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THE MIDDLSBPRGH POST.
GEO. W, WAOEXSELLER,
Editor and Proprietor
Mlddlel.tir.rh. To.. May 2. 1!5.
KEYSTONE STATE CULLINGS
WHEAT IN FAIR CONDITION.
Short In Leaf and Shock, But With Tien
ty or Root.
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Secretary Edge, of the Hint I'.onrd cl Ag
riculture, ha received reports (rotn tho state
shoring that winter wheat has come through
tho wint r short la leaf und shock, hut with
plenty of roots to insure a good crop with
favoruMo weather. Tli acreage Is slightly
decreased, owing to the low pneo of gram.
Tli.' clover crop Is expected to be above tbo
average.
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.?. 1 fAMIl's PISioMHY.
Err scmo tlmo past den. Leaver 1ms tern
timk liirf experiments nt In- null works nt
lieiiolonte, iii a in'w tlu I'lutn process. I no
work Is bow complete uud the General
clares It n complete huco'm, hut, as nj lin
tloiis fur a puleut (ire pending, tlie nature ot
the process cannot ho divulged, further tliiin
It reduces to n minimum the cost ol making
tin plule. ilie discovery Is the combined
work of Gen. Leaver and a Pittsburg Iron
manufacturer, and when patcuts hnvo Ijitm
receive J, mm will be erected lit Pittsburg
anil rol'iibly lu iiellcfonle. It I suid there
will be millions lu It.
A Ml'liM.E IN l.i I Mi'lll I.ANU.
l:y failing to comply with the law In pe
titioning court lor itu order to sell, the West
moreland county commissioner cannot o
iiully bol.l the sale of imiuy hundred of
properties acquired ly the failure of th';ir
owners to ay the luxe ub thuui.
JllMIl LN ' K liCAIi IILT1 IS.
lirsldciits of I.uncuster were astounded
Motnluy morning to scethesldewulks lu nniuy
places literally covered with millions ol ueud
black find green lent lei. They descended
upon the city In swurm during the night
nut were attracted l.y the gu au J elcetrld
lights against whli'h t hi-y tlew. hoiue of the
globes ol the ure lights were II Ik' J to tbn toi
with deud heeds nuil Janitors swept them
up from the eidewulk ly t!ie builiel. A lo
cal entomoilgist says the beetles (aisu Iruui
the wutor and lly ouly at night.
WoIlK loll IIAIIII i'OAL M1NKIIS,
All the coilcrlos lu the Schuylkill region ex
cept tli e ol the Lehigh Vuliev coal company
ure working, l or the next live or six day
there will be such shipments of coal us have
uot bei-u equaled In many years. The ros
I ret of u steady time pleases the iinueis, but
tbey leur the price will be cut.
a tiiiAnniMi itt'Mi or oiim.iih.
The plnut of the Americnn Ax imJ Tool
con.pali)-, as llelleloute, Is worked to Its ut
mot rapacity to 1)11 orders. Wlthm the punf
wei-k a.uuu axeH were hhlpjied. The com
pany has orJuts sulllcieiit to keep it busy fur
uiuulhi.
Every furnace iu New Castle Is Idle, anil
about l.Uui) men ure out of employment. A
demand by the vorkmeu fur higher wnj;''
nnd a relusul of the furnace Uianuxera to
Kraut the demiind. In the reuson for the uu
t'tpecti'd move. The men oaked that tho old
tvayes of lfiya bo paid. ... v
The prospects of the lectrlo liu and tha
"fir 1,,-i'ha caused a (tlr about
... i eoal laud between thut
place and HaltsburR baa been leased and
luil.liutf laoil baa gone up. '1 ho iteel works
I ns started up and the plant will be Increas
ed. About luO additional men will be em
ployed. W. 1. Anderson If under arrest nt ISenver
Falls, charged ly lr. Mercer with obtitinlut;
mouey uuder fulne preteuse 1 y reprcieutlutf
alinself au aireut of the Iron City lusuruuee
fompuiiy of I'ltlHiiurK. The company Is euld
!o be bulilud the pint,
At a b:iiniiet of "slxteenera" In I'hllailel
phia, i the uuuiversary of the late (iov.-rnor
Lurtiu's tiirth , iiinji'ls an 1 drawings of the
moiiument to be erivtcd to him lu Harris
lurK was lU!pei'ted.
llWIIIIaro I'. May was arrested ut I'ulontnwn
sn the charge of burglary, after uu exciting
-bae for him miross the country from Way
uesburg by A. liusemau, father ot the uiuu
Whose slore he robbed.
A 3-year-old sou of I.enlmrt Murtlne, of
Hon Hi Huntingdon towuslup, upset a vpge! of
boiling greune upon hiuin- II aud died In terri
ble agouy two hours litter.
Thomak Waters, an employe of the II. c.
Frlck Coke compuuy's Manl.irJ mine ut
Mt. 1'leasaiit was caught between his trap
uud a rib and crunbed to death.
Throe mad dogs appeared on the street of
Muxoutowu and creuted a pai.l . Two val
jable horses owned by T. S. (tray wi re bit
ten before the dos were shut.
William Noouan w.ta killed by au Erie aud
Mttsburg train on the same trestle at hburon
where 1 homos lhirry and Klleu llaunu were
killed during the past week.
August Iierr, a half breed Indian laborer
in the Stewart furnace at hliaruu, baa fallen
heir to tlO.lWO lu oaU through bit grand
father! death.
A gangsaw at John Holt's sawmill, near
I'montowu, tell on Grunt Heiliert, splitting
his right arji its enure length. Ho muy
die,
John l ink. William lorsey, workmen, und
Joseph Wallock, a driver, were fatally hurt
by tke collapse of a building being torn
down at lialrdstowu, We.stuureluud county.
The 200 men who struck against a redue
tluu ot wages at ttio Carb'ju wurks, Washing
ton, returned :o work, the reduction having
bem withdraw a.
At New Brighton CapL C. Walsb, of Ducks
port, Me., a member of a tbeutricul company
was run over l y one of hi horses und budiy
Irumpled.
The old union depot at Carry, In the oeuter
of the towu is to le pulled down aud a uew
one built three-ijuuriers of a Uillu west ol
there.
William Zolgler, a I'ituhurg milk dealer,
ha been arrested at Wasiilngtou, on tuo
charge of defrauding Wa-i Illusion county
aillkmen.
Sheriff Hhaw, who was snot last Thursday
olght ueur I'montowu I T (ieuro Huittley, is
dying at his borne lu, lilugwoud, W. Va.
M. C. Woodward's tanucrr and barn near
Indiana, were iteelrnyed by au incendiary
lire, cuuslug a loss ol i.tHlU.
Tho large baru of Thomas JervU, five miles
north of Ehensburg, was burnej, cremating
U bead of cattle.
New TennsylvanU piatniasiers: T. C,
Ilrown, at C.ituract. t ieurileld county, and H.
II. liuasell, ut HawiDorn, Clarion county.
Mrs. J. M. Ileistel, while crazed from grip
blow ber brain out at Alvertou.
Monsignor Mporretil, of the I'apal legation
at Washington, emphatically denied the re-,
Jioru that batolll i soon to tie called back to
iooie.
LEAPED TO THEIR HEATH.
TRAPPED AMID FIRE.
Nine Hundred Employee Imprisoned in
Burning Factory.
W. C. lior.nM's. extensive tobacco factory
on Outario streot, Montreal Was partially de
stroyed ty lire I'rlday evoning. The los
will te.v-h half a miiilou, on which there Is
eo Insurance. There was not a lire escape
on the outside, nor any appdnuoes on the In
side of the building for the flbtin of fire.
Even the windows were guarded by heavy
Iron eereens. presum ibly to prevent theft.
1 he lire started at 5 p. tn. In tlie drying
room nnd lor n while smoulder d. iben
suddenly the Dames hurst out und A most
nn ful panP) ensued, 'lb-re were nine hun
dred employes In the building and more thnu
half of this number were women uu I girls.
The shrieks ot the womeu as they beat
ug.'ilns: the irou screens, praying tUe crowd
to do something to save tneiu, w-.'re most
hennrcndlug.
One girl snyt M jumped from a fourth,
story window and esceped without Injury
but her story stems hardly credible, and'
she wus apparently strongly excit-d as she
related her adventures Ida r'crtln and
Alphunsln Thladeuu, wbo were among 39 or
more that Jumped, are extiei'tad to die.
When the II return turned out aad raced to
the corner of Ontario and Iberville Mrects,
they realized nt a glun' their bard task, Iti
the huge live-story building was packed
satuo 'JOJ people, and tbo Uatnee were already
showing iu tlie drying and beutlng rooms,
where tlie lire broke out.
The work of rescue was speedily peen to be
a illlllcult one. lu front of each window was
a thick wire gauze, which was In a lew cases
torn oil by the trantlo girls. To tho great
horror ol the pimic-strlcken people below,
one ol the girls Hindu a leap for III" and wus
dushed almost to pieces ou the pavement be
low. I.Ike so many sheep, many others fl
lowd. A great uisny of them managed to
land on top of a shed, and thus br-ke their
full, lortuuately the firemen were pradiinlly
itble to put up ladders to the fourth Hour and
thus rescue tue majority of the bait huudred
Women who were working there, tnuuy of
whom hud fainted.
Tor half an bour there was a constant
stream of llrcmeu carrying women down
the ladders, though lu many cases the work
ha I to be stopped, because the flumes broko
out unexpectedly ut the place where the
rescue wurk was going on. In several
Instances the clothing ot the women cuught
Hre, aud many of them reached the side
walk half nude.
Iho scene which the ptreet presented was
most terrible. Tim surging crowd ol sight
seers, coinnosed malnlv of Irleuds and rela
tives of tho employes, prayed and besought
the Ilrenic u to save their loved ones; tho claug
ot the engine and ambulance bells, tlie rour
i f the llrcmen, us they shouted orders to one
another, and tho agonizing shrieks of the
poor women locked up lu the upper stories,
combined to make a scene uIuiodI beyond de
scription. The greatest horror of all came when three
firemen, Vlau. Churette and llurwell, were
caught ou the roof us the flames burst
through. Vlnu nnd Cbarette mauased to es
cape by means ol a rope and a ladder, but
llurwell found every avenue eut off. with the
Hume closing around turn. Ho alternately
raised his bunds In prayer ntid shouted to
tbn crowd below to save lilm lor Ood's Sake.
I'riests. their soutanes trailing lu the uiud,
were murmuring prayers lu tho stroet below,
nnd as no ladders seemed long enough to
reach him, he seemed doomed, when a num
ber of young voluuteers, ulter lasluug sev
eral ladders together, made a veuture, and
llnally brought him dowu.
The girls were nearly all on the fourth
floor aud frauiic with tear, bo far one ut
known to be dead and several others are be
lieved to t In the ruins.
r. ""Tisnquirlcs at tae hospital concerning
the ennultlon of tbe girls lojjred by jumping
from the windows ot the burning building,
It was learned that but little hone Is enter
tained for the recovery ot at least five. The
first gin to make the terrible leap from the
fourth lloor to the warehouse roof, was Marie
tiuguon, who was picked up In na insen
sible condition, with ber buck broken.
MUCH LIKE JOHNSTOWN.
A Bursting Dam in France Does Vast
Damage.
The dyko of the Est cuual at JJiiuzy, France,
burst Monday morning, for a distance of
100 yards. The water poured luto the valley
of Aviere river nnd swept down that stream,
to the Moselle, causing great destruction of
property aud ternLle loss ot life. I'erhup a
nunureo uouses were swept away, uud more
thuu 1UU peisjns weiu drowueii. Ttte pro
perly loss win uggregHie sio.oou.
The list of the fatalities Increases every
hour. One buudr d and tllleou deaths buve
already been reported, but only llity bodies
have been recovered. It is believed thut the
death list will be greutiy lu excess of the
llgures ubove given when all tnu districts ure
heard from. It Is supposed tbat many of the
deud were sweut luto isolated places, where
it will be a lung time before the bodies are
louud.
Ihe whole relgon over w tile u the thousands
of tons of water swept In a resistless Hood Is
strewn with every sort of wreckage, and the
country present a most desulute appearance.
In many places tbe early crops were swept
clean out of the ground and tbe losses thus
iucurred will be very heavy.
The Aviere, a small, narrow stream, Is now
In some places a mile uud a ball wide. Tbe
railway lu tbe viciulty ot the liuroleulles
ktaliou was torn up. Hulls and tie were
swept away and the embank meut destroyed.
Nearly every bridge lu tbe line ol the Hood
was either destroyed or so badly damaged
that they will have to be rebuilt.
Tbe construction of tbo dyke or dam was
commenced lu 1870 und finished In 14. Iu
Wi It was greatly strengthened. It was
heavy masonry. 65o yards long. CO feet high,
and ttO feet thick at the base. The masonry
was curried Into the grouud to a depth of 3d
feel below tbe level of the valley Into which
tbe reservoir discharged It water. It was
built against a vertical face of solid rock,
having a ruuxlmum height of IS feet. Tbe
base rested on a suud stone bottom ot
natural formation.
The distress among the homeless dwellers
of the valley Is very great aud In many cases
they appear to be menially benumbed by Iho
valauiity tbat baa befallen tbem. Tho gov
ernment Is doing everything poesiblo to re
lieve their suffering.
Lincoln's Cousin a Pauper.
John Lincoln, aged SO, a cousin of Abra
ham Lincoln i uu inmuia of the almshouse
at Lauding, l'u. He 1 tall, muscular aud
cleuu shiivvu, and bis feature much resem
ble those of tue uiurtyr 1'resideut ltecently
hi nnud has given uwuy. He Is tbe sou of a
weiiltny furmer uud hotel keeper, who died
lu IHYJ. John inherited fcJu.oOb, uud lu hn
time wits regarded us a great sport. Hu
money went rapidly and he wus llnally com
pelled, through fauiiiy estrutigeiueuts, to go
to the couuly almuoue. Jlu wile, Mrs,
Annie Lincoln, died at her home iu Lxetor,
I ma couuty, a lew day ago.
A Baltimore and Ohio Wreck.
A serious freight wreck occurred on the
lialtlmore aud Ohio railroad west ot Lodl.
A swamp fire Igulted a trestle, which burned
rapidly. Tbe blaze served as a warning to
Engineer Boettler aud Fireman Kaoata as
tbsir train approached from the west. Doth
jumped aud escaped Injury. The engine
aud 12 car Plunged Into the reep cully.
I jus ears, wiw lus meruuauuisa irey coauiin
ed, were burned. Tbe tbglne aud 1usUe
werecompletelir ruined.
EVADING THE TAX.
One-Fifth Of Taxable Incomes Not Be
ported Vanderbilts Said to be
In the List.
Itevlsed calculations by the officials of the
Internal revenue bureau show tbat about 2
per cent of the persons believed to be subec(
to the income tat bave failed to make the re.
turn prescribed by law. The first estimate
plnced the number of uelia(U"uts at about
10 per cent.
Lacl day adds to the difficulties and per-piexltl-s
of Commissioner Miller In the en
lorccmeut of the emasculntod statute. Al
though secrecy is properly observed by tho
olllcltt's in regard to individual rases, it Is
generally understood that ninny of tl.o
wealthiest men in the country hnvo Ignored
the law completely. This Is said to be par
ticularly the c-e with several well
known milllouiilros whoso Incomes are de
rived ti.uiuly from rents. The Vanderbilts
are classed In tins category, and several rich
men in i'Ulia leipbin, liiitiinore nnd New
York epy ru enid to have failed to Inform
the internal revenno oflleers ol the character
and extent of their Incomes.
It Is a reasonable theory that the people
who hnvo failed In the iuitial matter of mak
ing a return will also fill la the more Impor
tant matter ol pnyibg the tax. IMs clu.-s ot
pursues will be proceeded ugaiut by the
government, nnd may be leipieste I to maito
un earned legal resistance. It Is too early to
indicate what steps the treasury department
will take to compel the dellusnts t meet
their obligations under tli law, but It Is an
nounced that tho government will exercise
Its luil powers in the prcluise.
A geutlemuu who lias ioowel careful!;- Into
the Inw. utter Its severe slmtterilig by the su
preme court, says that the exemptions. If
availed ol l y persons smart enough to take
advantage cl tl.eir loo-o construction, can
very easily be lui.Ie to wipe out any income,
however I'lj. It Is fit I that one geiiMemnu
of extensive po es, ens made up his Income
at tl'j'i.OUil. and then, in au of! hand, care,
less way, with the assistance ot the collector
ol bis revenue district, cheeked olT the ex
emptions to w.'iieh tho law entitled him
'1 hey went over It twice, uud the collector
rouotiiii-ed It to be all right and then wi-nt
to work to add up the exemptions. Imagine
his surprise nnd consternation when ihe ex
r.T.t tio.-.s f Mte.1 up tiys.oud, or tii.OW) more
ttiau the lucome.
In another district a salaried man gave his
salary as itt.ivo. "Hint leaves you J,'W)to
pay upon." said tlie collector, lint It seems
the salaried li.au had borrowed during the
year .,0.uU, upon which ho paid J,3j0 la
tere!,! 1 i-.ih the law permitted to be do.
ducted, mil so he had nothing to pay. An
other case was that of n e-rson who claimed
and was allowed an exemption of ilno on
account of rent for n box lu a safety vault,
which he declared was necessary fur the con
duct of bis Liiincps.
TOWING BY ELECTRICITY-
Transportation on the Erie Canal to be
Improved-Niagara Falls to Fur
nish the Needed Power.
Tho rich nllitd corporations, which have
transformed the power ot Niagara l ulls into
electric energy, will soou beglu practical ap
plication ol it to Improving transporti.il u on
the Erie Canal. Ihe Erie Canal Traction
Company, ut a meeting ol Its dircctois ou
Monday, will make nnul arrangements for
equipping u section ol the cuiini with au ex
peiimeutal line uui testing a peculiar system
ol towing.
'Ihe L'ularact ienernl Electric Company Is
the distributing ugent ol the Combination,
having the whole blute us lis ileid outside ol
the counties ol Magurit uud Lne.
The Erin ( anal 1 rip-liou i ompaiiy recog
nized that the use .ol ptopcilers or uddie
wheels would be luipussiblu nt the prisi iit
depth ol the vaual, us the disturbance would
soou wash uwny the bunks. home n rt ot
towmg system, therefore, became necessury.
Ex-.Senulor Vedder, one of the promoter of
the company, said to a reporter:
"We buve given the matter careful thought
and buve examined In detull tnuuy methods
bubiultted. Ihe one which seem must fea
sible, aud which we shall probaoly try Ilrst,
la the Lumb cable wuy system. It wus Ilrst
used iu tho lorcsts ol North Carolina, where
the cubit s were strung on trees and log and
carts were drugged along.
Believing tins method available In tho
propulsion of boats, au ! experiment was
recently made at 'ireutou, N. J., wnere a
similar cable way was constructed along a
cuuul. und the motor towed uil attached to
it in Ihe wuy of u single boat or Hoot. This
successful operation of cublo wuy bus led us
to l'llovo the system is avuilunlo lu mov
ing ihe trulllc on New York's great water
way. "It is our lutentlun to erect on that portion
of the cuuul Le.weeu llulTalo uud Touawuuda,
u lino to bo luiriisbtd by eiiir;c energy from
Mugura. We Impj to have this system iu
operation this eau and to give every boat
mau uu opportunity ot testing tho value ol
It.
"Should this system be adopted It will re
quire lu the ueignburhood of l.'iOJ motors,
which will necessitate the employ aicut ol
ubuut U.UUO motor men."
JAPAN'S REPLY TO RUSSIA.
A 8t. Petersburg Dispatch Says Japs
Plcud Fear of Revolution if auy Con
cessions are Made.
Tbe Japanese Government replying to tbe
note ot the Russian Government, iullmatlug
that there are various condition la their
treaty of peace between Japan and China
that Husslu canuot allow to be put into ex
ecutlou, has iuformed llussia that If Japan
yields to the exactions of llussla. Krauce aud
Geriuauy she would expose herself to a revo
lution, as tbe people ol Japan are intoxicat
ed with their victories and would oseit to
no concessions. In spite of tbe reply Lussla
is determined to maintain ber demands.
A Washington dispatch says: Japanese
otllclals bore question the correctness of tbe
Ht. l'eterxburg cable dispatch, giving Japan's
reply to ltusslu. It Is poluted out that tbe
Tokio Government would not make such a
confession of weakness as to say tbat a revo
lution would occur. It is also urged tbat the
reply lacks the dlguily that will characterize
such answers as Japan muy make.
While this Is the view of otllclals, Ibey bave
not beenadvisod of tbe ltusso-Japan phase ot
tbe subject. The impresslou Is growing,
however, that while tbe threatened Interven
tion will not be realized. It may eucouraire
Lblna to break the peace arrangements aud
thus bring on a renewal ot the wur.
TRAINS BLOCKADED BY HAIL.
Texas Towns Paforuted Like Sieves by
tbe Tempest of Huge Iiail Stones.
The terrifle hailstorm which swept through
Wilson, Ecxsiir uud uud Medina counties,
Tex., did much Uutnuge. The hailstones
were the size of goose eggs, nnd covered the
grouud to the depth of two feet. The towns
of 1 tie. lieuton City uud Castrovilln werj
riddled like a sieve ly tlie buiNtoue. 'ihe
Uuumge to residence aud business housi- iu
Lvtie alono iimounts to about iu.0.0. Hun
dreds.o( bead ol live stock were killed.
The tracks of the International aud Great
Northern ltuilroad were blockaded with hull
stone, and they had to be removed before
tram could proceed. The cotton aud coru
crops iu the puln ol the storm were complete
ly; destroyed Two .hundred thousand dol
lars, it i t:imntod, will bardiy cover tue
aruuuut of Uuuiuuo to crops and other prop
erly, A subscription will be started ut n
Autooli for the reJlof of tbe siiUurer froui
the storm.
R. L. Jones sbot and killed John O. Bwsar
Ingen, brother-in-law ol ex-Ouv, Tillman, at
Ldgolleid, a C.
THE STRIKE WILL GO ON.
MINERS DECIDE TO STAY OUT
Until They Oet 09 Cents or are Hope
lessly Beaten.
The Pennsylvania coal miner' strike u
developed luto a finish light a oondltion tbe
conservative onos among botb the operators
and miners bad boped would bo avoided.
The miners' convention Monday decided to
contlnti!) the strike forCi oeuts a ton, and
mapped out an n:rgre4ive campaign. Tbe
men at work for C'i rents have paid the as
sessment of 7 0 'iiM a ton Imposed by tho con
vention of March 0. and ugreed to make
regular payments, 'iho decision to continue
the strike was not arrive 1 at until all the
river mines reported b.'lug ready to pay up
this assessment.
The adjournment of Saturday afternoon
was made to give tho delegates and tbelr
constituents a chance to talk tbe sltantlon
over, and revise Instructions. The weak
spot all nlong was tbe river mines, where ti'J
cents Is being paid, but wbere the miners ro
fused M pay tho relief assessment. The con
tinuation of the strike dejiended upon those
men, and when the river delegates returned
with instructions for t'J cents and money for
the relief of idle men, the declslun was
mndo.
The action ot the operators In refusing to
met in conference nlso hnd an Inlluence in
deciding the men. The operators say it la
Impossible to pay more tbau U0 cents. A num
ber say they hell oil starting until the ad
journment of tho convention, to avoid stir
ring up trouble, but now the start will be
ma le ut once. The miners say they expect a
light, but are better prepared for It than at
auy lime an I will stay out to tbo lost ex
tremity, lieiegaies to the convention said
that If the operators tried to worn with new
men tbey wjiild try to stop them. The min
ers deciue 1 to say how much money was
turned lu by the delinquents, but asserted It
was sulllcieiit to conduct the strike. It Is
said to have approximate! ti.OOJ, which will
be tho weekly total.
SCOnl.D THE (MMMIH.HIOSCB.
At the meeting of the Central Labor Culon
New York, Ktreet Cleaning Commissiuuer
Waring wan soverely roasted. Une delegate
sneeriugly said:
"Wo have had qui to enough todo with this
puppy. Ho says he won't recugulze orgnulKa
ti ms. Well, we won't replv to bim anymore.
We 11 refer him to the G. A. K Ha called
these people pension bums. Let tbem au
swery Ulher uncomplimentary remarks were
ma le by several speakers, one declaring that
lh Commissioner was mentally "oil bis
trolley."
. inn I uu i s luisr.D.
Information has been recelvej thnt a meet
ing ot the southern and western rolling mill
men, representing 87 per cent, of the total
output, has just been bad and it decided to
steadily advance prices, which will average
10 per cent. Mills tbat Jumped at orders a
few days aim are now reluslug them at form
er prices. Une southern mill has rejected a
contract for ti.OJd tons bar iron nt better
prices than ruled a week ago. An advance
ot 2b cents a tou has been made alreudy lu
pig irou aii l further advaucos are expected.
WoHKMEK ItesiHT A t'CT.
The Washington Pa,, Carbon works, em
ploying about JOi) bauds, shut down, owing
to the relus.il of the workmen to accept a 10
per cent, reduction. The managers claim tbo
rut was caused by competition with tbe
Carbon trust, which has cut prollLs la two.
The workmen say this is tho second reduc
tion within tho past few mouths, und tbat
they will not accept It.
The miners' strike situation at Mlnersvllle.
O., remain unsettled. John E. Williams,
tbe operator, will treat with miners as Indi
viduals ouly. Less than a halt dozen ot the
stranger are at work, and no trouble Is
likely unless this number Is considerably In
creased, At tbe meeting of the executive council of
tbo American f ederation of Labor nt Indian
apolis tbe action ot President Mcltrlde In
granting a charter for a national afllllated
body ol 3.U00 New Jersey potter wus ap
proved. Work was commenced ou the Pile puddling
furnace ut the Warren O., rolling mill, pre
paratory to starting tbem this week. Ouly
a part ot the mill has been in operation.
Wages in New England cotton mills were
generally advanced this week, many thuus
auds ot employes getting tbe benellt.
IRON AND COKE.
Borne Prospects of a General Improve
ment In tbe Trade.
Tbe "Iron Age", New York, publishes tbe
following : Those outside ot tbe Iron trade
seem to know more of an advance In prices
than the majority connected with the indus
try. The feeling 1 undoubtedly better, but
the uewly acquired strength Is net yet hercu
lean. We have beard very little of record
breaking prices during the lust month, and
that is a proof ol Improvement. The reason
why higher cost brought ubout by clearer raw
maleriul ha uot been reflected by corre
spondingly better figures for finished goods,
I that the majority of producers are still
working on cheap materials and are giving
their advuutuge away. Apparently, furnace
men ure resisting vigorously the blgber
prices for coke, but even If tho makers do
not at once secure all thev ask for tbey are
sure to obtain a good raise above tbe rturva
Hou level ot the last year.
LOOKING FOR $1.50 COKE.
Operators Predict That It Will Come
wnen tne Suiplua Is Oone.
Tbe past week bus been tbe most eventful
one the Pennsylvania coke region bos
known since tbo big slump In production be
gan. Wbllo the decrease coLt.nues, the
developments of the past wiek have given
tbe operutor hope, und they predict $1.50
coke us soon as the present surplus is con
sumed. There are 13,707 opens In operation, and
and 4.0H7 Idle; Sio were blown out during
the week, while Huiuey tired lit) ot tbo idle
ovens at bis plauts. There nre 73 plants lu
operation, and they made an average ol
5.21 days against 4.U3 tbe previous week,
Production fell oft .7U3 tons, aud shipments
wore U.s'JJ tons less than the amount of cok
produced. Tbe production wo LiS,5Gu tons,
aud shipments 114,117 tons.
a.s
Puzzles tlie Doctors.
The body of Dred i Dominy, tbe East
Huuiptou. N. Y woman whose case is pUz.
z.lng all tbe doctors rouuilnboutas to whether
she Is dead or alive, oouiiuue uuebuuged lu
nppenrou. e. It is jut u week since ber sup
posed death aud no signs of decomposition
have yet been manifested, bbe still lies iu
her coflln in the front parlor. Her buiband
snys she ran lie there all summer If neces
sary. There is no sign of breathing,
Clara Morris Joined Church.
Miss Clarit Morris tha v., -
" . --I MVMna, UDVttllia
communicaul ot tbe Protestant Episcopal ,
church, ttuuday, la Ht. John's Church, You I
kers, N. Y. Miss Morris was one ot a large 1
class of whom liiabop potter administered I
tbe rite of continuation, bbe bos attended '
bt. John's during ber vacation from tho
iae.
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE
Zmportaat Keasnres Considered by Out
Lawmakers.
MorT. In the Senate to-night these bills
passed finally: To require Judges In coun
ties having U6.0OO In habitant and over, In
appointing prison commissioners, to rccog
bue both political parties; to repeal
the local option Dr, In East Pittsburg, form
erly a part ot Silklns township, itepre
seutatlve llerr.og, of Derks, charge i thut tbe
book trust lobbyists were on the poor ot the
House, aud llepresentalives McG aighey, of
Indiana; Msttox, of Venango, an I McCialn
poured but shot into It. The bill i.ut amend
ed so as to provide that the books shall not
be changed for live years from the adoption
of the books, aud for the repealing of ail In
consistent laws. In this shape it puotd by a
vote of 79 to 03.
Ttr.soAT It took but little ov -r an bour,
all told, to-day to pas the all Uirce Greater
Pittsburg bills, and prepare t;i-n, by some
unimportant amendments, o. ric ilDg typo
graphical error and lunocuiac ej iu t'lielr
wording, fur final passage on special order
tomorrow.
The Kennte passed tbo act to repeal tbe
special act relating to roads auJ bridges Iti
Warren, Venango and McKeun, so fur us It
relates to Warren county, an I : i bill repvnl
lug section 2 of the special law relatlug to the
assessment and collection ol road tux in
Wnrreu county.
Ike 'labor bill relating to ructions to In
crease the debt ot municipalities and to vali
date certain elections bet I lor j3h purpose
passed second reading lu ihe li.,us.
Tbe bill introduced by Mr. .upbart, of
Fayette, to protect omployes n , guuruutee
their rights to belong to labor or.-aulzuttuus,
passed tbe House Una ly.
WD!Ksiir. i:y an overwhelming vote,
the house to-day passed tbe three Greater
Pittsburg bills.
Among the bills which passed the Senate
to-day finally were Senator Kllnn's bills au
thorizing cities to acquire private property
lor park purpos. and amending i . grading
and paving act of May l't, lsvt. Senator
Walton's bill to repeal tbe probll itory law
for Uelle Vernon, f'ayettn county.
Gov. Hastings sent the name of Thomas
liobinson, of llutler, to the Senate to-day, for
Superintendent ot l'ulillo Printing. The
nomination was conllrmed.
TncnsiiAT. t'nly tho House was In ses
sion to-day, nnd It mann.'cd to d., ose of
considerable work. House till: ou second
reading being the order of busiue-. It was
hoped that this order could be ilispo-ed ot
to-day. which would have been qu.to au
achievement nt this stn" of the session, but
the fatal fluency of a few members prevented
this, and there are yet, counting tbe bill
postponed for the present, about 70 M.ls on
second reading to be disposed of. The bill
to cede to too L'nlted Hlntes Jurisdiction over
the property of the Monocgahelii Navigation
company bussed the Hon e finally. After a
jengthy debate, tho Mies bill requiring
county commissioners to advertise In at least
two weekly newspapers for not less than two
weeks for proposals tor public work, nnd to
award the contracts to tbe lowest bidders
wus defeated. Th" Seanor bill to prevent
tbe adulteration of food was also defeated.
I'lilUAV.- A good many bills were disposed
of in oue way or another lu the house to-day.
Among those that pussed second reading
were Senator Elluu'a bills for tho Incorpora
tion ottho ship canal companies uud author
izing traction or motor power companies to
enter luto contract with each other for the
sule, lease and operation ot ihoir respective
property and franchises; Snatoi, l ppenr.au
bills creatlug a bureau of health iu tho de
partment ol public safety iu second-class
cities, uud conferring upon municipalities
tbe right to eminent domain for the purpose
of appropriating public property for the use
ol tnu Nationul guard; .Senator MuCreery't
bill to establish free public libraries u school
districts except lu llrst-clast cities; tho bill to
authorize the election of road supervisors for
three years; tbo bill creatlug a commission to
ascertain tbe best methods ol utlii.-.iug rouvlct
labor, so as uot to Interfere with legitimate
industry. Tho Senate was not in session.
CANADA ASj(ED TO JOIN.
New York Lower Bouse Adapts a Reso
lution Favoring Annexation.
At Albany. N. Y.. Mr. O'Grady presented
In the house a pet t Ion to congress nnd reso
lution favoring tho annexation of Canada to
the United Statu... The resulutlou was adopt
ed. It read a follows:
"Whereas, We believe that the political
union of the two treat English-speaking
commuiillies who now occupy aud control
North America will deliver tho continent
Irum danger of War aud securely (dedicnte It
to peacelul Industry aud progress,' lessen the
per capita cost ot government nud defense,
insure tbo rapid development of its boundless
natural resources, enlarge Its domestic aud
foreign commerce, unile till Interest iu cre
atlug a systematic development of Its means
of Internal eommunicutlou with tbe seaboard
by rail uud water east and protect and
preserve its wealth, resources, privileges aud
opportunities as the undisputed Inheritance
of all. Immensely add to lis inlluence, pres
tige and power, promote extend and perpetu
ate government by the people aud remove
forever tbe causes most likely to seriously
disturb cordial relatious and kindly Inter
course wltb tbe motherland;
"Therefore, lie it resolved, if tbo senate
concur, tbat wo Invite the Canadian people
to cast in tbelr lot with tbelr own continent
and assure tbem tbat tbey shall bave all the
continent can gUe tbem. We will respect
their freedom of action and welcome them
when tbey desire it into an equal and hon
orable union."
STRANGE BANK ROBBERY.
Mora Than $20,030 T-taeu f ,-om tbe Vault
During Bu tineas Hour.
Tbe First National bunk ot P.alnfleld, N.
J., wo roblxtd of 122,703 Monday. It Is
thought tbe theft was committed while there
were but two clerks iu the bank, when a
straager entered and engaged tbem in con
versation, w bile a eonlederate reached tbe
vault through the directors' room.
Tbe robbery wo discovered when Cashier
Frank 8. Itunyou was preparing to close the
bunk for tbe day. The money wo lu two
package. Oue contained 0,00 J In new
bills, and the other contained t'J.'Cj iu muti
lated bill. All of tbe bunk employe were
Immediately questioned, anj It was 'o in.1
that at the noon bour only two clerks bad
teen at their posts. Adeiuert Vail, a cm..,
was aloue at the wiekels. A Slrauger came
In with a big sheet of paper, on which was
written a list of notes, lie eugugod Vail lu
conversation. It is thought tbe robbery was
committed theu. Tbe bank ottluer believe
that tbe robbery was the work ot professionals.
MAMMOTH ARTESIAN WELL
One Said to Have Beeu&.i uc. in Hamil
ton Couuty. Ind.
In drilling a well for oil In Hamilton
county, uortti of Indianapolis, at a depth of
WW feet the drill apparently dropped through
a crust ol rock nud a tush of water followed
thut submerged the derrick aud drove oil the
wurkme-i. Tho drill w Dually removed,
Which gave the water ou uuobitructed vent,
uud ever since the w..ter has beeu escaping
ut a rate thut threaten to submerge tbe
neighborhood.
Tbo water ecape from a slx-lacb pipe.
aud la thrown lllty lejt above the top of the
derrick, which itself is eighty feet high. Tbe
lores ol tbe vt iter I sucb that tbe eolutna as
it has been swayed Iroin side to side by tbe
wind ban knocked tbe cross timber from the
upper part of the derrick, leaving nothing
but tbe upright pieces. The roar cau be
beard for miles. Tbe water is salty. A
channel will be started to the nearest creek
or river.
TELEGRAPHIC TICKS.
The strikers at the Wilson woolen tai;,
Trenton, N. J., bave been granted a rett0t
atlon ot 10 per cont. In wages.
Two unsuccessful attempt were tnadsTi
day night to wreck a tost train on tli,
Four road In Southwestern Michigan.
A syndicate cl tilvermen has houcht n,
New York "Mercury" and will make it
organ of tho free coinage party.
An Indictment ngaiust the StnndaM 03
company tor violating tbe anti-trust I hit
been returned by the grand Jury of Euacctbi
county, N. C.
One hundred and fifty families nt Pullrr.a,
III., bave been serve 1 by tho car cnc,luj
with notices of evlctioufrom tbe bouses tt
ed by the company.
Joseph Fox, of Putersvlile, to., was trie,
out of 05 by Mrs. Smart, ot Cleveland, Coa
ho went to see In answer to a matrimonii
advertisement.
Ia tbo conspiracy action of tbe Ptj.
Watch Caso Company against the Anit:cn,
Watch Case C ompany, tho Jury in tl.o X-
York court fulled to ugree.
Miss Juno Adams, who tins some rr
lion in Clileigo m a reformer, wns api ui;.:rj
by Mayor Swift gurbugo Inspector kr :u
Nineteenth Ward.
John Johnson, n coxswain on the err.:
Oiympia, was killed while tbe crew
paged In target raetieo oft Corotia.la, tL.
breech plug ot a flvc-luf h gun flying cit m
striking him,
Tilllo Ilatsch, the (1-year-old child at .
York, who ate April fool candy, has
from the effects of a poison lu the
stuff.
' Tbe Costa El?an envoy at Paris has ls
rent to Madrid to explain how the expe !m.s
of General M.icco was allowed to leave Cm
llica and Inad in Cuba.
Tho coal operators of the P.razil, In I.,
trivt have proposed to continue the e.vittis,
s;ulo of wuges. with a 5 per ocut. r.. lj 'il.j
in cuso a reduction Is made In I'eiiriyiv..::,
and Ohio.
A. J. Edackwell, the rich nnd emu? !;
dinn wbo owns the citl- s ol Llacktull
Davis City, lu tho Indian Territory, u:n
nounccd thnt he would build a t-r; !o si
Davis city, to cost t'MO.OM, for the e:.
tlon of Indian religion.
Investigations mndo during the past ti
show that tho note (or $.1 10,000 with the lit
JumesG. Fair's ulleged signature nt':r:;.J
and tho laio I,elau Stanford's nilen-e 1;
ilorsement. Is a forgery, and that the fur;
Is probably the same person who somo jsn
ngo signed J. C. Flood' name to a no'.o ',:
J0O.0UO. In favor of W. W. Corccrua, c.
Washington.
NICARAGUA MUDDLE.
The United States Will not Intcr.'n
With England.
From tho most trustworthy sourcj, it is
learned that the President hns ngiuu t,;.-:
the policy which Secretary Grcshum fuel ut-
unco in ucuiing wita tne Mcuraguun
tlon. There is to be uo protest on the mr.
ot the United htutcs against any action (..ml
Uritaiu may take lu eiiioicluii her demiuuu
sad Lord Kimberly will pr.icticully curryis
nis pian, wniua 11 uow seem muni
will lead to complloationsand which cr
bring upon tbe L'nlted Mutes the sericii
quesliou 01 demanding the withdrawal c!
British sailors and mariues from Nirsrairju
territory. Mr. Gresbam's carefully outn.K
program was to preventtuolandlngof trc.ti
seizure of tbe custom houses and ce.-ioii :l
any land which Nicaragua might be w.i. a. I
to transfer to Grcut Urituln lu payment t!
tbe Indemnity.
The president, however, bus decided Iti:
so long as England makes no direct attc:..-.:!
to annex any part at Nicaragua this coa.nl
will not interfere with her purpose t i"i. I
prompt reparation for Consul HatcL't
pulsion. Lord Klmberly's disavowal of ap
intention ou Great llritatn's part to tit:.
territorial jurisdiction over nnv rurt
Nlcarugua, has satlslled the President It.
she has every right to udopt what met:
sbo may please to Insist on the payment.
BATTLE IN A MINE.
nuns ana roles uuarrei Over a Losl cl
Coal Two Men May Die.
A fierce tight tooU placa in tho vl
mines, near Duubar. Pa., between Hue.
I ms nud Polunders, lu which two meu v-
ptobubly futally Injured. John Spolu, s
lander, and Mike Melik, i Hungarian, q:
reled over a load of coal. Euch ha!'!.
four loads, aud there was uuotlier vt
botb claimed. When they returned to :
euch vowed that the otter should not gft ''
coal, und tbey stood guard over it with U
Pick on their shoulders. Tbe friends ol 1
of the men gathered uround tbem totheD.il
ber of ten or twelve, aud uwulted the 0:
filet which tbey saw was enuvitable. At M
hpo.o attempted to ruu the car out, and -
liuos sprang upon Dim.
All were armed with pick bandies, stl
used tbem freely, Spolo was knocked J01J
and beaten luto Insensibility. A lino -1
also knocked senseless, aud nearly evrri
member of botb parties was Injured.
make matters worse the lights were ex'..:
gmsbed in the early part of the fray, anil i'-'
combu'unts were left In total durkues.
were unable to distinguish friend from Iwl
During tbe remainder of the buttle sew J
were knocked sown, but were able to 11
wbo deult tbe blows, Severui arrests L I
been made.
TOO MUCH LOVE MAKING.
Trouble at tbe Collego Over Study B"1
Neglected for Courting.
There I trouble at Mt. I'ulon College
llauce, O., over love making between c-
and female students, and a stuto of thin,-)
most reaching rebellion exists. A numb
students refused to attend the cadet
drill und six ol tbem Were susneudi 1. 1-1
Dr. Marsh, t le president, lectured the 1
eut. aud said tuere was too much com-
and not enough siudy. He stated tbat I
alter there would bo a revuluilou aiou; '
line.
"It is said thut mutches ure tniti
heaven," sutd Dr. Mursh, "out by the l
iniugs nave been going ol lute here, 1 n 1
inut neuveu ha opeuud a biuucb oluce ai-
buioa college."
SPAIN WILL MAKE APOLOG
Ample Separation Offjred for Fn
Upon tbe A'.lianca.
Tbe report that the Alllunua uffuir bui t j
settled by Hpulu's coucedlug the Auk" I
claims. Is confirmed officially. Tbe Bl
government will five honorable sutit'sl
for tbo mistake, and admits that Ihe AIM
was ootside territorial wa.er when
Conde de Venallto tired unou ber. l'
muudors ot wurships in Cubuu waters H
oven iustruetuj precisely not to nt I
Teasels outside the three mile limit,