to reach this country
from the laboratory of l'rof. Behring, of Ber
lin, who is the discoverer.
STOLEN CASH FOUND.
Money Taken in the Acquia Creek Hob
faery Recover: d.
Tho relentless search which tho officials
of the Adams Express Compuny bavo pros
ruled to apprehend tho criminals whj hold
ap a train at Acquia Creek, Ya., on the 12th
mst., nnd to reovr the stolon property, was
rewarded by the llndiug of the pouch lu
ivhleh the robbers bad placed most of their
booty, The pouch wus secured through the
aid of C J. Senreey, one of the robbers, who
was arrested at Cumberland. Md.
This fa"t proves conclusively what the ex
press ofllcinls claimed that Senreey was oue
jf those wuuted, nud tho relationship whbh
has been showu to exist botwoen Becrcey aud
Morguutlold, now held in Cincinnati, estab
lishes beyond a doubt that Morgunlleld was
his pal. It is now stated thut the latter was
the man with the shrill voice who entered
the express ear and hold up Messengers
Crutehlleld and Murray.
The details of the recovery of the pouch, or
how much it contained, are not knowu yet ,
except that the sack was found hldduu in tho
woods lu Virginia, near Calvertou, and that
there were present l'rosecutor W. Seymour
White. C. W. Edrington, Hergouut of Pollee ot
Fredericksburg, Sheriff Hugh Adle and Bobert
A. l'liikerton wnen it was secured.
It cuu also be stated that not moro than
four men and probably only three were con
cerned In the hold-up. Two nre under arrest
and the third, it is coulblently expected will
be caught within a short time.
heurcey, who lead the authorities to the
cached booty, mad a partial confession, all
the statements of which have beeu corrobor
ated, and this knowledge has very materially
uidud tho express ofllcinls in tholr search.
Injunction Against the Standard.
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania halted
the Standard in Its process of absorbing the
Independent oil refineries of the country. A
deal had beeu made to buy out tbo l'rodue
er's and Belluers' Oil Company. John J,
Carter, of Franklin, l'u.,a stockholder object
ftd, aud secured an Injunction In the Yeaun
(to county courts by which the Supreme
Court, without discussing the questiou iuvol
ved. mudo thu lujuuctlou periuauuut.
Chasing the Cook Gang.
Tho Cook guug is heuded for the mountain!
In the westeru part of the ludiau Territory
with the ludiuu police, ludiau febcrilis and
I'uited Stutes marshals lu elooo pursuit. As
heavy rewards ure ottered for the leaders ol
the gang, deudorullve, It la believed thai
thev will be captured soon. A mure fearless
und detoi mined body of oiuccrs thuu the one
lu pursuit cauoot bo found.
KEYSTONE STATE CALLINGS
ANTIQUE COINS.
Bear are Numerous tn Center County
Libel SulU
J. M. Bailey, a farmer In Bald Eagle valley,
bus discovered a lot of Dutch, French and
English eoiu, all dated 1779, In a field he has
plowed. It is thought they were burled there
in anticipation of an Indian raid. The whole
Cold will be plowed up.
A M0JICME5T TO Ct'RTIH.
The old war (lovern-ir, Andrew O.
Curtln, Is to be Immortalized iu marble,
a movement now ls?lng started to erect a
monument to him by the old soldiers of
Center county. The tablet Isto cost f 25,
000. to be built of the finest marble, sur
mounted by a figure ol Oov. Curtln, nnd
will bo erected lu tbo publie square in
Bellefonto.
A LITTLE BOt MISSIXII.
Last Saturday Harry, the little son of John
Walsh, of New Brighton, aggrieved at some
measure of home discipline, ran awny. Since
that time no trace of the child has beeu found
and bis mother is prostrated with grief. It
is feared the little fellow bos betn killed.
A confidence mnn attempted to bunko
Dnvld Morgan, of Fiyetto couuty, by selling
him gold dust, but came out ol the deal 1 5
behind. He went to the farmer's house,
claiming to be In search of one Dnvld Mor
gan, who owued gold interests In California,
but who was still living in I'etinsylvania. Ho
said th gold was discovered by nn Indian
While chasing deer, nnd an Investigation
proved there were large deposits. Morgan
said he bad no such Interests, but gave tho
struuger tho history ol his lauilly, somo of
whom reside iu Westmoreland county. Tho
straiigei left but returned some da) a alter,
saying he had located the Dnvld Morgan lu
Westmoreland county. Ho wanted to pay
Morgan for bis services nud said lie would let
bitu have 3i pounds of gold dust from the
mine, which lie had brought along as evi
dence, ut half price. 11 gave Morgan 5
nnd a meeting was arranged. Both ap
peared. Morgan said be would go for his
attorney, wheu the stranger suddenly disap
peared. Morgnu bad uu utllcer ready to ar
rest him.
The Dubsiles portion of the Evangelical
church in Bellefoute Center county have de
termined to fight for the church property
end uot bow to thu doclslou of tho Supreme
Court giving it to tho Eshorites. Judge A.
O. Furst will be rutnlued lu tlvlr cause ns
soou ns his term expires. The property lu
Center couuty 1b worm 200,000.
In tho eostern pnrt of Center county bears
bavo becuine so numerous that they nru a
menace to residents. 'I hey carry oil calves,
sheep nnd pigs, nnd show light when molest
ed. Crowds ot farmers nre hunting them ou
thu mountains, with the hope thut they enu
be killed oil or driven from that region.
An epidemic of horse stealing has struck
Center county. Almost every week some
laruier is minus nu animal. The latest arrests
were made Friday night, when a inuu nud
a woman wero arrested. Center couuty jail
now coutulus three or four borso thieves,
who will be tried In November.
Charles Hubbermanu, of Duquesn. has
mysteriously disappeared from his home. It
Is feared he has met with foul play. He had
several hundred dollars on bis person Bhortly
before be disappeared.
The Coroner's jury In tho caso of James
Youug, of l'unxsutawney, who was sold to
have been choked to death at Moutpelier,
Ind., found he came to hrs death from puruly
sis of the heart owing to violent exertion.
Judge Bimonton of Dauphin couuty di
rects the fund of the Economical Mutuul
trlbuted accordlug to the report of
X OI Albert U.
Church, of JUeadvltlo.
The suit of Bov. Elmer Aukermon of
Buffalo Village, Washington county, against
Mr. aud Mrs. ltaukln ol mo same place for
(10.000 damages for alleged defamation of
character will likely be tried iu November.
Owing to lack of orders the American Ax
and Tool Company's plnut at Mill Hull, Clin
ton county, has been closed dowu indefi
nitely, throwiug about U0 meu out of employ
ment. John Matebln wns fouud dead on the
Southwest ruilrond tracks lu Oreensburg aud
nt llrst it was iupposud be had beeu struck by
a tralu, but the opinion is that be was mur
ered. George Sanderson, of Limestone township,
Lvcouiing couuty. recently struck a vein ol
cement 100 feet thick ou his land. New
York assuycrs say it is tho best lu the world.
Andrew Browu, of Fayette City, has with
drawn as candidate for state senator ou the
Prohibition ticket, uud Editor Zuehuriau C.
Bugan, of Wnyueaburg bus beeu chosen.
Most mines nt Scrantou that have been
working half time will go ou full time.
The Lackawanna mines have nearly ull
been working lull time for a week.
Manuel Frank, a Philadelphia wholesale
merchant, who recently opeued tho largest
notiou establishment iu Altoout, fulled. Exe
cutions for 45,000 wore Issued.
Elections of the commissioned officers of
the Fifteenth regiment are to lie held ut
(ireeusburg, November 2. Col. Kreps Is a
candidate for re-election.
Charles Kruek. aged GO years, was killed
at the Montello clay works, near Heading, by
a fall ol earth. Christtuu llurlmau was badly
hurt.
John Zimmerman nnd Wilson Fnrey were
arrested ut Blehlund, Juniata oounty, on the
charge of counterfeiting by Detective Wood,
of l'lttsburg, aud takeu to the Altooua Jail.
Tbo large manufactory of John Mundl &
Co., 1217 North Seventh street, l'lilludelphht,
was dumuged to tho cxtcut of t30,0j0 by lire,
Iusured.
John Meyers, Abel Meyers, Frank I.ear,
George Leur and Daniel l'rlco bavo been
arrested at Hearing Springs, charged with
the postofllce robbery there.
The Hhunopln oil field is Infested by burg
lars uud highwaymen. John McCoy of
Brocktown, wus robbed of 424 and a watch,
Work on the Bellefonto Central railroad
extension to grove Mills from State College,
has stopped, as irou has beeu bard to get,
Mr. and Mrs. I.ouis Thompson, of Irwlu,
celebrated their golden wedding Thursday,
Over 100 were preseut,
A statue to Ga. George B. Medullas wus
unveiled iu I'biludelphla Wednesday. Among
tne speakers was uov. rattison
Tho hardware store of Null & Brigun at
bcottuuio was robbed on Mouduy ulght,
Martin K. Baird, ot Guysport, lias been
made wariktn of the lllulr couuty Jail,
Restored to Homestead Entry.
Order have been Issued from tho genoral
land olllce to the register and receiver at
Marquette, Mich., directing them to restore
to homestead entry the H,U00 acres of laud in
Outonugou couuty, heretofore claimed by
the Outonugou A Brule Blver Itallroad Co.,
but declared forfeited by Secretary Smith.
To Cultivate Canulgre.
Chicago tunuers bavo secured 0.000 acres
of land iu the Han Jonnulu valley, eight miles
from Merced, Cul., aud will plnut cuualgre, a
weed of the yellow dock furullv, oontuiulng
23 to IJ per eeut tanuiu acid. Works will be
built to extract It uud UU0 families will bo
moved there fromO ulcago.
EASTERN WAR MEWS.
JAPANESE VENGEANCE
Fa' la Upon Rebellious Tonirhaki .
-..VVA.
It Is reported that tho TonghnVi
causing much trouble to tha Japans w
Korea, especially In Coushan, ChunehoM
Chola. The Tonghaks are said to be dtp
ed to march upon Seoul. Home Kois
troops and Japanese gendarmes were sc! .
I, . i i . . , , , . .
qu-ii mo aisturusDTO rnuseu oy trie TfH
links, and, according to a teport frna
Jnpanese source, the ringleader nnd !U f,t.'
were cnplured and one of the leaders hiiv.
rebels were killed In a conflict which ic '
place October 6.
Dispatches from Wl-Ju give additional J
t , I- f - Y. - 1 1 - I -I. . ..... . i. ..."
inuu ui unuiq luu'ill u-l wn-u llio I QIq
niin r noun,--" iv-ruvs inn iiihi river. I.in..
Nodzu, the Japnneso chief of stnff, sticisW
in getting the main body ot Japanese ..?
the Vulu river without mishap, before J,,
light on Thursday. Then Colonel Sato ,
sent forward to the head ol a flying colat"
covered the enemy occupying a fortified v
tion near the village of Fushnug on thu riv
bank of tho Yalu.
Iu spite of tho fnt Hint he had no nrtlHn-,
ai ins uisposai, uoi. naio commence, i u
in on me cunieso forces and a llerce fv
followed. The Chineso fought desperutr
biiu siiioooriuy. j no nunca negnu nt
o'clock In th morning nnd lasted until tn
when the Chinese bernn wavering, broke
eventually retired In great contusion, f,i,,J
li.ielf niioti l itllfiiicliio.
Th troops commanded by Colonel sti
ouce ts'gan to demolish th forti tb'ittons
j-iisimng. jusiuo mo loriiiicailons tj
found 200 Chiuesn dnd. The .lapuniJ
hisu f-npiurou a uumoer oi prisoner, a-r
whom was a Chinese o Ulcer who st.it'-i (i
th position was held by IS batallloi,,
Chinese troops. The Japanese es.vm
their prisoners, then marched in the ,i,r,
lion oi (ieiieral Nodzu s main body with t:
uiieniiou oi rejoining n. J ho iiumi.r
Chines wounded Is not known. Th" J,,,
ese lost live ollleers uud 00 ineu killed i
wounded.
Eater dispatches said that tho chit,.
outpost was lulling back upon Kuli"n.
where it is expected that th only really
termined stand of the Chiucso iu Mau.hv
win be mail.
NATIONAL BLIND POOLS.
The Government la After All Band
vesttnont Companies.
The postmaster general is dotormlnM
prevent tho currespoinleuco of bond co:u
es from being carried through th mails
will order criminal proceedings lustitu'.-J
every case brought to his attention. A p
olllce department olllclal, lu speaking of
iim'.ter said:
"i'or a long time the department lm-
1.
taklug active steps to bring the promoter'
such enterprises to justice, and among tl.
nro some very prominent men in politi
life. These companies uro conducted ti.
rially the sumo us lotteries uud ut ni
nr operating In th South. Within thu
few davs 10 companies ot this characb r
New Orlenns. Jackson. Miss. i Nashvi
Tenn.; Atlanta, (la .and Cincinnati haveM
forbidden the use of the mails.
"The compnuies glvo each member n
tlflcnte with a number ou It, for which
charge an initiation feo of about j j. F.v
member also has to pay from f 1 to iri.f.'J
monthly dues, and when a certain amount
money gets into tneir treasuries me
panics distribute it to the members hold,
the proper numbers. Tbo result of ihii
that one member in nearly every 100
anything, and the remulnln- members,
i-fiiirNt-. it inn iiii-ir miiiiev. i uo tiuiii oiim
na gu mo luiN.uiu.. ..uu
25 per vent, of the monthly dues.
"The company took in within two yon
550,000. Within tbo last 12 months i
tween 250 and S00 investment compai
have operated, but tho rigorous
tion of the postofllce department is tcinL
largely to diminish tlio number. T:
stnrted In New England aud then oporat!;
the west, from whence they have been dr
en to tlio south. Convictions bavo been
tained thus fur In every ease in which p
ceedings have been instituted."
WHISKYTRUST RIVAL.
Company With $0,000,000 Capital In;::
porated at Trenton.
Tlio Great White Spirit Company, witb
raid up capital of f 5,000,000, Hied nrtlel s
incorporation at Trenton, N. J. The comp.i.
proposes to buy, sell nnd dual In spirits
their by-products. Also under its charts
Is authorized to deal in, nud distil nml f
molasses nnd sugar. It is empowered'
purchase the good will, franchise, sto i
bonds, assets, etc., of uny concern doici
similar business.
Oue of those Interested said that the
company is a combination of Now l.iu'U.i
and New York distillers who have retired !r
the presout Whisky Trust, uud who will t;
it. The now company, he said, owns
patents for making spirits out ot molu
The company has acipiired largo sugar fr
ertles iu the West Indies for the purpose
supplying tho raw material uud It liasbou;
two vesbuls for use ns freighters.
TO SAVE THE CZAR.
Hia llalady Shows Little or no Real U
provement.
Tho representative lu I.ivadla of
British Medical Journal telegraphs.
The Czar's legs wore punctured nud H
edema by this means reduced, l'repurutii
are uow beiug mudo to perform tborucvuto-
Wltu a view of relieving tho distress iu brc
lug, by restoring thu actiou of thu heart. I
halations of oxygen bavo temporarily for
fled the heart. For muuy hours his .Ma, "
aas ueeu luuy conscious, iio is less ti 1 1
dent, aud is encouraged by his temporary i
pruvoincut, but his malady shows little ui
real improvement.
SOUTHERN FOREST FIRES-
Valuable Timber and Cotto.t Fields W
Waste.
Forest fires are spreading ruin nearTr
ble, Teun. The long drouth has made t
timber nnd grass us dry as tluder and
flames spread with lightnlng-liko rapid
Tho valuable range in tbo Obion river 1'
toms bus beeu swept bare, causlug a lo
inousanus oi uoiiurs.
Forest Ores are raging In the vicinity
Corinth, Miss,, aud n denso smoke ovrl'
the town. Several cotton fluids have ixwti
St roved in the outlying distrlcts.valunble
ber ruiued and the couutry laid waste. 1M
dreds of iurmers are fighting the llauiri.
The Detroit Balls East.
The cruiser Detroit, which Is to bo ti!'
to the fleet of vessels on the Asiatic stall
has left Moir London. Conn., nn her l
journey. Secretary Herbert having r-'ceM
word ol her departure. Hho will make
trip via Suez canal. The vessel stopped
New London to obtain u supply of torpor
before proceeding to her stutlou,
Convlota Riot.
A dispatch from Cayenne, capital of Ff'
Guiana, says a riot occurred in the ecu1'
settlement on October 21 iu which tt"
guards and t .vulvo convicts, were killed. '
ot the later wore auurohisls.